'hood
n 1: (slang) a neighborhood
's Gravenhage
n 1: the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in
the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the
International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {'s
Gravenhage}, {Den Haag}]
'tween
adv 1: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn:
{between}, {'tween}]
'tween decks
adv 1: in the space between decks, on a ship [syn: {between
decks}, {'tween decks}]
.22
n 1: a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) [syn: {twenty-two},
{.22}]
.22 caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber},
{.22-caliber}, {.22 calibre}, {.22-calibre}]
.22 calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber},
{.22-caliber}, {.22 calibre}, {.22-calibre}]
.22-caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber},
{.22-caliber}, {.22 calibre}, {.22-calibre}]
.22-calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber},
{.22-caliber}, {.22 calibre}, {.22-calibre}]
.38 caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber},
{.38-caliber}, {.38 calibre}, {.38-calibre}]
.38 calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber},
{.38-caliber}, {.38 calibre}, {.38-calibre}]
.38-caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber},
{.38-caliber}, {.38 calibre}, {.38-calibre}]
.38-calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in
diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber},
{.38-caliber}, {.38 calibre}, {.38-calibre}]
.45 caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in
diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}, {.45-caliber}, {.45
calibre}, {.45-calibre}]
.45 calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in
diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}, {.45-caliber}, {.45
calibre}, {.45-calibre}]
.45-caliber
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in
diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}, {.45-caliber}, {.45
calibre}, {.45-calibre}]
.45-calibre
adj 1: of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition)
that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in
diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}, {.45-caliber}, {.45
calibre}, {.45-calibre}]
0
adj 1: indicating the absence of any or all units under
consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {zero}, {0}]
n 1: a mathematical element that when added to another number
yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {0}, {nought},
{cipher}, {cypher}]
1
adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'
is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {1}, {i}, {ane}]
n 1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this
number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go
with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {I},
{ace}, {single}, {unity}]
1 Chronicles
n 1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of
Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian
Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {I Chronicles}, {1 Chronicles}]
1 Esdras
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I
Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {I
Esdra}, {1 Esdras}]
1 Kings
n 1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories
of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {I Kings}, {1
Kings}]
1 Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: {I Maccabees}, {1 Maccabees}]
1 Samuel
n 1: the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of
Saul and David [syn: {I Samuel}, {1 Samuel}]
1-dodecanol
n 1: a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents
and pharmaceuticals [syn: {lauryl alcohol}, {1-dodecanol}]
1-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one
hit [syn: {one-hitter}, {1-hitter}]
10
adj 1: being one more than nine [syn: {ten}, {10}, {x}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the
base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {10}, {X},
{tenner}, {decade}]
10-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members
[syn: {ten-membered}, {10-membered}]
100
adj 1: being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {one
hundred}, {100}, {c}]
n 1: ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}]
1000
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
[syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
{thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad},
{G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]
10000
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one
thousand [syn: {ten thousand}, {10000}, {myriad}]
100000
n 1: the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn:
{hundred thousand}, {100000}, {lakh}]
1000000
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
[syn: {million}, {1000000}, {one thousand thousand}, {meg}]
1000000000
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
[syn: {billion}, {one thousand million}, {1000000000}]
1000000000000
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12
zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn:
{trillion}, {one million million}, {1000000000000}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros;
in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States
is frequently seen [syn: {billion}, {one million million},
{1000000000000}]
1000th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
[syn: {thousandth}, {1000th}]
100th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order [syn:
{hundredth}, {centesimal}, {100th}]
101
adj 1: being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one},
{one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]
101st
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-first}, {101st}]
105
adj 1: being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred
five}, {105}, {cv}]
105th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fifth}, {105th}]
10th
adj 1: coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh
in position [syn: {tenth}, {10th}]
11
adj 1: being one more than ten [syn: {eleven}, {11}, {xi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn:
{eleven}, {11}, {XI}]
11 November
n 1: the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn:
{Martinmas}, {St Martin's Day}, {11 November}]
11-plus
n 1: (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12
year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar
school [syn: {eleven-plus}, {11-plus}]
110
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred ten},
{110}, {cx}]
110th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-tenth}, {110th}]
115
adj 1: being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred
fifteen}, {115}, {cxv}]
115th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-fifteenth}, {115th}]
11th
adj 1: coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth
in position [syn: {eleventh}, {11th}]
12
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn:
{twelve}, {12}, {xii}, {dozen}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn:
{twelve}, {12}, {XII}, {dozen}]
12-tone music
n 1: a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg;
uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the
chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the
row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-
tone system}, {12-tone system}]
12-tone system
n 1: a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg;
uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the
chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the
row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-
tone system}, {12-tone system}]
120
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred
twenty}, {120}, {cxx}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
[syn: {long hundred}, {great hundred}, {120}]
120th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-twentieth}, {120th}]
125
adj 1: being five more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one
hundred twenty-five}, {125}, {cxxv}]
125th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-twenty-fifth}, {125th}]
12th
adj 1: coming next after the eleventh and just before the
thirteenth in position [syn: {twelfth}, {12th}]
13
adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: {thirteen}, {13},
{xiii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn:
{thirteen}, {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]
130
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred
thirty}, {130}, {cxxx}]
130th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-thirtieth}, {130th}]
135
adj 1: being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one
hundred thirty-five}, {135}, {cxxxv}]
135th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-thirty-fifth}, {135th}]
13th
adj 1: coming next after the twelfth in position [syn:
{thirteenth}, {13th}]
14
adj 1: being one more than thirteen [syn: {fourteen}, {14},
{xiv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
[syn: {fourteen}, {14}, {XIV}]
14 July
n 1: a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the
Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {Bastille Day}, {14 July}]
140
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred
forty}, {140}, {cxl}]
140th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fortieth}, {140th}]
144
n 1: twelve dozen [syn: {gross}, {144}]
145
adj 1: being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred
forty-five}, {145}, {cxlv}]
145th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-forty-fifth}, {145th}]
14th
adj 1: coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn:
{fourteenth}, {14th}]
15
adj 1: being one more than fourteen [syn: {fifteen}, {15}, {xv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
[syn: {fifteen}, {15}, {XV}]
15 August 1945
n 1: the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn:
{V-J Day}, {15 August 1945}]
15 May Organization
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded
in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-
Fatah
15 minutes
n 1: a quarter of an hour [syn: {quarter-hour}, {15 minutes}]
150
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred
fifty}, {150}, {cl}]
150th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fiftieth}, {150th}]
1530s
n 1: the decade from 1530 to 1539
155
adj 1: being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred
fifty-five}, {155}, {clv}]
155th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-fifty-fifth}, {155th}]
15th
adj 1: coming next after the fourteenth and just before the
sixteenth in position [syn: {fifteenth}, {15th}]
16
adj 1: being one more than fifteen [syn: {sixteen}, {16}, {xvi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
[syn: {sixteen}, {16}, {XVI}]
16 PF
n 1: a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B.
Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that
emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits
[syn: {Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire}, {16 PF}]
160
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred
sixty}, {160}, {clx}]
160th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-sixtieth}, {160th}]
165
adj 1: being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred
sixty-five}, {165}, {clxv}]
165th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-sixty-fifth}, {165th}]
16th
adj 1: coming next after the fifteenth in position [syn:
{sixteenth}, {16th}]
17
adj 1: being one more than sixteen [syn: {seventeen}, {17},
{xvii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
[syn: {seventeen}, {17}, {XVII}]
17 November
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is
violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO
and the United States; an active terrorist group during the
1980s [syn: {Revolutionary Organization 17 November}, {17
November}]
170
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred
seventy}, {170}, {clxx}]
170th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-seventieth}, {170th}]
1728
n 1: a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross [syn: {great
gross}, {1728}]
175
adj 1: being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one
hundred seventy-five}, {175}, {clxxv}]
1750s
n 1: the decade from 1750 to 1759
175th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in
counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventy-fifth},
{175th}]
1760s
n 1: the decade from 1760 to 1769
1770s
n 1: the decade from 1770 to 1779
1780s
n 1: the decade from 1780 to 1789
1790s
n 1: the decade from 1790 to 1799
17th
adj 1: coming next after the sixteenth in position [syn:
{seventeenth}, {17th}]
18
adj 1: being one more than seventeen [syn: {eighteen}, {18},
{xviii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
[syn: {eighteen}, {18}, {XVIII}]
18-karat gold
n 1: an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
180
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one
hundred eighty}, {180}, {clxxx}]
180th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-eightieth}, {180th}]
1820s
n 1: the decade from 1820 to 1829
1830s
n 1: the decade from 1830 to 1839
1840s
n 1: the decade from 1840 to 1849
1850s
n 1: the decade from 1850 to 1859
1860s
n 1: the decade from 1860 to 1869
1870s
n 1: the decade from 1870 to 1879
1880s
n 1: the decade from 1880 to 1889 [syn: {eighties}, {1880s}]
1890s
n 1: the decade from 1890 to 1899 [syn: {nineties}, {1890s}]
18th
adj 1: coming next after the seventeenth in position [syn:
{eighteenth}, {18th}]
19
adj 1: being one more than eighteen [syn: {nineteen}, {19},
{xix}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
[syn: {nineteen}, {19}, {XIX}]
190
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred
ninety}, {190}, {xcl}]
1900s
n 1: the decade from 1900 to 1909
190th
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-ninetieth}, {190th}]
1920s
n 1: the decade from 1920 to 1929 [syn: {twenties}, {1920s}]
1930s
n 1: the decade from 1930 to 1939 [syn: {thirties}, {1930s}]
1940s
n 1: the decade from 1940 to 1949 [syn: {forties}, {1940s}]
1950s
n 1: the decade from 1950 to 1959 [syn: {fifties}, {1950s}]
1960s
n 1: the decade from 1960 to 1969 [syn: {sixties}, {1960s}]
1970s
n 1: the decade from 1970 to 1979 [syn: {seventies}, {1970s}]
1980s
n 1: the decade from 1980 to 1989 [syn: {eighties}, {1980s}]
1990s
n 1: the decade from 1990 to 1999 [syn: {nineties}, {1990s}]
19th
adj 1: coming next after the eighteenth in position [syn:
{nineteenth}, {19th}]
1st
adj 1: indicating the beginning unit in a series [syn: {first},
{1st}]
1st Baron Beaverbrook
n 1: British newspaper publisher and politician (born in
Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn:
{Beaverbrook}, {1st Baron Beaverbrook}, {William Maxwell
Aitken}]
1st Baron Verulam
n 1: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
{Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron
Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
1st class
n 1: mail that includes letters and postcards and packages
sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class},
{first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}]
1st Earl Attlee
n 1: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who
instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967) [syn:
{Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st
Earl Attlee}]
1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
n 1: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party
(1867-1947) [syn: {Baldwin}, {Stanley Baldwin}, {1st Earl
Baldwin of Bewdley}]
1st Earl of Balfour
n 1: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party
(1848-1930) [syn: {Balfour}, {Arthur James Balfour}, {1st
Earl of Balfour}]
1st lieutenant
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain [syn:
{first lieutenant}, {1st lieutenant}]
1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
n 1: English general during World War II; won victories over
Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the
invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery},
{Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery},
{1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]
1st-class mail
n 1: mail that includes letters and postcards and packages
sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class},
{first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}]
2
adj 1: being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn:
{two}, {2}, {ii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a
numeral representing this number [syn: {two}, {2}, {II},
{deuce}]
2 Chronicles
n 1: the second of two Old Testament books telling the history
of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian
Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {II Chronicles}, {2 Chronicles}]
2 Esdras
n 1: an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations [syn: {II
Esdras}, {2 Esdras}]
2 Kings
n 1: the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories
of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {II Kings}, {2
Kings}]
2 Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: {II Maccabees}, {2 Maccabees}]
2 Samuel
n 1: the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of
Saul and David [syn: {II Samuel}, {2 Samuel}]
2-dimensional
adj 1: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give
an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional
characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn:
{two-dimensional}, {2-dimensional}, {flat}]
2-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2
hits [syn: {two-hitter}, {2-hitter}]
2-hydroxybenzoic acid
n 1: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste;
used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or
perfumes [syn: {salicylic acid}, {2-hydroxybenzoic acid}]
2-methylpropenoic acid
n 1: an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and
plastics [syn: {methacrylic acid}, {2-methylpropenoic
acid}]
20
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn:
{twenty}, {20}, {xx}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
[syn: {twenty}, {20}, {XX}]
20/20
n 1: normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read
charts at a distance of 20 feet [syn: {twenty-twenty},
{20/20}]
200
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {two
hundred}, {200}, {cc}]
200th
adj 1: the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order [syn:
{two-hundredth}, {200th}]
20th
adj 1: coming next after the nineteenth in position [syn:
{twentieth}, {20th}]
21
adj 1: being one more than twenty [syn: {twenty-one}, {21},
{xxi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn:
{twenty-one}, {21}, {XXI}]
21st
adj 1: coming next after the twentieth in position [syn:
{twenty-first}, {21st}]
22
adj 1: being two more than twenty [syn: {twenty-two}, {22},
{xxii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
[syn: {twenty-two}, {22}, {XXII}]
22-karat gold
n 1: an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold
22nd
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-first in position [syn:
{twenty-second}, {22nd}]
23
adj 1: being three more than twenty [syn: {twenty-three}, {23},
{xxiii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
[syn: {twenty-three}, {23}, {XXIII}]
23rd
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-second in position [syn:
{twenty-third}, {23rd}]
24
adj 1: being four more than twenty [syn: {twenty-four}, {24},
{xxiv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
[syn: {twenty-four}, {24}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]
24-hour interval
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
"two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
{day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
{24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
24-karat gold
n 1: 100 per cent gold [syn: {24-karat gold}, {pure gold}]
24/7
n 1: uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
24th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-third in position [syn:
{twenty-fourth}, {24th}]
25
adj 1: being five more than twenty [syn: {twenty-five}, {25},
{xxv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
[syn: {twenty-five}, {25}, {XXV}]
25th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-fourth in position [syn:
{twenty-fifth}, {25th}]
26
adj 1: being six more than twenty [syn: {twenty-six}, {26},
{xxvi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
[syn: {twenty-six}, {26}, {XXVI}]
26th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-fifth in position [syn:
{twenty-sixth}, {26th}]
27
adj 1: being seven more than twenty [syn: {twenty-seven}, {27},
{xxvii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
[syn: {twenty-seven}, {27}, {XXVII}]
27th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-sixth in position [syn:
{twenty-seventh}, {27th}]
28
adj 1: being eight more than twenty [syn: {twenty-eight}, {28},
{xxviii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
[syn: {twenty-eight}, {28}, {XXVIII}]
28th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-seventh in position [syn:
{twenty-eighth}, {28th}]
29
adj 1: being nine more than twenty [syn: {twenty-nine}, {29},
{xxix}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
[syn: {twenty-nine}, {29}, {XXIX}]
29th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn:
{twenty-ninth}, {29th}]
2d
adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time
or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2nd}, {2d}]
2nd
adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time
or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2nd}, {2d}]
2nd lieutenant
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine
Corps holding the lowest rank [syn: {second lieutenant},
{2nd lieutenant}]
3
adj 1: being one more than two [syn: {three}, {3}, {iii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},
{leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary},
{ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-
ace}]
3-D
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or
appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams
always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
3-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects;
giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional
characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions
under the new government"; "they shot the movie in
three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {3-dimensional},
{third-dimensional}, {three-d}]
3-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3
hits [syn: {three-hitter}, {3-hitter}]
3-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
[syn: {three-membered}, {3-membered}]
30
adj 1: being ten more than twenty [syn: {thirty}, {30}, {xxx}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
[syn: {thirty}, {30}, {XXX}]
30 minutes
n 1: a half of an hour [syn: {half-hour}, {30 minutes}]
300
adj 1: being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {three
hundred}, {300}, {ccc}]
300th
adj 1: the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order
[syn: {three-hundredth}, {300th}]
30th
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-ninth in position [syn:
{thirtieth}, {30th}]
31
adj 1: being one more than thirty [syn: {thirty-one}, {31},
{xxxi}]
31st
adj 1: coming next after the thirtieth in position [syn:
{thirty-first}, {31st}]
32
adj 1: being two more than thirty [syn: {thirty-two}, {32},
{xxxii}]
32nd
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order [syn:
{thirty-second}, {32nd}]
33
adj 1: being three more than thirty [syn: {thirty-three}, {33},
{xxxiii}]
33rd
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order
[syn: {thirty-third}, {33rd}]
34
adj 1: being four more than thirty [syn: {thirty-four}, {34},
{xxxiv}]
34th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order [syn:
{thirty-fourth}, {34th}]
35
adj 1: being five more than thirty [syn: {thirty-five}, {35},
{xxxv}]
35th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order [syn:
{thirty-fifth}, {35th}]
36
adj 1: being six more than thirty [syn: {thirty-six}, {36},
{xxxvi}]
365 days
n 1: a year that is not a leap year [syn: {common year}, {365
days}]
366 days
n 1: a calendar year with an extra day added in February [syn:
{leap year}, {intercalary year}, {366 days}, {bissextile
year}]
36th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order [syn:
{thirty-sixth}, {36th}]
37
adj 1: being seven more than thirty [syn: {thirty-seven}, {37},
{xxxvii}]
37th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order
[syn: {thirty-seventh}, {37th}]
38
adj 1: being eight more than thirty [syn: {thirty-eight}, {38},
{xxxviii}]
38th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order
[syn: {thirty-eighth}, {38th}]
39
adj 1: being nine more than thirty [syn: {thirty-nine}, {39},
{ixl}]
39th
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn:
{thirty-ninth}, {39th}]
3D
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or
appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams
always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
3d radar
n 1: radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and
distance of a target [syn: {three-dimensional radar}, {3d
radar}]
3rd
adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth
in position [syn: {third}, {3rd}, {tertiary}]
3rd October Organization
n 1: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed
in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a
million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border
areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede
territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in
Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn:
{Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia},
{ASALA}, {Orly Group}, {3rd October Organization}]
3TC
n 1: a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very
effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS
and HIV [syn: {lamivudine}, {3TC}]
4
adj 1: being one more than three [syn: {four}, {4}, {iv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
{four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion},
{quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet},
{foursome}, {Little Joe}]
4-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time
[syn: {four-dimensional}, {4-dimensional}]
4-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
[syn: {four-hitter}, {4-hitter}]
4-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with four members
[syn: {four-membered}, {4-membered}]
40
adj 1: being ten more than thirty [syn: {forty}, {40}, {xl},
{twoscore}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
[syn: {forty}, {40}, {XL}]
400
adj 1: being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four
hundred}, {400}, {cd}]
400th
adj 1: the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order
[syn: {four-hundredth}, {400th}]
401-k
n 1: a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee
contributions and (often) matching contributions from the
employer; contributions are made from your salary before
taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn,
at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can
be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some
extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k plan},
{401-k}]
401-k plan
n 1: a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee
contributions and (often) matching contributions from the
employer; contributions are made from your salary before
taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn,
at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can
be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some
extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k plan},
{401-k}]
40th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty in counting order [syn:
{fortieth}, {40th}]
41
adj 1: being one more than forty [syn: {forty-one}, {41}, {xli}]
41st
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn:
{forty-first}, {41st}]
42
adj 1: being two more than forty [syn: {forty-two}, {42},
{xlii}]
42nd
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order [syn:
{forty-second}, {42nd}]
43
adj 1: being three more than forty [syn: {forty-three}, {43},
{xliii}]
43rd
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order [syn:
{forty-third}, {43rd}]
44
adj 1: being four more than forty [syn: {forty-four}, {44},
{xliv}]
440 yards
n 1: a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn:
{quarter mile}, {440 yards}]
44th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn:
{forty-fourth}, {44th}]
45
adj 1: being five more than forty [syn: {forty-five}, {45},
{xlv}]
45th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn:
{forty-fifth}, {45th}]
46
adj 1: being six more than forty [syn: {forty-six}, {46},
{xlvi}]
46th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order [syn:
{forty-sixth}, {46th}]
47
adj 1: being seven more than forty [syn: {forty-seven}, {47},
{xlvii}]
47th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order [syn:
{forty-seventh}, {47th}]
48
adj 1: being eight more than forty [syn: {forty-eight}, {48},
{xlviii}]
48th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order [syn:
{forty-eighth}, {48th}]
49
adj 1: being nine more than forty [syn: {forty-nine}, {49},
{il}]
49th
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn:
{forty-ninth}, {49th}]
4th
adj 1: coming next after the third and just before the fifth in
position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary
period of geologic time extends from the end of the
tertiary period to the present" [syn: {fourth}, {4th},
{quaternary}]
4to
n 1: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet
of paper twice to form four leaves [syn: {quarto}, {4to}]
4WD
n 1: a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
[syn: {four-wheel drive}, {4WD}]
2: a transmission that provides power directly to all four
wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {four-wheel drive}, {4WD}]
5
adj 1: being one more than four [syn: {five}, {5}, {v}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
{five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome},
{quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
5-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
[syn: {five-hitter}, {5-hitter}]
5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
n 1: a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing
cholesterol [syn: {HMG-CoA reductase}, {5-hydroxy-3
-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase}]
5-hydroxytryptamine
n 1: a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression
and memory [syn: {serotonin}, {5-hydroxytryptamine}]
5-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with five members
[syn: {five-membered}, {5-membered}]
50
adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: {fifty}, {50}, {l}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
[syn: {fifty}, {50}, {L}]
500
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
[syn: {five hundred}, {500}, {d}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and
five [syn: {five hundred}, {500}, {D}]
500th
adj 1: the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order
[syn: {five-hundredth}, {500th}]
50th
adj 1: the ordinal number of fifty in counting order [syn:
{fiftieth}, {50th}]
51
adj 1: being one more than fifty [syn: {fifty-one}, {51}, {li}]
52
adj 1: being two more than fifty [syn: {fifty-two}, {52}, {lii}]
53
adj 1: being three more than fifty [syn: {fifty-three}, {53},
{liii}]
54
adj 1: being four more than fifty [syn: {fifty-four}, {54},
{liv}]
55
adj 1: being five more than fifty [syn: {fifty-five}, {55},
{lv}]
55th
adj 1: the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order [syn:
{fifty-fifth}, {55th}]
56
adj 1: being six more than fifty [syn: {fifty-six}, {56}, {lvi}]
57
adj 1: being seven more than fifty [syn: {fifty-seven}, {57},
{lvii}]
58
adj 1: being eight more than fifty [syn: {fifty-eight}, {58},
{lviii}]
59
adj 1: being nine more than fifty [syn: {fifty-nine}, {59},
{ilx}]
5th
adj 1: coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in
position [syn: {fifth}, {5th}]
6
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
[syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half-dozen}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
{six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a
dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
6 June 1944
n 1: date of the Allied landing in France, World War II [syn:
{D-day}, {6 June 1944}]
6-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with six members;
"having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-
membered ring" [syn: {six-membered}, {6-membered}]
60
adj 1: being ten more than fifty [syn: {sixty}, {60}, {lx},
{threescore}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
[syn: {sixty}, {60}, {LX}]
60 minutes
n 1: a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will
take more than an hour" [syn: {hour}, {hr}, {60 minutes}]
60th
adj 1: the ordinal number of sixty in counting order [syn:
{sixtieth}, {60th}]
61
adj 1: being one more than sixty [syn: {sixty-one}, {61}, {lxi}]
62
adj 1: being two more than sixty [syn: {sixty-two}, {62},
{lxii}]
63
adj 1: being three more than sixty [syn: {sixty-three}, {63},
{lxiii}]
64
adj 1: being four more than sixty [syn: {sixty-four}, {64},
{lxiv}]
64th
adj 1: the ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order [syn:
{sixty-fourth}, {64th}]
65
adj 1: being five more than sixty [syn: {sixty-five}, {65},
{lxv}]
65th
adj 1: the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order [syn:
{sixty-fifth}, {65th}]
66
adj 1: being six more than sixty [syn: {sixty-six}, {66},
{lxvi}]
67
adj 1: being seven more than sixty [syn: {sixty-seven}, {67},
{lxvii}]
68
adj 1: being eight more than sixty [syn: {sixty-eight}, {68},
{lxviii}]
69
adj 1: being nine more than sixty [syn: {sixty-nine}, {69},
{ilxx}]
6th
adj 1: coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh
in position [syn: {sixth}, {6th}]
7
adj 1: being one more than six [syn: {seven}, {7}, {vii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn:
{seven}, {7}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}, {septet},
{septenary}]
7-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
[syn: {seven-membered}, {7-membered}]
70
adj 1: being ten more than sixty [syn: {seventy}, {70}, {lxx}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
[syn: {seventy}, {70}, {LXX}]
70th
adj 1: the ordinal number of seventy in counting order [syn:
{seventieth}, {70th}]
71
adj 1: being one more than seventy [syn: {seventy-one}, {71},
{lxxi}]
72
adj 1: being two more than seventy [syn: {seventy-two}, {72},
{lxxii}]
73
adj 1: being three more than seventy [syn: {seventy-three},
{73}, {lxxiii}]
74
adj 1: being four more than seventy [syn: {seventy-four}, {74},
{lxxiv}]
75
adj 1: being five more than seventy [syn: {seventy-five}, {75},
{lxxv}]
75th
adj 1: the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order
[syn: {seventy-fifth}, {75th}]
76
adj 1: being six more than seventy [syn: {seventy-six}, {76},
{lxxvi}]
77
adj 1: being seven more than seventy [syn: {seventy-seven},
{77}, {lxxvii}]
78
adj 1: being eight more than seventy [syn: {seventy-eight},
{78}, {lxxviii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
[syn: {seventy-eight}, {78}, {LXXVIII}]
2: a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78
revolutions per minute [syn: {seventy-eight}, {78}]
79
adj 1: being nine more than seventy [syn: {seventy-nine}, {79},
{ilxxx}]
7th
adj 1: coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in
position [syn: {seventh}, {7th}]
8
adj 1: being one more than seven [syn: {eight}, {8}, {viii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn:
{eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur},
{octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]
8 May 1945
n 1: the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn:
{V-E Day}, {8 May 1945}]
8-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members
[syn: {eight-membered}, {8-membered}]
80
adj 1: being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {lxxx},
{fourscore}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
[syn: {eighty}, {80}, {LXXX}, {fourscore}]
80th
adj 1: the ordinal number of eighty in counting order [syn:
{eightieth}, {80th}]
81
adj 1: being one more than eighty [syn: {eighty-one}, {81},
{lxxxi}]
82
adj 1: being two more than eighty [syn: {eighty-two}, {82},
{lxxxii}]
83
adj 1: being three more than eighty [syn: {eighty-three}, {83},
{lxxxiii}]
84
adj 1: being four more than eighty [syn: {eighty-four}, {84},
{lxxxiv}]
85
adj 1: being five more than eighty [syn: {eighty-five}, {85},
{lxxxv}]
85th
adj 1: the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order [syn:
{eighty-fifth}, {85th}]
86
adj 1: being six more than eighty [syn: {eighty-six}, {86},
{lxxxvi}]
87
adj 1: being seven more than eighty [syn: {eighty-seven}, {87},
{lxxxvii}]
88
adj 1: being eight more than eighty [syn: {eighty-eight}, {88},
{lxxxviii}]
880 yards
n 1: a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {half mile},
{880 yards}]
89
adj 1: being nine more than eighty [syn: {eighty-nine}, {89},
{ixc}]
8th
adj 1: coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth
in position [syn: {eighth}, {8th}]
8vo
n 1: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet
of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: {octavo},
{eightvo}, {8vo}]
9
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and
one less than ten [syn: {nine}, {9}, {ix}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn:
{nine}, {9}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]
9-11
n 1: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United
States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11},
{9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]
9-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members
[syn: {nine-membered}, {9-membered}]
9/11
n 1: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United
States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11},
{9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]
90
adj 1: being ten more than eighty [syn: {ninety}, {90}, {xc}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
[syn: {ninety}, {90}, {XC}]
90th
adj 1: the ordinal number of ninety in counting order [syn:
{ninetieth}, {90th}]
91
adj 1: being one more than ninety [syn: {ninety-one}, {91},
{xci}]
92
adj 1: being two more than ninety [syn: {ninety-two}, {92},
{xcii}]
93
adj 1: being three more than ninety [syn: {ninety-three}, {93},
{xciii}]
94
adj 1: being four more than ninety [syn: {ninety-four}, {94},
{xciv}]
95
adj 1: being five more than ninety [syn: {ninety-five}, {95},
{xcv}]
95th
adj 1: the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order [syn:
{ninety-fifth}, {95th}]
96
adj 1: being six more than ninety [syn: {ninety-six}, {96},
{xcvi}]
97
adj 1: being seven more than ninety [syn: {ninety-seven}, {97},
{xcvii}]
98
adj 1: being eight more than ninety [syn: {ninety-eight}, {98},
{xcviii}]
99
adj 1: being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
[syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}, {ic}]
9th
adj 1: coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in
position [syn: {ninth}, {9th}]
A battery
n 1: the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
a bit
adv 1: to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a
little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a
little}, {a trifle}]
a capella
adv 1: without musical accompaniment; "they performed a
cappella" [syn: {a cappella}, {a capella}]
adj 1: sung without instrumental accompaniment; "they sang an a
cappella Mass" [syn: {a cappella}, {a capella}]
a capella singing
n 1: singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a
cappella singing}, {a capella singing}]
a cappella
adv 1: without musical accompaniment; "they performed a
cappella" [syn: {a cappella}, {a capella}]
adj 1: sung without instrumental accompaniment; "they sang an a
cappella Mass" [syn: {a cappella}, {a capella}]
a cappella singing
n 1: singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a
cappella singing}, {a capella singing}]
a couple of
adj 1: more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few
roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple
of(a)}]
a few
adj 1: more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few
roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple
of(a)}]
a fortiori
adv 1: with greater reason; for a still stronger, more certain
reason; "if you are wrong then, a fortiori, so am I"
a good deal
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
lot}, {lots}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much},
{very much}]
a great deal
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
lot}, {lots}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much},
{very much}]
2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I
don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {a great deal}, {often}]
A horizon
n 1: the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
[syn: {A-horizon}, {A horizon}]
a hundred times
adv 1: by a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a
hundredfold" [syn: {hundredfold}, {a hundred times}]
a Kempis
n 1: German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {a Kempis}, {Thomas a
Kempis}]
a la carte
adv 1: by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate
a la carte"
adj 1: (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a
separate price for each item [ant: {prix fixe}, {table
d'hote}]
n 1: a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
a la mode
adv 1: with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the
apple pie a la mode"
adj 1: in the current fashion or style [syn: {latest}, {a la
mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]
A level
n 1: the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually
two years after O level)
a little
adv 1: to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a
little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a
little}, {a trifle}]
a lot
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
lot}, {lots}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much},
{very much}]
a million times
adv 1: by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold"
[syn: {millionfold}, {a million times}]
a posteriori
adv 1: derived from observed facts [ant: {a priori}]
adj 1: involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general
principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori
demonstration" [ant: {a priori}]
2: requiring evidence for validation or support
a priori
adv 1: derived by logic, without observed facts [ant: {a
posteriori}]
adj 1: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to
a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori
judgment" [ant: {a posteriori}]
2: based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
a trifle
adv 1: to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a
little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a
little}, {a trifle}]
A'man
n 1: the Israeli military intelligence which produces
comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime
minister and the cabinet
A-bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb},
{atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]
A-horizon
n 1: the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
[syn: {A-horizon}, {A horizon}]
A-line
n 1: women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt
that is widest at the hemline; "it is called the A-line
because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
A-list
n 1: a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave
me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"
a-ok
adj 1: in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)},
{a-okay(p)}]
a-okay
adj 1: in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)},
{a-okay(p)}]
A-one
adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack
shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she
is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack},
{first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {top-notch},
{tops(p)}]
A-scan ultrasonography
n 1: the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the
eyeball
A-team
n 1: a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors
or workers in an organization
A. A. Michelson
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated
with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
[syn: {Michelson}, {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Michelson},
{Albert Abraham Michelson}]
A. A. Milne
n 1: English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn:
{Milne}, {A. A. Milne}, {Alan Alexander Milne}]
A. Conan Doyle
n 1: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
[syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan
Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]
A. E. Burnside
n 1: United States general in the American Civil War who was
defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg
(1824-1881) [syn: {Burnside}, {A. E. Burnside}, {Ambrose
Everett Burnside}]
A. E. Housman
n 1: English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {Housman}, {A. E. Housman},
{Alfred Edward Housman}]
A. E. Kennelly
n 1: United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the
theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver
Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric
layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
[syn: {Kennelly}, {A. E. Kennelly}, {Arthur Edwin
Kennelly}]
A. E. W. Mason
n 1: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {Mason}, {A. E. W. Mason},
{Alfred Edward Woodley Mason}]
A. Noam Chomsky
n 1: United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar
redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn:
{Chomsky}, {Noam Chomsky}, {A. Noam Chomsky}]
A. testudineus
n 1: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it
to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to
travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {Anabas
testudineus}, {A. testudineus}]
A.D.
adv 1: in the Christian era; used before dates after the
supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {AD},
{A.D.}, {anno Domini}]
A.E.
n 1: Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn:
{Russell}, {George William Russell}, {A.E.}]
a.k.a.
adv 1: as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith,
alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {alias}, {a.k.a.}, {also known
as}]
A.M.
adv 1: before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." [syn: {ante
meridiem}, {A.M.}]
adj 1: before noon [syn: {ante meridiem}, {a.m.}]
A/C
n 1: an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and
thereby cool it; "we rarely turn on the air-conditioner"
[syn: {air conditioner}, {A/C}, {air-conditioner}]
Aaland islands
n 1: an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia
under Finnish control [syn: {Aland islands}, {Aaland
islands}, {Ahvenanmaa}]
Aare River
n 1: a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast
into the Rhine [syn: {Aare}, {Aar}, {Aare River}]
Aaron Burr
n 1: United States politician who served as vice president under
Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival
Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
[syn: {Burr}, {Aaron Burr}]
Aaron Copland
n 1: United States composer who developed a distinctly American
music (1900-1990) [syn: {Copland}, {Aaron Copland}]
Aaron Montgomery Ward
n 1: United States businessman who in 1872 established a
successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Ward},
{Montgomery Ward}, {Aaron Montgomery Ward}]
Aaron's rod
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
ab initio
adv 1: at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything
strange" [syn: {initially}, {ab initio}]
ABA transit number
n 1: an identification number consisting of a two-part code
assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part
shows the location and the second identifies the bank
itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {BIN}, {ABA
transit number}]
abandoned infant
n 1: a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are
unknown [syn: {foundling}, {abandoned infant}]
abandoned person
n 1: someone for whom hope has been abandoned
abandoned ship
n 1: a ship abandoned on the high seas [syn: {abandoned ship},
{derelict}]
abasia trepidans
n 1: abasia due to trembling of the legs
abatable nuisance
n 1: a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or
rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable
nuisance is not authorized under the law"
abatement of a nuisance
n 1: (law) the removal or termination or destruction of
something that has been found to be a nuisance [syn:
{abatement of a nuisance}, {nuisance abatement}]
Abbe condenser
n 1: a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use
in microscopes
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
n 1: United States educator and president of Harvard University
(1856-1943) [syn: {Lowell}, {Abbott Lawrence Lowell}]
ABC's
n 1: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he
mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiments},
{first principles}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]
abdominal actinomycosis
n 1: a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
abdominal aorta
n 1: a branch of the descending aorta
abdominal aortic aneurysm
n 1: an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age
and hypertension [syn: {abdominal aortic aneurysm}, {AAA}]
abdominal breathing
n 1: breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done
by the abdominal muscles; "abdominal breathing is practiced
by singers"
abdominal cavity
n 1: the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is
separated from the thorax by the diaphragm [syn: {abdominal
cavity}, {abdomen}]
abdominal delivery
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
abdominal external oblique muscle
n 1: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of
the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {musculus
obliquus externus abdominis}, {abdominal external oblique
muscle}, {oblique}]
abdominal muscle
n 1: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: {abdominal}, {abdominal
muscle}, {ab}]
abdominal nerve plexus
n 1: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind
the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {plexus
celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]
abdominal pregnancy
n 1: ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
abdominal wall
n 1: a wall of the abdomen
abducens muscle
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle},
{lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]
abducens nerve
n 1: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of
the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens},
{abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]
abducent nerve
n 1: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of
the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens},
{abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]
abductor muscle
n 1: a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
[syn: {abductor}, {abductor muscle}]
Abel Janszoon Tasman
n 1: Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover
Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) [syn: {Tasman}, {Abel
Tasman}, {Abel Janszoon Tasman}]
Abel Tasman
n 1: Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover
Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) [syn: {Tasman}, {Abel
Tasman}, {Abel Janszoon Tasman}]
Abelian group
n 1: a group that satisfies the commutative law [syn: {Abelian
group}, {commutative group}]
Abelmoschus esculentus
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo},
{okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
{Hibiscus esculentus}]
Abelmoschus moschatus
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk},
{musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus
moschatus}]
Aberdeen Angus
n 1: black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Aberdeen Angus},
{Angus}, {black Angus}]
abide by
v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or
wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must
comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by
the rules" [syn: {comply}, {follow}, {abide by}]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect},
{honor}, {honour}, {abide by}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]
Abies alba
n 1: tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a
regular crown and grey bark [syn: {European silver fir},
{Christmas tree}, {Abies alba}]
Abies amabilis
n 1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
Abies balsamea
n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves
smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead},
{Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]
Abies bracteata
n 1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny
pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn:
{Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata},
{Abies venusta}]
Abies concolor
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States
having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white
fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies
concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
Abies fraseri
n 1: small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern
Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short
leaves [syn: {Fraser fir}, {Abies fraseri}]
Abies grandis
n 1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America
having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn:
{lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand
fir}, {Abies grandis}]
Abies lasiocarpa
n 1: medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a
narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir},
{subalpine fir}, {Abies lasiocarpa}]
Abies lowiana
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States
having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white
fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies
concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
Abies venusta
n 1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny
pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn:
{Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata},
{Abies venusta}]
ablative absolute
n 1: a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can
function as a sentence modifier
ablative case
n 1: the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the
instrument or manner or place of the action described by
the verb [syn: {ablative}, {ablative case}]
able seaman
n 1: a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
[syn: {able seaman}, {able-bodied seaman}]
able-bodied
adj 1: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every
able-bodied young man served in the army" [syn: {able},
{able-bodied}]
able-bodied seaman
n 1: a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
[syn: {able seaman}, {able-bodied seaman}]
able-bodiedism
n 1: discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ableism},
{ablism}, {able-bodiedism}, {able-bodism}]
able-bodism
n 1: discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ableism},
{ablism}, {able-bodiedism}, {able-bodism}]
Abney level
n 1: a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a
sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of
a line from the observer to the target
abnormal psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
[syn: {abnormal psychology}, {psychopathology}]
ABO antibodies
n 1: blood type antibodies
ABO blood group system
n 1: a classification system for the antigens of human blood;
used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B
and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO system},
{ABO group}]
ABO group
n 1: a classification system for the antigens of human blood;
used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B
and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO system},
{ABO group}]
ABO system
n 1: a classification system for the antigens of human blood;
used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B
and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO system},
{ABO group}]
abominable snowman
n 1: a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the
Himalayas [syn: {abominable snowman}, {yeti}]
Aboriginal Australian
n 1: the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
[syn: {Australian}, {Aboriginal Australian}]
abortion pill
n 1: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in
France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy
it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus
sloughs off the embryo [syn: {abortion pill},
{mifepristone}, {RU 486}]
abortion-inducing drug
n 1: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn:
{abortifacient}, {aborticide}, {abortion-inducing drug}]
abound in
v 1: exist in large quantity [syn: {abound in}, {teem in},
{pullulate with}]
about turn
n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military
formation [syn: {about-face}, {about turn}]
about-face
n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military
formation [syn: {about-face}, {about turn}]
2: a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an
about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-
face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]
v 1: turn, usually 180 degrees
2: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
above all
adv 1: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you
must be independent" [syn: {above all}, {most
importantly}, {most especially}]
2: taking everything together; "she was first and last a
scientist" [syn: {first and last}, {above all}]
above-mentioned
adj 1: mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-
mentioned}, {above-named}]
above-named
adj 1: mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-
mentioned}, {above-named}]
abrading stone
n 1: a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used
as an abrader
Abraham Lincoln
n 1: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during
the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was
assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {Abraham
Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]
Abraham Stoker
n 1: Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
[syn: {Stoker}, {Bram Stoker}, {Abraham Stoker}]
Abraham's bosom
n 1: the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after
death [syn: {Abraham's bosom}, {bosom of Abraham}]
Abramis brama
n 1: European freshwater fish having a flattened body and
silvery scales; of little value as food [syn: {European
bream}, {Abramis brama}]
abrasive material
n 1: a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abrasive},
{abradant}, {abrasive material}]
Abronia elliptica
n 1: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped
flowers; grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {snowball},
{sweet sand verbena}, {Abronia elliptica}]
Abronia fragrans
n 1: taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming
flowers [syn: {sweet sand verbena}, {Abronia fragrans}]
Abronia latifolia
n 1: plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped
flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British
Columbia [syn: {yellow sand verbena}, {Abronia latifolia}]
Abronia maritima
n 1: plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found
in coastal dunes from California to Mexico [syn: {beach
pancake}, {Abronia maritima}]
Abronia umbellata
n 1: prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers;
found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja
California [syn: {beach sand verbena}, {pink sand verbena},
{Abronia umbellata}]
Abronia villosa
n 1: soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-
shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample
rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the
southwestern United States to northern Mexico [syn: {desert
sand verbena}, {Abronia villosa}]
abruptio placentae
n 1: a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely
separates from the wall of the uterus
abruptly-pinnate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the
apex [syn: {even-pinnate}, {abruptly-pinnate},
{paripinnate}]
abruptly-pinnate leaf
n 1: a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn:
{even-pinnate leaf}, {abruptly-pinnate leaf}]
Abruzzi e Molise
n 1: a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic [syn:
{Abruzzi}, {Abruzzi e Molise}]
abscessed tooth
n 1: an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth
absence seizure
n 1: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment
of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered),
sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.;
common in petit mal epilepsy [syn: {absence}, {absence
seizure}]
absence without leave
n 1: unauthorized military absence [syn: {absence without
leave}, {unauthorized absence}]
absentee ballot
n 1: (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually
mailed in prior to election day)
absentee rate
n 1: the percentage of workers who do not report to work
absinthe oil
n 1: a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors
absinthe liqueurs [syn: {wormwood oil}, {absinthe oil}]
absolute alcohol
n 1: pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)
absolute ceiling
n 1: the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain
horizontal flight
absolute frequency
n 1: the number of observations in a given statistical category
[syn: {frequency}, {absolute frequency}]
absolute magnitude
n 1: (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were
viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years)
from the earth
absolute majority
n 1: (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: {majority},
{absolute majority}]
absolute pitch
n 1: the ability to identify the pitch of a tone [syn: {absolute
pitch}, {perfect pitch}]
absolute scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0
degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at
373.16 degrees [syn: {Kelvin scale}, {absolute scale}]
absolute space
n 1: physical space independent of what occupies it
absolute temperature
n 1: temperature measured on the absolute scale
absolute threshold
n 1: the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
absolute value
n 1: a real number regardless of its sign [syn: {absolute
value}, {numerical value}]
absolute viscosity
n 1: a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an
applied force [syn: {coefficient of viscosity}, {absolute
viscosity}, {dynamic viscosity}]
absolute zero
n 1: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically
attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and
molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or
-459.67 Fahrenheit
absorbent cotton
n 1: cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
absorbent material
n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another
substance [syn: {absorbent material}, {absorbent}]
absorption band
n 1: a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been
transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at
selective wavelengths
absorption coefficient
n 1: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of
electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a
given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy
absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber;
"absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn:
{absorption coefficient}, {coefficient of absorption},
{absorptance}]
absorption factor
n 1: (physics) the property of a body that determines the
fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed
or absorbable by the body [syn: {absorptivity}, {absorption
factor}]
absorption indicator
n 1: an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation
absorption spectrum
n 1: the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed
through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain
wavelengths
absorption unit
n 1: a unit for measuring absorption
abstract art
n 1: an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on
internal form rather than pictorial representation [syn:
{abstractionism}, {abstract art}]
abstract artist
n 1: a painter of abstract pictures [syn: {abstractionist},
{abstract artist}]
abstract entity
n 1: a general concept formed by extracting common features from
specific examples [syn: {abstraction}, {abstract entity}]
Abstract Expressionism
n 1: a New York school of painting characterized by freely
created abstractions; the first important school of
American painting to develop independently of European
styles [syn: {Abstract Expressionism}, {action painting}]
abstract thought
n 1: thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: {reasoning},
{logical thinking}, {abstract thought}]
Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
n 1: Persian physician and influential philosopher; his
interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas;
writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years
(980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {ibn-Sina}, {Abu Ali al-Husain
ibn Abdallah ibn Sina}]
Abu Dhabi
n 1: a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United
Arab Emirates [syn: {Abu Dhabi}, {United Arab Emirates's
capital}]
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades
n 1: a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed
responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey
Abu Nidal Organization
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
Abu Sayyaf
n 1: a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate
Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines;
uses bombing and assassination and extortion and
kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and
beheaded one of the American captives" [syn: {Abu Sayyaf},
{Bearer of the Sword}]
Abudefduf saxatilis
n 1: large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
[syn: {sergeant major}, {Abudefduf saxatilis}]
Abukir Bay
n 1: a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt [syn:
{Abukir}, {Abukir Bay}]
Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd
n 1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed
commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the
Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {ibn-Roshd}, {Abul-
Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]
Abutilon theophrasti
n 1: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having
velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong
fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
[syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian
mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon
theophrasti}]
abutment arch
n 1: an arch supported by an abutment
Aby Moritz Warburg
n 1: German art historian (1866-1929) [syn: {Warburg}, {Aby
Warburg}, {Aby Moritz Warburg}]
Aby Warburg
n 1: German art historian (1866-1929) [syn: {Warburg}, {Aby
Warburg}, {Aby Moritz Warburg}]
abyssal zone
n 1: the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light
Abyssinian banana
n 1: large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped
leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but
edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
[syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete
ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]
Abyssinian cat
n 1: a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having
brownish fur with a reddish undercoat [syn: {Abyssinian},
{Abyssinian cat}]
Acacia auriculiformis
n 1: Australian tree that yields tanning materials [syn: {black
wattle}, {Acacia auriculiformis}]
Acacia cambegei
n 1: scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling
blossoms [syn: {gidgee}, {stinking wattle}, {Acacia
cambegei}]
Acacia catechu
n 1: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and
yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black
catechu [syn: {catechu}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Acacia
catechu}]
Acacia dealbata
n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark
and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle},
{mimosa}, {Acacia dealbata}]
Acacia farnesiana
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache},
{cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia},
{scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
Acacia melanoxylon
n 1: tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
[syn: {lightwood}, {Acacia melanoxylon}]
Acacia pycnantha
n 1: shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden
yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{golden wattle}, {Acacia pycnantha}]
Acacia xanthophloea
n 1: African tree supposed to mark healthful regions [syn:
{fever tree}, {Acacia xanthophloea}]
academic administrator
n 1: an administrator in a college or university
academic costume
n 1: a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or
students of a university or college
academic degree
n 1: an award conferred by a college or university signifying
that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of
study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
[syn: {academic degree}, {degree}]
academic department
n 1: a division of a school that is responsible for a given
subject
academic freedom
n 1: the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas
in school without religious or political or institutional
restrictions
academic gown
n 1: a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic gown},
{academic robe}, {judge's robe}]
academic program
n 1: (education) a program of education in liberal arts and
sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)
academic relation
n 1: a professional relation between instructors and those they
instruct
academic requirement
n 1: a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic
program
academic robe
n 1: a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic gown},
{academic robe}, {judge's robe}]
academic session
n 1: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic
term}, {academic session}, {session}]
academic term
n 1: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic
term}, {academic session}, {session}]
academic year
n 1: the period of time each year when the school is open and
people are studying [syn: {school year}, {academic year}]
Academy Award
n 1: an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and
performance [syn: {Academy Award}, {Oscar}]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
n 1: an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in
motion picture production and performance
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
n 1: an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding
achievements in television
Acadia National Park
n 1: a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and
glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on
the Atlantic coast
Acalypha virginica
n 1: weedy herb of eastern North America [syn: {three-seeded
mercury}, {Acalypha virginica}]
Acanthisitta chloris
n 1: small green-and-bronze bird [syn: {rifleman bird},
{Acanthisitta chloris}]
Acanthocereus pentagonus
n 1: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus},
{pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}, {Acanthocereus
pentagonus}]
Acanthocereus tetragonus
n 1: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus},
{pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}, {Acanthocereus
pentagonus}]
Acanthocybium solandri
n 1: large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found
worldwide [syn: {wahoo}, {Acanthocybium solandri}]
Acanthophis antarcticus
n 1: venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {death
adder}, {Acanthophis antarcticus}]
Acanthoscelides obtectus
n 1: larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans [syn:
{bean weevil}, {Acanthoscelides obtectus}]
acanthosis nigricans
n 1: a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in
the body folds; can be benign or malignant [syn:
{acanthosis nigricans}, {keratosis nigricans}]
Acanthurus chirurgus
n 1: surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: {doctorfish},
{doctor-fish}, {Acanthurus chirurgus}]
acanthus family
n 1: widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes
placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae},
{family Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]
Acanthus mollis
n 1: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's
breeches}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]
Acapulco de Juarez
n 1: a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of
southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports
(including cliff diving) [syn: {Acapulco}, {Acapulco de
Juarez}]
Acapulco gold
n 1: a particularly potent variety of marijuana [syn: {Acapulco
gold}, {Mexican green}]
acaroid resin
n 1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in
varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin},
{accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin},
{accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]
accaroid resin
n 1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in
varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin},
{accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin},
{accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]
acceleration unit
n 1: a unit for measuring acceleration
accelerator factor
n 1: a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {prothrombin
accelerator}, {accelerator factor}, {factor V}]
accelerator pedal
n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on
the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas
pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]
accent mark
n 1: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above
a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: {accent},
{accent mark}]
accentual system
n 1: the system of accentuation used in a particular language
[syn: {accentual system}, {prosodic system}]
acceptance sampling
n 1: a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch
of merchandise or documents; involves determining the
maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the
entire batch is rejected
acceptor RNA
n 1: RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20
varieties, each variety capable of combining with a
specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to
the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome
of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
[syn: {transfer RNA}, {tRNA}, {acceptor RNA}, {soluble
RNA}]
access code
n 1: a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be
entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the
use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local
area network etc.) [syn: {access}, {access code}]
access road
n 1: a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain
they call an access road a slip road" [syn: {access road},
{slip road}]
access time
n 1: (computer science) the interval between the time data is
requested by the system and the time the data is provided
by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and
rotational latency and command processing overhead"
accessory after the fact
n 1: a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known
to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the
commission of a felony
accessory before the fact
n 1: a person who procures or advises or commands the commission
of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
accessory cephalic vein
n 1: a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and
joins the cephalic vein near the elbow [syn: {accessory
cephalic vein}, {vena cephalica accessoria}]
accessory during the fact
n 1: a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent
it
accessory fruit
n 1: fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the
ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry [syn: {accessory
fruit}, {pseudocarp}]
accessory hemiazygos vein
n 1: a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior
intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn:
{accessory hemiazygos vein}, {accessory hemiazygous vein},
{vena hemiazygos accessoria}]
accessory hemiazygous vein
n 1: a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior
intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn:
{accessory hemiazygos vein}, {accessory hemiazygous vein},
{vena hemiazygos accessoria}]
accessory nerve
n 1: arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that
unite to form the nerve [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal
accessory}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]
accessory vertebral vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes
through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th
cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
[syn: {accessory vertebral vein}, {vena vertebralis
accessoria}]
accident surgery
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair
of injuries and wounds arising from accidents [syn:
{traumatology}, {accident surgery}]
accident-prone
adj 1: having more than the average number of accidents
accidental injury
n 1: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt [syn:
{injury}, {accidental injury}]
Accipiter cooperii
n 1: bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
[syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {blue darter}, {Accipiter cooperii}]
Accipiter gentilis
n 1: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
[syn: {goshawk}, {Accipiter gentilis}]
Accipiter nisus
n 1: small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {sparrow
hawk}, {Accipiter nisus}]
accommodating IOL
n 1: a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near
and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young
person) [syn: {accommodating lens implant}, {accommodating
IOL}]
accommodating lens implant
n 1: a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near
and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young
person) [syn: {accommodating lens implant}, {accommodating
IOL}]
accommodation endorser
n 1: a person who endorses a promissory note without
compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the
borrower
accommodation ladder
n 1: (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel
to give access to small boats alongside
accommodation reflex
n 1: reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be
focused on the retina
accompanying vein
n 1: a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany
an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous
return [syn: {accompanying vein}, {vena comitans}]
accomplished fact
n 1: an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {fait accompli},
{accomplished fact}]
accord and satisfaction
n 1: the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount
demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
accordance of rights
n 1: the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of
rights of access" [syn: {accordance}, {accordance of
rights}]
accordion door
n 1: an interior door that opens by folding back in sections
(rather than by swinging on hinges) [syn: {folding door},
{accordion door}]
account book
n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger},
{leger}, {account book}, {book of account}, {book}]
account executive
n 1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising
agency or brokerage or other service business [syn:
{account executive}, {account representative}, {registered
representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]
account for
v 1: be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts
for the slow retail business"
2: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"
account payable
n 1: a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and
services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match
receivables and payables in the same currency" [syn:
{account payable}, {payable}]
account representative
n 1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising
agency or brokerage or other service business [syn:
{account executive}, {account representative}, {registered
representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]
account statement
n 1: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting
balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn:
{account}, {accounting}, {account statement}]
accounting data
n 1: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that
support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine
readable
accounting entry
n 1: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {entry},
{accounting entry}, {ledger entry}]
accounting firm
n 1: a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing
services for a fee
accounting principle
n 1: a principle that governs current accounting practice and
that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate
treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting
principle}, {accounting standard}]
accounting standard
n 1: a principle that governs current accounting practice and
that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate
treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting
principle}, {accounting standard}]
accounting system
n 1: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and
credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
[syn: {accounting}, {accounting system}, {method of
accounting}]
accounts payable
n 1: a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from
the purchase of products or services
accounts receivable
n 1: a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise
from the sale of products or services
accroides gum
n 1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in
varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin},
{accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin},
{accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]
accroides resin
n 1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in
varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin},
{accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin},
{accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]
accrual basis
n 1: a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it
is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments
are received or made [ant: {cash basis}]
accumulator register
n 1: (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder
that adds an input number to the contents of the register
[syn: {accumulator}, {accumulator register}]
accusative case
n 1: the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
[syn: {accusative}, {accusative case}, {objective case}]
accustomed to
adj 1: in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her
own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"; "we are
used to better service in this restaurant" [syn:
{accustomed to}, {used to}] [ant: {unaccustomed to}]
ACE inhibitor
n 1: an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of
angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the
arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by
inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting
enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure [syn:
{ACE inhibitor}, {angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor}]
ace of clubs
n 1: the ace in the club suit
ace of diamonds
n 1: the ace in the diamond suit
ace of hearts
n 1: the ace in the heart suit
ace of spades
n 1: the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of
death
acellular slime mold
n 1: a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime
mold}, {acellular slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold},
{myxomycete}]
acentric chromosome
n 1: a chromosome lacking a centromere
Acer argutum
n 1: small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7
acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn [syn: {pointed-leaf
maple}, {Acer argutum}]
Acer campestre
n 1: shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {hedge
maple}, {field maple}, {Acer campestre}]
Acer circinatum
n 1: small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate
stems that root freely and form dense thickets [syn: {vine
maple}, {Acer circinatum}]
Acer glabrum
n 1: small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {dwarf
maple}, {Rocky-mountain maple}, {Acer glabrum}]
Acer japonicum
n 1: leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn:
{Japanese maple}, {full moon maple}, {Acer japonicum}]
Acer macrophyllum
n 1: maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves
orange in autumn [syn: {Oregon maple}, {big-leaf maple},
{Acer macrophyllum}]
Acer negundo
n 1: common shade tree of eastern and central United States
[syn: {box elder}, {ash-leaved maple}, {Acer negundo}]
Acer negundo Californicum
n 1: maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are
white when mature [syn: {California box elder}, {Acer
negundo Californicum}]
Acer palmatum
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with
deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties [syn:
{Japanese maple}, {Acer palmatum}]
Acer pennsylvanicum
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood},
{moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood},
{goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
Acer platanoides
n 1: a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America;
five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many
varieties [syn: {Norway maple}, {Acer platanoides}]
Acer pseudoplatanus
n 1: Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in
flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate
lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {great maple},
{scottish maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]
Acer rubrum
n 1: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves
turn scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple},
{scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]
Acer saccharinum
n 1: a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are
light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard
close-grained but brittle light-brown wood [syn: {silver
maple}, {Acer saccharinum}]
Acer saccharum
n 1: maple of eastern and central North America having three-
lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much
used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form;
sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many
subspecies [syn: {sugar maple}, {rock maple}, {Acer
saccharum}]
Acer spicatum
n 1: small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in
autumn [syn: {mountain maple}, {mountain alder}, {Acer
spicatum}]
acerate leaf
n 1: the leaf of a conifer [syn: {acerate leaf}, {needle}]
acetate disk
n 1: a disk coated with cellulose acetate [syn: {acetate disk},
{phonograph recording disk}]
acetate rayon
n 1: a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate [syn:
{acetate rayon}, {acetate}]
acetic acid
n 1: a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing
plastics and pharmaceuticals [syn: {acetic acid}, {ethanoic
acid}]
acetic anhydride
n 1: a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into
heroin
acetoacetic acid
n 1: unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and
urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes
mellitus or starvation)
acetone body
n 1: a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown
of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic
acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in
excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic
disorders [syn: {ketone body}, {acetone body}]
acetyl chloride
n 1: colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent
odor [syn: {acetyl chloride}, {ethanoyl chloride}]
acetyl group
n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl},
{acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group},
{ethanoyl radical}]
acetyl radical
n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl},
{acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group},
{ethanoyl radical}]
acetylsalicylic acid
n 1: the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an
analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer,
Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used
as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning
platelets [syn: {aspirin}, {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer},
{Empirin}, {St. Joseph}]
Acherontia atropos
n 1: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a
human skull [syn: {death's-head moth}, {Acherontia
atropos}]
Acheson process
n 1: an industrial process for making graphite by heating a
mixture of coke and clay
Acheta assimilis
n 1: common American black cricket; attacks crops and also
enters dwellings [syn: {field cricket}, {Acheta assimilis}]
Acheta domestica
n 1: lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
[syn: {European house cricket}, {Acheta domestica}]
Achille Ratti
n 1: pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the
Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn:
{Pius XI}, {Achille Ratti}, {Ambrogio Damiano Achille
Ratti}]
Achillea millefolium
n 1: ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of
wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves
and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in
North America [syn: {yarrow}, {milfoil}, {Achillea
millefolium}]
Achillea ptarmica
n 1: Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white
flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when
powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {sneezewort}, {Achillea
ptarmica}]
Achilles tendon
n 1: a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn:
{Achilles tendon}, {tendon of Achilles}]
Achilles' heel
n 1: a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
Achmad Sukarno
n 1: Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of
Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as
president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat
(1901-1970) [syn: {Sukarno}, {Achmad Sukarno}]
Achoerodus gouldii
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {pigfish}, {giant
pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}]
Achras zapota
n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and
edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn:
{sapodilla}, {sapodilla tree}, {Manilkara zapota}, {Achras
zapota}]
achromatic color
n 1: a color lacking hue; white or grey or black [syn:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}] [ant: {chromatic
color}, {chromatic colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral
colour}]
achromatic colour
n 1: a color lacking hue; white or grey or black [syn:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}] [ant: {chromatic
color}, {chromatic colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral
colour}]
achromatic lens
n 1: a compound lens system that forms an image free from
chromatic aberration
achromatic vision
n 1: vision using the rods
achylia gastrica
n 1: absence of gastric juices (partial or complete) [syn:
{achylia}, {achylia gastrica}]
acid anhydrides
n 1: organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
[syn: {acyl anhydrides}, {acid anhydrides}]
acid dye
n 1: dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
acid halide
n 1: organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a
halogen atom [syn: {acyl halide}, {acid halide}]
acid head
n 1: someone who takes LSD
acid hydrogen
n 1: a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when
the acid dissociates [syn: {acidic hydrogen}, {acid
hydrogen}]
acid precipitation
n 1: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when
industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides) combine with water [syn: {acid rain},
{acid precipitation}]
acid rain
n 1: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when
industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides) combine with water [syn: {acid rain},
{acid precipitation}]
acid rock
n 1: a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music
inspired by or related to drug-induced experience [syn:
{psychedelic rock}, {acid rock}]
acid test
n 1: a rigorous or crucial appraisal
acid value
n 1: (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as
measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to
neutralize it; "as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose
the acid value increases"
acid-base balance
n 1: (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and
alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in
the body the blood is slightly alkaline" [syn: {acid-base
equilibrium}, {acid-base balance}]
acid-base equilibrium
n 1: (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and
alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in
the body the blood is slightly alkaline" [syn: {acid-base
equilibrium}, {acid-base balance}]
acid-base indicator
n 1: an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to
basic solutions
acid-fast
adj 1: not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to
micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that
causes tuberculosis)
acid-forming
adj 1: yielding an acid in aqueous solution
acid-loving
adj 1: thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially
of plants requiring a pH well below 7) [ant: {alkaline-
loving}]
acid-tasting
adj 1: having a sour acidic taste [syn: {acid-tasting}, {sour-
tasting}]
acid-wash
v 1: wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look; "acid-wash
blue jeans"
acidic hydrogen
n 1: a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when
the acid dissociates [syn: {acidic hydrogen}, {acid
hydrogen}]
acidophilus milk
n 1: milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal
disorders
Acinonyx jubatus
n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia
having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be
trained to run down game [syn: {cheetah}, {chetah},
{Acinonyx jubatus}]
Acinos arvensis
n 1: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of
thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]
Acipenser huso
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {hausen}, {white sturgeon},
{Acipenser huso}]
Acipenser transmontanus
n 1: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of
northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific
sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon},
{Acipenser transmontanus}]
ack-ack
n 1: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn:
{antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-
pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]
ack-ack gun
n 1: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn:
{antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-
pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]
aclinic line
n 1: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic
needle has no dip [syn: {aclinic line}, {magnetic equator}]
acne rosacea
n 1: a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood
vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed
appearance [syn: {acne rosacea}, {rosacea}]
acne vulgaris
n 1: the most common form of acne; usually affects people from
puberty to young adulthood
Acocanthera oblongifolia
n 1: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
{winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]
Acocanthera oppositifolia
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia},
{Acocanthera venenata}]
Acocanthera spectabilis
n 1: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
{winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]
Acocanthera venenata
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia},
{Acocanthera venenata}]
Aconitum lycoctonum
n 1: poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves
and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfsbane},
{wolfbane}, {wolf's bane}, {Aconitum lycoctonum}]
Aconitum napellus
n 1: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded
blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield
aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmetflower}, {helmet flower},
{Aconitum napellus}]
acorn barnacle
n 1: barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal
zones [syn: {acorn barnacle}, {rock barnacle}, {Balanus
balanoides}]
acorn cup
n 1: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an
acorn [syn: {cupule}, {acorn cup}]
acorn squash
n 1: squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having
yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with
longitudinal ridges
2: small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to
orange flesh
acorn tube
n 1: a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies
acorn-shaped
adj 1: shaped like an acorn
Acorus calamus
n 1: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus},
{myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
acoustic aphasia
n 1: an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not
attributable to hearing loss [syn: {auditory aphasia},
{acoustic aphasia}, {word deafness}]
acoustic buoy
n 1: a buoy that can be heard (at night)
acoustic delay line
n 1: a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound
waves [syn: {acoustic delay line}, {sonic delay line}]
acoustic device
n 1: a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
acoustic gramophone
n 1: an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle
is amplified acoustically [syn: {gramophone}, {acoustic
gramophone}]
acoustic guitar
n 1: sound is not amplified by electrical means
acoustic impedance
n 1: opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic
resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and
acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn:
{acoustic resistance}, {acoustic impedance}, {acoustic
reactance}]
acoustic meatus
n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
canal}]
acoustic modem
n 1: a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones
and back again
acoustic nerve
n 1: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the
vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn:
{acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear
nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial
nerve}]
acoustic phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon associated with the production or
transmission of sound
acoustic power
n 1: the physical intensity of sound [syn: {acoustic power},
{sound pressure level}]
acoustic projection
n 1: the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating
quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior
sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public
speaking is projection of the voice" [syn: {projection},
{acoustic projection}, {sound projection}]
acoustic radiation pressure
n 1: (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the
direction of propagation of a sound wave
acoustic reactance
n 1: opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic
resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and
acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn:
{acoustic resistance}, {acoustic impedance}, {acoustic
reactance}]
acoustic resistance
n 1: opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic
resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and
acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn:
{acoustic resistance}, {acoustic impedance}, {acoustic
reactance}]
acoustic spectrum
n 1: the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a
particular sound source [syn: {sound spectrum}, {acoustic
spectrum}]
acoustic storage
n 1: a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
acoustic wave
n 1: (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: {sound wave},
{acoustic wave}]
acquired hemochromatosis
n 1: hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or
from excessive intake of foods containing iron
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
n 1: a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system
transmitted through blood products especially by sexual
contact or contaminated needles [syn: {AIDS}, {acquired
immune deficiency syndrome}]
acquired immunity
n 1: immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has
been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the
development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious
disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through
the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
acquired reflex
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
acquired taste
n 1: a preference that is only acquired after considerable
experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"
acquisition agreement
n 1: contract governing the merger of two or more companies
[syn: {merger agreement}, {acquisition agreement}]
acre inch
n 1: one twelfth of an acre-foot
acre-foot
n 1: the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1
foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
Acridotheres tristis
n 1: dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia [syn: {crested
myna}, {Acridotheres tristis}]
Acris crepitans
n 1: a cricket frog of eastern and central United States [syn:
{northern cricket frog}, {Acris crepitans}]
Acris gryllus
n 1: a cricket frog of eastern United States [syn: {eastern
cricket frog}, {Acris gryllus}]
acrobatic feat
n 1: a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: {acrobatic stunt},
{acrobatic feat}]
acrobatic stunt
n 1: a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: {acrobatic stunt},
{acrobatic feat}]
acrocarpous moss
n 1: a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the
archegonium (and hence the capsule) [syn: {acrocarp},
{acrocarpous moss}] [ant: {pleurocarp}, {pleurocarpous
moss}]
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
n 1: East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used
especially for tea boxes [syn: {shingle tree}, {Acrocarpus
fraxinifolius}]
acrocentric chromosome
n 1: a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one
chromosomal arm is short and one is long
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
n 1: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges
and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird},
{sedge wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]
Acroclinium roseum
n 1: flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink
daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink-and-
white everlasting}, {pink paper daisy}, {Acroclinium
roseum}]
Acrocomia aculeata
n 1: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk
and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm},
{macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]
Acrocomia vinifera
n 1: tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a
useful fiber [syn: {coyol}, {coyol palm}, {Acrocomia
vinifera}]
acromial process
n 1: the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
[syn: {acromion}, {acromial process}]
across the board
adv 1: including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"
across the country
adv 1: extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally
advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn:
{nationally}, {nationwide}, {across the nation}, {across
the country}]
across the nation
adv 1: extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally
advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn:
{nationally}, {nationwide}, {across the nation}, {across
the country}]
across-the-board
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
{across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
{extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
Acrostichum aureum
n 1: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America)
having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering
the undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {leather fern},
{Acrostichum aureum}]
acrylate resin
n 1: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
coatings and adhesives [syn: {acrylic}, {acrylic resin},
{acrylate resin}]
acrylic acid
n 1: an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the
manufacture of acrylic resins [syn: {propenoic acid},
{acrylic acid}]
acrylic fiber
n 1: polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: {acrylic fiber},
{acrylic}]
acrylic paint
n 1: used especially by artists [syn: {acrylic}, {acrylic
paint}]
acrylic resin
n 1: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in
coatings and adhesives [syn: {acrylic}, {acrylic resin},
{acrylate resin}]
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
n 1: any of a class of composite plastics used to make car
bodies and cases for computers and other appliances [syn:
{acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene}, {ABS}]
act as
v 1: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a
barrier"
2: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted
the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn:
{act}, {play}, {act as}]
act involuntarily
v 1: act in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {act involuntarily},
{act reflexively}]
act of God
n 1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events; "he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God},
{force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident},
{unavoidable casualty}]
act of terrorism
n 1: the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence)
against civilians in order to attain goals that are
political or religious or ideological in nature; this is
done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
[syn: {terrorism}, {act of terrorism}, {terrorist act}]
act on
v 1: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter
soon?" [syn: {pursue}, {follow up on}, {act on}]
2: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain
information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on
certain moral principles"
act out
v 1: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action,
especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"
2: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted
what had happened earlier that day" [syn: {enact}, {reenact},
{act out}]
act reflexively
v 1: act in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {act involuntarily},
{act reflexively}]
act superior
v 1: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the
students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {put on
airs}, {act superior}]
act up
v 1: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The
children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: {act up},
{carry on}]
2: make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting
up again"
act upon
v 1: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work
influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends
to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act
upon}, {work}]
Actaea alba
n 1: North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn:
{white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's
eyes}, {Actaea alba}]
Actaea rubra
n 1: North American perennial herb with alternately compound
leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by
bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry},
{redberry}, {red-berry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]
Actias luna
n 1: large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings
and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing [syn:
{luna moth}, {Actias luna}]
acting out
n 1: a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable
outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
2: (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions
(often in actions rather than words); considered to be
healthy and therapeutic
actinic dermatitis
n 1: dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight
actinic keratosis
n 1: an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended
exposure to the sun
actinic radiation
n 1: electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical
reactions [syn: {actinic radiation}, {actinic ray}]
actinic ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical
reactions [syn: {actinic radiation}, {actinic ray}]
actinide series
n 1: (chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with
increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
Actinidia arguta
n 1: climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and
racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible
fruit [syn: {bower actinidia}, {tara vine}, {Actinidia
arguta}]
Actinidia chinensis
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand
for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis},
{Actinidia deliciosa}]
Actinidia deliciosa
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand
for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis},
{Actinidia deliciosa}]
Actinidia polygama
n 1: ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit
and leaves with silver-white markings [syn: {silvervine},
{silver vine}, {Actinidia polygama}]
Actinomeris alternifolia
n 1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow
ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia},
{Actinomeris alternifolia}]
action at law
n 1: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another;
one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for
protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn:
{legal action}, {action}, {action at law}]
action mechanism
n 1: the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism;
"the piano had a very stiff action" [syn: {action}, {action
mechanism}]
action officer
n 1: the case officer designated to perform an act during a
clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)
action painting
n 1: a New York school of painting characterized by freely
created abstractions; the first important school of
American painting to develop independently of European
styles [syn: {Abstract Expressionism}, {action painting}]
action plant
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
action potential
n 1: the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve
impulse is transmitted
action replay
n 1: the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports
action) that has been recorded on videotape [syn: {replay},
{instant replay}, {action replay}]
action spectrum
n 1: the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation
produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of
the wavelength of the radiation
Actitis hypoleucos
n 1: a variety of sandpiper [syn: {European sandpiper}, {Actitis
hypoleucos}]
Actitis macularia
n 1: common North American sandpiper [syn: {spotted sandpiper},
{Actitis macularia}]
activated carbon
n 1: powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by
adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote
for some kinds of poisons [syn: {activated carbon},
{activated charcoal}]
activated charcoal
n 1: powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by
adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote
for some kinds of poisons [syn: {activated carbon},
{activated charcoal}]
activating agent
n 1: (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in
flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific
mineral
activation energy
n 1: the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a
process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur;
"catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation
during the transition phase of a reaction" [syn:
{activation energy}, {energy of activation}]
active agent
n 1: chemical agent capable of activity [syn: {active agent},
{active}]
active air defense
n 1: air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or
electronic countermeasures
active application
n 1: an application that is currently running and in the
foreground
active birth
n 1: childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an
active participant
active citizen
n 1: a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in
crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
active immunity
n 1: a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its
own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
active matrix screen
n 1: a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers;
there is a separate circuit for each pixel
active placebo
n 1: a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has
noticeable side effects; "an active placebo mimics the side
effects of the experimental drug"
active site
n 1: the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical
reaction occurs
active transport
n 1: transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a
cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires
an expenditure of energy
active trust
n 1: a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties
[ant: {passive trust}]
active voice
n 1: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of
the verb is performing the action or causing the happening
denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the
active voice" [syn: {active voice}, {active}] [ant:
{passive}, {passive voice}]
actor's agent
n 1: a business agent for an actor [syn: {actor's agent},
{theatrical agent}]
actor's assistant
n 1: a wardrobe assistant for an actor [syn: {dresser}, {actor's
assistant}]
actor's line
n 1: words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot
his speech" [syn: {actor's line}, {speech}, {words}]
Acts of the Apostles
n 1: a New Testament book describing the development of the
early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at
Rome [syn: {Acts of the Apostles}, {Acts}]
actual damages
n 1: (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to
have occurred and for which the injured party has the right
to be compensated [syn: {actual damages}, {compensatory
damages}, {general damages}]
actual eviction
n 1: the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises;
the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
actual possession
n 1: (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
actual sin
n 1: a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with
original sin) [ant: {original sin}]
actuarial table
n 1: a table of statistical data [syn: {actuarial table},
{statistical table}]
actus reus
n 1: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied
any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongdoing}, {wrongful conduct},
{misconduct}, {actus reus}]
acuminate leaf
n 1: a leaf narrowing to a slender point
acute accent
n 1: a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn:
{acute accent}, {acute}, {ague}]
acute angle
n 1: an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
acute anterior poliomyelitis
n 1: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve
cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn:
{poliomyelitis}, {polio}, {infantile paralysis}, {acute
anterior poliomyelitis}]
acute brain disorder
n 1: any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an
otherwise normal person that is due to reversible
(temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head
injuries or drugs or infection) [syn: {acute brain
disorder}, {acute organic brain syndrome}]
acute gastritis
n 1: gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much
aspirin)
acute glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous
humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of
high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual
damage in a couple of days" [syn: {acute glaucoma},
{closed-angle glaucoma}, {angle-closure glaucoma}]
acute glossitis
n 1: glossitis resulting from injury or infection and
characterized by swelling and pain
acute hemorrhagic encephalitis
n 1: encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood
extravasation
acute inclusion body encephalitis
n 1: common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex
1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn:
{herpes simplex encephalitis}, {herpes encephalitis},
{acute inclusion body encephalitis}]
acute kidney failure
n 1: renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with
acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract [syn:
{acute renal failure}, {acute kidney failure}]
acute leukemia
n 1: rapidly progressing leukemia
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
n 1: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature
lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen,
and blood; most common in children [syn: {acute lymphocytic
leukemia}, {acute lymphoblastic leukemia}]
acute lymphocytic leukemia
n 1: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature
lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen,
and blood; most common in children [syn: {acute lymphocytic
leukemia}, {acute lymphoblastic leukemia}]
acute myelocytic leukemia
n 1: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular
leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
[syn: {acute myelocytic leukemia}, {acute myeloid
leukemia}]
acute myeloid leukemia
n 1: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular
leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
[syn: {acute myelocytic leukemia}, {acute myeloid
leukemia}]
acute organic brain syndrome
n 1: any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an
otherwise normal person that is due to reversible
(temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head
injuries or drugs or infection) [syn: {acute brain
disorder}, {acute organic brain syndrome}]
acute pyelonephritis
n 1: pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder
infection
acute renal failure
n 1: renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with
acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract [syn:
{acute renal failure}, {acute kidney failure}]
acute schizophrenic episode
n 1: schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration
(a few weeks or months) [syn: {acute schizophrenic
episode}, {reactive schizophrenia}]
acute triangle
n 1: a triangle whose interior angles are all acute [syn: {acute
triangle}, {acute-angled triangle}]
acute-angled triangle
n 1: a triangle whose interior angles are all acute [syn: {acute
triangle}, {acute-angled triangle}]
acyl anhydrides
n 1: organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
[syn: {acyl anhydrides}, {acid anhydrides}]
acyl group
n 1: any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic
group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
[syn: {acyl}, {acyl group}]
acyl halide
n 1: organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a
halogen atom [syn: {acyl halide}, {acid halide}]
ad agency
n 1: an agency that designs advertisement to call public
attention to its clients [syn: {advertising agency}, {ad
agency}]
ad blitz
n 1: an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising
campaign}, {ad campaign}, {ad blitz}]
ad campaign
n 1: an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising
campaign}, {ad campaign}, {ad blitz}]
ad hoc
adv 1: for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc"
adj 1: often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee
meeting"
2: for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated
policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
ad hominem
adj 1: appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact
or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
ad infinitum
adv 1: to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked
on and on ad infinitum"
ad interim
adv 1: for an intervening time; temporarily; "elected to serve
ad interim"
ad lib
adv 1: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad
lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}]
ad libitum
adv 1: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad
lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}]
ad nauseam
adv 1: to a sickening extent; "he played the song ad nauseam"
ad val
adv 1: in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed;
"the goods were taxed ad valorem" [syn: {ad val}, {ad
valorem}]
ad valorem
adv 1: in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed;
"the goods were taxed ad valorem" [syn: {ad val}, {ad
valorem}]
ad valorem tax
n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price
before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {VAT},
{value-added tax}, {ad valorem tax}]
ad-lib
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano
recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit";
"an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to
sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
"a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib},
{extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff},
{unrehearsed}]
2: said or done without having been planned or written in
advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {ad-lib},
{spontaneous}, {unwritten}]
n 1: remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his
ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
v 1: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at
the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {ad-lib},
{extemporize}, {extemporise}]
ADA-SCID
n 1: SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for
adenosine deaminase
Adalia bipunctata
n 1: red ladybug with a black spot on each wing [syn: {two-
spotted ladybug}, {Adalia bipunctata}]
Adam Smith
n 1: Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and
free trade (1723-1790) [syn: {Smith}, {Adam Smith}]
Adam's apple
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
2: the largest cartilage of the larynx [syn: {thyroid
cartilage}, {Adam's apple}]
Adam's needle
n 1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
[syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread},
{spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
Adam's needle-and-thread
n 1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
[syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread},
{spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
Adam's Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet
high) [syn: {Adam's Peak}, {Samanala}]
adam-and-eve
n 1: North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-
brown flowers [syn: {puttyroot}, {adam-and-eve}, {Aplectrum
hyemale}]
Adams-Stokes syndrome
n 1: recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by
impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the
heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome},
{Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]
Adansonia digitata
n 1: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit
that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey
bread [syn: {baobab}, {monkey-bread tree}, {Adansonia
digitata}]
Adansonia gregorii
n 1: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that
resembles a gourd [syn: {cream-of-tartar tree}, {sour
gourd}, {Adansonia gregorii}]
Adapid group
n 1: extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on
leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30
to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include
the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to
anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn:
{Adapid}, {Adapid group}]
adaptive radiation
n 1: the development of many different forms from an originally
homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different
ecological niches
Adar Sheni
n 1: included seven times in every 19 years [syn: {Veadar},
{Adar Sheni}]
add on
v 1: make an addition; "Let's add on to this"
2: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add on},
{supplement}, {affix}]
add to
v 1: have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries"
add together
v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add
together}, {tally}, {add up}]
2: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49,
please!" [syn: {add}, {add together}] [ant: {deduct},
{subtract}, {take off}]
add up
v 1: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {come}, {add
up}, {amount}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add
together}, {tally}, {add up}]
3: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000";
"The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {add up},
{come}, {amount}]
4: be reasonable or logical or comprehensible [syn: {make
sense}, {add up}]
add-in
n 1: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
{circuit board}, {circuit card}, {board}, {card}, {plug-
in}, {add-in}]
add-on
n 1: a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities
of an existing application [syn: {plug-in}, {add-on}]
2: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the
addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the
addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" [syn: {addition},
{add-on}, {improver}]
3: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn:
{accessory}, {appurtenance}, {supplement}, {add-on}]
Addax nasomaculatus
n 1: large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert
regions of northern Africa [syn: {addax}, {Addax
nasomaculatus}]
adder's fern
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
adder's tongue
n 1: ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
[syn: {adder's tongue}, {adder's tongue fern}]
adder's tongue fern
n 1: ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
[syn: {adder's tongue}, {adder's tongue fern}]
adding machine
n 1: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
[syn: {adding machine}, {totalizer}, {totaliser}]
Addis Ababa
n 1: the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city;
located in central Ethiopia [syn: {Addis Ababa}, {New
Flower}, {capital of Ethiopia}]
Addison's disease
n 1: a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the
cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and
prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's disease},
{Addison's syndrome}, {hypoadrenalism},
{hypoadrenocorticism}]
Addison's syndrome
n 1: a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the
cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and
prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's disease},
{Addison's syndrome}, {hypoadrenalism},
{hypoadrenocorticism}]
addition reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to
another
Additions to Esther
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Esther
additive inverse
n 1: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero;
the additive inverse of -5 is +5
addle-head
n 1: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
[syn: {addle-head}, {addlehead}, {loon}, {birdbrain}]
addressing machine
n 1: a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters
for mailing [syn: {addressing machine}, {Addressograph}]
adductor muscle
n 1: a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
[syn: {adductor}, {adductor muscle}]
Adelges abietis
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {spruce gall aphid}, {Adelges
abietis}]
Adelges piceae
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {balsam woolly aphid}, {Adelges
piceae}]
Adelie Coast
n 1: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia;
noted for its large colonies of penguins [syn: {Adelie
Land}, {Terre Adelie}, {Adelie Coast}]
Adelie Land
n 1: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia;
noted for its large colonies of penguins [syn: {Adelie
Land}, {Terre Adelie}, {Adelie Coast}]
Adelie penguin
n 1: medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the
Adelie Coast of Antarctica [syn: {Adelie}, {Adelie
penguin}, {Pygoscelis adeliae}]
Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf
n 1: English author whose work used such techniques as stream of
consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) [syn: {Woolf},
{Virginia Woolf}, {Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf}]
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
n 1: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals;
seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate
United States interests; responsible for bombings and
kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen [syn:
{Islamic Army of Aden}, {IAA}, {Islamic Army of Aden-
Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]
Adenanthera pavonina
n 1: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-
wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower
fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]
Adenium multiflorum
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
Adenium obesum
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
adenomatous polyp
n 1: a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived
from glandular epithelium; "adenomatous polyps are visible
protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the
colon or rectum"
adenosine deaminase
n 1: an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the
deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA
deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined
immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one
of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for
study" [syn: {adenosine deaminase}, {ADA}]
adenosine diphosphate
n 1: an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy
storage [syn: {adenosine diphosphate}, {ADP}]
adenosine monophosphate
n 1: a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in
metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP [syn:
{adenosine monophosphate}, {AMP}, {adenylic acid}]
adenosine triphosphate
n 1: a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle
tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
[syn: {adenosine triphosphate}, {ATP}]
Adenota vardoni
n 1: an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck [syn:
{puku}, {Adenota vardoni}]
adenylic acid
n 1: a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in
metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP [syn:
{adenosine monophosphate}, {AMP}, {adenylic acid}]
adequate to
adj 1: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task";
"the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn:
{adequate to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
ader wax
n 1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs
in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in
making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax},
{mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]
adhesion contract
n 1: a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving
the other free (as some standard form printed contracts);
implies inequality in bargaining power [syn: {adhesion
contract}, {contract of adhesion}]
adhesive agent
n 1: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn:
{adhesive material}, {adhesive agent}, {adhesive}]
adhesive bandage
n 1: bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent
gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with
adhesive
adhesive friction
n 1: the friction between a body and the surface on which it
moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn:
{grip}, {traction}, {adhesive friction}]
adhesive material
n 1: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn:
{adhesive material}, {adhesive agent}, {adhesive}]
adhesive plaster
n 1: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster},
{adhesive plaster}, {sticking plaster}]
adhesive tape
n 1: tape coated with adhesive
Adi Granth
n 1: the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and
poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
[syn: {Adi Granth}, {Granth}, {Granth Sahib}]
adiabatic process
n 1: (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or
loss of heat
Adiantum bellum
n 1: delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
[syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Bermuda maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum bellum}]
Adiantum capillus-veneris
n 1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf
stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair},
{Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair},
{Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Adiantum pedatum
n 1: hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent
recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
[syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {five-fingered maidenhair
fern}, {Adiantum pedatum}]
Adiantum tenerum
n 1: tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
[syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {brittle maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum tenerum}]
Adiantum tenerum farleyense
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}]
adipic acid
n 1: a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon [syn:
{hexanedioic acid}, {adipic acid}]
adipose cell
n 1: cells composed of fat [syn: {fat cell}, {adipose cell}]
adipose tissue
n 1: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as
a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital
organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
[syn: {adipose tissue}, {fat}, {fatty tissue}]
adipose tumor
n 1: a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {lipoma}, {adipose
tumor}]
Adirondack Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular
resort area [syn: {Adirondacks}, {Adirondack Mountains}]
adjoining room
n 1: a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room
adjustable spanner
n 1: can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable
wrench}, {adjustable spanner}]
adjustable wrench
n 1: can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable
wrench}, {adjustable spanner}]
adjusting entry
n 1: an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period
to allocate items between accounting periods
adjutant bird
n 1: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant
bird}, {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]
adjutant general
n 1: a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer
adjutant stork
n 1: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant
bird}, {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
n 1: United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn:
{Stevenson}, {Adlai Stevenson}, {Adlai Ewing Stevenson}]
Adlai Stevenson
n 1: United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn:
{Stevenson}, {Adlai Stevenson}, {Adlai Ewing Stevenson}]
Adlumia fungosa
n 1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing
fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria
fungosa}]
administrative body
n 1: a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn:
{administrative unit}, {administrative body}]
administrative data processing
n 1: data processing in accounting or business management [syn:
{administrative data processing}, {business data
processing}]
administrative district
n 1: a district defined for administrative purposes [syn:
{administrative district}, {administrative division},
{territorial division}]
administrative division
n 1: a district defined for administrative purposes [syn:
{administrative district}, {administrative division},
{territorial division}]
administrative hearing
n 1: a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process
before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial
authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such
hearings
administrative law
n 1: the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions
created by administrative agencies of government
administrative official
n 1: an official of a bureaucracy [syn: {bureaucrat},
{administrative official}]
administrative unit
n 1: a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn:
{administrative unit}, {administrative body}]
Admiral Byrd
n 1: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions
to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E.
Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]
Admiral Dewey
n 1: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at
Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {Dewey},
{George Dewey}, {Admiral Dewey}]
Admiral Nelson
n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon
but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn:
{Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral
Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]
Admiral Nimitz
n 1: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War
II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy
(1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester
William Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]
Admiralty brass
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass},
{Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]
Admiralty Island
n 1: an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
Admiralty Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
admiralty law
n 1: the branch of international law that deals with territorial
and international waters or with shipping or with ocean
fishery etc. [syn: {maritime law}, {marine law}, {admiralty
law}]
Admiralty Metal
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass},
{Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]
Admiralty mile
n 1: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
[syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi},
{geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
Admiralty Range
n 1: mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
admission charge
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
Admission Day
n 1: in some states of the United States: a legal holiday
commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
admission fee
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
admission price
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
adobe brick
n 1: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe},
{adobe brick}]
adobe house
n 1: a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
[syn: {sod house}, {soddy}, {adobe house}]
adobe lily
n 1: California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe
lily}, {pink fritillary}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]
Adolf Eichmann
n 1: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the
concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered
during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Adolf
Eichmann}, {Karl Adolf Eichmann}]
Adolf Hitler
n 1: German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn:
{Hitler}, {Adolf Hitler}, {Der Fuhrer}]
Adolf Loos
n 1: Austrian architect (1870-1933) [syn: {Loos}, {Adolf Loos}]
Adolf Windaus
n 1: German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and
discovered histamine (1876-1959) [syn: {Windaus}, {Adolf
Windaus}]
Adolph Simon Ochs
n 1: United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: {Ochs},
{Adolph Simon Ochs}]
Adolphe Sax
n 1: a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the
saxophone (1814-1894) [syn: {Sax}, {Adolphe Sax}]
Adonic line
n 1: a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or
trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis [syn:
{Adonic}, {Adonic line}]
Adonis annua
n 1: Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark
centers [syn: {pheasant's-eye}, {Adonis annua}]
adoptive parent
n 1: a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her
own child [syn: {adoptive parent}, {adopter}]
ADP system
n 1: a system of one or more computers and associated software
with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing
system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system},
{ADPS}]
adrenal cortex
n 1: the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone
and sex hormones
adrenal cortical steroid
n 1: a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or
synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and
decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical
steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn:
{corticosteroid}, {corticoid}, {adrenal cortical steroid}]
adrenal gland
n 1: either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near
the kidney [syn: {adrenal gland}, {adrenal}, {suprarenal
gland}]
adrenal medulla
n 1: the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
adrenergic agonist eyedrop
n 1: a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular
pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and
increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway
adrenergic drug
n 1: drug that has the effects of epinephrine [syn:
{adrenergic}, {adrenergic drug}]
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic
hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH},
{adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin},
{corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]
adrenocorticotropic hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic
hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH},
{adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin},
{corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]
Adriatic Sea
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia
and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the
west [syn: {Adriatic}, {Adriatic Sea}]
adsorbent material
n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another
substance [syn: {adsorbent}, {adsorbent material}]
adsuki bean
n 1: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour
made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean},
{Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]
adult body
n 1: the body of an adult human being
adult education
n 1: a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who
are not otherwise engaged in formal study
adult female
n 1: an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman
kept house while the man hunted" [syn: {woman}, {adult
female}] [ant: {adult male}, {man}]
adult female body
n 1: the body of an adult woman [syn: {adult female body},
{woman's body}]
adult intelligence
n 1: the average IQ of the adults in a given population
adult male
n 1: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there
were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {man}, {adult
male}] [ant: {adult female}, {woman}]
adult male body
n 1: the body of an adult man [syn: {adult male body}, {man's
body}]
adult respiratory distress syndrome
n 1: acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales;
inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous
and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to
irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or
chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome},
{ARDS}, {wet lung}, {white lung}]
adult tooth
n 1: any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of
early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
[syn: {permanent tooth}, {adult tooth}]
adult-onset diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
adult-onset diabetes mellitus
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
advance death benefit
n 1: a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy
holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
Advanced Research and Development Activity
n 1: an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts
advanced research and development related to information
technology [syn: {Advanced Research and Development
Activity}, {ARDA}]
Advent Sunday
n 1: the first of the four Sundays during Advent
adventitious root
n 1: root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
adventure story
n 1: a story of an adventure [syn: {adventure story}, {heroic
tale}]
adversative conjunction
n 1: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the
opposition of their meanings
adverse opinion
n 1: an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based
on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not
present results fairly or are not in conformity with the
generally accepted accounting practices of the United
States
adverse witness
n 1: a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such
that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the
opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading
questions and cross-examined" [syn: {adverse witness},
{hostile witness}]
advertising agency
n 1: an agency that designs advertisement to call public
attention to its clients [syn: {advertising agency}, {ad
agency}]
advertising campaign
n 1: an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising
campaign}, {ad campaign}, {ad blitz}]
advertising department
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for
advertising [syn: {advertising department}, {advertising
division}]
advertising division
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for
advertising [syn: {advertising department}, {advertising
division}]
advice and consent
n 1: a legal expression in the United States Constitution that
allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of
appointment and treaty-making
advisory board
n 1: a board appointed to advise the chief administrator [syn:
{advisory board}, {planning board}]
advisory service
n 1: a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and
conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the
client for consideration and decision making
advocacy group
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
adzuki bean
n 1: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour
made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean},
{Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]
Aedes aegypti
n 1: mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn:
{yellow-fever mosquito}, {Aedes aegypti}]
Aedes albopictus
n 1: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and
midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean;
potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: {Asian tiger
mosquito}, {Aedes albopictus}]
Aegadean Islands
n 1: a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the
Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles},
{Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]
Aegadean Isles
n 1: a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the
Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles},
{Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]
2: islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where
the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that
ended the first Punic War in 241 BC [syn: {Aegates Isles},
{Aegadean Isles}]
Aegates Isles
n 1: islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands)
where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians
that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC [syn: {Aegates
Isles}, {Aegadean Isles}]
Aegean civilisation
n 1: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean
sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire
Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean
civilization}, {Aegean civilisation}, {Aegean culture}]
Aegean civilization
n 1: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean
sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire
Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean
civilization}, {Aegean civilisation}, {Aegean culture}]
Aegean culture
n 1: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean
sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire
Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean
civilization}, {Aegean civilisation}, {Aegean culture}]
Aegean island
n 1: an island in the Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a
main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and
Greece and Rome and Persia [syn: {Aegean}, {Aegean Sea}]
Aegiceras majus
n 1: an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the
West Indies and Florida [syn: {black mangrove}, {Aegiceras
majus}]
Aegilops triuncalis
n 1: European grass naturalized as a weed in North America;
sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
[syn: {goat grass}, {Aegilops triuncalis}]
Aegypius monachus
n 1: of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {black
vulture}, {Aegypius monachus}]
Aelius Donatus
n 1: Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used
throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century) [syn:
{Donatus}, {Aelius Donatus}]
Aeneas Silvius
n 1: Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his
unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks
(1405-1464) [syn: {Pius II}, {Aeneas Silvius}, {Enea Silvio
Piccolomini}]
aeolian harp
n 1: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind
passes over them [syn: {aeolian harp}, {aeolian lyre},
{wind harp}]
aeolian lyre
n 1: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind
passes over them [syn: {aeolian harp}, {aeolian lyre},
{wind harp}]
Aeolic dialect
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia
and Aeolis [syn: {Aeolic}, {Aeolic dialect}, {Eolic}]
Aeonium haworthii
n 1: perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes
resembling pinwheels [syn: {pinwheel}, {Aeonium haworthii}]
Aepyceros melampus
n 1: African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with
enormous leaps [syn: {impala}, {Aepyceros melampus}]
aerial ladder
n 1: mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck
aerial ladder truck
n 1: a fire engine carrying ladders [syn: {ladder truck},
{aerial ladder truck}]
aerial torpedo
n 1: a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane
aerial tramway
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in
carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of
towers [syn: {tramway}, {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {cable
tramway}, {ropeway}]
Aerobacter aerogenes
n 1: a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce
gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the
souring of milk
aerobic exercise
n 1: exercise that increases the need for oxygen [syn:
{aerobics}, {aerobic exercise}]
aerodynamic force
n 1: forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or
other gaseous fluids)
aerodynamic lift
n 1: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an
airfoil that opposes gravity [syn: {aerodynamic lift},
{lift}]
aeronautical engineer
n 1: an engineer concerned with the design and construction of
aircraft
aeronautical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering science concerned with the design
and construction of aircraft
2: the activity of designing and constructing aircraft
aerosol bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb
can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn:
{thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb},
{volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]
2: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that
can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a
propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container},
{aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]
aerosol can
n 1: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that
can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a
propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container},
{aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]
aerosol container
n 1: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that
can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a
propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container},
{aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]
aerospace engineer
n 1: an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles
aerospace medicine
n 1: the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight
(especially with space flight) [syn: {aeromedicine},
{aerospace medicine}, {aviation medicine}]
Aeschynanthus radicans
n 1: epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having
somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers [syn:
{lipstick plant}, {Aeschynanthus radicans}]
Aesculus hippocastanum
n 1: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to
red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn:
{horse chestnut}, {buckeye}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
Aesop's fables
n 1: a collection of fables believed to have been written by the
Greek storyteller Aesop
Aethusa cynapium
n 1: European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley
but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {fool's
parsley}, {lesser hemlock}, {Aethusa cynapium}]
Aetobatus narinari
n 1: ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely
distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted eagle ray},
{spotted ray}, {Aetobatus narinari}]
Afars and Issas
n 1: a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula;
formerly under French control but became independent in
1997 [syn: {Djibouti}, {Republic of Djibouti}, {Afars and
Issas}]
affaire d'honneur
n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people
(accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over
a point of honor [syn: {duel}, {affaire d'honneur}]
affected role
n 1: the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is
directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted
by the verb in the clause [syn: {affected role}, {patient
role}, {patient}]
affective disorder
n 1: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic
abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance
of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder},
{major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder},
{emotional disturbance}]
afferent fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central
nervous system [syn: {sensory fiber}, {afferent fiber}]
afferent nerve
n 1: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to
the central nervous system [syn: {sensory nerve}, {afferent
nerve}, {afferent}]
afferent neuron
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal
cord [syn: {sensory neuron}, {afferent neuron}]
affine geometry
n 1: the geometry of affine transformations
affine transformation
n 1: (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of
single transformations such as translation or rotation or
reflection on an axis
affirmative action
n 1: a policy designed to redress past discrimination against
women and minority groups through measures to improve their
economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action
has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978
in the Bakke decision"
affirmative pleading
n 1: any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than
merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
affricate consonant
n 1: a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a
fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair'
and `j' in `joy') [syn: {affricate}, {affricate consonant},
{affricative}]
Afghan hound
n 1: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native
to the Near East [syn: {Afghan hound}, {Afghan}]
Afghan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
AFL-CIO
n 1: the largest federation of North American labor unions;
formed in 1955 [syn: {American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations}, {AFL-CIO}]
Aframomum melegueta
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn:
{grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper},
{melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
Afrasian language
n 1: a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and
Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic
language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-
Semitic}]
African American English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
African American Vernacular English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
African bowstring hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring
hemp}, {African hemp}, {Sansevieria guineensis}]
African chameleon
n 1: a chameleon found in Africa [syn: {African chameleon},
{Chamaeleo chamaeleon}]
African clawed frog
n 1: a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the
United States as result of release of laboratory and
aquarium animals [syn: {African clawed frog}, {Xenopus
laevis}]
African coral snake
n 1: small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa
banded in black and orange [syn: {African coral snake},
{Aspidelaps lubricus}]
African country
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the African continent
[syn: {African country}, {African nation}]
African crocodile
n 1: a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn:
{African crocodile}, {Nile crocodile}, {Crocodylus
niloticus}]
African daisy
n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow
daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum},
{Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]
2: African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
3: any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike
flowers
African elephant
n 1: an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears
and ivory tusks [syn: {African elephant}, {Loxodonta
africana}]
African gray
n 1: commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail
and white face; native to equatorial Africa [syn: {African
grey}, {African gray}, {Psittacus erithacus}]
African green monkey
n 1: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow
tail [syn: {green monkey}, {African green monkey},
{Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus}]
African grey
n 1: commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail
and white face; native to equatorial Africa [syn: {African
grey}, {African gray}, {Psittacus erithacus}]
African hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring
hemp}, {African hemp}, {Sansevieria guineensis}]
2: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy
branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous
white flowers [syn: {African hemp}, {Sparmannia africana}]
African holly
n 1: woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical
Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly
branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red
berries resembling holly berries [syn: {African holly},
{Solanum giganteum}]
African hunting dog
n 1: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa
that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn:
{African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog},
{Lycaon pictus}]
African lily
n 1: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels
of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African
lily}, {African tulip}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus
africanus}]
African love grass
n 1: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy
stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion
control [syn: {weeping love grass}, {African love grass},
{Eragrostis curvula}]
African mahogany
n 1: African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
African marigold
n 1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold},
{big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]
African millet
n 1: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter
flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet},
{ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan},
{kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]
African monitor
n 1: destroys crocodile eggs [syn: {African monitor}, {Varanus
niloticus}]
African nation
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the African continent
[syn: {African country}, {African nation}]
African oil palm
n 1: oil palm of Africa [syn: {African oil palm}, {Elaeis
guineensis}]
African sandalwood
n 1: small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood
yielding a red dye [syn: {camwood}, {African sandalwood},
{Baphia nitida}]
African scented mahogany
n 1: African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood
varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African
scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany},
{Entandrophragma cylindricum}]
African tea
n 1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like
tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric
stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
[syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea},
{African tea}]
African tulip
n 1: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels
of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African
lily}, {African tulip}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus
africanus}]
African violet
n 1: tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its
violet or white or pink flowers [syn: {African violet},
{Saintpaulia ionantha}]
African walnut
n 1: tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles
mahogany [syn: {African walnut}, {Lovoa klaineana}]
African wild ass
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: {African wild ass}, {Equus
asinus}]
African yellowwood
n 1: South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn:
{cape yellowwood}, {African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus
elongatus}]
African-American
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African
ancestry; "African-American culture" [syn: {African-
American}, {Afro-American}]
n 1: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are
archaic and pejorative today [syn: {Black}, {African-
American}, {Negro}, {Negroid}]
African-American music
n 1: music created by African-American musicians; early forms
were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic
beat with repeated choruses [syn: {black music}, {African-
American music}]
Africanized bee
n 1: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as
a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread
as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized
honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata},
{Apis mellifera adansonii}]
Africanized honey bee
n 1: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as
a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread
as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized
honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata},
{Apis mellifera adansonii}]
Afro hairdo
n 1: a rounded thickly curled hairdo [syn: {Afro}, {Afro
hairdo}]
Afro-American
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African
ancestry; "African-American culture" [syn: {African-
American}, {Afro-American}]
Afro-Asian
adj 1: of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their
peoples; "Afro-Asian population"
Afro-Asiatic
n 1: a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and
Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic
language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-
Semitic}]
Afro-wig
n 1: a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo
Afroasiatic language
n 1: a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and
Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic
language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-
Semitic}]
Afrocarpus falcata
n 1: medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common
yellowwood}, {bastard yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]
Afropavo congensis
n 1: both sexes are brightly colored [syn: {afropavo}, {Congo
peafowl}, {Afropavo congensis}]
after a fashion
adv 1: to some extent; not very well; "he speaks French after a
fashion"
after all
adv 1: emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is
your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our
president"
2: in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it
didn't rain after all"
after hours
adv 1: not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours"
after part
n 1: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part},
{quarter}, {poop}, {tail}]
after-hours
adj 1: after closing time especially a legally established
closing time; "after-hours socializing"; "an after-hours
club"
after-school
adj 1: outside regular school hours; "a special after-school
class"
after-shave
n 1: a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving [syn:
{after-shave}, {after-shave lotion}]
after-shave lotion
n 1: a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving [syn:
{after-shave}, {after-shave lotion}]
afternoon tea
n 1: a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes;
"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon
tea" [syn: {tea}, {afternoon tea}, {teatime}]
again and again
adv 1: repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over
again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and
again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time
and time again}]
against the clock
adv 1: as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race
against the clock" [syn: {against the clock}, {against
time}]
against the wind
adv 1: in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is
blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: {upwind}, {against the
wind}, {into the wind}] [ant: {downwind}]
against time
adv 1: as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race
against the clock" [syn: {against the clock}, {against
time}]
agamid lizard
n 1: a lizard of the family Agamidae [syn: {agamid}, {agamid
lizard}]
Agapanthus africanus
n 1: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels
of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African
lily}, {African tulip}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus
africanus}]
agape love
n 1: selfless love of one person for another without sexual
implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
[syn: {agape}, {agape love}]
agar-agar
n 1: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar}, {agar-
agar}]
Agaricus arvensis
n 1: coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and a broad white
cap [syn: {horse mushroom}, {Agaricus arvensis}]
Agaricus campestris
n 1: common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil;
the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {meadow
mushroom}, {field mushroom}, {Agaricus campestris}]
Agastache foeniculum
n 1: much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
[syn: {anise hyssop}, {Agastache foeniculum}]
Agastache mexicana
n 1: erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers
[syn: {Mexican hyssop}, {Agastache mexicana}]
Agastache nepetoides
n 1: erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers;
southern Canada and southeastern United States [syn:
{yellow giant hyssop}, {Agastache nepetoides}]
agate line
n 1: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch
deep) used to measure advertising [syn: {agate line},
{line}]
Agatha Christie
n 1: prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
[syn: {Christie}, {Agatha Christie}, {Dame Agatha Mary
Clarissa Christie}]
Agathis alba
n 1: native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar
resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis
dammara}, {Agathis alba}]
Agathis australis
n 1: tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-
grained wood [syn: {kauri}, {kaury}, {Agathis australis}]
Agathis dammara
n 1: native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar
resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis
dammara}, {Agathis alba}]
Agathis lanceolata
n 1: New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown
bark [syn: {red kauri}, {Agathis lanceolata}]
Agathis robusta
n 1: Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood
much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine},
{queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]
Agave americana
n 1: widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-
white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to
twenty years and then dies [syn: {American agave}, {Agave
americana}]
Agave atrovirens
n 1: Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is
the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal [syn:
{maguey}, {Agave atrovirens}]
Agave cantala
n 1: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making
coarse twine [syn: {maguey}, {cantala}, {Agave cantala}]
agave family
n 1: chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes
Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some
classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and
the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {agave
family}, {sisal family}]
Agave sisalana
n 1: Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves
yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope [syn: {sisal},
{Agave sisalana}]
Agave tequilana
n 1: Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
age bracket
n 1: a group of people having approximately the same age [syn:
{age group}, {age bracket}, {cohort}]
age class
n 1: people in the same age range
age group
n 1: a group of people having approximately the same age [syn:
{age group}, {age bracket}, {cohort}]
age limit
n 1: regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something
or holding some position
age norm
n 1: the average age at which particular performances are
expected to appear
age of consent
n 1: the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or
the minimum age for consensual sexual relations;
intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of
assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different
states of the Union
Age of Fishes
n 1: from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of
fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn:
{Devonian}, {Devonian period}, {Age of Fishes}]
Age of Mammals
n 1: approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic},
{Cenozoic era}, {Age of Mammals}]
Age of Man
n 1: last 2 million years [syn: {Quaternary}, {Quaternary
period}, {Age of Man}]
Age of Reason
n 1: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that
advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of
tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment
brought about many humanitarian reforms" [syn:
{Enlightenment}, {Age of Reason}]
Age of Reptiles
n 1: from 230 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Mesozoic},
{Mesozoic era}, {Age of Reptiles}]
age-old
adj 1: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old
customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away
to complete darkness" [syn: {age-old}, {antique}]
age-related
adj 1: changing (increasing or decreasing) as an individual's
age increases
age-related macular degeneration
n 1: macular degeneration that is age-related [syn: {age-related
macular degeneration}, {AMD}]
Agelaius phoeniceus
n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
[syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {redwing}, {Agelaius
phoeniceus}]
agency security
n 1: a security issued by United States government agencies or
the Farm Credit System [syn: {government security}, {agency
security}]
agenda item
n 1: one of the items to be considered
agent bank
n 1: a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to
protect their interests [syn: {lead bank}, {agent bank}]
2: a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
Agent Orange
n 1: a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest
areas
agent provocateur
n 1: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit
illegal acts [syn: {agent provocateur}, {provocateur}]
agent-in-place
n 1: an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence
target
agentive role
n 1: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or
causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
[syn: {agentive role}, {agent}]
Ageratina altissima
n 1: American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white
flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk
sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white
snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima},
{Eupatorium rugosum}]
Ageratum houstonianum
n 1: small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to
lavender blooms [syn: {common ageratum}, {Ageratum
houstonianum}]
agglutinating activity
n 1: the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in
solution; these larger masses are then (usually)
precipitated [syn: {agglutination}, {agglutinating
activity}]
agglutination test
n 1: a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with
the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and
whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the
antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and
diagnosis of infections
aggravated assault
n 1: a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with
a deadly weapon)
aggregate fruit
n 1: fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes
derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle:
e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: {aggregate
fruit}, {multiple fruit}, {syncarp}]
agitated depression
n 1: a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits
irritability and restlessness
Agkistrodon contortrix
n 1: common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United
States [syn: {copperhead}, {Agkistrodon contortrix}]
Agkistrodon piscivorus
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth}, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]
Aglaomorpha meyeniana
n 1: epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
[syn: {bear's-paw fern}, {Aglaomorpha meyeniana}]
Aglaonema modestum
n 1: erect or partially climbing herb having large green or
variegated leaves [syn: {Chinese evergreen}, {Japanese
leaf}, {Aglaonema modestum}]
Agnes de Mille
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced
formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) [syn: {de
Mille}, {Agnes de Mille}, {Agnes George de Mille}]
Agnes George de Mille
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced
formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) [syn: {de
Mille}, {Agnes de Mille}, {Agnes George de Mille}]
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
{Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa},
{Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]
Agnus Dei
n 1: figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: {Agnus Dei},
{Paschal Lamb}]
2: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
agonic line
n 1: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface
where the magnetic declination is zero
Agonus cataphractus
n 1: northern Atlantic sea poacher [syn: {pogge}, {armed
bullhead}, {Agonus cataphractus}]
agony aunt
n 1: a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers
advice on personal problems to people who write in
agony column
n 1: a newspaper column devoted to personal problems
agreed upon
adj 1: constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement;
"stipulatory obligations" [syn: {agreed upon(p)},
{stipulatory}]
agricultural agent
n 1: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in
rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
[syn: {county agent}, {agricultural agent}, {extension
agent}]
agricultural laborer
n 1: a person who tills the soil for a living [syn:
{agricultural laborer}, {agricultural labourer}]
agricultural labourer
n 1: a person who tills the soil for a living [syn:
{agricultural laborer}, {agricultural labourer}]
Agriculture Department
n 1: the federal department that administers programs that
provide services to farmers (including research and soil
conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy);
created in 1862 [syn: {Department of Agriculture},
{Agriculture Department}, {Agriculture}, {USDA}]
Agriculture Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman
J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" [syn: {Secretary
of Agriculture}, {Agriculture Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture;
"the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in
1889" [syn: {Secretary of Agriculture}, {Agriculture
Secretary}]
Agrimonia eupatoria
n 1: erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats [syn:
{harvest-lice}, {Agrimonia eupatoria}]
Agrimonia procera
n 1: fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins
on moist soils [syn: {fragrant agrimony}, {Agrimonia
procera}]
Agriocharis ocellata
n 1: wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
[syn: {ocellated turkey}, {Agriocharis ocellata}]
Agrippina the Elder
n 1: granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and
Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) [syn: {Agrippina},
{Agrippina the Elder}]
Agrippina the Younger
n 1: wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared
heir and who was then put to death by Nero [syn:
{Agrippina}, {Agrippina the Younger}]
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
n 1: the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
Agropyron cristatum
n 1: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for
forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass},
{crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass},
{Agropyron cristatum}]
Agropyron intermedium
n 1: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for
pasture and fodder [syn: {intermediate wheatgrass},
{Agropyron intermedium}, {Elymus hispidus}]
Agropyron pauciflorum
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass},
{Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus
trachycaulos}]
Agropyron repens
n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
Agropyron smithii
n 1: valuable forage grass of western United States [syn:
{western wheatgrass}, {bluestem wheatgrass}, {Agropyron
smithii}]
Agropyron subsecundum
n 1: a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering
glumes [syn: {bearded wheatgrass}, {Agropyron subsecundum}]
Agropyron trachycaulum
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass},
{Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus
trachycaulos}]
Agrostemma githago
n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple
flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields
and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn
cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma
githago}]
Agrostis alba
n 1: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in
northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {wood
meadowgrass}, {Poa nemoralis}, {Agrostis alba}]
Agrostis canina
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
Agrostis nebulosa
n 1: Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried
bouquets [syn: {cloud grass}, {Agrostis nebulosa}]
Agrostis palustris
n 1: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn:
{creeping bent}, {creeping bentgrass}, {Agrostis
palustris}]
agua toad
n 1: largest known toad species; native to Central America;
valuable destroyer of insect pests [syn: {agua}, {agua
toad}, {Bufo marinus}]
ague grass
n 1: colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and
white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague
root}, {ague grass}, {Aletris farinosa}]
ague root
n 1: colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and
white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague
root}, {ague grass}, {Aletris farinosa}]
ague weed
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
{Gentiana quinquefolia}]
ahead of the game
adv 1: in an advantageous position; "she's ahead of the game"
ahead of time
adv 1: before the usual time or the time expected; "she
graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
[syn: {early}, {ahead of time}, {too soon}] [ant:
{belatedly}, {late}, {tardily}]
Ahmad Shah Masoud
n 1: Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by
successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was
assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001) [syn:
{Masoud}, {Ahmad Shah Masoud}]
Ahmed Salman Rushdie
n 1: British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his
novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa
was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) [syn:
{Rushdie}, {Salman Rushdie}, {Ahmed Salman Rushdie}]
Ahmed Zoki Yamani
n 1: Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central
figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) [syn:
{Yamani}, {Ahmed Zoki Yamani}]
Ahura Mazda
n 1: chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and
embodiment of good [syn: {Ormazd}, {Ormuzd}, {Ahura Mazda}]
aid station
n 1: (military) a station located near a combat area for giving
first aid to the wounded [syn: {dressing station}, {aid
station}]
aide-de-camp
n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior
officer [syn: {adjutant}, {aide}, {aide-de-camp}]
aide-memoire
n 1: a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used
especially in diplomatic communications) [syn: {aide-
memoire}, {position paper}]
Ailanthus altissima
n 1: deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like
sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United
States as a street tree because of its resistance to
pollution [syn: {tree of heaven}, {tree of the gods},
{Ailanthus altissima}]
ailanthus silkworm
n 1: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth [syn: {ailanthus
silkworm}, {Samia cynthia}]
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests
of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a
member of the bear family or of a separate family
Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear},
{coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
Ailurus fulgens
n 1: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat},
{cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]
Aimee Semple McPherson
n 1: United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her
extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn:
{McPherson}, {Aimee Semple McPherson}]
aioli sauce
n 1: garlic mayonnaise [syn: {aioli}, {aioli sauce}, {garlic
sauce}]
air alert
n 1: the time period during which military and civilian agencies
are prepared for an enemy air attack
2: the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready
for an operation; "aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"
3: the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an
enemy air attack
air attache
n 1: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer
in an air force
air attack
n 1: an attack by armed planes on a surface target [syn: {air
raid}, {air attack}]
air bag
n 1: a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on
collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being
thrown forward
air base
n 1: a base for military aircraft [syn: {air base}, {air
station}]
air bladder
n 1: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes
that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: {air bladder}, {swim
bladder}, {float}]
air bubble
n 1: a bubble of air
air castle
n 1: absentminded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie},
{revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air
castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]
air cell
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {alveolus},
{air sac}, {air cell}]
air cleaner
n 1: a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through
it [syn: {air filter}, {air cleaner}]
Air Combat Command
n 1: a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon
systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter,
bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue
aircraft [syn: {Air Combat Command}, {ACC}]
air compressor
n 1: a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and
delivers it at a higher pressure
air conditioner
n 1: an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and
thereby cool it; "we rarely turn on the air-conditioner"
[syn: {air conditioner}, {A/C}, {air-conditioner}]
2: a system that keeps air cool and dry [syn: {air conditioner},
{air conditioning}]
air conditioning
n 1: a system that keeps air cool and dry [syn: {air
conditioner}, {air conditioning}]
Air Corps
n 1: formerly the airborne division of the United States Army
air cover
n 1: the use of military aircraft to provide protection against
attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
air crew
n 1: the crew of an aircraft [syn: {aircrew}, {air crew}]
air current
n 1: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area
of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent
under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the
radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current
and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {wind}, {air current},
{current of air}]
air cushion
n 1: the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance
above the water or ground
2: a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of
motion [syn: {air cushion}, {air spring}]
3: a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be
inflated [syn: {air cushion}, {inflatable cushion}]
air defense
n 1: defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy
aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
air division
n 1: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising
two or more wings [syn: {division}, {air division}]
air duct
n 1: a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air
passage}, {air duct}, {airway}]
air embolism
n 1: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air
bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic
injection or as a complication from scuba diving [syn: {air
embolism}, {aeroembolism}, {gas embolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn:
{decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism},
{gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]
air filter
n 1: a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through
it [syn: {air filter}, {air cleaner}]
air flow
n 1: the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow
was directed right at her" [syn: {airflow}, {air flow},
{flow of air}]
air force
n 1: the airborne branch of a country's armed forces [syn: {air
force}, {airforce}]
2: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that
defends the United States through control and exploitation of
air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {U. S. Air
Force}, {US Air Force}, {Air Force}, {USAF}]
air force academy
n 1: an academy for training air force officers
Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
n 1: an agency focused on ensuring that the United States
military attains information superiority; operates
worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne
reconnaissance and surveillance platforms [syn: {Air Force
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance}, {Air Force
ISR}, {AFISR}]
Air Force ISR
n 1: an agency focused on ensuring that the United States
military attains information superiority; operates
worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne
reconnaissance and surveillance platforms [syn: {Air Force
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance}, {Air Force
ISR}, {AFISR}]
air force officer
n 1: an officer in the airforce [syn: {air force officer},
{commander}]
Air Force Research Laboratory
n 1: a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible
for discovering and developing and integrating fighting
technologies for aerospace forces [syn: {Air Force Research
Laboratory}, {AFRL}]
Air Force Space Command
n 1: a command of the United States Air Force that is
responsible for defending the United States through its
space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
[syn: {Air Force Space Command}, {AFSPC}]
air gas
n 1: a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen;
made by passing air over hot coke [syn: {producer gas},
{air gas}]
air group
n 1: a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a
squadron and smaller than a wing
air gun
n 1: a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn:
{air gun}, {airgun}, {air rifle}]
air hammer
n 1: a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: {air hammer},
{jackhammer}, {pneumatic hammer}]
air hole
n 1: a local region of low pressure or descending air that
causes a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {air pocket},
{pocket}, {air hole}]
2: a hole that allows the passage of air
air horn
n 1: a pneumatic horn
2: air intake of a carburetor
air hose
n 1: a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: {airline},
{air hose}]
air hostess
n 1: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {stewardess}, {air
hostess}, {hostess}]
air jacket
n 1: an inflatable life jacket [syn: {Mae West}, {air jacket}]
air lane
n 1: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one
airport to another [syn: {air lane}, {flight path},
{airway}, {skyway}]
air letter
n 1: a letter sent by air mail [syn: {airmail letter}, {air
letter}, {aerogram}, {aerogramme}]
air lock
n 1: a chamber that provides access to space where air is under
pressure [syn: {airlock}, {air lock}]
air mail
n 1: mail that is sent by air transport [ant: {surface mail}]
air marshal
n 1: a person trained by the government in hijacking and
terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger
aboard an airline flight [syn: {air marshal}, {sky
marshal}]
air mass
n 1: a large body of air with uniform characteristics
horizontally
air mattress
n 1: a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use
Air Medal
n 1: a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious
achievement while participating in an aerial flight
air mile
n 1: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut
mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
Air National Guard
n 1: a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force
that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance
during national emergencies [syn: {Air National Guard},
{ANG}]
air out
v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air
out}, {air}, {aerate}]
2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the
old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn:
{vent}, {ventilate}, {air out}, {air}]
air passage
n 1: a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air
passage}, {air duct}, {airway}]
air plant
n 1: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic
plant}]
air pocket
n 1: a local region of low pressure or descending air that
causes a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {air pocket},
{pocket}, {air hole}]
air pollution
n 1: pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the
visibility"
air potato
n 1: yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large
tubers [syn: {air potato}, {Dioscorea bulbifera}]
air power
n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn:
{aviation}, {air power}]
air pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric
pressure}, {air pressure}, {pressure}]
air pump
n 1: a pump that moves air in or out of something [syn: {air
pump}, {vacuum pump}]
air raid
n 1: an attack by armed planes on a surface target [syn: {air
raid}, {air attack}]
air reconnaissance
n 1: reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or
through the use of airborne sensors
air rifle
n 1: a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn:
{air gun}, {airgun}, {air rifle}]
air sac
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the
terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {alveolus},
{air sac}, {air cell}]
2: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
3: any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of
birds
air search radar
n 1: a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft
air shaft
n 1: a shaft for ventilation [syn: {air shaft}, {air well}]
air sick
adj 1: experiencing motion sickness [syn: {airsick}, {air sick},
{carsick}, {seasick}]
air sickness
n 1: motion sickness experienced while traveling by air
(especially during turbulence) [syn: {airsickness}, {air
sickness}]
air sock
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{windsock}, {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve},
{wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
air space
n 1: the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
[syn: {airspace}, {air space}]
air spring
n 1: a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock
of motion [syn: {air cushion}, {air spring}]
air station
n 1: a base for military aircraft [syn: {air base}, {air
station}]
air terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn:
{air terminal}, {airport terminal}]
air thermometer
n 1: thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the
pressure of a gas kept at constant volume [syn: {gas
thermometer}, {air thermometer}]
air traffic
n 1: traffic created by the movement of aircraft
air transport
n 1: transportation by air [syn: {air transportation}, {air
transport}]
air transportation
n 1: transportation by air [syn: {air transportation}, {air
transport}]
air transportation system
n 1: a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by
air
air travel
n 1: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting
in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn:
{air travel}, {aviation}, {air}]
air traveler
n 1: someone who travels by airplane [syn: {air traveler}, {air
traveller}]
air traveller
n 1: someone who travels by airplane [syn: {air traveler}, {air
traveller}]
air unit
n 1: a military unit that is part of the airforce
air wave
n 1: a sound wave that is transmitted via air
air well
n 1: a shaft for ventilation [syn: {air shaft}, {air well}]
air-breathing
adj 1: deriving oxygen from the air; "he studied respiration in
marine air-breathing vertebrates"; "large air-breathing
ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils"
air-condition
v 1: control the humidity and temperature of; "The room was cool
because it had been air-conditioned"
2: equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and
temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned" [syn: {air-
cool}, {air-condition}]
air-conditioned
adj 1: cooled by air conditioning
air-conditioner
n 1: an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and
thereby cool it; "we rarely turn on the air-conditioner"
[syn: {air conditioner}, {A/C}, {air-conditioner}]
air-cool
v 1: equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and
temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned" [syn: {air-
cool}, {air-condition}]
air-cooled
adj 1: cooled by a flow of air; "an air-cooled engine"
air-dried
adj 1: made dry by contact with unheated air
air-drop
v 1: drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or
helicopter
air-dry
adj 1: not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
air-filled
adj 1: full of air
air-freight
v 1: transport (cargo) by air [syn: {air-ship}, {airfreight},
{air-freight}]
air-intake
n 1: a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel
air-raid shelter
n 1: a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing
and provided with food and living facilities; used during
air raids [syn: {bomb shelter}, {air-raid shelter},
{bombproof}]
air-ship
v 1: transport (cargo) by air [syn: {air-ship}, {airfreight},
{air-freight}]
air-slake
v 1: alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part
to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"
air-sleeve
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{windsock}, {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve},
{wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
air-tight
adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an
airtight argument" [syn: {airtight}, {air-tight}]
2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {airtight},
{air-tight}, {gas-tight}]
air-to-air
adj 1: operating between or launched from or involving rockets
or aircraft in flight; "air-to-air missiles"; "air-to-air
communications" [ant: {air-to-ground}, {air-to-surface},
{surface-to-air}]
air-to-air missile
n 1: a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at
another
air-to-ground
adj 1: operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at
targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" [syn:
{air-to-surface}, {air-to-ground}] [ant: {air-to-air},
{surface-to-air}]
air-to-ground missile
n 1: a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a
target on the ground [syn: {air-to-ground missile}, {air-
to-surface missile}]
air-to-surface
adj 1: operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at
targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" [syn:
{air-to-surface}, {air-to-ground}] [ant: {air-to-air},
{surface-to-air}]
air-to-surface missile
n 1: a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a
target on the ground [syn: {air-to-ground missile}, {air-
to-surface missile}]
airborne patrol
n 1: a patrol provided by aircraft
airborne transmission
n 1: a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent
is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through
the respiratory tract
aircraft carrier
n 1: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat
deck for takeoffs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier},
{carrier}, {flattop}, {attack aircraft carrier}]
aircraft engine
n 1: the engine that powers and aircraft
aircraft landing
n 1: landing an aircraft [syn: {aircraft landing}, {airplane
landing}]
Aire River
n 1: a river in northern England that flows southeast through
West Yorkshire [syn: {Aire}, {River Aire}, {Aire River}]
Airedale terrier
n 1: breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire [syn:
{Airedale}, {Airedale terrier}]
airing cupboard
n 1: a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until
they are completely dry
airline business
n 1: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for
passengers [syn: {airline}, {airline business}, {airway}]
airmail letter
n 1: a letter sent by air mail [syn: {airmail letter}, {air
letter}, {aerogram}, {aerogramme}]
airplane landing
n 1: landing an aircraft [syn: {aircraft landing}, {airplane
landing}]
airplane maneuver
n 1: a maneuver executed by an aircraft [syn: {flight maneuver},
{airplane maneuver}]
airplane mechanics
n 1: the craft of building and repairing airplanes
airplane pilot
n 1: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
[syn: {pilot}, {airplane pilot}]
airplane propeller
n 1: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn:
{airplane propeller}, {airscrew}, {prop}]
airplane ticket
n 1: a ticket good for a trip on an airplane [syn: {plane
ticket}, {airplane ticket}]
airport terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn:
{air terminal}, {airport terminal}]
Aix galericulata
n 1: showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated [syn:
{mandarin duck}, {Aix galericulata}]
Aix sponsa
n 1: showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn:
{wood duck}, {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]
Aix-la-Chapelle
n 1: a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian
borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
[syn: {Aachen}, {Aken}, {Aix-la-Chapelle}]
Ajaia ajaja
n 1: tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: {roseate
spoonbill}, {Ajaia ajaja}]
Ajuga chamaepitys
n 1: low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly
aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North
Africa [syn: {ground pine}, {yellow bugle}, {Ajuga
chamaepitys}]
Ajuga genevensis
n 1: upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers;
southern Europe [syn: {erect bugle}, {blue bugle}, {Ajuga
genevensis}]
Ajuga pyramidalis
n 1: European evergreen carpeting perennial [syn: {pyramid
bugle}, {Ajuga pyramidalis}]
Ajuga reptans
n 1: low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of
blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States [syn:
{creeping bugle}, {Ajuga reptans}]
akee tree
n 1: widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for
its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in
Jamaica by William Bligh [syn: {akee}, {akee tree},
{Blighia sapida}]
akinetic epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy characterized by akinesia
Akira Kurosawa
n 1: Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore
with western styles of acting (1910-1998) [syn: {Kurosawa},
{Akira Kurosawa}]
Aksa Martyrs Brigades
n 1: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and
strongest and best equipped faction active in the West
Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
[syn: {Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades},
{Martyrs of al-Aqsa}]
Akwa'ala
n 1: a member of the Akwa'ala community in Baja California
2: a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language
and live in Baja California
3: the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala
Al Alamayn
n 1: a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a
decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery
over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Al
Alamayn}, {Battle of El Alamein}]
Al Aqabah
n 1: Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf
of Aqaba [syn: {Al Aqabah}, {Aqaba}, {Akaba}]
Al Capone
n 1: United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during
prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
[syn: {Capone}, {Al Capone}, {Alphonse Capone}, {Scarface}]
al dente
adj 1: of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
Al Faran
n 1: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the
Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a
terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks
Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-
Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-
Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
Al Gore
n 1: Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton
(born in 1948) [syn: {Gore}, {Al Gore}, {Albert Gore Jr.}]
Al Hirschfeld
n 1: United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures
(1904-2003) [syn: {Hirschfeld}, {Al Hirschfeld}]
al Itihaad al Islamiya
n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did
fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United
States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia;
believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al
Itihaad al Islamiya}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic
Unity}, {AIAI}]
Al Jolson
n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the
first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: {Jolson},
{Al Jolson}, {Asa Yoelson}]
Al Ladhiqiyah
n 1: a seaport on the western coast of Syria [syn: {Al
Ladhiqiyah}, {Latakia}]
Al Madinah
n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of
Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn:
{Medina}, {Al Madinah}]
Al Nathir
n 1: a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and
linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat
al Qaeda
n 1: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda},
{al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {al Qaeda}, {al Qaida}, {Base}]
Al Qahira
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El
Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]
al Qaida
n 1: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda},
{al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {al Qaeda}, {al Qaida}, {Base}]
Al Qanoon
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a
coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad
and elements of al-Qaeda [syn: {Lashkar-e-Omar}, {Al
Qanoon}]
al Sunna Wal Jamma
n 1: a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in
Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks
[syn: {al Sunna Wal Jamma}, {Followers of the Prophet}]
Al Tawhid
n 1: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but
operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia
with chemical weapons [syn: {al-Tawhid}, {Al Tawhid},
{Divine Unity}]
al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades
n 1: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and
strongest and best equipped faction active in the West
Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
[syn: {Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades},
{Martyrs of al-Aqsa}]
al-Asifa
n 1: a Palestinian political and military organization founded
by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a
Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained
terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out
numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe
and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: {al-Fatah},
{Fatah}, {al-Asifa}]
al-Fatah
n 1: a Palestinian political and military organization founded
by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a
Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained
terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out
numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe
and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: {al-Fatah},
{Fatah}, {al-Asifa}]
al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
n 1: a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized
into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during
the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"
[syn: {al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya}, {Islamic Group}]
Al-hakim
n 1: an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an
incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect
(985-1021)
Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
n 1: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in
geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century;
established experiments as the norm of proof in physics
(died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {Alhacen}, {al-Haytham},
{Ibn al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]
al-Haytham
n 1: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in
geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century;
established experiments as the norm of proof in physics
(died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {Alhacen}, {al-Haytham},
{Ibn al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]
Al-Hudaydah
n 1: an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea [syn: {Hodeida},
{Al-Hudaydah}]
Al-Iraq
n 1: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient
civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as
Iraq [syn: {Iraq}, {Republic of Iraq}, {Al-Iraq}, {Irak}]
al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did
fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United
States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia;
believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al
Itihaad al Islamiya}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic
Unity}, {AIAI}]
Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya
n 1: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with
al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government;
attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic
Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-
Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan
Islamic Group}]
al-Jihad
n 1: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s;
seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it
with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells;
"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination
of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic
Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]
al-Ma'unah
n 1: a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of
disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want
to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an
Islamic state
Al-Magrib
n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa
with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence
from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Kingdom of Morocco},
{Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
al-Muhajiroun
n 1: a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who
support bin Laden and other terrorist groups
Al-Mukalla
n 1: a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of
Aden [syn: {Mukalla}, {Al-Mukalla}]
al-Qa'ida
n 1: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda},
{al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {al Qaeda}, {al Qaida}, {Base}]
al-Qaeda
n 1: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda},
{al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {al Qaeda}, {al Qaida}, {Base}]
al-Qaida
n 1: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda},
{al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {al Qaeda}, {al Qaida}, {Base}]
al-Qur'an
n 1: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet
Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran},
{Quran}, {al-Qur'an}, {Book}]
al-Rashid Trust
n 1: a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took
over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's
international system; provides financial support for the
Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists
Muslim militants around the world; established a network of
madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan
al-Tawhid
n 1: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but
operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia
with chemical weapons [syn: {al-Tawhid}, {Al Tawhid},
{Divine Unity}]
al-Ummah
n 1: a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to
be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
Ala.
n 1: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of
Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American
Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia
State}, {AL}, {Ala.}]
Alabama lip fern
n 1: southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
[syn: {smooth lip fern}, {Alabama lip fern}, {Cheilanthes
alabamensis}]
Alabama River
n 1: a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa
and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward
to become a tributary of the Mobile River [syn: {Alabama},
{Alabama River}]
Aladdin's lamp
n 1: (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned
a genie
Alan Alexander Milne
n 1: English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn:
{Milne}, {A. A. Milne}, {Alan Alexander Milne}]
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
n 1: astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital
rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Shepard},
{Alan Shepard}, {Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.}]
Alan Hodgkin
n 1: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered
the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission
of the nerve impulse (1914-1998) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Alan
Hodgkin}, {Sir Alan Hodgkin}, {Alan Lloyd Hodgkin}]
Alan Jay Lerner
n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with
Frederick Loewe (1918-1986) [syn: {Lerner}, {Alan Jay
Lerner}]
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
n 1: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered
the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission
of the nerve impulse (1914-1998) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Alan
Hodgkin}, {Sir Alan Hodgkin}, {Alan Lloyd Hodgkin}]
Alan Mathison Turing
n 1: English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine
and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
[syn: {Turing}, {Alan Turing}, {Alan Mathison Turing}]
Alan Paton
n 1: South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: {Paton}, {Alan
Paton}, {Alan Stewart Paton}]
Alan Seeger
n 1: United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916) [syn:
{Seeger}, {Alan Seeger}]
Alan Shepard
n 1: astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital
rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Shepard},
{Alan Shepard}, {Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.}]
Alan Stewart Paton
n 1: South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: {Paton}, {Alan
Paton}, {Alan Stewart Paton}]
Alan Turing
n 1: English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine
and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
[syn: {Turing}, {Alan Turing}, {Alan Mathison Turing}]
Aland islands
n 1: an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia
under Finnish control [syn: {Aland islands}, {Aaland
islands}, {Ahvenanmaa}]
alarm bell
n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: {tocsin},
{alarm bell}]
alarm clock
n 1: a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time [syn:
{alarm clock}, {alarm}]
alarm system
n 1: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable
event [syn: {alarm}, {warning device}, {alarm system}]
Alaska cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow
cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}]
Alaska cod
n 1: closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Pacific cod},
{Alaska cod}, {Gadus macrocephalus}]
Alaska crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
{Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab},
{Alaska crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska
crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}]
Alaska fur seal
n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
{Alaska fur seal}, {Callorhinus ursinus}]
Alaska king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
{Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab},
{Alaska crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska
crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}]
Alaska Native
n 1: a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of
Alaska [syn: {Alaska Native}, {Alaskan Native}, {Native
Alaskan}]
Alaska Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the
Aleutian Islands)
Alaska Range
n 1: a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount
McKinley
Alaska rein orchid
n 1: similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers;
Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and
Colorado [syn: {Alaska rein orchid}, {Habenaria
unalascensis}]
Alaska Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and
most of Alaska [syn: {Alaska Standard Time}, {Yukon Time}]
Alaskan brown bear
n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn:
{Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus
middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]
Alaskan king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
{Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab},
{Alaska crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska
crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}]
Alaskan malamute
n 1: breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malamute},
{malemute}, {Alaskan malamute}]
Alaskan Native
n 1: a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of
Alaska [syn: {Alaska Native}, {Alaskan Native}, {Native
Alaskan}]
Alaskan pipeline
n 1: an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe
Bay to the port of Valdez [syn: {Alaskan pipeline}, {trans-
Alaska pipeline}]
Alauda arvensis
n 1: brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while
hovering at a great height [syn: {skylark}, {Alauda
arvensis}]
Alban Berg
n 1: Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system
(1885-1935) [syn: {Berg}, {Alban Berg}]
Albanian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of
the country [syn: {Tirana}, {Albanian capital}]
Albanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Albania
Albatrellus dispansus
n 1: a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow
fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad
central stalk and a fragrant odor
Albatrellus ovinus
n 1: a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore
surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found
under conifers; edible but not popular [syn: {Albatrellus
ovinus}, {sheep polypore}]
Alben Barkley
n 1: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the
United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Barkley}, {Alben Barkley},
{Alben William Barkley}]
Alben William Barkley
n 1: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the
United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Barkley}, {Alben Barkley},
{Alben William Barkley}]
Albers-Schonberg disease
n 1: an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone
density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be
obliterated [syn: {osteopetrosis}, {Albers-Schonberg
disease}, {marble bones disease}]
Albert Abraham Michelson
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated
with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
[syn: {Michelson}, {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Michelson},
{Albert Abraham Michelson}]
Albert Bruce Sabin
n 1: United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed
the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against
poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: {Sabin}, {Albert Sabin},
{Albert Bruce Sabin}]
Albert Camus
n 1: French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated
in an absurd world (1913-1960) [syn: {Camus}, {Albert
Camus}]
Albert Edward
n 1: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and
Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways
(1841-1910) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward VII}, {Albert Edward}]
Albert Einstein
n 1: physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory
of relativity and the general theory of relativity;
Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete
quantized bundles of energy (later called photons)
(1879-1955) [syn: {Einstein}, {Albert Einstein}]
Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
[syn: {Albert}, {Prince Albert}, {Albert Francis Charles
Augustus Emmanuel}]
Albert Gore Jr.
n 1: Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton
(born in 1948) [syn: {Gore}, {Al Gore}, {Albert Gore Jr.}]
Albert Michelson
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated
with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
[syn: {Michelson}, {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Michelson},
{Albert Abraham Michelson}]
Albert Sabin
n 1: United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed
the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against
poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: {Sabin}, {Albert Sabin},
{Albert Bruce Sabin}]
Albert Schweitzer
n 1: French philosopher and physician and organist who spent
most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon
(1875-1965) [syn: {Schweitzer}, {Albert Schweitzer}]
Albert Speer
n 1: German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981)
[syn: {Speer}, {Albert Speer}]
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the
first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Szent-
Gyorgyi}, {Albert Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert von Szent-
Gyorgyi}]
Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the
first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Szent-
Gyorgyi}, {Albert Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert von Szent-
Gyorgyi}]
Alberto Giacometti
n 1: Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures
of elongated figures (1901-1966) [syn: {Giacometti},
{Alberto Giacometti}]
Albino Luciano
n 1: the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only
34 days (1912-1978) [syn: {John Paul I}, {Albino Luciano}]
Albizia julibrissin
n 1: attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having
bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn:
{silk tree}, {Albizia julibrissin}, {Albizzia julibrissin}]
Albizia lebbeck
n 1: large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and
globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed
pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {siris tree},
{Albizia lebbeck}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]
Albizia saman
n 1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate
leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens
and seed pods that are eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree},
{saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang},
{Albizia saman}]
Albizzia julibrissin
n 1: attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having
bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn:
{silk tree}, {Albizia julibrissin}, {Albizzia julibrissin}]
Albizzia lebbeck
n 1: large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and
globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed
pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {siris tree},
{Albizia lebbeck}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]
Albrecht Durer
n 1: a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance
(1471-1528) [syn: {Durer}, {Albrecht Durer}]
Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein
n 1: Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the
Thirty Years' War (1583-1634) [syn: {Wallenstein},
{Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein}]
Albright's disease
n 1: fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones [syn:
{Albright's disease}, {polyostotic fibrous dysplasia}]
Albula vulpes
n 1: slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and
mangrove lagoons [syn: {bonefish}, {Albula vulpes}]
Alca torda
n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {razor-billed auk},
{Alca torda}]
Alcaic verse
n 1: verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry
consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly
invented by Alcaeus [syn: {Alcaic}, {Alcaic verse}]
Alcea rosea
n 1: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or
purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn:
{rose mallow}, {Alcea rosea}, {Althea rosea}]
Alcedo atthis
n 1: small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
[syn: {Eurasian kingfisher}, {Alcedo atthis}]
Alces alces
n 1: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the
male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
[syn: {elk}, {moose}, {Alces alces}]
alcohol abuse
n 1: excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn:
{alcohol abuse}, {alcoholic abuse}, {alcoholism abuse}]
alcohol addiction
n 1: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of
alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an
addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to
severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: {alcoholism}, {alcohol
addiction}, {inebriation}, {drunkenness}]
alcohol amnestic disorder
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
alcohol group
n 1: the chemical group -OH [syn: {alcohol group}, {alcohol
radical}]
alcohol radical
n 1: the chemical group -OH [syn: {alcohol group}, {alcohol
radical}]
alcohol thermometer
n 1: thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked
with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol
which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with
changes in temperature [syn: {alcohol thermometer},
{alcohol-in-glass thermometer}]
alcohol-dependent
adj 1: addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"-
Carl Van Doren [syn: {alcoholic}, {alcohol-dependent}]
alcohol-in-glass thermometer
n 1: thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked
with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol
which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with
changes in temperature [syn: {alcohol thermometer},
{alcohol-in-glass thermometer}]
alcohol-soluble
adj 1: soluble in alcohol
alcoholic abuse
n 1: excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn:
{alcohol abuse}, {alcoholic abuse}, {alcoholism abuse}]
alcoholic beverage
n 1: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent;
"alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcohol}, {alcoholic
drink}, {alcoholic beverage}, {intoxicant}, {inebriant}]
alcoholic dementia
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
alcoholic drink
n 1: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent;
"alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcohol}, {alcoholic
drink}, {alcoholic beverage}, {intoxicant}, {inebriant}]
Alcoholics Anonymous
n 1: an international organization that provides a support group
for persons trying to overcome alcoholism [syn: {Alcoholics
Anonymous}, {AA}]
alcoholism abuse
n 1: excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn:
{alcohol abuse}, {alcoholic abuse}, {alcoholism abuse}]
aldehyde group
n 1: the chemical group -CHO [syn: {aldehyde group}, {aldehyde
radical}]
aldehyde radical
n 1: the chemical group -CHO [syn: {aldehyde group}, {aldehyde
radical}]
aldehyde-alcohol
n 1: an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of
two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group
(-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) [syn: {aldol},
{aldehyde-alcohol}]
alder blight
n 1: a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a
plant louse)
alder buckthorn
n 1: small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder buckthorn}, {alder
dogwood}, {Rhamnus frangula}]
alder dogwood
n 1: small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder buckthorn}, {alder
dogwood}, {Rhamnus frangula}]
alder fly
n 1: dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn:
{alderfly}, {alder fly}, {Sialis lutaria}]
alder tree
n 1: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and
conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the
wood is rot-resistant [syn: {alder}, {alder tree}]
alder-leaved serviceberry
n 1: shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having
fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red
fruits [syn: {alderleaf Juneberry}, {alder-leaved
serviceberry}, {Amelanchier alnifolia}]
alderleaf Juneberry
n 1: shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having
fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red
fruits [syn: {alderleaf Juneberry}, {alder-leaved
serviceberry}, {Amelanchier alnifolia}]
aldol reaction
n 1: a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol
Aldous Huxley
n 1: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered
mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled
utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Huxley}, {Aldous Huxley}, {Aldous
Leonard Huxley}]
Aldous Leonard Huxley
n 1: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered
mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled
utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Huxley}, {Aldous Huxley}, {Aldous
Leonard Huxley}]
Aldrovanda vesiculosa
n 1: floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and
southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6
to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water
fleas [syn: {waterwheel plant}, {Aldrovanda vesiculosa}]
ale drinker
n 1: someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale [syn: {beer
drinker}, {ale drinker}]
aleatory contract
n 1: a contract whose performance by one party depends on the
occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is
contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
Alec Guinness
n 1: English stage and screen actor noted for versatility
(1914-2000) [syn: {Guinness}, {Alec Guinness}, {Sir Alec
Guinness}]
Alectis ciliaris
n 1: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal
fins [syn: {threadfish}, {thread-fish}, {Alectis ciliaris}]
Alectoris graeca
n 1: of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {Greek
partridge}, {rock partridge}, {Alectoris graeca}]
Alectoris ruffa
n 1: common western European partridge with red legs [syn: {red-
legged partridge}, {Alectoris ruffa}]
Alectura lathami
n 1: black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New
Guinea [syn: {brush turkey}, {Alectura lathami}]
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
n 1: Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: {Blok}, {Alexander
Alexandrovich Blok}, {Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok}]
Aleksandr Borodin
n 1: Russian composer (1833-1887) [syn: {Borodin}, {Aleksandr
Borodin}, {Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin}]
Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky
n 1: Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas
II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks
(1881-1970) [syn: {Kerensky}, {Aleksandr Feodorovich
Kerensky}]
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed
the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn:
{Solzhenitsyn}, {Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn},
{Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn}, {Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn}]
Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov
n 1: Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving
electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and
lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
[syn: {Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr
Mikjailovich Prokhorov}]
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
n 1: Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
[syn: {Scriabin}, {Aleksandr Scriabin}, {Aleksandr
Nikolayevich Scriabin}]
Aleksandr Pavlovich
n 1: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government
of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon
(1777-1825) [syn: {Alexander I}, {Czar Alexander I},
{Aleksandr Pavlovich}]
Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin
n 1: Russian composer (1833-1887) [syn: {Borodin}, {Aleksandr
Borodin}, {Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin}]
Aleksandr Prokhorov
n 1: Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving
electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and
lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
[syn: {Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr
Mikjailovich Prokhorov}]
Aleksandr Scriabin
n 1: Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
[syn: {Scriabin}, {Aleksandr Scriabin}, {Aleksandr
Nikolayevich Scriabin}]
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
n 1: Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: {Pushkin}, {Alexander
Pushkin}, {Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin}]
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed
the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn:
{Solzhenitsyn}, {Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn},
{Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn}, {Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn}]
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted
for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim
Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich
Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted
for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim
Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich
Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
aleph-nought
n 1: the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-null}, {aleph-
nought}, {aleph-zero}]
aleph-null
n 1: the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-null}, {aleph-
nought}, {aleph-zero}]
aleph-zero
n 1: the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-null}, {aleph-
nought}, {aleph-zero}]
Aleppo boil
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
Aleppo grass
n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and
is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States
where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn:
{Johnson grass}, {Aleppo grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen
millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]
Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi
n 1: Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings
(1444-1510) [syn: {Botticelli}, {Sandro Botticelli},
{Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi}]
Alessandro Farnese
n 1: Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry
VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent
in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted
the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549) [syn:
{Paul III}, {Alessandro Farnese}]
Alessandro Manzoni
n 1: Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873) [syn: {Manzoni},
{Alessandro Manzoni}]
alethic logic
n 1: the modal logic of necessity and possibility and
contingency
Aletris aurea
n 1: colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller
than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States [syn:
{yellow colicroot}, {Aletris aurea}]
Aletris farinosa
n 1: colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and
white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague
root}, {ague grass}, {Aletris farinosa}]
Aletta Jacobs
n 1: Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic
in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929) [syn: {Jacobs},
{Aletta Jacobs}]
Aleuria aurantia
n 1: a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-
shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors [syn:
{Aleuria aurantia}, {orange peel fungus}]
Aleurites fordii
n 1: Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung
tree}, {tung}, {tung-oil tree}, {Aleurites fordii}]
Aleurites moluccana
n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil
used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used
locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {varnish tree},
{Aleurites moluccana}]
Aleutian Islands
n 1: an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest
from Alaska [syn: {Aleutian Islands}, {Aleutians}]
Alex Boncayao Brigade
n 1: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist
Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex
Boncayao Brigade}, {ABB}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army},
{RPA-ABB}]
Alex Haley
n 1: United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a
fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to
Africa (1921-1992) [syn: {Haley}, {Alex Haley}]
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok
n 1: Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: {Blok}, {Alexander
Alexandrovich Blok}, {Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok}]
Alexander Archipelago
n 1: a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
Alexander Bell
n 1: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone
(1847-1922) [syn: {Bell}, {Alexander Bell}, {Alexander
Graham Bell}]
Alexander Calder
n 1: United States sculptor who first created mobiles and
stabiles (1898-1976) [syn: {Calder}, {Alexander Calder}]
Alexander Fleming
n 1: Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin
(1881-1955) [syn: {Fleming}, {Alexander Fleming}, {Sir
Alexander Fleming}]
Alexander Graham Bell
n 1: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone
(1847-1922) [syn: {Bell}, {Alexander Bell}, {Alexander
Graham Bell}]
Alexander Hamilton
n 1: United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as
the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal
bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr
(1755-1804) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Alexander Hamilton}]
Alexander I
n 1: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government
of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon
(1777-1825) [syn: {Alexander I}, {Czar Alexander I},
{Aleksandr Pavlovich}]
Alexander II
n 1: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced
reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs
(1818-1881) [syn: {Alexander II}, {Czar Alexander II},
{Alexander the Liberator}]
Alexander III
n 1: son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
[syn: {Alexander III}, {Czar Alexander III}]
Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed
the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn:
{Solzhenitsyn}, {Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn},
{Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn}, {Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn}]
Alexander Melville Bell
n 1: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell
(1819-1905) [syn: {Bell}, {Melville Bell}, {Alexander
Melville Bell}]
Alexander Pope
n 1: English poet and satirist (1688-1744) [syn: {Pope},
{Alexander Pope}]
Alexander Pushkin
n 1: Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: {Pushkin}, {Alexander
Pushkin}, {Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin}]
Alexander Selcraig
n 1: Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off
the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for
Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
[syn: {Selkirk}, {Selcraig}, {Alexander Selkirk},
{Alexander Selcraig}]
Alexander Selkirk
n 1: Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off
the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for
Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
[syn: {Selkirk}, {Selcraig}, {Alexander Selkirk},
{Alexander Selcraig}]
Alexander the Great
n 1: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia;
founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: {Alexander},
{Alexander the Great}]
Alexander the Liberator
n 1: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced
reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs
(1818-1881) [syn: {Alexander II}, {Czar Alexander II},
{Alexander the Liberator}]
Alexander VI
n 1: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia
(1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Pope Alexander VI},
{Borgia}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]
Alexander Wilson
n 1: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
[syn: {Wilson}, {Alexander Wilson}]
Alexander Woollcott
n 1: United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943) [syn:
{Woollcott}, {Alexander Woollcott}]
Alexandre Dumas
n 1: French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical
tales (1802-1870) [syn: {Dumas}, {Alexandre Dumas}]
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
n 1: French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of
Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943) [syn:
{Yersin}, {Alexandre Yersin}, {Alexandre Emile Jean
Yersin}]
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
n 1: French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower
(1832-1923) [syn: {Eiffel}, {Alexandre Gustave Eiffel}]
Alexandre Yersin
n 1: French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of
Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943) [syn:
{Yersin}, {Alexandre Yersin}, {Alexandre Emile Jean
Yersin}]
Alexandria senna
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
Alexandrian laurel
n 1: East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers;
coastal areas southern India to Malaysia [syn: {Alexandrian
laurel}, {Calophyllum inophyllum}]
Alexandrian senna
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
Alexis Carrel
n 1: French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture
and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: {Carrel}, {Alexis
Carrel}]
Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville
n 1: French political writer noted for his analysis of American
institutions (1805-1859) [syn: {Tocqueville}, {Alexis de
Tocqueville}, {Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de
Tocqueville}]
Alexis de Tocqueville
n 1: French political writer noted for his analysis of American
institutions (1805-1859) [syn: {Tocqueville}, {Alexis de
Tocqueville}, {Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de
Tocqueville}]
alfalfa sprout
n 1: sprouted alfalfa seeds
Alfonso Borgia
n 1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power
in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Calixtus III}, {Borgia},
{Alfonso Borgia}]
Alfred Alistair Cooke
n 1: United States journalist (born in England in 1908) [syn:
{Cooke}, {Alistair Cooke}, {Alfred Alistair Cooke}]
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
n 1: Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite
and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes
(1833-1896) [syn: {Nobel}, {Alfred Nobel}, {Alfred Bernhard
Nobel}]
Alfred Binet
n 1: French psychologist remembered for his studies of the
intellectual development of children (1857-1911) [syn:
{Binet}, {Alfred Binet}]
Alfred Charles Kinsey
n 1: United States zoologist best known for his interview
studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956) [syn: {Kinsey},
{Alfred Charles Kinsey}]
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
n 1: British newspaper publisher (1865-1922) [syn: {Harmsworth},
{Alfred Charles William Harmsworth}, {Viscount
Northcliffe}]
Alfred Damon Runyon
n 1: United States writer of humorous stylized stories about
Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn:
{Runyon}, {Damon Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]
Alfred de Musset
n 1: French poet and writer (1810-1857) [syn: {Musset}, {Alfred
de Musset}, {Louis Charles Alfred de Musset}]
Alfred Dreyfus
n 1: French army officer of Jewish descent whose false
imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-
Semitism that dominated French politics until his release
in 1906 (1859-1935) [syn: {Dreyfus}, {Alfred Dreyfus}]
Alfred Edward Housman
n 1: English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {Housman}, {A. E. Housman},
{Alfred Edward Housman}]
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
n 1: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {Mason}, {A. E. W. Mason},
{Alfred Edward Woodley Mason}]
Alfred Eisenstaedt
n 1: United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed
documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in
1898) [syn: {Eisenstaedt}, {Alfred Eisenstaedt}]
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski
n 1: United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)
[syn: {Korzybski}, {Alfred Korzybski}, {Alfred Habdank
Skarbek Korzybski}]
Alfred Hawthorne
n 1: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: {Hill}, {Benny
Hill}, {Alfred Hawthorne}]
Alfred Hitchcock
n 1: English film director noted for his skill in creating
suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Alfred Hitchcock},
{Sir Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
n 1: English film director noted for his skill in creating
suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Alfred Hitchcock},
{Sir Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]
Alfred Kastler
n 1: French physicist (1902-1984) [syn: {Kastler}, {Alfred
Kastler}]
Alfred Korzybski
n 1: United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950)
[syn: {Korzybski}, {Alfred Korzybski}, {Alfred Habdank
Skarbek Korzybski}]
Alfred Kroeber
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for his studies of
culture (1876-1960) [syn: {Kroeber}, {Alfred Kroeber},
{Alfred Louis Kroeber}]
Alfred Krupp
n 1: German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his
firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s
through World War II (1812-1887) [syn: {Krupp}, {Alfred
Krupp}]
Alfred Lord Tennyson
n 1: Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson},
{Alfred Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord
Tennyson}]
Alfred Lothar Wegener
n 1: German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental
drift (1880-1930) [syn: {Wegener}, {Alfred Lothar Wegener}]
Alfred Louis Kroeber
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for his studies of
culture (1876-1960) [syn: {Kroeber}, {Alfred Kroeber},
{Alfred Louis Kroeber}]
Alfred Lunt
n 1: United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn
Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) [syn:
{Lunt}, {Alfred Lunt}]
Alfred Nobel
n 1: Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite
and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes
(1833-1896) [syn: {Nobel}, {Alfred Nobel}, {Alfred Bernhard
Nobel}]
Alfred North Whitehead
n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with
Bertrand Russell (1861-1947) [syn: {Whitehead}, {Alfred
North Whitehead}]
Alfred Noyes
n 1: English poet (1880-1958) [syn: {Noyes}, {Alfred Noyes}]
Alfred Russel Wallace
n 1: English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution
that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) [syn:
{Wallace}, {Alfred Russel Wallace}]
Alfred Stieglitz
n 1: United States photographer (1864-1946) [syn: {Stieglitz},
{Alfred Stieglitz}]
Alfred Tennyson
n 1: Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson},
{Alfred Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord
Tennyson}]
Alfred Thayer Mahan
n 1: United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914) [syn:
{Mahan}, {Alfred Thayer Mahan}]
Alfred the Great
n 1: king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing
in English (849-899) [syn: {Alfred}, {Alfred the Great}]
algarroba bean
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba},
{locust bean}, {locust pod}]
algebraic language
n 1: an algorithmic language having statements that resemble
algebraic expressions
algebraic number
n 1: root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
Algerian capital
n 1: an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and
largest city of Algeria [syn: {Algiers}, {Algerian
capital}]
Algerian centime
n 1: 100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
Algerian dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: {Algerian dinar},
{dinar}]
Algerian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Algeria
Algeripithecus minutus
n 1: tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million
years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some
authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
Algernon Charles Swinburne
n 1: English poet (1837-1909) [syn: {Swinburne}, {Algernon
Charles Swinburne}]
alginic acid
n 1: a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier [syn:
{algin}, {alginic acid}]
Algonquian language
n 1: family of North American Indian languages spoken from
Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
[syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonquin}, {Algonquian language}]
algorithm error
n 1: error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or
method for achieving the intended result
algorithmic language
n 1: an artificial language designed to express algorithms
algorithmic program
n 1: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve
some problem [syn: {algorithm}, {algorithmic rule},
{algorithmic program}]
algorithmic rule
n 1: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve
some problem [syn: {algorithm}, {algorithmic rule},
{algorithmic program}]
Ali Baba
n 1: the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame'
opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment
Alice B. Toklas
n 1: United States writer remembered as the secretary and
companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967) [syn: {Toklas},
{Alice B. Toklas}]
Alice Hamilton
n 1: United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial
poisons (1869-1970) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Alice Hamilton}]
Alice Malsenior Walker
n 1: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Walker}, {Alice
Walker}, {Alice Malsenior Walker}]
Alice Paul
n 1: United States feminist (1885-1977) [syn: {Paul}, {Alice
Paul}]
Alice Walker
n 1: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Walker}, {Alice
Walker}, {Alice Malsenior Walker}]
Alice-Josephine Pons
n 1: United States coloratura soprano (born in France)
(1904-1976) [syn: {Pons}, {Lily Pons}, {Alice-Josephine
Pons}]
Alicia Alonso
n 1: Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) [syn:
{Alonso}, {Alicia Alonso}]
alicyclic compound
n 1: an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
alien absconder
n 1: a fugitive remaining in the United States after an
immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the
government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as
alien absconders"
alienation of affection
n 1: a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the
marriage relation by a third party without justification or
excuse
alimentary canal
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
alimentary paste
n 1: shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and
sometimes egg [syn: {pasta}, {alimentary paste}]
alimentary tract
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
alimentary tract smear
n 1: any of several cytologic smears obtained from different
parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized
lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in
those parts
aliphatic compound
n 1: organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or
their derivative
aliquant part
n 1: an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity;
"5 is an aliquant part of 12" [syn: {aliquant}, {aliquant
part}] [ant: {aliquot}, {aliquot part}]
aliquot part
n 1: an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is
an aliquot part of 12" [syn: {aliquot}, {aliquot part}]
[ant: {aliquant}, {aliquant part}]
Alisma plantago-aquatica
n 1: marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish
flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves [syn: {water
plantain}, {Alisma plantago-aquatica}]
Alistair Cooke
n 1: United States journalist (born in England in 1908) [syn:
{Cooke}, {Alistair Cooke}, {Alfred Alistair Cooke}]
aliterate person
n 1: a person who can read but is disinclined to derive
information from literary sources [syn: {aliterate},
{aliterate person}]
alizarin carmine
n 1: any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red
[syn: {alizarin carmine}, {alizarin crimson}, {alizarin
red}]
alizarin crimson
n 1: any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red
[syn: {alizarin carmine}, {alizarin crimson}, {alizarin
red}]
alizarin red
n 1: any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red
[syn: {alizarin carmine}, {alizarin crimson}, {alizarin
red}]
alizarin yellow
n 1: any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to
alizarin but applied in the same manner
alizarine red
n 1: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with
alizarine dye [syn: {Turkey red}, {alizarine red}]
Alka-seltzer
n 1: a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets
dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
alkali bee
n 1: a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in
the western United States [syn: {Nomia melanderi}, {alkali
bee}]
alkali grass
n 1: plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and
greenish-white flowers [syn: {alkali grass}, {Zigadenus
elegans}]
alkali metal
n 1: any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic
table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium
or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are
strongly alkaline" [syn: {alkali metal}, {alkaline metal}]
alkali poisoning
n 1: poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali
compound (as lye or ammonia)
alkaline earth
n 1: any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic
table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or
beryllium) [syn: {alkaline earth}, {alkaline-earth metal}]
alkaline metal
n 1: any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic
table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium
or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are
strongly alkaline" [syn: {alkali metal}, {alkaline metal}]
alkaline-earth metal
n 1: any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic
table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or
beryllium) [syn: {alkaline earth}, {alkaline-earth metal}]
alkaline-loving
adj 1: thriving in a relatively alkaline environment;
(especially of plants requiring a pH above 7) [ant:
{acid-loving}]
alkane series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane
series}, {alkane}, {paraffin series}, {paraffin}]
alkyd resin
n 1: a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and
paints [syn: {alkyd}, {alkyd resin}]
alkyl group
n 1: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula
CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: {alkyl},
{alkyl group}, {alkyl radical}]
alkyl halide
n 1: organic compound in which halogen atoms have been
substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane [syn: {alkyl
halide}, {haloalkane}]
alkyl radical
n 1: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula
CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: {alkyl},
{alkyl group}, {alkyl radical}]
alkylating agent
n 1: an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
all along
adv 1: all the time or over a period of time; "She had known all
along"; "the hope had been there all along" [syn: {all
along}, {right along}]
all arounder
n 1: a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the
best all-rounder they've seen in years" [syn: {all-
rounder}, {all arounder}]
all at once
adv 1: all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once"
[syn: {all together}, {all at once}]
2: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn:
{all of a sudden}, {all at once}]
all clear
n 1: a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over
2: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
all day long
adv 1: during the entire day; "light pours daylong into the
parlor" [syn: {daylong}, {all day long}]
All Fools' day
n 1: the first day of April which is celebrated by playing
practical jokes [syn: {April Fools'}, {April Fools' day},
{All Fools' day}]
all fours
n 1: card games in which points are won for taking the high or
low or jack or game [syn: {all fours}, {high-low-jack}]
all get out
n 1: an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like
billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'"
[syn: {billyo}, {billyoh}, {billy-ho}, {all get out}]
all important
adj 1: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of
disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool
nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all
important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the
essence(p)}]
all in
adj 1: very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat
I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed
after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
[syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]
all in all
adv 1: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's
not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole},
{altogether}, {tout ensemble}]
all of a sudden
adv 1: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn:
{all of a sudden}, {all at once}]
2: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in
her side" [syn: {suddenly}, {all of a sudden}, {of a sudden}]
all over
adv 1: over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over
with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was
dusted over with a fine layer of soot" [syn: {all over},
{over}]
2: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores
everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the
problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all
over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally
for `everywhere') [syn: {everywhere}, {everyplace}, {all
over}]
adj 1: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the
harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended,
finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn:
{complete}, {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over},
{terminated}]
all right
adv 1: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the
beginning of a sentence [syn: {very well}, {fine},
{alright}, {all right}, {OK}]
2: without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's
expensive all right" [syn: {all right}, {alright}]
3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her
own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a
nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {O.K.},
{all right}, {alright}]
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
"things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
"another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right},
{fine}, {o.k.}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}, {cool}]
All Saints' Day
n 1: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first
observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows},
{November 1}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]
All Souls' Day
n 1: a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory [syn:
{All Souls' Day}, {November 2}]
all the same
adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd
like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair
master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I
still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless},
{withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so},
{nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}, {at the same time}]
all the time
adv 1: without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out"
[syn: {day in and day out}, {all the time}]
all the way
adv 1: to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way" [syn:
{all the way}, {the whole way}]
2: completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear
through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the
horizon" [syn: {clear}, {all the way}]
3: not stopping short of sexual intercourse; "she went all the
way with him"
all together
adv 1: all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once"
[syn: {all together}, {all at once}]
2: used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon
collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated
by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were
all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap";
"the books all lay together..."
all told
adv 1: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
close to a million dollars" [syn: {altogether}, {all
told}, {in all}]
all too
adv 1: to a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the
job" [syn: {all too}, {only too}]
all-around
adj 1: many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded
curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}, {well-
rounded}]
all-day sucker
n 1: hard candy on a stick [syn: {lollipop}, {sucker}, {all-day
sucker}]
all-devouring
adj 1: (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
all-embracing
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
{across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
{extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
all-encompassing
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
{across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
{extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
all-fired
adv 1: extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-
fired aggressive?" [syn: {bloody}, {damn}, {all-fired},
{all-firedly}]
adj 1: extreme; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?"
all-firedly
adv 1: extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-
fired aggressive?" [syn: {bloody}, {damn}, {all-fired},
{all-firedly}]
all-important
adj 1: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of
disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool
nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all
important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the
essence(p)}]
all-inclusive
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
{across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
{extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
all-knowing
adj 1: infinitely wise [syn: {all-knowing}, {omniscient}]
all-mains
adj 1: used of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all
voltages; "an all-mains set"
all-metal
adj 1: consisting completely of metal; "all-metal airplanes"
all-night
adj 1: lasting, open, or operating through the whole night; "a
nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight
trip" [syn: {nightlong}, {all-night}, {overnight}]
all-or-none
adj 1: occurring completely or not occurring at all [syn: {all-
or-none}, {all-or-nothing}]
all-or-none law
n 1: (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak
stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting
from a strong stimulus
all-or-nothing
adj 1: occurring completely or not occurring at all [syn: {all-
or-none}, {all-or-nothing}]
all-out
adj 1: using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-
scale campaign against nuclear power plants" [syn: {all-
out}, {full-scale}]
all-powerful
adj 1: having unlimited power [syn: {almighty}, {all-powerful},
{omnipotent}]
all-purpose
adj 1: not limited in use or function [syn: {general-purpose},
{all-purpose}]
all-round
adj 1: many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded
curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}, {well-
rounded}]
all-rounder
n 1: a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the
best all-rounder they've seen in years" [syn: {all-
rounder}, {all arounder}]
all-terrain bike
n 1: a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally
designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {mountain
bike}, {all-terrain bike}, {off-roader}]
all-time
adj 1: unsurpassed in some respect up to the present; "prices at
an all-time high"; "morale at an all-time low"; "among
the all-time great lefthanders"
all-victorious
adj 1: never having lost
all-weather
adj 1: usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather;
"a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"
alla breve
n 1: a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes
to a measure
Alla Nazimova
n 1: United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) [syn:
{Nazimova}, {Alla Nazimova}]
Allamanda cathartica
n 1: vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having
glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn:
{common allamanda}, {golden trumpet}, {Allamanda
cathartica}]
Alleghany plum
n 1: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple
fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {Alleghany
plum}, {sloe}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]
Allegheny chinkapin
n 1: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea
pumila}]
Allegheny mountain spurge
n 1: low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of
white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States
but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny spurge}, {Allegheny
mountain spurge}, {Pachysandra procumbens}]
Allegheny Mountains
n 1: the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending
from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia [syn:
{Alleghenies}, {Allegheny Mountains}]
Allegheny plum
n 1: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple
fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {Alleghany
plum}, {sloe}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]
Allegheny River
n 1: a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New
York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join
the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning
of the Ohio River [syn: {Allegheny}, {Allegheny River}]
Allegheny spurge
n 1: low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of
white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States
but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny spurge}, {Allegheny
mountain spurge}, {Pachysandra procumbens}]
Allegheny vine
n 1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing
fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria
fungosa}]
allegro con spirito
n 1: lively with spirit
allemande sauce
n 1: egg-thickened veloute [syn: {allemande}, {allemande sauce}]
Allen Ginsberg
n 1: United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997) [syn:
{Ginsberg}, {Allen Ginsberg}]
Allen screw
n 1: a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
Allen Stewart Konigsberg
n 1: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn:
{Allen}, {Woody Allen}, {Allen Stewart Konigsberg}]
Allen Tate
n 1: United States poet and critic (1899-1979) [syn: {Tate},
{Allen Tate}, {John Orley Allen Tate}]
Allen wrench
n 1: a wrench for Allen screws
allergic eczema
n 1: eczema caused by an allergic reaction
allergic reaction
n 1: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen;
symptoms can vary greatly in intensity [syn: {allergy},
{allergic reaction}]
allergic rhinitis
n 1: rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction
allergy diet
n 1: a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to
alley cat
n 1: a homeless cat
Allhallows Eve
n 1: the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks
played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Hallowe'en},
{Allhallows Eve}]
alliaceous plant
n 1: bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
Alliaria officinalis
n 1: European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic
mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-
hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]
allice shad
n 1: European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allice},
{allis}, {Alosa alosa}]
Allied Command Atlantic
n 1: a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the
United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic
Council [syn: {Allied Command Atlantic}, {ACLANT}]
Allied Command Europe
n 1: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area
extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: {Allied Command
Europe}, {ACE}]
alligator clip
n 1: a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws [syn:
{bulldog clip}, {alligator clip}]
alligator grass
n 1: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike
leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways
with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator weed},
{alligator grass}, {Alternanthera philoxeroides}]
alligator lizard
n 1: slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each
side that permits expansion; of western North America
Alligator mississipiensis
n 1: large alligator of the southeastern United States [syn:
{American alligator}, {Alligator mississipiensis}]
alligator pear
n 1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin
and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn:
{avocado}, {alligator pear}, {avocado pear}, {aguacate}]
Alligator sinensis
n 1: small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having
unwebbed digits [syn: {Chinese alligator}, {Alligator
sinensis}]
alligator snapper
n 1: large species having three ridges on its back; found in
southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping
turtle}, {alligator snapper}, {Macroclemys temmincki}]
alligator snapping turtle
n 1: large species having three ridges on its back; found in
southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping
turtle}, {alligator snapper}, {Macroclemys temmincki}]
alligator weed
n 1: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike
leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways
with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator weed},
{alligator grass}, {Alternanthera philoxeroides}]
alligator wrench
n 1: a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side
(resembles the open jaws of an alligator)
Allionia incarnata
n 1: trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep
pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the
ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern
United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing four o'clock},
{trailing windmills}, {Allionia incarnata}]
allis shad
n 1: European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allice},
{allis}, {Alosa alosa}]
Allium acuminatum
n 1: a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor
and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British
Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and
Colorado [syn: {Hooker's onion}, {Allium acuminatum}]
Allium ampeloprasum
n 1: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall
stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
[syn: {wild leek}, {Levant garlic}, {kurrat}, {Allium
ampeloprasum}]
Allium ascalonicum
n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot},
{multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium
ascalonicum}]
Allium canadense
n 1: North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow
leek}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]
Allium carinatum
n 1: Eurasian bulbous plant [syn: {keeled garlic}, {Allium
carinatum}]
Allium cepa
n 1: bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for
its rounded edible bulb [syn: {onion}, {onion plant},
{Allium cepa}]
Allium cepa aggregatum
n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot},
{multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium
ascalonicum}]
Allium cepa viviparum
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}, {Allium
cepa viviparum}]
Allium cernuum
n 1: widely distributed North American wild onion with white to
rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion},
{lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]
Allium fistulosum
n 1: Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green
onions [syn: {Welsh onion}, {Japanese leek}, {Allium
fistulosum}]
Allium haematochiton
n 1: onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {red-
skinned onion}, {Allium haematochiton}]
Allium neopolitanum
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic},
{flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]
Allium paradoxum
n 1: leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran
[syn: {few-flowered leek}, {Allium paradoxum}]
Allium porrum
n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat
overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed
derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: {leek},
{scallion}, {Allium porrum}]
Allium sativum
n 1: bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb
breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves [syn:
{garlic}, {Allium sativum}]
Allium schoenoprasum
n 1: perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for
seasoning [syn: {chives}, {chive}, {cive}, {schnittlaugh},
{Allium schoenoprasum}]
Allium scorodoprasum
n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole},
{Allium scorodoprasum}]
Allium sphaerocephalum
n 1: Old World leek with a spherical bulb [syn: {round-headed
leek}, {Allium sphaerocephalum}]
Allium tricoccum
n 1: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish
flowers [syn: {ramp}, {wild leek}, {Allium tricoccum}]
Allium triquetrum
n 1: European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are
triangular [syn: {three-cornered leek}, {triquetrous leek},
{Allium triquetrum}]
Allium tuberosum
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
[syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic},
{Allium tuberosum}]
Allium ursinum
n 1: pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {wood
garlic}, {Ramsons}, {Allium ursinum}]
Allium vineale
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
allocation unit
n 1: a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved
for the use of a particular file
allow for
v 1: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be
attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for
improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion";
"allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip";
"This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {leave},
{allow for}, {allow}, {provide}]
allow in
v 1: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-
members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
[syn: {admit}, {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant:
{refuse}, {reject}, {turn away}, {turn down}]
allowance account
n 1: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order
to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
[syn: {valuation reserve}, {valuation account},
{allowance}, {allowance account}]
alloy cast iron
n 1: cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or
chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength
or facilitate heat treatment [syn: {alloy iron}, {alloy
cast iron}]
alloy iron
n 1: cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or
chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength
or facilitate heat treatment [syn: {alloy iron}, {alloy
cast iron}]
alloy steel
n 1: steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of
other elements in addition to carbon
allspice tree
n 1: tropical American tree having small white flowers and
aromatic berries [syn: {allspice tree}, {Pimenta
officinalis}]
2: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
[syn: {allspice}, {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta
dioica}]
alluvial cone
n 1: a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens
out [syn: {alluvial fan}, {alluvial cone}]
alluvial deposit
n 1: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and
deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial
sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvium}, {alluvion}]
alluvial fan
n 1: a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens
out [syn: {alluvial fan}, {alluvial cone}]
alluvial flat
n 1: a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial
material by running water [syn: {alluvial flat}, {alluvial
plain}]
alluvial plain
n 1: a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial
material by running water [syn: {alluvial flat}, {alluvial
plain}]
alluvial sediment
n 1: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and
deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial
sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvium}, {alluvion}]
alluvial soil
n 1: a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over
flood plains or in river beds
ally with
v 1: unite formally; of interest groups or countries
allyl alcohol
n 1: an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use
to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals [syn:
{allyl alcohol}, {propenyl alcohol}]
allyl group
n 1: the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived
from propylene [syn: {allyl}, {allyl group}, {allyl
radical}]
allyl radical
n 1: the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived
from propylene [syn: {allyl}, {allyl group}, {allyl
radical}]
allyl resin
n 1: a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured;
used as an adhesive
alma mater
n 1: your alma mater is a school you graduated from
Alma-Ata
n 1: the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
[syn: {Almaty}, {Alma-Ata}]
almond cookie
n 1: very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually
crescent-shaped [syn: {almond cookie}, {almond crescent}]
almond crescent
n 1: very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually
crescent-shaped [syn: {almond cookie}, {almond crescent}]
almond extract
n 1: flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
almond moth
n 1: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing
various stored products of vegetable origin [syn: {almond
moth}, {fig moth}, {Cadra cautella}]
almond oil
n 1: pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds [syn: {almond oil}, {expressed almond oil}, {sweet
almond oil}]
almond tree
n 1: any of several small bushy trees having pink or white
blossoms and usually bearing nuts
almond willow
n 1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use
in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander},
{Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]
almond-eyed
adj 1: having almond-shaped eyes
almond-leaves willow
n 1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those
of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-
leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix
amygdaloides}]
almond-scented
adj 1: smelling of almond
almond-shaped
adj 1: shaped like an almond [syn: {almond-shaped},
{amygdaliform}, {amygdaloid}, {amygdaloidal}]
alms box
n 1: box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn:
{poor box}, {alms box}, {mite box}]
alms dish
n 1: a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
[syn: {alms dish}, {alms tray}]
alms tray
n 1: a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
[syn: {alms dish}, {alms tray}]
alms-giving
n 1: making voluntary contributions to aid the poor [syn: {alms-
giving}, {almsgiving}]
Alnus crispa
n 1: North American shrub with light green leaves and winged
nuts [syn: {green alder}, {Alnus veridis crispa}, {Alnus
crispa}]
Alnus glutinosa
n 1: medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting
catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder},
{European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus
vulgaris}]
Alnus incana
n 1: native to Europe but introduced in America [syn: {grey
alder}, {gray alder}, {Alnus incana}]
Alnus maritima
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having
soft light brown wood [syn: {seaside alder}, {Alnus
maritima}]
Alnus rhombifolia
n 1: tree of western United States [syn: {white alder},
{mountain alder}, {Alnus rhombifolia}]
Alnus rubra
n 1: large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard
red wood much used for furniture [syn: {red alder}, {Oregon
alder}, {Alnus rubra}]
Alnus rugosa
n 1: common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States
having shoots scattered with rust-colored down [syn:
{speckled alder}, {Alnus rugosa}]
Alnus serrulata
n 1: common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
[syn: {smooth alder}, {hazel alder}, {Alnus serrulata}]
Alnus veridis
n 1: shrub of mountainous areas of Europe [syn: {green alder},
{Alnus veridis}]
Alnus veridis crispa
n 1: North American shrub with light green leaves and winged
nuts [syn: {green alder}, {Alnus veridis crispa}, {Alnus
crispa}]
Alnus vulgaris
n 1: medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting
catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder},
{European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus
vulgaris}]
Alocasia macrorrhiza
n 1: large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading
leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome
and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately
ornamental [syn: {giant taro}, {Alocasia macrorrhiza}]
aloe family
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted [syn: {Aloeaceae}, {family Aloeaceae},
{aloe family}]
Aloe ferox
n 1: much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly
succulent leaves [syn: {cape aloe}, {Aloe ferox}]
Aloe vera
n 1: very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing
mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with
maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in
tropics and as houseplants [syn: {burn plant}, {Aloe vera}]
Aloha State
n 1: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the
Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Hawaii}, {Hawai'i}, {Aloha State},
{HI}, {Haw.}]
Alois Senefelder
n 1: German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834) [syn:
{Senefelder}, {Alois Senefelder}, {Aloys Senefelder}]
alopecia areata
n 1: patchy baldness
Alopecurus pratensis
n 1: stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World
having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for
pasture and hay; naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow
foxtail}, {Alopecurus pratensis}]
Alopex lagopus
n 1: thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer
and white in winter [syn: {Arctic fox}, {white fox},
{Alopex lagopus}]
Alopius vulpinus
n 1: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used
to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher},
{thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius
vulpinus}]
Alosa alosa
n 1: European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allice},
{allis}, {Alosa alosa}]
Alosa chrysocloris
n 1: shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage;
very similar to Alosa sapidissima [syn: {river shad},
{Alosa chrysocloris}]
Alosa pseudoharengus
n 1: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted
or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn:
{alewife}, {Alosa pseudoharengus}, {Pomolobus
pseudoharengus}]
Alosa sapidissima
n 1: shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to
Pacific coast [syn: {common American shad}, {Alosa
sapidissima}]
Aloys Senefelder
n 1: German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834) [syn:
{Senefelder}, {Alois Senefelder}, {Aloys Senefelder}]
alpha and omega
n 1: the first and last; signifies God's eternity
2: the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
alpha blocker
n 1: any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors;
used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the
muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker},
{alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-
adrenergic blocking agent}]
alpha brass
n 1: an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working
alpha bronze
n 1: an alloy of copper and tin that can be worked
Alpha Centauri
n 1: brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
[syn: {Alpha Centauri}, {Rigil Kent}, {Rigil}]
Alpha Crucis
n 1: the brightest star in the Southern Cross
alpha decay
n 1: radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied
by the emission of an alpha particle
alpha fetoprotein
n 1: an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus
can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina
bifida or anencephaly) [syn: {alpha fetoprotein}, {alpha
foetoprotein}, {AFP}]
alpha foetoprotein
n 1: an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus
can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina
bifida or anencephaly) [syn: {alpha fetoprotein}, {alpha
foetoprotein}, {AFP}]
Alpha Geminorum
n 1: a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in
Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: {Castor}, {Alpha Geminorum}]
alpha globulin
n 1: a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and
has great electrophoretic mobility
alpha iron
n 1: a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees
centigrade
alpha methyl dopa
n 1: antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the
treatment of high blood pressure [syn: {methyldopa}, {alpha
methyl dopa}, {Aldomet}]
Alpha Orionis
n 1: the second brightest star in Orion [syn: {Betelgeuse},
{Alpha Orionis}]
alpha particle
n 1: a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the
helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
alpha privative
n 1: the negative prefix a- or un-
alpha radiation
n 1: the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
[syn: {alpha radiation}, {alpha ray}]
alpha ray
n 1: the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
[syn: {alpha radiation}, {alpha ray}]
alpha receptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and
relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth
muscles) [syn: {alpha receptor}, {alpha-adrenergic
receptor}, {alpha-adrenoceptor}]
alpha rhythm
n 1: the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a
person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of
8-12 hertz [syn: {alpha rhythm}, {alpha wave}]
alpha software
n 1: a first release of a software product that is usually
tested only by the developers
alpha test
n 1: (computer science) a first test of an experimental product
(such as computer software) carried out by the developer
alpha wave
n 1: the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a
person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of
8-12 hertz [syn: {alpha rhythm}, {alpha wave}]
alpha-adrenergic blocker
n 1: any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors;
used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the
muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker},
{alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-
adrenergic blocking agent}]
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
n 1: any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors;
used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the
muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker},
{alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-
adrenergic blocking agent}]
alpha-adrenergic receptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and
relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth
muscles) [syn: {alpha receptor}, {alpha-adrenergic
receptor}, {alpha-adrenoceptor}]
alpha-adrenoceptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and
relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth
muscles) [syn: {alpha receptor}, {alpha-adrenergic
receptor}, {alpha-adrenoceptor}]
alpha-beta brass
n 1: a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha
brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
[syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}, {yellow metal}]
alpha-blocker
n 1: any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors;
used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the
muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker},
{alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-
adrenergic blocking agent}]
alpha-interferon
n 1: a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and
commercially for its pharmacological effects (including
regulation of the immune system and antiviral and
antineoplastic effects)
alpha-linolenic acid
n 1: a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only
omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most
abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for
nutrition
alpha-lipoprotein
n 1: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively
little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be
associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease
and atherosclerosis [syn: {high-density lipoprotein},
{HDL}, {alpha-lipoprotein}]
alpha-naphthol
n 1: an isomer of naphthol used in dyes
alpha-naphthol test
n 1: biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a
solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is
formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of
sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's
test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]
alpha-tocopheral
n 1: a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by
synthesis
alphabet soup
n 1: a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup
of federal agencies"
2: soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of
the alphabet
alphabetic character
n 1: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to
represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
[syn: {letter}, {letter of the alphabet}, {alphabetic
character}]
alphabetic script
n 1: a writing system based on alphabetic characters [syn:
{alphabetic writing}, {alphabetic script}]
alphabetic writing
n 1: a writing system based on alphabetic characters [syn:
{alphabetic writing}, {alphabetic script}]
alphanumeric characters
n 1: a character set that includes letters and digits and
punctuation [syn: {alphanumerics}, {alphanumeric
characters}]
alphanumeric display
n 1: a display that gives the information in the form of
characters (numbers or letters) [syn: {digital display},
{alphanumeric display}]
Alphonse Bertillon
n 1: French criminologist (1853-1914) [syn: {Bertillon},
{Alphonse Bertillon}]
Alphonse Capone
n 1: United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during
prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
[syn: {Capone}, {Al Capone}, {Alphonse Capone}, {Scarface}]
Alpine anemone
n 1: silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-
white flowers [syn: {Alpine anemone}, {mountain anemone},
{Anemone tetonensis}]
alpine ash
n 1: tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown
wood [syn: {alpine ash}, {mountain oak}, {Eucalyptus
delegatensis}]
alpine azalea
n 1: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain
regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink
flowers [syn: {alpine azalea}, {mountain azalea},
{Loiseleuria procumbens}]
alpine bearberry
n 1: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black
or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {alpine
bearberry}, {black bearberry}, {Arctostaphylos alpina}]
Alpine besseya
n 1: small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet
flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New
Mexico [syn: {Alpine besseya}, {Besseya alpina}]
Alpine celery pine
n 1: small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {Alpine
celery pine}, {Phyllocladus alpinus}]
alpine clover
n 1: European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
[syn: {alpine clover}, {Trifolium alpinum}]
alpine clubmoss
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {alpine clubmoss}, {Lycopodium
alpinum}]
alpine coltsfoot
n 1: rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for
groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn:
{alpine coltsfoot}, {Homogyne alpina}, {Tussilago alpina}]
Alpine enchanter's nightshade
n 1: an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Alpine
enchanter's nightshade}, {Circaea alpina}]
Alpine fir
n 1: medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a
narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir},
{subalpine fir}, {Abies lasiocarpa}]
Alpine glacier
n 1: a glacier that moves down from a high valley [syn: {Alpine
glacier}, {Alpine type of glacier}]
alpine gold
n 1: low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower
head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United
States [syn: {alpine gold}, {alpine hulsea}, {Hulsea
algida}]
Alpine golden chain
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn:
{Scotch laburnum}, {Alpine golden chain}, {Laburnum
alpinum}]
alpine goldenrod
n 1: goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly
hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of
western America [syn: {alpine goldenrod}, {Solidago
multiradiata}]
alpine hulsea
n 1: low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower
head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United
States [syn: {alpine gold}, {alpine hulsea}, {Hulsea
algida}]
Alpine lady fern
n 1: a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the
Rocky Mountains [syn: {Alpine lady fern}, {Athyrium
distentifolium}]
Alpine lift
n 1: a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up
the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {T-bar}, {Alpine
lift}]
alpine milk vetch
n 1: perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
[syn: {alpine milk vetch}, {Astragalus alpinus}]
Alpine mouse-ear
n 1: widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn:
{Alpine mouse-ear}, {Arctic mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
alpinum}]
alpine salamander
n 1: ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps [syn: {alpine
salamander}, {Salamandra atra}]
Alpine scurvy
n 1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or
by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to
niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and
erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by
malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
[syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal
rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]
alpine sunflower
n 1: whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout
stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large
yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central
United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine
sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys
grandiflora}]
alpine totara
n 1: low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand
mountains [syn: {alpine totara}, {Podocarpus nivalis}]
Alpine type of glacier
n 1: a glacier that moves down from a high valley [syn: {Alpine
glacier}, {Alpine type of glacier}]
Alpine woodsia
n 1: slender fern of northern North America with shining
chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually
distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern
woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]
Alpinia galanga
n 1: southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn:
{galangal}, {Alpinia galanga}]
Alpinia officinalis
n 1: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers
and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as
flavoring [syn: {lesser galangal}, {Alpinia officinarum},
{Alpinia officinalis}]
Alpinia officinarum
n 1: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers
and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as
flavoring [syn: {lesser galangal}, {Alpinia officinarum},
{Alpinia officinalis}]
Alpinia purpurata
n 1: an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {red
ginger}, {Alpinia purpurata}]
Alpinia speciosa
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
{shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
Alpinia Zerumbet
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
{shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
also known as
adv 1: as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith,
alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {alias}, {a.k.a.}, {also known
as}]
also-ran
n 1: a contestant who loses the contest [syn: {loser}, {also-
ran}] [ant: {victor}, {winner}]
Alsobia dianthiflora
n 1: low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having
deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Alsobia dianthiflora},
{Episcia dianthiflora}]
Alsophila pometaria
n 1: North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless
females; larvae are fall cankerworms
Alstonia scholaris
n 1: evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large
leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact
cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {dita
bark}, {devil tree}, {Alstonia scholaris}]
Alstroemeria pelegrina
n 1: an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-
like flowers [syn: {Peruvian lily}, {lily of the Incas},
{Alstroemeria pelegrina}]
Altai Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand
miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and
northern China [syn: {Altai Mountains}, {Altay Mountains}]
Altaic language
n 1: a group of related languages spoken in Asia and
southeastern Europe [syn: {Altaic}, {Altaic language}]
altar boy
n 1: a boy serving as an acolyte
altar wine
n 1: used in a communion service [syn: {altar wine},
{sacramental wine}]
Altay Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand
miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and
northern China [syn: {Altai Mountains}, {Altay Mountains}]
alter ego
n 1: a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of
yourself
Alternanthera philoxeroides
n 1: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike
leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways
with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator weed},
{alligator grass}, {Alternanthera philoxeroides}]
alternating current
n 1: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally;
"In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per
second" [syn: {alternating current}, {AC}, {alternating
electric current}] [ant: {DC}, {direct current}, {direct
electric current}]
alternating electric current
n 1: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally;
"In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per
second" [syn: {alternating current}, {AC}, {alternating
electric current}] [ant: {DC}, {direct current}, {direct
electric current}]
alternation of generations
n 1: the alternation of two or more different forms in the life
cycle of a plant or animal [syn: {alternation of
generations}, {heterogenesis}, {xenogenesis}]
alternative birth
n 1: a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech
medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings [syn:
{alternative birth}, {alternative birthing}]
alternative birthing
n 1: a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech
medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings [syn:
{alternative birth}, {alternative birthing}]
alternative energy
n 1: energy derived from sources that do not use up natural
resources or harm the environment
alternative medicine
n 1: the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may
involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback
or acupuncture
alternative pleading
n 1: a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is
difficult to determine which facts the person intends to
rely on [syn: {alternative pleading}, {pleading in the
alternative}]
Althea Gibson
n 1: United States tennis player who was the first Black woman
player to win all the major world singles titles
(1927-2003) [syn: {Gibson}, {Althea Gibson}]
Althea officinalis
n 1: European perennial plant naturalized in United States
having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn:
{marsh mallow}, {white mallow}, {Althea officinalis}]
Althea rosea
n 1: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or
purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn:
{rose mallow}, {Alcea rosea}, {Althea rosea}]
altitude sickness
n 1: effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in
the blood and tissues at high altitudes
alto clef
n 1: a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
[syn: {alto clef}, {viola clef}]
alto relievo
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the
background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto
relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}] [ant: {bas
relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}, {low relief}]
alto rilievo
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the
background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto
relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}] [ant: {bas
relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}, {low relief}]
alto saxophonist
n 1: a musician who plays the alto saxophone [syn: {alto
saxophonist}, {altoist}]
altocumulus cloud
n 1: a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
[syn: {altocumulus}, {altocumulus cloud}]
Alton Glenn Miller
n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
[syn: {Miller}, {Glenn Miller}, {Alton Glenn Miller}]
altostratus cloud
n 1: a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
[syn: {altostratus}, {altostratus cloud}]
aluminium bronze
n 1: an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength
and resistance to corrosion [syn: {aluminum bronze},
{aluminium bronze}]
aluminium chloride
n 1: a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst [syn:
{aluminum chloride}, {aluminium chloride}]
aluminium foil
n 1: foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminum foil}, {aluminium
foil}, {tin foil}]
aluminium hydroxide
n 1: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the
mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium
hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium
oxide}]
aluminium oxide
n 1: any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally
as corundum [syn: {alumina}, {aluminum oxide}, {aluminium
oxide}]
aluminum bronze
n 1: an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength
and resistance to corrosion [syn: {aluminum bronze},
{aluminium bronze}]
aluminum business
n 1: manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group [syn:
{aluminum business}, {aluminum industry}]
aluminum chloride
n 1: a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst [syn:
{aluminum chloride}, {aluminium chloride}]
aluminum foil
n 1: foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminum foil}, {aluminium
foil}, {tin foil}]
aluminum hydroxide
n 1: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the
mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium
hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium
oxide}]
aluminum industry
n 1: manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group [syn:
{aluminum business}, {aluminum industry}]
aluminum oxide
n 1: any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally
as corundum [syn: {alumina}, {aluminum oxide}, {aluminium
oxide}]
Alvar Aalto
n 1: Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
[syn: {Aalto}, {Alvar Aalto}, {Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto}]
alveolar arch
n 1: the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth
are set
alveolar artery
n 1: a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar
process [syn: {alveolar artery}, {arteria alveolaris}]
alveolar bed
n 1: lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
alveolar consonant
n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: {alveolar consonant}, {dental consonant},
{alveolar}, {dental}]
alveolar ectasia
n 1: abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
alveolar point
n 1: craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the
midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla [syn:
{prosthion}, {prostheon}, {alveolar point}]
alveolar process
n 1: a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws
and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {alveolar
ridge}, {gum ridge}, {alveolar process}]
alveolar resorption
n 1: wasting of the bony socket
alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents
and young adults [syn: {alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma},
{alveolar rhabdosarcoma}]
alveolar rhabdosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents
and young adults [syn: {alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma},
{alveolar rhabdosarcoma}]
alveolar ridge
n 1: a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws
and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {alveolar
ridge}, {gum ridge}, {alveolar process}]
Alvin Ailey
n 1: United States choreographer noted for his use of African
elements (born in 1931) [syn: {Ailey}, {Alvin Ailey}]
Alytes cisternasi
n 1: similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians [syn: {midwife
toad}, {Alytes cisternasi}]
Alytes obstetricans
n 1: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs
wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn:
{obstetrical toad}, {midwife toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]
Alzheimer's
n 1: a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to
senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or
50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed
by impaired thought and speech and finally complete
helplessness [syn: {Alzheimer's disease}, {Alzheimer's},
{Alzheimers}]
Alzheimer's disease
n 1: a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to
senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or
50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed
by impaired thought and speech and finally complete
helplessness [syn: {Alzheimer's disease}, {Alzheimer's},
{Alzheimers}]
amabilis fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
n 1: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and
independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {George Sand},
{Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}, {Baroness Dudevant}]
Amanita caesarea
n 1: widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly
agaric [syn: {royal agaric}, {Caesar's agaric}, {Amanita
caesarea}]
Amanita mappa
n 1: agaric often confused with the death cup [syn: {false
deathcap}, {Amanita mappa}]
Amanita muscaria
n 1: poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a
scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: {fly
agaric}, {Amanita muscaria}]
Amanita phalloides
n 1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent
cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its
white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel},
{destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]
Amanita rubescens
n 1: yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
[syn: {blushing mushroom}, {blusher}, {Amanita rubescens}]
Amanita verna
n 1: fungus similar to Amanita phalloides [syn: {destroying
angel}, {Amanita verna}]
amaranth family
n 1: cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs [syn:
{Amaranthaceae}, {family Amaranthaceae}, {amaranth family}]
Amaranthus albus
n 1: bushy plant of western United States [syn: {tumbleweed},
{Amaranthus albus}, {Amaranthus graecizans}]
Amaranthus caudatus
n 1: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {tassel
flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]
Amaranthus cruentus
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
Amaranthus graecizans
n 1: bushy plant of western United States [syn: {tumbleweed},
{Amaranthus albus}, {Amaranthus graecizans}]
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
n 1: leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal;
southern United States to Central America; India and China
[syn: {pigweed}, {Amaranthus hypochondriacus}]
Amaranthus spinosus
n 1: erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a
pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes [syn: {thorny
amaranth}, {Amaranthus spinosus}]
Amaryllis belladonna
n 1: amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant
white or rose flowers [syn: {belladonna lily}, {naked
lady}, {Amaryllis belladonna}]
amaryllis family
n 1: snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification
systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn:
{Amaryllidaceae}, {family Amaryllidaceae}, {amaryllis
family}]
Amaterasu Omikami
n 1: central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and
ancestress of the rulers of Japan [syn: {Amaterasu},
{Amaterasu Omikami}]
Amazon ant
n 1: small reddish slave-making ant species [syn: {Amazon ant},
{Polyergus rufescens}]
Amazon River
n 1: a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows
eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest
river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon}, {Amazon River}]
amber lily
n 1: plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open
cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a
leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of
Anthericum growing in North America [syn: {amber lily},
{Anthericum torreyi}]
amber-green
adj 1: of green tinged with amber
Amberboa moschata
n 1: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {sweet
sultan}, {Amberboa moschata}, {Centaurea moschata}]
Ambloplites rupestris
n 1: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
[syn: {rock bass}, {rock sunfish}, {Ambloplites rupestris}]
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
n 1: shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos
Islands [syn: {marine iguana}, {Amblyrhynchus cristatus}]
amboina pine
n 1: native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar
resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis
dammara}, {Agathis alba}]
amboyna pine
n 1: native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar
resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis
dammara}, {Agathis alba}]
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
n 1: pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the
Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn:
{Pius XI}, {Achille Ratti}, {Ambrogio Damiano Achille
Ratti}]
Ambrose Bierce
n 1: United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) [syn:
{Bierce}, {Ambrose Bierce}, {Ambrose Gwinett Bierce}]
Ambrose Everett Burnside
n 1: United States general in the American Civil War who was
defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg
(1824-1881) [syn: {Burnside}, {A. E. Burnside}, {Ambrose
Everett Burnside}]
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
n 1: United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) [syn:
{Bierce}, {Ambrose Bierce}, {Ambrose Gwinett Bierce}]
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
n 1: annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green
flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere
accidentally [syn: {common ragweed}, {Ambrosia
artemisiifolia}]
Ambrosia psilostachya
n 1: coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren
lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn:
{western ragweed}, {perennial ragweed}, {Ambrosia
psilostachya}]
Ambrosia trifida
n 1: a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately
three-cleft or five-cleft [syn: {great ragweed}, {Ambrosia
trifida}]
ambulance chaser
n 1: an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
ambulant plague
n 1: a mild form of bubonic plague [syn: {ambulant plague},
{ambulatory plague}, {pestis ambulans}]
ambulatory plague
n 1: a mild form of bubonic plague [syn: {ambulant plague},
{ambulatory plague}, {pestis ambulans}]
Ambystoma maculatum
n 1: glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
[syn: {spotted salamander}, {Ambystoma maculatum}]
Ambystoma mexicanum
n 1: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually
lives without metamorphosing [syn: {axolotl}, {mud puppy},
{Ambystoma mexicanum}]
Ambystoma talpoideum
n 1: brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United
States [syn: {mole salamander}, {Ambystoma talpoideum}]
Ambystoma tigrinum
n 1: widely distributed brown or black North American salamander
with vertical yellowish blotches [syn: {tiger salamander},
{Ambystoma tigrinum}]
ambystomid salamander
n 1: small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New
World salamander [syn: {ambystomid}, {ambystomid
salamander}]
amebic dysentery
n 1: inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba
histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water
contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
[syn: {amebic dysentery}, {amoebic dysentery}]
Amedeo Avogadro
n 1: Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed
what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856) [syn:
{Avogadro}, {Amedeo Avogadro}]
Amedeo Modigliano
n 1: Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920) [syn:
{Modigliani}, {Amedeo Modigliano}]
Ameiurus Melas
n 1: catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {horned
pout}, {hornpout}, {pout}, {Ameiurus Melas}]
Amelanchier alnifolia
n 1: shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having
fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red
fruits [syn: {alderleaf Juneberry}, {alder-leaved
serviceberry}, {Amelanchier alnifolia}]
Amelanchier bartramiana
n 1: open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure
white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits [syn:
{Bartram Juneberry}, {Amelanchier bartramiana}]
Amelia Earhart
n 1: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic
(1928); while attempting to fly around the world she
disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) [syn: {Earhart},
{Amelia Earhart}]
amen cadence
n 1: a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the
chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
[syn: {plagal cadence}, {amen cadence}]
amen corner
n 1: area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'
Amen-Ra
n 1: Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen
and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
[syn: {Amen-Ra}, {Amon-Ra}, {Amun Ra}]
amended return
n 1: a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier
return
Amenhotep IV
n 1: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced
them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: {Akhenaton},
{Akhenaten}, {Ikhanaton}, {Amenhotep IV}]
American agave
n 1: widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-
white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to
twenty years and then dies [syn: {American agave}, {Agave
americana}]
American alligator
n 1: large alligator of the southeastern United States [syn:
{American alligator}, {Alligator mississipiensis}]
American aloe
n 1: tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous
sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some
cultivated for ornament or for fiber [syn: {agave},
{century plant}, {American aloe}]
American angelica tree
n 1: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern
United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's
walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]
American antelope
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn},
{prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope},
{Antilocapra americana}]
American arborvitae
n 1: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny
scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American
arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Thuja
occidentalis}]
American arrowroot
n 1: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields
arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {American arrowroot},
{obedience plant}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]
American aspen
n 1: slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American
quaking aspen}, {American aspen}, {Populus tremuloides}]
American badger
n 1: a variety of badger native to America [syn: {American
badger}, {Taxidea taxus}]
American Baptist Convention
n 1: an association of Northern Baptists [syn: {American Baptist
Convention}, {Northern Baptist Convention}]
American barberry
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn
scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers
followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries [syn: {American
barberry}, {Berberis canadensis}]
American basswood
n 1: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and
rounded crown [syn: {American basswood}, {American lime},
{Tilia americana}]
American beech
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and
edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red
beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
American bison
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
[syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {buffalo},
{Bison bison}]
American bittern
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {stake driver},
{Botaurus lentiginosus}]
American bittersweet
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
American black bear
n 1: brown to black North American bear; smaller and less
ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear},
{black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]
American blight
n 1: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple
and other trees [syn: {woolly apple aphid}, {American
blight}, {Eriosoma lanigerum}]
American bog asphodel
n 1: of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
[syn: {American bog asphodel}, {Narthecium americanum}]
American brooklime
n 1: plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having
prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac
flowers [syn: {brooklime}, {American brooklime}, {Veronica
americana}]
American buffalo
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
[syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {buffalo},
{Bison bison}]
American bugbane
n 1: bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes
of white flowers [syn: {American bugbane}, {summer cohosh},
{Cimicifuga americana}]
American capital
n 1: the capital of the United States in the District of
Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington
commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
[syn: {Washington}, {Washington D.C.}, {American capital},
{capital of the United States}]
American centaury
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
American chameleon
n 1: small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with
the ability to change skin color [syn: {American
chameleon}, {anole}, {Anolis carolinensis}]
American cheese
n 1: hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in
southwestern England [syn: {cheddar}, {cheddar cheese},
{Armerican cheddar}, {American cheese}]
American chestnut
n 1: large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American
chestnut}, {American sweet chestnut}, {Castanea dentata}]
American Civil War
n 1: civil war in the United States between the North and the
South; 1861-1865 [syn: {American Civil War}, {United States
Civil War}, {War between the States}]
American cockroach
n 1: large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from
southern United States but now widely distributed [syn:
{American cockroach}, {Periplaneta americana}]
American columbo
n 1: any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus
Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of
California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo},
{American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid
plant}, {American gentian}]
American coot
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: {American coot}, {marsh
hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
American copper
n 1: common copper butterfly of central and eastern North
America [syn: {American copper}, {Lycaena hypophlaeas}]
American crab apple
n 1: medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink
blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {American crab
apple}, {garland crab}, {Malus coronaria}]
American cranberry
n 1: trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {American cranberry},
{large cranberry}, {Vaccinium macrocarpon}]
American cranberry bush
n 1: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
{cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]
American crayfish
n 1: common large crayfishes of eastern North America
American creeper
n 1: a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
[syn: {brown creeper}, {American creeper}, {Certhia
americana}]
American cress
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
American crow
n 1: common crow of North America [syn: {American crow}, {Corvus
brachyrhyncos}]
American dewberry
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {Northern dewberry},
{American dewberry}, {Rubus flagellaris}]
2: North American dewberry [syn: {American dewberry}, {Rubus
canadensis}]
American dog tick
n 1: common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and tularemia [syn: {wood tick}, {American dog tick},
{Dermacentor variabilis}]
American dog violet
n 1: violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white
flowers [syn: {American dog violet}, {Viola conspersa}]
American dogwood
n 1: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and
white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus
stolonifera}]
American Dream
n 1: the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than
their parents did
American dwarf birch
n 1: small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
[syn: {Newfoundland dwarf birch}, {American dwarf birch},
{Betula glandulosa}]
American eagle
n 1: a large eagle of North America that has a white head and
dark wings and body [syn: {bald eagle}, {American eagle},
{Haliaeetus leucocephalus}]
American egret
n 1: a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is
a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
[syn: {American egret}, {great white heron}, {Egretta
albus}]
American elder
n 1: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing
purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn:
{American elder}, {black elderberry}, {sweet elder},
{Sambucus canadensis}]
American elk
n 1: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
in the male [syn: {wapiti}, {elk}, {American elk}, {Cervus
elaphus canadensis}]
2: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {red deer},
{elk}, {American elk}, {wapiti}, {Cervus elaphus}]
American elm
n 1: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
americana}]
American English
n 1: the English language as used in the United States [syn:
{American English}, {American language}, {American}]
American Falls
n 1: a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of
Buffalo)
American featherfoil
n 1: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged
spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn:
{water gillyflower}, {American featherfoil}, {Hottonia
inflata}]
American Federalist Party
n 1: a major political party in the United States in the early
19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a
strong centralized government [syn: {Federalist Party},
{American Federalist Party}, {Federal Party}]
American Federation of Labor
n 1: a federation of North American labor unions that merged
with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 [syn:
{American Federation of Labor}, {AFL}]
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
n 1: the largest federation of North American labor unions;
formed in 1955 [syn: {American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations}, {AFL-CIO}]
American feverfew
n 1: stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with
whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba
Indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild
quinine}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]
American flag
n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn:
{American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled
Banner}, {Old Glory}]
American flagfish
n 1: a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red
stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida [syn:
{flagfish}, {American flagfish}, {Jordanella floridae}]
American fly honeysuckle
n 1: erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white
flowers [syn: {American fly honeysuckle}, {fly
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera canadensis}]
American flying squirrel
n 1: New World flying squirrels
American football
n 1: a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular
field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the
ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a
series of (running or passing) plays [syn: {American
football}, {American football game}]
American football game
n 1: a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular
field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the
ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a
series of (running or passing) plays [syn: {American
football}, {American football game}]
American foxhound
n 1: an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in
packs and individually
American frogbit
n 1: American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped
leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and
ditches [syn: {American frogbit}, {Limnodium spongia}]
American gallinule
n 1: American purple gallinule [syn: {American gallinule},
{Porphyrula martinica}]
American gentian
n 1: any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus
Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of
California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo},
{American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid
plant}, {American gentian}]
American germander
n 1: subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or
purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn:
{American germander}, {wood sage}, {Teucrium canadense}]
American ginseng
n 1: North American woodland herb similar to and used as
substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: {American
ginseng}, {sang}, {Panax quinquefolius}]
American gray birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: {grey birch}, {gray birch},
{American grey birch}, {American gray birch}, {Betula
populifolia}]
American green toad
n 1: small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and
stripes [syn: {American green toad}, {Bufo debilis}]
American grey birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: {grey birch}, {gray birch},
{American grey birch}, {American gray birch}, {Betula
populifolia}]
American hackberry
n 1: large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with
small deep purple berries [syn: {American hackberry},
{Celtis occidentalis}]
American harvest mouse
n 1: any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g.
grain fields [syn: {American harvest mouse}, {harvest
mouse}]
American hazel
n 1: nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America [syn: {American
hazel}, {Corylus americana}]
American hellebore
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish
green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid
used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American
hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]
American holly
n 1: an evergreen tree [syn: {American holly}, {Christmas
holly}]
American hop
n 1: native American plant sometimes confused with the European
hop [syn: {American hop}, {Humulus americanus}]
American hornbeam
n 1: tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves
that turn red-orange in autumn [syn: {American hornbeam},
{Carpinus caroliniana}]
American Indian
n 1: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind},
{Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language},
{American Indian}, {Indian}]
American Indian Day
n 1: US: the 4th Friday in September
American ivy
n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-
black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {American
ivy}, {woodbine}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]
American kestrel
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American
kestrel}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
American Labor Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the
Democratic Party
American lady crab
n 1: brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab},
{lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]
American language
n 1: the English language as used in the United States [syn:
{American English}, {American language}, {American}]
American larch
n 1: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States
including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown
scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {tamarack}, {black
larch}, {Larix laricina}]
American laurel
n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel},
{wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
latifolia}]
American Legion
n 1: the largest organization of United States war veterans
American leishmaniasis
n 1: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central
American and South America; sores are limited to the skin
and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World
leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis
americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]
American licorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild
liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
American lime
n 1: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and
rounded crown [syn: {American basswood}, {American lime},
{Tilia americana}]
American liquorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild
liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
American lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws;
caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus
americanus}]
American lotus
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow
blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water
chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {yanquapin}, {Nelumbo
lutea}]
American magpie
n 1: a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America [syn:
{American magpie}, {Pica pica hudsonia}]
American maidenhair fern
n 1: hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent
recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
[syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {five-fingered maidenhair
fern}, {Adiantum pedatum}]
American marten
n 1: valued for its fur [syn: {American marten}, {American
sable}, {Martes americana}]
American mastodon
n 1: mastodon of North America; in some classifications
considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American
mastodon}, {American mastodont}, {Mammut americanum}]
American mastodont
n 1: mastodon of North America; in some classifications
considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American
mastodon}, {American mastodont}, {Mammut americanum}]
American merganser
n 1: common North American diving duck considered a variety of
the European goosander [syn: {American merganser}, {Mergus
merganser americanus}]
American mink
n 1: usually rich dark brown [syn: {American mink}, {Mustela
vison}]
American mistletoe
n 1: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on
deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
[syn: {American mistletoe}, {Phoradendron serotinum},
{Phoradendron flavescens}]
2: small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and
berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees [syn:
{American mistletoe}, {Arceuthobium pusillum}]
American mountain ash
n 1: a variety of mountain ash [syn: {American mountain ash},
{Sorbus americana}]
American oil palm
n 1: palm of Central and South America [syn: {American oil
palm}, {Elaeis oleifera}]
American olive
n 1: small tree of southern United States having panicles of
dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits [syn:
{devilwood}, {American olive}, {Osmanthus americanus}]
American organ
n 1: a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through
reeds by suction bellows
American oriole
n 1: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn:
{New World oriole}, {American oriole}, {oriole}]
American parasol
n 1: an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged
near the base [syn: {American parasol}, {Lepiota
americana}]
American parsley fern
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in
massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn:
{American rock brake}, {American parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma acrostichoides}]
American Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; active in
the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and
Roman Catholics [syn: {American Party}, {Know-Nothing
Party}]
American pasqueflower
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
American pennyroyal
n 1: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue
flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect
repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn:
{pennyroyal}, {American pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]
American persimmon
n 1: medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and
eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very
astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn:
{American persimmon}, {possumwood}, {Diospyros virginiana}]
American pit bull terrier
n 1: American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-
lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier},
{Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit
bull terrier}]
American plaice
n 1: large American food fish [syn: {American plaice},
{Hippoglossoides platessoides}]
American plan
n 1: a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
American plane
n 1: very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central
North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore},
{American plane}, {buttonwood}, {Platanus occidentalis}]
American pulsatilla
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
American quaking aspen
n 1: slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American
quaking aspen}, {American aspen}, {Populus tremuloides}]
American raspberry
n 1: red raspberry of North America [syn: {American raspberry},
{Rubus strigosus}, {Rubus idaeus strigosus}]
American rattlebox
n 1: tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in
which the ripe seeds rattle [syn: {American rattlebox},
{Crotalaria sagitallis}]
American red elder
n 1: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American
red elder}, {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder},
{Sambucus pubens}]
American red plum
n 1: wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having
red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red
plum}, {August plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]
American red squirrel
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red
squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus
hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
American redstart
n 1: flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male
having bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn:
{American redstart}, {redstart}, {Setophaga ruticilla}]
American Revised Version
n 1: a revised version of the King James Version [syn: {American
Standard Version}, {American Revised Version}]
American Revolution
n 1: the revolution of the American Colonies against Great
Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American
Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence},
{American War of Independence}]
American Revolutionary leader
n 1: a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the
creation of the United States
American Revolutionary War
n 1: the revolution of the American Colonies against Great
Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American
Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence},
{American War of Independence}]
American robin
n 1: large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
[syn: {robin}, {American robin}, {Turdus migratorius}]
American rock brake
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in
massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn:
{American rock brake}, {American parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma acrostichoides}]
American sable
n 1: valued for its fur [syn: {American marten}, {American
sable}, {Martes americana}]
American saddle horse
n 1: a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
American Samoa
n 1: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island
of Samoa [syn: {American Samoa}, {Eastern Samoa}, {AS}]
American shrew mole
n 1: greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
[syn: {American shrew mole}, {Neurotrichus gibbsii}]
American sign language
n 1: the sign language used in the United States [syn: {ASL},
{American sign language}]
American smelt
n 1: common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska [syn:
{American smelt}, {rainbow smelt}]
American smokewood
n 1: shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes
of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn:
{American smokewood}, {chittamwood}, {Cotinus americanus},
{Cotinus obovatus}]
American smooth dogfish
n 1: found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas [syn:
{American smooth dogfish}, {Mustelus canis}]
American spicebush
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush},
{American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin},
{Benzoin odoriferum}]
American spikenard
n 1: unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished
from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled
umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn:
{American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia
racemosa}]
American Staffordshire terrier
n 1: American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-
lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier},
{Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit
bull terrier}]
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
n 1: (computer science) a code for information exchange between
computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary
digits represents each character; used in most
microcomputers [syn: {American Standard Code for
Information Interchange}, {ASCII}]
American Standard Version
n 1: a revised version of the King James Version [syn: {American
Standard Version}, {American Revised Version}]
American star grass
n 1: perennial star grass of North America [syn: {American star
grass}, {Hypoxis hirsuta}]
American state
n 1: one of the 50 states of the United States
American Stock Exchange
n 1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {American Stock
Exchange}, {AMEX}, {Curb}]
American sweet chestnut
n 1: large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American
chestnut}, {American sweet chestnut}, {Castanea dentata}]
American sweet gum
n 1: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having
prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn:
{sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum},
{American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]
American sycamore
n 1: very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central
North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore},
{American plane}, {buttonwood}, {Platanus occidentalis}]
American toad
n 1: common toad of America [syn: {American toad}, {Bufo
americanus}]
American turkey oak
n 1: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy
barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with
bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn:
{American turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus laevis}]
American twinflower
n 1: similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia [syn:
{American twinflower}, {Linnaea borealis americana}]
American Virgin Islands
n 1: more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent
territory of the United States [syn: {United States Virgin
Islands}, {American Virgin Islands}, {VI}]
American wall fern
n 1: chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and
east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {American
wall fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]
American War of Independence
n 1: the revolution of the American Colonies against Great
Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American
Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence},
{American War of Independence}]
American water ouzel
n 1: a water ouzel of western North America [syn: {American
water ouzel}, {Cinclus mexicanus}]
American water shrew
n 1: water shrew of North America [syn: {American water shrew},
{Sorex palustris}]
American water spaniel
n 1: breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America
having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
American watercress
n 1: mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern
United States [syn: {American watercress}, {mountain
watercress}, {Cardamine rotundifolia}]
2: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
American white birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
American white oak
n 1: large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United
States having stout spreading branches and leaves with
usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard
wood [syn: {American white oak}, {Quercus alba}]
American white pine
n 1: tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown
with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber
tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine},
{weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]
American widgeon
n 1: a widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn:
{American widgeon}, {baldpate}, {Anas americana}]
American wistaria
n 1: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated
Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn:
{American wistaria}, {American wisteria}, {Wisteria
frutescens}]
American wisteria
n 1: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated
Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn:
{American wistaria}, {American wisteria}, {Wisteria
frutescens}]
American woodcock
n 1: small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn:
{American woodcock}, {woodcock snipe}, {Philohela minor}]
American wormseed
n 1: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American
wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed},
{Chenopodium ambrosioides}]
American-Indian language
n 1: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind},
{Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language},
{American Indian}, {Indian}]
Americus Vespucius
n 1: Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South
America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn:
{Vespucci}, {Amerigo Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]
Amerigo Vespucci
n 1: Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South
America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn:
{Vespucci}, {Amerigo Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]
Amerindian language
n 1: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind},
{Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language},
{American Indian}, {Indian}]
amethystine python
n 1: a python having the color of amethyst
Amia calva
n 1: primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a
very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North
America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {dogfish}, {Amia calva}]
Amianthum muscaetoxicum
n 1: all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used
as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily
Melanthiaceae [syn: {fly poison}, {Amianthum
muscaetoxicum}, {Amianthum muscitoxicum}]
Amianthum muscitoxicum
n 1: all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used
as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily
Melanthiaceae [syn: {fly poison}, {Amianthum
muscaetoxicum}, {Amianthum muscitoxicum}]
amicus curiae
n 1: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a
party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence
the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public
interest [syn: {amicus curiae}, {friend of the court}]
amicus curiae brief
n 1: a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the
outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
amino acid
n 1: organic compounds containing an amino group and a
carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various
proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: {amino
acid}, {aminoalkanoic acid}]
amino group
n 1: the radical -NH2 [syn: {amino}, {amino group}]
amino plastic
n 1: a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used
as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
[syn: {amino plastic}, {aminoplast}, {amino resin}]
amino resin
n 1: a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used
as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
[syn: {amino plastic}, {aminoplast}, {amino resin}]
aminoalkanoic acid
n 1: organic compounds containing an amino group and a
carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various
proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: {amino
acid}, {aminoalkanoic acid}]
aminobenzoic acid
n 1: a derivative of benzoic acid
Amish sect
n 1: an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites
in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern
Pennsylvania
amitriptyline hydrochloride
n 1: a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with
serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
[syn: {amitriptyline}, {amitriptyline hydrochloride},
{Elavil}]
amlodipine besylate
n 1: a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form;
prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris [syn:
{amlodipine besylate}, {Norvasc}]
Ammobium alatum
n 1: Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful
silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long
winged stems [syn: {winged everlasting}, {Ammobium alatum}]
ammonia alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {ammonia
alum}, {ammonium alum}]
ammonia clock
n 1: an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the
nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule
ammonia water
n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water},
{ammonia}, {ammonium hydroxide}]
ammonium alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {ammonia
alum}, {ammonium alum}]
ammonium carbamate
n 1: a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen
fertilizer
ammonium carbonate
n 1: a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of
smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
ammonium chloride
n 1: a white salt used in dry cells [syn: {ammonium chloride},
{sal ammoniac}]
ammonium hydroxide
n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water},
{ammonia}, {ammonium hydroxide}]
ammonium ion
n 1: the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects
like an alkali metal ion [syn: {ammonium}, {ammonium ion}]
ammonium nitrate
n 1: used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
Ammotragus lervia
n 1: wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui},
{audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus
lervia}]
ammunition chest
n 1: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: {caisson}, {ammunition
chest}]
amnesic aphasia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia},
{anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
amnestic aphasia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia},
{anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
amnionic fluid
n 1: the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside
the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
[syn: {amniotic fluid}, {amnionic fluid}, {waters}]
amniotic cavity
n 1: the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing
embryo
amniotic fluid
n 1: the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside
the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
[syn: {amniotic fluid}, {amnionic fluid}, {waters}]
amniotic sac
n 1: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing
embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
[syn: {amnion}, {amniotic sac}, {amnios}]
amobarbital sodium
n 1: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a
barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn:
{amobarbital sodium}, {blue}, {blue angel}, {blue devil},
{Amytal}]
amoebic dysentery
n 1: inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba
histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water
contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
[syn: {amebic dysentery}, {amoebic dysentery}]
Amon-Ra
n 1: Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen
and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
[syn: {Amen-Ra}, {Amon-Ra}, {Amun Ra}]
Amorpha californica
n 1: an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of
the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers
[syn: {false indigo}, {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha
californica}]
Amorpha canescens
n 1: shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United
States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored
racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead
ore [syn: {leadplant}, {lead plant}, {Amorpha canescens}]
Amorpha fruticosa
n 1: dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the
eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage
and dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {false
indigo}, {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha fruticosa}]
Amorphophallus campanulatus
n 1: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the
Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung},
{telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus
paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]
Amorphophallus paeonifolius
n 1: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the
Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung},
{telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus
paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]
Amorphophallus rivieri
n 1: foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of
southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the
greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe
surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake
palm}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]
Amorphophallus titanum
n 1: malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles
the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of
several feet [syn: {krubi}, {titan arum}, {Amorphophallus
titanum}]
amorphous shape
n 1: an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
amount of money
n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount
he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum}, {sum of
money}, {amount}, {amount of money}]
amour propre
n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre},
{conceit}, {self-love}, {vanity}]
ampere-hour
n 1: a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
ampere-minute
n 1: a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs
ampere-second
n 1: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge
transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn:
{coulomb}, {C}, {ampere-second}]
ampere-turn
n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive
force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1
complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
amphetamine sulfate
n 1: a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a
stimulant for the central nervous system [syn: {amphetamine
sulfate}, {amphetamine sulphate}]
amphetamine sulphate
n 1: a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a
stimulant for the central nervous system [syn: {amphetamine
sulfate}, {amphetamine sulphate}]
amphibian family
n 1: any family of amphibians
amphibian genus
n 1: any genus of amphibians
amphibious aircraft
n 1: an airplane designed to take off and land on water [syn:
{amphibian}, {amphibious aircraft}]
amphibious assault
n 1: an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is
carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
amphibious demonstration
n 1: an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of
deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action
unfavorable to him
amphibious landing
n 1: a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces
organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive
amphibious landing behind enemy lines"
amphibious operation
n 1: a military operation by both land and sea forces
amphibious vehicle
n 1: a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or
water [syn: {amphibian}, {amphibious vehicle}]
amphibole group
n 1: a group of minerals with similar crystal structures
containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly
sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum
Amphicarpa bracteata
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]
Amphicarpaea bracteata
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]
Amphiprion percula
n 1: an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion [syn: {clown
anemone fish}, {Amphiprion percula}]
Amphitheatrum Flavium
n 1: a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun
by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 [syn: {Colosseum},
{Amphitheatrum Flavium}]
amphitropous ovule
n 1: a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
amplexicaul leaf
n 1: a leaf with its base clasping the stem
amplitude distortion
n 1: distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have
a linear relation to the input signal [syn: {nonlinear
distortion}, {amplitude distortion}]
amplitude level
n 1: the level on a scale of amplitude
amplitude modulation
n 1: modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
[syn: {amplitude modulation}, {AM}]
Amsinckia grandiflora
n 1: annual of the western United States having large coiled
flower spikes; a threatened species [syn: {large-flowered
fiddleneck}, {Amsinckia grandiflora}]
Amsinckia intermedia
n 1: annual of western United States with coiled spikes of
yellow-orange coiled flowers [syn: {common amsinckia},
{Amsinckia intermedia}]
Amsler grid
n 1: a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring
by patients who have age-related macular degeneration
Amsonia tabernaemontana
n 1: subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-
growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal
cymes [syn: {blue star}, {Amsonia tabernaemontana}]
Amun Ra
n 1: Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen
and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
[syn: {Amen-Ra}, {Amon-Ra}, {Amun Ra}]
Amur privet
n 1: eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its
persistent foliage [syn: {Amur privet}, {Ligustrum
amurense}]
Amur River
n 1: an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea
of Okhotsk [syn: {Amur}, {Amur River}, {Heilong Jiang},
{Heilong}]
amusement arcade
n 1: an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines
amusement park
n 1: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for
amusement [syn: {amusement park}, {funfair}, {pleasure
ground}]
Amy Lowell
n 1: United States poet (1874-1925) [syn: {Lowell}, {Amy
Lowell}]
Amy Lyon
n 1: English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson
(1765-1815) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Lady Emma Hamilton}, {Amy
Lyon}]
amygdaloid nucleus
n 1: an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of
the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected
with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate
gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important
role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdala},
{amygdaloid nucleus}, {corpus amygdaloideum}]
Amygdalus communis
n 1: small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts
enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern
Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
{Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
Amygdalus communis amara
n 1: almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts
yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal
purposes [syn: {bitter almond}, {Prunus dulcis amara},
{Amygdalus communis amara}]
amyl alcohol
n 1: a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent
and in organic synthesis
amyl nitrate
n 1: a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina
pectoris
amyloid plaque
n 1: a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in
nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
[syn: {amyloid plaque}, {amyloid protein plaque}]
amyloid protein plaque
n 1: a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in
nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
[syn: {amyloid plaque}, {amyloid protein plaque}]
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
n 1: thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral
columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in
progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs [syn:
{amyotrophic lateral sclerosis}, {ALS}, {Lou Gehrig's
disease}]
An Nafud
n 1: a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red
sand and violent winds [syn: {Nefud}, {An Nefud}, {Nafud},
{An Nafud}]
An Nefud
n 1: a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red
sand and violent winds [syn: {Nefud}, {An Nefud}, {Nafud},
{An Nafud}]
Anabaptist denomination
n 1: a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only
believers
Anabas testudineus
n 1: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it
to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to
travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {Anabas
testudineus}, {A. testudineus}]
anabolic steroid
n 1: any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to
stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been
developed and each requires a prescription to be used
legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by
athletes to increase their strength
Anabrus simplex
n 1: large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of
western United States [syn: {mormon cricket}, {Anabrus
simplex}]
Anacardium occidentale
n 1: tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts
that are edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew}, {cashew
tree}, {Anacardium occidentale}]
Anacin III
n 1: an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also
used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol,
Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands
of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril},
{Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]
anaclitic depression
n 1: severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their
mother and do not get a suitable substitute
Anacyclus pyrethrum
n 1: a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once
used to relieve toothache [syn: {pellitory}, {pellitory-of-
Spain}, {Anacyclus pyrethrum}]
anadama bread
n 1: a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and
molasses
Anadenanthera colubrina
n 1: Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small
spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose
pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia [syn:
{Anadenanthera colubrina}, {Piptadenia macrocarpa}]
anaerobic exercise
n 1: exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn:
{bodybuilding}, {anaerobic exercise}, {muscle building},
{musclebuilding}]
anaesthetic agent
n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
[syn: {anesthetic}, {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent},
{anaesthetic agent}]
Anagallis arvensis
n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red
pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis
arvensis}]
Anagallis tenella
n 1: small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
[syn: {bog pimpernel}, {Anagallis tenella}]
Anagasta kuehniella
n 1: small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour [syn:
{Mediterranean flour moth}, {Anagasta kuehniella}]
Anagyris foetida
n 1: shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by
backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
[syn: {bean trefoil}, {stinking bean trefoil}, {Anagyris
foetida}]
anal intercourse
n 1: intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or
woman [syn: {sodomy}, {buggery}, {anal sex}, {anal
intercourse}]
anal personality
n 1: (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous
neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in
early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of
development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
[syn: {anal personality}, {anal retentive personality}]
anal phase
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a
child's development during which bowel control is learned
[syn: {anal stage}, {anal phase}]
anal retentive
adj 1: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's
interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at
this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness,
stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. [syn: {anal}, {anal
retentive}] [ant: {oral}]
anal retentive personality
n 1: (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous
neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in
early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of
development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
[syn: {anal personality}, {anal retentive personality}]
anal sex
n 1: intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or
woman [syn: {sodomy}, {buggery}, {anal sex}, {anal
intercourse}]
anal sphincter
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {anal sphincter},
{sphincter ani}, {musculus sphincter ani}]
anal stage
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a
child's development during which bowel control is learned
[syn: {anal stage}, {anal phase}]
analog clock
n 1: a clock that displays the time of day by the position of
hands on a dial
analog computer
n 1: a computer that represents information by variable
quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) [syn: {analog
computer}, {analogue computer}]
analog watch
n 1: a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a
dial
analog-digital converter
n 1: device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
[syn: {digitizer}, {digitiser}, {analog-digital converter},
{analog-to-digital converter}]
analog-to-digital converter
n 1: device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
[syn: {digitizer}, {digitiser}, {analog-digital converter},
{analog-to-digital converter}]
analogue computer
n 1: a computer that represents information by variable
quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) [syn: {analog
computer}, {analogue computer}]
analysis of variance
n 1: a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons
between two or more means; a statistical method that yields
values that can be tested to determine whether a
significant relation exists between variables [syn:
{analysis of variance}, {ANOVA}]
analysis situs
n 1: the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the
properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into
which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence
that is continuous in both directions [syn: {topology},
{analysis situs}]
analytic geometry
n 1: the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates
on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytic
geometry}, {analytical geometry}, {coordinate geometry}]
analytic thinking
n 1: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent
parts in order to study the parts and their relations [syn:
{analysis}, {analytic thinking}] [ant: {synthesis},
{synthetic thinking}]
analytical balance
n 1: a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative
chemical analysis [syn: {analytical balance}, {chemical
balance}]
analytical cubism
n 1: the early phase of cubism
analytical geometry
n 1: the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates
on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytic
geometry}, {analytical geometry}, {coordinate geometry}]
analytical review
n 1: an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and
tries to identify significant changes
anamnestic reaction
n 1: renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or
subsequent) encounter with the same antigen [syn:
{anamnestic response}, {anamnestic reaction}]
anamnestic response
n 1: renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or
subsequent) encounter with the same antigen [syn:
{anamnestic response}, {anamnestic reaction}]
Ananas comosus
n 1: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible
fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely
cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pineapple}, {pineapple
plant}, {Ananas comosus}]
Anaphalis margaritacea
n 1: an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly
hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts [syn:
{pearly everlasting}, {cottonweed}, {Anaphalis
margaritacea}]
anaphoric pronoun
n 1: a pronoun that refers to an antecedent
anaphoric relation
n 1: the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent
anaphylactic shock
n 1: a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity
reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin
or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has
become sensitized by previous exposure
anapsid reptile
n 1: primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region
of the skull; all extinct except turtles [syn: {anapsid},
{anapsid reptile}] [ant: {diapsid}, {diapsid reptile}]
Anas acuta
n 1: long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having
elongated central tail feathers [syn: {pintail}, {pin-
tailed duck}, {Anas acuta}]
Anas americana
n 1: a widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn:
{American widgeon}, {baldpate}, {Anas americana}]
Anas clypeata
n 1: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {shoveller}, {broadbill}, {Anas
clypeata}]
Anas crecca
n 1: common teal of Eurasia and North America [syn: {greenwing},
{green-winged teal}, {Anas crecca}]
Anas discors
n 1: American teal [syn: {bluewing}, {blue-winged teal}, {Anas
discors}]
Anas penelope
n 1: freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to
mallards and teals [syn: {widgeon}, {wigeon}, {Anas
penelope}]
Anas platyrhynchos
n 1: wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended;
widely distributed [syn: {mallard}, {Anas platyrhynchos}]
Anas querquedula
n 1: small Eurasian teal [syn: {garganey}, {Anas querquedula}]
Anas rubripes
n 1: a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada [syn:
{black duck}, {Anas rubripes}]
Anasa tristis
n 1: large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the
gourd family [syn: {squash bug}, {Anasa tristis}]
Anastatica hierochuntica
n 1: small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white
flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn:
{rose of Jericho}, {resurrection plant}, {Anastatica
hierochuntica}]
anastigmatic lens
n 1: a lens designed to correct astigmatism
anastomotic vein
n 1: either of two communicating veins serving the brain [syn:
{anastomotic vein}, {vena anastomotica}]
Anatole France
n 1: French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories
(1844-1924) [syn: {France}, {Anatole France}, {Jacques
Anatole Francois Thibault}]
Anatoli Karpov
n 1: Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until
1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
[syn: {Karpov}, {Anatoli Karpov}, {Anatoli Yevgenevich
Karpov}]
Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov
n 1: Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until
1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
[syn: {Karpov}, {Anatoli Karpov}, {Anatoli Yevgenevich
Karpov}]
Anatolian language
n 1: an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages
known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction
of Proto-Indo European [syn: {Anatolian}, {Anatolian
language}]
anatomical reference
n 1: an expression that relates to anatomy [syn: {anatomical
reference}, {anatomical}]
anatomical sphincter
n 1: a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn:
{sphincter}, {anatomical sphincter}, {sphincter muscle}]
anatomical structure
n 1: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and
its construction and arrangement; "he has good bone
structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure},
{complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]
anatropous ovule
n 1: a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its
stalk
ancestor worship
n 1: worship of ancestors
anchor chain
n 1: the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel [syn:
{anchor chain}, {anchor rope}]
anchor light
n 1: a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
[syn: {anchor light}, {riding light}, {riding lamp}]
anchor ring
n 1: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo
of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {annulus}, {doughnut},
{anchor ring}]
anchor rope
n 1: the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel [syn:
{anchor chain}, {anchor rope}]
anchorage ground
n 1: place for vessels to anchor [syn: {anchorage}, {anchorage
ground}]
anchovy butter
n 1: butter blended with mashed anchovies
anchovy dressing
n 1: vinaigrette and mashed anchovies
anchovy paste
n 1: paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and
spreads
anchovy pear
n 1: West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
[syn: {anchovy pear}, {anchovy pear tree}, {Grias
cauliflora}]
2: West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled [syn:
{anchovy pear}, {river pear}]
anchovy pear tree
n 1: West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
[syn: {anchovy pear}, {anchovy pear tree}, {Grias
cauliflora}]
anchovy pizza
n 1: tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies
anchovy sauce
n 1: made of white sauce and mashed anchovies
Anchusa capensis
n 1: anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white
throats [syn: {cape forget-me-not}, {Anchusa capensis}]
Anchusa officinalis
n 1: perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate
usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {alkanet}, {Anchusa
officinalis}]
Anchusa riparia
n 1: anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple
flowers [syn: {cape forget-me-not}, {Anchusa riparia}]
ancien regime
n 1: a political and social system that no longer governs
(especially the system that existed in France before the
French Revolution)
Ancient Greek
n 1: the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
ancient history
n 1: a history of the ancient world
2: knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so
commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
ancient pine
n 1: small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to
the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and
short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming
rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to
5000 years in cold semidesert mountain tops [syn: {ancient
pine}, {Pinus longaeva}]
anconeous muscle
n 1: the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in
pronation of the wrist [syn: {anconeous muscle}, {musculus
anconeus}]
Ancylus fluviatilis
n 1: minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet
but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {river
limpet}, {freshwater limpet}, {Ancylus fluviatilis}]
AND circuit
n 1: a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its
inputs fire [syn: {AND circuit}, {AND gate}]
AND gate
n 1: a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its
inputs fire [syn: {AND circuit}, {AND gate}]
and how
adv 1: an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {and how}, {you
bet}, {you said it}]
and so
adv 1: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence
connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right";
"first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the
late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to
bed" [syn: {then}, {so}, {and so}]
and so forth
adv 1: continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {and so
on}, {etcetera}, {etc.}]
and so on
adv 1: continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {and so
on}, {etcetera}, {etc.}]
and then some
adv 1: and considerably more in addition; "it cost me a week's
salary and then some"
Andaman marble
n 1: large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn:
{marblewood}, {marble-wood}, {Andaman marble}, {Diospyros
kurzii}]
Andaman redwood
n 1: mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus [syn:
{amboyna}, {Andaman redwood}]
Andaman Sea
n 1: part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay
Peninsula
Andean condor
n 1: large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and
white neck ruff [syn: {Andean condor}, {Vultur gryphus}]
Anders Celsius
n 1: Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer
(1701-1744) [syn: {Celsius}, {Anders Celsius}]
Andhra Pradesh
n 1: a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
Andira inermis
n 1: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and
yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a
purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark},
{cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]
Andre Derain
n 1: French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954) [syn:
{Derain}, {Andre Derain}]
Andre Eglevsky
n 1: United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)
[syn: {Eglevsky}, {Andre Eglevsky}]
Andre Gide
n 1: French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father
of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Gide},
{Andre Gide}, {Andre Paul Guillaume Gide}]
Andre Le Notre
n 1: French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens
including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700) [syn: {Le
Notre}, {Andre Le Notre}]
Andre Maginot
n 1: French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932)
[syn: {Maginot}, {Andre Maginot}]
Andre Malraux
n 1: French novelist (1901-1976) [syn: {Malraux}, {Andre
Malraux}]
Andre Markoff
n 1: Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Markov}, {Andrei
Markov}, {Markoff}, {Andre Markoff}]
Andre Maurois
n 1: French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)
[syn: {Maurois}, {Andre Maurois}, {Emile Herzog}]
Andre Paul Guillaume Gide
n 1: French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father
of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Gide},
{Andre Gide}, {Andre Paul Guillaume Gide}]
Andre Weil
n 1: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
[syn: {Weil}, {Andre Weil}]
Andrea Guarneri
n 1: founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
[syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius}, {Andrea
Guarneri}]
Andrea Mantegna
n 1: Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes
(1431-1506) [syn: {Mantegna}, {Andrea Mantegna}]
Andrea Palladio
n 1: highly original and much imitated Italian architect
(1508-1580) [syn: {Palladio}, {Andrea Palladio}]
Andreas Vesalius
n 1: a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern
anatomy (1514-1564) [syn: {Vesalius}, {Andreas Vesalius}]
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
n 1: Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United
Nations (1909-1989) [syn: {Gromyko}, {Andrei Gromyko},
{Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko}]
Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky
n 1: Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) [syn: {Tarkovsky}, {Andrei
Tarkovsky}, {Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky}]
Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov
n 1: Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first
Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and
campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Sakharov},
{Andrei Sakharov}, {Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov}]
Andrei Gromyko
n 1: Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United
Nations (1909-1989) [syn: {Gromyko}, {Andrei Gromyko},
{Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko}]
Andrei Markov
n 1: Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Markov}, {Andrei
Markov}, {Markoff}, {Andre Markoff}]
Andrei Sakharov
n 1: Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first
Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and
campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Sakharov},
{Andrei Sakharov}, {Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov}]
Andrei Tarkovsky
n 1: Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) [syn: {Tarkovsky}, {Andrei
Tarkovsky}, {Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky}]
Andrei Voznesenski
n 1: Russian poet (born in 1933) [syn: {Voznesenski}, {Andrei
Voznesenski}]
Andres Martinez
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Andres Segovia
n 1: Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert
instrument (1893-1987) [syn: {Segovia}, {Andres Segovia}]
Andrew Carnegie
n 1: United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed
education and public libraries and research trusts
(1835-1919) [syn: {Carnegie}, {Andrew Carnegie}]
Andrew D. White
n 1: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell)
founded Cornell University and served as its first
president (1832-1918) [syn: {White}, {Andrew D. White},
{Andrew Dickson White}]
Andrew Dickson White
n 1: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell)
founded Cornell University and served as its first
president (1832-1918) [syn: {White}, {Andrew D. White},
{Andrew Dickson White}]
Andrew Fielding Huxley
n 1: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the
role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of
the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Huxley}, {Andrew
Huxley}, {Andrew Fielding Huxley}]
Andrew Huxley
n 1: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the
role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of
the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Huxley}, {Andrew
Huxley}, {Andrew Fielding Huxley}]
Andrew Jackson
n 1: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans
from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the
presidency (1767-1845) [syn: {Jackson}, {Andrew Jackson},
{Old Hickory}]
Andrew Jackson Downing
n 1: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds
of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
[syn: {Downing}, {Andrew Jackson Downing}]
Andrew Johnson
n 1: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was
assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote
(1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {Andrew Johnson}, {President
Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]
Andrew Lloyd Webber
n 1: English composer of many successful musicals (some in
collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn:
{Lloyd Webber}, {Andrew Lloyd Webber}, {Baron Lloyd Webber
of Sydmonton}]
Andrew Marvell
n 1: English poet (1621-1678) [syn: {Marvell}, {Andrew Marvell}]
Andrew Mellon
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
[syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon},
{Andrew William Mellon}]
Andrew W. Mellon
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
[syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon},
{Andrew William Mellon}]
Andrew William Mellon
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
[syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon},
{Andrew William Mellon}]
Andrew Wyeth
n 1: United States painter (born in 1917) [syn: {Wyeth}, {Andrew
Wyeth}]
Andrew's clintonia
n 1: plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red
or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn:
{red Clintonia}, {Andrew's clintonia}, {Clintonia
andrewsiana}]
Andrija Mohorovicic
n 1: Yugoslav geophysicist for whom the Mohorovicic
discontinuity was named (1857-1936) [syn: {Mohorovicic},
{Andrija Mohorovicic}]
androgenic hormone
n 1: male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and
responsible for typical male sexual characteristics [syn:
{androgen}, {androgenic hormone}]
Andromeda galaxy
n 1: a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is
visible to the naked eye
Andromeda glaucophylla
n 1: wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or
pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to
northeastern United States [syn: {bog rosemary},
{moorwort}, {Andromeda glaucophylla}]
Andromeda polifolia
n 1: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters
of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other
wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {marsh
andromeda}, {common bog rosemary}, {Andromeda polifolia}]
Andropogon furcatus
n 1: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in
the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {blue stem},
{Andropogon furcatus}, {Andropogon gerardii}]
Andropogon gerardii
n 1: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in
the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {blue stem},
{Andropogon furcatus}, {Andropogon gerardii}]
Andropogon scoparius
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning
pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie
grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius},
{Schizachyrium scoparium}]
Andropogon virginicus
n 1: tall tufted grass of southeastern United States [syn:
{broom sedge}, {Andropogon virginicus}]
Andrzej Wajda
n 1: Polish filmmaker (born in 1929) [syn: {Wajda}, {Andrzej
Wajda}]
Andy Warhol
n 1: United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art
movement (1930-1987) [syn: {Warhol}, {Andy Warhol}]
anechoic chamber
n 1: a chamber having very little reverberation
Aneides lugubris
n 1: yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
[syn: {arboreal salamander}, {Aneides lugubris}]
Anemia adiantifolia
n 1: fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with
rhizome densely clad in grown hairs [syn: {pine fern},
{Anemia adiantifolia}]
anemic anoxia
n 1: anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of
hemoglobin
anemic hypoxia
n 1: hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of
hemoglobin
Anemone Canadensis
n 1: common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to
Colorado [syn: {Canada anemone}, {Anemone Canadensis}]
Anemone cylindrica
n 1: a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit
clusters resembling thimbles [syn: {thimbleweed}, {Anemone
cylindrica}]
anemone fish
n 1: live associated with sea anemones
Anemone ludoviciana
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
Anemone nemorosa
n 1: European anemone with solitary white flowers common in
deciduous woodlands [syn: {wood anemone}, {Anemone
nemorosa}]
Anemone occidentalis
n 1: of western North America [syn: {Western pasqueflower},
{Pulsatilla occidentalis}, {Anemone occidentalis}]
Anemone pulsatilla
n 1: European perennial having usually violet or white spring
flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla
vulgaris}, {Anemone pulsatilla}]
Anemone quinquefolia
n 1: common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-
tinged white flowers [syn: {wood anemone}, {snowdrop},
{Anemone quinquefolia}]
Anemone riparia
n 1: thimbleweed of northern North America [syn: {longheaded
thimbleweed}, {Anemone riparia}]
Anemone sylvestris
n 1: Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
[syn: {snowdrop anemone}, {snowdrop windflower}, {Anemone
sylvestris}]
Anemone tetonensis
n 1: silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-
white flowers [syn: {Alpine anemone}, {mountain anemone},
{Anemone tetonensis}]
Anemone virginiana
n 1: thimbleweed of central and eastern North America [syn:
{Virginia thimbleweed}, {Anemone virginiana}]
Anemonella thalictroides
n 1: woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-
shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
[syn: {rue anemone}, {Anemonella thalictroides}]
Anemopsis californica
n 1: stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico
having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with
white bracts suggesting an anemone [syn: {yerba mansa},
{Anemopsis californica}]
aneroid barometer
n 1: a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
[syn: {aneroid barometer}, {aneroid}]
anesthetic agent
n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
[syn: {anesthetic}, {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent},
{anaesthetic agent}]
Anethum graveolens
n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage
and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {dill}, {Anethum
graveolens}]
Angara River
n 1: a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from
Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
[syn: {Angara}, {Angara River}, {Tunguska}, {Upper
Tunguska}]
angel cake
n 1: a light sponge cake made without egg yolks [syn: {angel
cake}, {angel food cake}]
angel dust
n 1: a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly
taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its
effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine},
{phencyclidine hydrochloride}, {PCP}, {angel dust}]
Angel Falls
n 1: the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies
seasonally [syn: {Angel}, {Angel Falls}]
angel food cake
n 1: a light sponge cake made without egg yolks [syn: {angel
cake}, {angel food cake}]
angel shark
n 1: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins
but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark},
{angelfish}, {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}]
angel's trumpet
n 1: South American plant cultivated for its very large
nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's
trumpet}, {Brugmansia suaveolens}, {Datura suaveolens}]
2: a South American plant that is cultivated for its large
fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet},
{maikoa}, {Brugmansia arborea}, {Datura arborea}]
angel-wing begonia
n 1: South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent
basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of
coral-red flowers [syn: {angel-wing begonia}, {Begonia
cocchinea}]
Angelica Archangelica
n 1: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten
and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {garden angelica},
{archangel}, {Angelica Archangelica}]
Angelica sylvestris
n 1: European herb with compound leaves and white flowers;
adventive on Cape Breton Island [syn: {wild angelica},
{Angelica sylvestris}]
Angelo Correr
n 1: the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the
Great Schism and who retired to make it possible
(1327-1417) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XII}, {Angelo
Correr}]
Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli
n 1: Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 who convoked the Second
Vatican Council (1881-1963) [syn: {John XXIII}, {Angelo
Guiseppe Roncalli}]
angelus bell
n 1: the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to
announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn:
{angelus bell}, {angelus}]
angina pectoris
n 1: a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to
reduced oxygen to the heart [syn: {angina pectoris},
{angina}]
angiogenesis inhibitor
n 1: a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood
vessels that nourish tumors
Angiopteris evecta
n 1: highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of
the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn:
{angiopteris}, {giant fern}, {Angiopteris evecta}]
angiospermous tree
n 1: any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
[syn: {angiospermous tree}, {flowering tree}]
angiospermous yellowwood
n 1: any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood
angiotensin converting enzyme
n 1: proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into
angiotensin II [syn: {angiotensin converting enzyme},
{angiotensin-converting enzyme}, {ACE}]
angiotensin I
n 1: a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the
precursor to angiotensin II
angiotensin II
n 1: a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I
angiotensin II inhibitor
n 1: an agent that retards or restrains the action of
angiotensin II
angiotensin-converting enzyme
n 1: proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into
angiotensin II [syn: {angiotensin converting enzyme},
{angiotensin-converting enzyme}, {ACE}]
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
n 1: an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of
angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the
arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by
inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting
enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure [syn:
{ACE inhibitor}, {angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor}]
angle bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in
computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual
material [syn: {bracket}, {angle bracket}]
2: an L-shaped metal bracket [syn: {angle bracket}, {angle
iron}]
angle iron
n 1: an L-shaped metal bracket [syn: {angle bracket}, {angle
iron}]
angle of attack
n 1: the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed
relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
angle of dip
n 1: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic
dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
angle of extinction
n 1: the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated
before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized
light [syn: {angle of extinction}, {extinction angle}]
angle of incidence
n 1: the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to
the surface at the point of incidence [syn: {angle of
incidence}, {incidence angle}]
angle of inclination
n 1: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line
(measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the
x-axis) [syn: {inclination}, {angle of inclination}]
angle of reflection
n 1: the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular
to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
angle of refraction
n 1: the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular
to the surface between the two media at the point of
refraction
angle of view
n 1: the angle included by a photographic lens [syn: {view
angle}, {angle of view}]
angle-closure glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous
humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of
high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual
damage in a couple of days" [syn: {acute glaucoma},
{closed-angle glaucoma}, {angle-closure glaucoma}]
angle-park
v 1: park at an angle
angled loofah
n 1: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
[syn: {angled loofah}, {sing-kwa}, {Luffa acutangula}]
angler fish
n 1: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament
attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler},
{anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte},
{allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]
Anglesea Island
n 1: an island to the northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey},
{Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea}, {Anglesea Island}, {Mona}]
Anglesey Island
n 1: an island to the northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey},
{Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea}, {Anglesea Island}, {Mona}]
Anglican Catholic
n 1: a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic
character
Anglican Church
n 1: the national church of England (and all other churches in
other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in
Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head [syn:
{Anglican Church}, {Anglican Communion}, {Church of
England}]
Anglican Communion
n 1: the national church of England (and all other churches in
other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in
Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head [syn:
{Anglican Church}, {Anglican Communion}, {Church of
England}]
Anglo-American
n 1: an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors
were British
Anglo-catholic
adj 1: supporting the Anglican Church
Anglo-Catholicism
n 1: a doctrine and practice within the Church of England
emphasizing the Catholic tradition [syn: {Anglo-
Catholicism}, {High Anglicanism}]
Anglo-French
n 1: the French (Norman) language used in medieval England [syn:
{Anglo-French}, {Anglo-Norman}]
Anglo-German concertina
n 1: a concertina with bellows and buttons on both ends
Anglo-Indian
adj 1: relating to British India or the English in India
n 1: a person of English citizenship born or living in India
Anglo-Jewish
adj 1: of English-speaking Jews and their culture; "Anglo-Jewish
papers"
Anglo-Norman
n 1: the French (Norman) language used in medieval England [syn:
{Anglo-French}, {Anglo-Norman}]
Anglo-Saxon
adj 1: of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language;
"Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of
Scotland"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman
Conquest
2: a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose
native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly
influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-
Saxon Protestant'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began
raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not
just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
3: English prior to about 1100 [syn: {Old English}, {Anglo-
Saxon}]
Anglo-Saxon deity
n 1: (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-
Saxons
Angolan capital
n 1: port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city
of Angola [syn: {Luanda}, {Angolan capital}]
Angolan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Angola
Angora cat
n 1: a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat [syn:
{Angora}, {Angora cat}]
Angora goat
n 1: a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair
which is the true mohair [syn: {Angora}, {Angora goat}]
Angora rabbit
n 1: domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair [syn:
{Angora}, {Angora rabbit}]
angostura bark
n 1: the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines
and liqueurs and bitters [syn: {angostura bark},
{angostura}]
Angostura Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad
Bolivar
angoumois grain moth
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
[syn: {angoumois moth}, {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga
cerealella}]
angoumois moth
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
[syn: {angoumois moth}, {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga
cerealella}]
angry walk
n 1: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: {stalk}, {angry walk}]
angstrom unit
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a
meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of
electromagnetic radiation [syn: {angstrom}, {angstrom
unit}, {A}]
anguid lizard
n 1: any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm
areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g.
slugs and insects
Anguilla sucklandii
n 1: New Zealand eel [syn: {tuna}, {Anguilla sucklandii}]
Anguillula aceti
n 1: minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause
fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar
worm}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]
Anguis fragilis
n 1: small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes;
popularly believed to be blind [syn: {blindworm},
{slowworm}, {Anguis fragilis}]
angular acceleration
n 1: (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a
rotating body
angular artery
n 1: the terminal branch of the facial artery [syn: {angular
artery}, {arteria angularis}]
angular distance
n 1: the angular separation between two objects as perceived by
an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the
stars"
angular momentum
n 1: the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its
distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has
an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular
momentum makes the world go round"
angular position
n 1: relation by which any position with respect to any other
position is established
angular shape
n 1: a shape having one or more sharp angles [syn: {angular
shape}, {angularity}]
angular unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for angles
angular vein
n 1: a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the
supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein [syn:
{angular vein}, {vena angularis}]
angular velocity
n 1: (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a
rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or
radians per minute
Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
n 1: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
[syn: {Wilson}, {Sir Angus Wilson}, {Angus Frank Johnstone
Wilson}]
Angus Og
n 1: Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men
and women [syn: {Angus Og}, {Aengus}, {Oengus}, {Angus}]
Anhima cornuta
n 1: screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the
forehead [syn: {horned screamer}, {Anhima cornuta}]
Anhinga anhinga
n 1: blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: {water
turkey}, {Anhinga anhinga}]
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
n 1: a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and
statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a
decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524) [syn:
{Boethius}, {Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius}]
Anigozanthus manglesii
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
aniline dye
n 1: any of many dyes made from aniline
aniline oil
n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and
used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn:
{aniline}, {aniline oil}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]
animal black
n 1: black substance containing char in the form of carbonized
bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone
char}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]
animal charcoal
n 1: black substance containing char in the form of carbonized
bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone
char}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]
animal communication
n 1: communication between animals (of the same species)
animal disease
n 1: a disease that typically does not affect human beings
animal fancier
n 1: a person who breeds animals
animal fat
n 1: any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in
saturated fatty acids"
animal fiber
n 1: fiber derived from animals [syn: {animal fiber}, {animal
fibre}]
animal fibre
n 1: fiber derived from animals [syn: {animal fiber}, {animal
fibre}]
animal foot
n 1: the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
[syn: {animal foot}, {foot}]
animal glue
n 1: a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs
of cattle and horses
animal group
n 1: a group of animals
animal husbandry
n 1: breeding and caring for farm animals
animal kingdom
n 1: taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
[syn: {Animalia}, {kingdom Animalia}, {animal kingdom}]
animal leg
n 1: the leg of an animal
animal magnetism
n 1: magnetic personal charm [syn: {bewitchery}, {beguilement},
{animal magnetism}]
animal material
n 1: material derived from animals
animal nature
n 1: the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the
spirit or intellect [syn: {animality}, {animal nature}]
animal oil
n 1: any oil obtained from animal substances
animal order
n 1: the order of animals
animal pigment
n 1: pigment occurring in animals
animal product
n 1: a product made from animal material
animal psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of
animals [syn: {comparative psychology}, {animal
psychology}]
animal scientist
n 1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
[syn: {zoologist}, {animal scientist}]
animal skin
n 1: the outer covering of an animal
animal starch
n 1: one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in
the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the
body [syn: {glycogen}, {animal starch}]
animal stuffer
n 1: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for
display [syn: {taxidermist}, {animal stuffer}, {stuffer}]
animal tissue
n 1: the tissue in the bodies of animals
animal toxin
n 1: a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic
properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
[syn: {animal toxin}, {zootoxin}]
animal trainer
n 1: one who trains or exhibits animals [syn: {animal trainer},
{handler}]
animal virus
n 1: an animal pathogen that is a virus
animal-worship
n 1: the worship of animals [syn: {zoolatry}, {animal-worship}]
animate being
n 1: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
{animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature},
{fauna}]
animate thing
n 1: a living (or once living) entity [syn: {living thing},
{animate thing}]
animated cartoon
n 1: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings
to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid
sequence [syn: {cartoon}, {animated cartoon}, {toon}]
animated oat
n 1: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern
cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {animated oat}, {Avene
sterilis}]
anionic compound
n 1: a compound characterized by an active anion
anionic detergent
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do
not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: {anionic detergent},
{anionic}, {non-ionic detergent}]
anise cookie
n 1: cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed
anise hyssop
n 1: much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
[syn: {anise hyssop}, {Agastache foeniculum}]
anise plant
n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic
seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise}, {anise plant},
{Pimpinella anisum}]
anise seed
n 1: liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking
and liquors [syn: {anise}, {aniseed}, {anise seed}]
anise tree
n 1: any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the
genus Illicium
anise-scented
adj 1: smelling of anise
anisette de Bordeaux
n 1: liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made
from aniseed [syn: {anisette}, {anisette de Bordeaux}]
Anisotremus surinamensis
n 1: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida
southward [syn: {pompon}, {black margate}, {Anisotremus
surinamensis}]
Anisotremus virginicus
n 1: black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to
Brazil [syn: {porkfish}, {pork-fish}, {Anisotremus
virginicus}]
ankle brace
n 1: a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
ankle bracelet
n 1: an ornament worn around the ankle [syn: {anklet}, {ankle
bracelet}]
ankle joint
n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle},
{ankle joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
ankle-deep
adj 1: coming only to the ankle or knee [syn: {ankle-deep},
{knee-deep}]
ankylosing spondylitis
n 1: a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked
by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to
ankylosis [syn: {ankylosing spondylitis}, {Marie-Strumpell
disease}, {rheumatoid spondylitis}]
Ann Arbor
n 1: a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the
University of Michigan
Anna Amalia Mercouri
n 1: Greek film actress (1925-1994) [syn: {Mercouri}, {Melina
Mercouri}, {Anna Amalia Mercouri}]
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
n 1: wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human
rights (1884-1962) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Eleanor Roosevelt},
{Anna Eleanor Roosevelt}]
Anna Howard Shaw
n 1: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn:
{Shaw}, {Anna Howard Shaw}]
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
n 1: United States painter of colorful and primitive rural
scenes (1860-1961) [syn: {Moses}, {Grandma Moses}, {Anna
Mary Robertson Moses}]
Anna Pavlova
n 1: Russian ballerina (1882-1931) [syn: {Pavlova}, {Anna
Pavlova}]
Anne Boleyn
n 1: the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I;
was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536) [syn:
{Boleyn}, {Anne Boleyn}]
Anne Bradstreet
n 1: poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
[syn: {Bradstreet}, {Anne Bradstreet}, {Anne Dudley
Bradstreet}]
Anne Bronte
n 1: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters
(1820-1849) [syn: {Bronte}, {Anne Bronte}]
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
n 1: poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
[syn: {Bradstreet}, {Anne Bradstreet}, {Anne Dudley
Bradstreet}]
Anne Hathaway
n 1: wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) [syn: {Hathaway},
{Anne Hathaway}]
Anne Hutchinson
n 1: American colonist (born in England) who was banished from
Boston for her religious views (1591-1643) [syn:
{Hutchinson}, {Anne Hutchinson}]
Anne Mansfield Sullivan
n 1: United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong
companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Anne Sullivan}, {Anne Mansfield Sullivan}]
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
n 1: French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances
by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved
abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the
aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781) [syn:
{Turgot}, {Anne Robert Jacques Turgot}]
Anne Sexton
n 1: United States poet (1928-1974) [syn: {Sexton}, {Anne
Sexton}]
Anne Sullivan
n 1: United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong
companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Anne Sullivan}, {Anne Mansfield Sullivan}]
annelid worm
n 1: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and
externally [syn: {annelid}, {annelid worm}, {segmented
worm}]
Annie Oakley
n 1: United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926) [syn: {Oakley}, {Annie
Oakley}]
anno Domini
adv 1: in the Christian era; used before dates after the
supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {AD},
{A.D.}, {anno Domini}]
Annona cherimola
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit
[syn: {cherimoya}, {cherimoya tree}, {Annona cherimola}]
Annona diversifolia
n 1: tropical American tree grown in southern United States
having a whitish pink-tinged fruit [syn: {ilama}, {ilama
tree}, {Annona diversifolia}]
Annona glabra
n 1: small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit;
used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond apple}, {pond-
apple tree}, {Annona glabra}]
Annona muricata
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing large succulent
slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {prickly custard
apple}, {soursop tree}, {Annona muricata}]
Annona reticulata
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped
acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's
heart tree}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]
Annona squamosa
n 1: tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick
scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop},
{sweetsop tree}, {Annona squamosa}]
annual fern
n 1: small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn:
{annual fern}, {Jersey fern}, {Anogramma leptophylla}]
annual parallax
n 1: the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the
earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline [syn:
{heliocentric parallax}, {annual parallax}]
annual ring
n 1: an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow [syn:
{annual ring}, {growth ring}]
annual salt-marsh aster
n 1: a variety of aster
annuity in advance
n 1: an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments
at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable
in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the
landlord"
annular eclipse
n 1: only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
annular scotoma
n 1: a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of
vision
Annunciation Day
n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the
Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]
Annunciation lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
Anoa depressicornis
n 1: small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
[syn: {anoa}, {dwarf buffalo}, {Anoa depressicornis}]
Anoa mindorensis
n 1: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn:
{tamarau}, {tamarao}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa
mindorensis}]
Anogramma leptophylla
n 1: small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn:
{annual fern}, {Jersey fern}, {Anogramma leptophylla}]
anointing of the sick
n 1: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with
oil and prays for salvation [syn: {anointing of the sick},
{extreme unction}, {last rites}]
Anolis carolinensis
n 1: small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with
the ability to change skin color [syn: {American
chameleon}, {anole}, {Anolis carolinensis}]
Anomala orientalis
n 1: introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed
on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Oriental
beetle}, {Asiatic beetle}, {Anomala orientalis}]
anomalistic month
n 1: period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546
days
anomalistic year
n 1: time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to
perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec
Anomalopteryx oweni
n 1: the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large
turkey [syn: {anomalopteryx}, {Anomalopteryx oweni}]
anomalous communication
n 1: communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychic
communication}, {psychical communication}, {anomalous
communication}]
Anomia ephippium
n 1: thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
[syn: {saddle oyster}, {Anomia ephippium}]
anomic aphasia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia},
{anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
anon.
adj 1: having no known name or identity or known source;
"anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous
gift" [syn: {anonymous}, {anon.}] [ant: {onymous}]
anonymous file transfer protocol
n 1: a common way to make software available; users are allowed
to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever
has been made available [syn: {anonymous ftp}, {anonymous
file transfer protocol}]
anonymous ftp
n 1: a common way to make software available; users are allowed
to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever
has been made available [syn: {anonymous ftp}, {anonymous
file transfer protocol}]
Anoplophora glabripennis
n 1: a beetle from China that has been found in the United
States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the
tree; no natural predators in the United States [syn:
{Asian longhorned beetle}, {Anoplophora glabripennis}]
anorexia nervosa
n 1: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by
somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being
emaciated
anovulatory drug
n 1: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen
and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent
conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill},
{contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral
contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]
anoxic anoxia
n 1: anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in
the lungs
Ansar al Islam
n 1: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of
Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as
advocated by the United States; some members fought with
the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to
receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar
al Islam}, {Ansar al-Islam}, {Supporters of Islam}]
Ansar al-Islam
n 1: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of
Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as
advocated by the United States; some members fought with
the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to
receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar
al Islam}, {Ansar al-Islam}, {Supporters of Islam}]
Anser anser
n 1: common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic
breeds [syn: {greylag}, {graylag}, {greylag goose},
{graylag goose}, {Anser anser}]
Anser cygnoides
n 1: very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely
with the greylag [syn: {Chinese goose}, {Anser cygnoides}]
anseriform bird
n 1: chiefly web-footed swimming birds
answer for
v 1: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't
account for the missing money" [syn: {account}, {answer
for}]
answering machine
n 1: an electronic device that answers the telephone and records
messages
ant bear
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant
anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}]
2: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {ant bear}, {anteater},
{Orycteropus afer}]
ant bird
n 1: any of various dull-colored South American birds that
feeding on ants some following army ant swarms [syn:
{antbird}, {ant bird}]
ant cow
n 1: excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants
ant lion
n 1: the larva of any of several insects [syn: {doodlebug}, {ant
lion}, {antlion}]
2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs)
dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn:
{ant lion}, {antlion}, {antlion fly}]
ant shrike
n 1: antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
ant thrush
n 1: a kind of antbird
antagonistic muscle
n 1: (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another;
"the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
Antarctic Circle
n 1: a line of latitude north of the south pole
Antarctic continent
n 1: an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost
entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap
up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of
Australia" [syn: {Antarctica}, {Antarctic continent}]
Antarctic Ocean
n 1: the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula
n 1: a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200
miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea
from the South Pacific [syn: {Antarctic Peninsula}, {Palmer
Peninsula}]
Antarctic Zone
n 1: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and
surrounding waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {Antarctic Zone},
{South Frigid Zone}]
ante meridiem
adv 1: before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." [syn: {ante
meridiem}, {A.M.}]
adj 1: before noon [syn: {ante meridiem}, {a.m.}]
ante up
v 1: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {pay
up}, {ante up}, {pay}] [ant: {default}, {default on}]
antediluvian patriarch
n 1: any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian
deluge [syn: {antediluvian}, {antediluvian patriarch}]
antelope chipmunk
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
{antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel},
{antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]
antelope squirrel
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
{antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel},
{antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]
Antennaria dioica
n 1: low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down
and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot},
{cat's feet}, {pussytoes}, {Antennaria dioica}]
Antennaria plantaginifolia
n 1: North American perennial propagated by means of runners
[syn: {ladies' tobacco}, {lady's tobacco}, {Antennaria
plantaginifolia}]
anterior cardinal vein
n 1: a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body
anterior cerebral artery
n 1: one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides
into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts
of the frontal and parietal cortex
anterior cerebral vein
n 1: accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into
the basal vein [syn: {anterior cerebral vein}, {vena
cerebri anterior}]
anterior crural nerve
n 1: one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves
and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the
thigh [syn: {femoral nerve}, {nervus femoralis}, {anterior
crural nerve}]
anterior facial vein
n 1: a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the
retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal
jugular vein [syn: {anterior facial vein}, {vena facialis
anterior}]
anterior fontanelle
n 1: corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified
anterior horn
n 1: one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes
ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor
fibers [syn: {ventral root}, {ventral horn}, {anterior
root}, {anterior horn}]
anterior jugular vein
n 1: arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face;
joins the external jugular vein
anterior labial veins
n 1: veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein
[syn: {venae labiales anteriores}, {anterior labial veins}]
anterior meningeal artery
n 1: branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies
meninges in the anterior cranial fossa
anterior naris
n 1: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity
in the nose [syn: {nostril}, {anterior naris}]
anterior pituitary
n 1: the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily
glandular in nature [syn: {anterior pituitary}, {anterior
pituitary gland}, {adenohypophysis}]
anterior pituitary gland
n 1: the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily
glandular in nature [syn: {anterior pituitary}, {anterior
pituitary gland}, {adenohypophysis}]
anterior root
n 1: one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes
ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor
fibers [syn: {ventral root}, {ventral horn}, {anterior
root}, {anterior horn}]
anterior serratus muscle
n 1: muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
[syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior},
{musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]
anterior synechia
n 1: adhesion between the iris and the cornea
anterior temporal artery
n 1: temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the
cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {anterior
temporal artery}, {arteria temporalis anterior}]
anterior vertebral vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and
opens into the vertebral vein [syn: {anterior vertebral
vein}, {vena vertebralis anterior}]
anterograde amnesia
n 1: loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma;
sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time
following the trauma [syn: {anterograde amnesia},
{posttraumatic amnesia}]
Anthemis arvensis
n 1: European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
[syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed},
{Anthemis arvensis}]
Anthemis cotula
n 1: widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower
heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel},
{stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis
cotula}]
Anthemis nobilis
n 1: Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed
flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some
classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn:
{chamomile}, {camomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}, {Anthemis
nobilis}]
Anthemis tinctoria
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and
yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow
chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile},
{Anthemis tinctoria}]
Antheraea mylitta
n 1: oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah},
{tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {tusser}, {Antheraea
mylitta}]
Antheraea pernyi
n 1: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi
moth}, {Antheraea pernyi}]
Antheraea polyphemus
n 1: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with
large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and
shade trees [syn: {polyphemus moth}, {Antheraea
polyphemus}]
Anthericum liliago
n 1: southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes
of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Saint-
Bernard's-lily}, {Anthericum liliago}]
Anthericum torreyi
n 1: plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open
cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a
leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of
Anthericum growing in North America [syn: {amber lily},
{Anthericum torreyi}]
Antheropeas wallacei
n 1: tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow
flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern
Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy},
{Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]
Anthonomus grandis
n 1: greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls
destroying the cotton [syn: {boll weevil}, {Anthonomus
grandis}]
Anthony Burgess
n 1: English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn:
{Burgess}, {Anthony Burgess}]
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
n 1: British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born
in 1953) [syn: {Blair}, {Tony Blair}, {Anthony Charles
Lynton Blair}]
Anthony Comstock
n 1: United States reformer who led moral crusades against art
and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915) [syn:
{Comstock}, {Anthony Comstock}]
Anthony Hopkins
n 1: Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Anthony
Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip
Hopkins}]
Anthony Trollope
n 1: English writer of novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Trollope},
{Anthony Trollope}]
Anthony Vandyke
n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn:
{Vandyke}, {Van Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony
Vandyke}]
Anthony Wayne
n 1: American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
[syn: {Wayne}, {Anthony Wayne}, {Mad Anthony Wayne}]
anthracite coal
n 1: a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense
heat [syn: {anthracite}, {anthracite coal}, {hard coal}]
anthrax bacillus
n 1: a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in
animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice
and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {Bacillus
anthracis}, {anthrax bacillus}]
anthrax pneumonia
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
Anthrenus scrophulariae
n 1: a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn:
{buffalo carpet beetle}, {Anthrenus scrophulariae}]
Anthriscus cereifolium
n 1: aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely
divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups
and salads [syn: {chervil}, {beaked parsley}, {Anthriscus
cereifolium}]
Anthriscus sylvestris
n 1: coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed
in eastern North America [syn: {cow parsley}, {wild
chervil}, {Anthriscus sylvestris}]
anthropoid ape
n 1: any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
anthropology department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in anthropology [syn: {anthropology department},
{department of anthropology}]
Anthurium andraeanum
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe
and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant},
{Anthurium andraeanum}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
Anthurium scherzerianum
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe
and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant},
{Anthurium andraeanum}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
Anthus pratensis
n 1: a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely
distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
[syn: {meadow pipit}, {Anthus pratensis}]
Anthyllis barba-jovis
n 1: silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and
pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silverbush},
{silver-bush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]
Anthyllis vulneraria
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow
flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used
medicinally for kidney disorders [syn: {kidney vetch},
{Anthyllis vulneraria}]
anti-American
adj 1: opposed to the United States and its policies [ant: {pro-
American}]
n 1: a person who is opposed to the United States and its
policies
anti-Catholicism
n 1: a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism
anti-drug law
n 1: a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs
anti-dumping duty
n 1: a tariff imposed to prevent dumping
anti-G suit
n 1: pressure suit worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract
the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {anti-G suit},
{G suit}]
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
n 1: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the
Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world
revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian
terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible
for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {Japanese Red
Army}, {JRA}, {Anti-Imperialist International Brigade}]
anti-impotence drug
n 1: drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile
dysfunction [syn: {virility drug}, {anti-impotence drug}]
anti-inflammatory
n 1: a medicine intended to reduce inflammation [syn: {anti-
inflammatory}, {anti-inflammatory drug}]
anti-inflammatory drug
n 1: a medicine intended to reduce inflammation [syn: {anti-
inflammatory}, {anti-inflammatory drug}]
anti-intellectual
adj 1: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic
and cultural values [syn: {anti-intellectual},
{philistine}]
n 1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn:
{philistine}, {anti-intellectual}, {lowbrow}]
Anti-Masonic Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; founded in
1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs
anti-personnel bomb
n 1: a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the
remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many
small high-velocity fragments; most effective against
troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb},
{antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy
cutter}]
anti-racketeering law
n 1: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing
strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-
racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act}, {RICO Act}, {RICO}]
anti-Semite
adj 1: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or
religion [syn: {racist}, {antiblack}, {anti-Semite(a)}]
n 1: someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {anti-
Semite}, {Jew-baiter}]
anti-semitic
adj 1: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating
Jews [syn: {anti-semitic}, {antisemitic}]
anti-Semitism
n 1: the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
[syn: {anti-Semitism}, {antisemitism}]
anti-submarine rocket
n 1: a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines
anti-sway bar
n 1: a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between
the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to
stabilize the chassis [syn: {stabilizer bar}, {anti-sway
bar}]
anti-takeover defense
n 1: resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
anti-TNF compound
n 1: a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis
factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because
TNF instigates inflammation of the joints
anti-torque rotor
n 1: rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a
single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
[syn: {tail rotor}, {anti-torque rotor}]
anti-virus program
n 1: a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and
prevents their spread
anti-war movement
n 1: a campaign against entering or continuing a war
antiaircraft fire
n 1: firing at enemy aircraft
antiaircraft gun
n 1: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn:
{antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-
pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]
antianxiety agent
n 1: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing
mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer},
{tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug},
{ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]
antianxiety drug
n 1: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension
and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor
tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug},
{anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]
antiarrhythmic drug
n 1: a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm [syn:
{antiarrhythmic}, {antiarrhythmic drug}, {antiarrhythmic
medication}]
antiarrhythmic medication
n 1: a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm [syn:
{antiarrhythmic}, {antiarrhythmic drug}, {antiarrhythmic
medication}]
antibacterial drug
n 1: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
[syn: {antibacterial}, {antibacterial drug}, {bactericide}]
antiballistic missile
n 1: a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming
intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
[syn: {antiballistic missile}, {ABM}]
antiberiberi factor
n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and
growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamine}, {thiamin},
{aneurin}, {antiberiberi factor}]
antibiotic drug
n 1: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium
that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections;
"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called
wonder drugs" [syn: {antibiotic}, {antibiotic drug}]
anticholinergic drug
n 1: a substance that opposes or blocks the action of
acetylcholine [syn: {anticholinergic}, {anticholinergic
drug}]
anticipatory breach
n 1: a breach of contract committed prior to the time of
required performance [syn: {anticipatory breach},
{constructive breach}]
anticoagulant medication
n 1: medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
[syn: {anticoagulant}, {anticoagulant medication},
{decoagulant}]
anticonvulsant drug
n 1: a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in
epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant}, {anticonvulsant drug},
{antiepileptic}, {antiepileptic drug}]
antidepressant drug
n 1: any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often
have undesirable side effects [syn: {antidepressant},
{antidepressant drug}]
antidiabetic drug
n 1: a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus [syn:
{antidiabetic}, {antidiabetic drug}]
antidiarrheal drug
n 1: a drug used to control or stop diarrhea [syn:
{antidiarrheal}, {antidiarrheal drug}]
antidiuretic drug
n 1: a drug that limits the formation of urine [syn:
{antidiuretic}, {antidiuretic drug}]
antidiuretic hormone
n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade
name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the
hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating
capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting
reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn:
{vasopressin}, {antidiuretic hormone}, {ADH}, {Pitressin}]
Antidorcas euchore
n 1: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into
the air [syn: {springbok}, {springbuck}, {Antidorcas
marsupialis}, {Antidorcas euchore}]
Antidorcas marsupialis
n 1: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into
the air [syn: {springbok}, {springbuck}, {Antidorcas
marsupialis}, {Antidorcas euchore}]
antiemetic drug
n 1: a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
[syn: {antiemetic}, {antiemetic drug}]
antiepileptic drug
n 1: a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in
epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant}, {anticonvulsant drug},
{antiepileptic}, {antiepileptic drug}]
antifouling paint
n 1: a paint used to protect against the accumulation of
barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces
antifungal agent
n 1: any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
[syn: {antifungal}, {antifungal agent}, {fungicide},
{antimycotic}, {antimycotic agent}]
antigenic determinant
n 1: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an
antibody attaches itself [syn: {antigenic determinant},
{determinant}, {epitope}]
Antigonus Cyclops
n 1: a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia;
lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
[syn: {Antigonus}, {Antigonus Cyclops}, {Monophthalmos}]
Antigua and Barbuda
n 1: a country in the northern Leeward Islands
antihaemophilic factor
n 1: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is
associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor},
{antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin},
{antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]
antihaemophilic globulin
n 1: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is
associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor},
{antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin},
{antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]
antihemophilic factor
n 1: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is
associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor},
{antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin},
{antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]
antihemophilic globulin
n 1: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is
associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor},
{antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin},
{antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]
antihemorrhagic factor
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
[syn: {vitamin K}, {naphthoquinone}, {antihemorrhagic
factor}]
antihypertensive drug
n 1: a drug that reduces high blood pressure [syn:
{antihypertensive}, {antihypertensive drug}]
Antilocapra americana
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn},
{prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope},
{Antilocapra americana}]
Antilope cervicapra
n 1: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
[syn: {blackbuck}, {black buck}, {Antilope cervicapra}]
antimalarial drug
n 1: a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria [syn:
{antimalarial}, {antimalarial drug}]
antimonial lead
n 1: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony [syn: {hard
lead}, {antimonial lead}]
antimony potassium tartrate
n 1: a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in
medicine [syn: {tartar emetic}, {antimony potassium
tartrate}]
antimycotic agent
n 1: any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
[syn: {antifungal}, {antifungal agent}, {fungicide},
{antimycotic}, {antimycotic agent}]
antineoplastic antibiotic
n 1: an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in
chemotherapy
antineoplastic drug
n 1: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells;
used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have
unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and
vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow
function [syn: {antineoplastic}, {antineoplastic drug},
{cancer drug}]
antiophthalmic factor
n 1: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal
vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness
of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {antiophthalmic factor},
{axerophthol}, {A}]
antipernicious anemia factor
n 1: a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn:
{vitamin B12}, {cobalamin}, {cyanocobalamin},
{antipernicious anemia factor}]
antipersonnel bomb
n 1: a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the
remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many
small high-velocity fragments; most effective against
troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb},
{antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy
cutter}]
antipodal opposition
n 1: the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn:
{antipodal}, {antipodal opposition}, {diametrical
opposition}]
antiprotozoal drug
n 1: a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that
are caused by protozoa [syn: {antiprotozoal},
{antiprotozoal drug}]
antipsychotic agent
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
antipsychotic drug
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
Antirrhinum coulterianum
n 1: California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
[syn: {white snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum coulterianum}]
Antirrhinum filipes
n 1: southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on
stems that twist and twine through other vegetation [syn:
{yellow twining snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum filipes}]
Antirrhinum majus
n 1: perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated
for its purple or pink flowers [syn: {Mediterranean
snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum majus}]
antisocial personality disorder
n 1: a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack
of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings
(`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was
superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the
social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial
personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn:
{antisocial personality disorder}, {sociopathic
personality}, {psychopathic personality}]
antispasmodic agent
n 1: a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the
smooth muscles) [syn: {antispasmodic}, {spasmolytic},
{antispasmodic agent}]
antitrade wind
n 1: winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade
winds in the tropics [syn: {antitrade wind}, {antitrade}]
antitrust case
n 1: a legal action brought against parties who are charged with
limiting free competition in the market place
antitrust law
n 1: law intended to promote free competition in the market
place by outlawing monopolies [syn: {antitrust
legislation}, {antitrust law}]
antitrust legislation
n 1: law intended to promote free competition in the market
place by outlawing monopolies [syn: {antitrust
legislation}, {antitrust law}]
antiviral agent
n 1: any drug that destroys viruses [syn: {antiviral},
{antiviral agent}, {antiviral drug}]
antiviral drug
n 1: any drug that destroys viruses [syn: {antiviral},
{antiviral agent}, {antiviral drug}]
antler moth
n 1: European moth with white antler-like markings on the
forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands [syn:
{antler moth}, {Cerapteryx graminis}]
antler-like
adj 1: resembling antlers
antlion fly
n 1: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae
(doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g.
ants [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion}, {antlion fly}]
Antoine Domino
n 1: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and
composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Domino}, {Fats Domino},
{Antoine Domino}]
Antoine Henri Becquerel
n 1: French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by
uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) [syn:
{Becquerel}, {Henri Becquerel}, {Antoine Henri Becquerel}]
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
n 1: French botanist who categorized plants into families and
developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
[syn: {Jussieu}, {Antoine Laurent de Jussieu}]
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
n 1: French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry;
discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston
(1743-1794) [syn: {Lavoisier}, {Antoine Lavoisier},
{Antoine Laurent Lavoisier}]
Antoine Lavoisier
n 1: French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry;
discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston
(1743-1794) [syn: {Lavoisier}, {Antoine Lavoisier},
{Antoine Laurent Lavoisier}]
Anton Bruckner
n 1: Austrian organist and composer of romantic music
(1824-1896) [syn: {Bruckner}, {Anton Bruckner}]
Anton Chekhov
n 1: Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the
difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
[syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov},
{Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]
Anton Chekov
n 1: Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the
difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
[syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov},
{Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]
Anton Gregor Rubinstein
n 1: Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn:
{Rubinstein}, {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Gregor
Rubinstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]
Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein
n 1: Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn:
{Rubinstein}, {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Gregor
Rubinstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
n 1: Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the
difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
[syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov},
{Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]
Anton Pavlovich Chekov
n 1: Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the
difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
[syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov},
{Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]
Anton Rubenstein
n 1: Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn:
{Rubinstein}, {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Gregor
Rubinstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
n 1: Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to
recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate
descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood
corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leuwenhoek}, {Leeuwenhoek},
{Anton van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]
Anton van Leuwenhoek
n 1: Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to
recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate
descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood
corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leuwenhoek}, {Leeuwenhoek},
{Anton van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]
Antonin Dvorak
n 1: Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional
forms (1841-1904) [syn: {Dvorak}, {Antonin Dvorak}]
Antonine Wall
n 1: a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of
southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth
of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman
province of Britain
Antonio Allegri da Correggio
n 1: Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and
perspective (1494-1534) [syn: {Correggio}, {Antonio Allegri
da Correggio}]
Antonio Gaudi
n 1: Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau
in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi},
{Gaudi i Cornet}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]
Antonio Gaudi i Cornet
n 1: Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau
in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi},
{Gaudi i Cornet}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]
Antonio Ghislieri
n 1: Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of
the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I
(1504-1572) [syn: {Pius V}, {Antonio Ghislieri}]
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
n 1: Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who
lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the
Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana},
{Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa
Ana}]
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
n 1: Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who
lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the
Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana},
{Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa
Ana}]
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
n 1: Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) [syn:
{Vivaldi}, {Antonio Vivaldi}, {Antonio Lucio Vivaldi}]
Antonio Pignatelli
n 1: Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism
within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for
his charity and piety [syn: {Innocent XII}, {Antonio
Pignatelli}]
Antonio Stradivari
n 1: Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and
created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
[syn: {Stradivari}, {Antonio Stradivari}, {Stradivarius},
{Antonius Stradivarius}]
Antonio Vivaldi
n 1: Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) [syn:
{Vivaldi}, {Antonio Vivaldi}, {Antonio Lucio Vivaldi}]
Antonius Pius
n 1: Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)
Antonius Stradivarius
n 1: Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and
created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
[syn: {Stradivari}, {Antonio Stradivari}, {Stradivarius},
{Antonius Stradivarius}]
Antony Tudor
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer (born in England)
(1909-1987) [syn: {Tudor}, {Antony Tudor}]
Antrozous pallidus
n 1: drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves [syn:
{pallid bat}, {cave bat}, {Antrozous pallidus}]
Anwar el-Sadat
n 1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a
peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of
Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Sadat}, {Anwar Sadat}, {Anwar
el-Sadat}]
Anwar Sadat
n 1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a
peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of
Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Sadat}, {Anwar Sadat}, {Anwar
el-Sadat}]
anxiety attack
n 1: a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of
panic
anxiety disorder
n 1: a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which
severe anxiety is a salient symptom
anxiety hysteria
n 1: a form of hysteria having features of both conversion
disorder and anxiety neurosis
anxiety neurosis
n 1: characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic
manifestations of fear
anxiety reaction
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating
anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or
trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has
lasted for more than six months [syn: {generalized anxiety
disorder}, {GAD}, {anxiety reaction}]
anxiolytic drug
n 1: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension
and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor
tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug},
{anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]
any longer
adv 1: at the present or from now on; usually used with a
negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the
children promised not to quarrel any more" [syn:
{anymore}, {any longer}]
any-and-all bid
n 1: a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all
shares outstanding
ao dai
n 1: the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a
tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the
tunic is worn over trousers
aortic aneurysm
n 1: an aneurysm of the aorta
aortic arch
n 1: the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
aortic orifice
n 1: the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the
aorta
aortic plexus
n 1: a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the
abdominal aorta
aortic stenosis
n 1: abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
aortic valve
n 1: a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta;
prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the
heart
Aotus trivirgatus
n 1: nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with
large eyes and thick fur [syn: {douroucouli}, {Aotus
trivirgatus}]
apache dance
n 1: a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a
member of the French underworld)
apache devil dance
n 1: a ritual dance of the Apache
Apalachicola River
n 1: a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of
the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida
border [syn: {Apalachicola}, {Apalachicola River}]
Apalachicola rosemary
n 1: small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern
United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a
threatened species [syn: {Apalachicola rosemary},
{Conradina glabra}]
apartment building
n 1: a building that is divided into apartments [syn: {apartment
building}, {apartment house}]
apartment house
n 1: a building that is divided into apartments [syn: {apartment
building}, {apartment house}]
apatetic coloration
n 1: coloring serving as natural camouflage
Apatosaurus excelsus
n 1: huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North
America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur},
{apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder
lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]
Apatura iris
n 1: large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded
with purple [syn: {purple emperor}, {Apatura iris}]
ape-man
n 1: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate
between apes and human beings [syn: {missing link}, {ape-
man}]
2: a person assumed to have been raised by apes
apetalous flower
n 1: flower having no petals
apex of the sun's way
n 1: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and
solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed
stars [syn: {apex}, {solar apex}, {apex of the sun's way}]
[ant: {antapex}]
Apgar score
n 1: an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn
infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory
effort and color and reflex responsiveness
aphid lion
n 1: carnivorous larva of lacewing flies [syn: {aphid lion},
{aphis lion}]
Aphis fabae
n 1: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
[syn: {blackfly}, {bean aphid}, {Aphis fabae}]
aphis lion
n 1: carnivorous larva of lacewing flies [syn: {aphid lion},
{aphis lion}]
Aphis pomi
n 1: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple
leaves [syn: {apple aphid}, {green apple aphid}, {Aphis
pomi}]
Aphriza virgata
n 1: sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America
and South America [syn: {surfbird}, {Aphriza virgata}]
Aphrophora saratogensis
n 1: feeds on pines in northern United States [syn: {Saratoga
spittlebug}, {Aphrophora saratogensis}]
aphthous ulcer
n 1: a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or
gastrointestinal tract
apical placentation
n 1: where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or
compound ovary
Apios americana
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
Apios tuberosa
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
Apis mellifera
n 1: social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
[syn: {honeybee}, {Apis mellifera}]
Apis mellifera adansonii
n 1: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as
a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread
as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized
honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata},
{Apis mellifera adansonii}]
Apis mellifera scutellata
n 1: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as
a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread
as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized
honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata},
{Apis mellifera adansonii}]
Apium graveolens
n 1: herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {wild celery},
{Apium graveolens}]
Apium graveolens dulce
n 1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are
eaten raw or cooked [syn: {celery}, {cultivated celery},
{Apium graveolens dulce}]
Apium graveolens rapaceum
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn:
{celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery},
{turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
aplastic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure
of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic
exposure [syn: {aplastic anemia}, {aplastic anaemia}]
aplastic anemia
n 1: anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure
of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic
exposure [syn: {aplastic anemia}, {aplastic anaemia}]
Aplectrum hyemale
n 1: North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-
brown flowers [syn: {puttyroot}, {adam-and-eve}, {Aplectrum
hyemale}]
Aplodontia rufa
n 1: bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific
coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
[syn: {mountain beaver}, {sewellel}, {Aplodontia rufa}]
Aplysia punctata
n 1: naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced
internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles [syn:
{sea hare}, {Aplysia punctata}]
apocrine gland
n 1: a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an
apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy
regions of the body
Apocynum androsaemifolium
n 1: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane},
{rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]
Apocynum cannabinum
n 1: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {rheumatism
weed}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]
Apocynum pumilum
n 1: North American plant similar to common dogbane [syn: {Rocky
Mountain dogbane}, {Apocynum pumilum}]
Apodemus sylvaticus
n 1: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields
and gardens [syn: {European wood mouse}, {Apodemus
sylvaticus}]
apodiform bird
n 1: nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends
much of its time in flight
Apogon maculatus
n 1: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
[syn: {flame fish}, {flamefish}, {Apogon maculatus}]
Apollo asteroid
n 1: an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
Apollo program
n 1: a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man
on the Moon; "the first lunar landing was achieved by the
Apollo program on July 20, 1969"
Aporocactus flagelliformis
n 1: commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender
creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that
bloom for several days [syn: {rattail cactus}, {rat's-tail
cactus}, {Aporocactus flagelliformis}]
aposematic coloration
n 1: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to
warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn:
{aposematic coloration}, {warning coloration}]
Apostelic Father
n 1: any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian
missionary to a people [syn: {Apostle}, {Apostelic Father}]
Apostle of Germany
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent
to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was
martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint
Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle
of Germany}]
Apostle of the Gentiles
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul},
{St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of
the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
Apostle Paul
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul},
{St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of
the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
apostolic delegate
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in
a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it
apothecaries' ounce
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one
twelfth of a troy pound [syn: {ounce}, {troy ounce},
{apothecaries' ounce}]
apothecaries' pound
n 1: an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
[syn: {troy pound}, {apothecaries' pound}]
apothecaries' unit
n 1: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480
grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces [syn:
{apothecaries' unit}, {apothecaries' weight}]
apothecaries' weight
n 1: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480
grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces [syn:
{apothecaries' unit}, {apothecaries' weight}]
apothecary's shop
n 1: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
[syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's},
{chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]
Appalachian Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in the eastern United States extending
from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to
early westward expansion of the United States [syn:
{Appalachians}, {Appalachian Mountains}]
apparatus urogenitalis
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
apparel chain
n 1: a chain of clothing stores
apparel industry
n 1: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel
industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion
business}, {rag trade}]
apparent horizon
n 1: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn:
{horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible
horizon}, {skyline}]
apparent motion
n 1: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the
cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of
flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn:
{apparent motion}, {motion}, {apparent movement},
{movement}]
apparent movement
n 1: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the
cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of
flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn:
{apparent motion}, {motion}, {apparent movement},
{movement}]
appeal board
n 1: a board of officials that are not judicial but are
appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeal board}, {appeals
board}, {board of appeals}]
appeals board
n 1: a board of officials that are not judicial but are
appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeal board}, {appeals
board}, {board of appeals}]
appeals court
n 1: a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower
courts or agencies [syn: {appellate court}, {appeals
court}, {court of appeals}]
appellate court
n 1: a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower
courts or agencies [syn: {appellate court}, {appeals
court}, {court of appeals}]
appendicular artery
n 1: the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the
vermiform appendix [syn: {appendicular artery}, {arteria
appendicularis}]
appendicular skeleton
n 1: the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle
and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
appendicular vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties
into the ileocolic vein [syn: {appendicular vein}, {vena
appendicularis}]
appetite suppressant
n 1: a drug that suppresses appetite [syn: {suppressant},
{appetite suppressant}]
Appian Way
n 1: an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to
Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
apple aphid
n 1: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple
leaves [syn: {apple aphid}, {green apple aphid}, {Aphis
pomi}]
apple blight
n 1: a disease of apple trees [syn: {apple blight}, {apple
canker}]
apple butter
n 1: thick dark spicy puree of apples
apple canker
n 1: a disease of apple trees [syn: {apple blight}, {apple
canker}]
apple dumpling
n 1: apples wrapped in pastry and baked
apple fritter
n 1: fritter containing sliced apple
apple geranium
n 1: geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
[syn: {apple geranium}, {nutmeg geranium}, {Pelargonium
odoratissimum}]
apple jelly
n 1: jelly made from apple juice
apple juice
n 1: the juice of apples
apple maggot
n 1: larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot},
{railroad worm}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]
apple mint
n 1: mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint},
{applemint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}, {Mentha suaveolens}]
apple nut
n 1: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell
takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn:
{ivory nut}, {vegetable ivory}, {apple nut}]
apple of discord
n 1: (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet
of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been
invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and
Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris
(prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain
of events that led to the Trojan War
apple of Peru
n 1: coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white
flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry
berry [syn: {apple of Peru}, {shoo fly}, {Nicandra
physaloides}]
2: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having
rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped
flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson weed},
{Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of Peru},
{Datura stramonium}]
apple orchard
n 1: a grove of apple trees
apple pie
n 1: pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
apple polisher
n 1: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who
behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple
polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler},
{truckler}]
apple rust
n 1: rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
[syn: {apple rust}, {cedar-apple rust}, {Gymnosporangium
juniperi-virginianae}]
apple sauce
n 1: puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced [syn:
{applesauce}, {apple sauce}]
apple tart
n 1: a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar
2: a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar
apple tree
n 1: any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm
rounded edible fruits
apple turnover
n 1: turnover with an apple filling
apple-scented
adj 1: smelling of apples
apple-shaped
adj 1: having the general shape of an apple
apple-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of an apple
applesauce cake
n 1: moist spicy cake containing applesauce
Appleton layer
n 1: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles
up) which contains the highest concentration of free
electrons and is most useful for long-range radio
transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F layer}, {F region}]
application form
n 1: a form to use when making an application
application program
n 1: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide
the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried
several different word processing applications" [syn:
{application}, {application program}, {applications
programme}]
application-oriented language
n 1: a language whose statements resemble terminology of the
user [syn: {application-oriented language}, {problem-
oriented language}]
applications programme
n 1: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide
the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried
several different word processing applications" [syn:
{application}, {application program}, {applications
programme}]
applied anatomy
n 1: the practical application of anatomical knowledge to
diagnosis and treatment [syn: {clinical anatomy}, {applied
anatomy}]
applied math
n 1: the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study
of the physical or biological or sociological world [syn:
{applied mathematics}, {applied math}]
applied mathematics
n 1: the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study
of the physical or biological or sociological world [syn:
{applied mathematics}, {applied math}]
applied psychology
n 1: any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply
psychological principles to practical problems of education
or industry or marketing etc. [syn: {applied psychology},
{industrial psychology}]
applied science
n 1: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying
scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble
deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn:
{engineering}, {engineering science}, {applied science},
{technology}]
applied scientist
n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical
problems [syn: {engineer}, {applied scientist},
{technologist}]
appointment book
n 1: a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of
appointments [syn: {appointment book}, {appointment
calendar}]
appointment calendar
n 1: a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of
appointments [syn: {appointment book}, {appointment
calendar}]
approach path
n 1: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide path}, {glide
slope}]
approach pattern
n 1: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is
preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns
around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the
pattern until the fog lifted" [syn: {traffic pattern},
{approach pattern}, {pattern}]
approach shot
n 1: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto
the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach
rolled over the green" [syn: {approach}, {approach shot}]
approach trench
n 1: a trench that provides protected passage between the rear
and front lines of a defensive position [syn: {approach
trench}, {communication trench}]
appropriation bill
n 1: a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of
public funds for a specified purpose
approximate range
n 1: near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't
even in the right ballpark" [syn: {approximate range},
{ballpark}]
apricot bar
n 1: fruit bar containing apricot jam
apricot sauce
n 1: for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney
apricot tree
n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and
edible fruit resembling the peach [syn: {apricot}, {apricot
tree}]
April 14
n 1: a day celebrating political and economic unity among
American countries [syn: {Pan American Day}, {April 14}]
April fool
n 1: the butt of a prank played on April 1st
2: a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April
April Fools'
n 1: the first day of April which is celebrated by playing
practical jokes [syn: {April Fools'}, {April Fools' day},
{All Fools' day}]
April Fools' day
n 1: the first day of April which is celebrated by playing
practical jokes [syn: {April Fools'}, {April Fools' day},
{All Fools' day}]
apron string
n 1: (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at
the waist
Aptenodytes forsteri
n 1: the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin [syn: {emperor
penguin}, {Aptenodytes forsteri}]
Aptenodytes patagonica
n 1: large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
[syn: {king penguin}, {Aptenodytes patagonica}]
Apus apus
n 1: common European bird with a shrieking call that nests
chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs [syn:
{European swift}, {Apus apus}]
apyretic tetanus
n 1: clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular
twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated
with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D
deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla},
{intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic
tetanus}]
aqua fortis
n 1: acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and
explosives and rocket fuels [syn: {nitric acid}, {aqua
fortis}]
aqua regia
n 1: a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and
hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
[syn: {aqua regia}, {nitrohydrochloric acid}]
aqua vitae
n 1: strong distilled liquor or brandy [syn: {aqua vitae},
{ardent spirits}]
Aqua-Lung
n 1: a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe
under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus [syn: {aqualung}, {Aqua-
Lung}, {scuba}]
Aquarius the Water Bearer
n 1: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign
from about January 20 to February 18 [syn: {Aquarius},
{Aquarius the Water Bearer}, {Water Bearer}]
aquatic bird
n 1: wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or
salt water
aquatic fern
n 1: ferns that grow in water [syn: {aquatic fern}, {water
fern}]
aquatic mammal
n 1: whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
aquatic plant
n 1: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted
in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as
the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant},
{hydrophyte}, {hydrophytic plant}]
aquatic vertebrate
n 1: animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
aqueductus cerebri
n 1: a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn:
{cerebral aqueduct}, {Sylvian aqueduct}, {aqueductus
cerebri}]
aqueous humor
n 1: the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and
the lens [syn: {aqueous humor}, {aqueous humour}]
aqueous humour
n 1: the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and
the lens [syn: {aqueous humor}, {aqueous humour}]
aqueous solution
n 1: a solution in water
Aquila chrysaetos
n 1: large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern
hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck [syn:
{golden eagle}, {Aquila chrysaetos}]
Aquila degli Abruzzi
n 1: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central
Italy [syn: {Aquila}, {L'Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]
Aquila rapax
n 1: brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia [syn: {tawny
eagle}, {Aquila rapax}]
Aquilegia caerulea
n 1: columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue
flowers [syn: {blue columbine}, {Aquilegia caerulea},
{Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea}]
Aquilegia canadensis
n 1: columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red
flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {honeysuckle}, {Aquilegia
canadensis}]
Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
n 1: columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue
flowers [syn: {blue columbine}, {Aquilegia caerulea},
{Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea}]
Aquilegia vulgaris
n 1: common European columbine having variously colored (white
or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {granny's bonnets},
{Aquilegia vulgaris}]
Ar Rimsal
n 1: a desert in southern Saudi Arabia [syn: {Rub al-Khali}, {Ar
Rimsal}, {Dahna}, {Great Sandy Desert}]
Arab chief
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik},
{tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
Arab League
n 1: an international organization of independent Arab states
formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and
military and political and social cooperation
Arab Republic of Egypt
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab
Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that
flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: {Egypt}, {Arab Republic
of Egypt}, {United Arab Republic}]
Arab Revolutionary Brigades
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
Arab-Berbers
n 1: an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and
living in northern Africa [syn: {Berbers}, {Arab-Berbers}]
Arab-Israeli War
n 1: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom
Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back
and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt [syn: {Arab-Israeli
War}, {Yom Kippur War}]
2: tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in
June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
[syn: {Arab-Israeli War}, {Six-Day War}, {Six Day War}]
Arabian camel
n 1: one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and
southwestern Asia [syn: {Arabian camel}, {dromedary},
{Camelus dromedarius}]
Arabian coffee
n 1: shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely
cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its
seed which form most of the commercial coffee [syn:
{Arabian coffee}, {Coffea arabica}]
Arabian Desert
n 1: a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
[syn: {Arabian Desert}, {Eastern Desert}]
2: a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia [syn:
{Arabian Desert}, {Great Arabian Desert}]
Arabian Gulf
n 1: a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the
Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among
the most productive in the world [syn: {Persian Gulf},
{Arabian Gulf}]
Arabian jasmine
n 1: East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse
fragrant white flowers [syn: {Arabian jasmine}, {Jasminum
sambac}]
Arabian Nights
n 1: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th
century [syn: {Arabian Nights' Entertainment}, {Arabian
Nights}, {Thousand and One Nights}]
Arabian Nights' Entertainment
n 1: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th
century [syn: {Arabian Nights' Entertainment}, {Arabian
Nights}, {Thousand and One Nights}]
Arabian Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;
strategically important for its oil resources [syn:
{Arabian Peninsula}, {Arabia}]
Arabian Sea
n 1: a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and
Arabia
Arabian tea
n 1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like
tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric
stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
[syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea},
{African tea}]
Arabic alphabet
n 1: the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used
for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing
Urdu)
Arabic language
n 1: the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of
dialects [syn: {Arabic}, {Arabic language}]
Arabic numeral
n 1: one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Arabic
numeral}, {Hindu numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic numeral}] [ant:
{Roman numeral}]
Arabidopsis lyrata
n 1: a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white
flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thaliana
n 1: a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white
flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first
higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
[syn: {Arabidopsis thaliana}, {mouse-ear cress}]
Arabis Canadensis
n 1: North American rock cress having very long curved pods
[syn: {sicklepod}, {Arabis Canadensis}]
Arabis glabra
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout
Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Turritis
glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
Arabis turrita
n 1: European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed
in genus Turritis [syn: {tower cress}, {tower mustard},
{Arabis turrita}]
Arachis hypogaea
n 1: widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and
warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over
to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn:
{peanut}, {peanut vine}, {Arachis hypogaea}]
arachnoid membrane
n 1: the middle of the 3 meninges [syn: {arachnoid}, {arachnoid
membrane}]
Arafura Sea
n 1: a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of
Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern
islands of Indonesia
Araguaia River
n 1: a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward
(with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn:
{Araguaia}, {Araguaia River}, {Araguaya}, {Araguaya River}]
Araguaya River
n 1: a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward
(with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn:
{Araguaia}, {Araguaia River}, {Araguaya}, {Araguaya River}]
Aral Sea
n 1: a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan [syn: {Lake Aral}, {Aral Sea}]
Aralia elata
n 1: deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Japanese
angelica tree}, {Aralia elata}]
Aralia hispida
n 1: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly
sarsaparilla}, {bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder},
{Aralia hispida}]
Aralia nudicaulis
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla},
{wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]
Aralia racemosa
n 1: unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished
from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled
umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn:
{American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia
racemosa}]
Aralia spinosa
n 1: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern
United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's
walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]
Aralia stipulata
n 1: similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
[syn: {Chinese angelica}, {Chinese angelica tree}, {Aralia
stipulata}]
Aram Ilich Khachaturian
n 1: Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic
and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn:
{Khachaturian}, {Aram Khachaturian}, {Aram Ilich
Khachaturian}]
Aram Kachaturian
n 1: Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music
(1903-1978) [syn: {Kachaturian}, {Aram Kachaturian}]
Aram Khachaturian
n 1: Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic
and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn:
{Khachaturian}, {Aram Khachaturian}, {Aram Ilich
Khachaturian}]
Aramaic script
n 1: an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the
9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other
scripts were subsequently derived from it [syn: {Aramaic},
{Aramaic script}]
Aramus guarauna
n 1: wading bird of South America and Central America [syn:
{courlan}, {Aramus guarauna}]
Aramus pictus
n 1: wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping
bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: {limpkin},
{Aramus pictus}]
Aran Islands
n 1: three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to
Galway Bay
Aranea diademata
n 1: a spider common in European gardens [syn: {garden spider},
{Aranea diademata}]
Araneus cavaticus
n 1: an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins
an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B.
White's book `Charlotte's Web'" [syn: {barn spider},
{Araneus cavaticus}]
Araucaria araucana
n 1: large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches
and bearing edible nuts [syn: {monkey puzzle}, {chile
pine}, {Araucaria araucana}]
Araucaria bidwillii
n 1: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like
roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is
hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya},
{bunya bunya tree}, {Araucaria bidwillii}]
Araucaria columnaris
n 1: very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides
similar to norfolk island pine [syn: {new caledonian pine},
{Araucaria columnaris}]
Araucaria cunninghamii
n 1: pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light
even-textured wood [syn: {hoop pine}, {Moreton Bay pine},
{Araucaria cunninghamii}]
Araucaria excelsa
n 1: evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South
Pacific [syn: {norfolk island pine}, {Araucaria
heterophylla}, {Araucaria excelsa}]
araucaria family
n 1: tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and
Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some
classifications included in the Pinaceae [syn:
{Araucariaceae}, {family Araucariaceae}, {araucaria
family}]
Araucaria heterophylla
n 1: evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South
Pacific [syn: {norfolk island pine}, {Araucaria
heterophylla}, {Araucaria excelsa}]
Araujia sericofera
n 1: robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or
pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap
nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn [syn: {cruel
plant}, {Araujia sericofera}]
arbitration clause
n 1: a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of
disputes arising under the contract
Arbor Day
n 1: a day designated for planting trees
arboreal salamander
n 1: yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
[syn: {arboreal salamander}, {Aneides lugubris}]
arborescent plant
n 1: having the shape or characteristics of a tree
Arbutus menziesii
n 1: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood
used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrona},
{madrono}, {manzanita}, {Arbutus menziesii}]
Arbutus unedo
n 1: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded
scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland,
southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {strawberry tree}, {Irish
strawberry}, {Arbutus unedo}]
arc cosecant
n 1: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number [syn:
{arc cosecant}, {arccosecant}, {inverse cosecant}]
arc cosine
n 1: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a
cosine equal to a given number [syn: {arc cosine},
{arccosine}, {arccos}, {inverse cosine}]
arc cotangent
n 1: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a
cotangent equal to a given number [syn: {arc cotangent},
{arccotangent}, {inverse cotangent}]
arc lamp
n 1: a lamp that produces light when electric current flows
across the gap between two electrodes [syn: {arc lamp},
{arc light}]
arc light
n 1: a lamp that produces light when electric current flows
across the gap between two electrodes [syn: {arc lamp},
{arc light}]
arc secant
n 1: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a
secant equal to a given number [syn: {arc secant},
{arcsecant}, {arcsec}, {inverse secant}]
arc sine
n 1: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine
equal to a given number [syn: {arc sine}, {arcsine},
{arcsin}, {inverse sine}]
arc tangent
n 1: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a
tangent equal to a given number [syn: {arc tangent},
{arctangent}, {arctan}, {inverse tangent}]
arc-boutant
n 1: a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and
connected to it by an arch [syn: {flying buttress}, {arc-
boutant}]
Arcadic dialect
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians [syn:
{Arcadic}, {Arcadic dialect}]
Arcado-Cyprians
n 1: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea [syn: {Achaean},
{Arcado-Cyprians}]
Arcangelo Corelli
n 1: Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos
(1653-1713) [syn: {Corelli}, {Arcangelo Corelli}]
Arceuthobium pusillum
n 1: small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and
berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees [syn:
{American mistletoe}, {Arceuthobium pusillum}]
arch over
v 1: form an arch over; "Big rocks overarch the stream" [syn:
{overarch}, {arch over}]
arch support
n 1: a support for the arch of the foot
Archaeopteryx lithographica
n 1: extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period
having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually
considered the most primitive of all birds [syn:
{archaeopteryx}, {archeopteryx}, {Archaeopteryx
lithographica}]
Archaeozoic aeon
n 1: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years
ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are
earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon},
{Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic
eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]
Archean aeon
n 1: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years
ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are
earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon},
{Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic
eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]
Archean eon
n 1: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years
ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are
earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon},
{Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic
eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]
archeological remains
n 1: a relic that has been excavated from the soil [syn:
{archeological remains}, {remains}]
archeological site
n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp
next to the dig" [syn: {dig}, {excavation}, {archeological
site}]
Archeozoic eon
n 1: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years
ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are
earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon},
{Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic
eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]
Arches National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah including mountains and the
Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by
erosion
Archibald MacLeish
n 1: United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: {MacLeish}, {Archibald
MacLeish}]
Archibald Percival Wavell
n 1: British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he
defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans
(1883-1950) [syn: {Wavell}, {Archibald Percival Wavell},
{First Earl Wavell}]
Archidiskidon imperator
n 1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth},
{imperial elephant}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]
Archilochus colubris
n 1: a kind of hummingbird
Archimedes' principle
n 1: (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body
immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced
fluid [syn: {Archimedes' principle}, {law of Archimedes}]
architectural engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the construction
of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a
design art)
architectural ornament
n 1: (architecture) something added to a building to improve its
appearance
architectural plan
n 1: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were
on file" [syn: {plan}, {architectural plan}]
architectural style
n 1: architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural
style}, {style of architecture}, {type of architecture}]
Archosargus probatocephalus
n 1: large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the
United States and Mexico [syn: {sheepshead}, {Archosargus
probatocephalus}]
Archosargus rhomboidalis
n 1: sea bream of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Atlantic sea
bream}, {Archosargus rhomboidalis}]
archosaurian reptile
n 1: extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs;
pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {archosaur},
{archosaurian}, {archosaurian reptile}]
Arctic Archipelago
n 1: all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada
and the Arctic Circle
Arctic char
n 1: small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in
Quebec and northern New England [syn: {Arctic char},
{Salvelinus alpinus}]
Arctic Circle
n 1: a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole;
it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible
on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point
at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern
summer solstice
Arctic fox
n 1: thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer
and white in winter [syn: {Arctic fox}, {white fox},
{Alopex lagopus}]
Arctic ground squirrel
n 1: large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn:
{Arctic ground squirrel}, {parka squirrel}, {Citellus
parryi}]
Arctic hare
n 1: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost
completely white in winter [syn: {polar hare}, {Arctic
hare}, {Lepus arcticus}]
arctic moss
n 1: an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some
north temperate regions constituting the chief food for
reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
[syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss},
{Cladonia rangiferina}]
Arctic mouse-ear
n 1: widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn:
{Alpine mouse-ear}, {Arctic mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
alpinum}]
Arctic Ocean
n 1: ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly
covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs
arctic poppy
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having
fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn:
{Iceland poppy}, {arctic poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}]
arctic skua
n 1: a variety of jaeger [syn: {parasitic jaeger}, {arctic
skua}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]
arctic willow
n 1: low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America [syn:
{arctic willow}, {Salix arctica}]
Arctic wolf
n 1: wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-
tipped tail [syn: {white wolf}, {Arctic wolf}, {Canis lupus
tundrarum}]
Arctic Zone
n 1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on
the North Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid
Zone}]
Arctictis bintourong
n 1: arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and
shaggy black hair [syn: {binturong}, {bearcat}, {Arctictis
bintourong}]
arctiid moth
n 1: stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped
or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars [syn:
{arctiid}, {arctiid moth}]
Arctium lappa
n 1: burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland,
hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N)
and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and
culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {greater burdock},
{cocklebur}, {Arctium lappa}]
Arctium minus
n 1: a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found
in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {common burdock},
{lesser burdock}, {Arctium minus}]
Arctocebus calabarensis
n 1: a kind of lemur [syn: {angwantibo}, {golden potto},
{Arctocebus calabarensis}]
Arctocephalus philippi
n 1: a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
[syn: {guadalupe fur seal}, {Arctocephalus philippi}]
Arctonyx collaris
n 1: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog
badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx
collaris}]
Arctostaphylos alpina
n 1: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black
or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {alpine
bearberry}, {black bearberry}, {Arctostaphylos alpina}]
Arctostaphylos andersonii
n 1: erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped
lobes at the base [syn: {heartleaf manzanita},
{Arctostaphylos andersonii}]
Arctostaphylos manzanita
n 1: erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having
drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red
berrylike drupes; California [syn: {Parry manzanita},
{Arctostaphylos manzanita}]
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
n 1: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are
woolly when young [syn: {downy manzanita}, {woolly
manzanita}, {Arctostaphylos tomentosa}]
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
Arctotis stoechadifolia
n 1: bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet
flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley
sides in a sheet of color [syn: {blue-eyed African daisy},
{Arctotis stoechadifolia}, {Arctotis venusta}]
Arctotis venusta
n 1: bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet
flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley
sides in a sheet of color [syn: {blue-eyed African daisy},
{Arctotis stoechadifolia}, {Arctotis venusta}]
arcuate artery
n 1: curved artery in the foot [syn: {arcuate artery}, {arteria
arcuata}]
arcuate artery of the kidney
n 1: curved arteries of the kidney
arcuate vein of the kidney
n 1: veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney
and rectal venules [syn: {arcuate vein of the kidney},
{vena arcuata renis}]
arcus senilis
n 1: a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes
seen in the cornea [syn: {arcus}, {arcus senilis}]
arcus zygomaticus
n 1: the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the
cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the
temporal bone [syn: {zygoma}, {zygomatic arch}, {arcus
zygomaticus}]
Ardea herodius
n 1: large American heron having bluish-grey plumage [syn:
{great blue heron}, {Ardea herodius}]
Ardea occidentalis
n 1: large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn:
{great white heron}, {Ardea occidentalis}]
Ardennes counteroffensive
n 1: a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von
Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the
forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn:
{Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {Battle of the Bulge},
{Ardennes counteroffensive}]
ardent spirits
n 1: strong distilled liquor or brandy [syn: {aqua vitae},
{ardent spirits}]
Ardisia crenata
n 1: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn:
{coralberry}, {spiceberry}, {Ardisia crenata}]
Ardisia escallonoides
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and
dark berries [syn: {marlberry}, {Ardisia escallonoides},
{Ardisia paniculata}]
Ardisia paniculata
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and
dark berries [syn: {marlberry}, {Ardisia escallonoides},
{Ardisia paniculata}]
area 17 of Brodmann
n 1: the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers
of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and
is the primary receptive area for vision [syn: {striate
cortex}, {striate area}, {first visual area}, {area 17 of
Brodmann}, {Brodmann's area 17}]
area bombing
n 1: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a
large target [syn: {carpet bombing}, {area bombing},
{saturation bombing}]
area code
n 1: a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area
as in the United States and Canada
area of cardiac dullness
n 1: a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by
percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not
covered by the lungs
area unit
n 1: a system of units used to measure areas [syn: {area unit},
{square measure}]
Areca catechu
n 1: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or
orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn:
{betel palm}, {Areca palm}, {Areca catechu}]
areca nut
n 1: seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper
and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in
southeastern Asia [syn: {betel nut}, {areca nut}]
Areca palm
n 1: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or
orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn:
{betel palm}, {Areca palm}, {Areca catechu}]
arena theater
n 1: a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides
of the stage [syn: {arena theater}, {theater in the round}]
arenaceous rock
n 1: a sedimentary rock composed of sand
Arenaria caroliniana
n 1: deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States [syn:
{pine-barren sandwort}, {longroot}, {Arenaria caroliniana}]
Arenaria groenlandica
n 1: boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort},
{mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria
groenlandica}]
Arenaria interpres
n 1: common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and
Australia [syn: {ruddy turnstone}, {Arenaria interpres}]
Arenaria peploides
n 1: perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or
terminal flowers [syn: {seabeach sandwort}, {Arenaria
peploides}]
Arenaria serpyllifolia
n 1: Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout
North America [syn: {thyme-leaved sandwort}, {Arenaria
serpyllifolia}]
Arenaria stricta
n 1: low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
[syn: {rock sandwort}, {Arenaria stricta}]
Arenaria-Melanocephala
n 1: common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
[syn: {black turnstone}, {Arenaria-Melanocephala}]
Arenga pinnata
n 1: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with
fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith
yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti}, {gomuti palm},
{Arenga pinnata}]
areolar tissue
n 1: fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a
mesh or net
areteria cervicalis
n 1: an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck [syn:
{cervical artery}, {areteria cervicalis}]
Arethusa bulbosa
n 1: a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink
blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog
rose}, {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]
Argemone mexicana
n 1: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers;
southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn:
{Mexican poppy}, {Argemone mexicana}]
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
n 1: hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the
Junin virus
Argentine monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Argentina
Argentine Republic
n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: {Argentina}, {Argentine
Republic}]
argillaceous rock
n 1: a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits
Argiope aurantia
n 1: a widely distributed North American garden spider [syn:
{black and gold garden spider}, {Argiope aurantia}]
argle-bargle
n 1: a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument [syn: {argy-bargy},
{argle-bargle}]
Argonauta argo
n 1: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate
papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {nautilus},
{Argonaut}, {Argonauta argo}]
Argonne Forest
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
{Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest},
{Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]
Argun River
n 1: a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows
northeast along the border between China and Russia to
become a tributary of the Amur River [syn: {Argun}, {Argun
River}, {Ergun He}]
argus pheasant
n 1: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn:
{argus}, {argus pheasant}]
argus-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible
danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye
of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the
room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {vigilant}, {wakeful}]
argy-bargy
n 1: a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument [syn: {argy-bargy},
{argle-bargle}]
Argyranthemum frutescens
n 1: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually
pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy},
{Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum
frutescens}]
Argyrotaenia citrana
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: {orange tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
n 1: low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii
having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and
clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem [syn:
{silversword}, {Argyroxiphium sandwicense}]
arial mosaic
n 1: arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite
picture [syn: {mosaic}, {arial mosaic}, {photomosaic}]
Aries the Ram
n 1: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the
vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21
to April 19 [syn: {Aries}, {Aries the Ram}, {Ram}]
Arilus cristatus
n 1: large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of
other insects [syn: {wheel bug}, {Arilus cristatus}]
Ariocarpus fissuratus
n 1: usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with
warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or
green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern
Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {living rock},
{Ariocarpus fissuratus}]
Arisaema atrorubens
n 1: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having
sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with
overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet
berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-
robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
Arisaema dracontium
n 1: early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America
resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having
digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and
elongated spadix [syn: {green dragon}, {Arisaema
dracontium}]
Arisaema triphyllum
n 1: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having
sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with
overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet
berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-
robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
Arisarum vulgare
n 1: tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-
black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores [syn:
{friar's-cowl}, {Arisarum vulgare}]
Aristarchus of Samos
n 1: an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to
propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270
BC)
Aristide Maillol
n 1: French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)
[syn: {Maillol}, {Aristide Maillol}]
Aristolochia clematitis
n 1: creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble
fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and
eastern North America [syn: {birthwort}, {Aristolochia
clematitis}]
Aristolochia durior
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
{Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla},
{Aristolochia durior}]
Aristolochia macrophylla
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
{Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla},
{Aristolochia durior}]
Aristolochia serpentaria
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
{Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia
serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]
Aristotelia racemosa
n 1: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive
foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity
and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand
wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata},
{Aristotelia racemosa}]
Aristotelia serrata
n 1: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive
foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity
and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand
wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata},
{Aristotelia racemosa}]
Aristotelian logic
n 1: the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius
in the Middle Ages
arithmetic mean
n 1: the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the
number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {first moment},
{expectation}, {expected value}]
arithmetic operation
n 1: a mathematical operation involving numbers
arithmetic progression
n 1: (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to
each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13-
is the start of an arithmetic progression"
Arizona ash
n 1: small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico [syn: {Arizona ash}, {Fraxinus
velutina}]
Arizona cypress
n 1: Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage [syn:
{Arizona cypress}, {Cupressus arizonica}]
Arizona elegans
n 1: nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with
shiny tan scales [syn: {glossy snake}, {Arizona elegans}]
Arizona sycamore
n 1: medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having
deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to
5 [syn: {Arizona sycamore}, {Platanus wrightii}]
Arizona white oak
n 1: semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New
Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups [syn: {Arizona
white oak}, {Quercus arizonica}]
Arizona wild cotton
n 1: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {wild cotton},
{Arizona wild cotton}, {Gossypium thurberi}]
Ark of the Covenant
n 1: (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the
two tablets containing the Ten Commandments [syn: {Ark},
{Ark of the Covenant}]
ark shell
n 1: marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a
deep boat-like inner surface
Ark.
n 1: a state in south central United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
{Arkansas}, {Land of Opportunity}, {AR}, {Ark.}]
Arkansas kingbird
n 1: a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are
pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
[syn: {Arkansas kingbird}, {western kingbird}]
Arkansas River
n 1: a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and
flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through
Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
[syn: {Arkansas}, {Arkansas River}]
arm band
n 1: a band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: {armlet},
{arm band}]
arm bone
n 1: a bone in the arm
arm exercise
n 1: exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
arm guard
n 1: a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers [syn:
{arm guard}, {arm pad}]
arm pad
n 1: a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers [syn:
{arm guard}, {arm pad}]
arm's length
n 1: a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
arm-twisting
n 1: persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some
gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no
amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"
Armand Jean du Plessis
n 1: French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis
XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Duc de Richelieu},
{Armand Jean du Plessis}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]
Armata Corsa
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link
between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks
of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of
colonialism in Corsica" [syn: {Armata Corsa}, {Corsican
Army}]
armchair liberal
n 1: a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize
them
armed bullhead
n 1: northern Atlantic sea poacher [syn: {pogge}, {armed
bullhead}, {Agonus cataphractus}]
armed combat
n 1: an engagement fought between two military forces [syn:
{combat}, {armed combat}]
armed forces
n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
{military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military
machine}, {war machine}]
armed forces censorship
n 1: military censorship of personal communications to or from
persons in the armed forces
Armed Forces Day
n 1: the 3rd Saturday in May
Armed Islamic Group
n 1: a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose
violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the
secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic
state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of
civilian massacres" [syn: {Armed Islamic Group}, {GIA}]
armed robbery
n 1: robbery at gunpoint [syn: {armed robbery}, {heist},
{holdup}, {stickup}]
armed service
n 1: a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn:
{military service}, {armed service}, {service}]
armed services
n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
{military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military
machine}, {war machine}]
Armenian alphabet
n 1: a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which
the Armenian language is written [syn: {Armenian},
{Armenian alphabet}]
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
n 1: an independent Christian church established in Armenia
since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine
traditions [syn: {Armenian Church}, {Armenian Apostolic
Orthodox Church}]
Armenian Church
n 1: an independent Christian church established in Armenia
since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine
traditions [syn: {Armenian Church}, {Armenian Apostolic
Orthodox Church}]
Armenian language
n 1: the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia,
but also in Azerbaijan [syn: {Armenian}, {Armenian
language}]
Armenian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Armenia
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
n 1: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed
in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a
million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border
areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede
territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in
Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn:
{Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia},
{ASALA}, {Orly Group}, {3rd October Organization}]
Armeria maritima
n 1: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate
zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {cliff
rose}, {sea pink}, {Armeria maritima}]
Armerican cheddar
n 1: hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in
southwestern England [syn: {cheddar}, {cheddar cheese},
{Armerican cheddar}, {American cheese}]
Armillaria caligata
n 1: fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous
ring halfway up the stalk [syn: {Armillaria caligata},
{booted armillaria}]
Armillaria ponderosa
n 1: a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it
ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic;
collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific
Northwest [syn: {Armillaria ponderosa}, {white matsutake}]
Armillaria zelleri
n 1: a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown
with age; gills are off-white
Armillariella mellea
n 1: a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with
the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
[syn: {honey mushroom}, {honey fungus}, {Armillariella
mellea}]
armillary sphere
n 1: a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early
astronomers to determine the positions of stars [syn:
{armillary sphere}, {armilla}]
Arminian Baptist
n 1: group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of
the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the
doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists) [syn:
{Arminian Baptist}, {General Baptist}]
Arminian Church
n 1: the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of
Jacobus Arminius
Armistice Day
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice
Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans
Day}, {Veterans' Day}, {Armistice Day}, {November 11}]
armor plate
n 1: specially hardened steel plate used to protect
fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor
plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor},
{plate armour}]
armor plating
n 1: specially hardened steel plate used to protect
fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor
plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor},
{plate armour}]
armor-bearer
n 1: a squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armiger},
{armor-bearer}]
armor-clad
adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
{armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
plated}, {steel-plated}]
armor-plated
adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
{armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
plated}, {steel-plated}]
Armoracia rusticana
n 1: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white
pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {horse radish}, {red
cole}, {Armoracia rusticana}]
armored car
n 1: an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to
transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered
to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car" [syn:
{armored car}, {armoured car}]
2: a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and
usually a machine gun) [syn: {armored car}, {armoured car}]
armored catfish
n 1: South American catfish having the body covered with bony
plates
armored combat vehicle
n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and
moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {army tank},
{armored combat vehicle}, {armoured combat vehicle}]
armored dinosaur
n 1: dinosaurs having bony armour
armored personnel carrier
n 1: (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with
caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
[syn: {armored personnel carrier}, {armoured personnel
carrier}, {APC}]
armored scale
n 1: insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the
female
armored sea robin
n 1: sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on
the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn:
{armored searobin}, {armored sea robin}, {Peristedion
miniatum}]
armored searobin
n 1: sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on
the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn:
{armored searobin}, {armored sea robin}, {Peristedion
miniatum}]
armored vehicle
n 1: a vehicle that is protected by armor plate [syn: {armored
vehicle}, {armoured vehicle}]
armorial bearing
n 1: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a
shield [syn: {charge}, {bearing}, {heraldic bearing},
{armorial bearing}]
armour plate
n 1: specially hardened steel plate used to protect
fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor
plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor},
{plate armour}]
armour-clad
adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
{armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
plated}, {steel-plated}]
armour-plated
adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
{armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
plated}, {steel-plated}]
armoured car
n 1: an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to
transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered
to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car" [syn:
{armored car}, {armoured car}]
2: a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and
usually a machine gun) [syn: {armored car}, {armoured car}]
armoured combat vehicle
n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and
moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {army tank},
{armored combat vehicle}, {armoured combat vehicle}]
armoured personnel carrier
n 1: (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with
caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
[syn: {armored personnel carrier}, {armoured personnel
carrier}, {APC}]
armoured vehicle
n 1: a vehicle that is protected by armor plate [syn: {armored
vehicle}, {armoured vehicle}]
arms control
n 1: a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces
of a country
arms deal
n 1: a deal to provide military arms
arms industry
n 1: an industry that manufacturers weapons of war [syn:
{munitions industry}, {arms industry}]
arms manufacturer
n 1: someone who manufactures arms and munitions
arms race
n 1: a competition between nations to have the most powerful
armaments
arms-runner
n 1: a smuggler of guns [syn: {gunrunner}, {arms-runner}]
army ant
n 1: tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
[syn: {army ant}, {driver ant}, {legionary ant}]
army attache
n 1: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer
in an army
army base
n 1: a large base of operations for an army
army brat
n 1: the child of a career officer of the United States Army
army corps
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
and their support [syn: {corps}, {army corps}]
army cutworm
n 1: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and
destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states [syn:
{army cutworm}, {Chorizagrotis auxiliaris}]
army engineer
n 1: a member of the military who is trained in engineering and
construction work [syn: {army engineer}, {military
engineer}]
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
n 1: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control
again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight
foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of
Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR},
{Interahamwe}]
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
n 1: a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in
high-performance computing for defense technology
applications; a partnership of government and university
and industry [syn: {Army High Performance Computing
Research Center}, {AHPCRC}]
army hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {hut}, {army hut}, {field
hut}]
Army Intelligence
n 1: an agency of the United States Army responsible for
providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized
intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic
level commanders [syn: {Army Intelligence}, {AI}]
Army National Guard
n 1: a civilian reserve component of the United States Army
comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas
peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies [syn:
{Army National Guard}, {ARNG}]
Army of Muhammad
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant
Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with
al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned
fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed},
{Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {JEM}, {Army of Muhammad}]
Army of the Confederacy
n 1: the southern army during the American Civil War [syn:
{Confederate Army}, {Army of the Confederacy}]
Army of the Pure
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba},
{Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of
the Righteous}]
Army of the Righteous
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba},
{Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of
the Righteous}]
army officer
n 1: an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army
officer"
army tank
n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and
moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {army tank},
{armored combat vehicle}, {armoured combat vehicle}]
army unit
n 1: a military unit that is part of an army
army worm
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: {armyworm}, {army worm},
{Pseudaletia unipuncta}]
Arna Wendell Bontemps
n 1: United States writer (1902-1973) [syn: {Bontemps}, {Arna
Wendell Bontemps}]
arnica bud
n 1: fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower;
naturalized in the United States [syn: {fall dandelion},
{arnica bud}, {Leontodon autumnalis}]
Arnica cordifolia
n 1: wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower
heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to
southern California [syn: {heartleaf arnica}, {Arnica
cordifolia}]
Arnica montana
n 1: herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe
and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower
heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat
bruises and swellings
Arno River
n 1: a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and
flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea [syn:
{Arno}, {Arno River}, {River Arno}]
Arnold Daniel Palmer
n 1: United States golfer (born in 1929) [syn: {Palmer}, {Arnold
Palmer}, {Arnold Daniel Palmer}]
Arnold Gesell
n 1: United States psychologist noted for his work in child
development (1880-1961) [syn: {Gesell}, {Arnold Gesell},
{Arnold Lucius Gesell}]
Arnold Joseph Toynbee
n 1: English historian who studied the rise and fall of
civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)
[syn: {Toynbee}, {Arnold Toynbee}, {Arnold Joseph Toynbee}]
Arnold Lucius Gesell
n 1: United States psychologist noted for his work in child
development (1880-1961) [syn: {Gesell}, {Arnold Gesell},
{Arnold Lucius Gesell}]
Arnold of Brescia
n 1: Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of
monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned
for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early
12th century)
Arnold Palmer
n 1: United States golfer (born in 1929) [syn: {Palmer}, {Arnold
Palmer}, {Arnold Daniel Palmer}]
Arnold Schoenberg
n 1: United States composer and musical theorist (born in
Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn:
{Schonberg}, {Arnold Schonberg}, {Schoenberg}, {Arnold
Schoenberg}]
Arnold Schonberg
n 1: United States composer and musical theorist (born in
Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn:
{Schonberg}, {Arnold Schonberg}, {Schoenberg}, {Arnold
Schoenberg}]
Arnold Toynbee
n 1: English historian who studied the rise and fall of
civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)
[syn: {Toynbee}, {Arnold Toynbee}, {Arnold Joseph Toynbee}]
Arnold-Chiari deformity
n 1: deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the
skull
Arnoseris minima
n 1: small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {lamb
succory}, {dwarf nipplewort}, {Arnoseris minima}]
aroeira blanca
n 1: small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil [syn: {aroeira
blanca}, {Schinus chichita}]
arolla pine
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine},
{arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]
aromatic aster
n 1: a variety of aster
aromatic compound
n 1: a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are
characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
aromatic hydrocarbon
n 1: a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that
are characteristic of the benzene series of organic
compounds
around the bend
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy},
{bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked},
{crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire},
{kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts},
{nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky},
{whacky}]
around the clock
adv 1: without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn:
{around the clock}, {for 24 hours}, {round the clock}]
around-the-clock
adj 1: at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn:
{around-the-clock}, {day-and-night}, {nonstop}, {round-
the-clock}]
arrest warrant
n 1: a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to
apprehend an offender and bring that person to court [syn:
{bench warrant}, {arrest warrant}]
arrested development
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {fixation},
{infantile fixation}, {regression}]
arrester hook
n 1: a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight
deck of an aircraft carrier [syn: {arrester}, {arrester
hook}]
Arrhenatherum elatius
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
Arrhenius theory of dissociation
n 1: (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in
terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and
bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product
of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of
dissociation}, {theory of electrolytic dissociation},
{Arrhenius theory of dissociation}]
arriere pensee
n 1: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting
something wholeheartedly [syn: {mental reservation},
{reservation}, {arriere pensee}]
arrival gate
n 1: gate where passengers disembark
arrival time
n 1: the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to
arrive at a given destination [syn: {arrival time}, {time
of arrival}]
arrive at
v 1: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit
Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We
barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC
machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make},
{attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}]
arrow arum
n 1: an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America
arrow grass
n 1: tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland;
sometimes poisons livestock [syn: {arrow grass},
{Triglochin maritima}]
arrow leaved aster
n 1: a variety of aster
arrow wood
n 1: closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the
eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia [syn:
{arrow wood}, {Viburnum recognitum}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black
berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
[syn: {arrow wood}, {southern arrow wood}, {Viburnum
dentatum}]
arrow-grass family
n 1: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
[syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae},
{Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass
family}]
arrow-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base
lobes [syn: {sagittate}, {sagittiform}, {arrow-shaped}]
arrowleaf groundsel
n 1: perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy
stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist
places in mountains of western North America [syn:
{arrowleaf groundsel}, {Senecio triangularis}]
arrowroot family
n 1: tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
[syn: {Marantaceae}, {family Marantaceae}, {arrowroot
family}]
arroyo willow
n 1: shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {arroyo
willow}, {Salix lasiolepis}]
arroz con pollo
n 1: rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly
seasoned especially with saffron
arse about
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
arse around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
2: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back
to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn:
{horse around}, {arse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]
arsenic acid
n 1: an acid formed from arsenic pentoxide
arsenic group
n 1: the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl},
{cacodyl group}, {cacodyl radical}, {arsenic group}]
arsenic trioxide
n 1: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in
manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and
weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous
anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}, {white arsenic}, {ratsbane}]
arsenous anhydride
n 1: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in
manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and
weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous
anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}, {white arsenic}, {ratsbane}]
arsenous oxide
n 1: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in
manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and
weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous
anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}, {white arsenic}, {ratsbane}]
art class
n 1: a class in which you learn to draw or paint
art collection
n 1: a collection of art works
art critic
n 1: a critic of paintings
art dealer
n 1: a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
art deco
n 1: a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s;
marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to
mass production [syn: {deco}, {art deco}]
art department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching art and
art appreciation
art director
n 1: the director in charge of the artistic features of a
theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting)
art editor
n 1: an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts
in printed matter
art exhibition
n 1: an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)
art form
n 1: (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as
writing or painting or architecture)
art gallery
n 1: a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
[syn: {gallery}, {art gallery}, {picture gallery}]
art historian
n 1: a historian of art
art history
n 1: the academic discipline that studies the development of
painting and sculpture
art movement
n 1: a group of artists who agree on general principles [syn:
{artistic movement}, {art movement}]
art nouveau
n 1: a French school of art and architecture popular in the
1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous
outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers
art object
n 1: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells
only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this
piece" [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}, {piece}]
art paper
n 1: a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china
clay)
art rock
n 1: a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated
with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms;
intended for listening and not dancing [syn: {progressive
rock}, {art rock}]
art school
n 1: a school specializing in art
art student
n 1: someone studying to be an artist
Art Tatum
n 1: United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind;
his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians
(1910-1956) [syn: {Tatum}, {Art Tatum}, {Arthur Tatum}]
art teacher
n 1: someone who teaches art
Artaxerxes I
n 1: king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in
Jerusalem (?-424 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes I}, {Artaxerxes}]
Artaxerxes II
n 1: king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made
peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes II},
{Artaxerxes}]
Artemia salina
n 1: common to saline lakes [syn: {brine shrimp}, {Artemia
salina}]
Artemis pontica
n 1: European wormwood; minor source of absinthe [syn: {Roman
wormwood}, {Artemis pontica}]
Artemis spinescens
n 1: a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United
States [syn: {bud brush}, {bud sagebrush}, {Artemis
spinescens}]
Artemisia abrotanum
n 1: shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America;
sometimes used in brewing beer [syn: {southernwood},
{Artemisia abrotanum}]
Artemisia absinthium
n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having
a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
{common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love},
{Artemisia absinthium}]
Artemisia annua
n 1: wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran [syn: {sweet
wormwood}, {Artemisia annua}]
Artemisia californica
n 1: low ashy-grey California shrub [syn: {California
sagebrush}, {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]
Artemisia campestris
n 1: European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its
properties [syn: {field wormwood}, {Artemisia campestris}]
Artemisia cana
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
Artemisia dracunculus
n 1: aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia [syn: {tarragon},
{estragon}, {Artemisia dracunculus}]
Artemisia filifolia
n 1: silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States
and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {sand
sage}, {silvery wormwood}, {Artemisia filifolia}]
Artemisia frigida
n 1: silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of
the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {wormwood
sage}, {prairie sagewort}, {Artemisia frigida}]
Artemisia gnaphalodes
n 1: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
[syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie
sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]
Artemisia ludoviciana
n 1: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
[syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie
sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]
Artemisia maritima
n 1: plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {sea
wormwood}, {Seriphidium maritimum}, {Artemisia maritima}]
Artemisia stelleriana
n 1: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of
North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty
miller}, {beach wormwood}, {old woman}, {Artemisia
stelleriana}]
Artemisia tridentata
n 1: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America
having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage},
{Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]
Artemisia vulgaris
n 1: European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or
purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and
red-brown florets [syn: {common mugwort}, {Artemisia
vulgaris}]
Artemision at Ephesus
n 1: the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was
begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later;
the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
Artemus Ward
n 1: United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant
showman (1834-1867) [syn: {Browne}, {Charles Farrar
Browne}, {Artemus Ward}]
arteria alveolaris
n 1: a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar
process [syn: {alveolar artery}, {arteria alveolaris}]
arteria alveolaris inferior
n 1: the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal
to supply the lower teeth [syn: {inferior alveolar artery},
{arteria alveolaris inferior}]
arteria alveolaris superior
n 1: the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth [syn:
{superior alveolar artery}, {arteria alveolaris superior}]
arteria angularis
n 1: the terminal branch of the facial artery [syn: {angular
artery}, {arteria angularis}]
arteria appendicularis
n 1: the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the
vermiform appendix [syn: {appendicular artery}, {arteria
appendicularis}]
arteria arcuata
n 1: curved artery in the foot [syn: {arcuate artery}, {arteria
arcuata}]
arteria ascendens
n 1: the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the
ascending colon [syn: {ascending artery}, {arteria
ascendens}]
arteria auricularis
n 1: artery that supplies blood to the ear [syn: {auricular
artery}, {arteria auricularis}]
arteria axillaris
n 1: the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the
armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above
and the brachial artery below [syn: {axillary artery},
{arteria axillaris}]
arteria basilaris
n 1: an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and
the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear [syn:
{basilar artery}, {arteria basilaris}]
arteria brachialis
n 1: the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the
axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar
arteries at the elbow [syn: {brachial artery}, {arteria
brachialis}]
arteria buccalis
n 1: a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the
buccinator muscle and the cheek [syn: {buccal artery},
{arteria buccalis}]
arteria bulbi penis
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that
supplies the bulb of the penis [syn: {artery of the penis
bulb}, {arteria bulbi penis}]
arteria bulbi vestibuli
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that
supplies the bulb of the vestibule [syn: {artery of the
vestibule bulb}, {arteria bulbi vestibuli}]
arteria carotis
n 1: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches
from the aorta [syn: {carotid artery}, {arteria carotis}]
arteria celiaca
n 1: an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just
below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric
artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
[syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus},
{arteria celiaca}]
arteria centralis retinae
n 1: a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with
the optic nerve [syn: {central artery of the retina},
{arteria centralis retinae}]
arteria cerebelli
n 1: an artery that supplies the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar
artery}, {arteria cerebelli}]
arteria cerebri
n 1: any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
[syn: {cerebral artery}, {arteria cerebri}]
arteria choroidea
n 1: an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {choroidal
artery}, {arteria choroidea}]
arteria ciliaris
n 1: one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the
eye [syn: {ciliary artery}, {arteria ciliaris}]
arteria circumflexa femoris
n 1: an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
[syn: {circumflex artery of the thigh}, {arteria
circumflexa femoris}]
arteria circumflexa humeri
n 1: an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder
muscles [syn: {circumflex humeral artery}, {arteria
circumflexa humeri}]
arteria circumflexa ilium
n 1: an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin
and the sartorius muscle [syn: {circumflex iliac artery},
{arteria circumflexa ilium}]
arteria circumflexa scapulae
n 1: an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and
scapular area [syn: {circumflex scapular artery}, {arteria
circumflexa scapulae}]
arteria colica
n 1: arteries that supply blood to the colon [syn: {colic
artery}, {arteria colica}]
arteria communicans
n 1: any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle
of Willis [syn: {communicating artery}, {arteria
communicans}]
arteria coronaria
n 1: the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to
the heart [syn: {coronary artery}, {arteria coronaria}]
arteria cystica
n 1: a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder
and the surface of the liver [syn: {cystic artery},
{arteria cystica}]
arteria digitalis
n 1: arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and
toes [syn: {digital arteries}, {arteria digitalis}]
arteria epigastrica
n 1: one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the
abdomen [syn: {epigastric artery}, {arteria epigastrica}]
arteria ethmoidalis
n 1: a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in
and around the nasal capsule [syn: {ethmoidal artery},
{arteria ethmoidalis}]
arteria facialis
n 1: an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives
off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {facial
artery}, {arteria facialis}, {external maxillary artery}]
arteria femoralis
n 1: the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the
external iliac artery [syn: {femoral artery}, {arteria
femoralis}]
arteria gastrica
n 1: the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach [syn:
{gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica}]
arteria gastrica breves
n 1: several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery
and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn:
{short gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica breves}, {vasa
brevis}]
arteria gastrica sinistra
n 1: a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser
curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the
esophagus [syn: {left gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica
sinistra}]
arteria glutes
n 1: branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip
joint and gluteal region [syn: {gluteal artery}, {arteria
glutes}]
arteria hepatica
n 1: arteries that supply the liver [syn: {hepatic artery},
{arteria hepatica}]
arteria ileocolica
n 1: an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric
artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the
cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
[syn: {ileocolic artery}, {arteria ileocolica}]
arteria ileum
n 1: branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the
ileum [syn: {ileal artery}, {intestinal artery}, {arteria
ileum}]
arteria iliaca
n 1: one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and
legs [syn: {iliac artery}, {arteria iliaca}]
arteria iliolumbalis
n 1: an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and
supplies the pelvic muscles and bones [syn: {iliolumbar
artery}, {arteria iliolumbalis}]
arteria infraorbitalis
n 1: an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and
supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to
upper lip) [syn: {infraorbital artery}, {arteria
infraorbitalis}]
arteria intercostalis
n 1: several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of
the rib cage [syn: {intercostal artery}, {arteria
intercostalis}]
arteria labialis
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial artery},
{arteria labialis}]
arteria labialis inferior
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the lower lip [syn: {inferior labial artery},
{arteria labialis inferior}]
arteria labialis superior
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the upper lip [syn: {superior labial artery},
{arteria labialis superior}]
arteria lacrimalis
n 1: an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and
supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the
upper eyelid and the forehead [syn: {lacrimal artery},
{arteria lacrimalis}]
arteria laryngea
n 1: either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
[syn: {laryngeal artery}, {arteria laryngea}]
arteria lienalis
n 1: an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and
supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {lienal artery},
{splenic artery}, {arteria lienalis}]
arteria lingualis
n 1: an artery originating from the external carotid artery and
supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: {lingual
artery}, {arteria lingualis}]
arteria lumbalis
n 1: one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the
abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the
back muscles and abdominal wall [syn: {lumbar artery},
{arteria lumbalis}]
arteria maxillaris
n 1: either of two arteries branching from the external carotid
artery and supplying structure of the face [syn: {maxillary
artery}, {arteria maxillaris}]
arteria meningea
n 1: any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain
and neighboring structures [syn: {meningeal artery},
{arteria meningea}]
arteria mesenterica
n 1: one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two
layers of the mesentery to the intestines [syn: {mesenteric
artery}, {arteria mesenterica}]
arteria metacarpea
n 1: dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand [syn: {metacarpal
artery}, {arteria metacarpea}]
arteria metatarsea
n 1: dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the
foot [syn: {metatarsal artery}, {arteria metatarsea}]
arteria musculophrenica
n 1: an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles
[syn: {musculophrenic artery}, {arteria musculophrenica}]
arteria nutricia
n 1: an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long
bone [syn: {nutrient artery}, {arteria nutricia}]
arteria ophthalmica
n 1: a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the
eye and neighboring structures [syn: {ophthalmic artery},
{arteria ophthalmica}]
arteria ovarica
n 1: the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood
to the ovaries [syn: {ovarian artery}, {arteria ovarica}]
arteria palatina
n 1: one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {palatine
artery}, {arteria palatina}]
arteria pancreatica
n 1: a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas
[syn: {pancreatic artery}, {arteria pancreatica}]
arteria perinealis
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies
superficial structures of the perineum [syn: {perineal
artery}, {arteria perinealis}]
arteria poplitea
n 1: a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to
supply the legs and feet [syn: {popliteal artery}, {arteria
poplitea}]
arteria pudenda
n 1: arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans
[syn: {pudendal artery}, {arteria pudenda}]
arteria pulmonalis
n 1: one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that
carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn:
{pulmonary artery}, {arteria pulmonalis}]
arteria radialis
n 1: branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and
extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the
palm [syn: {radial artery}, {arteria radialis}]
arteria rectalis
n 1: one of the arteries supplying the rectal area [syn: {rectal
artery}, {arteria rectalis}]
arteria renalis
n 1: an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and
supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters [syn:
{renal artery}, {arteria renalis}]
arteria subclavia
n 1: either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and
arms [syn: {subclavian artery}, {arteria subclavia}]
arteria temporalis anterior
n 1: temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the
cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {anterior
temporal artery}, {arteria temporalis anterior}]
arteria temporalis intermedia
n 1: temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the
cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {intermediate
temporal artery}, {arteria temporalis intermedia}]
arteria temporalis posterior
n 1: temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the
cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {posterior temporal
artery}, {arteria temporalis posterior}]
arteria testicularis
n 1: a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn:
{testicular artery}, {internal spermatic artery}, {arteria
testicularis}]
arteria ulnaris
n 1: large artery that branches from the brachial artery to
supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn:
{ulnar artery}, {arteria ulnaris}]
arteria uterina
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the
uterus and the upper part of the vagina [syn: {uterine
artery}, {arteria uterina}]
arteria vaginalis
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the
vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum [syn:
{vaginal artery}, {arteria vaginalis}]
arteria vertebralis
n 1: the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into
four parts [syn: {vertebral artery}, {arteria vertebralis}]
arterial blood
n 1: blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery
the arterial blood is rich in oxygen"
arterial blood gases
n 1: measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon
dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in
diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
arterial blood vessel
n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the
body [syn: {artery}, {arteria}, {arterial blood vessel}]
arterial plaque
n 1: a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of
atherosclerosis
arterial pressure
n 1: the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries;
"arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and
vascular resistance"
arterial road
n 1: a major or main route
arterial sclerosis
n 1: sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis},
{arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries},
{induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]
arteriosclerosis obliterans
n 1: a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood
vessels
artery of the labyrinth
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that
supplies the labyrinth [syn: {labyrinthine artery}, {artery
of the labyrinth}, {internal auditory artery}]
artery of the penis bulb
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that
supplies the bulb of the penis [syn: {artery of the penis
bulb}, {arteria bulbi penis}]
artery of the vestibule bulb
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that
supplies the bulb of the vestibule [syn: {artery of the
vestibule bulb}, {arteria bulbi vestibuli}]
artesian well
n 1: a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that
receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure
to force the water to flow upward
arthropod family
n 1: any of the arthropods
arthropod genus
n 1: a genus of arthropods
Arthur Ashe
n 1: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win
United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
[syn: {Ashe}, {Arthur Ashe}, {Arthur Robert Ashe}]
Arthur Compton
n 1: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and
gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays
behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions
with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of
light (1892-1962) [syn: {Compton}, {Arthur Compton},
{Arthur Holly Compton}]
Arthur Conan Doyle
n 1: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
[syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan
Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]
Arthur Edwin Kennelly
n 1: United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the
theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver
Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric
layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
[syn: {Kennelly}, {A. E. Kennelly}, {Arthur Edwin
Kennelly}]
Arthur Evans
n 1: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos
in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization
(1851-1941) [syn: {Evans}, {Arthur Evans}, {Sir Arthur John
Evans}]
Arthur Fiedler
n 1: popular United States conductor (1894-1979) [syn:
{Fiedler}, {Arthur Fiedler}]
Arthur Garfield Hays
n 1: United States lawyer involved in several famous court
trials (1881-1954) [syn: {Hays}, {Arthur Garfield Hays}]
Arthur Holly Compton
n 1: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and
gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays
behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions
with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of
light (1892-1962) [syn: {Compton}, {Arthur Compton},
{Arthur Holly Compton}]
Arthur Holmes
n 1: English geologist and supporter of the theory of
continental drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Holmes}, {Arthur
Holmes}]
Arthur Honegger
n 1: Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member
of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius
Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
[syn: {Honegger}, {Arthur Honegger}]
Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band
(1910-2004) [syn: {Shaw}, {Artie Shaw}, {Arthur Jacob
Arshawsky}]
Arthur James Balfour
n 1: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party
(1848-1930) [syn: {Balfour}, {Arthur James Balfour}, {1st
Earl of Balfour}]
Arthur John Gielgud
n 1: English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for
appearances in films (1904-2000) [syn: {Gielgud}, {Sir John
Gielgud}, {Arthur John Gielgud}]
Arthur Koestler
n 1: British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing
the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983) [syn:
{Koestler}, {Arthur Koestler}]
Arthur Laffer
n 1: United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born
in 1940) [syn: {Laffer}, {Arthur Laffer}]
Arthur Marx
n 1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made
motion pictures together (1893-1964) [syn: {Marx}, {Arthur
Marx}, {Harpo}]
Arthur Meier Schlesinger
n 1: United States historian (1888-1965) [syn: {Schlesinger},
{Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger}]
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.
n 1: United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy
(born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger},
{Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]
Arthur Miller
n 1: United States playwright (1915-2005) [syn: {Miller},
{Arthur Miller}]
Arthur Mitchell
n 1: United States dancer who formed the first Black classical
ballet company (born in 1934) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Arthur
Mitchell}]
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn:
{Chamberlain}, {Neville Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville
Chamberlain}]
Arthur Rimbaud
n 1: French poet whose work influenced the surrealists
(1854-1891) [syn: {Rimbaud}, {Arthur Rimbaud}, {Jean
Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud}]
Arthur Robert Ashe
n 1: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win
United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
[syn: {Ashe}, {Arthur Ashe}, {Arthur Robert Ashe}]
Arthur Rubinstein
n 1: United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his
interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) [syn:
{Rubinstein}, {Arthur Rubinstein}, {Artur Rubinstein}]
Arthur Schlesinger
n 1: United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy
(born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger},
{Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]
2: United States historian (1888-1965) [syn: {Schlesinger},
{Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger}]
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
n 1: United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy
(born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger},
{Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]
Arthur Schopenhauer
n 1: German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860) [syn:
{Schopenhauer}, {Arthur Schopenhauer}]
Arthur Seymour Sullivan
n 1: English composer of operettas who collaborated with the
librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Arthur Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur
Sullivan}]
Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
n 1: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who
played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the
Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn:
{Laurel}, {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}]
Arthur Sullivan
n 1: English composer of operettas who collaborated with the
librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Arthur Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur
Sullivan}]
Arthur Symons
n 1: English poet (1865-1945) [syn: {Symons}, {Arthur Symons}]
Arthur Tappan
n 1: United States abolitionist (1786-1865) [syn: {Tappan},
{Arthur Tappan}]
Arthur Tatum
n 1: United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind;
his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians
(1910-1956) [syn: {Tatum}, {Art Tatum}, {Arthur Tatum}]
Arthur Wellesley
n 1: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
[syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of
Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {Iron Duke}]
Arthurian legend
n 1: the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
artichoke heart
n 1: the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
artichoke plant
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {globe
artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}]
article of clothing
n 1: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn:
{clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}, {wear},
{wearable}, {habiliment}]
article of commerce
n 1: an article that is offered for sale
article of faith
n 1: (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or
other statement of doctrine is divided [syn: {article of
faith}, {credendum}]
2: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or
evidence [syn: {conviction}, {strong belief}, {article of
faith}]
article of furniture
n 1: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for
occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small
apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the
room" [syn: {furniture}, {piece of furniture}, {article of
furniture}]
articles of agreement
n 1: a contract between crew and captain of a ship [syn:
{articles of agreement}, {shipping articles}]
Articles of Confederation
n 1: a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen
original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union
by giving the central government no coercive power over the
states or their citizens
articles of incorporation
n 1: a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed
with a state by the founders of a corporation and is
governed by the laws of the state
articular muscle
n 1: a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
articulated ladder
n 1: a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are
held together by joints that can lock in place
articulated lorry
n 1: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn:
{trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig},
{articulated lorry}, {semi}]
articulatio coxae
n 1: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and
the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {coxa},
{articulatio coxae}]
articulatio cubiti
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
{elbow}, {elbow joint}, {human elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital
joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
articulatio genus
n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {human knee}, {articulatio
genus}, {genu}]
articulatio humeri
n 1: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and
a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder}, {shoulder joint},
{articulatio humeri}]
articulatio plana
n 1: a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only
gliding motions [syn: {gliding joint}, {articulatio plana}]
articulatio radiocarpea
n 1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus},
{wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio
radiocarpea}]
articulatio spheroidea
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
{ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
spheroidea}]
articulatio synovialis
n 1: a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial
joint}, {articulatio synovialis}, {diarthrosis}]
articulatio talocruralis
n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle},
{ankle joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
articulatio temporomandibularis
n 1: the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the
temporal bone [syn: {mandibular joint}, {temporomandibular
joint}, {articulatio temporomandibularis}]
articulatio trochoidea
n 1: a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to
rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the
arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint},
{rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]
articulatory system
n 1: the system of joints in the body
Artie Shaw
n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band
(1910-2004) [syn: {Shaw}, {Artie Shaw}, {Arthur Jacob
Arshawsky}]
artificial additive
n 1: an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or
appearance or shelf-life [syn: {food additive}, {artificial
additive}]
artificial blood
n 1: a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can
serve as a temporary substitute for blood
artificial flower
n 1: a handmade imitation of a blossom
artificial heart
n 1: a pump that replaces the natural heart
artificial horizon
n 1: a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it
artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot
[syn: {artificial horizon}, {gyro horizon}, {flight
indicator}]
artificial insemination
n 1: the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by
some means other than sexual intercourse [syn: {artificial
insemination}, {AI}]
artificial intelligence
n 1: the branch of computer science that deal with writing
computer programs that can solve problems creatively;
"workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in
computers and robots" [syn: {artificial intelligence},
{AI}]
artificial joint
n 1: a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to
replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but
usually hip or knee)
artificial kidney
n 1: a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste
products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to
the patient's body [syn: {artificial kidney},
{hemodialyzer}]
artificial lake
n 1: lake used to store water for community use [syn:
{reservoir}, {artificial lake}, {man-made lake}]
artificial language
n 1: a language that is deliberately created for a specific
purpose [ant: {natural language}, {tongue}]
artificial pacemaker
n 1: an implanted electronic device that takes over the function
of the natural cardiac pacemaker [syn: {pacemaker},
{artificial pacemaker}]
artificial respiration
n 1: an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained
artificially
artificial satellite
n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
[syn: {satellite}, {artificial satellite}, {orbiter}]
artificial skin
n 1: a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to
treat burn victims
artillery fire
n 1: fire delivered by artillery [syn: {artillery fire}, {cannon
fire}]
artillery plant
n 1: tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its
pollen explosively [syn: {artillery plant}, {Pilea
microphylla}]
artillery shell
n 1: a shell fired by artillery
artillery unit
n 1: an army unit that uses big guns [syn: {artillery},
{artillery unit}]
artiodactyl mammal
n 1: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of
functional toes on each foot [syn: {even-toed ungulate},
{artiodactyl}, {artiodactyl mammal}] [ant: {odd-toed
ungulate}, {perissodactyl}, {perissodactyl mammal}]
artisan's lien
n 1: lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece
of work until has been paid for
artist's loft
n 1: a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's
workroom and living area
artist's model
n 1: a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn:
{artist's model}, {sitter}]
artist's workroom
n 1: a studio especially for an artist or designer [syn:
{artist's workroom}, {atelier}]
artistic creation
n 1: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does
not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any
good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of
wasting space beautifully" [syn: {art}, {artistic
creation}, {artistic production}]
artistic movement
n 1: a group of artists who agree on general principles [syn:
{artistic movement}, {art movement}]
artistic production
n 1: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does
not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any
good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of
wasting space beautifully" [syn: {art}, {artistic
creation}, {artistic production}]
artistic style
n 1: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an
imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: {artistic style},
{idiom}]
Artium Baccalaurens
n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of
Arts}, {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]
Artium Magister
n 1: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of
Arts}, {MA}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
Artocarpus altilis
n 1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a
texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {breadfruit tree},
{Artocarpus communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]
Artocarpus communis
n 1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a
texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {breadfruit tree},
{Artocarpus communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]
Artocarpus heterophyllus
n 1: East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit
and seeds [syn: {jackfruit}, {jackfruit tree}, {Artocarpus
heterophyllus}]
Artocarpus odoratissima
n 1: Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing
edible fruit [syn: {marang}, {marang tree}, {Artocarpus
odoratissima}]
arts and crafts
n 1: the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they
sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage
craftsmanship in an age of mass production"
artsy-craftsy
adj 1: pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {artsy-
craftsy}, {arty-crafty}]
Artur Rubinstein
n 1: United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his
interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) [syn:
{Rubinstein}, {Arthur Rubinstein}, {Artur Rubinstein}]
Artur Schnabel
n 1: United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted
for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and
Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951) [syn: {Schnabel}, {Artur
Schnabel}]
Arturo Toscanini
n 1: Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)
[syn: {Toscanini}, {Arturo Toscanini}]
arty-crafty
adj 1: pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {artsy-
craftsy}, {arty-crafty}]
arum family
n 1: anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
[syn: {Araceae}, {family Araceae}, {arum family}]
arum lily
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla},
{arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]
Arum maculatum
n 1: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short
purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch
called arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {lords-and-ladies}, {jack-
in-the-pulpit}, {Arum maculatum}]
Arum palaestinum
n 1: ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark
purple spathe [syn: {black calla}, {Arum palaestinum}]
Arundinaria gigantea
n 1: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
[syn: {giant cane}, {cane reed}, {Arundinaria gigantea}]
Arundinaria tecta
n 1: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United
States [syn: {small cane}, {switch cane}, {Arundinaria
tecta}]
Arundo conspicua
n 1: used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {toitoi},
{Arundo conspicua}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]
Arundo donax
n 1: large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and
in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white
feathery panicles [syn: {giant reed}, {Arundo donax}]
Arundo richardii
n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
[syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia
richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]
Arvicola amphibius
n 1: common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water vole}, {water rat},
{Arvicola amphibius}]
arytenoid cartilage
n 1: either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to
which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytenoid},
{arytaenoid}, {arytenoid cartilage}]
as a group
adv 1: all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn:
{en masse}, {en bloc}, {as a group}]
as a matter of fact
adv 1: in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone
survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but
unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several
inches taller than his father" [syn: {in fact}, {in point
of fact}, {as a matter of fact}]
as far as possible
adv 1: to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as
possible" [syn: {as far as possible}, {as much as
possible}]
as follows
adv 1: what is listed next; "her complaints went as follows"
as if by magic
adv 1: in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically" [syn:
{magically}, {as if by magic}]
as it is
adv 1: in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to
expectations; "he might have been killed; as it is he was
severely injured"
as it were
adv 1: as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were"
[syn: {as it were}, {so to speak}]
as luck would have it
adv 1: by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn:
{fortunately}, {fortuitously}, {luckily}, {as luck would
have it}] [ant: {alas}, {regrettably}, {unfortunately},
{unluckily}]
as much as possible
adv 1: to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as
possible" [syn: {as far as possible}, {as much as
possible}]
as needed
adv 1: according to need (physicians use PRN in writing
prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed},
{as required}, {pro re nata}, {PRN}]
as required
adv 1: according to need (physicians use PRN in writing
prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed},
{as required}, {pro re nata}, {PRN}]
as the crow flies
adv 1: by the shortest and most direct route; "it's 10 miles as
the crow flies"
as usual
adv 1: in the usual manner; "as usual, she arrived late"
as we say
adv 1: in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say,
quite dead" [syn: {as we say}, {so to speak}]
as well
adv 1: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides},
{too}, {also}, {likewise}, {as well}]
as yet
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
asa dulcis
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
{benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa
dulcis}]
Asa Gray
n 1: United States botanist who specialized in North American
flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories
of evolution (1810-1888) [syn: {Gray}, {Asa Gray}]
Asa Yoelson
n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the
first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: {Jolson},
{Al Jolson}, {Asa Yoelson}]
Asaph Hall
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos
(the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) [syn: {Hall},
{Asaph Hall}]
Asarum canadense
n 1: deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and
central United States [syn: {Canada ginger}, {black
snakeroot}, {Asarum canadense}]
Asarum europaeum
n 1: thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn:
{asarabacca}, {Asarum europaeum}]
Asarum shuttleworthii
n 1: wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves;
West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf},
{Asarum shuttleworthii}]
Asarum virginicum
n 1: evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and
silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South
Carolina [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf}, {Asarum
virginicum}]
Asbat al-Ansar
n 1: an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in
the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for
murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese
government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by
al-Qaeda [syn: {Asbat al-Ansar}, {Band of Partisans}]
asbestos abatement
n 1: the removal of asbestos from a public building
Ascaphus trui
n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
{tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]
Ascaridia galli
n 1: intestinal parasite of domestic fowl [syn: {chicken
roundworm}, {Ascaridia galli}]
Ascaris lumbricoides
n 1: intestinal parasite of humans and pigs [syn: {common
roundworm}, {Ascaris lumbricoides}]
ascending aorta
n 1: the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left
ventricle
ascending artery
n 1: the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the
ascending colon [syn: {ascending artery}, {arteria
ascendens}]
ascending colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum
to the transverse colon
ascending node
n 1: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane
going north [ant: {descending node}]
Ascension Day
n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into
heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn:
{Ascension}, {Ascension Day}, {Ascension of the Lord}]
Ascension of Christ
n 1: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven
on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: {Ascension},
{Ascension of Christ}]
Ascension of the Lord
n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into
heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn:
{Ascension}, {Ascension Day}, {Ascension of the Lord}]
ascidian tadpole
n 1: free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a
tadpole that contains the notochord
ASCII character
n 1: any member of the standard code for representing characters
by binary numbers
ASCII character set
n 1: (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII
coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most
universal character coding set"
ASCII control character
n 1: ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or
backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at
the same time [syn: {control character}, {ASCII control
character}]
ASCII text file
n 1: a text file that contains only ASCII characters without
special formatting
Asclepia meadii
n 1: milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
[syn: {Mead's milkweed}, {Asclepias meadii}, {Asclepia
meadii}]
Asclepias albicans
n 1: tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish
starlike flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {white
milkweed}, {Asclepias albicans}]
Asclepias curassavica
n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods
suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed
throughout the tropics [syn: {blood flower}, {swallowwort},
{Asclepias curassavica}]
Asclepias exaltata
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves
resembling those of pokeweed [syn: {poke milkweed},
{Asclepias exaltata}]
Asclepias incarnata
n 1: densely branching perennial of the eastern United States
with white to crimson or purple flowers [syn: {swamp
milkweed}, {Asclepias incarnata}]
Asclepias meadii
n 1: milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
[syn: {Mead's milkweed}, {Asclepias meadii}, {Asclepia
meadii}]
Asclepias purpurascens
n 1: perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple
flowers [syn: {purple silkweed}, {Asclepias purpurascens}]
Asclepias speciosa
n 1: milkweed of southern North America having large starry
purple and pink flowers [syn: {showy milkweed}, {Asclepias
speciosa}]
Asclepias subverticillata
n 1: milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico;
poisonous to livestock [syn: {poison milkweed}, {horsetail
milkweed}, {Asclepias subverticillata}]
Asclepias tuberosa
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
Asclepias verticillata
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in
whorls and greenish-white flowers [syn: {whorled milkweed},
{Asclepias verticillata}]
ascomycetous fungus
n 1: any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision
Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
[syn: {ascomycete}, {ascomycetous fungus}]
Ascophyllum nodosum
n 1: similar to and found with black rockweed [syn:
{bladderwrack}, {Ascophyllum nodosum}]
ascorbic acid
n 1: a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits)
and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: {vitamin C}, {C},
{ascorbic acid}]
asexual reproduction
n 1: reproduction without the fusion of gametes [syn: {asexual
reproduction}, {agamogenesis}]
ash bin
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
ash cake
n 1: corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes
(southern) [syn: {ashcake}, {ash cake}, {corn tash}]
Ash Can
n 1: early 20th-century United States painting; portrays
realistic and sordid scenes of city life [syn: {Ash Can},
{Ashcan school}]
ash gray
n 1: a light shade of grey [syn: {ash grey}, {ash gray},
{silver}, {silver grey}, {silver gray}]
ash grey
n 1: a light shade of grey [syn: {ash grey}, {ash gray},
{silver}, {silver grey}, {silver gray}]
ash tree
n 1: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or
timber trees of the genus Fraxinus [syn: {ash}, {ash tree}]
Ash Wednesday
n 1: the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the
day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting
and repentance
ash-bin
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
ash-blonde
adj 1: of hair color; whitish [syn: {ash-blonde}, {platinum-
blonde}, {towheaded}]
ash-gray
adj 1: of a light grey [syn: {ash-grey}, {ash-gray}, {ashy}]
ash-grey
adj 1: of a light grey [syn: {ash-grey}, {ash-gray}, {ashy}]
ash-key
n 1: winged seed of the ash tree
ash-leaved maple
n 1: common shade tree of eastern and central United States
[syn: {box elder}, {ash-leaved maple}, {Acer negundo}]
ash-pan
n 1: a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes
collect and are removed
Ashcan School
n 1: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted
for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city
life [syn: {Ashcan School}, {Eight}]
2: early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic
and sordid scenes of city life [syn: {Ash Can}, {Ashcan
school}]
Ashley Montagu
n 1: United States anthropologist (born in England) who
popularized anthropology (1905-) [syn: {Montagu}, {Ashley
Montagu}]
Asia Minor
n 1: a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part
of Turkey [syn: {Asia Minor}, {Anatolia}]
Asian American
n 1: an American who is of Asian descent
Asian black grouse
n 1: a black grouse of western Asia [syn: {Asian black grouse},
{Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi}]
Asian coral snake
n 1: of India
Asian country
n 1: any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent [syn:
{Asian country}, {Asian nation}]
Asian crocodile
n 1: estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
[syn: {Asian crocodile}, {Crocodylus porosus}]
Asian horseshoe crab
n 1: horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
Asian influenza
n 1: influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated
in 1957 [syn: {Asian influenza}, {Asiatic flu}]
Asian longhorned beetle
n 1: a beetle from China that has been found in the United
States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the
tree; no natural predators in the United States [syn:
{Asian longhorned beetle}, {Anoplophora glabripennis}]
Asian nation
n 1: any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent [syn:
{Asian country}, {Asian nation}]
Asian Russia
n 1: the Russia that is part of Asia
Asian seabass
n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
calcarifer}]
Asian shamanism
n 1: an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief
that the mediation between the visible and the spirit
worlds is effected by shamans [syn: {shamanism}, {Asian
shamanism}]
Asian tiger mosquito
n 1: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and
midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean;
potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: {Asian tiger
mosquito}, {Aedes albopictus}]
Asian wild ox
n 1: genus of Asiatic wild oxen
Asiatic beetle
n 1: introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed
on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Oriental
beetle}, {Asiatic beetle}, {Anomala orientalis}]
Asiatic black bear
n 1: bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
[syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus
thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]
Asiatic buffalo
n 1: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a
draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Asiatic
buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]
Asiatic cholera
n 1: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of
contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Asiatic
cholera}, {Indian cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]
Asiatic cockroach
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach},
{oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle},
{Blatta orientalis}]
Asiatic flu
n 1: influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated
in 1957 [syn: {Asian influenza}, {Asiatic flu}]
Asiatic flying squirrel
n 1: nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between
forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
Asiatic shrew mole
n 1: shrew mole of eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic shrew mole},
{Uropsilus soricipes}]
Asiatic sweetleaf
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright
blue fruit [syn: {Asiatic sweetleaf}, {sapphire berry},
{Symplocus paniculata}]
Asimina triloba
n 1: small tree native to the eastern United States having
oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {pawpaw}, {papaw},
{papaw tree}, {Asimina triloba}]
Asio otus
n 1: slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear
tufts [syn: {long-eared owl}, {Asio otus}]
ask for
v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
criticism" [syn: {invite}, {ask for}]
2: express the need or desire for; "She requested an extra bed
in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call,
always ask for Mary" [syn: {request}, {ask for}, {bespeak},
{call for}, {quest}]
ask for it
v 1: persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability
that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with
his behavior" [syn: {ask for it}, {ask for trouble}]
ask for trouble
v 1: persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability
that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with
his behavior" [syn: {ask for it}, {ask for trouble}]
ask in
v 1: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
coffee" [syn: {invite}, {ask in}]
Ask Jeeves
n 1: a widely used search engine accepting plain English
questions or phrases or terms
ask out
v 1: make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a
dance" [syn: {ask out}, {ask}, {invite out}, {take out}]
ask over
v 1: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
on Sunday night?" [syn: {invite}, {ask over}, {ask round}]
ask round
v 1: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
on Sunday night?" [syn: {invite}, {ask over}, {ask round}]
asking price
n 1: the price at which something is offered for sale [syn:
{asking price}, {selling price}]
asp viper
n 1: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
[syn: {asp}, {asp viper}, {Vipera aspis}]
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
n 1: South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow
flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an
herbal tea [syn: {rooibos}, {Aspalathus linearis},
{Aspalathus cedcarbergensis}]
Aspalathus linearis
n 1: South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow
flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an
herbal tea [syn: {rooibos}, {Aspalathus linearis},
{Aspalathus cedcarbergensis}]
Asparagus asparagoides
n 1: fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green
flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral
decoration [syn: {smilax}, {Asparagus asparagoides}]
asparagus bean
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
{asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]
asparagus bed
n 1: a bed in which asparagus is growing
asparagus fern
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, {Asparagus setaceous}, {Asparagus plumosus}]
Asparagus officinales
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as
a vegetable [syn: {asparagus}, {edible asparagus},
{Asparagus officinales}]
asparagus pea
n 1: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
[syn: {winged pea}, {asparagus pea}, {Lotus
tetragonolobus}]
Asparagus plumosus
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, {Asparagus setaceous}, {Asparagus plumosus}]
Asparagus setaceous
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, {Asparagus setaceous}, {Asparagus plumosus}]
aspartic acid
n 1: a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring
naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
aspect ratio
n 1: the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture
aspen poplar
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
{white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar},
{silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
Asperger's syndrome
n 1: a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school
years; characterized by impaired social relations and by
repetitive patterns of behavior
Aspergillus fumigatus
n 1: a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
Asperula odorata
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small
white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in
sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some
classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet
woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw},
{Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
Asperula tinctoria
n 1: creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white
flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for
madder in dyeing [syn: {dyer's woodruff}, {Asperula
tinctoria}]
Asphodeline lutea
n 1: asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn:
{king's spear}, {yellow asphodel}, {Asphodeline lutea}]
Aspidelaps lubricus
n 1: small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa
banded in black and orange [syn: {African coral snake},
{Aspidelaps lubricus}]
Aspidiotus perniciosus
n 1: small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States
that damages fruit trees [syn: {San Jose scale},
{Aspidiotus perniciosus}]
Aspidistra elatio
n 1: evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown
primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra},
{cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
n 1: small very elongate sea poachers [syn: {alligatorfish},
{Aspidophoroides monopterygius}]
aspiration pneumonia
n 1: inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on
vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or
drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)
aspirin powder
n 1: a powdered form of aspirin [syn: {aspirin powder},
{headache powder}]
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
n 1: spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate
fronds and yielding an astringent [syn: {black spleenwort},
{Asplenium adiantum-nigrum}]
Asplenium billotii
n 1: a spleenwort of western Europe [syn: {lanceolate
spleenwort}, {Asplenium billotii}]
Asplenium bradleyi
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States [syn:
{Bradley's spleenwort}, {Asplenium bradleyi}]
Asplenium ceterach
n 1: small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn:
{scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach
officinarum}]
Asplenium montanum
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern North America [syn: {mountain
spleenwort}, {Asplenium montanum}]
Asplenium nidus
n 1: tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently
forming tufts in tree crotches [syn: {bird's nest fern},
{Asplenium nidus}]
Asplenium nigripes
n 1: a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria
nigripes}, {Asplenium nigripes}, {Scolopendrium nigripes}]
Asplenium pinnatifidum
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States [syn:
{lobed spleenwort}, {Asplenium pinnatifidum}]
Asplenium platyneuron
n 1: common North American fern with polished black stripes
[syn: {ebony spleenwort}, {Scott's Spleenwort}, {Asplenium
platyneuron}]
Asplenium rhizophyllum
n 1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn:
{walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum},
{Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
Asplenium ruta-muraria
n 1: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall
or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue},
{wall rue spleenwort}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]
Asplenium scolopendrium
n 1: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium
scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]
Asplenium trichomanes
n 1: small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and
Hawaii with pinnate fronds [syn: {maidenhair spleenwort},
{Asplenium trichomanes}]
Asplenium viride
n 1: a small fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in
cool parts of northern hemisphere [syn: {green spleenwort},
{Asplenium viride}]
ass-kisser
n 1: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a
personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {toady}, {crawler},
{lackey}, {ass-kisser}]
Assam fever
n 1: leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral
leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]
Assam rubber
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
assassin bug
n 1: a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on
other insects; a few suck blood of mammals [syn: {assassin
bug}, {reduviid}]
assault and battery
n 1: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
[syn: {battery}, {assault and battery}]
assault gun
n 1: any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with
large magazines designed for military use [syn: {assault
rifle}, {assault gun}]
2: an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret)
and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support
infantry
assault rifle
n 1: any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with
large magazines designed for military use [syn: {assault
rifle}, {assault gun}]
assay-mark
n 1: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and
authenticity [syn: {authentication}, {hallmark}, {assay-
mark}]
Assemblies of God
n 1: a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
assembly hall
n 1: a hall where many people can congregate
assembly language
n 1: a low-level programing language; close approximation to
machine language
assembly line
n 1: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is
conveyed through sites at which successive operations are
performed on it [syn: {production line}, {assembly line},
{line}]
assembly plant
n 1: a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a
finished product
assembly program
n 1: a program to convert assembly language into machine
language [syn: {assembler}, {assembly program}]
assert oneself
v 1: put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
assertiveness training
n 1: a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating
negative and positive feelings directly
assistant foreman
n 1: a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
[syn: {straw boss}, {assistant foreman}]
assistant professor
n 1: a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
assisted suicide
n 1: suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an
assistant who serves to make dying as painless and
dignified as possible
associate degree
n 1: a degree granted by a two-year college on successful
completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn:
{associate degree}, {associate}]
Associate in Applied Science
n 1: an associate degree in applied science [syn: {Associate in
Applied Science}, {AAS}]
Associate in Arts
n 1: an associate degree in arts [syn: {Associate in Arts},
{AA}]
Associate in Nursing
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: {Associate in
Nursing}, {AN}]
associate professor
n 1: a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher
than an assistant professor
associated state
n 1: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a
possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal
affairs; protectorates are established by treaty [syn:
{protectorate}, {associated state}]
association area
n 1: cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are
thought to be involved in higher processing of information
[syn: {association area}, {association cortex}]
association cortex
n 1: cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are
thought to be involved in higher processing of information
[syn: {association area}, {association cortex}]
association football
n 1: a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to
kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal [syn:
{soccer}, {association football}]
Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
n 1: an association of people to promote the welfare of senior
citizens [syn: {Association for the Advancement of Retired
Persons}, {AARP}]
Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
n 1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with
ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the
violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the
establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn:
{Kaplan Group}, {Association of Islamic Groups and
Communities}, {Caliphate State}]
Association of Orangemen
n 1: a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
[syn: {Orange Order}, {Association of Orangemen}]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
n 1: an association of nations dedicated to economic and
political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined
with the United States to fight against global terrorism
[syn: {Association of Southeast Asian Nations}, {ASEAN}]
association theory
n 1: (psychology) a theory that association is the basic
principle of mental activity [syn: {associationism},
{association theory}]
associative aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the
association tracts connecting the various language centers
in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a
sentence just heard [syn: {conduction aphasia},
{associative aphasia}]
assortative mating
n 1: mating of individuals having more traits in common than
likely in random mating [ant: {disassortative mating}]
assumed name
n 1: a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: {alias},
{assumed name}, {false name}]
2: (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that
is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its
articles of incorporation [syn: {assumed name}, {fictitious
name}, {Doing Business As}, {DBA}]
Assumption of Mary
n 1: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin
Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life
ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox
Church [syn: {Assumption}, {Assumption of Mary}, {August
15}]
Assyrian Akkadian
n 1: an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
[syn: {Assyrian Akkadian}, {Assyrian}]
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
n 1: the language of modern Iraq [syn: {Assyrian Neo-Aramaic},
{Assyrian}]
astatic coils
n 1: an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical
instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant
external magnetic field when a current passes through them
and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an
external magnetic field
astatic galvanometer
n 1: has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel
the effect of the Earth's magnetic field
Aster acuminatus
n 1: North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and
showy white purple-tinged flowers [syn: {whorled aster},
{Aster acuminatus}]
Aster arenosus
n 1: common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and
small white flower heads [syn: {heath aster}, {Aster
arenosus}]
Aster cordifolius
n 1: perennial wood aster of eastern North America [syn: {heart-
leaved aster}, {Aster cordifolius}]
Aster divaricatus
n 1: rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America
with white flowers [syn: {white wood aster}, {Aster
divaricatus}]
Aster dumosus
n 1: stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small
linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads [syn:
{bushy aster}, {Aster dumosus}]
Aster ericoides
n 1: common much-branched North American perennial with
heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers [syn:
{heath aster}, {Aster ericoides}]
Aster falcatus
n 1: perennial of western North America having white flowers
[syn: {white prairie aster}, {Aster falcatus}]
aster family
n 1: plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy;
dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed;
sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family
Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster
family}]
Aster linarifolius
n 1: wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with
stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet
flowers [syn: {stiff aster}, {Aster linarifolius}]
Aster linosyris
n 1: early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern
Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
[syn: {goldilocks}, {goldilocks aster}, {Aster linosyris},
{Linosyris vulgaris}]
Aster macrophyllus
n 1: tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized
in Europe [syn: {large-leaved aster}, {Aster macrophyllus}]
Aster novae-angliae
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having showy
purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn:
{New England aster}, {Aster novae-angliae}]
Aster novi-belgii
n 1: North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming
purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in
Europe [syn: {Michaelmas daisy}, {New York aster}, {Aster
novi-belgii}]
Aster ptarmicoides
n 1: tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters
of white flowers [syn: {upland white aster}, {Aster
ptarmicoides}]
Aster shortii
n 1: perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue
flowers [syn: {Short's aster}, {Aster shortii}]
Aster tripolium
n 1: a common European aster that grows in salt marshes [syn:
{sea aster}, {sea starwort}, {Aster tripolium}]
Aster turbinellis
n 1: violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States
having solitary heads [syn: {prairie aster}, {Aster
turbinellis}]
asterid dicot family
n 1: family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and
some trees and shrubs
asterid dicot genus
n 1: genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and
some trees and shrubs
asteroid belt
n 1: the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter
where most asteroids are found
asthenic type
n 1: slender, weak, and lightweight [syn: {asthenic type},
{ectomorphy}]
asthma attack
n 1: respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of
allergic origin [syn: {asthma}, {asthma attack}, {bronchial
asthma}]
Astilbe biternata
n 1: North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white
flowers [syn: {false goatsbeard}, {Astilbe biternata}]
Astilbe chinensis pumila
n 1: mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves
and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
[syn: {dwarf astilbe}, {Astilbe chinensis pumila}]
Astilbe japonica
n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus
Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense
panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by
florists for Easter blooming [syn: {spirea}, {spiraea},
{Astilbe japonica}]
Astragalus alpinus
n 1: perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
[syn: {alpine milk vetch}, {Astragalus alpinus}]
Astragalus danicus
n 1: perennial of southern and western Europe having dense
racemes of purple or violet flowers [syn: {purple milk
vetch}, {Astragalus danicus}]
Astragalus glycyphyllos
n 1: European perennial [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice},
{Astragalus glycyphyllos}]
Astrantia major
n 1: European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal
tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers
[syn: {greater masterwort}, {Astrantia major}]
Astreus hygrometricus
n 1: a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy
soil; the gleba is a pale tan
Astreus pteridis
n 1: the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm
across when the rays are expanded
astringent drug
n 1: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[syn: {astringent}, {astringent drug}, {styptic}]
Astroloma humifusum
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers
and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes
placed in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath},
{Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
Astronium fraxinifolium
n 1: tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in
eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with
straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish
ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy
construction [syn: {goncalo alves}, {Astronium
fraxinifolium}]
astronomical telescope
n 1: any telescope designed to collect and record
electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
Astronomical Unit
n 1: a unit of length used for distances within the solar
system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and
the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million
kilometers) [syn: {Astronomical Unit}, {AU}]
astronomical year
n 1: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the
sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar
year}, {tropical year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial
year}]
astronomy satellite
n 1: a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared
radiation
astronomy unit
n 1: a linear unit used for astronomical distances
Astrophyton muricatum
n 1: a variety of basket star
Astropogon stellatus
n 1: found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living
conch [syn: {conchfish}, {Astropogon stellatus}]
Aswan High Dam
n 1: one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in
southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan High Dam}, {High Dam}]
asynchronous operation
n 1: operations that occur without a regular or predictable time
relation to other events [ant: {synchronous operation}]
asynchronous transfer mode
n 1: a means of digital communications that is capable of very
high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice
or video as well as data; "ATM is used for both LAN and
WAN" [syn: {asynchronous transfer mode}, {ATM}]
at a loss
adv 1: below cost; "sold the car at a loss"
adj 1: filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those
remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
[syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplused}, {nonplussed},
{puzzled}]
at a low price
adv 1: for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the
house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {for a bargain
price}, {at a low price}]
at a lower place
adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {at a lower
place}, {to a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above},
{higher up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}]
at a time
adv 1: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn:
{at a time}, {at once}, {at one time}]
at all
adv 1: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at
all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least
unfriendly" [syn: {at all}, {in the least}, {the least
bit}]
at all costs
adv 1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her
life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any cost},
{at any expense}]
at an equal rate
adv 1: used in legal language [syn: {pari passu}, {at an equal
rate}]
at any cost
adv 1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her
life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any cost},
{at any expense}]
at any expense
adv 1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her
life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any cost},
{at any expense}]
at any rate
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a
previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think
they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know
what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there
is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it
started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any
event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at
any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow},
{anyway}, {anyways}, {in any case}, {at any rate}, {in
any event}]
2: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is
colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate
Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of
economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
[syn: {at least}, {leastways}, {leastwise}, {at any rate}]
at arm's length
adv 1: at some distance; "keep someone at arm's length"
at bay
adj 1: forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she
had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a
trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {trapped},
{treed}]
at best
adv 1: under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only
the money" [syn: {at best}, {at the best}] [ant: {at the
worst}, {at worst}]
at bottom
adv 1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart},
{at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of
appearance}]
at close range
adv 1: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see
things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"
[syn: {close up}, {at close range}]
at fault
adj 1: deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"
at first blush
adv 1: as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed
attractive" [syn: {at first blush}, {when first seen}]
at first glance
adv 1: on first seeing (someone or something); immediately; "it
was love at first sight" [syn: {at first sight}, {at
first glance}]
2: after an initial impression, which later proves incorrect
[syn: {at first sight}, {at first glance}]
at first hand
adv 1: from the original source; directly; "I heard this story
firsthand" [syn: {firsthand}, {at first hand}]
at first sight
adv 1: on first seeing (someone or something); immediately; "it
was love at first sight" [syn: {at first sight}, {at
first glance}]
2: after an initial impression, which later proves incorrect
[syn: {at first sight}, {at first glance}]
at hand
adj 1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"
[syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}]
2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand";
"in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at
hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent}, {impendent},
{impending}]
at heart
adv 1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart},
{at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of
appearance}]
at home
adv 1: on the home team's field; "they played at home last
night"
2: at, to, or toward the place where you reside; "he worked at
home"
n 1: a reception held in your own home
at large
adv 1: in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his
plans" [syn: {at large}, {in a broad way}]
adj 1: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict
still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners";
"dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in
the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {escaped},
{loose}, {on the loose(p)}]
at last
adv 1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately
he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
[syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at last},
{at long last}]
at least
adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'
is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at
any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is
far-reaching" [syn: {at least}, {leastways}, {leastwise},
{at any rate}]
2: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a
tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: {at least}, {at the
least}] [ant: {at most}, {at the most}]
at leisure
adv 1: in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the
manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" [syn:
{at leisure}, {leisurely}]
at length
adv 1: in a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on
lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem"
[syn: {lengthily}, {at length}]
at loggerheads
adj 1: in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were
at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
at long last
adv 1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately
he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
[syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at last},
{at long last}]
at most
adv 1: not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch" [syn: {at
most}, {at the most}] [ant: {at least}, {at the least}]
at odds
adj 1: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our
findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice
and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at
odds(p)}, {conflicting}, {contradictory}, {self-
contradictory}]
at once
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
{immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight
off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once},
{forthwith}, {like a shot}]
2: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at a
time}, {at once}, {at one time}]
at one time
adv 1: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn:
{at a time}, {at once}, {at one time}]
2: at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her
erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once" [syn: {once},
{formerly}, {at one time}, {erstwhile}, {erst}]
at peace
adj 1: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn:
{asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased},
{departed}, {gone}]
at present
adv 1: at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-
aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at
present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time
now" [syn: {now}, {at present}]
at random
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered";
"bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn:
{randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-
nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
at rest
adj 1: in a state of repose or especially sleep
2: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn:
{asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased},
{departed}, {gone}]
at sea
adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled},
{befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded},
{confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
at stake
adv 1: in question or at issue; "there is more at stake than
your modesty"
2: to be won or lost; at risk; "perhaps a million dollars are at
stake"
at the best
adv 1: under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only
the money" [syn: {at best}, {at the best}] [ant: {at the
worst}, {at worst}]
at the least
adv 1: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual";
"a tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: {at least},
{at the least}] [ant: {at most}, {at the most}]
at the most
adv 1: not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch" [syn: {at
most}, {at the most}] [ant: {at least}, {at the least}]
at the ready
adj 1: ready for immediate use; "soldiers with guns at the
ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready"
at the same time
adv 1: at the same instant; "they spoke simultaneously" [syn:
{simultaneously}, {at the same time}]
2: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an
exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held";
"going to school and holding a job at the same time" [syn:
{concurrently}, {at the same time}]
3: despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
{however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the
same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}, {at the
same time}]
at the worst
adv 1: under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to
jail" [syn: {at worst}, {at the worst}] [ant: {at best},
{at the best}]
at times
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
at variance
adj 1: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty";
"widely discrepant statements" [syn: {at variance(p)},
{discrepant}, {dissonant}]
at will
adv 1: as one chooses or pleases; "he can roam the neighborhood
at will"
at work
adj 1: on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her
boss arrived"
at worst
adv 1: under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to
jail" [syn: {at worst}, {at the worst}] [ant: {at best},
{at the best}]
at-bat
n 1: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when
it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" [syn:
{bat}, {at-bat}]
Atacama Desert
n 1: a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles
south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in
the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
Atacama Trench
n 1: a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the
coast of Chile
atactic abasia
n 1: abasia due to ataxia of the legs [syn: {atactic abasia},
{ataxic abasia}]
ataractic agent
n 1: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing
mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer},
{tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug},
{ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]
ataractic drug
n 1: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing
mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer},
{tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug},
{ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]
ataxic abasia
n 1: abasia due to ataxia of the legs [syn: {atactic abasia},
{ataxic abasia}]
ataxic aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is
severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia},
{ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent
aphasia}]
Ateles geoffroyi
n 1: arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs
and long prehensile tail [syn: {spider monkey}, {Ateles
geoffroyi}]
ateria gastrica dextra
n 1: a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric
portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature [syn: {right
gastric artery}, {ateria gastrica dextra}]
Athanasian Creed
n 1: a Christian profession of faith
Athanasius the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who
championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church
father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn:
{Athanasius}, {Saint Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius},
{Athanasius the Great}]
Athapaskan language
n 1: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an
American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapaskan},
{Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}, {Athapaskan
language}]
Atharva-Veda
n 1: a collection of mantras and formulas
Athene noctua
n 1: small European owl [syn: {little owl}, {Athene noctua}]
Atherinopsis californiensis
n 1: a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of
North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) [syn:
{jacksmelt}, {Atherinopsis californiensis}]
athlete's foot
n 1: fungal infection of the feet [syn: {tinea pedis},
{athlete's foot}]
athlete's heart
n 1: enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for
endurance
athletic competition
n 1: a contest between athletes [syn: {athletic contest},
{athletic competition}, {athletics}]
athletic contest
n 1: a contest between athletes [syn: {athletic contest},
{athletic competition}, {athletics}]
athletic facility
n 1: a facility for athletic events
athletic field
n 1: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home
crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing
field}, {athletic field}, {playing area}, {field}]
athletic game
n 1: a game involving athletic activity
athletic sock
n 1: a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {athletic sock},
{sweat sock}, {varsity sock}]
athletic supporter
n 1: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in
strenuous exercise [syn: {athletic supporter}, {supporter},
{suspensor}, {jockstrap}, {jock}]
athletic training
n 1: the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by
an athlete
athletic type
n 1: muscular and big-boned [syn: {athletic type}, {mesomorphy}]
athletic wear
n 1: attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn:
{sportswear}, {athletic wear}, {activewear}]
Athol Fugard
n 1: South African playwright whose plays feature the racial
tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932)
[syn: {Fugard}, {Athol Fugard}]
Athrotaxis selaginoides
n 1: evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed
leaves that curve inward [syn: {King William pine},
{Athrotaxis selaginoides}]
Athyrium distentifolium
n 1: a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the
Rocky Mountains [syn: {Alpine lady fern}, {Athyrium
distentifolium}]
Athyrium filix-femina
n 1: most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its
delicate foliage [syn: {lady fern}, {Athyrium filix-
femina}]
Athyrium pycnocarpon
n 1: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish
leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern},
{narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon},
{Diplazium pycnocarpon}]
Athyrium thelypteroides
n 1: fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the
developing spores [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {Deparia
acrostichoides}, {Athyrium thelypteroides}]
Atlantic bonito
n 1: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and
Pacific waters; less valued than tuna [syn: {skipjack},
{Atlantic bonito}, {Sarda sarda}]
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
n 1: the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
[syn: {Atlantic bottlenose dolphin}, {Tursiops truncatus}]
Atlantic City
n 1: a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a
resort and gambling center
Atlantic Coast
n 1: a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic cod
n 1: one of the world's most important commercial fishes [syn:
{Atlantic cod}, {Gadus morhua}]
Atlantic croaker
n 1: a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny
barbels [syn: {Atlantic croaker}, {Micropogonias
undulatus}]
Atlantic halibut
n 1: largest United States flatfish [syn: {Atlantic halibut},
{Hippoglossus hippoglossus}]
Atlantic herring
n 1: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the
northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic herring}, {Clupea
harengus harengus}]
Atlantic manta
n 1: largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide
but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of
United States; primarily oceanic [syn: {Atlantic manta},
{Manta birostris}]
Atlantic moonfish
n 1: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
[syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish},
{horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene
setapinnis}]
Atlantic Ocean
n 1: the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on
the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn:
{Atlantic}, {Atlantic Ocean}]
Atlantic puffin
n 1: common puffin of the northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic
puffin}, {Fratercula arctica}]
Atlantic ridley
n 1: grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {bastard
turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]
Atlantic sailfish
n 1: a kind of sailfish [syn: {Atlantic sailfish}, {Istiophorus
albicans}]
Atlantic salmon
n 1: fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic;
usually marketed fresh
2: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries;
adults do not die after spawning [syn: {Atlantic salmon},
{Salmo salar}]
Atlantic sea bream
n 1: sea bream of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Atlantic sea
bream}, {Archosargus rhomboidalis}]
Atlantic spiny dogfish
n 1: destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of
America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes [syn:
{Atlantic spiny dogfish}, {Squalus acanthias}]
Atlantic Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime
Provinces [syn: {Atlantic Time}, {Atlantic Standard Time}]
Atlantic Time
n 1: standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime
Provinces [syn: {Atlantic Time}, {Atlantic Standard Time}]
Atlantic tripletail
n 1: tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
[syn: {Atlantic tripletail}, {Lobotes surinamensis}]
Atlantic walrus
n 1: a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters [syn:
{Atlantic walrus}, {Odobenus rosmarus}]
Atlantic white cedar
n 1: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
Atlas cedar
n 1: tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green
leaves; widely planted as an ornamental [syn: {Atlas
cedar}, {Cedrus atlantica}]
atlas moth
n 1: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured
for silk [syn: {atlas moth}, {Atticus atlas}]
Atlas Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in northern Africa between the
Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from
southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
atlas vertebra
n 1: the 1st cervical vertebra [syn: {atlas}, {atlas vertebra}]
atmospheric condition
n 1: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the
atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every
day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no
exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in
the snow" [syn: {weather}, {weather condition},
{conditions}, {atmospheric condition}]
atmospheric electricity
n 1: electrical discharges in the atmosphere
atmospheric phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
atmospheric pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric
pressure}, {air pressure}, {pressure}]
atmospheric state
n 1: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was
thick with fog" [syn: {atmosphere}, {atmospheric state}]
atmospheric static
n 1: a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical
interference [syn: {static}, {atmospherics}, {atmospheric
static}]
atom bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb},
{atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]
atom smasher
n 1: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy
of charged particles [syn: {accelerator}, {particle
accelerator}, {atom smasher}]
atom-bomb
v 1: bomb with atomic weapons [syn: {atom-bomb}, {nuke}]
atomic bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb},
{atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]
atomic clock
n 1: a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration
of atoms or molecules
atomic cocktail
n 1: an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and
diagnosis of cancer
atomic energy
n 1: the energy released by a nuclear reaction [syn: {atomic
energy}, {nuclear energy}]
Atomic Energy Commission
n 1: a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was
responsible for research into atomic energy and its
peacetime uses in the United States [syn: {Atomic Energy
Commission}, {AEC}]
atomic explosion
n 1: the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: {nuclear explosion},
{atomic explosion}]
atomic mass
n 1: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element
expressed in atomic mass units [syn: {atomic mass}, {atomic
weight}, {relative atomic mass}]
atomic mass unit
n 1: unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
atomic number
n 1: the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the
elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or
electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
atomic number 1
n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a
colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the
simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the
universe [syn: {hydrogen}, {H}, {atomic number 1}]
atomic number 10
n 1: a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow
in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in
the air in small amounts [syn: {neon}, {Ne}, {atomic number
10}]
atomic number 100
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by
bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {fermium}, {Fm},
{atomic number 100}]
atomic number 101
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding
einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol
for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) [syn:
{mendelevium}, {Md}, {Mv}, {atomic number 101}]
atomic number 102
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding
curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn:
{nobelium}, {No}, {atomic number 102}]
atomic number 103
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from
californium [syn: {lawrencium}, {Lr}, {atomic number 103}]
atomic number 104
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element which has been
synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {unnilquadium},
{Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]
atomic number 105
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {dubnium}, {Db}, {hahnium},
{element 105}, {atomic number 105}]
atomic number 106
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {seaborgium}, {Sg}, {element
106}, {atomic number 106}]
atomic number 107
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {bohrium}, {Bh}, {element 107},
{atomic number 107}]
atomic number 108
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {hassium}, {Hs},
{element 108}, {atomic number 108}]
atomic number 109
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {meitnerium}, {Mt},
{element 109}, {atomic number 109}]
atomic number 11
n 1: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal
group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially
in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts
violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral
halite (rock salt) [syn: {sodium}, {Na}, {atomic number
11}]
atomic number 110
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {darmstadtium},
{Ds}, {element 110}, {atomic number 110}]
atomic number 111
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {roentgenium},
{Rg}, {element 111}, {atomic number 111}]
atomic number 112
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununbium}, {Uub},
{element 112}, {atomic number 112}]
atomic number 113
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununtrium}, {Uut},
{element 113}, {atomic number 113}]
atomic number 114
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununquadium},
{Uuq}, {element 114}, {atomic number 114}]
atomic number 115
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununpentium},
{Uup}, {element 115}, {atomic number 115}]
atomic number 116
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununhexium},
{Uuh}, {element 116}, {atomic number 116}]
atomic number 12
n 1: a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in
pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs
naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite
and carnallite and spinel and olivine) [syn: {magnesium},
{Mg}, {atomic number 12}]
atomic number 13
n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in
bauxite [syn: {aluminum}, {aluminium}, {Al}, {atomic number
13}]
atomic number 14
n 1: a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the
most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay
and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a
semiconductor in transistors [syn: {silicon}, {Si}, {atomic
number 14}]
atomic number 15
n 1: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family
that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as
organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive
and occurs in several allotropic forms [syn: {phosphorus},
{P}, {atomic number 15}]
atomic number 16
n 1: an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic
element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many
sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form
(especially in volcanic regions) [syn: {sulfur}, {S},
{sulphur}, {atomic number 16}]
atomic number 17
n 1: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens;
best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to
purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant;
occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn:
{chlorine}, {Cl}, {atomic number 17}]
atomic number 18
n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert
gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
[syn: {argon}, {Ar}, {atomic number 18}]
atomic number 19
n 1: a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali
metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently
with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms
occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and
sylvite [syn: {potassium}, {K}, {atomic number 19}]
atomic number 2
n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert
gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in
economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases
(as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: {helium}, {He},
{atomic number 2}]
atomic number 20
n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light;
the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an
important component of most plants and animals [syn:
{calcium}, {Ca}, {atomic number 20}]
atomic number 21
n 1: a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in
the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral
thortveitite [syn: {scandium}, {Sc}, {atomic number 21}]
atomic number 22
n 1: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic
element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane
parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn:
{titanium}, {Ti}, {atomic number 22}]
atomic number 23
n 1: a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel
alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including
carnotite and vanadinite [syn: {vanadium}, {V}, {atomic
number 23}]
atomic number 24
n 1: a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to
corrosion and tarnishing [syn: {chromium}, {Cr}, {atomic
number 24}]
atomic number 25
n 1: a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that
resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel;
occurs in many minerals [syn: {manganese}, {Mn}, {atomic
number 25}]
atomic number 26
n 1: a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white
in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and
tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen
by the blood [syn: {iron}, {Fe}, {atomic number 26}]
atomic number 27
n 1: a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent
metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal
nutrition [syn: {cobalt}, {Co}, {atomic number 27}]
atomic number 28
n 1: a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is
resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in
pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn:
{nickel}, {Ni}, {atomic number 28}]
atomic number 29
n 1: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant
diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals
but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large
masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn:
{copper}, {Cu}, {atomic number 29}]
atomic number 3
n 1: a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal
group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
[syn: {lithium}, {Li}, {atomic number 3}]
atomic number 30
n 1: a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at
ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a
wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs
naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende [syn: {zinc},
{Zn}, {atomic number 30}]
atomic number 31
n 1: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element;
brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room
temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc
ores [syn: {gallium}, {Ga}, {atomic number 31}]
atomic number 32
n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting
metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs
in germanite and argyrodite [syn: {germanium}, {Ge},
{atomic number 32}]
atomic number 33
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic
forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides
and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite
and orpiment and realgar [syn: {arsenic}, {As}, {atomic
number 33}]
atomic number 34
n 1: a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and
tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable
grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the
light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in
sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: {selenium}, {Se}, {atomic
number 34}]
atomic number 35
n 1: a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid
element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn:
{bromine}, {Br}, {atomic number 35}]
atomic number 36
n 1: a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses;
occurs in trace amounts in air [syn: {krypton}, {Kr},
{atomic number 36}]
atomic number 37
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group;
burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in
carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: {rubidium},
{Rb}, {atomic number 37}]
atomic number 38
n 1: a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the
alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in
celestite and strontianite [syn: {strontium}, {Sr}, {atomic
number 38}]
atomic number 39
n 1: a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth
minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn:
{yttrium}, {Y}, {atomic number 39}]
atomic number 4
n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
[syn: {beryllium}, {Be}, {glucinium}, {atomic number 4}]
atomic number 40
n 1: a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling
titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron
absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly
from zircon [syn: {zirconium}, {Zr}, {atomic number 40}]
atomic number 41
n 1: a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs
in niobite; formerly called columbium [syn: {niobium},
{Nb}, {atomic number 41}]
atomic number 42
n 1: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and
tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden
steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {Mo}, {atomic number 42}]
atomic number 43
n 1: a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs
as one of the fission products of uranium [syn:
{technetium}, {Tc}, {atomic number 43}]
atomic number 44
n 1: a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group;
it is found associated with platinum [syn: {ruthenium},
{Ru}, {atomic number 44}]
atomic number 45
n 1: a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum
group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with
platinum [syn: {rhodium}, {Rh}, {atomic number 45}]
atomic number 46
n 1: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that
resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores;
does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used
(alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: {palladium}, {Pd},
{atomic number 46}]
atomic number 47
n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the
highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal;
occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and
jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: {silver}, {Ag},
{atomic number 47}]
atomic number 48
n 1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent
metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
[syn: {cadmium}, {Cd}, {atomic number 48}]
atomic number 49
n 1: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small
quantities in sphalerite [syn: {indium}, {In}, {atomic
number 49}]
atomic number 5
n 1: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black
crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn:
{boron}, {B}, {atomic number 5}]
atomic number 50
n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists
corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to
prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where
it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {tin}, {Sn}, {atomic number
50}]
atomic number 51
n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a
wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: {antimony},
{Sb}, {atomic number 51}]
atomic number 52
n 1: a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to
selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a
semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of
copper and nickel and silver and gold [syn: {tellurium},
{Te}, {atomic number 52}]
atomic number 53
n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used
especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs
naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in
sea water or rocks) [syn: {iodine}, {iodin}, {I}, {atomic
number 53}]
atomic number 54
n 1: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the
earth's atmosphere in trace amounts [syn: {xenon}, {Xe},
{atomic number 54}]
atomic number 55
n 1: a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at
normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline
metal [syn: {cesium}, {caesium}, {Cs}, {atomic number 55}]
atomic number 56
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group;
found in barite [syn: {barium}, {Ba}, {atomic number 56}]
atomic number 57
n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily;
occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as
a rare earth [syn: {lanthanum}, {La}, {atomic number 57}]
atomic number 58
n 1: a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series;
used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth
group [syn: {cerium}, {Ce}, {atomic number 58}]
atomic number 59
n 1: a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the
rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or
monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: {praseodymium},
{Pr}, {atomic number 59}]
atomic number 6
n 1: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in
three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and
diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: {carbon},
{C}, {atomic number 6}]
atomic number 60
n 1: a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth
group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association
with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium [syn:
{neodymium}, {Nd}, {atomic number 60}]
atomic number 61
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group
having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive
form as a fission product of uranium [syn: {promethium},
{Pm}, {atomic number 61}]
atomic number 62
n 1: a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group;
is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and
bastnasite [syn: {samarium}, {Sm}, {atomic number 62}]
atomic number 63
n 1: a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth
group [syn: {europium}, {Eu}, {atomic number 63}]
atomic number 64
n 1: a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent
metallic element of the rare earth group [syn:
{gadolinium}, {Gd}, {atomic number 64}]
atomic number 65
n 1: a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers;
occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
[syn: {terbium}, {Tb}, {atomic number 65}]
atomic number 66
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms
compounds that are highly magnetic [syn: {dysprosium},
{Dy}, {atomic number 66}]
atomic number 67
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group;
occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic
compounds [syn: {holmium}, {Ho}, {atomic number 67}]
atomic number 68
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group;
occurs with yttrium [syn: {erbium}, {Er}, {atomic number
68}]
atomic number 69
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group;
isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable
X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and
xenotime [syn: {thulium}, {Tm}, {atomic number 69}]
atomic number 7
n 1: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless
odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78
percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all
living tissues [syn: {nitrogen}, {N}, {atomic number 7}]
atomic number 70
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the
lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and
xenotime [syn: {ytterbium}, {Yb}, {atomic number 70}]
atomic number 71
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group;
usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn:
{lutetium}, {lutecium}, {Lu}, {atomic number 71}]
atomic number 72
n 1: a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles
zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals;
used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons [syn:
{hafnium}, {Hf}, {atomic number 72}]
atomic number 73
n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly
resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite
and tantalite [syn: {tantalum}, {Ta}, {atomic number 73}]
atomic number 74
n 1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several
ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten},
{wolfram}, {W}, {atomic number 74}]
atomic number 75
n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles
manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is
obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn:
{rhenium}, {Re}, {atomic number 75}]
atomic number 76
n 1: a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element
that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal
known [syn: {osmium}, {Os}, {atomic number 76}]
atomic number 77
n 1: a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group;
used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or
osmium [syn: {iridium}, {Ir}, {atomic number 77}]
atomic number 78
n 1: a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant
to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is
also found native in some deposits [syn: {platinum}, {Pt},
{atomic number 78}]
atomic number 79
n 1: a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent)
metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and
alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but
is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: {gold}, {Au},
{atomic number 79}]
atomic number 8
n 1: a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless
odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes
21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant
element in the earth's crust [syn: {oxygen}, {O}, {atomic
number 8}]
atomic number 80
n 1: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic
element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary
temperatures [syn: {mercury}, {quicksilver}, {hydrargyrum},
{Hg}, {atomic number 80}]
atomic number 81
n 1: a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin
but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is
used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende
and some iron ores [syn: {thallium}, {Tl}, {atomic number
81}]
atomic number 82
n 1: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white
when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the
children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {lead},
{Pb}, {atomic number 82}]
atomic number 83
n 1: a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element
(resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually
recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals [syn:
{bismuth}, {Bi}, {atomic number 83}]
atomic number 84
n 1: a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium
and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by
bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn:
{polonium}, {Po}, {atomic number 84}]
atomic number 85
n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the
halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
[syn: {astatine}, {At}, {atomic number 85}]
atomic number 86
n 1: a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration
of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs
naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is
considered a hazard to health [syn: {radon}, {Rn}, {atomic
number 86}]
atomic number 87
n 1: a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered
as a disintegration product of actinium [syn: {francium},
{Fr}, {atomic number 87}]
atomic number 88
n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in
minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {Ra},
{atomic number 88}]
atomic number 89
n 1: a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in
uranium ores [syn: {actinium}, {Ac}, {atomic number 89}]
atomic number 9
n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens;
usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful
oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or
fluorapatite [syn: {fluorine}, {F}, {atomic number 9}]
atomic number 90
n 1: a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic
element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear
reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn:
{thorium}, {Th}, {atomic number 90}]
atomic number 91
n 1: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
[syn: {protactinium}, {protoactinium}, {Pa}, {atomic number
91}]
atomic number 92
n 1: a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element;
occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear
weapons [syn: {uranium}, {U}, {atomic number 92}]
atomic number 93
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace
amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of
plutonium [syn: {neptunium}, {Np}, {atomic number 93}]
atomic number 94
n 1: a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose
atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in
minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually
synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with
the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: {plutonium},
{Pu}, {atomic number 94}]
atomic number 95
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by
bombarding uranium with helium atoms [syn: {americium},
{Am}, {atomic number 95}]
atomic number 96
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by
bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: {curium},
{Cm}, {atomic number 96}]
atomic number 97
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding
americium with helium [syn: {berkelium}, {Bk}, {atomic
number 97}]
atomic number 98
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding
curium with alpha particles [syn: {californium}, {Cf},
{atomic number 98}]
atomic number 99
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding
plutonium with neutrons [syn: {einsteinium}, {Es}, {E},
{atomic number 99}]
atomic physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure
of atomic nuclei [syn: {nuclear physics}, {atomic physics},
{nucleonics}]
atomic pile
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to
generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {atomic reactor},
{pile}, {chain reactor}]
atomic power
n 1: nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the
power grid (for civilian use) [syn: {atomic power},
{nuclear power}]
atomic reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to
generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {atomic reactor},
{pile}, {chain reactor}]
atomic spectrum
n 1: (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron
transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is
characteristic of the element
atomic theory
n 1: a theory of the structure of the atom
2: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of
tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles;
"the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held
atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism}, {atomic
theory}, {atomist theory}, {atomistic theory}] [ant:
{holism}, {holistic theory}]
atomic warhead
n 1: the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
[syn: {atomic warhead}, {nuclear warhead}, {thermonuclear
warhead}, {nuke}]
atomic weapon
n 1: a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives
from a nuclear reaction [syn: {nuclear weapon}, {atomic
weapon}]
atomic weight
n 1: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element
expressed in atomic mass units [syn: {atomic mass}, {atomic
weight}, {relative atomic mass}]
atomist theory
n 1: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of
tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles;
"the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus
held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism},
{atomic theory}, {atomist theory}, {atomistic theory}]
[ant: {holism}, {holistic theory}]
atomistic theory
n 1: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of
tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles;
"the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus
held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism},
{atomic theory}, {atomist theory}, {atomistic theory}]
[ant: {holism}, {holistic theory}]
atopic allergy
n 1: an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized
person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate
allergy}, {atopy}, {atopic allergy}, {type I allergic
reaction}]
atopic dermatitis
n 1: a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy [syn:
{atopic dermatitis}, {atopic eczema}]
atopic eczema
n 1: a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy [syn:
{atopic dermatitis}, {atopic eczema}]
atrial artery
n 1: the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles
of the atria
atrial auricle
n 1: a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior
part of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricle}, {atrial
auricle}, {auricula atrii}]
atrial fibrillation
n 1: fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
atrial septal defect
n 1: an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the
heart
atrioventricular block
n 1: recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by
impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the
heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome},
{Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]
atrioventricular bundle
n 1: a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the
cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the
ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular
bundle}, {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk},
{truncus atrioventricularis}]
atrioventricular nodal rhythm
n 1: the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by
the atrioventricular node [syn: {atrioventricular nodal
rhythm}, {nodal rhythm}]
atrioventricular node
n 1: a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal
wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the
sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular
bundle
atrioventricular trunk
n 1: a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the
cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the
ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular
bundle}, {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk},
{truncus atrioventricularis}]
atrioventricular valve
n 1: either of two heart valves through which blood flows from
the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to
the atrium
Atriplex hortensis
n 1: Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb;
naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {garden
orache}, {mountain spinach}, {Atriplex hortensis}]
Atriplex hymenelytra
n 1: handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States
and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often
used for Christmas decoration [syn: {desert holly},
{Atriplex hymenelytra}]
Atriplex lentiformis
n 1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains
of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail
bush}, {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex
lentiformis}]
Atriplex mexicana
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium
botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
atrium cordis
n 1: the upper chamber of each half of the heart [syn: {atrium
cordis}, {atrium of the heart}]
atrium dextrum
n 1: the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right
atrium}, {right atrium of the heart}, {atrium dextrum}]
atrium of the heart
n 1: the upper chamber of each half of the heart [syn: {atrium
cordis}, {atrium of the heart}]
atrium sinistrum
n 1: the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium}, {left atrium
of the heart}, {atrium sinistrum}]
Atromid-S
n 1: a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the
blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
[syn: {clofibrate}, {Atromid-S}]
Atropa belladonna
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna},
{belladonna plant}, {deadly nightshade}, {Atropa
belladonna}]
atrophic arthritis
n 1: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the
joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus)
triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system,
which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory
reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components
of the joint [syn: {rheumatoid arthritis}, {atrophic
arthritis}, {rheumatism}]
attach to
v 1: be present or associated with an event or entity; "French
fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are
accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually
goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies
certain arteries" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {come
with}, {go with}]
2: be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn:
{inhere in}, {attach to}]
attache case
n 1: a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: {attache case},
{attache}]
attack aircraft
n 1: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy
enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter}, {fighter
aircraft}, {attack aircraft}]
attack aircraft carrier
n 1: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat
deck for takeoffs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier},
{carrier}, {flattop}, {attack aircraft carrier}]
attack dog
n 1: a watchdog trained to attack on command
attack submarine
n 1: a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy
shipping
Attalea funifera
n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats,
and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia
piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
attar of roses
n 1: a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam
distillation [syn: {attar of roses}, {rose oil}]
attend to
v 1: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to
your duties, please" [syn: {attend to}, {take to heart}]
[ant: {drop}, {leave out}, {miss}, {neglect}, {omit},
{overleap}, {overlook}, {pretermit}]
2: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends
the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table,
please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister
served the King for many years" [syn: {serve}, {attend to},
{wait on}, {attend}, {assist}]
attendance check
n 1: a call of students' names in a classroom
attention deficit disorder
n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
{ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD},
{hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction},
{minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
{ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD},
{hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction},
{minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
attention span
n 1: the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or
activity
attention-getting
adj 1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn:
{attention-getting}, {eye-catching}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
[syn: {attention-getting}, {catchy}]
attestation report
n 1: a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion
about the reliability of a written statement that is the
responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation service},
{attestation report}]
attestation service
n 1: a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion
about the reliability of a written statement that is the
responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation service},
{attestation report}]
attic fan
n 1: a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building
Atticus atlas
n 1: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured
for silk [syn: {atlas moth}, {Atticus atlas}]
Attila the Hun
n 1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of
the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Attila}, {Attila the
Hun}, {Scourge of God}, {Scourge of the Gods}]
attorney general
n 1: the chief law officer of a country or state
2: the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice
Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General,
appointed by President Washington" [syn: {Attorney General},
{United States Attorney General}, {US Attorney General}]
3: the position of the head of the Justice Department and the
chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post
of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn: {Attorney
General}, {Attorney General of the United States}]
Attorney General of the United States
n 1: the position of the head of the Justice Department and the
chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the
post of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn:
{Attorney General}, {Attorney General of the United
States}]
attorney-client privilege
n 1: the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential
information from his client
attorney-client relation
n 1: the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests
of the client [syn: {lawyer-client relation}, {attorney-
client relation}]
attractive feature
n 1: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts;
"flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction},
{attractor}, {attracter}, {attractive feature}, {magnet}]
attractive force
n 1: the force by which one object attracts another [syn:
{attraction}, {attractive force}] [ant: {repulsion},
{repulsive force}]
attractive nuisance
n 1: anything on your premises that might attract children into
danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive
nuisance; they should fence it in"
attributive genitive
adj 1: a word in the genitive case used as an attributive
adjective; "an example of the attributive genitive is
`John's' in `John's mother'"
n 1: a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive
adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is
`John's' in `John's mother'" [syn: {attributive genitive},
{attributive genitive case}]
attributive genitive case
n 1: a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive
adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is
`John's' in `John's mother'" [syn: {attributive genitive},
{attributive genitive case}]
attrition rate
n 1: the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {attrition
rate}, {rate of attrition}]
atypical pneumonia
n 1: an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and
coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting
children and young adults [syn: {atypical pneumonia},
{primary atypical pneumonia}, {mycoplasmal pneumonia}]
au courant
adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in
being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the
latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book
au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up
on the news" [syn: {abreast(p)}, {au courant}, {au fait},
{up on(p)}]
au fait
adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in
being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the
latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book
au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up
on the news" [syn: {abreast(p)}, {au courant}, {au fait},
{up on(p)}]
au gratin
adj 1: cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and
sometimes cheese)
au jus
adj 1: served in its natural juices or gravy; "roast beef au
jus"
au naturel
adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the
waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {bare}, {au naturel(p)},
{naked}, {nude}]
au pair
n 1: a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for
doing light housework
au pair girl
n 1: a foreign girl serving as an au pair
au revoir
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
auction block
n 1: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their
paintings on the block" [syn: {auction block}, {block}]
auction bridge
n 1: a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the
contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded
by contract bridge [syn: {auction}, {auction bridge}]
auction house
n 1: a firm that conducts auctions
auction off
v 1: sell at an auction [syn: {auction}, {auction off},
{auctioneer}]
auction pitch
n 1: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
[syn: {pitch}, {auction pitch}]
auction sale
n 1: the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn:
{auction}, {auction sale}, {vendue}]
audio amplifier
n 1: an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced
sound
audio CD
n 1: compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
[syn: {audio CD}, {audio compact disc}]
audio compact disc
n 1: compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
[syn: {audio CD}, {audio compact disc}]
audio frequency
n 1: an audible acoustic wave frequency [syn: {audio}, {audio
frequency}]
audio lingual acquisition
n 1: system of language acquisition focusing intensively on
listening and speaking
audio recording
n 1: a recording of acoustic signals [syn: {sound recording},
{audio recording}, {audio}]
audio system
n 1: a system of electronic equipment for recording or
reproducing sound [syn: {audio system}, {sound system}]
audiovisual aid
n 1: materials using sight or sound to present information;
"language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals"
[syn: {audiovisual}, {audiovisual aid}]
audit program
n 1: a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing
an audit [syn: {audit program}, {audit programme}]
audit programme
n 1: a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing
an audit [syn: {audit program}, {audit programme}]
audited account
n 1: an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a
trained accountant or CPA [syn: {audited account}, {audit}]
auditory agnosia
n 1: inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken
words
auditory aphasia
n 1: an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not
attributable to hearing loss [syn: {auditory aphasia},
{acoustic aphasia}, {word deafness}]
auditory apparatus
n 1: all of the components of the organ of hearing including the
outer and middle and inner ears
auditory area
n 1: the cortical area that receives auditory information from
the medial geniculate body [syn: {auditory area}, {auditory
cortex}]
auditory canal
n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
canal}]
auditory center
n 1: the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of
the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives
impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
auditory communication
n 1: communication that relies on hearing
auditory cortex
n 1: the cortical area that receives auditory information from
the medial geniculate body [syn: {auditory area}, {auditory
cortex}]
auditory hallucination
n 1: illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds
[syn: {auditory hallucination}, {acousma}]
auditory hyperesthesia
n 1: abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability
of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by
intolerance for ordinary sound levels [syn: {hyperacusis},
{hyperacusia}, {auditory hyperesthesia}]
auditory image
n 1: a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception
auditory meatus
n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
canal}]
auditory modality
n 1: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was
impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {auditory sense},
{sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]
auditory nerve
n 1: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the
vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn:
{acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear
nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial
nerve}]
auditory ossicle
n 1: ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic
vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
auditory perception
n 1: the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon [syn:
{auditory perception}, {sound perception}]
auditory sensation
n 1: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained
to hear the faint sounds" [syn: {sound}, {auditory
sensation}]
auditory sense
n 1: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was
impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {auditory sense},
{sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]
auditory system
n 1: the sensory system for hearing
auditory tube
n 1: either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to
the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of
the eardrum [syn: {Eustachian tube}, {auditory tube}]
Audubon warbler
n 1: common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon's
warbler}, {Audubon warbler}, {Dendroica auduboni}]
Audubon's caracara
n 1: widespread from southern United States to Central America;
rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail [syn:
{Audubon's caracara}, {Polyborus cheriway audubonii}]
Audubon's warbler
n 1: common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon's
warbler}, {Audubon warbler}, {Dendroica auduboni}]
auf wiedersehen
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
Augean stables
n 1: (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were
finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through
them
Augsburg Confession
n 1: the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of
Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran
practice; is still in effect today
August 1
n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
England [syn: {Lammas}, {Lammas Day}, {August 1}]
August 15
n 1: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin
Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life
ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox
Church [syn: {Assumption}, {Assumption of Mary}, {August
15}]
August 6
n 1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of
the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration},
{Transfiguration Day}, {August 6}]
August F. Mobius
n 1: German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip
(1790-1868) [syn: {Mobius}, {August F. Mobius}, {August
Ferdinand Mobius}]
August Ferdinand Mobius
n 1: German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip
(1790-1868) [syn: {Mobius}, {August F. Mobius}, {August
Ferdinand Mobius}]
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
n 1: German biologist who was one of the founders of modern
genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the
possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics
(1834-1914) [syn: {Weismann}, {August Friedrich Leopold
Weismann}]
August plum
n 1: wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having
red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red
plum}, {August plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]
August Strindberg
n 1: Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn:
{Strindberg}, {August Strindberg}, {Johan August
Strindberg}]
August von Wassermann
n 1: German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for
syphilis (1866-1925) [syn: {Wassermann}, {August von
Wassermann}]
August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
n 1: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {August
Wilhelm von Hoffmann}]
Auguste Comte
n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism;
he also established sociology as a systematic field of
study [syn: {Comte}, {Auguste Comte}, {Isidore Auguste
Marie Francois Comte}]
Auguste Rodin
n 1: French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form
(1840-1917) [syn: {Rodin}, {Auguste Rodin}, {Francois
Auguste Rene Rodin}]
Augustin Eugene Scribe
n 1: French playwright (1791-1861) [syn: {Scribe}, {Augustin
Eugene Scribe}]
Augustin Jean Fresnel
n 1: French physicist who invented polarized light and invented
the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) [syn: {Fresnel}, {Augustin
Jean Fresnel}]
Augustine of Hippo
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North
Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
(354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}, {St.
Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]
Augustinian Canons
n 1: an Augustinian monastic order
Augustinian Hermits
n 1: a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
Augustinian order
n 1: any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived
from the writings of St. Augustine
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
n 1: English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th
century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) [syn:
{Pugin}, {Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin}]
auld langsyne
n 1: past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne},
{langsyne}, {old times}, {good old days}]
Aulostomus maculatus
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down
[syn: {trumpetfish}, {Aulostomus maculatus}]
Aum Shinrikyo
n 1: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan
and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987
that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in
1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo
subway train" [syn: {Aum Shinrikyo}, {Aum}, {Supreme
Truth}]
Aureolaria pedicularia
n 1: multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary
axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the
foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false
foxglove}, {Aureolaria pedicularia}, {Gerardia
pedicularia}]
Aureolaria virginica
n 1: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal
racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the
foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false
foxglove}, {Aureolaria virginica}, {Gerardia virginica}]
auricula atrii
n 1: a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior
part of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricle}, {atrial
auricle}, {auricula atrii}]
auricular appendage
n 1: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the
heart [syn: {auricula}, {auricular appendage}, {auricular
appendix}]
auricular appendix
n 1: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the
heart [syn: {auricula}, {auricular appendage}, {auricular
appendix}]
auricular artery
n 1: artery that supplies blood to the ear [syn: {auricular
artery}, {arteria auricularis}]
auricular point
n 1: the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the
external acoustic meatus [syn: {auriculare}, {auricular
point}]
auricular vein
n 1: one of two veins serving the ear region [syn: {auricular
vein}, {vena auricularis}]
Auricularia auricula
n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear
and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear},
{Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]
Auriparus flaviceps
n 1: very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America
[syn: {verdin}, {Auriparus flaviceps}]
aurora australis
n 1: the aurora of the southern hemisphere [syn: {aurora
australis}, {southern lights}]
aurora borealis
n 1: the aurora of the northern hemisphere [syn: {aurora
borealis}, {northern lights}]
austenitic manganese steel
n 1: a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of
manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock [syn:
{manganese steel}, {austenitic manganese steel}]
austenitic steel
n 1: steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to
retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
Austin Friar
n 1: one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
Austin Friars
n 1: an Augustinian monastic order
Austral Islands
n 1: a chain of small islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tubuai
Islands}, {Austral Islands}]
Australian Aborigine
n 1: a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans
arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {native Australian}, {Australian
Aborigine}]
Australian Alps
n 1: a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern
end of the Great Dividing Range
Australian arowana
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian arowana}, {Dawson River salmon}, {saratoga},
{spotted barramundi}, {spotted bonytongue}, {Scleropages
leichardti}]
Australian blacksnake
n 1: large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red
belly [syn: {Australian blacksnake}, {Pseudechis
porphyriacus}]
Australian bonytongue
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian bonytongue}, {northern barramundi},
{Scleropages jardinii}]
Australian capital
n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
[syn: {Canberra}, {Australian capital}, {capital of
Australia}]
Australian chestnut
n 1: Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow
flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4
seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
[syn: {Moreton Bay chestnut}, {Australian chestnut}]
Australian cockroach
n 1: widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian
cockroach}, {Periplaneta australasiae}]
Australian coral snake
n 1: small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-
white on red [syn: {Australian coral snake}, {Rhynchoelaps
australis}]
Australian crawl
n 1: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead
accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {crawl}, {front crawl},
{Australian crawl}]
Australian Desert
n 1: general name given to all desert areas in Australia [syn:
{Australian Desert}, {Great Australian Desert}]
Australian dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru
Australian grass tree
n 1: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short
thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage
and yielding acaroid resins [syn: {grass tree}, {Australian
grass tree}]
2: stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of
branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers [syn:
{Australian grass tree}, {Richea dracophylla}]
Australian hare's foot
n 1: a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia [syn: {Australian
hare's foot}, {Davallia pyxidata}]
Australian heath
n 1: any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of
the Australian region
Australian honeysuckle
n 1: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical
yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian
honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
Australian Labor Party
n 1: the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891;
the party is moderately liberal
Australian lungfish
n 1: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in
Queensland [syn: {Australian lungfish}, {Queensland
lungfish}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}]
Australian magpie
n 1: black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
Australian nettle
n 1: any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
[syn: {Australian nettle}, {Australian nettle tree}]
Australian nettle tree
n 1: any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
[syn: {Australian nettle}, {Australian nettle tree}]
Australian pea
n 1: South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its
clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods
like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes
placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Australian pea}, {Dipogon
lignosus}, {Dolichos lignosus}]
Australian pine
n 1: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in
tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn:
{Australian pine}, {Casuarina equisetfolia}]
Australian pitcher plant
n 1: a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and
hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn:
{Australian pitcher plant}, {Cephalotus follicularis}]
Australian reed grass
n 1: tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay [syn:
{Australian reed grass}, {Calamagrostic quadriseta}]
Australian sea lion
n 1: a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Australian
sea lion}, {Zalophus lobatus}]
Australian state
n 1: one of the several states constituting Australia
Australian stilt
n 1: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of
Australia [syn: {stilt}, {Australian stilt}]
Australian sumac
n 1: evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn:
{Australian sumac}, {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}, {Rhus
rhodanthema}]
Australian sword lily
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
Australian terrier
n 1: small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia
similar to the cairn
Australian turtledove
n 1: small Australian dove [syn: {Australian turtledove},
{turtledove}, {Stictopelia cuneata}]
Australopithecus afarensis
n 1: fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
Australopithecus africanus
n 1: gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million
years ago
Australopithecus boisei
n 1: large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2
million years ago
Australopithecus robustus
n 1: large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2
million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
Austria-Hungary
n 1: a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken
into separate countries at the end of World War I
Austrian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the
Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven
and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
[syn: {Vienna}, {Austrian capital}, {capital of Austria}]
Austrian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Austria
Austrian schilling
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Austria [syn:
{schilling}, {Austrian schilling}]
Austrian winter pea
n 1: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and
North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn:
{field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea},
{Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
Austro-Asiatic
n 1: a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern
Asia [syn: {Austro-Asiatic}, {Austro-Asiatic language},
{Munda-Mon-Khmer}]
Austro-Asiatic language
n 1: a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern
Asia [syn: {Austro-Asiatic}, {Austro-Asiatic language},
{Munda-Mon-Khmer}]
Austrocedrus chilensis
n 1: a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and
pretty foliage [syn: {Chilean cedar}, {Austrocedrus
chilensis}]
Austronesian language
n 1: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and
Malaysia and Polynesia [syn: {Austronesian}, {Austronesian
language}]
Austrotaxus spicata
n 1: large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern
Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii [syn: {New Caledonian
yew}, {Austrotaxus spicata}]
author's name
n 1: the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author
of a work [syn: {writer's name}, {author's name}]
authoring language
n 1: software that can be used to develop interactive computer
programs without the technically demanding task of computer
programming
authoritarian regime
n 1: a government that concentrates political power in an
authority not responsible to the people [syn:
{authoritarian state}, {authoritarian regime}]
authoritarian state
n 1: a government that concentrates political power in an
authority not responsible to the people [syn:
{authoritarian state}, {authoritarian regime}]
authority figure
n 1: someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else
authorized shares
n 1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of
a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized
shares}, {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]
authorized stock
n 1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of
a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized
shares}, {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]
Authorized Version
n 1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn:
{Authorized Version}, {King James Version}, {King James
Bible}]
auto accessory
n 1: an accessory for an automobile
auto company
n 1: a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {car
company}, {auto company}]
auto factory
n 1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn:
{automobile factory}, {auto factory}, {car factory}]
auto limitation
n 1: social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or
general consent
auto loan
n 1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile
loan}, {auto loan}, {car loan}]
auto maker
n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn:
{car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto
manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]
auto manufacturer
n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn:
{car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto
manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]
auto mechanics
n 1: the craft of building and repairing automobiles
auto part
n 1: a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts"
[syn: {auto part}, {car part}]
auto race
n 1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn:
{automobile race}, {auto race}, {car race}]
auto racing
n 1: the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {auto racing}, {car
racing}]
auto tire
n 1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an
automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {auto
tire}, {rubber tire}]
auto-changer
n 1: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that
causes new records to be played without manual intervention
[syn: {record changer}, {auto-changer}, {changer}]
auto-da-fe
n 1: the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish
Inquisition)
auto-mechanic
n 1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining
automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic},
{car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
auto-suggestion
n 1: a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which
was popular in the 1920s and 1930s [syn: {autosuggestion},
{auto-suggestion}, {self-suggestion}]
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
n 1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an
umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is
financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect
the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted
over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-
Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of
Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]
autogenic therapy
n 1: training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn:
{autogenic therapy}, {autogenic training}, {autogenics}]
autogenic training
n 1: training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn:
{autogenic therapy}, {autogenic training}, {autogenics}]
autograph album
n 1: an album for autographs
autoimmune diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
autoimmune disease
n 1: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal
functioning of the immune system that causes your immune
system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn:
{autoimmune disease}, {autoimmune disorder}]
autoimmune disorder
n 1: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal
functioning of the immune system that causes your immune
system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn:
{autoimmune disease}, {autoimmune disorder}]
automated teller
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
automated teller machine
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
automatic choke
n 1: a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the
carburetor
automatic data processing
n 1: data processing by a computer [syn: {automatic data
processing}, {ADP}]
automatic data processing system
n 1: a system of one or more computers and associated software
with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing
system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system},
{ADPS}]
automatic drive
n 1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears
according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic
transmission}, {automatic drive}]
automatic face recognition
n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and
matching it against a library of known faces; "they used
face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face
recognition}, {facial recognition}, {automatic face
recognition}]
automatic firearm
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: {automatic firearm}, {automatic
gun}, {automatic weapon}]
automatic gun
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: {automatic firearm}, {automatic
gun}, {automatic weapon}]
automatic pilot
n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness;
"she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much
of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot";
"she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"
[syn: {automatic pilot}, {autopilot}]
2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or
planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {autopilot},
{automatic pilot}, {robot pilot}]
automatic pistol
n 1: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone
or the trigger is released [syn: {automatic pistol},
{automatic}]
automatic rifle
n 1: light machine gun [syn: {automatic rifle}, {automatic},
{machine rifle}]
automatic teller
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
automatic teller machine
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
automatic transmission
n 1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears
according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic
transmission}, {automatic drive}]
automatic washer
n 1: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens
automatically [syn: {washer}, {automatic washer}, {washing
machine}]
automatic weapon
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: {automatic firearm}, {automatic
gun}, {automatic weapon}]
Automeris io
n 1: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on
each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines [syn: {io
moth}, {Automeris io}]
automobile battery
n 1: a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a
12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's
electrical system [syn: {car battery}, {automobile
battery}]
automobile driver
n 1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn:
{racer}, {race driver}, {automobile driver}]
automobile engine
n 1: the engine that propels an automobile
automobile factory
n 1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn:
{automobile factory}, {auto factory}, {car factory}]
automobile horn
n 1: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn:
{automobile horn}, {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn},
{hooter}]
automobile industry
n 1: the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
automobile insurance
n 1: insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
[syn: {automobile insurance}, {car insurance}]
automobile loan
n 1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile
loan}, {auto loan}, {car loan}]
automobile mechanic
n 1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining
automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic},
{car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
automobile race
n 1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn:
{automobile race}, {auto race}, {car race}]
automobile tire
n 1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an
automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {auto
tire}, {rubber tire}]
automobile traffic
n 1: cars coming and going [syn: {automobile traffic}, {car
traffic}]
automobile trunk
n 1: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or
shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn:
{luggage compartment}, {automobile trunk}, {trunk}, {boot}]
automotive engineer
n 1: an engineer concerned with the design and construction of
automobiles
automotive engineering
n 1: the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
[syn: {automotive technology}, {automotive engineering}]
automotive technology
n 1: the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
[syn: {automotive technology}, {automotive engineering}]
automotive vehicle
n 1: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
[syn: {motor vehicle}, {automotive vehicle}]
autonomic ganglion
n 1: any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose
unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
autonomic nervous system
n 1: the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls
involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and
glands [syn: {autonomic nervous system}, {ANS}]
autonomic plexus
n 1: a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
[syn: {autonomic plexus}, {plexus autonomici}]
autophytic plant
n 1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple
organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant},
{autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]
autosomal dominant disease
n 1: a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
[syn: {autosomal dominant disease}, {autosomal dominant
disorder}]
autosomal dominant disorder
n 1: a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
[syn: {autosomal dominant disease}, {autosomal dominant
disorder}]
autosomal recessive defect
n 1: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant
genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive disease},
{autosomal recessive defect}]
autosomal recessive disease
n 1: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant
genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive disease},
{autosomal recessive defect}]
autotrophic organism
n 1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple
organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant},
{autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]
autumn crocus
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {naked
lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
autumn pumpkin
n 1: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round
orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds;
subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes
and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {pumpkin vine},
{autumn pumpkin}, {Cucurbita pepo}]
autumn sneezeweed
n 1: North American perennial with bright yellow late summer
flowers [syn: {autumn sneezeweed}, {Helenium autumnale}]
autumn-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
autumn-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
autumnal equinox
n 1: September 22 [syn: {autumnal equinox}, {September equinox},
{fall equinox}] [ant: {March equinox}, {spring equinox},
{vernal equinox}]
2: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the
constellation of Virgo
auxiliary airfield
n 1: an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity
auxiliary boiler
n 1: (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used
while the ship is in port) [syn: {auxiliary boiler},
{donkey boiler}]
auxiliary cell
n 1: a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large
and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells
auxiliary engine
n 1: (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to
operate a windlass) [syn: {auxiliary engine}, {donkey
engine}]
auxiliary equipment
n 1: electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under
the control of) the central processing unit [syn: {off-line
equipment}, {auxiliary equipment}]
auxiliary operation
n 1: a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the
control of the central processing unit [syn: {auxiliary
operation}, {off-line operation}]
auxiliary pump
n 1: a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {auxiliary
pump}, {donkey pump}]
auxiliary research submarine
n 1: a submarine for research purposes
auxiliary storage
n 1: a data storage device that is not the main memory of a
computer [syn: {auxiliary storage}, {external storage},
{secondary storage}]
auxiliary verb
n 1: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to
help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it
combines with
Avahi laniger
n 1: nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail
[syn: {woolly indris}, {Avahi laniger}]
avalanche lily
n 1: perennial herb having large white flowers marked with
orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United
States [syn: {avalanche lily}, {Erythronium montanum}]
avant-garde
adj 1: radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
[syn: {avant-garde}, {daring}]
n 1: any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially
in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {van}, {new
wave}]
Ave Maria
n 1: a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
[syn: {Ave Maria}, {Hail Mary}]
Avena barbata
n 1: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {slender
wild oat}, {Avena barbata}]
Avena fatua
n 1: common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {wild oat
grass}, {Avena fatua}]
Avena sativa
n 1: widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible
grains [syn: {cereal oat}, {Avena sativa}]
Avene sterilis
n 1: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern
cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {animated oat}, {Avene
sterilis}]
average cost
n 1: total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by
the number of units
average out
v 1: compute the average of [syn: {average}, {average out}]
2: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The
number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn:
{average}, {average out}]
Averell Harriman
n 1: United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the
Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
[syn: {Harriman}, {Averell Harriman}, {William Averell
Harriman}]
Averrhoa bilimbi
n 1: East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit [syn:
{bilimbi}, {Averrhoa bilimbi}]
Averrhoa carambola
n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
[syn: {carambola}, {carambola tree}, {Averrhoa carambola}]
aversion therapy
n 1: any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant
stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a
therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug
abuse (but with little success)
aversive conditioning
n 1: conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
aversive stimulus
n 1: any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to
make a response that avoids it
aviation medicine
n 1: the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight
(especially with space flight) [syn: {aeromedicine},
{aerospace medicine}, {aviation medicine}]
Avicennia marina
n 1: a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida
coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short
roots that bend up from the ground [syn: {black mangrove},
{Avicennia marina}]
Avicennia officinalis
n 1: a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water
especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
[syn: {white mangrove}, {Avicennia officinalis}]
avocado pear
n 1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin
and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn:
{avocado}, {alligator pear}, {avocado pear}, {aguacate}]
avocado tree
n 1: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
[syn: {avocado}, {avocado tree}, {Persea Americana}]
Avogadro number
n 1: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance
(approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn:
{Avogadro's number}, {Avogadro number}]
Avogadro's hypothesis
n 1: the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the
same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of
molecules [syn: {Avogadro's law}, {Avogadro's hypothesis}]
Avogadro's law
n 1: the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the
same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of
molecules [syn: {Avogadro's law}, {Avogadro's hypothesis}]
Avogadro's number
n 1: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance
(approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn:
{Avogadro's number}, {Avogadro number}]
avoirdupois unit
n 1: any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
avoirdupois weight
n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000
grains) [syn: {avoirdupois}, {avoirdupois weight}]
award-winning
adj 1: having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans
a distance of five miles"
away game
n 1: a game played away from home [syn: {away game}, {road
game}] [ant: {home game}]
awe-inspiring
adj 1: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an
amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring
sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this
sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some
hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing
majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing},
{awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awful}, {awing}]
awl-shaped
adj 1: shaped like an awl
awning deck
n 1: a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane
deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]
awnless bromegrass
n 1: drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short
and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia [syn:
{awnless bromegrass}, {Bromus inermis}]
ax handle
n 1: the handle of an ax [syn: {ax handle}, {axe handle}]
ax head
n 1: the cutting head of an ax [syn: {ax head}, {axe head}]
axe handle
n 1: the handle of an ax [syn: {ax handle}, {axe handle}]
axe head
n 1: the cutting head of an ax [syn: {ax head}, {axe head}]
axial motion
n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in
axial rotation" [syn: {axial rotation}, {axial motion},
{roll}]
axial muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head
axial rotation
n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in
axial rotation" [syn: {axial rotation}, {axial motion},
{roll}]
axial skeleton
n 1: the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal
column and sternum and ribs
axile placentation
n 1: ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound
ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
axillary artery
n 1: the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the
armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above
and the brachial artery below [syn: {axillary artery},
{arteria axillaris}]
axillary cavity
n 1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the
shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn:
{armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}]
axillary fossa
n 1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the
shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn:
{armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}]
axillary node
n 1: any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in
the neck and chest and arm regions
axillary vein
n 1: a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that
becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {axillary vein}, {vena
axillaris}]
axis of rotation
n 1: the center around which something rotates [syn: {axis},
{axis of rotation}]
axis vertebra
n 1: the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning
the head [syn: {axis}, {axis vertebra}]
axle bar
n 1: an iron bar that serves as an axletree
axle grease
n 1: a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
Ayapana triplinervis
n 1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender
leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling
tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana},
{Ayapana triplinervis}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]
Ayatollah Khomeini
n 1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah
Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new
constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
[syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini},
{Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
n 1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah
Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new
constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
[syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini},
{Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]
aye-aye
n 1: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like
incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {aye-
aye}, {Daubentonia madagascariensis}]
Ayn Rand
n 1: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her
polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
[syn: {Rand}, {Ayn Rand}]
Aythya affinis
n 1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
[syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck},
{Aythya affinis}]
Aythya americana
n 1: North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and
reddish-brown head [syn: {redhead}, {Aythya americana}]
Aythya ferina
n 1: heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black
body and reddish head [syn: {pochard}, {Aythya ferina}]
Aythya marila
n 1: large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence
on the head of the male [syn: {greater scaup}, {Aythya
marila}]
Aythya valisineria
n 1: North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn:
{canvasback}, {canvasback duck}, {Aythya valisineria}]
Az Zarqa
n 1: city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Az Zarqa}, {Zarqa}]
Azadirachta indica
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
{neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth},
{Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]
Azerbaijani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an
Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic},
{Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]
Azerbajdzhan Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an
Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic},
{Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]
azido group
n 1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn:
{azido group}, {azido radical}]
azido radical
n 1: the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn:
{azido group}, {azido radical}]
azo dye
n 1: any dye containing one or more azo groups
azo group
n 1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
[syn: {azo group}, {azo radical}]
azo radical
n 1: the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
[syn: {azo group}, {azo radical}]
Azolla caroliniana
n 1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern},
{Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]
Aztec lily
n 1: Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red
solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Aztec lily},
{Strekelia formosissima}]
Aztec marigold
n 1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold},
{big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]
azure aster
n 1: a variety of aster
azygos vein
n 1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and
abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right
ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena
cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {azygous vein}, {vena azygos}]
azygous vein
n 1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and
abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right
ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena
cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {azygous vein}, {vena azygos}]
B battery
n 1: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the
plate of a vacuum tube
B cell
n 1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral
immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution
and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin
(antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B cell},
{B lymphocyte}]
B complex
n 1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B
complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin},
{B}]
B horizon
n 1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of
organic matter leached from surface soils [syn:
{B-horizon}, {B horizon}]
B lymphocyte
n 1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral
immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution
and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin
(antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B cell},
{B lymphocyte}]
B vitamin
n 1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B
complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin},
{B}]
B-52
n 1: United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
B-complex vitamin
n 1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B
complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin},
{B}]
B-flat clarinet
n 1: the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {B-flat
clarinet}, {licorice stick}]
B-girl
n 1: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men
customers [syn: {B-girl}, {bar girl}]
B-horizon
n 1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of
organic matter leached from surface soils [syn:
{B-horizon}, {B horizon}]
b-meson
n 1: exceedingly short-lived meson
B-scan ultrasonography
n 1: the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of
the eye
B. B. King
n 1: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born
in 1925) [syn: {King}, {B. B. King}, {Riley B King}]
B. F. Skinner
n 1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of
behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner},
{B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
B.C.
adv 1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the
supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC},
{B.C.}, {before Christ}]
B.C.E.
adv 1: of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some
writers who are not Christians; "in 200 BCE" [syn: {BCE},
{B.C.E.}]
B.O.
n 1: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn:
{body odor}, {body odour}, {B.O.}]
B.T.U.
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000
watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-
hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]
B.Th.U.
n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one
atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn:
{British thermal unit}, {BTU}, {B.Th.U.}]
baa-lamb
n 1: child's word for a sheep or lamb
Baader Meinhof Gang
n 1: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in
Germany from 1968 until 1977 [syn: {Baader Meinhof Gang},
{Baader-Meinhof Gang}]
Baader-Meinhof Gang
n 1: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in
Germany from 1968 until 1977 [syn: {Baader Meinhof Gang},
{Baader-Meinhof Gang}]
Baal Merodach
n 1: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn:
{Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Baal Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]
baba au rhum
n 1: a baba soaked in rum [syn: {baba au rhum}, {rum baba}]
babacu oil
n 1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut
oil [syn: {babassu oil}, {babacu oil}]
babassu nut
n 1: hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
babassu oil
n 1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut
oil [syn: {babassu oil}, {babacu oil}]
babassu palm
n 1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts
yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn:
{babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya
phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]
Babbitt metal
n 1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for
bearings that reduces friction [syn: {Babbitt metal},
{babbitt}]
babble out
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--
his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat
out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach},
{babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep
one's mouth shut}, {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}]
Babe Didrikson
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn:
{Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson},
{Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson
Zaharias}]
Babe Ruth
n 1: United States professional baseball player famous for
hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {Babe Ruth},
{George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]
Babe Zaharias
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn:
{Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson},
{Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson
Zaharias}]
babies' slippers
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover},
{babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
babies'-breath
n 1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny
white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath},
{babies'-breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]
Babinski reflex
n 1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is
stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the
front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a
sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn:
{Babinski}, {Babinski reflex}, {Babinski sign}]
Babinski sign
n 1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is
stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the
front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a
sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn:
{Babinski}, {Babinski reflex}, {Babinski sign}]
baby bed
n 1: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the
baby from falling [syn: {baby bed}, {baby's bed}]
baby bird
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: {nestling}, {baby bird}]
baby blue-eyes
n 1: delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with
dark spots [syn: {baby blue-eyes}, {Nemophila menziesii}]
baby boom
n 1: the larger than expected generation in United States born
shortly after World War II [syn: {baby boom}, {baby-boom
generation}]
baby boomer
n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they
expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
[syn: {baby boomer}, {boomer}]
baby buggy
n 1: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child
is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage},
{carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart},
{pushchair}, {pusher}]
baby buster
n 1: a person born in the generation following the baby boom
when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: {baby buster},
{buster}]
baby carriage
n 1: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child
is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage},
{carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart},
{pushchair}, {pusher}]
Baby Doc
n 1: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of
Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born
in 1951) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Jean-Claude Duvalier}, {Baby
Doc}]
baby doctor
n 1: a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {baby doctor},
{pediatrician}, {pediatrist}, {paediatrician}]
baby farmer
n 1: someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for
babies for a fee
baby grand
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
baby grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
baby minder
n 1: a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's
own home) while the babys' parents are working [syn:
{babyminder}, {baby minder}, {minder}]
baby oil
n 1: an ointment for babies
baby powder
n 1: powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing
baby rose
n 1: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small
flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn:
{multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby
rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]
baby shoe
n 1: a shoe designed to be worn by infants
baby sitting
n 1: the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their
parents are not home [syn: {babysitting}, {baby sitting}]
baby talk
n 1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn:
{baby talk}, {babytalk}, {motherese}]
2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk},
{babytalk}]
baby tears
n 1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small
round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby
tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]
baby tooth
n 1: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of
20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth},
{baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]
baby's bed
n 1: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the
baby from falling [syn: {baby bed}, {baby's bed}]
baby's breath
n 1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny
white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath},
{babies'-breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]
baby's dummy
n 1: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn:
{comforter}, {pacifier}, {baby's dummy}, {teething ring}]
baby's room
n 1: a child's room for a baby [syn: {nursery}, {baby's room}]
baby's tears
n 1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small
round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby
tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]
baby-boom generation
n 1: the larger than expected generation in United States born
shortly after World War II [syn: {baby boom}, {baby-boom
generation}]
baby-faced
adj 1: having a youthful-looking face
baby-like
adv 1: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
[syn: {baby-wise}, {baby-like}]
baby-sit
v 1: take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the
neighbor's plants when she is out of town" [syn: {baby-
sit}, {babysit}]
2: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I
have too much homework to do" [syn: {baby-sit}, {sit},
{babysit}]
baby-sitter
n 1: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are
not home [syn: {babysitter}, {baby-sitter}, {sitter}]
baby-walker
n 1: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies
learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {baby-walker}, {go-cart}]
baby-wise
adv 1: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
[syn: {baby-wise}, {baby-like}]
Babylonian Captivity
n 1: the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar
in 586 BC
Babylonian weeping willow
n 1: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves
native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{weeping willow}, {Babylonian weeping willow}, {Salix
babylonica}]
Babyrousa Babyrussa
n 1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn:
{babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa
Babyrussa}]
Baccharis halimifolia
n 1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North
America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white
plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel
bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis
halimifolia}]
Baccharis pilularis
n 1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United
States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote
brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort},
{Baccharis pilularis}]
Baccharis viminea
n 1: California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are
important browse for mule deer [syn: {mule fat}, {Baccharis
viminea}]
bachelor girl
n 1: a young unmarried woman who lives alone [syn: {bachelor
girl}, {bachelorette}]
Bachelor of Arts
n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of
Arts}, {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
n 1: a bachelor's degree in library science [syn: {Bachelor of
Arts in Library Science}, {ABLS}]
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
n 1: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in
Nursing}, {BAN}]
Bachelor of Divinity
n 1: a bachelor's degree in religion [syn: {Bachelor of
Divinity}, {BD}]
Bachelor of Laws
n 1: a three-year law degree [syn: {Bachelor of Laws}, {LLB}]
Bachelor of Literature
n 1: a bachelor's degree in literature [syn: {Bachelor of
Literature}, {BLitt}]
Bachelor of Medicine
n 1: (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine [syn:
{Bachelor of Medicine}, {MB}]
Bachelor of Music
n 1: a bachelor's degree in music [syn: {Bachelor of Music},
{BMus}]
Bachelor of Naval Science
n 1: a bachelor's degree in naval science [syn: {Bachelor of
Naval Science}, {BNS}]
Bachelor of Science
n 1: a bachelor's degree in science [syn: {Bachelor of Science},
{BS}, {SB}]
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
n 1: a bachelor's degree in architecture [syn: {Bachelor of
Science in Architecture}, {BSArch}]
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
n 1: a bachelor's degree in engineering
Bachelor of Theology
n 1: a bachelor's degree in theology [syn: {Bachelor of
Theology}, {ThB}]
bachelor party
n 1: stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before
he is married)
bachelor's button
n 1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having
showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
[syn: {cornflower}, {bachelor's button}, {bluebottle},
{Centaurea cyanus}]
2: tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers
that can be dried without losing color [syn: {globe
amaranth}, {bachelor's button}, {Gomphrena globosa}]
bachelor's degree
n 1: an academic degree conferred on someone who has
successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn:
{bachelor's degree}, {baccalaureate}]
bachelor-at-arms
n 1: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
[syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor-at-arms}, {bachelor}]
bacillary dysentery
n 1: an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria;
characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
[syn: {shigellosis}, {bacillary dysentery}]
bacillary white diarrhea
n 1: a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn:
{pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhea}, {bacillary
white diarrhoea}]
bacillary white diarrhoea
n 1: a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn:
{pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhea}, {bacillary
white diarrhoea}]
Bacillus anthracis
n 1: a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in
animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice
and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {Bacillus
anthracis}, {anthrax bacillus}]
Bacillus globigii
n 1: a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic
matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus
subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay
bacillus}]
Bacillus subtilis
n 1: a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic
matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus
subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay
bacillus}]
back and forth
adv 1: moving from one place to another and back again; "he
traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New
York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening
manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked
back and forth all day" [syn: {back and forth}, {backward
and forward}, {to and fro}]
back away
v 1: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He
backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive
investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat},
{pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish
out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]
back brace
n 1: a brace worn to support the back
back breaker
n 1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
{back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
{loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
{superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
back burner
n 1: reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back
burner" [ant: {front burner}]
back channel
n 1: an alternative to the regular channels of communication
that is used when agreements must be made secretly
(especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated
via a back channel"
back circle
n 1: a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone
position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
back country
n 1: a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {back
country}, {boondocks}, {hinterland}]
back door
n 1: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a
position); "he got his job through the back door" [syn:
{back door}, {backdoor}]
2: an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the
data it contains [syn: {back door}, {backdoor}]
3: an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back door},
{backdoor}, {back entrance}]
back down
v 1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to
back down" [syn: {back up}, {back off}, {back down}]
2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back
off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]
back end
n 1: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room
was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {rear}, {backside},
{back end}] [ant: {forepart}, {front}, {front end}]
back entrance
n 1: an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back door},
{backdoor}, {back entrance}]
back exercise
n 1: exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
back judge
n 1: a football official
back matter
n 1: written matter following the main text of a book [syn:
{back matter}, {end matter}]
back of beyond
n 1: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to
the back of beyond to find one of those"
back off
v 1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to
back down" [syn: {back up}, {back off}, {back down}]
2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back
off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]
back out
v 1: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the
driveway"
2: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll
have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out
of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company
pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back
out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's
horns}, {withdraw}]
back pack
n 1: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn:
{backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack},
{rucksack}, {haversack}]
back porch
n 1: a porch for the back door
back room
n 1: a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually
accessible only to privileged groups
back saw
n 1: a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along
the upper edge [syn: {backsaw}, {back saw}]
back street
n 1: a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: {alley},
{alleyway}, {back street}]
back talk
n 1: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of
your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back
talk}, {lip}, {mouth}]
back tooth
n 1: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: {back
tooth}, {posterior}]
back up
v 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to;
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children
always backed her up" [syn: {support}, {back up}]
2: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to
back down" [syn: {back up}, {back off}, {back down}]
3: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
[syn: {back}, {back up}]
4: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in
another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these
files!"
5: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
{clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest},
{choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
back-blast
n 1: backfire from a recoilless weapon [syn: {backblast}, {back-
blast}]
back-channel
adj 1: via a back channel; "the failure of back-channel
negotiations"
back-formation
n 1: a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an
affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from
it
back-geared
adj 1: (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed
of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-
geared lathe" [syn: {back-geared}, {double-geared}]
back-number
n 1: someone who is no longer popular [syn: {has-been}, {back-
number}]
back-to-back
adj 1: one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn:
{back-to-back}, {consecutive}]
backgammon board
n 1: the board on which backgammon is played
background knowledge
n 1: information that is essential to understanding a situation
or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of
the incident" [syn: {background}, {background knowledge}]
background level
n 1: the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn:
{noise level}, {background level}]
background noise
n 1: extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that
cannot be separated from the desired signal [syn:
{background noise}, {ground noise}]
background processing
n 1: the execution of low priority programs while higher
priority programs are not using the processing system [syn:
{background processing}, {backgrounding}]
background radiation
n 1: radiation coming from sources other than those being
observed
background signal
n 1: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon
to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and
could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
[syn: {background}, {background signal}]
backhand drive
n 1: a hard straight return made on the backhand side
backhand shot
n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand}, {backhand
stroke}, {backhand shot}]
backhand stroke
n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand}, {backhand
stroke}, {backhand shot}]
backpacking tent
n 1: a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {backpacking
tent}, {pack tent}]
backroom boy
n 1: an expert adviser involved in making important decisions
but usually lacking official status [syn: {backroom boy},
{brain truster}]
backseat driver
n 1: a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice
backspace character
n 1: a control character that indicates moving a space to the
left
backspace key
n 1: the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspace
key}, {backspace}, {backspacer}]
backup file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and
updating computer backups
backup man
n 1: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get
dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for
dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief},
{reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
backup system
n 1: a computer system for making backups
backward and forward
adv 1: moving from one place to another and back again; "he
traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New
York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening
manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked
back and forth all day" [syn: {back and forth}, {backward
and forward}, {to and fro}]
bacon and eggs
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover},
{babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
2: eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
bacon rind
n 1: the rind of bacon
bacon strip
n 1: a slice of bacon
bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
n 1: sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with
lettuce [syn: {bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich}, {BLT}]
bacteria bed
n 1: layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to
air and the action of microorganisms
bacteria family
n 1: a family of bacteria
bacteria genus
n 1: a genus of bacteria
bacteria order
n 1: an order of bacteria
bacteria species
n 1: a species of bacteria
bacterial plaque
n 1: a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that
encourages the development of dental caries [syn: {dental
plaque}, {bacterial plaque}]
bacterial toxin
n 1: any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by
bacterial cells
bacteriological warfare
n 1: the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon [syn: {germ
warfare}, {bacteriological warfare}]
Bactrian camel
n 1: two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia [syn:
{Bactrian camel}, {Camelus bactrianus}]
bad block
n 1: (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot
reliably hold data
bad blood
n 1: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn:
{animosity}, {animus}, {bad blood}]
bad check
n 1: a check that is dishonored on presentation because of
insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of
larceny" [syn: {bad check}, {bad cheque}]
bad cheque
n 1: a check that is dishonored on presentation because of
insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of
larceny" [syn: {bad check}, {bad cheque}]
bad debt
n 1: a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
bad egg
n 1: (old-fashioned slang) a bad person [ant: {good egg}]
bad fairy
n 1: a fairy that tends to cause harm
bad guy
n 1: any person who is not on your side [ant: {good guy}]
bad hat
n 1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn:
{troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {mischief-
maker}, {bad hat}]
Bad Lands
n 1: an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota
and northwestern Nebraska [syn: {Bad Lands}, {Badlands}]
bad luck
n 1: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
[syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}]
[ant: {good fortune}, {good luck}, {luckiness}]
2: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't
have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: {bad
luck}, {mischance}, {mishap}]
3: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an
unfortunate event [syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}]
bad manners
n 1: impoliteness resulting from ignorance [syn: {bad manners},
{ill-breeding}]
bad person
n 1: a person who does harm to others [ant: {good person}]
bad temper
n 1: a persisting angry mood [syn: {bad temper}, {ill temper}]
bad weather
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad
weather}, {inclemency}, {inclementness}] [ant: {good
weather}]
bad-mannered
adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at
such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {ill-mannered}, {bad-
mannered}, {rude}, {unmannered}, {unmannerly}]
bad-tempered
adj 1: annoyed and irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross},
{fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-
tempered}]
badger dog
n 1: small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a
short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for
following game into burrows [syn: {dachshund}, {dachsie},
{badger dog}]
badger skunk
n 1: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of
southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed
skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk},
{Conepatus leuconotus}]
Badger State
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn:
{Wisconsin}, {Badger State}, {WI}, {Wis.}, {Wisc.}]
Badlands National Park
n 1: a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks
and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
badminton court
n 1: the court on which badminton is played
badminton equipment
n 1: equipment for playing the game of badminton
badminton racket
n 1: a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn:
{badminton racket}, {badminton racquet}, {battledore}]
badminton racquet
n 1: a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn:
{badminton racket}, {badminton racquet}, {battledore}]
Baffin Bay
n 1: a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada;
connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the
Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south;
icebound in winter
Baffin Island
n 1: the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic
Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
baffle board
n 1: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or
energy [syn: {baffle}, {baffle board}]
bag lady
n 1: a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her
in shopping bags
bag of tricks
n 1: a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good
mechanic has a large bag of tricks"
bag-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a bag
baggage car
n 1: a railway car where passengers' bags are carried [syn:
{baggage car}, {luggage van}]
baggage claim
n 1: an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect
the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the
aircraft
Bahama grass
n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil
grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass},
{star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
Bahama Islands
n 1: island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and
Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Bahamas},
{Commonwealth of the Bahamas}, {Bahama Islands}]
Bahamian dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Bahamas
Bahasa Indonesia
n 1: the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the
Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Indonesian},
{Bahasa Indonesia}, {Bahasa}]
Bahasa Kebangsaan
n 1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian},
{Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]
Bahasa Malaysia
n 1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian},
{Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]
Bahasa Melayu
n 1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian},
{Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]
Bahia Blanca
n 1: a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos
Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
bahia coquilla
n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats,
and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia
piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
Bahia grass
n 1: perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in
arid areas of the Gulf States [syn: {Bahia grass},
{Paspalum notatum}]
Bahia piassava
n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats,
and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia
piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
Bahrain dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
[syn: {Bahrain dinar}, {dinar}]
Bahrain Island
n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain
Island}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]
Bahrainian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Bahrain
Bahrein Island
n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain
Island}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]
bail bond
n 1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman
if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial;
"the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was
furnished by an alderman" [syn: {bail}, {bail bond},
{bond}]
bail out
v 1: free on bail
2: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the
side [syn: {bail out}, {bale out}]
Bailey bridge
n 1: a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
bain-marie
n 1: a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans
containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food
warm or to cook food slowly
Baiomys taylori
n 1: very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house
mouse; of Texas and Mexico [syn: {pygmy mouse}, {Baiomys
taylori}]
Bairdiella chrysoura
n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch;
found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
[syn: {silver perch}, {mademoiselle}, {Bairdiella
chrysoura}]
bait and switch
n 1: a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a
product at a very low price in order to attract customers
who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive
product
bait casting
n 1: the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy
(artificial) bait
Baja California
n 1: a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: {Lower
California}, {Baja California}]
baked Alaska
n 1: cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in
an oven
baked egg
n 1: egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small
ramekin [syn: {shirred egg}, {baked egg}, {egg en cocotte}]
baked goods
n 1: foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked
in an oven
baked potato
n 1: potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven
baked-apple berry
n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry},
{bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus
chamaemorus}]
baker's dozen
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn:
{thirteen}, {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]
baker's eczema
n 1: allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients
handled by bakers
baker's yeast
n 1: used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {baker's
yeast}, {brewer's yeast}, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae}]
baking chocolate
n 1: pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and
sauces and candy [syn: {bitter chocolate}, {baking
chocolate}, {cooking chocolate}]
baking hot
adj 1: as hot as if in an oven [syn: {baking}, {baking hot}]
baking powder
n 1: any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a
substitute for yeast
baking soda
n 1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent
drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn:
{bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium
bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]
baking tray
n 1: a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal
sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits [syn: {cookie
sheet}, {baking tray}]
baking-powder biscuit
n 1: leavened with baking powder
Bakke decision
n 1: a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the
Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to
consider race as a factor in their admission policy
balaclava helmet
n 1: a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of
the head but the face [syn: {balaclava}, {balaclava
helmet}]
Balaena mysticetus
n 1: large-mouthed Arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {bowhead
whale}, {Greenland whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]
Balaeniceps rex
n 1: large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with
a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebill},
{shoebird}, {Balaeniceps rex}]
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
n 1: small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {minke whale},
{Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]
Balaenoptera borealis
n 1: similar to but smaller than the finback whale [syn: {sei
whale}, {Balaenoptera borealis}]
Balaenoptera musculus
n 1: largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone
whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {blue whale},
{sulfur bottom}, {Balaenoptera musculus}]
Balaenoptera physalus
n 1: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback},
{finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual},
{Balaenoptera physalus}]
balance beam
n 1: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: {balance
beam}, {beam}]
balance of international payments
n 1: a system of recording all of a country's economic
transactions with the rest of the world over a period of
one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more
payments are coming in than going out" [syn: {balance of
payments}, {balance of international payments}]
balance of payments
n 1: a system of recording all of a country's economic
transactions with the rest of the world over a period of
one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more
payments are coming in than going out" [syn: {balance of
payments}, {balance of international payments}]
balance of power
n 1: an equilibrium of power between nations
balance of trade
n 1: the difference in value over a period of time of a
country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's
balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its
imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance},
{visible balance}, {trade gap}]
balance sheet
n 1: a record of the financial situation of an institution on a
particular date by listing its assets and the claims
against those assets
balance wheel
n 1: a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine;
especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a
timepiece to regulate its beat [syn: {balance wheel},
{balance}]
balance-of-payments problem
n 1: an economic problem caused by payments for imports being
greater than receipts for exports
balanced budget
n 1: a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to
receipts
balanced diet
n 1: a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary
nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
Balanus balanoides
n 1: barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal
zones [syn: {acorn barnacle}, {rock barnacle}, {Balanus
balanoides}]
balas ruby
n 1: a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn:
{balas}, {balas ruby}]
balata tree
n 1: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully
tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]
bald cypress
n 1: smaller than and often included in the closely related
Taxodium distichum [syn: {pond cypress}, {bald cypress},
{Taxodium ascendens}]
2: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river
bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond bald
cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]
bald eagle
n 1: a large eagle of North America that has a white head and
dark wings and body [syn: {bald eagle}, {American eagle},
{Haliaeetus leucocephalus}]
bald-faced
adj 1: (of animals) having white markings on the face
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick
to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious
display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times;
"bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with
its quick material successes and insolent belief in the
boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn:
{audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bald-faced},
{brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]
bald-faced hornet
n 1: North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {white-
faced hornet}, {Vespula maculata}]
bald-headed
adj 1: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate";
"a bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald}, {bald-headed},
{bald-pated}]
bald-pated
adj 1: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate";
"a bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald}, {bald-headed},
{bald-pated}]
bale out
v 1: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the
side [syn: {bail out}, {bale out}]
Balearic Islands
n 1: an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern
coast of Spain
baleen whale
n 1: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for
filtering plankton from the water [syn: {baleen whale},
{whalebone whale}]
baling wire
n 1: wire used to make bales
Balistes vetula
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy
cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]
Balkan country
n 1: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula [syn:
{Balkan country}, {Balkan nation}, {Balkan state}]
Balkan Mountain Range
n 1: the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan
Peninsula [syn: {Balkans}, {Balkan Mountains}, {Balkan
Mountain Range}]
Balkan Mountains
n 1: the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan
Peninsula [syn: {Balkans}, {Balkan Mountains}, {Balkan
Mountain Range}]
Balkan nation
n 1: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula [syn:
{Balkan country}, {Balkan nation}, {Balkan state}]
Balkan Peninsula
n 1: a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the
Balkan Mountain Range [syn: {Balkan Peninsula}, {Balkans}]
Balkan state
n 1: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula [syn:
{Balkan country}, {Balkan nation}, {Balkan state}]
Balkan Wars
n 1: two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the
European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left
the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only
Ottoman territory in Europe
ball and chain
n 1: heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
ball bearing
n 1: bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing},
{needle bearing}, {roller bearing}]
ball boy
n 1: a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
ball carrier
n 1: (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to
advance) the ball on an offensive play [syn: {ball
carrier}, {runner}]
ball cartridge
n 1: a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and
a full charge of powder
ball club
n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel
together; "each club played six home games with teams in
its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club},
{club}, {nine}]
ball cock
n 1: floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn:
{ballcock}, {ball cock}]
ball fern
n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
{Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]
ball field
n 1: the baseball playing field [syn: {ball field}, {baseball
field}, {diamond}]
ball game
n 1: a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) [syn:
{ball game}, {ballgame}]
ball gown
n 1: the most formal gown; worn to a ball
ball hawk
n 1: a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the
ball
ball hawking
n 1: a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the
ball from the opposing team
ball nettle
n 1: coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow
berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern
United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull
nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]
ball nightshade
n 1: coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow
berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern
United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull
nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]
ball of fire
n 1: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn:
{powerhouse}, {human dynamo}, {ball of fire}, {fireball}]
2: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter},
{whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]
ball over
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor},
{ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
ball up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
ball valve
n 1: any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
ball-and-socket joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
{ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
spheroidea}]
2: a joint that can rotate within a socket
ball-breaker
n 1: a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence [syn:
{ball-buster}, {ball-breaker}]
2: a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and
punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" [syn: {ball-buster},
{ball-breaker}]
ball-buster
n 1: a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence [syn:
{ball-buster}, {ball-breaker}]
2: a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and
punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" [syn: {ball-buster},
{ball-breaker}]
ball-hawking
adj 1: used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing
a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"
ball-peen hammer
n 1: a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working
metal
ball-shaped
adj 1: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical
object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular
houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-
shaped}, {global}, {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular},
{spheric}, {spherical}]
ballad maker
n 1: a composer of words or music for popular songs [syn:
{songwriter}, {songster}, {ballad maker}]
ballast resistor
n 1: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for
changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
[syn: {ballast resistor}, {ballast}, {barretter}]
ballet company
n 1: a company that produces ballets
ballet dancer
n 1: a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
ballet master
n 1: a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a
ballet company
ballet mistress
n 1: a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a
ballet company
ballet position
n 1: classical position of the body and especially the feet in
ballet
ballet skirt
n 1: very short skirt worn by ballerinas [syn: {ballet skirt},
{tutu}]
ballistic capsule
n 1: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a
satellite around the sun [syn: {spacecraft}, {ballistic
capsule}, {space vehicle}]
ballistic fingerprinting
n 1: identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an
analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the
bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn:
{ballistic identification}, {ballistic fingerprinting},
{bullet fingerprinting}]
ballistic galvanometer
n 1: a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge
ballistic identification
n 1: identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an
analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the
bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn:
{ballistic identification}, {ballistic fingerprinting},
{bullet fingerprinting}]
ballistic missile
n 1: a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight
but falls freely as it approaches target
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
n 1: an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible
for making ballistic missile defense a reality [syn:
{Ballistic Missile Defense Organization}, {BMDO}]
ballistic pendulum
n 1: a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended
from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its
displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity
ballistic trajectory
n 1: the trajectory of an object in free flight [syn:
{ballistics}, {ballistic trajectory}]
balloon bomb
n 1: a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese
launched balloon bombs against North America" [syn:
{balloon bomb}, {Fugo}]
balloon flower
n 1: fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long
narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and
Utah [syn: {balloon flower}, {scented penstemon},
{Penstemon palmeri}]
balloon sail
n 1: any light loose sail
balloon seat
n 1: a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
[syn: {bell seat}, {balloon seat}]
balloon vine
n 1: woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed
pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and
America [syn: {balloon vine}, {heart pea}, {Cardiospermum
halicacabum}]
ballot box
n 1: a box where voters deposit their ballots
Ballota nigra
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black
archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound},
{Ballota nigra}]
ballpoint pen
n 1: a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer
of ink to paper [syn: {ballpoint}, {ballpoint pen},
{ballpen}, {Biro}]
ballroom dance
n 1: any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a
ballroom [syn: {ballroom dancing}, {ballroom dance}]
ballroom dancing
n 1: any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a
ballroom [syn: {ballroom dancing}, {ballroom dance}]
ballroom music
n 1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
[syn: {dance music}, {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]
balls-up
n 1: something badly botched or muddled [syn: {ballup}, {balls-
up}, {cockup}, {mess-up}]
ballyhoo artist
n 1: someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to
gain public attention [syn: {sensationalist}, {ballyhoo
artist}]
balm of Gilead
n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves
smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead},
{Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]
2: a fragrant oleoresin
3: small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong
aromatic odor when bruised [syn: {balm of gilead},
{Commiphora meccanensis}]
Balmoral Castle
n 1: a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private
residence of the British sovereign
balsa raft
n 1: a light raft made of balsa [syn: {balsa raft}, {Kon Tiki}]
balsa wood
n 1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially
for floats [syn: {balsa}, {balsa wood}]
balsam apple
n 1: a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange
warty fruit [syn: {balsam apple}, {Momordica balsamina}]
balsam capivi
n 1: an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn:
{copaiba}, {copaiba balsam}, {balsam capivi}]
balsam family
n 1: distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular
flowers [syn: {Balsaminaceae}, {family Balsaminaceae},
{balsam family}]
balsam fir
n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves
smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead},
{Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]
balsam herb
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike
yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and
sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes
placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost},
{bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum
balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
balsam of Peru
n 1: dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used
especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin
diseases
balsam of tolu
n 1: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree
used especially in cough syrups [syn: {tolu}, {balsam of
tolu}, {tolu balsam}]
balsam pear
n 1: tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit [syn:
{balsam pear}, {Momordica charantia}]
balsam poplar
n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {hackmatack},
{tacamahac}, {Populus balsamifera}]
balsam willow
n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves
exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: {balsam
willow}, {Salix pyrifolia}]
balsam woolly aphid
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {balsam woolly aphid}, {Adelges
piceae}]
balsam-scented
adj 1: smelling of balsam resin
Baltic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related
to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved
many archaic features that are believed to have existed in
Proto-Indo European [syn: {Baltic}, {Baltic language}]
Baltic Republic
n 1: European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic
State}, {Baltic Republic}]
Baltic Sea
n 1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
[syn: {Baltic}, {Baltic Sea}]
Baltic State
n 1: European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic
State}, {Baltic Republic}]
Baltic-Finnic
n 1: a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
Baltimore bird
n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore
oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus
galbula galbula}]
Baltimore oriole
n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore
oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus
galbula galbula}]
Balto-Slavic
n 1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic
and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavic
language}, {Balto-Slavonic}]
Balto-Slavic language
n 1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic
and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavic
language}, {Balto-Slavonic}]
Balto-Slavonic
n 1: a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic
and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavic
language}, {Balto-Slavonic}]
bamboo curtain
n 1: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in
the 1950s and 1960s
bamboo fern
n 1: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their
attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {bamboo
fern}, {Coniogramme japonica}]
bamboo palm
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases
clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan
palm}, {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]
2: a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {bamboo palm}, {Raffia
vinifera}]
bamboo shoot
n 1: edible young shoots of bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
n 1: extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped
green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is
uncertain [syn: {common bamboo}, {Bambusa vulgaris}]
banana boat
n 1: a ship designed to transport bananas
banana bread
n 1: moist bread containing banana pulp
banana family
n 1: treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {Musaceae}, {family
Musaceae}, {banana family}]
banana oil
n 1: a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of
bananas
banana passion fruit
n 1: cultivated for fruit [syn: {banana passion fruit},
{Passiflora mollissima}]
banana peel
n 1: the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off
and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost
fell" [syn: {banana peel}, {banana skin}]
banana quit
n 1: any of several honeycreepers
banana republic
n 1: a small country (especially in Central America) that is
politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by
foreign companies and depends on one export (such as
bananas)
banana skin
n 1: the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off
and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost
fell" [syn: {banana peel}, {banana skin}]
banana split
n 1: a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice
cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
banana tree
n 1: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of
the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire
leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated
fruits [syn: {banana}, {banana tree}]
Band Aid
n 1: trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or
blisters
2: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quickie},
{quicky}]
Band of Partisans
n 1: an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in
the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for
murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese
government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by
al-Qaeda [syn: {Asbat al-Ansar}, {Band of Partisans}]
band oneself
v 1: attach oneself to a group [syn: {band oneself}, {league
together}]
band saw
n 1: an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is
driven around two wheels [syn: {bandsaw}, {band saw}]
band together
v 1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn:
{band together}, {confederate}]
band-tail pigeon
n 1: wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for
the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed
pigeon}, {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba
fasciata}]
band-tailed pigeon
n 1: wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for
the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed
pigeon}, {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba
fasciata}]
banded adder
n 1: sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded
krait}, {banded adder}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]
banded anteater
n 1: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong
claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn:
{numbat}, {banded anteater}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius
fasciatus}]
banded gecko
n 1: any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and
differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of
United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast
banded krait
n 1: sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded
krait}, {banded adder}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]
banded palm civet
n 1: an East Indian civet [syn: {banded palm civet}, {Hemigalus
hardwickii}]
banded purple
n 1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a
broad white band [syn: {banded purple}, {white admiral},
{Limenitis arthemis}]
banded rattlesnake
n 1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United
States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {banded rattlesnake},
{Crotalus horridus horridus}]
banded rudderfish
n 1: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North
American and South American coastal waters [syn:
{rudderfish}, {banded rudderfish}, {Seriola zonata}]
banded sand snake
n 1: a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine
to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding
resembles that of coral snakes [syn: {banded sand snake},
{Chilomeniscus cinctus}]
banded stilt
n 1: web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral
markings [syn: {banded stilt}, {Cladorhyncus
leucocephalum}]
banded water snake
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake},
{Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
bandicoot rat
n 1: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn:
{bandicoot rat}, {mole rat}]
bandwagon effect
n 1: the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater
popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a
bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage
in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a
bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
bandy about
v 1: discuss casually; "bandy about an idea"
bandy leg
n 1: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn:
{bowleg}, {bow leg}, {bandyleg}, {bandy leg}, {genu varum},
{tibia vara}]
bandy legs
n 1: outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow leg}, {bow legs},
{bandy legs}]
bandy-legged
adj 1: have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy},
{bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
bang out
v 1: play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"
bang up
v 1: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged
up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up},
{smash}]
2: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn:
{impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]
Bang's disease
n 1: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting
in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
[syn: {brucellosis}, {contagious abortion}, {Bang's
disease}]
bang-up
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing"; "we had a grand old time" [syn: {bang-up},
{bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great},
{groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)},
{peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}, {old(a)}]
bangalore torpedo
n 1: a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land
mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
Bangla Desh
n 1: a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the
north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south;
formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it
achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {People's
Republic of Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}, {East Pakistan}]
Bangladeshi monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Bangladesh
banian tree
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
bank account
n 1: a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from
which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank
account to a new bank"
bank bill
n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
{bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
{greenback}]
bank building
n 1: a building in which the business of banking transacted;
"the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" [syn:
{bank}, {bank building}]
bank card
n 1: a credit card issued by a bank
bank charter
n 1: a charter authorizing the operation of a bank
bank check
n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all
his bills by check" [syn: {check}, {bank check}, {cheque}]
bank clerk
n 1: an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn:
{teller}, {cashier}, {bank clerk}]
bank closing
n 1: act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or
failure
bank commissioner
n 1: a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state
superintendent of banks
bank deposit
n 1: money deposited in a bank or some similar institution [syn:
{deposit}, {bank deposit}]
bank discount
n 1: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
[syn: {discount rate}, {discount}, {bank discount}]
bank draft
n 1: a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another
bank [syn: {bank draft}, {banker's draft}]
bank examination
n 1: an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a
state or federal bank examiner
bank examiner
n 1: an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a
given jurisdiction
bank failure
n 1: the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
bank gravel
n 1: gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {bank gravel},
{pit-run gravel}, {pit run}]
bank guard
n 1: a security guard at a bank
bank holding company
n 1: a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
bank holiday
n 1: any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal
holiday in Britain
bank identification number
n 1: an identification number consisting of a two-part code
assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part
shows the location and the second identifies the bank
itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {BIN}, {ABA
transit number}]
bank line
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal
credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
bank loan
n 1: a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or
before a fixed date
bank manager
n 1: manager of a branch office of a bank
bank martin
n 1: swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels
dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank
swallow}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]
bank note
n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
{bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
{greenback}]
Bank of England
n 1: the central bank of England and Wales
Bank of Japan
n 1: the central bank of Japan
bank rate
n 1: the discount rate fixed by a central bank
bank robber
n 1: a robber of banks
bank run
n 1: the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw
their money from a bank because they think it will fail
bank shot
n 1: a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before
passing through the hoop
bank statement
n 1: a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I
wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"
bank swallow
n 1: swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels
dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank
swallow}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]
bank vault
n 1: a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for
safekeeping of valuables [syn: {vault}, {bank vault}]
bank withdrawal
n 1: the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
bank-depositor relation
n 1: the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests
of the depositors
banker's acceptance
n 1: banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank [syn:
{acceptance}, {banker's acceptance}]
banker's bill
n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
{bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
{greenback}]
banker's check
n 1: a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that
is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the
issuer [syn: {traveler's check}, {traveller's check},
{banker's check}]
banker's draft
n 1: a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another
bank [syn: {bank draft}, {banker's draft}]
Bankia setaceae
n 1: giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{giant northwest shipworm}, {Bankia setaceae}]
banking company
n 1: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels
the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at
the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn:
{depository financial institution}, {bank}, {banking
concern}, {banking company}]
banking concern
n 1: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels
the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at
the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn:
{depository financial institution}, {bank}, {banking
concern}, {banking company}]
banking game
n 1: any gambling game in which bets are laid against the
gambling house or the dealer
banking industry
n 1: banks collectively [syn: {banking industry}, {banking
system}]
banking system
n 1: banks collectively [syn: {banking industry}, {banking
system}]
Banksia integrifolia
n 1: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical
yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian
honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
banksia rose
n 1: Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single
flowers [syn: {banksia rose}, {Rosa banksia}]
banning-order
n 1: an order that bans something
banquet song
n 1: a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
[syn: {scolion}, {banquet song}]
Banti's disease
n 1: a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of
the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis [syn:
{Banti's disease}, {Banti's syndrome}]
Banti's syndrome
n 1: a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of
the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis [syn:
{Banti's disease}, {Banti's syndrome}]
Bantoid language
n 1: a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of
the African continent [syn: {Bantu}, {Bantoid language}]
Bantu-speaking
adj 1: of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu-
speaking people of Africa"
2: able to communicate in Bantu
banyan tree
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
banzai attack
n 1: a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties;
originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of
`banzai' [syn: {banzai attack}, {banzai charge}]
banzai charge
n 1: a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties;
originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of
`banzai' [syn: {banzai attack}, {banzai charge}]
Baphia nitida
n 1: small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood
yielding a red dye [syn: {camwood}, {African sandalwood},
{Baphia nitida}]
Baptisia australis
n 1: wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of
blue flowers [syn: {blue false indigo}, {Baptisia
australis}]
Baptisia lactea
n 1: erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white
flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {white false
indigo}, {Baptisia lactea}]
Baptisia tinctoria
n 1: much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers;
distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo
broom}, {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia
tinctoria}]
baptismal font
n 1: bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptismal font},
{baptistry}, {baptistery}, {font}]
baptismal name
n 1: the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
[syn: {Christian name}, {baptismal name}]
Baptist Church
n 1: any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe
in the baptism of voluntary believers [syn: {Baptist
Church}, {Baptists}]
Baptist denomination
n 1: group of Baptist congregations
Baptistic doctrine
n 1: any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
bar absolute
n 1: the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square
centimeter [syn: {barye}, {bar absolute}, {microbar}]
bar billiards
n 1: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls
into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are
incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: {bagatelle},
{bar billiards}]
bar bit
n 1: a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal
bar chart
n 1: a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to
quantities [syn: {bar chart}, {bar graph}]
bar code
n 1: code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable
width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer
product packages to identify the item for a computer that
provides the price and registers inventory information
[syn: {bar code}, {Universal Product Code}]
bar exam
n 1: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine
whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given
jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York
bar examination by graduating from an approved law school";
"he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: {bar
examination}, {bar exam}]
bar examination
n 1: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine
whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given
jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York
bar examination by graduating from an approved law school";
"he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: {bar
examination}, {bar exam}]
bar fly
n 1: a drinker who frequents bars
bar girl
n 1: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men
customers [syn: {B-girl}, {bar girl}]
bar graph
n 1: a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to
quantities [syn: {bar chart}, {bar graph}]
bar hop
v 1: go from one pub to the next and get progressively more
drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" [syn: {pub-
crawl}, {bar hop}]
bar line
n 1: a vertical line before the accented beat marking the
boundary between musical bars
bar magnet
n 1: a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each
end
bar mask
n 1: a catcher's mask with bars
bar mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday
of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious
responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social
event"
v 1: confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish
faith
bar printer
n 1: an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs
bar sinister
n 1: the status of being born to parents who were not married
[syn: {bastardy}, {illegitimacy}, {bar sinister}]
2: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left [syn:
{bar sinister}, {bend sinister}]
bar soap
n 1: soap in the form of a bar
bar-room plant
n 1: evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown
primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra},
{cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]
bar-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a rigid strip of metal or wood
Barack Hussein Obama
n 1: 44th President of the United States; first African-American
President [syn: {Obama}, {Barack Hussein Obama}]
barbados cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
{Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados
cherry}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]
Barbados dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Barbados
Barbados gooseberry
n 1: West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous
fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow
to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}, {Barbados-
gooseberry vine}, {Pereskia aculeata}]
2: small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry
cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies [syn:
{Barbados gooseberry}, {blade apple}]
Barbados maidenhair
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}]
Barbados pride
n 1: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-
wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower
fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]
Barbados-gooseberry vine
n 1: West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous
fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow
to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}, {Barbados-
gooseberry vine}, {Pereskia aculeata}]
Barbara Hepworth
n 1: British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Hepworth}, {Barbara
Hepworth}, {Dame Barbara Hepworth}]
Barbara Tuchman
n 1: United States historian (1912-1989) [syn: {Tuchman},
{Barbara Tuchman}, {Barbara Wertheim Tuchman}]
Barbara Ward
n 1: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn:
{Ward}, {Barbara Ward}, {Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth}]
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
n 1: United States historian (1912-1989) [syn: {Tuchman},
{Barbara Tuchman}, {Barbara Wertheim Tuchman}]
Barbarea praecox
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
Barbarea verna
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
Barbarea vulgaris
n 1: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress},
{rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]
Barbary ape
n 1: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of
northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: {Barbary ape},
{Macaca sylvana}]
Barbary Coast
n 1: a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and
brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the
waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849);
"we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"
2: the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous
for its Moorish pirates
Barbary pirate
n 1: a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: {corsair}, {Barbary
pirate}]
Barbary sheep
n 1: wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui},
{audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus
lervia}]
barbecue pit
n 1: a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot
coals suitable for barbecuing meat
barbecue sauce
n 1: spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili
sauce
barbecued spareribs
n 1: baked or roasted with a spicy sauce [syn: {barbecued
spareribs}, {spareribs}]
barbecued wing
n 1: chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
barbed wire
n 1: strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent
passage [syn: {barbed wire}, {barbwire}]
barber chair
n 1: a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their
customers
barber's itch
n 1: fungal infection of the face and neck [syn: {tinea barbae},
{barber's itch}]
barber's pole
n 1: striped pole outside a barbershop
barberry family
n 1: shrubs or herbs [syn: {Berberidaceae}, {family
Berberidaceae}, {barberry family}]
barbershop quartet
n 1: an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing
sentimental songs in four-part harmony
Barberton daisy
n 1: widely cultivated South African perennial having flower
heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Barberton
daisy}, {Transvaal daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]
barbette carriage
n 1: a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over
the parapet
barbituric acid
n 1: a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in
preparing barbiturate drugs [syn: {barbituric acid},
{malonylurea}]
Barbra Joan Streisand
n 1: United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn:
{Streisand}, {Barbra Streisand}, {Barbra Joan Streisand}]
Barbra Streisand
n 1: United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn:
{Streisand}, {Barbra Streisand}, {Barbra Joan Streisand}]
Bard of Avon
n 1: English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest
English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William
Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {Bard of
Avon}]
bare bone
n 1: bone stripped of flesh
bare bones
n 1: (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only
the bare bones of the story"
bare-ass
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
bare-assed
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
bare-breasted
adj 1: having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity;
"topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" [syn: {bare-
breasted}, {braless}, {topless}]
bare-knuckle
adj 1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for
rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble
politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn:
{rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckle}, {bare-knuckled}]
bare-knuckled
adj 1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for
rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble
politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn:
{rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckle}, {bare-knuckled}]
Barents Sea
n 1: the part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and
Russia
bargain down
v 1: persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the
merchant down $100" [syn: {beat down}, {bargain down}]
bargain hunter
n 1: a shopper who hunts for bargains
bargain rate
n 1: a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate},
{cheapness}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]
bargain-priced
adj 1: costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced
clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn:
{bargain-priced}, {cut-rate}, {cut-price}]
bargaining chip
n 1: leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession
useful in successful negotiations
barge in
v 1: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn:
{barge in}, {crash}, {gate-crash}]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
barge pole
n 1: a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't
touch it with a barge pole"
baritone horn
n 1: the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {baritone},
{baritone horn}]
baritone voice
n 1: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn:
{baritone}, {baritone voice}]
barium dioxide
n 1: a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in
air [syn: {barium dioxide}, {barium peroxide}]
barium enema
n 1: enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate)
is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search
for lesions
barium hydroxide
n 1: white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide
in water
barium monoxide
n 1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium
monoxide}, {barium oxide}, {barium protoxide}]
barium oxide
n 1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium
monoxide}, {barium oxide}, {barium protoxide}]
barium peroxide
n 1: a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in
air [syn: {barium dioxide}, {barium peroxide}]
barium protoxide
n 1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium
monoxide}, {barium oxide}, {barium protoxide}]
barium sulfate
n 1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn:
{barium sulphate}, {barium sulfate}, {blanc fixe}]
barium sulphate
n 1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn:
{barium sulphate}, {barium sulfate}, {blanc fixe}]
2: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barytes}, {barium
sulphate}]
bark beetle
n 1: small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of
trees; related to weevils
bark louse
n 1: any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn:
{bark-louse}, {bark louse}]
bark-louse
n 1: any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn:
{bark-louse}, {bark louse}]
barking deer
n 1: small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
[syn: {muntjac}, {barking deer}]
barking frog
n 1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's
bark [syn: {barking frog}, {robber frog}, {Hylactophryne
augusti}]
barley candy
n 1: a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling
cane sugar [syn: {barley-sugar}, {barley candy}]
barley grass
n 1: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground
especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley
grass}, {wall barley}, {Hordeum murinum}]
barley water
n 1: broth used to feed infants
barley-sugar
n 1: a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling
cane sugar [syn: {barley-sugar}, {barley candy}]
barn dance
n 1: a dance party featuring country dancing
barn door
n 1: the large sliding door of a barn
barn grass
n 1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed;
occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard
grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa
crusgalli}]
barn millet
n 1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed;
occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard
grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa
crusgalli}]
barn owl
n 1: mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other
structures; important in rodent control [syn: {barn owl},
{Tyto alba}]
barn spider
n 1: an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins
an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B.
White's book `Charlotte's Web'" [syn: {barn spider},
{Araneus cavaticus}]
barn swallow
n 1: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: {barn swallow}, {chimney swallow},
{Hirundo rustica}]
Barnaba Chiaramonti
n 1: Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who was humiliated by
Napoleon and taken prisoner in 1809; he concluded a
concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France;
he returned to Rome in 1814 (1740-1823) [syn: {Pius VII},
{Barnaba Chiaramonti}, {Luigi Barnaba Gregorio
Chiaramonti}]
Barnaby's thistle
n 1: European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Barnaby's
thistle}, {yellow star-thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]
barnacle goose
n 1: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far
north [syn: {barnacle goose}, {barnacle}, {Branta
leucopsis}]
barndoor skate
n 1: one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy
to hook [syn: {barndoor skate}, {Raja laevis}]
Barney Oldfield
n 1: United States race driver who was the first to drive faster
than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Oldfield}, {Barney
Oldfield}, {Berna Eli Oldfield}]
barnyard grass
n 1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed;
occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard
grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa
crusgalli}]
barometric pressure
n 1: atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
Baron Adrian
n 1: English physiologist who conducted research into the
function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
[syn: {Adrian}, {Edgar Douglas Adrian}, {Baron Adrian}]
Baron Alexander von Humboldt
n 1: German naturalist who explored Central and South America
and provided a comprehensive description of the physical
universe (1769-1859) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Alexander von
Humboldt}, {Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von
Humboldt}]
Baron Clive
n 1: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in
1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
[syn: {Clive}, {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive}, {Baron Clive
of Plassey}]
Baron Clive of Plassey
n 1: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in
1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
[syn: {Clive}, {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive}, {Baron Clive
of Plassey}]
baron d'Holbach
n 1: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of
the first self-described atheists in Europe [syn:
{Dietrich}, {Paul Heinrich Dietrich}, {Thiry}, {Paul-Henri
Thiry}, {d'Holbach}, {baron d'Holbach}]
Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu
n 1: French political philosopher who advocated the separation
of executive and legislative and judicial powers
(1689-1755) [syn: {Montesquieu}, {Baron de la Brede et de
Montesquieu}, {Charles Louis de Secondat}]
Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
n 1: German naturalist who explored Central and South America
and provided a comprehensive description of the physical
universe (1769-1859) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Alexander von
Humboldt}, {Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von
Humboldt}]
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained
the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn:
{Steuben}, {Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin
von Steuben}]
Baron Georges Cuvier
n 1: French naturalist known as the father of comparative
anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Georges Cuvier},
{Baron Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic
Dagobert Cuvier}]
Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
n 1: German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn:
{Helmholtz}, {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig
Ferdinand von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand
von Helmholtz}]
Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air
defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the
Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh
Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding},
{Dowdy}]
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
n 1: French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and
studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Fourier},
{Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}, {Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph
Fourier}]
Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
n 1: German conductor and composer of romantic operas
(1786-1826) [syn: {Weber}, {Carl Maria von Weber}, {Baron
Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber}]
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
n 1: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation
between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: {Humboldt},
{Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt}, {Baron Karl Wilhelm von
Humboldt}]
Baron Lister
n 1: English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics
(1827-1912) [syn: {Lister}, {Joseph Lister}, {Baron
Lister}]
Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
n 1: English composer of many successful musicals (some in
collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn:
{Lloyd Webber}, {Andrew Lloyd Webber}, {Baron Lloyd Webber
of Sydmonton}]
Baron Munchausen
n 1: German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his
adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now
associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or
winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Karl
Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}, {Baron
Munchausen}]
Baron Olivier of Birghton
n 1: English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles
(1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir
Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]
Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing
n 1: German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance
(1840-1902) [syn: {Krafft-Ebing}, {Richard von Krafft-
Ebing}, {Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]
Baron Snow of Leicester
n 1: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe
(1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {C. P. Snow}, {Charles Percy
Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]
Baron Verulam
n 1: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
{Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron
Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
n 1: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation
between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: {Humboldt},
{Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt}, {Baron Karl Wilhelm von
Humboldt}]
Baroness Dudevant
n 1: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and
independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {George Sand},
{Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}, {Baroness Dudevant}]
Baroness Emmusca Orczy
n 1: British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947) [syn: {Orczy},
{Baroness Emmusca Orczy}]
Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
n 1: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn:
{Ward}, {Barbara Ward}, {Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth}]
Baroness Karen Blixen
n 1: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is
remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn:
{Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen},
{Baroness Karen Blixen}]
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher},
{Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven},
{Iron Lady}]
Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-Holstein
n 1: French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: {Stael}, {Madame
de Stael}, {Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-
Holstein}]
Baroque era
n 1: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the
baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in
Europe [syn: {Baroque}, {Baroque era}, {Baroque period}]
Baroque period
n 1: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the
baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in
Europe [syn: {Baroque}, {Baroque era}, {Baroque period}]
barrage balloon
n 1: an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net
suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
barrage fire
n 1: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than
hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front
of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours
without pausing" [syn: {barrage}, {barrage fire},
{battery}, {bombardment}, {shelling}]
barrage jam
v 1: jam an entire frequency spectrum; "During the Cold War, the
Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with
transmissions from the West"
barrage jamming
n 1: electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies
simultaneously
barred owl
n 1: large owl of eastern North America having its breast and
abdomen streaked with brown [syn: {barred owl}, {Strix
varia}]
barred pickerel
n 1: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn:
{redfin pickerel}, {barred pickerel}, {Esox americanus}]
barrel cactus
n 1: a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped
cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually
large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
2: any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and
very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil [syn:
{echinocactus}, {barrel cactus}]
barrel knot
n 1: a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of
the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three
times [syn: {barrel knot}, {blood knot}]
barrel maker
n 1: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
[syn: {cooper}, {barrel maker}]
barrel organ
n 1: a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a
cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind
organ}, {hand organ}]
barrel roll
n 1: a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
barrel vault
n 1: the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
barrel-shaped
adj 1: having the general shape of a barrel
barren ground caribou
n 1: of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications
included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {barren
ground caribou}, {Rangifer arcticus}]
barrier island
n 1: a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running
parallel to the shore
barrier reef
n 1: a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
barrier strip
n 1: a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need
for plugs [syn: {junction barrier}, {barrier strip}]
Barrow's goldeneye
n 1: North American goldeneye diving duck [syn: {Barrow's
goldeneye}, {Bucephala islandica}]
barrow-boy
n 1: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn:
{costermonger}, {barrow-man}, {barrow-boy}]
barrow-man
n 1: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn:
{costermonger}, {barrow-man}, {barrow-boy}]
barter away
v 1: trade in in a bartering transaction
Barthold George Niebuhr
n 1: German historian noted for his critical approach to sources
and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) [syn: {Niebuhr},
{Barthold George Niebuhr}]
Bartholin's gland
n 1: either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete
a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the
male
Bartholomeu Dias
n 1: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to
get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea
route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Dias},
{Diaz}, {Bartholomeu Dias}, {Bartholomeu Diaz}]
Bartholomeu Diaz
n 1: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to
get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea
route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Dias},
{Diaz}, {Bartholomeu Dias}, {Bartholomeu Diaz}]
Bartholomew Roberts
n 1: a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400
ships (1682-1722) [syn: {Roberts}, {Bartholomew Roberts}]
Bartle Frere
n 1: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or
subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have
died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in
1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet
officially named [syn: {Bartle Frere}, {genus Bartle-
Frere}, {green dinosaur}]
bartlett pear
n 1: juicy yellow pear [syn: {bartlett}, {bartlett pear}]
Bartolome Esteban Murillo
n 1: Spanish painter (1617-1682) [syn: {Murillo}, {Bartolome
Esteban Murillo}]
Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari
n 1: Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics
and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England
and the United States (1765-1846) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
XVI}, {Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari}]
Bartolomeo Prignano
n 1: Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election
began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies
by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
[syn: {Urban VI}, {Bartolomeo Prignano}]
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
n 1: United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola
Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide
protest was executed (1888-1927) [syn: {Vanzetti},
{Bartolomeo Vanzetti}]
Bartolommeo Eustachio
n 1: Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern
anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart
(1520-1574) [syn: {Eustachio}, {Bartolommeo Eustachio}]
Bartram Juneberry
n 1: open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure
white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits [syn:
{Bartram Juneberry}, {Amelanchier bartramiana}]
Bartramia longicauda
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover},
{Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]
Bartramian sandpiper
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover},
{Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]
Baruch de Spinoza
n 1: Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system
(1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {de Spinoza}, {Baruch de
Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]
baryon number
n 1: a number equal to the difference between the number of
baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic
structure; it is conserved in all types of particle
interactions
bas bleu
n 1: a woman having literary or intellectual interests [syn:
{bluestocking}, {bas bleu}]
bas mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday
of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious
responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bath mitzvah}, {bas
mitzvah}]
bas relief
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly
from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas
relief}, {low relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}]
[ant: {alto relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}]
basal body temperature
n 1: body temperature in the morning before rising or moving
about or eating anything [syn: {basal body temperature},
{basal temperature}]
basal body temperature method
n 1: natural family planning in which the fertile period of the
woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in
basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
[syn: {basal body temperature method of family planning},
{basal body temperature method}]
basal body temperature method of family planning
n 1: natural family planning in which the fertile period of the
woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in
basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
[syn: {basal body temperature method of family planning},
{basal body temperature method}]
basal ganglion
n 1: any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the
base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved
in the regulation of voluntary movement
basal metabolic rate
n 1: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a
resting state [syn: {basal metabolic rate}, {BMR}]
basal metabolism
n 1: the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an
individual in a resting state
basal placentation
n 1: where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or
compound ovary
basal temperature
n 1: body temperature in the morning before rising or moving
about or eating anything [syn: {basal body temperature},
{basal temperature}]
basal vein
n 1: a large vein passing along the medial surface of the
temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
[syn: {basal vein}, {vena basalis}]
base hit
n 1: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in
such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: {base
hit}, {safety}]
base metal
n 1: a metal that is common and not considered precious; "lead,
iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals"
base of operations
n 1: installation from which a military force initiates
operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" [syn:
{base}, {base of operations}]
base on balls
n 1: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who
receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on
balls" [syn: {base on balls}, {walk}, {pass}]
base pair
n 1: one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds
that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or
of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are
adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and
adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
base rate
n 1: the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to
other banks
base runner
n 1: a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or
attempting to reach a base) [syn: {base runner}, {runner}]
base-forming
adj 1: yielding a base in aqueous solution
baseball bat
n 1: an implement used in baseball by the batter [syn: {baseball
bat}, {lumber}]
baseball cap
n 1: a cap with a bill [syn: {baseball cap}, {jockey cap}, {golf
cap}]
baseball card
n 1: a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and
information about his playing record
baseball clinic
n 1: a meeting at which baseball players receive special
evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for
promising young players"
baseball club
n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel
together; "each club played six home games with teams in
its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club},
{club}, {nine}]
baseball coach
n 1: a coach of baseball players [syn: {baseball coach},
{baseball manager}]
baseball diamond
n 1: the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases
and home plate [syn: {baseball diamond}, {diamond},
{infield}] [ant: {outfield}]
baseball equipment
n 1: equipment used in playing baseball
baseball field
n 1: the baseball playing field [syn: {ball field}, {baseball
field}, {diamond}]
baseball game
n 1: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of
nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs;
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball
game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National
League ball in the area"; "play ball!" [syn: {baseball},
{baseball game}, {ball}]
baseball glove
n 1: the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball [syn:
{baseball glove}, {glove}, {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]
baseball league
n 1: a league of baseball teams
baseball manager
n 1: a coach of baseball players [syn: {baseball coach},
{baseball manager}]
baseball mitt
n 1: the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball [syn:
{baseball glove}, {glove}, {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]
baseball play
n 1: (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
baseball player
n 1: an athlete who plays baseball [syn: {ballplayer}, {baseball
player}]
baseball score
n 1: the score of a baseball game
baseball season
n 1: the season when baseball is played
baseball swing
n 1: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing},
{swing}, {cut}]
baseball team
n 1: a team that plays baseball
basic assumption
n 1: an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {basic
assumption}, {constatation}, {self-evident truth}]
basic cognitive process
n 1: cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing
knowledge
basic color
n 1: a dye that is considered to be a base because the
chromophore is part of a positive ion [syn: {basic dye},
{basic color}, {basic colour}]
basic colour
n 1: a dye that is considered to be a base because the
chromophore is part of a positive ion [syn: {basic dye},
{basic color}, {basic colour}]
basic dye
n 1: a dye that is considered to be a base because the
chromophore is part of a positive ion [syn: {basic dye},
{basic color}, {basic colour}]
Basic English
n 1: a simplified form of English proposed for use as an
auxiliary language for international communication; devised
by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards
basic iron
n 1: pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used
in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus
basic point defense missile system
n 1: a shipboard missile system
basic principle
n 1: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first
you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to
basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {basics}, {fundamental
principle}, {basic principle}, {bedrock}]
basic slag
n 1: slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having
large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
basic training
n 1: the initial period of training for new military personnel;
involves intense physical activity and behavioral
discipline
basidiomycetous fungi
n 1: any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn:
{basidiomycete}, {basidiomycetous fungi}]
basil balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and
mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of
yellowish-pink balls [syn: {basil balm}, {Monarda
clinopodia}]
2: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of thyme},
{Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]
basil mint
n 1: perennial herb of the eastern United States having
inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are
very aromatic when bruised [syn: {basil mint},
{Pycnanthemum virginianum}]
Basil of Caesarea
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
{Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the
Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]
Basil the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
{Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the
Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]
basil thyme
n 1: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of
thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]
basilar artery
n 1: an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and
the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear [syn:
{basilar artery}, {arteria basilaris}]
basilar membrane
n 1: a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
basilic vein
n 1: a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and
empties into the axillary vein [syn: {basilic vein}, {vena
basilica}]
basivertebral vein
n 1: one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of
the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal
vertebral venous plexus [syn: {basivertebral vein}, {vena
basivertebralis}]
basket ash
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash},
{basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]
basket fern
n 1: tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided
greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to
Peru and Brazil [syn: {basket fern}, {toothed sword fern},
{Nephrolepis pectinata}]
2: giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and
Australia [syn: {basket fern}, {Drynaria rigidula}]
basket fish
n 1: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or
Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly
branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
[syn: {basket star}, {basket fish}]
basket flower
n 1: annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its
purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small
baskets [syn: {basket flower}, {Centaurea americana}]
basket hilt
n 1: a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
Basket Maker
n 1: early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in
making baskets
basket oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United
States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and
woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow
oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]
basket rummy
n 1: a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers;
jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of
the same rank [syn: {canasta}, {basket rummy}, {meld}]
basket spikemoss
n 1: spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn:
{meadow spikemoss}, {basket spikemoss}, {Selaginella
apoda}]
basket star
n 1: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or
Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly
branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
[syn: {basket star}, {basket fish}]
basket weave
n 1: a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest
the weave of a basket
basket willow
n 1: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
basket-handle arch
n 1: a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having
three centers [syn: {three-centered arch}, {basket-handle
arch}]
basket-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a basket
basketball backboard
n 1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play
basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn:
{backboard}, {basketball backboard}]
basketball clinic
n 1: a meeting at which basketball players receive special
evaluation and instruction
basketball coach
n 1: a coach of basketball players
basketball court
n 1: the court on which basketball is played
basketball equipment
n 1: sports equipment used in playing basketball
basketball game
n 1: a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5
players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an
elevated horizontal hoop [syn: {basketball}, {basketball
game}, {hoops}]
basketball hoop
n 1: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through
which players try to throw the basketball [syn: {basket},
{basketball hoop}, {hoop}]
basketball league
n 1: a league of basketball teams
basketball play
n 1: a play executed by a basketball team
basketball player
n 1: an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketball player},
{basketeer}, {cager}]
basketball score
n 1: the score in a basketball game
basketball season
n 1: the season when basketball is played
basketball shot
n 1: throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the
rim and bounced out"
basketball team
n 1: a team that plays basketball [syn: {basketball team},
{five}]
basking shark
n 1: large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims
slowly or floats at the sea surface [syn: {basking shark},
{Cetorhinus maximus}]
Basque Fatherland and Liberty
n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student
activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate
nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create
an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in
1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of
government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom},
{Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna},
{ETA}]
Basque Homeland and Freedom
n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student
activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate
nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create
an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in
1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of
government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom},
{Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna},
{ETA}]
bass clarinet
n 1: a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat
clarinet
bass clef
n 1: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of
a staff [syn: {bass clef}, {F clef}]
bass drum
n 1: a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite
but very low pitch [syn: {bass drum}, {gran casa}]
bass fiddle
n 1: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass
fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass},
{contrabass}, {string bass}]
bass guitar
n 1: the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch
bass horn
n 1: the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {bass horn},
{sousaphone}, {tuba}]
bass part
n 1: the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: {bass}, {bass
part}]
bass viol
n 1: viol that is the bass member of the viol family with
approximately the range of the cello [syn: {viola da
gamba}, {gamba}, {bass viol}]
2: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass
fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass},
{contrabass}, {string bass}]
bass voice
n 1: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {bass}, {bass
voice}, {basso}]
Bassariscus astutus
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
{cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
astutus}]
Basse-Normandie
n 1: a division of Normandy [syn: {Basse-Normandie}, {Lower-
Normandy}]
basset horn
n 1: a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat
clarinet
basset hound
n 1: smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
[syn: {basset}, {basset hound}]
basset oboe
n 1: an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe [syn:
{heckelphone}, {basset oboe}]
Bassia scoparia
n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire
bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
basso continuo
n 1: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers
to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass},
{basso continuo}, {continuo}, {thorough bass}]
basso profundo
n 1: a very deep bass voice
basso relievo
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly
from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas
relief}, {low relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}]
[ant: {alto relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}]
basso rilievo
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly
from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas
relief}, {low relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}]
[ant: {alto relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}]
bast fiber
n 1: strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of
from various plants [syn: {bast}, {bast fiber}]
bastard feverfew
n 1: tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of
white flowers; adventive in southern United States [syn:
{bastard feverfew}, {Parthenium hysterophorus}]
bastard indigo
n 1: East Indian shrub [syn: {bastard indigo}, {Tephrosia
purpurea}]
2: dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the
eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and
dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {false indigo},
{bastard indigo}, {Amorpha fruticosa}]
3: an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the
United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers [syn:
{false indigo}, {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha californica}]
bastard lignum vitae
n 1: small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West
Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: {bastard lignum
vitae}, {Guaiacum sanctum}]
bastard pennyroyal
n 1: aromatic plant of the eastern United States [syn: {bastard
pennyroyal}, {Trichostema dichotomum}]
bastard pimpernel
n 1: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn:
{chaffweed}, {bastard pimpernel}, {false pimpernel}]
bastard ridley
n 1: grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {bastard
turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]
bastard title
n 1: a first page of some books displaying only the title of the
book [syn: {half title}, {bastard title}]
bastard toadflax
n 1: woody creeping parasite of western North America having
numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-
white flowers [syn: {bastard toadflax}, {Comandra pallida}]
bastard turtle
n 1: grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {bastard
turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]
bastard wing
n 1: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's
wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {alula}, {spurious wing}]
bastard yellowwood
n 1: medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common
yellowwood}, {bastard yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]
bastardy proceeding
n 1: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out
of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child
once paternity is determined) [syn: {paternity suit},
{bastardy proceeding}]
Bastille Day
n 1: a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the
Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {Bastille Day}, {14 July}]
basting stitch
n 1: a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric
together [syn: {baste}, {basting}, {basting stitch},
{tacking}]
bat boy
n 1: (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball
equipment
bat mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday
of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious
responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bath mitzvah}, {bas
mitzvah}]
v 1: confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish
faith
batch processing
n 1: the serial execution of computer programs
bateau bridge
n 1: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn:
{pontoon bridge}, {bateau bridge}, {floating bridge}]
bath asparagus
n 1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
[syn: {bath asparagus}, {Prussian asparagus}, {Ornithogalum
pyrenaicum}]
bath chair
n 1: a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa
bath linen
n 1: linens for use in the bathroom
bath mat
n 1: a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself
after a bath
bath mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday
of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious
responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bath mitzvah}, {bas
mitzvah}]
bath oil
n 1: a scented oil added to your bath water
bath powder
n 1: a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
[syn: {toilet powder}, {bath powder}, {dusting powder}]
bath salts
n 1: a preparation that softens or scents a bath
bath soap
n 1: soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {face soap},
{bath soap}]
bath towel
n 1: a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
bath water
n 1: water used for a bath
bathing cap
n 1: a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
[syn: {bathing cap}, {swimming cap}]
bathing costume
n 1: tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit},
{swimwear}, {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing
costume}]
bathing machine
n 1: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn:
{bathhouse}, {bathing machine}]
bathing suit
n 1: tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit},
{swimwear}, {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing
costume}]
bathing trunks
n 1: swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming
trunks}, {bathing trunks}]
bathing tub
n 1: a relatively large open container that you fill with water
and use to wash the body [syn: {bathtub}, {bathing tub},
{tub}]
bathroom cleaner
n 1: a preparation for cleaning bathrooms
bathroom fixture
n 1: any fixture in a bathroom
bathroom tissue
n 1: a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn:
{toilet tissue}, {toilet paper}, {bathroom tissue}]
bathtub gin
n 1: homemade gin especially that made illegally
bathyal district
n 1: the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf
to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal
zone}, {bathyal district}]
bathyal zone
n 1: the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf
to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal
zone}, {bathyal district}]
Batis maritima
n 1: low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of
the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes
and thick succulent leaves [syn: {saltwort}, {Batis
maritima}]
batoko palm
n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
{Flacourtia indica}]
Baton Rouge
n 1: capital of Louisiana [syn: {Baton Rouge}, {capital of
Louisiana}]
Baton Rouge Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
baton twirler
n 1: someone who twirls a baton [syn: {baton twirler},
{twirler}]
batten down
v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten},
{batten down}, {secure}]
batter bread
n 1: soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy;
must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern) [syn: {spoon
bread}, {batter bread}]
batter's box
n 1: an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home
plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand
when at bat
batter-fried
adj 1: fried in batter
battering ram
n 1: a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
battery acid
n 1: dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn:
{battery acid}, {electrolyte acid}]
battery charger
n 1: a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of
an electrical cable [syn: {charger}, {battery charger}]
battery-acid
n 1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
{back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
{loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
{superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
battery-powered
adj 1: powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-
powered radio"
batting average
n 1: (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number
of base hits divided by the number of official times at
bat; "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400"
[syn: {batting average}, {hitting average}]
2: (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times
some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7
out of 12"
batting cage
n 1: a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls
during batting practice [syn: {batting cage}, {cage}]
batting coach
n 1: (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
batting glove
n 1: a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip
on the bat
batting helmet
n 1: a helmet worn by the batter in baseball
batting order
n 1: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they
will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire
at home plate" [syn: {batting order}, {card}, {lineup}]
Battle Born State
n 1: a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada},
{Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State},
{NV}, {Nev.}]
battle cruiser
n 1: a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
battle cry
n 1: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
[syn: {war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]
2: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms";
"our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry},
{rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]
battle damage
n 1: loss of military equipment in battle [syn: {battle damage},
{combat casualty}]
battle dress
n 1: a military uniform designed for field service
battle fatigue
n 1: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn:
{battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis},
{shell shock}]
battle flag
n 1: a flag that leads troops into battle
battle fleet
n 1: a fleet of warships prepared for battle
battle group
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of five companies
battle line
n 1: the line along which warring troops meet
battle of Atlanta
n 1: a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the
railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 [syn:
{Atlanta}, {battle of Atlanta}]
battle of Austerlitz
n 1: a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805);
the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of
Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis
II [syn: {Austerlitz}, {battle of Austerlitz}]
battle of Boyne
n 1: a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in
1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so
ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England
by the Stuarts [syn: {Boyne}, {battle of Boyne}]
Battle of Britain
n 1: the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German
Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that
accompanied it
battle of Brunanburh
n 1: a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots [syn:
{Brunanburh}, {battle of Brunanburh}]
Battle of Bull Run
n 1: either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861
and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in
both battles [syn: {Bull Run}, {Battle of Bull Run}]
battle of Bunker Hill
n 1: the first important battle of the American War of
Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the
British defeated the colonial forces [syn: {Bunker Hill},
{battle of Bunker Hill}]
battle of Caporetto
n 1: battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the
Austrian and German forces [syn: {Caporetto}, {battle of
Caporetto}]
battle of Chattanooga
n 1: in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of
Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S.
Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army
under Braxton Bragg [syn: {Chattanooga}, {battle of
Chattanooga}]
battle of Chickamauga
n 1: a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863);
Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union
forces [syn: {Chickamauga}, {battle of Chickamauga}]
battle of Cowpens
n 1: battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel
Morgan defeated the British [syn: {Cowpens}, {battle of
Cowpens}]
battle of Crecy
n 1: the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in
1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under
Philip of Valois [syn: {Crecy}, {battle of Crecy}]
battle of Cunaxa
n 1: battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his
younger brother who tried to usurp the throne [syn:
{Cunaxa}, {battle of Cunaxa}]
battle of Cynoscephalae
n 1: the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC);
the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
[syn: {Cynoscephalae}, {battle of Cynoscephalae}]
Battle of El Alamein
n 1: a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a
decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery
over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Al
Alamayn}, {Battle of El Alamein}]
Battle of Flodden Field
n 1: a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots
and James IV was killed [syn: {Flodden}, {Battle of Flodden
Field}]
Battle of Fontenoy
n 1: a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal
Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the
duke of Cumberland [syn: {Fontenoy}, {Battle of Fontenoy}]
Battle of Fredericksburg
n 1: an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the
Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the
Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee [syn:
{Fredericksburg}, {Battle of Fredericksburg}]
Battle of Gettysburg
n 1: a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of
Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major
victory for the Union [syn: {Gettysburg}, {Battle of
Gettysburg}]
Battle of Granicus River
n 1: the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory
against the Persians (334 BC) [syn: {Granicus}, {Battle of
Granicus River}]
Battle of Guadalcanal
n 1: a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the
island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by
American forces [syn: {Guadalcanal}, {Battle of
Guadalcanal}]
battle of Hastings
n 1: the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of
Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and
thus left England open for the Norman Conquest [syn:
{Hastings}, {battle of Hastings}]
battle of Hohenlinden
n 1: a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French
defeated the Austrians [syn: {Hohenlinden}, {battle of
Hohenlinden}]
battle of Ipsus
n 1: a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301
BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and
Demetrius [syn: {Ipsus}, {battle of Ipsus}]
battle of Issus
n 1: a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the
Persians under Darius III [syn: {Issus}, {battle of Issus}]
battle of Ivry
n 1: a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV
defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn:
{Ivry}, {battle of Ivry}, {Ivry la Bataille}]
Battle of Jena
n 1: the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated
the Prussians [syn: {Jena}, {Battle of Jena}]
battle of Jutland
n 1: an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought
between the British and German fleets off the northwestern
coast of Denmark [syn: {Jutland}, {battle of Jutland}]
Battle of Kerbala
n 1: a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his
followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis
for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
n 1: a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army
led by Flaminius [syn: {Lake Trasimenus}, {Battle of Lake
Trasimenus}]
battle of Langside
n 1: (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were
routed by Protestants [syn: {Langside}, {battle of
Langside}]
Battle of Lepanto
n 1: Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of
Christian nations organized by the Pope [syn: {Lepanto},
{Battle of Lepanto}]
battle of Leuctra
n 1: Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's
military supremacy in Greece [syn: {Leuctra}, {battle of
Leuctra}]
Battle of Little Bighorn
n 1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn},
{Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn},
{Custer's Last Stand}]
battle of Lule Burgas
n 1: the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian
forces defeated the Turks [syn: {Lule Burgas}, {battle of
Lule Burgas}]
battle of Lutzen
n 1: a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under
Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under
Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed [syn: {Lutzen},
{battle of Lutzen}]
Battle of Magenta
n 1: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces
under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis
Joseph I [syn: {Magenta}, {Battle of Magenta}]
Battle of Maldon
n 1: a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991;
celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Maldon}, {Battle
of Maldon}]
battle of Marathon
n 1: a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies
defeated the Persians [syn: {Marathon}, {battle of
Marathon}]
battle of Marston Moor
n 1: a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the
earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince
Rupert [syn: {Marston Moor}, {battle of Marston Moor}]
Battle of Midway
n 1: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes
based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a
Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
[syn: {Midway}, {Battle of Midway}]
battle of Minden
n 1: a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the
English forces and their allies defeated the French [syn:
{Minden}, {battle of Minden}]
Battle of Monmouth
n 1: a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American
Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British
forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth
Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]
Battle of Monmouth Court House
n 1: a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American
Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British
forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth
Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]
Battle of Naseby
n 1: a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first
English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major
victory over the Royalists [syn: {Naseby}, {Battle of
Naseby}]
battle of Navarino
n 1: a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence
(1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an
allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
[syn: {Navarino}, {battle of Navarino}]
battle of Omdurman
n 1: a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under
Kitchener defeated the Sudanese [syn: {Omdurman}, {battle
of Omdurman}]
battle of Panipat
n 1: battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the
Mahrattas in 1761 [syn: {Panipat}, {battle of Panipat}]
battle of Pharsalus
n 1: Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC [syn: {Pharsalus}, {battle
of Pharsalus}]
battle of Philippi
n 1: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42
BC [syn: {Philippi}, {battle of Philippi}]
battle of Pittsburgh Landing
n 1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops
but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of
Shiloh}, {battle of Pittsburgh Landing}]
battle of Plassey
n 1: the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-
ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
[syn: {Plassey}, {battle of Plassey}]
battle of Plataea
n 1: a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in
479 BC [syn: {Plataea}, {battle of Plataea}]
battle of Poitiers
n 1: the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black
Prince defeated the French [syn: {Poitiers}, {battle of
Poitiers}]
Battle of Puebla
n 1: a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in
1862
Battle of Pydna
n 1: a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168
BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian
kingdom [syn: {Pydna}, {Battle of Pydna}]
Battle of Ravenna
n 1: a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards
and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Ravenna}, {Battle of
Ravenna}]
Battle of Rocroi
n 1: a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French
defeated the Spanish invaders [syn: {Rocroi}, {Battle of
Rocroi}]
battle of Rossbach
n 1: a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces
under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and
Austria [syn: {Rossbach}, {battle of Rossbach}]
battle of Saratoga
n 1: a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British
under Burgoyne were defeated [syn: {Saratoga}, {battle of
Saratoga}]
battle of Sempach
n 1: the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by
their victory in 1386 [syn: {Sempach}, {battle of Sempach}]
battle of Shiloh
n 1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops
but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of
Shiloh}, {battle of Pittsburgh Landing}]
battle of Soissons-Reims
n 1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to
defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a
strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of Soissons-
Reims}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}, {battle of the
Aisne}]
battle of Solferino
n 1: an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and
Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under
Francis Joseph I [syn: {Solferino}, {battle of Solferino}]
battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
n 1: a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the
Wilderness Campaign [syn: {Spotsylvania}, {battle of
Spotsylvania Courthouse}]
battle of St Mihiel
n 1: a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I
(1918); the battle in which American troops launched their
first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {St
Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]
battle of Tannenberg
n 1: a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory
over the Russians [syn: {Tannenberg}, {battle of
Tannenberg}]
battle of Tertry
n 1: a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
[syn: {Tertry}, {battle of Tertry}]
battle of Teutoburger Wald
n 1: a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius
annihilated three Roman Legions [syn: {Teutoburger Wald},
{battle of Teutoburger Wald}]
battle of Tewkesbury
n 1: the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which
Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians [syn: {Tewkesbury},
{battle of Tewkesbury}]
battle of the Aisne
n 1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to
defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a
strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of Soissons-
Reims}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}, {battle of the
Aisne}]
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
n 1: a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von
Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the
forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn:
{Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {Battle of the Bulge},
{Ardennes counteroffensive}]
battle of the Bismarck Sea
n 1: a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers
destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March
1943 [syn: {Bismarck Sea}, {battle of the Bismarck Sea}]
Battle of the Bulge
n 1: a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von
Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the
forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn:
{Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {Battle of the Bulge},
{Ardennes counteroffensive}]
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
n 1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to
defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a
strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of Soissons-
Reims}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}, {battle of the
Aisne}]
battle of the Coral Sea
n 1: a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first
naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft
carriers [syn: {Coral Sea}, {battle of the Coral Sea}]
Battle of the Little Bighorn
n 1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn},
{Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn},
{Custer's Last Stand}]
Battle of the Marne
n 1: a World War I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the
Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]
battle of the Philippine Sea
n 1: a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval
victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who
were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops
on Leyte [syn: {Philippine Sea}, {battle of the Philippine
Sea}]
Battle of the Somme
n 1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River},
{Battle of the Somme}]
2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River},
{Battle of the Somme}]
Battle of the Spanish Armada
n 1: in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships
successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by
Philip II to invade England
battle of Thermopylae
n 1: a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was
annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer
Greece [syn: {Thermopylae}, {battle of Thermopylae}]
battle of Trafalgar
n 1: a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain;
the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English
under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) [syn: {Trafalgar},
{battle of Trafalgar}]
battle of Trasimeno
n 1: a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the
Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC [syn: {Trasimeno}, {battle
of Trasimeno}]
battle of Valmy
n 1: the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in
1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
[syn: {Valmy}, {battle of Valmy}]
battle of Verdun
n 1: a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest
fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
[syn: {Verdun}, {battle of Verdun}]
battle of Wagram
n 1: a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon
defeated the Austrians [syn: {Wagram}, {battle of Wagram}]
Battle of Wake
n 1: in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese
after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United
States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake}, {Battle of Wake
Island}]
Battle of Wake Island
n 1: in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese
after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United
States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake}, {Battle of Wake
Island}]
Battle of Waterloo
n 1: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British
forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the
French forces under Napoleon [syn: {Waterloo}, {Battle of
Waterloo}]
battle of wits
n 1: a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is
used
battle of Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which
eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the
waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard
gas which interfered with the Allied artillery [syn:
{Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}, {third battle of Ypres}]
2: battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine
(a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking
considerable territory from the Allied salient [syn: {Ypres},
{battle of Ypres}, {second battle of Ypres}]
3: battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting
as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the
lines of the others [syn: {Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}, {first
battle of Ypres}]
battle of Zama
n 1: the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated
Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {Zama},
{battle of Zama}]
battle plan
n 1: plan for conducting a battle
battle royal
n 1: a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {scrimmage}, {battle
royal}]
battle sight
n 1: an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid
aiming of a firearm at short ranges [syn: {battle sight},
{battlesight}]
battle-ax
n 1: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: {battle-ax}, {battle-axe}]
2: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: {battle-ax}, {battle-
axe}]
battle-axe
n 1: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: {battle-ax},
{battle-axe}]
2: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: {battle-ax}, {battle-axe}]
battle-scarred
adj 1: scarred by battle
battledore and shuttlecock
n 1: an ancient racket game [syn: {battledore}, {battledore and
shuttlecock}]
baud rate
n 1: (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second)
for modems [syn: {baud}, {baud rate}]
Bauhinia monandra
n 1: shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink
flowers streaked with purple [syn: {butterfly flower},
{Bauhinia monandra}]
Bauhinia variegata
n 1: small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard
dark wood [syn: {mountain ebony}, {orchid tree}, {Bauhinia
variegata}]
baulk-line
n 1: line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are
placed at the start of a game [syn: {balkline}, {baulk-
line}, {string line}]
Bavarian blue
n 1: blue cheese of Bavaria
Bavarian cream
n 1: a rich custard set with gelatin
bawl out
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
bawling out
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling
out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing
down}]
bay grass
n 1: any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially
useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion [syn:
{love grass}, {bay grass}]
bay laurel
n 1: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish
berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in
cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn:
{true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus
nobilis}]
bay leaf
n 1: dried leaf of the bay laurel
bay lynx
n 1: small lynx of North America [syn: {bobcat}, {bay lynx},
{Lynx rufus}]
bay myrtle
n 1: evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United
States having small hard berries thickly coated with white
wax used for candles [syn: {bay myrtle}, {puckerbush},
{Myrica cerifera}]
Bay of Bengal
n 1: an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India
Bay of Biscay
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by
the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
Bay of Campeche
n 1: a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan [syn:
{Gulf of Campeche}, {Golfo de Campeche}, {Bay of Campeche}]
Bay of Fundy
n 1: a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
Bay of Naples
n 1: an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
Bay of Ob
n 1: an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia [syn: {Gulf of
Ob}, {Bay of Ob}]
bay rum
n 1: an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the
leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
bay scallop
n 1: muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
2: a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of
the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {bay scallop},
{Pecten irradians}]
Bay State
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}, {MA},
{Mass.}]
Bay Stater
n 1: a native or resident of Massachusetts
bay tree
n 1: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish
berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in
cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn:
{true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus
nobilis}]
bay willow
n 1: European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {bay
willow}, {laurel willow}, {Salix pentandra}]
bay window
n 1: slang for a paunch [syn: {pot}, {potbelly}, {bay window},
{corporation}, {tummy}]
2: a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
[syn: {bay window}, {bow window}]
bay wreath
n 1: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as
an emblem of victory [syn: {laurel}, {laurel wreath}, {bay
wreath}]
bay-leaved caper
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: {caper tree}, {bay-leaved caper},
{Capparis flexuosa}]
bay-rum tree
n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-
rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta
acris}]
bayberry tallow
n 1: a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used
in making candles [syn: {bayberry wax}, {bayberry tallow}]
bayberry wax
n 1: a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used
in making candles [syn: {bayberry wax}, {bayberry tallow}]
Bayes' postulate
n 1: (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is
that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom
known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all
equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution
of ignorance)
Bayes' theorem
n 1: (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional
probability of a set of possible causes for a given
observed event can be computed from knowledge of the
probability of each cause and the conditional probability
of the outcome of each cause
Bayonne Bridge
n 1: a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island
at Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayt Lahm
n 1: a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan
River; early home of David and regarded as the place where
Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem
Ephrathah}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]
BB gun
n 1: an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
BB shot
n 1: a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun [syn:
{BB}, {BB shot}]
be active
v 1: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: {be
active}, {move}] [ant: {rest}]
be adrift
v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves
were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake";
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked
boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {drift},
{be adrift}, {blow}]
be after
v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He
plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had
planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: {plan}, {be after}]
be all and end all
n 1: the essential factor; the all-important element; the
supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
[syn: {be-all and end-all}, {be all and end all}]
be amiss
v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn:
{misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive},
{misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]
be at pains
v 1: try very hard to do something [syn: {take pains}, {be at
pains}]
be born
v 1: come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
[ant: {buy the farm}, {cash in one's chips}, {choke},
{conk}, {croak}, {decease}, {die}, {drop dead}, {exit},
{expire}, {give-up the ghost}, {go}, {kick the bucket},
{pass}, {pass away}, {perish}, {pop off}, {snuff it}]
be due
v 1: be the result of [syn: {be due}, {flow from}]
be full
v 1: be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any
more beans, please" [ant: {famish}, {hunger}, {starve}]
be given
v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures";
"These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
[syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {incline}, {run}]
be intimate
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
be known as
v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They
named their son David"; "The new school was named after the
famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: {name}, {call}, {know
as}, {be known as}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {know
as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on},
{esteem}, {take to be}]
be on
v 1: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on
tonight" [syn: {get on}, {be on}]
be on cloud nine
v 1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {walk on
air}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]
be on the ball
v 1: be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be
on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]
be quiet
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
be sick
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
be well
v 1: be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately" [ant:
{hurt}, {suffer}]
be with it
v 1: be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be
on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]
be-all and end-all
n 1: the essential factor; the all-important element; the
supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
[syn: {be-all and end-all}, {be all and end all}]
beach aster
n 1: slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy
sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with
narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to
southern California [syn: {seaside daisy}, {beach aster},
{Erigeron glaucous}]
beach ball
n 1: large and light ball; for play at the seaside [syn: {beach
ball}, {beachball}]
beach buggy
n 1: a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or
sand dunes [syn: {dune buggy}, {beach buggy}]
beach chair
n 1: a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a
length of canvas [syn: {deck chair}, {beach chair}]
beach erosion
n 1: the erosion of beaches
beach flea
n 1: small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on
ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sand hopper},
{sandhopper}, {sand flea}]
beach goldenrod
n 1: vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and
Gulf Coast of North America [syn: {seaside goldenrod},
{beach goldenrod}, {Solidago sempervirens}]
beach grass
n 1: tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed
sandy shores
beach heather
n 1: small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on
beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach
heather}, {poverty grass}, {Hudsonia tomentosa}]
beach house
n 1: a house built on or near a beach
beach morning glory
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: {railroad vine}, {beach morning glory},
{Ipomoea pes-caprae}]
beach pancake
n 1: plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found
in coastal dunes from California to Mexico [syn: {beach
pancake}, {Abronia maritima}]
beach pea
n 1: wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough
roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn:
{beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus
japonicus}]
beach plum
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy
white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum},
{beach plum bush}, {Prunus maritima}]
2: small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
beach plum bush
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy
white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum},
{beach plum bush}, {Prunus maritima}]
beach sand verbena
n 1: prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers;
found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja
California [syn: {beach sand verbena}, {pink sand verbena},
{Abronia umbellata}]
beach strawberry
n 1: wild strawberry of western United States and South America;
source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn:
{beach strawberry}, {Chilean strawberry}, {Fragaria
chiloensis}]
beach towel
n 1: very large towel to dry yourself after swimming
beach waggon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon},
{estate car}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]
beach wagon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon},
{estate car}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]
beach wormwood
n 1: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of
North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty
miller}, {beach wormwood}, {old woman}, {Artemisia
stelleriana}]
beacon fire
n 1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a
distance [syn: {beacon}, {beacon fire}]
Beacon Hill
n 1: a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts
capital building
beacon light
n 1: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to
passing ships [syn: {beacon}, {lighthouse}, {beacon light},
{pharos}]
bead and quirk
n 1: beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the
surface it decorates [syn: {quirk bead}, {bead and quirk}]
bead fern
n 1: beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and
eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately
divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched;
pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn:
{sensitive fern}, {bead fern}, {Onoclea sensibilis}]
bead tree
n 1: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having
large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple
flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn:
{bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia
monosperma}]
beaded lizard
n 1: lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western
Mexico [syn: {beaded lizard}, {Mexican beaded lizard},
{Heloderma horridum}]
beading plane
n 1: a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with
beadwork
beady-eyed
adj 1: having eyes that gleam with malice
beaked hazelnut
n 1: hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike
involucres on the nuts [syn: {beaked hazelnut}, {Corylus
cornuta}]
beaked parsley
n 1: aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely
divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups
and salads [syn: {chervil}, {beaked parsley}, {Anthriscus
cereifolium}]
beaked salmon
n 1: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans
having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn:
{beaked salmon}, {sandfish}, {Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus}]
beaked whale
n 1: any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having
beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
beam balance
n 1: a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a
pan suspended from each arm
beam of light
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft},
{shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
beam scale
n 1: a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of
unequal length [syn: {steelyard}, {lever scale}, {beam
scale}]
beam-ends
n 1: (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a
vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so
that the deck is almost vertical
bean aphid
n 1: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
[syn: {blackfly}, {bean aphid}, {Aphis fabae}]
bean beetle
n 1: introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the
foliage of the bean plant [syn: {Mexican bean beetle},
{bean beetle}, {Epilachna varivestis}]
bean blight
n 1: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {halo spot},
{bean blight}]
bean caper
n 1: perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and
southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as
capers [syn: {bean caper}, {Syrian bean caper},
{Zygophyllum fabago}]
bean counter
n 1: an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue
emphasis on the control of expenditures
bean curd
n 1: cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk [syn: {bean
curd}, {tofu}]
bean dip
n 1: a dip made of cooked beans
bean plant
n 1: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible
seeds and pods [syn: {bean}, {bean plant}]
bean sprout
n 1: any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or
lentils or edible soybeans
bean tostada
n 1: a flat tortilla topped with refried beans
Bean Town
n 1: state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major
center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston},
{Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}, {capital of
Massachusetts}]
bean tree
n 1: any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
bean trefoil
n 1: shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by
backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
[syn: {bean trefoil}, {stinking bean trefoil}, {Anagyris
foetida}]
bean weevil
n 1: larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans [syn:
{bean weevil}, {Acanthoscelides obtectus}]
bean-caper family
n 1: small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline
regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera
Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea [syn:
{Zygophyllaceae}, {family Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper
family}]
bean-shaped
adj 1: having a shape resembling a bean
bear away
v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant
lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take
you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the
dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear
off}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant:
{bring}, {convey}, {fetch}, {get}]
bear cat
n 1: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat},
{cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]
bear claw
n 1: almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular
semicircle resembling a bear's claw [syn: {bear claw},
{bear paw}]
2: an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in
Native American pottery
3: claw of a bear; often used in jewelry
bear cub
n 1: a young bear
bear down
v 1: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on
the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on},
{press down on}, {weigh down}]
2: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease
delivery [syn: {bear down}, {overbear}]
3: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he
saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: {charge},
{bear down}]
4: exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
5: pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the
political background"
6: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on
the lower middle class"
bear down on
v 1: sail towards another vessel, of a ship [syn: {bear down
on}, {bear down upon}]
2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the
roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on}, {press
down on}, {weigh down}]
bear down upon
v 1: sail towards another vessel, of a ship [syn: {bear down
on}, {bear down upon}]
bear grass
n 1: yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal
grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme
of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}, {Yucca
smalliana}]
2: yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal
grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme
of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}, {Yucca glauca}]
3: stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect
panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United
States and Mexico [syn: {bear grass}, {Nolina microcarpa}]
4: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and
tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy
white flowers [syn: {squaw grass}, {bear grass}, {Xerophyllum
tenax}]
bear hug
n 1: a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the
opponent
2: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target
company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
bear in mind
v 1: keep in mind [syn: {mind}, {bear in mind}] [ant: {forget}]
bear market
n 1: a market characterized by falling prices for securities
bear oak
n 1: shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming
dense thickets [syn: {bear oak}, {Quercus ilicifolia}]
bear off
v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant
lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take
you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the
dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear
off}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant:
{bring}, {convey}, {fetch}, {get}]
bear on
v 1: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to},
{bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}, {have to do with}]
2: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
{affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on},
{touch}]
3: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of
an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn:
{push}, {bear on}]
4: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn:
{continue}, {uphold}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}]
[ant: {cease}, {discontinue}, {give up}, {lay off}, {quit},
{stop}]
bear out
v 1: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {underpin}, {bear out},
{support}]
bear paw
n 1: almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular
semicircle resembling a bear's claw [syn: {bear claw},
{bear paw}]
bear up
v 1: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"
bear upon
v 1: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
{affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on},
{touch}]
bear witness
v 1: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was
the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
[syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence},
{show}]
2: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {attest},
{take the stand}, {bear witness}]
bear's breech
n 1: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's
breeches}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]
bear's breeches
n 1: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's
breeches}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]
bear's ear
n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly
cultivated [syn: {auricula}, {bear's ear}, {Primula
auricula}]
bear's foot
n 1: digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and
irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking
hellebore}, {bear's foot}, {setterwort}, {Helleborus
foetidus}]
bear's grape
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
bear's-paw fern
n 1: epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
[syn: {bear's-paw fern}, {Aglaomorpha meyeniana}]
bear-sized
adj 1: large as a bear
bearberry willow
n 1: dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine
regions of North America and Greenland having deep green
elliptic leaves that taper toward the base [syn: {bearberry
willow}, {Salix uva-ursi}]
beard lichen
n 1: greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn:
{beard lichen}, {beard moss}, {Usnea barbata}]
beard moss
n 1: greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn:
{beard lichen}, {beard moss}, {Usnea barbata}]
beard worm
n 1: slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer
covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom [syn: {beard
worm}, {pogonophoran}]
bearded darnel
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn:
{darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}, {Lolium
temulentum}]
bearded iris
n 1: any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike
structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
bearded seal
n 1: medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side
of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean [syn: {bearded seal},
{squareflipper square flipper}, {Erignathus barbatus}]
bearded vulture
n 1: the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers
hanging around the bill [syn: {bearded vulture},
{lammergeier}, {lammergeyer}, {Gypaetus barbatus}]
bearded wheatgrass
n 1: a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering
glumes [syn: {bearded wheatgrass}, {Agropyron subsecundum}]
beardless iris
n 1: any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs
on the drooping sepals (the falls)
bearer bond
n 1: a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be
presented to the issuer for interest payments [syn: {coupon
bond}, {bearer bond}]
Bearer of the Sword
n 1: a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate
Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines;
uses bombing and assassination and extortion and
kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and
beheaded one of the American captives" [syn: {Abu Sayyaf},
{Bearer of the Sword}]
bearing brass
n 1: a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing
bearing false witness
n 1: criminal offense of making false statements under oath
[syn: {perjury}, {bearing false witness}, {lying under
oath}]
bearing metal
n 1: an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
[syn: {white metal}, {bearing metal}]
bearing rein
n 1: a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired
position [syn: {bearing rein}, {checkrein}]
bearing wall
n 1: any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
beast of burden
n 1: an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for
transporting loads or doing other heavy work [syn: {beast
of burden}, {jument}]
beat a retreat
v 1: depart hastily
beat about
v 1: search anxiously [syn: {cast about}, {beat about}, {cast
around}]
beat around the bush
v 1: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or
withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush},
{equivocate}, {tergiversate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}]
beat back
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back},
{push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}, {draw}, {draw
in}, {pull}, {pull in}]
beat down
v 1: persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the
merchant down $100" [syn: {beat down}, {bargain down}]
2: shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"
3: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much
better price"
beat generation
n 1: a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected
possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for
communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism;
favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) [syn: {beat
generation}, {beats}, {beatniks}]
beat in
v 1: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill
in}, {ram down}, {beat in}]
beat out
v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat
the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last
football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {crush}, {shell},
{trounce}, {vanquish}]
2: beat out a rhythm [syn: {beat out}, {tap out}, {thump out}]
beat up
v 1: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a
punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up
when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher
used to beat the students" [syn: {beat}, {beat up}, {work
over}]
2: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {drum up},
{rally}]
beat-up
adj 1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car";
"the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {battered}, {beat-up},
{beaten-up}]
beaten-up
adj 1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car";
"the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {battered}, {beat-up},
{beaten-up}]
beating-reed instrument
n 1: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating
reed [syn: {beating-reed instrument}, {reed instrument},
{reed}]
Beatrice Lillie
n 1: British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn:
{Lillie}, {Beatrice Lillie}, {Lady Peel}]
Beatrice Webb
n 1: English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society
(1858-1943) [syn: {Webb}, {Beatrice Webb}, {Martha Beatrice
Potter Webb}]
beats per minute
n 1: the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring
in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {metronome
marking}, {M.M.}]
Beau Brummell
n 1: English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency
(1778-1840) [syn: {Brummell}, {George Bryan Brummell},
{Beau Brummell}]
beau geste
n 1: a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
beau ideal
n 1: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn:
{paragon}, {idol}, {perfection}, {beau ideal}]
beau monde
n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society},
{beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]
Beaufort scale
n 1: an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to
12 (hurricane) [syn: {Beaufort scale}, {wind scale}]
2: a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
Beaufort Sea
n 1: part of the Arctic Ocean to the northeast of Alaska
Beaumontia grandiflora
n 1: evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy
corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn:
{Nepal trumpet flower}, {Easter lily vine}, {Beaumontia
grandiflora}]
beauty bush
n 1: Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish
flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an
ornamental [syn: {beauty bush}, {Kolkwitzia amabilis}]
beauty consultant
n 1: someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
beauty parlor
n 1: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn:
{salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour},
{beauty shop}]
beauty parlour
n 1: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn:
{salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour},
{beauty shop}]
beauty quark
n 1: a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times
that of an electron [syn: {bottom quark}, {beauty quark}]
beauty salon
n 1: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn:
{salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour},
{beauty shop}]
beauty shop
n 1: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn:
{salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour},
{beauty shop}]
beauty sleep
n 1: sleep before midnight
beauty spot
n 1: a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
beauty treatment
n 1: enhancement of someone's personal beauty
beaux arts
n 1: the study and creation of visual works of art [syn: {fine
arts}, {beaux arts}]
beaver away
v 1: work hard on something [syn: {beaver}, {beaver away}]
beaver board
n 1: a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp
beaver fur
n 1: the soft brown fur of the beaver [syn: {beaver}, {beaver
fur}]
beaver rat
n 1: amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
Beaver State
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
{Oregon}, {Beaver State}, {OR}, {Ore.}]
bechamel sauce
n 1: milk thickened with a butter and flour roux [syn: {white
sauce}, {bechamel sauce}, {bechamel}]
Bechtel crab
n 1: derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large
double pink blossoms [syn: {Bechtel crab}, {flowering
crab}]
Becker muscular dystrophy
n 1: a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or
adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all
voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness
and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles
first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less
severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by
females but affecting only males)
becket bend
n 1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of
another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket
bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]
Beckman thermometer
n 1: a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or
changes in temperature
become flat
v 1: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn:
{die}, {pall}, {become flat}]
bed and breakfast
n 1: an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast [syn: {bed and
breakfast}, {bed-and-breakfast}]
bed bug
n 1: bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and
feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {bed bug}, {chinch},
{Cimex lectularius}]
bed check
n 1: a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
bed clothing
n 1: coverings that are used on a bed [syn: {bedclothes}, {bed
clothing}, {bedding}]
bed cover
n 1: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover},
{bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}]
bed covering
n 1: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover},
{bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}]
bed down
v 1: go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" [syn: {bed down},
{bunk down}]
bed ground
n 1: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a
night [syn: {bed ground}, {bed-ground}, {bedground}]
bed jacket
n 1: a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting
in bed)
bed linen
n 1: linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and
pillowcases)
bed of flowers
n 1: a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: {flowerbed},
{flower bed}, {bed of flowers}]
bed of roses
n 1: a flower bed in which roses are growing [syn: {rose bed},
{bed of roses}]
bed pillow
n 1: a soft pillow for use on a bed
bed rest
n 1: confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some
sick or injured persons) [syn: {bedrest}, {bed rest}]
bed sheet
n 1: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton
or linen cloth; used in pairs [syn: {sheet}, {bed sheet}]
bed wetter
n 1: someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while
asleep in bed [syn: {bedwetter}, {bed wetter}, {wetter}]
bed-and-breakfast
n 1: an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast [syn: {bed and
breakfast}, {bed-and-breakfast}]
bed-ground
n 1: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a
night [syn: {bed ground}, {bed-ground}, {bedground}]
bed-hop
v 1: be sexually active with more than one partner; "His wife
bed hops" [syn: {bed-hop}, {bedhop}, {sleep around}]
bed-wetting
n 1: enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who
usually outgrow it)
bedding geranium
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {zonal
pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]
bedding material
n 1: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: {bedding
material}, {bedding}, {litter}]
bedding plant
n 1: an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
[syn: {bedder}, {bedding plant}]
Bedford cord
n 1: a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for
clothing
Bedlington terrier
n 1: a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
Bedloe's Island
n 1: an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan
where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially
changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in
1956" [syn: {Liberty Island}, {Bedloe's Island}]
Bedrich Smetana
n 1: Czech composer (1824-1884) [syn: {Smetana}, {Bedrich
Smetana}]
bedroom community
n 1: a community where many commuters live
bedroom furniture
n 1: furniture intended for use in a bedroom
bedroom set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the bedroom [syn: {bedroom suite},
{bedroom set}]
bedroom suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the bedroom [syn: {bedroom suite},
{bedroom set}]
bedside manner
n 1: manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a
patient
bedsitting room
n 1: a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and
some plumbing) [syn: {bedsitting room}, {bedsitter},
{bedsit}]
bee balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Monarda fistulosa}]
2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn:
{bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea},
{Monarda didyma}]
3: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
{lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
bee beetle
n 1: European beetle; infests beehives
bee eater
n 1: colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong
graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
bee fly
n 1: hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are
parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
bee house
n 1: a shed containing a number of beehives [syn: {apiary}, {bee
house}]
bee killer
n 1: swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with
the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects
captured on the wing [syn: {robber fly}, {bee killer}]
bee moth
n 1: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn:
{bee moth}, {wax moth}, {Galleria mellonella}]
bee orchid
n 1: European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape
and color [syn: {bee orchid}, {Ophrys apifera}]
bee sting
n 1: a sting inflicted by a bee
beech family
n 1: chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts;
oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus,
Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus [syn: {Fagaceae}, {family
Fagaceae}, {beech family}]
beech fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut
triangular fronds
beech marten
n 1: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and
throat [syn: {stone marten}, {beech marten}, {Martes
foina}]
beech tree
n 1: any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading
crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible
triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
[syn: {beech}, {beech tree}]
beef Bourguignonne
n 1: beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and
seasonings [syn: {beef Bourguignonne}, {boeuf
Bourguignonne}]
beef broth
n 1: a stock made with beef [syn: {beef broth}, {beef stock}]
beef burrito
n 1: a burrito with a beef filling
beef cattle
n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: {beef}, {beef
cattle}]
beef fondue
n 1: cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various
tasty sauces [syn: {beef fondue}, {boeuf fondu
bourguignon}]
beef goulash
n 1: meat is browned before stewing
beef jerky
n 1: strips of dried beef
beef loin
n 1: cut of meat from a loin of beef
beef man
n 1: a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: {cattleman}, {cow
man}, {beef man}]
beef neck
n 1: a cut of beef from the neck of the animal
beef patty
n 1: a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop
steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]
beef plant
n 1: South American plant having green to purple or red branches
with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of
insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
[syn: {beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii},
{Iresine reticulata}]
beef roast
n 1: cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: {beef roast},
{roast beef}]
beef stew
n 1: a stew made with beef
beef stock
n 1: a stock made with beef [syn: {beef broth}, {beef stock}]
beef Stroganoff
n 1: sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce
served with noodles
beef tallow
n 1: tallow obtained from a bovine animal
beef tea
n 1: an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) [syn:
{beef tea}, {Bovril}]
beef tenderloin
n 1: beef loin muscle
beef tongue
n 1: the tongue of a cow eaten as meat
beef up
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen
your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two
countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {beef up}, {fortify}] [ant:
{weaken}]
beef Wellington
n 1: rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in
puff pastry [syn: {beef Wellington}, {filet de boeuf en
croute}]
beefed-up
adj 1: made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"
beefsteak begonia
n 1: rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish
colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney
begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]
beefsteak fungus
n 1: a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or
raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States [syn:
{beefsteak fungus}, {Fistulina hepatica}]
beefsteak geranium
n 1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived
from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves
patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown
with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king
begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium},
{Begonia rex}]
beefsteak morel
n 1: a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is
smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and
wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull
yellow to brown [syn: {Gyromitra esculenta}, {brain
mushroom}, {beefsteak morel}]
beefsteak plant
n 1: plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage [syn:
{beefsteak plant}, {Perilla frutescens crispa}]
2: South American plant having green to purple or red branches
with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of
insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts [syn:
{beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii}, {Iresine
reticulata}]
beefsteak tomato
n 1: any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh
Beehive State
n 1: a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by
Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Beehive State},
{Mormon State}, {UT}, {Ut.}]
beer barrel
n 1: a barrel that holds beer [syn: {beer barrel}, {beer keg}]
beer bottle
n 1: a bottle that holds beer
beer can
n 1: a can that holds beer
beer drinker
n 1: someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale [syn: {beer
drinker}, {ale drinker}]
beer garden
n 1: tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden)
where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
beer glass
n 1: a relatively large glass for serving beer
beer hall
n 1: a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually)
entertainment
beer keg
n 1: a barrel that holds beer [syn: {beer barrel}, {beer keg}]
beer maker
n 1: someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
[syn: {brewer}, {beer maker}]
beer mat
n 1: a drip mat placed under a glass of beer
beer mug
n 1: a mug intended for serving beer [syn: {beer mug}, {stein}]
beet armyworm
n 1: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
[syn: {beet armyworm}, {Spodoptera exigua}]
beet blight
n 1: a disease of beet plants
beet green
n 1: young leaves of the beetroot
beet sugar
n 1: sugar made from sugar beets
2: sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
beetle off
v 1: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to
tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out},
{bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
beetle-browed
adj 1: sullen or unfriendly in appearance [syn: {beetle-browed},
{scowling}]
before Christ
adv 1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the
supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC},
{B.C.}, {before Christ}]
before long
adv 1: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the
book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently";
"we should have news before long" [syn: {soon},
{shortly}, {presently}, {before long}]
beg off
v 1: ask for permission to be released from an engagement [syn:
{excuse}, {beg off}]
beggar lice
n 1: Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly
nutlets that stick to clothing [syn: {beggar's lice},
{beggar lice}]
2: any of various tropical and subtropical plants having
trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
[syn: {tick trefoil}, {beggar lice}, {beggar's lice}]
beggar's lice
n 1: Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly
nutlets that stick to clothing [syn: {beggar's lice},
{beggar lice}]
2: any of various tropical and subtropical plants having
trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
[syn: {tick trefoil}, {beggar lice}, {beggar's lice}]
beggar's-ticks
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks},
{beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]
beggar-my-neighbor
n 1: a card game for two players in which the object is to win
all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor},
{beggar-my-neighbour}, {strip-Jack-naked}]
beggar-my-neighbor policy
n 1: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others;
used especially of national policy; "the United States has
pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-
neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-
neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
n 1: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others;
used especially of national policy; "the United States has
pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-
neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-
neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]
beggar-my-neighbour
n 1: a card game for two players in which the object is to win
all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor},
{beggar-my-neighbour}, {strip-Jack-naked}]
beggar-my-neighbour policy
n 1: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others;
used especially of national policy; "the United States has
pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-
neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-
neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]
beggar-my-neighbour strategy
n 1: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others;
used especially of national policy; "the United States has
pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-
neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-
neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]
beggar-ticks
n 1: the seed of bur marigolds [syn: {Spanish needles}, {beggar-
ticks}]
2: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks},
{beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]
beginning rhyme
n 1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed
syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged
rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {initial rhyme},
{beginning rhyme}, {head rhyme}]
Begonia cheimantha
n 1: hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large
pink flowers [syn: {Christmas begonia}, {blooming-fool
begonia}, {Begonia cheimantha}]
Begonia cocchinea
n 1: South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent
basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of
coral-red flowers [syn: {angel-wing begonia}, {Begonia
cocchinea}]
Begonia dregei
n 1: tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having
shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn:
{grape-leaf begonia}, {maple-leaf begonia}, {Begonia
dregei}]
Begonia erythrophylla
n 1: rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish
colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney
begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]
begonia family
n 1: monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm
regions especially America [syn: {Begoniaceae}, {family
Begoniaceae}, {begonia family}]
Begonia feastii
n 1: rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish
colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney
begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]
Begonia heracleifolia
n 1: rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes
suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star begonia},
{star-leaf begonia}, {Begonia heracleifolia}]
Begonia rex
n 1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived
from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves
patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown
with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king
begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium},
{Begonia rex}]
Begonia semperflorens
n 1: hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to
bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or
red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant [syn: {wax
begonia}, {Begonia semperflorens}]
Begonia socotrana
n 1: semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink
flowers; Yemen [syn: {Socotra begonia}, {Begonia
socotrana}]
Begonia tuberhybrida
n 1: any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and
variously colored flowers [syn: {hybrid tuberous begonia},
{Begonia tuberhybrida}]
behavior modification
n 1: psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal
or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and
extinguishing undesired behavior [syn: {behavior therapy},
{behavior modification}]
behavior therapy
n 1: psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal
or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and
extinguishing undesired behavior [syn: {behavior therapy},
{behavior modification}]
behavioristic psychology
n 1: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable
measurable behavior [syn: {behaviorism}, {behaviourism},
{behavioristic psychology}, {behaviouristic psychology}]
behaviouristic psychology
n 1: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable
measurable behavior [syn: {behaviorism}, {behaviourism},
{behavioristic psychology}, {behaviouristic psychology}]
behind-the-scenes
adj 1: designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a
sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
[syn: {sub-rosa}, {under-the-table}, {behind-the-scenes}]
Beijing dialect
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the
official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin},
{Mandarin Chinese}, {Mandarin dialect}, {Beijing dialect}]
Bel and the Dragon
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Daniel
bel canto
n 1: a style of operatic singing
bel esprit
n 1: a witty or clever person with a fine mind
Bel-Merodach
n 1: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn:
{Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Baal Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]
Bela Bartok
n 1: Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk
music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
[syn: {Bartok}, {Bela Bartok}]
Bela Ferenc Blasko
n 1: United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for
portraying monsters (1884-1956) [syn: {Lugosi}, {Bela
Lugosi}, {Bela Ferenc Blasko}]
Bela Lugosi
n 1: United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for
portraying monsters (1884-1956) [syn: {Lugosi}, {Bela
Lugosi}, {Bela Ferenc Blasko}]
Belamcanda chinensis
n 1: garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of
seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {blackberry-lily},
{leopard lily}, {Belamcanda chinensis}]
Belarusian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Belarus
belaying pin
n 1: a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a
ship or in mountain climbing)
Belgian beef stew
n 1: beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with
boiled potatoes [syn: {carbonnade flamande}, {Belgian beef
stew}]
Belgian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Bruxelles}, {Brussels},
{Belgian capital}, {capital of Belgium}]
Belgian Congo
n 1: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from
Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the
Congo}, {Zaire}, {Belgian Congo}]
Belgian endive
n 1: young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a
narrow whitish head [syn: {Belgian endive}, {French
endive}, {witloof}]
Belgian franc
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
Belgian griffon
n 1: breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of
Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn:
{griffon}, {Brussels griffon}, {Belgian griffon}]
Belgian hare
n 1: red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World
rabbit and hare [syn: {Belgian hare}, {leporide}]
Belgian sheepdog
n 1: hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
[syn: {Belgian sheepdog}, {Belgian shepherd}]
Belgian shepherd
n 1: hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
[syn: {Belgian sheepdog}, {Belgian shepherd}]
Belgian waffle
n 1: thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit
sauce
believe in
v 1: have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something;
"John believes in oat bran"
Belize dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Belize
bell apple
n 1: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn:
{bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {water lemon}, {yellow
granadilla}]
bell arch
n 1: a round arch resting on corbels
bell book
n 1: a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines
of a ship are recorded
bell buoy
n 1: a buoy with a bell on it [syn: {bell buoy}, {gong buoy}]
bell captain
n 1: the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
bell cot
n 1: a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof [syn:
{bell cote}, {bell cot}]
bell cote
n 1: a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof [syn:
{bell cote}, {bell cot}]
bell deck
n 1: a floor under the bells of an open belfry
bell founder
n 1: a person who casts metal bells
bell foundry
n 1: a foundry where bells are cast
bell gable
n 1: an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
bell glass
n 1: a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display
delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to
contain gases [syn: {bell jar}, {bell glass}]
bell heather
n 1: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn:
{cross-leaved heath}, {bell heather}, {Erica tetralix}]
2: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: {bell
heather}, {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica
cinerea}]
bell jar
n 1: a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display
delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to
contain gases [syn: {bell jar}, {bell glass}]
bell magpie
n 1: bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call [syn:
{currawong}, {bell magpie}]
bell metal
n 1: bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in
making bells
bell morel
n 1: a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is
attached to the stipe only at the top [syn: {Verpa}, {bell
morel}]
bell pepper
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
{bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet
pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or
orange or black varieties
bell push
n 1: a button that is pushed to ring a bell
bell ringer
n 1: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the
congregation) [syn: {toller}, {bell ringer}, {ringer}]
2: someone who plays musical handbells
3: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the
new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's
eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
[syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {mark}, {home run}]
bell ringing
n 1: the sound of someone playing a set of bells
2: persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn:
{electioneering}, {bell ringing}, {canvassing}]
3: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
[syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon}, {carillon playing}]
bell seat
n 1: a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
[syn: {bell seat}, {balloon seat}]
bell shape
n 1: the shape of a bell [syn: {bell}, {bell shape}, {campana}]
bell tent
n 1: a bell-shaped tent
bell the cat
v 1: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell
the cat?"
bell toad
n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
{tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]
bell tower
n 1: a tower that supports or shelters a bell
bell-bottom
adj 1: (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom;
"bell-bottomed trousers" [syn: {bell-bottomed}, {bell-
bottom}, {bellbottom}]
bell-bottomed
adj 1: (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom;
"bell-bottomed trousers" [syn: {bell-bottomed}, {bell-
bottom}, {bellbottom}]
bell-bottoms
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by
sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
[syn: {bellbottom trousers}, {bell-bottoms}, {bellbottom
pants}]
bell-like call
n 1: a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell
bell-shaped
adj 1: having a convex shape that resembles a bell
bell-shaped curve
n 1: a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
[syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian
curve}, {Gaussian shape}]
bella sombra
n 1: fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America
having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green
oval leaves [syn: {ombu}, {bella sombra}, {Phytolacca
dioica}]
belladonna lily
n 1: amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant
white or rose flowers [syn: {belladonna lily}, {naked
lady}, {Amaryllis belladonna}]
belladonna plant
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna},
{belladonna plant}, {deadly nightshade}, {Atropa
belladonna}]
bellbottom pants
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by
sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
[syn: {bellbottom trousers}, {bell-bottoms}, {bellbottom
pants}]
bellbottom trousers
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by
sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
[syn: {bellbottom trousers}, {bell-bottoms}, {bellbottom
pants}]
belle de nuit
n 1: pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
[syn: {moonflower}, {belle de nuit}, {Ipomoea alba}]
Belle Isle cress
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
Belle Miriam Silverman
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) [syn:
{Sills}, {Beverly Sills}, {Belle Miriam Silverman}]
Belleau Wood
n 1: a World War I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the
Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]
belles lettres
n 1: creative writing valued for esthetic content [syn: {belles-
lettres}, {belles lettres}]
belles-lettres
n 1: creative writing valued for esthetic content [syn: {belles-
lettres}, {belles lettres}]
bellflower family
n 1: family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some
classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: {Campanulaceae},
{family Campanulaceae}, {bellflower family}]
Bellis perennis
n 1: low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers
and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {common daisy},
{English daisy}, {Bellis perennis}]
bellows fish
n 1: small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed
body and a long snout with a toothless mouth [syn:
{snipefish}, {bellows fish}]
bells of Ireland
n 1: aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers
enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped
calyx [syn: {molucca balm}, {bells of Ireland}, {Molucella
laevis}]
belly button
n 1: a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not
supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued
whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just
above her bellybutton" [syn: {navel}, {umbilicus},
{bellybutton}, {belly button}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}]
belly dance
n 1: a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous
movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dance},
{belly dancing}, {danse du ventre}]
v 1: perform a belly dance
belly dancer
n 1: a woman who performs a solo belly dance [syn: {belly
dancer}, {exotic belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]
belly dancing
n 1: a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous
movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dance},
{belly dancing}, {danse du ventre}]
belly flop
n 1: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact
with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly
whop}, {belly whopper}]
belly flopper
n 1: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact
with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly
whop}, {belly whopper}]
belly laugh
n 1: a burst of deep loud hearty laughter [syn: {guffaw}, {belly
laugh}]
2: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh},
{sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow},
{riot}]
belly out
v 1: swell out or bulge out [syn: {belly}, {belly out}]
belly whop
n 1: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact
with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly
whop}, {belly whopper}]
belly whopper
n 1: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact
with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly
whop}, {belly whopper}]
belly-flop
v 1: dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
belly-land
v 1: land on the underside without the landing gear
belly-up
adj 1: financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company
went belly-up" [syn: {bankrupt}, {belly-up(p)}]
Belmont Park
n 1: a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long
Island; site of the Belmont Stakes [syn: {Belmont Park},
{Belmont}]
Belmont Stakes
n 1: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long
Island at Elmont, New York
Belo Horizonte
n 1: city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro;
the first of Brazil's planned communities
belong to
v 1: be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged
to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" [syn:
{belong to}, {belong}]
below the belt
adv 1: in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly";
"their accusations hit below the belt" [syn: {unfairly},
{below the belt}] [ant: {clean}, {fair}, {fairly}]
adj 1: disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low
blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
belt along
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
belt ammunition
n 1: ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible
linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: {belt}, {belt
ammunition}, {belted ammunition}]
belt bag
n 1: a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a
belt and is worn around the waist [syn: {waist pack}, {belt
bag}]
belt buckle
n 1: the buckle used to fasten a belt
belt down
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop},
{bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink
down}, {kill}]
belt maker
n 1: a maker of belts
belt out
v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: {belt out}, {belt}]
belt up
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
belt-fed
adj 1: using belted ammunition
belt-like
adj 1: resembling a belt around something [syn: {beltlike},
{belt-like}]
belt-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a belt
belted ammunition
n 1: ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible
linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: {belt}, {belt
ammunition}, {belted ammunition}]
belted kingfisher
n 1: greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band
on its chest [syn: {belted kingfisher}, {Ceryle alcyon}]
belted sandfish
n 1: found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic [syn:
{belted sandfish}, {Serranus subligarius}]
beluga caviar
n 1: roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued
Bemisia tabaci
n 1: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from
the Middle East then spread to California where it is a
very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and
poinsettias [syn: {superbug}, {Bemisia tabaci}, {poinsettia
strain}]
Ben Gurion
n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who
organized resistance against the British after World War
II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {Ben
Gurion}, {David Ben Gurion}, {David Grun}]
Ben Hecht
n 1: United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946) [syn:
{Hecht}, {Ben Hecht}]
Ben Hogan
n 1: United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments
(1912-1997) [syn: {Hogan}, {Ben Hogan}, {William Benjamin
Hogan}]
Ben Jonson
n 1: English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet
laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: {Jonson}, {Ben
Jonson}, {Benjamin Jonson}]
Ben Shahn
n 1: United States artist whose work reflected social and
political themes (1898-1969) [syn: {Shahn}, {Ben Shahn},
{Benjamin Shahn}]
Ben Sira
n 1: an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in
that respect) [syn: {Ben Sira}, {Sirach}, {Ecclesiasticus},
{Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach}]
bench clamp
n 1: a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench
bench hook
n 1: any of various stops on a workbench against which work can
be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)
bench lathe
n 1: lathe mounted on a workbench
bench mark
n 1: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined
position and elevation used as a reference point [syn:
{benchmark}, {bench mark}]
bench press
n 1: a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and
press weights upward
2: a small punch press mounted on a workbench
bench vise
n 1: a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to
hold workpiece firmly in place [syn: {vise}, {bench vise}]
bench warmer
n 1: (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
bench warrant
n 1: a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to
apprehend an offender and bring that person to court [syn:
{bench warrant}, {arrest warrant}]
bend dexter
n 1: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right
corner to the lower left [syn: {bend}, {bend dexter}]
bend over backwards
v 1: try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards
when she sees her mother-in-law" [syn: {fall over
backwards}, {bend over backwards}]
bend sinister
n 1: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
[syn: {bar sinister}, {bend sinister}]
Benday process
n 1: a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or
tone to a printed image
bendy tree
n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
{portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia
populnea}]
Benedetto Caetani
n 1: pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the
pope in temporal as well as in theological matters
(1235-1303) [syn: {Boniface VIII}, {Benedetto Caetani}]
Benedetto Odescalchi
n 1: Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by
the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority
over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized
in 1956 (1611-1689) [syn: {Innocent XI}, {Benedetto
Odescalchi}]
Benedict Arnold
n 1: United States general and traitor in the American
Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the
British was foiled (1741-1801) [syn: {Arnold}, {Benedict
Arnold}]
Benedict de Spinoza
n 1: Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system
(1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {de Spinoza}, {Baruch de
Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]
Benedict XIV
n 1: pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the
cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America
(1675-1758) [syn: {Benedict XIV}, {Prospero Lambertini}]
Benedict XV
n 1: pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war
during World War I (1854-1922) [syn: {Benedict XV},
{Giacomo della Chiesa}]
Benedictine order
n 1: a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century;
noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
[syn: {Benedictine order}, {order of Saint Benedict}]
benefactive role
n 1: the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits
from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn:
{benefactive role}, {beneficiary}]
benefit album
n 1: concept album compiling a performer's work or work
supporting some worthy cause [syn: {tribute album},
{benefit album}]
benefit concert
n 1: a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause
benefit of clergy
n 1: sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together
without benefit of clergy"
Benford's law
n 1: a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations
of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived
from other numbers; "Benford's law holds that 30% of the
time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1
and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"
Bengal bean
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
Bengal kino
n 1: dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn:
{gum butea}, {butea gum}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]
Bengal light
n 1: a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but
now a firework
Bengal rose
n 1: shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden
roses [syn: {China rose}, {Bengal rose}, {Rosa chinensis}]
Bengal tiger
n 1: southern short-haired tiger
Benghal bean
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
benign prostatic hyperplasia
n 1: enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging
process [syn: {benign prostatic hyperplasia}, {BPH}]
benign tumor
n 1: a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign
tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour},
{nonmalignant neoplasm}]
benign tumour
n 1: a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign
tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour},
{nonmalignant neoplasm}]
Benin franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Benin
Benito Mussolini
n 1: Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: {Mussolini},
{Benito Mussolini}, {Il Duce}]
Benjamin Britten
n 1: major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his
operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Benjamin Britten},
{Edward Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]
Benjamin bush
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush},
{American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin},
{Benzoin odoriferum}]
Benjamin David Goodman
n 1: United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band
(including black as well as white musicians) and introduced
a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman},
{Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}, {King of Swing}]
Benjamin Disraeli
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling
interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the
empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: {Disraeli}, {Benjamin
Disraeli}, {First Earl of Beaconsfield}]
Benjamin Franklin
n 1: printer whose success as an author led him to take up
politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution; he played a major role in the
American Revolution and negotiated French support for the
colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for
his research in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: {Franklin},
{Benjamin Franklin}]
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.
n 1: United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: {Norris}, {Frank
Norris}, {Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.}]
Benjamin Harris
n 1: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America
(1673-1713) [syn: {Harris}, {Benjamin Harris}]
Benjamin Harrison
n 1: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President Benjamin Harrison}]
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
n 1: United States architect (born in England) whose works
include the chambers of the United States Congress and the
Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect
in the United States (1764-1820) [syn: {Latrobe}, {Benjamin
Henry Latrobe}]
Benjamin Jonson
n 1: English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet
laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: {Jonson}, {Ben
Jonson}, {Benjamin Jonson}]
Benjamin Jowett
n 1: English classical scholar noted for his translations of
Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) [syn: {Jowett}, {Benjamin
Jowett}]
Benjamin Kubelsky
n 1: United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery
and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: {Benny}, {Jack
Benny}, {Benjamin Kubelsky}]
Benjamin Peirce
n 1: United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for
his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
[syn: {Peirce}, {Benjamin Peirce}]
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
n 1: United States anarchist influential before World War I
(1854-1939) [syn: {Tucker}, {Benjamin Ricketson Tucker}]
Benjamin Rush
n 1: physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: {Rush},
{Benjamin Rush}]
Benjamin Shahn
n 1: United States artist whose work reflected social and
political themes (1898-1969) [syn: {Shahn}, {Ben Shahn},
{Benjamin Shahn}]
Benjamin Spock
n 1: United States pediatrician whose many books on child care
influenced the upbringing of children around the world
(1903-1998) [syn: {Spock}, {Benjamin Spock}]
Benjamin Thompson
n 1: English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and
friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by
moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: {Thompson}, {Benjamin
Thompson}, {Count Rumford}]
Benjamin West
n 1: English painter (born in America) who became the second
president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {West},
{Benjamin West}]
Benny Goodman
n 1: United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band
(including black as well as white musicians) and introduced
a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman},
{Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}, {King of Swing}]
Benny Hill
n 1: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: {Hill}, {Benny
Hill}, {Alfred Hawthorne}]
Benoit Mandelbrot
n 1: French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing
fractals (born in 1924) [syn: {Mandelbrot}, {Benoit
Mandelbrot}]
bent grass
n 1: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting
greens [syn: {bent}, {bent grass}, {bent-grass}]
bent hang
n 1: a hang performed with the elbows bent
bent on
adj 1: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater";
"dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
[syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {out to(p)}]
bent-grass
n 1: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting
greens [syn: {bent}, {bent grass}, {bent-grass}]
benthic division
n 1: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral
zones [syn: {benthos}, {benthic division}, {benthonic
zone}]
benthonic zone
n 1: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral
zones [syn: {benthos}, {benthic division}, {benthonic
zone}]
Benvenuto Cellini
n 1: Italian sculptor (1500-1571) [syn: {Cellini}, {Benvenuto
Cellini}]
benzene formula
n 1: a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms
attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {benzene
nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]
benzene nucleus
n 1: a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms
attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {benzene
nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]
benzene ring
n 1: a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms
attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {benzene
nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]
benzoate of soda
n 1: a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and
antiseptic [syn: {benzoate of soda}, {sodium benzoate}]
benzoic acid
n 1: a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
Benzoin odoriferum
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush},
{American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin},
{Benzoin odoriferum}]
benzoyl group
n 1: the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid [syn:
{benzoyl group}, {benzoyl radical}]
benzoyl peroxide
n 1: a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or
oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
benzoyl radical
n 1: the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid [syn:
{benzoyl group}, {benzoyl radical}]
benzyl group
n 1: the univalent radical derived from toluene [syn: {benzyl},
{benzyl group}, {benzyl radical}]
benzyl radical
n 1: the univalent radical derived from toluene [syn: {benzyl},
{benzyl group}, {benzyl radical}]
Berberis canadensis
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn
scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers
followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries [syn: {American
barberry}, {Berberis canadensis}]
Berberis thunbergii
n 1: compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries;
widespread in cultivation especially for hedges [syn:
{Japanese barberry}, {Berberis thunbergii}]
Berberis vulgaris
n 1: upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in
United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn:
{common barberry}, {European barberry}, {Berberis
vulgaris}]
Bercy butter
n 1: butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
[syn: {Bercy}, {Bercy butter}]
bereaved person
n 1: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved;
"the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" [syn:
{bereaved}, {bereaved person}]
bergamot mint
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
[syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea},
{Monarda didyma}]
2: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot
orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne
mint}, {Mentha citrata}]
bergamot orange
n 1: small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in
perfumery; Italy [syn: {bergamot}, {bergamot orange},
{Citrus bergamia}]
Bering Sea
n 1: part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia;
connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
Bering Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway
Islands [syn: {Bering Time}, {Bering Standard Time}]
Bering Strait
n 1: a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
Bering Time
n 1: standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway
Islands [syn: {Bering Time}, {Bering Standard Time}]
Berkshire Hills
n 1: a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort
area [syn: {Berkshires}, {Berkshire Hills}]
Berlin airlift
n 1: airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of
west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to
Berlin
Berlin doughnut
n 1: a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: {Berlin
doughnut}, {bismark}, {jelly doughnut}]
Bermuda buttercup
n 1: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
[syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-
caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]
Bermuda cedar
n 1: ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly
large for a juniper [syn: {Bermuda cedar}, {Juniperus
bermudiana}]
Bermuda chub
n 1: food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow
ships [syn: {Bermuda chub}, {rudderfish}, {Kyphosus
sectatrix}]
Bermuda dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Bermuda
Bermuda grass
n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil
grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass},
{star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
Bermuda lily
n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that
bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily},
{white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]
Bermuda maidenhair
n 1: delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
[syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Bermuda maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum bellum}]
Bermuda maidenhair fern
n 1: delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
[syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Bermuda maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum bellum}]
Bermuda onion
n 1: mild flat onion grown in warm areas
Bermuda plan
n 1: a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
Bermuda rig
n 1: a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig},
{Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]
Bermuda shorts
n 1: (used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee [syn:
{Bermuda shorts}, {Jamaica shorts}]
Bermuda Triangle
n 1: an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and
planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
Bermudan rig
n 1: a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig},
{Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]
Bermudian rig
n 1: a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig},
{Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]
Berna Eli Oldfield
n 1: United States race driver who was the first to drive faster
than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Oldfield}, {Barney
Oldfield}, {Berna Eli Oldfield}]
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
n 1: English philosopher credited with reviving the field of
moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: {Williams}, {Sir Bernard
Williams}, {Bernard Arthur Owen Williams}]
Bernard Baruch
n 1: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
[syn: {Baruch}, {Bernard Baruch}, {Bernard Mannes Baruch}]
Bernard Hinault
n 1: French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times
(born in 1954) [syn: {Hinault}, {Bernard Hinault}]
Bernard Law Montgomery
n 1: English general during World War II; won victories over
Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the
invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery},
{Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery},
{1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]
Bernard Malamud
n 1: United States writer (1914-1986) [syn: {Malamud}, {Bernard
Malamud}]
Bernard Mannes Baruch
n 1: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
[syn: {Baruch}, {Bernard Baruch}, {Bernard Mannes Baruch}]
Bernardo Bertolucci
n 1: Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) [syn: {Bertolucci},
{Bernardo Bertolucci}]
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist
n 1: German dramatist whose works concern people torn between
reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Kleist}, {Heinrich
von Kleist}, {Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist}]
Bernese mountain dog
n 1: large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep
tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and
chest marking; formerly used for draft
Bernhard Riemann
n 1: pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn:
{Riemann}, {Bernhard Riemann}, {Georg Friedrich Bernhard
Riemann}]
Bernoulli distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a
finite set of independent trials with a constant
probability of success [syn: {binomial distribution},
{Bernoulli distribution}]
Bernoulli's law
n 1: (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken
at random from a population will (on the average) have the
population statistics [syn: {Bernoulli's law}, {law of
large numbers}]
berry fern
n 1: North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
[syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern},
{Cystopteris bulbifera}]
Berteroa incana
n 1: tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and
dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods;
naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
[syn: {hoary alison}, {hoary alyssum}, {Berteroa incana}]
Bertholletia excelsa
n 1: tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil
nut}, {brazil-nut tree}, {Bertholletia excelsa}]
Bertillon system
n 1: a system or procedure for identifying persons
Bertolt Brecht
n 1: German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic
theater (1898-1956) [syn: {Brecht}, {Bertolt Brecht}]
Bertram Brockhouse
n 1: Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic
nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003) [syn:
{Brockhouse}, {Bertram Brockhouse}]
Bertrand Arthur William Russell
n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with
Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell},
{Bertrand Arthur William Russell}, {Earl Russell}]
Bertrand Russell
n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with
Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell},
{Bertrand Arthur William Russell}, {Earl Russell}]
beryllium bronze
n 1: a copper-base alloy containing beryllium
Bessemer converter
n 1: a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into
steel by the Bessemer process
Bessemer process
n 1: an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer
converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning
the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful
method of making steel in quantity at low cost
Bessera elegans
n 1: half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping
terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers [syn: {coral
drops}, {Bessera elegans}]
Besseya alpina
n 1: small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet
flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New
Mexico [syn: {Alpine besseya}, {Besseya alpina}]
Bessie Smith
n 1: United States blues singer (1894-1937) [syn: {Smith},
{Bessie Smith}]
Bessy cerca
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy
cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]
Best and Greatest
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Optimus Maximus},
{Best and Greatest}]
best evidence rule
n 1: a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a
writing or recording or photograph the original is required
best friend
n 1: the one friend who is closest to you
best man
n 1: the principal groomsman at a wedding
best of all
adv 1: especially fortunate; "best of all, we don't have any
homework!"
best seller
n 1: a book that has had a large and rapid sale [syn: {best
seller}, {bestseller}]
best-known
adj 1: most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson's best-known work
is probably `Treasure Island'"
best-loved
adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
"the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)},
{favourite(a)}, {best-loved}, {pet}, {preferred},
{preferent}]
best-selling
adj 1: selling in great numbers; "a best-selling novel"
bestir oneself
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
bet on
v 1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm
betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage},
{stake}, {game}, {punt}]
beta blocker
n 1: any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions
by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic
nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-blocking agent},
{beta-adrenergic blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking
agent}]
beta blocker eyedrop
n 1: a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular
pressure by reducing the production of aqueous humor
beta cell
n 1: a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in
the pancreas
Beta Centauri
n 1: the second brightest star in Centaurus
Beta Crucis
n 1: the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
beta decay
n 1: radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied
by the emission of a beta particle
beta endorphin
n 1: an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that
suppresses pain
beta globulin
n 1: a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron [syn:
{transferrin}, {beta globulin}, {siderophilin}]
beta iron
n 1: an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except
that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees
centigrade
Beta Orionis
n 1: the brightest star in Orion [syn: {Rigel}, {Beta Orionis}]
beta particle
n 1: a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a
radioactive isotope
beta radiation
n 1: radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn:
{beta radiation}, {beta ray}, {electron radiation}]
beta ray
n 1: radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn:
{beta radiation}, {beta ray}, {electron radiation}]
beta receptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased
heart beat) [syn: {beta receptor}, {beta-adrenergic
receptor}, {beta-adrenoceptor}]
beta rhythm
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who
is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and
30 hertz [syn: {beta rhythm}, {beta wave}]
beta software
n 1: software that has not yet been released but has received an
alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release;
"beta software is usually available only to particular
users who will test it"
beta test
n 1: (computer science) a second test of an experimental product
(such as computer software) carried out by an outside
organization
Beta vulgaris
n 1: biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible
root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {beet},
{common beet}, {Beta vulgaris}]
Beta vulgaris cicla
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard},
{spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris
cicla}]
Beta vulgaris rubra
n 1: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for
human consumption [syn: {beetroot}, {Beta vulgaris rubra}]
Beta vulgaris vulgaris
n 1: beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle
feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold},
{Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]
beta wave
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who
is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and
30 hertz [syn: {beta rhythm}, {beta wave}]
beta-adrenergic blocker
n 1: any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions
by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic
nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-blocking agent},
{beta-adrenergic blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking
agent}]
beta-adrenergic blocking agent
n 1: any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions
by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic
nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-blocking agent},
{beta-adrenergic blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking
agent}]
beta-adrenergic receptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased
heart beat) [syn: {beta receptor}, {beta-adrenergic
receptor}, {beta-adrenoceptor}]
beta-adrenoceptor
n 1: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of
the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the
specificity of certain agents that affect only some
sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased
heart beat) [syn: {beta receptor}, {beta-adrenergic
receptor}, {beta-adrenoceptor}]
beta-blocking agent
n 1: any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or
arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions
by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic
nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-blocking agent},
{beta-adrenergic blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking
agent}]
beta-carotene
n 1: an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark
yellow fruits and vegetables
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
n 1: beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the
blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
beta-interferon
n 1: a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and
have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple
sclerosis
beta-lactamase
n 1: enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates
penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
[syn: {penicillinase}, {beta-lactamase}]
beta-lipoprotein
n 1: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount
of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated
with increased risk of coronary heart disease and
atherosclerosis [syn: {low-density lipoprotein}, {LDL},
{beta-lipoprotein}]
beta-naphthol
n 1: an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
betake oneself
v 1: displace oneself; go from one location to another
bete noire
n 1: a detested person; "he is an anathema to me" [syn:
{anathema}, {bete noire}]
betel leaf
n 1: a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper [syn: {betel leaf},
{betel}]
betel nut
n 1: seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper
and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in
southeastern Asia [syn: {betel nut}, {areca nut}]
betel palm
n 1: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or
orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn:
{betel palm}, {Areca palm}, {Areca catechu}]
betel pepper
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut
(seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn: {betel},
{betel pepper}, {Piper betel}]
Bethlehem Ephrathah
n 1: a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan
River; early home of David and regarded as the place where
Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem
Ephrathah}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]
Bethlehem-Judah
n 1: a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan
River; early home of David and regarded as the place where
Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem
Ephrathah}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]
Betsy Griscom Ross
n 1: American seamstress said to have made the first American
flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn:
{Ross}, {Betsy Ross}, {Betsy Griscom Ross}]
Betsy Ross
n 1: American seamstress said to have made the first American
flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn:
{Ross}, {Betsy Ross}, {Betsy Griscom Ross}]
Bette Davis
n 1: United States film actress (1908-1989) [syn: {Davis},
{Bette Davis}]
better half
n 1: a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner},
{married person}, {mate}, {better half}]
better off
adj 1: in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would
have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is
better off than his classmate"
better-known
adj 1: more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the
better-known book of the two"
better-looking
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-
looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
betting odds
n 1: the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that
of another; "he offered odds of two to one" [syn: {odds},
{betting odds}]
betting shop
n 1: a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
Betty Friedan
n 1: United States feminist who founded a national organization
for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Friedan}, {Betty Friedan},
{Betty Naomi Friedan}, {Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan}]
Betty Naomi Friedan
n 1: United States feminist who founded a national organization
for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Friedan}, {Betty Friedan},
{Betty Naomi Friedan}, {Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan}]
Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan
n 1: United States feminist who founded a national organization
for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Friedan}, {Betty Friedan},
{Betty Naomi Friedan}, {Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan}]
Betula alleghaniensis
n 1: tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or
grey bark [syn: {yellow birch}, {Betula alleghaniensis},
{Betula leutea}]
Betula cordifolia
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
Betula fontinalis
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
Betula glandulosa
n 1: small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
[syn: {Newfoundland dwarf birch}, {American dwarf birch},
{Betula glandulosa}]
Betula lenta
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {black
birch}, {Betula lenta}]
Betula leutea
n 1: tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or
grey bark [syn: {yellow birch}, {Betula alleghaniensis},
{Betula leutea}]
Betula neoalaskana
n 1: Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Yukon
white birch}, {Betula neoalaskana}]
Betula nigra
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, {river birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]
Betula papyrifera
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
Betula pendula
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch},
{European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]
Betula populifolia
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: {grey birch}, {gray birch},
{American grey birch}, {American gray birch}, {Betula
populifolia}]
Betula pubescens
n 1: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {downy birch},
{white birch}, {Betula pubescens}]
between decks
adv 1: in the space between decks, on a ship [syn: {between
decks}, {'tween decks}]
beurre noisette
n 1: clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar
or lemon juice and capers [syn: {brown butter}, {beurre
noisette}]
bevel gear
n 1: gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {bevel gear}, {pinion and
crown wheel}, {pinion and ring gear}]
bevel square
n 1: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged
together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
[syn: {bevel}, {bevel square}]
Beverly Hills
n 1: a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los
Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
Beverly Sills
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) [syn:
{Sills}, {Beverly Sills}, {Belle Miriam Silverman}]
Bewick's swan
n 1: Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the
whooper [syn: {Bewick's swan}, {Cygnus columbianus
bewickii}]
beyond a doubt
adv 1: in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it
was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had
interrupted a scene of lovers"; "his guilt was
established beyond a shadow of a doubt" [syn:
{indubitably}, {beyond doubt}, {beyond a doubt}, {beyond
a shadow of a doubt}]
beyond a shadow of a doubt
adv 1: in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it
was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had
interrupted a scene of lovers"; "his guilt was
established beyond a shadow of a doubt" [syn:
{indubitably}, {beyond doubt}, {beyond a doubt}, {beyond
a shadow of a doubt}]
beyond control
adv 1: out of control; "the riots got out of hand" [syn: {out of
hand}, {beyond control}] [ant: {in hand}]
beyond doubt
adv 1: in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it
was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had
interrupted a scene of lovers"; "his guilt was
established beyond a shadow of a doubt" [syn:
{indubitably}, {beyond doubt}, {beyond a doubt}, {beyond
a shadow of a doubt}]
adj 1: too obvious to be doubted [syn: {beyond doubt(p)},
{indubitable}]
beyond measure
adv 1: in excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure"
bezoar goat
n 1: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: {bezoar goat},
{pasang}, {Capra aegagrus}]
Bhagavad-Gita
n 1: (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC
and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic);
contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero
Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life [syn:
{Bhagavad-Gita}, {Bhagavadgita}, {Gita}]
Bhumi Devi
n 1: Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
Bhutanese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Bhutan
bi-fold door
n 1: an interior door
biauriculate heart
n 1: a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two
auricles
bib-and-tucker
n 1: an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"
Bibb lettuce
n 1: lettuce with relatively crisp leaves
Bible Belt
n 1: southern and midwestern United States where Protestant
fundamentalism is dominant
bible leaf
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike
yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and
sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes
placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost},
{bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum
balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
Bible-worship
n 1: the worship of the Bible [syn: {bibliolatry}, {Bible-
worship}]
Biblical Aramaic
n 1: the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the
time of the New Testament
Biblical Latin
n 1: the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
[syn: {Late Latin}, {Biblical Latin}]
Bibos frontalis
n 1: ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated
breed of the gaur [syn: {gayal}, {mithan}, {Bibos
frontalis}]
Bibos gaurus
n 1: wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India [syn: {gaur},
{Bibos gaurus}]
bicameral script
n 1: a script having two distinct cases
bicarbonate of soda
n 1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent
drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn:
{bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium
bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]
biceps brachii
n 1: a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn:
{biceps brachii}, {musculus biceps brachii}, {biceps
humeri}]
biceps humeri
n 1: a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn:
{biceps brachii}, {musculus biceps brachii}, {biceps
humeri}]
bichloride of mercury
n 1: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury;
used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
[syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {bichloride
of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]
bicolor lespediza
n 1: Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers
widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as
a source of feed for wild birds [syn: {bicolor lespediza},
{ezo-yama-hagi}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]
bicuspid valve
n 1: valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and
the left ventricle [syn: {mitral valve}, {bicuspid valve},
{left atrioventricular valve}]
bicycle chain
n 1: a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the
rear wheel of a bicycle
bicycle clip
n 1: a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers
from becoming caught in the bicycle chain [syn: {bicycle
clip}, {trouser clip}]
bicycle pump
n 1: a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air
bicycle race
n 1: a race between people riding bicycles [syn: {bicycle race},
{bike race}]
bicycle rack
n 1: a rack for parking bicycles
bicycle seat
n 1: a seat for the rider of a bicycle [syn: {bicycle seat},
{saddle}]
bicycle traffic
n 1: bicycles coming and going
bicycle wheel
n 1: the wheel of a bicycle
bicycle-built-for-two
n 1: a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn:
{bicycle-built-for-two}, {tandem bicycle}, {tandem}]
bid price
n 1: (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to
buy a certain security
bidding contest
n 1: a series of competing bids
Bidens bipinnata
n 1: common bur marigold of the eastern United States [syn:
{Spanish needles}, {Bidens bipinnata}]
Bidens connata
n 1: bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and
Canada common in wet pastures and meadows [syn: {swampy
beggar-ticks}, {Bidens connata}]
Bidens coronata
n 1: North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn:
{tickseed sunflower}, {Bidens coronata}, {Bidens
trichosperma}]
Bidens trichosperma
n 1: North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn:
{tickseed sunflower}, {Bidens coronata}, {Bidens
trichosperma}]
Bidens tripartita
n 1: bur marigold of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-
ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold},
{Bidens tripartita}]
big band
n 1: a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised
solos by lead musicians
big bang
n 1: (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to
have marked the origin of the universe
big bang theory
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated
sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from
the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at
extremely high density and temperature [syn: {big-bang
theory}, {big bang theory}]
big bedbug
n 1: large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug},
{conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]
Big Ben
n 1: clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament,
London
Big Bend
n 1: a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican
border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
n 1: a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and
desert and canyons and wildlife
Big Bill Haywood
n 1: United States labor leader and militant socialist who was
one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World
(1869-1928) [syn: {Haywood}, {Big Bill Haywood}, {William
Dudley Haywood}]
Big Bill Tilden
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in
the 1920s (1893-1953) [syn: {Tilden}, {Big Bill Tilden},
{William Tatem Tilden Jr.}]
Big Blue
n 1: a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that
explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest
conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan [syn:
{Big Blue}, {BLU-82}]
big board
n 1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock
Exchange}, {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]
2: the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that
reports on stocks traded on the exchange
Big Brother
n 1: a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy
2: an older brother
big brown bat
n 1: rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
[syn: {big brown bat}, {Eptesicus fuscus}]
big bucks
n 1: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she
made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks
into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {bundle}, {big bucks},
{megabucks}, {big money}]
big business
n 1: commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale
large enough to influence social and political policies;
"big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to
regulate it effectively"
big businessman
n 1: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
[syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader},
{king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive},
{tycoon}]
big cat
n 1: any of several large cats typically able to roar and living
in the wild [syn: {big cat}, {cat}]
big cheese
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
big deal
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
2: anything of great importance or consequence
Big Dipper
n 1: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa
Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's
Wain}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]
2: elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp
curves and steep inclines) [syn: {roller coaster}, {big
dipper}, {chute-the-chute}]
big enchilada
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
big fish
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
big game
n 1: large animals that are hunted for sport
big gun
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
big H
n 1: street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {nose
drops}, {smack}, {thunder}, {skag}, {scag}]
big hand
n 1: points to the minutes [syn: {minute hand}, {big hand}]
big league
n 1: the most important league in any sport (especially
baseball) [syn: {major league}, {big league}, {majors}]
big leaguer
n 1: a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {major
leaguer}, {big leaguer}]
big marigold
n 1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold},
{big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]
big money
n 1: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she
made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks
into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {bundle}, {big bucks},
{megabucks}, {big money}]
big sagebrush
n 1: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America
having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage},
{Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]
big science
n 1: scientific research that requires massive capital
investment but is expected to yield very significant
results
big shagbark
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
big shellbark
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
big shellbark hickory
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
big shot
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
Big Sioux River
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows
southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
big sister
n 1: an older sister
big spender
n 1: one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on
entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" [syn: {big
spender}, {high roller}]
big stick
n 1: a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big
stick"
Big Sur
n 1: a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of
San Francisco
big time
n 1: the highest level of an occupation (especially in
entertainment)
big toe
n 1: the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {great
toe}, {hallux}]
big top
n 1: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus
performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent";
"they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn:
{circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}, {top}]
big tree
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
big wheel
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
big-bang theory
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated
sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from
the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at
extremely high density and temperature [syn: {big-bang
theory}, {big bang theory}]
big-bellied
adj 1: having a prominent belly [syn: {big-bellied}, {great
bellied}]
big-boned
adj 1: having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with
the surrounding flesh
big-bud hickory
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets
bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut},
{mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart
hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
big-chested
adj 1: marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-
chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-
chested}, {chesty}]
big-cone douglas fir
n 1: douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
[syn: {big-cone spruce}, {big-cone douglas fir},
{Pseudotsuga macrocarpa}]
big-cone spruce
n 1: douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
[syn: {big-cone spruce}, {big-cone douglas fir},
{Pseudotsuga macrocarpa}]
big-eared bat
n 1: large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears [syn:
{big-eared bat}, {Megaderma lyra}]
big-eyed scad
n 1: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn:
{bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar
crumenophthalmus}]
big-leaf maple
n 1: maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves
orange in autumn [syn: {Oregon maple}, {big-leaf maple},
{Acer macrophyllum}]
big-shouldered
adj 1: having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
[syn: {big-shouldered}, {broad-shouldered}, {square-
shouldered}]
big-ticket
adj 1: very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a
big-ticket government program" [syn: {big-ticket(a)},
{high-ticket(a)}]
big-toothed aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
big-tree plum
n 1: small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-
red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its
large leaves [syn: {big-tree plum}, {Prunus mexicana}]
bigeye scad
n 1: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn:
{bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar
crumenophthalmus}]
Bighorn River
n 1: a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone
River in southern Montana [syn: {Bighorn}, {Bighorn River}]
bighorn sheep
n 1: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America
having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn
sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky
Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]
Bight of Benin
n 1: a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
Bignonia capreolata
n 1: woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show
a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia
capreolata}]
bigtooth aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
bigtoothed aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
bijugate leaf
n 1: a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets [syn: {bijugate
leaf}, {bijugous leaf}, {twice-pinnate}]
bijugous leaf
n 1: a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets [syn: {bijugate
leaf}, {bijugous leaf}, {twice-pinnate}]
bike race
n 1: a race between people riding bicycles [syn: {bicycle race},
{bike race}]
bikini pants
n 1: (used in the plural) small and tight-fitting underpants;
worn by women
bilateral contract
n 1: a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both
promisor and promisee)
bilateral descent
n 1: line of descent traced through both the maternal and
paternal sides of the family
bilateral symmetry
n 1: the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
[syn: {bilaterality}, {bilateralism}, {bilateral symmetry}]
bilaterally symmetric
adj 1: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn:
{bilateral}, {isobilateral}, {bilaterally symmetrical},
{bilaterally symmetric}]
bilaterally symmetrical
adj 1: capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one
longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn:
{zygomorphic}, {bilaterally symmetrical}, {zygomorphous}]
[ant: {actinomorphic}, {actinomorphous}]
2: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn:
{bilateral}, {isobilateral}, {bilaterally symmetrical},
{bilaterally symmetric}]
bile acid
n 1: any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored
with bile
bile duct
n 1: a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into
the duodenum [syn: {common bile duct}, {bile duct}]
bile salt
n 1: a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier
of lipids and fatty acids
bilge keel
n 1: either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of
a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
bilge pump
n 1: a pump to remove bilgewater
bilge water
n 1: water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: {bilge},
{bilge water}]
bilge well
n 1: (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
biliary ductule
n 1: excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts
bilingual dictionary
n 1: a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages
Bill Clinton
n 1: 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn:
{Clinton}, {Bill Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton},
{President Clinton}]
Bill Gates
n 1: United States computer entrepreneur whose software company
made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of
the United States (born in 1955) [syn: {Gates}, {Bill
Gates}, {William Henry Gates}]
Bill Haley
n 1: United States rock singer who was one of the first to
popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Haley},
{Bill Haley}, {William John Clifton Haley Jr.}]
Bill Mauldin
n 1: United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers
in battle (1921-2003) [syn: {Mauldin}, {Bill Mauldin},
{William Henry Mauldin}]
bill of attainder
n 1: a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or
felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited
by the Constitution of the United States"
bill of entry
n 1: a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or
import
bill of exchange
n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {bill of
exchange}, {order of payment}]
bill of fare
n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was
in French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du
jour}, {carte}]
bill of goods
n 1: communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to
accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell
me a bill of goods about a secondhand car"
2: a consignment of merchandise
bill of health
n 1: a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is
healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
bill of indictment
n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney
charging a person with some offense [syn: {indictment},
{bill of indictment}]
bill of lading
n 1: a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging
receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms
of delivery [syn: {bill of lading}, {waybill}]
bill of Particulars
n 1: the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial;
advises the defendant and the court of the facts the
defendant will be required to meet
bill of review
n 1: a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an
alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that
rendered it
Bill of Rights
n 1: a statement of fundamental rights and privileges
(especially the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution)
bill of sale
n 1: a deed transferring personal property
bill poster
n 1: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or
billboards [syn: {bill poster}, {poster}, {bill sticker}]
Bill Russell
n 1: United States basketball center (born in 1934) [syn:
{Russell}, {Bill Russell}, {William Felton Russell}]
bill sticker
n 1: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or
billboards [syn: {bill poster}, {poster}, {bill sticker}]
bill-me order
n 1: an order that is received without payment; requires billing
at a later date [syn: {credit order}, {bill-me order}]
billet doux
n 1: a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection [syn:
{love letter}, {billet doux}]
billiard ball
n 1: ball used in playing billiards
billiard hall
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room},
{billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour},
{billiard hall}]
billiard marker
n 1: a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards
billiard parlor
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room},
{billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour},
{billiard hall}]
billiard parlour
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room},
{billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour},
{billiard hall}]
billiard player
n 1: someone who plays billiards
billiard room
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room},
{billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour},
{billiard hall}]
billiard saloon
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room},
{billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour},
{billiard hall}]
billiard table
n 1: game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is
played [syn: {pool table}, {billiard table}, {snooker
table}]
Billie Jean King
n 1: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn:
{King}, {Billie Jean King}, {Billie Jean Moffitt King}]
Billie Jean Moffitt King
n 1: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn:
{King}, {Billie Jean King}, {Billie Jean Moffitt King}]
Billie the Kid
n 1: United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men
(1859-1881) [syn: {Bonney}, {William H. Bonney}, {Billie
the Kid}]
billion-dollar grass
n 1: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern
Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important
wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet},
{billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa
millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]
billy buttons
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for
their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers;
Australia and New Zealand
billy club
n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn:
{truncheon}, {nightstick}, {baton}, {billy}, {billystick},
{billy club}]
billy goat
n 1: male goat [syn: {billy}, {billy goat}, {he-goat}]
Billy Graham
n 1: United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass
evangelist (born in 1918) [syn: {Graham}, {Billy Graham},
{William Franklin Graham}]
Billy Mitchell
n 1: United States aviator and general who was an early advocate
of military air power (1879-1936) [syn: {Mitchell},
{William Mitchell}, {Billy Mitchell}]
Billy Sunday
n 1: United States evangelist (1862-1935) [syn: {Sunday}, {Billy
Sunday}, {William Ashley Sunday}]
Billy Wilder
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor
infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn:
{Wilder}, {Billy Wilder}, {Samuel Wilder}]
billy-ho
n 1: an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like
billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'"
[syn: {billyo}, {billyoh}, {billy-ho}, {all get out}]
bilocular capsule
n 1: a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
bimetallic strip
n 1: a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in
temperature
bimli hemp
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli},
{bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
bin Laden
n 1: Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
[syn: {bin Laden}, {Osama bin Laden}, {Usama bin Laden}]
bin liner
n 1: a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin
binary arithmetic operation
n 1: an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra;
each operand and the result take one of two values [syn:
{boolean operation}, {binary operation}, {binary arithmetic
operation}]
binary code
n 1: code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent
characters
binary compound
n 1: chemical compound composed of only two elements
binary digit
n 1: either 0 or 1 in binary notation
binary file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file containing machine-
readable information that must be read by an application;
characters use all 8 bits of each byte
binary notation
n 1: any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
binary number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits
and a radix of two [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure
binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary
system}]
binary numeration system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits
and a radix of two [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure
binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary
system}]
binary operation
n 1: an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra;
each operand and the result take one of two values [syn:
{boolean operation}, {binary operation}, {binary arithmetic
operation}]
binary program
n 1: a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run
under a given operating system; a binary for one operating
system will not run on a different operating system; "the
same source code can be compiled to produce different
binaries for different operating systems" [syn: {binary},
{binary program}]
binary star
n 1: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under
their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary star}, {binary},
{double star}]
binary system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits
and a radix of two [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure
binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary
system}]
bind off
v 1: finish the last row [syn: {tie up}, {bind off}]
bind over
v 1: order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the
outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant
was bound over for trial"
binder board
n 1: a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
[syn: {binder's board}, {binder board}]
binder's board
n 1: a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books
[syn: {binder's board}, {binder board}]
binding energy
n 1: the energy required to separate particles from a molecule
or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect [syn: {binding
energy}, {separation energy}]
Binet-Simon Scale
n 1: the first intelligence test
bing cherry
n 1: dark red or blackish sweet cherry
Bing Crosby
n 1: United States singer and film actor (1903-1977) [syn:
{Crosby}, {Bing Crosby}, {Harry Lillis Crosby}]
binge-eating syndrome
n 1: a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on
eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-
condemnation [syn: {bulimia}, {binge-eating syndrome}]
binge-purge syndrome
n 1: a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between
strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized
by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-
induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-purge
syndrome}, {binge-vomit syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]
binge-vomit syndrome
n 1: a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between
strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized
by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-
induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-purge
syndrome}, {binge-vomit syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]
binocular microscope
n 1: a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
binocular vision
n 1: vision involving the use of both eyes
binomial distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a
finite set of independent trials with a constant
probability of success [syn: {binomial distribution},
{Bernoulli distribution}]
binomial theorem
n 1: a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a
given power
bio lab
n 1: a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology lab},
{biology laboratory}, {bio lab}]
bio-assay
n 1: appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by
testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result
with some agreed standard [syn: {bioassay}, {bio-assay}]
biochemical mechanism
n 1: a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring
in living organisms
biodegradable pollution
n 1: pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes
and so causes no permanent harm [ant: {nonbiodegradable
pollution}]
biogeographical region
n 1: an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora
and fauna
biohazard suit
n 1: a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer
against dangerous biological or chemical agents
biologic attack
n 1: the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and
animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW},
{biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]
biological agent
n 1: any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in
biological warfare [syn: {biological agent}, {biohazard}]
biological attack
n 1: the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and
animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW},
{biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]
biological clock
n 1: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the
periodicity of many physiological functions
biological defence
n 1: procedures involved in taking defensive measures against
attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defense},
{biological defence}, {biodefense}, {biodefence}]
biological defense
n 1: procedures involved in taking defensive measures against
attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defense},
{biological defence}, {biodefense}, {biodefence}]
biological group
n 1: a group of plants or animals
biological process
n 1: a process occurring in living organisms [syn: {organic
process}, {biological process}]
biological research
n 1: scientific research conducted by biologists
biological science
n 1: the science that studies living organisms [syn: {biology},
{biological science}]
biological terrorism
n 1: terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare [syn:
{bioterrorism}, {biological terrorism}]
biological time
n 1: the time of various biological processes
biological warfare
n 1: the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and
animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW},
{biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]
biological warfare defence
n 1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological
warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW
defense}, {BW defence}]
biological warfare defense
n 1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological
warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW
defense}, {BW defence}]
biological weapon
n 1: any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use
of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" [syn: {bioweapon},
{biological weapon}, {bioarm}]
biology department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in biology [syn: {biology department}, {department
of biology}]
biology lab
n 1: a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology lab},
{biology laboratory}, {bio lab}]
biology laboratory
n 1: a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology lab},
{biology laboratory}, {bio lab}]
biomedical cloning
n 1: nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an
oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem
cells) can be derived for transplant [syn: {therapeutic
cloning}, {biomedical cloning}]
biomedical science
n 1: the application of the principles of the natural sciences
to medicine
biometric authentication
n 1: the automatic identification of living individuals by using
their physiological and behavioral characteristics;
"negative identification can only be accomplished through
biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or
forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric
identification cannot" [syn: {biometric identification},
{biometric authentication}, {identity verification}]
biometric identification
n 1: the automatic identification of living individuals by using
their physiological and behavioral characteristics;
"negative identification can only be accomplished through
biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or
forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric
identification cannot" [syn: {biometric identification},
{biometric authentication}, {identity verification}]
bionic man
n 1: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in
part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a
cybernetic organism" [syn: {cyborg}, {bionic man}, {bionic
woman}]
bionic woman
n 1: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in
part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a
cybernetic organism" [syn: {cyborg}, {bionic man}, {bionic
woman}]
biosafety level
n 1: the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents;
depends on work practices and safety equipment and
facilities
biosafety level 1
n 1: exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily
cause human disease
biosafety level 2
n 1: exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in
humans but whose potential for transmission is limited
biosafety level 3
n 1: exposure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by
the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection
biosafety level 4
n 1: exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk
of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an
aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy
biotic community
n 1: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting
the same region and interacting with each other [syn:
{community}, {biotic community}]
bipinnate leaf
n 1: a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
biplane flying fish
n 1: having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged [syn:
{biplane flying fish}, {four-wing flying fish}]
bipolar disorder
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression},
{manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]
biquadratic equation
n 1: an equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic
equation}, {biquadratic}]
biquadratic polynomial
n 1: a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic},
{biquadratic polynomial}, {quartic polynomial}]
birch bark
n 1: a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark
canoe}, {birchbark}, {birch bark}]
birch beer
n 1: carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch
trees
birch family
n 1: monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula
and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and
Ostryopsis) [syn: {Betulaceae}, {family Betulaceae}, {birch
family}]
birch leaf miner
n 1: small black sawfly native to Europe but established in
eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches
causing serious defoliation [syn: {birch leaf miner},
{Fenusa pusilla}]
birch oil
n 1: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied
externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl
salicylate}, {birch oil}, {sweet-birch oil}]
birch rod
n 1: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a
birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father
never spared the birch" [syn: {birch}, {birch rod}]
birch tree
n 1: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a
thin peeling bark [syn: {birch}, {birch tree}]
birchbark canoe
n 1: a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark
canoe}, {birchbark}, {birch bark}]
bird cherry
n 1: any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed
on by birds [syn: {bird cherry}, {bird cherry tree}]
bird cherry tree
n 1: any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed
on by birds [syn: {bird cherry}, {bird cherry tree}]
bird dog
n 1: a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
bird family
n 1: a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates
characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
bird fancier
n 1: a person with a strong interest in birds
bird feed
n 1: food given to birds; usually mixed seeds [syn: {bird feed},
{bird food}, {birdseed}]
bird feeder
n 1: an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds [syn:
{bird feeder}, {birdfeeder}, {feeder}]
bird food
n 1: food given to birds; usually mixed seeds [syn: {bird feed},
{bird food}, {birdseed}]
bird genus
n 1: a genus of birds
bird louse
n 1: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly
parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse},
{louse}]
bird nest
n 1: nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young [syn:
{bird's nest}, {bird nest}, {birdnest}]
bird of Jove
n 1: any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey
noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight [syn:
{eagle}, {bird of Jove}]
bird of Juno
n 1: very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often
raised as an ornamental bird [syn: {peafowl}, {bird of
Juno}]
bird of Minerva
n 1: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and
large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {owl}, {bird of
Minerva}, {bird of night}, {hooter}]
bird of night
n 1: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and
large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {owl}, {bird of
Minerva}, {bird of night}, {hooter}]
bird of paradise
n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of
paradise}, {poinciana}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana
gilliesii}]
2: ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America
having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling
a bird [syn: {bird of paradise}, {Strelitzia reginae}]
3: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New
Guinea area
bird of passage
n 1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn:
{wanderer}, {roamer}, {rover}, {bird of passage}]
2: any bird that migrates seasonally
bird of prey
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other
animals [syn: {bird of prey}, {raptor}, {raptorial bird}]
Bird Parker
n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of
jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker},
{Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher
Parker}]
bird pepper
n 1: plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits;
includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to
be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn:
{bird pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens baccatum}, {Capsicum
baccatum}]
bird sanctuary
n 1: a building where birds are kept [syn: {aviary}, {bird
sanctuary}, {volary}]
bird shot
n 1: small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: {bird shot},
{buckshot}, {duck shot}]
bird vetch
n 1: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia
and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
[syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia
cracca}]
bird watcher
n 1: a zoologist who studies birds [syn: {ornithologist}, {bird
watcher}]
2: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural
habitats [syn: {bird watcher}, {birder}]
bird's eye
n 1: Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white
flowers [syn: {germander speedwell}, {bird's eye},
{Veronica chamaedrys}]
bird's eye view
n 1: a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or
distance [syn: {bird's eye view}, {panoramic view}]
bird's foot
n 1: the foot of a bird
bird's foot clover
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover},
{babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
bird's foot trefoil
n 1: Old World herb related to fenugreek [syn: {bird's foot
trefoil}, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}]
2: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover},
{babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
bird's nest
n 1: nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young [syn:
{bird's nest}, {bird nest}, {birdnest}]
bird's nest fern
n 1: tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently
forming tufts in tree crotches [syn: {bird's nest fern},
{Asplenium nidus}]
bird's-eye
adj 1: as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey";
"a panoramic view" [syn: {bird's-eye}, {panoramic}]
bird's-eye bush
n 1: shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and
yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals [syn:
{bird's-eye bush}, {Ochna serrulata}]
bird's-eye maple
n 1: maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
bird's-foot fern
n 1: cliff brake of California and Baja California having
purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {bird's-foot fern}, {Pellaea
mucronata}, {Pellaea ornithopus}]
bird's-foot violet
n 1: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale
blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn:
{bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up},
{wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]
bird's-nest fungus
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a
cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure
enclosing the spores
bird-footed dinosaur
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to
Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on
strong hind legs [syn: {theropod}, {theropod dinosaur},
{bird-footed dinosaur}]
bird-nest
v 1: gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early
morning" [syn: {birdnest}, {bird-nest}]
bird-on-the-wing
n 1: common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America
having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple
flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen},
{gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala},
{Polygala paucifolia}]
bird-scarer
n 1: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from
seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {strawman}, {bird-
scarer}, {scarer}]
birdcage mask
n 1: a catcher's mask with a strong wire face
birdseed grass
n 1: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
[syn: {canary grass}, {birdseed grass}, {Phalaris
canariensis}]
birth canal
n 1: a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus
passes during vaginal birth
birth certificate
n 1: a copy of the official document giving details of a
person's birth
birth control
n 1: limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth control},
{birth prevention}, {family planning}]
birth control device
n 1: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
{contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative},
{contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth
control device}]
birth control pill
n 1: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen
and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent
conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill},
{contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral
contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]
birth defect
n 1: a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect},
{congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital
disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]
birth pangs
n 1: a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic
of childbirth [syn: {birth pangs}, {labor pains}, {labour
pains}]
birth prevention
n 1: limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth control},
{birth prevention}, {family planning}]
birth rate
n 1: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of
that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn:
{birthrate}, {birth rate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate},
{natality}]
birth trauma
n 1: physical injury to an infant during the birth process
2: emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to
birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients
with mental illness
birth-control campaigner
n 1: a social reformer who advocates birth control and family
planning [syn: {birth-control campaigner}, {birth-control
reformer}]
birth-control reformer
n 1: a social reformer who advocates birth control and family
planning [syn: {birth-control campaigner}, {birth-control
reformer}]
birthday cake
n 1: decorated cake served at a birthday party
birthday card
n 1: a card expressing a birthday greeting
birthday gift
n 1: a present given in celebration of a person's birthday [syn:
{birthday present}, {birthday gift}]
birthday party
n 1: a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
birthday present
n 1: a present given in celebration of a person's birthday [syn:
{birthday present}, {birthday gift}]
birthday suit
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: {raw},
{altogether}, {birthday suit}]
birthing coach
n 1: an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born
child) who provides support for a woman in labor by
encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-
preparation classes [syn: {labor coach}, {birthing coach},
{doula}, {monitrice}]
birthwort family
n 1: family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn:
{Aristolochiaceae}, {family Aristolochiaceae}, {birthwort
family}]
Biscayne Bay
n 1: a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in
southeastern Florida
Biscayne National Park
n 1: a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs
and marine life
Biscutalla laevigata
n 1: plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like
those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling
bucklers [syn: {buckler mustard}, {Biscutalla laevigata}]
biserial correlation
n 1: a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-
valued and the other is dichotomous [syn: {biserial
correlation coefficient}, {biserial correlation}]
biserial correlation coefficient
n 1: a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-
valued and the other is dichotomous [syn: {biserial
correlation coefficient}, {biserial correlation}]
bisexual person
n 1: a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes [syn:
{bisexual}, {bisexual person}]
Bishop Berkeley
n 1: Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the
materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) [syn: {Berkeley},
{Bishop Berkeley}, {George Berkeley}]
Bishop of Rome
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope},
{Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {pontiff}, {Holy
Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
bishop pine
n 1: two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern
California coast [syn: {bishop pine}, {bishop's pine},
{Pinus muricata}]
Bishop Ulfila
n 1: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who
became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the
Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have
invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas},
{Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila},
{Bishop Wulfila}]
Bishop Ulfilas
n 1: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who
became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the
Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have
invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas},
{Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila},
{Bishop Wulfila}]
Bishop Wulfila
n 1: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who
became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the
Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have
invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas},
{Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila},
{Bishop Wulfila}]
bishop's cap
n 1: any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus
Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn:
{miterwort}, {mitrewort}, {bishop's cap}]
bishop's hat
n 1: slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on
erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {barrenwort},
{bishop's hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]
bishop's pine
n 1: two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern
California coast [syn: {bishop pine}, {bishop's pine},
{Pinus muricata}]
bishop's throne
n 1: a throne that is the official chair of a bishop [syn:
{cathedra}, {bishop's throne}]
Bismarck Archipelago
n 1: a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the
northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
n 1: an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the
Bismarck Archipelago
2: a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers
destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
[syn: {Bismarck Sea}, {battle of the Bismarck Sea}]
Bison bison
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
[syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {buffalo},
{Bison bison}]
Bison bonasus
n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the
North American bison [syn: {wisent}, {aurochs}, {Bison
bonasus}]
bissextile day
n 1: the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn:
{leap day}, {bissextile day}, {February 29}]
bissextile year
n 1: a calendar year with an extra day added in February [syn:
{leap year}, {intercalary year}, {366 days}, {bissextile
year}]
bit by bit
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has
developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {little by
little}, {bit by bit}, {in stages}]
2: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its
victim" [syn: {gradually}, {bit by bit}, {step by step}]
bit field
n 1: a field containing only binary characters
bit part
n 1: a small role [syn: {bit part}, {minor role}]
bit-by-bit
adj 1: one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small
stages}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]
bite off
v 1: bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of
cloth from the intruder's pants" [syn: {snap at}, {bite
off}]
bite out
v 1: utter; "She bit out a curse"
bite plate
n 1: a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {bite plate},
{biteplate}]
biting louse
n 1: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly
parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse},
{louse}]
biting midge
n 1: minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals
and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punky},
{punkey}, {no-see-um}, {biting midge}]
Bitis arietans
n 1: large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
[syn: {puff adder}, {Bitis arietans}]
Bitis gabonica
n 1: large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely
venomous west African viper [syn: {gaboon viper}, {Bitis
gabonica}]
bits per inch
n 1: a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage
medium [syn: {bits per inch}, {bpi}]
bits per second
n 1: (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred
(as by a modem) [syn: {bits per second}, {bps}]
bitt pin
n 1: a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from
slipping off
bitter almond
n 1: almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts
yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal
purposes [syn: {bitter almond}, {Prunus dulcis amara},
{Amygdalus communis amara}]
bitter almond oil
n 1: pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by
distillation from almond cake or meal
bitter aloes
n 1: a purgative made from the leaves of aloe [syn: {aloes},
{bitter aloes}]
bitter betch
n 1: European perennial toxic vetch [syn: {bitter betch}, {Vicia
orobus}]
bitter cassava
n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc},
{mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot
esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]
bitter chocolate
n 1: pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and
sauces and candy [syn: {bitter chocolate}, {baking
chocolate}, {cooking chocolate}]
bitter cress
n 1: any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually
pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple
flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic [syn: {bittercress},
{bitter cress}]
bitter dock
n 1: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock
common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock},
{broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]
bitter end
n 1: the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was
determined to fight to the bitter end"
2: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the
end that is wound around a bitt
bitter floom
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
bitter hickory
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
{bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter
pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]
bitter lemon
n 1: tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink
bitter orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn:
{bitter orange}, {Seville orange}, {sour orange}]
bitter orange tree
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
bitter pea
n 1: any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having
yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
bitter pecan
n 1: hickory of southern United States having many narrow
leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory},
{bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]
bitter pignut
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
{bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter
pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]
bitter principle
n 1: any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste;
not admitting of chemical classification
bitter salts
n 1: hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat
heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
[syn: {Epsom salts}, {bitter salts}]
bitter spar
n 1: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium
carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as
fertilizer [syn: {dolomite}, {bitter spar}]
bitter-bark
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in
southwestern United States having large pink or white
sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn:
{fever tree}, {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya
pubens}]
bitternut hickory
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
{bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter
pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]
bittersweet chocolate
n 1: chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of
sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added [syn:
{bittersweet chocolate}, {semi-sweet chocolate}, {dark
chocolate}]
bittersweet nightshade
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
{climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
bitterwood tree
n 1: any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae
having wood and bark with a bitter taste
bituminous coal
n 1: rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky
yellow flame [syn: {bituminous coal}, {soft coal}]
Biu-Mandara
n 1: a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area
between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
blab out
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--
his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat
out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach},
{babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep
one's mouth shut}, {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}]
Black Africa
n 1: the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
[syn: {Sub-Saharan Africa}, {Black Africa}]
Black African
n 1: an African who is Black
black and gold garden spider
n 1: a widely distributed North American garden spider [syn:
{black and gold garden spider}, {Argiope aurantia}]
Black and Tan
n 1: an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and
tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn
Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
black and white
adj 1: not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-
and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was
in black and white" [syn: {black-and-white}, {black and
white(p)}] [ant: {color}, {colour}]
n 1: communication by means of written symbols (either printed
or handwritten) [syn: {written communication}, {written
language}, {black and white}]
2: a black-and-white photograph or slide [syn: {black and
white}, {monochrome}]
black Angus
n 1: black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Aberdeen Angus},
{Angus}, {black Angus}]
black apricot
n 1: small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish
twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
[syn: {purple apricot}, {black apricot}, {Prunus
dasycarpa}]
black archangel
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black
archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound},
{Ballota nigra}]
black art
n 1: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
[syn: {sorcery}, {black magic}, {black art}, {necromancy}]
black ash
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash},
{basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]
black bamboo
n 1: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
[syn: {black bamboo}, {kuri-chiku}, {Phyllostachys nigra}]
black bass
n 1: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the
United States [syn: {black sea bass}, {black bass},
{Centropistes striata}]
2: widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game
fishes (sunfish family)
black bead
n 1: erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of
white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and
black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn:
{cat's-claw}, {catclaw}, {black bead}, {Pithecellobium
unguis-cati}]
black bean
n 1: black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried [syn:
{black bean}, {turtle bean}]
black bear
n 1: bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
[syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus
thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]
2: brown to black North American bear; smaller and less
ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear},
{black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]
black bearberry
n 1: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black
or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {alpine
bearberry}, {black bearberry}, {Arctostaphylos alpina}]
black bee
n 1: dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German
origin [syn: {black bee}, {German bee}]
black beech
n 1: New Zealand forest tree [syn: {black beech}, {Nothofagus
solanderi}]
black belt
n 1: a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial
arts (judo or karate)
2: a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial
arts (judo or karate)
black bile
n 1: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the
kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy [syn:
{black bile}, {melancholy}]
black bindweed
n 1: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and
cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {black
bindweed}, {Tamus communis}]
black birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {black
birch}, {Betula lenta}]
2: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black birch},
{river birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]
black body
n 1: a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the
electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body
maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at
that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving
it must be in equilibrium" [syn: {black body}, {blackbody},
{full radiator}]
black book
n 1: a list of people who are out of favor [syn: {blacklist},
{black book}, {shitlist}]
black box
n 1: equipment that records information about the performance of
an aircraft during flight
black bread
n 1: bread made of coarse rye flour [syn: {black bread},
{pumpernickel}]
black bream
n 1: important dark-colored edible food and game fish of
Australia [syn: {black bream}, {Chrysophrys australis}]
black bryony
n 1: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and
cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {black
bindweed}, {Tamus communis}]
black buck
n 1: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
[syn: {blackbuck}, {black buck}, {Antilope cervicapra}]
black buffalo
n 1: fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: {black buffalo},
{Ictiobus niger}]
black calla
n 1: ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark
purple spathe [syn: {black calla}, {Arum palaestinum}]
black caraway
n 1: herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used
like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg
flower}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]
black carpet beetle
n 1: a carpet beetle that is solid black in color
black cat
n 1: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
[syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes
pennanti}]
black catechu
n 1: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing
and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly
used medicinally [syn: {black catechu}, {catechu}]
black cherry
n 1: large North American wild cherry with round black sour
edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree},
{rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]
2: any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have
sweet flesh [syn: {sweet cherry}, {black cherry}]
black cherry tree
n 1: large North American wild cherry with round black sour
edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree},
{rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]
black cock
n 1: male black grouse [syn: {blackcock}, {black cock}]
black cohosh
n 1: North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to
Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black
snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]
black comedy
n 1: comedy that uses black humor
black cottonwood
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black
cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus
heterophylla}]
2: cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves
shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black
cottonwood}, {Western balsam poplar}, {Populus trichocarpa}]
black crappie
n 1: a crappie that is black [syn: {black crappie}, {Pomoxis
nigromaculatus}]
black currant
n 1: widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic
berries [syn: {black currant}, {European black currant},
{Ribes nigrum}]
2: small black berries used in jams and jellies
black cypress pine
n 1: Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and
numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
[syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris
endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]
Black Death
n 1: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the
Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of
western Europe [syn: {Black Death}, {Black Plague}]
black diamond
n 1: an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and
polishing [syn: {carbonado}, {black diamond}]
black disease
n 1: a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle)
caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black
disease}, {sheep rot}, {liver rot}, {distomatosis}]
black duck
n 1: a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada [syn:
{black duck}, {Anas rubripes}]
black economy
n 1: a hidden sector of the economy where private cash
transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the
black economy really is"
black elder
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
{bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry},
{European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
black elderberry
n 1: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing
purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn:
{American elder}, {black elderberry}, {sweet elder},
{Sambucus canadensis}]
Black English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
Black English Vernacular
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
black eye
n 1: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn:
{shiner}, {black eye}, {mouse}]
2: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black
eye"
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something
that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal},
{setback}, {blow}, {black eye}]
black felt cup
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
black flag
n 1: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a
black background; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black
flag}, {pirate flag}, {Jolly Roger}, {blackjack}]
black fly
n 1: small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic
larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and
other mammals [syn: {blackfly}, {black fly}, {buffalo
gnat}]
Black Forest
n 1: a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany [syn: {Black
Forest}, {Schwarzwald}]
black fox
n 1: red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black
Black Friar
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the
Dominican order [syn: {Dominican}, {Black Friar},
{Blackfriar}, {friar preacher}]
black fritillary
n 1: herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-
shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {mission bells},
{black fritillary}, {Fritillaria biflora}]
black grama
n 1: a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of
North America) [syn: {black grama}, {Bouteloua eriopoda}]
black greasewood
n 1: low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline
soils of western America [syn: {greasewood}, {black
greasewood}, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}]
black grouse
n 1: grouse of which the male is bluish-black
black guillemot
n 1: northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: {black guillemot},
{Cepphus grylle}]
black gum
n 1: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal
limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have
brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black
gum}, {pepperidge}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]
2: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt;
yields a red eucalyptus kino gum [syn: {black mallee}, {black
sally}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus stellulata}]
Black Hand
n 1: a secret terrorist society in the United States early in
the 20th century
black haw
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
{shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
2: upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east
and east central North America [syn: {black haw}, {Viburnum
prunifolium}]
Black Hawk
n 1: Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against
the United States (1767-1838) [syn: {Black Hawk},
{Makataimeshekiakiak}]
black hellebore
n 1: slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves
and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn:
{lenten rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus orientalis}]
2: European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like
winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter
rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]
black hemlock
n 1: large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder
than Canadian hemlock [syn: {mountain hemlock}, {black
hemlock}, {Tsuga mertensiana}]
black henbane
n 1: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves
and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and
scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {black henbane}, {stinking
nightshade}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]
black hickory
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets
bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut},
{mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart
hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
2: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut},
{pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya
glabra}]
3: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
[syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {black hickory},
{Juglans nigra}]
Black Hills
n 1: mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern
Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black
Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount
Rushmore
2: mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
black hole
n 1: a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star;
extremely high gravitational field
Black Hole of Calcutta
n 1: a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as
many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-
ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
black Hollander
n 1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use
in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander},
{Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]
black horehound
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black
archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound},
{Ballota nigra}]
black huckleberry
n 1: low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black
edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries [syn: {black
huckleberry}, {Gaylussacia baccata}]
black humor
n 1: the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in
writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect [syn: {black
humor}, {black humour}]
black humour
n 1: the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in
writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect [syn: {black
humor}, {black humour}]
black ice
n 1: a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or
sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
Black Jack Pershing
n 1: United States general who commanded the American forces in
Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: {Pershing},
{John Joseph Pershing}, {Black Jack Pershing}]
black kite
n 1: dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: {black
kite}, {Milvus migrans}]
black knapweed
n 1: a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers;
native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser
knapweed}, {black knapweed}, {hardheads}, {Centaurea
nigra}]
black knot
n 1: disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black
excrescences on the branches
black larch
n 1: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States
including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown
scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {tamarack}, {black
larch}, {Larix laricina}]
black lead
n 1: used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
[syn: {graphite}, {black lead}, {plumbago}]
black letter
n 1: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn:
{Gothic}, {black letter}]
black locust
n 1: strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to
decay
2: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having
pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white
flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate
regions [syn: {black locust}, {yellow locust}, {Robinia
pseudoacacia}]
black lotion
n 1: a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on
syphilitic sores [syn: {blackwash}, {black lotion}]
black lovage
n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized
in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a
potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage},
{horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]
black lung
n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn:
{anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal
miner's lung}]
black lung disease
n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn:
{anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal
miner's lung}]
black magic
n 1: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
[syn: {sorcery}, {black magic}, {black art}, {necromancy}]
black maire
n 1: northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
[syn: {black maire}, {Olea cunninghamii}]
black mallee
n 1: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the
butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum [syn: {black
mallee}, {black sally}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus
stellulata}]
black mamba
n 1: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of
its quickness and readiness to bite [syn: {black mamba},
{Dendroaspis augusticeps}]
black mangrove
n 1: an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the
West Indies and Florida [syn: {black mangrove}, {Aegiceras
majus}]
2: a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast;
occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that
bend up from the ground [syn: {black mangrove}, {Avicennia
marina}]
black margate
n 1: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida
southward [syn: {pompon}, {black margate}, {Anisotremus
surinamensis}]
black Maria
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
{wagon}, {black Maria}]
2: a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks
containing hearts or the queen of spades [syn: {hearts},
{Black Maria}]
black market
n 1: people who engage in illicit trade
2: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and
sold in violation of rationing or controls
v 1: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {run},
{black market}]
black marketeer
n 1: someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or
controlled commodities
v 1: deal on the black market
black marlin
n 1: large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
[syn: {black marlin}, {Makaira mazara}, {Makaira marlina}]
black medick
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and
curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn:
{black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch
clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
black morel
n 1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk
with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey
when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel},
{Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps},
{narrowhead morel}]
black moss
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands
anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots;
southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
[syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss},
{long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
black mulberry
n 1: European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit [syn:
{black mulberry}, {Morus nigra}]
black music
n 1: music created by African-American musicians; early forms
were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic
beat with repeated choruses [syn: {black music}, {African-
American music}]
Black Muslim
n 1: an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks
called the Nation of Islam
black mustard
n 1: widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent
seeds; a principal source of table mustard [syn: {black
mustard}, {Brassica nigra}]
black nightshade
n 1: Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers
and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that
are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black
nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-
berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]
black oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United
States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and
yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves
are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak},
{quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]
black olive
n 1: olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled
or preserved canned or in oil [syn: {black olive}, {ripe
olive}]
black opal
n 1: a dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or
red
black operation
n 1: a covert operation not attributable to the organization
carrying it out
black out
v 1: obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated
by the radiation, others survived"
2: darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" [syn:
{black out}, {blacken out}]
3: suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of
the newspaper article were blacked out"
4: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn:
{zonk out}, {pass out}, {black out}]
Black Panther
n 1: a member of the Black Panthers political party
Black Panthers
n 1: a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end
political dominance by Whites
black pea
n 1: perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black
in drying [syn: {black pea}, {Lathyrus niger}]
black pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black
pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper
nigrum}]
2: pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
black pine
n 1: conifer of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {matai}, {black
pine}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}, {Podocarpus spicata}]
2: New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used
for interior carpentry [syn: {miro}, {black pine},
{Prumnopitys ferruginea}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]
3: large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of
2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance
to salt and smog [syn: {Japanese black pine}, {black pine},
{Pinus thunbergii}]
4: tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long
blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on
spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified
as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine},
{Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]
5: large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn:
{black pine}, {Pinus nigra}]
Black Plague
n 1: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the
Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of
western Europe [syn: {Black Death}, {Black Plague}]
black poplar
n 1: large European poplar [syn: {black poplar}, {Populus
nigra}]
Black Prince
n 1: son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and
Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376) [syn:
{Edward}, {Black Prince}]
black pudding
n 1: a black sausage containing pig's blood and other
ingredients [syn: {blood sausage}, {blood pudding}, {black
pudding}]
black racer
n 1: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to
six feet [syn: {blacksnake}, {black racer}, {Coluber
constrictor}]
black raspberry
n 1: raspberry native to eastern North America having black
thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap},
{blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]
black rat
n 1: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread
worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {roof rat}, {Rattus rattus}]
black rat snake
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn:
{black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake},
{mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]
black rhinoceros
n 1: African rhino; in danger of extinction [syn: {black
rhinoceros}, {Diceros bicornis}]
Black Rock Desert
n 1: a desert in northwestern Nevada
black rockweed
n 1: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
[syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus},
{tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]
black root rot fungus
n 1: fungus causing black root rot in apples [syn: {black root
rot fungus}, {Xylaria mali}]
black rot
n 1: a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves
of fruits and vegetables
black rudderfish
n 1: blackish fish of New England waters [syn: {barrelfish},
{black rudderfish}, {Hyperglyphe perciformis}]
black sage
n 1: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern
California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue
curls}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]
black sally
n 1: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the
butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum [syn: {black
mallee}, {black sally}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus
stellulata}]
black salsify
n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves
and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible
roots shaped like carrots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's
grass}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
2: long black salsify [syn: {scorzonera}, {black salsify}]
black saltwort
n 1: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores
and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn:
{sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux
maritima}]
Black Sea
n 1: a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of
eastern Europeans [syn: {Black Sea}, {Euxine Sea}]
black sea bass
n 1: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the
United States [syn: {black sea bass}, {black bass},
{Centropistes striata}]
Black September
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
Black September Movement
n 1: a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged
with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the
Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games
in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes
black sheep
n 1: a reckless and unprincipled reprobate [syn: {scapegrace},
{black sheep}]
2: sheep with a black coat
black snakeroot
n 1: deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and
central United States [syn: {Canada ginger}, {black
snakeroot}, {Asarum canadense}]
2: North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to
Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black
snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]
black spleenwort
n 1: spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate
fronds and yielding an astringent [syn: {black spleenwort},
{Asplenium adiantum-nigrum}]
black spot
n 1: any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce
small black spots on the plant
black spruce
n 1: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America
having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
[syn: {black spruce}, {Picea mariana}, {spruce pine}]
black squirrel
n 1: fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase
black stork
n 1: Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
[syn: {black stork}, {Ciconia nigra}]
black sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by
red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black
sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]
black swan
n 1: large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
[syn: {black swan}, {Cygnus atratus}]
Black Tai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Dam}, {Black Tai}]
black tea
n 1: fermented tea leaves
black tie
n 1: semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket},
{tux}, {tuxedo}, {black tie}]
2: a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
black tongue
n 1: a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth
of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {hairy tongue}, {furry
tongue}, {black tongue}]
black tree fern
n 1: a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a
crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn:
{silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {black tree fern},
{Cyathea medullaris}]
black turnstone
n 1: common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
[syn: {black turnstone}, {Arenaria-Melanocephala}]
Black Vernacular
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
Black Vernacular English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
{African American Vernacular English}, {AAVE}, {African
American English}, {Black English}, {Black English
Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular}, {Black Vernacular
English}, {Ebonics}]
black vomit
n 1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn:
{yellow jack}, {yellow fever}, {black vomit}]
black vulture
n 1: American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn:
{black vulture}, {carrion crow}, {Coragyps atratus}]
2: of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {black
vulture}, {Aegypius monachus}]
black walnut
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {black
hickory}, {Juglans nigra}]
2: American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
black walnut tree
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {black
hickory}, {Juglans nigra}]
black wattle
n 1: Australian tree that yields tanning materials [syn: {black
wattle}, {Acacia auriculiformis}]
black weevil
n 1: brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
[syn: {rice weevil}, {black weevil}, {Sitophylus oryzae}]
black whale
n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the
United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for
the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common
blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]
2: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing
spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm
whale}, {cachalot}, {black whale}, {Physeter catodon}]
black widow
n 1: venomous New World spider; the female is black with an
hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
[syn: {black widow}, {Latrodectus mactans}]
black willow
n 1: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear
leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp
willow}, {black willow}, {Salix nigra}]
black-and-blue
adj 1: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin;
"beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises" [syn: {black-
and-blue}, {livid}]
black-and-tan
adj 1: having a pattern of black and tan
black-and-tan coonhound
n 1: American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for
hunting raccoons and other game
black-and-tan terrier
n 1: a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan
coat that was developed in Manchester, England [syn:
{Manchester terrier}, {black-and-tan terrier}]
black-and-white
adj 1: lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black;
"a black-and-white cow"; "black-and-white blooms";
"black-and-white stripes"
2: not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-
white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black
and white" [syn: {black-and-white}, {black and white(p)}]
[ant: {color}, {colour}]
3: of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually
exclusive categories; "he rejected a black-and-white world";
"there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no
grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was
all black-and-white"
black-backed gull
n 1: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-
backed gull}, {great black-backed gull}, {cob}, {Larus
marinus}]
black-barred
adj 1: having a pattern consisting of black bars
black-billed cuckoo
n 1: North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own
young [syn: {black-billed cuckoo}, {Coccyzus
erythropthalmus}]
black-body radiation
n 1: the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from
an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the
radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on
temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law
[syn: {black-body radiation}, {blackbody radiation}]
black-capped chickadee
n 1: chickadee having a dark crown [syn: {black-capped
chickadee}, {blackcap}, {Parus atricapillus}]
black-coated
adj 1: coated with black
black-crowned night heron
n 1: night heron of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {black-crowned
night heron}, {Nycticorax nycticorax}]
black-eyed pea
n 1: fruit or seed of the cowpea plant [syn: {cowpea}, {black-
eyed pea}]
2: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern
United States for food and forage and green manure [syn:
{cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna
unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
3: eaten fresh as shell beans or dried [syn: {black-eyed pea},
{cowpea}]
black-eyed Susan
n 1: tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with
a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {black-eyed
Susan vine}, {Thunbergia alata}]
2: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers;
Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
[syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour}, {bladder
ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
3: the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern
United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and
yellow to orange rays [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {Rudbeckia
hirta}, {Rudbeckia serotina}]
black-eyed Susan vine
n 1: tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with
a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {black-eyed
Susan vine}, {Thunbergia alata}]
black-footed albatross
n 1: a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed
albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony},
{Diomedea nigripes}]
black-footed ferret
n 1: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct [syn: {black-footed ferret}, {ferret},
{Mustela nigripes}]
black-fronted bush shrike
n 1: a kind of bush shrike [syn: {black-fronted bush shrike},
{Chlorophoneus nigrifrons}]
black-gray
adj 1: of dark grey [syn: {black-grey}, {black-gray}, {blackish-
grey}, {blackish-gray}]
black-grey
adj 1: of dark grey [syn: {black-grey}, {black-gray}, {blackish-
grey}, {blackish-gray}]
black-haired
adj 1: having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn:
{dark-haired}, {black-haired}, {brown-haired}]
black-headed snake
n 1: small secretive ground-living snake; found from central
United States to Argentina
black-legged tick
n 1: parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans;
principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States
(especially New England); northern form was for a time
known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) [syn: {Ixodes
scapularis}, {black-legged tick}]
black-marked
adj 1: having black marks
black-market
adj 1: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no
taxes" [syn: {bootleg}, {black}, {black-market},
{contraband}, {smuggled}]
black-necked cobra
n 1: aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites
but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {black-
necked cobra}, {spitting cobra}, {Naja nigricollis}]
black-necked grebe
n 1: small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found
in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United
States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {eared grebe}, {Podiceps
nigricollis}]
black-necked stilt
n 1: stilt of southwestern United States to northern South
America having black plumage extending from the head down
the back of the neck [syn: {black-necked stilt},
{Himantopus mexicanus}]
black-necked stork
n 1: large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird},
{black-necked stork}, {jabiru}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]
black-seeded
adj 1: having black seeds
black-stem spleenwort
n 1: fern of tropical America: from southern United States to
West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stem
spleenwort}, {black-stemmed spleenwort}, {little ebony
spleenwort}]
black-stemmed spleenwort
n 1: fern of tropical America: from southern United States to
West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stem
spleenwort}, {black-stemmed spleenwort}, {little ebony
spleenwort}]
black-tailed deer
n 1: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed
deer}, {blacktail deer}, {blacktail}, {Odocoileus hemionus
columbianus}]
black-tie
adj 1: moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore
semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" [syn:
{semiformal}, {semi-formal}, {black-tie}]
black-winged stilt
n 1: stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white
plumage but with black wings [syn: {black-winged stilt},
{Himantopus himantopus}]
blackback flounder
n 1: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter
flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole},
{Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]
blackberry bush
n 1: bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that
usually do not separate from the receptacle [syn:
{blackberry}, {blackberry bush}]
blackberry-lily
n 1: garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of
seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {blackberry-lily},
{leopard lily}, {Belamcanda chinensis}]
blackboard eraser
n 1: an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard
blackbody radiation
n 1: the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from
an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the
radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on
temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law
[syn: {black-body radiation}, {blackbody radiation}]
Blackburnian warbler
n 1: black-and-white North American wood warbler having an
orange-and-black head and throat [syn: {Blackburn},
{Blackburnian warbler}, {Dendroica fusca}]
blackcap raspberry
n 1: raspberry native to eastern North America having black
thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap},
{blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]
blacken out
v 1: darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" [syn:
{black out}, {blacken out}]
blackfoot daisy
n 1: bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters
with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona
east to Kansas and south to Mexico [syn: {blackfoot daisy},
{Melampodium leucanthum}]
blackheart cherry
n 1: heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry [syn:
{blackheart}, {blackheart cherry}]
blackish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with black
blackish-gray
adj 1: of dark grey [syn: {black-grey}, {black-gray}, {blackish-
grey}, {blackish-gray}]
blackish-grey
adj 1: of dark grey [syn: {black-grey}, {black-gray}, {blackish-
grey}, {blackish-gray}]
blackish-red
adj 1: of red tinged with black
blackjack oak
n 1: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern
United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-
shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn:
{blackjack oak}, {blackjack}, {jack oak}, {Quercus
marilandica}]
blackmouth bass
n 1: small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity [syn:
{blackmouth bass}, {Synagrops bellus}]
blacktail deer
n 1: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed
deer}, {blacktail deer}, {blacktail}, {Odocoileus hemionus
columbianus}]
blacktail jackrabbit
n 1: the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of
western United States; has large black-tipped ears and
black streak on the tail [syn: {blacktail jackrabbit},
{Lepus californicus}]
blacktail prairie dog
n 1: tail is black tipped [syn: {blacktail prairie dog},
{Cynomys ludovicianus}]
blacktip shark
n 1: widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly
dipped in ink [syn: {blacktip shark}, {sandbar shark},
{Carcharhinus limbatus}]
Blackwall hitch
n 1: a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a
hook
blackwater fever
n 1: severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney
damage resulting in dark urine
blackwood tree
n 1: any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored
wood [syn: {blackwood}, {blackwood tree}]
bladder campion
n 1: perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with
inflated calyx [syn: {bladder campion}, {Silene uniflora},
{Silene vulgaris}]
2: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion}, {Silene
latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
bladder cherry
n 1: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated
papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant},
{winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]
bladder disorder
n 1: a disorder of the urinary bladder
bladder fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded
indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori
bladder fucus
n 1: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
[syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus},
{tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]
bladder ketmia
n 1: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed
flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North
America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour},
{bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
bladder senna
n 1: yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its
succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery
pods and as a source of wildlife food [syn: {bladder
senna}, {Colutea arborescens}]
bladder sphincter
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a
thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral
opening [syn: {bladder sphincter}, {musculus sphincter
vesicae}]
bladder stone
n 1: a calculus formed in the bladder [syn: {bladder stone},
{cystolith}]
bladder worm
n 1: encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
bladdernut family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found
mostly in the north temperate zone [syn: {Staphylaceae},
{family Staphylaceae}, {bladdernut family}]
bladderwort family
n 1: carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia,
Pinguicula, and Genlisea [syn: {Lentibulariaceae}, {family
Lentibulariaceae}, {bladderwort family}]
blade apple
n 1: small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry
cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies [syn:
{Barbados gooseberry}, {blade apple}]
blade bit
n 1: a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against
wear [syn: {fishtail bit}, {blade bit}]
blade roast
n 1: a roast cut from the blade
Blaia Zimondal
n 1: an artificial language
Blaise Pascal
n 1: French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist;
invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to
the theory of probability (1623-1662) [syn: {Pascal},
{Blaise Pascal}]
blame game
n 1: accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept
sole responsibility for some undesirable event
blanc fixe
n 1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn:
{barium sulphate}, {barium sulfate}, {blanc fixe}]
blanching agent
n 1: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn:
{bleaching agent}, {bleach}, {blanching agent}, {whitener}]
bland diet
n 1: a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland
diet because of his colitis" [syn: {bland diet}, {ulcer
diet}]
blank check
n 1: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about
giving him a free hand to attack" [syn: {free hand}, {blank
check}]
2: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left
blank [syn: {blank check}, {blank cheque}]
blank cheque
n 1: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable
left blank [syn: {blank check}, {blank cheque}]
blank endorsement
n 1: an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so
payable to the bearer [syn: {blank endorsement},
{endorsement in blank}]
blank out
v 1: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {forget},
{block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {call back},
{call up}, {recall}, {recollect}, {remember}, {retrieve},
{think}]
2: cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the
report were blanked out"
blank shell
n 1: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
[syn: {blank}, {dummy}, {blank shell}]
blank space
n 1: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn:
{space}, {blank space}, {place}]
blank verse
n 1: unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
blanket flower
n 1: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked
yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the
center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire
wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]
blanket jam
v 1: jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all
communications in the area except for directional antenna
communications
blanket stitch
n 1: a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other
thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
blare out
v 1: announce loudly [syn: {blare out}, {blat out}]
Blarina brevicauda
n 1: North American shrew with tail less than half its body
length [syn: {short-tailed shrew}, {Blarina brevicauda}]
Blarney Stone
n 1: a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill
in flattery to anyone who kisses it
blast furnace
n 1: a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores;
combustion is intensified by a blast of air
blast off
v 1: launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"
blast trauma
n 1: injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in
enclosed spaces)
blast wave
n 1: a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a
high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave" [syn:
{shock wave}, {blast wave}]
blasting cap
n 1: a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to
detonate high explosives
blasting gelatin
n 1: mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
blastodermic vessicle
n 1: the blastula of a placental mammal in which some
differentiation of cells has occurred [syn: {blastocyst},
{blastodermic vessicle}]
blat out
v 1: announce loudly [syn: {blare out}, {blat out}]
Blatta orientalis
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach},
{oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle},
{Blatta orientalis}]
Blattella germanica
n 1: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach},
{Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella
germanica}]
blaze away
v 1: perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr.
Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud
applause"
2: shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men"
[syn: {blaze away}, {blaze}]
3: speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents
in the Senate"
blaze out
v 1: move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out
into space" [syn: {blaze}, {blaze out}]
blaze up
v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new
intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn
up}]
blazing star
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having white stems
and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow
flowers that open in early morning [syn: {blazing star},
{Mentzelia livicaulis}, {Mentzelia laevicaulis}]
2: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris
having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
[syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}, {gay-
feather}, {snakeroot}]
blazon out
v 1: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers,
a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise
in the market square" [syn: {cry}, {blazon out}]
bleach liquor
n 1: a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to
bleach textiles or paper pulp
bleach out
v 1: remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn:
{bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour},
{decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise},
{discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]
bleaching agent
n 1: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn:
{bleaching agent}, {bleach}, {blanching agent}, {whitener}]
bleaching clay
n 1: an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils [syn:
{bleaching clay}, {bleaching earth}]
bleaching earth
n 1: an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils [syn:
{bleaching clay}, {bleaching earth}]
bleaching powder
n 1: a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride
and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn:
{bleaching powder}, {chlorinated lime}, {chloride of lime}]
blear-eyed
adj 1: tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {blear},
{bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
bleary-eyed
adj 1: tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {blear},
{bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
Blechnum spicant
n 1: fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America;
often cultivated for deer browse [syn: {deer fern},
{Blechnum spicant}]
bleeder's disease
n 1: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually
affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn:
{hemophilia}, {haemophilia}, {bleeder's disease}]
bleeding heart
n 1: garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
[syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyreflower}, {lyre-flower},
{Dicentra spectabilis}]
2: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim
to be exploited or underprivileged
bleeding tooth
n 1: gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the
shell opening; of the Caribbean area [syn: {bleeding
tooth}, {Nerita peloronta}]
blend in
v 1: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in
your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn:
{blend}, {go}, {blend in}]
2: cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this
stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" [syn: {blend
in}, {mix in}]
blended whiskey
n 1: mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral
spirits [syn: {blended whiskey}, {blended whisky}]
blended whisky
n 1: mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral
spirits [syn: {blended whiskey}, {blended whisky}]
Blenheim spaniel
n 1: red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
blennioid fish
n 1: elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large
pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins [syn: {blennioid
fish}, {blennioid}]
Blennius pholis
n 1: European scaleless blenny [syn: {shanny}, {Blennius
pholis}]
Blephilia celiata
n 1: a variety of wood mint [syn: {downy wood mint}, {Blephilia
celiata}]
Blephilia hirsuta
n 1: a variety of wood mint [syn: {hairy wood mint}, {Blephilia
hirsuta}]
blessed event
n 1: the live birth of a child [syn: {blessed event}, {happy
event}]
blessed thistle
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle},
{blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
2: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and
minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow
flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {sweet sultan}, {Cnicus
benedictus}]
Blessed Trinity
n 1: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one
Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity},
{Sacred Trinity}]
Blessed Virgin
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
{Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin},
{Madonna}]
Bletia striata
n 1: Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect
racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated;
sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: {Bletilla striata},
{Bletia striata}]
Bletilla striata
n 1: Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect
racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated;
sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: {Bletilla striata},
{Bletia striata}]
bleu cheese dressing
n 1: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {bleu
cheese dressing}, {blue cheese dressing}]
Blighia sapida
n 1: widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for
its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in
Jamaica by William Bligh [syn: {akee}, {akee tree},
{Blighia sapida}]
blight canker
n 1: a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear
blighty wound
n 1: a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home
from service abroad
blind alley
n 1: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley},
{cul de sac}, {dead-end street}, {impasse}]
2: (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and
offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police
into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down
has turned out to be a blind alley"
blind bend
n 1: a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as
you are driving [syn: {blind curve}, {blind bend}]
blind corner
n 1: a street corner that you cannot see around as you are
driving
blind curve
n 1: a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as
you are driving [syn: {blind curve}, {blind bend}]
blind date
n 1: a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the
first time when you have a date with them)
2: a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"
blind drunk
adj 1: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto},
{crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed},
{pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed},
{smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy},
{stiff}, {tight}, {wet}]
blind eel
n 1: aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very
small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United
States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {congo eel}, {blind
eel}]
blind flying
n 1: using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you
cannot see through clouds or mists etc. [syn: {blind
flying}, {blind landing}]
blind gentian
n 1: similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn:
{closed gentian}, {blind gentian}, {Gentiana clausa}]
2: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white
flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed gentian},
{blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana andrewsii}]
blind gut
n 1: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into
which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the
cecum" [syn: {cecum}, {caecum}, {blind gut}]
blind landing
n 1: using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you
cannot see through clouds or mists etc. [syn: {blind
flying}, {blind landing}]
blind person
n 1: a person with a severe visual impairment
blind side
n 1: the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed
blind snake
n 1: wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial
eyes [syn: {blind snake}, {worm snake}]
blind spot
n 1: a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and
fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind
spots and he's proud of it"
2: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not
sensitive to light [syn: {blind spot}, {optic disc}, {optic
disk}]
blind staggers
n 1: a disease of the central nervous system affecting
especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady
swaying gait and frequent falling [syn: {staggers}, {blind
staggers}]
blind stitching
n 1: stitching that is not easily seen or noticed
blind trust
n 1: a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of
interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person
establishing the trust gives up the right to information
about the assets
blindman's bluff
n 1: a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to
catch and identify other players [syn: {blindman's bluff},
{blindman's buff}]
blindman's buff
n 1: a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to
catch and identify other players [syn: {blindman's bluff},
{blindman's buff}]
bling bling
n 1: flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with
bling" [syn: {bling}, {bling bling}]
blink away
v 1: keep back by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: {wink},
{blink}, {blink away}]
blink of an eye
n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or
the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat},
{instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling},
{wink}, {New York minute}]
blinking chickweed
n 1: small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks},
{blinking chickweed}, {water chickweed}, {Montia
lamprosperma}]
Blissus leucopterus
n 1: small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
[syn: {chinch bug}, {Blissus leucopterus}]
blister beetle
n 1: beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
[syn: {blister beetle}, {meloid}]
blister blight
n 1: a disease of Scotch pines
2: a disease of tea plants
blister copper
n 1: an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface
blister pack
n 1: packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard
backing and clear plastic cover [syn: {blister pack},
{bubble pack}]
blister rust
n 1: any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of
the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of
bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn:
{blister rust}, {white-pine rust}, {white pine blister
rust}]
2: fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex
life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
[syn: {blister rust}, {Cronartium ribicola}]
blistering agent
n 1: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises
blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known
antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering
agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]
block anaesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
block and tackle
n 1: pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
block anesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
block capital
n 1: a plain hand-drawn letter [syn: {block letter}, {block
capital}]
block diagram
n 1: a diagram showing the interconnections between the
components of system (especially an electronic system)
block grant
n 1: a grant of federal money to state and local governments to
support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce
federal responsibility for social welfare"
block letter
n 1: a plain hand-drawn letter [syn: {block letter}, {block
capital}]
block off
v 1: obstruct access to [syn: {blockade}, {block off}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade},
{block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}]
3: block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" [syn:
{shut off}, {block off}, {close off}]
block out
v 1: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a
theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in
general
2: prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" [syn:
{screen}, {block out}]
3: shield from light [syn: {mask}, {block out}]
4: indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
block plane
n 1: a small plane used on end grains of wood
block up
v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade},
{block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up},
{bar}]
block vote
n 1: a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people
that a delegate represents
blockade-runner
n 1: a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
blocking agent
n 1: a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological
process [syn: {blocker}, {blocking agent}]
blonde lilian
n 1: North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with
yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors [syn: {white
dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde
lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]
blood agar
n 1: a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
blood bank
n 1: a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red
Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"
blood berry
n 1: bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed
by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn:
{bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant},
{Rivina humilis}]
blood blister
n 1: blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by
an injury
blood brother
n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother
still lives with our parents" [syn: {brother}, {blood
brother}] [ant: {sis}, {sister}]
2: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of
blood) to treat another as his brother
blood brotherhood
n 1: the friendship characteristic of blood brothers
blood cell
n 1: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes)
and sometimes including platelets [syn: {blood cell},
{blood corpuscle}, {corpuscle}]
blood clam
n 1: red-blooded clam
blood clot
n 1: a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
[syn: {blood clot}, {grume}]
blood clotting
n 1: a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid
mass (a blood clot) [syn: {blood coagulation}, {blood
clotting}]
blood coagulation
n 1: a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid
mass (a blood clot) [syn: {blood coagulation}, {blood
clotting}]
blood corpuscle
n 1: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes)
and sometimes including platelets [syn: {blood cell},
{blood corpuscle}, {corpuscle}]
blood count
n 1: the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
2: the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles
in a blood sample
blood cup
n 1: a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn:
{blood cup}, {fairy cup}, {Peziza coccinea}]
blood cyst
n 1: a cyst containing blood [syn: {hemorrhagic cyst}, {blood
cyst}, {hematocyst}]
blood disease
n 1: a disease or disorder of the blood [syn: {blood disease},
{blood disorder}]
blood disorder
n 1: a disease or disorder of the blood [syn: {blood disease},
{blood disorder}]
blood donor
n 1: someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions
blood dyscrasia
n 1: any abnormal condition of the blood
blood extravasation
n 1: the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding
it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
blood feud
n 1: a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each
other [syn: {vendetta}, {blood feud}]
blood flower
n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods
suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed
throughout the tropics [syn: {blood flower}, {swallowwort},
{Asclepias curassavica}]
blood fluke
n 1: flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals [syn:
{schistosome}, {blood fluke}]
blood glucose
n 1: glucose in the bloodstream [syn: {blood sugar}, {blood
glucose}]
blood group
n 1: human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that
have the same antigens [syn: {blood group}, {blood type}]
blood heat
n 1: temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans;
usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's
health [syn: {body temperature}, {blood heat}]
blood kinship
n 1: (anthropology) related by blood [syn: {consanguinity},
{blood kinship}, {cognation}] [ant: {affinity}]
blood knot
n 1: a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of
the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three
times [syn: {barrel knot}, {blood knot}]
blood lily
n 1: any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus
Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
blood line
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent},
{descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree},
{ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
blood meal
n 1: the dried and powdered blood of animals
blood money
n 1: compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
2: a reward for information about a murderer
3: paid to a hired murderer
blood plasma
n 1: the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that
contains no cells, but in which the blood cells
(erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
[syn: {plasma}, {plasm}, {blood plasma}]
blood platelet
n 1: tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood;
essential for blood clotting [syn: {platelet}, {blood
platelet}, {thrombocyte}]
blood poisoning
n 1: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from
a focus of infection [syn: {blood poisoning}, {septicemia},
{septicaemia}]
blood pressure
n 1: the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of
the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left
ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick
evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is
considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the
systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
blood profile
n 1: counting the number of white and red blood cells and the
number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood [syn:
{complete blood count}, {CBC}, {blood profile}]
blood pudding
n 1: a black sausage containing pig's blood and other
ingredients [syn: {blood sausage}, {blood pudding}, {black
pudding}]
blood relation
n 1: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an
ancestor with another [syn: {blood relation}, {blood
relative}, {cognate}, {sib}]
blood relative
n 1: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an
ancestor with another [syn: {blood relation}, {blood
relative}, {cognate}, {sib}]
blood sausage
n 1: a black sausage containing pig's blood and other
ingredients [syn: {blood sausage}, {blood pudding}, {black
pudding}]
blood serum
n 1: an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates
out when blood coagulates [syn: {serum}, {blood serum}]
blood spavin
n 1: spavin caused by distension of the veins
blood sport
n 1: sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
blood stream
n 1: the blood flowing through the circulatory system [syn:
{bloodstream}, {blood stream}]
blood sugar
n 1: glucose in the bloodstream [syn: {blood sugar}, {blood
glucose}]
blood test
n 1: a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
blood transfusion
n 1: the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or
artery [syn: {transfusion}, {blood transfusion}]
blood type
n 1: human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that
have the same antigens [syn: {blood group}, {blood type}]
blood typing
n 1: determining a person's blood type by serological methods
blood vessel
n 1: a vessel in which blood circulates
blood-and-guts
adj 1: marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts
fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
blood-brain barrier
n 1: a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues
and circulating blood; serves to protect the central
nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large
molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"
blood-filled
adj 1: containing blood; "the blood-filled centers of arteries
and veins"
blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging
n 1: functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on
intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation [syn: {blood-
oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance
imaging}, {BOLD FMRI}]
blood-red
adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy},
{blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red},
{crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
blood-related
adj 1: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related},
{cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous},
{consanguineal}, {kin(p)}]
blood-twig
n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull
white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
Bloodless Revolution
n 1: the revolution against James II; there was little armed
resistance to William and Mary in England although battles
were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn:
{English Revolution}, {Glorious Revolution}, {Bloodless
Revolution}]
bloodwood tree
n 1: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate
leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a
red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood
tree}, {kiaat}, {Pterocarpus angolensis}]
2: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies
having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow
flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood
used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {logwood
tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree}, {Haematoxylum
campechianum}]
bloodwort family
n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn:
{Haemodoraceae}, {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort
family}]
Bloody Mary
n 1: daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was
Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of
Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism
to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as
heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary I}, {Mary Tudor}, {Bloody
Mary}]
2: a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
bloody shame
n 1: a Bloody Mary made without alcohol [syn: {Virgin Mary},
{bloody shame}]
bloody-minded
adj 1: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about
demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator [syn:
{bloody-minded}, {cantankerous}]
2: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed;
"bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after
the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the
land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloodthirsty}, {bloody-
minded}, {sanguinary}]
bloom of youth
n 1: the best time of youth [syn: {bloom}, {bloom of youth},
{salad days}]
Bloomeria crocea
n 1: California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange
flowers [syn: {golden star}, {golden stars}, {Bloomeria
crocea}]
blooming-fool begonia
n 1: hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large
pink flowers [syn: {Christmas begonia}, {blooming-fool
begonia}, {Begonia cheimantha}]
Bloomsbury Group
n 1: an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who
lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and
were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
blossom forth
v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom out}, {blossom forth},
{unfold}]
blossom out
v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom out}, {blossom forth},
{unfold}]
blot out
v 1: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
{obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}, {hide}]
blotted out
adj 1: reduced to nothingness [syn: {blotted out}, {obliterate},
{obliterated}]
blotting paper
n 1: absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: {blotting paper},
{blotter}]
blow a fuse
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
blow drier
n 1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the
hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow
dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]
blow dryer
n 1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the
hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow
dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]
blow fly
n 1: large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs
in carrion or dung or wounds [syn: {blowfly}, {blow fly}]
blow gas
n 1: the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn:
{blow gas}, {blowing gas}]
blow off
v 1: come off due to an explosion or other strong force
blow one's stack
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
blow out
v 1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {burn out},
{blow}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
[syn: {snuff out}, {blow out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant:
{ignite}, {light}]
3: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"
blow out of the water
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor},
{ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
blow over
v 1: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
{evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet},
{pass}]
blow tube
n 1: a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate
heat [syn: {blowtube}, {blow tube}, {blowpipe}]
2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn:
{blowgun}, {blowpipe}, {blowtube}, {blow tube}]
blow up
v 1: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We
exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode}, {detonate},
{blow up}, {set off}]
2: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: {blow up}, {enlarge},
{magnify}] [ant: {reduce}, {scale down}]
3: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted
when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary
question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's
lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the
ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow
one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose
one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
4: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish},
{aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize},
{dramatise}]
5: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or
physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov
cocktail exploded" [syn: {detonate}, {explode}, {blow up}]
6: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
{inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}]
7: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {inflate},
{blow up}] [ant: {deflate}]
8: to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the
drugs"; "puffed out chests" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}, {blow
up}, {puff out}]
blow-by-blow
adj 1: providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the
movie"
blow-dry
v 1: dry hair with a hair dryer
blowing gas
n 1: the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn:
{blow gas}, {blowing gas}]
blowing up
n 1: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach
gave him" [syn: {berating}, {blowing up}]
blown-up
adj 1: as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph
revealed many details" [syn: {blown-up}, {enlarged}]
BLU-82
n 1: a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that
explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest
conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan [syn:
{Big Blue}, {BLU-82}]
blubber out
v 1: utter while crying [syn: {blubber}, {blubber out}]
blue African lily
n 1: African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels
of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African
lily}, {African tulip}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus
africanus}]
blue air
n 1: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into
the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue}, {blue air}, {wild blue
yonder}]
blue angel
n 1: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a
barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn:
{amobarbital sodium}, {blue}, {blue angel}, {blue devil},
{Amytal}]
blue ash
n 1: ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green
foliage and hard brown wood [syn: {blue ash}, {Fraxinus
quadrangulata}]
blue baby
n 1: an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective
heart
blue blood
n 1: a member of the aristocracy [syn: {aristocrat}, {blue
blood}, {patrician}]
blue book
n 1: a report published by the British government; bound in blue
2: a register of persons who are socially prominent
3: a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations
blue bugle
n 1: upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers;
southern Europe [syn: {erect bugle}, {blue bugle}, {Ajuga
genevensis}]
blue bull
n 1: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white
markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai},
{nylghai}, {nylghau}, {blue bull}, {Boselaphus
tragocamelus}]
blue cardinal flower
n 1: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North
America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {great
lobelia}, {blue cardinal flower}, {Lobelia siphilitica}]
blue cat
n 1: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue
catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel
cat}]
blue catfish
n 1: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue
catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel
cat}]
blue channel cat
n 1: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue
catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel
cat}]
blue channel catfish
n 1: a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue
catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel
cat}]
blue cheese
n 1: cheese containing a blue mold [syn: {bleu}, {blue cheese}]
blue cheese dressing
n 1: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
[syn: {blue cheese dressing}, {Roquefort dressing}]
2: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {bleu
cheese dressing}, {blue cheese dressing}]
blue chip
n 1: a common stock of a nationally known company whose value
and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and
low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" [syn:
{blue chip}, {blue-chip stock}]
2: a blue poker chip with the highest value
blue cohosh
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
blue columbine
n 1: columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue
flowers [syn: {blue columbine}, {Aquilegia caerulea},
{Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea}]
blue copperas
n 1: hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn:
{blue vitriol}, {blue copperas}, {blue stone},
{chalcanthite}]
blue crab
n 1: Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
2: bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {blue crab}, {Callinectes sapidus}]
blue curls
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having
whorls of small blue flowers
blue daisy
n 1: hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has
daisylike flowers with blue rays [syn: {blue daisy}, {blue
marguerite}, {Felicia amelloides}]
blue darter
n 1: bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
[syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {blue darter}, {Accipiter cooperii}]
blue devil
n 1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue
devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium
vulgare}]
2: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate;
used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium},
{blue}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]
blue devils
n 1: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
[syn: {blues}, {blue devils}, {megrims}, {vapors},
{vapours}]
blue elder
n 1: shrub or small tree of western United States having white
flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
[syn: {blue elder}, {blue elderberry}, {Sambucus caerulea}]
blue elderberry
n 1: shrub or small tree of western United States having white
flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
[syn: {blue elder}, {blue elderberry}, {Sambucus caerulea}]
blue false indigo
n 1: wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of
blue flowers [syn: {blue false indigo}, {Baptisia
australis}]
blue fig
n 1: the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree [syn: {quandong},
{blue fig}]
2: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green
leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue
fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong},
{silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]
blue flag
n 1: a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or
blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally [syn:
{blue flag}, {Iris versicolor}]
blue fleabane
n 1: widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers [syn: {blue
fleabane}, {Erigeron acer}]
blue fox
n 1: a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat
blue funk
n 1: a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn:
{funk}, {blue funk}]
blue goose
n 1: North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but
white in winter [syn: {blue goose}, {Chen caerulescens}]
blue grama
n 1: a pasture grass of western North America [syn: {blue
grama}, {Bouteloua gracilis}]
blue grass
n 1: any of various grasses of the genus Poa [syn: {bluegrass},
{blue grass}]
blue green
n 1: a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light
shade of bluish green" [syn: {bluish green}, {blue green},
{teal}]
blue gum
n 1: tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a
medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {blue gum},
{fever tree}, {Eucalyptus globulus}]
blue jack
n 1: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
[syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver
salmon}, {Oncorhynchus kisutch}]
blue jasmine
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly
clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]
blue jay
n 1: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey
breast [syn: {blue jay}, {jaybird}, {Cyanocitta cristata}]
blue jeans
n 1: (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim
for manual work or casual wear [syn: {jeans}, {blue jeans},
{denim}]
blue jessamine
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly
clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]
blue jet
n 1: atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the
tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they
flash upward [syn: {jet}, {blue jet}, {reverse lightning}]
blue joke
n 1: an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue
joke}, {blue story}]
blue law
n 1: a statute regulating work on Sundays
blue lotus
n 1: blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue
lotus}, {Nymphaea stellata}]
2: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {blue
lotus}, {Nymphaea caerulea}]
blue mahoe
n 1: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy
leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a
moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn:
{Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua},
{Hibiscus elatus}]
blue marguerite
n 1: hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has
daisylike flowers with blue rays [syn: {blue daisy}, {blue
marguerite}, {Felicia amelloides}]
blue marlin
n 1: largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in
warm seas [syn: {blue marlin}, {Makaira nigricans}]
blue mockingbird
n 1: mockingbird of Mexico [syn: {blue mockingbird}, {Melanotis
caerulescens}]
blue mold fungus
n 1: fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants
characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves
[syn: {blue mold fungus}, {Peronospora tabacina}]
blue moon
n 1: a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon
almost never happens"
Blue Mountain tea
n 1: goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from
which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {Blue Mountain tea},
{sweet goldenrod}, {Solidago odora}]
blue murder
n 1: an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"
Blue Nile
n 1: a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum
to form the Nile
blue note
n 1: a flattened third or seventh
blue orchid
n 1: famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep
lilac-blue flowers [syn: {blue orchid}, {Vanda caerulea}]
blue pea
n 1: vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue
flowers with yellow centers [syn: {blue pea}, {butterfly
pea}, {Clitoria turnatea}]
blue peafowl
n 1: peafowl of India and Ceylon [syn: {blue peafowl}, {Pavo
cristatus}]
blue peter
n 1: a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates
that the vessel is ready to sail
blue pickerel
n 1: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue
pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion
vitreum glaucum}]
blue pike
n 1: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue
pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion
vitreum glaucum}]
blue pikeperch
n 1: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue
pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion
vitreum glaucum}]
blue pimpernel
n 1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used
especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue
pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog
weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]
blue point
n 1: oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from
anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
[syn: {bluepoint}, {blue point}]
2: small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long
Island [syn: {bluepoint}, {blue point}]
blue point Siamese
n 1: Siamese cat having a bluish cream-colored body and dark
grey points
blue pointed
n 1: common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food
fish [syn: {bonito shark}, {blue pointed}, {Isurus
glaucus}]
blue poppy
n 1: Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue
flowers in drooping cymes [syn: {blue poppy}, {Meconopsis
betonicifolia}]
blue racer
n 1: bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas [syn:
{blue racer}, {Coluber constrictor flaviventris}]
blue ribbon
n 1: an honor or award gained for excellence [syn: {blue
ribbon}, {cordon bleu}]
blue ribbon commission
n 1: an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan
statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important
governmental issue [syn: {blue ribbon commission}, {blue
ribbon committee}]
blue ribbon committee
n 1: an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan
statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important
governmental issue [syn: {blue ribbon commission}, {blue
ribbon committee}]
blue ribbon jury
n 1: a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for
a case involving complicated issues [syn: {special jury},
{blue ribbon jury}]
Blue Ridge
n 1: a range of the Appalachians extending from southern
Pennsylvania to northern Georgia [syn: {Blue Ridge
Mountains}, {Blue Ridge}]
Blue Ridge Mountains
n 1: a range of the Appalachians extending from southern
Pennsylvania to northern Georgia [syn: {Blue Ridge
Mountains}, {Blue Ridge}]
blue runner
n 1: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil [syn:
{runner}, {blue runner}, {Caranx crysos}]
blue sage
n 1: sage of western North America to Central America having
violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {blue
sage}, {Salvia reflexa}, {Salvia lancifolia}]
2: Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {blue sage},
{mealy sage}, {Salvia farinacea}]
3: blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United
States [syn: {blue sage}, {Salvia azurea}]
4: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America
having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage},
{Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]
blue shark
n 1: slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to
white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
[syn: {blue shark}, {great blue shark}, {Prionace glauca}]
blue skullcap
n 1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used
especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue
pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog
weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]
blue sky
n 1: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into
the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue}, {blue air}, {wild blue
yonder}]
blue sky law
n 1: a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt
to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
blue star
n 1: subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-
growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal
cymes [syn: {blue star}, {Amsonia tabernaemontana}]
blue stem
n 1: tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in
the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {blue stem},
{Andropogon furcatus}, {Andropogon gerardii}]
blue stone
n 1: hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn:
{blue vitriol}, {blue copperas}, {blue stone},
{chalcanthite}]
blue story
n 1: an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue
joke}, {blue story}]
blue succory
n 1: south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat
blue rays [syn: {blue succory}, {cupid's dart}, {Catananche
caerulea}]
blue thistle
n 1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue
devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium
vulgare}]
blue tit
n 1: widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt
blue wings and tail and crown of the head [syn: {blue tit},
{tomtit}, {Parus caeruleus}]
blue toadflax
n 1: North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
[syn: {blue toadflax}, {old-field toadflax}, {Linaria
canadensis}]
blue tulip
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
blue vitriol
n 1: hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn:
{blue vitriol}, {blue copperas}, {blue stone},
{chalcanthite}]
blue wall
n 1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other
way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall
cracked when some officers refused to take part in the
cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of silence}, {blue wall}, {wall
of silence}]
blue wall of silence
n 1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other
way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall
cracked when some officers refused to take part in the
cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of silence}, {blue wall}, {wall
of silence}]
blue walleye
n 1: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue
pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion
vitreum glaucum}]
blue whale
n 1: largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone
whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {blue whale},
{sulfur bottom}, {Balaenoptera musculus}]
blue-belly
n 1: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western
fence lizard}, {swift}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus
occidentalis}]
blue-black
adj 1: of black tinged with blue [syn: {blue-black}, {bluish
black}]
blue-blind
adj 1: inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the
colors blue and yellow [syn: {tritanopic}, {blue-blind}]
blue-blindness
n 1: rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered
sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to
distinguish blue and yellow [syn: {tritanopia}, {blue-
blindness}]
blue-blooded
adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family";
"blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle
blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South";
"aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features";
"patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic},
{aristocratical}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle},
{patrician}]
blue-chip
adj 1: extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip
artist"
blue-chip stock
n 1: a common stock of a nationally known company whose value
and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and
low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" [syn:
{blue chip}, {blue-chip stock}]
blue-collar
adj 1: of or designating manual industrial work or workers [ant:
{white-collar}]
2: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial
laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
[syn: {propertyless}, {wage-earning}, {working-class}, {blue-
collar}]
blue-eyed
adj 1: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn:
{blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]
2: having blue eyes
blue-eyed African daisy
n 1: bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet
flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley
sides in a sheet of color [syn: {blue-eyed African daisy},
{Arctotis stoechadifolia}, {Arctotis venusta}]
blue-eyed grass
n 1: plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers
blue-eyed Mary
n 1: eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white
flowers [syn: {blue-eyed Mary}, {Collinsia verna}]
blue-flowered
adj 1: having blue flowers
blue-fruited
adj 1: bearing blue fruit
blue-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with blue [syn: {blue-grey}, {blue-gray},
{bluish-grey}, {bluish-gray}]
blue-green
adj 1: of a bluish shade of green [syn: {bluish green}, {blue-
green}, {cyan}, {teal}]
blue-green algae
n 1: predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms
containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur
singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as
phytoplankton [syn: {cyanobacteria}, {blue-green algae}]
blue-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with blue [syn: {blue-grey}, {blue-gray},
{bluish-grey}, {bluish-gray}]
blue-headed vireo
n 1: common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish
slaty-grey head [syn: {blue-headed vireo}, {Vireo
solitarius solitarius}]
blue-lilac
adj 1: of lavender tinged with blue [syn: {blue-lilac}, {bluish-
lilac}]
blue-pencil
v 1: cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn:
{edit}, {blue-pencil}, {delete}]
blue-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with blue [syn: {blue-purple}, {bluish-
purple}]
blue-ribbon
adj 1: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-
ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)},
{select}]
blue-sky
adj 1: without immediate commercial value; "the company cannot
afford to do blue-sky research"
blue-violet
adj 1: of violet tinted with blue [syn: {blue-violet}, {bluish-
violet}]
blue-white
adj 1: of white tinged with blue [syn: {blue-white}, {bluish-
white}, {cool-white}]
blue-winged teal
n 1: American teal [syn: {bluewing}, {blue-winged teal}, {Anas
discors}]
blueback salmon
n 1: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and
tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food;
adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye
salmon}, {red salmon}, {blueback salmon}, {Oncorhynchus
nerka}]
blueberry bush
n 1: any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing
blueberries [syn: {blueberry}, {blueberry bush}]
blueberry pie
n 1: pie containing blueberries and sugar
blueberry root
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
blueberry yogurt
n 1: yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam
bluefin tuna
n 1: flesh of very large tuna [syn: {bluefin}, {bluefin tuna}]
2: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed
in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin},
{bluefin tuna}, {horse mackerel}, {Thunnus thynnus}]
Bluegrass Country
n 1: an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and
thoroughbred horses [syn: {Bluegrass}, {Bluegrass Country},
{Bluegrass Region}]
Bluegrass Region
n 1: an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and
thoroughbred horses [syn: {Bluegrass}, {Bluegrass Country},
{Bluegrass Region}]
Bluegrass State
n 1: a state in east central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race
horses [syn: {Kentucky}, {Bluegrass State}, {KY}, {Ken.}]
Bluegrass Stater
n 1: a native or resident of Kentucky [syn: {Kentuckian},
{Bluegrass Stater}]
bluejack oak
n 1: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United
States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing
to a slender bristly point [syn: {bluejack oak}, {turkey
oak}, {Quercus incana}]
blueprint paper
n 1: sensitized paper used to make blueprints
bluestem wheatgrass
n 1: valuable forage grass of western United States [syn:
{western wheatgrass}, {bluestem wheatgrass}, {Agropyron
smithii}]
bluethroat pikeblenny
n 1: found from Florida to Cuba [syn: {bluethroat pikeblenny},
{Chaenopsis ocellata}]
bluff out
v 1: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with
the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand [syn:
{bluff}, {bluff out}]
bluish black
adj 1: of black tinged with blue [syn: {blue-black}, {bluish
black}]
bluish green
adj 1: of a bluish shade of green [syn: {bluish green}, {blue-
green}, {cyan}, {teal}]
n 1: a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light
shade of bluish green" [syn: {bluish green}, {blue green},
{teal}]
bluish-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with blue [syn: {blue-grey}, {blue-gray},
{bluish-grey}, {bluish-gray}]
bluish-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with blue [syn: {blue-grey}, {blue-gray},
{bluish-grey}, {bluish-gray}]
bluish-lilac
adj 1: of lavender tinged with blue [syn: {blue-lilac}, {bluish-
lilac}]
bluish-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with blue [syn: {blue-purple}, {bluish-
purple}]
bluish-violet
adj 1: of violet tinted with blue [syn: {blue-violet}, {bluish-
violet}]
bluish-white
adj 1: of white tinged with blue [syn: {blue-white}, {bluish-
white}, {cool-white}]
blunder out
v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He
blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blurt},
{blunder out}, {blunder}, {ejaculate}]
blunt file
n 1: a file with parallel edges [ant: {taper file}]
blunt trauma
n 1: injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a
large outside object (as a car)
blunt-leaf heath
n 1: small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant
ivory flowers [syn: {common heath}, {blunt-leaf heath},
{Epacris obtusifolia}]
blurt out
v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He
blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blurt},
{blunder out}, {blunder}, {ejaculate}]
blush wine
n 1: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed
after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine},
{rose}, {rose wine}]
blushing mushroom
n 1: yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
[syn: {blushing mushroom}, {blusher}, {Amanita rubescens}]
Bo Hai
n 1: an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China
[syn: {Bo Hai}, {Po Hai}]
bo tree
n 1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul},
{sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]
bo's'n
n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bosun},
{bo'sun}]
bo'sun
n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bosun},
{bo'sun}]
boa constrictor
n 1: very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn:
{boa constrictor}, {Constrictor constrictor}]
boar thistle
n 1: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly
leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United
States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear
thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]
board foot
n 1: the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch
thick
board game
n 1: a game played on a specially designed board
board measure
n 1: a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board
foot
board meeting
n 1: a meeting for administrative purposes [syn: {board
meeting}, {committee meeting}]
board member
n 1: a member of a governing board
board of appeals
n 1: a board of officials that are not judicial but are
appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeal board}, {appeals
board}, {board of appeals}]
board of directors
n 1: a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a
corporation or other large institution [syn: {directorate},
{board of directors}]
board of education
n 1: a board in charge of local public schools [syn: {school
board}, {board of education}]
board of regents
n 1: a committee of university officers who have general
supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
board of selectmen
n 1: a board of officials elected to administer the public
business of a New England town
Board of Trade unit
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000
watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-
hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]
board of trustees
n 1: a governing board elected or appointed to direct the
policies of an educational institution
board rule
n 1: a measure used in computing board feet
board up
v 1: cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the
hurricane"
boarding card
n 1: a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane [syn:
{boarding card}, {boarding pass}]
boarding house
n 1: a private house that provides accommodations and meals for
paying guests [syn: {boarding house}, {boardinghouse}]
boarding pass
n 1: a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane [syn:
{boarding card}, {boarding pass}]
boarding school
n 1: a private school where students are lodged and fed as well
as taught [ant: {day school}]
boat bug
n 1: carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs [syn:
{water boatman}, {boat bug}]
boat club
n 1: club that promotes and supports yachting and boating [syn:
{yacht club}, {boat club}]
boat deck
n 1: the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored
boat hook
n 1: pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
boat paddle
n 1: a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe
or small boat [syn: {paddle}, {boat paddle}]
boat race
n 1: a race between people rowing or driving boats
boat racing
n 1: the sport of racing boats
boat train
n 1: a train taking passengers to or from a port
boat whistle
n 1: a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
boat-billed heron
n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn:
{boatbill}, {boat-billed heron}, {broadbill}, {Cochlearius
cochlearius}]
boat-race
v 1: participate in a boat race
boat-shaped
adj 1: having a concave shape like a boat
boatswain bird
n 1: mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far
from land [syn: {tropic bird}, {tropicbird}, {boatswain
bird}]
boatswain's chair
n 1: a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working
aloft or over the side of a ship [syn: {boatswain's chair},
{bosun's chair}]
bob about
v 1: move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed
around in the pool" [syn: {bob around}, {bob about}]
bob around
v 1: move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed
around in the pool" [syn: {bob around}, {bob about}]
Bob Dylan
n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born
in 1941) [syn: {Dylan}, {Bob Dylan}]
Bob Hope
n 1: United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in
films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) [syn: {Hope}, {Bob
Hope}, {Leslie Townes Hope}]
Bob Marley
n 1: Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn:
{Marley}, {Robert Nesta Marley}, {Bob Marley}]
Bob Mathias
n 1: United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the
decathlon (born in 1930) [syn: {Mathias}, {Bob Mathias},
{Robert Bruce Mathias}]
bob under
v 1: disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of
water
bob up
v 1: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn:
{arise}, {come up}, {bob up}]
Bob Woodward
n 1: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex
organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Woodward}, {Bob
Woodward}, {Robert Woodward}, {Robert Burns Woodward}]
bobbin lace
n 1: a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on
bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
[syn: {pillow lace}, {bobbin lace}]
Bobby Fischer
n 1: United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to
1975 (born in 1943) [syn: {Fischer}, {Bobby Fischer},
{Robert James Fischer}]
Bobby Jones
n 1: United States golfer (1902-1971) [syn: {Jones}, {Bobby
Jones}, {Robert Tyre Jones}]
Bobby Orr
n 1: Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: {Orr}, {Bobby
Orr}, {Robert Orr}]
bobby pin
n 1: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together;
used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a
bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}, {grip}]
bobby-socker
n 1: an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the
1940s) [syn: {bobbysoxer}, {bobby-socker}]
bobwhite quail
n 1: a popular North American game bird; named for its call
[syn: {bobwhite}, {bobwhite quail}, {partridge}]
bocce ball
n 1: wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
[syn: {bocce ball}, {bocci ball}, {boccie ball}]
bocci ball
n 1: wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
[syn: {bocce ball}, {bocci ball}, {boccie ball}]
boccie ball
n 1: wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce
[syn: {bocce ball}, {bocci ball}, {boccie ball}]
Bocconia frutescens
n 1: small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-
tinted green flowers [syn: {bocconia}, {tree celandine},
{Bocconia frutescens}]
bock beer
n 1: a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and
aged through the winter for consumption in the spring [syn:
{bock}, {bock beer}]
bodice ripper
n 1: a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is
sexually violated
bodily cavity
n 1: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn:
{cavity}, {bodily cavity}, {cavum}]
bodily fluid
n 1: the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance},
{bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]
bodily function
n 1: an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {body
process}, {bodily function}, {activity}]
bodily process
n 1: an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {body
process}, {bodily function}, {activity}]
bodily property
n 1: an attribute of the body
bodily structure
n 1: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and
its construction and arrangement; "he has good bone
structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure},
{complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]
Bodo-Garo
n 1: Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in
northeastern India [syn: {Bodo-Garo}, {Barish}]
Bodoni font
n 1: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista
Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs
and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern}, {modern font},
{Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}] [ant: {old style}, {old style
font}]
body and soul
adv 1: with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"
[syn: {heart and soul}, {body and soul}]
body armor
n 1: armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body
armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour},
{coat of mail}, {cataphract}]
body armour
n 1: armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body
armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour},
{coat of mail}, {cataphract}]
body bag
n 1: a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn:
{body bag}, {personnel pouch}, {human remains pouch}]
body count
n 1: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period;
"the daily body count increased as the war went on"
body covering
n 1: any covering for the body or a body part
body English
n 1: a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object
already propelled go in the desired direction
body fluid
n 1: the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance},
{bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]
body forth
v 1: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil
wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the
feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth},
{embody}, {substantiate}]
body guard
v 1: accompany and protect from physical harm
body hair
n 1: short hair growing over a person's body
body image
n 1: an individual's idea as assessment of his or her own body;
"some teenagers are obsessed with their body image"
body language
n 1: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
body length
n 1: the length of your body
body lotion
n 1: lotion applied to the body after bathing
body louse
n 1: a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
[syn: {body louse}, {cootie}, {Pediculus corporis}]
body mass index
n 1: a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to
calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and
divide that by the square of one's height in inches;
overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater
than 30 [syn: {body mass index}, {BMI}]
body odor
n 1: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn:
{body odor}, {body odour}, {B.O.}]
body odour
n 1: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn:
{body odor}, {body odour}, {B.O.}]
body of water
n 1: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as
a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial
waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn:
{body of water}, {water}]
body of work
n 1: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial
part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre";
"Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn:
{oeuvre}, {work}, {body of work}]
body pad
n 1: a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper
body part
n 1: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
body plethysmograph
n 1: plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the
entire body; used in studies of respiration
body politic
n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single
government; "the state has elected a new president";
"African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's
capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an
industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country},
{land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
body process
n 1: an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {body
process}, {bodily function}, {activity}]
body servant
n 1: a valet or personal maid
body snatcher
n 1: someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for
anatomical dissection [syn: {graverobber}, {ghoul}, {body
snatcher}]
body stocking
n 1: a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that
covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)
body structure
n 1: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and
its construction and arrangement; "he has good bone
structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure},
{complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]
body substance
n 1: the substance of the body
body suit
n 1: a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers
the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have
long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by
ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
[syn: {leotard}, {unitard}, {body suit}, {cat suit}]
body temperature
n 1: temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans;
usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's
health [syn: {body temperature}, {blood heat}]
body type
n 1: a category of physique [syn: {body type}, {somatotype}]
body waste
n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces)
discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excretion},
{excreta}, {excrement}, {excretory product}]
body weight
n 1: the weight of a person's body
body-build
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: {physique}, {build},
{body-build}, {habitus}]
body-surf
v 1: ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard
Boehmeria nivea
n 1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green
leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that
resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk
plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]
Boer War
n 1: either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England
in order to regain the independence they had given up to
obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the
second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared
war on Britain (1899-1902)
boeuf Bourguignonne
n 1: beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and
seasonings [syn: {beef Bourguignonne}, {boeuf
Bourguignonne}]
boeuf fondu bourguignon
n 1: cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various
tasty sauces [syn: {beef fondue}, {boeuf fondu
bourguignon}]
Bofors gun
n 1: an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
bog asphodel
n 1: either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small
yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate
regions
bog aster
n 1: a variety of aster
bog bilberry
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}]
bog candles
n 1: orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect
leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the
West and northern North America [syn: {bog rein orchid},
{bog candles}, {Habenaria dilatata}]
bog down
v 1: get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many
times while she wrote her dissertation" [syn: {bog down},
{bog}]
2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
[syn: {mire}, {bog down}]
3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
[syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {bog down}, {mire}]
4: cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the
house" [syn: {bog down}, {bog}]
bog hemp
n 1: any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria
lacking stinging hairs [syn: {false nettle}, {bog hemp}]
bog kalmia
n 1: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small
purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
[syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia
polifolia}]
bog laurel
n 1: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small
purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
[syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia
polifolia}]
bog moss
n 1: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum
whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum},
{sphagnum moss}, {peat moss}, {bog moss}]
bog myrtle
n 1: perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of
white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate
leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across
the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean},
{bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]
bog pimpernel
n 1: small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
[syn: {bog pimpernel}, {Anagallis tenella}]
bog plant
n 1: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are
monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly
heath [syn: {marsh plant}, {bog plant}, {swamp plant}]
bog rein orchid
n 1: orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect
leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the
West and northern North America [syn: {bog rein orchid},
{bog candles}, {Habenaria dilatata}]
bog rhubarb
n 1: small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink
rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur},
{bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]
bog rose
n 1: a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink
blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog
rose}, {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]
bog rosemary
n 1: wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or
pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to
northeastern United States [syn: {bog rosemary},
{moorwort}, {Andromeda glaucophylla}]
bog soil
n 1: poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or
swamp vegetation
bog spavin
n 1: spavin caused by collection of fluids
bog star
n 1: plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white
starlike flowers netted with green [syn: {bog star},
{Parnassia palustris}]
bog whortleberry
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}]
Bohemian waxwing
n 1: large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but
larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: {Bohemian waxwing},
{Bombycilla garrulus}]
Bohr theory
n 1: (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined
Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons
orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy
states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one
energy state to another
boil down
v 1: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a
compromise" [syn: {reduce}, {come down}, {boil down}]
2: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should
reduce to one cup" [syn: {boil down}, {reduce}, {decoct},
{concentrate}]
3: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the
sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: {reduce}, {boil
down}, {concentrate}]
boil over
v 1: overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is
boiling over" [syn: {boil over}, {overboil}]
boil smut
n 1: a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white
swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass [syn:
{boil smut}, {Ustilago maydis}]
boiled dinner
n 1: corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually
other vegetables [syn: {boiled dinner}, {New England boiled
dinner}]
boiled egg
n 1: egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
[syn: {boiled egg}, {coddled egg}]
boilers suit
n 1: a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary
clothing for dirty work [syn: {overall}, {boilersuit},
{boilers suit}]
boiling point
n 1: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they
brought the water to a boil" [syn: {boiling point}, {boil}]
2: being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an
hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"
boiling water reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and
moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the
steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {boiling
water reactor}, {BWR}]
bok choi
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi},
{pakchoi}, {pak choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
2: elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
[syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}]
bok choy
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi},
{pakchoi}, {pak choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
2: elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
[syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}]
bola tie
n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp
and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo tie}, {bolo}, {bola tie},
{bola}]
bold face
n 1: a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: {boldface}, {bold
face}, {bold}]
BOLD FMRI
n 1: functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on
intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation [syn: {blood-
oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance
imaging}, {BOLD FMRI}]
Boletellus russellii
n 1: a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a
rimose areolate cap surface
Boletus chrysenteron
n 1: a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a
dry stalk
Boletus edulis
n 1: an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is
slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a
thick bulbous tan stalk
Boletus frostii
n 1: a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
[syn: {Frost's bolete}, {Boletus frostii}]
Boletus luridus
n 1: a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red
undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
Boletus mirabilis
n 1: a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark
brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface
and reddish stalk
Boletus pallidus
n 1: a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but
later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color;
the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish
yellow
Boletus pulcherrimus
n 1: a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a
scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
Boletus pulverulentus
n 1: an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap
and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens
with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base
Boletus roxanae
n 1: a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that
becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
Boletus subvelutipes
n 1: a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown
cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
Boletus variipes
n 1: an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under
hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface
and a reticulate stalk
Boletus zelleri
n 1: an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with
greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull
red with age
Bolivian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Bolivia
boll weevil
n 1: greyish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls
destroying the cotton [syn: {boll weevil}, {Anthonomus
grandis}]
bollix up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
bollocks up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
bolo knife
n 1: long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
[syn: {bolo}, {bolo knife}]
bolo tie
n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp
and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo tie}, {bolo}, {bola tie},
{bola}]
Bologna sausage
n 1: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and
pork [syn: {bologna}, {Bologna sausage}]
bolognese pasta sauce
n 1: sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped
vegetables and beef and tomato paste
bolster up
v 1: support and strengthen; "bolster morale" [syn: {bolster},
{bolster up}]
bolt cutter
n 1: an implement for cutting bolts
bolt down
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop},
{bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink
down}, {kill}]
2: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled
down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down}, {gobble
up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]
bolt of lightning
n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn:
{thunderbolt}, {bolt}, {bolt of lightning}]
bolt out
v 1: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to
tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out},
{bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
bolt-hole
n 1: a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into
its burrow or den
Boltzmann distribution law
n 1: (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among
the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium [syn:
{Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law}, {Boltzmann
distribution law}]
Boltzmann's constant
n 1: constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
Bomarea edulis
n 1: tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple
and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute;
West Indies to northern South America [syn: {salsilla},
{Bomarea edulis}]
Bomarea salsilla
n 1: tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and
edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute;
Colombia [syn: {salsilla}, {Bomarea salsilla}]
bomb blast
n 1: the explosion of a bomb
bomb calorimeter
n 1: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn:
{bomb calorimeter}, {bomb}]
bomb out
v 1: make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with
bombs
bomb rack
n 1: a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
bomb shelter
n 1: a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing
and provided with food and living facilities; used during
air raids [syn: {bomb shelter}, {air-raid shelter},
{bombproof}]
bomb site
n 1: an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they
opened a parking lot on the bomb site"
bomb up
v 1: load an aircraft with bombs
bombardier beetle
n 1: beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
Bombax ceiba
n 1: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to
kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {simal}, {Bombax
ceiba}, {Bombax malabarica}]
Bombax malabarica
n 1: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to
kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {simal}, {Bombax
ceiba}, {Bombax malabarica}]
Bombay ceiba
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
Bombay hemp
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli},
{bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
bomber aircrew
n 1: the crew of a bomber [syn: {bomber crew}, {bomber aircrew}]
bomber crew
n 1: the crew of a bomber [syn: {bomber crew}, {bomber aircrew}]
Bomber Harris
n 1: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II
he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that
resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn:
{Harris}, {Bomber Harris}, {Sir Arthur Travers Harris}]
bomber jacket
n 1: a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
Bombina bombina
n 1: toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange
patches mixed with black on its underside [syn: {fire-
bellied toad}, {Bombina bombina}]
bombing run
n 1: that part of the flight that begins with the approach to
the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the
release of the bombs
bombycid moth
n 1: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry
leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid}, {bombycid moth},
{silkworm moth}]
Bombycilla cedrorun
n 1: widely distributed over temperate North America [syn:
{cedar waxwing}, {cedarbird}, {Bombycilla cedrorun}]
Bombycilla garrulus
n 1: large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but
larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: {Bohemian waxwing},
{Bombycilla garrulus}]
Bombyx mori
n 1: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely
under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
[syn: {domestic silkworm moth}, {domesticated silkworm
moth}, {Bombyx mori}]
bon mot
n 1: a clever remark [syn: {bon mot}, {mot}]
bon ton
n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society},
{beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]
bon vivant
n 1: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially
good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gourmet},
{gastronome}, {bon vivant}, {epicurean}, {foodie}]
bon voyage
n 1: an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip
or new venture [syn: {bon voyage}, {send-off}]
bona fide
adj 1: undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona
fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs
taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: {authentic}, {bona
fide}, {unquestionable}, {veritable}]
Bonasa umbellus
n 1: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
[syn: {ruffed grouse}, {partridge}, {Bonasa umbellus}]
bond certificate
n 1: a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or
discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation
in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a
fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to
repay the principal [syn: {bond}, {bond certificate}]
bond issue
n 1: bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a
particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
bond paper
n 1: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper;
originally made for printing documents [syn: {bond}, {bond
paper}]
bond rating
n 1: an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a
particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest
quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
bond servant
n 1: someone bound to labor without wages
bond trading
n 1: trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an
exchange) [syn: {bond trading}, {bond-trading activity}]
bond-trading activity
n 1: trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an
exchange) [syn: {bond trading}, {bond-trading activity}]
bonded labor
n 1: a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to
workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to
pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United
States
bonduc nut
n 1: hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g.
jewelry [syn: {bonduc nut}, {nicker nut}, {nicker seed}]
bonduc tree
n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that
resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn:
{bonduc}, {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}, {Caesalpinia
bonducella}]
bone age
n 1: a person's age measured by matching their bone development
(as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average
person of known chronological age
bone ash
n 1: ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used
as fertilizer and in bone china
bone black
n 1: black substance containing char in the form of carbonized
bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone
char}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]
bone cell
n 1: a cell that is part of a bone
bone char
n 1: black substance containing char in the form of carbonized
bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone
char}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]
bone china
n 1: fine porcelain that contains bone ash
bone dry
adj 1: without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone;
"bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the
clothes bone dry" [syn: {bone-dry(a)}, {bone dry(p)}]
bone fat
n 1: fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling
or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in
lubricating greases
bone marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones [syn: {marrow}, {bone marrow}]
2: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones [syn:
{marrow}, {bone marrow}]
bone of contention
n 1: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as
you know, is money"
bone oil
n 1: the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in
leather manufacture
2: dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone;
used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol [syn:
{bone oil}, {Dippel's oil}]
bone spavin
n 1: spavin caused by a bony growth
bone up
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind
away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot
up}, {bone}]
bone-ash cup
n 1: a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to
separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash
cup}, {cupel}, {refractory pot}]
bone-covered
adj 1: (of animals) armored with bone
bone-dry
adj 1: without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone;
"bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the
clothes bone dry" [syn: {bone-dry(a)}, {bone dry(p)}]
bone-forming cell
n 1: a cell from which bone develops [syn: {osteoblast}, {bone-
forming cell}]
bone-headed dinosaur
n 1: bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
bone-idle
adj 1: constitutionally lazy or idle [syn: {bone-idle}, {bone-
lazy}]
bone-lazy
adj 1: constitutionally lazy or idle [syn: {bone-idle}, {bone-
lazy}]
Bonfire Night
n 1: effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night [syn:
{Bonfire Night}, {Guy Fawkes Night}]
bongo drum
n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: {bongo}, {bongo
drum}]
Boniface VIII
n 1: pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the
pope in temporal as well as in theological matters
(1235-1303) [syn: {Boniface VIII}, {Benedetto Caetani}]
bonito shark
n 1: common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food
fish [syn: {bonito shark}, {blue pointed}, {Isurus
glaucus}]
bonnet macaque
n 1: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn:
{bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown
monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]
bonnet monkey
n 1: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn:
{bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown
monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]
bonnet shark
n 1: small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head;
abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead},
{bonnethead}, {bonnet shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]
bony fish
n 1: any fish of the class Osteichthyes
bony labyrinth
n 1: cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that
contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: {bony labyrinth},
{osseous labyrinth}]
bony-plated
adj 1: covered with bony plates
boo-boo
n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper},
{bloomer}, {bungle}, {pratfall}, {foul-up}, {fuckup},
{flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
boob tube
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
booby hatch
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
booby prize
n 1: a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest
booby trap
n 1: an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped
on or driven over [syn: {land mine}, {ground-emplaced
mine}, {booby trap}]
2: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty [syn:
{pitfall}, {booby trap}]
Boocercus eurycerus
n 1: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-
brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn:
{bongo}, {Tragelaphus eurycerus}, {Boocercus eurycerus}]
boogie-woogie
n 1: an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
[syn: {boogie}, {boogie-woogie}]
boojum tree
n 1: candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having
tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow
flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {cirio}, {Fouquieria
columnaris}, {Idria columnaris}]
book agent
n 1: a book salesman
book bag
n 1: a bag in which students carry their books
book binding
n 1: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a
book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: {binding},
{book binding}, {cover}, {back}]
book fair
n 1: fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the
sale of books [syn: {book fair}, {bookfair}]
2: bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to
raise funds for a worthy cause [syn: {book fair}, {bookfair}]
book jacket
n 1: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional
information is usually printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust
cover}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
book louse
n 1: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and
papers [syn: {booklouse}, {book louse}, {deathwatch},
{Liposcelis divinatorius}]
book lover
n 1: someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn:
{bibliophile}, {booklover}, {book lover}]
book lung
n 1: organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of
membrane resembling the leaves of a book
book matches
n 1: a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared
surface [syn: {safety match}, {book matches}]
book of account
n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger},
{leger}, {account book}, {book of account}, {book}]
Book of Amos
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn:
{Amos}, {Book of Amos}]
Book of Baruch
n 1: an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch [syn: {Baruch}, {Book
of Baruch}]
Book of Common Prayer
n 1: the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had
several revisions since the Reformation and is widely
admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
Book of Daniel
n 1: an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions
and the experiences of Daniel in the court of
Nebuchadnezzar [syn: {Daniel}, {Book of Daniel}, {Book of
the Prophet Daniel}]
Book of Deuteronomy
n 1: the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second
statement of Mosaic law [syn: {Deuteronomy}, {Book of
Deuteronomy}]
Book of Ecclesiastes
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the
vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to
Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC [syn:
{Ecclesiastes}, {Book of Ecclesiastes}]
Book of Esther
n 1: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who
became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
[syn: {Esther}, {Book of Esther}]
Book of Exodus
n 1: the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the
departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by
Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of
Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus [syn: {Exodus},
{Book of Exodus}]
Book of Ezekiel
n 1: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of
the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent
restoration [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}, {Book of Ezekiel}]
Book of Ezra
n 1: an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the
5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in
Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Ezra},
{Book of Ezra}]
book of facts
n 1: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he
contributed articles to the basic reference work on that
topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference}, {reference
work}, {book of facts}]
Book of Genesis
n 1: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation;
Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the
flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac;
Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn: {Genesis},
{Book of Genesis}]
Book of Habakkuk
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies [syn:
{Habakkuk}, {Habacuc}, {Book of Habakkuk}]
Book of Haggai
n 1: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai
which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples
after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Haggai}, {Aggeus},
{Book of Haggai}]
Book of Hosea
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn:
{Hosea}, {Book of Hosea}]
book of instructions
n 1: a manual usually accompanying a technical device and
explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction
manual}, {instructions}, {book of instructions}, {operating
instructions}]
Book of Isaiah
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
[syn: {Isaiah}, {Book of Isaiah}]
Book of Jeremiah
n 1: a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the
prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Jeremiah}, {Book of Jeremiah}]
Book of Job
n 1: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God
about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: {Job}, {Book of
Job}]
Book of Joel
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn:
{Joel}, {Book of Joel}]
Book of Jonah
n 1: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah
and the whale [syn: {Jonah}, {Book of Jonah}]
Book of Joshua
n 1: a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the
Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death
of Moses [syn: {Joshua}, {Josue}, {Book of Joshua}]
Book of Judges
n 1: a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of
Israel under the leaders known as judges [syn: {Judges},
{Book of Judges}]
Book of Judith
n 1: an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
[syn: {Judith}, {Book of Judith}]
book of knowledge
n 1: an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
Book of Lamentations
n 1: an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah
after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally
attributed to the prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Lamentations},
{Book of Lamentations}]
Book of Leviticus
n 1: the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law
and ritual precedents [syn: {Leviticus}, {Book of
Leviticus}]
Book of Malachi
n 1: an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
[syn: {Malachi}, {Malachias}, {Book of Malachi}]
book of maps
n 1: a collection of maps in book form [syn: {atlas}, {book of
maps}, {map collection}]
Book of Micah
n 1: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah
foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem [syn: {Micah},
{Micheas}, {Book of Micah}]
Book of Mormon
n 1: a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an
ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient
peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
Book of Nahum
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall
of Nineveh [syn: {Nahum}, {Book of Nahum}]
Book of Nehemiah
n 1: an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the
court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in
rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn:
{Nehemiah}, {Book of Nehemiah}]
Book of Numbers
n 1: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of
the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
[syn: {Numbers}, {Book of Numbers}]
Book of Obadiah
n 1: an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the
shortest book in the Christian Bible [syn: {Obadiah},
{Abdias}, {Book of Obadiah}]
Book of Proverbs
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various
Israeli sages (including Solomon) [syn: {Proverbs}, {Book
of Proverbs}]
Book of Psalms
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150
Psalms [syn: {Psalms}, {Book of Psalms}]
2: a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Psalter},
{Book of Psalms}]
Book of Revelation
n 1: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary
descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and
evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John
the Apostle [syn: {Revelation}, {Revelation of Saint John
the Divine}, {Apocalypse}, {Book of Revelation}]
Book of Ruth
n 1: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth
who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and
who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband
died [syn: {Ruth}, {Book of Ruth}]
Book of Susanna
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Daniel [syn: {Susanna}, {Book of Susanna}]
Book of the Prophet Daniel
n 1: an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions
and the experiences of Daniel in the court of
Nebuchadnezzar [syn: {Daniel}, {Book of Daniel}, {Book of
the Prophet Daniel}]
Book of Tobit
n 1: an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several
centuries [syn: {Tobit}, {Book of Tobit}]
Book of Zachariah
n 1: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah
which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after
the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Zechariah}, {Zacharias},
{Book of Zachariah}]
Book of Zephaniah
n 1: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah
which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by
God upon the sinners of Judah [syn: {Zephaniah},
{Sophonias}, {Book of Zephaniah}]
book review
n 1: a critical review of a book (usually a recently published
book)
book scorpion
n 1: minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers [syn: {book
scorpion}, {Chelifer cancroides}]
book seller
n 1: a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books [syn:
{bookdealer}, {book seller}]
book token
n 1: a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up
to an amount given on the voucher
book up
v 1: book all available places or tickets
book value
n 1: the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet;
equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
Booker T. Washington
n 1: United States educator who was born a slave but became
educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama
(1856-1915) [syn: {Washington}, {Booker T. Washington},
{Booker Taliaferro Washington}]
Booker Taliaferro Washington
n 1: United States educator who was born a slave but became
educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama
(1856-1915) [syn: {Washington}, {Booker T. Washington},
{Booker Taliaferro Washington}]
booking agent
n 1: someone who engages a person or company for performances
[syn: {booker}, {booking agent}]
booking clerk
n 1: someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel
accommodations) [syn: {ticket agent}, {booking clerk}]
Boolean algebra
n 1: a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in
computers [syn: {Boolean logic}, {Boolean algebra}]
Boolean logic
n 1: a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in
computers [syn: {Boolean logic}, {Boolean algebra}]
boolean operation
n 1: an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra;
each operand and the result take one of two values [syn:
{boolean operation}, {binary operation}, {binary arithmetic
operation}]
boom box
n 1: a portable stereo [syn: {ghetto blaster}, {boom box}]
boom out
v 1: make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of
the song" [syn: {boom}, {boom out}]
boom town
n 1: a town enjoying sudden prosperity
boost up
v 1: push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman
came by"
booster amplifier
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: {booster}, {booster amplifier}, {booster
station}, {relay link}, {relay station}, {relay
transmitter}]
booster cable
n 1: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a
tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper
cable}, {jumper lead}, {lead}, {booster cable}]
booster dose
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: {booster}, {booster dose}, {booster shot},
{recall dose}]
booster rocket
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster},
{booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {takeoff booster},
{takeoff rocket}]
booster shot
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: {booster}, {booster dose}, {booster shot},
{recall dose}]
booster station
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: {booster}, {booster amplifier}, {booster
station}, {relay link}, {relay station}, {relay
transmitter}]
booster unit
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster},
{booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {takeoff booster},
{takeoff rocket}]
boot camp
n 1: camp for training military recruits
boot maker
n 1: a maker of boots [syn: {bootmaker}, {boot maker}]
boot out
v 1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out},
{drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was
excluded from the game" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out},
{exclude}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
boot sale
n 1: an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk
of their car [syn: {car boot sale}, {boot sale}]
boot-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a boot
booted armillaria
n 1: fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous
ring halfway up the stalk [syn: {Armillaria caligata},
{booted armillaria}]
Boott's goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
booze-up
n 1: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn:
{carouse}, {carousal}, {bender}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
boracic acid
n 1: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn:
{boric acid}, {boracic acid}]
borage family
n 1: a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by
circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {Boraginaceae},
{family Boraginaceae}, {borage family}]
Borago officinalis
n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in
herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked
like spinach [syn: {borage}, {tailwort}, {Borago
officinalis}]
Borassus flabellifer
n 1: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a
hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and
sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn:
{palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm},
{lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
Bordeaux mixture
n 1: antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper
sulphate and quicklime
Bordeaux wine
n 1: any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux,
France or wines resembling them [syn: {Bordeaux}, {Bordeaux
wine}]
Border collie
n 1: developed in the area between Scotland and England usually
having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail
used for herding both sheep and cattle
border district
n 1: district consisting of the area on either side of a border
or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches
between England and Wales" [syn: {borderland}, {border
district}, {march}, {marchland}]
border on
v 1: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or
character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing
approaches that of Horowitz" [syn: {border on}, {approach}]
border patrol
n 1: a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
border patrolman
n 1: someone who patrols the borders of a country
Border terrier
n 1: small rough-coated terrier of British origin
borderline intelligence
n 1: the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally
and independently in the world (without some form of
institutional assistance)
borderline schizophrenia
n 1: schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some
preexisting tendency to schizophrenia [syn: {borderline
schizophrenia}, {latent schizophrenia}]
bore bit
n 1: a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {borer},
{rock drill}, {stone drill}]
bore-hole
n 1: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for
exploratory purposes [syn: {bore}, {bore-hole}, {drill
hole}]
boric acid
n 1: a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in
water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and
paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in
welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
[syn: {boric acid}, {orthoboric acid}]
2: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: {boric
acid}, {boracic acid}]
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
n 1: czar of Russia (1551-1605) [syn: {Godunov}, {Boris
Godunov}, {Boris Fyodorovich Godunov}]
Boris Godunov
n 1: czar of Russia (1551-1605) [syn: {Godunov}, {Boris
Godunov}, {Boris Fyodorovich Godunov}]
Boris Karloff
n 1: United States film actor (born in England) noted for his
performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Karloff},
{Boris Karloff}, {William Henry Pratt}]
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
n 1: Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet
authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
[syn: {Pasternak}, {Boris Pasternak}, {Boris Leonidovich
Pasternak}]
Boris Pasternak
n 1: Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet
authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)
[syn: {Pasternak}, {Boris Pasternak}, {Boris Leonidovich
Pasternak}]
Boris Spassky
n 1: Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion
from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) [syn: {Spassky}, {Boris
Spassky}, {Boris Vasilevich Spassky}]
Boris Vasilevich Spassky
n 1: Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion
from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) [syn: {Spassky}, {Boris
Spassky}, {Boris Vasilevich Spassky}]
born-again
adj 1: spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"
[syn: {born-again}, {reborn}]
born-again Christian
n 1: a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to
faith in Jesus
Bornholm disease
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
{epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis},
{diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
boron chamber
n 1: an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron
trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
boron counter tube
n 1: a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons
boron trifluoride
n 1: a pungent colorless gas
borough English
n 1: a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited
land to the exclusion of his older brothers
Borrelia burgdorferi
n 1: cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of
genus Ixodes [syn: {Borrelia burgdorferi}, {Lime disease
spirochete}]
borrow pit
n 1: a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at
another site
borrower's card
n 1: a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
[syn: {library card}, {borrower's card}]
borrowing cost
n 1: the cost of borrowing something
borscht belt
n 1: (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New
York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many
comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
[syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt},
{borsht belt}]
borscht circuit
n 1: (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New
York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many
comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
[syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt},
{borsht belt}]
borsht belt
n 1: (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New
York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many
comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
[syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt},
{borsht belt}]
borsht circuit
n 1: (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New
York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many
comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
[syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt},
{borsht belt}]
Bos banteng
n 1: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {banteng},
{banting}, {tsine}, {Bos banteng}]
Bos grunniens
n 1: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn:
{yak}, {Bos grunniens}]
Bos indicus
n 1: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed
evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle
and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahman},
{Brahma}, {Brahmin}, {Bos indicus}]
Bos primigenius
n 1: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox;
considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn:
{aurochs}, {urus}, {Bos primigenius}]
Bos taurus
n 1: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or
age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come
home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of
oxen" [syn: {cattle}, {cows}, {kine}, {oxen}, {Bos taurus}]
bos'n
n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bosun},
{bo'sun}]
Bose-Einstein statistics
n 1: (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles
whose wave function is not changed when two particles are
interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
Boselaphus tragocamelus
n 1: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white
markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai},
{nylghai}, {nylghau}, {blue bull}, {Boselaphus
tragocamelus}]
bosie ball
n 1: a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually
breaks in the opposite way [syn: {googly}, {wrong 'un},
{bosie}, {bosie ball}]
Bosin's disease
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
Boskop man
n 1: possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found
in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
Bosna i Hercegovina
n 1: a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly
part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia;
voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army
of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic
cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
[syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina},
{Bosnia}]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
n 1: a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly
part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia;
voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army
of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic
cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
[syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina},
{Bosnia}]
Bosnia-Herzegovina
n 1: a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly
part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia;
voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army
of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic
cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
[syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina},
{Bosnia}]
bosom of Abraham
n 1: the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after
death [syn: {Abraham's bosom}, {bosom of Abraham}]
Bosporus Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
boss around
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat},
{bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push
around}]
boss-eyed
adj 1: (British informal) cross-eyed
Boston baked beans
n 1: dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
Boston brown bread
n 1: dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with
molasses and soda and milk or water [syn: {brown bread},
{Boston brown bread}]
Boston bull
n 1: small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth
brindle or black coat with white markings [syn: {Boston
bull}, {Boston terrier}]
Boston cream pie
n 1: layer cake filled with custard
Boston fern
n 1: a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a
popular houseplant [syn: {Boston fern}, {Nephrolepis
exaltata}, {Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis}]
Boston Harbor
n 1: the seaport at Boston
Boston ivy
n 1: Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
[syn: {Boston ivy}, {Japanese ivy}, {Parthenocissus
tricuspidata}]
Boston lettuce
n 1: lettuce with relatively soft leaves
Boston rocker
n 1: a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a
decorative top panel
Boston Tea Party
n 1: demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised
as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and
dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized
as a protest against taxes on tea
Boston terrier
n 1: small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth
brindle or black coat with white markings [syn: {Boston
bull}, {Boston terrier}]
bosun's chair
n 1: a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working
aloft or over the side of a ship [syn: {boatswain's chair},
{bosun's chair}]
Boswellia carteri
n 1: tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
Boswellia serrata
n 1: East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and
burned as incense [syn: {salai}, {Boswellia serrata}]
Bosworth Field
n 1: the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard
III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
botanical garden
n 1: a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for
exhibition [syn: {arboretum}, {botanical garden}]
botanical medicine
n 1: the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes
(especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
[syn: {phytotherapy}, {herbal therapy}, {botanical
medicine}]
Botany Bay fig
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
{Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany
Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
Botaurus lentiginosus
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {stake driver},
{Botaurus lentiginosus}]
Botaurus stellaris
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {European bittern}, {Botaurus
stellaris}]
botch up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
Bothrops atrops
n 1: large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and
South America [syn: {fer-de-lance}, {Bothrops atrops}]
Botrychium lunaria
n 1: of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: {moonwort},
{common moonwort}, {Botrychium lunaria}]
Botrychium matricariifolium
n 1: of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisyleaf grape fern},
{daisy-leaved grape fern}, {Botrychium matricariifolium}]
Botrychium multifidum
n 1: European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn:
{leathery grape fern}, {Botrychium multifidum}]
Botrychium virginianum
n 1: American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's
rattle [syn: {rattlesnake fern}, {Botrychium virginianum}]
Botswana monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Botswana
bottle bank
n 1: a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
bottle bill
n 1: a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used
bottles
bottle collection
n 1: a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged
on glass shelves in the window"
2: the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a
hobby of hers"
3: collecting bottles for reuse
bottle cork
n 1: the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine
bottle) [syn: {cork}, {bottle cork}]
bottle gentian
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or
white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed
gentian}, {blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana
andrewsii}]
bottle gourd
n 1: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped
gourds as fruits [syn: {bottle gourd}, {calabash},
{Lagenaria siceraria}]
bottle grass
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
bottle green
n 1: dark to moderate or greyish green
bottle opener
n 1: an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
bottle screw
n 1: a bottle opener that pulls corks [syn: {corkscrew}, {bottle
screw}]
bottle tree
n 1: an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton [syn: {bottle-
tree}, {bottle tree}]
bottle up
v 1: consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires,
impulses, or behavior; "suppress a smile"; "he let his
anger bottle up until he exploded" [syn: {inhibit}, {bottle
up}, {suppress}]
bottle-fed
adj 1: (of an infant) given milk from a bottle [ant: {breast-
fed}]
bottle-grass
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
bottle-green
adj 1: of a dark to moderate greyish green color
bottle-nosed dolphin
n 1: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-
developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean [syn: {bottlenose dolphin}, {bottle-nosed
dolphin}, {bottlenose}]
bottle-nosed whale
n 1: northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
[syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose whale},
{bottlenose}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]
bottle-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a bottle
bottle-tree
n 1: an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton [syn: {bottle-
tree}, {bottle tree}]
bottlebrush buckeye
n 1: a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern
United States [syn: {dwarf buckeye}, {bottlebrush buckeye}]
bottled gas
n 1: hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under
pressure [syn: {liquefied petroleum gas}, {bottled gas}]
bottled water
n 1: drinking water (often spring water) that is put into
bottles and offered for sale
bottlenose dolphin
n 1: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-
developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean [syn: {bottlenose dolphin}, {bottle-nosed
dolphin}, {bottlenose}]
bottlenose whale
n 1: northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
[syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose whale},
{bottlenose}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]
bottling plant
n 1: a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
bottom dog
n 1: a person of low status
bottom feeder
n 1: an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others
bottom fermentation
n 1: a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low
enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the
fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
bottom fermenting yeast
n 1: brewer's yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager
bottom fish
n 1: fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the
commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or
flatfish like flounder) [syn: {groundfish}, {bottom fish}]
bottom line
n 1: the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or
loss
2: the decisive point
bottom lurkers
n 1: a fish that lurks on the bottom of a body of water
bottom of the inning
n 1: the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
[syn: {bottom}, {bottom of the inning}] [ant: {top}, {top
of the inning}]
bottom out
v 1: reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to
rise again after a while" [ant: {peak}, {top out}]
2: hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway
meets the road"
bottom quark
n 1: a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times
that of an electron [syn: {bottom quark}, {beauty quark}]
bottom rot
n 1: fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and
spreads upward
bottom rot fungus
n 1: fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce [syn: {bottom rot
fungus}, {Corticium solani}]
bottom round
n 1: cut from the round; suitable for pot roast
bottom-dweller
n 1: a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of
water [syn: {bottom-feeder}, {bottom-dweller}]
bottom-dwelling
adj 1: of or relating to fish and marine life that dwell on the
bottom of a body of water
bottom-feeder
n 1: a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain
2: a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water
[syn: {bottom-feeder}, {bottom-dweller}]
bottom-feeding
adj 1: of or relating to fish and marine life that feed on the
bottom of a body of water
bottom-up
adj 1: of an approach to a problem that begins with details and
works up to the highest conceptual level; "bottom-up
parser"; "a bottom-up model of the reading process" [ant:
{top-down}]
botulinum toxin
n 1: any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the
anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle
paralysis
botulinum toxin A
n 1: a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in
small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and
other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal
muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to
smooth frown lines temporarily [syn: {botulinum toxin A},
{Botox}]
botulinus toxin
n 1: potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium
Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as
a bioweapon [syn: {botulin}, {botulinus toxin},
{botulismotoxin}]
Bougainville Trench
n 1: a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New
Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Bougainvillea glabra
n 1: Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously [syn:
{paper flower}, {Bougainvillea glabra}]
bouillon cube
n 1: a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
boulder clay
n 1: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand
and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together [syn:
{till}, {boulder clay}]
boulder fern
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern},
{scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia
punctilobula}]
bounce back
v 1: improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get well},
{get over}, {bounce back}] [ant: {get worse}, {relapse}]
bounce out
v 1: bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
bouncing Bess
n 1: plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and
leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort},
{hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria
officinalis}]
bouncing Bet
n 1: plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and
leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort},
{hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria
officinalis}]
bouncing betty
n 1: an antipersonnel land mine
bouncing putty
n 1: a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in
elasticity with the application of force; used in the
center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
bound form
n 1: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger
construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns [syn:
{bound morpheme}, {bound form}]
bound morpheme
n 1: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger
construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns [syn:
{bound morpheme}, {bound form}]
bound off
v 1: bound off one point after another [syn: {skip}, {bound
off}]
bound up
adj 1: closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his
career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise"
2: deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up
in his family" [syn: {bound up}, {wrapped up}]
boundary condition
n 1: (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a
set of differential equations
boundary layer
n 1: the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
boundary line
n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {boundary line},
{border}, {borderline}, {delimitation}, {mete}]
bounded interval
n 1: an interval that includes its endpoints [syn: {closed
interval}, {bounded interval}] [ant: {open interval},
{unbounded interval}]
bounty hunter
n 1: someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a
reward is offered
2: a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect
a bounty
Bourbon dynasty
n 1: a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793)
and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: {Bourbon}, {Bourbon
dynasty}]
bourguignon sauce
n 1: reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and
butter [syn: {bourguignon}, {bourguignon sauce}, {Burgundy
sauce}]
Bouteloua eriopoda
n 1: a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of
North America) [syn: {black grama}, {Bouteloua eriopoda}]
Bouteloua gracilis
n 1: a pasture grass of western North America [syn: {blue
grama}, {Bouteloua gracilis}]
boutonneuse fever
n 1: a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean
area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans
by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and
other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever},
{Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]
Bouvet Island
n 1: an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near
the Antarctic Circle
Bouvier des Flandres
n 1: rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding
and guarding cattle [syn: {Bouvier des Flandres}, {Bouviers
des Flandres}]
Bouviers des Flandres
n 1: rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding
and guarding cattle [syn: {Bouvier des Flandres}, {Bouviers
des Flandres}]
bovine spongiform encephalitis
n 1: a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous
system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {bovine
spongiform encephalitis}, {BSE}, {mad cow disease}]
bow and arrow
n 1: a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
bow down
v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn:
{prostrate}, {bow down}]
2: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed
before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: {bow},
{bow down}]
bow leg
n 1: outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow leg}, {bow legs},
{bandy legs}]
2: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn:
{bowleg}, {bow leg}, {bandyleg}, {bandy leg}, {genu varum},
{tibia vara}]
bow legs
n 1: outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow leg}, {bow legs},
{bandy legs}]
bow out
v 1: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out},
{back off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]
2: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no
longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow
out}, {withdraw}]
bow tie
n 1: a man's tie that ties in a bow [syn: {bow tie}, {bow-tie},
{bowtie}]
bow window
n 1: a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
[syn: {bay window}, {bow window}]
bow wood
n 1: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central
United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and
an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard
orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans;
frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange},
{bow wood}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]
bow-tie
n 1: a man's tie that ties in a bow [syn: {bow tie}, {bow-tie},
{bowtie}]
bow-wow
n 1: the bark of a dog
2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy},
{barker}, {bow-wow}]
bowed down
adj 1: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with
troubles"; "found himself loaded down with
responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers";
"weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded
down(p)}, {overburdened}, {weighed down(p)}]
bowed stringed instrument
n 1: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the
strings played superlatively well" [syn: {bowed stringed
instrument}, {string}]
bowel movement
n 1: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn:
{bowel movement}, {movement}, {bm}]
bower actinidia
n 1: climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and
racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible
fruit [syn: {bower actinidia}, {tara vine}, {Actinidia
arguta}]
bowhead whale
n 1: large-mouthed Arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {bowhead
whale}, {Greenland whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]
Bowie knife
n 1: a stout hunting knife with a single edge
Bowiea volubilis
n 1: much-branched leafless twining South African herb
cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems
growing from large aboveground bulbs [syn: {climbing
onion}, {Bowiea volubilis}]
bowl over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
{overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over},
{bowl over}, {tump over}]
2: overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" [syn:
{flabbergast}, {boggle}, {bowl over}]
bowl-shaped
adj 1: having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
bowler hat
n 1: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim [syn:
{bowler hat}, {bowler}, {derby hat}, {derby}, {plug hat}]
bowline knot
n 1: a loop knot that neither slips nor jams [syn: {bowline},
{bowline knot}]
bowling alley
n 1: a building that contains several alleys for bowling
2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn:
{bowling alley}, {alley}, {skittle alley}]
bowling ball
n 1: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
[syn: {bowling ball}, {bowl}]
bowling equipment
n 1: equipment used in bowling
Bowling Green
n 1: a town in southern Kentucky
2: a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
bowling league
n 1: a league of bowling teams
bowling pin
n 1: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in
triangular groups of ten as the target [syn: {bowling pin},
{pin}]
bowling score
n 1: the score in a bowling match
bowling shoe
n 1: a special shoe worn when bowling
Bowman's capsule
n 1: thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a
nephron [syn: {Bowman's capsule}, {glomerular capsule},
{capsula glomeruli}]
bowstring hemp
n 1: hemp obtained from the sansevieria
2: strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria
and used for e.g. cordage
3: grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped
leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: {sansevieria},
{bowstring hemp}]
bowtie pasta
n 1: pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the
middle, suggestive of a bow tie [syn: {farfalle}, {bowtie
pasta}]
box beam
n 1: a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross
section [syn: {box beam}, {box girder}]
box calf
n 1: black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
box camera
n 1: a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box [syn: {box
camera}, {box Kodak}]
box coat
n 1: a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
box elder
n 1: common shade tree of eastern and central United States
[syn: {box elder}, {ash-leaved maple}, {Acer negundo}]
box end wrench
n 1: a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut
or bolt head [syn: {box wrench}, {box end wrench}]
box family
n 1: widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn:
{Buxaceae}, {family Buxaceae}, {box family}]
box girder
n 1: a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross
section [syn: {box beam}, {box girder}]
box huckleberry
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
[syn: {box huckleberry}, {Gaylussacia brachycera}]
box in
v 1: enclose or confine as if in a box [syn: {box in}, {box up}]
box kite
n 1: a kite shaped like a box open at both ends
box Kodak
n 1: a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box [syn: {box
camera}, {box Kodak}]
box number
n 1: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is
collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO box number},
{PO Box No}, {box number}]
2: a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be
sent
box office
n 1: total admission receipts for an entertainment
2: the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {box
office}, {ticket office}, {ticket booth}]
box pleat
n 1: a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on
either side of it
box seat
n 1: a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
2: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box
with the driver" [syn: {box}, {box seat}]
box spring
n 1: a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
box tortoise
n 1: chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be
closed tightly [syn: {box turtle}, {box tortoise}]
box turtle
n 1: chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be
closed tightly [syn: {box turtle}, {box tortoise}]
box up
v 1: enclose or confine as if in a box [syn: {box in}, {box up}]
box white oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough
moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
[syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak},
{Quercus stellata}]
box wrench
n 1: a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut
or bolt head [syn: {box wrench}, {box end wrench}]
box-shaped
adj 1: resembling a box in rectangularity [syn: {boxlike},
{boxy}, {box-shaped}]
boxed in
adj 1: enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a
confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
[syn: {boxed}, {boxed-in(a)}, {boxed in(p)}]
boxed-in
adj 1: enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a
confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic"
[syn: {boxed}, {boxed-in(a)}, {boxed in(p)}]
Boxing Day
n 1: first weekday after Christmas
boxing equipment
n 1: equipment used in boxing
boxing glove
n 1: boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for
the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
[syn: {boxing glove}, {glove}]
boxing match
n 1: a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
boxing ring
n 1: a square ring where boxers fight [syn: {boxing ring},
{prize ring}]
Boy Orator of the Platte
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who advocated free
silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching
evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn:
{Bryan}, {William Jennings Bryan}, {Great Commoner}, {Boy
Orator of the Platte}]
Boy Scout
n 1: a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
2: a man who is considered naive
Boy Scouts
n 1: an international (but decentralized) movement started in
1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship
to boys
Boy Scouts of America
n 1: a corporation that operates through a national council that
charters local councils all over the United States; the
purpose is character building and citizenship training
boy wonder
n 1: an extremely talented young male person
Boykinia elata
n 1: plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched
clusters of small white flowers; western North America
[syn: {coast boykinia}, {Boykinia elata}, {Boykinia
occidentalis}]
Boykinia occidentalis
n 1: plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched
clusters of small white flowers; western North America
[syn: {coast boykinia}, {Boykinia elata}, {Boykinia
occidentalis}]
Boyle's law
n 1: the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies
inversely with the volume [syn: {Boyle's law}, {Mariotte's
law}]
boys-and-girls
n 1: Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed;
formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or
antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury},
{boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]
boysenberry bush
n 1: cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark
wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries [syn:
{boysenberry}, {boysenberry bush}]
Brabancon griffon
n 1: a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
brace and bit
n 1: a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
brace oneself for
v 1: prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
[syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {brace
oneself for}, {prepare for}]
brace up
v 1: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn:
{undergird}, {brace up}]
brace wrench
n 1: a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a
crank) and a socket head
bracelet wood
n 1: small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds
patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
[syn: {bracelet wood}, {Jacquinia armillaris}]
brachial artery
n 1: the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the
axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar
arteries at the elbow [syn: {brachial artery}, {arteria
brachialis}]
brachial plexus
n 1: a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal
nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
[syn: {brachial plexus}, {plexus brachialis}]
brachial vein
n 1: two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery
and empty into the axillary vein [syn: {brachial vein},
{vena brachialis}]
brachiocephalic vein
n 1: veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and
subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {innominate
vein}, {vena brachiocephalica}]
Brachychiton acerifolius
n 1: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong},
{Brachychiton acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]
Brachychiton australis
n 1: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
[syn: {flame tree}, {broad-leaved bottletree},
{Brachychiton australis}]
Brachychiton populneus
n 1: widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a
tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained
wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
[syn: {kurrajong}, {currajong}, {Brachychiton populneus}]
Brachychiton rupestris
n 1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers
blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus
Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved
bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia
rupestris}]
Brachycome Iberidifolia
n 1: western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower
heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
[syn: {Swan River daisy}, {Brachycome Iberidifolia}]
Brachystegia speciformis
n 1: small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and
racemes of small fragrant green flowers [syn: {msasa},
{Brachystegia speciformis}]
bracket creep
n 1: a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income
increases
bracket fungus
n 1: a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree
trunks and wood structures [syn: {bracket fungus}, {shelf
fungus}]
bracket out
v 1: place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" [syn:
{bracket}, {bracket out}]
bracketed blenny
n 1: small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the
northern Atlantic [syn: {gunnel}, {bracketed blenny}]
Bradley method
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by
providing education and exercises and nutrition and
techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance
of the father) [syn: {Bradley method of childbirth},
{Bradley method}]
Bradley method of childbirth
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by
providing education and exercises and nutrition and
techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance
of the father) [syn: {Bradley method of childbirth},
{Bradley method}]
Bradley's spleenwort
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States [syn:
{Bradley's spleenwort}, {Asplenium bradleyi}]
Bradypus tridactylus
n 1: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each
hindfoot [syn: {three-toed sloth}, {ai}, {Bradypus
tridactylus}]
Brahmaputra River
n 1: an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal [syn:
{Brahmaputra}, {Brahmaputra River}]
brain cell
n 1: a nerve cell in the brain
brain coral
n 1: massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and
furrowed surface
brain damage
n 1: injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially
permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head,
infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic
abnormality, etc.
brain dead
adj 1: having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated
by a persistent flat electroencephalogram; "was declared
brain dead"
brain death
n 1: death when respiration and other reflexes are absent;
consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for
transplantation before the heartbeat stops [syn: {brain
death}, {cerebral death}]
brain disease
n 1: any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: {brain
disorder}, {encephalopathy}, {brain disease}]
brain disorder
n 1: any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: {brain
disorder}, {encephalopathy}, {brain disease}]
brain doctor
n 1: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the
disorders affecting it [syn: {neurologist}, {brain doctor}]
brain drain
n 1: depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
brain edema
n 1: swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the
neuropile and white matter [syn: {cerebral edema}, {brain
edema}]
brain fever
n 1: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn:
{cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain
fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]
brain mushroom
n 1: a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is
smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and
wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull
yellow to brown [syn: {Gyromitra esculenta}, {brain
mushroom}, {beefsteak morel}]
brain science
n 1: the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
brain stem
n 1: the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and
comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and
parts of the hypothalamus [syn: {brainstem}, {brain-stem},
{brain stem}]
brain sugar
n 1: a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {galactose}, {brain
sugar}]
brain surgeon
n 1: someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially
the brain) [syn: {neurosurgeon}, {brain surgeon}]
brain surgery
n 1: any surgical procedure involving the brain
brain trust
n 1: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a
government [syn: {kitchen cabinet}, {brain trust}]
brain truster
n 1: an expert adviser involved in making important decisions
but usually lacking official status [syn: {backroom boy},
{brain truster}]
brain tumor
n 1: a tumor in the brain [syn: {brain tumor}, {brain tumour}]
brain tumour
n 1: a tumor in the brain [syn: {brain tumor}, {brain tumour}]
brain wave
n 1: (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between
parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an
electroencephalograph [syn: {brainwave}, {brain wave},
{cortical potential}]
brain-fag
n 1: exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {mental
exhaustion}, {brain-fag}]
brain-stem
n 1: the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and
comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and
parts of the hypothalamus [syn: {brainstem}, {brain-stem},
{brain stem}]
brain-teaser
n 1: a difficult problem [syn: {riddle}, {conundrum}, {enigma},
{brain-teaser}]
brain-worker
n 1: someone whose profession involves using his head to solve
problems [syn: {brainworker}, {brain-worker}]
brake band
n 1: a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its
rotation
brake cylinder
n 1: a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by
a piston [syn: {brake cylinder}, {hydraulic brake
cylinder}, {master cylinder}]
brake disk
n 1: a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is
applied to it by the brake pads
brake drum
n 1: a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that
forms part of the brakes [syn: {brake drum}, {drum}]
brake failure
n 1: brakes fail to stop a vehicle
brake light
n 1: a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals
when the brakes are applied to slow or stop [syn:
{stoplight}, {brake light}]
brake lining
n 1: the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with
the brake drum
brake pad
n 1: one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the
brake disk
brake pedal
n 1: foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
brake shoe
n 1: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}, {skid}]
brake system
n 1: a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting
parts that work to slow a motor vehicle [syn: {brake
system}, {brakes}]
Bram Stoker
n 1: Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
[syn: {Stoker}, {Bram Stoker}, {Abraham Stoker}]
Brama raii
n 1: deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the
northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
[syn: {pomfret}, {Brama raii}]
bramble bush
n 1: any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible
aggregate fruits
Bramley's Seedling
n 1: very large cooking apple
bran flake
n 1: wheat flake including the bran
bran muffin
n 1: muffin containing bran
bran-new
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-
span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spic-and-
span}, {spick-and-span}]
branch line
n 1: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch
line}, {spur track}, {spur}]
branch out
v 1: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company
diversified" [syn: {diversify}, {branch out}, {broaden}]
[ant: {narrow}, {narrow down}, {specialise}, {specialize}]
branch water
n 1: pure natural water from a stream or brook; often
distinguished from soda water
branched chain
n 1: an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains
attached to it
branched chain ketoaciduria
n 1: an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has
a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can
lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
[syn: {maple syrup urine disease}, {branched chain
ketoaciduria}]
branchial arch
n 1: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the
pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic
amphibians [syn: {gill arch}, {branchial arch}, {gill bar}]
branchial cleft
n 1: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes
and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn:
{gill slit}, {branchial cleft}, {gill cleft}]
branchiopod crustacean
n 1: aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many
pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as
respiration and feeding [syn: {branchiopod crustacean},
{branchiopod}, {branchiopodan}]
brand name
n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name},
{brand name}, {brand}, {marque}]
brand-name drug
n 1: a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent
(can be produced and sold only by the company holding the
patent) [syn: {brand-name drug}, {proprietary drug}] [ant:
{generic drug}]
brand-new
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-
span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spic-and-
span}, {spick-and-span}]
brand-newness
n 1: the property of being very new
branding iron
n 1: implement used to brand live stock [syn: {iron}, {branding
iron}]
brandy glass
n 1: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
[syn: {snifter}, {brandy snifter}, {brandy glass}]
brandy nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
brandy sling
n 1: a sling made with brandy
brandy snifter
n 1: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
[syn: {snifter}, {brandy snifter}, {brandy glass}]
brant goose
n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
southward [syn: {brant}, {brant goose}, {brent}, {brent
goose}]
Branta bernicla
n 1: the best known variety of brant goose [syn: {common brant
goose}, {Branta bernicla}]
Branta canadensis
n 1: common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a
loud, trumpeting call [syn: {honker}, {Canada goose},
{Canadian goose}, {Branta canadensis}]
Branta leucopsis
n 1: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far
north [syn: {barnacle goose}, {barnacle}, {Branta
leucopsis}]
Brasenia schreberi
n 1: aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers;
in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
[syn: {water-shield}, {Brasenia schreberi}, {water-target}]
brash oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough
moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
[syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak},
{Quercus stellata}]
brass band
n 1: a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion
instruments
brass buttons
n 1: South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads;
naturalized in moist areas along coast of California;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brass buttons}, {Cotula
coronopifolia}]
brass family
n 1: (music) the family of brass instruments
brass hat
n 1: a high-ranking military officer
brass instrument
n 1: a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of
variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or
funnel-shaped mouthpiece [syn: {brass}, {brass instrument}]
brass knuckles
n 1: (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the
knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks},
{knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]
brass knucks
n 1: (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the
knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks},
{knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]
brass monkey
n 1: a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing
ships
brass ring
n 1: a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at
the Miami convention"
brass section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass
instruments [syn: {brass section}, {brass}]
Brassaia actinophylla
n 1: erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and
northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn:
{umbrella tree}, {Schefflera actinophylla}, {Brassaia
actinophylla}]
Brassia lawrenceana
n 1: South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-
green flowers [syn: {spider orchid}, {Brassia lawrenceana}]
Brassia verrucosa
n 1: Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with
prominent green warts [syn: {spider orchid}, {Brassia
verrucosa}]
Brassica hirta
n 1: Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source
of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {white mustard},
{Brassica hirta}, {Sinapis alba}]
Brassica juncea
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard},
{indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica
juncea}]
Brassica kaber
n 1: weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn:
{field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock},
{Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]
Brassica napus
n 1: Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
[syn: {rape}, {colza}, {Brassica napus}]
Brassica napus napobrassica
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
[syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish
turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
Brassica nigra
n 1: widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent
seeds; a principal source of table mustard [syn: {black
mustard}, {Brassica nigra}]
Brassica oleracea
n 1: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea
grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: {cabbage},
{cultivated cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]
2: wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western
coastal Europe [syn: {wild cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]
Brassica oleracea acephala
n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a
head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort},
{Brassica oleracea acephala}]
Brassica oleracea botrytis
n 1: a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower
buds [syn: {cauliflower}, {Brassica oleracea botrytis}]
Brassica oleracea capitata
n 1: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short
thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green
leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {head cabbage plant},
{Brassica oleracea capitata}]
Brassica oleracea gemmifera
n 1: plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green
heads resembling diminutive cabbages [syn: {brussels
sprout}, {Brassica oleracea gemmifera}]
Brassica oleracea gongylodes
n 1: plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped
edible stem [syn: {kohlrabi}, {Brassica oleracea
gongylodes}]
Brassica oleracea italica
n 1: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn:
{broccoli}, {Brassica oleracea italica}]
Brassica perviridis
n 1: Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and
edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {spinach mustard},
{Brassica perviridis}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]
Brassica rapa
n 1: widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white
or yellow root [syn: {turnip}, {white turnip}, {Brassica
rapa}]
Brassica rapa chinensis
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi},
{pakchoi}, {pak choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
Brassica rapa pekinensis
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
{Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai},
{Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
Brassica rapa perviridis
n 1: Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and
edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {spinach mustard},
{Brassica perviridis}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]
Brassica rapa ruvo
n 1: plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn:
{broccoli raab}, {broccoli rabe}, {Brassica rapa ruvo}]
Braun's holly fern
n 1: North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery
fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn:
{Braun's holly fern}, {prickly shield fern}, {Polystichum
braunii}]
Bravais lattice
n 1: a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or
molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {space
lattice}, {crystal lattice}, {Bravais lattice}]
brave out
v 1: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
[syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave}, {brave out}]
Braxton Bragg
n 1: Confederate general during the American Civil War who was
defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
[syn: {Bragg}, {Braxton Bragg}]
Braxton-Hicks contraction
n 1: painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that
continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
[syn: {Braxton-Hicks contraction}, {false labor}]
brazen-faced
adj 1: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious
trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most
bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los
Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance";
"the modern world with its quick material successes and
insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of
progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious},
{barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bald-faced}, {brassy},
{brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]
brazil nut
n 1: tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil
nut}, {brazil-nut tree}, {Bertholletia excelsa}]
2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and
hard brown shell [syn: {brazil nut}, {brazil}]
brazil-nut tree
n 1: tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil
nut}, {brazil-nut tree}, {Bertholletia excelsa}]
Brazilian capital
n 1: the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau
and inaugurated in 1960 [syn: {Brasilia}, {Brazilian
capital}, {capital of Brazil}]
Brazilian guava
n 1: South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
[syn: {Brazilian guava}, {Psidium guineense}]
brazilian ironwood
n 1: thornless tree yielding heavy wood [syn: {brazilian
ironwood}, {Caesalpinia ferrea}]
Brazilian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Brazil
Brazilian pepper tree
n 1: small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having
dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright
red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen [syn:
{Brazilian pepper tree}, {Schinus terebinthifolius}]
Brazilian potato tree
n 1: South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the
tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian
potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]
Brazilian rosewood
n 1: an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard
dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian
rosewood}, {caviuna wood}, {jacaranda}, {Dalbergia nigra}]
Brazilian trumpeter
n 1: trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect
poultry in Brazil [syn: {Brazilian trumpeter}, {Psophia
crepitans}]
Brazos River
n 1: a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into
the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Brazos}, {Brazos River}]
breach of contract
n 1: a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is
required in a contract
breach of duty
n 1: a breach of due care
breach of promise
n 1: failure to keep a promise (of marriage)
breach of the covenant of warranty
n 1: a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
breach of the peace
n 1: any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating,
or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving
inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are
entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior},
{disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]
breach of trust
n 1: violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee
of a duty that equity requires of him
breach of trust with fraudulent intent
n 1: larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
breach of warranty
n 1: a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to
the terms of a warranty
bread and butter
n 1: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state
for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
[syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and
butter}, {sustenance}]
bread and butter pickle
n 1: thinly sliced sweet pickles
bread board
n 1: a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or
bread is sliced [syn: {breadboard}, {bread board}]
bread dough
n 1: any of various doughs for bread
bread knife
n 1: a knife used to cut bread
bread line
n 1: a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: {breadline},
{bread line}]
bread maker
n 1: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: {baker}, {bread
maker}]
bread mold
n 1: a mold of the genus Rhizopus [syn: {bread mold}, {Rhizopus
nigricans}]
bread sauce
n 1: creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and
seasoned with cloves and onion
bread-and-butter issue
n 1: an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
[syn: {pocketbook issue}, {bread-and-butter issue}]
bread-bin
n 1: a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: {bread-
bin}, {breadbox}]
bread-stick
n 1: a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup [syn:
{breadstick}, {bread-stick}]
breadfruit tree
n 1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a
texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {breadfruit tree},
{Artocarpus communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]
breadth index
n 1: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum
length of a skull [syn: {cephalic index}, {breadth index},
{cranial index}]
break apart
v 1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble},
{dismantle}, {take apart}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant:
{assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack},
{tack together}]
2: break violently or noisily; smash [syn: {crash}, {break up},
{break apart}]
3: break up or separate; "The country is disunifying";
"Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" [syn: {disunify}, {break
apart}] [ant: {merge}, {unify}, {unite}]
break away
v 1: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the
stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out
--this prison is high security" [syn: {break}, {break out},
{break away}]
2: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn:
{chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
3: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the
traditional patterns" [syn: {break}, {break away}]
4: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break
up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn:
{secede}, {splinter}, {break away}]
5: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man,
run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
[syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run
away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to
the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
break bread
v 1: have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian
disciples broke bread together"
break camp
v 1: leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" [syn:
{decamp}, {break camp}]
break dance
n 1: a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves
in which different parts of the body touch the ground;
normally performed to the rhythm of rap music [syn: {break
dancing}, {break dance}]
v 1: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street
corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}, {break}]
break dancing
n 1: a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves
in which different parts of the body touch the ground;
normally performed to the rhythm of rap music [syn: {break
dancing}, {break dance}]
break down
v 1: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down
racial discrimination" [syn: {break down}, {crush}]
2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;
break down into components or essential features; "analyze a
specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical
compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down},
{dissect}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesise}, {synthesize}]
3: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had
not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby
died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {lose it}, {snap}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
{give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
5: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion";
"Negotiations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {crumple},
{tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
6: cause to fall or collapse
7: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
[syn: {decompose}, {break up}, {break down}]
8: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn:
{break down}, {collapse}]
break even
v 1: make neither profit nor loss [ant: {lose}, {profit}, {turn
a loss}, {turn a profit}]
2: attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in
business, gambling, or a competitive sport
break in
v 1: enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an
unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or
commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on
vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!";
"who broke into my account last night?" [syn: {break in},
{break}]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
3: start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4: intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our
conversation"
5: break so as to fall inward; "He broke in the door"
6: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to
break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break in},
{break}]
break into
v 1: express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel";
"break into a song"; "break into tears"
2: change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse
broke into a gallop"
break loose
v 1: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger
exploded" [syn: {explode}, {burst forth}, {break loose}]
2: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped
from a high security prison" [syn: {escape}, {get away},
{break loose}]
break of day
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning},
{aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break
of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}]
[ant: {sundown}, {sunset}]
break of serve
n 1: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your
opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second
set" [syn: {break}, {break of serve}]
break of the day
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning},
{aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break
of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}]
[ant: {sundown}, {sunset}]
break off
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut
short our vacation" [syn: {cut short}, {break short},
{break off}]
2: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the
negotiations" [syn: {break}, {break off}, {discontinue},
{stop}]
3: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn:
{chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
4: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
[syn: {break}, {break off}, {snap off}]
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: {chip}, {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}]
break one's back
v 1: work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {break one's
back}, {buckle down}, {knuckle down}]
break open
v 1: open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
2: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal
pressure; "The bubble burst" [syn: {burst}, {split}, {break
open}]
3: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
"Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up},
{flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]
break out
v 1: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former
East Bloc" [syn: {erupt}, {break out}]
2: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out
shouting"
3: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the
stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--
this prison is high security" [syn: {break}, {break out},
{break away}]
4: take from stowage in preparation for use
5: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks
out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
[syn: {erupt}, {recrudesce}, {break out}]
break seal
n 1: a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot
easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break
seal"
break short
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut
short our vacation" [syn: {cut short}, {break short},
{break off}]
break someone's heart
v 1: cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young
man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to
marry her best friend"
break through
v 1: pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through
the 30,000 mark in the county" [syn: {break through},
{crack}]
2: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue
team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" [syn: {break
through}, {come through}]
3: break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn:
{erupt}, {come out}, {break through}, {push through}]
break up
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse},
{dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}]
2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
"The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and
I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split},
{break}, {break up}]
3: come apart; "the group broke up"
4: break violently or noisily; smash [syn: {crash}, {break up},
{break apart}]
5: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following
messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {disrupt}, {break up}, {cut
off}]
6: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should
dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn:
{dissolve}, {resolve}, {break up}]
7: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack}, {crock
up}, {break up}, {collapse}]
8: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble},
{dismantle}, {take apart}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant:
{assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack
together}]
9: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book
dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break}, {break up}]
10: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: {sever},
{break up}]
11: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground,
for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: {pick}, {break up}]
12: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn:
{calve}, {break up}]
13: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn:
{adjourn}, {recess}, {break up}]
14: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up;
"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge
dissolved the tobacco company" [syn: {dissolve}, {break up}]
15: come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco
monopoly broke up" [syn: {dissolve}, {break up}]
16: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
[syn: {break up}, {fragment}, {fragmentize}, {fragmentise}]
17: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
particles" [syn: {break up}, {disperse}, {scatter}]
18: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
[syn: {decompose}, {break up}, {break down}]
19: laugh unrestrainedly [syn: {break up}, {crack up}]
break water
v 1: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks
were finning near the surface" [syn: {fin}, {break water}]
break wind
v 1: expel intestinal gases through the anus [syn: {fart},
{break wind}]
break with
v 1: end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"
break-axe
n 1: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn:
{breakax}, {breakaxe}, {break-axe}, {Sloanea jamaicensis}]
break-dance
v 1: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street
corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}, {break}]
break-in
n 1: trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into
premises with criminal intent [syn: {housebreaking},
{break-in}, {breaking and entering}]
breakbone fever
n 1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by
mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and
joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {dandy fever},
{breakbone fever}]
breaker point
n 1: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark
plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {breaker point}, {point}]
breakfast area
n 1: a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the
breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" [syn:
{breakfast area}, {breakfast nook}]
breakfast food
n 1: any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
breakfast nook
n 1: a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the
breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" [syn:
{breakfast area}, {breakfast nook}]
breakfast table
n 1: a table where breakfast is eaten
breakfast time
n 1: the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast
breaking and entering
n 1: trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into
premises with criminal intent [syn: {housebreaking},
{break-in}, {breaking and entering}]
breaking away
n 1: the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a
breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away
from family and neighborhood" [syn: {breakaway}, {breaking
away}]
2: departing hastily
breaking ball
n 1: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its
path curves as it approaches the batter [syn: {curve},
{curve ball}, {breaking ball}, {bender}]
breaking off
n 1: an instance of sudden interruption [syn: {breaking off},
{abruption}]
breaking point
n 1: (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a
situation becomes crucial
2: the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks
breaking wind
n 1: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn:
{fart}, {farting}, {flatus}, {wind}, {breaking wind}]
breast cancer
n 1: cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies
in women in the US
breast drill
n 1: a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the
chest to force the drill point into the work
breast feeding
n 1: nourishing at the breast [syn: {nursing}, {breast feeding}]
breast implant
n 1: an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that
has been surgically removed
breast of lamb
n 1: a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles
dressed as meat [syn: {breast of lamb}, {poitrine
d'agneau}]
breast of veal
n 1: usually stuffed and roasted
breast pocket
n 1: a pocket inside of a man's coat
breast-deep
adv 1: up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the
water" [syn: {breast-deep}, {breast-high}]
breast-fed
adj 1: (of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast [ant:
{bottle-fed}]
breast-high
adv 1: up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the
water" [syn: {breast-deep}, {breast-high}]
breath of fresh air
n 1: a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of
fresh air"
breathe in
v 1: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain
air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer
patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: {inhale},
{inspire}, {breathe in}] [ant: {breathe out}, {exhale},
{expire}]
breathe out
v 1: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn:
{exhale}, {expire}, {breathe out}] [ant: {breathe in},
{inhale}, {inspire}]
breathing apparatus
n 1: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory
failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus},
{breathing machine}, {ventilator}]
breathing device
n 1: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory
failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus},
{breathing machine}, {ventilator}]
breathing in
n 1: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases)
as in breathing [syn: {inhalation}, {inspiration},
{aspiration}, {intake}, {breathing in}]
breathing machine
n 1: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory
failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus},
{breathing machine}, {ventilator}]
breathing out
n 1: the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: {exhalation},
{expiration}, {breathing out}]
breathing place
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing
place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing
time}]
breathing room
n 1: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to
the country to find breathing room" [syn: {breathing room},
{breathing space}]
breathing space
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing
place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing
time}]
2: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the
country to find breathing room" [syn: {breathing room},
{breathing space}]
breathing spell
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing
place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing
time}]
breathing time
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing
place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing
time}]
breech birth
n 1: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
[syn: {breech delivery}, {breech birth}, {breech
presentation}]
breech closer
n 1: a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn
to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech
before firing [syn: {breechblock}, {breech closer}]
breech delivery
n 1: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
[syn: {breech delivery}, {breech birth}, {breech
presentation}]
breech presentation
n 1: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
[syn: {breech delivery}, {breech birth}, {breech
presentation}]
breech-loading
adj 1: (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
breeches buoy
n 1: a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for
support; used to transfer people from a ship
Breed's Hill
n 1: a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of
Bunker Hill in 1775
breeder reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than
it burns
breeding ground
n 1: a place where animals breed
breeze block
n 1: a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate;
"cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain" [syn:
{cinder block}, {clinker block}, {breeze block}]
breeze through
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You
will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying
colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]
Bren gun
n 1: a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the
British in World War II [syn: {Bren}, {Bren gun}]
Brenner Pass
n 1: an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria
with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade
and for invasions
brent goose
n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
southward [syn: {brant}, {brant goose}, {brent}, {brent
goose}]
Brer Rabbit
n 1: the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales
supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880
Bret Harte
n 1: United States writer noted for his stories about life
during the California gold rush (1836-1902) [syn: {Harte},
{Bret Harte}]
Breughel the Elder
n 1: Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel},
{Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter
Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter
Brueghel the Elder}]
Brevoortia tyrannis
n 1: shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal
and oil and fertilizer [syn: {menhaden}, {Brevoortia
tyrannis}]
brewer's mole
n 1: mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {hair-
tailed mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]
Brewer's mountain heather
n 1: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
[syn: {purple heather}, {Brewer's mountain heather},
{Phyllodoce breweri}]
Brewer's spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having
pendulous branches [syn: {weeping spruce}, {Brewer's
spruce}, {Picea breweriana}]
brewer's yeast
n 1: yeast used in fermenting beer
2: used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {baker's yeast},
{brewer's yeast}, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae}]
briar pipe
n 1: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
[syn: {briar}, {briar pipe}]
bric-a-brac
n 1: miscellaneous curios [syn: {bric-a-brac}, {knickknack},
{nicknack}, {knickknackery}, {whatnot}]
brick cheese
n 1: semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick
form
brick in
v 1: wall up with brick [syn: {brick in}, {brick up}, {brick
over}]
brick over
v 1: wall up with brick [syn: {brick in}, {brick up}, {brick
over}]
brick red
n 1: a bright reddish-brown color
brick trowel
n 1: a trowel used in masonry [syn: {brick trowel}, {mason's
trowel}]
brick up
v 1: wall up with brick [syn: {brick in}, {brick up}, {brick
over}]
brick-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a brick
bricklayer's hammer
n 1: a hammer used in laying bricks
bricks and mortar
n 1: building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar
between them
bridal gown
n 1: a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridal gown},
{wedding gown}, {wedding dress}]
bridal wreath
n 1: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small
white flowers [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath},
{Francoa ramosa}]
2: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn:
{bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath},
{St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
bridal-wreath
n 1: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small
white flowers [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath},
{Francoa ramosa}]
2: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn:
{bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath},
{St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
bride price
n 1: money or property given (in some societies) by the
bridegroom to the family of his bride
bride's bonnet
n 1: plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless
stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
[syn: {queen's cup}, {bride's bonnet}, {Clintonia
uniflora}]
bride-gift
n 1: a wedding present to the bride
bride-to-be
n 1: a woman who is engaged to be married [syn: {fiancee},
{bride-to-be}]
bridge agent
n 1: an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a
case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
bridge circuit
n 1: a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a
diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
[syn: {bridge}, {bridge circuit}]
bridge deck
n 1: an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain
stands [syn: {bridge}, {bridge deck}]
bridge hand
n 1: the cards held in a game of bridge
bridge over
v 1: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will
keep us going for another year" [syn: {tide over}, {bridge
over}, {keep going}]
2: connect or reduce the distance between [syn: {bridge},
{bridge over}]
bridge partner
n 1: one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of
the game
bridge player
n 1: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for
bridge" [syn: {bridge player}, {hand}]
bridge whist
n 1: the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the
trump suit
bridged-T
n 1: a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional
shunt bridging the two series circuits
bridle at
v 1: show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent
remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bridle up},
{bristle up}]
bridle path
n 1: a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for
cars) [syn: {bridle path}, {bridle road}]
bridle road
n 1: a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for
cars) [syn: {bridle path}, {bridle road}]
bridle up
v 1: show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent
remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bridle up},
{bristle up}]
briefcase bomb
n 1: a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a
briefcase
briefcase computer
n 1: a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a
briefcase
brier patch
n 1: tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: {brier}, {brierpatch},
{brier patch}]
brier-wood
n 1: wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea;
used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {briarwood}, {brierwood},
{brier-wood}]
brigadier general
n 1: a general officer ranking below a major general [syn:
{brigadier}, {brigadier general}]
Brigate Rosse
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of
a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to
separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the
service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive
since 1989 [syn: {Red Brigades}, {Brigate Rosse}, {BR}]
Brigham Young
n 1: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after
the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus
from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn:
{Young}, {Brigham Young}]
bright as a new penny
adj 1: (metaphor) shining brightly
bright blue
adj 1: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of
a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
[syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {sky-blue}, {bright blue}]
bright side
n 1: a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud
has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" [syn:
{silver lining}, {bright side}]
Bright's disease
n 1: an inflammation of the kidney [syn: {nephritis}, {Bright's
disease}]
bright-red
adj 1: of the red of fresh raspberries [syn: {bright-red},
{raspberry-red}]
brightly-colored
adj 1: having a bright color [syn: {brightly-colored},
{brightly-coloured}]
brightly-coloured
adj 1: having a bright color [syn: {brightly-colored},
{brightly-coloured}]
brightness constancy
n 1: the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having
the same brightness under widely different conditions of
illumination
brightness level
n 1: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting
light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our
sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level},
{luminance}, {luminousness}, {light}]
Brigit Nilsson
n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born
in 1918) [syn: {Nilsson}, {Brigit Nilsson}, {Marta Brigit
Nilsson}]
brilliant pebble
n 1: a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile
that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
brim over
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow},
{overrun}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
brine shrimp
n 1: common to saline lakes [syn: {brine shrimp}, {Artemia
salina}]
brine-cured
adj 1: (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn:
{salted}, {salt-cured}, {brine-cured}]
Brinell number
n 1: measure of the hardness of a material
bring about
v 1: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought
about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"
2: cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a
curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints";
"These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President
must bring about a change in the health care system" [syn:
{produce}, {bring about}, {give rise}]
bring around
v 1: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent
letter finally brought me around to give money to the
school" [syn: {bring round}, {bring around}]
2: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured
the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but
never managed to" [syn: {bring around}, {cure}, {heal}]
3: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad
memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring around}] [ant: {anaesthetise}, {anaesthetize},
{anesthetise}, {anesthetize}, {put out}, {put under}]
bring back
v 1: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {return}, {take
back}, {bring back}]
2: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad
memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring around}] [ant: {anaesthetise}, {anaesthetize},
{anesthetise}, {anesthetize}, {put out}, {put under}]
bring down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {bring up},
{elevate}, {get up}, {lift}, {raise}]
2: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
"subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {subvert},
{overturn}, {bring down}]
3: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage
on the students" [syn: {inflict}, {bring down}, {visit},
{impose}]
4: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
airplane safely" [syn: {land}, {put down}, {bring down}]
5: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the
house"
6: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},
{trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
bring forth
v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of
problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the
office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The
earthquake generated a tsunami" [syn: {generate}, {bring
forth}]
2: bring out for display; "The proud father produced many
pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in
court that he claims exonerates him" [syn: {produce}, {bring
forth}]
3: bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"
[syn: {produce}, {bring forth}]
4: make (offspring) by reproduction; "Abraham begot Isaac";
"John fathered four daughters" [syn: {beget}, {get},
{engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring
forth}]
bring forward
v 1: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
[syn: {advance}, {bring forward}] [ant: {back}]
2: bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in
court" [syn: {call up}, {bring forward}]
bring home
v 1: make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point"
2: earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home
after taxes and other deductions?" [syn: {take home}, {bring
home}]
bring home the bacon
v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
{succeed}, {win}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon},
{deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}, {go wrong}, {miscarry}]
2: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for
his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not
only take care of the household but also bring home the
bacon" [syn: {provide}, {bring home the bacon}]
bring in
v 1: bring in a new person or object into a familiar
environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new
secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: {bring in},
{introduce}]
2: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought
in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn:
{gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize},
{realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
3: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000";
"The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn:
{fetch}, {bring in}, {bring}]
4: submit (a verdict) to a court
5: transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room
next to mine"
bring off
v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled
it off, even though we never thought her capable of it";
"The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull
off}, {negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}, {manage}]
[ant: {fail}]
bring on
v 1: cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: {induce}, {bring
on}]
2: bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring
out a book"; "produce a new play" [syn: {produce}, {bring
on}, {bring out}]
3: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"
bring oneself
v 1: cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the
negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
bring out
v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He
brings out the best in her" [syn: {bring out}, {unveil},
{reveal}]
2: bring out of a specific state [syn: {bring out}, {let out}]
3: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put
out}, {issue}, {release}]
4: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress
accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by
brackets" [syn: {bring out}, {set off}]
5: bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring
out a book"; "produce a new play" [syn: {produce}, {bring
on}, {bring out}]
6: encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring
out the shy boy"
7: take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best
dress--we are going to a party!" [syn: {bring out}, {get
out}]
8: bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor,
song, etc. [syn: {introduce}, {bring out}]
9: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; "The
newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn:
{unwrap}, {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let
out}, {uncover}]
bring outside
v 1: bring outside the body for surgery, of organs [syn:
{exteriorize}, {bring outside}]
bring round
v 1: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent
letter finally brought me around to give money to the
school" [syn: {bring round}, {bring around}]
2: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad
memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring around}] [ant: {anaesthetise}, {anaesthetize},
{anesthetise}, {anesthetize}, {put out}, {put under}]
bring through
v 1: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims
of the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull
through}, {bring through}]
bring to
v 1: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad
memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring around}] [ant: {anaesthetise}, {anaesthetize},
{anesthetise}, {anesthetize}, {put out}, {put under}]
bring to bear
v 1: bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to
bear new concerns to the U.N."
bring up
v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
{evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put
forward}, {call forth}]
2: look after a child until it is an adult; "raise a family";
"bring up children" [syn: {rear}, {raise}, {bring up},
{nurture}, {parent}]
3: promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was
brought up to the major league"
4: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {get up},
{bring up}] [ant: {bring down}, {get down}, {let down},
{lower}, {take down}]
5: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in
shock"
6: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn:
{raise}, {bring up}]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with
the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite},
{name}, {refer}]
8: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial
processes; "boot your computer" [syn: {boot}, {reboot},
{bring up}]
bringing close together
n 1: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially
the cut edges of tissue [syn: {approximation}, {bringing
close together}]
bringing up
n 1: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering},
{fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
Brisbane quandong
n 1: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green
leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy
blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane
quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus
grandis}]
brisk up
v 1: become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: {brisk}, {brisk
up}, {brisken}]
bristle at
v 1: show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent
remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bridle up},
{bristle up}]
bristle brush
n 1: a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an
animal or plant
bristle fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid
often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree
branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks [syn:
{bristle fern}, {filmy fern}]
bristle grass
n 1: grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully
arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
[syn: {bristlegrass}, {bristle grass}]
bristle up
v 1: show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent
remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bridle up},
{bristle up}]
bristle-pointed
adj 1: pointed like bristles
bristlecone fir
n 1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny
pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn:
{Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata},
{Abies venusta}]
bristlecone pine
n 1: small slow-growing upland pine of western United States
(Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-
brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-
tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some
over 4500 years old [syn: {bristlecone pine}, {Rocky
Mountain bristlecone pine}, {Pinus aristata}]
bristly locust
n 1: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
[syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {moss locust},
{Robinia hispida}]
bristly oxtongue
n 1: widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves
and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn:
{oxtongue}, {bristly oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {bugloss},
{Picris echioides}]
bristly sarsaparilla
n 1: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly
sarsaparilla}, {bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder},
{Aralia hispida}]
bristly sarsparilla
n 1: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly
sarsaparilla}, {bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder},
{Aralia hispida}]
Bristol Channel
n 1: an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and
southwestern England
Britannia metal
n 1: an alloy similar to pewter
British Cabinet
n 1: the senior ministers of the British government
British capacity unit
n 1: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the
British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
[syn: {British capacity unit}, {Imperial capacity unit}]
British capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the
Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial
and cultural center [syn: {London}, {Greater London},
{British capital}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]
British Columbia
n 1: a province in western Canada
British Commonwealth
n 1: an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom
and several former British colonies that are now sovereign
states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown [syn:
{British Commonwealth}, {Commonwealth of Nations}]
British Crown
n 1: the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members
of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British
Crown"
British East Africa
n 1: the former British territories of eastern Africa, including
Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
British Empire
n 1: a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the
territories under its control; reached its greatest extent
at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles,
British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West
Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand;
"the sun never sets on the British Empire"
British empiricism
n 1: the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain
since the 17th century
British Guiana
n 1: a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of
the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Guyana}, {Co-operative
Republic of Guyana}, {British Guiana}]
British Honduras
n 1: a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on
the Caribbean; formerly under British control [syn:
{Belize}, {British Honduras}]
British House of Commons
n 1: the lower house of the British parliament [syn: {House of
Commons}, {British House of Commons}]
British House of Lords
n 1: the upper house of the British parliament [syn: {House of
Lords}, {British House of Lords}]
British Imperial System
n 1: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and
pound and second and pint [syn: {British Imperial System},
{English system}, {British system}]
British Isles
n 1: Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north
Atlantic
British Labour Party
n 1: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900;
characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and
formerly the socialization of key industries [syn: {British
Labour Party}, {Labour Party}, {Labour}, {Labor}]
British monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Great Britain
British Parliament
n 1: the British legislative body
British people
n 1: the people of Great Britain [syn: {British}, {British
people}, {Brits}]
British pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound},
{British pound sterling}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
British pound sterling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound},
{British pound sterling}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
British shilling
n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British
shilling}, {shilling}, {bob}]
British system
n 1: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and
pound and second and pint [syn: {British Imperial System},
{English system}, {British system}]
British thermal unit
n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one
atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn:
{British thermal unit}, {BTU}, {B.Th.U.}]
British Virgin Islands
n 1: more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a
dependent territory of the United Kingdom
British West Africa
n 1: the former British territories of western Africa, including
Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold
Coast
British West Indies
n 1: the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under
British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia,
Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
Brittany spaniel
n 1: tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a
usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
brittle bladder fern
n 1: delicate fern widely distributed in North America and
European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
[syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {fragile
fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]
brittle bush
n 1: fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and
adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded
blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used
in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn:
{brittlebush}, {brittle bush}, {incienso}, {Encelia
farinosa}]
brittle fern
n 1: delicate fern widely distributed in North America and
European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
[syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {fragile
fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]
brittle maidenhair
n 1: tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
[syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {brittle maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum tenerum}]
brittle maidenhair fern
n 1: tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
[syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {brittle maidenhair fern},
{Adiantum tenerum}]
brittle star
n 1: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms
radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle star},
{brittle-star}, {serpent star}]
brittle willow
n 1: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily
broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap
willow}, {Salix fragilis}]
brittle-star
n 1: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms
radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle star},
{brittle-star}, {serpent star}]
Brix scale
n 1: a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
broad arrow
n 1: an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
2: a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts'
clothing
3: an arrow with a wide barbed head
broad bean
n 1: seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: {broad bean}, {fava
bean}, {horsebean}]
2: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
3: a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder [syn: {broad
bean}, {horse bean}]
4: shell beans cooked as lima beans [syn: {fava bean}, {broad
bean}]
broad beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern},
{Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera},
{Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]
broad buckler-fern
n 1: European shield fern [syn: {broad buckler-fern},
{Dryopteris dilatata}]
broad gauge
n 1: a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard
56.5 inches
broad hatchet
n 1: a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a
hammerhead
broad interpretation
n 1: an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the
spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can
legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly
decisions of the Supreme Court) [syn: {broad
interpretation}, {judicial activism}]
broad jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from
a running start [syn: {long jump}, {broad jump}]
2: the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
[syn: {broad jump}, {long jump}]
broad leaved centaury
n 1: a variety of centaury with broad leaves
broad leaved goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod [syn: {zigzag goldenrod}, {broad
leaved goldenrod}]
broad-bean
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
broad-bean plant
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
broad-brimmed
adj 1: (of hats) having a broad brim
broad-headed
adj 1: having a brachycephalic head [syn: {broad-headed},
{roundheaded}, {short-headed}]
broad-leafed
adj 1: having relatively broad rather than needlelike or
scalelike leaves [syn: {broadleaf}, {broad-leafed},
{broad-leaved}]
broad-leaved
adj 1: having relatively broad rather than needlelike or
scalelike leaves [syn: {broadleaf}, {broad-leafed},
{broad-leaved}]
broad-leaved bottletree
n 1: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
[syn: {flame tree}, {broad-leaved bottletree},
{Brachychiton australis}]
broad-leaved dock
n 1: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock
common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock},
{broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]
broad-leaved everlasting pea
n 1: perennial climber of central and southern Europe having
purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North
America [syn: {broad-leaved everlasting pea}, {perennial
pea}, {Lathyrus latifolius}]
broad-leaved montia
n 1: succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair
of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme
of 3-10 white flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-
leaved montia}, {Montia cordifolia}]
broad-leaved plantain
n 1: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad
leaves [syn: {rugel's plantain}, {broad-leaved plantain},
{Plantago rugelii}]
2: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-track
plant}, {Plantago major}]
broad-leaved twayblade
n 1: small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme
of small green flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-
leaved twayblade}, {Listera convallarioides}]
broad-minded
adj 1: incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible
and unshockable" [syn: {unshockable}, {broad-minded}]
[ant: {narrow-minded}, {shockable}]
2: inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your
own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" [ant:
{narrow}, {narrow-minded}]
broad-mindedly
adv 1: in a broad-minded manner; "the authorities broad-mindedly
permitted the opening of a center for teenagers" [ant:
{narrow-mindedly}, {small-mindedly}]
broad-mindedness
n 1: an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking
opinions or behavior [ant: {narrow-mindedness},
{narrowness}]
broad-shouldered
adj 1: having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
[syn: {big-shouldered}, {broad-shouldered}, {square-
shouldered}]
broadcast area
n 1: the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be
received
broadcast journalist
n 1: a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television
broadcast medium
n 1: a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn:
{broadcast medium}, {broadcasting}]
broadcast station
n 1: a station equipped to broadcast radio or television
programs [syn: {broadcasting station}, {broadcast station}]
broadcasting company
n 1: a company that manages tv or radio stations
broadcasting station
n 1: a station equipped to broadcast radio or television
programs [syn: {broadcasting station}, {broadcast station}]
broadcasting studio
n 1: a studio where broadcasts originate
broadly speaking
adv 1: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he
interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {loosely},
{broadly speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
Broca's aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is
severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia},
{ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent
aphasia}]
Broca's area
n 1: the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain
in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center},
{Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of
Broca}]
Broca's center
n 1: the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain
in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center},
{Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of
Broca}]
Broca's convolution
n 1: the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain
in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center},
{Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of
Broca}]
Broca's gyrus
n 1: the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain
in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center},
{Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of
Broca}]
broccoli raab
n 1: plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn:
{broccoli raab}, {broccoli rabe}, {Brassica rapa ruvo}]
2: slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
[syn: {broccoli rabe}, {broccoli raab}]
broccoli rabe
n 1: plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn:
{broccoli raab}, {broccoli rabe}, {Brassica rapa ruvo}]
2: slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
[syn: {broccoli rabe}, {broccoli raab}]
Brodiaea elegans
n 1: brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers
atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern
California [syn: {elegant brodiaea}, {Brodiaea elegans}]
Brodmann's area
n 1: one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its
cytoarchitecture
Brodmann's area 17
n 1: the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers
of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and
is the primary receptive area for vision [syn: {striate
cortex}, {striate area}, {first visual area}, {area 17 of
Brodmann}, {Brodmann's area 17}]
broken arch
n 1: an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled
with some decoration
broken heart
n 1: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a
broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"
broken home
n 1: a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
broken in
adj 1: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle";
"this old nag is well broken in" [syn: {broken}, {broken
in}]
broken wind
n 1: a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult
expiration and heaving of the flanks [syn: {heaves},
{broken wind}]
broken-backed
adj 1: having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a
broken-backed old horse"
2: (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
3: (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end [syn: {broken-
backed}, {hogged}]
broken-down
adj 1: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled
tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old
pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-
down}, {derelict}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle},
{tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}]
2: not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a
broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
broken-field
adj 1: varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-
field running"
broker-dealer
n 1: a financial specialist who trades for his own account and
so acts both as a broker and principal
brokerage account
n 1: a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities
brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you
have $20,000"
brokerage firm
n 1: a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as
intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: {brokerage},
{brokerage firm}, {securities firm}]
brokerage house
n 1: place where a broker conducts his business [syn: {brokerage
house}, {brokerage}]
bromic acid
n 1: an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent
Bromo-seltzer
n 1: an antacid
bromophenol blue
n 1: a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol
blue}, {bromphenol blue}, {tetrabromo-
phenolsulfonephthalein}]
bromothymol blue
n 1: a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromothymol
blue}, {bromthymol blue}]
brompheniramine maleate
n 1: antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat
hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) [syn:
{brompheniramine maleate}, {Dimetane}]
bromphenol blue
n 1: a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol
blue}, {bromphenol blue}, {tetrabromo-
phenolsulfonephthalein}]
brompton stock
n 1: European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers;
widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brompton stock},
{Matthiola incana}]
bromthymol blue
n 1: a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromothymol
blue}, {bromthymol blue}]
Bromus arvensis
n 1: annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {field
brome}, {Bromus arvensis}]
Bromus inermis
n 1: drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short
and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia [syn:
{awnless bromegrass}, {Bromus inermis}]
Bromus japonicus
n 1: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese
brome}, {Japanese chess}, {Bromus japonicus}]
Bromus secalinus
n 1: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
weed especially in wheat [syn: {chess}, {cheat}, {Bromus
secalinus}]
Bromus tectorum
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
bronchial artery
n 1: arteries that accompany the bronchioles
bronchial asthma
n 1: respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of
allergic origin [syn: {asthma}, {asthma attack}, {bronchial
asthma}]
bronchial pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls
of the bronchioles [syn: {bronchopneumonia}, {bronchial
pneumonia}]
bronchial tube
n 1: either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn:
{bronchus}, {bronchial tube}]
bronchial vein
n 1: veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn:
{bronchial vein}, {vena bronchialis}]
bronchoscopic smear
n 1: any of several cytologic smears obtained from different
parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic
study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn:
{lower respiratory tract smear}, {bronchoscopic smear},
{sputum smear}]
bronco buster
n 1: a person who breaks horses [syn: {buster}, {bronco buster},
{broncobuster}]
bronco busting
n 1: breaking a bronco to saddle
Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski
n 1: British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the
technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn:
{Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Kasper
Malinowski}]
Bronislaw Malinowski
n 1: British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the
technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn:
{Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Kasper
Malinowski}]
Bronte sisters
n 1: a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels
Bronx cheer
n 1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
[syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry},
{razzing}, {razz}, {snort}, {bird}]
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
Bronze Age
n 1: (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages,
characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools
and weapons
2: (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by
war and violence
bronze medal
n 1: a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of
bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in
a competition
Bronze Star
n 1: a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious
service (except in aerial flight) [syn: {Bronze Star
Medal}, {Bronze Star}]
Bronze Star Medal
n 1: a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious
service (except in aerial flight) [syn: {Bronze Star
Medal}, {Bronze Star}]
bronze-red
adj 1: of red tinged with bronze
bronzed diabetes
n 1: pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues;
characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and
diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the
joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron-storage disease},
{iron overload}, {bronzed diabetes}]
brood bitch
n 1: a bitch used for breeding
brood hen
n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody},
{broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]
brooder pneumonia
n 1: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of
an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and
turkeys [syn: {aspergillosis}, {brooder pneumonia}]
broody hen
n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody},
{broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]
brook thistle
n 1: of central and southwestern Europe [syn: {brook thistle},
{Cirsium rivulare}]
brook trout
n 1: a delicious freshwater food fish [syn: {brook trout},
{speckled trout}]
2: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn:
{brook trout}, {speckled trout}, {Salvelinus fontinalis}]
Brooklyn Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City;
opened in 1883
broom beard grass
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning
pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie
grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius},
{Schizachyrium scoparium}]
broom closet
n 1: a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning
equipment
broom grass
n 1: any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in
broom making
broom handle
n 1: the handle of a broom [syn: {broomstick}, {broom handle}]
broom palm
n 1: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely
resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm},
{thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax
parviflora}]
broom sedge
n 1: tall tufted grass of southeastern United States [syn:
{broom sedge}, {Andropogon virginicus}]
broom snakeroot
n 1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States
having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and
hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed},
{rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom
snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]
broom snakeweed
n 1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States
having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and
hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed},
{rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom
snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]
broom tree
n 1: prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {petty
whin}, {Genista anglica}]
broom-weed
n 1: annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody
branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers [syn:
{broomweed}, {broom-weed}, {Gutierrezia texana}]
broomcorn millet
n 1: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and
in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {broomcorn
millet}, {hog millet}, {Panicum miliaceum}]
broomrape family
n 1: brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the
order Scrophulariales [syn: {Orobanchaceae}, {family
Orobanchaceae}, {broomrape family}]
Brosme brosme
n 1: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters;
related to cod [syn: {cusk}, {torsk}, {Brosme brosme}]
broth of a boy
n 1: an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a
savory broth [syn: {broth of a boy}, {broth of a man}]
broth of a man
n 1: an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a
savory broth [syn: {broth of a boy}, {broth of a man}]
brothel keeper
n 1: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {madam},
{brothel keeper}]
brother-in-law
n 1: a brother by marriage
brotherly love
n 1: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [syn:
{charity}, {brotherly love}]
Broussonetia papyrifera
n 1: shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles
cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male
flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped
followed by small orange-red aggregate berries [syn: {paper
mulberry}, {Broussonetia papyrifera}]
brow ptosis
n 1: sagging eyebrows
brown algae
n 1: algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow
pigments
brown ash
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash},
{basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]
brown bat
n 1: any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found
worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
brown bear
n 1: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {brown bear},
{bruin}, {Ursus arctos}]
brown bells
n 1: California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {brown bells}, {Fritillaria
micrantha}, {Fritillaria parviflora}]
brown bent
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
brown Betty
n 1: baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
brown bread
n 1: bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread},
{whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]
2: dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with
molasses and soda and milk or water [syn: {brown bread},
{Boston brown bread}]
brown bullhead
n 1: freshwater catfish of eastern United States
brown butter
n 1: clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar
or lemon juice and capers [syn: {brown butter}, {beurre
noisette}]
brown coal
n 1: intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn:
{lignite}, {brown coal}, {wood coal}]
brown creeper
n 1: a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
[syn: {brown creeper}, {American creeper}, {Certhia
americana}]
brown cup
n 1: a variety of sclerotinia
brown hickory
n 1: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut},
{pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya
glabra}]
brown hyena
n 1: of southern Africa [syn: {brown hyena}, {strand wolf},
{Hyaena brunnea}]
brown lacewing
n 1: small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: {brown lacewing},
{hemerobiid}, {hemerobiid fly}]
brown lemming
n 1: of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {brown lemming},
{Lemmus trimucronatus}]
brown oak
n 1: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
brown onion sauce
n 1: brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry
white wine or vinegar [syn: {Lyonnaise sauce}, {brown onion
sauce}]
brown pine
n 1: large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood
that turns brown on exposure [syn: {brown pine},
{Rockingham podocarp}, {Podocarpus elatus}]
brown rat
n 1: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown
rat}, {Norway rat}, {Rattus norvegicus}]
brown rice
n 1: unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer
brown root rot fungus
n 1: fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and
potato and cucumber families [syn: {brown root rot fungus},
{Thielavia basicola}]
brown rot
n 1: any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by
browning and decay of tissues
brown rot gummosis
n 1: disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora
citrophthora [syn: {brown rot gummosis}, {gummosis}]
brown sauce
n 1: a sauce based on soy sauce [syn: {Chinese brown sauce},
{brown sauce}]
2: bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux
and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
[syn: {brown sauce}, {sauce Espagnole}]
brown snail
n 1: serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag
markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {brown
snail}, {Helix aspersa}]
brown soft scale
n 1: pest on citrus trees [syn: {brown soft scale}, {Coccus
hesperidum}]
brown study
n 1: a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness
brown sugar
n 1: unrefined or only partly refined sugar
Brown Swiss
n 1: large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
brown thrasher
n 1: common large songbird of eastern United States having
reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrasher}, {brown
thrush}, {Toxostoma rufums}]
brown thrush
n 1: common large songbird of eastern United States having
reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrasher}, {brown
thrush}, {Toxostoma rufums}]
brown trout
n 1: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North
America [syn: {brown trout}, {salmon trout}, {Salmo
trutta}]
Brown University
n 1: a university in Rhode Island [syn: {Brown University},
{Brown}]
brown-black
adj 1: of black tinged with brown [syn: {brown-black},
{brownish-black}]
brown-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with brown [syn: {brown-grey}, {brown-
gray}, {brownish-grey}, {brownish-gray}]
brown-green
adj 1: of green tinged with brown [syn: {brown-green},
{brownish-green}]
brown-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with brown [syn: {brown-grey}, {brown-
gray}, {brownish-grey}, {brownish-gray}]
brown-haired
adj 1: having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn:
{dark-haired}, {black-haired}, {brown-haired}]
brown-nose
v 1: flatter with the intention of getting something [syn:
{butter up}, {brown-nose}]
brown-purple
adj 1: of dark purple tinted with brown [syn: {brown-purple},
{brownish-purple}]
brown-speckled
adj 1: having brown speckles [syn: {brown-speckled}, {brownish-
speckled}]
brown-striped
adj 1: having brown stripes [syn: {brown-striped}, {brownish-
striped}]
brown-tail moth
n 1: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern
United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees [syn:
{browntail}, {brown-tail moth}, {Euproctis phaeorrhoea}]
browned off
adj 1: greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated
look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance"
[syn: {exasperated}, {cheesed off}, {browned off}]
Brownian motion
n 1: the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or
liquid [syn: {Brownian movement}, {Brownian motion},
{pedesis}]
Brownian movement
n 1: the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or
liquid [syn: {Brownian movement}, {Brownian motion},
{pedesis}]
brownie mix
n 1: a commercial mix for making brownies
Browning automatic rifle
n 1: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas
pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by
United States troops in World War I and in World War II and
in the Korean War [syn: {Browning automatic rifle}, {BAR}]
Browning machine gun
n 1: a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500
rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World
War II and the Korean War [syn: {Browning machine gun},
{Peacemaker}]
brownish yellow
n 1: a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge
brownish-black
adj 1: of black tinged with brown [syn: {brown-black},
{brownish-black}]
brownish-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with brown [syn: {brown-grey}, {brown-
gray}, {brownish-grey}, {brownish-gray}]
brownish-green
adj 1: of green tinged with brown [syn: {brown-green},
{brownish-green}]
brownish-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with brown [syn: {brown-grey}, {brown-
gray}, {brownish-grey}, {brownish-gray}]
brownish-orange
adj 1: of a light brownish color [syn: {sorrel}, {brownish-
orange}]
brownish-purple
adj 1: of dark purple tinted with brown [syn: {brown-purple},
{brownish-purple}]
brownish-red
adj 1: of dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {maroon},
{brownish-red}]
brownish-speckled
adj 1: having brown speckles [syn: {brown-speckled}, {brownish-
speckled}]
brownish-striped
adj 1: having brown stripes [syn: {brown-striped}, {brownish-
striped}]
brownish-yellow
adj 1: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {amber},
{brownish-yellow}, {yellow-brown}]
Bruce Lee
n 1: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and
starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: {Lee},
{Bruce Lee}, {Lee Yuen Kam}]
Bruchus pisorum
n 1: larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant [syn:
{pea weevil}, {Bruchus pisorum}]
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia
n 1: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and
Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of
small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {spike heath},
{Bruckenthalia spiculifolia}]
Brugmansia arborea
n 1: a South American plant that is cultivated for its large
fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet},
{maikoa}, {Brugmansia arborea}, {Datura arborea}]
Brugmansia sanguinea
n 1: arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-
red flowers [syn: {red angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia
sanguinea}, {Datura sanguinea}]
Brugmansia suaveolens
n 1: South American plant cultivated for its very large
nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's
trumpet}, {Brugmansia suaveolens}, {Datura suaveolens}]
brunch coat
n 1: a woman's short housecoat or wrapper
Brunei dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Brunei
Brunfelsia americana
n 1: West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white
flowers [syn: {lady-of-the-night}, {Brunfelsia americana}]
Bruno of Toul
n 1: German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the
beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
[syn: {Leo IX}, {Bruno}, {Bruno of Toul}]
Bruno Walter
n 1: German conductor (1876-1962) [syn: {Walter}, {Bruno
Walter}]
Brunswick stew
n 1: spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn
and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and
potatoes
brush aside
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside},
{brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
brush cut
n 1: a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
brush discharge
n 1: discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of
ionized particles
brush down
v 1: reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn:
{tell off}, {brush down}]
brush fire
n 1: an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and
bushes
brush kangaroo
n 1: any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often
brightly colored [syn: {wallaby}, {brush kangaroo}]
brush off
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside},
{brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
brush on
v 1: apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"
brush turkey
n 1: black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New
Guinea [syn: {brush turkey}, {Alectura lathami}]
brush up
v 1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the
test" [syn: {review}, {brush up}, {refresh}]
2: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
"polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round}, {round
off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
brush wolf
n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote},
{prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]
brush-footed butterfly
n 1: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically
having brightly colored wings and much-reduced
nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn:
{nymphalid}, {nymphalid butterfly}, {brush-footed
butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]
brush-off
n 1: a curt or disdainful rejection
brush-tail porcupine
n 1: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
[syn: {brush-tailed porcupine}, {brush-tail porcupine}]
brush-tailed phalanger
n 1: bushy-tailed phalanger [syn: {brush-tailed phalanger},
{Trichosurus vulpecula}]
brush-tailed porcupine
n 1: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
[syn: {brush-tailed porcupine}, {brush-tail porcupine}]
Brussels biscuit
n 1: slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown
and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {rusk}, {Brussels
biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]
Brussels carpet
n 1: a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of
colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a
pattern
Brussels griffon
n 1: breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of
Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn:
{griffon}, {Brussels griffon}, {Belgian griffon}]
Brussels lace
n 1: fine lace with a raised or applique design
brussels sprout
n 1: plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green
heads resembling diminutive cabbages [syn: {brussels
sprout}, {Brassica oleracea gemmifera}]
brussels sprouts
n 1: the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of
the brussels sprout plant
Brya ebenus
n 1: West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn:
{granadilla tree}, {granadillo}, {Brya ebenus}]
Bryan Donkin
n 1: English engineer who developed a method of preserving food
by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel
container--the first tin can (1768-1855) [syn: {Donkin},
{Bryan Donkin}]
Bryanthus taxifolius
n 1: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple
flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe
and United States [syn: {mountain heath}, {Phyllodoce
caerulea}, {Bryanthus taxifolius}]
Bryce Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
Bryonia alba
n 1: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small
black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {white bryony},
{devil's turnip}, {Bryonia alba}]
Bryonia dioica
n 1: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very
small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn:
{red bryony}, {wild hop}, {Bryonia dioica}]
Bubalus bubalis
n 1: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a
draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Asiatic
buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]
Bubalus mindorensis
n 1: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn:
{tamarau}, {tamarao}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa
mindorensis}]
bubble and squeak
n 1: leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes
meat
bubble bath
n 1: a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the
bath water
bubble chamber
n 1: an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles
bubble dance
n 1: a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons
are used instead of fans
bubble gum
n 1: a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
bubble gum dermatitis
n 1: an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of
children who chew bubble gum
bubble jet printer
n 1: a kind of ink-jet printer [syn: {bubble jet printer},
{bubble-jet printer}, {bubblejet}]
bubble over
v 1: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn:
{bubble over}, {overflow}, {spill over}]
bubble pack
n 1: packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard
backing and clear plastic cover [syn: {blister pack},
{bubble pack}]
bubble shell
n 1: marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
bubble up
v 1: move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating;
also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the
earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in
Latin America" [syn: {bubble up}, {intumesce}]
bubble-jet printer
n 1: a kind of ink-jet printer [syn: {bubble jet printer},
{bubble-jet printer}, {bubblejet}]
Bubo virginianus
n 1: brown North American horned owl [syn: {great horned owl},
{Bubo virginianus}]
bubonic plague
n 1: the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized
by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of
buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from
person to person [syn: {bubonic plague}, {pestis bubonica},
{glandular plague}]
Bubulcus ibis
n 1: small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often
found around grazing animals [syn: {cattle egret},
{Bubulcus ibis}]
buccal artery
n 1: a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the
buccinator muscle and the cheek [syn: {buccal artery},
{arteria buccalis}]
buccal cavity
n 1: the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
buccinator muscle
n 1: a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of
the mouth [syn: {cheek muscle}, {buccinator muscle},
{musculus buccinator}]
Bucephala islandica
n 1: North American goldeneye diving duck [syn: {Barrow's
goldeneye}, {Bucephala islandica}]
Bucephela albeola
n 1: small North American diving duck; males have bushy head
plumage [syn: {bufflehead}, {butterball}, {dipper},
{Bucephela albeola}]
Bucephela clangula
n 1: large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
[syn: {goldeneye}, {whistler}, {Bucephela clangula}]
Buchloe dactyloides
n 1: short grass growing on dry plains of central United States
(where buffalo roam) [syn: {buffalo grass}, {Buchloe
dactyloides}]
buck fever
n 1: nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
buck private
n 1: an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines;
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
[syn: {private}, {buck private}, {common soldier}]
buck sergeant
n 1: a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
buck up
v 1: gain courage [syn: {take heart}, {buck up}]
buck's fizz
n 1: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice [syn:
{mimosa}, {buck's fizz}]
buck-and-wing
n 1: a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
buck-toothed
adj 1: having protruding upper front teeth
buckbean family
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order
Gentianales [syn: {Menyanthaceae}, {family Menyanthaceae},
{buckbean family}]
bucked up
adj 1: inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
[syn: {bucked up(p)}, {encouraged}]
bucket along
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
bucket seat
n 1: a low single seat as in cars or planes
bucket shop
n 1: an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
2: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
Buckeye State
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: {Ohio}, {Buckeye State}, {OH}]
bucking bronco
n 1: a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to
break in
Buckingham Palace
n 1: the London residence of the British sovereign
buckle down
v 1: work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {break one's
back}, {buckle down}, {knuckle down}]
buckle under
v 1: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb},
{knuckle under}, {buckle under}]
buckler fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or
Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped
coverings on the sori [syn: {shield fern}, {buckler fern}]
buckler mustard
n 1: plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like
those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling
bucklers [syn: {buckler mustard}, {Biscutalla laevigata}]
Buckleya distichophylla
n 1: parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having
opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed
by oily dull green olivelike fruits [syn: {buckleya},
{Buckleya distichophylla}]
Buckminster Fuller
n 1: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome
(1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {R.
Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]
buckthorn berry
n 1: fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments [syn:
{buckthorn berry}, {yellow berry}]
buckthorn family
n 1: trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit
many having medicinal value [syn: {Rhamnaceae}, {family
Rhamnaceae}, {buckthorn family}]
buckwheat cake
n 1: a pancake made with buckwheat flour
buckwheat family
n 1: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the
north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn:
{Polygonaceae}, {family Polygonaceae}, {buckwheat family}]
buckwheat tree
n 1: tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United
States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white
flowers [syn: {titi}, {buckwheat tree}, {Cliftonia
monophylla}]
bud brush
n 1: a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United
States [syn: {bud brush}, {bud sagebrush}, {Artemis
spinescens}]
bud sagebrush
n 1: a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United
States [syn: {bud brush}, {bud sagebrush}, {Artemis
spinescens}]
Buddy Holly
n 1: United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: {Holly}, {Buddy
Holly}, {Charles Hardin Holley}]
buddy system
n 1: a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people
together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in
recreational swimming)
buddy-buddy
adj 1: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close
friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular
customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
[syn: {chummy}, {buddy-buddy}, {thick(p)}]
budget cut
n 1: the act of reducing budgeted expenditures
budget deficit
n 1: an excess of expenditures over revenues
budget for
v 1: calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I
have not budgeted for these expensive meals"
budget items
n 1: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property
taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include
depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn:
{operating expense}, {operating cost}, {overhead}, {budget
items}]
Budorcas taxicolor
n 1: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
[syn: {takin}, {gnu goat}, {Budorcas taxicolor}]
Buena Vista
n 1: a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States
forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces
under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico
Buenos Aires
n 1: capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern
Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and
industrial and cultural center [syn: {Buenos Aires},
{capital of Argentina}]
buff-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with buff
buff-colored
adj 1: having a buff color [syn: {buff-colored}, {buff-
coloured}]
buff-coloured
adj 1: having a buff color [syn: {buff-colored}, {buff-
coloured}]
Buffalo Bill
n 1: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show
(1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William
Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]
Buffalo Bill Cody
n 1: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show
(1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William
Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
n 1: a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody
that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large
scale; toured the United States and Europe [syn: {Wild West
Show}, {Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show}]
buffalo bur
n 1: North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose
yellow flowers [syn: {buffalo bur}, {Solanum rostratum}]
buffalo carpet beetle
n 1: a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn:
{buffalo carpet beetle}, {Anthrenus scrophulariae}]
buffalo chip
n 1: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow chip}, {cow
dung}, {buffalo chip}]
buffalo clover
n 1: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States
(Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading
cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United
States [syn: {bluebonnet}, {buffalo clover}, {Texas
bluebonnet}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}]
2: clover of western United States [syn: {buffalo clover},
{Trifolium reflexum}, {Trifolium stoloniferum}]
buffalo fish
n 1: any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
[syn: {buffalo fish}, {buffalofish}]
buffalo gnat
n 1: small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic
larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and
other mammals [syn: {blackfly}, {black fly}, {buffalo
gnat}]
buffalo gourd
n 1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
buffalo grass
n 1: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and
tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {St.
Augustine grass}, {Stenotaphrum secundatum}, {buffalo
grass}]
2: short grass growing on dry plains of central United States
(where buffalo roam) [syn: {buffalo grass}, {Buchloe
dactyloides}]
Buffalo Indian
n 1: a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived
a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of
North America [syn: {Plains Indian}, {Buffalo Indian}]
buffalo nut
n 1: oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {buffalo nut},
{elk nut}, {oil nut}]
2: shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of
hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy
drupes [syn: {rabbitwood}, {buffalo nut}, {Pyrularia pubera}]
buffalo wing
n 1: crisp spicy chicken wings
buffel grass
n 1: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly
in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn:
{buffel grass}, {Cenchrus ciliaris}, {Pennisetum
cenchroides}]
buffer country
n 1: a small neutral state between two rival powers [syn:
{buffer state}, {buffer country}]
buffer solution
n 1: a solution containing a buffer
buffer state
n 1: a small neutral state between two rival powers [syn:
{buffer state}, {buffer country}]
buffer storage
n 1: (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage
of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to
compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data
between components of a computer system [syn: {buffer},
{buffer storage}, {buffer store}]
buffer store
n 1: (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage
of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to
compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data
between components of a computer system [syn: {buffer},
{buffer storage}, {buffer store}]
buffer zone
n 1: a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in
order to diminish the danger of conflict [syn: {buffer
zone}, {buffer}]
buffered aspirin
n 1: aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing
acid (trade name Bufferin) [syn: {buffered aspirin},
{Bufferin}]
buffet car
n 1: a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn:
{dining car}, {diner}, {dining compartment}, {buffet car}]
buffing wheel
n 1: a wheel that is covered with soft material
Bufo americanus
n 1: common toad of America [syn: {American toad}, {Bufo
americanus}]
Bufo boreas
n 1: of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja
California west of the Rockies [syn: {western toad}, {Bufo
boreas}]
Bufo bufo
n 1: common toad of Europe [syn: {European toad}, {Bufo bufo}]
Bufo calamita
n 1: common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe;
runs rather than hops [syn: {natterjack}, {Bufo calamita}]
Bufo canorus
n 1: of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders [syn:
{Yosemite toad}, {Bufo canorus}]
Bufo debilis
n 1: small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and
stripes [syn: {American green toad}, {Bufo debilis}]
Bufo marinus
n 1: largest known toad species; native to Central America;
valuable destroyer of insect pests [syn: {agua}, {agua
toad}, {Bufo marinus}]
Bufo microscaphus
n 1: a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of
semiarid southwestern United States [syn: {southwestern
toad}, {Bufo microscaphus}]
Bufo speciosus
n 1: nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies
of the United States southwest [syn: {Texas toad}, {Bufo
speciosus}]
Bufo viridis
n 1: Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring [syn:
{Eurasian green toad}, {Bufo viridis}]
bug out
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {start}, {protrude},
{pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come
out}]
bug-hunter
n 1: a zoologist who studies insects [syn: {entomologist},
{bugologist}, {bug-hunter}]
bugger all
n 1: little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they
gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about
surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams},
{sweet Fanny Adams}]
bugger off
v 1: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
"Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get},
{bugger off}]
buggy whip
n 1: a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since
buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has
become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"
bugle call
n 1: a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
build in
v 1: make something an integral part of something else; "we can
build in a special clause to make the contract better for
you"
build on
v 1: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's
this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on},
{build on}, {build upon}]
build up
v 1: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages;
"build up your savings"
2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's
plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the
Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up},
{build}, {progress}]
3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is
girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are
building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: {arm}, {build up},
{fortify}, {gird}] [ant: {demilitarise}, {demilitarize},
{disarm}]
4: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up
confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build
up}, {work up}, {build}, {ramp up}]
5: change the use of and make available or usable; "develop
land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The
remote areas of the country were gradually built up" [syn:
{build up}, {develop}]
build upon
v 1: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's
this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on},
{build on}, {build upon}]
building block
n 1: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the
composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
[syn: {unit}, {building block}]
2: a block of material used in construction work
building code
n 1: set of standards established and enforced by local
government for the structural safety of buildings
building complex
n 1: a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected
or related structures [syn: {building complex}, {complex}]
building department
n 1: the division of a business responsible for building and
maintaining the physical plant [syn: {plant department},
{building department}]
building material
n 1: material used for constructing buildings
building permit
n 1: a document authorizing the holder to construct a building
of a particular kind on a particular lot
building site
n 1: a lot on which there are no permanent buildings [syn:
{vacant lot}, {building site}]
building society
n 1: British equivalent of United States savings and loan
association
building supply house
n 1: a store where builders can purchase materials for building
houses and related structures [syn: {building supply
store}, {building supply house}]
building supply store
n 1: a store where builders can purchase materials for building
houses and related structures [syn: {building supply
store}, {building supply house}]
built in bed
n 1: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {berth},
{bunk}, {built in bed}]
built-in
adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic;
"the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt},
{inherent}, {integral}]
built-in bed
n 1: a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall
built-soap powder
n 1: soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn:
{soap powder}, {built-soap powder}, {washing powder}]
built-up
adj 1: peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"
bulb-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a bulb [syn: {bulblike}, {bulbous}, {bulb-
shaped}]
bulbar conjunctiva
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of
the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn:
{bulbar conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of bulb}, {tunica
conjunctiva bulbi}]
bulblet bladder fern
n 1: North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
[syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern},
{Cystopteris bulbifera}]
bulblet fern
n 1: North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
[syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern},
{Cystopteris bulbifera}]
bulbourethral gland
n 1: either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal
fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in
the female [syn: {Cowper's gland}, {bulbourethral gland}]
bulbous iris
n 1: any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
bulbous plant
n 1: plant growing from a bulb
Bulgarian capital
n 1: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western
Bulgaria [syn: {Sofia}, {Serdica}, {Bulgarian capital}]
Bulgarian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Bulgaria
bulge out
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {start}, {protrude},
{pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come
out}]
bulgur pilaf
n 1: pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually
without meat
bulgur wheat
n 1: parched crushed wheat [syn: {bulgur}, {bulghur}, {bulgur
wheat}]
bulima nervosa
n 1: a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between
strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized
by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-
induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-purge
syndrome}, {binge-vomit syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]
bulk large
v 1: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
{brood}, {hover}, {loom}, {bulk large}]
bulk mail
n 1: mail consisting of large numbers of identical items
(circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses
at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot
bulk modulus
n 1: the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to
the fractional change in volume
bull bay
n 1: evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff
glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn:
{southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering
magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]
bull fiddle
n 1: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass
fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass},
{contrabass}, {string bass}]
bull market
n 1: a market characterized by rising prices for securities
bull mastiff
n 1: large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and
the mastiff
Bull Moose Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; founded by
Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of
1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose [syn:
{Progressive Party}, {Bull Moose Party}]
bull neck
n 1: a thick short powerful neck
bull nettle
n 1: coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow
berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern
United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull
nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]
bull nose
n 1: a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
bull pine
n 1: common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western
North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to
5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn:
{ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull
pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]
Bull Run
n 1: a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were
fought in the American Civil War
2: either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and
1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both
battles [syn: {Bull Run}, {Battle of Bull Run}]
bull session
n 1: an informal discussion (usually among men)
bull shark
n 1: a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal
waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {bull
shark}, {cub shark}, {Carcharhinus leucas}]
bull snake
n 1: any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American
burrowing snakes [syn: {bull snake}, {bull-snake}]
bull terrier
n 1: a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by
crossing the bulldog with terriers [syn: {bullterrier},
{bull terrier}]
bull thistle
n 1: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly
leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United
States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear
thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]
bull through
v 1: push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn:
{bull}, {bull through}]
bull tongue
n 1: a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in
cotton fields
bull's eye
n 1: in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of
the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of
bull's-eyes varied"
2: the center of a target [syn: {bull's eye}, {bull}]
3: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the
new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's
eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
[syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {mark}, {home run}]
bull's-eye
n 1: a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that
can be closed to conceal the light [syn: {dark lantern},
{bull's-eye}]
bull-snake
n 1: any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American
burrowing snakes [syn: {bull snake}, {bull-snake}]
bullace grape
n 1: dull-purple grape of southern United States [syn:
{muscadine}, {bullace grape}]
bulldog ant
n 1: any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus
Myrmecia
bulldog clip
n 1: a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws [syn:
{bulldog clip}, {alligator clip}]
bulldog wrench
n 1: a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something
bullet fingerprinting
n 1: identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an
analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the
bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn:
{ballistic identification}, {ballistic fingerprinting},
{bullet fingerprinting}]
bullet hole
n 1: a hole made by a bullet passing through it
bullet train
n 1: a high-speed passenger train [syn: {bullet train},
{bullet}]
bullet vote
v 1: vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to
some principle
bullet-headed
adj 1: obstinate and stupid [syn: {bullheaded}, {bullet-headed},
{pigheaded}]
2: having a small round head
bulletin board
n 1: a computer that is running software that allows users to
leave messages and access information of general interest
[syn: {bulletin board system}, {bulletin board},
{electronic bulletin board}, {bbs}]
2: a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements [syn:
{bulletin board}, {notice board}]
bulletin board system
n 1: a computer that is running software that allows users to
leave messages and access information of general interest
[syn: {bulletin board system}, {bulletin board},
{electronic bulletin board}, {bbs}]
bulletproof vest
n 1: a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
bullhead catfish
n 1: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United
States [syn: {bullhead}, {bullhead catfish}]
bullnosed plane
n 1: a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the
front [syn: {bullnose}, {bullnosed plane}]
bullock block
n 1: a pulley-block at the head of a topmast [syn: {bollock},
{bullock block}]
bullock heart
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped
acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's
heart tree}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]
bullock's heart
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped
acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's
heart tree}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]
2: large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp [syn:
{bullock's heart}, {Jamaica apple}]
bullock's heart tree
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped
acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's
heart tree}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]
Bullock's oriole
n 1: western subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Bullock's
oriole}, {Icterus galbula bullockii}]
bully beef
n 1: beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {bully beef}, {corned
beef}, {corn beef}]
bully off
v 1: start a game by a face-off [syn: {face off}, {bully off}]
bully pulpit
n 1: a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides
the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened
to on any matter; "the American presidency is a bully
pulpit"
bully tree
n 1: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully
tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]
Bulnesia sarmienti
n 1: South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina
and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
[syn: {palo santo}, {Bulnesia sarmienti}]
bulrush millet
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet},
{bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum},
{Pennisetum Americanum}]
Bulwer-Lytton
n 1: English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn:
{Lytton}, {First Baron Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}, {Edward
George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]
bum about
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
bum around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
Bumelia lanuginosa
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
{shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
Bumelia lycioides
n 1: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
{southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock
orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]
bump around
v 1: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
[syn: {jar}, {shake up}, {bump around}]
bump into
v 1: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the
telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar
against}, {butt against}, {knock against}]
bump off
v 1: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay},
{hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {off}, {polish off},
{remove}]
bump up
v 1: increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"
bumper car
n 1: a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on
a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
[syn: {bumper car}, {Dodgem}]
bumper guard
n 1: vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking
bumpers with another vehicle
bumper jack
n 1: a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
bumper-to-bumper
adj 1: used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"
bun-fight
n 1: (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
[syn: {bunfight}, {bun-fight}]
buna rubber
n 1: made by polymerizing butadiene [syn: {buna}, {buna rubber}]
bunch grass
n 1: any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or
clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western
United States [syn: {bunchgrass}, {bunch grass}]
bunch together
v 1: form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched
together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: {bunch
together}, {bunch}, {bunch up}]
bunch up
v 1: form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched
together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: {bunch
together}, {bunch}, {bunch up}]
bunco game
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
bundle of His
n 1: a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the
cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the
ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular
bundle}, {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk},
{truncus atrioventricularis}]
bundle off
v 1: send off unceremoniously
bundle up
v 1: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions"
[syn: {bundle}, {bundle up}, {roll up}]
2: dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long
way to school"
bundled-up
adj 1: dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers"
Bungarus fasciatus
n 1: sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded
krait}, {banded adder}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]
bungee cord
n 1: an elasticized rope [syn: {bungee}, {bungee cord}]
bunji-bunji
n 1: Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison [syn:
{bunji-bunji}, {Flindersia schottiana}]
bunk bed
n 1: beds built one above the other [syn: {bunk bed}, {bunk}]
bunk down
v 1: go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" [syn: {bed down},
{bunk down}]
bunk off
v 1: play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays
hooky" [syn: {bunk off}, {play hooky}]
Bunker Buster
n 1: a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to
penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to
penetrate hardened underground facilities [syn: {Bunker
Buster}, {Guided Bomb Unit-28}, {GBU-28}]
Bunker Hill
n 1: the first important battle of the American War of
Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the
British defeated the colonial forces [syn: {Bunker Hill},
{battle of Bunker Hill}]
bunker mentality
n 1: defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so
many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist
developing a bunker mentality"
bunko game
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
bunny girl
n 1: a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the
tail and ears of a rabbit [syn: {bunny}, {bunny girl}]
bunny hug
n 1: a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US
bunny rabbit
n 1: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit [syn: {bunny},
{bunny rabbit}]
bunsen burner
n 1: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to
regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: {bunsen burner},
{bunsen}, {etna}]
bunya bunya
n 1: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like
roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is
hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya},
{bunya bunya tree}, {Araucaria bidwillii}]
2: nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of
Australian aborigines
bunya bunya tree
n 1: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like
roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is
hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya},
{bunya bunya tree}, {Araucaria bidwillii}]
buoy up
v 1: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened
up a bit" [syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}]
2: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
[syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}] [ant: {weigh down},
{weigh on}]
3: keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" [syn: {buoy},
{buoy up}]
Buphthalmum salicifolium
n 1: hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax
willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on
rocky slopes [syn: {woodland oxeye}, {Buphthalmum
salicifolium}]
bur grass
n 1: a grass of the genus Cenchrus [syn: {burgrass}, {bur
grass}]
bur marigold
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks},
{beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]
bur oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North
America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed
cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak},
{burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus
macrocarpa}]
bur reed
n 1: marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round
prickly fruit
bur-reed family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn:
{Sparganiaceae}, {family Sparganiaceae}, {bur-reed family}]
Burchell's zebra
n 1: of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common
zebra}, {Burchell's zebra}, {Equus Burchelli}]
burden of proof
n 1: the duty of proving a disputed charge
bureau de change
n 1: (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign
money
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
n 1: the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the
Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning
alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives
and arson [syn: {Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms},
{ATF}]
Bureau of Customs
n 1: the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import
tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Bureau},
{Customs Service}, {USCB}]
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
n 1: the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for
the security of diplomats and embassies overseas [syn:
{Bureau of Diplomatic Security}, {DS}]
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
n 1: the agency of the Treasury Department that produces
currency
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
n 1: an agency that is the primary source in the State
Department for interpretive analyses of global developments
and focal point for policy issues and activities of the
Intelligence Community [syn: {Bureau of Intelligence and
Research}, {INR}]
Bureau of Justice Assistance
n 1: the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local
criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and
violence and drug abuse [syn: {Bureau of Justice
Assistance}, {BJA}]
Bureau of Justice Statistics
n 1: the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary
source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local
policy makers [syn: {Bureau of Justice Statistics}, {BJS}]
Bureau of the Census
n 1: the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for
taking the census; provides demographic information and
analyses about the population of the United States [syn:
{Bureau of the Census}, {Census Bureau}]
bureaucratic procedure
n 1: needlessly time-consuming procedure [syn: {bureaucratic
procedure}, {red tape}]
burgeon forth
v 1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate},
{bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}]
burglar alarm
n 1: a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they
could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"
2: a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a
burglary
Burgundy sauce
n 1: reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and
butter [syn: {bourguignon}, {bourguignon sauce}, {Burgundy
sauce}]
Burgundy wine
n 1: red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any
similar wine made elsewhere) [syn: {Burgundy}, {Burgundy
wine}]
Burhinus oedicnemus
n 1: large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird
of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened
knee joint [syn: {stone curlew}, {thick-knee}, {Burhinus
oedicnemus}]
burial chamber
n 1: a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: {burial chamber},
{sepulcher}, {sepulchre}, {sepulture}]
burial garment
n 1: cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
burial ground
n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery},
{graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying
ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]
burial mound
n 1: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
[syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {barrow}, {tumulus}]
burial site
n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery},
{graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying
ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]
burial vault
n 1: a burial chamber (usually underground) [syn: {vault},
{burial vault}]
Burkina Faso
n 1: a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa;
was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained
independence in 1960 [syn: {Burkina Faso}, {Upper Volta}]
Burkina Faso franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
burlap bag
n 1: a bag made of burlap [syn: {gunnysack}, {gunny sack},
{burlap bag}]
Burma padauk
n 1: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
[syn: {Burma padauk}, {Burmese rosewood}, {Pterocarpus
macrocarpus}]
Burmeisteria retusa
n 1: of southern South America [syn: {greater pichiciego},
{Burmeisteria retusa}]
Burmese cat
n 1: a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat
but having a solid dark brown or grey coat
Burmese rosewood
n 1: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
[syn: {Burma padauk}, {Burmese rosewood}, {Pterocarpus
macrocarpus}]
Burmese-Yi
n 1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and
Yunnan [syn: {Lolo-Burmese}, {Burmese-Yi}]
burn bag
n 1: a bag into which secret documents are placed before being
burned
burn center
n 1: a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
burn down
v 1: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut
burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
[syn: {burn down}, {burn up}, {go up}]
2: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
[syn: {burn}, {fire}, {burn down}]
burn mark
n 1: a place or area that has been burned (especially on a
person's body) [syn: {burn}, {burn mark}]
burn off
v 1: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous
exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn}, {burn up}]
2: clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
burn out
v 1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {burn out},
{blow}]
burn plant
n 1: very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing
mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with
maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in
tropics and as houseplants [syn: {burn plant}, {Aloe vera}]
burn up
v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new
intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn
up}]
2: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous
exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn}, {burn up}]
3: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut
burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn:
{burn down}, {burn up}, {go up}]
burned-out
adj 1: exhausted as a result of longtime stress; "she was
burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}, {burnt-
out}]
2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out
picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses";
"a charred bit of burnt wood"; "a burned-over site in the
forest"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn:
{burned}, {burnt}, {burned-over}, {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
burned-over
adj 1: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned
houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "a burned-over
site in the forest"; "barricaded the street with burnt-
out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}, {burned-over},
{burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
burnet bloodwort
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves
that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet},
{burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
burning at the stake
n 1: execution by fire [syn: {burning}, {burning at the stake}]
burning bush
n 1: (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed
and from which God spoke to Moses
2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {burning bush}, {Euonymus
atropurpureus}]
3: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit
flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany},
{burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]
4: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush},
{fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
burnt lime
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime},
{calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime},
{burnt lime}]
burnt sienna
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown},
{sepia}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}, {mahogany}]
2: a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
burnt umber
n 1: dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
2: a medium brown to dark-brown color [syn: {chocolate},
{coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber}, {burnt umber}]
burnt-out
adj 1: exhausted as a result of longtime stress; "she was
burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}, {burnt-
out}]
2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out
picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses";
"a charred bit of burnt wood"; "a burned-over site in the
forest"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn:
{burned}, {burnt}, {burned-over}, {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
burp gun
n 1: a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn:
{burp gun}, {machine pistol}]
burr drill
n 1: a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
[syn: {dentist's drill}, {burr drill}]
burr marigold
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks},
{beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]
burr oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North
America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed
cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak},
{burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus
macrocarpa}]
burr-headed
adj 1: having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence
bristly)
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
n 1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of
behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner},
{B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
Burrill Bernard Crohn
n 1: United States physician who specialized in diseases of the
intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis
which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) [syn:
{Crohn}, {Burrill Bernard Crohn}]
burro deer
n 1: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged
antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {burro deer}, {Odocoileus
hemionus}]
bursa omentalis
n 1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to
the stomach [syn: {bursa omentalis}, {omental bursa},
{lesser peritoneal cavity}]
Bursera microphylla
n 1: small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States
having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small
clusters of white flowers [syn: {elephant tree}, {Bursera
microphylla}]
Bursera simaruba
n 1: tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in
cements and varnishes [syn: {gumbo-limbo}, {Bursera
simaruba}]
burst forth
v 1: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The
attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out},
{rush out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]
2: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger
exploded" [syn: {explode}, {burst forth}, {break loose}]
3: come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations
effloresced in the past" [syn: {effloresce}, {burst forth}]
burst in on
v 1: spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn:
{burst in on}, {burst upon}]
burst out
v 1: give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out
laughing"; "`I hate you,' she burst out"
2: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley"
[syn: {pop out}, {burst out}]
3: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
"Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up},
{flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]
burst upon
v 1: spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn:
{burst in on}, {burst upon}]
bursting charge
n 1: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this
cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge},
{burster}, {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}]
bursting explosive
n 1: a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is
under attack [syn: {disrupting explosive}, {bursting
explosive}]
Burundi franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Burundi
burweed marsh elder
n 1: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in
central North America that can cause contact dermatitis;
produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
[syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {false ragweed}, {Iva
xanthifolia}]
burying ground
n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery},
{graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying
ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]
bus company
n 1: a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus
company}, {bus service}]
bus depot
n 1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal},
{bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
bus driver
n 1: someone who drives a bus [syn: {busman}, {bus driver}]
bus fare
n 1: the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar [syn: {bus
fare}, {carfare}]
bus lane
n 1: a traffic lane intended for buses only
bus line
n 1: an organization responsible for operating a bus
transportation system
bus route
n 1: the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
bus service
n 1: a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus
company}, {bus service}]
bus station
n 1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal},
{bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
bus stop
n 1: a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and
take on passengers
bus terminal
n 1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal},
{bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
bus ticket
n 1: a ticket good for a ride on a bus
bus topology
n 1: the topology of a network whose components are connected by
a busbar [syn: {bus topology}, {bus}]
bus traffic
n 1: buses coming and going
Bush administration
n 1: the executive under President George H. W. Bush
2: the executive under President George W. Bush
bush baby
n 1: agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly
fur and large eyes and ears [syn: {galago}, {bushbaby},
{bush baby}]
bush bean
n 1: a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports
bush clover
n 1: shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil
improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
[syn: {bush clover}, {lespedeza}]
bush hibiscus
n 1: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or
shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {bush hibiscus},
{Radyera farragei}, {Hibiscus farragei}]
bush honeysuckle
n 1: a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
[syn: {bush honeysuckle}, {Tartarian honeysuckle},
{Lonicera tatarica}]
2: bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large
crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers [syn: {bush
honeysuckle}, {Diervilla sessilifolia}]
3: spreading bush of northeastern United States having small
clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers [syn: {bush
honeysuckle}, {Diervilla lonicera}]
bush jacket
n 1: a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch
pockets and a belt
bush lawyer
n 1: stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles
over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush
lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]
bush league
n 1: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league
(especially baseball) [syn: {minor league}, {minors}, {bush
league}]
bush leaguer
n 1: a player on a minor-league baseball team [syn: {minor
leaguer}, {bush leaguer}]
bush nasturtium
n 1: annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common
garden nasturtium [syn: {bush nasturtium}, {Tropaeolum
minus}]
bush out
v 1: grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"
bush pea
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having
trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
bush poppy
n 1: evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico
often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
[syn: {bush poppy}, {tree poppy}]
bush shrike
n 1: an African shrike
bush tit
n 1: active grey titmice of western North America [syn:
{bushtit}, {bush tit}]
bush vetch
n 1: European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a
weed in hedges [syn: {bush vetch}, {Vicia sepium}]
bush violet
n 1: any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for
their blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {bush violet},
{browallia}]
bush willow
n 1: small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant
flowers usually growing on stream banks [syn: {bush
willow}, {Combretum erythrophyllum}]
2: small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow
flowers [syn: {bush willow}, {Combretum appiculatum}]
bush-league
adj 1: not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: {bush-
league}, {bush}]
bushel basket
n 1: a basket large enough to hold a bushel
bushman's poison
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia},
{Acocanthera venenata}]
bushy aster
n 1: stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small
linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads [syn:
{bushy aster}, {Aster dumosus}]
bushytail woodrat
n 1: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of
western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn:
{packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat},
{Neotoma cinerea}]
business activity
n 1: activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
[syn: {business activity}, {commercial activity}]
business address
n 1: the address at which a business is located
business agent
n 1: an agent who handles business affairs for another;
especially one who deals with employers
business card
n 1: a card on which are printed the person's name and business
affiliation
business college
n 1: a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and
commerce
business community
n 1: the body of individuals who manage businesses [syn:
{businessmen}, {business community}]
business concern
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small
mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business
concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business concern},
{business organization}, {business organisation}]
business cycle
n 1: recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of
recession and recovery and growth and decline [syn:
{business cycle}, {trade cycle}]
business data processing
n 1: data processing in accounting or business management [syn:
{administrative data processing}, {business data
processing}]
business deal
n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a
package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a
master of the business deal" [syn: {deal}, {trade},
{business deal}]
business deduction
n 1: tax write-off for expenses of doing business
business department
n 1: a division of a business firm
business district
n 1: the central area or commercial center of a town or city;
"the heart of Birmingham's downtown" [syn: {business
district}, {downtown}]
business editor
n 1: the newspaper editor responsible for business news
business enterprise
n 1: the activity of providing goods and services involving
financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers
are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial
enterprise}, {business enterprise}, {business}]
business establishment
n 1: an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail
store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods
are made or stored or processed or where services are
rendered [syn: {place of business}, {business
establishment}]
business executive
n 1: an executive in a business corporation [syn: {corporate
executive}, {business executive}]
business expense
n 1: ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's
business or trade [syn: {business expense}, {trade
expense}]
business firm
n 1: the members of a business organization that owns or
operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
brokerage house" [syn: {firm}, {house}, {business firm}]
business index
n 1: a statistical compilation that provides a context for
economic or financial conditions; "this business index is
computed relative to the base year of 2005"
business interruption insurance
n 1: insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits
and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in
commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril
business leader
n 1: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
[syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader},
{king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive},
{tycoon}]
business letter
n 1: a letter dealing with business
business life
n 1: a career in industrial or commercial or professional
activities [syn: {business life}, {professional life}]
business line
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line
of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products},
{line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
business loan
n 1: a bank loan granted for the use of a business [syn:
{business loan}, {commercial loan}]
business lunch
n 1: lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed
and the cost is charged as a business expense
business news
n 1: news about businesses and investments
business office
n 1: place of business where professional or clerical duties are
performed; "he rented an office in the new building" [syn:
{office}, {business office}]
business organisation
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small
mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business
concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business concern},
{business organization}, {business organisation}]
business organization
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small
mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business
concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business concern},
{business organization}, {business organisation}]
business people
n 1: people who transact business (especially business
executives) [syn: {business people}, {businesspeople}]
business relation
n 1: a relation between different business enterprises
business relationship
n 1: a formal contractual relationship established to provide
for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he
asked to see the executive who handled his account" [syn:
{account}, {business relationship}]
business school
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of
Master in Business Administration
business sector
n 1: business concerns collectively; "Government and business
could not agree" [syn: {business}, {business sector}]
business suit
n 1: a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen
business traveler
n 1: a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works
for
busman's holiday
n 1: a holiday where you do the same things you do at work
bust up
v 1: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"
[syn: {bust up}, {wreck}, {wrack}]
bust-up
n 1: a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
bust-up takeover
n 1: a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are
sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
bustard quail
n 1: small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and
northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with
wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button
quail}, {button-quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]
Buster Keaton
n 1: United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for
his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn:
{Keaton}, {Buster Keaton}, {Joseph Francis Keaton}]
bustle about
v 1: move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
performance" [syn: {bustle}, {bustle about}, {hustle}]
busy bee
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy
bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]
butacaine sulfate
n 1: a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous
membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: {butacaine},
{butacaine sulfate}]
butanoic acid
n 1: an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in
butter [syn: {butyric acid}, {butanoic acid}]
butcher block
n 1: a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick
laminated strips of unpainted hardwood [syn: {butcher
board}, {butcher block}]
butcher board
n 1: a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick
laminated strips of unpainted hardwood [syn: {butcher
board}, {butcher block}]
Butcher Cumberland
n 1: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in
the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland},
{William Augustus}, {Duke of Cumberland}, {Butcher
Cumberland}]
butcher knife
n 1: a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
butcher paper
n 1: a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood
or meat fluids
butcher shop
n 1: a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are
sold [syn: {butcher shop}, {meat market}]
butcher's broom
n 1: shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves
(cladophylls); used for making brooms [syn: {butcher's
broom}, {Ruscus aculeatus}]
Butea frondosa
n 1: East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion
velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn:
{dhak}, {dak}, {palas}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea
monosperma}]
butea gum
n 1: dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn:
{gum butea}, {butea gum}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]
butea kino
n 1: dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn:
{gum butea}, {butea gum}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]
Butea monosperma
n 1: East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion
velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn:
{dhak}, {dak}, {palas}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea
monosperma}]
Buteo buteo
n 1: the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {buzzard},
{Buteo buteo}]
Buteo jamaicensis
n 1: dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown
tail [syn: {redtail}, {red-tailed hawk}, {Buteo
jamaicensis}]
Buteo lagopus
n 1: large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-
legged hawk}, {roughleg}, {Buteo lagopus}]
Buteo lineatus
n 1: North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders [syn:
{red-shouldered hawk}, {Buteo lineatus}]
butt against
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada
adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn:
{border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt
against}, {butt on}]
2: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone
pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar against}, {butt
against}, {knock against}]
butt end
n 1: thick end of the handle [syn: {butt}, {butt end}]
butt hinge
n 1: a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb
butt in
v 1: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
butt joint
n 1: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
[syn: {butt joint}, {butt}]
butt on
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada
adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn:
{border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt
against}, {butt on}]
butt pack
n 1: a waist pack worn with the pouch in back [syn: {fanny
pack}, {butt pack}]
butt shaft
n 1: a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target
practice
butt weld
n 1: a butt joint that is welded [syn: {butt weld}, {butt-weld}]
butt welding
n 1: creating a butt joint by welding [syn: {butt welding},
{butt-welding}]
butt-weld
n 1: a butt joint that is welded [syn: {butt weld}, {butt-weld}]
v 1: join by a butt weld [syn: {butt-weld}, {buttweld}]
butt-welding
n 1: creating a butt joint by welding [syn: {butt welding},
{butt-welding}]
butter bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
lunatus}]
2: small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva
bean}, {butter bean}, {butterbean}, {civet bean}]
butter churn
n 1: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat
from buttermilk [syn: {churn}, {butter churn}]
butter cookie
n 1: cookie containing much butter
butter daisy
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
butter dish
n 1: a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the
table
butter knife
n 1: a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading
butter
butter up
v 1: flatter with the intention of getting something [syn:
{butter up}, {brown-nose}]
butter-and-eggs
n 1: common European perennial having showy yellow and orange
flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn:
{toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's
flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]
butter-bean plant
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
lunatus}]
butter-flower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn:
{buttercup}, {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot},
{goldcup}, {kingcup}]
butter-print
n 1: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having
velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong
fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
[syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian
mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon
theophrasti}]
buttercup family
n 1: a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {family
Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}, {crowfoot family}]
buttercup squash
n 1: plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green
rind with greyish markings
2: drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or
grey
butterfly bush
n 1: tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow
flowers [syn: {butterfly bush}, {buddleia}]
butterfly collector
n 1: an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study
of butterflies and moths [syn: {lepidopterist},
{lepidopterologist}, {butterfly collector}]
butterfly effect
n 1: the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a
complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a
butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change
the weather in Chicago
butterfly fish
n 1: small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes
having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found
worldwide
butterfly flower
n 1: any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided
leaves and showy variegated flowers [syn: {butterfly
flower}, {poor man's orchid}, {schizanthus}]
2: shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink
flowers streaked with purple [syn: {butterfly flower},
{Bauhinia monandra}]
butterfly nut
n 1: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and
forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-
nut}, {wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]
butterfly orchid
n 1: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large
tiger-striped orchids
2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady orchid},
{butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]
3: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum}, {Encyclia
venosa}]
4: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly
colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn:
{butterfly orchid}, {Encyclia tampensis}, {Epidendrum
tampense}]
5: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]
butterfly orchis
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum},
{Encyclia venosa}]
2: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]
butterfly pea
n 1: vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue
flowers with yellow centers [syn: {blue pea}, {butterfly
pea}, {Clitoria turnatea}]
2: large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central
United States having pale blue flowers [syn: {butterfly pea},
{Clitoria mariana}]
3: large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey
to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for
its purple and white flowers [syn: {butterfly pea},
{Centrosema virginianum}]
butterfly plant
n 1: orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and
fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red [syn:
{butterfly plant}, {Phalaenopsis amabilis}]
2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady orchid},
{butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]
butterfly ray
n 1: a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin
butterfly stroke
n 1: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward
together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
[syn: {butterfly}, {butterfly stroke}]
butterfly valve
n 1: a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns
and acts as a throttle
butterfly weed
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
butterfly-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a butterfly
butterhead lettuce
n 1: lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily
broken or bruised
buttermilk biscuit
n 1: very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and
soda [syn: {buttermilk biscuit}, {soda biscuit}]
buttermilk pancake
n 1: a pancake made with buttermilk
butternut squash
n 1: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-
shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth
thin rind [syn: {butternut squash}, {Cucurbita maxima}]
2: buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and
sweet orange flesh
butternut tree
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut},
{butternut tree}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]
button accordion
n 1: an accordion with buttons rather than keys
button fern
n 1: fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds
with dark green buttonlike leaflets [syn: {button fern},
{Pellaea rotundifolia}]
2: Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {button
fern}, {Tectaria cicutaria}]
button hole
n 1: a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: {buttonhole},
{button hole}]
button mangrove
n 1: evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and
yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button tree},
{button mangrove}, {Conocarpus erectus}]
button pink
n 1: much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely
related to sweet William [syn: {button pink}, {Dianthus
latifolius}]
button quail
n 1: small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and
northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with
wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button
quail}, {button-quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]
button snakeroot
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to
cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master},
{rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium
yuccifolium}]
2: coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots;
southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake
master [syn: {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium aquaticum}]
3: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris
having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
[syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}, {gay-
feather}, {snakeroot}]
button tree
n 1: evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and
yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button tree},
{button mangrove}, {Conocarpus erectus}]
button up
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
button-down
adj 1: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in
the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
[syn: {button-down}, {buttoned-down}, {conservative}]
2: of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by
buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts"
button-quail
n 1: small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and
northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with
wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button
quail}, {button-quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]
button-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a button; "button-shaped white flowers"
buttoned-down
adj 1: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in
the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
[syn: {button-down}, {buttoned-down}, {conservative}]
buttoned-up
adj 1: (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
2: conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking
for buttoned-up types"
buttonhole stitch
n 1: a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a
buttonhole
butyl alcohol
n 1: a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for
solvents [syn: {butyl alcohol}, {butanol}]
butyl nitrite
n 1: a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant
drug by drug abusers [syn: {butyl nitrite}, {isobutyl
nitrite}]
butyl rubber
n 1: synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
butyric acid
n 1: an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in
butter [syn: {butyric acid}, {butanoic acid}]
Buxus sempervirens
n 1: large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with
multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and
topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {European box}, {Buxus
sempervirens}]
buy at
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop
at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}]
buy back
v 1: buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He
bought back the house that his father sold years ago" [syn:
{buy back}, {repurchase}]
buy food
v 1: purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {take
out}, {buy food}]
buy in
v 1: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a
particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as
prices are low" [syn: {stock}, {buy in}, {stock up}]
buy into
v 1: buy stocks or shares of a company
buy it
v 1: be killed or die [syn: {buy it}, {pip out}]
buy off
v 1: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
[syn: {buy off}, {pay off}]
buy out
v 1: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn:
{take over}, {buy out}, {buy up}]
buy the farm
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
buy time
v 1: act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an
advantage
buy up
v 1: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn:
{take over}, {buy out}, {buy up}]
buy-and-bust operation
n 1: an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch
unsuspecting drug dealers
buyer's market
n 1: a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
[syn: {buyer's market}, {buyers' market}, {soft market}]
buyers' market
n 1: a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
[syn: {buyer's market}, {buyers' market}, {soft market}]
buyout bid
n 1: a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
buzz bomb
n 1: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
[syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb},
{doodlebug}, {V-1}]
buzz off
v 1: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
"Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get},
{bugger off}]
buzz saw
n 1: a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the
periphery; rotates on a spindle [syn: {circular saw}, {buzz
saw}]
Buzzards Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern
Massachusetts
BVD's
n 1: trademark for men's underwear [syn: {BVD}, {BVD's}]
BW defence
n 1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological
warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW
defense}, {BW defence}]
BW defense
n 1: defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological
warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW
defense}, {BW defence}]
by a long shot
adv 1: by a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his
labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"
by all means
adv 1: definitely or certainly; "Visit us by all means" [ant:
{by no means}, {not by a blame sight}, {not by a long
sight}]
by all odds
adv 1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too
expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds
they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably},
{emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]
by and by
adv 1: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll
understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: {by and by},
{later}]
by and large
adv 1: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much
here" [syn: {by and large}, {generally}, {more often than
not}, {mostly}]
by artificial means
adv 1: not according to nature; not by natural means;
"artificially induced conditions" [syn: {artificially},
{unnaturally}, {by artificial means}] [ant: {naturally}]
by chance
adv 1: through chance; "To sleep, perchance to dream..." [syn:
{perchance}, {by chance}]
2: by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn:
{haply}, {by chance}, {by luck}]
3: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by
chance}, {accidentally}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}]
[ant: {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}, {deliberately},
{designedly}, {intentionally}, {on purpose}, {purposely}]
by choice
adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
{intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on
purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by
design}] [ant: {accidentally}, {by chance},
{circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}, {unintentionally}]
by design
adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
{intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on
purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by
design}] [ant: {accidentally}, {by chance},
{circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}, {unintentionally}]
by experimentation
adv 1: in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally
determined" [syn: {experimentally}, {by experimentation},
{through an experiment}]
by far
adv 1: by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest
student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever
eaten" [syn: {by far}, {far and away}, {out and away}]
by fits and starts
adv 1: intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and
starts"
by hand
adv 1: without the use of a machine; "this dress is sewn by
hand" [ant: {by machine}]
by heart
adv 1: by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart"
[syn: {by heart}, {by memory}]
by hook or by crook
adv 1: in any way necessary; by any possible means; "I'll pass
this course by hook or by crook"
by inches
adv 1: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by
inches}, {little by little}, {by small degrees}]
by luck
adv 1: by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn:
{haply}, {by chance}, {by luck}]
by machine
adv 1: with the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine"
[ant: {by hand}]
by memory
adv 1: by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart"
[syn: {by heart}, {by memory}]
by nature
adv 1: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn:
{naturally}, {by nature}]
by no means
adv 1: definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and
that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {by no means},
{not by a long sight}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by
all means}]
by right of office
adv 1: by virtue of position; "the president sat on the
committee ex officio" [syn: {ex officio}, {by right of
office}]
by rights
adv 1: with reason or justice
by small degrees
adv 1: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by
inches}, {little by little}, {by small degrees}]
by the bye
adv 1: introducing a different topic; "incidentally, I won't go
to the party" [syn: {by the way}, {by the bye},
{incidentally}, {apropos}]
by the day
adv 1: one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" [syn:
{per diem}, {by the day}]
by the piece
adv 1: one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
[syn: {by the piece}, {one by one}]
by the way
adv 1: introducing a different topic; "incidentally, I won't go
to the party" [syn: {by the way}, {by the bye},
{incidentally}, {apropos}]
by trial and error
adv 1: in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested"
[syn: {empirically}, {through empirical observation}, {by
trial and error}] [ant: {theoretically}]
by word of mouth
adv 1: orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: {by word of mouth},
{viva voce}]
2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were
transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: {orally}, {by word of
mouth}]
by-and-by
n 1: an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it
in the sweet by-and-by"
by-bid
v 1: bid on behalf of someone else
by-blow
n 1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn:
{bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child},
{illegitimate}, {whoreson}]
by-catch
n 1: unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while
fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and
porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch
each year" [syn: {by-catch}, {bycatch}]
by-election
n 1: a special election between regular elections [syn: {by-
election}, {bye-election}]
by-line
n 1: a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
[syn: {by-line}, {credit line}]
2: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {by-line}, {hobby},
{pursuit}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]
by-product
n 1: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: {by-
product}, {byproduct}]
2: a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn:
{by-product}, {byproduct}, {spin-off}]
bye-bye
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
bye-election
n 1: a special election between regular elections [syn: {by-
election}, {bye-election}]
bypass capacitor
n 1: a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high)
frequencies [syn: {bypass condenser}, {bypass capacitor}]
bypass condenser
n 1: a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high)
frequencies [syn: {bypass condenser}, {bypass capacitor}]
Byzantine architecture
n 1: the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire
developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square
bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics
Byzantine Church
n 1: the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
[syn: {Eastern Church}, {Byzantine Church}]
Byzantine Empire
n 1: a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after
its division in 395 [syn: {Byzantine Empire}, {Byzantium},
{Eastern Roman Empire}]
Byzantine Greek
n 1: the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn:
{Medieval Greek}, {Middle Greek}, {Byzantine Greek}]
C and W
n 1: a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern
United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn:
{country music}, {country and western}, {C and W}]
C battery
n 1: battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum
tube
C clef
n 1: a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a
staff
C compiler
n 1: a compiler for programs written in C
C horizon
n 1: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of
weathered rock [syn: {C-horizon}, {C horizon}]
C major
n 1: (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats [syn: {C
major}, {C major scale}, {scale of C major}]
C major scale
n 1: (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats [syn: {C
major}, {C major scale}, {scale of C major}]
C program
n 1: a program written in C
C-clamp
n 1: a clamp in the shape of the letter C
C-horizon
n 1: beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of
weathered rock [syn: {C-horizon}, {C horizon}]
c-note
n 1: a United States bill worth 100 dollars [syn: {hundred
dollar bill}, {c-note}]
C-ration
n 1: a canned field ration issued by the United States Army
C-reactive protein
n 1: a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in
the blood in some cases of acute inflammation [syn:
{C-reactive protein}, {CRP}]
C-section
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
C. D. Gibson
n 1: United States illustrator remembered for his creation of
the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {Gibson}, {C. D.
Gibson}, {Charles Dana Gibson}]
C. diphtheriae
n 1: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn:
{Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {C. diphtheriae}, {Klebs-
Loeffler bacillus}]
C. H. Best
n 1: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who
assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery
of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {C. H. Best}, {Charles
Herbert Best}]
C. K. Ogden
n 1: English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards
in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {Ogden}, {C.
K. Ogden}, {Charles Kay Ogden}]
C. Northcote Parkinson
n 1: British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies
(1909-1993) [syn: {Parkinson}, {C. Northcote Parkinson},
{Cyril Northcote Parkinson}]
C. P. Snow
n 1: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe
(1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {C. P. Snow}, {Charles Percy
Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]
C. psittaci
n 1: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease
chlamydia [syn: {Chlamydia psittaci}, {C. psittaci}]
C. S. Forester
n 1: English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain
Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {Forester}, {C. S.
Forester}, {Cecil Scott Forester}]
C. S. Lewis
n 1: English critic and novelist; author of theological works
and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {Lewis}, {C. S.
Lewis}, {Clive Staples Lewis}]
C. trachomatis
n 1: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases
chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum [syn: {Chlamydia
trachomatis}, {C. trachomatis}]
C. Vann Woodward
n 1: United States historian (1908-1999) [syn: {Woodward}, {C.
Vann Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]
C. W. Post
n 1: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
(1854-1914) [syn: {Post}, {C. W. Post}, {Charles William
Post}]
C.E.
adv 1: of the period coinciding with the Christian era;
preferred by some writers who are not Christians; "in 200
CE" [syn: {CE}, {C.E.}, {Common Era}]
C.O.D.
adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {COD}, {cash on delivery}]
C.P.U.
n 1: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor
chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and
the memory form the central part of a computer to which the
peripherals are attached" [syn: {central processing unit},
{CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor},
{mainframe}]
C2H6
n 1: a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel [syn:
{ethane}, {C2H6}]
ca-ca
v 1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower
beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit},
{take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]
cab fare
n 1: the fare charged for riding in a taxicab [syn: {cab fare},
{taxi fare}]
Cabassous unicinctus
n 1: naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn:
{tatouay}, {cabassous}, {Cabassous unicinctus}]
cabbage bark
n 1: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and
yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a
purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark},
{cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]
cabbage butterfly
n 1: white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
cabbage palm
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United
States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palmetto},
{cabbage palm}, {Sabal palmetto}]
2: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
[syn: {cabbage palm}, {Roystonea oleracea}]
3: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
[syn: {cabbage palm}, {cabbage tree}, {Livistona australis}]
4: Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten
like cabbage when young [syn: {cabbage palm}, {Euterpe
oleracea}]
cabbage palmetto
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United
States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palmetto},
{cabbage palm}, {Sabal palmetto}]
cabbage tree
n 1: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
[syn: {cabbage palm}, {cabbage tree}, {Livistona
australis}]
2: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding
strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and
vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark}, {cabbage-bark
tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]
3: elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching
trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and
large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New
Zealand [syn: {cabbage tree}, {grass tree}, {Cordyline
australis}]
cabbage-bark tree
n 1: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and
yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a
purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark},
{cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]
Cabernet Sauvignon
n 1: superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: {Cabernet},
{Cabernet Sauvignon}]
Cabernet Sauvignon grape
n 1: superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux
region of France and northern California
cabin boy
n 1: a young man acting as a servant on a ship
cabin car
n 1: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually
the last car on the train [syn: {cabin car}, {caboose}]
cabin class
n 1: a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that
are less expensive than first class accommodations [syn:
{cabin class}, {second class}, {economy class}]
cabin cruiser
n 1: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other
conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin
cruiser}, {cruiser}, {pleasure boat}, {pleasure craft}]
cabin liner
n 1: a liner with cabins for passengers
cabinet minister
n 1: a person who is a member of the cabinet
2: the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
cabinet wood
n 1: moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork; "teak and other
heavy cabinet wood"
cable car
n 1: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway;
"they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn:
{cable car}, {car}]
cable length
n 1: a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable}, {cable length},
{cable's length}]
cable railway
n 1: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving
cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending
cars [syn: {cable railway}, {funicular}, {funicular
railway}]
cable system
n 1: a television system that transmits over cables [syn:
{cable}, {cable television}, {cable system}, {cable
television service}]
cable television
n 1: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the
receiver [syn: {cable television}, {cable}]
2: a television system that transmits over cables [syn: {cable},
{cable television}, {cable system}, {cable television
service}]
cable television service
n 1: a television system that transmits over cables [syn:
{cable}, {cable television}, {cable system}, {cable
television service}]
cable tramway
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in
carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of
towers [syn: {tramway}, {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {cable
tramway}, {ropeway}]
cable's length
n 1: a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable}, {cable length},
{cable's length}]
Cabomba caroliniana
n 1: common aquatic plant of eastern North America having
floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted
flowers [syn: {water-shield}, {fanwort}, {Cabomba
caroliniana}]
Cacalia javanica
n 1: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
Cacalia lutea
n 1: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
cacao bean
n 1: seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of
chocolate [syn: {cacao bean}, {cocoa bean}]
cacao moth
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried
plant products [syn: {tobacco moth}, {cacao moth},
{Ephestia elutella}]
cacao tree
n 1: tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao},
{cacao tree}, {chocolate tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]
Cacatua galerita
n 1: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-
crested cockatoo}, {Kakatoe galerita}, {Cacatua galerita}]
cacodyl group
n 1: the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl},
{cacodyl group}, {cacodyl radical}, {arsenic group}]
cacodyl radical
n 1: the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl},
{cacodyl group}, {cacodyl radical}, {arsenic group}]
cactus euphorbia
n 1: small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having
erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {naboom},
{cactus euphorbia}, {Euphorbia ingens}]
cactus family
n 1: constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: {Cactaceae},
{family Cactaceae}, {cactus family}]
cactus mouse
n 1: burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United
States [syn: {cactus mouse}, {Peromyscus eremicus}]
cactus wren
n 1: large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the
United States southwest and Mexico
caddice fly
n 1: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous
wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly},
{caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]
caddice-fly
n 1: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous
wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly},
{caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]
caddis fly
n 1: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous
wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly},
{caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]
caddis-fly
n 1: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous
wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly},
{caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]
Caddoan language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely
in the Midwest by the Caddo [syn: {Caddo}, {Caddoan},
{Caddoan language}]
cadmium cell
n 1: a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) [syn: {Weston
cell}, {cadmium cell}]
cadmium orange
n 1: orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment
cadmium sulfide
n 1: a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment
cadmium sulphide
n 1: ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of
cadmium sulphide in crystalline form [syn: {greenockite},
{cadmium sulphide}]
cadmium yellow
n 1: pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in
hue from lemon yellow to orange
cadmium yellow pale
n 1: pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment
Cadra cautella
n 1: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing
various stored products of vegetable origin [syn: {almond
moth}, {fig moth}, {Cadra cautella}]
Cadra figulilella
n 1: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
[syn: {raisin moth}, {Cadra figulilella}]
Caesalpinia bonduc
n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that
resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn:
{bonduc}, {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}, {Caesalpinia
bonducella}]
Caesalpinia bonducella
n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that
resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn:
{bonduc}, {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}, {Caesalpinia
bonducella}]
Caesalpinia coriaria
n 1: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose
seed pods are a source of tannin [syn: {divi-divi},
{Caesalpinia coriaria}]
Caesalpinia decapetala
n 1: spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect
racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Mysore thorn},
{Caesalpinia decapetala}, {Caesalpinia sepiaria}]
Caesalpinia echinata
n 1: tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields
a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood},
{peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia
echinata}]
Caesalpinia ferrea
n 1: thornless tree yielding heavy wood [syn: {brazilian
ironwood}, {Caesalpinia ferrea}]
Caesalpinia gilliesii
n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of
paradise}, {poinciana}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana
gilliesii}]
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
Caesalpinia sepiaria
n 1: spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect
racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Mysore thorn},
{Caesalpinia decapetala}, {Caesalpinia sepiaria}]
Caesar salad
n 1: typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a
raw egg
Caesar's agaric
n 1: widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly
agaric [syn: {royal agaric}, {Caesar's agaric}, {Amanita
caesarea}]
caesarean delivery
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
caesarean section
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
caesarian delivery
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
caesarian section
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
caesium clock
n 1: an atomic clock based on the energy difference between two
states of the caesium nucleus in a magnetic field
cafe au lait
n 1: equal parts of coffee and hot milk
cafe noir
n 1: small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
[syn: {cafe noir}, {demitasse}]
cafe royale
n 1: black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn:
{cafe royale}, {coffee royal}]
cafeteria facility
n 1: (usually plural) facilities for providing food for
employees or visitors
cafeteria tray
n 1: a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria
caffe latte
n 1: strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed
milk [syn: {caffe latte}, {latte}]
caffein addict
n 1: someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffeine addict},
{caffein addict}]
caffein addiction
n 1: an addiction to caffein
caffeine addict
n 1: someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffeine addict},
{caffein addict}]
caffeine intoxication
n 1: poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine
containing products [syn: {caffeinism}, {caffeine
intoxication}]
caffer cat
n 1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn:
{kaffir cat}, {caffer cat}, {Felis ocreata}]
cage in
v 1: confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage},
{cage in}]
caiman lizard
n 1: crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws
for crushing snails and mussels
Caiman sclerops
n 1: caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern
Mexico to Argentina [syn: {spectacled caiman}, {Caiman
sclerops}]
Cairina moschata
n 1: large crested wild duck of Central America and South
America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk
duck}, {Cairina moschata}]
cairn terrier
n 1: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn:
{cairn}, {cairn terrier}]
caisson disease
n 1: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn:
{decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism},
{gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]
cajan pea
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
[syn: {cajan pea}, {pigeon pea}, {dahl}]
Cajanus cajan
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
cake mix
n 1: a commercial mix for making a cake
Cakile maritima
n 1: salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose
or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage [syn: {sea-
rocket}, {Cakile maritima}]
calabar bean
n 1: dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine;
source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft [syn:
{calabar bean}, {ordeal bean}]
calabar-bean vine
n 1: tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn:
{calabar-bean vine}, {Physostigma venenosum}]
calabash pipe
n 1: a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made
from a calabash gourd [syn: {calabash}, {calabash pipe}]
calabash tree
n 1: tropical American evergreen that produces large round
gourds [syn: {calabash}, {calabash tree}, {Crescentia
cujete}]
calabur tree
n 1: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white
flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky
fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn:
{Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood},
{silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]
Caladenia cairnsiana
n 1: orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-
marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip;
southwestern Australia [syn: {zebra orchid}, {Caladenia
cairnsiana}]
Caladium bicolor
n 1: most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since
the late 19th century
Calamagrostic quadriseta
n 1: tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay [syn:
{Australian reed grass}, {Calamagrostic quadriseta}]
Calamagrostis acutiflora
n 1: a variety of reed grass [syn: {feather reed grass},
{feathertop}, {Calamagrostis acutiflora}]
calamine lotion
n 1: a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing
calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations
Calamintha grandiflora
n 1: aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and
southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-
flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium
grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]
Calamintha nepeta
n 1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta},
{Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]
Calamintha nepeta glantulosa
n 1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta},
{Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]
Calamintha sylvatica
n 1: mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn:
{common calamint}, {Calamintha sylvatica}, {Satureja
calamintha officinalis}]
Calamity Jane
n 1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the
Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn:
{Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke},
{Calamity Jane}]
Calamus australis
n 1: tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland,
Australia [syn: {lawyer cane}, {Calamus australis}]
calamus oil
n 1: carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
Calamus penna
n 1: from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil [syn: {sheepshead
porgy}, {Calamus penna}]
Calamus rotang
n 1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable
for the great length of the stems which are used for
malacca canes [syn: {rattan}, {rattan palm}, {Calamus
rotang}]
Calandrinia ciliata
n 1: succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant
reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {red
maids}, {redmaids}, {Calandrinia ciliata}]
calash top
n 1: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {calash},
{caleche}, {calash top}]
calathian violet
n 1: perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped
flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian},
{calathian violet}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]
calc-tufa
n 1: a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate
deposited from springs rich in lime [syn: {tufa}, {calc-
tufa}]
calcarine fissure
n 1: a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the
cerebrum [syn: {calcarine sulcus}, {calcarine fissure}]
calcarine sulcus
n 1: a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the
cerebrum [syn: {calcarine sulcus}, {calcarine fissure}]
calcined lime
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime},
{calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime},
{burnt lime}]
calcium bicarbonate
n 1: a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
calcium blocker
n 1: any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the
electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or
smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in
the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or
migraine [syn: {calcium blocker}, {calcium-channel
blocker}]
calcium carbide
n 1: a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
calcium carbonate
n 1: a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or
limestone
calcium chloride
n 1: a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
calcium hydrate
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
calcium hydride
n 1: a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent
and source of hydrogen [syn: {calcium hydride},
{hydrolith}]
calcium hydroxide
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
calcium hypochlorite
n 1: any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
calcium ion
n 1: ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood [syn:
{calcium ion}, {factor IV}]
calcium lactate
n 1: a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid
on calcium carbonate; used in foods (as a baking powder)
and given medically as a source of calcium
calcium light
n 1: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime
with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for
stage lighting [syn: {limelight}, {calcium light}]
calcium nitrate
n 1: a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes
used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers
calcium octadecanoate
n 1: an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic
acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that
contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions
of hard water [syn: {calcium stearate}, {calcium
octadecanoate}]
calcium oxide
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime},
{calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime},
{burnt lime}]
calcium phosphate
n 1: a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones
calcium stearate
n 1: an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic
acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that
contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions
of hard water [syn: {calcium stearate}, {calcium
octadecanoate}]
calcium sulfate
n 1: a white salt (CaSO4) [syn: {calcium sulphate}, {calcium
sulfate}]
calcium sulphate
n 1: a white salt (CaSO4) [syn: {calcium sulphate}, {calcium
sulfate}]
calcium-channel blocker
n 1: any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the
electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or
smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in
the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or
migraine [syn: {calcium blocker}, {calcium-channel
blocker}]
calcium-cyanamide
n 1: a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen
compounds [syn: {calcium-cyanamide}, {cyanamide}]
calculating machine
n 1: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations;
can be mechanical or electronic [syn: {calculator},
{calculating machine}]
calculus of variations
n 1: the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
Calderon de la Barca
n 1: Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great
Spanish writers (1600-1681) [syn: {Calderon}, {Calderon de
la Barca}, {Pedro Calderon de la Barca}]
Caledonian Canal
n 1: a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the
Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the
northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end;
now little used
calendar day
n 1: a day reckoned from midnight to midnight [syn: {calendar
day}, {civil day}]
calendar method
n 1: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to
occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile
period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day
18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control},
{rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth
control}, {calendar method}]
calendar method of birth control
n 1: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to
occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile
period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day
18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control},
{rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth
control}, {calendar method}]
calendar month
n 1: one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid
the bill last month" [syn: {calendar month}, {month}]
calendar week
n 1: a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday [syn:
{week}, {calendar week}]
calendar year
n 1: the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according
to Gregorian calendar [syn: {calendar year}, {civil year}]
Calendula officinalis
n 1: the common European annual marigold [syn: {common
marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold},
{Calendula officinalis}]
Caley pea
n 1: a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region
for long established in southern United States; cultivated
as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley
pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]
calf bone
n 1: the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg
between the knee and ankle [syn: {fibula}, {calf bone}]
calf love
n 1: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf
love}, {crush}, {infatuation}]
calf roping
n 1: capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet
calf's brain
n 1: the brain of a calf eaten as meat
calf's liver
n 1: liver of a calf used as meat [syn: {calves' liver}, {calf's
liver}]
calf's tongue
n 1: the tongue of a calf eaten as meat
calf's-foot jelly
n 1: a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling
calves' feet
Cali cartel
n 1: a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in
Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist
organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications
equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)
caliche-topped
adj 1: covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted
soil
calico aster
n 1: a variety of aster [syn: {starved aster}, {calico aster}]
calico bush
n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel},
{wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
latifolia}]
calico cat
n 1: a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
[syn: {tortoiseshell}, {tortoiseshell-cat}, {calico cat}]
calico crab
n 1: brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab},
{lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]
Calidris canutus
n 1: a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the
southern hemisphere [syn: {knot}, {greyback}, {grayback},
{Calidris canutus}]
Calidris Ferruginea
n 1: Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew [syn:
{curlew sandpiper}, {Calidris Ferruginea}]
Calidris melanotos
n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[syn: {pectoral sandpiper}, {jacksnipe}, {Calidris
melanotos}]
Calif.
n 1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the
3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn:
{California}, {Golden State}, {CA}, {Calif.}]
California allspice
n 1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States
having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush},
{California allspice}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]
California bay tree
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
California beauty
n 1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and
northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow
flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}, {California
beauty}]
California black oak
n 1: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply
parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {California black oak},
{Quercus kelloggii}]
California black walnut
n 1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves
and edible nuts [syn: {California black walnut}, {Juglans
californica}]
California bluebell
n 1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet
tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California
bluebell}, {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia
whitlavia}]
2: annual of southern California with intricately branched stems
and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers [syn:
{California bluebell}, {Phacelia campanularia}]
California box elder
n 1: maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are
white when mature [syn: {California box elder}, {Acer
negundo Californicum}]
California buckthorn
n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red
or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California
buckthorn}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]
California buckwheat
n 1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in
loose heads; desert regions of western United States
(California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {California
buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]
California coffee
n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red
or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California
buckthorn}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]
California condor
n 1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
[syn: {California condor}, {Gymnogyps californianus}]
California dandelion
n 1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having
yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
[syn: {cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {capeweed},
{gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]
California false morel
n 1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick
fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn:
{Gyromitra californica}, {California false morel}]
California fern
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
California four o'clock
n 1: California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn:
{California four o'clock}, {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis
californica}]
California fuchsia
n 1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having
brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia},
{humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum},
{Zauschneria californica}]
California lady's slipper
n 1: often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches
growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and
northern California [syn: {California lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium californicum}]
California laurel
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
California live oak
n 1: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone
of western North America having small thick usually spiny-
toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak},
{California live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]
California newt
n 1: newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in
characteristics and habitat [syn: {California newt},
{Taricha torosa}]
California nutmeg
n 1: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but
with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {California nutmeg},
{nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]
California olive
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
California Personality Inventory
n 1: a self-report personality inventory originally derived from
the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and
yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and
self acceptance and self control and socialization and
achievement etc. [syn: {California Personality Inventory},
{CPI}]
California pitcher plant
n 1: marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green
flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings
below [syn: {California pitcher plant}, {Darlingtonia
californica}]
California pompano
n 1: smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn:
{palometa}, {California pompano}, {Palometa simillima}]
California poppy
n 1: of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for
its yellow to red flowers [syn: {California poppy},
{Eschscholtzia californica}]
California privet
n 1: semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers;
used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay
green that common privet [syn: {California privet},
{Ligustrum ovalifolium}]
California quail
n 1: plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn:
{California quail}, {Lofortyx californicus}]
California redbud
n 1: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson
flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud},
{California redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]
California redwood
n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
habitats [syn: {California redwood}, {coast redwood},
{Sequoia sempervirens}]
California romero
n 1: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern
California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue
curls}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]
California sage
n 1: low ashy-grey California shrub [syn: {California
sagebrush}, {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]
California sagebrush
n 1: low ashy-grey California shrub [syn: {California
sagebrush}, {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]
California sea lion
n 1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion},
{Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]
California single-leaf pinyon
n 1: very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having
a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in
range [syn: {California single-leaf pinyon}, {Pinus
californiarum}]
California sycamore
n 1: tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and
large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped
clusters of flowers [syn: {California sycamore}, {Platanus
racemosa}]
California tree poppy
n 1: tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often
cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant
white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {California tree
poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]
California whipsnake
n 1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn:
{California whipsnake}, {striped racer}, {Masticophis
lateralis}]
California white fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States
having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white
fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies
concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
California white oak
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus
lobata}]
California wine
n 1: any of various wines produced in California
California yellow bells
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells},
{Emmanthe penduliflora}]
California yew
n 1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific
coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
[syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {western yew},
{Taxus brevifolia}]
Caliphate State
n 1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with
ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the
violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the
establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn:
{Kaplan Group}, {Association of Islamic Groups and
Communities}, {Caliphate State}]
Calixtus II
n 1: pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to
sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to
choose its own leadership (died in 1124) [syn: {Calixtus
II}, {Guy of Burgundy}]
Calixtus III
n 1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power
in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Calixtus III}, {Borgia},
{Alfonso Borgia}]
call at
v 1: enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens" [syn: {call
at}, {out in}]
call attention
v 1: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize},
{signalise}, {point out}, {call attention}]
call back
v 1: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
"The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
[syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}, {withdraw}]
2: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't
remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last
name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you
remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn:
{remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up},
{recollect}, {think}] [ant: {blank out}, {block}, {draw a
blank}, {forget}]
3: return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can
you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the
contractor never called back"
4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his
country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had
laid off during the recession" [syn: {recall}, {call back}]
call box
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone
booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
2: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to
be called for [syn: {Post-Office box}, {PO Box}, {POB}, {call
box}, {letter box}]
call center
n 1: a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone
calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
[syn: {call center}, {call centre}]
call centre
n 1: a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone
calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
[syn: {call center}, {call centre}]
call down
v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
{evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put
forward}, {call forth}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime
Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing
cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to task},
{rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw},
{dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl
out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words},
{lambaste}, {lambast}]
call fire
n 1: fire delivered on a specific target in response to a
request from the supported unit
call for
v 1: express the need or desire for; "She requested an extra bed
in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you
call, always ask for Mary" [syn: {request}, {ask for},
{bespeak}, {call for}, {quest}]
2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do
what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This
job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands
a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a
spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a
patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate},
{need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}]
[ant: {eliminate}, {obviate}, {rid of}]
3: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
{invite}, {call for}]
4: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She
picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up
our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {pick up}, {gather
up}, {call for}]
call forth
v 1: evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked
a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {evoke},
{call forth}, {kick up}]
2: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild
birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
[syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke},
{stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward},
{call forth}]
call forwarding
n 1: lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that
you can dial direct
call girl
n 1: a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone
call in
v 1: summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"
2: summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were
called in"
3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the
prominent citizens" [syn: {visit}, {call in}, {call}]
4: take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another
player
5: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in
sick"
6: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: {call}, {call
in}]
7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The
manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn:
{recall}, {call in}, {call back}, {withdraw}]
call into question
v 1: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must
question your judgment in this matter" [syn: {question},
{oppugn}, {call into question}]
call it a day
v 1: stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student
decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call
it quits}, {call it a day}]
call it quits
v 1: stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student
decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call
it quits}, {call it a day}]
call loan
n 1: a loan that is repayable on demand [syn: {call loan},
{demand loan}]
call mark
n 1: a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to
indicate shelf location [syn: {call mark}, {call number},
{pressmark}]
call number
n 1: a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to
indicate shelf location [syn: {call mark}, {call number},
{pressmark}]
call off
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was
scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner
party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that
meeting--the chair is ill" [syn: {cancel}, {call off},
{scratch}, {scrub}]
2: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn:
{call}, {call off}]
call on
v 1: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or
information to; "She called on her Representative to help
her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" [syn: {call
on}, {turn}]
call on the carpet
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
call one's bluff
v 1: ask to prove what someone is claiming; "John called Mary's
bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under
an hour"
call option
n 1: an option to buy
2: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity
future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {call
option}, {call}] [ant: {put}, {put option}]
call out
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother
shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn:
{exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
2: call out loudly, as of names or numbers
3: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander
Hamilton"
call the shots
v 1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the
shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {call the
tune}, {wear the trousers}]
call the tune
v 1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the
shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {call the
tune}, {wear the trousers}]
call to order
v 1: open formally; "the chairman called the meeting to order by
pounding his gavel"
call up
n 1: an order to report for military duty
v 1: bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in
court" [syn: {call up}, {bring forward}]
2: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by
telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin
and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call
up}, {phone}, {ring}]
3: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't
remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last
name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you
remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn:
{remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up},
{recollect}, {think}] [ant: {blank out}, {block}, {draw a
blank}, {forget}]
4: cause to become available for use, either literally or
figuratively; "clicking on the icon calls up the program";
"the author's description of the banquet called up delicious
aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of
her childhood" [syn: {call up}, {summon}]
5: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {call up},
{mobilize}, {mobilise}, {rally}] [ant: {demobilise},
{demobilize}, {inactivate}]
call waiting
n 1: a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when
you are using your telephone
call-back
n 1: a return call
2: the recall of an employee after a layoff
call-board
n 1: a bulletin board backstage in a theater
call-in
n 1: a telephone call to a radio station or a television station
in which the caller participates in the on-going program
call-out
n 1: a challenge to a fight or duel
calla lily
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla},
{arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]
Calla palustris
n 1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having
small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe
and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {water arum}, {Calla
palustris}]
caller ID
n 1: a small display that will show you the telephone number of
the party calling you
caller-out
n 1: a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance;
"you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" [syn:
{caller}, {caller-out}]
caller-up
n 1: the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many
callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn:
{caller}, {caller-up}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]
Callimorpha jacobeae
n 1: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of
ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
[syn: {cinnabar}, {cinnabar moth}, {Callimorpha jacobeae}]
Callinectes sapidus
n 1: bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {blue crab}, {Callinectes sapidus}]
calling card
n 1: a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls
[syn: {calling card}, {phone card}]
2: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that
you have visited [syn: {calling card}, {visiting card},
{card}]
3: a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a
terrorist's calling cards"
calling into question
n 1: a challenge to defend what someone has said [syn: {calling
into question}, {demand for explanation}]
calling together
n 1: the act of convoking [syn: {convocation}, {calling
together}]
Calliphora vicina
n 1: blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing
noise in flight [syn: {bluebottle}, {Calliphora vicina}]
Callirhoe digitata
n 1: perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains
states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers [syn:
{fringed poppy mallow}, {Callirhoe digitata}]
Callirhoe involucrata
n 1: hairy perennial of central United States having round
deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-
purple or cherry-red flowers [syn: {purple poppy mallow},
{Callirhoe involucrata}]
Callirhoe triangulata
n 1: densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal
leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters [syn:
{clustered poppy mallow}, {Callirhoe triangulata}]
Callisaurus draconoides
n 1: swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of
deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {zebra-tailed
lizard}, {gridiron-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus
draconoides}]
Callistephus chinensis
n 1: valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear
bright colors; grown primarily for cutting [syn: {China
aster}, {Callistephus chinensis}]
callithump parade
n 1: a noisy boisterous parade [syn: {callithump}, {callathump},
{callithump parade}]
Callitris calcarata
n 1: Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and
numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
[syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris
endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]
Callitris cupressiformis
n 1: Australian cypress pine having globular cones [syn: {Port
Jackson pine}, {Callitris cupressiformis}]
Callitris endlicheri
n 1: Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and
numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
[syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris
endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]
Callitris glauca
n 1: small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {white
cypress pine}, {Callitris glaucophylla}, {Callitris
glauca}]
Callitris glaucophylla
n 1: small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {white
cypress pine}, {Callitris glaucophylla}, {Callitris
glauca}]
Callitris parlatorei
n 1: Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark [syn:
{stringybark pine}, {Callitris parlatorei}]
Callitris quadrivalvis
n 1: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain
having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a
hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
[syn: {sandarac}, {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis
articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]
Callorhinus ursinus
n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
{Alaska fur seal}, {Callorhinus ursinus}]
Calluna vulgaris
n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
{heather}, {ling}, {Scots heather}, {broom}, {Calluna
vulgaris}]
calm air
n 1: wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
[syn: {calm air}, {calm}]
calm down
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize},
{tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}]
[ant: {agitate}, {charge}, {charge up}, {commove}, {excite},
{rouse}, {turn on}]
3: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a
moment" [syn: {lull}, {calm down}]
Calnada pea
n 1: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia
and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
[syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia
cracca}]
Calocarpum zapota
n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet
edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in
the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee},
{sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]
Calocedrus decurrens
n 1: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense
cedar}, {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus
decurrens}]
Calochortus albus
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped
white flowers; southern California [syn: {white globe
lily}, {white fairy lantern}, {Calochortus albus}]
Calochortus amabilis
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow
egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {yellow globe
lily}, {golden fairy lantern}, {Calochortus amabilis}]
Calochortus amoenus
n 1: globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers
on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San
Joaquin Valley [syn: {rose globe lily}, {Calochortus
amoenus}]
Calochortus elegans
n 1: small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched
clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals
shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and
northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {star tulip}, {elegant
cat's ears}, {Calochortus elegans}]
Calochortus kennedyi
n 1: mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange
or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to
Arizona and Mexico [syn: {desert mariposa tulip},
{Calochortus kennedyi}]
Calochortus luteus
n 1: mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-
shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal
ranges [syn: {yellow mariposa tulip}, {Calochortus luteus}]
Calochortus macrocarpus
n 1: mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome
lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems;
arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains
from southern British Columbia to northern California [syn:
{sagebrush mariposa tulip}, {Calochortus macrocarpus}]
Calochortus nuttallii
n 1: perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white
bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible
bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and
western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and
northwestern New Mexico [syn: {sego lily}, {Calochortus
nuttallii}]
Caloosahatchee Canal
n 1: a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the
Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of
the Cross-Florida Waterway
Caloosahatchee River
n 1: a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf
of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida
Waterway [syn: {Caloosahatchee}, {Caloosahatchee River}]
Calophyllum calaba
n 1: West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers
and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn:
{calaba}, {Santa Maria tree}, {Calophyllum calaba}]
Calophyllum candidissimum
n 1: tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
[syn: {laurelwood}, {lancewood tree}, {Calophyllum
candidissimum}]
Calophyllum inophyllum
n 1: East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers;
coastal areas southern India to Malaysia [syn: {Alexandrian
laurel}, {Calophyllum inophyllum}]
Calophyllum longifolium
n 1: valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: {Maria}, {Calophyllum
longifolium}]
Calopogon pulchellum
n 1: an orchid [syn: {grass pink}, {Calopogon pulchellum},
{Calopogon tuberosum}]
Calopogon tuberosum
n 1: an orchid [syn: {grass pink}, {Calopogon pulchellum},
{Calopogon tuberosum}]
calorie chart
n 1: a list of foods and information about their caloric content
calorie-free
adj 1: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or
lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal
diet" [syn: {light}, {lite}, {low-cal}, {calorie-free}]
Caloscypha fulgens
n 1: an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to
orange yellow lining of the cup
Calosoma scrutator
n 1: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on
caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher},
{searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]
Calostoma cinnabarina
n 1: a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body
this globose and has a red spore case
Calostoma lutescens
n 1: a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body
that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
Calostoma ravenelii
n 1: a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body
with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
calque formation
n 1: an expression introduced into one language by translating
it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the
German `Ubermensch'" [syn: {calque}, {calque formation},
{loan translation}]
Caltha palustris
n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright
yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh
marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob},
{cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
Calvary clover
n 1: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods
and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Calvary clover},
{Medicago intertexta}, {Medicago echinus}]
Calvary cross
n 1: a Latin cross set on three steps [syn: {Calvary cross},
{cross of Calvary}]
Calvatia gigantea
n 1: huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in
weight [syn: {giant puffball}, {Calvatia gigantea}]
Calvert Vaux
n 1: United States landscape architect (born in England) who
designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: {Vaux}, {Calvert
Vaux}]
calves' feet
n 1: feet of calves used as food; usually jellied
calves' liver
n 1: liver of a calf used as meat [syn: {calves' liver}, {calf's
liver}]
Calvin Coolidge
n 1: elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of
the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
[syn: {Coolidge}, {Calvin Coolidge}, {President Coolidge}]
Calvin Klein
n 1: United States fashion designer noted for understated
fashions (born in 1942) [syn: {Klein}, {Calvin Klein},
{Calvin Richard Klein}]
Calvin Richard Klein
n 1: United States fashion designer noted for understated
fashions (born in 1942) [syn: {Klein}, {Calvin Klein},
{Calvin Richard Klein}]
Calvinistic Baptist
n 1: group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of
the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict
predetermination [syn: {Calvinistic Baptist}, {Particular
Baptist}]
calycanthus family
n 1: shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern
United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae},
{family Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}, {strawberry-
shrub family}]
Calycanthus floridus
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet
shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]
Calycanthus occidentalis
n 1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States
having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush},
{California allspice}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]
Calycophyllum candidissimum
n 1: source of a tough elastic wood [syn: {dagame}, {lemonwood
tree}, {Calycophyllum candidissimum}]
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
n 1: the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale
Calypso bulbosa
n 1: rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to
pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect
reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {calypso}, {fairy-
slipper}, {Calypso bulbosa}]
Calyptridium umbellatum
n 1: pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems
resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous
forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-
paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium
umbellatum}]
Calystegia sepium
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge
bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium},
{Convolvulus sepium}]
calyx tube
n 1: the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower
which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in
Rosaceae) [syn: {hypanthium}, {floral cup}, {calyx tube}]
Cam River
n 1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge
to join the Ouse River [syn: {Cam}, {River Cam}, {Cam
River}]
cam stroke
n 1: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or
reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {throw}, {stroke}, {cam
stroke}]
Camassia leichtlinii
n 1: camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn:
{Leichtlin's camas}, {Camassia leichtlinii}]
Camassia quamash
n 1: plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves
and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped
flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn:
{common camas}, {Camassia quamash}]
Camassia scilloides
n 1: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn:
{wild hyacinth}, {indigo squill}, {Camassia scilloides}]
camber arch
n 1: an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly
arched intrados
Camberwell beauty
n 1: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow
borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly},
{Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]
Cambodian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom
Penh}, {Pnom Penh}, {Cambodian capital}]
Cambodian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Cambodia
Cambrian Mountains
n 1: a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central
Wales
Cambrian period
n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine
invertebrates [syn: {Cambrian}, {Cambrian period}]
cambric tea
n 1: a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and
sugar and a small amount of tea
Cambridge University
n 1: a university in England [syn: {Cambridge University},
{Cambridge}]
camel cavalry
n 1: a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab,
Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies [syn: {zumbooruk},
{zumbooruck}, {zamburek}, {zamboorak}, {zamburak}, {camel
cavalry}]
camel racing
n 1: the sport of racing camels
camel's hair
n 1: a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel [syn:
{camel's hair}, {camelhair}]
Camelina sativa
n 1: annual European false flax having small white flowers;
cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and
for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
[syn: {gold of pleasure}, {Camelina sativa}]
Camellia japonica
n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy
fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
[syn: {japonica}, {Camellia japonica}]
Camellia sinensis
n 1: a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively
cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea
leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers" [syn: {tea},
{Camellia sinensis}]
Camellia State
n 1: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of
Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American
Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia
State}, {AL}, {Ala.}]
Camelus bactrianus
n 1: two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia [syn:
{Bactrian camel}, {Camelus bactrianus}]
Camelus dromedarius
n 1: one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and
southwestern Asia [syn: {Arabian camel}, {dromedary},
{Camelus dromedarius}]
camera angle
n 1: the point of view of a camera
camera care
n 1: keeping a camera in good working order
camera lens
n 1: a lens that focuses the image in a camera [syn: {camera
lens}, {optical lens}]
camera lucida
n 1: an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables
an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing
surface for sketching it
camera obscura
n 1: a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are
projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing
surface
camera operator
n 1: a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn:
{cameraman}, {camera operator}, {cinematographer}]
camera tripod
n 1: a tripod used to support a camera
Cameroon franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Cameroon
Camillo Golgi
n 1: Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the
nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies
(1844-1926) [syn: {Golgi}, {Camillo Golgi}]
camomile tea
n 1: tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers
camp bed
n 1: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn:
{cot}, {camp bed}]
camp chair
n 1: a light folding chair
Camp David
n 1: a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by
the president of the United States
camp down
v 1: establish or set up a camp [syn: {camp}, {camp down}]
camp follower
n 1: a prostitute who provides service to military personnel
2: a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
camp meeting
n 1: religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large
tent or outdoors and lasting several days
camp out
v 1: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this
summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The
houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp},
{encamp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}, {tent}]
camp robber
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
camp-made
adj 1: made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer
camp; "my camp-made leather wallet"
campaign for governor
n 1: a race for election to the governorship [syn: {governor's
race}, {campaign for governor}]
campaign hat
n 1: a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn
by the United States Army and Marine personnel
Campanula americana
n 1: annual or perennial of eastern North America with long
spikes of blue or white flowers [syn: {tall bellflower},
{Campanula americana}]
Campanula aparinoides
n 1: bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America
having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers
[syn: {marsh bellflower}, {Campanula aparinoides}]
Campanula carpatica
n 1: European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with
spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {tussock
bellflower}, {spreading bellflower}, {Campanula carpatica}]
Campanula divaricata
n 1: bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to
Georgia) having pale blue flowers [syn: {southern
harebell}, {Campanula divaricata}]
Campanula glomerata
n 1: bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes
of violet-blue to white flowers [syn: {clustered
bellflower}, {Campanula glomerata}]
Campanula medium
n 1: European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet
or white flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}, {cup and saucer},
{Campanula medium}]
Campanula persicifolia
n 1: perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue
flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {willow bell},
{Campanula persicifolia}]
Campanula pyramidalis
n 1: bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney plant},
{chimney bellflower}, {Campanula pyramidalis}]
Campanula rapunculoides
n 1: erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding
spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {creeping
bellflower}, {Campanula rapunculoides}]
Campanula rapunculus
n 1: bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having
bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the
leaves in salad [syn: {rampion}, {rampion bellflower},
{Campanula rapunculus}]
Campanula rotundifolia
n 1: perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and
bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {harebell}, {bluebell},
{Campanula rotundifolia}]
Campanula trachelium
n 1: European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers
formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {throatwort},
{nettle-leaved bellflower}, {Campanula trachelium}]
Campephilus principalis
n 1: large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States
and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn:
{ivorybill}, {ivory-billed woodpecker}, {Campephilus
principalis}]
camper trailer
n 1: a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday
trips)
Campfire Girl
n 1: a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age
7-18
camphor ball
n 1: a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths
away from stored clothing [syn: {mothball}, {camphor ball}]
camphor daisy
n 1: annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly
leaves and pale yellow flowers [syn: {camphor daisy},
{Haplopappus phyllocephalus}]
camphor dune tansy
n 1: densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay
area [syn: {camphor dune tansy}, {Tanacetum camphoratum}]
camphor ice
n 1: a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor
oil
camphor oil
n 1: oil distilled from camphor resin
camphor tree
n 1: large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood
yields camphor [syn: {camphor tree}, {Cinnamomum camphora}]
camphorated tincture of opium
n 1: medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: {paregoric},
{camphorated tincture of opium}]
camping area
n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn:
{campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground},
{bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
camping bus
n 1: a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while
traveling [syn: {camper}, {camping bus}, {motor home}]
camping ground
n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn:
{campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground},
{bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
camping site
n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn:
{campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground},
{bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
Campsis radicans
n 1: a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large
red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet creeper},
{trumpet vine}, {Campsis radicans}]
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
n 1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn:
{walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum},
{Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
Campyloneurum augustifolium
n 1: fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap
fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to
Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {narrow-
leaved strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]
campylotropous ovule
n 1: a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the
funiculus
can buoy
n 1: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can},
{can buoy}]
can of worms
n 1: a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
can opener
n 1: a device for cutting cans open [syn: {can opener}, {tin
opener}]
can-do
adj 1: marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done;
"a can-do kind of person"; "the city's indomitable
optimism and can-do spirit"
Canaanitic language
n 1: a group of Semitic languages [syn: {Canaanitic},
{Canaanitic language}]
Canachites canadensis
n 1: North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and
needles [syn: {spruce grouse}, {Canachites canadensis}]
Canada anemone
n 1: common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to
Colorado [syn: {Canada anemone}, {Anemone Canadensis}]
Canada balsam
n 1: yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a
transparent cement in optical devices (especially in
microscopy) and as a mounting medium
2: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell
of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas
trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead}, {Canada balsam},
{Abies balsamea}]
Canada garlic
n 1: North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow
leek}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]
Canada ginger
n 1: deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and
central United States [syn: {Canada ginger}, {black
snakeroot}, {Asarum canadense}]
Canada goose
n 1: common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a
loud, trumpeting call [syn: {honker}, {Canada goose},
{Canadian goose}, {Branta canadensis}]
Canada jay
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
Canada lily
n 1: common lily of the eastern United States having nodding
yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada
lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow
lily}, {Lilium canadense}]
Canada lynx
n 1: of northern North America [syn: {Canada lynx}, {Lynx
canadensis}]
Canada moonseed
n 1: a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval
leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black
fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {yellow
parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]
Canada plum
n 1: small tree native to northeastern North America having
oblong orange-red fruit [syn: {Canada plum}, {Prunus
nigra}]
Canada porcupine
n 1: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines
concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt
and grease [syn: {Canada porcupine}, {Erethizon dorsatum}]
Canada thistle
n 1: European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada
where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {Canada thistle},
{creeping thistle}, {Cirsium arvense}]
Canada violet
n 1: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and
white flowers with purple streaks [syn: {Canada violet},
{tall white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]
Canada wild rye
n 1: North American wild rye [syn: {Canada wild rye}, {Elymus
canadensis}]
Canadian aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
Canadian bacon
n 1: from a boned strip of cured loin
Canadian capital
n 1: the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario
across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: {Ottawa},
{Canadian capital}, {capital of Canada}]
Canadian dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has
the image of loon on one side of the coin" [syn: {Canadian
dollar}, {loonie}]
Canadian Falls
n 1: a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario [syn: {Canadian Falls},
{Horseshoe Falls}]
Canadian fleabane
n 1: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane},
{fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]
Canadian French
n 1: the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
Canadian goldenrod
n 1: large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of
yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn:
{meadow goldenrod}, {Canadian goldenrod}, {Solidago
canadensis}]
Canadian goose
n 1: common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a
loud, trumpeting call [syn: {honker}, {Canada goose},
{Canadian goose}, {Branta canadensis}]
Canadian hemlock
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada;
used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock},
{Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]
Canadian Maritime Provinces
n 1: the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn:
{Maritime Provinces}, {Maritimes}, {Canadian Maritime
Provinces}]
Canadian pondweed
n 1: North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
[syn: {Canadian pondweed}, {Elodea canadensis}]
Canadian province
n 1: Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative
purposes
Canadian red pine
n 1: pine of eastern North America having long needles in
bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: {red pine}, {Canadian
red pine}, {Pinus resinosa}]
Canadian River
n 1: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing
eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary
of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: {Canadian},
{Canadian River}]
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
n 1: Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and
analyzes information to provide security intelligence for
the Canadian government [syn: {Canadian Security
Intelligence Service}, {CSIS}]
Canadian Shield
n 1: a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land
area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward
to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Laurentian Plateau}, {Laurentian
Highlands}, {Canadian Shield}]
Canakkale Bogazi
n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that
separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn:
{Dardanelles}, {Canakkale Bogazi}, {Hellespont}]
canal boat
n 1: a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be
used in canals [syn: {canal boat}, {narrow boat},
{narrowboat}]
canal of Schlemm
n 1: a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from
the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary
veins [syn: {canal of Schlemm}, {Schlemm's canal}, {sinus
venosus sclerae}]
Canal Zone
n 1: a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of
Panama that contains the Panama Canal [syn: {Panama Canal
Zone}, {Canal Zone}]
canalis cervicis uteri
n 1: a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the
vagina [syn: {cervical canal}, {canalis cervicis uteri}]
canalis inguinalis
n 1: oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males
it is the passage through which the testes descend into the
scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it
transmits the round ligament of the uterus [syn: {inguinal
canal}, {canalis inguinalis}]
canalis vertebralis
n 1: the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal
cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {vertebral canal},
{canalis vertebralis}]
Canandaigua Lake
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
[syn: {Canandaigua Lake}, {Lake Canandaigua}]
Cananga odorata
n 1: evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers
yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an
ornamental [syn: {ilang-ilang}, {ylang-ylang}, {Cananga
odorata}]
canary bird
n 1: any of several small Old World finches [syn: {canary},
{canary bird}]
canary creeper
n 1: a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
[syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {canary
creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]
canary grass
n 1: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
[syn: {canary grass}, {birdseed grass}, {Phalaris
canariensis}]
Canary Island hare's foot fern
n 1: fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira [syn: {Canary Island
hare's foot fern}, {Davallia canariensis}]
Canary Islands
n 1: a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the
northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn:
{Canary Islands}, {Canaries}]
canary seed
n 1: a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
canary whitewood
n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
[syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
{canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
Canary wine
n 1: a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
canary yellow
n 1: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: {canary
yellow}, {canary}]
canary-yellow
adj 1: having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate
yellow [syn: {canary}, {canary-yellow}]
canarybird flower
n 1: a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
[syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {canary
creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]
canarybird vine
n 1: a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
[syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {canary
creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]
Canavalia ensiformis
n 1: annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America
bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for
forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {giant stock
bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]
Canavalia gladiata
n 1: twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually
with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
[syn: {sword bean}, {Canavalia gladiata}]
cancel out
v 1: wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively
cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on
your record" [syn: {cancel out}, {wipe out}]
cancer body
n 1: an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
[syn: {Russell's body}, {cancer body}]
Cancer borealis
n 1: large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North
America [syn: {Jonah crab}, {Cancer borealis}]
cancer cell
n 1: a cell that is part of a malignant tumor
cancer drug
n 1: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells;
used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have
unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and
vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow
function [syn: {antineoplastic}, {antineoplastic drug},
{cancer drug}]
Cancer irroratus
n 1: crab of eastern coast of North America [syn: {rock crab},
{Cancer irroratus}]
cancer juice
n 1: a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths
Cancer magister
n 1: small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{Dungeness crab}, {Cancer magister}]
cancer of the blood
n 1: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized
by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four
major types of cancer [syn: {leukemia}, {leukaemia},
{leucaemia}, {cancer of the blood}]
cancer of the liver
n 1: malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring
as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss
of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and
upper abdominal discomfort [syn: {liver cancer}, {cancer of
the liver}]
Cancer the Crab
n 1: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer}, {Cancer the Crab},
{Crab}]
cancer weed
n 1: sage of eastern United States [syn: {cancerweed}, {cancer
weed}, {Salvia lyrata}]
candelilla wax
n 1: a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla
shrubs
candid camera
n 1: a miniature camera with a fast lens
Candida albicans
n 1: a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or
the intestines or the vagina [syn: {Candida albicans},
{Monilia albicans}]
candied apple
n 1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
(usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy
apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]
candied citrus peel
n 1: strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup
candied fruit
n 1: fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar
crystals [syn: {candied fruit}, {succade}, {crystallized
fruit}]
candle flame
n 1: the light provided by a burning candle [syn: {candlelight},
{candle flame}]
candle holder
n 1: a holder with sockets for candles [syn: {candlestick},
{candle holder}]
Candlemas Day
n 1: feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the
temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Candlemas},
{Candlemas Day}, {Feb 2}]
candlepin bowling
n 1: a bowling game using slender bowling pins [syn:
{candlepins}, {candlepin bowling}]
candlepower unit
n 1: a measure of luminous intensity [syn: {luminous intensity
unit}, {candlepower unit}]
candlestick tulip
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: {lady tulip}, {candlestick tulip}, {Tulipa clusiana}]
candy apple
n 1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
(usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy
apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]
candy bar
n 1: a candy shaped as a bar
candy cane
n 1: a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
candy corn
n 1: a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel
of corn
candy egg
n 1: egg-shaped candy
candy kiss
n 1: any of several bite-sized candies [syn: {kiss}, {candy
kiss}]
candy store
n 1: a confectioner's shop [syn: {confectionery},
{confectionary}, {candy store}]
candy striper
n 1: a volunteer worker in a hospital
candy thermometer
n 1: a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy
syrups during cooking
candy-like
adj 1: resembling candy
candy-scented
adj 1: smelling of candy
cane blight
n 1: a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g.,
raspberries or currants)
cane reed
n 1: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
[syn: {giant cane}, {cane reed}, {Arundinaria gigantea}]
cane sugar
n 1: sucrose obtained from sugar cane
2: sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
canebrake rattler
n 1: southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattlesnake}, {canebrake
rattler}, {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus}]
canebrake rattlesnake
n 1: southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattlesnake}, {canebrake
rattler}, {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus}]
canella bark
n 1: highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as
a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella}, {canella bark},
{white cinnamon}]
canella family
n 1: one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and
Florida to West Indies [syn: {Canellaceae}, {family
Canellaceae}, {canella family}]
Canella winterana
n 1: large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic
bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in
terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon
tree}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]
Canella-alba
n 1: large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic
bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in
terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon
tree}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]
canicola fever
n 1: an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by
gastroenteritis and mild jaundice
canicular days
n 1: the hot period between early July and early September; a
period of inactivity [syn: {dog days}, {canicule},
{canicular days}]
canine chorea
n 1: chorea in dogs [syn: {canine chorea}, {chorea}]
canine distemper
n 1: a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever
and respiratory inflammation
canine tooth
n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
located between the incisors and the premolars [syn:
{canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth},
{dogtooth}, {cuspid}]
Canis aureus
n 1: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the
dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but
usually singly or as a member of a pair [syn: {jackal},
{Canis aureus}]
Canis dingo
n 1: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn:
{dingo}, {warrigal}, {warragal}, {Canis dingo}]
Canis familiaris
n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the
common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since
prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked
all night" [syn: {dog}, {domestic dog}, {Canis familiaris}]
Canis latrans
n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote},
{prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]
Canis lupus
n 1: a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested
northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf},
{grey wolf}, {gray wolf}, {Canis lupus}]
Canis lupus tundrarum
n 1: wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-
tipped tail [syn: {white wolf}, {Arctic wolf}, {Canis lupus
tundrarum}]
Canis Major
n 1: a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
[syn: {Canis Major}, {Great Dog}]
Canis Minor
n 1: a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
[syn: {Canis Minor}, {Little Dog}]
Canis niger
n 1: reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red
wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]
Canis rufus
n 1: reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red
wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]
canistel tree
n 1: tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible
fruit [syn: {canistel}, {canistel tree}, {Pouteria
campechiana nervosa}]
canister shot
n 1: a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition
in a firearm [syn: {case shot}, {canister}, {canister
shot}]
canker brake
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood
fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
canker sore
n 1: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the
mouth) [syn: {canker}, {canker sore}]
Canna edulis
n 1: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which
arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot},
{arrowroot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]
Canna generalis
n 1: plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers
[syn: {canna lily}, {Canna generalis}]
Canna indica
n 1: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which
arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot},
{arrowroot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]
canna lily
n 1: plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers
[syn: {canna lily}, {Canna generalis}]
Cannabis indica
n 1: source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn:
{Indian hemp}, {Cannabis indica}]
cannabis resin
n 1: a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the
active narcotic agent in marijuana [syn: {cannabin},
{cannabis resin}]
Cannabis sativa
n 1: a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked
for a pleasant effect or pain reduction [syn: {marijuana},
{marihuana}, {ganja}, {Cannabis sativa}]
canned food
n 1: food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned
foods}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]
canned foods
n 1: food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned
foods}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]
canned goods
n 1: food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned
foods}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]
canned hunt
n 1: a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches
until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy
collections
canned meat
n 1: meat preserved in a can or tin [syn: {canned meat}, {tinned
meat}]
cannel coal
n 1: a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame
cannibal mound
n 1: ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers
and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {steak tartare}, {tartar
steak}, {cannibal mound}]
cannon ball
n 1: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a
cannon [syn: {cannonball}, {cannon ball}, {round shot}]
cannon bone
n 1: greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the
shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
cannon cracker
n 1: a large firecracker
cannon fire
n 1: fire delivered by artillery [syn: {artillery fire}, {cannon
fire}]
cannon fodder
n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of
artillery fire [syn: {cannon fodder}, {fodder}, {fresh
fish}]
cannonball along
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
canoe birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
canoe cedar
n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
[syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {canoe cedar},
{Thuja plicata}]
canola oil
n 1: vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in
monounsaturated fatty acids [syn: {canola oil}, {canola}]
canon law
n 1: the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a
Christian church [syn: {canon law}, {ecclesiastical law}]
canonical hour
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for
prayer
canopic jar
n 1: a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an
embalmed body [syn: {canopic jar}, {canopic vase}]
canopic vase
n 1: a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an
embalmed body [syn: {canopic jar}, {canopic vase}]
cant dog
n 1: a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
[syn: {peavey}, {peavy}, {cant dog}, {dog hook}]
cant hook
n 1: a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for
handling logs
cant over
v 1: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is
slanting" [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant},
{pitch}]
Cantabrian Mountains
n 1: a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of
the Bay of Biscay
cantaloup vine
n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind
and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup},
{cantaloupe vine}, {cantaloup vine}, {Cucumis melo
cantalupensis}]
cantaloupe vine
n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind
and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup},
{cantaloupe vine}, {cantaloup vine}, {Cucumis melo
cantalupensis}]
Canterbury bell
n 1: herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers [syn:
{Canterbury bell}, {Gloxinia perennis}]
2: European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or
white flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}, {cup and saucer},
{Campanula medium}]
Canterbury Tales
n 1: an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by
Geoffrey Chaucer
cantering rhythm
n 1: cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra
sound; can indicate a heart abnormality [syn: {gallop
rhythm}, {cantering rhythm}]
Cantharellus cibarius
n 1: widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color
with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma [syn:
{chanterelle}, {chantarelle}, {Cantharellus cibarius}]
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
n 1: mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting
body [syn: {cinnabar chanterelle}, {Cantharellus
cinnabarinus}]
Cantharellus clavatus
n 1: an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often
compound [syn: {pig's ears}, {Cantharellus clavatus}]
Cantharellus floccosus
n 1: a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like
a hollow trumpet [syn: {floccose chanterelle},
{Cantharellus floccosus}]
Canticle of Canticles
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love
poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually
written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Song of
Solomon}, {Canticle of Canticles}, {Canticles}]
Canticle of Simeon
n 1: the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: {Canticle of
Simeon}, {Nunc dimittis}]
cantilever bridge
n 1: bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the
middle
Canton crepe
n 1: a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de
Chine
Canton flannel
n 1: a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn:
{cotton flannel}, {Canton flannel}]
Canton ginger
n 1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent
root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn:
{common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber
officinale}]
Canton River
n 1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China
Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiang}, {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}, {Pearl
River}]
Cantonese dialect
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring
provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
[syn: {Yue}, {Yue dialect}, {Cantonese}, {Cantonese
dialect}]
cantus firmus
n 1: a pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic
composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later
drawn from other sources
Canute the Great
n 1: king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide
England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became
king of all England (994-1035) [syn: {Canute}, {Cnut},
{Knut}, {Canute the Great}]
canvas tent
n 1: a tent made of canvas fabric [syn: {canvas tent}, {canvas},
{canvass}]
canvasback duck
n 1: North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn:
{canvasback}, {canvasback duck}, {Aythya valisineria}]
canyon live oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak},
{iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]
canyon oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak},
{iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]
canyon treefrog
n 1: a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy
jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and
northern Mexico [syn: {canyon treefrog}, {Hyla arenicolor}]
Canyonlands National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient
cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the
Colorado River
caoutchouc tree
n 1: deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having
leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it
yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial
rubber [syn: {Para rubber tree}, {caoutchouc tree}, {Hevea
brasiliensis}]
cap off
v 1: finish or complete, as with some decisive action; "he
capped off the meeting with a radical proposal"
cap opener
n 1: a bottle opener to pry off caps
cap screw
n 1: a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped
hole
cap-a-pie
adv 1: at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie"
[syn: {cap-a-pie}, {from head to toe}]
capacitance unit
n 1: a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store
charge
capacitor microphone
n 1: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed
and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
[syn: {condenser microphone}, {capacitor microphone},
{condenser mike}, {capacitor mike}]
capacitor mike
n 1: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed
and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
[syn: {condenser microphone}, {capacitor microphone},
{condenser mike}, {capacitor mike}]
capacity measure
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
capacity unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
cape aloe
n 1: much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly
succulent leaves [syn: {cape aloe}, {Aloe ferox}]
Cape Ann
n 1: a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending
into the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Breton Island
n 1: an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia
Cape buffalo
n 1: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having
upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves [syn: {Cape
buffalo}, {Synercus caffer}]
Cape Canaveral
n 1: a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into
the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern
coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
[syn: {Cape Canaveral}, {Cape Kennedy}]
Cape Cod
n 1: a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending
into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
Cape Cod Bay
n 1: the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
Cape Cod Canal
n 1: a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
Cape Colony
n 1: a former province of southern South Africa that was settled
by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in
1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
[syn: {Cape Province}, {Cape of Good Hope Province}, {Cape
Colony}]
Cape dagga
n 1: relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
[syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga},
{Leonotis leonurus}]
Cape Fear
n 1: a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear River
n 1: a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
Cape Flattery
n 1: a cape of northwestern Washington
cape forget-me-not
n 1: anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple
flowers [syn: {cape forget-me-not}, {Anchusa riparia}]
2: anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white
throats [syn: {cape forget-me-not}, {Anchusa capensis}]
Cape Froward
n 1: a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the
most southern point on the mainland of South America
Cape Girardeau
n 1: a town in southeast Missouri
cape gooseberry
n 1: annual of tropical South America having edible purple
fruits [syn: {cape gooseberry}, {purple ground cherry},
{Physalis peruviana}]
Cape Hatteras
n 1: a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of
North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their
destruction on Cape Hatteras"
Cape Horn
n 1: a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip
of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
Cape hunting dog
n 1: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa
that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn:
{African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog},
{Lycaon pictus}]
cape hyacinth
n 1: southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn:
{summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans},
{Galtonia candicans}]
cape jasmine
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides},
{Gardenia augusta}]
cape jessamine
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides},
{Gardenia augusta}]
Cape kafferboom
n 1: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South
Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red
seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or
shingles [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Cape kafferboom}, {Erythrina
caffra}]
Cape Kennedy
n 1: a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into
the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern
coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
[syn: {Cape Canaveral}, {Cape Kennedy}]
Cape lobster
n 1: small lobster of southern Africa [syn: {Cape lobster},
{Homarus capensis}]
cape marigold
n 1: any of several South African plants grown for the profusion
of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic
foliage [syn: {cape marigold}, {sun marigold}, {star of the
veldt}]
Cape May
n 1: a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic
Ocean
Cape May warbler
n 1: North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped
with black [syn: {Cape May warbler}, {Dendroica tigrina}]
Cape of Good Hope
n 1: a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape
Town)
2: a province of western South Africa
Cape of Good Hope Province
n 1: a former province of southern South Africa that was settled
by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in
1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
[syn: {Cape Province}, {Cape of Good Hope Province}, {Cape
Colony}]
Cape Passero
n 1: a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of
Sicily [syn: {Cape Passero}, {Passero Cape}]
2: a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in
which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England
while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy
(1719) [syn: {Passero}, {Cape Passero}]
Cape periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
Cape primrose
n 1: any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus
widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy
blue or purple flowers
Cape Province
n 1: a former province of southern South Africa that was settled
by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in
1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
[syn: {Cape Province}, {Cape of Good Hope Province}, {Cape
Colony}]
Cape Sable
n 1: a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost
part of the United States mainland
2: a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
Cape Town
n 1: port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the
legislative branch of the government of South Africa
Cape Trafalgar
n 1: a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the
French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805"
Cape tulip
n 1: spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in
reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow
stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
[syn: {Cape tulip}, {Haemanthus coccineus}]
Cape Verde
n 1: an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
[syn: {Cape Verde}, {Republic of Cape Verde}]
Cape Verde escudo
n 1: the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100
centavos [syn: {Cape Verde escudo}, {escudo}]
Cape Verde Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of
Senegal
Cape Verde monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit on Cape Verde
cape yellowwood
n 1: South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn:
{cape yellowwood}, {African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus
elongatus}]
Cape York
n 1: the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres
Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland
Cape York Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between
the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
capeline bandage
n 1: bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a
cap
caper family
n 1: a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that
includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
[syn: {Capparidaceae}, {family Capparidaceae}, {caper
family}]
caper sauce
n 1: allemande sauce with capers
caper spurge
n 1: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds
yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle
spurge}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]
caper tree
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: {caper tree}, {bay-leaved caper},
{Capparis flexuosa}]
2: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper tree},
{Jamaica caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]
Capetian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from
987 to 1328
capillary action
n 1: a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting
in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
[syn: {capillarity}, {capillary action}]
capillary artery
n 1: one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in
capillaries [syn: {arteriole}, {arteriola}, {capillary
artery}]
capillary bed
n 1: a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries
capillary fracture
n 1: a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line
of the break being very thin [syn: {hairline fracture},
{capillary fracture}]
capillary tube
n 1: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by
capillary action [syn: {capillary}, {capillary tube},
{capillary tubing}]
capillary tubing
n 1: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by
capillary action [syn: {capillary}, {capillary tube},
{capillary tubing}]
capillary vein
n 1: a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venule},
{venula}, {capillary vein}]
capillary vessel
n 1: any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with
venules [syn: {capillary}, {capillary vessel}]
capital account
n 1: (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording
a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
2: (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a
specified date
capital cost
n 1: the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of
an investment decision; the rate of return that a business
could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent
risk [syn: {cost of capital}, {capital cost}]
capital expenditure
n 1: the cost of long-term improvements
capital gain
n 1: the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds
the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is
sold
capital gains tax
n 1: a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax
by short selling"
capital letter
n 1: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first
letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes
for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and
for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in
the upper half of the type case and so became known as
upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {capital letter},
{uppercase}, {upper-case letter}, {majuscule}] [ant:
{lower-case letter}, {lowercase}, {minuscule}, {small
letter}]
capital levy
n 1: a tax on capital or property
capital loss
n 1: the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds
the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is
sold
capital of Afghanistan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in
eastern Afghanistan [syn: {Kabul}, {capital of
Afghanistan}]
capital of Alabama
n 1: the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River [syn:
{Montgomery}, {capital of Alabama}]
capital of Alaska
n 1: the state capital of Alaska [syn: {Juneau}, {capital of
Alaska}]
capital of Antigua and Barbuda
n 1: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda;
located on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {Saint
John's}, {capital of Antigua and Barbuda}]
capital of Argentina
n 1: capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern
Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and
industrial and cultural center [syn: {Buenos Aires},
{capital of Argentina}]
capital of Arizona
n 1: the state capital and largest city located in south central
Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a
prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation [syn:
{Phoenix}, {capital of Arizona}]
capital of Arkansas
n 1: the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the
central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River [syn:
{Little Rock}, {capital of Arkansas}]
capital of Armenia
n 1: capital of Armenia [syn: {Yerevan}, {Jerevan}, {Erivan},
{capital of Armenia}]
capital of Australia
n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
[syn: {Canberra}, {Australian capital}, {capital of
Australia}]
capital of Austria
n 1: the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the
Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven
and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
[syn: {Vienna}, {Austrian capital}, {capital of Austria}]
capital of Azerbaijan
n 1: a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of
Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production [syn:
{Baku}, {capital of Azerbaijan}]
capital of Bahrain
n 1: the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of
Bahrain Island [syn: {Manama}, {capital of Bahrain}]
capital of Bangladesh
n 1: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: {Dhaka},
{Dacca}, {capital of Bangladesh}]
capital of Barbados
n 1: capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast
of Barbados [syn: {Bridgetown}, {capital of Barbados}]
capital of Belarus
n 1: the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of
Independent States [syn: {Minsk}, {capital of Belarus}]
capital of Belgium
n 1: the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Bruxelles}, {Brussels},
{Belgian capital}, {capital of Belgium}]
capital of Benin
n 1: the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a
coastal lagoon [syn: {Porto Novo}, {capital of Benin}]
capital of Bolivia
n 1: capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat
of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia [syn: {La
Paz}, {capital of Bolivia}]
capital of Botswana
n 1: capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme
southeast [syn: {Gaborone}, {capital of Botswana}]
capital of Brazil
n 1: the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau
and inaugurated in 1960 [syn: {Brasilia}, {Brazilian
capital}, {capital of Brazil}]
capital of Burundi
n 1: the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was
renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
[syn: {Bujumbura}, {Usumbura}, {capital of Burundi}]
capital of California
n 1: a city in north central California 75 miles to the
northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital
of California [syn: {Sacramento}, {capital of California}]
capital of Cameroon
n 1: the capital of Cameroon [syn: {Yaounde}, {capital of
Cameroon}]
capital of Canada
n 1: the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario
across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: {Ottawa},
{Canadian capital}, {capital of Canada}]
capital of Cape Verde
n 1: the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island [syn:
{Praia}, {Cidade de Praia}, {capital of Cape Verde}]
capital of Central Africa
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Central African
Republic [syn: {Bangui}, {capital of Central Africa}]
capital of Chad
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the
southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena},
{Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]
capital of Chile
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central
Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn:
{Gran Santiago}, {Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}, {capital
of Chile}]
capital of Colombia
n 1: capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central
Colombia on a high fertile plain [syn: {Bogota}, {capital
of Colombia}]
capital of Colorado
n 1: the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in
central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: {Denver},
{Mile-High City}, {capital of Colorado}]
capital of Connecticut
n 1: the state capital of Connecticut; located in central
Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the
insurance business [syn: {Hartford}, {capital of
Connecticut}]
capital of Costa Rica
n 1: the capital and largest city of Costa Rica [syn: {San
Jose}, {capital of Costa Rica}]
capital of Cuba
n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
{Havana}, {capital of Cuba}, {Cuban capital}]
capital of Cyprus
n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: {Nicosia},
{capital of Cyprus}]
capital of Delaware
n 1: the capital of the state of Delaware [syn: {Dover},
{capital of Delaware}]
capital of Djibouti
n 1: port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city
of Djibouti [syn: {Djibouti}, {capital of Djibouti}]
capital of Ecuador
n 1: the capital of Ecuador [syn: {Quito}, {capital of Ecuador}]
capital of Egypt
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El
Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]
capital of Estonia
n 1: a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and
largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallinn}, {Tallin}, {capital
of Estonia}]
capital of Ethiopia
n 1: the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city;
located in central Ethiopia [syn: {Addis Ababa}, {New
Flower}, {capital of Ethiopia}]
capital of Finland
n 1: the capital and largest city of Finland; located in
southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural
center [syn: {Helsinki}, {Helsingfors}, {capital of
Finland}, {Finnish capital}]
capital of Florida
n 1: capital of the state of Florida; located in northern
Florida [syn: {Tallahassee}, {capital of Florida}]
capital of France
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of
Light}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]
capital of Gabon
n 1: the capital of Gabon [syn: {Libreville}, {capital of
Gabon}]
capital of Gambia
n 1: a port city and capital of Gambia [syn: {Banjul}, {capital
of Gambia}]
capital of Georgia
n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial
center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and
burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
[syn: {Atlanta}, {capital of Georgia}]
2: the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
[syn: {Tbilisi}, {Tiflis}, {capital of Georgia}]
capital of Ghana
n 1: the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water
port [syn: {Accra}, {capital of Ghana}]
capital of Greece
n 1: the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena
(its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens
was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn:
{Athens}, {Athinai}, {capital of Greece}, {Greek capital}]
capital of Grenada
n 1: the capital and largest city of Grenada [syn: {St.
George's}, {capital of Grenada}]
capital of Guatemala
n 1: the capital and largest city of Guatemala [syn: {Guatemala
City}, {capital of Guatemala}]
capital of Guinea
n 1: a port and the capital of Guinea [syn: {Conakry},
{Konakri}, {capital of Guinea}]
capital of Guinea-Bissau
n 1: the capital of Guinea-Bissau [syn: {Bissau}, {capital of
Guinea-Bissau}]
capital of Hawaii
n 1: the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large
bay on the island of Oahu [syn: {Honolulu}, {capital of
Hawaii}, {Hawaiian capital}]
capital of Hungary
n 1: capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube
River in north-central Hungary [syn: {Budapest}, {Hungarian
capital}, {capital of Hungary}]
capital of Iceland
n 1: the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern
coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
[syn: {Reykjavik}, {capital of Iceland}]
capital of Idaho
n 1: the capital and largest city of Idaho [syn: {Boise},
{capital of Idaho}]
capital of Illinois
n 1: capital of the state of Illinois [syn: {Springfield},
{capital of Illinois}]
capital of Indiana
n 1: the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial
center in the country's heartland; site of an annual
500-mile automobile race [syn: {Indianapolis}, {capital of
Indiana}]
capital of Indonesia
n 1: capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the
island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn:
{Jakarta}, {Djakarta}, {capital of Indonesia}]
capital of Iowa
n 1: the capital and largest city in Iowa [syn: {Des Moines},
{capital of Iowa}]
capital of Iran
n 1: the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern
Iran [syn: {Teheran}, {Tehran}, {capital of Iran}, {Iranian
capital}]
capital of Iraq
n 1: capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris
River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim
world" [syn: {Baghdad}, {Bagdad}, {capital of Iraq}]
capital of Ireland
n 1: capital and largest city and major port of the Irish
Republic [syn: {Dublin}, {Irish capital}, {capital of
Ireland}]
capital of Israel
n 1: capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel
(although its status as capital is disputed); it was
captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy
city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital
of an ancient kingdom [syn: {Jerusalem}, {capital of
Israel}]
capital of Italy
n 1: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of
the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the
Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma},
{Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]
capital of Jamaica
n 1: capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {Kingston},
{capital of Jamaica}, {Jamaican capital}]
capital of Japan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and
cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo},
{Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]
capital of Jordan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Jordan [syn: {Amman},
{capital of Jordan}]
capital of Kansas
n 1: the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern
Kansas on the Kansas river [syn: {Topeka}, {capital of
Kansas}]
capital of Kazakhstan
n 1: remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security
reasons) was made the capital in 1998 [syn: {Astana},
{Akmola}, {capital of Kazakhstan}]
capital of Kentucky
n 1: the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky [syn:
{Frankfort}, {capital of Kentucky}]
capital of Kenya
n 1: the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist
safaris [syn: {Nairobi}, {capital of Kenya}]
capital of Kuwait
n 1: a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn:
{Kuwait}, {Kuwait City}, {Koweit}, {capital of Kuwait}]
capital of Kyrgyzstan
n 1: the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) [syn:
{Bishkek}, {Biskek}, {Frunze}, {capital of Kyrgyzstan}]
capital of Laos
n 1: the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: {Vientiane},
{Laotian capital}, {capital of Laos}]
capital of Latvia
n 1: a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and
largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic
League [syn: {Riga}, {capital of Latvia}]
capital of Lebanon
n 1: capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western
Lebanon on the Mediterranean [syn: {Bayrut}, {Beirut},
{capital of Lebanon}]
capital of Lesotho
n 1: the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho
[syn: {Maseru}, {capital of Lesotho}]
capital of Liberia
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia
[syn: {Monrovia}, {Liberian capital}, {capital of Liberia}]
capital of Libya
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in
northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the
Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tripoli},
{Tarabulus Al-Gharb}, {capital of Libya}]
capital of Liechtenstein
n 1: the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein [syn:
{Vaduz}, {capital of Liechtenstein}]
capital of Lithuania
n 1: the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in
southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilnius}, {Vilna}, {Vilno},
{Wilno}, {capital of Lithuania}]
capital of Louisiana
n 1: capital of Louisiana [syn: {Baton Rouge}, {capital of
Louisiana}]
capital of Luxembourg
n 1: the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn:
{Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg
City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]
capital of Madagascar
n 1: the capital and largest city of Madagascar [syn:
{Antananarivo}, {capital of Madagascar}]
capital of Maine
n 1: the capital of the state of Maine [syn: {Augusta}, {capital
of Maine}]
capital of Malawi
n 1: the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi
[syn: {Lilongwe}, {capital of Malawi}]
capital of Malaysia
n 1: Malaysia's sparkling new capital [syn: {Putrajaya},
{capital of Malaysia}]
capital of Malta
n 1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of
the island [syn: {Valletta}, {Valetta}, {capital of Malta}]
capital of Maryland
n 1: state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval
Academy [syn: {Annapolis}, {capital of Maryland}]
capital of Massachusetts
n 1: state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major
center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston},
{Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}, {capital of
Massachusetts}]
capital of Mexico
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and
cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the
world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de
Mexico}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]
capital of Michigan
n 1: capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern
Michigan on the Grand River [syn: {Lansing}, {capital of
Michigan}]
capital of Minnesota
n 1: capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern
Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis;
one of the Twin Cities [syn: {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul},
{capital of Minnesota}]
capital of Mississippi
n 1: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
[syn: {Jackson}, {capital of Mississippi}]
capital of Missouri
n 1: capital of the state of Missouri; located in central
Missouri on the Missouri river [syn: {Jefferson City},
{capital of Missouri}]
capital of Moldova
n 1: the capital of Moldova [syn: {Kishinev}, {Chisinau},
{capital of Moldova}]
capital of Mongolia
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan
Bator}, {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of
Mongolia}]
capital of Montana
n 1: capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
[syn: {Helena}, {capital of Montana}]
capital of Morocco
n 1: the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the
Atlantic coast [syn: {Rabat}, {capital of Morocco}]
capital of Mozambique
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mozambique [syn: {Maputo},
{capital of Mozambique}]
capital of Nebraska
n 1: capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern
Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska [syn:
{Lincoln}, {capital of Nebraska}]
capital of Nepal
n 1: the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Kathmandu},
{Katmandu}, {capital of Nepal}]
capital of Nevada
n 1: capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
[syn: {Carson City}, {capital of Nevada}]
capital of New Hampshire
n 1: capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south
central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn:
{Concord}, {capital of New Hampshire}]
capital of New Jersey
n 1: capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New
Jersey on the Delaware river [syn: {Trenton}, {capital of
New Jersey}]
capital of New Mexico
n 1: capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north
central New Mexico [syn: {Santa Fe}, {capital of New
Mexico}]
capital of New York
n 1: state capital of New York; located in eastern New York
State on the west bank of the Hudson river [syn: {Albany},
{capital of New York}]
capital of New Zealand
n 1: the capital of New Zealand [syn: {Wellington}, {capital of
New Zealand}]
capital of Nicaragua
n 1: the capital and largest city of Nicaragua [syn: {Managua},
{capital of Nicaragua}, {Nicaraguan capital}]
capital of Niger
n 1: the capital and largest city of Niger [syn: {Niamey},
{capital of Niger}]
capital of Nigeria
n 1: capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn:
{Abuja}, {capital of Nigeria}, {Nigerian capital}]
capital of North Carolina
n 1: capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east
central part of the North Carolina [syn: {Raleigh},
{capital of North Carolina}]
capital of North Dakota
n 1: capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south
central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river [syn:
{Bismarck}, {capital of North Dakota}]
capital of North Korea
n 1: capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang
is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been
preserved" [syn: {Pyongyang}, {capital of North Korea}]
capital of Northern Ireland
n 1: capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of
Protestantism in Northern Ireland [syn: {Belfast}, {capital
of Northern Ireland}]
capital of Norway
n 1: the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main
port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern
coast [syn: {Oslo}, {Christiania}, {capital of Norway}]
capital of Ohio
n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the
state; site of Ohio State University [syn: {Columbus},
{capital of Ohio}]
capital of Oklahoma
n 1: capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based
on oil and livestock [syn: {Oklahoma City}, {capital of
Oklahoma}]
capital of Oman
n 1: a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of
Oman [syn: {Muscat}, {Masqat}, {capital of Oman}]
capital of Oregon
n 1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of
the state on the Willamette River [syn: {Salem}, {capital
of Oregon}]
capital of Pakistan
n 1: the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site
was chosen in 1959 [syn: {Islamabad}, {capital of
Pakistan}]
capital of Panama
n 1: the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {Panama City},
{capital of Panama}, {Panamanian capital}]
capital of Papua New Guinea
n 1: the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New
Guinea [syn: {Port Moresby}, {capital of Papua New Guinea}]
capital of Paraguay
n 1: the capital and chief port of Paraguay [syn: {Asuncion},
{capital of Paraguay}]
capital of Pennsylvania
n 1: capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
[syn: {Harrisburg}, {capital of Pennsylvania}]
capital of Peru
n 1: capital and largest city and economic center of Peru;
located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire
in the New World until the 19th century [syn: {Lima},
{capital of Peru}]
capital of Poland
n 1: the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central
Poland [syn: {Warszawa}, {Warsaw}, {capital of Poland}]
capital of Portugal
n 1: capital and largest city and economic and cultural center
of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus
River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic [syn:
{Lisbon}, {Lisboa}, {capital of Portugal}]
capital of Qatar
n 1: the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Doha}, {Bida},
{El Beda}, {capital of Qatar}]
capital of Red China
n 1: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei
province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
[syn: {Beijing}, {Peking}, {Peiping}, {capital of Red
China}]
capital of Rhode Island
n 1: the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in
northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of
Brown University [syn: {Providence}, {capital of Rhode
Island}]
capital of Romania
n 1: national capital and largest city of Romania in
southeastern Romania [syn: {Bucharest}, {Bucharesti},
{Bucuresti}, {capital of Romania}]
capital of Rwanda
n 1: the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in
central Rwanda [syn: {Kigali}, {capital of Rwanda}]
capital of San Marino
n 1: the capital and only city of San Marino [syn: {San Marino},
{capital of San Marino}]
capital of Saudi Arabia
n 1: joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the
central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: {Riyadh},
{capital of Saudi Arabia}]
capital of Senegal
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
[syn: {Dakar}, {capital of Senegal}]
capital of Serbia and Montenegro
n 1: capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated
on the Danube [syn: {Belgrade}, {Beograd}, {capital of
Serbia and Montenegro}]
capital of Seychelles
n 1: port city and the capital of Seychelles [syn: {Victoria},
{capital of Seychelles}]
capital of Sierra Leone
n 1: port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
[syn: {Freetown}, {capital of Sierra Leone}]
capital of Singapore
n 1: the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
[syn: {Singapore}, {capital of Singapore}]
capital of Slovakia
n 1: capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: {Bratislava},
{capital of Slovakia}, {Pressburg}, {Pozsony}]
capital of Somalia
n 1: the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the
Indian Ocean [syn: {Mogadishu}, {Mogadiscio}, {capital of
Somalia}]
capital of South Africa
n 1: city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of
the government of South Africa [syn: {Pretoria}, {capital
of South Africa}]
capital of South Carolina
n 1: capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in
central South Carolina [syn: {Columbia}, {capital of South
Carolina}]
capital of South Dakota
n 1: capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central
South Dakota on the Missouri river [syn: {Pierre}, {capital
of South Dakota}]
capital of South Korea
n 1: the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia;
located in northwestern South Korea [syn: {Seoul}, {capital
of South Korea}]
capital of Spain
n 1: the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain;
home of an outstanding art museum [syn: {Madrid}, {capital
of Spain}, {Spanish capital}]
capital of Sri Lanka
n 1: the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the
largest harbors in the world; is located on the western
coast of the island of Ceylon [syn: {Colombo}, {capital of
Sri Lanka}]
capital of Sudan
n 1: the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue
Nile and White Nile [syn: {Khartoum}, {capital of Sudan}]
capital of Suriname
n 1: the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
[syn: {Paramaribo}, {capital of Suriname}]
capital of Swaziland
n 1: capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland
[syn: {Mbabane}, {capital of Swaziland}]
capital of Sweden
n 1: the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern
Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in
Stockholm" [syn: {Stockholm}, {capital of Sweden}]
capital of Switzerland
n 1: the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
[syn: {Bern}, {Berne}, {capital of Switzerland}]
capital of Syria
n 1: an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and
present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the
New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul)
underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
[syn: {Dimash}, {Damascus}, {capital of Syria}]
capital of Taiwan
n 1: the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern
Taiwan [syn: {Taipei}, {Taipeh}, {capital of Taiwan}]
capital of Tajikistan
n 1: the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
[syn: {Dushanbe}, {Dusanbe}, {Dyushambe}, {Stalinabad},
{capital of Tajikistan}]
capital of Tanzania
n 1: the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian
Ocean [syn: {Dar es Salaam}, {capital of Tanzania}]
capital of Tennessee
n 1: capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north
central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known
for country music [syn: {Nashville}, {capital of
Tennessee}]
capital of Texas
n 1: state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the
University of Texas [syn: {Austin}, {capital of Texas}]
capital of Thailand
n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a
leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist
architecture [syn: {Bangkok}, {capital of Thailand}, {Krung
Thep}]
capital of the Bahamas
n 1: the capital of the Bahamas [syn: {Nassau}, {capital of the
Bahamas}]
capital of the Dominican Republic
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic;
"Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European
settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and
the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western
Hemisphere" [syn: {Santo Domingo}, {Ciudad Trujillo},
{capital of the Dominican Republic}]
capital of The Netherlands
n 1: an industrial center and the nominal capital of the
Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat
of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and
art museum [syn: {Amsterdam}, {Dutch capital}, {capital of
The Netherlands}]
capital of the Philippines
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on
southern Luzon [syn: {Manila}, {capital of the
Philippines}]
capital of the Russian Federation
n 1: a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both
the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital
of the Russian Federation [syn: {Moscow}, {capital of the
Russian Federation}, {Russian capital}]
capital of the Ukraine
n 1: capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major
manufacturing and transportation center [syn: {Kyyiv},
{Kiev}, {capital of the Ukraine}]
capital of the United Kingdom
n 1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the
Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial
and cultural center [syn: {London}, {Greater London},
{British capital}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]
capital of the United States
n 1: the capital of the United States in the District of
Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington
commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
[syn: {Washington}, {Washington D.C.}, {American capital},
{capital of the United States}]
capital of Tibet
n 1: the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for
its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn:
{Lhasa}, {Lassa}, {capital of Tibet}, {Forbidden City}]
capital of Togo
n 1: capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on
the Gulf of Guinea [syn: {Lome}, {capital of Togo}]
capital of Trinidad and Tobago
n 1: the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the
west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port of Spain},
{Port-of-Spain}, {capital of Trinidad and Tobago}]
capital of Tunisia
n 1: the capital and principal port of Tunisia [syn: {Tunis},
{capital of Tunisia}]
capital of Turkey
n 1: the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it
was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora
goats [syn: {Ankara}, {Turkish capital}, {capital of
Turkey}, {Angora}]
capital of Turkmenistan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan [syn:
{Ashkhabad}, {capital of Turkmenistan}]
capital of Uganda
n 1: the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore
of Lake Victoria [syn: {Kampala}, {capital of Uganda}]
capital of Uruguay
n 1: the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan
city and one of the busiest ports in South America [syn:
{Montevideo}, {capital of Uruguay}]
capital of Utah
n 1: the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the
Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the
Mormon Church [syn: {Salt Lake City}, {capital of Utah}]
capital of Uzbek
n 1: the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: {Tashkent}, {Taskent},
{capital of Uzbek}]
capital of Vanuatu
n 1: capital of Vanuatu [syn: {Port Vila}, {Vila}, {capital of
Vanuatu}]
capital of Venezuela
n 1: the capital and largest city of Venezuela [syn: {Caracas},
{capital of Venezuela}]
capital of Vermont
n 1: capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central
Vermont [syn: {Montpelier}, {capital of Vermont}]
capital of Vietnam
n 1: the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam [syn:
{Hanoi}, {capital of Vietnam}]
capital of Virginia
n 1: capital of the state of Virginia located in the east
central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy
during the American Civil War [syn: {Richmond}, {capital of
Virginia}]
capital of Washington
n 1: capital of the state of Washington; located in western
Washington on Puget Sound [syn: {Olympia}, {capital of
Washington}]
capital of West Virginia
n 1: state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the
state on the Kanawha river [syn: {Charleston}, {capital of
West Virginia}]
capital of Western Samoa
n 1: the capital of Western Samoa [syn: {Apia}, {capital of
Western Samoa}]
capital of Wisconsin
n 1: capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern
part of state; site of the main branch of the University of
Wisconsin [syn: {Madison}, {capital of Wisconsin}]
capital of Wyoming
n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the
southeastern corner of the state [syn: {Cheyenne}, {capital
of Wyoming}]
capital of Zambia
n 1: the capital and largest city of Zambia [syn: {Lusaka},
{capital of Zambia}]
capital of Zimbabwe
n 1: the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Harare},
{Salisbury}, {capital of Zimbabwe}]
capital offense
n 1: a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered
appropriate
capital punishment
n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution},
{executing}, {capital punishment}, {death penalty}]
capital ship
n 1: a warship of the first rank in size and armament
capital stock
n 1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of
a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized
shares}, {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]
2: the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
capitalist economy
n 1: an economic system based on private ownership of capital
[syn: {capitalism}, {capitalist economy}] [ant:
{socialism}, {socialist economy}]
capitate bone
n 1: the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates
with the 3rd metacarpus [syn: {capitate}, {capitate bone},
{os capitatum}]
Capitol Building
n 1: the government building in Washington where the United
States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn:
{Capitol}, {Capitol Building}]
Capitol Hill
n 1: a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits
and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on
Capitol Hill" [syn: {Capitol Hill}, {the Hill}]
Capitol Reef National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and
desert plants and wildlife
Capparis arborea
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the
pomegranate [syn: {native pomegranate}, {Capparis arborea}]
Capparis cynophallophora
n 1: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper
tree}, {Jamaica caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]
Capparis flexuosa
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: {caper tree}, {bay-leaved caper},
{Capparis flexuosa}]
Capparis mitchellii
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
[syn: {native orange}, {Capparis mitchellii}]
Capparis spinosa
n 1: prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region
cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled
[syn: {common caper}, {Capparis spinosa}]
capped macaque
n 1: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn:
{bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown
monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]
cappuccino coffee
n 1: equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon
and nutmeg and usually whipped cream [syn: {cappuccino},
{cappuccino coffee}, {coffee cappuccino}]
Capra aegagrus
n 1: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: {bezoar goat},
{pasang}, {Capra aegagrus}]
Capra falconeri
n 1: large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn:
{markhor}, {markhoor}, {Capra falconeri}]
Capra hircus
n 1: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or
wool [syn: {domestic goat}, {Capra hircus}]
Capra ibex
n 1: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa
having large recurved horns [syn: {ibex}, {Capra ibex}]
Capreolus capreolus
n 1: small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small
forked antlers [syn: {roe deer}, {Capreolus capreolus}]
capric acid
n 1: a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an
unpleasant smell resembling goats [syn: {capric acid},
{decanoic acid}]
Capricorn the Goat
n 1: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about December 22 to January 19 [syn: {Capricorn},
{Capricorn the Goat}, {Goat}]
caprimulgiform bird
n 1: long-winged nonpasserine birds
Caprimulgus carolinensis
n 1: large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
[syn: {chuck-will's-widow}, {Caprimulgus carolinensis}]
Caprimulgus europaeus
n 1: Old World goatsucker [syn: {European goatsucker}, {European
nightjar}, {Caprimulgus europaeus}]
Caprimulgus vociferus
n 1: American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
[syn: {whippoorwill}, {Caprimulgus vociferus}]
caprine animal
n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having
a beard and straight horns [syn: {goat}, {caprine animal}]
caproic acid
n 1: a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made
synthetically; smells like goats [syn: {caproic acid},
{hexanoic acid}]
Capros aper
n 1: fish with a projecting snout [syn: {boarfish}, {Capros
aper}]
caprylic acid
n 1: a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and
other fats and oils
Capsella bursa-pastoris
n 1: white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular
notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
[syn: {shepherd's purse}, {shepherd's pouch}, {Capsella
bursa-pastoris}]
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
n 1: plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits [syn:
{cherry pepper}, {Capsicum annuum cerasiforme}]
Capsicum annuum conoides
n 1: plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple
fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {cone
pepper}, {Capsicum annuum conoides}]
Capsicum annuum grossum
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
{bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet
pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
Capsicum annuum longum
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili
pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno},
{Capsicum annuum longum}]
Capsicum baccatum
n 1: plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits;
includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to
be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn:
{bird pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens baccatum}, {Capsicum
baccatum}]
Capsicum frutescens
n 1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers;
grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production
of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {tabasco
plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]
Capsicum frutescens baccatum
n 1: plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits;
includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to
be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn:
{bird pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens baccatum}, {Capsicum
baccatum}]
capsicum pepper plant
n 1: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum
bearing peppers [syn: {capsicum}, {pepper}, {capsicum
pepper plant}]
capsula glomeruli
n 1: thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a
nephron [syn: {Bowman's capsule}, {glomerular capsule},
{capsula glomeruli}]
Captain Bligh
n 1: British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789
when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an
open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor
4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: {Bligh}, {William
Bligh}, {Captain Bligh}]
Captain Bob
n 1: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition
to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips
(1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Bartlett}, {Robert
Abram Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]
Captain Cook
n 1: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia
for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
(1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {James Cook}, {Captain Cook},
{Captain James Cook}]
Captain Hicks
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
{six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a
dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
Captain Horatio Hornblower
n 1: a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in
novels written by C. S. Forester [syn: {Horatio
Hornblower}, {Captain Horatio Hornblower}]
Captain James Cook
n 1: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia
for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
(1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {James Cook}, {Captain Cook},
{Captain James Cook}]
Captain John Smith
n 1: English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown,
Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas
(1580-1631) [syn: {Smith}, {John Smith}, {Captain John
Smith}]
Captain Kidd
n 1: Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British
shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy
and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {Kidd}, {William Kidd},
{Captain Kidd}]
captain's chair
n 1: a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that
has vertical spindles
captive finance company
n 1: a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance
dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying
the company's products
capulin tree
n 1: Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit [syn:
{capulin}, {capulin tree}, {Prunus capuli}]
car battery
n 1: a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a
12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's
electrical system [syn: {car battery}, {automobile
battery}]
car bomb
n 1: a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the
ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing
device
car boot sale
n 1: an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk
of their car [syn: {car boot sale}, {boot sale}]
car care
n 1: keeping a car in good working order
car carrier
n 1: a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to
sales agencies
car company
n 1: a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {car
company}, {auto company}]
car dealer
n 1: a firm that sells and buys cars
car door
n 1: the door of a car
car factory
n 1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn:
{automobile factory}, {auto factory}, {car factory}]
car horn
n 1: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn:
{automobile horn}, {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn},
{hooter}]
car insurance
n 1: insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
[syn: {automobile insurance}, {car insurance}]
car loan
n 1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile
loan}, {auto loan}, {car loan}]
car maker
n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn:
{car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto
manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]
car manufacturer
n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn:
{car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto
manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]
car mirror
n 1: a mirror that the driver of a car can use
car park
n 1: a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {car
park}, {park}, {parking area}]
car part
n 1: a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts"
[syn: {auto part}, {car part}]
car pool
n 1: a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns
driving while the others are passengers
car port
n 1: garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof
supported on poles [syn: {carport}, {car port}]
car race
n 1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn:
{automobile race}, {auto race}, {car race}]
car racing
n 1: the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {auto racing}, {car
racing}]
car rental
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
car seat
n 1: a seat in a car
car sickness
n 1: motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car
car tire
n 1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an
automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {auto
tire}, {rubber tire}]
car traffic
n 1: cars coming and going [syn: {automobile traffic}, {car
traffic}]
car train
n 1: a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
car transporter
n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn:
{transporter}, {car transporter}]
car wheel
n 1: a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel
the car
car window
n 1: a window in a car
car-ferry
n 1: a ferry that transports motor vehicles
car-mechanic
n 1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining
automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic},
{car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
carabid beetle
n 1: predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle
that destroys many injurious insects [syn: {ground beetle},
{carabid beetle}]
Caragana arborescens
n 1: large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow
flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges [syn:
{Siberian pea tree}, {Caragana arborescens}]
Caragana sinica
n 1: shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale
yellow flowers; northern China [syn: {Chinese pea tree},
{Caragana sinica}]
carambola tree
n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
[syn: {carambola}, {carambola tree}, {Averrhoa carambola}]
caramel apple
n 1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
(usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy
apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]
caramel brown
adj 1: having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown
[syn: {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
n 1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw
sienna}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
caramel bun
n 1: rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and
baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the
bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {sticky bun}, {caramel bun},
{schnecken}]
caramelized sugar
n 1: burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food [syn: {caramel},
{caramelized sugar}]
caranda palm
n 1: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
[syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm},
{Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]
carangid fish
n 1: a percoid fish of the family Carangidae [syn: {carangid
fish}, {carangid}]
Caranx bartholomaei
n 1: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {yellow
jack}, {Caranx bartholomaei}]
Caranx crysos
n 1: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil [syn:
{runner}, {blue runner}, {Caranx crysos}]
Caranx hippos
n 1: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle
jack}, {jack crevalle}, {Caranx hippos}]
Carassius auratus
n 1: small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia
used as pond or aquarium fishes [syn: {goldfish},
{Carassius auratus}]
Carassius carassius
n 1: European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn:
{crucian carp}, {Carassius carassius}, {Carassius
vulgaris}]
Carassius vulgaris
n 1: European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn:
{crucian carp}, {Carassius carassius}, {Carassius
vulgaris}]
caravan inn
n 1: an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard
that provides accommodation for caravans [syn:
{caravansary}, {caravanserai}, {khan}, {caravan inn}]
caraway seed
n 1: aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as
seasoning
caraway seed bread
n 1: bread containing caraway seeds
carbamic acid
n 1: an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as
ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)
carbo loading
n 1: a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate
reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance
athletes just before competing" [syn: {carbohydrate
loading}, {carbo loading}]
carbohydrate loading
n 1: a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate
reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance
athletes just before competing" [syn: {carbohydrate
loading}, {carbo loading}]
carbolic acid
n 1: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of
benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and
antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic
acid}, {phenol}, {hydroxybenzene}, {oxybenzene}, {phenylic
acid}]
carbon 14
n 1: a radioactive isotope of carbon [syn: {radiocarbon},
{carbon 14}]
carbon arc
n 1: has carbon electrodes [syn: {carbon arc lamp}, {carbon
arc}]
carbon arc lamp
n 1: has carbon electrodes [syn: {carbon arc lamp}, {carbon
arc}]
carbon atom
n 1: an atom of carbon
carbon black
n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or
principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments
and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {soot}, {smut},
{crock}]
carbon copy
n 1: a copy made with carbon paper [syn: {carbon}, {carbon
copy}]
carbon cycle
n 1: the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into
organisms and back again
2: a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
carbon dating
n 1: a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic
materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon
14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn:
{radiocarbon dating}, {carbon dating}, {carbon-14 dating}]
carbon dichloride
n 1: anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other
nematodes [syn: {tetrachlorethylene},
{tetrachloroethylene}, {ethylene tetrachloride}, {carbon
dichloride}]
carbon dioxide
n 1: a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration
and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed
from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {carbon
dioxide}, {CO2}, {carbonic acid gas}]
carbon dioxide acidosis
n 1: acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs
(as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide
combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases
the acidity of the blood [syn: {respiratory acidosis},
{carbon dioxide acidosis}]
carbon disulfide
n 1: a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the
manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon
tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber
carbon monoxide
n 1: an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of
incomplete combustion of carbon [syn: {carbon monoxide},
{carbon monoxide gas}, {CO}]
carbon monoxide gas
n 1: an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of
incomplete combustion of carbon [syn: {carbon monoxide},
{carbon monoxide gas}, {CO}]
carbon monoxide poisoning
n 1: a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing
carbon monoxide gas; "carbon monoxide combines with
hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"
carbon nanotube
n 1: a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
[syn: {carbon nanotube}, {nanotube}]
carbon paper
n 1: a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance
(often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from
the original to an under sheet of paper [syn: {carbon
paper}, {carbon}]
carbon process
n 1: a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated
gelatin containing pigment
carbon steel
n 1: steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of
carbon it contains
carbon tet
n 1: a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats
and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning
fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon
tetrachloride}, {carbon tet}, {tetrachloromethane},
{perchloromethane}]
carbon tetrachloride
n 1: a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats
and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning
fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon
tetrachloride}, {carbon tet}, {tetrachloromethane},
{perchloromethane}]
carbon tetrahalide
n 1: compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules
carbon-14 dating
n 1: a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic
materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon
14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn:
{radiocarbon dating}, {carbon dating}, {carbon-14 dating}]
carbonated water
n 1: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon
dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club
soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]
carbonic acid
n 1: a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon
dioxide combines with water
carbonic acid gas
n 1: a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration
and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed
from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {carbon
dioxide}, {CO2}, {carbonic acid gas}]
Carboniferous period
n 1: from 345 million to 280 million years ago [syn:
{Carboniferous}, {Carboniferous period}]
carbonnade flamande
n 1: beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with
boiled potatoes [syn: {carbonnade flamande}, {Belgian beef
stew}]
carbonyl group
n 1: the bivalent radical CO
carboxyl group
n 1: the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic
of organic acids [syn: {carboxyl}, {carboxyl group}]
carboxylic acid
n 1: an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl
groups
carboxymethyl cellulose
n 1: an acid derivative of cellulose
Carcharhinus leucas
n 1: a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal
waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {bull
shark}, {cub shark}, {Carcharhinus leucas}]
Carcharhinus limbatus
n 1: widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly
dipped in ink [syn: {blacktip shark}, {sandbar shark},
{Carcharhinus limbatus}]
Carcharhinus obscurus
n 1: relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in
tropical and temperate waters [syn: {dusky shark},
{Carcharhinus obscurus}]
Carcharhinus plumbeus
n 1: most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic
states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen [syn:
{sandbar shark}, {Carcharhinus plumbeus}]
Carcharias taurus
n 1: shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both
sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn:
{sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus},
{Odontaspis taurus}]
Carcharinus longimanus
n 1: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn:
{whitetip shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped
shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]
Carcharodon carcharias
n 1: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark},
{man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]
carcinoma in situ
n 1: a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the
deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the
body [syn: {carcinoma in situ}, {preinvasive cancer}]
carcinomatous myopathy
n 1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and
characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh
muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed
against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton
syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome},
{carcinomatous myopathy}]
card catalog
n 1: a library catalog in which each publication is described on
a separate file card [syn: {card catalog}, {card
catalogue}]
2: an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library)
with a separate card for each item [syn: {card index}, {card
catalog}, {card catalogue}]
card catalogue
n 1: a library catalog in which each publication is described on
a separate file card [syn: {card catalog}, {card
catalogue}]
2: an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library)
with a separate card for each item [syn: {card index}, {card
catalog}, {card catalogue}]
card game
n 1: a game played with playing cards [syn: {card game},
{cards}]
card index
n 1: an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library)
with a separate card for each item [syn: {card index},
{card catalog}, {card catalogue}]
card player
n 1: someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
card shark
n 1: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating
at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp},
{cardsharper}, {card sharper}, {sharper}, {sharpie},
{sharpy}, {card shark}]
card sharp
n 1: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating
at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp},
{cardsharper}, {card sharper}, {sharper}, {sharpie},
{sharpy}, {card shark}]
card sharper
n 1: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating
at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp},
{cardsharper}, {card sharper}, {sharper}, {sharpie},
{sharpy}, {card shark}]
card table
n 1: a table for playing cards (as in a casino)
2: a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for
storage
card trick
n 1: a trick performed with playing cards
card-house
n 1: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built
three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn:
{house of cards}, {cardhouse}, {card-house}, {cardcastle}]
card-playing
adj 1: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting
man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool";
"sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated},
{betting}, {card-playing}, {sporting}]
Cardamine bulbifera
n 1: European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn:
{coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {coralwort},
{Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]
Cardamine bulbosa
n 1: small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern
North America [syn: {spring cress}, {Cardamine bulbosa}]
Cardamine diphylla
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
{pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
diphylla}]
Cardamine douglasii
n 1: small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America
with racemose purple flowers [syn: {purple cress},
{Cardamine douglasii}]
Cardamine pratensis
n 1: a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock},
{cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine
pratensis}]
Cardamine rotundifolia
n 1: mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern
United States [syn: {American watercress}, {mountain
watercress}, {Cardamine rotundifolia}]
cardiac arrest
n 1: absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart
to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation)
with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen
lack and eventually to death [syn: {asystole}, {cardiac
arrest}, {cardiopulmonary arrest}]
cardiac arrhythmia
n 1: an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart [syn:
{cardiac arrhythmia}, {arrhythmia}]
cardiac cycle
n 1: the complete cycle of events in the heart from the
beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next;
an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle
that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction
of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an
electrocardiogram"
cardiac glucoside
n 1: obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the
heart in cases of heart failure [syn: {cardiac glycoside},
{cardiac glucoside}]
cardiac glycoside
n 1: obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the
heart in cases of heart failure [syn: {cardiac glycoside},
{cardiac glucoside}]
cardiac insufficiency
n 1: inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause
angina pectoris [syn: {coronary insufficiency}, {cardiac
insufficiency}]
cardiac massage
n 1: an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of
the heart (either through the chest wall or, during
surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain
circulation during cardiac arrest [syn: {cardiac massage},
{heart massage}]
cardiac monitor
n 1: a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation
of the function of the heart [syn: {cardiac monitor},
{heart monitor}]
cardiac murmur
n 1: an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of
abnormal function of the heart valves [syn: {heart murmur},
{cardiac murmur}, {murmur}]
cardiac muscle
n 1: the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued
rhythmic contraction [syn: {cardiac muscle}, {heart
muscle}]
cardiac output
n 1: the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given
period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of
about three quarts a minute"
cardiac pacemaker
n 1: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the
heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {cardiac pacemaker},
{sinoatrial node}, {SA node}]
cardiac plexus
n 1: a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby
structures [syn: {cardiac plexus}, {plexus cardiacus}]
cardiac resuscitation
n 1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac
massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for
a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped
breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and
prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn:
{cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac
resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of
life}]
cardiac rhythm
n 1: the rhythm of a beating heart [syn: {cardiac rhythm},
{heart rhythm}]
cardiac sphincter
n 1: the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the
stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric
junction
cardiac tamponade
n 1: mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large
amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and
limiting the heart's normal range of motion
cardiac valve
n 1: a valve to control one-way flow of blood [syn: {heart
valve}, {cardiac valve}]
Cardigan Welsh corgi
n 1: slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and
a long tail [syn: {Cardigan}, {Cardigan Welsh corgi}]
Cardinal Bellarmine
n 1: Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn:
{Bellarmine}, {Bellarmino}, {Cardinal Bellarmine}, {Roberto
Francesco Romolo Bellarmine}]
cardinal compass point
n 1: one of the four main compass points
cardinal flower
n 1: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn:
{cardinal flower}, {Indian pink}, {Lobelia cardinalis}]
cardinal grosbeak
n 1: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red
plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak},
{Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis},
{redbird}]
Cardinal Newman
n 1: English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and
Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later
turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal
(1801-1890) [syn: {Newman}, {John Henry Newman}, {Cardinal
Newman}]
cardinal number
n 1: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a
quantity but not the order [syn: {cardinal number},
{cardinal}]
Cardinal Richelieu
n 1: French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis
XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Duc de Richelieu},
{Armand Jean du Plessis}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]
cardinal tetra
n 1: small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in
Brazil and Colombia [syn: {cardinal tetra}, {Paracheirodon
axelrodi}]
cardinal vein
n 1: any of the major venous channels in primitive adult
vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
cardinal virtue
n 1: one of the seven preeminent virtues
Cardinalis cardinalis
n 1: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red
plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak},
{Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis},
{redbird}]
cardiogenic shock
n 1: shock caused by cardiac arrest
cardioid microphone
n 1: a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of
sensitivity [syn: {cardioid microphone}, {cardioid mike}]
cardioid mike
n 1: a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of
sensitivity [syn: {cardioid microphone}, {cardioid mike}]
cardiopulmonary arrest
n 1: absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart
to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation)
with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen
lack and eventually to death [syn: {asystole}, {cardiac
arrest}, {cardiopulmonary arrest}]
cardiopulmonary exercise
n 1: exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
n 1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac
massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for
a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped
breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and
prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn:
{cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac
resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of
life}]
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
n 1: herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa [syn:
{heartseed}, {Cardiospermum grandiflorum}]
Cardiospermum halicacabum
n 1: woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed
pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and
America [syn: {balloon vine}, {heart pea}, {Cardiospermum
halicacabum}]
cardiovascular disease
n 1: a disease of the heart or blood vessels
cardiovascular system
n 1: the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and
lymph through the body [syn: {circulatory system},
{cardiovascular system}]
Cardium edule
n 1: common edible European cockle [syn: {edible cockle},
{Cardium edule}]
Carduelis cannabina
n 1: small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and
forehead [syn: {linnet}, {lintwhite}, {Carduelis
cannabina}]
Carduelis carduelis
n 1: small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-
black wings [syn: {goldfinch}, {Carduelis carduelis}]
Carduelis cucullata
n 1: South American species of scarlet finch with black head and
wings and tail [syn: {red siskin}, {Carduelis cucullata}]
Carduelis flammea
n 1: small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast
and rump [syn: {redpoll}, {Carduelis flammea}]
Carduelis hornemanni
n 1: small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: {redpoll},
{Carduelis hornemanni}]
Carduelis spinus
n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
[syn: {siskin}, {Carduelis spinus}]
Carduus crispus
n 1: European biennial introduced in North America having flower
heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches [syn: {welted
thistle}, {Carduus crispus}]
Carduus nutans
n 1: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America
having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky
crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {musk
thistle}, {nodding thistle}, {Carduus nutans}]
care a hang
v 1: show no concern or interest; always used in the negative;
"I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her
job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a hang},
{give a damn}]
care delivery
n 1: the provision of health care [syn: {healthcare delivery},
{health care delivery}, {care delivery}]
care for
v 1: have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {cherish}, {hold
dear}, {treasure}]
3: provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg";
"The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be
treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection
with antibiotics" [syn: {treat}, {care for}]
care-laden
adj 1: burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-
laden"-Matt.11:28 [syn: {care-laden}, {heavy-laden}]
cared-for
adj 1: having needed care and attention; "well-cared-for
children" [ant: {uncared-for}]
career counseling
n 1: counseling on career opportunities
career girl
n 1: a woman who is a careerist
career man
n 1: a man who is a careerist
Caretta caretta
n 1: very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm
open seas [syn: {loggerhead}, {loggerhead turtle}, {Caretta
caretta}]
Carex arenaria
n 1: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of
United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
[syn: {sand sedge}, {sand reed}, {Carex arenaria}]
Carex pseudocyperus
n 1: tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan
[syn: {cypress sedge}, {Carex pseudocyperus}]
cargo area
n 1: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn:
{cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage
area}]
cargo container
n 1: a large container for freight
cargo cult
n 1: (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian
cults that believe salvation will come in the form of
wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine
attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to
missionaries)
2: a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity,
and justice when salvation comes
cargo deck
n 1: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn:
{cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage
area}]
cargo door
n 1: door used to load or unload cargo
cargo hatch
n 1: hatch opening into the cargo compartment
cargo helicopter
n 1: a helicopter that carries cargo
cargo hold
n 1: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn:
{cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage
area}]
cargo liner
n 1: a liner that carries cargo
cargo ship
n 1: a ship designed to carry cargo [syn: {cargo ship}, {cargo
vessel}]
cargo ships
n 1: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country
or industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant
marine}, {merchant vessels}]
cargo vessel
n 1: a ship designed to carry cargo [syn: {cargo ship}, {cargo
vessel}]
Cariama cristata
n 1: Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
[syn: {crested cariama}, {seriema}, {Cariama cristata}]
Carib Indian
n 1: a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern
South America and the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Carib}, {Carib
Indian}]
carib wood
n 1: small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson
flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges [syn:
{carib wood}, {Sabinea carinalis}]
Caribbean Island
n 1: an island in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean language
n 1: the family of languages spoken by the Carib [syn: {Carib},
{Caribbean language}]
Caribbean Sea
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South
America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: {Caribbean},
{Caribbean Sea}]
Carica papaya
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply
palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn:
{papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree},
{Carica papaya}]
caricature plant
n 1: tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular
flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human
face [syn: {caricature plant}, {Graptophyllum pictum}]
carillon playing
n 1: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
[syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon}, {carillon playing}]
carina fornicis
n 1: ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain
carinate bird
n 1: birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight
muscles [syn: {carinate}, {carinate bird}, {flying bird}]
[ant: {flightless bird}, {ratite}, {ratite bird}]
Carissa bispinosa
n 1: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike
fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn},
{natal plum}, {Carissa bispinosa}]
Carissa grandiflora
n 1: very large closely branched South African shrub having
forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal
plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa
grandiflora}]
Carissa macrocarpa
n 1: very large closely branched South African shrub having
forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal
plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa
grandiflora}]
carissa plum
n 1: edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant
[syn: {carissa plum}, {natal plum}]
Carl Anderson
n 1: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the
form of an antielectron that is called the positron
(1905-1991) [syn: {Anderson}, {Carl Anderson}, {Carl David
Anderson}]
Carl August Nielsen
n 1: Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: {Nielsen}, {Carl
Nielsen}, {Carl August Nielsen}]
Carl Clinton Van Doren
n 1: United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn:
{Van Doren}, {Carl Van Doren}, {Carl Clinton Van Doren}]
Carl David Anderson
n 1: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the
form of an antielectron that is called the positron
(1905-1991) [syn: {Anderson}, {Carl Anderson}, {Carl David
Anderson}]
Carl Gustaf Mossander
n 1: Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements
(1797-1858) [syn: {Mosander}, {Carl Gustaf Mossander}]
Carl Gustav Jung
n 1: Swiss psychologist (1875-1961) [syn: {Jung}, {Carl Jung},
{Carl Gustav Jung}]
Carl Jung
n 1: Swiss psychologist (1875-1961) [syn: {Jung}, {Carl Jung},
{Carl Gustav Jung}]
Carl Lewis
n 1: United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics
for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn:
{Lewis}, {Carl Lewis}, {Frederick Carleton Lewis}]
Carl Maria von Weber
n 1: German conductor and composer of romantic operas
(1786-1826) [syn: {Weber}, {Carl Maria von Weber}, {Baron
Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber}]
Carl Nielsen
n 1: Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: {Nielsen}, {Carl
Nielsen}, {Carl August Nielsen}]
Carl Orff
n 1: German musician who developed a widely used system for
teaching music to children (1895-1982) [syn: {Orff}, {Carl
Orff}]
Carl Rogers
n 1: United States psychologist who developed client-centered
therapy (1902-1987) [syn: {Rogers}, {Carl Rogers}]
Carl Sandburg
n 1: United States writer remembered for his poetry in free
verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln
(1878-1967) [syn: {Sandburg}, {Carl Sandburg}]
Carl Van Doren
n 1: United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn:
{Van Doren}, {Carl Van Doren}, {Carl Clinton Van Doren}]
Carl von Linne
n 1: Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of
biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus},
{Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}, {Karl Linne}]
Carl XVI Gustaf
n 1: king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946) [syn: {Carl XVI
Gustav}, {Carl XVI Gustaf}]
Carl XVI Gustav
n 1: king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946) [syn: {Carl XVI
Gustav}, {Carl XVI Gustaf}]
Carl Yastrzemski
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1939) [syn:
{Yastrzemski}, {Carl Yastrzemski}]
Carlina acaulis
n 1: stemless perennial having large flowers with white or
purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny
leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and
eastern Europe [syn: {stemless carline thistle}, {Carlina
acaulis}]
Carlina vulgaris
n 1: Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
[syn: {common carline thistle}, {Carlina vulgaris}]
carline thistle
n 1: a thistle of the genus Carlina
Carling float
n 1: a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency
[syn: {life raft}, {Carling float}]
Carlo Goldoni
n 1: prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793) [syn: {Goldoni},
{Carlo Goldoni}]
Carlos Chavez
n 1: Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from
Indian folk music (1899-1978) [syn: {Chavez}, {Carlos
Chavez}]
Carlos Fuentes
n 1: Mexican novelist (born in 1928) [syn: {Fuentes}, {Carlos
Fuentes}]
Carlos the Jackal
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Carlovingian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that
ruled from 751 to 987 [syn: {Carolingian dynasty},
{Carlovingian dynasty}]
Carlsbad Caverns
n 1: a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for
their stalactites and stalagmites
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
n 1: a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably
the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground
formations
Carmelite order
n 1: a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th
century [syn: {Carmelite order}, {Order of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel}]
carnal abuse
n 1: any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs
of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)
2: sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not
reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate
willingly) [syn: {statutory rape}, {carnal abuse}]
carnal knowledge
n 1: sexual activity between individuals, especially the
insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until
orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse},
{intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus},
{coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation},
{relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
carnassial tooth
n 1: the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a
carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh
carnation family
n 1: large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems
swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {family
Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}, {pink family}]
carnauba palm
n 1: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a
useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn:
{carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia
prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]
carnauba wax
n 1: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba
palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn:
{carnauba wax}, {carnauba}]
Carnegie Mellon University
n 1: an engineering university in Pittsburgh
Carnegiea gigantea
n 1: extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of
southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely
branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy
fruit [syn: {saguaro}, {sahuaro}, {Carnegiea gigantea}]
Carniolan bee
n 1: greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a
quiet disposition
carnivorous bat
n 1: typically having large ears and feeding primarily on
insects; worldwide in distribution [syn: {carnivorous bat},
{microbat}]
carnivorous plant
n 1: plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily
insects but also other small animals
Carnot cycle
n 1: a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized
reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
[syn: {Carnot cycle}, {Carnot's ideal cycle}]
Carnot's ideal cycle
n 1: a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized
reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
[syn: {Carnot cycle}, {Carnot's ideal cycle}]
carob bar
n 1: a bar of candy made with carob powder
carob bean
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba},
{locust bean}, {locust pod}]
carob bean tree
n 1: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree},
{algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
carob powder
n 1: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree;
used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob
powder}, {Saint-John's-bread}]
carob tree
n 1: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree},
{algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
Carolina allspice
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet
shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]
Carolina buckthorn
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having
black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn:
{Carolina buckthorn}, {indian cherry}, {Rhamnus
carolinianus}]
Carolina chickadee
n 1: southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap
but smaller [syn: {Carolina chickadee}, {Parus
carolinensis}]
Carolina hemlock
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having
spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales [syn:
{Carolina hemlock}, {Tsuga caroliniana}]
Carolina jasmine
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
{yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
{evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]
Carolina lupine
n 1: eastern United States bush pea [syn: {Carolina lupine},
{Thermopsis villosa}]
Carolina moonseed
n 1: woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the
common moonseed but having red fruits [syn: {Carolina
moonseed}, {Cocculus carolinus}]
Carolina parakeet
n 1: extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United
States [syn: {Carolina parakeet}, {Conuropsis
carolinensis}]
Carolina pond fern
n 1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern},
{Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]
Carolina spring beauty
n 1: similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink
flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Carolina spring
beauty}, {Claytonia caroliniana}]
Carolina wren
n 1: large United States wren with a musical call [syn:
{Carolina wren}, {Thryothorus ludovicianus}]
Caroline Islands
n 1: a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia
to the east of the Philippines
Carolingian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that
ruled from 751 to 987 [syn: {Carolingian dynasty},
{Carlovingian dynasty}]
Carolus Linnaeus
n 1: Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of
biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus},
{Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}, {Karl Linne}]
carotid artery
n 1: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches
from the aorta [syn: {carotid artery}, {arteria carotis}]
carotid body
n 1: a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the
carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and
helps control respiration
carotid plexus
n 1: a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
[syn: {carotid plexus}, {plexus caroticus}]
carpal bone
n 1: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates [syn:
{carpal bone}, {carpal}, {wrist bone}]
carpal tunnel
n 1: a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the
flexor muscles of the hands pass
carpal tunnel syndrome
n 1: a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the
carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in
the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling,
burning or numbness
Carpathian Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in central Europe that extends from
Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western
Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area
[syn: {Carpathians}, {Carpathian Mountains}]
carpenter ant
n 1: ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels
for depositing eggs
carpenter bee
n 1: large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into
wood or plant stems
carpenter's hammer
n 1: a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails [syn:
{carpenter's hammer}, {claw hammer}, {clawhammer}]
carpenter's kit
n 1: a set of carpenter's tools [syn: {carpenter's kit}, {tool
kit}]
carpenter's level
n 1: a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
carpenter's mallet
n 1: a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a
chisel or wedge
carpenter's plane
n 1: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for
smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane
for the finish work" [syn: {plane}, {carpenter's plane},
{woodworking plane}]
carpenter's rule
n 1: a rule used by a carpenter
carpenter's saw
n 1: a saw used with one hand for cutting wood [syn: {handsaw},
{hand saw}, {carpenter's saw}]
carpenter's square
n 1: a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square
Carpenteria californica
n 1: California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves
and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers [syn:
{carpenteria}, {Carpenteria californica}]
carpet beater
n 1: implement for beating dust out of carpets [syn: {carpet
beater}, {rug beater}]
carpet beetle
n 1: small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on
woolen fabrics [syn: {carpet beetle}, {carpet bug}]
carpet bomb
v 1: bomb a large area systematically and extensively; "The U.S.
decided to carpet bomb Vietnam"
carpet bombing
n 1: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a
large target [syn: {carpet bombing}, {area bombing},
{saturation bombing}]
carpet bug
n 1: small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on
woolen fabrics [syn: {carpet beetle}, {carpet bug}]
carpet grass
n 1: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United
States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark
fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {blackseed}, {carpet grass},
{Sporobolus poiretii}]
carpet knight
n 1: a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness
(knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field
of battle)
carpet loom
n 1: a loom for weaving carpeting
carpet moth
n 1: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {carpet
moth}, {tapestry moth}, {Trichophaga tapetzella}]
carpet pad
n 1: a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {rug pad},
{underlay}, {underlayment}]
carpet shark
n 1: shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and
mottled skin [syn: {carpet shark}, {Orectolobus barbatus}]
carpet slipper
n 1: low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually
worn indoors [syn: {slipper}, {carpet slipper}]
carpet snake
n 1: Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back
[syn: {carpet snake}, {Python variegatus}, {Morelia
spilotes variegatus}]
carpet sweeper
n 1: a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up
dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet [syn: {carpet
sweeper}, {sweeper}]
carpet tack
n 1: a tack used to nail down carpets
carpetweed family
n 1: succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but
also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig
marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae},
{Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed
family}]
Carphophis amoenus
n 1: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn:
{thunder snake}, {worm snake}, {Carphophis amoenus}]
Carpinus betulus
n 1: medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and
leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn [syn:
{European hornbeam}, {Carpinus betulus}]
Carpinus caroliniana
n 1: tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves
that turn red-orange in autumn [syn: {American hornbeam},
{Carpinus caroliniana}]
Carpobrotus edulis
n 1: low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular
fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig},
{Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis},
{Mesembryanthemum edule}]
Carpocapsa pomonella
n 1: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English
walnuts [syn: {codling moth}, {codlin moth}, {Carpocapsa
pomonella}]
Carpodacus mexicanus
n 1: small finch originally of the western United States and
Mexico [syn: {house finch}, {linnet}, {Carpodacus
mexicanus}]
Carpodacus purpureus
n 1: North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast
and rump [syn: {purple finch}, {Carpodacus purpureus}]
carriage bolt
n 1: a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the
shank; inserted into holes already drilled
carriage dog
n 1: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or
brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {dalmatian},
{coach dog}, {carriage dog}]
carriage house
n 1: a small building for housing coaches and carriages and
other vehicles [syn: {coach house}, {carriage house},
{remise}]
carriage return
n 1: the operation that prepares for the next character to be
printed or displayed as the first character on a line
carriage trade
n 1: trade from upper-class customers
carriage wrench
n 1: a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts
carrick bend
n 1: a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or
hawsers
carrick bitt
n 1: either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on
a ship's deck
carrier bag
n 1: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's
purchases [syn: {sack}, {poke}, {paper bag}, {carrier bag}]
carrier electrophoresis
n 1: electrophoresis carried out on filter paper [syn: {paper
electrophoresis}, {carrier electrophoresis}]
carrier pigeon
n 1: a homing pigeon used to carry messages
carrier wave
n 1: a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a
signal [syn: {carrier wave}, {carrier}]
carrion crow
n 1: American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn:
{black vulture}, {carrion crow}, {Coragyps atratus}]
carrion flower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having
succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large
foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: {stapelia},
{carrion flower}, {starfish flower}]
carrion fungus
n 1: any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order
Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts
insects that carry the spores away on their feet" [syn:
{stinkhorn}, {carrion fungus}]
carron oil
n 1: an ointment formerly used to treat burns
carrot family
n 1: plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family
Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot
family}]
carrot juice
n 1: usually freshly squeezed juice of carrots
carrot pudding
n 1: pudding made with grated carrots
carrot stick
n 1: a stick of carrot eaten raw
Carry Amelia Moore Nation
n 1: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and
destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
[syn: {Nation}, {Carry Nation}, {Carry Amelia Moore
Nation}]
carry away
v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant
lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take
you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the
dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear
off}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant:
{bring}, {convey}, {fetch}, {get}]
carry back
v 1: deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a
prior period
carry forward
v 1: transfer from one time period to the next [syn: {carry
over}, {carry forward}]
Carry Nation
n 1: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and
destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
[syn: {Nation}, {Carry Nation}, {Carry Amelia Moore
Nation}]
carry off
v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled
it off, even though we never thought her capable of it";
"The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull
off}, {negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}, {manage}]
[ant: {fail}]
2: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands";
"The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away
on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man
and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear off}, {bear
away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}, {convey},
{fetch}, {get}]
3: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish},
{eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]
carry on
v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot
conduct business like this" [syn: {conduct}, {carry on},
{deal}]
2: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn:
{continue}, {uphold}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}]
[ant: {cease}, {discontinue}, {give up}, {lay off}, {quit},
{stop}]
3: continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but
there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the
room" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {carry on}, {proceed}]
4: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The
children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: {act up},
{carry on}]
carry out
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry
through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action},
{fulfill}, {fulfil}]
2: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
carry over
v 1: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to
another
2: transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would
have been carried over into the life eternal"
3: hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: {carry
over}, {hold over}]
4: transfer from one time period to the next [syn: {carry over},
{carry forward}]
carry the can
v 1: accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn:
{face the music}, {carry the can}]
carry through
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry
through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action},
{fulfill}, {fulfil}]
2: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of
the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull
through}, {bring through}]
carry to term
v 1: carry out a pregnancy; "She decided to carry the child to
term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective"
[ant: {miscarry}]
carry weight
v 1: have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries
a lot of weight"
carry-forward
n 1: the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation
after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
[syn: {carry-over}, {carry-forward}]
carry-over
n 1: application of a skill learned in one situation to a
different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer
of training}, {carry-over}]
2: the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after
provision has been made for dividends and reserves [syn:
{carry-over}, {carry-forward}]
carrying charge
n 1: charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold
on an installment plan
2: the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense
incurred by ownership [syn: {carrying cost}, {carrying
charge}]
carrying cost
n 1: the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense
incurred by ownership [syn: {carrying cost}, {carrying
charge}]
carrying into action
n 1: the act of performing; of doing something successfully;
using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it;
"they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience
generally improves performance" [syn: {performance},
{execution}, {carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
carrying out
n 1: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order;
"the agency was created for the implementation of the
policy" [syn: {execution}, {implementation}, {carrying
out}]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using
knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they
criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally
improves performance" [syn: {performance}, {execution},
{carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
Carson City
n 1: capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
[syn: {Carson City}, {capital of Nevada}]
Carson McCullers
n 1: United States novelist (1917-1967) [syn: {McCullers},
{Carson McCullers}, {Carson Smith McCullers}]
Carson Smith McCullers
n 1: United States novelist (1917-1967) [syn: {McCullers},
{Carson McCullers}, {Carson Smith McCullers}]
cart away
v 1: take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old
furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul off}, {haul
away}]
cart horse
n 1: draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: {carthorse}, {cart
horse}, {drayhorse}]
cart off
v 1: take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old
furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul off}, {haul
away}]
cart track
n 1: any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
[syn: {track}, {cart track}, {cartroad}]
cart-track plant
n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-
track plant}, {Plantago major}]
Cartagena bark
n 1: Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
[syn: {Cartagena bark}, {Cinchona cordifolia}, {Cinchona
lancifolia}]
carte blanche
n 1: complete freedom or authority to act
carte du jour
n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was
in French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du
jour}, {carte}]
Carter administration
n 1: the executive under President Carter
Cartesian coordinate
n 1: one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that
locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from
two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or
the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate
axes
Cartesian coordinate system
n 1: a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point
are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that
intersect at the origin of the system
Cartesian plane
n 1: a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian
coordinates
Cartesian product
n 1: the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of
red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set
of red things" [syn: {intersection}, {product}, {Cartesian
product}]
Carthamus tinctorius
n 1: thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or
orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
[syn: {safflower}, {false saffron}, {Carthamus tinctorius}]
Carthusian order
n 1: an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by
St. Bruno in 1084
cartilage bone
n 1: any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a
fibrous tissue
cartilaginous fish
n 1: fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not
ossified [syn: {cartilaginous fish}, {chondrichthian}]
cartilaginous structure
n 1: body structure given shape by cartilage
cartilaginous tube
n 1: a duct with cartilaginous walls
cartoon strip
n 1: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or
comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {cartoon strip}, {strip},
{funnies}]
cartridge belt
n 1: a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition
cartridge brass
n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc)
that is wrought into cartridges or tubing
cartridge clip
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
{cartridge clip}, {clip}, {magazine}]
cartridge ejector
n 1: a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case
after firing [syn: {cartridge ejector}, {ejector}]
cartridge extractor
n 1: a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out
of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn:
{cartridge extractor}, {cartridge remover}, {extractor}]
cartridge font
n 1: any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be
plugged into a computer printer [syn: {font cartridge},
{cartridge font}]
cartridge fuse
n 1: a fuse cased in a tube
cartridge holder
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
{cartridge clip}, {clip}, {magazine}]
cartridge paper
n 1: thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings
2: paper for making cartridge cases
cartridge remover
n 1: a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out
of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn:
{cartridge extractor}, {cartridge remover}, {extractor}]
Carum carvi
n 1: a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway
seed [syn: {caraway}, {Carum carvi}]
carve out
v 1: establish or create through painstaking effort; "She carved
out a reputation among her male colleagues"
2: remove from a larger whole; "the new start-up company carved
out a large chunk of the market within a year"
carve up
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into
three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman
Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {split
up}, {separate}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unify},
{unite}]
carved in stone
adj 1: no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in
stone" [syn: {set in stone}, {carved in stone}]
carvel-built
adj 1: (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping)
hull planks [ant: {clincher-built}, {clinker-built},
{lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {lap-
streaked}]
carving fork
n 1: a large fork used in carving cooked meat
carving knife
n 1: a large knife used to carve cooked meat
Cary Grant
n 1: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant
leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: {Grant}, {Cary
Grant}]
Carya aquatica
n 1: hickory of southern United States having many narrow
leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory},
{bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]
Carya cordiformis
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
{bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter
pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]
Carya glabra
n 1: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut},
{pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya
glabra}]
Carya illinoensis
n 1: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for
its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis},
{Carya illinoinsis}]
Carya illinoinsis
n 1: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for
its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis},
{Carya illinoinsis}]
Carya laciniosa
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
Carya myristicaeformis
n 1: hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard
nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {nutmeg hickory}, {Carya
myristicaeformis}, {Carya myristiciformis}]
Carya myristiciformis
n 1: hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard
nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {nutmeg hickory}, {Carya
myristicaeformis}, {Carya myristiciformis}]
Carya ovata
n 1: North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and
edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory},
{shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]
Carya tomentosa
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets
bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut},
{mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart
hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
Caryocar nuciferum
n 1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and
drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of
cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari nut}, {souari tree},
{Caryocar nuciferum}]
caryophyllaceous plant
n 1: a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae
caryophylloid dicot family
n 1: family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including
mostly flowers
caryophylloid dicot genus
n 1: genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including
mostly flowers
Caryota urens
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn:
{wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul
tree}, {toddy palm}, {Caryota urens}]
casaba melon
n 1: melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh [syn:
{casaba}, {casaba melon}]
Casanova de Seingalt
n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his
sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Giovanni
Jacopo Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}, {Giovanni Jacopo
Casanova de Seingalt}]
cascade down
v 1: rush down in big quantities, like a cascade [syn:
{cascade}, {cascade down}]
cascade everlasting
n 1: shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having
fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for
drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn:
{cascade everlasting}, {Ozothamnus secundiflorus},
{Helichrysum secundiflorum}]
cascade liquefier
n 1: an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.
Cascade Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in the northwestern United States
extending through Washington and Oregon and northern
California; a part of the Coast Range [syn: {Cascades},
{Cascade Range}, {Cascade Mountains}]
cascade penstemon
n 1: whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect
leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
[syn: {cascade penstemon}, {Penstemon serrulatus}]
Cascade Range
n 1: a mountain range in the northwestern United States
extending through Washington and Oregon and northern
California; a part of the Coast Range [syn: {Cascades},
{Cascade Range}, {Cascade Mountains}]
cascade transformer
n 1: a number of transformers in series; provides a high-voltage
source
cascades frog
n 1: mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest
to California [syn: {cascades frog}, {Rana cascadae}]
cascading menu
n 1: a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the
cursor over an item on the primary menu [syn: {hierarchical
menu}, {cascading menu}, {submenu}]
cascara buckthorn
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn},
{bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
{Rhamnus purshianus}]
cascara sagrada
n 1: dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
[syn: {cascara}, {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark},
{chittem bark}]
cascarilla bark
n 1: aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making
incense [syn: {cascarilla bark}, {eleuthera bark},
{sweetwood bark}]
case agreement
n 1: agreement in grammatical case between words in the same
construction
case history
n 1: detailed record of the background of a person or group
under study or treatment
case in point
n 1: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a
later time [syn: {precedent}, {case in point}]
case knife
n 1: a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery
2: a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath [syn:
{case knife}, {sheath knife}]
case law
n 1: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents
rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the
unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the
United States" [syn: {common law}, {case law}, {precedent}]
2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
decisions [syn: {case law}, {precedent}, {common law}]
case load
n 1: the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as
by a court or agency)
case officer
n 1: an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an
intelligence service
case shot
n 1: a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition
in a firearm [syn: {case shot}, {canister}, {canister
shot}]
case study
n 1: a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or
division within a corporation) that attempts to determine
what factors led to its success or failure
2: a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or
psychological or medical point of view
case-by-case
adj 1: separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark
the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn:
{individual}, {case-by-case}, {item-by-item}]
case-fatality proportion
n 1: the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by
the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a
percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
case-hardened
adj 1: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-
hardened judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hardened}, {hard-
boiled}]
case-hardened steel
n 1: steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior
metal
case-to-infection proportion
n 1: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of
infections with the agent that causes the disease [syn:
{case-to-infection proportion}, {case-to-infection ratio}]
case-to-infection ratio
n 1: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of
infections with the agent that causes the disease [syn:
{case-to-infection proportion}, {case-to-infection ratio}]
casein glue
n 1: made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork
casein paint
n 1: a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from
milk [syn: {casein paint}, {casein}]
casemaking clothes moth
n 1: the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with
silk that it spins [syn: {casemaking clothes moth}, {Tinea
pellionella}]
casement window
n 1: a window with one or more casements
Casey Jones
n 1: United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his
train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a
famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) [syn:
{Jones}, {Casey Jones}, {John Luther Jones}]
Casey Stengel
n 1: United States baseball manager (1890-1975) [syn: {Stengel},
{Casey Stengel}, {Charles Dillon Stengel}]
cash account
n 1: an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions
are settled on a cash basis [ant: {margin account}]
cash advance
n 1: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: {advance}, {cash
advance}]
cash bar
n 1: a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by
the glass
cash basis
n 1: a method of accounting in which each item is entered as
payments are received or made [ant: {accrual basis}]
cash card
n 1: a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash
[syn: {cash card}, {cashcard}]
cash cow
n 1: a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn:
{moneymaker}, {money-spinner}, {cash cow}]
cash crop
n 1: a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the
market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)
cash dispenser
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
cash equivalent
n 1: a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less
than three months
cash flow
n 1: the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give
period of time (not including non-cash expenses)
cash in
v 1: exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it
arrived in the mail" [syn: {cash}, {cash in}]
cash in hand
n 1: assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances},
{monetary resource}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]
cash in on
v 1: take advantage of or capitalize on
cash in one's chips
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
cash machine
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine},
{automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic
teller}, {ATM}]
cash on delivery
adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {COD}, {cash on delivery}]
cash out
v 1: choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and
career satisfaction goals; "After 3 decades in politics,
she cashed out and moved to Polynesia"
cash price
n 1: the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the
spot market [syn: {spot price}, {cash price}]
cash register
n 1: a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions;
used in shops to add up the bill [syn: {cash register},
{register}]
cash surrender value
n 1: the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given
life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to
the death of the insured
cash-and-carry
adj 1: sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no
delivery service); "cash-and-carry business"
cashew nut
n 1: kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew},
{cashew nut}]
cashew tree
n 1: tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts
that are edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew}, {cashew
tree}, {Anacardium occidentale}]
cashier's check
n 1: a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own
account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks
are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's
check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]
cashier's cheque
n 1: a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own
account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks
are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's
check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]
Cashmere goat
n 1: Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as
cashmere wool [syn: {Cashmere goat}, {Kashmir goat}]
Casimir Funk
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that
several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and
who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved
(1884-1967) [syn: {Funk}, {Casimir Funk}]
casino-hotel
n 1: a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel
[syn: {hotel-casino}, {casino-hotel}]
2: a building that houses both a hotel and a casino [syn:
{hotel-casino}, {casino-hotel}]
Casmerodius albus
n 1: widely distributed Old World white egret [syn: {great white
heron}, {Casmerodius albus}]
Caspar Bartholin
n 1: Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland
(1585-1629) [syn: {Bartholin}, {Caspar Bartholin}]
caspase-mediated cell death
n 1: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized
cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism
that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate
cells that threaten the animal's survival [syn:
{apoptosis}, {programmed cell death}, {caspase-mediated
cell death}]
Caspian Sea
n 1: a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the
Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
[syn: {Caspian}, {Caspian Sea}]
Cass Gilbert
n 1: United States architect who influenced the development of
the skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: {Gilbert}, {Cass Gilbert}]
cassava starch
n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the
cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the
tropics [syn: {cassava}, {cassava starch}, {manioc},
{manioca}]
Cassegrainian telescope
n 1: a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary
mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is
brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the
primary mirror [syn: {Cassegrainian telescope}, {Gregorian
telescope}]
cassette deck
n 1: a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes
cassette player
n 1: electronic equipment for playing cassettes
cassette recorder
n 1: a recorder for recording or playing cassettes
cassette tape
n 1: a cassette that contains magnetic tape
Cassia acutifolia
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
Cassia alata
n 1: tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow
flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for
ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm
cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]
Cassia augustifolia
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
Cassia auriculata
n 1: evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark
is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{avaram}, {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia
auriculata}]
cassia bark
n 1: aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a
spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark [syn: {cassia bark},
{Chinese cinnamon}]
Cassia fasciculata
n 1: tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive
to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant},
{Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]
Cassia fistula
n 1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to
yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is
used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South
America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree},
{drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree},
{canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]
Cassia grandis
n 1: tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes
of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
[syn: {pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia},
{Cassia grandis}]
Cassia javonica
n 1: deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii
having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-
colored to orange and red [syn: {rainbow shower}, {Cassia
javonica}]
Cassia marginata
n 1: East Indian tree having long pods containing a black
cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {horse
cassia}, {Cassia roxburghii}, {Cassia marginata}]
Cassia marilandica
n 1: North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally;
sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {wild senna}, {Senna
marilandica}, {Cassia marilandica}]
Cassia occidentalis
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
Cassia roxburghii
n 1: East Indian tree having long pods containing a black
cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {horse
cassia}, {Cassia roxburghii}, {Cassia marginata}]
Cassia tora
n 1: cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers
and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {sicklepod}, {Senna obtusifolia}, {Cassia
tora}]
cassia-bark tree
n 1: Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable
cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [syn: {cassia}, {cassia-bark
tree}, {Cinnamomum cassia}]
Cassin's kingbird
n 1: a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely
grey with a yellow abdomen [syn: {Cassin's kingbird},
{Tyrannus vociferans}]
Cassiope mertensiana
n 1: heath of mountains of western United States having bell-
shaped white flowers [syn: {white heather}, {Cassiope
mertensiana}]
Cassius Clay
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali},
{Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Clay}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]
Cassius Longinus
n 1: prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died
in 42 BC) [syn: {Cassius}, {Cassius Longinus}, {Gaius
Cassius Longinus}]
Cassius Marcellus Clay
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali},
{Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Clay}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]
cast about
v 1: search anxiously [syn: {cast about}, {beat about}, {cast
around}]
cast anchor
v 1: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
[syn: {anchor}, {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]
cast around
v 1: search anxiously [syn: {cast about}, {beat about}, {cast
around}]
cast aside
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
cast away
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
cast down
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down},
{get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize},
{demoralise}] [ant: {elate}, {intoxicate}, {lift up}, {pick
up}, {uplift}]
cast iron
n 1: an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is
brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by
casting
cast of characters
n 1: the actors in a play [syn: {cast}, {cast of characters},
{dramatis personae}]
cast off
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off},
{throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: make the last row of stitches when knitting [ant: {cast on}]
cast on
v 1: make the first row of stitches when knitting [ant: {cast
off}]
cast out
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban},
{ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard},
{fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast
aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away},
{cast away}, {put away}]
cast-iron
adj 1: extremely robust; "an iron constitution" [syn: {cast-
iron}, {iron}]
cast-iron plant
n 1: evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown
primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra},
{cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]
cast-off
adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes";
"throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged
some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)},
{discarded}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]
Castanea chrysophylla
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin},
{Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla},
{Castanopsis chrysophylla}]
Castanea crenata
n 1: a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk [syn:
{Japanese chestnut}, {Castanea crenata}]
Castanea dentata
n 1: large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American
chestnut}, {American sweet chestnut}, {Castanea dentata}]
Castanea mollissima
n 1: a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in
Korea and China [syn: {Chinese chestnut}, {Castanea
mollissima}]
Castanea ozarkensis
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [syn:
{Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {chinquapin},
{Castanea ozarkensis}]
Castanea pumila
n 1: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea
pumila}]
Castanea sativa
n 1: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern
Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut},
{sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]
Castanopsis chrysophylla
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin},
{Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla},
{Castanopsis chrysophylla}]
caste system
n 1: a social structure in which classes are determined by
heredity
caster sugar
n 1: very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled
from a castor [syn: {castor sugar}, {caster sugar}]
castile soap
n 1: a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
Castilleja chromosa
n 1: most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands;
having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange
to red flowers [syn: {desert paintbrush}, {Castilleja
chromosa}]
Castilleja miniata
n 1: wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters
of crimson or scarlet flowers [syn: {giant red paintbrush},
{Castilleja miniata}]
Castilleja sessiliflora
n 1: hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern
Mexico [syn: {great plains paintbrush}, {Castilleja
sessiliflora}]
Castilleja sulphurea
n 1: plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of
pale yellow flowers [syn: {sulfur paintbrush}, {Castilleja
sulphurea}]
casting lots
n 1: making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles
etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots},
{drawing lots}, {sortition}]
casting vote
n 1: the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve
a tie
castle in Spain
n 1: absentminded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie},
{revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air
castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]
castle in the air
n 1: absentminded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie},
{revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air
castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]
castor bean
n 1: the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor
oil
castor bean plant
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor
bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus
communis}]
Castor canadensis
n 1: a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North
America except Florida [syn: {New World beaver}, {Castor
canadensis}]
Castor fiber
n 1: a European variety of beaver [syn: {Old World beaver},
{Castor fiber}]
castor oil
n 1: a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil
plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
castor sugar
n 1: very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled
from a castor [syn: {castor sugar}, {caster sugar}]
castor-oil plant
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor
bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus
communis}]
castration anxiety
n 1: (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined
threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only
to men but can in principle apply to women
Casualty Care Research Center
n 1: an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national
center for research on all aspects of injury control and
casualty care [syn: {Casualty Care Research Center},
{CCRC}]
Casuarina equisetfolia
n 1: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in
tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn:
{Australian pine}, {Casuarina equisetfolia}]
casus belli
n 1: an event used to justify starting a war
cat and mouse
n 1: a game for children in which the players form a circle and
join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside
the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who
is chasing the first [syn: {cat and mouse}, {cat and rat}]
cat and rat
n 1: a game for children in which the players form a circle and
join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside
the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who
is chasing the first [syn: {cat and mouse}, {cat and rat}]
cat bear
n 1: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat},
{cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]
cat box
n 1: a receptacle for cat excrement
cat burglar
n 1: a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another
person's house [syn: {housebreaker}, {cat burglar}]
cat cracker
n 1: a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling
points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence
of a catalyst [syn: {catalytic cracker}, {cat cracker}]
cat fancier
n 1: a person who breeds and cares for cats
cat flea
n 1: flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats [syn:
{cat flea}, {Ctenocephalides felis}]
cat food
n 1: food prepared for cats
cat rig
n 1: rig of a catboat
CAT scan
n 1: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain
scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn:
{scan}, {CAT scan}]
CAT scanner
n 1: a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by
combining parallel planes [syn: {computerized axial
tomography scanner}, {CAT scanner}]
cat scratch disease
n 1: a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch
from a cat
cat shark
n 1: small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found
along continental slopes
cat squirrel
n 1: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
[syn: {red squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus vulgaris}]
2: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now
introduced into England [syn: {eastern grey squirrel},
{eastern gray squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus
carolinensis}]
cat suit
n 1: a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers
the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have
long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by
ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
[syn: {leotard}, {unitard}, {body suit}, {cat suit}]
cat thyme
n 1: Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and
reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats [syn: {cat
thyme}, {marum}, {Teucrium marum}]
cat valium
n 1: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid},
{special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
cat's cradle
n 1: a game played with string looped over the fingers
cat's eye
n 1: any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that
reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
cat's feet
n 1: low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down
and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot},
{cat's feet}, {pussytoes}, {Antennaria dioica}]
cat's foot
n 1: low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down
and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot},
{cat's feet}, {pussytoes}, {Antennaria dioica}]
cat's-claw
n 1: erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of
white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and
black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn:
{cat's-claw}, {catclaw}, {black bead}, {Pithecellobium
unguis-cati}]
cat's-ear
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
2: European weed widely naturalized in North America having
yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn:
{cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {capeweed}, {gosmore},
{Hypochaeris radicata}]
cat's-paw
n 1: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {instrument},
{pawn}, {cat's-paw}]
2: a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which
tackle can be hooked
cat's-tail
n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode
when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long
flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of
North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn:
{cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed
mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
cat-o'-nine-tails
n 1: a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the
cat" [syn: {cat-o'-nine-tails}, {cat}]
cata-cornered
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
catabatic wind
n 1: a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air [syn:
{katabatic wind}, {catabatic wind}]
Catalina cherry
n 1: evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island
(California) [syn: {Catalina cherry}, {Prunus lyonii}]
Catalina Island
n 1: an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast
of California [syn: {Santa Catalina}, {Catalina Island}]
catalog buying
n 1: buying goods to be shipped through the mail [syn: {mail-
order buying}, {catalog buying}]
cataloged procedure
n 1: a set of control statements that have been placed in a
library and can be retrieved by name
Catalpa bignioides
n 1: catalpa tree of southern United States
Catalpa speciosa
n 1: catalpa tree of central United States
catalytic converter
n 1: a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to
oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide
and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust
system
catalytic cracker
n 1: a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling
points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence
of a catalyst [syn: {catalytic cracker}, {cat cracker}]
Catananche caerulea
n 1: south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat
blue rays [syn: {blue succory}, {cupid's dart}, {Catananche
caerulea}]
Cataract Canyon
n 1: a tributary of the Grand Canyon
cataract surgery
n 1: eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens
and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
catarrhal fever
n 1: any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and
edema of the respiratory tract
Catasetum macrocarpum
n 1: orchid having both male and female flowers in the same
raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the
column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly
ejected [syn: {jumping orchid}, {Catasetum macrocarpum}]
catastrophic illness
n 1: severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or
recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and
doctors and medicines
catatonic schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to
remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the
catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme
excitement [syn: {catatonic schizophrenia}, {catatonic type
schizophrenia}, {catatonia}]
catatonic type schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to
remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the
catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme
excitement [syn: {catatonic schizophrenia}, {catatonic type
schizophrenia}, {catatonia}]
catch a glimpse
v 1: see something for a brief time [syn: {catch sight}, {get a
look}, {catch a glimpse}]
catch a wink
v 1: take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
[syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {catch a wink}]
catch cold
v 1: come down with a cold
catch crop
n 1: a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted
between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or
between two rows of crops in the same season
catch fire
v 1: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn:
{erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {combust},
{conflagrate}]
catch it
v 1: receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded; "I really
caught it the other day!"
catch on
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
2: become popular; "This fashion caught on in Paris"
catch one's breath
v 1: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
[syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {catch one's breath}, {take a
breather}]
catch out
v 1: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He
was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash
the stolen checks" [syn: {find out}, {catch out}]
catch phrase
n 1: a phrase that has become a catchword [syn: {catchphrase},
{catch phrase}]
catch sight
v 1: see something for a brief time [syn: {catch sight}, {get a
look}, {catch a glimpse}]
catch some Z's
v 1: be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {kip}, {slumber}, {log Z's},
{catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]
catch up
v 1: reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I
caught up on my homework"
2: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened;
"I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in
molecular biology"
catch up with
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce
caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {overtake}, {catch},
{catch up with}]
2: make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point;
"I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the
material or is it too late?" [syn: {make up}, {catch up
with}]
catcher's mask
n 1: a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball
catchment area
n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: {river basin}, {basin}, {watershed}, {drainage
basin}, {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage
area}]
catchment basin
n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: {river basin}, {basin}, {watershed}, {drainage
basin}, {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage
area}]
catechetical instruction
n 1: teaching religious principles by questions and answers
categorical imperative
n 1: the moral principle that behavior should be determined by
duty
cater-cornered
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
caterpillar track
n 1: an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over
the ground [syn: {track}, {caterpillar track}, {caterpillar
tread}]
caterpillar tread
n 1: an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over
the ground [syn: {track}, {caterpillar track}, {caterpillar
tread}]
caterpillar-tracked
adj 1: having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels; "a
caterpillar-tracked earthmover"
Catha edulis
n 1: a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which
are chewed or used to make tea
Catharacta skua
n 1: large brown skua of the northern Atlantic [syn: {great
skua}, {Catharacta skua}]
Catharanthus roseus
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
Cathartes aura
n 1: a New World vulture that is common in South America and
Central America and the southern United States [syn:
{buzzard}, {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes
aura}]
Catherine de Medicis
n 1: queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during
the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
Catherine Howard
n 1: Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was
accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542) [syn:
{Howard}, {Catherine Howard}]
Catherine I
n 1: empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great
(1684-1727)
Catherine II
n 1: empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of
the empire (1729-1796) [syn: {Catherine II}, {Catherine},
{Catherine the Great}]
Catherine of Aragon
n 1: first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was
the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
[syn: {Catherine of Aragon}, {Catherine}]
Catherine Parr
n 1: Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
[syn: {Parr}, {Catherine Parr}]
Catherine the Great
n 1: empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of
the empire (1729-1796) [syn: {Catherine II}, {Catherine},
{Catherine the Great}]
catherine wheel
n 1: a circular firework that spins round and round emitting
colored fire [syn: {catherine wheel}, {pinwheel}]
cathode ray
n 1: a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical
discharge tube
cathode-ray oscilloscope
n 1: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying
electrical quantities [syn: {oscilloscope}, {scope},
{cathode-ray oscilloscope}, {CRO}]
cathode-ray tube
n 1: a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of
electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are
focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
[syn: {cathode-ray tube}, {CRT}]
Catholic Church
n 1: any of several churches claiming to have maintained
historical continuity with the original Christian Church
Catholic Pope
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope},
{Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {pontiff}, {Holy
Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
Catholic Reaction Force
n 1: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of
British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of
Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA},
{People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army},
{Catholic Reaction Force}]
Catholic school
n 1: a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
cationic detergent
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active
part of the molecule is the cation [syn: {cationic
detergent}, {invert soap}]
catjang pea
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
Catocala nupta
n 1: moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings [syn:
{red underwing}, {Catocala nupta}]
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
n 1: large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
[syn: {willet}, {Catoptrophorus semipalmatus}]
Catskill Mountains
n 1: a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in
southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
[syn: {Catskills}, {Catskill Mountains}]
catsup bottle
n 1: a bottle that holds catsup [syn: {catsup bottle}, {ketchup
bottle}]
cattail family
n 1: perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long
linear leaves [syn: {Typhaceae}, {family Typhaceae},
{cattail family}]
cattail millet
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet},
{bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum},
{Pennisetum Americanum}]
cattle boat
n 1: a cargo ship for the transport of livestock [syn:
{cattleship}, {cattle boat}]
cattle breeding
n 1: breeding cattle
cattle cake
n 1: a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of
blocks or cakes
cattle car
n 1: a freight car for transporting cattle
cattle drive
n 1: driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
cattle egret
n 1: small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often
found around grazing animals [syn: {cattle egret},
{Bubulcus ibis}]
cattle farm
n 1: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with
facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
[syn: {ranch}, {spread}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
cattle grid
n 1: a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars
that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
[syn: {cattle guard}, {cattle grid}]
cattle guard
n 1: a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars
that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
[syn: {cattle guard}, {cattle grid}]
cattle pen
n 1: a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}, {corral}]
cattle plague
n 1: an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually
fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and
inflammation of mucous membranes [syn: {rinderpest},
{cattle plague}]
cattle ranch
n 1: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with
facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
[syn: {ranch}, {spread}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
cattle thief
n 1: someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) [syn:
{rustler}, {cattle thief}]
cattle trail
n 1: a trail over which cattle were driven to market
cattley guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit
[syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium
cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]
Cattleya citrina
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves
and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only
partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn:
{tulip orchid}, {Encyclia citrina}, {Cattleya citrina}]
catty-corner
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
catty-cornered
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
Caucasian language
n 1: a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are
unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: {Caucasian},
{Caucasian language}]
Caucasian walnut
n 1: medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished
from other walnut trees by its winged fruit [syn:
{Caucasian walnut}, {Pterocarya fraxinifolia}]
Caucasus Mountains
n 1: the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and
the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border
between Europe and Asia [syn: {Caucasus}, {Caucasus
Mountains}]
caudal anaesthesia
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an
anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now
largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal
anesthesia}, {caudal anaesthesia}, {caudal block}]
caudal anesthesia
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an
anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now
largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal
anesthesia}, {caudal anaesthesia}, {caudal block}]
caudal appendage
n 1: tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
caudal block
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an
anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now
largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal
anesthesia}, {caudal anaesthesia}, {caudal block}]
caudal fin
n 1: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates [syn:
{tail fin}, {caudal fin}]
caudal vertebra
n 1: one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx [syn: {coccygeal
vertebra}, {caudal vertebra}]
caudate nucleus
n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle
of the brain [syn: {caudate nucleus}, {caudate}]
Caudine Forks
n 1: a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites
defeated the Romans
caught up
adj 1: having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the
excitement of the crowd"; "caught up in the scandal"
cauliflower ear
n 1: an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers
Caulophyllum thalictrioides
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
Caulophyllum thalictroides
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
causal agency
n 1: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for
events or results [syn: {causal agent}, {cause}, {causal
agency}]
causal agent
n 1: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for
events or results [syn: {causal agent}, {cause}, {causal
agency}]
causal factor
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn:
{determinant}, {determiner}, {determinative}, {determining
factor}, {causal factor}]
cause celebre
n 1: an incident that attracts great public attention
cause of action
n 1: a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts
that give rise to right of action
cause of death
n 1: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the
biggest killer in the United States" [syn: {cause of
death}, {killer}]
cause to be perceived
v 1: have perceptible qualities
cause to sleep
v 1: make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
[ant: {arouse}, {awaken}, {rouse}, {wake}, {wake up},
{waken}]
caustic lime
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
caustic potash
n 1: a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
[syn: {potash}, {caustic potash}, {potassium hydroxide}]
caustic remark
n 1: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used
sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the
stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do
generally discover everybody's face but their own"--
Jonathan Swift [syn: {sarcasm}, {irony}, {satire}, {caustic
remark}]
caustic soda
n 1: a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and
paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds [syn:
{sodium hydroxide}, {caustic soda}]
cautious statement
n 1: a statement made with careful qualifications
cavalier hat
n 1: a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim [syn: {cavalier
hat}, {slouch hat}]
cavalry horse
n 1: horse trained for battle
cavalry sword
n 1: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn:
{cavalry sword}, {saber}, {sabre}]
cave bat
n 1: drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves [syn:
{pallid bat}, {cave bat}, {Antrozous pallidus}]
cave dweller
n 1: someone who lives in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave man},
{cave dweller}, {troglodyte}]
cave in
n 1: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[syn: {cave in}, {subsidence}]
v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The
roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave
under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in},
{cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
cave man
n 1: someone who lives in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave man},
{cave dweller}, {troglodyte}]
cave myotis
n 1: small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves
etc. [syn: {cave myotis}, {Myotis velifer}]
caveat emptor
n 1: a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer
takes upon himself the risk of quality
cavern out
v 1: hollow out as if making a cavern [syn: {cavern}, {cavern
out}]
cavernous sinus
n 1: either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial
cavity [syn: {cavernous sinus}, {sinus cavernosus}]
Cavia cobaya
n 1: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept
as a pet and widely used in research [syn: {guinea pig},
{Cavia cobaya}]
Cavia porcellus
n 1: South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic
guinea pig [syn: {aperea}, {wild cavy}, {Cavia porcellus}]
cavity resonator
n 1: a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant
oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves [syn:
{resonator}, {cavity resonator}, {resonating chamber}]
cavity wall
n 1: a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space
between them
caviuna wood
n 1: an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard
dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian
rosewood}, {caviuna wood}, {jacaranda}, {Dalbergia nigra}]
cayenne jasmine
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
cayenne pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili
pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno},
{Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
Capsicum [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {red pepper}]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne},
{cayenne pepper}]
Cayman Islands
n 1: a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of
Jamaica; an international banking center
Cayman Islands dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
Cayuga Lake
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: {Cayuga Lake}, {Lake Cayuga}]
CD burner
n 1: recording equipment for making compact disks [syn:
{compact-disk burner}, {CD burner}]
CD drive
n 1: a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to
an audio system
CD player
n 1: a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has
its own display or attaches to a television set
CD-R
n 1: a compact disc on which you can write only once and
thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc
recordable}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]
CD-ROM
n 1: a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than
with an audio system); a large amount of digital
information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be
altered by the user [syn: {CD-ROM}, {compact disc read-only
memory}]
CD-ROM drive
n 1: a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-
ROM can be `played'
CD-WO
n 1: a compact disc on which you can write only once and
thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc
recordable}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]
CD4
n 1: a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of
helper T cells; "CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans" [syn:
{cluster of differentiation 4}, {CD4}]
CD4 cell
n 1: T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines
that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells
are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T
cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]
CD4 T cell
n 1: T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines
that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells
are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T
cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]
CD8
n 1: a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the
surface of cytotoxic T cells [syn: {cluster of
differentiation 8}, {CD8}]
CD8 cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell},
{cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]
CD8 T cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell},
{cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]
cease and desist order
n 1: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party
from doing or continuing to do a certain activity;
"injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a
judicial order" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoining},
{enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]
cease-fire
n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can
discuss peace terms [syn: {armistice}, {cease-fire},
{truce}]
Cebu City
n 1: an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the
Philippines [syn: {Cebu}, {Cebu City}]
Cebu maguey
n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine
agave plants [syn: {cantala}, {Cebu maguey}, {manila
maguey}]
Cebuella pygmaea
n 1: the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
[syn: {pygmy marmoset}, {Cebuella pygmaea}]
Cebus capucinus
n 1: monkey of Central America and South America having thick
hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl [syn:
{capuchin}, {ringtail}, {Cebus capucinus}]
cecal appendage
n 1: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the
cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix},
{vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal
appendage}]
Cecil B. DeMille
n 1: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and
spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: {DeMille},
{Cecil B. DeMille}, {Cecil Blount DeMille}]
Cecil Blount DeMille
n 1: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and
spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: {DeMille},
{Cecil B. DeMille}, {Cecil Blount DeMille}]
Cecil Frank Powell
n 1: English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known
meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding
the nucleus together (1903-1969) [syn: {Powell}, {Cecil
Frank Powell}]
Cecil J. Rhodes
n 1: British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa;
made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize
the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual
fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States
students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn:
{Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John
Rhodes}]
Cecil John Rhodes
n 1: British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa;
made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize
the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual
fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States
students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn:
{Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John
Rhodes}]
Cecil Rhodes
n 1: British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa;
made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize
the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual
fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States
students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn:
{Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John
Rhodes}]
Cecil Scott Forester
n 1: English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain
Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {Forester}, {C. S.
Forester}, {Cecil Scott Forester}]
cecropia moth
n 1: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: {cecropia}, {cecropia moth}, {Hyalophora
cecropia}]
Cecropia peltata
n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree},
{snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]
cedar chest
n 1: a chest made of cedar
cedar elm
n 1: elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading
pendulous corky branches [syn: {cedar elm}, {Ulmus
crassifolia}]
cedar mahogany
n 1: African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood
varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African
scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany},
{Entandrophragma cylindricum}]
cedar nut
n 1: the seed of the Swiss pine [syn: {cembra nut}, {cedar nut}]
cedar of Goa
n 1: tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping
branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal
from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa},
{Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]
cedar of Lebanon
n 1: cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great
age and height [syn: {cedar of Lebanon}, {Cedrus libani}]
Cedar Rapids
n 1: a city in eastern Iowa
cedar tree
n 1: any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that
resemble cedars [syn: {cedar}, {cedar tree}]
2: any cedar of the genus Cedrus [syn: {cedar}, {cedar tree},
{true cedar}]
cedar waxwing
n 1: widely distributed over temperate North America [syn:
{cedar waxwing}, {cedarbird}, {Bombycilla cedrorun}]
cedar-apple rust
n 1: rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
[syn: {apple rust}, {cedar-apple rust}, {Gymnosporangium
juniperi-virginianae}]
cedar-scented
adj 1: smelling like cedar
ceding back
n 1: the act of ceding back [syn: {recession}, {ceding back}]
Cedrela calantas
n 1: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn:
{Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas},
{Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]
Cedrela odorata
n 1: tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Spanish cedar
tree}, {Cedrela odorata}]
Cedrus atlantica
n 1: tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green
leaves; widely planted as an ornamental [syn: {Atlas
cedar}, {Cedrus atlantica}]
Cedrus deodara
n 1: tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with
nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as
its timber [syn: {deodar}, {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan
cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]
Cedrus libani
n 1: cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great
age and height [syn: {cedar of Lebanon}, {Cedrus libani}]
Ceiba pentandra
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
ceiba tree
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
celandine poppy
n 1: perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United
States having yellow flowers [syn: {celandine poppy}, {wood
poppy}, {Stylophorum diphyllum}]
Celastric articulatus
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
{Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
articulatus}]
Celastrus orbiculatus
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
{Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
articulatus}]
Celastrus scandens
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
celery blight
n 1: a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant
celery cabbage
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
{Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai},
{Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
2: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green
leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {Chinese
celery}]
celery pine
n 1: Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of
foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes
borne in the axils of scalelike leaves
celery root
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn:
{celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery},
{turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
2: thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
[syn: {celeriac}, {celery root}]
celery salt
n 1: ground celery seed and salt
celery seed
n 1: seed of the celery plant used as seasoning
celery stick
n 1: celery stalks cut into small sticks
celery top pine
n 1: medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery top
pine}, {celery-topped pine}, {Phyllocladus asplenifolius}]
celery-leaved buttercup
n 1: annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {cursed
crowfoot}, {celery-leaved buttercup}, {Ranunculus
sceleratus}]
celery-topped pine
n 1: medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery top
pine}, {celery-topped pine}, {Phyllocladus asplenifolius}]
celestial body
n 1: natural objects visible in the sky [syn: {celestial body},
{heavenly body}]
Celestial City
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy
City}]
celestial equator
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the
celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial
circle}, {equinoctial line}, {equinoctial}]
celestial globe
n 1: a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens
celestial guidance
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile or
spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial
bodies
celestial hierarchy
n 1: the collective body of angels
celestial horizon
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes
through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
[syn: {horizon}, {celestial horizon}]
celestial latitude
n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north
or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in
degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on
the celestial sphere [syn: {declination}, {celestial
latitude}, {dec}]
celestial longitude
n 1: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle,
measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the
vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that
passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in
hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to
specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of
right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {right
ascension}, {RA}, {celestial longitude}]
celestial mechanics
n 1: the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of
Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
celestial navigation
n 1: navigating according to the positions of the stars [syn:
{celestial navigation}, {astronavigation}]
celestial orbit
n 1: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial
body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit
of the moon" [syn: {orbit}, {celestial orbit}]
celestial point
n 1: a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
celestial pole
n 1: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and
the celestial sphere [syn: {pole}, {celestial pole}]
celestial sphere
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens},
{vault of heaven}, {welkin}]
celiac artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just
below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric
artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
[syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus},
{arteria celiaca}]
celiac disease
n 1: a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate
wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling
diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose
intolerance
celiac trunk
n 1: an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just
below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric
artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
[syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus},
{arteria celiaca}]
cell death
n 1: (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living
cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: {necrobiosis},
{cell death}]
cell division
n 1: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell
divides to form daughter cells [syn: {cell division},
{cellular division}]
cell doctrine
n 1: (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental
structural and functional units of all living organisms;
proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor
Schwann [syn: {cell theory}, {cell doctrine}]
cell membrane
n 1: a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the
cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control
passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in
and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane" [syn:
{cell membrane}, {cytomembrane}, {plasma membrane}]
cell nucleus
n 1: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible
for growth and reproduction [syn: {nucleus}, {cell
nucleus}, {karyon}]
cell organ
n 1: a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the
first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn:
{organelle}, {cell organelle}, {cell organ}]
cell organelle
n 1: a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the
first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn:
{organelle}, {cell organelle}, {cell organ}]
cell phone
v 1: call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I
will cell phone you"
cell theory
n 1: (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental
structural and functional units of all living organisms;
proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor
Schwann [syn: {cell theory}, {cell doctrine}]
cell wall
n 1: a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of
plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the
cell and serves as a protective barrier
cell-free
adj 1: lacking cells; "cell-free systems"; "a cell-free
homogenate of the thyroid"
cell-like
adj 1: resembling a cell
cell-mediated immune response
n 1: an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal
invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
cellular division
n 1: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell
divides to form daughter cells [syn: {cell division},
{cellular division}]
cellular inclusion
n 1: any small intracellular body found within another
(characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the
cytoplasm of the cell" [syn: {inclusion body}, {cellular
inclusion}, {inclusion}]
cellular phone
n 1: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area
divided into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular
phone}, {cellphone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]
cellular respiration
n 1: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain
energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in
the cells and tissues during which energy is released and
carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be
transported to the lungs [syn: {respiration}, {internal
respiration}, {cellular respiration}]
cellular slime mold
n 1: differing from true slime molds in being cellular and
nucleate throughout the life cycle
cellular telephone
n 1: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area
divided into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular
phone}, {cellphone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]
cellulose acetate
n 1: an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics;
photographic films and varnishes
cellulose ester
n 1: any ester of cellulose with an acid
cellulose nitrate
n 1: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives [syn:
{cellulose nitrate}, {nitrocellulose}, {guncotton},
{nitrocotton}]
cellulose tape
n 1: transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names
Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or
mending [syn: {cellulose tape}, {Scotch tape}, {Sellotape}]
cellulose triacetate
n 1: cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used
instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn:
{cellulose triacetate}, {triacetate}]
cellulose xanthate
n 1: a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with
caustic soda [syn: {cellulose xanthate}, {viscose}]
Celosia argentea
n 1: weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {red
fox}, {Celosia argentea}]
Celosia argentea cristata
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {common cockscomb}, {Celosia
cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]
Celosia cristata
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {common cockscomb}, {Celosia
cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]
Celsius scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of
water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100
degrees [syn: {Celsius scale}, {international scale},
{centigrade scale}]
Celtic cross
n 1: a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection
Celtic deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the Celts
Celtic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe
in the pre-Christian era [syn: {Celtic}, {Celtic language}]
Celtis australis
n 1: bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn:
{European hackberry}, {Mediterranean hackberry}, {Celtis
australis}]
Celtis laevigata
n 1: deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern
United States; yields soft yellowish wood [syn:
{sugarberry}, {Celtis laevigata}]
Celtis occidentalis
n 1: large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with
small deep purple berries [syn: {American hackberry},
{Celtis occidentalis}]
cembra nut
n 1: the seed of the Swiss pine [syn: {cembra nut}, {cedar nut}]
cembra nut tree
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine},
{arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]
cement mixer
n 1: a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is
mixed with other materials to make concrete [syn: {concrete
mixer}, {cement mixer}]
Cenchrus ciliaris
n 1: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly
in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn:
{buffel grass}, {Cenchrus ciliaris}, {Pennisetum
cenchroides}]
Cenchrus tribuloides
n 1: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America
having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandbur},
{sandspur}, {field sandbur}, {Cenchrus tribuloides}]
Cenozoic era
n 1: approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic},
{Cenozoic era}, {Age of Mammals}]
Census Bureau
n 1: the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for
taking the census; provides demographic information and
analyses about the population of the United States [syn:
{Bureau of the Census}, {Census Bureau}]
census taker
n 1: someone who collects census data by visiting individual
homes [syn: {census taker}, {enumerator}]
Centaurea americana
n 1: annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its
purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small
baskets [syn: {basket flower}, {Centaurea americana}]
Centaurea cineraria
n 1: a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that
resembles dust [syn: {dusty miller}, {Centaurea cineraria},
{Centaurea gymnocarpa}]
Centaurea cyanus
n 1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having
showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
[syn: {cornflower}, {bachelor's button}, {bluebottle},
{Centaurea cyanus}]
Centaurea gymnocarpa
n 1: a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that
resembles dust [syn: {dusty miller}, {Centaurea cineraria},
{Centaurea gymnocarpa}]
Centaurea imperialis
n 1: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its
fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: {sweet sultan}, {Centaurea
imperialis}]
Centaurea moschata
n 1: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {sweet
sultan}, {Amberboa moschata}, {Centaurea moschata}]
Centaurea nigra
n 1: a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers;
native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser
knapweed}, {black knapweed}, {hardheads}, {Centaurea
nigra}]
Centaurea scabiosa
n 1: tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn:
{great knapweed}, {greater knapweed}, {Centaurea scabiosa}]
Centaurea solstitialis
n 1: European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Barnaby's
thistle}, {yellow star-thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]
Centauria calcitrapa
n 1: Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to
purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales;
naturalized in America [syn: {star-thistle}, {caltrop},
{Centauria calcitrapa}]
Centaurium calycosum
n 1: erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped
flowers of southwestern United States [syn: {rosita},
{Centaurium calycosum}]
Centaurium minus
n 1: common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in
dense cymes [syn: {lesser centaury}, {Centaurium minus}]
Centaurium scilloides
n 1: tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright
pink to white flowers [syn: {tufted centaury}, {Centaurium
scilloides}]
Centennial State
n 1: a state in west central United States in the Rocky
Mountains [syn: {Colorado}, {Centennial State}, {CO},
{Colo.}]
center bit
n 1: a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side
cutters [syn: {center bit}, {centre bit}]
center field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the
catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: {center
field}, {centerfield}, {center}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
[syn: {center field}, {centerfield}]
center fielder
n 1: the person who plays center field [syn: {center fielder},
{centerfielder}]
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
n 1: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human
Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses
and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new
and unusual diseases) [syn: {Center for Disease Control and
Prevention}, {CDC}]
center line
n 1: a line that bisects a plane figure [syn: {centerline},
{center line}]
center of attention
n 1: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center},
{centre}, {center of attention}, {centre of attention}]
center of buoyancy
n 1: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship
or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy},
{centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of
immersion}]
center of curvature
n 1: the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {center of
curvature}, {centre of curvature}]
center of flotation
n 1: the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {center of
flotation}, {centre of flotation}]
center of gravity
n 1: the point within something at which gravity can be
considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the
center of mass [syn: {center of gravity}, {centre of
gravity}]
center of immersion
n 1: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship
or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy},
{centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of
immersion}]
center of mass
n 1: point representing the mean position of the matter in a
body [syn: {center of mass}, {centre of mass}]
center on
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
{concentrate on}, {center}]
2: have as a center; "The region centers on Charleston"
center punch
n 1: a tool with a conical point that is used to make
indentations in metal (especially to mark points for
drilling)
v 1: make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill
center spread
n 1: the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {center
spread}, {centre spread}]
center stage
n 1: a position of prominence or importance [syn: {center
stage}, {centre stage}]
2: the central area on a theater stage [syn: {center stage},
{centre stage}]
centigrade scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of
water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100
degrees [syn: {Celsius scale}, {international scale},
{centigrade scale}]
Centigrade thermometer
n 1: a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
Central Africa
n 1: a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under
French control; became independent in 1960 [syn: {Central
African Republic}, {Central Africa}]
Central African Republic
n 1: a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under
French control; became independent in 1960 [syn: {Central
African Republic}, {Central Africa}]
Central African Republic franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
Central America
n 1: the isthmus joining North America and South America;
extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern
border of Colombia
2: the nations of Central America collectively
Central American
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or
its people or languages
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Central America
Central American country
n 1: any one of the countries occupying Central America; these
countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are
characterized by low per capita income and unstable
governments [syn: {Central American country}, {Central
American nation}]
Central American nation
n 1: any one of the countries occupying Central America; these
countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are
characterized by low per capita income and unstable
governments [syn: {Central American country}, {Central
American nation}]
Central American strap fern
n 1: fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap
fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to
Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {narrow-
leaved strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]
central artery of the retina
n 1: a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with
the optic nerve [syn: {central artery of the retina},
{arteria centralis retinae}]
central bank
n 1: a government monetary authority that issues currency and
regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of
other banks and sells new issues of securities for the
government
central body
n 1: small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains
the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
[syn: {centrosome}, {central body}]
central chimpanzee
n 1: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related
to eastern chimpanzees [syn: {central chimpanzee}, {Pan
troglodytes troglodytes}]
central city
n 1: the central part of a city [syn: {city center}, {city
centre}, {central city}]
Central Dravidian
n 1: a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
central gyrus
n 1: either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus
central heating
n 1: a heating system in which air or water is heated at a
central furnace and sent through the building via vents or
pipes and radiators
Central Intelligence Agency
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government
responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence
and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national
interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
under the supervision of the President and National
Security Council [syn: {Central Intelligence Agency},
{CIA}]
Central Intelligence Machinery
n 1: the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and
coordination and funding of intelligence and security
agencies [syn: {Central Intelligence Machinery}, {CIM}]
central nervous system
n 1: the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of
the brain and spinal cord [syn: {central nervous system},
{CNS}, {systema nervosum centrale}]
central office
n 1: (usually plural) the office that serves as the
administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies
have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters},
{central office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home
base}]
Central Park
n 1: a large park in Manhattan
Central Powers
n 1: in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary
and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
central processing unit
n 1: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor
chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and
the memory form the central part of a computer to which the
peripherals are attached" [syn: {central processing unit},
{CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor},
{mainframe}]
central processor
n 1: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor
chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and
the memory form the central part of a computer to which the
peripherals are attached" [syn: {central processing unit},
{CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor},
{mainframe}]
central scotoma
n 1: a scotoma that involves the fixation point
Central Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United
States [syn: {Central Time}, {Central Standard Time},
{CST}]
central sulcus
n 1: a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of
both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
[syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {central
sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]
Central Thai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese},
{Central Thai}]
Central Time
n 1: standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United
States [syn: {Central Time}, {Central Standard Time},
{CST}]
central vein of retina
n 1: vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies
central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve [syn:
{central vein of retina}, {vena centrales retinae}]
central vein of suprarenal gland
n 1: a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the
inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left
renal vein [syn: {central vein of suprarenal gland}, {vena
centralis glandulae suprarenalis}]
central veins of liver
n 1: terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the
hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids
[syn: {central veins of liver}, {venae centrales hepatis}]
central vision
n 1: vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of
the visual field
Centranthus ruber
n 1: European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred
flowers [syn: {red valerian}, {French honeysuckle},
{Centranthus ruber}]
centre bit
n 1: a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side
cutters [syn: {center bit}, {centre bit}]
Centre for International Crime Prevention
n 1: the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention
and criminal justice and law reform [syn: {United Nations
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice}, {Centre for
International Crime Prevention}]
centre of attention
n 1: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center},
{centre}, {center of attention}, {centre of attention}]
centre of buoyancy
n 1: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship
or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy},
{centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of
immersion}]
centre of curvature
n 1: the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {center of
curvature}, {centre of curvature}]
centre of flotation
n 1: the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {center of
flotation}, {centre of flotation}]
centre of gravity
n 1: the point within something at which gravity can be
considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the
center of mass [syn: {center of gravity}, {centre of
gravity}]
centre of immersion
n 1: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship
or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy},
{centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of
immersion}]
centre of mass
n 1: point representing the mean position of the matter in a
body [syn: {center of mass}, {centre of mass}]
centre spread
n 1: the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {center
spread}, {centre spread}]
centre stage
n 1: a position of prominence or importance [syn: {center
stage}, {centre stage}]
2: the central area on a theater stage [syn: {center stage},
{centre stage}]
centrifugal force
n 1: the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around
another body [ant: {centripetal force}]
centrifugal pump
n 1: a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a
pipe
centripetal acceleration
n 1: the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite
in elliptical orbit
centripetal force
n 1: the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around
another body [ant: {centrifugal force}]
Centrocercus urophasianus
n 1: large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn:
{sage grouse}, {sage hen}, {Centrocercus urophasianus}]
Centrolobium robustum
n 1: Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood [syn: {arariba},
{Centrolobium robustum}]
Centropistes striata
n 1: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the
United States [syn: {black sea bass}, {black bass},
{Centropistes striata}]
Centropristis philadelphica
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock sea bass}, {rock bass},
{Centropristis philadelphica}]
Centropus phasianinus
n 1: Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant
coucal}, {pheasant cuckoo}, {Centropus phasianinus}]
Centropus sinensis
n 1: common coucal of India and China [syn: {crow pheasant},
{Centropus sinensis}]
Centrosema virginianum
n 1: large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New
Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes
cultivated for its purple and white flowers [syn:
{butterfly pea}, {Centrosema virginianum}]
century plant
n 1: tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous
sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some
cultivated for ornament or for fiber [syn: {agave},
{century plant}, {American aloe}]
Cephalanthera rubra
n 1: orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of
bright rose-pink flowers [syn: {red helleborine},
{Cephalanthera rubra}]
cephalic index
n 1: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum
length of a skull [syn: {cephalic index}, {breadth index},
{cranial index}]
cephalic vein
n 1: a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
[syn: {cephalic vein}, {vena cephalica}]
cephalopod mollusk
n 1: marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and
eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles [syn: {cephalopod},
{cephalopod mollusk}]
Cephalopterus ornatus
n 1: black tropical American bird having a large overhanging
crest and long feathered wattle [syn: {umbrella bird},
{Cephalopterus ornatus}]
Cephalotus follicularis
n 1: a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and
hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn:
{Australian pitcher plant}, {Cephalotus follicularis}]
Cepphus columba
n 1: northern Pacific guillemot [syn: {pigeon guillemot},
{Cepphus columba}]
Cepphus grylle
n 1: northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: {black guillemot},
{Cepphus grylle}]
ceramic ware
n 1: utensils made from ceramic material
Cerapteryx graminis
n 1: European moth with white antler-like markings on the
forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands [syn:
{antler moth}, {Cerapteryx graminis}]
Cerastes cornutus
n 1: highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern
Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned
viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes
cornutus}]
Cerastium alpinum
n 1: widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn:
{Alpine mouse-ear}, {Arctic mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
alpinum}]
Cerastium arvense
n 1: densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
[syn: {field chickweed}, {field mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
arvense}]
Cerastium tomentosum
n 1: chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large
white flowers [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {love-in-a-mist},
{Cerastium tomentosum}]
Ceratitis capitata
n 1: small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other
fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn:
{Mediterranean fruit fly}, {medfly}, {Ceratitis capitata}]
Ceratonia siliqua
n 1: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree},
{algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
n 1: Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in
Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas bush}, {Christmas
tree}, {Ceratopetalum gummiferum}]
Ceratopteris pteridioides
n 1: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
[syn: {floating fern}, {water sprite}, {Ceratopteris
pteridioides}]
Ceratopteris thalictroides
n 1: pantropical aquatic fern [syn: {floating fern},
{Ceratopteris thalictroides}]
Ceratostomella ulmi
n 1: fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Dutch elm fungus},
{Ceratostomella ulmi}]
Ceratotherium simum
n 1: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns;
endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {white
rhinoceros}, {Ceratotherium simum}, {Diceros simus}]
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
n 1: rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of
China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-
green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet
in autumn [syn: {katsura tree}, {Cercidiphyllum japonicum}]
Cercidium floridum
n 1: densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States
having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes
placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {palo verde}, {Parkinsonia
florida}, {Cercidium floridum}]
Cercis canadensis
n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the
Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp
sheltered underwood [syn: {redbud}, {Cercis canadensis}]
Cercis occidentalis
n 1: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson
flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud},
{California redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]
Cercopithecus aethiops
n 1: white and olive green East African monkey with long white
tufts of hair beside the face [syn: {grivet},
{Cercopithecus aethiops}]
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
n 1: South African monkey with black face and hands [syn:
{vervet}, {vervet monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops
pygerythrus}]
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
n 1: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow
tail [syn: {green monkey}, {African green monkey},
{Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus}]
Cercopithecus talapoin
n 1: smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African
forests [syn: {talapoin}, {Cercopithecus talapoin}]
Cercospora kopkei
n 1: fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in
Australia) [syn: {yellow spot fungus}, {Cercospora kopkei}]
cereal bowl
n 1: a bowl for holding breakfast cereal
cereal box
n 1: a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold
cereal grass
n 1: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice;
rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet [syn: {cereal}, {cereal
grass}]
cereal oat
n 1: widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible
grains [syn: {cereal oat}, {Avena sativa}]
cerebellar artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar
artery}, {arteria cerebelli}]
cerebellar hemisphere
n 1: either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum
cerebellar vein
n 1: the veins draining the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar vein},
{vena cerebellum}]
cerebral aneurysm
n 1: an aneurysm of the carotid artery
cerebral aqueduct
n 1: a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn:
{cerebral aqueduct}, {Sylvian aqueduct}, {aqueductus
cerebri}]
cerebral artery
n 1: any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
[syn: {cerebral artery}, {arteria cerebri}]
cerebral cortex
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming
the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex},
{cerebral mantle}, {pallium}, {cortex}]
cerebral death
n 1: death when respiration and other reflexes are absent;
consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for
transplantation before the heartbeat stops [syn: {brain
death}, {cerebral death}]
cerebral edema
n 1: swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the
neuropile and white matter [syn: {cerebral edema}, {brain
edema}]
cerebral hemisphere
n 1: either half of the cerebrum [syn: {hemisphere}, {cerebral
hemisphere}]
cerebral hemorrhage
n 1: bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
cerebral mantle
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming
the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex},
{cerebral mantle}, {pallium}, {cortex}]
cerebral palsy
n 1: a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary
spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
[syn: {cerebral palsy}, {spastic paralysis}]
cerebral peduncle
n 1: a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of
the brain [syn: {peduncle}, {cerebral peduncle}]
cerebral thrombosis
n 1: a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
cerebral vein
n 1: any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of
the brain [syn: {cerebral vein}, {vena cerebri}]
cerebrospinal fever
n 1: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn:
{cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain
fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]
cerebrospinal fluid
n 1: clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills
and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord [syn:
{spinal fluid}, {cerebrospinal fluid}]
cerebrospinal meningitis
n 1: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn:
{cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain
fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]
cerebrovascular accident
n 1: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture
or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the
brain [syn: {stroke}, {apoplexy}, {cerebrovascular
accident}, {CVA}]
ceremonial dance
n 1: a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual
dancing}, {ritual dance}, {ceremonial dance}]
ceremonial occasion
n 1: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony
commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremony}, {ceremonial},
{ceremonial occasion}, {observance}]
cerotic acid
n 1: a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
[syn: {cerotic acid}, {hexacosanoic acid}]
Ceroxylon alpinum
n 1: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed
with tallow to make candles [syn: {wax palm}, {Ceroxylon
andicola}, {Ceroxylon alpinum}]
Ceroxylon andicola
n 1: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed
with tallow to make candles [syn: {wax palm}, {Ceroxylon
andicola}, {Ceroxylon alpinum}]
Certhia americana
n 1: a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
[syn: {brown creeper}, {American creeper}, {Certhia
americana}]
Certhia familiaris
n 1: common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-
curved bill [syn: {European creeper}, {Certhia familiaris}]
certificate of deposit
n 1: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
[syn: {certificate of deposit}, {CD}]
certificate of incorporation
n 1: state approval of the articles of incorporation of a
corporation
certificate of indebtedness
n 1: a written promise to repay a debt [syn: {debt instrument},
{obligation}, {certificate of indebtedness}]
certified check
n 1: a check containing certification that the person who issued
the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
[syn: {certified check}, {certified cheque}]
certified cheque
n 1: a check containing certification that the person who issued
the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
[syn: {certified check}, {certified cheque}]
certified milk
n 1: milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk
commission
certified public accountant
n 1: an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met
all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United
States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to
accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for
individuals and corporations" [syn: {certified public
accountant}, {CPA}]
cerulean blue
n 1: light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of
oxides of cobalt and tin
Cervantes Saavedra
n 1: Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which
satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the
novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Miguel de
Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}, {Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra}]
cervical artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck [syn:
{cervical artery}, {areteria cervicalis}]
cervical canal
n 1: a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the
vagina [syn: {cervical canal}, {canalis cervicis uteri}]
cervical cap
n 1: a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped
cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the
entrance of spermatozoa
cervical disc syndrome
n 1: an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal
nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and
muscular weakness and paresthesia [syn: {cervical disc
syndrome}, {cervical root syndrome}]
cervical glands
n 1: mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
[syn: {cervical glands}, {cervical glands of the uterus},
{glandulae cervicales uteri}]
cervical glands of the uterus
n 1: mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
[syn: {cervical glands}, {cervical glands of the uterus},
{glandulae cervicales uteri}]
cervical nerve
n 1: any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the
cervical section of the spinal cord
cervical plexus
n 1: a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
[syn: {cervical plexus}, {plexus cervicalis}]
cervical root syndrome
n 1: an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal
nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and
muscular weakness and paresthesia [syn: {cervical disc
syndrome}, {cervical root syndrome}]
cervical smear
n 1: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine
cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any
abnormal cells [syn: {cervical smear}, {Pap smear},
{Papanicolaou smear}]
cervical vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn:
{cervical vein}, {deep cervical vein}, {vena cervicalis
profunda}]
cervical vertebra
n 1: one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck
region [syn: {cervical vertebra}, {neck bone}]
cervicofacial actinomycosis
n 1: the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis;
affects the face and neck regions [syn: {cervicofacial
actinomycosis}, {lumpy jaw}]
cervix uteri
n 1: necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {cervix}, {uterine
cervix}, {cervix uteri}]
Cervus elaphus
n 1: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {red deer},
{elk}, {American elk}, {wapiti}, {Cervus elaphus}]
Cervus elaphus canadensis
n 1: large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
in the male [syn: {wapiti}, {elk}, {American elk}, {Cervus
elaphus canadensis}]
Cervus nipon
n 1: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn:
{Japanese deer}, {sika}, {Cervus nipon}, {Cervus sika}]
Cervus sika
n 1: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn:
{Japanese deer}, {sika}, {Cervus nipon}, {Cervus sika}]
Cervus unicolor
n 1: a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
[syn: {sambar}, {sambur}, {Cervus unicolor}]
Ceryle alcyon
n 1: greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band
on its chest [syn: {belted kingfisher}, {Ceryle alcyon}]
Cesar Chavez
n 1: United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born
1927) [syn: {Chavez}, {Cesar Chavez}, {Cesar Estrada
Chavez}]
Cesar Estrada Chavez
n 1: United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born
1927) [syn: {Chavez}, {Cesar Chavez}, {Cesar Estrada
Chavez}]
Cesar Franck
n 1: French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of
composers (1822-1890) [syn: {Franck}, {Cesar Franck}]
Cesar Ritz
n 1: Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels
(1850-1918) [syn: {Ritz}, {Cesar Ritz}]
Cesare Borgia
n 1: Italian cardinal and military leader; model for
Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) [syn: {Borgia}, {Cesare
Borgia}]
cesarean delivery
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
cesarean section
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
cesarian section
n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
{caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
{caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]
cesium 137
n 1: a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy
Cestrum diurnum
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day [syn: {day
jessamine}, {Cestrum diurnum}]
Cestrum nocturnum
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
[syn: {night jasmine}, {night jessamine}, {Cestrum
nocturnum}]
Cestum veneris
n 1: ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous
body [syn: {Venus's girdle}, {Cestum veneris}]
cetacean mammal
n 1: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no
hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises;
narwhals [syn: {cetacean}, {cetacean mammal}, {blower}]
Ceterach officinarum
n 1: small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn:
{scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach
officinarum}]
ceteris paribus
adv 1: all other things being equal
Cetonia aurata
n 1: a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on
plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
[syn: {rose chafer}, {rose beetle}, {Cetonia aurata}]
Cetorhinus maximus
n 1: large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims
slowly or floats at the sea surface [syn: {basking shark},
{Cetorhinus maximus}]
Cetraria islandica
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: {Iceland moss}, {Iceland lichen}, {Cetraria
islandica}]
Ceylon bowstring hemp
n 1: plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in
light and dark green [syn: {Ceylon bowstring hemp},
{Sansevieria zeylanica}]
Ceylon cinnamon
n 1: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark;
source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon
cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]
Ceylon cinnamon tree
n 1: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark;
source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon
cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]
Ceylon gooseberry
n 1: a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple
fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri
Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla},
{kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry},
{Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
cf.
adv 1: compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}]
cgs system
n 1: system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and
seconds [syn: {cgs}, {cgs system}]
ch'i
n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is
thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional
Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms
in the body is believed to be essential for good health
[syn: {qi}, {chi}, {ch'i}, {ki}]
Ch'in
n 1: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that
established the first centralized imperial government and
built much of the Great Wall [syn: {Qin}, {Qin dynasty},
{Ch'in}, {Ch'in dynasty}]
Ch'in dynasty
n 1: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that
established the first centralized imperial government and
built much of the Great Wall [syn: {Qin}, {Qin dynasty},
{Ch'in}, {Ch'in dynasty}]
Ch'in Shih Huang Ti
n 1: the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the
Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created
a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC) [syn: {Qin
Shi Huang Ti}, {Ch'in Shih Huang Ti}]
Ch'ing
n 1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912)
which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing
dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing
dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu
dynasty}]
Ch'ing dynasty
n 1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912)
which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing
dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing
dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu
dynasty}]
cha-cha
n 1: a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and
swaying movements of the hips [syn: {cha-cha}, {cha-cha-
cha}]
v 1: dance the cha-cha
cha-cha-cha
n 1: a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and
swaying movements of the hips [syn: {cha-cha}, {cha-cha-
cha}]
Chabad Hasidism
n 1: a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews
under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the
Lubavitch movement [syn: {Chabad}, {Chabad Hasidism}]
Chabad-Lubavitch
n 1: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their
hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis
on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch}, {Lubavitch movement},
{Chabad-Lubavitch}, {Chabad}]
chacma baboon
n 1: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn:
{chacma}, {chacma baboon}, {Papio ursinus}]
Chadian franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Chad
Chadic language
n 1: a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones)
spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north
central Africa [syn: {Chad}, {Chadic}, {Chadic language}]
Chaenomeles japonica
n 1: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
[syn: {japonica}, {maule's quince}, {Chaenomeles japonica}]
Chaenomeles speciosa
n 1: deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white
blossoms [syn: {Japanese quince}, {Chaenomeles speciosa}]
Chaenopsis ocellata
n 1: found from Florida to Cuba [syn: {bluethroat pikeblenny},
{Chaenopsis ocellata}]
Chaetodipterus faber
n 1: deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western
Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {spadefish}, {angelfish},
{Chaetodipterus faber}]
chafing dish
n 1: a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things
warm at the table
chafing gear
n 1: covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to
protect it from friction
Chaim Azriel Weizmann
n 1: Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to
recognize the new state of Israel and became its first
president (1874-1952) [syn: {Weizmann}, {Chaim Weizmann},
{Chaim Azriel Weizmann}]
Chaim Soutine
n 1: French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania)
(1893-1943) [syn: {Soutine}, {Chaim Soutine}]
Chaim Weizmann
n 1: Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to
recognize the new state of Israel and became its first
president (1874-1952) [syn: {Weizmann}, {Chaim Weizmann},
{Chaim Azriel Weizmann}]
chain armor
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
chain armour
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
chain fern
n 1: a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike
rows
chain gang
n 1: a gang of convicts chained together
chain letter
n 1: a letter that is sent successively to several people
chain lightning
n 1: a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path
with one end divided (fork-like) [syn: {forked lightning},
{chain lightning}]
chain mail
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
chain of mountains
n 1: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of
mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of
mountains}]
chain pickerel
n 1: common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn:
{chain pickerel}, {chain pike}, {Esox niger}]
chain pike
n 1: common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn:
{chain pickerel}, {chain pike}, {Esox niger}]
chain printer
n 1: an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a
revolving chain
chain reaction
n 1: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one
is a reactant in the next
2: a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear
fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom
leads to the splitting of others
chain reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to
generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {atomic reactor},
{pile}, {chain reactor}]
chain saw
n 1: portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
[syn: {chain saw}, {chainsaw}]
chain stitch
n 1: the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a
loop of yarn through another loop
2: a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in
embroidery and in sewing
chain store
n 1: one of a chain of retail stores under the same management
and selling the same merchandise
chain tongs
n 1: a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable
chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head
whose teeth engage the pipe
chain up
v 1: tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"
chain wrench
n 1: another name for chain tongs
chain-smoke
v 1: smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from
the preceding one
chain-smoker
n 1: a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off
of another
chainlink fence
n 1: a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern
chair car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car},
{drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]
chair lift
n 1: a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are
seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are
hung from an endless overhead cable [syn: {chairlift},
{chair lift}]
chair of state
n 1: a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person
chairman of the board
n 1: the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation
chaise longue
n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: {chaise longue},
{chaise}, {daybed}]
chalcid fly
n 1: any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on
eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in
destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcid fly},
{chalcidfly}, {chalcid}, {chalcid wasp}]
chalcid wasp
n 1: any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on
eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in
destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcid fly},
{chalcidfly}, {chalcid}, {chalcid wasp}]
chalcis fly
n 1: a variety of chalcid fly
chalice vine
n 1: Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary
funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown
ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {cupflower}, {Solandra guttata}]
chalk dust
n 1: dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; "chalk
dust covered the teacher's hands"
chalk line
n 1: a chalked string used in the building trades to make a
straight line on a vertical surface [syn: {chalk line},
{snap line}, {snapline}]
chalk out
v 1: make a sketch of; "sketch the building" [syn: {sketch},
{chalk out}]
chalk pit
n 1: a quarry for chalk [syn: {chalkpit}, {chalk pit}]
chalk talk
n 1: a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk
chalk up
v 1: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of
the evening" [syn: {chalk up}, {run up}]
2: keep score, as in games [syn: {tally}, {chalk up}]
Chalons-sur-Marne
n 1: the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the
Romans and Visigoths in 451 [syn: {Chalons}, {Chalons-sur-
Marne}]
Chamaea fasciata
n 1: small brown bird of California resembling a wren [syn:
{wren-tit}, {Chamaea fasciata}]
Chamaecrista fasciculata
n 1: tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive
to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant},
{Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
n 1: large timber tree of western North America with trunk
diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon
cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's
cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow
cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}]
Chamaecyparis thyoides
n 1: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
Chamaecytisus palmensis
n 1: shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate
leaves; used as cattle fodder [syn: {tagasaste},
{Chamaecytisus palmensis}, {Cytesis proliferus}]
Chamaedaphne calyculata
n 1: north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves
and small white cylindrical flowers [syn: {leatherleaf},
{Chamaedaphne calyculata}]
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
n 1: a chameleon found in Africa [syn: {African chameleon},
{Chamaeleo chamaeleon}]
Chamaeleo oweni
n 1: a kind of chameleon [syn: {horned chameleon}, {Chamaeleo
oweni}]
Chamaemelum nobilis
n 1: Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed
flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some
classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn:
{chamomile}, {camomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}, {Anthemis
nobilis}]
chamber music
n 1: serious music performed by a small group of musicians
chamber of commerce
n 1: an association of businessmen to protect and promote
business interests
chamber orchestra
n 1: small orchestra; usually plays classical music
chambered nautilus
n 1: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral
shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {chambered
nautilus}, {pearly nautilus}, {nautilus}]
chameleon tree frog
n 1: a form of tree toad
chamfer bit
n 1: a bit that is used for beveling
chamfer plane
n 1: a plane that makes a beveled edge
chammy leather
n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy
leather}]
chamois cloth
n 1: a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars
chamois cress
n 1: small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and
southern Europe having very small flowers of usually
leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn:
{chamois cress}, {Pritzelago alpina}, {Lepidium alpina}]
chamois leather
n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy
leather}]
champagne cup
n 1: a punch containing a sparkling wine
champagne flute
n 1: a tall narrow wineglass [syn: {flute}, {flute glass},
{champagne flute}]
Champagne-Ardenne
n 1: a region of northeastern France [syn: {Champagne},
{Champagne-Ardenne}]
champion lode
n 1: the main vein of ore in a deposit [syn: {mother lode},
{champion lode}]
Champs Elysees
n 1: a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
chance event
n 1: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an
apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident";
"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an
accident or fortuity" [syn: {accident}, {stroke},
{fortuity}, {chance event}]
chance on
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
chance upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
chance variable
n 1: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable},
{variate}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance
variable}]
chance-half correlation
n 1: a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two
halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability
of the test [syn: {split-half correlation}, {chance-half
correlation}]
chance-medley
n 1: an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
Chancellor of the Exchequer
n 1: the British cabinet minister responsible for finance [syn:
{Chancellor of the Exchequer}, {Chancellor}]
Chang Jiang
n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into
the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang},
{Changjiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze
Kiang}]
Chang Kuo
n 1: one of the 8 immortals of Taoism [syn: {Chang Kuo}, {Chang
Kuo-lao}]
Chang Kuo-lao
n 1: one of the 8 immortals of Taoism [syn: {Chang Kuo}, {Chang
Kuo-lao}]
change by reversal
v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the
tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it
was revealed that the president had an affair with a White
House intern" [syn: {change by reversal}, {turn},
{reverse}]
change course
v 1: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail
jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {jib}, {change
course}]
change form
v 1: assume a different shape or form [syn: {change shape},
{change form}, {deform}]
change hands
v 1: be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed
hands twice last year" [syn: {change hands}, {change
owners}]
change integrity
v 1: change in physical make-up
change intensity
v 1: increase or decrease in intensity
change magnitude
v 1: change in size or magnitude
change of color
n 1: an act that changes the light that something reflects
change of course
n 1: a change in the direction that you are moving
change of direction
n 1: the act of changing the direction in which something is
oriented [syn: {change of direction}, {reorientation}]
change of integrity
n 1: the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
change of life
n 1: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle
ends [syn: {menopause}, {climacteric}, {change of life}]
change of location
n 1: a movement through space that changes the location of
something [syn: {change of location}, {travel}]
change of magnitude
n 1: the act of changing the amount or size of something
change of mind
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal},
{change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
change of shape
n 1: an action that changes the shape of something
change of state
n 1: the act of changing something into something different in
essential characteristics
change over
v 1: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we
switched" [syn: {switch}, {change over}, {shift}]
2: change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy;
"We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn: {convert}, {change
over}]
change owners
v 1: be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed
hands twice last year" [syn: {change hands}, {change
owners}]
change posture
v 1: undergo a change in bodily posture
change ringing
n 1: ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually
changing
change shape
v 1: assume a different shape or form [syn: {change shape},
{change form}, {deform}]
change state
v 1: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action;
"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people
turned against the President when he stole the election"
[syn: {change state}, {turn}]
change surface
v 1: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
change taste
v 1: alter the flavor of
change-of-pace
n 1: a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is
expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace},
{change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]
change-of-pace ball
n 1: a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is
expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace},
{change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]
change-up
n 1: a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is
expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace},
{change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]
channel bass
n 1: large edible fish found off coast of United States from
Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass},
{redfish}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]
channel capacity
n 1: the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given
channel
channel cat
n 1: freshwater food fish common throughout central United
States [syn: {channel catfish}, {channel cat}, {Ictalurus
punctatus}]
channel catfish
n 1: freshwater food fish common throughout central United
States [syn: {channel catfish}, {channel cat}, {Ictalurus
punctatus}]
Channel Island
n 1: any of a group of British islands in the English Channel
off the northern coast of France
Channel Islands National Park
n 1: a national park in California featuring sea birds and
marine life
Channel Tunnel
n 1: the railroad tunnel between France and England under the
English Channel [syn: {chunnel}, {Channel Tunnel}]
channel-surf
v 1: switch channels, on television [syn: {surf}, {channel-
surf}]
chanson de geste
n 1: Old French epic poems
Chao Phraya
n 1: a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and
Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into
the Gulf of Thailand
chaotic attractor
n 1: an attractor for which the approach to its final point in
phase space is chaotic [syn: {strange attractor}, {chaotic
attractor}]
chaparral broom
n 1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United
States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote
brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort},
{Baccharis pilularis}]
chaparral cock
n 1: speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and
Mexico to Texas [syn: {roadrunner}, {chaparral cock},
{Geococcyx californianus}]
chaparral mallow
n 1: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California
having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral
mallow}, {Malacothamnus fasciculatus}, {Sphaeralcea
fasciculata}]
chaparral pea
n 1: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and
purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky
mountain slopes of California [syn: {chaparral pea},
{stingaree-bush}, {Pickeringia montana}]
chaparral sage
n 1: silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn:
{purple sage}, {chaparral sage}, {Salvia leucophylla}]
Chapel Hill
n 1: a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of
North Carolina
chapel service
n 1: a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own
altar; "he was late for chapel" [syn: {chapel service},
{chapel}]
characin fish
n 1: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn:
{characin}, {characin fish}, {characid}]
character actor
n 1: an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
character assassination
n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn:
{character assassination}, {assassination}, {blackwash}]
character printer
n 1: a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn:
{character printer}, {character-at-a-time printer}, {serial
printer}]
character reference
n 1: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential
future employer describing the person's qualifications and
dependability; "requests for character references are all
too often answered evasively" [syn: {character},
{reference}, {character reference}]
character set
n 1: an ordered list of characters that are used together in
writing or printing
character witness
n 1: a witness who testifies under oath as to the good
reputation of another person in the community where that
person lives
character-at-a-time printer
n 1: a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn:
{character printer}, {character-at-a-time printer}, {serial
printer}]
characterisic function
n 1: (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic
of a device varies with other parameters [syn:
{characteristic curve}, {characterisic function}]
characteristic curve
n 1: (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic
of a device varies with other parameters [syn:
{characteristic curve}, {characterisic function}]
characteristic root of a square matrix
n 1: (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix
minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero
determinant [syn: {eigenvalue}, {eigenvalue of a matrix},
{eigenvalue of a square matrix}, {characteristic root of a
square matrix}]
Charadrius melodus
n 1: small plover of eastern North America [syn: {piping
plover}, {Charadrius melodus}]
Charadrius morinellus
n 1: rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotterel},
{dotrel}, {Charadrius morinellus}, {Eudromias morinellus}]
Charadrius vociferus
n 1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a
distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {kildeer}, {killdeer
plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]
charcoal burner
n 1: a worker whose job is to make charcoal
2: a stove that burns charcoal as fuel
charcoal gray
n 1: a very dark grey color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal grey},
{charcoal gray}, {oxford grey}, {oxford gray}]
charcoal grey
n 1: a very dark grey color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal grey},
{charcoal gray}, {oxford grey}, {oxford gray}]
charcoal-gray
adj 1: of a very dark grey [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal-grey},
{charcoal-gray}]
charcoal-grey
adj 1: of a very dark grey [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal-grey},
{charcoal-gray}]
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
n 1: a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and
young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of
the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is
slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span;
inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
[syn: {Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease}, {hereditary motor and
sensory neuropathy}]
chard plant
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard},
{spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris
cicla}]
chardonnay grape
n 1: white wine grape [syn: {Chardonnay}, {chardonnay grape}]
charge account
n 1: credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit
account}, {charge account}, {open account}]
charge account credit
n 1: a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain
limit or paid down at any time [syn: {open-end credit},
{revolving credit}, {charge account credit}]
charge card
n 1: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the
person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that
the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment
for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" [syn:
{credit card}, {charge card}, {charge plate}, {plastic}]
charge d'affaires
n 1: the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission
in the absence of the ambassador
charge of quarters
n 1: an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative
matters after hours
charge per unit
n 1: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a
10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" [syn:
{rate}, {charge per unit}]
charge plate
n 1: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the
person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that
the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment
for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" [syn:
{credit card}, {charge card}, {charge plate}, {plastic}]
charge sheet
n 1: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police
station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap
sheet}, {charge sheet}]
charge unit
n 1: a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the
amount of an electric current and the time for which it
flows) [syn: {charge unit}, {quantity unit}]
charge up
v 1: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
{agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove},
{excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}, {calm down}, {lull},
{quiet}, {quieten}, {still}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise},
{tranquillize}]
charge-exchange accelerator
n 1: an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma
following charge exchange
Chari River
n 1: an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn:
{Shari}, {Shari River}, {Chari}, {Chari River}]
Chari-Nile
n 1: a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the
Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
Charina bottae
n 1: boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America;
looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar
shape [syn: {rubber boa}, {tow-headed snake}, {Charina
bottae}]
chariot race
n 1: a race between ancient chariots
charitable trust
n 1: a trust created for charitable or religious or educational
or scientific purposes [syn: {charitable trust}, {public
trust}]
charity case
n 1: a case for a welfare worker [syn: {welfare case}, {charity
case}]
charity shot
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
charity throw
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
charity toss
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
Charles A. Lindbergh
n 1: United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo
nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn:
{Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh},
{Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]
Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
n 1: French general and statesman who became very popular during
World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in
exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle},
{Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles
Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]
Charles Augustin de Coulomb
n 1: French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of
electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law
(1736-1806) [syn: {Coulomb}, {Charles Augustin de Coulomb}]
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
n 1: United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo
nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn:
{Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh},
{Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]
Charles Baudelaire
n 1: a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative
language (1821-1867) [syn: {Baudelaire}, {Charles
Baudelaire}, {Charles Pierre Baudelaire}]
Charles Bullfinch
n 1: United States architect who designed the Capitol Building
in Washington which served as a model for state capitols
throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: {Bullfinch},
{Charles Bullfinch}]
Charles Camille Saint-Saens
n 1: French pianist and composer (1835-1921) [syn: {Saint-
Saens}, {Charles Camille Saint-Saens}]
Charles Christopher Parker
n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of
jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker},
{Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher
Parker}]
Charles Cornwallis
n 1: commander of the British forces in the American War of
Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at
Yorktown (1738-1805) [syn: {Cornwallis}, {Charles
Cornwallis}, {First Marquess Cornwallis}]
Charles Dana Gibson
n 1: United States illustrator remembered for his creation of
the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {Gibson}, {C. D.
Gibson}, {Charles Dana Gibson}]
Charles Darwin
n 1: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of
evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) [syn: {Darwin},
{Charles Darwin}, {Charles Robert Darwin}]
Charles de Gaulle
n 1: French general and statesman who became very popular during
World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in
exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle},
{Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles
Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]
Charles Dickens
n 1: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social
injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Dickens}, {Charles Dickens},
{Charles John Huffam Dickens}]
Charles Digby Harrod
n 1: English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London
into a prestigious department store (1841-1905) [syn:
{Harrod}, {Charles Digby Harrod}]
Charles Dillon Stengel
n 1: United States baseball manager (1890-1975) [syn: {Stengel},
{Casey Stengel}, {Charles Dillon Stengel}]
Charles Dodgson
n 1: English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of
mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he
wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn:
{Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson},
{Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]
Charles Dudley Warner
n 1: United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the
movie studio that produced the first talking picture
(1881-1958) [syn: {Warner}, {Charles Dudley Warner}]
Charles Eames
n 1: United States designer noted for an innovative series of
chairs (1907-1978) [syn: {Eames}, {Charles Eames}]
Charles Edouard Jeanneret
n 1: French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965) [syn:
{Le Corbusier}, {Charles Edouard Jeanneret}]
Charles Edward Berry
n 1: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Berry},
{Chuck Berry}, {Charles Edward Berry}]
Charles Edward Ives
n 1: United States composer noted for his innovative use of
polytonality (1874-1954) [syn: {Ives}, {Charles Edward
Ives}]
Charles Evans Hughes
n 1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court (1862-1948) [syn: {Hughes},
{Charles Evans Hughes}]
Charles Farrar Browne
n 1: United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant
showman (1834-1867) [syn: {Browne}, {Charles Farrar
Browne}, {Artemus Ward}]
Charles Follen McKim
n 1: United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909) [syn:
{McKim}, {Charles Follen McKim}]
Charles Fourier
n 1: French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve
universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) [syn:
{Fourier}, {Charles Fourier}, {Francois Marie Charles
Fourier}]
Charles Francis Hall
n 1: United States explorer who led three expeditions to the
Arctic (1821-1871) [syn: {Hall}, {Charles Francis Hall}]
Charles Francois Gounod
n 1: French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893)
[syn: {Gounod}, {Charles Francois Gounod}]
Charles Franklin Kettering
n 1: United States electrical engineer who made numerous
automotive improvements (including the electric starter)
(1876-1958) [syn: {Kettering}, {Charles Kettering},
{Charles Franklin Kettering}]
Charles Frederick Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a
famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953) [syn:
{Menninger}, {Charles Menninger}, {Charles Frederick
Menninger}]
Charles Frederick Worth
n 1: French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder
of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle
(1825-1895) [syn: {Worth}, {Charles Frederick Worth}]
Charles Goodyear
n 1: United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)
[syn: {Goodyear}, {Charles Goodyear}]
Charles Grey
n 1: Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms
including the abolition of slavery throughout the British
Empire (1764-1845) [syn: {Grey}, {Charles Grey}, {Second
Earl Grey}]
Charles Hard Townes
n 1: United States physicist who developed the laser and maser
principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
[syn: {Townes}, {Charles Townes}, {Charles Hard Townes}]
Charles Hardin Holley
n 1: United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: {Holly}, {Buddy
Holly}, {Charles Hardin Holley}]
Charles Henry Harrod
n 1: English merchant who took over a shop in London that was
expanded by his son into a prestigious department store
(1800-1885) [syn: {Harrod}, {Charles Henry Harrod}]
Charles Herbert Best
n 1: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who
assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery
of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {C. H. Best}, {Charles
Herbert Best}]
Charles I
n 1: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he
was king of France (823-877) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II},
{Charles I}, {Charles the Bald}]
2: son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and
Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell
(1600-1649) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles Stuart}]
3: king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the
Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charlemagne}, {Carolus},
{Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles the Great}]
Charles II
n 1: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he
was king of France (823-877) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II},
{Charles I}, {Charles the Bald}]
2: King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the
Restoration (1630-1685) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II}]
Charles IX
n 1: King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated
by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) [syn:
{Charles}, {Charles IX}]
Charles James Fox
n 1: English statesman who supported American independence and
the French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: {Fox}, {Charles
James Fox}]
Charles John Huffam Dickens
n 1: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social
injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Dickens}, {Charles Dickens},
{Charles John Huffam Dickens}]
Charles Joseph Clark
n 1: Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
[syn: {Clark}, {Joe Clark}, {Charles Joseph Clark}]
Charles Kay Ogden
n 1: English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards
in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {Ogden}, {C.
K. Ogden}, {Charles Kay Ogden}]
Charles Kettering
n 1: United States electrical engineer who made numerous
automotive improvements (including the electric starter)
(1876-1958) [syn: {Kettering}, {Charles Kettering},
{Charles Franklin Kettering}]
Charles L'Enfant
n 1: United States architect (born in France) who laid out the
city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {L'Enfant},
{Charles L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]
Charles Lamb
n 1: English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: {Lamb}, {Charles Lamb},
{Elia}]
Charles Laughton
n 1: United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
[syn: {Laughton}, {Charles Laughton}]
Charles Lindbergh
n 1: United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo
nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn:
{Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh},
{Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]
Charles Liston
n 1: United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight
championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) [syn:
{Liston}, {Sonny Liston}, {Charles Liston}]
Charles Louis de Secondat
n 1: French political philosopher who advocated the separation
of executive and legislative and judicial powers
(1689-1755) [syn: {Montesquieu}, {Baron de la Brede et de
Montesquieu}, {Charles Louis de Secondat}]
Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
n 1: nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to
1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Napoleon III}, {Emperor Napoleon
III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
n 1: English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of
mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he
wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn:
{Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson},
{Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]
Charles M. Schulz
n 1: United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the
beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles Schulz},
{Charles M. Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]
Charles Martin Hall
n 1: United States chemist who developed an economical method of
producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) [syn: {Hall},
{Charles Martin Hall}]
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
n 1: French statesman (1754-1838) [syn: {Talleyrand}, {Charles
Maurice de Talleyrand}]
Charles Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a
famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953) [syn:
{Menninger}, {Charles Menninger}, {Charles Frederick
Menninger}]
Charles Munroe Schulz
n 1: United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the
beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles Schulz},
{Charles M. Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]
Charles Peirce
n 1: United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of
pragmatism (1839-1914) [syn: {Peirce}, {Charles Peirce},
{Charles Sanders Peirce}]
Charles Percy Snow
n 1: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe
(1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {C. P. Snow}, {Charles Percy
Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]
Charles Pierre Baudelaire
n 1: a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative
language (1821-1867) [syn: {Baudelaire}, {Charles
Baudelaire}, {Charles Pierre Baudelaire}]
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
n 1: United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in
Germany) (1865-1923) [syn: {Steinmetz}, {Charles Proteus
Steinmetz}]
Charles Ringling
n 1: United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved
into a circus (1863-1926) [syn: {Ringling}, {Charles
Ringling}]
Charles River
n 1: a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston
Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston [syn:
{Charles}, {Charles River}]
Charles Robert Darwin
n 1: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of
evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) [syn: {Darwin},
{Charles Darwin}, {Charles Robert Darwin}]
Charles Robert Redford
n 1: United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul
Newman in several films (born in 1936) [syn: {Redford},
{Robert Redford}, {Charles Robert Redford}]
Charles Sanders Peirce
n 1: United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of
pragmatism (1839-1914) [syn: {Peirce}, {Charles Peirce},
{Charles Sanders Peirce}]
Charles Schulz
n 1: United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the
beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles Schulz},
{Charles M. Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]
Charles Stewart Parnell
n 1: Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891) [syn: {Parnell},
{Charles Stewart Parnell}]
Charles Stuart
n 1: son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and
Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell
(1600-1649) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles Stuart}]
Charles Taze Russell
n 1: United States religious leader who founded the sect that is
now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916) [syn: {Russell},
{Charles Taze Russell}]
Charles the Bald
n 1: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he
was king of France (823-877) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II},
{Charles I}, {Charles the Bald}]
Charles the Great
n 1: king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the
Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charlemagne},
{Carolus}, {Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles the Great}]
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
n 1: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber
(1869-1959) [syn: {Wilson}, {Charles Thomson Rees Wilson}]
Charles Townes
n 1: United States physicist who developed the laser and maser
principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
[syn: {Townes}, {Charles Townes}, {Charles Hard Townes}]
Charles VII
n 1: King of France who began his reign with most of northern
France under English control; after the intervention of
Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and
end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461) [syn: {Charles},
{Charles VII}]
Charles Watson-Wentworth
n 1: English statesman who served as prime minister and who
opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
[syn: {Rockingham}, {Second Marquis of Rockingham},
{Charles Watson-Wentworth}]
Charles Wesley
n 1: English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many
hymns (1707-1788) [syn: {Wesley}, {Charles Wesley}]
Charles Wilkes
n 1: United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) [syn:
{Wilkes}, {Charles Wilkes}]
Charles William Post
n 1: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
(1854-1914) [syn: {Post}, {C. W. Post}, {Charles William
Post}]
Charles's law
n 1: (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure
varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Gay-Lussac's
law}, {Charles's law}, {law of volumes}]
Charles's Wain
n 1: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa
Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's
Wain}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]
Charlestown Navy Yard
n 1: the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is
anchored
charley horse
n 1: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf)
following vigorous exercise [syn: {charley horse},
{charley-horse}]
charley-horse
n 1: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf)
following vigorous exercise [syn: {charley horse},
{charley-horse}]
Charlie Chaplin
n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden
little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn:
{Chaplin}, {Charlie Chaplin}, {Sir Charles Spencer
Chaplin}]
Charlie Parker
n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of
jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker},
{Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher
Parker}]
Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman
n 1: United States feminist (1860-1935) [syn: {Gilman},
{Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman}]
Charlotte Bronte
n 1: English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters
(1816-1855) [syn: {Bronte}, {Charlotte Bronte}]
Charlotte Corday
n 1: French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated
Marat (1768-1793) [syn: {Corday}, {Charlotte Corday},
{Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont}]
charlotte russe
n 1: lady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream
charm campaign
n 1: a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company,
politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
charm quark
n 1: a quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900
times that of an electron and a charm of +1
charnel house
n 1: a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
[syn: {charnel house}, {charnel}]
charred pancake cup
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
Charronia flavigula
n 1: large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma
[syn: {yellow-throated marten}, {Charronia flavigula}]
charter member
n 1: one of the original members when an organization was
founded
charter school
n 1: an experimental public school for kindergarten through
grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and
community leaders; operates independently of other schools
chartered accountant
n 1: a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a
professional body that has a royal charter
Chartres Cathedral
n 1: a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th
century
chase after
v 1: pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: {chase},
{chase after}]
2: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the
mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn:
{chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase},
{dog}, {go after}, {track}]
chase away
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn
back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away},
{drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive
off}, {run off}]
chat room
n 1: a site on the internet where a number of users can
communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a
particular topic) [syn: {chat room}, {chatroom}]
chat show
n 1: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or
answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England
they call a talk show a chat show" [syn: {talk show}, {chat
show}]
chat up
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up},
{flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette},
{romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
2: talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
Chateau-Thierry
n 1: a World War I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the
Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]
Chateura pelagica
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn:
{chimney swift}, {chimney swallow}, {Chateura pelagica}]
Chattahoochee River
n 1: a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest
and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border
where they form the Apalachicola River [syn:
{Chattahoochee}, {Chattahoochee River}]
chattel mortgage
n 1: a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is
security for the loan
chatter mark
n 1: marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a
glacier
2: a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a
workpiece
chaulmoogra oil
n 1: an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin
diseases and leprosy
chaulmoogra tree
n 1: East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used
to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree},
{chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii},
{Taraktogenos kurzii}]
Chauna torquata
n 1: largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and
Argentina [syn: {chaja}, {Chauna torquata}]
Che Guevara
n 1: an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's
chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other
Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the
Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: {Guevara}, {Ernesto
Guevara}, {Che Guevara}]
cheap money
n 1: credit available at low rates of interest
cheap shot
n 1: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a
defenseless person
2: an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence;
"he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap
shot at the quarterback"
cheap-jack
n 1: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {huckster}, {cheap-jack}]
cheat on
v 1: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She
cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
[syn: {cheat on}, {cheat}, {cuckold}, {betray}, {wander}]
Chechen Republic
n 1: an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the
northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared
independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops
invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military
campaign in the largely Muslim republic [syn: {Chechnya},
{Chechenia}, {Chechen Republic}]
check bit
n 1: (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection
procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits
so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even
number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of
bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain
an error [syn: {parity bit}, {parity}, {check bit}]
check character
n 1: a character that is added to the end of a block of
transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the
transmission
check girl
n 1: a female checker [syn: {check girl}, {hatcheck girl}]
check in
v 1: announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports [syn:
{check in}, {sign in}] [ant: {check out}]
check into
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
check mark
n 1: a mark indicating that something has been noted or
completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark
by each student's name" [syn: {check mark}, {check},
{tick}]
check off
v 1: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each
name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the
units" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {mark off},
{tick off}, {tick}]
check out
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
2: announce one's departure from a hotel [ant: {check in}, {sign
in}]
3: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories
don't check!" [syn: {check}, {check out}]
4: trace; "We are running down a few tips" [syn: {run down},
{check out}]
5: record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She
was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the
conveyer belt"
6: withdraw money by writing a check [syn: {cheque}, {check
out}]
7: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to
sound out the new professor" [syn: {check out}, {sound out},
{feel out}]
check over
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
check overdraft credit
n 1: credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's
overdrafts [syn: {overdraft credit}, {check overdraft
credit}]
check register
n 1: a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)
check stub
n 1: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn:
{stub}, {check stub}, {counterfoil}]
check up on
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
check-in
n 1: the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a
hotel)
check-out procedure
n 1: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of
their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out
procedure" [syn: {check}, {checkout}, {check-out
procedure}]
checker board
n 1: a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors [syn:
{checkerboard}, {checker board}]
checkered adder
n 1: nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped
occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like
coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk
adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]
checkered daffodil
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil},
{leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]
checkered lily
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having
nodding variously colored flowers [syn: {fritillary},
{checkered lily}]
checkered whiptail
n 1: markings are darker and more marked than in western
whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua
[syn: {checkered whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus tesselatus}]
checking account
n 1: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks
that are payable on demand [syn: {checking account},
{chequing account}, {current account}]
checking program
n 1: a program that examines other computer programs for syntax
errors
checkout counter
n 1: a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
[syn: {checkout}, {checkout counter}]
checkout line
n 1: a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases
checkout time
n 1: the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout
here is 12 noon" [syn: {checkout}, {checkout time}]
cheddar cheese
n 1: hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in
southwestern England [syn: {cheddar}, {cheddar cheese},
{Armerican cheddar}, {American cheese}]
cheddar pink
n 1: mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant
pink or red flowers [syn: {cheddar pink}, {Diangus
gratianopolitanus}]
cheek by jowl
adv 1: in close proximity; "the houses were jumbled together
cheek by jowl"
cheek muscle
n 1: a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of
the mouth [syn: {cheek muscle}, {buccinator muscle},
{musculus buccinator}]
cheek pouch
n 1: a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a
gopher)
cheer up
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She
tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {jolly
along}, {jolly up}]
2: become cheerful [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {chirk up}] [ant:
{complain}, {kick}, {kvetch}, {plain}, {quetch}, {sound off}]
cheese cutter
n 1: a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting
cheese
cheese dip
n 1: a dip made of cheeses
cheese fondue
n 1: fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and
sometimes fruits
cheese pizza
n 1: pizza with lots of cheese
cheese press
n 1: a press for shaping cheese curd
cheese rind
n 1: the rind of a cheese
cheese sauce
n 1: white sauce with grated cheese
cheese souffle
n 1: puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately)
and white sauce
cheese spread
n 1: spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream
cheese and seasonings
cheese tray
n 1: tray on which cheeses are served [syn: {cheeseboard},
{cheese tray}]
cheesed off
adj 1: greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated
look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance"
[syn: {exasperated}, {cheesed off}, {browned off}]
chef's salad
n 1: the combination salad prepared as a particular chef's
specialty
chef-d'oeuvre
n 1: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
[syn: {masterpiece}, {chef-d'oeuvre}]
Cheilanthes alabamensis
n 1: southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
[syn: {smooth lip fern}, {Alabama lip fern}, {Cheilanthes
alabamensis}]
Cheilanthes eatonii
n 1: lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and
Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds [syn: {southwestern
lip fern}, {Cheilanthes eatonii}]
Cheilanthes gracillima
n 1: small tufted fern of northwestern America [syn: {lace
fern}, {Cheilanthes gracillima}]
Cheilanthes lanosa
n 1: small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower
frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {wooly lip fern},
{hairy lip fern}, {Cheilanthes lanosa}]
Cheiranthus allionii
n 1: showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated
for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Siberian wall
flower}, {Erysimum allionii}, {Cheiranthus allionii}]
Cheiranthus asperus
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
{western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus
asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]
Cheiranthus cheiri
n 1: perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant
flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often
naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in
genus Erysimum [syn: {wallflower}, {Cheiranthus cheiri},
{Erysimum cheiri}]
chelate compound
n 1: a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by
coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions [syn:
{chelate}, {chelate compound}]
Chelidonium majus
n 1: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow
flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine},
{swallowwort}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]
Chelifer cancroides
n 1: minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers [syn: {book
scorpion}, {Chelifer cancroides}]
Chelone glabra
n 1: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North
America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower
part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
[syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead},
{snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]
Chelonia mydas
n 1: large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle
soup [syn: {green turtle}, {Chelonia mydas}]
chelonian reptile
n 1: a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: {chelonian},
{chelonian reptile}]
Chelydra serpentina
n 1: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
near water; prone to bite [syn: {common snapping turtle},
{snapper}, {Chelydra serpentina}]
chem lab
n 1: a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry
lab}, {chemistry laboratory}, {chem lab}]
chemical action
n 1: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and
molecular composition and structure of the substances
involved [syn: {chemical process}, {chemical change},
{chemical action}]
chemical agent
n 1: an agent that produces chemical reactions
chemical analysis
n 1: the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent
elements [syn: {chemical analysis}, {qualitative analysis}]
chemical attraction
n 1: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them
together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for
wool and silk" [syn: {affinity}, {chemical attraction}]
chemical balance
n 1: a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative
chemical analysis [syn: {analytical balance}, {chemical
balance}]
chemical bomb
n 1: a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when
the bomb explodes [syn: {chemical bomb}, {gas bomb}]
chemical bond
n 1: an electrical force linking atoms [syn: {chemical bond},
{bond}]
chemical chain
n 1: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an
organic molecule) [syn: {chain}, {chemical chain}]
chemical change
n 1: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and
molecular composition and structure of the substances
involved [syn: {chemical process}, {chemical change},
{chemical action}]
chemical compound
n 1: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or
more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by
weight [syn: {compound}, {chemical compound}]
chemical decomposition reaction
n 1: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more
substances that may differ from each other and from the
original substance [syn: {decomposition}, {decomposition
reaction}, {chemical decomposition reaction}]
chemical defence
n 1: procedures involved in taking defensive measures against
attacks using chemical agents [syn: {chemical defense},
{chemical defence}]
chemical defense
n 1: procedures involved in taking defensive measures against
attacks using chemical agents [syn: {chemical defense},
{chemical defence}]
chemical diabetes
n 1: a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no
overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some
diagnostic procedures [syn: {latent diabetes}, {chemical
diabetes}]
chemical element
n 1: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92
occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler
substances and that singly or in combination constitute all
matter [syn: {chemical element}, {element}]
chemical energy
n 1: that part of the energy in a substance that can be released
by a chemical reaction
chemical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design
and construction and operation of the plants and machinery
used in industrial chemical processes
2: the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of
practical problems
chemical equilibrium
n 1: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
[syn: {chemical equilibrium}, {equilibrium}]
chemical formula
n 1: a representation of a substance using symbols for its
constituent elements [syn: {formula}, {chemical formula}]
chemical group
n 1: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single
unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: {group},
{radical}, {chemical group}]
chemical industry
n 1: the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively
chemical irritant
n 1: a substance producing irritation
Chemical Mace
n 1: (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person;
prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it
irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
[syn: {Mace}, {Chemical Mace}]
chemical mechanism
n 1: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction;
"he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical
reactions" [syn: {mechanism}, {chemical mechanism}]
chemical notation
n 1: a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in
chemistry
chemical operations
n 1: warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or
incapacitate the enemy [syn: {chemical warfare}, {chemical
operations}]
chemical phenomenon
n 1: any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to
atoms or molecules)
chemical plant
n 1: an industrial plant where chemicals are produced
chemical process
n 1: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and
molecular composition and structure of the substances
involved [syn: {chemical process}, {chemical change},
{chemical action}]
chemical property
n 1: a property used to characterize materials in reactions that
change their identity
chemical reaction
n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are
changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the
lime with the ground water" [syn: {chemical reaction},
{reaction}]
chemical reactor
n 1: an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a
chemical reaction
chemical science
n 1: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences
dealing with the composition of substances and their
properties and reactions [syn: {chemistry}, {chemical
science}]
chemical substance
n 1: material produced by or used in a reaction involving
changes in atoms or molecules [syn: {chemical}, {chemical
substance}]
chemical terrorism
n 1: terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare;
can undermine the personal security of citizens; "a good
agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and
odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not
detectable until symptoms are experienced"
chemical warfare
n 1: warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or
incapacitate the enemy [syn: {chemical warfare}, {chemical
operations}]
chemical weapon
n 1: chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions
and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to
people and animals and plants
Chemical Weapons Convention
n 1: a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or
stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons
chemin de fer
n 1: a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters
gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3
cards that total closest to nine [syn: {baccarat}, {chemin
de fer}]
chemist's
n 1: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
[syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's},
{chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]
chemist's shop
n 1: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
[syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's},
{chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]
chemistry department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry department},
{department of chemistry}]
chemistry lab
n 1: a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry
lab}, {chemistry laboratory}, {chem lab}]
chemistry laboratory
n 1: a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry
lab}, {chemistry laboratory}, {chem lab}]
Chemnitzer concertina
n 1: a hand-held and bellows-driven accordion
Chen caerulescens
n 1: North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but
white in winter [syn: {blue goose}, {Chen caerulescens}]
Chen N. Yang
n 1: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated
with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of
conservation of parity (born in 1922) [syn: {Yang Chen
Ning}, {Chen N. Yang}]
chenille cord
n 1: a soft tufted cord used in embroidery [syn: {chenille},
{chenille cord}]
Chenin blanc
n 1: white grape grown especially in California and the lower
Loire valley of France
2: made in California and the Loire valley in France
Chenopodium album
n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {pigweed},
{wild spinach}, {Chenopodium album}]
Chenopodium ambrosioides
n 1: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American
wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed},
{Chenopodium ambrosioides}]
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often
collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-
henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium
bonus-henricus}]
Chenopodium botrys
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium
botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
Chenopodium capitatum
n 1: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed
by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
[syn: {strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian
paint}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]
Chenopodium glaucum
n 1: annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and
leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as
a weed in North America [syn: {oak-leaved goosefoot},
{oakleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium glaucum}]
Chenopodium hybridum
n 1: herb considered fatal to swine [syn: {sowbane}, {red
goosefoot}, {Chenopodium hybridum}]
Chenopodium murale
n 1: European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in
United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved
goosefoot}, {nettleleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium murale}]
Chenopodium rubrum
n 1: common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn:
{red goosefoot}, {French spinach}, {Chenopodium rubrum}]
Chenopodium vulvaria
n 1: European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive
in eastern North America [syn: {stinking goosefoot},
{Chenopodium vulvaria}]
cheoplastic metal
n 1: any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used
molding artificial teeth
chequing account
n 1: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks
that are payable on demand [syn: {checking account},
{chequing account}, {current account}]
cherimoya tree
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit
[syn: {cherimoya}, {cherimoya tree}, {Annona cherimola}]
chernozemic soil
n 1: a rich black loam of Russia
Cherokee rose
n 1: Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms [syn:
{Cherokee rose}, {Rosa laevigata}]
cherry apple
n 1: Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it
small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn:
{Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple},
{cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]
cherry birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {black
birch}, {Betula lenta}]
cherry bomb
n 1: a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power
cherry crab
n 1: Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it
small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn:
{Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple},
{cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]
cherry laurel
n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small
tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy
foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn:
{cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
[syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild
orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
cherry pepper
n 1: plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits [syn:
{cherry pepper}, {Capsicum annuum cerasiforme}]
cherry plum
n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
{cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus
cerasifera}]
cherry red
n 1: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cerise}, {cherry},
{cherry red}]
cherry stone
n 1: the stone seed of a cherry
cherry tomato
n 1: plant bearing small red to yellow fruit [syn: {cherry
tomato}, {Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme}]
2: small red to yellow tomatoes
cherry tree
n 1: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy
round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a
valuable hardwood [syn: {cherry}, {cherry tree}]
cherry-red
adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy},
{blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red},
{crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
cherry-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a cherry
cherry-tree gum
n 1: exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum
arabic
cherrystone clam
n 1: small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked
as in e.g. clams casino [syn: {cherrystone}, {cherrystone
clam}]
2: a half-grown quahog [syn: {cherrystone}, {cherrystone clam}]
Chesapeake Bay
n 1: a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and
Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay retriever
n 1: American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from
brown to light tan
Cheshire cat
n 1: a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face;
created by Lewis Carroll
Cheshire cheese
n 1: a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture
chess board
n 1: a checkerboard used to play chess [syn: {chessboard},
{chess board}]
chess club
n 1: a club of people to play chess
chess game
n 1: a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces
according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the
opponent's king [syn: {chess}, {chess game}]
chess master
n 1: a chess player of great skill
chess match
n 1: a match between chess players
chess move
n 1: the act of moving a chess piece
chess opening
n 1: a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game
of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
[syn: {opening}, {chess opening}]
chess piece
n 1: any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the
game of chess [syn: {chessman}, {chess piece}]
chess player
n 1: someone who plays the game of chess
chess set
n 1: checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
chest cavity
n 1: the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs
between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs
and heart [syn: {chest cavity}, {thoracic cavity}]
chest of drawers
n 1: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of
drawers}, {chest}, {bureau}, {dresser}]
chest pain
n 1: pain in the chest
chest protector
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by
catchers and by football players
chest register
n 1: the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn:
{chest register}, {chest voice}, {chest tone}]
chest tone
n 1: the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn:
{chest register}, {chest voice}, {chest tone}]
chest voice
n 1: the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn:
{chest register}, {chest voice}, {chest tone}]
Chester A. Arthur
n 1: elected vice president and became 21st President of the
United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
[syn: {Arthur}, {Chester A. Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur},
{President Arthur}]
Chester Alan Arthur
n 1: elected vice president and became 21st President of the
United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
[syn: {Arthur}, {Chester A. Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur},
{President Arthur}]
Chester Nimitz
n 1: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War
II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy
(1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester
William Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]
Chester William Nimitz
n 1: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War
II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy
(1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester
William Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]
chestnut blight
n 1: a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut
blight}, {chestnut canker}, {chestnut-bark disease}]
chestnut canker
n 1: a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut
blight}, {chestnut canker}, {chestnut-bark disease}]
chestnut oak
n 1: an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees
chestnut tree
n 1: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in
autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
[syn: {chestnut}, {chestnut tree}]
chestnut-bark disease
n 1: a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut
blight}, {chestnut canker}, {chestnut-bark disease}]
chestnut-brown
adj 1: (of hair or feathers) of brown tinged with chestnut
chestnut-colored
adj 1: having the brown color of chestnuts [syn: {chestnut-
colored}, {chestnut-coloured}]
chestnut-coloured
adj 1: having the brown color of chestnuts [syn: {chestnut-
colored}, {chestnut-coloured}]
cheval glass
n 1: a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be
tilted
cheval-de-frise
n 1: defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle
composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden
frame; used to obstruct cavalry [syn: {cheval-de-frise},
{chevaux-de-frise}]
Chevalier de Bayard
n 1: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous
(1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard},
{Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de
Terrail}]
Chevalier de Lamarck
n 1: French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from
the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
[syn: {Lamarck}, {Jean Baptiste de Lamarck}, {Chevalier de
Lamarck}]
chevaux-de-frise
n 1: defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle
composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden
frame; used to obstruct cavalry [syn: {cheval-de-frise},
{chevaux-de-frise}]
Cheviot Hills
n 1: a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
[syn: {Cheviots}, {Cheviot Hills}]
chew out
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
chew over
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew
over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate},
{contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over},
{ruminate}, {speculate}]
chew the fat
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
{chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
{confab}, {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chatter}, {chaffer},
{natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
chew up
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
chewing gum
n 1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for
chewing [syn: {chewing gum}, {gum}]
chewing out
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling
out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing
down}]
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
n 1: abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep
breathing alternate [syn: {periodic breathing}, {Cheyne-
Stokes respiration}]
Chiacoan peccary
n 1: a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay
Chian turpentine
n 1: a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
Chiang Chung-cheng
n 1: Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil
war that followed World War II he was defeated by the
Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to
Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China
until his death (1897-1975) [syn: {Chiang Kai-shek},
{Chiang Chung-cheng}]
Chiang Kai-shek
n 1: Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil
war that followed World War II he was defeated by the
Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to
Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China
until his death (1897-1975) [syn: {Chiang Kai-shek},
{Chiang Chung-cheng}]
chiasma opticum
n 1: the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the
base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasma}, {optic chiasm},
{chiasma opticum}]
chickasaw plum
n 1: small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible
yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum},
{hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]
chicken and rice
n 1: rice and chicken cooked together with or without other
ingredients and variously seasoned
chicken breast
n 1: abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets
[syn: {pigeon breast}, {chicken breast}]
chicken broth
n 1: a stock made with chicken [syn: {chicken broth}, {chicken
stock}]
chicken cacciatora
n 1: chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and
herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatore},
{chicken cacciatora}, {hunter's chicken}]
chicken cacciatore
n 1: chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and
herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatore},
{chicken cacciatora}, {hunter's chicken}]
chicken casserole
n 1: chicken cooked and served in a casserole
chicken coop
n 1: a farm building for housing poultry [syn: {chicken coop},
{coop}, {hencoop}, {henhouse}]
chicken cordon bleu
n 1: thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then
sauteed
chicken drumstick
n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a chicken [syn: {chicken
leg}, {chicken drumstick}]
chicken farm
n 1: farm where chickens are raised for sale
chicken feed
n 1: dry mash for poultry [syn: {chicken feed}, {scratch}]
2: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the
form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to
the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn:
{methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride},
{Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken
feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]
chicken hawk
n 1: nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
[syn: {chicken hawk}, {hen hawk}]
chicken Kiev
n 1: pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been
seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
chicken leg
n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a chicken [syn: {chicken
leg}, {chicken drumstick}]
Chicken Little
n 1: a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn
and believed that the sky was falling
chicken liver
n 1: liver of a chicken used as meat
chicken louse
n 1: a louse parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft
louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]
chicken manure
n 1: chicken excreta used as fertilizer
chicken Marengo
n 1: braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and
tomato sauce
chicken mousse
n 1: mousse made with chicken
chicken out
v 1: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out},
{back off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]
chicken paprika
n 1: chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then
mixed with sour cream [syn: {chicken paprika}, {chicken
paprikash}]
chicken paprikash
n 1: chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then
mixed with sour cream [syn: {chicken paprika}, {chicken
paprikash}]
chicken provencale
n 1: chicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and
olive oil
chicken purloo
n 1: thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game;
southern U.S. [syn: {purloo}, {chicken purloo}, {poilu}]
chicken roundworm
n 1: intestinal parasite of domestic fowl [syn: {chicken
roundworm}, {Ascaridia galli}]
chicken run
n 1: an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard},
{hen yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]
chicken salad
n 1: salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat
chicken sandwich
n 1: a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken
chicken scratch
n 1: cramped or illegible handwriting
chicken snake
n 1: large North American snake
chicken soup
n 1: soup made from chicken broth
chicken stew
n 1: a stew made with chicken
chicken stock
n 1: a stock made with chicken [syn: {chicken broth}, {chicken
stock}]
chicken taco
n 1: a taco with a chicken filling
chicken Tetrazzini
n 1: chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served
over pasta; usually topped with cheese
chicken wing
n 1: the wing of a chicken
chicken wire
n 1: a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to
build fences
chicken yard
n 1: an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard},
{hen yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]
chicken-breasted
adj 1: having a chest deformity marked by a projecting
breastbone caused by infantile rickets [syn: {pigeon-
breasted}, {chicken-breasted}]
chicken-fight
v 1: fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders [syn: {chicken-
fight}, {chickenfight}]
chickpea plant
n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian
pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]
chickweed phlox
n 1: low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn:
{chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox
stellaria}]
chicle gum
n 1: gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: {chicle},
{chicle gum}]
chicory escarole
n 1: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled
edges [syn: {chicory escarole}, {endive}, {escarole}]
chicory plant
n 1: perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with
blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp
edible leaves used in salads [syn: {chicory}, {succory},
{chicory plant}, {Cichorium intybus}]
chicory root
n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee
substitute [syn: {chicory}, {chicory root}]
2: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute
for or adulterate coffee [syn: {chicory}, {chicory root}]
chief assistant
n 1: the most helpful assistant [syn: {right-hand man}, {chief
assistant}, {man Friday}]
Chief Constable
n 1: the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
Chief Executive
n 1: the person who holds the office of head of state of the
United States government; "the President likes to jog every
morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United
States President}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
2: the office of the United States head of state; "a President
is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the United
States}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
chief executive officer
n 1: the corporate executive responsible for the operations of
the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint
other managers (including a president) [syn: {chief
executive officer}, {CEO}, {chief operating officer}]
chief financial officer
n 1: the corporate executive having financial authority to make
appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm [syn:
{chief financial officer}, {CFO}]
Chief Joseph
n 1: leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States
troops (1840-1904) [syn: {Joseph}, {Chief Joseph}]
chief justice
n 1: the judge who presides over a supreme court
chief of staff
n 1: the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
chief of state
n 1: the chief public representative of a country who may also
be the head of government [syn: {head of state}, {chief of
state}]
chief operating officer
n 1: the corporate executive responsible for the operations of
the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint
other managers (including a president) [syn: {chief
executive officer}, {CEO}, {chief operating officer}]
chief petty officer
n 1: a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
Chief Secretary
n 1: a member of the British Cabinet
chiffon cake
n 1: very light cake
chigger flower
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
chigoe flea
n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the
skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigoe},
{chigger}, {chigoe flea}, {Tunga penetrans}]
Chihuahuan Desert
n 1: a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and
northern Mexico
Chihuahuan spotted whiptail
n 1: having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots;
upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico [syn:
{Chihuahuan spotted whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus exsanguis}]
child abuse
n 1: the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of
children
child care
n 1: a service involving care for other people's children [syn:
{childcare}, {child care}]
child molester
n 1: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the
passive partner [syn: {pederast}, {paederast}, {child
molester}]
child neglect
n 1: failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and
physical care for a child
child pornography
n 1: the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or
films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddie porn}, {kiddy
porn}]
child prodigy
n 1: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age;
"Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {child prodigy}, {infant
prodigy}, {wonder child}]
child psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental
development of children [syn: {developmental psychology},
{genetic psychology}, {child psychology}]
child support
n 1: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who
has custody of the children after the parents are separated
child welfare agency
n 1: an administrative unit responsible for social work
concerned with the welfare and vocational training of
children [syn: {child welfare agency}, {child welfare
service}]
child welfare service
n 1: an administrative unit responsible for social work
concerned with the welfare and vocational training of
children [syn: {child welfare agency}, {child welfare
service}]
child's body
n 1: the body of a human child
child's game
n 1: a game enjoyed by children
child's play
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic},
{snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover},
{walkover}, {piece of cake}]
2: activity by children that is guided more by imagination than
by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a
small child" [syn: {play}, {child's play}]
child's room
n 1: a bedroom for a child
child-centered
adj 1: designed to promote a child's personal qualities rather
than to provide training or information
child-proof
v 1: make safe against children; "childproof the apartment"
[syn: {child-proof}, {childproof}]
childbed fever
n 1: serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during
childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary
conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon [syn:
{puerperal fever}, {childbed fever}]
childbirth-preparation class
n 1: a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and
concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor
Childe Hassam
n 1: United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold
brushwork (1859-1935) [syn: {Hassam}, {Childe Hassam},
{Frederick Childe Hassam}]
Chile bonito
n 1: common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark
oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Chilean
bonito}, {Pacific bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]
Chile hazel
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
Chile nut
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
chile pine
n 1: large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches
and bearing edible nuts [syn: {monkey puzzle}, {chile
pine}, {Araucaria araucana}]
Chile tarweed
n 1: South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source
of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil
plant}, {Madia sativa}]
Chilean bonito
n 1: common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark
oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Chilean
bonito}, {Pacific bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]
Chilean cedar
n 1: a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and
pretty foliage [syn: {Chilean cedar}, {Austrocedrus
chilensis}]
Chilean firebush
n 1: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-
crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean firebush}, {Chilean
flameflower}, {Embothrium coccineum}]
Chilean flameflower
n 1: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-
crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean firebush}, {Chilean
flameflower}, {Embothrium coccineum}]
Chilean hazelnut
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
Chilean jasmine
n 1: woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its
glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped
creamy-white flowers [syn: {Chilean jasmine}, {Mandevilla
laxa}]
Chilean monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Chile
Chilean nut
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
Chilean peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
[syn: {Chilean peso}, {peso}]
Chilean rimu
n 1: about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate
spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of
southern Chile [syn: {Chilean rimu}, {Lepidothamnus
fonkii}]
Chilean strawberry
n 1: wild strawberry of western United States and South America;
source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn:
{beach strawberry}, {Chilean strawberry}, {Fragaria
chiloensis}]
chili con carne
n 1: ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with
tomatoes and kidney beans [syn: {chili}, {chili con carne}]
chili dog
n 1: a hotdog with chili con carne on it
chili pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili
pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno},
{Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn:
{chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chilly}, {chile}]
chili powder
n 1: powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin
and garlic and oregano
chili sauce
n 1: tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered
with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings
chili vinegar
n 1: fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers
chill out
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
chilli pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili
pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno},
{Capsicum annuum longum}]
chills and fever
n 1: successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of
malaria [syn: {ague}, {chills and fever}]
Chilomeniscus cinctus
n 1: a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine
to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding
resembles that of coral snakes [syn: {banded sand snake},
{Chilomeniscus cinctus}]
Chilopsis linearis
n 1: evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions
of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers
and long seed pods [syn: {desert willow}, {Chilopsis
linearis}]
Chimaera monstrosa
n 1: large European chimaera [syn: {rabbitfish}, {Chimaera
monstrosa}]
Chimaphila corymbosa
n 1: Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal
corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine},
{Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]
Chimaphila umbellata
n 1: Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal
corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine},
{Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]
chime in
v 1: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
chimney bellflower
n 1: bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney plant},
{chimney bellflower}, {Campanula pyramidalis}]
chimney breast
n 1: walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround
the chimney base
chimney corner
n 1: a corner by a fireplace [syn: {chimney corner},
{inglenook}]
chimney plant
n 1: bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney plant},
{chimney bellflower}, {Campanula pyramidalis}]
chimney swallow
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn:
{chimney swift}, {chimney swallow}, {Chateura pelagica}]
2: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: {barn swallow}, {chimney swallow}, {Hirundo
rustica}]
chimney swift
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn:
{chimney swift}, {chimney swallow}, {Chateura pelagica}]
Chimonanthus praecox
n 1: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice},
{winter sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]
chin music
n 1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate},
{prattle}, {idle talk}, {blether}, {chin music}]
chin rest
n 1: a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
chin strap
n 1: a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds
the hat in place
chin up
v 1: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's
chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin}, {chin up}]
chin wag
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
chin wagging
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
chin-up
n 1: an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a
horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar [syn:
{pull-up}, {chin-up}]
chin-wag
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
chin-wagging
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
China aster
n 1: valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear
bright colors; grown primarily for cutting [syn: {China
aster}, {Callistephus chinensis}]
china cabinet
n 1: a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and
displaying china [syn: {china cabinet}, {china closet}]
china clay
n 1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as
an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china
clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain
clay}, {terra alba}]
china closet
n 1: a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and
displaying china [syn: {china cabinet}, {china closet}]
China fleece vine
n 1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish
flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine},
{China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]
China grass
n 1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green
leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that
resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk
plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]
China jute
n 1: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having
velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong
fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
[syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian
mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon
theophrasti}]
china pink
n 1: Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a
purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {china
pink}, {rainbow pink}, {Dianthus chinensis}]
China rose
n 1: shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden
roses [syn: {China rose}, {Bengal rose}, {Rosa chinensis}]
2: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant}, {shoe
black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
china stone
n 1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as
an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china
clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain
clay}, {terra alba}]
China tree
n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans [syn:
{China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry},
{Sapindus saponaria}]
2: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry
tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India},
{azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia
azedarach}]
chinaberry tree
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
chinch bug
n 1: small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
[syn: {chinch bug}, {Blissus leucopterus}]
Chinchilla laniger
n 1: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes
but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {chinchilla},
{Chinchilla laniger}]
chinchilla rat
n 1: ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
[syn: {abrocome}, {chinchilla rat}, {rat chinchilla}]
Chinese alligator
n 1: small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having
unwebbed digits [syn: {Chinese alligator}, {Alligator
sinensis}]
Chinese angelica
n 1: similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
[syn: {Chinese angelica}, {Chinese angelica tree}, {Aralia
stipulata}]
Chinese angelica tree
n 1: similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
[syn: {Chinese angelica}, {Chinese angelica tree}, {Aralia
stipulata}]
Chinese anise
n 1: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-
shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
[syn: {star anise}, {Chinese anise}, {Illicium verum}]
2: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking
and medicine [syn: {Chinese anise}, {star anise}, {star
aniseed}]
Chinese black mushroom
n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake},
{shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak
mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]
Chinese brown sauce
n 1: a sauce based on soy sauce [syn: {Chinese brown sauce},
{brown sauce}]
Chinese cabbage
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
{Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai},
{Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
2: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green
leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {Chinese
celery}]
Chinese celery
n 1: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green
leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {Chinese
celery}]
Chinese checkers
n 1: a board game in which each player tries to move a set of
marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-
pointed star to the opposite point [syn: {Chinese
checkers}, {Chinese chequers}]
Chinese chequers
n 1: a board game in which each player tries to move a set of
marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-
pointed star to the opposite point [syn: {Chinese
checkers}, {Chinese chequers}]
Chinese chestnut
n 1: a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in
Korea and China [syn: {Chinese chestnut}, {Castanea
mollissima}]
Chinese chive
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
[syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic},
{Allium tuberosum}]
Chinese cinnamon
n 1: aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a
spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark [syn: {cassia bark},
{Chinese cinnamon}]
Chinese cork oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea
having thick corky bark [syn: {Chinese cork oak}, {Quercus
variabilis}]
Chinese date
n 1: dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn:
{jujube}, {Chinese date}, {Chinese jujube}]
Chinese deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
Chinese elm
n 1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United
States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm},
{Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]
2: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as
shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Chinese elm}, {Ulmus
parvifolia}]
Chinese evergreen
n 1: erect or partially climbing herb having large green or
variegated leaves [syn: {Chinese evergreen}, {Japanese
leaf}, {Aglaonema modestum}]
Chinese forget-me-not
n 1: biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue
flowers [syn: {Chinese forget-me-not}, {Cynoglossum
amabile}]
Chinese fried rice
n 1: boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp
and quickly scrambled with eggs [syn: {fried rice},
{Chinese fried rice}]
Chinese goose
n 1: very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely
with the greylag [syn: {Chinese goose}, {Anser cygnoides}]
Chinese gooseberry
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand
for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis},
{Actinidia deliciosa}]
2: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
[syn: {kiwi}, {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
Chinese hibiscus
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant},
{shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
Chinese holly
n 1: dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves;
widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Chinese holly},
{Ilex cornuta}]
Chinese jujube
n 1: dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn:
{jujube}, {Chinese date}, {Chinese jujube}]
Chinese lacquer tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
Chinese lantern
n 1: a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for
decorative purposes
Chinese lantern plant
n 1: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated
papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant},
{winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]
Chinese magnolia
n 1: large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy
to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an
ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {saucer
magnolia}, {Chinese magnolia}, {Magnolia soulangiana}]
Chinese monetary unit
n 1: the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
Chinese mushroom
n 1: small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a
white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and
other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn:
{straw mushroom}, {Chinese mushroom}, {Volvariella
volvacea}]
chinese mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard},
{indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica
juncea}]
2: very hot prepared mustard
Chinese paddlefish
n 1: fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi
paddlefish [syn: {Chinese paddlefish}, {Psephurus gladis}]
Chinese parasol
n 1: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an
ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long
racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious
leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese
parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree},
{Firmiana simplex}]
Chinese parasol tree
n 1: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an
ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long
racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious
leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese
parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree},
{Firmiana simplex}]
Chinese parsley
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling
parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {Chinese
parsley}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
2: parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish [syn:
{coriander}, {Chinese parsley}, {cilantro}]
Chinese pea tree
n 1: shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale
yellow flowers; northern China [syn: {Chinese pea tree},
{Caragana sinica}]
Chinese primrose
n 1: cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: {Chinese primrose},
{Primula sinensis}]
Chinese privet
n 1: erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan
having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles;
resembles Japanese privet [syn: {Chinese privet}, {white
wax tree}, {Ligustrum lucidum}]
Chinese puzzle
n 1: intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within
boxes
Chinese restaurant syndrome
n 1: headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating
caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
Chinese Revolution
n 1: the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in
China; 1911-1912
Chinese rhubarb
n 1: long used for laxative properties [syn: {Chinese rhubarb},
{Rheum palmatum}]
Chinese scholar tree
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree},
{Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora
japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]
Chinese scholartree
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree},
{Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora
japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]
Chinese Shan
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Nuea}, {Chinese
Shan}, {Dehong Dai}]
Chinese silk plant
n 1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green
leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that
resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk
plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]
Chinese Wall
n 1: a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern
China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
[syn: {Chinese Wall}, {Great Wall}, {Great Wall of China}]
Chinese water chestnut
n 1: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn:
{water chestnut}, {Chinese water chestnut}, {Eleocharis
dulcis}]
Chinese white
n 1: a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc
oxide [syn: {zinc white}, {Chinese white}]
Chinese white cabbage
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi},
{pakchoi}, {pak choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
Chinese wistaria
n 1: having deep purple flowers [syn: {Chinese wistaria},
{Wisteria chinensis}]
Chinese wood oil
n 1: a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree [syn:
{tung oil}, {Chinese wood oil}]
Chinese yam
n 1: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and
cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-
shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its
edible tubers [syn: {cinnamon vine}, {Chinese yam},
{Dioscorea batata}]
Chinese-red
adj 1: of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: {vermilion},
{vermillion}, {cinnabar}, {Chinese-red}]
chinkapin oak
n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak},
{chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus
muehlenbergii}]
chinning bar
n 1: a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself
Chino-Japanese War
n 1: a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the
control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly
defeated at Port Arthur [syn: {Chino-Japanese War}, {Sino-
Japanese War}]
Chinook Jargon
n 1: a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English
words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern
North America [syn: {Chinook Jargon}, {Oregon Jargon}]
chinook salmon
n 1: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook
salmon}, {chinook}, {king salmon}]
2: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon},
{quinnat salmon}, {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}]
chinook wind
n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the
Rockies [syn: {chinook}, {chinook wind}, {snow eater}]
chinquapin oak
n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak},
{chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus
muehlenbergii}]
Chiococca alba
n 1: evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West
Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy
flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn:
{blolly}, {West Indian snowberry}, {Chiococca alba}]
Chionanthus virginicus
n 1: small bushy tree of southeastern United States having
profuse clusters of white flowers [syn: {fringe bush},
{Chionanthus virginicus}]
Chionochloa conspicua
n 1: used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {toitoi},
{Arundo conspicua}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]
chip at
v 1: engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's
name into the bark" [syn: {carve}, {chip at}]
chip away
v 1: remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are
chipping away at the quality of life" [syn: {chip away},
{chip away at}]
chip away at
v 1: remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are
chipping away at the quality of life" [syn: {chip away},
{chip away at}]
chip in
v 1: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn:
{contribute}, {give}, {chip in}, {kick in}]
chip off
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn:
{chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
chip shot
n 1: (golf) a low running approach shot [syn: {chip}, {chip
shot}]
chipping sparrow
n 1: small North American finch common in urban areas [syn:
{chipping sparrow}, {Spizella passerina}]
Chiricahua Apache
n 1: an Apache language
chirk up
v 1: become cheerful [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {chirk up}]
[ant: {complain}, {kick}, {kvetch}, {plain}, {quetch},
{sound off}]
chisel in
v 1: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
chisel steel
n 1: steel used in making chisels
chisel-like
adj 1: resembling a chisel
Chisholm Trail
n 1: a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene
in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
chit chat
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
chit-chat
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
{chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
{confab}, {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chatter}, {chaffer},
{natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
chittam bark
n 1: dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
[syn: {cascara}, {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark},
{chittem bark}]
chittem bark
n 1: dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
[syn: {cascara}, {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark},
{chittem bark}]
Chlamydera nuchalis
n 1: large bowerbird of northern Australia [syn: {great
bowerbird}, {Chlamydera nuchalis}]
Chlamydia psittaci
n 1: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease
chlamydia [syn: {Chlamydia psittaci}, {C. psittaci}]
Chlamydia trachomatis
n 1: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases
chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum [syn: {Chlamydia
trachomatis}, {C. trachomatis}]
Chlamydosaurus kingi
n 1: large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff
of skin around the neck [syn: {frilled lizard},
{Chlamydosaurus kingi}]
Chlamyphorus truncatus
n 1: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and
pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago},
{pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore},
{Chlamyphorus truncatus}]
Chloe Anthony Wofford
n 1: United States writer whose novels describe the lives of
African-Americans (born in 1931) [syn: {Morrison}, {Toni
Morrison}, {Chloe Anthony Wofford}]
Chlor-Trimeton
n 1: an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
[syn: {chlorpheniramine maleate}, {Coricidin}, {Chlor-
Trimeton}]
chloral hydrate
n 1: a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates
the stomach and can be addictive
chloramine-T
n 1: any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen;
used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: {chloramine},
{chloramine-T}]
chloric acid
n 1: (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in
chlorate salts
chloride of lime
n 1: a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride
and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn:
{bleaching powder}, {chlorinated lime}, {chloride of lime}]
chlorinated lime
n 1: a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride
and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn:
{bleaching powder}, {chlorinated lime}, {chloride of lime}]
chlorine dioxide
n 1: an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or
starch or soap or flour and in water purification
chlorine water
n 1: an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent
Chloris gayana
n 1: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United
States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions [syn:
{Rhodes grass}, {Chloris gayana}]
Chloris truncata
n 1: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes
arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill
grass}, {creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris
truncata}]
chlorohydric acid
n 1: an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly
corrosive acid [syn: {hydrochloric acid}, {chlorohydric
acid}]
Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
n 1: a kind of bush shrike [syn: {black-fronted bush shrike},
{Chlorophoneus nigrifrons}]
chlorophyll a
n 1: a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol
solution; found in all higher plants
chlorophyll b
n 1: a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol
solution; generally characteristic of higher plants
chlorophyll c
n 1: the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and
flagellates [syn: {chlorophyll c}, {chlorofucin}]
chlorophyll d
n 1: the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red
algae
Chlorophyllum molybdites
n 1: a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales
on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm;
often forms `fairy rings'
chlorous acid
n 1: (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution
Chloroxylon swietenia
n 1: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood
[syn: {satinwood}, {satinwood tree}, {Chloroxylon
swietenia}]
chlorpheniramine maleate
n 1: an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
[syn: {chlorpheniramine maleate}, {Coricidin}, {Chlor-
Trimeton}]
Chlorura chlorura
n 1: towhee of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {green-tailed towhee},
{Chlorura chlorura}]
choc-ice
n 1: colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream
chock up
v 1: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
[syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]
chock-a-block
adv 1: as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"
[syn: {chock}, {chock-a-block}]
chock-full
adj 1: packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces
of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full},
{chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]
chocolate bar
n 1: a bar of chocolate candy
chocolate cake
n 1: cake containing chocolate
chocolate candy
n 1: candy made with chocolate
chocolate chip cookie
n 1: cookies containing chocolate chips [syn: {chocolate chip
cookie}, {Toll House cookie}]
chocolate eclair
n 1: eclair topped with chocolate
chocolate egg
n 1: egg-shaped chocolate candy
chocolate fondue
n 1: fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for
dipping fruits
chocolate fudge
n 1: fudge made with chocolate or cocoa
chocolate ice cream
n 1: ice cream flavored with chocolate
chocolate kiss
n 1: a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of
chocolate
chocolate liquor
n 1: the liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are
roasted and ground; the basis of all chocolate
chocolate milk
n 1: milk flavored with chocolate syrup
chocolate mousse
n 1: dessert mousse made with chocolate
chocolate pudding
n 1: sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually
thickened with flour rather than eggs
chocolate root
n 1: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate
leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx
and orange and pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian
chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum
rivale}]
chocolate sauce
n 1: sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar
and water [syn: {chocolate sauce}, {chocolate syrup}]
chocolate syrup
n 1: sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar
and water [syn: {chocolate sauce}, {chocolate syrup}]
chocolate tree
n 1: tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao},
{cacao tree}, {chocolate tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]
chocolate truffle
n 1: creamy chocolate candy [syn: {truffle}, {chocolate
truffle}]
chocolate-brown
adj 1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn:
{brown}, {brownish}, {chocolate-brown}, {dark-brown}]
chocolate-colored
adj 1: having the color of dark chocolate [syn: {chocolate-
colored}, {chocolate-coloured}]
chocolate-coloured
adj 1: having the color of dark chocolate [syn: {chocolate-
colored}, {chocolate-coloured}]
Choeronycteris mexicana
n 1: small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose [syn:
{hognose bat}, {Choeronycteris mexicana}]
choice morsel
n 1: a small tasty bit of food [syn: {choice morsel}, {tidbit},
{titbit}]
choice of words
n 1: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use
concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording},
{diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words},
{verbiage}]
choir loft
n 1: a gallery in a church occupied by the choir
choir school
n 1: a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where
boys with singing ability can receive a general education
[syn: {choir school}, {schola cantorum}]
choke back
v 1: suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke off},
{choke down}, {choke back}]
choke coil
n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in
electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate
alternating current [syn: {choke}, {choke coil}, {choking
coil}]
choke down
v 1: suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke off},
{choke down}, {choke back}]
choke hold
n 1: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck
of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he
grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and
jewelry, and then fled" [syn: {chokehold}, {choke hold}]
choke off
v 1: suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke off},
{choke down}, {choke back}]
2: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
{clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest},
{choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
choke up
v 1: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are
blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {lug}, {choke up}, {block}] [ant:
{loosen up}, {unstuff}]
choke-full
adj 1: packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces
of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full},
{chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]
chokecherry tree
n 1: a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small
bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry},
{chokecherry tree}, {Prunus virginiana}]
choking coil
n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in
electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate
alternating current [syn: {choke}, {choke coil}, {choking
coil}]
cholera infantum
n 1: often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children;
not true cholera but having similar symptoms
cholera morbus
n 1: severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized
by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea [syn: {cholera
morbus}, {collywobbles}]
cholesterosis cutis
n 1: widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees);
often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn:
{xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis
cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]
cholic acid
n 1: an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
Choloepus didactylus
n 1: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on
each front foot [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {unau}, {unai},
{Choloepus didactylus}]
Choloepus hoffmanni
n 1: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each
forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot [syn: {two-
toed sloth}, {unau}, {unai}, {Choloepus hoffmanni}]
Chondrus crispus
n 1: dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe
and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carrageen},
{carageen}, {carragheen}, {Chondrus crispus}]
choo-choo
n 1: a child's word for locomotive
choose up
v 1: form sides, as for a game
chop down
v 1: cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"
chop off
v 1: remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off
the dead branch" [syn: {cut off}, {chop off}, {lop off}]
chop shop
n 1: a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
chop shot
n 1: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts
backspin on the ball [syn: {chop}, {chop shot}]
chop steak
n 1: a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop
steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]
chop suey
n 1: meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery,
onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and
garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the
United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants
there
chop up
v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: {chop},
{chop up}]
chop-chop
adv 1: with speed; "he works quickly"; "John got ready in short
order" [syn: {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}, {chop-
chop}, {apace}, {in short order}] [ant: {easy}, {slow},
{slowly}, {tardily}]
chop-suey greens
n 1: grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
[syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {shun giku},
{Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]
2: succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in
Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
chopped steak
n 1: a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop
steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]
chopping block
n 1: a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or
wood can be split
chopping board
n 1: a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut [syn:
{chopping board}, {cutting board}]
choral ode
n 1: ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama
chorale prelude
n 1: a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for
variations
chordate family
n 1: any family in the phylum Chordata
chordate genus
n 1: any genus in the phylum Chordata
choreic abasia
n 1: abasia related to abnormal movements of the legs
chorioallantoic membrane
n 1: the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused
chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois [syn:
{chorioallantois}, {chorioallantoic membrane}]
chorionic villus
n 1: one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion
and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the
placenta
chorionic villus biopsy
n 1: a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage
of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
[syn: {chorionic villus sampling}, {chorionic villus
biopsy}]
chorionic villus sampling
n 1: a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage
of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
[syn: {chorionic villus sampling}, {chorionic villus
biopsy}]
Choriotis australis
n 1: popular Australian game bird [syn: {plain turkey},
{Choriotis australis}]
Chorizagrotis auxiliaris
n 1: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and
destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states [syn:
{army cutworm}, {Chorizagrotis auxiliaris}]
choroid coat
n 1: a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina
and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the
scattering of light inside the eye [syn: {choroid},
{choroid coat}]
choroid plexus
n 1: a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate
intraventricular pressure [syn: {choroid plexus}, {plexus
choroideus}]
choroid vein
n 1: either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye
[syn: {choroid vein}, {vena choroidea}]
choroidal artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {choroidal
artery}, {arteria choroidea}]
choropleth map
n 1: a map that uses graded differences in shading or color or
the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in
order to indicate the average values of some property or
quantity in those areas
chorus frog
n 1: any of several small North American frogs having a loud
call
chorus girl
n 1: a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: {chorus girl},
{showgirl}, {chorine}]
chorus line
n 1: a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn:
{chorus}, {chorus line}]
chosen people
n 1: any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
Chou dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]
Chou En-lai
n 1: Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976)
[syn: {Zhou En-lai}, {Chou En-lai}]
chow chow
n 1: breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy
curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed
to have originated in northern China [syn: {chow}, {chow
chow}]
Chow dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]
chow line
n 1: a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially
at a military camp)
chow mein
n 1: chop suey served with fried noodles
Chris Evert
n 1: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles
in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn:
{Evert}, {Chris Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}, {Christine Marie
Evert}]
Chrissie Evert
n 1: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles
in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn:
{Evert}, {Chris Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}, {Christine Marie
Evert}]
Christ plant
n 1: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long
woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet
bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Christ
plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]
Christ thorn
n 1: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long
woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet
bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Christ
plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]
Christ Within
n 1: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and
guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light}, {Light
Within}, {Christ Within}]
Christ's Resurrection
n 1: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after
the Crucifixion [syn: {Resurrection}, {Christ's
Resurrection}, {Resurrection of Christ}]
Christ's-thorn
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn:
{Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Paliurus spina-
christi}]
2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
{jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus
jujuba}]
Christiaan Eijkman
n 1: Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a
nutritional deficiency (1858-1930) [syn: {Eijkman},
{Christiaan Eijkman}]
Christiaan Huygens
n 1: Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of
light (1629-1695) [syn: {Huygens}, {Christiaan Huygens},
{Christian Huygens}]
Christian Bible
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
Christian church
n 1: one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs
and forms of worship [syn: {church}, {Christian church}]
2: a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source
of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
[syn: {Christian Church}, {Disciples of Christ}]
Christian Dior
n 1: French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a
style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) [syn:
{Dior}, {Christian Dior}]
Christian era
n 1: the time period beginning with the supposed year of
Christ's birth [syn: {Christian era}, {Common era}]
Christian Friedrich Hebbel
n 1: German dramatist (1813-1863) [syn: {Hebbel}, {Friedrich
Hebbel}, {Christian Friedrich Hebbel}]
Christian Friedrich Schonbein
n 1: German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton
as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868) [syn: {Schonbein},
{Christian Schonbein}, {Christian Friedrich Schonbein}]
Christian holy day
n 1: a religious holiday for Christians
Christian Huygens
n 1: Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of
light (1629-1695) [syn: {Huygens}, {Christiaan Huygens},
{Christian Huygens}]
Christian Johann Doppler
n 1: Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler
effect (1803-1853) [syn: {Doppler}, {Christian Johann
Doppler}]
Christian liturgy
n 1: the Christian worship services
Christian name
n 1: the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
[syn: {Christian name}, {baptismal name}]
Christian religion
n 1: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the
Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the
New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
[syn: {Christianity}, {Christian religion}]
Christian Schonbein
n 1: German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton
as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868) [syn: {Schonbein},
{Christian Schonbein}, {Christian Friedrich Schonbein}]
Christian Science
n 1: Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
[syn: {Christian Science}, {Church of Christ Scientist}]
2: religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy
emphasizing spiritual healing
Christian Scientist
n 1: a member of the Protestant church founded in the United
States by Mary Baker Eddy
Christian theology
n 1: the teachings of Christian churches
Christian year
n 1: the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast
days and special seasons [syn: {church year}, {Christian
year}]
Christine Marie Evert
n 1: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles
in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn:
{Evert}, {Chris Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}, {Christine Marie
Evert}]
Christmas begonia
n 1: hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large
pink flowers [syn: {Christmas begonia}, {blooming-fool
begonia}, {Begonia cheimantha}]
Christmas bells
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large
orange or crimson flowers
Christmas berry
n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having
spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red
berries [syn: {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Lycium
carolinianum}]
2: ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of
the United States having large white flowers and red
berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn:
{toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry},
{Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]
Christmas box
n 1: a present given at Christmas for services during the year
Christmas bush
n 1: Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in
Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas bush}, {Christmas
tree}, {Ceratopetalum gummiferum}]
Christmas cactus
n 1: epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as
a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-
purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Christmas
cactus}, {Schlumbergera buckleyi}, {Schlumbergera
baridgesii}]
Christmas cake
n 1: a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan)
and eaten at Christmas
Christmas card
n 1: a card expressing a Christmas greeting
Christmas carol
n 1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn:
{carol}, {Christmas carol}]
Christmas Day
n 1: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Christmas}, {Christmas Day}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}]
Christmas disease
n 1: a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a
congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B},
{haemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]
Christmas Eve
n 1: the day before Christmas [syn: {Christmas Eve}, {Dec 24}]
Christmas factor
n 1: coagulation factor whose absence is associated with
hemophilia B [syn: {Christmas factor}, {factor IX}]
Christmas fern
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood
fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
Christmas flower
n 1: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
Christmas gift
n 1: a present given at Christmas time [syn: {Christmas
present}, {Christmas gift}]
Christmas green
n 1: any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and
erect branches [syn: {ground pine}, {Christmas green}]
Christmas holly
n 1: an evergreen tree [syn: {American holly}, {Christmas
holly}]
Christmas present
n 1: a present given at Christmas time [syn: {Christmas
present}, {Christmas gift}]
Christmas pudding
n 1: a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake [syn:
{plum pudding}, {Christmas pudding}]
Christmas rose
n 1: European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like
winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter
rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]
Christmas star
n 1: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
Christmas stocking
n 1: a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
Christmas tree
n 1: Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in
Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas bush}, {Christmas
tree}, {Ceratopetalum gummiferum}]
2: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western
Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic
on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree},
{Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
3: tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a
regular crown and grey bark [syn: {European silver fir},
{Christmas tree}, {Abies alba}]
4: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
5: an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
n 1: German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787) [syn:
{Gluck}, {Christoph Willibald von Gluck}]
Christopher Carson
n 1: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions
in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American
Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Carson}, {Kit Carson},
{Christopher Carson}]
Christopher Columbus
n 1: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the
service of Spain while looking for a route to China
(1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Christopher Columbus},
{Cristoforo Colombo}, {Cristobal Colon}]
Christopher Fry
n 1: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born
1907) [syn: {Fry}, {Christopher Fry}]
Christopher Isherwood
n 1: United States writer (born in England) whose best known
novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated
with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
[syn: {Isherwood}, {Christopher Isherwood}, {Christopher
William Bradshaw Isherwood}]
Christopher Marlowe
n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a
form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a
tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Marlowe}, {Christopher
Marlowe}]
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood
n 1: United States writer (born in England) whose best known
novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated
with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
[syn: {Isherwood}, {Christopher Isherwood}, {Christopher
William Bradshaw Isherwood}]
chromatic aberration
n 1: an optical aberration in which the image has colored
fringes
chromatic color
n 1: a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic
colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}]
chromatic colour
n 1: a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic
colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}]
chromatic scale
n 1: a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
chromatic vision
n 1: the normal ability to see colors [syn: {color vision},
{chromatic vision}, {trichromacy}]
chromatin granule
n 1: the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus
consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during
mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes [syn:
{chromatin}, {chromatin granule}]
chromatography column
n 1: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a
mixture is poured in the top and washed through a
stationary substance where components of the mixture are
adsorbed selectively to form colored bands [syn: {column},
{chromatography column}]
chrome alum
n 1: a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant
in dyeing
chrome green
n 1: any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome
yellow and iron blue
2: a brilliant green color
chrome red
n 1: a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate
chrome yellow
n 1: any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead
chromate and other lead compounds
chrome-nickel steel
n 1: Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch
springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide
range of temperatures [syn: {chrome-nickel steel},
{Elinvar}]
chrome-tungsten steel
n 1: a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten
chromic acid
n 1: an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate
salts
chromium steel
n 1: steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to
corrosion [syn: {stainless steel}, {stainless}, {chromium
steel}]
chromium-plate
v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn:
{chrome}, {chromium-plate}]
chromosomal aberration
n 1: any change in the normal structure or number of
chromosomes; often results in physical or mental
abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal
anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]
chromosomal anomaly
n 1: any change in the normal structure or number of
chromosomes; often results in physical or mental
abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal
anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]
chromosomal mutation
n 1: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any
alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the
genotype of an organism [syn: {mutation}, {genetic
mutation}, {chromosomal mutation}]
chromosome mapping
n 1: (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
[syn: {mapping}, {chromosome mapping}]
chromosonal disorder
n 1: any change in the normal structure or number of
chromosomes; often results in physical or mental
abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal
anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]
chronic bronchitis
n 1: a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of
sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air
flow
chronic eczema
n 1: eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with
accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {chronic
eczema}, {eczema hypertrophicum}]
chronic gastritis
n 1: persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or
pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders
chronic glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm;
produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle
glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma" [syn:
{chronic glaucoma}, {open-angle glaucoma}]
chronic glossitis
n 1: glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes
accompanies pernicious anemia
chronic kidney failure
n 1: renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic
disorders [syn: {chronic renal failure}, {chronic kidney
failure}]
chronic leukemia
n 1: slowly progressing leukemia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
n 1: chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells;
more common in older men
chronic myelocytic leukemia
n 1: chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more
common in older people [syn: {chronic myelocytic leukemia},
{myeloid leukemia}]
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
n 1: a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of
emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have
been heavy cigarette smokers
chronic pyelonephritis
n 1: pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal
failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone
or with narrowing of the urinary passageways
chronic renal failure
n 1: renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic
disorders [syn: {chronic renal failure}, {chronic kidney
failure}]
chronic wasting disease
n 1: a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis)
that affects deer and elk
chronological age
n 1: age measured by the time (years and months) that something
or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71
years"
chronological record
n 1: a chronological account of events in successive years [syn:
{annals}, {chronological record}]
chronological sequence
n 1: a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor
saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence},
{chronological sequence}, {succession}, {successiveness},
{chronological succession}]
chronological succession
n 1: a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor
saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence},
{chronological sequence}, {succession}, {successiveness},
{chronological succession}]
Chronoperates paradoxus
n 1: shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada;
from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than
other mammal-like reptiles)
chrosomal abnormality
n 1: any change in the normal structure or number of
chromosomes; often results in physical or mental
abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal
anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]
Chrysanthemum balsamita
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike
yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and
sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes
placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost},
{bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum
balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
{pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}]
Chrysanthemum coccineum
n 1: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having
finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple
flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in
genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum coccineum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]
Chrysanthemum coronarium
n 1: shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {crown daisy}, {Chrysanthemum
coronarium}]
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum
n 1: grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
[syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {shun giku},
{Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]
chrysanthemum dog
n 1: breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old
English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails [syn: {Tibetan
terrier}, {chrysanthemum dog}]
Chrysanthemum frutescens
n 1: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually
pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy},
{Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum
frutescens}]
Chrysanthemum lacustre
n 1: perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn:
{Pyrenees daisy}, {Leucanthemum lacustre}, {Chrysanthemum
lacustre}]
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
Chrysanthemum maximum
n 1: similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {Leucanthemum
maximum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum}]
Chrysanthemum maximum maximum
n 1: hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and
Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads
resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {shasta daisy}, {Leucanthemum
superbum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum maximum}]
Chrysanthemum morifolium
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists'
chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom},
{Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
Chrysanthemum parthenium
n 1: bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of
buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally
for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {feverfew}, {Tanacetum parthenium}, {Chrysanthemum
parthenium}]
Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white
flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike
down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty
miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum
ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
Chrysanthemum segetum
n 1: European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in
grain fields [syn: {corn marigold}, {field marigold},
{Chrysanthemum segetum}]
Chrysaora quinquecirrha
n 1: a type of jellyfish
Chrysemys picta
n 1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle},
{painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
Chrysobalanus icaco
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco},
{Chrysobalanus icaco}]
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin},
{Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla},
{Castanopsis chrysophylla}]
Chrysolepis sempervirens
n 1: evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of
California [syn: {dwarf golden chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis
sempervirens}]
Chrysolophus pictus
n 1: brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western
and central Asia [syn: {golden pheasant}, {Chrysolophus
pictus}]
Chrysophrys auratus
n 1: Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
[syn: {snapper}, {Chrysophrys auratus}]
Chrysophrys australis
n 1: important dark-colored edible food and game fish of
Australia [syn: {black bream}, {Chrysophrys australis}]
Chrysophyllum cainito
n 1: evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having
edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark
green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star
apple}, {caimito}, {Chrysophyllum cainito}]
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
n 1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and
small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin
leaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum
oliviforme}]
Chrysopsis mariana
n 1: perennial golden aster of southeastern United States [syn:
{Maryland golden aster}, {Chrysopsis mariana}]
Chrysopsis villosa
n 1: hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched
clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada
to west central and western United States; sometimes placed
in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie
golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]
Chrysosplenium americanum
n 1: aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western
United States [syn: {water carpet}, {water mat},
{Chrysosplenium americanum}]
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
n 1: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible
hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers
covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording
a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by
the Navajo [syn: {rabbit brush}, {rabbit bush},
{Chrysothamnus nauseosus}]
Chu Kiang
n 1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China
Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiang}, {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}, {Pearl
River}]
Chuang-tzu
n 1: 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse
based Taoism
chub mackerel
n 1: small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub
mackerel}, {tinker}, {Scomber japonicus}]
Chuck Berry
n 1: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Berry},
{Chuck Berry}, {Charles Edward Berry}]
chuck out
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was
excluded from the game" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out},
{exclude}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
chuck short ribs
n 1: between the chuck and the brisket
chuck up the sponge
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit
defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn:
{drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
chuck wagon
n 1: a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for
cowboys)
chuck-full
adj 1: packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces
of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full},
{chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]
chuck-will's-widow
n 1: large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
[syn: {chuck-will's-widow}, {Caprimulgus carolinensis}]
chucker-out
n 1: a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar
or public meeting [syn: {bouncer}, {chucker-out}]
Chukaku-Ha
n 1: an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the
breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert
action wing; "Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property
damage rather than casualties"
Chukchi language
n 1: an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin
spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men
and women [syn: {Chukchi}, {Chukchi language}]
Chukchi Peninsula
n 1: peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait
from northwestern Alaska
Chukchi Sea
n 1: part of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering
Strait
chukka boot
n 1: a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two
or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede [syn:
{chukka}, {chukka boot}]
chukker-brown
adj 1: snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown [syn:
{snuff}, {snuff-brown}, {mummy-brown}, {chukker-brown}]
Chula Vista
n 1: an industrial city in southern California (south of San
Diego) near the Mexican border
chum salmon
n 1: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an
important food fish [syn: {chum salmon}, {chum},
{Oncorhynchus keta}]
chum up
v 1: become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal}, {pal up},
{chum up}]
chump change
n 1: a trifling sum of money [syn: {small change},
{chickenfeed}, {chump change}]
Chunga burmeisteri
n 1: Argentinian Cariama [syn: {chunga}, {seriema}, {Chunga
burmeisteri}]
church bell
n 1: a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people
to church); "church bells were ringing all over town"
church bench
n 1: long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
[syn: {pew}, {church bench}]
church building
n 1: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the
church was empty" [syn: {church}, {church building}]
church calendar
n 1: a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of
fasts and festivals [syn: {church calendar},
{ecclesiastical calendar}]
church doctrine
n 1: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are
generally accepted by that group [syn: {religious
doctrine}, {church doctrine}, {gospel}, {creed}]
Church Father
n 1: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period
from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established
and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman
Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became
Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers
are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome;
those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory
Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: {Church Father},
{Father of the Church}, {Father}]
church festival
n 1: a festival having religious significance [syn: {religious
festival}, {church festival}]
church hat
n 1: a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday
worship
church key
n 1: can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces
the tops of cans
church member
n 1: a religious person who goes to church regularly [syn:
{churchgoer}, {church member}]
church mode
n 1: any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until
1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn:
{ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {church mode},
{medieval mode}]
church mouse
n 1: a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll
church music
n 1: genre of music composed for performance as part of
religious ceremonies [syn: {religious music}, {church
music}]
Church of Christ Scientist
n 1: Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
[syn: {Christian Science}, {Church of Christ Scientist}]
Church of England
n 1: the national church of England (and all other churches in
other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in
Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head [syn:
{Anglican Church}, {Anglican Communion}, {Church of
England}]
Church of Ireland
n 1: autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
n 1: church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in
Salt Lake City, Utah [syn: {Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints}, {Mormon Church}, {Mormons}]
Church of Rome
n 1: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over
by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman
Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church},
{Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]
Church of Scientology
n 1: a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and
characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit
to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-
knowledge and spiritual fulfillment [syn: {Scientology},
{Church of Scientology}]
Church of the Brethren
n 1: a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of
German descent; opposed to military service and taking
legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Church of the
Brethren}, {Dunkers}, {Dippers}]
church officer
n 1: a church official
church property
n 1: property or income owned by a church [syn: {spiritualty},
{spirituality}, {church property}]
church roll
n 1: a list of the members of church
church school
n 1: a private religious school run by a church or parish [syn:
{church school}, {parochial school}]
church service
n 1: a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late
for church" [syn: {church service}, {church}]
Church Slavic
n 1: the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in
the 9th century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church
Slavic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]
church tower
n 1: the tower of a church
church year
n 1: the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast
days and special seasons [syn: {church year}, {Christian
year}]
church-state
n 1: a state ruled by religious authority
Churchill Downs
n 1: a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of
the Kentucky Derby
churn out
v 1: perform in a mechanical way
2: produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but
they are all about the same topic"
churn up
v 1: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The
pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust},
{revolt}, {nauseate}, {sicken}, {churn up}]
churned-up
adj 1: moving with or producing or produced by vigorous
agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning
masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud" [syn:
{churning}, {churned-up}]
chute-the-chute
n 1: elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp
curves and steep inclines) [syn: {roller coaster}, {big
dipper}, {chute-the-chute}]
Cibotium barometz
n 1: Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used
as a styptic [syn: {Scythian lamb}, {Cibotium barometz}]
cicada killer
n 1: large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
[syn: {cicada killer}, {Sphecius speciosis}]
Cicer arietinum
n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian
pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]
cichlid fish
n 1: freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia
similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many
small ones are popular in aquariums [syn: {cichlid},
{cichlid fish}]
Cichorium endivia
n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
usually blanched [syn: {endive}, {witloof}, {Cichorium
endivia}]
Cichorium intybus
n 1: perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with
blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp
edible leaves used in salads [syn: {chicory}, {succory},
{chicory plant}, {Cichorium intybus}]
Cicily Isabel Fairfield
n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West},
{Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel
Fairfield}]
Ciconia ciconia
n 1: the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers
and a red bill [syn: {white stork}, {Ciconia ciconia}]
Ciconia nigra
n 1: Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
[syn: {black stork}, {Ciconia nigra}]
Cicuta verosa
n 1: tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb
locally abundant in marshy areas [syn: {water hemlock},
{Cicuta verosa}]
Cidade de Praia
n 1: the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island [syn:
{Praia}, {Cidade de Praia}, {capital of Cape Verde}]
cider gum
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania [syn: {cider gum},
{Eucalypt gunnii}]
cider mill
n 1: mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider
cider vinegar
n 1: vinegar made from cider
cigar band
n 1: a narrow paper band around a cigar
cigar box
n 1: a box for holding cigars
cigar butt
n 1: small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
cigar cutter
n 1: an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar
cigar lighter
n 1: a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigar lighter},
{cigarette lighter}, {pocket lighter}]
cigar smoker
n 1: a smoker of cigars
cigar-box cedar
n 1: fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes
cigar-shaped
adj 1: tapering at each end [syn: {fusiform}, {spindle-shaped},
{cigar-shaped}]
cigarette burn
n 1: a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette
burn on the edge of the table"
cigarette butt
n 1: small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
cigarette case
n 1: a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in
a purse or a pocket
cigarette holder
n 1: a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
cigarette lighter
n 1: a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigar lighter},
{cigarette lighter}, {pocket lighter}]
cigarette paper
n 1: a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently
porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette
[syn: {cigarette paper}, {rolling paper}]
cigarette smoker
n 1: a smoker of cigarettes
ciliary artery
n 1: one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the
eye [syn: {ciliary artery}, {arteria ciliaris}]
ciliary body
n 1: the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat
and the iris; "the ciliary body produces aqueous humor"
ciliary veins
n 1: small veins coming from the ciliary body [syn: {ciliary
veins}, {venae ciliares}]
ciliated protozoan
n 1: a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the
surface of the cell [syn: {ciliate}, {ciliated protozoan},
{ciliophoran}]
Cimarron River
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows
eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the
Arkansas River [syn: {Cimarron}, {Cimarron River}]
Cimex lectularius
n 1: bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and
feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {bed bug}, {chinch},
{Cimex lectularius}]
Cimicifuga americana
n 1: bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes
of white flowers [syn: {American bugbane}, {summer cohosh},
{Cimicifuga americana}]
Cimicifuga foetida
n 1: bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling
green-white flowers [syn: {fetid bugbane}, {foetid
bugbane}, {Cimicifuga foetida}]
Cimicifuga racemosa
n 1: North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to
Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black
snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]
cinchona bark
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: {cinchona}, {cinchona bark}, {Peruvian
bark}, {Jesuit's bark}]
Cinchona calisaya
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya},
{Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, {Cinchona
calisaya}]
Cinchona cordifolia
n 1: Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
[syn: {Cartagena bark}, {Cinchona cordifolia}, {Cinchona
lancifolia}]
Cinchona lancifolia
n 1: Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
[syn: {Cartagena bark}, {Cinchona cordifolia}, {Cinchona
lancifolia}]
Cinchona ledgeriana
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya},
{Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, {Cinchona
calisaya}]
Cinchona officinalis
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya},
{Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, {Cinchona
calisaya}]
Cinchona pubescens
n 1: small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy
leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {cinchona tree},
{Cinchona pubescens}]
cinchona tree
n 1: small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy
leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {cinchona tree},
{Cinchona pubescens}]
Cinclus aquaticus
n 1: a water ouzel of Europe [syn: {European water ouzel},
{Cinclus aquaticus}]
Cinclus mexicanus
n 1: a water ouzel of western North America [syn: {American
water ouzel}, {Cinclus mexicanus}]
Cinco de Mayo
n 1: the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-
American communities in the United States to commemorate
the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla
in 1862
cinder block
n 1: a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate;
"cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain" [syn:
{cinder block}, {clinker block}, {breeze block}]
cinder pig
n 1: pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag
cinder track
n 1: a racetrack paved with fine cinders
cine projector
n 1: projects successive frames from a reel of film to create
moving pictures [syn: {movie projector}, {cine projector},
{film projector}]
cine-camera
n 1: a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give
the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
[syn: {motion-picture camera}, {movie camera}, {cine-
camera}]
cine-film
n 1: photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a
spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {motion-picture
film}, {movie film}, {cine-film}]
cinema verite
n 1: a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities
without being controlled by a director
Cineraria maritima
n 1: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region
having very white woolly stems and leaves [syn: {dusty
miller}, {Senecio cineraria}, {Cineraria maritima}]
cingulate gyrus
n 1: a long curved structure on the medial surface of the
cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic
system [syn: {cingulate gyrus}, {gyrus cinguli}]
cinnabar chanterelle
n 1: mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting
body [syn: {cinnabar chanterelle}, {Cantharellus
cinnabarinus}]
cinnabar moth
n 1: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of
ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
[syn: {cinnabar}, {cinnabar moth}, {Callimorpha jacobeae}]
Cinnamomum camphora
n 1: large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood
yields camphor [syn: {camphor tree}, {Cinnamomum camphora}]
Cinnamomum cassia
n 1: Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable
cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [syn: {cassia}, {cassia-bark
tree}, {Cinnamomum cassia}]
Cinnamomum loureirii
n 1: tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a
bark used medicinally [syn: {Saigon cinnamon}, {Cinnamomum
loureirii}]
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
n 1: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark;
source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon
cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]
cinnamon bark
n 1: aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a
carminative
2: aromatic bark used as a spice [syn: {cinnamon}, {cinnamon
bark}]
cinnamon bear
n 1: reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear
cinnamon bread
n 1: bread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins
cinnamon bun
n 1: rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins)
then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon roll}, {cinnamon
bun}, {cinnamon snail}]
cinnamon colored
adj 1: having the color of cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon colored},
{cinnamon coloured}, {cinnamon-colored}, {cinnamon-
coloured}]
cinnamon coloured
adj 1: having the color of cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon colored},
{cinnamon coloured}, {cinnamon-colored}, {cinnamon-
coloured}]
cinnamon fern
n 1: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing
fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds;
the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon
fern}, {fiddlehead}, {fiddlehead fern}, {Osmunda
cinnamonea}]
cinnamon roll
n 1: rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins)
then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon roll}, {cinnamon
bun}, {cinnamon snail}]
cinnamon snail
n 1: rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins)
then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon roll}, {cinnamon
bun}, {cinnamon snail}]
cinnamon stone
n 1: a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn:
{cinnamon stone}, {essonite}, {hessonite}]
cinnamon toast
n 1: buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and
grated lemon peel)
cinnamon vine
n 1: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and
cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-
shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its
edible tubers [syn: {cinnamon vine}, {Chinese yam},
{Dioscorea batata}]
cinnamon-colored
adj 1: having the color of cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon colored},
{cinnamon coloured}, {cinnamon-colored}, {cinnamon-
coloured}]
cinnamon-coloured
adj 1: having the color of cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon colored},
{cinnamon coloured}, {cinnamon-colored}, {cinnamon-
coloured}]
cinnamon-red
adj 1: red tinged with cinnamon
cinnamon-scented
adj 1: smelling of cinnamon
circadian rhythm
n 1: a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
Circaea alpina
n 1: an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Alpine
enchanter's nightshade}, {Circaea alpina}]
Circaea lutetiana
n 1: tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers
Circassian walnut
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut},
{Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
Circis siliquastrum
n 1: small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant
purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from
stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in
mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {Judas tree},
{love tree}, {Circis siliquastrum}]
circle around
v 1: move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves
around the Sun" [syn: {revolve around}, {circle around},
{circle round}]
circle of curvature
n 1: the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and
whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: {circle of
curvature}, {osculating circle}]
circle of Willis
n 1: a ring of arteries at the base of the brain
circle round
v 1: move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves
around the Sun" [syn: {revolve around}, {circle around},
{circle round}]
circuit board
n 1: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
{circuit board}, {circuit card}, {board}, {card}, {plug-
in}, {add-in}]
circuit breaker
n 1: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit
when overloaded [syn: {circuit breaker}, {breaker}]
circuit card
n 1: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
{circuit board}, {circuit card}, {board}, {card}, {plug-
in}, {add-in}]
circuit court of appeals
n 1: one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals
that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
circular file
n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket},
{wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]
circular function
n 1: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of
the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
[syn: {trigonometric function}, {circular function}]
circular measure
n 1: measurement of angles in radians
circular plane
n 1: a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or
convex surfaces [syn: {circular plane}, {compass plane}]
circular saw
n 1: a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the
periphery; rotates on a spindle [syn: {circular saw}, {buzz
saw}]
circular-knit
adj 1: knitted in tubular form; "circular-knit sweaters without
seams"
circulating decimal
n 1: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself
indefinitely [syn: {circulating decimal}, {recurring
decimal}, {repeating decimal}]
circulating library
n 1: library that provides books for use outside the building
[syn: {lending library}, {circulating library}]
circulatory failure
n 1: failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate
amounts of blood to body tissues
circulatory system
n 1: the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and
lymph through the body [syn: {circulatory system},
{cardiovascular system}]
circumflex artery
n 1: any of several paired curving arteries
circumflex artery of the thigh
n 1: an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
[syn: {circumflex artery of the thigh}, {arteria
circumflexa femoris}]
circumflex femoral vein
n 1: either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same
name serving the hip and thigh [syn: {circumflex femoral
vein}, {vena circumflexus femoris}]
circumflex humeral artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder
muscles [syn: {circumflex humeral artery}, {arteria
circumflexa humeri}]
circumflex iliac artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin
and the sartorius muscle [syn: {circumflex iliac artery},
{arteria circumflexa ilium}]
circumflex iliac vein
n 1: accompanies the artery of the same name [syn: {circumflex
iliac vein}, {vena circumflexa ilium}]
circumflex scapular artery
n 1: an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and
scapular area [syn: {circumflex scapular artery}, {arteria
circumflexa scapulae}]
circumflex vein
n 1: any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries
of the same name [syn: {circumflex vein}, {vena
circumflexa}]
circumstantial evidence
n 1: evidence providing only a basis for inference about the
fact in dispute [syn: {circumstantial evidence}, {indirect
evidence}] [ant: {direct evidence}]
circus acrobat
n 1: an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus
Circus Aeruginosus
n 1: Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: {marsh
harrier}, {Circus Aeruginosus}]
Circus cyaneus
n 1: common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in
marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern
harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]
Circus pygargus
n 1: brownish European harrier [syn: {Montagu's harrier},
{Circus pygargus}]
circus tent
n 1: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus
performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent";
"they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn:
{circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}, {top}]
cirrhosis of the liver
n 1: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning
of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn:
{cirrhosis}, {cirrhosis of the liver}]
cirrocumulus cloud
n 1: a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of
regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples [syn:
{cirrocumulus}, {cirrocumulus cloud}]
cirrostratus cloud
n 1: a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude [syn:
{cirrostratus}, {cirrostratus cloud}]
cirrus cloud
n 1: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a
high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: {cirrus}, {cirrus
cloud}]
Cirsium arvense
n 1: European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada
where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {Canada thistle},
{creeping thistle}, {Cirsium arvense}]
Cirsium discolor
n 1: stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower
heads [syn: {field thistle}, {Cirsium discolor}]
Cirsium eriophorum
n 1: woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan
Peninsula [syn: {European woolly thistle}, {Cirsium
eriophorum}]
Cirsium flodmanii
n 1: thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
[syn: {woolly thistle}, {Cirsium flodmanii}]
Cirsium helenioides
n 1: perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with
lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of
reddish-purple flowers [syn: {melancholy thistle}, {Cirsium
heterophylum}, {Cirsium helenioides}]
Cirsium heterophylum
n 1: perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with
lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of
reddish-purple flowers [syn: {melancholy thistle}, {Cirsium
heterophylum}, {Cirsium helenioides}]
Cirsium lanceolatum
n 1: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly
leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United
States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear
thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]
Cirsium rivulare
n 1: of central and southwestern Europe [syn: {brook thistle},
{Cirsium rivulare}]
Cirsium vulgare
n 1: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly
leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United
States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear
thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]
Cistothorus palustris
n 1: American wren that inhabits tall reed beds [syn: {long-
billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus palustris}]
Cistothorus platensis
n 1: small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn:
{sedge wren}, {short-billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus
platensis}]
Cistus albidus
n 1: compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having
pink flowers [syn: {white-leaved rockrose}, {Cistus
albidus}]
Cistus ladanifer
n 1: shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves
yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially
as a fixative [syn: {common gum cistus}, {Cistus
ladanifer}, {Cistus ladanum}]
Cistus ladanum
n 1: shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves
yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially
as a fixative [syn: {common gum cistus}, {Cistus
ladanifer}, {Cistus ladanum}]
citation form
n 1: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {citation form}, {main
entry word}, {entry word}]
Citellus citellus
n 1: rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel [syn:
{suslik}, {souslik}, {Citellus citellus}]
Citellus lateralis
n 1: common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of
western North America; resembles a large chipmunk [syn:
{mantled ground squirrel}, {Citellus lateralis}]
Citellus leucurus
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
{antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel},
{antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]
Citellus parryi
n 1: large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn:
{Arctic ground squirrel}, {parka squirrel}, {Citellus
parryi}]
Citellus richardsoni
n 1: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States
and Canada [syn: {flickertail}, {Richardson ground
squirrel}, {Citellus richardsoni}]
Citellus variegatus
n 1: large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the
southwestern United States [syn: {rock squirrel}, {Citellus
variegatus}]
Citharichthys cornutus
n 1: a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf
of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {horned whiff}, {Citharichthys
cornutus}]
Citizen Genet
n 1: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States
into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn:
{Genet}, {Edmund Charles Edouard Genet}, {Citizen Genet}]
citizens committee
n 1: a self-constituted organization to promote something [syn:
{committee}, {citizens committee}]
Citizenship Day
n 1: celebrated in the United States [syn: {Citizenship Day},
{September 17}]
citrange tree
n 1: more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: {citrange},
{citrange tree}, {Citroncirus webberi}]
citric acid
n 1: a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially
citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent
citric acid cycle
n 1: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions
in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl
compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that
are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle},
{Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle},
{tricarboxylic acid cycle}]
citron tree
n 1: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely
cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick
warty rind [syn: {citron}, {citron tree}, {Citrus medica}]
Citroncirus webberi
n 1: more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: {citrange},
{citrange tree}, {Citroncirus webberi}]
citrophilous mealybug
n 1: destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous
mealybug}, {citrophilus mealybug}, {Pseudococcus fragilis}]
citrophilus mealybug
n 1: destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous
mealybug}, {citrophilus mealybug}, {Pseudococcus fragilis}]
citrous fruit
n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick
rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus},
{citrus fruit}, {citrous fruit}]
Citrullus vulgaris
n 1: an African melon [syn: {watermelon}, {watermelon vine},
{Citrullus vulgaris}]
Citrus aurantifolia
n 1: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime},
{lime tree}, {Citrus aurantifolia}]
Citrus aurantium
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
Citrus bergamia
n 1: small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in
perfumery; Italy [syn: {bergamot}, {bergamot orange},
{Citrus bergamia}]
Citrus decumana
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo},
{shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus
decumana}]
citrus fruit
n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick
rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus},
{citrus fruit}, {citrous fruit}]
Citrus grandis
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo},
{shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus
decumana}]
Citrus limetta
n 1: lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish
pulp [syn: {sweet lemon}, {sweet lime}, {Citrus limetta}]
Citrus limon
n 1: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is
widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon}, {lemon
tree}, {Citrus limon}]
Citrus limonia
n 1: hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid
fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur}, {rangpur lime},
{lemanderin}, {Citrus limonia}]
Citrus maxima
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo},
{shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus
decumana}]
citrus mealybug
n 1: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially
destructive to citrus [syn: {citrus mealybug}, {Planococcus
citri}]
Citrus medica
n 1: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely
cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick
warty rind [syn: {citron}, {citron tree}, {Citrus medica}]
Citrus nobilis
n 1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that
is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn:
{temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king
orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]
Citrus paradisi
n 1: citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick
yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp [syn:
{grapefruit}, {Citrus paradisi}]
Citrus reticulata
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with
very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-
orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to
southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange},
{mandarin orange tree}, {Citrus reticulata}]
Citrus sinensis
n 1: probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as
source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange},
{sweet orange tree}, {Citrus sinensis}]
Citrus tangelo
n 1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated
especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree},
{ugli fruit}, {Citrus tangelo}]
citrus tree
n 1: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of
the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and
widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having
leathery aromatic rinds [syn: {citrus}, {citrus tree}]
citrus whitefly
n 1: whitefly that attacks citrus trees [syn: {citrus whitefly},
{Dialeurodes citri}]
Citta del Vaticano
n 1: the capital of the State of the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican
City}, {Citta del Vaticano}]
city block
n 1: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and
usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next
block" [syn: {block}, {city block}]
city boy
n 1: a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
[syn: {city slicker}, {city boy}]
city center
n 1: the central part of a city [syn: {city center}, {city
centre}, {central city}]
city centre
n 1: the central part of a city [syn: {city center}, {city
centre}, {central city}]
city council
n 1: a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate
funds etc.
city desk
n 1: the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the
local news [syn: {city desk}, {city room}]
city district
n 1: a district of a town or city
city editor
n 1: the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
city father
n 1: an important municipal official
city hall
n 1: a building that houses administrative offices of a
municipal government
city limit
n 1: the limits of the area occupied by a city or town [syn:
{city limit}, {city limits}]
city limits
n 1: the limits of the area occupied by a city or town [syn:
{city limit}, {city limits}]
city line
n 1: the boundary of a city
city man
n 1: a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of
London
city manager
n 1: the head of a city government [syn: {mayor}, {city
manager}]
City of Bridges
n 1: a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal
to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading
member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the
City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction [syn:
{Bruges}, {City of Bridges}]
City of Brotherly Love
n 1: the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the
southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site
of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of
Pennsylvania [syn: {Philadelphia}, {City of Brotherly
Love}]
City of God
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy
City}]
City of Light
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of
Light}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]
City of London
n 1: the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries;
the commercial and financial center of London [syn: {City
of London}, {the City}]
City of the Angels
n 1: a city in southern California; motion picture capital of
the world; most populous city of California and second
largest in the United States [syn: {Los Angeles}, {City of
the Angels}, {L.A.}]
City of Westminster
n 1: a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains
Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and
Westminster Abbey [syn: {Westminster}, {City of
Westminster}]
city planning
n 1: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical
arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {city
planning}, {town planning}, {urban planning}]
city room
n 1: the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the
local news [syn: {city desk}, {city room}]
city slicker
n 1: a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
[syn: {city slicker}, {city boy}]
city state
n 1: a state consisting of a sovereign city [syn: {city state},
{city-state}]
city university
n 1: an urban university in a large city
city-born
adj 1: being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city
person [syn: {citified}, {cityfied}, {city-bred}, {city-
born}]
city-bred
adj 1: being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city
person [syn: {citified}, {cityfied}, {city-bred}, {city-
born}]
city-like
adj 1: resembling a city
city-state
n 1: a state consisting of a sovereign city [syn: {city state},
{city-state}]
Ciudad Bolivar
n 1: a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
Ciudad de Mexico
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and
cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the
world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de
Mexico}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]
Ciudad Juarez
n 1: a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El
Paso [syn: {Ciudad Juarez}, {Juarez}]
Ciudad Trujillo
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic;
"Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European
settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and
the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western
Hemisphere" [syn: {Santo Domingo}, {Ciudad Trujillo},
{capital of the Dominican Republic}]
Ciudad Victoria
n 1: a city in east central Mexico
civet bean
n 1: small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva
bean}, {butter bean}, {butterbean}, {civet bean}]
civet cat
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
{cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
astutus}]
2: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
[syn: {civet}, {civet cat}]
civic center
n 1: a center where the members of a community can gather for
social or cultural activities [syn: {community center},
{civic center}]
2: the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {municipal
center}, {down town}]
civic duty
n 1: the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: {civic duty},
{civic responsibility}]
civic leader
n 1: a leader in municipal affairs [syn: {civic leader}, {civil
leader}]
civic pride
n 1: pride in your city [syn: {civic pride}, {civic spirit}]
civic responsibility
n 1: the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: {civic duty},
{civic responsibility}]
civic spirit
n 1: pride in your city [syn: {civic pride}, {civic spirit}]
civil action
n 1: legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel
a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
civil authority
n 1: a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
[syn: {civil authority}, {civil officer}]
civil censorship
n 1: military censorship of civilian communications
(correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or
leaving of circulating within territories controlled by
armed forces
civil contempt
n 1: a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone
else
civil day
n 1: a day reckoned from midnight to midnight [syn: {calendar
day}, {civil day}]
civil death
n 1: the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been
deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a
member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to
life imprisonment
2: cancellation of civil rights [syn: {attainder}, {civil
death}]
civil defense
n 1: activities organized by civilians for their own protection
in time of war or disaster
civil disobedience
n 1: a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the
law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination);
"Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil
disobedience"
civil engineer
n 1: an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain
public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)
civil engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering concerned with the design and
construction of such public works as dams or bridges
civil law
n 1: the body of laws established by a state or nation for its
own regulation [ant: {international law}, {law of nations}]
2: the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the
basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman law},
{Justinian code}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]
civil leader
n 1: a leader in municipal affairs [syn: {civic leader}, {civil
leader}]
civil libertarian
n 1: a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection
of civil liberties
civil liberty
n 1: one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under
the laws of the country [syn: {civil liberty}, {political
liberty}]
2: fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed
as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
Civil List
n 1: a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for
the expenses of the British royal family
civil marriage
n 1: a marriage performed by a government official rather than
by a clergyman
civil officer
n 1: a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
[syn: {civil authority}, {civil officer}]
civil order
n 1: the form of government of a social organization [syn:
{civil order}, {polity}]
civil right
n 1: right or rights belonging to a person by reason of
citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms
and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments
and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to
legal and social and economic equality
civil rights activist
n 1: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing
equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn:
{civil rights leader}, {civil rights worker}, {civil rights
activist}]
civil rights leader
n 1: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing
equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn:
{civil rights leader}, {civil rights worker}, {civil rights
activist}]
Civil Rights movement
n 1: movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and
led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil
rights of individual Black citizens
civil rights worker
n 1: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing
equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn:
{civil rights leader}, {civil rights worker}, {civil rights
activist}]
civil servant
n 1: a public official who is a member of the civil service
civil service
n 1: government workers; usually hired on the basis of
competitive examinations
civil suit
n 1: a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
civil time
n 1: the official time in a local region (adjusted for location
around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn:
{civil time}, {standard time}, {local time}]
civil union
n 1: a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult
parties of the same sex; "parties to a civil union have all
the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under
Vermont law as spouses in a marriage"
civil war
n 1: a war between factions in the same country
civil wrong
n 1: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be
brought [syn: {tort}, {civil wrong}]
civil year
n 1: the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according
to Gregorian calendar [syn: {calendar year}, {civil year}]
civil-libertarian
adj 1: having or showing active concern for protection of civil
liberties protected by law
civilian clothing
n 1: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work
clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing},
{civilian dress}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]
civilian dress
n 1: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work
clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing},
{civilian dress}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]
civilian garb
n 1: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work
clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing},
{civilian dress}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]
clack valve
n 1: a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to
flow in only one direction [syn: {clack valve}, {clack},
{clapper valve}]
cladistic analysis
n 1: a taxonomic system of classifying species based on the
branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer
phylogenetic relations [syn: {cladistics}, {cladistic
analysis}]
Cladonia rangiferina
n 1: an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some
north temperate regions constituting the chief food for
reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
[syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss},
{Cladonia rangiferina}]
Cladorhyncus leucocephalum
n 1: web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral
markings [syn: {banded stilt}, {Cladorhyncus
leucocephalum}]
Cladrastis kentukea
n 1: small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy
white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood
yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood},
{gopherwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]
Cladrastis lutea
n 1: small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy
white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood
yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood},
{gopherwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]
Claes Oldenburg
n 1: United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the
pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of
common objects (born in 1929) [syn: {Oldenburg}, {Claes
Oldenburg}, {Claes Thure Oldenburg}]
Claes Thure Oldenburg
n 1: United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the
pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of
common objects (born in 1929) [syn: {Oldenburg}, {Claes
Oldenburg}, {Claes Thure Oldenburg}]
claim agent
n 1: one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages
and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster},
{adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim
agent}]
claim form
n 1: a form to use when filing a claim
claim jumper
n 1: one who illegally occupies property to which another has a
legal claim
claiming race
n 1: a horse race in which each owner declares before the race
at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the
race
claims adjuster
n 1: one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages
and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster},
{adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim
agent}]
claims adjustor
n 1: one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages
and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster},
{adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim
agent}]
clam chowder
n 1: chowder containing clams
clam dip
n 1: a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
clam up
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
clammy chickweed
n 1: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:
{mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse
ear}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]
clammy locust
n 1: small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States
having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and
seeds [syn: {clammy locust}, {Robinia viscosa}]
clamp down
v 1: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable);
"The police clamped down on illegal drugs" [syn: {clamp
down}, {crack down}]
clan member
n 1: a member of a clan [syn: {clansman}, {clanswoman}, {clan
member}]
clandestine operation
n 1: an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to
insure concealment
Clangula hyemalis
n 1: a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the
United States [syn: {old squaw}, {oldwife}, {Clangula
hyemalis}]
clap on
v 1: apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn:
{slap on}, {clap on}, {slam on}]
clap together
v 1: make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap up}, {clap
together}, {slap together}]
clap up
v 1: make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap up}, {clap
together}, {slap together}]
clapped out
adj 1: worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate
(of cars or machines or people)
clapper valve
n 1: a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to
flow in only one direction [syn: {clack valve}, {clack},
{clapper valve}]
Clara Josephine Schumann
n 1: German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for
her interpretation of music, especially the music of her
husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) [syn: {Schumann},
{Clara Josephine Schumann}]
Clare Booth Luce
n 1: United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)
[syn: {Luce}, {Clare Booth Luce}]
Clarence Darrow
n 1: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes
(1857-1938) [syn: {Darrow}, {Clarence Darrow}, {Clarence
Seward Darrow}]
Clarence Day
n 1: United States writer best known for his autobiographical
works (1874-1935) [syn: {Day}, {Clarence Day}, {Clarence
Shepard Day Jr.}]
Clarence Malcolm Lowry
n 1: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Lowry}, {Malcolm
Lowry}, {Clarence Malcolm Lowry}]
Clarence Seward Darrow
n 1: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes
(1857-1938) [syn: {Darrow}, {Clarence Darrow}, {Clarence
Seward Darrow}]
Clarence Shepard Day Jr.
n 1: United States writer best known for his autobiographical
works (1874-1935) [syn: {Day}, {Clarence Day}, {Clarence
Shepard Day Jr.}]
claret cup
n 1: a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and
sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit
clarified butter
n 1: butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of
milk solids [syn: {clarified butter}, {drawn butter}]
clarinet section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
Clark cell
n 1: a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for
electromotive force [syn: {Clark cell}, {Clark standard
cell}]
Clark Gable
n 1: United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Gable}, {Clark
Gable}, {William Clark Gable}]
Clark standard cell
n 1: a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for
electromotive force [syn: {Clark cell}, {Clark standard
cell}]
Clark's nutcracker
n 1: nutcracker of the western United States [syn: {Clark's
nutcracker}, {Nucifraga columbiana}]
clary sage
n 1: stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet
flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
[syn: {clary sage}, {Salvia clarea}]
2: fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb
clasp knife
n 1: a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: {clasp
knife}, {jackknife}]
class Acrasiomycetes
n 1: cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in
kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Acrasiomycetes}, {class
Acrasiomycetes}]
class act
n 1: someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
class Actinozoa
n 1: a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that
includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is
entirely suppressed [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa},
{Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]
class action
n 1: a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large
group of people on behalf of all members of the group [syn:
{class action}, {class-action suit}]
class Amphibia
n 1: the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in
water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians [syn:
{amphibia}, {class Amphibia}]
class Angiospermae
n 1: comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in
an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae)
and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
[syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae},
{Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta},
{division Anthophyta}]
class Anthoceropsida
n 1: hornworts: in some classification systems included in the
class Hepaticopsida [syn: {Anthoceropsida}, {class
Anthoceropsida}]
class Anthozoa
n 1: a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that
includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is
entirely suppressed [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa},
{Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]
class Aphasmidia
n 1: one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some
classification systems [syn: {Aphasmidia}, {class
Aphasmidia}]
class Arachnida
n 1: a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and
scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking
legs and no wings [syn: {Arachnida}, {class Arachnida}]
class Archiannelida
n 1: a class of Annelida [syn: {Archiannelida}, {class
Archiannelida}]
class Ascidiaceae
n 1: sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts [syn:
{Ascidiaceae}, {class Ascidiaceae}]
class Ascomycetes
n 1: large class of higher fungi coextensive with division
Ascomycota: sac fungi [syn: {Ascomycetes}, {class
Ascomycetes}]
class Asteroidea
n 1: sea stars [syn: {Asteroidea}, {class Asteroidea}]
class Aves
n 1: (ornithology) the class of birds [syn: {Aves}, {class
Aves}]
class Bacillariophyceae
n 1: marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn:
{Bacillariophyceae}, {class Bacillariophyceae},
{Diatomophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]
class Basidiomycetes
n 1: large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision
Basidiomycota [syn: {Basidiomycetes}, {class
Basidiomycetes}]
class Bivalvia
n 1: oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class
Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia},
{class Pelecypoda}]
class Bryopsida
n 1: true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid
gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales;
Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {Bryopsida}, {class
Bryopsida}, {Musci}, {class Musci}]
class Cephalopoda
n 1: octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus [syn:
{Cephalopoda}, {class Cephalopoda}]
class Cestoda
n 1: tapeworms [syn: {Cestoda}, {class Cestoda}]
class Channidae
n 1: snakeheads [syn: {Channidae}, {class Channidae}]
class Charophyceae
n 1: in some classifications: contains only the order Charales
[syn: {Charophyceae}, {class Charophyceae}]
class Chilopoda
n 1: arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn:
{Chilopoda}, {class Chilopoda}]
class Chlorophyceae
n 1: algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear
green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at
all by other pigments [syn: {Chlorophyceae}, {class
Chlorophyceae}]
class Chondrichthyes
n 1: cartilaginous fishes [syn: {Chondrichthyes}, {class
Chondrichthyes}]
class Chrysophyceae
n 1: all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal
length [syn: {Chrysophyceae}, {class Chrysophyceae},
{Heterokontae}, {class Heterokontae}]
class Chytridiomycetes
n 1: a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic
on algae or fungi or plants [syn: {Chytridiomycetes},
{class Chytridiomycetes}]
class Ciliata
n 1: class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on
part or all of the surface during some part of the life
cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {class Ciliata}, {Ciliophora},
{class Ciliophora}]
class Ciliophora
n 1: class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on
part or all of the surface during some part of the life
cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {class Ciliata}, {Ciliophora},
{class Ciliophora}]
class Coniferopsida
n 1: cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous
period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes
Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida
(subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision
Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders
Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as
well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the
Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class
Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision
Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]
class Crinoidea
n 1: sea lilies [syn: {Crinoidea}, {class Crinoidea}]
class Crustacea
n 1: class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs;
shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas [syn:
{Crustacea}, {class Crustacea}]
class Cryptophyceae
n 1: motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae [syn:
{Cryptophyceae}, {class Cryptophyceae}]
class Cyanobacteria
n 1: photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water,
having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be
algae: blue-green algae [syn: {class Cyanobacteria},
{Cyanophyceae}, {class Cyanophyceae}]
class Cyanophyceae
n 1: photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water,
having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be
algae: blue-green algae [syn: {class Cyanobacteria},
{Cyanophyceae}, {class Cyanophyceae}]
class Cycadopsida
n 1: palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order
Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a
natural group; in some systems considered a class
(Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or
Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida},
{Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina},
{Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]
class Cyclosporeae
n 1: in more recent classifications superseded by the order
Fucales [syn: {Cyclosporeae}, {class Cyclosporeae}]
class Deuteromycetes
n 1: form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota
[syn: {Deuteromycetes}, {class Deuteromycetes}]
class Diatomophyceae
n 1: marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn:
{Bacillariophyceae}, {class Bacillariophyceae},
{Diatomophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]
class Dicotyledonae
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired
cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not
always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):
Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive);
Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and
three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae;
Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones},
{Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida},
{class Magnoliopsida}]
class Dicotyledones
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired
cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not
always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):
Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive);
Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and
three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae;
Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones},
{Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida},
{class Magnoliopsida}]
class Diplopoda
n 1: arthropods having the body composed of numerous double
somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn:
{Diplopoda}, {class Diplopoda}, {Myriapoda}, {class
Myriapoda}]
class Echinoidea
n 1: sea urchins and sand dollars [syn: {Echinoidea}, {class
Echinoidea}]
class Equisetatae
n 1: horsetails and related forms [syn: {Sphenopsida}, {class
Sphenopsida}, {Equisetatae}, {class Equisetatae}]
class Euglenophyceae
n 1: coextensive with the division Euglenophyta [syn:
{Euglenophyceae}, {class Euglenophyceae}]
class Eumycetes
n 1: category used in some classifications: coextensive with
division Eumycota [syn: {Eumycetes}, {class Eumycetes}]
class feeling
n 1: feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic
class for toward another
class fellow
n 1: an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn:
{schoolmate}, {classmate}, {schoolfellow}, {class fellow}]
class Filicinae
n 1: ferns [syn: {Filicopsida}, {class Filicopsida},
{Filicinae}, {class Filicinae}]
class Filicopsida
n 1: ferns [syn: {Filicopsida}, {class Filicopsida},
{Filicinae}, {class Filicinae}]
class Flagellata
n 1: protozoa having flagella [syn: {Mastigophora}, {class
Mastigophora}, {Flagellata}, {class Flagellata}]
class Gasteromycetes
n 1: fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores
have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn:
{Gasteromycetes}, {class Gasteromycetes}, {Gastromycetes},
{class Gastromycetes}]
class Gasteropoda
n 1: snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda},
{class Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}]
class Gastromycetes
n 1: fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores
have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn:
{Gasteromycetes}, {class Gasteromycetes}, {Gastromycetes},
{class Gastromycetes}]
class Gastropoda
n 1: snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda},
{class Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}]
class Ginkgophytina
n 1: ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in
others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for
one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn:
{Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {class
Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision
Ginkgophyta}]
class Ginkgopsida
n 1: ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in
others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for
one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn:
{Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {class
Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision
Ginkgophyta}]
class Gnetopsida
n 1: gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between
conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a
class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision
(Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {class
Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {subdivision Gnetophytina},
{Gnetophyta}]
class Gymnospermae
n 1: plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some
systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a
division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions
(or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and
Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class
Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina
are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class
Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and
Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {Gymnospermae}, {class
Gymnospermae}, {Gymnospermophyta}, {division
Gymnospermophyta}]
class Hemiascomycetes
n 1: class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and
some plant parasites [syn: {Hemiascomycetes}, {class
Hemiascomycetes}]
class Hepaticae
n 1: liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales;
Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn:
{Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}, {class
Hepaticae}]
class Hepaticopsida
n 1: liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales;
Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn:
{Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}, {class
Hepaticae}]
class Heterokontae
n 1: all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal
length [syn: {Chrysophyceae}, {class Chrysophyceae},
{Heterokontae}, {class Heterokontae}]
class Hexapoda
n 1: insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
[syn: {Insecta}, {class Insecta}, {Hexapoda}, {class
Hexapoda}]
class Hirudinea
n 1: hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
[syn: {Hirudinea}, {class Hirudinea}]
class Holothuroidea
n 1: class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers [syn:
{Holothuroidea}, {class Holothuroidea}]
class Hyalospongiae
n 1: sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays;
choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers [syn:
{Hyalospongiae}, {class Hyalospongiae}]
class Hydrozoa
n 1: coelenterates typically having alternation of generations;
hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the
medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes [syn:
{Hydrozoa}, {class Hydrozoa}]
class Hymenomycetes
n 1: used in some classifications; usually coextensive with
order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket
fungi [syn: {Hymenomycetes}, {class Hymenomycetes}]
class Insecta
n 1: insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
[syn: {Insecta}, {class Insecta}, {Hexapoda}, {class
Hexapoda}]
class Lamellibranchia
n 1: oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class
Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia},
{class Pelecypoda}]
class Larvacea
n 1: small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an
order [syn: {Larvacea}, {class Larvacea}]
class Liliopsida
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single
cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and
lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses
or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and
Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones},
{Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida},
{class Liliopsida}]
class list
n 1: a list issued by examiners that categorizes students
according to the class of honours they achieved in their
degree examinations [syn: {class list}, {honours list}]
class Lycopodiate
n 1: club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales;
Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales;
sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn:
{Lycopsida}, {class Lycopsida}, {Lycopodiate}, {class
Lycopodiate}]
class Lycopodineae
n 1: alternative designation for the class Lycopsida [syn:
{Lycopodineae}, {class Lycopodineae}]
class Lycopsida
n 1: club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales;
Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales;
sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn:
{Lycopsida}, {class Lycopsida}, {Lycopodiate}, {class
Lycopodiate}]
class Magnoliopsida
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired
cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not
always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):
Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive);
Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and
three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae;
Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones},
{Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida},
{class Magnoliopsida}]
class Mammalia
n 1: warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in
the female [syn: {Mammalia}, {class Mammalia}]
class Mastigophora
n 1: protozoa having flagella [syn: {Mastigophora}, {class
Mastigophora}, {Flagellata}, {class Flagellata}]
class Merostomata
n 1: used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura
and Eurypterida [syn: {Merostomata}, {class Merostomata}]
class Monocotyledonae
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single
cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and
lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses
or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and
Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones},
{Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida},
{class Liliopsida}]
class Monocotyledones
n 1: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single
cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and
lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses
or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and
Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones},
{Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida},
{class Liliopsida}]
class Musci
n 1: true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid
gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales;
Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {Bryopsida}, {class
Bryopsida}, {Musci}, {class Musci}]
class Myriapoda
n 1: arthropods having the body composed of numerous double
somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn:
{Diplopoda}, {class Diplopoda}, {Myriapoda}, {class
Myriapoda}]
class Myxomycetes
n 1: the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to
the division Myxomycota [syn: {Myxomycetes}, {class
Myxomycetes}]
class Nuda
n 1: ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe
[syn: {Nuda}, {class Nuda}]
class Oligochaeta
n 1: earthworms [syn: {Oligochaeta}, {class Oligochaeta}]
class Onychophora
n 1: enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial
invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions;
distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs
and are sometimes described as the missing link between
arthropods and annelids [syn: {Onychophora}, {class
Onychophora}]
class Oomycetes
n 1: nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that
reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as
protoctists [syn: {Oomycetes}, {class Oomycetes}]
class Ophiuroidea
n 1: brittle stars and basket stars [syn: {Ophiuroidea}, {class
Ophiuroidea}]
class Osteichthyes
n 1: a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in
addition to cartilage [syn: {Osteichthyes}, {class
Osteichthyes}]
class Pauropoda
n 1: an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched
antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs [syn: {Pauropoda},
{class Pauropoda}]
class Pelecypoda
n 1: oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class
Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia},
{class Pelecypoda}]
class period
n 1: a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
[syn: {course session}, {class period}, {recitation}]
class Phaeophyceae
n 1: brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
[syn: {Phaeophyceae}, {class Phaeophyceae}]
class Phasmidia
n 1: one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some
classification systems [syn: {Phasmidia}, {class
Phasmidia}]
class Pinopsida
n 1: most conifers: in some systems classified as a class
(Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina);
used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions
of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Pinopsida}, {class Pinopsida},
{Pinophytina}, {subdivision Pinophytina}]
class Placodermi
n 1: extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
[syn: {Placodermi}, {class Placodermi}]
class Plectomycetes
n 1: class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a
cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or
disintegration) [syn: {Plectomycetes}, {class
Plectomycetes}]
class Polychaeta
n 1: marine annelid worms [syn: {Polychaeta}, {class
Polychaeta}]
class Polyplacophora
n 1: small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons;
sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
[syn: {Polyplacophora}, {class Polyplacophora}]
class Psilopsida
n 1: whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or
Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any
leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn:
{Psilopsida}, {class Psilopsida}, {Psilotatae}, {class
Psilotatae}]
class Psilotatae
n 1: whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or
Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any
leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn:
{Psilopsida}, {class Psilopsida}, {Psilotatae}, {class
Psilotatae}]
class Pteridospermopsida
n 1: extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed
ferns and allies [syn: {Pteridospermopsida}, {class
Pteridospermopsida}]
class Pyrenomycetes
n 1: class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium;
includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora [syn:
{Pyrenomycetes}, {class Pyrenomycetes}]
class Reptilia
n 1: class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with
completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered
with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
[syn: {Reptilia}, {class Reptilia}]
class Rhodophyceae
n 1: coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae [syn:
{Rhodophyceae}, {class Rhodophyceae}]
class Sarcodina
n 1: characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion
and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda [syn: {Sarcodina},
{class Sarcodina}]
class Scaphopoda
n 1: small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms
comprising the tooth shells [syn: {Scaphopoda}, {class
Scaphopoda}]
class Schizomycetes
n 1: a former classification [syn: {Schizomycetes}, {class
Schizomycetes}]
class Scyphozoa
n 1: coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at
least inconspicuous: jellyfishes [syn: {Scyphozoa}, {class
Scyphozoa}]
class Sphenopsida
n 1: horsetails and related forms [syn: {Sphenopsida}, {class
Sphenopsida}, {Equisetatae}, {class Equisetatae}]
class Sporozoa
n 1: strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile;
includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria
parasites [syn: {Sporozoa}, {class Sporozoa}]
class structure
n 1: the organization of classes within a society
class struggle
n 1: conflict between social or economic classes (especially
between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn:
{class struggle}, {class war}, {class warfare}]
class Symphyla
n 1: small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for
the garden centipede [syn: {Symphyla}, {class Symphyla}]
class Tardigrada
n 1: in some classifications considered a separate phylum:
microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or
damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a
pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected
with the pharynx [syn: {Tardigrada}, {class Tardigrada}]
class Taxopsida
n 1: yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and
in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some
classifications for one of five subdivisions of
Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Taxopsida}, {class Taxopsida},
{Taxophytina}, {subdivision Taxophytina}]
class Tentaculata
n 1: ctenophores have retractile tentacles [syn: {Tentaculata},
{class Tentaculata}]
class Thaliacea
n 1: small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes
classified as an order [syn: {Thaliacea}, {class
Thaliacea}]
class Tiliomycetes
n 1: category used in some systems to comprise the two orders
Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) [syn:
{Tiliomycetes}, {class Tiliomycetes}]
class Trematoda
n 1: parasitic flatworms (including flukes) [syn: {Trematoda},
{class Trematoda}]
class Turbellaria
n 1: free-living flatworms [syn: {Turbellaria}, {class
Turbellaria}]
class Ulvophyceae
n 1: alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some
classifications [syn: {Ulvophyceae}, {class Ulvophyceae}]
class war
n 1: conflict between social or economic classes (especially
between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn:
{class struggle}, {class war}, {class warfare}]
class warfare
n 1: conflict between social or economic classes (especially
between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn:
{class struggle}, {class war}, {class warfare}]
class Xanthophyceae
n 1: yellow-green algae [syn: {Xanthophyceae}, {class
Xanthophyceae}]
class Zygomycetes
n 1: class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota
[syn: {Zygomycetes}, {class Zygomycetes}]
class-action suit
n 1: a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large
group of people on behalf of all members of the group [syn:
{class action}, {class-action suit}]
class-conscious
adj 1: (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American
society is becoming increasingly stratified" [syn:
{class-conscious}, {stratified}]
classic hemochromatosis
n 1: inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {classic
hemochromatosis}, {idiopathic hemochromatosis}]
classical architecture
n 1: architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
[syn: {classical architecture}, {Greco-Roman architecture}]
classical ballet
n 1: a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps
performed with graceful and flowing movements
classical conditioning
n 1: conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus
that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex
is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs
until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the
reflex
Classical Greek
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica
and Athens and Ionia [syn: {Attic}, {Ionic}, {Ionic
dialect}, {Classical Greek}]
classical haemophilia
n 1: hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor
VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia
A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical
haemophilia}]
classical hemophilia
n 1: hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor
VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia
A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical
haemophilia}]
classical Latin
n 1: the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is
a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient
Romans--and now it's killing me"
classical mechanics
n 1: the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
[syn: {classical mechanics}, {Newtonian mechanics}]
classical music
n 1: traditional genre of music conforming to an established
form and appealing to critical interest and developed
musical taste [syn: {classical music}, {classical},
{serious music}]
classical mythology
n 1: the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together;
much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed
from the Greeks
classical scholar
n 1: a student of ancient Greek and Latin [syn: {classicist},
{classical scholar}]
classical style
n 1: the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis
on proportion and harmony
classification system
n 1: a system for classifying things
classified ad
n 1: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small
print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
[syn: {classified ad}, {classified advertisement},
{classified}]
classified advertisement
n 1: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small
print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
[syn: {classified ad}, {classified advertisement},
{classified}]
classified stock
n 1: common stock classified as A or B where A has certain
advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not
classifying adjective
n 1: an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous
disease' or `a musical instrument') [syn: {relational
adjective}, {classifying adjective}]
classroom project
n 1: a school task requiring considerable effort
clastic rock
n 1: (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Clatonia lanceolata
n 1: small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at
the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink
or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm [syn:
{spring beauty}, {Clatonia lanceolata}]
Claude Achille Debussy
n 1: French composer who is said to have created Impressionism
in music (1862-1918) [syn: {Debussy}, {Claude Debussy},
{Claude Achille Debussy}]
Claude Bernard
n 1: French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the
alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver
(1813-1878) [syn: {Bernard}, {Claude Bernard}]
Claude Debussy
n 1: French composer who is said to have created Impressionism
in music (1862-1918) [syn: {Debussy}, {Claude Debussy},
{Claude Achille Debussy}]
Claude E. Shannon
n 1: United States electrical engineer who pioneered
mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn:
{Shannon}, {Claude Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude
Elwood Shannon}]
Claude Elwood Shannon
n 1: United States electrical engineer who pioneered
mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn:
{Shannon}, {Claude Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude
Elwood Shannon}]
Claude Levi-Strauss
n 1: French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural
analysis of social systems (born in 1908) [syn: {Levi-
Strauss}, {Claude Levi-Strauss}]
Claude Monet
n 1: French impressionist painter (1840-1926) [syn: {Monet},
{Claude Monet}]
Claude Shannon
n 1: United States electrical engineer who pioneered
mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn:
{Shannon}, {Claude Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude
Elwood Shannon}]
Claudio Monteverdi
n 1: Italian composer (1567-1643) [syn: {Monteverdi}, {Claudio
Monteverdi}]
Claudius I
n 1: Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered;
consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern
Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after
her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
[syn: {Claudius}, {Claudius I}, {Tiberius Claudius Drusus
Nero Germanicus}]
Claudius Ptolemaeus
n 1: Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a
geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until
the late Renaissance [syn: {Ptolemy}, {Claudius
Ptolemaeus}]
Claviceps purpurea
n 1: a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact
black masses of branching filaments that replace many
grains of the plant; source of medicinally important
alkaloids and of lysergic acid [syn: {ergot}, {Claviceps
purpurea}]
claw hammer
n 1: a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails [syn:
{carpenter's hammer}, {claw hammer}, {clawhammer}]
claw hatchet
n 1: a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails
claw-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a claw
clay pigeon
n 1: target used in skeet or trapshooting
clay pipe
n 1: a pipe made of clay
clay sculpture
n 1: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould},
{molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
clay-colored robin
n 1: robin of Mexico and Central America [syn: {clay-colored
robin}, {Turdus greyi}]
claymore mine
n 1: an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the
oncoming enemy [syn: {claymore mine}, {claymore}]
Claytonia caroliniana
n 1: similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink
flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Carolina spring
beauty}, {Claytonia caroliniana}]
Claytonia virginica
n 1: small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of
succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers;
eastern North America [syn: {Virginia spring beauty},
{Claytonia virginica}]
clean and jerk
n 1: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
height and then jerked overhead [syn: {clean and jerk},
{clean}]
clean bill of health
n 1: an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in
good condition; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of
health"
clean bomb
n 1: an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
clean house
v 1: clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
[syn: {houseclean}, {clean house}, {clean}]
clean out
v 1: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" [syn:
{clean out}, {clear out}]
2: force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"
3: deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us
out in a couple of hours"
clean room
n 1: a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in
laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision
equipment [syn: {clean room}, {white room}]
clean slate
n 1: an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh
start}, {clean slate}, {tabula rasa}]
clean up
v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
{tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten},
{straighten out}, {square away}]
2: make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The
investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"
3: dispose of; "settle the bills"
4: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you
go to the party"
clean-burning
adj 1: leaving little contamination while consuming fuel;
"natural gas is a clean-burning fuel"
clean-cut
adj 1: neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred
young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a
trim beard" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}, {trim}]
2: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as
clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the
letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a
spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn:
{clear}, {clean-cut}, {clear-cut}]
clean-handed
adj 1: free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the
principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn:
{innocent}, {guiltless}, {clean-handed}] [ant: {guilty}]
clean-limbed
adj 1: having well-proportioned limbs
clean-living
adj 1: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: {clean}, {clean-
living}]
clean-shaven
adj 1: closely shaved recently [syn: {clean-shaven}, {smooth-
shaven}, {well-shaven}]
cleaning device
n 1: any of a large class of implements used for cleaning [syn:
{cleaning implement}, {cleaning device}, {cleaning
equipment}]
cleaning equipment
n 1: any of a large class of implements used for cleaning [syn:
{cleaning implement}, {cleaning device}, {cleaning
equipment}]
cleaning implement
n 1: any of a large class of implements used for cleaning [syn:
{cleaning implement}, {cleaning device}, {cleaning
equipment}]
cleaning lady
n 1: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will
clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours
a day while I write" [syn: {charwoman}, {char}, {cleaning
woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]
cleaning pad
n 1: a pad used as a cleaning implement
cleaning woman
n 1: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will
clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours
a day while I write" [syn: {charwoman}, {char}, {cleaning
woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]
cleansing agent
n 1: a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: {cleansing
agent}, {cleanser}, {cleaner}]
cleanup position
n 1: (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order
(usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn:
{cleanup}, {cleanup position}, {cleanup spot}]
cleanup spot
n 1: (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order
(usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn:
{cleanup}, {cleanup position}, {cleanup spot}]
clear and present danger
n 1: a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be
abridged; "no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded
theater when there is no fire because such an action would
pose a clear and present danger to public safety"
clear away
v 1: remove from sight [syn: {clear off}, {clear away}]
clear liquid diet
n 1: a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or
strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more
than one day postoperative
clear off
v 1: remove from sight [syn: {clear off}, {clear away}]
clear out
v 1: move out and leave nothing behind
2: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates
quickly" [syn: {expectorate}, {clear out}, {drive out}]
3: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" [syn:
{clean out}, {clear out}]
clear sailing
n 1: easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem
the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {plain sailing}, {clear
sailing}, {easy going}]
clear the air
v 1: dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called
a meeting to finally clear the air"
clear the throat
v 1: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his
throat before he started to speak" [syn: {clear the
throat}, {hawk}]
clear up
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery
surrounding her death" [syn: {clarify}, {clear up},
{elucidate}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish
off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
3: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the
throat" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}]
4: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear
up}, {clear}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {cloud},
{overcast}]
5: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on},
{crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}]
clear-air turbulence
n 1: strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that
subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts
clear-cut
adj 1: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut
evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade
Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest";
"trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn:
{clear-cut}, {distinct}, {trenchant}]
2: having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut
hillsides are subject to erosion"
3: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as
clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the
letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a
spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn:
{clear}, {clean-cut}, {clear-cut}]
v 1: remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of
forest"
clear-eyed
adj 1: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-
eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could
be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too
perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
[syn: {clear-eyed}, {clear-sighted}, {perspicacious}]
clear-sighted
adj 1: having sharp clear vision
2: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed
not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be
prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too
perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"
[syn: {clear-eyed}, {clear-sighted}, {perspicacious}]
clear-thinking
adj 1: not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act
intelligently [syn: {clearheaded}, {clear-thinking}]
[ant: {confused}]
clearance sale
n 1: a sale to reduce inventory [syn: {clearance sale},
{inventory-clearance sale}]
clearing house
n 1: a central collection place where banks exchange checks or
drafts; participants maintain an account against which
credits or debits are posted
cleavage cavity
n 1: the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn:
{blastocoel}, {blastocoele}, {blastocele}, {segmentation
cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]
cleft foot
n 1: a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth
toes extends up into the foot
cleft lip
n 1: a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn:
{cleft lip}, {harelip}, {cheiloschisis}]
cleft palate
n 1: a congenital fissure of the hard palate
Cleistes divaricata
n 1: orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink
flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus
Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud
orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]
Cleistes rosea
n 1: orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to
3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {rosebud orchid},
{Cleistes rosea}, {Pogonia rosea}]
Clematis baldwinii
n 1: erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers
[syn: {pine hyacinth}, {Clematis baldwinii}, {Viorna
baldwinii}]
Clematis crispa
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly
clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]
Clematis lasiantha
n 1: clematis of California [syn: {pipestem clematis}, {Clematis
lasiantha}]
Clematis ochreleuca
n 1: shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly
foliage [syn: {curly-heads}, {Clematis ochreleuca}]
Clematis tangutica
n 1: Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow
flowers [syn: {golden clematis}, {Clematis tangutica}]
Clematis texensis
n 1: woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet
flowers [syn: {scarlet clematis}, {Clematis texensis}]
Clematis versicolor
n 1: woody vine of the southern United States having purple or
blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather
flower}, {Clematis versicolor}]
Clematis verticillaris
n 1: climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-
blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's
bower}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]
Clematis viorna
n 1: scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having
large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved
sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {vase vine},
{Clematis viorna}]
Clematis virginiana
n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over
other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy
white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard},
{devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]
Clematis vitalba
n 1: vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and
Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in
summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's
joy}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier
n 1: United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical
school for women (1813-1888) [syn: {Lozier}, {Clemence
Sophia Harned Lozier}]
Clement Attlee
n 1: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who
instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967) [syn:
{Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st
Earl Attlee}]
Clement III
n 1: Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as
pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently
opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100) [syn:
{Clement III}, {Guibert of Ravenna}]
Clement Philibert Leo Delibes
n 1: French composer of operas (1836-1891) [syn: {Delibes}, {Leo
Delibes}, {Clement Philibert Leo Delibes}]
Clement Richard Attlee
n 1: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who
instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967) [syn:
{Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st
Earl Attlee}]
Clement VII
n 1: Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of
England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and
married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534) [syn: {Clement VII},
{Giulio de' Medici}]
Clement XI
n 1: Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist
ideas on papal infallibility [syn: {Clement XI}, {Giovanni
Francesco Albani}]
Clement XIV
n 1: Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support
remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall
into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774) [syn:
{Clement XIV}, {Lorenzo Ganganelli}]
clementine tree
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the
Mediterranean and in South Africa [syn: {clementine},
{clementine tree}]
clenched fist
n 1: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for
hitting) [syn: {fist}, {clenched fist}]
Cleome hassleriana
n 1: native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of
United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped
white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider flower}, {spider
plant}, {Cleome hassleriana}]
Cleome pinnata
n 1: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery
blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of
yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn:
{desert plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata},
{Cleome pinnata}]
Cleome serrulata
n 1: plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and
white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an
ornamental [syn: {Rocky Mountain bee plant}, {stinking
clover}, {Cleome serrulata}]
clerical collar
n 1: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a
distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {clerical collar},
{Roman collar}, {dog collar}]
clerid beetle
n 1: predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or
metallic [syn: {clerid beetle}, {clerid}]
Clethra alnifolia
n 1: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having
beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn:
{sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white
alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]
clever clogs
n 1: an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly
knowledgeable [syn: {clever Dick}, {clever clogs}]
clever Dick
n 1: an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly
knowledgeable [syn: {clever Dick}, {clever clogs}]
Clianthus formosus
n 1: sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-
marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of
Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert
pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]
Clianthus puniceus
n 1: evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's beak}, {parrot's
bill}, {Clianthus puniceus}]
Clianthus speciosus
n 1: sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-
marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of
Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert
pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]
Clichy-la-Garenne
n 1: a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the
Merovingian royalty in the 7th century [syn: {Clichy},
{Clichy-la-Garenne}]
click beetle
n 1: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
air with a clicking sound [syn: {click beetle}, {skipjack},
{snapping beetle}]
click off
v 1: perform or finish an action rapidly; "The game was clicked
off in 1:48"
click open
v 1: open with a clicking sound; "These keys have clicked open
many doors"
click-clack
n 1: a succession of clicks
clickety-clack
n 1: a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the
typewriters" [syn: {clickety-clack}, {clickety-click}]
clickety-click
n 1: a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the
typewriters" [syn: {clickety-clack}, {clickety-click}]
client-centered therapy
n 1: a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which
the client determines the focus and pace of each session
client-server
adj 1: relating to a computer system in which a central server
supports a number of networked workstations
cliff brake
n 1: any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm
temperate regions [syn: {cliff brake}, {cliff-brake}, {rock
brake}]
cliff diving
n 1: diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
cliff dweller
n 1: a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern
United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges
in the sides of caves
cliff dwelling
n 1: a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the
sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the
southwestern United States"
cliff penstemon
n 1: one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large
brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick
mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington
to California [syn: {rock penstemon}, {cliff penstemon},
{Penstemon rupicola}]
cliff rose
n 1: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate
zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {cliff
rose}, {sea pink}, {Armeria maritima}]
cliff swallow
n 1: North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds
bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: {cliff
swallow}, {Hirundo pyrrhonota}]
cliff-brake
n 1: any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm
temperate regions [syn: {cliff brake}, {cliff-brake}, {rock
brake}]
cliff-hanging
adj 1: (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
[syn: {cliff-hanging}, {suspenseful}, {suspensive},
{nail-biting}]
Clifford Odets
n 1: United States playwright (1906-1963) [syn: {Odets},
{Clifford Odets}]
Clifford trust
n 1: a trust established to shift the income to someone who is
taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10
years or more [syn: {Clifford trust}, {grantor trust}]
Cliftonia monophylla
n 1: tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United
States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white
flowers [syn: {titi}, {buckwheat tree}, {Cliftonia
monophylla}]
climate change
n 1: a change in the world's climate [syn: {climate change},
{global climate change}]
climatic zone
n 1: any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to
prevailing climate and latitude
climb down
v 1: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: {alight}, {climb
down}]
climb on
v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on},
{mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on},
{bestride}] [ant: {get off}, {hop out}]
climb up
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you
ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb},
{climb up}, {mount}, {go up}]
2: appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the
vine climbed up the side of the house" [syn: {ascend}, {climb
up}]
3: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
bestseller list" [syn: {rise}, {jump}, {climb up}]
climb-down
n 1: a retraction of a previously held position [syn:
{withdrawal}, {backdown}, {climb-down}]
climbing bird's nest fern
n 1: tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia [syn:
{climbing bird's nest fern}, {Microsorium punctatum}]
climbing bittersweet
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
climbing boneset
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing
boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine},
{Mikania scandens}]
climbing corydalis
n 1: annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow
and pink flowers [syn: {climbing corydalis}, {Corydalis
claviculata}, {Fumaria claviculata}]
climbing fern
n 1: any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by
twining
climbing frame
n 1: a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on
climbing fumitory
n 1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing
fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria
fungosa}]
climbing hemp-vine
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing
boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine},
{Mikania scandens}]
climbing hempweed
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing
boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine},
{Mikania scandens}]
climbing hydrangea
n 1: climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite
leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas
to Taiwan and Japan [syn: {climbing hydrangea},
{Schizophragma hydrangeoides}]
2: deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower
heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea}, {Hydrangea petiolaris}]
3: deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy
flowers in fairly flat heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea},
{Hydrangea anomala}]
climbing iron
n 1: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on
ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampon}, {crampoon},
{climbing iron}, {climber}]
climbing lily
n 1: any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and
Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at
leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all
parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily},
{climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]
climbing maidenhair
n 1: tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in
Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing
maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]
climbing maidenhair fern
n 1: tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in
Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing
maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]
climbing nightshade
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
{climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
climbing onion
n 1: much-branched leafless twining South African herb
cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems
growing from large aboveground bulbs [syn: {climbing
onion}, {Bowiea volubilis}]
climbing perch
n 1: a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it
to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to
travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {Anabas
testudineus}, {A. testudineus}]
climbing salamander
n 1: any of several North American salamanders adapted for
climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat
squared-off toes
Clinch River
n 1: a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows
generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the
Tennessee River
clincher-built
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
cling film
n 1: a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap)
that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food [syn: {cling
film}, {clingfilm}, {Saran Wrap}]
cling to
v 1: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm
when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold close}, {hold
tight}, {clutch}]
clinical anatomy
n 1: the practical application of anatomical knowledge to
diagnosis and treatment [syn: {clinical anatomy}, {applied
anatomy}]
clinical depression
n 1: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require
clinical intervention [syn: {depressive disorder},
{clinical depression}, {depression}]
clinical neurology
n 1: (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the
nervous system and its disorders [syn: {neurology},
{clinical neurology}]
clinical psychologist
n 1: a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
[syn: {psychotherapist}, {clinical psychologist}]
clinical psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of
abnormal mentation and behavior
clinical test
n 1: a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new
invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United
States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA
before being made available for general clinical use [syn:
{clinical trial}, {clinical test}]
clinical thermometer
n 1: a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature
of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees
on either side of the normal body temperature [syn:
{clinical thermometer}, {mercury-in-glass clinical
thermometer}]
clinical trial
n 1: a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new
invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United
States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA
before being made available for general clinical use [syn:
{clinical trial}, {clinical test}]
clinid fish
n 1: mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass
beds [syn: {clinid}, {clinid fish}]
clinker block
n 1: a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate;
"cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain" [syn:
{cinder block}, {clinker block}, {breeze block}]
clinker brick
n 1: a hard brick used as a paving stone [syn: {clinker},
{clinker brick}]
clinker-built
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
Clinopodium grandiflorum
n 1: aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and
southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-
flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium
grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]
Clinopodium vulgare
n 1: aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish
flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and
Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium
vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]
Clinton administration
n 1: the executive under President Clinton
Clinton's lily
n 1: any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia
having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or
purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries [syn:
{clintonia}, {Clinton's lily}]
Clintonia andrewsiana
n 1: plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red
or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn:
{red Clintonia}, {Andrew's clintonia}, {Clintonia
andrewsiana}]
Clintonia borealis
n 1: common woodland herb of temperate North America having
yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn:
{yellow clintonia}, {heal all}, {Clintonia borealis}]
Clintonia uniflora
n 1: plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless
stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
[syn: {queen's cup}, {bride's bonnet}, {Clintonia
uniflora}]
clip art
n 1: ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be
used to decorate a document
clip artist
n 1: a swindler who fleeces the victim
clip joint
n 1: a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for
poor entertainment
clip lead
n 1: a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends
clip-clop
n 1: the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
[syn: {clip-clop}, {clippety-clop}, {clop}, {clopping},
{clunking}, {clumping}]
clip-on
adj 1: attachable by a clip; "clip-on earrings"; "a clip-on bow
tie"
n 1: a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that
is attached by clips
clipper ship
n 1: a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: {clipper},
{clipper ship}]
clippety-clop
n 1: the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
[syn: {clip-clop}, {clippety-clop}, {clop}, {clopping},
{clunking}, {clumping}]
Clitocybe clavipes
n 1: an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish
brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the
base
Clitocybe dealbata
n 1: a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded
gills and a short stalk
Clitocybe inornata
n 1: a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and
turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow
when handled
Clitocybe irina
n 1: an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick
stalks [syn: {Clitocybe irina}, {Tricholoma irinum},
{Lepista irina}]
Clitocybe nuda
n 1: edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth
moist cap [syn: {blewits}, {Clitocybe nuda}]
Clitocybe robusta
n 1: a large white agaric; edible but not palatable [syn:
{Clitocybe robusta}, {Clytocybe alba}]
Clitocybe subconnexa
n 1: an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the
gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk is fleshy and
unpolished
clitoral vein
n 1: veins that serve the clitoris [syn: {clitoral vein}, {vena
clitoridis}]
Clitoria mariana
n 1: large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and
central United States having pale blue flowers [syn:
{butterfly pea}, {Clitoria mariana}]
Clitoria turnatea
n 1: vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue
flowers with yellow centers [syn: {blue pea}, {butterfly
pea}, {Clitoria turnatea}]
Clive Sinclair
n 1: English electrical engineer who founded a company that
introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) [syn:
{Sinclair}, {Clive Sinclair}, {Sir Clive Marles Sinclair}]
Clive Staples Lewis
n 1: English critic and novelist; author of theological works
and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {Lewis}, {C. S.
Lewis}, {Clive Staples Lewis}]
cloak-and-dagger
adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner
intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret
sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops";
"an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
[syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-
corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {secret},
{surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]
clock dial
n 1: the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
[syn: {clock face}, {clock dial}]
clock face
n 1: the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
[syn: {clock face}, {clock dial}]
clock golf
n 1: a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on
the circumference of a circle around the hole
clock in
v 1: register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {punch
in}, {clock on}] [ant: {clock off}, {clock out}, {punch
out}]
clock off
v 1: register one's departure from work [syn: {clock out},
{punch out}, {clock off}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock on},
{punch in}]
clock on
v 1: register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {punch
in}, {clock on}] [ant: {clock off}, {clock out}, {punch
out}]
clock out
v 1: register one's departure from work [syn: {clock out},
{punch out}, {clock off}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock on},
{punch in}]
clock pendulum
n 1: a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism
clock radio
n 1: a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on
automatically
clock time
n 1: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you
know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn:
{clock time}, {time}]
clock tower
n 1: a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside
face
clock up
v 1: record a distance travelled; on planes and cars [syn: {log
up}, {clock up}]
clock watcher
n 1: a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
clock-watching
n 1: paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of
stopping work)
clockwise rotation
n 1: rotation to the right [syn: {dextrorotation}, {clockwise
rotation}] [ant: {counterclockwise rotation},
{levorotation}]
clockwork universe
n 1: the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God
and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
clog dance
n 1: a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles;
has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog
dancing}, {clog}]
clog dancer
n 1: someone who does clog dancing
clog dancing
n 1: a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles;
has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog
dancing}, {clog}]
clog up
v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
{clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest},
{choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
clomiphene citrate
n 1: a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to
stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with
multiple births [syn: {clomiphene}, {clomiphene citrate},
{Clomid}]
clopidogrel bisulfate
n 1: a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the
treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood
platelets from sticking together to form clots that would
restrict blood flow [syn: {clopidogrel bisulfate},
{Plavix}]
close at hand
adj 1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"
[syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}]
2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand";
"in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at
hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent}, {impendent},
{impending}]
close call
n 1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn:
{close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}, {narrow
escape}]
close corporation
n 1: a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public
market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation},
{private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]
close down
v 1: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners
decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business
closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" [syn:
{close up}, {close}, {fold}, {shut down}, {close down}]
[ant: {open}, {open up}]
close in
v 1: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
[syn: {close in}, {draw in}]
2: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in
the porch with a fence" [syn: {enclose}, {close in},
{inclose}, {shut in}]
close off
v 1: stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a
vacation" [syn: {shut off}, {close off}]
2: isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends"
[syn: {shut off}, {close off}]
3: block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" [syn:
{shut off}, {block off}, {close off}]
close order
n 1: a military formation for drill or marching
close out
v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {preclude},
{rule out}, {close out}]
2: terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his
line of sports cars"
3: terminate; "We closed out our account"
close quarters
n 1: a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or
something
close set
adj 1: set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth";
"her eyes are close set" [syn: {close-set(a)}, {close
set(p)}]
close shave
n 1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn:
{close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}, {narrow
escape}]
close support
n 1: close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by
another unit
close supporting fire
n 1: fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near
the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious
threat to it
close to
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about},
{close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
close to the wind
adv 1: nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is
coming; "sailing close to the wind"
close together
adj 1: located close together; "with heads close together";
"approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
[syn: {approximate}, {close together(p)}]
close up
adv 1: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see
things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"
[syn: {close up}, {at close range}]
v 1: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners
decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business
closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" [syn:
{close up}, {close}, {fold}, {shut down}, {close down}]
[ant: {open}, {open up}]
2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct},
{obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}]
[ant: {disengage}, {free}]
3: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
"close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close
up an umbrella" [syn: {close up}, {close}]
4: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam
up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be
quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
close-fitting
adj 1: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn:
{close}, {snug}, {close-fitting}]
close-grained
adj 1: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood
composed of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch";
"fine-grained rock" [syn: {close-grained}, {fine-
grained}]
close-hauled
adj 1: having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind
as possible
close-knit
adj 1: held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-
knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group
was closely knit" [syn: {close-knit}, {closely knit}]
close-minded
adj 1: not ready to receive to new ideas [syn: {close-minded},
{closed-minded}]
close-order drill
n 1: (military) military drill of troops in standard marching
(shoulder-to-shoulder)
close-packed
adj 1: packed especially tightly
close-quarter fighting
n 1: hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters
close-set
adj 1: set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth";
"her eyes are close set" [syn: {close-set(a)}, {close
set(p)}]
closed book
n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be
explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one
of nature's secrets" [syn: {mystery}, {enigma}, {secret},
{closed book}]
closed chain
n 1: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a
closed loop [syn: {closed chain}, {ring}] [ant: {open
chain}]
closed circuit
n 1: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or
a signal circulates [syn: {closed circuit}, {loop}] [ant:
{open circuit}]
closed corporation
n 1: a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public
market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation},
{private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]
closed couplet
n 1: a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
closed curve
n 1: a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints
closed fracture
n 1: an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not
pierce the skin [syn: {simple fracture}, {closed fracture}]
closed gentian
n 1: similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn:
{closed gentian}, {blind gentian}, {Gentiana clausa}]
2: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white
flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed gentian},
{blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana andrewsii}]
closed in
adj 1: blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: {closed},
{closed in(p)}]
closed interval
n 1: an interval that includes its endpoints [syn: {closed
interval}, {bounded interval}] [ant: {open interval},
{unbounded interval}]
closed loop
n 1: a control system with a feedback loop that is active [syn:
{closed loop}, {closed-loop system}]
closed primary
n 1: a primary in which only registered members of a particular
political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen
party unity"
closed session
n 1: a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to
the public [syn: {executive session}, {closed session}]
closed shop
n 1: a company that hires only union members
closed universe
n 1: (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in
which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that
began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10
percent of the matter required for closure but there may be
large amounts of dark matter
closed-angle glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous
humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of
high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual
damage in a couple of days" [syn: {acute glaucoma},
{closed-angle glaucoma}, {angle-closure glaucoma}]
closed-captioned
adj 1: broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers
having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-
hearing viewers
closed-chain
adj 1: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or
triangular form [syn: {closed-chain}, {closed-ring}]
closed-circuit
adj 1: relating to or consisting of a closed circuit; "closed-
circuit television"
closed-circuit television
n 1: a television system that is not used for broadcasting but
is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a
factory or theater)
closed-class word
n 1: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical
function but has little identifiable meaning [syn:
{function word}, {closed-class word}]
closed-door
adj 1: not open to the public; "a closed-door meeting"
closed-end fund
n 1: a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number
of shares which are listed on a stock market [syn: {closed-
end fund}, {closed-end investment company}]
closed-end investment company
n 1: a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number
of shares which are listed on a stock market [syn: {closed-
end fund}, {closed-end investment company}]
closed-heart surgery
n 1: heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest
cavity is not opened)
closed-loop system
n 1: a control system with a feedback loop that is active [syn:
{closed loop}, {closed-loop system}]
closed-minded
adj 1: not ready to receive to new ideas [syn: {close-minded},
{closed-minded}]
closed-ring
adj 1: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or
triangular form [syn: {closed-chain}, {closed-ring}]
closely held corporation
n 1: stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few
shareholders who have no plans to sell
closely knit
adj 1: held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-
knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group
was closely knit" [syn: {close-knit}, {closely knit}]
closely-held
adj 1: owned by a relatively few shareholders; "a closely-held
corporation"
closet auger
n 1: a snake used to unblock toilets
closet drama
n 1: drama more suitable for reading that for performing
closet queen
n 1: a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to
reveal his sexual orientation
closeup lens
n 1: a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take
pictures at short ranges
closing curtain
n 1: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {finale},
{close}, {closing curtain}, {finis}]
closing off
n 1: the act of isolating something; setting something apart
from others [syn: {isolation}, {closing off}]
closing price
n 1: (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed
during a day's trading session
closing time
n 1: the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the
public
clostridial myonecrosis
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
Clostridium botulinum
n 1: anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes
botulism [syn: {botulinus}, {botulinum}, {Clostridium
botulinum}]
clostridium perfringens
n 1: anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon
toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
n 1: a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens;
causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins
8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large
numbers of these bacteria [syn: {epsilon toxin},
{Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin}]
closure by compartment
n 1: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a
bill [syn: {closure by compartment}, {guillotine}]
clot buster
n 1: a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking
the flow of blood to the heart muscle [syn: {thrombolytic},
{thrombolytic agent}, {clot buster}]
cloth cap
n 1: a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak [syn: {cloth cap},
{flat cap}]
cloth covering
n 1: a covering made of cloth
clothes basket
n 1: a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet
clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {laundry
basket}, {clothes basket}, {voider}]
clothes closet
n 1: a closet where clothes are stored [syn: {clothes closet},
{clothespress}]
clothes designer
n 1: someone who designs clothing [syn: {couturier}, {fashion
designer}, {clothes designer}, {designer}]
clothes drier
n 1: a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing [syn: {clothes
dryer}, {clothes drier}]
clothes dryer
n 1: a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing [syn: {clothes
dryer}, {clothes drier}]
clothes hamper
n 1: a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet
clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {laundry
basket}, {clothes basket}, {voider}]
clothes hanger
n 1: a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used
to hang garments on [syn: {coat hanger}, {clothes hanger},
{dress hanger}]
clothes moth
n 1: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose
larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens
clothes peg
n 1: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a
clothesline [syn: {clothespin}, {clothes pin}, {clothes
peg}]
clothes pin
n 1: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a
clothesline [syn: {clothespin}, {clothes pin}, {clothes
peg}]
clothes tree
n 1: an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang
clothing [syn: {clothes tree}, {coat tree}, {coat stand}]
clothing store
n 1: a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing
store}, {haberdashery}, {haberdashery store}, {mens store}]
clotted cream
n 1: thick cream made from scalded milk [syn: {clotted cream},
{Devonshire cream}]
clotting factor
n 1: any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential
for blood coagulation [syn: {coagulation factor}, {clotting
factor}]
clotting time
n 1: the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to
diagnose some clotting disorders
cloud bank
n 1: a layer of clouds seen from a distance
cloud chamber
n 1: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles
passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle
ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets
condense on them to produce a visible track [syn: {cloud
chamber}, {Wilson cloud chamber}]
cloud cover
n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn:
{cloudiness}, {cloud cover}, {overcast}]
cloud grass
n 1: Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried
bouquets [syn: {cloud grass}, {Agrostis nebulosa}]
cloud nine
n 1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness},
{cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]
cloud over
v 1: become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn:
{overcloud}, {cloud over}, {cloud up}]
2: become overcast; "the sky clouded over"
cloud seeder
n 1: a person who seeds clouds [syn: {seeder}, {cloud seeder}]
cloud up
v 1: become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn:
{overcloud}, {cloud over}, {cloud up}]
cloud-covered
adj 1: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered},
{clouded}, {overcast}, {sunless}]
cloud-cuckoo-land
n 1: an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem
optimistically out of touch with reality
clouding up
n 1: the process whereby water particles become visible in the
sky [syn: {clouding}, {clouding up}]
clout nail
n 1: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal
to wood [syn: {clout nail}, {clout}]
clove hitch
n 1: a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
clove oil
n 1: essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor
medicines [syn: {clove oil}, {oil of cloves}]
clove pink
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented
usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties
and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink},
{gillyflower}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]
clove tree
n 1: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen
widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which
are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium
aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia
caryophyllatum}]
clove-scented
adj 1: smelling of clove
cloven foot
n 1: the mark of Satan [syn: {cloven hoof}, {cloven foot}]
2: a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of
ruminants or swine) [syn: {cloven foot}, {cloven hoof}]
cloven hoof
n 1: the mark of Satan [syn: {cloven hoof}, {cloven foot}]
2: a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of
ruminants or swine) [syn: {cloven foot}, {cloven hoof}]
cloven-footed
adj 1: of or relating to the cloven feet of ruminants or swine
[syn: {cloven-hoofed}, {cloven-footed}]
cloven-hoofed
adj 1: of or relating to the cloven feet of ruminants or swine
[syn: {cloven-hoofed}, {cloven-footed}]
clover fern
n 1: any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having
four leaflets [syn: {clover fern}, {pepperwort}]
clover-leaf roll
n 1: yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls
of dough in each cup of a muffin pan
clover-root
n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb
bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum
urbanum}]
Clovis culture
n 1: the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North
America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile
points made of obsidian or chalcedony
Clovis I
n 1: king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his
capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his
name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511) [syn:
{Clovis}, {Clovis I}]
clown anemone fish
n 1: an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion [syn: {clown
anemone fish}, {Amphiprion percula}]
clown around
v 1: act as or like a clown [syn: {clown}, {clown around},
{antic}]
cloze procedure
n 1: a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted
from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in
the blanks [syn: {cloze procedure}, {cloze test}]
cloze test
n 1: a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted
from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in
the blanks [syn: {cloze procedure}, {cloze test}]
club car
n 1: railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
[syn: {club car}, {lounge car}]
club drug
n 1: a controlled substance that is usually taken by young
people at dance clubs and raves
club fungus
n 1: a club-shaped coral fungus
club head
n 1: (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn:
{golf-club head}, {club head}, {club-head}, {clubhead}]
club member
n 1: someone who is a member of a club
club moss
n 1: primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-
shaped strobiles [syn: {club moss}, {club-moss}, {lycopod}]
club sandwich
n 1: made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {club
sandwich}, {three-decker}, {triple-decker}]
club soda
n 1: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon
dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club
soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]
club steak
n 1: small steak from the front of the short loin of beef [syn:
{Delmonico steak}, {club steak}]
club-head
n 1: (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn:
{golf-club head}, {club head}, {club-head}, {clubhead}]
club-moss
n 1: primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-
shaped strobiles [syn: {club moss}, {club-moss}, {lycopod}]
club-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the black trefoil or clover leaf on
some playing cards
2: shaped in the form of a club that is larger at one end
clubmoss family
n 1: a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn:
{Lycopodiaceae}, {family Lycopodiaceae}, {clubmoss family}]
clubroot fungus
n 1: a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or
distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
[syn: {clubroot fungus}, {Plasmodiophora brassicae}]
clue in
v 1: provide someone with a clue; "Can you clue me in?"
clumber spaniel
n 1: a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair [syn: {clumber},
{clumber spaniel}]
clumsy person
n 1: a person with poor motor coordination
Clupea harangus
n 1: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both
Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {herring}, {Clupea harangus}]
Clupea harengus harengus
n 1: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the
northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic herring}, {Clupea
harengus harengus}]
Clupea harengus pallasii
n 1: important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific
herring}, {Clupea harengus pallasii}]
Clupea sprattus
n 1: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: {brisling},
{sprat}, {Clupea sprattus}]
clupeid fish
n 1: any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of
shallow waters of northern seas [syn: {clupeid fish},
{clupeid}]
Clusia flava
n 1: a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit [syn: {wild
fig}, {Clusia flava}]
Clusia insignis
n 1: epiphytic clusia of British Guiana [syn: {waxflower},
{Clusia insignis}]
Clusia major
n 1: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or
rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia
rosea}, {Clusia major}]
Clusia rosea
n 1: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or
rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia
rosea}, {Clusia major}]
cluster bean
n 1: drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed
which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing
material [syn: {guar}, {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis
tetragonolobus}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]
cluster bomb
n 1: bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane
and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually
fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; "cluster bombs
cannot be targeted precisely"
cluster bomblet
n 1: one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster
bomb [syn: {bomblet}, {cluster bomblet}]
cluster headache
n 1: a painful recurring headache associated with the release of
histamine from cells [syn: {histamine headache}, {cluster
headache}]
cluster of differentiation 4
n 1: a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of
helper T cells; "CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans" [syn:
{cluster of differentiation 4}, {CD4}]
cluster of differentiation 8
n 1: a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the
surface of cytotoxic T cells [syn: {cluster of
differentiation 8}, {CD8}]
clustered bellflower
n 1: bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes
of violet-blue to white flowers [syn: {clustered
bellflower}, {Campanula glomerata}]
clustered lady's slipper
n 1: clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves
and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches
mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California
and northern Colorado [syn: {clustered lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium fasciculatum}]
clustered poppy mallow
n 1: densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal
leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters [syn:
{clustered poppy mallow}, {Callirhoe triangulata}]
clutch bag
n 1: a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand [syn:
{clutch bag}, {clutch}]
clutch pedal
n 1: a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating
shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the
clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
[syn: {clutch}, {clutch pedal}]
clutter up
v 1: fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: {clutter}, {clutter
up}] [ant: {clear}, {unclutter}]
Clyde Tombaugh
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto
(1906-1997) [syn: {Tombaugh}, {Clyde Tombaugh}, {Clyde
William Tombaugh}]
Clyde William Tombaugh
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto
(1906-1997) [syn: {Tombaugh}, {Clyde Tombaugh}, {Clyde
William Tombaugh}]
Clydesdale terrier
n 1: selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a
long silky coat
Clytocybe alba
n 1: a large white agaric; edible but not palatable [syn:
{Clitocybe robusta}, {Clytocybe alba}]
CN gas
n 1: a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
[syn: {chloroacetophenone}, {CN gas}]
CN Tower
n 1: a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely
Cnemidophorus exsanguis
n 1: having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots;
upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico [syn:
{Chihuahuan spotted whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus exsanguis}]
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
n 1: very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
[syn: {racerunner}, {race runner}, {six-lined racerunner},
{Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]
Cnemidophorus tesselatus
n 1: markings are darker and more marked than in western
whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua
[syn: {checkered whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus tesselatus}]
Cnemidophorus tigris
n 1: active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of
semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California
[syn: {western whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus tigris}]
Cnemidophorus velox
n 1: having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau
from Arizona to western Colorado [syn: {plateau striped
whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus velox}]
Cnicus benedictus
n 1: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and
minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow
flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {sweet sultan}, {Cnicus
benedictus}]
Cnidoscolus urens
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
co-author
v 1: be a co-author on (a book, a paper)
co-beneficiary
n 1: one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit
co-defendant
n 1: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more
other defendants in a single action [syn: {codefendant},
{co-defendant}]
co-discoverer
n 1: someone who is the first of two or more people to discover
something
co-ed
adj 1: attended by members of both sexes [syn: {co-ed},
{coeducational}]
n 1: a female student at a coeducational college or university
[syn: {co-ed}, {college girl}]
co-educate
v 1: educate persons of both sexes together [syn: {co-educate},
{coeducate}]
co-occur
v 1: go with, fall together [syn: {coincide}, {co-occur},
{cooccur}]
co-occur with
v 1: go or occur together; "The word `hot' tends to cooccur with
`cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur
with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]
co-occurrence
n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or
in connection with another [syn: {accompaniment},
{concomitant}, {attendant}, {co-occurrence}]
2: the temporal property of two things happening at the same
time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is
adjustable" [syn: {concurrence}, {coincidence},
{conjunction}, {co-occurrence}]
co-occurrent
adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of
coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental},
{coinciding}, {concurrent}, {co-occurrent},
{cooccurring}, {simultaneous}]
co-op
n 1: a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by
farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods
and services and is run for the benefit of its owners [syn:
{cooperative}, {co-op}]
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
n 1: a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of
the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Guyana}, {Co-operative
Republic of Guyana}, {British Guiana}]
co-opt
v 1: choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The
church members co-opted individuals from similar
backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
2: neutralize or win over through assimilation into an
established group; "We co-opted the independent minority
tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
3: appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt
peasants into civil defence groups"
4: take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism
and embraced it"
co-optation
n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the
existing membership) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the
appointee's consent) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
co-option
n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the
existing membership) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the
appointee's consent) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
co-ordinate
n 1: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
[syn: {coordinate}, {co-ordinate}]
co-ordinated
adj 1: intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color
coordinated" [syn: {coordinated}, {co-ordinated},
{matching}]
2: operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a
coordinated program" [syn: {coordinated}, {co-ordinated},
{interconnected}, {unified}]
3: being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle
movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well
coordinated"- Mary McCarthy [syn: {coordinated}, {co-
ordinated}]
co-ordinator
n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
[syn: {coordinator}, {co-ordinator}]
co-pilot
n 1: a relief pilot on an airplane [syn: {copilot}, {co-pilot}]
co-referent
adj 1: relating to coreference [syn: {coreferential}, {co-
referent}]
co-respondent
n 1: the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged
spouse in a divorce proceeding [syn: {corespondent}, {co-
respondent}]
co-sign
v 1: sign jointly; "Husband and wife co-signed the lease" [syn:
{co-sign}, {cosign}]
2: sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan
[syn: {cosign}, {co-sign}]
co-star
n 1: one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a
play or film
v 1: feature as the co-star in a performance
2: be the co-star in a performance
co-vary
v 1: vary in the same time period (of two random variables)
co-worker
n 1: an associate that one works with [syn: {colleague}, {co-
worker}, {fellow worker}, {workfellow}]
CO2
n 1: a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration
and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed
from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {carbon
dioxide}, {CO2}, {carbonic acid gas}]
coach dog
n 1: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or
brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {dalmatian},
{coach dog}, {carriage dog}]
coach horse
n 1: strong draft horse for drawing coaches
coach house
n 1: a small building for housing coaches and carriages and
other vehicles [syn: {coach house}, {carriage house},
{remise}]
coach station
n 1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal},
{bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
coach-and-four
n 1: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn:
{coach}, {four-in-hand}, {coach-and-four}]
coaching job
n 1: the job of a professional coach [syn: {coaching}, {coaching
job}]
coachwhip snake
n 1: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip}, {coachwhip
snake}, {Masticophis flagellum}]
coagulation factor
n 1: any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential
for blood coagulation [syn: {coagulation factor}, {clotting
factor}]
coal black
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black},
{pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
coal car
n 1: freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting
coal
coal chute
n 1: a chute for coal
coal gas
n 1: gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal
and used for heating and lighting
coal house
n 1: a shed for storing coal
coal industry
n 1: the producers of coal considered collectively
coal mine
n 1: a mine where coal is dug from the ground [syn: {coal mine},
{coalpit}]
coal miner
n 1: someone who works in a coal mine [syn: {coal miner},
{collier}, {pitman}]
coal miner's lung
n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn:
{anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal
miner's lung}]
coal oil
n 1: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and
heaters [syn: {kerosene}, {kerosine}, {lamp oil}, {coal
oil}]
coal scuttle
n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto
the fire [syn: {scuttle}, {coal scuttle}]
coal seam
n 1: a seam of coal
coal shovel
n 1: a hand shovel for shoveling coal
coal tar
n 1: a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar
can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
coal tongs
n 1: tongs for taking hold of burning coals [syn: {fire tongs},
{coal tongs}]
coal-black
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or
coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy},
{sooty}]
coal-burning
adj 1: fueled by burning coal; "a coal-fired ship" [syn: {coal-
fired}, {coal-burning}]
coal-fired
adj 1: fueled by burning coal; "a coal-fired ship" [syn: {coal-
fired}, {coal-burning}]
coal-tar creosote
n 1: a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar;
used as a preservative for wood [syn: {creosote}, {coal-tar
creosote}]
coaling station
n 1: a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal
coarse-furred
adj 1: having coarse hair or fur [syn: {coarse-haired}, {coarse-
furred}]
coarse-grained
adj 1: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in
texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the
photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy
residue" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy},
{granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-
grained sand" [syn: {coarse-grained}, {large-grained}]
coarse-haired
adj 1: having coarse hair or fur [syn: {coarse-haired}, {coarse-
furred}]
coarse-textured
adj 1: having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a
rough-textured tweed" [syn: {textured}, {rough-textured},
{coarse-textured}]
coast banksia
n 1: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical
yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian
honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
coast boykinia
n 1: plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched
clusters of small white flowers; western North America
[syn: {coast boykinia}, {Boykinia elata}, {Boykinia
occidentalis}]
coast lily
n 1: orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States
[syn: {coast lily}, {Lilium maritinum}]
coast live oak
n 1: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone
of western North America having small thick usually spiny-
toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak},
{California live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]
Coast Mountains
n 1: a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of
North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
[syn: {Coast Range}, {Coast Mountains}]
coast polypody
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having
ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf},
{leathery polypody}, {coast polypody}, {Polypodium
scouleri}]
Coast Range
n 1: a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of
North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
[syn: {Coast Range}, {Coast Mountains}]
coast redwood
n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
habitats [syn: {California redwood}, {coast redwood},
{Sequoia sempervirens}]
coast rhododendron
n 1: medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America
having large rosy brown-spotted flowers [syn: {coast
rhododendron}, {Rhododendron californicum}]
coast white cedar
n 1: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
coastal diving bird
n 1: gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
coastal plain
n 1: a plain adjacent to a coast
coastal rein orchid
n 1: stout orchid of central California to northern Washington
having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical
flowers [syn: {coastal rein orchid}, {Habenaria greenei}]
coaster brake
n 1: a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on
the pedals
coaster wagon
n 1: a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
[syn: {wagon}, {coaster wagon}]
coat button
n 1: a button on a coat
coat closet
n 1: a closet for storing outerwear
coat hanger
n 1: a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used
to hang garments on [syn: {coat hanger}, {clothes hanger},
{dress hanger}]
coat of arms
n 1: the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: {coat
of arms}, {arms}, {blazon}, {blazonry}]
coat of mail
n 1: armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body
armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour},
{coat of mail}, {cataphract}]
coat of paint
n 1: a layer of paint covering something else
coat rack
n 1: a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
[syn: {coatrack}, {coat rack}, {hatrack}]
coat stand
n 1: an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang
clothing [syn: {clothes tree}, {coat tree}, {coat stand}]
coat tree
n 1: an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang
clothing [syn: {clothes tree}, {coat tree}, {coat stand}]
coat-of-mail shell
n 1: primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk
having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn:
{chiton}, {coat-of-mail shell}, {sea cradle},
{polyplacophore}]
coati-mondi
n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
[syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
{Nasua narica}]
coati-mundi
n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
[syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
{Nasua narica}]
Coats Land
n 1: a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore
of the Weddell Sea
coattails effect
n 1: (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an
election drawing votes for other members of the same
political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win
him the election"
coax cable
n 1: a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn:
{coaxial cable}, {coax}, {coax cable}]
coaxial cable
n 1: a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn:
{coaxial cable}, {coax}, {coax cable}]
cobalt 60
n 1: a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a
source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in
radiation therapy
cobalt bloom
n 1: a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in
monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass;
usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic [syn:
{erythrite}, {cobalt bloom}]
cobalt blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue},
{aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock
blue}]
2: greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide
and alumina [syn: {cobalt blue}, {cobalt ultramarine}]
cobalt ultramarine
n 1: greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt
oxide and alumina [syn: {cobalt blue}, {cobalt
ultramarine}]
cobble together
v 1: put together hastily [syn: {cobble together}, {cobble up}]
cobble up
v 1: put together hastily [syn: {cobble together}, {cobble up}]
cobbler's last
n 1: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to
fashion or repair shoes [syn: {last}, {shoemaker's last},
{cobbler's last}]
Coca Cola
n 1: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Coca Cola}, {Coke}]
coca plant
n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives
of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: {Erythroxylon
coca}, {coca}, {coca plant}]
cocaine addict
n 1: a person addicted to cocaine
cocaine addiction
n 1: an addiction to cocaine
coccid insect
n 1: scale insects and mealybugs
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
n 1: a common large finch of Eurasia [syn: {hawfinch},
{Coccothraustes coccothraustes}]
Cocculus carolinus
n 1: woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the
common moonseed but having red fruits [syn: {Carolina
moonseed}, {Cocculus carolinus}]
Coccus hesperidum
n 1: pest on citrus trees [syn: {brown soft scale}, {Coccus
hesperidum}]
coccygeal nerve
n 1: the lowest pair of spinal nerves [syn: {coccygeal nerve},
{nervus coccygeus}]
coccygeal plexus
n 1: a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal
nerves [syn: {coccygeal plexus}, {plexus coccygeus}]
coccygeal vertebra
n 1: one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx [syn: {coccygeal
vertebra}, {caudal vertebra}]
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
n 1: North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own
young [syn: {black-billed cuckoo}, {Coccyzus
erythropthalmus}]
cochin china
n 1: Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered
legs [syn: {cochin}, {cochin china}]
cochineal insect
n 1: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of
a red dye [syn: {cochineal insect}, {cochineal},
{Dactylopius coccus}]
Cochlearia officinalis
n 1: a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in
treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of
vitamin C [syn: {scurvy grass}, {common scurvy grass},
{Cochlearia officinalis}]
Cochlearius cochlearius
n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn:
{boatbill}, {boat-billed heron}, {broadbill}, {Cochlearius
cochlearius}]
cochon de lait
n 1: whole young pig suitable for roasting [syn: {cochon de
lait}, {suckling pig}]
cock of the rock
n 1: bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola [syn: {cock
of the rock}, {Rupicola peruviana}]
2: tropical bird of northern South America the male having
brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike
crest [syn: {cock of the rock}, {Rupicola rupicola}]
cock sucking
n 1: slang for fellatio [syn: {cock sucking}, {blowjob}]
cock up
v 1: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick up},
{prick}, {cock up}]
cock's eggs
n 1: weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers
followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {cock's
eggs}, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}]
cock-a-doodle-doo
n 1: an imitation of the crow of a cock
cock-a-hoop
adj 1: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful},
{braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big},
{cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-
aggrandising}]
cock-a-leekie
n 1: soup made from chicken boiled with leeks [syn:
{cock-a-leekie}, {cocky-leeky}]
cock-and-bull story
n 1: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as
an excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story},
{cock-and-bull story}, {song and dance}]
cockatoo parrot
n 1: small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
[syn: {cockateel}, {cockatiel}, {cockatoo parrot},
{Nymphicus hollandicus}]
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
n 1: a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge
capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles
through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton
accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft
and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage
multiplier}]
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
n 1: a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge
capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles
through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton
accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft
and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage
multiplier}]
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
n 1: a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge
capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles
through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton
accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft
and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage
multiplier}]
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier
n 1: a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge
capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles
through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton
accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft
and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage
multiplier}]
cocked hat
n 1: hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to
form points
cocker spaniel
n 1: a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in
England [syn: {cocker spaniel}, {English cocker spaniel},
{cocker}]
cockle-bur
n 1: any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
[syn: {cocklebur}, {cockle-bur}, {cockleburr}, {cockle-
burr}]
cockle-burr
n 1: any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
[syn: {cocklebur}, {cockle-bur}, {cockleburr}, {cockle-
burr}]
cockspur hawthorn
n 1: eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
[syn: {cockspur thorn}, {cockspur hawthorn}, {Crataegus
crus-galli}]
cockspur thorn
n 1: eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
[syn: {cockspur thorn}, {cockspur hawthorn}, {Crataegus
crus-galli}]
cocktail dress
n 1: a dress suitable for formal occasions [syn: {cocktail
dress}, {sheath}]
cocktail lounge
n 1: a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are
served
cocktail party
n 1: an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
cocktail sauce
n 1: usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice [syn:
{cocktail sauce}, {seafood sauce}]
cocktail shaker
n 1: a shaker for mixing cocktails
cocktail table
n 1: low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or
cocktails are served [syn: {coffee table}, {cocktail
table}]
cocky-leeky
n 1: soup made from chicken boiled with leeks [syn:
{cock-a-leekie}, {cocky-leeky}]
coco de macao
n 1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts
yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn:
{babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya
phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]
coco palm
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm},
{coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos
nucifera}]
coco plum
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco},
{Chrysobalanus icaco}]
2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves;
tropical American [syn: {cocoa plum}, {coco plum}, {icaco}]
coco plum tree
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco},
{Chrysobalanus icaco}]
cocoa bean
n 1: seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of
chocolate [syn: {cacao bean}, {cocoa bean}]
cocoa butter
n 1: a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
2: the vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from
chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate
cocoa palm
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm},
{coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos
nucifera}]
cocoa plum
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
[syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco},
{Chrysobalanus icaco}]
2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves;
tropical American [syn: {cocoa plum}, {coco plum}, {icaco}]
cocoa powder
n 1: the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter
is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie
recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream
coconut cake
n 1: cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
coconut cream
n 1: white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat
[syn: {coconut milk}, {coconut cream}]
coconut macaroon
n 1: macaroon containing coconut
coconut meat
n 1: the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use
in e.g. cakes and curries [syn: {coconut}, {coconut meat}]
coconut milk
n 1: white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat
[syn: {coconut milk}, {coconut cream}]
2: clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut [syn:
{coconut milk}, {coconut water}]
coconut oil
n 1: oil from coconuts [syn: {coconut oil}, {copra oil}]
coconut palm
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm},
{coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos
nucifera}]
coconut tree
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm},
{coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos
nucifera}]
coconut water
n 1: clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut [syn:
{coconut milk}, {coconut water}]
Cocos nucifera
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm},
{coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos
nucifera}]
cod liver oil
n 1: an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes;
taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D [syn: {cod-
liver oil}, {cod liver oil}]
cod oil
n 1: an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather
manufacturing
cod-liver oil
n 1: an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes;
taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D [syn: {cod-
liver oil}, {cod liver oil}]
Codariocalyx motorius
n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore
plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium},
{Desmodium gyrans}]
coddled egg
n 1: egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
[syn: {boiled egg}, {coddled egg}]
code flag
n 1: one of an international code of flag signals used between
ships [syn: {code flag}, {nautical signal flag}]
code of behavior
n 1: a set of conventional principles and expectations that are
considered binding on any person who is a member of a
particular group [syn: {code of conduct}, {code of
behavior}]
code of conduct
n 1: a set of conventional principles and expectations that are
considered binding on any person who is a member of a
particular group [syn: {code of conduct}, {code of
behavior}]
codfish ball
n 1: usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes [syn:
{codfish ball}, {codfish cake}]
codfish cake
n 1: usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes [syn:
{codfish ball}, {codfish cake}]
Codiaeum variegatum
n 1: grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage;
widely cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {croton}, {Codiaeum
variegatum}]
coding DNA
n 1: sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein
structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn:
{exon}, {coding DNA}] [ant: {intron}, {noncoding DNA}]
coding system
n 1: a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in
transmitting messages
codlin moth
n 1: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English
walnuts [syn: {codling moth}, {codlin moth}, {Carpocapsa
pomonella}]
codling moth
n 1: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English
walnuts [syn: {codling moth}, {codlin moth}, {Carpocapsa
pomonella}]
codlins-and-cream
n 1: plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and
hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn:
{hairy willowherb}, {codlins-and-cream}, {Epilobium
hirsutum}]
coefficient of absorption
n 1: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of
electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a
given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy
absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber;
"absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn:
{absorption coefficient}, {coefficient of absorption},
{absorptance}]
coefficient of concordance
n 1: a coefficient of agreement (concordance) between different
sets of rank orderings of the same set of things
coefficient of correlation
n 1: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary;
it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through
0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation);
"what is the correlation between those two variables?"
[syn: {correlation coefficient}, {coefficient of
correlation}, {correlation}]
coefficient of drag
n 1: the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the
product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
[syn: {drag coefficient}, {coefficient of drag}]
coefficient of elasticity
n 1: (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in
shape of an elastic body [syn: {coefficient of elasticity},
{modulus of elasticity}, {elastic modulus}]
coefficient of expansion
n 1: the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit
change in temperature at a given constant pressure [syn:
{coefficient of expansion}, {expansivity}]
coefficient of friction
n 1: the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a
surface and the force that maintains contact between the
object and the surface
coefficient of mutual induction
n 1: a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio
of the electromotive force in a circuit to the
corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit;
usually measured in henries [syn: {coefficient of mutual
induction}, {mutual inductance}]
coefficient of reflection
n 1: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a
surface [syn: {coefficient of reflection}, {reflection
factor}, {reflectance}, {reflectivity}]
coefficient of self induction
n 1: the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit
by self-induction to the rate of change of current
producing it, expressed in henries [syn: {coefficient of
self induction}, {self-inductance}]
coefficient of viscosity
n 1: a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an
applied force [syn: {coefficient of viscosity}, {absolute
viscosity}, {dynamic viscosity}]
coelenterate family
n 1: a family of coelenterates
coelenterate genus
n 1: a genus of coelenterates
coeliac plexus
n 1: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind
the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {plexus
celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]
Coeloglossum bracteatum
n 1: orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very
irregular flowers [syn: {satyr orchid}, {Coeloglossum
bracteatum}]
Coeloglossum viride
n 1: orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green
flowers suffused with purple [syn: {frog orchid},
{Coeloglossum viride}]
coenzyme A
n 1: a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to
metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids
coenzyme Q
n 1: any of several quinones found in living cells and that
function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one
molecule to another in cell respiration [syn: {ubiquinone},
{coenzyme Q}]
Coeur d'Alene
n 1: a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho
around Coeur d'Alene Lake
2: a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort
area
Coeur d'Alene Lake
n 1: a lake in northern Idaho
Coffea arabica
n 1: shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely
cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its
seed which form most of the commercial coffee [syn:
{Arabian coffee}, {Coffea arabica}]
Coffea canephora
n 1: native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere;
resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez
coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]
Coffea liberica
n 1: small tree of West Africa [syn: {Liberian coffee}, {Coffea
liberica}]
Coffea robusta
n 1: native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere;
resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez
coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]
coffee bar
n 1: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn:
{cafe}, {coffeehouse}, {coffee shop}, {coffee bar}]
coffee bean
n 1: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn:
{coffee bean}, {coffee berry}, {coffee}]
coffee berry
n 1: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn:
{coffee bean}, {coffee berry}, {coffee}]
coffee blight
n 1: a blight affecting the coffee plant
coffee break
n 1: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute
coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" [syn: {coffee
break}, {tea break}]
coffee cake
n 1: a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee [syn:
{coffeecake}, {coffee cake}]
coffee can
n 1: a can for storing ground coffee
coffee cappuccino
n 1: equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon
and nutmeg and usually whipped cream [syn: {cappuccino},
{cappuccino coffee}, {coffee cappuccino}]
coffee cream
n 1: cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they
call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {light cream},
{coffee cream}, {single cream}]
coffee cup
n 1: a cup from which coffee is drunk
coffee fern
n 1: evergreen fern of California and Baja California [syn:
{coffee fern}, {Pellaea andromedifolia}]
coffee filter
n 1: filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and
retains the coffee grounds
coffee fungus
n 1: fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical
plants [syn: {coffee fungus}, {Pellicularia koleroga}]
coffee grinder
n 1: a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee
mill}, {coffee grinder}]
coffee grounds
n 1: the dregs remaining after brewing coffee
coffee liqueur
n 1: coffee-flavored liqueur
coffee maker
n 1: a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically
coffee mill
n 1: a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee
mill}, {coffee grinder}]
coffee mug
n 1: a mug intended for serving coffee
coffee ring
n 1: ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced
coffee roll
n 1: any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without
raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze [syn: {sweet roll},
{coffee roll}]
coffee rose
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
coffee royal
n 1: black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn:
{cafe royale}, {coffee royal}]
coffee senna
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
coffee shop
n 1: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn:
{cafe}, {coffeehouse}, {coffee shop}, {coffee bar}]
coffee stall
n 1: a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food
(especially at night)
coffee substitute
n 1: a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for
it
coffee table
n 1: low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or
cocktails are served [syn: {coffee table}, {cocktail
table}]
coffee tree
n 1: any of several small trees and shrubs native to the
tropical Old World yielding coffee beans [syn: {coffee},
{coffee tree}]
coffee urn
n 1: an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot
coffee-table book
n 1: an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a
coffee table
Coffey still
n 1: a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional
distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial
scale
coffin nail
n 1: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn:
{cigarette}, {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {butt}, {fag}]
cog railway
n 1: railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive
engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction [syn:
{cog railway}, {rack railway}]
cogent evidence
n 1: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of
something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is
the time to produce it" [syn: {proof}, {cogent evidence}]
cognate word
n 1: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same
word in an ancestral language [syn: {cognate}, {cognate
word}]
cognitive content
n 1: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or
learned [syn: {content}, {cognitive content}, {mental
object}]
cognitive factor
n 1: something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that
contributes to producing a result
cognitive neuroscience
n 1: the branch of neuroscience that studies the biological
foundations of mental phenomena
cognitive neuroscientist
n 1: a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological
foundations of mental phenomena
cognitive operation
n 1: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive
activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the
process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of
remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {mental
process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]
cognitive process
n 1: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive
activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the
process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of
remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {mental
process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]
cognitive psychology
n 1: an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental
processes
cognitive science
n 1: the field of science concerned with cognition; includes
parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer
science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
cognitive scientist
n 1: a scientist who studies cognitive processes
cognitive semantics
n 1: the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects
of meaning [syn: {cognitive semantics}, {conceptual
semantics}, {semasiology}]
cognitive state
n 1: the state of a person's cognitive processes [syn:
{cognitive state}, {state of mind}]
cognovit judgement
n 1: a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor
without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn:
{confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement},
{cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]
cognovit judgment
n 1: a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor
without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn:
{confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement},
{cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]
coho salmon
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific
and Great Lakes [syn: {silver salmon}, {coho salmon},
{coho}, {cohoe}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
[syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver
salmon}, {Oncorhynchus kisutch}]
cohune fat
n 1: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking
and soap making [syn: {cohune-nut oil}, {cohune oil},
{cohune fat}]
cohune nut
n 1: nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those
of ivory nuts
cohune oil
n 1: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking
and soap making [syn: {cohune-nut oil}, {cohune oil},
{cohune fat}]
cohune palm
n 1: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield
valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {cohune
palm}, {Orbignya cohune}, {cohune}]
cohune-nut oil
n 1: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking
and soap making [syn: {cohune-nut oil}, {cohune oil},
{cohune fat}]
coil spring
n 1: a spring in the shape of a coil [syn: {coil spring},
{volute spring}]
coin bank
n 1: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping
money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings
bank}, {coin bank}, {money box}, {bank}]
coin blank
n 1: a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin [syn:
{planchet}, {coin blank}]
coin box
n 1: the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for
the coins
coin collecting
n 1: the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
[syn: {numismatics}, {numismatology}, {coin collecting},
{coin collection}]
coin collection
n 1: a collection of coins
2: the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
[syn: {numismatics}, {numismatology}, {coin collecting},
{coin collection}]
coin collector
n 1: a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
[syn: {numismatist}, {numismatologist}, {coin collector}]
coin machine
n 1: a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a
slot [syn: {slot machine}, {coin machine}]
coin silver
n 1: a silver of the degree of purity established for making
legal silver coins
coin slot
n 1: a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot
machine
coin-operated
adj 1: of devices that do not operate without the prior
insertion of one or more coins; "a coin-operated
telephone"
coitus interruptus
n 1: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but
the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
[syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method},
{withdrawal}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]
Cola acuminata
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut
tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]
cola extract
n 1: a flavoring extracted from the kola nut
cola nut
n 1: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola
extract [syn: {kola nut}, {cola nut}]
Colaptes auratus
n 1: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and
yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {yellow-shafted
flicker}, {Colaptes auratus}, {yellowhammer}]
Colaptes caper collaris
n 1: western United States bird with red undersurface to wings
and tail [syn: {red-shafted flicker}, {Colaptes caper
collaris}]
Colaptes chrysoides
n 1: southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted
flicker but lacking the red neck [syn: {gilded flicker},
{Colaptes chrysoides}]
Colbert butter
n 1: butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
[syn: {Colbert}, {Colbert butter}]
Colchicum autumnale
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {naked
lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
cold cash
n 1: money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his
wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold
cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {cold cash},
{ready money}]
cold cathode
n 1: a cathode that is a source of electrons without being
heated
cold cereal
n 1: a cereal that is not heated before serving [syn: {cold
cereal}, {dry cereal}]
cold chisel
n 1: narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks
[syn: {cold chisel}, {set chisel}]
cold comfort
n 1: very limited consolation or empathy; "he told me that time
heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me"
cold cream
n 1: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening
and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream},
{face cream}, {vanishing cream}]
cold cuts
n 1: sliced assorted cold meats
cold duck
n 1: pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
cold feet
n 1: timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of
action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet"
cold fish
n 1: an aloof unemotional person
cold frame
n 1: protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a
glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold
cold front
n 1: the front of an advancing mass of colder air [syn: {cold
front}, {polar front}]
cold fusion
n 1: nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have
discovered it are generally considered to have been
mistaken
cold gangrene
n 1: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of
arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the
dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene},
{cold gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}, {mummification}]
cold medicine
n 1: medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common
cold
cold medium
n 1: a medium that usually, but not always, provides little
involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes
speech, television, cartoons [syn: {cool medium}, {cold
medium}]
cold rubber
n 1: a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade)
which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used
in car tires
cold shoulder
n 1: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was
clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cut}, {cold shoulder}]
cold snap
n 1: a spell of cold weather [syn: {cold spell}, {cold snap}]
cold sober
adj 1: totally sober [syn: {cold sober}, {stone-sober}]
cold sore
n 1: caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral
herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]
cold spell
n 1: a spell of cold weather [syn: {cold spell}, {cold snap}]
cold storage
n 1: in a state of abeyance or postponement
2: refrigerated storage for preservation
cold stuffed tomato
n 1: tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served
cold [syn: {stuffed tomato}, {cold stuffed tomato}]
cold sweat
n 1: the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and
chill; associated with fear
cold turkey
n 1: a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"
2: complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or
anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit
smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"
cold war
n 1: a state of political hostility between countries using
means short of armed warfare [ant: {hot war}]
2: a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until
1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries
led by the United States
cold water
n 1: disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; "she poured
cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa"
cold wave
n 1: a wave of unusually cold weather
cold weather
n 1: a period of unusually cold weather
cold work
v 1: shape (metal) without heat [syn: {coldwork}, {cold work}]
cold-blooded
adj 1: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood";
"cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn:
{cold}, {cold-blooded}, {inhuman}, {insensate}]
2: having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not
internally regulated) [ant: {warm-blooded}]
cold-bloodedly
adv 1: emotionlessly and heartlessly; with deliberate cruelty or
callousness; "he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his
boss" [syn: {cold-bloodedly}, {in cold blood}]
cold-cream
v 1: put cold cream on one's face
cold-eyed
adj 1: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist
should be a dispassionate reporter of fact" [syn:
{dispassionate}, {cold-eyed}]
cold-shoulder
v 1: pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her
ex-fiance" [syn: {slight}, {cold-shoulder}]
cold-temperate
adj 1: the colder parts of temperate waters
cold-water flat
n 1: an apartment without modern conveniences
Cole Albert Porter
n 1: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
(1891-1946) [syn: {Porter}, {Cole Porter}, {Cole Albert
Porter}]
Cole Porter
n 1: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
(1891-1946) [syn: {Porter}, {Cole Porter}, {Cole Albert
Porter}]
Coleman Hawkins
n 1: United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) [syn: {Hawkins},
{Coleman Hawkins}]
Coleus amboinicus
n 1: an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South
Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn:
{country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus},
{Plectranthus amboinicus}]
Coleus aromaticus
n 1: an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South
Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn:
{country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus},
{Plectranthus amboinicus}]
Coleus blumei
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large
usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of
blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
[syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei},
{Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]
colic artery
n 1: arteries that supply blood to the colon [syn: {colic
artery}, {arteria colica}]
colic root
n 1: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass},
{unicorn root}]
colic vein
n 1: vein serving the large intestine [syn: {colic vein}, {vena
colica}]
Colin luther Powell
n 1: United States general who was the first African American to
serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State
under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: {Powell},
{Colin Powell}, {Colin luther Powell}]
Colin Powell
n 1: United States general who was the first African American to
serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State
under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: {Powell},
{Colin Powell}, {Colin luther Powell}]
Colinus virginianus
n 1: a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
[syn: {northern bobwhite}, {Colinus virginianus}]
collage film
n 1: a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
collapsible shelter
n 1: a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over
supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and
pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" [syn: {tent},
{collapsible shelter}]
collar blight
n 1: a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees
collar cell
n 1: any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of
cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of
water through the body [syn: {choanocyte}, {collar cell}]
collard greens
n 1: kale that has smooth leaves [syn: {collards}, {collard
greens}]
collared lizard
n 1: any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of
two dark bands; of central and western United States and
northern Mexico
collared peccary
n 1: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi
desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn:
{collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus},
{Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]
collared pika
n 1: similar to little chief hare and may be same species [syn:
{collared pika}, {Ochotona collaris}]
collateral damage
n 1: (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction
inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
collateral fraud
n 1: fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or
from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
[syn: {extrinsic fraud}, {collateral fraud}]
collect call
n 1: a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay
for
collection plate
n 1: a shallow receptacle for collection in church [syn:
{plate}, {collection plate}]
collective agreement
n 1: contract between labor and management governing wages and
benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor contract},
{labor agreement}, {collective agreement}]
collective bargaining
n 1: negotiation between an employer and trade union
collective farm
n 1: a farm operated collectively
collective noun
n 1: a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of
people or things
collective security
n 1: a system for international peace
collector of internal revenue
n 1: someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax
collector}, {taxman}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal
revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]
collector's item
n 1: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a
collection [syn: {collector's item}, {showpiece}, {piece de
resistance}]
college boy
n 1: a student (or former student) at a college or university
[syn: {collegian}, {college man}, {college boy}]
college girl
n 1: a female student at a coeducational college or university
[syn: {co-ed}, {college girl}]
college level
n 1: the level of education that college students are assumed to
have attained
college man
n 1: a student (or former student) at a college or university
[syn: {collegian}, {college man}, {college boy}]
College of Cardinals
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the
church; elects and advises the pope [syn: {Sacred College},
{College of Cardinals}, {cardinalate}, {Sacred College of
Cardinals}]
college student
n 1: a student enrolled in a college or university [syn:
{college student}, {university student}]
collegiate dictionary
n 1: an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the
hand [syn: {desk dictionary}, {collegiate dictionary}]
collet chuck
n 1: a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in
a lathe [syn: {collet}, {collet chuck}]
collide with
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit},
{strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant:
{miss}]
Collinsia bicolor
n 1: white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect
rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a
kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses},
{innocense}, {Collinsia bicolor}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]
Collinsia heterophylla
n 1: white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect
rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a
kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses},
{innocense}, {Collinsia bicolor}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]
Collinsia parviflora
n 1: small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-
white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to
California and Colorado [syn: {maiden blue-eyed Mary},
{Collinsia parviflora}]
Collinsia verna
n 1: eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white
flowers [syn: {blue-eyed Mary}, {Collinsia verna}]
Collinsonia canadensis
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot},
{stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia
canadensis}]
Collis Potter Huntington
n 1: United States railroad executive who built the western
section of the first United States transcontinental
railroad (1821-1900) [syn: {Huntington}, {Collis Potter
Huntington}]
collision course
n 1: a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision
if it continues unchanged
2: a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to
conflict if it continues unabated
Collocalia inexpectata
n 1: swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
[syn: {swiftlet}, {Collocalia inexpectata}]
collocate with
v 1: go or occur together; "The word `hot' tends to cooccur with
`cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur
with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]
colloidal gel
n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: {gel},
{colloidal gel}]
colloidal solution
n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a
solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {sol}, {colloidal
solution}, {colloidal suspension}]
colloidal suspension
n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a
solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {sol}, {colloidal
solution}, {colloidal suspension}]
collotype printing
n 1: a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate
with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be
reproduced; can be used with one or more colors [syn:
{collotype}, {collotype printing}, {photogelatin process}]
Colo.
n 1: a state in west central United States in the Rocky
Mountains [syn: {Colorado}, {Centennial State}, {CO},
{Colo.}]
Colobus guereza
n 1: a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky
fringes down both sides of the body [syn: {guereza},
{Colobus guereza}]
colobus monkey
n 1: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long
silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: {colobus}, {colobus
monkey}]
Colocasia esculenta
n 1: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics
for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental
for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant},
{dalo}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]
cologne water
n 1: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn:
{cologne}, {cologne water}, {eau de cologne}]
Colombian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Colombia
Colombian peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: {Colombian peso}, {peso}]
colon cancer
n 1: a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody
stools
Colonel Blimp
n 1: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person
(after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
[syn: {Colonel Blimp}, {Blimp}]
2: a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David
Low
colonic irrigation
n 1: a water enema given to flush out the colon [syn: {colonic
irrigation}, {colonic}]
color bar
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
color barrier
n 1: the barrier preventing Blacks from participating in various
activities with whites
color bearer
n 1: the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in
military parades or in battle [syn: {color bearer},
{standard-bearer}]
color blindness
n 1: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn:
{color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {color vision
deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]
color chart
n 1: a chart displaying colors
color circle
n 1: a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are
arranged on opposite sides of a circle [syn: {color
circle}, {color wheel}]
color code
n 1: system using colors to designate classifications
color constancy
n 1: the tendency for a color to look the same under widely
different viewing conditions [syn: {color constancy},
{colour constancy}]
color force
n 1: (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons
together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn:
{strong interaction}, {strong force}, {color force}]
color guard
n 1: a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors
color in
v 1: add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall
colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn:
{color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize},
{colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]
color line
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
color of law
n 1: a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the
apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of
law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the
officer had deprived him of his civil rights" [syn: {color
of law}, {colour of law}]
color property
n 1: an attribute of color
color scheme
n 1: a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this
room was determined by an interior decorator" [syn: {color
scheme}, {colour scheme}]
color sergeant
n 1: a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
color spectrum
n 1: the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed
by a prism [syn: {visible spectrum}, {color spectrum}]
color television
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
color television system
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
color television tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
color tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
color TV
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
color TV tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
color vision
n 1: the normal ability to see colors [syn: {color vision},
{chromatic vision}, {trichromacy}]
color vision deficiency
n 1: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn:
{color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {color vision
deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]
color wash
n 1: a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a
colored pigment [syn: {color wash}, {colour wash}]
color wheel
n 1: a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are
arranged on opposite sides of a circle [syn: {color
circle}, {color wheel}]
color-blind
adj 1: unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors [syn:
{color-blind}, {colour-blind}]
2: unprejudiced about race [syn: {color-blind}, {colour-blind},
{nonracist}]
color-blind person
n 1: a person unable to distinguish differences in hue
Colorado beetle
n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval
stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky
Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle},
{Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle},
{Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]
Colorado blue spruce
n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown;
older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping
downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce},
{silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]
Colorado Desert
n 1: an arid region of southeastern California
Colorado fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States
having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white
fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies
concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
Colorado four o'clock
n 1: wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-
blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from
southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
[syn: {desert four o'clock}, {Colorado four o'clock},
{maravilla}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]
Colorado Plateau
n 1: a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky
Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends
in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and
west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern
corner
Colorado potato beetle
n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval
stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky
Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle},
{Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle},
{Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]
Colorado River
n 1: a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
[syn: {Colorado}, {Colorado River}]
2: an important river in the southwestern United States; rises
in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows
southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through
the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip
of Nevada, then forming the border between California and
Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the
Gulf of California; the main source of water in the
southwestern United States [syn: {Colorado}, {Colorado
River}]
Colorado River hemp
n 1: tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely
grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber
formerly used by Indians for cordage [syn: {Colorado River
hemp}, {Sesbania exaltata}]
Colorado Springs
n 1: a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the
Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado spruce
n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown;
older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping
downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce},
{silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]
coloratura soprano
n 1: a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
[syn: {coloratura}, {coloratura soprano}]
colored audition
n 1: a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color
accompany auditory stimuli [syn: {colored hearing},
{colored audition}]
colored hearing
n 1: a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color
accompany auditory stimuli [syn: {colored hearing},
{colored audition}]
colorimetric analysis
n 1: quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter
[syn: {colorimetry}, {colorimetric analysis}]
coloring book
n 1: a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored
with crayons by children
coloring material
n 1: any material used for its color; "she used a different
color for the trim" [syn: {coloring material}, {colouring
material}, {color}, {colour}]
Colossus of Rhodes
n 1: a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built
around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on
the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was
toppled by an earthquake
colour bar
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
colour blindness
n 1: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn:
{color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {color vision
deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]
colour constancy
n 1: the tendency for a color to look the same under widely
different viewing conditions [syn: {color constancy},
{colour constancy}]
colour in
v 1: add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall
colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn:
{color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize},
{colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]
colour line
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
colour of law
n 1: a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the
apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of
law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the
officer had deprived him of his civil rights" [syn: {color
of law}, {colour of law}]
colour scheme
n 1: a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this
room was determined by an interior decorator" [syn: {color
scheme}, {colour scheme}]
colour supplement
n 1: (British) a magazine that is printed in color and
circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)
colour television
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
colour television system
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
colour television tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
colour tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
colour TV
n 1: a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color
television}, {colour television}, {color television
system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour
TV}]
colour TV tube
n 1: a television tube that displays images in full color [syn:
{color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube},
{colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV
tube}]
colour vision deficiency
n 1: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn:
{color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {color vision
deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]
colour wash
n 1: a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a
colored pigment [syn: {color wash}, {colour wash}]
colour-blind
adj 1: unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors [syn:
{color-blind}, {colour-blind}]
2: unprejudiced about race [syn: {color-blind}, {colour-blind},
{nonracist}]
colouring material
n 1: any material used for its color; "she used a different
color for the trim" [syn: {coloring material}, {colouring
material}, {color}, {colour}]
Coluber constrictor
n 1: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to
six feet [syn: {blacksnake}, {black racer}, {Coluber
constrictor}]
Coluber constrictor flaviventris
n 1: bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas [syn:
{blue racer}, {Coluber constrictor flaviventris}]
Coluber hippocrepis
n 1: slender fast-moving Eurasian snake [syn: {horseshoe
whipsnake}, {Coluber hippocrepis}]
colubrid snake
n 1: mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or
arboreal or aquatic snakes [syn: {colubrid snake},
{colubrid}]
Columba fasciata
n 1: wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for
the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed
pigeon}, {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba
fasciata}]
Columba livia
n 1: pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from
which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock
dove}, {rock pigeon}, {Columba livia}]
Columba palumbus
n 1: Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn:
{wood pigeon}, {ringdove}, {cushat}, {Columba palumbus}]
Columbia River
n 1: a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and
flows southward across Washington to form the border
between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the
Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring [syn:
{Columbia}, {Columbia River}]
Columbia tiger lily
n 1: lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-
spotted flowers [syn: {Columbia tiger lily}, {Oregon lily},
{Lilium columbianum}]
Columbia University
n 1: a university in New York City [syn: {Columbia University},
{Columbia}]
columbian mammoth
n 1: a variety of mammoth [syn: {columbian mammoth}, {Mammuthus
columbi}]
columbiform bird
n 1: a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and
short legs with four unwebbed toes
columbite-tantalite
n 1: a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite;
used in cell phones and computer chips [syn: {columbite-
tantalite}, {coltan}]
Columbus Day
n 1: a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus [syn: {Columbus Day}, {Discovery Day},
{October 12}]
column chromatography
n 1: chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column
of powders
column inch
n 1: a unit of measurement for advertising space [syn: {column
inch}, {inch}]
columnar cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have
cilia [syn: {columnar cell}, {columnar epithelial cell}]
columnar epithelial cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have
cilia [syn: {columnar cell}, {columnar epithelial cell}]
Colutea arborescens
n 1: yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its
succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery
pods and as a source of wildlife food [syn: {bladder
senna}, {Colutea arborescens}]
colza oil
n 1: edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as
a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rape oil}, {rapeseed oil},
{colza oil}]
Coma Berenices
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa
Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000
galaxies
Comandra pallida
n 1: woody creeping parasite of western North America having
numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-
white flowers [syn: {bastard toadflax}, {Comandra pallida}]
comb jelly
n 1: biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine
animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight
rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb [syn:
{ctenophore}, {comb jelly}]
comb out
v 1: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the
incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old
inequities" [syn: {weed out}, {comb out}]
2: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair
before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: {comb}, {comb out},
{disentangle}]
comb-footed spider
n 1: spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
[syn: {comb-footed spider}, {theridiid}]
comb-like
adj 1: resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a
comb [syn: {ctenoid}, {comb-like}]
comb-out
n 1: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [syn:
{comb-out}, {teasing}]
2: the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people;
"the department got a good comb-out"
comb-plate
n 1: a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose
bases are fused [syn: {ctene}, {comb-plate}]
combat area
n 1: a military area where combat forces operate [syn: {combat
zone}, {combat area}]
combat boot
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin},
{combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]
combat casualty
n 1: loss of military equipment in battle [syn: {battle damage},
{combat casualty}]
combat ceiling
n 1: altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a
given rate [syn: {combat ceiling}, {service ceiling}]
combat fatigue
n 1: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn:
{battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis},
{shell shock}]
combat injury
n 1: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
[syn: {wound}, {injury}, {combat injury}]
combat intelligence
n 1: intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct
of tactical operations [syn: {tactical intelligence},
{combat intelligence}]
combat mission
n 1: a mission to capture or defend something
combat neurosis
n 1: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn:
{battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis},
{shell shock}]
combat pay
n 1: extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
combat pilot
n 1: airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military
forces
combat ship
n 1: a government ship that is available for waging war [syn:
{warship}, {war vessel}, {combat ship}]
combat zone
n 1: a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
[syn: {combat zone}, {tenderloin}]
2: a military area where combat forces operate [syn: {combat
zone}, {combat area}]
combat-ready
adj 1: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on
active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the
fighting forces" [syn: {active}, {combat-ready},
{fighting(a)}]
combination in restraint of trade
n 1: (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy
intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according
to antitrust laws of the United States)
combination lock
n 1: lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special
sequence
combination plane
n 1: a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of
various shapes
combination salad
n 1: containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens
and vegetables
Combined DNA Index System
n 1: the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation
combined operation
n 1: a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or
more allied nations or a military operation carried out by
coordination of sea, land, and air forces
combining form
n 1: a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a
combining form in words like `hematology'"
combining weight
n 1: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining
capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard
is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent}, {equivalent weight},
{combining weight}, {eq}]
Combretum appiculatum
n 1: small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of
yellow flowers [syn: {bush willow}, {Combretum
appiculatum}]
Combretum bracteosum
n 1: ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers [syn:
{hiccup nut}, {hiccough nut}, {Combretum bracteosum}]
Combretum erythrophyllum
n 1: small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant
flowers usually growing on stream banks [syn: {bush
willow}, {Combretum erythrophyllum}]
combretum family
n 1: a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
[syn: {Combretaceae}, {family Combretaceae}, {combretum
family}]
combtooth blenny
n 1: small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living
about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes
between rocks [syn: {blenny}, {combtooth blenny}]
combustible material
n 1: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
[syn: {combustible}, {combustible material}]
come about
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off},
{occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
come across
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
2: be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
3: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {run into},
{encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
4: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came
across very clearly" [syn: {come across}, {come over}]
5: be received or understood [syn: {resonate}, {come across}]
come after
v 1: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami
followed the earthquake" [syn: {follow}, {come after}]
2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {come after},
{follow}] [ant: {come before}, {precede}]
come alive
v 1: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm
clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken},
{wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze
off}, {drift off}, {drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep},
{flake out}, {nod off}]
come along
v 1: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then
the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo
sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn: {appear},
{come along}] [ant: {disappear}, {vanish}]
2: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
{progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
{get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}, {retrograde},
{retrogress}]
come apart
v 1: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},
{separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
come around
v 1: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our
point of view" [syn: {come round}, {come around}]
2: happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" [syn: {come
around}, {roll around}]
come away
v 1: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be
rushed into surgery" [syn: {detach}, {come off}, {come
away}] [ant: {attach}]
2: leave in a certain condition; "She came away angry"
come back
v 1: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: {come back},
{return}]
2: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous
remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {return}, {come back},
{recall}]
3: even the score, in sports
4: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {return},
{riposte}, {rejoin}]
come before
v 1: be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line
of Susan's husbands" [syn: {precede}, {come before}] [ant:
{come after}, {follow}, {succeed}]
come by
v 1: visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by
the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by},
{drop in}, {come by}]
2: obtain, especially accidentally [syn: {come by}, {come into}]
come close
v 1: nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"
2: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn:
{approximate}, {come close}]
come down
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is
falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up
and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {fall}, {go down},
{come down}] [ant: {arise}, {ascend}, {come up}, {go up},
{lift}, {move up}, {rise}, {uprise}]
2: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a
compromise" [syn: {reduce}, {come down}, {boil down}]
3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling";
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on
Herculaneum" [syn: {precipitate}, {come down}, {fall}]
4: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the
hospital" [syn: {sicken}, {come down}]
5: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard
on the new play"
come forth
v 1: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The
words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue},
{emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
2: happen or occur as a result of something [syn: {come forth},
{emerge}]
come forward
v 1: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should
step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the
fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to
the fore}, {come out}]
come hell or high water
adv 1: in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell
or high water" [syn: {come hell or high water}, {no
matter what happens}, {whatever may come}]
come home
v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was
penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through},
{dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate},
{fall into place}]
come in
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in},
{go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out},
{go out}, {leave}]
2: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn:
{come}, {come in}]
3: come into fashion; become fashionable [ant: {go out}]
4: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever
remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {put in},
{throw in}, {inject}]
5: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: {place}, {come
in}, {come out}]
come in for
v 1: be subject to or the object of; "The governor came in for a
lot of criticism"
come in handy
v 1: be useful for a certain purpose
come into
v 1: obtain, especially accidentally [syn: {come by}, {come
into}]
come into being
v 1: be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to
life when the rains come" [syn: {come to life}, {come into
being}]
come near
v 1: almost do or experience something; "She came near to
screaming with fear"
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
{draw close}, {come near}]
3: come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old
age" [syn: {approach}, {come near}]
come of age
v 1: reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity
come off
v 1: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be
rushed into surgery" [syn: {detach}, {come off}, {come
away}] [ant: {attach}]
2: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
[syn: {go off}, {come off}, {go over}]
3: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn:
{chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
come on
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {surface},
{show up}]
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
{draw close}, {come near}]
3: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
{progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
{get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}, {retrograde},
{retrogress}]
4: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went
on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {go on}, {come up}, {come
on}] [ant: {go off}]
5: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on
again after the earthquake"
come out
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {surface},
{show up}]
2: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?";
"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn:
{appear}, {come out}]
3: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The
words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue},
{emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
4: result or end; "How will the game turn out?" [syn: {turn
out}, {come out}]
5: come off; "His hair and teeth fell out" [syn: {come out},
{fall out}]
6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: {place}, {come
in}, {come out}]
7: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step
to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore},
{step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to the
fore}, {come out}]
8: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {start}, {protrude},
{pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come
out}]
9: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor
outed last year" [syn: {come out of the closet}, {out}, {come
out}]
10: be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will
out" [syn: {out}, {come out}]
11: break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn:
{erupt}, {come out}, {break through}, {push through}]
come out of the closet
v 1: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This
actor outed last year" [syn: {come out of the closet},
{out}, {come out}]
come over
v 1: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came
across very clearly" [syn: {come across}, {come over}]
come round
v 1: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our
point of view" [syn: {come round}, {come around}]
come short
v 1: fail to meet (expectations or standards) [syn: {fall
short}, {come short}]
come through
v 1: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue
team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" [syn: {break
through}, {come through}]
2: succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after
overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy
and could talk to the Minister" [syn: {get through}, {come
through}]
3: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull
through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}] [ant:
{succumb}, {yield}]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
{succeed}, {win}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon},
{deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}, {go wrong}, {miscarry}]
come to
v 1: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An
interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The
thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with
fear" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {come to}]
2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to},
{bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}, {have to do with}]
3: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {come to},
{strike}]
4: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She
revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: {come
to}, {revive}, {resuscitate}]
come to grips
v 1: deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come
to grips with the death of my parents" [syn: {come to
grips}, {get to grips}]
come to hand
v 1: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"
[syn: {come to light}, {come to hand}]
come to life
v 1: be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to
life when the rains come" [syn: {come to life}, {come into
being}]
2: be lifelike, as of a painting; "If you look at it long
enough, this portrait comes to life!"
come to light
v 1: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"
[syn: {come to light}, {come to hand}]
come to mind
v 1: be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the
strike" [syn: {come to mind}, {spring to mind}]
come to the fore
v 1: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should
step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the
fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to
the fore}, {come out}]
come together
v 1: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around
her long lost relative" [syn: {close}, {come together}]
come up
v 1: bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee
came up with some interesting recommendations"
2: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this
discussion" [syn: {arise}, {come up}]
3: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach
something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come
with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the
closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: {come}, {come up}] [ant:
{depart}, {go}, {go away}]
4: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up},
{rise}]
5: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn:
{arise}, {come up}, {bob up}]
6: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
{rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up},
{uprise}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]
7: be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"
8: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went
on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {go on}, {come up}, {come
on}] [ant: {go off}]
9: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found
this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold
of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold
of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
[syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {come up}, {find}]
10: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
[syn: {rise}, {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {go down},
{go under}, {set}]
11: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She
had scraped together enough money for college"; "they
scratched a meager living" [syn: {scrape}, {scrape up},
{scratch}, {come up}]
12: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do
something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your
courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {summon}, {come up},
{muster up}]
come up to
v 1: speak to someone [syn: {address}, {accost}, {come up to}]
come upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
2: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich
relatives" [syn: {enter upon}, {come upon}, {luck into}]
come with
v 1: be present or associated with an event or entity; "French
fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are
accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually
goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies
certain arteries" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {come
with}, {go with}]
come-at-able
adj 1: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an
attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-
able by dint of study" [syn: {attainable}, {come-at-
able}]
2: capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable man";
"both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations"
[syn: {come-at-able}, {get-at-able}, {getatable}]
come-on
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-
on}, {hook}, {lure}, {sweetener}]
2: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of
reward [syn: {lure}, {enticement}, {come-on}]
comedy ballet
n 1: a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy
Comer Vann Woodward
n 1: United States historian (1908-1999) [syn: {Woodward}, {C.
Vann Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]
comet-like
adj 1: resembling a comet
comfort food
n 1: food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of
wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate
content that is associated with childhood or with home
cooking
comfort station
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
comfort woman
n 1: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen
during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh
experiences as a comfort woman" [syn: {comfort woman},
{ianfu}]
comfort zone
n 1: the temperature range (between 28 and 30 degrees
Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to
maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating
comic book
n 1: a magazine devoted to comic strips
comic opera
n 1: opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is
spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {opera bouffe}, {bouffe},
{opera comique}]
comic strip
n 1: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or
comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {cartoon strip}, {strip},
{funnies}]
coming attraction
n 1: a movie that is advertised to draw customers
coming back
n 1: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the
opposite direction [syn: {return}, {coming back}]
coming into court
n 1: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in
an action [syn: {appearance}, {appearing}, {coming into
court}]
coming together
n 1: the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his
meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day";
"the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual
congress" [syn: {meeting}, {coming together}, {congress}]
2: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two
groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
[syn: {merging}, {meeting}, {coming together}]
coming upon
n 1: a casual meeting with a person or thing [syn: {encounter},
{coming upon}]
comity of nations
n 1: courteous respect by one nation for the laws and
institutions of another
comma bacillus
n 1: comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn:
{comma bacillus}, {Vibrio comma}]
comma butterfly
n 1: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the
underside of each hind wing [syn: {comma}, {comma
butterfly}, {Polygonia comma}]
command guidance
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands
originating from the ground or from another missile
command key
n 1: (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is
used (in combination with some other key) to type control
characters [syn: {control key}, {command key}]
command language
n 1: a source language consisting of procedural operators that
invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language},
{query language}, {search language}]
command line
n 1: commands that a user types in order to run an application
command line interface
n 1: a user interface in which you type commands instead of
choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon [syn:
{command line interface}, {CLI}]
command module
n 1: a space module in which astronauts can live and control the
spacecraft and communicate with earth
command overhead
n 1: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command
processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead},
{command overhead}, {overhead}]
command post
n 1: military headquarters from which a military commander
controls and organizes the forces [syn: {command post},
{general headquarters}, {GHQ}]
command processing overhead
n 1: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command
processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead},
{command overhead}, {overhead}]
command processing overhead time
n 1: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command
processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead},
{command overhead}, {overhead}]
command prompt
n 1: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer
screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a
command [syn: {prompt}, {command prompt}]
command sergeant major
n 1: a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative
officer of a headquarters unit of the Army [syn: {sergeant
major}, {command sergeant major}]
commander in chief
n 1: the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the
president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in
chief}, {commander-in-chief}, {generalissimo}]
commander-in-chief
n 1: the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the
president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in
chief}, {commander-in-chief}, {generalissimo}]
commanding officer
n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: {commanding
officer}, {commandant}, {commander}]
comme il faut
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming
modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for
a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "seemly
behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut},
{decorous}, {seemly}]
commedia dell'arte
n 1: Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised
from standardized situations and stock characters
commencement ceremony
n 1: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
{commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {commencement
ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]
commencement day
n 1: the day on which university degrees are conferred [syn:
{commencement day}, {degree day}]
commencement exercise
n 1: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
{commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {commencement
ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]
Commerce Department
n 1: the United States federal department that promotes and
administers domestic and foreign trade (including
management of the census and the patent office); created in
1913 [syn: {Department of Commerce}, {Commerce Department},
{Commerce}, {DoC}]
Commerce Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C.
Redfield who was appointed by Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of
Commerce}, {Commerce Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the
position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913" [syn:
{Secretary of Commerce}, {Commerce Secretary}]
commercial activity
n 1: activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
[syn: {business activity}, {commercial activity}]
commercial agency
n 1: an organization that provides businesses with credit
ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest
mercantile agency in the United States" [syn: {mercantile
agency}, {commercial agency}]
commercial art
n 1: art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)
commercial artist
n 1: an illustrator who is supported by advertising
commercial bank
n 1: a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and
makes loans and provides other services for the public
[syn: {commercial bank}, {full service bank}]
commercial bribery
n 1: bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent
to enter into a transaction
commercial credit
n 1: credit granted by a bank to a business concern for
commercial purposes
commercial credit company
n 1: a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and
wholesalers [syn: {commercial finance company}, {commercial
credit company}]
commercial document
n 1: a document of or relating to commerce [syn: {commercial
document}, {commercial instrument}]
commercial enterprise
n 1: an enterprise connected with commerce
2: the activity of providing goods and services involving
financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers
are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial
enterprise}, {business enterprise}, {business}]
commercial finance company
n 1: a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and
wholesalers [syn: {commercial finance company}, {commercial
credit company}]
commercial instrument
n 1: a document of or relating to commerce [syn: {commercial
document}, {commercial instrument}]
commercial law
n 1: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions;
derived from the practices of traders rather than from
jurisprudence [syn: {mercantile law}, {commercial law},
{law merchant}]
commercial letter of credit
n 1: a letter of credit given to a business concern for
commercial purposes
commercial loan
n 1: a bank loan granted for the use of a business [syn:
{business loan}, {commercial loan}]
commercial message
n 1: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television [syn:
{commercial}, {commercial message}]
commercial paper
n 1: an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued
by an institutional borrower to investors who have
temporarily idle cash
commercial traveler
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn:
{traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial
traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]
commercial traveller
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn:
{traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial
traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]
commercial treaty
n 1: a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
commercial-grade
adj 1: of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or
inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic
acid" [syn: {commercial}, {commercial-grade}]
comminuted fracture
n 1: fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Commiphora meccanensis
n 1: small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a
strong aromatic odor when bruised [syn: {balm of gilead},
{Commiphora meccanensis}]
Commiphora myrrha
n 1: tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh [syn: {myrrh
tree}, {Commiphora myrrha}]
Commissaire Maigret
n 1: a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon [syn:
{Inspector Maigret}, {Commissaire Maigret}]
Commission on Human Rights
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with human rights
Commission on Narcotic Drugs
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic
Commission on the Status of Women
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with the status of women
in different societies
commission plan
n 1: a municipal government that combines legislative and
executive authority in the members of a commission
commissioned military officer
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine
Corps
commissioned naval officer
n 1: a commissioned officer in the navy
commissioned officer
n 1: a military officer holding a commission
commit suicide
v 1: kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed
suicide"
committal service
n 1: service committing a body to the grave; "the committal
service will be held next Monday"
committal to memory
n 1: learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the
actor's memorization of his lines" [syn: {memorization},
{memorisation}, {committal to memory}]
committal to writing
n 1: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did
the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: {writing},
{committal to writing}]
Committee for State Security
n 1: formerly the predominant security police organization of
Soviet Russia [syn: {Committee for State Security}, {KGB},
{Soviet KGB}]
committee meeting
n 1: a meeting for administrative purposes [syn: {board
meeting}, {committee meeting}]
committee member
n 1: a member of a committee
commodities exchange
n 1: an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future
delivery [syn: {commodity exchange}, {commodities
exchange}, {commodities market}]
commodities market
n 1: an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future
delivery [syn: {commodity exchange}, {commodities
exchange}, {commodities market}]
commodity brokerage
n 1: a brokerage firm dealing in commodities
commodity exchange
n 1: an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future
delivery [syn: {commodity exchange}, {commodities
exchange}, {commodities market}]
Commodore John Barry Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
Commodore Perry
n 1: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Oliver
Hazard Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]
Commodore Vanderbilt
n 1: United States financier who accumulated great wealth from
railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn:
{Vanderbilt}, {Cornelius Vanderbilt}, {Commodore
Vanderbilt}]
common ageratum
n 1: small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to
lavender blooms [syn: {common ageratum}, {Ageratum
houstonianum}]
common alder
n 1: medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting
catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder},
{European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus
vulgaris}]
common allamanda
n 1: vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having
glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn:
{common allamanda}, {golden trumpet}, {Allamanda
cathartica}]
common American shad
n 1: shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to
Pacific coast [syn: {common American shad}, {Alosa
sapidissima}]
common amsinckia
n 1: annual of western United States with coiled spikes of
yellow-orange coiled flowers [syn: {common amsinckia},
{Amsinckia intermedia}]
common apricot
n 1: temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
[syn: {common apricot}, {Prunus armeniaca}]
common arrowhead
n 1: a weed
common ax
n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting
edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe},
{Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]
common axe
n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting
edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe},
{Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]
common bamboo
n 1: extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped
green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is
uncertain [syn: {common bamboo}, {Bambusa vulgaris}]
common barberry
n 1: upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in
United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn:
{common barberry}, {European barberry}, {Berberis
vulgaris}]
common barley
n 1: grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal
feed and in malt beverages [syn: {common barley}, {Hordeum
vulgare}]
common basil
n 1: annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small
white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most
important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles,
sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {common basil}, {sweet
basil}, {Ocimum basilicum}]
common bean
n 1: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its
edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean}, {common bean
plant}, {Phaseolus vulgaris}]
2: any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
common bean plant
n 1: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its
edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean}, {common bean
plant}, {Phaseolus vulgaris}]
common bearberry
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
common beech
n 1: large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely
planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common
beech}, {European beech}, {Fagus sylvatica}]
common beet
n 1: biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible
root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {beet},
{common beet}, {Beta vulgaris}]
common bile duct
n 1: a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into
the duodenum [syn: {common bile duct}, {bile duct}]
common birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch},
{European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]
common bird cherry
n 1: small European cherry tree closely resembling the American
chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry},
{common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]
common blackfish
n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the
United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for
the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common
blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]
common bog rosemary
n 1: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters
of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other
wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {marsh
andromeda}, {common bog rosemary}, {Andromeda polifolia}]
common booklouse
n 1: a variety of booklouse [syn: {common booklouse}, {Trogium
pulsatorium}]
common box
n 1: large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with
multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and
topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {European box}, {Buxus
sempervirens}]
common brant goose
n 1: the best known variety of brant goose [syn: {common brant
goose}, {Branta bernicla}]
common broom
n 1: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]
common burdock
n 1: a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found
in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {common burdock},
{lesser burdock}, {Arctium minus}]
common buttercup
n 1: perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow
flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in
North America [syn: {common buttercup}, {Ranunculus
bulbosus}]
common calamint
n 1: mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn:
{common calamint}, {Calamintha sylvatica}, {Satureja
calamintha officinalis}]
common camas
n 1: plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves
and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped
flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn:
{common camas}, {Camassia quamash}]
common canary
n 1: native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually
yellow cage bird noted for its song [syn: {common canary},
{Serinus canaria}]
common caper
n 1: prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region
cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled
[syn: {common caper}, {Capparis spinosa}]
common cardinal vein
n 1: the major return channels to the heart; formed by
anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins
common carline thistle
n 1: Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
[syn: {common carline thistle}, {Carlina vulgaris}]
common carotid
n 1: runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and
internal carotid arteries [syn: {common carotid artery},
{common carotid}]
common carotid artery
n 1: runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and
internal carotid arteries [syn: {common carotid artery},
{common carotid}]
common carrier
n 1: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or
goods or messages [syn: {carrier}, {common carrier}]
common chickweed
n 1: a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white
flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by
chickens [syn: {common chickweed}, {Stellaria media}]
common chord
n 1: a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and
fifth tones [syn: {common chord}, {triad}]
common cockscomb
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {common cockscomb}, {Celosia
cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]
common cold
n 1: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory
passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure
for the common cold?" [syn: {cold}, {common cold}]
common comfrey
n 1: European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers;
naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {common
comfrey}, {boneset}, {Symphytum officinale}]
common coral tree
n 1: small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and
scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo},
{crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree},
{Erythrina crista-galli}]
common corn salad
n 1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a
weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce},
{Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]
common cotton grass
n 1: having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes
[syn: {common cotton grass}, {Eriophorum angustifolium}]
common daisy
n 1: low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers
and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {common daisy},
{English daisy}, {Bellis perennis}]
common dandelion
n 1: Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North
America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn:
{common dandelion}, {Taraxacum ruderalia}, {Taraxacum
officinale}]
common denominator
n 1: an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of
two or more fractions
2: an attribute that is common to all members of a category
common devil's claw
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
common divisor
n 1: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
[syn: {common divisor}, {common factor}, {common measure}]
common dogbane
n 1: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane},
{rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]
common dolphin
n 1: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water
[syn: {common dolphin}, {Delphinus delphis}]
common duckweed
n 1: of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia
[syn: {common duckweed}, {lesser duckweed}, {Lemna minor}]
common eel
n 1: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea
to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh
and smoked [syn: {common eel}, {freshwater eel}]
common eland
n 1: dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa
[syn: {common eland}, {Taurotragus oryx}]
common elder
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
{bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry},
{European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
Common Era
adv 1: of the period coinciding with the Christian era;
preferred by some writers who are not Christians; "in 200
CE" [syn: {CE}, {C.E.}, {Common Era}]
n 1: the time period beginning with the supposed year of
Christ's birth [syn: {Christian era}, {Common era}]
common European ash
n 1: tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny
dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {European
ash}, {common European ash}, {Fraxinus excelsior}]
common European dogwood
n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull
white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
common European earwig
n 1: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs [syn: {common
European earwig}, {Forficula auricularia}]
common European jay
n 1: fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-
black wings [syn: {common European jay}, {Garullus
garullus}]
common evening primrose
n 1: a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow
flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
[syn: {common evening primrose}, {German rampion},
{Oenothera biennis}]
common facial vein
n 1: vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular
vein and emptying into the jugular vein
common factor
n 1: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
[syn: {common divisor}, {common factor}, {common measure}]
common fate
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of
perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner
will be perceived as a unit [syn: {common fate}, {law of
common fate}]
common fault
n 1: an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have
slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {normal
fault}, {gravity fault}, {common fault}]
common fennel
n 1: strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds
used for seasoning [syn: {common fennel}, {Foeniculum
vulgare}]
2: leaves used for seasoning [syn: {fennel}, {common fennel}]
common fig
n 1: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
[syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus
carica}]
common fig tree
n 1: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
[syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus
carica}]
common flat pea
n 1: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having
triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-
yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {common
flat pea}, {native holly}, {Playlobium obtusangulum}]
common four-o'clock
n 1: common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or
purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late
afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru},
{Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]
common foxglove
n 1: tall leafy European biennial or perennial having
spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
[syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower},
{finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis
purpurea}]
common fraction
n 1: the quotient of two integers [syn: {common fraction},
{simple fraction}]
common front
n 1: a movement in which several individuals or groups with
different interests join together; "the unions presented a
common front at the bargaining table"
common garden cress
n 1: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common
garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass},
{pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]
common garter snake
n 1: a garter snake that is widespread in North America [syn:
{common garter snake}, {Thamnophis sirtalis}]
common ginger
n 1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent
root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn:
{common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber
officinale}]
common good
n 1: the good of a community [syn: {common good}, {commonweal}]
common grape hyacinth
n 1: prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue
flowers [syn: {common grape hyacinth}, {Muscari neglectum}]
common grape vine
n 1: common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief
source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera},
{vinifera grape}, {common grape vine}, {Vitis vinifera}]
common ground
n 1: a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual
understanding
common gum cistus
n 1: shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves
yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially
as a fixative [syn: {common gum cistus}, {Cistus
ladanifer}, {Cistus ladanum}]
common heath
n 1: small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant
ivory flowers [syn: {common heath}, {blunt-leaf heath},
{Epacris obtusifolia}]
2: spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania
having white to rose or purple-red flowers [syn: {common
heath}, {Epacris impressa}]
common hop
n 1: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to
flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common
hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus
lupulus}]
common hops
n 1: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to
flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common
hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus
lupulus}]
common horehound
n 1: European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white
flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract
use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {common horehound},
{white horehound}, {Marrubium vulgare}]
common horsetail
n 1: of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common
horsetail}, {field horsetail}, {Equisetum arvense}]
common hyacinth
n 1: widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue,
or purplish flowers [syn: {common hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus
orientalis}]
common iguana
n 1: large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
America and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {iguana},
{Iguana iguana}]
common iliac artery
n 1: terminal branches of the abdominal aorta
common iliac vein
n 1: formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites
with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form
the inferior vena cava
common ivy
n 1: Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black
berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {common ivy}, {English ivy},
{Hedera helix}]
common jasmine
n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum
officinale}]
common juniper
n 1: densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue
berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern
hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
[syn: {common juniper}, {Juniperus communis}]
common kingsnake
n 1: widespread in United States except northern regions; black
or brown with yellow bands [syn: {common kingsnake},
{Lampropeltis getulus}]
common knowledge
n 1: anything generally known to everyone
common laburnum
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often
cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum},
{golden chain}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]
common lady's-slipper
n 1: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an
inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper},
{showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium
reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]
common land
n 1: a pasture subject to common use [syn: {commons}, {common
land}]
common law
n 1: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
decisions [syn: {case law}, {precedent}, {common law}]
2: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather
than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten
laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
[syn: {common law}, {case law}, {precedent}]
common lettuce
n 1: annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves
used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce},
{common lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]
common lilac
n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having
heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly
fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: {common lilac},
{Syringa vulgaris}]
common limpet
n 1: marine limpet [syn: {common limpet}, {Patella vulgata}]
common logarithm
n 1: a logarithm to the base 10
common louse
n 1: head or body louse [syn: {common louse}, {Pediculus
humanus}]
common lynx
n 1: of northern Eurasia [syn: {common lynx}, {Lynx lynx}]
common mackerel
n 1: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and
small if any scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {shiner},
{Scomber scombrus}]
common madia
n 1: California annual having red-brown spots near the base of
its yellow flower rays [syn: {common madia}, {common
tarweed}, {Madia elegans}]
common maidenhair
n 1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf
stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair},
{Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair},
{Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
common mallow
n 1: annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white
flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {common
mallow}, {Malva neglecta}]
common man
n 1: a person who holds no title [syn: {commoner}, {common man},
{common person}]
common marigold
n 1: the common European annual marigold [syn: {common
marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold},
{Calendula officinalis}]
Common Market
n 1: an international organization of European countries formed
after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain
into the Europen Union" [syn: {European Union}, {EU},
{European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community},
{EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]
common matrimony vine
n 1: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and
violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries;
southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine},
{Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium
halimifolium}]
common measure
n 1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn:
{common time}, {four-four time}, {quadruple time}, {common
measure}]
2: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
[syn: {common divisor}, {common factor}, {common measure}]
3: the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad [syn: {common measure},
{common meter}]
common meter
n 1: the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad [syn: {common
measure}, {common meter}]
common milkwort
n 1: small European perennial with numerous branches having
racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to
promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {gand
flower}, {Polygala vulgaris}]
common mood
n 1: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or
state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood},
{indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common
mood}, {fact mood}]
common moonseed
n 1: a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval
leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black
fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {yellow
parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]
common moonwort
n 1: of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: {moonwort},
{common moonwort}, {Botrychium lunaria}]
common morel
n 1: an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head
with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common
morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge
morel}]
common morning glory
n 1: annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having
sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
[syn: {common morning glory}, {Ipomoea tricolor}]
2: pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue,
purple, pink or white flowers [syn: {common morning glory},
{Ipomoea purpurea}]
common mosquito
n 1: common house mosquito [syn: {common mosquito}, {Culex
pipiens}]
common mugwort
n 1: European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or
purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and
red-brown florets [syn: {common mugwort}, {Artemisia
vulgaris}]
common mullein
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
common multiple
n 1: an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers
common murre
n 1: the most frequent variety of murre [syn: {common murre},
{Uria aalge}]
common myrtle
n 1: European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black
berries [syn: {common myrtle}, {Myrtus communis}]
common nardoo
n 1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {nardo}, {common
nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
common newt
n 1: small semiaquatic salamander [syn: {common newt}, {Triturus
vulgaris}]
common nightshade
n 1: Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers
and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that
are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black
nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-
berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]
common noun
n 1: a noun that denotes any or all members of a class [ant:
{proper name}, {proper noun}]
common nuisance
n 1: a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that
is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends
the public at large" [syn: {public nuisance}, {common
nuisance}]
common nutcracker
n 1: Old World nutcracker [syn: {common nutcracker}, {Nucifraga
caryocatactes}]
common oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves
with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
[syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak},
{Quercus robur}]
common opossum
n 1: omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for
feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some
areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum
of South America [syn: {common opossum}, {Didelphis
virginiana}, {Didelphis marsupialis}]
common osier
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
{common osier}, {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}, {Salix
viminalis}]
common pea
n 1: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
[syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {common pea},
{Pisum sativum}]
common people
n 1: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just
country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the
common people determine the group character and preserve
its customs from one generation to the next" [syn: {folk},
{folks}, {common people}]
common pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black
pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper
nigrum}]
common person
n 1: a person who holds no title [syn: {commoner}, {common man},
{common person}]
common pitcher plant
n 1: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern
North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
[syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's
cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]
common plantain
n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-
track plant}, {Plantago major}]
common plum
n 1: any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler
temperate areas [syn: {common plum}, {Prunus domestica}]
common polypody
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
common pond-skater
n 1: a variety of water strider [syn: {common pond-skater},
{Gerris lacustris}]
common privet
n 1: deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges [syn:
{common privet}, {Ligustrum vulgare}]
common purslane
n 1: weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers
cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or
cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern
cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pussley},
{pussly}, {verdolagas}, {Portulaca oleracea}]
common raccoon
n 1: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common
racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]
common racoon
n 1: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common
racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]
common ragweed
n 1: annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green
flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere
accidentally [syn: {common ragweed}, {Ambrosia
artemisiifolia}]
common reed
n 1: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and
large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist
areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch
reed}, {common reed}, {carrizo}, {Phragmites communis}]
common room
n 1: a sitting room (usually at school or university)
common rorqual
n 1: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback},
{finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual},
{Balaenoptera physalus}]
common rose mallow
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow},
{swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow},
{Hibiscus moscheutos}]
common roundworm
n 1: intestinal parasite of humans and pigs [syn: {common
roundworm}, {Ascaris lumbricoides}]
common rush
n 1: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in
Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North
America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft
rush}, {Juncus effusus}]
common sage
n 1: shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a
cooking herb [syn: {common sage}, {ramona}, {Salvia
officinalis}]
common salt
n 1: a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium
chloride (NaCl) [syn: {sodium chloride}, {common salt}]
2: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to
season and preserve food [syn: {salt}, {table salt}, {common
salt}]
common scold
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nag},
{nagger}, {common scold}]
common scoter
n 1: a variety of scoter [syn: {common scoter}, {Melanitta
nigra}]
common scurvy grass
n 1: a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in
treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of
vitamin C [syn: {scurvy grass}, {common scurvy grass},
{Cochlearia officinalis}]
common seal
n 1: small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern
hemisphere [syn: {harbor seal}, {common seal}, {Phoca
vitulina}]
common sense
n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common";
"he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples";
"fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn:
{common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense},
{sense}, {mother wit}]
common shares
n 1: stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a
share of the corporation's profits and a share of the
voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million
Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common stock},
{common shares}, {ordinary shares}]
common shiner
n 1: the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner},
{silversides}, {Notropis cornutus}]
common shrew
n 1: common American shrew [syn: {common shrew}, {Sorex
araneus}]
common sickle pine
n 1: small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia
[syn: {common sickle pine}, {Falcatifolium falciforme}]
common snapping turtle
n 1: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
near water; prone to bite [syn: {common snapping turtle},
{snapper}, {Chelydra serpentina}]
common snowberry
n 1: deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of
pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn:
{snowberry}, {common snowberry}, {waxberry},
{Symphoricarpos alba}]
common soldier
n 1: an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines;
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
[syn: {private}, {buck private}, {common soldier}]
common sorrel
n 1: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads
and sauces [syn: {sorrel}, {common sorrel}]
common speedwell
n 1: common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac
flowers in axillary racemes [syn: {common speedwell},
{gypsyweed}, {Veronica officinalis}]
common spindle tree
n 1: small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and
cathartic bark and fruit [syn: {common spindle tree},
{Euonymus europaeus}]
common spoonbill
n 1: pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and
northeastern Africa [syn: {common spoonbill}, {Platalea
leucorodia}]
common spotted orchid
n 1: European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and
pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or
purple [syn: {common spotted orchid}, {Dactylorhiza
fuchsii}, {Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii}]
common St John's wort
n 1: deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers
and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is
made in Spain [syn: {common St John's wort}, {tutsan},
{Hypericum androsaemum}]
common staghorn fern
n 1: commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia
and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern},
{Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]
common starling
n 1: gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss;
builds nests around dwellings and other structures;
naturalized worldwide [syn: {common starling}, {Sturnus
vulgaris}]
common stinkhorn
n 1: a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for
rheumatism [syn: {common stinkhorn}, {Phallus impudicus}]
common stock
n 1: stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a
share of the corporation's profits and a share of the
voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million
Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common stock},
{common shares}, {ordinary shares}]
common stock equivalent
n 1: preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can
be converted into common stock
common sunflower
n 1: annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which
are a source of oil; common throughout United States and
much of North America [syn: {common sunflower}, {mirasol},
{Helianthus annuus}]
common tarweed
n 1: California annual having red-brown spots near the base of
its yellow flower rays [syn: {common madia}, {common
tarweed}, {Madia elegans}]
common teasel
n 1: teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but
naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to
raise a nap on woolen cloth [syn: {common teasel},
{Dipsacus fullonum}]
common thorn apple
n 1: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having
rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped
flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson
weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of
Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]
common thyme
n 1: common aromatic garden perennial native to the western
Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
[syn: {common thyme}, {Thymus vulgaris}]
common time
n 1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn:
{common time}, {four-four time}, {quadruple time}, {common
measure}]
common tobacco
n 1: tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and
terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers;
cultivated for its leaves [syn: {common tobacco},
{Nicotiana tabacum}]
common topaz
n 1: a yellow quartz [syn: {topaz}, {false topaz}, {common
topaz}]
common touch
n 1: the property of appealing to people in general (usually by
appearing to have qualities in common with them)
common unicorn plant
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
common valerian
n 1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and
rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden
heliotrope}, {Valeriana officinalis}]
common vetchling
n 1: scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish
flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
[syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling},
{Lathyrus pratensis}]
common viper
n 1: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
{adder}, {common viper}, {Vipera berus}]
common wallaby
n 1: a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches [syn: {common
wallaby}, {Macropus agiles}]
common wart
n 1: a benign growth (often with a rough surface)
common wasp
n 1: a variety of vespid wasp [syn: {common wasp}, {Vespula
vulgaris}]
common water snake
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake},
{Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
common watercress
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: {common watercress}, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, {Nasturtium officinale}]
common wheat
n 1: widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties
for its commercially important grain [syn: {common wheat},
{Triticum aestivum}]
common white dogwood
n 1: deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink
bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red
berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {eastern flowering
dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]
common winterberry holly
n 1: a holly shrub
common wolffia
n 1: smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas [syn:
{common wolffia}, {Wolffia columbiana}]
common wood sorrel
n 1: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and
white purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel},
{cuckoo bread}, {shamrock}, {Oxalis acetosella}]
common wormwood
n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having
a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
{common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love},
{Artemisia absinthium}]
common year
n 1: a year that is not a leap year [syn: {common year}, {365
days}]
common yellowthroat
n 1: an American warbler [syn: {common yellowthroat}, {Maryland
yellowthroat}, {Geothlypis trichas}]
common yellowwood
n 1: medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common
yellowwood}, {bastard yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]
common zebra
n 1: of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common
zebra}, {Burchell's zebra}, {Equus Burchelli}]
common-law
adj 1: based on common law; "a common-law right"
common-law marriage
n 1: a marriage relationship created by agreement and
cohabitation rather than by ceremony
commonplace book
n 1: a notebook in which you enter memorabilia
commonwealth country
n 1: any of the countries in the British Commonwealth
Commonwealth Day
n 1: British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn:
{Commonwealth Day}, {Empire day}, {May 24}]
Commonwealth of Australia
n 1: a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent;
Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from
southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were
British convicts sent there as a penal colony [syn:
{Australia}, {Commonwealth of Australia}]
Commonwealth of Dominica
n 1: a country on the island of Dominica [syn: {Dominica},
{Commonwealth of Dominica}]
Commonwealth of Independent States
n 1: an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet
Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its
dissolution in Dec 1991 [syn: {Commonwealth of Independent
States}, {CIS}]
Commonwealth of Nations
n 1: an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom
and several former British colonies that are now sovereign
states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown [syn:
{British Commonwealth}, {Commonwealth of Nations}]
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
n 1: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United
States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto
Rico}, {Porto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}, {PR}]
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
n 1: island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and
Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Bahamas},
{Commonwealth of the Bahamas}, {Bahama Islands}]
communicable disease
n 1: a disease that can be communicated from one person to
another
communicating artery
n 1: any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle
of Willis [syn: {communicating artery}, {arteria
communicans}]
communication channel
n 1: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must
go through official channels"; "lines of communication were
set up between the two firms" [syn: {channel},
{communication channel}, {line}]
communication equipment
n 1: facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment
for disseminating information [syn: {communication system},
{communication equipment}]
communication system
n 1: a system for communicating
2: facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for
disseminating information [syn: {communication system},
{communication equipment}]
communication theory
n 1: the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting
information and the methods by which it is delivered (as
print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his
major field of study" [syn: {communications},
{communication theory}]
communication trench
n 1: a trench that provides protected passage between the rear
and front lines of a defensive position [syn: {approach
trench}, {communication trench}]
communications intelligence
n 1: technical and intelligence information derived from foreign
communications by other than the intended recipients [syn:
{communications intelligence}, {COMINT}]
communications protocol
n 1: (computer science) rules determining the format and
transmission of data [syn: {protocol}, {communications
protocol}]
communications satellite
n 1: an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth;
moves in a geostationary orbit
Communications Security Establishment
n 1: Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence
and assist law enforcement and security agencies [syn:
{Communications Security Establishment}, {CSE}]
communications technology
n 1: the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining
communication systems
communion table
n 1: the table in Christian churches where communion is given
[syn: {altar}, {communion table}, {Lord's table}]
Communism Peak
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the
Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet
high) [syn: {Communism Peak}, {Mount Communism}, {Stalin
Peak}, {Mount Garmo}]
Communist China
n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China},
{People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist
China}, {Red China}, {PRC}, {Cathay}]
communist economy
n 1: the managed economy of a communist state
Communist Manifesto
n 1: a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842)
describing the history of the working-class movement
according to their views
Communist Party
n 1: a political party that actively advocates a communist form
of government; in Communist countries it is the sole
political party of the state
Communist Party of Kampuchea
n 1: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became
a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom
Penh and created a government that killed an estimated
three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but
remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {KR},
{Party of Democratic Kampuchea}, {Communist Party of
Kampuchea}]
community center
n 1: a center where the members of a community can gather for
social or cultural activities [syn: {community center},
{civic center}]
community chest
n 1: a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays
the demands on a community for social welfare
community college
n 1: a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum
fitted to the needs of the community
community of interests
n 1: agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers
found they had a community of interests" [syn: {community},
{community of interests}]
community of scholars
n 1: the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees
community property
n 1: property and income belonging jointly to a married couple
community service
n 1: a service that is performed for the benefit of the public
or its institutions [syn: {community service}, {public
service}]
2: an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is
performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
commutation ticket
n 1: a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of
entertainments; sold at a reduced rate [syn: {commutation
ticket}, {season ticket}]
commutative group
n 1: a group that satisfies the commutative law [syn: {Abelian
group}, {commutative group}]
commuter traffic
n 1: traffic created by people going to or returning from work
commuter train
n 1: a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers
who travel regularly from one place to another [syn:
{commuter}, {commuter train}]
Comoro Islands
n 1: three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean
between Mozambique and Madagascar [syn: {Comoro Islands},
{Iles Comores}]
compact car
n 1: a small and economical car [syn: {compact}, {compact car}]
compact disc
n 1: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is
smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
[syn: {compact disk}, {compact disc}, {CD}]
compact disc read-only memory
n 1: a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than
with an audio system); a large amount of digital
information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be
altered by the user [syn: {CD-ROM}, {compact disc read-only
memory}]
compact disc recordable
n 1: a compact disc on which you can write only once and
thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc
recordable}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]
compact disc write-once
n 1: a compact disc on which you can write only once and
thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc
recordable}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]
compact disk
n 1: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is
smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
[syn: {compact disk}, {compact disc}, {CD}]
compact-disk burner
n 1: recording equipment for making compact disks [syn:
{compact-disk burner}, {CD burner}]
company man
n 1: an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather
than to fellow workers
company name
n 1: the name by which a corporation is identified
company operator
n 1: an operator who works for a company
company union
n 1: a union of workers for a single company; a union not
affiliated with a larger union
comparable to
adj 1: worthy of comparison; as good as; "at that moment nothing
in the world seemed comparable to sleep"
comparable with
adj 1: similar in some respect and so able to be compared in
order to show differences and similarities; "pianists of
comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in
terms of fuel consumption"
comparative anatomist
n 1: anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals
comparative anatomy
n 1: the study of anatomical features of animals of different
species
comparative degree
n 1: the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster'
is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous'
is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'";
"`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
[syn: {comparative}, {comparative degree}]
comparative literature
n 1: study of literary works from different cultures (often in
translation)
comparative negligence
n 1: (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the
defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to
the plaintiff
comparative psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of
animals [syn: {comparative psychology}, {animal
psychology}]
comparison-shop
v 1: compare prices for a given item
compartment pressure
n 1: the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as
in an aircraft)
compass card
n 1: compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0
degrees or North points to magnetic north [syn: {compass
card}, {mariner's compass}]
compass flower
n 1: any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis
as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass [syn:
{compass plant}, {compass flower}]
compass north
n 1: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn:
{north}, {magnetic north}, {compass north}]
compass plane
n 1: a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or
convex surfaces [syn: {circular plane}, {compass plane}]
compass plant
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant},
{prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
2: any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis
as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass [syn:
{compass plant}, {compass flower}]
compass point
n 1: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a
compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn:
{compass point}, {point}]
compass saw
n 1: a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves
compassionate leave
n 1: (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family
sickness or death
compatible software
n 1: application software programs that share common conventions
so they can be utilized together
2: software that can run on different computers without
modification
compensating balance
n 1: a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower
to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a
common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a
bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective
interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is
reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" [syn:
{compensating balance}, {offsetting balance}]
compensatory damages
n 1: (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to
have occurred and for which the injured party has the right
to be compensated [syn: {actual damages}, {compensatory
damages}, {general damages}]
compensatory spending
n 1: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to
stimulate their economy [syn: {deficit spending},
{compensatory spending}, {pump priming}]
compensatory time
n 1: time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for
working overtime
competence hearing
n 1: a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether
the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with
a lawyer in preparing a defense)
compiling program
n 1: (computer science) a program that decodes instructions
written in a higher order language and produces an assembly
language program [syn: {compiler}, {compiling program}]
complement fixation
n 1: an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination
inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to
participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
complement fixation test
n 1: a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a
particular antigen and complement in order to determine
whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are
present; used as a diagnostic test
complementary angles
n 1: two angles whose sum is a right angle
complementary color
n 1: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together
give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of
pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" [syn:
{complementary color}, {complementary}]
complementary distribution
n 1: (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or
forms in such a way that they only appear in different
contexts [syn: {complementary distribution},
{complementation}]
complementary DNA
n 1: single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA
or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by
reverse transcriptase [syn: {complementary DNA}, {cDNA}]
complementary medicine
n 1: the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine
with alternative medicine
complete blood count
n 1: counting the number of white and red blood cells and the
number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood [syn:
{complete blood count}, {CBC}, {blood profile}]
complete fracture
n 1: break involving the entire width of the bone
complex absence
n 1: an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities
(atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
complex body part
n 1: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and
its construction and arrangement; "he has good bone
structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure},
{complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]
complex conjugate
n 1: either of two complex numbers whose real parts are
identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
complex fraction
n 1: a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
[syn: {complex fraction}, {compound fraction}]
complex instruction set computer
n 1: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has
a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
[syn: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex
instruction set computer}, {CISC}] [ant: {RISC}, {reduced
instruction set computer}, {reduced instruction set
computing}]
complex instruction set computing
n 1: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has
a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
[syn: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex
instruction set computer}, {CISC}] [ant: {RISC}, {reduced
instruction set computer}, {reduced instruction set
computing}]
complex number
n 1: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are
real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex
number}, {complex quantity}, {imaginary number},
{imaginary}]
complex plane
n 1: a geometric representation of the complex numbers
established by the real axis and the orthogonal imaginary
axis; it can be thought of as a modified Cartesian plane,
with the real part of a complex number represented by a
displacement along the x-axis, and the imaginary part by a
displacement along the y-axis
complex quantity
n 1: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are
real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex
number}, {complex quantity}, {imaginary number},
{imaginary}]
complex sentence
n 1: a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one
subordinate clause
component part
n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal
constituent of plankton" [syn: {part}, {portion},
{component part}, {component}, {constituent}]
compos mentis
adj 1: of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law,
competent to go to trial [syn: {compos mentis(p)}, {of
sound mind(p)}]
composite material
n 1: strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory;
fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically
composite number
n 1: an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least
one positive integer other than itself and one
Composite order
n 1: a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves
with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
composite plant
n 1: considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants,
characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that
resemble single flowers [syn: {composite}, {composite
plant}]
composite school
n 1: a large British or Canadian secondary school for children
of all abilities [syn: {comprehensive school}, {composite
school}]
composition board
n 1: a stiff moderately thick paper [syn: {cardboard},
{composition board}]
compositor's case
n 1: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his
type, which is divided into compartments for the different
letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor
will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case
containing the capitals and the lower case containing the
small letters" [syn: {case}, {compositor's case},
{typesetter's case}]
compost heap
n 1: a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues
that are decaying to become compost [syn: {compost heap},
{compost pile}]
compost pile
n 1: a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues
that are decaying to become compost [syn: {compost heap},
{compost pile}]
compound eye
n 1: in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-
sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
compound fraction
n 1: a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
[syn: {complex fraction}, {compound fraction}]
compound fracture
n 1: bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an
open wound [syn: {compound fracture}, {open fracture}]
compound interest
n 1: interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued
interest
compound leaf
n 1: a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
compound lens
n 1: a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same
axis
compound lever
n 1: a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
compound microscope
n 1: light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the
objective and the eyepiece
compound morphology
n 1: the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple
words into compound words
compound number
n 1: a quantity expressed in two different units; "one hour and
ten minutes"
compound pendulum
n 1: pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate
freely around a horizontal axis [syn: {physical pendulum},
{compound pendulum}]
compound pistil
n 1: consists of two or more fused carpels
compound protein
n 1: a protein complex combining amino acids with other
substances [syn: {conjugated protein}, {compound protein}]
compound sentence
n 1: a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent
clauses
comprehensive examination
n 1: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in
some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in
English literature" [syn: {comprehensive examination},
{comprehensive}, {comp}]
comprehensive school
n 1: a large British or Canadian secondary school for children
of all abilities [syn: {comprehensive school}, {composite
school}]
compressed air
n 1: air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere;
"compressed air is often used to power machines"
compressed gas
n 1: gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant
compression bandage
n 1: bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by
applying pressure [syn: {compression bandage},
{tourniquet}]
compression fracture
n 1: fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short
bones such as vertebrae)
compromise verdict
n 1: a verdict resulting from improper compromises between
jurors on material issues
Comptonia asplenifolia
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented
fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {sweet fern},
{Comptonia peregrina}, {Comptonia asplenifolia}]
Comptonia peregrina
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented
fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {sweet fern},
{Comptonia peregrina}, {Comptonia asplenifolia}]
Comptroller General
n 1: a United States federal official who supervises
expenditures and settles claims against the government
Comptroller of the Currency
n 1: a United States federal official who regulates the national
banks
2: the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for
controlling the currency
compulsory process
n 1: the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena
power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before
the court
computational linguist
n 1: someone trained in computer science and linguistics who
uses computers for natural language processing
computational linguistics
n 1: the use of computers for linguistic research and
applications
computed axial tomography
n 1: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X
rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-
sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized
tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized
axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]
computed tomography
n 1: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X
rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-
sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized
tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized
axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]
computer accessory
n 1: an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the
computer accessories you are going to need the computer
gets pretty expensive"
computer address
n 1: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece
of information is stored [syn: {address}, {computer
address}, {reference}]
computer architecture
n 1: the art of assembling logical elements into a computing
device; the specification of the relation between parts of
a computer system
2: (computer science) the structure and organization of a
computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of
a computer's system software" [syn: {computer architecture},
{architecture}]
computer backup
n 1: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a
separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the
original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn:
{backup}, {computer backup}]
computer business
n 1: a business that manufactures and sells computers
computer circuit
n 1: a circuit that is part of a computer
computer code
n 1: (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or
instructions in a computer program or the set of such
instructions [syn: {code}, {computer code}]
computer database
n 1: (computer science) a database that can be accessed by
computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database},
{computer database}, {electronic information service}]
computer dealer
n 1: a firm that sells and buys computers
computer display
n 1: a screen used to display the output of a computer to the
user [syn: {computer screen}, {computer display}]
computer error
n 1: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result
produced by a computer [syn: {error}, {computer error}]
computer expert
n 1: an authority on computers and computing [syn: {computer
expert}, {computer guru}]
computer file
n 1: (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable
form
computer file name
n 1: (computer science) the name given to a computer file in
order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an
extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename},
{file name}, {computer filename}, {computer file name}]
computer filename
n 1: (computer science) the name given to a computer file in
order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an
extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename},
{file name}, {computer filename}, {computer file name}]
computer game
n 1: a game played against a computer [syn: {computer game},
{video game}]
computer graphic
n 1: an image that is generated by a computer [syn: {graphic},
{computer graphic}]
computer graphics
n 1: the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a
computer
computer guru
n 1: an authority on computers and computing [syn: {computer
expert}, {computer guru}]
computer hardware
n 1: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic,
and electrical components making up a computer system [syn:
{hardware}, {computer hardware}] [ant: {computer software},
{package}, {software}, {software package}, {software
program}, {software system}]
computer industry
n 1: the manufacturers of computers considered collectively
computer keyboard
n 1: a keyboard that is a data input device for computers;
arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter
keyboard [syn: {computer keyboard}, {keypad}]
computer language
n 1: a programming language designed for use on a specific class
of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented
language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]
computer memory
n 1: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are
attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage},
{computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]
computer memory unit
n 1: a unit for measuring computer memory
computer menu
n 1: (computer science) a list of options available to a
computer user [syn: {menu}, {computer menu}]
computer monitor
n 1: a device that displays signals on a computer screen
computer mouse
n 1: a hand-operated electronic device that controls the
coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move
it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball
that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much
more room than a trackball" [syn: {mouse}, {computer
mouse}]
computer network
n 1: (computer science) a network of computers
computer operation
n 1: an elementary operation that a computer is designed and
built to perform [syn: {computer operation}, {machine
operation}]
computer paper
n 1: paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a
computer
computer peripheral
n 1: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that
contains the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers
are important peripherals" [syn: {peripheral}, {computer
peripheral}, {peripheral device}]
computer program
n 1: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a
computer can interpret and execute; "the program required
several hundred lines of code" [syn: {program},
{programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
computer programing
n 1: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer
to do something [syn: {programming}, {programing},
{computer programming}, {computer programing}]
computer programme
n 1: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a
computer can interpret and execute; "the program required
several hundred lines of code" [syn: {program},
{programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
computer programmer
n 1: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
[syn: {programmer}, {computer programmer}, {coder},
{software engineer}]
computer programming
n 1: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer
to do something [syn: {programming}, {programing},
{computer programming}, {computer programing}]
computer readable
adj 1: suitable for feeding directly into a computer [syn:
{machine readable}, {computer readable}]
computer science
n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the
aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn:
{computer science}, {computing}]
computer scientist
n 1: a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation
and the design of computers
computer screen
n 1: a screen used to display the output of a computer to the
user [syn: {computer screen}, {computer display}]
computer simulation
n 1: (computer science) the technique of representing the real
world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate
the internal processes and not merely the results of the
thing being simulated" [syn: {simulation}, {computer
simulation}]
computer software
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
{software}, {software program}, {computer software},
{software system}, {software package}, {package}] [ant:
{computer hardware}, {hardware}]
computer storage
n 1: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are
attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage},
{computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]
computer store
n 1: a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or
personal user
computer system
n 1: a system of one or more computers and associated software
with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing
system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system},
{ADPS}]
computer technology
n 1: the activity of designing and constructing and programming
computers
computer user
n 1: a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or
communication or business
computer virus
n 1: a software program capable of reproducing itself and
usually capable of causing great harm to files or other
programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread
to another computer without human assistance" [syn:
{virus}, {computer virus}]
computer-aided design
n 1: software used in art and architecture and engineering and
manufacturing to assist in precision drawing [syn:
{computer-aided design}, {CAD}]
computer-oriented language
n 1: a programming language designed for use on a specific class
of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented
language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]
computerized axial tomography
n 1: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X
rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-
sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized
tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized
axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]
computerized axial tomography scanner
n 1: a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by
combining parallel planes [syn: {computerized axial
tomography scanner}, {CAT scanner}]
computerized tomography
n 1: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X
rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-
sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized
tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized
axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]
computing device
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn:
{computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data
processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing
system}]
computing machine
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn:
{computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data
processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing
system}]
computing system
n 1: a system of one or more computers and associated software
with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing
system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system},
{ADPS}]
Comstock mealybug
n 1: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States;
pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock mealybug},
{Comstock's mealybug}, {Pseudococcus comstocki}]
Comstock's mealybug
n 1: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States;
pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock mealybug},
{Comstock's mealybug}, {Pseudococcus comstocki}]
Comte de Mirabeau
n 1: French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of
the French Revolution (1749-1791) [syn: {Mirabeau}, {Comte
de Mirabeau}, {Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti}]
Comte de Rochambeau
n 1: French general who commanded French troops in the American
Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807) [syn:
{Rochambeau}, {Comte de Rochambeau}, {Jean Baptiste
Donatien de Vimeur}]
comte de Saxe
n 1: a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of
the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann
Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]
Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade
n 1: French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual
perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn:
{Sade}, {de Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de
Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]
Comtesse Du Barry
n 1: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was
guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn:
{Du Barry}, {Comtesse Du Barry}, {Marie Jeanne Becu}]
con artist
n 1: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn:
{confidence man}, {con man}, {con artist}]
con brio
adv 1: (music) with vigor; "allegro con brio"
adj 1: with vigor
con game
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
con man
n 1: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn:
{confidence man}, {con man}, {con artist}]
Conan Doyle
n 1: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
[syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan
Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]
concave lens
n 1: a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through
it is caused to diverge or spread out [syn: {diverging
lens}, {concave lens}]
concave polygon
n 1: a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it
in four or more points [ant: {convex polygon}]
concave polyhedron
n 1: a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave
polygons
concave shape
n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concave shape},
{concavity}, {incurvation}, {incurvature}]
concavo-concave
adj 1: concave on both sides [syn: {biconcave}, {concavo-
concave}]
concavo-convex
adj 1: concave on one side and convex on the other with the
concavity being greater than the convexity
conceive of
v 1: form a mental image of something that is not present or
that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the
president?" [syn: {imagine}, {conceive of}, {ideate},
{envisage}]
concentrate on
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
{concentrate on}, {center}]
concentrated fire
n 1: fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target
or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
[syn: {concentrated fire}, {massed fire}]
concentration camp
n 1: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war
are confined (usually under harsh conditions) [syn:
{concentration camp}, {stockade}]
2: a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh
conditions
concentration gradient
n 1: a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of
distance through a solution; "the movement of a solute down
its concentration gradient is called diffusion"
concept album
n 1: an album whose recordings are unified by some theme
(instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)
conceptual semantics
n 1: the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects
of meaning [syn: {cognitive semantics}, {conceptual
semantics}, {semasiology}]
concert band
n 1: a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and
percussion instruments [syn: {concert band}, {military
band}]
concert dance
n 1: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to
music by trained dancers [syn: {ballet}, {concert dance}]
concert grand
n 1: a grand piano suitable for concert performances [syn:
{concert grand}, {concert piano}]
concert hall
n 1: a hall where concerts are given
concert piano
n 1: a grand piano suitable for concert performances [syn:
{concert grand}, {concert piano}]
concert pitch
n 1: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert
performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle
C [syn: {concert pitch}, {philharmonic pitch},
{international pitch}]
concert-goer
n 1: someone who attends concerts [syn: {concert-goer}, {music
lover}]
concerted music
n 1: music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
[syn: {polyphony}, {polyphonic music}, {concerted music}]
[ant: {monody}, {monophonic music}, {monophony}]
concerto grosso
n 1: a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo
instruments
conclusion of law
n 1: a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to
particular facts [syn: {finding of law}, {conclusion of
law}]
Concord grape
n 1: slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern
United States
concrete jungle
n 1: an area in a city with large modern buildings that is
perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
concrete mixer
n 1: a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is
mixed with other materials to make concrete [syn: {concrete
mixer}, {cement mixer}]
concrete representation
n 1: a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
[syn: {concretism}, {concrete representation}]
concurrent execution
n 1: the execution of two or more computer programs by a single
computer [syn: {multiprogramming}, {concurrent execution}]
concurrent negligence
n 1: (law) negligence of two of more persons acting
independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or
separately
concurrent operation
n 1: two or more operations performed at the same time (or
within a give interval)
concurring opinion
n 1: an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the
case but is written to express a particular judge's
reasoning
condensation pump
n 1: vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum [syn:
{condensation pump}, {diffusion pump}]
condensation trail
n 1: an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either
by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above
the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
[syn: {contrail}, {condensation trail}]
condensed milk
n 1: sweetened evaporated milk
condenser microphone
n 1: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed
and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
[syn: {condenser microphone}, {capacitor microphone},
{condenser mike}, {capacitor mike}]
condenser mike
n 1: microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed
and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
[syn: {condenser microphone}, {capacitor microphone},
{condenser mike}, {capacitor mike}]
conditional contract
n 1: a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event
that affects legal relations
conditional probability
n 1: the probability that an event will occur given that one or
more other events have occurred [syn: {conditional
probability}, {contingent probability}]
conditional reaction
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditional reflex
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditional relation
n 1: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form
`if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn:
{implication}, {logical implication}, {conditional
relation}]
conditional response
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditional sale
n 1: a security interest taken by the seller in return for
credit
2: a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only
upon the performance of some condition (usually the full
payment of the purchase price)
conditioned avoidance
n 1: a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of
an aversive stimulus [syn: {conditioned avoidance},
{conditioned avoidance response}]
conditioned avoidance response
n 1: a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of
an aversive stimulus [syn: {conditioned avoidance},
{conditioned avoidance response}]
conditioned emotion
n 1: an emotional response that has been acquired by
conditioning [syn: {conditioned emotional response}, {CER},
{conditioned emotion}]
conditioned emotional response
n 1: an emotional response that has been acquired by
conditioning [syn: {conditioned emotional response}, {CER},
{conditioned emotion}]
conditioned reaction
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditioned reflex
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditioned response
n 1: an acquired response that is under the control of
(conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn:
{conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired
reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction},
{conditional response}, {conditioned response}]
conditioned stimulus
n 1: the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned
response
condole with
v 1: share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity},
{compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]
conductance unit
n 1: a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical
charge
conducting wire
n 1: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
[syn: {wire}, {conducting wire}]
conduction anaesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
conduction anesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
conduction aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the
association tracts connecting the various language centers
in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a
sentence just heard [syn: {conduction aphasia},
{associative aphasia}]
conduction deafness
n 1: hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle
ear [syn: {conductive hearing loss}, {conduction deafness},
{middle-ear deafness}]
conductive hearing loss
n 1: hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle
ear [syn: {conductive hearing loss}, {conduction deafness},
{middle-ear deafness}]
condylar process
n 1: the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates
with the skull [syn: {condylar process}, {condyloid
process}, {mandibular condyle}]
condyloid process
n 1: the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates
with the skull [syn: {condylar process}, {condyloid
process}, {mandibular condyle}]
condyloma acuminatum
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {condyloma
acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]
Condylura cristata
n 1: amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy
tentacles around the nose [syn: {starnose mole}, {star-
nosed mole}, {Condylura cristata}]
cone cell
n 1: a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to
bright light and to color [syn: {cone}, {cone cell},
{retinal cone}]
cone clutch
n 1: a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are
cone-shaped [syn: {cone clutch}, {cone friction clutch}]
cone friction clutch
n 1: a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are
cone-shaped [syn: {cone clutch}, {cone friction clutch}]
cone pepper
n 1: plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple
fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {cone
pepper}, {Capsicum annuum conoides}]
cone shape
n 1: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to
a point [syn: {cone}, {conoid}, {cone shape}]
cone-bearing
adj 1: of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing
cones and evergreen leaves [syn: {coniferous}, {cone-
bearing}]
cone-nosed bug
n 1: large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug},
{conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]
cone-shaped
adj 1: relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains";
"conelike fruit" [syn: {conic}, {conical}, {conelike},
{cone-shaped}]
conenose bug
n 1: large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug},
{conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]
Conepatus leuconotus
n 1: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of
southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed
skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk},
{Conepatus leuconotus}]
Conestoga wagon
n 1: a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top;
used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in
the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon},
{Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]
Coney Island
n 1: a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an
amusement center
Confederate Army
n 1: the southern army during the American Civil War [syn:
{Confederate Army}, {Army of the Confederacy}]
Confederate flag
n 1: the first flag of the Confederate States of America [syn:
{Stars and Bars}, {Confederate flag}]
confederate jasmine
n 1: evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green
leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {star
jasmine}, {confederate jasmine}, {Trachelospermum
jasminoides}]
Confederate rose
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers
becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized
in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose},
{Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus
mutabilis}]
Confederate rose mallow
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers
becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized
in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose},
{Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus
mutabilis}]
Confederate soldier
n 1: a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the
American Civil War
Confederate States
n 1: the southern states that seceded from the United States in
1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States},
{Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixie},
{Dixieland}]
Confederate States of America
n 1: the southern states that seceded from the United States in
1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States},
{Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixie},
{Dixieland}]
confer with
v 1: get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They
had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn:
{consult}, {confer with}]
conference call
n 1: a telephone call in which more than two people participate
conference center
n 1: a center where conferences can be conducted [syn:
{conference center}, {conference house}]
conference house
n 1: a center where conferences can be conducted [syn:
{conference center}, {conference house}]
conference room
n 1: a room in which a conference can be held
conference table
n 1: the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
[syn: {conference table}, {council table}, {council board}]
confervoid algae
n 1: algae resembling confervae especially in having branching
filaments
confession of judgement
n 1: a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor
without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn:
{confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement},
{cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]
confession of judgment
n 1: a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor
without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn:
{confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement},
{cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]
confidence game
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
confidence man
n 1: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn:
{confidence man}, {con man}, {con artist}]
confidence trick
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
confidential adviser-advisee relation
n 1: the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the
best interest of the advisee
confidential information
n 1: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on
the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip},
{lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind},
{hint}]
confine to
v 1: restrict or confine within limits; "I limit you to two
visits to the pub a day"; "please confine your questions to
the topic"; "our actions are circumscribed by our biology,
personality, and by the social and cultural context into
which we are born" [syn: {limit}, {circumscribe}, {confine
to}]
confirmation hearing
n 1: a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on
whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal
office who are nominated by the president
conflict of interest
n 1: a situation in which a public official's decisions are
influenced by the official's personal interests
conform to
v 1: observe; "conform to the rules" [ant: {break}, {go
against}, {violate}]
2: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a
pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {follow}, {conform to}]
3: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro
restriction; "does this paper meet the requirements for the
degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"
[syn: {fit}, {conform to}, {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill},
{fulfill}, {fulfil}]
conformal projection
n 1: a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its
true shape [syn: {conformal projection}, {orthomorphic
projection}]
conformational entropy
n 1: entropy calculated from the probability that a state could
be reached by chance alone
conga line
n 1: a line of people in single file performing the conga dance
congenital abnormality
n 1: a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect},
{congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital
disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]
congenital afibrinogenemia
n 1: a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no
fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma
congenital anomaly
n 1: a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect},
{congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital
disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]
congenital defect
n 1: a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect},
{congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital
disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]
congenital disease
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
congenital disorder
n 1: a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect},
{congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital
disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]
congenital heart defect
n 1: a birth defect involving the heart
congenital megacolon
n 1: congenital condition in which the colon does not have the
normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate
so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon [syn:
{Hirschsprung's disease}, {congenital megacolon}]
congenital pancytopenia
n 1: a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and
hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anemia},
{Fanconi's anaemia}, {congenital pancytopenia}]
conger eel
n 1: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate
and tropical coastal waters; some used for food [syn:
{conger}, {conger eel}]
congestive heart failure
n 1: inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the
tissues
congo copal
n 1: copal found usually as a fossil [syn: {congo copal}, {congo
gum}]
congo eel
n 1: aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very
small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United
States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {congo eel}, {blind
eel}]
Congo franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Congo
congo gum
n 1: copal found usually as a fossil [syn: {congo copal}, {congo
gum}]
Congo peafowl
n 1: both sexes are brightly colored [syn: {afropavo}, {Congo
peafowl}, {Afropavo congensis}]
congo red
n 1: a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator
(congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
Congo River
n 1: a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows
through Congo into the South Atlantic [syn: {Congo}, {Congo
River}, {Zaire River}]
congo snake
n 1: aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very
small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United
States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {congo eel}, {blind
eel}]
congoo mallee
n 1: small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {congoo mallee},
{Eucalyptus dumosa}]
congou tea
n 1: black tea grown in China [syn: {congou}, {congo}, {congou
tea}, {English breakfast tea}]
Congregation of the Inquisition
n 1: an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number
of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put
Galileo on trial" [syn: {Roman Inquisition}, {Congregation
of the Inquisition}]
Congregational Christian Church
n 1: merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian
Church
Congregational Church
n 1: a Protestant denomination holding that each individual
congregation should be self-governing
congress boot
n 1: an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn:
{congress boot}, {congress shoe}, {congress gaiter}]
congress gaiter
n 1: an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn:
{congress boot}, {congress shoe}, {congress gaiter}]
Congress of Industrial Organizations
n 1: a federation of North American industrial unions that
merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 [syn:
{Congress of Industrial Organizations}, {CIO}]
Congress of Racial Equality
n 1: an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to
work for racial equality [syn: {Congress of Racial
Equality}, {CORE}]
congress shoe
n 1: an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn:
{congress boot}, {congress shoe}, {congress gaiter}]
congressional district
n 1: a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one
member to the United States House of Representatives
Congressional Medal of Honor
n 1: the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery
and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'
[syn: {Medal of Honor}, {Congressional Medal of Honor}]
Congressional Record
n 1: a published written account of the speeches and debates and
votes of the United States Congress
conic morel
n 1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk
with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey
when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel},
{Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps},
{narrowhead morel}]
conic projection
n 1: a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point
over one of the earth's poles [syn: {conic projection},
{conical projection}]
conic section
n 1: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane
and a circular cone [syn: {conic section}, {conic}]
conic Verpa
n 1: a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth
surface; the stalk is fragile [syn: {Verpa conica}, {conic
Verpa}]
conic waxycap
n 1: a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks [syn:
{Hygrocybe acutoconica}, {conic waxycap}]
conical buoy
n 1: a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {conical buoy}, {nun}, {nun
buoy}]
conical projection
n 1: a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point
over one of the earth's poles [syn: {conic projection},
{conical projection}]
coniferous tree
n 1: any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones [syn:
{conifer}, {coniferous tree}]
Coniogramme japonica
n 1: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their
attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {bamboo
fern}, {Coniogramme japonica}]
Conium maculatum
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
conjoined twin
n 1: one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies
joined at some point [syn: {Siamese twin}, {conjoined
twin}]
conjugal family
n 1: a family consisting of parents and their children and
grandparents of a marital partner [syn: {nuclear family},
{conjugal family}]
conjugal right
n 1: the right of married persons to the enjoyment of
association and sympathy and confidence and domestic
happiness and the comfort of living together and eating
meals at the same table and profiting from joint property
right and the intimacies of domestic relations
conjugal visitation
n 1: the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to
have sexual intercourse [syn: {conjugal visitation right},
{conjugal visitation}]
conjugal visitation right
n 1: the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to
have sexual intercourse [syn: {conjugal visitation right},
{conjugal visitation}]
conjugate solution
n 1: a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B
produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another
of B in A [syn: {conjugate solution}, {conjugate}]
conjugated protein
n 1: a protein complex combining amino acids with other
substances [syn: {conjugated protein}, {compound protein}]
conjunctival layer of bulb
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of
the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn:
{bulbar conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of bulb}, {tunica
conjunctiva bulbi}]
conjunctival layer of eyelids
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of
the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn:
{palpebra conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of eyelids},
{tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum}]
conjunctival veins
n 1: veins draining the conjunctiva [syn: {conjunctival veins},
{venae conjunctivales}]
conjunctivitis arida
n 1: abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes;
may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn:
{xerophthalmia}, {xerophthalmus}, {xeroma}, {conjunctivitis
arida}]
conjure man
n 1: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: {conjurer},
{conjuror}, {conjure man}]
conjure up
v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
{evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put
forward}, {call forth}]
conjuring trick
n 1: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
[syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic},
{legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {thaumaturgy}, {illusion},
{deception}]
conk out
v 1: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
{give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
2: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter
out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]
Conn's syndrome
n 1: disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness
and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and
sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of
the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess
secretion of aldosterone
Connarus guianensis
n 1: tropical American and east African tree with strikingly
marked hardwood used in cabinetwork
Connecticut River
n 1: a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from
northern New Hampshire along the border between New
Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and
Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound [syn:
{Connecticut}, {Connecticut River}]
connecting flight
n 1: a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft
(possibly a change of airlines)
connecting rod
n 1: a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a
rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
connecting room
n 1: a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and
is connected by a private door
connective tissue
n 1: tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen
fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills
spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
Connemara heath
n 1: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe
represented by several varieties with flowers from white to
rose-purple [syn: {Connemara heath}, {St. Dabeoc's heath},
{Daboecia cantabrica}]
conning tower
n 1: an armored pilothouse on a warship
2: a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and
exiting
connive at
v 1: give one's silent approval to [syn: {connive at}, {wink
at}]
connotative of
adj 1: of or relating to a connotation [syn: {connotational},
{connotative of(p)}]
Conocarpus erectus
n 1: evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and
yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button tree},
{button mangrove}, {Conocarpus erectus}]
Conoclinium coelestinum
n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States
and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn:
{mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium
coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]
Conopodium denudatum
n 1: a common European plant having edible tubers with the
flavor of roasted chestnuts [syn: {earthnut}, {Conopodium
denudatum}]
Conrad Aiken
n 1: United States writer (1889-1973) [syn: {Aiken}, {Conrad
Aiken}, {Conrad Potter Aiken}]
Conrad Potter Aiken
n 1: United States writer (1889-1973) [syn: {Aiken}, {Conrad
Aiken}, {Conrad Potter Aiken}]
Conradina glabra
n 1: small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern
United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a
threatened species [syn: {Apalachicola rosemary},
{Conradina glabra}]
conscience money
n 1: payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest
dealings
conscience-smitten
adj 1: affected by conscience
conscientious objector
n 1: one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of
conscience [syn: {conscientious objector}, {CO}]
consciousness-altering drug
n 1: a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted
perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering
drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive
substance}]
consecutive operation
n 1: the sequential execution of operations one after another
[syn: {serial operation}, {sequential operation},
{consecutive operation}] [ant: {parallel operation},
{simultaneous operation}]
consent decree
n 1: an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the
court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain
questionable practices without admitting guilt
conservation of charge
n 1: the principle that the total electric charge of a system
remains constant despite changes inside the system [syn:
{conservation of charge}, {conservation of electricity}]
conservation of electricity
n 1: the principle that the total electric charge of a system
remains constant despite changes inside the system [syn:
{conservation of charge}, {conservation of electricity}]
conservation of energy
n 1: the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy
of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
[syn: {conservation of energy}, {law of conservation of
energy}, {first law of thermodynamics}]
conservation of mass
n 1: a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter
cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn:
{conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of
conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]
conservation of matter
n 1: a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter
cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn:
{conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of
conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]
conservation of momentum
n 1: the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed
system is constant and is not affected by processes
occurring inside the system
conservation of parity
n 1: (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the
laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of
coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity},
{conservation of parity}, {space-reflection symmetry},
{mirror symmetry}]
Conservative Jew
n 1: Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts
others to suit modern circumstances
Conservative Judaism
n 1: Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law
but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of
the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
2: beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
Conservative Party
n 1: a political party (especially in Great Britain or
Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist
economy with private ownership rather than state control
conservator-ward relation
n 1: the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best
interests of the ward
console table
n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against
a wall [syn: {console table}, {console}]
Consolida ambigua
n 1: commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having
unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish
or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
[syn: {rocket larkspur}, {Consolida ambigua}, {Delphinium
ajacis}]
consonant rhyme
n 1: the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns)
especially at the ends of words [syn: {consonance},
{consonant rhyme}]
consonant system
n 1: the system of consonants used in a particular language
[syn: {consonant system}, {consonantal system}]
consonantal system
n 1: the system of consonants used in a particular language
[syn: {consonant system}, {consonantal system}]
conspicuous consumption
n 1: buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt
your wealth
conspiracy of silence
n 1: a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event;
"there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality"
Constant Lambert
n 1: English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: {Lambert},
{Constant Lambert}, {Leonard Constant Lambert}]
constant of gravitation
n 1: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and
distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn:
{gravitational constant}, {universal gravitational
constant}, {constant of gravitation}, {G}]
constant of proportionality
n 1: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional
quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the
factor of proportionality [syn: {factor of
proportionality}, {constant of proportionality}]
constant quantity
n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: {constant}, {constant
quantity}, {invariable}]
constant-width font
n 1: a typeface is which each character is given the same width
(as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-
width font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant:
{proportional font}]
Constantin Brancusi
n 1: Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms
(1876-1957) [syn: {Brancusi}, {Constantin Brancusi}]
Constantine I
n 1: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians
and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the
Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to
Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) [syn:
{Constantine}, {Constantine I}, {Constantine the Great},
{Flavius Valerius Constantinus}]
Constantine the Great
n 1: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians
and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the
Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to
Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) [syn:
{Constantine}, {Constantine I}, {Constantine the Great},
{Flavius Valerius Constantinus}]
Constitution of the United States
n 1: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the
original thirteen states [syn: {United States
Constitution}, {U.S. Constitution}, {US Constitution},
{Constitution}, {Constitution of the United States}]
Constitution State
n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Connecticut}, {Nutmeg State}, {Constitution State}, {CT},
{Ct.}]
Constitutional Convention
n 1: the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the
United States Constitution in 1787
Constitutional Union Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
Constrictor constrictor
n 1: very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn:
{boa constrictor}, {Constrictor constrictor}]
construction industry
n 1: an industry that builds housing [syn: {construction
industry}, {housing industry}]
construction paper
n 1: paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts
construction worker
n 1: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
[syn: {construction worker}, {hard hat}]
constructive breach
n 1: a breach of contract committed prior to the time of
required performance [syn: {anticipatory breach},
{constructive breach}]
constructive eviction
n 1: action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the
premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for
occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is
involved [syn: {eviction}, {constructive eviction}]
constructive fraud
n 1: comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving
breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
[syn: {constructive fraud}, {legal fraud}]
constructive metabolism
n 1: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex
substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together
with the storage of energy [syn: {anabolism}, {constructive
metabolism}] [ant: {catabolism}, {destructive metabolism},
{dissimilation}, {katabolism}]
constructive possession
n 1: (law) having the power and intention to have and control
property but without direct control or actual presence upon
it
constructive trust
n 1: a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the
parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully
deprived of its rights [syn: {constructive trust},
{involuntary trust}]
constructive-metabolic
adj 1: of or relating to anabolism [syn: {constructive-
metabolic}, {energy-storing(a)}]
construe with
v 1: go or occur together; "The word `hot' tends to cooccur with
`cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur
with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]
consulting company
n 1: a firm of experts providing professional advice to an
organization for a fee [syn: {consulting firm}, {consulting
company}]
consulting firm
n 1: a firm of experts providing professional advice to an
organization for a fee [syn: {consulting firm}, {consulting
company}]
consulting service
n 1: service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer
or doctor or CPA etc.)
consumer credit
n 1: a line of credit extended for personal or household use
consumer durables
n 1: consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn:
{durables}, {durable goods}, {consumer durables}]
consumer finance company
n 1: a finance company that makes loans to people who have
trouble getting a bank loan [syn: {consumer finance
company}, {small loan company}]
consumer goods
n 1: goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or
consumption
consumer loan
n 1: a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for
personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's
integrity and ability to pay [syn: {personal loan},
{consumer loan}]
consumer price index
n 1: an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical
consumer [syn: {consumer price index}, {CPI}, {cost-of-
living index}]
consumer research
n 1: marketing research that yields information about the
motives and needs of different classes of consumers
consumption weed
n 1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North
America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white
plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel
bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis
halimifolia}]
contact action
n 1: acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of
material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the
reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are
created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from
raw materials that are catalytically produced" [syn:
{catalysis}, {contact action}]
contact arm
n 1: contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a
series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
[syn: {wiper}, {wiper arm}, {contact arm}]
contact dermatitis
n 1: a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting
from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison
ivy)
contact lens
n 1: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over
the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver
medication [syn: {contact}, {contact lens}]
contact microphone
n 1: a microphone designed to be used in contact with a source
of sound (or with a resonating surface) [syn: {contact
microphone}, {contact mike}]
contact mike
n 1: a microphone designed to be used in contact with a source
of sound (or with a resonating surface) [syn: {contact
microphone}, {contact mike}]
contact print
n 1: a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct
contact with a photographic negative
contact sport
n 1: a sport that necessarily involves body contact between
opposing players
contagious abortion
n 1: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting
in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
[syn: {brucellosis}, {contagious abortion}, {Bang's
disease}]
contagious disease
n 1: any disease easily transmitted by contact [syn: {contagious
disease}, {contagion}]
container ship
n 1: a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the
weight of the documentation of all the consignments on
board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds"
[syn: {container ship}, {containership}, {container
vessel}]
container vessel
n 1: a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the
weight of the documentation of all the consignments on
board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds"
[syn: {container ship}, {containership}, {container
vessel}]
Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
n 1: Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied
electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
[syn: {Volta}, {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro
Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio
Volta}]
Conte Alessandro Volta
n 1: Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied
electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
[syn: {Volta}, {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro
Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio
Volta}]
contemporary world
n 1: the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern
times like these" [syn: {modern times}, {present times},
{modern world}, {contemporary world}]
contempt of Congress
n 1: deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal
legislative branch
contempt of court
n 1: disrespect for the rules of a court of law
content word
n 1: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
[syn: {content word}, {open-class word}]
context of use
n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to
determine its interpretation [syn: {context}, {linguistic
context}, {context of use}]
contextual definition
n 1: a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a
larger expression containing its explanation; "a contextual
definition of `legal duty' might be `X has a legal duty to
do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract
relationship that would be upheld in a court of law'"
continent-wide
adj 1: involving the entire continent
Continental Army
n 1: the American army during the American Revolution
continental breakfast
n 1: a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea
[syn: {continental breakfast}, {petit dejeuner}]
Continental Congress
n 1: the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the
rebel colonies who met during and after the American
Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and
framed Articles of Confederation
continental divide
n 1: the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of
North America formed by a series of mountain ridges
extending from Alaska to Mexico)
continental drift
n 1: the gradual movement and formation of continents (as
described by plate tectonics)
continental glacier
n 1: a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice
continental plan
n 1: a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
[syn: {European plan}, {continental plan}]
continental quilt
n 1: a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
[syn: {eiderdown}, {duvet}, {continental quilt}]
continental shelf
n 1: the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed
surrounding a continent
continental slope
n 1: the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf
to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal
zone}, {bathyal district}]
contingency fee
n 1: a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as
for an attorney's services)
contingency procedure
n 1: an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an
unusual but anticipated situation arises
contingent on
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
contingent probability
n 1: the probability that an event will occur given that one or
more other events have occurred [syn: {conditional
probability}, {contingent probability}]
contingent upon
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
continuant consonant
n 1: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the
vocal tract [syn: {continuant consonant}, {continuant}]
[ant: {occlusive}, {plosive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive
speech sound}, {stop}, {stop consonant}]
continued fraction
n 1: a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose
denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator
is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a
fraction and so on
continuing education
n 1: a program of instruction designed primarily for adult
students who participate part-time
continuing trespass
n 1: trespass that is not transient or intermittent but
continues as long as the offending object remains; "dumping
his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass"
Continuity Army Council
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a
clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish
Republican Army}, {CIRA}, {Continuity Army Council}]
Continuity Irish Republican Army
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a
clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish
Republican Army}, {CIRA}, {Continuity Army Council}]
continuous creation theory
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a
constant average density with matter created to fill the
void left by galaxies that are receding from each other;
"the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the
big bang theory" [syn: {steady state theory}, {continuous
creation theory}]
continuous receiver watch
n 1: a watch established for the reception of traffic of
interest to the unit maintaining the watch [syn: {listening
watch}, {continuous receiver watch}]
continuous tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect},
{imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]
Contopus sordidulus
n 1: small flycatcher of western North America [syn: {western
wood pewee}, {Contopus sordidulus}]
Contopus virens
n 1: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North
America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood
pewee}, {Contopus virens}]
contour feather
n 1: feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining
its shape
contour language
n 1: a tone language that uses pitch changes
contour line
n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
[syn: {contour}, {contour line}]
contour map
n 1: a map having contour lines through points of equal
elevation [syn: {contour map}, {relief map}]
contour sheet
n 1: a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a
particular mattress [syn: {fitted sheet}, {contour sheet}]
contra danse
n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance},
{country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse},
{contradance}]
v 1: perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance},
{contredanse}, {contra danse}]
contraceptive device
n 1: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
{contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative},
{contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth
control device}]
contraceptive diaphragm
n 1: a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped
cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide
and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: {diaphragm},
{pessary}, {contraceptive diaphragm}]
contraceptive method
n 1: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or
intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn:
{contraception}, {contraceptive method}]
contraceptive pill
n 1: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen
and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent
conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill},
{contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral
contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]
contract bridge
n 1: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points
toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn:
{contract}, {contract bridge}]
contract in
v 1: consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for
political use [ant: {contract out}]
contract killing
n 1: a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer
contract law
n 1: that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and
obligations of parties entering into contracts
contract of adhesion
n 1: a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving
the other free (as some standard form printed contracts);
implies inequality in bargaining power [syn: {adhesion
contract}, {contract of adhesion}]
contract of hazard
n 1: a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as
to the acreage [syn: {sale in gross}, {contract of hazard}]
contract offer
n 1: offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a
given rate
contract out
v 1: assign a job to someone outside one's own business
2: refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use [ant:
{contract in}]
contract under seal
n 1: a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the
signer attached [syn: {sealed instrument}, {contract under
seal}, {special contract}]
contractile organ
n 1: a bodily organ that contracts [syn: {contractile organ},
{contractor}]
contradiction in terms
n 1: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the
statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a
contradiction" [syn: {contradiction}, {contradiction in
terms}]
contrary to fact
adj 1: going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
[syn: {counterfactual}, {contrary to fact}]
contrast material
n 1: a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it
allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it
fills [syn: {contrast medium}, {contrast material}]
contrast medium
n 1: a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it
allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it
fills [syn: {contrast medium}, {contrast material}]
contributory negligence
n 1: (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the
harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common
law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the
plaintiff from collecting damages"
control account
n 1: an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a
subsidiary ledger
control board
n 1: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface
that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling
other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument
panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
[syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board},
{board}, {panel}]
control center
n 1: the operational center for a group of related activities;
"the general in command never left the control center"
control character
n 1: ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or
backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at
the same time [syn: {control character}, {ASCII control
character}]
control circuit
n 1: a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input [syn:
{control circuit}, {negative feedback circuit}]
control condition
n 1: a standard against which other conditions can be compared
in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was
inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn:
{control condition}, {control}]
control experiment
n 1: an experiment designed to control for variables affecting
the results of another experiment
control freak
n 1: someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over
situations and people
control function
n 1: an operation that controls the recording or processing or
transmission of interpretation of data; "a control
operation started the data processing" [syn: {control
operation}, {control function}]
control grid
n 1: an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a
vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the
tube [syn: {grid}, {control grid}]
control key
n 1: (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is
used (in combination with some other key) to type control
characters [syn: {control key}, {command key}]
control operation
n 1: an operation that controls the recording or processing or
transmission of interpretation of data; "a control
operation started the data processing" [syn: {control
operation}, {control function}]
control panel
n 1: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface
that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling
other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument
panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
[syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board},
{board}, {panel}]
control rod
n 1: a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to
control the rate of the nuclear reaction
control room
n 1: a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
control stick
n 1: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and
elevators of an airplane [syn: {stick}, {control stick},
{joystick}]
control stock
n 1: shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling
interest
control surface
n 1: a device that provides reactive force when in motion
relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a
plane in flight [syn: {airfoil}, {aerofoil}, {control
surface}, {surface}]
control system
n 1: a system for controlling the operation of another system
control tower
n 1: a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for
the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
controlled substance
n 1: a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are
controlled by law
controlling interest
n 1: ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
Conuropsis carolinensis
n 1: extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United
States [syn: {Carolina parakeet}, {Conuropsis
carolinensis}]
Convallaria majalis
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, {May lily}, {Convallaria majalis}]
convenience food
n 1: any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and
easily as by thawing or heating
convenience store
n 1: a store selling a limited variety of food and
pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience
of customers
convergent strabismus
n 1: strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the
nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {crossed eye}, {convergent
strabismus}, {esotropia}]
convergent thinker
n 1: a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to
synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution
[syn: {problem solver}, {solver}, {convergent thinker}]
convergent thinking
n 1: thinking that brings together information focussed on
solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a
single correct solution) [ant: {divergent thinking}, {out-
of-the-box thinking}]
converging lens
n 1: lens such that a beam of light passing through it is
brought to a point or focus [syn: {converging lens},
{convex lens}]
conversation piece
n 1: something interesting that stimulates conversation
conversation stopper
n 1: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
[syn: {conversation stopper}, {stopper}]
conversational partner
n 1: a person who takes part in a conversation [syn:
{interlocutor}, {conversational partner}]
conversion disorder
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental
conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia
having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion disorder},
{conversion reaction}, {conversion hysteria}]
conversion factor
n 1: factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of
units must be multiplied in order to convert it into
another set of units
conversion hysteria
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental
conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia
having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion disorder},
{conversion reaction}, {conversion hysteria}]
conversion reaction
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental
conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia
having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion disorder},
{conversion reaction}, {conversion hysteria}]
convertible bond
n 1: a bond that can be converted to other securities under
certain conditions
convertible security
n 1: a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock)
that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually
common stock) [syn: {convertible}, {convertible security}]
convex lens
n 1: lens such that a beam of light passing through it is
brought to a point or focus [syn: {converging lens},
{convex lens}]
convex polygon
n 1: a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or
vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two
points [ant: {concave polygon}]
convex polyhedron
n 1: a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon
convex shape
n 1: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: {convex shape},
{convexity}]
convexo-concave
adj 1: convex on one side and concave on the other with the
convexity being greater than the concavity
convexo-convex
adj 1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn:
{biconvex}, {convexo-convex}, {lenticular}, {lentiform}]
conveyance of title
n 1: act of transferring property title from one person to
another [syn: {conveyance}, {conveyance of title},
{conveyancing}, {conveying}]
conveyer belt
n 1: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
[syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer},
{conveyor}, {transporter}]
conveyor belt
n 1: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
[syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer},
{conveyor}, {transporter}]
convict fish
n 1: greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn:
{painted greenling}, {convict fish}, {convictfish},
{Oxylebius pictus}]
convolution of Broca
n 1: the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain
in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center},
{Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of
Broca}]
Convolvulus arvensis
n 1: weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink
flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
[syn: {field bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Convolvulus
arvensis}]
Convolvulus scammonia
n 1: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple
flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
[syn: {scammony}, {Convolvulus scammonia}]
Convolvulus sepium
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge
bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium},
{Convolvulus sepium}]
Conyza canadensis
n 1: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane},
{fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]
cooccur with
v 1: go or occur together; "The word `hot' tends to cooccur with
`cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur
with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]
cook out
v 1: cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that
meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" [syn: {barbeque},
{barbecue}, {cook out}]
Cook Strait
n 1: a narrow strait separating the North Island and South
Island in New Zealand
cook up
v 1: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange
mixture" [syn: {concoct}, {cook up}]
2: concoct something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate},
{manufacture}, {cook up}, {make up}, {invent}]
cookery book
n 1: a book of recipes and cooking directions [syn: {cookbook},
{cookery book}]
cookie cutter
n 1: a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into
desired shapes before baking
cookie jar
n 1: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is
hidden) [syn: {cookie jar}, {cooky jar}]
cookie jar reserve
n 1: a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly
earning reports
cookie sheet
n 1: a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal
sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits [syn: {cookie
sheet}, {baking tray}]
cookie-cutter
adj 1: having the same appearance (as if mass-produced); "a
suburb of cookie-cutter houses"
cookie-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a cookie
cooking apple
n 1: an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce
etc [ant: {dessert apple}, {eating apple}]
cooking chocolate
n 1: pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and
sauces and candy [syn: {bitter chocolate}, {baking
chocolate}, {cooking chocolate}]
cooking oil
n 1: any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking
cooking pan
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn:
{pan}, {cooking pan}]
cooking stove
n 1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was
already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove},
{range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]
cooking utensil
n 1: a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt
easily; used for cooking [syn: {cooking utensil},
{cookware}]
cooky jar
n 1: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is
hidden) [syn: {cookie jar}, {cooky jar}]
cool down
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {cool},
{chill}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}, {heat up}]
2: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn:
{cool}, {cool off}, {cool down}]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: {cool}, {chill}, {cool down}] [ant:
{heat}, {heat up}, {hot up}]
cool it
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
cool jazz
n 1: jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate
harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat
cool medium
n 1: a medium that usually, but not always, provides little
involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes
speech, television, cartoons [syn: {cool medium}, {cold
medium}]
cool off
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
2: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn:
{cool}, {cool off}, {cool down}]
3: feel less enamoured of something or somebody
cool one's heels
v 1: wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept
waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the
Embassy" [syn: {kick one's heels}, {cool one's heels}]
cool-white
adj 1: of white tinged with blue [syn: {blue-white}, {bluish-
white}, {cool-white}]
coolant system
n 1: a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from
one place to another
Cooley's anaemia
n 1: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both
parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal
deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn:
{Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major},
{thalassaemia major}]
Cooley's anemia
n 1: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both
parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal
deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn:
{Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major},
{thalassaemia major}]
cooling system
n 1: equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine [syn:
{cooling system}, {engine cooling system}]
2: a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was
overhead fans" [syn: {cooling system}, {cooling}]
cooling tower
n 1: a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by
partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant
coon bear
n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests
of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a
member of the bear family or of a separate family
Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear},
{coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
coon cat
n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
[syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
{Nasua narica}]
2: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern
United States having a long bushy tail with black and white
rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon
cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet
cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]
coonskin cap
n 1: a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back [syn:
{coonskin cap}, {coonskin}]
coop in
v 1: confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the
library all day" [syn: {coop up}, {coop in}]
coop up
v 1: confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the
library all day" [syn: {coop up}, {coop in}]
Cooper Union
n 1: university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free
courses in the arts and sciences [syn: {Cooper Union},
{Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art}]
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
n 1: university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free
courses in the arts and sciences [syn: {Cooper Union},
{Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art}]
Cooper's hawk
n 1: bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
[syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {blue darter}, {Accipiter cooperii}]
coordinate axis
n 1: one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
coordinate bond
n 1: a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one
of the atoms [syn: {coordinate bond}, {dative bond}]
coordinate clause
n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically
equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same
grammatical function
coordinate geometry
n 1: the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates
on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytic
geometry}, {analytical geometry}, {coordinate geometry}]
coordinate system
n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn:
{coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference
system}, {reference frame}]
coordinated universal time
n 1: Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds [syn:
{coordinated universal time}, {UTC}]
coordinating conjunction
n 1: the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the
same status
2: a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two
identically constructed grammatical constituents
coordination compound
n 1: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which
other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: {complex},
{coordination compound}]
Coosa River
n 1: river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows
southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa
River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn:
{Coosa}, {Coosa River}]
cop out
v 1: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She
copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang
glider" [syn: {opt out}, {cop out}]
copaiba balsam
n 1: an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn:
{copaiba}, {copaiba balsam}, {balsam capivi}]
copepod crustacean
n 1: minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six
pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and
others parasitic on fish [syn: {copepod}, {copepod
crustacean}]
Copernican system
n 1: (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the
Earth rotates around the sun
Copernicia alba
n 1: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
[syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm},
{Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]
Copernicia australis
n 1: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
[syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm},
{Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]
Copernicia cerifera
n 1: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a
useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn:
{carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia
prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]
Copernicia prunifera
n 1: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a
useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn:
{carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia
prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]
coping saw
n 1: a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small
curves in wood
coping stone
n 1: a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn:
{capstone}, {copestone}, {coping stone}, {stretcher}]
copper beech
n 1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-
colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus
sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica
purpurea}]
copper color
n 1: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished
copper [syn: {copper}, {copper color}]
copper colored
adj 1: of something having the color of copper [syn: {coppery},
{copper colored}]
copper glance
n 1: a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper [syn:
{chalcocite}, {copper glance}]
copper mine
n 1: a mine where copper is dug from the ground
copper nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
copper oxide
n 1: an oxide of copper
copper pyrites
n 1: a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron
sulfide [syn: {chalcopyrite}, {copper pyrites}]
copper rockfish
n 1: a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America
[syn: {copper rockfish}, {Sebastodes caurinus}]
copper sulfate
n 1: a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper
oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric
sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]
copper sulphate
n 1: a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper
oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric
sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]
copper's nark
n 1: an informer or spy working for the police [syn: {nark},
{copper's nark}]
copper-base alloy
n 1: any alloy whose principal component is copper
copper-bottom
v 1: provide with a copper bottom; "copper-bottom a frying pan"
copper-bottomed
adj 1: having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper;
"copper-bottomed pots"; "a copper-bottomed ship"
copperplate engraving
n 1: an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that
has been etched or engraved [syn: {copperplate},
{copperplate engraving}]
copra oil
n 1: oil from coconuts [syn: {coconut oil}, {copra oil}]
Coprinus atramentarius
n 1: having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores
have matured [syn: {inky cap}, {inky-cap mushroom},
{Coprinus atramentarius}]
Coprinus comatus
n 1: common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap
and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggy cap},
{shaggymane mushroom}, {Coprinus comatus}]
Coptic Church
n 1: the ancient Christian church of Egypt
Coptis groenlandica
n 1: low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having
trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
[syn: {goldthread}, {golden thread}, {Coptis groenlandica},
{Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]
Coptis trifolia groenlandica
n 1: low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having
trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
[syn: {goldthread}, {golden thread}, {Coptis groenlandica},
{Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]
copulative conjunction
n 1: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the
addition of their meanings
copy editing
n 1: putting something into a form suitable for a printer
copy editor
n 1: an editor who prepares text for publication [syn: {copy
editor}, {copyreader}, {text editor}]
copy out
v 1: copy very carefully and as accurately as possible
copyright infringement
n 1: a violation of the rights secured by a copyright [syn:
{copyright infringement}, {infringement of copyright}]
coq au vin
n 1: chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and
seasonings
coquilla nut
n 1: nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable
ivory
coquilles Saint-Jacques
n 1: scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells
cor anglais
n 1: a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but
lower in pitch [syn: {English horn}, {cor anglais}]
cor pulmonale
n 1: enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to
disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
Coracias garrulus
n 1: common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown
back [syn: {European roller}, {Coracias garrulus}]
coraciiform bird
n 1: chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest
in holes
Coragyps atratus
n 1: American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn:
{black vulture}, {carrion crow}, {Coragyps atratus}]
coral bean
n 1: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to
livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue
flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean},
{frijolito}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]
coral bean tree
n 1: deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and
black-spotted red seeds [syn: {coral bean tree}, {Erythrina
corallodendrum}]
coral bush
n 1: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant
scarlet flowers [syn: {coral bush}, {flame bush},
{Templetonia retusa}]
coral drops
n 1: half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping
terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers [syn: {coral
drops}, {Bessera elegans}]
coral fungus
n 1: any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often
brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched
clusters like coral
coral gem
n 1: low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands
having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized
in United States [syn: {coral gem}, {Lotus berthelotii}]
coral honeysuckle
n 1: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red
or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral
honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera
sempervirens}]
coral necklace
n 1: glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white
flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean
and Atlantic coastal areas [syn: {coral necklace},
{Illecebrum verticullatum}]
coral pea
n 1: any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus
Kennedia having scarlet flowers
coral reef
n 1: a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
coral root
n 1: a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard
mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in
absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
Coral Sea
n 1: an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia
2: a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval
battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
[syn: {Coral Sea}, {battle of the Coral Sea}]
coral snake
n 1: any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa
and Australia [syn: {coral snake}, {Old World coral snake}]
2: any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded
in red and black and either yellow or white; widely
distributed in South America and Central America [syn: {coral
snake}, {harlequin-snake}, {New World coral snake}]
coral tree
n 1: any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus
Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet
to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an
ornamental [syn: {coral tree}, {erythrina}]
coral vine
n 1: prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves
and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania [syn:
{coral vine}, {Kennedia coccinea}]
coral-red
adj 1: of red tinged with coral
coral-root bittercress
n 1: European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn:
{coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {coralwort},
{Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]
coral-wood
n 1: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-
wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower
fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]
Corallorhiza maculata
n 1: common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or
purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of
similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips;
Guatemala to Canada [syn: {spotted coral root},
{Corallorhiza maculata}]
Corallorhiza striata
n 1: nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems
bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped
flowers; western Canada to Mexico [syn: {striped coral
root}, {Corallorhiza striata}]
Corallorhiza trifida
n 1: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to
greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white
lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota
and Washington to Alaska [syn: {early coral root}, {pale
coral root}, {Corallorhiza trifida}]
corbel arch
n 1: (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that
are corbelled until they meet
corbel step
n 1: (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall [syn:
{corbel step}, {corbie-step}, {corbiestep}, {crow step}]
corbie gable
n 1: (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps
corbie-step
n 1: (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall [syn:
{corbel step}, {corbie-step}, {corbiestep}, {crow step}]
cord blood
n 1: blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth
cord grass
n 1: any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina;
some important as coastal soil binders [syn: {cordgrass},
{cord grass}]
cordate leaf
n 1: a heart-shaped leaf
Cordell Hull
n 1: United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating
the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: {Hull}, {Cordell
Hull}]
Cordia alliodora
n 1: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for
its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn:
{Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre},
{princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]
Cordia gerascanthus
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: {princewood}, {Spanish
elm}, {Cordia gerascanthus}]
cordial reception
n 1: kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {cordial
reception}, {hospitality}] [ant: {inhospitality}]
cordon bleu
n 1: a chef famous for his great skill
2: an honor or award gained for excellence [syn: {blue ribbon},
{cordon bleu}]
cordon off
v 1: divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area
where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope in}, {rope off},
{cordon off}]
Cordyline australis
n 1: elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching
trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and
large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers;
New Zealand [syn: {cabbage tree}, {grass tree}, {Cordyline
australis}]
Cordyline terminalis
n 1: shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally
for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as
food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
[syn: {ti}, {Cordyline terminalis}]
core bit
n 1: a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core
drill; allows core samples to be taken
core drill
n 1: a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole
core dump
n 1: (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief
registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging
core group
n 1: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five
periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
[syn: {core}, {nucleus}, {core group}]
core memory
n 1: (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array
of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
[syn: {magnetic core memory}, {core memory}]
core out
v 1: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn:
{hollow}, {hollow out}, {core out}]
Coregonus artedi
n 1: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
[syn: {cisco}, {lake herring}, {Coregonus artedi}]
Coregonus clupeaformis
n 1: found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska [syn: {lake
whitefish}, {Coregonus clupeaformis}]
coreid bug
n 1: a true bug [syn: {coreid bug}, {coreid}]
Coreopsis gigantea
n 1: large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of
large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California
[syn: {giant coreopsis}, {Coreopsis gigantea}]
Coreopsis maritima
n 1: stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental
developed from a Mexican wildflower [syn: {sea dahlia},
{Coreopsis maritima}]
Coreopsis tinctoria
n 1: North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow
flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some
classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn:
{calliopsis}, {Coreopsis tinctoria}]
coriander plant
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling
parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {Chinese
parsley}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
coriander seed
n 1: dried coriander seeds used whole or ground [syn:
{coriander}, {coriander seed}]
Coriandrum sativum
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling
parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {Chinese
parsley}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
Corinthian order
n 1: the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the
capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
Coriolis effect
n 1: (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating
frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting
perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of
rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving
bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the
left in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis force
n 1: (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a
body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating
reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's
second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to
the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a
centrifugal force are introduced
cork jacket
n 1: life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant
or inflatable design [syn: {life jacket}, {life vest},
{cork jacket}]
cork oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern
Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically
stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {cork oak},
{Quercus suber}]
cork tree
n 1: deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine
aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn
and deeply fissured corky bark [syn: {cork tree},
{Phellodendron amurense}]
2: prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood [syn:
{cork tree}, {Erythrina vespertilio}]
cork up
v 1: close a bottle with a cork [syn: {cork}, {cork up}] [ant:
{uncork}]
corkscrew flower
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
corkwood family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in
a distinct order [syn: {Leitneriaceae}, {family
Leitneriaceae}, {corkwood family}]
corkwood tree
n 1: very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
habitats in southeastern United States having extremely
light wood [syn: {corkwood}, {corkwood tree}, {Leitneria
floridana}]
cormous plant
n 1: plant growing from a corm
corn beef
n 1: beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {bully beef}, {corned
beef}, {corn beef}]
Corn Belt
n 1: the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa
and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed
livestock
corn borer
n 1: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of
maize [syn: {corn borer}, {Pyrausta nubilalis}]
2: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem
and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer},
{European corn borer moth}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta
nubilalis}]
corn borer moth
n 1: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem
and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer},
{European corn borer moth}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta
nubilalis}]
corn cake
n 1: baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland)
corn campion
n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple
flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields
and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn
cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma
githago}]
corn chamomile
n 1: European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
[syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed},
{Anthemis arvensis}]
corn chip
n 1: thin piece of cornmeal dough fried
corn chowder
n 1: chowder containing corn
corn cob
n 1: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear
of corn [syn: {corncob}, {corn cob}]
corn cockle
n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple
flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields
and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn
cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma
githago}]
corn dab
n 1: small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly
southern) [syn: {corn dab}, {corn dodger}, {dodger}]
corn dance
n 1: a rain dance of Amerindians
corn dodger
n 1: small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly
southern) [syn: {corn dab}, {corn dodger}, {dodger}]
corn earworm
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm},
{cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm},
{vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]
corn exchange
n 1: an exchange where grains are bought and sold
corn field
n 1: a field planted with corn [syn: {cornfield}, {corn field}]
corn flake
n 1: crisp flake made from corn
corn fritter
n 1: fritter containing corn or corn kernels
corn gluten
n 1: gluten prepared from corn
corn gluten feed
n 1: a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten
corn lily
n 1: any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia
having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously
colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated
corn liquor
n 1: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn:
{moonshine}, {bootleg}, {corn liquor}]
corn marigold
n 1: European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in
grain fields [syn: {corn marigold}, {field marigold},
{Chrysanthemum segetum}]
corn mayweed
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
2: European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
[syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed},
{Anthemis arvensis}]
corn mint
n 1: European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {corn
mint}, {field mint}, {Mentha arvensis}]
corn muffin
n 1: cornbread muffin
corn oil
n 1: oil from the germs of corn grains
corn poppy
n 1: annual European poppy common in grain fields and often
cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Flanders
poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]
corn pudding
n 1: pudding made of corn and cream and egg
corn salad
n 1: a plant of the genus Valerianella
corn silk
n 1: each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky
tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn [syn: {cornsilk},
{corn silk}]
corn smut
n 1: a smut fungus attacking Indian corn [syn: {cornsmut}, {corn
smut}]
corn snake
n 1: large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often
on farms [syn: {corn snake}, {red rat snake}, {Elaphe
guttata}]
corn snow
n 1: granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing
corn speedwell
n 1: erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste
places of Europe and America [syn: {corn speedwell},
{Veronica arvensis}]
corn spurrey
n 1: small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
[syn: {corn spurry}, {corn spurrey}, {Spergula arvensis}]
corn spurry
n 1: small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
[syn: {corn spurry}, {corn spurrey}, {Spergula arvensis}]
corn stalk
n 1: the stalk of a corn plant [syn: {cornstalk}, {corn stalk}]
corn sugar
n 1: dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch
2: dextrose used as sweetening agent
corn syrup
n 1: syrup prepared from corn
corn tash
n 1: corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes
(southern) [syn: {ashcake}, {ash cake}, {corn tash}]
corn whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent
corn [syn: {corn whiskey}, {corn whisky}, {corn}]
corn whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent
corn [syn: {corn whiskey}, {corn whisky}, {corn}]
corn-fed
adj 1: fed on corn; "corn-fed livestock"
2: strong and healthy but not sophisticated
corneal graft
n 1: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or
diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from
a donor [syn: {keratoplasty}, {corneal graft}, {corneal
transplant}]
corneal transplant
n 1: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or
diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from
a donor [syn: {keratoplasty}, {corneal graft}, {corneal
transplant}]
corned beef
n 1: beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {bully beef}, {corned
beef}, {corn beef}]
corned beef hash
n 1: hash made with corned beef
Cornelia Otis Skinner
n 1: United States actress noted for her one-woman shows
(1901-1979) [syn: {Skinner}, {Cornelia Otis Skinner}]
cornelian cherry
n 1: deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red
fruit [syn: {cornelian cherry}, {Cornus mas}]
Cornelis Jansen
n 1: a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn:
{Jansen}, {Cornelis Jansen}, {Cornelius Jansenius}]
Cornelius Jansenius
n 1: a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn:
{Jansen}, {Cornelis Jansen}, {Cornelius Jansenius}]
Cornelius Vanderbilt
n 1: United States financier who accumulated great wealth from
railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn:
{Vanderbilt}, {Cornelius Vanderbilt}, {Commodore
Vanderbilt}]
Cornell University
n 1: a university in Ithaca, New York
corner kick
n 1: a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when
a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line
corner man
n 1: a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show;
carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor [syn:
{end man}, {corner man}]
corner pocket
n 1: a pocket at the corner of a billiard table
corner post
n 1: a square post supporting a structural member at the corner
of a building
cornflower aster
n 1: erect perennial of southeastern United States having large
heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {stokes' aster},
{cornflower aster}, {Stokesia laevis}]
Cornhusker State
n 1: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Nebraska},
{Cornhusker State}, {NE}, {Neb.}]
Cornish fowl
n 1: English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to
crossbreed to produce roasters [syn: {Cornish}, {Cornish
fowl}]
Cornish heath
n 1: bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the
moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated
elsewhere [syn: {Cornish heath}, {Erica vagans}]
Cornish pasty
n 1: meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
cornmeal mush
n 1: cornmeal boiled in water [syn: {mush}, {cornmeal mush}]
Cornus amomum
n 1: shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and
blue fruit [syn: {silky cornel}, {silky dogwood}, {Cornus
amomum}]
Cornus canadensis
n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry},
{pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]
Cornus florida
n 1: deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink
bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red
berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {eastern flowering
dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]
Cornus mas
n 1: deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red
fruit [syn: {cornelian cherry}, {Cornus mas}]
Cornus obliqua
n 1: shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky
cornel [syn: {silky dogwood}, {Cornus obliqua}]
Cornus sanguinea
n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull
white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
Cornus stolonifera
n 1: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and
white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus
stolonifera}]
Corona Borealis
n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between
Bootes and Hercules
corona discharge
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
coronal suture
n 1: the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the
skull [syn: {coronal suture}, {sutura coronalis}]
coronary artery
n 1: the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to
the heart [syn: {coronary artery}, {arteria coronaria}]
coronary artery bypass graft
n 1: open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a
section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the
coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the
coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
[syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery},
{coronary artery bypass graft}, {CABG}]
coronary artery disease
n 1: a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits
(atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the
arteries [syn: {atherosclerosis}, {coronary artery
disease}]
coronary bypass
n 1: open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a
section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the
coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the
coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
[syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery},
{coronary artery bypass graft}, {CABG}]
coronary bypass surgery
n 1: open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a
section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the
coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the
coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
[syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery},
{coronary artery bypass graft}, {CABG}]
coronary care unit
n 1: a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat
patients with serious cardiac problems
coronary failure
n 1: inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain
normal bodily functions [syn: {heart failure}, {coronary
failure}]
coronary heart disease
n 1: a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that
supply blood and oxygen to the heart
coronary insufficiency
n 1: inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause
angina pectoris [syn: {coronary insufficiency}, {cardiac
insufficiency}]
coronary occlusion
n 1: occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive
atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
coronary sinus
n 1: a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart;
empties into the right atrium [syn: {coronary sinus},
{sinus coronarius}]
coronary thrombosis
n 1: obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood
clot (thrombus) [syn: {coronary thrombosis}, {coronary}]
coronary-artery disease
n 1: sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis},
{arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries},
{induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]
Coronilla varia
n 1: European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern
United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and
sharp-angled pods [syn: {axseed}, {crown vetch}, {Coronilla
varia}]
coronoid process
n 1: a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone [syn:
{coronoid process}, {processus coronoideus}]
coronoid process of the mandible
n 1: the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the
temporal muscle
corozo palm
n 1: any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts
[syn: {corozo}, {corozo palm}]
corporal punishment
n 1: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of
committing a crime
corporate bond
n 1: a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to
ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders
have priority over payments to stockholders; "a corporate
bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same
company"
corporate executive
n 1: an executive in a business corporation [syn: {corporate
executive}, {business executive}]
corporate finance
n 1: the financial activities of corporation
corporate investor
n 1: a company that invests in (acquires control of) other
companies
corporate trust
n 1: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
competition by controlling the production and distribution
of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope
of gaining a monopoly" [syn: {trust}, {corporate trust},
{combine}, {cartel}]
corporation law
n 1: that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws
governing corporations
corps de ballet
n 1: the chorus of a ballet company [syn: {corps de ballet},
{ensemble}]
corps diplomatique
n 1: the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic
service}, {diplomatic corps}, {corps diplomatique}]
corpus amygdaloideum
n 1: an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of
the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected
with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate
gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important
role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdala},
{amygdaloid nucleus}, {corpus amygdaloideum}]
corpus callosum
n 1: a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral
hemispheres
Corpus Christi
n 1: Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
2: a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
corpus delicti
n 1: the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the
objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes
mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide
victim)
corpus geniculatum laterale
n 1: a neural structure that serves as a processing station on
the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the
cerebral cortex [syn: {lateral geniculate body}, {corpus
geniculatum laterale}, {lateral geniculate}]
corpus geniculatum mediale
n 1: a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of
processing centers along the auditory pathway from the
cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn:
{medial geniculate body}, {corpus geniculatum mediale},
{medial geniculate}]
corpus luteum
n 1: yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian
follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates
after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
corpus mamillare
n 1: one of two small round structures on the undersurface of
the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of
the fornix [syn: {mamillary body}, {mammillary body},
{corpus mamillare}]
corpus sternum
n 1: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {gladiolus},
{corpus sternum}]
corpus striatum
n 1: a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of
the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the
caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus [syn: {corpus
striatum}, {striatum}, {striate body}]
corpuscular radiation
n 1: a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be
charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively
(e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) [syn:
{corpuscular radiation}, {particulate radiation}]
corpuscular theory
n 1: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream
of particles [syn: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular
theory of light}] [ant: {undulatory theory}, {wave theory},
{wave theory of light}]
corpuscular theory of light
n 1: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream
of particles [syn: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular
theory of light}] [ant: {undulatory theory}, {wave theory},
{wave theory of light}]
corpuscular-radiation pressure
n 1: the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the
direction of propagation of a wave [syn: {radiation
pressure}, {corpuscular-radiation pressure}]
correctional institution
n 1: a penal institution maintained by the government
correctional rehabilitation
n 1: providing penal custody or probation or parole for
convicted offenders
correlation coefficient
n 1: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary;
it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through
0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation);
"what is the correlation between those two variables?"
[syn: {correlation coefficient}, {coefficient of
correlation}, {correlation}]
correlation matrix
n 1: a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data
sets
correlation table
n 1: a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates;
row headings are the scores on one variable and column
headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell
shows how many times the score on that row was associated
with the score in that column
correlational analysis
n 1: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength
of the relations between variables
correlational statistics
n 1: a statistical relation between two or more variables such
that systematic changes in the value of one variable are
accompanied by systematic changes in the other [syn:
{correlation}, {correlational statistics}]
correspondence course
n 1: a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school
correspondence school
n 1: a school that teaches nonresident students by mail
corroborating evidence
n 1: additional evidence or evidence of different kind that
supports a proof already offered in a proceeding
corrosion-resistant
adj 1: impervious to corrosion; "he was a great believer in the
corrosion-resistant qualities of cast iron"
corrosive sublimate
n 1: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury;
used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
[syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {bichloride
of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]
corrugated board
n 1: cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard
on one or both sides) [syn: {corrugated board}, {corrugated
cardboard}]
corrugated cardboard
n 1: cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard
on one or both sides) [syn: {corrugated board}, {corrugated
cardboard}]
corrugated fastener
n 1: a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one
side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry [syn:
{corrugated fastener}, {wiggle nail}]
corrugated iron
n 1: usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into
straight parallel ridges and hollows
Corsican Army
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link
between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks
of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of
colonialism in Corsica" [syn: {Armata Corsa}, {Corsican
Army}]
Cortaderia richardii
n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
[syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia
richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]
Cortaderia selloana
n 1: tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having
silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps [syn:
{pampas grass}, {Cortaderia selloana}]
cortical area
n 1: any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn:
{cortical area}, {cortical region}]
cortical cataract
n 1: a cataract that affects the lens cortex
cortical epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated
disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb
or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) [syn:
{cortical epilepsy}, {focal epilepsy}]
cortical potential
n 1: (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between
parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an
electroencephalograph [syn: {brainwave}, {brain wave},
{cortical potential}]
cortical region
n 1: any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn:
{cortical area}, {cortical region}]
Corticium salmonicolor
n 1: fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber
trees etc [syn: {pink disease fungus}, {Corticium
salmonicolor}]
Corticium solani
n 1: fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce [syn: {bottom rot
fungus}, {Corticium solani}]
cortico-hypothalamic
adj 1: of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus
corticospinal tract
n 1: any of the important motor nerves on each side of the
central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas
of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the
cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal
cord [syn: {pyramidal tract}, {pyramidal motor system},
{corticospinal tract}]
Cortinarius armillatus
n 1: a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and
a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near
birch trees
Cortinarius atkinsonianus
n 1: an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially
yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
Cortinarius corrugatus
n 1: a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a
basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the
gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
Cortinarius gentilis
n 1: a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a
long cinnamon colored stalk
Cortinarius mutabilis
n 1: a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy
surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple
when bruised [syn: {Cortinarius mutabilis}, {purple-
staining Cortinarius}]
Cortinarius semisanguineus
n 1: a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a
yellowish stalk
Cortinarius subfoetidus
n 1: a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish
above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
Cortinarius violaceus
n 1: a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
Cortone Acetate
n 1: a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate)
normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to
hydrocortisone [syn: {cortisone}, {Cortone Acetate}]
corvine bird
n 1: birds of the crow family
Corvus brachyrhyncos
n 1: common crow of North America [syn: {American crow}, {Corvus
brachyrhyncos}]
Corvus corax
n 1: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped
tail [syn: {raven}, {Corvus corax}]
Corvus frugilegus
n 1: common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color
of the American crow [syn: {rook}, {Corvus frugilegus}]
Corvus monedula
n 1: common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
[syn: {jackdaw}, {daw}, {Corvus monedula}]
Corydalis claviculata
n 1: annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow
and pink flowers [syn: {climbing corydalis}, {Corydalis
claviculata}, {Fumaria claviculata}]
Corydalis sempervirens
n 1: glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada
having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood},
{rock harlequin}, {Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria
sempervirens}]
Corydalis solida
n 1: herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of
red flowers [syn: {fumewort}, {fumeroot}, {Corydalis
solida}]
Corydalus cornutus
n 1: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in
the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobson},
{dobsonfly}, {dobson fly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]
Corylus americana
n 1: nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America [syn: {American
hazel}, {Corylus americana}]
Corylus avellana
n 1: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {cobnut},
{filbert}, {Corylus avellana}, {Corylus avellana grandis}]
Corylus avellana grandis
n 1: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {cobnut},
{filbert}, {Corylus avellana}, {Corylus avellana grandis}]
Corylus cornuta
n 1: hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike
involucres on the nuts [syn: {beaked hazelnut}, {Corylus
cornuta}]
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
n 1: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn:
{Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {C. diphtheriae}, {Klebs-
Loeffler bacillus}]
Corypha gebanga
n 1: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern
Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into
containers [syn: {gebang palm}, {Corypha utan}, {Corypha
gebanga}]
Corypha umbraculifera
n 1: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic
leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for
writing paper [syn: {talipot}, {talipot palm}, {Corypha
umbraculifera}]
Corypha utan
n 1: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern
Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into
containers [syn: {gebang palm}, {Corypha utan}, {Corypha
gebanga}]
Coryphaena equisetis
n 1: a kind of dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
n 1: the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet
long
cos lettuce
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos
lettuce}, {romaine lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa longifolia}]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed
elongated head [syn: {cos}, {cos lettuce}, {romaine},
{romaine lettuce}]
Cosa Nostra
n 1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in
families; believed to have important relations to the
Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Mafia}, {Maffia}, {Cosa Nostra}]
Cosimo de Medici
n 1: Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal
court (1389-1464) [syn: {Cosimo de Medici}, {Cosimo the
Elder}]
Cosimo the Elder
n 1: Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal
court (1389-1464) [syn: {Cosimo de Medici}, {Cosimo the
Elder}]
cosmetic dentistry
n 1: the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the
teeth
cosmetic surgeon
n 1: a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
[syn: {cosmetic surgeon}, {plastic surgeon}]
cosmetic surgery
n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and
skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some
actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
{rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
cosmic background radiation
n 1: (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that
fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an
average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic
background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background
radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]
cosmic dust
n 1: clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout
interstellar space
cosmic microwave background
n 1: (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that
fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an
average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic
background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background
radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]
cosmic microwave background radiation
n 1: (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that
fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an
average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic
background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background
radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]
cosmic radiation
n 1: radiation coming from outside the solar system
cosmic ray
n 1: highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial
origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles;
collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and
particles of many kinds
cosmic string
n 1: (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic
particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic
properties of a flexible loop [syn: {string}, {cosmic
string}]
cosmic time
n 1: the time covered by the physical formation and development
of the universe
Cosmocampus profundus
n 1: a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western
Caribbean [syn: {deepwater pipefish}, {Cosmocampus
profundus}]
cosmological constant
n 1: an arbitrary constant in the equations of general
relativity theory
cost accountant
n 1: a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of
the costs incident to production
cost accounting
n 1: keeping account of the costs of items in production
cost analysis
n 1: breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on
each factor separately
cost cutting
n 1: the act of cutting costs
cost increase
n 1: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: {rise}, {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}]
cost ledger
n 1: ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various
ways
cost of capital
n 1: the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of
an investment decision; the rate of return that a business
could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent
risk [syn: {cost of capital}, {capital cost}]
cost of living
n 1: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and
shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living
reflects the rate of inflation"
cost overrun
n 1: excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated
an additional allocation of funds in the budget"
cost-benefit analysis
n 1: an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different
alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh
the costs
cost-effective
adj 1: productive relative to the cost [syn: {cost-efficient},
{cost-effective}]
cost-efficient
adj 1: productive relative to the cost [syn: {cost-efficient},
{cost-effective}]
cost-of-living allowance
n 1: an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
cost-of-living benefit
n 1: a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase
automatically as prices rise
cost-of-living index
n 1: an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical
consumer [syn: {consumer price index}, {CPI}, {cost-of-
living index}]
cost-plus
adj 1: determining payment based on the actual cost of
production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a
cost-plus government contract"
cost-plus contract
n 1: a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost
plus a stated percentage of profit
cost-pull inflation
n 1: inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
Costa Rica
n 1: a republic in Central America; one of the most politically
stable countries in Latin America [syn: {Costa Rica},
{Republic of Costa Rica}]
Costa Rican
adj 1: of or relating to Costa Rica or its people; "the Costa
Rican rain forest"; "our Costa Rican neighbors"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica
Costa Rican colon
n 1: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100
centimos [syn: {colon}, {Costa Rican colon}]
Costa Rican monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Costa Rica
costal cartilage
n 1: the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the
ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in
respiration
costal groove
n 1: groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels
are
Costia necatrix
n 1: a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish
disease costiasis [syn: {costia}, {Costia necatrix}]
costoaxillary vein
n 1: one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the
lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein
costume designer
n 1: someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or
masquerade) [syn: {costumier}, {costumer}, {costume
designer}]
costus oil
n 1: a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot;
used in perfumes
cot death
n 1: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant
during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS},
{infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]
Cote d'Azur
n 1: the French part of the Riviera [syn: {French Riviera},
{Cote d'Azur}]
Cote d'Ivoire
n 1: a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of
the most prosperous and politically stable countries in
Africa [syn: {Ivory Coast}, {Cote d'Ivoire}, {Republic of
Cote d'Ivoire}]
Cote d'Ivoire franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast [syn: {Ivory
Coast franc}, {Cote d'Ivoire franc}]
Cotes de Provence
n 1: a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
Cotinus americanus
n 1: shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes
of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn:
{American smokewood}, {chittamwood}, {Cotinus americanus},
{Cotinus obovatus}]
Cotinus coggygria
n 1: Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery
flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac},
{wig tree}, {Cotinus coggygria}]
Cotinus obovatus
n 1: shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes
of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn:
{American smokewood}, {chittamwood}, {Cotinus americanus},
{Cotinus obovatus}]
Cotoneaster dammeri
n 1: climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red
berries; often used as ground cover
Cotoneaster horizontalis
n 1: deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone
pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries;
used as a ground cover
Cotswold Hills
n 1: a range of low hills in southwestern England [syn:
{Cotswolds}, {Cotswold Hills}]
cottage cheese
n 1: mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn:
{cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's
cheese}]
cottage dweller
n 1: someone who lives in a cottage [syn: {cottager}, {cottage
dweller}]
cottage industry
n 1: small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by
family members using their own equipment
cottage pie
n 1: a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes
cottage pink
n 1: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy
flowers [syn: {cottage pink}, {grass pink}, {Dianthus
plumarius}]
cottage tent
n 1: a tent providing shelter for a family
cottage tulip
n 1: any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have
egg-shaped variously colored flowers
cotter pin
n 1: a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after
passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
cotton ball
n 1: a fungus disease of cranberries
cotton bollworm
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm},
{cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm},
{vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]
cotton cake
n 1: the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from
cottonseeds [syn: {cottonseed cake}, {cotton cake}]
cotton candy
n 1: a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a
high temperature [syn: {cotton candy}, {spun sugar},
{candyfloss}]
cotton fiber
n 1: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
[syn: {cotton}, {cotton fiber}, {cotton wool}]
cotton flannel
n 1: a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn:
{cotton flannel}, {Canton flannel}]
cotton gin
n 1: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
[syn: {cotton gin}, {gin}]
cotton grass
n 1: any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog
plants with tufted spikes [syn: {cotton grass}, {cotton
rush}]
cotton mill
n 1: a textile mill for making cotton textiles
cotton mouse
n 1: large dark mouse of southeastern United States [syn:
{cotton mouse}, {Peromyscus gossypinus}]
cotton on
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
cotton plant
n 1: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls
containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [syn:
{cotton}, {cotton plant}]
cotton rat
n 1: destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North
America and Central America [syn: {cotton rat}, {Sigmodon
hispidus}]
cotton rose
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers
becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized
in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose},
{Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus
mutabilis}]
2: any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of
small woolly flower heads [syn: {cotton rose}, {cudweed},
{filago}]
cotton rush
n 1: any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog
plants with tufted spikes [syn: {cotton grass}, {cotton
rush}]
cotton stainer
n 1: a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of
developing cotton
cotton strain
n 1: feeds primarily on cotton
cotton thistle
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum
acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
cotton up
v 1: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She
is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton
up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
cotton wool
n 1: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
[syn: {cotton}, {cotton fiber}, {cotton wool}]
cotton-seed tree
n 1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North
America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white
plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel
bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis
halimifolia}]
cottonmouth moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth}, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]
cottonseed cake
n 1: the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from
cottonseeds [syn: {cottonseed cake}, {cotton cake}]
cottonseed oil
n 1: edible oil pressed from cottonseeds
cottontail rabbit
n 1: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or
brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for
Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
[syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail}, {cottontail rabbit}]
cottony-white
adj 1: of something as white as cotton; "cottony-white clouds"
Cottrell precipitator
n 1: removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic
precipitation [syn: {precipitator}, {electrostatic
precipitator}, {Cottrell precipitator}]
Cotula coronopifolia
n 1: South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads;
naturalized in moist areas along coast of California;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brass buttons}, {Cotula
coronopifolia}]
Coturnix communis
n 1: the typical Old World quail [syn: {migratory quail},
{Coturnix coturnix}, {Coturnix communis}]
Coturnix coturnix
n 1: the typical Old World quail [syn: {migratory quail},
{Coturnix coturnix}, {Coturnix communis}]
cotyloid cavity
n 1: the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of
the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn:
{acetabulum}, {cotyloid cavity}]
cotyloid joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
{ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
spheroidea}]
couch grass
n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
couch potato
n 1: an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching
television)
coude system
n 1: a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led
to a plate holder or spectrograph [syn: {coude telescope},
{coude system}]
coude telescope
n 1: a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led
to a plate holder or spectrograph [syn: {coude telescope},
{coude system}]
cough drop
n 1: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough
drop}, {troche}, {pastille}, {pastil}]
cough out
v 1: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the
mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit
up}, {spit out}]
cough up
v 1: give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his
children's tuition" [syn: {cough up}, {pony up}, {spit up}]
2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the
mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit
up}, {spit out}]
coughing up
n 1: the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
Coulomb's Law
n 1: a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of
attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is
directly proportional to the product of the charges and
inversely proportional to the distance between them;
principle also holds for magnetic poles
coumara nut
n 1: fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used
in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla
[syn: {tonka bean}, {coumara nut}]
coumarone resin
n 1: a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene
and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile
[syn: {coumarone-indene resin}, {coumarone resin}]
coumarone-indene resin
n 1: a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene
and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile
[syn: {coumarone-indene resin}, {coumarone resin}]
Coumarouna odorata
n 1: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped
pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for
flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree},
{Coumarouna odorata}, {Dipteryx odorata}]
Council Bluffs
n 1: a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from
Omaha
council board
n 1: the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
[syn: {conference table}, {council table}, {council board}]
council chamber
n 1: a room where a committee meets (such as the board of
directors of a company) [syn: {boardroom}, {council
chamber}]
council member
n 1: a member of a council [syn: {council member}, {councillor}]
Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence
n 1: the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the
elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman
Catholic Church
Council of Chalcedon
n 1: the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two
natures (human and divine) of Christ [syn: {Chalcedon},
{Council of Chalcedon}]
Council of Constance
n 1: the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great
Schism in the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Constance},
{Council of Constance}]
Council of Economic Advisors
n 1: an executive agency responsible for providing economic
advice to the President
Council of Ephesus
n 1: the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as
mother of God and condemned Pelagius [syn: {Ephesus},
{Council of Ephesus}]
Council of Trent
n 1: a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento
in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and
condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant
reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and
abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened
the papacy
Council of Vienne
n 1: the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of
the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the
reformation of the clergy [syn: {Vienne}, {Council of
Vienne}]
Council on Environmental Policy
n 1: the executive agency that advises the President on
protecting the environment
council table
n 1: the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
[syn: {conference table}, {council table}, {council board}]
council tax
n 1: a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on
the estimated value of the property and the number of
people living in it
Counsel to the Crown
n 1: a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British
ruler
counselor-at-law
n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate},
{counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law},
{pleader}]
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
n 1: Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist
(1743-1795) [syn: {Cagliostro}, {Count Alessandro di
Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]
Count Alessandro Volta
n 1: Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied
electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
[syn: {Volta}, {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro
Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio
Volta}]
count down
v 1: count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
n 1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid
motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: {Zeppelin}, {Count
Ferdinand von Zeppelin}]
Count Fleet
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943
Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy
n 1: Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
[syn: {Tolstoy}, {Leo Tolstoy}, {Count Lev Nikolayevitch
Tolstoy}]
Count Maurice Maeterlinck
n 1: Belgian playwright (1862-1949) [syn: {Maeterlinck}, {Count
Maurice Maeterlinck}]
Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf
n 1: German theologian (1700-1760) [syn: {Zinzendorf}, {Count
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf}]
count noun
n 1: a noun that forms plurals
count off
v 1: call in turn from right to left or from back to front
numbers that determine some position or function
count on
v 1: judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {estimate},
{reckon}, {count on}, {figure}, {forecast}]
count out
v 1: declare the loser
count palatine
n 1: a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain
count per minute
n 1: frequency per minute [syn: {count per minute},
{counts/minute}]
Count Rumford
n 1: English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and
friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by
moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: {Thompson}, {Benjamin
Thompson}, {Count Rumford}]
counter check
n 1: a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of
customers who are making withdrawals
counter conditioning
n 1: conditioning in which a second incompatible response is
conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter
conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in
behavior therapy"
Counter Reformation
n 1: the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the
Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the
authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many
leaders were Jesuits
counter tube
n 1: a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing
events
counter-drill
v 1: drill in an opposite direction
counter-revolutionist
n 1: a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes
introduced by an earlier revolution [syn:
{counterrevolutionist}, {counter-revolutionist},
{counterrevolutionary}]
counter-sabotage
n 1: counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract
sabotage
counterbattery fire
n 1: fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire
weapon systems
counterclockwise rotation
n 1: rotation to the left [syn: {levorotation},
{counterclockwise rotation}] [ant: {clockwise rotation},
{dextrorotation}]
countermortar fire
n 1: mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
counterpreparation fire
n 1: intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of
enemy attack is discovered
countersink bit
n 1: a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn:
{counterbore}, {countersink}, {countersink bit}]
Counterterrorist Center
n 1: an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence
coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and
disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest
possible stage [syn: {Counterterrorist Center}, {CTC}]
countervailing duty
n 1: a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
country and western
n 1: a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern
United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn:
{country music}, {country and western}, {C and W}]
country borage
n 1: an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South
Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn:
{country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus},
{Plectranthus amboinicus}]
country club
n 1: a suburban club for recreation and socializing
country dancing
n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance},
{country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse},
{contradance}]
country doctor
n 1: a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a
city) usually remote from a modern hospital; "do country
doctors still make house calls?"
country house
n 1: a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the
country
country music
n 1: a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern
United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn:
{country music}, {country and western}, {C and W}]
country of origin
n 1: the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland},
{homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of
origin}, {native land}]
country people
n 1: people living in the same country; compatriots [syn:
{country people}, {countryfolk}]
2: people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics
[syn: {country people}, {countryfolk}]
country store
n 1: a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually
stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {country
store}, {general store}, {trading post}]
country-bred
adj 1: rough and uncouth; "a country boy"
country-dance
n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance},
{country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse},
{contradance}]
v 1: perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance},
{contredanse}, {contra danse}]
country-style
adj 1: typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country
music"
counts/minute
n 1: frequency per minute [syn: {count per minute},
{counts/minute}]
county agent
n 1: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in
rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
[syn: {county agent}, {agricultural agent}, {extension
agent}]
county council
n 1: the elected governing body of a county
county courthouse
n 1: the town or city that is the seat of government for a
county [syn: {county seat}, {county courthouse}]
county line
n 1: the boundary between two counties
county palatine
n 1: the territory of a count palatine
county seat
n 1: the town or city that is the seat of government for a
county [syn: {county seat}, {county courthouse}]
county town
n 1: the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
[syn: {county town}, {shire town}]
coup d'etat
n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by
force [syn: {coup d'etat}, {coup}, {putsch}, {takeover}]
coup d'oeil
n 1: a quick look [syn: {glance}, {glimpse}, {coup d'oeil}]
coup de grace
n 1: the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: {deathblow},
{coup de grace}]
coup de main
n 1: an attack without warning [syn: {surprise attack}, {coup de
main}]
coup de theatre
n 1: a dramatic surprise
2: a sensational bit of stagecraft
3: a highly successful theatrical production
couple on
v 1: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
{couple}, {couple on}, {couple up}] [ant: {decouple},
{uncouple}]
couple up
v 1: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
{couple}, {couple on}, {couple up}] [ant: {decouple},
{uncouple}]
coupon bond
n 1: a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be
presented to the issuer for interest payments [syn: {coupon
bond}, {bearer bond}]
courbaril copal
n 1: resin from the courbaril tree
coureur de bois
n 1: a French Canadian trapper
course catalog
n 1: a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or
university [syn: {course catalog}, {course catalogue},
{prospectus}]
course catalogue
n 1: a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or
university [syn: {course catalog}, {course catalogue},
{prospectus}]
course credit
n 1: recognition by a college or university that a course of
studies has been successfully completed; typically measured
in semester hours [syn: {credit}, {course credit}]
course of action
n 1: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will
surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of
action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to
take place" [syn: {course}, {course of action}]
course of instruction
n 1: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he
took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown
in college classes" [syn: {course}, {course of study},
{course of instruction}, {class}]
course of lectures
n 1: a series of lectures dealing with a subject
course of study
n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of
study}, {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
2: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he
took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in
college classes" [syn: {course}, {course of study}, {course
of instruction}, {class}]
course session
n 1: a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
[syn: {course session}, {class period}, {recitation}]
court card
n 1: one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a
face [syn: {face card}, {picture card}, {court card}]
court favor
v 1: seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is
currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry
favor}, {curry favour}, {court favor}, {court favour}]
court favour
v 1: seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is
currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry
favor}, {curry favour}, {court favor}, {court favour}]
court game
n 1: an athletic game played on a court
court of appeals
n 1: a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower
courts or agencies [syn: {appellate court}, {appeals
court}, {court of appeals}]
court of assize
n 1: the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown
courts) [syn: {assizes}, {court of assize}, {court of
assize and nisi prius}]
court of assize and nisi prius
n 1: the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown
courts) [syn: {assizes}, {court of assize}, {court of
assize and nisi prius}]
court of chancery
n 1: a court with jurisdiction in equity [syn: {chancery},
{court of chancery}]
court of domestic relations
n 1: a court in some states in the United States that has
jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those
involving children) [syn: {family court}, {domestic
relations court}, {court of domestic relations}]
court of justice
n 1: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one
or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
[syn: {court}, {lawcourt}, {court of law}, {law court},
{court of justice}]
court of law
n 1: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one
or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
[syn: {court}, {lawcourt}, {court of law}, {law court},
{court of justice}]
Court of Saint James's
n 1: the British royal court
court order
n 1: a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do
something or to refrain from doing something
court plaster
n 1: a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to
dress superficial wounds
court tennis
n 1: an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
[syn: {royal tennis}, {real tennis}, {court tennis}]
court-martial
n 1: a military court to try members of the armed services who
are accused of serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial that is conducted by a military court
v 1: subject to trial by court-martial
court-ordered
adj 1: ordered by a court of law
courtly love
n 1: (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for
lovers
cousin-german
n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {first
cousin}, {cousin-german}, {full cousin}]
covalent bond
n 1: a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons
between atoms in a molecule
cover charge
n 1: a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above
the charge for food and drink [syn: {cover charge},
{cover}]
cover crop
n 1: crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green
manure
cover for
v 1: provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up
guilt; "I won't lie and cover for you"
cover girl
n 1: a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
[syn: {cover girl}, {pin-up}, {lovely}]
cover glass
n 1: a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the
specimen on a microscope slide [syn: {cover glass}, {cover
slip}]
cover letter
n 1: a letter sent along with other documents to provide
additional information [syn: {covering letter}, {cover
letter}]
cover plate
n 1: covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close
in a chamber or receptacle
cover slip
n 1: a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the
specimen on a microscope slide [syn: {cover glass}, {cover
slip}]
cover song
n 1: a recording of a song that was first recorded or made
popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles'
song" [syn: {cover}, {cover version}, {cover song}]
cover up
v 1: hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the
fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" [syn:
{cover}, {cover up}]
cover version
n 1: a recording of a song that was first recorded or made
popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles'
song" [syn: {cover}, {cover version}, {cover song}]
cover-up
n 1: concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous
from becoming public
covered bridge
n 1: a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and
enclosing sides
covered couch
n 1: a litter with a cover for privacy
covered option
n 1: a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the
option
covered smut
n 1: a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the
spore masses are covered or held together by the grain
membranes
covered stadium
n 1: a stadium that has a roof [syn: {dome}, {domed stadium},
{covered stadium}]
covered stand
n 1: a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with
rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
[syn: {grandstand}, {covered stand}]
covered wagon
n 1: a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top;
used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in
the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon},
{Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]
covering fire
n 1: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your
own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering
fire for the withdrawal" [syn: {cover}, {covering fire}]
covering letter
n 1: a letter sent along with other documents to provide
additional information [syn: {covering letter}, {cover
letter}]
covering material
n 1: a material used by builders to cover surfaces
covert operation
n 1: an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible
denial by the sponsor
cow barn
n 1: a barn for cows [syn: {cowbarn}, {cowshed}, {cow barn},
{cowhouse}, {byre}]
cow chip
n 1: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow chip}, {cow
dung}, {buffalo chip}]
cow cockle
n 1: European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn:
{cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria
pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]
cow dung
n 1: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow chip}, {cow
dung}, {buffalo chip}]
cow lily
n 1: common water lily of eastern and central North America,
having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in
sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn:
{spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {yellow pond lily}, {Nuphar
advena}]
cow man
n 1: a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: {cattleman}, {cow
man}, {beef man}]
cow manure
n 1: cow excreta used as fertilizer
cow oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United
States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and
woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow
oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]
cow parsley
n 1: coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed
in eastern North America [syn: {cow parsley}, {wild
chervil}, {Anthriscus sylvestris}]
cow parsnip
n 1: tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white
to purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {hogweed},
{Heracleum sphondylium}]
cow pasture
n 1: a pasture for cows
cow pen
n 1: a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}, {corral}]
cow pie
n 1: fecal matter of a cow [syn: {cow pie}, {cowpie}]
cow pony
n 1: a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
cow shark
n 1: large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn:
{cow shark}, {six-gilled shark}, {Hexanchus griseus}]
cow town
n 1: a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North
America [syn: {cow town}, {cowtown}]
cow's head
n 1: a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached
to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {Morchella
semilibera}, {half-free morel}, {cow's head}]
cow-nosed ray
n 1: large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn:
{cownose ray}, {cow-nosed ray}, {Rhinoptera bonasus}]
cow-tongue fern
n 1: common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale
yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies
and Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {Florida strap fern},
{cow-tongue fern}, {hart's-tongue fern}]
cowboy boot
n 1: a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by
American cowboys
cowboy hat
n 1: a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American
ranch hands [syn: {cowboy hat}, {ten-gallon hat}]
cowl muscle
n 1: either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and
upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and
arms [syn: {trapezius}, {trapezius muscle}, {cowl muscle},
{musculus trapezius}]
cowl-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a cowl
cownose ray
n 1: large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn:
{cownose ray}, {cow-nosed ray}, {Rhinoptera bonasus}]
cowpea plant
n 1: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in
southern United States for food and forage and green manure
[syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna
unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
cowpen daisy
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
Cowper's gland
n 1: either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal
fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in
the female [syn: {Cowper's gland}, {bulbourethral gland}]
cows' milk
n 1: milk obtained from dairy cows
Cox's Orange Pippin
n 1: a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor
Cox-1
n 1: an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important
for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an
unfortunate side effect of NSAIDs is that they block Cox-1"
[syn: {cyclooxygenase-1}, {Cox-1}]
Cox-2
n 1: an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation
and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of NSAIDs
result from their ability to block Cox-2" [syn:
{cyclooxygenase-2}, {Cox-2}]
Cox-2 inhibitor
n 1: an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2
activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases
the risk of heart attacks; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the
symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and
kidneys"
Coxsackie virus
n 1: enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but
without paralysis [syn: {coxsackievirus}, {Coxsackie
virus}]
coyol palm
n 1: tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a
useful fiber [syn: {coyol}, {coyol palm}, {Acrocomia
vinifera}]
coyote brush
n 1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United
States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote
brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort},
{Baccharis pilularis}]
coyote bush
n 1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United
States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote
brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort},
{Baccharis pilularis}]
Coyote State
n 1: a state in north central United States [syn: {South
Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD},
{S.D.}]
cozy up
v 1: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She
is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton
up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
CPU board
n 1: the main circuit board for a computer [syn: {CPU board},
{mother board}]
crab apple
n 1: any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for
their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for
preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms [syn: {crab
apple}, {crabapple}, {cultivated crab apple}]
2: any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic
fruit [syn: {wild apple}, {crab apple}, {crabapple}]
3: small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a
tangy jelly" [syn: {crab apple}, {crabapple}]
crab cactus
n 1: South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers;
often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as
genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving
cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]
crab cocktail
n 1: a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce
crab grass
n 1: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in
lawns [syn: {crabgrass}, {crab grass}, {finger grass}]
crab legs
n 1: legs of especially Alaska king crabs
crab Louis
n 1: lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis
crab louse
n 1: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
[syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {crab}, {Phthirius
pubis}]
Crab Nebula
n 1: a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
crab-eating dog
n 1: wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating dog},
{crab-eating fox}, {Dusicyon cancrivorus}]
crab-eating fox
n 1: wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating dog},
{crab-eating fox}, {Dusicyon cancrivorus}]
crab-eating macaque
n 1: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn:
{crab-eating macaque}, {croo monkey}, {Macaca irus}]
crab-eating opossum
n 1: South American opossum
crab-eating raccoon
n 1: a South American raccoon [syn: {crab-eating raccoon},
{Procyon cancrivorus}]
crab-eating seal
n 1: silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans [syn:
{crabeater seal}, {crab-eating seal}]
crabapple jelly
n 1: a tart apple jelly made from crab apples
crabby person
n 1: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: {crab}, {crabby person}]
crabeater seal
n 1: silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans [syn:
{crabeater seal}, {crab-eating seal}]
crack addict
n 1: someone addicted to crack cocaine [syn: {crack addict},
{binger}]
crack cocaine
n 1: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather
than snorted; highly addictive [syn: {crack}, {crack
cocaine}, {tornado}]
crack down
v 1: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable);
"The police clamped down on illegal drugs" [syn: {clamp
down}, {crack down}]
crack of doom
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
crack shot
n 1: someone skilled in shooting [syn: {marksman},
{sharpshooter}, {crack shot}]
crack up
v 1: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack},
{crock up}, {break up}, {collapse}]
2: rhapsodize about
3: laugh unrestrainedly [syn: {break up}, {crack up}]
crack willow
n 1: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily
broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap
willow}, {Salix fragilis}]
crack-up
n 1: a mental or physical breakdown [syn: {breakdown}, {crack-
up}]
cracked wheat
n 1: grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces
cracked-wheat bread
n 1: bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine
cracker bonbon
n 1: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually
containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at
both ends [syn: {cracker}, {snapper}, {cracker bonbon}]
cracker crumbs
n 1: crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or
thickening
cracker-barrel
adj 1: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel
philosophy"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn:
{cracker-barrel}, {homespun}]
crackle china
n 1: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
[syn: {crackle}, {crackleware}, {crackle china}]
cradle cap
n 1: a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants
craft fair
n 1: a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for
sale
craft union
n 1: a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in
a particular craft
Craig Ventner
n 1: United States geneticist who published the complete base
sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the
influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first
draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn:
{Ventner}, {Craig Ventner}, {J. Craig Ventner}]
cram full
adj 1: packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces
of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full},
{chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]
Crambe maritima
n 1: perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe
and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white
flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as
potherbs [syn: {sea kale}, {sea cole}, {Crambe maritima}]
cramp iron
n 1: a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to
hold masonry together [syn: {cramp}, {cramp iron}]
cranberry bush
n 1: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
{cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]
cranberry culture
n 1: the cultivation of cranberries
cranberry heath
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers
and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes
placed in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath},
{Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
cranberry juice
n 1: the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened)
cranberry sauce
n 1: sauce made of cranberries and sugar
cranberry tree
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
{crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
2: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
{cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]
crane fly
n 1: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes
but do not bite [syn: {crane fly}, {daddy longlegs}]
crane's bill
n 1: any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn:
{cranesbill}, {crane's bill}]
cranial cavity
n 1: the cavity enclosed by the cranium [syn: {cranial cavity},
{intracranial cavity}]
cranial index
n 1: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum
length of a skull [syn: {cephalic index}, {breadth index},
{cranial index}]
cranial nerve
n 1: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain
stem
cranial orbit
n 1: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn:
{eye socket}, {orbit}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]
craniometric point
n 1: a landmark on the skull from which craniometric
measurements can be taken
crank call
n 1: a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
crank handle
n 1: crank used to start an engine [syn: {crank handle},
{starting handle}]
crank letter
n 1: a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
crank out
v 1: produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to
crank out publications in order to receive funding" [syn:
{grind out}, {crank out}]
crank up
v 1: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: {crank},
{crank up}]
2: rotate with a crank [syn: {crank}, {crank up}]
crap game
n 1: playing craps [syn: {crap shooting}, {crapshoot}, {crap
game}]
crap shooting
n 1: playing craps [syn: {crap shooting}, {crapshoot}, {crap
game}]
crap up
v 1: become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"
crap-shooter
n 1: a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps [syn:
{shooter}, {crap-shooter}]
crape fern
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
crape jasmine
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
crape myrtle
n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe
myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]
crash barrier
n 1: a strong protective barrier that is erected around a
racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order
to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
crash course
n 1: a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually
undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in
Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash
course in survival and in learning how to get along with
people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
[syn: {crash course}, {crash program}, {crash programme}]
crash dive
n 1: a rapid descent by a submarine
crash helmet
n 1: a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or
motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
crash land
v 1: make an emergency landing
crash landing
n 1: an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal
landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)
crash program
n 1: a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually
undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in
Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash
course in survival and in learning how to get along with
people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
[syn: {crash course}, {crash program}, {crash programme}]
crash programme
n 1: a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually
undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in
Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash
course in survival and in learning how to get along with
people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
[syn: {crash course}, {crash program}, {crash programme}]
crash-dive
v 1: descend steeply and rapidly
Crataegus aestivalis
n 1: hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic,
scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
[syn: {mayhaw}, {summer haw}, {Crataegus aestivalis}]
Crataegus apiifolia
n 1: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
[syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus
apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]
Crataegus biltmoreana
n 1: common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by
bright orange-red berries [syn: {scarlet haw}, {Crataegus
biltmoreana}]
Crataegus calpodendron
n 1: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat
pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear
hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]
Crataegus coccinea
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-
red flowers [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus pedicellata},
{Crataegus coccinea}]
Crataegus coccinea mollis
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely
covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy
haw}, {Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]
Crataegus crus-galli
n 1: eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
[syn: {cockspur thorn}, {cockspur hawthorn}, {Crataegus
crus-galli}]
Crataegus laevigata
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters
of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries;
established as an escape in eastern North America [syn:
{whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus
laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]
Crataegus marshallii
n 1: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
[syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus
apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]
Crataegus mollis
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely
covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy
haw}, {Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]
Crataegus monogyna
n 1: European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red
fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown
as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern
North America [syn: {English hawthorn}, {Crataegus
monogyna}]
Crataegus oxyacantha
n 1: evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe [syn: {evergreen
thorn}, {Crataegus oxyacantha}]
Crataegus oxycantha
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters
of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries;
established as an escape in eastern North America [syn:
{whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus
laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]
Crataegus pedicellata
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-
red flowers [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus pedicellata},
{Crataegus coccinea}]
Crataegus tomentosa
n 1: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat
pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear
hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]
Crater Lake National Park
n 1: a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the
United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
crawfish out
v 1: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He
backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive
investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat},
{pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish
out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]
crawl in
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
crawl space
n 1: low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers
access to wiring or plumbing [syn: {crawlspace}, {crawl
space}]
crazy bone
n 1: a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the
surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve
is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not
humerus" [syn: {funny bone}, {crazy bone}]
Crazy Glue
n 1: a commercial brand of epoxy glue
Crazy Horse
n 1: a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black
Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General
Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) [syn: {Crazy Horse},
{Tashunca-Uitco}]
crazy house
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
crazy quilt
n 1: a patchwork quilt without a design
crazy weed
n 1: any of several leguminous plants of western North America
causing locoism in livestock [syn: {locoweed}, {crazyweed},
{crazy weed}]
cream cheese
n 1: soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream
cream of tartar
n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of
tartar}, {tartar}, {potassium bitartrate}, {potassium
hydrogen tartrate}]
cream off
v 1: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of
milk" [syn: {skim}, {skim off}, {cream off}, {cream}]
2: pick the best [syn: {cream off}, {skim off}]
cream pitcher
n 1: a small pitcher for serving cream [syn: {cream pitcher},
{creamer}]
cream puff
n 1: puff filled with cream or custard [syn: {cream puff},
{chou}]
cream sauce
n 1: white sauce made with cream
cream soda
n 1: sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla
cream violet
n 1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large
white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn:
{pale violet}, {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola
striata}]
cream-colored
adj 1: having the color of fresh cream [syn: {cream-colored},
{creamy-colored}, {creamy-white}]
cream-colored courser
n 1: courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
[syn: {cream-colored courser}, {Cursorius cursor}]
cream-of-tartar tree
n 1: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that
resembles a gourd [syn: {cream-of-tartar tree}, {sour
gourd}, {Adansonia gregorii}]
creamy-colored
adj 1: having the color of fresh cream [syn: {cream-colored},
{creamy-colored}, {creamy-white}]
creamy-white
adj 1: having the color of fresh cream [syn: {cream-colored},
{creamy-colored}, {creamy-white}]
creamy-yellow
adj 1: yellow with a creamy tinge
crease-resistant
adj 1: of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn:
{creaseproof}, {wrinkleproof}, {crease-resistant},
{wrinkle-resistant}]
create by mental act
v 1: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
[syn: {create by mental act}, {create mentally}]
create from raw material
v 1: make from scratch [syn: {create from raw material}, {create
from raw stuff}]
create from raw stuff
v 1: make from scratch [syn: {create from raw material}, {create
from raw stuff}]
create mentally
v 1: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
[syn: {create by mental act}, {create mentally}]
create verbally
v 1: create with or from words
creatine phosphate
n 1: an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found
in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases
energy for muscular contraction [syn: {phosphocreatine},
{creatine phosphate}, {creatine phosphoric acid}]
creatine phosphoric acid
n 1: an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found
in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases
energy for muscular contraction [syn: {phosphocreatine},
{creatine phosphate}, {creatine phosphoric acid}]
creating by mental acts
n 1: the act of creating something by thinking
creating by removal
n 1: the act of creating by removing something
creating from raw materials
n 1: the act of creating something that is different from the
materials that went into it
creation science
n 1: an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the
account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
creative activity
n 1: the human act of creating [syn: {creation}, {creative
activity}]
creative person
n 1: a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and
imagination [syn: {artist}, {creative person}]
creative thinker
n 1: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th
century" [syn: {thinker}, {creative thinker}, {mind}]
creative thinking
n 1: the ability to create [syn: {creativity}, {creativeness},
{creative thinking}] [ant: {uncreativeness}]
creature comforts
n 1: things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the
comforts of home" [syn: {comforts}, {creature comforts},
{amenities}, {conveniences}]
credit account
n 1: credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit
account}, {charge account}, {open account}]
credit analyst
n 1: an analyst who studies the financial statements and
financial history of applicants for credit in order to
evaluate their creditworthiness
credit application
n 1: an application for a line of credit
credit bureau
n 1: a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files
and provides credit information to authorized users for a
fee
credit card
n 1: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the
person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that
the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment
for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" [syn:
{credit card}, {charge card}, {charge plate}, {plastic}]
credit crunch
n 1: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to
businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn:
{credit crunch}, {liquidity crisis}, {squeeze}]
credit entry
n 1: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
[syn: {credit}, {credit entry}] [ant: {debit}, {debit
entry}]
credit hour
n 1: a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic
semester [syn: {semester hour}, {credit hour}]
credit line
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal
credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
2: a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
[syn: {by-line}, {credit line}]
credit order
n 1: an order that is received without payment; requires billing
at a later date [syn: {credit order}, {bill-me order}]
credit rating
n 1: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or
an organization's ability to fulfill their financial
commitments [syn: {credit rating}, {credit}]
credit side
n 1: account of payments received; usually the right side of a
financial statement
credit system
n 1: a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit
credit union
n 1: a cooperative depository financial institution whose
members can obtain loans from their combined savings
creek bed
n 1: a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream [syn:
{streambed}, {creek bed}]
Creek Confederacy
n 1: a North American Indian confederacy organized by the
Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United
States before being removed to Oklahoma
creep feed
n 1: feed given to young animals isolated in a creep
creep in
v 1: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of
darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings
creep in" [syn: {sneak in}, {creep in}]
creep up
v 1: advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"
[syn: {creep up}, {sneak up}]
creeping bellflower
n 1: erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding
spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {creeping
bellflower}, {Campanula rapunculoides}]
creeping bent
n 1: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn:
{creeping bent}, {creeping bentgrass}, {Agrostis
palustris}]
creeping bentgrass
n 1: common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn:
{creeping bent}, {creeping bentgrass}, {Agrostis
palustris}]
creeping bugle
n 1: low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of
blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States [syn:
{creeping bugle}, {Ajuga reptans}]
creeping buttercup
n 1: perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn:
{creeping buttercup}, {creeping crowfoot}, {Ranunculus
repens}]
creeping Charlie
n 1: a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Jenny},
{creeping Charlie}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]
creeping crowfoot
n 1: perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn:
{creeping buttercup}, {creeping crowfoot}, {Ranunculus
repens}]
creeping fern
n 1: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining
stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile
fronds [syn: {creeping fern}, {Hartford fern}, {Lygodium
palmatum}]
creeping Jenny
n 1: a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Jenny},
{creeping Charlie}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]
creeping juniper
n 1: low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United
States; bronzed purple in winter [syn: {creeping juniper},
{Juniperus horizontalis}]
creeping lily
n 1: any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and
Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at
leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all
parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily},
{climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]
creeping oxalis
n 1: creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn:
{creeping oxalis}, {creeping wood sorrel}, {Oxalis
corniculata}]
creeping snowberry
n 1: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern
North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous
white fleshy rough and hairy seeds [syn: {creeping
snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria
hispidula}]
creeping soft grass
n 1: European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage [syn:
{creeping soft grass}, {Holcus mollis}]
creeping spike rush
n 1: cylindrical-stemmed sedge [syn: {creeping spike rush},
{Eleocharis palustris}]
creeping St John's wort
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped
summer flowers; useful as ground cover [syn: {creeping St
John's wort}, {Hypericum calycinum}]
creeping thistle
n 1: European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada
where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {Canada thistle},
{creeping thistle}, {Cirsium arvense}]
creeping thyme
n 1: aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild thyme},
{creeping thyme}, {Thymus serpyllum}]
creeping willow
n 1: small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling
branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties
are cultivated [syn: {creeping willow}, {Salix repens}]
creeping windmill grass
n 1: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes
arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill
grass}, {creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris
truncata}]
creeping wintergreen
n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
{teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen},
{Gaultheria procumbens}]
creeping wood sorrel
n 1: creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn:
{creeping oxalis}, {creeping wood sorrel}, {Oxalis
corniculata}]
creeping zinnia
n 1: low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling
zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to
Guatemala [syn: {creeping zinnia}, {Sanvitalia procumbens}]
creepy-crawlies
n 1: feelings of dislike and anxiety; "the cave gave me the
creepy-crawlies"
creepy-crawly
adj 1: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin;
"a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling" [syn:
{creepy}, {creepy-crawly}]
n 1: an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders
or insects)
cremation chamber
n 1: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
[syn: {crematory}, {crematorium}, {cremation chamber}]
creme anglais
n 1: custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur
creme brulee
n 1: custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled
creme caramel
n 1: baked custard topped with caramel
creme de cacao
n 1: sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans
creme de fraise
n 1: strawberry-flavored liqueur
creme de menthe
n 1: sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur
crenate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a scalloped margin
creole-fish
n 1: deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic [syn: {creole-fish},
{Paranthias furcifer}]
creosote bush
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico
having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small
yellow flowers [syn: {creosote bush}, {coville},
{hediondilla}, {Larrea tridentata}]
crepe de Chine
n 1: a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric
crepe fern
n 1: fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand
and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {king fern}, {Todea
barbara}]
crepe flower
n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe
myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]
crepe gardenia
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
crepe jasmine
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
crepe marocain
n 1: a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe [syn: {marocain},
{crepe marocain}]
crepe myrtle
n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe
myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]
crepe paper
n 1: paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for
decorations [syn: {crepe}, {crepe paper}]
crepe rubber
n 1: crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
crepe Suzette
n 1: crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur
sauce
crepitation rale
n 1: the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients
with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with
tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure
crescent roll
n 1: very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: {crescent roll},
{croissant}]
crescent wrench
n 1: an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with
the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench
crescent-cell anaemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
crescent-cell anemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
crescent-shaped
adj 1: resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)},
{crescent-shaped}, {semilunar}, {lunate}]
Crescentia cujete
n 1: tropical American evergreen that produces large round
gourds [syn: {calabash}, {calabash tree}, {Crescentia
cujete}]
cress green
adj 1: of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and
deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea
green [syn: {cress green}, {cresson}, {watercress}]
cress plant
n 1: any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible
leaves that have a pungent taste [syn: {cress}, {cress
plant}]
crested cariama
n 1: Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
[syn: {crested cariama}, {seriema}, {Cariama cristata}]
crested coral root
n 1: orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins;
southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States [syn:
{crested coral root}, {Hexalectris spicata}]
crested myna
n 1: dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia [syn: {crested
myna}, {Acridotheres tristis}]
crested penguin
n 1: small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand [syn:
{rock hopper}, {crested penguin}]
crested screamer
n 1: distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest
on the back of the head
crested swift
n 1: birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true
swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees [syn:
{tree swift}, {crested swift}]
crested wheat grass
n 1: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for
forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass},
{crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass},
{Agropyron cristatum}]
crested wheatgrass
n 1: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for
forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass},
{crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass},
{Agropyron cristatum}]
crestless wave
n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
[syn: {swell}, {crestless wave}]
Cretaceous period
n 1: from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of
reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
[syn: {Cretaceous}, {Cretaceous period}]
cretan dittany
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
crete dittany
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
n 1: rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age)
caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by
progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
[syn: {Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}, {CJD}, {Jakob-
Creutzfeldt disease}]
crevalle jack
n 1: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle
jack}, {jack crevalle}, {Caranx hippos}]
crew cut
n 1: a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys [syn:
{crew cut}, {butch}, {flattop}]
crew member
n 1: a member of a flight crew [syn: {crewman}, {crew member}]
crew neck
n 1: a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder
of sweaters [syn: {crew neck}, {crew neckline}]
crew neckline
n 1: a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder
of sweaters [syn: {crew neck}, {crew neckline}]
Crex crex
n 1: common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn:
{corncrake}, {land rail}, {Crex crex}]
crib death
n 1: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant
during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS},
{infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]
cribbage board
n 1: a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding
the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage
Cricetus cricetus
n 1: a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia [syn:
{Eurasian hamster}, {Cricetus cricetus}]
cricket ball
n 1: the ball used in playing cricket
cricket bat
n 1: the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a
narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" [syn:
{cricket bat}, {bat}]
cricket equipment
n 1: sports equipment used in playing cricket
cricket frog
n 1: either of two frogs with a clicking call
cricket match
n 1: a match between two cricket teams
cricket-bat willow
n 1: Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending
branches [syn: {cricket-bat willow}, {Salix alba caerulea}]
crime rate
n 1: the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that
area; expressed per 1000 population per year
crime syndicate
n 1: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate},
{mob}, {family}]
crime wave
n 1: a sudden rise in the crime rate
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever
n 1: an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus;
transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
Crimean War
n 1: a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations
including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia;
1853-1856
criminal congress
n 1: forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
[syn: {unlawful carnal knowledge}, {criminal congress}]
criminal contempt
n 1: an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of
justice
criminal conversation
n 1: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes
with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as
grounds for divorce" [syn: {adultery}, {criminal
conversation}, {fornication}]
criminal court
n 1: a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
n 1: an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the
intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
[syn: {Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada}, {CISC}]
Criminal Investigation Command
n 1: the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency
responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for
all levels of the Army anywhere in the world [syn:
{Criminal Investigation Command}, {CID}]
criminal law
n 1: the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
criminal maintenance
n 1: the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person
having no interest in it (as by helping one party with
money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to
obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or
unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty,
criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal
profit" [syn: {maintenance}, {criminal maintenance}]
criminal negligence
n 1: (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and
putting another person at risk of injury or death (or
failing to do something with the same consequences) [syn:
{criminal negligence}, {culpable negligence}]
criminal offence
n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered
an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: {crime},
{criminal offense}, {criminal offence}, {law-breaking}]
criminal offense
n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered
an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: {crime},
{criminal offense}, {criminal offence}, {law-breaking}]
criminal possession
n 1: (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided
because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may
not be possessed under certain circumstances
criminal prosecution
n 1: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a
defendant for criminal behavior [syn: {prosecution},
{criminal prosecution}] [ant: {defence}, {defense},
{demurrer}, {denial}]
criminal record
n 1: a list of crimes for which an accused person has been
previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of
the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the
prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: {criminal
record}, {record}]
criminal suit
n 1: a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the
defendant
crimson clover
n 1: southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson
flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
[syn: {crimson clover}, {Italian clover}, {Trifolium
incarnatum}]
crimson-magenta
adj 1: magenta tinged with crimson
crimson-purple
adj 1: purple tinged with crimson
crimson-yellow
adj 1: yellow tinged with crimson
crinkle root
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
{pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
diphylla}]
crinkle-root
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
{pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
diphylla}]
crisis intervention
n 1: psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations
(depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug
overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the
level of functioning before the crisis
crisphead lettuce
n 1: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a
firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
[syn: {crisphead lettuce}, {iceberg lettuce}, {iceberg}]
Cristobal Balenciaga
n 1: Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant
designs (1895-1972) [syn: {Balenciaga}, {Cristobal
Balenciaga}]
Cristobal Colon
n 1: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the
service of Spain while looking for a route to China
(1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Christopher Columbus},
{Cristoforo Colombo}, {Cristobal Colon}]
Cristoforo Colombo
n 1: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the
service of Spain while looking for a route to China
(1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Christopher Columbus},
{Cristoforo Colombo}, {Cristobal Colon}]
critical analysis
n 1: an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn:
{critical appraisal}, {critical analysis}]
critical angle
n 1: the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally
reflected
critical appraisal
n 1: an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn:
{critical appraisal}, {critical analysis}]
critical mass
n 1: the minimum amount (of something) required to start or
maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has
now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass
of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the
business because it lacked critical mass"
2: the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a
chain reaction
critical point
n 1: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical
decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea
what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company
stands at a critical point" [syn: {juncture}, {critical
point}, {crossroads}]
critical review
n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of
a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critique}, {critical
review}, {review article}]
critter sitter
n 1: someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away
from home [syn: {pet sitter}, {critter sitter}]
Crna Gora
n 1: a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of
the Union of Serbia and Montenegro [syn: {Montenegro},
{Crna Gora}]
Cro-magnon
n 1: extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
Crocanthemum canadense
n 1: perennial of the eastern United States having early
solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers;
so-called because ice crystals form on it during first
frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {frostwort},
{Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadense}]
Crocethia alba
n 1: small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates
southward along sandy coasts in most of world [syn:
{sanderling}, {Crocethia alba}]
crochet hook
n 1: a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting [syn:
{crochet needle}, {crochet hook}]
crochet needle
n 1: a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting [syn:
{crochet needle}, {crochet hook}]
crochet stitch
n 1: any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of
yarn through another loop with a crochet needle
Crock Pot
n 1: an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low
temperature
crock up
v 1: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack},
{crock up}, {break up}, {collapse}]
crocodile bird
n 1: African courser that feeds on insect parasites on
crocodiles [syn: {crocodile bird}, {Pluvianus aegyptius}]
Crocodile River
n 1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn:
{Limpopo}, {Crocodile River}]
crocodile tears
n 1: a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere
weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the
manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over
the plight of the unemployed"
crocodilian reptile
n 1: extant archosaurian reptile [syn: {crocodilian reptile},
{crocodilian}]
Crocodylus niloticus
n 1: a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn:
{African crocodile}, {Nile crocodile}, {Crocodylus
niloticus}]
Crocodylus porosus
n 1: estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
[syn: {Asian crocodile}, {Crocodylus porosus}]
Crocus sativus
n 1: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with
aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
[syn: {saffron}, {saffron crocus}, {Crocus sativus}]
Crocuta crocuta
n 1: African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted
hyena}, {laughing hyena}, {Crocuta crocuta}]
Crohn's disease
n 1: a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum
producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain
and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional
enteritis}, {regional ileitis}, {Crohn's disease}]
Croix de Guerre
n 1: a French military decoration for gallantry
Cronartium ribicola
n 1: fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex
life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate
host [syn: {blister rust}, {Cronartium ribicola}]
croo monkey
n 1: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn:
{crab-eating macaque}, {croo monkey}, {Macaca irus}]
crooked-stemmed aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Crookes radiometer
n 1: electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small
paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
Crookes tube
n 1: the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
crookneck squash
n 1: yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty
skin [syn: {crookneck}, {crookneck squash}, {summer
crookneck}]
crop failure
n 1: the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus
crop out
v 1: appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" [syn:
{basset}, {crop out}]
crop up
v 1: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view
as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of
nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}, {pop}]
crop-dusting
n 1: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer
on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) [syn:
{crop-dusting}, {spraying}]
croquet ball
n 1: a wooden ball used in playing croquet
croquet equipment
n 1: sports equipment used in playing croquet
croquet mallet
n 1: a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet
cross bit
n 1: a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining
cross bun
n 1: moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins
and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
[syn: {cross bun}, {hot cross bun}]
cross country
n 1: a long race run over open country
cross dressing
n 1: the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the
sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestism},
{transvestitism}, {cross dressing}]
cross examine
v 1: question closely, or question a witness that has already
been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was
cross-examined by the defense" [syn: {cross examine},
{cross question}]
cross hair
n 1: either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross
in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for
sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross
hairs" [syn: {cross hair}, {cross wire}]
cross infection
n 1: an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other
healthcare facility [syn: {nonsocial infection}, {cross
infection}]
cross of Calvary
n 1: a Latin cross set on three steps [syn: {Calvary cross},
{cross of Calvary}]
cross of Lorraine
n 1: a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the
midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper
[syn: {Lorraine cross}, {cross of Lorraine}]
cross off
v 1: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out},
{strike off}, {mark}]
cross oneself
v 1: make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion
cross out
v 1: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out},
{strike off}, {mark}]
cross product
n 1: a vector that is the product of two other vectors [syn:
{vector product}, {cross product}]
cross question
v 1: question closely, or question a witness that has already
been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was
cross-examined by the defense" [syn: {cross examine},
{cross question}]
cross section
n 1: a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular
to its longest axis
2: a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
3: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as
capture or ionization) will take place between particles;
measured in barns
cross street
n 1: a street intersecting a main street (usually at right
angles) and continuing on both sides of it
cross thwart
n 1: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a
seat in a rowboat [syn: {thwart}, {cross thwart}]
cross vine
n 1: woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show
a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia
capreolata}]
cross wire
n 1: either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross
in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for
sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross
hairs" [syn: {cross hair}, {cross wire}]
cross-banded
adj 1: (of snakes) having crossing bands on the back
cross-check
v 1: check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for
example
cross-classification
n 1: classification according to more than one attribute at the
same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by
age and sex" [syn: {cross-classification}, {cross-
division}]
cross-country
adv 1: not following tracks or roads; "they liked to race cross-
country"
2: across the countryside; "the river runs cross-country"; "the
road runs cross-country"
cross-country jumping
n 1: riding horses across country over obstructions to
demonstrate horsemanship [syn: {cross-country riding},
{cross-country jumping}]
cross-country riding
n 1: riding horses across country over obstructions to
demonstrate horsemanship [syn: {cross-country riding},
{cross-country jumping}]
cross-country skiing
n 1: the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than
downhill)
cross-cultural
adj 1: dealing with or comparing two or more cultures; "a cross-
cultural survey"
cross-division
n 1: classification according to more than one attribute at the
same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by
age and sex" [syn: {cross-classification}, {cross-
division}]
cross-dress
v 1: dress in the clothes of the other sex
cross-dresser
n 1: someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of
the opposite sex [syn: {transvestite}, {cross-dresser}]
cross-examination
n 1: (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of
law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony
already provided in direct examination
cross-examiner
n 1: someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about
testimony given earlier) [syn: {cross-examiner}, {cross-
questioner}]
cross-eye
n 1: strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the
nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {crossed eye}, {convergent
strabismus}, {esotropia}]
cross-eyed
adj 1: having convergent strabismus [ant: {walleyed}]
cross-fertilisation
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from
different individual of the same species [syn: {cross-
fertilization}, {cross-fertilisation}] [ant: {self-
fertilisation}, {self-fertilization}]
2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of
thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the
cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn:
{cross-fertilization}, {cross-fertilisation}]
cross-fertilise
v 1: undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile [syn: {cross-
fertilize}, {cross-fertilise}]
2: cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-
fertilized different kinds of beans" [syn: {cross-fertilize},
{cross-fertilise}]
cross-fertilization
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from
different individual of the same species [syn: {cross-
fertilization}, {cross-fertilisation}] [ant: {self-
fertilisation}, {self-fertilization}]
2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of
thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the
cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn:
{cross-fertilization}, {cross-fertilisation}]
cross-fertilize
v 1: undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile [syn: {cross-
fertilize}, {cross-fertilise}]
2: cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-
fertilized different kinds of beans" [syn: {cross-fertilize},
{cross-fertilise}]
cross-file
v 1: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
[syn: {cross-file}, {register}]
Cross-Florida Waterway
n 1: a waterway used by small boats to travel between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake
Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee Canal and the
Caloosahatchee River [syn: {Cross-Florida Waterway},
{Okeechobee Waterway}]
cross-grained
adj 1: difficult to deal with [syn: {contrarious}, {cross-
grained}]
2: of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in
parallel [syn: {curly-grained}, {cross-grained}, {wavy-
grained}]
cross-index
n 1: a reference at one place in a work to information at
another place in the same work [syn: {cross-reference},
{cross-index}]
v 1: make an index that refers from one point to the next;
"These references are cross-indexed"
cross-leaved heath
n 1: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn:
{cross-leaved heath}, {bell heather}, {Erica tetralix}]
cross-legged
adv 1: with the legs crossed; "he sat on the floor cross-legged
and meditated"
cross-linguistic
adj 1: relating to different languages; "cross-linguistic
evidence"
cross-linguistically
adv 1: by comparing languages; "she studied the phenomenon
cross-linguistically"
cross-link
n 1: a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a
complex molecule [syn: {cross-link}, {cross-linkage}]
v 1: join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a
polymer or protein)
cross-linkage
n 1: a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a
complex molecule [syn: {cross-link}, {cross-linkage}]
cross-modal
adj 1: relating to different sense modalities
cross-ply
adj 1: of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that
had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
cross-pollinate
v 1: fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: {pollinate},
{pollenate}, {cross-pollinate}]
cross-pollinating
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of cross-pollination
cross-pollination
n 1: fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one
flower to the stigma of another [ant: {self-pollination}]
2: stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-
pollination of the arts"
cross-purpose
n 1: a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes"
cross-question
n 1: a question asked in cross-examination
cross-questioner
n 1: someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about
testimony given earlier) [syn: {cross-examiner}, {cross-
questioner}]
cross-refer
v 1: refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books,
and lists
cross-reference
n 1: a reference at one place in a work to information at
another place in the same work [syn: {cross-reference},
{cross-index}]
cross-section
adj 1: representing a plane made by cutting across something at
right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the
neck" [syn: {cross-section(a)}, {cross-sectional}]
cross-sectional
adj 1: of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional
slice"
2: representing a plane made by cutting across something at
right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck"
[syn: {cross-section(a)}, {cross-sectional}]
cross-sentential
adj 1: of or relating to relations between sentences
cross-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a cross
cross-stitch
n 1: two stitches forming a cross or X
2: embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
cross-town
adj 1: going or extending across a town or city; "the crosstown
bus"; "crosstown traffic" [syn: {crosstown}, {cross-
town}]
crosscut handsaw
n 1: handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major
axis) [syn: {crosscut saw}, {crosscut handsaw}, {cutoff
saw}]
crosscut saw
n 1: handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major
axis) [syn: {crosscut saw}, {crosscut handsaw}, {cutoff
saw}]
crossed eye
n 1: strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the
nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {crossed eye}, {convergent
strabismus}, {esotropia}]
crossing guard
n 1: someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic
crossing
crossing over
n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous
chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {crossing
over}, {crossover}]
crossover voter
n 1: a voter who is registered as a member of one political
party but who votes in the primary of another party [syn:
{crossover voter}, {crossover}]
crossword puzzle
n 1: a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are
to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle [syn:
{crossword puzzle}, {crossword}]
Crotalaria sagitallis
n 1: tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in
which the ripe seeds rattle [syn: {American rattlebox},
{Crotalaria sagitallis}]
Crotalaria spectabilis
n 1: erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated
pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India [syn: {Indian
rattlebox}, {Crotalaria spectabilis}]
Crotalus adamanteus
n 1: large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn:
{diamondback}, {diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
adamanteus}]
Crotalus atrox
n 1: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western
diamondback}, {Western diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
atrox}]
Crotalus cerastes
n 1: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern
United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn:
{sidewinder}, {horned rattlesnake}, {Crotalus cerastes}]
Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
n 1: southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattlesnake}, {canebrake
rattler}, {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus}]
Crotalus horridus horridus
n 1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United
States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {banded rattlesnake},
{Crotalus horridus horridus}]
Crotalus lepidus
n 1: mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of
United States southwest [syn: {rock rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
lepidus}]
Crotalus mitchellii
n 1: markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of
southwestern Arizona and Baja California [syn: {speckled
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus mitchellii}]
Crotalus scutulatus
n 1: extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered
scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and
into Mexico [syn: {Mojave rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
scutulatus}]
Crotalus tigris
n 1: having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and
canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {tiger
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus tigris}]
Crotalus viridis
n 1: widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
[syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Western
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]
crotch hair
n 1: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: {pubic hair}, {bush},
{crotch hair}]
Croton bug
n 1: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach},
{Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella
germanica}]
Croton eluteria
n 1: West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: {cascarilla},
{Croton eluteria}]
croton oil
n 1: viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton
tiglium having a violent cathartic action
Croton tiglium
n 1: tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil [syn:
{croton}, {Croton tiglium}]
croupier's rake
n 1: a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the
table
crow blackbird
n 1: long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black
plumage [syn: {grackle}, {crow blackbird}]
crow corn
n 1: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass},
{unicorn root}]
crow garlic
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
crow pheasant
n 1: common coucal of India and China [syn: {crow pheasant},
{Centropus sinensis}]
crow step
n 1: (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall [syn:
{corbel step}, {corbie-step}, {corbiestep}, {crow step}]
crow's feet
n 1: a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
[syn: {crow's foot}, {crow's feet}, {laugh line}]
crow's foot
n 1: a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
[syn: {crow's foot}, {crow's feet}, {laugh line}]
2: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
crow's nest
n 1: platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
crow-bait
n 1: an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so
attractive to crows [syn: {crowbait}, {crow-bait}]
crow-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a crow
crowberry family
n 1: heathlike shrubs [syn: {Empetraceae}, {family Empetraceae},
{crowberry family}]
crowd control
n 1: activity of controlling a crowd
crowd out
v 1: press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds
crowded out the flowers" [syn: {force out}, {crowd out}]
crowd together
v 1: to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters
and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" [syn: {crowd},
{crowd together}]
crowfoot family
n 1: a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {family
Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}, {crowfoot family}]
crowfoot grass
n 1: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian
grass}, {crowfoot grass}, {Dactyloctenium aegypticum}]
crown beard
n 1: any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or
yellow flower heads [syn: {crownbeard}, {crown-beard},
{crown beard}]
Crown Colony
n 1: a British colony controlled by the British Crown,
represented by a governor
crown daisy
n 1: shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {crown daisy}, {Chrysanthemum
coronarium}]
crown fire
n 1: a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from
crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
crown gall
n 1: a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone
fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on
the stem near the ground
crown glass
n 1: a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and
spun to form a disk
2: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
[syn: {optical crown}, {crown glass}, {optical crown glass}]
crown imperial
n 1: Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-
shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown
imperial}, {Fritillaria imperialis}]
crown jewel
n 1: the most desirable assets of a corporation; "their crown
jewels figured prominently in the takeover attempt"
2: a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's
regalia
crown jewels
n 1: regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a
sovereign on state occasions
Crown land
n 1: land that belongs to the Crown
crown lens
n 1: a lens made of optical crown glass
crown monkey
n 1: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn:
{bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown
monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]
crown of thorns
n 1: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his
cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of
thorns" [syn: {cross}, {crown of thorns}]
2: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long
woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet
bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Christ
plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]
3: a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers
placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
crown prince
n 1: a male heir apparent to a throne
crown princess
n 1: the wife of a crown prince
2: a female heir apparent to a throne
crown roast
n 1: a roast of the rib section of lamb [syn: {rack of lamb},
{crown roast}]
crown saw
n 1: a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder
crown vetch
n 1: European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern
United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and
sharp-angled pods [syn: {axseed}, {crown vetch}, {Coronilla
varia}]
crown wart
n 1: a fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences
at the base of the stem
crown-beard
n 1: any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or
yellow flower heads [syn: {crownbeard}, {crown-beard},
{crown beard}]
crown-of-the-field
n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple
flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields
and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn
cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma
githago}]
crowned head
n 1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary
right [syn: {sovereign}, {crowned head}, {monarch}]
CRT screen
n 1: the display that is electronically created on the surface
of the large end of a cathode-ray tube [syn: {screen}, {CRT
screen}]
crucian carp
n 1: European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn:
{crucian carp}, {Carassius carassius}, {Carassius
vulgaris}]
crucible steel
n 1: steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal,
and other substances in a crucible
cruciferous plant
n 1: any of various plants of the family Cruciferae [syn:
{crucifer}, {cruciferous plant}]
cruciferous vegetable
n 1: a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard
greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels
sprouts
crucifix fish
n 1: sea catfish of the Caribbean area
crude oil
n 1: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn:
{petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil
oil}, {oil}]
cruel and unusual punishment
n 1: punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S.
Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment
too severe for the crime committed
cruel plant
n 1: robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or
pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap
nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn [syn: {cruel
plant}, {Araujia sericofera}]
cruet-stand
n 1: a stand for cruets containing various condiments
cruise control
n 1: control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed
cruise liner
n 1: a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
[syn: {cruise ship}, {cruise liner}]
cruise missile
n 1: an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
cruise ship
n 1: a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
[syn: {cruise ship}, {cruise liner}]
crumb cake
n 1: cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and
butter and flour
crush out
v 1: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub
out}, {crush out}, {extinguish}, {press out}]
crushed leather
n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn:
{crushed leather}, {crush}]
crushed rock
n 1: rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {gravel}, {crushed rock}]
crustal movement
n 1: movement resulting from or causing deformation of the
earth's crust [syn: {crustal movement}, {tectonic
movement}]
crustal plate
n 1: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to
drift slowly [syn: {plate}, {crustal plate}]
crustose thallus
n 1: thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is
embedded in the surface on which it grows
Crux Australis
n 1: a small conspicuous constellation in the southern
hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: {Southern
Cross}, {Crux}, {Crux Australis}]
crux of the matter
n 1: the most important point [syn: {crux}, {crux of the
matter}]
cry for
v 1: need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an
answer" [syn: {cry out for}, {cry for}]
cry out
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother
shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn:
{exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
cry out for
v 1: need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an
answer" [syn: {cry out for}, {cry for}]
cry-baby tree
n 1: small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and
scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo},
{crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree},
{Erythrina crista-galli}]
crybaby tree
n 1: small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and
scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo},
{crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree},
{Erythrina crista-galli}]
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
n 1: eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical
mouth [syn: {wrymouth}, {ghostfish}, {Cryptacanthodes
maculatus}]
cryptic coloration
n 1: coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
n 1: large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn:
{hellbender}, {mud puppy}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in
massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn:
{American rock brake}, {American parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma acrostichoides}]
Cryptogramma crispa
n 1: fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome
and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
[syn: {European parsley fern}, {mountain parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma crispa}]
Cryptomeria japonica
n 1: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft
wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {Japan cedar}, {sugi},
{Cryptomeria japonica}]
Cryptoprocta ferox
n 1: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some
respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa}, {fossa
cat}, {Cryptoprocta ferox}]
Cryptotermes brevis
n 1: extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
[syn: {powder-post termite}, {Cryptotermes brevis}]
Cryptotis parva
n 1: small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United
States [syn: {least shrew}, {Cryptotis parva}]
crystal ball
n 1: a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by
fortunetellers
crystal clear
adj 1: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;
"the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal
clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the
limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook";
"transparent crystal" [syn: {crystalline}, {crystal
clear}, {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {transparent}]
2: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent
oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear
explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid},
{lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear},
{perspicuous}]
crystal counter
n 1: a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases
conductivity
crystal detector
n 1: a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a
galena crystal; acts as a rectifier
crystal gazing
n 1: staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or
distant events
crystal lattice
n 1: a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or
molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {space
lattice}, {crystal lattice}, {Bravais lattice}]
crystal microphone
n 1: a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric
crystal that generates a varying voltage [syn: {crystal
microphone}, {crystal mike}]
crystal mike
n 1: a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric
crystal that generates a varying voltage [syn: {crystal
microphone}, {crystal mike}]
crystal oscillator
n 1: an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a
frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a
piezoelectric quartz crystal [syn: {crystal oscillator},
{quartz oscillator}]
crystal pickup
n 1: a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the
vibration of a piezoelectric crystal
crystal rectifier
n 1: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn:
{diode}, {semiconductor diode}, {junction rectifier},
{crystal rectifier}]
crystal set
n 1: an early radio receiver using a crystal detector
crystal tea
n 1: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or
creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used
for tea during American Revolution [syn: {Labrador tea},
{crystal tea}, {Ledum groenlandicum}]
crystal violet
n 1: a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or
bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
[syn: {gentian violet}, {crystal violet}]
crystalline lens
n 1: biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the
eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on
the retina [syn: {lens}, {crystalline lens}, {lens of the
eye}]
crystallized fruit
n 1: fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar
crystals [syn: {candied fruit}, {succade}, {crystallized
fruit}]
crystallized ginger
n 1: strips of gingerroot cooked in sugar syrup and coated with
sugar
CS gas
n 1: a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off
faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can
cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema [syn:
{chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile}, {CS gas}]
Ct.
n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Connecticut}, {Nutmeg State}, {Constitution State}, {CT},
{Ct.}]
Ctenocephalides canis
n 1: flea that attacks dogs and cats [syn: {dog flea},
{Ctenocephalides canis}]
Ctenocephalides felis
n 1: flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats [syn:
{cat flea}, {Ctenocephalides felis}]
ctenophore family
n 1: a family of ctenophores
ctenophore genus
n 1: a genus of ctenophores
cu ft
n 1: the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side [syn:
{cubic foot}, {cu ft}]
cu in
n 1: the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side [syn:
{cubic inch}, {cu in}]
Cub Scout
n 1: a junior Boy Scout
cub shark
n 1: a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal
waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {bull
shark}, {cub shark}, {Carcharhinus leucas}]
cubage unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
Cuban bast
n 1: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy
leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a
moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn:
{Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua},
{Hibiscus elatus}]
Cuban capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
{Havana}, {capital of Cuba}, {Cuban capital}]
Cuban heel
n 1: a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
Cuban itch
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
Cuban mahogany
n 1: mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban
mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]
Cuban monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Cuba
Cuban peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: {Cuban peso}, {peso}]
Cuban Revolution
n 1: the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of
guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba;
1956-1959
Cuban sandwich
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
Cuban spinach
n 1: succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb;
grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban
spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]
cubature unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
cube root
n 1: a number that when multiplied three times equals a given
number
cube-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cube-shaped},
{cubical}, {cubiform}, {cuboid}, {cuboidal}]
cubeb cigarette
n 1: a cigarette containing cubeb [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb
cigarette}]
cubeb vine
n 1: tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy
berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb vine}, {Java
pepper}, {Piper cubeba}]
cubic centimeter
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic
centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]
cubic centimetre
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic
centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]
cubic content unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
cubic decimeter
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimeter},
{cubic decimetre}]
cubic decimetre
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimeter},
{cubic decimetre}]
cubic foot
n 1: the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side [syn:
{cubic foot}, {cu ft}]
cubic inch
n 1: the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side [syn:
{cubic inch}, {cu in}]
cubic kilometer
n 1: a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one
kilometer on each edge [syn: {cubic kilometer}, {cubic
kilometre}]
cubic kilometre
n 1: a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one
kilometer on each edge [syn: {cubic kilometer}, {cubic
kilometre}]
cubic measure
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
cubic meter
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
[syn: {kiloliter}, {kilolitre}, {cubic meter}, {cubic
metre}]
cubic metre
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
[syn: {kiloliter}, {kilolitre}, {cubic meter}, {cubic
metre}]
cubic millimeter
n 1: a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1
millimeter on each edge [syn: {cubic millimeter}, {cubic
millimetre}]
cubic millimetre
n 1: a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1
millimeter on each edge [syn: {cubic millimeter}, {cubic
millimetre}]
cubic yard
n 1: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: {cubic
yard}, {yard}]
cubital joint
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
{elbow}, {elbow joint}, {human elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital
joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
cubital nerve
n 1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing
near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and
the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar
nerve}, {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris}]
cuboid bone
n 1: the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus
cuboidal cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube [syn: {cuboidal
cell}, {cuboidal epithelial cell}]
cuboidal epithelial cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube [syn: {cuboidal
cell}, {cuboidal epithelial cell}]
cucking stool
n 1: an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which
offenders were ducked in water [syn: {cucking stool},
{ducking stool}]
cuckoo bread
n 1: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and
white purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel},
{cuckoo bread}, {shamrock}, {Oxalis acetosella}]
cuckoo clock
n 1: clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call
of the cuckoo
cuckoo flower
n 1: a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock},
{cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine
pratensis}]
2: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged robin},
{cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins floscuculi}]
cuckoo's nest
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
cuckoo-bumblebee
n 1: a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
cuculiform bird
n 1: birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
Cuculus canorus
n 1: common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call;
lays eggs in the nests of other birds [syn: {European
cuckoo}, {Cuculus canorus}]
cucumber tree
n 1: American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit
like a small cucumber [syn: {cucumber tree}, {Magnolia
acuminata}]
cucumber vine
n 1: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest
times for its cylindrical green fruit [syn: {cucumber},
{cucumber vine}, {Cucumis sativus}]
cucumber-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a cucumber
Cucumis melo
n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
melon}, {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
Cucumis melo cantalupensis
n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind
and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup},
{cantaloupe vine}, {cantaloup vine}, {Cucumis melo
cantalupensis}]
Cucumis melo inodorus
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a
smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not
have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon},
{honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo
inodorus}]
Cucumis melo reticulatus
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated
rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted
melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
Cucumis sativus
n 1: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest
times for its cylindrical green fruit [syn: {cucumber},
{cucumber vine}, {Cucumis sativus}]
Cucurbita argyrosperma
n 1: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with
variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
[syn: {cushaw}, {Cucurbita mixta}, {Cucurbita
argyrosperma}]
Cucurbita foetidissima
n 1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
Cucurbita maxima
n 1: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-
shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth
thin rind [syn: {butternut squash}, {Cucurbita maxima}]
2: any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-
green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind [syn:
{hubbard squash}, {Cucurbita maxima}]
Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis
n 1: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat
like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding
from the end opposite the stem [syn: {turban squash},
{Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis}]
Cucurbita mixta
n 1: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with
variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
[syn: {cushaw}, {Cucurbita mixta}, {Cucurbita
argyrosperma}]
Cucurbita moschata
n 1: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and
elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck}, {winter
crookneck squash}, {Cucurbita moschata}]
Cucurbita pepo
n 1: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round
orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds;
subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes
and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {pumpkin vine},
{autumn pumpkin}, {Cucurbita pepo}]
Cucurbita pepo melopepo
n 1: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is
eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
[syn: {summer squash}, {summer squash vine}, {Cucurbita
pepo melopepo}]
cue ball
n 1: the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes
with his cue
cue stick
n 1: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to
strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {cue
stick}, {pool cue}, {pool stick}]
cul de sac
n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: {cul}, {cul de
sac}, {dead end}]
2: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley},
{cul de sac}, {dead-end street}, {impasse}]
Culcita dubia
n 1: resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia
[syn: {false bracken}, {Culcita dubia}]
Culex fatigans
n 1: widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
[syn: {Culex quinquefasciatus}, {Culex fatigans}]
Culex pipiens
n 1: common house mosquito [syn: {common mosquito}, {Culex
pipiens}]
Culex quinquefasciatus
n 1: widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
[syn: {Culex quinquefasciatus}, {Culex fatigans}]
culinary art
n 1: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
prepared [syn: {cuisine}, {culinary art}]
cull out
v 1: select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the
interesting letters from the poet's correspondence";
"winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
[syn: {cull out}, {winnow}]
culpable negligence
n 1: (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and
putting another person at risk of injury or death (or
failing to do something with the same consequences) [syn:
{criminal negligence}, {culpable negligence}]
cult of personality
n 1: intense devotion to a particular person
cultivated cabbage
n 1: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea
grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: {cabbage},
{cultivated cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]
cultivated carrot
n 1: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many
varieties for its long conical orange edible roots;
temperate and tropical regions [syn: {carrot}, {cultivated
carrot}, {Daucus carota sativa}]
cultivated celery
n 1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are
eaten raw or cooked [syn: {celery}, {cultivated celery},
{Apium graveolens dulce}]
cultivated crab apple
n 1: any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for
their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for
preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms [syn: {crab
apple}, {crabapple}, {cultivated crab apple}]
cultivated land
n 1: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and
raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland},
{plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage},
{tilth}]
cultivated parsnip
n 1: European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been
made palatable through cultivation
cultivated plant
n 1: plants that are grown for their produce [ant: {weed}]
cultivated rice
n 1: yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
[syn: {cultivated rice}, {Oryza sativa}]
cultivated strawberry
n 1: widely cultivated [syn: {garden strawberry}, {cultivated
strawberry}, {Fragaria ananassa}]
cultural anthropologist
n 1: an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as
kinship systems [syn: {social anthropologist}, {cultural
anthropologist}]
cultural anthropology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture
and society [syn: {social anthropology}, {cultural
anthropology}]
cultural attache
n 1: an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters
cultural movement
n 1: a group of people working together to advance certain
cultural goals
Cultural Revolution
n 1: a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965
and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to
eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government
it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and
socioeconomic chaos [syn: {Cultural Revolution}, {Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution}]
culture medium
n 1: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that
is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: {culture
medium}, {medium}]
culture shock
n 1: a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is
suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or
set of attitudes
Culver's physic
n 1: a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or
purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn:
{Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic},
{Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]
Culver's root
n 1: a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or
purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn:
{Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic},
{Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]
Culvers physic
n 1: a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or
purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn:
{Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic},
{Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]
Culvers root
n 1: a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or
purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn:
{Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic},
{Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]
cum laude
adv 1: with honor; "he graduated cum laude"
adj 1: with honor; with academic distinction; "a cum laude
graduate"
Cumberland Gap
n 1: a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia
and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
Cumberland Mountains
n 1: the southwestern part of the Appalachians [syn: {Cumberland
Mountains}, {Cumberland Plateau}]
Cumberland Plateau
n 1: the southwestern part of the Appalachians [syn: {Cumberland
Mountains}, {Cumberland Plateau}]
Cumberland River
n 1: a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows
westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary
of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky [syn:
{Cumberland}, {Cumberland River}]
cumin seed
n 1: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
{cumin}, {cumin seed}]
Cuminum cyminum
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
seeds [syn: {cumin}, {Cuminum cyminum}]
cumulative preferred
n 1: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until
paid out [syn: {cumulative preferred}, {cumulative
preferred stock}]
cumulative preferred stock
n 1: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until
paid out [syn: {cumulative preferred}, {cumulative
preferred stock}]
cumulative vote
n 1: an election in which each person has as many votes as there
are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one
candidate or can be distributed in any manner
cumulonimbus cloud
n 1: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with
electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn:
{cumulonimbus}, {cumulonimbus cloud}, {thundercloud}]
cumulus cloud
n 1: a globular cloud [syn: {cumulus}, {cumulus cloud}]
cuneate leaf
n 1: a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base
cuneiform bone
n 1: a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate
and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os
triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]
Cuniculus paca
n 1: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central
America; highly esteemed as food [syn: {paca}, {Cuniculus
paca}]
cunonia family
n 1: trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
[syn: {Cunoniaceae}, {family Cunoniaceae}, {cunonia
family}]
Cuon alpinus
n 1: fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast
Asia that hunts in packs [syn: {dhole}, {Cuon alpinus}]
cup and saucer
n 1: European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet
or white flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}, {cup and saucer},
{Campanula medium}]
cup final
n 1: the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual
final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)
cup fungus
n 1: any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
[syn: {discomycete}, {cup fungus}]
cup hook
n 1: hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups
cup morel
n 1: an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting
body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside
the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be
easily confused with inedible mushrooms [syn: {Disciotis
venosa}, {cup morel}]
cup of tea
n 1: an activity that you like or at which you are superior;
"chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning
to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup
of tea}, {bag}, {dish}]
cup tie
n 1: an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition
cupboard love
n 1: a show of affection motivated by selfishness
Cupid's bow
n 1: the double curve of the upper lip when considered to
resemble Cupid's bow
2: a curved bow with reversed curve ends
cupid's dart
n 1: south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat
blue rays [syn: {blue succory}, {cupid's dart}, {Catananche
caerulea}]
Cupid's disease
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
Cupid's itch
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
Cupressus abramsiana
n 1: rare California cypress taller than but closely related to
gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
[syn: {Santa Cruz cypress}, {Cupressus abramsiana},
{Cupressus goveniana abramsiana}]
Cupressus arizonica
n 1: Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage [syn:
{Arizona cypress}, {Cupressus arizonica}]
Cupressus goveniana
n 1: small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often
used as an ornamental; in some classification systems
includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress [syn:
{gowen cypress}, {Cupressus goveniana}]
Cupressus goveniana abramsiana
n 1: rare California cypress taller than but closely related to
gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
[syn: {Santa Cruz cypress}, {Cupressus abramsiana},
{Cupressus goveniana abramsiana}]
Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
n 1: rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes
considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {pygmy
cypress}, {Cupressus pigmaea}, {Cupressus goveniana
pigmaea}]
Cupressus guadalupensis
n 1: relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island;
cultivated for its bluish foliage [syn: {Guadalupe
cypress}, {Cupressus guadalupensis}]
Cupressus lusitanica
n 1: tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping
branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal
from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa},
{Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]
Cupressus macrocarpa
n 1: tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely
used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt
planting [syn: {Monterey cypress}, {Cupressus macrocarpa}]
Cupressus pigmaea
n 1: rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes
considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {pygmy
cypress}, {Cupressus pigmaea}, {Cupressus goveniana
pigmaea}]
Cupressus sempervirens
n 1: tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending
branches [syn: {Italian cypress}, {Mediterranean cypress},
{Cupressus sempervirens}]
cupric acetate
n 1: a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment [syn:
{verdigris}, {cupric acetate}]
cupric sulfate
n 1: a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper
oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric
sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]
cupric sulphate
n 1: a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper
oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric
sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]
Cuquenan Falls
n 1: a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan}, {Cuquenan
Falls}, {Kukenaam}, {Kukenaam Falls}]
curb bit
n 1: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the
horse [syn: {curb}, {curb bit}]
curb market
n 1: a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the
New York Stock Exchange
curb roof
n 1: a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
curb service
n 1: service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
Curcuma domestica
n 1: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow
flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of
a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: {turmeric}, {Curcuma
longa}, {Curcuma domestica}]
Curcuma longa
n 1: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow
flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of
a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: {turmeric}, {Curcuma
longa}, {Curcuma domestica}]
cure-all
n 1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought
by the alchemists [syn: {panacea}, {nostrum}, {catholicon},
{cure-all}]
Curie point
n 1: the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses
its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic [syn: {Curie
temperature}, {Curie point}]
Curie temperature
n 1: the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses
its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic [syn: {Curie
temperature}, {Curie point}]
curl up
v 1: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down
under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: {curl up},
{curl}, {draw in}]
curled leaf pondweed
n 1: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and
California [syn: {curled leaf pondweed}, {curly pondweed},
{Potamogeton crispus}]
curlew sandpiper
n 1: Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew [syn:
{curlew sandpiper}, {Calidris Ferruginea}]
curling iron
n 1: a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of
hair that has been curled around it
curly clematis
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly
clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]
curly endive
n 1: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn:
{chicory}, {curly endive}]
curly grass
n 1: rare small fern of northeastern North America having
numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
[syn: {curly grass}, {curly grass fern}, {Schizaea
pusilla}]
curly grass fern
n 1: rare small fern of northeastern North America having
numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
[syn: {curly grass}, {curly grass fern}, {Schizaea
pusilla}]
curly pondweed
n 1: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and
California [syn: {curled leaf pondweed}, {curly pondweed},
{Potamogeton crispus}]
curly-coated
adj 1: covered with curly hair; "a curly-coated water spaniel"
[syn: {curly-haired}, {curly-coated}]
curly-coated retriever
n 1: an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-
colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
curly-grained
adj 1: of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than
in parallel [syn: {curly-grained}, {cross-grained},
{wavy-grained}]
curly-haired
adj 1: covered with curly hair; "a curly-coated water spaniel"
[syn: {curly-haired}, {curly-coated}]
curly-heads
n 1: shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly
foliage [syn: {curly-heads}, {Clematis ochreleuca}]
curly-leafed
adj 1: having curly leaves [syn: {curly-leaved}, {curly-leafed}]
curly-leaved
adj 1: having curly leaves [syn: {curly-leaved}, {curly-leafed}]
curlycup gumweed
n 1: perennial gumweed of western and central North America
[syn: {curlycup gumweed}, {Grindelia squarrosa}]
currant bush
n 1: any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing
currants [syn: {currant}, {currant bush}]
current account
n 1: that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's
exports and imports of goods and services and transfer
payments
2: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks
that are payable on demand [syn: {checking account},
{chequing account}, {current account}]
current assets
n 1: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into
cash) [syn: {liquid assets}, {current assets}, {quick
assets}]
current electricity
n 1: a flow of electric charge [syn: {dynamic electricity},
{current electricity}]
current intelligence
n 1: intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest;
usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or
interpretation
current of air
n 1: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area
of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent
under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the
radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current
and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {wind}, {air current},
{current of air}]
current unit
n 1: a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a
circuit point at a specific time
Currer Bell
n 1: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte},
{Currer Bell}]
curriculum vitae
n 1: a summary of your academic and work history [syn:
{curriculum vitae}, {CV}, {resume}]
curry favor
v 1: seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is
currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry
favor}, {curry favour}, {court favor}, {court favour}]
curry favour
v 1: seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is
currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry
favor}, {curry favour}, {court favor}, {court favour}]
curry powder
n 1: pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and
turmeric and other spices
curry sauce
n 1: allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead
of stock
curse word
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word},
{expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
cursed crowfoot
n 1: annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {cursed
crowfoot}, {celery-leaved buttercup}, {Ranunculus
sceleratus}]
cursed with
adj 1: burdened with; "stuck with the tab" [syn: {cursed
with(p)}, {stuck with(p)}]
cursive script
n 1: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and
are cursively connected within words without lifting the
writing implement from the paper [syn: {longhand}, {running
hand}, {cursive}, {cursive script}]
Cursorius cursor
n 1: courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
[syn: {cream-colored courser}, {Cursorius cursor}]
curtain call
n 1: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the
concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the
audience [syn: {bow}, {curtain call}]
curtain lecture
n 1: a private lecture to a husband by his wife
curtain off
v 1: separate by means of a curtain
curtain raiser
n 1: any preliminary activity
2: a short play presented before the main play
curtain raising
n 1: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the
opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening},
{opening night}, {curtain raising}]
curtain ring
n 1: a circular ring for holding up a curtain
curtate cycloid
n 1: a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
curve ball
n 1: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its
path curves as it approaches the batter [syn: {curve},
{curve ball}, {breaking ball}, {bender}]
curved shape
n 1: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
[syn: {curve}, {curved shape}] [ant: {straight line}]
curvilinear correlation
n 1: any correlation in which the rates of change of the
variables is not constant [syn: {curvilinear correlation},
{nonlinear correlation}, {skew correlation}]
curvilinear regression
n 1: the relation between variables when the regression equation
is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
Cuscuta gronovii
n 1: leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white
bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine
around clover or flax [syn: {love vine}, {Cuscuta
gronovii}]
cush-cush
n 1: tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers [syn:
{cush-cush}, {Dioscorea trifida}]
Cushing's disease
n 1: a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in
greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland;
characterized by obesity [syn: {Cushing's disease},
{hyperadrenalism}]
Cushing's syndrome
n 1: a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol [syn:
{Cushing's syndrome}, {hyperadrenocorticism}]
cushion calamint
n 1: aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish
flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and
Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium
vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]
cushion flower
n 1: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow
flowers; western Australia [syn: {cushion flower},
{pincushion hakea}, {Hakea laurina}]
cusk-eel
n 1: elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes
custard apple
n 1: any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with
soft edible pulp [syn: {custard apple}, {custard apple
tree}]
2: the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the
genus Annona having soft edible pulp
custard apple tree
n 1: any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with
soft edible pulp [syn: {custard apple}, {custard apple
tree}]
custard pie
n 1: a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or
artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies
custard-apple family
n 1: chiefly tropical trees or shrubs [syn: {Annonaceae},
{family Annonaceae}, {custard-apple family}]
custard-like
adj 1: resembling custard in consistency
Custer's Last Stand
n 1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn},
{Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn},
{Custer's Last Stand}]
custodial account
n 1: a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a
minor
custody battle
n 1: litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced
couple
custody case
n 1: a legal action to determine custody (usually of children
following a divorce)
custom-built
adj 1: built for a particular individual [syn: {custom-built},
{made-to-order}]
n 1: an item made to the customer's specifications [syn:
{custom-made}, {custom-built}] [ant: {ready-made}]
custom-made
adj 1: made according to the specifications of an individual
[syn: {custom-made}, {custom}] [ant: {ready-made}]
n 1: an item made to the customer's specifications [syn:
{custom-made}, {custom-built}] [ant: {ready-made}]
custom-make
v 1: make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for
me" [syn: {custom-make}, {customize}, {customise}, {tailor-
make}]
customer agent
n 1: a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale
customer's broker
n 1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising
agency or brokerage or other service business [syn:
{account executive}, {account representative}, {registered
representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]
customer's man
n 1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising
agency or brokerage or other service business [syn:
{account executive}, {account representative}, {registered
representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]
Customs Bureau
n 1: the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import
tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Bureau},
{Customs Service}, {USCB}]
customs duty
n 1: money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs}, {customs
duty}, {custom}, {impost}]
Customs Service
n 1: the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import
tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Bureau},
{Customs Service}, {USCB}]
customs union
n 1: an association of nations to promote free trade within the
union and set common tariffs for nations that are not
members
cut across
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover},
{cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut
through}, {cut across}]
2: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions
on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
3: cut using a diagonal line [syn: {crosscut}, {cut across}]
cut away
v 1: move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut
away now!' the director shouted"
2: remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that
sticks out"
cut back
v 1: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in
the story" [syn: {cut back}, {flash back}]
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},
{trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
3: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim},
{lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn:
{restrict}, {curtail}, {curb}, {cut back}]
cut corners
v 1: do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to
make a cheaper product"
cut down
v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim
down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
2: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn:
{slash}, {cut down}]
3: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily
armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after
she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock
down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
4: intercept (a player) [syn: {cut down}, {cut out}]
5: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {mow}, {cut
down}]
6: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell},
{drop}, {strike down}, {cut down}]
cut glass
n 1: glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets
cut in
v 1: allow someone to have a share or profit
2: drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space
for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably
3: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
4: interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as
one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"
5: mix in with cutting motions
cut into
v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over
the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {delve}, {cut into},
{turn over}]
cut of beef
n 1: cut of meat from beef cattle
cut of lamb
n 1: cut of meat from a lamb
cut of meat
n 1: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
[syn: {cut}, {cut of meat}]
cut of mutton
n 1: cut of meat from a mature sheep
cut of pork
n 1: cut of meat from a hog or pig
cut of veal
n 1: cut of meat from a calf
cut off
adj 1: detached by cutting; "cut flowers"; "a severed head"; "an
old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her
poor cut-off head under her arm" [syn: {severed}, {cut
off}]
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the
following messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {disrupt}, {break
up}, {cut off}]
2: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the
conversation" [syn: {cut}, {cut off}]
3: remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off
the dead branch" [syn: {cut off}, {chop off}, {lop off}]
4: cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
[syn: {cut off}, {cut out}]
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: {chip}, {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}]
6: remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: {amputate}, {cut
off}]
cut out
adj 1: having been cut out; "the cut-out pieces of the dress"
v 1: delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the
newspaper article"
2: form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar
from a piece of paper"
3: cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
[syn: {cut off}, {cut out}]
4: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out;
"scratch out my name on that list" [syn: {scratch out}, {cut
out}]
5: intercept (a player) [syn: {cut down}, {cut out}]
6: cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"
cut price
n 1: a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate},
{cheapness}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]
cut rate
n 1: a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate},
{cheapness}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]
cut short
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut
short our vacation" [syn: {cut short}, {break short},
{break off}]
2: cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause
cut the singer short"
3: make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word";
"Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [syn:
{truncate}, {cut short}]
4: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or
its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom
is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {clip}, {curtail}, {cut
short}]
cut through
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover},
{cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut
through}, {cut across}]
cut to
v 1: move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the
sky"
cut to ribbons
v 1: defeat totally; "We must cut the other team to ribbons!"
cut up
adj 1: cut into pieces
v 1: cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" [syn: {carve}, {cut
up}]
2: destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
[syn: {mutilate}, {mangle}, {cut up}]
3: separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You
cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn:
{compartmentalize}, {compartmentalise}, {cut up}]
4: significantly cut up a manuscript [syn: {hack}, {cut up}]
cut-and-dried
adj 1: according to ordinary expectations [syn: {cut-and-dried},
{cut-and-dry}]
cut-and-dry
adj 1: according to ordinary expectations [syn: {cut-and-dried},
{cut-and-dry}]
cut-and-thrust
n 1: fighting with knives [syn: {knife fight}, {snickersnee},
{cut-and-thrust}]
cut-in
n 1: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network
program [syn: {cut-in}, {insert}]
2: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts
the action of a film [syn: {cut-in}, {insert}]
cut-price
adj 1: costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced
clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn:
{bargain-priced}, {cut-rate}, {cut-price}]
cut-rate
adj 1: costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced
clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn:
{bargain-priced}, {cut-rate}, {cut-price}]
cut-rate sale
n 1: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced
prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I
got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {sale},
{cut-rate sale}, {sales event}]
cut-up
n 1: someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn:
{prankster}, {cut-up}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {hoaxer},
{practical joker}]
cutaneous anthrax
n 1: a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that
becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins;
symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high
fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal
[syn: {cutaneous anthrax}, {malignant pustule}]
cutaneous leishmaniasis
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
cutaneous sensation
n 1: a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous
sensation}, {haptic sensation}, {skin sensation}]
cutaneous senses
n 1: the faculty by which external objects or forces are
perceived through contact with the body (especially the
hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects
in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch},
{skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]
cutaneous vein
n 1: one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that
empty into deep veins [syn: {cutaneous vein}, {vena
cutanea}]
cutaway drawing
n 1: a representation (drawing or model) of something in which
the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn:
{cutaway}, {cutaway drawing}, {cutaway model}]
cutaway model
n 1: a representation (drawing or model) of something in which
the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn:
{cutaway}, {cutaway drawing}, {cutaway model}]
cutleaved coneflower
n 1: tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow
flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky
Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast
[syn: {cutleaved coneflower}, {Rudbeckia laciniata}]
cutoff saw
n 1: handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major
axis) [syn: {crosscut saw}, {crosscut handsaw}, {cutoff
saw}]
cutting angle
n 1: the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the
surface of the work
cutting board
n 1: a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut [syn:
{chopping board}, {cutting board}]
cutting edge
n 1: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the
leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds
were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in
England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront
of his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn:
{vanguard}, {forefront}, {cutting edge}]
2: the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife [syn: {knife
edge}, {cutting edge}]
cutting implement
n 1: a tool used for cutting or slicing
cutting off
n 1: the act of cutting something off [syn: {abscission},
{cutting off}]
2: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cut}, {cutting},
{cutting off}]
cutting out
n 1: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {ablation},
{extirpation}, {cutting out}, {excision}]
cutting room
n 1: a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out
unwanted parts)
cutting tool
n 1: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: {cutter},
{cutlery}, {cutting tool}]
cutting-edge
adj 1: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style;
"wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in
swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it
boutique" [syn: {up-to-date}, {up to date}, {cutting-
edge}, {with-it}]
cutty stool
n 1: a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where
an offender was publicly rebuked
cy pres
n 1: a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the
intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as
nearly as possible [syn: {cy pres}, {rule of cy pres}, {cy
pres doctrine}]
cy pres doctrine
n 1: a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the
intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as
nearly as possible [syn: {cy pres}, {rule of cy pres}, {cy
pres doctrine}]
Cy Young
n 1: United States baseball player and famous pitcher
(1867-1955) [syn: {Young}, {Cy Young}, {Danton True Young}]
Cyamopsis psoraloides
n 1: drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed
which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing
material [syn: {guar}, {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis
tetragonolobus}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
n 1: drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed
which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing
material [syn: {guar}, {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis
tetragonolobus}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]
cyanic acid
n 1: a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes
readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide
cyanide group
n 1: the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn:
{cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide
radical}]
cyanide poisoning
n 1: poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in
smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals
cyanide process
n 1: an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by
treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution
cyanide radical
n 1: the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn:
{cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide
radical}]
cyanine dye
n 1: any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two
heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers
in photography
cyano group
n 1: the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn:
{cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide
radical}]
cyano radical
n 1: the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn:
{cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide
radical}]
Cyanocitta cristata
n 1: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey
breast [syn: {blue jay}, {jaybird}, {Cyanocitta cristata}]
cyanuric acid
n 1: a trimer of cyanic acid
Cyathea medullaris
n 1: a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a
crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn:
{silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {black tree fern},
{Cyathea medullaris}]
cyber-terrorism
n 1: an assault on electronic communication networks [syn:
{cyber-terrorism}, {cyberwar}]
cyber-terrorist
n 1: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to
steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-
terrorism [syn: {cyber-terrorist}, {cyberpunk}]
cycad family
n 1: ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that
fertilization is by means of spermatozoids [syn:
{Cycadaceae}, {family Cycadaceae}, {cycad family}]
Cycas circinalis
n 1: southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn:
{false sago}, {fern palm}, {Cycas circinalis}]
Cycas revoluta
n 1: dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago [syn: {sago
palm}, {Cycas revoluta}]
Cycladic civilisation
n 1: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the
southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC [syn:
{Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic
culture}, {Cyclades}]
Cycladic civilization
n 1: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the
southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC [syn:
{Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic
culture}, {Cyclades}]
Cycladic culture
n 1: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the
southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC [syn:
{Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic
culture}, {Cyclades}]
Cyclamen hederifolium
n 1: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn:
{sowbread}, {Cyclamen hederifolium}, {Cyclamen
neopolitanum}]
Cyclamen neopolitanum
n 1: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn:
{sowbread}, {Cyclamen hederifolium}, {Cyclamen
neopolitanum}]
Cyclamen purpurascens
n 1: Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for
its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and
nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed
petals [syn: {cyclamen}, {Cyclamen purpurascens}]
cycle of rebirth
n 1: (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
cycle on
v 1: come to the starting point of a cycle
cycle per second
n 1: the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of
one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz) [syn:
{hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cps},
{cycle}]
cycle rickshaw
n 1: a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the
Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once
pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs" [syn: {pedicab},
{cycle rickshaw}]
cycles/second
n 1: the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of
one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz) [syn:
{hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cps},
{cycle}]
cyclic disorder
n 1: a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time
[syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclothymic disorder}, {cyclic
disorder}]
cyclic neutropenia
n 1: neutropenia that occurs periodically
cyclic redundancy check
n 1: an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of
a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data
cyclodestructive surgery
n 1: an eye operation that treats glaucoma by destroying the
ciliary body with a laser
cyclohexanol phthalate
n 1: the cyclohexanol ester of phthalic acid
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
n 1: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish
flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed},
{tumbleweed}, {Cycloloma atriplicifolium}]
cyclone cellar
n 1: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm
passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {cyclone cellar}, {tornado
cellar}]
cyclooxygenase-1
n 1: an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important
for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an
unfortunate side effect of NSAIDs is that they block Cox-1"
[syn: {cyclooxygenase-1}, {Cox-1}]
cyclooxygenase-2
n 1: an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation
and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of NSAIDs
result from their ability to block Cox-2" [syn:
{cyclooxygenase-2}, {Cox-2}]
cyclopean masonry
n 1: a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of
massive stones of irregular shape and size
Cyclopes didactylus
n 1: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long
silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {two-toed
anteater}, {Cyclopes didactylus}]
Cyclophorus lingua
n 1: east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues;
sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern},
{tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]
Cyclopterus lumpus
n 1: clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic
fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar [syn:
{lumpfish}, {Cyclopterus lumpus}]
cyclothymic disorder
n 1: a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time
[syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclothymic disorder}, {cyclic
disorder}]
Cydonia oblonga
n 1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped
fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {quince bush},
{Cydonia oblonga}]
Cygnus atratus
n 1: large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
[syn: {black swan}, {Cygnus atratus}]
Cygnus buccinator
n 1: large pure white wild swan of western North America having
a sonorous cry [syn: {trumpeter}, {trumpeter swan}, {Cygnus
buccinator}]
Cygnus columbianus
n 1: swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
[syn: {tundra swan}, {Cygnus columbianus}]
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
n 1: Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the
whooper [syn: {Bewick's swan}, {Cygnus columbianus
bewickii}]
Cygnus columbianus columbianus
n 1: North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft
whistling note [syn: {whistling swan}, {Cygnus columbianus
columbianus}]
Cygnus cygnus
n 1: common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn:
{whooper}, {whooper swan}, {Cygnus cygnus}]
Cygnus olor
n 1: soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: {mute
swan}, {Cygnus olor}]
cylinder block
n 1: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts
of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the
block was cracked" [syn: {engine block}, {cylinder block},
{block}]
cylinder head
n 1: a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder
chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump
cylinder lock
n 1: a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers
are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to
free the cylinder to rotate
cylinder press
n 1: a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed
under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
[syn: {flatbed press}, {cylinder press}]
cylindrical lining
n 1: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn:
{bushing}, {cylindrical lining}]
cylindrical-stemmed
adj 1: having a cylindrical stem
cyma recta
n 1: a cyma in which the upper section is concave and the lower
section is convex
cyma reversa
n 1: a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the
convex part above and the concave part below [syn: {ogee},
{cyma reversa}]
Cynara cardunculus
n 1: southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple
flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
[syn: {cardoon}, {Cynara cardunculus}]
Cynara scolymus
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {globe
artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}]
cynipid gall wasp
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp},
{cynipid gall wasp}]
cynipid wasp
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp},
{cynipid gall wasp}]
Cynocephalus variegatus
n 1: a variety of flying lemur
Cynodon dactylon
n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil
grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass},
{star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
Cynodon plectostachyum
n 1: perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used
especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay [syn:
{giant star grass}, {Cynodon plectostachyum}]
Cynoglossum amabile
n 1: biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue
flowers [syn: {Chinese forget-me-not}, {Cynoglossum
amabile}]
Cynoglossum officinale
n 1: biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse
tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn:
{hound's-tongue}, {Cynoglossum officinale}]
Cynoglossum virginaticum
n 1: perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-
shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers [syn:
{hound's-tongue}, {Cynoglossum virginaticum}]
Cynomys gunnisoni
n 1: tail is white tipped [syn: {whitetail prairie dog},
{Cynomys gunnisoni}]
Cynomys ludovicianus
n 1: tail is black tipped [syn: {blacktail prairie dog},
{Cynomys ludovicianus}]
Cynopterus sphinx
n 1: a variety of fruit eating bat
Cynoscion nebulosus
n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout},
{spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]
Cynoscion regalis
n 1: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a
mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {weakfish},
{Cynoscion regalis}]
cynthia moth
n 1: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States;
larvae feed on the ailanthus [syn: {cynthia moth}, {Samia
cynthia}, {Samia walkeri}]
Cyperus alternifolius
n 1: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water
plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender
grasslike leaves [syn: {umbrella plant}, {umbrella sedge},
{Cyperus alternifolius}]
Cyperus esculentus
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
{chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground
almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
Cyperus longus
n 1: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of
reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale},
{galangal}, {Cyperus longus}]
Cyperus papyrus
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian
paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper
plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
Cyperus rotundus
n 1: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible
nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nutsedge},
{nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]
Cypraea moneta
n 1: cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the
southern Pacific and in parts of Africa [syn: {money
cowrie}, {Cypraea moneta}]
Cypraea tigris
n 1: cowrie whose shell is used for ornament [syn: {tiger
cowrie}, {Cypraea tigris}]
cypress family
n 1: cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn:
{Cupressaceae}, {family Cupressaceae}, {cypress family}]
cypress pine
n 1: any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and
northern New Caledonia
cypress sedge
n 1: tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan
[syn: {cypress sedge}, {Carex pseudocyperus}]
cypress spurge
n 1: Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress;
naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {cypress
spurge}, {Euphorbia cyparissias}]
cypress tree
n 1: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus
of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and
rounded cones [syn: {cypress}, {cypress tree}]
cypress vine
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-
glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit
pennata}]
cyprinid fish
n 1: soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having
toothless jaws and cycloid scales [syn: {cyprinid},
{cyprinid fish}]
cypriniform fish
n 1: a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
Cyprinus carpio
n 1: large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced
into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams
and often raised for food; introduced into United States
where it has become a pest [syn: {domestic carp}, {Cyprinus
carpio}]
Cypriot monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Cyprus
Cypriot pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn:
{Cypriot pound}, {pound}]
Cypripedium acaule
n 1: once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North
America [syn: {moccasin flower}, {nerveroot}, {Cypripedium
acaule}]
Cypripedium album
n 1: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an
inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper},
{showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium
reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]
Cypripedium arietinum
n 1: orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green
flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
[syn: {ram's-head}, {ram's-head lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium arietinum}]
Cypripedium calceolus
n 1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe,
North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper},
{yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus},
{Cypripedium parviflorum}]
Cypripedium calceolus pubescens
n 1: plant of eastern and central North America having slightly
fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {large
yellow lady's slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus pubescens}]
Cypripedium californicum
n 1: often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches
growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and
northern California [syn: {California lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium californicum}]
Cypripedium fasciculatum
n 1: clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves
and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches
mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California
and northern Colorado [syn: {clustered lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium fasciculatum}]
Cypripedium montanum
n 1: leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and
dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to
northern California and Wyoming [syn: {mountain lady's
slipper}, {Cypripedium montanum}]
Cypripedium parviflorum
n 1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe,
North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper},
{yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus},
{Cypripedium parviflorum}]
Cypripedium reginae
n 1: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an
inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper},
{showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium
reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]
Cyrano de Bergerac
n 1: a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for
fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was
immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand
(1619-1655) [syn: {Cyrano de Bergerac}, {Savinien Cyrano de
Bergerac}]
Cyril Burt
n 1: English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said
to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Burt},
{Cyril Burt}, {Cyril Lodowic Burt}]
Cyril Lodowic Burt
n 1: English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said
to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Burt},
{Cyril Burt}, {Cyril Lodowic Burt}]
Cyril Northcote Parkinson
n 1: British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies
(1909-1993) [syn: {Parkinson}, {C. Northcote Parkinson},
{Cyril Northcote Parkinson}]
cyrilla family
n 1: shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white
flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn:
{Cyrilliaceae}, {family Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family},
{titi family}]
Cyrilla racemiflora
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West
Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white
flowers and orange and crimson foliage [syn: {cyrilla},
{leatherwood}, {white titi}, {Cyrilla racemiflora}]
Cyrillic alphabet
n 1: an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for
writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian,
Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages) [syn: {Cyrillic
alphabet}, {Cyrillic}]
Cyrtomium aculeatum
n 1: tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of
holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly
fern}, {Cyrtomium aculeatum}, {Polystichum aculeatum}]
Cyrus Hall McCormick
n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical
harvester (1809-1884) [syn: {McCormick}, {Cyrus McCormick},
{Cyrus Hall McCormick}]
Cyrus II
n 1: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa
600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus II}, {Cyrus the Elder}, {Cyrus the
Great}]
Cyrus McCormick
n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical
harvester (1809-1884) [syn: {McCormick}, {Cyrus McCormick},
{Cyrus Hall McCormick}]
Cyrus the Elder
n 1: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa
600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus II}, {Cyrus the Elder}, {Cyrus the
Great}]
Cyrus the Great
n 1: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa
600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus II}, {Cyrus the Elder}, {Cyrus the
Great}]
Cyrus the Younger
n 1: Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother
Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) [syn: {Cyrus}, {Cyrus the
Younger}]
cystic artery
n 1: a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder
and the surface of the liver [syn: {cystic artery},
{arteria cystica}]
cystic breast disease
n 1: the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn:
{fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the
breast}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]
cystic fibrosis
n 1: the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and
intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus;
caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known [syn:
{cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the
pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]
cystic fibrosis transport regulator
n 1: the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis [syn: {cystic
fibrosis transport regulator}, {CFTR}]
cystic mastitis
n 1: the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn:
{fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the
breast}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]
cystic vein
n 1: vein that drains the gallbladder [syn: {cystic vein}, {vena
cystica}]
cystoid macular edema
n 1: a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
Cystophora cristata
n 1: medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac
on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn:
{hooded seal}, {bladdernose}, {Cystophora cristata}]
Cystopteris bulbifera
n 1: North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
[syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern},
{Cystopteris bulbifera}]
Cystopteris fragilis
n 1: delicate fern widely distributed in North America and
European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
[syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {fragile
fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]
Cystopteris montana
n 1: fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere [syn:
{mountain bladder fern}, {Cystopteris montana}]
Cytesis proliferus
n 1: shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate
leaves; used as cattle fodder [syn: {tagasaste},
{Chamaecytisus palmensis}, {Cytesis proliferus}]
Cytisus albus
n 1: low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom},
{Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]
Cytisus multiflorus
n 1: low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom},
{Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]
Cytisus ramentaceus
n 1: erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense
clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds;
Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn:
{Dalmatian laburnum}, {Petteria ramentacea}, {Cytisus
ramentaceus}]
Cytisus scoparius
n 1: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]
cytochrome c
n 1: the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy
transfer
cytologic smear
n 1: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and
stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a
microscope [syn: {smear}, {cytologic smear}, {cytosmear}]
cytologic specimen
n 1: a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
cytotoxic drug
n 1: any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in
chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous
cells
cytotoxic T cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell},
{cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]
Czar Alexander I
n 1: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government
of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon
(1777-1825) [syn: {Alexander I}, {Czar Alexander I},
{Aleksandr Pavlovich}]
Czar Alexander II
n 1: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced
reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs
(1818-1881) [syn: {Alexander II}, {Czar Alexander II},
{Alexander the Liberator}]
Czar Alexander III
n 1: son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
[syn: {Alexander III}, {Czar Alexander III}]
Czar Nicholas I
n 1: czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the
Crimean War (1796-1855) [syn: {Nicholas I}, {Czar Nicholas
I}]
Czar Peter I
n 1: czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to
reform the government; he extended his territories in the
Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter
I}, {Czar Peter I}, {Peter the Great}]
Czech capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the
western part of the country; a cultural and commercial
center since the 14th century [syn: {Prague}, {Praha},
{Prag}, {Czech capital}]
Czech monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Czech Republic
Czech Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from
Slovakia in 1993
D and C
n 1: a surgical procedure usually performed under local
anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the
endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet;
performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged
bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments
of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
[syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage},
{D and C}]
D region
n 1: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up)
that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}, {D
region}]
d'Holbach
n 1: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of
the first self-described atheists in Europe [syn:
{Dietrich}, {Paul Heinrich Dietrich}, {Thiry}, {Paul-Henri
Thiry}, {d'Holbach}, {baron d'Holbach}]
D'Oyly Carte
n 1: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan
together and produced many of their operettas in London
(1844-1901) [syn: {D'Oyly Carte}, {Richard D'Oyly Carte}]
D-day
n 1: date of the Allied landing in France, World War II [syn:
{D-day}, {6 June 1944}]
D-layer
n 1: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up)
that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}, {D
region}]
D. H. Lawrence
n 1: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned
industrial society and explored sexual relationships
(1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {D. H. Lawrence}, {David
Herbert Lawrence}]
D. W. Griffith
n 1: United States film maker who was the first to use
flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {Griffith}, {D.
W. Griffith}, {David Lewelyn Wark Griffith}]
D.A.
n 1: a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus [syn:
{Doctor of Arts}, {D.A.}]
D.C.
n 1: the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington;
chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of
the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland
and Virginia [syn: {District of Columbia}, {D.C.}, {DC}]
d.j.
n 1: a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
[syn: {disk jockey}, {disc jockey}, {d.j.}, {DJ}]
d.o.a.
adj 1: abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room
D.P.R.K.
n 1: a communist country in the northern half of the Korean
Peninsula; established in 1948 [syn: {North Korea},
{Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {D.P.R.K.},
{DPRK}]
da Gamma
n 1: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape
of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on
Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
[syn: {da Gamma}, {Vasco da Gamma}, {Gamma}]
da Vinci
n 1: Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and
architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian
Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: {Leonardo}, {Leonardo da
Vinci}, {da Vinci}]
da'wah
n 1: missionary work for Islam [syn: {da'wah}, {dawah}]
dabbling duck
n 1: any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending
and dabbling [syn: {dabbling duck}, {dabbler}] [ant:
{diving duck}]
Daboecia cantabrica
n 1: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe
represented by several varieties with flowers from white to
rose-purple [syn: {Connemara heath}, {St. Dabeoc's heath},
{Daboecia cantabrica}]
Dacelo gigas
n 1: Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn:
{kookaburra}, {laughing jackass}, {Dacelo gigas}]
Dacridium laxifolius
n 1: low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing
branches; New Zealand [syn: {mountain rimu}, {Lepidothamnus
laxifolius}, {Dacridium laxifolius}]
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New
Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides},
{Podocarpus dacrydioides}]
Dacrydium bidwilli
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand
mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium
bidwilli}]
Dacrydium colensoi
n 1: New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender
flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high
altitudes [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {Dacrydium
colensoi}]
Dacrydium cupressinum
n 1: tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {imou pine},
{red pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]
Dacrydium franklinii
n 1: Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained
wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed
in genus Dacrydium [syn: {huon pine}, {Lagarostrobus
franklinii}, {Dacrydium franklinii}]
Dactylis glomerata
n 1: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn:
{orchard grass}, {cocksfoot}, {cockspur}, {Dactylis
glomerata}]
Dactyloctenium aegypticum
n 1: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian
grass}, {crowfoot grass}, {Dactyloctenium aegypticum}]
Dactylopius coccus
n 1: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of
a red dye [syn: {cochineal insect}, {cochineal},
{Dactylopius coccus}]
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
n 1: European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and
pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or
purple [syn: {common spotted orchid}, {Dactylorhiza
fuchsii}, {Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii}]
Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
n 1: European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and
pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or
purple [syn: {common spotted orchid}, {Dactylorhiza
fuchsii}, {Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii}]
daddy longlegs
n 1: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes
but do not bite [syn: {crane fly}, {daddy longlegs}]
2: spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long
thin legs [syn: {harvestman}, {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium
opilio}]
dado plane
n 1: a plane for making a dado groove
Dae-Han-Min-Gook
n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow
Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-
Gook or Han-Gook [syn: {Korea}, {Korean Peninsula}, {Dae-
Han-Min-Gook}, {Han-Gook}]
daffodil garlic
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic},
{flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]
Dag Hammarskjold
n 1: Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the
United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961) [syn:
{Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl
Hammarskjold}]
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
n 1: Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the
United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961) [syn:
{Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl
Hammarskjold}]
dagger fern
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood
fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
dagger-like
adj 1: resembling a dagger
Dahlia pinnata
n 1: any of several plants of or developed from the species
Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed
variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of
Mexico and Central America and Colombia [syn: {dahlia},
{Dahlia pinnata}]
Dail Eireann
n 1: the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
[syn: {Dail Eireann}, {Dail}]
daily dew
n 1: any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having
leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest
insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {sundew},
{sundew plant}, {daily dew}]
daily double
n 1: a single bet on two horse races in the same day
daily round
n 1: the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his
rounds" [syn: {round}, {daily round}]
daily variation
n 1: fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
dairy cattle
n 1: cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle},
{dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]
dairy cow
n 1: cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle},
{dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]
dairy farm
n 1: a farm where dairy products are produced [syn: {dairy},
{dairy farm}]
dairy farmer
n 1: the owner or manager of a dairy [syn: {dairyman}, {dairy
farmer}]
dairy farming
n 1: the business of a dairy [syn: {dairying}, {dairy farming}]
dairy product
n 1: milk and butter and cheese
daisy bush
n 1: any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs
of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes
fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers
with white or purple or blue rays [syn: {daisybush},
{daisy-bush}, {daisy bush}]
daisy chain
n 1: (figurative) a series of associated things or people or
experiences
2: flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by
their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
daisy cutter
n 1: a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the
remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many
small high-velocity fragments; most effective against
troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb},
{antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy
cutter}]
2: a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
daisy fleabane
n 1: widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb [syn:
{daisy fleabane}, {Erigeron annuus}]
daisy print wheel
n 1: a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make
a typing impression on paper [syn: {daisy print wheel},
{daisy wheel}]
daisy wheel
n 1: a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make
a typing impression on paper [syn: {daisy print wheel},
{daisy wheel}]
daisy-bush
n 1: any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs
of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes
fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers
with white or purple or blue rays [syn: {daisybush},
{daisy-bush}, {daisy bush}]
daisy-chain
v 1: connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a
computer
daisy-leaved grape fern
n 1: of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisyleaf grape fern},
{daisy-leaved grape fern}, {Botrychium matricariifolium}]
daisyleaf grape fern
n 1: of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisyleaf grape fern},
{daisy-leaved grape fern}, {Botrychium matricariifolium}]
daisywheel printer
n 1: a printer that uses a daisy print wheel
Dalai Lama
n 1: chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: {Dalai Lama},
{Grand Lama}]
Dalbergia cearensis
n 1: Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn:
{kingwood}, {kingwood tree}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]
Dalbergia latifolia
n 1: East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn:
{Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India
rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]
Dalbergia nigra
n 1: an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard
dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian
rosewood}, {caviuna wood}, {jacaranda}, {Dalbergia nigra}]
Dalbergia retusa
n 1: a valuable timber tree of tropical South America [syn:
{cocobolo}, {Dalbergia retusa}]
Dalbergia sissoo
n 1: East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a
compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and
making railroad ties [syn: {sissoo}, {sissu}, {sisham},
{Dalbergia sissoo}]
Dalbergia stevensonii
n 1: Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked
rosewood [syn: {Honduras rosewood}, {Dalbergia
stevensonii}]
Dale Carnegie
n 1: United States educator famous for writing a book about how
to win friends and influence people (1888-1955) [syn:
{Carnegie}, {Dale Carnegie}]
Dalea spinosa
n 1: greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern
United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal
spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as
source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor [syn:
{smoke tree}, {Dalea spinosa}]
Dall sheep
n 1: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
[syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis
montana dalli}]
Dall's sheep
n 1: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
[syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis
montana dalli}]
dallis grass
n 1: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized
as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn:
{dallisgrass}, {dallis grass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum
dilatatum}]
Dalmatia pyrethrum
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
{pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}]
Dalmatian iris
n 1: European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers [syn:
{Dalmatian iris}, {Iris pallida}]
Dalmatian laburnum
n 1: erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense
clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds;
Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn:
{Dalmatian laburnum}, {Petteria ramentacea}, {Cytisus
ramentaceus}]
Dalmatian pyrethrum
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
{pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}]
Dalton Trumbo
n 1: United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and
imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional
investigations of communism in America (1905-1976) [syn:
{Trumbo}, {Dalton Trumbo}]
Dalton's law
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine
to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them
that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit
a simple multiple relation [syn: {law of multiple
proportions}, {Dalton's law}]
2: (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted
by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures
of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a
mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the
same volume alone at the same temperature [syn: {Dalton's
law}, {Dalton's law of partial pressures}, {law of partial
pressures}]
Dalton's law of partial pressures
n 1: (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure
exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial
pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a
gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it
occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
[syn: {Dalton's law}, {Dalton's law of partial pressures},
{law of partial pressures}]
dam up
v 1: obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the
Yangtse River" [syn: {dam}, {dam up}]
Dama dama
n 1: small Eurasian deer [syn: {fallow deer}, {Dama dama}]
damage control
n 1: an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
Damaliscus lunatus
n 1: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest
hoofed mammal [syn: {sassaby}, {topi}, {Damaliscus
lunatus}]
Damaraland mole rat
n 1: colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole
rat
Damascus steel
n 1: a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword
blades [syn: {Damascus steel}, {Damask steel}]
damask rose
n 1: large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia
Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
[syn: {damask rose}, {summer damask rose}, {Rosa
damascena}]
Damask steel
n 1: a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword
blades [syn: {Damascus steel}, {Damask steel}]
damask violet
n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
{Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
n 1: prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
[syn: {Christie}, {Agatha Christie}, {Dame Agatha Mary
Clarissa Christie}]
Dame Alice Ellen Terry
n 1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Ellen
Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]
Dame Alicia Markova
n 1: English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Markova}, {Dame
Alicia Markova}, {Lilian Alicia Marks}]
Dame Barbara Hepworth
n 1: British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Hepworth}, {Barbara
Hepworth}, {Dame Barbara Hepworth}]
Dame Daphne du Maurier
n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du
Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell
n 1: English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Sitwell}, {Dame Edith
Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell}]
Dame Edith Sitwell
n 1: English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Sitwell}, {Dame Edith
Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell}]
Dame Ellen Terry
n 1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Ellen
Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her
novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Iris Murdoch}, {Dame
Jean Iris Murdoch}]
Dame Joan Sutherland
n 1: Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn:
{Sutherland}, {Joan Sutherland}, {Dame Joan Sutherland}]
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa
n 1: New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te
Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te
Kanawa}]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
n 1: New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te
Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te
Kanawa}]
Dame Margot Fonteyn
n 1: English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in
1919) [syn: {Fonteyn}, {Dame Margot Fonteyn}]
Dame Muriel Spark
n 1: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn:
{Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah
Spark}]
Dame Myra Hess
n 1: English pianist (1890-1965) [syn: {Hess}, {Dame Myra Hess}]
Dame Nellie Melba
n 1: Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Melba},
{Dame Nellie Melba}, {Helen Porter Mitchell}]
Dame Rebecca West
n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West},
{Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel
Fairfield}]
Dame Sybil Thorndike
n 1: English actress (1882-1976) [syn: {Thorndike}, {Dame Sybil
Thorndike}]
Dame's violet
n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
{Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]
dammar pine
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar
resin [syn: {kauri pine}, {dammar pine}]
dammar resin
n 1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family
Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the
amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar
resin}]
Damon and Pythias
n 1: (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias
was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow
Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned
in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let
them both live
Damon Runyon
n 1: United States writer of humorous stylized stories about
Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn:
{Runyon}, {Damon Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]
damp course
n 1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the
foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent
dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof
course}, {damp course}]
damp-proof course
n 1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the
foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent
dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof
course}, {damp course}]
damper block
n 1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a
piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {damper block},
{piano damper}]
damping off
n 1: a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of
seedlings in excessive moisture
damping off fungus
n 1: fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn:
{damping off fungus}, {Pythium debaryanum}]
damson plum
n 1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and
small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin
leaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum
oliviforme}]
2: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson
plum}, {damson plum tree}, {Prunus domestica insititia}]
3: dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: {damson}, {damson
plum}]
damson plum tree
n 1: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn:
{damson plum}, {damson plum tree}, {Prunus domestica
insititia}]
danaid butterfly
n 1: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an
unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid}, {danaid butterfly}]
Danaus plexippus
n 1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings
with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
[syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly},
{Danaus plexippus}]
dance band
n 1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
[syn: {dance band}, {band}, {dance orchestra}]
dance floor
n 1: a bare floor polished for dancing
dance hall
n 1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance
hall}, {dance palace}]
dance lesson
n 1: a lesson in dancing
dance master
n 1: a professional teacher of dancing [syn: {dancing-master},
{dance master}]
dance music
n 1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
[syn: {dance music}, {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]
2: music to dance to
dance of death
n 1: a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death
leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {danse
macabre}, {dance of death}]
dance orchestra
n 1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
[syn: {dance band}, {band}, {dance orchestra}]
dance palace
n 1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance
hall}, {dance palace}]
dance school
n 1: a school where students are taught to dance
dance step
n 1: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step},
{step}]
danceroom music
n 1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
[syn: {dance music}, {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]
dancing lady orchid
n 1: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender
branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often
grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady
orchid}, {butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]
dancing partner
n 1: one of a pair of people who dance together
dancing school
n 1: a school in which students learn to dance
dancing-master
n 1: a professional teacher of dancing [syn: {dancing-master},
{dance master}]
dandelion green
n 1: the foliage of the dandelion plant
2: edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the
wild; used in salads and in making wine
Dandie Dinmont
n 1: a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping
ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont}, {Dandie Dinmont terrier}]
Dandie Dinmont terrier
n 1: a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping
ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont}, {Dandie Dinmont terrier}]
dandle board
n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum;
the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
[syn: {seesaw}, {teeter}, {teeter-totter}, {teetertotter},
{teeterboard}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]
dandy fever
n 1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by
mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and
joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {dandy fever},
{breakbone fever}]
danger line
n 1: a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
danger zone
n 1: a dangerous area
dangerous undertaking
n 1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
[syn: {adventure}, {escapade}, {risky venture}, {dangerous
undertaking}]
dangle-berry
n 1: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers
and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangleberry}, {dangle-berry},
{Gaylussacia frondosa}]
dangling modifier
n 1: a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word
because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young'
in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' [syn:
{dangling modifier}, {misplaced modifier}]
dangling participle
n 1: a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence)
apparently modifying a word other than the word intended:
e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the
country the Rockies came into view'
Daniel Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and
mathematical physics (1700-1782) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Daniel
Bernoulli}]
Daniel Boone
n 1: an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
[syn: {Boone}, {Daniel Boone}]
Daniel Chester French
n 1: United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure
of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington
D.C. (1850-1931) [syn: {French}, {Daniel Chester French}]
Daniel Defoe
n 1: English writer remembered particularly for his novel about
Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731) [syn: {Defoe}, {Daniel Defoe}]
Daniel Garrison Brinton
n 1: United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a
systematic classification of Native American languages
(1837-1899) [syn: {Brinton}, {Daniel Garrison Brinton}]
Daniel Hudson Burnham
n 1: United States architect who designed the first important
skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: {Burnham},
{Daniel Hudson Burnham}]
Daniel Jones
n 1: English phonetician (1881-1967) [syn: {Jones}, {Daniel
Jones}]
Daniel Morgan
n 1: soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British
in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) [syn:
{Morgan}, {Daniel Morgan}]
Daniel Ortega
n 1: Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Ortega}, {Daniel
Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega Saavedra}]
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
n 1: Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Ortega}, {Daniel
Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega Saavedra}]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
n 1: United States politician and educator (1927-2003) [syn:
{Moynihan}, {Daniel Patrick Moynihan}]
Daniel Rutherford
n 1: British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) [syn:
{Rutherford}, {Daniel Rutherford}]
Daniel Webster
n 1: United States politician and orator (1782-1817) [syn:
{Webster}, {Daniel Webster}]
Danish blue
n 1: blue cheese of Denmark
Danish capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the
island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the
Paris of the North" [syn: {Copenhagen}, {Kobenhavn},
{Danish capital}]
Danish krone
n 1: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {Danish krone},
{krone}]
Danish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Denmark
danish pastry
n 1: light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or
cheese [syn: {danish}, {danish pastry}]
Dano-Norwegian
n 1: book language; one of two official languages of Norway;
closely related to Danish [syn: {Bokmal}, {Bokmaal}, {Dano-
Norwegian}]
danse du ventre
n 1: a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous
movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dance},
{belly dancing}, {danse du ventre}]
danse macabre
n 1: a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death
leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {danse
macabre}, {dance of death}]
danseur noble
n 1: a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
[syn: {danseur}, {danseur noble}]
Dante Alighieri
n 1: an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that
describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise
guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
[syn: {Dante}, {Dante Alighieri}]
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
n 1: English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-
Raphaelites (1828-1882) [syn: {Rossetti}, {Dante Gabriel
Rossetti}]
Danton True Young
n 1: United States baseball player and famous pitcher
(1867-1955) [syn: {Young}, {Cy Young}, {Danton True Young}]
Danube River
n 1: the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows
from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea; "Vienna,
Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube"
[syn: {Danube}, {Danube River}, {Danau}]
Daphne cneorum
n 1: widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters
of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers [syn: {garland
flower}, {Daphne cneorum}]
Daphne du Maurier
n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du
Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]
daphne family
n 1: family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that
are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa [syn:
{Thymelaeaceae}, {family Thymelaeaceae}, {daphne family}]
Daphne laureola
n 1: bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and
yellow-green flowers [syn: {spurge laurel}, {wood laurel},
{Daphne laureola}]
Daphne mezereum
n 1: small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored
flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn:
{mezereon}, {February daphne}, {Daphne mezereum}]
dapple-gray
n 1: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings [syn:
{dapple-grey}, {dapple-gray}, {dappled-grey}, {dappled-
gray}]
dapple-grey
n 1: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings [syn:
{dapple-grey}, {dapple-gray}, {dappled-grey}, {dappled-
gray}]
dappled-gray
n 1: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings [syn:
{dapple-grey}, {dapple-gray}, {dappled-grey}, {dappled-
gray}]
dappled-grey
n 1: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings [syn:
{dapple-grey}, {dapple-gray}, {dappled-grey}, {dappled-
gray}]
Dar al-harb
n 1: areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
[syn: {Dar al-harb}, {House of War}]
Dar al-Islam
n 1: areas where Muslims are in the majority [syn: {Dar al-
Islam}, {House of Islam}]
Dar es Salaam
n 1: the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian
Ocean [syn: {Dar es Salaam}, {capital of Tanzania}]
Dardanelles campaign
n 1: the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the
English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia;
defeated by the Turks [syn: {Dardanelles}, {Dardanelles
campaign}]
Dardic language
n 1: any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and
eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan [syn: {Dard},
{Dardic}, {Dardic language}]
Dari Persian
n 1: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan [syn: {Dari},
{Dari Persian}]
Darier's disease
n 1: a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches
(sometimes containing pus) [syn: {keratosis follicularis},
{Darier's disease}]
Darius I
n 1: king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded
Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486
BC) [syn: {Darius I}, {Darius the Great}]
Darius III
n 1: king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his
murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330
BC)
Darius Milhaud
n 1: French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality
and Brazilian music (1892-1974) [syn: {Milhaud}, {Darius
Milhaud}]
Darius the Great
n 1: king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded
Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486
BC) [syn: {Darius I}, {Darius the Great}]
dark adaptation
n 1: the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of
illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for
up to four hours
Dark Ages
n 1: the period of history between classical antiquity and the
Italian Renaissance [syn: {Middle Ages}, {Dark Ages}]
dark blue
n 1: a dark shade of blue [syn: {dark blue}, {navy}, {navy
blue}]
dark bread
n 1: bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread},
{whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]
dark chocolate
n 1: chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of
sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added [syn:
{bittersweet chocolate}, {semi-sweet chocolate}, {dark
chocolate}]
dark comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy
having gloomy or disturbing elements
dark field illumination
n 1: a form of microscopic examination of living material by
scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark
background [syn: {dark ground illumination}, {dark field
illumination}]
dark glasses
n 1: (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to
protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing
a pair of mirrored shades" [syn: {sunglasses}, {dark
glasses}, {shades}]
dark ground illumination
n 1: a form of microscopic examination of living material by
scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark
background [syn: {dark ground illumination}, {dark field
illumination}]
dark horse
n 1: a political candidate who is not well known but could win
unexpectedly
2: a racehorse about which little is known
dark lantern
n 1: a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that
can be closed to conceal the light [syn: {dark lantern},
{bull's-eye}]
dark matter
n 1: (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed
to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible
(does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with
atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
dark meat
n 1: the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
dark red
n 1: a red color that reflects little light
dark-blue
adj 1: of a dark shade of blue
dark-brown
adj 1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn:
{brown}, {brownish}, {chocolate-brown}, {dark-brown}]
dark-coated
adj 1: covered with dark hair [syn: {dark-haired}, {dark-
coated}]
dark-colored
adj 1: having a dark color [syn: {dark-colored}, {dark-
coloured}, {dusky-colored}, {dusky-coloured}]
dark-coloured
adj 1: having a dark color [syn: {dark-colored}, {dark-
coloured}, {dusky-colored}, {dusky-coloured}]
dark-eyed junco
n 1: common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes
with dark brown irises [syn: {dark-eyed junco}, {slate-
colored junco}, {Junco hyemalis}]
dark-field microscope
n 1: light microscope that uses scattered light to show
particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes [syn:
{ultramicroscope}, {dark-field microscope}]
dark-fruited
adj 1: bearing dark fruit
dark-gray
adj 1: of a dark shade of grey [syn: {oxford-grey}, {oxford-
gray}, {dark-grey}, {dark-gray}]
dark-green
adj 1: of the color between blue and yellow in the color
spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green
tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {green},
{greenish}, {light-green}, {dark-green}]
dark-grey
adj 1: of a dark shade of grey [syn: {oxford-grey}, {oxford-
gray}, {dark-grey}, {dark-gray}]
dark-haired
adj 1: having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn:
{dark-haired}, {black-haired}, {brown-haired}]
2: covered with dark hair [syn: {dark-haired}, {dark-coated}]
dark-skinned
adj 1: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned
beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky
cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is
archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart},
{swarthy}]
dark-spotted
adj 1: having dark spots
darkling beetle
n 1: sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae
feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain [syn:
{darkling beetle}, {darkling groung beetle}, {tenebrionid}]
darkling groung beetle
n 1: sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae
feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain [syn:
{darkling beetle}, {darkling groung beetle}, {tenebrionid}]
darling pea
n 1: either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that
are poisonous to sheep [syn: {darling pea}, {poison bush}]
Darling River
n 1: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn:
{Darling}, {Darling River}]
Darlingtonia californica
n 1: marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green
flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings
below [syn: {California pitcher plant}, {Darlingtonia
californica}]
Darmera peltata
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate
leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on
leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada
in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb},
{Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
darning needle
n 1: a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or
embroidery thread [syn: {darning needle}, {embroidery
needle}]
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's
darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake
doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
Darryl Francis Zanuck
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-
length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn:
{Zanuck}, {Darryl Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]
Darryl Zanuck
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-
length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn:
{Zanuck}, {Darryl Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]
dart board
n 1: a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the
game of darts [syn: {dartboard}, {dart board}]
dart player
n 1: someone who plays the game of darts
dart thrower
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
{throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {spear thrower}, {dart
thrower}]
Dartmouth College
n 1: a college in New Hampshire [syn: {Dartmouth College},
{Dartmouth}]
Darwin tulip
n 1: any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing
large squarish flowers on sturdy stems
Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh
n 1: a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz
and the western border of Turkey [syn: {Lake Urmia},
{Urmia}, {Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh}]
Das Kapital
n 1: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic
theories [syn: {Das Kapital}, {Capital}]
dash down
v 1: write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
[syn: {dash down}, {dash off}]
dash off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a
thank-you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch
off}, {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
2: write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
[syn: {dash down}, {dash off}]
dash-pot
n 1: a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a
piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
Dashiell Hammett
n 1: United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction
(1894-1961) [syn: {Hammett}, {Dashiell Hammett}, {Samuel
Dashiell Hammett}]
dashing hopes
n 1: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn:
{disappointment}, {dashing hopes}]
Dasht-e-Kavir
n 1: a salt desert in north central Iran [syn: {Dasht-e-Kavir},
{Kavir Desert}, {Great Salt Desert}]
Dasht-e-Lut
n 1: a desert in eastern Iran [syn: {Dasht-e-Lut}, {Lut Desert}]
Dasyatis centroura
n 1: one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape
Hatteras [syn: {roughtail stingray}, {Dasyatis centroura}]
Dasyprocta aguti
n 1: agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America
and South America and the West Indies; valued as food [syn:
{agouti}, {Dasyprocta aguti}]
Dasypus novemcinctus
n 1: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas
to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas
armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]
dasyurid marsupial
n 1: small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {dasyurid marsupial}, {dasyurid}]
Dasyurus quoll
n 1: a variety of dasyure [syn: {eastern dasyure}, {Dasyurus
quoll}]
Dasyurus viverrinus
n 1: carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {native cat}, {Dasyurus viverrinus}]
data communication
n 1: electronic transmission of information that has been
encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by
computers) [syn: {digital communication}, {data
communication}]
data conversion
n 1: conversion from one way of encoding data to another way
data converter
n 1: converter for changing information from one code to another
data encryption
n 1: (computer science) the encryption of data for security
purposes
data file
n 1: a set of related records (either written or electronic)
kept together [syn: {file}, {data file}]
data format
n 1: the organization of information according to preset
specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn:
{format}, {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
data formatting
n 1: the organization of information according to preset
specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn:
{format}, {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
data hierarchy
n 1: an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such
that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set
data input device
n 1: a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or
other computational device [syn: {data input device},
{input device}]
data link
n 1: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations
for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn:
{link}, {data link}]
data mining
n 1: data processing using sophisticated data search
capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover
patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a
way to discover new meaning in data
data multiplexer
n 1: a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to
share a common transmission medium
data point
n 1: an item of factual information derived from measurement or
research [syn: {datum}, {data point}]
data processing
n 1: (computer science) a series of operations on data by a
computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify
information
data processor
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn:
{computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data
processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing
system}]
data rate
n 1: the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when
handling digital information
data structure
n 1: (computer science) the organization of data (and its
storage allocations in a computer)
data system
n 1: system consisting of the network of all communication
channels used within an organization [syn: {data system},
{information system}]
data track
n 1: (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a
magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading
data [syn: {track}, {data track}]
data-based
adj 1: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental
results that supported the hypothesis" [syn:
{experimental}, {data-based}, {observational}]
data-storage medium
n 1: a medium for storing information [syn: {storage medium},
{data-storage medium}]
database management
n 1: creation and maintenance of a database
database management system
n 1: a software system that facilitates the creation and
maintenance and use of an electronic database [syn:
{database management system}, {DBMS}]
date back
v 1: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200
years" [syn: {go back}, {date back}, {date from}]
date bar
n 1: fruit bar containing chopped dates
date bread
n 1: bread containing chopped dates
date from
v 1: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200
years" [syn: {go back}, {date back}, {date from}]
date line
n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following
(approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: {dateline}, {date
line}, {International Date Line}]
date of reference
n 1: (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in
time relative to which information (as coordinates of a
celestial body) is recorded [syn: {epoch}, {date of
reference}]
date palm
n 1: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing
sweet edible fruit [syn: {date palm}, {Phoenix
dactylifera}]
date plum
n 1: an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow
or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
[syn: {date plum}, {Diospyros lotus}]
date rape
n 1: rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when
they are on a date together)
date stamp
v 1: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn:
{date}, {date stamp}]
date-mark
v 1: mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
[syn: {dateline}, {datemark}, {date-mark}]
date-nut bread
n 1: bread containing chopped dates and nuts
dative bond
n 1: a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one
of the atoms [syn: {coordinate bond}, {dative bond}]
dative case
n 1: the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a
verb [syn: {dative}, {dative case}]
Datura arborea
n 1: a South American plant that is cultivated for its large
fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet},
{maikoa}, {Brugmansia arborea}, {Datura arborea}]
Datura sanguinea
n 1: arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-
red flowers [syn: {red angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia
sanguinea}, {Datura sanguinea}]
Datura stramonium
n 1: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having
rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped
flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson
weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of
Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]
Datura suaveolens
n 1: South American plant cultivated for its very large
nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's
trumpet}, {Brugmansia suaveolens}, {Datura suaveolens}]
Daubentonia madagascariensis
n 1: nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like
incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {aye-
aye}, {Daubentonia madagascariensis}]
Daucus carota
n 1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot},
{Queen Anne's lace}, {Daucus carota}]
Daucus carota sativa
n 1: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many
varieties for its long conical orange edible roots;
temperate and tropical regions [syn: {carrot}, {cultivated
carrot}, {Daucus carota sativa}]
daughter cell
n 1: a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell;
"anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are
generally identical"
daughter-in-law
n 1: the wife of your son
Davalia bullata
n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
{Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]
Davalia bullata mariesii
n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
{Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]
Davallia canariensis
n 1: fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira [syn: {Canary Island
hare's foot fern}, {Davallia canariensis}]
Davallia Mariesii
n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
{Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]
Davallia pyxidata
n 1: a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia [syn: {Australian
hare's foot}, {Davallia pyxidata}]
David Alfaro Siqueiros
n 1: Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution
(1896-1974) [syn: {Siqueiros}, {David Siqueiros}, {David
Alfaro Siqueiros}]
David Barnard Steinman
n 1: United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension
bridges (including the George Washington Bridge)
(1886-1960) [syn: {Steinman}, {David Barnard Steinman}]
David Ben Gurion
n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who
organized resistance against the British after World War
II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {Ben
Gurion}, {David Ben Gurion}, {David Grun}]
David Bruce
n 1: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the
bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis
(1855-1931) [syn: {Bruce}, {David Bruce}, {Sir David
Bruce}]
David Bushnell
n 1: American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled
submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him
recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) [syn:
{Bushnell}, {David Bushnell}, {Father of the Submarine}]
David Crockett
n 1: United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who
died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) [syn:
{Crockett}, {Davy Crockett}, {David Crockett}]
David Garrick
n 1: English actor and theater manager who was the foremost
Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) [syn: {Garrick},
{David Garrick}]
David Glasgow Farragut
n 1: United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the
American Civil War (1801-1870) [syn: {Farragut}, {David
Glasgow Farragut}]
David Grun
n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who
organized resistance against the British after World War
II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {Ben
Gurion}, {David Ben Gurion}, {David Grun}]
David Hartley
n 1: English philosopher who introduced the theory of the
association of ideas (1705-1757) [syn: {Hartley}, {David
Hartley}]
David Herbert Lawrence
n 1: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned
industrial society and explored sexual relationships
(1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {D. H. Lawrence}, {David
Herbert Lawrence}]
David Hilbert
n 1: German mathematician (1862-1943) [syn: {Hilbert}, {David
Hilbert}]
David Hubel
n 1: United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the
neural basis of vision (born in 1926) [syn: {Hubel}, {David
Hubel}]
David Hume
n 1: Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human
knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses
(1711-1776) [syn: {Hume}, {David Hume}]
David John Moore Cornwell
n 1: English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn:
{le Carre}, {John le Carre}, {David John Moore Cornwell}]
David Lewelyn Wark Griffith
n 1: United States film maker who was the first to use
flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {Griffith}, {D.
W. Griffith}, {David Lewelyn Wark Griffith}]
David Livingstone
n 1: Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi
River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873) [syn: {Livingstone},
{David Livingstone}]
David Low
n 1: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who
created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn:
{Low}, {David Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander
Cecil Low}]
David Mamet
n 1: United States playwright (born in 1947) [syn: {Mamet},
{David Mamet}]
David O. Selznick
n 1: United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of
popular novels (1902-1965) [syn: {Selznick}, {David O.
Selznick}, {David Oliver Selznick}]
David Oliver Selznick
n 1: United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of
popular novels (1902-1965) [syn: {Selznick}, {David O.
Selznick}, {David Oliver Selznick}]
David Ricardo
n 1: English economist who argued that the laws of supply and
demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823) [syn:
{Ricardo}, {David Ricardo}]
David Riesman
n 1: United States sociologist (1909-2002) [syn: {Riesman},
{David Riesman}, {David Riesman Jr.}]
David Riesman Jr.
n 1: United States sociologist (1909-2002) [syn: {Riesman},
{David Riesman}, {David Riesman Jr.}]
David Rittenhouse
n 1: United States astronomer said to have built the first
telescope made in America; also the first director of the
United States Mint (1732-1796) [syn: {Rittenhouse}, {David
Rittenhouse}]
David Roland Smith
n 1: United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: {Smith}, {David
Smith}, {David Roland Smith}]
David Sarnoff
n 1: United States businessman who pioneered in radio and
television broadcasting (1891-1971) [syn: {Sarnoff}, {David
Sarnoff}]
David Siqueiros
n 1: Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution
(1896-1974) [syn: {Siqueiros}, {David Siqueiros}, {David
Alfaro Siqueiros}]
David Smith
n 1: United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: {Smith}, {David
Smith}, {David Roland Smith}]
Davidson's penstemon
n 1: mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered
on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern
California [syn: {Davidson's penstemon}, {Penstemon
davidsonii}]
Davis Cup
n 1: cup awarded for the annual international team tennis
competition
Davis' Birthday
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson
Davis' Birthday}, {Davis' Birthday}, {June 3}]
Davy Crockett
n 1: United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who
died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) [syn:
{Crockett}, {Davy Crockett}, {David Crockett}]
Davy Jones
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
Davy Jones's locker
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
Davy lamp
n 1: an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
[syn: {safety lamp}, {Davy lamp}]
Davy's gray
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: {iron blue},
{steel grey}, {steel gray}, {Davy's grey}, {Davy's gray}]
Davy's grey
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: {iron blue},
{steel grey}, {steel gray}, {Davy's grey}, {Davy's gray}]
dawn horse
n 1: earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed
Eocene animal [syn: {eohippus}, {dawn horse}]
dawn redwood
n 1: large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat
bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones;
commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental;
known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn:
{metasequoia}, {dawn redwood}, {Metasequoia
glyptostrodoides}]
Dawson River salmon
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian arowana}, {Dawson River salmon}, {saratoga},
{spotted barramundi}, {spotted bonytongue}, {Scleropages
leichardti}]
Dawson's encephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
day after day
adv 1: for an indefinite number of successive days [syn: {day in
day out}, {day after day}]
day bed
n 1: convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be
converted into a double bed [syn: {studio couch}, {day
bed}]
day blindness
n 1: inability to see clearly in bright light [syn:
{hemeralopia}, {day blindness}]
day boarder
n 1: a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school
but sleeps at home
day book
n 1: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police
station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap
sheet}, {charge sheet}]
day by day
adv 1: gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by
day" [syn: {day by day}, {daily}]
day camp
n 1: a camp providing care and activities for children during
the daytime
day care
n 1: childcare during the day while parents work [syn:
{daycare}, {day care}]
day care center
n 1: a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while
the parents work [syn: {day nursery}, {day care center}]
day game
n 1: a game played in daylight [ant: {night game}]
day in and day out
adv 1: without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out"
[syn: {day in and day out}, {all the time}]
day in day out
adv 1: for an indefinite number of successive days [syn: {day in
day out}, {day after day}]
day jessamine
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day [syn: {day
jessamine}, {Cestrum diurnum}]
day laborer
n 1: a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages [syn: {day
laborer}, {day labourer}]
day labourer
n 1: a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages [syn: {day
laborer}, {day labourer}]
day lily
n 1: any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad
ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac
flowers; used as ground cover [syn: {plantain lily}, {day
lily}]
2: any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long
narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers
that bloom for only a day [syn: {day lily}, {daylily}]
day nursery
n 1: a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while
the parents work [syn: {day nursery}, {day care center}]
Day of Atonement
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish
calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the
requirements of the Mosaic law [syn: {Yom Kippur}, {Day of
Atonement}]
Day of Judgement
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
Day of Judgment
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
day of reckoning
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of
the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's
unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doom},
{doomsday}, {day of reckoning}, {end of the world}]
day of remembrance
n 1: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year
(or the celebration of it) [syn: {anniversary}, {day of
remembrance}]
day of rest
n 1: a day set aside for rest [syn: {rest day}, {day of rest}]
[ant: {work day}, {workday}, {working day}]
day of the month
n 1: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
[syn: {date}, {day of the month}]
day of the week
n 1: any one of the seven days in a week
day off
n 1: a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his
day off"
day return
n 1: a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways
in the same day
day school
n 1: a private school taking day students only [ant: {boarding
school}]
2: a school giving instruction during the daytime [ant: {night
school}]
3: a school building without boarding facilities
day shift
n 1: the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
2: workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) [syn:
{day shift}, {day watch}]
day watch
n 1: workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) [syn:
{day shift}, {day watch}]
day-after-day
adj 1: of or belonging to or occurring every day; "daily
routine"; "a daily paper" [syn: {daily}, {day-to-day},
{day-by-day}, {day-after-day}]
day-and-night
adj 1: at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn:
{around-the-clock}, {day-and-night}, {nonstop}, {round-
the-clock}]
day-by-day
adj 1: of or belonging to or occurring every day; "daily
routine"; "a daily paper" [syn: {daily}, {day-to-day},
{day-by-day}, {day-after-day}]
day-old
adj 1: not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh"
day-to-day
adj 1: of or belonging to or occurring every day; "daily
routine"; "a daily paper" [syn: {daily}, {day-to-day},
{day-by-day}, {day-after-day}]
daylight saving
n 1: time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local
standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide
extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving
time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving},
{daylight savings}]
daylight savings
n 1: time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local
standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide
extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving
time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving},
{daylight savings}]
daylight vision
n 1: normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient
illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
[syn: {daylight vision}, {photopic vision}]
daylight-saving time
n 1: time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local
standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide
extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving
time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving},
{daylight savings}]
daylight-savings time
n 1: time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local
standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide
extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving
time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving},
{daylight savings}]
Dayton ax
n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting
edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe},
{Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]
Dayton axe
n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting
edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe},
{Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]
Daytona Beach
n 1: a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast;
hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed
trials
De Bakey
n 1: United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first
artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) [syn:
{De Bakey}, {Michael Ellis De Bakey}]
de Broglie
n 1: French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle
duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit
wavelike properties (1892-1987) [syn: {Broglie}, {de
Broglie}, {Louis Victor de Broglie}]
de facto
adv 1: in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-
party system"
adj 1: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not;
"de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed
by law"; "a de facto state of war" [ant: {de jure}]
de facto segregation
n 1: segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact
although not required by law
De Forest
n 1: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the
first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect
and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {De Forest}, {Lee
De Forest}, {Father of Radio}]
de Gaulle
n 1: French general and statesman who became very popular during
World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in
exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle},
{Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles
Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]
de jure
adv 1: by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded
now" [syn: {legally}, {lawfully}, {de jure}] [ant:
{unlawfully}]
adj 1: by right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the
new government" [ant: {de facto}]
de jure segregation
n 1: segregation that is imposed by law
de Kooning
n 1: United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a
leading American exponent of abstract expressionism
(1904-1997) [syn: {de Kooning}, {Willem de Kooning}]
de l'Orme
n 1: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and
Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn:
{Delorme}, {Philibert Delorme}, {de l'Orme}, {Philibert de
l'Orme}]
de la Mare
n 1: English poet remembered for his verse for children
(1873-1956) [syn: {de la Mare}, {Walter de la Mare},
{Walter John de la Mare}]
de luxe
adj 1: elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe
accommodations" [syn: {deluxe}, {de luxe}, {luxe}]
de Mille
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced
formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) [syn: {de
Mille}, {Agnes de Mille}, {Agnes George de Mille}]
De Niro
n 1: United States film actor who frequently plays tough
characters (born 1943) [syn: {De Niro}, {Robert De Niro}]
de novo
adv 1: from the beginning
De Quincey
n 1: English writer who described the psychological effects of
addiction to opium (1785-1859) [syn: {De Quincey}, {Thomas
De Quincey}]
de rigueur
adj 1: required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction
as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"
de Sade
n 1: French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual
perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn:
{Sade}, {de Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de
Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]
de Saussure
n 1: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose
lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics
(1857-1913) [syn: {de Saussure}, {Ferdinand de Saussure},
{Saussure}]
De Sica
n 1: Italian film maker (1901-1974) [syn: {De Sica}, {Vittorio
De Sica}]
de Spinoza
n 1: Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system
(1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {de Spinoza}, {Baruch de
Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]
de Valera
n 1: Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president
of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new
constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire
(1882-1975) [syn: {de Valera}, {Eamon de Valera}]
De Vries
n 1: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed
the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn:
{deVries}, {De Vries}, {Hugo deVries}, {Hugo De Vries}]
de-access
v 1: dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection
of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing
house sold off one of its popular magazines"
de-aerate
v 1: remove air or gas from [syn: {deaerate}, {de-aerate}]
de-emphasise
v 1: reduce the emphasis [syn: {de-emphasize}, {de-emphasise},
{destress}]
de-emphasize
v 1: reduce the emphasis [syn: {de-emphasize}, {de-emphasise},
{destress}]
de-energise
v 1: deprive of energy [syn: {de-energize}, {de-energise}] [ant:
{arouse}, {brace}, {energise}, {energize}, {perk up},
{stimulate}]
de-energize
v 1: deprive of energy [syn: {de-energize}, {de-energise}] [ant:
{arouse}, {brace}, {energise}, {energize}, {perk up},
{stimulate}]
de-escalate
v 1: diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words
between them de-escalated with time"
2: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-
escalate a crisis" [syn: {de-escalate}, {weaken}, {step
down}] [ant: {escalate}, {intensify}, {step up}]
de-escalation
n 1: (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
de-ice
v 1: make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car
window" [syn: {defrost}, {deice}, {de-ice}]
de-iodinase
n 1: an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
de-iodinate
v 1: remove iodine from; "de-iodinate the thyroxine" [ant:
{iodinate}]
de-iodinating
adj 1: removing iodine from [ant: {iodinating}]
de-iodination
n 1: the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
de-ionate
v 1: remove ions from; "ionate thyroxine" [ant: {ionate}]
de-Nazification
n 1: social process of removing Nazis from official positions
and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was
a slow process" [syn: {denazification}, {de-Nazification}]
de-Stalinisation
n 1: social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph
Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments
dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor;
"his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
[syn: {destalinization}, {de-Stalinization},
{destalinisation}, {de-Stalinisation}]
de-Stalinization
n 1: social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph
Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments
dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor;
"his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
[syn: {destalinization}, {de-Stalinization},
{destalinisation}, {de-Stalinisation}]
dead ahead
adv 1: exactly ahead or in front; "the laboratory is dead ahead"
dead air
n 1: an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which
there is no sound
dead axle
n 1: an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
dead body
n 1: a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person;
"they found the body in the lake" [syn: {body}, {dead
body}]
dead center
n 1: the position of a crank when it is in line with the
connecting rod and not exerting torque [syn: {dead center},
{dead centre}]
dead centre
n 1: the position of a crank when it is in line with the
connecting rod and not exerting torque [syn: {dead center},
{dead centre}]
dead drop
n 1: a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence
information; "a dead drop avoids the need for an
intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same
time"
dead duck
n 1: something doomed to failure; "he finally admitted that the
legislation was a dead duck"; "the idea of another TV
channel is now a dead duck"; "as theories go, that's a dead
duck"
dead end
n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: {cul}, {cul de
sac}, {dead end}]
2: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse},
{stalemate}, {standstill}]
dead hand
n 1: real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical
corporation) [syn: {mortmain}, {dead hand}]
2: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions [syn:
{dead hand}, {dead hand of the past}, {mortmain}]
dead hand of the past
n 1: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions [syn:
{dead hand}, {dead hand of the past}, {mortmain}]
dead heat
n 1: a tie in a race
dead language
n 1: a language that is no longer learned as a native language
dead letter
n 1: the state of something that has outlived its relevance
[syn: {dead letter}, {non-issue}]
2: mail that can neither be delivered nor returned [syn: {dead
letter}, {dead mail}]
dead load
n 1: a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the
weight of the supported structure itself
dead mail
n 1: mail that can neither be delivered nor returned [syn: {dead
letter}, {dead mail}]
dead march
n 1: a slow march to be played for funeral processions [syn:
{funeral march}, {dead march}]
dead metaphor
n 1: a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a
new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may
once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has
died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn:
{dead metaphor}, {frozen metaphor}]
dead nettle
n 1: foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green
creeping rhizome [syn: {hedge nettle}, {dead nettle},
{Stachys sylvatica}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of
small usually purplish flowers with two lips
3: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers
and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in
United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {dead nettle}, {Galeopsis
tetrahit}]
4: a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower
clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn:
{richweed}, {clearweed}, {dead nettle}, {Pilea pumilla}]
dead on target
adj 1: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was
dead on target" [syn: {true}, {dead on target}]
dead person
n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead
person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul},
{deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]
dead reckoning
n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn:
{guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {shot}, {dead reckoning}]
2: navigation without the aid of celestial observations
dead ringer
n 1: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: {ringer},
{dead ringer}, {clone}]
dead room
n 1: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before
burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {mortuary}, {dead
room}]
Dead Sea
n 1: a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan;
its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
Dead Sea scrolls
n 1: (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing
nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the
Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide
information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of
Jesus"
dead set
adj 1: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater";
"dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
[syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {out to(p)}]
dead soul
n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead
person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul},
{deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]
dead weight
n 1: an oppressive encumbrance
2: a heavy motionless weight
dead-air space
n 1: an unventilated area where no air circulates
dead-end
adj 1: lacking opportunities for development or advancement;
"stuck in a dead-end job"
dead-end street
n 1: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley},
{cul de sac}, {dead-end street}, {impasse}]
dead-man's float
n 1: a floating position with the face down and arms stretched
forward [syn: {dead-man's float}, {prone float}]
dead-man's-fingers
n 1: the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn:
{dead-man's-fingers}, {dead-men's-fingers}, {Xylaria
polymorpha}]
dead-men's-fingers
n 1: the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn:
{dead-man's-fingers}, {dead-men's-fingers}, {Xylaria
polymorpha}]
dead-on
adj 1: accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for
characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to
rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter
S.Prescott
deadbeat dad
n 1: a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to
provide financial support for his offspring
deadly nightshade
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna},
{belladonna plant}, {deadly nightshade}, {Atropa
belladonna}]
2: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and
oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
[syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing
nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade},
{woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
deadly sin
n 1: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace;
"theologians list seven mortal sins" [syn: {mortal sin},
{deadly sin}] [ant: {venial sin}]
DEAE cellulose
n 1: used for chromatography [syn: {diethylaminoethyl
cellulose}, {DEAE cellulose}]
deaf as a post
adj 1: totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly
deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {deaf as a post}, {unhearing}]
deaf person
n 1: a person with a severe auditory impairment
deaf-aid
n 1: an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to
compensate for poor hearing [syn: {hearing aid}, {deaf-
aid}]
deaf-and-dumb
adj 1: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
[syn: {deaf-and-dumb}, {deaf-mute}]
deaf-and-dumb person
n 1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-
mute}, {deaf-and-dumb person}]
deaf-mute
adj 1: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
[syn: {deaf-and-dumb}, {deaf-mute}]
n 1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-
mute}, {deaf-and-dumb person}]
deaf-muteness
n 1: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
[syn: {deaf-mutism}, {deaf-muteness}]
deaf-mutism
n 1: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
[syn: {deaf-mutism}, {deaf-muteness}]
deal out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
dealt out
adj 1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out},
{doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]
Dean Acheson
n 1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and
helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean
Acheson}, {Dean Gooderham Acheson}]
Dean Gooderham Acheson
n 1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and
helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean
Acheson}, {Dean Gooderham Acheson}]
Dean Martin
n 1: United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Martin}, {Dean
Martin}, {Dino Paul Crocetti}]
Dean Swift
n 1: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn:
{Swift}, {Jonathan Swift}, {Dean Swift}]
dearly-won
adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
[syn: {dearly-won}, {costly}]
death adder
n 1: venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {death
adder}, {Acanthophis antarcticus}]
death angel
n 1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent
cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its
white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel},
{destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]
death bell
n 1: a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death knell}, {death
bell}]
death benefit
n 1: insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a
deceased
death camas
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having
glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white
flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {death camas}, {zigadene}]
death camp
n 1: a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or
be killed
death cap
n 1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent
cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its
white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel},
{destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]
death chair
n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an
ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced
to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair},
{death chair}, {hot seat}]
death chamber
n 1: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into
which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or
animals [syn: {gas chamber}, {death chamber}]
death cup
n 1: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent
cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its
white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel},
{destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]
death duty
n 1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn:
{inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]
death house
n 1: the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death
await execution [syn: {death house}, {death row}]
death instinct
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death
instinct}, {death wish}, {Thanatos}]
death knell
n 1: an omen of death or destruction
2: a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death knell}, {death
bell}]
death mask
n 1: a cast taken from the face of a dead person
death penalty
n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution},
{executing}, {capital punishment}, {death penalty}]
death rate
n 1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that
area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death
rate}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]
death row
n 1: the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death
await execution [syn: {death house}, {death row}]
death seat
n 1: the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed
to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of
an accident
death squad
n 1: a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder
political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the
government's tacit approval)
death tax
n 1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn:
{inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]
death toll
n 1: the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause
such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
Death Valley
n 1: a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern
California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest
point in North America
death warrant
n 1: a warrant to execute the death sentence
death wish
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death
instinct}, {death wish}, {Thanatos}]
death's head
n 1: a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used
as a symbol of death
death's-head moth
n 1: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a
human skull [syn: {death's-head moth}, {Acherontia
atropos}]
death-roll
n 1: a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
deathwatch beetle
n 1: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought
to presage death [syn: {deathwatch beetle}, {deathwatch},
{Xestobium rufovillosum}]
debenture bond
n 1: the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services
before payment, based on the trust that payment will be
made in the future [syn: {unsecured bond}, {debenture},
{debenture bond}] [ant: {secured bond}]
debit card
n 1: a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to
withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged
directly to the holder's bank account
debit entry
n 1: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing [syn:
{debit}, {debit entry}] [ant: {credit}, {credit entry}]
debit side
n 1: account of payments owed; usually the left side of a
financial statement
debris storm
n 1: the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing
building; "the destruction of the building produced an
enormous debris surge" [syn: {debris surge}, {debris
storm}]
debris surge
n 1: the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing
building; "the destruction of the building produced an
enormous debris surge" [syn: {debris surge}, {debris
storm}]
debt ceiling
n 1: the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity [syn:
{debt limit}, {debt ceiling}]
debt instrument
n 1: a written promise to repay a debt [syn: {debt instrument},
{obligation}, {certificate of indebtedness}]
debt limit
n 1: the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity [syn:
{debt limit}, {debt ceiling}]
Dec 24
n 1: the day before Christmas [syn: {Christmas Eve}, {Dec 24}]
Dec 25
n 1: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Christmas}, {Christmas Day}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}]
decaffeinated coffee
n 1: coffee with the caffeine removed [syn: {decaffeinated
coffee}, {decaf}]
decanedioic acid
n 1: a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins [syn: {sebacic
acid}, {decanedioic acid}]
decanoic acid
n 1: a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an
unpleasant smell resembling goats [syn: {capric acid},
{decanoic acid}]
decapod crustacean
n 1: crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of
locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
[syn: {decapod crustacean}, {decapod}]
Decapterus macarellus
n 1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel
scad}, {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]
Decapterus punctatus
n 1: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad},
{cigarfish}, {quiaquia}, {Decapterus punctatus}]
deccan hemp
n 1: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn:
{kenaf}, {deccan hemp}]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli},
{bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
deceased person
n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead
person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul},
{deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]
December 31
n 1: the last day of the year [syn: {New Year's Eve}, {December
31}]
December 8
n 1: Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn:
{Immaculate Conception}, {December 8}]
deciduous holly
n 1: a holly tree
deciduous plant
n 1: a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of
the growing season [ant: {evergreen}, {evergreen plant}]
deciduous tooth
n 1: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of
20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth},
{baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]
decimal digit
n 1: a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
decimal fraction
n 1: a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn:
{decimal fraction}, {decimal}]
decimal notation
n 1: any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the
digits 0 to 9)
decimal number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits
and a base of ten [syn: {decimal numeration system},
{decimal number system}, {decimal system}]
decimal numeration system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits
and a base of ten [syn: {decimal numeration system},
{decimal number system}, {decimal system}]
decimal point
n 1: the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {decimal
point}, {percentage point}, {point}]
decimal system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits
and a base of ten [syn: {decimal numeration system},
{decimal number system}, {decimal system}]
decimal system of classification
n 1: a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional
publications into subject categories; the subject is
indicated by a three-digit numeral and further
specification is given by numerals following a decimal
point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey
decimal classification}, {Dewey decimal system}, {decimal
system of classification}]
Decimus Junius Juvenalis
n 1: Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman
society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
[syn: {Juvenal}, {Decimus Junius Juvenalis}]
decision maker
n 1: someone who administers a business [syn: {administrator},
{decision maker}]
decision making
n 1: the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good
executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {decision
making}, {deciding}]
decision table
n 1: a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken
for each
decisive factor
n 1: a point or fact or remark that settles something
conclusively [syn: {clincher}, {decisive factor}]
deck chair
n 1: a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a
length of canvas [syn: {deck chair}, {beach chair}]
deck of cards
n 1: a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {pack of cards}, {deck of
cards}, {deck}]
deck out
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
deck tennis
n 1: game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a
ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a
small court
deck up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
deck-house
n 1: a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
deckle edge
n 1: rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced
artificially on machine-made paper [syn: {deckle edge},
{deckle}]
deckle-edged
adj 1: having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper
resembling handmade [syn: {deckled}, {deckle-edged},
{featheredged}]
declaration of estimated tax
n 1: return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from
income does not meet the tax liability for the year [syn:
{declaration of estimated tax}, {estimated tax return}]
Declaration of Independence
n 1: the document recording the proclamation of the second
Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the
independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
declarative mood
n 1: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or
state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood},
{indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common
mood}, {fact mood}]
declarative sentence
n 1: a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a
declaration [syn: {declarative sentence}, {declaratory
sentence}]
declaratory sentence
n 1: a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a
declaration [syn: {declarative sentence}, {declaratory
sentence}]
declare oneself
v 1: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on
Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had
known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally
declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {propose},
{declare oneself}, {offer}, {pop the question}]
decline in quality
n 1: process of changing to an inferior state [syn:
{deterioration}, {decline in quality}, {declension},
{worsening}]
decoction mashing
n 1: (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed
and boiled and then returned [syn: {decoction process},
{decoction mashing}]
decoction process
n 1: (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed
and boiled and then returned [syn: {decoction process},
{decoction mashing}]
decomposition reaction
n 1: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more
substances that may differ from each other and from the
original substance [syn: {decomposition}, {decomposition
reaction}, {chemical decomposition reaction}]
decompound leaf
n 1: a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
decompression sickness
n 1: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn:
{decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism},
{gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]
Decoration Day
n 1: legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May;
commemorates the members of the United States armed forces
who were killed in war [syn: {Memorial Day}, {Decoration
Day}]
decreasing monotonic
adj 1: consistently decreasing; "a decreasing monotonic
function"
decree nisi
n 1: a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes
absolute at some later date
decubitus ulcer
n 1: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on
it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: {bedsore}, {pressure
sore}, {decubitus ulcer}]
Decumaria barbara
n 1: woody climber of southeastern United States having white
flowers in compound terminal clusters [syn: {decumary},
{Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}]
Decumaria barbata
n 1: woody climber of southeastern United States having white
flowers in compound terminal clusters [syn: {decumary},
{Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}]
dedicated file server
n 1: (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a
file server [ant: {non-dedicated file server}]
deductive reasoning
n 1: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause
to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {deductive reasoning},
{synthesis}]
deed of conveyance
n 1: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect
a transfer of property and to show the legal right to
possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his
car in the glove compartment" [syn: {deed}, {deed of
conveyance}, {title}]
deed of trust
n 1: a written instrument legally conveying property to a
trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a
mortgage or promissory note [syn: {trust deed}, {deed of
trust}]
deed over
v 1: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: {grant}, {deed over}]
deed poll
n 1: a deed made and executed by only one party
Deems Taylor
n 1: United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) [syn:
{Taylor}, {Deems Taylor}, {Joseph Deems Taylor}]
deep brown
n 1: a medium brown to dark-brown color [syn: {chocolate},
{coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber}, {burnt umber}]
deep cervical vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn:
{cervical vein}, {deep cervical vein}, {vena cervicalis
profunda}]
deep down
adv 1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart},
{at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of
appearance}]
deep fording
n 1: fording at a deep place in the stream
deep freeze
n 1: temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has
now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
v 1: store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation; "deep-freeze
the food"
deep freezer
n 1: electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food
is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {deep-
freeze}, {Deepfreeze}, {deep freezer}, {freezer}]
deep kiss
n 1: an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into
the other's mouth [syn: {soul kiss}, {deep kiss}, {French
kiss}]
deep middle cerebral vein
n 1: accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian
fissure; empties into the basal vein
deep pockets
n 1: (plural) a source of substantial wealth; "a patron of the
arts should have deep pockets"
deep red
n 1: a deep and vivid red color [syn: {crimson}, {ruby}, {deep
red}]
Deep South
n 1: the southeastern region of the United States: South
Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and
Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states
produced cotton and permitted slavery
deep space
n 1: any region in space outside the solar system
deep supporting fire
n 1: fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your
forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves
and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and
supply and communications
deep temporal vein
n 1: temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
deep water
n 1: serious trouble
deep-chested
adj 1: thick in the chest; "a deep-chested breed of dog"
deep-dish pie
n 1: a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on
top of the fruit [syn: {deep-dish pie}, {cobbler}]
deep-dye
v 1: dye thoroughly
deep-eyed
adj 1: characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep-
eyed}, {hollow-eyed}, {sunken-eyed}]
deep-fat-fry
v 1: fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"
deep-freeze
n 1: electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food
is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {deep-
freeze}, {Deepfreeze}, {deep freezer}, {freezer}]
deep-fried
adj 1: cooked by frying in fat [syn: {fried}, {deep-fried}]
deep-fry
v 1: cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" [syn:
{french-fry}, {deep-fry}]
deep-laid
adj 1: secretly and carefully planned; "deep-laid plans"
deep-lobed
adj 1: having deep bilateral lobes
deep-mined
adj 1: of coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip
mine; "deep-mined coal"
deep-pink
adj 1: of a deep shade of pink
deep-rooted
adj 1: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted;
firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-
seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions";
"ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
[syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated}, {implanted},
{ingrained}, {planted}]
deep-sea
adj 1: of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep-
sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration"
deep-sea diver
n 1: a diver in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-seated
adj 1: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted;
firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-
seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions";
"ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
[syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated}, {implanted},
{ingrained}, {planted}]
deep-set
adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken
look" [syn: {deep-set}, {sunken}, {recessed}]
deep-six
v 1: toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn:
{deep-six}, {give it the deep six}]
2: throw from a boat [syn: {deep-six}, {throw overboard}]
deep-water
adj 1: of or carried on in waters of great depth; "a deep-water
port"
deep-yellow
adj 1: of something having the color of a pumpkin
deepwater pipefish
n 1: a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western
Caribbean [syn: {deepwater pipefish}, {Cosmocampus
profundus}]
deepwater squirrelfish
n 1: a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and
Gulf of Mexico [syn: {deepwater squirrelfish}, {Holocentrus
bullisi}]
deer fern
n 1: fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America;
often cultivated for deer browse [syn: {deer fern},
{Blechnum spicant}]
deer fly fever
n 1: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits
and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks
or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia},
{tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]
deer grass
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having
pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{deer grass}, {meadow beauty}]
deer hunt
n 1: hunting deer [syn: {deer hunting}, {deer hunt}]
deer hunter
n 1: hunter of deer
deer hunting
n 1: hunting deer [syn: {deer hunting}, {deer hunt}]
deer mouse
n 1: brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of
the genus [syn: {deer mouse}, {Peromyscus maniculatus}]
deer mushroom
n 1: a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found
on rotting hardwoods [syn: {deer mushroom}, {Pluteus
cervinus}]
deer tick
n 1: a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as
Ixodes scapularis [syn: {Ixodes dammini}, {deer tick}]
deer trail
n 1: a trail worn by the passage of deer
deer's-ear
n 1: any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus
Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of
California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo},
{American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid
plant}, {American gentian}]
deer's-ears
n 1: any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus
Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of
California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo},
{American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid
plant}, {American gentian}]
default judgement
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the
defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn:
{default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgment by
default}, {judgement by default}]
default judgment
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the
defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn:
{default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgment by
default}, {judgement by default}]
default on
v 1: fail to pay up [syn: {default}, {default on}] [ant: {ante
up}, {pay}, {pay up}]
default option
n 1: an option that is selected automatically unless an
alternative is specified [syn: {default option}, {default}]
defecation reflex
n 1: normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
[syn: {defecation reflex}, {rectal reflex}]
defect of speech
n 1: a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech disorder}, {speech
defect}, {defect of speech}]
defective pleading
n 1: any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to
minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
defence force
n 1: an organization of defenders that provides resistance
against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
[syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defense force}, {defence
force}]
defence mechanism
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce
the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn:
{defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence
mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]
defence policy
n 1: a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn:
{defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence program},
{defence policy}]
defence program
n 1: a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn:
{defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence program},
{defence policy}]
defence reaction
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce
the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn:
{defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence
mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]
defence system
n 1: the weaponry available for the defense of a region [syn:
{defense system}, {defence system}]
Defender of the Faith
n 1: a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later
withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been
used by English sovereigns ever since
defending team
n 1: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team
from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn:
{defense}, {defence}, {defending team}] [ant: {offence},
{offense}]
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
n 1: the central research and development organization for the
United States Department of Defense; responsible for
developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 [syn:
{Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency}, {DARPA}]
defense attorney
n 1: the lawyer representing the defendant [syn: {defense
attorney}, {defense lawyer}]
defense contractor
n 1: a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture
of systems of defense
Defense Department
n 1: the federal department responsible for safeguarding
national security of the United States; created in 1947
[syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department},
{United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}, {DoD}]
defense force
n 1: an organization of defenders that provides resistance
against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
[syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defense force}, {defence
force}]
Defense Information Systems Agency
n 1: a combat support agency in the Department of Defense
responsible for developing and operating and supporting
information systems to serve the needs of the President and
the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
[syn: {Defense Information Systems Agency}, {DISA}]
Defense Intelligence Agency
n 1: an intelligence agency of the United States in the
Department of Defense; is responsible for providing
intelligence in support of military planning and operations
and weapons acquisition [syn: {Defense Intelligence
Agency}, {DIA}]
defense laboratory
n 1: a laboratory devoted to research and development for
national defense
defense lawyer
n 1: the lawyer representing the defendant [syn: {defense
attorney}, {defense lawyer}]
defense lawyers
n 1: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the
defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defence},
{defense team}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]
Defense Logistics Agency
n 1: a logistics combat support agency in the Department of
Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions
defense mechanism
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce
the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn:
{defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence
mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]
defense policy
n 1: a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn:
{defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence program},
{defence policy}]
defense program
n 1: a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn:
{defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence program},
{defence policy}]
defense reaction
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce
the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn:
{defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence
mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
n 1: the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that
inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States
government surplus [syn: {Defense Reutilization and
Marketing Service}, {DRMS}]
Defense Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense
Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V.
Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" [syn: {Secretary of
Defense}, {Defense Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the
position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947" [syn:
{Secretary of Defense}, {Defense Secretary}]
defense system
n 1: the weaponry available for the defense of a region [syn:
{defense system}, {defence system}]
defense team
n 1: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the
defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defence},
{defense team}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]
Defense Technical Information Center
n 1: the agency in the Department of Defense that provides
scientific and technical information to federal agencies
and their contractors [syn: {Defense Technical Information
Center}, {DTIC}]
defensive attitude
n 1: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on
the defensive') [syn: {defensive}, {defensive attitude}]
defensive measure
n 1: (military) military action or resources protecting a
country against potential enemies; "they died in the
defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the
defense program" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defensive
measure}]
defensive structure
n 1: a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery
battered down the defenses" [syn: {defensive structure},
{defense}, {defence}]
deferred payment
n 1: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
[syn: {credit}, {deferred payment}] [ant: {cash},
{immediate payment}]
deficiency disease
n 1: any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a
vitamin or mineral)
deficit spending
n 1: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to
stimulate their economy [syn: {deficit spending},
{compensatory spending}, {pump priming}]
definite article
n 1: a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates
specificity of reference
definite integral
n 1: the integral of a function over a definite interval
definite quantity
n 1: a specific measure of amount
definitive host
n 1: the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite
takes place
deflationary spiral
n 1: an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease
at an increasing rate and currency gains in value [ant:
{inflationary spiral}]
degenerative arthritis
n 1: chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most
common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
[syn: {osteoarthritis}, {degenerative arthritis},
{degenerative joint disease}]
degenerative disorder
n 1: condition leading to progressive loss of function
degenerative joint disease
n 1: chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most
common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
[syn: {osteoarthritis}, {degenerative arthritis},
{degenerative joint disease}]
degree Celsius
n 1: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature [syn:
{degree centigrade}, {degree Celsius}, {C}]
degree centigrade
n 1: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature [syn:
{degree centigrade}, {degree Celsius}, {C}]
degree day
n 1: the day on which university degrees are conferred [syn:
{commencement day}, {degree day}]
2: a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a
building
degree Fahrenheit
n 1: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn:
{degree Fahrenheit}, {F}]
degree of a polynomial
n 1: the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the
highest degree
degree of a term
n 1: the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term
degree of freedom
n 1: (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency
distribution
2: one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe
the state of a physical system
degree program
n 1: a course of study leading to an academic degree
degressive tax
n 1: any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject
to taxation increases
Dehong Dai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Nuea}, {Chinese
Shan}, {Dehong Dai}]
dehydrated food
n 1: food preserved by dehydration [syn: {dehydrated food},
{dehydrated foods}]
dehydrated foods
n 1: food preserved by dehydration [syn: {dehydrated food},
{dehydrated foods}]
deictic word
n 1: a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location
from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context
in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce
particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive
field into the message"- R.Rommetveit [syn: {deictic},
{deictic word}]
deja vu
n 1: the experience of thinking that a new situation had
occurred before
Del Rio
n 1: a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of
San Antonio
Del.
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Delaware}, {Diamond State}, {First State}, {DE}, {Del.}]
Delairea odorata
n 1: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with
yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German
ivy}, {Delairea odorata}, {Senecio milkanioides}]
Delaware Bay
n 1: an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
Delaware Memorial Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
Delaware River
n 1: a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New
York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania
with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it
empties into Delaware Bay [syn: {Delaware}, {Delaware
River}]
delay line
n 1: a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the
transmission of a signal
delayed action
n 1: a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a
camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the
photographer can appear in the picture
delayed allergy
n 1: an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after
contact [syn: {delayed allergy}, {type IV allergic
reaction}]
Delhi boil
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
deliberate defence
n 1: a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy
and while time for organization is available; usually
includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and
communication systems [syn: {deliberate defense},
{deliberate defence}]
deliberate defense
n 1: a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy
and while time for organization is available; usually
includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and
communication systems [syn: {deliberate defense},
{deliberate defence}]
deliberative assembly
n 1: an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried
consideration and discussion
delicatessen food
n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: {delicatessen},
{delicatessen food}]
Delichon urbica
n 1: common small European martin that builds nests under the
eaves of houses [syn: {house martin}, {Delichon urbica}]
delirium tremens
n 1: acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning [syn: {delirium
tremens}, {DTs}]
deliver the goods
v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
{succeed}, {win}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon},
{deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}, {go wrong}, {miscarry}]
delivery boy
n 1: someone employed to make deliveries [syn: {deliveryman},
{delivery boy}, {deliverer}]
delivery truck
n 1: a van suitable for delivering goods or services to
customers [syn: {delivery truck}, {delivery van}, {panel
truck}]
delivery van
n 1: a van suitable for delivering goods or services to
customers [syn: {delivery truck}, {delivery van}, {panel
truck}]
Delmonico steak
n 1: small steak from the front of the short loin of beef [syn:
{Delmonico steak}, {club steak}]
Delonix regia
n 1: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely
planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame
tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana
regia}]
Delphic oracle
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo},
{Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]
Delphinapterus leucas
n 1: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white
whale}, {beluga}, {Delphinapterus leucas}]
Delphinium ajacis
n 1: commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having
unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish
or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
[syn: {rocket larkspur}, {Consolida ambigua}, {Delphinium
ajacis}]
Delphinus delphis
n 1: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water
[syn: {common dolphin}, {Delphinus delphis}]
delta hepatitis
n 1: a severe form of hepatitis [syn: {hepatitis delta}, {delta
hepatitis}]
delta iron
n 1: an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees
centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)
delta ray
n 1: an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
delta rhythm
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in
deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low
frequency (1 to 4 hertz) [syn: {delta rhythm}, {delta
wave}]
delta wave
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in
deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low
frequency (1 to 4 hertz) [syn: {delta rhythm}, {delta
wave}]
delta wing
n 1: an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an
isosceles triangle
deltoid eminence
n 1: a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid
muscle attaches [syn: {deltoid tuberosity}, {deltoid
eminence}]
deltoid leaf
n 1: a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta
deltoid muscle
n 1: a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and
serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
[syn: {deltoid}, {deltoid muscle}, {musculus deltoideus}]
deltoid tuberosity
n 1: a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid
muscle attaches [syn: {deltoid tuberosity}, {deltoid
eminence}]
delusional disorder
n 1: any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant
role
delusions of grandeur
n 1: a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater
and more powerful and influential than you really are
delusions of persecution
n 1: a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get
you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on
you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
demand deposit
n 1: a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without
notice
demand feeding
n 1: feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need
demand for explanation
n 1: a challenge to defend what someone has said [syn: {calling
into question}, {demand for explanation}]
demand for identification
n 1: as by a sentry
demand loan
n 1: a loan that is repayable on demand [syn: {call loan},
{demand loan}]
demand note
n 1: a note payable on demand
demand-pull inflation
n 1: inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply
of money
demarcation line
n 1: the boundary of a specific area [syn: {limit},
{demarcation}, {demarcation line}]
demeclocycline hydrochloride
n 1: tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin)
effective in the treatment of some bacterial and
rickettsial and other infections [syn: {demeclocycline
hydrochloride}, {Declomycin}]
dementia praecox
n 1: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by
distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and
language and withdrawal from social contact [syn:
{schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic disorder}, {schizophrenic
psychosis}, {dementia praecox}]
demerara rum
n 1: dark rum from Guyana [syn: {demerara}, {demerara rum}]
demerara sugar
n 1: light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana [syn:
{demerara}, {demerara sugar}]
Demetrius I
n 1: son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his
father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
[syn: {Demetrius}, {Demetrius I}, {Demetrius Poliorcetes}]
Demetrius Poliorcetes
n 1: son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his
father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
[syn: {Demetrius}, {Demetrius I}, {Demetrius Poliorcetes}]
demi-glaze
n 1: sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and
seasoned with dry wine or sherry [syn: {demiglace}, {demi-
glaze}]
demilitarized zone
n 1: a zone from which military forces or operations or
installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides
of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South
Korea" [syn: {demilitarized zone}, {DMZ}]
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea
with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim;
colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy
in the early 1960s [syn: {Algeria}, {Algerie}, {Democratic
and Popular Republic of Algeria}]
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals
can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the
DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli
schoolchildren" [syn: {Democratic Front for the Liberation
of Palestine}, {DFLP}, {Popular Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine}, {PDFLP}]
Democratic Party
n 1: the older of two major political parties in the United
States
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
n 1: a communist country in the northern half of the Korean
Peninsula; established in 1948 [syn: {North Korea},
{Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {D.P.R.K.},
{DPRK}]
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
n 1: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from
Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the
Congo}, {Zaire}, {Belgian Congo}]
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
n 1: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of
the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: {Sri Lanka}, {Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka}, {Ceylon}]
Democratic-Republican Party
n 1: a former major political party in the United States in the
early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party;
favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in
order to limit the powers of the federal government
demon-ridden
adj 1: as if possessed by demons
demonstrative of
adj 1: serving to prove or demonstrate; "the oath of office
is...demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this
subject"- John Marshall
demonstrative pronoun
n 1: a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn:
{demonstrative pronoun}, {demonstrative}]
Demotic script
n 1: a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script;
"Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek" [syn:
{Demotic}, {Demotic script}]
Den Haag
n 1: the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in
the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the
International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {'s
Gravenhage}, {Den Haag}]
den mother
n 1: someone who plays the role of a den mother; "he serves as
den mother to all the freshmen in this dormitory"; "she's
the den mother to new secretaries"
2: a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts
Denali Fault
n 1: a major open geological fault in Alaska
Denali National Park
n 1: a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska
Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
denatured alcohol
n 1: ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still
useful for other purposes
Dendranthema grandifloruom
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists'
chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom},
{Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
Dendroaspis augusticeps
n 1: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of
its quickness and readiness to bite [syn: {black mamba},
{Dendroaspis augusticeps}]
Dendrocalamus giganteus
n 1: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow
culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {giant bamboo}, {kyo-
chiku}, {Dendrocalamus giganteus}]
Dendroctonus rufipennis
n 1: small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce
trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree;
"the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect
pest of Alaska spruce forests" [syn: {spruce bark beetle},
{Dendroctonus rufipennis}]
Dendroica auduboni
n 1: common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon's
warbler}, {Audubon warbler}, {Dendroica auduboni}]
Dendroica coronata
n 1: similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle warbler},
{myrtle bird}, {Dendroica coronata}]
Dendroica fusca
n 1: black-and-white North American wood warbler having an
orange-and-black head and throat [syn: {Blackburn},
{Blackburnian warbler}, {Dendroica fusca}]
Dendroica petechia
n 1: yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow
warbler}, {golden warbler}, {yellowbird}, {Dendroica
petechia}]
Dendroica striate
n 1: North American warbler having a black-and-white head [syn:
{blackpoll}, {Dendroica striate}]
Dendroica tigrina
n 1: North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped
with black [syn: {Cape May warbler}, {Dendroica tigrina}]
Deng Xiaoping
n 1: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng
Xiaoping}, {Teng Hsiao-ping}, {Teng Hsiaoping}]
dengue fever
n 1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by
mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and
joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {dandy fever},
{breakbone fever}]
Denis Diderot
n 1: French philosopher who was a leading figure of the
Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an
encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and
philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784) [syn:
{Diderot}, {Denis Diderot}]
Denisonia superba
n 1: venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
[syn: {copperhead}, {Denisonia superba}]
Denmark Vesey
n 1: United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South
Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves
and was hanged (1767-1822) [syn: {Vesey}, {Denmark Vesey}]
Dennis Gabor
n 1: British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on
holography (1900-1979) [syn: {Gabor}, {Dennis Gabor}]
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern},
{scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia
punctilobula}]
dense blazing star
n 1: perennial of southeastern and central United States having
very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for
cut flowers [syn: {dense blazing star}, {Liatris
pycnostachya}]
dense-leaved elodea
n 1: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate
an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {dense-
leaved elodea}, {Elodea densa}, {Egeria densa}]
dent corn
n 1: corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and
become indented at maturity [syn: {dent corn}, {Zea mays
indentata}]
dental amalgam
n 1: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver)
used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron
and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists
refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams [syn:
{amalgam}, {dental amalgam}]
dental anatomy
n 1: the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology
of teeth
dental appliance
n 1: a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
dental assistant
n 1: an assistant to a dentist
dental care
n 1: care for the teeth
dental caries
n 1: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {caries}, {dental
caries}, {tooth decay}]
dental consonant
n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: {alveolar consonant}, {dental consonant},
{alveolar}, {dental}]
dental floss
n 1: a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
[syn: {dental floss}, {floss}]
dental gold
n 1: an alloy of gold used in dentistry
dental hygienist
n 1: someone trained to provide preventive dental service
(cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
dental implant
n 1: an implant that replaces a natural tooth
dental medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and
development and diseases of the teeth [syn: {dentistry},
{dental medicine}, {odontology}]
dental orthopaedics
n 1: the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or
correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn:
{orthodontics}, {orthodontia}, {orthodonture}, {dental
orthopedics}, {dental orthopaedics}]
dental orthopedics
n 1: the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or
correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn:
{orthodontics}, {orthodontia}, {orthodonture}, {dental
orthopedics}, {dental orthopaedics}]
dental plaque
n 1: a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that
encourages the development of dental caries [syn: {dental
plaque}, {bacterial plaque}]
dental plate
n 1: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
[syn: {denture}, {dental plate}, {plate}]
dental practice
n 1: the practice of dentistry
dental practitioner
n 1: a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {dentist},
{tooth doctor}, {dental practitioner}]
dental procedure
n 1: a procedure employed by a dentist
dental school
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in
dentistry [syn: {dental school}, {school of dentistry}]
dental surgeon
n 1: a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures
dental surgery
n 1: the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures
dental technician
n 1: someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures)
[syn: {dental technician}, {denturist}]
Dentaria bulbifera
n 1: European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn:
{coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {coralwort},
{Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]
Dentaria diphylla
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
{pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
diphylla}]
dentate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a toothed margin
dentate nucleus
n 1: a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white
matter of each cerebral hemisphere
denticulate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate
dentist's drill
n 1: a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
[syn: {dentist's drill}, {burr drill}]
deodar cedar
n 1: tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with
nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as
its timber [syn: {deodar}, {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan
cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]
deontic logic
n 1: the modal logic of obligation and permissibility
deoxyadenosine monophosphate
n 1: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: {deoxyadenosine monophosphate}, {A}]
deoxycytidine monophosphate
n 1: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: {deoxycytidine monophosphate}, {C}]
deoxyguanosine monophosphate
n 1: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: {deoxyguanosine monophosphate}, {G}]
deoxyribonucleic acid
n 1: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus
of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a
double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic
information; "DNA is the king of molecules" [syn:
{deoxyribonucleic acid}, {desoxyribonucleic acid}, {DNA}]
deoxythymidine monophosphate
n 1: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: {deoxythymidine monophosphate}, {T}]
Deparia acrostichoides
n 1: fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the
developing spores [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {Deparia
acrostichoides}, {Athyrium thelypteroides}]
department head
n 1: the head of a department
Department of Agriculture
n 1: the federal department that administers programs that
provide services to farmers (including research and soil
conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy);
created in 1862 [syn: {Department of Agriculture},
{Agriculture Department}, {Agriculture}, {USDA}]
department of anthropology
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in anthropology [syn: {anthropology department},
{department of anthropology}]
department of biology
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in biology [syn: {biology department}, {department
of biology}]
department of chemistry
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry department},
{department of chemistry}]
Department of Commerce
n 1: the United States federal department that promotes and
administers domestic and foreign trade (including
management of the census and the patent office); created in
1913 [syn: {Department of Commerce}, {Commerce Department},
{Commerce}, {DoC}]
Department of Commerce and Labor
n 1: a former executive department of the United States
government; created in 1903 and split into two departments
in 1913
department of computer science
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in computer science
department of corrections
n 1: the department of local government that is responsible for
managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a
career in corrections turn to the web site of the New
Jersey Department of Corrections" [syn: {corrections},
{department of corrections}]
Department of Defense
n 1: the federal department responsible for safeguarding
national security of the United States; created in 1947
[syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department},
{United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}, {DoD}]
Department of Defense Laboratory System
n 1: a defense laboratory that provides essential services in
fundamental science for national security and environmental
protection and provides technologies that contribute to
industrial competitiveness [syn: {Department of Defense
Laboratory System}, {LABLINK}]
department of economics
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in economics [syn: {economics department},
{department of economics}]
Department of Education
n 1: the United States federal department that administers all
federal programs dealing with education (including federal
aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
[syn: {Department of Education}, {Education Department},
{Education}]
Department of Energy
n 1: the federal department responsible for maintaining a
national energy policy of the United States; created in
1977 [syn: {Department of Energy}, {Energy Department},
{Energy}, {DOE}]
Department of Energy Intelligence
n 1: an agency that collects political and economic and
technical information about energy matters and makes the
Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise
available to other members of the Intelligence Community
[syn: {Department of Energy Intelligence}, {DOEI}]
department of English
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching English
and American literature [syn: {English department},
{department of English}]
Department of Health and Human Services
n 1: the United States federal department that administers all
federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created
in 1979 [syn: {Department of Health and Human Services},
{Health and Human Services}, {HHS}]
Department of Health Education and Welfare
n 1: a former executive department of the United States
government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
department of history
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching history
[syn: {history department}, {department of history}]
Department of Homeland Security
n 1: the federal department that administers all matters
relating to homeland security [syn: {Department of Homeland
Security}, {Homeland Security}]
Department of Housing and Urban Development
n 1: the United States federal department that administers
federal programs dealing with better housing and urban
renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Department of Housing and
Urban Development}, {Housing and Urban Development}, {HUD}]
Department of Justice
n 1: the United States federal department responsible for
enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all
civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn:
{Department of Justice}, {Justice Department}, {Justice},
{DoJ}]
Department of Justice Canada
n 1: an agency of the Canadian government that provides
litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government
[syn: {Department of Justice Canada}, {DoJC}]
Department of Labor
n 1: the federal department responsible for promoting the
working conditions of wage earners in the United States;
created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor
Department}, {Labor}, {DoL}]
department of linguistics
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in linguistics [syn: {linguistics department},
{department of linguistics}]
department of local government
n 1: a permanent department created to perform the work of a
local government [syn: {local department}, {department of
local government}]
department of mathematics
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in mathematics [syn: {mathematics department},
{department of mathematics}]
department of music
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching music and
music appreciation [syn: {music department}, {department of
music}]
department of philosophy
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
[syn: {philosophy department}, {department of philosophy}]
department of physics
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in physics [syn: {physics department}, {department
of physics}]
department of psychology
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in psychology [syn: {psychology department},
{department of psychology}]
department of sociology
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in sociology [syn: {sociology department},
{department of sociology}]
Department of State
n 1: the federal department in the United States that sets and
maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was
created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {United
States Department of State}, {State Department}, {State},
{DoS}]
department of the federal government
n 1: a department of the federal government of the United States
[syn: {federal department}, {federal office}, {department
of the federal government}]
Department of the Interior
n 1: the United States federal department charged with
conservation and the development of natural resources;
created in 1849 [syn: {Department of the Interior},
{Interior Department}, {Interior}, {DoI}]
Department of the Treasury
n 1: the federal department that collects revenue and
administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was
created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury},
{Treasury Department}, {Treasury}, {United States
Treasury}]
Department of Transportation
n 1: the United States federal department that institutes and
coordinates national transportation programs; created in
1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation},
{Transportation}, {DoT}]
Department of Veterans Affairs
n 1: the United States federal department responsible for the
interests of military veterans; created in 1989 [syn:
{Department of Veterans Affairs}, {VA}]
department store
n 1: a large retail store organized into departments offering a
variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
[syn: {department store}, {emporium}]
departure gate
n 1: gate where passengers embark
departure lounge
n 1: lounge where passengers can await departure
departure tax
n 1: a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by
land or sea or air
departure time
n 1: the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to
depart from a given point of origin [syn: {departure time},
{time of departure}]
depend on
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn
on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
2: put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really
rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his
discretion" [syn: {depend on}, {depend upon}, {rely on},
{rely upon}]
3: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly
parents often depend on their adult children" [syn: {depend
on}, {rely on}]
depend upon
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn
on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
2: put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really
rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his
discretion" [syn: {depend on}, {depend upon}, {rely on},
{rely upon}]
dependant on
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
dependant upon
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
dependent clause
n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as
a noun or adjective or adverb [syn: {subordinate clause},
{dependent clause}]
dependent on
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
dependent upon
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
dependent variable
n 1: (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical
expression whose value depends on the independent variable;
"if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"
depending on
adj 1: being determined by conditions or circumstances that
follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)},
{contingent upon(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant
on(p)}, {dependent upon(p)}, {dependant upon(p)},
{depending on(p)}]
depersonalisation disorder
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of
contact with your own personal reality accompanied by
feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn:
{depersonalization}, {depersonalisation},
{depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder},
{depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
depersonalisation neurosis
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of
contact with your own personal reality accompanied by
feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn:
{depersonalization}, {depersonalisation},
{depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder},
{depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
depersonalization disorder
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of
contact with your own personal reality accompanied by
feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn:
{depersonalization}, {depersonalisation},
{depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder},
{depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
depersonalization neurosis
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of
contact with your own personal reality accompanied by
feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn:
{depersonalization}, {depersonalisation},
{depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder},
{depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
depicted object
n 1: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an
artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a
moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still
picture of the same subject" [syn: {subject}, {content},
{depicted object}]
deposit account
n 1: a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed
term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving
notice or with loss of interest [syn: {time deposit
account}, {deposit account}]
deposit box
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
{safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
{lockbox}]
depository financial institution
n 1: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels
the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at
the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn:
{depository financial institution}, {bank}, {banking
concern}, {banking company}]
depository library
n 1: a depository built to contain books and other materials for
reading and study [syn: {library}, {depository library}]
depreciation allowance
n 1: an allowance for loss due to depreciation
depreciation charge
n 1: an amount periodically charged to expense or against
revenue in compensation for depreciation of property
depreciation rate
n 1: the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to
calculate tax deduction [syn: {rate of depreciation},
{depreciation rate}]
depressed fracture
n 1: fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
depressive disorder
n 1: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require
clinical intervention [syn: {depressive disorder},
{clinical depression}, {depression}]
depressor muscle
n 1: any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down [syn:
{depressor}, {depressor muscle}]
depressor nerve
n 1: any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or
tone of the body part it serves [syn: {depressor},
{depressor nerve}]
depth bomb
n 1: a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water;
antisubmarine device [syn: {depth charge}, {depth bomb}]
depth charge
n 1: a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water;
antisubmarine device [syn: {depth charge}, {depth bomb}]
depth finder
n 1: navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body
of water (as by ultrasound or radar)
depth gage
n 1: a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or
other concavities [syn: {depth gauge}, {depth gage}]
depth gauge
n 1: a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or
other concavities [syn: {depth gauge}, {depth gage}]
depth psychology
n 1: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a
method of treating various mental disorders; based on the
theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended
psychoanalysis" [syn: {psychoanalysis}, {analysis}, {depth
psychology}]
deputy sheriff
n 1: someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in
emergencies [syn: {deputy}, {deputy sheriff}]
Der Fuhrer
n 1: German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn:
{Hitler}, {Adolf Hitler}, {Der Fuhrer}]
derby hat
n 1: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim [syn:
{bowler hat}, {bowler}, {derby hat}, {derby}, {plug hat}]
derivational morphology
n 1: the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of
words
derivative instrument
n 1: a financial instrument whose value is based on another
security [syn: {derivative instrument}, {derivative}]
derived function
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the
instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another;
df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative},
{differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first
derivative}]
Dermacentor variabilis
n 1: common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and tularemia [syn: {wood tick}, {American dog tick},
{Dermacentor variabilis}]
Dermatobia hominis
n 1: large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other
mammals [syn: {human botfly}, {Dermatobia hominis}]
Dermochelys coriacea
n 1: wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace;
largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle},
{leatherback}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]
dermoid cyst
n 1: a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with
epithelium and a cavity containing other material
derring-do
n 1: brave and heroic feats
Derris elliptica
n 1: woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-
tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
[syn: {derris root}, {tuba root}, {Derris elliptica}]
derris root
n 1: woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-
tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
[syn: {derris root}, {tuba root}, {Derris elliptica}]
Des Moines
n 1: the capital and largest city in Iowa [syn: {Des Moines},
{capital of Iowa}]
descant on
v 1: sing a descant on a main tune or melody
descending aorta
n 1: the descending part of the aorta that branches into the
thoracic and abdominal aortae
descending colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine that descends from the
transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
descending node
n 1: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane
going south [ant: {ascending node}]
descensus uteri
n 1: prolapse of the uterus [syn: {metroptosis}, {descensus
uteri}]
descriptive adjective
n 1: an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an
attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a
musical speaking voice') [syn: {descriptive adjective},
{qualifying adjective}]
descriptive anthropology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that provides scientific
description of individual human societies [syn:
{ethnography}, {descriptive anthropology}]
descriptive clause
n 1: a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the
meaning of the noun phrase it modifies [syn:
{nonrestrictive clause}, {descriptive clause}]
descriptive geometry
n 1: the geometry of properties that remain invariant under
projection [syn: {projective geometry}, {descriptive
geometry}]
descriptive grammar
n 1: a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics
descriptive linguistics
n 1: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with
respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and
semantics without value judgments [ant: {prescriptive
linguistics}]
Descurainia pinnata
n 1: North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves
resembling those of tansy [syn: {tansy mustard},
{Descurainia pinnata}]
desensitisation procedure
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
desensitisation technique
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
desensitization procedure
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
desensitization technique
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
desert boot
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin},
{combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]
desert four o'clock
n 1: wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-
blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from
southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
[syn: {desert four o'clock}, {Colorado four o'clock},
{maravilla}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]
Desert Fox
n 1: German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in
North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) [syn:
{Rommel}, {Erwin Rommel}, {Desert Fox}]
desert holly
n 1: handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States
and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often
used for Christmas decoration [syn: {desert holly},
{Atriplex hymenelytra}]
desert iguana
n 1: small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern
United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {desert
iguana}, {Dipsosaurus dorsalis}]
desert lynx
n 1: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn:
{caracal}, {desert lynx}, {Lynx caracal}]
desert mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange
or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to
Arizona and Mexico [syn: {desert mariposa tulip},
{Calochortus kennedyi}]
desert olive
n 1: spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United
States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white
flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive
black berrylike fruits [syn: {tanglebush}, {desert olive},
{Forestiera neomexicana}]
desert paintbrush
n 1: most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands;
having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange
to red flowers [syn: {desert paintbrush}, {Castilleja
chromosa}]
desert pea
n 1: sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-
marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of
Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert
pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]
desert plant
n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant},
{xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous
plant}]
desert plume
n 1: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery
blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of
yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn:
{desert plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata},
{Cleome pinnata}]
desert rat
n 1: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North
America and Mexico; largest members of the family
Heteromyidae [syn: {kangaroo rat}, {desert rat}, {Dipodomys
phillipsii}]
desert rheumatism
n 1: an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by
excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis},
{coccidiomycosis}, {valley fever}, {desert rheumatism}]
desert rose
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
desert sand verbena
n 1: soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-
shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample
rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the
southwestern United States to northern Mexico [syn: {desert
sand verbena}, {Abronia villosa}]
desert selaginella
n 1: prostrate spikemoss; California [syn: {desert selaginella},
{Selaginella eremophila}]
desert soil
n 1: a type of soil that develops in arid climates [syn: {desert
soil}, {desertic soil}]
desert sunflower
n 1: slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow
flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California
to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern
Mexico [syn: {desert sunflower}, {Gerea canescens}]
desert tortoise
n 1: burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and
northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus
Xerobates [syn: {desert tortoise}, {Gopherus agassizii}]
desert willow
n 1: evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions
of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers
and long seed pods [syn: {desert willow}, {Chilopsis
linearis}]
desertic soil
n 1: a type of soil that develops in arid climates [syn: {desert
soil}, {desertic soil}]
Desiderius Erasmus
n 1: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading
Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his
criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the
Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin
Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Desiderius Erasmus},
{Gerhard Gerhards}, {Geert Geerts}]
design criteria
n 1: criteria that designers should meet in designing some
system or device; "the job specifications summarized the
design criteria"
designated driver
n 1: the member of a party who is designated to refrain from
alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home
designated hitter
n 1: a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the
pitcher
designer drug
n 1: a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-
drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was
revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs
desire to know
n 1: curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn:
{desire to know}, {lust for learning}, {thirst for
knowledge}]
desk clerk
n 1: a hotel receptionist [syn: {desk clerk}, {hotel desk
clerk}, {hotel clerk}]
desk dictionary
n 1: an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the
hand [syn: {desk dictionary}, {collegiate dictionary}]
desk officer
n 1: a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
desk phone
n 1: a telephone set that sits on a desk or table
desk sergeant
n 1: the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk
sergeant}, {deskman}, {station keeper}]
desk-bound
adj 1: restricted to working in an office rather than in an
active physical capacity [syn: {desk-bound}, {deskbound}]
desktop computer
n 1: a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an
individual workspace
desktop publishing
n 1: (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics
capacity to produce printed materials
Desmanthus ilinoensis
n 1: perennial herb of North American prairies having dense
heads of small white flowers [syn: {prairie mimosa},
{prickle-weed}, {Desmanthus ilinoensis}]
Desmodium gyrans
n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore
plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium},
{Desmodium gyrans}]
Desmodium motorium
n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore
plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium},
{Desmodium gyrans}]
Desmodium purpureum
n 1: West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United
States as forage and to improve soil [syn: {beggarweed},
{Desmodium tortuosum}, {Desmodium purpureum}]
Desmodium tortuosum
n 1: West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United
States as forage and to improve soil [syn: {beggarweed},
{Desmodium tortuosum}, {Desmodium purpureum}]
Desmodus rotundus
n 1: mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South
America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the
blood of birds and mammals
Desmond Tutu
n 1: South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid
struggle (born in 1931) [syn: {Tutu}, {Desmond Tutu}]
desoxyribonucleic acid
n 1: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus
of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a
double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic
information; "DNA is the king of molecules" [syn:
{deoxyribonucleic acid}, {desoxyribonucleic acid}, {DNA}]
desperate criminal
n 1: a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn:
{desperado}, {desperate criminal}]
desperate measure
n 1: desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to
resort to desperate measures"
desperate straits
n 1: a state of extreme distress [syn: {desperate straits},
{dire straits}]
dessert apple
n 1: an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
[syn: {eating apple}, {dessert apple}] [ant: {cooking
apple}]
dessert plate
n 1: a small plate on which dessert can be served
dessert spoon
n 1: a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a
tablespoon
dessert wine
n 1: still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
destroyer escort
n 1: warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets
or convoys
destroying angel
n 1: fungus similar to Amanita phalloides [syn: {destroying
angel}, {Amanita verna}]
2: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent
cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its
white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel},
{destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]
destruction fire
n 1: fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material
objects
destructive distillation
n 1: heating a solid substance in a closed container and
collecting the volatile products
destructive metabolism
n 1: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances
into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn:
{catabolism}, {katabolism}, {dissimilation}, {destructive
metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}, {constructive metabolism}]
destructive-metabolic
adj 1: of or relating to catabolism [syn: {destructive-
metabolic}, {energy-releasing(a)}]
detached house
n 1: a house that stands alone [syn: {detached house}, {single
dwelling}]
detached retina
n 1: visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming
separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated
by photocoagulation [syn: {retinal detachment}, {detachment
of the retina}, {detached retina}]
detachment of the retina
n 1: visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming
separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated
by photocoagulation [syn: {retinal detachment}, {detachment
of the retina}, {detached retina}]
detail file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file containing relatively
transient data about a particular data processing task
[syn: {transaction file}, {detail file}]
detective agency
n 1: an agency that makes inquiries for its clients
detective novel
n 1: novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle
before the detective explains it at the end [syn:
{detective novel}, {mystery novel}]
detective story
n 1: a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and
obtains evidence leading to their resolution
detective work
n 1: a police investigation to determine the perpetrator;
"detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detection},
{detecting}, {detective work}, {sleuthing}]
detention basin
n 1: a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the
flow of water downstream
detention camp
n 1: an institution where juvenile offenders can be held
temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile
court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {house of
detention}, {detention camp}]
detention cell
n 1: a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or
sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined
together temporarily [syn: {bullpen}, {detention cell},
{detention centre}]
detention centre
n 1: a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or
sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined
together temporarily [syn: {bullpen}, {detention cell},
{detention centre}]
detention home
n 1: an institution where juvenile offenders can be held
temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile
court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {house of
detention}, {detention camp}]
detention house
n 1: an institution where juvenile offenders can be held
temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile
court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {house of
detention}, {detention camp}]
detergent builder
n 1: a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their
cleansing action [syn: {builder}, {detergent builder}]
determining factor
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn:
{determinant}, {determiner}, {determinative}, {determining
factor}, {causal factor}]
2: an argument that is conclusive [syn: {clincher},
{determiner}, {determining factor}]
deterrent example
n 1: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided
to make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {deterrent
example}, {lesson}, {object lesson}]
detonating device
n 1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction
of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {detonating
device}, {cap}]
detonating fuse
n 1: a fuse containing an explosive
Detroit River
n 1: a short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie
along the border between the United States and Canada; one
the busiest inland waterways in the world
deuce-ace
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},
{leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary},
{ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-
ace}]
deus ex machina
n 1: any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an
insoluble difficulty
deuterium oxide
n 1: water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium
atoms, used in nuclear reactors [syn: {heavy water},
{deuterium oxide}]
Deutsche Mark
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {mark},
{German mark}, {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}]
Devanagari script
n 1: a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn:
{Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari}, {Nagari
script}]
developing country
n 1: a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly
agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced
socially and economically
developmental age
n 1: a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor
skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age
norms
developmental anatomy
n 1: the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an
individual from fertilization to maturity
developmental learning
n 1: learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive
development
developmental psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental
development of children [syn: {developmental psychology},
{genetic psychology}, {child psychology}]
developmentally challenged
n 1: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started
a school for the retarded" [syn: {mentally retarded},
{retarded}, {developmentally challenged}]
deverbal noun
n 1: a noun that is derived from a verb [syn: {verbal noun},
{deverbal noun}]
deviated nasal septum
n 1: abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common
condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and
difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
deviated septum
n 1: abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two
chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
device characteristic
n 1: any measurable property of a device measured under closely
specified conditions [syn: {characteristic}, {device
characteristic}]
device driver
n 1: (computer science) a program that determines how a computer
will communicate with a peripheral device [syn: {driver},
{device driver}]
devil dog
n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine},
{devil dog}, {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]
devil grass
n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil
grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass},
{star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
devil lily
n 1: east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-
spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily},
{devil lily}, {kentan}, {Lilium lancifolium}]
devil nettle
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
devil ray
n 1: small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools [syn:
{devil ray}, {Mobula hypostoma}]
devil tree
n 1: evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large
leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact
cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {dita
bark}, {devil tree}, {Alstonia scholaris}]
devil worshiper
n 1: someone who worships devils
devil's advocate
n 1: someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of
argument
devil's apples
n 1: a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple
flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought
to have magical powers [syn: {mandrake}, {devil's apples},
{Mandragora officinarum}]
devil's cigar
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
devil's claw
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
devil's darning needle
n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over
other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy
white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard},
{devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's
darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake
doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
devil's fig
n 1: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or
yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods;
chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy},
{argemone}, {white thistle}, {devil's fig}]
devil's flax
n 1: common European perennial having showy yellow and orange
flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn:
{toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's
flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]
devil's food
n 1: very dark chocolate cake [syn: {devil's food}, {devil's
food cake}]
devil's food cake
n 1: very dark chocolate cake [syn: {devil's food}, {devil's
food cake}]
devil's milk
n 1: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern
United States [syn: {petty spurge}, {devil's milk},
{Euphorbia peplus}]
2: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the
sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {wartwort}, {devil's
milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]
devil's tongue
n 1: foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of
southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the
greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe
surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake
palm}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]
devil's turnip
n 1: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small
black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {white bryony},
{devil's turnip}, {Bryonia alba}]
devil's urn
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
devil's walking stick
n 1: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern
United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's
walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]
devil's weed
n 1: tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit
that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
[syn: {caltrop}, {devil's weed}, {Tribulus terestris}]
devil-may-care
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money";
"freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
[syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling},
{happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]
2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness;
"a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary
Moore [syn: {devil-may-care}, {raffish}, {rakish}]
devil-worship
n 1: the acts or rites of worshiping devils [syn: {diabolatry},
{demonolatry}, {devil-worship}]
deviled egg
n 1: halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise
and seasonings and returned to the white [syn: {deviled
egg}, {stuffed egg}]
devolve on
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn
on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
Devonian period
n 1: from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of
fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn:
{Devonian}, {Devonian period}, {Age of Fishes}]
Devonshire cream
n 1: thick cream made from scalded milk [syn: {clotted cream},
{Devonshire cream}]
dew point
n 1: the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes
saturated and condensation begins
dew worm
n 1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait
by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm},
{fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler},
{crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]
Dewar flask
n 1: vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific
experiments [syn: {Dewar flask}, {Dewar}]
dewberry bush
n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of
North America [syn: {dewberry}, {dewberry bush}, {running
blackberry}]
Dewey decimal classification
n 1: a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional
publications into subject categories; the subject is
indicated by a three-digit numeral and further
specification is given by numerals following a decimal
point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey
decimal classification}, {Dewey decimal system}, {decimal
system of classification}]
Dewey decimal system
n 1: a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional
publications into subject categories; the subject is
indicated by a three-digit numeral and further
specification is given by numerals following a decimal
point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey
decimal classification}, {Dewey decimal system}, {decimal
system of classification}]
DeWitt Clinton
n 1: United States politician who as governor of New York
supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
[syn: {Clinton}, {DeWitt Clinton}]
dewy-eyed
adj 1: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed
wonder" [syn: {childlike}, {wide-eyed}, {round-eyed},
{dewy-eyed}, {simple}]
Dexamethasone Intensol
n 1: a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or
Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon)
used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn:
{dexamethasone}, {Decadron}, {Dexamethasone Intensol},
{Dexone}, {Hexadrol}, {Oradexon}]
dextroamphetamine sulphate
n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a
central nervous system stimulant [syn: {dextroamphetamine
sulphate}, {Dexedrine}]
dhobi itch
n 1: fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body
Dhu al-Hijja
n 1: the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of
the hajj; has one extra day in leap years [syn:
{Dhu'l-Hijja}, {Dhu'l-Hijjah}, {Dhu al-Hijja}, {Dhu al-
Hijjah}]
Dhu al-Hijjah
n 1: the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of
the hajj; has one extra day in leap years [syn:
{Dhu'l-Hijja}, {Dhu'l-Hijjah}, {Dhu al-Hijja}, {Dhu al-
Hijjah}]
Dhu al-Qadah
n 1: the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar [syn:
{Dhu'l-Qa'dah}, {Dhu al-Qadah}]
Dhu'l-Hijja
n 1: the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of
the hajj; has one extra day in leap years [syn:
{Dhu'l-Hijja}, {Dhu'l-Hijjah}, {Dhu al-Hijja}, {Dhu al-
Hijjah}]
Dhu'l-Hijjah
n 1: the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of
the hajj; has one extra day in leap years [syn:
{Dhu'l-Hijja}, {Dhu'l-Hijjah}, {Dhu al-Hijja}, {Dhu al-
Hijjah}]
Dhu'l-Qa'dah
n 1: the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar [syn:
{Dhu'l-Qa'dah}, {Dhu al-Qadah}]
di-iodotyrosine
n 1: tyrosine with two iodine atoms added
diabetes insipidus
n 1: a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of
vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the
kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large
amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration
and extreme thirst
diabetes mellitus
n 1: diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of
insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say
`diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'" [syn:
{diabetes mellitus}, {DM}]
diabetic acidosis
n 1: acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs
primarily in diabetes mellitus [syn: {ketoacidosis},
{diabetic acidosis}]
diabetic coma
n 1: coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of
diabetes mellitus [syn: {diabetic coma}, {Kussmaul's coma}]
diabetic diet
n 1: a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
diabetic retinopathy
n 1: retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in
the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose
levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes
diachronic linguistics
n 1: the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and
diachrony of language" [syn: {historical linguistics},
{diachronic linguistics}, {diachrony}]
diacritical mark
n 1: a mark added to a letter to indicate a special
pronunciation [syn: {diacritical mark}, {diacritic}]
diagnostic assay
n 1: an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes [syn:
{diagnostic test}, {diagnostic assay}]
diagnostic procedure
n 1: a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis [syn:
{diagnostic procedure}, {diagnostic technique}]
diagnostic program
n 1: a program that recognizes and explains faults in the
equipment or mistakes in a computer program
diagnostic technique
n 1: a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis [syn:
{diagnostic procedure}, {diagnostic technique}]
diagnostic test
n 1: an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes [syn:
{diagnostic test}, {diagnostic assay}]
diagonal matrix
n 1: a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal
equal to zero
dial phone
n 1: a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be
called [syn: {dial telephone}, {dial phone}]
dial telephone
n 1: a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be
called [syn: {dial telephone}, {dial phone}]
dialect atlas
n 1: an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic
features [syn: {dialect atlas}, {linguistic atlas}]
dialect geography
n 1: the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic
features [syn: {dialect geography}, {linguistic geography}]
dialectical materialism
n 1: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels
Dialeurodes citri
n 1: whitefly that attacks citrus trees [syn: {citrus whitefly},
{Dialeurodes citri}]
dialog box
n 1: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical
user interface that appears in order to request information
from the user; after the information has been provided the
user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn:
{dialog box}, {panel}]
dialysis machine
n 1: a medical instrument for separating substances in solution
by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes [syn:
{dialyzer}, {dialysis machine}]
diametrical opposition
n 1: the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn:
{antipodal}, {antipodal opposition}, {diametrical
opposition}]
diamond dust
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
Diamond Jim
n 1: United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and
his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {James
Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]
Diamond Jim Brady
n 1: United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and
his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {James
Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]
diamond jubilee
n 1: an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
diamond point
n 1: a very hard small point made from a diamond
Diamond State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Delaware}, {Diamond State}, {First State}, {DE}, {Del.}]
diamond wedding
n 1: the 60th wedding anniversary [syn: {diamond wedding
anniversary}, {diamond wedding}]
diamond wedding anniversary
n 1: the 60th wedding anniversary [syn: {diamond wedding
anniversary}, {diamond wedding}]
diamondback rattlesnake
n 1: large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn:
{diamondback}, {diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
adamanteus}]
diamondback terrapin
n 1: of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
[syn: {diamondback terrapin}, {Malaclemys centrata}]
Diane de Poitiers
n 1: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had
more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de
Medicis (1499-1566) [syn: {Diane de Poitiers}, {Duchesse de
Valentinois}]
Diangus gratianopolitanus
n 1: mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant
pink or red flowers [syn: {cheddar pink}, {Diangus
gratianopolitanus}]
Dianthus barbatus
n 1: Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense
clusters of varicolored flowers [syn: {sweet William},
{Dianthus barbatus}]
Dianthus caryophyllus
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented
usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties
and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink},
{gillyflower}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]
Dianthus chinensis
n 1: Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a
purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {china
pink}, {rainbow pink}, {Dianthus chinensis}]
Dianthus chinensis heddewigii
n 1: a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-
edged petals [syn: {Japanese pink}, {Dianthus chinensis
heddewigii}]
Dianthus deltoides
n 1: low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single
pale pink flower with a crimson center [syn: {maiden pink},
{Dianthus deltoides}]
Dianthus latifolius
n 1: much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely
related to sweet William [syn: {button pink}, {Dianthus
latifolius}]
Dianthus plumarius
n 1: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy
flowers [syn: {cottage pink}, {grass pink}, {Dianthus
plumarius}]
Dianthus supurbus
n 1: Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose
flowers with deeply fringed margins [syn: {fringed pink},
{Dianthus supurbus}]
diapason stop
n 1: either of the two main stops on a pipe organ [syn:
{diapason}, {diapason stop}]
diapensia family
n 1: north temperate low evergreen plants; in some
classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales [syn:
{Diapensiaceae}, {family Diapensiaceae}, {diapensia
family}]
diaper dermatitis
n 1: dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants;
supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's
diapers [syn: {diaper rash}, {diaper dermatitis}]
diaper rash
n 1: dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants;
supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's
diapers [syn: {diaper rash}, {diaper dermatitis}]
Diapheromera femorata
n 1: a variety of stick insect [syn: {diapheromera},
{Diapheromera femorata}]
diaphragmatic hernia
n 1: hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach
through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatus hernia}, {hiatal
hernia}, {diaphragmatic hernia}]
diaphragmatic pleurisy
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
{epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis},
{diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
diapsid reptile
n 1: reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each
eye [syn: {diapsid}, {diapsid reptile}] [ant: {anapsid},
{anapsid reptile}]
diary keeper
n 1: someone who keeps a diary or journal [syn: {diarist},
{diary keeper}, {journalist}]
diastolic pressure
n 1: the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer)
after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of
the heart refill with blood
diathermy machine
n 1: a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues
for medical purposes
diatomaceous earth
n 1: a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and
often used as a filtering material [syn: {diatomaceous
earth}, {diatomite}, {kieselguhr}]
diatonic scale
n 1: a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are
separated by whole tones
dibasic acid
n 1: an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per
molecule
dibasic salt
n 1: a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule
dibranchiate mollusk
n 1: cephalopods having two gills [syn: {dibranchiate},
{dibranchiate mollusk}, {dibranch}]
Dicamptodon ensatus
n 1: large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
[syn: {Pacific giant salamander}, {Dicamptodon ensatus}]
dice box
n 1: a small container (open at one end) in which dice are
shaken by hand and from which they are thrown [syn: {dice
cup}, {dice box}]
dice cup
n 1: a small container (open at one end) in which dice are
shaken by hand and from which they are thrown [syn: {dice
cup}, {dice box}]
Dicentra canadensis
n 1: American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous
roots resembling kernels of corn [syn: {squirrel corn},
{Dicentra canadensis}]
Dicentra cucullaria
n 1: delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United
States having white flowers with double spurs [syn:
{Dutchman's breeches}, {Dicentra cucullaria}]
Dicentra spectabilis
n 1: garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
[syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyreflower}, {lyre-flower},
{Dicentra spectabilis}]
Diceros bicornis
n 1: African rhino; in danger of extinction [syn: {black
rhinoceros}, {Diceros bicornis}]
Diceros simus
n 1: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns;
endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {white
rhinoceros}, {Ceratotherium simum}, {Diceros simus}]
dichloroethyl sulfide
n 1: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises
blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known
antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering
agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]
Dichondra micrantha
n 1: a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to
reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used
as a grass substitute in warm regions [syn: {dichondra},
{Dichondra micrantha}]
dichromic acid
n 1: the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are
derived; known only in solution and in the form of
dichromate salts
Dick Fosbury
n 1: United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by
introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in
1947) [syn: {Fosbury}, {Dick Fosbury}, {Richard D.
Fosbury}]
Dick test
n 1: a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet
fever
Dick Turpin
n 1: English highwayman (1706-1739) [syn: {Turpin}, {Dick
Turpin}]
dickey-bird
n 1: small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these
words to refer to small birds [syn: {dickeybird}, {dickey-
bird}, {dickybird}, {dicky-bird}]
dickey-seat
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-
seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat},
{dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
dickie-seat
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-
seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat},
{dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
Dicksonia antarctica
n 1: of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool
climates [syn: {soft tree fern}, {Dicksonia antarctica}]
dicky-bird
n 1: small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these
words to refer to small birds [syn: {dickeybird}, {dickey-
bird}, {dickybird}, {dicky-bird}]
dicky-seat
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-
seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat},
{dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
diclofenac potassium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)
[syn: {diclofenac potassium}, {Cataflam}]
diclofenac sodium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren)
that is administered only orally [syn: {diclofenac sodium},
{Voltaren}]
dicot family
n 1: family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic
leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
[syn: {dicot family}, {magnoliopsid family}]
dicot genus
n 1: genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic
leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
[syn: {dicot genus}, {magnoliopsid genus}]
Dicrostonyx hudsonius
n 1: of northern Canada [syn: {Hudson bay collared lemming},
{Dicrostonyx hudsonius}]
Dictamnus alba
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit
flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella},
{dittany}, {burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]
dictionary definition
n 1: a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or
phrase or symbol
dictionary entry
n 1: the entry in a dictionary of information about a word [syn:
{lexical entry}, {dictionary entry}]
dictyopterous insect
n 1: cockroaches and mantids
diddly-shit
n 1: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn:
{jack}, {doodly-squat}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat},
{diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat},
{shit}]
diddly-squat
n 1: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn:
{jack}, {doodly-squat}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat},
{diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat},
{shit}]
Didelphis marsupialis
n 1: omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for
feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some
areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum
of South America [syn: {common opossum}, {Didelphis
virginiana}, {Didelphis marsupialis}]
Didelphis virginiana
n 1: omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for
feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some
areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum
of South America [syn: {common opossum}, {Didelphis
virginiana}, {Didelphis marsupialis}]
die away
v 1: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated";
"The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let
up}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]
die back
v 1: suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near
the garage are dying back" [syn: {die back}, {die down}]
die down
v 1: suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near
the garage are dying back" [syn: {die back}, {die down}]
2: become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"
die hard
v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard},
{run}, {endure}]
die off
v 1: become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" [syn: {die out}, {die
off}]
die out
v 1: become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" [syn: {die out}, {die
off}]
2: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn:
{die}, {die out}]
die-cast
adj 1: formed by forcing molten metal into a die; "a die-cast
seal"
die-hard
adj 1: tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an
inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed
republican" [syn: {die-hard(a)}, {rock-ribbed}]
die-sinker
n 1: someone who makes dies [syn: {diemaker}, {diesinker}, {die-
sinker}]
Dieffenbachia sequine
n 1: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves;
contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence
the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-
in-law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]
Diego Rivera
n 1: socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn:
{Rivera}, {Diego Rivera}]
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
n 1: Spanish painter (1599-1660) [syn: {Velazquez}, {Diego
Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez}]
dielectric heating
n 1: heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field
Dien Bien Phu
n 1: the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam
troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France
in Indochina in 1954
Diervilla lonicera
n 1: spreading bush of northeastern United States having small
clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers [syn: {bush
honeysuckle}, {Diervilla lonicera}]
Diervilla sessilifolia
n 1: bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large
crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers [syn: {bush
honeysuckle}, {Diervilla sessilifolia}]
Dies Irae
n 1: the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the
Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')
diesel engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn:
{diesel}, {diesel engine}, {diesel motor}]
diesel fuel
n 1: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines [syn:
{diesel oil}, {diesel fuel}]
diesel locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
diesel motor
n 1: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn:
{diesel}, {diesel engine}, {diesel motor}]
diesel oil
n 1: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines [syn:
{diesel oil}, {diesel fuel}]
diesel-electric
n 1: a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a
diesel engine [syn: {diesel-electric locomotive}, {diesel-
electric}]
diesel-electric locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a
diesel engine [syn: {diesel-electric locomotive}, {diesel-
electric}]
diesel-hydraulic
n 1: a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system
powered by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-hydraulic
locomotive}, {diesel-hydraulic}]
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system
powered by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-hydraulic
locomotive}, {diesel-hydraulic}]
dietary supplement
n 1: something added to complete a diet or to make up for a
dietary deficiency
diethyl ether
n 1: a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used
as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane},
{divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl
ether}]
diethylaminoethyl cellulose
n 1: used for chromatography [syn: {diethylaminoethyl
cellulose}, {DEAE cellulose}]
diethylbarbituric acid
n 1: a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital},
{veronal}, {barbitone}, {diethylbarbituric acid},
{diethylmalonylurea}]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
n 1: German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern
Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of
Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later
executed (1906-1945) [syn: {Bonhoeffer}, {Dietrich
Bonhoeffer}]
difference limen
n 1: the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
[syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold},
{difference limen}, {differential limen}]
difference of opinion
n 1: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he
had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable
differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans
and Democrats" [syn: {dispute}, {difference}, {difference
of opinion}, {conflict}]
difference threshold
n 1: the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
[syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold},
{difference limen}, {differential limen}]
differential analyzer
n 1: an analog computer designed to solve differential equations
differential blood count
n 1: counting the number of specific types of white blood cells
found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as
part of a complete blood count
differential calculus
n 1: the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a
function with respect to changes in the independent
variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of
derivative and differential [syn: {differential calculus},
{method of fluxions}]
differential coefficient
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the
instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another;
df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative},
{differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first
derivative}]
differential cost
n 1: the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more
or one less unit of output [syn: {marginal cost},
{incremental cost}, {differential cost}]
differential diagnosis
n 1: a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g.,
headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
differential equation
n 1: an equation containing differentials of a function
differential gear
n 1: a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at
different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to
allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves [syn:
{differential gear}, {differential}]
differential limen
n 1: the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
[syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold},
{difference limen}, {differential limen}]
differential psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that studies measurable
differences between individuals
differential threshold
n 1: the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
[syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold},
{difference limen}, {differential limen}]
diffraction grating
n 1: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other
electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce
its spectrum [syn: {diffraction grating}, {grating}]
diffuse nebula
n 1: a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and
dust [syn: {diffuse nebula}, {gaseous nebula}]
diffusing screen
n 1: a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some
wavelengths of the light) passing through it [syn: {light
filter}, {diffusing screen}]
diffusion pump
n 1: vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum [syn:
{condensation pump}, {diffusion pump}]
dig in
v 1: occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the
night" [syn: {entrench}, {dig in}]
2: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the
children pitched in" [syn: {pitch in}, {dig in}]
dig into
v 1: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an
anthill" [syn: {probe}, {dig into}, {poke into}]
dig out
v 1: remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig
coal" [syn: {dig}, {dig up}, {dig out}]
2: dig out from underneath earth or snow
3: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn:
{dig}, {dig out}]
dig up
v 1: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the
garden" [syn: {excavate}, {dig up}, {turn up}]
2: remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig
coal" [syn: {dig}, {dig up}, {dig out}]
digestive fluid
n 1: secretions that aid digestion [syn: {digestive juice},
{digestive fluid}]
digestive gland
n 1: any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the
digestive tract
digestive juice
n 1: secretions that aid digestion [syn: {digestive juice},
{digestive fluid}]
digestive system
n 1: the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn:
{digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema
alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]
digestive tract
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
digestive tube
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
digger wasp
n 1: solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them
with paralyzed insects for the larvae
digging up
n 1: the act of digging something up out of the ground
(especially a corpse) where it has been buried [syn:
{exhumation}, {disinterment}, {digging up}]
digital arteries
n 1: arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and
toes [syn: {digital arteries}, {arteria digitalis}]
digital audiotape
n 1: a digital tape recording of sound [syn: {digital
audiotape}, {DAT}]
digital camera
n 1: a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for
later reproduction
digital clock
n 1: a clock that displays the time of day digitally
digital communication
n 1: electronic transmission of information that has been
encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by
computers) [syn: {digital communication}, {data
communication}]
digital communications technology
n 1: the design and construction of communications technology
that transmits information in digital form
digital computer
n 1: a computer that represents information by numerical
(binary) digits
digital display
n 1: a display that gives the information in the form of
characters (numbers or letters) [syn: {digital display},
{alphanumeric display}]
digital photography
n 1: a photographic method that stores the image digitally for
later reproduction
digital plethysmograph
n 1: plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to
measure skin blood flow
digital scanner
n 1: an electronic device that generates a digital
representation of an image for data input to a computer
[syn: {scanner}, {digital scanner}, {image scanner}]
digital subscriber line
n 1: a generic name for digital lines that are provided by
telephone companies to their local subscribers and that
carry data at high speeds [syn: {digital subscriber line},
{DSL}]
digital vein
n 1: one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital
vein}, {vena digitalis}]
digital voltmeter
n 1: an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits
digital watch
n 1: a watch with a digital display
digital-analog converter
n 1: device for converting digital signals into analogue signals
[syn: {digital-analog converter}, {digital-to-analog
converter}]
digital-to-analog converter
n 1: device for converting digital signals into analogue signals
[syn: {digital-analog converter}, {digital-to-analog
converter}]
digitalis glycoside
n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn:
{digitalis}, {digitalis glycoside}, {digitalin}]
Digitalis lutea
n 1: European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {yellow foxglove},
{straw foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]
Digitalis purpurea
n 1: tall leafy European biennial or perennial having
spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
[syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower},
{finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis
purpurea}]
Digitaria ischaemum
n 1: a weed [syn: {smooth crabgrass}, {Digitaria ischaemum}]
Digitaria sanguinalis
n 1: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed
in United States [syn: {large crabgrass}, {hairy finger
grass}, {Digitaria sanguinalis}]
digitigrade mammal
n 1: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground
as e.g. dogs and cats and horses [syn: {digitigrade
mammal}, {digitigrade}] [ant: {plantigrade}, {plantigrade
mammal}]
dihybrid cross
n 1: hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
dihydric alcohol
n 1: any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each
molecule [syn: {diol}, {glycol}, {dihydric alcohol}]
dik-dik
n 1: any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the
genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
dika bread
n 1: somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating
seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some
African peoples
dika nut
n 1: edible oil-rich seed of wild mango
dilatation and curettage
n 1: a surgical procedure usually performed under local
anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the
endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet;
performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged
bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments
of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
[syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage},
{D and C}]
dilation and curettage
n 1: a surgical procedure usually performed under local
anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the
endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet;
performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged
bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments
of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
[syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage},
{D and C}]
dilatory plea
n 1: a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of
action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim
disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually
raised in the defendant's answer)
dill pickle
n 1: pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill
seed
dill seed
n 1: seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
dill weed
n 1: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as
seasoning [syn: {dill}, {dill weed}]
dilleniid dicot family
n 1: family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and
shrubs and herbs
dilleniid dicot genus
n 1: genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and
shrubs and herbs
dilly-dallier
n 1: someone who wastes time [syn: {dallier}, {dillydallier},
{dilly-dallier}, {mope}, {lounger}]
dilly-dally
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want
to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn:
{procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's
heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]
dim sum
n 1: traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including
several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served
successively in small portions
dim-sighted
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-
blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired},
{visually challenged}]
dim-witted
adj 1: lacking mental capacity and subtlety [syn: {dim-witted},
{simple}, {simple-minded}]
dime bag
n 1: street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for
ten dollars [syn: {dime bag}, {dime}]
dime novel
n 1: a melodramatic paperback novel [syn: {dime novel}, {penny
dreadful}]
dimethyl ketone
n 1: the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used
as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
[syn: {acetone}, {propanone}, {dimethyl ketone}]
diminished arch
n 1: an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn:
{skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished
arch}]
Dimocarpus longan
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for
its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes
placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium [syn: {longan},
{lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphorbia
litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]
dimpled chad
n 1: a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four
corners are still attached [syn: {dimpled chad}, {pregnant
chad}, {dimple}]
Din Land
n 1: United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into
lenses and invented the one step photographic process
(1909-1991) [syn: {Land}, {Din Land}, {Edwin Herbert Land}]
dine in
v 1: eat at home [syn: {eat in}, {dine in}] [ant: {dine out},
{eat out}]
dine out
v 1: eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home [syn: {eat
out}, {dine out}] [ant: {dine in}, {eat in}]
ding-dong
n 1: the noise made by a bell
dining area
n 1: an area arranged for dining; "they put up tents for the
dining area"
dining car
n 1: a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn:
{dining car}, {diner}, {dining compartment}, {buffet car}]
dining companion
n 1: someone you dine with [syn: {tablemate}, {dining
companion}]
dining compartment
n 1: a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn:
{dining car}, {diner}, {dining compartment}, {buffet car}]
dining room
n 1: a room used for dining [syn: {dining room}, {dining-room}]
dining room set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the dining room [syn: {dining-room
suite}, {dining-room set}, {dining room suite}, {dining
room set}]
dining room suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the dining room [syn: {dining-room
suite}, {dining-room set}, {dining room suite}, {dining
room set}]
dining table
n 1: a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the
dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" [syn:
{dining table}, {board}]
dining-hall
n 1: a large room at a college or university; used especially
for dining
dining-room
n 1: a room used for dining [syn: {dining room}, {dining-room}]
dining-room attendant
n 1: someone employed to provide service in a dining room [syn:
{dining-room attendant}, {restaurant attendant}]
dining-room furniture
n 1: furniture intended for use in a dining room
dining-room set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the dining room [syn: {dining-room
suite}, {dining-room set}, {dining room suite}, {dining
room set}]
dining-room suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the dining room [syn: {dining-room
suite}, {dining-room set}, {dining room suite}, {dining
room set}]
dining-room table
n 1: dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals
can be served
dinner bell
n 1: a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
dinner bucket
n 1: a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn:
{dinner pail}, {dinner bucket}]
dinner dress
n 1: a gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {dinner
gown}, {formal}, {evening gown}]
dinner gown
n 1: a gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {dinner
gown}, {formal}, {evening gown}]
dinner jacket
n 1: semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket},
{tux}, {tuxedo}, {black tie}]
dinner napkin
n 1: a large napkin used when dinner is served
dinner pail
n 1: a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn:
{dinner pail}, {dinner bucket}]
dinner party
n 1: a party of people assembled to have dinner together;
"guests should never be late to a dinner party" [syn:
{dinner}, {dinner party}]
dinner plate
n 1: a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a
meal
dinner service
n 1: a table service for serving dinner [syn: {dinner service},
{dinner set}]
dinner set
n 1: a table service for serving dinner [syn: {dinner service},
{dinner set}]
dinner table
n 1: the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
dinner theater
n 1: a theater at which dinner is included in the price of
admission [syn: {dinner theater}, {dinner theatre}]
dinner theatre
n 1: a theater at which dinner is included in the price of
admission [syn: {dinner theater}, {dinner theatre}]
Dino Paul Crocetti
n 1: United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Martin}, {Dean
Martin}, {Dino Paul Crocetti}]
Dinornis giganteus
n 1: the largest moa; about 12 feet high [syn: {giant moa},
{Dinornis giganteus}]
Diodon holocanthus
n 1: similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn:
{balloonfish}, {Diodon holocanthus}]
Diodon hystrix
n 1: spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in
warm waters [syn: {porcupinefish}, {porcupine fish},
{Diodon hystrix}]
Diodora apertura
n 1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the
apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Fissurella apertura},
{Diodora apertura}]
Diomedea exulans
n 1: very large albatross; white with wide black wings [syn:
{wandering albatross}, {Diomedea exulans}]
Diomedea nigripes
n 1: a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed
albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony},
{Diomedea nigripes}]
Dionaea muscipula
n 1: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having
sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close
and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Venus's
flytraps}, {Dionaea muscipula}]
Dionysius the Elder
n 1: the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians
(430-367 BC) [syn: {Dionysius}, {Dionysius the Elder}]
Dioscorea alata
n 1: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with
fine edible white flesh [syn: {white yam}, {water yam},
{Dioscorea alata}]
Dioscorea batata
n 1: hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and
cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-
shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its
edible tubers [syn: {cinnamon vine}, {Chinese yam},
{Dioscorea batata}]
Dioscorea bulbifera
n 1: yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large
tubers [syn: {air potato}, {Dioscorea bulbifera}]
Dioscorea elephantipes
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise
plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine},
{Dioscorea elephantipes}]
Dioscorea paniculata
n 1: having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat
rheumatism or liver disorders [syn: {wild yam}, {Dioscorea
paniculata}]
Dioscorea trifida
n 1: tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers [syn:
{cush-cush}, {Dioscorea trifida}]
Diospyros ebenum
n 1: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored
heartwood used in cabinetwork [syn: {ebony}, {ebony tree},
{Diospyros ebenum}]
Diospyros kaki
n 1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange
edible astringent fruit [syn: {Japanese persimmon}, {kaki},
{Diospyros kaki}]
Diospyros kurzii
n 1: large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn:
{marblewood}, {marble-wood}, {Andaman marble}, {Diospyros
kurzii}]
Diospyros lotus
n 1: an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow
or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
[syn: {date plum}, {Diospyros lotus}]
Diospyros virginiana
n 1: medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and
eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very
astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn:
{American persimmon}, {possumwood}, {Diospyros virginiana}]
dip circle
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic
dip (as from an airplane) [syn: {inclinometer}, {dip
circle}]
dip into
v 1: read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
dip solder
v 1: solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
DIP switch
n 1: (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches
mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to
configure the machine for a user [syn: {DIP switch}, {dual
inline package switch}]
diphenylbutyl piperidine
n 1: a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment
of schizophrenia
Diphylla ecaudata
n 1: similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of
tropical America including southern California and Texas
[syn: {hairy-legged vampire bat}, {Diphylla ecaudata}]
Dipladenia boliviensis
n 1: shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-
shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {white
dipladenia}, {Mandevilla boliviensis}, {Dipladenia
boliviensis}]
Diplazium pycnocarpon
n 1: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish
leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern},
{narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon},
{Diplazium pycnocarpon}]
Diplococcus pneumoniae
n 1: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn:
{pneumococcus}, {Diplococcus pneumoniae}]
diploic vein
n 1: one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial
bones [syn: {diploic vein}, {vena diploica}]
diplomatic building
n 1: government building in which diplomats live or work
diplomatic corps
n 1: the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic
service}, {diplomatic corps}, {corps diplomatique}]
diplomatic immunity
n 1: exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is
offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
diplomatic minister
n 1: a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks
below ambassador [syn: {minister}, {diplomatic minister}]
diplomatic mission
n 1: a mission serving diplomatic ends
diplomatic negotiations
n 1: negotiation between nations [syn: {diplomacy}, {diplomatic
negotiations}]
diplomatic pouch
n 1: a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry
communications between a legation and its home office
diplomatic service
n 1: the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic
service}, {diplomatic corps}, {corps diplomatique}]
Diplopterygium longissimum
n 1: large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet
high; Pacific region and China [syn: {giant scrambling
fern}, {Diplopterygium longissimum}]
Diplotaxis erucoides
n 1: from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout
southern Europe [syn: {white rocket}, {Diplotaxis
erucoides}]
Diplotaxis muralis
n 1: yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and
in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn:
{wall rocket}, {Diplotaxis muralis}, {Diplotaxis
tenuifolia}]
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
n 1: yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and
in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn:
{wall rocket}, {Diplotaxis muralis}, {Diplotaxis
tenuifolia}]
Dipodomys ordi
n 1: most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain
areas of central and western United States [syn: {Ord
kangaroo rat}, {Dipodomys ordi}]
Dipodomys phillipsii
n 1: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North
America and Mexico; largest members of the family
Heteromyidae [syn: {kangaroo rat}, {desert rat}, {Dipodomys
phillipsii}]
Dipogon lignosus
n 1: South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its
clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods
like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes
placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Australian pea}, {Dipogon
lignosus}, {Dolichos lignosus}]
dipole antenna
n 1: an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods
connected to a transmission line at the center [syn:
{dipole}, {dipole antenna}]
dipole molecule
n 1: a molecule that is a permanent dipole
dipole moment
n 1: the moment of a dipole
Dippel's oil
n 1: dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone;
used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
[syn: {bone oil}, {Dippel's oil}]
Dipsacus fullonum
n 1: teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but
naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to
raise a nap on woolen cloth [syn: {common teasel},
{Dipsacus fullonum}]
Dipsacus sativus
n 1: similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread
in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in
United States [syn: {fuller's teasel}, {Dipsacus sativus}]
Dipsacus sylvestris
n 1: European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: {wild teasel}, {Dipsacus sylvestris}]
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
n 1: small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern
United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {desert
iguana}, {Dipsosaurus dorsalis}]
dipterous insect
n 1: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings
(anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small
knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or
lapping or piercing [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged
insects}, {dipteran}, {dipteron}]
Dipteryx odorata
n 1: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped
pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for
flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree},
{Coumarouna odorata}, {Dipteryx odorata}]
Dipylon gate
n 1: a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a
distinctive style of pottery has been found [syn: {Dipylon
gate}, {Dipylon}]
Dirca palustris
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough
flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
[syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy},
{ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]
dire straits
n 1: a state of extreme distress [syn: {desperate straits},
{dire straits}]
direct action
n 1: a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain
their demands
direct antonym
n 1: antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and
`dry')
direct contrast
n 1: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are
compared; "in contrast to"; "by contrast" [syn: {contrast},
{direct contrast}]
direct correlation
n 1: a correlation in which large values of one variable are
associated with large values of the other and small with
small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
[syn: {positive correlation}, {direct correlation}]
direct current
n 1: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
[syn: {direct current}, {DC}, {direct electric current}]
[ant: {AC}, {alternating current}, {alternating electric
current}]
direct discourse
n 1: a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he
said `I am a fool'") [syn: {direct discourse}, {direct
quotation}] [ant: {indirect discourse}]
direct dye
n 1: dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or
rayon etc.) [syn: {direct dye}, {substantive dye}]
direct electric current
n 1: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
[syn: {direct current}, {DC}, {direct electric current}]
[ant: {AC}, {alternating current}, {alternating electric
current}]
direct evidence
n 1: evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly
related to the fact in dispute [ant: {circumstantial
evidence}, {indirect evidence}]
direct examination
n 1: (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party
that called the witness
direct fire
n 1: fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person
aiming it
direct flight
n 1: a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change
of aircraft
direct loan
n 1: a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third
party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion
in making loans
direct mail
n 1: advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the
mail
direct mailer
n 1: a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise
direct marketing
n 1: marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the
individual prospective customer
direct object
n 1: the object that receives the direct action of the verb
[syn: {direct object}, {object of the verb}]
direct primary
n 1: a primary where voters directly select the candidates who
will run for office
direct quotation
n 1: a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he
said `I am a fool'") [syn: {direct discourse}, {direct
quotation}] [ant: {indirect discourse}]
direct sum
n 1: a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the
sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
direct support
n 1: a mission requiring one force to support another specific
force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported
force's request for assistance
direct supporting fire
n 1: fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to
general supporting fire delivered in support of the force
as a whole)
direct tax
n 1: a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom
it is levied
direct tide
n 1: the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth
coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
direct transmission
n 1: a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is
transferred directly into the body via touching or biting
or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering
the eye or nose or mouth
direct trust
n 1: a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the
parties involved (usually on the basis of written
documentation) [syn: {direct trust}, {express trust}]
direct-grant school
n 1: formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also
received government grants in return for admitting certain
non-paying students who were nominated by the local
authorities
directed study
n 1: a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a
specialist in the subject; "he registered for directed
study"; "he got credit for directed study"; "he did
directed study"
directed verdict
n 1: a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without
consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed
verdict of guilty in a criminal trial"
direction finder
n 1: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
directional antenna
n 1: an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a
narrow angle
directional microphone
n 1: a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a
particular direction [syn: {directional microphone},
{directional mike}]
directional mike
n 1: a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a
particular direction [syn: {directional microphone},
{directional mike}]
Director of Central Intelligence
n 1: the head of the United States Intelligence Community and
director of the Central Intelligence Agency [syn: {Director
of Central Intelligence}, {DCI}]
director of research
n 1: a supervisor in a research center [syn: {research
director}, {director of research}]
director-stockholder relation
n 1: the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the
best interests of stockholders
Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
n 1: the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost
autonomous political and military force; has procured
nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had
strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic
groups [syn: {Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence},
{Inter-Services Intelligence}, {ISI}]
diriment impediment
n 1: (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such
as the existence of a prior marriage)
dirt ball
n 1: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving
of respect [syn: {worm}, {louse}, {insect}, {dirt ball}]
dirt bike
n 1: a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and
suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding
cross country or over unpaved ground [syn: {trail bike},
{dirt bike}, {scrambler}]
dirt cheap
adj 1: very cheap; "a dirt cheap property"
dirt track
n 1: a racetrack that is not paved
dirty bomb
n 1: an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive
contamination
dirty dog
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke},
{crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
dirty joke
n 1: an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue
joke}, {blue story}]
dirty laundry
n 1: personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
[syn: {dirty linen}, {dirty laundry}]
dirty linen
n 1: personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
[syn: {dirty linen}, {dirty laundry}]
dirty money
n 1: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty},
{pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
dirty old man
n 1: a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations
dirty pool
n 1: conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
dirty story
n 1: an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue
joke}, {blue story}]
dirty trick
n 1: an unkind or aggressive trick
dirty tricks
n 1: underhand commercial or political behavior designed to
discredit an opponent
dirty war
n 1: an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of
a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and
marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with
civilians often being the victims; "thousands of people
disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in
the late 1970s"
dirty word
n 1: an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: {obscenity},
{smut}, {vulgarism}, {filth}, {dirty word}]
2: a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is
a dirty word to him"
dirty-faced
adj 1: having a dirty face; "a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins
surrounded him"
dirty-minded
adj 1: having lewd thoughts
Dis Pater
n 1: (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of
Greek Hades [syn: {Pluto}, {Dis}, {Dis Pater}, {Orcus}]
disability benefit
n 1: insurance benefits paid in case of disability
disability check
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled
and is unable to work [syn: {disability check}, {disability
payment}]
disability insurance
n 1: social insurance for the disabled
disability of walking
n 1: a disability that interferes with or prevents walking
disability payment
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled
and is unable to work [syn: {disability check}, {disability
payment}]
disagree with
v 1: not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with
some people"
disagreeable person
n 1: a person who is not pleasant or agreeable [syn: {unpleasant
person}, {disagreeable person}]
disagreeable woman
n 1: a woman who is an unpleasant person [syn: {unpleasant
woman}, {disagreeable woman}]
disassortative mating
n 1: mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than
likely in random mating [ant: {assortative mating}]
disaster area
n 1: a region whose population is affected by a general disaster
disc brake
n 1: hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides
of a spinning disk by the brake pads [syn: {disk brake},
{disc brake}]
disc drive
n 1: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or
optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn:
{disk drive}, {disc drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester
drive}]
disc harrow
n 1: a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
[syn: {disk harrow}, {disc harrow}]
disc jockey
n 1: a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
[syn: {disk jockey}, {disc jockey}, {d.j.}, {DJ}]
disc pack
n 1: (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used
in a disk storage device [syn: {disk pack}, {disc pack}]
disc space
n 1: (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
[syn: {disk space}, {disc space}]
disc-jockey
v 1: comment on music to be played; "He has a job disk-jockeying
on the weekend" [syn: {disk-jockey}, {disc-jockey}, {DJ}]
disc-shaped
adj 1: having a flat circular shape [syn: {discoid},
{discoidal}, {disklike}, {disclike}, {disk-shaped},
{disc-shaped}]
discharge lamp
n 1: a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two
electrodes in a gas
discharge pipe
n 1: a pipe through which fluids can be discharged
Discina macrospora
n 1: a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is
brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not
recommended for eating
Disciotis venosa
n 1: an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting
body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside
the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be
easily confused with inedible mushrooms [syn: {Disciotis
venosa}, {cup morel}]
Disciples of Christ
n 1: a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only
source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by
immersion [syn: {Christian Church}, {Disciples of Christ}]
disco biscuit
n 1: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn:
{Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal},
{X}, {hug drug}]
disco music
n 1: popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic
with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at
discotheques [syn: {disco}, {disco music}]
discoid lupus erythematosus
n 1: a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between
the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red
lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose [syn:
{discoid lupus erythematosus}, {DLE}]
discount business
n 1: the business of selling merchandise at a discount
discount chain
n 1: a chain of discount stores
discount house
n 1: a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn:
{discount house}, {discount store}, {discounter},
{wholesale house}]
discount rate
n 1: the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member
banks are charged when they borrow money through the
Federal Reserve System
2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
[syn: {discount rate}, {discount}, {bank discount}]
discount store
n 1: a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn:
{discount house}, {discount store}, {discounter},
{wholesale house}]
discovered check
n 1: a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving
a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or
bishop
Discovery Day
n 1: a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus [syn: {Columbus Day}, {Discovery Day},
{October 12}]
discretionary trust
n 1: a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the
beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee
believes appropriate
discriminative stimulus
n 1: a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn:
{discriminative stimulus}, {cue}]
discussion section
n 1: a small class of students who are part of a larger course
but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught
sections for the professor's lecture course" [syn:
{section}, {discussion section}]
disease of the neuromuscular junction
n 1: a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular
junctions
disease of the skin
n 1: a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease
of the skin}, {skin disorder}]
diseased person
n 1: a person suffering from an illness [syn: {sick person},
{diseased person}, {sufferer}]
disembodied spirit
n 1: any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible
(or audible) to human beings [syn: {spirit}, {disembodied
spirit}]
dish aerial
n 1: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for
microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish
aerial}, {dish antenna}, {saucer}]
dish antenna
n 1: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for
microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish
aerial}, {dish antenna}, {saucer}]
dish out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
2: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals
for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The
entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve}, {serve
up}, {dish out}, {dish up}, {dish}]
dish rack
n 1: a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
dish the dirt
v 1: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or
intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" [syn: {dish the
dirt}, {gossip}]
dish towel
n 1: a towel for drying dishes [syn: {dishtowel}, {dish towel},
{tea towel}]
dish up
v 1: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals
for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.";
"The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve},
{serve up}, {dish out}, {dish up}, {dish}]
dish washer
n 1: a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dishwasher}, {dish
washer}, {dishwashing machine}]
dish-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a dish or pan [syn: {dished}, {dish-shaped},
{patelliform}]
dishcloth gourd
n 1: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd},
{rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]
dishonorable discharge
n 1: a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as
sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
dishwasher detergent
n 1: a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
[syn: {dishwasher detergent}, {dishwashing detergent},
{dishwashing liquid}]
dishwashing detergent
n 1: a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
[syn: {dishwasher detergent}, {dishwashing detergent},
{dishwashing liquid}]
dishwashing liquid
n 1: a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
[syn: {dishwasher detergent}, {dishwashing detergent},
{dishwashing liquid}]
dishwashing machine
n 1: a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dishwasher}, {dish
washer}, {dishwashing machine}]
disinfestation officer
n 1: a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin [syn:
{rat-catcher}, {disinfestation officer}]
disjunctive conjunction
n 1: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the
disjunction of their meanings
disk access
n 1: memory access to the computer disk on which information is
stored
disk brake
n 1: hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides
of a spinning disk by the brake pads [syn: {disk brake},
{disc brake}]
disk cache
n 1: a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors
in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without
accessing the slower disk
disk clutch
n 1: a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are
disks
disk controller
n 1: (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates
commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
disk drive
n 1: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or
optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn:
{disk drive}, {disc drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester
drive}]
disk error
n 1: error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk
disk file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic
disk and identified by a unique label
disk harrow
n 1: a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
[syn: {disk harrow}, {disc harrow}]
disk jockey
n 1: a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
[syn: {disk jockey}, {disc jockey}, {d.j.}, {DJ}]
disk operating system
n 1: an operating system that is on a disk [syn: {DOS}, {disk
operating system}]
disk overhead
n 1: (computer science) the disk space required for information
that is not data but is used for location and timing [syn:
{disk overhead}, {overhead}]
disk pack
n 1: (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used
in a disk storage device [syn: {disk pack}, {disc pack}]
disk shape
n 1: the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure [syn:
{circularity}, {disk shape}]
disk space
n 1: (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
[syn: {disk space}, {disc space}]
disk-jockey
v 1: comment on music to be played; "He has a job disk-jockeying
on the weekend" [syn: {disk-jockey}, {disc-jockey}, {DJ}]
disk-shaped
adj 1: having a flat circular shape [syn: {discoid},
{discoidal}, {disklike}, {disclike}, {disk-shaped},
{disc-shaped}]
disorderly behavior
n 1: any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating,
or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving
inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are
entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior},
{disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]
disorderly conduct
n 1: any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating,
or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving
inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are
entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior},
{disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]
disorganized schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe
disintegration of personality including erratic speech and
childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes
evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category
in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic
schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized
type schizophrenia}]
disorganized type schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe
disintegration of personality including erratic speech and
childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes
evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category
in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic
schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized
type schizophrenia}]
dispatch box
n 1: case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a
lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables [syn:
{dispatch case}, {dispatch box}]
dispatch case
n 1: case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a
lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables [syn:
{dispatch case}, {dispatch box}]
dispatch rider
n 1: a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a
motorcycle)
dispense with
v 1: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they
could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn:
{spare}, {give up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
2: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive},
{relinquish}, {forgo}, {forego}, {foreswear}, {dispense
with}]
3: forgo or do or go without
dispersed particles
n 1: (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state [syn:
{dispersed phase}, {dispersed particles}]
dispersed phase
n 1: (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state [syn:
{dispersed phase}, {dispersed particles}]
dispersing medium
n 1: (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally
dispersed [syn: {dispersing phase}, {dispersion medium},
{dispersing medium}]
dispersing phase
n 1: (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally
dispersed [syn: {dispersing phase}, {dispersion medium},
{dispersing medium}]
dispersion medium
n 1: (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally
dispersed [syn: {dispersing phase}, {dispersion medium},
{dispersing medium}]
displaced fracture
n 1: fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are
separated from one another
displaced person
n 1: a person forced to flee from home or country [syn:
{displaced person}, {DP}, {stateless person}]
displacement reaction
n 1: (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance
displaces and sets free a constituent element from a
compound [syn: {displacement}, {displacement reaction}]
displacement unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
display adapter
n 1: (computer science) an electronic device that converts
information in memory to video output to a display [syn:
{display adapter}, {display adaptor}]
display adaptor
n 1: (computer science) an electronic device that converts
information in memory to video output to a display [syn:
{display adapter}, {display adaptor}]
display board
n 1: a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to
public view [syn: {display panel}, {display board},
{board}]
display case
n 1: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop
or museum or home [syn: {case}, {display case}, {showcase},
{vitrine}]
display panel
n 1: a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to
public view [syn: {display panel}, {display board},
{board}]
display window
n 1: a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display
merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {display window},
{shop window}, {shopwindow}, {show window}]
displaying incompetence
adv 1: in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather
incompetently" [syn: {incompetently}, {displaying
incompetence}] [ant: {ably}, {aptly}, {capably},
{competently}]
disposable income
n 1: income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or
spending
disposal plant
n 1: a plant for disposing of sewage [syn: {sewage disposal
plant}, {disposal plant}]
dispose of
v 1: deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"
disreputable person
n 1: someone lacking public esteem
disrupting explosive
n 1: a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is
under attack [syn: {disrupting explosive}, {bursting
explosive}]
disseminated lupus erythematosus
n 1: an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable
features including fever and weakness and fatigability and
joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
[syn: {systemic lupus erythematosus}, {SLE}, {disseminated
lupus erythematosus}]
disseminated multiple sclerosis
n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of
myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple
sclerosis}, {MS}, {disseminated sclerosis}, {disseminated
multiple sclerosis}]
disseminated sclerosis
n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of
myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple
sclerosis}, {MS}, {disseminated sclerosis}, {disseminated
multiple sclerosis}]
dissenting opinion
n 1: an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of
the case
Dissident Irish Republican Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the
mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has
continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace
agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {Real Irish Republican Army},
{RIRA}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]
dissociation constant
n 1: the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
dissociative disorder
n 1: dissociation so severe that the usually integrated
functions of consciousness and perception of self break
down
dissolution of marriage
n 1: an annulment of a marriage
dissolving agent
n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver},
{dissolving agent}, {resolvent}]
distal muscular dystrophy
n 1: a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60
years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting
of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs;
inheritance is autosomal dominant
distance vision
n 1: vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
distilled water
n 1: water that has been purified by distillation
distinctive feature
n 1: an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {peculiarity},
{distinctive feature}, {distinguishing characteristic}]
Distinguished Conduct Medal
n 1: a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in
the field
Distinguished Flying Cross
n 1: a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while
participating in an aerial flight
Distinguished Service Cross
n 1: a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism
against an armed enemy
Distinguished Service Medal
n 1: a United States military decoration for meritorious service
in wartime duty of great responsibility
Distinguished Service Order
n 1: a British military decoration for special service in action
distinguishing characteristic
n 1: an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {peculiarity},
{distinctive feature}, {distinguishing characteristic}]
distorted shape
n 1: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distorted shape},
{distortion}]
distress call
n 1: an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or
plane indicating that help is needed [syn: {distress
signal}, {distress call}]
distress signal
n 1: an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or
plane indicating that help is needed [syn: {distress
signal}, {distress call}]
distributed data processing
n 1: data processing in which some of the functions are
performed in different places and connected by transmission
facilities [syn: {distributed data processing}, {remote-
access data processing}, {teleprocessing}]
distributed fire
n 1: fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
distribution agreement
n 1: a contract governing the marketing of an item of
merchandise
distribution channel
n 1: a way of selling a company's product either directly or via
distributors; "possible distribution channels are
wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct
mailers or your own stores" [syn: {distribution channel},
{channel}]
distribution cost
n 1: any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer
or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)
distribution free statistic
n 1: a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the
parameters of the distribution from which observations are
drawn [syn: {nonparametric statistic}, {distribution free
statistic}]
distribution law
n 1: (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is
not distributed equally but is distributed around an
average value according to a statistical distribution
distribution list
n 1: list of names to whom a communication should be sent
distributive shock
n 1: shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow
distributor cam
n 1: the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact
spark plug terminals in the correct order
distributor cap
n 1: the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires
from the distributor to the spark plugs
distributor housing
n 1: the housing that supports the distributor cam
distributor point
n 1: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark
plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {breaker point}, {point}]
district attorney
n 1: an official prosecutor for a judicial district [syn:
{district attorney}, {DA}]
district line
n 1: the boundary between two districts
district manager
n 1: a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
District of Columbia
n 1: the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington;
chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of
the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland
and Virginia [syn: {District of Columbia}, {D.C.}, {DC}]
disturbance of the peace
n 1: any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating,
or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving
inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are
entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior},
{disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]
dita bark
n 1: evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large
leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact
cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {dita
bark}, {devil tree}, {Alstonia scholaris}]
ditch digger
n 1: a laborer who digs ditches [syn: {ditch digger}, {mud
digger}]
ditch fern
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French
bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]
ditch reed
n 1: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and
large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist
areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch
reed}, {common reed}, {carrizo}, {Phragmites communis}]
ditch spade
n 1: a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches [syn:
{ditch spade}, {long-handled spade}]
dithered color
n 1: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots
that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid
color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}, {dithered
colour}]
dithered colour
n 1: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots
that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid
color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}, {dithered
colour}]
dittany of crete
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
ditto mark
n 1: a mark used to indicate the word above it should be
repeated [syn: {ditto mark}, {ditto}]
ditty bag
n 1: kit used by sailors and soldiers
diuretic drug
n 1: any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine,
which causes the body to get rid of excess water [syn:
{diuretic drug}, {diuretic}, {water pill}]
diurnal parallax
n 1: the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the
surface of the earth as the earth rotates [syn: {geocentric
parallax}, {diurnal parallax}]
diurnal variation
n 1: fluctuations that occur during each day
divan bed
n 1: an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night [syn:
{daybed}, {divan bed}]
dive bomber
n 1: a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward
the target
dive brake
n 1: a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed
of an aircraft [syn: {airbrake}, {dive brake}]
dive-bomb
v 1: bomb from a diving airplane
dive-bombing
n 1: a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while
flying straight toward the target
divergent strabismus
n 1: strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
[syn: {walleye}, {divergent strabismus}, {exotropia}]
divergent thinker
n 1: a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and
often has novel ideas and solutions
divergent thinking
n 1: thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to
involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to
novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity [syn:
{divergent thinking}, {out-of-the-box thinking}] [ant:
{convergent thinking}]
diverging lens
n 1: a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through
it is caused to diverge or spread out [syn: {diverging
lens}, {concave lens}]
diversionary attack
n 1: an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the
point of the principal attack [syn: {diversion},
{diversionary attack}]
diversionary landing
n 1: an amphibious diversionary attack
divi-divi
n 1: twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
2: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed
pods are a source of tannin [syn: {divi-divi}, {Caesalpinia
coriaria}]
divided highway
n 1: a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that
separates traffic going in different directions; "in
Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
[syn: {divided highway}, {dual carriageway}]
divided up
adj 1: distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a
plan or purpose [syn: {divided}, {divided up}, {shared},
{shared out}]
dividend warrant
n 1: an order of payment (such as a check payable to a
shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
dividing line
n 1: a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow
line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {dividing
line}, {demarcation}, {contrast}]
Divina Commedia
n 1: a narrative epic poem written by Dante [syn: {Divine
Comedy}, {Divina Commedia}]
Divine Comedy
n 1: a narrative epic poem written by Dante [syn: {Divine
Comedy}, {Divina Commedia}]
divine guidance
n 1: (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds
of human beings; "they believe that the books of Scripture
were written under divine guidance" [syn: {divine
guidance}, {inspiration}]
divine law
n 1: a law that is believed to come directly from God
divine messenger
n 1: a messenger from God; "angel of death"
Divine Office
n 1: canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the
breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
divine revelation
n 1: communication of knowledge to man by a divine or
supernatural agency [syn: {revelation}, {divine
revelation}]
divine right
n 1: the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly
from God and are not accountable to their subjects;
rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine
of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts
in Britain in the 16th century" [syn: {divine right},
{divine right of kings}]
divine right of kings
n 1: the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly
from God and are not accountable to their subjects;
rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine
of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts
in Britain in the 16th century" [syn: {divine right},
{divine right of kings}]
divine service
n 1: the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the
Sunday service" [syn: {service}, {religious service},
{divine service}]
Divine Unity
n 1: an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but
operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia
with chemical weapons [syn: {al-Tawhid}, {Al Tawhid},
{Divine Unity}]
diving bell
n 1: diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom
and is supplied with compressed air
diving board
n 1: a springboard from which swimmers can dive
diving dress
n 1: a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with
air; worn by underwater divers [syn: {diving suit}, {diving
dress}]
diving duck
n 1: any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that
dive for their food [ant: {dabbler}, {dabbling duck}]
diving event
n 1: an athletic competition that involves diving into water
[syn: {diving}, {diving event}]
diving petrel
n 1: any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere
seas; somewhat resemble auks
diving suit
n 1: a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with
air; worn by underwater divers [syn: {diving suit}, {diving
dress}]
divining rod
n 1: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate
underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser},
{dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]
divinity fudge
n 1: white creamy fudge made with egg whites [syn: {divinity},
{divinity fudge}]
divinyl ether
n 1: a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used
as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane},
{divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl
ether}]
division Anthophyta
n 1: comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in
an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae)
and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
[syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae},
{Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta},
{division Anthophyta}]
division Archaebacteria
n 1: in some classifications considered a kingdom
division Bryophyta
n 1: a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids
rather than true roots and having little or no organized
vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations
between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms;
comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts
(Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida) [syn:
{Bryophyta}, {division Bryophyta}]
division Chlorophyta
n 1: large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that
possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and
cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae,
and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants [syn:
{Chlorophyta}, {division Chlorophyta}]
division Chrysophyta
n 1: mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll
masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-
brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae,
Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded
or subsumed by Heterokontophyta [syn: {Chrysophyta},
{division Chrysophyta}]
division Cyanophyta
n 1: prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or
phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae:
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) [syn: {Cyanophyta},
{division Cyanophyta}]
division Cynodontia
n 1: a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period
comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with
mammal-like teeth [syn: {Cynodontia}, {division
Cynodontia}]
division Dicynodontia
n 1: a division of Therapsida [syn: {Dicynodontia}, {division
Dicynodontia}]
division Eubacteria
n 1: one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls
and (in motile types) flagella
division Euglenophyta
n 1: free-swimming flagellate algae [syn: {Euglenophyta},
{division Euglenophyta}]
division Eumycota
n 1: true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms;
distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds):
comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina;
Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect
fungi) [syn: {Eumycota}, {division Eumycota}]
division Gymnomycota
n 1: slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and
multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative
spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and
Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the
kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {division
Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]
division Gymnospermophyta
n 1: plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some
systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a
division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions
(or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and
Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class
Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina
are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class
Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and
Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {Gymnospermae}, {class
Gymnospermae}, {Gymnospermophyta}, {division
Gymnospermophyta}]
division Heterokontophyta
n 1: algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of
unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some
classifications [syn: {Heterokontophyta}, {division
Heterokontophyta}]
division Lichenes
n 1: comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae;
sometimes treated as an independent group more or less
coordinate with algae and fungi [syn: {Lichenes}, {division
Lichenes}]
division Magnoliophyta
n 1: comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in
an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae)
and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
[syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae},
{Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta},
{division Anthophyta}]
division Myxomycota
n 1: slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and
multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative
spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and
Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the
kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {division
Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]
division Phaeophyta
n 1: coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some
classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta
[syn: {Phaeophyta}, {division Phaeophyta}]
division Protista
n 1: eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from
multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds,
and eukaryotic algae [syn: {Protista}, {division Protista}]
division Pteridophyta
n 1: containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds:
ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some
classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
[syn: {Pteridophyta}, {division Pteridophyta}]
division Rhodophyta
n 1: lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
[syn: {Rhodophyta}, {division Rhodophyta}]
division Schizophyta
n 1: former term for the Cyanophyta [syn: {Schizophyta},
{division Schizophyta}]
division Spermatophyta
n 1: seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta)
and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some
classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with
Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue
and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking
vascular tissue and roots) [syn: {Spermatophyta}, {division
Spermatophyta}]
division Tracheophyta
n 1: in former classifications: comprising plants with a
vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as
seed plants [syn: {Tracheophyta}, {division Tracheophyta}]
divorce court
n 1: a court having jurisdiction over the termination of
marriage contracts
divorce lawyer
n 1: a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
divorced man
n 1: a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife
[syn: {grass widower}, {divorced man}]
divvy up
v 1: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy
up}, {portion out}, {apportion}, {deal}]
Dixie cup
n 1: a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks [syn:
{Dixie cup}, {paper cup}]
dizygotic twin
n 1: either of two twins who developed from two separate
fertilized eggs [syn: {fraternal twin}, {dizygotic twin}]
Dizzy Gillespie
n 1: United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop
(1917-1993) [syn: {Gillespie}, {Dizzy Gillespie}, {John
Birks Gillespie}]
Djibouti franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Djibouti
Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
n 1: Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies
(1906-1975) [syn: {Shostakovich}, {Dmitri Shostakovich},
{Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich}]
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
n 1: Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the
chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several
new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev},
{Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich
Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev
n 1: Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the
chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several
new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev},
{Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich
Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]
Dmitri Mendeleev
n 1: Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the
chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several
new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev},
{Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich
Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]
Dmitri Mendeleyev
n 1: Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the
chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several
new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev},
{Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich
Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]
Dmitri Shostakovich
n 1: Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies
(1906-1975) [syn: {Shostakovich}, {Dmitri Shostakovich},
{Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich}]
DNA chip
n 1: a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA
double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being
tested [syn: {gene chip}, {DNA chip}]
DNA fingerprint
n 1: biometric identification obtained by examining a person's
unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence
in criminal law cases [syn: {DNA fingerprint}, {genetic
fingerprint}]
DNA polymerase
n 1: the enzyme responsible for DNA replication
Dnieper River
n 1: a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing
south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black
Sea [syn: {Dnieper}, {Dnieper River}]
do a job on
v 1: destroy completely or make ugly or useless; "The dog did a
job on my pillow"; "The seamstress did a job on my wedding
gown"
do away with
v 1: terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on
Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these
archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" [syn: {extinguish},
{eliminate}, {get rid of}, {do away with}]
do by
v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him
with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
[syn: {treat}, {handle}, {do by}]
do drugs
v 1: use recreational drugs [syn: {drug}, {do drugs}]
do good
v 1: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: {benefit},
{do good}]
do in
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The
mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was
neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate},
{waste}, {knock off}, {do in}]
do it
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
do justice
v 1: bring out fully or to advantage; "This photograph does not
do her justice"
2: show due and full appreciation; "The diners did the food and
wine justice"
do one's best
v 1: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full
measure every night" [syn: {go all out}, {give one's best},
{do one's best}, {give full measure}]
do the dishes
v 1: wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
[syn: {wash up}, {do the dishes}]
do the honors
v 1: act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests
do up
v 1: wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in
pretty red paper"
2: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled
herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll
up}, {do up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]
do well
v 1: act in one's own or everybody's best interest; "You will do
well to arrive on time tomorrow!" [syn: {do well}, {had
best}]
do well by
v 1: treat with respect and consideration; "children should do
well by their parents"
do work
v 1: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife
never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?";
"She never did any work because she inherited a lot of
money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through
college" [syn: {work}, {do work}]
do-gooder
n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to
social reforms [syn: {humanitarian}, {do-gooder},
{improver}]
do-it-yourself
adj 1: done by yourself; "their house was a do-it-yourself
project"; "he opened a do-it-yourself store"
do-nothing
adj 1: characterized by inability or unwillingness to work
toward a goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing
government"
n 1: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler},
{loafer}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}, {bum}]
do-or-die
adj 1: desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a
do-or-die conflict" [syn: {desperate}, {do-or-die(a)}]
do-si-do
n 1: a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and
circle back to back before returning to their original
places
Doberman pinscher
n 1: medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy
black and tan coat; used as a watchdog [syn: {Doberman},
{Doberman pinscher}]
dobson fly
n 1: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in
the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobson},
{dobsonfly}, {dobson fly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]
dock worker
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn:
{stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker},
{dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dockworker}, {dock-walloper},
{lumper}]
dock-walloper
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn:
{stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker},
{dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dockworker}, {dock-walloper},
{lumper}]
docking facility
n 1: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded
and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or
out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
[syn: {dock}, {dockage}, {docking facility}]
docking fee
n 1: a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock [syn: {dockage},
{docking fee}]
docosahexaenoic acid
n 1: an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish
(especially tuna and bluefish)
Doctor of Arts
n 1: an honorary arts degree [syn: {Doctor of Arts}, {ArtsD}]
2: a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus [syn:
{Doctor of Arts}, {D.A.}]
Doctor of Dental Medicine
n 1: a doctor's degree in dental medicine [syn: {Doctor of
Dental Medicine}, {DMD}]
Doctor of Dental Surgery
n 1: a doctor's degree in dental surgery [syn: {Doctor of Dental
Surgery}, {DDS}]
Doctor of Divinity
n 1: a doctor's degree in religion [syn: {Doctor of Divinity},
{DD}]
Doctor of Education
n 1: a doctor's degree in education [syn: {Doctor of Education},
{EdD}, {DEd}]
Doctor of Fine Arts
n 1: an honorary degree in fine arts
Doctor of Humane Letters
n 1: an honorary degree in letters
Doctor of Humanities
n 1: an honorary degree in the humanities
Doctor of Laws
n 1: an honorary law degree [syn: {Doctor of Laws}, {LLD}]
Doctor of Medicine
n 1: a doctor's degree in medicine [syn: {Doctor of Medicine},
{MD}]
Doctor of Music
n 1: a doctor's degree in music [syn: {Doctor of Music}, {DMus},
{MusD}]
Doctor of Musical Arts
n 1: a doctor's degree in musical arts [syn: {Doctor of Musical
Arts}, {AMusD}]
Doctor of Optometry
n 1: a doctor's degree in optometry [syn: {Doctor of Optometry},
{OD}]
Doctor of Osteopathy
n 1: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: {Doctor of Osteopathy},
{DO}]
Doctor of Philosophy
n 1: a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
Doctor of Public Health
n 1: a doctor's degree in preventive medicine [syn: {Doctor of
Public Health}, {DPH}]
Doctor of Sacred Theology
n 1: a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin
Sanctae Theologiae Doctor" [syn: {Doctor of Sacred
Theology}, {STD}]
Doctor of Science
n 1: an honorary degree in science [syn: {Doctor of Science},
{DS}, {ScD}]
Doctor of the Church
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who
distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their
theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly
influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
[syn: {Doctor of the Church}, {Doctor}]
Doctor of Theology
n 1: a doctor's degree in theology [syn: {Doctor of Theology},
{ThD}]
doctor up
v 1: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn:
{sophisticate}, {doctor}, {doctor up}]
doctor's bill
n 1: statement of charges for medical services [syn: {medical
bill}, {doctor's bill}]
doctor's degree
n 1: one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a
university [syn: {doctor's degree}, {doctorate}]
doctor-fish
n 1: surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: {doctorfish},
{doctor-fish}, {Acanthurus chirurgus}]
doctor-patient relation
n 1: the responsibility of a physician to act in the best
interests of the patient
doctrine of analogy
n 1: the religious belief that between creature and creator no
similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity
is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will
always be inadequate [syn: {doctrine of analogy},
{analogy}] [ant: {apophatism}, {cataphatism}]
documentary film
n 1: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or
event [syn: {documentary}, {docudrama}, {documentary film},
{infotainment}]
dodecanoic acid
n 1: a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural
fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
[syn: {lauric acid}, {dodecanoic acid}]
Dodge City
n 1: a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River;
formerly a rowdy cow town
dog bent
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
dog biscuit
n 1: a hard biscuit for dogs
dog bite
n 1: a bite inflicted by a dog
dog breeding
n 1: breeding dogs
dog catcher
n 1: an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up
stray dogs and cats
dog collar
n 1: a collar for a dog
2: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a
distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {clerical collar},
{Roman collar}, {dog collar}]
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn:
{choker}, {collar}, {dog collar}, {neckband}]
dog days
n 1: the hot period between early July and early September; a
period of inactivity [syn: {dog days}, {canicule},
{canicular days}]
dog do
n 1: fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do},
{doggy do}, {dog turd}]
dog fennel
n 1: weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided
leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers [syn: {dog
fennel}, {Eupatorium capillifolium}]
2: widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads
with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel}, {stinking
mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis cotula}]
dog flea
n 1: flea that attacks dogs and cats [syn: {dog flea},
{Ctenocephalides canis}]
dog food
n 1: food prepared for dogs
dog grass
n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
dog hobble
n 1: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white
flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy},
{Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]
dog hook
n 1: a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
[syn: {peavey}, {peavy}, {cant dog}, {dog hook}]
dog house
n 1: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn:
{kennel}, {doghouse}, {dog house}]
dog in the manger
n 1: someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they
themselves have no need for
dog laurel
n 1: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white
flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy},
{Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]
dog mercury
n 1: European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn:
{dog's mercury}, {dog mercury}, {Mercurialis perennis}]
dog paddle
n 1: an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
dog pound
n 1: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {pound},
{dog pound}]
dog racing
n 1: a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the
outcome
dog rose
n 1: prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless
flowers; native to Europe [syn: {dog rose}, {Rosa canina}]
dog shit
n 1: fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do},
{doggy do}, {dog turd}]
dog show
n 1: a competitive exhibition of dogs
dog sled
n 1: a sled pulled by dogs [syn: {dogsled}, {dog sled}, {dog
sleigh}]
dog sleigh
n 1: a sled pulled by dogs [syn: {dogsled}, {dog sled}, {dog
sleigh}]
Dog Star
n 1: the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn:
{Sirius}, {Dog Star}, {Canicula}, {Sothis}]
dog stinkhorn
n 1: a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba
is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where
winged insects can find it [syn: {dog stinkhorn}, {Mutinus
caninus}]
dog tag
n 1: military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
2: metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number
dog turd
n 1: fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do},
{doggy do}, {dog turd}]
dog violet
n 1: Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog
violet}, {heath violet}, {Viola canina}]
dog wrench
n 1: a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank
dog's breakfast
n 1: a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of
that job" [syn: {dog's breakfast}, {dog's dinner}]
dog's dinner
n 1: a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of
that job" [syn: {dog's breakfast}, {dog's dinner}]
dog's mercury
n 1: European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn:
{dog's mercury}, {dog mercury}, {Mercurialis perennis}]
dog's-tooth check
n 1: textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
[syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check},
{dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]
dog's-tooth violet
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely
cultivated [syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dogtooth},
{dog's-tooth violet}]
dog-day cicada
n 1: its distinctive song is heard during July and August [syn:
{dog-day cicada}, {harvest fly}]
dog-ear
n 1: a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
dog-eared
adj 1: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having
corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit
run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared
pages" [syn: {dog-eared}, {eared}]
dog-iron
n 1: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog}, {dog-
iron}]
dog-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of an average dog
dog-tired
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and
cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-
tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent},
{washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}, {gone}]
dogbane family
n 1: chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky
juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
[syn: {Apocynaceae}, {family Apocynaceae}, {dogbane
family}]
doggerel verse
n 1: a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some
silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn:
{doggerel}, {doggerel verse}, {jingle}]
doggie bag
n 1: a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant;
the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to
feed the customer's dog [syn: {doggie bag}, {doggy bag}]
doggy bag
n 1: a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant;
the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to
feed the customer's dog [syn: {doggie bag}, {doggy bag}]
doggy do
n 1: fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do},
{doggy do}, {dog turd}]
dogs-tooth check
n 1: textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
[syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check},
{dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]
dogstooth check
n 1: textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
[syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check},
{dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]
dogtooth violet
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely
cultivated [syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dogtooth},
{dog's-tooth violet}]
dogwood family
n 1: a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including:
genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia,
Helwingia [syn: {Cornaceae}, {family Cornaceae}, {dogwood
family}]
dogwood tree
n 1: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy
bracts resembling flowers [syn: {dogwood}, {dogwood tree},
{cornel}]
Doing Business As
n 1: (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business
that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in
its articles of incorporation [syn: {assumed name},
{fictitious name}, {Doing Business As}, {DBA}]
dolce far niente
n 1: carefree idleness
dole out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
doled out
adj 1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out},
{doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: {bobolink}, {ricebird},
{reedbird}, {Dolichonyx oryzivorus}]
Dolichos biflorus
n 1: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for
food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse},
{Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]
Dolichos lablab
n 1: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like
flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as
an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian
subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian
bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]
Dolichos lignosus
n 1: South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its
clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods
like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes
placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Australian pea}, {Dipogon
lignosus}, {Dolichos lignosus}]
Dolichotis patagonum
n 1: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {mara},
{Dolichotis patagonum}]
doll up
v 1: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled
herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll
up}, {do up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]
doll's eyes
n 1: North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn:
{white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's
eyes}, {Actaea alba}]
doll's house
n 1: a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
[syn: {dollhouse}, {doll's house}]
2: a small model of a house used as a toy by children [syn:
{dollhouse}, {doll's house}]
dollar bill
n 1: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar},
{dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}, {clam}]
dollar diplomacy
n 1: diplomacy influenced by economic considerations
dollar mark
n 1: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the
almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
[syn: {dollar}, {dollar mark}, {dollar sign}]
2: a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands
for the number of dollars [syn: {dollar mark}, {dollar sign}]
dollar sign
n 1: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the
almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
[syn: {dollar}, {dollar mark}, {dollar sign}]
2: a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands
for the number of dollars [syn: {dollar mark}, {dollar sign}]
dollar volume
n 1: the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume
continues to rise" [syn: {dollar volume}, {turnover}]
dolled up
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
dolman jacket
n 1: a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders [syn: {dolman},
{dolman jacket}]
dolman sleeve
n 1: a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff
Dolomite Alps
n 1: an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous
for their dolomitic limestone
dolophine hydrochloride
n 1: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone
hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride},
{fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]
dolphin kick
n 1: a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
dolphin oil
n 1: an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as
a fine lubricant
dolphin striker
n 1: spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat [syn: {dolphin
striker}, {martingale}]
Dom Pedro
n 1: South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with
whisky
domain name
n 1: strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that
are used to name organizations and computers and addresses
on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically
with the more generic parts to the right"
domain of a function
n 1: (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable
for which a function is defined [syn: {domain}, {domain of
a function}]
dome-shaped
adj 1: having the shape of a dome
domed stadium
n 1: a stadium that has a roof [syn: {dome}, {domed stadium},
{covered stadium}]
Domenikos Theotocopoulos
n 1: Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his
religious works characterized by elongated human forms and
dramatic use of color (1541-1614) [syn: {El Greco},
{Greco}, {Domenikos Theotocopoulos}]
Domesday Book
n 1: record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086
ordered by William the Conqueror [syn: {Domesday Book},
{Doomsday Book}]
domestic animal
n 1: any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit
for a human environment [syn: {domestic animal},
{domesticated animal}]
domestic ass
n 1: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild
ass; patient but stubborn [syn: {domestic ass}, {donkey},
{Equus asinus}]
domestic carp
n 1: large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced
into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams
and often raised for food; introduced into United States
where it has become a pest [syn: {domestic carp}, {Cyprinus
carpio}]
domestic cat
n 1: any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic
cat}, {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]
domestic dog
n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the
common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since
prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked
all night" [syn: {dog}, {domestic dog}, {Canis familiaris}]
domestic flight
n 1: a flight that begins and ends in the same country [ant:
{international flight}]
domestic fowl
n 1: a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended
from the red jungle fowl [syn: {domestic fowl}, {fowl},
{poultry}]
domestic goat
n 1: any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or
wool [syn: {domestic goat}, {Capra hircus}]
domestic help
n 1: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the
household [syn: {domestic}, {domestic help}, {house
servant}]
domestic llama
n 1: used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool;
considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn:
{domestic llama}, {Lama peruana}]
domestic partner
n 1: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit
and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic
partner}, {significant other}, {spousal equivalent},
{spouse equivalent}]
domestic pigeon
n 1: domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
domestic prelate
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member
of the papal household
domestic relations court
n 1: a court in some states in the United States that has
jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those
involving children) [syn: {family court}, {domestic
relations court}, {court of domestic relations}]
domestic science
n 1: theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics},
{home ec}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]
domestic sheep
n 1: any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or
skin [syn: {domestic sheep}, {Ovis aries}]
domestic silkworm moth
n 1: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely
under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
[syn: {domestic silkworm moth}, {domesticated silkworm
moth}, {Bombyx mori}]
domestic terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced in your own country against your own
people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma
City was an instance of domestic terrorism"
domestic violence
n 1: violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or
domestic partner or other members of a household
domesticated animal
n 1: any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit
for a human environment [syn: {domestic animal},
{domesticated animal}]
domesticated silkworm moth
n 1: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely
under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce
[syn: {domestic silkworm moth}, {domesticated silkworm
moth}, {Bombyx mori}]
dominant allele
n 1: an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its
paired allele is identical or different [syn: {dominant
allele}, {dominant}]
dominant gene
n 1: gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism
whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for
brown eyes"
Domingo de Guzman
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order
whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars
(circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {Saint Dominic}, {St.
Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]
Dominican dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Dominica
Dominican mahogany
n 1: mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban
mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]
Dominican monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
Dominican order
n 1: a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in
the 13th century
Dominican peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to
100 centavos [syn: {Dominican peso}, {peso}]
Dominican Republic
n 1: a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-
thirds of the island of Hispaniola
Dominion Day
n 1: a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion
status in 1867 [syn: {Dominion Day}, {July 1}]
domino effect
n 1: the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar
events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of
upended dominos to fall)
domino theory
n 1: the political theory that if one nation comes under
communist control then neighboring nations will also come
under communist control
domoic acid
n 1: a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various
marine algae
Don Budge
n 1: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to
win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn:
{Budge}, {Don Budge}, {John Donald Budge}]
Don Juan
n 1: a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the
hero of many poems and plays and operas
2: any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate
Spanish nobleman)
Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone
n 1: Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: {Visconti}, {Luchino
Visconti}, {Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone}]
Don Marquis
n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
(1878-1937) [syn: {Marquis}, {Don Marquis}, {Donald Robert
Perry Marquis}]
Don Quixote
n 1: the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but
impractical
2: any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
Don River
n 1: a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea
of Azov [syn: {Don}, {Don River}]
don't-know
n 1: a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion
poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows"
Donald Arthur Glaser
n 1: United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to
study subatomic particles (born in 1926) [syn: {Glaser},
{Donald Glaser}, {Donald Arthur Glaser}]
Donald Barthelme
n 1: United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories
(1931-1989) [syn: {Barthelme}, {Donald Barthelme}]
Donald Duck
n 1: a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt
Disney
Donald Glaser
n 1: United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to
study subatomic particles (born in 1926) [syn: {Glaser},
{Donald Glaser}, {Donald Arthur Glaser}]
Donald Robert Perry Marquis
n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
(1878-1937) [syn: {Marquis}, {Don Marquis}, {Donald Robert
Perry Marquis}]
Donato Bramante
n 1: great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy
(1444-1514) [syn: {Bramante}, {Donato Bramante}, {Donato
d'Agnolo Bramante}]
Donato d'Agnolo Bramante
n 1: great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy
(1444-1514) [syn: {Bramante}, {Donato Bramante}, {Donato
d'Agnolo Bramante}]
Donato di Betto Bardi
n 1: Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures
(1386-1466) [syn: {Donatello}, {Donato di Betto Bardi}]
done for
adj 1: destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done
for(p)}, {kaput(p)}, {gone(a)}]
2: doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined}, {sunk},
{undone}, {washed-up}]
done with
adj 1: having no further concern with; "he was through with
school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos;
"done with gambling"; "done with drinking" [syn: {done
with(p)}, {through with(p)}]
Donets Basin
n 1: an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: {Donets Basin},
{Donbass}, {Donbas}]
donkey boiler
n 1: (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used
while the ship is in port) [syn: {auxiliary boiler},
{donkey boiler}]
donkey cart
n 1: a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony
cart}, {ponycart}, {donkey cart}, {tub-cart}]
donkey engine
n 1: a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
[syn: {switch engine}, {donkey engine}]
2: (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to
operate a windlass) [syn: {auxiliary engine}, {donkey
engine}]
donkey jacket
n 1: a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
donkey pump
n 1: a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {auxiliary
pump}, {donkey pump}]
Donner Pass
n 1: a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe;
site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party
survived by eating those who had died
donor card
n 1: a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes
the use of your organs for transplantation after your death
doo-wop
n 1: a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music
of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel
singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the
name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by
the backup
doodly-squat
n 1: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn:
{jack}, {doodly-squat}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat},
{diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat},
{shit}]
Doomsday Book
n 1: record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086
ordered by William the Conqueror [syn: {Domesday Book},
{Doomsday Book}]
door guard
n 1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper},
{doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter},
{gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]
door latch
n 1: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the
outside with a key [syn: {latch}, {door latch}]
door prize
n 1: tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party
or other social function and a prize is awarded to the
holder of the winning ticket
door-to-door
adj 1: (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of
origin to point of destination; "the limousine offers
door-to-door service"
2: omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the
next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage"
[syn: {door-to-door}, {house-to-house}]
dope off
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
dope sheet
n 1: a racing publication giving information on horses and the
outcomes of horse races [syn: {dope sheet}, {scratch
sheet}]
dope up
v 1: give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach
before the race" [syn: {dope}, {dope up}]
Doppler effect
n 1: change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and
source move toward or away from each other [syn: {Doppler
effect}, {Doppler shift}]
Doppler radar
n 1: radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity
Doppler shift
n 1: change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and
source move toward or away from each other [syn: {Doppler
effect}, {Doppler shift}]
Dorian order
n 1: the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only
one that normally has no base [syn: {Doric order}, {Dorian
order}]
Doric dialect
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: {Doric},
{Doric dialect}]
Doric order
n 1: the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only
one that normally has no base [syn: {Doric order}, {Dorian
order}]
Doris Lessing
n 1: English author of novels and short stories who grew up in
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: {Lessing},
{Doris Lessing}, {Doris May Lessing}]
Doris May Lessing
n 1: English author of novels and short stories who grew up in
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: {Lessing},
{Doris Lessing}, {Doris May Lessing}]
dorm room
n 1: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn:
{dormitory}, {dormitory room}, {dorm room}]
dormant account
n 1: a savings account showing no activity (other than posting
interest) for some specified period; "the dormant account
reverted to the state under escheat laws"
dormer window
n 1: the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a
window
2: a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to
accommodate a vertical window [syn: {dormer}, {dormer
window}]
dormitory room
n 1: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn:
{dormitory}, {dormitory room}, {dorm room}]
Doroteo Arango
n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa},
{Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]
Dorothea Dix
n 1: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform
of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill;
superintended women army nurses during the American Civil
War (1802-1887) [syn: {Dix}, {Dorothea Dix}, {Dorothea
Lynde Dix}]
Dorothea Lange
n 1: United States photographer remembered for her portraits of
rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) [syn:
{Lange}, {Dorothea Lange}]
Dorothea Lynde Dix
n 1: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform
of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill;
superintended women army nurses during the American Civil
War (1802-1887) [syn: {Dix}, {Dorothea Dix}, {Dorothea
Lynde Dix}]
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
n 1: low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having
white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves
covered in papillae that resemble small crystals [syn:
{livingstone daisy}, {Dorotheanthus bellidiformis}]
Dorothy Dix
n 1: United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of
advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) [syn: {Gilmer},
{Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer}, {Dorothy Dix}]
Dorothy Hodgkin
n 1: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to
study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn:
{Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Hodgkin}]
Dorothy L. Sayers
n 1: English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn:
{Sayers}, {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}, {Dorothy
Leigh Sayers}]
Dorothy Leigh Sayers
n 1: English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn:
{Sayers}, {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}, {Dorothy
Leigh Sayers}]
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
n 1: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to
study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn:
{Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Hodgkin}]
Dorothy Parker
n 1: United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)
[syn: {Parker}, {Dorothy Parker}, {Dorothy Rothschild
Parker}]
Dorothy Rothschild Parker
n 1: United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)
[syn: {Parker}, {Dorothy Parker}, {Dorothy Rothschild
Parker}]
Dorothy Sayers
n 1: English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn:
{Sayers}, {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}, {Dorothy
Leigh Sayers}]
dorsal fin
n 1: unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other
aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance
dorsal horn
n 1: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally
from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
[syn: {dorsal root}, {dorsal horn}, {posterior root},
{posterior horn}]
dorsal root
n 1: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally
from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
[syn: {dorsal root}, {dorsal horn}, {posterior root},
{posterior horn}]
dorsal scapular vein
n 1: vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external
jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
[syn: {dorsal scapular vein}, {vena scapularis dorsalis}]
dorsal vertebra
n 1: one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic
vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to
the first lumbar vertebra [syn: {thoracic vertebra},
{dorsal vertebra}]
Doryopteris pedata
n 1: tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid
fronds [syn: {hand fern}, {Doryopteris pedata}]
Dos Passos
n 1: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life
in the United States (1896-1970) [syn: {Dos Passos}, {John
Dos Passos}, {John Roderigo Dos Passos}]
dose rate
n 1: the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
doss down
v 1: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though
it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss}, {doss down},
{crash}]
dot com
n 1: a company that operates its business primarily on the
internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot-com},
{dot com}, {dot com company}]
dot com company
n 1: a company that operates its business primarily on the
internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot-com},
{dot com}, {dot com company}]
dot matrix
n 1: a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters
can be formed
dot matrix printer
n 1: a printer that represents each character as a pattern of
dots from a dot matrix [syn: {dot matrix printer}, {matrix
printer}, {dot printer}]
dot printer
n 1: a printer that represents each character as a pattern of
dots from a dot matrix [syn: {dot matrix printer}, {matrix
printer}, {dot printer}]
dot product
n 1: a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
[syn: {scalar product}, {inner product}, {dot product}]
dot-com
adj 1: of or relating to an internet company; "a dot-com outfit
in San Francisco"
n 1: a company that operates its business primarily on the
internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot-com},
{dot com}, {dot com company}]
dotted gayfeather
n 1: herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of
crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and
Canada to Texas and northern Mexico [syn: {dotted
gayfeather}, {Liatris punctata}]
dotted line
n 1: a line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate
where you are supposed to sign a contract; "just sign on
the dotted line"
Douay Bible
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
Douay Version
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
Douay-Rheims Bible
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
Douay-Rheims Version
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
double agent
n 1: a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries
double back
v 1: retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had
to turn back" [syn: {backtrack}, {turn back}, {double
back}]
double bar
n 1: notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical
composition; two adjacent bar lines
double bass
n 1: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass
fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass},
{contrabass}, {string bass}]
double bassoon
n 1: the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe
family [syn: {contrabassoon}, {contrafagotto}, {double
bassoon}]
double bed
n 1: a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
double bind
n 1: (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a
person receives contradictory messages from a person who is
very powerful
double birdie
v 1: shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole" [syn:
{eagle}, {double birdie}]
double blind
n 1: a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving
the intervention is concealed from both the administrators
and the subjects until after the test is completed;
designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
double bogey
v 1: to shoot two strokes over par
double boiler
n 1: two saucepans, one fitting inside the other [syn: {double
boiler}, {double saucepan}]
double bond
n 1: a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared
between two atoms
double check
n 1: something that checks the correctness of a previous check
[syn: {countercheck}, {double check}]
double chin
n 1: a fold of fatty tissue under the chin [syn: {double chin},
{buccula}]
double clinch
n 1: a clinch with two loops
double cream
n 1: fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
double creme
n 1: cream with a fat content of 48% or more [syn: {double
creme}, {heavy whipping cream}]
double crochet
n 1: a kind of crochet stitch [syn: {double crochet}, {double
stitch}]
v 1: make by double stitching [syn: {double crochet}, {double
stitch}]
double cross
n 1: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I
could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
[syn: {double cross}, {double-crossing}]
v 1: betray by double-dealing
double dagger
n 1: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference
or footnote [syn: {double dagger}, {double obelisk},
{diesis}]
double damages
n 1: twice the amount that a court would normally find the
injured party entitled to
double date
n 1: a date in which two couples participate
double decomposition
n 1: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of
each are interchanged to form two new compounds
(AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition}, {double
decomposition reaction}, {metathesis}]
double decomposition reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of
each are interchanged to form two new compounds
(AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition}, {double
decomposition reaction}, {metathesis}]
double digit
n 1: a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
double dipper
n 1: someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually
by combining a salary and a pension)
double dipping
n 1: two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a
government job and receiving a government pension)
double door
n 1: two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door
frame when closed
double dribble
n 1: an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both
hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second
time after coming to a stop)
double Dutch
n 1: an incomprehensible talk
2: the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over
two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two
turners
double dye
v 1: dye twice
double eagle
n 1: (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
2: a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars
double entendre
n 1: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
double entry
n 1: bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and
credits it to another [syn: {double entry}, {double-entry
bookkeeping}]
double fault
n 1: (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the
loss of the point
double feature
n 1: two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the
same two teams play two games on the same day) [syn: {twin
bill}, {doubleheader}, {double feature}]
double first
n 1: a first-class honours degree in two subjects
double flat
n 1: a musical notation of two flats in front of a note
indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones
double glazing
n 1: a window with two panes of glass and a space between them;
reduces heat and noise transmission through the window
double Gloucester
n 1: a smooth firm mild orange-red cheese
double gold
n 1: very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow
flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {double gold},
{hortensia}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]
double helix
n 1: a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis;
"the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix"
double indemnity
n 1: a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double
the face value of the policy in the case of accidental
death
double jeopardy
n 1: the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for
which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth
amendment to the United States Constitution
double knit
n 1: a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets
of needles producing a double thickness joined by
interlocking stitches
double leg circle
n 1: a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the
gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle
while alternating hands on the pommels
double negative
n 1: an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not
unwelcome outcome"
2: a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't
never go"
double obelisk
n 1: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference
or footnote [syn: {double dagger}, {double obelisk},
{diesis}]
double over
v 1: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He
doubled and vomited violently" [syn: {double over},
{double}, {double up}]
double play
n 1: the act of getting two players out on one play
double pneumonia
n 1: lobar pneumonia involving both lungs
double quick
adv 1: at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again
double-quick" [syn: {double time}, {double quick}]
double quotes
n 1: a pair of quotation marks
double reed
n 1: a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate
together [syn: {double-reed instrument}, {double reed}]
2: a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the
sound in some woodwinds
double refraction
n 1: splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized
perpendicularly [syn: {double refraction}, {birefringence}]
double replacement reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction between two compounds where the
positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive
ion of another compound
double reverse
n 1: (American football) a running play in which a first reverse
is followed by a second reverse
double rhyme
n 1: a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double
rhyme"
double salt
n 1: a solution of two simple salts that forms a single
substance on crystallization
double saucepan
n 1: two saucepans, one fitting inside the other [syn: {double
boiler}, {double saucepan}]
double sharp
n 1: a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note
indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones
double standard
n 1: an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one
group than to another
double standard of sexual behavior
n 1: a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for
women (associated with the subordination of women)
double star
n 1: a system of two stars that revolve around each other under
their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary star}, {binary},
{double star}]
double stitch
n 1: a kind of crochet stitch [syn: {double crochet}, {double
stitch}]
v 1: make by double stitching [syn: {double crochet}, {double
stitch}]
double stopping
n 1: stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same
time
double take
n 1: a delayed reaction indicating surprise
double talk
n 1: deliberately unintelligible gibberish
double time
adv 1: at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again
double-quick" [syn: {double time}, {double quick}]
n 1: a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog
2: a doubled wage (for working overtime)
double tongue
v 1: play fast notes on a wind instrument [syn: {double tongue},
{triple-tongue}]
double up
v 1: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He
doubled and vomited violently" [syn: {double over},
{double}, {double up}]
2: share a room or a bed designed for only one person
3: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [syn:
{parlay}, {double up}]
double vision
n 1: visual impairment in which an object is seen as two
objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is
covered" [syn: {diplopia}, {double vision}]
double-barreled
adj 1: having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-
barreled shotgun" [syn: {double-barreled}, {double-
barrelled}] [ant: {single-barreled}, {single-barrelled}]
2: having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to
make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis
Kronenbergers [syn: {double-barreled}, {double-barrelled}]
double-barrelled
adj 1: having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-
barreled shotgun" [syn: {double-barreled}, {double-
barrelled}] [ant: {single-barreled}, {single-barrelled}]
2: having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to
make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis
Kronenbergers [syn: {double-barreled}, {double-barrelled}]
double-bass
adj 1: pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal
range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" [syn:
{contrabass}, {double-bass}]
double-bedded
adj 1: having a double bed; "a double-bedded room"
double-bitted ax
n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
[syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western
ax}, {Western axe}]
double-bitted axe
n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
[syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western
ax}, {Western axe}]
double-blind experiment
n 1: an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of
the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment
know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double-
blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter
bias and placebo effects" [syn: {double-blind procedure},
{double-blind experiment}, {double-blind study}]
double-blind procedure
n 1: an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of
the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment
know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double-
blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter
bias and placebo effects" [syn: {double-blind procedure},
{double-blind experiment}, {double-blind study}]
double-blind study
n 1: an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of
the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment
know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double-
blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter
bias and placebo effects" [syn: {double-blind procedure},
{double-blind experiment}, {double-blind study}]
double-bogey
n 1: (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole
double-breasted
adj 1: (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front
well over the other usually with a double row of buttons;
"double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit" [ant:
{single-breasted}]
double-breasted jacket
n 1: a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate
rows of buttons
double-breasted suit
n 1: a suit with a double-breasted jacket
double-check
v 1: check once more to be absolutely sure
double-chinned
adj 1: having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower
jaw [syn: {double-chinned}, {jowly}, {loose-jowled}]
double-crosser
n 1: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-
crosser}, {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {betrayer},
{traitor}]
double-crossing
n 1: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I
could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
[syn: {double cross}, {double-crossing}]
double-date
v 1: go out on a date with a partner and another couple; "let's
double date this Saturday"
double-dealer
n 1: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-
crosser}, {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {betrayer},
{traitor}]
double-dealing
adj 1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by
pretending one set of feelings and acting under the
influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming
little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double
agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"-
W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-
dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced},
{double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
n 1: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain
one set of intentions while acting under the influence of
another [syn: {duplicity}, {double-dealing}]
double-decker
n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
{autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney},
{motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}, {passenger vehicle}]
double-dyed
adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often
pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete
coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain";
"gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly";
"what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thorough
nuisance"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense";
"the unadulterated truth" [syn: {arrant(a)},
{complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)},
{everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)},
{sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thorough(a)},
{thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}, {unadulterated}]
double-edged
adj 1: capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory
ways; "double-edged praise"
double-entry bookkeeping
n 1: bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and
credits it to another [syn: {double entry}, {double-entry
bookkeeping}]
double-faced
adj 1: (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a
double-faced fabric"
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending
one set of feelings and acting under the influence of
another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel
Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced
infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn:
{ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous},
{Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
double-geared
adj 1: equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions
and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical
advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a
crane"
2: (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of
the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared
lathe" [syn: {back-geared}, {double-geared}]
double-glaze
v 1: provide with two sheets of glass
double-humped
adj 1: having two humps [syn: {two-humped}, {double-humped}]
double-hung window
n 1: a window having two sashes that slide up and down
double-jointed
adj 1: having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs
or fingers
double-magnum
n 1: a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [syn:
{jeroboam}, {double-magnum}]
double-park
v 1: park a vehicle alongside another
double-prop
n 1: a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers
in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop},
{double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-
plane}]
double-propeller plane
n 1: a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers
in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop},
{double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-
plane}]
double-quick
adj 1: (of a marching cadence) very quick
double-reed instrument
n 1: a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate
together [syn: {double-reed instrument}, {double reed}]
double-space
v 1: type with a full space between lines
double-spaced
adj 1: (of type or print) having a blank line between lines of
type; "manuscripts must be double-spaced"
double-spacing
n 1: typing that leaves alternate lines blank
double-team
v 1: cover with two defensive players
double-tongued
adj 1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by
pretending one set of feelings and acting under the
influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming
little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double
agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"-
W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-
dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced},
{double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
double-u
n 1: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: {W}, {w},
{double-u}]
doubly transitive verb
n 1: a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect
object [syn: {doubly transitive verb}, {doubly transitive
verb form}]
doubly transitive verb form
n 1: a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect
object [syn: {doubly transitive verb}, {doubly transitive
verb form}]
doubting Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus
until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint
Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the
doubting Apostle}]
2: someone who demands physical evidence in order to be
convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
douche bag
n 1: a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal
lavage and enemas [syn: {douche}, {douche bag}]
doughnut-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate},
{annulated}, {circinate}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped},
{doughnut-shaped}]
Douglas Elton Fairbanks
n 1: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles
(1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks},
{Douglas Elton Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]
Douglas Fairbanks
n 1: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles
(1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks},
{Douglas Elton Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
n 1: United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks,
(1909-2000) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks Jr.}]
douglas fir
n 1: strong durable timber of a douglas fir
2: tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having
resinous wood and short needles
douglas hemlock
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
Douglas MacArthur
n 1: United States general who served as chief of staff and
commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World
War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
[syn: {MacArthur}, {Douglas MacArthur}]
Douglas Moore
n 1: United States composer of works noted for their use of the
American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: {Moore}, {Douglas
Moore}]
douglas pine
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
douglas spruce
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
Douglas squirrel
n 1: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
[syn: {chickeree}, {Douglas squirrel}, {Tamiasciurus
douglasi}]
dove's foot geranium
n 1: western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on
lawns and in vacant lots [syn: {dove's foot geranium},
{Geranium molle}]
Dover's powder
n 1: a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium;
formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
dovetail joint
n 1: a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
[syn: {dovetail}, {dovetail joint}]
dovetail plane
n 1: a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for
dovetail joints
Dovyalis caffra
n 1: vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round
yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple}, {kei apple
bush}, {Dovyalis caffra}]
Dovyalis hebecarpa
n 1: a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple
fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri
Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla},
{kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry},
{Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
Dow Jones
n 1: an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share
values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock
Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most
widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing"
[syn: {Dow Jones}, {Dow-Jones Industrial Average}]
Dow-Jones Industrial Average
n 1: an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share
values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock
Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most
widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing"
[syn: {Dow Jones}, {Dow-Jones Industrial Average}]
dowager's hump
n 1: abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis
causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly
women
dowel pin
n 1: a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent
pieces and holds them together [syn: {dowel}, {dowel pin},
{joggle}]
Down Easter
n 1: a native or resident of Maine [syn: {Mainer}, {Down
Easter}]
down feather
n 1: soft fine feathers [syn: {down}, {down feather}]
down in the mouth
adj 1: filled with melancholy and despondency; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
{gloomy}, {grim}, {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited},
{down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the
mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
down pat
adj 1: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
[syn: {down}, {down pat(p)}, {mastered}]
down payment
n 1: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance
to be paid later [syn: {down payment}, {deposit}]
down quark
n 1: a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass
607 times that of an electron
Down syndrome
n 1: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st
chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and
mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism},
{Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]
down the stairs
adv 1: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
{downstairs}, {down the stairs}, {on a lower floor},
{below}] [ant: {on a higher floor}, {up the stairs},
{upstairs}]
down town
n 1: the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {municipal
center}, {down town}]
Down's syndrome
n 1: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st
chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and
mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism},
{Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]
down-and-out
adj 1: lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
n 1: a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-
out"
down-bow
n 1: a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
down-to-earth
adj 1: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-
earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"
[syn: {down-to-earth}, {earthy}]
Downing Street
n 1: a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister
lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
2: the British government
downward-arching
adj 1: curving downward
downward-sloping
adj 1: sloping down rather steeply [syn: {declivitous},
{downhill}, {downward-sloping}]
downy ash
n 1: smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: {red ash}, {downy ash}, {Fraxinus
pennsylvanica}]
downy birch
n 1: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {downy birch},
{white birch}, {Betula pubescens}]
downy brome
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
downy bromegrass
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
downy cheat
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
downy chess
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
downy ground cherry
n 1: decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow
berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {downy ground
cherry}, {strawberry tomato}, {Physalis pubescens}]
downy haw
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely
covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy
haw}, {Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]
downy manzanita
n 1: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are
woolly when young [syn: {downy manzanita}, {woolly
manzanita}, {Arctostaphylos tomentosa}]
downy mildew
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae
parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons [syn:
{downy mildew}, {false mildew}]
downy poplar
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black
cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus
heterophylla}]
downy wood mint
n 1: a variety of wood mint [syn: {downy wood mint}, {Blephilia
celiata}]
downy woodpecker
n 1: small North American woodpecker with black and white
plumage and a small bill
downy yellow violet
n 1: violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent
leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple
veins [syn: {downy yellow violet}, {Viola pubescens}]
dowsing rod
n 1: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate
underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser},
{dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]
doxastic logic
n 1: the modal logic of belief and disbelief
doxepin hydrochloride
n 1: a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and
Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and
sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) [syn:
{doxepin}, {doxepin hydrochloride}, {Adapin}, {Sinequan}]
doze off
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
DPT vaccine
n 1: abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and
pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually
given in a series of injections in early childhood
Dr.
n 1: a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an
academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in
physics" [syn: {doctor}, {Dr.}]
2: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see
my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {physician}, {MD}, {Dr.},
{medico}]
Dr. J
n 1: United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn:
{Erving}, {Julius Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}, {Dr.
J}]
Dr. Johnson
n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn:
{Johnson}, {Samuel Johnson}, {Dr. Johnson}]
Dr. Seuss
n 1: United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn:
{Geisel}, {Theodor Seuss Geisel}, {Dr. Seuss}]
Draba verna
n 1: annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of
basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed
capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shadflower}, {shad-
flower}, {Draba verna}]
Dracaena draco
n 1: tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood
[syn: {dragon tree}, {Dracaena draco}]
Dracocephalum parviflorum
n 1: American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and
spikes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {dragonhead},
{dragon's head}, {Dracocephalum parviflorum}]
Dracunculus medinensis
n 1: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the
abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
[syn: {Guinea worm}, {Dracunculus medinensis}]
Dracunculus vulgaris
n 1: European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon
arum}, {green dragon}, {Dracunculus vulgaris}]
draft animal
n 1: an animal used for pulling heavy loads
draft beer
n 1: beer drawn from a keg [syn: {draft beer}, {draught beer}]
draft board
n 1: a board to select personnel for involuntary military
service
draft copy
n 1: any of the various versions in the development of a written
work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
constitution" [syn: {draft}, {draft copy}]
draft dodger
n 1: someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve [syn:
{draft dodger}, {draft evader}]
draft evader
n 1: someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve [syn:
{draft dodger}, {draft evader}]
draft horse
n 1: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draft horse},
{draught horse}, {dray horse}]
drafting board
n 1: a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
[syn: {drafting board}, {drawing board}]
drafting instrument
n 1: an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings
drafting table
n 1: a worktable with adjustable top [syn: {drafting table},
{drawing table}]
drag a bunt
v 1: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short
distance [syn: {bunt}, {drag a bunt}]
drag coefficient
n 1: the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the
product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
[syn: {drag coefficient}, {coefficient of drag}]
drag down
v 1: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on
the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on},
{press down on}, {weigh down}]
drag in
v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of
action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me
into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep},
{sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
drag on
v 1: last unnecessarily long [syn: {drag on}, {drag out}]
2: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged
on for two hours" [syn: {drag}, {drag on}, {drag out}]
drag one's feet
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want
to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn:
{procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's
heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]
drag one's heels
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want
to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn:
{procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's
heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]
drag out
v 1: last unnecessarily long [syn: {drag on}, {drag out}]
2: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged
on for two hours" [syn: {drag}, {drag on}, {drag out}]
drag through the mud
v 1: speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband
everywhere" [syn: {badmouth}, {malign}, {traduce}, {drag
through the mud}]
drag up
v 1: mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old
stories" [syn: {drag up}, {dredge up}]
dragon arum
n 1: European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon
arum}, {green dragon}, {Dracunculus vulgaris}]
dragon lizard
n 1: the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on
Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard},
{dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]
dragon tree
n 1: tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood
[syn: {dragon tree}, {Dracaena draco}]
dragon's blood
n 1: a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees
and used in photoengraving
dragon's eye
n 1: Asian fruit similar to litchi [syn: {longanberry},
{dragon's eye}]
dragon's head
n 1: American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and
spikes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {dragonhead},
{dragon's head}, {Dracocephalum parviflorum}]
dragon's mouth
n 1: a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink
blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog
rose}, {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]
drain basket
n 1: a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water
drain the cup
v 1: drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine
coming" [syn: {drain the cup}, {drink up}]
drainage area
n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: {river basin}, {basin}, {watershed}, {drainage
basin}, {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage
area}]
drainage basin
n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: {river basin}, {basin}, {watershed}, {drainage
basin}, {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage
area}]
drainage ditch
n 1: a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage
drainage system
n 1: a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess
water
draining board
n 1: a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into
the sink [syn: {drainboard}, {draining board}]
drama critic
n 1: a critic of theatrical performances [syn: {drama critic},
{theater critic}]
dramatic art
n 1: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy},
{dramatic art}, {dramatics}, {theater}, {theatre}]
dramatic composition
n 1: a play for performance on the stage or television or in a
movie etc. [syn: {dramatic composition}, {dramatic work}]
dramatic event
n 1: an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional [syn:
{drama}, {dramatic event}]
dramatic irony
n 1: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the
situation is understood by the audience but not by the
characters in the play
dramatic performance
n 1: the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together
in a dramatic production" [syn: {dramatic production},
{dramatic performance}]
dramatic play
n 1: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a
stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on
Broadway" [syn: {play}, {drama}, {dramatic play}]
dramatic production
n 1: the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together
in a dramatic production" [syn: {dramatic production},
{dramatic performance}]
dramatic work
n 1: a play for performance on the stage or television or in a
movie etc. [syn: {dramatic composition}, {dramatic work}]
dramatis personae
n 1: the actors in a play [syn: {cast}, {cast of characters},
{dramatis personae}]
draught beer
n 1: beer drawn from a keg [syn: {draft beer}, {draught beer}]
draught horse
n 1: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draft horse},
{draught horse}, {dray horse}]
Dravidian language
n 1: a large family of languages spoken in south and central
India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Dravidian}, {Dravidic},
{Dravidian language}]
draw a bead on
v 1: aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
2: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead
on}, {aspire}, {aim}, {shoot for}]
draw a blank
v 1: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {forget},
{block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {call back},
{call up}, {recall}, {recollect}, {remember}, {retrieve},
{think}]
draw a line
v 1: reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the
line when it comes to lending money to friends!" [syn:
{draw the line}, {draw a line}]
draw and quarter
v 1: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his
extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people
were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {draw},
{quarter}, {draw and quarter}]
draw away
v 1: move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
2: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and
drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering
the cheese" [syn: {draw off}, {draw away}, {pull off}]
draw back
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw},
{retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back},
{retire}, {move back}] [ant: {advance}, {go on}, {march
on}, {move on}, {pass on}, {progress}]
2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound
or an organ) [syn: {retract}, {pull back}, {draw back}]
draw close
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle},
{snuggle}, {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
{draw close}, {come near}]
3: pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
draw in
v 1: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the
landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: {draw
in}, {retract}]
2: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks
attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many
potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The
store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
[syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw in}] [ant:
{beat back}, {drive}, {force back}, {push back}, {repel},
{repulse}]
3: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under
the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: {curl up}, {curl},
{draw in}]
4: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
[syn: {close in}, {draw in}]
5: of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into
Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {move in}, {draw
in}] [ant: {get out}, {pull out}]
6: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
[syn: {suck in}, {draw in}]
draw near
v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
{draw close}, {come near}]
draw off
v 1: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and
drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering
the cheese" [syn: {draw off}, {draw away}, {pull off}]
2: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000
from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from
the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {draw},
{take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {bank}, {deposit}]
draw out
v 1: cause to speak; "Can you draw her out--she is always so
quiet"
2: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged
our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The
meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: {prolong},
{protract}, {extend}, {draw out}]
3: make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
4: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out
some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
[syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {elicit}, {extract}, {draw out}]
5: remove by suction; "aspirate the wound" [syn: {aspirate},
{draw out}, {suck out}]
6: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
draw play
n 1: (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to
pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running
toward the line of scrimmage [syn: {draw}, {draw play}]
draw poker
n 1: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive
substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
[syn: {draw}, {draw poker}]
draw rein
v 1: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
[syn: {harness}, {rein in}, {draw rein}, {rein}]
draw the line
v 1: reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the
line when it comes to lending money to friends!" [syn:
{draw the line}, {draw a line}]
draw together
v 1: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of
their child had drawn them together" [syn: {bond}, {draw
together}]
draw up
v 1: form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of
soldiers
2: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his
superior" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {straighten up}]
3: cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of
the hotel" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}]
4: make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn:
{frame}, {compose}, {draw up}]
5: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up
on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
[syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {haul up}]
drawing board
n 1: a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
[syn: {drafting board}, {drawing board}]
drawing card
n 1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the
biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card},
{draw}, {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}]
2: a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to
draw customers [syn: {drawing card}, {loss leader}, {leader}]
drawing chalk
n 1: colored chalks used by artists
drawing ink
n 1: a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
[syn: {India ink}, {drawing ink}]
drawing lots
n 1: making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles
etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots},
{drawing lots}, {sortition}]
drawing off
n 1: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or
a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the
well" [syn: {drawing}, {drawing off}]
drawing paper
n 1: paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
drawing pin
n 1: a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing
board [syn: {thumbtack}, {drawing pin}, {pushpin}]
drawing power
n 1: the capacity for attracting people (customers or
supporters)
drawing room
n 1: a formal room where visitors can be received and
entertained [syn: {drawing room}, {withdrawing room}]
2: a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and
a toilet
drawing string
n 1: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around
an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
[syn: {drawstring}, {drawing string}, {string}]
drawing table
n 1: a worktable with adjustable top [syn: {drafting table},
{drawing table}]
drawing-room car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car},
{drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]
drawn butter
n 1: butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of
milk solids [syn: {clarified butter}, {drawn butter}]
drawn-out
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy
visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter
struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out},
{extended}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}, {protracted}]
2: (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
drawstring bag
n 1: a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring
dray horse
n 1: horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draft horse},
{draught horse}, {dray horse}]
dream up
v 1: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich
quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece
of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up},
{hatch}, {concoct}]
Dred Scott
n 1: United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a
non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the
Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn:
{Scott}, {Dred Scott}]
dredge up
v 1: mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old
stories" [syn: {drag up}, {dredge up}]
dredging bucket
n 1: a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed
Dreissena polymorpha
n 1: inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs
utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
[syn: {zebra mussel}, {Dreissena polymorpha}]
drenched in
adj 1: abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in
combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched
meadows" [syn: {drenched}, {drenched in}]
drepanocytic anaemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
drepanocytic anemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
dress blues
n 1: a dress uniform for formal occasions [syn: {dress blues},
{dress whites}]
dress circle
n 1: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or
opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;
"they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn:
{circle}, {dress circle}]
dress code
n 1: a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while
on the premises of the institution (or specifying what
manner of dress is prohibited)
dress down
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
2: dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can
underdress" [syn: {dress down}, {underdress}] [ant: {attire},
{deck out}, {deck up}, {dress up}, {fancy up}, {fig out},
{fig up}, {get up}, {gussy up}, {overdress}, {prink}, {rig
out}, {tog out}, {tog up}, {trick out}, {trick up}]
dress hanger
n 1: a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used
to hang garments on [syn: {coat hanger}, {clothes hanger},
{dress hanger}]
dress hat
n 1: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
{silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
dress out
v 1: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a
turkey" [syn: {dress}, {dress out}]
dress rack
n 1: a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a
store
dress rehearsal
n 1: a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before
the first performance
dress ship
v 1: decorate a ship with flags
dress shirt
n 1: a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear
(usually with a tuxedo) [syn: {dress shirt}, {evening
shirt}]
dress shop
n 1: a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn:
{boutique}, {dress shop}]
dress suit
n 1: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn:
{dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat},
{tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]
dress uniform
n 1: a military uniform worn on formal occasions
dress up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
2: make something appear superficially attractive; "The
researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't
try to dress up the unpleasant truth" [syn: {dress up},
{window-dress}]
3: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
occasion" [syn: {caparison}, {bard}, {barde}, {dress up}]
4: dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
[syn: {costume}, {dress up}]
5: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: {dress},
{dress up}]
dress whites
n 1: a dress uniform for formal occasions [syn: {dress blues},
{dress whites}]
dressed ore
n 1: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been
removed from mined ore [syn: {dressed ore}, {concentrate}]
dressed to kill
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
dressed to the nines
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
dressed-up
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
dressing case
n 1: a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles
and toilet articles while traveling
dressing down
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling
out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing
down}]
dressing gown
n 1: a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn:
{dressing gown}, {robe-de-chambre}, {lounging robe}]
dressing room
n 1: a room in which you can change clothes
dressing sack
n 1: a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing
sack}, {dressing sacque}]
dressing sacque
n 1: a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing
sack}, {dressing sacque}]
dressing station
n 1: (military) a station located near a combat area for giving
first aid to the wounded [syn: {dressing station}, {aid
station}]
dressing table
n 1: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while
dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table},
{dresser}, {vanity}, {toilet table}]
dressmaker's model
n 1: someone who models dresses
dried apricot
n 1: apricots preserved by drying
dried fruit
n 1: fruit preserved by drying
dried milk
n 1: dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {dried
milk}, {milk powder}]
dried-out
adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban
cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn:
{desiccated}, {dried-out}]
dried-up
adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture;
"dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere
vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered
seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere},
{sear}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
2: depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
drift apart
v 1: lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had
been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got
married" [syn: {drift apart}, {drift away}]
drift away
v 1: lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had
been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got
married" [syn: {drift apart}, {drift away}]
drift ice
n 1: masses of ice floating in the open sea
drift net
n 1: a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the
current
drift off
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
drill bit
n 1: a bit used in drilling for oil [syn: {drilling bit}, {drill
bit}]
drill hole
n 1: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for
exploratory purposes [syn: {bore}, {bore-hole}, {drill
hole}]
drill in
v 1: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill
in}, {ram down}, {beat in}]
drill instructor
n 1: a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in
military marching and discipline [syn: {drill master},
{drill instructor}]
drill master
n 1: a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in
military marching and discipline [syn: {drill master},
{drill instructor}]
drill press
n 1: a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric
drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand
lever
drill rig
n 1: rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig},
{drilling rig}, {oilrig}, {oil rig}]
drill rod
n 1: carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels [syn: {drill
steel}, {drill rod}]
drill site
n 1: workplace that is the site of a drill hole
drill steel
n 1: carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels [syn: {drill
steel}, {drill rod}]
drill-like
adj 1: resembling a drill
drilling bit
n 1: a bit used in drilling for oil [syn: {drilling bit}, {drill
bit}]
drilling fluid
n 1: a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the
drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to
flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the
hole [syn: {drilling mud}, {drilling fluid}]
drilling mud
n 1: a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the
drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to
flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the
hole [syn: {drilling mud}, {drilling fluid}]
drilling pipe
n 1: a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect
a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit
and supplies drilling mud
drilling platform
n 1: drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating
or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be
bored radially [syn: {drilling platform}, {offshore rig}]
drilling rig
n 1: rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig},
{drilling rig}, {oilrig}, {oil rig}]
Drimys winteri
n 1: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a
light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark},
{winter's bark tree}, {Drimys winteri}]
drink down
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop},
{bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink
down}, {kill}]
drink in
v 1: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to;
"The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
[syn: {drink in}, {drink}]
drink up
v 1: drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine
coming" [syn: {drain the cup}, {drink up}]
drinking age
n 1: the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic
beverages
drinking bout
n 1: a long period of drinking
drinking chocolate
n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar;
usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {chocolate}, {hot
chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}]
drinking fountain
n 1: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn:
{drinking fountain}, {water fountain}, {bubbler}]
drinking glass
n 1: a container made of glass for holding liquids while
drinking [syn: {glass}, {drinking glass}]
drinking song
n 1: a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking
parties
drinking straw
n 1: a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the
mouth [syn: {straw}, {drinking straw}]
drinking vessel
n 1: a vessel intended for drinking
drinking water
n 1: water suitable for drinking
drip coffee
n 1: coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated
container packed with finely ground coffee
drip culture
n 1: a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient
solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the
plants are growing
drip feed
n 1: the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma
etc.) one drop at a time
drip loop
n 1: a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building;
"when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before
it reached the building"
drip mat
n 1: a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from
condensation
drip mold
n 1: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed
to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window
or doorway) [syn: {drip}, {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
drip mould
n 1: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed
to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window
or doorway) [syn: {drip}, {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
drip pan
n 1: pan for catching drippings under roasting meat [syn:
{dripping pan}, {drip pan}]
2: pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
drip pot
n 1: a coffeepot for making drip coffee
drip-dry
adj 1: treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried
and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear
shirt" [syn: {wash-and-wear}, {drip-dry}]
2: used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts
for travel" [syn: {drip-dry}, {permanent-press}]
v 1: dry by hanging up wet
dripping pan
n 1: pan for catching drippings under roasting meat [syn:
{dripping pan}, {drip pan}]
drive around
v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {drive around},
{chauffeur}]
2: drive without any particular aim; "we were driving around in
the countryside on a fine Sunday morning"
drive away
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn
back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away},
{drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive
off}, {run off}]
drive back
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse},
{fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
drive home
v 1: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack"; "deliver a
blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: {deliver},
{drive home}]
2: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody
of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm
trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home},
{ram home}, {press home}]
drive in
v 1: cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove
in Jim Lemon with the winning run"
2: arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today
from their motor tour across the country"
3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in
screws or bolts" [syn: {screw}, {drive in}]
drive line
n 1: mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the
driving wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {drive line},
{drive line system}]
drive line system
n 1: mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the
driving wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {drive line},
{drive line system}]
drive off
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn
back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away},
{drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive
off}, {run off}]
drive out
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn
back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away},
{drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive
off}, {run off}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
3: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates
quickly" [syn: {expectorate}, {clear out}, {drive out}]
drive up
v 1: approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and
drove up towards the house"
drive-by killing
n 1: homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile
drive-by shooting
n 1: shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
drive-in
n 1: any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their
automobiles
driven well
n 1: a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum
that bears water [syn: {driven well}, {tube well}]
driver ant
n 1: tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
[syn: {army ant}, {driver ant}, {legionary ant}]
driver's licence
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
[syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving
license}, {driving licence}]
driver's license
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
[syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving
license}, {driving licence}]
driving axle
n 1: the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the
driving power [syn: {live axle}, {driving axle}]
driving belt
n 1: a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery
driving force
n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn:
{drive}, {thrust}, {driving force}]
driving iron
n 1: (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face
[syn: {driving iron}, {one iron}]
driving licence
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
[syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving
license}, {driving licence}]
driving license
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
[syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving
license}, {driving licence}]
driving range
n 1: a practice range for practicing golf shots [syn: {golf
range}, {driving range}]
driving school
n 1: a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
driving wheel
n 1: a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into
a tractive force)
drogue chute
n 1: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
rapidly [syn: {drogue}, {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]
drogue parachute
n 1: a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its
storage pack
2: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
rapidly [syn: {drogue}, {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]
Dromaius novaehollandiae
n 1: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: {emu}, {Dromaius novaehollandiae}, {Emu
novaehollandiae}]
drone on
v 1: talk in a monotonous voice [syn: {drone}, {drone on}]
drone pipe
n 1: a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single
continuous tone [syn: {drone}, {drone pipe}, {bourdon}]
drool over
v 1: envy without restraint [syn: {drool over}, {slobber over}]
drooping brome
n 1: annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of
the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass},
{downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping
brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]
drooping juniper
n 1: small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having
spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {Mexican
juniper}, {drooping juniper}, {Juniperus flaccida}]
drop a line
v 1: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"
[syn: {write}, {drop a line}]
drop anchor
v 1: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
[syn: {anchor}, {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]
drop arch
n 1: a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span
drop away
v 1: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop
off}, {drop away}, {fall away}]
drop back
v 1: take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in
the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped
back behind his teammate"
2: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still
are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind}, {hang
back}, {drop behind}, {drop back}]
drop behind
v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we
still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind},
{hang back}, {drop behind}, {drop back}]
drop biscuit
n 1: biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be
dropped from a spoon
drop by
v 1: visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by
the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by},
{drop in}, {come by}]
drop by the wayside
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit
defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn:
{drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
drop cloth
n 1: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from
the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop
curtain}, {drop cloth}, {drop}]
2: a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while
a room is being painted
drop curtain
n 1: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from
the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop
curtain}, {drop cloth}, {drop}]
drop dead
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
drop down
v 1: fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his
knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop}, {drop down}]
drop earring
n 1: an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: {pendant earring},
{drop earring}, {eardrop}]
drop forge
n 1: device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop
hammer}, {drop press}]
drop hammer
n 1: device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop
hammer}, {drop press}]
drop in
v 1: visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by
the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by},
{drop in}, {come by}]
drop keel
n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent
drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {centreboard},
{drop keel}, {sliding keel}]
drop like flies
v 1: rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers; "the
contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one
hundred degrees"
drop line
n 1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding
lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line},
{stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head},
{stephead}]
drop off
v 1: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course
dropped off after the first test"
2: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off},
{drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken}, {come
alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
3: remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the
cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: {drop},
{drop off}, {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
4: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind},
{recede}] [ant: {advance}, {gain}, {gain ground}, {get
ahead}, {make headway}, {pull ahead}, {win}]
5: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop off},
{drop away}, {fall away}]
drop one's serve
v 1: lose a game in which one is serving
drop open
v 1: open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw
dropped" [syn: {drop open}, {fall open}]
drop out
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit
defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn:
{drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
2: withdraw from established society, especially because of
disillusion with conventional values; "She hasn't heard from
her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to
California"
3: leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many
students drop out because they are not prepared for our
challenging program"
drop press
n 1: device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop
hammer}, {drop press}]
drop scone
n 1: a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
[syn: {drop scone}, {griddlecake}, {Scotch pancake}]
drop shot
n 1: a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after
crossing the net [syn: {drop shot}, {dink}]
drop the ball
v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
blundered during the job interview" [syn: {drop the ball},
{sin}, {blunder}, {boob}, {goof}]
drop zone
n 1: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to
ground troops [syn: {drop zone}, {dropping zone}]
drop-dead
adv 1: extremely; "she was drop-dead gorgeous"
drop-down menu
n 1: a menu of options that appears below the item when the
computer user clicks on it
drop-kick
v 1: make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick [syn:
{dropkick}, {drop-kick}]
2: drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a
field goal [syn: {drop-kick}, {dropkick}]
drop-leaf
n 1: a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported
by a bracket
drop-leaf table
n 1: a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface
drop-off
n 1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the
team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a
drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn:
{slump}, {slack}, {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
2: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop},
{drop-off}]
3: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
[syn: {decrease}, {lessening}, {drop-off}] [ant: {increase}]
drop-off charge
n 1: a fee added for returning a rented car to a location
different from the one where it was rented
drop-seed
n 1: a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: {dropseed}, {drop-
seed}]
dropped egg
n 1: egg cooked in gently boiling water [syn: {poached egg},
{dropped egg}]
dropping zone
n 1: an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to
ground troops [syn: {drop zone}, {dropping zone}]
Drosophila melanogaster
n 1: small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying
basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {drosophila},
{Drosophila melanogaster}]
Drosophyllum lusitanicum
n 1: perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs
that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and
digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
drove chisel
n 1: a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
[syn: {drove}, {drove chisel}]
drown out
v 1: make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned
out the music"
drowse off
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
drug abuse
n 1: excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {drug
abuse}, {habit}]
drug addict
n 1: a narcotics addict [syn: {drug addict}, {junkie}, {junky}]
drug addiction
n 1: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn:
{drug addiction}, {white plague}]
drug baron
n 1: a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal
drugs [syn: {drug baron}, {drug lord}]
drug bust
n 1: seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drug bust},
{drugs bust}]
drug cartel
n 1: an illicit cartel formed to control the production and
distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes
finance terrorist organizations"
drug cocktail
n 1: a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse
transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
[syn: {drug cocktail}, {highly active antiretroviral
therapy}, {HAART}]
drug company
n 1: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug
company}, {pharmaceutical company}, {pharma}]
drug dealer
n 1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug
peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
Drug Enforcement Administration
n 1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and
regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances;
goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn:
{Drug Enforcement Administration}, {Drug Enforcement
Agency}, {DEA}]
Drug Enforcement Agency
n 1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and
regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances;
goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn:
{Drug Enforcement Administration}, {Drug Enforcement
Agency}, {DEA}]
drug lord
n 1: a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal
drugs [syn: {drug baron}, {drug lord}]
drug of abuse
n 1: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for
mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and
mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and
addiction [syn: {drug of abuse}, {street drug}]
drug peddler
n 1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug
peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
drug traffic
n 1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {drug
trafficking}, {narcotraffic}]
drug trafficker
n 1: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug
peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
drug trafficking
n 1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {drug
trafficking}, {narcotraffic}]
drug user
n 1: a person who takes drugs [syn: {drug user}, {substance
abuser}, {user}]
drug war
n 1: conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in
illegal drugs
drug withdrawal
n 1: the termination of drug taking [syn: {withdrawal}, {drug
withdrawal}]
drug-addicted
adj 1: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {drug-
addicted}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]
drug-free
adj 1: characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of
a place where no illegal drugs are used
drugs bust
n 1: seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drug bust},
{drugs bust}]
drum brake
n 1: hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside
of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
drum major
n 1: the leader of a marching band or drum corps
drum majorette
n 1: a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
[syn: {drum majorette}, {majorette}]
2: a female drum major [syn: {drum majorette}, {majorette}]
drum out
v 1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out},
{drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
drum printer
n 1: a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating
drum that contains a full character set for each printing
position
drum roll
n 1: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten
rapidly and continuously [syn: {paradiddle}, {roll}, {drum
roll}]
drum sander
n 1: a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of
sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn:
{drum sander}, {electric sander}, {sander}, {smoother}]
drum up
v 1: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {drum up},
{rally}]
drum-like
adj 1: shaped in a form resembling a drum [syn: {drum-shaped},
{drum-like}]
drum-shaped
adj 1: shaped in a form resembling a drum [syn: {drum-shaped},
{drum-like}]
drumhead court-martial
n 1: a military court convened to hear urgent charges of
offenses committed in action
drumstick tree
n 1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to
yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is
used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South
America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree},
{drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree},
{canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]
drunk-and-disorderly
n 1: someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and
disorderly; "they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to
the county jail"
drunken reveler
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken
reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}, {bacchant}]
drunken reveller
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken
reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}, {bacchant}]
drunken revelry
n 1: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and
promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery},
{saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken
revelry}]
dry battery
n 1: a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
dry cell
n 1: a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the
electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the
container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable
radios, etc.
dry cereal
n 1: a cereal that is not heated before serving [syn: {cold
cereal}, {dry cereal}]
dry clean
v 1: clean with chemical agents
dry cleaner
n 1: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: {cleaner},
{dry cleaner}]
dry cleaners
n 1: shop where dry cleaning is done [syn: {cleaners}, {dry
cleaners}]
dry cleaning
n 1: the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than
water
dry dock
n 1: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for
building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
[syn: {dry dock}, {drydock}, {graving dock}]
dry fly
n 1: a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the
water [ant: {wet fly}]
dry gangrene
n 1: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of
arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the
dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene},
{cold gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}, {mummification}]
dry ice
n 1: solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C
and is used mainly as a refrigerant
dry kiln
n 1: a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
dry land
n 1: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned
away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth
shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the
ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid
ground}, {terra firma}]
dry masonry
n 1: masonry without mortar
dry measure
n 1: a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
[syn: {dry unit}, {dry measure}]
dry milk
n 1: dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {dried
milk}, {milk powder}]
dry mop
n 1: a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: {dustmop}, {dust mop},
{dry mop}]
dry mouth
n 1: abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased
secretion of saliva [syn: {xerostomia}, {dry mouth}]
dry mustard
n 1: a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in
a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic [syn: {powdered
mustard}, {dry mustard}]
dry nurse
n 1: a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
dry out
v 1: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn:
{dry}, {dry out}]
2: become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"
[syn: {run dry}, {dry out}]
3: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
hair" [syn: {dry}, {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
dry pint
n 1: a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic
inches [syn: {pint}, {dry pint}]
dry plate
n 1: a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated
with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion [syn: {dry
plate}, {dry plate process}]
dry plate process
n 1: a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated
with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion [syn: {dry
plate}, {dry plate process}]
dry point
n 1: a print produced by dry point engraving
2: a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper
plate
dry quart
n 1: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic
inches [syn: {quart}, {dry quart}]
dry rot
n 1: a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or
fruit caused by a fungus
2: a fungus causing dry rot
dry run
n 1: a practice session in preparation for a public performance
(as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many
rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the
wedding" [syn: {rehearsal}, {dry run}]
dry season
n 1: one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {rainy
season}]
dry socket
n 1: inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs
after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
[syn: {alveolitis}, {dry socket}]
dry unit
n 1: a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
[syn: {dry unit}, {dry measure}]
dry up
v 1: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: {exsiccate}, {dehydrate}, {dry up},
{desiccate}] [ant: {hydrate}]
2: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a
mummified body was found" [syn: {mummify}, {dry up}]
dry vermouth
n 1: dry pale amber variety [syn: {dry vermouth}, {French
vermouth}]
dry wall
n 1: a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made
from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used
primarily to form the interior walls of houses [syn:
{wallboard}, {drywall}, {dry wall}]
2: a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
[syn: {dry wall}, {dry-stone wall}]
dry walling
n 1: the activity of building stone walls without mortar
dry wash
n 1: the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of
a canyon) [syn: {wash}, {dry wash}]
dry-bulb thermometer
n 1: an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure
the air temperature [ant: {wet-bulb thermometer}]
dry-cleaned
adj 1: cleaned with chemical solvents
dry-dock
v 1: maneuver (a ship) into a drydock [syn: {dry-dock},
{drydock}]
dry-eyed
adj 1: free from tears [syn: {tearless}, {dry-eyed}] [ant:
{tearful}]
dry-gulching
n 1: the act of killing from ambush
dry-nurse
v 1: take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
dry-rot
v 1: affect or be affected with dry rot
dry-shod
adj 1: having or keeping the feet or shoes dry; "a land bridge
over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
dry-stone wall
n 1: a stone wall made with stones fitted together without
mortar [syn: {dry wall}, {dry-stone wall}]
dry-wall
v 1: construct with drywall; "dry-wall the basement of the
house"
dry-wood termite
n 1: any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood
that is not connected with the soil
Dryas octopetala
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely
distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North
America [syn: {mountain avens}, {Dryas octopetala}]
drying agent
n 1: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide
absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn:
{desiccant}, {drying agent}, {drier}, {siccative}]
drying oil
n 1: an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often
used as a paint or varnish base
drying up
n 1: the process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration},
{desiccation}, {drying up}, {evaporation}]
dryland berry
n 1: low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing
dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland blueberry}, {dryland
berry}, {Vaccinium pallidum}]
dryland blueberry
n 1: low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing
dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland blueberry}, {dryland
berry}, {Vaccinium pallidum}]
Drymarchon corais
n 1: large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows;
found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {indigo
snake}, {gopher snake}, {Drymarchon corais}]
Drymarchon corais couperi
n 1: a variety of indigo snake [syn: {eastern indigo snake},
{Drymarchon corais couperi}]
Drynaria rigidula
n 1: giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and
Australia [syn: {basket fern}, {Drynaria rigidula}]
Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus
n 1: fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late
Miocene [syn: {rudapithecus}, {Dryopithecus Rudapithecus
hungaricus}]
Dryopteris dilatata
n 1: European shield fern [syn: {broad buckler-fern},
{Dryopteris dilatata}]
Dryopteris filix-mas
n 1: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks
yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {male
fern}, {Dryopteris filix-mas}]
Dryopteris fragrans
n 1: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant
fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern},
{fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]
Dryopteris goldiana
n 1: North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn:
{Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood
fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]
Dryopteris hexagonoptera
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern},
{Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera},
{Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]
Dryopteris marginalis
n 1: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal
wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern},
{Dryopteris marginalis}]
Dryopteris noveboracensis
n 1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North
America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New
York fern}, {Parathelypteris novae-boracensis}, {Dryopteris
noveboracensis}]
Dryopteris oreades
n 1: a fern of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {mountain male fern},
{Dryopteris oreades}]
Dryopteris oreopteris
n 1: common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or
balsam scented fronds [syn: {mountain fern}, {Oreopteris
limbosperma}, {Dryopteris oreopteris}]
Dryopteris phegopteris
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
Dryopteris thelypteris
n 1: fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places;
cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {marsh fern},
{Thelypteris palustris}, {Dryopteris thelypteris}]
Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
n 1: fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern},
{meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens},
{Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]
Du Barry
n 1: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was
guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn:
{Du Barry}, {Comtesse Du Barry}, {Marie Jeanne Becu}]
Du Bois
n 1: United States civil rights leader and political activist
who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
[syn: {Du Bois}, {W. E. B. Du Bois}, {William Edward
Burghardt Du Bois}]
du Maurier
n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du
Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]
2: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du
Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {du Maurier}, {George du Maurier},
{George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier}]
dual carriageway
n 1: a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that
separates traffic going in different directions; "in
Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
[syn: {divided highway}, {dual carriageway}]
dual inline package switch
n 1: (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches
mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to
configure the machine for a user [syn: {DIP switch}, {dual
inline package switch}]
dual scan display
n 1: a type of passive matrix display in which the top and
bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously
dual-lane
adj 1: having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic
moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway" [syn:
{divided}, {dual-lane}]
dual-purpose
adj 1: designed for or serving two purposes; "a supercomputer
can be used for civilian or military purposes" [syn:
{dual-purpose}, {dual-use}]
dual-use
adj 1: designed for or serving two purposes; "a supercomputer
can be used for civilian or military purposes" [syn:
{dual-purpose}, {dual-use}]
DuBois Heyward
n 1: United States writer (1885-1940) [syn: {Heyward}, {DuBois
Heyward}, {Edwin DuBois Hayward}]
Duc d'Elchingen
n 1: French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn:
{Ney}, {Michel Ney}, {Duc d'Elchingen}]
Duc de Richelieu
n 1: French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis
XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Duc de Richelieu},
{Armand Jean du Plessis}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]
Duc de Sully
n 1: French statesman (1560-1641) [syn: {Sully}, {Duc de Sully},
{Maxmilien de Bethune}]
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
n 1: the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is
X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only
males) [syn: {Duchenne's muscular dystrophy},
{pseudohypertrophic dystrophy}]
Duchess of Ferrara
n 1: Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn:
{Borgia}, {Lucrezia Borgia}, {Duchess of Ferrara}]
Duchess of Windsor
n 1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII
created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
[syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson},
{Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
Duchesse de Valentinois
n 1: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had
more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de
Medicis (1499-1566) [syn: {Diane de Poitiers}, {Duchesse de
Valentinois}]
duck down
n 1: down of the duck
duck hunter
n 1: hunter of ducks
duck hunting
n 1: hunting ducks [syn: {ducking}, {duck hunting}]
duck pate
n 1: a pate made from duck liver
duck sauce
n 1: a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment [syn: {duck
sauce}, {hoisin sauce}]
duck shot
n 1: small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: {bird shot},
{buckshot}, {duck shot}]
duck soup
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic},
{snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover},
{walkover}, {piece of cake}]
duck's egg
n 1: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: {duck},
{duck's egg}]
duck-billed
adj 1: having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed
dinosaur" [syn: {duckbill}, {duck-billed}]
duck-billed dinosaur
n 1: any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs
having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have
been partly aquatic [syn: {hadrosaur}, {hadrosaurus},
{duck-billed dinosaur}]
duck-billed platypus
n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus},
{duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus},
{Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]
duckbilled platypus
n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus},
{duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus},
{Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]
ducking stool
n 1: an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which
offenders were ducked in water [syn: {cucking stool},
{ducking stool}]
ducks and drakes
n 1: a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface
of calm water
duckweed family
n 1: family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn:
{Lemnaceae}, {family Lemnaceae}, {duckweed family}]
duct gland
n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn:
{exocrine gland}, {exocrine}, {duct gland}]
duct tape
n 1: a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in
sheet metal duct work but having many other uses; "duct
tape holds the world together"
ductless gland
n 1: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete
hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine
gland}, {endocrine}, {ductless gland}]
ductus arteriosus
n 1: a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary
circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to
the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
ductus deferens
n 1: a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the
ejaculatory duct [syn: {vas deferens}, {ductus deferens}]
dude ranch
n 1: a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and
camping)
Dudley Moore
n 1: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and
in films (born in 1935) [syn: {Moore}, {Dudley Moore},
{Dudley Stuart John Moore}]
Dudley Stuart John Moore
n 1: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and
in films (born in 1935) [syn: {Moore}, {Dudley Moore},
{Dudley Stuart John Moore}]
due care
n 1: the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the
circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
[syn: {due care}, {ordinary care}, {reasonable care}]
due date
n 1: the date on which an obligation must be repaid [syn:
{maturity}, {maturity date}, {due date}]
due east
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn:
{east}, {due east}, {eastward}, {E}]
due north
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
[syn: {north}, {due north}, {northward}, {N}]
due process
n 1: (law) the administration of justice according to
established rules and principles; based on the principle
that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or
property without appropriate legal procedures and
safeguards [syn: {due process}, {due process of law}]
due process of law
n 1: (law) the administration of justice according to
established rules and principles; based on the principle
that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or
property without appropriate legal procedures and
safeguards [syn: {due process}, {due process of law}]
due south
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn:
{south}, {due south}, {southward}, {S}]
due west
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn:
{west}, {due west}, {westward}, {W}]
duffel bag
n 1: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying
personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffle bag},
{duffel}, {duffle}]
duffel coat
n 1: a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens
with toggles [syn: {duffel coat}, {duffle coat}]
duffle bag
n 1: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying
personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffle bag},
{duffel}, {duffle}]
duffle coat
n 1: a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens
with toggles [syn: {duffel coat}, {duffle coat}]
Dugald Stewart
n 1: Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid
(1753-1828) [syn: {Stewart}, {Dugald Stewart}]
Dugong dugon
n 1: sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to
Australia; the flat tail is bilobate [syn: {dugong},
{Dugong dugon}]
dugout canoe
n 1: a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn:
{dugout canoe}, {dugout}, {pirogue}]
Duke Ellington
n 1: United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader
(1899-1974) [syn: {Ellington}, {Duke Ellington}, {Edward
Kennedy Ellington}]
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
n 1: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and
violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries;
southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine},
{Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium
halimifolium}]
Duke of Cumberland
n 1: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in
the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland},
{William Augustus}, {Duke of Cumberland}, {Butcher
Cumberland}]
Duke of Edinburgh
n 1: Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn:
{Philip}, {Prince Philip}, {Duke of Edinburgh}]
Duke of Lancaster
n 1: the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of
England during the close of his father's reign and during
the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke
(1340-1399) [syn: {John of Gaunt}, {Duke of Lancaster}]
Duke of Marlborough
n 1: English general considered one of the greatest generals in
history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {John Churchill},
{Duke of Marlborough}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]
Duke of Wellington
n 1: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
[syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of
Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {Iron Duke}]
Duke of Windsor
n 1: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis
Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to
his abdication (1894-1972) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward VIII},
{Duke of Windsor}]
Duke University
n 1: a university in Durham, North Carolina
Duke Wayne
n 1: United States film actor who played tough heroes
(1907-1979) [syn: {Wayne}, {John Wayne}, {Duke Wayne}]
dull-purple
adj 1: of a dull shade of purple
dull-white
adj 1: of a dull shade of white
dumb bomb
n 1: a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a
target [syn: {dumb bomb}, {gravity bomb}] [ant: {smart
bomb}]
dumb cane
n 1: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves;
contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence
the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-
in-law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]
dumb show
n 1: a performance using gestures and body movements without
words [syn: {mime}, {pantomime}, {dumb show}]
dumdum bullet
n 1: a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a
target and causes a gaping wound [syn: {dumdum}, {dumdum
bullet}]
dumdum fever
n 1: leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral
leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]
Dumetella carolinensis
n 1: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
[syn: {catbird}, {grey catbird}, {gray catbird}, {Dumetella
carolinensis}]
dummy up
v 1: make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be
published" [syn: {dummy}, {dummy up}]
2: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam
up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be
quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
dummy whist
n 1: a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt
with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
dump routine
n 1: a routine that writes from an internal store to some
external medium
dump truck
n 1: truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the
front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so
that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck},
{dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck},
{tipper}]
Dumpy level
n 1: a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a
horizontally rotating table and a spirit level
dun-colored
adj 1: having a dun color [syn: {dun-colored}, {dun-coloured}]
dun-coloured
adj 1: having a dun color [syn: {dun-colored}, {dun-coloured}]
Duncan Grant
n 1: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of
the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Grant}, {Duncan
Grant}, {Duncan James Corrow Grant}]
Duncan James Corrow Grant
n 1: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of
the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Grant}, {Duncan
Grant}, {Duncan James Corrow Grant}]
dunce cap
n 1: a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow
or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {dunce's cap}, {fool's
cap}]
dunce's cap
n 1: a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow
or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {dunce's cap}, {fool's
cap}]
dundathu pine
n 1: Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood
much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine},
{queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]
dune buggy
n 1: a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or
sand dunes [syn: {dune buggy}, {beach buggy}]
dune cycling
n 1: bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes
dung beetle
n 1: any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which
they feed and in which they lay eggs
Dungeness crab
n 1: flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
2: small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{Dungeness crab}, {Cancer magister}]
dunk shot
n 1: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled
downward into the basket [syn: {dunk}, {dunk shot}, {stuff
shot}]
Duns Scotus
n 1: Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle
Ages (1265-1308) [syn: {Duns Scotus}, {John Duns Scotus}]
duodecimal digit
n 1: a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
duodecimal notation
n 1: any notation that uses 12 different characters
duodecimal number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal
digits and a radix of twelve [syn: {duodecimal number
system}, {duodecimal system}]
duodecimal system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal
digits and a radix of twelve [syn: {duodecimal number
system}, {duodecimal system}]
duodenal smear
n 1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the
duodenum [syn: {paraduodenal smear}, {duodenal smear}]
duodenal ulcer
n 1: a peptic ulcer of the duodenum
duple time
n 1: musical time with two beats in each bar
duplex apartment
n 1: an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected
by a staircase [syn: {duplex apartment}, {duplex}]
duplex house
n 1: a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex
house}, {duplex}, {semidetached house}]
dura mater
n 1: the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura
mater}, {dura}]
durable goods
n 1: consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn:
{durables}, {durable goods}, {consumer durables}]
durable press
n 1: a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist
wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent press},
{durable press}]
durative aspect
n 1: the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration [syn:
{durative}, {durative aspect}]
durian tree
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durion}, {durian tree},
{Durio zibethinus}]
Durio zibethinus
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a
hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durion}, {durian tree},
{Durio zibethinus}]
durum wheat
n 1: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and
used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern
Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
[syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]
Dusicyon cancrivorus
n 1: wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating dog},
{crab-eating fox}, {Dusicyon cancrivorus}]
dusky salamander
n 1: common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or
greyish-black
dusky shark
n 1: relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in
tropical and temperate waters [syn: {dusky shark},
{Carcharhinus obscurus}]
dusky-colored
adj 1: having a dark color [syn: {dark-colored}, {dark-
coloured}, {dusky-colored}, {dusky-coloured}]
dusky-coloured
adj 1: having a dark color [syn: {dark-colored}, {dark-
coloured}, {dusky-colored}, {dusky-coloured}]
dusky-footed wood rat
n 1: a wood rat with dusky feet
dusky-footed woodrat
n 1: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern
California [syn: {dusky-footed woodrat}, {Neotoma
fuscipes}]
dust bag
n 1: a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner [syn:
{dust bag}, {vacuum bag}]
dust bowl
n 1: a region subject to dust storms; especially the central
region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
dust cloud
n 1: a cloud of dust suspended in the air
dust coat
n 1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the
ankles [syn: {duster}, {gaberdine}, {gabardine}, {smock},
{dust coat}]
dust contamination
n 1: state of being contaminated with dust
2: the act of contaminating with dust particles
dust cover
n 1: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional
information is usually printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust
cover}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
2: a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in
use for a long period [syn: {dust cover}, {dust sheet}]
3: a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of
equipment
dust devil
n 1: a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves
and litter into the air
dust jacket
n 1: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional
information is usually printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust
cover}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
dust mop
n 1: a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: {dustmop}, {dust mop},
{dry mop}]
dust sheet
n 1: a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not
in use for a long period [syn: {dust cover}, {dust sheet}]
dust storm
n 1: a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was
the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: {dust
storm}, {duster}, {sandstorm}, {sirocco}]
dust wrapper
n 1: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional
information is usually printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust
cover}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
dust-covered
adj 1: covered with a layer of dust; "a dusty pile of books"
[syn: {dusty}, {dust-covered}]
Dustin Hoffman
n 1: versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) [syn:
{Hoffman}, {Dustin Hoffman}]
dusting powder
n 1: a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
[syn: {toilet powder}, {bath powder}, {dusting powder}]
dusty miller
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white
flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike
down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty
miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum
ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
2: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region
having very white woolly stems and leaves [syn: {dusty
miller}, {Senecio cineraria}, {Cineraria maritima}]
3: a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that
resembles dust [syn: {dusty miller}, {Centaurea cineraria},
{Centaurea gymnocarpa}]
4: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North
America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty miller},
{beach wormwood}, {old woman}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]
5: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely
cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy
crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},
{gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]
dutch auction
n 1: a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a
buyer is found
Dutch capital
n 1: an industrial center and the nominal capital of the
Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat
of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and
art museum [syn: {Amsterdam}, {Dutch capital}, {capital of
The Netherlands}]
Dutch case-knife bean
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
dutch clover
n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and
bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely
grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {dutch clover},
{shamrock}, {Trifolium repens}]
Dutch courage
n 1: courage resulting from intoxication
Dutch door
n 1: an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half
can be closed or open independently [syn: {Dutch door},
{half door}]
Dutch East Indies
n 1: a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including
more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the
Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far
East and Pacific regions [syn: {Indonesia}, {Republic of
Indonesia}, {Dutch East Indies}]
Dutch elm
n 1: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees
ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Dutch elm}, {Ulmus
hollandica}]
Dutch elm disease
n 1: disease of elms caused by a fungus
Dutch elm fungus
n 1: fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Dutch elm fungus},
{Ceratostomella ulmi}]
Dutch florin
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal
to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {gulden}, {florin}, {Dutch
florin}]
Dutch Guiana
n 1: a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic;
achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn:
{Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch
Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]
Dutch hoe
n 1: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn:
{scuffle}, {scuffle hoe}, {Dutch hoe}]
Dutch iris
n 1: bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers [syn: {Dutch
iris}, {Iris tingitana}]
2: bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers [syn: {Dutch
iris}, {Iris filifolia}]
Dutch Leonard
n 1: United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn:
{Leonard}, {Elmore Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}, {Dutch
Leonard}]
Dutch monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Netherlands
Dutch oven
n 1: an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a
fire
2: iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
Dutch people
n 1: the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for
their tulips" [syn: {Dutch}, {Dutch people}]
Dutch treat
n 1: a dinner where each person pays for his own
Dutch uncle
n 1: a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
Dutch-elm beetle
n 1: a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn:
{Dutch-elm beetle}, {Scolytus multistriatus}]
Dutch-processed cocoa
n 1: cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as
baking soda)
Dutchman's breeches
n 1: delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United
States having white flowers with double spurs [syn:
{Dutchman's breeches}, {Dicentra cucullaria}]
Dutchman's-pipe
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
{Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla},
{Aristolochia durior}]
duty assignment
n 1: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the
armed forces); "hazardous duty" [syn: {assignment}, {duty
assignment}]
duty period
n 1: the time period during which you are at work [syn: {shift},
{work shift}, {duty period}]
duty tour
n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn:
{enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of
duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
duty-bound
adj 1: under a moral obligation to do something [syn: {duty-
bound(p)}, {obliged(p)}]
duty-free
adj 1: exempt from duty; "duty-free liquor"
dwarf astilbe
n 1: mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves
and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
[syn: {dwarf astilbe}, {Astilbe chinensis pumila}]
dwarf banana
n 1: low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the
West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit [syn:
{dwarf banana}, {Musa acuminata}]
dwarf bilberry
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf bilberry}, {dwarf
blueberry}, {Vaccinium caespitosum}]
dwarf blueberry
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf bilberry}, {dwarf
blueberry}, {Vaccinium caespitosum}]
dwarf buckeye
n 1: a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern
United States [syn: {dwarf buckeye}, {bottlebrush buckeye}]
dwarf buffalo
n 1: small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
[syn: {anoa}, {dwarf buffalo}, {Anoa depressicornis}]
dwarf cape gooseberry
n 1: stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet
yellow fruits [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {dwarf cape
gooseberry}, {Physalis pruinosa}]
dwarf chestnut
n 1: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea
pumila}]
dwarf chinkapin oak
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United
States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense
thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin
oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]
dwarf chinquapin oak
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United
States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense
thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin
oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]
dwarf cornel
n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry},
{pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]
dwarf daisy
n 1: tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow
flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern
Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy},
{Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]
dwarf dandelion
n 1: small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central
and southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf dandelion},
{Krigia dandelion}, {Krigia bulbosa}]
dwarf elder
n 1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a
nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {danewort}, {Sambucus
ebulus}]
2: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly sarsaparilla},
{bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder}, {Aralia hispida}]
dwarf elm
n 1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United
States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm},
{Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]
dwarf flowering almond
n 1: small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit
grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers [syn:
{dwarf flowering almond}, {Prunus glandulosa}]
dwarf golden chinkapin
n 1: evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of
California [syn: {dwarf golden chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis
sempervirens}]
dwarf gray willow
n 1: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States
having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf
grey willow}, {dwarf gray willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix
tristis}]
dwarf grey willow
n 1: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States
having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf
grey willow}, {dwarf gray willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix
tristis}]
dwarf hulsea
n 1: similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea [syn: {dwarf
hulsea}, {Hulsea nana}]
dwarf iris
n 1: low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright
blue-lilac flowers [syn: {dwarf iris}, {vernal iris}, {Iris
verna}]
2: low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United
States [syn: {dwarf iris}, {Iris cristata}]
dwarf juniper
n 1: a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground
cedar}, {dwarf juniper}, {Juniperus communis depressa}]
2: procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: {dwarf juniper},
{savin}, {Juniperus sabina}]
dwarf lycopod
n 1: tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern
North America [syn: {rock spikemoss}, {dwarf lycopod},
{Selaginella rupestris}]
dwarf maple
n 1: small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {dwarf
maple}, {Rocky-mountain maple}, {Acer glabrum}]
dwarf mountain pine
n 1: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
dwarf mulberry
n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry},
{bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus
chamaemorus}]
dwarf nipplewort
n 1: small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {lamb
succory}, {dwarf nipplewort}, {Arnoseris minima}]
dwarf oak
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United
States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense
thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin
oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]
dwarf phlox
n 1: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves
and pink or white flowers; native to United States and
widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink},
{mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox
subulata}]
dwarf pipefish
n 1: small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast
[syn: {dwarf pipefish}, {Syngnathus hildebrandi}]
dwarf pocket rat
n 1: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller
than kangaroo rats [syn: {kangaroo mouse}, {dwarf pocket
rat}]
dwarf Russian almond
n 1: Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn:
{Russian almond}, {dwarf Russian almond}, {Prunus tenella}]
dwarf sperm whale
n 1: very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of
Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {dwarf sperm whale}, {Kogia
simus}]
dwarf spurge
n 1: European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive
in northeastern United States [syn: {dwarf spurge},
{Euphorbia exigua}]
dwarf sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by
red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black
sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]
dwarf tulip
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: {dwarf tulip}, {Tulipa
armena}, {Tulipa suaveolens}]
dwarf willow
n 1: widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially
underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
[syn: {dwarf willow}, {Salix herbacea}]
dwarf-white trillium
n 1: a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the
southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium},
{snow trillium}, {early wake-robin}]
dwell on
v 1: delay [syn: {dwell on}, {linger over}]
dwelling house
n 1: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes
for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {domicile},
{abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
Dwight D. Eisenhower
n 1: United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of
the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight
Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David
Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]
Dwight David Eisenhower
n 1: United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of
the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight
Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David
Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]
Dwight Davis
n 1: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for
international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn:
{Davis}, {Dwight Davis}, {Dwight Filley Davis}]
Dwight Eisenhower
n 1: United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of
the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight
Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David
Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]
Dwight Filley Davis
n 1: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for
international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn:
{Davis}, {Dwight Davis}, {Dwight Filley Davis}]
Dwight Lyman Moody
n 1: United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: {Moody}, {Dwight
Lyman Moody}]
dwindle away
v 1: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled
down" [syn: {dwindle}, {dwindle away}, {dwindle down}]
dwindle down
v 1: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled
down" [syn: {dwindle}, {dwindle away}, {dwindle down}]
dwindling away
n 1: a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness
that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: {dwindling},
{dwindling away}]
dyadic operation
n 1: an operation on exactly two operands
Dyaus-pitar
n 1: Hindu god of the sky [syn: {Dyaus}, {Dyaus-pitar}]
dye-works
n 1: a workshop where dyeing is done
dyer's greenweed
n 1: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that
yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United
States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen},
{dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed},
{whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]
dyer's mignonette
n 1: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye;
naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {dyer's
mignonette}, {weld}, {Reseda luteola}]
dyer's rocket
n 1: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye;
naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {dyer's
mignonette}, {weld}, {Reseda luteola}]
dyer's weed
n 1: eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or
were) used in dyeing [syn: {dyer's weed}, {Solidago
rugosa}]
dyer's woad
n 1: European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring
matter yielded by its leaves [syn: {dyer's woad}, {Isatis
tinctoria}]
dyer's woodruff
n 1: creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white
flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for
madder in dyeing [syn: {dyer's woodruff}, {Asperula
tinctoria}]
dyer's-broom
n 1: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that
yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United
States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen},
{dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed},
{whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]
dyers' chamomile
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and
yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow
chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile},
{Anthemis tinctoria}]
Dylan Marlais Thomas
n 1: Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: {Thomas}, {Dylan Thomas},
{Dylan Marlais Thomas}]
Dylan Thomas
n 1: Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: {Thomas}, {Dylan Thomas},
{Dylan Marlais Thomas}]
dynamic balance
n 1: (aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal
forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not
produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
dynamic electricity
n 1: a flow of electric charge [syn: {dynamic electricity},
{current electricity}]
dynamic headroom
n 1: the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without
distortion [syn: {headroom}, {dynamic headroom}]
dynamic viscosity
n 1: a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an
applied force [syn: {coefficient of viscosity}, {absolute
viscosity}, {dynamic viscosity}]
dynamical system
n 1: (physics) a phase space together with a transformation of
that space
dysostosis multiplex
n 1: hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an
error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by
severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage
and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome},
{Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex},
{lipochondrodystrophy}]
dysthymic depression
n 1: mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a
bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it
dysthymia" [syn: {dysthymia}, {dysthymic depression}]
E layer
n 1: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that
reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside
layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]
E region
n 1: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that
reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside
layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]
e'en
adv 1: even
e'er
adv 1: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will
always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time";
"there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping
to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: {always}, {ever},
{e'er}] [ant: {ne'er}, {never}]
E-bomb
n 1: a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst
of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers
and telecommunications without killing people or damaging
buildings [syn: {microwave bomb}, {E-bomb}]
e-commerce
n 1: commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)
E-LASIK
n 1: a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
[syn: {laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis},
{LASEK}, {E-LASIK}]
e-mail
n 1: (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic
communication in which a computer user can compose a
message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the
recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you
cannot send packages by electronic mail" [syn: {electronic
mail}, {e-mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}]
v 1: communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed
me the good news" [syn: {e-mail}, {email}, {netmail}]
E-Mycin
n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril
or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete
Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-
positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn:
{erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ethril},
{Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]
E. A. von Willebrand
n 1: Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia
(1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A.
von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von
Willebrand}]
E. B. White
n 1: United States writer noted for his humorous essays
(1899-1985) [syn: {White}, {E. B. White}, {Elwyn Brooks
White}]
E. coli
n 1: a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract
of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a
threat to food safety [syn: {Escherichia coli}, {E. coli}]
e. e. cummings
n 1: United States writer noted for his typographically
eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {e. e.
cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]
E. G. Marshall
n 1: United States actor (1914-1998) [syn: {Marshall}, {E. G.
Marshall}]
E. H. Harriman
n 1: United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {Harriman},
{E. H. Harriman}, {Edward Henry Harriman}]
E. H. Weber
n 1: German physiologist who studied sensory responses to
stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics
(1795-1878) [syn: {Weber}, {E. H. Weber}, {Ernst Heinrich
Weber}]
E. L. Doctorow
n 1: United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {E.
L. Doctorow}, {Edgard Lawrence Doctorow}]
E. O. Lawrence
n 1: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron
(1901-1958) [syn: {Lawrence}, {E. O. Lawrence}, {Ernest
Orlando Lawrence}]
E. O. Wilson
n 1: United States entomologist who has generalized from social
insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
[syn: {Wilson}, {E. O. Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]
E. T. A. Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
{Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]
E. T. S. Walton
n 1: Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first
split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {E. T. S.
Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]
E. W. Morley
n 1: United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with
Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
[syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward
Williams Morley}]
e.g.
adv 1: as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn:
{for example}, {for instance}, {e.g.}]
E.P.A.
n 1: an independent federal agency established to coordinate
programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the
environment [syn: {Environmental Protection Agency}, {EPA},
{E.P.A.}]
E.S.P.
n 1: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to
the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight},
{extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]
each week
adv 1: without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"
[syn: {hebdomadally}, {weekly}, {every week}, {each
week}]
each year
adv 1: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually"
[syn: {annually}, {yearly}, {every year}, {each year}]
2: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of
money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we
issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {p.a.}, {per
year}, {each year}, {annually}]
Eacles imperialis
n 1: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or
brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
[syn: {imperial moth}, {Eacles imperialis}]
Eadweard Muybridge
n 1: United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his
pictures of running horses taken with a series of still
cameras (born in England) (1830-1904) [syn: {Muybridge},
{Eadweard Muybridge}, {Edward James Muggeridge}]
eager beaver
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy
bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]
eagle ray
n 1: powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by
flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous
tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
Eagle Scout
n 1: a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges
eagle-eyed
adj 1: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {eagle-eyed},
{keen-sighted}, {farseeing}, {longsighted}]
Eames chair
n 1: a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of
molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body
Eamon de Valera
n 1: Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president
of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new
constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire
(1882-1975) [syn: {de Valera}, {Eamon de Valera}]
ear canal
n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
canal}]
ear doctor
n 1: a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
[syn: {ear doctor}, {ear specialist}, {otologist}]
ear fungus
n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear
and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear},
{Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]
ear hole
n 1: a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears
ear lobe
n 1: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear [syn:
{earlobe}, {ear lobe}]
ear specialist
n 1: a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
[syn: {ear doctor}, {ear specialist}, {otologist}]
ear trumpet
n 1: a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to
the ear of a hearing-impaired person [syn: {hearing aid},
{ear trumpet}]
ear-like
adj 1: having a shape resembling an ear [syn: {auriform}, {ear-
shaped}, {ear-like}]
ear-nose-and-throat doctor
n 1: a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
[syn: {ENT man}, {ear-nose-and-throat doctor},
{otolaryngologist}, {otorhinolaryngologist},
{rhinolaryngologist}]
ear-shaped
adj 1: having a shape resembling an ear [syn: {auriform}, {ear-
shaped}, {ear-like}]
ear-shell
n 1: any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus
Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
[syn: {abalone}, {ear-shell}]
eared grebe
n 1: small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found
in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United
States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {eared grebe}, {Podiceps
nigricollis}]
eared seal
n 1: pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs
used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
Earl Marshal
n 1: an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal
processions and other ceremonies
Earl of Leicester
n 1: an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against
Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Montfort}, {Simon de
Montfort}, {Earl of Leicester}]
Earl of Warwick
n 1: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought
first for the house of York and secured the throne for
Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of
Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
[syn: {Warwick}, {Earl of Warwick}, {Richard Neville},
{Kingmaker}]
Earl Russell
n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with
Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell},
{Bertrand Arthur William Russell}, {Earl Russell}]
Earl Warren
n 1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) [syn: {Warren},
{Earl Warren}]
earleaved umbrella tree
n 1: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled
formations at branch tips [syn: {earleaved umbrella tree},
{Magnolia fraseri}]
earless lizard
n 1: any of several slender lizards without external ear
openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
earless seal
n 1: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having
a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming
flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {true seal}, {hair seal}]
early bird
n 1: a person who arrives early before others do
2: a person who gets up very early in the morning
early childhood
n 1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: {infancy},
{babyhood}, {early childhood}]
early coral root
n 1: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to
greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white
lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota
and Washington to Alaska [syn: {early coral root}, {pale
coral root}, {Corallorhiza trifida}]
early days
n 1: an early period of development; "during the youth of the
project" [syn: {youth}, {early days}]
early morel
n 1: resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile
portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top
down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out
on the trees [syn: {Verpa bohemica}, {early morel}]
early on
adv 1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn:
{early on}, {early}]
early purple orchid
n 1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a
loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {early purple orchid},
{Orchis mascula}]
early spider orchid
n 1: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow
or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip [syn:
{early spider orchid}, {Ophrys sphegodes}]
early wake-robin
n 1: a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the
southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium},
{snow trillium}, {early wake-robin}]
early warning radar
n 1: a radar that is part of an early warning system
early warning system
n 1: a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy
missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept
them
early winter cress
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
early-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, {early-flowering}, {spring-blooming}, {early-
blooming}, {late-spring-blooming}]
early-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, {early-flowering}, {spring-blooming}, {early-
blooming}, {late-spring-blooming}]
early-morning hour
n 1: an hour early in the morning
earned run
n 1: a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the
other team [ant: {unearned run}]
earned run average
n 1: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness;
calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by
the pitcher for every nine innings pitched [syn: {earned
run average}, {ERA}]
earnest money
n 1: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract [syn:
{earnest money}, {arles}]
earning per share
n 1: the portion of a company's profit allocated to each
outstanding share of common stock
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
n 1: income before interest and taxes and depreciation and
amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a
company's profitability that is watched by investors
(especially in leveraged buyouts) [syn: {EBITDA}, {Earnings
Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization}]
earnings report
n 1: a financial statement that gives operating results for a
specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings
report}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss
statement}]
earth almond
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
{chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground
almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
earth color
n 1: a colored mineral used as a pigment
earth god
n 1: a god of fertility and vegetation [syn: {earth-god}, {earth
god}]
earth goddess
n 1: a goddess of fertility and vegetation [syn: {earth-
goddess}, {earth goddess}]
earth mother
n 1: the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility
earth science
n 1: any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
earth tremor
n 1: a small earthquake [syn: {tremor}, {earth tremor},
{microseism}]
earth up
v 1: block with earth, as after a landslide [syn: {land up},
{earth up}]
earth wax
n 1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs
in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in
making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax},
{mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]
Earth's crust
n 1: the outer layer of the Earth [syn: {crust}, {Earth's
crust}]
Earth's surface
n 1: the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes
originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the
Earth's surface is covered by water" [syn: {surface},
{Earth's surface}]
earth-ball
n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of
the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
[syn: {truffle}, {earthnut}, {earth-ball}]
earth-closet
n 1: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which
a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {privy}, {earth-
closet}, {jakes}]
earth-god
n 1: a god of fertility and vegetation [syn: {earth-god}, {earth
god}]
earth-goddess
n 1: a goddess of fertility and vegetation [syn: {earth-
goddess}, {earth goddess}]
earth-nut pea
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut
pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}]
Earth-received time
n 1: the coordinated universal time when an event is received on
Earth [syn: {Earth-received time}, {ERT}]
earth-tongue
n 1: any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn:
{earthtongue}, {earth-tongue}]
earthenware jar
n 1: an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: {crock},
{earthenware jar}]
earthly concern
n 1: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and
the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent
of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {earthly concern},
{world}, {earth}]
earthnut pea
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut
pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}]
ease off
v 1: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken
off}, {flag}]
2: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and
the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {let up}]
ease up
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the
crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {ease up},
{yield}]
2: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken
off}, {flag}]
3: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and
the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {let up}]
East Africa
n 1: a geographical area in eastern Africa
East African
adj 1: of or relating to or located in East Africa
east African cedar
n 1: tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {east
African cedar}, {Juniperus procera}]
East Anglia
n 1: a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
east by north
n 1: the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn:
{east by north}, {EbN}]
east by south
n 1: the compass point that is one point south of due east [syn:
{east by south}, {EbS}]
East Chadic
n 1: a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad
East China Sea
n 1: part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia
East Coast
n 1: the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the
strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
East German
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of East Germany; "East
German spies"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East
Germany
East Germanic
n 1: an extinct branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {East
Germanic}, {East Germanic language}]
East Germanic language
n 1: an extinct branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {East
Germanic}, {East Germanic language}]
East Germany
n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic;
established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with
West Germany in 1990 [syn: {East Germany}, {German
Democratic Republic}]
East India
n 1: a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between
Asia and Australia [syn: {Malay Archipelago}, {East
Indies}, {East India}]
East India Company
n 1: an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the
new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the
18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal
and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after
the Indian Mutiny
East India kino
n 1: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the
genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
[syn: {East India kino}, {Malabar kino}, {kino gum}]
East India rosewood
n 1: East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn:
{Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India
rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]
East Indian
adj 1: of or relating to or located in the East Indies
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the East Indies
East Indian fig tree
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
East Indian rosebay
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
East Indian rosewood
n 1: East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn:
{Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India
rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]
East Indies
n 1: a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between
Asia and Australia [syn: {Malay Archipelago}, {East
Indies}, {East India}]
East Malaysia
n 1: the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
East Midland
n 1: the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as
the literary language and which developed into Modern
English
east northeast
n 1: the compass point midway between northeast and east [syn:
{east northeast}, {ENE}]
East Pakistan
n 1: a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the
north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south;
formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it
achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {People's
Republic of Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}, {East Pakistan}]
East Pakistani
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its
people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects" [syn:
{Bangladeshi}, {East Pakistani}]
East River
n 1: a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from
Queens and Brooklyn
East Saint Louis
n 1: a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from
Saint Louis
East Sea
n 1: an arm of the Pacific bordered by Japan, Korea, North
Korea, and Russia [syn: {Sea of Japan}, {East Sea}]
east side
n 1: the side that is on the east
east southeast
n 1: the compass point midway between east and southeast [syn:
{east southeast}, {ESE}]
East Sussex
n 1: a county in southern England on the English Channel
East Timor
n 1: a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in
1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in
May 2002 became an independent nation
East Tocharian
n 1: a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Turfan}, {East Tocharian},
{Turfan dialect}]
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
n 1: a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of
Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists
although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency
and repression [syn: {East Turkistan Islamic Movement},
{East Turkestan Islamic Movement}]
East Turkistan Islamic Movement
n 1: a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of
Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists
although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency
and repression [syn: {East Turkistan Islamic Movement},
{East Turkestan Islamic Movement}]
east wind
n 1: a wind from the east [syn: {east wind}, {easter},
{easterly}]
east-central
adj 1: of a region of the United States generally including
Kentucky, West Virginia
East-sider
n 1: a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City
east-west direction
n 1: in a direction parallel with lines of latitude
Easter bunny
n 1: a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs
Easter cactus
n 1: spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints
and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Schlumbergera [syn: {Easter cactus}, {Hatiora gaertneri},
{Schlumbergera gaertneri}]
Easter card
n 1: a card expressing an Easter greeting
Easter daisy
n 1: dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of
woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and
bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to
Arizona [syn: {Easter daisy}, {stemless daisy}, {Townsendia
Exscapa}]
Easter Day
n 1: the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter
is celebrated [syn: {Easter Sunday}, {Easter Day}]
Easter egg
n 1: an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
2: a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter
Easter lily
n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that
bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily},
{white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]
Easter lily vine
n 1: evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy
corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn:
{Nepal trumpet flower}, {Easter lily vine}, {Beaumontia
grandiflora}]
Easter Sunday
n 1: the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter
is celebrated [syn: {Easter Sunday}, {Easter Day}]
Eastern Catholicism
n 1: the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic
Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria
or Moscow or Jerusalem
eastern chimpanzee
n 1: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely
related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern
chimpanzee}, {Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii}]
eastern chinquapin
n 1: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea
pumila}]
eastern chipmunk
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel
with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee},
{striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]
Eastern Church
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine
rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church},
{Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern
Orthodox}]
2: the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
[syn: {Eastern Church}, {Byzantine Church}]
eastern coral snake
n 1: ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
[syn: {eastern coral snake}, {Micrurus fulvius}]
eastern cottontail
n 1: widely distributed in United States except northwest and
far west regions [syn: {eastern cottontail}, {Sylvilagus
floridanus}]
Eastern cottonwood
n 1: a common poplar of eastern and central United States;
cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and
luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern
cottonwood}, {necklace poplar}, {Populus deltoides}]
eastern cricket frog
n 1: a cricket frog of eastern United States [syn: {eastern
cricket frog}, {Acris gryllus}]
eastern dasyure
n 1: a variety of dasyure [syn: {eastern dasyure}, {Dasyurus
quoll}]
Eastern Desert
n 1: a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
[syn: {Arabian Desert}, {Eastern Desert}]
eastern fence lizard
n 1: small active lizard of United States and north to British
Columbia [syn: {eastern fence lizard}, {pine lizard},
{Sceloporus undulatus}]
eastern flowering dogwood
n 1: deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink
bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red
berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {eastern flowering
dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]
eastern fox squirrel
n 1: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United
States [syn: {fox squirrel}, {eastern fox squirrel},
{Sciurus niger}]
eastern gray squirrel
n 1: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now
introduced into England [syn: {eastern grey squirrel},
{eastern gray squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus
carolinensis}]
eastern grey squirrel
n 1: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now
introduced into England [syn: {eastern grey squirrel},
{eastern gray squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus
carolinensis}]
eastern ground snake
n 1: in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small
reddish-grey snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
ground snake}, {Potamophis striatula}, {Haldea striatula}]
eastern hemisphere
n 1: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and
Australia [syn: {eastern hemisphere}, {orient}]
eastern hemlock
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada;
used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock},
{Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]
Eastern Highlands
n 1: a mountain range running along the eastern coast of
Australia [syn: {Great Dividing Range}, {Eastern
Highlands}]
Eastern hop hornbeam
n 1: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn:
{Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Ostrya virginiana}]
eastern indigo snake
n 1: a variety of indigo snake [syn: {eastern indigo snake},
{Drymarchon corais couperi}]
eastern kingbird
n 1: a kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in
tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip
of the tail
eastern lowland gorilla
n 1: a kind of gorilla [syn: {eastern lowland gorilla}, {Gorilla
gorilla grauri}]
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
n 1: an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn:
{Oceanic}, {Eastern Malayo-Polynesian}]
eastern meadowlark
n 1: a meadowlark of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
meadowlark}, {Sturnella magna}]
eastern narrow-mouthed toad
n 1: small toad of southeastern United States [syn: {eastern
narrow-mouthed toad}, {Gastrophryne carolinensis}]
Eastern Orthodox
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern
Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox},
{Russian Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine
rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church},
{Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern
Orthodox}]
Eastern Orthodox Church
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine
rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church},
{Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern
Orthodox}]
Eastern pasque flower
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
eastern pipistrel
n 1: one of the smallest bats of eastern North America [syn:
{eastern pipistrel}, {Pipistrellus subflavus}]
eastern poison oak
n 1: poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a
rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron
quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]
eastern red cedar
n 1: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic
crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp
needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {red
juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]
eastern red-backed salamander
n 1: common salamander of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
red-backed salamander}, {Plethodon cinereus}]
Eastern Roman Empire
n 1: a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after
its division in 395 [syn: {Byzantine Empire}, {Byzantium},
{Eastern Roman Empire}]
Eastern Samoa
n 1: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island
of Samoa [syn: {American Samoa}, {Eastern Samoa}, {AS}]
Eastern silvery aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Eastern Sioux
n 1: a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee},
{Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}]
eastern spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber
spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce},
{eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]
Eastern Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United
States [syn: {Eastern Time}, {Eastern Standard Time},
{EST}]
Eastern Time
n 1: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United
States [syn: {Eastern Time}, {Eastern Standard Time},
{EST}]
Eastern Turki
n 1: a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named
for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) [syn: {Chagatai},
{Jagatai}, {Jaghatai}, {Eastern Turki}]
eastern United States
n 1: the region of the United States lying to the north of the
Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [syn:
{East}, {eastern United States}]
eastern white pine
n 1: tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown
with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber
tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine},
{weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]
eastern woodrat
n 1: large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United
States [syn: {eastern woodrat}, {Neotoma floridana}]
easy chair
n 1: a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {easy chair},
{lounge chair}, {overstuffed chair}]
easy going
n 1: easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem
the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {plain sailing}, {clear
sailing}, {easy going}]
easy lay
n 1: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap},
{scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm},
{goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
easy mark
n 1: a defenseless victim [syn: {sitting duck}, {easy mark}]
easy money
n 1: income obtained with a minimum of effort [syn: {easy
money}, {gravy train}]
2: the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure
[ant: {tight money}]
easy street
n 1: financial security
eat at
v 1: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
[syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}]
eat away
v 1: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn:
{erode}, {eat away}, {fret}]
2: wear away or erode [syn: {fret}, {eat away}]
eat in
v 1: eat at home [syn: {eat in}, {dine in}] [ant: {dine out},
{eat out}]
eat into
v 1: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled
her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {fret},
{rankle}, {grate}]
eat on
v 1: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating
you?" [syn: {eat}, {eat on}]
eat out
v 1: eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home [syn: {eat
out}, {dine out}] [ant: {dine in}, {eat in}]
eat up
v 1: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table;
"She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: {eat up},
{finish}, {polish off}]
2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of
gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up},
{eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge
waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up}, {bury},
{eat up}]
eating apple
n 1: an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
[syn: {eating apple}, {dessert apple}] [ant: {cooking
apple}]
eating away
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
{erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing
away}]
eating disorder
n 1: a disorder of the normal eating routine
eating house
n 1: a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant},
{eating house}, {eating place}, {eatery}]
eating place
n 1: a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant},
{eating house}, {eating place}, {eatery}]
eating utensil
n 1: tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn:
{cutlery}, {eating utensil}]
Eaton-Lambert syndrome
n 1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and
characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh
muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed
against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton
syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome},
{carcinomatous myopathy}]
Eau Claire
n 1: a town in west central Wisconsin
eau de cologne
n 1: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn:
{cologne}, {cologne water}, {eau de cologne}]
eau de cologne mint
n 1: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot
orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne
mint}, {Mentha citrata}]
eau de Javelle
n 1: an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle
water}, {Javel water}, {eau de Javelle}]
eau de toilette
n 1: a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {toilet
water}, {eau de toilette}]
eau de vie
n 1: strong coarse brandy
ebb away
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb},
{ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant:
{surge}, {tide}]
ebb down
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb},
{ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant:
{surge}, {tide}]
ebb off
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb},
{ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant:
{surge}, {tide}]
ebb out
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb},
{ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant:
{surge}, {tide}]
Ebola fever
n 1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola
virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely
limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola hemorrhagic fever}, {Ebola
fever}, {Ebola}]
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
n 1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola
virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely
limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola hemorrhagic fever}, {Ebola
fever}, {Ebola}]
Ebola virus
n 1: a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by
animals; can be used as a bioweapon
ebony family
n 1: fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions
including ebony and persimmon [syn: {Ebenaceae}, {family
Ebenaceae}, {ebony family}]
ebony spleenwort
n 1: common North American fern with polished black stripes
[syn: {ebony spleenwort}, {Scott's Spleenwort}, {Asplenium
platyneuron}]
ebony tree
n 1: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored
heartwood used in cabinetwork [syn: {ebony}, {ebony tree},
{Diospyros ebenum}]
Ebro River
n 1: a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean
[syn: {Ebro}, {Ebro River}]
Eburophyton austinae
n 1: waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and
racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to
northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom
orchid}, {snow orchid}, {Eburophyton austinae}]
Ecballium elaterium
n 1: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe
expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn:
{squirting cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not},
{Ecballium elaterium}]
ecce homo
n 1: a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing
a crown of thorns
eccentric person
n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn:
{eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball},
{geek}]
Eccles cake
n 1: a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried
fruit
ecclesiastical attire
n 1: attire that is appropriate to wear in a church [syn:
{ecclesiastical attire}, {ecclesiastical robe}]
ecclesiastical benefice
n 1: an endowed church office giving income to its holder [syn:
{benefice}, {ecclesiastical benefice}]
ecclesiastical calendar
n 1: a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of
fasts and festivals [syn: {church calendar},
{ecclesiastical calendar}]
ecclesiastical law
n 1: the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a
Christian church [syn: {canon law}, {ecclesiastical law}]
ecclesiastical mode
n 1: any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until
1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn:
{ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {church mode},
{medieval mode}]
ecclesiastical province
n 1: the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a
metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an
ecclesiastical order; "the general of the Jesuits has
several provinces under him"
ecclesiastical robe
n 1: attire that is appropriate to wear in a church [syn:
{ecclesiastical attire}, {ecclesiastical robe}]
eccrine gland
n 1: a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted
to the human skin
Echeneis naucrates
n 1: remoras found attached to sharks [syn: {sharksucker},
{Echeneis naucrates}]
Echidnophaga gallinacea
n 1: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn:
{sticktight}, {sticktight flea}, {Echidnophaga gallinacea}]
Echinocactus grusonii
n 1: large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale
yellow flowers and spines [syn: {golden barrel cactus},
{Echinocactus grusonii}]
Echinochloa crusgalli
n 1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed;
occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard
grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa
crusgalli}]
Echinochloa frumentacea
n 1: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern
Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important
wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet},
{billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa
millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]
echinoderm family
n 1: a family of echinoderms
echinoderm genus
n 1: a genus of echinoderms
Echinus esculentus
n 1: a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: {edible sea urchin},
{Echinus esculentus}]
Echium vulgare
n 1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue
devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium
vulgare}]
echo chamber
n 1: an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound
echo sounder
n 1: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in
water and measures distances in terms of the time for the
echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound
navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine
detection investigation committee" [syn: {sonar}, {echo
sounder}, {asdic}]
echo sounding
n 1: determining the location of something by measuring the time
it takes for an echo to return from it [syn:
{echolocation}, {echo sounding}]
eclectic method
n 1: making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of
following some single doctrine or style [syn:
{eclecticism}, {eclectic method}]
eco-warfare
n 1: violence carried out to further the political or social
objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism},
{ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological
warfare}]
ecological niche
n 1: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment
and community (affecting its survival as a species) [syn:
{niche}, {ecological niche}]
ecological succession
n 1: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an
ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of
one community by another until a stable climax is
established [syn: {succession}, {ecological succession}]
ecological terrorism
n 1: violence carried out to further the political or social
objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism},
{ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological
warfare}]
ecological warfare
n 1: violence carried out to further the political or social
objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism},
{ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological
warfare}]
economic aid
n 1: gift of money or other material help to support a person or
cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn:
{aid}, {economic aid}, {financial aid}, {assistance},
{financial assistance}, {economic assistance}]
Economic and Social Council
n 1: a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for
economic and social conditions [syn: {Economic and Social
Council}, {ECOSOC}]
Economic and Social Council commission
n 1: a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations [syn: {Economic and Social Council
commission}, {ECOSOC commission}]
economic assistance
n 1: gift of money or other material help to support a person or
cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn:
{aid}, {economic aid}, {financial aid}, {assistance},
{financial assistance}, {economic assistance}]
Economic Commission for Africa
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with economic development
of African nations
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with economic development
of countries in Asia and the Far East
Economic Commission for Europe
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with economic development
in Europe
Economic Commission for Latin America
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with economic development
in Latin America
economic condition
n 1: the condition of the economy
economic consumption
n 1: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy
needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has
increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic
consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]
economic crisis
n 1: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment
and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn:
{depression}, {slump}, {economic crisis}]
economic expert
n 1: an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economist},
{economic expert}]
economic geography
n 1: the branch of geography concerned with the production and
distribution of commodities
economic geology
n 1: the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable
geological materials
economic growth
n 1: steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy
(and so a growth of national income)
economic libertarian
n 1: a libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights
and minimizing the role of the state
economic mobilisation
n 1: mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilization},
{economic mobilisation}]
economic mobilization
n 1: mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilization},
{economic mobilisation}]
economic policy
n 1: a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax
revenues
economic process
n 1: any process affecting the production and development and
management of material wealth
economic rent
n 1: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that
derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar
conditions [syn: {economic rent}, {rent}]
economic science
n 1: the branch of social science that deals with the production
and distribution and consumption of goods and services and
their management [syn: {economics}, {economic science},
{political economy}]
economic strangulation
n 1: punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings
with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the
Nazi Party"
economic system
n 1: the system of production and distribution and consumption
[syn: {economy}, {economic system}]
economic theory
n 1: (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the
production and consumption of goods)
economic value
n 1: the amount (of money or goods or services) that is
considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he
tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal
prices" [syn: {value}, {economic value}]
economics department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in economics [syn: {economics department},
{department of economics}]
economics profession
n 1: the body of professional economists
economy class
n 1: a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that
are less expensive than first class accommodations [syn:
{cabin class}, {second class}, {economy class}]
economy of scale
n 1: the saving in cost of production that is due to mass
production
ECOSOC commission
n 1: a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations [syn: {Economic and Social Council
commission}, {ECOSOC commission}]
ecstatic state
n 1: a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not
show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other
trances [syn: {religious trance}, {ecstatic state}]
ectopic gestation
n 1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the
uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy},
{ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis},
{metacyesis}]
ectopic pregnancy
n 1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the
uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy},
{ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis},
{metacyesis}]
Ectopistes migratorius
n 1: gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
[syn: {passenger pigeon}, {Ectopistes migratorius}]
Ecuadoran monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Ecuador
ecumenical council
n 1: (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops
from around the known world under the presidency of the
Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and
discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are
considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman
Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the
next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by
the Roman Catholic church"
ecumenical movement
n 1: a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation
among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal
Christian unity
eczema herpeticum
n 1: eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread
eruption of vesicles; most common in children
eczema hypertrophicum
n 1: eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with
accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {chronic
eczema}, {eczema hypertrophicum}]
eczema marginatum
n 1: fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn:
{tinea cruris}, {jock itch}, {eczema marginatum}]
eczema vaccinatum
n 1: a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic
dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and
papulovesicles [syn: {eczema vaccinatum}, {Kaposi's
varicelliform eruption}]
Ed Sullivan
n 1: United States host on a well known television variety show
(1902-1974) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Ed Sullivan}, {Edward
Vincent Sullivan}]
Eddie Rickenbacker
n 1: the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War
I (1890-1973) [syn: {Rickenbacker}, {Eddie Rickenbacker},
{Edward Vernon Rickenbacker}]
Eddy Merckx
n 1: Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five
times (born in 1945) [syn: {Merckx}, {Eddy Merckx}]
Edgar Albert Guest
n 1: United States journalist (born in England) noted for his
syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar
Guest}, {Edgar Albert Guest}]
Edgar Allan Poe
n 1: United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: {Poe},
{Edgar Allan Poe}]
Edgar Degas
n 1: French impressionist painter (1834-1917) [syn: {Degas},
{Edgar Degas}, {Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas}]
Edgar Douglas Adrian
n 1: English physiologist who conducted research into the
function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
[syn: {Adrian}, {Edgar Douglas Adrian}, {Baron Adrian}]
Edgar Guest
n 1: United States journalist (born in England) noted for his
syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar
Guest}, {Edgar Albert Guest}]
Edgar Lee Masters
n 1: United States poet (1869-1950) [syn: {Masters}, {Edgar Lee
Masters}]
Edgar Rice Burroughs
n 1: United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories
(1875-1950) [syn: {Burroughs}, {Edgar Rice Burroughs}]
Edgar Varese
n 1: United States composer (born in France) whose music
combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of
electronic techniques (1883-1965) [syn: {Varese}, {Edgar
Varese}]
Edgar Wallace
n 1: English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn:
{Wallace}, {Edgar Wallace}, {Richard Horatio Edgar
Wallace}]
Edgard Lawrence Doctorow
n 1: United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {E.
L. Doctorow}, {Edgard Lawrence Doctorow}]
edge in
v 1: push one's way into (a space) [syn: {edge in}, {edge up}]
edge tool
n 1: any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or
knife or plane or gouge)
edge up
v 1: push one's way into (a space) [syn: {edge in}, {edge up}]
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
n 1: a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of
Neptune [syn: {Kuiper belt}, {Edgeworth-Kuiper belt}]
edible asparagus
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as
a vegetable [syn: {asparagus}, {edible asparagus},
{Asparagus officinales}]
edible banana
n 1: widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact
hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow
fruit [syn: {edible banana}, {Musa paradisiaca sapientum}]
edible bean
n 1: any of various edible seeds of plants of the family
Leguminosae used for food [syn: {bean}, {edible bean}]
edible cockle
n 1: common edible European cockle [syn: {edible cockle},
{Cardium edule}]
edible corn
n 1: ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
[syn: {corn}, {edible corn}]
edible fat
n 1: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in
animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
edible fruit
n 1: edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one
having sweet flesh
edible mussel
n 1: a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks
[syn: {edible mussel}, {Mytilus edulis}]
edible nut
n 1: a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat
enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
edible sea urchin
n 1: a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: {edible sea urchin},
{Echinus esculentus}]
edible seed
n 1: many are used as seasoning
edible snail
n 1: one of the chief edible snails [syn: {edible snail}, {Helix
pomatia}]
edible-pod pea
n 1: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick
edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common
pea [syn: {edible-pod pea}, {edible-podded pea}, {Pisum
sativum macrocarpon}]
edible-podded pea
n 1: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick
edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common
pea [syn: {edible-pod pea}, {edible-podded pea}, {Pisum
sativum macrocarpon}]
edit out
v 1: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut
recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {cut}, {edit out}]
Edith Cavell
n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German
occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was
caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn:
{Cavell}, {Edith Cavell}, {Edith Louisa Cavell}]
Edith Giovanna Gassion
n 1: French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith
Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}, {Little Sparrow}]
Edith Louisa Cavell
n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German
occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was
caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn:
{Cavell}, {Edith Cavell}, {Edith Louisa Cavell}]
Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
n 1: United States novelist (1862-1937) [syn: {Wharton}, {Edith
Wharton}, {Edith Newbold Jones Wharton}]
Edith Piaf
n 1: French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith
Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}, {Little Sparrow}]
Edith Wharton
n 1: United States novelist (1862-1937) [syn: {Wharton}, {Edith
Wharton}, {Edith Newbold Jones Wharton}]
editor in chief
n 1: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of
publication; the person who determines the final content of
a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) [syn:
{editor}, {editor in chief}]
editor program
n 1: (computer science) a program designed to perform such
editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or
deletion of data [syn: {editor program}, {editor}]
editorial department
n 1: the department of a publishing business that edits material
for publication
Edmond de Goncourt
n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de
Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the
Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Edmond de
Goncourt}, {Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt}]
Edmond Halley
n 1: English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to
predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Halley},
{Edmond Halley}, {Edmund Halley}]
Edmond Hoyle
n 1: English writer on card games (1672-1769) [syn: {Hoyle},
{Edmond Hoyle}]
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt
n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de
Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the
Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Edmond de
Goncourt}, {Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt}]
Edmond Malone
n 1: English scholar remembered for his chronology of
Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and
Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Malone}, {Edmund Malone}, {Edmond
Malone}]
Edmond Rostand
n 1: French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de
Bergerac (1868-1918) [syn: {Rostand}, {Edmond Rostand}]
Edmund Burke
n 1: British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause
of the American colonists in British Parliament and
defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn:
{Burke}, {Edmund Burke}]
Edmund Cartwright
n 1: English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
[syn: {Cartwright}, {Edmund Cartwright}]
Edmund Charles Edouard Genet
n 1: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States
into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn:
{Genet}, {Edmund Charles Edouard Genet}, {Citizen Genet}]
Edmund Halley
n 1: English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to
predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Halley},
{Edmond Halley}, {Edmund Halley}]
Edmund Hillary
n 1: New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the
summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing
Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Edmund Hillary},
{Sir Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]
Edmund Husserl
n 1: German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)
[syn: {Husserl}, {Edmund Husserl}]
Edmund I
n 1: king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out
the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946)
Edmund II
n 1: king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was
defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute
(980-1016) [syn: {Edmund II}, {Edmund Ironside}]
Edmund Ironside
n 1: king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was
defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute
(980-1016) [syn: {Edmund II}, {Edmund Ironside}]
Edmund John Millington Synge
n 1: Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural
Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {J. M. Synge}, {John
Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]
Edmund Kean
n 1: English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's
great tragic characters (1789-1833) [syn: {Kean}, {Edmund
Kean}]
Edmund Malone
n 1: English scholar remembered for his chronology of
Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and
Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Malone}, {Edmund Malone}, {Edmond
Malone}]
Edmund Spenser
n 1: English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating
Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) [syn:
{Spenser}, {Edmund Spenser}]
Edmund Wilson
n 1: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: {Wilson},
{Edmund Wilson}]
Edna Ferber
n 1: United States novelist; author of several popular novels
(1887-1968) [syn: {Ferber}, {Edna Ferber}]
Edna Millay
n 1: United States poet (1892-1950) [syn: {Millay}, {Edna
Millay}, {Edna Saint Vincent Millay}]
Edna O'Brien
n 1: Irish writer (born in 1932) [syn: {O'Brien}, {Edna
O'Brien}]
Edna Saint Vincent Millay
n 1: United States poet (1892-1950) [syn: {Millay}, {Edna
Millay}, {Edna Saint Vincent Millay}]
Edouard Lemaitre
n 1: Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the
origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: {Lemaitre},
{Georges Henri Lemaitre}, {Edouard Lemaitre}]
Edouard Manet
n 1: French painter whose work influenced the impressionists
(1832-1883) [syn: {Manet}, {Edouard Manet}]
Edouard Vuillard
n 1: French painter (1868-1940) [syn: {Vuillard}, {Edouard
Vuillard}, {Jean Edouard Vuillard}]
Edsel Bryant Ford
n 1: son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) [syn: {Ford}, {Edsel Bryant
Ford}]
Eduard Buchner
n 1: German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation
and discovered zymase (1860-1917) [syn: {Buchner}, {Eduard
Buchner}]
Education Department
n 1: the United States federal department that administers all
federal programs dealing with education (including federal
aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
[syn: {Department of Education}, {Education Department},
{Education}]
Education Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the
first Secretary of Education" [syn: {Secretary of
Education}, {Education Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Education Department; "the
post of Education Secretary was created in 1979" [syn:
{Secretary of Education}, {Education Secretary}]
educational activity
n 1: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that
impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal
education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed";
"good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn:
{education}, {instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy},
{didactics}, {educational activity}]
educational institution
n 1: an institution dedicated to education
educational program
n 1: a program for providing education
Edvard Grieg
n 1: Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by
Norwegian folk music (1843-1907) [syn: {Grieg}, {Edvard
Grieg}, {Edvard Hagerup Grieg}]
Edvard Hagerup Grieg
n 1: Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by
Norwegian folk music (1843-1907) [syn: {Grieg}, {Edvard
Grieg}, {Edvard Hagerup Grieg}]
Edvard Munch
n 1: Norwegian painter (1863-1944) [syn: {Munch}, {Edvard
Munch}]
Edward Albee
n 1: United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: {Albee}, {Edward
Albee}, {Edward Franklin Albeen}]
Edward Antony Richard Louis
n 1: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: {Edward},
{Prince Edward}, {Edward Antony Richard Louis}]
Edward Appleton
n 1: English physicist remembered for his studies of the
ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: {Appleton}, {Edward Appleton},
{Sir Edward Victor Appleton}]
Edward Benjamin Britten
n 1: major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his
operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Benjamin Britten},
{Edward Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]
Edward Bouverie Pusey
n 1: English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John
Keble) founded the Oxford movement (1800-1882) [syn:
{Pusey}, {Edward Pusey}, {Edward Bouverie Pusey}]
Edward Calvin Kendall
n 1: United States biochemist who discovered cortisone
(1886-1972) [syn: {Kendall}, {Edward Kendall}, {Edward
Calvin Kendall}]
Edward D. White
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for
his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) [syn:
{White}, {Edward White}, {Edward D. White}, {Edward Douglas
White Jr.}]
Edward Douglas White Jr.
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for
his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) [syn:
{White}, {Edward White}, {Edward D. White}, {Edward Douglas
White Jr.}]
Edward Durell Stone
n 1: United States architect (1902-1978) [syn: {Stone}, {Edward
Durell Stone}]
Edward Estlin Cummings
n 1: United States writer noted for his typographically
eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {e. e.
cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]
Edward Everett Hale
n 1: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: {Hale},
{Edward Everett Hale}]
Edward Fitzgerald
n 1: English poet remembered primarily for his free translation
of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) [syn:
{Fitzgerald}, {Edward Fitzgerald}]
Edward Franklin Albeen
n 1: United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: {Albee}, {Edward
Albee}, {Edward Franklin Albeen}]
Edward G. Robinson
n 1: United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles
(1893-1973) [syn: {Robinson}, {Edward G. Robinson}, {Edward
Goldenberg Robinson}]
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
n 1: English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn:
{Lytton}, {First Baron Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}, {Edward
George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]
Edward Gibbon
n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
Empire (1737-1794) [syn: {Gibbon}, {Edward Gibbon}]
Edward Goldenberg Robinson
n 1: United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles
(1893-1973) [syn: {Robinson}, {Edward G. Robinson}, {Edward
Goldenberg Robinson}]
Edward Henry Harriman
n 1: United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {Harriman},
{E. H. Harriman}, {Edward Henry Harriman}]
Edward I
n 1: King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales
(1239-1307) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward I}]
Edward II
n 1: King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was
defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the
Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327) [syn:
{Edward}, {Edward II}]
Edward III
n 1: son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his
claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War;
his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and
by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful
arm of British Parliament (1312-1377) [syn: {Edward},
{Edward III}]
Edward IV
n 1: King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483;
was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by
his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483) [syn:
{Edward}, {Edward IV}]
Edward James Hughes
n 1: English poet (born in 1930) [syn: {Hughes}, {Ted Hughes},
{Edward James Hughes}]
Edward James Muggeridge
n 1: United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his
pictures of running horses taken with a series of still
cameras (born in England) (1830-1904) [syn: {Muybridge},
{Eadweard Muybridge}, {Edward James Muggeridge}]
Edward Jean Steichen
n 1: United States photographer who pioneered artistic
photography (1879-1973) [syn: {Steichen}, {Edward Jean
Steichen}]
Edward Jenner
n 1: English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner
inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent
them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) [syn: {Jenner},
{Edward Jenner}]
Edward Kendall
n 1: United States biochemist who discovered cortisone
(1886-1972) [syn: {Kendall}, {Edward Kendall}, {Edward
Calvin Kendall}]
Edward Kennedy Ellington
n 1: United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader
(1899-1974) [syn: {Ellington}, {Duke Ellington}, {Edward
Kennedy Ellington}]
Edward Lawrie Tatum
n 1: United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by
regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) [syn:
{Tatum}, {Edward Lawrie Tatum}]
Edward Lear
n 1: British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
[syn: {Lear}, {Edward Lear}]
Edward Lee Thorndike
n 1: United States educational psychologist (1874-1949) [syn:
{Thorndike}, {Edward Lee Thorndike}]
Edward MacDowell
n 1: United States composer best remembered as a composer of
works for the piano (1860-1908) [syn: {MacDowell}, {Edward
MacDowell}]
Edward Morley
n 1: United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with
Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
[syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward
Williams Morley}]
Edward Osborne Wilson
n 1: United States entomologist who has generalized from social
insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
[syn: {Wilson}, {E. O. Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]
Edward Pusey
n 1: English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John
Keble) founded the Oxford movement (1800-1882) [syn:
{Pusey}, {Edward Pusey}, {Edward Bouverie Pusey}]
Edward R. Murrow
n 1: United States broadcast journalist remembered for his
reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) [syn:
{Murrow}, {Edward R. Murrow}, {Edward Roscoe Murrow}]
Edward Roscoe Murrow
n 1: United States broadcast journalist remembered for his
reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) [syn:
{Murrow}, {Edward R. Murrow}, {Edward Roscoe Murrow}]
Edward Sapir
n 1: anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North
American Indians (1884-1939) [syn: {Sapir}, {Edward Sapir}]
Edward Teach
n 1: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the
Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn:
{Teach}, {Edward Teach}, {Thatch}, {Edward Thatch},
{Blackbeard}]
Edward Teller
n 1: United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the
first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
[syn: {Teller}, {Edward Teller}]
Edward Thatch
n 1: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the
Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn:
{Teach}, {Edward Teach}, {Thatch}, {Edward Thatch},
{Blackbeard}]
Edward the Confessor
n 1: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to
1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually
buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {Saint
Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]
Edward the Elder
n 1: king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes
made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first
king of all England (870-924)
Edward the Martyr
n 1: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged
for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred
II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the
Martyr}, {Saint Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward the
Martyr}]
Edward V
n 1: King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the
death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined
to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother
were murdered (1470-1483) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward V}]
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
n 1: the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War
I (1890-1973) [syn: {Rickenbacker}, {Eddie Rickenbacker},
{Edward Vernon Rickenbacker}]
Edward VI
n 1: King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry
VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)
[syn: {Edward}, {Edward VI}]
Edward VII
n 1: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and
Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways
(1841-1910) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward VII}, {Albert Edward}]
Edward VIII
n 1: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis
Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to
his abdication (1894-1972) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward VIII},
{Duke of Windsor}]
Edward Vincent Sullivan
n 1: United States host on a well known television variety show
(1902-1974) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Ed Sullivan}, {Edward
Vincent Sullivan}]
Edward Weston
n 1: United States photographer(1886-1958) [syn: {Weston},
{Edward Weston}]
Edward White
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for
his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) [syn:
{White}, {Edward White}, {Edward D. White}, {Edward Douglas
White Jr.}]
Edward Williams Morley
n 1: United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with
Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
[syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward
Williams Morley}]
Edward Winslow
n 1: English colonial administrator who traveled to America on
the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the
Plymouth Colony (1595-1655) [syn: {Winslow}, {Edward
Winslow}]
Edward Wyllis Scripps
n 1: United States newspaper publisher who founded an important
press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps
(1854-1926) [syn: {Scripps}, {Edward Wyllis Scripps}]
Edward Young
n 1: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: {Young}, {Edward Young}]
Edwin Arlington Robinson
n 1: United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)
[syn: {Robinson}, {Edwin Arlington Robinson}]
Edwin DuBois Hayward
n 1: United States writer (1885-1940) [syn: {Heyward}, {DuBois
Heyward}, {Edwin DuBois Hayward}]
Edwin Herbert Land
n 1: United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into
lenses and invented the one step photographic process
(1909-1991) [syn: {Land}, {Din Land}, {Edwin Herbert Land}]
Edwin Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: {Hubble}, {Edwin Hubble}, {Edwin Powell Hubble}]
Edwin Powell Hubble
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: {Hubble}, {Edwin Hubble}, {Edwin Powell Hubble}]
eel-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of an eel
eelgrass family
n 1: used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to
Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Zosteraceae}, {family Zosteraceae},
{eelgrass family}]
Eero Saarinen
n 1: United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) [syn:
{Saarinen}, {Eero Saarinen}]
efferent fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or
glands [syn: {motor fiber}, {efferent fiber}]
efferent nerve
n 1: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or
glands [syn: {motor nerve}, {efferent nerve}, {efferent}]
efferent neuron
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or
spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {efferent neuron}, {motor
nerve fiber}, {motoneuron}]
efficiency apartment
n 1: a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom
efficiency engineer
n 1: an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and
personnel [syn: {efficiency expert}, {efficiency engineer}]
efficiency expert
n 1: an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and
personnel [syn: {efficiency expert}, {efficiency engineer}]
Efrem Zimbalist
n 1: United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) [syn:
{Zimbalist}, {Efrem Zimbalist}]
Egadi Islands
n 1: a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the
Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles},
{Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]
Egeria densa
n 1: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate
an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {dense-
leaved elodea}, {Elodea densa}, {Egeria densa}]
egg cell
n 1: the female reproductive cell; the female gamete [syn:
{ovum}, {egg cell}]
egg cream
n 1: made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water
egg cup
n 1: dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg
[syn: {eggcup}, {egg cup}]
egg en cocotte
n 1: egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small
ramekin [syn: {shirred egg}, {baked egg}, {egg en cocotte}]
egg foo yong
n 1: omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or
fish [syn: {egg foo yong}, {egg fu yung}]
egg fu yung
n 1: omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or
fish [syn: {egg foo yong}, {egg fu yung}]
egg laying
n 1: the production of eggs (especially in birds) [syn:
{laying}, {egg laying}]
egg noodle
n 1: narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs
egg on
v 1: urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy
on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the
window" [syn: {prod}, {incite}, {egg on}]
egg roll
n 1: minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
[syn: {egg roll}, {spring roll}]
egg timer
n 1: a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the
boiling of eggs
egg white
n 1: the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective
gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly
of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites
from the yolks of several eggs" [syn: {egg white}, {white},
{albumen}, {ovalbumin}]
egg yolk
n 1: the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by
the albumen [syn: {egg yolk}, {yolk}]
egg-and-anchor
n 1: a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures
alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-dart}, {egg-
and-anchor}, {egg-and-tongue}]
egg-and-dart
n 1: a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures
alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-dart}, {egg-
and-anchor}, {egg-and-tongue}]
egg-and-tongue
n 1: a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures
alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-dart}, {egg-
and-anchor}, {egg-and-tongue}]
egg-filled
adj 1: full of eggs
egg-laying mammal
n 1: the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant
members of the subclass Prototheria [syn: {monotreme},
{egg-laying mammal}]
egg-producing
adj 1: capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring [syn:
{egg-producing(a)}, {young-bearing(a)}]
egg-shaped
adj 1: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic},
{elliptical}, {oval}, {oval-shaped}, {ovate}, {oviform},
{ovoid}, {prolate}]
eggdrop soup
n 1: made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth
eggplant bush
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used
as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal},
{eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum
melongena}]
eggs Benedict
n 1: toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg
(or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
ego ideal
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal
of personal excellence toward which a person strives
ego trip
n 1: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence
or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-
aggrandizement}, {self-aggrandisement}, {ego trip}]
Egretta albus
n 1: a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is
a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
[syn: {American egret}, {great white heron}, {Egretta
albus}]
Egretta caerulea
n 1: small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere [syn:
{little blue heron}, {Egretta caerulea}]
Egretta garzetta
n 1: Old World egret [syn: {little egret}, {Egretta garzetta}]
Egretta thula
n 1: small New World egret [syn: {snowy egret}, {snowy heron},
{Egretta thula}]
Egyptian bean
n 1: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like
flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as
an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian
subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian
bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]
Egyptian capital
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El
Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]
Egyptian cat
n 1: a domestic cat of Egypt
Egyptian cobra
n 1: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over
life and death [syn: {asp}, {Egyptian cobra}, {Naja haje}]
Egyptian corn
n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn:
{durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian
millet}, {Guinea corn}]
Egyptian cotton
n 1: fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt;
believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by
hybridization with Peruvian cotton
Egyptian deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
Egyptian Empire
n 1: an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the
Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events
described in the Old Testament [syn: {Egyptian Empire},
{Egypt}]
Egyptian grass
n 1: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian
grass}, {crowfoot grass}, {Dactyloctenium aegypticum}]
Egyptian henbane
n 1: poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
[syn: {Egyptian henbane}, {Hyoscyamus muticus}]
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
n 1: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s;
seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it
with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells;
"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination
of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic
Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]
Egyptian lupine
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine},
{wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]
Egyptian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Egypt
Egyptian onion
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}, {Allium
cepa viviparum}]
Egyptian paper reed
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian
paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper
plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
Egyptian paper rush
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian
paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper
plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
Egyptian pea
n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian
pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]
Egyptian pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Egyptian pound}, {pound}]
Egyptian vulture
n 1: small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
[syn: {Egyptian vulture}, {Pharaoh's chicken}, {Neophron
percnopterus}]
Egyptian water lily
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white
lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea
lotus}]
Eichhornia crassipes
n 1: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large
blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially
in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water
orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]
Eichhornia spesiosa
n 1: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large
blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially
in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water
orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]
eicosapentaenoic acid
n 1: an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish
(especially tuna and bluefish)
eider duck
n 1: duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine
soft down of the females [syn: {eider}, {eider duck}]
Eiffel Tower
n 1: a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed
in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-
made structure
eigenvalue of a matrix
n 1: (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix
minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero
determinant [syn: {eigenvalue}, {eigenvalue of a matrix},
{eigenvalue of a square matrix}, {characteristic root of a
square matrix}]
eigenvalue of a square matrix
n 1: (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix
minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero
determinant [syn: {eigenvalue}, {eigenvalue of a matrix},
{eigenvalue of a square matrix}, {characteristic root of a
square matrix}]
eight ball
n 1: a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last
to go in certain pool games
eight-day
adj 1: lasting for eight days
eight-fold
adj 1: having eight units or components [syn: {octuple},
{eightfold}, {eight-fold}]
eight-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members
[syn: {eight-membered}, {8-membered}]
eight-sided
adj 1: having eight sides
eight-spot
n 1: one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the
face [syn: {eight-spot}, {eight}]
Eighteenth Amendment
n 1: an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of
alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
eighter from Decatur
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn:
{eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur},
{octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]
eighth cranial nerve
n 1: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the
vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn:
{acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear
nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial
nerve}]
eighth note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a
whole note [syn: {eighth note}, {quaver}]
eightpenny nail
n 1: a nail 2.5 inches long
eighty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than eighty [syn: {eighty-eight}, {88},
{lxxxviii}]
eighty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order [syn:
{eighty-fifth}, {85th}]
eighty-five
adj 1: being five more than eighty [syn: {eighty-five}, {85},
{lxxxv}]
eighty-four
adj 1: being four more than eighty [syn: {eighty-four}, {84},
{lxxxiv}]
eighty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than eighty [syn: {eighty-nine}, {89},
{ixc}]
eighty-one
adj 1: being one more than eighty [syn: {eighty-one}, {81},
{lxxxi}]
eighty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than eighty [syn: {eighty-seven}, {87},
{lxxxvii}]
eighty-six
adj 1: being six more than eighty [syn: {eighty-six}, {86},
{lxxxvi}]
eighty-three
adj 1: being three more than eighty [syn: {eighty-three}, {83},
{lxxxiii}]
eighty-two
adj 1: being two more than eighty [syn: {eighty-two}, {82},
{lxxxii}]
Eileen Farrell
n 1: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and
power of her voice (1920-2002) [syn: {Farrell}, {Eileen
Farrell}]
Einstein's general theory of relativity
n 1: a generalization of special relativity to include gravity
(based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general
relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {general
relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of
relativity}]
Einstein's special theory of relativity
n 1: a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption
that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the
assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all
inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special
theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory},
{Einstein's special theory of relativity}]
Einstein's theory of relativity
n 1: (physics) the theory that space and time are relative
concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity},
{theory of relativity}, {relativity theory}, {Einstein's
theory of relativity}]
Eira barbara
n 1: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South
America [syn: {tayra}, {taira}, {Eira barbara}]
eitchen midden
n 1: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells
and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric
settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {midden}, {kitchen
midden}]
ejaculatory duct
n 1: a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the
seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the
prostate gland
ejection seat
n 1: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected
in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by
parachute [syn: {ejection seat}, {ejector seat}, {capsule}]
ejector seat
n 1: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected
in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by
parachute [syn: {ejection seat}, {ejector seat}, {capsule}]
Ekbom syndrome
n 1: feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after
going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved
temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless
legs syndrome}, {restless legs}, {Ekbom syndrome}]
eke out
v 1: supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out
his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out
his collages with charcoal" [syn: {eke out}, {fill out}]
2: live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his
years in great poverty"
3: make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living
as a painter" [syn: {eke out}, {squeeze out}]
4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from
the archives" [syn: {eke out}, {squeeze out}]
El Aaium
n 1: a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast
El Alamein
n 1: a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast
of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the
Germans in 1942
2: a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a
decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery
over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Al
Alamayn}, {Battle of El Alamein}]
El Beda
n 1: the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Doha}, {Bida},
{El Beda}, {capital of Qatar}]
El Caudillo
n 1: Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939
and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
[syn: {Franco}, {Francisco Franco}, {El Caudillo}, {General
Franco}]
El Cid
n 1: the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century
El Dorado
n 1: an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought
in South America by 16th-century explorers [syn: {El
Dorado}, {eldorado}]
El Giza
n 1: an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile
opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
[syn: {Giza}, {El Giza}, {Gizeh}]
El Greco
n 1: Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his
religious works characterized by elongated human forms and
dramatic use of color (1541-1614) [syn: {El Greco},
{Greco}, {Domenikos Theotocopoulos}]
El Iskandriyah
n 1: the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the
Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander
the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt [syn: {Alexandria},
{El Iskandriyah}]
El Libertador
n 1: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American
colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825
(1783-1830) [syn: {Bolivar}, {Simon Bolivar}, {El
Libertador}]
2: a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
El Misti
n 1: the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the
Andes in southern Peru
El Muerto
n 1: a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between
Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
El Nino
n 1: (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the
equator from the date line and south off the coast of
Ecuador at Christmas time
2: the Christ child
El Nino southern oscillation
n 1: a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the
welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur;
kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns
El Paso
n 1: a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on
the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican
city of Juarez
El Qahira
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El
Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]
El Salvador
n 1: a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn:
{El Salvador}, {Republic of El Salvador}, {Salvador}]
El Salvadoran colon
n 1: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100
centavos [syn: {colon}, {El Salvadoran colon}]
El Salvadoran monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in El Salvador
El-Aksur
n 1: a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that
is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
[syn: {Luxor}, {El-Aksur}]
Elaeagnus augustifolia
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having
grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery
scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {Russian olive}, {silver
berry}, {Elaeagnus augustifolia}]
Elaeagnus commutata
n 1: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves
and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry},
{silverbush}, {silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]
Elaeagnus latifolia
n 1: erect shrub or climber of India and China with red
olivelike fruit [syn: {wild olive}, {Elaeagnus latifolia}]
Elaeis guineensis
n 1: oil palm of Africa [syn: {African oil palm}, {Elaeis
guineensis}]
Elaeis oleifera
n 1: palm of Central and South America [syn: {American oil
palm}, {Elaeis oleifera}]
elaeocarpus family
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm
regions some yielding useful timber; in some
classifications included in the family Santalaceae [syn:
{Elaeocarpaceae}, {family Elaeocarpaceae}, {elaeocarpus
family}]
Elaeocarpus grandis
n 1: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green
leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy
blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane
quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus
grandis}]
elaeostearic acid
n 1: a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid [syn: {eleostearic
acid}, {elaeostearic acid}]
Elagatis bipinnulata
n 1: streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish [syn:
{rainbow runner}, {Elagatis bipinnulata}]
elaidic acid
n 1: a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as
oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major
trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
elan vital
n 1: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical)
once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and
development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vital force},
{vitality}, {elan vital}]
Elanoides forficatus
n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn:
{swallow-tailed kite}, {swallow-tailed hawk}, {Elanoides
forficatus}]
Elanus leucurus
n 1: grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
[syn: {white-tailed kite}, {Elanus leucurus}]
Elaphe guttata
n 1: large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often
on farms [syn: {corn snake}, {red rat snake}, {Elaphe
guttata}]
Elaphe obsoleta
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn:
{black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake},
{mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]
Elaphurus davidianus
n 1: large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
[syn: {pere david's deer}, {elaphure}, {Elaphurus
davidianus}]
elapid snake
n 1: any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of
both hemispheres [syn: {elapid}, {elapid snake}]
elapsed time
n 1: the time that elapses while some event is occurring
elastance unit
n 1: the reciprocal of capacitance
elastic band
n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such
as papers) together [syn: {rubber band}, {elastic band},
{elastic}]
elastic bandage
n 1: a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply
local pressure
elastic device
n 1: any flexible device that will return to its original shape
when stretched
elastic energy
n 1: potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as
in a coiled spring) [syn: {elastic energy}, {elastic
potential energy}]
elastic modulus
n 1: (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in
shape of an elastic body [syn: {coefficient of elasticity},
{modulus of elasticity}, {elastic modulus}]
elastic potential energy
n 1: potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as
in a coiled spring) [syn: {elastic energy}, {elastic
potential energy}]
elastic tissue
n 1: connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers
found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins
and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments
elasticity of shear
n 1: the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape
by a shearing force
elaterid beetle
n 1: any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: {elaterid
beetle}, {elater}, {elaterid}]
Elbe River
n 1: a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern
Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty
into the North Sea [syn: {Elbe}, {Elbe River}]
elbow bone
n 1: the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
[syn: {ulna}, {elbow bone}]
elbow grease
n 1: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A
for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn:
{effort}, {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {travail}, {sweat}]
elbow joint
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
{elbow}, {elbow joint}, {human elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital
joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
elbow pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow
by football and hockey players
elbow room
n 1: space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly
enough elbow room to turn around" [syn: {room}, {way},
{elbow room}]
elder hand
n 1: the card player on the dealer's left [syn: {eldest hand},
{elder hand}]
elder statesman
n 1: any influential person whose advice is highly respected
2: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government
leaders
elderberry bush
n 1: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and
subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and
berrylike fruit [syn: {elder}, {elderberry bush}]
eldest hand
n 1: the card player on the dealer's left [syn: {eldest hand},
{elder hand}]
Eleanor Gwyn
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Eleanor Gwynn
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Eleanor Gwynne
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Eleanor of Aquitaine
n 1: queen of France as the wife of Louis VII; that marriage was
annulled in 1152 and she then married Henry II and became
Queen of England (1122-1204)
Eleanor Roosevelt
n 1: wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human
rights (1884-1962) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Eleanor Roosevelt},
{Anna Eleanor Roosevelt}]
elected official
n 1: official who won the office in a free election
election commission
n 1: a commission delegated to supervise an election
election day
n 1: the day appointed for an election; in the United States it
is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November [syn:
{polling day}, {election day}]
election district
n 1: one of several districts into which a city or town is
divided for voting; each contains one polling place [syn:
{voting precinct}, {election district}]
election fraud
n 1: misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an
election
elective course
n 1: a course that the student can select from among
alternatives [syn: {elective course}, {elective}]
electoral college
n 1: the body of electors who formally elect the United States
president and vice president
electoral system
n 1: a legal system for making democratic choices [syn: {voting
system}, {electoral system}]
Electra complex
n 1: a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
electric arc
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc},
{electric discharge}]
electric automobile
n 1: a car that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric},
{electric automobile}, {electric car}]
electric battery
n 1: a device that produces electricity; may have several
primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
[syn: {battery}, {electric battery}]
electric bell
n 1: a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric
current
electric bill
n 1: a bill for money owed for electricity used
electric blanket
n 1: a blanket containing and electric heating element that can
be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat
electric burn
n 1: a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
electric car
n 1: a car that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric},
{electric automobile}, {electric car}]
electric catfish
n 1: freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa
having an electric organ [syn: {electric catfish},
{Malopterurus electricus}]
electric cell
n 1: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of
a chemical reaction [syn: {cell}, {electric cell}]
electric chair
n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an
ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced
to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair},
{death chair}, {hot seat}]
electric charge
n 1: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either
positive or negative) and construed as an excess or
deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh
charge" [syn: {charge}, {electric charge}]
electric circuit
n 1: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical
current to flow [syn: {circuit}, {electrical circuit},
{electric circuit}]
electric clock
n 1: a clock using a small electric motor
electric company
n 1: a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power
company}, {power service}, {electric company}, {light
company}]
electric cord
n 1: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: {cord},
{electric cord}]
electric current
n 1: a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was
measured in amperes" [syn: {current}, {electric current}]
electric dipole
n 1: a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges [syn:
{electric dipole}, {electric doublet}]
electric dipole moment
n 1: the dipole moment in an electric dipole
electric discharge
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc},
{electric discharge}]
electric doublet
n 1: a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges [syn:
{electric dipole}, {electric doublet}]
electric drill
n 1: a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
electric eel
n 1: eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric
organs in its body [syn: {electric eel}, {Electrophorus
electric}]
electric eye
n 1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other
radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive
cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]
electric fan
n 1: a fan run by an electric motor [syn: {electric fan},
{blower}]
electric field
n 1: a field of force surrounding a charged particle
electric fire
n 1: a small electric space heater [syn: {electric heater},
{electric fire}]
electric frying pan
n 1: a frying pan heated by electricity
electric furnace
n 1: any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric
current
electric glow
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
electric guitar
n 1: a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means
electric hammer
n 1: a hammer driven by electric motor
electric healing
n 1: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as
in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) [syn:
{electrotherapy}, {galvanism}, {electric healing},
{electrical healing}]
electric heater
n 1: a small electric space heater [syn: {electric heater},
{electric fire}]
electric lamp
n 1: a lamp powered by electricity
electric light
n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: {light
bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric
light}, {electric-light bulb}]
electric locomotive
n 1: a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
electric main
n 1: a main that distributes electricity
electric meter
n 1: a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
[syn: {electric meter}, {power meter}]
electric mixer
n 1: a food mixer powered by an electric motor
electric motor
n 1: a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
electric organ
n 1: (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn:
{electric organ}, {electronic organ}, {Hammond organ},
{organ}]
electric outlet
n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
electric pig
n 1: a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn:
{disposal}, {electric pig}, {garbage disposal}]
electric potential
n 1: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a
circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential},
{potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop},
{voltage}]
electric power
n 1: the product of voltage and current [syn: {electrical
power}, {electric power}, {wattage}]
electric range
n 1: a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided
by electric power
electric ray
n 1: any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order
Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs
on each side of the head capable of emitting strong
electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish},
{numbfish}, {torpedo}]
electric razor
n 1: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: {shaver},
{electric shaver}, {electric razor}]
electric receptacle
n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
electric refrigerator
n 1: a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an
electric motor [syn: {electric refrigerator}, {fridge}]
electric resistance
n 1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical
resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity},
{ohmic resistance}]
electric sander
n 1: a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of
sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn:
{drum sander}, {electric sander}, {sander}, {smoother}]
electric shaver
n 1: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: {shaver},
{electric shaver}, {electric razor}]
electric shock
n 1: the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture;
"they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"
2: trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the
body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck
by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart
rhythm and unconsciousness
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they
made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to
occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock}, {electrical
shock}, {shock}]
electric socket
n 1: a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted
electric storm
n 1: a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy
rain or hail along with thunder and lightning [syn:
{thunderstorm}, {electrical storm}, {electric storm}]
electric switch
n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or
electronic device for making or breaking or changing the
connections in a circuit [syn: {switch}, {electric switch},
{electrical switch}]
electric thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure
temperature [syn: {thermoelectric thermometer}, {thermel},
{electric thermometer}]
electric toothbrush
n 1: a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that
vibrates the head of the brush
electric typewriter
n 1: a typewriter powered by an electric motor
electric-arc furnace
n 1: an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the
source of heat for making steel [syn: {Stassano furnace},
{electric-arc furnace}]
electric-discharge lamp
n 1: an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric
discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn:
{electric-discharge lamp}, {gas-discharge lamp}]
electric-light bulb
n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: {light
bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric
light}, {electric-light bulb}]
electrical cable
n 1: a cable that provides an electrical connection for
telephone or television or power stations
electrical capacity
n 1: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is
stored [syn: {capacitance}, {electrical capacity},
{capacity}]
electrical circuit
n 1: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical
current to flow [syn: {circuit}, {electrical circuit},
{electric circuit}]
electrical condenser
n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store
an electric charge [syn: {capacitor}, {capacitance},
{condenser}, {electrical condenser}]
electrical conduction
n 1: the passage of electricity through a conductor
electrical contact
n 1: contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to
another
electrical converter
n 1: converter that converts alternating current into direct
current or vice versa
electrical device
n 1: a device that produces or is powered by electricity
electrical discharge
n 1: a discharge of electricity
electrical distributor
n 1: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark
plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing
sequence [syn: {distributor}, {distributer}, {electrical
distributor}]
electrical disturbance
n 1: electrical signals produced by unwanted sources
(atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)
electrical elastance
n 1: the reciprocal of capacitance [syn: {elastance},
{electrical elastance}]
electrical energy
n 1: energy made available by the flow of electric charge
through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on
electricity"; "The power went oout around midnight" [syn:
{electricity}, {electrical energy}, {power}]
electrical engineer
n 1: a person trained in practical applications of the theory of
electricity
electrical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of
electricity and the equipment for power generation and
distribution and the control of machines and communication
[syn: {electrical engineering}, {EE}]
electrical fuse
n 1: an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of
electrical current when it is overloaded [syn: {fuse},
{electrical fuse}, {safety fuse}]
electrical healing
n 1: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as
in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) [syn:
{electrotherapy}, {galvanism}, {electric healing},
{electrical healing}]
electrical line of force
n 1: a line of force in an electrical field
electrical outlet
n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
electrical phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon involving electricity
electrical plant
n 1: utility that provides electricity [syn: {electrical
system}, {electrical plant}]
electrical power
n 1: the product of voltage and current [syn: {electrical
power}, {electric power}, {wattage}]
electrical relay
n 1: electrical device such that current flowing through it in
one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second
circuit [syn: {relay}, {electrical relay}]
electrical resistance
n 1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical
resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity},
{ohmic resistance}]
electrical shock
n 1: a reflex response to the passage of electric current
through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock
when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get
accustomed to occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock},
{electrical shock}, {shock}]
electrical shunt
n 1: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another
device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {shunt},
{electrical shunt}, {bypass}]
electrical skin response
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
electrical storm
n 1: a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy
rain or hail along with thunder and lightning [syn:
{thunderstorm}, {electrical storm}, {electric storm}]
electrical switch
n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or
electronic device for making or breaking or changing the
connections in a circuit [syn: {switch}, {electric switch},
{electrical switch}]
electrical system
n 1: utility that provides electricity [syn: {electrical
system}, {electrical plant}]
2: equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to
start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights
and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
electrical work
n 1: the craft of an electrician
electro-acoustic transducer
n 1: a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or
vice versa
electrochemical series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: {electromotive series}, {electromotive force series},
{electrochemical series}]
electroconvulsive therapy
n 1: the administration of a strong electric current that passes
through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn:
{electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock}, {electroshock
therapy}, {ECT}]
electrodermal response
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
electrolyte acid
n 1: dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn:
{battery acid}, {electrolyte acid}]
electrolyte balance
n 1: an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as
calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for
normal health and functioning
electrolytic capacitor
n 1: a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by
an electrolyte [syn: {electrolytic}, {electrolytic
capacitor}, {electrolytic condenser}]
electrolytic cell
n 1: a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied
voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur
otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and
oxygen) [ant: {galvanic cell}, {primary cell}, {voltaic
cell}]
electrolytic condenser
n 1: a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by
an electrolyte [syn: {electrolytic}, {electrolytic
capacitor}, {electrolytic condenser}]
electromagnetic delay line
n 1: a delay line based on the time of propagation of
electromagnetic waves
electromagnetic interaction
n 1: an interaction between charged elementary particles that is
intermediate in strength between the strong and weak
interactions; mediated by photons
electromagnetic intrusion
n 1: the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into
transmission paths with the objective of confusing or
deceiving operators
electromagnetic radiation
n 1: radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with
electric and magnetic fields resulting from the
acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic
radiation}, {electromagnetic wave}, {nonparticulate
radiation}]
electromagnetic spectrum
n 1: the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves
electromagnetic unit
n 1: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity
and magnetism [syn: {electromagnetic unit}, {emu}]
electromagnetic wave
n 1: radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with
electric and magnetic fields resulting from the
acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic
radiation}, {electromagnetic wave}, {nonparticulate
radiation}]
electromechanical device
n 1: a mechanical device that is operated by electricity
electromotive drug administration
n 1: therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the
ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis},
{ionic medication}, {iontotherapy}, {electromotive drug
administration}, {EMDA}]
electromotive force
n 1: the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that
produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in
volts [syn: {voltage}, {electromotive force}, {emf}]
electromotive force series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: {electromotive series}, {electromotive force series},
{electrochemical series}]
electromotive series
n 1: a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according
to their electrode potentials determined under specified
conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to
reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
[syn: {electromotive series}, {electromotive force series},
{electrochemical series}]
electron accelerator
n 1: collider that consists of an accelerator that collides
electrons and positrons
electron beam
n 1: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic
radiation [syn: {beam}, {ray}, {electron beam}]
electron gun
n 1: the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-
ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that
emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or
electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it
electron lens
n 1: electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field
in order to focus a beam of electrons [syn: {lens},
{electron lens}]
electron microscope
n 1: a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light
microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by
using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object
instead of a beam of light
electron microscopic
adj 1: of or relating to or involving an electron microscope
electron microscopy
n 1: microscopy with the use of electron microscopes
electron multiplier
n 1: a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons
electron optics
n 1: the branch of electronics that deals with beams of
electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic
fields
electron orbit
n 1: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom [syn:
{orbit}, {electron orbit}]
electron paramagnetic resonance
n 1: microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant
absorption of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron
spin resonance}, {ESR}, {electron paramagnetic resonance}]
electron radiation
n 1: radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn:
{beta radiation}, {beta ray}, {electron radiation}]
electron shell
n 1: a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom;
"the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the
outermost electron shell"
electron spin resonance
n 1: microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant
absorption of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron
spin resonance}, {ESR}, {electron paramagnetic resonance}]
electron tube
n 1: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn:
{tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube},
{thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
electron volt
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron
accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt [syn:
{electron volt}, {eV}]
electronic balance
n 1: a balance that generates a current proportional to the
displacement of the pan
electronic bulletin board
n 1: a computer that is running software that allows users to
leave messages and access information of general interest
[syn: {bulletin board system}, {bulletin board},
{electronic bulletin board}, {bbs}]
electronic communication
n 1: communication by computer
electronic computer
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn:
{computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data
processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing
system}]
electronic converter
n 1: (telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from
one frequency to another
electronic counter-countermeasures
n 1: electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly
use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's
use of electronic warfare [syn: {electronic counter-
countermeasures}, {ECCM}]
electronic countermeasures
n 1: electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an
enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn:
{electronic countermeasures}, {ECM}]
electronic data processing
n 1: automatic data processing by electronic means without the
use of tabulating cards or punched tapes [syn: {electronic
data processing}, {EDP}]
electronic database
n 1: (computer science) a database that can be accessed by
computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database},
{computer database}, {electronic information service}]
electronic deception
n 1: the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner
intended to convey misleading information
electronic device
n 1: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
electronic dictionary
n 1: a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary;
organized alphabetically [syn: {machine readable
dictionary}, {MRD}, {electronic dictionary}]
electronic equipment
n 1: equipment that involves the controlled conduction of
electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
electronic fetal monitor
n 1: an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the
mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn:
{electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor},
{fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]
electronic foetal monitor
n 1: an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the
mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn:
{electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor},
{fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]
electronic image
n 1: an image represented as a two dimensional array of
brightness values for pixels [syn: {bitmap}, {electronic
image}]
electronic imitative deception
n 1: the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy
systems that imitates enemy emissions [syn: {imitative
electronic deception}, {electronic imitative deception}]
electronic information service
n 1: (computer science) a database that can be accessed by
computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database},
{computer database}, {electronic information service}]
electronic instrument
n 1: a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
[syn: {electronic instrument}, {electronic musical
instrument}]
electronic jamming
n 1: deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic
energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of
electronic devices or systems [syn: {jamming}, {electronic
jamming}, {jam}]
electronic mail
n 1: (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic
communication in which a computer user can compose a
message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the
recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you
cannot send packages by electronic mail" [syn: {electronic
mail}, {e-mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}]
electronic manipulative deception
n 1: actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that
could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading
indicators) [syn: {manipulative electronic deception},
{electronic manipulative deception}]
electronic messaging
n 1: the sending and processing of e-mail by computer [syn:
{messaging}, {electronic messaging}]
electronic musical instrument
n 1: a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
[syn: {electronic instrument}, {electronic musical
instrument}]
electronic network
n 1: (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic
components or circuits [syn: {network}, {electronic
network}]
electronic organ
n 1: (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn:
{electric organ}, {electronic organ}, {Hammond organ},
{organ}]
electronic reconnaissance
n 1: the detection and identification and evaluation and
location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than
radioactive)
electronic scanner
n 1: a radio receiver that moves automatically across some
selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or
condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio
channels" [syn: {scanner}, {electronic scanner}]
electronic signal
n 1: a signal generated by electronic means
electronic simulative deception
n 1: actions to represent friendly notional or actual
capabilities to mislead hostile forces [syn: {simulative
electronic deception}, {electronic simulative deception}]
electronic stylus
n 1: (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a
computer display senses whether or not the spot is
illuminated [syn: {light pen}, {electronic stylus}]
electronic surveillance
n 1: surveillance by electronic means (e.g. television)
electronic text
n 1: text that is in a form that computer can store or display
on a computer screen
electronic transistor
n 1: a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn:
{transistor}, {junction transistor}, {electronic
transistor}]
electronic voltmeter
n 1: a voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplification
electronic warfare
n 1: military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy
to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of
the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {electronic warfare},
{EW}]
electronic warfare-support measures
n 1: electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an
operational commander to locate sources of radiated
electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat
recognition [syn: {electronic warfare-support measures},
{ESM}]
electronics company
n 1: a company that makes and sells electronic instruments
electronics industry
n 1: the manufacturers of electronic products considered
collectively
electronics intelligence
n 1: intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from
foreign sources (other than radioactive sources) [syn:
{electronics intelligence}, {ELINT}]
Electrophorus electric
n 1: eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric
organs in its body [syn: {electric eel}, {Electrophorus
electric}]
electroshock therapy
n 1: the administration of a strong electric current that passes
through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn:
{electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock}, {electroshock
therapy}, {ECT}]
electrostatic bond
n 1: a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form
a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form
a negative ion [syn: {ionic bond}, {electrovalent bond},
{electrostatic bond}]
electrostatic charge
n 1: the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated
body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
electrostatic field
n 1: electric field associated with static electric charges
electrostatic generator
n 1: electrical device that produces a high voltage by building
up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic
generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine},
{Van de Graaff generator}]
electrostatic machine
n 1: electrical device that produces a high voltage by building
up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic
generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine},
{Van de Graaff generator}]
electrostatic precipitation
n 1: a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas
by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the
particles and collecting them on charged plates
electrostatic precipitator
n 1: removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic
precipitation [syn: {precipitator}, {electrostatic
precipitator}, {Cottrell precipitator}]
electrostatic printer
n 1: a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on
paper
electrostatic unit
n 1: any of various units of electricity based on forces of
interaction between electric charges
electrovalent bond
n 1: a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form
a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form
a negative ion [syn: {ionic bond}, {electrovalent bond},
{electrostatic bond}]
elegant brodiaea
n 1: brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers
atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern
California [syn: {elegant brodiaea}, {Brodiaea elegans}]
elegant cat's ears
n 1: small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched
clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals
shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and
northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {star tulip}, {elegant
cat's ears}, {Calochortus elegans}]
elegant Habenaria
n 1: slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid
but with pale greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {elegant
Habenaria}, {Habenaria elegans}]
elegiac stanza
n 1: a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
element 104
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element which has been
synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {unnilquadium},
{Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]
element 105
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {dubnium}, {Db}, {hahnium},
{element 105}, {atomic number 105}]
element 106
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {seaborgium}, {Sg}, {element
106}, {atomic number 106}]
element 107
n 1: a transuranic element [syn: {bohrium}, {Bh}, {element 107},
{atomic number 107}]
element 108
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {hassium}, {Hs},
{element 108}, {atomic number 108}]
element 109
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {meitnerium}, {Mt},
{element 109}, {atomic number 109}]
element 110
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {darmstadtium},
{Ds}, {element 110}, {atomic number 110}]
element 111
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {roentgenium},
{Rg}, {element 111}, {atomic number 111}]
element 112
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununbium}, {Uub},
{element 112}, {atomic number 112}]
element 113
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununtrium}, {Uut},
{element 113}, {atomic number 113}]
element 114
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununquadium},
{Uuq}, {element 114}, {atomic number 114}]
element 115
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununpentium},
{Uup}, {element 115}, {atomic number 115}]
element 116
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: {ununhexium},
{Uuh}, {element 116}, {atomic number 116}]
element of a cone
n 1: a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base
element of a cylinder
n 1: a straight line running the length of the cylinder
elementary education
n 1: education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and
arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school
elementary geometry
n 1: (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms [syn:
{elementary geometry}, {parabolic geometry}, {Euclidean
geometry}]
elementary particle
n 1: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom;
regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: {elementary
particle}, {fundamental particle}]
elementary school
n 1: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8
grades [syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {elementary
school}, {primary school}]
Eleocharis acicularis
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush},
{slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis
acicularis}]
Eleocharis dulcis
n 1: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn:
{water chestnut}, {Chinese water chestnut}, {Eleocharis
dulcis}]
Eleocharis palustris
n 1: cylindrical-stemmed sedge [syn: {creeping spike rush},
{Eleocharis palustris}]
Eleonora Duse
n 1: Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic
roles (1858-1924) [syn: {Duse}, {Eleonora Duse}]
eleostearic acid
n 1: a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid [syn: {eleostearic
acid}, {elaeostearic acid}]
elephant bird
n 1: huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar [syn:
{elephant bird}, {aepyornis}]
elephant ear
n 1: any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal
leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn:
{alocasia}, {elephant's ear}, {elephant ear}]
elephant seal
n 1: either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having
snouts like trunks [syn: {elephant seal}, {sea elephant}]
elephant tree
n 1: small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States
having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small
clusters of white flowers [syn: {elephant tree}, {Bursera
microphylla}]
elephant yam
n 1: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the
Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung},
{telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus
paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]
elephant's ear
n 1: any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal
leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn:
{alocasia}, {elephant's ear}, {elephant ear}]
2: tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of
bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for
shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn:
{conacaste}, {elephant's ear}, {Enterolobium cyclocarpa}]
elephant's-foot
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise
plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine},
{Dioscorea elephantipes}]
2: any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or
purple flowers; America
elephant-tusk
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
elephantiasis neuromatosa
n 1: hypertrophy of a limb
elephantiasis scroti
n 1: swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic
obstruction [syn: {elephantiasis scroti}, {chyloderma}]
Elephas maximus
n 1: Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in
the male [syn: {Indian elephant}, {Elephas maximus}]
Elettaria cardamomum
n 1: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as
seasoning [syn: {cardamom}, {cardamon}, {Elettaria
cardamomum}]
Eleusine coracana
n 1: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter
flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet},
{ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan},
{kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]
Eleusine indica
n 1: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers;
native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
[syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose
grass}, {Eleusine indica}]
eleuthera bark
n 1: aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making
incense [syn: {cascarilla bark}, {eleuthera bark},
{sweetwood bark}]
elevated railroad
n 1: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
track that is raised above the street level [syn: {elevated
railway}, {elevated railroad}, {elevated}, {el}, {overhead
railway}]
elevated railway
n 1: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
track that is raised above the street level [syn: {elevated
railway}, {elevated railroad}, {elevated}, {el}, {overhead
railway}]
elevator boy
n 1: a man employed to operate an elevator; "in England they
call an elevator man a liftman" [syn: {elevator man},
{elevator boy}, {liftman}]
elevator car
n 1: where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top
floor" [syn: {car}, {elevator car}]
elevator girl
n 1: a girl employed to operate an elevator
elevator man
n 1: a man employed to operate an elevator; "in England they
call an elevator man a liftman" [syn: {elevator man},
{elevator boy}, {liftman}]
elevator operator
n 1: an operator of an elevator
elevator shaft
n 1: a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an
elevator from floor to floor
eleven-plus
n 1: (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12
year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar
school [syn: {eleven-plus}, {11-plus}]
eleven-sided
adj 1: having eleven sides
eleventh cranial nerve
n 1: arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that
unite to form the nerve [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal
accessory}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]
eleventh hour
n 1: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the
eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed
the rules" [syn: {eleventh hour}, {last minute}]
elf cup
n 1: apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae
Elgin Marbles
n 1: a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and
fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from
the Parthenon in Athens
Eli Whitney
n 1: United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin
(1765-1825) [syn: {Whitney}, {Eli Whitney}]
Elia Kazan
n 1: United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey)
and believer in method acting (1909-2003) [syn: {Kazan},
{Elia Kazan}, {Elia Kazanjoglous}]
Elia Kazanjoglous
n 1: United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey)
and believer in method acting (1909-2003) [syn: {Kazan},
{Elia Kazan}, {Elia Kazanjoglous}]
Elias Canetti
n 1: English writer born in Germany (1905-1994) [syn: {Canetti},
{Elias Canetti}]
Elias Howe
n 1: United States inventor who built early sewing machines and
won suits for patent infringement against other
manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) [syn:
{Howe}, {Elias Howe}]
Elie Metchnikoff
n 1: Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory
of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie
Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich
Metchnikov}]
Elie Metchnikov
n 1: Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory
of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie
Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich
Metchnikov}]
Elie Wiesel
n 1: United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi
concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the
memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928) [syn: {Wiesel},
{Elie Wiesel}, {Eliezer Wiesel}]
Eliel Saarinen
n 1: Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United
States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950) [syn:
{Saarinen}, {Eliel Saarinen}]
Eliezer Wiesel
n 1: United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi
concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the
memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928) [syn: {Wiesel},
{Elie Wiesel}, {Eliezer Wiesel}]
Elihu Thomson
n 1: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in
1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn:
{Thomson}, {Elihu Thomson}]
Elihu Yale
n 1: English philanthropist who made contributions to a college
in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)
[syn: {Yale}, {Elihu Yale}]
Elijah Muhammad
n 1: leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for
Black Americans (1897-1975) [syn: {Muhammad}, {Elijah
Muhammad}]
elimination reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two
different molecules
elimination tournament
n 1: a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive
rounds
Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie
n 1: United States poet (1885-1928) [syn: {Wylie}, {Elinor
Morton Hoyt Wylie}]
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
n 1: French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn:
{Vigee-Lebrun}, {Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}, {Marie Louise
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]
Elisha Graves Otis
n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator
with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: {Otis}, {Elisha
Graves Otis}]
elite group
n 1: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual
or social or economic status [syn: {elite}, {elite group}]
elixir of life
n 1: a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life
indefinitely; once sought by alchemists
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
n 1: English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to
her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: {Browning},
{Elizabeth Barrett Browning}]
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
n 1: United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of
the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality
(1815-1902) [syn: {Stanton}, {Elizabeth Cady Stanton}]
Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell
n 1: English writer who is remembered for her biography of
Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) [syn: {Gaskell}, {Elizabeth
Gaskell}, {Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell}]
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
n 1: muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad
conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn:
{Seaman}, {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman},
{Nellie Bly}]
Elizabeth Gaskell
n 1: English writer who is remembered for her biography of
Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) [syn: {Gaskell}, {Elizabeth
Gaskell}, {Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell}]
Elizabeth Haldane
n 1: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John
Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Haldane}, {Elizabeth Haldane},
{Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane}]
Elizabeth I
n 1: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII
and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic)
and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign
Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was
defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary
genius (1533-1603) [syn: {Elizabeth}, {Elizabeth I}]
Elizabeth II
n 1: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and
Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father
(1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great
Britain" [syn: {Elizabeth}, {Elizabeth II}]
Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer
n 1: United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of
advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) [syn: {Gilmer},
{Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer}, {Dorothy Dix}]
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
n 1: educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United
States (1804-1894) [syn: {Peabody}, {Elizabeth Peabody},
{Elizabeth Palmer Peabody}]
Elizabeth Peabody
n 1: educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United
States (1804-1894) [syn: {Peabody}, {Elizabeth Peabody},
{Elizabeth Palmer Peabody}]
Elizabeth River
n 1: a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between
Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
n 1: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John
Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Haldane}, {Elizabeth Haldane},
{Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane}]
Elizabeth Seaman
n 1: muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad
conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn:
{Seaman}, {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman},
{Nellie Bly}]
Elizabeth Seton
n 1: United States religious leader who was the first person
born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn:
{Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley
Seton}, {Mother Seton}]
Elizabeth Taylor
n 1: United States film actress (born in England) who was a
childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with
Richard Burton (born in 1932) [syn: {Taylor}, {Elizabeth
Taylor}]
Elizabethan age
n 1: a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I
in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement
and domestic prosperity
Elizabethan sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding
couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab
cdcd efef gg [syn: {Shakespearean sonnet}, {Elizabethan
sonnet}, {English sonnet}]
elk nut
n 1: oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {buffalo nut},
{elk nut}, {oil nut}]
elk-wood
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy
white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas
at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella
magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]
elkhorn fern
n 1: commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia
and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern},
{Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]
Ella Fitzgerald
n 1: United States scat singer (1917-1996) [syn: {Fitzgerald},
{Ella Fitzgerald}]
Ellen Price Wood
n 1: English writer of novels about murders and thefts and
forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: {Wood}, {Mrs. Henry Wood},
{Ellen Price Wood}]
Ellice Islands
n 1: a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of
Hawaii [syn: {Tuvalu}, {Ellice Islands}]
Elliott's goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
ellipsoid of revolution
n 1: a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one
of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer
examination I saw it was really a spheroid" [syn:
{spheroid}, {ellipsoid of revolution}]
elliptic geometry
n 1: (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space
as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle;
"Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry" [syn:
{elliptic geometry}, {Riemannian geometry}]
elliptic leaf
n 1: a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse
Ellis Island
n 1: an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal
immigration station for the United States; "some twelve
millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"
elm family
n 1: a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera
Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema [syn: {Ulmaceae}, {family
Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]
elm tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber
or shade trees [syn: {elm}, {elm tree}]
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
n 1: United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass
(1860-1930) [syn: {Sperry}, {Elmer Ambrose Sperry}]
Elmer Leopold Rice
n 1: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer
Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
Elmer Reizenstein
n 1: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer
Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
Elmer Rice
n 1: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer
Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
Elmore John Leonard
n 1: United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn:
{Leonard}, {Elmore Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}, {Dutch
Leonard}]
Elmore Leonard
n 1: United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn:
{Leonard}, {Elmore Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}, {Dutch
Leonard}]
Elodea canadensis
n 1: North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
[syn: {Canadian pondweed}, {Elodea canadensis}]
Elodea densa
n 1: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate
an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {dense-
leaved elodea}, {Elodea densa}, {Egeria densa}]
elongate leaf
n 1: a long slender leaf [syn: {linear leaf}, {elongate leaf}]
Elops saurus
n 1: game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn:
{ladyfish}, {tenpounder}, {Elops saurus}]
Elsa Schiaparelli
n 1: fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of
synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973) [syn:
{Schiaparelli}, {Elsa Schiaparelli}]
Elvis Aron Presley
n 1: United States rock singer whose many hit records and
flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music
(1935-1977) [syn: {Presley}, {Elvis Presley}, {Elvis Aron
Presley}]
Elvis Presley
n 1: United States rock singer whose many hit records and
flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music
(1935-1977) [syn: {Presley}, {Elvis Presley}, {Elvis Aron
Presley}]
Elwyn Brooks White
n 1: United States writer noted for his humorous essays
(1899-1985) [syn: {White}, {E. B. White}, {Elwyn Brooks
White}]
Ely Culbertson
n 1: United States authority on contract bridge whose books
helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) [syn:
{Culbertson}, {Ely Culbertson}]
Elymus arenarius
n 1: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
[syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Elymus
arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]
Elymus canadensis
n 1: North American wild rye [syn: {Canada wild rye}, {Elymus
canadensis}]
Elymus caput-medusae
n 1: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns [syn: {medusa's
head}, {Elymus caput-medusae}]
Elymus condensatus
n 1: stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant
ryegrass}, {Elymus condensatus}, {Leymus condensatus}]
Elymus hispidus
n 1: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for
pasture and fodder [syn: {intermediate wheatgrass},
{Agropyron intermedium}, {Elymus hispidus}]
Elymus trachycaulos
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass},
{Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus
trachycaulos}]
Elysian Fields
n 1: (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
[syn: {Elysium}, {Elysian Fields}]
em quad
n 1: a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to
distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a
`mutton quad'" [syn: {em}, {em quad}, {mutton quad}]
Emanuel Svedberg
n 1: Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Swedenborg},
{Svedberg}, {Emanuel Swedenborg}, {Emanuel Svedberg}]
Emanuel Swedenborg
n 1: Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Swedenborg},
{Svedberg}, {Emanuel Swedenborg}, {Emanuel Svedberg}]
emarginate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a notch at the apex
embark on
v 1: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We
embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a
good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The
afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started
when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn:
{start}, {start up}, {embark on}, {commence}]
Ember Day
n 1: a day set aside for fasting and prayer
Emberiza aureola
n 1: common in Russia and Siberia [syn: {yellow-breasted
bunting}, {Emberiza aureola}]
Emberiza citrinella
n 1: European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn:
{yellowhammer}, {yellow bunting}, {Emberiza citrinella}]
Emberiza hortulana
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
{ortolan}, {ortolan bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]
Emberiza schoeniclus
n 1: European bunting inhabiting marshy areas [syn: {reed
bunting}, {Emberiza schoeniclus}]
Embothrium coccineum
n 1: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-
crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean firebush}, {Chilean
flameflower}, {Embothrium coccineum}]
embroidery frame
n 1: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn:
{tambour}, {embroidery frame}, {embroidery hoop}]
embroidery hoop
n 1: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn:
{tambour}, {embroidery frame}, {embroidery hoop}]
embroidery needle
n 1: a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or
embroidery thread [syn: {darning needle}, {embroidery
needle}]
embroidery stitch
n 1: a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle
through fabric or leather [syn: {sewing stitch},
{embroidery stitch}]
embryoma of the kidney
n 1: malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by
hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a
palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour},
{adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the
kidney}]
embryonal carcinoma
n 1: malignant neoplasm of the testis
embryonal carcinosarcoma
n 1: a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells [syn:
{blastoma}, {blastocytoma}, {embryonal carcinosarcoma}]
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and
children [syn: {embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma}, {embryonal
rhabdosarcoma}]
embryonal rhabdosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and
children [syn: {embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma}, {embryonal
rhabdosarcoma}]
embryonic cell
n 1: a cell of an embryo [syn: {embryonic cell}, {formative
cell}]
embryonic membrane
n 1: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates
(especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: {caul},
{veil}, {embryonic membrane}]
embryonic stem-cell research
n 1: biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and
on their use in medicine
embryonic tissue
n 1: tissue in an embryo
emerald creeper
n 1: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for
spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster
claws [syn: {jade vine}, {emerald creeper}, {Strongylodon
macrobotrys}]
Emerald Isle
n 1: an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern
Ireland [syn: {Ireland}, {Hibernia}, {Emerald Isle}]
emerald shiner
n 1: small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi
valley with a greenish luster [syn: {emerald shiner},
{Notropis atherinoides}]
Emergency Alert System
n 1: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables
the President to take over the United States airwaves to
warn the whole country of major catastrophic events [syn:
{Emergency Alert System}, {EAS}]
emergency brake
n 1: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical
linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency}, {emergency brake},
{parking brake}]
emergency exit
n 1: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that
permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency [syn:
{fire escape}, {emergency exit}]
emergency landing
n 1: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under
circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under
the pilot's control [syn: {forced landing}, {emergency
landing}]
emergency medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis
and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
emergency procedure
n 1: (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency
(especially a medical emergency)
emergency room
n 1: a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to
provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate
medical treatment [syn: {emergency room}, {ER}]
emergent evolution
n 1: the appearance of entirely new properties at certain
critical stages in the course of evolution
emery cloth
n 1: cloth covered with powdered emery
emery paper
n 1: stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand [syn: {emery
paper}, {sandpaper}]
emery rock
n 1: a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into
grindstones [syn: {emery stone}, {emery rock}]
emery stone
n 1: a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into
grindstones [syn: {emery stone}, {emery rock}]
emery wheel
n 1: a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
[syn: {grinding wheel}, {emery wheel}]
emesis basin
n 1: a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting
Emil Hermann Fischer
n 1: German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the
purines (1852-1919) [syn: {Fischer}, {Emil Hermann
Fischer}]
Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs
n 1: British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi
persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to
the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the
United States (1911-1988) [syn: {Fuchs}, {Klaus Fuchs},
{Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs}]
Emile Coue
n 1: French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one
was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926) [syn:
{Coue}, {Emile Coue}]
Emile Durkheim
n 1: French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the
Sorbonne (1858-1917) [syn: {Durkheim}, {Emile Durkheim}]
Emile Gaboriau
n 1: French writer considered by some to be a founder of the
detective novel (1832-1873) [syn: {Gaboriau}, {Emile
Gaboriau}]
Emile Herzog
n 1: French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)
[syn: {Maurois}, {Andre Maurois}, {Emile Herzog}]
Emile Zola
n 1: French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
[syn: {Zola}, {Emile Zola}]
Emilia coccinea
n 1: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
Emilia flammea
n 1: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
Emilia javanica
n 1: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
Emilia sagitta
n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-
shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: {tassel flower},
{Emilia sagitta}]
Emilia-Romagna
n 1: a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
Emiliano Zapata
n 1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms
(1879-1919) [syn: {Zapata}, {Emiliano Zapata}]
Emilie Charlotte le Breton
n 1: British actress and mistress of the prince who later became
Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {Lillie Langtry},
{Jersey Lillie}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]
Emily Bronte
n 1: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte},
{Currer Bell}]
Emily Dickinson
n 1: United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed
poems (1830-1886) [syn: {Dickinson}, {Emily Dickinson}]
Emily Jane Bronte
n 1: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte},
{Currer Bell}]
Emily Post
n 1: United States female author who wrote a book and a
syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn:
{Post}, {Emily Post}, {Emily Price Post}]
Emily Price Post
n 1: United States female author who wrote a book and a
syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn:
{Post}, {Emily Post}, {Emily Price Post}]
eminence grise
n 1: (French) a person who exercises power or influence in
certain areas without holding an official position; "the
President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of
education"
eminent domain
n 1: the right of the state to take private property for public
use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution
of the United States requires that just compensation be
made
emissary vein
n 1: one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that
drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside
the skull [syn: {emissary vein}, {vena emissaria}]
emission spectrum
n 1: spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-
luminous source
Emma Goldman
n 1: United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed
conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919
(1869-1940) [syn: {Goldman}, {Emma Goldman}]
Emma Hart Willard
n 1: United States educator who was an early campaigner for
higher education for women (1787-1870) [syn: {Willard},
{Emma Hart Willard}]
Emmanthe penduliflora
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells},
{Emmanthe penduliflora}]
Emmett Kelly
n 1: United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Kelly},
{Emmett Kelly}, {Weary Willie}]
Emmy Noether
n 1: German mathematician (1882-1935) [syn: {Noether}, {Emmy
Noether}]
emotional arousal
n 1: the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior
emotional disorder
n 1: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic
abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance
of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder},
{major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder},
{emotional disturbance}]
emotional disturbance
n 1: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic
abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance
of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder},
{major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder},
{emotional disturbance}]
emotional person
n 1: a person subject to strong states of emotion [ant: {stoic},
{unemotional person}]
emotional state
n 1: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to
pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on
her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
[syn: {emotional state}, {spirit}]
emperor butterfly
n 1: large richly colored butterfly [syn: {emperor butterfly},
{emperor}]
Emperor Francis II
n 1: the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835) [syn: {Francis II},
{Emperor Francis II}]
emperor moth
n 1: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily
scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor}, {emperor moth},
{Saturnia pavonia}]
Emperor Napoleon III
n 1: nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to
1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Napoleon III}, {Emperor Napoleon
III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]
Emperor of Rome
n 1: sovereign of the Roman Empire [syn: {Roman Emperor},
{Emperor of Rome}]
emperor penguin
n 1: the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin [syn: {emperor
penguin}, {Aptenodytes forsteri}]
emphysematous gangrene
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
emphysematous phlegmon
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
Empire day
n 1: British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn:
{Commonwealth Day}, {Empire day}, {May 24}]
Empire State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{New York}, {New York State}, {Empire State}, {NY}, {N.Y.}]
Empire State Building
n 1: a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall
Empire State of the South
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
{Georgia}, {Empire State of the South}, {Peach State},
{GA}, {Ga.}]
empirical formula
n 1: a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a
compound rather than the total number of atoms
empirical research
n 1: an empirical search for knowledge
empiricist philosophy
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from
experience [syn: {empiricism}, {empiricist philosophy},
{sensationalism}]
employee ownership
n 1: ownership of a business by the people who work for it
employee savings plan
n 1: a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment
pool managed the employer
employee stock ownership plan
n 1: a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares
and may ultimately assume control of the company [syn:
{employee stock ownership plan}, {ESOP}]
employee turnover
n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced
in a given time period to the average number of workers
[syn: {employee turnover}, {turnover rate}, {turnover}]
employee-owned business
n 1: a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it
[syn: {employee-owned enterprise}, {employee-owned
business}]
employee-owned enterprise
n 1: a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it
[syn: {employee-owned enterprise}, {employee-owned
business}]
employment agency
n 1: an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or
finds jobs for unemployed people [syn: {employment agency},
{employment office}]
employment agent
n 1: someone who runs an employment agency
employment agreement
n 1: contract between employer and employee [syn: {employment
contract}, {employment agreement}]
employment contract
n 1: contract between employer and employee [syn: {employment
contract}, {employment agreement}]
employment interview
n 1: an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable
for a position of employment [syn: {job interview},
{employment interview}]
employment office
n 1: an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or
finds jobs for unemployed people [syn: {employment agency},
{employment office}]
empty nester
n 1: a parent whose children have grown up and left home
empty talk
n 1: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn:
{palaver}, {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk},
{rhetoric}]
empty tomb
n 1: a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred
elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered [syn:
{cenotaph}, {empty tomb}]
empty words
n 1: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn:
{palaver}, {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk},
{rhetoric}]
empty-bellied
adj 1: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were
empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn:
{empty}, {empty-bellied}]
empty-handed
adj 1: having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the
negotiations empty-handed" [syn: {empty-handed},
{unrewarded}]
2: carrying nothing in the hands
empty-headed
adj 1: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy
blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn:
{airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained},
{giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
Emu novaehollandiae
n 1: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: {emu}, {Dromaius novaehollandiae}, {Emu
novaehollandiae}]
en bloc
adv 1: all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn:
{en masse}, {en bloc}, {as a group}]
en clair
adv 1: in ordinary language
en deshabille
adj 1: partly dressed in a loose or careless manner [syn: {en
deshabille}, {in dishabille}]
en famille
adv 1: in a casual way at home; "we'll have dinner en famille"
en garde
adj 1: (fencing) in a defensive stance
en masse
adv 1: all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn:
{en masse}, {en bloc}, {as a group}]
en passant
adv 1: incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he
made this remark in passing" [syn: {in passing}, {en
passant}]
n 1: (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be
captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that
was passed
en route
adv 1: on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw
him on the way to California" [syn: {on the way}, {en
route}]
En-lil
n 1: god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods [syn: {Enlil},
{En-lil}]
enabling act
n 1: a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials
the power to implement or enforce the law [syn: {enabling
act}, {enabling clause}]
enabling clause
n 1: a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials
the power to implement or enforce the law [syn: {enabling
act}, {enabling clause}]
enabling legislation
n 1: legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority
to implement or enforce the law
enarthrodial joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
{ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
spheroidea}]
Encelia farinosa
n 1: fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and
adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded
blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used
in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn:
{brittlebush}, {brittle bush}, {incienso}, {Encelia
farinosa}]
Enceliopsis nudicaulis
n 1: herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and
leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower
head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona [syn: {sunray},
{Enceliopsis nudicaulis}]
Encephalartos caffer
n 1: South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used
as food [syn: {kaffir bread}, {Encephalartos caffer}]
encephalitis lethargica
n 1: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926;
symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and
extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness},
{sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic
encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]
enchanter's nightshade
n 1: any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the
genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn;
northern hemisphere
enclosed space
n 1: space that is surrounded by something [syn: {cavity},
{enclosed space}]
encounter group
n 1: a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by
freely expressing emotions
encroach upon
v 1: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {invade}, {obtrude upon},
{encroach upon}]
Encyclia citrina
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves
and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only
partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn:
{tulip orchid}, {Encyclia citrina}, {Cattleya citrina}]
Encyclia tampensis
n 1: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly
colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn:
{butterfly orchid}, {Encyclia tampensis}, {Epidendrum
tampense}]
Encyclia venosa
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum},
{Encyclia venosa}]
encyclical letter
n 1: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops
throughout the world [syn: {encyclical}, {encyclical
letter}]
end game
n 1: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation;
"the diplomatic endgame" [syn: {endgame}, {end game}]
2: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces
have been removed from the board [syn: {endgame}, {end game}]
end man
n 1: a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show;
carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor [syn:
{end man}, {corner man}]
2: a man at one end of a row of people
end matter
n 1: written matter following the main text of a book [syn:
{back matter}, {end matter}]
end of the world
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of
the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's
unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doom},
{doomsday}, {day of reckoning}, {end of the world}]
end on
adv 1: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses
built endways" [syn: {endways}, {endwise}, {end on}]
end organ
n 1: a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor
or sensory nerve fibers
end point
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end
point}, {endpoint}, {termination}, {terminus}]
2: the final point in a process [syn: {resultant}, {end point}]
end product
n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product},
{output}]
end run
n 1: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by
running around the end of the line [syn: {end run},
{sweep}]
end up
v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and
living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch
up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]
end user
n 1: the ultimate user for which something is intended
end-all
n 1: the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of
evolution"
end-plate
n 1: the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural
impulses to a muscle [syn: {end-plate}, {endplate}, {motor
end plate}]
end-rhymed
adj 1: rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses
end-stopped
adj 1: (verse) having a rhetorical pause at the end of each line
[ant: {run-on}]
end-to-end
adv 1: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end"
[syn: {throughout}, {end-to-end}]
adj 1: with the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the
end of another object
Endamoeba histolytica
n 1: the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human
beings
endangered species
n 1: a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at
risk of extinction
endemic disease
n 1: a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser
degree in people of a certain class or in people living in
a particular location [syn: {endemic}, {endemic disease}]
endemic typhus
n 1: acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the
bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills
and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat
typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]
Enderby Land
n 1: a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes
Land; claimed by Australia
endocrine gland
n 1: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete
hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine
gland}, {endocrine}, {ductless gland}]
endocrine system
n 1: the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that
help to control bodily metabolic activity
endoergic reaction
n 1: a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy
endogenous depression
n 1: a state of depression for which there is no apparent
precipitating cause
endometrial cancer
n 1: cancer of the uterine lining [syn: {endometrial carcinoma},
{endometrial cancer}]
endometrial carcinoma
n 1: cancer of the uterine lining [syn: {endometrial carcinoma},
{endometrial cancer}]
endorsement in blank
n 1: an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so
payable to the bearer [syn: {blank endorsement},
{endorsement in blank}]
endospore-forming bacteria
n 1: a group of true bacteria
endothelial myeloma
n 1: malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in
long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor},
{Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]
endothermic reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat
endotracheal tube
n 1: a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the
mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or
to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or
to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents
endowment fund
n 1: the capital that provides income for an institution [syn:
{endowment}, {endowment fund}]
endowment insurance
n 1: life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to
the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of
time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the
death of the insured
endurance contest
n 1: any long and arduous undertaking [syn: {marathon},
{endurance contest}]
endurance riding
n 1: riding for long hours over long distances
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
n 1: Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his
unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks
(1405-1464) [syn: {Pius II}, {Aeneas Silvius}, {Enea Silvio
Piccolomini}]
Energy Department
n 1: the federal department responsible for maintaining a
national energy policy of the United States; created in
1977 [syn: {Department of Energy}, {Energy Department},
{Energy}, {DOE}]
energy level
n 1: a definite stable energy that a physical system can have;
used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or
molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy
levels are possible" [syn: {energy level}, {energy state}]
energy of activation
n 1: the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a
process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur;
"catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation
during the transition phase of a reaction" [syn:
{activation energy}, {energy of activation}]
Energy Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R.
Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter" [syn: {Secretary
of Energy}, {Energy Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the
post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977" [syn:
{Secretary of Energy}, {Energy Secretary}]
energy state
n 1: a definite stable energy that a physical system can have;
used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or
molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy
levels are possible" [syn: {energy level}, {energy state}]
energy unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for work [syn: {work unit}, {heat
unit}, {energy unit}]
energy-absorbing
adj 1: (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of
energy [syn: {endoergic}, {energy-absorbing}] [ant:
{energy-releasing}, {exoergic}]
energy-releasing
adj 1: (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or
releasing of energy [syn: {exoergic}, {energy-releasing}]
[ant: {endoergic}, {energy-absorbing}]
2: of or relating to catabolism [syn: {destructive-metabolic},
{energy-releasing(a)}]
energy-storing
adj 1: of or relating to anabolism [syn: {constructive-
metabolic}, {energy-storing(a)}]
enfant terrible
n 1: a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
enfilade fire
n 1: gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth
of a formation [syn: {enfilade}, {enfilade fire}]
engagement ring
n 1: a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal
Engelbert Humperdinck
n 1: German composer of six operas and other incidental music
(1854-1921) [syn: {Humperdinck}, {Engelbert Humperdinck}]
Engelmann spruce
n 1: tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with
blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for
rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann spruce},
{Engelmann's spruce}, {Picea engelmannii}]
Engelmann's spruce
n 1: tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with
blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for
rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann spruce},
{Engelmann's spruce}, {Picea engelmannii}]
engine block
n 1: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts
of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the
block was cracked" [syn: {engine block}, {cylinder block},
{block}]
engine cooling system
n 1: equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine [syn:
{cooling system}, {engine cooling system}]
engine driver
n 1: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer},
{locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine
driver}]
engine failure
n 1: engine does not run
engine room
n 1: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located [syn:
{engineering}, {engine room}]
engineer's chain
n 1: a unit of length (100 ft)
engineering school
n 1: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial
arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic institute},
{polytechnic}, {engineering school}]
engineering science
n 1: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying
scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble
deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn:
{engineering}, {engineering science}, {applied science},
{technology}]
English bean
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
English breakfast tea
n 1: black tea grown in China [syn: {congou}, {congo}, {congou
tea}, {English breakfast tea}]
English bulldog
n 1: a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and
strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England
for bull baiting [syn: {bulldog}, {English bulldog}]
English cavalry saddle
n 1: a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn [syn:
{English saddle}, {English cavalry saddle}]
English Channel
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between
France and Britain
English Civil War
n 1: civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the
Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
English cocker spaniel
n 1: a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in
England [syn: {cocker spaniel}, {English cocker spaniel},
{cocker}]
English concertina
n 1: a concertina developed in England
English daisy
n 1: low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers
and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {common daisy},
{English daisy}, {Bellis perennis}]
English department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching English
and American literature [syn: {English department},
{department of English}]
English elm
n 1: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe
and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm},
{Ulmus procera}]
English foxhound
n 1: an English breed slightly larger than the American
foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
English hawthorn
n 1: European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red
fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown
as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern
North America [syn: {English hawthorn}, {Crataegus
monogyna}]
2: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of
white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries;
established as an escape in eastern North America [syn:
{whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus
laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]
English Hippocrates
n 1: English physician (1624-1689) [syn: {Sydenham}, {Thomas
Sydenham}, {English Hippocrates}]
English horn
n 1: a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but
lower in pitch [syn: {English horn}, {cor anglais}]
English iris
n 1: bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for
its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
[syn: {English iris}, {Iris xiphioides}]
English ivy
n 1: Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black
berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {common ivy}, {English ivy},
{Hedera helix}]
English lady crab
n 1: crab of the English coasts [syn: {English lady crab},
{Portunus puber}]
English language
n 1: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic
branch; the official language of Britain and the United
States and most of the commonwealth countries [syn:
{English}, {English language}]
English lavender
n 1: aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its
lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn:
{English lavender}, {Lavandula angustifolia}, {Lavandula
officinalis}]
English muffin
n 1: round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and
toasted before being eaten
English oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves
with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
[syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak},
{Quercus robur}]
English people
n 1: the people of England [syn: {English}, {English people}]
English person
n 1: a native or inhabitant of England
English plantain
n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain},
{narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-
grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]
English primrose
n 1: plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for
its pale yellow flowers [syn: {English primrose}, {Primula
vulgaris}]
English professor
n 1: someone who teaches English [syn: {English teacher},
{English professor}]
English Revolution
n 1: the revolution against James II; there was little armed
resistance to William and Mary in England although battles
were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn:
{English Revolution}, {Glorious Revolution}, {Bloodless
Revolution}]
English runner bean
n 1: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner
bean}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]
English ryegrass
n 1: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and
hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {perennial ryegrass},
{English ryegrass}, {Lolium perenne}]
English saddle
n 1: a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn [syn:
{English saddle}, {English cavalry saddle}]
English setter
n 1: an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat
that is chiefly white
English sole
n 1: highly valued almost pure white flesh [syn: {lemon sole},
{English sole}]
2: popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of
North America [syn: {English sole}, {lemon sole}, {Parophrys
vitulus}]
English sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding
couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab
cdcd efef gg [syn: {Shakespearean sonnet}, {Elizabethan
sonnet}, {English sonnet}]
English sparrow
n 1: small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe [syn:
{English sparrow}, {house sparrow}, {Passer domesticus}]
English springer
n 1: a breed having typically a black-and-white coat [syn:
{English springer}, {English springer spaniel}]
English springer spaniel
n 1: a breed having typically a black-and-white coat [syn:
{English springer}, {English springer spaniel}]
English system
n 1: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and
pound and second and pint [syn: {British Imperial System},
{English system}, {British system}]
English teacher
n 1: someone who teaches English [syn: {English teacher},
{English professor}]
English toy spaniel
n 1: British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head
with a short upturned muzzle
English violet
n 1: European violet typically having purple to white flowers;
widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet},
{English violet}, {Viola odorata}]
English walnut
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut},
{Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
2: nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively
thin shell; widely used in cooking
English walnut tree
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut},
{Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
English yew
n 1: predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and
slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn:
{Old World yew}, {English yew}, {Taxus baccata}]
English-Gothic
n 1: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;
characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor)
arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {perpendicular
style}, {English-Gothic}, {English-Gothic architecture}]
English-Gothic architecture
n 1: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;
characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor)
arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {perpendicular
style}, {English-Gothic}, {English-Gothic architecture}]
English-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in English
English-weed
n 1: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
[syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-
caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]
Engraulis encrasicholus
n 1: esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for
sauces and relishes [syn: {mediterranean anchovy},
{Engraulis encrasicholus}]
Enhydra lutris
n 1: large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very
thick dark brown fur [syn: {sea otter}, {Enhydra lutris}]
enigma canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic
canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]
enigmatic canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic
canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]
enigmatical canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic
canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]
enlarged heart
n 1: an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is
common in athletes" [syn: {cardiomegaly}, {megalocardia},
{megacardia}, {enlarged heart}]
enlisted man
n 1: a male enlisted person in the armed forces
enlisted officer
n 1: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel [syn:
{noncommissioned officer}, {noncom}, {enlisted officer}]
enlisted person
n 1: a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer
enlisted woman
n 1: a female enlisted person in the armed forces
Enrico Caruso
n 1: outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) [syn:
{Caruso}, {Enrico Caruso}]
Enrico Fermi
n 1: Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939)
who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron
bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced
the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954) [syn:
{Fermi}, {Enrico Fermi}]
Ensete ventricosum
n 1: large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped
leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but
edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
[syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete
ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]
ensiform leaf
n 1: a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris
ENT man
n 1: a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
[syn: {ENT man}, {ear-nose-and-throat doctor},
{otolaryngologist}, {otorhinolaryngologist},
{rhinolaryngologist}]
Entandrophragma cylindricum
n 1: African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood
varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African
scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany},
{Entandrophragma cylindricum}]
entente cordiale
n 1: an informal alliance between countries [syn: {entente},
{entente cordiale}]
2: a friendly understanding between political powers [syn:
{entente}, {entente cordiale}]
enter upon
v 1: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her
rich relatives" [syn: {enter upon}, {come upon}, {luck
into}]
enteric bacteria
n 1: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or
pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
[syn: {enteric bacteria}, {enterobacteria}, {enterics},
{entric}]
enteric fever
n 1: serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and
ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food
or water [syn: {typhoid}, {typhoid fever}, {enteric fever}]
enteric-coated aspirin
n 1: aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach
unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
Enterobius vermicularis
n 1: small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum
especially in children [syn: {pinworm}, {threadworm},
{Enterobius vermicularis}]
Enterolobium cyclocarpa
n 1: tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown
of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for
shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn:
{conacaste}, {elephant's ear}, {Enterolobium cyclocarpa}]
enterprise zone
n 1: a city district where development receives special tax
advantages
entertainment center
n 1: a wall unit containing sound and television systems
entertainment deduction
n 1: deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment
for business purposes
entertainment industry
n 1: those involved in providing entertainment: radio and
television and films and theater [syn: {entertainment
industry}, {show business}, {show biz}]
entire leaf
n 1: a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or
indentations
Entoloma aprile
n 1: an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early
spring
Entoloma lividum
n 1: a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white
(livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
[syn: {Entoloma lividum}, {Entoloma sinuatum}]
Entoloma sinuatum
n 1: a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white
(livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
[syn: {Entoloma lividum}, {Entoloma sinuatum}]
entopic pregnancy
n 1: pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus
entr'acte
n 1: the interlude between two acts of a play
2: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the
sections of a longer performance [syn: {interlude},
{intermezzo}, {entr'acte}]
entrance exam
n 1: examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a
course of studies [syn: {entrance examination}, {entrance
exam}]
entrance examination
n 1: examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a
course of studies [syn: {entrance examination}, {entrance
exam}]
entrance fee
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
entrance hall
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn:
{anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall},
{foyer}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]
entrance money
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
entrenching tool
n 1: a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches
[syn: {entrenching tool}, {trenching spade}]
entry word
n 1: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {citation form}, {main
entry word}, {entry word}]
environmental condition
n 1: the state of the environment
Environmental Protection Agency
n 1: an independent federal agency established to coordinate
programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the
environment [syn: {Environmental Protection Agency}, {EPA},
{E.P.A.}]
environmental science
n 1: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between
organisms and their environment [syn: {ecology},
{bionomics}, {environmental science}]
envoy extraordinary
n 1: a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn:
{envoy}, {envoy extraordinary}, {minister plenipotentiary}]
enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay
n 1: an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction
and is used to detect the presence of specific substances
(such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
[syn: {enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay},
{ELISA}]
Eocene epoch
n 1: from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern
mammals [syn: {Eocene}, {Eocene epoch}]
Eolithic Age
n 1: the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest
signs of human culture [syn: {Eolithic Age}, {Eolithic}]
epacris family
n 1: Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {Epacridaceae},
{family Epacridaceae}, {epacris family}]
Epacris impressa
n 1: spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania
having white to rose or purple-red flowers [syn: {common
heath}, {Epacris impressa}]
Epacris obtusifolia
n 1: small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant
ivory flowers [syn: {common heath}, {blunt-leaf heath},
{Epacris obtusifolia}]
Epacris purpurascens
n 1: small shrub of southern and western Australia having
pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers [syn: {Port Jackson
heath}, {Epacris purpurascens}]
Ephedra sinica
n 1: Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine [syn: {mahuang},
{Ephedra sinica}]
ephemeris time
n 1: (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital
motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for
the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn:
{terrestrial time}, {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time},
{TDT}, {ephemeris time}]
Ephestia elutella
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried
plant products [syn: {tobacco moth}, {cacao moth},
{Ephestia elutella}]
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
n 1: large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red
bill has a black band around the middle [syn: {saddlebill},
{jabiru}, {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis}]
epic poem
n 1: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic
poem}, {heroic poem}, {epic}, {epos}]
epic poetry
n 1: poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero [syn: {heroic
poetry}, {epic poetry}]
epicanthic fold
n 1: a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for
many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's
syndrome [syn: {epicanthus}, {epicanthic fold}]
epicene person
n 1: one having both male and female sexual characteristics and
organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or
female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {intersex},
{gynandromorph}, {androgyne}, {epicene}, {epicene person}]
epicyclic gear
n 1: an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an
epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear},
{planet wheel}, {planet gear}]
epicyclic gear train
n 1: a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel
axis itself revolves about another fixed axis [syn:
{epicyclic train}, {epicyclic gear train}]
epicyclic train
n 1: a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel
axis itself revolves about another fixed axis [syn:
{epicyclic train}, {epicyclic gear train}]
epideictic oratory
n 1: a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or
group of people; "Pericles' funeral oration for Athenians
killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of
epideictic oratory"
epidemic cholera
n 1: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of
contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Asiatic
cholera}, {Indian cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]
epidemic disease
n 1: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to
many people
epidemic encephalitis
n 1: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926;
symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and
extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness},
{sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic
encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]
epidemic hysertia
n 1: a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the
same state of violent mental agitation [syn: {mass
hysteria}, {epidemic hysertia}]
epidemic meningitis
n 1: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn:
{cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain
fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]
epidemic myalgia
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
{epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis},
{diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
epidemic parotitis
n 1: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever
and by swelling of the parotid glands [syn: {mumps},
{epidemic parotitis}]
epidemic pleurodynia
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
{epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis},
{diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
epidemic roseola
n 1: a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles
lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus
during the first trimester [syn: {German measles},
{rubella}, {three-day measles}, {epidemic roseola}]
Epidendrum tampense
n 1: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly
colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn:
{butterfly orchid}, {Encyclia tampensis}, {Epidendrum
tampense}]
Epidendrum venosum
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green
flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum},
{Encyclia venosa}]
epidermal cell
n 1: any of the cells making up the epidermis
epidural anaesthesia
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an
anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord;
sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic
areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn:
{epidural anesthesia}, {epidural anaesthesia}, {epidural}]
epidural anesthesia
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an
anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord;
sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic
areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn:
{epidural anesthesia}, {epidural anaesthesia}, {epidural}]
epidural injection
n 1: injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural
space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural
anesthesia
Epigaea repens
n 1: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with
leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white
flowers [syn: {trailing arbutus}, {mayflower}, {Epigaea
repens}]
epigastric artery
n 1: one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the
abdomen [syn: {epigastric artery}, {arteria epigastrica}]
epigastric fossa
n 1: a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum
(where a blow can affect the solar plexus) [syn: {pit of
the stomach}, {epigastric fossa}]
epigastric vein
n 1: veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen
Epilachna varivestis
n 1: introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the
foliage of the bean plant [syn: {Mexican bean beetle},
{bean beetle}, {Epilachna varivestis}]
epilating wax
n 1: a mixture of resins and waxes to remove cosmetically
undesirable hair; mixture is applied hot to the surface and
after cooling is pulled away taking the hairs with it
epilepsia major
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness
and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized
jerking [syn: {grand mal epilepsy}, {grand mal},
{generalized epilepsy}, {epilepsia major}]
2: a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and
has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {grand mal},
{generalized seizure}, {epilepsia major}]
epilepsia minor
n 1: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief
clouding of consciousness (and possibly other
abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal
since childhood" [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}, {petit mal},
{epilepsia minor}]
2: a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary
unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the
girl was frightened by her first petit mal" [syn: {petit
mal}, {epilepsia minor}]
epileptic seizure
n 1: convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness
Epilobium angustifolium
n 1: tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and
narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers
occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent
clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed},
{giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup},
{Epilobium angustifolium}]
Epilobium canum canum
n 1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having
brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia},
{humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum},
{Zauschneria californica}]
Epilobium hirsutum
n 1: plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and
hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn:
{hairy willowherb}, {codlins-and-cream}, {Epilobium
hirsutum}]
Epimedium grandiflorum
n 1: slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on
erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {barrenwort},
{bishop's hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]
Epinephelus adscensionis
n 1: found around rocky coasts or on reefs [syn: {rock hind},
{Epinephelus adscensionis}]
Epinephelus fulvus
n 1: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
[syn: {coney}, {Epinephelus fulvus}]
Epipactis gigantea
n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North
America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish
flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream
orchid}, {chatterbox}, {giant helleborine}, {Epipactis
gigantea}]
Epipactis helleborine
n 1: European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or
purplish flowers
Epiphany of Our Lord
n 1: twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the
three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany},
{Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day},
{January 6}]
epiphysis cerebri
n 1: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the
back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn:
{pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri},
{epiphysis}]
epiphytic plant
n 1: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and
rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on
it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic
plant}]
Epipremnum aureum
n 1: evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated
foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum},
{Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]
Episcia dianthiflora
n 1: low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having
deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Alsobia dianthiflora},
{Episcia dianthiflora}]
episcleral veins
n 1: small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty
into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {episcleral veins},
{venae episclerales}]
Episcopal Church
n 1: an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
[syn: {Episcopal Church}, {Episcopal Church of Scotland}]
2: United States church that is in communication with the see of
Canterbury [syn: {Episcopal Church}, {Protestant Episcopal
Church}]
Episcopal Church of Scotland
n 1: an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
[syn: {Episcopal Church}, {Episcopal Church of Scotland}]
episodic memory
n 1: memory for episodes in your own life [syn: {episodic
memory}, {personal memory}]
epistemic logic
n 1: the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance
Epistle of James
n 1: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
[syn: {Epistle of James}, {James}]
Epistle of Jeremiah
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to
Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them
against idolatry [syn: {Letter of Jeremiah}, {Epistle of
Jeremiah}]
Epistle of Jude
n 1: a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn:
{Epistle of Jude}, {Jude}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon},
{Epistle to Philemon}, {Philemon}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Epistle to the
Colossians}, {Colossians}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the
world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Epistle to the
Ephesians}, {Ephesians}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Galatians}, {Epistle to the Galatians}, {Galatians}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the church at Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Epistle to the
Philippians}, {Philippians}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
n 1: a New Testament book containing an exposition of the
doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, {Epistle to the Romans},
{Romans}]
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to
Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, {Epistle to Titus}, {Titus}]
Epistle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon},
{Epistle to Philemon}, {Philemon}]
Epistle to the Colossians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Epistle to the
Colossians}, {Colossians}]
Epistle to the Ephesians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the
world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Epistle to the
Ephesians}, {Ephesians}]
Epistle to the Galatians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Galatians}, {Epistle to the Galatians}, {Galatians}]
Epistle to the Hebrews
n 1: a New Testament book traditionally included among the
epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to
have been written by him [syn: {Epistle to the Hebrews},
{Hebrews}]
Epistle to the Philippians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the church at Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Epistle to the
Philippians}, {Philippians}]
Epistle to the Romans
n 1: a New Testament book containing an exposition of the
doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, {Epistle to the Romans},
{Romans}]
Epistle to Titus
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to
Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, {Epistle to Titus}, {Titus}]
epithelial cell
n 1: one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
epithelial duct
n 1: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and
conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct
was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is
released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn:
{duct}, {epithelial duct}, {canal}, {channel}]
epithelial tissue
n 1: membranous tissue covering internal organs and other
internal surfaces of the body [syn: {epithelium},
{epithelial tissue}]
epitrochoidal engine
n 1: a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion
engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel engine},
{Wankel rotary engine}, {epitrochoidal engine}]
epoch-making
adj 1: highly significant or important especially bringing about
or marking the beginning of a new development or era;
"epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an
epoch-making discovery" [syn: {epochal}, {epoch-making}]
epoxy glue
n 1: a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and
coatings and laminates [syn: {epoxy}, {epoxy resin}, {epoxy
glue}]
epoxy resin
n 1: a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and
coatings and laminates [syn: {epoxy}, {epoxy resin}, {epoxy
glue}]
Epsilon Aurigae
n 1: the largest known star
epsilon toxin
n 1: a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens;
causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins
8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large
numbers of these bacteria [syn: {epsilon toxin},
{Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin}]
Epsom salts
n 1: hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat
heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
[syn: {Epsom salts}, {bitter salts}]
2: (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used
as a laxative
Epstein-Barr virus
n 1: the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis;
associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn:
{Epstein-Barr virus}, {EBV}]
Eptesicus fuscus
n 1: rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
[syn: {big brown bat}, {Eptesicus fuscus}]
Eptesicus serotinus
n 1: common brown bat of Europe [syn: {serotine}, {European
brown bat}, {Eptesicus serotinus}]
Equador laurel
n 1: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for
its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn:
{Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre},
{princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]
equal opportunity
n 1: the right to equivalent opportunities for employment
regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
equal protection of the laws
n 1: a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US
Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth
Amendment
equal sign
n 1: a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are
equal
equal temperament
n 1: the division of the scale based on an octave that is
divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal
temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard
instruments"
equal to
adj 1: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task";
"the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn:
{adequate to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
equal-area map projection
n 1: a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by
meridians and parallels have an area on the map
proportional to their area on the globe [syn: {equal-area
projection}, {equal-area map projection}]
equal-area projection
n 1: a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by
meridians and parallels have an area on the map
proportional to their area on the globe [syn: {equal-area
projection}, {equal-area map projection}]
equality before the law
n 1: the right to equal protection of the laws
Equality State
n 1: a state in the western United States; mountainous in the
west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn:
{Wyoming}, {Equality State}, {WY}, {Wyo.}]
equalizing dividend
n 1: a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses
resulting from a change in the dividend schedule
equatorial current
n 1: any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator
Equatorial Guinea
n 1: a country of west central Africa (including islands in the
Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
[syn: {Equatorial Guinea}, {Republic of Equatorial Guinea},
{Spanish Guinea}]
equestrian sport
n 1: a sport that tests horsemanship
Equetus lanceolatus
n 1: black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
[syn: {jackknife-fish}, {Equetus lanceolatus}]
Equetus pulcher
n 1: a kind of drumfish [syn: {striped drum}, {Equetus pulcher}]
equiangular triangle
n 1: a three-sided regular polygon [syn: {equilateral triangle},
{equiangular triangle}]
equilateral triangle
n 1: a three-sided regular polygon [syn: {equilateral triangle},
{equiangular triangle}]
equilibrium constant
n 1: (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is
reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the
forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)
equilibrium law
n 1: (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in
a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward
reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant
for that reaction [syn: {equilibrium law}, {law of chemical
equilibrium}]
equine distemper
n 1: an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by
inflammation of the mucous membranes [syn: {equine
distemper}, {strangles}]
equine encephalitis
n 1: encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a
mosquito from an infected horse [syn: {equine
encephalitis}, {equine encephalomyelitis}]
equine encephalomyelitis
n 1: encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a
mosquito from an infected horse [syn: {equine
encephalitis}, {equine encephalomyelitis}]
equinoctial circle
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the
celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial
circle}, {equinoctial line}, {equinoctial}]
equinoctial line
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the
celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial
circle}, {equinoctial line}, {equinoctial}]
equinoctial point
n 1: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the
celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn:
{equinoctial point}, {equinox}]
equinoctial storm
n 1: a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox [syn: {line
storm}, {equinoctial storm}]
equinoctial year
n 1: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the
sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar
year}, {tropical year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial
year}]
equipment casualty
n 1: loss of military equipment [syn: {damage}, {equipment
casualty}]
equipment failure
n 1: a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power
breakdown" [syn: {breakdown}, {equipment failure}]
Equisetum arvense
n 1: of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common
horsetail}, {field horsetail}, {Equisetum arvense}]
Equisetum fluviatile
n 1: Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp
horsetail}, {water horsetail}, {Equisetum fluviatile}]
Equisetum hyemale
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough
horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]
Equisetum hyemale robustum
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough
horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]
Equisetum palustre
n 1: scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy
areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {marsh horsetail},
{Equisetum palustre}]
Equisetum robustum
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough
horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]
Equisetum Sylvaticum
n 1: Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America
[syn: {wood horsetail}, {Equisetum Sylvaticum}]
Equisetum variegatum
n 1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central
Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {variegated scouring
rush}, {Equisetum variegatum}]
equity credit line
n 1: a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home loan}, {home equity credit}, {home equity loan},
{equity credit line}]
equivalent weight
n 1: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining
capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard
is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent}, {equivalent weight},
{combining weight}, {eq}]
equivalent word
n 1: two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to
be synonymous relative to that context [syn: {synonym},
{equivalent word}] [ant: {antonym}, {opposite}, {opposite
word}]
equivalent-binary-digit factor
n 1: the average number of binary digits needed to express one
radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on
the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal
digits takes 3.3N binary digits
Equus asinus
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: {African wild ass}, {Equus
asinus}]
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass;
patient but stubborn [syn: {domestic ass}, {donkey}, {Equus
asinus}]
Equus Burchelli
n 1: of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common
zebra}, {Burchell's zebra}, {Equus Burchelli}]
Equus caballus
n 1: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since
prehistoric times [syn: {horse}, {Equus caballus}]
Equus caballus gomelini
n 1: European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century
[syn: {tarpan}, {Equus caballus gomelini}]
Equus caballus przevalskii
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's
horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}]
Equus caballus przewalskii
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's
horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}]
Equus grevyi
n 1: zebra with less continuous stripes [syn: {grevy's zebra},
{Equus grevyi}]
Equus hemionus
n 1: Asiatic wild ass [syn: {onager}, {Equus hemionus}]
Equus hemionus hemionus
n 1: Mongolian wild ass [syn: {chigetai}, {dziggetai}, {Equus
hemionus hemionus}]
Equus kiang
n 1: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {kiang}, {Equus
kiang}]
Equus quagga
n 1: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct
since late 19th century [syn: {quagga}, {Equus quagga}]
Equus zebra zebra
n 1: narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa
[syn: {mountain zebra}, {Equus zebra zebra}]
Eragrostic abyssinica
n 1: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass
(yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for
forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {teff grass}, {Eragrostis
tef}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]
Eragrostis curvula
n 1: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy
stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion
control [syn: {weeping love grass}, {African love grass},
{Eragrostis curvula}]
Eragrostis tef
n 1: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass
(yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for
forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {teff grass}, {Eragrostis
tef}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]
Eranthis hyemalis
n 1: small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow
flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is
gone [syn: {winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}]
erasable programmable read-only memory
n 1: (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be
erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new
data [syn: {erasable programmable read-only memory},
{EPROM}]
Erb's palsy
n 1: paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial
plexus (usually during childbirth) [syn: {Erb's palsy},
{Erb-Duchenne paralysis}]
Erb-Duchenne paralysis
n 1: paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial
plexus (usually during childbirth) [syn: {Erb's palsy},
{Erb-Duchenne paralysis}]
Erechtites hieracifolia
n 1: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish
flowers [syn: {fireweed}, {Erechtites hieracifolia}]
erect bugle
n 1: upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers;
southern Europe [syn: {erect bugle}, {blue bugle}, {Ajuga
genevensis}]
erectile dysfunction
n 1: impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or
maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile
dysfunction}, {male erecticle dysfunction}, {ED}]
erectile organ
n 1: an organ containing erectile tissue
erectile tissue
n 1: vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming
rigid
erecting prism
n 1: a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image
upright
Eresh-kigal
n 1: goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: {Ereshkigal},
{Eresh-kigal}, {Ereshkigel}]
Erethizon dorsatum
n 1: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines
concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt
and grease [syn: {Canada porcupine}, {Erethizon dorsatum}]
Eretmochelys imbricata
n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak;
source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill
turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle},
{Eretmochelys imbricata}]
Ergotrate Maleate
n 1: an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate
Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular
contraction of the uterus and is administered after
childbirth or abortion [syn: {ergonovine}, {Ergotrate
Maleate}]
Ergun He
n 1: a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows
northeast along the border between China and Russia to
become a tributary of the Amur River [syn: {Argun}, {Argun
River}, {Ergun He}]
Erianthus ravennae
n 1: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and
large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn:
{Ravenna grass}, {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]
Eric Arthur Blair
n 1: imaginative British writer concerned with social justice
(1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {George Orwell}, {Eric Blair},
{Eric Arthur Blair}]
Eric Blair
n 1: imaginative British writer concerned with social justice
(1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {George Orwell}, {Eric Blair},
{Eric Arthur Blair}]
Erica arborea
n 1: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant
white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody
roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath},
{briar}, {brier}, {Erica arborea}]
Erica carnea
n 1: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped
red flowers [syn: {winter heath}, {spring heath}, {Erica
carnea}]
Erica cinerea
n 1: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn:
{bell heather}, {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica
cinerea}]
Erica Jong
n 1: United States writer (born in 1942) [syn: {Jong}, {Erica
Jong}]
Erica lusitanica
n 1: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula
having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in
southwestern England [syn: {Spanish heath}, {Portuguese
heath}, {Erica lusitanica}]
Erica perspicua
n 1: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white
flowers [syn: {Prince-of-Wales'-heath}, {Prince of Wales
heath}, {Erica perspicua}]
Erica tetralix
n 1: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn:
{cross-leaved heath}, {bell heather}, {Erica tetralix}]
Erica vagans
n 1: bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the
moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated
elsewhere [syn: {Cornish heath}, {Erica vagans}]
Erich Mendelsohn
n 1: German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937
(1887-1953) [syn: {Mendelsohn}, {Erich Mendelsohn}]
Erich von Stroheim
n 1: United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957)
[syn: {Stroheim}, {Erich von Stroheim}]
Erie Canal
n 1: an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at
Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th
century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
Erigeron acer
n 1: widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers [syn: {blue
fleabane}, {Erigeron acer}]
Erigeron annuus
n 1: widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb [syn:
{daisy fleabane}, {Erigeron annuus}]
Erigeron aurantiacus
n 1: mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-
yellow flowers [syn: {orange daisy}, {orange fleabane},
{Erigeron aurantiacus}]
Erigeron canadensis
n 1: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane},
{fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]
Erigeron divergens
n 1: well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a
solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender
rays; western North America [syn: {spreading fleabane},
{Erigeron divergens}]
Erigeron glaucous
n 1: slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy
sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with
narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to
southern California [syn: {seaside daisy}, {beach aster},
{Erigeron glaucous}]
Erigeron philadelphicus
n 1: especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of
threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender
white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn:
{Philadelphia fleabane}, {Erigeron philadelphicus}]
Erigeron pulchellus
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having flowers
with usually violet-purple rays [syn: {robin's plantain},
{Erigeron pulchellus}]
Erigeron speciosus
n 1: plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an
especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink
or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States
mountains [syn: {showy daisy}, {Erigeron speciosus}]
Erignathus barbatus
n 1: medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side
of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean [syn: {bearded seal},
{squareflipper square flipper}, {Erignathus barbatus}]
Erigonum fasciculatum
n 1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in
loose heads; desert regions of western United States
(California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {California
buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
n 1: Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia
(1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A.
von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von
Willebrand}]
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie
n 1: French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection
of Romanticism (1866-1925) [syn: {Satie}, {Erik Satie},
{Erik Alfred Leslie Satie}]
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
n 1: Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and
folklore (1864-1931) [syn: {Karlfeldt}, {Erik Axel
Karlfeldt}]
Erik Satie
n 1: French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection
of Romanticism (1866-1925) [syn: {Satie}, {Erik Satie},
{Erik Alfred Leslie Satie}]
Erik von Willebrand
n 1: Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia
(1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A.
von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von
Willebrand}]
Erik Weisz
n 1: United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his
ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets
or padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: {Houdini}, {Harry
Houdini}, {Erik Weisz}]
Erinaceus europaeus
n 1: small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and
protective spines [syn: {hedgehog}, {Erinaceus europaeus},
{Erinaceus europeaeus}]
Erinaceus europeaeus
n 1: small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and
protective spines [syn: {hedgehog}, {Erinaceus europaeus},
{Erinaceus europeaeus}]
Eriobotrya japonica
n 1: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar},
{Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
Eriocaulon aquaticum
n 1: aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides
having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense
buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers [syn:
{pipewort}, {Eriocaulon aquaticum}]
Eriodictyon californicum
n 1: viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white
to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used
in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses [syn: {yerba
santa}, {Eriodictyon californicum}]
Eriogonum allenii
n 1: late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia
having flowers in flat-topped clusters [syn: {umbrella
plant}, {Eriogonum allenii}]
Eriophorum angustifolium
n 1: having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes
[syn: {common cotton grass}, {Eriophorum angustifolium}]
Eriophyllum lanatum
n 1: greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending
in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry
areas western North America [syn: {golden yarrow},
{Eriophyllum lanatum}]
Eriophyllum wallacei
n 1: tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow
flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern
Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy},
{Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]
Eriosoma lanigerum
n 1: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple
and other trees [syn: {woolly apple aphid}, {American
blight}, {Eriosoma lanigerum}]
Erithacus rubecola
n 1: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn:
{robin}, {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin},
{Erithacus rubecola}]
Erithacus svecicus
n 1: songbird of northern Europe and Asia [syn: {bluethroat},
{Erithacus svecicus}]
Erle Stanley Gardner
n 1: writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason
(1889-1970) [syn: {Gardner}, {Erle Stanley Gardner}]
Erlenmeyer flask
n 1: a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck
Ernest Bevin
n 1: British labor leader and statesman who played an important
role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951) [syn:
{Bevin}, {Ernest Bevin}]
Ernest Bloch
n 1: United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed
symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano
sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: {Bloch}, {Ernest
Bloch}]
Ernest Hemingway
n 1: an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for
literature in 1954 (1899-1961) [syn: {Hemingway}, {Ernest
Hemingway}]
Ernest Orlando Lawrence
n 1: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron
(1901-1958) [syn: {Lawrence}, {E. O. Lawrence}, {Ernest
Orlando Lawrence}]
Ernest Rutherford
n 1: British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the
atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom
(1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {Ernest Rutherford}, {First
Baron Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]
Ernest Solvay
n 1: Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built
factories exploiting it (1838-1922) [syn: {Solvay}, {Ernest
Solvay}]
Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton
n 1: Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first
split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {E. T. S.
Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]
Ernest Walton
n 1: Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first
split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {E. T. S.
Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
n 1: United States operatic contralto (1861-1936) [syn:
{Schumann-Heink}, {Ernestine Schumann-Heink}]
Ernesto Guevara
n 1: an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's
chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other
Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the
Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: {Guevara}, {Ernesto
Guevara}, {Che Guevara}]
Ernst Boris Chain
n 1: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and
purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by
Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: {Chain}, {Ernst
Boris Chain}, {Sir Ernst Boris Chain}]
Ernst Cassirer
n 1: German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the
human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture
generally (1874-1945) [syn: {Cassirer}, {Ernst Cassirer}]
Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
n 1: German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and
formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of
materialistic monism (1834-1919) [syn: {Haeckel}, {Ernst
Heinrich Haeckel}]
Ernst Heinrich Weber
n 1: German physiologist who studied sensory responses to
stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics
(1795-1878) [syn: {Weber}, {E. H. Weber}, {Ernst Heinrich
Weber}]
Ernst Lubitsch
n 1: German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)
[syn: {Lubitsch}, {Ernst Lubitsch}]
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
n 1: German expressionist painter (1880-1938) [syn: {Kirchner},
{Ernst Ludwig Kirchner}]
Ernst Mach
n 1: Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach
number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) [syn:
{Mach}, {Ernst Mach}]
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
{Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
n 1: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
{Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]
Ernst Werner von Siemens
n 1: German electrical engineer (1816-1892) [syn: {Siemens},
{Ernst Werner von Siemens}]
Erodium cicutarium
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},
{alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass},
{pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
Erodium moschatum
n 1: low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to
alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {white-
stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]
Erodium texanum
n 1: of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States
and Mexico [syn: {Texas storksbill}, {Erodium texanum}]
erogenous zone
n 1: any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual
stimulation
Erolia alpina
n 1: small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic
regions and winters in southern United States or
Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper},
{dunlin}, {Erolia alpina}]
Erolia minutilla
n 1: smallest American sandpiper [syn: {least sandpiper},
{stint}, {Erolia minutilla}]
erose leaf
n 1: a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed
erotic love
n 1: a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love
left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his
first love" [syn: {love}, {sexual love}, {erotic love}]
errand boy
n 1: a boy who earns money by running errands [syn: {messenger
boy}, {errand boy}]
erroneous belief
n 1: a misconception resulting from incorrect information [syn:
{error}, {erroneous belief}]
error correction code
n 1: (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra
parity bits in order to detect errors [syn: {error
correction code}, {ECC}]
error-prone
adj 1: capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"
[syn: {erring}, {error-prone}]
Erskine Caldwell
n 1: United States author remembered for novels about poverty
and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: {Caldwell}, {Erskine
Caldwell}, {Erskine Preston Caldwell}]
Erskine Preston Caldwell
n 1: United States author remembered for novels about poverty
and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: {Caldwell}, {Erskine
Caldwell}, {Erskine Preston Caldwell}]
Eruca sativa
n 1: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette},
{garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa},
{Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
Eruca vesicaria sativa
n 1: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette},
{garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa},
{Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
Erwin Panofsky
n 1: art historian (1892-1968) [syn: {Panofsky}, {Erwin
Panofsky}]
Erwin Rommel
n 1: German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in
North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) [syn:
{Rommel}, {Erwin Rommel}, {Desert Fox}]
Erwin Schrodinger
n 1: Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation
(1887-1961) [syn: {Schrodinger}, {Erwin Schrodinger}]
Eryngium aquaticum
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots;
southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake
master [syn: {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium aquaticum}]
Eryngium maritimum
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves
naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly
used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {sea
eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]
Eryngium yuccifolium
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to
cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master},
{rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium
yuccifolium}]
Erysimum allionii
n 1: showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated
for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Siberian wall
flower}, {Erysimum allionii}, {Cheiranthus allionii}]
Erysimum arkansanum
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
{western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus
asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]
Erysimum asperum
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
{western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus
asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]
Erysimum cheiranthoides
n 1: slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome
as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic [syn: {wormseed
mustard}, {Erysimum cheiranthoides}]
Erysimum cheiri
n 1: perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant
flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often
naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in
genus Erysimum [syn: {wallflower}, {Cheiranthus cheiri},
{Erysimum cheiri}]
erythema multiforme
n 1: a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease
or other allergen
erythema nodosum
n 1: skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the
shins and legs
erythema nodosum leprosum
n 1: an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in
painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face [syn:
{erythema nodosum leprosum}, {ENL}]
erythema solare
n 1: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the
sun [syn: {sunburn}, {erythema solare}]
Erythrina caffra
n 1: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South
Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red
seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or
shingles [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Cape kafferboom}, {Erythrina
caffra}]
Erythrina corallodendrum
n 1: deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and
black-spotted red seeds [syn: {coral bean tree}, {Erythrina
corallodendrum}]
Erythrina crista-galli
n 1: small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and
scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo},
{crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree},
{Erythrina crista-galli}]
Erythrina Indica
n 1: small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and
northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or
crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Indian coral tree},
{Erythrina variegata}, {Erythrina Indica}]
Erythrina lysistemon
n 1: small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense
clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn:
{kaffir boom}, {Transvaal kafferboom}, {Erythrina
lysistemon}]
Erythrina variegata
n 1: small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and
northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or
crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Indian coral tree},
{Erythrina variegata}, {Erythrina Indica}]
Erythrina vespertilio
n 1: prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood [syn:
{cork tree}, {Erythrina vespertilio}]
erythroblastosis fetalis
n 1: severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh
incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically
occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-
positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before
birth by amniocentesis
Erythrocebus patas
n 1: reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: {patas},
{hussar monkey}, {Erythrocebus patas}]
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
n 1: the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of
blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually
indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte
sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed
rate}]
Erythronium albidum
n 1: North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with
yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors [syn: {white
dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde
lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]
Erythronium americanum
n 1: eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow
flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
[syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {trout lily}, {amberbell},
{Erythronium americanum}]
Erythronium californicum
n 1: California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers
sometimes yellow-tinged [syn: {fawn lily}, {Erythronium
californicum}]
Erythronium dens-canis
n 1: sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers;
cultivated in many varieties [syn: {European dogtooth},
{Erythronium dens-canis}]
Erythronium grandiflorum
n 1: dogtooth violet of western North America having bright
yellow flowers [syn: {glacier lily}, {snow lily},
{Erythronium grandiflorum}]
Erythronium montanum
n 1: perennial herb having large white flowers marked with
orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United
States [syn: {avalanche lily}, {Erythronium montanum}]
Erythroxylon coca
n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives
of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: {Erythroxylon
coca}, {coca}, {coca plant}]
Erythroxylon truxiuense
n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine
escalator clause
n 1: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a
decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on
certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living
index) [syn: {escalator clause}, {escalator}]
escalope de veau Orloff
n 1: lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce
and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and
baked briefly
escape cock
n 1: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a
steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure
reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief
valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]
escape expert
n 1: an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping [syn:
{escapologist}, {escape expert}]
escape from
v 1: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following
me" [syn: {shake}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
escape hatch
n 1: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency
escape mechanism
n 1: a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
escape valve
n 1: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a
steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure
reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief
valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]
escape velocity
n 1: the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
escape wheel
n 1: gear that engages a rocking lever
Escherichia coli
n 1: a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract
of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a
threat to food safety [syn: {Escherichia coli}, {E. coli}]
Eschrichtius gibbosus
n 1: medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
[syn: {grey whale}, {gray whale}, {devilfish},
{Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
Eschrichtius robustus
n 1: medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
[syn: {grey whale}, {gray whale}, {devilfish},
{Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
Eschscholtzia californica
n 1: of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for
its yellow to red flowers [syn: {California poppy},
{Eschscholtzia californica}]
escrow funds
n 1: funds held in escrow
Eskimo curlew
n 1: New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
[syn: {Eskimo curlew}, {Numenius borealis}]
Eskimo dog
n 1: breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: {Eskimo dog},
{husky}]
Eskimo-Aleut
n 1: the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut
[syn: {Eskimo-Aleut}, {Eskimo-Aleut language}]
Eskimo-Aleut language
n 1: the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut
[syn: {Eskimo-Aleut}, {Eskimo-Aleut language}]
Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson
n 1: Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)
[syn: {Robinson}, {Lennox Robinson}, {Esme Stuart Lennox
Robinson}]
esophageal reflux
n 1: reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn:
{gastroesophageal reflux}, {esophageal reflux},
{oesophageal reflux}]
esophageal smear
n 1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the
esophagus
esophageal veins
n 1: small veins from the esophagus emptying into the
brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {esophageal
veins}, {oesophageal veins}, {venae esophageae}]
esophagogastric junction
n 1: the junction between the esophagus and the stomach
epithelium [syn: {esophagogastric junction},
{oesophagogastric junction}]
Esox americanus
n 1: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn:
{redfin pickerel}, {barred pickerel}, {Esox americanus}]
Esox lucius
n 1: voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere
[syn: {northern pike}, {Esox lucius}]
Esox masquinongy
n 1: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America [syn:
{muskellunge}, {Esox masquinongy}]
Esox niger
n 1: common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn:
{chain pickerel}, {chain pike}, {Esox niger}]
espionage agent
n 1: someone employed to spy on another country or business
competitor
espionage network
n 1: a network of spies
espresso maker
n 1: a coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure
through dark roasted coffee grounds
espresso shop
n 1: a cafe where espresso is served
esprit de corps
n 1: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group
to succeed [syn: {esprit de corps}, {morale}, {team
spirit}]
esprit de l'escalier
n 1: a witty remark that occurs to you too late
essential amino acid
n 1: an amino acid that is required by animals but that they
cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
essential condition
n 1: a prerequisite [syn: {essential condition}, {sine qua non}]
essential hypertension
n 1: persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which
no specific cause can be found [syn: {essential
hypertension}, {hyperpiesia}, {hyperpiesis}]
essential oil
n 1: an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it
comes; used in perfume and flavorings [syn: {essential
oil}, {volatile oil}]
essential thrombocytopenia
n 1: the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a
shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as
tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)
essential tremor
n 1: tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head)
that develops in older people; often mistaken for
Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be
kept under control
established church
n 1: the church that is recognized as the official church of a
nation
estate agent
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale
of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land
agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent},
{estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]
estate car
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon},
{estate car}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]
estate for life
n 1: (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of
the person holding it [syn: {life estate}, {estate for
life}]
estate of the realm
n 1: a major social class or order of persons regarded
collectively as part of the body politic of the country
(especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing
distinct political rights [syn: {estate of the realm},
{estate}, {the three estates}]
estate tax
n 1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn:
{inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]
Estates General
n 1: assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris
n 1: United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn:
{Morris}, {Esther Morris}, {Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack
Morris}]
Esther Morris
n 1: United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn:
{Morris}, {Esther Morris}, {Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack
Morris}]
estimated tax
n 1: income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject
to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax
liability
estimated tax return
n 1: return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from
income does not meet the tax liability for the year [syn:
{declaration of estimated tax}, {estimated tax return}]
Estonian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Estonia
estradiol patch
n 1: a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed
into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency
and in hormone replacement therapy
estraterrestrial body
n 1: a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the
earth's atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial object},
{estraterrestrial body}]
estrogen antagonist
n 1: an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of
breast cancer [syn: {estrogen antagonist}, {tamoxifen}]
et al
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, {et al}, {et alii}, {et aliae}, {et alia}]
2: and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a
text) [syn: {et al.}, {et al}, {et alibi}]
et al.
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, {et al}, {et alii}, {et aliae}, {et alia}]
2: and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a
text) [syn: {et al.}, {et al}, {et alibi}]
et alia
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, {et al}, {et alii}, {et aliae}, {et alia}]
et aliae
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, {et al}, {et alii}, {et aliae}, {et alia}]
et alibi
adv 1: and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences
in a text) [syn: {et al.}, {et al}, {et alibi}]
et alii
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, {et al}, {et alii}, {et aliae}, {et alia}]
etc.
adv 1: continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {and so
on}, {etcetera}, {etc.}]
Eternal City
n 1: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of
the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the
Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma},
{Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]
eternal damnation
n 1: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
[syn: {damnation}, {eternal damnation}]
eternal life
n 1: life without beginning or end [syn: {eternal life}, {life
eternal}]
eternal rest
n 1: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in
a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her
husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn:
{rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep},
{quietus}]
eternal sleep
n 1: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in
a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her
husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn:
{rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep},
{quietus}]
ethacrynic acid
n 1: diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn:
{ethacrynic acid}, {Edecrin}]
Ethan Allen
n 1: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped
capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn:
{Allen}, {Ethan Allen}]
ethanal trimer
n 1: a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that
is used as a sedative and a solvent [syn: {paraldehyde},
{ethanal trimer}]
ethanedioic acid
n 1: a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis
and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in
chemical analysis [syn: {oxalic acid}, {ethanedioic acid}]
ethanoic acid
n 1: a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing
plastics and pharmaceuticals [syn: {acetic acid}, {ethanoic
acid}]
ethanoyl chloride
n 1: colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent
odor [syn: {acetyl chloride}, {ethanoyl chloride}]
ethanoyl group
n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl},
{acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group},
{ethanoyl radical}]
ethanoyl radical
n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl},
{acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group},
{ethanoyl radical}]
Ethel Barrymore
n 1: United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and
Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Ethel
Barrymore}]
Ethel Merman
n 1: United States singer who appeared in several musical
comedies (1909-1984) [syn: {Merman}, {Ethel Merman}]
Ethel Waters
n 1: United States actress and singer (1896-1977) [syn:
{Waters}, {Ethel Waters}]
Ethelred I
n 1: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred
joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and
succeeded him on his death (died in 871) [syn: {Ethelred},
{Ethelred I}]
Ethelred II
n 1: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his
half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled
unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn:
{Ethelred}, {Ethelred II}, {Ethelred the Unready}]
Ethelred the Unready
n 1: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his
half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled
unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn:
{Ethelred}, {Ethelred II}, {Ethelred the Unready}]
ethernet cable
n 1: any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets
ethical code
n 1: a system of principles governing morality and acceptable
conduct [syn: {ethic}, {ethical code}]
ethical drug
n 1: a drug that is available only with written instructions
from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the
doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
[syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription}, {prescription
medicine}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug},
{over-the-counter medicine}]
ethical motive
n 1: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: {ethical
motive}, {ethics}, {morals}, {morality}]
ethics committee
n 1: a committee appointed to consider ethical issues [syn:
{ethics committee}, {ethics panel}]
ethics panel
n 1: a committee appointed to consider ethical issues [syn:
{ethics committee}, {ethics panel}]
Ethiopian banana
n 1: large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped
leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but
edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
[syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete
ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]
Ethiopian language
n 1: the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic
language much influenced by the Cushitic language with
which Amhara have been in close contact [syn: {Amharic},
{Ethiopian language}]
Ethiopian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Ethiopia
ethmoid bone
n 1: one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled
with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the
nasal cavity [syn: {ethmoid}, {ethmoid bone}]
ethmoid sinus
n 1: a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the
bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoid sinus}, {ethmoidal
sinus}, {sinus ethmoidales}]
ethmoidal artery
n 1: a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in
and around the nasal capsule [syn: {ethmoidal artery},
{arteria ethmoidalis}]
ethmoidal sinus
n 1: a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the
bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoid sinus}, {ethmoidal
sinus}, {sinus ethmoidales}]
ethmoidal vein
n 1: veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the
superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {ethmoidal vein}, {vena
ethmoidalis}]
ethnic cleansing
n 1: the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious
group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in
that area
ethnic group
n 1: people of the same race or nationality who share a
distinctive culture [syn: {ethnic group}, {ethnos}]
ethnic joke
n 1: a joke at the expense of some ethnic group
ethnic minority
n 1: a group that has different national or cultural traditions
from the majority of the population
ethnic music
n 1: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an
expression of the life of people in a community [syn: {folk
music}, {ethnic music}, {folk}]
ethnic slur
n 1: a slur on someone's race or language
ethyl acetate
n 1: a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made
from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and
perfumes and as a solvent for plastics
ethyl alcohol
n 1: the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors;
used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and
colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed
as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn:
{ethyl alcohol}, {ethanol}, {fermentation alcohol}, {grain
alcohol}]
2: nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for
blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and
liqueurs [syn: {neutral spirits}, {ethyl alcohol}]
ethyl aminobenzoate
n 1: a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic [syn:
{benzocaine}, {ethyl aminobenzoate}]
ethyl chloride
n 1: a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface
anesthetic
ethyl ether
n 1: a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used
as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane},
{divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl
ether}]
ethyl group
n 1: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane
by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl}, {ethyl
group}, {ethyl radical}]
ethyl radical
n 1: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane
by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl}, {ethyl
group}, {ethyl radical}]
ethylene glycol
n 1: a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze
and solvent [syn: {ethylene glycol}, {glycol},
{ethanediol}]
ethylene tetrachloride
n 1: anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other
nematodes [syn: {tetrachlorethylene},
{tetrachloroethylene}, {ethylene tetrachloride}, {carbon
dichloride}]
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
n 1: a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in
cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning [syn:
{ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid}, {EDTA}]
Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot
n 1: French physician who described cardiac anomalies including
Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911) [syn: {Fallot}, {Etienne-
Louis Arthur Fallot}]
Eton collar
n 1: broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
Eton College
n 1: a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in
Berkshire
Eton jacket
n 1: a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
Etropus rimosus
n 1: flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the
eastern Gulf of Mexico [syn: {grey flounder}, {gray
flounder}, {Etropus rimosus}]
etymological dictionary
n 1: a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word
Euarctos americanus
n 1: brown to black North American bear; smaller and less
ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear},
{black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]
Eucalypt grandis
n 1: very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales [syn:
{rose gum}, {Eucalypt grandis}]
Eucalypt gunnii
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania [syn: {cider gum},
{Eucalypt gunnii}]
Eucalypt ovata
n 1: medium-sized tree of southern Australia [syn: {swamp gum},
{Eucalypt ovata}]
Eucalypt tereticornis
n 1: tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria
[syn: {forest red gum}, {Eucalypt tereticornis}]
Eucalyptus amygdalina
n 1: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint},
{peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
Eucalyptus calophylla
n 1: very large red gum tree [syn: {red gum}, {marri},
{Eucalyptus calophylla}]
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
n 1: somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers;
has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn:
{river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis},
{Eucalyptus rostrata}]
Eucalyptus camphora
n 1: medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
[syn: {mountain swamp gum}, {Eucalyptus camphora}]
Eucalyptus citriodora
n 1: similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having
lemon-scented leaves [syn: {lemon-scented gum}, {Eucalyptus
citriodora}, {Eucalyptus maculata citriodora}]
Eucalyptus coriacea
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having
smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or
strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash},
{Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
Eucalyptus delegatensis
n 1: tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown
wood [syn: {alpine ash}, {mountain oak}, {Eucalyptus
delegatensis}]
Eucalyptus dumosa
n 1: small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {congoo mallee},
{Eucalyptus dumosa}]
Eucalyptus fraxinoides
n 1: large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth
and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European
or American ashes [syn: {white mountain ash}, {Eucalyptus
fraxinoides}]
Eucalyptus globulus
n 1: tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a
medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {blue gum},
{fever tree}, {Eucalyptus globulus}]
eucalyptus gum
n 1: reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several
trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus
camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {eucalyptus kino},
{red gum}]
eucalyptus kino
n 1: reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several
trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus
camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {eucalyptus kino},
{red gum}]
Eucalyptus maculata
n 1: large gum tree with mottled bark [syn: {spotted gum},
{Eucalyptus maculata}]
Eucalyptus maculata citriodora
n 1: similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having
lemon-scented leaves [syn: {lemon-scented gum}, {Eucalyptus
citriodora}, {Eucalyptus maculata citriodora}]
eucalyptus oil
n 1: an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts
Eucalyptus pauciflora
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having
smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or
strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash},
{Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
Eucalyptus regnans
n 1: tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in
Australia and tallest hardwood in the world [syn: {mountain
ash}, {Eucalyptus regnans}]
Eucalyptus rostrata
n 1: somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers;
has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn:
{river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis},
{Eucalyptus rostrata}]
eucalyptus tree
n 1: a tree of the genus Eucalyptus [syn: {eucalyptus},
{eucalypt}, {eucalyptus tree}]
Eucalyptus viminalis
n 1: tall tree yielding a false manna [syn: {manna gum},
{Eucalyptus viminalis}]
Eucalyptusd eugenioides
n 1: stringybark having white wood [syn: {white stringybark},
{thin-leaved stringybark}, {Eucalyptusd eugenioides}]
Eucalytus stellulata
n 1: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the
butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum [syn: {black
mallee}, {black sally}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus
stellulata}]
Eucarya acuminata
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
[syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya
acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
Eucharistic liturgy
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist},
{Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy
Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's
Supper}]
Eucinostomus gula
n 1: silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western
Atlantic [syn: {silver jenny}, {Eucinostomus gula}]
Euclid's axiom
n 1: (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally
recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry [syn:
{Euclid's axiom}, {Euclid's postulate}, {Euclidean axiom}]
Euclid's fifth axiom
n 1: only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to
another line [syn: {Euclid's fifth axiom}, {parallel
axiom}]
Euclid's first axiom
n 1: a straight line can be drawn between any two points
Euclid's fourth axiom
n 1: all right angles are equal
Euclid's postulate
n 1: (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally
recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry [syn:
{Euclid's axiom}, {Euclid's postulate}, {Euclidean axiom}]
Euclid's second axiom
n 1: any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely
Euclid's third axiom
n 1: a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point
Euclidean axiom
n 1: (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally
recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry [syn:
{Euclid's axiom}, {Euclid's postulate}, {Euclidean axiom}]
Euclidean geometry
n 1: (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms [syn:
{elementary geometry}, {parabolic geometry}, {Euclidean
geometry}]
Euclidean space
n 1: a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a
metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional
Euderma maculata
n 1: a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots
and enormous ears [syn: {jackass bat}, {spotted bat},
{Euderma maculata}]
Eudora Welty
n 1: United States writer about rural southern life (1909-2001)
[syn: {Welty}, {Eudora Welty}]
Eudromias morinellus
n 1: rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotterel},
{dotrel}, {Charadrius morinellus}, {Eudromias morinellus}]
Eugene Curran Kelly
n 1: United States dancer who performed in many musical films
(1912-1996) [syn: {Kelly}, {Gene Kelly}, {Eugene Curran
Kelly}]
Eugene Delacroix
n 1: French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: {Delacroix},
{Eugene Delacroix}, {Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix}]
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
n 1: United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill},
{Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]
Eugene Ionesco
n 1: French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading
exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994) [syn:
{Ionesco}, {Eugene Ionesco}]
Eugene Luther Vidal
n 1: United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: {Vidal}, {Gore
Vidal}, {Eugene Luther Vidal}]
Eugene O'Neill
n 1: United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill},
{Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]
Eugene Ormandy
n 1: United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985) [syn:
{Ormandy}, {Eugene Ormandy}]
Eugene Paul Wigner
n 1: United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his
work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus
(1902-1995) [syn: {Wigner}, {Eugene Wigner}, {Eugene Paul
Wigner}]
Eugene Sue
n 1: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of
city life (1804-1857) [syn: {Sue}, {Eugene Sue}]
Eugene V. Debs
n 1: United States labor organizer who ran for President as a
socialist (1855-1926) [syn: {Debs}, {Eugene V. Debs},
{Eugene Victor Debs}]
Eugene Victor Debs
n 1: United States labor organizer who ran for President as a
socialist (1855-1926) [syn: {Debs}, {Eugene V. Debs},
{Eugene Victor Debs}]
Eugene Wigner
n 1: United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his
work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus
(1902-1995) [syn: {Wigner}, {Eugene Wigner}, {Eugene Paul
Wigner}]
Eugenia aromaticum
n 1: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen
widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which
are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium
aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia
caryophyllatum}]
Eugenia caryophyllatum
n 1: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen
widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which
are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium
aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia
caryophyllatum}]
Eugenia corynantha
n 1: Australian tree with sour red fruit [syn: {sour cherry},
{Eugenia corynantha}]
Eugenia dicrana
n 1: tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having
thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding
hard heavy close-grained zebrawood [syn: {nakedwood},
{Eugenia dicrana}]
Eugenia jambos
n 1: tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible
fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {rose-apple tree}, {jambosa},
{Eugenia jambos}]
Eugenia uniflora
n 1: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in
California and Florida [syn: {Surinam cherry}, {pitanga},
{Eugenia uniflora}]
Eugenio Pacelli
n 1: pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was
later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were
persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958) [syn: {Pius XII}, {Eugenio
Pacelli}]
Eumeces callicephalus
n 1: frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas
of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {mountain
skink}, {Eumeces callicephalus}]
Eumeces skiltonianus
n 1: found in western North American grasslands and open
woodlands [syn: {western skink}, {Eumeces skiltonianus}]
Eumetopias jubatus
n 1: largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller
sea lion}, {Steller's sea lion}, {Eumetopias jubatus}]
Eunectes murinus
n 1: large arboreal boa of tropical South America [syn:
{anaconda}, {Eunectes murinus}]
Euonymous alatus
n 1: bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky
longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern
Asia to central China [syn: {winged spindle tree},
{Euonymous alatus}]
Euonymus americanus
n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the
eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
[syn: {strawberry bush}, {wahoo}, {Euonymus americanus}]
Euonymus atropurpureus
n 1: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {burning bush}, {Euonymus
atropurpureus}]
Euonymus europaeus
n 1: small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and
cathartic bark and fruit [syn: {common spindle tree},
{Euonymus europaeus}]
Euonymus fortunei radicans
n 1: broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit;
many subspecies or varieties [syn: {evergreen bittersweet},
{Euonymus fortunei radicans}, {Euonymus radicans vegetus}]
Euonymus radicans vegetus
n 1: broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit;
many subspecies or varieties [syn: {evergreen bittersweet},
{Euonymus fortunei radicans}, {Euonymus radicans vegetus}]
Euopean hoopoe
n 1: pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings [syn:
{Euopean hoopoe}, {Upupa epops}]
Eupatorium aya-pana
n 1: low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender
leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling
tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana},
{Ayapana triplinervis}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]
Eupatorium cannabinum
n 1: coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and
clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads [syn: {hemp
agrimony}, {Eupatorium cannabinum}]
Eupatorium capillifolium
n 1: weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided
leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers [syn: {dog
fennel}, {Eupatorium capillifolium}]
Eupatorium coelestinum
n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States
and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn:
{mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium
coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]
Eupatorium maculatum
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn:
{Joe-Pye weed}, {spotted Joe-Pye weed}, {Eupatorium
maculatum}]
Eupatorium perfoliatum
n 1: perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-
rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn:
{boneset}, {agueweed}, {thoroughwort}, {Eupatorium
perfoliatum}]
Eupatorium purpureum
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye
weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed},
{Eupatorium purpureum}]
Eupatorium rugosum
n 1: American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white
flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk
sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white
snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima},
{Eupatorium rugosum}]
Euphagus carilonus
n 1: North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is
rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {rusty
grackle}, {Euphagus carilonus}]
Euphausia pacifica
n 1: food for jellyfish
Euphorbia amygdaloides
n 1: European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal
flower clusters [syn: {wood spurge}, {Euphorbia
amygdaloides}]
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
n 1: wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United
States [syn: {candelilla}, {Euphorbia antisyphilitica}]
Euphorbia caput-medusae
n 1: African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous
slender drooping branches [syn: {medusa's head}, {Euphorbia
medusae}, {Euphorbia caput-medusae}]
Euphorbia corollata
n 1: common perennial United States spurge having showy white
petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge},
{tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]
Euphorbia cyathophora
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-
mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia
cyathophora}]
Euphorbia cyparissias
n 1: Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress;
naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {cypress
spurge}, {Euphorbia cyparissias}]
Euphorbia dentata
n 1: an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate
leaves [syn: {toothed spurge}, {Euphorbia dentata}]
Euphorbia esula
n 1: tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a
weed in eastern North America [syn: {leafy spurge}, {wolf's
milk}, {Euphorbia esula}]
Euphorbia exigua
n 1: European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive
in northeastern United States [syn: {dwarf spurge},
{Euphorbia exigua}]
Euphorbia fulgens
n 1: Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted
flowers [syn: {scarlet plume}, {Euphorbia fulgens}]
Euphorbia helioscopia
n 1: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward
the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {wartwort},
{devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]
Euphorbia heterophylla
n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to
Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint
leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
Euphorbia hirsuta
n 1: much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North
America [syn: {hairy spurge}, {Euphorbia hirsuta}]
Euphorbia ingens
n 1: small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having
erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {naboom},
{cactus euphorbia}, {Euphorbia ingens}]
Euphorbia lathyris
n 1: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds
yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle
spurge}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]
Euphorbia litchi
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for
its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes
placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium [syn: {longan},
{lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphorbia
litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]
Euphorbia marginata
n 1: annual spurge of western United States having showy white-
bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn:
{snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed},
{Euphorbia marginata}]
Euphorbia medusae
n 1: African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous
slender drooping branches [syn: {medusa's head}, {Euphorbia
medusae}, {Euphorbia caput-medusae}]
Euphorbia milii
n 1: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long
woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet
bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Christ
plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]
Euphorbia peplus
n 1: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern
United States [syn: {petty spurge}, {devil's milk},
{Euphorbia peplus}]
Euphorbia pulcherrima
n 1: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
Euphractus sexcinctus
n 1: Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy
underparts [syn: {peludo}, {poyou}, {Euphractus
sexcinctus}]
Euphrates River
n 1: a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf;
was important in the development of several great
civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia [syn: {Euphrates},
{Euphrates River}]
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
n 1: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
[syn: {gold-tail moth}, {Euproctis chrysorrhoea}]
Euproctis phaeorrhoea
n 1: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern
United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees [syn:
{browntail}, {brown-tail moth}, {Euproctis phaeorrhoea}]
Eurasian badger
n 1: a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia [syn:
{Eurasian badger}, {Meles meles}]
Eurasian green toad
n 1: Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring [syn:
{Eurasian green toad}, {Bufo viridis}]
Eurasian hamster
n 1: a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia [syn:
{Eurasian hamster}, {Cricetus cricetus}]
Eurasian kingfisher
n 1: small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
[syn: {Eurasian kingfisher}, {Alcedo atthis}]
Eurasian otter
n 1: otter found in Europe and Asia [syn: {Eurasian otter},
{Lutra lutra}]
Eurasian woodcock
n 1: short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock [syn:
{Eurasian woodcock}, {Scolopax rusticola}]
European ash
n 1: tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny
dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {European
ash}, {common European ash}, {Fraxinus excelsior}]
European barberry
n 1: upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in
United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn:
{common barberry}, {European barberry}, {Berberis
vulgaris}]
European bean
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
European beech
n 1: large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely
planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common
beech}, {European beech}, {Fagus sylvatica}]
European beggar-ticks
n 1: bur marigold of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-
ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold},
{Bidens tripartita}]
European bird cherry
n 1: small European cherry tree closely resembling the American
chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry},
{common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]
European bittern
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {European bittern}, {Botaurus
stellaris}]
European black alder
n 1: medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting
catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder},
{European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus
vulgaris}]
European black currant
n 1: widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic
berries [syn: {black currant}, {European black currant},
{Ribes nigrum}]
European black grouse
n 1: large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-
shaped tail [syn: {European black grouse}, {heathfowl},
{Lyrurus tetrix}]
European blackbird
n 1: common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl},
{merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus
merula}]
European blueberry
n 1: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
{bilberry}, {whortleberry}, {European blueberry}]
European bog asphodel
n 1: of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and
Portugal [syn: {European bog asphodel}, {Narthecium
ossifragum}]
European box
n 1: large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with
multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and
topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {European box}, {Buxus
sempervirens}]
European bream
n 1: European freshwater fish having a flattened body and
silvery scales; of little value as food [syn: {European
bream}, {Abramis brama}]
European brooklime
n 1: European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers;
sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: {brooklime},
{European brooklime}, {Veronica beccabunga}]
European brown bat
n 1: common brown bat of Europe [syn: {serotine}, {European
brown bat}, {Eptesicus serotinus}]
European catfish
n 1: large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn:
{European catfish}, {sheatfish}, {Silurus glanis}]
European Central Bank
n 1: the central bank of those members of the European Union who
share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is
Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"
European chestnut
n 1: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern
Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut},
{sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]
European Community
n 1: an international organization of European countries formed
after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain
into the Europen Union" [syn: {European Union}, {EU},
{European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community},
{EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]
European corn borer moth
n 1: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem
and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer},
{European corn borer moth}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta
nubilalis}]
European country
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the European continent
[syn: {European country}, {European nation}]
European cranberry
n 1: small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool
regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European
cranberry}, {small cranberry}, {Vaccinium oxycoccus}]
European cranberry bush
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
{crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
European cranberrybush
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
{crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
European creeper
n 1: common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-
curved bill [syn: {European creeper}, {Certhia familiaris}]
European cuckoo
n 1: common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call;
lays eggs in the nests of other birds [syn: {European
cuckoo}, {Cuculus canorus}]
European curlew
n 1: common Eurasian curlew [syn: {European curlew}, {Numenius
arquata}]
European dewberry
n 1: creeping European bramble bearing dewberries [syn:
{European dewberry}, {Rubus caesius}]
European dogtooth
n 1: sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers;
cultivated in many varieties [syn: {European dogtooth},
{Erythronium dens-canis}]
European dune grass
n 1: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
[syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Elymus
arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]
European Economic Community
n 1: an international organization of European countries formed
after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain
into the Europen Union" [syn: {European Union}, {EU},
{European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community},
{EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]
European elder
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
{bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry},
{European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
European elm
n 1: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe
and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm},
{Ulmus procera}]
European field elm
n 1: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an
ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm},
{Ulmus carpinifolia}]
European fire salamander
n 1: a kind of European salamander [syn: {European fire
salamander}, {Salamandra salamandra}]
European flatfish
n 1: important food fish of Europe [syn: {European flatfish},
{Platichthys flesus}]
European fly honeysuckle
n 1: cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers
and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle},
{European honeysuckle}, {Lonicera xylosteum}]
European gallinule
n 1: purple gallinule of southern Europe [syn: {European
gallinule}, {Porphyrio porphyrio}]
European goatsucker
n 1: Old World goatsucker [syn: {European goatsucker}, {European
nightjar}, {Caprimulgus europaeus}]
European hackberry
n 1: bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn:
{European hackberry}, {Mediterranean hackberry}, {Celtis
australis}]
European hare
n 1: large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white
in winter [syn: {European hare}, {Lepus europaeus}]
European honeysuckle
n 1: cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers
and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle},
{European honeysuckle}, {Lonicera xylosteum}]
European hop
n 1: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to
flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common
hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus
lupulus}]
European hornbeam
n 1: medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and
leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn [syn:
{European hornbeam}, {Carpinus betulus}]
European house cricket
n 1: lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
[syn: {European house cricket}, {Acheta domestica}]
European ladies' tresses
n 1: European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly
spiraling snow-white flowers [syn: {European ladies'
tresses}, {Spiranthes spiralis}]
European larch
n 1: tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat
needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales [syn: {European
larch}, {Larix decidua}]
European Law Enforcement Organisation
n 1: police organization for the European Union; aims to improve
effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces
[syn: {Europol}, {European Law Enforcement Organisation}]
European lemming
n 1: notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many
drown [syn: {European lemming}, {Lemmus lemmus}]
European lobster
n 1: similar to but smaller than American lobsters
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe [syn: {European lobster},
{Homarus vulgaris}]
European magpie
n 1: a common magpie of Eurasia [syn: {European magpie}, {Pica
pica}]
European mountain ash
n 1: Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn:
{rowan}, {rowan tree}, {European mountain ash}, {Sorbus
aucuparia}]
European nation
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the European continent
[syn: {European country}, {European nation}]
European nightjar
n 1: Old World goatsucker [syn: {European goatsucker}, {European
nightjar}, {Caprimulgus europaeus}]
European nut pine
n 1: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a
spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that
resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine},
{European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]
European nuthatch
n 1: a kind of nuthatch [syn: {European nuthatch}, {Sitta
europaea}]
European olive tree
n 1: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since
antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
[syn: {olive}, {European olive tree}, {Olea europaea}]
European parsley fern
n 1: fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome
and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
[syn: {European parsley fern}, {mountain parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma crispa}]
European pasqueflower
n 1: European perennial having usually violet or white spring
flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla
vulgaris}, {Anemone pulsatilla}]
European perch
n 1: a perch native to Europe [syn: {European perch}, {Perca
fluviatilis}]
European plan
n 1: a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
[syn: {European plan}, {continental plan}]
European quaking aspen
n 1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown;
northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn:
{quaking aspen}, {European quaking aspen}, {Populus
tremula}]
European rabbit
n 1: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern
Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely
domesticated and developed in various colors and for
various needs; young are born naked and helpless [syn:
{European rabbit}, {Old World rabbit}, {Oryctolagus
cuniculus}]
European raspberry
n 1: the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn:
{wild raspberry}, {European raspberry}, {framboise}, {Rubus
idaeus}]
European Recovery Program
n 1: a United States program of economic aid for the
reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George
Marshall [syn: {Marshall Plan}, {European Recovery
Program}]
European red elder
n 1: Eurasian shrub [syn: {European red elder}, {red-berried
elder}, {Sambucus racemosa}]
European roller
n 1: common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown
back [syn: {European roller}, {Coracias garrulus}]
European Russia
n 1: the part of Russia that is part of Europe
European sandpiper
n 1: a variety of sandpiper [syn: {European sandpiper}, {Actitis
hypoleucos}]
European sanicle
n 1: sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink
flowers [syn: {European sanicle}, {Sanicula Europaea}]
European sea bream
n 1: food fish of European coastal waters [syn: {European sea
bream}, {Pagellus centrodontus}]
European sea eagle
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {grey
sea eagle}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-
tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
European shrike
n 1: a common European butcherbird [syn: {European shrike},
{Lanius excubitor}]
European silver fir
n 1: tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a
regular crown and grey bark [syn: {European silver fir},
{Christmas tree}, {Abies alba}]
European smelt
n 1: common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}, {sparling}]
2: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}, {European
smelt}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]
European sole
n 1: highly valued as food [syn: {European sole}, {Solea solea}]
European spider crab
n 1: a large spider crab of Europe [syn: {European spider crab},
{king crab}, {Maja squinado}]
European swift
n 1: common European bird with a shrieking call that nests
chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs [syn:
{European swift}, {Apus apus}]
European toad
n 1: common toad of Europe [syn: {European toad}, {Bufo bufo}]
European tortoise
n 1: small land tortoise of southern Europe [syn: {European
tortoise}, {Testudo graeca}]
European turkey oak
n 1: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and
Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn:
{European turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus cerris}]
European Union
n 1: an international organization of European countries formed
after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain
into the Europen Union" [syn: {European Union}, {EU},
{European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community},
{EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]
European water ouzel
n 1: a water ouzel of Europe [syn: {European water ouzel},
{Cinclus aquaticus}]
European water shrew
n 1: widely distributed Old World water shrew [syn: {European
water shrew}, {Neomys fodiens}]
European white birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch},
{European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]
European white lily
n 1: a water lily with white flowers [syn: {European white
lily}, {Nymphaea alba}]
European wildcat
n 1: bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic
cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
[syn: {European wildcat}, {catamountain}, {Felis
silvestris}]
European wolf spider
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause
of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn:
{European wolf spider}, {tarantula}, {Lycosa tarentula}]
European wood mouse
n 1: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields
and gardens [syn: {European wood mouse}, {Apodemus
sylvaticus}]
European woolly thistle
n 1: woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan
Peninsula [syn: {European woolly thistle}, {Cirsium
eriophorum}]
Eusebius Hieronymus
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian Church whose major work was his translation
of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which
became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church
(347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome},
{Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius
Hieronymus}]
Eusebius of Caesarea
n 1: Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church
historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa
270-340) [syn: {Eusebius}, {Eusebius of Caesarea}]
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian Church whose major work was his translation
of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which
became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church
(347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome},
{Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius
Hieronymus}]
Euskadi ta Askatasuna
n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student
activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate
nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create
an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in
1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of
government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom},
{Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna},
{ETA}]
Eustachian tube
n 1: either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to
the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of
the eardrum [syn: {Eustachian tube}, {auditory tube}]
Eustoma grandiflorum
n 1: one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large
erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in
prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska
south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian},
{tulip gentian}, {bluebell}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]
Eutamius asiaticus
n 1: terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki},
{baranduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius
asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]
Eutamius sibiricus
n 1: terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki},
{baranduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius
asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]
eutectoid steel
n 1: a steel that contains 0.9% carbon (the eutectic point); a
carbon steel with 0.9% carbon is pure pearlite
Euterpe oleracea
n 1: Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten
like cabbage when young [syn: {cabbage palm}, {Euterpe
oleracea}]
eutherian mammal
n 1: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes
and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {placental mammal},
{eutherian}, {eutherian mammal}]
Euthynnus pelamis
n 1: oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but
less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not
the same as oceanic bonito [syn: {skipjack}, {skipjack
tuna}, {Euthynnus pelamis}]
Euxine Sea
n 1: a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of
eastern Europeans [syn: {Black Sea}, {Euxine Sea}]
Eva Braun
n 1: the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn:
{Braun}, {Eva Braun}]
Eva Le Gallienne
n 1: United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) [syn:
{Le Gallienne}, {Eva Le Gallienne}]
Evangelical and Reformed Church
n 1: a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith
Evangelical United Brethren Church
n 1: a Methodist denomination
Evangelista Torricelli
n 1: Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer
(1608-1647) [syn: {Torricelli}, {Evangelista Torricelli}]
evaporated milk
n 1: milk concentrated by evaporation
evaporative cooler
n 1: a cooling system that cools by evaporation
Evariste Galois
n 1: French mathematician who described the conditions for
solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the
age of 21 (1811-1832) [syn: {Galois}, {Evariste Galois}]
evasive action
n 1: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: {maneuver},
{manoeuvre}, {evasive action}]
evasive answer
n 1: (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny
the allegations set forth in the complaint
Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh
n 1: English author of satirical novels (1903-1966) [syn:
{Waugh}, {Evelyn Waugh}, {Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh}]
Evelyn Waugh
n 1: English author of satirical novels (1903-1966) [syn:
{Waugh}, {Evelyn Waugh}, {Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh}]
even a little
adv 1: to any extent at all; "are you in the least interested?"
[syn: {in the least}, {even a little}]
even as
adv 1: at the same time as; "even as he lay dying they argued
over his estate"; "the building collapsed just as he
arrived" [syn: {even as}, {just as}]
even chance
n 1: an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he
will win or lose" [syn: {tossup}, {toss-up}, {even chance}]
even off
v 1: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance},
{correct}, {make up}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
even out
v 1: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance},
{correct}, {make up}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
2: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush},
{level}, {even out}, {even}]
3: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn:
{even}, {even out}]
4: make even or more even [syn: {even}, {even out}]
even so
adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd
like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair
master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I
still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless},
{withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so},
{nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}, {at the same time}]
even spacing
n 1: regularity of spacing
even up
v 1: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance},
{correct}, {make up}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn:
{square up}, {jog}, {even up}]
even-pinnate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the
apex [syn: {even-pinnate}, {abruptly-pinnate},
{paripinnate}]
even-pinnate leaf
n 1: a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn:
{even-pinnate leaf}, {abruptly-pinnate leaf}]
even-tempered
adj 1: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite
the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {even-tempered},
{good-tempered}, {placid}]
even-textured
adj 1: having an even texture
even-toed
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order
Artiodactyla [syn: {artiodactyl}, {artiodactylous},
{even-toed}]
even-toed ungulate
n 1: placental mammal having hooves with an even number of
functional toes on each foot [syn: {even-toed ungulate},
{artiodactyl}, {artiodactyl mammal}] [ant: {odd-toed
ungulate}, {perissodactyl}, {perissodactyl mammal}]
evening bag
n 1: a handbag used with evening wear
evening clothes
n 1: attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn:
{formalwear}, {eveningwear}, {evening dress}, {evening
clothes}]
evening dress
n 1: attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn:
{formalwear}, {eveningwear}, {evening dress}, {evening
clothes}]
evening gown
n 1: a gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {dinner
gown}, {formal}, {evening gown}]
evening grosbeak
n 1: North American grosbeak [syn: {evening grosbeak},
{Hesperiphona vespertina}]
evening lychnis
n 1: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion},
{Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
Evening Prayer
n 1: (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers
prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer [syn: {Evening
Prayer}, {evensong}]
evening primrose
n 1: any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
evening shift
n 1: the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
[syn: {evening shift}, {swing shift}]
2: workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
evening shirt
n 1: a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear
(usually with a tuxedo) [syn: {dress shirt}, {evening
shirt}]
evening star
n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
[syn: {evening star}, {Hesperus}, {Vesper}]
evening trumpet flower
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
{yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
{evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]
evening-primrose family
n 1: a large and widely distributed family of plants of the
order Myrtales [syn: {Onagraceae}, {family Onagraceae},
{evening-primrose family}]
evening-snow
n 1: small California annual with white flowers [syn: {evening-
snow}, {Linanthus dichotomus}]
event planner
n 1: someone who plans social events as a profession (usually
for government or corporate officials)
ever so
adv 1: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so
friendly" [syn: {ever}, {ever so}]
ever-changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
{changing}, {ever-changing}]
ever-present
adj 1: being always present
Everglade State
n 1: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic
and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states
during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine
State}, {Everglade State}, {FL}, {Fla.}]
Everglades National Park
n 1: a national park in Florida containing an immense
subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds
and wild animals
evergreen beech
n 1: any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having
small usually evergreen leaves [syn: {southern beech},
{evergreen beech}]
evergreen bittersweet
n 1: broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit;
many subspecies or varieties [syn: {evergreen bittersweet},
{Euonymus fortunei radicans}, {Euonymus radicans vegetus}]
evergreen blueberry
n 1: shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen
leaves and bluish-black fruit [syn: {evergreen blueberry},
{Vaccinium myrsinites}]
evergreen cherry
n 1: California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves
and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf
cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]
evergreen grass
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
evergreen huckleberry
n 1: stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having
sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral
arrangements [syn: {evergreen huckleberry}, {Vaccinium
ovatum}]
evergreen magnolia
n 1: evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff
glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn:
{southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering
magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]
evergreen millet
n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and
is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States
where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn:
{Johnson grass}, {Aleppo grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen
millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]
evergreen oak
n 1: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm
oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak},
{Quercus ilex}]
evergreen plant
n 1: a plant having foliage that persists and remains green
throughout the year [syn: {evergreen}, {evergreen plant}]
[ant: {deciduous plant}]
Evergreen State
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
{Washington}, {Evergreen State}, {WA}, {Wash.}]
evergreen thorn
n 1: evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe [syn: {evergreen
thorn}, {Crataegus oxyacantha}]
evergreen winterberry
n 1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong
leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry},
{gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex
glabra}]
evergreen wood fern
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood
fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
2: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal
wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern},
{Dryopteris marginalis}]
everlasting flower
n 1: any of various plants of various genera of the family
Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of
form or color [syn: {everlasting}, {everlasting flower}]
everlasting pea
n 1: any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
every bit
adv 1: to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were
equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child
sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he
is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: {equally}, {as},
{every bit}]
every inch
adv 1: in every way; completely; "he was every inch a statesman"
every last
adj 1: (used as intensive) every; "every last one of you"
every night
adv 1: at the end of each day; "she checks on her roses nightly"
[syn: {nightly}, {every night}]
every now and then
adv 1: occasionally; "every so often she visits her father"
[syn: {every so often}, {every now and then}]
every quarter
adv 1: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded
quarterly" [syn: {quarterly}, {every quarter}]
every so often
adv 1: occasionally; "every so often she visits her father"
[syn: {every so often}, {every now and then}]
every week
adv 1: without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"
[syn: {hebdomadally}, {weekly}, {every week}, {each
week}]
every which way
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered";
"bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn:
{randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-
nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
2: haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn:
{helter-skelter}, {every which way}]
every year
adv 1: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually"
[syn: {annually}, {yearly}, {every year}, {each year}]
evil eye
n 1: a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting
harm
evil spirit
n 1: a spirit tending to cause harm
evil-looking
adj 1: having an evil appearance
evil-minded
adj 1: having evil thoughts or intentions
evoked potential
n 1: the electrical response of the central nervous system
produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked
potentials with an electroencephalogram"
evolutionary trend
n 1: a general direction of evolutionary change
Ewing's sarcoma
n 1: malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in
long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor},
{Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]
Ewing's tumor
n 1: malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in
long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor},
{Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]
Ewing's tumour
n 1: malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in
long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor},
{Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]
ex cathedra
adv 1: with the full authority of the office; "the pope must
speak ex cathedra for an encyclical to be infallible"
ex gratia
adj 1: as a favor; not compelled by legal right; "ex gratia
payments made to nonstriking workers"
ex libris
n 1: a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is
pasted [syn: {bookplate}, {ex libris}]
ex officio
adv 1: by virtue of position; "the president sat on the
committee ex officio" [syn: {ex officio}, {by right of
office}]
adj 1: by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the
department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
ex post facto
adj 1: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an
ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: {ex post facto},
{retroactive}, {retro}]
ex tempore
adv 1: without preparation; "I don't know the figures off-hand"
[syn: {off-hand}, {ex tempore}]
ex vivo
adv 1: in an artificial environment outside the living organism;
"an egg fertilized in vitro" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}]
adj 1: of a biological process occurring in an artificial
environment outside the living organism; "in vitro
fertilization" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}] [ant: {in
vivo}]
ex-boyfriend
n 1: a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend
ex-directory
adj 1: (of telephone numbers) not listed in the telephone
directory; "an ex-directory number"
ex-gambler
n 1: a former gambler
ex-husband
n 1: a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband [syn: {ex-
husband}, {ex}]
ex-mayor
n 1: a former mayor
ex-president
n 1: a former president
ex-serviceman
n 1: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn:
{veteran}, {vet}, {ex-serviceman}]
ex-spouse
n 1: a person who was formerly a spouse
ex-wife
n 1: a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his
exes live in Texas" [syn: {ex-wife}, {ex}]
Exacum affine
n 1: perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its
fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers [syn: {Persian
violet}, {Exacum affine}]
exam paper
n 1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination
paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]
examination paper
n 1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination
paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]
exanthema subitum
n 1: a viral disease of infants and young children;
characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a
few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for
a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum},
{roseola infantum}, {roseola infantilis}, {pseudorubella}]
excel at
v 1: be good at; "She shines at math" [syn: {shine at}, {excel
at}]
exchange premium
n 1: a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agio},
{agiotage}, {premium}, {exchange premium}]
exchange rate
n 1: the charge for exchanging currency of one country for
currency of another [syn: {rate of exchange}, {exchange
rate}]
exchange traded fund
n 1: a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange [syn:
{exchange traded fund}, {ETF}]
exchange transfusion
n 1: slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with
equal amounts of a donor's blood
excise tax
n 1: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not
on property or income from real estate) [syn: {excise},
{excise tax}]
excitable area
n 1: the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn:
{motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's
area}, {excitable area}]
exclamation mark
n 1: a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn:
{exclamation mark}, {exclamation point}]
exclamation point
n 1: a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn:
{exclamation mark}, {exclamation point}]
exclusion principle
n 1: no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system
can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum
numbers [syn: {Pauli exclusion principle}, {exclusion
principle}]
exclusionary rule
n 1: a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence
cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of
illegal police conduct
exclusive right
n 1: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or
group (especially a hereditary or official right);
"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn:
{prerogative}, {privilege}, {perquisite}, {exclusive
right}]
excretory organ
n 1: an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and
discharges them [syn: {excretory organ}, {urinary organ}]
excretory product
n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces)
discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excretion},
{excreta}, {excrement}, {excretory product}]
excursion rate
n 1: a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket
execution of instrument
n 1: (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a
contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and
delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and
enforceable [syn: {execution}, {execution of instrument}]
execution sale
n 1: a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a
court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid
obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale},
{judicial sale}, {forced sale}]
execution speed
n 1: (computer science) the speed with which a computational
device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS
executive agency
n 1: an agency of the executive branch of government
executive branch
n 1: the branch of the United States government that is
responsible for carrying out the laws [syn: {executive
branch}, {Executive Office of the President}]
executive clemency
n 1: the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or
commute the sentence of someone convicted in that
jurisdiction
executive council
n 1: a council that shares the supreme executive power
executive department
n 1: a federal department in the executive branch of the
government of the United States
executive director
n 1: a person responsible for the administration of a business
[syn: {executive}, {executive director}]
Executive Office of the President
n 1: the branch of the United States government that is
responsible for carrying out the laws [syn: {executive
branch}, {Executive Office of the President}]
executive officer
n 1: the officer second in command
executive program
n 1: a program that controls the execution of other programs
[syn: {supervisory program}, {supervisor}, {executive
program}]
executive routine
n 1: a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines
[syn: {supervisory routine}, {executive routine}]
executive secretary
n 1: a secretary having administrative duties and
responsibilities
executive session
n 1: a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to
the public [syn: {executive session}, {closed session}]
executive vice president
n 1: a vice president holding executive power
executor-heir relation
n 1: the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an
estate to act in the best interests of the heir
exemplary damages
n 1: (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of
punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful
misconduct) [syn: {punitive damages}, {exemplary damages},
{smart money}]
exercise bike
n 1: an exercise device resembling a stationary bike [syn:
{exercise bike}, {exercycle}]
exercise device
n 1: a device designed to provide exercise for the user
exercise set
n 1: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did
four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: {set},
{exercise set}]
exercising weight
n 1: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and
weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised
and lowered by use of the hands and arms [syn: {weight},
{free weight}, {exercising weight}]
exfiltration operation
n 1: a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or
refugee or an operative and family out of danger
exhaust fan
n 1: a fan that moves air out of an enclosure
exhaust fumes
n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn:
{exhaust}, {exhaust fumes}, {fumes}]
exhaust hood
n 1: metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or
fumes [syn: {hood}, {exhaust hood}]
exhaust manifold
n 1: a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders
and conducts them to the exhaust pipe
exhaust pipe
n 1: a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust
manifold to the muffler
exhaust system
n 1: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which
burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: {exhaust},
{exhaust system}]
exhaust valve
n 1: a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape
into the exhaust manifold
exhibition area
n 1: a large hall for holding exhibitions [syn: {exhibition
hall}, {exhibition area}]
exhibition game
n 1: a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's
standing [syn: {exhibition game}, {practice game}]
exhibition hall
n 1: a large hall for holding exhibitions [syn: {exhibition
hall}, {exhibition area}]
exhibition season
n 1: the time before the regular games begin when football or
baseball teams play practice games
existential operator
n 1: a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the
existence of at least one thing for which the proposition
is true [syn: {existential quantifier}, {existential
operator}]
existential philosopher
n 1: a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal
responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile
universe as unexplainable [syn: {existentialist},
{existentialist philosopher}, {existential philosopher}]
existential philosophy
n 1: (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly
in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus
responsible for what they make of themselves [syn:
{existentialism}, {existential philosophy}, {existentialist
philosophy}]
existential quantifier
n 1: a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the
existence of at least one thing for which the proposition
is true [syn: {existential quantifier}, {existential
operator}]
existentialist philosopher
n 1: a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal
responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile
universe as unexplainable [syn: {existentialist},
{existentialist philosopher}, {existential philosopher}]
existentialist philosophy
n 1: (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly
in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus
responsible for what they make of themselves [syn:
{existentialism}, {existential philosophy}, {existentialist
philosophy}]
exit poll
n 1: a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually
taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an
election
exocrine gland
n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn:
{exocrine gland}, {exocrine}, {duct gland}]
exoergic reaction
n 1: a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy
exogenous depression
n 1: an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated
by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from
normal grief) [syn: {exogenous depression}, {reactive
depression}]
exogenous obesity
n 1: obesity caused by overeating
exophthalmic goiter
n 1: exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter;
hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs [syn:
{Graves' disease}, {exophthalmic goiter}]
exothermic reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat
exotic belly dancer
n 1: a woman who performs a solo belly dance [syn: {belly
dancer}, {exotic belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]
exotic dancer
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist},
{striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast},
{peeler}]
2: a woman who performs a solo belly dance [syn: {belly dancer},
{exotic belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]
expanding upon
n 1: adding information or detail [syn: {expansion}, {expanding
upon}]
expansion bit
n 1: a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to
different sizes [syn: {expansion bit}, {expansive bit}]
expansion bolt
n 1: a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is
driven into a surface
expansion slot
n 1: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a
plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for
additional memory" [syn: {slot}, {expansion slot}]
expansive bit
n 1: a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to
different sizes [syn: {expansion bit}, {expansive bit}]
expected value
n 1: the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the
number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {first moment},
{expectation}, {expected value}]
expense account
n 1: an account to which salespersons or executives can charge
travel and entertainment expenses [syn: {expense account},
{travel and entertainment account}]
expense record
n 1: a written record of money spent
experimental condition
n 1: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a
variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
[syn: {condition}, {experimental condition}]
experimental extinction
n 1: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed
and a conditioned response becomes independent of the
conditioned stimulus [syn: {extinction}, {experimental
extinction}]
experimental method
n 1: the use of controlled observations and measurements to test
hypotheses
experimental procedure
n 1: the specific techniques used in conducting a particular
experiment
experimental psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to
study psychological issues [syn: {experimental psychology},
{psychonomics}]
experimental variable
n 1: (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of
changes in the values of other variables [syn: {independent
variable}, {experimental variable}]
experimenter bias
n 1: (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose
expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be
subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
expert witness
n 1: a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the
average person concerning the topic that he is to testify
about [ant: {lay witness}]
explication de texte
n 1: a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a
text in order to reveal its structure and meaning
explicit definition
n 1: a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term
defined
explode a bombshell
v 1: utter or do something surprising; "Father exploded a
bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom"
exploding cucumber
n 1: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe
expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn:
{squirting cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not},
{Ecballium elaterium}]
exploratory survey
n 1: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy
territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {exploratory
survey}, {reconnoitering}, {reconnoitring}]
explorer's gentian
n 1: tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers
spotted with green; western North America [syn: {explorer's
gentian}, {Gentiana calycosa}]
explosive charge
n 1: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this
cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge},
{burster}, {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}]
explosive compound
n 1: a compound that is explosive
explosive detection system
n 1: a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in
passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers;
designed for use in airports [syn: {explosive detection
system}, {EDS}]
explosive device
n 1: device that bursts with sudden violence from internal
energy
explosive mixture
n 1: a mixture that is explosive
explosive trace detection
n 1: a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes
a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab
through a machine that can detect trace amounts of
explosives [syn: {explosive trace detection}, {ETD}]
explosive unit
n 1: any unit for measuring the force of explosions
exponential curve
n 1: a graph of an exponential function
exponential decay
n 1: a decrease that follows an exponential function [syn:
{exponential decay}, {exponential return}]
exponential equation
n 1: an equation involving exponential functions of a variable
exponential expression
n 1: a mathematical expression consisting of a constant
(especially e) raised to some power
exponential function
n 1: a function in which an independent variable appears as an
exponent [syn: {exponential}, {exponential function}]
exponential return
n 1: a decrease that follows an exponential function [syn:
{exponential decay}, {exponential return}]
exponential series
n 1: a series derived from the expansion of an exponential
expression
export credit
n 1: a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's
country to finance an export operation
export duty
n 1: a duty imposed on exports
exposure meter
n 1: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
[syn: {light meter}, {exposure meter}, {photometer}]
exposure therapy
n 1: a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts
feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event
and relives it in the therapy situation
express emotion
v 1: give verbal or other expression to one's feelings [syn:
{express emotion}, {express feelings}]
express feelings
v 1: give verbal or other expression to one's feelings [syn:
{express emotion}, {express feelings}]
express joy
v 1: produce laughter [syn: {laugh}, {express joy}, {express
mirth}] [ant: {cry}, {weep}]
express luxury liner
n 1: a liner equipped for sumptuous living [syn: {luxury liner},
{express luxury liner}]
express mail
n 1: mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
[syn: {express}, {express mail}]
express mirth
v 1: produce laughter [syn: {laugh}, {express joy}, {express
mirth}] [ant: {cry}, {weep}]
express trust
n 1: a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the
parties involved (usually on the basis of written
documentation) [syn: {direct trust}, {express trust}]
express-mail
v 1: send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the
documents immediately"
expressed almond oil
n 1: pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds [syn: {almond oil}, {expressed almond oil}, {sweet
almond oil}]
expressive aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is
severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia},
{ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent
aphasia}]
expressive style
n 1: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music
etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or
group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected
to adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: {expressive
style}, {style}]
extend oneself
v 1: strain to the utmost
extend to
v 1: to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can
he reach?"; "The chair must not touch the wall" [syn:
{reach}, {extend to}, {touch}]
extended care facility
n 1: a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in
cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute
illness)
extended family
n 1: a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood
relatives
extended order
n 1: a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated
as the tactical situation permits
extended time scale
n 1: (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when
the time-scale factor is greater than one [syn: {extended
time scale}, {slow time scale}]
extension agent
n 1: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in
rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
[syn: {county agent}, {agricultural agent}, {extension
agent}]
extension cord
n 1: an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord
extension course
n 1: a course offered as part of an extension service
extension ladder
n 1: a ladder whose length can be extended
extension phone
n 1: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same
telephone line [syn: {extension}, {telephone extension},
{extension phone}]
extension service
n 1: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and
universities to people who are not enrolled as regular
students [syn: {extension}, {extension service},
{university extension}]
extensor muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a
body part [syn: {extensor muscle}, {extensor}] [ant:
{flexor}, {flexor muscle}]
exterior angle
n 1: the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon [syn:
{exterior angle}, {external angle}]
exterior door
n 1: a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
[syn: {exterior door}, {outside door}]
external angle
n 1: the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon [syn:
{exterior angle}, {external angle}]
external auditory canal
n 1: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to
the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic
meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory
canal}]
external body part
n 1: any body part visible externally
external carotid
n 1: the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the
face and tongue and external parts of the head [syn:
{external carotid artery}, {external carotid}]
external carotid artery
n 1: the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the
face and tongue and external parts of the head [syn:
{external carotid artery}, {external carotid}]
external drive
n 1: a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside
the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer
by a cable
external ear
n 1: the part of the ear visible externally [syn: {external
ear}, {outer ear}]
external gill
n 1: occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature
amphibians
external iliac artery
n 1: the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side
of the body; becomes the femoral artery
external iliac vein
n 1: a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the
internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
external jugular vein
n 1: formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the
retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein
external maxillary artery
n 1: an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives
off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {facial
artery}, {arteria facialis}, {external maxillary artery}]
external nasal vein
n 1: one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty
into the angular or facial vein [syn: {external nasal
vein}, {vena nasalis externa}]
external oblique muscle
n 1: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of
the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {musculus
obliquus externus abdominis}, {abdominal external oblique
muscle}, {oblique}]
external organ
n 1: an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the
body
external orifice
n 1: the orifice through which urine is discharged [syn:
{urethral orifice}, {external orifice}]
external respiration
n 1: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the
process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing
carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {external
respiration}, {respiration}, {ventilation}]
external storage
n 1: a data storage device that is not the main memory of a
computer [syn: {auxiliary storage}, {external storage},
{secondary storage}]
external-combustion engine
n 1: a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber
(cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to
mechanical energy
extinction angle
n 1: the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated
before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized
light [syn: {angle of extinction}, {extinction angle}]
extra dividend
n 1: a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend
extra innings
n 1: overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an
inning; e.g. baseball
extra large
n 1: a garment size for a very large person
extra point
n 1: in American football a point awarded for a successful place
kick following a touchdown [syn: {point after}, {point
after touchdown}, {extra point}]
extra time
n 1: playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie [syn:
{overtime}, {extra time}] [ant: {regulation time}]
extracapsular surgery
n 1: cataract surgery in which only the front of the lens is
removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and
provides support for the lens implant
extracellular fluid
n 1: liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the
liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body
normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid" [syn:
{extracellular fluid}, {ECF}]
extracurricular activity
n 1: educational activities not falling within the scope of the
regular curriculum
extragalactic nebula
n 1: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the
billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and
dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for
`galaxy'" [syn: {galaxy}, {extragalactic nebula}]
extramarital sex
n 1: sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married
to one another [syn: {extramarital sex}, {free love}]
extrasensory perception
n 1: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to
the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight},
{extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]
extraterrestrial being
n 1: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its
atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial being},
{extraterrestrial}, {alien}]
extraterrestrial object
n 1: a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the
earth's atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial object},
{estraterrestrial body}]
extrauterine gestation
n 1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the
uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy},
{ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis},
{metacyesis}]
extrauterine pregnancy
n 1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the
uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy},
{ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis},
{metacyesis}]
extreme point
n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something
[syn: {extreme point}, {extreme}, {extremum}]
extreme right-winger
n 1: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or
liberalism [syn: {reactionary}, {ultraconservative},
{extreme right-winger}]
extreme unction
n 1: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with
oil and prays for salvation [syn: {anointing of the sick},
{extreme unction}, {last rites}]
extremely high frequency
n 1: 30 to 300 gigahertz [syn: {extremely high frequency},
{EHF}]
extremely low frequency
n 1: below 3 kilohertz [syn: {extremely low frequency}, {ELF}]
extrinsic fraud
n 1: fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or
from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
[syn: {extrinsic fraud}, {collateral fraud}]
eye bank
n 1: a place for storing and preserving corneas that are
obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used
for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal
defects
eye blink
n 1: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn:
{blink}, {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking},
{nictitation}, {nictation}]
eye candy
n 1: visual images that are pleasing to see but are
intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye
candy on their web site"
eye chart
n 1: a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test
of vision
eye clinic
n 1: a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes
eye condition
n 1: the condition of the optical properties of the eye
eye contact
n 1: a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses
meaningful nonverbal communication; "it was a mere glance,
but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was
desperate to leave"
2: contact that occurs when two people look directly at each
other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"
eye cup
n 1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the
eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the
eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn:
{eyecup}, {eyebath}, {eye cup}]
eye dialect
n 1: the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or
uneducated speaker
eye disease
n 1: any disease of the eye
eye doctor
n 1: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: {ophthalmologist},
{eye doctor}, {oculist}]
eye dropper
n 1: pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one
end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a
time; "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to
the eyes" [syn: {dropper}, {eye dropper}]
eye infection
n 1: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn:
{sty}, {stye}, {hordeolum}, {eye infection}]
eye mask
n 1: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes
for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {half mask}, {eye mask}]
eye movement
n 1: the movement of the eyes
eye muscle
n 1: one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate
the eyeball [syn: {ocular muscle}, {eye muscle}]
Eye of Ra
n 1: a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying
power of the sun [syn: {Sekhet}, {Eye of Ra}]
eye opener
n 1: an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the
morning
2: something surprising and revealing
eye operation
n 1: any surgical procedure involving the eyes [syn: {eye
operation}, {eye surgery}]
eye rhyme
n 1: an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')
eye socket
n 1: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn:
{eye socket}, {orbit}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]
eye surgery
n 1: any surgical procedure involving the eyes [syn: {eye
operation}, {eye surgery}]
eye tooth
n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
located between the incisors and the premolars [syn:
{canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth},
{dogtooth}, {cuspid}]
eye-beaming
n 1: a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by
eye-beamings at people"
eye-catcher
n 1: a striking person or thing that attracts attention
eye-catching
adj 1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn:
{attention-getting}, {eye-catching}]
eye-deceiving
adj 1: creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual
deception of trompe-l'oeil art" [syn: {eye-deceiving},
{trompe-l'oeil(a)}]
eye-drop
n 1: a drop from an eye dropper [syn: {eyedrop}, {eye-drop}]
2: a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists [syn:
{eyedrop}, {eye-drop}]
eye-lotion
n 1: lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the
eyes [syn: {eye-lotion}, {eyewash}, {collyrium}]
eye-popping
adj 1: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of
lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps";
"these great best canvases still look as astonishing and
as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant
popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner;
"adventures related...in a style both vivid and
fulgurous"- Idwal Jones [syn: {dazzling}, {eye-popping},
{fulgurant}, {fulgurous}]
eyebrow pencil
n 1: makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken
the eyebrows
eyeglass wearer
n 1: a person who wears spectacles in order to see better
eyes-only
adj 1: official classification for documents; meant to be seen
by only the person to whom it is directed
Eyre Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of southern Australia
Eysenck Personality Inventory
n 1: a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's
factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic
factors (the two most important being extraversion to
introversion and neuroticism) [syn: {Eysenck Personality
Inventory}, {EPI}]
ezo-yama-hagi
n 1: Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers
widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as
a source of feed for wild birds [syn: {bicolor lespediza},
{ezo-yama-hagi}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]
Ezra Cornell
n 1: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system
in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White)
founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: {Cornell},
{Ezra Cornell}]
Ezra Loomis Pound
n 1: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
Ezra Pound
n 1: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly
influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
[syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
F clef
n 1: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of
a staff [syn: {bass clef}, {F clef}]
F layer
n 1: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles
up) which contains the highest concentration of free
electrons and is most useful for long-range radio
transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F layer}, {F region}]
f number
n 1: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)
lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number},
{speed}]
F region
n 1: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles
up) which contains the highest concentration of free
electrons and is most useful for long-range radio
transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F layer}, {F region}]
F. D. Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D.
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin
Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
F. G. Banting
n 1: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H.
Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn:
{Banting}, {F. G. Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
n 1: United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz
Age in the United States (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald},
{F. Scott Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]
F.I.S.C.
n 1: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing
wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for
authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by
the Department of Justice or United States intelligence
agencies [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court},
{F.I.S.C.}]
fa la
n 1: meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong [syn:
{fa la}, {fal la}]
Fabian Society
n 1: an association of British socialists who advocate gradual
reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism
Fabiana imbricata
n 1: Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers;
leaves yield a tonic and diuretic [syn: {pichi}, {Fabiana
imbricata}]
face angle
n 1: the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
face card
n 1: one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a
face [syn: {face card}, {picture card}, {court card}]
face cloth
n 1: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the
face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {flannel},
{face cloth}]
face cream
n 1: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening
and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream},
{face cream}, {vanishing cream}]
face fungus
n 1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn:
{beard}, {face fungus}, {whiskers}]
face guard
n 1: face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of
football helmets
face lift
n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and
skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some
actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
{rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
2: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a
building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give
your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model
marks a fundamental change of direction" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {face lifting}]
face lifting
n 1: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a
building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give
your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model
marks a fundamental change of direction" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {face lifting}]
2: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and
skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some
actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
{rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
face mask
n 1: mask that provides a protective covering for the face in
such sports as baseball or football or hockey
face of the earth
n 1: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually
coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"; "he
appeared on the face of the earth one day" [syn: {being},
{beingness}, {existence}, {face of the earth}] [ant:
{nonbeing}, {nonentity}, {nonexistence}]
face off
v 1: start a game by a face-off [syn: {face off}, {bully off}]
face pack
n 1: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin [syn: {pack},
{face pack}]
face powder
n 1: cosmetic powder for the face
face recognition
n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and
matching it against a library of known faces; "they used
face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face
recognition}, {facial recognition}, {automatic face
recognition}]
2: the visual perception of familiar faces
face saver
n 1: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
[syn: {face saver}, {face saving}]
face saving
n 1: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
[syn: {face saver}, {face saving}]
face soap
n 1: soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {face soap},
{bath soap}]
face the music
v 1: accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn:
{face the music}, {carry the can}]
face time
n 1: work time spent at the location of or in the presence of
other people; "instead of working on the problem at home he
devoted face time to it at the office"
face to face
adv 1: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy
and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the
corner"; "they spoke face to face"
2: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-
face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-
face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
[syn: {face-to-face}, {face to face}, {opposite}]
3: within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-
face" [syn: {face-to-face}, {face to face}]
face towel
n 1: a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {hand
towel}, {face towel}]
face up
v 1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must
confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible
consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {confront}, {face up},
{face}] [ant: {avoid}]
face value
n 1: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing
it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {face
value}, {nominal value}]
2: the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
face veil
n 1: a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers
the face
face-amount certificate company
n 1: a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to
certificate holders on a stated maturity date
face-harden
v 1: harden steel by adding carbon
face-lift
v 1: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face [syn: {face-
lift}, {lift}]
face-off
n 1: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation},
{encounter}, {showdown}, {face-off}]
2: (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the
puck between two opposing players
face-saving
adj 1: maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving
compromise"
face-to-face
adv 1: within each other's presence; "she met the president
face-to-face" [syn: {face-to-face}, {face to face}]
2: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-
face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-
face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
[syn: {face-to-face}, {face to face}, {opposite}]
adj 1: in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter"
facet plane
n 1: the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)
facial artery
n 1: an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives
off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {facial
artery}, {arteria facialis}, {external maxillary artery}]
facial expression
n 1: a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial
expression}, {facial gesture}]
2: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad
expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn:
{expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}]
facial gesture
n 1: a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial
expression}, {facial gesture}]
facial hair
n 1: hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
facial index
n 1: the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum
height of the face
facial muscle
n 1: any of the skeletal muscles of the face
facial nerve
n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial},
{facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
facial profiling
n 1: identification of criminals and terrorist by means of
videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form
of airport security"
facial recognition
n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and
matching it against a library of known faces; "they used
face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face
recognition}, {facial recognition}, {automatic face
recognition}]
facial tissue
n 1: tissue paper suitable for use on the face
facial vein
n 1: any of several veins draining the face [syn: {facial vein},
{vena facialis}]
facing pages
n 1: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn:
{spread}, {spread head}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}]
facsimile machine
n 1: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn:
{facsimile}, {facsimile machine}, {fax}]
fact mood
n 1: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or
state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood},
{indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common
mood}, {fact mood}]
fact-finding
adj 1: designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-
finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn:
{fact-finding}, {investigative}, {investigatory}]
factor analyse
v 1: to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn:
{factor analyse}, {factor analyze}]
factor analysis
n 1: any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a
smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a
correlation matrix a small number of components or factors
are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that
account for the interrelations observed in the data
factor analytic
adj 1: of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn:
{factor analytical}, {factor analytic}]
factor analytical
adj 1: of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn:
{factor analytical}, {factor analytic}]
factor analyze
v 1: to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn:
{factor analyse}, {factor analyze}]
factor I
n 1: a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when
blood clots [syn: {fibrinogen}, {factor I}]
factor II
n 1: a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of
thrombin [syn: {prothrombin}, {factor II}]
factor III
n 1: an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts
prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot [syn:
{thromboplastin}, {thrombokinase}, {factor III}]
factor in
v 1: consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must
factor in the recent developments" [syn: {factor}, {factor
in}, {factor out}]
2: resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the
number 15" [syn: {factor}, {factor in}, {factor out}]
factor IV
n 1: ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood [syn:
{calcium ion}, {factor IV}]
factor IX
n 1: coagulation factor whose absence is associated with
hemophilia B [syn: {Christmas factor}, {factor IX}]
factor of proportionality
n 1: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional
quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the
factor of proportionality [syn: {factor of
proportionality}, {constant of proportionality}]
factor of safety
n 1: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the
estimated maximum stress in ordinary use [syn: {safety
factor}, {factor of safety}]
factor out
v 1: consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must
factor in the recent developments" [syn: {factor}, {factor
in}, {factor out}]
2: resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the
number 15" [syn: {factor}, {factor in}, {factor out}]
factor V
n 1: a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {prothrombin
accelerator}, {accelerator factor}, {factor V}]
factor VII
n 1: a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the
influence of vitamin K [syn: {proconvertin},
{cothromboplastin}, {stable factor}, {factor VII}]
factor VIII
n 1: a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is
associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor},
{antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin},
{antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]
factor X
n 1: coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that
converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends
on calcium ions and other coagulation factors [syn:
{prothrombinase}, {factor X}]
factor XI
n 1: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a
hemorrhagic tendency [syn: {plasma thromboplastin
antecedent}, {factor XI}]
factor XII
n 1: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation
of clotting time of venous blood [syn: {Hageman factor},
{factor XII}]
factor XIII
n 1: in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII
into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to
form a stable clot [syn: {fibrinase}, {factor XIII}]
factory farm
n 1: a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: {agribusiness},
{agriculture}, {factory farm}]
factory price
n 1: price charged for goods picked up at the factory
factory ship
n 1: a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
factory whistle
n 1: a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times
for starting or stopping work
factory worker
n 1: a workman in a mill or factory [syn: {mill-hand}, {factory
worker}]
factory-made
adj 1: produced in quantity at a factory [ant: {homemade}]
facts of life
n 1: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
[syn: {reproduction}, {procreation}, {breeding}, {facts of
life}]
faculty member
n 1: an educator who works at a college or university [syn:
{academician}, {academic}, {faculty member}]
fad diet
n 1: a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity
fade away
v 1: become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {dissolve},
{fade out}, {fade away}]
fade out
v 1: become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {dissolve},
{fade out}, {fade away}]
fading away
n 1: gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength
faecal matter
n 1: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn:
{fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM},
{stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]
faecal occult test
n 1: a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of
your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to
detect colorectal cancers [syn: {fecal occult test},
{faecal occult test}, {stool test}]
Faeroe Islands
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in
the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands},
{Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between
Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands},
{Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
fag end
n 1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of
this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn:
{fag end}, {tail}, {tail end}]
2: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
fag out
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
{wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear
out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}]
[ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
faggot stitch
n 1: the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together
in fagoting [syn: {fagot stitch}, {faggot stitch}]
faggot up
v 1: bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the
sticks" [syn: {faggot}, {fagot}, {faggot up}]
Fagopyrum esculentum
n 1: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with
clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible
triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
[syn: {buckwheat}, {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum
esculentum}]
fagot stitch
n 1: the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together
in fagoting [syn: {fagot stitch}, {faggot stitch}]
Fagus americana
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and
edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red
beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
Fagus grandifolia
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and
edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red
beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
Fagus pendula
n 1: variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn:
{weeping beech}, {Fagus pendula}, {Fagus sylvatica
pendula}]
Fagus purpurea
n 1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-
colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus
sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica
purpurea}]
Fagus sylvatica
n 1: large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely
planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common
beech}, {European beech}, {Fagus sylvatica}]
Fagus sylvatica atropunicea
n 1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-
colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus
sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica
purpurea}]
Fagus sylvatica pendula
n 1: variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn:
{weeping beech}, {Fagus pendula}, {Fagus sylvatica
pendula}]
Fagus sylvatica purpurea
n 1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-
colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus
sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica
purpurea}]
Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
n 1: king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005) [syn:
{Fahd}, {Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud}]
Fahrenheit scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of
water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212
degrees
Fahrenheit thermometer
n 1: a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
fail-safe
adj 1: guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese
souffle"
2: eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a
failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear
weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of
accident"
n 1: a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case
there is a failure or malfunction
faint-hearted
adj 1: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted},
{timid}, {faint-hearted}]
fair ball
n 1: (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays
between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of
the playing field [ant: {foul ball}]
fair catch
n 1: (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a
defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and
so should not be tackled
fair chance
n 1: a reasonable probability of success [syn: {fair chance},
{sporting chance}]
fair copy
n 1: a clean copy of a corrected draft
fair deal
n 1: fair treatment [syn: {fair deal}, {square deal}]
fair game
n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim
of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or
influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair
game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {quarry},
{target}, {fair game}]
fair hearing
n 1: a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where
the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure
due process because the person would be harmed or denied
their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as
in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)
fair sex
n 1: women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood";
"woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on
the veranda" [syn: {womanhood}, {woman}, {fair sex}]
fair to middling
adj 1: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a
secretary" [syn: {adequate}, {passable}, {fair to
middling}, {tolerable}]
fair trade
n 1: trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain
of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for
producers; often with other social and environmental
considerations
2: trade that is conducted legally
fair use
n 1: the conditions under which you can use material that is
copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
fair weather
n 1: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn:
{fair weather}, {sunshine}, {temperateness}]
fair-and-square
adj 1: just and honest
fair-haired
adj 1: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn:
{blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]
fair-maids-of-France
n 1: rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white
flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {fair-maids-of-
France}, {Saxifraga granulata}]
fair-minded
adj 1: of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced
fair-mindedness
n 1: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candor},
{candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]
fair-trade act
n 1: formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from
price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices
for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States
Congress in 1975
fair-trade agreement
n 1: an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the
manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its
retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above
the price set by the manufacturer
fairness commission
n 1: a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the
expression of opposing views
fairway crested wheat grass
n 1: Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for
forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass},
{crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass},
{Agropyron cristatum}]
fairy armadillo
n 1: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and
pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago},
{pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore},
{Chlamyphorus truncatus}]
fairy bell
n 1: tall leafy European biennial or perennial having
spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
[syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower},
{finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis
purpurea}]
fairy bluebird
n 1: fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East
Indies [syn: {fairy bluebird}, {bluebird}]
fairy circle
n 1: a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial
underground growth of the mycelium [syn: {fairy ring},
{fairy circle}]
fairy cup
n 1: a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn:
{blood cup}, {fairy cup}, {Peziza coccinea}]
2: miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two
opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in
erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {fairy cup}, {Mitella
diphylla}]
fairy godmother
n 1: a generous benefactor
2: a female character in some fairy stories who has magical
powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or
heroine
fairy lantern
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-
shaped flowers [syn: {globe lily}, {fairy lantern}]
fairy light
n 1: a small colored light used for decoration (especially at
Christmas)
fairy ring
n 1: a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial
underground growth of the mycelium [syn: {fairy ring},
{fairy circle}]
fairy shrimp
n 1: small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with
many appendages; swims on its back
fairy story
n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn:
{fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}]
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an
excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {cock-
and-bull story}, {song and dance}]
fairy swallow
n 1: fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and
heavily muffed feet
fairy tale
n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn:
{fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}]
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an
excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {cock-
and-bull story}, {song and dance}]
fairy-ring mushroom
n 1: mushroom that grows in a fairy ring [syn: {fairy-ring
mushroom}, {Marasmius oreades}]
fairy-slipper
n 1: rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to
pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect
reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {calypso}, {fairy-
slipper}, {Calypso bulbosa}]
Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
n 1: king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) [syn:
{Faisal}, {Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud}]
fait accompli
n 1: an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {fait accompli},
{accomplished fact}]
faith cure
n 1: care provided through prayer and faith in God [syn: {faith
healing}, {faith cure}]
faith healing
n 1: care provided through prayer and faith in God [syn: {faith
healing}, {faith cure}]
fake book
n 1: a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill
bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly
fal la
n 1: meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong [syn:
{fa la}, {fal la}]
Falcatifolium falciforme
n 1: small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia
[syn: {common sickle pine}, {Falcatifolium falciforme}]
Falcatifolium taxoides
n 1: a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic
crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for
the rare parasite yew [syn: {yellow-leaf sickle pine},
{Falcatifolium taxoides}]
falciform ligament
n 1: a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm
and the abdominal wall
Falco columbarius
n 1: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with
black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk},
{merlin}, {Falco columbarius}]
Falco peregrinus
n 1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn:
{peregrine}, {peregrine falcon}, {Falco peregrinus}]
Falco rusticolus
n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color
phases [syn: {gyrfalcon}, {gerfalcon}, {Falco rusticolus}]
Falco sparverius
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American
kestrel}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
Falco subbuteo
n 1: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small
birds [syn: {hobby}, {Falco subbuteo}]
Falco tinnunculus
n 1: small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a
wind [syn: {kestrel}, {Falco tinnunculus}]
falcon-gentil
n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
{falcon-gentle}, {falcon-gentil}]
falcon-gentle
n 1: female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn:
{falcon-gentle}, {falcon-gentil}]
Falkland Islands
n 1: a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off
the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
fall all over
v 1: display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards;
"This student falls all over her former professor when she
sees him"
fall apart
v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart
when her only child died" [syn: {fall apart}, {go to
pieces}]
2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
{break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
"The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {crumble}, {fall apart}]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},
{separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
fall armyworm
n 1: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys
grasses and small grains [syn: {fall armyworm}, {Spodoptera
frugiperda}]
fall asleep
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
fall away
v 1: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop
off}, {drop away}, {fall away}]
2: diminish in size or intensity [syn: {fall off}, {fall away}]
fall back
v 1: fall backwards and down
2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {dawdle}, {fall back}, {fall
behind}]
3: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
4: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind},
{recede}] [ant: {advance}, {gain}, {gain ground}, {get
ahead}, {make headway}, {pull ahead}, {win}]
5: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
[syn: {fall back}, {resort}, {recur}]
6: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate},
{regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]
fall behind
v 1: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind},
{recede}] [ant: {advance}, {gain}, {gain ground}, {get
ahead}, {make headway}, {pull ahead}, {win}]
2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {dawdle}, {fall back}, {fall
behind}]
fall by the wayside
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit
defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn:
{drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
fall cankerworm
n 1: green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila
pometaria
fall dandelion
n 1: fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower;
naturalized in the United States [syn: {fall dandelion},
{arnica bud}, {Leontodon autumnalis}]
fall down
v 1: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and
the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across
her forehead" [syn: {fall}, {fall down}]
fall equinox
n 1: September 22 [syn: {autumnal equinox}, {September equinox},
{fall equinox}] [ant: {March equinox}, {spring equinox},
{vernal equinox}]
fall flat
v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall
through}, {fall flat}, {founder}, {flop}]
fall for
v 1: fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for
the man from Brazil"
2: be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her
charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"
fall from grace
v 1: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good
behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for
several helpings of dessert"
fall guy
n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
[syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy},
{sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
fall in
v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The
roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave
under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in},
{cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
2: to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops
fall in!"
3: become part of; become a member of a group or organization;
"He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: {join},
{fall in}, {get together}]
fall in line
v 1: agree on (a position)
fall in love
v 1: begin to experience feelings of love towards; "She fell in
love with her former student"
fall into
v 1: be included in or classified as; "This falls under the
rubric `various'" [syn: {fall into}, {fall under}]
fall into place
v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was
penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through},
{dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate},
{fall into place}]
Fall of Man
n 1: (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the
fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the
Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of
the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be
subject to sickness and pain and eventual death
fall off
v 1: come off; "This button had fallen off"
2: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate
market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}, {sink}]
3: diminish in size or intensity [syn: {fall off}, {fall away}]
fall open
v 1: open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw
dropped" [syn: {drop open}, {fall open}]
fall out
v 1: have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial
question"
2: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows
that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
[syn: {follow}, {fall out}]
3: come off; "His hair and teeth fell out" [syn: {come out},
{fall out}]
4: leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military
formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell
out"
5: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off},
{occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
fall over
v 1: fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a
sound" [syn: {fall over}, {go over}]
fall over backwards
v 1: try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards
when she sees her mother-in-law" [syn: {fall over
backwards}, {bend over backwards}]
fall short
v 1: fail to meet (expectations or standards) [syn: {fall
short}, {come short}]
fall short of
v 1: fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example [ant:
{fulfil}, {fulfill}, {live up to}, {satisfy}]
fall through
v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall
through}, {fall flat}, {founder}, {flop}]
fall under
v 1: be included in or classified as; "This falls under the
rubric `various'" [syn: {fall into}, {fall under}]
fall upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
fall webworm
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {fall webworm}, {Hyphantria
cunea}]
fall-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
fall-blooming hydrangea
n 1: deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower
clusters [syn: {fall-blooming hydrangea}, {Hydrangea
paniculata}]
fall-board
n 1: the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard
of a piano when it is not being played [syn: {fallboard},
{fall-board}]
fall-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
fallen arch
n 1: an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground
[syn: {sunken arch}, {fallen arch}]
falling off
n 1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the
team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a
drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn:
{slump}, {slack}, {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
falling out
n 1: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn:
{rupture}, {breach}, {break}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling
out}]
Fallopian tube
n 1: either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary
to the uterus [syn: {Fallopian tube}, {uterine tube},
{oviduct}]
Fallot's syndrome
n 1: a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized
by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal
defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles
and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {tetralogy of
Fallot}, {Fallot's tetralogy}, {Fallot's syndrome}]
Fallot's tetralogy
n 1: a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized
by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal
defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles
and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {tetralogy of
Fallot}, {Fallot's tetralogy}, {Fallot's syndrome}]
fallout shelter
n 1: a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an
atomic bomb
fallow deer
n 1: small Eurasian deer [syn: {fallow deer}, {Dama dama}]
false alarm
n 1: a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
false alumroot
n 1: plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-
colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long
racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to
Idaho [syn: {false alumroot}, {fringe cups}, {Tellima
grandiflora}]
false asphodel
n 1: a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal
leaves and small spicate flowers
false azalea
n 1: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having
foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped
flowers [syn: {false azalea}, {fool's huckleberry},
{Menziesia ferruginea}]
false baby's breath
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
false beachdrops
n 1: fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the
Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North
America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus
Hypopitys [syn: {pinesap}, {false beachdrops}, {Monotropa
hypopithys}]
false belief
n 1: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning [syn:
{fallacy}, {false belief}]
false bittersweet
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
false bottom
n 1: a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box
(especially one built close to the actual bottom)
false bracken
n 1: resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia
[syn: {false bracken}, {Culcita dubia}]
false buckthorn
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
{shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
false bugbane
n 1: tall perennial of the eastern United States having large
basal leaves and white summer flowers [syn: {false
bugbane}, {Trautvetteria carolinensis}]
false calyx
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {false calyx}, {calycle},
{calyculus}]
false chamomile
n 1: any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or
pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist
soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas
false deathcap
n 1: agaric often confused with the death cup [syn: {false
deathcap}, {Amanita mappa}]
false dogwood
n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans [syn:
{China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry},
{Sapindus saponaria}]
false dragon head
n 1: North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or
white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon
head}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]
false dragonhead
n 1: North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or
white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon
head}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]
false face
n 1: a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
false flax
n 1: annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
[syn: {Camelina}, {genus Camelina}, {false flax}]
false foxglove
n 1: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal
racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the
foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false
foxglove}, {Aureolaria virginica}, {Gerardia virginica}]
2: multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary
dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove;
sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false foxglove},
{Aureolaria pedicularia}, {Gerardia pedicularia}]
false fruit
n 1: a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having
seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {pome}, {false
fruit}]
false garlic
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
false gavial
n 1: crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the
gavial [syn: {false gavial}, {Tomistoma schlegeli}]
false glottis
n 1: the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima
vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}, {glottis
spuria}]
false goatsbeard
n 1: North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white
flowers [syn: {false goatsbeard}, {Astilbe biternata}]
false gromwell
n 1: any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy
foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers
false hair
n 1: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for
disguise or adornment [syn: {hairpiece}, {false hair},
{postiche}]
false heather
n 1: North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with
yellow flowers [syn: {false heather}, {golden heather},
{Hudsonia ericoides}]
false hellebore
n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic
rhizomes [syn: {hellebore}, {false hellebore}]
false imprisonment
n 1: (law) confinement without legal authority
false indigo
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Baptisia [syn: {wild
indigo}, {false indigo}]
2: dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the
eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and
dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {false indigo},
{bastard indigo}, {Amorpha fruticosa}]
3: an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the
United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers [syn:
{false indigo}, {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha californica}]
false labor
n 1: painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that
continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
[syn: {Braxton-Hicks contraction}, {false labor}]
false lily of the valley
n 1: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn:
{false lily of the valley}, {Maianthemum bifolium}]
2: small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts
of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
[syn: {false lily of the valley}, {Maianthemum canadense}]
false lupine
n 1: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like
flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {yellow pea},
{Thermopsis macrophylla}]
false mallow
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South
America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
[syn: {globe mallow}, {false mallow}]
2: an American plant of the genus Malvastrum
false mildew
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae
parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons [syn:
{downy mildew}, {false mildew}]
false mistletoe
n 1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
[syn: {mistletoe}, {false mistletoe}]
false miterwort
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on
leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California
and east to Montana [syn: {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella unifoliata}]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
[syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]
false mitrewort
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on
leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California
and east to Montana [syn: {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella unifoliata}]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
[syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]
false morel
n 1: a fungus of the family Helvellaceae
false name
n 1: a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: {alias},
{assumed name}, {false name}]
false nettle
n 1: any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria
lacking stinging hairs [syn: {false nettle}, {bog hemp}]
false oat
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
false pimpernel
n 1: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn:
{chaffweed}, {bastard pimpernel}, {false pimpernel}]
false pregnancy
n 1: physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of
pregnancy but is not pregnant [syn: {false pregnancy},
{pseudocyesis}]
false pretence
n 1: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false
representation and obtaining property as a result of that
misrepresentation [syn: {false pretense}, {false pretence}]
false pretense
n 1: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false
representation and obtaining property as a result of that
misrepresentation [syn: {false pretense}, {false pretence}]
false ragweed
n 1: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in
central North America that can cause contact dermatitis;
produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
[syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {false ragweed}, {Iva
xanthifolia}]
false return
n 1: an incorrect income tax return
false rue
n 1: slender erect perennial of eastern North America having
tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles
meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {false rue},
{Isopyrum biternatum}]
false rue anemone
n 1: slender erect perennial of eastern North America having
tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles
meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {false rue},
{Isopyrum biternatum}]
false saber-toothed tiger
n 1: North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much
earlier and less specialized than members of the genus
Smiledon
false saffron
n 1: thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or
orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
[syn: {safflower}, {false saffron}, {Carthamus tinctorius}]
false sago
n 1: southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn:
{false sago}, {fern palm}, {Cycas circinalis}]
false sarsaparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla},
{wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]
false scorpion
n 1: small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
[syn: {false scorpion}, {pseudoscorpion}]
false smut
n 1: disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder
consisting of conidia [syn: {green smut}, {false smut}]
false tamarisk
n 1: Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {false
tamarisk}, {German tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]
false teeth
n 1: a removable denture
false topaz
n 1: a yellow quartz [syn: {topaz}, {false topaz}, {common
topaz}]
false truffle
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having
subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-
skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
[syn: {earthball}, {false truffle}, {puffball}, {hard-skinned
puffball}]
false vampire
n 1: any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to
suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false
vampire}, {false vampire bat}]
false vampire bat
n 1: any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to
suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false
vampire}, {false vampire bat}]
false verdict
n 1: a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence
false vocal cord
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal
fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold},
{vestibular fold}]
false vocal fold
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal
fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold},
{vestibular fold}]
false wintergreen
n 1: evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and
numerous white flowers [syn: {false wintergreen}, {Pyrola
americana}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]
false witness
n 1: a person who deliberately gives false testimony [syn:
{perjurer}, {false witness}]
falun gong
n 1: a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half
of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist
teachings and practices
familial hypercholesterolemia
n 1: congenital disorder characterized by high levels of
cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
familiar spirit
n 1: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant
to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar}, {familiar spirit}]
family Acanthaceae
n 1: widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes
placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae},
{family Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]
family Acanthisittidae
n 1: alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand
wrens [syn: {Xenicidae}, {family Xenicidae},
{Acanthisittidae}, {family Acanthisittidae}]
family Acanthuridae
n 1: surgeonfishes [syn: {Acanthuridae}, {family Acanthuridae}]
family Acaridae
n 1: mites [syn: {Acaridae}, {family Acaridae}]
family Accipitridae
n 1: hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn:
{Accipitridae}, {family Accipitridae}]
family Aceraceae
n 1: a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including
the maples [syn: {Aceraceae}, {family Aceraceae}, {maple
family}]
family Acipenseridae
n 1: sturgeons [syn: {Acipenseridae}, {family Acipenseridae}]
family Acrididae
n 1: short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {Acrididae},
{family Acrididae}, {Locustidae}, {family Locustidae}]
family Actinidiaceae
n 1: tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines [syn:
{Actinidiaceae}, {family Actinidiaceae}]
family Actinomycetaceae
n 1: filamentous anaerobic bacteria [syn: {Actinomycetaceae},
{family Actinomycetaceae}]
family Adelgidae
n 1: plant lice [syn: {Adelgidae}, {family Adelgidae}]
family Adiantaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for some genera of the
family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae) [syn: {Adiantaceae},
{family Adiantaceae}]
family Aegypiidae
n 1: in some classifications considered the family comprising
the Old World vultures which are more often included in the
family Accipitridae [syn: {Aegypiidae}, {family
Aegypiidae}]
family Aepyornidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes [syn:
{Aepyornidae}, {family Aepyornidae}]
family Agamidae
n 1: an Old World reptile family of Sauria [syn: {Agamidae},
{family Agamidae}]
family Agaricaceae
n 1: large family including many familiar mushrooms [syn:
{Agaricaceae}, {family Agaricaceae}]
family Agavaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes
Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some
classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and
the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {agave
family}, {sisal family}]
family Agonidae
n 1: poachers [syn: {Agonidae}, {family Agonidae}]
family Ailuropodidae
n 1: in some classifications considered the family comprising
the giant pandas [syn: {Ailuropodidae}, {family
Ailuropodidae}]
family Aizoaceae
n 1: succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but
also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig
marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae},
{Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed
family}]
family Akeridae
n 1: bubble shells [syn: {Akeridae}, {family Akeridae}]
family Alaudidae
n 1: larks [syn: {Alaudidae}, {family Alaudidae}]
family Albuginaceae
n 1: fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on
certain flowering plants [syn: {Albuginaceae}, {family
Albuginaceae}]
family Albulidae
n 1: bonefish [syn: {Albulidae}, {family Albulidae}]
family Alcedinidae
n 1: kingfishers [syn: {Alcedinidae}, {family Alcedinidae}]
family Alcidae
n 1: web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins;
guillemots; murres; etc. [syn: {Alcidae}, {family Alcidae}]
family Aleyrodidae
n 1: whiteflies [syn: {Aleyrodidae}, {family Aleyrodidae}]
family Alismataceae
n 1: perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn:
{Alismataceae}, {family Alismataceae}, {water-plantain
family}]
family Alliaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium [syn:
{Alliaceae}, {family Alliaceae}]
family Alligatoridae
n 1: alligators; caimans [syn: {Alligatoridae}, {family
Alligatoridae}]
family Allioniaceae
n 1: a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
[syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae},
{Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock
family}]
family Aloeaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted [syn: {Aloeaceae}, {family Aloeaceae},
{aloe family}]
family Alopiidae
n 1: thresher sharks [syn: {Alopiidae}, {family Alopiidae}]
family Alstroemeriaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily
Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Alstroemeriaceae}, {family
Alstroemeriaceae}]
family Amaranthaceae
n 1: cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs [syn:
{Amaranthaceae}, {family Amaranthaceae}, {amaranth family}]
family Amaryllidaceae
n 1: snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification
systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn:
{Amaryllidaceae}, {family Amaryllidaceae}, {amaryllis
family}]
family Ambrosiaceae
n 1: in some classifications considered a separate family
comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the
ragweeds [syn: {Ambrosiaceae}, {family Ambrosiaceae}]
family Ambystomatidae
n 1: New World salamanders [syn: {Ambystomatidae}, {family
Ambystomatidae}]
family Ameiuridae
n 1: North American catfishes [syn: {Ameiuridae}, {family
Ameiuridae}]
family Amiidae
n 1: only the bowfins [syn: {Amiidae}, {family Amiidae}]
family Ammodytidae
n 1: sand lances [syn: {Ammodytidae}, {family Ammodytidae}]
family Amphioxidae
n 1: lancelets [syn: {Amphioxidae}, {family Amphioxidae},
{Branchiostomidae}, {family Branchiostomidae}]
family Amphisbaenidae
n 1: worm lizards [syn: {Amphisbaenidae}, {family
Amphisbaenidae}]
family Amphiumidae
n 1: congo snakes [syn: {Amphiumidae}, {family Amphiumidae}]
family Amygdalaceae
n 1: used in former classifications for plum and peach and
almond trees which are now usually classified as members of
the genus Prunus [syn: {Amygdalaceae}, {family
Amygdalaceae}]
family Anabantidae
n 1: small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern
Asia [syn: {Anabantidae}, {family Anabantidae}]
family Anacardiaceae
n 1: the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having
resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and
mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac [syn:
{Anacardiaceae}, {family Anacardiaceae}, {sumac family}]
family Anarhichadidae
n 1: wolffishes [syn: {Anarhichadidae}, {family Anarhichadidae}]
family Anatidae
n 1: swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills
with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks [syn: {Anatidae},
{family Anatidae}]
family Ancylidae
n 1: freshwater gastropod [syn: {Ancylidae}, {family Ancylidae}]
family Ancylostomatidae
n 1: hookworms [syn: {Ancylostomatidae}, {family
Ancylostomatidae}]
family Andrenidae
n 1: a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which
burrow in the ground [syn: {Andrenidae}, {family
Andrenidae}]
family Anguidae
n 1: alligator lizards [syn: {Anguidae}, {family Anguidae}]
family Anguillidae
n 1: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the
sea to spawn [syn: {Anguillidae}, {family Anguillidae}]
family Anhimidae
n 1: screamers [syn: {Anhimidae}, {family Anhimidae}]
family Anhingidae
n 1: snakebirds [syn: {Anhingidae}, {family Anhingidae}]
family Anniellidae
n 1: legless lizards [syn: {Anniellidae}, {family Anniellidae}]
family Annonaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees or shrubs [syn: {Annonaceae},
{family Annonaceae}, {custard-apple family}]
family Anobiidae
n 1: deathwatch beetles [syn: {Anobiidae}, {family Anobiidae}]
family Anomalopidae
n 1: a family of fish including: flashlight fishes [syn:
{Anomalopidae}, {family Anomalopidae}]
family Anomiidae
n 1: saddle oysters [syn: {Anomiidae}, {family Anomiidae}]
family Antedonidae
n 1: feather stars [syn: {Antedonidae}, {family Antedonidae}]
family Antennariidae
n 1: frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having
large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and
anglers [syn: {Antennariidae}, {family Antennariidae}]
family Anthocerotaceae
n 1: hornworts [syn: {Anthocerotaceae}, {family
Anthocerotaceae}]
family Antilocapridae
n 1: comprising only the pronghorns [syn: {Antilocapridae},
{family Antilocapridae}]
family Aphididae
n 1: small soft-bodied plant lice [syn: {Aphididae}, {family
Aphididae}]
family Aphyllanthaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes [syn:
{Aphyllanthaceae}, {family Aphyllanthaceae}]
family Apiaceae
n 1: plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family
Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot
family}]
family Apidae
n 1: honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees [syn: {Apidae},
{family Apidae}]
family Aplodontiidae
n 1: mountain beavers [syn: {Aplodontiidae}, {family
Aplodontiidae}]
family Aplysiidae
n 1: sea hares [syn: {Aplysiidae}, {family Aplysiidae},
{Tethyidae}, {family Tethyidae}]
family Apocynaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky
juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
[syn: {Apocynaceae}, {family Apocynaceae}, {dogbane
family}]
family Apodidae
n 1: swifts; in former classifications included in the order
Coraciiformes [syn: {Apodidae}, {family Apodidae}]
family Apogonidae
n 1: bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the
mouth [syn: {Apogonidae}, {family Apogonidae}]
family Apterygidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Apterygiformes [syn:
{Apterygidae}, {family Apterygidae}]
family Aquifoliaceae
n 1: widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: {Aquifoliaceae},
{family Aquifoliaceae}, {holly family}]
family Araceae
n 1: anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
[syn: {Araceae}, {family Araceae}, {arum family}]
family Araliaceae
n 1: mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax
and Hedera [syn: {Araliaceae}, {family Araliaceae}, {ivy
family}]
family Araucariaceae
n 1: tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and
Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some
classifications included in the Pinaceae [syn:
{Araucariaceae}, {family Araucariaceae}, {araucaria
family}]
family Arcellidae
n 1: soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
[syn: {Arcellidae}, {family Arcellidae}]
family Arcidae
n 1: ark shells [syn: {Arcidae}, {family Arcidae}]
family Arctiidae
n 1: tiger moths [syn: {Arctiidae}, {family Arctiidae}]
family Ardeidae
n 1: herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns [syn: {Ardeidae},
{family Ardeidae}]
family Arecaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having
a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves;
coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family
Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae},
{family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]
family Argasidae
n 1: soft ticks [syn: {Argasidae}, {family Argasidae}]
family Argentinidae
n 1: small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies;
related to salmons and trouts [syn: {Argentinidae}, {family
Argentinidae}]
family Argiopidae
n 1: spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
[syn: {Argiopidae}, {family Argiopidae}, {orb-weaver}]
family Argonautidae
n 1: represented solely by the genus Argonauta [syn:
{Argonautidae}, {family Argonautidae}]
family Ariidae
n 1: sea catfishes [syn: {Ariidae}, {family Ariidae}]
family Aristolochiaceae
n 1: family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn:
{Aristolochiaceae}, {family Aristolochiaceae}, {birthwort
family}]
family Armadillidiidae
n 1: pill bugs [syn: {Armadillidiidae}, {family
Armadillidiidae}]
family Artamidae
n 1: wood swallows [syn: {Artamidae}, {family Artamidae}]
family Ascaphidae
n 1: family of one species of frog: tailed frog [syn:
{Ascaphidae}, {family Ascaphidae}]
family Ascaridae
n 1: large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
[syn: {Ascaridae}, {family Ascaridae}]
family Asclepiadaceae
n 1: widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order
Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {Asclepiadaceae},
{family Asclepiadaceae}, {milkweed family}]
family Asilidae
n 1: robber flies [syn: {Asilidae}, {family Asilidae}]
family Asparagaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes
genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus [syn: {Asparagaceae},
{family Asparagaceae}]
family Aspergillaceae
n 1: family of fungi including some common molds [syn:
{Aspergillaceae}, {family Aspergillaceae}]
family Asphodelaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {Asphodelaceae},
{family Asphodelaceae}]
family Aspleniaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems; includes
genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria [syn:
{Aspleniaceae}, {family Aspleniaceae}]
family Astacidae
n 1: crayfish [syn: {Astacidae}, {family Astacidae}, {Astacura}]
family Asteraceae
n 1: plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy;
dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed;
sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family
Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster
family}]
family Atherinidae
n 1: small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
[syn: {Atherinidae}, {family Atherinidae}]
family Athiorhodaceae
n 1: small motile sulphur bacteria [syn: {Athiorhodaceae},
{family Athiorhodaceae}]
family Athyriaceae
n 1: alternative names for one of a number of families into
which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some
classification systems [syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, {family
Dryopteridaceae}, {Athyriaceae}, {family Athyriaceae}]
family Atrichornithidae
n 1: scrubbirds [syn: {Atrichornithidae}, {family
Atrichornithidae}]
family Atropidae
n 1: booklice [syn: {Atropidae}, {family Atropidae}]
family Aulostomidae
n 1: trumpetfishes [syn: {Aulostomidae}, {family Aulostomidae}]
family Auriculariaceae
n 1: fungi having gelatinous sporophores [syn:
{Auriculariaceae}, {family Auriculariaceae}]
family Avicenniaceae
n 1: used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus
Avicennia [syn: {Avicenniaceae}, {family Avicenniaceae}]
family Azollaceae
n 1: used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn:
{Azollaceae}, {family Azollaceae}]
family Babesiidae
n 1: piroplasms and cattle pathogens [syn: {Babesiidae}, {family
Babesiidae}]
family Bacillaceae
n 1: typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that
produce endospores [syn: {Bacillaceae}, {family
Bacillaceae}]
family Bacteroidaceae
n 1: family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal
or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes
associated with acute infective processes [syn:
{Bacteroidaceae}, {family Bacteroidaceae}]
family Balaenicipitidae
n 1: shoebills [syn: {Balaenicipitidae}, {family
Balaenicipitidae}]
family Balaenidae
n 1: right whales [syn: {Balaenidae}, {family Balaenidae}]
family Balaenopteridae
n 1: rorquals; blue whales [syn: {Balaenopteridae}, {family
Balaenopteridae}]
family Balanidae
n 1: stalkless barnacles [syn: {Balanidae}, {family Balanidae}]
family Balistidae
n 1: triggerfishes [syn: {Balistidae}, {family Balistidae}]
family Balsaminaceae
n 1: distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular
flowers [syn: {Balsaminaceae}, {family Balsaminaceae},
{balsam family}]
family Bangiaceae
n 1: a family of protoctist [syn: {Bangiaceae}, {family
Bangiaceae}]
family Bathyergidae
n 1: mole rats; sand rats [syn: {Bathyergidae}, {family
Bathyergidae}]
family Batidaceae
n 1: family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn:
{Batidaceae}, {family Batidaceae}, {saltwort family}]
family Batrachoididae
n 1: toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes [syn:
{Batrachoididae}, {family Batrachoididae}]
family Begoniaceae
n 1: monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm
regions especially America [syn: {Begoniaceae}, {family
Begoniaceae}, {begonia family}]
family Belemnitidae
n 1: family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods [syn:
{Belemnitidae}, {family Belemnitidae}]
family Belonidae
n 1: ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated
to the freshwater gars [syn: {Belonidae}, {family
Belonidae}]
family Belostomatidae
n 1: water bugs [syn: {Belostomatidae}, {family Belostomatidae}]
family Bennettitaceae
n 1: a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the
Carboniferous [syn: {Bennettitaceae}, {family
Bennettitaceae}]
family Berberidaceae
n 1: shrubs or herbs [syn: {Berberidaceae}, {family
Berberidaceae}, {barberry family}]
family Betulaceae
n 1: monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula
and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and
Ostryopsis) [syn: {Betulaceae}, {family Betulaceae}, {birch
family}]
family Bible
n 1: a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
family Bignoniaceae
n 1: trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit
resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the
order Scrophulariales [syn: {Bignoniaceae}, {family
Bignoniaceae}]
family Bittacidae
n 1: a family of predacious tropical insects of the order
Mecoptera [syn: {Bittacidae}, {family Bittacidae}]
family Blastodiaceae
n 1: a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales [syn:
{Blastodiaceae}, {family Blastodiaceae}]
family Blattidae
n 1: domestic cockroaches [syn: {Blattidae}, {family Blattidae}]
family Blechnaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which the family
Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification
systems; includes genera Blechnum, Doodia, Sadleria,
Stenochlaena, and Woodwardia [syn: {Blechnaceae}, {family
Blechnaceae}]
family Blenniidae
n 1: a family of fish including: combtooth blennies [syn:
{Blenniidae}, {family Blenniidae}]
family Boidae
n 1: boas and pythons [syn: {Boidae}, {family Boidae}]
family Boletaceae
n 1: family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily
separating from the cup and often from each other [syn:
{Boletaceae}, {family Boletaceae}]
family Bombacaceae
n 1: tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing
usually woolly seeds [syn: {Bombacaceae}, {family
Bombacaceae}]
family Bombycidae
n 1: Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {Bombycidae}, {family
Bombycidae}]
family Bombycillidae
n 1: a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn:
{Bombycillidae}, {family Bombycillidae}]
family Bombyliidae
n 1: bee flies [syn: {Bombyliidae}, {family Bombyliidae}]
family Boraginaceae
n 1: a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by
circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {Boraginaceae},
{family Boraginaceae}, {borage family}]
family Bothidae
n 1: a family of fish of the order Heterosomata [syn:
{Bothidae}, {family Bothidae}]
family Bovidae
n 1: true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats [syn: {Bovidae},
{family Bovidae}]
family Bradypodidae
n 1: a family of edentates comprising the true sloths [syn:
{Bradypodidae}, {family Bradypodidae}]
family Bramidae
n 1: deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas [syn:
{Bramidae}, {family Bramidae}]
family Branchiobdellidae
n 1: small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an
adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified
leeches [syn: {Branchiobdellidae}, {family
Branchiobdellidae}]
family Branchiostegidae
n 1: small family of marine fishes having covered gills [syn:
{Branchiostegidae}, {family Branchiostegidae}]
family Branchiostomidae
n 1: lancelets [syn: {Amphioxidae}, {family Amphioxidae},
{Branchiostomidae}, {family Branchiostomidae}]
family Brassicaceae
n 1: a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers;
includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses,
and their many relatives [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family
Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae},
{mustard family}]
family Brevicipitidae
n 1: narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some
are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {Microhylidae}, {family
Microhylidae}, {Brevicipitidae}, {family Brevicipitidae}]
family Bromeliaceae
n 1: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales
including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
[syn: {Bromeliaceae}, {family Bromeliaceae}, {pineapple
family}]
family Brotulidae
n 1: chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae [syn:
{Brotulidae}, {family Brotulidae}]
family Bruchidae
n 1: seed beetles [syn: {Bruchidae}, {family Bruchidae}]
family Bryaceae
n 1: a family of acrocarpous mosses [syn: {Bryaceae}, {family
Bryaceae}]
family Buccinidae
n 1: whelks [syn: {Buccinidae}, {family Buccinidae}]
family Bucconidae
n 1: puffbirds [syn: {Bucconidae}, {family Bucconidae}]
family Bucerotidae
n 1: hornbills [syn: {Bucerotidae}, {family Bucerotidae}]
family Bufonidae
n 1: true toads [syn: {Bufonidae}, {family Bufonidae}]
family Burhinidae
n 1: large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
[syn: {Burhinidae}, {family Burhinidae}]
family Burmanniaceae
n 1: family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like
bracts and small flowers [syn: {Burmanniaceae}, {family
Burmanniaceae}]
family Burseraceae
n 1: resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn:
{Burseraceae}, {family Burseraceae}, {torchwood family}]
family business
n 1: a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a
single family
family Buxaceae
n 1: widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn:
{Buxaceae}, {family Buxaceae}, {box family}]
family Cactaceae
n 1: constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: {Cactaceae},
{family Cactaceae}, {cactus family}]
family Caeciliadae
n 1: coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
[syn: {Caeciliidae}, {family Caeciliidae}, {Caeciliadae},
{family Caeciliadae}]
family Caeciliidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
[syn: {Caeciliidae}, {family Caeciliidae}, {Caeciliadae},
{family Caeciliadae}]
family Caenolestidae
n 1: small marsupials of southern South America [syn:
{Caenolestidae}, {family Caenolestidae}]
family Caesalpiniaceae
n 1: spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the
genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly
included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {Caesalpiniaceae},
{family Caesalpiniaceae}]
family Callionymidae
n 1: dragonets [syn: {Callionymidae}, {family Callionymidae}]
family Calliphoridae
n 1: blowflies [syn: {Calliphoridae}, {family Calliphoridae}]
family Callithricidae
n 1: marmosets [syn: {Callithricidae}, {family Callithricidae}]
family Callitrichaceae
n 1: dicot aquatic herbs [syn: {Callitrichaceae}, {family
Callitrichaceae}]
family Calostomataceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales
[syn: {Calostomataceae}, {family Calostomataceae}]
family Calycanthaceae
n 1: shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern
United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae},
{family Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}, {strawberry-
shrub family}]
family Camelidae
n 1: camels and llamas and vicunas [syn: {Camelidae}, {family
Camelidae}]
family Campanulaceae
n 1: family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some
classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: {Campanulaceae},
{family Campanulaceae}, {bellflower family}]
family Cancridae
n 1: many of the best known edible crabs [syn: {Cancridae},
{family Cancridae}]
family Canellaceae
n 1: one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and
Florida to West Indies [syn: {Canellaceae}, {family
Canellaceae}, {canella family}]
family Canidae
n 1: dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes [syn: {Canidae}, {family
Canidae}]
family Cannabidaceae
n 1: two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by
the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term
not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis
is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in
the family Urticaceae [syn: {Cannabidaceae}, {family
Cannabidaceae}, {hemp family}]
family Cannaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Canna [syn: {Cannaceae}, {family
Cannaceae}]
family Capitonidae
n 1: barbets [syn: {Capitonidae}, {family Capitonidae}]
family Capparidaceae
n 1: a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that
includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
[syn: {Capparidaceae}, {family Capparidaceae}, {caper
family}]
family Caprifoliaceae
n 1: shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn:
{Caprifoliaceae}, {family Caprifoliaceae}, {honeysuckle
family}]
family Caprimulgidae
n 1: goatsuckers [syn: {Caprimulgidae}, {family Caprimulgidae}]
family Caproidae
n 1: boarfishes [syn: {Caproidae}, {family Caproidae}]
family Capromyidae
n 1: coypus [syn: {Capromyidae}, {family Capromyidae}]
family Capsidae
n 1: leaf bugs [syn: {Miridae}, {family Miridae}, {Capsidae},
{family Capsidae}]
family Carabidae
n 1: ground beetles [syn: {Carabidae}, {family Carabidae}]
family Carangidae
n 1: large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with
widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas [syn:
{Carangidae}, {family Carangidae}]
family Carapidae
n 1: pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae [syn: {Carapidae},
{family Carapidae}]
family Carcharhinidae
n 1: largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially
in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks
including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks [syn:
{Carcharhinidae}, {family Carcharhinidae}]
family Carchariidae
n 1: sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with
family Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carchariidae}, {family
Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}, {family Odontaspididae}]
family Cardiidae
n 1: somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks [syn:
{Cardiidae}, {family Cardiidae}]
family Cariamidae
n 1: crane-like South American wading birds [syn: {Cariamidae},
{family Cariamidae}]
family Caricaceae
n 1: trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky
juice and large palmately lobed leaves [syn: {Caricaceae},
{family Caricaceae}, {papaya family}]
family Carpinaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for the genera
Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis [syn: {Carpinaceae},
{subfamily Carpinaceae}, {family Carpinaceae}]
family Caryocaraceae
n 1: small genus of tropical South American trees [syn:
{Caryocaraceae}, {family Caryocaraceae}]
family Caryophyllaceae
n 1: large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems
swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {family
Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}, {pink family}]
family Castoridae
n 1: beavers [syn: {Castoridae}, {family Castoridae}]
family Casuaridae
n 1: a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
[syn: {Casuaridae}, {family Casuaridae}]
family Casuarinaceae
n 1: one genus: genus Casuarina [syn: {Casuarinaceae}, {family
Casuarinaceae}]
family Cathartidae
n 1: condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures [syn:
{Cathartidae}, {family Cathartidae}]
family Catostomidae
n 1: suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae [syn:
{Catostomidae}, {family Catostomidae}]
family Caviidae
n 1: a family of Hystricomorpha [syn: {Caviidae}, {family
Caviidae}]
family Cebidae
n 1: all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
[syn: {Cebidae}, {family Cebidae}]
family Cecidomyidae
n 1: gall midges [syn: {Cecidomyidae}, {family Cecidomyidae}]
family Cecropiaceae
n 1: in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn:
{Cecropiaceae}, {family Cecropiaceae}]
family Celastraceae
n 1: trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-
colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {family Celastraceae},
{spindle-tree family}, {staff-tree family}]
family Centrarchidae
n 1: sunfish family [syn: {Centrarchidae}, {family
Centrarchidae}]
family Centriscidae
n 1: shrimpfishes [syn: {Centriscidae}, {family Centriscidae}]
family Centropomidae
n 1: a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
[syn: {Centropomidae}, {family Centropomidae}]
family Cephalobidae
n 1: a family of Nematoda [syn: {Cephalobidae}, {family
Cephalobidae}]
family Cephalotaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the
genus Cephalotus [syn: {Cephalotaceae}, {family
Cephalotaceae}]
family Cephalotaxaceae
n 1: a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: {Cephalotaxaceae},
{family Cephalotaxaceae}, {plum-yew family}]
family Cerambycidae
n 1: long-horned beetles [syn: {Cerambycidae}, {family
Cerambycidae}]
family Ceratodontidae
n 1: lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth [syn:
{Ceratodontidae}, {family Ceratodontidae}]
family Ceratophyllaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts [syn:
{Ceratophyllaceae}, {family Ceratophyllaceae}]
family Ceratopogonidae
n 1: biting midges; sand flies [syn: {Ceratopogonidae}, {family
Ceratopogonidae}]
family Ceratopsidae
n 1: American ceratopsian dinosaurs [syn: {Ceratopsidae},
{family Ceratopsidae}]
family Ceratostomataceae
n 1: fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks [syn:
{Ceratostomataceae}, {family Ceratostomataceae}]
family Cercidiphyllaceae
n 1: one genus [syn: {Cercidiphyllaceae}, {family
Cercidiphyllaceae}]
family Cercopidae
n 1: froghoppers or spittlebugs [syn: {Cercopidae}, {family
Cercopidae}]
family Cercopithecidae
n 1: Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur;
macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey [syn:
{Cercopithecidae}, {family Cercopithecidae}]
family Certhiidae
n 1: creepers [syn: {Certhiidae}, {family Certhiidae}]
family Cervidae
n 1: deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer [syn:
{Cervidae}, {family Cervidae}]
family Cestidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a
greatly flattened and elongated body [syn: {Cestidae},
{family Cestidae}]
family Cetorhinidae
n 1: in some older classifications considered the family of the
basking sharks [syn: {Cetorhinidae}, {family Cetorhinidae}]
family Chaetodontidae
n 1: butterfly fishes [syn: {Chaetodontidae}, {family
Chaetodontidae}]
family Chalcidae
n 1: an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn:
{Chalcididae}, {family Chalcididae}, {Chalcidae}, {family
Chalcidae}]
family Chalcididae
n 1: an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn:
{Chalcididae}, {family Chalcididae}, {Chalcidae}, {family
Chalcidae}]
family Chamaeleonidae
n 1: Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are
considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae},
{family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family
Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]
family Chamaeleontidae
n 1: Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are
considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae},
{family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family
Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]
family Characeae
n 1: green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns:
stoneworts [syn: {Characeae}, {family Characeae}]
family Characidae
n 1: tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and
Central America [syn: {Characidae}, {family Characidae}]
family Characinidae
n 1: former name of the Characidae [syn: {Characinidae}, {family
Characinidae}]
family Charadriidae
n 1: plover family [syn: {Charadriidae}, {family Charadriidae}]
family Chelonidae
n 1: green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {Cheloniidae}, {family
Cheloniidae}, {Chelonidae}, {family Chelonidae}]
family Cheloniidae
n 1: green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {Cheloniidae}, {family
Cheloniidae}, {Chelonidae}, {family Chelonidae}]
family Chelydridae
n 1: snapping turtles [syn: {Chelydridae}, {family Chelydridae}]
family Chenopodiaceae
n 1: includes spinach and beets [syn: {Chenopodiaceae}, {family
Chenopodiaceae}, {goosefoot family}]
family Chermidae
n 1: jumping plant lice [syn: {Psyllidae}, {family Psyllidae},
{Chermidae}, {family Chermidae}]
family Chimaeridae
n 1: a family of Holocephali [syn: {Chimaeridae}, {family
Chimaeridae}]
family Chinchillidae
n 1: small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents [syn:
{Chinchillidae}, {family Chinchillidae}]
family Chironomidae
n 1: midges [syn: {Chironomidae}, {family Chironomidae}]
family Chlamydiaceae
n 1: Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates [syn:
{Chlamydiaceae}, {family Chlamydiaceae}]
family Chlamydomonadaceae
n 1: green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome
[syn: {Chlamydomonadaceae}, {family Chlamydomonadaceae}]
family Chloranthaceae
n 1: small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn:
{Chloranthaceae}, {family Chloranthaceae}]
family Chlorophthalmidae
n 1: small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large
eyes; relatives of lizardfishes [syn: {Chlorophthalmidae},
{family Chlorophthalmidae}]
family Chrysochloridae
n 1: golden moles [syn: {Chrysochloridae}, {family
Chrysochloridae}]
family Chrysomelidae
n 1: leaf beetles [syn: {Chrysomelidae}, {family Chrysomelidae}]
family Chrysopidae
n 1: green lacewings [syn: {Chrysopidae}, {family Chrysopidae}]
family Chytridiaceae
n 1: a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales [syn:
{Chytridiaceae}, {family Chytridiaceae}]
family Cicadellidae
n 1: leafhoppers [syn: {Cicadellidae}, {family Cicadellidae}]
family Cicadidae
n 1: cicadas [syn: {Cicadidae}, {family Cicadidae}]
family Cichlidae
n 1: cichlids [syn: {Cichlidae}, {family Cichlidae}]
family Cicindelidae
n 1: tiger beetles [syn: {Cicindelidae}, {family Cicindelidae}]
family Ciconiidae
n 1: storks [syn: {Ciconiidae}, {family Ciconiidae}]
family Cimicidae
n 1: wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects [syn:
{Cimicidae}, {family Cimicidae}]
family Cinclidae
n 1: water ouzels [syn: {Cinclidae}, {family Cinclidae}]
family circle
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family
circle}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]
family Cistaceae
n 1: shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially
Mediterranean [syn: {Cistaceae}, {family Cistaceae},
{rockrose family}]
family Cladoniaceae
n 1: a family of lichens [syn: {Cladoniaceae}, {family
Cladoniaceae}]
family Clathraceae
n 1: family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns [syn:
{Clathraceae}, {family Clathraceae}]
family Clavariaceae
n 1: fleshy fungi: coral fungi [syn: {Clavariaceae}, {family
Clavariaceae}]
family Cleridae
n 1: beetles that prey on other insects [syn: {Cleridae},
{family Cleridae}]
family Clethraceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: {Clethraceae},
{family Clethraceae}, {white-alder family}]
family Clinidae
n 1: viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas [syn:
{Clinidae}, {family Clinidae}]
family Clupeidae
n 1: herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: {Clupeidae}, {family
Clupeidae}]
family Clusiaceae
n 1: widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and
shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some
usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae},
{Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]
family Cobitidae
n 1: loaches [syn: {Cobitidae}, {family Cobitidae}]
family Coccidae
n 1: scale insects [syn: {Coccidae}, {family Coccidae}]
family Coccinellidae
n 1: the ladybugs [syn: {Coccinellidae}, {family Coccinellidae}]
family Coerebidae
n 1: the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {family Coerebidae},
{Dacninae}, {family Dacninae}]
family Colchicaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted:
genera Colchicum and Gloriosa [syn: {Colchicaceae}, {family
Colchicaceae}]
family Colubridae
n 1: nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
[syn: {Colubridae}, {family Colubridae}]
family Columbidae
n 1: doves and pigeons [syn: {Columbidae}, {family Columbidae}]
family Comatulidae
n 1: former usage synonymous with Antedonidae [syn:
{Comatulidae}, {family Comatulidae}]
family Combretaceae
n 1: a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
[syn: {Combretaceae}, {family Combretaceae}, {combretum
family}]
family Commelinaceae
n 1: large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs
or climbers: spiderworts [syn: {Commelinaceae}, {family
Commelinaceae}, {spiderwort family}]
family Compositae
n 1: plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy;
dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed;
sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family
Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster
family}]
family Congridae
n 1: marine eels [syn: {Congridae}, {family Congridae}]
family Connaraceae
n 1: mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely
related to Leguminosae [syn: {Connaraceae}, {family
Connaraceae}, {zebrawood family}]
family Convallariaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Convallariaceae}, {family Convallariaceae}]
family Convolvulaceae
n 1: morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having
trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
[syn: {Convolvulaceae}, {family Convolvulaceae}, {morning-
glory family}]
family Coprinaceae
n 1: used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus [syn:
{Coprinaceae}, {family Coprinaceae}]
family Coraciidae
n 1: rollers [syn: {Coraciidae}, {family Coraciidae}]
family Cordaitaceae
n 1: chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and
typical genus [syn: {Cordaitaceae}, {family Cordaitaceae}]
family Cordylidae
n 1: small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards [syn:
{Cordylidae}, {family Cordylidae}]
family Coregonidae
n 1: soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes;
formerly included in the family Salmonidae [syn:
{Coregonidae}, {family Coregonidae}]
family Coreidae
n 1: squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs [syn: {Coreidae}, {family
Coreidae}]
family Corixidae
n 1: water bugs [syn: {Corixidae}, {family Corixidae}]
family Cornaceae
n 1: a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including:
genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia,
Helwingia [syn: {Cornaceae}, {family Cornaceae}, {dogwood
family}]
family Cortinariaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn:
{Cortinariaceae}, {family Cortinariaceae}]
family Corvidae
n 1: crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay [syn:
{Corvidae}, {family Corvidae}]
family Corydalidae
n 1: dobsons [syn: {Corydalidae}, {family Corydalidae}]
family Corylaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
[syn: {Corylaceae}, {subfamily Corylaceae}, {family
Corylaceae}]
family Corynebacteriaceae
n 1: a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and
nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
[syn: {Corynebacteriaceae}, {family Corynebacteriaceae}]
family Coryphaenidae
n 1: large active pelagic percoid fish [syn: {Coryphaenidae},
{family Coryphaenidae}]
family Cotingidae
n 1: cotingas; umbrella birds [syn: {Cotingidae}, {family
Cotingidae}]
family Cottidae
n 1: sculpins [syn: {Cottidae}, {family Cottidae}]
family court
n 1: a court in some states in the United States that has
jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those
involving children) [syn: {family court}, {domestic
relations court}, {court of domestic relations}]
family Cracidae
n 1: curassows; guans; chachalacas [syn: {Cracidae}, {family
Cracidae}]
family Cracticidae
n 1: Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
[syn: {Cracticidae}, {family Cracticidae}]
family Crangonidae
n 1: shrimps [syn: {Crangonidae}, {family Crangonidae}]
family Crassulaceae
n 1: succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: {Crassulaceae}, {family
Crassulaceae}, {stonecrop family}]
family Cricetidae
n 1: mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and
lemmings and voles and hamsters [syn: {Cricetidae}, {family
Cricetidae}]
family Crocodylidae
n 1: true crocodiles [syn: {Crocodylidae}, {family
Crocodylidae}]
family Crotalidae
n 1: New World vipers: pit vipers [syn: {Crotalidae}, {family
Crotalidae}]
family Cruciferae
n 1: a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers;
includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses,
and their many relatives [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family
Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae},
{mustard family}]
family Cryptobranchidae
n 1: large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
[syn: {Cryptobranchidae}, {family Cryptobranchidae}]
family Cryptocercidae
n 1: a family of Blattodea [syn: {Cryptocercidae}, {family
Cryptocercidae}]
family Cryptogrammataceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which the family
Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification
systems [syn: {Cryptogrammataceae}, {family
Cryptogrammataceae}]
family Ctenizidae
n 1: large burrowing spiders [syn: {Ctenizidae}, {family
Ctenizidae}]
family Cuculidae
n 1: includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner [syn: {Cuculidae}, {family
Cuculidae}]
family Cucurbitaceae
n 1: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or
squash or pumpkin) [syn: {Cucurbitaceae}, {family
Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd family}]
family Culicidae
n 1: mosquitoes [syn: {Culicidae}, {family Culicidae}]
family Cunoniaceae
n 1: trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
[syn: {Cunoniaceae}, {family Cunoniaceae}, {cunonia
family}]
family Cupressaceae
n 1: cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn:
{Cupressaceae}, {family Cupressaceae}, {cypress family}]
family Curculionidae
n 1: true weevils: snout beetles [syn: {Curculionidae}, {family
Curculionidae}]
family Cuterebridae
n 1: New World botflies [syn: {Cuterebridae}, {family
Cuterebridae}]
family Cyatheaceae
n 1: tropical tree ferns [syn: {Cyatheaceae}, {family
Cyatheaceae}]
family Cycadaceae
n 1: ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that
fertilization is by means of spermatozoids [syn:
{Cycadaceae}, {family Cycadaceae}, {cycad family}]
family Cyclopteridae
n 1: lumpfishes [syn: {Cyclopteridae}, {family Cyclopteridae}]
family Cymatiidae
n 1: tritons [syn: {Cymatiidae}, {family Cymatiidae}]
family Cynipidae
n 1: a family of Hymenoptera [syn: {Cynipidae}, {family
Cynipidae}]
family Cynocephalidae
n 1: a family of Dermoptera [syn: {Cynocephalidae}, {family
Cynocephalidae}]
family Cynoglossidae
n 1: tonguefishes [syn: {Cynoglossidae}, {family Cynoglossidae}]
family Cyperaceae
n 1: bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn:
{Cyperaceae}, {family Cyperaceae}, {sedge family}]
family Cypraeidae
n 1: family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries [syn:
{Cypraeidae}, {family Cypraeidae}]
family Cyprinidae
n 1: a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
[syn: {Cyprinidae}, {family Cyprinidae}]
family Cyprinodontidae
n 1: large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes;
flagfishes; swordtails; guppies [syn: {Cyprinodontidae},
{family Cyprinodontidae}]
family Cyrilliaceae
n 1: shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white
flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn:
{Cyrilliaceae}, {family Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family},
{titi family}]
family Dacninae
n 1: the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {family Coerebidae},
{Dacninae}, {family Dacninae}]
family Dacrymycetaceae
n 1: a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order
Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
[syn: {Dacrymycetaceae}, {family Dacrymycetaceae}]
family Dactylopiidae
n 1: cochineal insects [syn: {Dactylopiidae}, {family
Dactylopiidae}]
family Dactylopteridae
n 1: flying gurnards [syn: {Dactylopteridae}, {family
Dactylopteridae}]
family Dactyloscopidae
n 1: sand stargazers [syn: {Dactyloscopidae}, {family
Dactyloscopidae}]
family Danaidae
n 1: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch
butterflies [syn: {Danaidae}, {family Danaidae}]
family Dasyatidae
n 1: sting rays [syn: {Dasyatidae}, {family Dasyatidae}]
family Dasypodidae
n 1: armadillos [syn: {Dasypodidae}, {family Dasypodidae}]
family Dasyproctidae
n 1: agoutis and pacas [syn: {Dasyproctidae}, {family
Dasyproctidae}]
family Dasyuridae
n 1: dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters;
Tasmanian devils [syn: {Dasyuridae}, {family Dasyuridae},
{family Dasyurinae}]
family Dasyurinae
n 1: dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters;
Tasmanian devils [syn: {Dasyuridae}, {family Dasyuridae},
{family Dasyurinae}]
family Daubentoniidae
n 1: comprising solely the aye-aye [syn: {Daubentoniidae},
{family Daubentoniidae}]
family Davalliaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems [syn:
{Davalliaceae}, {family Davalliaceae}]
family Delphinidae
n 1: dolphins [syn: {Delphinidae}, {family Delphinidae}]
family Dematiaceae
n 1: family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or
conidia [syn: {Dematiaceae}, {family Dematiaceae}]
family Dendrocolaptidae
n 1: woodhewers or woodcreepers [syn: {Dendrocolaptidae},
{family Dendrocolaptidae}]
family Dennstaedtiaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems [syn:
{Dennstaedtiaceae}, {family Dennstaedtiaceae}]
family Dermestidae
n 1: carpet beetles [syn: {Dermestidae}, {family Dermestidae}]
family Dermochelyidae
n 1: sea turtles [syn: {Dermochelyidae}, {family
Dermochelyidae}]
family Desmidiaceae
n 1: unicellular algae [syn: {Desmidiaceae}, {family
Desmidiaceae}]
family Desmodontidae
n 1: true vampire bats [syn: {Desmodontidae}, {family
Desmodontidae}]
family Diapensiaceae
n 1: north temperate low evergreen plants; in some
classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales [syn:
{Diapensiaceae}, {family Diapensiaceae}, {diapensia
family}]
family Diaspididae
n 1: armored scales [syn: {Diaspididae}, {family Diaspididae}]
family Dicamptodontidae
n 1: large and small highly aquatic salamanders [syn:
{Dicamptodontidae}, {family Dicamptodontidae}]
family Dicksoniaceae
n 1: tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and
Thyrsopteris elegans [syn: {Dicksoniaceae}, {family
Dicksoniaceae}]
family Dicranaceae
n 1: mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with
cleft peristome [syn: {Dicranaceae}, {family Dicranaceae}]
family Didelphidae
n 1: opossums [syn: {Didelphidae}, {family Didelphidae}]
family Dilleniaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having
leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera
Dillenia and Hibbertia [syn: {Dilleniaceae}, {family
Dilleniaceae}]
family Dinornithidae
n 1: moas [syn: {Dinornithidae}, {family Dinornithidae}]
family Diodontidae
n 1: spiny puffers [syn: {Diodontidae}, {family Diodontidae}]
family Diomedeidae
n 1: albatrosses [syn: {Diomedeidae}, {family Diomedeidae}]
family Dioscoreaceae
n 1: yams [syn: {Dioscoreaceae}, {family Dioscoreaceae}, {yam
family}]
family Dipodidae
n 1: Old World jerboas [syn: {Dipodidae}, {family Dipodidae}]
family Dipsacaceae
n 1: chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in
dense cymose heads [syn: {Dipsacaceae}, {family
Dipsacaceae}]
family Dipterocarpaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield
valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins [syn:
{Dipterocarpaceae}, {family Dipterocarpaceae}]
family Discoglossidae
n 1: family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
[syn: {Discoglossidae}, {family Discoglossidae}]
family doctor
n 1: a general practitioner who treats all the family members
family Doliolidae
n 1: oceanic tunicates [syn: {Doliolidae}, {family Doliolidae}]
family Dracunculidae
n 1: greatly elongated roundworm [syn: {Dracunculidae}, {family
Dracunculidae}]
family Drepanididae
n 1: Hawaiian honeycreepers [syn: {Drepanididae}, {family
Drepanididae}]
family Dromaeosauridae
n 1: swift-running bipedal dinosaurs [syn: {Dromaeosauridae},
{family Dromaeosauridae}]
family Droseraceae
n 1: a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn:
{Droseraceae}, {family Droseraceae}, {sundew family}]
family Drosophilidae
n 1: fruit flies [syn: {Drosophilidae}, {family Drosophilidae}]
family Dryopteridaceae
n 1: alternative names for one of a number of families into
which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some
classification systems [syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, {family
Dryopteridaceae}, {Athyriaceae}, {family Athyriaceae}]
family Dugongidae
n 1: a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and
Steller's sea cow [syn: {Dugongidae}, {family Dugongidae}]
family Dytiscidae
n 1: water beetles [syn: {Dytiscidae}, {family Dytiscidae}]
family Ebenaceae
n 1: fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions
including ebony and persimmon [syn: {Ebenaceae}, {family
Ebenaceae}, {ebony family}]
family Echeneidae
n 1: fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to
other fishes and to ships [syn: {Echeneididae}, {family
Echeneididae}, {family Echeneidae}]
family Echeneididae
n 1: fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to
other fishes and to ships [syn: {Echeneididae}, {family
Echeneididae}, {family Echeneidae}]
family Edaphosauridae
n 1: a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria [syn:
{Edaphosauridae}, {family Edaphosauridae}]
family Eimeriidae
n 1: a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia [syn:
{Eimeriidae}, {family Eimeriidae}]
family Elaeagnaceae
n 1: shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {Elaeagnaceae},
{family Elaeagnaceae}, {oleaster family}]
family Elaeocarpaceae
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm
regions some yielding useful timber; in some
classifications included in the family Santalaceae [syn:
{Elaeocarpaceae}, {family Elaeocarpaceae}, {elaeocarpus
family}]
family Elapidae
n 1: cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and
tiger snakes [syn: {Elapidae}, {family Elapidae}]
family Elateridae
n 1: click beetles and certain fireflies [syn: {Elateridae},
{family Elateridae}]
family Electrophoridae
n 1: small family comprising the electric eels [syn:
{Electrophoridae}, {family Electrophoridae}]
family Eleotridae
n 1: sleepers [syn: {Eleotridae}, {family Eleotridae}]
family Elephantidae
n 1: elephants [syn: {Elephantidae}, {family Elephantidae}]
family Elopidae
n 1: tarpons and ladyfishes [syn: {Elopidae}, {family Elopidae}]
family Embiotocidae
n 1: viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes [syn:
{Embiotocidae}, {family Embiotocidae}]
family Empetraceae
n 1: heathlike shrubs [syn: {Empetraceae}, {family Empetraceae},
{crowberry family}]
family Emydidae
n 1: box and water turtles [syn: {Emydidae}, {family Emydidae}]
family Endamoebidae
n 1: a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the
digestive tract [syn: {Endamoebidae}, {family
Endamoebidae}]
family Engraulidae
n 1: anchovies [syn: {Engraulidae}, {family Engraulidae}]
family Enterobacteriaceae
n 1: a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the
order Eubacteriales [syn: {Enterobacteriaceae}, {family
Enterobacteriaceae}]
family Entolomataceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn:
{Entolomataceae}, {family Entolomataceae}]
family Entomophthoraceae
n 1: mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the
bodies of insects [syn: {Entomophthoraceae}, {family
Entomophthoraceae}]
family Epacridaceae
n 1: Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {Epacridaceae},
{family Epacridaceae}, {epacris family}]
family Ephedraceae
n 1: ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
[syn: {Ephedraceae}, {family Ephedraceae}]
family Ephemeridae
n 1: mayflies [syn: {Ephemeridae}, {family Ephemeridae}]
family Ephippidae
n 1: small family comprising the spadefishes [syn: {Ephippidae},
{family Ephippidae}]
family Equidae
n 1: horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals [syn: {Equidae},
{family Equidae}]
family Equisetaceae
n 1: sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn:
{Equisetaceae}, {family Equisetaceae}, {horsetail family}]
family Erethizontidae
n 1: New World arboreal porcupines [syn: {Erethizontidae},
{family Erethizontidae}]
family Ericaceae
n 1: heathers [syn: {Ericaceae}, {family Ericaceae}, {heath
family}]
family Erinaceidae
n 1: true hedgehogs [syn: {Erinaceidae}, {family Erinaceidae}]
family Eriocaulaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts [syn:
{Eriocaulaceae}, {family Eriocaulaceae}, {pipewort family}]
family Erysiphaceae
n 1: family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes
powdery mildews [syn: {Erysiphaceae}, {family
Erysiphaceae}]
family Erythroxylaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous
fruit [syn: {Erythroxylaceae}, {family Erythroxylaceae}]
family Eschrichtiidae
n 1: comprising only the grey whales [syn: {Eschrichtiidae},
{family Eschrichtiidae}]
family Esocidae
n 1: pikes; pickerels; muskellunges [syn: {Esocidae}, {family
Esocidae}]
family Euglenaceae
n 1: considered green algae [syn: {Euglenaceae}, {family
Euglenaceae}]
family Euphorbiaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Geraniales [syn:
{Euphorbiaceae}, {family Euphorbiaceae}, {spurge family}]
family Eurylaimidae
n 1: coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi [syn:
{Eurylaimidae}, {family Eurylaimidae}]
family Exocoetidae
n 1: flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks [syn:
{Exocoetidae}, {family Exocoetidae}]
family Fabaceae
n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn:
{Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family
Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]
family Fagaceae
n 1: chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts;
oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus,
Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus [syn: {Fagaceae}, {family
Fagaceae}, {beech family}]
family Falconidae
n 1: a family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn:
{Falconidae}, {family Falconidae}]
family Fasciolidae
n 1: a family of Trematoda [syn: {Fasciolidae}, {family
Fasciolidae}]
family Felidae
n 1: cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed
tigers [syn: {Felidae}, {family Felidae}]
family Filariidae
n 1: threadlike roundworms [syn: {Filariidae}, {family
Filariidae}]
family Fissurellidae
n 1: marine limpets [syn: {Fissurellidae}, {family
Fissurellidae}]
family Fistulariidae
n 1: cornetfishes [syn: {Fistulariidae}, {family Fistulariidae}]
family Fistulinaceae
n 1: a family of fungi closely related to the family
Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of
the cap are separate from each other [syn: {Fistulinaceae},
{family Fistulinaceae}]
family Flacourtiaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {Flacourtiaceae},
{family Flacourtiaceae}, {flacourtia family}]
family Forficulidae
n 1: typical earwigs [syn: {Forficulidae}, {family
Forficulidae}]
family Formicariidae
n 1: antbirds [syn: {Formicariidae}, {family Formicariidae}]
family Formicidae
n 1: ants [syn: {Formicidae}, {family Formicidae}]
family Fouquieriaceae
n 1: small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern
United States [syn: {Fouquieriaceae}, {family
Fouquieriaceae}]
family Fregatidae
n 1: frigate birds [syn: {Fregatidae}, {family Fregatidae}]
family Fringillidae
n 1: finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins;
canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets;
buntings [syn: {Fringillidae}, {family Fringillidae}]
family Fucaceae
n 1: small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds [syn:
{Fucaceae}, {family Fucaceae}]
family Fulgoridae
n 1: plant hoppers: lantern flies [syn: {Fulgoridae}, {family
Fulgoridae}]
family Fumariaceae
n 1: erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and
southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches;
fumitory; squirrel corn [syn: {Fumariaceae}, {family
Fumariaceae}, {fumitory family}]
family Funkaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {Hostaceae},
{family Hostaceae}, {Funkaceae}, {family Funkaceae}]
family Furnariidae
n 1: e.g. ovenbirds [syn: {Furnariidae}, {family Furnariidae}]
family Gadidae
n 1: large family of important mostly marine food fishes [syn:
{Gadidae}, {family Gadidae}]
family Galbulidae
n 1: jacamars [syn: {Galbulidae}, {family Galbulidae}]
family Gasterophilidae
n 1: horse botflies [syn: {Gasterophilidae}, {family
Gasterophilidae}]
family Gasterosteidae
n 1: sticklebacks [syn: {Gasterosteidae}, {family
Gasterosteidae}]
family Gavialidae
n 1: gavials [syn: {Gavialidae}, {family Gavialidae}]
family Gavidae
n 1: loon family [syn: {Gavidae}, {family Gavidae}]
family Geastraceae
n 1: a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order
Lycoperdales [syn: {Geastraceae}, {family Geastraceae}]
family Gekkonidae
n 1: geckos [syn: {Gekkonidae}, {family Gekkonidae}]
family Gelechiidae
n 1: important economic pests [syn: {Gelechiidae}, {family
Gelechiidae}]
family Gempylidae
n 1: snake mackerels [syn: {Gempylidae}, {family Gempylidae}]
family Gentianaceae
n 1: chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are
cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Gentianaceae}, {family
Gentianaceae}, {gentian family}]
family Geoglossaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales [syn:
{Geoglossaceae}, {family Geoglossaceae}]
family Geometridae
n 1: measuring worms [syn: {Geometridae}, {family Geometridae}]
family Geomyidae
n 1: North American pocket gophers [syn: {Geomyidae}, {family
Geomyidae}]
family Geophilidae
n 1: small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth
[syn: {Geophilidae}, {family Geophilidae}]
family Geraniaceae
n 1: chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: {Geraniaceae}, {family
Geraniaceae}, {geranium family}]
family Gerreidae
n 1: mojarras [syn: {Gerreidae}, {family Gerreidae}, {Gerridae},
{family Gerridae}]
family Gerridae
n 1: mojarras [syn: {Gerreidae}, {family Gerreidae}, {Gerridae},
{family Gerridae}]
2: an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn:
{Gerrididae}, {family Gerrididae}, {Gerridae}, {family
Gerridae}]
family Gerrididae
n 1: an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn:
{Gerrididae}, {family Gerrididae}, {Gerridae}, {family
Gerridae}]
family Gesneriaceae
n 1: large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some
classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
[syn: {Gesneriaceae}, {family Gesneriaceae}, {gesneria
family}]
family Gigartinaceae
n 1: a family of protoctist [syn: {Gigartinaceae}, {family
Gigartinaceae}]
family Ginkgoaceae
n 1: constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus
Ginkgo and extinct forms [syn: {Ginkgoaceae}, {family
Ginkgoaceae}, {ginkgo family}]
family Giraffidae
n 1: giraffes [syn: {Giraffidae}, {family Giraffidae}]
family Glareolidae
n 1: Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers [syn:
{Glareolidae}, {family Glareolidae}]
family Gleicheniaceae
n 1: a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales [syn:
{Gleicheniaceae}, {family Gleicheniaceae}]
family Gliridae
n 1: dormice and other Old World forms [syn: {Gliridae}, {family
Gliridae}]
family Globigerinidae
n 1: a family of protoctists [syn: {Globigerinidae}, {family
Globigerinidae}]
family Glossinidae
n 1: flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies [syn:
{Glossinidae}, {family Glossinidae}]
family Gnetaceae
n 1: plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged
fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra
and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum [syn: {Gnetaceae},
{family Gnetaceae}]
family Gobiesocidae
n 1: clingfishes [syn: {Gobiesocidae}, {family Gobiesocidae}]
family Gobiidae
n 1: gobies [syn: {Gobiidae}, {family Gobiidae}]
family Gomphotheriidae
n 1: elephants extinct since the Pleistocene [syn:
{Gomphotheriidae}, {family Gomphotheriidae}]
family Gonorhynchidae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus [syn:
{Gonorhynchidae}, {family Gonorhynchidae}]
family Goodeniaceae
n 1: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and
southeast China [syn: {Goodeniaceae}, {family
Goodeniaceae}, {Goodenia family}]
family Gracilariidae
n 1: leaf miners [syn: {Gracilariidae}, {Gracillariidae},
{family Gracilariidae}]
family Graminaceae
n 1: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants
including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn:
{Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family
Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]
family Gramineae
n 1: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants
including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn:
{Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family
Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]
family Grossulariaceae
n 1: in some classifications considered a part of the family
Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry [syn:
{Grossulariaceae}, {family Grossulariaceae}, {gooseberry
family}]
family Gruidae
n 1: cranes [syn: {Gruidae}, {family Gruidae}]
family Gryllidae
n 1: crickets [syn: {Gryllidae}, {family Gryllidae}]
family Guttiferae
n 1: widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and
shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some
usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae},
{Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]
family Gyrinidae
n 1: whirligig beetles [syn: {Gyrinidae}, {family Gyrinidae}]
family Hadrosauridae
n 1: duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous [syn:
{Hadrosauridae}, {family Hadrosauridae}]
family Haematopodidae
n 1: oystercatchers [syn: {Haematopodidae}, {family
Haematopodidae}]
family Haemodoraceae
n 1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn:
{Haemodoraceae}, {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort
family}]
family Haemoproteidae
n 1: bird parasites [syn: {Haemoproteidae}, {family
Haemoproteidae}]
family Haemulidae
n 1: grunts [syn: {Haemulidae}, {family Haemulidae}]
family Halictidae
n 1: a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable
pollinators for agriculture [syn: {Halictidae}, {family
Halictidae}]
family Haliotidae
n 1: abalones [syn: {Haliotidae}, {family Haliotidae}]
family Haloragaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
[syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae},
{Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil
family}]
family Haloragidaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
[syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae},
{Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil
family}]
family Hamamelidaceae
n 1: comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla,
Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera [syn:
{Hamamelidaceae}, {family Hamamelidaceae}, {witch-hazel
family}]
family Helicidae
n 1: land snails including the common edible snail and some
pests [syn: {Helicidae}, {family Helicidae}]
family Helodermatidae
n 1: only known venomous lizards [syn: {Helodermatidae}, {family
Helodermatidae}]
family Helotiaceae
n 1: a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: {Helotiaceae},
{family Helotiaceae}]
family Helvellaceae
n 1: family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and
some are poisonous [syn: {Helvellaceae}, {family
Helvellaceae}]
family Hemerobiidae
n 1: brown lacewings [syn: {Hemerobiidae}, {family
Hemerobiidae}]
family Hemerocallidaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted;
includes genus Hemerocallis [syn: {Hemerocallidaceae},
{family Hemerocallidaceae}]
family Hemiprocnidae
n 1: tree swifts [syn: {Hemiprocnidae}, {family Hemiprocnidae}]
family Hemiramphidae
n 1: halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to
the flying fishes but not able to glide [syn:
{Hemiramphidae}, {family Hemiramphidae}]
family Heteromyidae
n 1: small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined
cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping;
adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice;
kangaroo rats [syn: {Heteromyidae}, {family Heteromyidae}]
family Hexagrammidae
n 1: greenlings [syn: {Hexagrammidae}, {family Hexagrammidae}]
family Hexanchidae
n 1: primitive sharks [syn: {Hexanchidae}, {family Hexanchidae}]
family Hippoboscidae
n 1: winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies [syn:
{Hippoboscidae}, {family Hippoboscidae}]
family Hippocastanaceae
n 1: trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a
leathery capsule [syn: {Hippocastanaceae}, {family
Hippocastanaceae}, {horse-chestnut family}]
family Hippopotamidae
n 1: hippopotami [syn: {Hippopotamidae}, {family
Hippopotamidae}]
family Hipposideridae
n 1: Old World leafnose bats [syn: {Hipposideridae}, {family
Hipposideridae}]
family Hirudinidae
n 1: a family of Hirudinea [syn: {Hirudinidae}, {family
Hirudinidae}]
family Hirundinidae
n 1: swallows and martins [syn: {Hirundinidae}, {family
Hirundinidae}]
family history
n 1: part of a patient's medical history in which questions are
asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has
hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
family Holocentridae
n 1: squirrelfishes and soldierfishes [syn: {Holocentridae},
{family Holocentridae}]
family Holothuridae
n 1: a family of Holothuroidea [syn: {Holothuridae}, {family
Holothuridae}]
family Homaridae
n 1: large-clawed lobsters [syn: {Homaridae}, {family
Homaridae}]
family Hominidae
n 1: modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man [syn:
{Hominidae}, {family Hominidae}]
family Hostaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {Hostaceae},
{family Hostaceae}, {Funkaceae}, {family Funkaceae}]
family Hyacinthaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies in which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted [syn: {Hyacinthaceae}, {family
Hyacinthaceae}]
family Hyaenidae
n 1: hyenas [syn: {Hyaenidae}, {family Hyaenidae}]
family Hydnaceae
n 1: tooth fungi [syn: {Hydnaceae}, {family Hydnaceae}]
family Hydnoraceae
n 1: a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that
are parasitic on the roots of other plants [syn:
{Hydnoraceae}, {family Hydnoraceae}]
family Hydrangeaceae
n 1: sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn:
{Hydrangeaceae}, {family Hydrangeaceae}, {hydrangea
family}]
family Hydrobatidae
n 1: storm petrels [syn: {Hydrobatidae}, {family Hydrobatidae}]
family Hydrocharidaceae
n 1: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely
distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family
Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family
Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]
family Hydrocharitaceae
n 1: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely
distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family
Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family
Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]
family Hydrochoeridae
n 1: capybara [syn: {Hydrochoeridae}, {family Hydrochoeridae}]
family Hydrophidae
n 1: sea snakes [syn: {Hydrophidae}, {family Hydrophidae}]
family Hydrophyllaceae
n 1: perennial woodland herbs [syn: {Hydrophyllaceae}, {family
Hydrophyllaceae}, {waterleaf family}]
family Hygrophoraceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the
gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance [syn:
{Hygrophoraceae}, {family Hygrophoraceae}]
family Hylidae
n 1: the amphibian family of tree frogs [syn: {Hylidae}, {family
Hylidae}]
family Hylobatidae
n 1: used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons
and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
[syn: {Hylobatidae}, {family Hylobatidae}]
family Hymenophyllaceae
n 1: terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
[syn: {Hymenophyllaceae}, {family Hymenophyllaceae}]
family Hypericaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for plants usually
included among the Guttiferae [syn: {Hypericaceae}, {family
Hypericaceae}]
family Hyperodontidae
n 1: beaked whales; in some especially former classifications
included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {Ziphiidae},
{family Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family
Hyperodontidae}]
family Hypocreaceae
n 1: family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or
membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order
Hypocreales [syn: {Hypocreaceae}, {family Hypocreaceae}]
family Hypodermatidae
n 1: warble flies [syn: {Oestridae}, {family Oestridae},
{Hypodermatidae}, {family Hypodermatidae}]
family Hypoxidaceae
n 1: in some classification systems included in the
Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Hypoxidaceae}, {family Hypoxidaceae}]
family Hystricidae
n 1: Old World porcupines [syn: {Hystricidae}, {family
Hystricidae}]
family Ibidiidae
n 1: ibises [syn: {Threskiornithidae}, {family
Threskiornithidae}, {family Ibidiidae}]
family Ichneumonidae
n 1: ichneumon flies [syn: {Ichneumonidae}, {family
Ichneumonidae}]
family Ichthyosauridae
n 1: later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely
distributed in both hemispheres [syn: {Ichthyosauridae},
{family Ichthyosauridae}]
family Icteridae
n 1: American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks;
meadowlarks [syn: {Icteridae}, {family Icteridae}]
family Iguania
n 1: New World lizards [syn: {Iguanidae}, {family Iguanidae},
{Iguania}, {family Iguania}]
family Iguanidae
n 1: New World lizards [syn: {Iguanidae}, {family Iguanidae},
{Iguania}, {family Iguania}]
family Iguanodontidae
n 1: iguanodons [syn: {Iguanodontidae}, {family Iguanodontidae}]
family Indicatoridae
n 1: honey guides [syn: {Indicatoridae}, {family Indicatoridae}]
family Indriidae
n 1: a family of Lemuroidea [syn: {Indriidae}, {family
Indriidae}]
family Ipidae
n 1: large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked
beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn:
{Scolytidae}, {family Scolytidae}, {Ipidae}, {family
Ipidae}]
family Irenidae
n 1: a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn: {Irenidae},
{family Irenidae}]
family Iridaceae
n 1: large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with
rhizomes or corms or bulbs [syn: {Iridaceae}, {family
Iridaceae}, {iris family}]
family Isoetaceae
n 1: quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn:
{Isoetaceae}, {family Isoetaceae}, {quillwort family}]
family Istiophoridae
n 1: sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins [syn: {Istiophoridae},
{family Istiophoridae}]
family Isuridae
n 1: in some classifications another name for the family
Lamnidae [syn: {Isuridae}, {family Isuridae}]
family Ixodidae
n 1: hard ticks [syn: {Ixodidae}, {family Ixodidae}]
family Jassidae
n 1: family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the
Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some
classifications [syn: {Jassidae}, {family Jassidae}]
family jewels
n 1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male
genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
family Juglandaceae
n 1: trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts;
hickories; pecans [syn: {Juglandaceae}, {family
Juglandaceae}, {walnut family}]
family Juncaceae
n 1: tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: {Juncaceae},
{family Juncaceae}, {rush family}]
family Juncaginaceae
n 1: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
[syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae},
{Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass
family}]
family Jungermanniaceae
n 1: comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
[syn: {Jungermanniaceae}, {family Jungermanniaceae}]
family Kalotermitidae
n 1: primitive termites of warm regions [syn: {Kalotermitidae},
{family Kalotermitidae}]
family Kasuwonidae
n 1: in some classifications considered a separate family
comprising the oceanic bonitos [syn: {Katsuwonidae},
{family Kasuwonidae}]
family Kinosternidae
n 1: mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: {Kinosternidae}, {family
Kinosternidae}]
family Kyphosidae
n 1: sea chubs [syn: {Kyphosidae}, {family Kyphosidae}]
family Labiatae
n 1: a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers
resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries
yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme;
sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae},
{Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]
family Labridae
n 1: wrasses [syn: {Labridae}, {family Labridae}]
family Lacertidae
n 1: Old World lizards [syn: {Lacertidae}, {family Lacertidae}]
family Lactobacillaceae
n 1: lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that
ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn:
{Lactobacillaceae}, {family Lactobacillaceae},
{Lactobacteriaceae}, {family Lactobacteriaceae}]
family Lactobacteriaceae
n 1: lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that
ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn:
{Lactobacillaceae}, {family Lactobacillaceae},
{Lactobacteriaceae}, {family Lactobacteriaceae}]
family Lamiaceae
n 1: a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers
resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries
yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme;
sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae},
{Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]
family Laminariaceae
n 1: large family of marine brown algae including many
economically important large kelps chiefly of northern
waters [syn: {Laminariaceae}, {family Laminariaceae}]
family Lamnidae
n 1: oceanic sharks [syn: {Lamnidae}, {family Lamnidae}]
family Lampridae
n 1: opahs [syn: {Lampridae}, {family Lampridae}]
family Lampyridae
n 1: fireflies [syn: {Lampyridae}, {family Lampyridae}]
family Laniidae
n 1: shrikes [syn: {Laniidae}, {family Laniidae}]
family Lanthanotidae
n 1: stout-bodied lizards [syn: {Lanthanotidae}, {family
Lanthanotidae}]
family Lardizabalaceae
n 1: thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible
fruit [syn: {Lardizabalaceae}, {family Lardizabalaceae},
{lardizabala family}]
family Laricariidae
n 1: armored catfish [syn: {Laricariidae}, {family
Laricariidae}]
family Laridae
n 1: gull family: gulls and terns [syn: {Laridae}, {family
Laridae}]
family Lasiocampidae
n 1: tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths [syn:
{Lasiocampidae}, {family Lasiocampidae}]
family Latimeridae
n 1: extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: {Latimeridae},
{family Latimeridae}]
family Lauraceae
n 1: a family of Lauraceae [syn: {Lauraceae}, {family
Lauraceae}, {laurel family}]
family Lecanoraceae
n 1: a fungus family of the division Lichenes [syn:
{Lecanoraceae}, {family Lecanoraceae}]
family Lecythidaceae
n 1: large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
[syn: {Lecythidaceae}, {family Lecythidaceae}]
family Leguminosae
n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn:
{Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family
Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]
family Leiopelmatidae
n 1: primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {Leiopelmatidae}, {family
Leiopelmatidae}, {Liopelmidae}, {family Liopelmidae}]
family Leitneriaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in
a distinct order [syn: {Leitneriaceae}, {family
Leitneriaceae}, {corkwood family}]
family Lemnaceae
n 1: family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn:
{Lemnaceae}, {family Lemnaceae}, {duckweed family}]
family Lemuridae
n 1: typical lemurs; of Madagascar [syn: {Lemuridae}, {family
Lemuridae}]
family Lennoaceae
n 1: family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and
having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico [syn:
{Lennoaceae}, {family Lennoaceae}]
family Lentibulariaceae
n 1: carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia,
Pinguicula, and Genlisea [syn: {Lentibulariaceae}, {family
Lentibulariaceae}, {bladderwort family}]
family Lepadidae
n 1: goose barnacles [syn: {Lepadidae}, {family Lepadidae}]
family Lepidobotryaceae
n 1: family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a
distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other
families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa [syn:
{Lepidobotryaceae}, {family Lepidobotryaceae}]
family Lepidodendraceae
n 1: fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally
arranged leaf scars on the trunk [syn: {Lepidodendraceae},
{family Lepidodendraceae}]
family Lepiotaceae
n 1: a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is
cleanly separable from the stalk [syn: {Lepiotaceae},
{family Lepiotaceae}]
family Lepismatidae
n 1: firebrats [syn: {Lepismatidae}, {family Lepismatidae}]
family Lepisosteidae
n 1: comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: {Lepisosteidae},
{family Lepisosteidae}]
family Leporidae
n 1: hares and rabbits [syn: {Leporidae}, {family Leporidae}]
family Leptodactylidae
n 1: New World frogs; in some classifications essentially
coextensive with the family Bufonidae [syn:
{Leptodactylidae}, {family Leptodactylidae}]
family Leptotyphlopidae
n 1: blind snakes [syn: {Leptotyphlopidae}, {family
Leptotyphlopidae}]
family Liliaceae
n 1: includes species sometimes divided among the following
families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae;
Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae;
Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae;
Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae;
Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {Liliaceae}, {family
Liliaceae}, {lily family}]
family Limacidae
n 1: slugs [syn: {Limacidae}, {family Limacidae}]
family Limulidae
n 1: horseshoe crabs [syn: {Limulidae}, {family Limulidae}]
family Linaceae
n 1: a widely distributed family of plants [syn: {Linaceae},
{family Linaceae}, {flax family}]
family line
n 1: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family},
{family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept},
{phratry}]
family Liopelmidae
n 1: primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {Leiopelmatidae}, {family
Leiopelmatidae}, {Liopelmidae}, {family Liopelmidae}]
family Liparidae
n 1: snailfishes [syn: {Liparididae}, {family Liparididae},
{Liparidae}, {family Liparidae}]
family Liparididae
n 1: snailfishes [syn: {Liparididae}, {family Liparididae},
{Liparidae}, {family Liparidae}]
family Lithodidae
n 1: deep-sea crabs of cold waters [syn: {Lithodidae}, {family
Lithodidae}]
family Littorinidae
n 1: periwinkles [syn: {Littorinidae}, {family Littorinidae}]
family Loasaceae
n 1: family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America
and Africa and southern Arabia [syn: {Loasaceae}, {family
Loasaceae}, {loasa family}]
family Lobeliaceae
n 1: not recognized in all classification systems; in some
classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family
Campanulaceae [syn: {Lobeliaceae}, {family Lobeliaceae},
{lobelia family}]
family Lobotidae
n 1: tripletails [syn: {Lobotidae}, {family Lobotidae}]
family Locustidae
n 1: short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {Acrididae},
{family Acrididae}, {Locustidae}, {family Locustidae}]
family Loganiaceae
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
[syn: {Loganiaceae}, {family Loganiaceae}]
family Lomariopsidaceae
n 1: small family of usually scandent ferns [syn:
{Lomariopsidaceae}, {family Lomariopsidaceae}]
family Lophiidae
n 1: large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers [syn:
{Lophiidae}, {family Lophiidae}]
family Lophosoriaceae
n 1: very small family of tree ferns [syn: {Lophosoriaceae},
{family Lophosoriaceae}]
family Loranthaceae
n 1: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or
hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of
tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by
haustoria [syn: {Loranthaceae}, {family Loranthaceae},
{mistletoe family}]
family Lorisidae
n 1: slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia;
usually tailless [syn: {Lorisidae}, {family Lorisidae}]
family Loxomataceae
n 1: very small family of New Zealand ferns [syn:
{Loxomataceae}, {family Loxomataceae}]
family Lucanidae
n 1: stag beetles [syn: {Lucanidae}, {family Lucanidae}]
family Lutjanidae
n 1: snappers [syn: {Lutjanidae}, {family Lutjanidae}]
family Luvaridae
n 1: louvars [syn: {Luvaridae}, {family Luvaridae}]
family Lycaenidae
n 1: family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies;
males have short forelegs [syn: {Lycaenidae}, {family
Lycaenidae}]
family Lycoperdaceae
n 1: a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales;
includes puffballs [syn: {Lycoperdaceae}, {family
Lycoperdaceae}]
family Lycopodiaceae
n 1: a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn:
{Lycopodiaceae}, {family Lycopodiaceae}, {clubmoss family}]
family Lycosidae
n 1: wolf spiders [syn: {Lycosidae}, {family Lycosidae}]
family Lygaeidae
n 1: lygaeid bugs [syn: {Lygaeidae}, {family Lygaeidae}]
family Lymantriidae
n 1: tussock moths [syn: {Lymantriidae}, {family Lymantriidae}]
family Lythraceae
n 1: herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple
flowers [syn: {Lythraceae}, {family Lythraceae},
{loosestrife family}]
family Machilidae
n 1: jumping bristletails [syn: {Machilidae}, {family
Machilidae}]
family Macropodidae
n 1: kangaroos; wallabies [syn: {Macropodidae}, {family
Macropodidae}]
family Macrorhamphosidae
n 1: bellows fishes [syn: {Macrorhamphosidae}, {family
Macrorhamphosidae}]
family Macrouridae
n 1: grenadiers [syn: {Macrouridae}, {family Macrouridae},
{Macruridae}, {family Macruridae}]
family Macruridae
n 1: grenadiers [syn: {Macrouridae}, {family Macrouridae},
{Macruridae}, {family Macruridae}]
family Magnoliaceae
n 1: subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and
Manglietia [syn: {Magnoliaceae}, {family Magnoliaceae},
{magnolia family}]
family Majidae
n 1: spider crabs [syn: {Majidae}, {family Majidae}]
family Malacanthidae
n 1: short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored [syn:
{Malacanthidae}, {family Malacanthidae}]
family Malpighiaceae
n 1: tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Malpighiaceae}, {family
Malpighiaceae}]
family Malvaceae
n 1: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
[syn: {Malvaceae}, {family Malvaceae}, {mallow family}]
family Mammutidae
n 1: extinct family: mastodons [syn: {Mammutidae}, {family
Mammutidae}, {family Mastodontidae}]
family man
n 1: a man whose family is of major importance in his life
family Manidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Pholidota [syn: {Manidae},
{family Manidae}]
family Manteidae
n 1: mantises [syn: {Mantidae}, {family Mantidae}, {Manteidae},
{family Manteidae}]
family Mantidae
n 1: mantises [syn: {Mantidae}, {family Mantidae}, {Manteidae},
{family Manteidae}]
family Mantispidae
n 1: mantispids [syn: {Mantispidae}, {family Mantispidae}]
family Marantaceae
n 1: tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
[syn: {Marantaceae}, {family Marantaceae}, {arrowroot
family}]
family Marattiaceae
n 1: constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical
eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds [syn:
{Marattiaceae}, {family Marattiaceae}]
family Marchantiaceae
n 1: liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously
branched thalli [syn: {Marchantiaceae}, {family
Marchantiaceae}]
family Marsileaceae
n 1: clover ferns [syn: {Marsileaceae}, {family Marsileaceae}]
family Martyniaceae
n 1: in most classifications not considered a separate family
but included in the Pedaliaceae [syn: {Martyniaceae},
{family Martyniaceae}]
family Mastodontidae
n 1: extinct family: mastodons [syn: {Mammutidae}, {family
Mammutidae}, {family Mastodontidae}]
family Mastotermitidae
n 1: primitive termites [syn: {Mastotermitidae}, {family
Mastotermitidae}]
family Mayacaceae
n 1: a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales
[syn: {Mayacaceae}, {family Mayacaceae}]
family medicine
n 1: medical practice that provides health care regardless of
age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit [syn:
{family practice}, {family medicine}]
family Megachilidae
n 1: leaf-cutting and mason bees [syn: {Megachilidae}, {family
Megachilidae}]
family Megadermatidae
n 1: Old World false vampire bats [syn: {Megadermatidae},
{family Megadermatidae}]
family Megalonychidae
n 1: mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths [syn:
{Megalonychidae}, {family Megalonychidae}]
family Megalosauridae
n 1: megalosaurs [syn: {Megalosauridae}, {family
Megalosauridae}]
family Megapodiidae
n 1: megapodes [syn: {Megapodiidae}, {family Megapodiidae}]
family Megatheriidae
n 1: extinct ground sloths [syn: {Megatheriidae}, {family
Megatheriidae}]
family Melampsoraceae
n 1: rust fungi [syn: {Melampsoraceae}, {family Melampsoraceae}]
family Melanthiaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted:
includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum [syn:
{Melanthiaceae}, {family Melanthiaceae}]
family Melastomaceae
n 1: a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales;
many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae},
{family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family
Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]
family Melastomataceae
n 1: a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales;
many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae},
{family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family
Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]
family Meleagrididae
n 1: turkeys and some extinct forms [syn: {Meleagrididae},
{family Meleagrididae}]
family Meliaceae
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber
and ornamental trees [syn: {Meliaceae}, {family Meliaceae},
{mahogany family}]
family Meliphagidae
n 1: honey eaters [syn: {Meliphagidae}, {family Meliphagidae}]
family Meloidae
n 1: blister beetles [syn: {Meloidae}, {family Meloidae}]
family Membracidae
n 1: plant hoppers: treehoppers [syn: {Membracidae}, {family
Membracidae}]
family Menispermaceae
n 1: herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: {Menispermaceae},
{family Menispermaceae}, {moonseed family}]
family Menuridae
n 1: lyrebirds [syn: {Menuridae}, {family Menuridae}]
family Menyanthaceae
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order
Gentianales [syn: {Menyanthaceae}, {family Menyanthaceae},
{buckbean family}]
family Meropidae
n 1: bee-eaters [syn: {Meropidae}, {family Meropidae}]
family Micrococcaceae
n 1: spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that
produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-
producing forms as well as harmless commensals and
saprophytes [syn: {Micrococcaceae}, {family
Micrococcaceae}]
family Microdesmidae
n 1: worm fish [syn: {Microdesmidae}, {family Microdesmidae}]
family Microhylidae
n 1: narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some
are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {Microhylidae}, {family
Microhylidae}, {Brevicipitidae}, {family Brevicipitidae}]
family Mimidae
n 1: sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae:
mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers [syn: {Mimidae}, {family
Mimidae}]
family Mimosaceae
n 1: family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small
trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch;
commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn:
{Mimosaceae}, {family Mimosaceae}]
family Miridae
n 1: leaf bugs [syn: {Miridae}, {family Miridae}, {Capsidae},
{family Capsidae}]
family Mniaceae
n 1: family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the
hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes
treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae [syn: {Mniaceae},
{family Mniaceae}]
family Mobulidae
n 1: large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas [syn:
{Mobulidae}, {family Mobulidae}]
family Molidae
n 1: ocean sunfishes [syn: {Molidae}, {family Molidae}]
family Molossidae
n 1: mastiff bats; freetail bats [syn: {Molossidae}, {family
Molossidae}]
family Momotidae
n 1: a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn:
{Momotidae}, {family Momotidae}]
family Moniliaceae
n 1: family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored
hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the
mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies [syn:
{Moniliaceae}, {family Moniliaceae}]
family Monocanthidae
n 1: filefishes [syn: {Monocanthidae}, {family Monocanthidae}]
family Monodontidae
n 1: narwhals [syn: {Monodontidae}, {family Monodontidae}]
family Monotropaceae
n 1: used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes
included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and
Sarcodes [syn: {Monotropaceae}, {family Monotropaceae}]
family Moraceae
n 1: trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some
classifications includes genus Cannabis [syn: {Moraceae},
{family Moraceae}, {mulberry family}]
family Morchellaceae
n 1: a family of edible fungi including the true morels [syn:
{Morchellaceae}, {family Morchellaceae}]
family Motacillidae
n 1: pipits and wagtails [syn: {Motacillidae}, {family
Motacillidae}]
family Mucoraceae
n 1: large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes
many common molds destructive to food products [syn:
{Mucoraceae}, {family Mucoraceae}]
family Mugilidae
n 1: grey mullets [syn: {Mugilidae}, {family Mugilidae}]
family Mullidae
n 1: goatfishes or red mullets [syn: {Mullidae}, {family
Mullidae}]
family Muraenidae
n 1: marine eels [syn: {Muraenidae}, {family Muraenidae}]
family Muridae
n 1: originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide;
distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking
cheek pouches [syn: {Muridae}, {family Muridae}]
family Musaceae
n 1: treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {Musaceae}, {family
Musaceae}, {banana family}]
family Muscicapidae
n 1: Old World (true) flycatchers [syn: {Muscicapidae}, {family
Muscicapidae}]
family Muscidae
n 1: two-winged flies especially the housefly [syn: {Muscidae},
{family Muscidae}]
family Musophagidae
n 1: touracos [syn: {Musophagidae}, {family Musophagidae}]
family Mustelidae
n 1: weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters;
badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens [syn: {Mustelidae},
{family Mustelidae}]
family Mutillidae
n 1: a family of wasps [syn: {Mutillidae}, {family Mutillidae}]
family Myacidae
n 1: soft-shell clams [syn: {Myacidae}, {family Myacidae}]
family Mycetophylidae
n 1: fungus gnats [syn: {Mycetophilidae}, {family
Mycetophylidae}]
family Mycobacteriaceae
n 1: a family of bacteria [syn: {Mycobacteriaceae}, {family
Mycobacteriaceae}]
family Mycoplasmataceae
n 1: pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar
to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals [syn:
{Mycoplasmataceae}, {family Mycoplasmataceae}]
family Myctophidae
n 1: deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes [syn:
{Myctophidae}, {family Myctophidae}]
family Myliobatidae
n 1: eagle rays [syn: {Myliobatidae}, {family Myliobatidae}]
family Mylodontidae
n 1: extinct South American edentates [syn: {Mylodontidae},
{family Mylodontidae}]
family Myricaceae
n 1: constituting the order Myricales [syn: {Myricaceae},
{family Myricaceae}, {wax-myrtle family}]
family Myristicaceae
n 1: family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds [syn:
{Myristicaceae}, {family Myristicaceae}, {nutmeg family}]
family Myrmecophagidae
n 1: New World anteaters [syn: {Myrmecophagidae}, {family
Myrmecophagidae}]
family Myrmeleontidae
n 1: antlions [syn: {Myrmeleontidae}, {family Myrmeleontidae}]
family Myrsinaceae
n 1: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in
Florida [syn: {Myrsinaceae}, {family Myrsinaceae}, {myrsine
family}]
family Myrtaceae
n 1: trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: {Myrtaceae},
{family Myrtaceae}, {myrtle family}]
family Mysidae
n 1: small shrimp-like crustaceans [syn: {Mysidae}, {family
Mysidae}]
family Mytilidae
n 1: marine mussels [syn: {Mytilidae}, {family Mytilidae}]
family Myxinidae
n 1: slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes [syn:
{Myxinidae}, {family Myxinidae}]
family Myxobacteriaceae
n 1: bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn:
{Polyangiaceae}, {family Polyangiaceae},
{Myxobacteriaceae}, {family Myxobacteriaceae}]
family Myxophyceae
n 1: former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {Myxophyceae}, {family
Myxophyceae}, {Schizophyceae}, {family Schizophyceae}]
family Naiadaceae
n 1: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and
small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae},
{Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]
family Najadaceae
n 1: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and
small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae},
{Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]
family name
n 1: the name used to identify the members of a family (as
distinguished from each member's given name) [syn:
{surname}, {family name}, {cognomen}, {last name}]
family Naticidae
n 1: moonshells [syn: {Naticidae}, {family Naticidae}]
family Nautilidae
n 1: spiral-shelled cephalopods [syn: {Nautilidae}, {family
Nautilidae}]
family Nepenthaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Nepenthes [syn: {Nepenthaceae},
{family Nepenthaceae}]
family Nephropsidae
n 1: in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
[syn: {Nephropsidae}, {family Nephropsidae}]
family Nepidae
n 1: water scorpions [syn: {Nepidae}, {family Nepidae}]
family Neritidae
n 1: neritids [syn: {Neritidae}, {family Neritidae}]
family Nidulariaceae
n 1: bird's-nest fungi [syn: {Nidulariaceae}, {family
Nidulariaceae}]
family Nitrobacteriaceae
n 1: usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or
nitrites: nitrobacteria [syn: {Nitrobacteriaceae}, {family
Nitrobacteriaceae}]
family Noctuidae
n 1: cutworms; armyworms [syn: {Noctuidae}, {family Noctuidae}]
family Nostocaceae
n 1: blue-green algae [syn: {Nostocaceae}, {family Nostocaceae}]
family Notonectidae
n 1: aquatic carnivorous insects [syn: {Notonectidae}, {family
Notonectidae}]
family Notoryctidae
n 1: pouched moles [syn: {Notoryctidae}, {family Notoryctidae}]
family Nummulitidae
n 1: a family of fossil protoctists [syn: {Nummulitidae},
{family Nummulitidae}]
family Nyctaginaceae
n 1: a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
[syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae},
{Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock
family}]
family Nymphaeaceae
n 1: dicot aquatic plants [syn: {Nymphaeaceae}, {family
Nymphaeaceae}, {water-lily family}]
family Nymphalidae
n 1: large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: {Nymphalidae},
{family Nymphalidae}]
family Nyssaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that
includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {family
Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}, {tupelo family}]
family Ochnaceae
n 1: family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick
shining parallel-veined leaves [syn: {Ochnaceae}, {family
Ochnaceae}, {ochna family}]
family Ochotonidae
n 1: pikas and extinct forms [syn: {Ochotonidae}, {family
Ochotonidae}]
family Octopodidae
n 1: a family of Octopoda [syn: {Octopodidae}, {family
Octopodidae}]
family Odobenidae
n 1: walruses and extinct forms [syn: {Odobenidae}, {family
Odobenidae}]
family Odontaspididae
n 1: sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with
family Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carchariidae}, {family
Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}, {family Odontaspididae}]
family Oedogoniaceae
n 1: filamentous green algae [syn: {Oedogoniaceae}, {family
Oedogoniaceae}]
family Oestridae
n 1: warble flies [syn: {Oestridae}, {family Oestridae},
{Hypodermatidae}, {family Hypodermatidae}]
family Ogcocephalidae
n 1: batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes [syn:
{Ogcocephalidae}, {family Ogcocephalidae}]
family Oleaceae
n 1: trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as
fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash;
jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {family Oleaceae},
{olive family}]
family Oleandraceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems [syn:
{Oleandraceae}, {family Oleandraceae}]
family Onagraceae
n 1: a large and widely distributed family of plants of the
order Myrtales [syn: {Onagraceae}, {family Onagraceae},
{evening-primrose family}]
family Oniscidae
n 1: a family of Isopoda [syn: {Oniscidae}, {family Oniscidae}]
family Ophidiidae
n 1: eellike marine fishes [syn: {Ophidiidae}, {family
Ophidiidae}]
family Ophiodontidae
n 1: fishes closely related to greenlings [syn: {Ophiodontidae},
{family Ophiodontidae}]
family Ophioglossaceae
n 1: a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales;
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Ophioglossaceae},
{family Ophioglossaceae}]
family Opisthocomidae
n 1: comprising the hoatzins [syn: {Opisthocomidae}, {family
Opisthocomidae}]
family Opisthognathidae
n 1: jawfishes [syn: {Opisthognathidae}, {family
Opisthognathidae}]
family Orchestiidae
n 1: beach fleas [syn: {Orchestiidae}, {family Orchestiidae}]
family Orchidaceae
n 1: enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or
epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and
unusual flowers [syn: {Orchidaceae}, {family Orchidaceae},
{orchid family}]
family Orectolobidae
n 1: nurse sharks and carpet sharks [syn: {Orectolobidae},
{family Orectolobidae}]
family Oriolidae
n 1: Old World orioles [syn: {Oriolidae}, {family Oriolidae}]
family Ornithorhynchidae
n 1: platypus [syn: {Ornithorhynchidae}, {family
Ornithorhynchidae}]
family Orobanchaceae
n 1: brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the
order Scrophulariales [syn: {Orobanchaceae}, {family
Orobanchaceae}, {broomrape family}]
family Orycteropodidae
n 1: aardvarks [syn: {Orycteropodidae}, {family
Orycteropodidae}]
family Oscillatoriaceae
n 1: blue green algae [syn: {Oscillatoriaceae}, {family
Oscillatoriaceae}]
family Osmeridae
n 1: smelts [syn: {Osmeridae}, {family Osmeridae}]
family Osmundaceae
n 1: large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and
tropical areas [syn: {Osmundaceae}, {family Osmundaceae}]
family Osteoglossidae
n 1: a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes
bandfish and bonytongues [syn: {Osteoglossidae}, {family
Osteoglossidae}]
family Ostraciidae
n 1: boxfishes [syn: {Ostraciidae}, {family Ostraciidae},
{family Ostraciontidae}]
family Ostraciontidae
n 1: boxfishes [syn: {Ostraciidae}, {family Ostraciidae},
{family Ostraciontidae}]
family Ostreidae
n 1: oysters [syn: {Ostreidae}, {family Ostreidae}]
family Otariidae
n 1: eared seals: sea lions and fur seals [syn: {Otariidae},
{family Otariidae}]
family Otididae
n 1: bustards [syn: {Otididae}, {family Otididae}]
family Oxalidaceae
n 1: a family of widely distributed herbs of the order
Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
[syn: {Oxalidaceae}, {family Oxalidaceae}, {wood-sorrel
family}]
family Oxyuridae
n 1: pinworms [syn: {Oxyuridae}, {family Oxyuridae}]
family Paeoniaceae
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
and North America [syn: {Paeoniaceae}, {family
Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]
family Paguridae
n 1: hermit crabs [syn: {Paguridae}, {family Paguridae}]
family Palaemonidae
n 1: prawns [syn: {Palaemonidae}, {family Palaemonidae}]
family Palinuridae
n 1: spiny lobsters [syn: {Palinuridae}, {family Palinuridae}]
family Palmaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having
a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves;
coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family
Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae},
{family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]
family Palmae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having
a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves;
coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family
Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae},
{family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]
family Pandanaceae
n 1: family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including
pandanus [syn: {Pandanaceae}, {family Pandanaceae}, {screw-
pine family}]
family Pandionidae
n 1: ospreys [syn: {Pandionidae}, {family Pandionidae}]
family Panorpidae
n 1: a family of insects of the order Mecoptera [syn:
{Panorpidae}, {family Panorpidae}]
family Papaveraceae
n 1: herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and
capsular fruits [syn: {Papaveraceae}, {family
Papaveraceae}, {poppy family}]
family Papilionacea
n 1: leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped
corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn:
{Papilionaceae}, {family Papilionacea}]
family Paradisaeidae
n 1: birds of paradise [syn: {Paradisaeidae}, {family
Paradisaeidae}]
family Paridae
n 1: titmice and chickadees [syn: {Paridae}, {family Paridae}]
family Parkeriaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included
in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Parkeriaceae}, {family
Parkeriaceae}]
family Parmeliaceae
n 1: a family of lichens [syn: {Parmeliaceae}, {family
Parmeliaceae}]
family Parulidae
n 1: New World warblers [syn: {Parulidae}, {family Parulidae}]
family Passeridae
n 1: true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered
weaverbirds [syn: {Passeridae}, {family Passeridae}]
family Passifloraceae
n 1: tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn:
{Passifloraceae}, {family Passifloraceae}, {passionflower
family}]
family Patellidae
n 1: marine limpets [syn: {Patellidae}, {family Patellidae}]
family Pectinidae
n 1: scallops [syn: {Pectinidae}, {family Pectinidae}]
family Pedaliaceae
n 1: the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn:
{Pedaliaceae}, {family Pedaliaceae}, {sesame family}]
family Pediculidae
n 1: true lice: human lice and related forms [syn:
{Pediculidae}, {family Pediculidae}]
family Pelecanidae
n 1: pelicans [syn: {Pelecanidae}, {family Pelecanidae}]
family Pelecanoididae
n 1: diving petrels [syn: {Pelecanoididae}, {family
Pelecanoididae}]
family Pelobatidae
n 1: the amphibian family of spadefoot toads [syn:
{Pelobatidae}, {family Pelobatidae}]
family Pempheridae
n 1: sweepers [syn: {Pempheridae}, {family Pempheridae}]
family Peneidae
n 1: tropical prawns [syn: {Peneidae}, {family Peneidae}]
family Pennatulidae
n 1: sea pens [syn: {Pennatulidae}, {family Pennatulidae}]
family Peramelidae
n 1: bandicoots [syn: {Peramelidae}, {family Peramelidae}]
family Percidae
n 1: active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
[syn: {Percidae}, {family Percidae}]
family Percophidae
n 1: percoid flatheads [syn: {Percophidae}, {family
Percophidae}]
family Peridiniidae
n 1: marine and freshwater dinoflagellates [syn: {Peridiniidae},
{family Peridiniidae}]
family Peripatidae
n 1: a family of Onychophora [syn: {Peripatidae}, {family
Peripatidae}]
family Peripatopsidae
n 1: a family of Onychophora [syn: {Peripatopsidae}, {family
Peripatopsidae}]
family Peronosporaceae
n 1: parasitic fungi: downy mildews [syn: {Peronosporaceae},
{family Peronosporaceae}]
family Pertusariaceae
n 1: a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn:
{Pertusariaceae}, {family Pertusariaceae}]
family Petromyzontidae
n 1: lampreys [syn: {Petromyzontidae}, {family Petromyzontidae}]
family Pezizaceae
n 1: large family comprising many typical cup fungi [syn:
{Pezizaceae}, {family Pezizaceae}]
family Phaethontidae
n 1: tropicbirds [syn: {Phaethontidae}, {family Phaethontidae}]
family Phalacrocoracidae
n 1: cormorants [syn: {Phalacrocoracidae}, {family
Phalacrocoracidae}]
family Phalangeridae
n 1: phalangers; koalas [syn: {Phalangeridae}, {family
Phalangeridae}]
family Phalangiidae
n 1: a family of Phalangida [syn: {Phalangiidae}, {family
Phalangiidae}]
family Phalaropidae
n 1: phalaropes [syn: {Phalaropidae}, {family Phalaropidae}]
family Phallaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and
comprising the true stinkhorns [syn: {Phallaceae}, {family
Phallaceae}]
family Phasianidae
n 1: pheasants; quails; partridges [syn: {Phasianidae}, {family
Phasianidae}]
family Phasmatidae
n 1: stick insects [syn: {Phasmidae}, {family Phasmidae},
{Phasmatidae}, {family Phasmatidae}]
family Phasmidae
n 1: stick insects [syn: {Phasmidae}, {family Phasmidae},
{Phasmatidae}, {family Phasmatidae}]
family Phillidae
n 1: leaf insects [syn: {Phyllidae}, {family Phyllidae},
{Phillidae}, {family Phillidae}]
family Phocidae
n 1: earless seals [syn: {Phocidae}, {family Phocidae}]
family Phoenicopteridae
n 1: flamingos [syn: {Phoenicopteridae}, {family
Phoenicopteridae}]
family Phoeniculidae
n 1: wood hoopoes [syn: {Phoeniculidae}, {family Phoeniculidae}]
family Pholadidae
n 1: a family of Bivalvia [syn: {Pholadidae}, {family
Pholadidae}]
family Pholidae
n 1: a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea [syn: {Pholidae},
{family Pholidae}, {family Pholididae}]
family Pholididae
n 1: a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea [syn: {Pholidae},
{family Pholidae}, {family Pholididae}]
family Phthiriidae
n 1: crab lice [syn: {Phthiriidae}, {family Phthiriidae}]
family Phyllidae
n 1: leaf insects [syn: {Phyllidae}, {family Phyllidae},
{Phillidae}, {family Phillidae}]
family Phyllocladaceae
n 1: a family of Phyllocladaceae [syn: {Phyllocladaceae},
{family Phyllocladaceae}]
family Phyllostomatidae
n 1: New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Phyllostomidae}, {family
Phyllostomidae}, {Phyllostomatidae}, {family
Phyllostomatidae}]
family Phyllostomidae
n 1: New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Phyllostomidae}, {family
Phyllostomidae}, {Phyllostomatidae}, {family
Phyllostomatidae}]
family Phylloxeridae
n 1: plant lice [syn: {Phylloxeridae}, {family Phylloxeridae}]
family Physeteridae
n 1: sperm whales [syn: {Physeteridae}, {family Physeteridae}]
family Physidae
n 1: freshwater snails [syn: {Physidae}, {family Physidae}]
family Phytolaccaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and
trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis,
Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma [syn: {Phytolaccaceae},
{family Phytolaccaceae}, {pokeweed family}]
family Picidae
n 1: woodpeckers [syn: {Picidae}, {family Picidae}]
family Pieridae
n 1: arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur
butterflies [syn: {Pieridae}, {family Pieridae}]
family Pinaceae
n 1: a family of Pinaceae [syn: {Pinaceae}, {family Pinaceae},
{pine family}]
family Pinnotheridae
n 1: tiny soft-bodied crabs [syn: {Pinnotheridae}, {family
Pinnotheridae}]
family Piperaceae
n 1: tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic
herbage and minute flowers in spikelets [syn: {Piperaceae},
{family Piperaceae}, {pepper family}]
family Pipidae
n 1: tongueless frogs [syn: {Pipidae}, {family Pipidae}]
family Pipridae
n 1: manakins [syn: {Pipridae}, {family Pipridae}]
family Pittidae
n 1: pittas [syn: {Pittidae}, {family Pittidae}]
family planning
n 1: limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth control},
{birth prevention}, {family planning}]
family Plantaginaceae
n 1: cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most
are troublesome weeds [syn: {Plantaginaceae}, {family
Plantaginaceae}, {plantain family}]
family Plasmodiidae
n 1: malaria parasites [syn: {Plasmodiidae}, {family
Plasmodiidae}]
family Plasmodiophoraceae
n 1: family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants
[syn: {Plasmodiophoraceae}, {family Plasmodiophoraceae}]
family Plataleidae
n 1: spoonbills [syn: {Plataleidae}, {family Plataleidae}]
family Platanaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn:
{Platanaceae}, {family Platanaceae}, {plane-tree family}]
family Platanistidae
n 1: river dolphins [syn: {Platanistidae}, {family
Platanistidae}]
family Platycephalidae
n 1: scorpaenoid flatheads [syn: {Platycephalidae}, {family
Platycephalidae}]
family Plethodontidae
n 1: small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having
neither lungs nor gills as adults [syn: {Plethodontidae},
{family Plethodontidae}]
family Pleurobrachiidae
n 1: sea gooseberries [syn: {Pleurobrachiidae}, {family
Pleurobrachiidae}]
family Pleuronectidae
n 1: righteye flounders [syn: {Pleuronectidae}, {family
Pleuronectidae}]
family Ploceidae
n 1: weaverbirds [syn: {Ploceidae}, {family Ploceidae}]
family Plumbaginaceae
n 1: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan
especially in saltwater areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae},
{family Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}, {sea-lavender
family}]
family Pluteaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn:
{Pluteaceae}, {family Pluteaceae}]
family Poaceae
n 1: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants
including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn:
{Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family
Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]
family Podargidae
n 1: frogmouths [syn: {Podargidae}, {family Podargidae}]
family Podicipedidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes [syn:
{Podicipedidae}, {family Podicipedidae}]
family Podocarpaceae
n 1: gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike
leaves [syn: {Podocarpaceae}, {family Podocarpaceae},
{podocarpus family}]
family Poeciliidae
n 1: topminnows [syn: {Poeciliidae}, {family Poeciliidae}]
family Polemoniaceae
n 1: a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of
the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn:
{Polemoniaceae}, {family Polemoniaceae}, {phlox family}]
family Polyangiaceae
n 1: bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn:
{Polyangiaceae}, {family Polyangiaceae},
{Myxobacteriaceae}, {family Myxobacteriaceae}]
family Polygalaceae
n 1: trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both
hemispheres [syn: {Polygalaceae}, {family Polygalaceae},
{milkwort family}]
family Polygonaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the
north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn:
{Polygonaceae}, {family Polygonaceae}, {buckwheat family}]
family Polynemidae
n 1: threadfins [syn: {Polynemidae}, {family Polynemidae}]
family Polyodontidae
n 1: paddlefishes [syn: {Polyodontidae}, {family Polyodontidae}]
family Polypedatidae
n 1: Old World tree frogs [syn: {Polypedatidae}, {family
Polypedatidae}]
family Polypodiaceae
n 1: ferns: a large family that in some classification systems
has been subdivided into several families (including
Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and
Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and
Pteridaceae) [syn: {Polypodiaceae}, {family Polypodiaceae}]
family Polyporaceae
n 1: fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming
shelflike growths on trees [syn: {Polyporaceae}, {family
Polyporaceae}]
family Pomacentridae
n 1: damselfishes [syn: {Pomacentridae}, {family Pomacentridae}]
family Pomatomidae
n 1: food and game fishes related to pompanos [syn:
{Pomatomidae}, {family Pomatomidae}]
family Pongidae
n 1: usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas;
chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons [syn: {Pongidae},
{family Pongidae}]
family Pontederiaceae
n 1: aquatic or bog plants [syn: {Pontederiaceae}, {family
Pontederiaceae}, {pickerelweed family}]
family Porcellionidae
n 1: sow bugs [syn: {Porcellionidae}, {family Porcellionidae}]
family Portulacaceae
n 1: family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in
distribution especially in Americas [syn: {Portulacaceae},
{family Portulacaceae}, {purslane family}]
family Portunidae
n 1: swimming crabs [syn: {Portunidae}, {family Portunidae}]
family Potamogalidae
n 1: otter shrews [syn: {Potamogalidae}, {family Potamogalidae}]
family Potamogetonaceae
n 1: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes
includes family Zosteraceae [syn: {Potamogetonaceae},
{family Potamogetonaceae}, {pondweed family}]
family practice
n 1: medical practice that provides health care regardless of
age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit [syn:
{family practice}, {family medicine}]
family Priacanthidae
n 1: small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in
tropical seas [syn: {Priacanthidae}, {family
Priacanthidae}]
family Primulaceae
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a
regular flower; widely distributed in the northern
hemisphere [syn: {Primulaceae}, {family Primulaceae},
{primrose family}]
family Pristidae
n 1: large primitive rays with elongated snouts [syn:
{Pristidae}, {family Pristidae}]
family Procaviidae
n 1: includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea [syn:
{Procaviidae}, {family Procaviidae}]
family Procellariidae
n 1: petrels; fulmars; shearwaters [syn: {Procellariidae},
{family Procellariidae}]
family Procyonidae
n 1: raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes
pandas [syn: {Procyonidae}, {family Procyonidae}]
family Proteaceae
n 1: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and
trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous
flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn:
{Proteaceae}, {family Proteaceae}, {protea family}]
family Proteidae
n 1: mud puppies [syn: {Proteidae}, {family Proteidae}]
family Prunellidae
n 1: hedge sparrow [syn: {Prunellidae}, {family Prunellidae}]
family Pseudococcidae
n 1: scalelike insects: mealybugs [syn: {Pseudococcidae},
{family Pseudococcidae}]
family Pseudomonodaceae
n 1: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant
and animal pathogens [syn: {Pseudomonodaceae}, {family
Pseudomonodaceae}]
family Psilophytaceae
n 1: Paleozoic plants [syn: {Psilophytaceae}, {family
Psilophytaceae}]
family Psilotaceae
n 1: small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and
minute scalelike leaves [syn: {Psilotaceae}, {family
Psilotaceae}]
family Psittacidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Psittaciformes [syn:
{Psittacidae}, {family Psittacidae}]
family Psocidae
n 1: a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying
vegetation; related to booklice [syn: {Psocidae}, {family
Psocidae}]
family Psophiidae
n 1: trumpeters [syn: {Psophiidae}, {family Psophiidae}]
family Psychodidae
n 1: very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop
in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies [syn:
{Psychodidae}, {family Psychodidae}]
family Psyllidae
n 1: jumping plant lice [syn: {Psyllidae}, {family Psyllidae},
{Chermidae}, {family Chermidae}]
family Pteridaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which the family
Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification
systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further
subdivided [syn: {Pteridaceae}, {family Pteridaceae}]
family Pteriidae
n 1: pearl oysters [syn: {Pteriidae}, {family Pteriidae}]
family Pteroclididae
n 1: sandgrouses [syn: {Pteroclididae}, {family Pteroclididae}]
family Pterodactylidae
n 1: a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn:
{Pterodactylidae}, {family Pterodactylidae}]
family Ptilonorhynchidae
n 1: bowerbirds [syn: {Ptilonorhynchidae}, {family
Ptilonorhynchidae}]
family Pucciniaceae
n 1: large important family of rust fungi [syn: {Pucciniaceae},
{family Pucciniaceae}]
family Pulicidae
n 1: many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals
[syn: {Pulicidae}, {family Pulicidae}]
family Punicaceae
n 1: one species: pomegranates [syn: {Punicaceae}, {family
Punicaceae}]
family Pygopodidae
n 1: Australian and Tasmanian lizards [syn: {Pygopodidae},
{family Pygopodidae}]
family Pyralidae
n 1: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {Pyralidae},
{family Pyralidae}, {Pyralididae}, {family Pyralididae}]
family Pyralididae
n 1: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {Pyralidae},
{family Pyralidae}, {Pyralididae}, {family Pyralididae}]
family Pyrolaceae
n 1: evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola,
Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia [syn: {Pyrolaceae}, {family
Pyrolaceae}, {wintergreen family}]
family Pyrrhocoridae
n 1: firebugs [syn: {Pyrrhocoridae}, {family Pyrrhocoridae}]
family Pythiaceae
n 1: fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and
singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores [syn:
{Pythiaceae}, {family Pythiaceae}]
family Pythonidae
n 1: in some classifications a family separate from Boidae
comprising Old World boas [syn: {Pythonidae}, {family
Pythonidae}]
family Rachycentridae
n 1: family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia [syn:
{Rachycentridae}, {family Rachycentridae}]
family Rafflesiaceae
n 1: a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
[syn: {Rafflesiaceae}, {family Rafflesiaceae}]
family Rajidae
n 1: bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates [syn: {Rajidae},
{family Rajidae}]
family Rallidae
n 1: rails; crakes; gallinules; coots [syn: {Rallidae}, {family
Rallidae}]
family Ramphastidae
n 1: toucans [syn: {Ramphastidae}, {family Ramphastidae}]
family Ranidae
n 1: a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs
[syn: {Ranidae}, {family Ranidae}]
family Ranunculaceae
n 1: a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {family
Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}, {crowfoot family}]
family Rapateaceae
n 1: South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the
Juncaceae [syn: {Rapateaceae}, {family Rapateaceae}]
family Raphidae
n 1: extinct dodos and solitaires [syn: {Raphidae}, {family
Raphidae}]
family Raphidiidae
n 1: a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera,
including snakeflies [syn: {Raphidiidae}, {family
Raphidiidae}]
family Recurvirostridae
n 1: long-legged shorebirds [syn: {Recurvirostridae}, {family
Recurvirostridae}]
family Reduviidae
n 1: assassin bugs [syn: {Reduviidae}, {family Reduviidae}]
family Regalecidae
n 1: ribbonfishes [syn: {Regalecidae}, {family Regalecidae}]
family relationship
n 1: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or
marriage or adoption [syn: {kinship}, {family
relationship}, {relationship}]
family Resedaceae
n 1: mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette [syn: {Resedaceae},
{family Resedaceae}, {mignonette family}]
family Rhamnaceae
n 1: trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit
many having medicinal value [syn: {Rhamnaceae}, {family
Rhamnaceae}, {buckthorn family}]
family Rheidae
n 1: a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
[syn: {Rheidae}, {family Rheidae}]
family Rhincodontidae
n 1: small-toothed sharks comprising only one species [syn:
{Rhincodontidae}, {family Rhincodontidae}]
family Rhinobatidae
n 1: primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies [syn:
{Rhinobatidae}, {family Rhinobatidae}]
family Rhinocerotidae
n 1: rhinoceroses [syn: {Rhinocerotidae}, {family
Rhinocerotidae}, {rhinoceros family}]
family Rhinolophidae
n 1: Old World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Rhinolophidae}, {family
Rhinolophidae}]
family Rhinotermitidae
n 1: large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to
tropical regions [syn: {Rhinotermitidae}, {family
Rhinotermitidae}]
family Rhiptoglossa
n 1: Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are
considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae},
{family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family
Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]
family Rhizobiaceae
n 1: a small family of rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {Rhizobiaceae},
{family Rhizobiaceae}]
family Rhizophoraceae
n 1: trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along
tropical seacoasts [syn: {Rhizophoraceae}, {family
Rhizophoraceae}, {mangrove family}]
family Rhizopogonaceae
n 1: a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round
subterranean sporophores [syn: {Rhizopogonaceae}, {family
Rhizopogonaceae}]
family Rhodymeniaceae
n 1: a family of protoctist [syn: {Rhodymeniaceae}, {family
Rhodymeniaceae}]
family Rhyniaceae
n 1: primitive plants of the Paleozoic [syn: {Rhyniaceae},
{family Rhyniaceae}]
family Rickettsiaceae
n 1: microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod
tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates [syn:
{Rickettsiaceae}, {family Rickettsiaceae}]
family Roccellaceae
n 1: a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn: {Roccellaceae},
{family Roccellaceae}]
family room
n 1: a recreation room in a private house
family Roridulaceae
n 1: in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae
[syn: {Roridulaceae}, {family Roridulaceae}]
family Rosaceae
n 1: a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales;
have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with
numerous stamens [syn: {Rosaceae}, {family Rosaceae}, {rose
family}]
family Rubiaceae
n 1: widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and
shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and
gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry [syn:
{Rubiaceae}, {family Rubiaceae}, {madder family}]
family Ruscaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Ruscaceae}, {family Ruscaceae}]
family Russulaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for the genus Russula
[syn: {Russulaceae}, {family Russulaceae}]
family Rutaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have
flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually
have a strong scent [syn: {Rutaceae}, {family Rutaceae},
{rue family}]
family Rynchopidae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers [syn:
{Rynchopidae}, {family Rynchopidae}]
family Saccharomycetaceae
n 1: family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by
budding and ferment carbohydrates [syn:
{Saccharomycetaceae}, {family Saccharomycetaceae}]
family Sagittariidae
n 1: secretary birds [syn: {Sagittariidae}, {family
Sagittariidae}]
family Salamandridae
n 1: salamanders [syn: {Salamandridae}, {family Salamandridae}]
family Salicaceae
n 1: two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix;
Populus [syn: {Salicaceae}, {family Salicaceae}, {willow
family}]
family Salmonidae
n 1: salmon and trout [syn: {Salmonidae}, {family Salmonidae}]
family Salpidae
n 1: a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea [syn:
{Salpidae}, {family Salpidae}]
family Salvadoraceae
n 1: a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order
Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens
and four petals [syn: {Salvadoraceae}, {family
Salvadoraceae}, {Salvadora family}]
family Salviniaceae
n 1: water ferns [syn: {Salviniaceae}, {family Salviniaceae}]
family Santalaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or
one-seeded fruit [syn: {Santalaceae}, {family Santalaceae},
{sandalwood family}]
family Sapindaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen
trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow
translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins [syn:
{Sapindaceae}, {family Sapindaceae}, {soapberry family}]
family Sapotaceae
n 1: tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible
fleshy fruit [syn: {Sapotaceae}, {family Sapotaceae},
{sapodilla family}]
family Sarcoptidae
n 1: small whitish mites [syn: {Sarcoptidae}, {family
Sarcoptidae}]
family Sarcoscyphaceae
n 1: family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales [syn:
{Sarcoscyphaceae}, {family Sarcoscyphaceae}]
family Sarraceniaceae
n 1: insectivorous plants [syn: {Sarraceniaceae}, {family
Sarraceniaceae}, {pitcher-plant family}]
family Saturniidae
n 1: important and widely distributed family of moths including
some of the largest insects known [syn: {Saturniidae},
{family Saturniidae}]
family Satyridae
n 1: a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the
edges of woods [syn: {Satyridae}, {family Satyridae}]
family Saururaceae
n 1: family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus,
Anemopsis, Houttuynia [syn: {Saururaceae}, {family
Saururaceae}, {lizard's-tail family}]
family Saxifragaceae
n 1: a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs;
widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions;
sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn:
{Saxifragaceae}, {family Saxifragaceae}, {saxifrage
family}]
family Scarabaeidae
n 1: scarab or dung beetles [syn: {Scarabaeidae}, {family
Scarabaeidae}]
family Scaridae
n 1: parrotfishes [syn: {Scaridae}, {family Scaridae}]
family Scheuchzeriaceae
n 1: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
[syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae},
{Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass
family}]
family Schistosomatidae
n 1: a family of Trematoda [syn: {Schistosomatidae}, {family
Schistosomatidae}]
family Schizaeaceae
n 1: small family of mainly tropical ferns [syn: {Schizaeaceae},
{family Schizaeaceae}]
family Schizophyceae
n 1: former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {Myxophyceae}, {family
Myxophyceae}, {Schizophyceae}, {family Schizophyceae}]
family Schizosaccharomycetaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales [syn:
{Schizosaccharomycetaceae}, {family
Schizosaccharomycetaceae}]
family Sciadopityaceae
n 1: family comprising a single genus that until recently was
considered part of Taxodiaceae [syn: {Sciadopityaceae},
{family Sciadopityaceae}]
family Sciaenidae
n 1: warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and
croakers and sea trout [syn: {Sciaenidae}, {family
Sciaenidae}]
family Sciaridae
n 1: fungus gnats [syn: {Sciaridae}, {family Sciaridae}]
family Scincidae
n 1: skinks [syn: {Scincidae}, {family Scincidae}]
family Sciuridae
n 1: a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground
squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels;
spermophiles [syn: {Sciuridae}, {family Sciuridae}]
family Sclerodermataceae
n 1: a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-
layered peridium; includes earthballs [syn:
{Sclerodermataceae}, {family Sclerodermataceae}]
family Sclerotiniaceae
n 1: a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn:
{Sclerotiniaceae}, {family Sclerotiniaceae}]
family Scolopacidae
n 1: sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers;
curlews; godwits; dowitchers [syn: {Scolopacidae}, {family
Scolopacidae}]
family Scolytidae
n 1: large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked
beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn:
{Scolytidae}, {family Scolytidae}, {Ipidae}, {family
Ipidae}]
family Scomberesocidae
n 1: only sauries [syn: {Scomberesocidae}, {family
Scomberesocidae}, {Scombresocidae}, {family
Scombresocidae}]
family Scombresocidae
n 1: only sauries [syn: {Scomberesocidae}, {family
Scomberesocidae}, {Scombresocidae}, {family
Scombresocidae}]
family Scombridae
n 1: marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna [syn:
{Scombridae}, {family Scombridae}]
family Scorpaenidae
n 1: scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes [syn:
{Scorpaenidae}, {family Scorpaenidae}]
family Scrophulariaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order
Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove
and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some
classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn:
{Scrophulariaceae}, {family Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort
family}, {foxglove family}]
family Scutigeridae
n 1: a family of Chilopoda [syn: {Scutigeridae}, {family
Scutigeridae}]
family Scyliorhinidae
n 1: small bottom-dwelling sharks [syn: {Scyliorhinidae},
{family Scyliorhinidae}]
family Secotiaceae
n 1: a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled
mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are
often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi [syn:
{Secotiaceae}, {family Secotiaceae}]
family Selaginellaceae
n 1: lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants
resembling mosses [syn: {Selaginellaceae}, {family
Selaginellaceae}]
family Sepiidae
n 1: true cuttlefishes [syn: {Sepiidae}, {family Sepiidae}]
family Septobasidiaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision
Basidiomycota [syn: {Septobasidiaceae}, {family
Septobasidiaceae}]
family Serranidae
n 1: marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
[syn: {Serranidae}, {family Serranidae}]
family Sialidae
n 1: an arthropod family including: alderflies [syn: {Sialidae},
{family Sialidae}]
family Sillaginidae
n 1: small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the
Pacific around Indonesia [syn: {Sillaginidae}, {family
Sillaginidae}]
family Siluridae
n 1: Old World catfishes [syn: {Siluridae}, {family Siluridae}]
family Simaroubaceae
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having
dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {Simaroubaceae},
{family Simaroubaceae}, {quassia family}]
family Simuliidae
n 1: blackflies and sand flies [syn: {Simuliidae}, {family
Simuliidae}]
family Sirenidae
n 1: sirens [syn: {Sirenidae}, {family Sirenidae}]
family Sisyridae
n 1: an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes
spongeflies [syn: {Sisyridae}, {family Sisyridae}]
family Sittidae
n 1: nuthatches [syn: {Sittidae}, {family Sittidae}]
family Solanaceae
n 1: large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs
or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or
poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia,
Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana,
Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra [syn: {Solanaceae}, {family
Solanaceae}, {potato family}]
family Soleidae
n 1: soles [syn: {Soleidae}, {family Soleidae}]
family Solenidae
n 1: razor clams [syn: {Solenidae}, {family Solenidae}]
family Soricidae
n 1: shrews [syn: {Soricidae}, {family Soricidae}]
family Spalacidae
n 1: mole rats [syn: {Spalacidae}, {family Spalacidae}]
family Sparganiaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn:
{Sparganiaceae}, {family Sparganiaceae}, {bur-reed family}]
family Sparidae
n 1: porgies; scups [syn: {Sparidae}, {family Sparidae}]
family Sphaeriaceae
n 1: parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or
beaked perithecia [syn: {Sphaeriaceae}, {family
Sphaeriaceae}]
family Sphaerobolaceae
n 1: monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less
spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity [syn:
{Sphaerobolaceae}, {family Sphaerobolaceae}]
family Sphaerocarpaceae
n 1: liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes;
sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales [syn:
{Sphaerocarpaceae}, {family Sphaerocarpaceae}]
family Sphecidae
n 1: mud daubers; some digger wasps [syn: {Sphecidae}, {family
Sphecidae}]
family Spheniscidae
n 1: comprising all existing penguins [syn: {Spheniscidae},
{family Spheniscidae}]
family Sphingidae
n 1: hawkmoths [syn: {Sphingidae}, {family Sphingidae}]
family Sphyraenidae
n 1: monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and
subtropical waters: barracuda [syn: {Sphyraenidae}, {family
Sphyraenidae}]
family Sphyrnidae
n 1: hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks [syn: {Sphyrnidae},
{family Sphyrnidae}]
family Spirillaceae
n 1: rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria [syn:
{Spirillaceae}, {family Spirillaceae}]
family Spirochaetaceae
n 1: large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or
salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters [syn:
{Spirochaetaceae}, {family Spirochaetaceae}]
family Spirulidae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order
Belemnoidea in some older classifications [syn:
{Spirulidae}, {family Spirulidae}]
family Squalidae
n 1: dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin [syn:
{Squalidae}, {family Squalidae}]
family Squatinidae
n 1: bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks [syn: {Squatinidae},
{family Squatinidae}]
family Squillidae
n 1: crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow
water along the seashore [syn: {Squillidae}, {family
Squillidae}]
family Staphylaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found
mostly in the north temperate zone [syn: {Staphylaceae},
{family Staphylaceae}, {bladdernut family}]
family Staphylinidae
n 1: rove beetles [syn: {Staphylinidae}, {family Staphylinidae}]
family Steatornithidae
n 1: oilbirds [syn: {Steatornithidae}, {family Steatornithidae}]
family Stenopelmatidae
n 1: long-horned grasshoppers [syn: {Stenopelmatidae}, {family
Stenopelmatidae}]
family Stercorariidae
n 1: jaegers and skuas: [syn: {Stercorariidae}, {family
Stercorariidae}]
family Sterculiaceae
n 1: a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn:
{Sterculiaceae}, {family Sterculiaceae}, {sterculia
family}]
family Stichaeidae
n 1: pricklebacks [syn: {Stichaeidae}, {family Stichaeidae}]
family Stizidae
n 1: cicada killers [syn: {Stizidae}, {family Stizidae}]
family Strelitziaceae
n 1: woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and
South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications
included in the family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitziaceae},
{family Strelitziaceae}, {strelitzia family}]
family Streptomycetaceae
n 1: higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes [syn:
{Streptomycetaceae}, {family Streptomycetaceae}]
family Strigidae
n 1: a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes [syn:
{Strigidae}, {family Strigidae}]
family Stromateidae
n 1: butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes [syn:
{Stromateidae}, {family Stromateidae}]
family Strombidae
n 1: the family of conchs [syn: {Strombidae}, {family
Strombidae}]
family Strophariaceae
n 1: sometimes included in family Agaricaceae [syn:
{Strophariaceae}, {family Strophariaceae}]
family Struthionidae
n 1: tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: {Struthionidae},
{family Struthionidae}]
family Sturnidae
n 1: Old World starlings [syn: {Sturnidae}, {family Sturnidae}]
family Styracaceae
n 1: a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order
Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {family Styracaceae}, {storax
family}, {styrax family}]
family Suidae
n 1: pigs; hogs; boars [syn: {Suidae}, {family Suidae}]
family Sulidae
n 1: gannets and boobies [syn: {Sulidae}, {family Sulidae}]
family Sylviidae
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae)
of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers;
American kinglets and gnatcatchers [syn: {Sylviidae},
{family Sylviidae}]
family Symplocaceae
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn:
{Symplocaceae}, {family Symplocaceae}, {sweetleaf family}]
family Synchytriaceae
n 1: a fungus family of order Chytridiales [syn:
{Synchytriaceae}, {family Synchytriaceae}]
family Syngnathidae
n 1: pipefishes [syn: {Syngnathidae}, {family Syngnathidae}]
family Synodontidae
n 1: soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes [syn: {Synodontidae},
{family Synodontidae}]
family Tabanidae
n 1: horseflies [syn: {Tabanidae}, {family Tabanidae}]
family Taccaceae
n 1: small family of tropical herbs [syn: {Taccaceae}, {family
Taccaceae}]
family Tachinidae
n 1: parasites on other insects [syn: {Tachinidae}, {family
Tachinidae}]
family Tachyglossidae
n 1: echidnas [syn: {Tachyglossidae}, {family Tachyglossidae}]
family Taeniidae
n 1: a family of Cestoda [syn: {Taeniidae}, {family Taeniidae}]
family Talpidae
n 1: moles [syn: {Talpidae}, {family Talpidae}]
family Tamaricaceae
n 1: family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and
xerophytes) [syn: {Tamaricaceae}, {family Tamaricaceae},
{tamarisk family}]
family Tapiridae
n 1: tapirs and extinct related forms [syn: {Tapiridae}, {family
Tapiridae}]
family Tarsiidae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers [syn:
{Tarsiidae}, {family Tarsiidae}]
family Taxaceae
n 1: sometimes classified as member of order Taxales [syn:
{Taxaceae}, {family Taxaceae}, {yew family}]
family Tayassuidae
n 1: peccaries [syn: {Tayassuidae}, {family Tayassuidae}]
family Tecophilaeacea
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Tecophilaeacea}, {family Tecophilaeacea}]
family Teiidae
n 1: whiptails; etc. [syn: {Teiidae}, {family Teiidae}]
family Tenebrionidae
n 1: a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and
mealworms [syn: {Tenebrionidae}, {family Tenebrionidae}]
family Tenrecidae
n 1: tenrecs and extinct related forms [syn: {Tenrecidae},
{family Tenrecidae}]
family Tenthredinidae
n 1: sawflies [syn: {Tenthredinidae}, {family Tenthredinidae}]
family Terebellidae
n 1: marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually
having long thick bodies [syn: {Terebellidae}, {family
Terebellidae}]
family Teredinidae
n 1: shipworms [syn: {Teredinidae}, {family Teredinidae}]
family Termitidae
n 1: termites [syn: {Termitidae}, {family Termitidae}]
family Testudinidae
n 1: land tortoises [syn: {Testudinidae}, {family Testudinidae}]
family Tethyidae
n 1: sea hares [syn: {Aplysiidae}, {family Aplysiidae},
{Tethyidae}, {family Tethyidae}]
family Tetragoniaceae
n 1: succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but
also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig
marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae},
{Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed
family}]
family Tetranychidae
n 1: plant-feeding mites [syn: {Tetranychidae}, {family
Tetranychidae}]
family Tetraodontidae
n 1: puffers [syn: {Tetraodontidae}, {family Tetraodontidae}]
family Tetraonidae
n 1: grouse [syn: {Tetraonidae}, {family Tetraonidae}]
family Tettigoniidae
n 1: long-horned grasshoppers; katydids [syn: {Tettigoniidae},
{family Tettigoniidae}]
family Theaceae
n 1: a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn:
{Theaceae}, {family Theaceae}, {tea family}]
family Thelephoraceae
n 1: fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores [syn:
{Thelephoraceae}, {family Thelephoraceae}]
family Thelypteridaceae
n 1: genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others [syn:
{Thelypteridaceae}, {family Thelypteridaceae}]
family Theophrastaceae
n 1: family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar
to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the
Myrsinaceae [syn: {Theophrastaceae}, {family
Theophrastaceae}]
family Theraphosidae
n 1: large tropical spiders; tarantulas [syn: {Theraphosidae},
{family Theraphosidae}]
family therapy
n 1: any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is
treated as a whole
family Theridiidae
n 1: a family of comb-footed spiders [syn: {Theridiidae},
{family Theridiidae}]
family Thiobacteriaceae
n 1: free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive
energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds [syn:
{Thiobacteriaceae}, {family Thiobacteriaceae}]
family Thraupidae
n 1: tanagers [syn: {Thraupidae}, {family Thraupidae}]
family Threskiornithidae
n 1: ibises [syn: {Threskiornithidae}, {family
Threskiornithidae}, {family Ibidiidae}]
family Thripidae
n 1: thrips [syn: {Thripidae}, {family Thripidae}]
family Thymelaeaceae
n 1: family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that
are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa [syn:
{Thymelaeaceae}, {family Thymelaeaceae}, {daphne family}]
family Tiliaceae
n 1: chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions
of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia,
Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia [syn: {Tiliaceae},
{family Tiliaceae}, {linden family}]
family Tilletiaceae
n 1: a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing
the spores in an apical cluster [syn: {Tilletiaceae},
{family Tilletiaceae}]
family Timaliidae
n 1: babblers [syn: {Timaliidae}, {family Timaliidae}]
family Tinamidae
n 1: comprising the tinamous [syn: {Tinamidae}, {family
Tinamidae}]
family Tineidae
n 1: clothes moths [syn: {Tineidae}, {family Tineidae}]
family Tingidae
n 1: lace bugs [syn: {Tingidae}, {family Tingidae}]
family Tipulidae
n 1: crane flies [syn: {Tipulidae}, {family Tipulidae}]
family Titanosauridae
n 1: herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous [syn:
{Titanosauridae}, {family Titanosauridae}]
family Todidae
n 1: a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn:
{Todidae}, {family Todidae}]
family Torpedinidae
n 1: electric rays [syn: {Torpedinidae}, {family Torpedinidae}]
family Tortricidae
n 1: leaf rollers and codling moths [syn: {Tortricidae}, {family
Tortricidae}]
family Toxotidae
n 1: archerfishes [syn: {Toxotidae}, {family Toxotidae}]
family Trachipteridae
n 1: ribbonfishes [syn: {Trachipteridae}, {family
Trachipteridae}]
family Tragulidae
n 1: chevrotains [syn: {Tragulidae}, {family Tragulidae}]
family Trapaceae
n 1: family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some
classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the
family Onagraceae [syn: {Trapaceae}, {family Trapaceae}]
family tree
n 1: successive generations of kin [syn: {genealogy}, {family
tree}]
family Tremellaceae
n 1: a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales
that have the basidium divided longitudinally [syn:
{Tremellaceae}, {family Tremellaceae}]
family Trephritidae
n 1: fruit flies; some leaf miners [syn: {Trypetidae}, {family
Trypetidae}, {Trephritidae}, {family Trephritidae}]
family Treponemataceae
n 1: small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic [syn:
{Treponemataceae}, {family Treponemataceae}]
family Triakidae
n 1: small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their
dorsal fins [syn: {Triakidae}, {family Triakidae}]
family Tribonemaceae
n 1: simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae [syn:
{Tribonemaceae}, {family Tribonemaceae}]
family Trichechidae
n 1: comprising only the manatees [syn: {Trichechidae}, {family
Trichechidae}]
family Trichiuridae
n 1: cutlassfishes [syn: {Trichiuridae}, {family Trichiuridae}]
family Trichodontidae
n 1: two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed
fishes that live in sand or mud [syn: {Trichodontidae},
{family Trichodontidae}]
family Tricholomataceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn:
{Tricholomataceae}, {family Tricholomataceae}]
family Tridacnidae
n 1: large marine hard-shell clams [syn: {Tridacnidae}, {family
Tridacnidae}]
family Triglidae
n 1: in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and
subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins)
and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) [syn: {Triglidae},
{family Triglidae}]
family Trilliaceae
n 1: small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3
sepals; in some classification systems considered a
subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Trilliaceae}, {family
Trilliaceae}, {trillium family}]
family Trionychidae
n 1: soft-shelled turtles [syn: {Trionychidae}, {family
Trionychidae}]
family Triopidae
n 1: a family of Notostraca [syn: {Triopidae}, {family
Triopidae}]
family Trochilidae
n 1: hummingbirds [syn: {Trochilidae}, {family Trochilidae}]
family Troglodytidae
n 1: wrens [syn: {Troglodytidae}, {family Troglodytidae}]
family Trogonidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Trogoniformes [syn:
{Trogonidae}, {family Trogonidae}]
family Trombiculidae
n 1: mites [syn: {Trombiculidae}, {family Trombiculidae}]
family Trombidiidae
n 1: mites [syn: {Trombidiidae}, {family Trombidiidae}]
family Tropaeolaceae
n 1: coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn:
{Tropaeolaceae}, {family Tropaeolaceae}, {nasturtium
family}]
family Trypetidae
n 1: fruit flies; some leaf miners [syn: {Trypetidae}, {family
Trypetidae}, {Trephritidae}, {family Trephritidae}]
family Tuberaceae
n 1: family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in
size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple [syn:
{Tuberaceae}, {family Tuberaceae}]
family Tuberculariaceae
n 1: large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi [syn:
{Tuberculariaceae}, {family Tuberculariaceae}]
family Tulostomaceae
n 1: stalked puffballs [syn: {Tulostomaceae}, {family
Tulostomaceae}, {Tulostomataceae}, {family
Tulostomataceae}]
family Tulostomataceae
n 1: stalked puffballs [syn: {Tulostomaceae}, {family
Tulostomaceae}, {Tulostomataceae}, {family
Tulostomataceae}]
family Tupaiidae
n 1: tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are
considered prosimian primates [syn: {Tupaiidae}, {family
Tupaiidae}]
family Turdidae
n 1: thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily
(Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {Turdidae},
{family Turdidae}]
family Turnicidae
n 1: small Old World birds resembling but not related to true
quail [syn: {Turnicidae}, {family Turnicidae}]
family Tylenchidae
n 1: a family of Nematoda [syn: {Tylenchidae}, {family
Tylenchidae}]
family Typhaceae
n 1: perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long
linear leaves [syn: {Typhaceae}, {family Typhaceae},
{cattail family}]
family Typhlopidae
n 1: blind snakes [syn: {Typhlopidae}, {family Typhlopidae}]
family Tytonidae
n 1: comprising only the barn owls [syn: {Tytonidae}, {family
Tytonidae}]
family Uintatheriidae
n 1: an extinct family of Dinocerata [syn: {Uintatheriidae},
{family Uintatheriidae}]
family Ulmaceae
n 1: a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera
Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema [syn: {Ulmaceae}, {family
Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]
family Ulvaceae
n 1: thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: {Ulvaceae}, {family
Ulvaceae}, {sea-lettuce family}]
family Umbelliferae
n 1: plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family
Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot
family}]
family Unionidae
n 1: freshwater mussels found worldwide [syn: {Unionidae},
{family Unionidae}]
family unit
n 1: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to
have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family},
{family unit}]
family Upupidae
n 1: hoopoes [syn: {Upupidae}, {family Upupidae}]
family Uranoscopidae
n 1: stargazers [syn: {Uranoscopidae}, {family Uranoscopidae}]
family Ursidae
n 1: bears and extinct related forms [syn: {Ursidae}, {family
Ursidae}]
family Urticaceae
n 1: a family of plants of order Urticales including many
nettles with stinging hairs [syn: {Urticaceae}, {family
Urticaceae}, {nettle family}]
family Usneaceae
n 1: fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous
thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria [syn:
{Usneaceae}, {family Usneaceae}]
family Ustilaginaceae
n 1: a fungus family of loose smuts [syn: {Ustilaginaceae},
{family Ustilaginaceae}]
family Valerianaceae
n 1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
[syn: {Valerianaceae}, {family Valerianaceae}, {valerian
family}]
family Varanidae
n 1: monitor lizards [syn: {Varanidae}, {family Varanidae}]
family Veneridae
n 1: hard-shell clams [syn: {Veneridae}, {family Veneridae}]
family Verbenaceae
n 1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and
shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae},
{verbena family}, {vervain family}]
family Vespertilionidae
n 1: the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the
world [syn: {Vespertilionidae}, {family Vespertilionidae}]
family Vespidae
n 1: an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including:
yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps [syn: {Vespidae},
{family Vespidae}]
family Violaceae
n 1: a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola,
Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus [syn: {Violaceae},
{family Violaceae}, {violet family}]
family Viperidae
n 1: Old World vipers [syn: {Viperidae}, {family Viperidae}]
family Vireonidae
n 1: small insectivorous American songbirds [syn: {Vireonidae},
{family Vireonidae}]
family Viscaceae
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of
Loranthaceae [syn: {Viscaceae}, {family Viscaceae},
{mistletoe family}]
family Vitaceae
n 1: a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn:
{Vitaceae}, {family Vitaceae}, {Vitidaceae}, {grapevine
family}]
family Vittariaceae
n 1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems: genus
Vittaria [syn: {Vittariaceae}, {family Vittariaceae}]
family Viverridae
n 1: genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {Viverridae}, {family
Viverridae}, {Viverrinae}, {family Viverrinae}]
family Viverrinae
n 1: genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {Viverridae}, {family
Viverridae}, {Viverrinae}, {family Viverrinae}]
family Volvariaceae
n 1: a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn:
{Volvariaceae}, {family Volvariaceae}]
family Volvocaceae
n 1: unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming
flagellates [syn: {Volvocaceae}, {family Volvocaceae}]
family Vombatidae
n 1: wombats [syn: {Vombatidae}, {family Vombatidae}]
family Welwitschiaceae
n 1: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn:
{Welwitschiaceae}, {family Welwitschiaceae}]
family Winteraceae
n 1: small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera
Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in
Magnoliaceae [syn: {Winteraceae}, {family Winteraceae},
{winter's bark family}]
family Xanthorrhoeaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {family Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {grass
tree family}]
family Xantusiidae
n 1: night lizards [syn: {Xantusiidae}, {family Xantusiidae}]
family Xenicidae
n 1: alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand
wrens [syn: {Xenicidae}, {family Xenicidae},
{Acanthisittidae}, {family Acanthisittidae}]
family Xenopodidae
n 1: in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus
which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae [syn:
{Xenopodidae}, {family Xenopodidae}]
family Xenosauridae
n 1: monotypic family of Mexican lizards [syn: {Xenosauridae},
{family Xenosauridae}]
family Xiphiidae
n 1: comprising the common swordfishes [syn: {Xiphiidae},
{family Xiphiidae}]
family Xylariaceae
n 1: family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
[syn: {Xylariaceae}, {family Xylariaceae}]
family Xyridaceae
n 1: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet
places [syn: {Xyridaceae}, {family Xyridaceae}, {yellow-
eyed grass family}]
family Zamiaceae
n 1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae:
zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {family Zamiaceae}, {zamia
family}]
family Zannichelliaceae
n 1: alternative classification for some genera included in
Potamogetonaceae; one species [syn: {Zannichelliaceae},
{family Zannichelliaceae}]
family Zapodidae
n 1: jumping mice [syn: {Zapodidae}, {family Zapodidae}]
family Zeidae
n 1: a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi [syn: {Zeidae},
{family Zeidae}]
family Zingiberaceae
n 1: a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order
Musales [syn: {Zingiberaceae}, {family Zingiberaceae},
{ginger family}]
family Ziphiidae
n 1: beaked whales; in some especially former classifications
included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {Ziphiidae},
{family Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family
Hyperodontidae}]
family Zoarcidae
n 1: eelpouts [syn: {Zoarcidae}, {family Zoarcidae}]
family Zosteraceae
n 1: used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to
Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Zosteraceae}, {family Zosteraceae},
{eelgrass family}]
family Zygnemataceae
n 1: pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy
masses [syn: {Zygnemataceae}, {family Zygnemataceae}]
family Zygophyllaceae
n 1: small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline
regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera
Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea [syn:
{Zygophyllaceae}, {family Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper
family}]
famous person
n 1: a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn:
{celebrity}, {famous person}]
fan belt
n 1: a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that
pulls air through the radiator
fan blade
n 1: blade of a rotating fan
fan dance
n 1: a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest
or reveal nakedness
fan fern
n 1: large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn:
{umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus},
{Gleichenia flabellata}]
fan letter
n 1: a letter that is a piece of fan mail
fan mail
n 1: mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired
someone to answer his fan mail"
fan out
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse},
{spread}, {spread out}, {fan out}]
fan palm
n 1: palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
fan tan
n 1: a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are
placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left
(0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4) [syn: {fantan}, {fan tan}]
fan tracery
n 1: the carved tracery on fan vaulting
fan vaulting
n 1: an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge
like fans
fan-jet
n 1: an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine [syn: {fanjet},
{fan-jet}, {turbofan}, {turbojet}]
2: a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides
extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust [syn:
{fanjet}, {fan-jet}, {fanjet engine}, {turbojet}, {turbojet
engine}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]
fan-leafed
adj 1: having fan-shaped leaves [syn: {fan-leaved}, {fan-
leafed}]
fan-leaved
adj 1: having fan-shaped leaves [syn: {fan-leaved}, {fan-
leafed}]
fan-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a fan
Fanconi's anaemia
n 1: a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and
hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anemia},
{Fanconi's anaemia}, {congenital pancytopenia}]
Fanconi's anemia
n 1: a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and
hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anemia},
{Fanconi's anaemia}, {congenital pancytopenia}]
fancy dress
n 1: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn:
{fancy dress}, {masquerade}, {masquerade costume}]
fancy goods
n 1: goods that are chiefly ornamental
fancy man
n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they
call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer},
{pander}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
2: a woman's lover [syn: {fancy man}, {paramour}]
fancy up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
fancy woman
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
{prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital
sexual relationship with a man [syn: {mistress}, {kept
woman}, {fancy woman}]
fancy-dress ball
n 1: a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn:
{masked ball}, {masquerade ball}, {fancy-dress ball}]
fancy-free
adj 1: having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree; "a
fancy-free bachelor"
fang-like
adj 1: resembling a fang
fanjet engine
n 1: a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides
extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust [syn:
{fanjet}, {fan-jet}, {fanjet engine}, {turbojet}, {turbojet
engine}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]
Fannie Farmer
n 1: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many
editions (1857-1915) [syn: {Farmer}, {Fannie Farmer},
{Fannie Merritt Farmer}]
Fannie Mae
n 1: a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
[syn: {Federal National Mortgage Association}, {Fannie
Mae}, {FNMA}]
Fannie Merritt Farmer
n 1: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many
editions (1857-1915) [syn: {Farmer}, {Fannie Farmer},
{Fannie Merritt Farmer}]
Fanny Adams
n 1: little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they
gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about
surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams},
{sweet Fanny Adams}]
2: nautical term for tinned meat
fanny pack
n 1: a waist pack worn with the pouch in back [syn: {fanny
pack}, {butt pack}]
Fanny Wright
n 1: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
[syn: {Wright}, {Frances Wright}, {Fanny Wright}]
fantasy life
n 1: an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world [syn: {fantasy
life}, {phantasy life}]
fantasy world
n 1: something existing solely in the imagination (but often
mistaken for reality) [syn: {fantasy world}, {phantasy
world}, {fairyland}]
far and away
adv 1: by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest
student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever
eaten" [syn: {by far}, {far and away}, {out and away}]
far and near
adv 1: over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled
far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people
came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and
near" [syn: {far and wide}, {far and near}]
far and wide
adv 1: over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled
far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people
came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and
near" [syn: {far and wide}, {far and near}]
far cry
n 1: distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry;
"it's a far cry from here"
2: a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had
expected"
Far East
n 1: a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia
(usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan
and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
far left
adj 1: radical or extremely liberal
far-famed
adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a
celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned
painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed},
{famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]
far-fetched
adj 1: (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to
be improbable; "He was always full of far-fetched plans,
none of which ever worked" [syn: {farfetched}, {far-
fetched}]
2: (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely
and unconvincing; "a farfetched excuse" [syn: {farfetched},
{far-fetched}]
far-flung
adj 1: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung
trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain
ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: {far-flung},
{widespread}]
2: remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"
far-off
adj 1: very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the
faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores";
"far-off happier times" [syn: {faraway}, {far-off}]
far-out
adj 1: (informal) strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out},
{kinky}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}]
far-right
adj 1: opposed to political or social liberalism or reform [syn:
{reactionary}, {reactionist}, {far-right}]
farce comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}, {travesty}]
fare increase
n 1: increase in the sum charged for riding in a public
conveyance
fare-stage
n 1: a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is
the same
fare-thee-well
n 1: state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the
furniture to a fare-thee-well"
Farley maidenhair
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}]
Farley maidenhair fern
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}]
farm animal
n 1: any animals kept for use or profit [syn: {livestock},
{stock}, {farm animal}]
farm bill
n 1: a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
farm boy
n 1: a boy who has grown up on a farm
farm building
n 1: a building on a farm
farm cheese
n 1: mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn:
{cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's
cheese}]
farm club
n 1: a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team
(especially in baseball) [syn: {farm team}, {farm club}]
Farm Credit System
n 1: a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations
providing credit to farmers and related businesses;
originally capitalized by the federal government but now
owned by its members and borrowers [syn: {Farm Credit
System}, {FCS}]
farm girl
n 1: a girl who has grown up on a farm
farm horse
n 1: a quiet plodding workhorse [syn: {farm horse}, {dobbin}]
farm machine
n 1: a machine used in farming
farm out
v 1: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn:
{subcontract}, {farm out}, {job}]
2: grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We
rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired
himself out as a cook" [syn: {hire out}, {rent out}, {farm
out}]
farm team
n 1: a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team
(especially in baseball) [syn: {farm team}, {farm club}]
farm worker
n 1: a hired hand on a farm [syn: {farmhand}, {fieldhand},
{field hand}, {farm worker}]
farm-place
n 1: a farm together with its buildings [syn: {farmplace},
{farm-place}, {farmstead}]
farmer's calendar
n 1: an annual publication including weather forecasts and other
miscellaneous information arranged according to the
calendar of a given year [syn: {almanac}, {farmer's
calendar}]
farmer's cheese
n 1: mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn:
{cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's
cheese}]
farmer's lung
n 1: alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores
in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay [syn: {farmer's
lung}, {thresher's lung}]
farmer's market
n 1: an open-air marketplace for farm products [syn: {farmer's
market}, {green market}, {greenmarket}]
Farmer-Labor Party
n 1: a former minor political party in the United States in the
early 20th century
farming area
n 1: a rural area where farming is practiced [syn: {farmland},
{farming area}]
Faroe Islands
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in
the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands},
{Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between
Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands},
{Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
Farouk I
n 1: king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup
d'etat (1920-1965) [syn: {Farouk I}, {Faruk I}]
Faruk I
n 1: king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup
d'etat (1920-1965) [syn: {Farouk I}, {Faruk I}]
Fasciola hepatica
n 1: flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic
animals and humans [syn: {liver fluke}, {Fasciola
hepatica}]
Fasciolopsis buski
n 1: fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in
eastern Asia
fashion arbiter
n 1: someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {trend-setter},
{taste-maker}, {fashion arbiter}]
fashion business
n 1: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel
industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion
business}, {rag trade}]
fashion consultant
n 1: someone who advises you about fashionable clothing [syn:
{fashion consultant}, {fashionmonger}]
fashion designer
n 1: someone who designs clothing [syn: {couturier}, {fashion
designer}, {clothes designer}, {designer}]
fashion industry
n 1: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel
industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion
business}, {rag trade}]
fashion model
n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin},
{mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
fashion plate
n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau},
{swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
2: a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress
fast asleep
adj 1: sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it
would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep" [syn:
{fast asleep(p)}, {sound asleep(p)}]
fast break
n 1: (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible
after taking possession of the ball
fast buck
n 1: quick or easy earnings; "they are traders out to make a
fast buck" [syn: {fast buck}, {quick buck}]
fast day
n 1: a day designated for fasting
fast dye
v 1: dye with fast colors; "These shirts should be fast-dyed"
fast food
n 1: inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes)
prepared and served quickly
fast lane
n 1: a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by
recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane
has taught her a lot"
2: the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly [ant:
{slow lane}]
Fast of Ab
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Fast of Av
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Fast of Esther
n 1: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three
days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king
on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with
Purim
Fast of Gedaliah
n 1: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates
the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
Fast of Tammuz
n 1: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of
Jerusalem were breached
Fast of Tevet
n 1: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the
beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been
proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died
in the Holocaust
Fast of the Firstborn
n 1: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed
only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before
Passover
fast one
n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick
on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn:
{trick}, {fast one}]
fast reactor
n 1: nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by
fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used [ant:
{thermal reactor}]
fast time scale
n 1: (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when
the time-scale factor is less than one
fast track
n 1: a rapid means of achieving a goal; "they saw independence
as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to
the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the
fast track when the stock market dropped"
fast-breaking
adj 1: occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid
succession; "the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-
breaking news story about the invasion"
fast-flying
adj 1: moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the
difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: {fast-
flying}, {flying}]
fast-footed
adj 1: having rapidly moving feet [syn: {swift-footed}, {fast-
footed}]
fast-growing
adj 1: tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn:
{aggressive}, {fast-growing(a)}, {strong-growing}]
fast-paced
adj 1: of communication that proceeds rapidly; "a fast-paced
talker"; "fast-paced fiction"
fasten on
v 1: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on},
{fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
fat cat
n 1: a wealthy and privileged person
fat cell
n 1: cells composed of fat [syn: {fat cell}, {adipose cell}]
fat chance
n 1: little or no chance of success [syn: {fat chance}, {slim
chance}]
fat embolism
n 1: serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can
enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if
adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver
fat farm
n 1: a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight
fat hen
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often
collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-
henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium
bonus-henricus}]
fat metabolism
n 1: a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into
fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds
that can be used by cells of the body
fat person
n 1: a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fatty}, {fat person},
{roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {scrag}, {skin and bones},
{thin person}]
Fat Tuesday
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {Shrove
Tuesday}, {Fat Tuesday}, {pancake day}]
2: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last
day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans [syn: {Mardi
Gras}, {Fat Tuesday}]
fat-free
adj 1: without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
[syn: {nonfat}, {fat-free}, {fatless}] [ant: {fat},
{fatty}]
fat-soluble
adj 1: soluble in fats; "fat-soluble vitamin A"
fat-soluble vitamin
n 1: any vitamin that is soluble in fats
fata morgana
n 1: a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the
Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)
Fatah Revolutionary Council
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
Fatah Tanzim
n 1: a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the
armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent
confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial
militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
[syn: {Fatah Tanzim}, {Tanzim}]
Fatah-RC
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
fatal accident
n 1: an accident that causes someone to die [syn: {fatal
accident}, {casualty}]
fatality rate
n 1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that
area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death
rate}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]
Father Brown
n 1: a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by
G. K. Chesterton
Father Christmas
n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
father figure
n 1: a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
[syn: {father figure}, {father surrogate}]
Father of Radio
n 1: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the
first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect
and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {De Forest}, {Lee
De Forest}, {Father of Radio}]
Father of the Church
n 1: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period
from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established
and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman
Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became
Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers
are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome;
those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory
Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: {Church Father},
{Father of the Church}, {Father}]
Father of the Submarine
n 1: American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled
submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him
recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) [syn:
{Bushnell}, {David Bushnell}, {Father of the Submarine}]
father surrogate
n 1: a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
[syn: {father figure}, {father surrogate}]
Father's Day
n 1: US: third Sunday in June
father-figure
n 1: a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses
emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom
you identify psychologically
Father-God
n 1: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity;
"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: {Father},
{Father-God}, {Fatherhood}]
father-in-law
n 1: the father of your spouse
fatigue crack
n 1: a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
fatigue duty
n 1: labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or
digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on
fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to
kitchen fatigues" [syn: {fatigue duty}, {fatigue}]
fatigue fracture
n 1: fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a
specific injury [syn: {fatigue fracture}, {stress
fracture}]
fatigue party
n 1: a group of soldiers on fatigue duty
Fats Domino
n 1: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and
composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Domino}, {Fats Domino},
{Antoine Domino}]
Fats Waller
n 1: United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Waller},
{Fats Waller}, {Thomas Wright Waller}]
fatten out
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out},
{plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
fatten up
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out},
{plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
fatty acid
n 1: any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form
part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by
hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a
series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to
22 carbon atoms
fatty liver
n 1: yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of
certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by
alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain
toxins
fatty oil
n 1: nonvolatile animal or plant oil [syn: {fixed oil}, {fatty
oil}]
fatty tissue
n 1: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as
a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital
organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
[syn: {adipose tissue}, {fat}, {fatty tissue}]
faucial tonsil
n 1: either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side
of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {palatine tonsil},
{faucial tonsil}, {tonsilla}]
fault line
n 1: (geology) line determined by the intersection of a
geological fault and the earth's surface
Fausto Paolo Sozzini
n 1: Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism
(1539-1604) [syn: {Socinus}, {Faustus Socinus}, {Fausto
Paolo Sozzini}]
Faustus Socinus
n 1: Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism
(1539-1604) [syn: {Socinus}, {Faustus Socinus}, {Fausto
Paolo Sozzini}]
faux pas
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas},
{gaffe}, {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]
fava bean
n 1: seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: {broad bean}, {fava
bean}, {horsebean}]
2: shell beans cooked as lima beans [syn: {fava bean}, {broad
bean}]
favorable position
n 1: the quality of being at a competitive advantage [syn:
{superiority}, {favorable position}, {favourable position}]
favorable reception
n 1: acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"
[syn: {approval}, {favorable reception}, {favourable
reception}]
favorite son
n 1: a United States politician favored mainly in his or her
home state
favourable position
n 1: the quality of being at a competitive advantage [syn:
{superiority}, {favorable position}, {favourable position}]
favourable reception
n 1: acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"
[syn: {approval}, {favorable reception}, {favourable
reception}]
fawn lily
n 1: California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers
sometimes yellow-tinged [syn: {fawn lily}, {Erythronium
californicum}]
fawn-colored
adj 1: having the color of a fawn [syn: {fawn-colored}, {fawn-
coloured}]
fawn-coloured
adj 1: having the color of a fawn [syn: {fawn-colored}, {fawn-
coloured}]
FBI agent
n 1: a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation [syn: {G-man}, {FBI agent}, {government man}]
feabane mullet
n 1: hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers
reputed to destroy or drive away fleas [syn: {fleabane},
{feabane mullet}, {Pulicaria dysenterica}]
feast day
n 1: a day designated for feasting [syn: {feast day}, {fete
day}]
Feast of Booths
n 1: a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of
Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites
during their 40 years in the wilderness [syn: {Succoth},
{Sukkoth}, {Succos}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of
Tabernacles}, {Tabernacles}]
Feast of Dedication
n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
{Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah},
{Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of
Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]
Feast of Dormition
n 1: celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin
Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life
ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic
Church and is also celebrated on August 15th [syn:
{Dormition}, {Feast of Dormition}]
Feast of Lights
n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
{Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah},
{Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of
Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]
Feast of Sacrifice
n 1: the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service
in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a
ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of
Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of
the meat to charity [syn: {Id al-Adha}, {Feast of
Sacrifice}]
Feast of Tabernacles
n 1: a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of
Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites
during their 40 years in the wilderness [syn: {Succoth},
{Sukkoth}, {Succos}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of
Tabernacles}, {Tabernacles}]
Feast of the Circumcision
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day
celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on
January 1st [syn: {Circumcision}, {Feast of the
Circumcision}, {January 1}]
Feast of the Dedication
n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
{Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah},
{Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of
Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]
Feast of the Unleavened Bread
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from
Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt [syn: {Passover}, {Pesach}, {Pesah}, {Feast of the
Unleavened Bread}]
Feast of Weeks
n 1: (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan
to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn:
{Shavous}, {Shabuoth}, {Shavuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Pentecost},
{Feast of Weeks}]
feast one's eyes
v 1: look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the
Tuscan landscape"
feather ball
n 1: a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines;
northeastern Mexico [syn: {feather ball}, {Mammillaria
plumosa}]
feather bed
n 1: a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {feather bed},
{featherbed}]
feather boa
n 1: a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur [syn: {feather
boa}, {boa}]
feather geranium
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium
botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
feather one's nest
v 1: enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; "The
congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with
big business"
feather palm
n 1: palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
feather reed grass
n 1: a variety of reed grass [syn: {feather reed grass},
{feathertop}, {Calamagrostis acutiflora}]
feather star
n 1: free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms;
found on muddy sea bottoms [syn: {feather star},
{comatulid}]
feather-foil
n 1: a plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: {featherfoil},
{feather-foil}]
feathertop grass
n 1: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery
panicles [syn: {feathertop}, {feathertop grass}, {Pennistum
villosum}]
feature article
n 1: a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine;
"they ran a feature on retirement planning" [syn:
{feature}, {feature article}]
feature film
n 1: the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie
theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" [syn:
{feature}, {feature film}]
feature of speech
n 1: (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic
unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the
same kind [syn: {feature of speech}, {feature}]
Feb 2
n 1: feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the
temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Candlemas},
{Candlemas Day}, {Feb 2}]
February 12
n 1: the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
[syn: {Lincoln's Birthday}, {February 12}]
February 14
n 1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn:
{Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's
Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
February 2
n 1: if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day,
there will be 6 more weeks of winter [syn: {Groundhog Day},
{February 2}]
February 22
n 1: the day on which George Washington is remembered [syn:
{Washington's Birthday}, {February 22}]
February 29
n 1: the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn:
{leap day}, {bissextile day}, {February 29}]
February daphne
n 1: small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored
flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn:
{mezereon}, {February daphne}, {Daphne mezereum}]
February Revolution
n 1: the revolution against the czarist government which led to
the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a
provisional government in March 1917 [syn: {Russian
Revolution}, {February Revolution}]
fecal impaction
n 1: accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon
which the person cannot move
fecal matter
n 1: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn:
{fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM},
{stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]
fecal occult test
n 1: a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of
your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to
detect colorectal cancers [syn: {fecal occult test},
{faecal occult test}, {stool test}]
Fechner's law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a
subjective sensation increases proportional to the
logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by
E. H. Weber [syn: {Fechner's law}, {Weber-Fechner law}]
fed up
adj 1: having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and
more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of
it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes
one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn:
{disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired
of(p)}]
Fedayeen Saddam
n 1: a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers
to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents [syn:
{Fedayeen Saddam}, {Saddam's Martyrs}]
federal agency
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn:
{agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau},
{office}, {authority}]
federal agent
n 1: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
[syn: {agent}, {federal agent}]
Federal Aviation Administration
n 1: an agency in the Department of Transportation that is
responsible for the safety of civilian aviation [syn:
{Federal Aviation Administration}, {FAA}]
Federal Bureau of Investigation
n 1: a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal
investigative arm of the Department of Justice [syn:
{Federal Bureau of Investigation}, {FBI}]
Federal Bureau of Prisons
n 1: the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that
operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention
facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment
for federal crimes [syn: {Federal Bureau of Prisons},
{BoP}]
Federal Communications Commission
n 1: an independent government agency that regulates interstate
and international communications by radio and television
and wire and cable and satellite [syn: {Federal
Communications Commission}, {FCC}]
federal court
n 1: a court establish by the authority of a federal government
federal deficit
n 1: an excess of the federal government's spending over its
revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation"
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
n 1: Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red
Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: {Ethiopia}, {Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}, {Yaltopya}, {Abyssinia}]
federal department
n 1: a department of the federal government of the United States
[syn: {federal department}, {federal office}, {department
of the federal government}]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
n 1: a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in
national banks and other qualified institutions [syn:
{Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation}, {FDIC}]
federal district
n 1: a district set apart as the seat of government of a
federation
Federal Emergency Management Agency
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government that
provides a single point of accountability for all federal
emergency preparedness and mitigation and response
activities [syn: {Federal Emergency Management Agency},
{FEMA}]
federal government
n 1: a government with strong central powers
Federal Home Loan Bank System
n 1: the central credit system for thrift institutions
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
n 1: a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary
market for residential mortgages [syn: {Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation}, {Freddie Mac}, {FHLMC}]
Federal Housing Administration
n 1: the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development that insures residential mortgages [syn:
{Federal Housing Administration}, {FHA}]
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
n 1: a country on the Comoro Islands [syn: {Comoros}, {Federal
Islamic Republic of the Comoros}]
federal job safety law
n 1: a law passed by the United States Congress that created the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent
employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the
course of their employment [syn: {occupational safety and
health act}, {federal job safety law}]
Federal Judiciary
n 1: the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for
interpreting and enforcing federal laws
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
n 1: a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains
law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal
agencies [syn: {Federal Law Enforcement Training Center},
{FLETC}]
Federal National Mortgage Association
n 1: a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
[syn: {Federal National Mortgage Association}, {Fannie
Mae}, {FNMA}]
federal office
n 1: a department of the federal government of the United States
[syn: {federal department}, {federal office}, {department
of the federal government}]
federal official
n 1: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Federal}, {Fed},
{federal official}]
Federal Party
n 1: a major political party in the United States in the early
19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a
strong centralized government [syn: {Federalist Party},
{American Federalist Party}, {Federal Party}]
Federal Protective Service
n 1: an agency in the General Services Administration that is a
security organization to provide a safe environment where
Federal agencies can conduct their business [syn: {Federal
Protective Service}, {FPS}]
Federal Republic of Germany
n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea;
established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by
the British and French and Americans after the German
defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 [syn: {West
Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}]
2: a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and
West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn:
{Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}, {Deutschland},
{FRG}]
Federal Republic of Nigeria
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained
independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African
country [syn: {Nigeria}, {Federal Republic of Nigeria}]
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
n 1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on
the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that
made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were
known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when
they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
[syn: {Serbia and Montenegro}, {Union of Serbia and
Montenegro}, {Yugoslavia}, {Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}]
Federal Reserve
n 1: the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12
Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and
state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies;
"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by
raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the
money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve System}, {Federal
Reserve}, {Fed}, {FRS}]
Federal Reserve Bank
n 1: one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as
depositories for banks in their region [syn: {Federal
Reserve Bank}, {reserve bank}]
Federal Reserve Board
n 1: the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve note
n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
{bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
{greenback}]
Federal Reserve System
n 1: the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12
Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and
state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies;
"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by
raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the
money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve System}, {Federal
Reserve}, {Fed}, {FRS}]
federal savings bank
n 1: a federally chartered savings bank [syn: {federal savings
bank}, {FSB}]
Federal Security Bureau
n 1: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian
Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by
Vladimir Putin [syn: {Federal Security Bureau}, {FSB},
{Federal Security Service}]
Federal Security Service
n 1: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian
Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by
Vladimir Putin [syn: {Federal Security Bureau}, {FSB},
{Federal Security Service}]
Federal soldier
n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
[syn: {Federal}, {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}]
federal tax lien
n 1: lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who
fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he
or she is liable
Federal Trade Commission
n 1: an independent agency of the United States federal
government that maintains fair and free competition;
enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about
identity theft [syn: {Federal Trade Commission}, {FTC}]
Federalist Party
n 1: a major political party in the United States in the early
19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a
strong centralized government [syn: {Federalist Party},
{American Federalist Party}, {Federal Party}]
Federated States of Micronesia
n 1: a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional
government in free association with the United States;
achieved independence in 1986 [syn: {Micronesia},
{Federated States of Micronesia}, {TT}]
Federation of Malaysia
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo
and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: {Malaysia}, {Federation of
Malaysia}]
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
n 1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the
east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis},
{Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-
Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]
federation of tribes
n 1: a federation (as of American Indians) [syn: {tribe},
{federation of tribes}]
Federative Republic of Brazil
n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: {Brazil}, {Federative
Republic of Brazil}, {Brasil}]
Federico Fellini
n 1: Italian filmmaker (1920-1993) [syn: {Fellini}, {Federico
Fellini}]
fee simple
n 1: a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can
sell it or give it away
fee splitting
n 1: payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee
in return for the referral
fee tail
n 1: a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not
free to sell it or give it away
fee-tail
v 1: limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of
heirs [syn: {fee-tail}, {entail}]
feed back
v 1: submit (information) again to a program or automatic system
[syn: {feed back}, {resubmit}]
2: respond to a query or outcome
feed bunk
n 1: a long trough for feeding cattle [syn: {bunk}, {feed bunk}]
feed grain
n 1: grain grown for cattle feed
feed in
v 1: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food
processor" [syn: {feed}, {feed in}]
feed on
v 1: be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
[syn: {feed on}, {feed upon}]
feed upon
v 1: be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
[syn: {feed on}, {feed upon}]
feedback circuit
n 1: a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input
of a system [syn: {feedback circuit}, {feedback loop}]
feedback loop
n 1: a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input
of a system [syn: {feedback circuit}, {feedback loop}]
feeder line
n 1: a branching path off of a main transportation line
(especially an airline)
feeding bottle
n 1: a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk
or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants
and very young children [syn: {bottle}, {feeding bottle},
{nursing bottle}]
feeding chair
n 1: a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs
and a footrest and a detachable tray [syn: {highchair},
{feeding chair}]
feel for
v 1: share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity},
{compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]
feel like
v 1: have an inclination for something or some activity; "I feel
like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now"
feel like a million
v 1: be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a
million after he got the promotion" [syn: {feel like a
million}, {feel like a million dollars}]
feel like a million dollars
v 1: be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a
million after he got the promotion" [syn: {feel like a
million}, {feel like a million dollars}]
feel out
v 1: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to
sound out the new professor" [syn: {check out}, {sound
out}, {feel out}]
feeling of movement
n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular
tensions etc [syn: {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {feeling
of movement}]
Fehling's solution
n 1: a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate
and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the
urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present
feijoa bush
n 1: South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
[syn: {feijoa}, {feijoa bush}]
Felicia amelloides
n 1: hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has
daisylike flowers with blue rays [syn: {blue daisy}, {blue
marguerite}, {Felicia amelloides}]
Felicia bergeriana
n 1: softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright
blue rays [syn: {kingfisher daisy}, {Felicia bergeriana}]
Felis bengalensis
n 1: small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{leopard cat}, {Felis bengalensis}]
Felis catus
n 1: any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic
cat}, {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]
Felis chaus
n 1: small Asiatic wildcat [syn: {jungle cat}, {Felis chaus}]
Felis concolor
n 1: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar},
{puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther},
{Felis concolor}]
Felis domesticus
n 1: any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic
cat}, {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]
Felis manul
n 1: small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and
Mongolia [syn: {manul}, {Pallas's cat}, {Felis manul}]
Felis ocreata
n 1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn:
{kaffir cat}, {caffer cat}, {Felis ocreata}]
Felis onca
n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the
leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the
genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {panther}, {Panthera onca},
{Felis onca}]
Felis pardalis
n 1: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America
having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: {ocelot},
{panther cat}, {Felis pardalis}]
Felis serval
n 1: slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted
ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: {serval}, {Felis
serval}]
Felis silvestris
n 1: bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic
cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
[syn: {European wildcat}, {catamountain}, {Felis
silvestris}]
Felis tigrina
n 1: medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America
having a dark-striped coat [syn: {tiger cat}, {Felis
tigrina}]
Felis wiedi
n 1: small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil [syn:
{margay}, {margay cat}, {Felis wiedi}]
Felis yagouaroundi
n 1: long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn:
{jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {eyra},
{Felis yagouaroundi}]
Felix Klein
n 1: German mathematician who created the Klein bottle
(1849-1925) [syn: {Klein}, {Felix Klein}]
Felix Mendelssohn
n 1: German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and
choral works (1809-1847) [syn: {Mendelssohn}, {Felix
Mendelssohn}, {Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy}]
Feliz Lusitania
n 1: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn:
{Belem}, {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem},
{St. Mary of Bethlehem}]
felled seam
n 1: seam made by turning under or folding together and
stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges [syn:
{fell}, {felled seam}]
fellow feeling
n 1: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of
sorrow or anguish) [syn: {sympathy}, {fellow feeling}]
fellow member
n 1: one of the persons who compose a social group (especially
individuals who have joined and participate in a group
organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member
of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of
his family" [syn: {member}, {fellow member}] [ant:
{nonmember}]
fellow traveler
n 1: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist
Party) [syn: {fellow traveler}, {fellow traveller}]
2: a traveler who accompanies you [syn: {companion}, {fellow
traveler}, {fellow traveller}]
fellow traveller
n 1: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist
Party) [syn: {fellow traveler}, {fellow traveller}]
2: a traveler who accompanies you [syn: {companion}, {fellow
traveler}, {fellow traveller}]
fellow worker
n 1: an associate that one works with [syn: {colleague}, {co-
worker}, {fellow worker}, {workfellow}]
felo-de-se
n 1: a person who kills himself intentionally [syn: {suicide},
{felo-de-se}]
2: an act of deliberate self destruction
felt fern
n 1: east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues;
sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern},
{tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]
felt fungus
n 1: fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of
various trees especially citrus trees in southern United
States [syn: {felt fungus}, {Septobasidium
pseudopedicellatum}]
felt hat
n 1: a hat made of felt with a creased crown [syn: {fedora},
{felt hat}, {homburg}, {Stetson}, {trilby}]
felt tip
n 1: a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic
Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt
tip}, {Magic Marker}]
felt up
v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]
felt-tip pen
n 1: a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic
Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt
tip}, {Magic Marker}]
felt-tipped pen
n 1: a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic
Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt
tip}, {Magic Marker}]
female aristocrat
n 1: a woman who is an aristocrat [ant: {male aristocrat}]
female body
n 1: the body of a female human being
female bonding
n 1: the formation of a close personal relationship between
women
female chest
n 1: the chest of a woman [syn: {female chest}, {bust}]
female child
n 1: a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls
were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: {female
child}, {girl}, {little girl}] [ant: {boy}, {male child}]
female circumcision
n 1: excision of the clitoris [syn: {clitoridectomy}, {female
circumcision}]
female genital organ
n 1: external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar
slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia},
{female genitals}, {female genital organ}, {fanny}]
female genitalia
n 1: external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar
slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia},
{female genitals}, {female genital organ}, {fanny}]
female genitals
n 1: external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar
slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia},
{female genitals}, {female genital organ}, {fanny}]
female horse
n 1: female equine animal [syn: {mare}, {female horse}]
female internal reproductive organ
n 1: the reproductive organs of a woman
female mammal
n 1: animals that nourish their young with milk
female monarch
n 1: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {queen regnant},
{female monarch}] [ant: {Rex}, {king}, {male monarch}]
female offspring
n 1: a child who is female [ant: {male offspring}, {man-child}]
female parent
n 1: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term
of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"
[syn: {mother}, {female parent}] [ant: {begetter},
{father}, {male parent}]
female person
n 1: a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies [syn:
{female}, {female person}] [ant: {male}, {male person}]
female reproductive system
n 1: the reproductive system of females
female sibling
n 1: a person's sister [ant: {male sibling}]
feminist movement
n 1: the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn:
{feminist movement}, {feminism}, {women's liberation
movement}, {women's lib}]
femme fatale
n 1: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:
{enchantress}, {temptress}, {siren}, {Delilah}, {femme
fatale}]
femoral artery
n 1: the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the
external iliac artery [syn: {femoral artery}, {arteria
femoralis}]
femoral biceps
n 1: the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and
rotates the leg laterally [syn: {musculus biceps femoris},
{femoral biceps}]
femoral nerve
n 1: one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves
and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the
thigh [syn: {femoral nerve}, {nervus femoralis}, {anterior
crural nerve}]
femoral pulse
n 1: pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
femoral vein
n 1: a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same
sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the
external iliac vein [syn: {femoral vein}, {vena femoralis}]
fen orchid
n 1: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and
Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green
racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchid}, {fen orchis}, {Liparis
loeselii}]
fen orchis
n 1: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and
Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green
racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchid}, {fen orchis}, {Liparis
loeselii}]
fence in
v 1: enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" [syn:
{fence}, {fence in}]
2: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall},
{palisade}, {fence}, {fence in}, {surround}]
fence line
n 1: a boundary line created by a fence
fence lizard
n 1: spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United
States and northern Mexico
fence mending
n 1: social action to improve poor relations (especially in
politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence
mending to substantive changes in the country"
fence rail
n 1: a rail that is split from a log [syn: {split rail}, {fence
rail}]
fence-sitter
n 1: a person who won't take sides in a controversy
fencer's mask
n 1: a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's
face [syn: {fencing mask}, {fencer's mask}]
fencing mask
n 1: a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's
face [syn: {fencing mask}, {fencer's mask}]
fencing material
n 1: material for building fences [syn: {fencing material},
{fencing}]
fencing stick
n 1: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn:
{singlestick}, {fencing stick}, {backsword}]
fencing sword
n 1: a sword used in the sport of fencing
fend for
v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to
strike" [syn: {defend}, {support}, {fend for}]
fend off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: {debar}, {forefend}, {forfend}, {obviate},
{deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off},
{avoid}, {ward off}]
fender-bender
n 1: a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor
damage
fenestra cochleae
n 1: fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda},
{fenestra cochleae}, {round window}, {fenestra of the
cochlea}]
fenestra of the cochlea
n 1: fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda},
{fenestra cochleae}, {round window}, {fenestra of the
cochlea}]
fenestra of the vestibule
n 1: fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
[syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval
window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]
fenestra ovalis
n 1: fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
[syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval
window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]
fenestra rotunda
n 1: fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda},
{fenestra cochleae}, {round window}, {fenestra of the
cochlea}]
fenestra vestibuli
n 1: fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
[syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval
window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]
feng shui
n 1: rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement
and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and
the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable
effects are taken into consideration in designing and
siting buildings and graves and furniture
fennel flower
n 1: nigella of Spain and southern France [syn: {fennel flower},
{Nigella hispanica}]
fennel seed
n 1: aromatic anis-scented seeds
fenoprofen calcium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon)
used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful
inflammatory disorders [syn: {fenoprofen}, {fenoprofen
calcium}, {Nalfon}]
fenugreek seed
n 1: aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn:
{fenugreek}, {fenugreek seed}]
Fenusa pusilla
n 1: small black sawfly native to Europe but established in
eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches
causing serious defoliation [syn: {birch leaf miner},
{Fenusa pusilla}]
Feodor Dostoevski
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Feodor Dostoevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Feodor Dostoyevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
fer-de-lance
n 1: large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and
South America [syn: {fer-de-lance}, {Bothrops atrops}]
feral man
n 1: a person who is not socialized [syn: {wild man}, {feral
man}]
Ferdinand and Isabella
n 1: joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I
Ferdinand de Lesseps
n 1: French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez
Canal (1805-1894) [syn: {Lesseps}, {Ferdinand de Lesseps},
{Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps}]
Ferdinand de Saussure
n 1: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose
lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics
(1857-1913) [syn: {de Saussure}, {Ferdinand de Saussure},
{Saussure}]
Ferdinand I
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia
(1503-1564)
2: king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish
kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) [syn:
{Ferdinand I}, {Ferdinand the Great}]
Ferdinand II
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who
waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)
Ferdinand III
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who
signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War
(1608-1657)
Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
n 1: United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New
Orleans jazz (1885-1941) [syn: {Morton}, {Jelly Roll
Morton}, {Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton}]
Ferdinand Julius Cohn
n 1: German botanist who is generally recognized as founding
bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants [syn:
{Cohn}, {Ferdinand Julius Cohn}]
Ferdinand Magellan
n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Ferdinand Magellan},
{Fernao Magalhaes}]
Ferdinand of Aragon
n 1: the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his
wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked
the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their
capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as
one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in
1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus
in 1492 (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand}, {King Ferdinand},
{Ferdinand of Aragon}, {Ferdinand V}, {Ferdinand the
Catholic}]
Ferdinand the Catholic
n 1: the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his
wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked
the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their
capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as
one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in
1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus
in 1492 (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand}, {King Ferdinand},
{Ferdinand of Aragon}, {Ferdinand V}, {Ferdinand the
Catholic}]
Ferdinand the Great
n 1: king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the
Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo
(1016-1065) [syn: {Ferdinand I}, {Ferdinand the Great}]
Ferdinand V
n 1: the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his
wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked
the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their
capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as
one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in
1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus
in 1492 (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand}, {King Ferdinand},
{Ferdinand of Aragon}, {Ferdinand V}, {Ferdinand the
Catholic}]
Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix
n 1: French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: {Delacroix},
{Eugene Delacroix}, {Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix}]
Fere phenomenon
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
Ferenc Molnar
n 1: Hungarian playwright (1878-1952) [syn: {Molnar}, {Ferenc
Molnar}]
fermentation alcohol
n 1: the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors;
used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and
colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed
as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn:
{ethyl alcohol}, {ethanol}, {fermentation alcohol}, {grain
alcohol}]
Fermi-Dirac statistics
n 1: (physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave
function changes when two particles are interchanged (the
Pauli exclusion principle applies)
fern ally
n 1: pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida
fern family
n 1: families of ferns and fern allies
fern genus
n 1: genera of ferns and fern allies
fern palm
n 1: southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn:
{false sago}, {fern palm}, {Cycas circinalis}]
fern rhapis
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases
clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan
palm}, {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]
fern seed
n 1: the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once
thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible
Fernand Leger
n 1: French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) [syn:
{Leger}, {Fernand Leger}]
Fernao Magalhaes
n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Ferdinand Magellan},
{Fernao Magalhaes}]
ferret badger
n 1: small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
ferret out
v 1: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She
ferreted out the truth" [syn: {ferret out}, {ferret}]
ferret-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a ferret
ferric oxide
n 1: a red oxide of iron
ferricyanic acid
n 1: a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide
Ferris wheel
n 1: a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel
with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel
rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park
ferrocyanic acid
n 1: a white unstable acid formed from ferrocyanide salts
Fertile Crescent
n 1: a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East
stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the
Tigris and Euphrates
fertile period
n 1: the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most
likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after
ovulation) [syn: {fertile period}, {fertile phase}]
fertile phase
n 1: the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most
likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after
ovulation) [syn: {fertile period}, {fertile phase}]
fertility drug
n 1: a drug used to increase a woman's fertility
fertility rate
n 1: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of
that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn:
{birthrate}, {birth rate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate},
{natality}]
fertilization age
n 1: the age of an embryo counting from the time of
fertilization [syn: {fetal age}, {fertilization age},
{gestational age}]
fertilization membrane
n 1: the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and
prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
fertilized egg
n 1: an animal organism in the early stages of growth and
differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal
stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of
larval life [syn: {embryo}, {conceptus}, {fertilized egg}]
fertilized ovum
n 1: (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a
haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that
develops from that cell) [syn: {zygote}, {fertilized ovum}]
fescue grass
n 1: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and
America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn:
{fescue}, {fescue grass}, {meadow fescue}, {Festuca
elatior}]
fess up
v 1: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of
the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his
handwriting" [syn: {make a clean breast of}, {own up},
{fess up}]
Festival of Lights
n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
{Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah},
{Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of
Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]
Festuca elatior
n 1: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and
America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn:
{fescue}, {fescue grass}, {meadow fescue}, {Festuca
elatior}]
Festuca ovina
n 1: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as
a lawn grass [syn: {sheep fescue}, {sheep's fescue},
{Festuca ovina}]
fetal age
n 1: the age of an embryo counting from the time of
fertilization [syn: {fetal age}, {fertilization age},
{gestational age}]
fetal alcohol syndrome
n 1: a congenital medical condition in which body deformation
occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired
because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy [syn:
{fetal alcohol syndrome}, {FAS}]
fetal circulation
n 1: the system of blood vessels and structures through which
blood moves in a fetus [syn: {fetal circulation}, {foetal
circulation}]
fetal distress
n 1: an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during
pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm
[syn: {fetal distress}, {foetal distress}]
fetal membrane
n 1: any membrane that functions for the protection or
nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing
fetus
fetal monitor
n 1: an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the
mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn:
{electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor},
{fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]
fetal movement
n 1: motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by
the 16th week of pregnancy) [syn: {fetal movement}, {foetal
movement}]
fetch up
v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and
living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch
up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]
fete champetre
n 1: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of
doors [syn: {garden party}, {lawn party}, {fete champetre}]
fete day
n 1: a day designated for feasting [syn: {feast day}, {fete
day}]
fetid bugbane
n 1: bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling
green-white flowers [syn: {fetid bugbane}, {foetid
bugbane}, {Cimicifuga foetida}]
fetid horehound
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black
archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound},
{Ballota nigra}]
fetlock joint
n 1: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern [syn:
{fetlock}, {fetlock joint}]
fetter bone
n 1: the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: {pastern},
{fetter bone}]
fetter bush
n 1: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with
shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to
reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush},
{fetter bush}, {shiny lyonia}, {Lyonia lucida}]
fettuccine Alfredo
n 1: fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese
feudal lord
n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: {feudal lord},
{seigneur}, {seignior}]
feudal lordship
n 1: the position and authority of a feudal lord [syn:
{seigniory}, {seigneury}, {feudal lordship}]
feudal system
n 1: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th
century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to
serve in war [syn: {feudalism}, {feudal system}]
fever blister
n 1: caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral
herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]
fever pitch
n 1: a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever
pitch"
fever tree
n 1: any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay
fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever
2: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in
southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals
and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn: {fever
tree}, {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya pubens}]
3: tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a
medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {blue gum},
{fever tree}, {Eucalyptus globulus}]
4: African tree supposed to mark healthful regions [syn: {fever
tree}, {Acacia xanthophloea}]
few-flowered leek
n 1: leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran
[syn: {few-flowered leek}, {Allium paradoxum}]
fiat money
n 1: money that the government declares to be legal tender
although it cannot be converted into standard specie
fiber bundle
n 1: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber
bundle}, {fibre bundle}, {fascicle}, {fasciculus}]
fiber optic cable
n 1: a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large
amounts of information at the speed of light [syn: {fiber
optic cable}, {fibre optic cable}]
fiber optics
n 1: the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn:
{fiber optics}, {fiberoptics}, {fibre optics},
{fibreoptics}]
fiber-optic
adj 1: of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiber-optic},
{fiberoptic}, {fibre-optic}, {fibreoptic}]
fiber-optic transmission system
n 1: a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn:
{fiber-optic transmission system}, {fibre-optic
transmission system}, {FOTS}]
Fibonacci number
n 1: a number in the Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci sequence
n 1: a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum
of the two preceding numbers
fibre bundle
n 1: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber
bundle}, {fibre bundle}, {fascicle}, {fasciculus}]
fibre optic cable
n 1: a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large
amounts of information at the speed of light [syn: {fiber
optic cable}, {fibre optic cable}]
fibre optics
n 1: the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn:
{fiber optics}, {fiberoptics}, {fibre optics},
{fibreoptics}]
fibre-optic
adj 1: of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiber-optic},
{fiberoptic}, {fibre-optic}, {fibreoptic}]
fibre-optic transmission system
n 1: a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn:
{fiber-optic transmission system}, {fibre-optic
transmission system}, {FOTS}]
fibrocystic breast disease
n 1: the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn:
{fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the
breast}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]
fibrocystic disease of the breast
n 1: the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn:
{fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the
breast}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
n 1: the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and
intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus;
caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known [syn:
{cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the
pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]
fibroid tumor
n 1: benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the
uterus) [syn: {fibroid tumor}, {fibroid}]
fibrous astrocyte
n 1: star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white
matter of the brain and spinal cord
fibrous dysplasia of bone
n 1: a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is
replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue
resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions
fibrous joint
n 1: an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the
skull) [syn: {suture}, {sutura}, {fibrous joint}]
fibrous tissue
n 1: tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals
and plants
fibrous-rooted begonia
n 1: any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than
tuberous or rhizomatous roots
fibrovascular bundle
n 1: a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of
higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
[syn: {vascular bundle}, {vascular strand}, {fibrovascular
bundle}]
fibular vein
n 1: accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and
running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial
veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {peroneal vein}, {fibular
vein}, {vena peroneus}]
fictional animal
n 1: animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's
stories)
fictional character
n 1: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play
or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
[syn: {fictional character}, {fictitious character},
{character}]
fictitious character
n 1: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play
or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
[syn: {fictional character}, {fictitious character},
{character}]
fictitious name
n 1: (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business
that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in
its articles of incorporation [syn: {assumed name},
{fictitious name}, {Doing Business As}, {DBA}]
fictitious place
n 1: a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to
exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {imaginary
place}, {mythical place}, {fictitious place}]
Ficus aurea
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West
Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many
thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn:
{golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig},
{wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
Ficus bengalensis
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
Ficus carica
n 1: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
[syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus
carica}]
Ficus carica sylvestris
n 1: wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate
pollination of certain figs [syn: {caprifig}, {Ficus carica
sylvestris}]
Ficus deltoidea
n 1: shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having
foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe
rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]
Ficus diversifolia
n 1: shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having
foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe
rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]
Ficus elastica
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
Ficus religiosa
n 1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul},
{sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]
Ficus rubiginosa
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
{Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany
Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
Ficus sycomorus
n 1: thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent
southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising
from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but
inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical
sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig},
{Ficus sycomorus}]
fiddle with
v 1: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He
twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn:
{twiddle}, {fiddle with}]
fiddle-faddle
n 1: trivial nonsense [syn: {balderdash}, {fiddle-faddle},
{piffle}]
fiddle-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted
center [syn: {pandurate}, {panduriform}, {fiddle-shaped}]
fiddlehead fern
n 1: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing
fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds;
the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon
fern}, {fiddlehead}, {fiddlehead fern}, {Osmunda
cinnamonea}]
fiddler crab
n 1: burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw
much enlarged in the male
Fidel Castro
n 1: Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and
established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in
1927) [syn: {Castro}, {Fidel Castro}, {Fidel Castro Ruz}]
Fidel Castro Ruz
n 1: Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and
established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in
1927) [syn: {Castro}, {Fidel Castro}, {Fidel Castro Ruz}]
fiduciary duty
n 1: the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests
of the beneficiary
fiduciary relation
n 1: the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably
places reliance on another whose aid or protection is
sought in some matter
field artillery
n 1: movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies
in the field (especially for direct support of front-line
troops) [syn: {field artillery}, {field gun}]
field balm
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
2: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja
calamintha glandulosa}]
field bean
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
field bindweed
n 1: weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink
flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
[syn: {field bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Convolvulus
arvensis}]
field brome
n 1: annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {field
brome}, {Bromus arvensis}]
field capacity
n 1: the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
field chamomile
n 1: European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
[syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed},
{Anthemis arvensis}]
field chickweed
n 1: densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
[syn: {field chickweed}, {field mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
arvense}]
field coil
n 1: the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the
magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric
machine [syn: {field coil}, {field winding}]
field corn
n 1: corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
field cricket
n 1: common American black cricket; attacks crops and also
enters dwellings [syn: {field cricket}, {Acheta assimilis}]
field crop
n 1: a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for
agricultural purposes; "cotton, hay, and grain are field
crops"
field day
n 1: (military) a day for military exercises and display
2: a day for outdoor athletic competition
3: a time of unusual pleasure and success
4: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field
day}, {outing}, {picnic}]
field emission
n 1: the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent
atoms by a high electric field
field event
n 1: a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a
running track
field game
n 1: an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
field garlic
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
field general
n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn:
{quarterback}, {signal caller}, {field general}]
2: (American football) the position of the football player in
the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team;
"quarterback is the most important position on the team"
[syn: {quarterback}, {signal caller}, {field general}]
field glass
n 1: a small refracting telescope [syn: {field glass}, {glass},
{spyglass}]
field glasses
n 1: (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous
use by both eyes [syn: {binoculars}, {field glasses},
{opera glasses}]
field goal
n 1: a score in American football; a score made by kicking the
ball between the opponents' goal posts
2: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the
hoop [syn: {basket}, {field goal}]
field guide
n 1: a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that
might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to
mushrooms"
field gun
n 1: movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies
in the field (especially for direct support of front-line
troops) [syn: {field artillery}, {field gun}]
field hand
n 1: a hired hand on a farm [syn: {farmhand}, {fieldhand},
{field hand}, {farm worker}]
field hockey
n 1: a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open
field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to
drive a ball into the opponents' net [syn: {field hockey},
{hockey}]
field hockey ball
n 1: ball used in playing field hockey
field horsetail
n 1: of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common
horsetail}, {field horsetail}, {Equisetum arvense}]
field hospital
n 1: a temporary military hospital near the battle lines
field house
n 1: a building for indoor sports [syn: {field house}, {sports
arena}]
2: an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
field hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {hut}, {army hut}, {field
hut}]
field intensity
n 1: the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical
or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit
magnetic pole) at a given point in the field [syn: {field
strength}, {field intensity}]
field judge
n 1: a football official
field lens
n 1: the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device
with more than one lens
field line
n 1: an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the
line at any point is the direction of the force at that
point [syn: {line of force}, {field line}]
field lupine
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine},
{wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]
field magnet
n 1: a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or
electric motor
field maple
n 1: shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {hedge
maple}, {field maple}, {Acer campestre}]
field marigold
n 1: European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in
grain fields [syn: {corn marigold}, {field marigold},
{Chrysanthemum segetum}]
field marshal
n 1: an officer holding the highest rank in the army
field mint
n 1: European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {corn
mint}, {field mint}, {Mentha arvensis}]
field mouse
n 1: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family
Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout
short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting
fields or meadows [syn: {vole}, {field mouse}]
2: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus
inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {field mouse},
{fieldmouse}]
field mouse-ear
n 1: densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
[syn: {field chickweed}, {field mouse-ear}, {Cerastium
arvense}]
field mushroom
n 1: common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil;
the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {meadow
mushroom}, {field mushroom}, {Agaricus campestris}]
field mustard
n 1: weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn:
{field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock},
{Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]
field of battle
n 1: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought;
"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn:
{battlefield}, {battleground}, {field of battle}, {field of
honor}, {field}]
field of fire
n 1: the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover
effectively with gun fire from a given position
field of force
n 1: the space around a radiating body within which its
electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another
similar body not in contact with it [syn: {field}, {field
of force}, {force field}]
field of honor
n 1: the scene of a duel
2: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they
made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battlefield},
{battleground}, {field of battle}, {field of honor}, {field}]
field of operation
n 1: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are
outstanding in their field" [syn: {field}, {field of
operation}, {line of business}]
field of operations
n 1: a region in which active military operations are in
progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he
served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn:
{field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of
operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]
field of regard
n 1: all of the points of the physical environment that can be
perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {visual
field}, {field of vision}, {field of regard}]
field of study
n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
{discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field},
{field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}]
field of view
n 1: the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
[syn: {field}, {field of view}]
field of vision
n 1: all of the points of the physical environment that can be
perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {visual
field}, {field of vision}, {field of regard}]
field officer
n 1: an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel
or colonel [syn: {field-grade officer}, {field officer},
{FO}]
field pansy
n 1: common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged
flowers [syn: {field pansy}, {heartsease}, {Viola
arvensis}]
field pea
n 1: seed of the field pea plant
2: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and
North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn:
{field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea}, {Pisum
sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
3: coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and
tender
field pennycress
n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]
field poppy
n 1: annual European poppy common in grain fields and often
cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Flanders
poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]
field press censorship
n 1: security review of news (including all information or
material intended for dissemination to the public) subject
to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
field pussytoes
n 1: a variety of pussytoes
field ration
n 1: rations issued for United States troops in the field
field sandbur
n 1: grass of the eastern United States and tropical America
having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandbur},
{sandspur}, {field sandbur}, {Cenchrus tribuloides}]
field scabious
n 1: perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the
eastern United States [syn: {field scabious}, {Scabiosa
arvensis}]
field soybean
n 1: seeds used as livestock feed
field spaniel
n 1: large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a
dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and
Sussex spaniel
field sparrow
n 1: common North American finch of brushy pasturelands [syn:
{field sparrow}, {Spizella pusilla}]
field speedwell
n 1: European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long
stalks; widely naturalized in America [syn: {field
speedwell}, {Veronica agrestis}]
field sport
n 1: a sport that is played outdoors [syn: {outdoor sport},
{field sport}]
field strength
n 1: the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical
or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit
magnetic pole) at a given point in the field [syn: {field
strength}, {field intensity}]
field strength unit
n 1: an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity
field tent
n 1: a canvas tent for use in the field
field test
n 1: a test of the performance of some new product under the
conditions in which it will be used [syn: {field trial},
{field test}]
field theory
n 1: (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in
terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with
matter or with other fields
field thistle
n 1: stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower
heads [syn: {field thistle}, {Cirsium discolor}]
field trial
n 1: a test of the performance of some new product under the
conditions in which it will be used [syn: {field trial},
{field test}]
2: a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in
pointing and retrieving
3: a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in
pointing and retrieving
field trip
n 1: a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some
historic place) for firsthand examination
field winding
n 1: the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the
magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric
machine [syn: {field coil}, {field winding}]
field work
n 1: an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a
laboratory or headquarters
field wormwood
n 1: European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its
properties [syn: {field wormwood}, {Artemisia campestris}]
field-crop
adj 1: of or relating to field crops; "field-crop management"
field-effect transistor
n 1: a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose
effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse
electric field [syn: {field-effect transistor}, {FET}]
field-emission microscope
n 1: electron microscope used to observe the surface structure
of a solid
field-grade officer
n 1: an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel
or colonel [syn: {field-grade officer}, {field officer},
{FO}]
field-pea plant
n 1: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and
North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn:
{field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea},
{Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
field-sequential color television
n 1: an early form of color TV in which successive fields are
scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential
color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-
sequential color television system}, {field-sequential
color TV system}]
field-sequential color television system
n 1: an early form of color TV in which successive fields are
scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential
color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-
sequential color television system}, {field-sequential
color TV system}]
field-sequential color TV
n 1: an early form of color TV in which successive fields are
scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential
color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-
sequential color television system}, {field-sequential
color TV system}]
field-sequential color TV system
n 1: an early form of color TV in which successive fields are
scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential
color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-
sequential color television system}, {field-sequential
color TV system}]
field-test
v 1: test something under the conditions under which it will
actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"
fielder's choice
n 1: a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses
to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
fielding average
n 1: (baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance; the number
of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances
fieri facias
n 1: a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to
satisfy the debt
fiesta flower
n 1: straggling California annual herb with deep purple or
violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn:
{fiesta flower}, {Pholistoma auritum}, {Nemophila aurita}]
fife rail
n 1: the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel
Fifth Amendment
n 1: an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that
imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of
persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and
prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires
just compensation if private property is taken for public
use
Fifth Avenue
n 1: an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of
Manhattan from the west side
fifth column
n 1: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in
espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: {fifth
column}, {Trojan horse}]
fifth columnist
n 1: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries
to help a potential invader [syn: {fifth columnist},
{saboteur}]
fifth cranial nerve
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal
nerve}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial
nerve}]
Fifth Crusade
n 1: a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that
achieved military victories but failed when dissension
arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
Fifth Lateran Council
n 1: the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary
decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade
against Turkey
fifth part
n 1: one part in five equal parts [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth},
{fifth part}, {twenty percent}]
fifth wheel
n 1: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn:
{fifth wheel}, {deadwood}]
2: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn:
{fifth wheel}, {spare}]
3: a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-
drawn wagon to rotate
fifty dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 50 dollars [syn: {fifty dollar
bill}, {fifty}]
fifty percent
n 1: a half expressed as a percentage
fifty-cent piece
n 1: a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {half
dollar}, {fifty-cent piece}]
fifty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than fifty [syn: {fifty-eight}, {58},
{lviii}]
fifty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order [syn:
{fifty-fifth}, {55th}]
fifty-fifty
adj 1: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched
or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even
terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a
fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" [syn:
{even}, {fifty-fifty}]
fifty-five
adj 1: being five more than fifty [syn: {fifty-five}, {55},
{lv}]
fifty-four
adj 1: being four more than fifty [syn: {fifty-four}, {54},
{liv}]
fifty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than fifty [syn: {fifty-nine}, {59},
{ilx}]
fifty-one
adj 1: being one more than fifty [syn: {fifty-one}, {51}, {li}]
fifty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than fifty [syn: {fifty-seven}, {57},
{lvii}]
fifty-six
adj 1: being six more than fifty [syn: {fifty-six}, {56}, {lvi}]
fifty-three
adj 1: being three more than fifty [syn: {fifty-three}, {53},
{liii}]
fifty-two
adj 1: being two more than fifty [syn: {fifty-two}, {52}, {lii}]
fig leaf
n 1: a leaf from a fig tree
2: a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal
something regarded as shameful
fig marigold
n 1: any of several South African plants of the genus
Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
[syn: {fig marigold}, {pebble plant}]
fig moth
n 1: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing
various stored products of vegetable origin [syn: {almond
moth}, {fig moth}, {Cadra cautella}]
fig out
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
fig tree
n 1: any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a
closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and
edible when mature
fig up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
fig wax
n 1: a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
[syn: {gondang wax}, {fig wax}]
fig-bird
n 1: greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs
and other fruits
fig-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a fig
fight back
v 1: defend oneself
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose},
{fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
fight down
v 1: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he
would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight},
{oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
fight off
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse},
{fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
fighter aircraft
n 1: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy
enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter}, {fighter
aircraft}, {attack aircraft}]
fighter pilot
n 1: a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
fighting chair
n 1: a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a
hooked fish
fighting cock
n 1: a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: {gamecock},
{fighting cock}]
Fighting French
n 1: a French movement during World War II that was organized in
London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of
France from German control and for the restoration of the
republic [syn: {Free French}, {Fighting French}]
Fighting Joe Hooker
n 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at
Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn:
{Hooker}, {Joseph Hooker}, {Fighting Joe Hooker}]
figural blindness
n 1: inability to see shapes and contours
figure 8
n 1: a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number
eight [syn: {figure eight}, {figure 8}, {figure of eight}]
figure eight
n 1: a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number
eight [syn: {figure eight}, {figure 8}, {figure of eight}]
2: a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that
has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents
the rope from coming loose [syn: {figure eight}, {figure of
eight}]
3: a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
figure loom
n 1: a loom for weaving figured fabrics [syn: {figure loom},
{figured-fabric loom}]
figure of eight
n 1: a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number
eight [syn: {figure eight}, {figure 8}, {figure of eight}]
2: a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that
has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents
the rope from coming loose [syn: {figure eight}, {figure of
eight}]
figure of merit
n 1: a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a
given system, material, or procedure
figure of speech
n 1: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn:
{trope}, {figure of speech}, {figure}, {image}]
figure out
v 1: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out
your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation
isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did
you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
[syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out},
{lick}, {work}]
figure skate
n 1: an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved
blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade
v 1: dance on skates
figure skating
n 1: ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected
figures
figured bass
n 1: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers
to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass},
{basso continuo}, {continuo}, {thorough bass}]
figured-fabric loom
n 1: a loom for weaving figured fabrics [syn: {figure loom},
{figured-fabric loom}]
figwort family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order
Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove
and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some
classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn:
{Scrophulariaceae}, {family Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort
family}, {foxglove family}]
Fiji dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Fiji
Fiji Islands
n 1: a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the
southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua
Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs;
smaller islands are coral [syn: {Fiji Islands}, {Fijis}]
Filago germanica
n 1: (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
[syn: {herba impia}, {Filago germanica}]
file allocation table
n 1: the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is
stored about the location of each piece of information on
the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the
disk)
file away
v 1: place in a container for keeping records; "File these
bills, please" [syn: {file}, {file away}]
2: put into an archive [syn: {archive}, {file away}]
file cabinet
n 1: office furniture consisting of a container for keeping
papers in order [syn: {file}, {file cabinet}, {filing
cabinet}]
file clerk
n 1: a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an
organization [syn: {file clerk}, {filing clerk}, {filer}]
file folder
n 1: folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet
file in
v 1: enter by marching in a file [ant: {file out}]
file name
n 1: (computer science) the name given to a computer file in
order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an
extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename},
{file name}, {computer filename}, {computer file name}]
file name extension
n 1: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed
by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC
computer filename; "most applications provide extensions
for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the
filename extension .BAS" [syn: {extension}, {filename
extension}, {file name extension}]
file out
v 1: march out, in a file [ant: {file in}]
file server
n 1: (computer science) a digital computer that provides
workstations on a network with controlled access to shared
resources
file system
n 1: a system of classifying into files (usually arranged
alphabetically) [syn: {file system}, {filing system}]
file transfer protocol
n 1: protocol that allows users to copy files between their
local system and any system they can reach on the network
[syn: {file transfer protocol}, {FTP}]
file-like
adj 1: resembling a file
filename extension
n 1: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed
by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC
computer filename; "most applications provide extensions
for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the
filename extension .BAS" [syn: {extension}, {filename
extension}, {file name extension}]
filet de boeuf en croute
n 1: rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in
puff pastry [syn: {beef Wellington}, {filet de boeuf en
croute}]
filet mignon
n 1: small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin
filial duty
n 1: duty of a child to its parents
filial love
n 1: the love of a child for a parent
filing cabinet
n 1: office furniture consisting of a container for keeping
papers in order [syn: {file}, {file cabinet}, {filing
cabinet}]
filing clerk
n 1: a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an
organization [syn: {file clerk}, {filing clerk}, {filer}]
filing system
n 1: a system of classifying into files (usually arranged
alphabetically) [syn: {file system}, {filing system}]
Filippino Lippi
n 1: Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)
[syn: {Lippi}, {Filippino Lippi}]
Filippo Brunelleschi
n 1: Florentine architect who was the first great architect of
the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) [syn: {Brunelleschi},
{Filippo Brunelleschi}]
fill again
v 1: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my
glass, please" [syn: {replenish}, {refill}, {fill again}]
fill in
v 1: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me
in on the latest developments"
2: represent the effect of shade or shadow on [syn: {shade},
{fill in}]
3: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the
sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are
on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {sub}, {stand in},
{fill in}]
4: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out
this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn:
{complete}, {fill out}, {fill in}, {make out}]
fill out
v 1: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out
this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn:
{complete}, {fill out}, {fill in}, {make out}]
2: make bigger or better or more complete [syn: {round out},
{fill out}]
3: supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his
meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his
collages with charcoal" [syn: {eke out}, {fill out}]
4: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {pad},
{fill out}]
5: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out},
{plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
6: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing
out" [syn: {round}, {flesh out}, {fill out}]
fill the bill
v 1: be what is needed or be good enough for what is required;
"Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?"
[syn: {fit the bill}, {fill the bill}]
fill up
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a
container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill}, {fill
up}, {make full}] [ant: {empty}]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The
theater filled up slowly" [syn: {fill}, {fill up}] [ant:
{discharge}, {empty}]
3: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
[syn: {close}, {fill up}]
4: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: {fill
up}, {fill}]
fill-in
n 1: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get
dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for
dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief},
{reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
fille de chambre
n 1: a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now
primarily in hotels) [syn: {chambermaid}, {fille de
chambre}]
fillet of sole
n 1: lean flesh of any of several flatfish [syn: {sole}, {fillet
of sole}]
filling station
n 1: a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline
station}, {gas station}, {filling station}, {petrol
station}]
film advance
n 1: a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector
film clip
n 1: a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
film company
n 1: a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies
film director
n 1: the person who directs the making of a film [syn: {film
director}, {director}]
film editing
n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and
putting them together to create a film [syn: {film
editing}, {cutting}]
film fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical
humid regions and having translucent leaves [syn: {filmy
fern}, {film fern}]
film festival
n 1: a cinematic festival that features films (usually films
produced during the past year)
film industry
n 1: the entertainment industries involved in producing and
distributing movies [syn: {film industry}, {movie
industry}]
film maker
n 1: a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker},
{filmmaker}, {film producer}, {movie maker}]
film making
n 1: the production of movies [syn: {moviemaking}, {movie
making}, {film making}]
film noir
n 1: a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism,
menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by
French critics to describe American thriller or detective
films in the 1940s"
film over
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over
from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over},
{blur}]
film producer
n 1: a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker},
{filmmaker}, {film producer}, {movie maker}]
film projector
n 1: projects successive frames from a reel of film to create
moving pictures [syn: {movie projector}, {cine projector},
{film projector}]
film star
n 1: a star who plays leading roles in the cinema [syn: {film
star}, {movie star}]
film writer
n 1: someone who writes screenplays [syn: {screenwriter}, {film
writer}]
film-make
v 1: make films; be a film maker
filmy fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid
often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree
branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks [syn:
{bristle fern}, {filmy fern}]
2: any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid
regions and having translucent leaves [syn: {filmy fern},
{film fern}]
filter bed
n 1: filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for
filtering water
filter out
v 1: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the
impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {strain}, {separate
out}, {filter out}]
filter paper
n 1: a porous unsized paper used for filtering
filter tip
n 1: an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material
that filters the smoke
filter-tipped
adj 1: of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter
the smoke; "filter-tipped cigarettes"
filter-tipped cigarette
n 1: a cigarette with a filter tip
filthy lucre
n 1: shameful profit; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre"
filtration surgery
n 1: eye surgery that opens a passage allowing excess aqueous
humor to drain into surrounding tissues; a treatment for
glaucoma
fin de siecle
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the end of a century
(especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle
art" [syn: {fin de siecle}, {fin-de-siecle}]
n 1: the end of a century, especially the 19th century
fin keel
n 1: a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel
to give it greater lateral stability
fin whale
n 1: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback},
{finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual},
{Balaenoptera physalus}]
fin-de-siecle
adj 1: marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a
decadent life of excessive money and no sense of
responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed
intellectuals" [syn: {decadent}, {fin-de-siecle}]
2: relating to or characteristic of the end of a century
(especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art"
[syn: {fin de siecle}, {fin-de-siecle}]
final cause
n 1: (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
final cut
n 1: the final edited version of a movie as approved by the
director and producer
final decision
n 1: a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after
the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that
remains is to enforce the judgment [syn: {final judgment},
{final decision}]
final exam
n 1: an examination administered at the end of an academic term
[syn: {final examination}, {final exam}, {final}]
final examination
n 1: an examination administered at the end of an academic term
[syn: {final examination}, {final exam}, {final}]
final injunction
n 1: injunction issued on completion of a trial [syn: {permanent
injunction}, {final injunction}]
final judgment
n 1: a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after
the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that
remains is to enforce the judgment [syn: {final judgment},
{final decision}]
final payment
n 1: the final payment of a debt [syn: {payoff}, {final
payment}]
final period
n 1: the final division into which the play of a game is divided
final result
n 1: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {final result},
{outcome}, {termination}]
final solution
n 1: the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from
1941 until 1945 [syn: {Holocaust}, {final solution}]
finance committee
n 1: a committee appointed to consider financial issues
finance company
n 1: a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding
company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or
businesses
finance minister
n 1: the minister responsible for state finances [syn: {finance
minister}, {minister of finance}]
financial aid
n 1: gift of money or other material help to support a person or
cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn:
{aid}, {economic aid}, {financial aid}, {assistance},
{financial assistance}, {economic assistance}]
financial analyst
n 1: an analyst who studies the financial performance of
corporations [syn: {financial analyst}, {securities
analyst}]
financial assistance
n 1: gift of money or other material help to support a person or
cause; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn:
{aid}, {economic aid}, {financial aid}, {assistance},
{financial assistance}, {economic assistance}]
financial audit
n 1: an attestation that the client's financial statement is
accurate
financial backing
n 1: financial resources provided to make some project possible;
"the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn:
{support}, {financial support}, {funding}, {backing},
{financial backing}]
financial center
n 1: the part of a city where financial institutions are
centered
financial condition
n 1: the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
n 1: a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department
responsible for establishing and implementing policies to
detect money laundering [syn: {Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network}, {FinCEN}]
financial forecast
n 1: a forecast of the expected financial position and the
results of operations and cash flows based on expected
conditions
financial gain
n 1: the amount of monetary gain
financial institution
n 1: an institution (public or private) that collects funds
(from the public or other institutions) and invests them in
financial assets [syn: {financial institution}, {financial
organization}, {financial organisation}]
financial loss
n 1: loss of money or decrease in financial value
Financial Management Service
n 1: the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages
the government's disbursement and collection systems and
provides central accounting and financial reporting
financial obligation
n 1: an obligation to pay money to another party [syn:
{indebtedness}, {liability}, {financial obligation}]
financial officer
n 1: an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
[syn: {treasurer}, {financial officer}]
financial organisation
n 1: an institution (public or private) that collects funds
(from the public or other institutions) and invests them in
financial assets [syn: {financial institution}, {financial
organization}, {financial organisation}]
financial organization
n 1: an institution (public or private) that collects funds
(from the public or other institutions) and invests them in
financial assets [syn: {financial institution}, {financial
organization}, {financial organisation}]
financial statement
n 1: a document showing credits and debits [syn: {statement},
{financial statement}]
financial support
n 1: financial resources provided to make some project possible;
"the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn:
{support}, {financial support}, {funding}, {backing},
{financial backing}]
financial year
n 1: any accounting period of 12 months [syn: {fiscal year},
{financial year}]
finback whale
n 1: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback},
{finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual},
{Balaenoptera physalus}]
find fault
v 1: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your
little brother" [syn: {blame}, {find fault}, {pick}]
find oneself
v 1: accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and
situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" [syn:
{find oneself}, {find}]
find out
v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find}, {find out}, {ascertain}]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get
wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover},
{see}]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain},
{watch}, {learn}]
4: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He
was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash
the stolen checks" [syn: {find out}, {catch out}]
finder's fee
n 1: a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of
financial backing or to someone who brings people together
for business purposes; "the agency got a finder's fee when
their candidate was hired as the new CEO"
finding of fact
n 1: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to
it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
[syn: {verdict}, {finding of fact}]
finding of law
n 1: a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to
particular facts [syn: {finding of law}, {conclusion of
law}]
fine art
n 1: the products of human creativity; works of art
collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a collection of fine
art" [syn: {art}, {fine art}]
fine arts
n 1: the study and creation of visual works of art [syn: {fine
arts}, {beaux arts}]
fine print
n 1: the part of a contract that contains reservations and
qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't
sign a contract without reading the fine print" [syn: {fine
print}, {small print}]
2: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in
order to read the fine print" [syn: {small print}, {fine
print}]
fine spray
n 1: precipitation in very small drops
fine structure
n 1: the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines
observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements; "the
fine structure results from slightly different energy
levels"
fine-grained
adj 1: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose";
"powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from
granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered},
{powdery}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {small-grained},
{fine-grained}]
2: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed
of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained
rock" [syn: {close-grained}, {fine-grained}]
fine-leafed
adj 1: having fine leaves [syn: {fine-leaved}, {fine-leafed}]
fine-leaved
adj 1: having fine leaves [syn: {fine-leaved}, {fine-leafed}]
fine-leaved heath
n 1: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn:
{bell heather}, {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica
cinerea}]
fine-looking
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-
looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
fine-textured
adj 1: having a smooth, fine-grained structure [syn: {fine-
textured}, {smooth-textured}]
fine-tooth
adj 1: having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed
comb" [syn: {fine-toothed(a)}, {fine-tooth(a)}]
fine-tooth comb
n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: {fine-tooth
comb}, {fine-toothed comb}]
2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the
contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn:
{fine-tooth comb}, {fine-toothed comb}]
fine-toothed
adj 1: having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed
comb" [syn: {fine-toothed(a)}, {fine-tooth(a)}]
fine-toothed comb
n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: {fine-tooth
comb}, {fine-toothed comb}]
2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the
contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn:
{fine-tooth comb}, {fine-toothed comb}]
fine-tune
v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's
style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {refine}, {fine-tune},
{down}]
2: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {fine-tune},
{tweak}]
3: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for
optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a
cylinder" [syn: {calibrate}, {graduate}, {fine-tune}]
fines herbes
n 1: a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omelet
flavored with fines herbes"
Fingal's Cave
n 1: a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in
Scotland
finger alphabet
n 1: an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by
finger positions [syn: {manual alphabet}, {finger
alphabet}]
finger bowl
n 1: small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
finger cymbals
n 1: (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of
a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held
between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click
together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
[syn: {bones}, {castanets}, {clappers}, {finger cymbals}]
finger food
n 1: food to be eaten with the fingers
finger grass
n 1: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in
lawns [syn: {crabgrass}, {crab grass}, {finger grass}]
2: any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland
especially on waste ground or poor soils
finger hole
n 1: one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch
changes when a finger covers it
2: a hole for inserting a finger
Finger Lakes
n 1: a geographical area in central New York State that is named
for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a
north-south direction
finger millet
n 1: East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter
flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet},
{ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan},
{kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]
finger paint
n 1: paint that has the consistency of jelly [syn: {finger
paint}, {fingerpaint}]
finger plate
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to
prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {finger plate},
{escutcheon}, {scutcheon}]
finger scan
n 1: biometric identification by automatically scanning a
person's fingerprints electronically [syn: {finger scan},
{finger scanning}]
finger scanning
n 1: biometric identification by automatically scanning a
person's fingerprints electronically [syn: {finger scan},
{finger scanning}]
finger spelling
n 1: an alphabet of manual signs [syn: {finger spelling},
{fingerspelling}]
finger wave
n 1: a wave made with the fingers
finger's breadth
n 1: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
[syn: {finger}, {fingerbreadth}, {finger's breadth},
{digit}]
finger-flower
n 1: tall leafy European biennial or perennial having
spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
[syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower},
{finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis
purpurea}]
finger-paint
v 1: apply colors with one's fingers
finger-painting
n 1: a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers
2: painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
finger-pointing
n 1: the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing
about intelligence failures to stop" [syn: {finger-
pointing}, {fingerpointing}]
finger-roll
n 1: a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers
into the basket
finger-root
n 1: tall leafy European biennial or perennial having
spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers;
leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
[syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower},
{finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis
purpurea}]
finger-spell
v 1: communicate by means of specific gestures, as an
alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell"
[syn: {fingerspell}, {finger-spell}]
fingerprint expert
n 1: a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint
expert}, {fingerprint specialist}, {fingerprint man}]
fingerprint man
n 1: a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint
expert}, {fingerprint specialist}, {fingerprint man}]
fingerprint specialist
n 1: a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint
expert}, {fingerprint specialist}, {fingerprint man}]
finish coat
n 1: the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.);
"we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" [syn:
{finish coat}, {finishing coat}]
finish line
n 1: a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
[syn: {finishing line}, {finish line}]
finish off
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up},
{finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish
up}]
finish out
v 1: fill out; "These studies round out the results of many
years of research" [syn: {round out}, {finish out}]
finish up
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up},
{finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish
up}]
2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living
at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {end
up}, {wind up}, {finish}]
finishing coat
n 1: the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.);
"we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" [syn:
{finish coat}, {finishing coat}]
finishing line
n 1: a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
[syn: {finishing line}, {finish line}]
finishing school
n 1: a private school for girls that emphasizes training in
cultural and social activities
finishing touch
n 1: a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn:
{finishing touch}, {capstone}, {copestone}]
finnan haddie
n 1: haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of
butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan haddock}, {finnan},
{smoked haddock}]
finnan haddock
n 1: haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of
butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan haddock}, {finnan},
{smoked haddock}]
Finnish capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Finland; located in
southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural
center [syn: {Helsinki}, {Helsingfors}, {capital of
Finland}, {Finnish capital}]
Finnish mark
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Finland [syn: {markka},
{Finnish mark}]
Finnish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Finland
Finno-Ugrian
n 1: a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and
Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic
expansion into those regions) [syn: {Finno-Ugric}, {Finno-
Ugrian}]
Finno-Ugric
n 1: a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and
Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic
expansion into those regions) [syn: {Finno-Ugric}, {Finno-
Ugrian}]
Finno-Ugric-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language
fipple flute
n 1: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple
mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {recorder},
{vertical flute}]
fipple pipe
n 1: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple
mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {recorder},
{vertical flute}]
fir clubmoss
n 1: of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
[syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {little
clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]
fir cone
n 1: the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
fir tree
n 1: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly
of upland areas [syn: {fir}, {fir tree}, {true fir}]
fire alarm
n 1: a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
2: an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke [syn: {fire
alarm}, {smoke alarm}]
fire and brimstone
n 1: (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners; "his
sermons were full of fire and brimstone"
fire ant
n 1: omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can
inflict a painful sting
fire beetle
n 1: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
[syn: {firefly}, {fire beetle}, {Pyrophorus noctiluca}]
fire bell
n 1: a bell rung to give a fire alarm
fire blight
n 1: a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
[syn: {fire blight}, {pear blight}]
fire brigade
n 1: a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped
to fight fires [syn: {fire brigade}, {fire company}]
2: British name for a fire department
fire bush
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped
orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn:
{marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen
jamesonii}]
2: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush},
{fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
fire chief
n 1: the head of a fire department [syn: {fire chief}, {fire
marshal}]
fire code
n 1: set of standards established and enforced by government for
fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire
escapes etc
fire company
n 1: a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped
to fight fires [syn: {fire brigade}, {fire company}]
fire control
n 1: preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
fire control radar
n 1: naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a
military target
fire control system
n 1: naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the
delivery of fire on a military target
fire department
n 1: the department of local government responsible for
preventing and extinguishing fires
fire door
n 1: a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread
of a fire
fire drill
n 1: an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape
procedures to be followed in case of fire
fire engine
n 1: any of various large trucks that carry firemen and
equipment to the site of a fire [syn: {fire engine}, {fire
truck}]
fire escape
n 1: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that
permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency [syn:
{fire escape}, {emergency exit}]
fire extinguisher
n 1: a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
[syn: {fire extinguisher}, {extinguisher}, {asphyxiator}]
fire fighter
n 1: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
[syn: {fireman}, {firefighter}, {fire fighter}, {fire-
eater}]
fire hook
n 1: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to
stir a fire [syn: {poker}, {stove poker}, {fire hook},
{salamander}]
fire hose
n 1: a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the
site of the fire
fire hydrant
n 1: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a
fire [syn: {fireplug}, {fire hydrant}, {plug}]
fire insurance
n 1: insurance against loss due to fire
fire iron
n 1: metal fireside implements
fire marshal
n 1: the head of a fire department [syn: {fire chief}, {fire
marshal}]
fire marshall
n 1: an official who is responsible for the prevention and
investigation of fires
fire opal
n 1: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn:
{fire opal}, {girasol}]
fire pink
n 1: perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers
with narrow notched petals [syn: {fire pink}, {Silene
virginica}]
fire pit
n 1: a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of
the crater"
fire salamander
n 1: European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow
spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {fire salamander},
{Salamandra maculosa}]
fire sale
n 1: a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the
seller faces bankruptcy
2: a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
fire screen
n 1: a metal screen before an open fire for protection
(especially against flying sparks) [syn: {fire screen},
{fireguard}]
fire ship
n 1: a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is
set adrift to destroy enemy ships
fire station
n 1: a station housing fire apparatus and firemen [syn: {fire
station}, {firehouse}]
fire thorn
n 1: any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha
bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-
red berries [syn: {Pyracantha}, {pyracanth}, {fire thorn},
{firethorn}]
fire tongs
n 1: tongs for taking hold of burning coals [syn: {fire tongs},
{coal tongs}]
fire tower
n 1: a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
fire tree
n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western
Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic
on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree},
{Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
fire trench
n 1: a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-
arms fire
fire truck
n 1: any of various large trucks that carry firemen and
equipment to the site of a fire [syn: {fire engine}, {fire
truck}]
fire up
v 1: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious
way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor";
"The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the
world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame},
{stir up}, {wake}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
[syn: {light up}, {fire up}, {light}]
fire walker
n 1: someone who walks barefoot on burning coals
fire walking
n 1: the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed
of embers
fire warden
n 1: an official who is responsible for managing and protecting
an area of forest [syn: {fire warden}, {forest fire
fighter}, {ranger}]
fire watcher
n 1: (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to
watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air
fire watching
n 1: (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started
by bombs that dropped from the sky
fire wheel
n 1: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked
yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the
center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire
wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]
fire-bellied toad
n 1: toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange
patches mixed with black on its underside [syn: {fire-
bellied toad}, {Bombina bombina}]
fire-bush
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped
orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn:
{marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen
jamesonii}]
2: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in
autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush},
{fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
fire-eater
n 1: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
[syn: {fireman}, {firefighter}, {fire fighter}, {fire-
eater}]
2: a belligerent grouch [syn: {fire-eater}, {hothead}]
3: a performer who pretends to swallow fire [syn: {fire-eater},
{fire-swallower}]
fire-on-the-mountain
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-
mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia
cyathophora}]
fire-raising
n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term
for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {arson}, {incendiarism},
{fire-raising}]
fire-resistant
adj 1: difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-
resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]
fire-resisting
adj 1: difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-
resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]
fire-resistive
adj 1: difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-
resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]
fire-retardant
adj 1: difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-
resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]
fire-swallower
n 1: a performer who pretends to swallow fire [syn: {fire-
eater}, {fire-swallower}]
fire-wheel
n 1: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked
yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the
center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire
wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]
fire-worship
n 1: the worship of fire [syn: {pyrolatry}, {fire-worship}]
fireman's ax
n 1: an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting
edge and a point on the other side [syn: {fireman's ax},
{fireman's axe}]
fireman's axe
n 1: an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting
edge and a point on the other side [syn: {fireman's ax},
{fireman's axe}]
fireman's carry
n 1: the act of carrying a person over your shoulder
firewheel tree
n 1: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree
and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy
red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {wheel tree},
{firewheel tree}, {Stenocarpus sinuatus}]
firing chamber
n 1: chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
[syn: {firing chamber}, {gun chamber}]
firing line
n 1: the line from which soldiers deliver fire
2: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the
firing line is where the action is"
firing mechanism
n 1: the action that ignites the charge in a firearm [syn:
{gunlock}, {firing mechanism}]
firing off
n 1: the act of discharging a gun [syn: {discharge}, {firing},
{firing off}]
firing party
n 1: a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to
carry out a military execution [syn: {firing squad},
{firing party}]
firing pin
n 1: striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
firing range
n 1: a practice range for target practice [syn: {firing range},
{target range}]
firing squad
n 1: a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to
carry out a military execution [syn: {firing squad},
{firing party}]
firm omelet
n 1: eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set
firm up
v 1: arrange firmly; "firm up one's plans"
firmer chisel
n 1: a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking
Firmiana simplex
n 1: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an
ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long
racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious
leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese
parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree},
{Firmiana simplex}]
firmness of purpose
n 1: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness},
{firmness of purpose}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant:
{irresoluteness}, {irresolution}]
first aid
n 1: emergency care given before regular medical aid can be
obtained
First Amendment
n 1: an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom
of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of
religion and freedom of speech
first and last
adv 1: taking everything together; "she was first and last a
scientist" [syn: {first and last}, {above all}]
first appearance
n 1: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to
the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction},
{debut}, {first appearance}, {launching}, {unveiling},
{entry}]
first balcony
n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: {mezzanine}, {first balcony}]
First Baron Beveridge
n 1: British economist (born in India) whose report on social
insurance provided the basis for most of the social
legislation on which the welfare state in the United
Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: {Beveridge}, {William
Henry Beveridge}, {First Baron Beveridge}]
First Baron Kelvin
n 1: British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of
temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
[syn: {Kelvin}, {First Baron Kelvin}, {William Thompson}]
First Baron Lytton
n 1: English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn:
{Lytton}, {First Baron Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}, {Edward
George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]
First Baron Macaulay
n 1: English historian noted for his history of England
(1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {Thomas Babington Macaulay},
{First Baron Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]
First Baron Marks of Broughton
n 1: English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
[syn: {Marks}, {Simon Marks}, {First Baron Marks of
Broughton}]
First Baron Passfield
n 1: English sociologist and economist and a central member of
the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney Webb},
{Sidney James Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]
First Baron Rutherford
n 1: British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the
atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom
(1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {Ernest Rutherford}, {First
Baron Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]
First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
n 1: British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the
atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom
(1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {Ernest Rutherford}, {First
Baron Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]
First Baron Tennyson
n 1: Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson},
{Alfred Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord
Tennyson}]
first base
n 1: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in
baseball
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting
counterclockwise from home plate) [syn: {first base},
{first}]
3: the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get
to first base with that approach"
first baseman
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays first base [syn: {first
baseman}, {first sacker}]
first battle of Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting
as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through
the lines of the others [syn: {Ypres}, {battle of Ypres},
{first battle of Ypres}]
first blush
n 1: at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the
idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer
examination it fails"
first cause
n 1: an agent that is the cause of all things but does not
itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" [syn: {first
cause}, {prime mover}, {primum mobile}]
first class
adv 1: by first class conveyance; with first class
accommodations; "we always travel first class"
n 1: the highest rank in a classification
2: mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed
against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class}, {first-
class mail}, {1st-class mail}]
3: the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane
First Council of Constantinople
n 1: the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording
about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed [syn:
{Constantinople}, {First Council of Constantinople}]
First Council of Lyons
n 1: the council of the Western Church in 1245 that
excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned
a new crusade against the Holy Land [syn: {Lyons}, {First
Council of Lyons}]
First Council of Nicaea
n 1: the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the
wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of
Arianism [syn: {Nicaea}, {First Council of Nicaea}]
first cousin
n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {first
cousin}, {cousin-german}, {full cousin}]
first cranial nerve
n 1: a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the
nasal mucosa [syn: {olfactory nerve}, {nervii olfactorii},
{first cranial nerve}]
First Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created
a theocracy there
first degree
n 1: a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are
of the first degree"
first derivative
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the
instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another;
df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative},
{differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first
derivative}]
First Duke of Marlborough
n 1: English general considered one of the greatest generals in
history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {John Churchill},
{Duke of Marlborough}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]
First Duke of Wellington
n 1: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
[syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of
Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {Iron Duke}]
First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
n 1: British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener},
{Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]
First Earl of Beaconsfield
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling
interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the
empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: {Disraeli}, {Benjamin
Disraeli}, {First Earl of Beaconsfield}]
First Earl of Chatham
n 1: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an
end (1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {First Earl
of Chatham}, {Pitt the Elder}]
First Earl of Orford
n 1: Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was
effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)
[syn: {Walpole}, {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole},
{First Earl of Orford}]
First Earl Wavell
n 1: British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he
defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans
(1883-1950) [syn: {Wavell}, {Archibald Percival Wavell},
{First Earl Wavell}]
First Epistle of John
n 1: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to
Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}, {I
John}]
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the
Corinthians}, {I Corinthians}]
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {I Thessalonians}]
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First
Epistle to Timothy}, {I Timothy}]
First Epistle of Peter
n 1: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}, {I
Peter}]
First Epistle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the
Corinthians}, {I Corinthians}]
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {I Thessalonians}]
First Epistle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First
Epistle to Timothy}, {I Timothy}]
first estate
n 1: the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
[syn: {first estate}, {Lords Spiritual}]
first floor
n 1: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level
of the ground around the building [syn: {ground floor},
{first floor}, {ground level}]
first gear
n 1: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor
vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear},
{first}, {low gear}, {low}]
first half
n 1: the first of two halves of play
first harmonic
n 1: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental},
{fundamental frequency}, {first harmonic}]
first in first out
n 1: inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first
acquired) are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {first in
first out}, {FIFO}]
first lady
n 1: the leading woman in an art or profession
2: the wife of a chief executive
first language
n 1: one's native language; the language learned by children and
passed from one generation to the next [syn: {mother
tongue}, {maternal language}, {first language}]
First Lateran Council
n 1: the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran
Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans
to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels'
first law of motion
n 1: a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant
velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn:
{first law of motion}, {Newton's first law of motion},
{Newton's first law}]
first law of thermodynamics
n 1: the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy
of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
[syn: {conservation of energy}, {law of conservation of
energy}, {first law of thermodynamics}]
first lieutenant
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain [syn:
{first lieutenant}, {1st lieutenant}]
first light
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning},
{aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break
of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}]
[ant: {sundown}, {sunset}]
First Lord of the Treasury
n 1: the British cabinet minister responsible for economic
strategy [syn: {Treasury}, {First Lord of the Treasury}]
First Marquess Cornwallis
n 1: commander of the British forces in the American War of
Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at
Yorktown (1738-1805) [syn: {Cornwallis}, {Charles
Cornwallis}, {First Marquess Cornwallis}]
first mate
n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn:
{mate}, {first mate}]
first moment
n 1: the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the
number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {first moment},
{expectation}, {expected value}]
first mortgage
n 1: a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens
except those imposed by law
first name
n 1: the name that precedes the surname [syn: {first name},
{given name}, {forename}]
first of all
adv 1: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter
snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {foremost}, {first of
all}, {first off}]
First of May
n 1: observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of
spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor
of labor [syn: {May Day}, {First of May}, {May 1}]
First of October Antifascist Resistance Group
n 1: an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain;
seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it
with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently
opposed to the United States" [syn: {First of October
Antifascist Resistance Group}, {GRAPO}]
first off
adv 1: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter
snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {foremost}, {first of
all}, {first off}]
first offender
n 1: someone convicted for the first time
first period
n 1: the first division into which the play of a game is divided
first person
n 1: pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer
of the language in which they occur
first principles
n 1: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he
mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiments},
{first principles}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]
first quarter
n 1: the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around
the Earth
first reading
n 1: the first presentation of a bill in a legislature
first sacker
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays first base [syn: {first
baseman}, {first sacker}]
first sergeant
n 1: a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and
below master sergeant [syn: {first sergeant}, {sergeant
first class}]
First State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Delaware}, {Diamond State}, {First State}, {DE}, {Del.}]
first step
n 1: the first of a series of actions [syn: {first step},
{initiative}, {opening move}, {opening}]
first stomach
n 1: the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here
food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for
chewing [syn: {rumen}, {first stomach}]
first strike
n 1: the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that
also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the
attacker can destroy the other country's ability to
retaliate; "the Pakistani president promised no first
strike against India"
first team
n 1: a team representing a college or university [syn:
{varsity}, {first team}]
first trimester
n 1: time period extending from the first day of the last
menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation
First Vatican Council
n 1: the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the
infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra [syn:
{First Vatican Council}, {Vatican I}]
First Viscount Haldane of Cloan
n 1: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John
Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane},
{Richard Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of
Cloan}]
First Viscount Nuffield
n 1: British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and
created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) [syn:
{Nuffield}, {William Richard Morris}, {First Viscount
Nuffield}]
first visual area
n 1: the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers
of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and
is the primary receptive area for vision [syn: {striate
cortex}, {striate area}, {first visual area}, {area 17 of
Brodmann}, {Brodmann's area 17}]
first water
n 1: the highest quality gems
First World War
n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire,
Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium,
Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to
1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War},
{First World War}, {War to End War}]
first-aid kit
n 1: kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for
giving first aid
first-aid station
n 1: a station providing emergency care or treatment before
regular medical aid can be obtained
first-class
adj 1: very good; of the highest quality; "made an excellent
speech"; "he was a splendid teacher"; "a first-class
mind" [syn: {excellent}, {first-class}, {fantabulous},
{splendid}, {ripping}]
first-class honours degree
n 1: an honours degree of the highest class [syn: {first},
{first-class honours degree}]
first-class mail
n 1: mail that includes letters and postcards and packages
sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class},
{first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}]
first-come-first-serve
adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: {first-come-first-
serve(p)}, {rush}]
first-degree burn
n 1: burn causing redness of the skin surface
first-nighter
n 1: someone habitually a spectator at the openings of
theatrical productions
first-order correlation
n 1: a partial correlation in which the effects of only one
variable are removed (held constant)
first-place finish
n 1: a finish in first place (as in a race)
first-rate
adv 1: quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn:
{first-rate}, {very well}]
adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack
shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she
is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack},
{first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {top-notch},
{tops(p)}]
first-rater
n 1: one who is first-rate
first-string
adj 1: of members of a team; not substitutes
2: being a regular member of a team; "first-string players"
first-year
adj 1: used of a person in the first year of an experience
(especially in United States high school or college); "a
freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or
college" [syn: {freshman}, {first-year}]
Firth of Clyde
n 1: a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into
the North Channel
Firth of Forth
n 1: a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary
of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh
fiscal policy
n 1: a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially
with taxation and borrowing)
fiscal year
n 1: any accounting period of 12 months [syn: {fiscal year},
{financial year}]
Fischer's slime mushroom
n 1: a type of slime mushroom
fish and chips
n 1: fried fish and french-fried potatoes
fish ball
n 1: well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed
crumbs simmered in fish stock [syn: {gefilte fish}, {fish
ball}]
2: a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
[syn: {fish cake}, {fish ball}]
fish bowl
n 1: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the
president lives in a goldfish bowl" [syn: {goldfish bowl},
{fish bowl}, {fishbowl}]
2: a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept [syn:
{fishbowl}, {fish bowl}, {goldfish bowl}]
fish cake
n 1: a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
[syn: {fish cake}, {fish ball}]
fish chowder
n 1: chowder containing fish
fish doctor
n 1: brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout [syn: {fish
doctor}, {Gymnelis viridis}]
fish duck
n 1: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender
hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {merganser}, {fish
duck}, {sawbill}, {sheldrake}]
fish eagle
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
{osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion
haliaetus}]
fish family
n 1: any of various families of fish
fish farm
n 1: a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
fish filet
n 1: a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn:
{fillet}, {filet}, {fish fillet}, {fish filet}]
fish fillet
n 1: a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn:
{fillet}, {filet}, {fish fillet}, {fish filet}]
fish finger
n 1: a long fillet of fish breaded and fried [syn: {fish stick},
{fish finger}]
fish fly
n 1: similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used
as fishing bait [syn: {fish fly}, {fish-fly}]
fish fry
n 1: a cookout where fried fish is the main course
fish fuddle
n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle},
{Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]
fish genus
n 1: any of various genus of fish
fish geranium
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {zonal
pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]
fish glue
n 1: gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and
bones of fish
fish hawk
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
{osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion
haliaetus}]
fish house punch
n 1: a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened
with sugar syrup
fish joint
n 1: a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of
two rails or beams
fish knife
n 1: a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating
fish
fish ladder
n 1: a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon
to swim upstream past a dam
fish loaf
n 1: flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various
seasonings
fish louse
n 1: a kind of copepod
fish lure
n 1: (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic
or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers [syn:
{fisherman's lure}, {fish lure}]
fish meal
n 1: ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for
domestic livestock
fish mousse
n 1: mousse made with fish
fish oil
n 1: a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish [syn:
{fish-liver oil}, {fish oil}]
fish scale
n 1: scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
fish slice
n 1: a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or
serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan
fish species
n 1: a species of fish
fish steak
n 1: cross-section slice of a large fish
fish stew
n 1: a stew made with fish
fish stick
n 1: a long fillet of fish breaded and fried [syn: {fish stick},
{fish finger}]
fish tank
n 1: a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live
fish and underwater animals [syn: {aquarium}, {fish tank},
{marine museum}]
fish-fly
n 1: similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used
as fishing bait [syn: {fish fly}, {fish-fly}]
fish-liver oil
n 1: a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish [syn:
{fish-liver oil}, {fish oil}]
fish-worship
n 1: the worship of fish [syn: {ichthyolatry}, {fish-worship}]
fisher cat
n 1: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
[syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes
pennanti}]
fisherman's bend
n 1: a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring
fisherman's knot
n 1: a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn:
{fisherman's knot}, {true lover's knot}, {truelove knot}]
fisherman's lure
n 1: (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic
or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers [syn:
{fisherman's lure}, {fish lure}]
fisheye lens
n 1: a camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and
usually a short focal length); produces an image that is
foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in
the periphery [syn: {wide-angle lens}, {fisheye lens}]
fishing boat
n 1: a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch
alive [syn: {fishing boat}, {fishing smack}, {fishing
vessel}]
fishing eagle
n 1: of southeast Europe and central Asia [syn: {fishing eagle},
{Haliaeetus leucorhyphus}]
fishing expedition
n 1: an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated
purpose) of discovering information
fishing gear
n 1: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle},
{fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]
fishing licence
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified
period of time [syn: {fishing license}, {fishing licence},
{fishing permit}]
fishing license
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified
period of time [syn: {fishing license}, {fishing licence},
{fishing permit}]
fishing line
n 1: a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker
and hook are attached
fishing net
n 1: a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in [syn:
{fishnet}, {fishing net}]
fishing permit
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified
period of time [syn: {fishing license}, {fishing licence},
{fishing permit}]
fishing pole
n 1: a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in
fishing to extend the fishing line [syn: {fishing rod},
{fishing pole}]
fishing rig
n 1: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle},
{fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]
fishing rod
n 1: a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in
fishing to extend the fishing line [syn: {fishing rod},
{fishing pole}]
fishing season
n 1: the season during which it is legal to catch fish
fishing smack
n 1: a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch
alive [syn: {fishing boat}, {fishing smack}, {fishing
vessel}]
fishing tackle
n 1: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle},
{fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]
fishing vessel
n 1: a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch
alive [syn: {fishing boat}, {fishing smack}, {fishing
vessel}]
fishing worm
n 1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait
by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm},
{fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler},
{crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]
fishpole bamboo
n 1: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms
flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku},
{hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]
fishtail bit
n 1: a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against
wear [syn: {fishtail bit}, {blade bit}]
fishtail palm
n 1: attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate
foliage
fission bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb},
{atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]
fissiped mammal
n 1: terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base:
dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons [syn: {fissiped
mammal}, {fissiped}]
fissure of Rolando
n 1: a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of
both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
[syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {central
sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]
fissure of Sylvius
n 1: the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures;
separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both
hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure},
{lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]
Fissurella apertura
n 1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the
apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Fissurella apertura},
{Diodora apertura}]
Fistulina hepatica
n 1: a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or
raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States [syn:
{beefsteak fungus}, {Fistulina hepatica}]
fistulous withers
n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn:
{fistulous withers}, {fistula}]
fit in
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort},
{accord}, {concord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
fit out
v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose;
"The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food,
and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {fit out},
{outfit}]
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
{garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out},
{apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
{strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
fit the bill
v 1: be what is needed or be good enough for what is required;
"Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?"
[syn: {fit the bill}, {fill the bill}]
fits and starts
n 1: repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and
starts"
fitted out
adj 1: prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in
the Arctic" [syn: {equipped}, {fitted out(p)}]
2: furnished with essential equipment for a particular
occupation or undertaking occupation; "a well outfitted
expedition to the South Pole" [syn: {fitted out},
{outfitted}]
fitted sheet
n 1: a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a
particular mattress [syn: {fitted sheet}, {contour sheet}]
five dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: {fiver}, {five-
spot}, {five dollar bill}]
five hundred
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
[syn: {five hundred}, {500}, {d}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and
five [syn: {five hundred}, {500}, {D}]
2: a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards
and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
[syn: {euchre}, {five hundred}]
five iron
n 1: middle-distance iron [syn: {mashie}, {five iron}]
Five Nations
n 1: a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five
Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the
Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois},
{Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]
five spice powder
n 1: Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel
and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
five-finger
n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled
flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have
medicinal properties [syn: {cinquefoil}, {five-finger}]
five-fingered maidenhair fern
n 1: hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent
recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
[syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {five-fingered maidenhair
fern}, {Adiantum pedatum}]
five-flowered gentian
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
{Gentiana quinquefolia}]
five-fold
adj 1: having five units or components [syn: {quintuple},
{fivefold}, {five-fold}]
five-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
[syn: {five-hitter}, {5-hitter}]
five-hundredth
adj 1: the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order
[syn: {five-hundredth}, {500th}]
five-lobed
adj 1: having five lobes
five-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with five members
[syn: {five-membered}, {5-membered}]
five-needled
adj 1: (of conifers) having five needles
five-petaled
adj 1: (of flowers) having five petals [syn: {five-petaled},
{five-petalled}]
five-petalled
adj 1: (of flowers) having five petals [syn: {five-petaled},
{five-petalled}]
five-point bishop's cap
n 1: small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny
greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North
America to California and Colorado [syn: {five-point
bishop's cap}, {Mitella pentandra}]
five-pointed
adj 1: having five points
five-sided
adj 1: having five sides
five-spot
n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: {fiver}, {five-
spot}, {five dollar bill}]
2: California annual having white flowers with a deep purple
blotch on each petal [syn: {five-spot}, {Nemophila maculata}]
3: a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows
five pips [syn: {five-spot}, {five}]
five-star admiral
n 1: an admiral of the highest rank [syn: {fleet admiral},
{five-star admiral}]
five-year-old
adj 1: five years of age
fix up
v 1: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a
nice girl"
2: make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the
President?" [syn: {arrange}, {fix up}]
fix-it shop
n 1: a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance [syn:
{repair shop}, {fix-it shop}]
fixed charge
n 1: a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume
(as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn:
{fixed charge}, {fixed cost}, {fixed costs}]
fixed cost
n 1: a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume
(as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn:
{fixed charge}, {fixed cost}, {fixed costs}]
fixed costs
n 1: a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume
(as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn:
{fixed charge}, {fixed cost}, {fixed costs}]
fixed disk
n 1: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
[syn: {hard disc}, {hard disk}, {fixed disk}]
fixed intonation
n 1: the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of
each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer
fixed investment trust
n 1: an investment trust that can buy only those securities
listed when the trust was organized [syn: {nondiscretionary
trust}, {fixed investment trust}]
fixed oil
n 1: nonvolatile animal or plant oil [syn: {fixed oil}, {fatty
oil}]
fixed phagocyte
n 1: a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is
fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.
fixed star
n 1: any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
fixed storage
n 1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed
and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory},
{ROM}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]
fixed-combination drug
n 1: drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients
fixed-cycle operation
n 1: an operation that is completed in a specified number of
regularly timed execution cycles
fixed-point notation
n 1: a radix numeration system in which the location of the
decimal point is fixed by convention [syn: {fixed-point
notation}, {fixed-point representation system}]
fixed-point number
n 1: a number represented in fixed-point notation
fixed-point part
n 1: the positive fractional part of the representation of a
logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa
is .808 [syn: {mantissa}, {fixed-point part}]
fixed-point representation system
n 1: a radix numeration system in which the location of the
decimal point is fixed by convention [syn: {fixed-point
notation}, {fixed-point representation system}]
fixed-width font
n 1: a typeface is which each character is given the same width
(as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-
width font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant:
{proportional font}]
fixer-upper
n 1: a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually
offered for sale at a low price)
fixing agent
n 1: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye
or a photographic image) [syn: {fixing agent}, {fixer}]
fizzle out
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no
proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {peter out}, {fizzle
out}, {fizzle}]
Fla.
n 1: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic
and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states
during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine
State}, {Everglade State}, {FL}, {Fla.}]
flaccid bladder
n 1: a urinary bladder disorder resulting from interruption of
the reflex arc normally associated with voiding urine;
absence of bladder sensation and over-filling of the
bladder and inability to urinate voluntarily
flaccid paralysis
n 1: weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or
disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
flack catcher
n 1: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the
advantage of their employer [syn: {flak catcher}, {flak},
{flack catcher}, {flack}]
flacourtia family
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {Flacourtiaceae},
{family Flacourtiaceae}, {flacourtia family}]
Flacourtia indica
n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
{Flacourtia indica}]
flag captain
n 1: the captain of a flagship
Flag Day
n 1: commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in
1777 [syn: {Flag Day}, {June 14}]
flag down
v 1: signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to
rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"
flag of truce
n 1: flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted
to signal surrender or to ask for a truce [syn: {white
flag}, {flag of truce}]
flag officer
n 1: a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
flag rank
n 1: the rank of a flag officer
flag smut
n 1: smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other
grasses
flag smut fungus
n 1: a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses
that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized
chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture
releasing black masses of spores
flag stop
n 1: a small railway station between the principal stations or a
station where the train stops only on a signal [syn:
{whistle stop}, {flag stop}, {way station}]
flag waving
n 1: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: {flag
waving}, {jingoism}]
flag-waver
n 1: an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist},
{jingoist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter},
{patrioteer}]
flag-waving
adj 1: fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-
waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {nationalistic},
{ultranationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]
flagellate protozoan
n 1: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other
animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellate protozoan},
{flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]
flagellated cell
n 1: any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum
flagellated protozoan
n 1: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other
animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellate protozoan},
{flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]
flak catcher
n 1: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the
advantage of their employer [syn: {flak catcher}, {flak},
{flack catcher}, {flack}]
flake off
v 1: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {peel}, {flake
off}, {flake}]
flake out
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
flamboyant tree
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
flame bush
n 1: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant
scarlet flowers [syn: {coral bush}, {flame bush},
{Templetonia retusa}]
flame cell
n 1: organ of excretion in flatworms
flame durrajong
n 1: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong},
{Brachychiton acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]
flame fish
n 1: a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
[syn: {flame fish}, {flamefish}, {Apogon maculatus}]
flame flower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves
and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn:
{kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower},
{flameflower}]
2: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent
leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil;
southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy
roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower},
{Talinum aurantiacum}]
flame nettle
n 1: any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus
Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of
blue flowers [syn: {coleus}, {flame nettle}]
flame pea
n 1: any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire
or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red
flowers; Australia
flame stitch
n 1: needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
[syn: {bargello}, {flame stitch}]
flame tokay
n 1: purplish-red table grape
flame tree
n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western
Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic
on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree},
{Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
2: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely
planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame
tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana regia}]
3: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
[syn: {flame tree}, {broad-leaved bottletree}, {Brachychiton
australis}]
4: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong}, {Brachychiton
acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]
5: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow
flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie},
{mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented
wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
flame up
v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new
intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn
up}]
2: become ignited; "The furnace wouldn't fire" [syn: {fire},
{flame up}]
flame-colored
adj 1: having the brilliant orange-red color of flames [syn:
{flame-colored}, {flame-coloured}]
flame-coloured
adj 1: having the brilliant orange-red color of flames [syn:
{flame-colored}, {flame-coloured}]
flame-flower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves
and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn:
{kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower},
{flameflower}]
2: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent
leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil;
southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy
roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower},
{Talinum aurantiacum}]
flame-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with red [syn: {red-orange}, {reddish-
orange}, {flame-orange}]
flame-out
n 1: the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of
the fuel supply or by faulty combustion
2: a complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out
of the company's stock cost many people their life savings"
flame-retardant
adj 1: resistant to catching fire [syn: {flameproof}, {flame-
retardant}]
flaming poppy
n 1: California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind
poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum},
{Papaver heterophyllum}]
flamingo flower
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe
and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant},
{Anthurium andraeanum}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
flamingo plant
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe
and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant},
{Anthurium andraeanum}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
Flaminian Way
n 1: an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in
220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul
Flammulina velutipes
n 1: an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late
fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth
orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in
maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters [syn:
{winter mushroom}, {Flammulina velutipes}]
Flanders poppy
n 1: annual European poppy common in grain fields and often
cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Flanders
poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]
flank steak
n 1: a cut of beef from the flank of the animal
flanker back
n 1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass
receiver [syn: {flanker back}, {flanker}]
flannel bush
n 1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and
northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow
flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}, {California
beauty}]
flannel cake
n 1: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
[syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-
cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake},
{hot cake}]
flannel leaf
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf},
{velvet plant}]
flannel mullein
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
flannel-cake
n 1: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
[syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-
cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake},
{hot cake}]
Flannery O'Connor
n 1: United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {O'Connor},
{Flannery O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]
flap down
v 1: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn:
{slam}, {flap down}]
flare out
v 1: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The
bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: {flare out}, {flare}]
flare pass
n 1: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the
sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was
tackled for a loss" [syn: {flare pass}, {flare}]
flare path
n 1: an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot
in landing
flare star
n 1: a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several
magnitudes in a few minutes
flare up
v 1: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died
down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
"Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up},
{flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]
flare-up
n 1: a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a
burst of lightning" [syn: {outburst}, {burst}, {flare-up}]
flash back
v 1: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in
the story" [syn: {cut back}, {flash back}]
flash bulb
n 1: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
[syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun},
{flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]
flash butt welding
n 1: butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two
pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining
segments of metal pipe [syn: {flash welding}, {flash butt
welding}]
flash camera
n 1: a camera with a photoflash attachment
flash card
n 1: a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to
a class by the teacher [syn: {flash card}, {flashcard}]
flash flood
n 1: a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
[syn: {flash flood}, {flashflood}]
flash in the pan
n 1: someone who enjoys transient success but then fails
flash lamp
n 1: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
[syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun},
{flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]
flash memory
n 1: nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and
programmed anew
flash point
n 1: point at which something is ready to blow up [syn: {flash
point}, {flashpoint}]
2: the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible
liquid can be ignited in air [syn: {flash point},
{flashpoint}]
flash welding
n 1: butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two
pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining
segments of metal pipe [syn: {flash welding}, {flash butt
welding}]
flash-forward
n 1: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to
a later event or scene that interrupts the normal
chronological development of the story [ant: {flashback}]
flash-freeze
v 1: freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and
flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {quick-freeze},
{flash-freeze}]
flash-frozen
adj 1: (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently
rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen
foods" [syn: {flash-frozen}, {quick-frozen}, {frozen}]
flashlight battery
n 1: a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power
flashlights
flashlight fish
n 1: fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each
eye [syn: {flashlight fish}, {Photoblepharon palpebratus}]
2: fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of
the western Pacific and Puerto Rico [syn: {anomalops},
{flashlight fish}]
flat arch
n 1: an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a
straight horizontal extrados and intrados [syn: {flat
arch}, {straight arch}]
flat bench
n 1: a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises
flat bone
n 1: part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone
flat cap
n 1: a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak [syn: {cloth cap},
{flat cap}]
flat coat
n 1: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming},
{primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]
flat file
n 1: a file with two flat surfaces
flat knot
n 1: a square knot used in a reef line [syn: {reef knot}, {flat
knot}]
flat out
adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated
his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
{bluffly}, {bluntly}, {brusquely}, {flat out}, {roundly}]
2: at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off
down the road like blue murder" [syn: {flat out}, {like blue
murder}]
flat panel display
n 1: a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly
used in laptop computers [syn: {flat panel display}, {FPD}]
flat pea
n 1: evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and
bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with
flat wings; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {flat pea},
{Platylobium formosum}]
2: European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink;
sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn:
{flat pea}, {narrow-leaved everlasting pea}, {Lathyrus
sylvestris}]
flat solid
n 1: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and
width [syn: {sheet}, {flat solid}]
flat tip screwdriver
n 1: a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a
slot in the head of a screw
flat tire
n 1: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat}, {flat tire}]
flat wash
n 1: ironing that can be done mechanically [syn: {flatwork},
{flat wash}]
flat-bellied
adj 1: lacking a prominent belly [syn: {bellyless}, {flat-
bellied}] [ant: {bellied}]
flat-bottom
adj 1: having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flat-
bottomed boat" [syn: {flatbottom}, {flatbottomed}, {flat-
bottomed}, {flat-bottom}]
flat-bottomed
adj 1: having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flat-
bottomed boat" [syn: {flatbottom}, {flatbottomed}, {flat-
bottomed}, {flat-bottom}]
flat-coated retriever
n 1: an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored
coat; retrieves game from land or water
flat-footed
adj 1: with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe [syn: {flat-
footed}, {flatfooted}]
2: unprepared and unable to react quickly; "the new product
caught their competitors flat-footed" [syn: {flat-footed},
{flatfooted}]
3: having broad flat feet that usually turn outward; "a slow
flat-footed walk" [syn: {flat-footed}, {flatfooted}]
4: forthright and explicit; "a flat-footed refusal" [syn: {flat-
footed}, {flatfooted}]
flat-growing
adj 1: of plants that grow relatively low to the ground [syn:
{low-growing}, {flat-growing}, {ground-hugging}]
flat-hat
v 1: fly very close to the ground [syn: {hedgehop}, {flat-hat}]
flat-leaf parsley
n 1: a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian
parsley}, {flat-leaf parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum
neapolitanum}]
flat-top
adj 1: having a flat or flattened upper surface [syn: {flat-
topped}, {flat-top}]
flat-topped
adj 1: having a flat or flattened upper surface [syn: {flat-
topped}, {flat-top}]
flat-topped white aster
n 1: a variety of aster
flatbed press
n 1: a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed
under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type
[syn: {flatbed press}, {cylinder press}]
flathead catfish
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat},
{goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish},
{Pylodictus olivaris}]
flatten out
v 1: become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn:
{flatten}, {flatten out}]
flatus-relieving
adj 1: relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or
flatulence or griping) [syn: {carminative}, {flatus-
relieving}]
Flavian dynasty
n 1: a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including
Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian
Flavius Claudius Julianus
n 1: Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored
paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and
destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed
after his death (331?-363) [syn: {Julian}, {Julian the
Apostate}, {Flavius Claudius Julianus}]
Flavius Josephus
n 1: Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the
Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
[syn: {Josephus}, {Flavius Josephus}, {Joseph ben
Matthias}]
Flavius Theodosius
n 1: the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control
of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths;
he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan
worship (346-395) [syn: {Theodosius}, {Theodosius I},
{Theodosius the Great}, {Flavius Theodosius}]
Flavius Valerius Constantinus
n 1: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians
and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the
Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to
Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) [syn:
{Constantine}, {Constantine I}, {Constantine the Great},
{Flavius Valerius Constantinus}]
flax family
n 1: a widely distributed family of plants [syn: {Linaceae},
{family Linaceae}, {flax family}]
flax rust
n 1: fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust}, {flax rust
fungus}, {Melampsora lini}]
flax rust fungus
n 1: fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust}, {flax rust
fungus}, {Melampsora lini}]
flaxseed oil
n 1: a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making
such things as oil paints [syn: {linseed oil}, {flaxseed
oil}]
flea beetle
n 1: any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable
of jumping
flea bite
n 1: sting inflicted by a flea
2: a very minor inconvenience
flea market
n 1: an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand
articles
flea-bitten
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a
decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction
tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood";
"a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {decrepit},
{derelict}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}, {woebegone}]
fleet admiral
n 1: an admiral of the highest rank [syn: {fleet admiral},
{five-star admiral}]
fleet ballistic missile submarine
n 1: a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
Fleet Street
n 1: a street in central London where newspaper offices are
situated
2: British journalism
Flemish dialect
n 1: one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related
to Dutch [syn: {Flemish}, {Flemish dialect}]
Flemish-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Flemish
flesh fly
n 1: fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living
animals [syn: {flesh fly}, {Sarcophaga carnaria}]
flesh out
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out},
{plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
2: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of
and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She
elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn:
{elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge},
{flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant:
{abbreviate}, {abridge}, {contract}, {cut}, {foreshorten},
{reduce}, {shorten}]
3: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing
out" [syn: {round}, {flesh out}, {fill out}]
flesh wound
n 1: a wound that does not damage important internal organs or
shatter any bones
flesh-colored
adj 1: having a bright red or pinkish color [syn: {flesh-
colored}, {flesh-coloured}]
flesh-coloured
adj 1: having a bright red or pinkish color [syn: {flesh-
colored}, {flesh-coloured}]
flesh-eating
adj 1: (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-
eating(a)}, {zoophagous}]
fleshed out
adj 1: given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring
full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with
statistics and details" [syn: {fleshed out}, {full-clad}]
fleur-de-lis
n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {fleur-de-lis},
{sword lily}]
2: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized
representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lis}, {fleur-de-
lys}]
fleur-de-lys
n 1: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized
representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lis}, {fleur-de-
lys}]
flexible joint
n 1: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing
relative to the other [syn: {hinge}, {flexible joint}]
flexible sigmoidoscope
n 1: an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining
the sigmoid colon [syn: {sigmoidoscope}, {flexible
sigmoidoscope}]
flexible sigmoidoscopy
n 1: visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower
third of the colon in a search for polyps [syn:
{sigmoidoscopy}, {flexible sigmoidoscopy}]
flexor muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn:
{flexor muscle}, {flexor}] [ant: {extensor}, {extensor
muscle}]
flick knife
n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press
of a button [syn: {switchblade}, {switchblade knife},
{flick-knife}, {flick knife}]
flick-knife
n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press
of a button [syn: {switchblade}, {switchblade knife},
{flick-knife}, {flick knife}]
flight attendant
n 1: an attendant on an airplane [syn: {steward}, {flight
attendant}]
flight control
n 1: control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by
means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
flight deck
n 1: the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
[syn: {flight deck}, {landing deck}]
flight engineer
n 1: the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation
while in flight
flight feather
n 1: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn:
{flight feather}, {pinion}, {quill}, {quill feather}]
flight indicator
n 1: a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it
artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot
[syn: {artificial horizon}, {gyro horizon}, {flight
indicator}]
flight line
n 1: place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance
hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
flight maneuver
n 1: a maneuver executed by an aircraft [syn: {flight maneuver},
{airplane maneuver}]
flight of stairs
n 1: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and
the next [syn: {flight}, {flight of stairs}, {flight of
steps}]
flight of steps
n 1: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and
the next [syn: {flight}, {flight of stairs}, {flight of
steps}]
flight path
n 1: the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the
air
2: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one
airport to another [syn: {air lane}, {flight path}, {airway},
{skyway}]
flight simulator
n 1: simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that
simulates the conditions of flying a plane [syn: {flight
simulator}, {trainer}]
flight strip
n 1: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn:
{airstrip}, {flight strip}, {landing strip}, {strip}]
flight surgeon
n 1: a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine
flightless bird
n 1: flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for
attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus;
moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite}, {ratite
bird}, {flightless bird}] [ant: {carinate}, {carinate
bird}, {flying bird}]
flim-flam
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam},
{play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox},
{pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
Flindersia australis
n 1: tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used
for staves etc [syn: {native beech}, {flindosa},
{flindosy}, {Flindersia australis}]
Flindersia schottiana
n 1: Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison [syn:
{bunji-bunji}, {Flindersia schottiana}]
fling off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a
thank-you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch
off}, {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
flint corn
n 1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the
soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee
corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]
flint glass
n 1: optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
[syn: {optical flint}, {flint glass}]
flint maize
n 1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the
soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee
corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]
Flint River
n 1: a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to
join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where
they form the Apalachicola River [syn: {Flint}, {Flint
River}]
flip chart
n 1: a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can
be flipped over to present information sequentially
flip one's lid
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
flip one's wig
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
flip out
v 1: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he
flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton
University" [syn: {flip}, {flip out}]
2: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being
laid off" [syn: {flip}, {flip out}]
flip over
v 1: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the
pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip}, {flip
over}, {turn over}]
flip side
n 1: a different aspect of something (especially the opposite
aspect); "the flip side of your positive qualities
sometimes get out of control"; "on the flip side of
partnerships he talked about their competition"
flip-flap
adv 1: with repeated strokes and noise; "something going flip-
flap in the night"
flip-flop
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal},
{change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
2: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big
toe and the second toe [syn: {flip-flop}, {thong}]
3: an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable
states
4: a backward somersault
v 1: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn:
{interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip},
{flip-flop}]
flipper-like
adj 1: having limbs that are used as flippers
flirt with
v 1: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the
notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain},
{think of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
flittering scotoma
n 1: a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering
colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of
migraine [syn: {scintillating scotoma}, {flittering
scotoma}]
Flo Ziegfeld
n 1: United States theatrical producer noted for a series of
extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies
(1869-1932) [syn: {Ziegfeld}, {Flo Ziegfeld}, {Florenz
Ziegfeld}]
floating bridge
n 1: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn:
{pontoon bridge}, {bateau bridge}, {floating bridge}]
floating dock
n 1: dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then
raised [syn: {floating dock}, {floating dry dock}]
floating dry dock
n 1: dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then
raised [syn: {floating dock}, {floating dry dock}]
floating fern
n 1: pantropical aquatic fern [syn: {floating fern},
{Ceratopteris thalictroides}]
2: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
[syn: {floating fern}, {water sprite}, {Ceratopteris
pteridioides}]
3: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern},
{Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]
floating mine
n 1: an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into
it [syn: {floating mine}, {marine mine}]
floating policy
n 1: an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g.
jewelry) regardless of its location [syn: {floater},
{floating policy}]
floating voter
n 1: a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and
whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an
election one way or the other [syn: {swing voter},
{floating voter}]
floating-moss
n 1: free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {floating-moss},
{Salvinia rotundifolia}, {Salvinia auriculata}]
floating-point notation
n 1: a radix numeration system in which the location of the
decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in
the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is
represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent [syn:
{floating-point notation}, {floating-point representation
system}]
floating-point number
n 1: a number represented in floating-point notation
floating-point operation
n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point
numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per
second" [syn: {floating-point operation}, {flop}]
floating-point representation system
n 1: a radix numeration system in which the location of the
decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in
the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is
represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent [syn:
{floating-point notation}, {floating-point representation
system}]
floccose chanterelle
n 1: a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like
a hollow trumpet [syn: {floccose chanterelle},
{Cantharellus floccosus}]
flood control
n 1: (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control
rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of
floods
flood in
v 1: arrive in great numbers
flood lamp
n 1: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a
broad beam; used in photography [syn: {flood},
{floodlight}, {flood lamp}, {photoflood}]
flood out
v 1: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {overwhelm},
{deluge}, {flood out}]
flood plain
n 1: a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of
river sediment and is subject to flooding [syn:
{floodplain}, {flood plain}]
flood tide
n 1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or
developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's
career"; "in the flood tide of his success" [syn: {climax},
{flood tide}]
2: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the
following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which,
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare [syn:
{flood tide}, {flood}, {rising tide}] [ant: {ebbtide}]
flooded gum
n 1: any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or
alluvial soil
floor board
n 1: a board in the floor [syn: {floorboard}, {floor board}]
floor cover
n 1: a covering for a floor [syn: {floor cover}, {floor
covering}]
floor covering
n 1: a covering for a floor [syn: {floor cover}, {floor
covering}]
floor joist
n 1: joist that supports a floor
floor lamp
n 1: a lamp that stands on the floor
floor leader
n 1: the legislator who organizes his party's strategy
floor plan
n 1: scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at
a given level; contrasts with elevation
floor show
n 1: a series of acts at a night club [syn: {cabaret},
{floorshow}, {floor show}]
floor wax
n 1: a preparation containing wax and used to polish and
preserve the finish of floors
floppy disk
n 1: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope
with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a
microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively
slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn:
{diskette}, {floppy}, {floppy disk}]
floral arrangement
n 1: a decorative arrangement of flowers [syn: {flower
arrangement}, {floral arrangement}]
floral cup
n 1: the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower
which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in
Rosaceae) [syn: {hypanthium}, {floral cup}, {calyx tube}]
floral envelope
n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting
of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and
pistils [syn: {perianth}, {chlamys}, {floral envelope},
{perigone}, {perigonium}]
floral leaf
n 1: a modified leaf that is part of a flower
Florence fennel
n 1: grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
[syn: {Florence fennel}, {Foeniculum dulce}, {Foeniculum
vulgare dulce}]
2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
[syn: {fennel}, {Florence fennel}, {finocchio}]
Florence Nightingale
n 1: English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean
War (1820-1910) [syn: {Nightingale}, {Florence
Nightingale}, {Lady with the Lamp}]
Florentine iris
n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged
falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris},
{orris}, {Iris germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]
Florenz Ziegfeld
n 1: United States theatrical producer noted for a series of
extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies
(1869-1932) [syn: {Ziegfeld}, {Flo Ziegfeld}, {Florenz
Ziegfeld}]
florest's cineraria
n 1: herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated
in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from
white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue [syn:
{florest's cineraria}, {Pericallis hybrida}]
Florida arrowroot
n 1: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and
Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn:
{coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}, {Zamia
pumila}]
Florida bean
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
Florida gallinule
n 1: North American dark bluish-grey gallinule [syn: {Florida
gallinule}, {Gallinula chloropus cachinnans}]
Florida key
n 1: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: {key},
{cay}, {Florida key}]
Florida pompano
n 1: found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear
waters of West Indies [syn: {Florida pompano}, {Trachinotus
carolinus}]
florida selaginella
n 1: occurs widely in Florida [syn: {florida selaginella},
{Selaginella eatonii}]
Florida smoothhound
n 1: found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn:
{Florida smoothhound}, {Mustelus norrisi}]
Florida strangler fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West
Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many
thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn:
{golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig},
{wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
Florida strap fern
n 1: common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale
yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies
and Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {Florida strap fern},
{cow-tongue fern}, {hart's-tongue fern}]
Florida water rat
n 1: of Florida wetlands [syn: {round-tailed muskrat}, {Florida
water rat}, {Neofiber alleni}]
Florida yew
n 1: small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading
branches and very narrow leaves [syn: {Florida yew}, {Taxus
floridana}]
florist shop
n 1: a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn:
{florist}, {florist shop}, {flower store}]
florist's chrysanthemum
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists'
chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom},
{Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
florist's gloxinia
n 1: South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a
houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large
variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {florist's
gloxinia}, {Sinningia speciosa}, {Gloxinia spesiosa}]
florist's willow
n 1: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and
relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow},
{florist's willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]
florists' chrysanthemum
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists'
chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom},
{Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
flotation device
n 1: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to
keep a person from drowning [syn: {life preserver},
{preserver}, {flotation device}]
flour beetle
n 1: an insect that infests flour and stored grains [syn: {flour
beetle}, {flour weevil}]
flour bin
n 1: a bin for holding flour
flour corn
n 1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn:
{soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays
amylacea}]
flour mill
n 1: a mill for grinding grain into flour
flour weevil
n 1: an insect that infests flour and stored grains [syn: {flour
beetle}, {flour weevil}]
flow away
v 1: flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the
pipe" [syn: {flow away}, {flow off}]
flow chart
n 1: a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer
program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart},
{flowchart}, {flow diagram}, {flow sheet}]
flow diagram
n 1: a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer
program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart},
{flowchart}, {flow diagram}, {flow sheet}]
flow from
v 1: be the result of [syn: {be due}, {flow from}]
flow of air
n 1: the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow
was directed right at her" [syn: {airflow}, {air flow},
{flow of air}]
flow off
v 1: flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the
pipe" [syn: {flow away}, {flow off}]
flow out
v 1: flow or spill forth [syn: {flow out}, {effuse}]
flow rate
n 1: the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn:
{flow}, {flow rate}, {rate of flow}]
flow sheet
n 1: a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer
program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart},
{flowchart}, {flow diagram}, {flow sheet}]
flower arrangement
n 1: a decorative arrangement of flowers [syn: {flower
arrangement}, {floral arrangement}]
flower bed
n 1: a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: {flowerbed},
{flower bed}, {bed of flowers}]
flower bud
n 1: a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop
flower chain
n 1: flowers strung together in a chain
flower child
n 1: someone who rejects the established culture; advocates
extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn:
{hippie}, {hippy}, {hipster}, {flower child}]
flower cluster
n 1: an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers
flower garden
n 1: a garden featuring flowering plants
flower gardening
n 1: the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: {flower
gardening}, {floriculture}]
flower girl
n 1: a woman who sells flowers in the street
2: a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
flower head
n 1: a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the
whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or
members of the family Compositae
flower people
n 1: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class)
originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated
universal love and peace and communes and long hair and
soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
[syn: {flower people}, {hippies}, {hipsters}]
flower petal
n 1: part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn:
{petal}, {flower petal}]
flower power
n 1: a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s
and 70s
flower stalk
n 1: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the
ground as in a tulip [syn: {scape}, {flower stalk}]
flower store
n 1: a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn:
{florist}, {florist shop}, {flower store}]
flower-cup fern
n 1: slender fern of northern North America with shining
chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually
distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern
woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]
flower-of-an-hour
n 1: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed
flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North
America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour},
{bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
flowering almond
n 1: deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed
leaves grown for its pink-white flowers [syn: {flowering
almond}, {Prunus triloba}]
2: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown
especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn:
{flowering almond}, {oriental bush cherry}, {Prunus
japonica}]
flowering ash
n 1: southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in
dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {manna ash},
{flowering ash}, {Fraxinus ornus}]
2: shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers [syn:
{flowering ash}, {Fraxinus dipetala}]
3: shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant
white flowers [syn: {flowering ash}, {Fraxinus cuspidata}]
flowering cherry
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus
cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double
blossoms
flowering crab
n 1: derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large
double pink blossoms [syn: {Bechtel crab}, {flowering
crab}]
2: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated
as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms [syn:
{Southern crab apple}, {flowering crab}, {Malus
angustifolia}]
flowering fern
n 1: Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of
fertile fronds [syn: {flowering fern}, {Helminthostachys
zeylanica}]
2: any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping
rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that
resemble flower clusters [syn: {flowering fern}, {osmund}]
flowering glume
n 1: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately
enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: {lemma},
{flowering glume}]
flowering hazel
n 1: any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for
their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before
the leaves [syn: {winter hazel}, {flowering hazel}]
flowering maple
n 1: an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves
that resemble maple leaves
flowering onion
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic},
{flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]
flowering plant
n 1: plants having seeds in a closed ovary [syn: {angiosperm},
{flowering plant}]
flowering quince
n 1: Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or
red blossoms
flowering raspberry
n 1: shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy
rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped
fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {purple-flowering
raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}, {thimbleberry}]
flowering shrub
n 1: shrub noted primarily for its flowers
flowering spurge
n 1: common perennial United States spurge having showy white
petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge},
{tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]
flowering stone
n 1: any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having
solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that
resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone},
{stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life
face}, {flowering stone}]
flowering tobacco
n 1: South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally
fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {flowering tobacco},
{Jasmine tobacco}, {Nicotiana alata}]
flowering tree
n 1: any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
[syn: {angiospermous tree}, {flowering tree}]
flowering wintergreen
n 1: common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America
having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple
flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen},
{gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala},
{Polygala paucifolia}]
flowers of zinc
n 1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in
cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc
oxide}, {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool},
{philosophers' wool}]
flowers-of-an-hour
n 1: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed
flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North
America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour},
{bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
Floyd Bennett
n 1: United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted
the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) [syn:
{Bennett}, {Floyd Bennett}]
flue pipe
n 1: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the
sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: {flue pipe}, {flue},
{labial pipe}]
flue stop
n 1: an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe
fluent aphasia
n 1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and
severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or
written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia},
{receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive
aphasia}]
fluff up
v 1: make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff
up}, {plump up}, {shake up}]
fluffy omelet
n 1: souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites
separately
fluid drachm
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluidram},
{fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
2: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal
to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid
dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
fluid dram
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluidram},
{fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
2: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal
to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid
dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
fluid drive
n 1: an automotive power coupling
fluid flywheel
n 1: a kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the
driving rotor
fluid mechanics
n 1: study of the mechanics of fluids [syn: {fluid mechanics},
{hydraulics}]
fluid ounce
n 1: a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or
dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters
(1.734 cubic inches) [syn: {fluidounce}, {fluid ounce}]
2: a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804
cubic inches [syn: {fluidounce}, {fluid ounce}]
flump down
v 1: fall heavily [syn: {flump}, {flump down}]
fluorescein isocyanate
n 1: a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use
in indirect immunofluorescence [syn: {fluorescein
isothiocyanate}, {fluorescein isocyanate}]
fluorescein isothiocyanate
n 1: a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use
in indirect immunofluorescence [syn: {fluorescein
isothiocyanate}, {fluorescein isocyanate}]
fluorescence microscopy
n 1: light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at
wavelengths that excite fluorochromes
fluorescent dye
n 1: a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used
as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is
added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver
chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in
solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
[syn: {fluorescein}, {fluoresceine}, {fluorescent dye},
{resorcinolphthalein}]
fluorescent fixture
n 1: a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp [syn:
{fluorescent}, {fluorescent fixture}]
fluorescent lamp
n 1: lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a
fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits
ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible
radiation by the fluorescent material
fluoroboric acid
n 1: an acid of fluorine and boron
fluorocarbon plastic
n 1: a plastic made with fluorocarbon
fluosilicic acid
n 1: an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the
form of its salts [syn: {fluosilicic acid},
{hydrofluosilicic acid}]
fluoxetine hydrocholoride
n 1: a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly
prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or
Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity
of serotonin in the brain [syn: {fluoxetine}, {fluoxetine
hydrocholoride}, {Prozac}, {Sarafem}]
flurazepam hydrochloride
n 1: tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia
[syn: {flurazepam}, {flurazepam hydrochloride}, {Dalmane}]
flush down
v 1: flow freely; "The body washed down the river" [syn: {wash
down}, {flush down}]
flush it
v 1: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed
nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail},
{flunk}, {bomb}, {flush it}] [ant: {make it}, {pass}]
flush toilet
n 1: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water
through it [syn: {flush toilet}, {lavatory}]
flush-seamed
adj 1: laid edge to edge (not overlapping)
flushless toilet
n 1: a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter
(instead of using water)
flute glass
n 1: a tall narrow wineglass [syn: {flute}, {flute glass},
{champagne flute}]
flute player
n 1: someone who plays the flute [syn: {flutist}, {flautist},
{flute player}]
flutter kick
n 1: a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down
without bending the knees
flux applicator
n 1: an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering)
flux density
n 1: (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a
given surface per unit area [syn: {flux density}, {flux}]
flux density unit
n 1: a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional
area
flux unit
n 1: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
[syn: {flux unit}, {magnetic flux unit}]
fluxing lime
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime},
{calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime},
{burnt lime}]
fly agaric
n 1: poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a
scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: {fly
agaric}, {Amanita muscaria}]
fly ash
n 1: fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air
when fuel is combusted
fly ball
n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly}, {fly
ball}]
fly blind
v 1: fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments
fly bridge
n 1: the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often
open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge},
{flybridge}, {fly bridge}, {monkey bridge}]
fly by
v 1: pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by"
2: move by very quickly [syn: {zip by}, {fly by}, {whisk by}]
fly casting
n 1: casting an artificial fly as a lure
fly contact
v 1: fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of
reference
fly floor
n 1: a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a
theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling
equipment in the flies [syn: {fly gallery}, {fly floor}]
fly front
n 1: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by
buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: {fly}, {fly
front}]
fly gallery
n 1: a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a
theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling
equipment in the flies [syn: {fly gallery}, {fly floor}]
fly high
v 1: be elated; "He was flying high during the summer months"
2: make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or
reach a high point in historical significance or importance;
"The new student is thriving" [syn: {thrive}, {prosper}, {fly
high}, {flourish}]
fly honeysuckle
n 1: erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white
flowers [syn: {American fly honeysuckle}, {fly
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera canadensis}]
fly in the face of
v 1: go against; "This action flies in the face of the
agreement" [syn: {fly in the face of}, {fly in the teeth
of}]
fly in the ointment
n 1: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of
something
fly in the teeth of
v 1: go against; "This action flies in the face of the
agreement" [syn: {fly in the face of}, {fly in the teeth
of}]
fly off the handle
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
fly on
v 1: continue flying
fly open
v 1: come open suddenly; "the doors flew open in the strong
gust"
fly orchid
n 1: any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre
insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks
2: European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {fly
orchid}, {Ophrys insectifera}, {Ophrys muscifera}]
fly poison
n 1: all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used
as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily
Melanthiaceae [syn: {fly poison}, {Amianthum
muscaetoxicum}, {Amianthum muscitoxicum}]
fly rod
n 1: a long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing
fly sheet
n 1: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly},
{fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]
fly tent
n 1: a tent with a fly front
fly the coop
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
fly-by
n 1: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft)
over spectators on the ground [syn: {flyover}, {fly-by},
{flypast}]
fly-by-night
adj 1: (of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or
undependable; "a fly-by-night operation"
2: ephemeral; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
n 1: a debtor who flees to avoid paying
fly-fish
v 1: fish with flies as lures [syn: {fly-fish}, {flyfish}]
fly-fishing
n 1: angling with an artificial fly as a lure
flycatching warbler
n 1: any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects
caught on the wing
flying bird
n 1: birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight
muscles [syn: {carinate}, {carinate bird}, {flying bird}]
[ant: {flightless bird}, {ratite}, {ratite bird}]
flying boat
n 1: a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water
rather than on pontoons
flying bomb
n 1: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
[syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb},
{doodlebug}, {V-1}]
flying bridge
n 1: the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often
open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge},
{flybridge}, {fly bridge}, {monkey bridge}]
flying buttress
n 1: a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and
connected to it by an arch [syn: {flying buttress}, {arc-
boutant}]
flying carpet
n 1: (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people
anywhere they wish to go
flying cat
n 1: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the
Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on
each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding
leaps [syn: {flying lemur}, {flying cat}, {colugo}]
2: East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying marmot},
{flying cat}, {Petaurista petaurista}]
flying colors
n 1: complete success; "they passed inspection with flying
colors" [syn: {flying colors}, {flying colours}]
flying colours
n 1: complete success; "they passed inspection with flying
colors" [syn: {flying colors}, {flying colours}]
flying dragon
n 1: any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of
gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the
body [syn: {dragon}, {flying dragon}, {flying lizard}]
flying drainpipe
n 1: a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
[syn: {ramjet}, {ramjet engine}, {atherodyde}, {athodyd},
{flying drainpipe}]
Flying Dutchman
n 1: the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was
condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
2: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape
of Good Hope
flying field
n 1: a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield},
{landing field}, {flying field}, {field}]
flying fish
n 1: tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used
for brief gliding flight
flying fox
n 1: large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
flying gecko
n 1: a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of
its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short
distances [syn: {flying gecko}, {fringed gecko},
{Ptychozoon homalocephalum}]
flying gurnard
n 1: tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for
underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: {flying
gurnard}, {flying robin}, {butterflyfish}]
flying jib
n 1: the outermost of two or more jibs
flying lemur
n 1: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the
Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on
each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding
leaps [syn: {flying lemur}, {flying cat}, {colugo}]
flying lizard
n 1: any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of
gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the
body [syn: {dragon}, {flying dragon}, {flying lizard}]
flying mare
n 1: a wrestling maneuver
flying marmot
n 1: East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying
marmot}, {flying cat}, {Petaurista petaurista}]
flying mouse
n 1: tiny flying phalanger
flying opossum
n 1: nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using
parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
[syn: {flying phalanger}, {flying opossum}, {flying
squirrel}]
flying phalanger
n 1: nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using
parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
[syn: {flying phalanger}, {flying opossum}, {flying
squirrel}]
flying reptile
n 1: an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a
bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very
long fourth digit of each forelimb [syn: {pterosaur},
{flying reptile}]
flying robin
n 1: tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for
underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: {flying
gurnard}, {flying robin}, {butterflyfish}]
flying saucer
n 1: an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown;
especially those considered to have extraterrestrial
origins [syn: {unidentified flying object}, {UFO}, {flying
saucer}]
flying school
n 1: a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
flying squad
n 1: a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or
officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
flying squirrel
n 1: nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using
parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
[syn: {flying phalanger}, {flying opossum}, {flying
squirrel}]
flying start
n 1: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full
motion when they pass the starting line [syn: {flying
start}, {running start}]
2: a quick and auspicious beginning [syn: {flying start},
{running start}]
flying visit
n 1: a visit that last for only a very short time; "he wanted to
hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds"
fo'c'sle
n 1: living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow
of a merchant ship where the crew is housed [syn:
{forecastle}, {fo'c'sle}]
foam at the mouth
v 1: be in a state of uncontrolled anger [syn: {foam at the
mouth}, {froth at the mouth}]
foam rubber
n 1: spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before
vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery
fob off
v 1: sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn:
{foist off}, {palm off}, {fob off}]
focal distance
n 1: the distance from a lens to its focus [syn: {focal
distance}, {focal length}]
focal epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated
disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb
or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) [syn:
{cortical epilepsy}, {focal epilepsy}]
focal infection
n 1: bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region
especially one causing symptoms elsewhere
focal length
n 1: the distance from a lens to its focus [syn: {focal
distance}, {focal length}]
focal point
n 1: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a
point from which it diverges [syn: {focus}, {focal point}]
2: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the
focus of infection" [syn: {focus}, {focal point}, {nidus}]
3: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the
focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no
direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing},
{focussing}, {focal point}, {direction}, {centering}]
focal ratio
n 1: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)
lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number},
{speed}]
focal seizure
n 1: transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function
resulting from abnormal cortical activity
focus on
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
{concentrate on}, {center}]
Foeniculum dulce
n 1: grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
[syn: {Florence fennel}, {Foeniculum dulce}, {Foeniculum
vulgare dulce}]
Foeniculum vulgare
n 1: strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds
used for seasoning [syn: {common fennel}, {Foeniculum
vulgare}]
Foeniculum vulgare dulce
n 1: grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
[syn: {Florence fennel}, {Foeniculum dulce}, {Foeniculum
vulgare dulce}]
foetal circulation
n 1: the system of blood vessels and structures through which
blood moves in a fetus [syn: {fetal circulation}, {foetal
circulation}]
foetal distress
n 1: an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during
pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm
[syn: {fetal distress}, {foetal distress}]
foetal monitor
n 1: an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the
mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn:
{electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor},
{fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]
foetal movement
n 1: motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by
the 16th week of pregnancy) [syn: {fetal movement}, {foetal
movement}]
foetid bugbane
n 1: bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling
green-white flowers [syn: {fetid bugbane}, {foetid
bugbane}, {Cimicifuga foetida}]
foetid pothos
n 1: deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of
eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a
mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk
cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus
foetidus}]
fog up
v 1: get foggy; "The windshield fogged up"
Foggy Bottom
n 1: United States Department of State, which is housed in a
building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac
River
foie gras
n 1: a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and
truffles [syn: {foie gras}, {pate de foie gras}]
foist off
v 1: sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn:
{foist off}, {palm off}, {fob off}]
fold up
v 1: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the
newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: {fold}, {fold up},
{turn up}] [ant: {open}, {spread}, {spread out}, {unfold}]
2: become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" [syn:
{fold}, {fold up}]
folding chair
n 1: a chair that can be folded flat for storage
folding door
n 1: an interior door that opens by folding back in sections
(rather than by swinging on hinges) [syn: {folding door},
{accordion door}]
folding money
n 1: currency issued by a government or central bank and
consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a
substitute for specie [syn: {paper money}, {folding money},
{paper currency}]
folding saw
n 1: a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the
way a pocketknife folds)
folic acid
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and
reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate},
{folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid},
{pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]
folie a deux
n 1: the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental
disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely
related (as siblings or man and wife)
folk art
n 1: genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional
values of a society
folk ballad
n 1: a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a
region and forms part of their culture [syn: {folk song},
{folksong}, {folk ballad}]
folk dance
n 1: a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people
(not in the royal courts) [syn: {folk dancing}, {folk
dance}]
v 1: perform a folk-dance
folk dancer
n 1: someone who does folk dances
folk dancing
n 1: a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people
(not in the royal courts) [syn: {folk dancing}, {folk
dance}]
folk etymology
n 1: a popular but erroneous etymology
folk music
n 1: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an
expression of the life of people in a community [syn: {folk
music}, {ethnic music}, {folk}]
folk poet
n 1: a folk writer who composes in verse
folk singer
n 1: a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {jongleur},
{minstrel}, {poet-singer}, {troubadour}]
folk song
n 1: a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a
region and forms part of their culture [syn: {folk song},
{folksong}, {folk ballad}]
folk tale
n 1: a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
[syn: {folktale}, {folk tale}]
folk writer
n 1: a writer of folktales
follicle-stimulating hormone
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in
female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals
that form sperm [syn: {follicle-stimulating hormone},
{FSH}]
follow out
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
follow suit
v 1: do what someone else is doing
follow through
v 1: carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or
releasing a ball
2: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
follow up
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
2: increase the effectiveness or success of by further action;
"The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"
follow up on
v 1: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter
soon?" [syn: {pursue}, {follow up on}, {act on}]
follow-on
n 1: an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team
scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its
opponents in the first innings
follow-through
n 1: carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I
appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
2: the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his
follow-through was straight down the line toward the target";
"squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-
through"
follow-up
n 1: a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work;
"his new software is a follow-up to the programs they
started with" [syn: {follow-up}, {followup}]
2: an activity that continues something that has already begun
or that repeats something that has already been done [syn:
{follow-up}, {followup}]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of
monitoring earlier treatment [syn: {follow-up}, {followup},
{reexamination}, {review}]
Followers of the Prophet
n 1: a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in
Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks
[syn: {al Sunna Wal Jamma}, {Followers of the Prophet}]
Folsom culture
n 1: the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North
America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint
projectile point having the shape of a leaf
Fomes igniarius
n 1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn:
{agaric}, {Fomes igniarius}]
fond regard
n 1: a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn:
{attachment}, {fond regard}]
font cartridge
n 1: any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be
plugged into a computer printer [syn: {font cartridge},
{cartridge font}]
food additive
n 1: an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or
appearance or shelf-life [syn: {food additive}, {artificial
additive}]
food allergy
n 1: allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food
Food and Agriculture Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with the international
organization of food and agriculture [syn: {Food and
Agriculture Organization}, {Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations}, {FAO}]
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with the international
organization of food and agriculture [syn: {Food and
Agriculture Organization}, {Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations}, {FAO}]
Food and Drug Administration
n 1: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human
Services established to regulate the release of new foods
and health-related products [syn: {Food and Drug
Administration}, {FDA}]
food bank
n 1: a place where food is contributed and made available to
those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood
victims"
food cache
n 1: food in a secure or hidden storage place
food chain
n 1: (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is
eaten in turn by another member
food color
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food
color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring},
{colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food
color}, {food colour}]
food coloring
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food
color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring},
{colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food
color}, {food colour}]
food colour
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food
color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring},
{colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food
color}, {food colour}]
food colouring
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food
color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring},
{colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food
color}, {food colour}]
food company
n 1: a company that processes and sells food
food court
n 1: an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold
(usually around a common eating area)
food cycle
n 1: (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several
interrelated food chains [syn: {food web}, {food cycle}]
food elevator
n 1: a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from
one floor of a building to another [syn: {dumbwaiter},
{food elevator}]
food faddist
n 1: a person who adheres briefly to different diets
food fish
n 1: any fish used for food by human beings
food for thought
n 1: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn:
{food}, {food for thought}, {intellectual nourishment}]
food grain
n 1: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal
grasses [syn: {grain}, {food grain}, {cereal}]
food hamper
n 1: a hamper for packing and transporting food
food manufacturer
n 1: a person who manufactures food products
food market
n 1: a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store
included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {grocery},
{food market}, {market}]
food poisoning
n 1: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn:
{food poisoning}, {gastrointestinal disorder}]
food processor
n 1: a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for
shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food
food product
n 1: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
[syn: {foodstuff}, {food product}]
food pyramid
n 1: (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal
predator at the top; each level preys on the level below
food shop
n 1: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products [syn:
{delicatessen}, {deli}, {food shop}]
food stamp
n 1: a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for
food
food turner
n 1: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long
handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: {turner},
{food turner}]
food waste
n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage},
{refuse}, {food waste}, {scraps}]
food web
n 1: (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several
interrelated food chains [syn: {food web}, {food cycle}]
fool around
v 1: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get
back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
[syn: {horse around}, {arse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]
2: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: {play around},
{fool around}]
fool away
v 1: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's
inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate},
{shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
fool's cap
n 1: a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow
or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {dunce's cap}, {fool's
cap}]
fool's errand
n 1: a fruitless mission
fool's gold
n 1: a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow
color [syn: {pyrite}, {iron pyrite}, {fool's gold}]
fool's huckleberry
n 1: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having
foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped
flowers [syn: {false azalea}, {fool's huckleberry},
{Menziesia ferruginea}]
fool's paradise
n 1: an illusory state of wellbeing
fool's parsley
n 1: European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley
but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {fool's
parsley}, {lesser hemlock}, {Aethusa cynapium}]
foolish woman
n 1: a female fool [syn: {flibbertigibbet}, {foolish woman}]
foot brake
n 1: hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal
foot doctor
n 1: a specialist in care for the feet [syn: {chiropodist},
{foot doctor}, {podiatrist}]
foot lever
n 1: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal},
{treadle}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
foot pedal
n 1: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal},
{treadle}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
foot race
n 1: a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile
run" [syn: {footrace}, {foot race}, {run}]
foot rot
n 1: contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed
animals (especially cattle and sheep)
2: plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base
foot rule
n 1: a ruler one foot long
foot soldier
n 1: fights on foot with small arms [syn: {infantryman},
{marcher}, {foot soldier}, {footslogger}]
2: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
[syn: {subordinate}, {subsidiary}, {underling}, {foot
soldier}]
foot traffic
n 1: people coming and going on foot [syn: {pedestrian traffic},
{foot traffic}]
foot up
v 1: add a column of numbers [syn: {foot}, {foot up}]
foot-and-mouth disease
n 1: acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by
ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs [syn: {foot-and-
mouth disease}, {hoof-and-mouth disease}]
foot-lambert
n 1: a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot
[syn: {foot-lambert}, {ft-L}]
foot-pound
n 1: a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through
a distance of one foot
foot-poundal
n 1: a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving
through a distance of one foot
foot-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a foot
foot-ton
n 1: 2240 foot-pounds
football coach
n 1: a coach of football players
football field
n 1: the playing field on which football is played [syn:
{football field}, {gridiron}]
football game
n 1: any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in
which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball
into each other's goal [syn: {football}, {football game}]
football helmet
n 1: a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of
football players
football hero
n 1: a football player who has achieved a reputation for success
football league
n 1: a league of football teams
football official
n 1: an official who enforces the rules at a football game
football play
n 1: (American football) a play by the offensive team
football player
n 1: an athlete who plays American football [syn: {football
player}, {footballer}]
football score
n 1: the score in a football game
football season
n 1: the season when football is played
football stadium
n 1: a stadium where football games are held
football team
n 1: a team that plays football [syn: {football team}, {eleven}]
football tee
n 1: support holding a football on end and above the ground
preparatory to the kickoff [syn: {tee}, {football tee}]
football-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a football
footprint evidence
n 1: evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint
evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"
footsteps-of-spring
n 1: sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia
having yellow flowers [syn: {footsteps-of-spring},
{Sanicula arctopoides}]
for 24 hours
adv 1: without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn:
{around the clock}, {for 24 hours}, {round the clock}]
for a bargain price
adv 1: for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the
house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {for a bargain
price}, {at a low price}]
for a song
adv 1: for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the
house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {for a bargain
price}, {at a low price}]
for a while
adv 1: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they
settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby
was quiet for a while" [syn: {awhile}, {for a while}]
for all intents and purposes
adv 1: in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes
the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical
purposes useless" [syn: {for all practical purposes}, {to
all intents and purposes}, {for all intents and
purposes}]
for all practical purposes
adv 1: in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes
the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical
purposes useless" [syn: {for all practical purposes}, {to
all intents and purposes}, {for all intents and
purposes}]
for all the world
adv 1: under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets
for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for
anything}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]
for any price
adv 1: under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets
for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for
anything}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]
for anything
adv 1: under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets
for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for
anything}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]
for certain
adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure},
{for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as
shooting}]
for dear life
adv 1: as though your life was at stake; "he was running for
dear life"
for each one
adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered
individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to
each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]
for example
adv 1: as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn:
{for example}, {for instance}, {e.g.}]
for free
adv 1: without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" [syn:
{gratis}, {for free}, {free of charge}]
for fun
adv 1: not intended seriously; meant as a joke; "some of the
girls did go to extremes, but it was all in fun"; "let's
pretend we don't like Mary, just for fun" [syn: {in fun},
{for fun}]
for good
adv 1: for a long time without essential change; "he is
permanently disabled" [syn: {permanently}, {for good}]
[ant: {temporarily}]
for good measure
adv 1: in addition (as to close a deal); "the car salesman threw
in the radio, for good measure"
for instance
adv 1: as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn:
{for example}, {for instance}, {e.g.}]
for keeps
adv 1: for the winner to keep all; "they played for keeps"
for love or money
adv 1: under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets
for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for
anything}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]
for one
adv 1: as a particular one of several possibilities; "I for one
feel very grateful"; "her mother for one was worried"
for sale
adj 1: available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses
in the area are for sale" [syn: {purchasable}, {for
sale}]
for short
adv 1: as an abbreviation; "call me Bob for short"
for sure
adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure},
{for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as
shooting}]
adj 1: not open to doubt; "she wanted to go; that was for sure"
for that matter
adv 1: as far as that is concerned; "for that matter I don't
care either"
for the asking
adv 1: on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the
asking" [syn: {for the asking}, {on request}]
for the moment
adv 1: temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: {for
the moment}, {for the time being}]
for the most part
adv 1: in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are
largely inactive" [syn: {largely}, {mostly}, {for the
most part}]
for the time being
adv 1: temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: {for
the moment}, {for the time being}]
foramen magnum
n 1: the large opening at the base of the cranium through which
the spinal cord passes
foramen of Monro
n 1: the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that
connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the
lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn:
{interventricular foramen}, {foramen of Monro}, {Monro's
foramen}]
foray into
v 1: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The
pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: {foray
into}, {raid}]
Forbidden City
n 1: the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for
its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn:
{Lhasa}, {Lassa}, {capital of Tibet}, {Forbidden City}]
2: a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was
formerly the residence of the emperor of China
forbidden fruit
n 1: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and
evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to
anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
Force 17
n 1: formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and
other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has
built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and
weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets
force back
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back},
{push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}, {draw}, {draw
in}, {pull}, {pull in}]
force feed
n 1: mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion
engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
[syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating
system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system},
{pressure feed}]
force field
n 1: the space around a radiating body within which its
electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another
similar body not in contact with it [syn: {field}, {field
of force}, {force field}]
force majeure
n 1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events; "he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God},
{force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident},
{unavoidable casualty}]
force out
n 1: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the
putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching
the base to which the runner must advance before the runner
reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second
on a force" [syn: {force out}, {force-out}, {force play},
{force}]
v 1: force to leave (an office) [syn: {depose}, {force out}]
2: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace}, {fire},
{give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away},
{sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant:
{employ}, {engage}, {hire}]
3: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
4: press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds
crowded out the flowers" [syn: {force out}, {crowd out}]
5: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal
process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not
paid the rent for four months" [syn: {evict}, {force out}]
6: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his
little sister" [syn: {squirt}, {force out}, {squeeze out},
{eject}]
7: force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: {gouge},
{force out}]
8: emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the
air"; "force out the splinter"
force per unit area
n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in
pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed
gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure},
{pressure level}, {force per unit area}]
force play
n 1: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the
putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching
the base to which the runner must advance before the runner
reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second
on a force" [syn: {force out}, {force-out}, {force play},
{force}]
force pump
n 1: pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure
force unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of physical force
force-feed
v 1: feed someone who will not or cannot eat
force-feed lubricating system
n 1: mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion
engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
[syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating
system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system},
{pressure feed}]
force-land
v 1: make a forced landing
force-out
n 1: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the
putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching
the base to which the runner must advance before the runner
reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second
on a force" [syn: {force out}, {force-out}, {force play},
{force}]
forced feeding
n 1: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient
solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or
will not eat [syn: {forced feeding}, {gavage}]
forced landing
n 1: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under
circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under
the pilot's control [syn: {forced landing}, {emergency
landing}]
forced sale
n 1: a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a
court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid
obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale},
{judicial sale}, {forced sale}]
forceps delivery
n 1: delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina
and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through
the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus
this procedure has generally given way to cesarean
deliveries
Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar
n 1: a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings
and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and
liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
[syn: {Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar}, {Umar al-Mukhtar
Forces}]
forcing out
n 1: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn:
{expulsion}, {projection}, {ejection}, {forcing out}]
Ford Hermann Hueffer
n 1: English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: {Ford}, {Ford
Madox Ford}, {Ford Hermann Hueffer}]
Ford Madox Ford
n 1: English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: {Ford}, {Ford
Madox Ford}, {Ford Hermann Hueffer}]
fore edge
n 1: the part of a book that faces inward when the book is
shelved; the part opposite the spine [syn: {fore edge},
{foredge}]
fore plane
n 1: a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a
jointer plane
fore wing
n 1: either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has
four wings [syn: {forewing}, {fore-wing}, {fore wing}]
fore-and-aft
adj 1: parallel with the keel of a boat or ship
fore-and-aft rig
n 1: rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft
fore-and-aft sail
n 1: any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in
a fore-and-aft direction
fore-and-aft topsail
n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff
and its luff on the topmast [syn: {gaff topsail}, {fore-
and-aft topsail}]
fore-and-after
n 1: sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
fore-topmast
n 1: the topmast next above the foremast
fore-topsail
n 1: the topsail on a foremast
fore-wing
n 1: either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has
four wings [syn: {forewing}, {fore-wing}, {fore wing}]
foregone conclusion
n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: {foregone conclusion}, {matter
of course}]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
{certainty}, {sure thing}, {foregone conclusion}] [ant:
{precariousness}, {uncertainness}, {uncertainty}]
foreground processing
n 1: the execution of a program that preempts the use of the
processing system [syn: {foreground processing},
{foregrounding}]
forehand drive
n 1: (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as
in tennis or badminton or squash)
forehand shot
n 1: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or
squash) [syn: {forehand}, {forehand stroke}, {forehand
shot}]
forehand stroke
n 1: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or
squash) [syn: {forehand}, {forehand stroke}, {forehand
shot}]
foreign agent
n 1: a spy for a foreign country
foreign aid
n 1: aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to
one nation by another
foreign bill
n 1: a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made
payable in another [syn: {foreign bill}, {foreign draft}]
foreign correspondent
n 1: a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a
foreign country for publication or broadcast
foreign country
n 1: any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a
foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"
foreign direct investment
n 1: investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens
(often involves stock ownership of the business)
2: a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States
company
foreign draft
n 1: a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made
payable in another [syn: {foreign bill}, {foreign draft}]
foreign exchange
n 1: the system by which one currency is exchanged for another;
enables international transactions to take place
Foreign Intelligence Service
n 1: Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign
operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the
exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with
other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, terrorism and organized crime [syn: {Foreign
Intelligence Service}, {Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki}, {SVR}]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
n 1: an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures
for requesting judicial authorization for foreign
intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase
United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary
law enforcement surveillance [syn: {Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act}, {FISA}]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
n 1: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing
wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for
authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by
the Department of Justice or United States intelligence
agencies [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court},
{F.I.S.C.}]
foreign legion
n 1: a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve
the state
foreign minister
n 1: a government minister for foreign relations [syn: {foreign
minister}, {secretary of state}]
foreign mission
n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to
carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary post},
{missionary station}, {foreign mission}]
2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn:
{legation}, {foreign mission}]
Foreign Office
n 1: the government department in charge of foreign relations
foreign policy
n 1: a policy governing international relations
Foreign Service
n 1: the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats
for the United States embassies and consulates around the
world
foreign terrorist organization
n 1: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to
achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization},
{terrorist group}, {foreign terrorist organization}, {FTO}]
foreign-born
adj 1: of persons born in another area or country than that
lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn:
{foreign-born}, {nonnative}]
forensic medicine
n 1: the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge
for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the
evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: {forensic
medicine}, {forensic pathology}]
forensic pathology
n 1: the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge
for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the
evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: {forensic
medicine}, {forensic pathology}]
forest fire
n 1: an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
forest fire fighter
n 1: an official who is responsible for managing and protecting
an area of forest [syn: {fire warden}, {forest fire
fighter}, {ranger}]
forest goat
n 1: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the
agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope;
characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn:
{forest goat}, {spindle horn}, {Pseudoryx nghetinhensis}]
forest god
n 1: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus;
identified with Roman fauns [syn: {satyr}, {forest god}]
forest red gum
n 1: tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria
[syn: {forest red gum}, {Eucalypt tereticornis}]
forest tent caterpillar
n 1: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web
resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator
of deciduous trees [syn: {forest tent caterpillar},
{Malacosoma disstria}]
Forestiera neomexicana
n 1: spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United
States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white
flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive
black berrylike fruits [syn: {tanglebush}, {desert olive},
{Forestiera neomexicana}]
forever and a day
adv 1: for a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took
forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and
a day" [syn: {forever}, {forever and a day}]
Forficula auricularia
n 1: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs [syn: {common
European earwig}, {Forficula auricularia}]
forget me drug
n 1: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican
valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me
drug}, {circle}]
forget-me-not
n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
[syn: {forget-me-not}, {mouse ear}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]
forgetful person
n 1: a flighty and disorganized person [syn: {scatterbrain},
{forgetful person}]
fork out
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork
up}, {turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
fork over
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork
up}, {turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
fork up
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork
up}, {turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
fork-like
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two
branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod";
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen
collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked
lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop
prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched},
{forked}, {fork-like}, {forficate}, {pronged}, {prongy}]
forked lightning
n 1: a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path
with one end divided (fork-like) [syn: {forked lightning},
{chain lightning}]
forlorn hope
n 1: a hopeless or desperate enterprise
form bubbles
v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "sparkling water" [syn:
{foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}, {form
bubbles}]
form class
n 1: one of the traditional categories of words intended to
reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn:
{part of speech}, {form class}, {word class}]
form division
n 1: an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the
true relationships are obscure
form family
n 1: (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of
which the true relationships are obscure
form genus
n 1: (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of
which the true relationships are obscure
2: an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of
morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true
relationships especially fossil forms
form genus Rhizoctinia
n 1: form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now
placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their
perfect stages have been found [syn: {genus Rhizoctinia},
{form genus Rhizoctinia}]
form letter
n 1: a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a
list of recipients
form of address
n 1: an identifying appellation signifying status or function:
e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his
friends to use his formal title" [syn: {title}, {title of
respect}, {form of address}]
form of government
n 1: the members of a social organization who are in power [syn:
{political system}, {form of government}]
form-only
adj 1: being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-
only requirement that is usually ignored"
formal garden
n 1: a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in
symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
formal logic
n 1: any logical system that abstracts the form of statements
away from their content in order to establish abstract
criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic
logic}, {mathematical logic}, {formal logic}]
formal semantics
n 1: the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of
meaning
formative cell
n 1: a cell of an embryo [syn: {embryonic cell}, {formative
cell}]
formatted capacity
n 1: (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the
amount of space that is left after the sector headings and
boundary definitions and timing information have been added
by formatting the disk
Former Armed Forces
n 1: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control
again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight
foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of
Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR},
{Interahamwe}]
formic acid
n 1: a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH
found naturally in ants and many plants or made
catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in
finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of
insecticides and fumigants
Formica fusca
n 1: an ant frequently enslaved
Formica rufa
n 1: reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in
woodlands [syn: {wood ant}, {Formica rufa}]
Formica sanguinea
n 1: slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern
hemisphere [syn: {sanguinary ant}, {Formica sanguinea}]
Forssman antibody
n 1: an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from
infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophil antibody},
{heterophile antibody}, {Forssman antibody}]
Fort George G. Meade
n 1: a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the
National Security Agency [syn: {Fort Meade}, {Fort George
Gordon Meade}, {Fort George G. Meade}]
Fort George Gordon Meade
n 1: a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the
National Security Agency [syn: {Fort Meade}, {Fort George
Gordon Meade}, {Fort George G. Meade}]
Fort Lauderdale
n 1: a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the
north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go
on their spring vacations
Fort Meade
n 1: a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the
National Security Agency [syn: {Fort Meade}, {Fort George
Gordon Meade}, {Fort George G. Meade}]
Fort Myers
n 1: a town in southwest Florida
Fort Smith
n 1: a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the
Oklahoma border
Fort Ticonderoga
n 1: a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops
captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775 [syn:
{Fort Ticonderoga}, {Ticonderoga}]
fort up
v 1: gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or
defense [syn: {fort}, {fort up}]
Fort Wayne
n 1: a city in northeastern Indiana
Fort Worth
n 1: a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas);
a major industrial center
Fort-Lamy
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the
southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena},
{Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]
forte-piano
n 1: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys
that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce
sounds [syn: {piano}, {pianoforte}, {forte-piano}]
Forth River
n 1: a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the
Firth of Forth [syn: {Forth}, {Forth River}]
fortified wine
n 1: wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
Fortran compiler
n 1: a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN
FORTRAN program
n 1: a program written in FORTRAN
fortune cookie
n 1: thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper
fortune hunter
n 1: a person who seeks wealth through marriage
fortune teller
n 1: a person who foretells your personal future [syn:
{fortuneteller}, {fortune teller}]
fortune telling
n 1: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy)
by supernatural means [syn: {divination}, {foretelling},
{soothsaying}, {fortune telling}]
Fortunella japonica
n 1: shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi},
{marumi kumquat}, {round kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]
Fortunella margarita
n 1: shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {nagami
kumquat}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]
forty winks
n 1: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
[syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {light sleep}, {short sleep}, {forty
winks}, {snooze}]
forty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than forty [syn: {forty-eight}, {48},
{xlviii}]
forty-eighth
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order [syn:
{forty-eighth}, {48th}]
forty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn:
{forty-fifth}, {45th}]
forty-first
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn:
{forty-first}, {41st}]
forty-five
adj 1: being five more than forty [syn: {forty-five}, {45},
{xlv}]
n 1: a .45-caliber pistol
forty-four
adj 1: being four more than forty [syn: {forty-four}, {44},
{xliv}]
forty-fourth
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn:
{forty-fourth}, {44th}]
forty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than forty [syn: {forty-nine}, {49},
{il}]
forty-niner
n 1: a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
forty-ninth
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn:
{forty-ninth}, {49th}]
forty-one
adj 1: being one more than forty [syn: {forty-one}, {41}, {xli}]
forty-second
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order [syn:
{forty-second}, {42nd}]
forty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than forty [syn: {forty-seven}, {47},
{xlvii}]
forty-seventh
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order [syn:
{forty-seventh}, {47th}]
forty-six
adj 1: being six more than forty [syn: {forty-six}, {46},
{xlvi}]
forty-sixth
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order [syn:
{forty-sixth}, {46th}]
forty-third
adj 1: the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order [syn:
{forty-third}, {43rd}]
forty-three
adj 1: being three more than forty [syn: {forty-three}, {43},
{xliii}]
forty-two
adj 1: being two more than forty [syn: {forty-two}, {42},
{xlii}]
forward market
n 1: a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
[syn: {futures exchange}, {futures market}, {forward
market}]
forward motion
n 1: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn:
{progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance},
{advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}] [ant:
{retreat}]
forward pass
n 1: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer [syn:
{forward pass}, {aerial}]
forward passer
n 1: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by
throwing a forward pass [syn: {passer}, {forward passer}]
forward-looking
adj 1: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had
advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking
corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
[syn: {advanced}, {forward-looking}, {innovative},
{modern}]
forward-moving
adj 1: moving forward [syn: {advancing}, {forward}, {forward-
moving}]
Fosbury flop
n 1: jumping over the bar backwards and head first
fossa cat
n 1: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some
respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa}, {fossa
cat}, {Cryptoprocta ferox}]
Fossa fossa
n 1: civet of Madagascar [syn: {fanaloka}, {Fossa fossa}]
fossil copal
n 1: partly mineralized copal dug from the ground [syn:
{copalite}, {copaline}, {fossil copal}]
fossil fuel
n 1: fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in
rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen
content
fossil oil
n 1: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn:
{petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil
oil}, {oil}]
fossorial foot
n 1: foot adapted for digging as in moles
fossorial mammal
n 1: a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging
foster brother
n 1: your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your
parents but who is raised by your parents [syn: {foster-
brother}, {foster brother}]
foster care
n 1: supervised care for delinquent or neglected children
usually in an institution or substitute home
foster child
n 1: a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster-
child}, {foster child}, {fosterling}]
foster daughter
n 1: someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by
birth [syn: {foster-daughter}, {foster daughter}]
foster family
n 1: the family of a fosterling
foster father
n 1: a man who is a foster parent [syn: {foster-father}, {foster
father}]
foster home
n 1: a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is
placed (usually by a social-service agency)
foster mother
n 1: a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
[syn: {foster-mother}, {foster mother}]
foster parent
n 1: a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in
place of the child's natural parents but without legally
adopting the child [syn: {foster-parent}, {foster parent}]
foster sister
n 1: your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of
your parents but who is raised by your parents [syn:
{foster-sister}, {foster sister}]
foster son
n 1: someone who is raised as a son although not related by
birth [syn: {foster-son}, {foster son}]
foster-brother
n 1: your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your
parents but who is raised by your parents [syn: {foster-
brother}, {foster brother}]
foster-child
n 1: a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster-
child}, {foster child}, {fosterling}]
foster-daughter
n 1: someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by
birth [syn: {foster-daughter}, {foster daughter}]
foster-father
n 1: a man who is a foster parent [syn: {foster-father}, {foster
father}]
foster-mother
n 1: a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child
[syn: {foster-mother}, {foster mother}]
foster-nurse
n 1: a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own
foster-parent
n 1: a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in
place of the child's natural parents but without legally
adopting the child [syn: {foster-parent}, {foster parent}]
foster-sister
n 1: your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of
your parents but who is raised by your parents [syn:
{foster-sister}, {foster sister}]
foster-son
n 1: someone who is raised as a son although not related by
birth [syn: {foster-son}, {foster son}]
Foucault pendulum
n 1: pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the
change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation
foul ball
n 1: (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not
stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the
width of the playing field [ant: {fair ball}]
foul line
n 1: a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
2: a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
3: lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a
baseball field
foul out
v 1: baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in
foul territory
foul play
n 1: unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving
violence)
foul shot
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
foul up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
foul-mouthed
adj 1: using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women
all shouting at once" [syn: {foul-mouthed}, {foul-
spoken}]
foul-smelling
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen
smelled really funky" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul},
{foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly},
{stinking}, {ill-scented}]
foul-spoken
adj 1: using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women
all shouting at once" [syn: {foul-mouthed}, {foul-
spoken}]
foul-up
n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper},
{bloomer}, {bungle}, {pratfall}, {foul-up}, {fuckup},
{flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
foul-weather gear
n 1: protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry
and warm in bad weather
foundation garment
n 1: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours
of the body [syn: {foundation garment}, {foundation}]
foundation stone
n 1: a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new
building
Founding Father
n 1: a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the
United States Constitution in 1787
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder},
{beginner}, {founding father}, {father}]
foundling hospital
n 1: a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown
parents) are taken in and cared for [syn: {creche},
{foundling hospital}]
foundry proof
n 1: a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
fountain grass
n 1: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower
plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {fountain grass},
{Pennisetum ruppelii}, {Pennisetum setaceum}]
Fountain of Youth
n 1: a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people
young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while
searching for the Fountain of Youth"
fountain pen
n 1: a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its
barrel
Fouquieria columnaris
n 1: candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having
tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow
flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {cirio}, {Fouquieria
columnaris}, {Idria columnaris}]
Fouquieria splendens
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico
having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy
season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn:
{ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus},
{Fouquieria splendens}]
four flush
n 1: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of
confidence in the strength of your cards [syn: {bluff},
{four flush}]
Four Horsemen
n 1: (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of
the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse;
famine a black horse; plague a pale horse
four hundred
adj 1: being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four
hundred}, {400}, {cd}]
n 1: the exclusive social set of a city
four o'clock
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers
that open in late afternoon
four times
adv 1: by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased
fourfold over the past two years" [syn: {fourfold}, {four
times}]
four-card monte
n 1: a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are
dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be
matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the
pack one at a time [syn: {monte}, {four-card monte},
{three-card monte}]
four-centered arch
n 1: a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four
centers [syn: {Tudor arch}, {four-centered arch}]
four-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time
[syn: {four-dimensional}, {4-dimensional}]
four-flusher
n 1: a person who tries to bluff other people [syn: {bluffer},
{four-flusher}]
four-fold
adj 1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has
four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn:
{quadruple}, {quadruplicate}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold},
{four-fold}]
2: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the
dosage" [syn: {quadruple}, {fourfold}, {four-fold}]
four-footed
adj 1: having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {quadruped}, {four-
footed}] [ant: {biped}, {bipedal}, {two-footed}]
four-footed butterfly
n 1: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically
having brightly colored wings and much-reduced
nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn:
{nymphalid}, {nymphalid butterfly}, {brush-footed
butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]
four-four time
n 1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn:
{common time}, {four-four time}, {quadruple time}, {common
measure}]
four-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
[syn: {four-hitter}, {4-hitter}]
four-hundredth
adj 1: the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order
[syn: {four-hundredth}, {400th}]
four-in-hand
n 1: a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end
hanging in front of the other
2: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn:
{coach}, {four-in-hand}, {coach-and-four}]
four-lane
adj 1: having two lanes for traffic in each direction
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word
n 1: any of several short English words (often having 4 letters)
generally regarded as obscene or offensive [syn: {four-
letter word}, {four-letter Anglo-Saxon word}]
four-letter word
n 1: any of several short English words (often having 4 letters)
generally regarded as obscene or offensive [syn: {four-
letter word}, {four-letter Anglo-Saxon word}]
four-lined leaf bug
n 1: yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the
back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn:
{four-lined plant bug}, {four-lined leaf bug},
{Poecilocapsus lineatus}]
four-lined plant bug
n 1: yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the
back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn:
{four-lined plant bug}, {four-lined leaf bug},
{Poecilocapsus lineatus}]
four-lobed
adj 1: having four lobes
four-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with four members
[syn: {four-membered}, {4-membered}]
four-minute man
n 1: someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes
four-needled
adj 1: (of conifers) having four needles
four-o'clock family
n 1: a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
[syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae},
{Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock
family}]
four-part harmony
n 1: harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four
melodic lines
four-party
adj 1: involving four parties [syn: {quadripartite}, {four-
party}]
four-petaled
adj 1: (of flowers) having four petals [syn: {four-petaled},
{four-petalled}]
four-petalled
adj 1: (of flowers) having four petals [syn: {four-petaled},
{four-petalled}]
four-ply
adj 1: having a thickness made up of four layers or strands;
"four-ply yarns"
four-poster
n 1: a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to
support a canopy or curtains
four-pounder
n 1: an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds
four-pronged
adj 1: having four prongs
four-sided
adj 1: having four sides [syn: {quadrilateral}, {four-sided}]
four-spot
n 1: a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows
four pips [syn: {four-spot}, {four}]
four-stroke engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture
is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is
compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done
on the third stroke and the products of combustion are
exhausted on the fourth stroke [syn: {four-stroke engine},
{four-stroke internal-combustion engine}]
four-stroke internal-combustion engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture
is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is
compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done
on the third stroke and the products of combustion are
exhausted on the fourth stroke [syn: {four-stroke engine},
{four-stroke internal-combustion engine}]
four-tailed bandage
n 1: a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on
both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to
restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over
the top of the head
four-wheel
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-
wheel drive" [syn: {four-wheel}, {four-wheeled}]
four-wheel drive
n 1: a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
[syn: {four-wheel drive}, {4WD}]
2: a transmission that provides power directly to all four
wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {four-wheel drive}, {4WD}]
four-wheeled
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-
wheel drive" [syn: {four-wheel}, {four-wheeled}]
four-wheeler
n 1: a hackney carriage with four wheels
four-wing flying fish
n 1: having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged [syn:
{biplane flying fish}, {four-wing flying fish}]
four-year-old
adj 1: four years of age
fourfold point correlation
n 1: an index of the relation between any two sets of scores
that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions
(e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi coefficient}, {phi
correlation}, {fourfold point correlation}]
Fourier analysis
n 1: analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple
sinusoidal components [syn: {Fourier analysis}, {harmonic
analysis}]
Fourier series
n 1: the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in
the analysis of periodic functions
fourpenny nail
n 1: a nail 1.5 inches long
Fourteenth Amendment
n 1: an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of
Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
Fourth Council of Constantinople
n 1: the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become
the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the
Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the
eastern and western churches [syn: {Constantinople},
{Fourth Council of Constantinople}]
fourth cranial nerve
n 1: either of the two cranial nerves on either side that
control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn:
{trochlear}, {trochlear nerve}, {trochlearis}, {fourth
cranial nerve}]
Fourth Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle
for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem
fourth deck
n 1: the fourth or lowest deck [syn: {orlop deck}, {orlop},
{fourth deck}]
fourth dimension
n 1: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three
spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn:
{fourth dimension}, {time}]
Fourth Earl of Chesterfield
n 1: suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for
letters to his son (1694-1773) [syn: {Chesterfield},
{Fourth Earl of Chesterfield}, {Philip Dormer Stanhope}]
Fourth Earl of Orford
n 1: English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole
(1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio
Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]
fourth estate
n 1: the press, including journalists, newspaper writers,
photographers
Fourth Lateran Council
n 1: the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council
of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism,
published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of
transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the
Trinity and Incarnation
Fourth of July
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence
Day}, {Fourth of July}, {July 4}]
fourth part
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
{twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
fourth power
n 1: an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree
[syn: {biquadrate}, {biquadratic}, {quartic}, {fourth
power}]
fourth stomach
n 1: the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the
one where digestion takes place [syn: {abomasum}, {fourth
stomach}]
fourth ventricle
n 1: an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the
central canal of the spinal cord
fourth-year
adj 1: used of the fourth and final year in United States high
school or college; "the senior prom" [syn: {senior(a)},
{fourth-year}]
fovea centralis
n 1: area consisting of a small depression in the retina
containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn:
{fovea}, {fovea centralis}]
foveal vision
n 1: vision with the fovea
fowl cholera
n 1: an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused
by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
fowl pest
n 1: either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl;
characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and
discoloration of the comb
fowl run
n 1: an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard},
{hen yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]
fowling piece
n 1: a light shotgun used for fowling
fox grape
n 1: native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many
cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes [syn: {fox grape},
{Vitis labrusca}]
2: purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with
tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in
many varieties
fox hole
n 1: a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against
enemy fire [syn: {foxhole}, {fox hole}]
fox hunter
n 1: a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox
fox hunting
n 1: mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox [syn:
{fox hunting}, {foxhunt}]
Fox River
n 1: a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan
fox shark
n 1: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used
to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher},
{thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius
vulpinus}]
fox squirrel
n 1: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United
States [syn: {fox squirrel}, {eastern fox squirrel},
{Sciurus niger}]
Fox Talbot
n 1: English inventor and pioneer in photography who published
the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
[syn: {Talbot}, {Fox Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]
fox terrier
n 1: small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig
out foxes
fox-trot
n 1: a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long
and fast and slow steps fixed sequences [syn: {fox-trot},
{foxtrot}]
foxglove family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order
Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove
and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some
classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn:
{Scrophulariaceae}, {family Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort
family}, {foxglove family}]
foxtail barley
n 1: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with
delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern
Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley},
{squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]
foxtail grass
n 1: ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely
distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions
of eastern and southeastern United States [syn: {foxtail
grass}, {Lycopodium alopecuroides}]
2: grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense
silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes [syn: {foxtail},
{foxtail grass}]
foxtail millet
n 1: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay,
and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and
hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian
millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]
foxtail orchid
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having
pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical
raceme
Fra Filippo Lippi
n 1: Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style
(1406-1469) [syn: {Lippi}, {Fra Filippo Lippi}]
fractal geometry
n 1: (mathematics) the geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot
pioneered fractal geometry"
fractional currency
n 1: paper currency in denominations less than the basic
monetary unit
fractional distillation
n 1: fractionation of a liquid by distillation
fractional monetary unit
n 1: a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one
hundredth) of the basic monetary unit [syn: {fractional
monetary unit}, {subunit}]
fractional process
n 1: a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its
components [syn: {fractionation}, {fractional process}]
Fragaria ananassa
n 1: widely cultivated [syn: {garden strawberry}, {cultivated
strawberry}, {Fragaria ananassa}]
Fragaria chiloensis
n 1: wild strawberry of western United States and South America;
source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn:
{beach strawberry}, {Chilean strawberry}, {Fragaria
chiloensis}]
Fragaria vesca
n 1: Europe [syn: {wild strawberry}, {wood strawberry},
{Fragaria vesca}]
Fragaria virginiana
n 1: North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a
source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia
strawberry}, {scarlet strawberry}, {Fragaria virginiana}]
fragile fern
n 1: delicate fern widely distributed in North America and
European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
[syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {fragile
fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]
fragmentation bomb
n 1: a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the
remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many
small high-velocity fragments; most effective against
troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb},
{antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy
cutter}]
fragrant agrimony
n 1: fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins
on moist soils [syn: {fragrant agrimony}, {Agrimonia
procera}]
fragrant bedstraw
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small
white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in
sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some
classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet
woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw},
{Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
fragrant cliff fern
n 1: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant
fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern},
{fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]
fragrant orchid
n 1: European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or
lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs [syn: {fragrant
orchid}, {Gymnadenia conopsea}]
fragrant shield fern
n 1: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant
fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern},
{fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]
fragrant sumac
n 1: sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate
leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling
catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {fragrant
sumac}, {lemon sumac}, {Rhus aromatica}]
fragrant water lily
n 1: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily},
{Nymphaea odorata}]
fragrant wood fern
n 1: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant
fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern},
{fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]
fragrant woodsia
n 1: a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions
having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
[syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong
woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]
frame buffer
n 1: (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an
image pixel by pixel
frame in
v 1: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn:
{frame}, {frame in}, {border}]
frame of mind
n 1: a temporary psychological state [syn: {state of mind},
{frame of mind}]
frame of reference
n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn:
{coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference
system}, {reference frame}]
2: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior
and give it meaning [syn: {frame of reference}, {frame}]
frame up
v 1: construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn:
{frame}, {frame up}]
frame-up
n 1: an act that incriminates someone on a false charge [syn:
{frame-up}, {setup}]
franc-tireur
n 1: a sharpshooter (in the French army)
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett
n 1: United States writer (born in England) remembered for her
novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Burnett}, {Frances
Hodgson Burnett}, {Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett}]
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
n 1: United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage
(1839-1898) [syn: {Willard}, {Frances Elizabeth Caroline
Willard}]
Frances Hodgson Burnett
n 1: United States writer (born in England) remembered for her
novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Burnett}, {Frances
Hodgson Burnett}, {Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett}]
Frances Wright
n 1: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
[syn: {Wright}, {Frances Wright}, {Fanny Wright}]
Francesco della Rovere
n 1: Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the
establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the
Sistine Chapel (1414-1484) [syn: {Sixtus IV}, {Francesco
della Rovere}]
Francesco Petrarca
n 1: an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn:
{Petrarch}, {Petrarca}, {Francesco Petrarca}]
Franche-Comte
n 1: a former province of eastern France
franchise tax
n 1: a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends
both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net
income attributable to activities within the state
Francis Albert Sinatra
n 1: United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) [syn:
{Sinatra}, {Frank Sinatra}, {Francis Albert Sinatra}]
Francis Bacon
n 1: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
{Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron
Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
Francis Beaumont
n 1: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher
(1584-1616) [syn: {Beaumont}, {Francis Beaumont}]
Francis Crick
n 1: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped
discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) [syn:
{Crick}, {Francis Crick}, {Francis Henry Compton Crick}]
Francis Drake
n 1: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman
to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the
Spanish Armada (1540-1596) [syn: {Drake}, {Francis Drake},
{Sir Francis Drake}]
Francis Edgar Stanley
n 1: United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile
(1849-1918) [syn: {Stanley}, {Francis Edgar Stanley}]
Francis Everett Townsend
n 1: United States social reformer who proposed an old-age
pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a
precursor to Social Security (1867-1960) [syn: {Townsend},
{Francis Everett Townsend}]
Francis Ferdinand
n 1: archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I;
his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of
World War I (1863-1914) [syn: {Francis Ferdinand}, {Franz
Ferdinand}]
Francis Ford Coppola
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1939) [syn: {Coppola},
{Francis Ford Coppola}]
Francis Galton
n 1: English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored
many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics,
psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first
to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn:
{Galton}, {Francis Galton}, {Sir Francis Galton}]
Francis Henry Compton Crick
n 1: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped
discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) [syn:
{Crick}, {Francis Crick}, {Francis Henry Compton Crick}]
Francis Hopkinson
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1737-1791) [syn: {Hopkinson},
{Francis Hopkinson}]
Francis II
n 1: the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835) [syn: {Francis II},
{Emperor Francis II}]
Francis Joseph
n 1: emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by
Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn:
{Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I},
{Franz Josef I}]
Francis Joseph I
n 1: emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by
Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn:
{Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I},
{Franz Josef I}]
Francis of Assisi
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
Francis Peyton Rous
n 1: United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause
tumors (1879-1970) [syn: {Rous}, {Peyton Rous}, {Francis
Peyton Rous}]
Francis Poulenc
n 1: French pianist and composer (1899-1963) [syn: {Poulenc},
{Francis Poulenc}]
Francis Richard Stockton
n 1: United States writer (1834-1902) [syn: {Stockton}, {Frank
Stockton}, {Francis Richard Stockton}]
Francis Scott Key
n 1: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after
witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War
of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The
Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: {Key}, {Francis
Scott Key}]
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
n 1: United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz
Age in the United States (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald},
{F. Scott Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]
Francis turbine
n 1: a type of hydroelectric turbine
Francis Turner Palgrave
n 1: English poet (1824-1897) [syn: {Palgrave}, {Francis Turner
Palgrave}]
Franciscan order
n 1: a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi
in the 13th century
Francisco de Goya
n 1: Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his
satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes},
{Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de
Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]
Francisco Fernandez Cordoba
n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn:
{Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Cordova},
{Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}]
Francisco Fernandez de Cordova
n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn:
{Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Cordova},
{Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}]
Francisco Franco
n 1: Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939
and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
[syn: {Franco}, {Francisco Franco}, {El Caudillo}, {General
Franco}]
Francisco Goya
n 1: Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his
satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes},
{Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de
Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]
Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros
n 1: prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was
later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) [syn: {Jimenez
de Cisneros}, {Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros}]
Francisco Jose de Goya
n 1: Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his
satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes},
{Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de
Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
n 1: Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his
satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes},
{Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de
Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]
Francisco Pizarro
n 1: Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now
Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) [syn:
{Pizarro}, {Francisco Pizarro}]
Francisco Villa
n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa},
{Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]
Francisella tularensis
n 1: the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal
agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
Franco-American
n 1: an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were
French
Franco-Prussian War
n 1: a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second
Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany;
1870-1871
Francoa ramosa
n 1: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small
white flowers [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath},
{Francoa ramosa}]
Francois Auguste Rene Rodin
n 1: French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form
(1840-1917) [syn: {Rodin}, {Auguste Rodin}, {Francois
Auguste Rene Rodin}]
Francois Charles Mauriac
n 1: French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire
and religious belief (1885-1970) [syn: {Mauriac}, {Francois
Mauriac}, {Francois Charles Mauriac}]
Francois Couperin
n 1: French composer of music for organ and a member of a family
of distinguished organists (1668-1733) [syn: {Couperin},
{Francois Couperin}]
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
n 1: French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680) [syn: {La
Rochefoucauld}, {Francois de La Rochefoucauld}]
Francois Duvalier
n 1: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: {Duvalier},
{Francois Duvalier}, {Papa Doc}]
Francois Jacob
n 1: French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied
regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) [syn: {Jacob},
{Francois Jacob}]
Francois Mansart
n 1: French architect who introduced the mansard roof
(1598-1666) [syn: {Mansart}, {Francois Mansart}]
Francois Marie Charles Fourier
n 1: French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve
universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) [syn:
{Fourier}, {Charles Fourier}, {Francois Marie Charles
Fourier}]
Francois Mauriac
n 1: French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire
and religious belief (1885-1970) [syn: {Mauriac}, {Francois
Mauriac}, {Francois Charles Mauriac}]
Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand
n 1: French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985
(1916-1996) [syn: {Mitterrand}, {Francois Mitterrand},
{Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand}]
Francois Mitterrand
n 1: French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985
(1916-1996) [syn: {Mitterrand}, {Francois Mitterrand},
{Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand}]
Francois Rabelais
n 1: author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism
(1494-1553) [syn: {Rabelais}, {Francois Rabelais}]
Francois Rene Chateaubriand
n 1: French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the
romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn:
{Chateaubriand}, {Francois Rene Chateaubriand}, {Vicomte de
Chateaubriand}]
Francois Truffaut
n 1: French filmmaker (1932-1984) [syn: {Truffaut}, {Francois
Truffaut}]
Francois Villon
n 1: French poet (flourished around 1460) [syn: {Villon},
{Francois Villon}]
Francois-Marie Arouet
n 1: French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century
Enlightenment (1694-1778) [syn: {Voltaire}, {Arouet},
{Francois-Marie Arouet}]
Francoise d'Aubigne
n 1: French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king
after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn:
{Maintenon}, {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise
d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]
Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart
n 1: French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he
became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) [syn:
{Montespan}, {Marquise de Montespan}, {Francoise-Athenais
de Rochechouart}]
Frank Baum
n 1: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn:
{Baum}, {Frank Baum}, {Lyman Frank Brown}]
frank breech
n 1: position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at
the maternal pelvic outlet [syn: {frank breech}, {frank
breech delivery}]
frank breech delivery
n 1: position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at
the maternal pelvic outlet [syn: {frank breech}, {frank
breech delivery}]
Frank Capra
n 1: United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: {Capra}, {Frank
Capra}]
Frank Cooper
n 1: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong
silent heroes (1901-1961) [syn: {Cooper}, {Gary Cooper},
{Frank Cooper}]
Frank Harris
n 1: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable
autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: {Harris}, {Frank Harris},
{James Thomas Harris}]
Frank Lloyd Wright
n 1: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn:
{Wright}, {Frank Lloyd Wright}]
Frank Morrison Spillane
n 1: United States writer of popular detective novels (born in
1918) [syn: {Spillane}, {Mickey Spillane}, {Frank Morrison
Spillane}]
Frank Norris
n 1: United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: {Norris}, {Frank
Norris}, {Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.}]
Frank Philip Stella
n 1: United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) [syn:
{Stella}, {Frank Stella}, {Frank Philip Stella}]
Frank Sinatra
n 1: United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) [syn:
{Sinatra}, {Frank Sinatra}, {Francis Albert Sinatra}]
Frank Stella
n 1: United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) [syn:
{Stella}, {Frank Stella}, {Frank Philip Stella}]
Frank Stockton
n 1: United States writer (1834-1902) [syn: {Stockton}, {Frank
Stockton}, {Francis Richard Stockton}]
Frank Whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: {Whittle}, {Frank Whittle}, {Sir
Frank Whittle}]
Frank Winfield Woolworth
n 1: United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling
low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of
stores (1852-1919) [syn: {Woolworth}, {Frank Winfield
Woolworth}]
Frankenstein's monster
n 1: the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly
used to refer to his creation) [syn: {Frankenstein},
{Frankenstein's monster}]
Frankfurt on the Main
n 1: a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial
center [syn: {Frankfurt on the Main}, {Frankfurt},
{Frankfort}]
frankfurter bun
n 1: a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter [syn: {frankfurter
bun}, {hotdog bun}]
frankincense pine
n 1: tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United
States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy
upper head [syn: {loblolly pine}, {frankincense pine},
{Pinus taeda}]
franking machine
n 1: a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages
passing through it and computes the total charge
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D.
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin
Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
Franklin Pierce
n 1: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn:
{Pierce}, {Franklin Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
Franklin Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D.
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin
Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
Frankliniella fusca
n 1: injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts [syn: {tobacco
thrips}, {Frankliniella fusca}]
Frans Hals
n 1: Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits
with vitality and humor (1580?-1666) [syn: {Hals}, {Frans
Hals}]
Franz Anton Mesmer
n 1: Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form
of hypnotism (1734-1815) [syn: {Mesmer}, {Franz Anton
Mesmer}, {Friedrich Anton Mesmer}]
Franz Ferdinand
n 1: archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I;
his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of
World War I (1863-1914) [syn: {Francis Ferdinand}, {Franz
Ferdinand}]
Franz Josef I
n 1: emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by
Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn:
{Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I},
{Franz Josef I}]
Franz Joseph
n 1: emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by
Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn:
{Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I},
{Franz Josef I}]
Franz Joseph Haydn
n 1: prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical
form of the symphony (1732-1809) [syn: {Haydn}, {Joseph
Haydn}, {Franz Joseph Haydn}]
Franz Joseph Kline
n 1: United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
[syn: {Kline}, {Franz Kline}, {Franz Joseph Kline}]
Franz Kafka
n 1: Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish
world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)
[syn: {Kafka}, {Franz Kafka}]
Franz Kline
n 1: United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
[syn: {Kline}, {Franz Kline}, {Franz Joseph Kline}]
Franz Lehar
n 1: Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948) [syn:
{Lehar}, {Franz Lehar}]
Franz Liszt
n 1: Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) [syn:
{Liszt}, {Franz Liszt}]
Franz Peter Schubert
n 1: Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and
piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Schubert},
{Franz Peter Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]
Franz Schubert
n 1: Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and
piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Schubert},
{Franz Peter Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]
Franz Seraph Peter Schubert
n 1: Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and
piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Schubert},
{Franz Peter Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]
Franz Werfel
n 1: United States writer (1890-1945) [syn: {Werfel}, {Franz
Werfel}]
Fraser fir
n 1: small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern
Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short
leaves [syn: {Fraser fir}, {Abies fraseri}]
Frasera speciosa
n 1: tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with
green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in
genus Swertia [syn: {green gentian}, {Frasera speciosa},
{Swertia speciosa}]
frat house
n 1: a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
[syn: {chapterhouse}, {fraternity house}, {frat house}]
Fratercula arctica
n 1: common puffin of the northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic
puffin}, {Fratercula arctica}]
Fratercula corniculata
n 1: northern Pacific puffin [syn: {horned puffin}, {Fratercula
corniculata}]
fraternal twin
n 1: either of two twins who developed from two separate
fertilized eggs [syn: {fraternal twin}, {dizygotic twin}]
fraternity house
n 1: a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
[syn: {chapterhouse}, {fraternity house}, {frat house}]
fraud in fact
n 1: actual deceit; concealing something or making a false
representation with an evil intent to cause injury to
another [syn: {fraud in fact}, {positive fraud}]
fraud in law
n 1: fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the
one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
fraud in the factum
n 1: fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument
intended to be executed and the instrument actually
executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
fraud in the inducement
n 1: fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute an
instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g.,
misleading someone about the true facts
fraudulent scheme
n 1: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
{racket}, {fraudulent scheme}, {illegitimate enterprise}]
Fraxinus Americana
n 1: spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery
beneath and having hard brownish wood [syn: {white ash},
{Fraxinus Americana}]
Fraxinus caroliniana
n 1: small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States
[syn: {swamp ash}, {Fraxinus caroliniana}]
Fraxinus cuspidata
n 1: shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant
white flowers [syn: {flowering ash}, {Fraxinus cuspidata}]
Fraxinus dipetala
n 1: shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers [syn:
{flowering ash}, {Fraxinus dipetala}]
Fraxinus excelsior
n 1: tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny
dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {European
ash}, {common European ash}, {Fraxinus excelsior}]
Fraxinus latifolia
n 1: timber tree of western North America yielding hard light
wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Oregon ash},
{Fraxinus latifolia}, {Fraxinus oregona}]
Fraxinus nigra
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash},
{basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]
Fraxinus oregona
n 1: timber tree of western North America yielding hard light
wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Oregon ash},
{Fraxinus latifolia}, {Fraxinus oregona}]
Fraxinus ornus
n 1: southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in
dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {manna ash},
{flowering ash}, {Fraxinus ornus}]
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
n 1: smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: {red ash}, {downy ash}, {Fraxinus
pennsylvanica}]
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
n 1: a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: {green ash}, {Fraxinus pennsylvanica
subintegerrima}]
Fraxinus quadrangulata
n 1: ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green
foliage and hard brown wood [syn: {blue ash}, {Fraxinus
quadrangulata}]
Fraxinus texensis
n 1: low-growing ash of Texas [syn: {mountain ash}, {Fraxinus
texensis}]
Fraxinus tomentosa
n 1: timber tree of central and southeastern United States
having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base [syn:
{pumpkin ash}, {Fraxinus tomentosa}]
Fraxinus velutina
n 1: small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico [syn: {Arizona ash}, {Fraxinus
velutina}]
freak out
n 1: a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic
drug) [syn: {disorientation}, {freak out}]
v 1: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked
out" [syn: {freak out}, {freak}, {gross out}]
Fred Astaire
n 1: United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his
original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) [syn:
{Astaire}, {Fred Astaire}]
Fred Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis
inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Hoyle}, {Fred Hoyle}, {Sir
Fred Hoyle}]
Fred Sanger
n 1: English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino
acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine
the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn:
{Sanger}, {Frederick Sanger}, {Fred Sanger}]
Fred Skinner
n 1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of
behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner},
{B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
Fred Zinnemann
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997) [syn:
{Zinnemann}, {Fred Zinnemann}]
Freddie Mac
n 1: a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary
market for residential mortgages [syn: {Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation}, {Freddie Mac}, {FHLMC}]
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
n 1: French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of
Liberty now in New York harbor [syn: {Bartholdi}, {Frederic
Auguste Bartholdi}]
Frederic Francois Chopin
n 1: French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the
romantic school (1810-1849) [syn: {Chopin}, {Frederic
Francois Chopin}]
Frederic Goudy
n 1: United States printer noted for designing typefaces
(1865-1947) [syn: {Goudy}, {Frederic Goudy}, {Frederic
William Goudy}]
Frederic William Goudy
n 1: United States printer noted for designing typefaces
(1865-1947) [syn: {Goudy}, {Frederic Goudy}, {Frederic
William Goudy}]
Frederic William Maitland
n 1: English historian noted for his works on the history of
English law (1850-1906) [syn: {Maitland}, {Frederic William
Maitland}]
Frederick Barbarossa
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to
the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
[syn: {Frederick I}, {Frederick Barbarossa}, {Barbarossa}]
Frederick Carleton Lewis
n 1: United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics
for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn:
{Lewis}, {Carl Lewis}, {Frederick Carleton Lewis}]
Frederick Childe Hassam
n 1: United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold
brushwork (1859-1935) [syn: {Hassam}, {Childe Hassam},
{Frederick Childe Hassam}]
Frederick Delius
n 1: English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934) [syn:
{Delius}, {Frederick Delius}]
Frederick Douglass
n 1: United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and
became an influential writer and lecturer in the North
(1817-1895) [syn: {Douglass}, {Frederick Douglass}]
Frederick I
n 1: son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king
of Prussia (1657-1713)
2: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to
the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn:
{Frederick I}, {Frederick Barbarossa}, {Barbarossa}]
Frederick II
n 1: king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military
prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and
the Seven Years' War (1712-1786) [syn: {Frederick II},
{Frederick the Great}]
2: the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned
himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250) [syn: {Frederick II},
{Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II}]
Frederick Jackson Turner
n 1: United States historian who stressed the role of the
western frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn:
{Turner}, {Frederick Jackson Turner}]
Frederick James Furnivall
n 1: English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English
Dictionary (1825-1910) [syn: {Furnivall}, {Frederick James
Furnivall}]
Frederick Law Olmsted
n 1: United States landscape architect primarily responsible for
the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903)
[syn: {Olmsted}, {Frederick Law Olmsted}]
Frederick Loewe
n 1: United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated
with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987) [syn: {Loewe},
{Frederick Loewe}]
Frederick Moore Vinson
n 1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the
Supreme Court (1890-1953) [syn: {Vinson}, {Frederick Moore
Vinson}]
Frederick North
n 1: British statesman under George III whose policies led to
rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn:
{North}, {Frederick North}, {Second Earl of Guilford}]
Frederick Sanger
n 1: English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino
acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine
the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn:
{Sanger}, {Frederick Sanger}, {Fred Sanger}]
Frederick Soddy
n 1: English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration
led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956) [syn: {Soddy},
{Frederick Soddy}]
Frederick the Great
n 1: king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military
prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and
the Seven Years' War (1712-1786) [syn: {Frederick II},
{Frederick the Great}]
Frederick William
n 1: the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its
destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) [syn:
{Frederick William}, {Great Elector}]
Frederick William I
n 1: son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713;
reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740)
Frederick William II
n 1: king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with
France (1744-1797)
Frederick William III
n 1: king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars
(1770-1840)
Frederick William IV
n 1: king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic
movements (1795-1865)
Frederico Garcia Lorca
n 1: Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's
soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War
(1898-1936) [syn: {Garcia Lorca}, {Frederico Garcia Lorca},
{Lorca}]
free agency
n 1: (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to
negotiate a contract to play for any team
free agent
n 1: (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a
contract to play for any team
2: someone acting freely or even irresponsibly [syn: {free
agent}, {free spirit}, {freewheeler}]
free association
n 1: a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest
other ideas in a sequence
free burning
adj 1: (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the
anode in free burning arcs" [syn: {free burning},
{sustained}]
free central placentation
n 1: where ovules develop on a central column in a compound
ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only
free electron
n 1: electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule
but is free to move under the influence of an electric
field
free energy
n 1: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the
capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of
energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety
of forms" [syn: {energy}, {free energy}]
free enterprise
n 1: an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate
goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market
economy}, {free enterprise}, {private enterprise},
{laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]
free fall
n 1: the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a
gravitational field
2: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57
points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure
in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that
became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
[syn: {drop}, {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
free form
n 1: a morpheme that can occur alone [syn: {free morpheme},
{free form}]
Free French
n 1: a French movement during World War II that was organized in
London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of
France from German control and for the restoration of the
republic [syn: {Free French}, {Fighting French}]
free grace
n 1: (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or
beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the
salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go
I" [syn: {grace}, {grace of God}, {free grace}]
free hand
n 1: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about
giving him a free hand to attack" [syn: {free hand}, {blank
check}]
free house
n 1: a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so
is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
free kick
n 1: (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or
infringement by the other team
free lance
n 1: a writer or artist who sells services to different
employers without a long-term contract with any of them
[syn: {freelancer}, {freelance}, {free-lance}, {free
lance}, {independent}, {self-employed person}]
free list
n 1: a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs
free living
n 1: a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites
free love
n 1: sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married
to one another [syn: {extramarital sex}, {free love}]
free lunch
n 1: something acquired without effort or payment or obligation;
"there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood"
free morpheme
n 1: a morpheme that can occur alone [syn: {free morpheme},
{free form}]
free nerve ending
n 1: microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not
connected to any specific sensory receptor
free of charge
adv 1: without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" [syn:
{gratis}, {for free}, {free of charge}]
free pardon
n 1: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty},
{pardon}, {free pardon}]
free people
n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
[syn: {free}, {free people}]
free phagocyte
n 1: a phagocyte that circulates in the blood
free port
n 1: an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for
reshipment can be received and stored without payment of
duties [syn: {free port}, {free zone}]
2: a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
free press
n 1: a press not restricted or controlled by government
censorship regarding politics or ideology
free radical
n 1: an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired
electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that
has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing
an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free
radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and
damage cells" [syn: {free radical}, {radical}]
free rein
n 1: the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his
impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"
[syn: {free rein}, {play}]
Free Soil Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the
territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
free spirit
n 1: someone acting freely or even irresponsibly [syn: {free
agent}, {free spirit}, {freewheeler}]
Free State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Maryland}, {Old Line State}, {Free State}, {MD}, {Md.}]
2: any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
[ant: {slave state}]
3: a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the
Boers; named Free State in 1997 [syn: {Free State}, {Orange
Free State}]
free thought
n 1: the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on
the basis of reason without reference to revelation [syn:
{deism}, {free thought}]
free throw
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
free throw lane
n 1: a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to
15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter
this lane during a free throw
free time
n 1: time available for hobbies and other activities that you
enjoy [syn: {spare time}, {free time}]
2: time that is free from duties or responsibilities [syn: {free
time}, {spare time}]
free trade
n 1: international trade free of government interference
free trader
n 1: an advocate of unrestricted international trade
free verse
n 1: unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern [syn:
{free verse}, {vers libre}]
free weight
n 1: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and
weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised
and lowered by use of the hands and arms [syn: {weight},
{free weight}, {exercising weight}]
free will
n 1: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external
agencies [syn: {free will}, {discretion}]
Free World
n 1: anti-communist countries collectively
free zone
n 1: an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for
reshipment can be received and stored without payment of
duties [syn: {free port}, {free zone}]
free-and-easy
adj 1: natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a
casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" [syn:
{free-and-easy}, {casual}]
free-associate
v 1: associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old
memories"
free-base
v 1: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
[syn: {free-base}, {base}]
free-enterprise
adj 1: subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn:
{competitive}, {free-enterprise(a)}, {private-
enterprise(a)}]
free-flying
adj 1: able to fly through the air (as a bird); "three chicks
were raised to the free-flying stage"
free-for-all
n 1: a noisy fight in a crowd [syn: {brawl}, {free-for-all}]
free-lance
adj 1: working for yourself [syn: {freelance}, {free-lance},
{self-employed}] [ant: {salaried}]
2: serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers"
[syn: {mercenary(a)}, {free-lance(a)}, {freelance(a)}]
n 1: a writer or artist who sells services to different
employers without a long-term contract with any of them
[syn: {freelancer}, {freelance}, {free-lance}, {free
lance}, {independent}, {self-employed person}]
free-liver
n 1: someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for
food and drink) with more than the usual freedom
free-living
adj 1: not parasitic on another organism [syn: {free-living},
{nonparasitic}, {nonsymbiotic}]
free-range
adj 1: of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or
forage rather than being confined to a feedlot
free-reed
n 1: a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
free-reed instrument
n 1: a wind instrument with a free reed
free-soil
adj 1: where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state" [syn:
{free-soil}, {slaveless}, {non-slave}]
free-spoken
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt},
{candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
free-swimming
adj 1: (of animals) able to swim about; not attached [syn:
{free-swimming}, {unattached}]
free-tailed bat
n 1: small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long
tail; common in warm regions [syn: {freetail}, {free-tailed
bat}, {freetailed bat}]
free-thinking
adj 1: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in
religion) [syn: {free-thinking}, {latitudinarian},
{undogmatic}, {undogmatical}]
freeboard deck
n 1: the uppermost watertight deck
freedom fighter
n 1: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom
fighter}, {rebel}]
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
n 1: a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom from discrimination
n 1: immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or
nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws
of the United States
freedom from double jeopardy
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom from involuntary servitude
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom from search and seizure
n 1: a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom from self-incrimination
n 1: the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the
United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions
or otherwise give testimony against yourself [syn: {freedom
from self-incrimination}, {privilege against self
incrimination}]
freedom of assembly
n 1: the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the
government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the
First Amendment to the US Constitution
freedom of religion
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom of speech
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom of the press
n 1: a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US
Constitution
freedom of the seas
n 1: the right of merchant ships to travel freely in
international waters
freedom of thought
n 1: the right to hold unpopular ideas
Freedom Party
n 1: the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in
central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a
worldwide Islamic state [syn: {Hizb ut-Tahrir}, {Freedom
Party}]
freedom rider
n 1: one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who
rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest
racial segregation
freedom to bear arms
n 1: a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US
Constitution
freetailed bat
n 1: small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long
tail; common in warm regions [syn: {freetail}, {free-tailed
bat}, {freetailed bat}]
freeze down
v 1: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes
at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze}, {freeze out},
{freeze down}]
freeze off
v 1: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
{reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh},
{disdain}, {turn down}]
freeze out
v 1: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes
at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze}, {freeze out},
{freeze down}]
freeze-dried
adj 1: used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological
substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum [syn:
{lyophilized}, {lyophilised}, {freeze-dried}]
2: preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried
coffee"
freeze-dry
v 1: preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a
vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries"
freeze-drying
n 1: a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals
or tissue without destroying their physical structure;
material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the
ice sublimes [syn: {freeze-drying}, {lyophilization},
{lyophilisation}]
freezing mixture
n 1: a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a
temperature below the freezing point of water
freezing point
n 1: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
[syn: {freezing point}, {melting point}]
freight agent
n 1: an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt
and delivery of goods
freight car
n 1: a railway car that carries freight
freight elevator
n 1: an elevator designed for carrying freight [syn: {freight
elevator}, {service elevator}]
freight liner
n 1: a long-distance express freight train between industrial
centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and
unloading of goods [syn: {freight liner}, {liner train}]
freight rate
n 1: the charge for transporting something by common carrier;
"we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
[syn: {freight}, {freightage}, {freight rate}]
freight train
n 1: a railroad train consisting of freight cars [syn: {freight
train}, {rattler}]
French Academy
n 1: an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported
by the French government; "the French Academy sets
standards for the use of the French language"
French and Indian War
n 1: a war in North America between France and Britain (both
aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760
French bean
n 1: very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricot vert},
{haricots verts}, {French bean}]
French blue
n 1: ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French
blue}, {French ultramarine}, {French ultramarine blue}]
French bracken
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French
bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]
French bread
n 1: a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender
tapered loaves or baguettes
French bulldog
n 1: small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and
square head
French Canadian
n 1: a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose
native language is French
French capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of
Light}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]
French chalk
n 1: a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove
grease stains
French Congo
n 1: a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence
from France in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Republic of the Congo},
{French Congo}]
French door
n 1: a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending
the full length
French dressing
n 1: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French
dressing}, {vinaigrette}, {sauce vinaigrette}]
French endive
n 1: young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a
narrow whitish head [syn: {Belgian endive}, {French
endive}, {witloof}]
French Foreign Legion
n 1: a former foreign legion in the French army that was used
for military duties outside of France
French Foreign Office
n 1: the French department in charge of foreign affairs;
referred to familiarly by its address in Paris [syn:
{French Foreign Office}, {Quai d'Orsay}]
French franc
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in France
french fries
n 1: strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {french fries},
{french-fried potatoes}, {fries}, {chips}]
French fritter
n 1: a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with
confectioners' sugar [syn: {French fritter}, {beignet}]
French Guinea
n 1: a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a
French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
[syn: {Guinea}, {Republic of Guinea}, {French Guinea}]
French heel
n 1: a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
French honeysuckle
n 1: European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred
flowers [syn: {red valerian}, {French honeysuckle},
{Centranthus ruber}]
2: perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for
its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey
crop [syn: {French honeysuckle}, {sulla}, {Hedysarum
coronarium}]
French horn
n 1: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube
that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
[syn: {French horn}, {horn}]
French Indochina
n 1: the French colonies of the territory now occupied by
Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
French kiss
n 1: an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into
the other's mouth [syn: {soul kiss}, {deep kiss}, {French
kiss}]
French knot
n 1: a stitch made by looping the thread several times around
the needle before inserting it into the fabric
French lavender
n 1: Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields
spike lavender oil [syn: {spike lavender}, {French
lavender}, {Lavandula latifolia}]
2: shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having
usually reddish-purple flowers [syn: {French lavender},
{Lavandula stoechas}]
French leave
n 1: an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying
farewell)
French lesson
n 1: instruction in the French language
French loaf
n 1: a loaf of French bread
French marigold
n 1: strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower
heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala [syn: {French
marigold}, {Tagetes patula}]
French Oceania
n 1: a French overseas possession in the South Pacific [syn:
{French Polynesia}, {French Oceania}]
French omelet
n 1: omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate
French pancake
n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crape}, {crepe}, {French
pancake}]
French pastry
n 1: sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste
French people
n 1: the people of France [syn: {French}, {French people}]
French person
n 1: a person of French nationality [syn: {Frenchman},
{Frenchwoman}, {French person}]
French polish
n 1: the glaze produced by repeated applications of French
polish shellac
2: a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol
[syn: {French polish}, {French polish shellac}]
French polish shellac
n 1: a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in
alcohol [syn: {French polish}, {French polish shellac}]
French Polynesia
n 1: a French overseas possession in the South Pacific [syn:
{French Polynesia}, {French Oceania}]
French region
n 1: a geographical subdivision of France
French Republic
n 1: a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in
Europe [syn: {France}, {French Republic}]
French Revolution
n 1: the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
French Riviera
n 1: the French part of the Riviera [syn: {French Riviera},
{Cote d'Azur}]
French roof
n 1: a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
French rye
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
French sorrel
n 1: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate
leaves [syn: {French sorrel}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex
scutatus}]
2: greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to
common sorrel for salads
French spinach
n 1: common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn:
{red goosefoot}, {French spinach}, {Chenopodium rubrum}]
French Sudan
n 1: a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved
independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West
African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn:
{Mali}, {Republic of Mali}, {French Sudan}]
French teacher
n 1: someone who teaches French
French telephone
n 1: telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a
single handle [syn: {handset}, {French telephone}]
French toast
n 1: bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with
sugar or fruit or syrup
French ultramarine
n 1: ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French
blue}, {French ultramarine}, {French ultramarine blue}]
French ultramarine blue
n 1: ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French
blue}, {French ultramarine}, {French ultramarine blue}]
French vermouth
n 1: dry pale amber variety [syn: {dry vermouth}, {French
vermouth}]
French weed
n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]
French West Indies
n 1: the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by
France
French window
n 1: a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building
french-fried potatoes
n 1: strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {french fries},
{french-fried potatoes}, {fries}, {chips}]
french-fry
v 1: cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" [syn:
{french-fry}, {deep-fry}]
French-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in French
frequency band
n 1: a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for
transmitting radio or television signals) [syn: {frequency
band}, {waveband}]
frequency distribution
n 1: a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the
values of a variable
frequency modulation
n 1: modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
[syn: {frequency modulation}, {FM}]
frequency response
n 1: (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input
ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
frequency-response characteristic
n 1: (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal
amplitude or gain plotted against frequency [syn:
{frequency-response curve}, {frequency-response
characteristic}]
frequency-response curve
n 1: (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal
amplitude or gain plotted against frequency [syn:
{frequency-response curve}, {frequency-response
characteristic}]
fresh bean
n 1: beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried
fresh breeze
n 1: wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
fresh fish
n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of
artillery fire [syn: {cannon fodder}, {fodder}, {fresh
fish}]
fresh food
n 1: food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or
freezing or smoking [syn: {fresh food}, {fresh foods}]
fresh foods
n 1: food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or
freezing or smoking [syn: {fresh food}, {fresh foods}]
fresh gale
n 1: wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale
fresh start
n 1: an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh
start}, {clean slate}, {tabula rasa}]
fresh water
n 1: water that is not salty [syn: {fresh water}, {freshwater}]
[ant: {brine}, {saltwater}, {seawater}]
fresh-cut
adj 1: cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"
freshen up
v 1: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest
wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" [syn: {refurbish},
{renovate}, {freshen up}]
2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after
the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen},
{freshen up}]
freshman class
n 1: the first class in college or high school
freshwater bass
n 1: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean
flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn:
{freshwater bass}, {bass}]
2: North American food and game fish
freshwater bream
n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of
Europe [syn: {bream}, {freshwater bream}]
2: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes
having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but
not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: {freshwater
bream}, {bream}]
freshwater clam
n 1: bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
[syn: {freshwater mussel}, {freshwater clam}]
freshwater cordgrass
n 1: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous
margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie
cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass},
{Spartina pectinmata}]
freshwater eel
n 1: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea
to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh
and smoked [syn: {common eel}, {freshwater eel}]
freshwater fish
n 1: flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
freshwater limpet
n 1: minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet
but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {river
limpet}, {freshwater limpet}, {Ancylus fluviatilis}]
freshwater mussel
n 1: bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
[syn: {freshwater mussel}, {freshwater clam}]
Fresnel lens
n 1: lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make
a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
Freudian psychology
n 1: the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud
Freudian slip
n 1: a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from
the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can
reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
friar preacher
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the
Dominican order [syn: {Dominican}, {Black Friar},
{Blackfriar}, {friar preacher}]
friar's lantern
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
[syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern},
{will-o'-the-wisp}]
friar's-cowl
n 1: tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-
black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores [syn:
{friar's-cowl}, {Arisarum vulgare}]
fricative consonant
n 1: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a
narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: {fricative consonant},
{fricative}, {spirant}]
friction clutch
n 1: a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction
between them
friction match
n 1: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard
tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction;
"he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long
you've a lucifer to light your fag" [syn: {match},
{lucifer}, {friction match}]
friction tape
n 1: a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed
electrical conductors [syn: {friction tape}, {insulating
tape}]
Fridtjof Nansen
n 1: Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League
of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I
(1861-1930) [syn: {Nansen}, {Fridtjof Nansen}]
fried egg
n 1: eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned
and cooked on both sides
fried rice
n 1: boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp
and quickly scrambled with eggs [syn: {fried rice},
{Chinese fried rice}]
Friedman test
n 1: pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's
urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the
ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates
that the woman is pregnant [syn: {Friedman test}, {rabbit
test}]
Friedreich's ataxia
n 1: sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the
spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and
abnormal gait; occurs in children [syn: {Friedreich's
ataxia}, {herediatry spinal ataxia}]
Friedrich Anton Mesmer
n 1: Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form
of hypnotism (1734-1815) [syn: {Mesmer}, {Franz Anton
Mesmer}, {Friedrich Anton Mesmer}]
Friedrich August Kekule
n 1: German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring
structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: {Kekule}, {Friedrich
August Kekule}, {Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz}]
Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz
n 1: German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring
structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: {Kekule}, {Friedrich
August Kekule}, {Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz}]
Friedrich August von Hayek
n 1: English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the
optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992) [syn: {Hayek},
{Friedrich August von Hayek}]
Friedrich August Wolf
n 1: German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and
Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn:
{Wolf}, {Friedrich August Wolf}]
Friedrich Engels
n 1: socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx
in 1848 (1820-1895) [syn: {Engels}, {Friedrich Engels}]
Friedrich Froebel
n 1: German educator who founded the kindergarten system
(1782-1852) [syn: {Froebel}, {Friedrich Froebel},
{Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel}]
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
n 1: German poet (1724-1803) [syn: {Klopstock}, {Friedrich
Gottlieb Klopstock}]
Friedrich Hebbel
n 1: German dramatist (1813-1863) [syn: {Hebbel}, {Friedrich
Hebbel}, {Christian Friedrich Hebbel}]
Friedrich Krupp
n 1: German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen
(1787-1826) [syn: {Krupp}, {Friedrich Krupp}]
Friedrich Max Muller
n 1: British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in
Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: {Muller}, {Max Muller},
{Friedrich Max Muller}]
Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
n 1: German educator who founded the kindergarten system
(1782-1852) [syn: {Froebel}, {Friedrich Froebel},
{Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel}]
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
n 1: German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate
measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the
existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) [syn: {Bessel},
{Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel}]
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
n 1: influential German philosopher remembered for his concept
of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values;
considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of
existentialism (1844-1900) [syn: {Nietzsche}, {Friedrich
Wilhelm Nietzsche}]
friend of the court
n 1: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a
party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence
the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public
interest [syn: {amicus curiae}, {friend of the court}]
friendly fire
n 1: fire that injures or kills an ally [syn: {friendly fire},
{fratricide}]
Friendly Islands
n 1: a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South
Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in
1970 [syn: {Tonga}, {Kingdom of Tonga}, {Friendly Islands}]
friendly relationship
n 1: the state of being friends (or friendly) [syn:
{friendship}, {friendly relationship}]
friendly takeover
n 1: a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target
company
friendship plant
n 1: low stingless nettle of Central and South America having
velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small
green flowers [syn: {friendship plant}, {panamica},
{panamiga}, {Pilea involucrata}]
frig around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
frigate bird
n 1: long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and
forked tail [syn: {frigate bird}, {man-of-war bird}]
frighten away
v 1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn:
{daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off},
{scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
frighten off
v 1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn:
{daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off},
{scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
Frigid Zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole;
characterized by frigid climate [syn: {Frigid Zone}, {polar
zone}, {polar region}]
frijoles refritos
n 1: dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with
various seasonings [syn: {refried beans}, {frijoles
refritos}]
frilled lizard
n 1: large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff
of skin around the neck [syn: {frilled lizard},
{Chlamydosaurus kingi}]
fringe benefit
n 1: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of
employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a
limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn:
{fringe benefit}, {perquisite}, {perk}]
fringe bush
n 1: small bushy tree of southeastern United States having
profuse clusters of white flowers [syn: {fringe bush},
{Chionanthus virginicus}]
fringe cups
n 1: plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-
colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long
racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to
Idaho [syn: {false alumroot}, {fringe cups}, {Tellima
grandiflora}]
fringe tree
n 1: any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs
of the genus Chionanthus
fringe-toed lizard
n 1: with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United
States and Mexico [syn: {fringe-toed lizard}, {Uma notata}]
fringed gecko
n 1: a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of
its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short
distances [syn: {flying gecko}, {fringed gecko},
{Ptychozoon homalocephalum}]
fringed gentian
n 1: any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the
margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in
genus Gentiana
fringed grass of Parnassus
n 1: bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-
colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals;
west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico [syn:
{fringed grass of Parnassus}, {Parnassia fimbriata}]
fringed loosestrife
n 1: of North America [syn: {fringed loosestrife}, {Lysimachia
ciliatum}]
fringed orchid
n 1: any of several summer-flowering American orchids
distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip [syn: {fringed
orchis}, {fringed orchid}]
fringed orchis
n 1: any of several summer-flowering American orchids
distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip [syn: {fringed
orchis}, {fringed orchid}]
fringed pink
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California
having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed
pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
2: Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers
with deeply fringed margins [syn: {fringed pink}, {Dianthus
supurbus}]
fringed polygala
n 1: common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America
having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple
flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen},
{gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala},
{Polygala paucifolia}]
fringed poppy mallow
n 1: perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains
states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers [syn:
{fringed poppy mallow}, {Callirhoe digitata}]
Fringilla coelebs
n 1: small European finch with a cheerful song [syn:
{chaffinch}, {Fringilla coelebs}]
Fringilla montifringilla
n 1: Eurasian finch [syn: {brambling}, {Fringilla
montifringilla}]
Frisian Islands
n 1: a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of
northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to
Jutland
Fritillaria affinis
n 1: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain
fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria
lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]
Fritillaria agrestis
n 1: a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a
common weed in grainfields [syn: {stink bell}, {Fritillaria
agrestis}]
Fritillaria biflora
n 1: herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-
shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {mission bells},
{black fritillary}, {Fritillaria biflora}]
Fritillaria imperialis
n 1: Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-
shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown
imperial}, {Fritillaria imperialis}]
Fritillaria lanceolata
n 1: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain
fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria
lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]
Fritillaria liliaceae
n 1: California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers
usually tinged with green [syn: {white fritillary},
{Fritillaria liliaceae}]
Fritillaria meleagris
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil},
{leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]
Fritillaria micrantha
n 1: California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {brown bells}, {Fritillaria
micrantha}, {Fritillaria parviflora}]
Fritillaria mutica
n 1: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain
fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria
lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]
Fritillaria parviflora
n 1: California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {brown bells}, {Fritillaria
micrantha}, {Fritillaria parviflora}]
Fritillaria pluriflora
n 1: California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe
lily}, {pink fritillary}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]
Fritillaria recurva
n 1: western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow
bell-shaped flowers [syn: {scarlet fritillary},
{Fritillaria recurva}]
fritter away
v 1: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's
inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate},
{shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
fritter batter
n 1: batter for making fritters
Fritz Albert Lipmann
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his
studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986) [syn: {Lipmann},
{Fritz Albert Lipmann}]
Fritz Haber
n 1: German chemist noted for the synthetic production of
ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934) [syn: {Haber},
{Fritz Haber}]
Fritz Kreisler
n 1: United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) [syn:
{Kreisler}, {Fritz Kreisler}]
Fritz W. Meissner
n 1: German physicist (1882-1974) [syn: {Meissner}, {Fritz W.
Meissner}]
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
n 1: a region in northeastern Italy
frivol away
v 1: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's
inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate},
{shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
frock coat
n 1: a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn
in the 19th century
frog kick
n 1: a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the
legs can be brought together when fully extended
frog legs
n 1: hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and
cooked as chicken
frog orchid
n 1: any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
2: orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green
flowers suffused with purple [syn: {frog orchid},
{Coeloglossum viride}]
frog's lettuce
n 1: very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and
Europe
frog's-bit
n 1: European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves
and white flowers [syn: {frogbit}, {frog's-bit},
{Hydrocharis morsus-ranae}]
frog's-bit family
n 1: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely
distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family
Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family
Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]
frogbit family
n 1: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely
distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family
Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family
Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]
from each one
adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered
individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to
each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]
from head to toe
adv 1: at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie"
[syn: {cap-a-pie}, {from head to toe}]
from nowhere
adv 1: without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
[syn: {out of thin air}, {out of nothing}, {from
nowhere}]
from pillar to post
adv 1: from one place or situation to another; "we were driven
from pillar to post" [syn: {from pillar to post}, {hither
and thither}]
from scratch
adv 1: from the beginning, especially without relying on
resources or other advantages; "he baked the torte from
scratch"; "she built her business up from scratch"
from start to finish
adv 1: completely
from the heart
adv 1: very sincerely; "he spoke from the heart"
from time to time
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
from way back
adv 1: since long ago; "she knows him from way back" [syn: {from
way back}, {since a long time ago}]
Fromental Halevy
n 1: French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Halevy},
{Fromental Halevy}, {Jacques Francois Fromental Elie
Halevy}]
front bench
n 1: any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are
reserved for ministers or former ministers
front burner
n 1: top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in
order to meet deadlines" [ant: {back burner}]
front crawl
n 1: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead
accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {crawl}, {front crawl},
{Australian crawl}]
front door
n 1: exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
[syn: {front door}, {front entrance}]
front end
n 1: the side that is forward or prominent [syn: {front}, {front
end}, {forepart}] [ant: {back end}, {backside}, {rear}]
front entrance
n 1: exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
[syn: {front door}, {front entrance}]
front line
n 1: the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn:
{battlefront}, {front}, {front line}]
front man
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
[syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
{straw man}, {strawman}]
front matter
n 1: written matter preceding the main text of a book [syn:
{front matter}, {prelims}]
front porch
n 1: a porch for the front door
front projector
n 1: a projector for digital input
front room
n 1: a room in a private house or establishment where people can
sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room},
{sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]
front tooth
n 1: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his
malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: {front
tooth}, {anterior}]
front yard
n 1: the yard in front of a house; between the house and the
street
front-porch campaign
n 1: a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does
not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch
campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was
the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" [syn:
{front-porch campaigning}, {front-porch campaign}]
front-porch campaigning
n 1: a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does
not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch
campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was
the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" [syn:
{front-porch campaigning}, {front-porch campaign}]
front-runner
n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner},
{favorite}, {favourite}]
front-stall
n 1: medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn:
{chanfron}, {chamfron}, {testiere}, {frontstall}, {front-
stall}]
frontage road
n 1: a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows
local traffic to gain access to property [syn: {frontage
road}, {service road}]
frontal bone
n 1: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the
cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits [syn:
{frontal bone}, {os frontale}, {forehead}]
frontal cortex
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying directly behind the forehead [syn: {frontal
lobe}, {frontal cortex}]
frontal eminence
n 1: either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
frontal gyrus
n 1: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal
lobe of the cerebrum
frontal lobe
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying directly behind the forehead [syn: {frontal
lobe}, {frontal cortex}]
frontal lobotomy
n 1: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the
frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked
cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy},
{leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy},
{prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal
lobotomy}]
frontal sinus
n 1: one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone
frontal suture
n 1: the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually
obliterated by the age of 6) [syn: {frontal suture},
{sutura frontalis}]
frontier settlement
n 1: a settlement on the frontier of civilization [syn:
{frontier settlement}, {outpost}]
frost fish
n 1: long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless
body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
[syn: {cutlassfish}, {frost fish}, {hairtail}]
frost heave
n 1: upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of
moist soil [syn: {frost heave}, {frost heaving}]
frost heaving
n 1: upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of
moist soil [syn: {frost heave}, {frost heaving}]
frost mist
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
frost over
v 1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a
window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to
land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}, {ice over}]
frost snow
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
Frost's bolete
n 1: a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
[syn: {Frost's bolete}, {Boletus frostii}]
frost-bound
adj 1: (of the ground) made hard by frost
frost-weed
n 1: perennial of the eastern United States having early
solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers;
so-called because ice crystals form on it during first
frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {frostwort},
{Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadense}]
2: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the
eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard},
{frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {Verbesina virginica}]
frosted bat
n 1: common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
[syn: {frosted bat}, {Vespertilio murinus}]
froth at the mouth
v 1: be in a state of uncontrolled anger [syn: {foam at the
mouth}, {froth at the mouth}]
frown line
n 1: a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
frown on
v 1: look disapprovingly upon [syn: {frown on}, {frown upon}]
frown upon
v 1: look disapprovingly upon [syn: {frown on}, {frown upon}]
frozen custard
n 1: dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
[syn: {frozen custard}, {soft ice cream}]
frozen dessert
n 1: any of various desserts prepared by freezing
frozen food
n 1: food preserved by freezing [syn: {frozen food}, {frozen
foods}]
frozen foods
n 1: food preserved by freezing [syn: {frozen food}, {frozen
foods}]
frozen metaphor
n 1: a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a
new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may
once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has
died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn:
{dead metaphor}, {frozen metaphor}]
frozen orange juice
n 1: orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen [syn:
{frozen orange juice}, {orange-juice concentrate}]
frozen pudding
n 1: a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and
nuts and (sometimes) liquor
frozen yogurt
n 1: a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt
fruit bar
n 1: cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough
or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in
bars
fruit bat
n 1: large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds
on fruit [syn: {fruit bat}, {megabat}]
fruit cocktail
n 1: a mixture of sliced or diced fruits
fruit compote
n 1: dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: {compote}, {fruit
compote}]
fruit crush
n 1: drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit [syn: {fruit
juice}, {fruit crush}]
fruit custard
n 1: a custard containing fruit
fruit drink
n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: {fruit
drink}, {ade}]
fruit fly
n 1: any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
[syn: {fruit fly}, {pomace fly}]
fruit grower
n 1: someone who grows fruit commercially
fruit juice
n 1: drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit [syn: {fruit
juice}, {fruit crush}]
fruit machine
n 1: a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random
combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different
fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money
for the player
fruit of the poisonous tree
n 1: a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have
been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following
from it may also not be used
fruit punch
n 1: a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water
(with or without alcohol)
fruit salad
n 1: salad composed of fruits
fruit sugar
n 1: a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn:
{fructose}, {fruit sugar}, {levulose}, {laevulose}]
fruit tree
n 1: tree bearing edible fruit
fruit-eating
adj 1: feeding on fruit [syn: {carpophagous}, {fruit-eating(a)}]
fruiting body
n 1: an organ specialized for producing spores
fry bread
n 1: usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially
cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread
[syn: {skillet bread}, {fry bread}]
fry cook
n 1: a cook who specializes in fried foods
frying pan
n 1: a pan used for frying foods [syn: {frying pan}, {frypan},
{skillet}]
ft-L
n 1: a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot
[syn: {foot-lambert}, {ft-L}]
Fuchsia coccinea
n 1: erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red
flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop},
{lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]
Fuchsia excorticata
n 1: erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {tree fuchsia},
{native fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]
fuck all
n 1: little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they
gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about
surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams},
{sweet Fanny Adams}]
fuck off
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
2: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
"Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get},
{bugger off}]
3: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn:
{masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off},
{jerk off}]
fuck up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
fucked-up
adj 1: snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation
normal--all fucked-up" [syn: {fucked-up}, {snafu}]
fucoid algae
n 1: any of various algae of the family Fucaceae [syn: {fucoid},
{fucoid algae}]
Fucus serratus
n 1: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: {serrated
wrack}, {Fucus serratus}, {tang}]
Fucus vesiculosus
n 1: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
[syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus},
{tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]
fuddy-duddy
n 1: a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or
appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy
trying to stop young people having fun"
fudge factor
n 1: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase
the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: {correction},
{fudge factor}]
fudge sauce
n 1: thick chocolate sauce served hot [syn: {hot-fudge sauce},
{fudge sauce}]
fudge together
v 1: produce shoddily, without much attention to detail [syn:
{fudge together}, {throw together}]
fuel cell
n 1: cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel
(hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in
electric cars
fuel consumption rate
n 1: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {fuel
consumption rate}, {gasoline mileage}, {gas mileage}]
fuel filter
n 1: a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust
particles from the fuel
fuel gauge
n 1: an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
[syn: {fuel gauge}, {fuel indicator}]
fuel indicator
n 1: an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
[syn: {fuel gauge}, {fuel indicator}]
fuel injection
n 1: mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the
cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need
for a carburetor [syn: {fuel injection}, {fuel injection
system}]
fuel injection system
n 1: mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the
cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need
for a carburetor [syn: {fuel injection}, {fuel injection
system}]
fuel level
n 1: the amount of fuel remaining
fuel line
n 1: a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline
engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the
gas line" [syn: {fuel line}, {gas line}, {petrol line}]
fuel oil
n 1: a petroleum product used for fuel [syn: {fuel oil},
{heating oil}]
fuel pod
n 1: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {pod},
{fuel pod}]
fuel system
n 1: equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel
to the engine
fuel-air bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb
can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn:
{thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb},
{volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]
fuel-air explosive
n 1: a device consisting of a container of fuel and two
explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel
container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in
a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second
charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast
wave and incinerates whatever is below [syn: {fuel-air
explosive}, {FAE}]
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia
n 1: a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in
1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party;
opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug
dealers [syn: {Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia},
{Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia}, {FARC}]
fugitive from justice
n 1: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to
elude justice [syn: {fugitive}, {fugitive from justice}]
fuji cherry
n 1: shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
[syn: {fuji}, {fuji cherry}, {Prunus incisa}]
Fuji-san
n 1: an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the
highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its
symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site
for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Mount Fuji}, {Fujiyama},
{Fujinoyama}, {Fuji-san}]
Fulica americana
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: {American coot}, {marsh
hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
Fulica atra
n 1: a coot found in Eurasia [syn: {Old World coot}, {Fulica
atra}]
full admiral
n 1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice
admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: {admiral}, {full
admiral}]
full blood
n 1: descent from parents both of one pure breed
full complement
n 1: number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement
of workers" [syn: {complement}, {full complement}]
full cousin
n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {first
cousin}, {cousin-german}, {full cousin}]
full dress
n 1: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn:
{dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat},
{tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]
full employment
n 1: the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at
the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
full faith and credit
n 1: a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually
issued by the United States Treasury
full gainer
n 1: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to
complete a full backward somersault and enters the water
feet first and facing away from the diving board [syn:
{gainer}, {full gainer}]
full general
n 1: a general officer of the highest rank [syn: {general},
{full general}]
full house
n 1: a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair
full metal jacket
n 1: a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder
metal (usually copper)
full moon
n 1: the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is
at the full" [syn: {full moon}, {full-of-the-moon}, {full
phase of the moon}, {full}]
full moon maple
n 1: leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn:
{Japanese maple}, {full moon maple}, {Acer japonicum}]
full nelson
n 1: a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under
the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the
neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
full page
n 1: something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a
full page"
full phase of the moon
n 1: the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is
at the full" [syn: {full moon}, {full-of-the-moon}, {full
phase of the moon}, {full}]
full point
n 1: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative
sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
"in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period},
{point}, {full stop}, {stop}, {full point}]
full professor
n 1: a professor of the highest rank
full radiator
n 1: a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the
electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body
maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at
that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving
it must be in equilibrium" [syn: {black body}, {blackbody},
{full radiator}]
full service bank
n 1: a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and
makes loans and provides other services for the public
[syn: {commercial bank}, {full service bank}]
full skirt
n 1: a long skirt gathered at the waist
full stop
n 1: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative
sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
"in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period},
{point}, {full stop}, {stop}, {full point}]
full term
n 1: the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent;
"a healthy baby born at full term" [syn: {term}, {full
term}]
full treatment
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
full-blood
adj 1: of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American";
"blooded Jersies" [syn: {full-blooded}, {full-blood},
{blooded}]
full-blooded
adj 1: of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American";
"blooded Jersies" [syn: {full-blooded}, {full-blood},
{blooded}]
2: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a
hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded},
{lusty}, {red-blooded}]
full-blown
adj 1: fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose"
[syn: {full-blown}, {matured}]
2: having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for
completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"
full-bodied
adj 1: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby
port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the
robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: {full-
bodied}, {racy}, {rich}, {robust}]
full-bosomed
adj 1: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing
curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a
curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy},
{busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed},
{sonsie}, {sonsy}, {stacked}, {voluptuous}, {well-
endowed}]
full-clad
adj 1: given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring
full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with
statistics and details" [syn: {fleshed out}, {full-clad}]
full-dress
adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-
dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress},
{dress}]
2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner";
"a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {dress}, {full-dress}]
3: complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-
dress investigation"
full-dress uniform
n 1: the naval or military uniform that is specified by
regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions
full-face
adj 1: looking forward [syn: {guardant(ip)}, {gardant(ip)},
{full-face}]
full-fashioned
adj 1: knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned
hosiery" [syn: {full-fashioned}, {fully fashioned}]
full-fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully
grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: {full-fledged},
{fully fledged}]
2: (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged
lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged
atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn:
{full-fledged}, {fully fledged}]
full-grown
adj 1: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown},
{grown}, {grownup}]
full-length
adj 1: representing or accommodating the entire length; "a full-
length portrait"
2: complete; "the full-length play" [syn: {full-length},
{uncut}]
full-of-the-moon
n 1: the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is
at the full" [syn: {full moon}, {full-of-the-moon}, {full
phase of the moon}, {full}]
full-page
adj 1: occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page
ad"
full-scale
adj 1: using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-
scale campaign against nuclear power plants" [syn: {all-
out}, {full-scale}]
full-size
adj 1: being of the same size as an original; "a life-size
sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {lifesize}, {life-sized},
{full-size}]
full-strength
adj 1: (of an alcoholic drink) without water; "took his whiskey
neat" [syn: {neat}, {straight}, {full-strength}]
full-term
adj 1: gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a
healthy full-term baby" [ant: {premature}]
full-time
adv 1: for the standard number of hours; "she works full-time"
[ant: {half-time}, {part-time}, {parttime}]
adj 1: for the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-
time job" [ant: {part time}, {part-time}]
full-wave rectifier
n 1: rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an
alternating current into a positive half wave
fuller's earth
n 1: an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling
(shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
fuller's teasel
n 1: similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread
in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in
United States [syn: {fuller's teasel}, {Dipsacus sativus}]
fully fashioned
adj 1: knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned
hosiery" [syn: {full-fashioned}, {fully fashioned}]
fully fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully
grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: {full-fledged},
{fully fledged}]
2: (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged
lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged
atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn:
{full-fledged}, {fully fledged}]
fully grown
adj 1: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown},
{grown}, {grownup}]
fulmar petrel
n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn:
{fulmar}, {fulmar petrel}, {Fulmarus glacialis}]
Fulmarus glacialis
n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn:
{fulmar}, {fulmar petrel}, {Fulmarus glacialis}]
fulminate of mercury
n 1: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or
heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion
caps [syn: {mercury fulminate}, {fulminate of mercury},
{fulminating mercury}]
fulminating mercury
n 1: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or
heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion
caps [syn: {mercury fulminate}, {fulminate of mercury},
{fulminating mercury}]
fulminic acid
n 1: (CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of
explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic
acid
fulvic acid
n 1: a yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in
water under all pH conditions; "they measured the fluvial
fulvic acid"
Fumaria claviculata
n 1: annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow
and pink flowers [syn: {climbing corydalis}, {Corydalis
claviculata}, {Fumaria claviculata}]
Fumaria fungosa
n 1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing
fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria
fungosa}]
Fumaria officinalis
n 1: delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of
purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn:
{fumitory}, {fumewort}, {fumeroot}, {Fumaria officinalis}]
Fumaria sempervirens
n 1: glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada
having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood},
{rock harlequin}, {Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria
sempervirens}]
fumaric acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in
making polyester resins
fumed oak
n 1: oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of
ammonia; used for cabinetwork
Fumimaro Konoe
n 1: Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies
and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)
[syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe},
{Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]
Fumimaro Konoye
n 1: Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies
and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)
[syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe},
{Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]
fumitory family
n 1: erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and
southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches;
fumitory; squirrel corn [syn: {Fumariaceae}, {family
Fumariaceae}, {fumitory family}]
fun run
n 1: a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are
sponsored for a charity) [syn: {funrun}, {fun run}]
function call
n 1: a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the
subroutine is executed control returns to the next
instruction in main program
function word
n 1: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical
function but has little identifiable meaning [syn:
{function word}, {closed-class word}]
functional anatomy
n 1: the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn:
{functional anatomy}, {physiological anatomy},
{morphophysiology}]
functional calculus
n 1: a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and
predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as
the relations between propositions) [syn: {predicate
calculus}, {functional calculus}]
functional disorder
n 1: disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or
anatomical cause can be identified [ant: {organic
disorder}]
functional genomics
n 1: the branch of genomics that determines the biological
function of the genes and their products
functional illiterate
n 1: a person with some ability to read and write but not enough
for daily practical needs
functional magnetic resonance imaging
n 1: a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that
registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain
[syn: {functional magnetic resonance imaging}, {fMRI}]
functionally illiterate
adj 1: having reading and writing skills insufficient for
ordinary practical needs
fund raise
v 1: raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for
AIDS research" [syn: {fund-raise}, {fund raise},
{fundraise}]
fund-raise
v 1: raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for
AIDS research" [syn: {fund-raise}, {fund raise},
{fundraise}]
fund-raising campaign
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, {fund-raising drive}, {fund-raising
effort}]
fund-raising drive
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, {fund-raising drive}, {fund-raising
effort}]
fund-raising effort
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, {fund-raising drive}, {fund-raising
effort}]
fundamental analysis
n 1: (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment
strategy [syn: {fundamental analysis}, {fundamentals
analysis}]
fundamental frequency
n 1: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental},
{fundamental frequency}, {first harmonic}]
fundamental interaction
n 1: (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary
particles or between an elementary particle and a field or
between fields; mediated by gauge bosons [syn:
{interaction}, {fundamental interaction}]
fundamental law
n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a
government [syn: {fundamental law}, {organic law},
{constitution}]
fundamental measure
n 1: one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of
measurement [syn: {fundamental quantity}, {fundamental
measure}]
fundamental particle
n 1: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom;
regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: {elementary
particle}, {fundamental particle}]
fundamental principle
n 1: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first
you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to
basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {basics}, {fundamental
principle}, {basic principle}, {bedrock}]
fundamental quantity
n 1: one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of
measurement [syn: {fundamental quantity}, {fundamental
measure}]
fundamentals analysis
n 1: (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment
strategy [syn: {fundamental analysis}, {fundamentals
analysis}]
Fundulus heteroclitus
n 1: silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the
Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {mummichog},
{Fundulus heteroclitus}]
Fundulus majalis
n 1: black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the
Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States [syn: {striped
killifish}, {mayfish}, {may fish}, {Fundulus majalis}]
funeral chapel
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
funeral church
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
funeral director
n 1: one whose business is the management of funerals [syn:
{mortician}, {undertaker}, {funeral undertaker}, {funeral
director}]
funeral home
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
funeral march
n 1: a slow march to be played for funeral processions [syn:
{funeral march}, {dead march}]
funeral parlor
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
funeral parlour
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
funeral pyre
n 1: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn:
{pyre}, {funeral pyre}]
funeral undertaker
n 1: one whose business is the management of funerals [syn:
{mortician}, {undertaker}, {funeral undertaker}, {funeral
director}]
funeral-residence
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral
parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral
church}, {funeral-residence}]
fungal infection
n 1: an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: {fungal
infection}, {mycosis}]
Fungi imperfecti
n 1: large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising
forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
[syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota},
{Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision
Deuteromycotina}]
fungus family
n 1: includes lichen families
fungus genus
n 1: includes lichen genera
fungus gnat
n 1: minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms
and seedlings [syn: {fungus gnat}, {sciara}, {sciarid}]
2: mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying
vegetation
fungus kingdom
n 1: the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts,
mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
[syn: {Fungi}, {kingdom Fungi}, {fungus kingdom}]
fungus order
n 1: the order of fungi
funicular railway
n 1: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving
cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending
cars [syn: {cable railway}, {funicular}, {funicular
railway}]
funk hole
n 1: dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)
funnel shape
n 1: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the
two ends [syn: {funnel}, {funnel shape}]
funnel web
n 1: a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches
in the center of the web
funnel-crest rosebud orchid
n 1: orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink
flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus
Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud
orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]
funnel-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a funnel
funny bone
n 1: a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the
surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve
is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not
humerus" [syn: {funny bone}, {crazy bone}]
funny farm
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
funny house
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
funny remark
n 1: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch
line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" [syn:
{funny story}, {good story}, {funny remark}, {funny}]
funny story
n 1: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch
line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" [syn:
{funny story}, {good story}, {funny remark}, {funny}]
funny wagon
n 1: an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental
hospital
fur coat
n 1: a coat made of fur
fur hat
n 1: a hat made of fur
fur seal
n 1: an eared seal of the northern Pacific
2: eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft
underfur is the source of sealskin; "the male fur seal is
much larger than the female"
fur-bearing
adj 1: of animals having fur (especially of commercial quality)
fur-piece
n 1: a neckpiece made of fur
furbish up
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is
torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor},
{furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}, {bust}]
furnace lining
n 1: lining consisting of material with a high melting point;
used to line the inside walls of a furnace [syn: {furnace
lining}, {refractory}]
furnace room
n 1: a room (usually in the basement of a building) that
contains a furnace for heating the building
furniture company
n 1: a company that sells furniture
furniture maker
n 1: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture [syn:
{cabinetmaker}, {furniture maker}]
furring strip
n 1: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
[syn: {furring strip}, {furring}]
furry tongue
n 1: a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth
of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {hairy tongue}, {furry
tongue}, {black tongue}]
Fusanus acuminatus
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
[syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya
acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
fusarium wilt
n 1: wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium
Fuscoboletinus paluster
n 1: an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a
pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that
become like gills in maturity
Fuscoboletinus serotinus
n 1: an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a
whitish pore surface and stalk
fusee drive
n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the
diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: {fusee
drive}, {fusee}]
fusel oil
n 1: a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed
from distillation of fermented liquors
fusible metal
n 1: an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in
safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
fusion bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of
light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
[syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb},
{thermonuclear bomb}]
fusion cooking
n 1: cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and
seasonings from different cuisines
fusion reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to
generate energy [syn: {thermonuclear reactor}, {fusion
reactor}]
fuss-budget
n 1: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn:
{worrier}, {fuss-budget}, {fusspot}, {worrywart}]
futtock shroud
n 1: shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
future date
n 1: a particular day in the future that is specified as the
time something will happen
future perfect
n 1: a perfective tense used to describe action that will be
completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an
example of the future perfect" [syn: {future perfect},
{future perfect tense}]
future perfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to describe action that will be
completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an
example of the future perfect" [syn: {future perfect},
{future perfect tense}]
future progressive
n 1: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-
going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of
the future progressive" [syn: {future progressive}, {future
progressive tense}]
future progressive tense
n 1: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-
going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of
the future progressive" [syn: {future progressive}, {future
progressive tense}]
future tense
n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
[syn: {future}, {future tense}]
future-day
adj 1: yet to come; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay"
futures contract
n 1: an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a
commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on
a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before
the settlement date
futures exchange
n 1: a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
[syn: {futures exchange}, {futures market}, {forward
market}]
futures market
n 1: a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
[syn: {futures exchange}, {futures market}, {forward
market}]
fuzzy logic
n 1: a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a
continuum of values between 0 and 1
Fyodor Dostoevski
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Fyodor Dostoevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
n 1: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor
and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky},
{Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski},
{Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor
Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich
Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor
Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky},
{Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]
G clef
n 1: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of
a staff [syn: {treble clef}, {treble staff}, {G clef}]
G suit
n 1: pressure suit worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract
the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {anti-G suit},
{G suit}]
g-force
n 1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used
to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it
is accelerated [syn: {g}, {gee}, {g-force}]
G-Jo
n 1: treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers
to specific pressure points on the body [syn:
{acupressure}, {G-Jo}, {shiatsu}]
G-man
n 1: a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation [syn: {G-man}, {FBI agent}, {government man}]
G-string
n 1: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of
fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the
thighs, and is supported by a waistband [syn: {G-string},
{thong}]
G. B. Shaw
n 1: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian
Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {G. B. Shaw}, {George
Bernard Shaw}]
G. E. Moore
n 1: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {G. E.
Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]
G. K. Chesterton
n 1: conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic
persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and
polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown
(1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {G. K. Chesterton},
{Gilbert Keith Chesterton}]
G. L. von Blucher
n 1: Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in
the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) [syn: {Blucher}, {von
Blucher}, {G. L. von Blucher}, {Gebhard Leberecht von
Blucher}]
G. R. Kirchhoff
n 1: German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum
analysis and formulated two laws governing electric
networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {G. R. Kirchhoff},
{Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]
G. Stanley Hall
n 1: United States child psychologist whose theories of child
psychology strongly influenced educational psychology
(1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {G. Stanley Hall}, {Granville
Stanley Hall}]
G.I.
v 1: clean in preparation for inspection; "the soldiers GIed the
barracks" [syn: {G.I.}, {GI}]
Ga.
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
{Georgia}, {Empire State of the South}, {Peach State},
{GA}, {Ga.}]
gable end
n 1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of
gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable end}, {gable wall}]
gable roof
n 1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback},
{saddleback roof}]
gable wall
n 1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of
gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable end}, {gable wall}]
Gabon franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Gabon
Gabonese Republic
n 1: a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabon},
{Gabonese Republic}, {Gabun}]
gaboon viper
n 1: large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely
venomous west African viper [syn: {gaboon viper}, {Bitis
gabonica}]
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
n 1: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and
developed the scale of temperature that bears his name
(1686-1736) [syn: {Fahrenheit}, {Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit}]
Gabriel Lippmann
n 1: French physicist who developed the first color photographic
process (1845-1921) [syn: {Lippmann}, {Gabriel Lippmann}]
Gabriel Tellez
n 1: Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of
the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) [syn: {Tirso de Molina},
{Gabriel Tellez}]
Gabriele Fallopius
n 1: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes
(1523-1562) [syn: {Fallopius}, {Gabriele Fallopius},
{Fallopio}, {Gabriello Fallopio}]
Gabriello Fallopio
n 1: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes
(1523-1562) [syn: {Fallopius}, {Gabriele Fallopius},
{Fallopio}, {Gabriello Fallopio}]
gadoid fish
n 1: a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid},
{gadoid fish}]
Gadus macrocephalus
n 1: closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Pacific cod},
{Alaska cod}, {Gadus macrocephalus}]
Gadus merlangus
n 1: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the
cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {whiting},
{Merlangus merlangus}, {Gadus merlangus}]
Gadus morhua
n 1: one of the world's most important commercial fishes [syn:
{Atlantic cod}, {Gadus morhua}]
Gaelic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Gaelic
Gaetan Vestris
n 1: Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the
greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the
mask in mime (1729-1808) [syn: {Vestris}, {Gaetan Vestris}]
Gaetano Donizetti
n 1: Italian composer of operas (1797-1848) [syn: {Donizetti},
{Gaetano Donizetti}]
gaff topsail
n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff
and its luff on the topmast [syn: {gaff topsail}, {fore-
and-aft topsail}]
gaff-headed sail
n 1: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
[syn: {gaffsail}, {gaff-headed sail}]
gag law
n 1: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
[syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
2: any law that limits freedom of the press
gag line
n 1: the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line},
{laugh line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]
gag order
n 1: a court order restricting information or comment by the
participants involved in a lawsuit; "imposing a gag order
on members of the press violates the First Amendment"
gag reflex
n 1: normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by
touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth [syn:
{pharyngeal reflex}, {gag reflex}]
gag rule
n 1: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
[syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
gai choi
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard},
{indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica
juncea}]
Gaillardia pulchella
n 1: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked
yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the
center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire
wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]
gain ground
v 1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
[syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make
headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {drop off},
{fall back}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
gain vigor
v 1: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn:
{perk up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]
gaining control
n 1: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
[syn: {capture}, {gaining control}, {seizure}]
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian
n 1: Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided
in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the
east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last
persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313) [syn:
{Diocletian}, {Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian}]
Gaius Caesar
n 1: Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled
passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his
cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn:
{Caligula}, {Gaius}, {Gaius Caesar}]
Gaius Cassius Longinus
n 1: prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died
in 42 BC) [syn: {Cassius}, {Cassius Longinus}, {Gaius
Cassius Longinus}]
Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
n 1: Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the
Roman Empire (56-120) [syn: {Tacitus}, {Publius Cornelius
Tacitus}, {Gaius Cornelius Tacitus}]
Gaius Flaminius
n 1: Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way;
died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC) [syn:
{Flaminius}, {Gaius Flaminius}]
Gaius Julius Caesar
n 1: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) [syn:
{Caesar}, {Julius Caesar}, {Gaius Julius Caesar}]
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
n 1: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became
emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31
BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius
Octavianus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus}, {Octavian}]
Gaius Octavianus
n 1: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became
emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31
BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius
Octavianus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus}, {Octavian}]
Gaius Petronius
n 1: Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Petronius}, {Gaius
Petronius}, {Petronius Arbiter}]
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
n 1: Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books
of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
[syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Younger}, {Gaius Plinius
Caecilius Secundus}]
Gaius Plinius Secundus
n 1: Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while
observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny},
{Pliny the Elder}, {Gaius Plinius Secundus}]
Gaius Valerius Catullus
n 1: Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an
aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC) [syn: {Catullus},
{Gaius Valerius Catullus}]
gala affair
n 1: a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {gala affair}, {jamboree},
{blowout}]
galanty show
n 1: a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn:
{galanty show}, {shadow show}, {shadow play}]
Galapagos Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned
by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos
Islands}, {Galapagos}]
Galax urceolata
n 1: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white
flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that
become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax},
{galaxy}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax
urceolata}]
Galega officinalis
n 1: tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage
and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used
medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {goat rue}, {Galega
officinalis}]
Galeocerdo cuvieri
n 1: large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted
body [syn: {tiger shark}, {Galeocerdo cuvieri}]
Galeopsis tetrahit
n 1: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers
and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed
in United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {dead nettle},
{Galeopsis tetrahit}]
Galeorhinus zyopterus
n 1: Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup)
and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark},
{soupfin}, {soup-fin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]
Galictis vittatus
n 1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a
weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts [syn:
{grison}, {Grison vittatus}, {Galictis vittatus}]
Galiella rufa
n 1: the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a
jellylike interior and a short stalk
Galilean satellite
n 1: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered
by Galileo [syn: {Galilean satellite}, {Galilean}]
Galilean telescope
n 1: a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in
astronomy
Galileo Galilei
n 1: Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to
use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that
different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the
refracting telescope that enabled him to make many
discoveries (1564-1642) [syn: {Galileo}, {Galileo Galilei}]
Galina Sergeevna Ulanova
n 1: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Ulanova}, {Galina
Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]
Galina Ulanova
n 1: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Ulanova}, {Galina
Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]
Galium aparine
n 1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North
America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers},
{goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium
aparine}]
Galium boreale
n 1: North American stoloniferous perennial having white
flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern
bedstraw}, {Northern snow bedstraw}, {Galium boreale}]
Galium lanceolatum
n 1: bedstraw with sweetish roots [syn: {wild licorice}, {Galium
lanceolatum}]
Galium mollugo
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
Galium odoratum
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small
white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in
sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some
classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet
woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw},
{Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
Galium verum
n 1: common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America
and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow
cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]
gall bladder
n 1: a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile
(secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
[syn: {gallbladder}, {gall bladder}]
gall gnat
n 1: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
[syn: {gall midge}, {gallfly}, {gall gnat}]
gall midge
n 1: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
[syn: {gall midge}, {gallfly}, {gall gnat}]
gall of the earth
n 1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern
and eastern United States having drooping clusters of
pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's
foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn:
{lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius},
{Prenanthes serpentaria}]
gall wasp
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp},
{cynipid gall wasp}]
gall-berry
n 1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong
leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry},
{gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex
glabra}]
Gallant Fox
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930
Galleria mellonella
n 1: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn:
{bee moth}, {wax moth}, {Galleria mellonella}]
galley proof
n 1: a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages
galley slave
n 1: a slave condemned to row in a galley
2: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {drudge},
{peon}, {navvy}, {galley slave}]
gallic acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin
gallinaceous bird
n 1: heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
[syn: {gallinaceous bird}, {gallinacean}]
Gallinago gallinago
n 1: common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {whole snipe},
{Gallinago gallinago}]
Gallinago gallinago delicata
n 1: American snipe [syn: {Wilson's snipe}, {Gallinago gallinago
delicata}]
Gallinago media
n 1: Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
[syn: {great snipe}, {woodcock snipe}, {Gallinago media}]
Gallinula chloropus
n 1: black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes [syn:
{moorhen}, {Gallinula chloropus}]
Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
n 1: North American dark bluish-grey gallinule [syn: {Florida
gallinule}, {Gallinula chloropus cachinnans}]
gallop rhythm
n 1: cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra
sound; can indicate a heart abnormality [syn: {gallop
rhythm}, {cantering rhythm}]
gallows bird
n 1: a person who deserves to be hanged
gallows tree
n 1: alternative terms for gallows [syn: {gallows tree},
{gallows-tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]
gallows-tree
n 1: alternative terms for gallows [syn: {gallows tree},
{gallows-tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]
Gallus gallus
n 1: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have
been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: {chicken},
{Gallus gallus}]
2: a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered
ancestral to the domestic fowl [syn: {red jungle fowl},
{Gallus gallus}]
Galois theory
n 1: group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations
Galtonia candicans
n 1: southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn:
{summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans},
{Galtonia candicans}]
galvanic battery
n 1: battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in
series or parallel [syn: {voltaic battery}, {galvanic
battery}]
galvanic cell
n 1: an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by
an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical
energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {voltaic cell}, {galvanic
cell}, {primary cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]
galvanic pile
n 1: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the
earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: {voltaic
pile}, {pile}, {galvanic pile}]
galvanic skin response
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
galvanized iron
n 1: iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
Galveston Bay
n 1: an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of
Houston
Galveston Island
n 1: an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
Galway Bay
n 1: a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland
Gamal Abdel Nasser
n 1: Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal
(1918-1970) [syn: {Nasser}, {Gamal Abdel Nasser}]
Gambian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Gambia
Gambier Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of
French Polynesia
gambling casino
n 1: a public building for gambling and entertainment [syn:
{casino}, {gambling casino}]
gambling contract
n 1: a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on
the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most
jurisdictions
gambling den
n 1: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can
be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house},
{gambling den}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]
gambling game
n 1: a game that involves gambling [syn: {game of chance},
{gambling game}]
gambling hell
n 1: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can
be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house},
{gambling den}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]
gambling house
n 1: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can
be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house},
{gambling den}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]
gambling system
n 1: a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead
to winning; "he has a perfect gambling system at roulette"
gamboge tree
n 1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown
gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn:
{gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia},
{Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
gambrel roof
n 1: a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower
slope being steeper [syn: {gambrel}, {gambrel roof}]
Gambusia affinis
n 1: silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical
North America and West Indies; important in mosquito
control [syn: {mosquitofish}, {Gambusia affinis}]
game bird
n 1: any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
game equipment
n 1: equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
game fish
n 1: any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: {game fish},
{sport fish}]
game fowl
n 1: any of several breeds reared for cockfighting
game law
n 1: a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals
game license
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of
animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting
license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}, {game
license}]
game misconduct
n 1: (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the
remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a
substitute for the suspended player)
game of chance
n 1: a game that involves gambling [syn: {game of chance},
{gambling game}]
game plan
n 1: (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving
an objective in war or politics or business or personal
affairs; "newscasters speculated about the President's game
plan for an invasion"
2: (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport
game room
n 1: a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or
children's play etc) [syn: {rumpus room}, {playroom}, {game
room}]
game show
n 1: a television or radio program in which contestants compete
for awards [syn: {game show}, {giveaway}]
game theory
n 1: (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of
gains and losses among opposing players [syn: {game
theory}, {theory of games}]
game warden
n 1: a person employed to take care of game and wildlife [syn:
{gamekeeper}, {game warden}]
games-master
n 1: the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-
master}, {games-mistress}]
games-mistress
n 1: the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-
master}, {games-mistress}]
gaming card
n 1: one of a set of cards used in gambling games
gaming house
n 1: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can
be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house},
{gambling den}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]
gaming table
n 1: a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard
and slots for chips
gamma acid
n 1: a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes
gamma aminobutyric acid
n 1: an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system;
acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter [syn: {gamma
aminobutyric acid}, {GABA}]
gamma globulin
n 1: a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are
responsible for immune responses [syn: {gamma globulin},
{human gamma globulin}]
gamma hydroxybutyrate
n 1: a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken
orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to
incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual
assault and rape [syn: {gamma hydroxybutyrate}, {GHB}]
gamma iron
n 1: a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of
austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade
gamma radiation
n 1: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay
and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma
radiation}, {gamma ray}]
gamma ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay
and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma
radiation}, {gamma ray}]
gamma-interferon
n 1: a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and
macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes
Gan Jiang
n 1: a river in southeastern China that flows generally north
into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang [syn: {Gan
Jiang}, {Kan River}]
gand flower
n 1: small European perennial with numerous branches having
racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to
promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {gand
flower}, {Polygala vulgaris}]
gandy dancer
n 1: a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
gang fight
n 1: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: {rumble},
{gang fight}]
gang up
v 1: act as an organized group [syn: {gang}, {gang up}]
gang-rape
v 1: rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The
prisoner was gang-raped"
Ganges River
n 1: an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into
the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus [syn:
{Ganges}, {Ganges River}]
ganglion cell
n 1: a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous
system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a
role in the development of glaucoma" [syn: {ganglion cell},
{gangliocyte}]
gangrenous emphysema
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
gangster's moll
n 1: the girlfriend of a gangster [syn: {moll}, {gun moll},
{gangster's moll}]
ganoid fish
n 1: primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny
covering [syn: {ganoid}, {ganoid fish}]
Gansu province
n 1: a province in north-central China; formerly part of the
Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Gansu},
{Kansu}, {Gansu province}]
gap-toothed
adj 1: having widely spaced teeth; "his gap-toothed grin"
gapped scale
n 1: a musical scale with fewer than seven notes
garage sale
n 1: an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on
the seller's premises [syn: {garage sale}, {yard sale}]
garageman's lien
n 1: the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for
work on automobiles
garambulla cactus
n 1: arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong
edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla}, {garambulla
cactus}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}]
Garand rifle
n 1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand},
{M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]
garbage can
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
garbage carter
n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
{garbage man}, {garbageman}, {garbage collector}, {garbage
carter}, {garbage hauler}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage collection
n 1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage
collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash
pickup}]
garbage collector
n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
{garbage man}, {garbageman}, {garbage collector}, {garbage
carter}, {garbage hauler}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage disposal
n 1: a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn:
{disposal}, {electric pig}, {garbage disposal}]
garbage down
v 1: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled
down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down},
{gobble up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]
garbage dump
n 1: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn:
{dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump},
{wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
garbage hauler
n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
{garbage man}, {garbageman}, {garbage collector}, {garbage
carter}, {garbage hauler}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage heap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
garbage man
n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
{garbage man}, {garbageman}, {garbage collector}, {garbage
carter}, {garbage hauler}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
garbage pickup
n 1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage
collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash
pickup}]
garbage truck
n 1: a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in Britain a
garbage truck is called a dustcart" [syn: {garbage truck},
{dustcart}]
garboard plank
n 1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn:
{garboard}, {garboard plank}, {garboard strake}]
garboard strake
n 1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn:
{garboard}, {garboard plank}, {garboard strake}]
Garcia Lorca
n 1: Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's
soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War
(1898-1936) [syn: {Garcia Lorca}, {Frederico Garcia Lorca},
{Lorca}]
Garcinia cambogia
n 1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown
gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn:
{gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia},
{Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
Garcinia gummi-gutta
n 1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown
gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn:
{gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia},
{Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
Garcinia hanburyi
n 1: low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown
gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn:
{gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia},
{Garcinia gummi-gutta}]
Garcinia mangostana
n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible
fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia
mangostana}]
garden angelica
n 1: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten
and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {garden angelica},
{archangel}, {Angelica Archangelica}]
garden balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
{lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
garden cart
n 1: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or
more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {garden cart}, {lawn cart},
{wheelbarrow}]
garden centipede
n 1: minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of
truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede},
{garden symphilid}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]
garden chair
n 1: chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden [syn:
{lawn chair}, {garden chair}]
garden cress
n 1: cress cultivated for salads and garnishes
garden current
n 1: cultivated European current bearing small edible red
berries [syn: {red currant}, {garden current}, {Ribes
rubrum}]
garden egg
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used
as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal},
{eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum
melongena}]
garden forget-me-not
n 1: small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa
and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers [syn:
{garden forget-me-not}, {Myosotis sylvatica}]
garden heliotrope
n 1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and
rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden
heliotrope}, {Valeriana officinalis}]
garden hose
n 1: a hose used for watering a lawn or garden
garden huckleberry
n 1: improved garden variety of black nightshade having small
edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry},
{wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese},
{Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]
garden lettuce
n 1: annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves
used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce},
{common lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]
garden loosestrife
n 1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow
loosestrife}, {garden loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]
garden nasturtium
n 1: strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all
shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and
seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden
nasturtium}, {Indian cress}, {Tropaeolum majus}]
Garden of Eden
n 1: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the
Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit
from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were
driven from their paradise (the fall of man) [syn: {Eden},
{Garden of Eden}]
garden orache
n 1: Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb;
naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {garden
orache}, {mountain spinach}, {Atriplex hortensis}]
garden party
n 1: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of
doors [syn: {garden party}, {lawn party}, {fete champetre}]
garden pea
n 1: the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of
the common pea plant
2: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
[syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {common pea}, {Pisum
sativum}]
3: fresh pea [syn: {green pea}, {garden pea}]
garden pea plant
n 1: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
[syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {common pea},
{Pisum sativum}]
garden pepper cress
n 1: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common
garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass},
{pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]
garden pink
n 1: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus
cultivated for their fragrant flowers [syn: {pink}, {garden
pink}]
garden plant
n 1: any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a
flower or herb garden
garden rake
n 1: a rake used by gardeners
garden rhubarb
n 1: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often
cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant},
{garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum},
{Rheum rhaponticum}]
garden rocket
n 1: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette},
{garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa},
{Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
garden roller
n 1: heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns
garden snail
n 1: any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often
destructive pests
garden sorrel
n 1: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate
leaves [syn: {French sorrel}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex
scutatus}]
2: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves
grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring
greens [syn: {sour dock}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex acetosa}]
garden spade
n 1: a spade used by gardeners
garden spider
n 1: a spider common in European gardens [syn: {garden spider},
{Aranea diademata}]
Garden State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {New Jersey}, {Jersey}, {Garden State},
{NJ}, {N.J.}]
Garden Stater
n 1: a native of resident of New Jersey [syn: {New Jerseyan},
{New Jerseyite}, {Garden Stater}]
garden strawberry
n 1: widely cultivated [syn: {garden strawberry}, {cultivated
strawberry}, {Fragaria ananassa}]
garden symphilid
n 1: minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of
truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede},
{garden symphilid}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]
garden tool
n 1: used for working in gardens or yards [syn: {garden tool},
{lawn tool}]
garden trowel
n 1: a trowel used by gardeners
garden truck
n 1: fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn:
{produce}, {green goods}, {green groceries}, {garden
truck}]
garden violet
n 1: European violet typically having purple to white flowers;
widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet},
{English violet}, {Viola odorata}]
garden webworm
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {garden webworm}, {Loxostege
similalis}]
gardener's delight
n 1: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely
cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and
showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},
{gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]
gardener's garters
n 1: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad
leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass},
{gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass},
{Phalaris arundinacea}]
Gardenia augusta
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides},
{Gardenia augusta}]
Gardenia jasminoides
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides},
{Gardenia augusta}]
garland crab
n 1: medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink
blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {American crab
apple}, {garland crab}, {Malus coronaria}]
garland flower
n 1: widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters
of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers [syn: {garland
flower}, {Daphne cneorum}]
garlic bread
n 1: French or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic
butter then crisped in the oven
garlic butter
n 1: butter seasoned with mashed garlic
garlic chive
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
[syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic},
{Allium tuberosum}]
2: large flat leaves used as chive is used
garlic clove
n 1: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis
of a larger garlic bulb [syn: {clove}, {garlic clove}]
garlic mustard
n 1: European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic
mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-
hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]
garlic press
n 1: a press for extracting juice from garlic
garlic salt
n 1: ground dried garlic and salt
garlic sauce
n 1: garlic mayonnaise [syn: {aioli}, {aioli sauce}, {garlic
sauce}]
garment bag
n 1: a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up
garment cutter
n 1: someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments
garment industry
n 1: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel
industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion
business}, {rag trade}]
garment worker
n 1: a person who makes garments [syn: {garmentmaker}, {garment-
worker}, {garment worker}]
garment-worker
n 1: a person who makes garments [syn: {garmentmaker}, {garment-
worker}, {garment worker}]
garnet lac
n 1: lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored
garnet-colored
adj 1: having the color of garnet [syn: {garnet-colored},
{garnet-coloured}]
garnet-coloured
adj 1: having the color of garnet [syn: {garnet-colored},
{garnet-coloured}]
Garonne River
n 1: a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to
the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Garonne}, {Garonne River}]
garrison cap
n 1: a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a
uniform [syn: {garrison cap}, {overseas cap}]
Garry oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked
branches and pale grey bark [syn: {Oregon white oak},
{Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]
garter belt
n 1: a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by
women to hold up stockings [syn: {garter belt}, {suspender
belt}]
garter snake
n 1: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped
viviparous North American and Central American snakes [syn:
{garter snake}, {grass snake}]
garter stitch
n 1: a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal
ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling
one side)
Gartner's bacillus
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
[syn: {Salmonella enteritidis}, {Gartner's bacillus}]
Garullus garullus
n 1: fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-
black wings [syn: {common European jay}, {Garullus
garullus}]
Gary Cooper
n 1: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong
silent heroes (1901-1961) [syn: {Cooper}, {Gary Cooper},
{Frank Cooper}]
Gary Kasparov
n 1: Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985
by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn:
{Kasparov}, {Gary Kasparov}, {Gary Weinstein}]
Gary Weinstein
n 1: Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985
by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn:
{Kasparov}, {Gary Kasparov}, {Gary Weinstein}]
gas bomb
n 1: a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when
the bomb explodes [syn: {chemical bomb}, {gas bomb}]
gas bracket
n 1: a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall
gas burner
n 1: burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to
form a steady flame [syn: {gas burner}, {gas jet}]
gas chamber
n 1: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into
which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or
animals [syn: {gas chamber}, {death chamber}]
gas company
n 1: a public utility that provides gas [syn: {gas company},
{gas service}]
gas constant
n 1: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation:
pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to
8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: {gas constant},
{universal gas constant}, {R}]
gas cooker
n 1: a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
[syn: {gas range}, {gas stove}, {gas cooker}]
gas embolism
n 1: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air
bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic
injection or as a complication from scuba diving [syn: {air
embolism}, {aeroembolism}, {gas embolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn:
{decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism},
{gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]
gas engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine
but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor
gas fitter
n 1: a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and
appliances
gas fitting
n 1: the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas
from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building
gas fixture
n 1: a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the
gas burner
gas furnace
n 1: a furnace that burns gas
gas gage
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
gas gangrene
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
gas gauge
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
gas giant
n 1: any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much
larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
[syn: {Jovian planet}, {gas giant}]
gas gun
n 1: a gun that fires gas shells
gas guzzler
n 1: a car with relatively low fuel efficiency
gas heat
n 1: heating system that burns natural gas
gas heater
n 1: a heater that burns gas for heat
gas helmet
n 1: a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and
lungs against poisonous gases [syn: {gasmask},
{respirator}, {gas helmet}]
gas holder
n 1: a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding
gas to be used as fuel [syn: {gas holder}, {gasometer}]
gas jet
n 1: burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to
form a steady flame [syn: {gas burner}, {gas jet}]
gas lamp
n 1: a lamp that burns illuminating gas
gas line
n 1: a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
2: a pipeline used to transport natural gas; "the workmen broke
through the gas line"
3: a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline
engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas
line" [syn: {fuel line}, {gas line}, {petrol line}]
gas main
n 1: a main that distributes gas
gas maser
n 1: a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas
molecules
gas meter
n 1: a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a
particular pipe [syn: {gas meter}, {gasometer}]
gas mileage
n 1: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {fuel
consumption rate}, {gasoline mileage}, {gas mileage}]
gas oil
n 1: an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of
intermediate boiling range and viscosity
gas oven
n 1: a cremation chamber fueled by gas
2: a domestic oven fueled by gas
gas pedal
n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on
the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas
pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]
gas phlegmon
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
gas plant
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit
flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella},
{dittany}, {burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]
gas pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by a gas
gas pump
n 1: a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from
underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {gasoline
pump}, {petrol pump}, {island dispenser}]
gas range
n 1: a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
[syn: {gas range}, {gas stove}, {gas cooker}]
gas ring
n 1: gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several
small holes through which gas can escape to be burned
gas service
n 1: a public utility that provides gas [syn: {gas company},
{gas service}]
gas shell
n 1: (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile
filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb
explodes
gas station
n 1: a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline
station}, {gas station}, {filling station}, {petrol
station}]
gas stove
n 1: a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
[syn: {gas range}, {gas stove}, {gas cooker}]
gas system
n 1: facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas
service
gas tank
n 1: a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle [syn: {gas
tank}, {gasoline tank}, {petrol tank}]
gas thermometer
n 1: thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the
pressure of a gas kept at constant volume [syn: {gas
thermometer}, {air thermometer}]
gas turbine
n 1: turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel
into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous
products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air)
are expanded through a turbine
gas up
v 1: fill with gasoline; "Gas up the car"
gas well
n 1: a well that yields or has yielded natural gas
gas-cooled reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
gas-discharge lamp
n 1: an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric
discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn:
{electric-discharge lamp}, {gas-discharge lamp}]
gas-discharge tube
n 1: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a
gas
gas-filled
adj 1: full of a gas
gas-tight
adj 1: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn:
{airtight}, {air-tight}, {gas-tight}]
gas-turbine ship
n 1: a ship powered by a gas turbine
gaseous nebula
n 1: a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and
dust [syn: {diffuse nebula}, {gaseous nebula}]
gaseous state
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid
states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively
great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure
and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the
spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly
throughout any container [syn: {gas}, {gaseous state}]
gasoline bomb
n 1: a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with
flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {Molotov
cocktail}, {petrol bomb}, {gasoline bomb}]
gasoline engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most
automobiles are driven by gasoline engines [syn: {gasoline
engine}, {petrol engine}]
gasoline gage
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
gasoline gauge
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
gasoline mileage
n 1: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {fuel
consumption rate}, {gasoline mileage}, {gas mileage}]
gasoline pump
n 1: a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from
underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {gasoline
pump}, {petrol pump}, {island dispenser}]
gasoline station
n 1: a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline
station}, {gas station}, {filling station}, {petrol
station}]
gasoline tank
n 1: a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle [syn: {gas
tank}, {gasoline tank}, {petrol tank}]
gasoline tax
n 1: a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold
Gasterophilus intestinalis
n 1: parasitic chiefly on horses [syn: {horse botfly},
{Gasterophilus intestinalis}]
Gasterosteus aculeatus
n 1: of rivers and coastal regions [syn: {three-spined
stickleback}, {Gasterosteus aculeatus}]
Gasterosteus pungitius
n 1: confined to rivers [syn: {ten-spined stickleback},
{Gasterosteus pungitius}]
Gaston Lachaise
n 1: United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large
nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: {Lachaise}, {Gaston
Lachaise}]
gastric acid
n 1: digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting
chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes
pepsin and rennin and lipase [syn: {gastric juice},
{gastric acid}]
gastric antacid
n 1: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
(especially in the stomach) [syn: {antacid}, {gastric
antacid}, {alkalizer}, {alkaliser}, {antiacid}]
gastric artery
n 1: the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach [syn:
{gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica}]
gastric digestion
n 1: the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the
gastric juice in the stomach
gastric juice
n 1: digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting
chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes
pepsin and rennin and lipase [syn: {gastric juice},
{gastric acid}]
gastric lavage
n 1: washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater
solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor
ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my
stomach"
gastric mill
n 1: thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds
and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {gizzard},
{ventriculus}, {gastric mill}]
gastric smear
n 1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the
stomach
gastric ulcer
n 1: a peptic ulcer of the stomach
gastric vein
n 1: one of several veins draining the stomach walls [syn:
{gastric vein}, {vena gastrica}]
Gastroboletus scabrosus
n 1: a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that
superficially resembles a bolete
Gastroboletus turbinatus
n 1: a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown;
superficially resembles a bolete
gastrocnemius muscle
n 1: the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the
greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar
flexion of the foot [syn: {gastrocnemius}, {gastrocnemius
muscle}]
gastrocolic omentum
n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the
colon and covering the intestines [syn: {greater omentum},
{gastrocolic omentum}, {caul}]
Gastrocybe lateritia
n 1: a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a
thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures
the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then
gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to
the ground as the stalk collapses
gastroepiploic vein
n 1: one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach
[syn: {gastroomental vein}, {gastroepiploic vein}, {vena
gastroomentalis}]
gastroesophageal reflux
n 1: reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn:
{gastroesophageal reflux}, {esophageal reflux},
{oesophageal reflux}]
gastrointestinal disorder
n 1: illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn:
{food poisoning}, {gastrointestinal disorder}]
gastrointestinal hormone
n 1: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning [syn:
{gastrointestinal hormone}, {GI hormones}]
gastrointestinal system
n 1: the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn:
{digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema
alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]
gastrointestinal tract
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
gastroomental vein
n 1: one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach
[syn: {gastroomental vein}, {gastroepiploic vein}, {vena
gastroomentalis}]
Gastrophryne carolinensis
n 1: small toad of southeastern United States [syn: {eastern
narrow-mouthed toad}, {Gastrophryne carolinensis}]
Gastrophryne olivacea
n 1: small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and
western North America [syn: {western narrow-mouthed toad},
{Gastrophryne olivacea}]
gate-crash
v 1: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn:
{barge in}, {crash}, {gate-crash}]
gateleg table
n 1: a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged
legs
Gates of the Arctic National Park
n 1: a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great
Mendenhall Glacier
gateway drug
n 1: a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may
lead to the use of other addictive drugs; "one college
athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young
people"
Gateway to the West
n 1: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the
Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri
River; was an important staging area for wagon trains
westward in the 19th century [syn: {Saint Louis}, {St.
Louis}, {Gateway to the West}]
gather in
v 1: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {take in}, {gather in}]
gather up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {lift up}, {gather
up}]
2: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She
picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up
our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {pick up}, {gather
up}, {call for}]
gathered skirt
n 1: a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist
gathering place
n 1: a favorite haunt where people gather
Gatling gun
n 1: an early form of machine gun having several barrels that
fire in sequence as they are rotated
Gaucher's disease
n 1: a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic
origin
Gaudi i Cornet
n 1: Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau
in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi},
{Gaudi i Cornet}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]
gauffering iron
n 1: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {goffer},
{gauffer}, {goffering iron}, {gauffering iron}]
gauge boson
n 1: a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary
particles
Gaultheria hispidula
n 1: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern
North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous
white fleshy rough and hairy seeds [syn: {creeping
snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria
hispidula}]
Gaultheria procumbens
n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
{teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen},
{Gaultheria procumbens}]
Gaultheria shallon
n 1: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America
having edible dark purple grape-sized berries [syn:
{salal}, {shallon}, {Gaultheria shallon}]
Gaussian curve
n 1: a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
[syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian
curve}, {Gaussian shape}]
Gaussian distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
[syn: {normal distribution}, {Gaussian distribution}]
Gaussian shape
n 1: a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
[syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian
curve}, {Gaussian shape}]
Gautama Buddha
n 1: founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha},
{Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama
Buddha}]
Gautama Siddhartha
n 1: founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha},
{Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama
Buddha}]
gauze bandage
n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for
bandages and dressings [syn: {gauze}, {gauze bandage}]
gauze-like
adj 1: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous
veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of
dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk
stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn:
{diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gauze-like}, {gossamer},
{see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous},
{vapourous}, {cobwebby}]
Gavialis gangeticus
n 1: large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender
snout [syn: {gavial}, {Gavialis gangeticus}]
gaviiform seabird
n 1: seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
gay lib
n 1: the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or
social or economic oppression [syn: {gay liberation
movement}, {gay lib}]
gay liberation movement
n 1: the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or
social or economic oppression [syn: {gay liberation
movement}, {gay lib}]
gay woman
n 1: a female homosexual [syn: {lesbian}, {tribade}, {gay
woman}]
gay-feather
n 1: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris
having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
[syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather},
{gay-feather}, {snakeroot}]
Gay-Lussac
n 1: French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and
who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases
under constant pressure (1778-1850) [syn: {Gay-Lussac},
{Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac}]
Gay-Lussac's law
n 1: (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure
varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Gay-Lussac's
law}, {Charles's law}, {law of volumes}]
Gaylussacia baccata
n 1: low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black
edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries [syn: {black
huckleberry}, {Gaylussacia baccata}]
Gaylussacia brachycera
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
[syn: {box huckleberry}, {Gaylussacia brachycera}]
Gaylussacia frondosa
n 1: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers
and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangleberry}, {dangle-berry},
{Gaylussacia frondosa}]
Gaza Strip
n 1: a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the
Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a
Palestinian from Gaza" [syn: {Gaza Strip}, {Gaza}]
Gazania rigens
n 1: decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy
stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base
[syn: {treasure flower}, {Gazania rigens}]
Gazella subgutturosa
n 1: a kind of gazelle
Gazella thomsoni
n 1: East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle [syn: {Thomson's
gazelle}, {Gazella thomsoni}]
gazelle hound
n 1: old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling
greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia [syn:
{Saluki}, {gazelle hound}]
GBU-28
n 1: a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to
penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to
penetrate hardened underground facilities [syn: {Bunker
Buster}, {Guided Bomb Unit-28}, {GBU-28}]
gear box
n 1: the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is
sealed [syn: {gearbox}, {gear box}, {gear case}]
gear case
n 1: the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is
sealed [syn: {gearbox}, {gear box}, {gear case}]
gear lever
n 1: a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in
Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever" [syn:
{gearshift}, {gearstick}, {shifter}, {gear lever}]
gear mechanism
n 1: a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific
purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn: {gear},
{gear mechanism}]
gear up
v 1: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children
ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to
leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix},
{prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]
gear wheel
n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in
order to change the speed or direction of transmitted
motion [syn: {gear}, {gear wheel}, {geared wheel},
{cogwheel}]
geared wheel
n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in
order to change the speed or direction of transmitted
motion [syn: {gear}, {gear wheel}, {geared wheel},
{cogwheel}]
Geastrum coronatum
n 1: an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown
gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that
bend backward and elevate the spore sac
gebang palm
n 1: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern
Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into
containers [syn: {gebang palm}, {Corypha utan}, {Corypha
gebanga}]
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
n 1: Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in
the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) [syn: {Blucher}, {von
Blucher}, {G. L. von Blucher}, {Gebhard Leberecht von
Blucher}]
gee-gee
n 1: a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
Geert Geerts
n 1: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading
Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his
criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the
Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin
Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Desiderius Erasmus},
{Gerhard Gerhards}, {Geert Geerts}]
gefilte fish
n 1: well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed
crumbs simmered in fish stock [syn: {gefilte fish}, {fish
ball}]
Geiger counter
n 1: counter tube that detects ionizing radiations [syn: {Geiger
counter}, {Geiger-Muller counter}]
Geiger tube
n 1: an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger
counter [syn: {Geiger tube}, {Geiger-Muller tube}]
Geiger-Muller counter
n 1: counter tube that detects ionizing radiations [syn: {Geiger
counter}, {Geiger-Muller counter}]
Geiger-Muller tube
n 1: an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger
counter [syn: {Geiger tube}, {Geiger-Muller tube}]
geisha girl
n 1: a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation
and singing and dancing [syn: {geisha}, {geisha girl}]
gelatin dessert
n 1: jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water
Gelechia gossypiella
n 1: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on
the seeds of cotton bolls [syn: {pink bollworm}, {Gelechia
gossypiella}]
2: small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of
cotton
gelechiid moth
n 1: small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural
pests [syn: {gelechiid}, {gelechiid moth}]
Gell-Mann
n 1: United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic
particles (born in 1929) [syn: {Gell-Mann}, {Murray Gell-
Mann}]
Gelsemium sempervirens
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
{yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
{evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]
gem clip
n 1: a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper
together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" [syn:
{paper clip}, {paperclip}, {gem clip}]
gem cutter
n 1: one who cuts and shapes precious stones
Gem State
n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Idaho}, {Gem State},
{ID}, {Id.}]
Gemini program
n 1: a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and
1966; "under the Gemini program each crew had two
astronauts"
Gemini the Twins
n 1: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about May 21 to June 20 [syn: {Gemini}, {Gemini the Twins},
{Twins}]
Gempylus serpens
n 1: predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong
teeth [syn: {snake mackerel}, {Gempylus serpens}]
gen X
n 1: the generation following the baby boom (especially
Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s) [syn:
{generation X}, {gen X}]
gender agreement
n 1: agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same
construction
gender identity
n 1: your identity as it is experienced with regard to your
individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin
in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence
gender role
n 1: the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others
the degree of your maleness or femaleness; "your gender
role is the public expression of your gender identity"
gene chip
n 1: a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA
double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being
tested [syn: {gene chip}, {DNA chip}]
gene delivery vector
n 1: a vector for delivering genes into cells [syn: {transducing
vector}, {gene delivery vector}]
gene expression
n 1: conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into
messenger RNA and then to a protein
Gene Kelly
n 1: United States dancer who performed in many musical films
(1912-1996) [syn: {Kelly}, {Gene Kelly}, {Eugene Curran
Kelly}]
gene linkage
n 1: (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a
consequence of an association between their genes; all of
the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes
they all go) [syn: {linkage}, {gene linkage}]
gene mutation
n 1: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular
reorganization of a gene [syn: {point mutation}, {gene
mutation}]
Gene Sarazen
n 1: United States golfer who was first to win all four major
golf tournaments (1902-1999) [syn: {Sarazen}, {Gene
Sarazen}]
Gene Tunney
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
[syn: {Tunney}, {Gene Tunney}, {James Joseph Tunney}]
gene-splicing
n 1: the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by
cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments
from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering},
{gene-splicing}, {recombinant DNA technology}]
general agent
n 1: someone authorized to transact every kind of business for
the principal [syn: {universal agent}, {general agent}]
[ant: {special agent}]
2: an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker},
{insurance agent}, {general agent}, {underwriter}]
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
n 1: a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty
to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import
quotas [syn: {General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade},
{GATT}]
general anaesthesia
n 1: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic
drugs (as for a major surgical operation) [syn: {general
anesthesia}, {general anaesthesia}]
general anaesthetic
n 1: an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes
loss of consciousness [syn: {general anesthetic}, {general
anaesthetic}]
general anatomy
n 1: the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of
animals [syn: {anatomy}, {general anatomy}]
general anesthesia
n 1: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic
drugs (as for a major surgical operation) [syn: {general
anesthesia}, {general anaesthesia}]
general anesthetic
n 1: an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes
loss of consciousness [syn: {general anesthetic}, {general
anaesthetic}]
General Assembly
n 1: the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
2: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: {legislature},
{legislative assembly}, {legislative body}, {general
assembly}, {law-makers}]
General Baptist
n 1: group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of
the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the
doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists) [syn:
{Arminian Baptist}, {General Baptist}]
General Certificate of Secondary Education
n 1: the basic level of a subject taken in school [syn: {General
Certificate of Secondary Education}, {GCSE}, {O level}]
General Charles de Gaulle
n 1: French general and statesman who became very popular during
World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in
exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle},
{Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles
Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]
General Custer
n 1: United States general who was killed along with all his
command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn
(1839-1876) [syn: {Custer}, {George Armstrong Custer},
{General Custer}]
general damages
n 1: (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to
have occurred and for which the injured party has the right
to be compensated [syn: {actual damages}, {compensatory
damages}, {general damages}]
General de Gaulle
n 1: French general and statesman who became very popular during
World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in
exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle},
{Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles
Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]
general delivery
n 1: the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who
call for it [syn: {general delivery}, {poste restante}]
general election
n 1: a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all
constituencies
General Franco
n 1: Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939
and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
[syn: {Franco}, {Francisco Franco}, {El Caudillo}, {General
Franco}]
general headquarters
n 1: military headquarters from which a military commander
controls and organizes the forces [syn: {command post},
{general headquarters}, {GHQ}]
general knowledge
n 1: knowledge that is available to anyone [syn: {public
knowledge}, {general knowledge}]
general ledger
n 1: the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a
business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts
(including control accounts)
general lien
n 1: a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a
specific property
general manager
n 1: the highest ranking manager
general medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
(nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs
(especially in adults) [syn: {internal medicine}, {general
medicine}]
general officer
n 1: officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank
of colonel
general practitioner
n 1: a physician who is not a specialist but treats all
illnesses [syn: {general practitioner}, {GP}]
general relativity
n 1: a generalization of special relativity to include gravity
(based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general
relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {general
relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of
relativity}]
general relativity theory
n 1: a generalization of special relativity to include gravity
(based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general
relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {general
relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of
relativity}]
General Security Services
n 1: the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal
security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall
security for Israel's national airline" [syn: {Shin Bet},
{General Security Services}]
General Services Administration
n 1: a central management agency that sets Federal policy for
Federal procurement and real property management and
information resources management [syn: {General Services
Administration}, {GSA}]
general staff
n 1: military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in
planning military policy
general store
n 1: a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually
stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {country
store}, {general store}, {trading post}]
general theory of relativity
n 1: a generalization of special relativity to include gravity
(based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general
relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {general
relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of
relativity}]
general verdict
n 1: an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without
any special findings of fact [ant: {special verdict}]
general-purpose
adj 1: not limited in use or function [syn: {general-purpose},
{all-purpose}]
general-purpose bomb
n 1: a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive)
whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing
creates some fragmentation effect [syn: {general-purpose
bomb}, {GP bomb}]
generalized anxiety disorder
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating
anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or
trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has
lasted for more than six months [syn: {generalized anxiety
disorder}, {GAD}, {anxiety reaction}]
generalized epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness
and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized
jerking [syn: {grand mal epilepsy}, {grand mal},
{generalized epilepsy}, {epilepsia major}]
generalized seizure
n 1: a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and
has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {grand mal},
{generalized seizure}, {epilepsia major}]
generally accepted accounting principles
n 1: a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that
define accepted accounting practice; includes broad
guidelines as well as detailed procedures [syn: {generally
accepted accounting principles}, {GAAP}]
generation gap
n 1: a difference between the views of young people and their
parents
generation X
n 1: the generation following the baby boom (especially
Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s) [syn:
{generation X}, {gen X}]
generative grammar
n 1: (linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in
terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and
only the infinite number of grammatical sentences in a
language and assigns them all the correct structural
description
generic drug
n 1: when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires
generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the
FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-
name drugs" [ant: {brand-name drug}, {proprietary drug}]
generic noun
n 1: a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine
gender
generic wine
n 1: wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and
standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin
(where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may
only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general
color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red
wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin
de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine',
etc.) [syn: {generic}, {generic wine}] [ant: {varietal},
{varietal wine}]
genetic abnormality
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
genetic code
n 1: the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries
the genetic information in living cells
genetic constitution
n 1: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an
organism [syn: {genotype}, {genetic constitution}]
genetic counseling
n 1: guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of
genetic disorders in their future children
genetic defect
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
genetic disease
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
genetic disorder
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
genetic endowment
n 1: the total of inherited attributes [syn: {heredity},
{genetic endowment}]
genetic engineering
n 1: the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by
cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments
from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering},
{gene-splicing}, {recombinant DNA technology}]
genetic fingerprint
n 1: biometric identification obtained by examining a person's
unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence
in criminal law cases [syn: {DNA fingerprint}, {genetic
fingerprint}]
genetic fingerprinting
n 1: the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's
body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
[syn: {genetic profiling}, {genetic fingerprinting}]
genetic map
n 1: graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a
chromosome
genetic marker
n 1: a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can
be used in family or population studies
genetic mutation
n 1: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any
alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the
genotype of an organism [syn: {mutation}, {genetic
mutation}, {chromosomal mutation}]
genetic profiling
n 1: the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's
body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
[syn: {genetic profiling}, {genetic fingerprinting}]
genetic psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental
development of children [syn: {developmental psychology},
{genetic psychology}, {child psychology}]
genetic science
n 1: the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation
in organisms [syn: {genetics}, {genetic science}]
genetic screening
n 1: analyzing a group of people to determine genetic
susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening
of infants for phenylketonuria"
Genetta genetta
n 1: agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long
ringed tail [syn: {genet}, {Genetta genetta}]
Geneva Convention
n 1: an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later
revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded
military personnel and civilians in wartime
Geneva gown
n 1: black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen
Genghis Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Genghis Khan},
{Jinghis Khan}, {Jenghiz Khan}, {Temujin}]
genicular vein
n 1: veins that drain blood from structures around the knee;
empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {genicular vein}, {vena
genus}]
geniculate body
n 1: one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from
the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic
centers on the way to the cerebral cortex
Genipa Americana
n 1: tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing
succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit},
{jagua}, {marmalade box}, {Genipa Americana}]
genipap fruit
n 1: tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing
succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit},
{jagua}, {marmalade box}, {Genipa Americana}]
2: a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind
[syn: {genipap}, {genipap fruit}]
Genista anglica
n 1: prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {petty
whin}, {Genista anglica}]
Genista hispanica
n 1: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden
yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spanish gorse},
{Genista hispanica}]
Genista raetam
n 1: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white
flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament;
sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam},
{juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista
raetam}]
Genista tinctoria
n 1: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that
yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United
States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen},
{dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed},
{whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]
genital herpes
n 1: an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)
that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by
recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and
mucous membranes of the genital area [syn: {genital
herpes}, {herpes genitalis}]
genital organ
n 1: external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ},
{genitals}, {private parts}, {privates}, {crotch}]
genital personality
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not
dominated by infantile pleasure drives
genital phase
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a
person's development occurring during adolescence; interest
focuses on sexual activity [syn: {genital stage}, {genital
phase}]
genital stage
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a
person's development occurring during adolescence; interest
focuses on sexual activity [syn: {genital stage}, {genital
phase}]
genital system
n 1: organs and tissues involved in the production and
maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent
development as offspring [syn: {reproductive system},
{genital system}]
genital torture
n 1: blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
genital wart
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {condyloma
acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]
genitive case
n 1: the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive}, {genitive
case}, {possessive}, {possessive case}]
genitourinary apparatus
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
genitourinary system
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
genius loci
n 1: the special atmosphere of a place
2: the guardian spirit of a place
genre painter
n 1: a painter of scenes from everyday life
genre painting
n 1: a genre depicting everyday life
gentian family
n 1: chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are
cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Gentianaceae}, {family
Gentianaceae}, {gentian family}]
gentian violet
n 1: a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or
bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
[syn: {gentian violet}, {crystal violet}]
Gentiana acaulis
n 1: low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy
green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-
shaped blue flowers [syn: {gentianella}, {Gentiana
acaulis}]
Gentiana andrewsii
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or
white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed
gentian}, {blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana
andrewsii}]
Gentiana calycosa
n 1: tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers
spotted with green; western North America [syn: {explorer's
gentian}, {Gentiana calycosa}]
Gentiana clausa
n 1: similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn:
{closed gentian}, {blind gentian}, {Gentiana clausa}]
Gentiana crinita
n 1: tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North
America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers [syn:
{Gentianopsis crinita}, {Gentiana crinita}]
Gentiana detonsa
n 1: medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple
flowers; circumboreal in distribution [syn: {Gentianopsis
detonsa}, {Gentiana detonsa}]
Gentiana holopetala
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada
mountains [syn: {tufted gentian}, {Gentianopsis
holopetala}, {Gentiana holopetala}]
Gentiana lutea
n 1: robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
[syn: {great yellow gentian}, {Gentiana lutea}]
Gentiana pneumonanthe
n 1: perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped
flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian},
{calathian violet}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]
Gentiana procera
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North
America [syn: {Gentianopsid procera}, {Gentiana procera}]
Gentiana quinquefolia
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
{Gentiana quinquefolia}]
Gentiana saponaria
n 1: erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having
leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort [syn:
{soapwort gentian}, {Gentiana saponaria}]
Gentiana thermalis
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United
States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in
Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Gentianopsis thermalis},
{Gentiana thermalis}]
Gentiana villosa
n 1: a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America [syn:
{striped gentian}, {Gentiana villosa}]
gentianella amarella
n 1: gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers
with fringed corollas [syn: {felwort}, {gentianella
amarella}]
Gentianella quinquefolia
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
{Gentiana quinquefolia}]
Gentianopsid procera
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North
America [syn: {Gentianopsid procera}, {Gentiana procera}]
Gentianopsis crinita
n 1: tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North
America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers [syn:
{Gentianopsis crinita}, {Gentiana crinita}]
Gentianopsis detonsa
n 1: medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple
flowers; circumboreal in distribution [syn: {Gentianopsis
detonsa}, {Gentiana detonsa}]
Gentianopsis holopetala
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada
mountains [syn: {tufted gentian}, {Gentianopsis
holopetala}, {Gentiana holopetala}]
Gentianopsis thermalis
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United
States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in
Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Gentianopsis thermalis},
{Gentiana thermalis}]
gentle breeze
n 1: wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale
gentle wind
n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his
neck" [syn: {breeze}, {zephyr}, {gentle wind}, {air}]
Gentleman Jim
n 1: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn:
{Corbett}, {Jim Corbett}, {James John Corbett}, {Gentleman
Jim}]
Gentleman Johnny
n 1: British general in the American Revolution who captured
Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777
(1722-1792) [syn: {Burgoyne}, {John Burgoyne}, {Gentleman
Johnny}]
gentleman's gentleman
n 1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet},
{valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman},
{man}]
gentleman's-cane
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
gentleman-at-arms
n 1: one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on
state occasions
gentlemen's agreement
n 1: a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
genu valgum
n 1: an inward slant of the thigh [syn: {knock-knee}, {genu
valgum}, {tibia valga}]
genu varum
n 1: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn:
{bowleg}, {bow leg}, {bandyleg}, {bandy leg}, {genu varum},
{tibia vara}]
genus Abelia
n 1: chiefly east Asian shrubs
genus Abelmoschus
n 1: genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves
and often yellow flowers [syn: {Abelmoschus}, {genus
Abelmoschus}]
genus Abies
n 1: true firs [syn: {Abies}, {genus Abies}]
genus Abramis
n 1: European fishes [syn: {Abramis}, {genus Abramis}]
genus Abrocoma
n 1: abrocomes [syn: {Abrocoma}, {genus Abrocoma}]
genus Abronia
n 1: genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers
[syn: {Abronia}, {genus Abronia}]
genus Abudefduf
n 1: damsel fishes [syn: {Abudefduf}, {genus Abudefduf}]
genus Abutilon
n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian
mallow [syn: {Abutilon}, {genus Abutilon}]
genus Acacia
n 1: large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of
Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia:
wattle; mimosa
genus Acalypha
n 1: a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family
Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Acalypha}, {genus Acalypha}]
genus Acanthisitta
n 1: a genus of Xenicidae [syn: {Acanthisitta}, {genus
Acanthisitta}]
genus Acanthocereus
n 1: mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers;
tropical America and Caribbean region [syn:
{Acanthocereus}, {genus Acanthocereus}]
genus Acanthocybium
n 1: wahoos [syn: {Acanthocybium}, {genus Acanthocybium}]
genus Acanthophis
n 1: Australian elapid snakes [syn: {Acanthophis}, {genus
Acanthophis}]
genus Acanthoscelides
n 1: a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {Acanthoscelides}, {genus
Acanthoscelides}]
genus Acanthurus
n 1: type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes [syn:
{Acanthurus}, {genus Acanthurus}]
genus Acanthus
n 1: bear's breeches
genus Acarus
n 1: any of several mites of the order Acarina [syn: {acarus},
{genus Acarus}]
genus Accipiter
n 1: type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {Accipiter},
{genus Accipiter}]
genus Acer
n 1: type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged
fruit [syn: {Acer}, {genus Acer}]
genus Acherontia
n 1: death's-head moth [syn: {Acherontia}, {genus Acherontia}]
genus Acheta
n 1: common house and field crickets [syn: {Acheta}, {genus
Acheta}]
genus Achillea
n 1: perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of
north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil
genus Achimenes
n 1: genus of tropical perennial American herbs
genus Achoerodus
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {Achoerodus}, {genus Achoerodus}]
genus Achras
n 1: tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit [syn:
{Achras}, {genus Achras}]
genus Acinonyx
n 1: cheetahs [syn: {Acinonyx}, {genus Acinonyx}]
genus Acinos
n 1: plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
[syn: {Acinos}, {genus Acinos}]
genus Acipenser
n 1: type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons [syn:
{Acipenser}, {genus Acipenser}]
genus Acocanthera
n 1: small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic
cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {Acocanthera},
{genus Acocanthera}, {Acokanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}]
genus Acokanthera
n 1: small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic
cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {Acocanthera},
{genus Acocanthera}, {Acokanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}]
genus Aconitum
n 1: genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern
hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal [syn:
{Aconitum}, {genus Aconitum}]
genus Acorus
n 1: sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae [syn:
{Acorus}, {genus Acorus}]
genus Acridotheres
n 1: mynas [syn: {Acridotheres}, {genus Acridotheres}]
genus Acris
n 1: cricket frogs [syn: {Acris}, {genus Acris}]
genus Acrobates
n 1: a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Acrobates}, {genus
Acrobates}]
genus Acrocarpus
n 1: small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn:
{Acrocarpus}, {genus Acrocarpus}]
genus Acrocephalus
n 1: a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {Acrocephalus}, {genus
Acrocephalus}]
genus Acroclinium
n 1: genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa:
everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus
Helipterum [syn: {Acroclinium}, {genus Acroclinium}]
genus Acrocomia
n 1: Central and South American feather palms [syn: {Acrocomia},
{genus Acrocomia}]
genus Acropora
n 1: coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including
staghorn corals [syn: {Acropora}, {genus Acropora}]
genus Acrostichum
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae [syn: {Acrostichum}, {genus Acrostichum}]
genus Actaea
n 1: baneberry [syn: {Actaea}, {genus Actaea}]
genus Actias
n 1: luna moths [syn: {Actias}, {genus Actias}]
genus Actinia
n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn:
{Actinia}, {genus Actinia}]
genus Actinidia
n 1: small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit [syn:
{Actinidia}, {genus Actinidia}]
genus Actiniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn:
{Actiniopteris}, {genus Actiniopteris}]
genus Actinomeris
n 1: used in some classification systems for plants now included
in genus Verbesina [syn: {Actinomeris}, {genus
Actinomeris}]
genus Actinomyces
n 1: type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae
genus Actitis
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Actitis}, {genus Actitis}]
genus Adalia
n 1: genus of ladybugs [syn: {Adalia}, {genus Adalia}]
genus Adansonia
n 1: baobab; cream-of-tartar tree [syn: {Adansonia}, {genus
Adansonia}]
genus Addax
n 1: genus of antelopes of northern African deserts
genus Adelges
n 1: type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice [syn: {Adelges},
{genus Adelges}]
genus Adenanthera
n 1: small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
[syn: {Adenanthera}, {genus Adenanthera}]
genus Adenium
n 1: one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and
Arabia [syn: {Adenium}, {genus Adenium}]
genus Adenota
n 1: African antelopes: puku [syn: {Adenota}, {genus Adenota}]
genus Adiantum
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some
classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or
Adiantaceae [syn: {Adiantum}, {genus Adiantum}]
genus Adlumia
n 1: one species: climbing fumitory [syn: {Adlumia}, {genus
Adlumia}]
genus Adonis
n 1: annual or perennial herbs [syn: {Adonis}, {genus Adonis}]
genus Aedes
n 1: yellow-fever mosquitos [syn: {Aedes}, {genus Aedes}]
genus Aegiceras
n 1: a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae [syn:
{Aegiceras}, {genus Aegiceras}]
genus Aegilops
n 1: goat grass [syn: {Aegilops}, {genus Aegilops}]
genus Aegypius
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Aegypius}, {genus Aegypius}]
genus Aegyptopithecus
n 1: a genus of Hominoidea
genus Aeonium
n 1: a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae [syn:
{Aeonium}, {genus Aeonium}]
genus Aepyceros
n 1: African antelopes: impalas [syn: {Aepyceros}, {genus
Aepyceros}]
genus Aepyornis
n 1: type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds
genus Aerides
n 1: epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and
fragrant white flowers in arching racemes
genus Aerobacter
n 1: aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature [syn:
{Aerobacter}, {genus Aerobacter}]
genus Aeschynanthus
n 1: large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic
plants
genus Aesculus
n 1: deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America;
southeastern Europe; eastern Asia [syn: {Aesculus}, {genus
Aesculus}]
genus Aethionema
n 1: Old World genus of the family Cruciferae [syn:
{Aethionema}, {genus Aethionema}]
genus Aethusa
n 1: fool's parsley [syn: {Aethusa}, {genus Aethusa}]
genus Aetobatus
n 1: a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {Aetobatus}, {genus
Aetobatus}]
genus Aframomum
n 1: an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
[syn: {Aframomum}, {genus Aframomum}]
genus Afrocarpus
n 1: dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern
and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or
genus Podocarpus [syn: {Afrocarpus}, {genus Afrocarpus}]
genus Afropavo
n 1: Congo peafowl
genus Agalinis
n 1: semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers;
grows in the United States and West Indies [syn:
{Agalinis}, {genus Agalinis}]
genus Agama
n 1: type genus of the Agamidae
genus Agapanthus
n 1: small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants;
sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
genus Agapornis
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Agapornis}, {genus
Agapornis}]
genus Agaricus
n 1: type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores
and including several edible species [syn: {Agaricus},
{genus Agaricus}]
genus Agastache
n 1: giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop [syn: {Agastache}, {genus
Agastache}]
genus Agathis
n 1: kauri pine [syn: {Agathis}, {genus Agathis}]
genus Agave
n 1: type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications
considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
genus Agdestis
n 1: a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing
vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates [syn:
{Agdestis}, {genus Agdestis}]
genus Agelaius
n 1: red-winged blackbirds [syn: {Agelaius}, {genus Agelaius}]
genus Ageratina
n 1: annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United
States and Central and South America [syn: {Ageratina},
{genus Ageratina}]
genus Ageratum
n 1: genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers
genus Agkistrodon
n 1: copperheads [syn: {Agkistrodon}, {genus Agkistrodon},
{Ancistrodon}, {genus Ancistrodon}]
genus Aglaomorpha
n 1: epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia [syn: {Aglaomorpha},
{genus Aglaomorpha}]
genus Aglaonema
n 1: climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy
oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese
evergreen [syn: {Aglaonema}, {genus Aglaonema}]
genus Agonus
n 1: type genus of the Agonidae [syn: {Agonus}, {genus Agonus}]
genus Agrimonia
n 1: genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions
having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by
bristly fruit
genus Agriocharis
n 1: a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the
ocellated turkey [syn: {Agriocharis}, {genus Agriocharis}]
genus Agrobacterium
n 1: small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and
cause galls on plant stems [syn: {Agrobacterium}, {genus
Agrobacterium}]
genus Agropyron
n 1: perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions:
wheatgrass; dog grass [syn: {Agropyron}, {genus Agropyron}]
genus Agrostemma
n 1: a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles [syn:
{Agrostemma}, {genus Agrostemma}]
genus Agrostis
n 1: annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern
hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an
area of unfenced grassland) [syn: {Agrostis}, {genus
Agrostis}]
genus Ailanthus
n 1: small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-
pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras
genus Ailuropoda
n 1: only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a
genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae [syn:
{Ailuropoda}, {genus Ailuropoda}]
genus Ailurus
n 1: lesser pandas [syn: {Ailurus}, {genus Ailurus}]
genus Aix
n 1: wood duck and mandarin duck [syn: {Aix}, {genus Aix}]
genus Ajaia
n 1: a genus of Platalea [syn: {Ajaia}, {genus Ajaia}]
genus Ajuga
n 1: bugle [syn: {Ajuga}, {genus Ajuga}]
genus Alauda
n 1: type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks [syn: {Alauda},
{genus Alauda}]
genus Albatrellus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn:
{Albatrellus}, {genus Albatrellus}]
genus Albizia
n 1: large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World
tropics [syn: {genus Albizia}, {genus Albizzia}]
genus Albizzia
n 1: large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World
tropics [syn: {genus Albizia}, {genus Albizzia}]
genus Albuca
n 1: genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed
in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
genus Albugo
n 1: type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
[syn: {Albugo}, {genus Albugo}]
genus Albula
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Albulidae [syn: {Albula},
{genus Albula}]
genus Alca
n 1: type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
[syn: {Alca}, {genus Alca}]
genus Alcea
n 1: genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy
flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems
synonymous with genus Althaea [syn: {Alcea}, {genus Alcea}]
genus Alcedo
n 1: type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: {Alcedo}, {genus
Alcedo}]
genus Alcelaphus
n 1: African antelopes: hartebeests [syn: {Alcelaphus}, {genus
Alcelaphus}]
genus Alces
n 1: elk or moose [syn: {Alces}, {genus Alces}]
genus Aldrovanda
n 1: one species: waterwheel plant [syn: {Aldrovanda}, {genus
Aldrovanda}]
genus Alectis
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Alectis}, {genus Alectis}]
genus Alectoria
n 1: lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched
cylindrical thallus [syn: {Alectoria}, {genus Alectoria}]
genus Alectoris
n 1: a genus of Perdicidae [syn: {Alectoris}, {genus Alectoris}]
genus Alectura
n 1: brush turkeys [syn: {Alectura}, {genus Alectura}]
genus Alepisaurus
n 1: slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes [syn:
{Alepisaurus}, {genus Alepisaurus}]
genus Aletris
n 1: small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America
and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn:
{Aletris}, {genus Aletris}]
genus Aleurites
n 1: candlenut [syn: {Aleurites}, {genus Aleurites}]
genus Aleyrodes
n 1: type genus of the Aleyrodidae [syn: {Aleyrodes}, {genus
Aleyrodes}]
genus Algeripithecus
n 1: an extinct genus of Hominoidea [syn: {Algeripithecus},
{genus Algeripithecus}]
genus Alisma
n 1: small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants [syn:
{Alisma}, {genus Alisma}]
genus Allamanda
n 1: genus of tropical American woody vines
genus Alliaria
n 1: a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad
leaves and white flowers and long siliques [syn:
{Alliaria}, {genus Alliaria}]
genus Alligator
n 1: type genus of the Alligatoridae
genus Allionia
n 1: small genus of chiefly American herbs [syn: {Allionia},
{genus Allionia}]
genus Allium
n 1: large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous
plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in
family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: {Allium}, {genus
Allium}]
genus Allosaurus
n 1: carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic [syn:
{genus Allosaurus}, {genus Antrodemus}]
genus Alnus
n 1: alders [syn: {Alnus}, {genus Alnus}]
genus Alocasia
n 1: tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but
distinguished by a large sterile spadix
genus Aloe
n 1: large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some
systems placed in family Aloeaceae
genus Alopecurus
n 1: annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow
species as well as notorious agricultural weeds [syn:
{Alopecurus}, {genus Alopecurus}]
genus Alopex
n 1: arctic foxes [syn: {Alopex}, {genus Alopex}]
genus Alopius
n 1: type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications
considered a genus of the family Lamnidae [syn: {Alopius},
{genus Alopius}]
genus Alosa
n 1: shad [syn: {Alosa}, {genus Alosa}]
genus Alouatta
n 1: howler monkeys [syn: {Alouatta}, {genus Alouatta}]
genus Alpinia
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia},
{genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]
genus Alsobia
n 1: tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
[syn: {Alsobia}, {genus Alsobia}]
genus Alsophila
n 1: geometrid moths [syn: {Alsophila}, {genus Alsophila}]
genus Alstonia
n 1: genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped
flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia
and Polynesia [syn: {Alstonia}, {genus Alstonia}]
genus Alstroemeria
n 1: genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems;
sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family
Amaryllidaceae
genus Alternanthera
n 1: genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia;
includes genus Telanthera [syn: {Alternanthera}, {genus
Alternanthera}]
genus Althaea
n 1: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with
genus Alcea
genus Alyssum
n 1: a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {Alyssum}, {genus
Alyssum}]
genus Alytes
n 1: midwife toads [syn: {Alytes}, {genus Alytes}]
genus Amanita
n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores
and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: {Amanita},
{genus Amanita}]
genus Amaranthus
n 1: large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual
herbs [syn: {Amaranthus}, {genus Amaranthus}]
genus Amaryllis
n 1: type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants
of southern Africa
genus Amauropelta
n 1: epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and
Polynesia [syn: {Amauropelta}, {genus Amauropelta}]
genus Amazona
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Amazona}, {genus Amazona}]
genus Amberboa
n 1: herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their
flowers [syn: {Amberboa}, {genus Amberboa}]
genus Ambloplites
n 1: a genus of Centrarchidae [syn: {Ambloplites}, {genus
Ambloplites}]
genus Amblyrhynchus
n 1: marine iguanas [syn: {Amblyrhynchus}, {genus
Amblyrhynchus}]
genus Ambrosia
n 1: comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered
the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae
genus Ambystoma
n 1: type genus of the Ambystomatidae [syn: {Ambystoma}, {genus
Ambystoma}]
genus Ameiurus
n 1: type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes [syn:
{Ameiurus}, {genus Ameiurus}]
genus Amelanchier
n 1: North American deciduous trees or shrubs [syn:
{Amelanchier}, {genus Amelanchier}]
genus Amia
n 1: type genus of the Amiidae [syn: {Amia}, {genus Amia}]
genus Amianthum
n 1: one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family
Melanthiaceae [syn: {Amianthum}, {genus Amianthum}]
genus Ammobium
n 1: small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers
genus Ammodytes
n 1: type genus of the Ammodytidae [syn: {Ammodytes}, {genus
Ammodytes}]
genus Ammotragus
n 1: genus of wild sheep [syn: {Ammotragus}, {genus Ammotragus}]
genus Amoeba
n 1: protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in
fresh or salt water
genus Amorpha
n 1: American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny
habitats on prairies and hillsides
genus Amorphophallus
n 1: genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's
tongue; snake palm
genus Amphibolips
n 1: cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls
[syn: {Amphibolips}, {genus Amphibolips}]
genus Amphicarpa
n 1: very small genus of twining vines of North America and
Asia: hog peanut [syn: {Amphicarpaea}, {genus
Amphicarpaea}, {Amphicarpa}, {genus Amphicarpa}]
genus Amphicarpaea
n 1: very small genus of twining vines of North America and
Asia: hog peanut [syn: {Amphicarpaea}, {genus
Amphicarpaea}, {Amphicarpa}, {genus Amphicarpa}]
genus Amphioxus
n 1: type genus of the Amphioxidae
genus Amphiprion
n 1: damsel fishes [syn: {Amphiprion}, {genus Amphiprion}]
genus Amphisbaena
n 1: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena},
{genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]
genus Amphisbaenia
n 1: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena},
{genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]
genus Amphiuma
n 1: congo snakes
genus Amsinckia
n 1: rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
[syn: {Amsinckia}, {genus Amsinckia}]
genus Amsonia
n 1: genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy
bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North
America [syn: {Amsonia}, {genus Amsonia}]
genus Amygdalus
n 1: used in former classifications for peach and almond trees
which are now included in genus Prunus [syn: {Amygdalus},
{genus Amygdalus}]
genus Anabas
n 1: the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that
resemble perch [syn: {Anabas}, {genus Anabas}]
genus Anabrus
n 1: a genus of Tettigoniidae [syn: {Anabrus}, {genus Anabrus}]
genus Anacardium
n 1: type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew [syn: {Anacardium},
{genus Anacardium}]
genus Anacyclus
n 1: a Spanish pellitory [syn: {Anacyclus}, {genus Anacyclus}]
genus Anadenanthera
n 1: 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees [syn:
{Anadenanthera}, {genus Anadenanthera}]
genus Anagallis
n 1: chiefly Old World herbs [syn: {Anagallis}, {genus
Anagallis}]
genus Anagasta
n 1: moth whose larvae are flour moths [syn: {Anagasta}, {genus
Anagasta}]
genus Anagyris
n 1: very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having
backward curving seed pods [syn: {Anagyris}, {genus
Anagyris}]
genus Ananas
n 1: a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped
leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits
of several flowers (such as pineapples) [syn: {Ananas},
{genus Ananas}]
genus Anaphalis
n 1: a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary
leaves: pearly everlasting [syn: {Anaphalis}, {genus
Anaphalis}]
genus Anarhichas
n 1: type genus of the Anarhichadidae [syn: {Anarhichas}, {genus
Anarhichas}]
genus Anas
n 1: type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks [syn: {Anas},
{genus Anas}]
genus Anasa
n 1: squash bugs [syn: {Anasa}, {genus Anasa}]
genus Anastatica
n 1: one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant [syn:
{Anastatica}, {genus Anastatica}]
genus Anastomus
n 1: openbills [syn: {Anastomus}, {genus Anastomus}]
genus Anatotitan
n 1: genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
genus Anchusa
n 1: rough and hairy Old World herbs
genus Ancistrodon
n 1: copperheads [syn: {Agkistrodon}, {genus Agkistrodon},
{Ancistrodon}, {genus Ancistrodon}]
genus Ancylus
n 1: type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet [syn:
{Ancylus}, {genus Ancylus}]
genus Andira
n 1: small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and
western Africa [syn: {Andira}, {genus Andira}]
genus Andreaea
n 1: brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule
with 4 longitudinal slits [syn: {Andreaea}, {genus
Andreaea}]
genus Andrena
n 1: a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee
genus Andricus
n 1: cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks [syn:
{Andricus}, {genus Andricus}]
genus Andromeda
n 1: low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern
hemisphere
genus Andropogon
n 1: tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes;
warm regions [syn: {Andropogon}, {genus Andropogon}]
genus Andryala
n 1: a genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of
Mediterranean area
genus Aneides
n 1: climbing salamanders [syn: {Aneides}, {genus Aneides}]
genus Anemia
n 1: genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid
fronds; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {Anemia}, {genus
Anemia}]
genus Anemone
n 1: perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers;
of north and south temperate regions
genus Anemonella
n 1: one species: rue anemone [syn: {Anemonella}, {genus
Anemonella}]
genus Anemopsis
n 1: one species: yerba mansa [syn: {Anemopsis}, {genus
Anemopsis}]
genus Anethum
n 1: dill [syn: {Anethum}, {genus Anethum}]
genus Angelica
n 1: biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere;
have a taproot
genus Angiopteris
n 1: one species: tree fern
genus Angraecum
n 1: genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy
flowers sometimes grotesque [syn: {genus Angrecum},
{Angraecum}, {genus Angraecum}]
genus Angrecum
n 1: genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy
flowers sometimes grotesque [syn: {genus Angrecum},
{Angraecum}, {genus Angraecum}]
genus Anguilla
n 1: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels [syn: {Anguilla},
{genus Anguilla}]
genus Anguillula
n 1: a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {Anguillula}, {genus
Anguillula}, {Turbatrix}, {genus Turbatrix}]
genus Anguis
n 1: type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms [syn: {Anguis},
{genus Anguis}]
genus Anhima
n 1: type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers [syn:
{Anhima}, {genus Anhima}]
genus Anhinga
n 1: type genus of the Anhingidae
genus Anigozanthus
n 1: genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly
flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves;
includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily;
sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn:
{Anigozanthus}, {genus Anigozanthus}]
genus Anisotremus
n 1: a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {Anisotremus}, {genus
Anisotremus}]
genus Ankylosaurus
n 1: armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
genus Annona
n 1: type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or
shrubs [syn: {Annona}, {genus Annona}]
genus Anoa
n 1: a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae
genus Anodonta
n 1: thin-shelled freshwater mussels [syn: {Anodonta}, {genus
Anodonta}]
genus Anoectochilus
n 1: genus of delicate Asiatic orchids [syn: {Anoectochilus},
{genus Anoectochilus}]
genus Anogramma
n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae [syn:
{Anogramma}, {genus Anogramma}]
genus Anolis
n 1: New World chameleons [syn: {Anolis}, {genus Anolis}]
genus Anomala
n 1: genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of
plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses [syn:
{Anomala}, {genus Anomala}]
genus Anomalops
n 1: type genus of the family Anomalopidae
genus Anomalopteryx
n 1: small moas
genus Anomia
n 1: type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn:
{Anomia}, {genus Anomia}]
genus Anopheles
n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-
downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the
larvae [syn: {Anopheles}, {genus Anopheles}]
genus Anser
n 1: typical geese [syn: {Anser}, {genus Anser}]
genus Antedon
n 1: a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae [syn:
{Antedon}, {genus Antedon}]
genus Antennaria
n 1: small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid
flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles [syn:
{Antennaria}, {genus Antennaria}]
genus Anthemis
n 1: dog fennel [syn: {Anthemis}, {genus Anthemis}]
genus Antheraea
n 1: large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality [syn:
{Antheraea}, {genus Antheraea}]
genus Anthericum
n 1: genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs;
sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn:
{Anthericum}, {genus Anthericum}]
genus Antheropeas
n 1: small genus of North American herbs often included in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: {Antheropeas}, {genus Antheropeas}]
genus Anthidium
n 1: potter bees [syn: {Anthidium}, {genus Anthidium}]
genus Anthoceros
n 1: hornworts [syn: {Anthoceros}, {genus Anthoceros}]
genus Anthonomus
n 1: weevils destructive of cultivated plants [syn:
{Anthonomus}, {genus Anthonomus}]
genus Anthriscus
n 1: chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia [syn:
{Anthriscus}, {genus Anthriscus}]
genus Anthurium
n 1: large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American
plants often cultivated as houseplants
genus Anthus
n 1: pipits [syn: {Anthus}, {genus Anthus}]
genus Anthyllis
n 1: genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs [syn: {Anthyllis},
{genus Anthyllis}]
genus Antidorcas
n 1: springboks [syn: {Antidorcas}, {genus Antidorcas}]
genus Antigonia
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {Antigonia},
{genus Antigonia}]
genus Antilocapra
n 1: type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one
species [syn: {Antilocapra}, {genus Antilocapra}]
genus Antilope
n 1: blackbucks [syn: {Antilope}, {genus Antilope}]
genus Antirrhinum
n 1: a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with
brightly colored irregular flowers [syn: {Antirrhinum},
{genus Antirrhinum}]
genus Antrodemus
n 1: carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic [syn:
{genus Allosaurus}, {genus Antrodemus}]
genus Antrozous
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Antrozous}, {genus
Antrozous}]
genus Aotus
n 1: douroucoulis [syn: {Aotus}, {genus Aotus}]
genus Apatosaurus
n 1: large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck
and tail; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Apatosaurus}, {genus
Brontosaurus}]
genus Apatura
n 1: large Old World butterflies [syn: {Apatura}, {genus
Apatura}]
genus Aphis
n 1: type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and
vegetables [syn: {Aphis}, {genus Aphis}]
genus Aphriza
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Aphriza}, {genus Aphriza}]
genus Aphrophora
n 1: a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {Aphrophora}, {genus
Aphrophora}]
genus Aphyllanthes
n 1: one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike
foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own
family Aphyllanthaceae [syn: {Aphyllanthes}, {genus
Aphyllanthes}]
genus Apios
n 1: twining perennial North American plants [syn: {Apios},
{genus Apios}]
genus Apis
n 1: type genus of the Apidae: honeybees [syn: {Apis}, {genus
Apis}]
genus Apium
n 1: celery [syn: {Apium}, {genus Apium}]
genus Aplectrum
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn:
{Aplectrum}, {genus Aplectrum}]
genus Aplodontia
n 1: type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain
beavers [syn: {Aplodontia}, {genus Aplodontia}]
genus Aplysia
n 1: type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {genus
Aplysia}, {Tethys}, {genus Tethus}]
genus Apocynum
n 1: perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers [syn:
{Apocynum}, {genus Apocynum}]
genus Apodemus
n 1: Old World field mice [syn: {Apodemus}, {genus Apodemus}]
genus Apogon
n 1: type genus of the Apogonidae [syn: {Apogon}, {genus
Apogon}]
genus Aporocactus
n 1: small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico [syn:
{Aporocactus}, {genus Aporocactus}]
genus Appendicularia
n 1: a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea
genus Aptenodytes
n 1: large penguins [syn: {Aptenodytes}, {genus Aptenodytes}]
genus Apteryx
n 1: type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis
genus Apus
n 1: type genus [syn: {Apus}, {genus Apus}]
genus Aquila
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Aquila}, {genus Aquila}]
genus Aquilegia
n 1: columbine
genus Ara
n 1: macaws [syn: {Ara}, {genus Ara}]
genus Arabidopsis
n 1: a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or
purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis [syn:
{Arabidopsis}, {genus Arabidopsis}]
genus Arabis
n 1: annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America,
Europe and Asia: rockcress [syn: {Arabis}, {genus Arabis}]
genus Arachis
n 1: a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see
peanut) [syn: {Arachis}, {genus Arachis}]
genus Aralia
n 1: type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of
shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club
genus Aramus
n 1: genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm
swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
[syn: {Aramus}, {genus Aramus}]
genus Aranea
n 1: a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden
spiders and barn spiders [syn: {Aranea}, {genus Aranea},
{Araneus}, {genus Araneus}]
genus Araneus
n 1: a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden
spiders and barn spiders [syn: {Aranea}, {genus Aranea},
{Araneus}, {genus Araneus}]
genus Araucaria
n 1: a genus of the araucaria family
genus Araujia
n 1: small genus of South American evergreen vines [syn:
{Araujia}, {genus Araujia}]
genus Arbutus
n 1: large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and
western North America: strawberry tree; madrona
genus Arca
n 1: type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood
clams [syn: {Arca}, {genus Arca}]
genus Arcella
n 1: type genus of the Arcellidae
genus Arceuthobium
n 1: genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
[syn: {Arceuthobium}, {genus Arceuthobium}]
genus Archaeopteryx
n 1: a genus of fossil birds [syn: {genus Archaeopteryx}, {genus
Archeopteryx}]
genus Archaeornis
n 1: a genus of fossil bird
genus Archeopteryx
n 1: a genus of fossil birds [syn: {genus Archaeopteryx}, {genus
Archeopteryx}]
genus Archidiskidon
n 1: a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {Archidiskidon}, {genus
Archidiskidon}]
genus Archilochus
n 1: a genus of Trochilidae [syn: {Archilochus}, {genus
Archilochus}]
genus Architeuthis
n 1: giant squid
genus Archosargus
n 1: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Archosargus}, {genus
Archosargus}]
genus Arctictis
n 1: binturongs [syn: {Arctictis}, {genus Arctictis}]
genus Arctium
n 1: burdock [syn: {Arctium}, {genus Arctium}]
genus Arctocebus
n 1: a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Arctocebus}, {genus
Arctocebus}]
genus Arctocephalus
n 1: fur seals [syn: {Arctocephalus}, {genus Arctocephalus}]
genus Arctonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Arctonyx}, {genus Arctonyx}]
genus Arctostaphylos
n 1: bearberry; manzanita [syn: {Arctostaphylos}, {genus
Arctostaphylos}]
genus Arctotis
n 1: herbs and subshrubs: African daisy [syn: {Arctotis}, {genus
Arctotis}]
genus Ardea
n 1: type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
[syn: {Ardea}, {genus Ardea}]
genus Ardisia
n 1: tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of
Asia and Australasia to Americas [syn: {Ardisia}, {genus
Ardisia}]
genus Areca
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees
genus Arenaria
n 1: sandworts [syn: {Arenaria}, {genus Arenaria}]
2: turnstones [syn: {Arenaria}, {genus Arenaria}]
genus Arenga
n 1: a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees [syn:
{Arenga}, {genus Arenga}]
genus Arethusa
n 1: genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan
genus Argemone
n 1: prickly poppies
genus Argentina
n 1: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn:
{Argentina}, {genus Argentina}]
genus Argentinosaurus
n 1: enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in
Argentina
genus Argiope
n 1: the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving
spiders [syn: {Argiope}, {genus Argiope}]
genus Argonauta
n 1: type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus [syn:
{Argonauta}, {genus Argonauta}]
genus Argusianus
n 1: argus pheasants [syn: {Argusianus}, {genus Argusianus}]
genus Argynnis
n 1: fritillaries [syn: {Argynnis}, {genus Argynnis}]
genus Argyranthemum
n 1: comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {Argyranthemum}, {genus Argyranthemum}]
genus Argyreia
n 1: woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia [syn:
{Argyreia}, {genus Argyreia}]
genus Argyrotaenia
n 1: orange tortrix [syn: {Argyrotaenia}, {genus Argyrotaenia}]
genus Argyroxiphium
n 1: small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming
shrubs [syn: {Argyroxiphium}, {genus Argyroxiphium}]
genus Arilus
n 1: a genus of Reduviidae [syn: {Arilus}, {genus Arilus}]
genus Ariocarpus
n 1: slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico;
southern Texas [syn: {Ariocarpus}, {genus Ariocarpus}]
genus Ariomma
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Ariomma}, {genus Ariomma}]
genus Arisaema
n 1: tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials [syn:
{Arisaema}, {genus Arisaema}]
genus Arisarum
n 1: tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly
Mediterranean area [syn: {Arisarum}, {genus Arisarum}]
genus Aristolochia
n 1: birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe [syn: {Aristolochia}, {genus
Aristolochia}]
genus Aristotelia
n 1: small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New
Zealand and western South America [syn: {Aristotelia},
{genus Aristotelia}]
genus Arius
n 1: type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes [syn: {Arius},
{genus Arius}]
genus Arizona
n 1: glossy snake [syn: {Arizona}, {genus Arizona}]
genus Armadillidium
n 1: type genus of the Armadillidiidae [syn: {Armadillidium},
{genus Armadillidium}]
genus Armeria
n 1: shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials
[syn: {Armeria}, {genus Armeria}]
genus Armillaria
n 1: genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus
and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot [syn:
{Armillaria}, {genus Armillaria}]
genus Armillariella
n 1: a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows
in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has
been on how to get rid of it [syn: {Armillariella}, {genus
Armillariella}]
genus Armoracia
n 1: horseradish [syn: {Armoracia}, {genus Armoracia}]
genus Arnica
n 1: large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions
genus Arnoseris
n 1: lamb succory [syn: {Arnoseris}, {genus Arnoseris}]
genus Arrhenatherum
n 1: oat grass [syn: {Arrhenatherum}, {genus Arrhenatherum}]
genus Artamus
n 1: type genus of the Artamidae [syn: {Artamus}, {genus
Artamus}]
genus Artemia
n 1: fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {Artemia}, {genus
Artemia}, {Chirocephalus}, {genus Chirocephalus}]
genus Artemisia
n 1: usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions
and South Africa and western South America: wormwood;
sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon
genus Arthropteris
n 1: tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic
ferns [syn: {Arthropteris}, {genus Arthropteris}]
genus Artocarpus
n 1: evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics:
breadfruit; jackfruit [syn: {Artocarpus}, {genus
Artocarpus}]
genus Arum
n 1: type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of
Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves
genus Arundinaria
n 1: North American bamboo [syn: {Arundinaria}, {genus
Arundinaria}]
genus Arundo
n 1: any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm
areas: reeds [syn: {Arundo}, {genus Arundo}]
genus Arvicola
n 1: in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
[syn: {Arvicola}, {genus Arvicola}]
genus Asarum
n 1: wild ginger [syn: {Asarum}, {genus Asarum}]
genus Ascaphus
n 1: type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications
included in the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Ascaphus},
{genus Ascaphus}]
genus Ascaridia
n 1: roundworm having a preanal sucker [syn: {Ascaridia}, {genus
Ascaridia}]
genus Ascaris
n 1: type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a
three-lipped mouth [syn: {Ascaris}, {genus Ascaris}]
genus Asclepias
n 1: genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;
milkweed [syn: {Asclepias}, {genus Asclepias}]
genus Ascophyllum
n 1: brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated
branchlets along the axis [syn: {Ascophyllum}, {genus
Ascophyllum}]
genus Asimina
n 1: pawpaw [syn: {Asimina}, {genus Asimina}]
genus Asio
n 1: a genus of European owls [syn: {Asio}, {genus Asio}]
genus Aspalathus
n 1: genus of South African heathlike shrubs [syn: {Aspalathus},
{genus Aspalathus}]
genus Asparagus
n 1: large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or
spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and
inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family
Asparagaceae
genus Aspergillus
n 1: genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some
pathogenic to plants and animals [syn: {Aspergillus},
{genus Aspergillus}]
genus Asperula
n 1: woodruff [syn: {Asperula}, {genus Asperula}]
genus Asphodeline
n 1: genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with
numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical
racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed
in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {Asphodeline}, {genus
Asphodeline}]
genus Asphodelus
n 1: small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with
grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles;
Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family
Asphodelaceae [syn: {Asphodelus}, {genus Asphodelus}]
genus Aspidelaps
n 1: African coral snakes [syn: {Aspidelaps}, {genus
Aspidelaps}]
genus Aspidiotus
n 1: a genus of Diaspididae [syn: {Aspidiotus}, {genus
Aspidiotus}]
genus Aspidistra
n 1: genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the
family Convallariaceae
genus Aspidophoroides
n 1: alligatorfishes [syn: {Aspidophoroides}, {genus
Aspidophoroides}]
genus Aspis
n 1: horned vipers [syn: {genus Cerastes}, {Aspis}, {genus
Aspis}]
genus Asplenium
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae [syn: {Asplenium}, {genus Asplenium}]
genus Astacus
n 1: type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
[syn: {Astacus}, {genus Astacus}]
genus Aster
n 1: large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike
flowers
genus Astilbe
n 1: chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea
genus Astragalus
n 1: large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north
temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
[syn: {Astragalus}, {genus Astragalus}]
genus Astrantia
n 1: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with
aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers
genus Astreus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn:
{Astreus}, {genus Astreus}]
genus Astroloma
n 1: evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn:
{Astroloma}, {genus Astroloma}]
genus Astronium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family
Anacardiaceae [syn: {Astronium}, {genus Astronium}]
genus Astrophyton
n 1: includes many of the basket stars [syn: {Astrophyton},
{genus Astrophyton}]
genus Astropogon
n 1: a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae [syn:
{Astropogon}, {genus Astropogon}]
genus Ateles
n 1: spider monkeys [syn: {Ateles}, {genus Ateles}]
genus Athene
n 1: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Athene}, {genus Athene}]
genus Atherinopsis
n 1: a genus of Atherinidae [syn: {Atherinopsis}, {genus
Atherinopsis}]
genus Atherurus
n 1: a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {Atherurus}, {genus
Atherurus}]
genus Athrotaxis
n 1: a genus of gymnosperm [syn: {Athrotaxis}, {genus
Athrotaxis}]
genus Athyrium
n 1: temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications
placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
[syn: {Athyrium}, {genus Athyrium}]
genus Atrichornis
n 1: type genus of the Atrichornithidae [syn: {Atrichornis},
{genus Atrichornis}]
genus Atriplex
n 1: orach; saltbush [syn: {Atriplex}, {genus Atriplex}]
genus Atropa
n 1: belladonna [syn: {Atropa}, {genus Atropa}]
genus Attalea
n 1: unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
[syn: {Attalea}, {genus Attalea}]
genus Atticus
n 1: atlas moth [syn: {Atticus}, {genus Atticus}]
genus Aucuba
n 1: hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
[syn: {Aucuba}, {genus Aucuba}]
genus Aulacorhyncus
n 1: a genus of Ramphastidae [syn: {Aulacorhyncus}, {genus
Aulacorhyncus}]
genus Aulostomus
n 1: type genus of the Aulostomidae [syn: {Aulostomus}, {genus
Aulostomus}]
genus Aureolaria
n 1: small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic
and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria}, {genus Aureolaria}]
genus Auricularia
n 1: type genus of the Auriculariaceae [syn: {Auricularia},
{genus Auricularia}]
genus Auriparus
n 1: a genus of Paridae [syn: {Auriparus}, {genus Auriparus}]
genus Australopithecus
n 1: extinct genus of African hominid [syn: {genus
Australopithecus}, {Australopithecus}]
genus Austrocedrus
n 1: one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn:
{Austrocedrus}, {genus Austrocedrus}]
genus Austrotaxus
n 1: a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew
[syn: {Austrotaxus}, {genus Austrotaxus}]
genus Automeris
n 1: io moth [syn: {Automeris}, {genus Automeris}]
genus Avahi
n 1: a genus of Indriidae [syn: {Avahi}, {genus Avahi}]
genus Avena
n 1: oats [syn: {Avena}, {genus Avena}]
genus Averrhoa
n 1: trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves:
carambolas [syn: {Averrhoa}, {genus Averrhoa}]
genus Avicennia
n 1: small genus of tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Avicennia},
{genus Avicennia}]
genus Ayapana
n 1: genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in
genus Eupatorium
genus Aythya
n 1: canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. [syn: {Aythya}, {genus
Aythya}]
genus Azadirachta
n 1: genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
[syn: {Azadirachta}, {genus Azadirachta}]
genus Azolla
n 1: a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family
Azollaceae [syn: {Azolla}, {genus Azolla}]
genus Babesia
n 1: type genus of the family Babesiidae [syn: {genus Babesia},
{genus Piroplasma}]
genus Babyrousa
n 1: a genus of Suidae [syn: {Babyrousa}, {genus Babyrousa}]
genus Baccharis
n 1: shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented
flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits;
often used for erosion control [syn: {Baccharis}, {genus
Baccharis}]
genus Bacillus
n 1: type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes
important in decay of organic matter and a number of
parasites
genus Bacteroides
n 1: type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative
rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no
pigment and living in the gut of man and animals [syn:
{Bacteroides}, {genus Bacteroides}]
genus Baiomys
n 1: pygmy mice [syn: {Baiomys}, {genus Baiomys}]
genus Bairdiella
n 1: drumfish [syn: {Bairdiella}, {genus Bairdiella}]
genus Balaena
n 1: type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales [syn:
{Balaena}, {genus Balaena}]
genus Balaeniceps
n 1: type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills [syn:
{Balaeniceps}, {genus Balaeniceps}]
genus Balaenoptera
n 1: type genus of the Balaenopteridae [syn: {Balaenoptera},
{genus Balaenoptera}]
genus Balanus
n 1: type genus of the family Balanidae [syn: {Balanus}, {genus
Balanus}]
genus Balistes
n 1: type genus of the Balistidae [syn: {Balistes}, {genus
Balistes}]
genus Ballota
n 1: perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean
area: black horehound [syn: {Ballota}, {genus Ballota}]
genus Balsamorhiza
n 1: genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots
containing an aromatic balsam [syn: {Balsamorhiza}, {genus
Balsamorhiza}]
genus Bambusa
n 1: tall tender clumping bamboos [syn: {Bambusa}, {genus
Bambusa}]
genus Bankia
n 1: giant shipworms [syn: {Bankia}, {genus Bankia}]
genus Banksia
n 1: important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees
with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers
genus Baphia
n 1: small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and
Madagascar [syn: {Baphia}, {genus Baphia}]
genus Baptisia
n 1: genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an
inflated pod [syn: {Baptisia}, {genus Baptisia}]
genus Barbarea
n 1: biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions:
winter cress [syn: {Barbarea}, {genus Barbarea}]
genus Barosaurus
n 1: huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic
genus Bartle-Frere
n 1: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or
subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have
died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in
1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet
officially named [syn: {Bartle Frere}, {genus Bartle-
Frere}, {green dinosaur}]
genus Bartramia
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Bartramia}, {genus
Bartramia}]
genus Basiliscus
n 1: a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Basiliscus}, {genus
Basiliscus}]
genus Bassariscus
n 1: cacomistles [syn: {Bassariscus}, {genus Bassariscus}]
genus Bassia
n 1: summer cypress [syn: {Bassia}, {genus Bassia}, {Kochia},
{genus Kochia}]
genus Bathyergus
n 1: mole rats [syn: {Bathyergus}, {genus Bathyergus}]
genus Batis
n 1: small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae:
low straggling dioecious shrubs [syn: {Batis}, {genus
Batis}]
genus Batrachoseps
n 1: slender salamanders [syn: {Batrachoseps}, {genus
Batrachoseps}]
genus Bauhinia
n 1: mountain ebony, orchid tree [syn: {Bauhinia}, {genus
Bauhinia}]
genus Beaumontia
n 1: small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and
Asia [syn: {Beaumontia}, {genus Beaumontia}]
genus Begonia
n 1: large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated
genus Belamcanda
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn:
{Belamcanda}, {genus Belamcanda}]
genus Bellis
n 1: daisy [syn: {Bellis}, {genus Bellis}]
genus Bemisia
n 1: sweet-potato whitefly [syn: {Bemisia}, {genus Bemisia}]
genus Bennettitis
n 1: type of the Bennettitales [syn: {Bennettitis}, {genus
Bennettitis}]
genus Benzoin
n 1: used in some classifications for the American spicebush and
certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
[syn: {Benzoin}, {genus Benzoin}]
genus Berberis
n 1: large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old
Worlds [syn: {Berberis}, {genus Berberis}]
genus Bergenia
n 1: genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with
thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia
genus Beroe
n 1: coextensive with the class Nuda
genus Berteroa
n 1: hoary alyssum [syn: {Berteroa}, {genus Berteroa}]
genus Bertholletia
n 1: brazil nut [syn: {Bertholletia}, {genus Bertholletia}]
genus Bessera
n 1: small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes
placed in family Alliaceae [syn: {Bessera}, {genus
Bessera}]
genus Besseya
n 1: genus of North American spring wildflowers [syn: {Besseya},
{genus Besseya}]
genus Beta
n 1: beets [syn: {Beta}, {genus Beta}]
genus Bettongia
n 1: jerboa kangaroo [syn: {Bettongia}, {genus Bettongia}]
genus Betula
n 1: a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
[syn: {Betula}, {genus Betula}]
genus Bibos
n 1: wild ox [syn: {Bibos}, {genus Bibos}]
genus Bidens
n 1: bur marigolds [syn: {Bidens}, {genus Bidens}]
genus Bignonia
n 1: one species: cross vine [syn: {Bignonia}, {genus Bignonia}]
genus Biscutella
n 1: genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
[syn: {Biscutella}, {genus Biscutella}]
genus Bison
n 1: sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American
buffalo
genus Bitis
n 1: a genus of Viperidae [syn: {Bitis}, {genus Bitis}]
genus Blaberus
n 1: giant cockroaches [syn: {Blaberus}, {genus Blaberus}]
genus Blandfordia
n 1: small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs [syn:
{Blandfordia}, {genus Blandfordia}]
genus Blarina
n 1: shrews [syn: {Blarina}, {genus Blarina}]
genus Blastocladia
n 1: a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae [syn:
{Blastocladia}, {genus Blastocladia}]
genus Blastomyces
n 1: genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi [syn: {Blastomyces},
{genus Blastomyces}]
genus Blatta
n 1: type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting
buildings worldwide [syn: {Blatta}, {genus Blatta}]
genus Blattella
n 1: small cockroaches [syn: {Blattella}, {genus Blattella}]
genus Blechnum
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan
distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
[syn: {Blechnum}, {genus Blechnum}]
genus Blennius
n 1: type genus of the Blenniidae [syn: {Blennius}, {genus
Blennius}]
genus Blephilia
n 1: small genus of North American herbs: wood mints [syn:
{Blephilia}, {genus Blephilia}]
genus Bletia
n 1: genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large
purple or pink flowers
genus Bletilla
n 1: small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial
orchids similar to genus Bletia [syn: {Bletilla}, {genus
Bletilla}]
genus Blighia
n 1: small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs
bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when
neither unripe nor overripe [syn: {Blighia}, {genus
Blighia}]
genus Blissus
n 1: chinch bugs [syn: {Blissus}, {genus Blissus}]
genus Bloomeria
n 1: small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern
United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family
Alliaceae [syn: {Bloomeria}, {genus Bloomeria}]
genus Bocconia
n 1: tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus
Macleaya
genus Boehmeria
n 1: false nettle [syn: {Boehmeria}, {genus Boehmeria}]
genus Bolbitis
n 1: terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of
tropical regions of northern hemisphere [syn: {Bolbitis},
{genus Bolbitis}]
genus Boletellus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn:
{Boletellus}, {genus Boletellus}]
genus Boletus
n 1: type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore
fungi; some poisonous and some edible [syn: {Boletus},
{genus Boletus}]
genus Boltonia
n 1: genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and
eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters [syn:
{Boltonia}, {genus Boltonia}]
genus Bomarea
n 1: large genus of tropical American vines having showy often
spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family
Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae [syn:
{Bomarea}, {genus Bomarea}]
genus Bombax
n 1: trees of chiefly South America [syn: {Bombax}, {genus
Bombax}]
genus Bombina
n 1: fire-bellied toads [syn: {Bombina}, {genus Bombina}]
genus Bombus
n 1: bumblebees [syn: {Bombus}, {genus Bombus}]
genus bombycilla
n 1: waxwings [syn: {Bombycilla}, {genus bombycilla}]
genus Bombyx
n 1: type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth [syn:
{Bombyx}, {genus Bombyx}]
genus Bonasa
n 1: ruffed grouse [syn: {Bonasa}, {genus Bonasa}]
genus Borago
n 1: perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Borago},
{genus Borago}]
genus Borassus
n 1: palmyra [syn: {Borassus}, {genus Borassus}]
genus Borrelia
n 1: small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five
wavy spirals
genus Bos
n 1: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in
the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: {Bos}, {genus
Bos}]
genus Boselaphus
n 1: Indian antelopes: nilgais [syn: {Boselaphus}, {genus
Boselaphus}]
genus Boswellia
n 1: genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
[syn: {Boswellia}, {genus Boswellia}]
genus Botaurus
n 1: bitterns [syn: {Botaurus}, {genus Botaurus}]
genus Bothrops
n 1: fer-de-lance [syn: {Bothrops}, {genus Bothrops}]
genus Botrychium
n 1: grape fern; moonwort [syn: {Botrychium}, {genus
Botrychium}]
genus Bougainvillaea
n 1: ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: {genus
Bougainvillea}, {Bougainvillaea}, {genus Bougainvillaea}]
genus Bougainvillea
n 1: ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: {genus
Bougainvillea}, {Bougainvillaea}, {genus Bougainvillaea}]
genus Bouteloua
n 1: forage grasses [syn: {Bouteloua}, {genus Bouteloua}]
genus Bowiea
n 1: small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs
with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family
Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Bowiea}, {genus Bowiea}]
genus Boykinia
n 1: genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in
panicles; North America; Japan [syn: {Boykinia}, {genus
Boykinia}]
genus Brachinus
n 1: bombardier beetles [syn: {Brachinus}, {genus Brachinus}]
genus Brachychiton
n 1: Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) [syn:
{Brachychiton}, {genus Brachychiton}]
genus Brachycome
n 1: mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves
and loosely corymbose flower heads [syn: {Brachycome},
{genus Brachycome}]
genus Brachystegia
n 1: small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale
golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or
black: [syn: {Brachystegia}, {genus Brachystegia}]
genus Bradypus
n 1: type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths [syn:
{Bradypus}, {genus Bradypus}]
genus Brama
n 1: type genus of the Bramidae [syn: {Brama}, {genus Brama}]
genus Branchiobdella
n 1: type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that
lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a
sucker [syn: {Branchiobdella}, {genus Branchiobdella}]
genus Branta
n 1: wild geese [syn: {Branta}, {genus Branta}]
genus Brasenia
n 1: alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae [syn:
{Brasenia}, {genus Brasenia}]
genus Brassavola
n 1: genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic
rhizomatous orchids
genus Brassia
n 1: genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having
striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike
flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider
orchids [syn: {Brassia}, {genus Brassia}]
genus Brassica
n 1: mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn:
{Brassica}, {genus Brassica}]
genus Brevoortia
n 1: menhaden [syn: {Brevoortia}, {genus Brevoortia}]
genus Brickelia
n 1: genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually
creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent
bristly sheath [syn: {Brickellia}, {genus Brickelia}]
genus Brodiaea
n 1: genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal
leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in
family Alliaceae
genus Bromus
n 1: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae [syn: {Bromus},
{genus Bromus}]
genus Brontosaurus
n 1: large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck
and tail; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Apatosaurus}, {genus
Brontosaurus}]
genus Broussonetia
n 1: paper mulberry [syn: {Broussonetia}, {genus Broussonetia}]
genus Browallia
n 1: small genus of tropical South American annuals
genus Browmius
n 1: cusk [syn: {Brosmius}, {genus Browmius}]
genus Bruchus
n 1: type genus of the Bruchidae [syn: {Bruchus}, {genus
Bruchus}]
genus Bruckenthalia
n 1: a genus containing only one species: spike heath [syn:
{Bruckenthalia}, {genus Bruckenthalia}]
genus Brugmansia
n 1: includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura:
angel's trumpets [syn: {Brugmansia}, {genus Brugmansia}]
genus Brunfelsia
n 1: genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers
followed by fleshy berrylike fruits [syn: {Brunfelsia},
{genus Brunfelsia}]
genus Brya
n 1: genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean
region; source of a durable hardwood [syn: {Brya}, {genus
Brya}]
genus Bryanthus
n 1: a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce
genus Bryonia
n 1: climbing perennial herbs: bryony
genus Bryum
n 1: type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly
erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked
capsules [syn: {Bryum}, {genus Bryum}]
genus Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: {Bubalus}, {genus Bubalus}, {tribe
Bubalus}]
genus Bubo
n 1: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Bubo}, {genus Bubo}]
genus Bubulcus
n 1: small white egrets [syn: {Bubulcus}, {genus Bubulcus}]
genus Bucephala
n 1: buffleheads and goldeneyes [syn: {Bucephala}, {genus
Bucephala}]
genus Buceros
n 1: type genus of the family Bucerotidae [syn: {Buceros},
{genus Buceros}]
genus Buchloe
n 1: buffalo grass [syn: {Buchloe}, {genus Buchloe}]
genus Buckleya
n 1: small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs
genus Buddleia
n 1: shrubs or trees of warm regions
genus Budorcas
n 1: gnu goats [syn: {Budorcas}, {genus Budorcas}]
genus Bufo
n 1: type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old
Worlds
genus Bulnesia
n 1: palo santo [syn: {Bulnesia}, {genus Bulnesia}]
genus Bumelia
n 1: deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having
very hard wood and milky latex [syn: {Bumelia}, {genus
Bumelia}]
genus Bungarus
n 1: kraits [syn: {Bungarus}, {genus Bungarus}]
genus Buphthalmum
n 1: oxeye [syn: {Buphthalmum}, {genus Buphthalmum}]
genus Burhinus
n 1: type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews [syn:
{Burhinus}, {genus Burhinus}]
genus Burmannia
n 1: type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm
regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a
three-angled or three-winged perianth [syn: {Burmannia},
{genus Burmannia}]
genus Burmeisteria
n 1: a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Burmeisteria}, {genus
Burmeisteria}]
genus Bursera
n 1: type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical
American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum
elemi [syn: {Bursera}, {genus Bursera}]
genus Butea
n 1: genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak [syn: {Butea},
{genus Butea}]
genus Buteo
n 1: broad-winged soaring hawks [syn: {Buteo}, {genus Buteo}]
genus Buxus
n 1: type genus of the Buxaceae [syn: {Buxus}, {genus Buxus}]
genus Cabassous
n 1: solely the tatouay
genus Cabomba
n 1: alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small
genus of American aquatic plants [syn: {Cabomba}, {genus
Cabomba}]
genus Cacajao
n 1: uakaris [syn: {Cacajao}, {genus Cacajao}]
genus Cacalia
n 1: genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe
and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many
plants usually placed in genus Emilia [syn: {Cacalia},
{genus Cacalia}]
genus Cacatua
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Kakatoe}, {genus Kakatoe},
{Cacatua}, {genus Cacatua}]
genus Cacicus
n 1: a genus of tropical American orioles [syn: {Cacicus},
{genus Cacicus}]
genus Cadra
n 1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {Cadra}, {genus Cadra}]
genus Caenolestes
n 1: type genus of the family Caenolestidae [syn: {Caenolestes},
{genus Caenolestes}]
genus Caesalpinia
n 1: small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small
genus or subgenus Poinciana [syn: {Caesalpinia}, {genus
Caesalpinia}]
genus Caiman
n 1: caimans
genus Cairina
n 1: a genus of Anatidae [syn: {Cairina}, {genus Cairina}]
genus Cajanus
n 1: erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World
tropics; naturalized in other warm regions [syn: {Cajanus},
{genus Cajanus}]
genus Cakile
n 1: small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores
of North America and Europe [syn: {Cakile}, {genus Cakile}]
genus Caladenia
n 1: terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia
genus Caladium
n 1: small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials
with large variously colored leaves
genus Calamagrostis
n 1: reed grass [syn: {Calamagrostis}, {genus Calamagrostis}]
genus Calamintha
n 1: calamint [syn: {Calamintha}, {genus Calamintha}]
genus Calamus
n 1: distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in
tropical and subtropical forest
2: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Calamus}, {genus Calamus}]
genus Calandrinia
n 1: large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout
tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal
leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers [syn:
{Calandrinia}, {genus Calandrinia}]
genus Calanthe
n 1: large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids
genus Calceolaria
n 1: large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with
showy cymose flowers
genus Calendula
n 1: marigold
genus Calidris
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Calidris}, {genus Calidris}]
genus Calla
n 1: water arum [syn: {Calla}, {genus Calla}]
genus Calliandra
n 1: genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical
and subtropical North and South America and India and West
Africa
genus Callicebus
n 1: titis [syn: {Callicebus}, {genus Callicebus}]
genus Callimorpha
n 1: cinnabar moths [syn: {Callimorpha}, {genus Callimorpha}]
genus Callinectes
n 1: New World blue crabs [syn: {Callinectes}, {genus
Callinectes}]
genus Calliophis
n 1: Asian coral snakes [syn: {Calliophis}, {genus Calliophis},
{Callophis}, {genus Callophis}]
genus Calliphora
n 1: type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies [syn:
{Calliphora}, {genus Calliphora}]
genus Callirhoe
n 1: small genus of North American herbs having usually red or
purple flowers [syn: {Callirhoe}, {genus Callirhoe}]
genus Callisaurus
n 1: zebra-tailed lizard [syn: {Callisaurus}, {genus
Callisaurus}]
genus Callistephus
n 1: one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers [syn:
{Callistephus}, {genus Callistephus}]
genus Callithrix
n 1: type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets [syn:
{Callithrix}, {genus Callithrix}]
genus Callitriche
n 1: water starworts [syn: {Callitriche}, {genus Callitriche}]
genus Callitris
n 1: evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress
pines [syn: {Callitris}, {genus Callitris}]
genus Callophis
n 1: Asian coral snakes [syn: {Calliophis}, {genus Calliophis},
{Callophis}, {genus Callophis}]
genus Callorhinus
n 1: fur seals [syn: {Callorhinus}, {genus Callorhinus}]
genus Calluna
n 1: one species [syn: {Calluna}, {genus Calluna}]
genus Calocarpum
n 1: a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae
[syn: {Calocarpum}, {genus Calocarpum}]
genus Calocedrus
n 1: tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia;
formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {Calocedrus},
{genus Calocedrus}]
genus Calochortus
n 1: large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous
herbs [syn: {Calochortus}, {genus Calochortus}]
genus Calophyllum
n 1: genus of tropical evergreen trees [syn: {Calophyllum},
{genus Calophyllum}]
genus Calopogon
n 1: terrestrial orchids of North America [syn: {Calopogon},
{genus Calopogon}]
genus Calosoma
n 1: genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on
injurious caterpillars
genus Caltha
n 1: a genus of Caltha [syn: {Caltha}, {genus Caltha}]
genus Calvatia
n 1: genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts
break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
[syn: {Calvatia}, {genus Calvatia}]
genus Calycanthus
n 1: a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae
including: allspice [syn: {Calycanthus}, {genus
Calycanthus}]
genus Calycophyllum
n 1: medium to large tropical American trees having shiny
reddish-brown shredding bark [syn: {Calycophyllum}, {genus
Calycophyllum}]
genus Calymmatobacterium
n 1: a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species
that causes granuloma inguinale [syn: {Calymmatobacterium},
{genus Calymmatobacterium}]
genus Calypso
n 1: one species found throughout much of northern North America
and Eurasia
genus Calystegia
n 1: climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed [syn: {Calystegia},
{genus Calystegia}]
genus Camassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: {Camassia}, {genus Camassia},
{Quamassia}, {genus Quamassia}]
genus Cambarus
n 1: a genus of Astacidae [syn: {Cambarus}, {genus Cambarus}]
genus Camelina
n 1: annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
[syn: {Camelina}, {genus Camelina}, {false flax}]
genus Camellia
n 1: tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees
genus Camelus
n 1: type genus of the Camelidae: camels [syn: {Camelus}, {genus
Camelus}]
genus Campanula
n 1: large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers
genus Campephilus
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Campephilus}, {genus
Campephilus}]
genus Camponotus
n 1: carpenter ants [syn: {Camponotus}, {genus Camponotus}]
genus Camptosorus
n 1: classification used in some especially former systems for
plants usually placed in genus Asplenium [syn:
{Camptosorus}, {genus Camptosorus}]
genus Campyloneurum
n 1: epiphytic ferns of tropical America [syn: {Campyloneurum},
{genus Campyloneurum}]
genus Campylorhynchus
n 1: alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn:
{Campylorhynchus}, {genus Campylorhynchus}, {Heleodytes},
{genus Heleodytes}]
genus Canachites
n 1: spruce grouse [syn: {Canachites}, {genus Canachites}]
genus Cananga
n 1: a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {Cananga}, {genus Cananga},
{Canangium}, {genus Canangium}]
genus Canangium
n 1: a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {Cananga}, {genus Cananga},
{Canangium}, {genus Canangium}]
genus Canavalia
n 1: herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and
subtropics [syn: {Canavalia}, {genus Canavalia}]
genus Cancer
n 1: type genus of the family Cancridae [syn: {Cancer}, {genus
Cancer}]
genus Candida
n 1: a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in
genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae
genus Canella
n 1: one species
genus Canis
n 1: type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves;
jackals [syn: {Canis}, {genus Canis}]
genus Canna
n 1: type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like
herbs of New World tropics
genus Cannabis
n 1: hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and
widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some
classifications included in the family Moraceae
genus Cantharellus
n 1: a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting
body; includes the chanterelles [syn: {Cantharellus},
{genus Cantharellus}]
genus Capella
n 1: snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {genus Gallinago}, {Capella},
{genus Capella}]
genus Capparis
n 1: tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
[syn: {Capparis}, {genus Capparis}]
genus Capra
n 1: goats [syn: {Capra}, {genus Capra}]
genus Caprella
n 1: skeleton shrimp [syn: {Caprella}, {genus Caprella}]
genus Capreolus
n 1: roe deer [syn: {Capreolus}, {genus Capreolus}]
genus Capricornis
n 1: serows [syn: {Capricornis}, {genus Capricornis}]
genus Caprimulgus
n 1: type genus of the Caprimulgidae [syn: {Caprimulgus}, {genus
Caprimulgus}]
genus Capros
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {Capros},
{genus Capros}]
genus Capsella
n 1: shepherd's purse [syn: {Capsella}, {genus Capsella}]
genus Capsicum
n 1: chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-
seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers [syn: {genus
Capsicum}, {Capsicum}]
genus Caragana
n 1: large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees
genus Caranx
n 1: type genus of the Carangidae [syn: {Caranx}, {genus
Caranx}]
genus Carassius
n 1: goldfish [syn: {Carassius}, {genus Carassius}]
genus Carcharhinus
n 1: type genus of the Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carcharhinus},
{genus Carcharhinus}]
genus Carcharias
n 1: type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn:
{Carcharias}, {genus Carcharias}, {Odontaspis}, {genus
Odontaspis}]
genus Carcharodon
n 1: man-eating sharks [syn: {Carcharodon}, {genus Carcharodon}]
genus Cardamine
n 1: bittercress, bitter cress [syn: {Cardamine}, {genus
Cardamine}]
genus Cardiospermum
n 1: tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white
heart-shaped spot [syn: {Cardiospermum}, {genus
Cardiospermum}]
genus Cardium
n 1: type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles [syn:
{Cardium}, {genus Cardium}]
genus Carduelis
n 1: in some classifications considered the type genus of a
subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae:
goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: {Carduelis},
{genus Carduelis}]
genus Carduus
n 1: genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
[syn: {Carduus}, {genus Carduus}]
genus Caretta
n 1: loggerhead turtles [syn: {Caretta}, {genus Caretta}]
genus Carex
n 1: large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and
ditches or at water margins: sedges [syn: {Carex}, {genus
Carex}]
genus Cariama
n 1: the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the
crested cariama [syn: {Cariama}, {genus Cariama}]
genus Carica
n 1: type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees:
papayas [syn: {Carica}, {genus Carica}]
genus Carissa
n 1: Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs
genus Carlina
n 1: genus of Mediterranean thistles [syn: {Carlina}, {genus
Carlina}]
genus Carnegiea
n 1: caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro
[syn: {Carnegiea}, {genus Carnegiea}]
genus Carpenteria
n 1: one species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
genus Carphophis
n 1: thunder snake [syn: {Carphophis}, {genus Carphophis}]
genus Carpinus
n 1: mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams;
sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae [syn: {Carpinus},
{genus Carpinus}]
genus Carpobrotus
n 1: a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus [syn:
{Carpobrotus}, {genus Carpobrotus}]
genus Carpocapsa
n 1: codling moths [syn: {Carpocapsa}, {genus Carpocapsa}]
genus Carpodacus
n 1: house finches and purple finches [syn: {Carpodacus}, {genus
Carpodacus}]
genus Carthamus
n 1: safflower [syn: {Carthamus}, {genus Carthamus}]
genus Carum
n 1: caraway [syn: {Carum}, {genus Carum}]
genus Carya
n 1: genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States
and China [syn: {Carya}, {genus Carya}]
genus Caryocar
n 1: type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees
yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts [syn:
{Caryocar}, {genus Caryocar}]
genus Caryota
n 1: fishtail palms [syn: {Caryota}, {genus Caryota}]
genus Casmerodius
n 1: a white egrets [syn: {Casmerodius}, {genus Casmerodius}]
genus Cassia
n 1: some genus Cassia species often classified as members of
the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista [syn: {genus Cassia},
{Cassia}]
genus Cassiope
n 1: low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north
temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding
white or pink flowers [syn: {Cassiope}, {genus Cassiope}]
genus Castanea
n 1: chestnuts; chinkapins [syn: {Castanea}, {genus Castanea}]
genus Castanopsis
n 1: evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their
foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia
and northern New Zealand [syn: {Castanopsis}, {genus
Castanopsis}]
genus Castanospermum
n 1: a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having
one species: Moreton Bay chestnut [syn: {Castanospermum},
{genus Castanospermum}]
genus Castilleia
n 1: genus of western North and South American perennials often
partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {Castilleja},
{genus Castilleja}, {Castilleia}, {genus Castilleia}]
genus Castilleja
n 1: genus of western North and South American perennials often
partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {Castilleja},
{genus Castilleja}, {Castilleia}, {genus Castilleia}]
genus Castor
n 1: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: {Castor},
{genus Castor}]
genus Castoroides
n 1: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern
United States [syn: {Castoroides}, {genus Castoroides}]
genus Casuarina
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern
United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family
Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales
genus Casuarius
n 1: type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries [syn:
{Casuarius}, {genus Casuarius}]
genus Catacala
n 1: moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings [syn:
{Catacala}, {genus Catacala}]
genus Catalpa
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family
Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long
terete pods
genus Catananche
n 1: genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart
genus Catasetum
n 1: genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and
female flowers usually on separate inflorescences [syn:
{Catasetum}, {genus Catasetum}]
genus Catha
n 1: a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick
leaves and white flowers [syn: {Catha}, {genus Catha}]
genus Catharacta
n 1: skuas [syn: {Catharacta}, {genus Catharacta}]
genus Catharanthus
n 1: small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to
Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly
included in genus Vinca [syn: {Catharanthus}, {genus
Catharanthus}]
genus Cathartes
n 1: type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures [syn:
{Cathartes}, {genus Cathartes}]
genus Cathaya
n 1: one species; related to Pseudotsuga and Larix
genus Catoptrophorus
n 1: willet [syn: {Catoptrophorus}, {genus Catoptrophorus}]
genus Catostomus
n 1: type genus of the family Catostomidae [syn: {Catostomus},
{genus Catostomus}]
genus Cattleya
n 1: large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical
American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical
orchids; known in many varieties
genus Caulophyllum
n 1: blue cohosh [syn: {Caulophyllum}, {genus Caulophyllum}]
genus Cavia
n 1: type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs [syn: {Cavia},
{genus Cavia}]
genus Cebuella
n 1: pygmy marmosets [syn: {Cebuella}, {genus Cebuella}]
genus Cebus
n 1: type genus of the Cebidae [syn: {Cebus}, {genus Cebus}]
genus Cecropia
n 1: large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast
fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky
juice yields caoutchouc [syn: {Cecropia}, {genus Cecropia}]
genus Cedrela
n 1: tropical American trees [syn: {Cedrela}, {genus Cedrela}]
genus Cedrus
n 1: true cedars [syn: {Cedrus}, {genus Cedrus}]
genus Ceiba
n 1: tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and
showy bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Ceiba}, {genus Ceiba}]
genus Celastrus
n 1: genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the
Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia:
includes bittersweet [syn: {Celastrus}, {genus Celastrus}]
genus Celosia
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and
subtropical America and Asia and Africa [syn: {Celosia},
{genus Celosia}]
genus Celtis
n 1: large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit [syn:
{Celtis}, {genus Celtis}]
genus Cenchrus
n 1: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
[syn: {Cenchrus}, {genus Cenchrus}]
genus Centaurea
n 1: knapweed; star thistle [syn: {Centaurea}, {genus
Centaurea}]
genus Centaurium
n 1: genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere
having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
[syn: {Centaurium}, {genus Centaurium}]
genus Centranthus
n 1: genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs [syn:
{Centranthus}, {genus Centranthus}]
genus Centrocercus
n 1: sage grouse [syn: {Centrocercus}, {genus Centrocercus}]
genus Centrolobium
n 1: a genus of Centrolobium [syn: {Centrolobium}, {genus
Centrolobium}]
genus Centropomus
n 1: type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks [syn:
{Centropomus}, {genus Centropomus}]
genus Centropristis
n 1: sea basses [syn: {Centropristis}, {genus Centropristis}]
genus Centropus
n 1: a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {Centropus}, {genus Centropus}]
genus Centrosema
n 1: a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family
Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
[syn: {Centrosema}, {genus Centrosema}]
genus Centunculus
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae [syn:
{Centunculus}, {genus Centunculus}]
genus Cephalanthera
n 1: small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
[syn: {Cephalanthera}, {genus Cephalanthera}]
genus Cephalopterus
n 1: a genus of Cotingidae [syn: {Cephalopterus}, {genus
Cephalopterus}]
genus Cephalotaxus
n 1: the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews) [syn:
{Cephalotaxus}, {genus Cephalotaxus}]
genus Cephalotus
n 1: one species: Australian pitcher plant [syn: {Cephalotus},
{genus Cephalotus}]
genus Cepphus
n 1: a genus of birds including: guillemots [syn: {Cepphus},
{genus Cepphus}]
genus Cerapteryx
n 1: antler moths [syn: {Cerapteryx}, {genus Cerapteryx}]
genus Cerastes
n 1: horned vipers [syn: {genus Cerastes}, {Aspis}, {genus
Aspis}]
genus Cerastium
n 1: mouse-eared chickweed [syn: {Cerastium}, {genus Cerastium}]
genus Ceratitis
n 1: Mediterranean fruit flies [syn: {Ceratitis}, {genus
Ceratitis}]
genus Ceratodus
n 1: type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of
lungfishes
genus Ceratonia
n 1: carobs [syn: {Ceratonia}, {genus Ceratonia}]
genus Ceratopetalum
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae [syn:
{Ceratopetalum}, {genus Ceratopetalum}]
genus Ceratophyllum
n 1: constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts [syn:
{Ceratophyllum}, {genus Ceratophyllum}]
genus Ceratopogon
n 1: type genus of the Ceratopogonidae [syn: {Ceratopogon},
{genus Ceratopogon}]
genus Ceratopteris
n 1: water ferns [syn: {Ceratopteris}, {genus Ceratopteris}]
genus Ceratosaurus
n 1: primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs
genus Ceratostomella
n 1: genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores [syn:
{Ceratostomella}, {genus Ceratostomella}]
genus Ceratotherium
n 1: African genus [syn: {Ceratotherium}, {genus Ceratotherium}]
genus Ceratozamia
n 1: small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in
family Cycadaceae
genus Cercidiphyllum
n 1: one species: katsura tree [syn: {Cercidiphyllum}, {genus
Cercidiphyllum}]
genus Cercidium
n 1: spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus
Parkinsonia: paloverde [syn: {Cercidium}, {genus
Cercidium}]
genus Cercis
n 1: deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe
and the United States [syn: {Cercis}, {genus Cercis}]
genus Cercocebus
n 1: mangabeys [syn: {Cercocebus}, {genus Cercocebus}]
genus Cercopithecus
n 1: type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons [syn:
{Cercopithecus}, {genus Cercopithecus}]
genus Cercospora
n 1: form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with
long slender spores [syn: {Cercospora}, {genus Cercospora}]
genus Cercosporella
n 1: form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores
and conidiophores [syn: {Cercosporella}, {genus
Cercosporella}]
genus Cereus
n 1: genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with
pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal
flowers usually white [syn: {Cereus}, {genus Cereus}]
genus Ceroxylon
n 1: wax palms [syn: {Ceroxylon}, {genus Ceroxylon}]
genus Certhia
n 1: type genus of the Certhiidae [syn: {Certhia}, {genus
Certhia}]
genus Cervus
n 1: the type genus of the Cervidae [syn: {Cervus}, {genus
Cervus}]
genus Ceryle
n 1: a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae [syn: {Ceryle},
{genus Ceryle}]
genus Cestrum
n 1: genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs [syn: {Cestrum},
{genus Cestrum}]
genus Cestum
n 1: Venus's girdle [syn: {Cestum}, {genus Cestum}]
genus Ceterach
n 1: small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some
classification systems which place plants of this genus in
e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus [syn: {Ceterach},
{genus Ceterach}]
genus Cetonia
n 1: a genus of Cetoniidae [syn: {Cetonia}, {genus Cetonia}]
genus Cetorhinus
n 1: comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications
considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
[syn: {Cetorhinus}, {genus Cetorhinus}]
genus Cetraria
n 1: foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes [syn:
{Cetraria}, {genus Cetraria}]
genus Chaenactis
n 1: genus of flowering herbs of western United States
genus Chaenomeles
n 1: flowering quince [syn: {Chaenomeles}, {genus Chaenomeles}]
genus Chaenopsis
n 1: a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including
pikeblennies [syn: {Chaenopsis}, {genus Chaenopsis}]
genus Chaetodipterus
n 1: a genus of Ephippidae [syn: {Chaetodipterus}, {genus
Chaetodipterus}]
genus Chaetodon
n 1: type genus of the Chaetodontidae
genus Chalcis
n 1: type genus of the Chalcididae [syn: {Chalcis}, {genus
Chalcis}]
genus Chalcostigma
n 1: thornbills [syn: {Chalcostigma}, {genus Chalcostigma}]
genus Chamaea
n 1: a genus of Paridae [syn: {Chamaea}, {genus Chamaea}]
genus Chamaecrista
n 1: genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive
leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in
genus Cassia [syn: {Chamaecrista}, {genus Chamaecrista}]
genus Chamaecyparis
n 1: a genus of Chamaecyparis [syn: {Chamaecyparis}, {genus
Chamaecyparis}]
genus Chamaecytisus
n 1: small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to
red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially
formerly included in genus Cytisus [syn: {Chamaecytisus},
{genus Chamaecytisus}]
genus Chamaedaphne
n 1: one species: leatherleaf [syn: {Chamaedaphne}, {genus
Chamaedaphne}]
genus Chamaeleo
n 1: type genus of the Chamaeleontidae [syn: {Chamaeleo}, {genus
Chamaeleo}, {genus Chamaeleon}]
genus Chamaeleon
n 1: type genus of the Chamaeleontidae [syn: {Chamaeleo}, {genus
Chamaeleo}, {genus Chamaeleon}]
genus Chamaemelum
n 1: small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis:
chamomile [syn: {Chamaemelum}, {genus Chamaemelum}]
genus Chara
n 1: green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone
districts [syn: {Chara}, {genus Chara}]
genus Charadrius
n 1: type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers [syn: {Charadrius},
{genus Charadrius}]
genus Charina
n 1: boas of western North America [syn: {Charina}, {genus
Charina}]
genus Charronia
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Charronia}, {genus Charronia}]
genus Chateura
n 1: a genus of Apodidae [syn: {Chateura}, {genus Chateura}]
genus Chauna
n 1: crested screamers [syn: {Chauna}, {genus Chauna}]
genus Cheilanthes
n 1: small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications
placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn:
{Cheilanthes}, {genus Cheilanthes}]
genus Cheiranthus
n 1: Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
[syn: {Cheiranthus}, {genus Cheiranthus}]
genus Chelidonium
n 1: one species: greater celandine [syn: {Chelidonium}, {genus
Chelidonium}]
genus Chelifer
n 1: a genus of Chelonethida [syn: {Chelifer}, {genus Chelifer}]
genus Chelone
n 1: herbaceous perennials: shellflower [syn: {Chelone}, {genus
Chelone}]
genus Chelonia
n 1: green turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {genus Chelonia}]
genus Chelydra
n 1: snapping turtles [syn: {Chelydra}, {genus Chelydra}]
genus Chenopodium
n 1: goosefoot; pigweed [syn: {Chenopodium}, {genus
Chenopodium}]
genus Chilomastix
n 1: flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
including humans [syn: {Chilomastix}, {genus Chilomastix}]
genus Chilomeniscus
n 1: sand snakes [syn: {Chilomeniscus}, {genus Chilomeniscus}]
genus Chilomycterus
n 1: burrfishes [syn: {Chilomycterus}, {genus Chilomycterus}]
genus Chilopsis
n 1: one species: desert willow [syn: {Chilopsis}, {genus
Chilopsis}]
genus Chimaera
n 1: type genus of the Chimaeridae
genus Chimaphila
n 1: small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping
rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east
Asia [syn: {Chimaphila}, {genus Chimaphila}]
genus Chimonanthus
n 1: small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having
fragrant flowers: winter sweet [syn: {Chimonanthus}, {genus
Chimonanthus}]
genus Chinchilla
n 1: type genus of the Chinchillidae
genus Chinchona
n 1: large genus of trees of Andean region of South America
having medicinal bark [syn: {genus Cinchona}, {genus
Chinchona}]
genus Chiococca
n 1: shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World [syn:
{Chiococca}, {genus Chiococca}]
genus Chionanthus
n 1: deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree [syn: {Chionanthus},
{genus Chionanthus}]
genus Chirocephalus
n 1: fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {Artemia}, {genus
Artemia}, {Chirocephalus}, {genus Chirocephalus}]
genus Chironomus
n 1: type genus of the Chironomidae [syn: {Chironomus}, {genus
Chironomus}]
genus Chiton
n 1: a genus of Polyplacophora
genus Chlamydera
n 1: a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: {Chlamydera}, {genus
Chlamydera}]
genus Chlamydia
n 1: type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing
parasites
genus Chlamydomonas
n 1: type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-
flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp
soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration
plants [syn: {Chlamydomonas}, {genus Chlamydomonas}]
genus Chlamydosaurus
n 1: frilled lizards [syn: {Chlamydosaurus}, {genus
Chlamydosaurus}]
genus Chlamyphorus
n 1: pichiciago [syn: {Chlamyphorus}, {genus Chlamyphorus}]
genus Chloranthus
n 1: type genus of the Chloranthaceae [syn: {Chloranthus},
{genus Chloranthus}]
genus Chlorella
n 1: nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as
source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins
genus Chloris
n 1: tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners:
finger grass; windmill grass [syn: {Chloris}, {genus
Chloris}]
genus Chlorococcum
n 1: type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae
occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock [syn:
{Chlorococcum}, {genus Chlorococcum}]
genus Chlorophis
n 1: African green snakes [syn: {Chlorophis}, {genus
Chlorophis}]
genus Chlorophoneus
n 1: a genus of Malaconotinae [syn: {Chlorophoneus}, {genus
Chlorophoneus}]
genus Chlorophyllum
n 1: a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae
genus Chloroxylon
n 1: deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Chloroxylon},
{genus Chloroxylon}]
genus Chlorura
n 1: towhees [syn: {Chlorura}, {genus Chlorura}]
genus Choeronycteris
n 1: a genus of Phyllostomatidae [syn: {Choeronycteris}, {genus
Choeronycteris}]
genus Choloepus
n 1: a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth
[syn: {Choloepus}, {genus Choloepus}]
genus Chondrus
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: {Chondrus}, {genus Chondrus}]
genus Chordeiles
n 1: a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {Chordeiles}, {genus
Chordeiles}]
genus Chordospartium
n 1: 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom;
endangered [syn: {Chordospartium}, {genus Chordospartium}]
genus Choriotis
n 1: Australian bustard [syn: {Choriotis}, {genus Choriotis}]
genus Chorizagrotis
n 1: moths whose larvae are army cutworms [syn: {Chorizagrotis},
{genus Chorizagrotis}]
genus Chorizema
n 1: genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame
peas [syn: {Chorizema}, {genus Chorizema}]
genus Christella
n 1: medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of
Old World to Americas
genus Chronoperates
n 1: a reptile genus of Therapsida [syn: {Chronoperates}, {genus
Chronoperates}]
genus Chrysanthemum
n 1: in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the
genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera:
e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum
genus Chrysaora
n 1: a genus of Scyphozoa [syn: {Chrysaora}, {genus Chrysaora}]
genus Chrysemys
n 1: painted turtles [syn: {Chrysemys}, {genus Chrysemys}]
genus Chrysobalanus
n 1: coco plums [syn: {Chrysobalanus}, {genus Chrysobalanus}]
genus Chrysochloris
n 1: type genus of the Chrysochloridae [syn: {Chrysochloris},
{genus Chrysochloris}]
genus Chrysolepis
n 1: two species: golden chinkapins [syn: {Chrysolepis}, {genus
Chrysolepis}]
genus Chrysolophus
n 1: golden pheasants [syn: {Chrysolophus}, {genus
Chrysolophus}]
genus Chrysophrys
n 1: Australian snapper [syn: {Chrysophrys}, {genus
Chrysophrys}]
genus Chrysophyllum
n 1: tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs [syn:
{Chrysophyllum}, {genus Chrysophyllum}]
genus Chrysopsis
n 1: golden aster [syn: {Chrysopsis}, {genus Chrysopsis}]
genus Chrysosplenium
n 1: genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute
greenish-yellow apetalous flowers [syn: {Chrysosplenium},
{genus Chrysosplenium}]
genus Chrysothamnus
n 1: genus of low branching shrubs of western North America
[syn: {Chrysothamnus}, {genus Chrysothamnus}]
genus Chunga
n 1: a genus of Cariamidae
genus Cibotium
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully
drooping fronds [syn: {Cibotium}, {genus Cibotium}]
genus Cicada
n 1: type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas
genus Cicer
n 1: chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs [syn: {Cicer}, {genus Cicer}]
genus Cichorium
n 1: chicory [syn: {Cichorium}, {genus Cichorium}]
genus Ciconia
n 1: type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks [syn:
{Ciconia}, {genus Ciconia}]
genus Cicuta
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous
tuberous roots: water hemlock [syn: {Cicuta}, {genus
Cicuta}]
genus Cimex
n 1: type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs [syn: {Cimex}, {genus
Cimex}]
genus Cimicifuga
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions:
bugbane [syn: {Cimicifuga}, {genus Cimicifuga}]
genus Cinchona
n 1: large genus of trees of Andean region of South America
having medicinal bark [syn: {genus Cinchona}, {genus
Chinchona}]
genus Cinclus
n 1: type genus of the family Cinclidae [syn: {Cinclus}, {genus
Cinclus}]
genus Cinnamomum
n 1: Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs [syn:
{Cinnamomum}, {genus Cinnamomum}]
genus Circaea
n 1: enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Circaea}, {genus Circaea}]
genus Circaetus
n 1: harrier eagles [syn: {Circaetus}, {genus Circaetus}]
genus Circus
n 1: a genus of haws comprising the harriers [syn: {Circus},
{genus Circus}]
genus Cirsium
n 1: plume thistles [syn: {Cirsium}, {genus Cirsium}]
genus Cistothorus
n 1: marsh wrens [syn: {Cistothorus}, {genus Cistothorus}]
genus Cistus
n 1: small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe
and North Africa [syn: {Cistus}, {genus Cistus}]
genus Citellus
n 1: typical ground squirrels [syn: {Citellus}, {genus
Citellus}, {Spermophilus}, {genus Spermophilus}]
genus Citharichthys
n 1: a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Citharichthys}, {genus
Citharichthys}]
genus Citroncirus
n 1: a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
[syn: {Citroncirus}, {genus Citroncirus}]
genus Citrullus
n 1: a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including
watermelons [syn: {Citrullus}, {genus Citrullus}]
genus Citrus
n 1: orange; lemon; lime; etc.
genus Cladonia
n 1: type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a
crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on
simple or branched podetia [syn: {Cladonia}, {genus
Cladonia}]
genus Cladorhyncus
n 1: one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with
straight bills [syn: {Cladorhyncus}, {genus Cladorhyncus}]
genus Cladrastis
n 1: yellowwoods [syn: {Cladrastis}, {genus Cladrastis}]
genus Clangula
n 1: a genus of ducks [syn: {Clangula}, {genus Clangula}]
genus Clathrus
n 1: type genus of the Clathraceae [syn: {Clathrus}, {genus
Clathrus}]
genus Claviceps
n 1: fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses [syn:
{Claviceps}, {genus Claviceps}]
genus Claytonia
n 1: genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white
or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes [syn:
{Claytonia}, {genus Claytonia}]
genus Cleistes
n 1: terrestrial orchids of North and South America having
slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia [syn:
{Cleistes}, {genus Cleistes}]
genus Clematis
n 1: large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect
herbs
genus Cleome
n 1: tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low
shrubs [syn: {genus Cleome}, {Cleome}]
genus Clethra
n 1: type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or
small trees: white alder, summer-sweet [syn: {Clethra},
{genus Clethra}]
genus Clethrionomys
n 1: a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Clethrionomys}, {genus
Clethrionomys}]
genus Clianthus
n 1: genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines
genus Cliftonia
n 1: one species: titi [syn: {Cliftonia}, {genus Cliftonia}]
genus Clinopodium
n 1: wild basil [syn: {Clinopodium}, {genus Clinopodium}]
genus Clintonia
n 1: sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae
genus Clitocybe
n 1: a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits
and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely
attached gills [syn: {Clitocybe}, {genus Clitocybe}]
genus Clitoria
n 1: genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and
large axillary flowers [syn: {Clitoria}, {genus Clitoria}]
genus Clostridium
n 1: anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped
saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal
intestines, and dung
genus Clupea
n 1: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn:
{Clupea}, {genus Clupea}]
genus Clusia
n 1: tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often
epiphytic; some stranglers
genus Cnemidophorus
n 1: whiptails [syn: {Cnemidophorus}, {genus Cnemidophorus}]
genus Cnicus
n 1: one species: blessed thistle [syn: {Cnicus}, {genus
Cnicus}]
genus Cnidoscolus
n 1: a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the
family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Cnidoscolus}, {genus
Cnidoscolus}]
genus Coccothraustes
n 1: large finches [syn: {Coccothraustes}, {genus
Coccothraustes}]
genus Cocculus
n 1: climbing plants or shrubs [syn: {Cocculus}, {genus
Cocculus}]
genus Coccus
n 1: type genus of the Coccidae
genus Coccyzus
n 1: a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {Coccyzus}, {genus Coccyzus}]
genus Cochlearia
n 1: a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {Cochlearia}, {genus
Cochlearia}]
genus Cochlearius
n 1: boatbills [syn: {Cochlearius}, {genus Cochlearius}]
genus Cocos
n 1: coconut palms [syn: {Cocos}, {genus Cocos}]
genus Codariocalyx
n 1: used in some classifications for plants usually included in
genus Desmodium [syn: {Codariocalyx}, {genus Codariocalyx}]
genus Codiaeum
n 1: evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful
leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands [syn:
{Codiaeum}, {genus Codiaeum}]
genus Coeloglossum
n 1: terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and
Europe: satyr orchid [syn: {Coeloglossum}, {genus
Coeloglossum}]
genus Coelogyne
n 1: large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids
genus Coelophysis
n 1: late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs
genus Coereba
n 1: type genus of the Coerebidae [syn: {Coereba}, {genus
Coereba}]
genus Coffea
n 1: coffee trees [syn: {Coffea}, {genus Coffea}]
genus Cola
n 1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn:
{Cola}, {genus Cola}]
genus Colaptes
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Colaptes}, {genus Colaptes}]
genus Colchicum
n 1: chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes
placed in family Colchicaceae [syn: {Colchicum}, {genus
Colchicum}]
genus Coleonyx
n 1: banded geckos [syn: {Coleonyx}, {genus Coleonyx}]
genus Coleus
n 1: genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their
variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in
genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon
genus Colinus
n 1: New World quail: the bobwhites [syn: {Colinus}, {genus
Colinus}]
genus Collinsia
n 1: genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States [syn:
{Collinsia}, {genus Collinsia}]
genus Collinsonia
n 1: small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs;
United States [syn: {Collinsonia}, {genus Collinsonia}]
genus Collocalia
n 1: a genus of Apodidae [syn: {Collocalia}, {genus Collocalia}]
genus Colobus
n 1: a genus of Cercopithecidae
genus Colocasia
n 1: small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia:
taro [syn: {Colocasia}, {genus Colocasia}]
genus Coluber
n 1: racers [syn: {Coluber}, {genus Coluber}]
genus Colubrina
n 1: mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small
yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits [syn:
{Colubrina}, {genus Colubrina}]
genus Columba
n 1: type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons [syn:
{Columba}, {genus Columba}]
genus Columnea
n 1: genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas
genus Colutea
n 1: small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and
bladdery pods [syn: {Colutea}, {genus Colutea}]
genus Comandra
n 1: small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants
[syn: {Comandra}, {genus Comandra}]
genus Comatula
n 1: former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {Comatula},
{genus Comatula}]
genus Combretum
n 1: type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical
small shrubs and trees
genus Commelina
n 1: type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of
branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears
genus Commiphora
n 1: genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic
products [syn: {Commiphora}, {genus Commiphora}]
genus Compsognathus
n 1: a reptile genus of Theropoda
genus Comptonia
n 1: one species: sweet fern [syn: {Comptonia}, {genus
Comptonia}]
genus Condylura
n 1: star-nosed moles [syn: {Condylura}, {genus Condylura}]
genus Conepatus
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Conepatus}, {genus Conepatus}]
genus Conferva
n 1: type genus of Tribonemaceae [syn: {Tribonema}, {genus
Tribonema}, {genus Conferva}]
genus Conilurus
n 1: jerboa rats [syn: {Conilurus}, {genus Conilurus}]
genus Coniogramme
n 1: terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia [syn:
{Coniogramme}, {genus Coniogramme}]
genus Conium
n 1: small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock [syn:
{Conium}, {genus Conium}]
genus Connarus
n 1: large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the
Connaraceae [syn: {Connarus}, {genus Connarus}]
genus Connochaetes
n 1: African antelopes: gnus [syn: {Connochaetes}, {genus
Connochaetes}]
genus Conocarpus
n 1: monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree
[syn: {Conocarpus}, {genus Conocarpus}]
genus Conoclinium
n 1: mistflower [syn: {Conoclinium}, {genus Conoclinium}]
genus Conopodium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae
[syn: {Conopodium}, {genus Conopodium}]
genus Conospermum
n 1: Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense
spikes: smoke bush [syn: {Conospermum}, {genus
Conospermum}]
genus Conradina
n 1: small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United
States [syn: {Conradina}, {genus Conradina}]
genus Consolida
n 1: plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but
differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals;
sometimes included in genus Delphinium [syn: {Consolida},
{genus Consolida}]
genus Contopus
n 1: pewees [syn: {Contopus}, {genus Contopus}]
genus Conuropsis
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Conuropsis}, {genus
Conuropsis}]
genus Convallaria
n 1: sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the
valley [syn: {Convallaria}, {genus Convallaria}]
genus Convolvulus
n 1: genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs:
bindweed
genus Conyza
n 1: common American weed or wildflower [syn: {Conyza}, {genus
Conyza}]
genus Copernicia
n 1: slow-growing tropical fan palms [syn: {Copernicia}, {genus
Copernicia}]
genus Coprinus
n 1: genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down
at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own
family Coprinaceae [syn: {Coprinus}, {genus Coprinus}]
genus Coptis
n 1: small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes
and white or yellow flowers [syn: {Coptis}, {genus Coptis}]
genus Coracias
n 1: type genus of the Coraciidae [syn: {Coracias}, {genus
Coracias}]
genus Coragyps
n 1: a genus of Cathartidae [syn: {Coragyps}, {genus Coragyps}]
genus Corallorhiza
n 1: genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small
purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips;
widely distributed in temperate regions [syn:
{Corallorhiza}, {genus Corallorhiza}]
genus Corchorus
n 1: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
especially Asia [syn: {Corchorus}, {genus Corchorus}]
genus Cordaites
n 1: tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw
pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between
cycads and conifers [syn: {Cordaites}, {genus Cordaites}]
genus Cordia
n 1: tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the
family Boraginaceae [syn: {Cordia}, {genus Cordia}]
genus Cordyline
n 1: Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk
will regrow to form whole plants [syn: {Cordyline}, {genus
Cordyline}]
genus Cordylus
n 1: type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat
resembling tiny crocodiles [syn: {Cordylus}, {genus
Cordylus}]
genus Coregonus
n 1: type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes [syn:
{Coregonus}, {genus Coregonus}]
genus Coreopsis
n 1: genus of American plants widely cultivated for their
flowers
genus Coriandrum
n 1: small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs [syn:
{Coriandrum}, {genus Coriandrum}]
genus Corixa
n 1: type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs [syn: {Corixa},
{genus Corixa}]
genus Cornus
n 1: a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including:
dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or
small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
[syn: {Cornus}, {genus Cornus}]
genus Corokia
n 1: evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that
in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in
New Zealand [syn: {Corokia}, {genus Corokia}]
genus Coronilla
n 1: genus of Old World shrubs and herbs
genus Corozo
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees
genus Cortaderia
n 1: tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand
and New Guinea: pampas grass [syn: {Cortaderia}, {genus
Cortaderia}]
genus Corticium
n 1: genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are
parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly
placed in form genus Rhizoctinia [syn: {Corticium}, {genus
Corticium}]
genus Cortinarius
n 1: the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty
spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
[syn: {Cortinarius}, {genus Cortinarius}]
genus Corvus
n 1: type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens [syn:
{Corvus}, {genus Corvus}]
genus Coryanthes
n 1: small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic
orchids [syn: {Coryanthes}, {genus Coryanthes}]
genus Corydalis
n 1: annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South
Africa [syn: {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]
2: type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {genus
Corydalus}, {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]
genus Corydalus
n 1: type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {genus
Corydalus}, {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]
genus Corylopsis
n 1: small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of
Asia [syn: {Corylopsis}, {genus Corylopsis}]
genus Corylus
n 1: deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees:
hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family
Corylaceae [syn: {Corylus}, {genus Corylus}]
genus Corynebacterium
n 1: the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is
widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites
and pathogens of humans and domestic animals
genus Corypha
n 1: large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia [syn:
{Corypha}, {genus Corypha}]
genus Coryphantha
n 1: mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and
Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling
and formerly included in genus Mammillaria
genus Corythosaurus
n 1: genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous
genus Coscoroba
n 1: a genus of Anatidae
genus Cosmocampus
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae [syn:
{Cosmocampus}, {genus Cosmocampus}]
genus Cosmos
n 1: genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their
colorful flowers
genus Costia
n 1: a genus of flagellate protoctist
genus Cotinga
n 1: type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas
genus Cotinus
n 1: smoke trees [syn: {Cotinus}, {genus Cotinus}]
genus Cotoneaster
n 1: genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely
cultivated
genus Cottus
n 1: type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins [syn: {Cottus}, {genus
Cottus}]
genus Cotula
n 1: cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many
used as ground covers [syn: {Cotula}, {genus Cotula}]
genus Coturnix
n 1: Old World quail [syn: {Coturnix}, {genus Coturnix}]
genus Coumarouna
n 1: tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {Coumarouna},
{genus Coumarouna}, {Dipteryx}, {genus Dipteryx}]
genus Cracticus
n 1: type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
[syn: {Cracticus}, {genus Cracticus}]
genus Crambe
n 1: annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble
the leaves of cabbages [syn: {Crambe}, {genus Crambe}]
genus Crangon
n 1: type genus of the family Crangonidae [syn: {Crangon},
{genus Crangon}]
genus Craspedia
n 1: herbs of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Craspedia},
{genus Craspedia}]
genus Crassostrea
n 1: Virginia oysters [syn: {Crassostrea}, {genus Crassostrea}]
genus Crassula
n 1: type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having
woody stems and succulent aerial parts [syn: {Crassula},
{genus Crassula}]
genus Crataegus
n 1: thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
[syn: {Crataegus}, {genus Crataegus}]
genus Crateva
n 1: tropical genus of small trees or shrubs [syn: {Crateva},
{genus Crateva}]
genus Crax
n 1: type genus of the Cracidae: curassows [syn: {Crax}, {genus
Crax}]
genus Crepis
n 1: hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere [syn:
{Crepis}, {genus Crepis}]
genus Crescentia
n 1: a genus of tropical American trees of the family
Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and
drooping branches [syn: {Crescentia}, {genus Crescentia}]
genus Crex
n 1: corncrakes [syn: {Crex}, {genus Crex}]
genus Cricetus
n 1: type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters [syn:
{Cricetus}, {genus Cricetus}]
genus Crocethia
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Crocethia}, {genus
Crocethia}]
genus Crocodilus
n 1: type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {Crocodylus}, {genus
Crocodylus}, {Crocodilus}, {genus Crocodilus}]
genus Crocodylus
n 1: type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {Crocodylus}, {genus
Crocodylus}, {Crocodilus}, {genus Crocodilus}]
genus Crocus
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
genus Crocuta
n 1: a genus of Hyaenidae [syn: {Crocuta}, {genus Crocuta}]
genus Cronartium
n 1: rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori
and teliospores borne in waxy columns [syn: {Cronartium},
{genus Cronartium}]
genus Crotalaria
n 1: large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa
genus Crotalus
n 1: large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing
prey [syn: {Crotalus}, {genus Crotalus}]
genus Crotaphytus
n 1: collared lizards [syn: {Crotaphytus}, {genus Crotaphytus}]
genus Croton
n 1: tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil
genus Crotophaga
n 1: ani [syn: {Crotophaga}, {genus Crotophaga}]
genus Cryptacanthodes
n 1: a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {Cryptacanthodes}, {genus
Cryptacanthodes}]
genus Cryptobranchus
n 1: type genus of the Cryptobranchidae [syn: {Cryptobranchus},
{genus Cryptobranchus}]
genus Cryptocercus
n 1: cockroaches [syn: {Cryptocercus}, {genus Cryptocercus}]
genus Cryptocoryne
n 1: water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long
slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants
genus Cryptogramma
n 1: sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or
Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {Cryptogramma}, {genus
Cryptogramma}]
genus Cryptomeria
n 1: Japanese cedar; sugi [syn: {Cryptomeria}, {genus
Cryptomeria}]
genus Cryptoprocta
n 1: large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of
Madagascar [syn: {Cryptoprocta}, {genus Cryptoprocta}]
genus Cryptotermes
n 1: genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution;
sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes [syn:
{Cryptotermes}, {genus Cryptotermes}]
genus Cryptotis
n 1: least shrews [syn: {Cryptotis}, {genus Cryptotis}]
genus Ctenocephalides
n 1: an arthropod genus of fleas [syn: {Ctenocephalides}, {genus
Ctenocephalides}]
genus Ctenocephalus
n 1: a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides [syn:
{Ctenocephalus}, {genus Ctenocephalus}]
genus Cuculus
n 1: type genus of the Cuculidae [syn: {Cuculus}, {genus
Cuculus}]
genus Cucumis
n 1: cucumbers; muskmelons [syn: {Cucumis}, {genus Cucumis}]
genus Cucurbita
n 1: type genus of the Cucurbitaceae [syn: {Cucurbita}, {genus
Cucurbita}]
genus Culcita
n 1: includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus
Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical
America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern
Europe and Atlantic islands [syn: {Culcita}, {genus
Culcita}]
genus Culex
n 1: type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes
distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting
surface [syn: {Culex}, {genus Culex}]
genus Cuminum
n 1: cumin [syn: {Cuminum}, {genus Cuminum}]
genus Cuniculus
n 1: pacas [syn: {Cuniculus}, {genus Cuniculus}]
genus Cuon
n 1: Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cuon}, {Cyon}, {genus Cuon}, {genus
Cyon}]
genus Cupressus
n 1: type genus of Cupressaceae [syn: {Cupressus}, {genus
Cupressus}]
genus Curcuma
n 1: tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: {Curcuma}, {genus
Curcuma}]
genus Cursorius
n 1: coursers [syn: {Cursorius}, {genus Cursorius}]
genus Curtisia
n 1: a large evergreen tree of South Africa [syn: {Curtisia},
{genus Curtisia}]
genus Cuscuta
n 1: genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking
chlorophyll: dodder [syn: {Cuscuta}, {genus Cuscuta}]
genus Cuterebra
n 1: type genus of the Cuterebridae [syn: {Cuterebra}, {genus
Cuterebra}]
genus Cyamopsis
n 1: small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical
Africa and Arabia [syn: {Cyamopsis}, {genus Cyamopsis}]
genus Cyamus
n 1: whale lice [syn: {Cyamus}, {genus Cyamus}]
genus Cyanocitta
n 1: New World jays [syn: {Cyanocitta}, {genus Cyanocitta}]
genus Cyathea
n 1: type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical
rain forest to temperate woodlands [syn: {Cyathea}, {genus
Cyathea}]
genus Cycas
n 1: type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old
World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and
columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves
[syn: {Cycas}, {genus Cycas}]
genus Cyclamen
n 1: genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with
centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped
leaves
genus Cycloloma
n 1: a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae [syn:
{Cycloloma}, {genus Cycloloma}]
genus Cyclopes
n 1: only the silky anteater [syn: {Cyclopes}, {genus Cyclopes}]
genus Cyclophorus
n 1: tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular
sori and no indusia [syn: {Cyclophorus}, {genus
Cyclophorus}]
genus Cyclops
n 1: copepod water fleas
genus Cyclopterus
n 1: type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes [syn:
{Cyclopterus}, {genus Cyclopterus}]
genus Cyclosorus
n 1: small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and
subtropical southern hemisphere [syn: {Cyclosorus}, {genus
Cyclosorus}]
genus Cycnoches
n 1: genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
[syn: {Cycnoches}, {genus Cycnoches}]
genus Cydonia
n 1: quince [syn: {Cydonia}, {genus Cydonia}]
genus Cygnus
n 1: a genus of Anatidae [syn: {Cygnus}, {genus Cygnus}]
genus Cymbidium
n 1: genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World
orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera
genus Cynancum
n 1: genus of perennial tropical African lianas
genus Cynara
n 1: artichoke; cardoon [syn: {Cynara}, {genus Cynara}]
genus Cynips
n 1: type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps [syn: {Cynips},
{genus Cynips}]
genus Cynocephalus
n 1: type genus of the family Cynocephalidae [syn:
{Cynocephalus}, {genus Cynocephalus}]
genus Cynodon
n 1: creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa
[syn: {Cynodon}, {genus Cynodon}]
genus Cynoglossum
n 1: a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family
Boraginaceae [syn: {Cynoglossum}, {genus Cynoglossum}]
genus Cynomys
n 1: prairie dogs [syn: {Cynomys}, {genus Cynomys}]
genus Cynopterus
n 1: a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {Cynopterus}, {genus
Cynopterus}]
genus Cynoscion
n 1: sea trout [syn: {Cynoscion}, {genus Cynoscion}]
genus Cyon
n 1: Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cuon}, {Cyon}, {genus Cuon}, {genus
Cyon}]
genus Cyperus
n 1: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: {Cyperus},
{genus Cyperus}]
genus Cyphomandra
n 1: tree tomato [syn: {Cyphomandra}, {genus Cyphomandra}]
genus Cypraea
n 1: type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
[syn: {Cypraea}, {genus Cypraea}]
genus Cyprinus
n 1: type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp [syn: {Cyprinus},
{genus Cyprinus}]
genus Cypripedium
n 1: genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids:
lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus
Paphiopedilum [syn: {Cypripedium}, {genus Cypripedium}]
genus Cyrilla
n 1: one species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or
twisted petals and wingless fruit
genus Cyrtomium
n 1: small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some
classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Cyrtomium},
{genus Cyrtomium}]
genus Cystophora
n 1: hooded seals [syn: {Cystophora}, {genus Cystophora}]
genus Cystopteris
n 1: chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some
classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn:
{Cystopteris}, {genus Cystopteris}]
genus Cytisus
n 1: large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old
World shrubs: broom [syn: {Cytisus}, {genus Cytisus}]
genus Daboecia
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae [syn:
{Daboecia}, {genus Daboecia}]
genus Dacelo
n 1: Australasian kingfishers [syn: {Dacelo}, {genus Dacelo}]
genus Dacrycarpus
n 1: evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to
Malaysia and Philippines [syn: {Dacrycarpus}, {genus
Dacrycarpus}]
genus Dacrydium
n 1: Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs [syn: {Dacrydium},
{genus Dacrydium}]
genus Dacrymyces
n 1: type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate
basidium that lacks septa [syn: {Dacrymyces}, {genus
Dacrymyces}]
genus Dactylis
n 1: a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only
one species) [syn: {Dactylis}, {genus Dactylis}]
genus Dactyloctenium
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae [syn:
{Dactyloctenium}, {genus Dactyloctenium}]
genus Dactylopius
n 1: type genus of the Dactylopiidae [syn: {Dactylopius}, {genus
Dactylopius}]
genus Dactylopterus
n 1: a genus of Dactylopteridae [syn: {Dactylopterus}, {genus
Dactylopterus}]
genus Dactylorhiza
n 1: genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North
Africa [syn: {Dactylorhiza}, {genus Dactylorhiza}]
genus Dahlia
n 1: genus of perennial tuberous plants of Mexico and Central
America
genus Dalbergia
n 1: large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and
paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their
dramatically grained and colored timbers [syn: {Dalbergia},
{genus Dalbergia}]
genus Dalea
n 1: indigo bush [syn: {Dalea}, {genus Dalea}]
genus Dama
n 1: fallow deer [syn: {Dama}, {genus Dama}]
genus Damaliscus
n 1: African antelopes: sassabies [syn: {Damaliscus}, {genus
Damaliscus}]
genus Danaea
n 1: fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America [syn:
{Danaea}, {genus Danaea}]
genus Danaus
n 1: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies [syn:
{Danaus}, {genus Danaus}]
genus Daphne
n 1: usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs
genus Daphnia
n 1: water fleas
genus Darlingtonia
n 1: one species: California pitcher plant [syn: {Darlingtonia},
{genus Darlingtonia}]
genus Darmera
n 1: one species [syn: {Darmera}, {genus Darmera},
{Peltiphyllum}, {genus Peltiphyllum}]
genus Dasyatis
n 1: type genus of the Dasyatidae [syn: {Dasyatis}, {genus
Dasyatis}]
genus Dasyprocta
n 1: type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis [syn:
{Dasyprocta}, {genus Dasyprocta}]
genus Dasypus
n 1: type genus of the Dasypodidae [syn: {Dasypus}, {genus
Dasypus}]
genus Dasyurus
n 1: type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats [syn:
{Dasyurus}, {genus Dasyurus}]
genus Datura
n 1: thorn apple [syn: {Datura}, {genus Datura}]
genus Daubentonia
n 1: type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae
[syn: {Daubentonia}, {genus Daubentonia}]
genus Daucus
n 1: carrot [syn: {Daucus}, {genus Daucus}]
genus Davallia
n 1: Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems
placed directly in family Polypodiaceae
genus Daviesia
n 1: genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small
yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
[syn: {Daviesia}, {genus Daviesia}]
genus Decapterus
n 1: scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: {Decapterus}, {genus Decapterus}]
genus Decumaria
n 1: small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots;
sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae [syn: {Decumaria},
{genus Decumaria}]
genus Deinocheirus
n 1: a reptile genus of Ornithomimida
genus Deinonychus
n 1: advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur
genus Delairea
n 1: one species: German ivy [syn: {Delairea}, {genus Delairea}]
genus Delichon
n 1: a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Delichon}, {genus Delichon}]
genus Delonix
n 1: evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
[syn: {Delonix}, {genus Delonix}]
genus Delphinapterus
n 1: white whale [syn: {Delphinapterus}, {genus Delphinapterus}]
genus Delphinium
n 1: large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of
north temperate regions some poisonous
genus Delphinus
n 1: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: {Delphinus}, {genus
Delphinus}]
genus Dendranthema
n 1: comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {Dendranthema}, {genus Dendranthema}]
genus Dendraspis
n 1: mambas [syn: {Dendroaspis}, {genus Dendroaspis},
{Dendraspis}, {genus Dendraspis}]
genus Dendroaspis
n 1: mambas [syn: {Dendroaspis}, {genus Dendroaspis},
{Dendraspis}, {genus Dendraspis}]
genus Dendrobium
n 1: large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or
lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and
Australasia
genus Dendrocalamus
n 1: giant clump-forming bamboos [syn: {Dendrocalamus}, {genus
Dendrocalamus}]
genus Dendrocolaptes
n 1: type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae [syn: {Dendrocolaptes},
{genus Dendrocolaptes}]
genus Dendroctonus
n 1: genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to
mature conifers [syn: {Dendroctonus}, {genus Dendroctonus}]
genus Dendroica
n 1: a genus of Parulidae [syn: {Dendroica}, {genus Dendroica}]
genus Dendrolagus
n 1: tree wallabies [syn: {Dendrolagus}, {genus Dendrolagus}]
genus Dendromecon
n 1: one species: bush poppy [syn: {Dendromecon}, {genus
Dendromecon}]
genus Denisonia
n 1: copperheads [syn: {Denisonia}, {genus Denisonia}]
genus Dennstaedtia
n 1: chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems
placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Dennstaedtia}, {genus
Dennstaedtia}]
genus Dentaria
n 1: usually included in genus Cardamine; in some
classifications considered a separate genus [syn:
{Dentaria}, {genus Dentaria}]
genus Deparia
n 1: classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns
usually placed in other genera [syn: {Deparia}, {genus
Deparia}]
genus Dermacentor
n 1: vectors of important diseases of man and animals [syn:
{Dermacentor}, {genus Dermacentor}]
genus Dermatobia
n 1: larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
[syn: {Dermatobia}, {genus Dermatobia}]
genus Dermochelys
n 1: type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles [syn:
{Dermochelys}, {genus Dermochelys}]
genus Derris
n 1: genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines
genus Descurainia
n 1: includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe
very similar to and often included among those of genera
Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some
classification systems [syn: {Descurainia}, {genus
Descurainia}]
genus Desmanthus
n 1: genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate
leaves and small whitish flowers [syn: {Desmanthus}, {genus
Desmanthus}]
genus Desmidium
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: {Desmidium}, {genus Desmidium}]
genus Desmodium
n 1: beggarweed; tick trefoil [syn: {Desmodium}, {genus
Desmodium}]
genus Desmodus
n 1: type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats [syn:
{Desmodus}, {genus Desmodus}]
genus Desmograthus
n 1: an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae [syn: {Desmograthus},
{genus Desmograthus}]
genus Deutzia
n 1: genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia
and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes
placed in family Saxifragaceae
genus Diacalpa
n 1: one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas [syn:
{Diacalpa}, {genus Diacalpa}]
genus Diadophis
n 1: a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including
ringneck snakes [syn: {Diadophis}, {genus Diadophis}]
genus Dialeurodes
n 1: a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {Dialeurodes}, {genus
Dialeurodes}]
genus Dianthus
n 1: carnations and pinks [syn: {Dianthus}, {genus Dianthus}]
genus Diapensia
n 1: type genus of Diapensiaceae
genus Diapheromera
n 1: a genus of Phasmidae
genus Dicamptodon
n 1: type genus of the Dicamptodontidae
genus Dicentra
n 1: North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and
irregular flowers [syn: {Dicentra}, {genus Dicentra}]
genus Diceros
n 1: most common species in Africa [syn: {Diceros}, {genus
Diceros}]
genus Dichondra
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with
creeping stems that root at the nodes
genus Dicksonia
n 1: tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or
tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some
classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae [syn:
{Dicksonia}, {genus Dicksonia}]
genus Dicranopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground;
pantropical [syn: {Dicranopteris}, {genus Dicranopteris}]
genus Dicranum
n 1: type genus of Dicranaceae [syn: {Dicranum}, {genus
Dicranum}]
genus Dicrostonyx
n 1: pied lemmings [syn: {Dicrostonyx}, {genus Dicrostonyx}]
genus Dictamnus
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae [syn:
{Dictamnus}, {genus Dictamnus}]
genus Dictostylium
n 1: genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying
vegetation
genus Dictyophera
n 1: closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an
indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus [syn:
{Dictyophera}, {genus Dictyophera}]
genus Didelphis
n 1: type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: {Didelphis},
{genus Didelphis}]
genus Dieffenbachia
n 1: evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush
foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
[syn: {Dieffenbachia}, {genus Dieffenbachia}]
genus Diervilla
n 1: small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles
[syn: {Diervilla}, {genus Diervilla}]
genus Difflugia
n 1: genus of protozoans related to ameba
genus Digitalis
n 1: genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes
of showy bell-shaped flowers
genus Digitaria
n 1: crab grass; finger grass [syn: {Digitaria}, {genus
Digitaria}]
genus Dillenia
n 1: East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles
of large white or yellow flowers
genus Dimetrodon
n 1: a reptile genus of Pelycosauria
genus Dimocarpus
n 1: longan [syn: {Dimocarpus}, {genus Dimocarpus}]
genus Dimorphotheca
n 1: South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow
flowers [syn: {Dimorphotheca}, {genus Dimorphotheca}]
genus Dinornis
n 1: type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn:
{Dinornis}, {genus Dinornis}]
genus Diodon
n 1: type genus of the Diodontidae [syn: {Diodon}, {genus
Diodon}]
genus Diomedea
n 1: type of the Diomedeidae
genus Dionaea
n 1: a genus of the family Droseraceae [syn: {Dionaea}, {genus
Dionaea}]
genus Dioon
n 1: small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central
America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
genus Dioscorea
n 1: yams [syn: {Dioscorea}, {genus Dioscorea}]
genus Diospyros
n 1: a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable
wood [syn: {Diospyros}, {genus Diospyros}]
genus Diphylla
n 1: vampire bats [syn: {Diphylla}, {genus Diphylla}]
genus Dipladenia
n 1: genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody
vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn:
{Mandevilla}, {genus Mandevilla}, {Dipladenia}, {genus
Dipladenia}]
genus Diplococcus
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Diplodocus
n 1: a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda
genus Diplopterygium
n 1: scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
[syn: {Diplopterygium}, {genus Diplopterygium}]
genus Diplotaxis
n 1: wall rocket [syn: {Diplotaxis}, {genus Diplotaxis}]
genus Dipodomys
n 1: kangaroo rats [syn: {Dipodomys}, {genus Dipodomys}]
genus Dipogon
n 1: one species: Australian pea [syn: {Dipogon}, {genus
Dipogon}]
genus Dipsacus
n 1: type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel [syn: {Dipsacus},
{genus Dipsacus}]
genus Dipsosaurus
n 1: desert iguanas [syn: {Dipsosaurus}, {genus Dipsosaurus}]
genus Dipteronia
n 1: small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters
of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and
southern China [syn: {Dipteronia}, {genus Dipteronia}]
genus Dipteryx
n 1: tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {Coumarouna},
{genus Coumarouna}, {Dipteryx}, {genus Dipteryx}]
genus Dipus
n 1: type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three
toes on each hind foot [syn: {Dipus}, {genus Dipus}]
genus Dirca
n 1: deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood [syn:
{Dirca}, {genus Dirca}]
genus Disa
n 1: genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids
genus Discina
n 1: a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-
shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores
genus Dodonaea
n 1: a genus of tropical shrub or tree [syn: {Dodonaea}, {genus
Dodonaea}]
genus Dolichonyx
n 1: bobolinks [syn: {Dolichonyx}, {genus Dolichonyx}]
genus Dolichos
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera
Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma [syn: {Dolichos}, {genus
Dolichos}]
genus Dolichotis
n 1: maras [syn: {Dolichotis}, {genus Dolichotis}]
genus Doliolum
n 1: type genus of the Doliolidae
genus Dombeya
n 1: genus of African shrubs or small trees
genus Doodia
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of
Australasia [syn: {genus Doodia}, {Doodia}]
genus Doronicum
n 1: genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs:
leopard's bane [syn: {Doronicum}, {genus Doronicum}]
genus Dorotheanthus
n 1: a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus [syn:
{Dorotheanthus}, {genus Dorotheanthus}]
genus Doryopteris
n 1: small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in
family Adiantaceae [syn: {Doryopteris}, {genus
Doryopteris}]
genus Dovyalis
n 1: small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees;
Africa; India; Sri Lanka [syn: {Dovyalis}, {genus
Dovyalis}]
genus Draba
n 1: large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic
regions
genus Dracaena
n 1: Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of
sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a
genus of Liliaceae
genus Draco
n 1: a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
[syn: {Draco}, {genus Draco}]
genus Dracocephalum
n 1: genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mint
family: dragonheads [syn: {Dracocephalum}, {genus
Dracocephalum}]
genus Dracontium
n 1: small genus of tropical American cormous herbs
genus Dracula
n 1: comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus
Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often
sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile
lips [syn: {Dracula}, {genus Dracula}]
genus Dracunculus
n 1: tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn:
{Dracunculus}, {genus Dracunculus}]
2: type genus of the family Dracunculidae [syn: {Dracunculus},
{genus Dracunculus}]
genus Dreissena
n 1: zebra mussels [syn: {Dreissena}, {genus Dreissena}]
genus Drepanis
n 1: a genus of Drepanididae [syn: {Drepanis}, {genus Drepanis}]
genus Drimys
n 1: shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic
foliage [syn: {Drimys}, {genus Drimys}]
genus Dromaius
n 1: a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes [syn:
{Dromaius}, {genus Dromaius}]
genus Drosera
n 1: the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-
inhabiting insectivorous plants [syn: {Drosera}, {genus
Drosera}]
genus Drosophila
n 1: a genus of Drosophilidae
genus Drosophyllum
n 1: one species [syn: {Drosophyllum}, {genus Drosophyllum}]
genus Dryadella
n 1: comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus
Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and
usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
[syn: {Dryadella}, {genus Dryadella}]
genus Dryas
n 1: mountain avens [syn: {Dryas}, {genus Dryas}]
genus Drymarchon
n 1: a genus of Colubridae [syn: {Drymarchon}, {genus
Drymarchon}]
genus Drymoglossum
n 1: epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New
Guinea [syn: {Drymoglossum}, {genus Drymoglossum}]
genus Drynaria
n 1: large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub;
Africa and Asia and Australia [syn: {Drynaria}, {genus
Drynaria}]
genus Dryopithecus
n 1: genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene [syn:
{Dryopithecus}, {genus Dryopithecus}]
genus Dryopteris
n 1: large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns;
in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
[syn: {Dryopteris}, {genus Dryopteris}]
genus Drypis
n 1: one species
genus Dugong
n 1: type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs
genus Dumetella
n 1: catbirds [syn: {Dumetella}, {genus Dumetella}]
genus Durio
n 1: a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae [syn:
{Durio}, {genus Durio}]
genus Dusicyon
n 1: crab-eating dog [syn: {Dusicyon}, {genus Dusicyon}]
genus Dysdercus
n 1: a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the
developing seeds of cotton and stain it [syn: {Dysdercus},
{genus Dysdercus}]
genus Eacles
n 1: imperial moths [syn: {Eacles}, {genus Eacles}]
genus Eburophyton
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn:
{Eburophyton}, {genus Eburophyton}]
genus Ecballium
n 1: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: {Ecballium},
{genus Ecballium}]
genus Echeneis
n 1: type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras [syn:
{Echeneis}, {genus Echeneis}]
genus Echidnophaga
n 1: a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {Echidnophaga}, {genus
Echidnophaga}]
genus Echinacea
n 1: small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs [syn:
{Echinacea}, {genus Echinacea}]
genus Echinocactus
n 1: globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States
to Brazil
genus Echinocereus
n 1: large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico
and southwestern United States [syn: {Echinocereus}, {genus
Echinocereus}]
genus Echinochloa
n 1: annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions [syn:
{Echinochloa}, {genus Echinochloa}]
genus Echinococcus
n 1: tapeworms
genus Echinops
n 1: genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
[syn: {Echinops}, {genus Echinops}]
genus Echium
n 1: a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family
Boraginaceae [syn: {Echium}, {genus Echium}]
genus Ectopistes
n 1: a genus of Columbidae [syn: {Ectopistes}, {genus
Ectopistes}]
genus Edaphosaurus
n 1: type genus of the Edaphosauridae
genus Edmontosaurus
n 1: duck-billed dinosaurs of Canada
genus Egeria
n 1: small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants [syn:
{Egeria}, {genus Egeria}]
genus Egretta
n 1: small Old and New World herons [syn: {Egretta}, {genus
Egretta}]
genus Eichhornia
n 1: water hyacinth; water orchid [syn: {Eichhornia}, {genus
Eichhornia}]
genus Eimeria
n 1: type genus of the family Eimeriidae; includes serious
pathogens
genus Eira
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Eira}, {genus Eira}]
genus Elaeagnus
n 1: oleaster [syn: {Elaeagnus}, {genus Elaeagnus}]
genus Elaeis
n 1: oil palms [syn: {Elaeis}, {genus Elaeis}]
genus Elaeocarpus
n 1: type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae [syn:
{Elaeocarpus}, {genus Elaeocarpus}]
genus Elagatis
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Elagatis}, {genus Elagatis}]
genus Elanoides
n 1: a genus of kites [syn: {Elanoides}, {genus Elanoides}]
genus Elanus
n 1: a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds [syn:
{Elanus}, {genus Elanus}]
genus Elaphe
n 1: North American rat snakes [syn: {Elaphe}, {genus Elaphe}]
genus Elaphurus
n 1: a genus of Cervidae [syn: {Elaphurus}, {genus Elaphurus}]
genus Electrophorus
n 1: type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
[syn: {Electrophorus}, {genus Electrophorus}]
genus Eleocharis
n 1: sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to
basal sheaths [syn: {Eleocharis}, {genus Eleocharis}]
genus Elephantopus
n 1: perennial American herb [syn: {Elephantopus}, {genus
Elephantopus}]
genus Elephas
n 1: type genus of the family Elephantidae [syn: {Elephas},
{genus Elephas}]
genus Elettaria
n 1: cardamom [syn: {Elettaria}, {genus Elettaria}]
genus Eleusine
n 1: annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland
grasslands [syn: {Eleusine}, {genus Eleusine}]
genus Eleutherodactylus
n 1: completely terrestrial robber frogs [syn:
{Eleutherodactylus}, {genus Eleutherodactylus}]
genus Eliomys
n 1: lerots [syn: {Eliomys}, {genus Eliomys}]
genus Elodea
n 1: submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {Elodea}, {genus
Elodea}, {pondweed}, {ditchmoss}]
genus Elops
n 1: type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder [syn: {Elops},
{genus Elops}]
genus Elsholtzia
n 1: genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs
genus Elymus
n 1: tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild
rye) [syn: {Elymus}, {genus Elymus}]
genus Emberiza
n 1: Old World buntings [syn: {Emberiza}, {genus Emberiza}]
genus Embothrium
n 1: small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small
trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant
terminal clusters [syn: {Embothrium}, {genus Embothrium}]
genus Emilia
n 1: tropical African herbs [syn: {Emilia}, {genus Emilia}]
genus Emmanthe
n 1: one species: yellow bells [syn: {Emmanthe}, {genus
Emmanthe}]
genus Empetrum
n 1: crowberries [syn: {Empetrum}, {genus Empetrum}]
genus Encelia
n 1: genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico:
brittlebush [syn: {Encelia}, {genus Encelia}]
genus Enceliopsis
n 1: small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United
States [syn: {Enceliopsis}, {genus Enceliopsis}]
genus Encephalartos
n 1: genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified
in family Cycadaceae
genus Encyclia
n 1: large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of
tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly
included in genus Epidendrum [syn: {Encyclia}, {genus
Encyclia}]
genus Endamoeba
n 1: the type genus of the family Endamoebidae [syn:
{Endamoeba}, {genus Endamoeba}]
genus Engelmannia
n 1: one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers
genus Engraulis
n 1: type genus of the family Engraulidae [syn: {Engraulis},
{genus Engraulis}]
genus Enhydra
n 1: sea otters [syn: {Enhydra}, {genus Enhydra}]
genus Ensete
n 1: Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas [syn:
{Ensete}, {genus Ensete}]
genus Ensis
n 1: razor clams [syn: {Ensis}, {genus Ensis}]
genus Entandrophragma
n 1: cedar mahogany trees [syn: {Entandrophragma}, {genus
Entandrophragma}]
genus Entelea
n 1: a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand [syn:
{Entelea}, {genus Entelea}]
genus Enterobius
n 1: pinworms [syn: {Enterobius}, {genus Enterobius}]
genus Enterolobium
n 1: small genus of tropical American timber trees closely
allied to genus Albizia [syn: {Enterolobium}, {genus
Enterolobium}]
genus Entoloma
n 1: agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus
(includes some that are poisonous) [syn: {Entoloma}, {genus
Entoloma}]
genus Entomophthora
n 1: type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on
insects [syn: {Entomophthora}, {genus Entomophthora}]
genus Eoraptor
n 1: primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic
genus Epacris
n 1: type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath
genus Ephedra
n 1: type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and
subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to
dry and inhospitable regions
genus Ephestia
n 1: small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on
stored food products [syn: {Ephestia}, {genus Ephestia}]
genus Ephippiorhynchus
n 1: saddlebills [syn: {Ephippiorhynchus}, {genus
Ephippiorhynchus}]
genus Epidendrum
n 1: large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or
lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas;
some native to United States [syn: {Epidendrum}, {genus
Epidendrum}]
genus Epigaea
n 1: small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus [syn:
{Epigaea}, {genus Epigaea}]
genus Epilachna
n 1: genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America;
both larvae and adults feed on plants [syn: {Epilachna},
{genus Epilachna}]
genus Epilobium
n 1: large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of
especially western North America and Arctic areas [syn:
{Epilobium}, {genus Epilobium}]
genus Epimedium
n 1: herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern
Asia [syn: {Epimedium}, {genus Epimedium}]
genus Epinephelus
n 1: genus of groupers or sea bass [syn: {Epinephelus}, {genus
Epinephelus}]
genus Epipactis
n 1: genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of
greenish or purplish irregular flowers [syn: {Epipactis},
{genus Epipactis}]
genus Epiphyllum
n 1: small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America)
cacti
genus Epipremnum
n 1: small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to
western Pacific areas [syn: {Epipremnum}, {genus
Epipremnum}]
genus Episcia
n 1: genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage
genus Eptatretus
n 1: a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae
genus Eptesicus
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Eptesicus}, {genus
Eptesicus}]
genus Equetus
n 1: drumfish [syn: {Equetus}, {genus Equetus}]
genus Equisetum
n 1: horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn:
{Equisetum}, {genus Equisetum}]
genus Equus
n 1: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the
family Equidae [syn: {Equus}, {genus Equus}]
genus Eragrostis
n 1: annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics [syn:
{Eragrostis}, {genus Eragrostis}]
genus Eranthis
n 1: winter aconite [syn: {Eranthis}, {genus Eranthis}]
genus Ercilla
n 1: a genus of evergreen climbers [syn: {Ercilla}, {genus
Ercilla}]
genus Erechtites
n 1: coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky
pappus
genus Erethizon
n 1: a genus of Erethizontidae [syn: {Erethizon}, {genus
Erethizon}]
genus Eretmochelys
n 1: hawksbills [syn: {Eretmochelys}, {genus Eretmochelys}]
genus Erianthus
n 1: genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a
panicle covered with long silky hairs [syn: {Erianthus},
{genus Erianthus}]
genus Erica
n 1: large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging
from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths
genus Erigeron
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers
that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially
formerly) used medicinally [syn: {Erigeron}, {genus
Erigeron}]
genus Erignathus
n 1: bearded seals [syn: {Erignathus}, {genus Erignathus}]
genus Erinaceus
n 1: type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs [syn:
{Erinaceus}, {genus Erinaceus}]
genus Eriobotrya
n 1: Asiatic evergreen fruit trees [syn: {Eriobotrya}, {genus
Eriobotrya}]
genus Eriocaulon
n 1: type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or
marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid
lakes and pools and bogs [syn: {Eriocaulon}, {genus
Eriocaulon}]
genus Eriodictyon
n 1: small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United
States and Mexico [syn: {Eriodictyon}, {genus Eriodictyon}]
genus Eriogonum
n 1: North American herbs of the buckwheat family
genus Eriophorum
n 1: cotton grass [syn: {Eriophorum}, {genus Eriophorum}]
genus Eriophyllum
n 1: genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America
[syn: {Eriophyllum}, {genus Eriophyllum}]
genus Eriosoma
n 1: woolly aphids [syn: {Eriosoma}, {genus Eriosoma}]
genus Erithacus
n 1: Old World thrushes [syn: {Erithacus}, {genus Erithacus}]
genus Erodium
n 1: geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia
especially mountainous regions [syn: {Erodium}, {genus
Erodium}]
genus Erolia
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Erolia}, {genus Erolia}]
genus Eruca
n 1: annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn:
{Eruca}, {genus Eruca}]
genus Erwinia
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Eryngium
n 1: large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower
heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Eryngium},
{genus Eryngium}]
genus Erysimum
n 1: large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for
their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen
leaves; Old World and North America [syn: {Erysimum},
{genus Erysimum}]
genus Erysiphe
n 1: genus of powdery mildews [syn: {Erysiphe}, {genus
Erysiphe}]
genus Erythrina
n 1: genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually
red flowers
genus Erythrocebus
n 1: patas [syn: {Erythrocebus}, {genus Erythrocebus}]
genus Erythronium
n 1: perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States:
dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
[syn: {Erythronium}, {genus Erythronium}]
genus Erythroxylon
n 1: a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of
the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {Erythroxylon}, {genus
Erythroxylon}, {Erythroxylum}, {genus Erythroxylum}]
genus Erythroxylum
n 1: a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of
the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {Erythroxylon}, {genus
Erythroxylon}, {Erythroxylum}, {genus Erythroxylum}]
genus Escherichia
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Eschrichtius
n 1: type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae [syn:
{Eschrichtius}, {genus Eschrichtius}]
genus Eschscholtzia
n 1: showy herbs of western North America [syn: {Eschscholtzia},
{genus Eschscholtzia}]
genus Esox
n 1: type and only genus of the family Esocidae [syn: {Esox},
{genus Esox}]
genus Estrilda
n 1: avadavats [syn: {Estrilda}, {genus Estrilda}]
genus Etropus
n 1: a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Etropus}, {genus Etropus}]
genus Euarctos
n 1: American black bears; in some classifications not a
separate genus from Ursus [syn: {Euarctos}, {genus
Euarctos}]
genus Eucalyptus
n 1: tall trees native to the Australian region; source of
timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
genus Eucarya
n 1: quandong trees [syn: {Eucarya}, {genus Eucarya}, {Fusanus},
{genus Fusanus}]
genus Eucinostomus
n 1: a genus of Gerreidae [syn: {Eucinostomus}, {genus
Eucinostomus}]
genus Euderma
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Euderma}, {genus
Euderma}]
genus Eudyptes
n 1: rock hoppers [syn: {Eudyptes}, {genus Eudyptes}]
genus Eugenia
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often
valuable hard wood [syn: {Eugenia}, {genus Eugenia}]
genus Euglena
n 1: type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a
single flagellum
genus Eumeces
n 1: New World skinks [syn: {Eumeces}, {genus Eumeces}]
genus Eumenes
n 1: mason wasps [syn: {Eumenes}, {genus Eumenes}]
genus Eumetopias
n 1: sea lions [syn: {Eumetopias}, {genus Eumetopias}]
genus Eumops
n 1: mastiff bats [syn: {Eumops}, {genus Eumops}]
genus Eunectes
n 1: anacondas [syn: {Eunectes}, {genus Eunectes}]
genus Euonymus
n 1: widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees
or vines [syn: {Euonymus}, {genus Euonymus}]
genus Eupatorium
n 1: large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white
or purplish flowers [syn: {Eupatorium}, {genus Eupatorium}]
genus Euphagus
n 1: a genus of Icteridae [syn: {Euphagus}, {genus Euphagus}]
genus Euphorbia
n 1: type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of
diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: {Euphorbia},
{genus Euphorbia}]
genus Euphractus
n 1: a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Euphractus}, {genus
Euphractus}]
genus Euplectella
n 1: a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {Euplectella}, {genus
Euplectella}]
genus Euproctis
n 1: a genus of Lymantriidae [syn: {Euproctis}, {genus
Euproctis}]
genus Eurotium
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales [syn:
{Eurotium}, {genus Eurotium}]
genus Euryale
n 1: basket stars [syn: {Euryale}, {genus Euryale}]
genus Eustoma
n 1: small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North
America to northern South America [syn: {Eustoma}, {genus
Eustoma}]
genus Eutamias
n 1: chipmunks of western America and Asia [syn: {Eutamias},
{genus Eutamias}]
genus Euterpe
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical
America [syn: {Euterpe}, {genus Euterpe}]
genus Euthynnus
n 1: a genus of Scombridae [syn: {Euthynnus}, {genus Euthynnus}]
genus Evernia
n 1: lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or
shrubby thallus [syn: {Evernia}, {genus Evernia}]
genus Exacum
n 1: genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially
Persian violets [syn: {Exacum}, {genus Exacum}]
genus Exaeretodon
n 1: a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia [syn:
{Exaeretodon}, {genus Exaeretodon}]
genus Fabiana
n 1: genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen
shrubs [syn: {Fabiana}, {genus Fabiana}]
genus Fagopyrum
n 1: buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus
Polygonum [syn: {Fagopyrum}, {genus Fagopyrum}]
genus Fagus
n 1: beeches [syn: {Fagus}, {genus Fagus}]
genus Falcatifolium
n 1: sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs
having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in
habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New
Caledonia [syn: {Falcatifolium}, {genus Falcatifolium}]
genus Falco
n 1: a genus of Falconidae [syn: {Falco}, {genus Falco}]
genus Fasciola
n 1: a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {Fasciola}, {genus Fasciola}]
genus Fasciolopsis
n 1: a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {Fasciolopsis}, {genus
Fasciolopsis}]
genus Feijoa
n 1: small South American shrubs or trees
genus Felicia
n 1: genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually
blue flowers [syn: {Felicia}, {genus Felicia}]
genus Felis
n 1: type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
[syn: {Felis}, {genus Felis}]
genus Ferocactus
n 1: genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern
United States: barrel cacti [syn: {Ferocactus}, {genus
Ferocactus}]
genus Festuca
n 1: a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
[syn: {Festuca}, {genus Festuca}]
genus Ficus
n 1: large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers
including fig trees [syn: {Ficus}, {genus Ficus}]
genus Filago
n 1: genus of small woolly herbs
genus Firmiana
n 1: small genus of Asian trees or shrubs [syn: {Firmiana},
{genus Firmiana}]
genus Fissurella
n 1: type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
[syn: {Fissurella}, {genus Fissurella}]
genus Fistularia
n 1: type genus of the family Fistulariidae [syn: {Fistularia},
{genus Fistularia}]
genus Fistulina
n 1: fungi having each pore separate though crowded [syn:
{Fistulina}, {genus Fistulina}]
genus Flacourtia
n 1: often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
[syn: {Flacourtia}, {genus Flacourtia}]
genus Flammulina
n 1: a genus of agarics [syn: {Flammulina}, {genus Flammulina}]
genus Flindersia
n 1: small genus of Australian timber trees [syn: {Flindersia},
{genus Flindersia}]
genus Foeniculum
n 1: very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately
compound leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {Foeniculum},
{genus Foeniculum}]
genus Fomes
n 1: genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial
shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some
that cause destructive heartrot in trees [syn: {Fomes},
{genus Fomes}]
genus Forestiera
n 1: genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees
genus Forficula
n 1: type genus of Forficulidae [syn: {Forficula}, {genus
Forficula}]
genus Formica
n 1: type genus of the Formicidae [syn: {Formica}, {genus
Formica}]
genus Formicarius
n 1: type genus of the Formicariidae [syn: {Formicarius}, {genus
Formicarius}]
genus Forsythia
n 1: forsythia
genus Fortunella
n 1: small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small
ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats [syn:
{Fortunella}, {genus Fortunella}]
genus Fossa
n 1: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to
palm civets [syn: {Fossa}, {genus Fossa}]
genus Fothergilla
n 1: small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United
States [syn: {genus Fothergilla}, {Fothergilla}]
genus Fouquieria
n 1: resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert
regions of southwestern United States that are leafless
most of the year [syn: {Fouquieria}, {genus Fouquieria}]
genus Fragaria
n 1: strawberries [syn: {Fragaria}, {genus Fragaria}]
genus Francisella
n 1: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as
pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
[syn: {Francisella}, {genus Francisella}]
genus Francoa
n 1: perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile
[syn: {Francoa}, {genus Francoa}]
genus Frankliniella
n 1: tobacco thrips [syn: {Frankliniella}, {genus
Frankliniella}]
genus Frasera
n 1: genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some
species sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {Frasera},
{genus Frasera}]
genus Fratercula
n 1: puffins [syn: {Fratercula}, {genus Fratercula}]
genus Fraxinus
n 1: ash [syn: {Fraxinus}, {genus Fraxinus}]
genus Freesia
n 1: cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa
genus Fregata
n 1: type genus of the Fregatidae [syn: {Fregata}, {genus
Fregata}]
genus Fremontia
n 1: flannelbush [syn: {Fremontodendron}, {genus
Fremontodendron}, {Fremontia}, {genus Fremontia}]
genus Fremontodendron
n 1: flannelbush [syn: {Fremontodendron}, {genus
Fremontodendron}, {Fremontia}, {genus Fremontia}]
genus Fringilla
n 1: type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn:
{Fringilla}, {genus Fringilla}]
genus Fritillaria
n 1: fritillary [syn: {Fritillaria}, {genus Fritillaria}]
genus Froelichia
n 1: genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having
spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed [syn:
{Froelichia}, {genus Froelichia}]
genus Fuchsia
n 1: large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous
tetramerous flowers
genus Fucus
n 1: type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown
algae
genus Fulica
n 1: coots [syn: {Fulica}, {genus Fulica}]
genus Fulmarus
n 1: fulmars [syn: {Fulmarus}, {genus Fulmarus}]
genus Fumaria
n 1: annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at
the base [syn: {Fumaria}, {genus Fumaria}]
genus Fundulus
n 1: killifish [syn: {Fundulus}, {genus Fundulus}]
genus Fungia
n 1: a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals [syn:
{Fungia}, {genus Fungia}]
genus Funka
n 1: robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having
racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in
family Hostaceae [syn: {Hosta}, {genus Hosta}, {Funka},
{genus Funka}]
genus Furnarius
n 1: type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds [syn:
{Furnarius}, {genus Furnarius}]
genus Fusanus
n 1: quandong trees [syn: {Eucarya}, {genus Eucarya}, {Fusanus},
{genus Fusanus}]
genus Fusarium
n 1: a form genus of mostly plant parasites some of which cause
dry rot; in humans a species can cause inflammation of
cornea leading to blindness
genus Fuscoboletinus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn:
{Fuscoboletinus}, {genus Fuscoboletinus}]
genus Gadus
n 1: type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes [syn:
{Gadus}, {genus Gadus}]
genus Gaillardia
n 1: genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers
genus Galago
n 1: bush babies
genus Galax
n 1: evergreen herbs of southeastern United States
genus Galega
n 1: small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue [syn: {Galega},
{genus Galega}]
genus Galeocerdo
n 1: tiger sharks [syn: {Galeocerdo}, {genus Galeocerdo}]
genus Galeopsis
n 1: erect annual European herbs [syn: {Galeopsis}, {genus
Galeopsis}]
genus Galeorhinus
n 1: a genus of Carcharhinidae [syn: {Galeorhinus}, {genus
Galeorhinus}]
genus Galictis
n 1: alternative name for the genus Grison
genus Galium
n 1: annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers [syn:
{Galium}, {genus Galium}]
genus Galleria
n 1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {Galleria}, {genus Galleria}]
genus Gallinago
n 1: snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {genus Gallinago}, {Capella},
{genus Capella}]
genus Gallinula
n 1: gallinules [syn: {Gallinula}, {genus Gallinula}]
genus Gallirallus
n 1: rails of New Zealand [syn: {Gallirallus}, {genus
Gallirallus}]
genus Gallus
n 1: common domestic birds and related forms [syn: {Gallus},
{genus Gallus}]
genus Gambelia
n 1: leopard lizards [syn: {Gambelia}, {genus Gambelia}]
genus Gambusia
n 1: mosquitofish [syn: {Gambusia}, {genus Gambusia}]
genus Garcinia
n 1: evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: {Garcinia},
{genus Garcinia}]
genus Gardenia
n 1: large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and
small trees
genus Garrulus
n 1: type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn:
{Garrulus}, {genus Garrulus}]
genus Gasterophilus
n 1: type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies [syn:
{Gasterophilus}, {genus Gasterophilus}]
genus gasterosteus
n 1: type genus of the family Gasterosteidae [syn:
{Gasterosteus}, {genus gasterosteus}]
genus Gastroboletus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they
resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the
basidium [syn: {Gastroboletus}, {genus Gastroboletus}]
genus Gastrocybe
n 1: a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae [syn:
{Gastrocybe}, {genus Gastrocybe}]
genus Gastrolobium
n 1: genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to
livestock: poison bush
genus Gastrophryne
n 1: primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads [syn:
{Gastrophryne}, {genus Gastrophryne}]
genus Gaultheria
n 1: widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen
shrubs [syn: {Gaultheria}, {genus Gaultheria}]
genus Gavia
n 1: type genus of the Gavidae: loons [syn: {Gavia}, {genus
Gavia}]
genus Gavialis
n 1: type genus of the Gavialidae [syn: {Gavialis}, {genus
Gavialis}]
genus Gaylussacia
n 1: deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black
huckleberries [syn: {Gaylussacia}, {genus Gaylussacia}]
genus Gazania
n 1: genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap
genus Gazella
n 1: typical gazelles [syn: {Gazella}, {genus Gazella}]
genus Geastrum
n 1: type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when
dry splits into starlike segments [syn: {Geastrum}, {genus
Geastrum}]
genus Gelechia
n 1: type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms [syn:
{Gelechia}, {genus Gelechia}]
genus Gelsemium
n 1: evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
[syn: {Gelsemium}, {genus Gelsemium}]
genus Gempylus
n 1: type genus of the Gempylidae [syn: {Gempylus}, {genus
Gempylus}]
genus Genetta
n 1: genets [syn: {Genetta}, {genus Genetta}]
genus Genipa
n 1: tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow
flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind
genus Genista
n 1: chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean
area and western Asia: broom [syn: {Genista}, {genus
Genista}]
genus Genlisea
n 1: small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African
swamps
genus Gentiana
n 1: type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs
nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some
classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and
Gentianella [syn: {Gentiana}, {genus Gentiana}]
genus Gentianella
n 1: genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some
classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn:
{Gentianella}, {genus Gentianella}]
genus Gentianopsis
n 1: genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included
in genus Gentiana [syn: {Gentianopsis}, {genus
Gentianopsis}]
genus Genyonemus
n 1: a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Genyonemus}, {genus
Genyonemus}]
genus Geochelone
n 1: giant tortoises [syn: {Geochelone}, {genus Geochelone}]
genus Geococcyx
n 1: roadrunners [syn: {Geococcyx}, {genus Geococcyx}]
genus Geoffroea
n 1: small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and
subtropical America [syn: {Geoffroea}, {genus Geoffroea}]
genus Geoglossum
n 1: type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
[syn: {Geoglossum}, {genus Geoglossum}]
genus Geomys
n 1: type genus of the Geomyidae [syn: {Geomys}, {genus Geomys}]
genus Geophilus
n 1: type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of
centipedes sometimes called earwigs [syn: {Geophilus},
{genus Geophilus}]
genus Geothlypis
n 1: yellowthroats [syn: {Geothlypis}, {genus Geothlypis}]
genus Geranium
n 1: genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills
genus Gerardia
n 1: genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or
purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera
Aureolaria or Agalinis
genus Gerbera
n 1: genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies
[syn: {Gerbera}, {genus Gerbera}]
genus Gerbillus
n 1: type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils [syn:
{Gerbillus}, {genus Gerbillus}]
genus Gerea
n 1: small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers [syn:
{Gerea}, {genus Gerea}]
genus Gerres
n 1: type genus of the Gerreidae [syn: {Gerres}, {genus Gerres}]
genus Gerrhonotus
n 1: alligator lizards [syn: {Gerrhonotus}, {genus Gerrhonotus}]
genus Gerris
n 1: type genus of the Gerrididae [syn: {Gerris}, {genus
Gerris}]
genus Gesneria
n 1: large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular
flowers
genus Geum
n 1: avens [syn: {Geum}, {genus Geum}]
genus Giardia
n 1: flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
genus Ginglymostoma
n 1: nurse sharks [syn: {Ginglymostoma}, {genus Ginglymostoma}]
genus Ginkgo
n 1: sole surviving genus of the Ginkgoaceae
genus Giraffa
n 1: type genus of the Giraffidae [syn: {Giraffa}, {genus
Giraffa}]
genus Gladiolus
n 1: gladiolas
genus Glareola
n 1: type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles [syn:
{Glareola}, {genus Glareola}]
genus Glaucium
n 1: herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy
[syn: {Glaucium}, {genus Glaucium}]
genus Glaucomys
n 1: New World flying squirrels [syn: {Glaucomys}, {genus
Glaucomys}]
genus Glaux
n 1: sea milkwort [syn: {Glaux}, {genus Glaux}]
genus Glechoma
n 1: ground ivy [syn: {Glechoma}, {genus Glechoma}]
genus Gleditsia
n 1: deciduous trees: honey locusts [syn: {Gleditsia}, {genus
Gleditsia}]
genus Gleichenia
n 1: type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with
sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand
[syn: {Gleichenia}, {genus Gleichenia}]
genus Gliricidia
n 1: small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of
tropical America
genus Glis
n 1: type genus of the Gliridae [syn: {Glis}, {genus Glis}]
genus Globicephala
n 1: pilot whales [syn: {Globicephala}, {genus Globicephala}]
genus Globigerina
n 1: type genus of the family Globigerinidae
genus Gloriosa
n 1: sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory
lily
genus Glossina
n 1: type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
genus Glossodia
n 1: small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {Glossodia}, {genus
Glossodia}]
genus Glossopsitta
n 1: a genus of Loriinae [syn: {Glossopsitta}, {genus
Glossopsitta}]
genus Gloxinia
n 1: small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and
axillary flowers
genus Glyceria
n 1: manna grass [syn: {Glyceria}, {genus Glyceria}]
genus Glycine
n 1: genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn:
{Glycine}, {genus Glycine}]
genus Glycyrrhiza
n 1: sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: {Glycyrrhiza}, {genus
Glycyrrhiza}]
genus Gnaphalium
n 1: large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with
whitish involucres [syn: {Gnaphalium}, {genus Gnaphalium}]
genus Gnetum
n 1: type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually
with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers
with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones
genus Gobiesox
n 1: type genus of the Gobiesocidae [syn: {Gobiesox}, {genus
Gobiesox}]
genus Gobio
n 1: true gudgeons [syn: {Gobio}, {genus Gobio}]
genus Gomphotherium
n 1: type genus of the Gomphotheriidae [syn: {Gomphotherium},
{genus Gomphotherium}]
genus Gomphrena
n 1: genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in
close heads; tropical America and Australia [syn:
{Gomphrena}, {genus Gomphrena}]
genus Goniopteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and
South America [syn: {Goniopteris}, {genus Goniopteris}]
genus Gonorhynchus
n 1: slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and
teeth [syn: {Gonorhynchus}, {genus Gonorhynchus}]
genus Goodyera
n 1: genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with
creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small
flowers [syn: {Goodyera}, {genus Goodyera}]
genus Gopherus
n 1: gopher tortoises [syn: {Gopherus}, {genus Gopherus}]
genus Gorgonocephalus
n 1: basket stars [syn: {Gorgonocephalus}, {genus
Gorgonocephalus}]
genus Gorilla
n 1: gorillas
genus Gossypium
n 1: herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {Gossypium},
{genus Gossypium}]
genus Gracula
n 1: mynas [syn: {Gracula}, {genus Gracula}]
genus Grammatophyllum
n 1: small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of
southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the
Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower
clusters often 6 feet long [syn: {Grammatophyllum}, {genus
Grammatophyllum}]
genus Grampus
n 1: grampus
genus Graptophyllum
n 1: caricature plant [syn: {Graptophyllum}, {genus
Graptophyllum}]
genus Grevillea
n 1: large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually
showy orange or red flowers
genus Grewia
n 1: a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or
shrubs or trees [syn: {Grewia}, {genus Grewia}]
genus Grias
n 1: anchovy pear tree [syn: {Grias}, {genus Grias}]
genus Grindelia
n 1: large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and
Central America [syn: {Grindelia}, {genus Grindelia}]
genus Griselinia
n 1: evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America [syn:
{Griselinia}, {genus Griselinia}]
genus Grison
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae
genus Groenlandia
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae
[syn: {Groenlandia}, {genus Groenlandia}]
genus Grus
n 1: type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes [syn: {Grus},
{genus Grus}]
genus Guaiacum
n 1: small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm
and tropical America [syn: {Guaiacum}, {genus Guaiacum}]
genus Guevina
n 1: one species: Chilean nut [syn: {Guevina}, {genus Guevina}]
genus Gulo
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Gulo}, {genus Gulo}]
genus Gutierrezia
n 1: sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North
America and warm South America [syn: {Gutierrezia}, {genus
Gutierrezia}]
genus Gymnadenia
n 1: small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and
temperate Eurasia [syn: {Gymnadenia}, {genus Gymnadenia}]
genus Gymnadeniopsis
n 1: genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually
included in genus Habenaria [syn: {Gymnadeniopsis}, {genus
Gymnadeniopsis}]
genus Gymnelis
n 1: a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {Gymnelis}, {genus Gymnelis}]
genus Gymnocalycium
n 1: large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti
with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles [syn:
{Gymnocalycium}, {genus Gymnocalycium}]
genus Gymnocarpium
n 1: oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus
Thelypteris [syn: {Gymnocarpium}, {genus Gymnocarpium}]
genus Gymnocladus
n 1: small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States
having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods [syn:
{Gymnocladus}, {genus Gymnocladus}]
genus Gymnogyps
n 1: containing solely the California condor [syn: {Gymnogyps},
{genus Gymnogyps}]
genus Gymnopilus
n 1: a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the
spore deposit [syn: {Gymnopilus}, {genus Gymnopilus}]
genus Gymnorhina
n 1: in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae:
Australian piping crows [syn: {Gymnorhina}, {genus
Gymnorhina}]
genus Gymnosporangium
n 1: genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other
conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust
spots on apples and pears and other plants of family
Rosaceae [syn: {Gymnosporangium}, {genus Gymnosporangium}]
genus Gymnura
n 1: butterfly rays [syn: {Gymnura}, {genus Gymnura}]
genus Gynura
n 1: genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants [syn:
{Gynura}, {genus Gynura}]
genus Gypaetus
n 1: in some classifications the type genus of the family
Aegypiidae [syn: {Gypaetus}, {genus Gypaetus}]
genus Gyps
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Gyps}, {genus Gyps}]
genus Gypsophila
n 1: Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers
[syn: {Gypsophila}, {genus Gypsophila}]
genus Gyromitra
n 1: a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile
portion that is tan to brown
genus Haastia
n 1: genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs:
vegetable sheep [syn: {Haastia}, {genus Haastia}]
genus Habenaria
n 1: chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots
often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes;
includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
[syn: {Habenaria}, {genus Habenaria}]
genus Hackelia
n 1: stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {Hackelia}, {genus
Hackelia}, {Lappula}, {genus Lappula}]
genus Haemanthus
n 1: genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs:
blood lilies [syn: {Haemanthus}, {genus Haemanthus}]
genus Haematobia
n 1: European genus of bloodsucking flies [syn: {Haematobia},
{genus Haematobia}]
genus Haematopus
n 1: oystercatchers [syn: {Haematopus}, {genus Haematopus}]
genus Haematoxylon
n 1: small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or
trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum},
{Haematoxylon}, {genus Haematoxylon}]
genus Haematoxylum
n 1: small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or
trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum},
{Haematoxylon}, {genus Haematoxylon}]
genus Haemodorum
n 1: type genus of family Haemodoraceae [syn: {Haemodorum},
{genus Haemodorum}]
genus Haemopis
n 1: leeches [syn: {Haemopis}, {genus Haemopis}]
genus Haemoproteus
n 1: type genus of the family Haemoproteidae [syn:
{Haemoproteus}, {genus Haemoproteus}]
genus Haemulon
n 1: type genus of the Haemulidae [syn: {Haemulon}, {genus
Haemulon}]
genus Hakea
n 1: Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually
spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers [syn:
{Hakea}, {genus Hakea}]
genus Halcyon
n 1: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of
the Old World [syn: {Halcyon}, {genus Halcyon}]
genus Haldea
n 1: ground snakes [syn: {Haldea}, {genus Haldea}]
genus Halenia
n 1: genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred
gentians [syn: {Halenia}, {genus Halenia}]
genus Halesia
n 1: deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North
America [syn: {Halesia}, {genus Halesia}]
genus Haliaeetus
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Haliaeetus}, {genus
Haliaeetus}]
genus Halicoeres
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {Halicoeres}, {genus Halicoeres}]
genus Halimodendron
n 1: one species: salt tree [syn: {Halimodendron}, {genus
Halimodendron}]
genus Haliotis
n 1: type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {Haliotis},
{genus Haliotis}]
genus Halocarpus
n 1: dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit
to Dacrydium [syn: {Halocarpus}, {genus Halocarpus}]
genus Halogeton
n 1: a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae
genus Hamamelidanthum
n 1: genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers
resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
[syn: {Hamamelidanthum}, {genus Hamamelidanthum}]
genus Hamamelidoxylon
n 1: genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or
similar to that of the witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelidoxylon},
{genus Hamamelidoxylon}]
genus Hamamelis
n 1: deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn:
{Hamamelis}, {genus Hamamelis}]
genus Hamamelites
n 1: genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of
the witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelites}, {genus Hamamelites}]
genus Hamelia
n 1: evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees
genus Haminoea
n 1: common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast
of North America [syn: {Haminoea}, {genus Haminoea}]
genus Haplopappus
n 1: genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs
with yellow flowers; in some classifications include
species placed in other genera especially Hazardia [syn:
{Haplopappus}, {genus Haplopappus}]
genus Hardenbergia
n 1: small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet
flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia [syn:
{Hardenbergia}, {genus Hardenbergia}]
genus Harpia
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Harpia}, {genus Harpia}]
genus Harpullia
n 1: genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees
genus Harrisia
n 1: genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary
showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and
Caribbean to South America [syn: {Harrisia}, {genus
Harrisia}]
genus Hatiora
n 1: small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic
cacti [syn: {Hatiora}, {genus Hatiora}]
genus Hazardia
n 1: small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United
States having flowers that change color as they mature
[syn: {Hazardia}, {genus Hazardia}]
genus Hedeoma
n 1: small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal) [syn:
{Hedeoma}, {genus Hedeoma}]
genus Hedera
n 1: Old World woody vines [syn: {Hedera}, {genus Hedera}]
genus Hedysarum
n 1: genus of herbs of north temperate regions [syn:
{Hedysarum}, {genus Hedysarum}]
genus Helenium
n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays:
sneezeweeds [syn: {Helenium}, {genus Helenium}]
genus Heleodytes
n 1: alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn:
{Campylorhynchus}, {genus Campylorhynchus}, {Heleodytes},
{genus Heleodytes}]
genus Heliamphora
n 1: genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South
America [syn: {Heliamphora}, {genus Heliamphora}]
genus Helianthemum
n 1: widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets;
America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central
Asia
genus Helianthus
n 1: genus of tall erect or branched American annual or
perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers
genus Helichrysum
n 1: large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and
shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications
includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: {Helichrysum}, {genus
Helichrysum}]
genus Helicteres
n 1: genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and
Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one
another [syn: {Helicteres}, {genus Helicteres}]
genus Heliobacter
n 1: a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria
with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the
gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) [syn:
{Heliobacter}, {genus Heliobacter}]
genus Heliophila
n 1: genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs
genus Heliopsis
n 1: oxeye
genus Heliothis
n 1: a genus of Noctuidae [syn: {Heliothis}, {genus Heliothis}]
genus Helipterum
n 1: genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown
as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are
currently in process of being assigned to other genera
especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma [syn:
{Helipterum}, {genus Helipterum}]
genus Helix
n 1: type genus of the family Helicidae [syn: {Helix}, {genus
Helix}]
genus Helleborus
n 1: a genus of Helleborus [syn: {Helleborus}, {genus
Helleborus}]
genus Helminthostachys
n 1: one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and
Australia [syn: {Helminthostachys}, {genus
Helminthostachys}]
genus Heloderma
n 1: type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
[syn: {Heloderma}, {genus Heloderma}]
genus Helotium
n 1: type genus of the Helotiaceae [syn: {Helotium}, {genus
Helotium}]
genus Helvella
n 1: type genus of the Helvellaceae
genus Helwingia
n 1: deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in
low mountains in Japan [syn: {Helwingia}, {genus
Helwingia}]
genus Helxine
n 1: one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb
[syn: {Helxine}, {genus Helxine}, {Soleirolia}, {genus
Soleirolia}]
genus Hemachatus
n 1: ringhals [syn: {Hemachatus}, {genus Hemachatus}]
genus Hemerocallis
n 1: east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having
flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in
cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily
Hemerocallidaceae [syn: {Hemerocallis}, {genus
Hemerocallis}]
genus Hemigalus
n 1: banded palm civets [syn: {Hemigalus}, {genus Hemigalus}]
genus Hemigrammus
n 1: tetras [syn: {Hemigrammus}, {genus Hemigrammus}]
genus Hemipteronatus
n 1: razor fish [syn: {Hemipteronatus}, {genus Hemipteronatus}]
genus Hemitripterus
n 1: sea ravens [syn: {Hemitripterus}, {genus Hemitripterus}]
genus Hepatica
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions;
allied to genus Anemone
genus Heracleum
n 1: widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick
rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers [syn:
{Heracleum}, {genus Heracleum}]
genus Heritiera
n 1: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia
and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn:
{Heritiera}, {genus Heritiera}, {Terrietia}, {genus
Terrietia}]
genus Hermannia
n 1: genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented
bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Hermannia}, {genus Hermannia}]
genus Hermissenda
n 1: genus of marine sea slugs [syn: {Hermissenda}, {genus
Hermissenda}]
genus Hernaria
n 1: low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves
[syn: {Hernaria}, {genus Hernaria}]
genus Herpestes
n 1: mongooses [syn: {Herpestes}, {genus Herpestes}]
genus Herrerasaurus
n 1: primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic
genus Hesperiphona
n 1: evening grosbeak [syn: {Hesperiphona}, {genus
Hesperiphona}]
genus Hesperis
n 1: biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally
fragrant flowers [syn: {Hesperis}, {genus Hesperis}]
genus Heteranthera
n 1: mud plantains [syn: {Heteranthera}, {genus Heteranthera}]
genus Heterocephalus
n 1: sand rats [syn: {Heterocephalus}, {genus Heterocephalus}]
genus Heterodon
n 1: a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North
American hognose snakes [syn: {Heterodon}, {genus
Heterodon}]
genus Heteromeles
n 1: one species: toyon; in some classifications included in
genus Photinia [syn: {Heteromeles}, {genus Heteromeles}]
genus Heteroscelus
n 1: tattlers [syn: {Heteroscelus}, {genus Heteroscelus}]
genus Heterotheca
n 1: genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs [syn:
{Heterotheca}, {genus Heterotheca}]
genus Heuchera
n 1: genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or
orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers [syn:
{Heuchera}, {genus Heuchera}]
genus Hevea
n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: {Hevea},
{rubber tree}, {genus Hevea}]
genus Hexagrammos
n 1: type genus of the Hexagrammidae [syn: {Hexagrammos}, {genus
Hexagrammos}]
genus Hexalectris
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn:
{Hexalectris}, {genus Hexalectris}]
genus Hexamita
n 1: flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds
[syn: {Hexamita}, {genus Hexamita}]
genus Hexanchus
n 1: a genus of Hexanchidae [syn: {Hexanchus}, {genus
Hexanchus}]
genus Hibbertia
n 1: evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar;
Australasia; Polynesia [syn: {Hibbertia}, {genus
Hibbertia}]
genus Hibiscus
n 1: large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs
and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of
large flowers in a variety of colors
genus Hieracium
n 1: large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western
Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are
ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
[syn: {Hieracium}, {genus Hieracium}]
genus Himantoglossum
n 1: small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and
Mediterranean region [syn: {Himantoglossum}, {genus
Himantoglossum}]
genus Himantopus
n 1: major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but
with straight bills [syn: {Himantopus}, {genus Himantopus}]
genus Hippeastrum
n 1: bulbous flowering plants of tropical America
genus Hippobosca
n 1: type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: {Hippobosca}, {genus
Hippobosca}]
genus Hippocampus
n 1: seahorses [syn: {Hippocampus}, {genus Hippocampus}]
genus Hippocrepis
n 1: species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch
[syn: {Hippocrepis}, {genus Hippocrepis}]
genus Hippodamia
n 1: genus of ladybugs [syn: {Hippodamia}, {genus Hippodamia}]
genus Hippoglossoides
n 1: a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Hippoglossoides}, {genus
Hippoglossoides}]
genus Hippoglossus
n 1: halibuts [syn: {Hippoglossus}, {genus Hippoglossus}]
genus Hippopotamus
n 1: type genus of the Hippopotamidae
genus Hipposideros
n 1: horseshoe bats [syn: {Hipposideros}, {genus Hipposideros}]
genus Hippotragus
n 1: sable antelopes [syn: {Hippotragus}, {genus Hippotragus}]
genus Hipsurus
n 1: a genus of Embiotocidae [syn: {Hipsurus}, {genus Hipsurus}]
genus Hirudo
n 1: type genus of the family Hirudinidae [syn: {Hirudo}, {genus
Hirudo}]
genus Hirundo
n 1: type genus of the Hirundinidae [syn: {Hirundo}, {genus
Hirundo}]
genus Hoheria
n 1: small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand:
lacebarks [syn: {Hoheria}, {genus Hoheria}]
genus Holarrhena
n 1: genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and
Asia [syn: {Holarrhena}, {genus Holarrhena}]
genus Holbrookia
n 1: earless lizards [syn: {Holbrookia}, {genus Holbrookia}]
genus Holcus
n 1: a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
[syn: {Holcus}, {genus Holcus}]
genus Holocentrus
n 1: type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
[syn: {Holocentrus}, {genus Holocentrus}]
genus Holothuria
n 1: type genus of the Holothuridae [syn: {Holothuria}, {genus
Holothuria}]
genus Homarus
n 1: type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
[syn: {Homarus}, {genus Homarus}]
genus Homo
n 1: type genus of the family Hominidae
genus Homogyne
n 1: small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in
some classifications included in genus Tussilago [syn:
{Homogyne}, {genus Homogyne}]
genus Homona
n 1: tea tortrix [syn: {Homona}, {genus Homona}]
genus Hordeum
n 1: annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern
hemisphere and South America: barley [syn: {Hordeum},
{genus Hordeum}]
genus Horneophyton
n 1: Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms
of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but
smaller [syn: {Horneophyton}, {genus Horneophyton}]
genus Hosta
n 1: robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having
racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in
family Hostaceae [syn: {Hosta}, {genus Hosta}, {Funka},
{genus Funka}]
genus Hottonia
n 1: aquatic herbs [syn: {Hottonia}, {genus Hottonia}]
genus Houttuynia
n 1: one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
[syn: {Houttuynia}, {genus Houttuynia}]
genus Hovea
n 1: genus of Australian evergreen shrubs
genus Hoya
n 1: large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and
Polynesia
genus Hudsonia
n 1: small evergreen subshrubs of North America [syn:
{Hudsonia}, {genus Hudsonia}]
genus Hugueninia
n 1: one species: tansy-leaved rocket [syn: {Hugueninia}, {genus
Hugueninia}]
genus Hulsea
n 1: small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of
the northwestern United States [syn: {Hulsea}, {genus
Hulsea}]
genus Humulus
n 1: hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and
central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some
classifications included in the family Urticaceae [syn:
{Humulus}, {genus Humulus}]
genus Hunnemania
n 1: one species: golden cup [syn: {Hunnemannia}, {genus
Hunnemania}]
genus Hyacinthoides
n 1: small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North
Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn:
{Hyacinthoides}, {genus Hyacinthoides}]
genus Hyacinthus
n 1: sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus
genus Hyaena
n 1: type genus of the Hyaenidae
genus Hyalophora
n 1: American silkworm moth [syn: {Hyalophora}, {genus
Hyalophora}]
genus Hyalosperma
n 1: genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from
genus Helipterum [syn: {Hyalosperma}, {genus Hyalosperma}]
genus Hybanthus
n 1: a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple
flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
{Hybanthus}, {genus Hybanthus}]
genus Hydnocarpus
n 1: medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn:
{Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus
Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]
genus Hydnum
n 1: type genus of Hydnaceae [syn: {Hydnum}, {genus Hydnum}]
genus Hydra
n 1: hydras
genus Hydrangea
n 1: type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some
trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters;
sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
genus Hydrastis
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate
leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United
States and Japan [syn: {Hydrastis}, {genus Hydrastis}]
genus Hydrilla
n 1: one species
genus Hydrobates
n 1: type genus of the Hydrobatidae [syn: {Hydrobates}, {genus
Hydrobates}]
genus Hydrocharis
n 1: frogbit [syn: {Hydrocharis}, {genus Hydrocharis}]
genus Hydrochoerus
n 1: a genus of Hydrochoeridae [syn: {Hydrochoerus}, {genus
Hydrochoerus}]
genus Hydrodamalis
n 1: a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's
sea cow [syn: {Hydrodamalis}, {genus Hydrodamalis}]
genus Hydromantes
n 1: web-toed salamanders [syn: {Hydromantes}, {genus
Hydromantes}]
genus Hydromys
n 1: water rats [syn: {Hydromys}, {genus Hydromys}]
genus Hydrophyllum
n 1: waterleaf [syn: {Hydrophyllum}, {genus Hydrophyllum}]
genus Hyemoschus
n 1: water chevrotains [syn: {Hyemoschus}, {genus Hyemoschus}]
genus Hygrocybe
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
[syn: {Hygrocybe}, {genus Hygrocybe}]
genus Hygrophorus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
[syn: {Hygrophorus}, {genus Hygrophorus}]
genus Hygrotrama
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
[syn: {Hygrotrama}, {genus Hygrotrama}]
genus Hyla
n 1: the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads [syn: {Hyla},
{genus Hyla}]
genus Hylactophryne
n 1: barking frogs [syn: {Hylactophryne}, {genus Hylactophryne}]
genus Hylobates
n 1: gibbons [syn: {Hylobates}, {genus Hylobates}]
genus Hylocereus
n 1: genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with
angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers [syn:
{Hylocereus}, {genus Hylocereus}]
genus Hylocichla
n 1: American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery [syn:
{Hylocichla}, {genus Hylocichla}]
genus Hylophylax
n 1: a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {Hylophylax}, {genus
Hylophylax}]
genus Hymenaea
n 1: genus of tropical American timber trees [syn: {Hymenaea},
{genus Hymenaea}]
genus Hymenanthera
n 1: a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and
New Zealand [syn: {Hymenanthera}, {genus Hymenanthera}]
genus Hymenophyllum
n 1: type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns [syn:
{Hymenophyllum}, {genus Hymenophyllum}]
genus Hynerpeton
n 1: earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian;
found in Pennsylvania [syn: {Hynerpeton}, {genus
Hynerpeton}]
genus Hyoscyamus
n 1: genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {Hyoscyamus},
{genus Hyoscyamus}]
genus Hypentelium
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn:
{Hypentelium}, {genus Hypentelium}]
genus Hypericum
n 1: large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous
shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers;
cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high
altitudes and desert regions [syn: {Hypericum}, {genus
Hypericum}]
genus Hyperoglyphe
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Hyperoglyphe}, {genus
Hyperoglyphe}]
genus Hyperoodon
n 1: bottle-nosed whales [syn: {Hyperoodon}, {genus Hyperoodon}]
genus Hyphantria
n 1: fall webworms [syn: {Hyphantria}, {genus Hyphantria}]
genus Hypochaeris
n 1: widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice;
includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {Hypochaeris},
{genus Hypochaeris}, {Hypochoeris}, {genus Hypochoeris}]
genus Hypochoeris
n 1: widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice;
includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {Hypochaeris},
{genus Hypochaeris}, {Hypochoeris}, {genus Hypochoeris}]
genus Hypoderma
n 1: in some classifications considered the type genus of the
family Hypodermatidae: warble flies [syn: {Hypoderma},
{genus Hypoderma}]
genus Hypopachus
n 1: sheep frogs [syn: {Hypopachus}, {genus Hypopachus}]
genus Hypopitys
n 1: term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which
are usually included in the genus Monotropa [syn:
{Hypopitys}, {genus Hypopitys}]
genus Hypoxis
n 1: small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a
corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes
classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star
grass [syn: {Hypoxis}, {genus Hypoxis}]
genus Hypsiglena
n 1: night snakes [syn: {Hypsiglena}, {genus Hypsiglena}]
genus Hypsiprymnodon
n 1: musk kangaroos [syn: {Hypsiprymnodon}, {genus
Hypsiprymnodon}]
genus Hyracotherium
n 1: extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus [syn:
{Hyracotherium}, {genus Hyracotherium}]
genus Hyssopus
n 1: Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn:
{Hyssopus}, {genus Hyssopus}]
genus Iberis
n 1: Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft [syn: {Iberis},
{genus Iberis}]
genus Ibero-mesornis
n 1: a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes
genus Ibis
n 1: ibises
genus Ichthyosaurus
n 1: type genus of the Ichthyosauridae
genus Ichthyostega
n 1: second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the
Devonian; found in Greenland
genus Ictalurus
n 1: channel catfishes [syn: {Ictalurus}, {genus Ictalurus}]
genus Icteria
n 1: New World chats [syn: {Icteria}, {genus Icteria}]
genus Icterus
n 1: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: {Icterus}, {genus
Icterus}]
genus Ictiobus
n 1: buffalo fishes [syn: {Ictiobus}, {genus Ictiobus}]
genus Ictonyx
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Ictonyx}, {genus Ictonyx}]
genus Idesia
n 1: one species
genus Iguana
n 1: type genus of the Iguanidae
genus Iguanodon
n 1: type genus of the Iguanodontidae
genus Ilex
n 1: a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the
family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries
(including hollies) [syn: {Ilex}, {genus Ilex}]
genus Iliamna
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often
placed in other genera [syn: {Iliamna}, {genus Iliamna}]
genus Illecebrum
n 1: one species: coral necklace [syn: {Illecebrum}, {genus
Illecebrum}]
genus Illicium
n 1: anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves [syn:
{Illicium}, {genus Illicium}]
genus Impatiens
n 1: annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less
succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America,
Australia, and New Zealand
genus Inachis
n 1: a genus of Nymphalidae [syn: {Inachis}, {genus Inachis}]
genus Indigofera
n 1: genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate
leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes [syn:
{Indigofera}, {genus Indigofera}]
genus Indri
n 1: type genus of the Indriidae
genus Inga
n 1: genus of tropical trees or shrubs
genus Inula
n 1: genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane
genus Ipomoea
n 1: morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea}, {genus Ipomoea}]
genus Irena
n 1: type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds [syn: {Irena},
{genus Irena}]
genus Iresine
n 1: genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs [syn:
{Iresine}, {genus Iresine}]
genus Iridoprocne
n 1: a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Iridoprocne}, {genus
Iridoprocne}]
genus Iris
n 1: large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or
rhizomes
genus Irvingia
n 1: wild mango [syn: {Irvingia}, {genus Irvingia}]
genus Isatis
n 1: Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn:
{Isatis}, {genus Isatis}]
genus Ischigualastia
n 1: early reptile found in Argentina [syn: {Ischigualastia},
{genus Ischigualastia}]
genus Isoetes
n 1: type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of
the order Isoetales [syn: {Isoetes}, {genus Isoetes}]
genus Isopyrum
n 1: tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere [syn:
{Isopyrum}, {genus Isopyrum}]
genus Istiophorus
n 1: type genus of the Istiophoridae [syn: {Istiophorus}, {genus
Istiophorus}]
genus Isurus
n 1: mako sharks [syn: {Isurus}, {genus Isurus}]
genus Iva
n 1: small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some
classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae
genus Ixia
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn:
{Ixia}, {genus Ixia}]
genus Ixobrychus
n 1: bitterns [syn: {Ixobrychus}, {genus Ixobrychus}]
genus Ixodes
n 1: type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: {Ixodes}, {genus
Ixodes}]
genus Jabiru
n 1: jabirus
genus Jacksonia
n 1: genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs
without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches
[syn: {Jacksonia}, {genus Jacksonia}]
genus Jacquinia
n 1: sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae [syn: {Jacquinia},
{genus Jacquinia}]
genus Jaculus
n 1: jerboas [syn: {Jaculus}, {genus Jaculus}]
genus Jambos
n 1: used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia
jambos) [syn: {Jambos}, {genus Jambos}]
genus Jamesonia
n 1: xerophytic ferns of South America [syn: {Jamesonia}, {genus
Jamesonia}]
genus Jasminum
n 1: shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate
Old World: jasmine; jessamine [syn: {Jasminum}, {genus
Jasminum}]
genus Jatropha
n 1: a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the
family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Jatropha}, {genus Jatropha}]
genus Javanthropus
n 1: former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis:
comprises Solo man [syn: {Javanthropus}, {genus
Javanthropus}]
genus Jordanella
n 1: flagfishes [syn: {Jordanella}, {genus Jordanella}]
genus Juglans
n 1: type genus of the Juglandaceae [syn: {Juglans}, {genus
Juglans}]
genus Junco
n 1: American finches
genus Juncus
n 1: type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous
marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes [syn: {Juncus},
{genus Juncus}]
genus Juniperus
n 1: junipers [syn: {Juniperus}, {genus Juniperus}]
genus Jynx
n 1: wrynecks [syn: {Jynx}, {genus Jynx}]
genus Kakatoe
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Kakatoe}, {genus Kakatoe},
{Cacatua}, {genus Cacatua}]
genus Kalmia
n 1: erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel
genus Kalotermes
n 1: type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood
and living trees [syn: {Kalotermes}, {genus Kalotermes}]
genus Katsuwonus
n 1: oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own
family Katsuwonidae [syn: {Katsuwonus}, {genus Katsuwonus}]
genus Kennedia
n 1: genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or
purplish flowers [syn: {Kennedia}, {genus Kennedia},
{Kennedya}, {genus Kennedya}]
genus Kennedya
n 1: genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or
purplish flowers [syn: {Kennedia}, {genus Kennedia},
{Kennedya}, {genus Kennedya}]
genus Kenyapithecus
n 1: extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with
large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
[syn: {Kenyapithecus}, {genus Kenyapithecus}]
genus Keteleeria
n 1: a genus of keteleeria
genus Khaya
n 1: African mahogany trees [syn: {Khaya}, {genus Khaya}]
genus Kiggelaria
n 1: small genus of South African shrubs or small trees [syn:
{Kiggelaria}, {genus Kiggelaria}]
genus Kinosternon
n 1: type genus of the Kinosternidae [syn: {Kinosternon}, {genus
Kinosternon}]
genus Kirkia
n 1: small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
[syn: {Kirkia}, {genus Kirkia}]
genus Klebsiella
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Knightia
n 1: small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New
Caledonia [syn: {Knightia}, {genus Knightia}]
genus Kniphofia
n 1: genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike
leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae
genus Kobus
n 1: African antelopes: waterbucks [syn: {Kobus}, {genus Kobus}]
genus Kochia
n 1: summer cypress [syn: {Bassia}, {genus Bassia}, {Kochia},
{genus Kochia}]
genus Koellia
n 1: American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {genus
Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}, {genus Koellia}]
genus Kogia
n 1: pygmy sperm whales [syn: {Kogia}, {genus Kogia}]
genus Kohleria
n 1: genus of tropical American shrubs
genus Kolkwitzia
n 1: Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush [syn: {Kolkwitzia},
{genus Kolkwitzia}]
genus Kosteletzya
n 1: small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and
tropical America and Africa [syn: {Kosteletzya}, {genus
Kosteletzya}]
genus Krigia
n 1: small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions
genus Krypterophaneron
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn:
{Krypterophaneron}, {genus Krypterophaneron}]
genus Kyphosus
n 1: type genus of the Kyphosidae [syn: {Kyphosus}, {genus
Kyphosus}]
genus Lablab
n 1: one species: hyacinth bean [syn: {Lablab}, {genus Lablab}]
genus Laburnum
n 1: flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all
parts of the plant are poisonous [syn: {Laburnum}, {genus
Laburnum}]
genus Laccopetalum
n 1: one species: giant buttercup [syn: {Laccopetalum}, {genus
Laccopetalum}]
genus Lacerta
n 1: type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {Lacerta}, {genus
Lacerta}]
genus Lachnolaimus
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {Lachnolaimus}, {genus
Lachnolaimus}]
genus Lactarius
n 1: large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a
white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both
edible and poisonous species [syn: {Lactarius}, {genus
Lactarius}]
genus Lactobacillus
n 1: type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae
genus Lactophrys
n 1: a genus of Ostraciidae [syn: {Lactophrys}, {genus
Lactophrys}]
genus Lactuca
n 1: an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce [syn:
{Lactuca}, {genus Lactuca}]
genus Laelia
n 1: large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and
South American orchids of various sizes
genus Lagarostrobus
n 1: genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and
Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium [syn: {Lagarostrobus},
{genus Lagarostrobus}]
genus Lagenaria
n 1: bottle gourds [syn: {Lagenaria}, {genus Lagenaria}]
genus Lagenophera
n 1: small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having
small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true
daisies of genus Bellis [syn: {Lagenophera}, {genus
Lagenophera}]
genus Lagerstroemia
n 1: shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually
with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers [syn:
{Lagerstroemia}, {genus Lagerstroemia}]
genus Lagidium
n 1: a genus of Chinchillidae [syn: {Lagidium}, {genus
Lagidium}]
genus Lagodon
n 1: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Lagodon}, {genus Lagodon}]
genus Lagopus
n 1: ptarmigans [syn: {Lagopus}, {genus Lagopus}]
genus Lagorchestes
n 1: hare wallabies [syn: {Lagorchestes}, {genus Lagorchestes}]
genus Lagostomus
n 1: viscachas [syn: {Lagostomus}, {genus Lagostomus}]
genus Lagothrix
n 1: woolly monkeys [syn: {Lagothrix}, {genus Lagothrix}]
genus Laguncularia
n 1: a genus of Laguncularia [syn: {Laguncularia}, {genus
Laguncularia}]
genus Lama
n 1: llamas [syn: {Lama}, {genus Lama}]
genus Lambertia
n 1: small genus of Australian shrubs [syn: {Lambertia}, {genus
Lambertia}]
genus Lambis
n 1: scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern
hemisphere [syn: {Lambis}, {genus Lambis}]
genus Laminaria
n 1: type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown
kelps [syn: {Laminaria}, {genus Laminaria}]
genus Lamium
n 1: genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits [syn:
{Lamium}, {genus Lamium}]
genus Lamna
n 1: a genus of Lamnidae [syn: {Lamna}, {genus Lamna}]
genus Lampris
n 1: type genus of the Lampridae [syn: {Lampris}, {genus
Lampris}]
genus Lampropeltis
n 1: king snakes and milk snakes [syn: {Lampropeltis}, {genus
Lampropeltis}]
genus Languas
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia},
{genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]
genus Lanius
n 1: type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes [syn: {Lanius},
{genus Lanius}]
genus Lansium
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae
genus Lanthanotus
n 1: one species [syn: {Lanthanotus}, {genus Lanthanotus}]
genus Laportea
n 1: mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle [syn:
{Laportea}, {genus Laportea}]
genus Lappula
n 1: stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {Hackelia}, {genus
Hackelia}, {Lappula}, {genus Lappula}]
genus Lardizabala
n 1: evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark
mauve-blue edible berries [syn: {Lardizabala}, {genus
Lardizabala}]
genus Larix
n 1: larches [syn: {Larix}, {genus Larix}]
genus Larrea
n 1: xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern
United States [syn: {Larrea}, {genus Larrea}]
genus Larus
n 1: type genus of the Laridae [syn: {Larus}, {genus Larus}]
genus Lasiocampa
n 1: type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars [syn: {Lasiocampa},
{genus Lasiocampa}]
genus Lasiurus
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Lasiurus}, {genus
Lasiurus}]
genus Lasthenia
n 1: small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South
America [syn: {Lasthenia}, {genus Lasthenia}]
genus Lastreopsis
n 1: tropical terrestrial shield ferns [syn: {Lastreopsis},
{genus Lastreopsis}]
genus Lates
n 1: a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
[syn: {Lates}, {genus Lates}]
genus Lathyrus
n 1: genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North
and South America: vetchling; wild pea [syn: {Lathyrus},
{genus Lathyrus}]
genus Latimeria
n 1: type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth [syn:
{Latimeria}, {genus Latimeria}]
genus Latrodectus
n 1: venomous spiders [syn: {Latrodectus}, {genus Latrodectus}]
genus Laurus
n 1: small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn:
{Laurus}, {genus Laurus}]
genus Lavandula
n 1: lavender [syn: {Lavandula}, {genus Lavandula}]
genus Lavatera
n 1: widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs
cultivated for their showy flowers [syn: {Lavatera}, {genus
Lavatera}]
genus Layia
n 1: genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or
white flowers [syn: {Layia}, {genus Layia}]
genus Lebistes
n 1: guppies [syn: {Lebistes}, {genus Lebistes}]
genus Lecanopteris
n 1: epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea
genus Lecanora
n 1: type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens
genus Leccinum
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn:
{Leccinum}, {genus Leccinum}]
genus Ledum
n 1: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {Ledum},
{genus Ledum}]
genus Leiopelma
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn:
{Leiopelma}, {genus Leiopelma}, {Liopelma}, {genus
Liopelma}]
genus Leiophyllum
n 1: one species: sand myrtle [syn: {Leiophyllum}, {genus
Leiophyllum}]
genus Leipoa
n 1: mallee fowl
genus Leishmania
n 1: flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis [syn:
{Leishmania}, {genus Leishmania}]
genus Leitneria
n 1: one species: corkwood [syn: {Leitneria}, {genus Leitneria}]
genus Lemaireocereus
n 1: tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with
stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or
ovoid often edible fruit [syn: {Lemaireocereus}, {genus
Lemaireocereus}]
genus lemmus
n 1: lemmings [syn: {Lemmus}, {genus lemmus}]
genus Lemna
n 1: minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface
of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body
and single root [syn: {Lemna}, {genus Lemna}]
genus Lemur
n 1: type genus of the Lemuridae
genus Lens
n 1: genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves
and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened
pods: lentils [syn: {Lens}, {genus Lens}]
genus Lentinus
n 1: a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae
[syn: {Lentinus}, {genus Lentinus}]
genus Leonotis
n 1: small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
[syn: {Leonotis}, {genus Leonotis}]
genus Leontideus
n 1: tamarins [syn: {Leontocebus}, {genus Leontocebus}, {genus
Leontideus}]
genus Leontocebus
n 1: tamarins [syn: {Leontocebus}, {genus Leontocebus}, {genus
Leontideus}]
genus Leontodon
n 1: hawkbit [syn: {Leontodon}, {genus Leontodon}]
genus Leontopodium
n 1: edelweiss [syn: {Leontopodium}, {genus Leontopodium}]
genus Leonurus
n 1: genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls
[syn: {Leonurus}, {genus Leonurus}]
genus Lepas
n 1: type genus of the family Lepadidae [syn: {Lepas}, {genus
Lepas}]
genus Lepechinia
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn:
{Lepechinia}, {genus Lepechinia}, {Sphacele}, {genus
Sphacele}]
genus Lepidium
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial
herbs: cress [syn: {Lepidium}, {genus Lepidium}]
genus Lepidobotrys
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family
Lepidobotryaceae
genus Lepidochelys
n 1: ridleys [syn: {Lepidochelys}, {genus Lepidochelys}]
genus Lepidocybium
n 1: a genus of Gempylidae [syn: {Lepidocybium}, {genus
Lepidocybium}]
genus Lepidothamnus
n 1: small usually shrubby conifers [syn: {Lepidothamnus},
{genus Lepidothamnus}]
genus Lepiota
n 1: agarics with white spores that includes several edible and
poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms
genus Lepisma
n 1: type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish [syn: {Lepisma},
{genus Lepisma}]
genus Lepisosteus
n 1: type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars [syn:
{Lepisosteus}, {genus Lepisosteus}]
genus Lepomis
n 1: bream [syn: {Lepomis}, {genus Lepomis}]
genus Leptarrhena
n 1: one species: leatherleaf saxifrage [syn: {Leptarrhena},
{genus Leptarrhena}]
genus Leptinotarsa
n 1: Colorado potato beetles [syn: {Leptinotarsa}, {genus
Leptinotarsa}]
genus Leptodactylus
n 1: type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications
placed in the family Bufonidae [syn: {Leptodactylus},
{genus Leptodactylus}]
genus Leptoglossus
n 1: leaf-footed bugs [syn: {Leptoglossus}, {genus
Leptoglossus}]
genus Leptopteris
n 1: including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea [syn:
{Leptopteris}, {genus Leptopteris}]
genus Leptoptilus
n 1: adjutant birds and marabous [syn: {Leptoptilus}, {genus
Leptoptilus}]
genus Leptospira
n 1: very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic
in mammals
genus Leptotyphlops
n 1: blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas [syn:
{Leptotyphlops}, {genus Leptotyphlops}]
genus Lepus
n 1: type genus of the Leporidae: hares [syn: {Lepus}, {genus
Lepus}]
genus Lespedeza
n 1: genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and
the eastern United States
genus Lesquerella
n 1: genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods [syn:
{Lesquerella}, {genus Lesquerella}]
genus Leucadendron
n 1: large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery
white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous
silvery bracts [syn: {Leucadendron}, {genus Leucadendron}]
genus Leucaena
n 1: small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having
pods like those of the acacia [syn: {Leucaena}, {genus
Leucaena}]
genus Leucanthemum
n 1: comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {Leucanthemum}, {genus Leucanthemum}]
genus Leuciscus
n 1: a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: {Leuciscus},
{genus Leuciscus}]
genus Leucocytozoan
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: {genus Leucocytozoon}, {genus
Leucocytozoan}]
genus Leucocytozoon
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: {genus Leucocytozoon}, {genus
Leucocytozoan}]
genus Leucogenes
n 1: New Zealand edelweiss [syn: {Leucogenes}, {genus
Leucogenes}]
genus Leucothoe
n 1: American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs
genus Levisticum
n 1: genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers [syn:
{Levisticum}, {genus Levisticum}]
genus Lewisia
n 1: genus of western North American low-growing herbs having
linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers [syn:
{Lewisia}, {genus Lewisia}]
genus Leycesteria
n 1: small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China [syn:
{Leycesteria}, {genus Leycesteria}]
genus Leymus
n 1: genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus
Elymus [syn: {Leymus}, {genus Leymus}]
genus Liatris
n 1: genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic
usually cormous roots [syn: {Liatris}, {genus Liatris}]
genus Libocedrus
n 1: cypresses that resemble cedars [syn: {Libocedrus}, {genus
Libocedrus}]
genus Lichanura
n 1: boas of western North America [syn: {Lichanura}, {genus
Lichanura}]
genus Ligularia
n 1: genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard
plants [syn: {Ligularia}, {genus Ligularia}]
genus Ligustrum
n 1: genus of Old World shrubs: privet [syn: {Ligustrum}, {genus
Ligustrum}]
genus Lilium
n 1: type genus of Liliaceae [syn: {Lilium}, {genus Lilium}]
genus Limanda
n 1: a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a
humped nose and small scales; the underside is often
brightly colored [syn: {Limanda}, {genus Limanda}]
genus Limax
n 1: a genus of Limacidae [syn: {Limax}, {genus Limax}]
genus Limenitis
n 1: mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars [syn:
{Limenitis}, {genus Limenitis}]
genus Limnobium
n 1: American frogbit [syn: {Limnobium}, {genus Limnobium}]
genus Limnocryptes
n 1: snipe [syn: {Limnocryptes}, {genus Limnocryptes}]
genus Limnodromus
n 1: dowitchers [syn: {Limnodromus}, {genus Limnodromus}]
genus Limonium
n 1: sea lavender [syn: {Limonium}, {genus Limonium}]
genus Limosa
n 1: godwits [syn: {Limosa}, {genus Limosa}]
genus Limulus
n 1: type genus of the family Limulidae [syn: {Limulus}, {genus
Limulus}]
genus Linanthus
n 1: a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in
western United States [syn: {Linanthus}, {genus Linanthus}]
genus Linaria
n 1: genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred
snapdragon [syn: {Linaria}, {genus Linaria}]
genus Lindera
n 1: aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees
of eastern Asia and North America [syn: {Lindera}, {genus
Lindera}]
genus Lindheimera
n 1: one species: Texas star [syn: {Lindheimera}, {genus
Lindheimera}]
genus Linnaea
n 1: one species: twinflower [syn: {Linnaea}, {genus Linnaea}]
genus Linum
n 1: a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small
sessile leaves [syn: {Linum}, {genus Linum}]
genus Liomys
n 1: pocket mice [syn: {Liomys}, {genus Liomys}]
genus Liopelma
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn:
{Leiopelma}, {genus Leiopelma}, {Liopelma}, {genus
Liopelma}]
genus Liparis
n 1: genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to
temperate
2: type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes [syn: {Liparis},
{genus Liparis}]
genus Liposcelis
n 1: a genus of Psocidae [syn: {Liposcelis}, {genus Liposcelis}]
genus Liquidambar
n 1: sweet gum [syn: {genus Liquidambar}, {Liquidambar}]
genus Liriodendron
n 1: tulip trees [syn: {Liriodendron}, {genus Liriodendron}]
genus Liriope
n 1: sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf [syn:
{Liriope}, {genus Liriope}]
genus Listera
n 1: genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair
of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found
in temperate Asia and North America and Europe [syn:
{Listera}, {genus Listera}]
genus Listeria
n 1: a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family
Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods
genus Litchi
n 1: Chinese trees
genus Lithocarpus
n 1: tanbark oaks [syn: {Lithocarpus}, {genus Lithocarpus}]
genus Lithophragma
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America
[syn: {Lithophragma}, {genus Lithophragma}]
genus Lithops
n 1: genus of stemless South African succulents
genus Lithospermum
n 1: annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants;
cosmopolitan except Australia [syn: {Lithospermum}, {genus
Lithospermum}]
genus Litocranius
n 1: antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks [syn: {Litocranius},
{genus Litocranius}]
genus Littorina
n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
{Littorina}, {genus Littorina}]
genus Livistona
n 1: fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia [syn:
{Livistona}, {genus Livistona}]
genus Loasa
n 1: genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs
genus Lobelia
n 1: in some classifications considered the type genus of a
separate family Lobeliaceae
genus Lobipes
n 1: a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {Lobipes}, {genus Lobipes}]
genus Lobotes
n 1: type genus of the Lobotidae [syn: {Lobotes}, {genus
Lobotes}]
genus Lobularia
n 1: sweet alyssum [syn: {Lobularia}, {genus Lobularia}]
genus Locusta
n 1: a genus of Acrididae [syn: {Locusta}, {genus Locusta}]
genus Lofortyx
n 1: California quail [syn: {Lofortyx}, {genus Lofortyx}]
genus Logania
n 1: type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand
shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers [syn:
{Logania}, {genus Logania}]
genus Loiseleuria
n 1: one species: alpine azalea [syn: {Loiseleuria}, {genus
Loiseleuria}]
genus Loligo
n 1: squids
genus Lolium
n 1: darnel; ryegrass [syn: {Lolium}, {genus Lolium}]
genus Lomatia
n 1: small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and
Australia; some yield dyes
genus Lomogramma
n 1: large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia [syn:
{Lomogramma}, {genus Lomogramma}]
genus Lonas
n 1: one species: yellow ageratum [syn: {Lonas}, {genus Lonas}]
genus Lonchocarpus
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having
pinnate leaves and red or white flowers [syn:
{Lonchocarpus}, {genus Lonchocarpus}]
genus Lonicera
n 1: woodbine [syn: {Lonicera}, {genus Lonicera}]
genus Lophius
n 1: type genus of family Lophiidae [syn: {Lophius}, {genus
Lophius}]
genus Lophodytes
n 1: a genus of Merginae [syn: {Lophodytes}, {genus Lophodytes}]
genus Lopholatilus
n 1: large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters
[syn: {Lopholatilus}, {genus Lopholatilus}]
genus Lophophora
n 1: two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and
southwestern United States having rounded stems covered
with jointed tubercles: mescal [syn: {Lophophora}, {genus
Lophophora}]
genus Lophophorus
n 1: monals [syn: {Lophophorus}, {genus Lophophorus}]
genus Lophosoria
n 1: one species: tree fern of Central and South America [syn:
{Lophosoria}, {genus Lophosoria}]
genus Loranthus
n 1: type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species [syn:
{Loranthus}, {genus Loranthus}]
genus Loris
n 1: type genus of the Lorisidae
genus Lota
n 1: burbot [syn: {Lota}, {genus Lota}]
genus Lotus
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: {Lotus},
{genus Lotus}]
genus Lovoa
n 1: genus of African timber trees [syn: {Lovoa}, {genus Lovoa}]
genus Loxia
n 1: crossbill [syn: {Loxia}, {genus Loxia}]
genus Loxodonta
n 1: a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {Loxodonta}, {genus
Loxodonta}]
genus Loxoma
n 1: one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand [syn:
{Loxoma}, {genus Loxoma}]
genus Loxostege
n 1: garden webworms [syn: {Loxostege}, {genus Loxostege}]
genus Lucilia
n 1: greenbottle flies [syn: {Lucilia}, {genus Lucilia}]
genus Lufengpithecus
n 1: a genus of Hominidae [syn: {Lufengpithecus}, {genus
Lufengpithecus}]
genus Luffa
n 1: dishcloth gourds
genus Lumpenus
n 1: a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {Lumpenus}, {genus Lumpenus}]
genus Lunaria
n 1: small genus of European herbs: honesty [syn: {Lunaria},
{genus Lunaria}]
genus Lunda
n 1: puffins [syn: {Lunda}, {genus Lunda}]
genus Lupinus
n 1: herbs or shrubs: lupin [syn: {Lupinus}, {genus Lupinus}]
genus Luscinia
n 1: nightingales [syn: {Luscinia}, {genus Luscinia}]
genus Lutjanus
n 1: type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers [syn: {Lutjanus},
{genus Lutjanus}]
genus Lutra
n 1: in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily
Lutrinae [syn: {Lutra}, {genus Lutra}]
genus Luvarus
n 1: type genus of the Luvaridae [syn: {Luvarus}, {genus
Luvarus}]
genus Lycaena
n 1: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies
with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green
or copper [syn: {Lycaena}, {genus Lycaena}]
genus Lycaeon
n 1: African hunting dog [syn: {Lycaeon}, {genus Lycaeon}]
genus Lychnis
n 1: genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene:
catchfly
genus Lycium
n 1: deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in
temperate and subtropical regions [syn: {Lycium}, {genus
Lycium}]
genus Lycoperdon
n 1: genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base
consisting of spongy mycelium [syn: {Lycoperdon}, {genus
Lycoperdon}]
genus Lycopersicon
n 1: tomatoes [syn: {Lycopersicon}, {genus Lycopersicon},
{Lycopersicum}, {genus Lycopersicum}]
genus Lycopersicum
n 1: tomatoes [syn: {Lycopersicon}, {genus Lycopersicon},
{Lycopersicum}, {genus Lycopersicum}]
genus Lycopodium
n 1: type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping
evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn:
{Lycopodium}, {genus Lycopodium}]
genus Lycopus
n 1: small genus of herbs of the mint family [syn: {Lycopus},
{genus Lycopus}]
genus Lycosa
n 1: type genus of the family Lycosidae [syn: {Lycosa}, {genus
Lycosa}]
genus Lyginopteris
n 1: genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous [syn:
{Lyginopteris}, {genus Lyginopteris}]
genus Lygodium
n 1: chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: {Lygodium}, {genus
Lygodium}]
genus Lygus
n 1: plant-sucking bugs [syn: {Lygus}, {genus Lygus}]
genus Lymantria
n 1: type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means
`destroyer') [syn: {Lymantria}, {genus Lymantria}]
genus Lynx
n 1: lynxes
genus Lyonia
n 1: evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United
States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya [syn:
{Lyonia}, {genus Lyonia}]
genus Lyrurus
n 1: black grouse [syn: {Lyrurus}, {genus Lyrurus}]
genus Lysichiton
n 1: skunk cabbage [syn: {Lysichiton}, {genus Lysichiton},
{Lysichitum}, {genus Lysichitum}]
genus Lysichitum
n 1: skunk cabbage [syn: {Lysichiton}, {genus Lysichiton},
{Lysichitum}, {genus Lysichitum}]
genus Lysiloma
n 1: small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with
pinnate leaves and flat straight pods [syn: {Lysiloma},
{genus Lysiloma}]
genus Lysimachia
n 1: loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy
terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be
invasive [syn: {Lysimachia}, {genus Lysimachia}]
genus Lythrum
n 1: loosestrife [syn: {Lythrum}, {genus Lythrum}]
genus Macaca
n 1: macaques; rhesus monkeys [syn: {Macaca}, {genus Macaca}]
genus Macadamia
n 1: trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia
genus Machaeranthera
n 1: wildflowers of western North America [syn:
{Machaeranthera}, {genus Machaeranthera}]
genus Macleaya
n 1: a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn:
{Macleaya}, {genus Macleaya}]
genus Maclura
n 1: yellowwood trees or shrubs [syn: {Maclura}, {genus
Maclura}]
genus Macowanites
n 1: a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family
Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand
completely [syn: {Macowanites}, {genus Macowanites}]
genus Macrocephalon
n 1: maleos [syn: {Macrocephalon}, {genus Macrocephalon}]
genus Macrocheira
n 1: giant crabs of Japan [syn: {Macrocheira}, {genus
Macrocheira}]
genus Macroclemys
n 1: includes the alligator snapping turtle [syn: {Macroclemys},
{genus Macroclemys}]
genus Macrodactylus
n 1: a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {Macrodactylus}, {genus
Macrodactylus}]
genus Macronectes
n 1: giant petrels [syn: {Macronectes}, {genus Macronectes}]
genus Macropus
n 1: type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos
and wallabies [syn: {Macropus}, {genus Macropus}]
genus Macrothelypteris
n 1: medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to
Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas [syn:
{Macrothelypteris}, {genus Macrothelypteris}]
genus Macrotis
n 1: a genus of Peramelidae [syn: {Macrotis}, {genus Macrotis}]
genus Macrotus
n 1: leafnose bats
genus Macrotyloma
n 1: annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and
Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{Macrotyloma}, {genus Macrotyloma}]
genus Macrozamia
n 1: genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes
classified in family Cycadaceae
genus Macrozoarces
n 1: a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {Macrozoarces}, {genus
Macrozoarces}]
genus Madia
n 1: genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning
or evening but closed in bright light [syn: {Madia}, {genus
Madia}]
genus Madoqua
n 1: genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and
northeastern Africa [syn: {Madoqua}, {genus Madoqua}]
genus Maeandra
n 1: brain corals [syn: {Maeandra}, {genus Maeandra}]
genus Magicicada
n 1: seventeen-year locust [syn: {Magicicada}, {genus
Magicicada}]
genus Magnolia
n 1: shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire
evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of
angiosperm genera
genus Mahonia
n 1: evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central
America and Asia [syn: {Mahonia}, {genus Mahonia}]
genus Maia
n 1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: {Maja}, {genus Maja}, {Maia}, {genus
Maia}]
genus Maianthemum
n 1: sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of
the valley [syn: {Maianthemum}, {genus Maianthemum}]
genus Maja
n 1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: {Maja}, {genus Maja}, {Maia}, {genus
Maia}]
genus Majorana
n 1: small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum
[syn: {Majorana}, {genus Majorana}]
genus Makaira
n 1: marlins [syn: {Makaira}, {genus Makaira}]
genus Malaclemys
n 1: American terrapins [syn: {Malaclemys}, {genus Malaclemys}]
genus Malacosoma
n 1: tent caterpillars [syn: {Malacosoma}, {genus Malacosoma}]
genus Malacothamnus
n 1: genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow [syn:
{Malacothamnus}, {genus Malacothamnus}]
genus Malaxis
n 1: large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a
few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green
flowers; cosmopolitan [syn: {Malaxis}, {genus Malaxis}]
genus Malcolmia
n 1: genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats;
Mediterranean to Afghanistan [syn: {Malcolmia}, {genus
Malcolmia}]
genus Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: {Mallotus}, {genus Mallotus}]
genus Malope
n 1: small genus of chiefly European herbs
genus Malopterurus
n 1: electric catfish [syn: {Malopterurus}, {genus
Malopterurus}]
genus Malosma
n 1: one species; often included in the genus Rhus [syn:
{Malosma}, {genus Malosma}]
genus Malpighia
n 1: type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {Malpighia}, {genus
Malpighia}]
genus Malus
n 1: apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the
northern hemisphere [syn: {Malus}, {genus Malus}]
genus Malva
n 1: herbs and subshrubs: mallows [syn: {Malva}, {genus Malva}]
genus Malvastrum
n 1: genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers
often placed in other genera [syn: {Malvastrum}, {genus
Malvastrum}]
genus Malvaviscus
n 1: small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax
mallows [syn: {Malvaviscus}, {genus Malvaviscus}]
genus Mammea
n 1: American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit
[syn: {Mammea}, {genus Mammea}]
genus Mammillaria
n 1: large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped
protuberances or tubercles on their surface
genus Mammut
n 1: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn:
{Mammut}, {genus Mammut}, {genus Mastodon}]
genus Mammuthus
n 1: extinct genus: mammoths [syn: {Mammuthus}, {genus
Mammuthus}]
genus Mandevilla
n 1: genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody
vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn:
{Mandevilla}, {genus Mandevilla}, {Dipladenia}, {genus
Dipladenia}]
genus Mandragora
n 1: a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae [syn:
{Mandragora}, {genus Mandragora}]
genus Mandrillus
n 1: baboons [syn: {Mandrillus}, {genus Mandrillus}]
genus Manduca
n 1: moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato
hornworms [syn: {Manduca}, {genus Manduca}]
genus Mangifera
n 1: tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit [syn:
{Mangifera}, {genus Mangifera}]
genus Manglietia
n 1: a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found
from Malay to southern China [syn: {manglietia}, {genus
Manglietia}]
genus Manihot
n 1: genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
[syn: {Manihot}, {genus Manihot}]
genus Manilkara
n 1: genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex;
pantropical [syn: {Manilkara}, {genus Manilkara}]
genus Manis
n 1: type genus of the Manidae [syn: {Manis}, {genus Manis}]
genus Manta
n 1: a genus of Mobulidae
genus Mantis
n 1: type genus of the Mantidae: mantises
genus Maranta
n 1: herbs of tropical America
genus Marasmius
n 1: chiefly small mushrooms with white spores [syn:
{Marasmius}, {genus Marasmius}]
genus Marattia
n 1: type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia
fused together in two rows [syn: {Marattia}, {genus
Marattia}]
genus Marchantia
n 1: type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce
asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores [syn:
{Marchantia}, {genus Marchantia}]
genus Marmota
n 1: marmots [syn: {Marmota}, {genus Marmota}]
genus Marrubium
n 1: Old World aromatic herbs: horehound [syn: {Marrubium},
{genus Marrubium}]
genus Marsilea
n 1: clover ferns [syn: {Marsilea}, {genus Marsilea}]
genus Martes
n 1: martens [syn: {Martes}, {genus Martes}]
genus Martynia
n 1: in some classifications includes the unicorn plants
genus Masdevallia
n 1: large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids
whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube;
includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and
Dryadella and Scaphosepalum
genus Masticophis
n 1: whip snakes [syn: {Masticophis}, {genus Masticophis}]
genus Mastigoproctus
n 1: giant whip scorpions [syn: {Mastigoproctus}, {genus
Mastigoproctus}]
genus Mastodon
n 1: extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn:
{Mammut}, {genus Mammut}, {genus Mastodon}]
genus Mastotermes
n 1: primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes
considered the most primitive Isoptera [syn: {Mastotermes},
{genus Mastotermes}]
genus Matricaria
n 1: chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises
plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum;
Tripleurospermum [syn: {Matricaria}, {genus Matricaria}]
genus Matteuccia
n 1: small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some
classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
[syn: {Matteuccia}, {genus Matteuccia}, {Pteretis}, {genus
Pteretis}]
genus Matthiola
n 1: genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals [syn:
{Matthiola}, {genus Matthiola}]
genus Maxillaria
n 1: large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with
persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
genus Maxostoma
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn:
{Maxostoma}, {genus Maxostoma}]
genus Mayaca
n 1: small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or
violet flowers [syn: {Mayaca}, {genus Mayaca}]
genus Mayetiola
n 1: a genus of Cecidomyidae [syn: {Mayetiola}, {genus
Mayetiola}]
genus Mazama
n 1: brockets [syn: {Mazama}, {genus Mazama}]
genus Meconopsis
n 1: herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet;
often monocarpic [syn: {Meconopsis}, {genus Meconopsis}]
genus Medicago
n 1: a genus of herbs that resemble clover [syn: {Medicago},
{genus Medicago}]
genus Medinilla
n 1: tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having
fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
[syn: {Medinilla}, {genus Medinilla}]
genus Megachile
n 1: type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn:
{Megachile}, {genus Megachile}]
genus Megaderma
n 1: type genus of the Megadermatidae [syn: {Megaderma}, {genus
Megaderma}]
genus Megalobatrachus
n 1: giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the
genus Cryptobranchus [syn: {Megalobatrachus}, {genus
Megalobatrachus}]
genus Megalosaurus
n 1: type genus of the Megalosauridae
genus Megaptera
n 1: humpback whales [syn: {Megaptera}, {genus Megaptera}]
genus Megatherium
n 1: type genus of the Megatheriidae [syn: {Megatherium}, {genus
Megatherium}]
genus Melampodium
n 1: herbs and subshrubs of warm North America [syn:
{Melampodium}, {genus Melampodium}]
genus Melampsora
n 1: rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single
layer [syn: {Melampsora}, {genus Melampsora}]
genus Melanerpes
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Melanerpes}, {genus Melanerpes}]
genus Melanitta
n 1: scoters [syn: {Melanitta}, {genus Melanitta}]
genus Melanogrammus
n 1: haddock [syn: {Melanogrammus}, {genus Melanogrammus}]
genus Melanoplus
n 1: New World migratory locusts and common American
grasshoppers [syn: {Melanoplus}, {genus Melanoplus}]
genus Melanotis
n 1: a genus of Mimidae [syn: {Melanotis}, {genus Melanotis}]
genus Melastoma
n 1: type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery
leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy
black berries [syn: {Melastoma}, {genus Melastoma}]
genus Meleagris
n 1: type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
[syn: {Meleagris}, {genus Meleagris}]
genus Meles
n 1: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
Melinae [syn: {Meles}, {genus Meles}]
genus Melia
n 1: type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian
deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
[syn: {Melia}, {genus Melia}]
genus Melicocca
n 1: tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn:
{Melicoccus}, {genus Melicoccus}, {Melicocca}, {genus
Melicocca}]
genus Melicoccus
n 1: tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn:
{Melicoccus}, {genus Melicoccus}, {Melicocca}, {genus
Melicocca}]
genus Melicytus
n 1: a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry;
grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands [syn:
{Melicytus}, {genus Melicytus}]
genus Melilotus
n 1: Old World herbs: the sweet clovers
genus Melissa
n 1: a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn:
{Melissa}, {genus Melissa}]
genus Mellivora
n 1: ratels [syn: {Mellivora}, {genus Mellivora}]
genus Melocactus
n 1: genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of
tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean [syn:
{Melocactus}, {genus Melocactus}]
genus Melogale
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Melogale}, {genus Melogale}]
genus Melolontha
n 1: a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {Melolontha}, {genus
Melolontha}]
genus Melophagus
n 1: an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep
ked [syn: {Melophagus}, {genus Melophagus}]
genus Melopsittacus
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Melopsittacus}, {genus
Melopsittacus}]
genus Melospiza
n 1: American song sparrow and swamp sparrow [syn: {Melospiza},
{genus Melospiza}]
genus Melursus
n 1: sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus
from Ursus [syn: {Melursus}, {genus Melursus}]
genus Menippe
n 1: stone crabs [syn: {Menippe}, {genus Menippe}]
genus Meniscium
n 1: terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas [syn: {Meniscium},
{genus Meniscium}]
genus Menispermum
n 1: climbing herbs [syn: {Menispermum}, {genus Menispermum}]
genus Menopon
n 1: chicken lice [syn: {Menopon}, {genus Menopon}]
genus Mentha
n 1: mint plants [syn: {Mentha}, {genus Mentha}]
genus Menticirrhus
n 1: kingfishes; whiting [syn: {Menticirrhus}, {genus
Menticirrhus}]
genus Mentzelia
n 1: genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America
lacking stinging hairs [syn: {Mentzelia}, {genus
Mentzelia}]
genus Menura
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Menuridae [syn: {Menura},
{genus Menura}]
genus Menyanthes
n 1: the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
[syn: {Menyanthes}, {genus Menyanthes}]
genus Menziesia
n 1: deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia [syn:
{Menziesia}, {genus Menziesia}]
genus Mephitis
n 1: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
Mephitinae [syn: {Mephitis}, {genus Mephitis}]
genus Mercenaria
n 1: a genus of Veneridae [syn: {Mercenaria}, {genus
Mercenaria}]
genus Mercurialis
n 1: a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family
Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Mercurialis}, {genus Mercurialis}]
genus Mergus
n 1: mergansers [syn: {Mergus}, {genus Mergus}]
genus Meriones
n 1: a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Meriones}, {genus Meriones}]
genus Merlangus
n 1: whitings [syn: {Merlangus}, {genus Merlangus}]
genus Merluccius
n 1: hakes [syn: {Merluccius}, {genus Merluccius}]
genus Merops
n 1: type genus of the Meropidae [syn: {Merops}, {genus Merops}]
genus Mertensia
n 1: a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that
grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers
shaped like funnels [syn: {Mertensia}, {genus Mertensia}]
genus Meryta
n 1: small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic
climates: puka [syn: {Meryta}, {genus Meryta}]
genus Mesembryanthemum
n 1: South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that
open only in bright sunlight [syn: {Mesembryanthemum},
{genus Mesembryanthemum}]
genus Mesocricetus
n 1: golden hamsters [syn: {Mesocricetus}, {genus Mesocricetus}]
genus Mesohippus
n 1: a genus of Equidae
genus Mespilus
n 1: medlars [syn: {Mespilus}, {genus Mespilus}]
genus Mesua
n 1: genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary
flowers [syn: {Mesua}, {genus Mesua}]
genus Metasequoia
n 1: genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and
fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China;
variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae
genus Metroxylon
n 1: a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower
and fruit once and then die [syn: {Metroxylon}, {genus
Metroxylon}]
genus Microcentrum
n 1: katydids [syn: {Microcentrum}, {genus Microcentrum}]
genus Micrococcus
n 1: type genus of the family Micrococcaceae [syn:
{Micrococcus}, {genus Micrococcus}]
genus Microdipodops
n 1: kangaroo mice [syn: {Microdipodops}, {genus Microdipodops}]
genus Microgramma
n 1: epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa [syn:
{Microgramma}, {genus Microgramma}]
genus Micromeria
n 1: large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs [syn:
{Micromeria}, {genus Micromeria}]
genus Micromyx
n 1: Old World harvest mice [syn: {Micromyx}, {genus Micromyx}]
genus Micropogonias
n 1: croakers [syn: {Micropogonias}, {genus Micropogonias}]
genus Micropterus
n 1: American freshwater black basses [syn: {Micropterus},
{genus Micropterus}]
genus Microsorium
n 1: tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and
Polynesia to Australia [syn: {Microsorium}, {genus
Microsorium}]
genus Microsporum
n 1: a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes
ringworm [syn: {Microsporum}, {genus Microsporum}]
genus Microstomus
n 1: a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Microstomus}, {genus
Microstomus}]
genus Microstrobos
n 1: 2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {Microstrobos}, {genus Microstrobos}]
genus Microtus
n 1: voles of the northern hemisphere [syn: {Microtus}, {genus
Microtus}]
genus Micruroides
n 1: coral snakes [syn: {Micruroides}, {genus Micruroides}]
genus Micrurus
n 1: coral snakes [syn: {Micrurus}, {genus Micrurus}]
genus Mikania
n 1: large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America [syn:
{Mikania}, {genus Mikania}]
genus Millettia
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics
genus Miltonia
n 1: genus of tropical American orchids [syn: {Miltonia}, {genus
Miltonia}]
genus Mimosa
n 1: genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their
apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat
and movement
genus Mimus
n 1: type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds [syn:
{Mimus}, {genus Mimus}]
genus Minuartia
n 1: mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with
mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria:
sandworts [syn: {Minuartia}, {genus Minuartia}]
genus Mirabilis
n 1: four o'clocks [syn: {Mirabilis}, {genus Mirabilis}]
genus Mirounga
n 1: elephant seals [syn: {Mirounga}, {genus Mirounga}]
genus Mitchella
n 1: creeping evergreen herbs of North America [syn:
{Mitchella}, {genus Mitchella}]
genus Mitella
n 1: genus of low slender herbs of North America and
northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid
petals [syn: {Mitella}, {genus Mitella}]
genus Mnium
n 1: mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger [syn:
{Mnium}, {genus Mnium}]
genus Mobula
n 1: type genus of the Mobulidae [syn: {Mobula}, {genus Mobula}]
genus Moehringia
n 1: low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and
Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from
members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled
rather than five-petaled flowers [syn: {Moehringia}, {genus
Moehringia}]
genus Mohria
n 1: African terrestrial ferns [syn: {Mohria}, {genus Mohria}]
genus Mola
n 1: type genus of the Molidae
genus Mollienesia
n 1: mollies [syn: {Mollienesia}, {genus Mollienesia}]
genus Molluga
n 1: carpetweeds [syn: {Molluga}, {genus Molluga}]
genus Moloch
n 1: genus of Australian desert lizard
genus Molothrus
n 1: cowbirds [syn: {Molothrus}, {genus Molothrus}]
genus Molucella
n 1: small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions;
widely cultivated [syn: {Molucella}, {genus Molucella}]
genus Molva
n 1: ling [syn: {Molva}, {genus Molva}]
genus Momordica
n 1: Old World tropical vine [syn: {Momordica}, {genus
Momordica}]
genus Momotus
n 1: type genus of the Momotidae [syn: {Momotus}, {genus
Momotus}]
genus Monarda
n 1: wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm
genus Monardella
n 1: a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the
western United States [syn: {Monardella}, {genus
Monardella}]
genus Moneses
n 1: one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included
in genus Pyrola [syn: {Moneses}, {genus Moneses}]
genus Monilia
n 1: genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having
spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species
usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida
genus Monocanthus
n 1: type genus of the Monocanthidae [syn: {Monocanthus}, {genus
Monocanthus}]
genus Monochamus
n 1: sawyer beetles [syn: {Monochamus}, {genus Monochamus}]
genus Monodon
n 1: type genus of the Monodontidae [syn: {Monodon}, {genus
Monodon}]
genus Monomorium
n 1: a genus of Formicidae [syn: {Monomorium}, {genus
Monomorium}]
genus Mononychus
n 1: authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as
bird or dinosaur
genus Monotropa
n 1: leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications
placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn: {Monotropa}, {genus
Monotropa}]
genus Monstera
n 1: tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves
genus Montezuma
n 1: one species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or
Mexico
genus Montia
n 1: small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate
regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia
[syn: {Montia}, {genus Montia}]
genus Morchella
n 1: genus of edible fungi: morel [syn: {Morchella}, {genus
Morchella}]
genus Morone
n 1: carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes [syn: {Morone},
{genus Morone}]
genus Morus
n 1: type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries [syn: {Morus},
{genus Morus}]
genus Moschus
n 1: musk deer [syn: {Moschus}, {genus Moschus}]
genus Motacilla
n 1: type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails [syn: {Motacilla},
{genus Motacilla}]
genus Mucor
n 1: type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having
cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in
location to points where rhizoids develop
genus Mucuna
n 1: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate
leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {genus
Mucuna}, {Stizolobium}, {genus Stizolobium}]
genus Mugil
n 1: type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets [syn: {Mugil}, {genus
Mugil}]
genus Muhlenbergia
n 1: a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America
and Asia [syn: {Muhlenbergia}, {genus Muhlenbergia}]
genus Mulloidichthys
n 1: a genus of Mullidae [syn: {Mulloidichthys}, {genus
Mulloidichthys}]
genus Mullus
n 1: type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes [syn: {Mullus},
{genus Mullus}]
genus Muntiacus
n 1: muntjacs [syn: {Muntiacus}, {genus Muntiacus}]
genus Muntingia
n 1: one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family
Flacourtiaceae [syn: {Muntingia}, {genus Muntingia}]
genus Mus
n 1: type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of
the upper incisors have a square notch [syn: {Mus}, {genus
Mus}]
genus Musa
n 1: type genus of the Musaceae: bananas [syn: {Musa}, {genus
Musa}]
genus Musca
n 1: type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies [syn: {Musca},
{genus Musca}]
genus Muscardinus
n 1: a genus of Gliridae [syn: {Muscardinus}, {genus
Muscardinus}]
genus Muscari
n 1: sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Muscari},
{genus Muscari}]
genus Muscicapa
n 1: type genus of the Muscicapidae [syn: {Muscicapa}, {genus
Muscicapa}]
genus Muscivora
n 1: a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {Muscivora}, {genus Muscivora}]
genus Musophaga
n 1: type genus of the Musophagidae [syn: {Musophaga}, {genus
Musophaga}]
genus Mustela
n 1: type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
[syn: {Mustela}, {genus Mustela}]
genus Mustelus
n 1: smooth dogfishes [syn: {Mustelus}, {genus Mustelus}]
genus Mutinus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae [syn:
{Mutinus}, {genus Mutinus}]
genus Mutisia
n 1: genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large
flower heads with feathery pappuses
genus Mya
n 1: type genus of the family Myacidae [syn: {Mya}, {genus Mya}]
genus Myadestes
n 1: solitaires [syn: {Myadestes}, {genus Myadestes}]
genus Mycobacterium
n 1: nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria
genus Mycoplasma
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae
genus Mycteria
n 1: a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including
only the American wood ibis [syn: {Mycteria}, {genus
Mycteria}]
genus Mycteroperca
n 1: groupers [syn: {Mycteroperca}, {genus Mycteroperca}]
genus Mylodon
n 1: type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in
family Megatheriidae
genus Myocastor
n 1: a genus of Capromyidae [syn: {Myocastor}, {genus
Myocastor}]
genus Myopus
n 1: a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Myopus}, {genus Myopus}]
genus Myosotis
n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: {Myosotis}, {genus
Myosotis}]
genus Myotis
n 1: largest and most widely distributed genus of bats [syn:
{Myotis}, {genus Myotis}]
genus Myrciaria
n 1: a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle
family [syn: {Myrciaria}, {genus Myrciaria}, {Myrcia}]
genus Myrica
n 1: deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees [syn: {Myrica},
{genus Myrica}]
genus Myricaria
n 1: small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern
Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil [syn:
{Myricaria}, {genus Myricaria}]
genus Myriophyllum
n 1: chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the
milfoils) [syn: {Myriophyllum}, {genus Myriophyllum}]
genus Myristica
n 1: type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees
with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy
fruits [syn: {Myristica}, {genus Myristica}]
genus Myrmecia
n 1: bulldog ants [syn: {Myrmecia}, {genus Myrmecia}]
genus Myrmecobius
n 1: banded anteater [syn: {Myrmecobius}, {genus Myrmecobius}]
genus Myrmecophaga
n 1: type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear
[syn: {Myrmecophaga}, {genus Myrmecophaga}]
genus Myrmeleon
n 1: type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions [syn:
{Myrmeleon}, {genus Myrmeleon}]
genus Myroxylon
n 1: a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves
and white flowers [syn: {Myroxylon}, {genus Myroxylon}]
genus Myrrhis
n 1: European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels
of white flowers [syn: {Myrrhis}, {genus Myrrhis}]
genus Myrsine
n 1: evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa;
Asia (New Zealand) [syn: {Myrsine}, {genus Myrsine}]
genus Myrtillocactus
n 1: small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central
America [syn: {Myrtillocactus}, {genus Myrtillocactus}]
genus Myrtus
n 1: type genus of the Myrtaceae [syn: {Myrtus}, {genus Myrtus}]
genus Mysis
n 1: type genus of the family Mysidae [syn: {Mysis}, {genus
Mysis}]
genus Mytilus
n 1: type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine
mussels [syn: {Mytilus}, {genus Mytilus}]
genus Myxine
n 1: type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes) [syn:
{Myxine}, {genus Myxine}]
genus Myxinikela
n 1: fossil hagfishes [syn: {Myxinikela}, {genus Myxinikela}]
genus Myxocephalus
n 1: grubby [syn: {Myxocephalus}, {genus Myxocephalus}]
genus Nabalus
n 1: genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs;
sometimes included in genus Prenanthes [syn: {Nabalus},
{genus Nabalus}]
genus Naemorhedus
n 1: gorals [syn: {Naemorhedus}, {genus Naemorhedus}]
genus Nageia
n 1: small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns
and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia
including India and Philippines and New Guinea [syn:
{Nageia}, {genus Nageia}]
genus Naias
n 1: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {Naias}, {genus
Naias}, {Najas}, {genus Najas}]
genus Naja
n 1: cobras [syn: {Naja}, {genus Naja}]
genus Najas
n 1: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {Naias}, {genus
Naias}, {Najas}, {genus Najas}]
genus Nanomia
n 1: a genus of Siphonophora
genus Napaea
n 1: one species: glade mallow [syn: {Napaea}, {genus Napaea}]
genus Narcissus
n 1: Old World perennial bulbous herbs
genus Narthecium
n 1: bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
[syn: {Narthecium}, {genus Narthecium}]
genus Nasalis
n 1: proboscis monkeys [syn: {Nasalis}, {genus Nasalis}]
genus Nasturtium
n 1: aquatic herbs [syn: {Nasturtium}, {genus Nasturtium}]
genus Nasua
n 1: coatis [syn: {Nasua}, {genus Nasua}]
genus Natrix
n 1: water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus [syn: {Natrix}, {genus
Natrix}]
genus Nauclea
n 1: small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with
smooth leathery leaves [syn: {Nauclea}, {genus Nauclea}]
genus Naucrates
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Naucrates}, {genus Naucrates}]
genus Nautilus
n 1: type genus and sole recent representative of the family
Nautilidae
genus Necturus
n 1: a genus of Proteidae [syn: {Necturus}, {genus Necturus}]
genus Negaprion
n 1: lemon sharks [syn: {Negaprion}, {genus Negaprion}]
genus Nelumbo
n 1: sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses [syn:
{Nelumbo}, {genus Nelumbo}]
genus Nemophila
n 1: genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-
eyes
genus Neoceratodus
n 1: extant Australian lungfishes [syn: {Neoceratodus}, {genus
Neoceratodus}]
genus Neofiber
n 1: round-tailed muskrat [syn: {Neofiber}, {genus Neofiber}]
genus Neohygrophorus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
[syn: {Neohygrophorus}, {genus Neohygrophorus}]
genus Neolentinus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn:
{Neolentinus}, {genus Neolentinus}]
genus Neomys
n 1: a genus of Soricidae [syn: {Neomys}, {genus Neomys}]
genus Neophron
n 1: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Neophron}, {genus Neophron}]
genus Neotoma
n 1: packrats [syn: {Neotoma}, {genus Neotoma}]
genus Nepa
n 1: type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water
scorpions [syn: {Nepa}, {genus Nepa}]
genus Nepenthes
n 1: pitcher plants [syn: {Nepenthes}, {genus Nepenthes}]
genus Nepeta
n 1: catmint [syn: {Nepeta}, {genus Nepeta}]
genus Nephelium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae
that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: {Nephelium},
{genus Nephelium}]
genus Nephrolepis
n 1: small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in
Polypodiaceae [syn: {Nephrolepis}, {genus Nephrolepis}]
genus Nephrops
n 1: a genus of Nephropsidae [syn: {Nephrops}, {genus Nephrops}]
genus Nephthytis
n 1: small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining
herbs
genus Nerita
n 1: type genus of the Neritidae
genus Neritina
n 1: a genus of Neritidae
genus Nerium
n 1: one species: oleander [syn: {Nerium}, {genus Nerium}]
genus Nerodia
n 1: North American water snakes [syn: {Nerodia}, {genus
Nerodia}]
genus Nesokia
n 1: bandicoot rats [syn: {Nesokia}, {genus Nesokia}]
genus Nestor
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Nestor}, {genus Nestor}]
genus Neurospora
n 1: genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in
genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore
masses that cause severe damage in bakeries [syn:
{Neurospora}, {genus Neurospora}]
genus Neurotrichus
n 1: shrew moles [syn: {Neurotrichus}, {genus Neurotrichus}]
genus Nicandra
n 1: sturdy annual of Peru [syn: {Nicandra}, {genus Nicandra}]
genus Nicotiana
n 1: American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid
foliage [syn: {Nicotiana}, {genus Nicotiana}]
genus Nidularia
n 1: type genus of the Nidulariaceae [syn: {Nidularia}, {genus
Nidularia}]
genus Nierembergia
n 1: genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with
solitary flowers
genus Nigella
n 1: erect annual Eurasian herbs
genus Nigroporus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn:
{Nigroporus}, {genus Nigroporus}]
genus Nimravus
n 1: false sabertoothed tigers [syn: {Nimravus}, {genus
Nimravus}]
genus Nipa
n 1: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {Nipa},
{genus Nipa}, {Nypa}, {genus Nypa}]
genus Nitella
n 1: fragile branching stoneworts [syn: {Nitella}, {genus
Nitella}]
genus Nitrobacter
n 1: rod-shaped soil bacteria [syn: {Nitrobacter}, {genus
Nitrobacter}]
genus Nitrosomonas
n 1: ellipsoidal soil bacteria [syn: {Nitrosomonas}, {genus
Nitrosomonas}]
genus Noctiluca
n 1: a genus of protoctist
genus Noctua
n 1: type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are
cutworms [syn: {Noctua}, {genus Noctua}]
genus Nolina
n 1: perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United
States and Mexico [syn: {Nolina}, {genus Nolina}]
genus Nomia
n 1: a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes
[syn: {nomia}, {genus Nomia}]
genus Nopalea
n 1: a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers [syn:
{Nopalea}, {genus Nopalea}]
genus Nostoc
n 1: type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green
algae
genus Notechis
n 1: tiger snakes [syn: {Notechis}, {genus Notechis}]
genus Notemigonus
n 1: golden shiners [syn: {Notemigonus}, {genus Notemigonus}]
genus Nothofagus
n 1: beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa:
southern beech [syn: {Nothofagus}, {genus Nothofagus}]
genus Nothosaurus
n 1: a genus of Nothosauria
genus Notomys
n 1: jerboa rats [syn: {Notomys}, {genus Notomys}]
genus Notonecta
n 1: type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers [syn:
{Notonecta}, {genus Notonecta}]
genus Notophthalmus
n 1: newts [syn: {Notophthalmus}, {genus Notophthalmus}]
genus Notornis
n 1: a genus of Rallidae
genus Notoryctus
n 1: type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely
the marsupial mole [syn: {Notoryctus}, {genus Notoryctus}]
genus Notropis
n 1: shiners [syn: {Notropis}, {genus Notropis}]
genus Nucifraga
n 1: nutcrackers [syn: {Nucifraga}, {genus Nucifraga}]
genus Numenius
n 1: curlews [syn: {Numenius}, {genus Numenius}]
genus Numida
n 1: guinea fowl [syn: {Numida}, {genus Numida}]
genus Nuphar
n 1: spatterdocks [syn: {Nuphar}, {genus Nuphar}]
genus Nuytsia
n 1: one species [syn: {Nuytsia}, {genus Nuytsia}]
genus Nyctaginia
n 1: a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having
only one species [syn: {Nyctaginia}, {genus Nyctaginia}]
genus Nyctanassa
n 1: American night herons [syn: {Nyctanassa}, {genus
Nyctanassa}]
genus Nyctereutes
n 1: raccoon dogs [syn: {Nyctereutes}, {genus Nyctereutes}]
genus Nycticebus
n 1: a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Nycticebus}, {genus
Nycticebus}]
genus Nycticorax
n 1: Old World night herons [syn: {Nycticorax}, {genus
Nycticorax}]
genus Nyctimene
n 1: East Indian fruit bats [syn: {Nyctimene}, {genus
Nyctimene}]
genus Nymphaea
n 1: the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety
of water lilies [syn: {Nymphaea}, {genus Nymphaea}]
genus Nymphalis
n 1: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
[syn: {Nymphalis}, {genus Nymphalis}]
genus Nymphicus
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Nymphicus}, {genus
Nymphicus}]
genus Nypa
n 1: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {Nipa},
{genus Nipa}, {Nypa}, {genus Nypa}]
genus Nyssa
n 1: tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially
swamps and beside ponds [syn: {Nyssa}, {genus Nyssa}]
genus Oceanites
n 1: a genus of Hydrobatidae [syn: {Oceanites}, {genus
Oceanites}]
genus Ochna
n 1: type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old
World tropics [syn: {Ochna}, {genus Ochna}]
genus Ochotona
n 1: type genus of the Ochotonidae [syn: {Ochotona}, {genus
Ochotona}]
genus Ochroma
n 1: one species: balsa [syn: {Ochroma}, {genus Ochroma}]
genus Ocimum
n 1: basil [syn: {Ocimum}, {genus Ocimum}]
genus Octopus
n 1: type genus of the family Octopodidae
genus Ocyurus
n 1: snappers [syn: {Ocyurus}, {genus Ocyurus}]
genus Odobenus
n 1: type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses [syn: {Odobenus},
{genus Odobenus}]
genus Odocoileus
n 1: North American deer [syn: {Odocoileus}, {genus Odocoileus}]
genus Odontaspis
n 1: type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn:
{Carcharias}, {genus Carcharias}, {Odontaspis}, {genus
Odontaspis}]
genus Odontoglossum
n 1: large and important genus of tropical American mostly
epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species
are often placed in other genera
genus Odontophorus
n 1: genus of Central and South American crested partridges
resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily
or isolated in a distinct family [syn: {Odontophorus},
{genus Odontophorus}]
genus Oecanthus
n 1: tree crickets [syn: {Oecanthus}, {genus Oecanthus}]
genus Oedogonium
n 1: type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having
long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when
mature [syn: {Oedogonium}, {genus Oedogonium}]
genus Oenanthe
n 1: poisonous herbs: water dropworts [syn: {Oenanthe}, {genus
Oenanthe}]
2: wheatears [syn: {Oenanthe}, {genus Oenanthe}]
genus Oenothera
n 1: chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers
[syn: {Oenothera}, {genus Oenothera}]
genus Oestrus
n 1: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies [syn:
{Oestrus}, {genus Oestrus}]
genus Okapia
n 1: okapis [syn: {Okapia}, {genus Okapia}]
genus Olea
n 1: evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
[syn: {Olea}, {genus Olea}]
genus Oleandra
n 1: or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial
ferns [syn: {Oleandra}, {genus Oleandra}]
genus Olearia
n 1: large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees
with large daisylike flowers [syn: {Olearia}, {genus
Olearia}]
genus Olfersia
n 1: genus of fern having only one species [syn: {Olfersia},
{genus Olfersia}]
genus Oligoplites
n 1: leatherjackets [syn: {Oligoplites}, {genus Oligoplites}]
genus Oligoporus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn:
{Oligoporus}, {genus Oligoporus}]
genus Ommastrephes
n 1: a genus of Decapoda
genus Omphalotus
n 1: a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap [syn:
{Omphalotus}, {genus Omphalotus}]
genus Oncidium
n 1: large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or
terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America
genus Oncorhynchus
n 1: Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon;
chum salmon; coho salmon [syn: {Oncorhynchus}, {genus
Oncorhynchus}]
genus Ondatra
n 1: muskrats [syn: {Ondatra}, {genus Ondatra}]
genus Oniscus
n 1: type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into
a ball [syn: {Oniscus}, {genus Oniscus}]
genus Onobrychis
n 1: genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or
whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
[syn: {Onobrychis}, {genus Onobrychis}]
genus Onoclea
n 1: one species: sensitive fern; in some classifications
included in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Onoclea}, {genus Onoclea}]
genus Ononis
n 1: genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple
or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow [syn:
{Ononis}, {genus Ononis}]
genus Onopordon
n 1: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with
prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn:
{Onopordum}, {genus Onopordum}, {Onopordon}, {genus
Onopordon}]
genus Onopordum
n 1: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with
prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn:
{Onopordum}, {genus Onopordum}, {Onopordon}, {genus
Onopordon}]
genus Onosmodium
n 1: a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family
Boraginaceae [syn: {Onosmodium}, {genus Onosmodium}]
genus Onychium
n 1: small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and
subtropics: clawed ferns; sometimes placed in family
Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {Onychium}, {genus Onychium}]
genus Onychogalea
n 1: a genus of Macropodidae [syn: {Onychogalea}, {genus
Onychogalea}]
genus Onychomys
n 1: grasshopper mice [syn: {Onychomys}, {genus Onychomys}]
genus Opheodrys
n 1: North American green snakes [syn: {Opheodrys}, {genus
Opheodrys}]
genus Ophiodon
n 1: a genus of Ophiodontidae [syn: {Ophiodon}, {genus
Ophiodon}]
genus Ophioglossum
n 1: the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae [syn:
{Ophioglossum}, {genus Ophioglossum}]
genus Ophiophagus
n 1: king cobra [syn: {Ophiophagus}, {genus Ophiophagus}]
genus Ophisaurus
n 1: glass lizards [syn: {Ophisaurus}, {genus Ophisaurus}]
genus Ophrys
n 1: a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern
Africa and western Asia [syn: {Ophrys}, {genus Ophrys}]
genus Opisthocomus
n 1: type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins [syn:
{Opisthocomus}, {genus Opisthocomus}]
genus Opuntia
n 1: large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
[syn: {Opuntia}, {genus Opuntia}]
genus Orbignya
n 1: palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu
palm [syn: {Orbignya}, {genus Orbignya}]
genus Orchestia
n 1: type genus of the family Orchestiidae [syn: {Orchestia},
{genus Orchestia}]
genus Orchis
n 1: type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids
of the temperate the northern hemisphere
genus Orcinus
n 1: killer whales [syn: {Orcinus}, {genus Orcinus}]
genus Oreamnos
n 1: mountain goats [syn: {Oreamnos}, {genus Oreamnos}]
genus Orectolobus
n 1: carpet sharks [syn: {Orectolobus}, {genus Orectolobus}]
genus Oreopteris
n 1: 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or
Thelypteris [syn: {Oreopteris}, {genus Oreopteris}]
genus Oreortyx
n 1: mountain quail of western United States [syn: {Oreortyx},
{genus Oreortyx}]
genus Origanum
n 1: a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
genus Oriolus
n 1: type genus of the Oriolidae [syn: {Oriolus}, {genus
Oriolus}]
genus Orites
n 1: small genus of Australian shrubs or trees [syn: {Orites},
{genus Orites}]
genus Ormosia
n 1: genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-
pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood
[syn: {Ormosia}, {genus Ormosia}]
genus Ornithogalum
n 1: sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn:
{Ornithogalum}, {genus Ornithogalum}]
genus Ornithorhynchus
n 1: type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn:
{Ornithorhynchus}, {genus Ornithorhynchus}]
genus Orontium
n 1: one species of aquatic plant: golden club [syn: {Orontium},
{genus Orontium}]
genus Ortalis
n 1: chachalacas [syn: {Ortalis}, {genus Ortalis}]
genus Orthilia
n 1: a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in
damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions
[syn: {Orthilia}, {genus Orthilia}]
genus Orthopristis
n 1: a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {Orthopristis}, {genus
Orthopristis}]
genus Orthotomus
n 1: tailorbirds [syn: {Orthotomus}, {genus Orthotomus}]
genus Orycteropus
n 1: coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae [syn:
{Orycteropus}, {genus Orycteropus}]
genus Oryctolagus
n 1: Old World rabbits [syn: {Oryctolagus}, {genus Oryctolagus}]
genus Oryx
n 1: African antelopes: oryxes
genus Oryza
n 1: rice [syn: {Oryza}, {genus Oryza}]
genus Oryzomys
n 1: rice rats [syn: {Oryzomys}, {genus Oryzomys}]
genus Oryzopsis
n 1: rice grass [syn: {Oryzopsis}, {genus Oryzopsis}]
genus Osmanthus
n 1: widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of
southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan
[syn: {Osmanthus}, {genus Osmanthus}]
genus Osmerus
n 1: type genus of the Osmeridae [syn: {Osmerus}, {genus
Osmerus}]
genus Osmunda
n 1: type genus of the Osmundaceae
genus Ostrea
n 1: type genus of the family Ostreidae [syn: {Ostrea}, {genus
Ostrea}]
genus Ostrya
n 1: deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America;
sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn:
{Ostrya}, {genus Ostrya}]
genus Ostryopsis
n 1: deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia
resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in
subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn: {Ostryopsis}, {genus
Ostryopsis}]
genus Otaria
n 1: type genus of the Otariidae [syn: {Otaria}, {genus Otaria}]
genus Othonna
n 1: genus of western African herbs or shrubs
genus Otis
n 1: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: {Otis},
{genus Otis}]
genus Otus
n 1: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Otus}, {genus Otus}]
genus Ouranopithecus
n 1: a genus of Hominidae [syn: {Ouranopithecus}, {genus
Ouranopithecus}]
genus Ovalipes
n 1: a genus of Portunidae [syn: {Ovalipes}, {genus Ovalipes}]
genus Ovibos
n 1: consisting of the musk-ox [syn: {Ovibos}, {genus Ovibos}]
genus Ovis
n 1: sheep [syn: {Ovis}, {genus Ovis}]
genus Oxalis
n 1: type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having
leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers
usually clustered in umbels
genus Oxandra
n 1: genus of tropical trees [syn: {Oxandra}, {genus Oxandra}]
genus Oxybelis
n 1: vine snakes [syn: {Oxybelis}, {genus Oxybelis}]
genus Oxydendrum
n 1: sourwood [syn: {Oxydendrum}, {genus Oxydendrum}]
genus Oxylebius
n 1: a genus of Hexagrammidae [syn: {Oxylebius}, {genus
Oxylebius}]
genus Oxytropis
n 1: large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or
subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate
flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal
[syn: {Oxytropis}, {genus Oxytropis}]
genus Oxyura
n 1: ruddy duck [syn: {Oxyura}, {genus Oxyura}]
genus Oxyuranus
n 1: taipans [syn: {Oxyuranus}, {genus Oxyuranus}]
genus Ozonium
n 1: form genus of imperfect fungi [syn: {Ozonium}, {genus
Ozonium}]
genus Ozothamnus
n 1: genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes
included in genus Helichrysum [syn: {Ozothamnus}, {genus
Ozothamnus}]
genus Pachycephala
n 1: arboreal insectivorous birds [syn: {Pachycephala}, {genus
Pachycephala}]
genus Pachyrhizus
n 1: small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots [syn:
{Pachyrhizus}, {genus Pachyrhizus}]
genus Pachysandra
n 1: evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs
genus Packera
n 1: genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow
to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus
Senecio [syn: {Packera}, {genus Packera}]
genus Padda
n 1: a genus of Ploceidae [syn: {Padda}, {genus Padda}]
genus Paeonia
n 1: peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers
[syn: {Paeonia}, {genus Paeonia}]
genus Pagellus
n 1: sea breams [syn: {Pagellus}, {genus Pagellus}]
genus Pagophila
n 1: a genus of Laridae [syn: {Pagophila}, {genus Pagophila}]
genus Pagophilus
n 1: harp seals [syn: {Pagophilus}, {genus Pagophilus}]
genus Pagrus
n 1: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Pagrus}, {genus Pagrus}]
genus Pagurus
n 1: type genus of the family Paguridae [syn: {Pagurus}, {genus
Pagurus}]
genus Palaemon
n 1: type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed
genus [syn: {Palaemon}, {genus Palaemon}]
genus Palaquium
n 1: large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and
leathery leaves [syn: {Palaquium}, {genus Palaquium}]
genus Paleacrita
n 1: geometrid moths [syn: {Paleacrita}, {genus Paleacrita}]
genus Palinurus
n 1: type genus of the family Palinuridae [syn: {Palinurus},
{genus Palinurus}]
genus Paliurus
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrubs [syn: {Paliurus}, {genus Paliurus}]
genus Palometa
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae
genus Pan
n 1: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than
to other pongids [syn: {Pan}, {genus Pan}]
genus Panax
n 1: perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having
aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng [syn: {Panax}, {genus
Panax}]
genus Pandanus
n 1: type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)
genus Pandion
n 1: type genus of the Pandionidae [syn: {Pandion}, {genus
Pandion}]
genus Panicum
n 1: panic grass [syn: {Panicum}, {genus Panicum}]
genus Panonychus
n 1: a genus of Tetranychidae [syn: {Panonychus}, {genus
Panonychus}]
genus Panthera
n 1: lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs;
saber-toothed tigers [syn: {Panthera}, {genus Panthera}]
genus Papaver
n 1: type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs
with usually showy flowers [syn: {Papaver}, {genus
Papaver}]
genus Paphiopedilum
n 1: horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial
orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and
Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum
species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium [syn:
{Paphiopedilum}, {genus Paphiopedilum}]
genus Papio
n 1: baboons [syn: {Papio}, {genus Papio}]
genus Paprilus
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Paprilus}, {genus Paprilus}]
genus Paracheirodon
n 1: a genus of Characidae [syn: {Paracheirodon}, {genus
Paracheirodon}]
genus Paradoxurus
n 1: palm civets [syn: {Paradoxurus}, {genus Paradoxurus}]
genus Paralichthys
n 1: a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Paralichthys}, {genus
Paralichthys}]
genus Paralithodes
n 1: a genus of Lithodidae [syn: {Paralithodes}, {genus
Paralithodes}]
genus Paramecium
n 1: freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral
groove
genus Paranthias
n 1: a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Paranthias}, {genus
Paranthias}]
genus Paranthropus
n 1: former classification for Australopithecus robustus [syn:
{Paranthropus}, {genus Paranthropus}]
genus Parascalops
n 1: brewer's moles [syn: {Parascalops}, {genus Parascalops}]
genus Parasitaxus
n 1: one species: parasite yew [syn: {Parasitaxus}, {genus
Parasitaxus}]
genus Parathelypteris
n 1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North
America [syn: {Parathelypteris}, {genus Parathelypteris}]
genus Parietaria
n 1: small genus of stingless herbs [syn: {Parietaria}, {genus
Parietaria}]
genus Paris
n 1: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: {Paris},
{genus Paris}]
genus Parkia
n 1: genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees [syn:
{Parkia}, {genus Parkia}]
genus Parkinsonia
n 1: small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees [syn:
{Parkinsonia}, {genus Parkinsonia}]
genus Parmelia
n 1: type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly
alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: {Parmelia}, {genus
Parmelia}]
genus Parnassia
n 1: genus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions
genus Parochetus
n 1: one species: shamrock pea [syn: {Parochetus}, {genus
Parochetus}]
genus Paronychia
n 1: low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants;
whitlowworts [syn: {Paronychia}, {genus Paronychia}]
genus Parophrys
n 1: a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Parophrys}, {genus Parophrys}]
genus Parrotia
n 1: one species: iron tree [syn: {Parrotia}, {genus Parrotia}]
genus Parrotiopsis
n 1: one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains [syn:
{Parrotiopsis}, {genus Parrotiopsis}]
genus Parthenium
n 1: small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with
terminal panicles of small ray flowers [syn: {Parthenium},
{genus Parthenium}]
genus Parthenocissus
n 1: woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils [syn:
{Parthenocissus}, {genus Parthenocissus}]
genus Parula
n 1: type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers [syn: {Parula},
{genus Parula}]
genus Parus
n 1: type genus of the family Paridae [syn: {Parus}, {genus
Parus}]
genus Paspalum
n 1: a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions
genus Passer
n 1: type genus of the Passeridae [syn: {Passer}, {genus
Passer}]
genus Passerina
n 1: a genus of small North American finches including the New
World buntings [syn: {Passerina}, {genus Passerina}]
genus Passiflora
n 1: type genus of the Passifloraceae [syn: {Passiflora}, {genus
Passiflora}]
genus Pastinaca
n 1: a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes
parsnips [syn: {Pastinaca}, {genus Pastinaca}]
genus Patella
n 1: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European
limpets [syn: {Patella}, {genus Patella}]
genus Pavo
n 1: peafowl [syn: {Pavo}, {genus Pavo}]
genus Pavonia
n 1: genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and
subtropics especially South America
genus Payena
n 1: genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-
percha [syn: {Payena}, {genus Payena}]
genus Pecari
n 1: type genus of the Tayassuidae [syn: {Tayassu}, {genus
Tayassu}, {genus Pecari}]
genus Pecopteris
n 1: genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns
genus Pecten
n 1: type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
genus Pediculus
n 1: type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans [syn:
{Pediculus}, {genus Pediculus}]
genus Pedilanthus
n 1: tropical American succulent shrubs [syn: {Pedilanthus},
{genus Pedilanthus}]
genus Pediocactus
n 1: low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America
[syn: {Pediocactus}, {genus Pediocactus}]
genus Pedioecetes
n 1: sharp-tailed grouse [syn: {Pedioecetes}, {genus
Pedioecetes}]
genus Pedionomus
n 1: plain wanderer [syn: {Pedionomus}, {genus Pedionomus}]
genus Peireskia
n 1: genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers
having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large
panicles of flowers [syn: {Pereskia}, {genus Pereskia},
{Peireskia}, {genus Peireskia}]
genus Pelargonium
n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
[syn: {Pelargonium}, {genus Pelargonium}]
genus Pelecanus
n 1: type genus of the Pelecanidae [syn: {Pelecanus}, {genus
Pelecanus}]
genus Pellaea
n 1: genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some
classification systems it is placed in the family
Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Pellaea}, {genus
Pellaea}]
genus Pellicularia
n 1: genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust;
some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
[syn: {Pellicularia}, {genus Pellicularia}]
genus Peltandra
n 1: small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs [syn:
{Peltandra}, {genus Peltandra}]
genus Peltiphyllum
n 1: one species [syn: {Darmera}, {genus Darmera},
{Peltiphyllum}, {genus Peltiphyllum}]
genus Penelope
n 1: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game
and food birds) [syn: {Penelope}, {genus Penelope}]
genus Peneus
n 1: type genus of the family Peneidae [syn: {Peneus}, {genus
Peneus}]
genus Penicillium
n 1: genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on
decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of
penicillin [syn: {Penicillium}, {genus Penicillium}]
genus Pennatula
n 1: type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn:
{Pennatula}, {genus Pennatula}]
genus Pennisetum
n 1: a genus of Old World grasses [syn: {Pennisetum}, {genus
Pennisetum}]
genus Penstemon
n 1: large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or
purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western
North America [syn: {Penstemon}, {genus Penstemon}]
genus Peperomia
n 1: large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs
genus Perca
n 1: type genus of the Percidae [syn: {Perca}, {genus Perca}]
genus Percina
n 1: a genus of Percidae [syn: {Percina}, {genus Percina}]
genus Perdix
n 1: a genus of Perdicinae [syn: {Perdix}, {genus Perdix}]
genus Pereskia
n 1: genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers
having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large
panicles of flowers [syn: {Pereskia}, {genus Pereskia},
{Peireskia}, {genus Peireskia}]
genus Pericallis
n 1: cineraria [syn: {Pericallis}, {genus Pericallis}]
genus Peridinium
n 1: type genus of the family Peridiniidae [syn: {Peridinium},
{genus Peridinium}]
genus Perilla
n 1: small genus of Asiatic herbs [syn: {Perilla}, {genus
Perilla}]
genus Periophthalmus
n 1: a genus of Gobiidae [syn: {Periophthalmus}, {genus
Periophthalmus}]
genus Peripatopsis
n 1: type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly
Asiatic and African tropical regions [syn: {Peripatopsis},
{genus Peripatopsis}]
genus Peripatus
n 1: type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New
World tropical regions
genus Periplaneta
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches [syn:
{Periplaneta}, {genus Periplaneta}]
genus Periploca
n 1: genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World [syn:
{Periploca}, {genus Periploca}]
genus Perisoreus
n 1: Canada jays [syn: {Perisoreus}, {genus Perisoreus}]
genus Peristedion
n 1: in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily
Peristediinae: armored sea robins [syn: {Peristedion},
{genus Peristedion}]
genus Pernis
n 1: a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-
streaked underparts [syn: {Pernis}, {genus Pernis}]
genus Perodicticus
n 1: a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Perodicticus}, {genus
Perodicticus}]
genus Perognathus
n 1: pocket mice [syn: {Perognathus}, {genus Perognathus}]
genus Peromyscus
n 1: New World wood mice [syn: {Peromyscus}, {genus Peromyscus}]
genus Peronospora
n 1: genus of destructive downy mildews [syn: {Peronospora},
{genus Peronospora}]
genus Persea
n 1: avocado [syn: {Persea}, {genus Persea}]
genus Persoonia
n 1: Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs [syn:
{Persoonia}, {genus Persoonia}]
genus Pertusaria
n 1: crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of
litmus [syn: {Pertusaria}, {genus Pertusaria}]
genus Petasites
n 1: genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions:
butterbur; sweet coltsfoot [syn: {Petasites}, {genus
Petasites}]
genus Petaurista
n 1: very large Asiatic flying squirrels [syn: {Petaurista},
{genus Petaurista}]
genus Petaurus
n 1: a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Petaurus}, {genus
Petaurus}]
genus Petrocoptis
n 1: perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and
mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes
placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {Petrocoptis}, {genus
Petrocoptis}]
genus Petrogale
n 1: rock wallabies [syn: {Petrogale}, {genus Petrogale}]
genus Petromyzon
n 1: typical lampreys [syn: {Petromyzon}, {genus Petromyzon}]
genus Petroselinum
n 1: parsley [syn: {Petroselinum}, {genus Petroselinum}]
genus Petteria
n 1: one species: Dalmatian laburnum [syn: {Petteria}, {genus
Petteria}]
genus Petunia
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South
America [syn: {genus Petunia}, {Petunia}]
genus Peziza
n 1: type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus [syn:
{Peziza}, {genus Peziza}]
genus Pezophaps
n 1: constituted by the extinct solitaire [syn: {Pezophaps},
{genus Pezophaps}]
genus Phacelia
n 1: American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or
purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes
genus Phacochoerus
n 1: warthogs [syn: {Phacochoerus}, {genus Phacochoerus}]
genus Phaethon
n 1: type genus of the Phaethontidae [syn: {Phaethon}, {genus
Phaethon}]
genus Phaius
n 1: genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids
genus Phalacrocorax
n 1: type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae
[syn: {Phalacrocorax}, {genus Phalacrocorax}]
genus Phalaenopsis
n 1: genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia
[syn: {Phalaenopsis}, {genus Phalaenopsis}]
genus Phalaenoptilus
n 1: a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {Phalaenoptilus}, {genus
Phalaenoptilus}]
genus Phalanger
n 1: type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses
genus Phalangium
n 1: type genus of the family Phalangiidae [syn: {Phalangium},
{genus Phalangium}]
genus Phalaris
n 1: a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of
flowers [syn: {Phalaris}, {genus Phalaris}]
genus Phalaropus
n 1: type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes [syn:
{Phalaropus}, {genus Phalaropus}]
genus Phallus
n 1: genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around
the stem [syn: {Phallus}, {genus Phallus}]
genus Pharomacrus
n 1: a genus of Trogonidae [syn: {Pharomacrus}, {genus
Pharomacrus}]
genus Phascogale
n 1: pouched mice [syn: {Phascogale}, {genus Phascogale}]
genus Phascolarctos
n 1: koalas [syn: {Phascolarctos}, {genus Phascolarctos}]
genus Phaseolus
n 1: herbs of warm regions including most American beans [syn:
{Phaseolus}, {genus Phaseolus}]
genus Phasianus
n 1: type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants [syn:
{Phasianus}, {genus Phasianus}]
genus Phegopteris
n 1: beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered
alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus
Thelypteris [syn: {Phegopteris}, {genus Phegopteris}]
genus Phellodendron
n 1: small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often
having thick corky bark [syn: {Phellodendron}, {genus
Phellodendron}]
genus Phenacomys
n 1: North American voles
genus Philadelphus
n 1: mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily
Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
genus Philaenus
n 1: a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {Philaenus}, {genus Philaenus}]
genus Phillyrea
n 1: small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region
[syn: {Phillyrea}, {genus Phillyrea}]
genus Philodendron
n 1: any of several tropical American climbing plants with
smooth shiny evergreen leaves
genus Philohela
n 1: American woodcocks [syn: {Philohela}, {genus Philohela}]
genus Philomachus
n 1: ruffs [syn: {Philomachus}, {genus Philomachus}]
genus Philophylla
n 1: leaf miners [syn: {Philophylla}, {genus Philophylla}]
genus Phlebodium
n 1: chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing
sori [syn: {Phlebodium}, {genus Phlebodium}]
genus Phlebotomus
n 1: small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn:
{Phlebotomus}, {genus Phlebotomus}]
genus Phleum
n 1: grasses native to temperate regions [syn: {Phleum}, {genus
Phleum}]
genus Phlomis
n 1: large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or
shrubs having often woolly leaves
genus Phlox
n 1: herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or
perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or
matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico
genus Phoca
n 1: type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals [syn: {Phoca},
{genus Phoca}]
genus Phocoena
n 1: porpoises [syn: {Phocoena}, {genus Phocoena}]
genus Phoenicophorium
n 1: latanier palm [syn: {phoenicophorium}, {genus
Phoenicophorium}]
genus Phoeniculus
n 1: type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae [syn:
{Phoeniculus}, {genus Phoeniculus}]
genus Phoenicurus
n 1: Old World thrushes [syn: {Phoenicurus}, {genus
Phoenicurus}]
genus Phoenix
n 1: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms
found in Asia and Africa [syn: {phoenix}, {genus Phoenix}]
genus Pholas
n 1: type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn:
{Pholas}, {genus Pholas}]
genus Pholidota
n 1: genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the
western Pacific [syn: {Pholidota}, {genus Pholidota}]
genus Pholiota
n 1: genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having
brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or
decaying wood [syn: {Pholiota}, {genus Pholiota}]
genus Pholis
n 1: type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels [syn: {Pholis}, {genus
Pholis}]
genus Pholistoma
n 1: straggling herbs of southwestern United States [syn:
{Pholistoma}, {genus Pholistoma}]
genus Phoradendron
n 1: any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old
World mistletoe: false mistletoe [syn: {Phoradendron},
{genus Phoradendron}]
genus Photinia
n 1: genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and
shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white
flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes
genus Heteromeles [syn: {Photinia}, {genus Photinia}]
genus Photoblepharon
n 1: a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn:
{Photoblepharon}, {genus Photoblepharon}]
genus Phoxinus
n 1: minnows [syn: {Phoxinus}, {genus Phoxinus}]
genus Phragmipedium
n 1: genus of tropical American orchid species often included in
genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady
slippers [syn: {Phragmipedium}, {genus Phragmipedium}]
genus Phragmites
n 1: reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate
regions [syn: {Phragmites}, {genus Phragmites}]
genus Phrynosoma
n 1: horned lizards [syn: {Phrynosoma}, {genus Phrynosoma}]
genus Phthirius
n 1: true lice: crab lice [syn: {Phthirius}, {genus Phthirius},
{Phthirus}, {genus Phthirus}]
genus Phthirus
n 1: true lice: crab lice [syn: {Phthirius}, {genus Phthirius},
{Phthirus}, {genus Phthirus}]
genus Phthorimaea
n 1: potato moths [syn: {Phthorimaea}, {genus Phthorimaea}]
genus Phyllitis
n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in
some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)
[syn: {Phyllitis}, {genus Phyllitis}, {genus
Scolopendrium}]
genus Phyllium
n 1: type genus of the Phyllidae [syn: {Phyllium}, {genus
Phyllium}]
genus Phyllocladus
n 1: celery pine [syn: {Phyllocladus}, {genus Phyllocladus}]
genus Phyllodoce
n 1: small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs [syn:
{Phyllodoce}, {genus Phyllodoce}]
genus Phylloporus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn:
{Phylloporus}, {genus Phylloporus}]
genus Phyllorhynchus
n 1: leaf-nosed snakes [syn: {Phyllorhynchus}, {genus
Phyllorhynchus}]
genus Phylloscopus
n 1: warblers [syn: {Phylloscopus}, {genus Phylloscopus}]
genus Phyllostachys
n 1: medium and large bamboos [syn: {Phyllostachys}, {genus
Phyllostachys}]
genus Phyllostomus
n 1: type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae [syn:
{Phyllostomus}, {genus Phyllostomus}]
genus Phylloxera
n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn:
{Phylloxera}, {genus Phylloxera}]
genus Physa
n 1: type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails
genus Physalia
n 1: Portuguese man-of-war [syn: {Physalia}, {genus Physalia}]
genus Physalis
n 1: ground cherries [syn: {Physalis}, {genus Physalis}]
genus Physaria
n 1: small genus of western North American herbs similar to
Lesquerella: bladderpods [syn: {Physaria}, {genus
Physaria}]
genus Physeter
n 1: type genus of the Physeteridae [syn: {Physeter}, {genus
Physeter}]
genus Physostegia
n 1: genus of North American perennial herbs
genus Physostigma
n 1: African woody vines: calabar beans [syn: {Physostigma},
{genus Physostigma}]
genus Phytelephas
n 1: small genus of South American feather palms [syn:
{phytelephas}, {genus Phytelephas}]
genus Phytolacca
n 1: type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: {Phytolacca},
{genus Phytolacca}]
genus Phytophthora
n 1: destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants
[syn: {Phytophthora}, {genus Phytophthora}]
genus Pica
n 1: magpies [syn: {Pica}, {genus Pica}]
genus Picea
n 1: a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see
spruce) [syn: {Picea}, {genus Picea}]
genus Pickeringia
n 1: one species: chaparral pea [syn: {Pickeringia}, {genus
Pickeringia}]
genus Picoides
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Picoides}, {genus Picoides}]
genus Picrasma
n 1: small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia
[syn: {Picrasma}, {genus Picrasma}]
genus Picris
n 1: genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually
containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed [syn:
{Picris}, {genus Picris}]
genus Picumnus
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Picumnus}, {genus Picumnus}]
genus Picus
n 1: type genus of Picidae [syn: {Picus}, {genus Picus}]
genus Pieris
n 1: decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines [syn: {Pieris},
{genus Pieris}]
2: type genus of the Pieridae [syn: {Pieris}, {genus Pieris}]
genus Pilea
n 1: low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless
foliage [syn: {Pilea}, {genus Pilea}]
genus Pilosella
n 1: genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and
leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa;
often considered congeneric with Hieracium [syn:
{Pilosella}, {genus Pilosella}]
genus Pilularia
n 1: pillworts [syn: {Pilularia}, {genus Pilularia}]
genus Pimenta
n 1: allspice tree [syn: {Pimenta}, {genus Pimenta}]
genus Pimpinella
n 1: anise [syn: {Pimpinella}, {genus Pimpinella}]
genus Pinckneya
n 1: small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United
States and northern South America [syn: {Pinckneya}, {genus
Pinckneya}]
genus Pinctada
n 1: pearl oysters [syn: {Pinctada}, {genus Pinctada}]
genus Pineus
n 1: a genus of Adelgidae [syn: {Pineus}, {genus Pineus}]
genus Pinguicula
n 1: butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous
bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica [syn:
{Pinguicula}, {genus Pinguicula}]
genus Pinguinus
n 1: great auk [syn: {Pinguinus}, {genus Pinguinus}]
genus Pinicola
n 1: a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {Pinicola}, {genus Pinicola}]
genus Pinnotheres
n 1: type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs [syn:
{Pinnotheres}, {genus Pinnotheres}]
genus Pinus
n 1: type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines [syn:
{Pinus}, {genus Pinus}]
genus Pipa
n 1: type genus of the Pipidae [syn: {Pipa}, {genus Pipa}]
genus Piper
n 1: type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly
climbing tropical shrubs [syn: {Piper}, {genus Piper}]
genus Pipile
n 1: genus of large crested guans (the piping guans) [syn:
{Pipile}, {genus Pipile}]
genus Pipilo
n 1: towhees [syn: {Pipilo}, {genus Pipilo}]
genus Pipistrellus
n 1: nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats [syn:
{Pipistrellus}, {genus Pipistrellus}]
genus Pipra
n 1: type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins
[syn: {Pipra}, {genus Pipra}]
genus Piptadenia
n 1: tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other
genera [syn: {Piptadenia}, {genus Piptadenia}]
genus Pipturus
n 1: an Australian genus of woody plants of the family
Urticaceae [syn: {Pipturus}, {genus Pipturus}]
genus Piqueria
n 1: small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or
subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included
in genus Stevia [syn: {Piqueria}, {genus Piqueria}]
genus Piranga
n 1: a genus of Thraupidae [syn: {Piranga}, {genus Piranga}]
genus Piroplasma
n 1: type genus of the family Babesiidae [syn: {genus Babesia},
{genus Piroplasma}]
genus Pisanosaurus
n 1: primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early
Triassic
genus Piscidia
n 1: genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with
black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons [syn:
{Piscidia}, {genus Piscidia}]
genus Pisonia
n 1: genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some
vines; mainly America [syn: {Pisonia}, {genus Pisonia}]
genus Pistacia
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae
having drupaceous fruit [syn: {Pistacia}, {genus Pistacia}]
genus Pistia
n 1: one species: water lettuce
genus Pisum
n 1: small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas [syn:
{Pisum}, {genus Pisum}]
genus Pithecanthropus
n 1: former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
[syn: {Pithecanthropus}, {Pithecanthropus erectus}, {genus
Pithecanthropus}]
genus Pithecellobium
n 1: thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America
and Asia [syn: {Pithecellobium}, {genus Pithecellobium},
{Pithecolobium}, {genus Pithecolobium}]
genus Pithecia
n 1: sakis [syn: {Pithecia}, {genus Pithecia}]
genus Pithecolobium
n 1: thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America
and Asia [syn: {Pithecellobium}, {genus Pithecellobium},
{Pithecolobium}, {genus Pithecolobium}]
genus Pitta
n 1: type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of
southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands
genus Pituophis
n 1: bull snakes [syn: {Pituophis}, {genus Pituophis}]
genus Pitymys
n 1: pine mice [syn: {Pitymys}, {genus Pitymys}]
genus Pityrogramma
n 1: terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery
yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family
Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Pityrogramma}, {genus
Pityrogramma}]
genus Placuna
n 1: windowpane oysters [syn: {Placuna}, {genus Placuna}]
genus Plagianthus
n 1: small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New
Zealand [syn: {Plagianthus}, {genus Plagianthus}]
genus Planera
n 1: a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the
southeastern United States [syn: {Planera}, {genus
Planera}]
genus Planococcus
n 1: a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: {Planococcus}, {genus
Planococcus}]
genus Plantago
n 1: type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan
genus of mostly small herbs [syn: {Plantago}, {genus
Plantago}]
genus Plasmodiophora
n 1: type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant
parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the
slime molds [syn: {Plasmodiophora}, {genus Plasmodiophora}]
genus Plasmodium
n 1: type genus of the family Plasmodiidae
genus Platalea
n 1: type genus of the Plataleidae [syn: {Platalea}, {genus
Platalea}]
genus Platanthera
n 1: herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and
southern hemispheres [syn: {Platanthera}, {genus
Platanthera}]
genus Platanus
n 1: genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London
plane; sycamore [syn: {Platanus}, {genus Platanus}]
genus Platichthys
n 1: a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Platichthys}, {genus
Platichthys}]
genus Platycerium
n 1: often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns [syn:
{Platycerium}, {genus Platycerium}]
genus Platylobium
n 1: small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or
subshrubs [syn: {Platylobium}, {genus Platylobium}]
genus Platymiscium
n 1: genus of tropical American trees: quira [syn:
{Platymiscium}, {genus Platymiscium}]
genus Platypoecilus
n 1: platys [syn: {Platypoecilus}, {genus Platypoecilus}]
genus Platystemon
n 1: one species: creamcups [syn: {Platystemon}, {genus
Platystemon}]
genus Plautus
n 1: a genus of Alcidae [syn: {Plautus}, {genus Plautus}]
genus Plecotus
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Plecotus}, {genus
Plecotus}]
genus Plectania
n 1: genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to
and often included in genus Peziza [syn: {Plectania},
{genus Plectania}]
genus Plectorrhiza
n 1: small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {Plectorrhiza},
{genus Plectorrhiza}]
genus Plectranthus
n 1: large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some
plants often placed in the genus Coleus
genus Plectrophenax
n 1: snow bunting [syn: {Plectrophenax}, {genus Plectrophenax}]
genus Pleione
n 1: small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
[syn: {Pleione}, {genus Pleione}]
genus Pleiospilos
n 1: perennial succulents of South Africa [syn: {Pleiospilos},
{genus Pleiospilos}]
genus Plesianthropus
n 1: former name for the genus Australopithecus [syn:
{Plesianthropus}, {genus Plesianthropus}]
genus Plesiosaurus
n 1: a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria
genus Plethodon
n 1: type genus of the Plethodontidae [syn: {Plethodon}, {genus
Plethodon}]
genus Pleurobrachia
n 1: sea gooseberries [syn: {Pleurobrachia}, {genus
Pleurobrachia}]
genus Pleuronectes
n 1: type genus of the Pleuronectidae [syn: {Pleuronectes},
{genus Pleuronectes}]
genus Pleurosorus
n 1: small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile
and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand [syn:
{Pleurosorus}, {genus Pleurosorus}]
genus Pleurothallis
n 1: large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical
America
genus Pleurotus
n 1: agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric
stem; an important mushroom of Japan [syn: {Pleurotus},
{genus Pleurotus}]
genus Plicatoperipatus
n 1: a genus of Peripatidae [syn: {Plicatoperipatus}, {genus
Plicatoperipatus}]
genus Ploceus
n 1: type genus of the Ploceidae [syn: {Ploceus}, {genus
Ploceus}]
genus Plumbago
n 1: shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort
genus Plumeria
n 1: deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having
branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers
[syn: {Plumeria}, {genus Plumeria}, {Plumiera}]
genus Pluteus
n 1: a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae;
the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early
in the summer [syn: {Pluteus}, {genus Pluteus}, {roof
mushroom}]
genus Pluvialis
n 1: golden plovers [syn: {Pluvialis}, {genus Pluvialis}]
genus Pluvianus
n 1: coursers [syn: {Pluvianus}, {genus Pluvianus}]
genus Poa
n 1: chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions [syn:
{Poa}, {genus Poa}]
genus Podalyria
n 1: genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in
genus Sophora [syn: {Podalyria}, {genus Podalyria}]
genus Podargus
n 1: type genus of the Podargidae [syn: {Podargus}, {genus
Podargus}]
genus Podiceps
n 1: type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes [syn: {Podiceps},
{genus Podiceps}]
genus Podilymbus
n 1: a genus of Podicipedidae [syn: {Podilymbus}, {genus
Podilymbus}]
genus Podocarpus
n 1: evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member
of the family Taxaceae [syn: {Podocarpus}, {genus
Podocarpus}]
genus Podophyllum
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {Podophyllum}, {genus
Podophyllum}]
genus Poecilocapsus
n 1: a genus of Miridae [syn: {Poecilocapsus}, {genus
Poecilocapsus}]
genus Poecilogale
n 1: muishonds [syn: {Poecilogale}, {genus Poecilogale}]
genus Poephila
n 1: grassfinches [syn: {Poephila}, {genus Poephila}]
genus Pogonia
n 1: small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely
related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north
temperate zone
genus Pogostemon
n 1: genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a
fragrant oil [syn: {Pogostemon}, {genus Pogostemon}]
genus Polanisia
n 1: widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy
white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of
unequal length [syn: {Polanisia}, {genus Polanisia}]
genus Polemonium
n 1: type genus of the Polemoniaceae
genus Polianthes
n 1: genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers;
Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn:
{Polianthes}, {genus Polianthes}]
genus Polioptila
n 1: New World gnatcatchers [syn: {Polioptila}, {genus
Polioptila}]
genus Polistes
n 1: a genus of Vespidae [syn: {Polistes}, {genus Polistes}]
genus Pollachius
n 1: pollack [syn: {Pollachius}, {genus Pollachius}]
genus Polyangium
n 1: type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with
rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane [syn:
{Polyangium}, {genus Polyangium}]
genus Polyborus
n 1: a genus of Falconidae [syn: {Polyborus}, {genus Polyborus}]
genus Polybotria
n 1: tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but
scandent later [syn: {Polybotrya}, {genus Polybotrya},
{Polybotria}, {genus Polybotria}]
genus Polybotrya
n 1: tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but
scandent later [syn: {Polybotrya}, {genus Polybotrya},
{Polybotria}, {genus Polybotria}]
genus Polycirrus
n 1: genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn:
{Polycirrus}, {genus Polycirrus}]
genus Polydactylus
n 1: a genus of Polynemidae [syn: {Polydactylus}, {genus
Polydactylus}]
genus Polyergus
n 1: Amazon ants [syn: {Polyergus}, {genus Polyergus}]
genus Polygala
n 1: type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot
[syn: {Polygala}, {genus Polygala}]
genus Polygonatum
n 1: sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae [syn:
{Polygonatum}, {genus Polygonatum}]
genus Polygonia
n 1: comma butterflies [syn: {Polygonia}, {genus Polygonia}]
genus Polygonum
n 1: diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north
temperate regions [syn: {Polygonum}, {genus Polygonum}]
genus Polyodon
n 1: type genus of the Polyodontidae [syn: {Polyodon}, {genus
Polyodon}]
genus Polypedates
n 1: type genus of the Polypedatidae [syn: {Polypedates}, {genus
Polypedates}]
genus Polypodium
n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and
having rounded naked sori [syn: {Polypodium}, {genus
Polypodium}]
genus Polyporus
n 1: type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important
pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: {Polyporus},
{genus Polyporus}]
genus Polyprion
n 1: wreckfish [syn: {Polyprion}, {genus Polyprion}]
genus Polystichum
n 1: small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly
ferns; in some classification systems placed in
Polypodiaceae [syn: {Polystichum}, {genus Polystichum}]
genus Pomacanthus
n 1: angelfishes [syn: {Pomacanthus}, {genus Pomacanthus}]
genus Pomacentrus
n 1: type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes [syn:
{Pomacentrus}, {genus Pomacentrus}]
genus Pomaderris
n 1: a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees [syn:
{Pomaderris}, {genus Pomaderris}]
genus Pomatomus
n 1: type genus of the Pomatomidae [syn: {Pomatomus}, {genus
Pomatomus}]
genus Pomolobus
n 1: genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned [syn:
{Pomolobus}, {genus Pomolobus}]
genus Pomoxis
n 1: crappies [syn: {Pomoxis}, {genus Pomoxis}]
genus Poncirus
n 1: one species: trifoliate orange [syn: {Poncirus}, {genus
Poncirus}]
genus Pongamia
n 1: one species: Indian beech [syn: {Pongamia}, {genus
Pongamia}]
genus Pongo
n 1: type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans [syn:
{Pongo}, {genus Pongo}]
genus Pontederia
n 1: pickerelweed [syn: {Pontederia}, {genus Pontederia}]
genus Pooecetes
n 1: a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {Pooecetes}, {genus
Pooecetes}]
genus Popillia
n 1: a genus of Scarabaeidae [syn: {Popillia}, {genus Popillia}]
genus Populus
n 1: a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in
the northern hemisphere; poplars [syn: {Populus}, {genus
Populus}]
genus Porcellio
n 1: Old World genus of isopod crustaceans [syn: {Porcellio},
{genus Porcellio}]
genus Poronotus
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Poronotus}, {genus
Poronotus}]
genus Porphyra
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: {Porphyra}, {genus Porphyra}]
genus Porphyrio
n 1: Old World purple gallinules [syn: {Porphyrio}, {genus
Porphyrio}]
genus Porphyrula
n 1: American purple gallinules [syn: {Porphyrula}, {genus
Porphyrula}]
genus Portulaca
n 1: genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs
genus Portunus
n 1: type genus of the family Portunidae [syn: {Portunus},
{genus Portunus}]
genus Porzana
n 1: spotted crakes [syn: {Porzana}, {genus Porzana}]
genus Potamogale
n 1: type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews
genus Potamogeton
n 1: a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in
temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water [syn:
{Potamogeton}, {genus Potamogeton}]
genus Potamophis
n 1: ground snakes [syn: {Potamophis}, {genus Potamophis}]
genus Potentilla
n 1: chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs:
cinquefoil [syn: {Potentilla}, {genus Potentilla}]
genus Poterium
n 1: a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae
[syn: {Poterium}, {genus Poterium}]
genus Pothos
n 1: evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots;
southeastern Asia and Brazil [syn: {Scindapsus}, {genus
Scindapsus}, {genus Pothos}]
genus Potorous
n 1: potoroos [syn: {Potorous}, {genus Potorous}]
genus Potos
n 1: a genus of Procyonidae [syn: {Potos}, {genus Potos}]
genus Pouteria
n 1: tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel)
[syn: {Pouteria}, {genus Pouteria}]
genus Praunus
n 1: a genus of Mysidae [syn: {Praunus}, {genus Praunus}]
genus Prenanthes
n 1: genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having
pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to
purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in
genus Nabalus [syn: {Prenanthes}, {genus Prenanthes}]
genus Presbytes
n 1: langurs [syn: {Presbytes}, {genus Presbytes}, {mammal
Semnopithecus}]
genus Priacanthus
n 1: type genus of the Priacanthidae [syn: {Priacanthus}, {genus
Priacanthus}]
genus Primula
n 1: very large and important genus of plants of temperate
Europe and Asia having showy flowers
genus Prinia
n 1: a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {Prinia}, {genus Prinia}]
genus Priodontes
n 1: solely the giant armadillo [syn: {Priodontes}, {genus
Priodontes}]
genus Prionace
n 1: blue sharks [syn: {Prionace}, {genus Prionace}]
genus Prionotus
n 1: a genus of Triglidae [syn: {Prionotus}, {genus Prionotus}]
genus Pristis
n 1: type genus of the Pristidae [syn: {Pristis}, {genus
Pristis}]
genus Pritzelago
n 1: chamois cress [syn: {Pritzelago}, {genus Pritzelago}]
genus Proboscidea
n 1: in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and
hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn
plants [syn: {Proboscidea}, {genus Proboscidea}]
genus Procavia
n 1: type genus of the Procaviidae [syn: {Procavia}, {genus
Procavia}]
genus Procellaria
n 1: type genus of the Procellariidae [syn: {Procellaria},
{genus Procellaria}]
genus Prociphilus
n 1: a genus of Aphididae [syn: {Prociphilus}, {genus
Prociphilus}]
genus Procnias
n 1: bellbirds [syn: {Procnias}, {genus Procnias}]
genus Proconsul
n 1: genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene
epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus
genus Procyon
n 1: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons [syn:
{Procyon}, {genus Procyon}]
genus Progne
n 1: a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Progne}, {genus Progne}]
genus Prosopis
n 1: genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees:
mesquite [syn: {Prosopis}, {genus Prosopis}]
genus Prosopium
n 1: whitefishes [syn: {Prosopium}, {genus Prosopium}]
genus Protea
n 1: type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs
genus Proteles
n 1: aardwolf [syn: {Proteles}, {genus Proteles}]
genus Proterochampsa
n 1: early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {Proterochampsa}, {genus
Proterochampsa}]
genus Proteus
n 1: type genus of the Proteidae [syn: {Proteus}, {genus
Proteus}]
genus Protium
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant
wood and yielding gum elemi [syn: {Protium}, {genus
Protium}]
genus Protoavis
n 1: extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million
years before archaeopteryx
genus Protoceratops
n 1: small horned dinosaurs
genus Protohippus
n 1: a genus of Equidae
genus Prumnopitys
n 1: mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than
in Podocarpus [syn: {Prumnopitys}, {genus Prumnopitys}]
genus Prunella
n 1: small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal
spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: {Prunella},
{genus Prunella}]
2: type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: {Prunella}, {genus
Prunella}]
genus Prunus
n 1: a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is
widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {Prunus},
{genus Prunus}]
genus Psaltriparus
n 1: a genus of Paridae [syn: {Psaltriparus}, {genus
Psaltriparus}]
genus Psenes
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Psenes}, {genus Psenes}]
genus Psephurus
n 1: a genus of Polyodontidae [syn: {Psephurus}, {genus
Psephurus}]
genus Psetta
n 1: a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Psetta}, {genus Psetta}]
genus Psettichthys
n 1: a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Psettichthys}, {genus
Psettichthys}]
genus Pseudacris
n 1: chorus frogs [syn: {Pseudacris}, {genus Pseudacris}]
genus Pseudaletia
n 1: moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {Pseudaletia},
{genus Pseudaletia}]
genus Pseudechis
n 1: venomous Australian blacksnakes [syn: {Pseudechis}, {genus
Pseudechis}]
genus Pseudemys
n 1: sliders; red-bellied terrapin [syn: {Pseudemys}, {genus
Pseudemys}]
genus Pseudobombax
n 1: tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees [syn:
{Pseudobombax}, {genus Pseudobombax}]
genus Pseudococcus
n 1: type genus of the Pseudococcidae [syn: {Pseudococcus},
{genus Pseudococcus}]
genus Pseudocolus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae [syn:
{Pseudocolus}, {genus Pseudocolus}]
genus Pseudolarix
n 1: one species: golden larch [syn: {Pseudolarix}, {genus
Pseudolarix}]
genus Pseudomonas
n 1: type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae [syn:
{Pseudomonas}, {genus Pseudomonas}]
genus Pseudopleuronectes
n 1: a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Pseudopleuronectes},
{genus Pseudopleuronectes}]
genus Pseudoryx
n 1: species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by
scientists in 1992 [syn: {Pseudoryx}, {genus Pseudoryx}]
genus Pseudotaxus
n 1: one species [syn: {Pseudotaxus}, {genus Pseudotaxus}]
genus Pseudotsuga
n 1: douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya
[syn: {Pseudotsuga}, {genus Pseudotsuga}]
genus Pseudowintera
n 1: evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New
Zealand [syn: {Pseudowintera}, {genus Pseudowintera},
{Wintera}, {genus Wintera}]
genus Psidium
n 1: guavas [syn: {Psidium}, {genus Psidium}]
genus Psilophyton
n 1: type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry
herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and
apical sporangia
genus Psilotum
n 1: type genus of the Psilotaceae [syn: {Psilotum}, {genus
Psilotum}]
genus Psithyrus
n 1: a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-
collecting apparatus and a worker caste [syn: {Psithyrus},
{genus Psithyrus}]
genus Psittacosaurus
n 1: most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous
genus Psittacula
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Psittacula}, {genus
Psittacula}]
genus Psittacus
n 1: type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the
African grey [syn: {Psittacus}, {genus Psittacus}]
genus Psophia
n 1: type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters [syn: {Psophia},
{genus Psophia}]
genus Psophocarpus
n 1: species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs [syn:
{Psophocarpus}, {genus Psophocarpus}]
genus Psoralea
n 1: widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular
compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white
flowers [syn: {Psoralea}, {genus Psoralea}]
genus Psychopsis
n 1: epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly
included in genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis}, {genus
Psychopsis}]
genus Psychotria
n 1: tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees [syn:
{Psychotria}, {genus Psychotria}]
genus Pteretis
n 1: small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some
classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
[syn: {Matteuccia}, {genus Matteuccia}, {Pteretis}, {genus
Pteretis}]
genus Pteridium
n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae
[syn: {Pteridium}, {genus Pteridium}]
genus Pteris
n 1: large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics;
sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Pteris},
{genus Pteris}]
genus Pternohyla
n 1: burrowing tree frogs [syn: {Pternohyla}, {genus
Pternohyla}]
genus Pterocarpus
n 1: genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly
winged pods [syn: {Pterocarpus}, {genus Pterocarpus}]
genus Pterocarya
n 1: Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts [syn: {Pterocarya}, {genus
Pterocarya}]
genus Pterocles
n 1: type genus of the Pteroclididae [syn: {Pterocles}, {genus
Pterocles}]
genus Pterocnemia
n 1: a genus of birds of the family Rheidae [syn: {Pterocnemia},
{genus Pterocnemia}]
genus Pterodactylus
n 1: a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: {Pterodactylus},
{genus Pterodactylus}]
genus Pterois
n 1: lionfishes [syn: {Pterois}, {genus Pterois}]
genus Pteropogon
n 1: genus of Australian and South African herbs including some
from genus Helipterum
genus Pteropus
n 1: a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {Pteropus}, {genus
Pteropus}]
genus Pterospermum
n 1: genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs [syn:
{Pterospermum}, {genus Pterospermum}]
genus Pterostylis
n 1: genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand
and western Pacific [syn: {Pterostylis}, {genus
Pterostylis}]
genus Ptilocercus
n 1: pentails [syn: {Ptilocercus}, {genus Ptilocercus}]
genus Ptilocrinus
n 1: sea lilies [syn: {Ptilocrinus}, {genus Ptilocrinus}]
genus Ptilonorhynchus
n 1: type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae [syn:
{Ptilonorhynchus}, {genus Ptilonorhynchus}]
genus Ptloris
n 1: a genus of Paradisaeidae [syn: {Ptloris}, {genus Ptloris}]
genus Ptyas
n 1: Asian rat snakes [syn: {Ptyas}, {genus Ptyas}]
genus Ptychozoon
n 1: flying geckos [syn: {Ptychozoon}, {genus Ptychozoon}]
genus Puccinia
n 1: type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic
fungi including many that are destructive to various
economic plants [syn: {Puccinia}, {genus Puccinia}]
genus Pueraria
n 1: genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu [syn: {Pueraria},
{genus Pueraria}]
genus Puffinus
n 1: shearwaters [syn: {Puffinus}, {genus Puffinus}]
genus Pulex
n 1: type genus of the Pulicidae [syn: {Pulex}, {genus Pulex}]
genus Pulicaria
n 1: genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane [syn:
{Pulicaria}, {genus Pulicaria}]
genus Pulsatilla
n 1: includes a group of plants that in some classifications are
included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn:
{Pulsatilla}, {genus Pulsatilla}]
genus Punica
n 1: coextensive with the family Punicaceae [syn: {Punica},
{genus Punica}]
genus Pycnanthemum
n 1: American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {genus
Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}, {genus Koellia}]
genus Pygopus
n 1: type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont
lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
[syn: {Pygopus}, {genus Pygopus}]
genus Pygoscelis
n 1: a genus of Spheniscidae [syn: {Pygoscelis}, {genus
Pygoscelis}]
genus Pylodictus
n 1: flathead catfishes [syn: {Pylodictus}, {genus Pylodictus}]
genus Pyracantha
n 1: Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red
berries
genus Pyralis
n 1: type genus of the Pyralidae [syn: {Pyralis}, {genus
Pyralis}]
genus Pyrausta
n 1: moths whose larvae are corn borers [syn: {Pyrausta}, {genus
Pyrausta}]
genus Pyrethrum
n 1: used in former classifications for plants later placed in
genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus
Tanacetum [syn: {Pyrethrum}, {genus Pyrethrum}]
genus Pyrocephalus
n 1: a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {Pyrocephalus}, {genus
Pyrocephalus}]
genus Pyrola
n 1: short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions:
wintergreen; shinleaf
genus Pyrophorus
n 1: tropical click beetles [syn: {Pyrophorus}, {genus
Pyrophorus}]
genus Pyrrhula
n 1: bullfinches [syn: {Pyrrhula}, {genus Pyrrhula}]
genus Pyrrhuloxia
n 1: large showy finches related to cardinals
genus Pyrrosia
n 1: epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical
Old World [syn: {Pyrrosia}, {genus Pyrrosia}]
genus Pyrularia
n 1: small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs [syn:
{Pyrularia}, {genus Pyrularia}]
genus Pyrus
n 1: fruit trees native to the Old World: pears [syn: {Pyrus},
{genus Pyrus}]
genus Pythium
n 1: destructive root-parasitic fungi
genus Python
n 1: Old World boas
genus Pyxidanthera
n 1: one species: pyxie; the eastern United States [syn:
{Pyxidanthera}, {genus Pyxidanthera}]
genus Quamassia
n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having
large edible bulbs [syn: {Camassia}, {genus Camassia},
{Quamassia}, {genus Quamassia}]
genus Quassia
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large
scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal
genus Quercus
n 1: oaks [syn: {Quercus}, {genus Quercus}]
genus Quiscalus
n 1: grackles [syn: {Quiscalus}, {genus Quiscalus}]
genus Rachycentron
n 1: genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the
cobia [syn: {Rachycentron}, {genus Rachycentron}]
genus Radiigera
n 1: a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn:
{Radiigera}, {genus Radiigera}]
genus Radyera
n 1: very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush
hibiscus [syn: {Radyera}, {genus Radyera}]
genus Raffia
n 1: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central
and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
[syn: {Raffia}, {genus Raffia}, {Raphia}, {genus Raphia}]
genus Raja
n 1: type genus of the family Rajidae [syn: {Raja}, {genus
Raja}]
genus Ramalina
n 1: shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened
thallus [syn: {Ramalina}, {genus Ramalina}]
genus Ramphomicron
n 1: thornbills [syn: {Ramphomicron}, {genus Ramphomicron}]
genus Rana
n 1: type genus of the Ranidae [syn: {Rana}, {genus Rana}]
genus Ranatra
n 1: elongate very slender water scorpions [syn: {Ranatra},
{genus Ranatra}]
genus Rangifer
n 1: reindeer or caribou [syn: {Rangifer}, {genus Rangifer}]
genus Ranunculus
n 1: annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
[syn: {Ranunculus}, {genus Ranunculus}]
genus Raoulia
n 1: genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in
some classifications includes species placed in genus
Haastia [syn: {Raoulia}, {genus Raoulia}]
genus Raphanus
n 1: radish [syn: {Raphanus}, {genus Raphanus}]
genus Raphia
n 1: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central
and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
[syn: {Raffia}, {genus Raffia}, {Raphia}, {genus Raphia}]
genus Raphicerus
n 1: African antelopes: steenboks [syn: {Raphicerus}, {genus
Raphicerus}]
genus Raphus
n 1: type genus of the Raphidae: dodos [syn: {Raphus}, {genus
Raphus}]
genus Ratibida
n 1: genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and
prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads
[syn: {Ratibida}, {genus Ratibida}]
genus Rattus
n 1: common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge [syn:
{Rattus}, {genus Rattus}]
genus Rauvolfia
n 1: pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small
trees [syn: {genus Rauwolfia}, {genus Rauvolfia}]
genus Rauwolfia
n 1: pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small
trees [syn: {genus Rauwolfia}, {genus Rauvolfia}]
genus Ravenala
n 1: woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in
family Musaceae
genus Recurvirostra
n 1: type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets [syn:
{Recurvirostra}, {genus Recurvirostra}]
genus Regalecus
n 1: type genus of the Regalecidae [syn: {Reglaecus}, {genus
Regalecus}]
genus Regnellidium
n 1: one species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern
genus Regulus
n 1: a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets
[syn: {Regulus}, {genus Regulus}]
genus Reithrodontomys
n 1: New World harvest mice [syn: {Reithrodontomys}, {genus
Reithrodontomys}]
genus Remilegia
n 1: a genus of Echeneididae [syn: {Remilegia}, {genus
Remilegia}]
genus Reseda
n 1: Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers:
mignonette; dyer's rocket
genus Retama
n 1: small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in
genus Genista [syn: {Retama}, {genus Retama}]
genus Reticulitermes
n 1: includes species highly destructive to structures and
living trees [syn: {Reticulitermes}, {genus
Reticulitermes}]
genus Retrophyllum
n 1: small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees
of Oceania and tropical South America [syn: {Retrophyllum},
{genus Retrophyllum}]
genus Rhagoletis
n 1: a genus of Trypetidae [syn: {Rhagoletis}, {genus
Rhagoletis}]
genus Rhamnus
n 1: type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: {Rhamnus},
{genus Rhamnus}]
genus Rhapis
n 1: genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan
[syn: {Rhapis}, {genus Rhapis}]
genus Rhea
n 1: type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South
American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches
genus Rheum
n 1: rhubarb [syn: {Rheum}, {genus Rheum}]
genus Rhexia
n 1: deer grass [syn: {Rhexia}, {genus Rhexia}]
genus Rhincodon
n 1: whale sharks [syn: {Rhincodon}, {genus Rhincodon}]
genus Rhinoceros
n 1: type genus of the Rhinocerotidae
genus Rhinonicteris
n 1: orange horseshoe bats [syn: {Rhinonicteris}, {genus
Rhinonicteris}]
genus Rhinoptera
n 1: a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {Rhinoptera}, {genus
Rhinoptera}]
genus Rhipsalis
n 1: large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with
usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are
small followed by berrylike fruits [syn: {Rhipsalis},
{genus Rhipsalis}]
genus Rhizobium
n 1: the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root
nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen [syn:
{Rhizobium}, {genus Rhizobium}]
genus Rhizoctinia
n 1: form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now
placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their
perfect stages have been found [syn: {genus Rhizoctinia},
{form genus Rhizoctinia}]
genus Rhizophora
n 1: type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical
trees and shrubs [syn: {Rhizophora}, {genus Rhizophora}]
genus Rhizopogon
n 1: a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling
tubers [syn: {Rhizopogon}, {genus Rhizopogon}]
genus Rhizopus
n 1: a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical
aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids
genus Rhodanthe
n 1: genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and
Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum
genus Rhododendron
n 1: large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of
the northern hemisphere having showy flowers
genus Rhodosphaera
n 1: one species; an Australian evergreen sumac [syn:
{Rhodosphaera}, {genus Rhodosphaera}]
genus Rhodymenia
n 1: type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae [syn: {Rhodymenia},
{genus Rhodymenia}]
genus Rhus
n 1: deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of
temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa,
eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to
nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron) [syn: {Rhus},
{genus Rhus}]
genus Rhyacotriton
n 1: olympic salamanders [syn: {Rhyacotriton}, {genus
Rhyacotriton}]
genus Rhynchoelaps
n 1: Australian coral snakes [syn: {Rhynchoelaps}, {genus
Rhynchoelaps}]
genus Rhyncostylis
n 1: genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia [syn:
{Rhyncostylis}, {genus Rhyncostylis}]
genus Rhynia
n 1: type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously
branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth
branching rhizomes [syn: {Rhynia}, {genus Rhynia}]
genus Ribes
n 1: a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native
to northern hemisphere [syn: {Ribes}, {genus Ribes}]
genus Richea
n 1: evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {Richea}, {genus Richea}]
genus Richmondena
n 1: cardinals [syn: {Richmondena}, {genus Richmondena}]
genus Ricinus
n 1: a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil
plant [syn: {Ricinus}, {genus Ricinus}]
genus Rickettsia
n 1: can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans
genus Riparia
n 1: a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Riparia}, {genus Riparia}]
genus Rissa
n 1: a genus of Laridae [syn: {Rissa}, {genus Rissa}]
genus Rivina
n 1: small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and
subtropical America [syn: {Rivina}, {genus Rivina}]
genus Rivulus
n 1: killifish
genus Robinia
n 1: deciduous flowering trees and shrubs [syn: {Robinia},
{genus Robinia}]
genus Roccella
n 1: chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
genus Roccus
n 1: a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Roccus}, {genus Roccus}]
genus Rodolia
n 1: genus of Australian ladybugs [syn: {Rodolia}, {genus
Rodolia}, {genus Vedalia}]
genus Romneya
n 1: one species: matilija poppy [syn: {Romneya}, {genus
Romneya}]
genus Roridula
n 1: insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some
classifications placed in the family Droseraceae
genus Rorippa
n 1: annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan
except Antarctica [syn: {Rorippa}, {genus Rorippa}]
genus Rosa
n 1: large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including
roses [syn: {Rosa}, {genus Rosa}]
genus Rosellinia
n 1: fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled
ascospores [syn: {Rosellinia}, {genus Rosellinia}]
genus Rosmarinus
n 1: rosemary [syn: {Rosmarinus}, {genus Rosmarinus}]
genus Roystonea
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms [syn:
{Roystonea}, {genus Roystonea}]
genus Rubia
n 1: type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs
grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances
extracted from their roots [syn: {Rubia}, {genus Rubia}]
genus Rubus
n 1: large genus of brambles bearing berries [syn: {Rubus},
{genus Rubus}]
genus Rudbeckia
n 1: North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped
flower heads [syn: {Rudbeckia}, {genus Rudbeckia}]
genus Rumex
n 1: docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north
temperate regions [syn: {Rumex}, {genus Rumex}]
genus Rumohra
n 1: leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in
genus Polystichum [syn: {Rumohra}, {genus Rumohra}]
genus Rupicapra
n 1: chamois [syn: {Rupicapra}, {genus Rupicapra}]
genus Rupicola
n 1: cock of the rocks [syn: {Rupicola}, {genus Rupicola}]
genus Ruptiliocarpon
n 1: new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized
as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys [syn:
{Ruptiliocarpon}, {genus Ruptiliocarpon}]
genus Ruscus
n 1: a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in
family Asparagaceae [syn: {Ruscus}, {genus Ruscus}]
genus Russula
n 1: large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and
neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or
yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in
lacking milky juice [syn: {Russula}, {genus Russula}]
genus Ruta
n 1: type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs
[syn: {Ruta}, {genus Ruta}]
genus Rutilus
n 1: roaches [syn: {Rutilus}, {genus Rutilus}]
genus Rynchops
n 1: type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers [syn: {Rynchops},
{genus Rynchops}]
genus Rypticus
n 1: a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including
soapfishes [syn: {Rypticus}, {genus Rypticus}]
genus Sabal
n 1: American dwarf fan palms [syn: {Sabal}, {genus Sabal}]
genus Sabbatia
n 1: genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy
flowers
genus Sabinea
n 1: small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib
wood [syn: {Sabinea}, {genus Sabinea}]
genus Saccharomyces
n 1: single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding;
used to ferment carbohydrates [syn: {Saccharomyces}, {genus
Saccharomyces}]
genus Saccharum
n 1: tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern
Asia: sugarcane [syn: {Saccharum}, {genus Saccharum}]
genus Sadleria
n 1: low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on
lava flows of Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Sadleria}, {genus
Sadleria}]
genus Sagina
n 1: small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate
and cool regions [syn: {Sagina}, {genus Sagina}]
genus Sagitta
n 1: chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest
arrowworms
genus Sagittaria
n 1: genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions
having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose
flowers [syn: {Sagittaria}, {genus Sagittaria}]
genus Sagittarius
n 1: type genus of the Sagittariidae [syn: {Sagittarius}, {genus
Sagittarius}]
genus Saiga
n 1: Eurasian antelopes: saigas
genus Saimiri
n 1: squirrel monkeys [syn: {Saimiri}, {genus Saimiri}]
genus Saintpaulia
n 1: east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
[syn: {Saintpaulia}, {genus Saintpaulia}]
genus Salamandra
n 1: type genus of the Salamandridae [syn: {Salamandra}, {genus
Salamandra}]
genus Salicornia
n 1: glassworts [syn: {Salicornia}, {genus Salicornia}]
genus Salix
n 1: a large and widespread genus varying in size from small
shrubs to large trees: willows [syn: {Salix}, {genus
Salix}]
genus Salmo
n 1: type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout [syn:
{Salmo}, {genus Salmo}]
genus Salmonella
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Salpa
n 1: type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae
genus Salpichroa
n 1: herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs
[syn: {Salpichroa}, {genus Salpichroa}]
genus Salpiglossis
n 1: small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large
showy flowers
genus Salpinctes
n 1: a genus of Troglodytidae [syn: {Salpinctes}, {genus
Salpinctes}]
genus Salsola
n 1: chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts [syn:
{Salsola}, {genus Salsola}]
genus Salvadora
n 1: genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows
in Africa through Arabia to India and China [syn:
{Salvadora}, {genus Salvadora}]
genus Salvelinus
n 1: brook trout [syn: {Salvelinus}, {genus Salvelinus}]
genus Salvia
n 1: large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family
varying greatly in habit: sage
genus Salvinia
n 1: type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns [syn:
{Salvinia}, {genus Salvinia}]
genus Sambucus
n 1: elder; elderberry [syn: {Sambucus}, {genus Sambucus}]
genus Samia
n 1: silkworm moths [syn: {Samia}, {genus Samia}]
genus Samolus
n 1: genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water
pimpernels [syn: {Samolus}, {genus Samolus}]
genus Sanguinaria
n 1: one species: bloodroot [syn: {Sanguinaria}, {genus
Sanguinaria}]
genus Sanicula
n 1: chiefly American herbs: sanicle [syn: {Sanicula}, {genus
Sanicula}]
genus Sansevieria
n 1: Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave
family; in some classifications considered a genus of
Liliaceae
genus Santalum
n 1: parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {Santalum},
{genus Santalum}]
genus Santolina
n 1: genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads
[syn: {Santolina}, {genus Santolina}]
genus Sanvitalia
n 1: small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping
zinnia [syn: {Sanvitalia}, {genus Sanvitalia}]
genus Sapindus
n 1: type genus of the Sapindaceae [syn: {Sapindus}, {genus
Sapindus}]
genus Saponaria
n 1: mostly perennial Old World herbs [syn: {Saponaria}, {genus
Saponaria}]
genus Saprolegnia
n 1: aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal
remains [syn: {Saprolegnia}, {genus Saprolegnia}]
genus Sarcobatus
n 1: one species: greasewood [syn: {Sarcobatus}, {genus
Sarcobatus}]
genus Sarcocephalus
n 1: genus of tropical African trees and shrubs [syn:
{Sarcocephalus}, {genus Sarcocephalus}]
genus Sarcochilus
n 1: diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped
short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful
flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia [syn:
{Sarcochilus}, {genus Sarcochilus}]
genus Sarcocystis
n 1: chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia [syn: {Sarcocystis},
{genus Sarcocystis}]
genus Sarcodes
n 1: snow plant; in some classifications placed in family
Pyrolaceae [syn: {Sarcodes}, {genus Sarcodes}]
genus Sarcophaga
n 1: flesh flies [syn: {Sarcophaga}, {genus Sarcophaga}]
genus Sarcophilus
n 1: Tasmanian devil [syn: {Sarcophilus}, {genus Sarcophilus}]
genus Sarcoptes
n 1: type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn:
{Sarcoptes}, {genus Sarcoptes}]
genus Sarcorhamphus
n 1: usually containing only the king vulture [syn:
{Sarcorhamphus}, {genus Sarcorhamphus}]
genus Sarcostemma
n 1: succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical
India and Africa and Malaysia [syn: {Sarcostemma}, {genus
Sarcostemma}]
genus Sarda
n 1: bonitos [syn: {Sarda}, {genus Sarda}]
genus Sardina
n 1: pilchards [syn: {Sardina}, {genus Sardina}, {genus
Sardinia}]
genus Sardinia
n 1: pilchards [syn: {Sardina}, {genus Sardina}, {genus
Sardinia}]
genus Sardinops
n 1: pilchards [syn: {Sardinops}, {genus Sardinops}]
genus Sargassum
n 1: a genus of protoctist
genus Sarracenia
n 1: pitcher plants [syn: {Sarracenia}, {genus Sarracenia}]
genus Sassafras
n 1: a genus of sassafras
genus Satureia
n 1: savory [syn: {Satureja}, {genus Satureja}, {Satureia},
{genus Satureia}]
genus Satureja
n 1: savory [syn: {Satureja}, {genus Satureja}, {Satureia},
{genus Satureia}]
genus Saturnia
n 1: type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth [syn:
{Saturnia}, {genus Saturnia}]
genus Sauromalus
n 1: chuckwallas [syn: {Sauromalus}, {genus Sauromalus}]
genus Saurosuchus
n 1: early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {Saurosuchus}, {genus
Saurosuchus}]
genus Saururus
n 1: type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails [syn:
{Saururus}, {genus Saururus}]
genus Saussurea
n 1: genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia
[syn: {Saussurea}, {genus Saussurea}]
genus Saxe-gothea
n 1: one species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea},
{Saxegothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]
genus Saxegothea
n 1: one species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea},
{Saxegothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]
genus Saxicola
n 1: Old World chats [syn: {Saxicola}, {genus Saxicola}]
genus Saxifraga
n 1: type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually
perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern
hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: {Saxifraga}, {genus Saxifraga}]
genus Sayornis
n 1: phoebes [syn: {Sayornis}, {genus Sayornis}]
genus Scabiosa
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly
Mediterranean
genus Scaphiopus
n 1: New World spadefoot toads [syn: {Scaphiopus}, {genus
Scaphiopus}]
genus Scaphosepalum
n 1: comprises some tropical American species usually placed in
genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers
carried on one scape [syn: {Scaphosepalum}, {genus
Scaphosepalum}]
genus Scarabaeus
n 1: type genus of the Scarabaeidae
genus Scardinius
n 1: rudds [syn: {Scardinius}, {genus Scardinius}]
genus Scartella
n 1: a genus of Blenniidae [syn: {Scartella}, {genus Scartella}]
genus Sceliphron
n 1: mud daubers [syn: {Sceliphron}, {genus Sceliphron}]
genus Sceloglaux
n 1: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Sceloglaux}, {genus
Sceloglaux}]
genus Sceloporus
n 1: spiny lizards [syn: {Sceloporus}, {genus Sceloporus}]
genus Schaffneria
n 1: one species [syn: {Schaffneria}, {genus Schaffneria}]
genus Schefflera
n 1: large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having
showy digitately compound foliage [syn: {Schefflera},
{genus Schefflera}]
genus Schinus
n 1: genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and
subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary
Islands and China [syn: {Schinus}, {genus Schinus}]
genus Schistosoma
n 1: type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
[syn: {Schistosoma}, {genus Schistosoma}]
genus Schizachyrium
n 1: overlaps the genus Andropogon [syn: {Schizachyrium}, {genus
Schizachyrium}]
genus Schizaea
n 1: type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in
tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern
[syn: {Schizaea}, {genus Schizaea}]
genus Schizanthus
n 1: Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers
genus Schizopetalon
n 1: small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers
genus Schizophragma
n 1: small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with
white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family
Saxifragaceae [syn: {Schizophragma}, {genus Schizophragma}]
genus Schizosaccharomyces
n 1: type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises
the fission yeasts [syn: {Schizosaccharomyces}, {genus
Schizosaccharomyces}]
genus Schlumbergera
n 1: South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti [syn:
{Schlumbergera}, {genus Schlumbergera}]
genus Schomburgkia
n 1: genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy
racemose flowers [syn: {Schomburgkia}, {genus
Schomburgkia}]
genus Sciadopitys
n 1: type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella
pines [syn: {Sciadopitys}, {genus Sciadopitys}]
genus Sciaena
n 1: type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers [syn: {Sciaena},
{genus Sciaena}]
genus Sciaenops
n 1: a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Sciaenops}, {genus Sciaenops}]
genus Sciara
n 1: type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat
genus Scilla
n 1: sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
genus Scincella
n 1: a reptile genus of Scincidae [syn: {Scincella}, {genus
Scincella}]
genus Scincus
n 1: type genus of Scincidae [syn: {Scincus}, {genus Scincus}]
genus Scindapsus
n 1: evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots;
southeastern Asia and Brazil [syn: {Scindapsus}, {genus
Scindapsus}, {genus Pothos}]
genus Scirpus
n 1: rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs [syn: {Scirpus},
{genus Scirpus}]
genus Sciurus
n 1: type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized
arboreal squirrels [syn: {Sciurus}, {genus Sciurus}]
genus Scleranthus
n 1: small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
[syn: {Scleranthus}, {genus Scleranthus}]
genus Scleroderma
n 1: genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting
bodies: false truffles [syn: {Scleroderma}, {genus
Scleroderma}]
genus Scleropages
n 1: a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo
[syn: {Scleropages}, {genus Scleropages}]
genus Sclerotinia
n 1: large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various
destructive plant pathogens
genus Sclerotium
n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia;
some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: {Sclerotium},
{genus Sclerotium}]
genus Scolopax
n 1: type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks [syn:
{Scolopax}, {genus Scolopax}]
genus Scolopendrium
n 1: a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in
some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)
[syn: {Phyllitis}, {genus Phyllitis}, {genus
Scolopendrium}]
genus Scolymus
n 1: small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean
region [syn: {Scolymus}, {genus Scolymus}]
genus Scolytus
n 1: type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark
beetles [syn: {Scolytus}, {genus Scolytus}]
genus Scomber
n 1: type genus of the Scombridae [syn: {Scomber}, {genus
Scomber}]
genus Scomberesox
n 1: a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {Scomberesox}, {genus
Scomberesox}, {Scombresox}, {genus Scombresox}]
genus Scomberomorus
n 1: Spanish mackerels [syn: {Scomberomorus}, {genus
Scomberomorus}]
genus Scombresox
n 1: a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {Scomberesox}, {genus
Scomberesox}, {Scombresox}, {genus Scombresox}]
genus Scophthalmus
n 1: a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Scophthalmus}, {genus
Scophthalmus}]
genus Scopolia
n 1: genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal
alkaloids [syn: {Scopolia}, {genus Scopolia}]
genus Scorpaena
n 1: type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes [syn:
{Scorpaena}, {genus Scorpaena}]
genus Scorzonera
n 1: genus of narrow-leaved European herbs
genus Scrophularia
n 1: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn:
{Scrophularia}, {genus Scrophularia}]
genus Scutellaria
n 1: an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps [syn:
{Scutellaria}, {genus Scutellaria}]
genus Scutigera
n 1: a genus of Scutigeridae [syn: {Scutigera}, {genus
Scutigera}]
genus Scutigerella
n 1: garden centipedes [syn: {Scutigerella}, {genus
Scutigerella}]
genus Sebastiana
n 1: Mexican spurges [syn: {Sebastiana}, {genus Sebastiana}]
genus Sebastodes
n 1: rockfishes [syn: {Sebastodes}, {genus Sebastodes}]
genus Secale
n 1: cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye [syn:
{Secale}, {genus Secale}]
genus Sedum
n 1: large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves
genus Seismosaurus
n 1: genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in
western North America [syn: {Seismosaurus}, {genus
Seismosaurus}]
genus Seiurus
n 1: ovenbirds and water thrushes [syn: {Seiurus}, {genus
Seiurus}]
genus Selaginella
n 1: type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-
like plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn:
{Selaginella}, {genus Selaginella}]
genus Selar
n 1: big-eyed scad [syn: {Selar}, {genus Selar}]
genus Selenarctos
n 1: Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate
genus from Ursus [syn: {Selenarctos}, {genus Selenarctos}]
genus Selene
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Selene}, {genus Selene}]
genus Selenicereus
n 1: mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night [syn:
{Selenicereus}, {genus Selenicereus}]
genus Selenipedium
n 1: genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes
species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
[syn: {Selenipedium}, {genus Selenipedium}]
genus Senecio
n 1: enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs
and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: {Senecio},
{genus Senecio}]
genus Senna
n 1: genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often
classified as members of the genus Cassia
genus Sepia
n 1: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: {Sepia}, {genus Sepia}]
genus Septobasidium
n 1: type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually
having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium
[syn: {Septobasidium}, {genus Septobasidium}]
genus Sequoia
n 1: redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate
family Taxodiaceae
genus Sequoiadendron
n 1: giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia;
until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn:
{Sequoiadendron}, {genus Sequoiadendron}]
genus Serenoa
n 1: one species: saw palmetto [syn: {Serenoa}, {genus Serenoa}]
genus Sericocarpus
n 1: small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-
topped asters [syn: {Sericocarpus}, {genus Sericocarpus}]
genus Serinus
n 1: Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins [syn:
{Serinus}, {genus Serinus}]
genus Seriola
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Seriola}, {genus Seriola}]
genus Seriphidium
n 1: woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and
often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus
Artemisia [syn: {Seriphidium}, {genus Seriphidium}]
genus Seriphus
n 1: a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Seriphus}, {genus Seriphus}]
genus Serranus
n 1: type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea
basses [syn: {Serranus}, {genus Serranus}]
genus Serrasalmus
n 1: piranhas [syn: {Serrasalmus}, {genus Serrasalmus}]
genus Serratia
n 1: a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small
Gram-negative rod [syn: {genus Serratia}, {Serratia}]
genus Serratula
n 1: genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged
toothed leaves [syn: {Serratula}, {genus Serratula}]
genus Sertularia
n 1: sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies [syn:
{Sertularia}, {genus Sertularia}]
genus Sesamum
n 1: tropical African and Indian herbs [syn: {Sesamum}, {genus
Sesamum}]
genus Sesbania
n 1: small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or
shrubs or trees
genus Seseli
n 1: a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots [syn:
{Seseli}, {genus Seseli}]
genus Setaria
n 1: annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses
[syn: {Setaria}, {genus Setaria}]
genus Setophaga
n 1: a genus of Parulidae [syn: {Setophaga}, {genus Setophaga}]
genus Shigella
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Shorea
n 1: genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in
resin [syn: {Shorea}, {genus Shorea}]
genus Shortia
n 1: evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern
Asia: oconee bells
genus Sialia
n 1: North American bluebirds [syn: {Sialia}, {genus Sialia}]
genus Sialis
n 1: type genus of the Sialidae [syn: {Sialis}, {genus Sialis}]
genus Sida
n 1: large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which
yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {Sida},
{genus Sida}]
genus Sidalcea
n 1: genus of showy plants of western North America having
palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers [syn:
{Sidalcea}, {genus Sidalcea}]
genus Sideritis
n 1: genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of
Mediterranean region [syn: {Sideritis}, {genus Sideritis}]
genus Sigmodon
n 1: American cotton rats [syn: {Sigmodon}, {genus Sigmodon}]
genus Silene
n 1: large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly
showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
genus Sillago
n 1: type genus of the Sillaginidae [syn: {Sillago}, {genus
Sillago}]
genus Silphium
n 1: tall North American perennial herbs [syn: {Silphium},
{genus Silphium}]
genus Silurus
n 1: type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes [syn: {Silurus},
{genus Silurus}]
genus Silvia
n 1: type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers [syn: {Silvia},
{genus Silvia}]
genus Silybum
n 1: small genus of east African herbs [syn: {Silybum}, {genus
Silybum}]
genus Simarouba
n 1: type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and
shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark [syn:
{Simarouba}, {genus Simarouba}]
genus Simulium
n 1: type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies [syn: {Simulium},
{genus Simulium}]
genus Sinanthropus
n 1: genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned [syn:
{Sinanthropus}, {genus Sinanthropus}]
genus Sinapis
n 1: small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus
Brassica [syn: {Sinapis}, {genus Sinapis}]
genus Sinningia
n 1: genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and
South America [syn: {Sinningia}, {genus Sinningia}]
genus Sinornis
n 1: a genus of fossil birds
genus Siren
n 1: a genus of Sirenidae
genus Sison
n 1: genus including stone parsley [syn: {Sison}, {genus Sison}]
genus Sistrurus
n 1: pygmy rattlesnakes [syn: {Sistrurus}, {genus Sistrurus}]
genus Sisymbrium
n 1: genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs
with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
genus Sisyrinchium
n 1: chiefly North American grasslike herbs [syn:
{Sisyrinchium}, {genus Sisyrinchium}]
genus Sitophylus
n 1: a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {Sitophylus}, {genus
Sitophylus}]
genus Sitotroga
n 1: grain moths [syn: {Sitotroga}, {genus Sitotroga}]
genus Sitta
n 1: type genus of the Sittidae [syn: {Sitta}, {genus Sitta}]
genus Sium
n 1: perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern
hemisphere: water parsnips [syn: {Sium}, {genus Sium}]
genus Sivapithecus
n 1: extinct primates; lower Pliocene
genus Sloanea
n 1: genus of tropical hardwood timber trees [syn: {Sloanea},
{genus Sloanea}]
genus Smilax
n 1: sometimes placed in Smilacaceae [syn: {Smilax}, {genus
Smilax}]
genus Smiledon
n 1: saber-toothed tigers [syn: {Smiledon}, {genus Smiledon}]
genus Smyrnium
n 1: Alexanders [syn: {Smyrnium}, {genus Smyrnium}]
genus Sobralia
n 1: genus of tropical American orchids
genus Solandra
n 1: shrubby climbers of tropical America [syn: {Solandra},
{genus Solandra}]
genus Solanopteris
n 1: tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with
tubers and roots as well as scales [syn: {Solanopteris},
{genus Solanopteris}]
genus Solanum
n 1: type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant;
bittersweet [syn: {Solanum}, {genus Solanum}]
genus Solea
n 1: type genus of the Soleidae [syn: {Solea}, {genus Solea}]
genus Soleirolia
n 1: one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb
[syn: {Helxine}, {genus Helxine}, {Soleirolia}, {genus
Soleirolia}]
genus Solenopsis
n 1: fire ants [syn: {Solenopsis}, {genus Solenopsis}]
genus Solenostemon
n 1: genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa
and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus
[syn: {Solenostemon}, {genus Solenostemon}]
genus Solidago
n 1: goldenrod [syn: {Solidago}, {genus Solidago}]
genus Somateria
n 1: eider ducks [syn: {Somateria}, {genus Somateria}]
genus Sonchus
n 1: sow thistles [syn: {Sonchus}, {genus Sonchus}]
genus Sonora
n 1: ground snakes [syn: {Sonora}, {genus Sonora}]
genus Sophora
n 1: cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate
leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus
Podalyria [syn: {Sophora}, {genus Sophora}]
genus Sorbus
n 1: a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having
feathery leaves [syn: {Sorbus}, {genus Sorbus}]
genus Sorex
n 1: type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews [syn: {Sorex},
{genus Sorex}]
genus Sorghum
n 1: annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal
grasses: sorghum [syn: {genus Sorghum}, {Sorghum}]
genus Spadella
n 1: marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader
body and only one pair of lateral fins
genus Spalax
n 1: type genus of the Spalacidae [syn: {Spalax}, {genus
Spalax}]
genus Sparaxis
n 1: deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa [syn: {Sparaxis},
{genus Sparaxis}]
genus Sparganium
n 1: type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic
herbs of temperate regions [syn: {Sparganium}, {genus
Sparganium}]
genus Sparmannia
n 1: small genus of tropical African shrubs [syn: {Sparmannia},
{genus Sparmannia}]
genus Spartina
n 1: grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe,
Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands [syn:
{Spartina}, {genus Spartina}]
genus Spartium
n 1: one species: Spanish broom [syn: {Spartium}, {genus
Spartium}]
genus Spathiphyllum
n 1: evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and
Philippines and Indonesia
genus Spergula
n 1: small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry [syn:
{Spergula}, {genus Spergula}]
genus Spergularia
n 1: chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry
[syn: {Spergularia}, {genus Spergularia}]
genus Spermophilus
n 1: typical ground squirrels [syn: {Citellus}, {genus
Citellus}, {Spermophilus}, {genus Spermophilus}]
genus Sphacele
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn:
{Lepechinia}, {genus Lepechinia}, {Sphacele}, {genus
Sphacele}]
genus Sphacelotheca
n 1: genus of smut fungus [syn: {Sphacelotheca}, {genus
Sphacelotheca}]
genus Sphaeralcea
n 1: large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers
and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows [syn:
{Sphaeralcea}, {genus Sphaeralcea}]
genus Sphaerocarpos
n 1: type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-
lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {Sphaerocarpus},
{genus Sphaerocarpus}, {Sphaerocarpos}, {genus
Sphaerocarpos}]
genus Sphaerocarpus
n 1: type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-
lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {Sphaerocarpus},
{genus Sphaerocarpus}, {Sphaerocarpos}, {genus
Sphaerocarpos}]
genus Sphagnum
n 1: a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical
mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much
water
genus Sphecius
n 1: large solitary wasps: cicada killer [syn: {Sphecius},
{genus Sphecius}]
genus Sphecotheres
n 1: a genus of Old World orioles [syn: {Sphecotheres}, {genus
Sphecotheres}]
genus Spheniscus
n 1: type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins [syn:
{Spheniscus}, {genus Spheniscus}]
genus Sphenodon
n 1: coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn:
{Sphenodon}, {genus Sphenodon}]
genus Sphyraena
n 1: type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda [syn:
{Sphyraena}, {genus Sphyraena}]
genus Sphyrapicus
n 1: a genus of Picidae [syn: {Sphyrapicus}, {genus
Sphyrapicus}]
genus Sphyrna
n 1: type genus of the Sphyrnidae [syn: {Sphyrna}, {genus
Sphyrna}]
genus Spilogale
n 1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Spilogale}, {genus Spilogale}]
genus Spinacia
n 1: spinach [syn: {Spinacia}, {genus Spinacia}]
genus Spinus
n 1: in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis:
siskins and New World goldfinches [syn: {Spinus}, {genus
Spinus}]
genus Spiraea
n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn:
{Spiraea}, {genus Spiraea}]
genus Spiranthes
n 1: large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial
orchids [syn: {Spiranthes}, {genus Spiranthes}]
genus Spirillum
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Spirochaeta
n 1: the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium
that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic [syn:
{Spirochaeta}, {genus Spirochaeta}]
genus Spirodela
n 1: minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface
consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots [syn:
{Spirodela}, {genus Spirodela}]
genus Spirogyra
n 1: a genus of protoctist
genus Spirula
n 1: genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral
shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites
genus Spizella
n 1: chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow [syn:
{Spizella}, {genus Spizella}]
genus Spodoptera
n 1: moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {Spodoptera}, {genus
Spodoptera}]
genus Spondias
n 1: tropical trees having one-seeded fruit [syn: {Spondias},
{genus Spondias}]
genus Sporobolus
n 1: cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or
rush grass) [syn: {Sporobolus}, {genus Sporobolus}]
genus Spraguea
n 1: small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody
taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes [syn:
{Spraguea}, {genus Spraguea}]
genus Spyeria
n 1: fritillaries [syn: {Spyeria}, {genus Spyeria}]
genus Squalus
n 1: spiny dogfishes [syn: {Squalus}, {genus Squalus}]
genus Squatina
n 1: type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks [syn:
{Squatina}, {genus Squatina}]
genus Squilla
n 1: type genus of the family Squillidae
genus Stachys
n 1: large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs
or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical
Australasia [syn: {Stachys}, {genus Stachys}]
genus Stanhopea
n 1: genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids
genus Stanleya
n 1: prince's plume [syn: {Stanleya}, {genus Stanleya}]
genus Stapelia
n 1: genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from
Africa to East India
genus Staphylea
n 1: a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae
[syn: {Staphylea}, {genus Staphylea}]
genus Staphylococcus
n 1: includes many pathogenic species
genus Staurikosaurus
n 1: primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil
genus Steatornis
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae [syn:
{Steatornis}, {genus Steatornis}]
genus Steganopus
n 1: a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {Steganopus}, {genus
Steganopus}]
genus Stegosaurus
n 1: quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and
Cretaceous
genus Stelis
n 1: genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America
genus Stellaria
n 1: common chickweed; stitchwort [syn: {Stellaria}, {genus
Stellaria}]
genus Stenocarpus
n 1: small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia [syn:
{Stenocarpus}, {genus Stenocarpus}]
genus Stenochlaena
n 1: large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some
terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia [syn:
{Stenochlaena}, {genus Stenochlaena}]
genus Stenopelmatus
n 1: sand crickets [syn: {Stenopelmatus}, {genus Stenopelmatus}]
genus Stenopterygius
n 1: a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae
genus Stenotaphrum
n 1: lawn grasses [syn: {Stenotaphrum}, {genus Stenotaphrum}]
genus Stenotomus
n 1: scups [syn: {Stenotomus}, {genus Stenotomus}]
genus Stenotus
n 1: genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs
growing in dense tufts [syn: {Stenotus}, {genus Stenotus}]
genus Stentor
n 1: trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding
funnel
genus Stephanomeria
n 1: malheur wire lettuce [syn: {Stephanomeria}, {genus
Stephanomeria}]
genus Stephanotis
n 1: genus of Old World tropical woody vines
genus Stercorarius
n 1: type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers [syn:
{Stercorarius}, {genus Stercorarius}]
genus Sterculia
n 1: type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen
trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics
genus Sterna
n 1: a genus of Sterninae [syn: {Sterna}, {genus Sterna}]
genus Sternotherus
n 1: musk turtles [syn: {Sternotherus}, {genus Sternotherus}]
genus Stevia
n 1: genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas
genus Sticherus
n 1: umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand
[syn: {Sticherus}, {genus Sticherus}]
genus Stictomys
n 1: mountain pacas [syn: {Stictomys}, {genus Stictomys}]
genus Stictopelia
n 1: a genus of Columbidae [syn: {Stictopelia}, {genus
Stictopelia}]
genus Stizolobium
n 1: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate
leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {genus
Mucuna}, {Stizolobium}, {genus Stizolobium}]
genus Stizostedion
n 1: pike-perches [syn: {Stizostedion}, {genus Stizostedion}]
genus Stokesia
n 1: one species: stokes' aster [syn: {Stokesia}, {genus
Stokesia}]
genus Storeria
n 1: a genus of Colubridae [syn: {Storeria}, {genus Storeria}]
genus Strekelia
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family [syn:
{Strekelia}, {genus Strekelia}]
genus Strelitzia
n 1: small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having
leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed
in family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitzia}, {genus Strelitzia}]
genus Strepera
n 1: bell magpies [syn: {Strepera}, {genus Strepera}]
genus Strepsiceros
n 1: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn:
{Tragelaphus}, {genus Tragelaphus}, {Strepsiceros}, {genus
Strepsiceros}]
genus Streptocarpus
n 1: large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs:
Cape primrose
genus Streptococcus
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Streptomyces
n 1: type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae
genus Streptopelia
n 1: turtledoves [syn: {Streptopelia}, {genus Streptopelia}]
genus Streptosolen
n 1: one species: marmalade bush [syn: {Streptosolen}, {genus
Streptosolen}]
genus Strix
n 1: owls lacking ear tufts [syn: {Strix}, {genus Strix}]
genus Strobilomyces
n 1: fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap [syn:
{Strobilomyces}, {genus Strobilomyces}]
genus Strombus
n 1: type genus of the family Strombidae [syn: {Strombus},
{genus Strombus}]
genus Strongylodon
n 1: genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines
[syn: {Strongylodon}, {genus Strongylodon}]
genus Strophanthus
n 1: genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody
vines and small trees
genus Stropharia
n 1: genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely
related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family
Strophariaceae [syn: {Stropharia}, {genus Stropharia},
{ring-stalked fungus}]
genus Struthio
n 1: type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches [syn:
{Struthio}, {genus Struthio}]
genus Struthiomimus
n 1: small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous
period in Canada
genus Strymon
n 1: large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak
butterflies [syn: {Strymon}, {genus Strymon}]
genus Sturnella
n 1: a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks [syn:
{Sturnella}, {genus Sturnella}]
genus Sturnus
n 1: type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings [syn:
{Sturnus}, {genus Sturnus}]
genus Stylomecon
n 1: one species: wind poppy [syn: {Stylomecon}, {genus
Stylomecon}]
genus Stylophorum
n 1: wood poppies [syn: {Stylophorum}, {genus Stylophorum}]
genus Styphelia
n 1: Australian heathlike shrubs [syn: {Styphelia}, {genus
Styphelia}]
genus Styracosaurus
n 1: genus of horned dinosaurs
genus Styrax
n 1: deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees
genus Subularia
n 1: small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and
mountains of tropical Africa [syn: {Subularia}, {genus
Subularia}]
genus Suillus
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn:
{Suillus}, {genus Suillus}]
genus Suksdorfia
n 1: small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America
and South America
genus Sula
n 1: type genus of the Sulidae [syn: {Sula}, {genus Sula}]
genus Sundacarpus
n 1: one species [syn: {Sundacarpus}, {genus Sundacarpus}]
genus Suricata
n 1: meerkats [syn: {Suricata}, {genus Suricata}]
genus Surnia
n 1: a genus of hawk-like owls [syn: {Surnia}, {genus Surnia}]
genus Sus
n 1: type genus of the Suidae [syn: {Sus}, {genus Sus}]
genus Swainsona
n 1: a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas
[syn: {Swainsona}, {genus Swainsona}]
genus Swertia
n 1: genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia
and Africa [syn: {Swertia}, {genus Swertia}]
genus Swietinia
n 1: tropical American mahogany trees [syn: {Swietinia}, {genus
Swietinia}]
genus Sylvilagus
n 1: North American rabbits [syn: {Sylvilagus}, {genus
Sylvilagus}]
genus Symphalangus
n 1: used in some classifications for the siamangs [syn:
{Symphalangus}, {genus Symphalangus}]
genus Symphoricarpos
n 1: deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and
China [syn: {Symphoricarpos}, {genus Symphoricarpos}]
genus Symphytum
n 1: comfrey [syn: {Symphytum}, {genus Symphytum}]
genus Symplocarpus
n 1: one species: skunk cabbage [syn: {Symplocarpus}, {genus
Symplocarpus}]
genus Symplocus
n 1: type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf
[syn: {Symplocus}, {genus Symplocus}]
genus Synagrops
n 1: a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Synagrops}, {genus Synagrops}]
genus Synanceja
n 1: stonefishes [syn: {Synanceja}, {genus Synanceja}]
genus Synaptomys
n 1: bog lemmings [syn: {Synaptomys}, {genus Synaptomys}]
genus Synchytrium
n 1: simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites [syn:
{Synchytrium}, {genus Synchytrium}]
genus Synercus
n 1: Cape buffalo [syn: {Synercus}, {genus Synercus}, {tribe
synercus}]
genus Syngnathus
n 1: type genus of the family Syngnathidae [syn: {Syngnathus},
{genus Syngnathus}]
genus Syngonium
n 1: epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and
South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their
velvety foliage [syn: {Syngonium}, {genus Syngonium}]
genus Syringa
n 1: genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant
flowers in showy panicles: lilacs [syn: {Syringa}, {genus
Syringa}]
genus Syrrhaptes
n 1: a genus of Pteroclididae [syn: {Syrrhaptes}, {genus
Syrrhaptes}]
genus Syzygium
n 1: a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to
the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere [syn: {Syzygium},
{genus Syzygium}]
genus Tabernaemontana
n 1: evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap [syn:
{Tabernaemontana}, {genus Tabernaemontana}]
genus Tacca
n 1: genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small
umbellate flowers [syn: {Tacca}, {genus Tacca}]
genus Tachyglossus
n 1: type genus of the family Tachyglossidae [syn:
{Tachyglossus}, {genus Tachyglossus}]
genus Tachypleus
n 1: a genus of Limulidae [syn: {Tachypleus}, {genus
Tachypleus}]
genus Tadarida
n 1: freetail bats [syn: {Tadarida}, {genus Tadarida}]
genus Tadorna
n 1: sheldrakes [syn: {Tadorna}, {genus Tadorna}]
genus Taenia
n 1: type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms
genus Tagetes
n 1: marigolds [syn: {Tageteste}, {genus Tagetes}]
genus Talinum
n 1: genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn:
{Talinum}, {genus Talinum}]
genus Tamandua
n 1: lesser anteater
genus Tamarindus
n 1: widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa [syn:
{Tamarindus}, {genus Tamarindus}]
genus Tamarix
n 1: genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern
Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia [syn: {Tamarix},
{genus Tamarix}]
genus Tamias
n 1: chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: {Tamias}, {genus
Tamias}]
genus Tamiasciurus
n 1: American red squirrels [syn: {Tamiasciurus}, {genus
Tamiasciurus}]
genus Tamus
n 1: a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has
twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
[syn: {Tamus}, {genus Tamus}]
genus Tanacetum
n 1: a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums;
comprises some plants often included in other genera
especially genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Tanacetum}, {genus
Tanacetum}]
genus Tantilla
n 1: black-headed snakes [syn: {Tantilla}, {genus Tantilla}]
genus Tapirus
n 1: type genus of the Tapiridae [syn: {Tapirus}, {genus
Tapirus}]
genus Taraktagenos
n 1: medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn:
{Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus
Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]
genus Taraktogenos
n 1: medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn:
{Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus
Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]
genus Taraxacum
n 1: an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including
dandelions [syn: {Taraxacum}, {genus Taraxacum}]
genus Taricha
n 1: Pacific newts [syn: {Taricha}, {genus Taricha}]
genus Tarpon
n 1: tarpons
genus Tarrietia
n 1: small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees [syn:
{Tarrietia}, {genus Tarrietia}]
genus Tarsius
n 1: type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae [syn:
{Tarsius}, {genus Tarsius}]
genus Taurotragus
n 1: African antelopes: elands [syn: {Taurotragus}, {genus
Taurotragus}]
genus Tautoga
n 1: tautogs [syn: {Tautoga}, {genus Tautoga}]
genus Tautogolabrus
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {Tautogolabrus}, {genus
Tautogolabrus}]
genus Taxidea
n 1: in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily
Melinae [syn: {Taxidea}, {genus Taxidea}]
genus Taxodium
n 1: bald cypress; swamp cypress [syn: {Taxodium}, {genus
Taxodium}]
genus Taxus
n 1: yews [syn: {Taxus}, {genus Taxus}]
genus Tayassu
n 1: type genus of the Tayassuidae [syn: {Tayassu}, {genus
Tayassu}, {genus Pecari}]
genus Tectaria
n 1: terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
[syn: {Tectaria}, {genus Tectaria}]
genus Tectona
n 1: small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak [syn:
{Tectona}, {genus Tectona}]
genus Telanthera
n 1: used in former classifications systems; now included in
genus Alternanthera [syn: {Telanthera}, {genus Telanthera}]
genus Tellima
n 1: genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and
long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western
North America [syn: {Tellima}, {genus Tellima}]
genus Telopea
n 1: Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs [syn: {Telopea},
{genus Telopea}]
genus Templetonia
n 1: genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush [syn:
{Templetonia}, {genus Templetonia}]
genus Tenrec
n 1: type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
genus Tephrosia
n 1: genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary
peas [syn: {Tephrosia}, {genus Tephrosia}]
genus Terebella
n 1: type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete
worms with many filamentous tentacles [syn: {Terebella},
{genus Terebella}]
genus Teredo
n 1: type genus of the family Teredinidae
genus Termes
n 1: type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {Termes}, {genus
Termes}]
genus Terrapene
n 1: box turtles [syn: {Terrapene}, {genus Terrapene}]
genus Terrietia
n 1: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia
and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn:
{Heritiera}, {genus Heritiera}, {Terrietia}, {genus
Terrietia}]
genus Testudo
n 1: type genus of the Testudinidae [syn: {Testudo}, {genus
Testudo}]
genus Tethus
n 1: type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {genus
Aplysia}, {Tethys}, {genus Tethus}]
genus Tetraclinis
n 1: sandarac tree [syn: {Tetraclinis}, {genus Tetraclinis}]
genus Tetragonia
n 1: New Zealand spinach [syn: {Tetragonia}, {genus Tetragonia}]
genus Tetragonurus
n 1: a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Tetragonurus}, {genus
Tetragonurus}]
genus Tetrahymena
n 1: protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
genus Tetraneuris
n 1: genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United
States [syn: {Tetraneuris}, {genus Tetraneuris}]
genus Tetrao
n 1: type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies [syn:
{Tetrao}, {genus Tetrao}]
genus Tetrapturus
n 1: a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: {Tetrapturus}, {genus
Tetrapturus}]
genus Teucrium
n 1: large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs
or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western
Asia [syn: {Teucrium}, {genus Teucrium}]
genus Thalarctos
n 1: polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus
from Ursus [syn: {Thalarctos}, {genus Thalarctos}]
genus Thalassoma
n 1: a genus of Labridae [syn: {Thalassoma}, {genus Thalassoma}]
genus Thalictrum
n 1: widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue
[syn: {Thalictrum}, {genus Thalictrum}]
genus Thamnophilus
n 1: a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {Thamnophilus}, {genus
Thamnophilus}]
genus Thamnophis
n 1: garter snakes [syn: {Thamnophis}, {genus Thamnophis}]
genus Thelypteris
n 1: marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part
of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae [syn:
{Thelypteris}, {genus Thelypteris}]
genus Theobroma
n 1: cacao plants [syn: {Theobroma}, {genus Theobroma}]
genus Thermobia
n 1: a genus of Lepismatidae [syn: {Thermobia}, {genus
Thermobia}]
genus Thermopsis
n 1: genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush
peas [syn: {Thermopsis}, {genus Thermopsis}]
genus Thespesia
n 1: a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
[syn: {Thespesia}, {genus Thespesia}]
genus Thevetia
n 1: genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and
trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers [syn:
{Thevetia}, {genus Thevetia}]
genus Thielavia
n 1: genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some
conidia borne in chains; cause root rot [syn: {Thielavia},
{genus Thielavia}]
genus Thiobacillus
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Thlaspi
n 1: herbs of temperate regions: pennycress [syn: {Thlaspi},
{genus Thlaspi}]
genus Thomomys
n 1: western pocket gophers [syn: {Thomomys}, {genus Thomomys}]
genus Threskiornis
n 1: type genus of the Threskiornithidae [syn: {Threskiornis},
{genus Threskiornis}]
genus Thrinax
n 1: small to medium-sized fan palms [syn: {Thrinax}, {genus
Thrinax}]
genus Thrips
n 1: type genus of the Thripidae
genus Thryothorus
n 1: Carolina wrens [syn: {Thryothorus}, {genus Thryothorus}]
genus Thuja
n 1: red cedar [syn: {Thuja}, {genus Thuja}]
genus Thujopsis
n 1: one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja [syn:
{Thujopsis}, {genus Thujopsis}]
genus Thunbergia
n 1: a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae [syn:
{Thunbergia}, {genus Thunbergia}]
genus Thunnus
n 1: tunas: warm-blooded fishes [syn: {Thunnus}, {genus
Thunnus}]
genus Thylacinus
n 1: Tasmanian wolf [syn: {Thylacinus}, {genus Thylacinus}]
genus Thylogale
n 1: pademelons [syn: {Thylogale}, {genus Thylogale}]
genus Thymus
n 1: large genus of Old World mints: thyme [syn: {Thymus},
{genus Thymus}]
genus Thyrsopteris
n 1: one species
genus Thysanocarpus
n 1: small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast
of North America [syn: {Thysanocarpus}, {genus
Thysanocarpus}]
genus Tiarella
n 1: small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal
leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers [syn:
{Tiarella}, {genus Tiarella}]
genus Tibicen
n 1: harvest flies [syn: {Tibicen}, {genus Tibicen}]
genus Tichodroma
n 1: wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family
Sittidae [syn: {Tichodroma}, {genus Tichodroma}]
genus Tilapia
n 1: a genus of Cichlidae [syn: {Tilapia}, {genus Tilapia}]
genus Tilia
n 1: deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of
North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens;
basswood [syn: {Tilia}, {genus Tilia}]
genus Tillandsia
n 1: large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting
tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant
masses [syn: {Tillandsia}, {genus Tillandsia}]
genus Tilletia
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae [syn:
{Tilletia}, {genus Tilletia}]
genus Timalia
n 1: type genus of the Timaliidae [syn: {Timalia}, {genus
Timalia}]
genus Tinca
n 1: tench [syn: {Tinca}, {genus Tinca}]
genus Tinea
n 1: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths [syn: {Tinea},
{genus Tinea}]
genus Tineola
n 1: webbing clothes moths [syn: {Tineola}, {genus Tineola}]
genus Tipuana
n 1: one species: South American tree: tipu tree [syn:
{Tipuana}, {genus Tipuana}]
genus Titanosaurus
n 1: genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the
Cretaceous in South America [syn: {Titanosaurus}, {genus
Titanosaurus}]
genus Tithonia
n 1: genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America:
Mexican sunflower
genus Todea
n 1: a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family
Osmundaceae [syn: {Todea}, {genus Todea}]
genus Todus
n 1: type genus of the Todidae [syn: {Todus}, {genus Todus}]
genus Tofieldia
n 1: genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions;
sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Tofieldia},
{genus Tofieldia}]
genus Tolmiea
n 1: one species: pickaback plant [syn: {Tolmiea}, {genus
Tolmiea}]
genus Tolypeutes
n 1: a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Tolypeutes}, {genus
Tolypeutes}]
genus Tomistoma
n 1: a genus of Malayan crocodiles [syn: {Tomistoma}, {genus
Tomistoma}]
genus Toona
n 1: formerly included in genus Cedrela [syn: {Toona}, {genus
Toona}]
genus Torreya
n 1: nutmeg-yews [syn: {Torreya}, {genus Torreya}]
genus Tortrix
n 1: type genus of the Tortricidae
genus Townsendia
n 1: genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy
[syn: {Townsendia}, {genus Townsendia}]
genus Toxicodendron
n 1: in some classifications: comprising those members of the
genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch;
of North America and northern South America [syn:
{Toxicodendron}, {genus Toxicodendron}]
genus Toxostoma
n 1: thrashers [syn: {Toxostoma}, {genus Toxostoma}]
genus Toxotes
n 1: type genus of the Toxotidae [syn: {Toxotes}, {genus
Toxotes}]
genus Trachelospermum
n 1: genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and
stems [syn: {Trachelospermum}, {genus Trachelospermum}]
genus Trachinotus
n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Trachinotus}, {genus
Trachinotus}]
genus Trachipterus
n 1: type genus of the Trachipteridae [syn: {Trachipterus},
{genus Trachipterus}]
genus Trachodon
n 1: a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda
genus Trachurus
n 1: the scads (particularly horse mackerels) [syn: {Trachurus},
{genus Trachurus}]
genus Tradescantia
n 1: spiderworts [syn: {Tradescantia}, {genus Tradescantia}]
genus Tragelaphus
n 1: African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn:
{Tragelaphus}, {genus Tragelaphus}, {Strepsiceros}, {genus
Strepsiceros}]
genus Tragopan
n 1: a genus of Phasianidae
genus Tragopogon
n 1: genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and
yellow or purple flower heads [syn: {Tragopogon}, {genus
Tragopogon}]
genus Tragulus
n 1: type genus of the Tragulidae [syn: {Tragulus}, {genus
Tragulus}]
genus Trapa
n 1: small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water
chestnut [syn: {Trapa}, {genus Trapa}]
genus Trautvetteria
n 1: small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane [syn:
{Trautvetteria}, {genus Trautvetteria}]
genus Trema
n 1: an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in
tropical America and Africa and Asia [syn: {Trema}, {genus
Trema}]
genus Tremella
n 1: fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having
convolutions resembling those of the brain [syn:
{Tremella}, {genus Tremella}]
genus Treponema
n 1: type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with
an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals
genus Triaenodon
n 1: a genus of Triakidae [syn: {Triaenodon}, {genus
Triaenodon}]
genus Trialeurodes
n 1: a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {Trialeurodes}, {genus
Trialeurodes}]
genus Triatoma
n 1: conenoses [syn: {Triatoma}, {genus Triatoma}]
genus Tribolium
n 1: flour beetles [syn: {Tribolium}, {genus Tribolium}]
genus Tribonema
n 1: type genus of Tribonemaceae [syn: {Tribonema}, {genus
Tribonema}, {genus Conferva}]
genus Tribulus
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions
[syn: {Tribulus}, {genus Tribulus}]
genus Triceratops
n 1: genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs
genus Trichecus
n 1: type and sole genus of the Trichechidae [syn: {Trichechus},
{genus Trichecus}]
genus Trichoceros
n 1: small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of
tropical South America [syn: {Trichoceros}, {genus
Trichoceros}]
genus Trichodesmium
n 1: a genus of blue-green algae
genus Trichoglossus
n 1: a genus of Loriinae [syn: {Trichoglossus}, {genus
Trichoglossus}]
genus Tricholoma
n 1: agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched
gills; of various colors both edible and inedible [syn:
{Tricholoma}, {genus Tricholoma}]
genus Trichomanes
n 1: bristle ferns; kidney ferns [syn: {Trichomanes}, {genus
Trichomanes}]
genus Trichomonas
n 1: flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts
of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans
genus Trichophaga
n 1: carpet moths [syn: {Trichophaga}, {genus Trichophaga}]
genus Trichophyton
n 1: a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes
ringworm and favus [syn: {Trichophyton}, {genus
Trichophyton}]
genus Trichostema
n 1: genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue
curls [syn: {Trichostema}, {genus Trichostema}]
genus Trichostigma
n 1: a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South
America [syn: {Trichostigma}, {genus Trichostigma}]
genus Trichosurus
n 1: a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Trichosurus}, {genus
Trichosurus}]
genus Trichys
n 1: a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {Trichys}, {genus Trichys}]
genus Tridacna
n 1: type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams [syn:
{Tridacna}, {genus Tridacna}]
genus Trifolium
n 1: any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three
leaflets [syn: {Trifolium}, {genus Trifolium}]
genus Triga
n 1: type genus of the Triglidae [syn: {Triga}, {genus Triga}]
genus Triglochin
n 1: perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow
grass [syn: {Triglochin}, {genus Triglochin}]
genus Trigonella
n 1: Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs [syn:
{Trigonella}, {genus Trigonella}]
genus Trilisa
n 1: genus of herbs of southern United States [syn: {Trilisa},
{genus Trilisa}]
genus Trillium
n 1: deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family
Liliaceae
genus Trimorphodon
n 1: lyre snakes [syn: {Trimorphodon}, {genus Trimorphodon}]
genus Trinectes
n 1: a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Trinectes}, {genus Trinectes}]
genus Tringa
n 1: a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Tringa}, {genus Tringa}]
genus Trionyx
n 1: type genus of the Trionychidae [syn: {Trionyx}, {genus
Trionyx}]
genus Triops
n 1: type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with
a small third median eye [syn: {Triops}, {genus Triops}]
genus Triostium
n 1: genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot [syn:
{Triostium}, {genus Triostium}]
genus Tripleurospermum
n 1: small genus comprising plants often included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {Tripleurospermum}, {genus
Tripleurospermum}]
genus Triplochiton
n 1: small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves
[syn: {Triplochiton}, {genus Triplochiton}]
genus Triticum
n 1: annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely
cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {Triticum}, {genus
Triticum}]
genus Triturus
n 1: chiefly aquatic salamanders [syn: {Triturus}, {genus
Triturus}]
genus Trogium
n 1: a genus of Psocidae [syn: {Trogium}, {genus Trogium}]
genus Troglodytes
n 1: type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: {Troglodytes}, {genus
Troglodytes}]
genus Trogon
n 1: type genus of the Trogonidae
genus Trollius
n 1: perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers
[syn: {Trollius}, {genus Trollius}]
genus Trombicula
n 1: type genus of the family Trombiculidae [syn: {Trombicula},
{genus Trombicula}]
genus Tropaeolum
n 1: a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or
diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae
[syn: {Tropaeolum}, {genus Tropaeolum}]
genus Tropidoclonion
n 1: lined snakes [syn: {Tropidoclonion}, {genus
Tropidoclonion}]
genus Truncocolumella
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae
[syn: {Truncocolumella}, {genus Truncocolumella}]
genus Tsuga
n 1: hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce [syn: {Tsuga}, {genus
Tsuga}]
genus Tuber
n 1: type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies
are typically truffles [syn: {Tuber}, {genus Tuber}]
genus Tubercularia
n 1: type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of
red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants
[syn: {Tubercularia}, {genus Tubercularia}]
genus Tulestoma
n 1: type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {Tulostoma}, {genus
Tulostoma}, {Tulestoma}, {genus Tulestoma}]
genus Tulipa
n 1: Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs [syn: {Tulipa}, {genus
Tulipa}]
genus Tulostoma
n 1: type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {Tulostoma}, {genus
Tulostoma}, {Tulestoma}, {genus Tulestoma}]
genus Tunga
n 1: a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {Tunga}, {genus Tunga}]
genus Tupaia
n 1: the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
[syn: {Tupaia}, {genus Tupaia}]
genus Tupinambis
n 1: tejus [syn: {Tupinambis}, {genus Tupinambis}]
genus Turbatrix
n 1: a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {Anguillula}, {genus
Anguillula}, {Turbatrix}, {genus Turbatrix}]
genus Turdus
n 1: type genus of the Turdidae [syn: {Turdus}, {genus Turdus}]
genus Turnix
n 1: type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: {Turnix},
{genus Turnix}]
genus Turreae
n 1: genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and
Australia
genus Turritis
n 1: closely related to and often included in genus Arabis [syn:
{Turritis}, {genus Turritis}]
genus Tursiops
n 1: a genus of Delphinidae [syn: {Tursiops}, {genus Tursiops}]
genus Tussilago
n 1: genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of
north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some
classifications includes species often placed in other
genera especially Homogyne and Petasites [syn: {Tussilago},
{genus Tussilago}]
genus Tylenchus
n 1: type genus of the family Tylenchidae [syn: {Tylenchus},
{genus Tylenchus}]
genus Tympanuchus
n 1: prairie chickens [syn: {Tympanuchus}, {genus Tympanuchus}]
genus Typha
n 1: reed maces; cattails [syn: {Typha}, {genus Typha}]
genus Tyrannosaurus
n 1: includes a single species
genus Tyrannus
n 1: type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers [syn:
{Tyrannus}, {genus Tyrannus}]
genus Tyto
n 1: type and only genus of the family Tytonidae [syn: {Tyto},
{genus Tyto}]
genus Uca
n 1: fiddler crabs [syn: {Uca}, {genus Uca}]
genus Uintatherium
n 1: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous
ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in
Wyoming [syn: {Uintatherium}, {genus Uintatherium}]
genus Ulex
n 1: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse [syn: {Ulex}, {genus
Ulex}]
genus Ulmus
n 1: type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having
simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate
regions [syn: {Ulmus}, {genus Ulmus}]
genus Ulva
n 1: type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a
thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce [syn: {Ulva}, {genus
Ulva}]
genus Uma
n 1: fringe-toed lizard [syn: {Uma}, {genus Uma}]
genus Umbellularia
n 1: aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast [syn:
{Umbellularia}, {genus Umbellularia}]
genus Umbrina
n 1: croakers [syn: {Umbrina}, {genus Umbrina}]
genus Unio
n 1: type genus of the family Unionidae [syn: {Unio}, {genus
Unio}]
genus Upupa
n 1: type genus of the Upupidae [syn: {Upupa}, {genus Upupa}]
genus Urginea
n 1: Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family
Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Urginea}, {genus Urginea}]
genus Uria
n 1: murres [syn: {Uria}, {genus Uria}]
genus Urocyon
n 1: grey foxes [syn: {Urocyon}, {genus Urocyon}]
genus Urocystis
n 1: a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
[syn: {Urocystis}, {genus Urocystis}]
genus Urophycis
n 1: hakes [syn: {Urophycis}, {genus Urophycis}]
genus Uropsilus
n 1: shrew moles [syn: {Uropsilus}, {genus Uropsilus}]
genus Urosaurus
n 1: a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Urosaurus}, {genus
Urosaurus}]
genus Ursinia
n 1: genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as
ornamentals
genus Ursus
n 1: type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications
genus Ursus includes all bears [syn: {Ursus}, {genus
Ursus}]
genus Urtica
n 1: a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax [syn: {Urtica},
{genus Urtica}]
genus Usnea
n 1: widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or
yellow pendulous freely branched thallus [syn: {Usnea},
{genus Usnea}]
genus Ustilaginoidea
n 1: genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut
[syn: {Ustilaginoidea}, {genus Ustilaginoidea}]
genus Ustilago
n 1: type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the
loose smuts [syn: {Ustilago}, {genus Ustilago}]
genus Uta
n 1: a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Uta}, {genus Uta}]
genus Utahraptor
n 1: advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur
genus Utricularia
n 1: bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants;
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Utricularia}, {genus
Utricularia}]
genus Uvularia
n 1: genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and
southeastern United States [syn: {Uvularia}, {genus
Uvularia}]
genus Vaccaria
n 1: cow-cockles [syn: {Vaccaria}, {genus Vaccaria}]
genus Vaccinium
n 1: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern
hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: {Vaccinium},
{genus Vaccinium}]
genus Valeriana
n 1: genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs
[syn: {Valeriana}, {genus Valeriana}]
genus Valerianella
n 1: genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn:
{Valerianella}, {genus Valerianella}]
genus Vallisneria
n 1: eelgrass; eel grass [syn: {Vallisneria}, {genus
Vallisneria}]
genus Vanda
n 1: genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia
genus Vanellus
n 1: Eurasian lapwings [syn: {Vanellus}, {genus Vanellus}]
genus Vanessa
n 1: painted beauty and red admiral [syn: {Vanessa}, {genus
Vanessa}]
genus Vangueria
n 1: tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-
seeded fruit [syn: {Vangueria}, {genus Vangueria}]
genus Vanilla
n 1: large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New
Worlds
genus Varanus
n 1: type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae [syn:
{Varanus}, {genus Varanus}]
genus Vedalia
n 1: genus of Australian ladybugs [syn: {Rodolia}, {genus
Rodolia}, {genus Vedalia}]
genus Velociraptor
n 1: advanced carnivorous theropod
genus Venus
n 1: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams
with thick oval shells [syn: {Venus}, {genus Venus}]
genus Veratrum
n 1: a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes
placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {Veratrum}, {genus
Veratrum}]
genus Verbascum
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly
leaves [syn: {Verbascum}, {genus Verbascum}]
genus Verbena
n 1: type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous
perennials and subshrubs
genus Verbesina
n 1: herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes
plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris [syn:
{Verbesina}, {genus Verbesina}]
genus Vernonia
n 1: genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal
cymose heads of tubular flowers
genus Veronica
n 1: widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or
purple flowers: speedwell
genus Verticillium
n 1: genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the
apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases
genus Vesicaria
n 1: small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods
[syn: {Vesicaria}, {genus Vesicaria}]
genus Vespa
n 1: type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow
jackets [syn: {Vespa}, {genus Vespa}]
genus Vespertilio
n 1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Vespertilio}, {genus
Vespertilio}]
genus Vespula
n 1: sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
[syn: {Vespula}, {genus Vespula}]
genus Vibrio
n 1: a genus of bacteria
genus Viburnum
n 1: deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood;
wayfaring tree [syn: {Viburnum}, {genus Viburnum}]
genus Vicia
n 1: widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often
climbing herbs [syn: {Vicia}, {genus Vicia}]
genus Vicugna
n 1: a genus of Camelidae [syn: {Vicugna}, {genus Vicugna}]
genus Vidua
n 1: whydahs [syn: {Vidua}, {genus Vidua}]
genus Vigna
n 1: genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and
yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions;
most species often placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {Vigna},
{genus Vigna}]
genus Viminaria
n 1: one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak [syn:
{Viminaria}, {genus Viminaria}]
genus Vinca
n 1: periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials [syn:
{Vinca}, {genus Vinca}]
genus Vincetoxicum
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate
leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers;
supposedly having powers as an antidote [syn:
{Vincetoxicum}, {genus Vincetoxicum}]
genus Viola
n 1: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn:
{Viola}, {genus Viola}]
genus Vipera
n 1: type genus of the Viperidae [syn: {Vipera}, {genus Vipera}]
genus Vireo
n 1: type genus of the Vireonidae
genus Virgilia
n 1: genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and
rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods [syn:
{Virgilia}, {genus Virgilia}]
genus Viscum
n 1: type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs
parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple
trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods [syn: {Viscum},
{genus Viscum}]
genus Vitis
n 1: the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with
simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of
grapes [syn: {Vitis}, {genus Vitis}]
genus Vittaria
n 1: tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds [syn:
{Vittaria}, {genus Vittaria}]
genus Viverra
n 1: type genus of the family Viverridae [syn: {Viverra}, {genus
Viverra}]
genus Viverricula
n 1: a genus of Viverridae [syn: {Viverricula}, {genus
Viverricula}]
genus Volvaria
n 1: agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva [syn:
{Volvaria}, {genus Volvaria}]
genus Volvariella
n 1: an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient [syn:
{Volvariella}, {genus Volvariella}]
genus Volvox
n 1: type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green
flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute
flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: {Volvox},
{genus Volvox}]
genus Vorticella
n 1: ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a
retractile stalk
genus Vulpes
n 1: foxes [syn: {Vulpes}, {genus Vulpes}]
genus Vultur
n 1: a bird that is usually restricted to the Andean condor
[syn: {Vultur}, {genus Vultur}]
genus Weigela
n 1: east Asian flowering shrubs
genus Welwitchia
n 1: type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae [syn: {genus
Welwitschia}, {genus Welwitchia}]
genus Welwitschia
n 1: type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae [syn: {genus
Welwitschia}, {genus Welwitchia}]
genus Wintera
n 1: evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New
Zealand [syn: {Pseudowintera}, {genus Pseudowintera},
{Wintera}, {genus Wintera}]
genus Wisteria
n 1: Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes
of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety
pods; widely grown as an ornamental
genus Wolffia
n 1: minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds
floating on or near the water surface and bearing one
flower per frond [syn: {Wolffia}, {genus Wolffia}]
genus Wolffiella
n 1: minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating
on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per
frond; America and Africa [syn: {Wolffiella}, {genus
Wolffiella}]
genus Woodsia
n 1: genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting
ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification
systems placed in Polypodiaceae
genus Woodwardia
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae: chain ferns [syn: {Woodwardia}, {genus
Woodwardia}]
genus Wyethia
n 1: coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found
especially in the western United States
genus Wynnea
n 1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae
[syn: {Wynnea}, {genus Wynnea}]
genus Xanthium
n 1: coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers
followed by burrs with hooked bristles [syn: {Xanthium},
{genus Xanthium}]
genus Xanthomonas
n 1: a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a
yellow pigment that is not soluble in water [syn:
{Xanthomonas}, {genus Xanthomonas}]
genus Xanthorroea
n 1: grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae
[syn: {Xanthorroea}, {genus Xanthorroea}]
genus Xanthosoma
n 1: tropical American tuberous perennials [syn: {Xanthosoma},
{genus Xanthosoma}]
genus Xenicus
n 1: type genus for the Xenicidae [syn: {Xenicus}, {genus
Xenicus}]
genus Xenopus
n 1: an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the
type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae [syn:
{Xenopus}, {genus Xenopus}]
genus Xenorhyncus
n 1: East Indian and Australian storks [syn: {Xenorhyncus},
{genus Xenorhyncus}]
genus Xenosaurus
n 1: type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican
lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules
and tubercles [syn: {Xenosaurus}, {genus Xenosaurus}]
genus Xeranthemum
n 1: genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to
southwestern Asia
genus Xerobates
n 1: possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on
recent research [syn: {Xerobates}, {genus Xerobates}]
genus Xerophyllum
n 1: small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
Melanthiaceae [syn: {Xerophyllum}, {genus Xerophyllum}]
genus Xiphias
n 1: type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {Xiphias}, {genus
Xiphias}]
genus Xylaria
n 1: type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the
upper part of erect black woody stromata [syn: {Xylaria},
{genus Xylaria}]
genus Xylocopa
n 1: carpenter bees [syn: {Xylocopa}, {genus Xylocopa}]
genus Xylomelum
n 1: small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for
their fruit and flowers [syn: {Xylomelum}, {genus
Xylomelum}]
genus Xylopia
n 1: tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African [syn:
{Xylopia}, {genus Xylopia}]
genus Xylosma
n 1: genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen
trees and shrubs
genus Xyphophorus
n 1: swordtails [syn: {Xyphophorus}, {genus Xyphophorus}]
genus Xyris
n 1: chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow
flowers [syn: {Xyris}, {genus Xyris}]
genus Yucca
n 1: tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and
spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of
Amaryllidaceae
genus Zaglossus
n 1: a genus of Tachyglossidae [syn: {Zaglossus}, {genus
Zaglossus}]
genus Zalophus
n 1: sea lions [syn: {Zalophus}, {genus Zalophus}]
genus Zamia
n 1: genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American
cycads
genus Zannichellia
n 1: horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some
classifications included in Potamogetonaceae [syn:
{Zannichellia}, {genus Zannichellia}]
genus Zantedeschia
n 1: calla lily [syn: {Zantedeschia}, {genus Zantedeschia}]
genus Zanthoxylum
n 1: deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn:
{Zanthoxylum}, {genus Zanthoxylum}]
genus Zapus
n 1: type genus of the Zapodidae [syn: {Zapus}, {genus Zapus}]
genus Zea
n 1: corn [syn: {Zea}, {genus Zea}]
genus Zenaidura
n 1: mourning doves [syn: {Zenaidura}, {genus Zenaidura}]
genus Zerumbet
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia},
{genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]
genus Zeus
n 1: type genus of the family Zeidae [syn: {Zeus}, {genus Zeus}]
genus Zigadenus
n 1: genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes
placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Zigadenus}, {genus
Zigadenus}]
genus Zingiber
n 1: tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger
[syn: {Zingiber}, {genus Zingiber}]
genus Zinjanthropus
n 1: genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly
assigned [syn: {Zinjanthropus}, {genus Zinjanthropus}]
genus Zinnia
n 1: genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America
having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers
genus Zizania
n 1: wild rice [syn: {Zizania}, {genus Zizania}]
genus Ziziphus
n 1: spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes
[syn: {Ziziphus}, {genus Ziziphus}]
genus Zoarces
n 1: type genus of the Zoarcidae [syn: {Zoarces}, {genus
Zoarces}]
genus Zoisia
n 1: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand;
grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia},
{Zoisia}, {genus Zoisia}]
genus Zonotrichia
n 1: large New World sparrows [syn: {Zonotrichia}, {genus
Zonotrichia}]
genus Zostera
n 1: (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus
of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {Zostera}, {genus
Zostera}]
genus Zoysia
n 1: lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand;
grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia},
{Zoisia}, {genus Zoisia}]
genus Zygnema
n 1: type genus of the family Zygnemataceae [syn: {Zygnema},
{genus Zygnema}]
genus Zygocactus
n 1: small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually
branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by
red fleshy fruits [syn: {Zygocactus}, {genus Zygocactus}]
genus Zygophyllum
n 1: usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling
foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean
capers [syn: {Zygophyllum}, {genus Zygophyllum}]
genus-Fenusa
n 1: birch leaf miner [syn: {Fenusa}, {genus-Fenusa}]
genus-Megapodius
n 1: type genus of the Megapodiidae [syn: {Megapodius}, {genus-
Megapodius}]
genus-Milvus
n 1: a genus including the common European kits [syn: {Milvus},
{genus-Milvus}]
Genyonemus lineatus
n 1: small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn:
{white croaker}, {chenfish}, {kingfish}, {Genyonemus
lineatus}]
geocentric parallax
n 1: the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the
surface of the earth as the earth rotates [syn: {geocentric
parallax}, {diurnal parallax}]
Geococcyx californianus
n 1: speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and
Mexico to Texas [syn: {roadrunner}, {chaparral cock},
{Geococcyx californianus}]
geodesic dome
n 1: a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons;
invented by R. Buckminster Fuller
geodesic line
n 1: (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a
mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a
plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) [syn:
{geodesic}, {geodesic line}]
Geoffrey Chaucer
n 1: English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales
(1340-1400) [syn: {Chaucer}, {Geoffrey Chaucer}]
Geoffrey of Monmouth
n 1: Welsh chronicler who wrote an account of the kings of
Britain which is now believed to contain little historical
fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa
1100-1154)
Geoffroea decorticans
n 1: thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina
having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible
berries [syn: {chanar}, {chanal}, {Geoffroea decorticans}]
Geogia holly
n 1: a holly shrub
geographic area
n 1: a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area},
{geographic area}, {geographical region}, {geographic
region}]
geographic expedition
n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: {exploration},
{geographic expedition}]
geographic point
n 1: a point on the surface of the Earth [syn: {geographic
point}, {geographical point}]
geographic region
n 1: a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area},
{geographic area}, {geographical region}, {geographic
region}]
geographical area
n 1: a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area},
{geographic area}, {geographical region}, {geographic
region}]
geographical indication
n 1: (law) a name or sign used on certain products which
corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin
[syn: {geographical indication}, {GI}]
geographical mile
n 1: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
[syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi},
{geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
geographical point
n 1: a point on the surface of the Earth [syn: {geographic
point}, {geographical point}]
geographical region
n 1: a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area},
{geographic area}, {geographical region}, {geographic
region}]
geographical zone
n 1: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely
divided according to latitude or longitude [syn: {zone},
{geographical zone}]
geologic process
n 1: (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are
modified [syn: {geological process}, {geologic process}]
geologic time
n 1: the time of the physical formation and development of the
earth (especially prior to human history) [syn: {geological
time}, {geologic time}]
geological dating
n 1: use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological
specimens [syn: {dating}, {geological dating}]
geological era
n 1: a major division of geological time; an era is usually
divided into two or more periods [syn: {era}, {geological
era}]
geological fault
n 1: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the
displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they
built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the
faulting of the earth's crust" [syn: {fault}, {faulting},
{geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}, {break}]
geological formation
n 1: (geology) the geological features of the earth [syn:
{geological formation}, {formation}]
geological horizon
n 1: a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially
of fossils); for dating the stratum
geological period
n 1: a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks
formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier
geological periods" [syn: {period}, {geological period}]
geological phenomenon
n 1: a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition
of the earth
geological process
n 1: (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are
modified [syn: {geological process}, {geologic process}]
geological time
n 1: the time of the physical formation and development of the
earth (especially prior to human history) [syn: {geological
time}, {geologic time}]
geometric mean
n 1: the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their
product
geometric pace
n 1: a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet
geometric progression
n 1: (mathematics) a progression in which each term is
multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term;
"1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression"
geometric series
n 1: a geometric progression written as a sum
geometrical irregularity
n 1: an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial
pattern [syn: {irregularity}, {geometrical irregularity}]
geometrical regularity
n 1: a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides
and equal angles [syn: {regularity}, {geometrical
regularity}]
geometrid moth
n 1: slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called
measuring worms [syn: {geometrid}, {geometrid moth}]
geometry teacher
n 1: someone who teaches geometry
Geomys bursarius
n 1: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn:
{plains pocket gopher}, {Geomys bursarius}]
Geomys pinetis
n 1: gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida [syn:
{southeastern pocket gopher}, {Geomys pinetis}]
geophysical science
n 1: geology that uses physical principles to study properties
of the earth [syn: {geophysics}, {geophysical science}]
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
n 1: pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn:
{Riemann}, {Bernhard Riemann}, {Georg Friedrich Bernhard
Riemann}]
Georg Friedrich Handel
n 1: a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany)
remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn:
{Handel}, {George Frideric Handel}, {George Frederick
Handel}, {Georg Friedrich Handel}]
Georg Meissner
n 1: German anatomist (1829-1905) [syn: {Meissner}, {Georg
Meissner}]
Georg Philipp Telemann
n 1: German baroque composer (1681-1767) [syn: {Telemann},
{Georg Philipp Telemann}]
Georg Simon Ohm
n 1: German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854) [syn:
{Ohm}, {Georg Simon Ohm}]
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
n 1: German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical
reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831) [syn:
{Hegel}, {Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel}]
Georg Wilhelm Steller
n 1: German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: {Steller}, {Georg
Wilhelm Steller}]
George Armstrong Custer
n 1: United States general who was killed along with all his
command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn
(1839-1876) [syn: {Custer}, {George Armstrong Custer},
{General Custer}]
George Balanchine
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia)
noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) [syn:
{Balanchine}, {George Balanchine}]
George Beadle
n 1: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary
characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn:
{Beadle}, {George Beadle}, {George Wells Beadle}]
George Berkeley
n 1: Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the
materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) [syn: {Berkeley},
{Bishop Berkeley}, {George Berkeley}]
George Bernard Shaw
n 1: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian
Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {G. B. Shaw}, {George
Bernard Shaw}]
George Boole
n 1: English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra
(1815-1864) [syn: {Boole}, {George Boole}]
George Bryan Brummell
n 1: English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency
(1778-1840) [syn: {Brummell}, {George Bryan Brummell},
{Beau Brummell}]
George Burns
n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn:
{Burns}, {George Burns}, {Nathan Birnbaum}]
George Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush},
{President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
2: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United
States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George
H.W. Bush}, {George H. W. Bush}, {George Herbert Walker
Bush}, {President Bush}]
George C. Scott
n 1: award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn:
{Scott}, {George C. Scott}]
George Catlett Marshall
n 1: United States general and statesman who as Secretary of
State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)
[syn: {Marshall}, {George Marshall}, {George Catlett
Marshall}]
George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy
n 1: Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of
the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966) [syn:
{Hevesy}, {George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy}]
George Dewey
n 1: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at
Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {Dewey},
{George Dewey}, {Admiral Dewey}]
George Dibdin Pitt
n 1: a British playwright who created the fictional character
Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Pitt},
{George Dibdin Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]
George Dibdin-Pitt
n 1: a British playwright who created the fictional character
Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Pitt},
{George Dibdin Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]
George du Maurier
n 1: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du
Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {du Maurier}, {George du
Maurier}, {George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier}]
George Eastman
n 1: United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing
photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced
roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color
photography (1854-1932) [syn: {Eastman}, {George Eastman}]
George Edward Moore
n 1: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {G. E.
Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]
George Edward Pickett
n 1: American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous
charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875) [syn: {Pickett}, {George
Edward Pickett}]
George Eliot
n 1: British writer of novels characterized by realistic
analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) [syn:
{Eliot}, {George Eliot}, {Mary Ann Evans}]
George Ellery Hale
n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are
associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn:
{Hale}, {George Ellery Hale}]
George Enescu
n 1: Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) [syn: {Enesco},
{Georges Enesco}, {George Enescu}]
George F. Kennan
n 1: United States diplomat who recommended a policy of
containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
[syn: {Kennan}, {George F. Kennan}, {George Frost Kennan}]
George Fox
n 1: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
(1624-1691) [syn: {Fox}, {George Fox}]
George Frederick Handel
n 1: a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany)
remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn:
{Handel}, {George Frideric Handel}, {George Frederick
Handel}, {Georg Friedrich Handel}]
George Frideric Handel
n 1: a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany)
remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn:
{Handel}, {George Frideric Handel}, {George Frederick
Handel}, {Georg Friedrich Handel}]
George Frost Kennan
n 1: United States diplomat who recommended a policy of
containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
[syn: {Kennan}, {George F. Kennan}, {George Frost Kennan}]
George Gamow
n 1: United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a
proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in
radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA
(1904-1968) [syn: {Gamow}, {George Gamow}]
George Gershwin
n 1: United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical
forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)
[syn: {Gershwin}, {George Gershwin}]
George Gilbert Aime Murphy
n 1: British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated
the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
[syn: {Murray}, {Gilbert Murray}, {George Gilbert Aime
Murphy}]
George Gordon Meade
n 1: United States general in charge of the Union troops at the
Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872) [syn: {Meade}, {George
Gordon Meade}]
George Guess
n 1: Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee
language (1770-1843) [syn: {Sequoya}, {Sequoyah}, {George
Guess}]
George H. W. Bush
n 1: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the
United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George H.W. Bush}, {George H. W. Bush}, {George Herbert
Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]
George H.W. Bush
n 1: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the
United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George H.W. Bush}, {George H. W. Bush}, {George Herbert
Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]
George Harrison
n 1: English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles
(1943-2001) [syn: {Harrison}, {George Harrison}]
George Herbert Hitchings
n 1: United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to
treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998) [syn: {Hitchings},
{George Herbert Hitchings}]
George Herbert Mead
n 1: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn:
{Mead}, {George Herbert Mead}]
George Herbert Walker Bush
n 1: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the
United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George H.W. Bush}, {George H. W. Bush}, {George Herbert
Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]
George Herman Ruth
n 1: United States professional baseball player famous for
hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {Babe Ruth},
{George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]
George Hubert Wilkins
n 1: Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by
airplane (1888-1958) [syn: {Wilkins}, {George Hubert
Wilkins}]
George Huntington
n 1: United States physician who first described Huntington's
chorea [syn: {Huntington}, {George Huntington}]
George I
n 1: Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great
Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727) [syn:
{George}, {George I}]
George II
n 1: King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to
1760 (1683-1760) [syn: {George}, {George II}]
George III
n 1: King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the
American colonies were lost during his reign; he became
insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as
regent until 1820 (1738-1820) [syn: {George}, {George III}]
George IV
n 1: King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to
1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined
the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830) [syn: {George},
{George IV}]
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier
n 1: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du
Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {du Maurier}, {George du
Maurier}, {George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier}]
George Lucas
n 1: United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
[syn: {Lucas}, {George Lucas}]
George M. Cohan
n 1: United States songwriter and playwright famous for his
patriotic songs (1878-1942) [syn: {Cohan}, {George M.
Cohan}, {George Michael Cohan}]
George Macaulay Trevelyan
n 1: English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan
whose works include a social history of England and a
biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962) [syn: {Trevelyan},
{George Macaulay Trevelyan}]
George Marshall
n 1: United States general and statesman who as Secretary of
State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)
[syn: {Marshall}, {George Marshall}, {George Catlett
Marshall}]
George Mason
n 1: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose
objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights
(1725-1792) [syn: {Mason}, {George Mason}]
George Meany
n 1: United States labor leader who was the first president of
the AFL-CIO (1894-1980) [syn: {Meany}, {George Meany}]
George Meredith
n 1: English novelist and poet (1828-1909) [syn: {Meredith},
{George Meredith}]
George Michael Cohan
n 1: United States songwriter and playwright famous for his
patriotic songs (1878-1942) [syn: {Cohan}, {George M.
Cohan}, {George Michael Cohan}]
George Orson Welles
n 1: United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) [syn:
{Welles}, {Orson Welles}, {George Orson Welles}]
George Orwell
n 1: imaginative British writer concerned with social justice
(1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {George Orwell}, {Eric Blair},
{Eric Arthur Blair}]
George Otto Trevelyan
n 1: English historian who wrote a history of the American
revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay
(1838-1928) [syn: {Trevelyan}, {George Otto Trevelyan},
{Sir George Otto Trevelyan}]
George Paget Thomson
n 1: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a
co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
(1892-1975) [syn: {Thomson}, {George Paget Thomson}, {Sir
George Paget Thomson}]
George Percy Aldridge Grainger
n 1: United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in
London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn:
{Grainger}, {Percy Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger},
{George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]
George Pitt
n 1: a British playwright who created the fictional character
Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Pitt},
{George Dibdin Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]
George S. Kaufman
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with many other
writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {Kaufman},
{George S. Kaufman}, {George Simon Kaufman}]
George Sand
n 1: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and
independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {George Sand},
{Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}, {Baroness Dudevant}]
George Segal
n 1: United States sculptor (born in 1924) [syn: {Segal},
{George Segal}]
George Simon Kaufman
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with many other
writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {Kaufman},
{George S. Kaufman}, {George Simon Kaufman}]
George Stephenson
n 1: English railway pioneer who built the first passenger
railway in 1825 (1781-1848) [syn: {Stephenson}, {George
Stephenson}]
George Stevens
n 1: United States filmmaker (1905-1975) [syn: {Stevens},
{George Stevens}]
George Szell
n 1: United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970) [syn:
{Szell}, {George Szell}]
George Town
n 1: the capital of the Cayman Islands
George V
n 1: King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from
1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World
War I (1865-1936) [syn: {George}, {George V}]
George Vancouver
n 1: English navigator remembered for his exploration of the
Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798) [syn:
{Vancouver}, {George Vancouver}]
George VI
n 1: King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from
1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952) [syn:
{George}, {George VI}]
George W. Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush},
{President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
George Walker Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush},
{President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
George Washington
n 1: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of
the Continental Army during the American Revolution
(1732-1799) [syn: {Washington}, {George Washington},
{President Washington}]
George Washington Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New
York and New Jersey
George Washington Carver
n 1: United States botanist and agricultural chemist who
developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet
potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: {Carver}, {George Washington
Carver}]
George Washington Goethals
n 1: United States army officer and engineer who supervised the
construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928) [syn:
{Goethals}, {George Washington Goethals}]
George Wells Beadle
n 1: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary
characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn:
{Beadle}, {George Beadle}, {George Wells Beadle}]
George Westinghouse
n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914) [syn:
{Westinghouse}, {George Westinghouse}]
George William Russell
n 1: Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn:
{Russell}, {George William Russell}, {A.E.}]
Georges Bizet
n 1: French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875) [syn:
{Bizet}, {Georges Bizet}]
Georges Braque
n 1: French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
[syn: {Braque}, {Georges Braque}]
Georges Clemenceau
n 1: French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the
Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929) [syn: {Clemenceau},
{Georges Clemenceau}, {Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau}]
Georges Cuvier
n 1: French naturalist known as the father of comparative
anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Georges Cuvier},
{Baron Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic
Dagobert Cuvier}]
Georges de La Tour
n 1: French painter of religious works (1593-1652) [syn: {La
Tour}, {Georges de La Tour}]
Georges Enesco
n 1: Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) [syn: {Enesco},
{Georges Enesco}, {George Enescu}]
Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau
n 1: French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the
Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929) [syn: {Clemenceau},
{Georges Clemenceau}, {Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau}]
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
n 1: French neurologist (1857-1904) [syn: {Tourette}, {Gilles de
la Tourette}, {Georges Gilles de la Tourette}]
Georges Henri Lemaitre
n 1: Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the
origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: {Lemaitre},
{Georges Henri Lemaitre}, {Edouard Lemaitre}]
Georges Jacques Danton
n 1: French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille
and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was
guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign
of Terror (1759-1794) [syn: {Danton}, {Georges Jacques
Danton}]
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon
n 1: French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his
detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989)
[syn: {Simenon}, {Georges Simenon}, {Georges Joseph
Christian Simenon}]
Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier
n 1: French naturalist known as the father of comparative
anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Georges Cuvier},
{Baron Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic
Dagobert Cuvier}]
Georges Pierre Seurat
n 1: French painter who developed pointillism (1859-1891) [syn:
{Seurat}, {Georges Seurat}, {Georges Pierre Seurat}]
Georges Seurat
n 1: French painter who developed pointillism (1859-1891) [syn:
{Seurat}, {Georges Seurat}, {Georges Pierre Seurat}]
Georges Simenon
n 1: French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his
detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989)
[syn: {Simenon}, {Georges Simenon}, {Georges Joseph
Christian Simenon}]
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
n 1: Soviet general who during World War II directed the
counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and
captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Zhukov}, {Georgi
Zhukov}, {Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov}]
Georgi Zhukov
n 1: Soviet general who during World War II directed the
counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and
captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Zhukov}, {Georgi
Zhukov}, {Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov}]
Georgia bark
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in
southwestern United States having large pink or white
sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn:
{fever tree}, {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya
pubens}]
Georgia home boy
n 1: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap},
{scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm},
{goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
Georgia Okeeffe
n 1: United States painter (1887-1986) [syn: {O'Keeffe},
{Georgia Okeeffe}]
Georgia pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of southeastern United States
having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is
red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn:
{longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine},
{Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
Georgian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Georgia
Georgiana Barrymore
n 1: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of
Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John
Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn:
{Barrymore}, {Georgiana Barrymore}, {Georgiana Emma
Barrymore}]
Georgiana Emma Barrymore
n 1: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of
Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John
Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn:
{Barrymore}, {Georgiana Barrymore}, {Georgiana Emma
Barrymore}]
geostationary orbit
n 1: a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a
position on the Earth
geosynchronous orbit
n 1: a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24
hours
geothermal energy
n 1: energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth
Geothlypis trichas
n 1: an American warbler [syn: {common yellowthroat}, {Maryland
yellowthroat}, {Geothlypis trichas}]
Gerald Ford
n 1: 38th President of the United States; appointed vice
president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned
(1913-2006) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford},
{Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]
Gerald R. Ford
n 1: 38th President of the United States; appointed vice
president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned
(1913-2006) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford},
{Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]
Gerald Rudolph Ford
n 1: 38th President of the United States; appointed vice
president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned
(1913-2006) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford},
{Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]
geranium family
n 1: chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: {Geraniaceae}, {family
Geraniaceae}, {geranium family}]
Geranium maculatum
n 1: common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply
parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {wild
geranium}, {spotted cranesbill}, {Geranium maculatum}]
Geranium molle
n 1: western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on
lawns and in vacant lots [syn: {dove's foot geranium},
{Geranium molle}]
Geranium pratense
n 1: tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary
flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and
naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow cranesbill},
{Geranium pratense}]
Geranium richardsonii
n 1: geranium of western North America having branched clusters
of white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Richardson's
geranium}, {Geranium richardsonii}]
Geranium robertianum
n 1: a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers;
widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert},
{herbs robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]
Geranium viscosissimum
n 1: geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple
flowers in open clusters [syn: {sticky geranium}, {Geranium
viscosissimum}]
Gerard Depardieu
n 1: French film actor (born in 1948) [syn: {Depardieu}, {Gerard
Depardieu}]
Gerard Kuiper
n 1: United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who
studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there
is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar
system (1905-1973) [syn: {Kuiper}, {Gerard Kuiper}, {Gerard
Peter Kuiper}]
Gerard Manley Hopkins
n 1: English poet (1844-1889) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Gerard Manley
Hopkins}]
Gerard Peter Kuiper
n 1: United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who
studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there
is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar
system (1905-1973) [syn: {Kuiper}, {Gerard Kuiper}, {Gerard
Peter Kuiper}]
Gerardia pedicularia
n 1: multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary
axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the
foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false
foxglove}, {Aureolaria pedicularia}, {Gerardia
pedicularia}]
Gerardia virginica
n 1: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal
racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the
foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false
foxglove}, {Aureolaria virginica}, {Gerardia virginica}]
Gerardus Mercator
n 1: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the
Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn:
{Mercator}, {Gerardus Mercator}, {Gerhard Kremer}]
Gerbera jamesonii
n 1: widely cultivated South African perennial having flower
heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Barberton
daisy}, {Transvaal daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]
Gerea canescens
n 1: slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow
flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California
to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern
Mexico [syn: {desert sunflower}, {Gerea canescens}]
Gerhard Gerhards
n 1: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading
Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his
criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the
Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin
Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Desiderius Erasmus},
{Gerhard Gerhards}, {Geert Geerts}]
Gerhard Herzberg
n 1: Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for
contributions to understanding the structure of molecules
(born in 1904) [syn: {Herzberg}, {Gerhard Herzberg}]
Gerhard Kremer
n 1: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the
Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn:
{Mercator}, {Gerardus Mercator}, {Gerhard Kremer}]
germ cell
n 1: a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for
transmitting DNA to the next generation [syn: {reproductive
cell}, {germ cell}, {sex cell}]
germ layer
n 1: (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in
embryos following gastrulation
germ plasm
n 1: the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes
and genes [syn: {germ plasm}, {plasm}]
germ pore
n 1: a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through
which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on
germination
germ theory
n 1: (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are
caused by microorganisms
germ tube
n 1: (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in
germination
germ warfare
n 1: the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon [syn: {germ
warfare}, {bacteriological warfare}]
German American
n 1: an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were
German
German bee
n 1: dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German
origin [syn: {black bee}, {German bee}]
German capital
n 1: capital of Germany located in eastern Germany [syn:
{Berlin}, {German capital}]
German chamomile
n 1: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal
uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is
considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild
chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita},
{Matricaria chamomilla}]
German cockroach
n 1: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach},
{Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella
germanica}]
German Democratic Republic
n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic;
established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with
West Germany in 1990 [syn: {East Germany}, {German
Democratic Republic}]
German iris
n 1: iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers;
similar to but smaller than Iris germanica [syn: {German
iris}, {Iris kochii}]
2: a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central
and southern Europe [syn: {German iris}, {Iris germanica}]
German ivy
n 1: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with
yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German
ivy}, {Delairea odorata}, {Senecio milkanioides}]
German language
n 1: the standard German language; developed historically from
West Germanic [syn: {German}, {High German}, {German
language}]
German lesson
n 1: instruction in the German language
German Luftwaffe
n 1: the German airforce [syn: {Luftwaffe}, {German Luftwaffe}]
German mark
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {mark},
{German mark}, {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}]
German measles
n 1: a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles
lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus
during the first trimester [syn: {German measles},
{rubella}, {three-day measles}, {epidemic roseola}]
German millet
n 1: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn:
{German millet}, {golden wonder millet}, {Setaria italica
stramineofructa}]
German monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Germany
German Nazi
n 1: a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party [syn:
{Nazi}, {German Nazi}]
german pancake
n 1: puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled
with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or
fruit sauce [syn: {pfannkuchen}, {german pancake}]
German police dog
n 1: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a
guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German
shepherd dog}, {German police dog}, {alsatian}]
German rampion
n 1: a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow
flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
[syn: {common evening primrose}, {German rampion},
{Oenothera biennis}]
German shepherd
n 1: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a
guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German
shepherd dog}, {German police dog}, {alsatian}]
German shepherd dog
n 1: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a
guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German
shepherd dog}, {German police dog}, {alsatian}]
German short-haired pointer
n 1: liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany;
3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
German silver
n 1: a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
[syn: {nickel silver}, {German silver}]
German tamarisk
n 1: Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {false
tamarisk}, {German tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]
German-American
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of German Americans
German-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in German
germander speedwell
n 1: Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white
flowers [syn: {germander speedwell}, {bird's eye},
{Veronica chamaedrys}]
Germanic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members
that are spoken currently fall into two major groups:
Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic}, {Germanic
language}]
germinal area
n 1: a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn:
{blastoderm}, {germinal disc}, {blastodisc}, {germinal
area}]
germinal disc
n 1: a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn:
{blastoderm}, {germinal disc}, {blastodisc}, {germinal
area}]
Gerres cinereus
n 1: popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
[syn: {yellowfin mojarra}, {Gerres cinereus}]
Gerris lacustris
n 1: a variety of water strider [syn: {common pond-skater},
{Gerris lacustris}]
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
n 1: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to
swim the English Channel (1906-2003) [syn: {Ederle},
{Gertrude Ederle}, {Gertrude Caroline Ederle}]
Gertrude Ederle
n 1: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to
swim the English Channel (1906-2003) [syn: {Ederle},
{Gertrude Ederle}, {Gertrude Caroline Ederle}]
Gertrude Lawrence
n 1: English actress (1898-1952) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Gertrude
Lawrence}]
Gertrude Stein
n 1: experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)
[syn: {Stein}, {Gertrude Stein}]
gesneria family
n 1: large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some
classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
[syn: {Gesneriaceae}, {family Gesneriaceae}, {gesneria
family}]
Gestalt law of organization
n 1: a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors
leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
[syn: {Gestalt law of organization}, {Gestalt principle of
organization}]
Gestalt principle of organization
n 1: a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors
leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
[syn: {Gestalt law of organization}, {Gestalt principle of
organization}]
Gestalt psychology
n 1: (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the
importance of configurational properties [syn: {Gestalt
psychology}, {configurationism}]
gestation period
n 1: the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days
in humans) [syn: {gestation}, {gestation period}]
gestational age
n 1: the age of an embryo counting from the time of
fertilization [syn: {fetal age}, {fertilization age},
{gestational age}]
get a line
v 1: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
{get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line},
{discover}, {see}]
get a load
v 1: look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load
of this pretty woman!" [syn: {take a look}, {have a look},
{get a load}]
get a look
v 1: see something for a brief time [syn: {catch sight}, {get a
look}, {catch a glimpse}]
get a noseful
v 1: smell strongly and intensely [syn: {get a noseful}, {get a
whiff}]
get a whiff
v 1: smell strongly and intensely [syn: {get a noseful}, {get a
whiff}]
get about
v 1: move around; move from place to place; "How does she get
around without a car?" [syn: {get around}, {get about}]
get across
v 1: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the
message"; "He put over the idea very well" [syn: {get
across}, {put over}]
2: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated
with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come
home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into
place}]
3: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross},
{pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
across}]
get ahead
v 1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
[syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make
headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {drop off},
{fall back}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
get along
v 1: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?";
"How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a
long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get
along}]
2: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well"
[syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get on}, {get along}]
3: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
{progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
{get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}, {retrograde},
{retrogress}]
get along with
v 1: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well"
[syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get on}, {get
along}]
get around
v 1: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death
broke in the morning" [syn: {break}, {get out}, {get
around}]
2: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass
these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {short-circuit}, {go around},
{get around}]
3: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {swing}, {get
around}]
4: move around; move from place to place; "How does she get
around without a car?" [syn: {get around}, {get about}]
get around to
v 1: do something despite obstacles such as lack of time; "He
finally got around to painting the windows"
get at
v 1: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in
this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I
climb on the roof" [syn: {access}, {get at}]
2: influence by corruption
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
{irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
{chafe}, {devil}]
get away
v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped
from a high security prison" [syn: {escape}, {get away},
{break loose}]
2: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off},
{get away}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
3: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for
pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a
few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get
away during the summer" [syn: {escape}, {get away}]
get back
v 1: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We
got back the money after we threatened to sue the company";
"He got back his son from the kidnappers" [syn: {win back},
{get back}]
2: take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat
--I want to get even" [syn: {get even}, {get back}]
3: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
settled with my old enemy" [syn: {settle}, {get back}]
get behind
v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we
still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind},
{hang back}, {drop behind}, {drop back}]
get by
v 1: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with
the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on
just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of
bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make
do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
2: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other
dogs to win the race"
3: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off},
{get away}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
get cracking
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get down
v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your
knees!"
2: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {bring up}, {elevate},
{get up}, {lift}, {raise}]
3: alight from (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light},
{get off}, {get down}]
4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {swallow},
{get down}]
5: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get
down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}]
[ant: {elate}, {intoxicate}, {lift up}, {pick up}, {uplift}]
6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
[syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
7: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive
in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to
work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out},
{start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end},
{terminate}]
get dressed
v 1: put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the
patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: {dress},
{get dressed}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
{strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
get even
v 1: compensate; make the score equal [syn: {equalize},
{equalise}, {get even}]
2: take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat
--I want to get even" [syn: {get even}, {get back}]
get going
v 1: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {go}, {get going}] [ant:
{halt}, {stop}]
2: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get
weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get hitched with
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed},
{conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
get hold
v 1: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found
this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got
hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got
hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent
letter" [syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {come up}, {find}]
get hold of
v 1: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!";
"Can you take this bag, please" [syn: {take}, {get hold
of}]
2: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements
reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he
emigrated to Australia" [syn: {reach}, {get through}, {get
hold of}, {contact}]
3: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized
with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful
disease" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}, {get hold of}]
get in
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in},
{go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out},
{go out}, {leave}]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his
book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in
science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive}, {make
it}, {get in}, {go far}]
3: secure a place in a college, university, etc. [syn: {get in},
{get into}]
4: of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into
Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {move in}, {draw
in}] [ant: {get out}, {pull out}]
get in touch
v 1: establish communication with someone; "did you finally
connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: {get in touch},
{touch base}, {connect}]
get into
v 1: get involved in or with [syn: {get into}, {tangle with}]
2: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in}, {go
into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out}, {go
out}, {leave}]
3: secure a place in a college, university, etc. [syn: {get in},
{get into}]
4: familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into
semantics"
5: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He
put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a
long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He
got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {get into},
{don}, {assume}]
get it
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
2: receive punishment; "You are going to get it!"
get it on
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
get laid
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
get married
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed},
{conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
get moving
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get off
v 1: leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. [ant: {board}, {get on}]
2: be relieved of one's duties temporarily
3: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to
Russia" [syn: {send}, {get off}, {send off}]
4: cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case;
"The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in
everybody's mind that he killed his wife"
5: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off},
{get away}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
6: enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
7: alight from (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light},
{get off}, {get down}]
8: get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted
an illegally parked car" [syn: {hop out}, {get off}] [ant:
{bestride}, {climb on}, {get on}, {hop on}, {jump on},
{mount}, {mount up}]
9: send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check
tomorrow" [syn: {mail}, {get off}]
10: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn:
{trip}, {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}]
11: deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a
long time"
get off the ground
v 1: get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the
project took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: {get
off the ground}, {take off}]
get on
v 1: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well"
[syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get on}, {get
along}]
2: get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn:
{board}, {get on}] [ant: {get off}]
3: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on},
{mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on},
{bestride}] [ant: {get off}, {hop out}]
4: grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--
let's all go to bed!"
5: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on
tonight" [syn: {get on}, {be on}]
6: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
{progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
{get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}, {retrograde},
{retrogress}]
7: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--
what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn:
{senesce}, {age}, {get on}, {mature}, {maturate}]
get on with
v 1: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well"
[syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get on}, {get
along}]
get one's lumps
v 1: suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or
actions [syn: {take one's lumps}, {get one's lumps}]
get onto
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
get out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive
has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {get out},
{leave}] [ant: {come in}, {enter}, {get in}, {get into},
{go in}, {go into}, {move into}]
2: take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best
dress--we are going to a party!" [syn: {bring out}, {get
out}]
3: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-
fire" [syn: {pull out}, {get out}] [ant: {draw in}, {get in},
{move in}, {pull in}]
4: express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words"
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled
a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {pull out}, {get
out}, {take out}]
6: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death
broke in the morning" [syn: {break}, {get out}, {get around}]
7: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off},
{get away}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
get over
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover},
{cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut
through}, {cut across}]
2: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's
get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an
unpleasant task"
3: improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get well}, {get
over}, {bounce back}] [ant: {get worse}, {relapse}]
4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount},
{master}]
get rid of
v 1: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got
rid of all the dead wood" [syn: {get rid of}, {remove}]
2: terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on
Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these
archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" [syn: {extinguish},
{eliminate}, {get rid of}, {do away with}]
3: do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century
in America and in Russia" [syn: {abolish}, {get rid of}]
[ant: {establish}, {found}, {launch}, {set up}]
get rolling
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get started
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get stuck
v 1: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the
sand" [syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {bog down},
{mire}]
get the best
v 1: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the
person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of
us" [syn: {get the best}, {have the best}, {overcome}]
get the better of
v 1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties";
"defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He
overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her
and she blew up" [syn: {get the better of}, {overcome},
{defeat}]
get the goods
v 1: discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the
goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"
get the hang
v 1: be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She
mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: {master},
{get the hang}]
get the jump
v 1: be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their
competitors"
get the picture
v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the
meaning of this letter?" [syn: {grok}, {get the picture},
{comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass},
{apprehend}]
get through
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up},
{finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish
up}]
2: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of
time [syn: {while away}, {get through}]
3: succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after
overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy
and could talk to the Minister" [syn: {get through}, {come
through}]
4: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements
reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he
emigrated to Australia" [syn: {reach}, {get through}, {get
hold of}, {contact}]
5: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated
with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come
home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into
place}]
get to
v 1: reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She
may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {get to},
{progress to}]
2: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away
from home too long"
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
{irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
{chafe}, {devil}]
get to grips
v 1: deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come
to grips with the death of my parents" [syn: {come to
grips}, {get to grips}]
get together
n 1: a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal
meeting in my living room" [syn: {meeting}, {get together}]
v 1: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get
together all those who are interested in the project";
"gather the close family members" [syn: {assemble},
{gather}, {get together}]
2: get together socially or for a specific purpose [syn: {meet},
{get together}]
3: work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano
and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined
forces with another research group" [syn: {collaborate},
{join forces}, {cooperate}, {get together}]
4: become part of; become a member of a group or organization;
"He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: {join},
{fall in}, {get together}]
get under one's skin
v 1: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His
lying really gets me" [syn: {get}, {get under one's skin}]
get up
v 1: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
[syn: {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}]
[ant: {lie}, {lie down}, {sit}, {sit down}]
2: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out},
{arise}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {bed}, {crawl in}, {go to
bed}, {go to sleep}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {kip
down}, {retire}, {sack out}, {turn in}]
3: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {get up},
{bring up}] [ant: {bring down}, {get down}, {let down},
{lower}, {take down}]
4: cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
5: develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" [syn: {work up},
{get up}]
6: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the
opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
[syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck
up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick
out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog
out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
7: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate
a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the
director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {prepare},
{devise}, {get up}, {machinate}]
8: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my
Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind
away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot
up}, {bone}]
get used to
v 1: get or become familiar or accustomed with through
experience; "I finally got used to my husband's odd habits"
get weaving
v 1: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get
cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving},
{get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]
get well
v 1: improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get well},
{get over}, {bounce back}] [ant: {get worse}, {relapse}]
get wind
v 1: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
{get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line},
{discover}, {see}]
get wise
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
get word
v 1: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
{get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line},
{discover}, {see}]
get worse
v 1: deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" [syn: {get worse},
{relapse}] [ant: {bounce back}, {get over}, {get well}]
get-at-able
adj 1: capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable
man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable
locations" [syn: {come-at-able}, {get-at-able},
{getatable}]
get-go
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
{outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time},
{showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}]
get-up-and-go
n 1: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
American energy" [syn: {energy}, {push}, {get-up-and-go}]
get-well card
n 1: a card expressing get-well wishes
getting even
n 1: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good
as we got" [syn: {return}, {paying back}, {getting even}]
Gettysburg Address
n 1: a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the
American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery
on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
Getulio Dornelles Vargas
n 1: Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator
(1883-1954) [syn: {Vargas}, {Getulio Dornelles Vargas}]
Geum alleppicum strictum
n 1: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia
and North America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum alleppicum
strictum}, {Geum strictum}]
Geum canadense
n 1: North American white-flowered avens [syn: {bennet}, {white
avens}, {Geum canadense}]
Geum macrophyllum
n 1: hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North
America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum macrophyllum}]
Geum rivale
n 1: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate
leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx
and orange and pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian
chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum
rivale}]
Geum strictum
n 1: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia
and North America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum alleppicum
strictum}, {Geum strictum}]
Geum triflorum
n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves
and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie
smoke}, {purple avens}, {Geum triflorum}]
Geum urbanum
n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb
bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum
urbanum}]
Geum virginianum
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
[syn: {bennet}, {white avens}, {Geum virginianum}]
Ghanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit of Ghana
ghatti gum
n 1: an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for
gum arabic [syn: {ghatti}, {ghatti gum}]
Ghedda wax
n 1: wax from Indian and African bees
Gheg dialect
n 1: the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and
Yugoslavia [syn: {Gheg}, {Gheg dialect}]
ghetto blaster
n 1: a portable stereo [syn: {ghetto blaster}, {boom box}]
ghost dance
n 1: a religious dance of Native Americans looking for
communication with the dead
ghost gum
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having
smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or
strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash},
{Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
ghost town
n 1: a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)
ghost weed
n 1: annual spurge of western United States having showy white-
bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn:
{snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed},
{Euphorbia marginata}]
ghost word
n 1: a word form that has entered the language through the
perpetuation of an error
GI hormones
n 1: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning [syn:
{gastrointestinal hormone}, {GI hormones}]
GI series
n 1: diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves
inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and
taking an X-ray
GI tract
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary
tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract},
{gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]
Giacomo della Chiesa
n 1: pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war
during World War I (1854-1922) [syn: {Benedict XV},
{Giacomo della Chiesa}]
Giacomo Meyerbeer
n 1: German composer of operas in a style that influenced
Richard Wagner (1791-1864) [syn: {Meyerbeer}, {Giacomo
Meyerbeer}, {Jakob Liebmann Beer}]
Giacomo Puccini
n 1: Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of
his operas (1858-1924) [syn: {Puccini}, {Giacomo Puccini}]
Giambattista Lulli
n 1: French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer
to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera
(1632-1687) [syn: {Lully}, {Jean Baptiste Lully}, {Lulli},
{Giambattista Lulli}]
Giambattista Marini
n 1: Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Marini}, {Giambattista
Marini}, {Marino}, {Giambattista Marino}]
Giambattista Marino
n 1: Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Marini}, {Giambattista
Marini}, {Marino}, {Giambattista Marino}]
Gian Carlo Menotti
n 1: United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in
1911) [syn: {Menotti}, {Gian Carlo Menotti}]
Gianbattista Bodoni
n 1: Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)
[syn: {Bodoni}, {Gianbattista Bodoni}]
Giannangelo Braschi
n 1: Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French
Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797
Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799) [syn:
{Pius VI}, {Giovanni Angelo Braschi}, {Giannangelo
Braschi}]
Gianni Versace
n 1: Italian fashion designer (1946-1997) [syn: {Versace},
{Gianni Versace}]
giant anteater
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant
anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}]
giant armadillo
n 1: about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {giant
armadillo}, {tatou}, {tatu}, {Priodontes giganteus}]
giant bamboo
n 1: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow
culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {giant bamboo}, {kyo-
chiku}, {Dendrocalamus giganteus}]
giant buttercup
n 1: spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of
Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus [syn: {giant
buttercup}, {Laccopetalum giganteum}]
giant cane
n 1: tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
[syn: {giant cane}, {cane reed}, {Arundinaria gigantea}]
giant chinkapin
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin},
{Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla},
{Castanopsis chrysophylla}]
giant clam
n 1: a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and
weighing up to 500 pounds [syn: {giant clam}, {Tridacna
gigas}]
giant cockroach
n 1: large tropical American cockroaches
giant conch
n 1: a large variety of conch [syn: {giant conch}, {Strombus
gigas}]
giant coreopsis
n 1: large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of
large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California
[syn: {giant coreopsis}, {Coreopsis gigantea}]
giant crab
n 1: very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: {giant crab},
{Macrocheira kaempferi}]
giant eland
n 1: large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa [syn:
{giant eland}, {Taurotragus derbianus}]
giant fern
n 1: highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of
the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn:
{angiopteris}, {giant fern}, {Angiopteris evecta}]
giant fir
n 1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America
having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn:
{lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand
fir}, {Abies grandis}]
giant foxtail
n 1: two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized
weeds in United States
giant fulmar
n 1: large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn:
{giant petrel}, {giant fulmar}, {Macronectes giganteus}]
giant garlic
n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole},
{Allium scorodoprasum}]
giant granadilla
n 1: tropical American passionflower yielding the large
granadilla fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {giant granadilla},
{Passiflora quadrangularis}]
giant helleborine
n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North
America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish
flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream
orchid}, {chatterbox}, {giant helleborine}, {Epipactis
gigantea}]
giant hives
n 1: recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema;
onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen
mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to
food or drugs [syn: {angioedema}, {atrophedema}, {giant
hives}, {periodic edema}, {Quincke's edema}]
giant hornet
n 1: European hornet introduced into the United States [syn:
{giant hornet}, {Vespa crabro}]
giant hyssop
n 1: any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
giant kangaroo
n 1: very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly
abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {giant kangaroo},
{great grey kangaroo}, {Macropus giganteus}]
giant lizard
n 1: the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on
Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard},
{dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]
giant moa
n 1: the largest moa; about 12 feet high [syn: {giant moa},
{Dinornis giganteus}]
giant northwest shipworm
n 1: giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{giant northwest shipworm}, {Bankia setaceae}]
giant panda
n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests
of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a
member of the bear family or of a separate family
Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear},
{coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
giant perch
n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
calcarifer}]
giant petrel
n 1: large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn:
{giant petrel}, {giant fulmar}, {Macronectes giganteus}]
giant pigfish
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {pigfish}, {giant
pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}]
giant potato creeper
n 1: vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and
having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {potato vine}, {giant
potato creeper}, {Solanum wendlandii}]
giant puffball
n 1: huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in
weight [syn: {giant puffball}, {Calvatia gigantea}]
giant red paintbrush
n 1: wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters
of crimson or scarlet flowers [syn: {giant red paintbrush},
{Castilleja miniata}]
giant reed
n 1: large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and
in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white
feathery panicles [syn: {giant reed}, {Arundo donax}]
giant ryegrass
n 1: stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant
ryegrass}, {Elymus condensatus}, {Leymus condensatus}]
giant salamander
n 1: large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of
Asia [syn: {giant salamander}, {Megalobatrachus maximus}]
giant scallop
n 1: a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic
coast of North America [syn: {sea scallop}, {giant
scallop}, {Pecten magellanicus}]
giant schnauzer
n 1: a large schnauzer
giant scrambling fern
n 1: large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet
high; Pacific region and China [syn: {giant scrambling
fern}, {Diplopterygium longissimum}]
giant seaperch
n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
calcarifer}]
giant sequoia
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
giant silkworm
n 1: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong
silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: {silkworm}, {giant
silkworm}, {wild wilkworm}]
giant silkworm moth
n 1: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {giant
silkworm moth}, {silkworm moth}]
giant squid
n 1: largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet
long) [syn: {architeuthis}, {giant squid}]
giant star
n 1: a very bright star of large diameter and low density
(relative to the Sun) [syn: {giant star}, {giant}]
giant star grass
n 1: perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used
especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay [syn:
{giant star grass}, {Cynodon plectostachyum}]
giant stock bean
n 1: annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America
bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for
forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {giant stock
bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]
giant sunflower
n 1: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern
United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn:
{giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato},
{Helianthus giganteus}]
giant taro
n 1: large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading
leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome
and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately
ornamental [syn: {giant taro}, {Alocasia macrorrhiza}]
giant timber bamboo
n 1: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and
perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber
bamboo}, {madake}, {ku-chiku}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]
giant tortoise
n 1: very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles
islands
giant water bug
n 1: large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds
on young fishes
giant willowherb
n 1: tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and
narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers
occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent
clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed},
{giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup},
{Epilobium angustifolium}]
gibberellic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin
Gibraltar fever
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
{brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
Gibson Desert
n 1: a desert area in western Australia
Gibson girl
n 1: the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C.
D. Gibson
Gideon Algernon Mantell
n 1: English geologist remembered as the first person to
recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852) [syn:
{Mantell}, {Gideon Algernon Mantell}]
gift horse
n 1: a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be
accepted uncritically; "it wasn't much, but don't look a
gift horse in the mouth"
gift shop
n 1: a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as
gifts [syn: {gift shop}, {novelty shop}]
gift tax
n 1: a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the
lifetime of the giver
gift wrap
n 1: attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts
gift wrapping
n 1: ornamental wrapping for gifts
gift-wrap
v 1: wrap (a gift) attractively
gigacycle per second
n 1: 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {gigahertz}, {GHz},
{gigacycle per second}, {gigacycle}, {Gc}]
Gila Desert
n 1: a desert area in southern Arizona
Gila monster
n 1: large orange and black lizard of southwestern United
States; not dangerous unless molested [syn: {Gila monster},
{Heloderma suspectum}]
Gila River
n 1: a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward
through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the
Colorado River [syn: {Gila}, {Gila River}]
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
n 1: a former British possession in Micronesia
Gilbert and Sullivan
n 1: the music of Gilbert and Sullivan; "he could sing all of
Gilbert and Sullivan"
Gilbert Charles Stuart
n 1: United States painter best known for his portraits of
George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: {Stuart}, {Gilbert
Stuart}, {Gilbert Charles Stuart}]
Gilbert Islands
n 1: a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of
Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and
Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of
Kiribati in 1979
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
n 1: conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic
persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and
polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown
(1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {G. K. Chesterton},
{Gilbert Keith Chesterton}]
Gilbert Murray
n 1: British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated
the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
[syn: {Murray}, {Gilbert Murray}, {George Gilbert Aime
Murphy}]
Gilbert Stuart
n 1: United States painter best known for his portraits of
George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: {Stuart}, {Gilbert
Stuart}, {Gilbert Charles Stuart}]
gild the lily
v 1: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
[syn: {gild the lily}, {paint the lily}]
2: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete [syn:
{gild the lily}, {paint the lily}]
gilded flicker
n 1: southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted
flicker but lacking the red neck [syn: {gilded flicker},
{Colaptes chrysoides}]
gilding metal
n 1: a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that
were to be gilded
Giles Lytton Strachey
n 1: English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury
Group (1880-1932) [syn: {Strachey}, {Lytton Strachey},
{Giles Lytton Strachey}]
gilgai soil
n 1: soil in the melon holes of Australia
gill arch
n 1: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the
pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic
amphibians [syn: {gill arch}, {branchial arch}, {gill bar}]
gill bar
n 1: one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the
pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic
amphibians [syn: {gill arch}, {branchial arch}, {gill bar}]
gill cleft
n 1: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes
and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn:
{gill slit}, {branchial cleft}, {gill cleft}]
gill fungus
n 1: a basidiomycete with gills
gill net
n 1: a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to
entangle fish by their gills
gill slit
n 1: one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes
and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn:
{gill slit}, {branchial cleft}, {gill cleft}]
gill-less
adj 1: having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchial},
{abranchious}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}, {gilled}]
gill-over-the-ground
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
Gilles de la Tourette
n 1: French neurologist (1857-1904) [syn: {Tourette}, {Gilles de
la Tourette}, {Georges Gilles de la Tourette}]
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
n 1: neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and
tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts
and coprolalia [syn: {Tourette's syndrome}, {Gilles de la
Tourette syndrome}]
Giloacchino Antonio Rossini
n 1: Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868)
[syn: {Rossini}, {Giloacchino Antonio Rossini}]
gilt-edged
adj 1: of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities";
"gilt-edged credentials"
2: having gilded edges as the pages of a book
gin and it
n 1: a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth
gin and tonic
n 1: gin and quinine water
gin mill
n 1: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public
rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house},
{pub}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}]
gin rickey
n 1: a rickey made with gin
gin rummy
n 1: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards
remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn:
{gin}, {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
gin sling
n 1: a sling made with gin
ginger ale
n 1: ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger ale},
{ginger pop}]
ginger beer
n 1: carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented
ginger
ginger family
n 1: a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order
Musales [syn: {Zingiberaceae}, {family Zingiberaceae},
{ginger family}]
ginger nut
n 1: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn:
{gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {snap}, {ginger nut}]
ginger pop
n 1: ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger ale},
{ginger pop}]
Ginger Rogers
n 1: United States dancer and film actress who partnered with
Fred Astaire (1911-1995) [syn: {Rogers}, {Ginger Rogers},
{Virginia McMath}, {Virginia Katherine McMath}]
ginger snap
n 1: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn:
{gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {snap}, {ginger nut}]
ginger up
v 1: make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep
up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {pep up},
{ginger up}]
ginger-scented
adj 1: smelling of ginger
gingerbread man
n 1: gingerbread cut in the shape of a person
ginglymoid joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated
as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge
joint}, {ginglymus}, {ginglymoid joint}]
Ginglymostoma cirratum
n 1: small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both
coasts of North America and South America and from
southeast Asia to Australia [syn: {nurse shark},
{Ginglymostoma cirratum}]
Ginkgo biloba
n 1: deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves
and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in
cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn:
{ginkgo}, {gingko}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}]
ginkgo family
n 1: constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus
Ginkgo and extinct forms [syn: {Ginkgoaceae}, {family
Ginkgoaceae}, {ginkgo family}]
Gioacchino Pecci
n 1: Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the
advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret
archives to all scholars [syn: {Leo XIII}, {Gioacchino
Pecci}, {Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci}]
Giordano Bruno
n 1: Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to
develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for
heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake
(1548-1600) [syn: {Bruno}, {Giordano Bruno}]
Giorgio de Chirico
n 1: Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and
barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists
(1888-1978) [syn: {Chirico}, {Giorgio de Chirico}]
Giorgio Vasari
n 1: Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574) [syn:
{Vasari}, {Giorgio Vasari}]
Giosue Carducci
n 1: Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy
(1835-1907) [syn: {Carducci}, {Giosue Carducci}]
Giotto di Bondone
n 1: Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style
and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the
greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance
(1267-1337) [syn: {Giotto}, {Giotto di Bondone}]
Giovanni Angelo Braschi
n 1: Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French
Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797
Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799) [syn:
{Pius VI}, {Giovanni Angelo Braschi}, {Giannangelo
Braschi}]
Giovanni Battista Cibo
n 1: Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist
and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness
(1432-1492) [syn: {Innocent VIII}, {Giovanni Battista
Cibo}]
Giovanni Battista Montini
n 1: Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on
fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978) [syn: {Paul
VI}, {Giovanni Battista Montini}]
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
n 1: Italian painter (1696-1770) [syn: {Tiepolo}, {Giovanni
Battista Tiepolo}]
Giovanni Boccaccio
n 1: Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375) [syn:
{Boccaccio}, {Giovanni Boccaccio}]
Giovanni Cabato
n 1: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497
that discovered the mainland of North America and explored
the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
[syn: {Cabot}, {John Cabot}, {Giovanni Cabato}]
Giovanni Cimabue
n 1: painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from
Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302) [syn: {Cimabue},
{Giovanni Cimabue}]
Giovanni da Verrazano
n 1: Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of
North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Verrazano},
{Giovanni da Verrazano}, {Verrazzano}, {Giovanni da
Verrazzano}]
Giovanni da Verrazzano
n 1: Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of
North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Verrazano},
{Giovanni da Verrazano}, {Verrazzano}, {Giovanni da
Verrazzano}]
Giovanni de'Medici
n 1: son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who
excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on
Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)
[syn: {Leo X}, {Giovanni de'Medici}]
Giovanni di Bernardone
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
Giovanni Francesco Albani
n 1: Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist
ideas on papal infallibility [syn: {Clement XI}, {Giovanni
Francesco Albani}]
Giovanni Jacopo Casanova
n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his
sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Giovanni
Jacopo Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}, {Giovanni Jacopo
Casanova de Seingalt}]
Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt
n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his
sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Giovanni
Jacopo Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}, {Giovanni Jacopo
Casanova de Seingalt}]
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
n 1: Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in
Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and
fountains (1598-1680) [syn: {Bernini}, {Giovanni Lorenzo
Bernini}]
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
n 1: Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary [syn:
{Pius IX}, {Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti}, {Giovanni Maria
Mastai-Ferretti}]
Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti
n 1: Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary [syn:
{Pius IX}, {Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti}, {Giovanni Maria
Mastai-Ferretti}]
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
n 1: Italian composer (1526-1594) [syn: {Palestrina}, {Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina}]
Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci
n 1: Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the
advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret
archives to all scholars [syn: {Leo XIII}, {Gioacchino
Pecci}, {Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci}]
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
n 1: Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called
canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910) [syn:
{Schiaparelli}, {Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli}]
gipsy moth
n 1: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest
of shade trees [syn: {gypsy moth}, {gipsy moth}, {Lymantria
dispar}]
Giraffa camelopardalis
n 1: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical
Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {camelopard}, {Giraffa
camelopardalis}]
girl Friday
n 1: a female assistant who has a range of duties
Girl Scout
n 1: a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts
n 1: an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912
for character development and citizenship training
girl wonder
n 1: an extremely talented young female person
giro account
n 1: an account at a post office that can be used in similar
ways to an account at a bank
giro cheque
n 1: a check given by the British government to someone who is
unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the
post office [syn: {giro}, {giro cheque}]
Girolamo Savonarola
n 1: Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar
in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and
gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from
Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for
criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) [syn: {Savonarola},
{Girolamo Savonarola}]
Giulio de' Medici
n 1: Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of
England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and
married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534) [syn: {Clement VII},
{Giulio de' Medici}]
Giulio Natta
n 1: Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
[syn: {Natta}, {Giulio Natta}]
Giuseppe Balsamo
n 1: Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist
(1743-1795) [syn: {Cagliostro}, {Count Alessandro di
Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]
Giuseppe Garibaldi
n 1: Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to
the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) [syn:
{Garibaldi}, {Giuseppe Garibaldi}]
Giuseppe Mazzini
n 1: Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for
a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) [syn:
{Mazzini}, {Giuseppe Mazzini}]
Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
n 1: pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in
1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914) [syn:
{Pius X}, {Giuseppe Sarto}, {Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto}]
Giuseppe Sarto
n 1: pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in
1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914) [syn:
{Pius X}, {Giuseppe Sarto}, {Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto}]
Giuseppe Verdi
n 1: Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) [syn: {Verdi},
{Giuseppe Verdi}, {Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi}]
give a damn
v 1: show no concern or interest; always used in the negative;
"I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her
job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a hang},
{give a damn}]
give a hang
v 1: show no concern or interest; always used in the negative;
"I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her
job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a hang},
{give a damn}]
give a hoot
v 1: show no concern or interest; always used in the negative;
"I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her
job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a hang},
{give a damn}]
give and take
v 1: make mutual concessions; "In life you have to give and
take"
give away
v 1: make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; "The
newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn:
{unwrap}, {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let
out}, {uncover}]
3: formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride
by her father
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce},
{tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit},
{shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
give back
v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund},
{return}, {repay}, {give back}]
give birth
v 1: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn:
{give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}, {have}]
2: create or produce an idea; "Marx and Engels gave birth to
communism"
give care
v 1: provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
[syn: {care}, {give care}]
give chase
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased
the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
[syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give
chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
give ear
v 1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang},
{advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
give forth
v 1: give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick
smoke" [syn: {exhale}, {give forth}, {emanate}]
give full measure
v 1: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full
measure every night" [syn: {go all out}, {give one's best},
{do one's best}, {give full measure}]
give in
v 1: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed
to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {defer},
{accede}, {give in}]
2: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb},
{knuckle under}, {buckle under}]
give it a try
v 1: try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: {give it a whirl},
{give it a try}]
2: make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before
but I'll give it a go" [syn: {have a go}, {give it a try}]
give it a whirl
v 1: try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: {give it a whirl},
{give it a try}]
give it the deep six
v 1: toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn:
{deep-six}, {give it the deep six}]
give notice
v 1: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The
company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace},
{fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe},
{send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack},
{terminate}] [ant: {employ}, {engage}, {hire}]
2: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent
was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice}, {send
word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
give off
v 1: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many
wonderful American qualities"
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or
radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful
rays which the sun emits" [syn: {emit}, {give out}, {give
off}] [ant: {absorb}, {take in}]
give one's best
v 1: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full
measure every night" [syn: {go all out}, {give one's best},
{do one's best}, {give full measure}]
give or take
adv 1: plus or minus a small amount; "it is a mile away, give or
take a few hundred yards"
give out
v 1: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or
radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some
harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {emit}, {give out},
{give off}] [ant: {absorb}, {take in}]
2: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
[syn: {distribute}, {give out}, {hand out}, {pass out}]
3: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed
after a long drought" [syn: {fail}, {run out}, {give out}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
{give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
give rise
v 1: cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a
curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many
complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor";
"the new President must bring about a change in the health
care system" [syn: {produce}, {bring about}, {give rise}]
give suck
v 1: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You
cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn:
{breastfeed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse},
{lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]
give thanks
v 1: express gratitude or show appreciation to [syn: {thank},
{give thanks}]
give the axe
v 1: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The
company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace},
{fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe},
{send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack},
{terminate}] [ant: {employ}, {engage}, {hire}]
2: terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe
after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the axe},
{give the bounce}, {give the gate}]
give the bounce
v 1: terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe
after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the axe},
{give the bounce}, {give the gate}]
give the eye
v 1: look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered,
all the women gave him the once over" [syn: {give the eye},
{give the once over}]
give the gate
v 1: terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe
after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the axe},
{give the bounce}, {give the gate}]
give the glad eye
v 1: look seductively at someone
give the once over
v 1: look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered,
all the women gave him the once over" [syn: {give the eye},
{give the once over}]
give the sack
v 1: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The
company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace},
{fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe},
{send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack},
{terminate}] [ant: {employ}, {engage}, {hire}]
give tongue to
v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
"She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn:
{express}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}, {utter}, {give tongue
to}]
give up
v 1: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error,
offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name
your successor"; "forfeited property" [syn: {forfeit},
{give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}, {forego}]
[ant: {arrogate}, {claim}, {lay claim}]
2: give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon
your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-
husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning
victim up for dead" [syn: {abandon}, {give up}]
3: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop
out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up
the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
4: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give
up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {bear on}, {carry on},
{continue}, {preserve}, {uphold}]
5: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could
spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn:
{spare}, {give up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
6: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {free},
{give up}]
7: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated
the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned
when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn:
{vacate}, {resign}, {renounce}, {give up}]
8: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn:
{surrender}, {cede}, {deliver}, {give up}]
9: give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of
another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
[syn: {surrender}, {give up}] [ant: {hold out}, {resist},
{stand firm}, {withstand}]
10: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He
abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage";
"Both sides have to give up some claims in these
negotiations" [syn: {abandon}, {give up}]
11: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
[syn: {give up}, {allow}]
12: stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" [syn:
{kick}, {give up}]
give vent
v 1: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger";
"The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {vent},
{ventilate}, {give vent}]
give voice
v 1: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his
concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice},
{formulate}, {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]
give way
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the
crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {ease up},
{yield}]
2: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The
roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave
under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in},
{cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
3: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded
to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: {give way},
{yield}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
{give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
give-and-go
n 1: a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball
to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return
pass
give-and-take
n 1: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good
discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn:
{discussion}, {give-and-take}, {word}]
2: light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {raillery}, {give-and-
take}, {backchat}]
3: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or
exchanging (especially information) [syn: {interchange},
{reciprocation}, {give-and-take}]
give-up the ghost
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
given name
n 1: the name that precedes the surname [syn: {first name},
{given name}, {forename}]
giving birth
n 1: the process of giving birth [syn: {parturition}, {birth},
{giving birth}, {birthing}]
giving medication
n 1: the act of administering medication [syn: {administration},
{giving medication}]
giving up
n 1: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {giving up},
{yielding}, {surrender}]
2: the act of forsaking [syn: {forsaking}, {giving up}]
glacial boulder
n 1: a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far
distant from its place of origin
glacial epoch
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large
part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was
during the Pleistocene" [syn: {ice age}, {glacial period},
{glacial epoch}]
2: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive
glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human
evolution [syn: {Pleistocene}, {Pleistocene epoch}, {Glacial
epoch}]
glacial period
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large
part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was
during the Pleistocene" [syn: {ice age}, {glacial period},
{glacial epoch}]
glacier lily
n 1: dogtooth violet of western North America having bright
yellow flowers [syn: {glacier lily}, {snow lily},
{Erythronium grandiflorum}]
glacier mill
n 1: a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier,
boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common
crevasse formation; "the icy river plunged, roaring, into
the moulin's blue depths" [syn: {moulin}, {glacier mill}]
glad hand
n 1: a warm welcome; may be insincere
gladdon iris
n 1: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern
and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
{gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef
plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]
glade fern
n 1: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish
leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern},
{narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon},
{Diplazium pycnocarpon}]
glade mallow
n 1: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and
numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most
alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn:
{glade mallow}, {Napaea dioica}]
Gladstone bag
n 1: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
{portmanteau}, {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}]
Gladys Smith
n 1: United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in
silent films (1893-1979) [syn: {Pickford}, {Mary Pickford},
{Gladys Smith}]
glam up
v 1: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled
herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll
up}, {do up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]
glance over
v 1: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {glance
over}, {run down}]
gland disease
n 1: a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular
disease}, {gland disease}, {glandular disorder},
{adenosis}]
glandulae cervicales uteri
n 1: mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
[syn: {cervical glands}, {cervical glands of the uterus},
{glandulae cervicales uteri}]
glandulae sebaceae
n 1: a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair
follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous
gland}, {sebaceous follicle}, {glandulae sebaceae}]
glandular cancer
n 1: malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn:
{adenocarcinoma}, {glandular cancer}, {glandular
carcinoma}]
glandular carcinoma
n 1: malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn:
{adenocarcinoma}, {glandular cancer}, {glandular
carcinoma}]
glandular disease
n 1: a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular
disease}, {gland disease}, {glandular disorder},
{adenosis}]
glandular disorder
n 1: a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular
disease}, {gland disease}, {glandular disorder},
{adenosis}]
glandular fever
n 1: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or
monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some
believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious
mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever},
{kissing disease}]
glandular Labrador tea
n 1: a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum [syn:
{trapper's tea}, {glandular Labrador tea}]
glandular plague
n 1: the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized
by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of
buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from
person to person [syn: {bubonic plague}, {pestis bubonica},
{glandular plague}]
glans clitoridis
n 1: small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the
clitoris
glans penis
n 1: the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of
the penis
glass ceiling
n 1: a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in
the work force that prevents minorities and women from
advancing to leadership positions
glass cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass [syn: {glass
cutter}, {glass-cutter}]
2: someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter},
{glass-cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazier}, {glazer}]
3: a tool for cutting glass
glass eye
n 1: prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass
glass fiber
n 1: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a
waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
[syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {optical fibre},
{glass fibre}]
glass fibre
n 1: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a
waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
[syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {optical fibre},
{glass fibre}]
glass in
v 1: enclose with glass; "glass in a porch" [syn: {glass},
{glass in}]
glass lizard
n 1: snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with
vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long
fragile tail [syn: {glass lizard}, {glass snake}, {joint
snake}]
glass over
v 1: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes
glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glaze}, {glass},
{glass over}, {glaze over}]
glass snake
n 1: snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with
vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long
fragile tail [syn: {glass lizard}, {glass snake}, {joint
snake}]
glass sponge
n 1: a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class
Hyalospongiae
glass wool
n 1: glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool
glass-cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass [syn: {glass
cutter}, {glass-cutter}]
2: someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter},
{glass-cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazier}, {glazer}]
glass-like
adj 1: resembling glass
glasses case
n 1: a case for carrying spectacles
Glauber's salt
n 1: (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic [syn:
{Glauber's salt}, {Glauber's salts}]
Glauber's salts
n 1: (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic [syn:
{Glauber's salt}, {Glauber's salts}]
Glaucium flavum
n 1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along
sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy},
{horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy},
{Glaucium flavum}]
Glaucomys sabrinus
n 1: large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada [syn: {northern
flying squirrel}, {Glaucomys sabrinus}]
Glaucomys volans
n 1: small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern
United States [syn: {southern flying squirrel}, {Glaucomys
volans}]
glaucous bristlegrass
n 1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all
temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow
bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass},
{Setaria glauca}]
Glaux maritima
n 1: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores
and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn:
{sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux
maritima}]
glaze over
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over
from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over},
{blur}]
2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes
glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glaze}, {glass}, {glass
over}, {glaze over}]
glebe house
n 1: a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a
benefice)
Glechoma hederaceae
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
Gleditsia aquatica
n 1: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United
States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn:
{water locust}, {swamp locust}, {Gleditsia aquatica}]
Gleditsia triacanthos
n 1: tall usually spiny North American tree having small
greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long
twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown
wood; introduced to temperate Old World [syn: {honey
locust}, {Gleditsia triacanthos}]
glee club
n 1: a club organized to sing together
Gleichenia flabellata
n 1: large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn:
{umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus},
{Gleichenia flabellata}]
Glen Canyon Dam
n 1: a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
Glen Gebhard
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Glenda Jackson
n 1: English film actress who later became a member of British
Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: {Jackson}, {Glenda
Jackson}]
Glenn Curtiss
n 1: United States industrialist and aviation pioneer
(1878-1930) [syn: {Curtiss}, {Glenn Curtiss}, {Glenn
Hammond Curtiss}]
Glenn Hammond Curtiss
n 1: United States industrialist and aviation pioneer
(1878-1930) [syn: {Curtiss}, {Glenn Curtiss}, {Glenn
Hammond Curtiss}]
Glenn Miller
n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
[syn: {Miller}, {Glenn Miller}, {Alton Glenn Miller}]
Glenn T. Seaborg
n 1: United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of
plutonium (1912-1999) [syn: {Seaborg}, {Glenn T. Seaborg},
{Glenn Theodore Seaborg}]
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
n 1: United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of
plutonium (1912-1999) [syn: {Seaborg}, {Glenn T. Seaborg},
{Glenn Theodore Seaborg}]
glenoid cavity
n 1: the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the
head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint [syn:
{glenoid fossa}, {glenoid cavity}]
glenoid fossa
n 1: a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the
zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
[syn: {glenoid fossa}, {mandibular fossa}]
2: the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the
head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint [syn: {glenoid
fossa}, {glenoid cavity}]
glial cell
n 1: a cell of the neuroglia [syn: {neurogliacyte}, {neuroglial
cell}, {glial cell}]
glib-tongued
adj 1: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a
smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib}, {glib-tongued},
{smooth-tongued}]
glide by
v 1: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
glide path
n 1: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide path}, {glide
slope}]
glide slope
n 1: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide path}, {glide
slope}]
glide-bomb
v 1: bomb by gliding
gliding bacteria
n 1: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit
moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn:
{myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {gliding
bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]
gliding joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only
gliding motions [syn: {gliding joint}, {articulatio plana}]
Glis glis
n 1: large European dormouse [syn: {loir}, {Glis glis}]
global aphasia
n 1: loss of all ability to communicate [syn: {global aphasia},
{total aphasia}]
global climate change
n 1: a change in the world's climate [syn: {climate change},
{global climate change}]
global organization
n 1: an international alliance involving many different
countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation},
{international organization}, {international organisation},
{global organization}]
Global Positioning System
n 1: a navigational system involving satellites and computers
that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver
on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from
different satellites to reach the receiver [syn: {Global
Positioning System}, {GPS}]
global warming
n 1: an increase in the average temperature of the earth's
atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes
climatic changes)
globe amaranth
n 1: tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers
that can be dried without losing color [syn: {globe
amaranth}, {bachelor's button}, {Gomphrena globosa}]
globe artichoke
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its
large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {globe
artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}]
2: a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
[syn: {artichoke}, {globe artichoke}]
globe flower
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose
yellow flowers [syn: {globeflower}, {globe flower}]
globe lily
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-
shaped flowers [syn: {globe lily}, {fairy lantern}]
globe mallow
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South
America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
[syn: {globe mallow}, {false mallow}]
globe pepper
n 1: round sweet pepper
globe thistle
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly
leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers
globe-trot
v 1: travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing
Globicephala melaena
n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the
United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for
the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common
blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]
globular pearlite
n 1: if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur
in globules instead of in layers [syn: {granular pearlite},
{globular pearlite}]
globus pallidus
n 1: the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn:
{pallidum}, {globus pallidus}, {paleostriatum}]
glomerular capsule
n 1: thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a
nephron [syn: {Bowman's capsule}, {glomerular capsule},
{capsula glomeruli}]
Gloomy Dean
n 1: English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and
articles (1860-1954) [syn: {Inge}, {William Ralph Inge},
{Gloomy Dean}]
gloomy Gus
n 1: someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn:
{sourpuss}, {picklepuss}, {gloomy Gus}, {pouter}]
Gloria May Josephine Svensson
n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
[syn: {Swanson}, {Gloria Swanson}, {Gloria May Josephine
Svensson}]
Gloria Steinem
n 1: United States feminist (born in 1934) [syn: {Steinem},
{Gloria Steinem}]
Gloria Swanson
n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
[syn: {Swanson}, {Gloria Swanson}, {Gloria May Josephine
Svensson}]
Gloriosa superba
n 1: any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and
Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at
leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all
parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily},
{climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]
Glorious Revolution
n 1: the revolution against James II; there was little armed
resistance to William and Mary in England although battles
were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn:
{English Revolution}, {Glorious Revolution}, {Bloodless
Revolution}]
glory fern
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}]
glory hole
n 1: a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a
ship [syn: {glory hole}, {lazaretto}]
glory lily
n 1: any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and
Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at
leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all
parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily},
{climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]
glory pea
n 1: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus
having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping
racemes [syn: {glory pea}, {clianthus}]
gloss over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss
over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp
over}]
2: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash
the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
[syn: {whitewash}, {gloss over}, {sleek over}, {hush up}]
glossodynia exfoliativa
n 1: a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red
patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food
[syn: {Moeller's glossitis}, {glossodynia exfoliativa}]
glossopharyngeal nerve
n 1: sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor
fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and
larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic
ganglion [syn: {glossopharyngeal nerve}, {nervus
glossopharyngeus}, {ninth cranial nerve}]
Glossopsitta versicolor
n 1: lorikeet with a colorful coat [syn: {varied Lorikeet},
{Glossopsitta versicolor}]
glossy snake
n 1: nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with
shiny tan scales [syn: {glossy snake}, {Arizona elegans}]
glossy-coated
adj 1: having glossy hair; "a glossy-coated foxhound" [syn:
{glossy-haired}, {glossy-coated}, {glossy-furred}]
glossy-furred
adj 1: having glossy hair; "a glossy-coated foxhound" [syn:
{glossy-haired}, {glossy-coated}, {glossy-furred}]
glossy-haired
adj 1: having glossy hair; "a glossy-coated foxhound" [syn:
{glossy-haired}, {glossy-coated}, {glossy-furred}]
glottal catch
n 1: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the
glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal
stop}, {glottal plosive}, {glottal catch}]
glottal plosive
n 1: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the
glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal
stop}, {glottal plosive}, {glottal catch}]
glottal stop
n 1: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the
glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal
stop}, {glottal plosive}, {glottal catch}]
glottis spuria
n 1: the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima
vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}, {glottis
spuria}]
glottis vera
n 1: the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima
glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]
glove anesthesia
n 1: a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand
and wrist; "since no combination of nerves serve this area
a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin"
glove compartment
n 1: compartment on the dashboard of a car
glove doll
n 1: a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the
hand [syn: {hand puppet}, {glove puppet}, {glove doll}]
glove leather
n 1: leather suitable for making gloves
glove puppet
n 1: a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the
hand [syn: {hand puppet}, {glove puppet}, {glove doll}]
glow lamp
n 1: a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in
stroboscopes
glow tube
n 1: a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a
diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow
depends on the particular gas
Gloxinia perennis
n 1: herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers [syn:
{Canterbury bell}, {Gloxinia perennis}]
Gloxinia spesiosa
n 1: South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a
houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large
variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {florist's
gloxinia}, {Sinningia speciosa}, {Gloxinia spesiosa}]
glucose tolerance test
n 1: test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates;
used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus
glutamic acid
n 1: an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the
nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate
to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: {glutamic acid},
{glutaminic acid}]
glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
n 1: an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic
oxalacetic transaminase}, {glutamic oxaloacetic
transaminase}]
glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
n 1: an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic
oxalacetic transaminase}, {glutamic oxaloacetic
transaminase}]
glutaminic acid
n 1: an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the
nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate
to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: {glutamic acid},
{glutaminic acid}]
glutathione peroxidase
n 1: an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free
radicals
gluteal artery
n 1: branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip
joint and gluteal region [syn: {gluteal artery}, {arteria
glutes}]
gluteal muscle
n 1: any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the
buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus}, {gluteus
muscle}, {gluteal muscle}, {glute}]
gluteal vein
n 1: veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the
body [syn: {gluteal vein}, {vena gluteus}]
gluten bread
n 1: bread made with gluten flour
gluten-free diet
n 1: diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such
foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and
turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
gluteus maximus
n 1: the outermost of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus medius
n 1: the middle of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus minimus
n 1: the innermost of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus muscle
n 1: any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the
buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus}, {gluteus
muscle}, {gluteal muscle}, {glute}]
Glyceria grandis
n 1: a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
[syn: {reed meadow grass}, {Glyceria grandis}]
glyceric acid
n 1: a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or
glyceraldehyde
glyceric aldehyde
n 1: a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of
sugars [syn: {glyceraldehyde}, {glyceric aldehyde}]
glycerin jelly
n 1: a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology
for mounting specimens
glycerinated gelatin
n 1: a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and
water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories
glycerol trimargarate
n 1: a glyceryl ester of margaric acid [syn: {margarin},
{glycerol trimargarate}]
glycerol tripalmitate
n 1: a triglyceride of palmitic acid [syn: {tripalmitin},
{glycerol tripalmitate}]
glycerol tristearate
n 1: a triglyceride of stearic acid [syn: {tristearin},
{glycerol tristearate}]
glyceryl ester
n 1: an ester of glycerol
glyceryl trinitrate
n 1: a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by
nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically
as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
[syn: {nitroglycerin}, {nitroglycerine},
{trinitroglycerin}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrospan},
{Nitrostat}]
Glycine max
n 1: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and
purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and
forage and soil improvement but especially for its
nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy},
{soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja},
{soja bean}, {Glycine max}]
glycolic acid
n 1: a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and
sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycolic acid},
{glycollic acid}, {hydroxyacetic acid}]
glycollic acid
n 1: a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and
sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycolic acid},
{glycollic acid}, {hydroxyacetic acid}]
Glycyrrhiza glabra
n 1: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the
Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately
compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long
thick sweet roots [syn: {licorice}, {liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza glabra}]
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild
liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
glyptic art
n 1: carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
[syn: {glyptic art}, {glyptography}]
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
n 1: Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended
Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93) [syn:
{Agricola}, {Gnaeus Julius Agricola}]
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
n 1: Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and
fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn:
{Pompey}, {Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus}, {Pompey the Great}]
Gnaphalium sylvaticum
n 1: weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly
foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike [syn:
{chafeweed}, {wood cudweed}, {Gnaphalium sylvaticum}]
gnaw at
v 1: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
[syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}]
gnawing mammal
n 1: relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents
by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for
gnawing [syn: {lagomorph}, {gnawing mammal}]
Gnetum gnemon
n 1: small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate
branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited
for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine
flour [syn: {gnetum}, {Gnetum gnemon}]
gnu goat
n 1: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
[syn: {takin}, {gnu goat}, {Budorcas taxicolor}]
go a long way
v 1: suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent
go about
v 1: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a
difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: {set
about}, {go about}, {approach}]
go after
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased
the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
[syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give
chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
2: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest
for}, {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]
go against
v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
[syn: {violate}, {go against}, {break}] [ant: {conform to}]
2: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or
human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn:
{transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against},
{breach}, {break}] [ant: {keep}, {observe}]
3: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: {buck}, {go against}]
go ahead
v 1: proceed (with a plan of action); "He went ahead with the
project" [syn: {go ahead}, {plow ahead}]
go all out
v 1: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full
measure every night" [syn: {go all out}, {give one's best},
{do one's best}, {give full measure}]
go along
v 1: cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play
along with the burglars for the moment" [syn: {play along},
{go along}]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn:
{continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant:
{discontinue}]
3: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
go around
v 1: be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"
2: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the
story went around in the office" [syn: {go around}, {spread},
{circulate}]
3: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: {outflank},
{go around}]
4: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves
around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the
fire" [syn: {revolve}, {go around}, {rotate}]
5: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass
these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {short-circuit}, {go around},
{get around}]
go away
v 1: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away
before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
{go}, {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}, {come up}]
2: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?";
"She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at
midnight" [syn: {leave}, {go forth}, {go away}] [ant:
{arrive}, {come}, {get}]
3: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when
day broke" [syn: {vanish}, {disappear}, {go away}]
4: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared
without a trace" [syn: {disappear}, {vanish}, {go away}]
[ant: {appear}]
go back
v 1: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200
years" [syn: {go back}, {date back}, {date from}]
2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: {recur}, {go
back}]
3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect
the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to
recuperate" [syn: {recover}, {go back}, {recuperate}]
go back on
v 1: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of
her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go
back on}]
go bad
v 1: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
{give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten
before it spoils" [syn: {spoil}, {go bad}]
go ballistic
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
go board
n 1: a board used for playing go
go by
v 1: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
2: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line
of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass
by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name
again" [syn: {go by}, {go under}]
4: be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be
safe"
go deep
v 1: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"
[syn: {go far}, {go deep}]
go down
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is
falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up
and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {fall}, {go down},
{come down}] [ant: {arise}, {ascend}, {come up}, {go up},
{lift}, {move up}, {rise}, {uprise}]
2: go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn:
{sink}, {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float},
{swim}]
3: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn:
{decline}, {go down}, {wane}]
4: be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first
feminist"
5: be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food
wouldn't go down"
6: be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go
down, too"
7: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
[syn: {set}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {ascend}, {come
up}, {rise}, {uprise}]
8: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system
goes down at least once a week" [syn: {crash}, {go down}]
go down on
v 1: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
{fellate}, {suck}, {blow}, {go down on}]
go Dutch
v 1: share expenses equally and split the cost of something; "My
boyfriend and I always go Dutch"
go far
v 1: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published
his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make
it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive},
{make it}, {get in}, {go far}]
2: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"
[syn: {go far}, {go deep}]
Go Fish
n 1: a card game for two players who try to assemble books of
cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
go for
v 1: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws
apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational
numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {apply},
{hold}, {go for}]
2: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot
accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn:
{accept}, {consent}, {go for}] [ant: {decline}, {refuse}]
3: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have
finished this work by tomorrow evening" [syn: {hope}, {go
for}]
4: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied
a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn:
{fancy}, {go for}, {take to}]
5: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the
Olympics" [syn: {try for}, {go for}]
go for broke
v 1: risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for
broke at the end of the race"
go forth
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train
leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship
leaves at midnight" [syn: {leave}, {go forth}, {go away}]
[ant: {arrive}, {come}, {get}]
2: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The
words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue},
{emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
go forward
v 1: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded
towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the
hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: {proceed},
{go forward}, {continue}]
go game
n 1: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid;
the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's
counters [syn: {go}, {go game}]
go home
v 1: return home; "After the movie, we went home" [syn: {go
home}, {head home}]
go in
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in},
{go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out},
{go out}, {leave}]
go into
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in},
{go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out},
{go out}, {leave}]
2: be used or required for; "A lot of energy went into the
organization of this banquet"
go off
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the
accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn:
{abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go
off}, {make off}]
2: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
3: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire},
{discharge}, {go off}]
4: stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off
during the hurricane" [ant: {come on}, {come up}, {go on}]
5: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
[syn: {go off}, {come off}, {go over}]
6: burst inward; "The bottle imploded" [syn: {implode}, {go
off}] [ant: {burst}, {explode}]
go off at half-cock
v 1: act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she
wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go
off half-cocked" [syn: {go off half-cocked}, {go off at
half-cock}]
go off half-cocked
v 1: act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she
wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go
off half-cocked" [syn: {go off half-cocked}, {go off at
half-cock}]
go on
v 1: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
[syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}]
[ant: {discontinue}]
2: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off},
{occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march
on}, {go on}] [ant: {draw back}, {move back}, {pull away},
{pull back}, {recede}, {retire}, {retreat}, {withdraw}]
4: continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but
there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the
room" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {carry on}, {proceed}]
5: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went
on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {go on}, {come up}, {come
on}] [ant: {go off}]
go out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive
has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {get out},
{leave}] [ant: {come in}, {enter}, {get in}, {get into},
{go in}, {go into}, {move into}]
2: leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our
children were small"
3: take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions"
4: become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we
were in the dark"
5: go out of fashion; become unfashionable [ant: {come in}]
6: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date},
{see}]
go over
v 1: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {review}, {go over},
{survey}]
2: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
[syn: {go off}, {come off}, {go over}]
3: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
4: fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a
sound" [syn: {fall over}, {go over}]
go past
v 1: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One
line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by},
{pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past},
{top}]
go steady
v 1: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date},
{see}]
go through
v 1: undergo or live through a difficult experience; "We had
many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
[syn: {experience}, {see}, {go through}]
2: apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an
example" [syn: {work through}, {run through}, {go through}]
3: eat up completely, as with great appetite; "Some people can
down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The
teenagers demolished four pizzas among them" [syn: {devour},
{demolish}, {down}, {consume}, {go through}]
go through the motions
v 1: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really
doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going
through the motions"
go through with
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
go to
v 1: be present at (meetings, church services, university),
etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend
services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn:
{attend}, {go to}] [ant: {miss}]
go to bed
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
go to pieces
v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart
when her only child died" [syn: {fall apart}, {go to
pieces}]
go to pot
v 1: become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy
soured" [syn: {go to pot}, {go to the dogs}]
go to sleep
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
go to the dogs
v 1: become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy
soured" [syn: {go to pot}, {go to the dogs}]
go to war
v 1: commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take arms}, {take
up arms}]
go under
v 1: go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn:
{sink}, {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float},
{swim}]
2: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
[syn: {set}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {ascend}, {come
up}, {rise}, {uprise}]
3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name
again" [syn: {go by}, {go under}]
go up
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
{rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up},
{uprise}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn: {rise}, {go up}, {climb}]
3: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
{draw close}, {come near}]
4: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going
up everywhere"
5: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever
climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb}, {climb
up}, {mount}, {go up}]
6: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut
burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn:
{burn down}, {burn up}, {go up}]
7: travel up; "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The
mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn: {ascend},
{go up}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]
go with
v 1: be present or associated with an event or entity; "French
fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are
accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually
goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies
certain arteries" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {come
with}, {go with}]
2: go or occur together; "The word `hot' tends to cooccur with
`cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur
with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]
go wrong
v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?";
"The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn:
{fail}, {go wrong}, {miscarry}] [ant: {bring home the
bacon}, {come through}, {deliver the goods}, {succeed},
{win}]
go-ahead
n 1: a signal to proceed [syn: {green light}, {go-ahead}]
2: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: {enterprise},
{enterprisingness}, {initiative}, {go-ahead}]
go-around
n 1: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
[syn: {overshoot}, {wave-off}, {go-around}]
go-as-you-please
adj 1: not bound by rule or law or convention; "bewildered by
the old go-as-you-please liberty of alliterative rhythm"-
George Saintsbury
go-between
n 1: a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn:
{mediator}, {go-between}, {intermediator}, {intermediary},
{intercessor}]
go-cart
n 1: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies
learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {baby-walker}, {go-cart}]
2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one
or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks
away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn:
{handcart}, {pushcart}, {cart}, {go-cart}]
3: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage},
{carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart},
{pushchair}, {pusher}]
go-getter
n 1: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter},
{whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]
go-kart
n 1: a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open
framework; used for racing
go-slow
n 1: a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately
slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
go-to-meeting
adj 1: used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-
meeting clothes" [syn: {go-to-meeting(a)}, {Sunday-go-to-
meeting(a)}]
goa bean
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
2: Old World tropical bean
goa bean vine
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
Goa powder
n 1: a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn:
{araroba}, {Goa powder}, {chrysarobin}]
goal line
n 1: a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch;
where the goals stand
goal-directed
adj 1: having a purpose; "purposive behavior" [syn: {goal-
directed}, {purposive}]
goal-kick
n 1: (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal
2: (association football) a kick by the defending side after the
attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
goat antelope
n 1: bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features:
mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats
goat cheese
n 1: made from goats' milk [syn: {goat cheese}, {chevre}]
goat god
n 1: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and
flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and
ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {Pan},
{goat god}]
goat grass
n 1: European grass naturalized as a weed in North America;
sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
[syn: {goat grass}, {Aegilops triuncalis}]
goat herder
n 1: a person who tends a flock of goats [syn: {goat herder},
{goatherd}]
goat rue
n 1: tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage
and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used
medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {goat rue}, {Galega
officinalis}]
goat willow
n 1: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and
relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow},
{florist's willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]
goat's foot
n 1: short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn:
{goatsfoot}, {goat's foot}, {Oxalis caprina}]
goat's rue
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy
leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
[syn: {catgut}, {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia
virginiana}]
2: tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage
and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used
medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {goat rue}, {Galega
officinalis}]
goats' milk
n 1: the milk of a goat
gobble up
v 1: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled
down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down},
{gobble up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]
Gobi Desert
n 1: a desert in central China [syn: {Gobi}, {Gobi Desert}]
Gobiesox strumosus
n 1: clingfish with typical skillet shape [syn: {skillet fish},
{skilletfish}, {Gobiesox strumosus}]
Gobio gobio
n 1: small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait
by anglers [syn: {gudgeon}, {Gobio gobio}]
goblet cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that secretes mucous
goblet-shaped
adj 1: resembling the shape of a goblet
God Almighty
n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead},
{Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty},
{Almighty}, {Jehovah}]
God knows how
adv 1: by some means not understood by the speaker; "God knows
how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall"
god of war
n 1: a god worshipped as giving victory in war [syn: {war god},
{god of war}]
God tree
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
God's acre
n 1: the yard associated with a church [syn: {churchyard},
{God's acre}]
God's Will
n 1: the omnipotence of a divine being
God's Wisdom
n 1: the omniscience of a divine being
god-awful
adj 1: (informal) very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that
god-awful racket" [syn: {beastly}, {hellish}, {god-
awful}]
god-fearing
adj 1: deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
H.L.Mencken [syn: {devout}, {god-fearing}]
Godwin Austen
n 1: a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir;
the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn:
{K2}, {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]
goffering iron
n 1: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {goffer},
{gauffer}, {goffering iron}, {gauffering iron}]
Gog and Magog
n 1: biblical names of the enemies of God's people who wage war
against God at the end of the world; "in the Book of
Ezekiel Gog is a ruler from the land of Magog but in the
Book of Revelation Gog and Magog are nations under the rule
of Satan"
goggle box
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
goggle-eye
n 1: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn:
{bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar
crumenophthalmus}]
goggle-eyed
adj 1: with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: {goggle-eyed},
{openmouthed}, {popeyed}]
going ashore
n 1: debarkation from a boat or ship
going away
n 1: the act of departing [syn: {departure}, {going}, {going
away}, {leaving}]
going to Jerusalem
n 1: a child's game in which players march to music around a
group of chairs that contains one chair less than the
number of players; when the music abruptly stops the
players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a
chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march
resumes until only the winner is seated [syn: {musical
chairs}, {going to Jerusalem}]
going under
n 1: (of a ship) sinking [syn: {foundering}, {going under}]
going-out-of-business sale
n 1: a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is
about to close; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-
business sales were very common"
going-over
n 1: a careful and thorough inspection
2: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling
out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing
down}]
Golan Heights
n 1: a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and
southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can
dominate a large area of Israel" [syn: {Golan Heights},
{Golan}]
gold braid
n 1: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn:
{braid}, {gold braid}, {braiding}]
Gold Coast
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: {Ghana},
{Republic of Ghana}, {Gold Coast}]
2: a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious
living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast
is along Lake Michigan"
gold digger
n 1: a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn:
{gold miner}, {gold digger}, {gold panner}]
2: a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to
get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
gold dust
n 1: the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of
gold obtained in placer mining
gold fern
n 1: fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with
bright golden-yellow undersides [syn: {gold fern},
{Pityrogramma chrysophylla}]
gold fever
n 1: greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush
gold foil
n 1: foil made of gold
gold leaf
n 1: a very thin form of gold foil
gold medal
n 1: a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold)
that is usually awarded for winning first place in a
competition
gold mine
n 1: a good source of something that is desired [syn:
{goldmine}, {gold mine}]
2: a mine where gold ore is found [syn: {goldmine}, {gold mine}]
gold miner
n 1: a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn:
{gold miner}, {gold digger}, {gold panner}]
gold of pleasure
n 1: annual European false flax having small white flowers;
cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and
for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
[syn: {gold of pleasure}, {Camelina sativa}]
gold panner
n 1: a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn:
{gold miner}, {gold digger}, {gold panner}]
gold plate
n 1: tableware that is plated with gold
2: a thin plating of gold on something
v 1: plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" [syn: {goldplate},
{gold-plate}, {gold plate}]
gold rush
n 1: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden
opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has
created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where
boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
[syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend},
{manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]
2: a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
gold standard
n 1: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency
is defined by a stated quantity of gold
2: a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold
standard against which other educational activity is
pejoratively judged"
gold-bearing
adj 1: containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn:
{auriferous}, {gold-bearing}]
gold-beater
n 1: an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf [syn:
{goldbeater}, {gold-beater}]
gold-colored
adj 1: having the color of gold [syn: {gold-colored}, {gold-
coloured}]
gold-coloured
adj 1: having the color of gold [syn: {gold-colored}, {gold-
coloured}]
gold-crowned kinglet
n 1: American golden-crested kinglet [syn: {gold-crowned
kinglet}, {Regulus satrata}]
gold-plate
v 1: plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" [syn: {goldplate},
{gold-plate}, {gold plate}]
gold-tail moth
n 1: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
[syn: {gold-tail moth}, {Euproctis chrysorrhoea}]
gold-worker
n 1: an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
[syn: {goldsmith}, {goldworker}, {gold-worker}]
Golda Meir
n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978) [syn:
{Meir}, {Golda Meir}]
golden age
n 1: a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak;
"it was the golden age of cinema"
2: any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and
prosperity and happiness
3: (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a
time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by
extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
golden ager
n 1: an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {old person}, {senior
citizen}, {golden ager}]
golden algae
n 1: algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and
xanthophyll
golden aster
n 1: any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus
Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that
resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into
Canada
golden barrel cactus
n 1: large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale
yellow flowers and spines [syn: {golden barrel cactus},
{Echinocactus grusonii}]
golden boy
n 1: a man who is unusually successful at an early age [syn:
{wonder boy}, {golden boy}]
golden buttons
n 1: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {golden
buttons}, {scented fern}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]
golden calf
n 1: (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to
worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to
anything worshipped undeservedly
golden calla
n 1: any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having
yellow spathes
golden chain
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often
cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum},
{golden chain}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]
golden chinkapin
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin},
{Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla},
{Castanopsis chrysophylla}]
golden clematis
n 1: Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow
flowers [syn: {golden clematis}, {Clematis tangutica}]
golden club
n 1: aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having
blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered
with tiny yellow flowers [syn: {golden club}, {Orontium
aquaticum}]
golden crown beard
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
golden crownbeard
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
golden cup
n 1: native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear
yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage [syn:
{golden cup}, {Mexican tulip poppy}, {Hunnemania
fumariifolia}]
Golden Delicious
n 1: a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Golden
Delicious}, {Yellow Delicious}]
golden eagle
n 1: large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern
hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck [syn:
{golden eagle}, {Aquila chrysaetos}]
golden everlasting
n 1: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of
lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who
love dried flowers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden
everlasting}, {yellow paper daisy}, {Helichrysum
bracteatum}]
golden fairy lantern
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow
egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {yellow globe
lily}, {golden fairy lantern}, {Calochortus amabilis}]
golden fern
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden
undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {Pityrogramma calomelanos
aureoflava}]
2: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America)
having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the
undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {leather fern}, {Acrostichum
aureum}]
golden fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West
Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many
thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn:
{golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig},
{wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
Golden Fleece
n 1: in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of
Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon;
recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
Golden Gate
n 1: a strait in western California that connects the San
Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by
Sir Francis Drake
Golden Gate Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
golden glow
n 1: very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow
flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {double gold},
{hortensia}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]
golden gram
n 1: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
2: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
golden groundsel
n 1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having
golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive;
sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel},
{golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]
golden hamster
n 1: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn:
{golden hamster}, {Syrian hamster}, {Mesocricetus auratus}]
golden handshake
n 1: a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee
(usually as an incentive to retire)
golden heather
n 1: North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with
yellow flowers [syn: {false heather}, {golden heather},
{Hudsonia ericoides}]
golden honey plant
n 1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow
ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia},
{Actinomeris alternifolia}]
Golden Horde
n 1: a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th
century
golden ironweed
n 1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow
ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia},
{Actinomeris alternifolia}]
golden larch
n 1: Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden
yellow leaves [syn: {golden larch}, {Pseudolarix amabilis}]
golden maidenhair
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
golden marguerite
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and
yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow
chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile},
{Anthemis tinctoria}]
golden mean
n 1: the proportional relation between two divisions of line or
two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long ::
long : (short + long) [syn: {golden section}, {golden
mean}]
2: the middle between extremes
golden mole
n 1: mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed
with the underfur
golden oak mushroom
n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake},
{shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak
mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]
golden oldie
n 1: a song that was formerly popular [syn: {oldie}, {golden
oldie}]
golden oriole
n 1: bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {golden
oriole}, {Oriolus oriolus}]
golden parachute
n 1: giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid
by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
golden pea
n 1: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like
flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {yellow pea},
{Thermopsis macrophylla}]
golden pheasant
n 1: brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western
and central Asia [syn: {golden pheasant}, {Chrysolophus
pictus}]
golden pholiota
n 1: a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south
along the coast [syn: {Pholiota aurea}, {golden pholiota}]
golden plover
n 1: plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with
golden-yellow spots
golden polypody
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated
for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds;
sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden
polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern},
{Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
2: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North
America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common
polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair},
{golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]
golden pothos
n 1: evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated
foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum},
{Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]
golden potto
n 1: a kind of lemur [syn: {angwantibo}, {golden potto},
{Arctocebus calabarensis}]
golden ragwort
n 1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having
golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive;
sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel},
{golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]
golden rain
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often
cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum},
{golden chain}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]
golden retriever
n 1: an English breed having a long silky golden coat
golden rule
n 1: any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be
clear"
2: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount;
"Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so
unto them" (Matthew 7:12)
golden saxifrage
n 1: any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus
Chrysosplenium [syn: {golden saxifrage}, {golden spleen}]
golden seal
n 1: perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn:
{goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric
root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]
golden section
n 1: the proportional relation between two divisions of line or
two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long ::
long : (short + long) [syn: {golden section}, {golden
mean}]
golden shiner
n 1: shiner of eastern North America having golden glints;
sometimes also called `bream' [syn: {golden shiner},
{Notemigonus crysoleucas}]
golden shower tree
n 1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to
yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is
used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South
America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree},
{drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree},
{canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]
golden spleen
n 1: any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus
Chrysosplenium [syn: {golden saxifrage}, {golden spleen}]
golden star
n 1: California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange
flowers [syn: {golden star}, {golden stars}, {Bloomeria
crocea}]
golden stars
n 1: California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange
flowers [syn: {golden star}, {golden stars}, {Bloomeria
crocea}]
Golden State
n 1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the
3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn:
{California}, {Golden State}, {CA}, {Calif.}]
golden syrup
n 1: a pale cane syrup [syn: {treacle}, {golden syrup}]
golden thistle
n 1: any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus
Scolymus having yellow flower heads
golden thread
n 1: low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having
trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
[syn: {goldthread}, {golden thread}, {Coptis groenlandica},
{Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]
golden trumpet
n 1: vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having
glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn:
{common allamanda}, {golden trumpet}, {Allamanda
cathartica}]
golden warbler
n 1: yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow
warbler}, {golden warbler}, {yellowbird}, {Dendroica
petechia}]
golden wattle
n 1: shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden
yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{golden wattle}, {Acacia pycnantha}]
golden wedding anniversary
n 1: the 50th wedding anniversary
golden willow
n 1: European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange
twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix alba
vitellina}, {Salix vitellina}]
golden wonder millet
n 1: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn:
{German millet}, {golden wonder millet}, {Setaria italica
stramineofructa}]
golden yarrow
n 1: greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending
in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry
areas western North America [syn: {golden yarrow},
{Eriophyllum lanatum}]
golden years
n 1: the time of life after retirement from active work
golden-beard penstemon
n 1: plant of southwestern United States having long open
clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
[syn: {golden-beard penstemon}, {Penstemon barbatus}]
golden-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with gold
golden-crested kinglet
n 1: European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
[syn: {goldcrest}, {golden-crested kinglet}, {Regulus
regulus}]
golden-eyed fly
n 1: a variety of green lacewing [syn: {goldeneye}, {golden-eyed
fly}]
golden-green
adj 1: of green tinged with gold
golden-yellow
adj 1: of yellow tinged with gold
goldfish bowl
n 1: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the
president lives in a goldfish bowl" [syn: {goldfish bowl},
{fish bowl}, {fishbowl}]
2: a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept [syn:
{fishbowl}, {fish bowl}, {goldfish bowl}]
Goldie's fern
n 1: North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn:
{Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood
fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]
Goldie's shield fern
n 1: North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn:
{Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood
fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]
goldie's wood fern
n 1: North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn:
{Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood
fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]
goldilocks aster
n 1: early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern
Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
[syn: {goldilocks}, {goldilocks aster}, {Aster linosyris},
{Linosyris vulgaris}]
golf bag
n 1: golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs
and balls
golf ball
n 1: a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce
wind resistance
golf caddie
n 1: an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn:
{caddie}, {golf caddie}]
golf cap
n 1: a cap with a bill [syn: {baseball cap}, {jockey cap}, {golf
cap}]
golf cart
n 1: a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between
shots [syn: {golfcart}, {golf cart}]
golf club
n 1: a club of people to play golf
2: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn:
{golf club}, {golf-club}, {golfclub}, {club}]
golf course
n 1: course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing
golf [syn: {golf course}, {links course}]
golf equipment
n 1: sports equipment used in playing golf
golf game
n 1: a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes;
the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all
the holes [syn: {golf}, {golf game}]
golf glove
n 1: a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle
of the golf club
golf hole
n 1: one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course;
"he played 18 holes" [syn: {hole}, {golf hole}]
golf lesson
n 1: a lesson in playing golf
golf links
n 1: a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
[syn: {links}, {golf links}]
golf player
n 1: someone who plays the game of golf [syn: {golfer}, {golf
player}, {linksman}]
golf pro
n 1: someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf
[syn: {golf pro}, {professional golfer}]
golf range
n 1: a practice range for practicing golf shots [syn: {golf
range}, {driving range}]
golf shot
n 1: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and
(usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot},
{swing}]
golf stroke
n 1: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and
(usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot},
{swing}]
golf tee
n 1: a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the
ground [syn: {tee}, {golf tee}]
golf widow
n 1: a wife who is left alone much of the time because her
husband is playing golf
golf-club
n 1: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn:
{golf club}, {golf-club}, {golfclub}, {club}]
golf-club head
n 1: (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn:
{golf-club head}, {club head}, {club-head}, {clubhead}]
Golfo de Campeche
n 1: a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan [syn:
{Gulf of Campeche}, {Golfo de Campeche}, {Bay of Campeche}]
Golfo de Mexico
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States
and to the east of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of Mexico}, {Golfo de
Mexico}]
Golgi apparatus
n 1: a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
(especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn:
{Golgi body}, {Golgi apparatus}, {Golgi complex},
{dictyosome}]
Golgi body
n 1: a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
(especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn:
{Golgi body}, {Golgi apparatus}, {Golgi complex},
{dictyosome}]
Golgi cell
n 1: a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and
with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in
the grey matter [syn: {Golgi's cell}, {Golgi cell}]
Golgi complex
n 1: a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
(especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn:
{Golgi body}, {Golgi apparatus}, {Golgi complex},
{dictyosome}]
Golgi's cell
n 1: a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and
with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in
the grey matter [syn: {Golgi's cell}, {Golgi cell}]
goliath frog
n 1: largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10
lbs; Africa [syn: {goliath frog}, {Rana goliath}]
Gomphrena globosa
n 1: tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers
that can be dried without losing color [syn: {globe
amaranth}, {bachelor's button}, {Gomphrena globosa}]
gomuti palm
n 1: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with
fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith
yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti}, {gomuti palm},
{Arenga pinnata}]
gonadotrophic hormone
n 1: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive
activity [syn: {gonadotropin}, {gonadotrophin},
{gonadotropic hormone}, {gonadotrophic hormone}]
gonadotropic hormone
n 1: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive
activity [syn: {gonadotropin}, {gonadotrophin},
{gonadotropic hormone}, {gonadotrophic hormone}]
goncalo alves
n 1: tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in
eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with
straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish
ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy
construction [syn: {goncalo alves}, {Astronium
fraxinifolium}]
gondang wax
n 1: a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
[syn: {gondang wax}, {fig wax}]
gondola car
n 1: a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no
roof [syn: {gondola car}, {gondola}]
gong buoy
n 1: a buoy with a bell on it [syn: {bell buoy}, {gong buoy}]
Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus
n 1: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans
having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn:
{beaked salmon}, {sandfish}, {Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus}]
goober pea
n 1: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn:
{peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut},
{monkey nut}]
good afternoon
n 1: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn:
{good afternoon}, {afternoon}]
good authority
n 1: testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good
authority"
Good Book
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
good continuation
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is
an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its
established direction [syn: {good continuation},
{continuation}, {law of continuation}]
good day
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
good deal
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great
deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle},
{mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile},
{plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew},
{spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}]
good egg
n 1: (old-fashioned slang) a good person [ant: {bad egg}]
good enough
adj 1: adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good
enough for you it's good enough for me"
good example
n 1: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a
model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major
general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {model}, {good
example}]
good faith
n 1: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt
was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" [syn:
{good faith}, {straightness}]
good for you
adj 1: promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean
healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and
normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious
mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for
you" [syn: {healthy}, {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}]
good form
n 1: behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time;
"it is not good form to brag about winning"
good fortune
n 1: an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes [syn:
{good fortune}, {luckiness}, {good luck}] [ant: {bad luck},
{ill luck}, {misfortune}, {tough luck}]
2: a stroke of luck [syn: {good luck}, {fluke}, {good fortune}]
Good Friday
n 1: Friday before Easter
good guy
n 1: any person who is on your side [ant: {bad guy}]
good health
n 1: the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental
disease [syn: {good health}, {healthiness}] [ant: {health
problem}, {ill health}, {unhealthiness}]
good humor
n 1: a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good
humour}, {good temper}, {amiability}] [ant: {distemper},
{ill humor}, {ill humour}]
good humour
n 1: a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good
humour}, {good temper}, {amiability}] [ant: {distemper},
{ill humor}, {ill humour}]
good looks
n 1: the quality of having regular well-defined features
(especially of a man) [syn: {handsomeness}, {good looks}]
good luck
n 1: an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes [syn:
{good fortune}, {luckiness}, {good luck}] [ant: {bad luck},
{ill luck}, {misfortune}, {tough luck}]
2: a stroke of luck [syn: {good luck}, {fluke}, {good fortune}]
3: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big
break" [syn: {break}, {good luck}, {happy chance}]
good luck charm
n 1: something believed to bring good luck [syn: {charm}, {good
luck charm}]
good manners
n 1: a courteous manner [syn: {courtesy}, {good manners}] [ant:
{discourtesy}, {rudeness}]
good morning
n 1: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn:
{good morning}, {morning}]
good nature
n 1: a cheerful, obliging disposition [ant: {ill nature}]
good night
n 1: a conventional expression of farewell
good ol' boy
n 1: a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial
manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a
strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other
members of his peer group [syn: {good old boy}, {good ole
boy}, {good ol' boy}]
good old boy
n 1: a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial
manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a
strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other
members of his peer group [syn: {good old boy}, {good ole
boy}, {good ol' boy}]
good old days
n 1: past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne},
{langsyne}, {old times}, {good old days}]
good ole boy
n 1: a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial
manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a
strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other
members of his peer group [syn: {good old boy}, {good ole
boy}, {good ol' boy}]
good part
n 1: a place of especial strength [ant: {soft spot}, {weak
part}, {weak spot}]
good person
n 1: a person who is good to other people [ant: {bad person}]
good Samaritan
n 1: a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times
of trouble
good sense
n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common";
"he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples";
"fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn:
{common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense},
{sense}, {mother wit}]
Good Shepherd
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of
Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ},
{Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer},
{Deliverer}]
good speller
n 1: someone who spells words [syn: {speller}, {good speller},
{poor speller}]
good spirit
n 1: a benevolent spirit [syn: {eudemon}, {eudaemon}, {good
spirit}] [ant: {cacodaemon}, {cacodemon}]
good story
n 1: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch
line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" [syn:
{funny story}, {good story}, {funny remark}, {funny}]
good temper
n 1: a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good
humour}, {good temper}, {amiability}] [ant: {distemper},
{ill humor}, {ill humour}]
good time
n 1: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good
time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a
blast" [syn: {good time}, {blast}]
good turn
n 1: a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn" [syn: {turn},
{good turn}]
good weather
n 1: weather suitable for outdoor activities [ant: {bad
weather}, {inclemency}, {inclementness}]
good will
n 1: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's
grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: {grace}, {good
will}, {goodwill}]
2: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the
advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and
above its tangible assets) [syn: {good will}, {goodwill}]
3: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: {good
will}, {goodwill}]
good word
n 1: something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a
person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn:
{recommendation}, {testimonial}, {good word}]
2: good news
good-by
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
good-bye
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
good-for-naught
adj 1: without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry
horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-
nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
[syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless},
{no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne
'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {no-account}, {good-for-
naught}]
good-for-nothing
adj 1: without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry
horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-
nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
[syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless},
{no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne
'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {no-account}, {good-for-
naught}]
good-hearted
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
"kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words";
"a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable},
{benevolent}, {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted},
{openhearted}, {large-hearted}]
good-humored
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {amiable}, {good-
humored}, {good-humoured}]
good-humoredness
n 1: a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-
temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good-humouredness},
{good-naturedness}]
good-humoured
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {amiable}, {good-
humored}, {good-humoured}]
good-humouredness
n 1: a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-
temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good-humouredness},
{good-naturedness}]
good-king-henry
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often
collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-
henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium
bonus-henricus}]
good-looking
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-
looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
good-natured
adj 1: having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-
natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured
policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured
play" [ant: {ill-natured}]
good-naturedly
adv 1: in a good-natured manner
good-naturedness
n 1: a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-
temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good-humouredness},
{good-naturedness}]
good-neighborliness
n 1: a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn:
{neighborliness}, {neighbourliness}, {good-neighborliness},
{good-neighbourliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]
good-neighbourliness
n 1: a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn:
{neighborliness}, {neighbourliness}, {good-neighborliness},
{good-neighbourliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]
good-tempered
adj 1: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite
the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {even-tempered},
{good-tempered}, {placid}]
good-temperedness
n 1: a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-
temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good-humouredness},
{good-naturedness}]
good-time
adj 1: occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company;
"a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of
convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"
[syn: {convivial}, {good-time}]
Goodenia family
n 1: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and
southeast China [syn: {Goodeniaceae}, {family
Goodeniaceae}, {Goodenia family}]
goody-goody
adj 1: affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous
n 1: a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a
superior
goof-off
n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne
'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {no-account}, {good-for-
naught}]
goof-proof
v 1: proof against human misuse or error; "foolproof this
appliance" [syn: {goofproof}, {goof-proof}, {foolproof}]
goofing off
n 1: the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {slacking},
{soldiering}, {goofing off}, {goldbricking}]
gooney bird
n 1: a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed
albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony},
{Diomedea nigripes}]
goora nut
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut
tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]
goose barnacle
n 1: stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating
timbers [syn: {goose barnacle}, {gooseneck barnacle},
{Lepas fascicularis}]
goose bump
n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor
reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goosebump}, {goose
pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]
goose down
n 1: down of the goose
goose egg
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing},
{nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher},
{goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}, {zippo}]
goose grass
n 1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North
America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers},
{goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium
aparine}]
2: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern
United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed}, {goose-
tansy}, {goose grass}, {Potentilla anserina}]
3: annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {goose grass}, {Texas
millet}, {Panicum Texanum}]
4: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers;
native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
[syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass},
{Eleusine indica}]
goose grease
n 1: grease derived from geese
goose liver
n 1: liver of a goose used as meat
goose pimple
n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor
reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goosebump}, {goose
pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]
goose plum
n 1: wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having
red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red
plum}, {August plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]
goose skin
n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor
reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goosebump}, {goose
pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]
goose step
n 1: a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high
v 1: march in a military fashion
goose-tansy
n 1: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath;
northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed},
{goose-tansy}, {goose grass}, {Potentilla anserina}]
gooseberry bush
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
{gooseberry}, {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes uva-crispa}, {Ribes
grossularia}]
gooseberry family
n 1: in some classifications considered a part of the family
Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry [syn:
{Grossulariaceae}, {family Grossulariaceae}, {gooseberry
family}]
goosefoot family
n 1: includes spinach and beets [syn: {Chenopodiaceae}, {family
Chenopodiaceae}, {goosefoot family}]
goosefoot maple
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood},
{moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood},
{goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
gooseneck barnacle
n 1: stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating
timbers [syn: {goose barnacle}, {gooseneck barnacle},
{Lepas fascicularis}]
gooseneck loosestrife
n 1: a variety of the loosestrife herb [syn: {gooseneck
loosestrife}, {Lysimachia clethroides Duby}]
gopher hole
n 1: a hole in the ground made by gophers
gopher snake
n 1: large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows;
found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {indigo
snake}, {gopher snake}, {Drymarchon corais}]
2: bull snake of western North America that invades rodent
burrows [syn: {gopher snake}, {Pituophis melanoleucus}]
Gopher State
n 1: a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State},
{North Star State}, {MN}, {Minn.}]
gopher tortoise
n 1: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North
America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher turtle}, {gopher},
{Gopherus polypemus}]
gopher turtle
n 1: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North
America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher turtle}, {gopher},
{Gopherus polypemus}]
Gopherus agassizii
n 1: burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and
northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus
Xerobates [syn: {desert tortoise}, {Gopherus agassizii}]
Gopherus polypemus
n 1: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North
America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher turtle}, {gopher},
{Gopherus polypemus}]
Gordian knot
n 1: any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
2: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and
cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that
whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
Gordie Howe
n 1: Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the
most games (born 1928) [syn: {Howe}, {Gordie Howe}, {Gordon
Howe}]
Gordon Howe
n 1: Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the
most games (born 1928) [syn: {Howe}, {Gordie Howe}, {Gordon
Howe}]
Gordon setter
n 1: a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
Gore Vidal
n 1: United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: {Vidal}, {Gore
Vidal}, {Eugene Luther Vidal}]
gorgonian coral
n 1: corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton
[syn: {gorgonian}, {gorgonian coral}]
Gorilla gorilla
n 1: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of
forests of central west Africa [syn: {gorilla}, {Gorilla
gorilla}]
Gorilla gorilla beringei
n 1: gorilla of Kivu highlands [syn: {mountain gorilla},
{Gorilla gorilla beringei}]
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
n 1: a kind of gorilla [syn: {western lowland gorilla}, {Gorilla
gorilla gorilla}]
Gorilla gorilla grauri
n 1: a kind of gorilla [syn: {eastern lowland gorilla}, {Gorilla
gorilla grauri}]
gosan-chiku
n 1: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms
flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku},
{hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]
Gospel According to John
n 1: the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
{John}, {Gospel According to John}]
Gospel According to Luke
n 1: one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains
details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Luke},
{Gospel of Luke}, {Gospel According to Luke}]
Gospel According to Mark
n 1: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn:
{Mark}, {Gospel According to Mark}]
Gospel According to Matthew
n 1: one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the
Sermon on the Mount [syn: {Matthew}, {Gospel According to
Matthew}]
Gospel of Luke
n 1: one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains
details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Luke},
{Gospel of Luke}, {Gospel According to Luke}]
gospel singing
n 1: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music
originating with Black slaves in the United States and
featuring call and response; influential on the development
of other genres of popular music (especially soul) [syn:
{gospel}, {gospel singing}]
gospel truth
n 1: an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel" [syn:
{gospel}, {gospel truth}]
gossip columnist
n 1: a journalist who writes a column of gossip about
celebrities
Gossypium arboreum
n 1: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for
its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [syn: {tree
cotton}, {Gossypium arboreum}]
Gossypium barbadense
n 1: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off
the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields
cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {sea island
cotton}, {tree cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]
Gossypium herbaceum
n 1: Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds
with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered
an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons [syn: {Levant
cotton}, {Gossypium herbaceum}]
Gossypium hirsutum
n 1: native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United
States yielding short-staple cotton [syn: {upland cotton},
{Gossypium hirsutum}]
Gossypium peruvianum
n 1: cotton with long rough hairy fibers [syn: {Peruvian
cotton}, {Gossypium peruvianum}]
Gossypium thurberi
n 1: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {wild cotton},
{Arizona wild cotton}, {Gossypium thurberi}]
Gota Canal
n 1: a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in
Sweden
Gothic arch
n 1: a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone)
at the apex
Gothic architecture
n 1: a style of architecture developed in northern France that
spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th
centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and
counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed
arches [syn: {Gothic}, {Gothic architecture}]
Gothic romance
n 1: a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and
grotesque events
Gothic romancer
n 1: a writer of Gothic romances
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz
n 1: German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the
universe as consisting of independent monads and who
devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton
(1646-1716) [syn: {Leibniz}, {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
n 1: German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the
universe as consisting of independent monads and who
devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton
(1646-1716) [syn: {Leibniz}, {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
n 1: German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment
(1729-1781) [syn: {Lessing}, {Gotthold Ephraim Lessing}]
Gottlieb Daimler
n 1: German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced
the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
[syn: {Daimler}, {Gottlieb Daimler}]
Gouda cheese
n 1: mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn:
{Gouda}, {Gouda cheese}]
gouge out
v 1: make gouges into a surface; "The woman's spiked heels
gouged out the wooden floor"
gourd family
n 1: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or
squash or pumpkin) [syn: {Cucurbitaceae}, {family
Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd family}]
gourd vine
n 1: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with
hard rinds [syn: {gourd}, {gourd vine}]
gouty arthritis
n 1: a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by
defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of
the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn:
{gout}, {gouty arthritis}, {urarthritis}]
Gouverneur Morris
n 1: United States statesman who led the committee that produced
the final draft of the United States Constitution
(1752-1816) [syn: {Morris}, {Gouverneur Morris}]
Governador Valadares
n 1: a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
governing board
n 1: a board that manages the affairs of an institution
governing body
n 1: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up
a body for the purpose of administering something; "he
claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the
governance of an association is responsible to its
members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the
establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance},
{governing body}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organization},
{organisation}]
Government Accounting Office
n 1: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the
investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch
accountable to Congress and the government accountable to
citizens of the United States [syn: {Government Accounting
Office}, {GAO}, {United States Government Accounting
Office}]
government activity
n 1: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations
for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governing},
{governance}, {government activity}, {administration}]
government agency
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn:
{agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau},
{office}, {authority}]
government agent
n 1: a representative or official of a government or
administrative department of a government
government bond
n 1: a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury;
considered the safest security in the investment world
government building
n 1: a building that houses a branch of government
government department
n 1: a department of government
government income
n 1: income available to the government [syn: {government
income}, {government revenue}]
government issue
n 1: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the
government [syn: {issue}, {military issue}, {government
issue}]
government man
n 1: a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation [syn: {G-man}, {FBI agent}, {government man}]
government minister
n 1: a person appointed to a high office in the government;
"Minister of Finance" [syn: {minister}, {government
minister}]
government note
n 1: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
{bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's
bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note},
{greenback}]
government office
n 1: an office where government employees work
government officials
n 1: people elected or appointed to administer a government
[syn: {government officials}, {officialdom}]
Government Printing Office
n 1: an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing
and binding services for Congress and the departments and
establishments of the federal government [syn: {United
States Government Printing Office}, {US Government Printing
Office}, {Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]
government revenue
n 1: income available to the government [syn: {government
income}, {government revenue}]
government security
n 1: a security issued by United States government agencies or
the Farm Credit System [syn: {government security}, {agency
security}]
government-in-exile
n 1: a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land
by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
governor general
n 1: a governor of high rank
governor plum
n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
{Flacourtia indica}]
governor's plum
n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
{Flacourtia indica}]
governor's race
n 1: a race for election to the governorship [syn: {governor's
race}, {campaign for governor}]
gowen cypress
n 1: small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often
used as an ornamental; in some classification systems
includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress [syn:
{gowen cypress}, {Cupressus goveniana}]
Goya y Lucientes
n 1: Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his
satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes},
{Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de
Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]
GP bomb
n 1: a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive)
whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing
creates some fragmentation effect [syn: {general-purpose
bomb}, {GP bomb}]
Graafian follicle
n 1: a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing
egg
grab bag
n 1: an assortment of miscellaneous items
2: a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at
random without knowing the contents
grab bar
n 1: a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for
steadying yourself
grab sample
n 1: a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or
over as short a period as feasible
grace cup
n 1: cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen
n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but
imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns
(1906-1964) [syn: {Allen}, {Gracie Allen}, {Grace Ethel
Cecile Rosalie Allen}, {Gracie}]
Grace Kelly
n 1: United States film actress who retired when she married
into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly},
{Grace Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}, {Princess Grace of
Monaco}]
grace note
n 1: an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn:
{grace note}, {appoggiatura}, {acciaccatura}]
grace of God
n 1: (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or
beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the
salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go
I" [syn: {grace}, {grace of God}, {free grace}]
Grace Patricia Kelly
n 1: United States film actress who retired when she married
into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly},
{Grace Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}, {Princess Grace of
Monaco}]
grace period
n 1: a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an
obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for
being late is waived, especially an extended period granted
as a special favor; "The payment had originally been due on
April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June."
[syn: {grace}, {grace period}]
Gracie Allen
n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but
imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns
(1906-1964) [syn: {Allen}, {Gracie Allen}, {Grace Ethel
Cecile Rosalie Allen}, {Gracie}]
gracilariid moth
n 1: small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae
mine in plant leaves [syn: {gracilariid}, {gracilariid
moth}]
Gracula religiosa
n 1: glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
[syn: {hill myna}, {Indian grackle}, {grackle}, {Gracula
religiosa}]
grad school
n 1: a school in a university offering study leading to degrees
beyond the bachelor's degree [syn: {graduate school}, {grad
school}]
grad student
n 1: a student who continues studies after graduation [syn:
{graduate student}, {grad student}, {postgraduate}]
gradable opposition
n 1: an opposition that is capable of being graded
grade crossing
n 1: intersection of a railway and a road on the same level;
barriers close road when trains pass [syn: {level
crossing}, {grade crossing}]
grade insignia
n 1: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
"they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron},
{stripe}, {stripes}, {grade insignia}]
grade point
n 1: a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a
course taken at a college or university multiplied by the
number of credit hours awarded for the course
grade point average
n 1: a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college
or university; calculated by dividing the total number of
grade points received by the total number attempted [syn:
{grade point average}, {GPA}]
grade school
n 1: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8
grades [syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {elementary
school}, {primary school}]
grade separation
n 1: a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass
grade-appropriate
adj 1: the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for
students in a specified grade
grade-constructed
adj 1: constructed at ground level; "grade-constructed accesses
to the freeway"
graduate nurse
n 1: someone who has completed the course of study (including
hospital practice) at a nurses training school [syn:
{graduate nurse}, {trained nurse}]
graduate school
n 1: a school in a university offering study leading to degrees
beyond the bachelor's degree [syn: {graduate school}, {grad
school}]
graduate student
n 1: a student who continues studies after graduation [syn:
{graduate student}, {grad student}, {postgraduate}]
graduated cylinder
n 1: a cylindrical graduate
graduated table
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
10" [syn: {scale}, {scale of measurement}, {graduated
table}, {ordered series}]
graduated tax
n 1: any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject
to taxation increases [syn: {progressive tax}, {graduated
tax}]
graduating class
n 1: the body of students who graduate together this year
graduation exercise
n 1: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
{commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {commencement
ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]
Graeco-Roman
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient
Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or
culture; "classical mythology"; "the classical world"
[syn: {classical}, {Greco-Roman}, {Graeco-Roman}]
Graeco-Roman deity
n 1: a deity of classical mythology [syn: {Greco-Roman deity},
{Graeco-Roman deity}]
Graf Zeppelin
n 1: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or
bombs [syn: {zeppelin}, {Graf Zeppelin}]
graham bread
n 1: bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour
graham cracker
n 1: semisweet whole-wheat cracker
graham flour
n 1: flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the
bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole
wheat flour}, {graham flour}, {graham}, {whole meal flour}]
Graham Greene
n 1: English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: {Greene},
{Graham Greene}, {Henry Graham Greene}]
grain alcohol
n 1: the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors;
used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and
colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed
as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn:
{ethyl alcohol}, {ethanol}, {fermentation alcohol}, {grain
alcohol}]
grain field
n 1: a field where grain is grown [syn: {grainfield}, {grain
field}]
grain merchant
n 1: a merchant who deals in food grains
grain moth
n 1: moth whose larvae feed on grain
grain sorghum
n 1: any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
grains of paradise
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn:
{grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper},
{melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
grainy club
n 1: a variety of grainy club mushrooms
grainy club mushrooms
n 1: any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes [syn:
{Clavicipitaceae}, {grainy club mushrooms}]
gram atom
n 1: the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is
numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element [syn:
{gram atom}, {gram-atomic weight}]
gram calorie
n 1: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: {calorie}, {gram
calorie}, {small calorie}]
Gram method
n 1: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria
are stained with gentian violet and then treated with
Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and
treated with safranine and washed in water, those that
retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that
do not retain it are Gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method},
{Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram
stain}]
gram molecule
n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the
basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites [syn: {gram molecule}, {mole},
{mol}]
Gram stain
n 1: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria
are stained with gentian violet and then treated with
Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and
treated with safranine and washed in water, those that
retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that
do not retain it are Gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method},
{Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram
stain}]
Gram's method
n 1: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria
are stained with gentian violet and then treated with
Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and
treated with safranine and washed in water, those that
retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that
do not retain it are Gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method},
{Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram
stain}]
Gram's procedure
n 1: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria
are stained with gentian violet and then treated with
Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and
treated with safranine and washed in water, those that
retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that
do not retain it are Gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method},
{Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram
stain}]
Gram's solution
n 1: a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method;
consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide
and 300 parts water
Gram's stain
n 1: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria
are stained with gentian violet and then treated with
Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and
treated with safranine and washed in water, those that
retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that
do not retain it are Gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method},
{Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram
stain}]
gram-atomic weight
n 1: the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is
numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element [syn:
{gram atom}, {gram-atomic weight}]
Gram-negative
adj 1: (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that
does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
Gram-positive
adj 1: (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that
retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
grama grass
n 1: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North
America [syn: {grama}, {grama grass}, {gramma}, {gramma
grass}]
graminaceous plant
n 1: cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed
stems and long narrow leaves [syn: {gramineous plant},
{graminaceous plant}]
gramineous plant
n 1: cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed
stems and long narrow leaves [syn: {gramineous plant},
{graminaceous plant}]
gramma grass
n 1: pasture grass of plains of South America and western North
America [syn: {grama}, {grama grass}, {gramma}, {gramma
grass}]
grammar school
n 1: a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in
preparation for college
2: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
[syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {elementary school},
{primary school}]
grammatical case
n 1: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by
inflection) related in some way to other words in a
sentence [syn: {case}, {grammatical case}]
grammatical category
n 1: (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical
properties [syn: {grammatical category}, {syntactic
category}]
grammatical constituent
n 1: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a
larger grammatical construction [syn: {constituent},
{grammatical constituent}]
grammatical construction
n 1: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and
are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his
awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn:
{construction}, {grammatical construction}, {expression}]
[ant: {misconstruction}]
grammatical gender
n 1: a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the
agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in
some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European
languages it is usually based on sex or animateness [syn:
{gender}, {grammatical gender}]
grammatical meaning
n 1: the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a
sentence; varies with inflectional form
grammatical relation
n 1: a linguistic relation established by grammar
grammatical rule
n 1: a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
[syn: {grammatical rule}, {rule of grammar}]
Grampus griseus
n 1: slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
[syn: {grampus}, {Grampus griseus}]
gran casa
n 1: a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite
but very low pitch [syn: {bass drum}, {gran casa}]
Gran Santiago
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central
Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn:
{Gran Santiago}, {Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}, {capital
of Chile}]
granadilla tree
n 1: West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn:
{granadilla tree}, {granadillo}, {Brya ebenus}]
granadilla wood
n 1: dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in
making musical instruments e.g. clarinets
2: wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical
instruments especially clarinets [syn: {cocuswood},
{cocoswood}, {granadilla wood}]
Grand Canal
n 1: the major waterway in Venice, Italy
2: an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends
from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
Grand Canyon
n 1: the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern
Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon
of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and
fossil plants and animals
Grand Canyon State
n 1: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand
Canyon [syn: {Arizona}, {Grand Canyon State}, {AZ}]
grand circle
n 1: a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by
swinging around it with the body fully extended
grand dragon
n 1: a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan
grand duchess
n 1: the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in
her own right
grand duchy
n 1: the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
n 1: a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in
northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany;
an international financial center [syn: {Luxembourg},
{Grand Duchy of Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}]
grand duke
n 1: a prince who rules a territory
grand fir
n 1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America
having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn:
{lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand
fir}, {Abies grandis}]
Grand Guignol
n 1: a play of a macabre or horrific nature
Grand Inquisitor
n 1: director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain
and Portugal)
Grand Island
n 1: a town in south central Nebraska
grand jury
n 1: a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate
the grounds for indictments
Grand Lama
n 1: chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: {Dalai Lama},
{Grand Lama}]
grand larceny
n 1: larceny of property having a value greater than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: {grand larceny}, {grand
theft}] [ant: {petit larceny}, {petty}, {petty larceny}]
grand mal
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness
and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized
jerking [syn: {grand mal epilepsy}, {grand mal},
{generalized epilepsy}, {epilepsia major}]
2: a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and
has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {grand mal},
{generalized seizure}, {epilepsia major}]
grand mal epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness
and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized
jerking [syn: {grand mal epilepsy}, {grand mal},
{generalized epilepsy}, {epilepsia major}]
Grand Marnier
n 1: an orange-flavored French liqueur
grand mufti
n 1: the chief mufti of a district
Grand National
n 1: an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England
grand opera
n 1: opera in which all the text is sung
grand piano
n 1: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame;
usually supported by three legs [syn: {grand piano},
{grand}]
Grand Prix
n 1: one of several international races
Grand Rapids
n 1: a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing
furniture
Grand River
n 1: a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty
into Lake Michigan
grand slam
n 1: winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
Grand Teton
n 1: a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak
in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
Grand Teton National Park
n 1: a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
grand theft
n 1: larceny of property having a value greater than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: {grand larceny}, {grand
theft}] [ant: {petit larceny}, {petty}, {petty larceny}]
grand total
n 1: the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers
grand tour
n 1: an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young
Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of
their education
2: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
grand Turk
n 1: the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former
Ottoman Empire) [syn: {sultan}, {grand Turk}]
grande dame
n 1: a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly
respected
grandfather clause
n 1: an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the
adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate
whites in south after the American Civil War
grandfather clock
n 1: a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case [syn:
{grandfather clock}, {longcase clock}]
Grandma Moses
n 1: United States painter of colorful and primitive rural
scenes (1860-1961) [syn: {Moses}, {Grandma Moses}, {Anna
Mary Robertson Moses}]
Granite State
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {New Hampshire}, {Granite State}, {NH}, {N.H.}]
Granite Stater
n 1: a native or resident of New Hampshire [syn: {New
Hampshirite}, {Granite Stater}]
granny knot
n 1: a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
[syn: {granny knot}, {granny}]
Granny Smith
n 1: apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh
granny's bonnets
n 1: common European columbine having variously colored (white
or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {granny's bonnets},
{Aquilegia vulgaris}]
granola bar
n 1: cookie bar made of granola
Grant Wood
n 1: United States painter noted for works based on life in the
Midwest (1892-1942) [syn: {Wood}, {Grant Wood}]
grant-in-aid
n 1: a grant from a central government to a local government
2: a grant to a person or school for some educational project
Granth Sahib
n 1: the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and
poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
[syn: {Adi Granth}, {Granth}, {Granth Sahib}]
granting immunity
n 1: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from
prosecution" [syn: {exemption}, {immunity}, {granting
immunity}]
grantor trust
n 1: a trust established to shift the income to someone who is
taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10
years or more [syn: {Clifford trust}, {grantor trust}]
granular pearlite
n 1: if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur
in globules instead of in layers [syn: {granular pearlite},
{globular pearlite}]
granulated sugar
n 1: sugar in the form of small grains
granulation tissue
n 1: new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on
the surfaces of a wound during the healing process [syn:
{granulation}, {granulation tissue}]
granulocytic leukemia
n 1: a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by
proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
[syn: {myelocytic leukemia}, {granulocytic leukemia}]
granuloma inguinale
n 1: a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus
Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the
skin in the genital and groin region [syn: {granuloma
inguinale}, {granuloma venereum}]
granuloma venereum
n 1: a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus
Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the
skin in the genital and groin region [syn: {granuloma
inguinale}, {granuloma venereum}]
Granville Stanley Hall
n 1: United States child psychologist whose theories of child
psychology strongly influenced educational psychology
(1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {G. Stanley Hall}, {Granville
Stanley Hall}]
granville wilt
n 1: a bacterial wilt of tobacco plants
Granville-Barker
n 1: English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted
for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
[syn: {Granville-Barker}, {Harley Granville-Barker}]
grape arbor
n 1: an arbor where grapes are grown [syn: {grape arbor}, {grape
arbour}]
grape arbour
n 1: an arbor where grapes are grown [syn: {grape arbor}, {grape
arbour}]
grape fern
n 1: a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond
bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases
grape hyacinth
n 1: any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to
Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers
resembling bunches of small grapes
grape jelly
n 1: jelly made from grape juice
grape juice
n 1: the juice of grapes
grape louse
n 1: destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape louse},
{grape phylloxera}, {Phylloxera vitifoleae}]
grape phylloxera
n 1: destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape louse},
{grape phylloxera}, {Phylloxera vitifoleae}]
grape sugar
n 1: an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet
fruits [syn: {dextrose}, {dextroglucose}, {grape sugar}]
grape vine
n 1: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters
of edible berries [syn: {grape}, {grapevine}, {grape vine}]
grape-leaf begonia
n 1: tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having
shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn:
{grape-leaf begonia}, {maple-leaf begonia}, {Begonia
dregei}]
grape-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a grape
grapefruit juice
n 1: the juice of grapefruits
grapefruit peel
n 1: strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated
with sugar
grapevine family
n 1: a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn:
{Vitaceae}, {family Vitaceae}, {Vitidaceae}, {grapevine
family}]
graph paper
n 1: paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs
graphic art
n 1: the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
graphic artist
n 1: an artist who designs and makes prints [syn: {printmaker},
{graphic artist}]
graphic design
n 1: visual communication by a skillful combination of text and
pictures in advertisements, magazines, books, etc.
graphic designer
n 1: someone who specializes in graphic design [syn: {graphic
designer}, {designer}]
graphic symbol
n 1: a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the
Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: {character},
{graph}, {grapheme}, {graphic symbol}]
graphic tellurium
n 1: a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride;
a source of gold in Australia and America [syn:
{sylvanite}, {graphic tellurium}]
graphical record
n 1: a visual representation of the relations between certain
quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference
to a set of axes [syn: {graph}, {graphical record},
{graphical recording}]
graphical recording
n 1: a visual representation of the relations between certain
quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference
to a set of axes [syn: {graph}, {graphical record},
{graphical recording}]
graphical user interface
n 1: a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and
menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard
as an input device [syn: {graphical user interface}, {GUI}]
grapnel anchor
n 1: a light anchor for small boats [syn: {grapnel}, {grapnel
anchor}]
grappling hook
n 1: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and
holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel},
{grapple}, {grappler}, {grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]
grappling iron
n 1: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and
holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel},
{grapple}, {grappler}, {grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]
Graptophyllum pictum
n 1: tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular
flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human
face [syn: {caricature plant}, {Graptophyllum pictum}]
grass bacillus
n 1: a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic
matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus
subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay
bacillus}]
grass family
n 1: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants
including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn:
{Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family
Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]
grass fern
n 1: epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
[syn: {grass fern}, {ribbon fern}, {Vittaria lineata}]
grass finch
n 1: usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept
as cage birds [syn: {grassfinch}, {grass finch}]
2: common North American finch noted for its evening song [syn:
{vesper sparrow}, {grass finch}, {Pooecetes gramineus}]
grass frog
n 1: a common semiterrestrial European frog [syn: {grass frog},
{Rana temporaria}]
grass over
v 1: cover with grass [syn: {grass}, {grass over}]
grass parakeet
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black
and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
[syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie},
{grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet},
{Melopsittacus undulatus}]
grass pea
n 1: European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in
India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian
pea}, {khesari}, {Lathyrus sativus}]
grass pink
n 1: an orchid [syn: {grass pink}, {Calopogon pulchellum},
{Calopogon tuberosum}]
2: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy
flowers [syn: {cottage pink}, {grass pink}, {Dianthus
plumarius}]
grass poly
n 1: annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of
Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass
poly}, {hyssop loosestrife}, {Lythrum hyssopifolia}]
grass roots
n 1: the essential foundation or source; "the problem was
attacked at the grass roots"
2: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the
centers of political activity)
grass skirt
n 1: a skirt made of long blades of grass
grass snake
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common
in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed
snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
2: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous
North American and Central American snakes [syn: {garter
snake}, {grass snake}]
3: either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes
that are green in color [syn: {green snake}, {grass snake}]
grass tree
n 1: elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching
trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and
large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers;
New Zealand [syn: {cabbage tree}, {grass tree}, {Cordyline
australis}]
2: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short
thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and
yielding acaroid resins [syn: {grass tree}, {Australian grass
tree}]
3: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering
leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {tree heath}, {grass tree},
{Richea pandanifolia}]
grass tree family
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {family Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {grass
tree family}]
grass vetch
n 1: annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetch},
{grass vetchling}, {Lathyrus nissolia}]
grass vetchling
n 1: annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetch},
{grass vetchling}, {Lathyrus nissolia}]
grass widow
n 1: a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her
husband [syn: {divorcee}, {grass widow}]
grass widower
n 1: a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife
[syn: {grass widower}, {divorced man}]
grass wrack
n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found
in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass},
{grass wrack}, {sea wrack}, {Zostera marina}]
grass-covered
adj 1: covered with grass; "wide grass-covered plains as far as
the eye could see"
grass-eating
adj 1: feeding on grasses
grass-leaved golden aster
n 1: a variety of golden aster
grass-of-Parnassus
n 1: any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus
Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single
pale flower resembling a buttercup [syn: {parnassia},
{grass-of-Parnassus}]
grasshopper mouse
n 1: insectivorous mouse of western North America
grassy death camas
n 1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous
especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas},
{Zigadenus venenosus}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]
grassy-leafed
adj 1: having leaves that resemble grass [syn: {grassy-leaved},
{grassy-leafed}]
grassy-leaved
adj 1: having leaves that resemble grass [syn: {grassy-leaved},
{grassy-leafed}]
grated cheese
n 1: hard or semihard cheese grated
grave accent
n 1: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn: {grave accent}, {grave}]
grave mound
n 1: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
[syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {barrow}, {tumulus}]
gravel pit
n 1: a quarry for gravel
graven image
n 1: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn:
{idol}, {graven image}, {god}]
Graves' disease
n 1: exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter;
hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs [syn:
{Graves' disease}, {exophthalmic goiter}]
graveyard shift
n 1: the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
[syn: {night shift}, {graveyard shift}]
2: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
[syn: {night shift}, {graveyard shift}]
graveyard watch
n 1: a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn:
{graveyard watch}, {middle watch}, {midwatch}, {night
watch}]
gravida I
n 1: (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time
[syn: {primigravida}, {gravida I}]
gravida II
n 1: a woman who is pregnant for the second time [syn:
{secundigravida}, {gravida II}]
gravida III
n 1: a woman who is pregnant for the third time [syn:
{tertigravida}, {gravida III}]
gravimetric analysis
n 1: quantitative analysis by weight
graving dock
n 1: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for
building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
[syn: {dry dock}, {drydock}, {graving dock}]
graving tool
n 1: a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graver}, {graving tool},
{pointel}, {pointrel}]
gravitation wave
n 1: (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity
and to travel at the speed of light [syn: {gravity wave},
{gravitation wave}]
gravitational attraction
n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the
universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for
bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less
the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is
proportional to the product of their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them";
"gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling
in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitation},
{gravitational attraction}, {gravitational force}]
gravitational collapse
n 1: the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the
result is a smaller and denser celestial object
gravitational constant
n 1: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and
distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn:
{gravitational constant}, {universal gravitational
constant}, {constant of gravitation}, {G}]
gravitational field
n 1: a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass
gravitational force
n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the
universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for
bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less
the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is
proportional to the product of their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them";
"gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling
in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitation},
{gravitational attraction}, {gravitational force}]
gravitational interaction
n 1: a weak interaction between particles that results from
their mass; mediated by gravitons
gravitational mass
n 1: (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its
gravitational attraction for other bodies
gravitational theory
n 1: (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter
attract one another with a force directly proportional to
the product of their masses and inversely proportional to
the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of
gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory},
{Newton's theory of gravitation}]
gravity bomb
n 1: a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a
target [syn: {dumb bomb}, {gravity bomb}] [ant: {smart
bomb}]
gravity fault
n 1: an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have
slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {normal
fault}, {gravity fault}, {common fault}]
gravity gradient
n 1: a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different
parts of a nonspherical object; "the gravity gradient of
the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth"
gravity meter
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the
gravitational field of the earth [syn: {gravimeter},
{gravity meter}]
gravity wave
n 1: (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity
and to travel at the speed of light [syn: {gravity wave},
{gravitation wave}]
gravity-assist
n 1: (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary
body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field
gravy boat
n 1: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn:
{gravy boat}, {gravy holder}, {sauceboat}, {boat}]
gravy holder
n 1: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn:
{gravy boat}, {gravy holder}, {sauceboat}, {boat}]
gravy train
n 1: income obtained with a minimum of effort [syn: {easy
money}, {gravy train}]
gray alder
n 1: native to Europe but introduced in America [syn: {grey
alder}, {gray alder}, {Alnus incana}]
gray area
n 1: an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing
or the other [syn: {grey area}, {gray area}]
gray birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: {grey birch}, {gray birch},
{American grey birch}, {American gray birch}, {Betula
populifolia}]
gray catbird
n 1: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
[syn: {catbird}, {grey catbird}, {gray catbird}, {Dumetella
carolinensis}]
gray flounder
n 1: flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the
eastern Gulf of Mexico [syn: {grey flounder}, {gray
flounder}, {Etropus rimosus}]
gray fox
n 1: dark grey American fox; from Central America through
southern United States [syn: {grey fox}, {gray fox},
{Urocyon cinereoargenteus}]
gray goldenrod
n 1: a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States
having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing [syn: {grey
goldenrod}, {gray goldenrod}, {Solidago nemoralis}]
gray hen
n 1: female black grouse [syn: {greyhen}, {grayhen}, {grey hen},
{gray hen}, {heath hen}]
gray jay
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
gray kingbird
n 1: a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States
and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than
the eastern kingbird [syn: {grey kingbird}, {gray
kingbird}, {petchary}, {Tyrannus domenicensis
domenicensis}]
gray lemming
n 1: Old World lemming [syn: {grey lemming}, {gray lemming},
{red-backed lemming}]
gray market
n 1: an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at
prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory
agency [syn: {grey market}, {gray market}]
gray matter
n 1: greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as
fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of
unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter},
{grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]
gray mullet
n 1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
[syn: {mullet}, {grey mullet}, {gray mullet}]
2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body;
found worldwide [syn: {mullet}, {grey mullet}, {gray mullet}]
gray partridge
n 1: common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge},
{grey partridge}, {gray partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]
gray polypody
n 1: fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds
greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn:
{grey polypody}, {gray polypody}, {resurrection fern},
{Polypodium polypodioides}]
gray poplar
n 1: large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate
leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but
introduced and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {grey poplar},
{gray poplar}, {Populus canescens}]
gray sage
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
gray sea eagle
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {grey
sea eagle}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-
tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
gray skate
n 1: common European skate used as food [syn: {grey skate},
{gray skate}, {Raja batis}]
gray snapper
n 1: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn:
{grey snapper}, {gray snapper}, {mangrove snapper},
{Lutjanus griseus}]
gray sole
n 1: greyish-white flesh of a flatfish [syn: {grey sole}, {gray
sole}]
gray substance
n 1: greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as
fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of
unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter},
{grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]
gray whale
n 1: medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
[syn: {grey whale}, {gray whale}, {devilfish},
{Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
gray willow
n 1: Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn:
{grey willow}, {gray willow}, {Salix cinerea}]
gray wolf
n 1: a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested
northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf},
{grey wolf}, {gray wolf}, {Canis lupus}]
gray-black
adj 1: of black tinged with grey [syn: {grey-black}, {gray-
black}, {greyish-black}, {grayish-black}]
gray-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with grey [syn: {grey-blue}, {gray-blue},
{greyish-blue}, {grayish-blue}]
gray-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with grey [syn: {grey-brown}, {gray-
brown}, {greyish-brown}, {grayish-brown}]
gray-green
adj 1: of green tinged with grey [syn: {grey-green}, {gray-
green}, {greyish-green}, {grayish-green}]
gray-haired
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray}, {grey-
haired}, {gray-haired}, {grey-headed}, {gray-headed},
{grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
gray-headed
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray}, {grey-
haired}, {gray-haired}, {grey-headed}, {gray-headed},
{grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
gray-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with grey [syn: {grey-pink}, {gray-pink},
{greyish-pink}, {grayish-pink}]
gray-white
adj 1: of white tinged with grey [syn: {grey-white}, {gray-
white}, {greyish-white}, {grayish-white}]
grayish brown
n 1: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color;
"she wore dun" [syn: {dun}, {greyish brown}, {grayish
brown}, {fawn}]
grayish-black
adj 1: of black tinged with grey [syn: {grey-black}, {gray-
black}, {greyish-black}, {grayish-black}]
grayish-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with grey [syn: {grey-blue}, {gray-blue},
{greyish-blue}, {grayish-blue}]
grayish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with grey [syn: {grey-brown}, {gray-
brown}, {greyish-brown}, {grayish-brown}]
grayish-green
adj 1: of green tinged with grey [syn: {grey-green}, {gray-
green}, {greyish-green}, {grayish-green}]
grayish-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with grey [syn: {grey-pink}, {gray-pink},
{greyish-pink}, {grayish-pink}]
grayish-white
adj 1: of white tinged with grey [syn: {grey-white}, {gray-
white}, {greyish-white}, {grayish-white}]
graylag goose
n 1: common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic
breeds [syn: {greylag}, {graylag}, {greylag goose},
{graylag goose}, {Anser anser}]
grazing fire
n 1: fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of
the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
grazing land
n 1: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for
grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland},
{grazing land}, {lea}, {ley}]
grease gun
n 1: a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease
into parts of a machine [syn: {grease gun}, {gun}]
grease monkey
n 1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining
automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic},
{car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
grease one's palms
v 1: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or
influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe},
{corrupt}, {buy}, {grease one's palms}]
greaseproof paper
n 1: paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking
greasy spoon
n 1: a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods
great adductor muscle
n 1: the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh [syn:
{musculus adductor magnus}, {great adductor muscle}]
great anteater
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant
anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}]
great ape
n 1: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
[syn: {great ape}, {pongid}]
Great Arabian Desert
n 1: a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
[syn: {Arabian Desert}, {Great Arabian Desert}]
Great Attractor
n 1: a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of
Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is
believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
great auk
n 1: large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic
coasts; extinct [syn: {great auk}, {Pinguinus impennis}]
Great Australian Bight
n 1: a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia;
notorious for storms
Great Australian Desert
n 1: general name given to all desert areas in Australia [syn:
{Australian Desert}, {Great Australian Desert}]
great barracuda
n 1: large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded
as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
[syn: {great barracuda}, {Sphyraena barracuda}]
Great Barrier Reef
n 1: the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off
the northeastern coast of Australia
Great Bear
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: {Great Bear}, {Ursa Major}]
great bellied
adj 1: having a prominent belly [syn: {big-bellied}, {great
bellied}]
great black-backed gull
n 1: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-
backed gull}, {great black-backed gull}, {cob}, {Larus
marinus}]
great blue heron
n 1: large American heron having bluish-grey plumage [syn:
{great blue heron}, {Ardea herodius}]
great blue shark
n 1: slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to
white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
[syn: {blue shark}, {great blue shark}, {Prionace glauca}]
great bowerbird
n 1: large bowerbird of northern Australia [syn: {great
bowerbird}, {Chlamydera nuchalis}]
Great Britain
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the
British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales
and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely
to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: {United Kingdom},
{UK}, {U.K.}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland}, {Great Britain}]
2: an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales [syn:
{Great Britain}, {GB}]
great burdock
n 1: burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland,
hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N)
and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and
culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {greater burdock},
{cocklebur}, {Arctium lappa}]
great bustard
n 1: largest European land bird [syn: {great bustard}, {Otis
tarda}]
great care
n 1: more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed
by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in
landing"
great cerebral vein
n 1: a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins
and continuing into the sinus rectus [syn: {great cerebral
vein}, {vena cerebri magna}]
great circle
n 1: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by
intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
Great Commoner
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who advocated free
silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching
evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn:
{Bryan}, {William Jennings Bryan}, {Great Commoner}, {Boy
Orator of the Platte}]
great crested grebe
n 1: large Old World grebe with black ear tufts [syn: {great
crested grebe}, {Podiceps cristatus}]
Great Dane
n 1: very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog
great deal
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great
deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle},
{mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile},
{plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew},
{spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}]
Great Depression
n 1: the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash
in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
2: a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic
depression and mass unemployment [syn: {Depression}, {Great
Depression}]
Great Divide
n 1: that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky
Mountains in the United States
Great Dividing Range
n 1: a mountain range running along the eastern coast of
Australia [syn: {Great Dividing Range}, {Eastern
Highlands}]
Great Dog
n 1: a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
[syn: {Canis Major}, {Great Dog}]
great duckweed
n 1: cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some
oceanic islands [syn: {great duckweed}, {water flaxseed},
{Spirodela polyrrhiza}]
Great Elector
n 1: the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its
destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) [syn:
{Frederick William}, {Great Elector}]
Great Falls
n 1: a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center
of extensive hydroelectric power
great grandchild
n 1: a child of your grandson or granddaughter
great granddaughter
n 1: a daughter of your grandson or granddaughter
great grandfather
n 1: a father of your grandparent
great grandmother
n 1: a mother of your grandparent
great grandparent
n 1: a parent of your grandparent
great grandson
n 1: a son of your grandson or granddaughter
great gray owl
n 1: large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western
Eurasia [syn: {great grey owl}, {great gray owl}, {Strix
nebulosa}]
great grey kangaroo
n 1: very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly
abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {giant kangaroo},
{great grey kangaroo}, {Macropus giganteus}]
great grey owl
n 1: large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western
Eurasia [syn: {great grey owl}, {great gray owl}, {Strix
nebulosa}]
great gross
n 1: a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross [syn: {great
gross}, {1728}]
great hall
n 1: the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for
dining or entertainment
great horned owl
n 1: brown North American horned owl [syn: {great horned owl},
{Bubo virginianus}]
great hundred
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
[syn: {long hundred}, {great hundred}, {120}]
Great Indian Desert
n 1: a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern
India and southeastern Pakistan [syn: {Thar Desert}, {Great
Indian Desert}]
great knapweed
n 1: tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn:
{great knapweed}, {greater knapweed}, {Centaurea scabiosa}]
Great Lakes
n 1: a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central
North America
Great Lakes State
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State},
{Great Lakes State}, {MI}, {Mich.}]
great lobelia
n 1: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North
America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {great
lobelia}, {blue cardinal flower}, {Lobelia siphilitica}]
great maple
n 1: Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in
flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate
lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {great maple},
{scottish maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]
Great Mendenhall Glacier
n 1: a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska [syn:
{Mendenhall Glacier}, {Great Mendenhall Glacier}]
great millet
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn},
{kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Great Mother
n 1: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor;
counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele},
{Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater
Turrita}]
great mullein
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
Great Plains
n 1: a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and
Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west
central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by
Native Americans [syn: {Great Plains}, {Great Plains of
North America}]
Great Plains of North America
n 1: a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and
Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west
central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by
Native Americans [syn: {Great Plains}, {Great Plains of
North America}]
great plains paintbrush
n 1: hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern
Mexico [syn: {great plains paintbrush}, {Castilleja
sessiliflora}]
great power
n 1: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power},
{power}, {superpower}]
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
n 1: a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965
and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to
eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government
it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and
socioeconomic chaos [syn: {Cultural Revolution}, {Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution}]
Great Pyramid
n 1: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular
sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in
ancient Egypt [syn: {Pyramid}, {Great Pyramid}, {Pyramids
of Egypt}]
Great Pyrenees
n 1: bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the
Newfoundland
great ragweed
n 1: a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately
three-cleft or five-cleft [syn: {great ragweed}, {Ambrosia
trifida}]
Great Revolt
n 1: a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other
inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England;
suppressed by Richard II [syn: {Peasant's Revolt}, {Great
Revolt}]
Great Rift Valley
n 1: ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern
Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to
Mozambique; marked by geological faults
Great Russian
n 1: a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in
European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from
other peoples incorporated into Russia
Great Salt Desert
n 1: a salt desert in north central Iran [syn: {Dasht-e-Kavir},
{Kavir Desert}, {Great Salt Desert}]
Great Salt Lake
n 1: a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
Great Sandy Desert
n 1: a desert in southern Saudi Arabia [syn: {Rub al-Khali}, {Ar
Rimsal}, {Dahna}, {Great Sandy Desert}]
2: a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the
Gibson Desert
great saphenous vein
n 1: the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin
where it joins the femoral vein [syn: {long saphenous
vein}, {great saphenous vein}]
Great Schism
n 1: the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two
papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one
in Avignon
great seal
n 1: the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority
or sovereignty
Great Seal of the United States
n 1: the seal of the United States government
great skua
n 1: large brown skua of the northern Atlantic [syn: {great
skua}, {Catharacta skua}]
Great Slave Lake
n 1: a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada;
drained by the Mackenzie River
Great Smoky Mountains
n 1: part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
n 1: a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that
includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
great snipe
n 1: Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
[syn: {great snipe}, {woodcock snipe}, {Gallinago media}]
great Solomon's-seal
n 1: North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and
drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great
Solomon's-seal}, {Polygonatum biflorum}, {Polygonatum
commutatum}]
great St John's wort
n 1: perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in
narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {great St John's wort},
{Hypericum ascyron}, {Hypericum pyramidatum}]
great toe
n 1: the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {great
toe}, {hallux}]
Great Victoria Desert
n 1: a desert region in south central Australia to the north of
the Nullarbor Plain
Great Wall
n 1: a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern
China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
[syn: {Chinese Wall}, {Great Wall}, {Great Wall of China}]
Great Wall of China
n 1: a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern
China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
[syn: {Chinese Wall}, {Great Wall}, {Great Wall of China}]
Great War
n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire,
Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium,
Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to
1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War},
{First World War}, {War to End War}]
great white heron
n 1: a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is
a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
[syn: {American egret}, {great white heron}, {Egretta
albus}]
2: widely distributed Old World white egret [syn: {great white
heron}, {Casmerodius albus}]
3: large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn:
{great white heron}, {Ardea occidentalis}]
great white hope
n 1: someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in
a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the
nuclear industry's waste management policy" [syn: {white
hope}, {great white hope}]
great white shark
n 1: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark},
{man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]
Great White Way
n 1: a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square;
famous for its theaters [syn: {Broadway}, {Great White
Way}]
great year
n 1: time required for one complete cycle of the precession of
the equinoxes, about 25,800 years [syn: {great year},
{Platonic year}]
great yellow gentian
n 1: robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
[syn: {great yellow gentian}, {Gentiana lutea}]
great yellowcress
n 1: perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout
Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes
placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {great yellowcress},
{Rorippa amphibia}, {Nasturtium amphibium}]
great-aunt
n 1: an aunt of your father or mother [syn: {great-aunt},
{grandaunt}]
great-leaved macrophylla
n 1: large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States
having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy
flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved
magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved
macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]
great-nephew
n 1: a son of your niece or nephew [syn: {great-nephew},
{grandnephew}]
great-niece
n 1: a daughter of your niece or nephew [syn: {great-niece},
{grandniece}]
great-uncle
n 1: an uncle of your father or mother [syn: {great-uncle},
{granduncle}]
Greater Antilles
n 1: a group of islands in the western West Indies
greater burdock
n 1: burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland,
hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N)
and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and
culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {greater burdock},
{cocklebur}, {Arctium lappa}]
greater butterfly orchid
n 1: south European orchid with dark green flowers that are
larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia;
sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {greater
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera chlorantha}, {Habenaria
chlorantha}]
greater celandine
n 1: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow
flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine},
{swallowwort}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]
greater knapweed
n 1: tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn:
{great knapweed}, {greater knapweed}, {Centaurea scabiosa}]
greater kudu
n 1: a variety of kudu [syn: {greater kudu}, {Tragelaphus
strepsiceros}]
Greater London
n 1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the
Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial
and cultural center [syn: {London}, {Greater London},
{British capital}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]
greater masterwort
n 1: European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal
tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers
[syn: {greater masterwort}, {Astrantia major}]
Greater New Orleans Bridge
n 1: twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New
Orleans
Greater New York
n 1: the largest city in New York State and in the United
States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of
the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
[syn: {New York}, {New York City}, {Greater New York}]
greater omentum
n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the
colon and covering the intestines [syn: {greater omentum},
{gastrocolic omentum}, {caul}]
greater pectoral muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
{pectoralis major}, {musculus pectoralis major}, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
greater peritoneal sac
n 1: the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between
layers of the peritoneum [syn: {peritoneal cavity},
{greater peritoneal sac}]
greater pichiciego
n 1: of southern South America [syn: {greater pichiciego},
{Burmeisteria retusa}]
greater prairie chicken
n 1: the most common variety of prairie chicken [syn: {greater
prairie chicken}, {Tympanuchus cupido}]
greater rhomboid muscle
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal
column [syn: {rhomboideus major muscle}, {greater rhomboid
muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus major}]
greater scaup
n 1: large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence
on the head of the male [syn: {greater scaup}, {Aythya
marila}]
greater spearwort
n 1: semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like
spears [syn: {greater spearwort}, {Ranunculus lingua}]
greater stitchwort
n 1: low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-
shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp
pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {greater stitchwort},
{starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]
Greater Sunda Islands
n 1: a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java
and Sumatra
Greater Swiss Mountain dog
n 1: the largest of the four Swiss breeds
greater water parsnip
n 1: large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow
fresh water; Europe [syn: {greater water parsnip}, {Sium
latifolium}]
greater whitethroat
n 1: greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and
underparts [syn: {greater whitethroat}, {whitethroat},
{Sylvia communis}]
greater yellowlegs
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {greater yellowlegs}, {Tringa
melanoleuca}]
greatest common divisor
n 1: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a
set of integers [syn: {greatest common divisor}, {greatest
common factor}, {highest common factor}]
greatest common factor
n 1: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a
set of integers [syn: {greatest common divisor}, {greatest
common factor}, {highest common factor}]
Greco-Roman
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient
Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or
culture; "classical mythology"; "the classical world"
[syn: {classical}, {Greco-Roman}, {Graeco-Roman}]
Greco-Roman architecture
n 1: architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
[syn: {classical architecture}, {Greco-Roman architecture}]
Greco-Roman deity
n 1: a deity of classical mythology [syn: {Greco-Roman deity},
{Graeco-Roman deity}]
Greco-Roman wrestling
n 1: a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to
tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
Greek alphabet
n 1: the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
Greek architecture
n 1: the architecture of ancient Greece
Greek capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena
(its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens
was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn:
{Athens}, {Athinai}, {capital of Greece}, {Greek capital}]
Greek Catholic
n 1: a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
Greek chorus
n 1: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in
unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn:
{chorus}, {Greek chorus}]
Greek Church
n 1: state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern
Orthodox Church [syn: {Greek Orthodox Church}, {Greek
Church}]
Greek clover
n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-
white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in
curry [syn: {fenugreek}, {Greek clover}, {Trigonella
foenumgraecum}]
Greek cross
n 1: a cross with each of the four arms the same length
Greek deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
Greek drachma
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Greece [syn: {drachma},
{Greek drachma}]
Greek fire
n 1: a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at
adversaries; catches fire when wetted
Greek fret
n 1: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and
horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple
fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek fret},
{Greek key}, {key pattern}]
Greek key
n 1: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and
horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple
fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek fret},
{Greek key}, {key pattern}]
Greek mode
n 1: any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of
classical Greece
Greek monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Greece
Greek mythology
n 1: the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Greek Orthodox
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern
Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox},
{Russian Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]
Greek Orthodox Church
n 1: state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern
Orthodox Church [syn: {Greek Orthodox Church}, {Greek
Church}]
Greek partridge
n 1: of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {Greek
partridge}, {rock partridge}, {Alectoris graeca}]
Greek valerian
n 1: erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
[syn: {Greek valerian}, {Polemonium reptans}]
2: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white
flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {charity},
{Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae},
{Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
green adder's mouth
n 1: North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers
with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth},
{Malaxis-unifolia}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]
green alder
n 1: North American shrub with light green leaves and winged
nuts [syn: {green alder}, {Alnus veridis crispa}, {Alnus
crispa}]
2: shrub of mountainous areas of Europe [syn: {green alder},
{Alnus veridis}]
green algae
n 1: algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet
ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water [syn:
{green algae}, {chlorophyte}]
green apple aphid
n 1: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple
leaves [syn: {apple aphid}, {green apple aphid}, {Aphis
pomi}]
green arrow arum
n 1: perennial herb of the eastern United States having
arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and
green berries [syn: {green arrow arum}, {tuckahoe},
{Peltandra virginica}]
green ash
n 1: a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: {green ash}, {Fraxinus pennsylvanica
subintegerrima}]
Green Bay
n 1: a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
green bean
n 1: immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
2: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
3: a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible
pods
4: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
Green Beret
n 1: a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special
Forces
green bristlegrass
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
green broom
n 1: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]
green card
n 1: a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with
permanent resident status in the United States; "he was
surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green"
green corn
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
2: corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and
soft [syn: {sweet corn}, {green corn}]
green dinosaur
n 1: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or
subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have
died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in
1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet
officially named [syn: {Bartle Frere}, {genus Bartle-
Frere}, {green dinosaur}]
green douglas fir
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
green dragon
n 1: European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon
arum}, {green dragon}, {Dracunculus vulgaris}]
2: early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America
resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate
leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
[syn: {green dragon}, {Arisaema dracontium}]
green fingers
n 1: a special ability to make plants grow [syn: {green thumb},
{green fingers}]
green foxtail
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
green fringed orchis
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]
green frog
n 1: similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of
United States and Canada [syn: {green frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana clamitans}]
green gentian
n 1: tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with
green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in
genus Swertia [syn: {green gentian}, {Frasera speciosa},
{Swertia speciosa}]
green gland
n 1: one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory
functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large
antennae
green goddess
n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green
goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke},
{skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
green gold
n 1: a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver
and cadmium) that has a green appearance
green goods
n 1: fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn:
{produce}, {green goods}, {green groceries}, {garden
truck}]
green gram
n 1: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
2: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
green groceries
n 1: fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn:
{produce}, {green goods}, {green groceries}, {garden
truck}]
green hellebore
n 1: deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and
nodding saucer-shaped green flowers [syn: {green
hellebore}, {Helleborus viridis}]
green June beetle
n 1: large greenish June beetle of southern United States [syn:
{green June beetle}, {figeater}]
green lacewing
n 1: pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having
carnivorous larvae [syn: {green lacewing}, {chrysopid},
{stink fly}]
green lead ore
n 1: a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a
minor source of lead [syn: {pyromorphite}, {green lead
ore}]
green light
n 1: a signal to proceed [syn: {green light}, {go-ahead}]
2: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the
gave the green light for construction to begin"
Green Line
n 1: the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel
won in its 1948 war of independence
green lizard
n 1: a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long [syn: {green
lizard}, {Lacerta viridis}]
green mamba
n 1: green phase of the black mamba
green manure
n 1: a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil
green market
n 1: an open-air marketplace for farm products [syn: {farmer's
market}, {green market}, {greenmarket}]
green mayonnaise
n 1: mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and
spinach or cucumber [syn: {green mayonnaise}, {sauce
verte}]
green monkey
n 1: common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow
tail [syn: {green monkey}, {African green monkey},
{Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus}]
green monkey disease
n 1: a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg
virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or
fatal illness [syn: {Marburg disease}, {Marburg hemorrhagic
fever}, {green monkey disease}]
Green Mountain State
n 1: a state in New England [syn: {Vermont}, {Green Mountain
State}, {VT}, {Vt.}]
Green Mountains
n 1: a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from
south to north through Vermont
green mushroom pimple
n 1: a variety of mushroom pimple
green olive
n 1: olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently
stuffed with e.g. pimento
green onion
n 1: a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
[syn: {green onion}, {spring onion}, {scallion}]
green paper
n 1: a preliminary report of government proposals that is
published in order to stimulate discussion
Green Party
n 1: an environmentalist political party
green pea
n 1: fresh pea [syn: {green pea}, {garden pea}]
green pea soup
n 1: made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce
onion and celery [syn: {green pea soup}, {potage St.
Germain}]
green peach aphid
n 1: yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to
peaches
green peafowl
n 1: peafowl of southeast Asia [syn: {green peafowl}, {Pavo
muticus}]
green pepper
n 1: a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
green plover
n 1: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
[syn: {lapwing}, {green plover}, {peewit}, {pewit}]
green revolution
n 1: the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and
better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly
increased agricultural productivity
Green River
n 1: a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward
through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
[syn: {Green}, {Green River}]
green salad
n 1: tossed salad composed primarily of salad greens
green smut
n 1: disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder
consisting of conidia [syn: {green smut}, {false smut}]
green smut fungus
n 1: fungus causing green smut in rice [syn: {green smut
fungus}, {Ustilaginoidea virens}]
green snake
n 1: any of numerous African colubrid snakes
2: either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes
that are green in color [syn: {green snake}, {grass snake}]
green soap
n 1: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in
certain skin diseases [syn: {soft soap}, {green soap}]
green soy
n 1: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
2: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
green soybean
n 1: seeds shelled and cooked as lima beans
green spleenwort
n 1: a small fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in
cool parts of northern hemisphere [syn: {green spleenwort},
{Asplenium viride}]
green tea
n 1: tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without
fermenting
green thumb
n 1: a special ability to make plants grow [syn: {green thumb},
{green fingers}]
green turtle
n 1: large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle
soup [syn: {green turtle}, {Chelonia mydas}]
green turtle soup
n 1: soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles [syn:
{turtle soup}, {green turtle soup}]
green woodpecker
n 1: woodpecker of Europe and western Asia [syn: {green
woodpecker}, {Picus viridis}]
green-blind
adj 1: inability to see the color green or to distinguish green
and purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopic}, {green-blind}]
green-blindness
n 1: dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green
light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and
purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopia}, {Daltonism}, {green-
blindness}]
green-eyed
adj 1: suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being
displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: {jealous},
{green-eyed}, {overjealous}]
green-eyed monster
n 1: a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn:
{jealousy}, {green-eyed monster}]
green-tailed towhee
n 1: towhee of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {green-tailed towhee},
{Chlorura chlorura}]
green-white
adj 1: of white flowers tinged with green [syn: {green-white},
{greenish-white}]
green-winged teal
n 1: common teal of Eurasia and North America [syn: {greenwing},
{green-winged teal}, {Anas crecca}]
Greenback Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; organized in
1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in
circulation
greenbottle fly
n 1: blowfly with brilliant coppery green body [syn:
{greenbottle}, {greenbottle fly}]
greengage plum
n 1: sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum [syn:
{greengage}, {greengage plum}]
greenhouse effect
n 1: warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the
atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine
to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from
the warmed surface of the earth [syn: {greenhouse effect},
{greenhouse warming}]
greenhouse emission
n 1: a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by
absorbing infrared radiation [syn: {greenhouse gas},
{greenhouse emission}]
greenhouse gas
n 1: a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by
absorbing infrared radiation [syn: {greenhouse gas},
{greenhouse emission}]
greenhouse warming
n 1: warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the
atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine
to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from
the warmed surface of the earth [syn: {greenhouse effect},
{greenhouse warming}]
greenhouse whitefly
n 1: whitefly that inhabits greenhouses [syn: {greenhouse
whitefly}, {Trialeurodes vaporariorum}]
greenish blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue},
{aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock
blue}]
greenish yellow
n 1: a shade of yellow tinged with green
greenish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with green
greenish-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with green [syn: {greenish-grey},
{greenish-gray}]
greenish-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with green [syn: {greenish-grey},
{greenish-gray}]
greenish-white
adj 1: of white flowers tinged with green [syn: {green-white},
{greenish-white}]
Greenland caribou
n 1: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called
`reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America [syn:
{caribou}, {reindeer}, {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer
tarandus}]
Greenland Sea
n 1: part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Iceland
Greenland spar
n 1: a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and
sodium; a source of fluorine [syn: {cryolite}, {Greenland
spar}]
Greenland whale
n 1: large-mouthed Arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {bowhead
whale}, {Greenland whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]
greenstick fracture
n 1: a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the
bone is bent but broken on only one side
Greenwich Mean Time
n 1: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich,
England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean
Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT},
{UT1}]
Greenwich Meridian
n 1: the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally
adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884
Greenwich Time
n 1: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich,
England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean
Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT},
{UT1}]
Greenwich Village
n 1: a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village'
became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th
century [syn: {Greenwich Village}, {Village}]
greeting card
n 1: a card sent to express personal greetings
Greg Norman
n 1: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Greg
Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]
Gregor Mendel
n 1: Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding
garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of
the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: {Mendel}, {Gregor
Mendel}, {Johann Mendel}]
Gregorian calendar
n 1: the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by
Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian
calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct
15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by
400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain
and the American colonies in 1752 [syn: {Gregorian
calendar}, {New Style calendar}]
Gregorian calendar month
n 1: a month in the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian chant
n 1: a variety of plainsong named after Pope Gregory I
Gregorian mode
n 1: any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until
1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn:
{ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {church mode},
{medieval mode}]
Gregorian telescope
n 1: a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary
mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is
brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the
primary mirror [syn: {Cassegrainian telescope}, {Gregorian
telescope}]
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
n 1: United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that
progesterone could block ovulation led to the development
of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) [syn: {Pincus},
{Gregory Pincus}, {Gregory Goodwin Pincus}]
Gregory I
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for
his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I},
{Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]
Gregory John Norman
n 1: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Greg
Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]
Gregory Nazianzen
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his
constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and
Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
Nazianzen}, {Gregory of Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of
Nazianzen}]
Gregory of Nazianzen
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his
constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and
Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
Nazianzen}, {Gregory of Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of
Nazianzen}]
Gregory Pincus
n 1: United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that
progesterone could block ovulation led to the development
of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) [syn: {Pincus},
{Gregory Pincus}, {Gregory Goodwin Pincus}]
Gregory the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for
his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I},
{Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]
Gregory VII
n 1: the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of
the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy
of the church over the state (1020-1085) [syn: {Gregory},
{Gregory VII}, {Hildebrand}]
Gregory XII
n 1: the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the
Great Schism and who retired to make it possible
(1327-1417) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XII}, {Angelo
Correr}]
Gregory XIII
n 1: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern
calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XIII}, {Ugo
Buoncompagni}]
Gregory XVI
n 1: Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics
and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England
and the United States (1765-1846) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
XVI}, {Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari}]
Grenada dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Grenada
grenade thrower
n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: {grenadier},
{grenade thrower}]
gres-gris
n 1: an African amulet [syn: {grigri}, {gres-gris}, {greegree}]
Gresham's Law
n 1: (economics) the principle that when two kinds of money
having the same denominational value are in circulation the
intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the
money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely
until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out
of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir
Thomas Gresham
Greta Garbo
n 1: United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her
reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Garbo}, {Greta Garbo},
{Greta Louisa Gustafsson}]
Greta Louisa Gustafsson
n 1: United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her
reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Garbo}, {Greta Garbo},
{Greta Louisa Gustafsson}]
Grevillea banksii
n 1: tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and
pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia
[syn: {red-flowered silky oak}, {Grevillea banksii}]
Grevillea robusta
n 1: medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and
feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern
Australia [syn: {silky oak}, {Grevillea robusta}]
Grevillea striata
n 1: tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {beefwood},
{Grevillea striata}]
Grevillela parallela
n 1: small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous
leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern
Australia [syn: {silver oak}, {Grevillela parallela}]
grevy's zebra
n 1: zebra with less continuous stripes [syn: {grevy's zebra},
{Equus grevyi}]
Grewia asiatica
n 1: drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly
acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
[syn: {phalsa}, {Grewia asiatica}]
grey alder
n 1: native to Europe but introduced in America [syn: {grey
alder}, {gray alder}, {Alnus incana}]
grey area
n 1: an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing
or the other [syn: {grey area}, {gray area}]
grey birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: {grey birch}, {gray birch},
{American grey birch}, {American gray birch}, {Betula
populifolia}]
grey catbird
n 1: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
[syn: {catbird}, {grey catbird}, {gray catbird}, {Dumetella
carolinensis}]
grey flounder
n 1: flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the
eastern Gulf of Mexico [syn: {grey flounder}, {gray
flounder}, {Etropus rimosus}]
grey fox
n 1: dark grey American fox; from Central America through
southern United States [syn: {grey fox}, {gray fox},
{Urocyon cinereoargenteus}]
Grey Friar
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the
Franciscan order [syn: {Franciscan}, {Grey Friar}]
grey goldenrod
n 1: a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States
having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing [syn: {grey
goldenrod}, {gray goldenrod}, {Solidago nemoralis}]
grey hen
n 1: female black grouse [syn: {greyhen}, {grayhen}, {grey hen},
{gray hen}, {heath hen}]
grey jay
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
grey kingbird
n 1: a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States
and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than
the eastern kingbird [syn: {grey kingbird}, {gray
kingbird}, {petchary}, {Tyrannus domenicensis
domenicensis}]
grey lemming
n 1: Old World lemming [syn: {grey lemming}, {gray lemming},
{red-backed lemming}]
grey market
n 1: an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at
prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory
agency [syn: {grey market}, {gray market}]
grey matter
n 1: greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as
fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of
unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter},
{grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]
grey mullet
n 1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
[syn: {mullet}, {grey mullet}, {gray mullet}]
2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body;
found worldwide [syn: {mullet}, {grey mullet}, {gray mullet}]
grey partridge
n 1: common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge},
{grey partridge}, {gray partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]
grey polypody
n 1: fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds
greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn:
{grey polypody}, {gray polypody}, {resurrection fern},
{Polypodium polypodioides}]
grey poplar
n 1: large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate
leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but
introduced and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {grey poplar},
{gray poplar}, {Populus canescens}]
grey sage
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
grey sea eagle
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {grey
sea eagle}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-
tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
grey skate
n 1: common European skate used as food [syn: {grey skate},
{gray skate}, {Raja batis}]
grey snapper
n 1: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn:
{grey snapper}, {gray snapper}, {mangrove snapper},
{Lutjanus griseus}]
grey sole
n 1: greyish-white flesh of a flatfish [syn: {grey sole}, {gray
sole}]
grey substance
n 1: greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as
fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of
unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter},
{grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]
grey whale
n 1: medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
[syn: {grey whale}, {gray whale}, {devilfish},
{Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
grey willow
n 1: Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn:
{grey willow}, {gray willow}, {Salix cinerea}]
grey wolf
n 1: a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested
northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf},
{grey wolf}, {gray wolf}, {Canis lupus}]
grey-black
adj 1: of black tinged with grey [syn: {grey-black}, {gray-
black}, {greyish-black}, {grayish-black}]
grey-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with grey [syn: {grey-blue}, {gray-blue},
{greyish-blue}, {grayish-blue}]
grey-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with grey [syn: {grey-brown}, {gray-
brown}, {greyish-brown}, {grayish-brown}]
grey-green
adj 1: of green tinged with grey [syn: {grey-green}, {gray-
green}, {greyish-green}, {grayish-green}]
grey-haired
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray}, {grey-
haired}, {gray-haired}, {grey-headed}, {gray-headed},
{grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
grey-headed
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray}, {grey-
haired}, {gray-haired}, {grey-headed}, {gray-headed},
{grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
grey-leaf pine
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
grey-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with grey [syn: {grey-pink}, {gray-pink},
{greyish-pink}, {grayish-pink}]
grey-white
adj 1: of white tinged with grey [syn: {grey-white}, {gray-
white}, {greyish-white}, {grayish-white}]
greyhound racing
n 1: the sport of racing greyhounds
greyish brown
n 1: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color;
"she wore dun" [syn: {dun}, {greyish brown}, {grayish
brown}, {fawn}]
greyish-black
adj 1: of black tinged with grey [syn: {grey-black}, {gray-
black}, {greyish-black}, {grayish-black}]
greyish-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with grey [syn: {grey-blue}, {gray-blue},
{greyish-blue}, {grayish-blue}]
greyish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with grey [syn: {grey-brown}, {gray-
brown}, {greyish-brown}, {grayish-brown}]
greyish-green
adj 1: of green tinged with grey [syn: {grey-green}, {gray-
green}, {greyish-green}, {grayish-green}]
greyish-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with grey [syn: {grey-pink}, {gray-pink},
{greyish-pink}, {grayish-pink}]
greyish-white
adj 1: of white tinged with grey [syn: {grey-white}, {gray-
white}, {greyish-white}, {grayish-white}]
greylag goose
n 1: common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic
breeds [syn: {greylag}, {graylag}, {greylag goose},
{graylag goose}, {Anser anser}]
gri-gri
n 1: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk
and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm},
{macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]
Grias cauliflora
n 1: West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
[syn: {anchovy pear}, {anchovy pear tree}, {Grias
cauliflora}]
grid metal
n 1: a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage
batteries
gridiron-tailed lizard
n 1: swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of
deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {zebra-tailed
lizard}, {gridiron-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus
draconoides}]
grief-stricken
adj 1: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
[syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving},
{mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]
grievous bodily harm
n 1: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap},
{scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm},
{goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
griffon vulture
n 1: large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having
pale plumage with black wings [syn: {griffon vulture},
{griffon}, {Gyps fulvus}]
Grifola frondosa
n 1: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of
overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base
of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods},
{Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
n 1: a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of
Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when
she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham
villages to be built (1739-1791) [syn: {Potemkin},
{Potyokin}, {Grigori Potemkin}, {Grigori Potyokin},
{Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin}]
Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
n 1: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the
court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen
who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy
(1872-1916) [syn: {Rasputin}, {Grigori Efimovich Rasputin}]
Grigori Potemkin
n 1: a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of
Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when
she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham
villages to be built (1739-1791) [syn: {Potemkin},
{Potyokin}, {Grigori Potemkin}, {Grigori Potyokin},
{Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin}]
Grigori Potyokin
n 1: a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of
Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when
she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham
villages to be built (1739-1791) [syn: {Potemkin},
{Potyokin}, {Grigori Potemkin}, {Grigori Potyokin},
{Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin}]
Grim Reaper
n 1: Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
[syn: {Grim Reaper}, {Reaper}]
Grimes' golden
n 1: yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw
Grimm's law
n 1: a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in
other Indo-European languages
grind away
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind
away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot
up}, {bone}]
grind down
v 1: rule a country as a tyrant [syn: {tyrannize}, {tyrannise},
{grind down}]
grind organ
n 1: a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a
cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind
organ}, {hand organ}]
grind out
v 1: produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to
crank out publications in order to receive funding" [syn:
{grind out}, {crank out}]
grind to a halt
v 1: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the
sand" [syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {bog down},
{mire}]
Grindelia robusta
n 1: perennial gumweed of California and Baja California
Grindelia squarrosa
n 1: perennial gumweed of western and central North America
[syn: {curlycup gumweed}, {Grindelia squarrosa}]
grinding wheel
n 1: a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
[syn: {grinding wheel}, {emery wheel}]
Griselinia littoralis
n 1: small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated
in warm regions as an ornamental [syn: {kapuka},
{Griselinia littoralis}]
Griselinia lucida
n 1: South American shrub or small tree having long shining
evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
[syn: {puka}, {Griselinia lucida}]
Grison vittatus
n 1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a
weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts [syn:
{grison}, {Grison vittatus}, {Galictis vittatus}]
grizzly bear
n 1: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip},
{silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos
horribilis}]
grocery bag
n 1: a sack for holding customer's groceries
grocery boy
n 1: a delivery boy for groceries
grocery list
n 1: a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union
came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands"
[syn: {grocery list}, {shopping list}]
2: a list of groceries to be purchased
grocery store
n 1: a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store
included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {grocery},
{food market}, {market}]
groined vault
n 1: two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles
groom-to-be
n 1: a man who is engaged to be married [syn: {fiance}, {groom-
to-be}]
grope for
v 1: feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"
[syn: {grope for}, {scrabble}]
gros point
n 1: a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two
vertical threads
2: needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches
Gros Ventre
n 1: a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area
along the Missouri river in western North Dakota [syn:
{Hidatsa}, {Gros Ventre}]
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa [syn: {Hidatsa},
{Gros Ventre}]
gross anatomy
n 1: the study of the structure of the body and its parts
without the use of a microscope [syn: {gross anatomy},
{macroscopic anatomy}]
gross domestic product
n 1: the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in
1991; the total market values of goods and services
produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders
during a given period (usually 1 year) [syn: {gross
domestic product}, {GDP}]
gross estate
n 1: the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of
the person's death
gross margin
n 1: the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {margin
of profit}, {profit margin}, {gross margin}]
gross national product
n 1: former measure of the United States economy; the total
market value of goods and services produced by all citizens
and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) [syn:
{gross national product}, {GNP}]
gross out
v 1: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
{disgust}, {gross out}, {revolt}, {repel}]
2: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"
[syn: {freak out}, {freak}, {gross out}]
gross profit
n 1: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and
services sold [syn: {gross profit}, {gross profit margin},
{margin}]
gross profit margin
n 1: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and
services sold [syn: {gross profit}, {gross profit margin},
{margin}]
gross revenue
n 1: income (at invoice values) received for goods and services
over some given period of time [syn: {gross sales}, {gross
revenue}, {sales}]
gross sales
n 1: income (at invoice values) received for goods and services
over some given period of time [syn: {gross sales}, {gross
revenue}, {sales}]
gross ton
n 1: a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds [syn:
{long ton}, {ton}, {gross ton}]
ground almond
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
{chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground
almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
ground attack
n 1: an attack by ground troops
ground bait
n 1: bait scattered on the water to attract fish
ground ball
n 1: (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn:
{grounder}, {ground ball}, {groundball}, {hopper}]
ground bass
n 1: a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
ground beef
n 1: beef that has been ground [syn: {ground beef}, {hamburger}]
ground beetle
n 1: predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle
that destroys many injurious insects [syn: {ground beetle},
{carabid beetle}]
ground cable
n 1: a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor
ground cedar
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground cedar}, {staghorn
moss}, {Lycopodium complanatum}]
2: a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground
cedar}, {dwarf juniper}, {Juniperus communis depressa}]
ground cherry
n 1: any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of
the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed
in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
[syn: {ground cherry}, {husk tomato}]
ground cloth
n 1: a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as
under a tent) to protect from moisture [syn: {groundsheet},
{ground cloth}]
ground control
n 1: a communication system for sending continuous radio
messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-
controlled approach to landing
ground cover
n 1: low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep
slope where turf is difficult to grow [syn: {groundcover},
{ground cover}]
2: small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
[syn: {groundcover}, {ground cover}]
ground crew
n 1: the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft
on the ground [syn: {ground crew}, {ground-service crew}]
ground effect
n 1: apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an
aircraft flying close to the ground
ground fir
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine},
{tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]
ground fire
n 1: a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the
surface
ground floor
n 1: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level
of the ground around the building [syn: {ground floor},
{first floor}, {ground level}]
2: becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as
position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"
ground forces
n 1: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a
nation or state [syn: {army}, {regular army}, {ground
forces}]
ground glass
n 1: glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced
by abrasion or etching
2: particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive
ground ivy
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
ground level
n 1: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the
base of the tower was below grade" [syn: {grade}, {ground
level}]
2: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of
the ground around the building [syn: {ground floor}, {first
floor}, {ground level}]
ground loop
n 1: a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while
moving along the ground
ground noise
n 1: extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that
cannot be separated from the desired signal [syn:
{background noise}, {ground noise}]
ground out
v 1: make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
ground pine
n 1: any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and
erect branches [syn: {ground pine}, {Christmas green}]
2: low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly
aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North
Africa [syn: {ground pine}, {yellow bugle}, {Ajuga
chamaepitys}]
ground pink
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California
having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed
pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
ground plan
n 1: a floor plan for the ground level of a building
ground rattler
n 1: small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {ground rattler},
{massasauga}, {Sistrurus miliaris}]
ground rent
n 1: payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
ground roller
n 1: Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits
that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
ground rose
n 1: low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California
with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
[syn: {ground rose}, {Rosa spithamaea}]
ground rule
n 1: (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with
situations that arise due to the nature of the playing
grounds
ground sloth
n 1: gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the
Pliocene and Pleistocene in America [syn: {ground sloth},
{megathere}]
ground snake
n 1: small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or
semiarid areas of western North America [syn: {ground
snake}, {Sonora semiannulata}]
ground squirrel
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel
with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee},
{striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]
2: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New
Worlds; often destroy crops [syn: {ground squirrel},
{gopher}, {spermophile}]
ground state
n 1: (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other
particle
ground stroke
n 1: a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has
bounced once [ant: {volley}]
ground substance
n 1: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn:
{matrix}, {intercellular substance}, {ground substance}]
2: the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
[syn: {hyaloplasm}, {ground substance}]
ground swell
n 1: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment
that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there
was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"
2: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean [syn: {ground
swell}, {heavy swell}]
ground tackle
n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
[syn: {anchor}, {ground tackle}]
ground water
n 1: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious
rocks [syn: {ground water}, {spring water}, {well water}]
ground wave
n 1: a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface
ground zero
n 1: the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
2: the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
3: the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear
weapon
ground-berry
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers
and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes
placed in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath},
{Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
{teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen},
{Gaultheria procumbens}]
ground-controlled approach
n 1: aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is
talked down by ground control using precision approach
radar [syn: {ground-controlled approach}, {GCA}]
ground-effect machine
n 1: a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion
of air created by jet engines [syn: {hovercraft}, {ground-
effect machine}]
ground-emplaced mine
n 1: an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped
on or driven over [syn: {land mine}, {ground-emplaced
mine}, {booby trap}]
ground-floor
adj 1: on the floor closest to level with the ground; "the
ground-floor entrance is kept locked"
ground-hugging
adj 1: of plants that grow relatively low to the ground [syn:
{low-growing}, {flat-growing}, {ground-hugging}]
ground-service crew
n 1: the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft
on the ground [syn: {ground crew}, {ground-service crew}]
ground-shaker
n 1: huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in
western North America [syn: {ground-shaker}, {seismosaur}]
groundbreaking ceremony
n 1: the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a
construction project [syn: {groundbreaking},
{groundbreaking ceremony}]
Groundhog Day
n 1: if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day,
there will be 6 more weeks of winter [syn: {Groundhog Day},
{February 2}]
groundnut oil
n 1: an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap [syn:
{peanut oil}, {groundnut oil}]
groundnut vine
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
groundsel bush
n 1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North
America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white
plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel
bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis
halimifolia}]
groundsel tree
n 1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North
America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white
plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel
bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis
halimifolia}]
groundwater level
n 1: underground surface below which the ground is wholly
saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water
table" [syn: {water table}, {water level}, {groundwater
level}]
group A
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn:
{A}, {type A}, {group A}]
group AB
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B
antigens [syn: {AB}, {type AB}, {group AB}]
group action
n 1: action taken by a group of people
group Amentiferae
n 1: used in some classification systems for plants that bear
catkins [syn: {Amentiferae}, {group Amentiferae}]
group B
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn:
{B}, {type B}, {group B}]
group captain
n 1: a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air
Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army
group Centrospermae
n 1: used in former classification systems; approximately
synonymous with order Caryophyllales [syn: {Centrospermae},
{group Centrospermae}]
group discussion
n 1: a discussion among participants who have an agreed
(serious) topic [syn: {conference}, {group discussion}]
group dynamics
n 1: the branch of social psychology that studies the
psychodynamics of interaction in social groups
group insurance
n 1: insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the
employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to
individual members of the group
group meeting
n 1: a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will
be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" [syn:
{meeting}, {group meeting}]
group O
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B
antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
[syn: {O}, {type O}, {group O}]
group participation
n 1: participation by all members of a group
group practice
n 1: (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of
physicians who share their premises and other resources
group psychotherapy
n 1: psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet
with a therapist; interactions among the members are
considered to be therapeutic [syn: {group therapy}, {group
psychotherapy}]
group Pteridospermae
n 1: used in some classification systems: a group of extinct
fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order
Cycadofilicales [syn: {Pteridospermae}, {group
Pteridospermae}, {Pteridospermaphyta}, {group
Pteridospermaphyta}]
group Pteridospermaphyta
n 1: used in some classification systems: a group of extinct
fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order
Cycadofilicales [syn: {Pteridospermae}, {group
Pteridospermae}, {Pteridospermaphyta}, {group
Pteridospermaphyta}]
group theory
n 1: the branch of mathematics dealing with groups
group therapy
n 1: psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet
with a therapist; interactions among the members are
considered to be therapeutic [syn: {group therapy}, {group
psychotherapy}]
grouse whortleberry
n 1: shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
[syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse-berry}, {grouse whortleberry},
{Vaccinium scoparium}]
grouse-berry
n 1: shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
[syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse-berry}, {grouse whortleberry},
{Vaccinium scoparium}]
Grover Cleveland
n 1: 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
[syn: {Cleveland}, {Grover Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover
Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]
grow over
v 1: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn:
{overgrow}, {grow over}]
grow up
v 1: become an adult
growing pains
n 1: pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children
and often attributed to rapid growth
2: emotional distress arising during adolescence
3: problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in
the early stages)
growing season
n 1: the season during which a crop grows best
growth factor
n 1: a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and
growth
growth hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;
promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin},
{somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic
hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]
growth hormone-releasing factor
n 1: a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth
hormone by the anterior pituitary body [syn: {growth
hormone-releasing factor}, {GHRF}]
growth industry
n 1: an industry that is growing rapidly
growth rate
n 1: the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: {growth
rate}, {rate of growth}]
growth regulator
n 1: (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone [syn:
{phytohormone}, {plant hormone}, {growth regulator}]
growth ring
n 1: an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow [syn:
{annual ring}, {growth ring}]
growth stock
n 1: stock of a corporation that has had faster than average
gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
growth-onset diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
grub out
v 1: dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps" [syn: {grub up},
{grub out}]
Grub Street
n 1: the world of literary hacks
grub up
v 1: dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps" [syn: {grub up},
{grub out}]
grugru nut
n 1: nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms
grugru palm
n 1: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk
and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm},
{macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]
grunt-hoot
v 1: communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates
Grus americana
n 1: rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage
and a trumpeting call [syn: {whooping crane}, {whooper},
{Grus americana}]
Guadalupe cypress
n 1: relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island;
cultivated for its bluish foliage [syn: {Guadalupe
cypress}, {Cupressus guadalupensis}]
guadalupe fur seal
n 1: a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
[syn: {guadalupe fur seal}, {Arctocephalus philippi}]
Guadalupe Island
n 1: a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja
California
Guadalupe Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas;
the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
n 1: a national park in Texas that has the highest point in
Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache
hunting grounds
guaiac wood
n 1: heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in
perfumes [syn: {guaiac wood}, {guaiacum wood}]
Guaiacum officinale
n 1: small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central
America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae
wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
[syn: {lignum vitae}, {Guaiacum officinale}]
Guaiacum sanctum
n 1: small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West
Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: {bastard lignum
vitae}, {Guaiacum sanctum}]
guaiacum wood
n 1: heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in
perfumes [syn: {guaiac wood}, {guaiacum wood}]
Guaira Falls
n 1: a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
[syn: {Sete Quedas}, {Guaira}, {Guaira Falls}]
Guangdong province
n 1: a province in southern China [syn: {Guangdong},
{Kwangtung}, {Guangdong province}]
guano bat
n 1: the common freetail bat of southern United States having
short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn:
{guano bat}, {Mexican freetail bat}, {Tadarida
brasiliensis}]
Guantanamo Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval
station was established on the bay in 1903
guar gum
n 1: a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods
and as sizing for paper and cloth
guard boat
n 1: a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a
fleet of warships
guard dog
n 1: a dog trained to guard property [syn: {watchdog}, {guard
dog}]
guard duty
n 1: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that
night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry duty}, {sentry
go}]
guard hair
n 1: coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the
underfur of certain mammals
guard of honor
n 1: an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a
military funeral [syn: {honor guard}, {guard of honor}]
guard ship
n 1: a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a
higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
guard's van
n 1: the car on a train that is occupied by the guard
guardian angel
n 1: an angel believed to have special affection for a
particular individual [syn: {guardian spirit}, {guardian
angel}]
guardian spirit
n 1: an angel believed to have special affection for a
particular individual [syn: {guardian spirit}, {guardian
angel}]
Guatemala City
n 1: the capital and largest city of Guatemala [syn: {Guatemala
City}, {capital of Guatemala}]
Guatemalan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Guatemala
guava bush
n 1: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn:
{guava}, {true guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
gudgeon pin
n 1: pin joining a piston to a connecting rod [syn: {wrist pin},
{gudgeon pin}]
guelder rose
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
{crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
guenon monkey
n 1: small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and
tail and long hair around the face [syn: {guenon}, {guenon
monkey}]
guerilla force
n 1: an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and
harassment; often rural and organized in large groups [syn:
{guerrilla force}, {guerilla force}]
guernsey elm
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
guerrilla force
n 1: an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and
harassment; often rural and organized in large groups [syn:
{guerrilla force}, {guerilla force}]
guerrilla theater
n 1: dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park
or on the street [syn: {guerrilla theater}, {street
theater}]
guessing game
n 1: a game in which participants compete to identify some
obscurely indicated thing
guest night
n 1: an evening when members of a club or college can bring
their friends as guests
guest of honor
n 1: the person in whose honor a gathering is held
guest worker
n 1: a person with temporary permission to work in another
country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of
aiding terrorists" [syn: {guest worker}, {guestworker}]
Guevina avellana
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
Guevina heterophylla
n 1: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed
resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut},
{Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla},
{Guevina avellana}]
Guglielmo Marconi
n 1: Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless
telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the
Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937) [syn: {Marconi}, {Guglielmo
Marconi}]
Guiana Highlands
n 1: a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends
from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
Guibert of Ravenna
n 1: Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as
pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently
opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100) [syn:
{Clement III}, {Guibert of Ravenna}]
guidance device
n 1: a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of
a vehicle (especially a missile) [syn: {guidance system},
{guidance device}]
guidance system
n 1: a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of
a vehicle (especially a missile) [syn: {guidance system},
{guidance device}]
guide dog
n 1: a dog trained to guide the blind
guide fossil
n 1: a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age
that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is
found [syn: {index fossil}, {guide fossil}]
guide on
v 1: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn:
{guide}, {guide on}]
guide rope
n 1: a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
guide word
n 1: a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or
other reference book to indicate the first or last item on
that page [syn: {guide word}, {guideword}, {catchword}]
Guided Bomb Unit-28
n 1: a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to
penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to
penetrate hardened underground facilities [syn: {Bunker
Buster}, {Guided Bomb Unit-28}, {GBU-28}]
guided missile
n 1: a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled
during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing
devices
guided missile cruiser
n 1: a cruiser that carries guided missiles
guided missile destroyer
n 1: a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
[syn: {destroyer}, {guided missile destroyer}]
guided missile frigate
n 1: a frigate that carries guided missiles
guiding light
n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host
to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary},
{leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}]
guild socialism
n 1: a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of
industry but managements by guilds of workers
Guillain-Barre syndrome
n 1: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and
weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is
unknown [syn: {Guillain-Barre syndrome}, {infectious
polyneuritis}, {Landry's paralysis}]
Guillaume Apollinaire
n 1: French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918) [syn:
{Apollinaire}, {Guillaume Apollinaire}, {Wilhelm
Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki}]
Guillaume de Grimoard
n 1: French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the
papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to
end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870
(1310-1370) [syn: {Urban V}, {Guillaume de Grimoard}]
guilt by association
n 1: the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals
because the people they associate with are guilty
guilt feelings
n 1: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
[syn: {guilt}, {guilty conscience}, {guilt feelings},
{guilt trip}]
guilt pang
n 1: pangs of feeling guilty
guilt trip
n 1: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
[syn: {guilt}, {guilty conscience}, {guilt feelings},
{guilt trip}]
guilt-ridden
adj 1: feeling or revealing a sense of guilt; "so guilt-ridden
he could not face his father"
guilty conscience
n 1: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
[syn: {guilt}, {guilty conscience}, {guilt feelings},
{guilt trip}]
Guine-Bissau
n 1: a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized
as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau},
{Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese
Guinea}]
Guinea corn
n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn:
{durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian
millet}, {Guinea corn}]
guinea flower
n 1: any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely
cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow
single flowers [syn: {guinea gold vine}, {guinea flower}]
guinea fowl
n 1: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white;
native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the
world [syn: {guinea fowl}, {guinea}, {Numida meleagris}]
guinea gold
n 1: brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used
for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap
jewelry [syn: {red brass}, {guinea gold}]
2: 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made
guinea gold vine
n 1: any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely
cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow
single flowers [syn: {guinea gold vine}, {guinea flower}]
Guinea grains
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn:
{grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper},
{melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
guinea hen
n 1: flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens)
2: female guinea fowl
Guinea pepper
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn:
{grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper},
{melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
2: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic
seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine [syn: {Guinea
pepper}, {negro pepper}, {Xylopia aethiopica}]
guinea pig
n 1: a person who is subjected to experimental or other
observational procedures; someone who is an object of
investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were
selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn
from two different communities" [syn: {subject}, {case},
{guinea pig}]
2: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as
a pet and widely used in research [syn: {guinea pig}, {Cavia
cobaya}]
Guinea worm
n 1: a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by
drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm
larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the
worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
[syn: {Guinea worm disease}, {Guinea worm},
{dracunculiasis}]
2: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the
abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
[syn: {Guinea worm}, {Dracunculus medinensis}]
Guinea worm disease
n 1: a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by
drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm
larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the
worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
[syn: {Guinea worm disease}, {Guinea worm},
{dracunculiasis}]
Guinea-Bissau
n 1: a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized
as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau},
{Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese
Guinea}]
Guinea-Bissau monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100
centavos [syn: {Guinea-Bissau peso}, {peso}]
guinea-hen flower
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil},
{leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]
Guinean franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Guinea
Guinean monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Guinea
Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
n 1: Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) [syn: {Verdi},
{Giuseppe Verdi}, {Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi}]
Guiseppe Guarneri
n 1: Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri
(1687?-1745) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius},
{Guiseppe Guarneri}]
guitar pick
n 1: a plectrum used to pluck a guitar
guitar player
n 1: a musician who plays the guitar [syn: {guitarist}, {guitar
player}]
guitar-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a guitar
Gulf Coast
n 1: a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Aden
n 1: arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea
Gulf of Aegina
n 1: a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece
[syn: {Saronic Gulf}, {Gulf of Aegina}]
Gulf of Akaba
n 1: a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai
Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia [syn: {Gulf of Aqaba},
{Gulf of Akaba}]
Gulf of Alaska
n 1: a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula
and the Alexander Archipelago
Gulf of Antalya
n 1: a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey
Gulf of Aqaba
n 1: a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai
Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia [syn: {Gulf of Aqaba},
{Gulf of Akaba}]
Gulf of Bothnia
n 1: a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and
Finland
Gulf of California
n 1: a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of
California}, {Sea of Cortes}]
Gulf of Campeche
n 1: a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan [syn:
{Gulf of Campeche}, {Golfo de Campeche}, {Bay of Campeche}]
Gulf of Carpentaria
n 1: a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern
Australia [syn: {Gulf of Carpentaria}, {Carpentaria}]
Gulf of Corinth
n 1: inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the
Peloponnesus [syn: {Gulf of Corinth}, {Gulf of Lepanto}]
Gulf of Finland
n 1: an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and
Estonia
Gulf of Guinea
n 1: a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa
Gulf of Lepanto
n 1: inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the
Peloponnesus [syn: {Gulf of Corinth}, {Gulf of Lepanto}]
Gulf of Martaban
n 1: an arm of the Andaman Sea off southern Myanmar
Gulf of Mexico
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States
and to the east of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of Mexico}, {Golfo de
Mexico}]
Gulf of Ob
n 1: an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia [syn: {Gulf of
Ob}, {Bay of Ob}]
Gulf of Oman
n 1: an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian
Gulf
Gulf of Riga
n 1: an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
n 1: an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern
coast of Canada [syn: {Gulf of Saint Lawrence}, {Gulf of
St. Lawrence}]
Gulf of Siam
n 1: an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the
Malay Peninsula [syn: {Gulf of Thailand}, {Gulf of Siam}]
Gulf of Sidra
n 1: wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of
Libya
Gulf of St. Lawrence
n 1: an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern
coast of Canada [syn: {Gulf of Saint Lawrence}, {Gulf of
St. Lawrence}]
Gulf of Suez
n 1: a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the
Mediterranean by the Suez Canal
Gulf of Tehuantepec
n 1: an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico
Gulf of Thailand
n 1: an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the
Malay Peninsula [syn: {Gulf of Thailand}, {Gulf of Siam}]
Gulf of Venice
n 1: an arm of the Adriatic Sea
Gulf States
n 1: a region of the United States comprising states bordering
the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and
Mississippi and Texas
2: the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian
Gulf
Gulf stream
n 1: a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico
northward through the Atlantic Ocean
Gulf War
n 1: a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United
States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
[syn: {Persian Gulf War}, {Gulf War}]
2: a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran
broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until
1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution [syn:
{Iran-Iraq War}, {Gulf War}]
Gulf War syndrome
n 1: a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many
veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and
headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain
and respiratory disorders [syn: {Gulf War syndrome},
{Persian Gulf illness}]
Gulo gulo
n 1: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo
gulo}, {wolverine}]
Gulo luscus
n 1: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
[syn: {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]
gum acacia
n 1: gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in
candies and pharmaceuticals) [syn: {gum arabic}, {gum
acacia}]
gum accroides
n 1: an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in
varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin},
{accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin},
{accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]
gum albanum
n 1: a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn:
{galbanum}, {gum albanum}]
gum ammoniac
n 1: the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant [syn: {ammoniac},
{gum ammoniac}]
gum anime
n 1: any of various resins or oleoresins [syn: {anime}, {gum
anime}]
gum arabic
n 1: gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in
candies and pharmaceuticals) [syn: {gum arabic}, {gum
acacia}]
gum ball
n 1: a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar
gum benjamin
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
{benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa
dulcis}]
gum benzoin
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
{benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa
dulcis}]
gum boot
n 1: a high boot made of rubber [syn: {rubber boot}, {gum boot}]
gum butea
n 1: dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn:
{gum butea}, {butea gum}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]
gum dammar
n 1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family
Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the
amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar
resin}]
gum elastic
n 1: an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees
(especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can
be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products [syn:
{rubber}, {natural rubber}, {India rubber}, {gum elastic},
{caoutchouc}]
gum elemi
n 1: fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae
and used as incense [syn: {elemi}, {gum elemi}]
gum eurphorbium
n 1: an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary
medicine [syn: {euphorbium}, {gum eurphorbium}]
gum kino
n 1: a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an
astringent and in tanning [syn: {kino}, {gum kino}, {kino
gum}]
gum labdanum
n 1: a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor
and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice
from certain rockroses [syn: {labdanum}, {gum labdanum}]
gum myrrh
n 1: aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in
perfume [syn: {myrrh}, {gum myrrh}, {sweet cicely}]
gum olibanum
n 1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {olibanum},
{gum olibanum}, {thus}]
gum plant
n 1: any of various western American plants of the genus
Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used
medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: {gumweed},
{gum plant}, {tarweed}, {rosinweed}]
gum resin
n 1: a mixture of resin and gum
gum ridge
n 1: a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws
and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {alveolar
ridge}, {gum ridge}, {alveolar process}]
gum sangapenum
n 1: a variety of gum [syn: {sangapenum}, {gum sangapenum}]
gum terpentine
n 1: obtained from conifers (especially pines) [syn:
{turpentine}, {gum terpentine}]
gum tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or
Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum
tree}, {gum}]
gum up
v 1: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has
gummed up"
gum-lac
n 1: an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar
gum-like
adj 1: resembling chewing gum
gumbo soil
n 1: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy
and very sticky mud when saturated with water [syn:
{gumbo}, {gumbo soil}]
gumbo-limbo
n 1: tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in
cements and varnishes [syn: {gumbo-limbo}, {Bursera
simaruba}]
gummed label
n 1: an adhesive label [syn: {gummed label}, {sticker},
{paster}]
gun barrel
n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
[syn: {barrel}, {gun barrel}]
gun carriage
n 1: a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing
gun case
n 1: a case for storing a gun
gun chamber
n 1: chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
[syn: {firing chamber}, {gun chamber}]
gun control
n 1: efforts to regulate or control sales of guns
gun deck
n 1: formerly any deck other than the weather deck having
cannons from end to end
gun dog
n 1: a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with
guns [syn: {sporting dog}, {gun dog}]
gun down
v 1: strike down or shoot down
gun emplacement
n 1: an emplacement for a gun [syn: {gun emplacement}, {weapons
emplacement}]
gun enclosure
n 1: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable
of rotation [syn: {gun enclosure}, {gun turret}, {turret}]
gun for hire
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman},
{gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire},
{triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
gun microphone
n 1: a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be
directed from a distance [syn: {gun microphone}, {shotgun
microphone}, {gun mike}, {shotgun mike}]
gun mike
n 1: a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be
directed from a distance [syn: {gun microphone}, {shotgun
microphone}, {gun mike}, {shotgun mike}]
gun moll
n 1: the girlfriend of a gangster [syn: {moll}, {gun moll},
{gangster's moll}]
gun muzzle
n 1: the open circular discharging end of a gun [syn: {gun
muzzle}, {muzzle}]
gun pendulum
n 1: a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the
velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be
measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
gun rest
n 1: wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a
wooden vessel [syn: {gunwale}, {gunnel}, {gun rest}]
gun room
n 1: military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a
British warship
gun smoke
n 1: smoke created by the firing of guns
gun trigger
n 1: lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn:
{gun trigger}, {trigger}]
gun turret
n 1: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable
of rotation [syn: {gun enclosure}, {gun turret}, {turret}]
gun-sight
n 1: a sight used for aiming a gun [syn: {gunsight}, {gun-
sight}]
gunboat diplomacy
n 1: diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in
order to obtain their objectives [syn: {power politics},
{gunboat diplomacy}]
gung ho
adj 1: very enthusiastic and dedicated
Gunnar Myrdal
n 1: Swedish economist (1898-1987) [syn: {Myrdal}, {Gunnar
Myrdal}, {Karl Gunnar Myrdal}]
gunnery sergeant
n 1: a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in
the marines
gunny sack
n 1: a bag made of burlap [syn: {gunnysack}, {gunny sack},
{burlap bag}]
Gunpowder Plot
n 1: a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the
Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics
in England; led by Guy Fawkes
Gunter Grass
n 1: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
[syn: {Grass}, {Gunter Grass}, {Gunter Wilhelm Grass}]
Gunter Wilhelm Grass
n 1: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
[syn: {Grass}, {Gunter Grass}, {Gunter Wilhelm Grass}]
Gunter's chain
n 1: a unit of length (22 yards)
Guru Nanak
n 1: Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from
the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a
right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual
liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of
God (1469-1538) [syn: {Nanak}, {Guru Nanak}]
gusset plate
n 1: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: {gusset},
{gusset plate}]
gussy up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
gustatory cell
n 1: an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory
fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or
the vagus nerve [syn: {taste cell}, {gustatory cell}]
gustatory modality
n 1: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and
salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of
his sense of taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustation}, {sense of
taste}, {gustatory modality}]
gustatory organ
n 1: an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
[syn: {tastebud}, {taste bud}, {gustatory organ}]
gustatory perception
n 1: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue
and throat convey information about the chemical
composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with
a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn:
{taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste
perception}, {gustatory perception}]
gustatory sensation
n 1: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue
and throat convey information about the chemical
composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with
a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn:
{taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste
perception}, {gustatory perception}]
Gustav Hertz
n 1: German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence
of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr
(1887-1975) [syn: {Hertz}, {Gustav Hertz}, {Gustav Ludwig
Hertz}]
Gustav Klimt
n 1: Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918)
[syn: {Klimt}, {Gustav Klimt}]
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
n 1: German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence
of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr
(1887-1975) [syn: {Hertz}, {Gustav Hertz}, {Gustav Ludwig
Hertz}]
Gustav Mahler
n 1: Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911) [syn: {Mahler},
{Gustav Mahler}]
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
n 1: German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum
analysis and formulated two laws governing electric
networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {G. R. Kirchhoff},
{Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]
Gustav Theodor Fechner
n 1: German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived
Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber
(1801-1887) [syn: {Fechner}, {Gustav Theodor Fechner}]
Gustave Courbet
n 1: French painter noted for his realistic depiction of
everyday scenes (1819-1877) [syn: {Courbet}, {Gustave
Courbet}]
Gustave Flaubert
n 1: French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn:
{Flaubert}, {Gustave Flaubert}]
Gustavus Adolphus
n 1: king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a
European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern
state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the
Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen
(1594-1632) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus II}, {Gustavus
Adolphus}]
Gustavus Franklin Swift
n 1: United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated
railroad cars (1839-1903) [syn: {Swift}, {Gustavus Franklin
Swift}]
Gustavus I
n 1: king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state
religion (1496-1560) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus I}]
Gustavus II
n 1: king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a
European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern
state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the
Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen
(1594-1632) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus II}, {Gustavus
Adolphus}]
Gustavus III
n 1: king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an
unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792) [syn: {Gustavus},
{Gustavus III}]
Gustavus IV
n 1: king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being
deposed in 1809 (1778-1837) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus
IV}]
Gustavus V
n 1: king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World
War I and II (1858-1950) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus V}]
Gustavus VI
n 1: the last king of Sweden to have any real political power
(1882-1973) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus VI}]
gut issue
n 1: an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions [syn: {gut
issue}, {hot-button issue}]
Gutierrezia microcephala
n 1: similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads
having fewer rays and disk flowers [syn: {little-head
snakeweed}, {Gutierrezia microcephala}]
Gutierrezia sarothrae
n 1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States
having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and
hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed},
{rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom
snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]
Gutierrezia texana
n 1: annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody
branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers [syn:
{broomweed}, {broom-weed}, {Gutierrezia texana}]
gutta balata
n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
[syn: {balata}, {gutta balata}]
gutta-percha
n 1: a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of
gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical
cables
gutta-percha tree
n 1: one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha
2: one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha [syn:
{gutta-percha tree}, {Palaquium gutta}]
gutter press
n 1: press that engages in sensational journalism (especially
concerning the private lives of public figures)
guttural consonant
n 1: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
[syn: {guttural}, {guttural consonant}, {pharyngeal},
{pharyngeal consonant}]
guy cable
n 1: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something
(especially a tent) [syn: {guy}, {guy cable}, {guy wire},
{guy rope}]
Guy de Maupassant
n 1: French writer noted especially for his short stories
(1850-1893) [syn: {Maupassant}, {Guy de Maupassant}, {Henri
Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant}]
Guy Fawkes
n 1: English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot
to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
[syn: {Fawkes}, {Guy Fawkes}]
Guy Fawkes Day
n 1: day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder
Plot
Guy Fawkes Night
n 1: effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night [syn:
{Bonfire Night}, {Guy Fawkes Night}]
Guy of Burgundy
n 1: pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to
sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to
choose its own leadership (died in 1124) [syn: {Calixtus
II}, {Guy of Burgundy}]
guy rope
n 1: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something
(especially a tent) [syn: {guy}, {guy cable}, {guy wire},
{guy rope}]
guy wire
n 1: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something
(especially a tent) [syn: {guy}, {guy cable}, {guy wire},
{guy rope}]
Guyana dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Guyana
gym mat
n 1: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on
the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {mat}, {gym mat}]
gym rat
n 1: someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or
working out in a gymnasium or health spa
gym shoe
n 1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {gym shoe},
{sneaker}, {tennis shoe}]
gym suit
n 1: clothes prescribed for wear while participating in
gymnastic exercise
Gymnadenia conopsea
n 1: European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or
lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs [syn: {fragrant
orchid}, {Gymnadenia conopsea}]
Gymnadenia odoratissima
n 1: similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on
shorter stems and having much shorter spurs [syn: {short-
spurred fragrant orchid}, {Gymnadenia odoratissima}]
gymnastic apparatus
n 1: sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises [syn:
{gymnastic apparatus}, {exerciser}]
gymnastic exercise
n 1: (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display
strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or
on some gymnastic apparatus)
2: a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength
and balance and agility [syn: {gymnastics}, {gymnastic
exercise}]
gymnastic horse
n 1: a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs [syn: {horse},
{gymnastic horse}]
Gymnelis viridis
n 1: brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout [syn: {fish
doctor}, {Gymnelis viridis}]
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
n 1: bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in
damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn:
{oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium dryopteris}, {Thelypteris
dryopteris}]
Gymnocarpium robertianum
n 1: yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
[syn: {limestone fern}, {northern oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium
robertianum}]
Gymnocladus dioica
n 1: handsome tree of central and eastern North America having
large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by
large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee
substitute [syn: {Kentucky coffee tree}, {bonduc},
{chicot}, {Gymnocladus dioica}]
Gymnogyps californianus
n 1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
[syn: {California condor}, {Gymnogyps californianus}]
Gymnopilus spectabilis
n 1: a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring
near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the
flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
Gymnopilus validipes
n 1: a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does
not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
Gymnopilus ventricosus
n 1: a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick
stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
Gymnorhina tibicen
n 1: crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
[syn: {piping crow}, {piping crow-shrike}, {Gymnorhina
tibicen}]
gymnosperm family
n 1: a family of gymnosperms
gymnosperm genus
n 1: a genus of gymnosperms
gymnospermous tree
n 1: any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
gymnospermous yellowwood
n 1: any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
n 1: rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
[syn: {apple rust}, {cedar-apple rust}, {Gymnosporangium
juniperi-virginianae}]
Gynura aurantiaca
n 1: Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety
leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant},
{purple velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura
aurantiaca}]
Gypaetus barbatus
n 1: the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers
hanging around the bill [syn: {bearded vulture},
{lammergeier}, {lammergeyer}, {Gypaetus barbatus}]
Gyps fulvus
n 1: large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having
pale plumage with black wings [syn: {griffon vulture},
{griffon}, {Gyps fulvus}]
Gypsophila paniculata
n 1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny
white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath},
{babies'-breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]
gypsum board
n 1: wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of
paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard
to make interior walls [syn: {plasterboard}, {gypsum
board}]
gypsy cab
n 1: a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is
licensed only to respond to calls
gypsy dancing
n 1: a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian
Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping
of feet [syn: {flamenco}, {gypsy dancing}]
gypsy moth
n 1: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest
of shade trees [syn: {gypsy moth}, {gipsy moth}, {Lymantria
dispar}]
Gypsy Rose Lee
n 1: United States striptease artist who became famous on
Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Lee}, {Gypsy Rose
Lee}, {Rose Louise Hovick}]
gyro horizon
n 1: a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it
artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot
[syn: {artificial horizon}, {gyro horizon}, {flight
indicator}]
Gyromitra brunnea
n 1: a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white
stalk [syn: {Gyromitra fastigiata}, {Gyromitra brunnea}]
Gyromitra californica
n 1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick
fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn:
{Gyromitra californica}, {California false morel}]
Gyromitra esculenta
n 1: a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is
smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and
wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull
yellow to brown [syn: {Gyromitra esculenta}, {brain
mushroom}, {beefsteak morel}]
Gyromitra fastigiata
n 1: a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white
stalk [syn: {Gyromitra fastigiata}, {Gyromitra brunnea}]
Gyromitra gigas
n 1: a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part
that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting
time
Gyromitra infula
n 1: a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown
fertile part is relatively even [syn: {Gyromitra infula},
{saddled-shaped false morel}]
Gyromitra sphaerospora
n 1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy
pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on
hardwood slash east of the Great Plains [syn: {Gyromitra
sphaerospora}, {round-spored gyromitra}]
gyrus cinguli
n 1: a long curved structure on the medial surface of the
cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic
system [syn: {cingulate gyrus}, {gyrus cinguli}]
H-bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of
light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
[syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb},
{thermonuclear bomb}]
H-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter H
H. G. Wells
n 1: prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction
novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and
wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
[syn: {Wells}, {H. G. Wells}, {Herbert George Wells}]
H. H. Munro
n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro},
{H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}]
H. J. Eysenck
n 1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his
theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong
criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans
Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]
H. L. Mencken
n 1: United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
[syn: {Mencken}, {H. L. Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]
H. pylori
n 1: the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and
is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases
(including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers
and other peptic ulcers) [syn: {Heliobacter pylori}, {H.
pylori}]
H.I.
n 1: a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central
Pacific [syn: {Hawaiian Islands}, {H.I.}, {Sandwich
Islands}]
H.M.S. Bounty
n 1: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew
mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him
afloat in an open boat [syn: {Bounty}, {H.M.S. Bounty}]
H.P.
n 1: a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: {horsepower},
{HP}, {H.P.}]
H2O
n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear
colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below
0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees
centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: {water}, {H2O}]
ha'p'orth
n 1: the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny [syn:
{halfpennyworth}, {ha'p'orth}]
ha'penny
n 1: an English coin worth half a penny [syn: {halfpenny},
{ha'penny}]
ha-ha
n 1: a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-
haw}, {horselaugh}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]
2: a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide
lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {sunk fence}, {ha-
ha}, {haw-haw}]
Haastia pulvinaris
n 1: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely
covered with tawny hairs [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {sheep
plant}, {Haastia pulvinaris}]
habeas corpus
n 1: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
[syn: {habeas corpus}, {writ of habeas corpus}]
2: the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as
protection against illegal imprisonment
Habenaria albiflora
n 1: bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure
white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchis}, {white
fringed orchid}, {Habenaria albiflora}]
Habenaria bifolia
n 1: south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {lesser
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera bifolia}, {Habenaria
bifolia}]
Habenaria chlorantha
n 1: south European orchid with dark green flowers that are
larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia;
sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {greater
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera chlorantha}, {Habenaria
chlorantha}]
Habenaria dilatata
n 1: orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect
leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the
West and northern North America [syn: {bog rein orchid},
{bog candles}, {Habenaria dilatata}]
Habenaria elegans
n 1: slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid
but with pale greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {elegant
Habenaria}, {Habenaria elegans}]
Habenaria fimbriata
n 1: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with
larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid},
{purple-fringed orchis}, {Habenaria fimbriata}]
Habenaria greenei
n 1: stout orchid of central California to northern Washington
having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical
flowers [syn: {coastal rein orchid}, {Habenaria greenei}]
Habenaria hookeri
n 1: a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals
converging under the upper sepal [syn: {Hooker's orchid},
{Habenaria hookeri}]
Habenaria lacera
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]
Habenaria leucophaea
n 1: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States
having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white
flowers [syn: {prairie orchid}, {prairie white-fringed
orchis}, {Habenaria leucophaea}]
Habenaria nivea
n 1: slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having
white flowers [syn: {snowy orchid}, {Habenaria nivea}]
Habenaria orbiculata
n 1: orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a
single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round
basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and
Montana across Canada to the eastern United States [syn:
{round-leaved rein orchid}, {Habenaria orbiculata}]
Habenaria peramoena
n 1: orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America
closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having
rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf
divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchid}, {purple
fringeless orchis}, {Habenaria peramoena}]
Habenaria psycodes
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple
fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria psycodes}]
Habenaria unalascensis
n 1: similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers;
Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and
Colorado [syn: {Alaska rein orchid}, {Habenaria
unalascensis}]
Haber process
n 1: an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen
and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the
presence of an iron catalyst [syn: {Haber process}, {Haber-
Bosch process}]
Haber-Bosch process
n 1: an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen
and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the
presence of an iron catalyst [syn: {Haber process}, {Haber-
Bosch process}]
haberdashery store
n 1: a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing
store}, {haberdashery}, {haberdashery store}, {mens store}]
habit-forming
adj 1: causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs";
"addictive behavior" [syn: {addictive}, {habit-forming}]
[ant: {nonaddictive}]
habitual abortion
n 1: repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
habitual criminal
n 1: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior
(especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn:
{recidivist}, {repeater}, {habitual criminal}]
Hablot Knight Browne
n 1: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels
(1815-1882) [syn: {Browne}, {Hablot Knight Browne}, {Phiz}]
hack driver
n 1: someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver},
{taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver},
{hack-driver}, {livery driver}]
hack on
v 1: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not
very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn:
{hack}, {hack on}]
hack saw
n 1: saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: {hacksaw},
{hack saw}, {metal saw}]
hack writer
n 1: a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: {hack}, {hack
writer}, {literary hack}]
hack-driver
n 1: someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver},
{taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver},
{hack-driver}, {livery driver}]
hackney carriage
n 1: a carriage for hire [syn: {hackney}, {hackney carriage},
{hackney coach}]
hackney coach
n 1: a carriage for hire [syn: {hackney}, {hackney carriage},
{hackney coach}]
had best
v 1: act in one's own or everybody's best interest; "You will do
well to arrive on time tomorrow!" [syn: {do well}, {had
best}]
Had crime
n 1: (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable
by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes
include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and
adultery"
Hadean aeon
n 1: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first
accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years
ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean},
{Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan},
{Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]
Hadean eon
n 1: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first
accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years
ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean},
{Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan},
{Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]
Hadean time
n 1: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first
accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years
ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean},
{Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan},
{Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]
Hadrian's Wall
n 1: an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century;
marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
haemal arch
n 1: a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and
enclosing the caudal blood vessels [syn: {hemal arch},
{haemal arch}]
Haemanthus coccineus
n 1: spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in
reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow
stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
[syn: {Cape tulip}, {Haemanthus coccineus}]
Haematobia irritans
n 1: small black European fly introduced into North America;
sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
[syn: {horn fly}, {Haematobia irritans}]
Haematoxylum campechianum
n 1: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West
Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright
yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red
heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood},
{logwood tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree},
{Haematoxylum campechianum}]
haemolytic anaemia
n 1: anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes [syn:
{hemolytic anemia}, {haemolytic anaemia}]
haemophilia A
n 1: hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor
VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia
A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical
haemophilia}]
haemophilia B
n 1: a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a
congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B},
{haemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]
haemorrhagic fever
n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually
restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and
gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary
hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever},
{viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever},
{VHF}]
haemorrhagic stroke
n 1: stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
[syn: {hemorrhagic stroke}, {haemorrhagic stroke}]
Haemulon album
n 1: a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to
Brazil [syn: {margate}, {Haemulon album}]
Haemulon aurolineatum
n 1: found off the West Indies and Florida [syn: {tomtate},
{Haemulon aurolineatum}]
Haemulon macrostomum
n 1: a kind of grunt [syn: {Spanish grunt}, {Haemulon
macrostomum}]
Haemulon malanurum
n 1: of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {cottonwick}, {Haemulon
malanurum}]
Haemulon parra
n 1: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
[syn: {sailor's-choice}, {sailors choice}, {Haemulon
parra}]
hag-ridden
adj 1: tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable
fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or
hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis [syn: {hag-ridden},
{hagridden}, {tormented}]
hagberry tree
n 1: small European cherry tree closely resembling the American
chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry},
{common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]
Hageman factor
n 1: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation
of clotting time of venous blood [syn: {Hageman factor},
{factor XII}]
Hagia Sofia
n 1: a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in
Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a
mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the
20th century [syn: {Hagia Sophia}, {Hagia Sofia}, {Santa
Sophia}, {Santa Sofia}]
Hagia Sophia
n 1: a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in
Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a
mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the
20th century [syn: {Hagia Sophia}, {Hagia Sofia}, {Santa
Sophia}, {Santa Sofia}]
Hail Mary
n 1: a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
[syn: {Ave Maria}, {Hail Mary}]
hail-fellow
adj 1: heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {comradely}, {hail-
fellow}, {hail-fellow-well-met}]
hail-fellow-well-met
adj 1: heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {comradely}, {hail-
fellow}, {hail-fellow-well-met}]
Haile Selassie
n 1: emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
[syn: {Haile Selassie}, {Ras Tafari Makonnen}, {Ras
Tafari}]
hair ball
n 1: a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal
(especially in the stomach of animals as a result of
licking fur) [syn: {hairball}, {hair ball}, {trichobezoar}]
hair care
n 1: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or
curling or arranging the hair [syn: {hair care},
{haircare}, {hairdressing}]
hair cell
n 1: a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti
hair coloring
n 1: a dye for coloring the hair [syn: {hair dye}, {hair
coloring}, {tint}]
2: coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very
pale gold"
3: the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair
hair curler
n 1: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around
which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head
full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {curler},
{hair curler}, {roller}, {crimper}]
hair drier
n 1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the
hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow
dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]
hair dryer
n 1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the
hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow
dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]
hair dye
n 1: a dye for coloring the hair [syn: {hair dye}, {hair
coloring}, {tint}]
hair follicle
n 1: a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small
muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
hair gel
n 1: jellylike substance used in hair styling [syn: {gel}, {hair
gel}]
hair grass
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush},
{slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis
acicularis}]
hair grease
n 1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic},
{hair oil}, {hair grease}]
hair mousse
n 1: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
[syn: {mousse}, {hair mousse}]
hair of the dog
n 1: an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover
hair oil
n 1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic},
{hair oil}, {hair grease}]
hair seal
n 1: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having
a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming
flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {true seal}, {hair seal}]
hair shirt
n 1: an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn
next to the skin as a penance
hair slide
n 1: a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their
hair to hold it in place
hair space
n 1: (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate
words or letters
hair spray
n 1: toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is
sprayed on the hair to hold it in place
hair stroke
n 1: a very fine line in writing or printing
hair style
n 1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
[syn: {hairdo}, {hairstyle}, {hair style}, {coiffure},
{coif}]
hair tonic
n 1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic},
{hair oil}, {hair grease}]
hair trigger
n 1: a gun trigger that responds with little pressure
hair's-breadth
n 1: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a
hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
[syn: {hair's-breadth}, {hairsbreadth}, {hair}, {whisker}]
hair-raiser
n 1: excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills
your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser"
[syn: {hair-raiser}, {chiller}]
hair-raising
adj 1: extremely alarming [syn: {bloodcurdling}, {hair-raising},
{nightmarish}]
hair-shirt
adj 1: self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirt}, {hair-
shirted}]
hair-shirted
adj 1: self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirt}, {hair-
shirted}]
hair-tailed mole
n 1: mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {hair-
tailed mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]
hairline fracture
n 1: a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line
of the break being very thin [syn: {hairline fracture},
{capillary fracture}]
hairpin bend
n 1: a U-shaped bend in a road
hairstreak butterfly
n 1: small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
[syn: {hairstreak}, {hairstreak butterfly}]
hairy darling pea
n 1: shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or
woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to
pink flowers [syn: {hairy darling pea}, {Swainsona
greyana}, {Swainsona grandiflora}]
hairy finger grass
n 1: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed
in United States [syn: {large crabgrass}, {hairy finger
grass}, {Digitaria sanguinalis}]
hairy golden aster
n 1: hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched
clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada
to west central and western United States; sometimes placed
in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie
golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]
hairy honeysuckle
n 1: twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of
yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America [syn: {hairy
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera hirsuta}]
hairy lip fern
n 1: small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower
frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {wooly lip fern},
{hairy lip fern}, {Cheilanthes lanosa}]
hairy root
n 1: a phase of crown gall (especially in apples) during which
there is abnormal development of fine fibrous roots
hairy spurge
n 1: much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North
America [syn: {hairy spurge}, {Euphorbia hirsuta}]
hairy tare
n 1: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
[syn: {hairy vetch}, {hairy tare}, {Vicia villosa}]
hairy tongue
n 1: a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth
of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {hairy tongue}, {furry
tongue}, {black tongue}]
hairy vetch
n 1: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
[syn: {hairy vetch}, {hairy tare}, {Vicia villosa}]
hairy willowherb
n 1: plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and
hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn:
{hairy willowherb}, {codlins-and-cream}, {Epilobium
hirsutum}]
hairy wood mint
n 1: a variety of wood mint [syn: {hairy wood mint}, {Blephilia
hirsuta}]
hairy-legged vampire bat
n 1: similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of
tropical America including southern California and Texas
[syn: {hairy-legged vampire bat}, {Diphylla ecaudata}]
Haitian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Haiti [syn: {Port-au-
Prince}, {Haitian capital}]
Haitian centime
n 1: 100 centimes equal 1 gourde in Haiti
Haitian Creole
n 1: a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French
and various African languages
Haitian monetary unit
n 1: the monetary unit in Haiti
Hakea laurina
n 1: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow
flowers; western Australia [syn: {cushion flower},
{pincushion hakea}, {Hakea laurina}]
Hakea leucoptera
n 1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy
white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn:
{needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea
leucoptera}]
Hakea lissosperma
n 1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white
flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-
bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
Hakka dialect
n 1: a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the
Hakka [syn: {Hakka}, {Hakka dialect}]
Haldea striatula
n 1: in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small
reddish-grey snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
ground snake}, {Potamophis striatula}, {Haldea striatula}]
Haleakala National Park
n 1: a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
Halesia carolina
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
Halesia tetraptera
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
half a dozen
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
{six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a
dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
half binding
n 1: book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are
bound in one material and the rest in another
half blood
n 1: one of siblings who have only one parent in common
half boot
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin},
{combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]
half brother
n 1: a brother who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
{stepbrother}, {half-brother}, {half brother}]
half cross stitch
n 1: a single cross stitch at a diagonal
half crown
n 1: an English coin worth half a crown
half dollar
n 1: a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {half
dollar}, {fifty-cent piece}]
half door
n 1: an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half
can be closed or open independently [syn: {Dutch door},
{half door}]
half dozen
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
[syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half-dozen}]
half eagle
n 1: a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars
half gainer
n 1: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to
complete a half backward somersault and enters the water
facing the diving board
half hatchet
n 1: a hatchet with a half axe head
half hitch
n 1: a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object;
usually tied double
half life
n 1: the time required for something to fall to half its initial
value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a
radioactive substance to disintegrate) [syn: {half life},
{half-life}]
half mask
n 1: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes
for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {half mask}, {eye mask}]
half mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {half mile},
{880 yards}]
half nelson
n 1: a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the
opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck
half note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
[syn: {half note}, {minim}]
half page
n 1: something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page
half pound
n 1: 8 ounces avoirdupois
half rest
n 1: a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest
or equal in duration to two beats in common time
half sister
n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
{half sister}, {half-sister}, {stepsister}]
half snipe
n 1: a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {jacksnipe},
{half snipe}, {Limnocryptes minima}]
half sole
n 1: shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe
half step
n 1: the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard
instrument [syn: {semitone}, {half step}]
half title
n 1: a first page of some books displaying only the title of the
book [syn: {half title}, {bastard title}]
half track
n 1: a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used
by the military
2: a track that goes around only rear wheels
half volley
n 1: a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after
it bounces
half-and-half
adv 1: in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"
adj 1: in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"
n 1: half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18%
butterfat
half-and-half dressing
n 1: half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced
garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese;
especially good for combination salads
half-baked
adj 1: foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked
ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of
working" [syn: {crazy}, {half-baked}, {screwball},
{softheaded}]
2: insufficiently cooked [syn: {half-baked}, {underdone}]
half-blooded
adj 1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-
blooded}, {half-bred}, {half-breed}]
half-bound
adj 1: (of books) having the back bound in one material and the
sides in another
half-bred
adj 1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-
blooded}, {half-bred}, {half-breed}]
half-breed
adj 1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-
blooded}, {half-bred}, {half-breed}]
n 1: an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different
racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian
ancestry)
half-brother
n 1: a brother who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
{stepbrother}, {half-brother}, {half brother}]
half-caste
n 1: an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different
racial groups or cultures
half-century
n 1: a period of 50 years
half-clothed
adj 1: inadequately clothed [syn: {half-clothed}, {scantily
clad}, {underclothed}]
half-cock
n 1: confusion resulting from lack of preparation
half-crazed
adj 1: driven insane [syn: {crazed}, {deranged}, {half-crazed}]
half-dozen
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
[syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half-dozen}]
half-evergreen
adj 1: of a plant that is incompletely evergreen; "it was
evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the
rigorous parts of the range" [syn: {semi-evergreen},
{half-evergreen}]
half-free morel
n 1: a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached
to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {Morchella
semilibera}, {half-free morel}, {cow's head}]
half-hardy
adj 1: (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy
annuals"
half-hearted
adj 1: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a
halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the
candidate" [syn: {halfhearted}, {half-hearted}, {tepid},
{lukewarm}]
half-heartedly
adv 1: without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried
half-heartedly"
half-holiday
n 1: a day on which half is free from work or duty
half-hour
n 1: a half of an hour [syn: {half-hour}, {30 minutes}]
half-hourly
adv 1: every thirty minutes, every half hour
adj 1: occurring ever half hour
half-intensity
n 1: half the maximum intensity
half-length
adj 1: representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-
length portrait"
2: abridged to half its original length
n 1: a portrait showing the body from only the waist up
half-life
n 1: the time required for something to fall to half its initial
value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a
radioactive substance to disintegrate) [syn: {half life},
{half-life}]
half-light
n 1: a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
half-mast
n 1: a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a
flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress [syn:
{half-mast}, {half-staff}]
half-moon
n 1: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human
fingernail [syn: {half-moon}, {lunula}, {lunule}]
2: the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when
half its face is illuminated
half-pay
n 1: reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
half-pint
n 1: disparaging terms for small people [syn: {runt}, {shrimp},
{peewee}, {half-pint}]
half-price
adv 1: for half the price; "she bought it half-price during the
sale"
half-relief
n 1: a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
[syn: {mezzo-relievo}, {mezzo-rilievo}, {half-relief}]
half-seas-over
adj 1: British informal for `intoxicated'
half-sister
n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
{half sister}, {half-sister}, {stepsister}]
half-size
adj 1: half the usual or regular size
half-slip
n 1: undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {petticoat}, {half-
slip}, {underskirt}]
half-staff
n 1: a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a
flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress [syn:
{half-mast}, {half-staff}]
half-term
n 1: a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he
came to visit at half-term"
half-timber
adj 1: having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with
masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: {half-timber},
{half-timbered}]
half-timbered
adj 1: having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with
masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: {half-timber},
{half-timbered}]
half-time
adv 1: for less than the standard number of hours; "he works
part-time" [syn: {half-time}, {part-time}, {parttime}]
[ant: {full-time}]
adj 1: involving half the standard or customary time for an
activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
half-track
adj 1: having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in
front; "half-track armored vehicles" [syn: {half-track},
{half-tracked}]
half-tracked
adj 1: having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in
front; "half-track armored vehicles" [syn: {half-track},
{half-tracked}]
half-truth
n 1: a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
half-wit
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot},
{imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit},
{retard}]
2: a stupid incompetent person [syn: {dimwit}, {nitwit}, {half-
wit}, {doofus}]
half-witted
adj 1: retarded in intellectual development [syn: {backward},
{half-witted}, {slow-witted}, {feebleminded}]
half-yearly
adv 1: every half year, every six months
adj 1: occurring or payable twice each year [syn: {semiannual},
{biannual}, {biyearly}, {half-yearly}]
halftone engraving
n 1: an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn:
{halftone}, {halftone engraving}, {photoengraving}]
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
n 1: a large eagle of North America that has a white head and
dark wings and body [syn: {bald eagle}, {American eagle},
{Haliaeetus leucocephalus}]
Haliaeetus leucorhyphus
n 1: of southeast Europe and central Asia [syn: {fishing eagle},
{Haliaeetus leucorhyphus}]
Haliaeetus pelagicus
n 1: found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn:
{Kamchatkan sea eagle}, {Stellar's sea eagle}, {Haliaeetus
pelagicus}]
Haliatus albicilla
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {grey
sea eagle}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-
tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
halibut-liver oil
n 1: a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of
vitamin A
Halicoeres bivittatus
n 1: small wrasse of tropical Atlantic [syn: {slippery dick},
{Halicoeres bivittatus}]
Halicoeres radiatus
n 1: bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
[syn: {puddingwife}, {pudding-wife}, {Halicoeres radiatus}]
Halimodendron argenteum
n 1: spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having
elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant
pink-purple blooms [syn: {salt tree}, {Halimodendron
halodendron}, {Halimodendron argenteum}]
Halimodendron halodendron
n 1: spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having
elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant
pink-purple blooms [syn: {salt tree}, {Halimodendron
halodendron}, {Halimodendron argenteum}]
Haliotis tuberculata
n 1: an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer},
{sea-ear}, {Haliotis tuberculata}]
Hall of Fame
n 1: a building containing trophies honoring famous people
hall of residence
n 1: a university dormitory
hall pass
n 1: written permission from a teacher for a student to be out
the classroom and in the halls of the school
hall porter
n 1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper},
{doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter},
{gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]
Hall's honeysuckle
n 1: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine;
established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United
States [syn: {Hall's honeysuckle}, {Lonicera japonica
halliana}]
Halle-an-der-Saale
n 1: a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River;
a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th
centuries [syn: {Halle}, {Halle-an-der-Saale}]
Hallowe'en
n 1: the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks
played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Hallowe'en},
{Allhallows Eve}]
hallucinogenic drug
n 1: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered
sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {hallucinogenic
drug}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]
halo blight
n 1: a blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses
2: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {halo spot},
{bean blight}]
halo spot
n 1: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {halo spot},
{bean blight}]
Halocarpus bidwilli
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand
mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium
bidwilli}]
Halogeton glomeratus
n 1: a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from
Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western
rangelands because of its high oxalate content [syn:
{halogeton}, {Halogeton glomeratus}]
Halogeton souda
n 1: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
[syn: {barilla}, {Halogeton souda}]
ham actor
n 1: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham}, {ham actor}]
ham and eggs
n 1: eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
ham hock
n 1: a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
ham it up
v 1: exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up},
{ham}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}, {underplay}]
ham sandwich
n 1: a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham
ham-fisted
adj 1: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the
hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance";
"ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely
empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor
creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling},
{butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless},
{heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
ham-handed
adj 1: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the
hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance";
"ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely
empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor
creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling},
{butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless},
{heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
hamamelid dicot family
n 1: family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with
flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
hamamelid dicot genus
n 1: genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous
flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often
borne in catkins
Hamamelis vernalis
n 1: fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very
small flowers from midwinter to spring [syn: {vernal witch
hazel}, {Hamamelis vernalis}]
Hamamelis virginiana
n 1: common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow
flowers after the leaves have fallen [syn: {Virginian witch
hazel}, {Hamamelis virginiana}]
hamate bone
n 1: the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn:
{hamate}, {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]
Hamburg parsley
n 1: parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot
resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {Hamburg parsley},
{turnip-rooted parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum tuberosum}]
hamburger bun
n 1: a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty [syn:
{hamburger bun}, {hamburger roll}]
hamburger roll
n 1: a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty [syn:
{hamburger bun}, {hamburger roll}]
hamburger steak
n 1: a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop
steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]
Hamelia erecta
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
{scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia
patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]
Hamelia patens
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
{scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia
patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]
Hamitic language
n 1: a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
[syn: {Hamitic}, {Hamitic language}]
Hamito-Semitic
n 1: a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and
Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic
language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-
Semitic}]
hammer and sickle
n 1: the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
hammer in
v 1: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill
in}, {ram down}, {beat in}]
hammer nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
hammer out
v 1: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an
agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern
countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" [syn:
{thrash out}, {hammer out}]
hammer throw
n 1: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is
attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
hammer-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a hammer
hammerhead shark
n 1: medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of
a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters;
can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead}, {hammerhead shark}]
Hammond organ
n 1: (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn:
{electric organ}, {electronic organ}, {Hammond organ},
{organ}]
Hampshire down
n 1: British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep [syn:
{Hampshire}, {Hampshire down}]
Hampton Roads
n 1: a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the
Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake
Bay
2: a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the
indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
hamstring tendon
n 1: one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn:
{hamstring}, {hamstring tendon}]
Han dynasty
n 1: imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from
206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed
its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of
Chinese civilization [syn: {Han}, {Han dynasty}]
Han-Gook
n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow
Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-
Gook or Han-Gook [syn: {Korea}, {Korean Peninsula}, {Dae-
Han-Min-Gook}, {Han-Gook}]
hand and foot
adv 1: in all ways possible; "they served him hand and foot"
hand and glove
adv 1: in close cooperation; "they work hand in glove" [syn:
{hand in glove}, {hand and glove}, {cooperatively}]
hand ax
n 1: a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the
hand and used for chopping [syn: {hand ax}, {hand axe}]
hand axe
n 1: a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the
hand and used for chopping [syn: {hand ax}, {hand axe}]
hand blower
n 1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the
hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow
dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]
hand brake
n 1: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical
linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency}, {emergency brake},
{parking brake}]
hand calculator
n 1: a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a
pocket [syn: {hand calculator}, {pocket calculator}]
hand cheese
n 1: any cheese originally molded by hand
hand clapping
n 1: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
[syn: {applause}, {hand clapping}, {clapping}]
hand cream
n 1: moisturizing cream for the hands
hand down
v 1: passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down
through many generations"
hand drill
n 1: a small portable drill held and operated by hand [syn:
{hand drill}, {handheld drill}]
hand fern
n 1: tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid
fronds [syn: {hand fern}, {Doryopteris pedata}]
hand glass
n 1: a mirror intended to be held in the hand [syn: {hand
glass}, {hand mirror}]
2: light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is
used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was
invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {hand glass}, {simple
microscope}, {magnifying glass}]
hand grenade
n 1: a grenade designed to be thrown by hand
hand in glove
adv 1: in close cooperation; "they work hand in glove" [syn:
{hand in glove}, {hand and glove}, {cooperatively}]
hand in hand
adv 1: together; "hand in hand with hope went fear"; "doctors
and nurses work hand in hand to save lives"
2: clasping each other's hands; "they walked hand in hand"
hand job
n 1: slang for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking off},
{hand job}, {wank}]
hand line
n 1: a fishing line managed principally by hand [syn:
{handline}, {hand line}]
hand lotion
n 1: lotion used to soften the hands
hand luggage
n 1: luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand
hand mirror
n 1: a mirror intended to be held in the hand [syn: {hand
glass}, {hand mirror}]
hand mower
n 1: a lawn mower that is operated by hand [ant: {motor mower},
{power mower}]
hand organ
n 1: a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a
cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind
organ}, {hand organ}]
hand out
v 1: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
[syn: {distribute}, {give out}, {hand out}, {pass out}]
hand over
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork
up}, {turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
hand over fist
adv 1: at a tremendous rate; "made money hand over fist"
hand pump
n 1: a pump worked by hand
hand puppet
n 1: a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the
hand [syn: {hand puppet}, {glove puppet}, {glove doll}]
hand saw
n 1: a saw used with one hand for cutting wood [syn: {handsaw},
{hand saw}, {carpenter's saw}]
hand shovel
n 1: a shovel that is operated by hand
hand throttle
n 1: a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve
hand to hand
adv 1: at close quarters; "fought hand to hand"
hand to mouth
adv 1: with barely enough money for immediate needs; "they lived
form hand to mouth"
hand tool
n 1: a tool used with workers' hands
hand towel
n 1: a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {hand
towel}, {face towel}]
hand truck
n 1: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge
at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates
or other heavy objects [syn: {hand truck}, {truck}]
hand wear
n 1: clothing for the hands [syn: {handwear}, {hand wear}]
hand-build
v 1: make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-
builds all of her vessels" [syn: {handbuild}, {hand-build},
{coil}]
hand-crafted
adj 1: made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby
dresses" [syn: {handmade}, {hand-crafted}] [ant:
{machine-made}]
hand-down
adj 1: passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to
wear hand-me-down clothes" [syn: {hand-me-down}, {hand-
down}]
hand-dye
v 1: dye by hand; "This fabric is hand-dyed"
hand-held
adj 1: small and light enough to be operated while you hold it
in your hands; "a hand-held computer" [syn: {hand-held},
{handheld}]
hand-held computer
n 1: a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be
carried in your pocket [syn: {hand-held computer}, {hand-
held microcomputer}]
hand-held microcomputer
n 1: a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be
carried in your pocket [syn: {hand-held computer}, {hand-
held microcomputer}]
hand-hewn
adj 1: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting
instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn
logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the
underbrush" [syn: {hewn}, {hand-hewn}]
hand-loomed
adj 1: made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth" [syn: {hand-
loomed}, {handwoven}]
hand-me-down
adj 1: passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to
wear hand-me-down clothes" [syn: {hand-me-down}, {hand-
down}]
n 1: outgrown garment passed down from one person to another
hand-operated
adj 1: operated by hand [syn: {hand-operated}, {non-automatic}]
hand-pick
v 1: pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-
picked his new team"
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
n 1: inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of
cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children
and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and
diabetes insipidus [syn: {Hand-Schuller-Christian disease},
{Schuller-Christian disease}]
hand-to-hand
adj 1: being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"
hand-to-hand struggle
n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had
a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling
with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {wrestling}, {grapple},
{grappling}, {hand-to-hand struggle}]
hand-to-mouth
adj 1: providing only bare essentials; "a hand-to-mouth
existence"
hand-wash
v 1: wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This
delicate sweater must be handwashed" [syn: {handwash},
{hand-wash}] [ant: {machine wash}, {machine-wash}]
handball court
n 1: the court on which handball is played
handed-down
adj 1: having been passed along from generation to generation;
"among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is
one received by expositor from expositor" [syn: {handed-
down}, {tralatitious}]
handheld drill
n 1: a small portable drill held and operated by hand [syn:
{hand drill}, {handheld drill}]
handicapped person
n 1: a person who has some condition that markedly restricts
their ability to function physically or mentally or
socially
Handies Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern
Colorado (14,048 feet high)
handing over
n 1: the act of passing something to another person [syn:
{passage}, {handing over}]
handle with kid gloves
v 1: handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle
the students with kid gloves"
handle-bars
n 1: a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down
the sides of the mouth) [syn: {mustachio}, {moustachio},
{handle-bars}]
handling charge
n 1: the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and
mailing an order) [syn: {handling cost}, {handling charge}]
handling cost
n 1: the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and
mailing an order) [syn: {handling cost}, {handling charge}]
hands down
adv 1: with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" [syn:
{handily}, {hands down}]
hands-down
adj 1: achieved without great effort; "a hands-down victory"
hands-off
adj 1: not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off
foreign policy"
hands-on
adj 1: involving active participation; "he's a hands-on
manager"; "hands-on operations"
handsaw fish
n 1: a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
handwriting expert
n 1: a specialist in inferring character from handwriting [syn:
{graphologist}, {handwriting expert}]
hang around
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle},
{lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess
about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill
around}]
hang back
v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we
still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind},
{hang back}, {drop behind}, {drop back}]
hang by a hair
v 1: depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs
by a thread" [syn: {hang by a thread}, {hang by a hair}]
hang by a thread
v 1: depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs
by a thread" [syn: {hang by a thread}, {hang by a hair}]
hang glide
v 1: fly by means of a hang glider [syn: {hang glide}, {soar}]
hang glider
n 1: a rider of a hang glider
2: a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it
while descending from a height
hang gliding
n 1: gliding in a hang glider
hang in
v 1: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me
every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking
questions" [syn: {persevere}, {persist}, {hang in}, {hang
on}, {hold on}]
hang on
v 1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn:
{append}, {tag on}, {tack on}, {tack}, {hang on}]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every
night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn:
{persevere}, {persist}, {hang in}, {hang on}, {hold on}]
3: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
folder" [syn: {hang on}, {hold the line}, {hold on}]
hang out
v 1: spend time in a certain location or with certain people;
"She hangs out at the corner cafe"
hang together
v 1: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang
together" [syn: {hang together}, {interdepend}]
hang up
v 1: put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the
wall" [syn: {hang}, {hang up}]
3: interrupt a telephone conversation
hang-up
n 1: an emotional preoccupation
2: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {rub},
{snag}]
hangar queen
n 1: an airplane with a bad maintenance record
hanger-on
n 1: someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
[syn: {tagalong}, {hanger-on}]
hanging chad
n 1: a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one
corner
hanging fly
n 1: any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
n 1: a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the
Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around
600 BC
hanging geranium
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium
peltatum}]
hanging wall
n 1: the upper wall of an inclined fault
hangman's halter
n 1: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who
have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's
rope}, {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen
necktie}]
hangman's rope
n 1: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who
have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's
rope}, {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen
necktie}]
Hangzhou Bay
n 1: a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea
Hank Aaron
n 1: United States professional baseball player who hit more
home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: {Aaron},
{Henry Louis Aaron}, {Hank Aaron}]
hank panky
n 1: illicit sexual intercourse
Hank Williams
n 1: United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
[syn: {Williams}, {Hank Williams}, {Hiram Williams}, {Hiram
King Williams}]
hanky panky
n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness},
{hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery},
{skullduggery}]
Hannah Arendt
n 1: United States historian and political philosopher (born in
Germany) (1906-1975) [syn: {Arendt}, {Hannah Arendt}]
Hanoverian line
n 1: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901
(from George I to Victoria) [syn: {Hanover}, {House of
Hanover}, {Hanoverian line}]
Hans Adolf Krebs
n 1: English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the
Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Krebs}, {Hans Adolf Krebs},
{Sir Hans Adolf Krebs}]
Hans Albrecht Bethe
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for
research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (1906-2005)
[syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Bethe}, {Hans Albrecht Bethe}]
Hans Arp
n 1: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in
Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
[syn: {Arp}, {Jean Arp}, {Hans Arp}]
Hans Bethe
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for
research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (1906-2005)
[syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Bethe}, {Hans Albrecht Bethe}]
Hans C. J. Gram
n 1: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method
of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
[syn: {Gram}, {Hans C. J. Gram}]
Hans Christian Andersen
n 1: a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories
(1805-1875) [syn: {Andersen}, {Hans Christian Andersen}]
Hans Christian Oersted
n 1: Danish physicist (1777-1851) [syn: {Oersted}, {Hans
Christian Oersted}]
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter
n 1: German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as
Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that
causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) [syn: {Reiter}, {Hans
Conrad Julius Reiter}]
Hans Eysenck
n 1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his
theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong
criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans
Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]
Hans Fischer
n 1: German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
[syn: {Fischer}, {Hans Fischer}]
Hans Geiger
n 1: German physicist who developed the Geiger counter
(1882-1945) [syn: {Geiger}, {Hans Geiger}]
Hans Holbein
n 1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was
commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the
English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn:
{Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Younger}]
2: German painter of religious works (1465-1524) [syn:
{Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Elder}]
Hans Jurgen Eysenck
n 1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his
theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong
criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans
Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]
Hans Zinsser
n 1: United States bacteriologist who helped develop
immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940) [syn:
{Zinsser}, {Hans Zinsser}]
Hanseatic League
n 1: a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in
northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and
most influential in the 14th century when it included over
100 towns and functioned as an independent political power;
the last official assembly was held in 1669
Hansen's disease
n 1: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in
tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed
nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused
by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae [syn: {leprosy},
{Hansen's disease}]
hansom cab
n 1: a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the
driver's seat above and behind the passengers [syn:
{hansom}, {hansom cab}]
hapax legomenon
n 1: a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
[syn: {nonce word}, {hapax legomenon}]
Haplopappus acaulis
n 1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and
southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and
yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
[syn: {stemless golden weed}, {Stenotus acaulis},
{Haplopappus acaulis}]
Haplopappus phyllocephalus
n 1: annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly
leaves and pale yellow flowers [syn: {camphor daisy},
{Haplopappus phyllocephalus}]
Haplopappus spinulosus
n 1: slender perennial of western North America having weakly
bristly leaves and yellow flower heads [syn: {yellow spiny
daisy}, {Haplopappus spinulosus}]
happen upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
happy chance
n 1: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big
break" [syn: {break}, {good luck}, {happy chance}]
happy event
n 1: the live birth of a child [syn: {blessed event}, {happy
event}]
happy hour
n 1: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a
reduced price
happy-go-lucky
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money";
"freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
[syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling},
{happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]
haptic sensation
n 1: a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous
sensation}, {haptic sensation}, {skin sensation}]
hara-kiri
n 1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced
by samurai in the traditional Japanese society [syn:
{harakiri}, {hara-kiri}, {harikari}, {seppuku}]
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
n 1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and
committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine
and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more
exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic
Jihad}, {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}, {Harakat al-
Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]
Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
n 1: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir
that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close
links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn:
{Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami}, {Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami},
{HUJI}]
harassing fire
n 1: fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to
curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
harbor patrol
n 1: patrol of officers who police a harbor area
harbor porpoise
n 1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {harbor porpoise}, {herring hog}, {Phocoena
phocoena}]
harbor seal
n 1: small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern
hemisphere [syn: {harbor seal}, {common seal}, {Phoca
vitulina}]
hard beech
n 1: tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood [syn: {hard
beech}, {Nothofagus truncata}]
hard candy
n 1: candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard
candy"
hard cash
n 1: money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate
shortage of hard cash" [syn: {cash}, {hard cash}, {hard
currency}]
hard cheese
n 1: bad luck
hard cider
n 1: alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder'
are European (especially British) usages for the fermented
beverage
hard clam
n 1: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as
money by some American Indians [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug},
{hard-shell clam}, {hard clam}, {round clam}, {Venus
mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]
hard coal
n 1: a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense
heat [syn: {anthracite}, {anthracite coal}, {hard coal}]
hard copy
n 1: (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is
typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the
report"
hard core
n 1: the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group
or movement
hard currency
n 1: a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in
value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral
trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter
arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good
fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"
2: money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate
shortage of hard cash" [syn: {cash}, {hard cash}, {hard
currency}]
hard disc
n 1: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
[syn: {hard disc}, {hard disk}, {fixed disk}]
hard disk
n 1: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
[syn: {hard disc}, {hard disk}, {fixed disk}]
hard drink
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink},
{hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
hard drive
n 1: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or
optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn:
{disk drive}, {disc drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester
drive}]
hard drug
n 1: a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely
to cause addiction [ant: {soft drug}]
hard fern
n 1: any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum
hard hat
n 1: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
[syn: {construction worker}, {hard hat}]
2: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by
construction workers [syn: {hard hat}, {tin hat}, {safety
hat}]
hard knocks
n 1: a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers
struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn:
{adversity}, {hardship}, {hard knocks}]
hard lead
n 1: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony [syn: {hard
lead}, {antimonial lead}]
2: unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it
contains
hard line
n 1: a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor
took a hard line on drugs"
hard liquor
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink},
{hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
hard news
n 1: news that deals with serious topics or events
hard palate
n 1: the bony part of the roof of the mouth
hard put
adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice";
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering
their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage
payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
[syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad
way(p)}]
hard right
n 1: the extreme right wing
hard roe
n 1: fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
[syn: {roe}, {hard roe}]
hard roll
n 1: yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {hard roll},
{Vienna roll}]
hard rubber
n 1: a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural
rubber [syn: {hard rubber}, {vulcanite}, {ebonite}]
hard rush
n 1: tall rush of temperate regions [syn: {hard rush}, {Juncus
inflexus}]
hard sauce
n 1: butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other
flavoring and served with rich puddings
hard sell
n 1: forceful and insistent advertising
hard shoulder
n 1: a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in
emergencies)
hard solder
n 1: solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high
temperature; used for brazing
hard steel
n 1: steel with more than 0.3% carbon
hard surface
v 1: cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface
roads"
hard tick
n 1: ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that
project from the head [syn: {hard tick}, {ixodid}]
hard time
n 1: a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a
hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding
for handset makers" [syn: {hard time}, {rough sledding}]
2: a term served in a maximum security prison
hard times
n 1: a time of difficulty
hard to please
adj 1: (of persons) fussy and demanding; "his father was a hard-
to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please" [syn:
{hard-to-please(a)}, {hard to please(p)}]
hard up
adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn:
{hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened
circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]
hard water
n 1: water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium
ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap [ant:
{soft water}]
hard wheat
n 1: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and
used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern
Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
[syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]
hard worker
n 1: someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: {slave},
{striver}, {hard worker}]
hard-and-fast
adj 1: (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
[syn: {hard-and-fast}, {strict}]
hard-baked
adj 1: baked until hard
hard-bitten
adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-
bitten}, {hard-boiled}, {pugnacious}]
hard-boiled
adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-
bitten}, {hard-boiled}, {pugnacious}]
2: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened
judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hardened}, {hard-boiled}]
3: (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
hard-boiled egg
n 1: an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk
solidify [syn: {hard-boiled egg}, {hard-cooked egg}]
hard-cooked egg
n 1: an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk
solidify [syn: {hard-boiled egg}, {hard-cooked egg}]
hard-core
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to change or improvement; "hard-core
addicts"
2: intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters" [syn: {hard-
core}, {hardcore}]
3: extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography" [syn: {hard-
core}, {hardcore}]
hard-fought
adj 1: requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"
hard-hitting
adj 1: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-
hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: {hard-
hitting}, {trenchant}]
2: aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting
advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn:
{hard-hitting}, {high-pressure}]
hard-line
adj 1: firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" [syn:
{hard-line}, {hardline}]
hard-nosed
adj 1: guided by practical experience and observation rather
than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a
hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his
approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic
politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {hard-nosed}, {practical},
{pragmatic}]
hard-of-hearing
adj 1: having a hearing loss [syn: {hard-of-hearing}, {hearing-
impaired}]
hard-on
n 1: an erect penis [syn: {erection}, {hard-on}]
hard-pressed
adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice";
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering
their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage
payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
[syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad
way(p)}]
hard-shell clam
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams
usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn:
{quahaug}, {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}]
2: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money
by some American Indians [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-
shell clam}, {hard clam}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria},
{Mercenaria mercenaria}]
hard-shell crab
n 1: edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard
shell
hard-shelled
adj 1: of animals or plants that have a hard shell
hard-skinned puffball
n 1: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-
skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
[syn: {earthball}, {false truffle}, {puffball}, {hard-
skinned puffball}]
hard-to-please
adj 1: (of persons) fussy and demanding; "his father was a hard-
to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please" [syn:
{hard-to-please(a)}, {hard to please(p)}]
Hardenbergia comnptoniana
n 1: vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown
for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple
flowers [syn: {Western Australia coral pea}, {Hardenbergia
comnptoniana}]
hardening of the arteries
n 1: sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis},
{arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries},
{induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]
Harding grass
n 1: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced
in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass},
{Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris
aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]
hardly a
adj 1: very few; "hardly a man is now alive who remembers that
famous date and year"
hardstem bulrush
n 1: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive
green stems [syn: {hardstem bulrush}, {hardstemmed
bulrush}, {Scirpus acutus}]
hardstemmed bulrush
n 1: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive
green stems [syn: {hardstem bulrush}, {hardstemmed
bulrush}, {Scirpus acutus}]
hardware error
n 1: error resulting from a malfunction of some physical
component of the computer
hardware store
n 1: a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to
call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" [syn: {hardware
store}, {ironmonger}, {ironmonger's shop}]
hare and hounds
n 1: an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off
on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and
pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a
designated spot [syn: {paper chase}, {hare and hounds}]
Hare Krishna
n 1: worshipper of Krishna and member of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness
2: a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based
on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of
`Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the
Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and
practice vegetarianism and celibacy [syn: {Hare Krishna},
{International Society for Krishna Consciousness}, {ISKCON}]
3: a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
hare wallaby
n 1: small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has
persistent teeth [syn: {hare wallaby}, {kangaroo hare}]
hare's-foot bristle fern
n 1: a variety of bristle fern [syn: {hare's-foot bristle fern},
{Trichomanes boschianum}]
hare's-foot fern
n 1: either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft
grey hairy rootstock
haricot vert
n 1: very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricot vert},
{haricots verts}, {French bean}]
haricots verts
n 1: very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricot vert},
{haricots verts}, {French bean}]
hark back
v 1: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a
previous remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {return}, {come
back}, {recall}]
Harkat ul-Ansar
n 1: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the
Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a
terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks
Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-
Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-
Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
n 1: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the
Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a
terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks
Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-
Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-
Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
n 1: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir
that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close
links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn:
{Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami}, {Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami},
{HUJI}]
Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
n 1: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the
Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a
terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks
Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-
Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-
Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
Harlan F. Stone
n 1: United States jurist who was named chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D.
Roosevelt (1872-1946) [syn: {Stone}, {Harlan Stone},
{Harlan F. Stone}, {Harlan Fisk Stone}]
Harlan Fisk Stone
n 1: United States jurist who was named chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D.
Roosevelt (1872-1946) [syn: {Stone}, {Harlan Stone},
{Harlan F. Stone}, {Harlan Fisk Stone}]
Harlan Fiske Stone
n 1: United States jurist who served on the United States
Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) [syn: {Stone},
{Harlan Fiske Stone}]
Harlan Stone
n 1: United States jurist who was named chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D.
Roosevelt (1872-1946) [syn: {Stone}, {Harlan Stone},
{Harlan F. Stone}, {Harlan Fisk Stone}]
Harlean Carpenter
n 1: United States film actress who made several films with
Clark Gable (1911-1937) [syn: {Harlow}, {Jean Harlow},
{Harlean Carpenter}]
Harlem Renaissance
n 1: a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in
art and music and literature flourished
Harlem River
n 1: a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
harlequin opal
n 1: a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
harlequin-snake
n 1: any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded
in red and black and either yellow or white; widely
distributed in South America and Central America [syn:
{coral snake}, {harlequin-snake}, {New World coral snake}]
Harley Granville-Barker
n 1: English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted
for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
[syn: {Granville-Barker}, {Harley Granville-Barker}]
Harley Street
n 1: a street in central London where the consulting rooms of
many physicians and surgeons are located
Harlow Shapley
n 1: United States astronomer (1885-1972) [syn: {Shapley},
{Harlow Shapley}]
harmonic analysis
n 1: analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple
sinusoidal components [syn: {Fourier analysis}, {harmonic
analysis}]
harmonic law
n 1: a law stating that the ratio of the square of the
revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital
axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
[syn: {Kepler's third law}, {harmonic law}]
harmonic mean
n 1: the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the
arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers
harmonic motion
n 1: a periodic motion in which the displacement is either
symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
harmonic progression
n 1: (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form
an arithmetic progression
harness horse
n 1: horse used for pulling vehicles
harness race
n 1: a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses
that are trotting or pacing [syn: {harness race}, {harness
racing}]
harness racing
n 1: a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses
that are trotting or pacing [syn: {harness race}, {harness
racing}]
harnessed antelope
n 1: any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having
striped markings resembling a harness
Harold Clayton Lloyd
n 1: United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical
danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) [syn: {Lloyd},
{Harold Lloyd}, {Harold Clayton Lloyd}]
Harold Clayton Urey
n 1: United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
[syn: {Urey}, {Harold Urey}, {Harold Clayton Urey}]
Harold Harefoot
n 1: illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England
in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {King Harold I},
{Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]
Harold Hart Crane
n 1: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: {Crane}, {Hart Crane},
{Harold Hart Crane}]
Harold Hirschsprung
n 1: Danish pediatrician (1830-1916) [syn: {Hirschsprung},
{Harold Hirschsprung}]
Harold I
n 1: illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England
in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {King Harold I},
{Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]
Harold II
n 1: King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066
and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed
fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
[syn: {Harold II}, {King Harold II}]
Harold Kroto
n 1: British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold Kroto}, {Harold W.
Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]
Harold Lloyd
n 1: United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical
danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) [syn: {Lloyd},
{Harold Lloyd}, {Harold Clayton Lloyd}]
Harold Nicolson
n 1: English diplomat and author (1886-1968) [syn: {Nicolson},
{Harold Nicolson}, {Sir Harold George Nicolson}]
Harold Pinter
n 1: English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences
and the use of inaction (born in 1930) [syn: {Pinter},
{Harold Pinter}]
Harold Urey
n 1: United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
[syn: {Urey}, {Harold Urey}, {Harold Clayton Urey}]
Harold W. Kroto
n 1: British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold Kroto}, {Harold W.
Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]
harp seal
n 1: common Arctic seal; the young are all white [syn: {harp
seal}, {Pagophilus groenlandicus}]
harp-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a harp
Harper's Ferry
n 1: a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the
site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and
his followers who captured an arsenal that was located
there [syn: {Harpers Ferry}, {Harper's Ferry}]
Harpers Ferry
n 1: a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the
site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and
his followers who captured an arsenal that was located
there [syn: {Harpers Ferry}, {Harper's Ferry}]
Harpia harpyja
n 1: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
[syn: {harpy}, {harpy eagle}, {Harpia harpyja}]
harpoon gun
n 1: a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
harpoon line
n 1: a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's
boat
harpoon log
n 1: a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance
Harpullia cupanioides
n 1: fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood
used especially for building [syn: {harpulla}, {Harpullia
cupanioides}]
Harpullia pendula
n 1: Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn:
{Moreton Bay tulipwood}, {Harpullia pendula}]
harpy bat
n 1: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene
distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
[syn: {harpy}, {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed bat}, {tube-nosed
fruit bat}]
harpy eagle
n 1: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
[syn: {harpy}, {harpy eagle}, {Harpia harpyja}]
harrier eagle
n 1: any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some
respects between typical hawks and typical eagles [syn:
{harrier eagle}, {short-toed eagle}]
Harriet Beecher Stowe
n 1: United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced
the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) [syn: {Stowe},
{Harriet Beecher Stowe}, {Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe}]
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe
n 1: United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced
the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) [syn: {Stowe},
{Harriet Beecher Stowe}, {Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe}]
Harriet Tubman
n 1: United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in
Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground
Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
(1820-1913) [syn: {Tubman}, {Harriet Tubman}]
Harriet Wilson
n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was
published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: {Wilson},
{Harriet Wilson}]
Harris Tweed
n 1: a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
Harry Bridges
n 1: United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen
(1901-1990) [syn: {Bridges}, {Harry Bridges}]
Harry F. Klinefelter
n 1: United States physician who first described the XXY-
syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Klinefelter}, {Harry F.
Klinefelter}, {Harry Fitch Kleinfelter}]
Harry Fitch Kleinfelter
n 1: United States physician who first described the XXY-
syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Klinefelter}, {Harry F.
Klinefelter}, {Harry Fitch Kleinfelter}]
Harry Hotspur
n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV
(1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Sir Henry Percy}, {Hotspur},
{Harry Hotspur}]
Harry Houdini
n 1: United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his
ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets
or padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: {Houdini}, {Harry
Houdini}, {Erik Weisz}]
Harry Lauder
n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
[syn: {Lauder}, {Harry Lauder}, {Sir Harry MacLennan
Lauder}]
Harry Lillis Crosby
n 1: United States singer and film actor (1903-1977) [syn:
{Crosby}, {Bing Crosby}, {Harry Lillis Crosby}]
Harry S Truman
n 1: elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd
President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945
and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of
atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman},
{Harry Truman}, {Harry S Truman}, {President Truman}]
Harry Sinclair Lewis
n 1: United States novelist who satirized middle-class America
in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: {Lewis},
{Sinclair Lewis}, {Harry Sinclair Lewis}]
Harry Stack Sullivan
n 1: United States psychiatrist (1892-1949) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Harry Stack Sullivan}]
Harry Truman
n 1: elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd
President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945
and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of
atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman},
{Harry Truman}, {Harry S Truman}, {President Truman}]
harsh on
v 1: criticize harshly; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same
kid"
harsh-voiced
adj 1: having an unusually harsh sound
Hart Crane
n 1: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: {Crane}, {Hart Crane},
{Harold Hart Crane}]
hart's-tongue
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina},
{Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
2: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium
scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]
hart's-tongue fern
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina},
{Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
2: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium
scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]
3: common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale
yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and
Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {Florida strap fern}, {cow-
tongue fern}, {hart's-tongue fern}]
Hartford fern
n 1: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining
stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile
fronds [syn: {creeping fern}, {Hartford fern}, {Lygodium
palmatum}]
harum-scarum
adv 1: in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all
over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn:
{harum-scarum}, {pell-mell}]
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money";
"freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
[syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling},
{happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]
n 1: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
{daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler},
{lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]
Harvard University
n 1: a university in Massachusetts [syn: {Harvard University},
{Harvard}]
Harvery Williams Cushing
n 1: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain
and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome
(1869-1939) [syn: {Cushing}, {Harvey Cushing}, {Harvery
Williams Cushing}]
harvest fly
n 1: its distinctive song is heard during July and August [syn:
{dog-day cicada}, {harvest fly}]
harvest home
n 1: the gathering of a ripened crop [syn: {harvest},
{harvesting}, {harvest home}]
harvest mite
n 1: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
human beings causing intense irritation [syn: {harvest
mite}, {chigger}, {jigger}, {redbug}]
harvest moon
n 1: the full moon nearest the September equinox
harvest mouse
n 1: any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g.
grain fields [syn: {American harvest mouse}, {harvest
mouse}]
2: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
[syn: {harvest mouse}, {Micromyx minutus}]
harvest time
n 1: the season for gathering crops [syn: {harvest}, {harvest
time}]
harvest-lice
n 1: erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats [syn:
{harvest-lice}, {Agrimonia eupatoria}]
Harvey Cushing
n 1: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain
and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome
(1869-1939) [syn: {Cushing}, {Harvey Cushing}, {Harvery
Williams Cushing}]
Harvey Wallbanger
n 1: a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and
Galliano
has-been
n 1: someone who is no longer popular [syn: {has-been}, {back-
number}]
hash head
n 1: a user of hashish
hash house
n 1: an inexpensive restaurant
hash mark
n 1: an insignia worn to indicate years of service [syn:
{service stripe}, {hashmark}, {hash mark}]
hash out
v 1: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over
in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household
budget" [syn: {hash out}, {discuss}, {talk over}]
hash over
v 1: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: {retrograde},
{rehash}, {hash over}]
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
n 1: an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea [syn:
{Jordan}, {Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}]
Hashimoto's disease
n 1: autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in
middle-aged women
hastate leaf
n 1: a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes
at the base
hasty defence
n 1: a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when
time is limited [syn: {hasty defense}, {hasty defence}]
hasty defense
n 1: a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when
time is limited [syn: {hasty defense}, {hasty defence}]
hasty pudding
n 1: sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal
cooked quickly in milk or water
2: cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown
sugar)
hat shop
n 1: shop selling women's hats [syn: {millinery}, {hat shop}]
hat trick
n 1: (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three
scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)
hatchback door
n 1: a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open [syn:
{hatchback}, {hatchback door}, {liftgate}, {hatch}]
hatcheck girl
n 1: a female checker [syn: {check girl}, {hatcheck girl}]
hatchet job
n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
{defamation}, {calumny}, {calumniation}, {obloquy},
{traducement}, {hatchet job}]
hatchet man
n 1: a professional killer [syn: {hatchet man}, {iceman}]
2: one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a
superior [syn: {hatchet man}, {enforcer}]
hate mail
n 1: mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually
in offensive language)
hatha yoga
n 1: yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine
difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from
the outside world) with controlled breathing
Hatiora gaertneri
n 1: spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints
and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Schlumbergera [syn: {Easter cactus}, {Hatiora gaertneri},
{Schlumbergera gaertneri}]
Hatteras Island
n 1: a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina
shore
haul away
v 1: take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old
furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul off}, {haul
away}]
haul off
v 1: take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old
furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul off}, {haul
away}]
haul up
v 1: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled
up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front
of us" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {haul up}]
haute couture
n 1: trend-setting fashions [syn: {haute couture}, {high
fashion}, {high style}]
haute cuisine
n 1: (French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food
Haute-Normandie
n 1: a division of Normandy [syn: {Haute-Normandie}, {Upper-
Normandy}]
have a ball
v 1: enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and
didn't come home until 2 AM" [syn: {have a ball}, {have a
good time}]
have a bun in the oven
v 1: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {carry},
{gestate}, {expect}]
have a fit
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
have a go
v 1: make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse
before but I'll give it a go" [syn: {have a go}, {give it a
try}]
have a go at it
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
have a good time
v 1: enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and
didn't come home until 2 AM" [syn: {have a ball}, {have a
good time}]
have a look
v 1: look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load
of this pretty woman!" [syn: {take a look}, {have a look},
{get a load}]
have down
v 1: have (something) mastered; "She has the names of the fifty
states down pat"
have got
v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
"She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful
daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
[syn: {have}, {have got}, {hold}]
have in mind
v 1: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk
about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about
people who gossip!" [syn: {think of}, {have in mind},
{mean}]
have intercourse
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
have it away
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
have it coming
v 1: deserve (either good or bad); "It's too bad he got fired,
but he sure had it coming"
have it off
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
have kittens
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
have on
v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn:
{wear}, {have on}]
have sex
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
have the best
v 1: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the
person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of
us" [syn: {get the best}, {have the best}, {overcome}]
have the distinction
v 1: be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of
a notable characteristic; "it has the distinction of being
the cheapest restaurant in town"
have to do with
v 1: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to},
{bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}, {have to do with}]
have words
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
have young
v 1: give birth to (a calf); "the whales calve at this time of
year" [syn: {calve}, {have young}]
have-not
n 1: a person with few or no possessions [syn: {poor person},
{have-not}]
Haverhill fever
n 1: the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
Haversian canal
n 1: any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and
connective tissue and that form a network in bone
haw-haw
n 1: a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-
haw}, {horselaugh}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]
2: a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide
lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {sunk fence}, {ha-
ha}, {haw-haw}]
Haw.
n 1: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the
Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Hawaii}, {Hawai'i}, {Aloha State},
{HI}, {Haw.}]
Hawai'i
n 1: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the
Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Hawaii}, {Hawai'i}, {Aloha State},
{HI}, {Haw.}]
Hawaii Island
n 1: the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has
several volcanic peaks [syn: {Hawaii}, {Hawaii Island}]
Hawaii Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the
western Aleutian Islands [syn: {Hawaii Time}, {Hawaii
Standard Time}]
Hawaii Time
n 1: standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the
western Aleutian Islands [syn: {Hawaii Time}, {Hawaii
Standard Time}]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
n 1: a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
Hawaiian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large
bay on the island of Oahu [syn: {Honolulu}, {capital of
Hawaii}, {Hawaiian capital}]
Hawaiian dancing
n 1: a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman [syn: {hula},
{hula-hula}, {Hawaiian dancing}]
Hawaiian guitar
n 1: guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed
with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect [syn:
{Hawaiian guitar}, {steel guitar}]
Hawaiian honeycreeper
n 1: small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands [syn:
{honeycreeper}, {Hawaiian honeycreeper}]
Hawaiian Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central
Pacific [syn: {Hawaiian Islands}, {H.I.}, {Sandwich
Islands}]
hawk moth
n 1: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn:
{hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth},
{hummingbird moth}]
hawk nose
n 1: a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk
hawk owl
n 1: grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of
the northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk owl}, {Surnia ulula}]
hawk's-beard
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose
heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy
stem; northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk's-beard},
{hawk's-beards}]
hawk's-beards
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose
heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy
stem; northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk's-beard},
{hawk's-beards}]
hawk-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
Hawkeye State
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye
State}, {IA}, {Ia.}]
hawksbill turtle
n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak;
source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill
turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle},
{Eretmochelys imbricata}]
hawser bend
n 1: a knot uniting the ends of two lines
hay bacillus
n 1: a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic
matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus
subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay
bacillus}]
hay bale
n 1: a bale of hay
hay conditioner
n 1: a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even
drying [syn: {haymaker}, {hay conditioner}]
hay fever
n 1: a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to
pollen [syn: {hay fever}, {pollinosis}]
hay-scented
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern},
{scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia
punctilobula}]
hay-scented fern
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern},
{scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia
punctilobula}]
haying time
n 1: the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as
fodder [syn: {haying}, {haying time}]
Haym Salomon
n 1: American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot
who helped fund the army during the American Revolution
(1740?-1785) [syn: {Salomon}, {Haym Salomon}]
hazard insurance
n 1: insurance that provides protection against certain risks
such as storms or fires
Hazardia cana
n 1: western American shrubs having white felted foliage and
yellow flowers that become red-purple [syn: {hoary golden
bush}, {Hazardia cana}]
haze over
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate},
{haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]
hazel alder
n 1: common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
[syn: {smooth alder}, {hazel alder}, {Alnus serrulata}]
hazel mouse
n 1: a variety of dormouse [syn: {hazel mouse}, {Muscardinus
avellanarius}]
hazel tree
n 1: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-
grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel}, {hazel
tree}, {Pomaderris apetala}]
hazel-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with hazel
hazelnut tree
n 1: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus
bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn:
{hazelnut}, {hazel}, {hazelnut tree}]
HDL cholesterol
n 1: the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good'
cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower
the risk of coronary artery disease
he-goat
n 1: male goat [syn: {billy}, {billy goat}, {he-goat}]
he-huckleberry
n 1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of
small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male
berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia
ligustrina}]
he-man
n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {stud}, {he-
man}, {macho-man}]
head ache
n 1: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or
muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn:
{headache}, {head ache}, {cephalalgia}]
head and shoulders above
adv 1: outstandingly superior to; "in intelligence he was head
and shoulders above the others in his class"
head blight
n 1: a blight of the heads of cereals
head cabbage
n 1: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short
thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green
leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {head cabbage plant},
{Brassica oleracea capitata}]
2: any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact
globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used
raw in coleslaw
head cabbage plant
n 1: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short
thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green
leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {head cabbage plant},
{Brassica oleracea capitata}]
head cold
n 1: a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in
congestion and sneezing and headache
head count
n 1: number of people in a particular group [syn: {head count},
{headcount}]
head covering
n 1: a garment that covers the head and face [syn: {head
covering}, {veil}]
head crash
n 1: (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard
disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the
surface of the magnetic disk)
head for the hills
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
head game
n 1: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
[syn: {delusion}, {illusion}, {head game}]
head gasket
n 1: a gasket to seal a cylinder head
head gate
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate},
{sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate},
{water gate}]
2: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control
the flow of water at the upper end
head home
v 1: return home; "After the movie, we went home" [syn: {go
home}, {head home}]
head honcho
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big
shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda
commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun},
{big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada},
{big fish}, {head honcho}]
head lettuce
n 1: distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that
develop into a compact ball [syn: {head lettuce}, {Lactuca
sativa capitata}]
head lice
n 1: infestation of the scalp with lice [syn: {pediculosis
capitis}, {head lice}]
head linesman
n 1: a football official in charge of recording yardage gained
or lost
head louse
n 1: infests the head and body of humans [syn: {head louse},
{Pediculus capitis}]
head nurse
n 1: the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution
head of hair
n 1: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn:
{mane}, {head of hair}]
head of household
n 1: the head of a household or family or tribe
head of state
n 1: the chief public representative of a country who may also
be the head of government [syn: {head of state}, {chief of
state}]
head off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: {debar}, {forefend}, {forfend}, {obviate},
{deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off},
{avoid}, {ward off}]
head over heels
adv 1: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head},
{topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
head register
n 1: the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the
vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head
register}, {head voice}, {head tone}]
head restraint
n 1: a cushion attached to the top of the back of an
automobile's seat to prevent whiplash [syn: {headrest},
{head restraint}]
head rhyme
n 1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed
syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged
rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {initial rhyme},
{beginning rhyme}, {head rhyme}]
head sea
n 1: a sea in which the waves are running directly against the
course of the ship
head shop
n 1: a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users;
"he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head
shop"
head smut
n 1: smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing
a covered smut [syn: {head smut}, {Sphacelotheca reiliana}]
head start
n 1: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race);
"with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn:
{start}, {head start}]
head teacher
n 1: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she
sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal},
{school principal}, {head teacher}, {head}]
head tone
n 1: the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the
vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head
register}, {head voice}, {head tone}]
head trip
n 1: an exciting or stimulating experience [syn: {trip}, {head
trip}]
2: the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself
pleasure [syn: {self-gratification}, {head trip}]
head up
v 1: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel;
"This student heads the class" [syn: {head}, {head up}]
head voice
n 1: the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the
vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head
register}, {head voice}, {head tone}]
head word
n 1: a content word that can be qualified by a modifier [syn:
{headword}, {head word}]
2: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays
the same grammatical role as the whole constituent [syn:
{head}, {head word}]
head-in-the-clouds
adj 1: guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls" [syn:
{flighty}, {flyaway}, {head-in-the-clouds},
{scatterbrained}]
head-on
adv 1: in direct opposition; directly; "we must meet the problem
head-on"
2: with the front foremost; "the cars collided head-on"
adj 1: characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on
confrontation"
2: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on
collision" [syn: {frontal}, {head-on}]
head-shrinker
n 1: a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn:
{psychiatrist}, {head-shrinker}, {shrink}]
2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as
trophies [syn: {headhunter}, {head-shrinker}]
head-to-head
adv 1: even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
[syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}, {nip and tuck}]
adj 1: involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete
supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" [syn:
{tete-a-tete}, {head-to-head}]
2: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or
comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish
line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and
tuck affair" [syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}, {nip and
tuck}]
headache powder
n 1: a powdered form of aspirin [syn: {aspirin powder},
{headache powder}]
headquarters staff
n 1: military staff stationed at headquarters
heads-up
adj 1: fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball" [syn:
{heads-up}, {wide-awake}]
n 1: a warning message; "he sent a heads-up to the District
Attorney"
heal all
n 1: decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to
possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North
America [syn: {self-heal}, {heal all}, {Prunella vulgaris}]
2: common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow
nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn: {yellow
clintonia}, {heal all}, {Clintonia borealis}]
healing herb
n 1: leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads
or cooked [syn: {comfrey}, {healing herb}]
Health and Human Services
n 1: the United States federal department that administers all
federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created
in 1979 [syn: {Department of Health and Human Services},
{Health and Human Services}, {HHS}]
health care
n 1: social insurance for the ill and injured
2: the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing
or treating illness through services offered by the health
profession [syn: {healthcare}, {health care}]
health care delivery
n 1: the provision of health care [syn: {healthcare delivery},
{health care delivery}, {care delivery}]
health care provider
n 1: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating
illness or disability [syn: {health professional}, {primary
care provider}, {PCP}, {health care provider}, {caregiver}]
health check
n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of
tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
[syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination},
{medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]
health club
n 1: a place of business with equipment and facilities for
exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: {health
spa}, {spa}, {health club}]
health code
n 1: set of standards established and enforced by government for
health requirements as in plumbing etc [syn: {sanitary
code}, {health code}]
health facility
n 1: building where medicine is practiced [syn: {medical
building}, {health facility}, {healthcare facility}]
health food
n 1: any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote
good health
health hazard
n 1: hazard to the health of those exposed to it
health insurance
n 1: insurance against loss due to ill health
health maintenance organization
n 1: group insurance that entitles members to services of
participating hospitals and clinics and physicians [syn:
{health maintenance organization}, {HMO}]
health problem
n 1: a state in which you are unable to function normally and
without pain [syn: {ill health}, {unhealthiness}, {health
problem}] [ant: {good health}, {healthiness}]
health profession
n 1: the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the
health of their clients
health professional
n 1: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating
illness or disability [syn: {health professional}, {primary
care provider}, {PCP}, {health care provider}, {caregiver}]
health spa
n 1: a place of business with equipment and facilities for
exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: {health
spa}, {spa}, {health club}]
healthcare delivery
n 1: the provision of health care [syn: {healthcare delivery},
{health care delivery}, {care delivery}]
healthcare facility
n 1: building where medicine is practiced [syn: {medical
building}, {health facility}, {healthcare facility}]
heap up
v 1: arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my
living room" [syn: {pile up}, {heap up}, {stack up}]
hear out
v 1: listen to every detail and give a full hearing to
hearing aid
n 1: an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to
compensate for poor hearing [syn: {hearing aid}, {deaf-
aid}]
2: a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to
the ear of a hearing-impaired person [syn: {hearing aid},
{ear trumpet}]
hearing disorder
n 1: impairment of the sense of hearing [syn: {hearing
impairment}, {hearing disorder}]
hearing dog
n 1: dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence
of certain sounds
hearing examiner
n 1: an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an
investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency
can exercise its statutory powers [syn: {hearing examiner},
{hearing officer}]
hearing impairment
n 1: impairment of the sense of hearing [syn: {hearing
impairment}, {hearing disorder}]
hearing loss
n 1: partial or complete loss of hearing [syn: {deafness},
{hearing loss}]
hearing officer
n 1: an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an
investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency
can exercise its statutory powers [syn: {hearing examiner},
{hearing officer}]
hearing-impaired
adj 1: having a hearing loss [syn: {hard-of-hearing}, {hearing-
impaired}]
hearsay evidence
n 1: evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not
of direct knowledge
hearsay rule
n 1: a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any
statement other than that by a witness
heart and soul
adv 1: with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"
[syn: {heart and soul}, {body and soul}]
n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
{center}, {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and
soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith},
{sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
heart attack
n 1: a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
heart block
n 1: recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by
impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the
heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome},
{Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]
heart cherry
n 1: any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy
heart-shaped fruits [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart},
{oxheart cherry}]
2: large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: {heart
cherry}, {oxheart}, {oxheart cherry}]
heart disease
n 1: a disease of the heart [syn: {heart disease},
{cardiopathy}]
heart failure
n 1: inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain
normal bodily functions [syn: {heart failure}, {coronary
failure}]
heart line
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your
emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {love
line}, {mensal line}]
heart massage
n 1: an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of
the heart (either through the chest wall or, during
surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain
circulation during cardiac arrest [syn: {cardiac massage},
{heart massage}]
heart monitor
n 1: a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation
of the function of the heart [syn: {cardiac monitor},
{heart monitor}]
heart murmur
n 1: an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of
abnormal function of the heart valves [syn: {heart murmur},
{cardiac murmur}, {murmur}]
heart muscle
n 1: the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued
rhythmic contraction [syn: {cardiac muscle}, {heart
muscle}]
Heart of Dixie
n 1: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of
Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American
Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia
State}, {AL}, {Ala.}]
heart pea
n 1: woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed
pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and
America [syn: {balloon vine}, {heart pea}, {Cardiospermum
halicacabum}]
heart rate
n 1: the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to
obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn:
{pulse}, {pulse rate}, {heart rate}]
heart rhythm
n 1: the rhythm of a beating heart [syn: {cardiac rhythm},
{heart rhythm}]
heart specialist
n 1: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure
and function and disorders of the heart [syn:
{cardiologist}, {heart specialist}, {heart surgeon}]
heart surgeon
n 1: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure
and function and disorders of the heart [syn:
{cardiologist}, {heart specialist}, {heart surgeon}]
heart surgery
n 1: any surgical procedure involving the heart
heart urchin
n 1: sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny
shell
heart valve
n 1: a valve to control one-way flow of blood [syn: {heart
valve}, {cardiac valve}]
2: an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve
heart ventricle
n 1: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
and pumps it to the arteries [syn: {ventricle}, {heart
ventricle}]
heart-healthy
adj 1: of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other
ingredients that may foster heart disease
heart-leaf
n 1: wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves;
West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf},
{Asarum shuttleworthii}]
2: evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and
silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South
Carolina [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf}, {Asarum
virginicum}]
heart-leaved aster
n 1: perennial wood aster of eastern North America [syn: {heart-
leaved aster}, {Aster cordifolius}]
heart-lung machine
n 1: a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery;
diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then
pumps it through the body
heart-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: {cordate}, {heart-
shaped}, {cordiform}]
heart-to-heart
adj 1: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: {candid}, {open},
{heart-to-heart}]
n 1: an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little
heart-to-heart"
heart-whole
adj 1: with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-
whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her
candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his
whole-souled allegiance" [syn: {heart-whole},
{wholehearted}, {whole-souled}]
hearth money
n 1: an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support
the papal see [syn: {hearth money}, {Peter's pence}]
heartleaf arnica
n 1: wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower
heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to
southern California [syn: {heartleaf arnica}, {Arnica
cordifolia}]
heartleaf manzanita
n 1: erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped
lobes at the base [syn: {heartleaf manzanita},
{Arctostaphylos andersonii}]
heat barrier
n 1: a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
[syn: {thermal barrier}, {heat barrier}]
heat content
n 1: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the
internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume
and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system
capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {heat content},
{total heat}, {enthalpy}, {H}]
heat dissipation
n 1: dissipation of heat
heat energy
n 1: a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in
temperature [syn: {heat}, {heat energy}]
heat engine
n 1: any engine that makes use of heat to do work
heat exchanger
n 1: device that transfers heat from one liquid to another
without allowing them to mix
heat exhaustion
n 1: a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness
caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn:
{heat exhaustion}, {heat prostration}]
heat flash
n 1: a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic
explosion)
heat hyperpyrexia
n 1: collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat [syn:
{heatstroke}, {heat hyperpyrexia}]
heat lamp
n 1: electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent
lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be
warmed by an infrared lamp" [syn: {heat lamp}, {infrared
lamp}]
heat lightning
n 1: bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder
(especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant
lightning that is reflected by clouds
heat of condensation
n 1: heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point
as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is
equal to the heat of vaporization"
heat of dissociation
n 1: the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into
simpler constituents
heat of formation
n 1: the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one
mole of a substance from its component elements
heat of fusion
n 1: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting
point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the
same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat
of solidification"
heat of solidification
n 1: heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing
point when it solidifies
heat of solution
n 1: the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance
is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent
heat of sublimation
n 1: heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes
from a solid to a gaseous state
heat of transformation
n 1: heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a
constant temperature and pressure [syn: {latent heat},
{heat of transformation}]
heat of vaporisation
n 1: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling
point in order to convert the material into a gas at the
same temperature [syn: {heat of vaporization}, {heat of
vaporisation}]
heat of vaporization
n 1: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling
point in order to convert the material into a gas at the
same temperature [syn: {heat of vaporization}, {heat of
vaporisation}]
heat prostration
n 1: a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness
caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn:
{heat exhaustion}, {heat prostration}]
heat pump
n 1: apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a
higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to
transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a
building
heat rash
n 1: obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and
humidity [syn: {prickly heat}, {heat rash}, {miliaria}]
heat ray
n 1: a ray that produces a thermal effect
heat shield
n 1: a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from
overheating on reentry
heat sink
n 1: a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and
radiate) heat
heat unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for work [syn: {work unit}, {heat
unit}, {energy unit}]
heat up
v 1: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn:
{heat}, {hot up}, {heat up}] [ant: {chill}, {cool}, {cool
down}]
2: make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the
water on the stove" [syn: {heat}, {heat up}] [ant: {chill},
{cool}, {cool down}]
3: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {heat
up}, {hot up}, {screw up}]
heat wave
n 1: a wave of unusually hot weather
heat-absorbing
adj 1: (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed
with absorption of heat [syn: {endothermic},
{endothermal}, {heat-absorbing}] [ant: {exothermal},
{exothermic}, {heat-releasing}]
heat-releasing
adj 1: (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed
with the liberation of heat [syn: {exothermic},
{exothermal}, {heat-releasing}] [ant: {endothermal},
{endothermic}, {heat-absorbing}]
heat-seeking missile
n 1: a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward
targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a
jet engine)
heated up
adj 1: made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of
`heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up
face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and
sweaty" [syn: {heated}, {heated up}, {het}, {het up}]
heath aster
n 1: common much-branched North American perennial with
heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers [syn:
{heath aster}, {Aster ericoides}]
2: common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and
small white flower heads [syn: {heath aster}, {Aster
arenosus}]
heath family
n 1: heathers [syn: {Ericaceae}, {family Ericaceae}, {heath
family}]
heath hen
n 1: extinct prairie chicken [syn: {heath hen}, {Tympanuchus
cupido cupido}]
2: female black grouse [syn: {greyhen}, {grayhen}, {grey hen},
{gray hen}, {heath hen}]
heath pea
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut
pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}]
heath violet
n 1: Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog
violet}, {heath violet}, {Viola canina}]
heather bell
n 1: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn:
{bell heather}, {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica
cinerea}]
heather mixture
n 1: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish
shades with flecks of color [syn: {heather mixture},
{heather}]
heating element
n 1: the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or
electricity into heat
heating oil
n 1: a petroleum product used for fuel [syn: {fuel oil},
{heating oil}]
heating pad
n 1: heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained
in a flexible pad [syn: {heating pad}, {hot pad}]
heating plant
n 1: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't
working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating
system}, {heating plant}, {heating}, {heat}]
heating system
n 1: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't
working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating
system}, {heating plant}, {heating}, {heat}]
heave up
v 1: lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heave up}, {heft}, {heft
up}]
heaven-sent
adj 1: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine
intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a
providential recovery" [syn: {heaven-sent},
{providential}, {miraculous}]
heavenly body
n 1: natural objects visible in the sky [syn: {celestial body},
{heavenly body}]
Heavenly City
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy
City}]
Heavenly Jewel
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Tien-pao}, {Heavenly
Jewel}]
heavier-than-air
adj 1: relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces
heavier-than-air craft
n 1: a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to
hold it aloft and to propel it
heavily traveled
adj 1: subject to much traffic or travel; "the region's most
heavily traveled highways"
Heaviside layer
n 1: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that
reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside
layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]
heavy cream
n 1: contains more than 36% butterfat
heavy hitter
n 1: an influential person who works hard to promote the causes
they are interested in
heavy hydrogen
n 1: an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to
zero neutrons in hydrogen) [syn: {deuterium}, {heavy
hydrogen}]
heavy lifting
n 1: difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but
he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
heavy metal
n 1: a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity
greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight
(especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
2: loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics
usually involve violent or fantastic imagery [syn: {heavy
metal}, {heavy metal music}]
heavy metal music
n 1: loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat;
lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery [syn:
{heavy metal}, {heavy metal music}]
heavy particle
n 1: any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or
greater than that of a proton and that participate in
strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
[syn: {baryon}, {heavy particle}]
heavy spar
n 1: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barytes}, {barium
sulphate}]
heavy swell
n 1: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean [syn: {ground
swell}, {heavy swell}]
heavy water
n 1: water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium
atoms, used in nuclear reactors [syn: {heavy water},
{deuterium oxide}]
heavy weapon
n 1: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy
weapon}, {gun}, {ordnance}]
heavy whipping cream
n 1: cream with a fat content of 48% or more [syn: {double
creme}, {heavy whipping cream}]
heavy-armed
adj 1: having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered
and heavy-armed"
heavy-coated
adj 1: wearing a heavy coat; "heavy-coated policemen astride
noble horses"
heavy-duty
adj 1: designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent";
"heavy-duty gloves" [ant: {light-duty}]
heavy-footed
adj 1: (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired
heavy-footed walk" [ant: {light-footed}]
heavy-handed
adj 1: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the
hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance";
"ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely
empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor
creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling},
{butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless},
{heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
2: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-
handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over
all opposition" [syn: {heavy-handed}, {roughshod}]
heavy-laden
adj 1: burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-
laden"-Matt.11:28 [syn: {care-laden}, {heavy-laden}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs
burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with
packages" [syn: {burdened}, {heavy-laden}, {loaded down}]
heavy-limbed
adj 1: having heavy limbs
Hebei province
n 1: a populous province in northeastern China [syn: {Hebei},
{Hopei}, {Hopeh}, {Hebei province}]
hebephrenic schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe
disintegration of personality including erratic speech and
childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes
evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category
in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic
schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized
type schizophrenia}]
Hebraic alphabet
n 1: a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for
writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish
and Ladino) [syn: {Hebrew alphabet}, {Hebraic alphabet},
{Hebrew script}]
Hebrew alphabet
n 1: a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for
writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish
and Ladino) [syn: {Hebrew alphabet}, {Hebraic alphabet},
{Hebrew script}]
Hebrew calendar
n 1: (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC
(the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar
year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic
leap years [syn: {Jewish calendar}, {Hebrew calendar}]
Hebrew lesson
n 1: instruction in the Hebrew language
Hebrew script
n 1: a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for
writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish
and Ladino) [syn: {Hebrew alphabet}, {Hebraic alphabet},
{Hebrew script}]
Hebrew Scripture
n 1: the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the
Torah and the Prophets and the Writings [syn: {Tanakh},
{Tanach}, {Hebrew Scripture}]
Hebridean Islands
n 1: a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of
Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean
Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]
Hebridean Isles
n 1: a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of
Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean
Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]
Hector Berlioz
n 1: French composer of romantic works (1803-1869) [syn:
{Berlioz}, {Hector Berlioz}, {Louis-Hector Berlioz}]
Hector Hevodidbon
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Hector Hugh Munro
n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro},
{H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}]
hedeoma oil
n 1: aromatic oil from American pennyroyal [syn: {pennyroyal
oil}, {hedeoma oil}]
Hedeoma pulegioides
n 1: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue
flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect
repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn:
{pennyroyal}, {American pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]
Hedera helix
n 1: Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black
berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {common ivy}, {English ivy},
{Hedera helix}]
hedge bindweed
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge
bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium},
{Convolvulus sepium}]
hedge fund
n 1: a flexible investment company for a small number of large
investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million);
can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds)
such as short-selling and heavy leveraging [syn: {hedge
fund}, {hedgefund}]
hedge garlic
n 1: European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic
mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-
hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]
hedge in
v 1: enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges;
"hedge the property" [syn: {hedge}, {hedge in}]
hedge maple
n 1: shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {hedge
maple}, {field maple}, {Acer campestre}]
hedge mustard
n 1: stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow
flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used
medicinally [syn: {hedge mustard}, {Sisymbrium officinale}]
hedge nettle
n 1: perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist
places in northern hemisphere [syn: {hedge nettle},
{Stachys palustris}]
2: foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping
rhizome [syn: {hedge nettle}, {dead nettle}, {Stachys
sylvatica}]
hedge pink
n 1: plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and
leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort},
{hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria
officinalis}]
hedge sparrow
n 1: small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow},
{sparrow}, {dunnock}, {Prunella modularis}]
hedge thorn
n 1: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike
fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn},
{natal plum}, {Carissa bispinosa}]
hedge trimmer
n 1: a garden tool for trimming hedges
hedge violet
n 1: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
[syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica},
{Viola reichenbachiana}]
hedgehog cactus
n 1: cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
hedgehog cereus
n 1: cactus of the genus Echinocereus
Hedysarum boreale
n 1: perennial of western United States having racemes of pink
to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into
nearly orbicular joints [syn: {sweet vetch}, {Hedysarum
boreale}]
Hedysarum coronarium
n 1: perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for
its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important
honey crop [syn: {French honeysuckle}, {sulla}, {Hedysarum
coronarium}]
hee-haw
n 1: a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-
haw}, {horselaugh}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: {hee-haw}, {bray}]
heebie-jeebies
n 1: extreme nervousness [syn: {jitters}, {heebie-jeebies},
{screaming meemies}]
heel counter
n 1: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a
counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel
and to give support to the foot" [syn: {counter}, {heel
counter}]
heels over head
adv 1: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head},
{topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
heft up
v 1: lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heave up}, {heft}, {heft
up}]
Heidelberg man
n 1: a type of primitive man who lived in Europe [syn:
{Heidelberg man}, {Homo heidelbergensis}]
Heilong Jiang
n 1: an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea
of Okhotsk [syn: {Amur}, {Amur River}, {Heilong Jiang},
{Heilong}]
Heimlich maneuver
n 1: an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking
because food is lodged in the trachea [syn: {Heimlich
maneuver}, {Heimlich manoeuvere}]
Heimlich manoeuvere
n 1: an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking
because food is lodged in the trachea [syn: {Heimlich
maneuver}, {Heimlich manoeuvere}]
Heinrich Boell
n 1: German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
[syn: {Boell}, {Heinrich Boell}, {Heinrich Theodor Boell}]
Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
n 1: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a
famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
[syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard
Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]
Heinrich Hertz
n 1: German physicist who was the first to produce
electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn:
{Hertz}, {Heinrich Hertz}, {Heinrich Rudolph Hertz}]
Heinrich Himmler
n 1: German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who
oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945) [syn:
{Himmler}, {Heinrich Himmler}]
Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
n 1: German physicist who was the first to produce
electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn:
{Hertz}, {Heinrich Hertz}, {Heinrich Rudolph Hertz}]
Heinrich Schliemann
n 1: German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city
sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890) [syn:
{Schliemann}, {Heinrich Schliemann}]
Heinrich Theodor Boell
n 1: German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
[syn: {Boell}, {Heinrich Boell}, {Heinrich Theodor Boell}]
Heinrich von Kleist
n 1: German dramatist whose works concern people torn between
reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Kleist}, {Heinrich
von Kleist}, {Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist}]
heir apparent
n 1: an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if
that person outlives the ancestor [ant: {heir presumptive}]
heir presumptive
n 1: a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be
defeated by the birth of a nearer relative [ant: {heir
apparent}]
heir-at-law
n 1: the person legally entitled to inherit the property of
someone who dies intestate
Heitor Villa-Lobos
n 1: Brazilian composer (1887-1959) [syn: {Villa-Lobos}, {Heitor
Villa-Lobos}]
Helen Adams Keller
n 1: United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf
from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read
and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college
and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people
(1880-1968) [syn: {Keller}, {Helen Keller}, {Helen Adams
Keller}]
Helen Hayes
n 1: acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) [syn:
{Hayes}, {Helen Hayes}]
Helen Hunt Jackson
n 1: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust
treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: {Jackson},
{Helen Hunt Jackson}, {Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson}]
Helen Keller
n 1: United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf
from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read
and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college
and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people
(1880-1968) [syn: {Keller}, {Helen Keller}, {Helen Adams
Keller}]
Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury
n 1: United States social economist (1876-1933) [syn:
{Woodbury}, {Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury}]
Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
n 1: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust
treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: {Jackson},
{Helen Hunt Jackson}, {Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson}]
Helen Newington Wills
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills
Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
Helen of Troy
n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda
who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to
get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn:
{Helen}, {Helen of Troy}]
Helen Porter Mitchell
n 1: Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Melba},
{Dame Nellie Melba}, {Helen Porter Mitchell}]
Helen Traubel
n 1: United States operatic soprano (1903-1972) [syn: {Traubel},
{Helen Traubel}]
Helen Wills
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills
Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
Helen Wills Moody
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills
Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
Helenium autumnale
n 1: North American perennial with bright yellow late summer
flowers [syn: {autumn sneezeweed}, {Helenium autumnale}]
Helenium hoopesii
n 1: stout perennial herb of western United States having flower
heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing
sickness in sheep [syn: {orange sneezeweed}, {owlclaws},
{Helenium hoopesii}]
Helenium puberulum
n 1: a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially
southern California [syn: {rosilla}, {Helenium puberulum}]
Helianthemum canadense
n 1: perennial of the eastern United States having early
solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers;
so-called because ice crystals form on it during first
frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {frostwort},
{Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadense}]
Helianthemum scoparium
n 1: woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United
States [syn: {rush rose}, {Helianthemum scoparium}]
Helianthus angustifolius
n 1: sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and
found in bogs [syn: {swamp sunflower}, {Helianthus
angustifolius}]
Helianthus annuus
n 1: annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which
are a source of oil; common throughout United States and
much of North America [syn: {common sunflower}, {mirasol},
{Helianthus annuus}]
Helianthus giganteus
n 1: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern
United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn:
{giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato},
{Helianthus giganteus}]
Helianthus laetiflorus
n 1: tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads;
central United States [syn: {showy sunflower}, {Helianthus
laetiflorus}]
Helianthus maximilianii
n 1: tall perennial of central United States to Canada having
golden-yellow flowers [syn: {Maximilian's sunflower},
{Helianthus maximilianii}]
Helianthus petiolaris
n 1: similar to the common sunflower with slender usually
branching stems common in central United States [syn:
{prairie sunflower}, {Helianthus petiolaris}]
Helianthus tuberosus
n 1: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn:
{Jerusalem artichoke}, {girasol}, {Jerusalem artichoke
sunflower}, {Helianthus tuberosus}]
Helichrysum bracteatum
n 1: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of
lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who
love dried flowers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden
everlasting}, {yellow paper daisy}, {Helichrysum
bracteatum}]
Helichrysum secundiflorum
n 1: shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having
fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for
drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn:
{cascade everlasting}, {Ozothamnus secundiflorus},
{Helichrysum secundiflorum}]
Helicteres isora
n 1: East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and
orange-red flowers [syn: {nut-leaved screw tree},
{Helicteres isora}]
Heliobacter pylori
n 1: the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and
is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases
(including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers
and other peptic ulcers) [syn: {Heliobacter pylori}, {H.
pylori}]
heliocentric parallax
n 1: the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the
earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline [syn:
{heliocentric parallax}, {annual parallax}]
heliothis moth
n 1: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms [syn:
{heliothis moth}, {Heliothis zia}]
Heliothis zia
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm},
{cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm},
{vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]
2: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms [syn:
{heliothis moth}, {Heliothis zia}]
Helipterum manglesii
n 1: Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding
flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn:
{Swan River everlasting}, {rhodanthe}, {Rhodanthe
manglesii}, {Helipterum manglesii}]
helium group
n 1: the series of inert gases
helix angle
n 1: the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a
cylinder or cone
Helix aspersa
n 1: serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag
markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {brown
snail}, {Helix aspersa}]
Helix hortensis
n 1: a kind of garden snail
Helix pomatia
n 1: one of the chief edible snails [syn: {edible snail}, {Helix
pomatia}]
hell dust
n 1: street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {nose
drops}, {smack}, {thunder}, {skag}, {scag}]
hell on earth
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits" [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole},
{snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
hell raising
n 1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: {raising hell},
{hell raising}]
hell to pay
n 1: dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to
pay"
Hell's Half Acre
n 1: a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and
vice [syn: {Hell's Kitchen}, {Hell's Half Acre}]
Hell's Kitchen
n 1: a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and
vice [syn: {Hell's Kitchen}, {Hell's Half Acre}]
hell-bent
adj 1: recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning"
hell-for-leather
adv 1: at breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for-
leather"
hell-kite
n 1: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-kite},
{hell-rooster}, {gamecock}]
hell-rooster
n 1: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-kite},
{hell-rooster}, {gamecock}]
Helladic civilisation
n 1: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished
2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilization}, {Helladic
civilisation}, {Helladic culture}]
Helladic civilization
n 1: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished
2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilization}, {Helladic
civilisation}, {Helladic culture}]
Helladic culture
n 1: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished
2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilization}, {Helladic
civilisation}, {Helladic culture}]
Helleborus foetidus
n 1: digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and
irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking
hellebore}, {bear's foot}, {setterwort}, {Helleborus
foetidus}]
Helleborus niger
n 1: European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like
winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter
rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]
Helleborus orientalis
n 1: slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves
and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn:
{lenten rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus orientalis}]
Helleborus viridis
n 1: deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and
nodding saucer-shaped green flowers [syn: {green
hellebore}, {Helleborus viridis}]
Hellenic language
n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of
languages [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic}, {Hellenic language}]
Hellenic Republic
n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of
the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive
oil [syn: {Greece}, {Hellenic Republic}, {Ellas}]
helmet flower
n 1: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded
blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield
aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmetflower}, {helmet flower},
{Aconitum napellus}]
helmet orchid
n 1: any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having
leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped
purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to
form a hood [syn: {helmet orchid}, {greenhood}]
2: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes
of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip
process [syn: {helmetflower}, {helmet orchid}]
helmet-shaped
adj 1: having the convex shape of a helmet
Helminthostachys zeylanica
n 1: Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of
fertile fronds [syn: {flowering fern}, {Helminthostachys
zeylanica}]
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
n 1: German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born
in 1918) [syn: {Schmidt}, {Helmut Schmidt}, {Helmut
Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt}]
Helmut Schmidt
n 1: German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born
in 1918) [syn: {Schmidt}, {Helmut Schmidt}, {Helmut
Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt}]
Heloderma horridum
n 1: lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western
Mexico [syn: {beaded lizard}, {Mexican beaded lizard},
{Heloderma horridum}]
Heloderma suspectum
n 1: large orange and black lizard of southwestern United
States; not dangerous unless molested [syn: {Gila monster},
{Heloderma suspectum}]
help desk
n 1: a service that provides information and assistance to the
users of a computer network [syn: {help desk}, {helpdesk}]
help oneself
v 1: abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't
help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching
the sad spectacle" [syn: {help oneself}, {help}]
help out
v 1: be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you
help out tonight with the dinner guests?"
helper cell
n 1: T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines
that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells
are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T
cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]
helper T cell
n 1: T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines
that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells
are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T
cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]
helping hand
n 1: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn:
{hand}, {helping hand}]
helter-skelter
adv 1: haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter"
[syn: {helter-skelter}, {every which way}]
adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: {chaotic},
{helter-skelter}]
2: with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of
existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the
train" [syn: {helter-skelter}, {pell-mell}]
Helvella acetabulum
n 1: a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown
interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
Helvella crispa
n 1: a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy
color; the stalk is fluted and pitted [syn: {Helvella
crispa}, {miter mushroom}]
Helvella sulcata
n 1: a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark
brown when young and becomes dull grey with age; the lower
surface of the cap is smooth and pale grey; the stalk is
thick and deeply fluted
Helxine soleirolia
n 1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small
round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby
tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]
hem and haw
v 1: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed
and hawed when asked to address the crowd"
hem in
v 1: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed
in by flowers"
2: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem in},
{circumvent}]
Hemachatus haemachatus
n 1: highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom
up to seven feet [syn: {ringhals}, {rinkhals}, {spitting
snake}, {Hemachatus haemachatus}]
hemal arch
n 1: a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and
enclosing the caudal blood vessels [syn: {hemal arch},
{haemal arch}]
hemangioma simplex
n 1: a soft red birthmark [syn: {strawberry}, {strawberry mark},
{hemangioma simplex}]
hematopoeitic stem cell
n 1: blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B
cells arise from these stem cells
hemerobiid fly
n 1: small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: {brown lacewing},
{hemerobiid}, {hemerobiid fly}]
Hemerocallis flava
n 1: a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {lemon lily},
{Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus}, {Hemerocallis flava}]
Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
n 1: a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {lemon lily},
{Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus}, {Hemerocallis flava}]
hemianopic scotoma
n 1: a scotoma involving half of the visual field
Hemigalus hardwickii
n 1: an East Indian civet [syn: {banded palm civet}, {Hemigalus
hardwickii}]
Hemipteronatus novacula
n 1: a kind of razor fish [syn: {pearly razorfish},
{Hemipteronatus novacula}]
hemipterous insect
n 1: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and
leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
[syn: {hemipterous insect}, {bug}, {hemipteran},
{hemipteron}]
Hemitripterus americanus
n 1: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when
caught [syn: {sea raven}, {Hemitripterus americanus}]
hemizygos vein
n 1: a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses
the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos
vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {hemizygous vein}, {vena
hemizygos}]
hemizygous vein
n 1: a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses
the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos
vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {hemizygous vein}, {vena
hemizygos}]
hemlock tree
n 1: an evergreen tree [syn: {hemlock}, {hemlock tree}]
hemlock water dropwort
n 1: European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice
that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling
celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {water
dropwort}, {hemlock water dropwort}, {Oenanthe crocata}]
hemming-stitch
n 1: a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses
hemolytic anemia
n 1: anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes [syn:
{hemolytic anemia}, {haemolytic anaemia}]
hemophilia A
n 1: hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor
VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia
A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical
haemophilia}]
hemophilia B
n 1: a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a
congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B},
{haemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]
hemorrhagic cyst
n 1: a cyst containing blood [syn: {hemorrhagic cyst}, {blood
cyst}, {hematocyst}]
hemorrhagic fever
n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually
restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and
gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary
hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever},
{viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever},
{VHF}]
hemorrhagic septicemia
n 1: an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and
blood infection [syn: {hemorrhagic septicemia},
{pasteurellosis}]
hemorrhagic stroke
n 1: stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
[syn: {hemorrhagic stroke}, {haemorrhagic stroke}]
hemorrhoidal vein
n 1: any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal
and rectum [syn: {hemorrhoidal vein}, {rectal vein}, {vena
rectalis}]
hemp agrimony
n 1: coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and
clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads [syn: {hemp
agrimony}, {Eupatorium cannabinum}]
hemp family
n 1: two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by
the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term
not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis
is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in
the family Urticaceae [syn: {Cannabidaceae}, {family
Cannabidaceae}, {hemp family}]
hemp nettle
n 1: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers
and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed
in United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {dead nettle},
{Galeopsis tetrahit}]
hemp willow
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
{common osier}, {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}, {Salix
viminalis}]
hempen necktie
n 1: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who
have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's
rope}, {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen
necktie}]
hen harrier
n 1: common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in
marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern
harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]
hen hawk
n 1: nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
[syn: {chicken hawk}, {hen hawk}]
hen of the woods
n 1: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of
overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base
of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods},
{Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]
hen party
n 1: a party for women only
hen yard
n 1: an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard},
{hen yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]
hen-of-the-woods
n 1: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of
overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base
of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods},
{Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]
hen-peck
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: {nag}, {peck}, {hen-peck}]
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
n 1: Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory
(1853-1928) [syn: {Lorentz}, {Hendrik Antoon Lorentz}]
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
n 1: South African statesman who instituted the policy of
apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Verwoerd},
{Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd}]
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
n 1: Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934) [syn:
{Berlage}, {Hendrik Petrus Berlage}]
Hendrik Verwoerd
n 1: South African statesman who instituted the policy of
apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Verwoerd},
{Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd}]
Henri Becquerel
n 1: French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by
uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) [syn:
{Becquerel}, {Henri Becquerel}, {Antoine Henri Becquerel}]
Henri Bergson
n 1: French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of
evolution and development (1859-1941) [syn: {Bergson},
{Henri Bergson}, {Henri Louis Bergson}]
Henri Clemens van de Velde
n 1: Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {van de Velde}, {Henri
van de Velde}, {Henri Clemens van de Velde}]
Henri Emile Benoit Matisse
n 1: French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism
(1869-1954) [syn: {Matisse}, {Henri Matisse}, {Henri Emile
Benoit Matisse}]
Henri Labrouste
n 1: French architect who was among the first to use metal
construction successfully (1801-1875) [syn: {Labrouste},
{Henri Labrouste}]
Henri Louis Bergson
n 1: French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of
evolution and development (1859-1941) [syn: {Bergson},
{Henri Bergson}, {Henri Louis Bergson}]
Henri Matisse
n 1: French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism
(1869-1954) [syn: {Matisse}, {Henri Matisse}, {Henri Emile
Benoit Matisse}]
Henri Pitot
n 1: French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named
(1695-1771) [syn: {Pitot}, {Henri Pitot}]
Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant
n 1: French writer noted especially for his short stories
(1850-1893) [syn: {Maupassant}, {Guy de Maupassant}, {Henri
Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant}]
Henri Rousseau
n 1: French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: {Rousseau},
{Henri Rousseau}, {Le Douanier Rousseau}]
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
n 1: French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music
halls of Montmartre (1864-1901) [syn: {Toulouse-Lautrec},
{Henri Toulouse-Lautrec}]
Henri van de Velde
n 1: Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {van de Velde}, {Henri
van de Velde}, {Henri Clemens van de Velde}]
Henriette Rosine Bernard
n 1: French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Bernhardt}, {Sarah
Bernhardt}, {Henriette Rosine Bernard}]
Henrik Ibsen
n 1: realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and
political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Ibsen}, {Henrik Ibsen},
{Henrik Johan Ibsen}]
Henrik Johan Ibsen
n 1: realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and
political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Ibsen}, {Henrik Ibsen},
{Henrik Johan Ibsen}]
Henry Alfred Kissinger
n 1: United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and
President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Kissinger}, {Henry
Kissinger}, {Henry Alfred Kissinger}]
Henry Beauclerc
n 1: King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William
the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135) [syn:
{Henry I}, {Henry Beauclerc}]
Henry Bolingbroke
n 1: the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413;
deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
[syn: {Henry IV}, {Bolingbroke}, {Henry Bolingbroke}]
Henry Cavendish
n 1: British chemist and physicist who established that water is
a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the
density of the earth (1731-1810) [syn: {Cavendish}, {Henry
Cavendish}]
Henry Clay
n 1: United States politician responsible for the Missouri
Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn:
{Clay}, {Henry Clay}, {the Great Compromiser}]
Henry Clay Frick
n 1: United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the
steel industry (1849-1919) [syn: {Frick}, {Henry Clay
Frick}]
Henry David Thoreau
n 1: United States writer and social critic (1817-1862) [syn:
{Thoreau}, {Henry David Thoreau}]
Henry Engelhard Steinway
n 1: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a
famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
[syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard
Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]
Henry Fielding
n 1: English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) [syn:
{Fielding}, {Henry Fielding}]
Henry Fonda
n 1: United States film actor (1905-1982) [syn: {Fonda}, {Henry
Fonda}]
Henry Ford
n 1: United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered
mass production (1863-1947) [syn: {Ford}, {Henry Ford}]
Henry Ford II
n 1: grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) [syn: {Ford}, {Henry
Ford II}]
Henry Graham Greene
n 1: English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: {Greene},
{Graham Greene}, {Henry Graham Greene}]
Henry Hobson Richardson
n 1: United States architect (1838-1886) [syn: {Richardson},
{Henry Hobson Richardson}]
Henry Hubert Turner
n 1: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: {Turner},
{Henry Hubert Turner}]
Henry Hudson
n 1: English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610
he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied
and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: {Hudson},
{Henry Hudson}]
Henry I
n 1: King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William
the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135) [syn:
{Henry I}, {Henry Beauclerc}]
Henry II
n 1: king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the
English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of
Charles IX (1519-1559)
2: first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and
financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket
concerning the authority of the Crown over the church
(1133-1189)
Henry III
n 1: son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of
France (1551-1589)
2: son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his
incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de
Montfort (1207-1272)
Henry IV
n 1: king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of
the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry
III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established
religious freedom in France [syn: {Henry IV}, {Henry of
Navarre}, {Henry the Great}]
2: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1050-1106)
3: the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413;
deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
[syn: {Henry IV}, {Bolingbroke}, {Henry Bolingbroke}]
Henry James
n 1: writer who was born in the United States but lived in
England (1843-1916) [syn: {James}, {Henry James}]
Henry John Heinz
n 1: United States industrialist who manufactured and sold
processed foods (1844-1919) [syn: {Heinz}, {Henry John
Heinz}]
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell
n 1: English film director (born in 1927) [syn: {Russell}, {Ken
Russell}, {Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell}]
Henry Kissinger
n 1: United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and
President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Kissinger}, {Henry
Kissinger}, {Henry Alfred Kissinger}]
Henry Laurens
n 1: leader of the American Revolution and president of the
Continental Congress (1724-1792) [syn: {Laurens}, {Henry
Laurens}]
Henry le Chatelier
n 1: French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle
(1850-1936) [syn: {le Chatelier}, {Henry le Chatelier}]
Henry Lee
n 1: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Lee},
{Henry Lee}, {Lighthorse Harry Lee}]
Henry Louis Aaron
n 1: United States professional baseball player who hit more
home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: {Aaron},
{Henry Louis Aaron}, {Hank Aaron}]
Henry Louis Gehrig
n 1: baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(1903-1941) [syn: {Gehrig}, {Lou Gehrig}, {Henry Louis
Gehrig}]
Henry Louis Mencken
n 1: United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
[syn: {Mencken}, {H. L. Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]
Henry Luce
n 1: United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn:
{Luce}, {Henry Luce}, {Henry Robinson Luce}]
Henry M. Robert
n 1: United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876)
of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: {Robert},
{Henry M. Robert}, {Henry Martyn Robert}]
Henry M. Stanley
n 1: Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to
Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in
Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find
the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley},
{Henry M. Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}, {John
Rowlands}]
Henry Martyn Robert
n 1: United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876)
of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: {Robert},
{Henry M. Robert}, {Henry Martyn Robert}]
Henry Miller
n 1: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned
as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Miller}, {Henry Miller},
{Henry Valentine Miller}]
Henry Moore
n 1: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms
(1898-1986) [syn: {Moore}, {Henry Moore}, {Henry Spencer
Moore}]
Henry Morgan
n 1: a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West
Indies for the English (1635-1688) [syn: {Morgan}, {Henry
Morgan}, {Sir Henry Morgan}]
Henry Norris Russell
n 1: United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar
evolution (1877-1957) [syn: {Russell}, {Henry Russell},
{Henry Norris Russell}]
Henry of Navarre
n 1: king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of
the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry
III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established
religious freedom in France [syn: {Henry IV}, {Henry of
Navarre}, {Henry the Great}]
Henry Oscar Houghton
n 1: United States publisher who founded a printing shop that
became an important book publisher (1823-1895) [syn:
{Houghton}, {Henry Oscar Houghton}]
Henry Purcell
n 1: English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many
theatrical pieces (1659-1695) [syn: {Purcell}, {Henry
Purcell}]
Henry Robinson Luce
n 1: United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn:
{Luce}, {Henry Luce}, {Henry Robinson Luce}]
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
n 1: United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who
discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
[syn: {Schoolcraft}, {Henry Rowe Schoolcraft}]
Henry Russell
n 1: United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar
evolution (1877-1957) [syn: {Russell}, {Henry Russell},
{Henry Norris Russell}]
Henry Spencer Moore
n 1: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms
(1898-1986) [syn: {Moore}, {Henry Moore}, {Henry Spencer
Moore}]
Henry Steinway
n 1: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a
famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
[syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard
Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]
Henry Sweet
n 1: English phonetician; one of the founders of modern
phonetics (1845-1912) [syn: {Sweet}, {Henry Sweet}]
Henry the Great
n 1: king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of
the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry
III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established
religious freedom in France [syn: {Henry IV}, {Henry of
Navarre}, {Henry the Great}]
Henry Tudor
n 1: first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the
house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated
Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king;
married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses
of York and Lancaster (1457-1509) [syn: {Henry VII}, {Henry
Tudor}]
Henry V
n 1: son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422;
reopened the Hundred Years' War and defeated the French at
Agincourt (1387-1422)
Henry Valentine Miller
n 1: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned
as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Miller}, {Henry Miller},
{Henry Valentine Miller}]
Henry VI
n 1: son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and
was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken
prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was
rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured
and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471)
Henry VII
n 1: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
2: first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the
house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard
III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the
daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and
Lancaster (1457-1509) [syn: {Henry VII}, {Henry Tudor}]
Henry VIII
n 1: son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his
divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with
the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538,
leading to the start of the Reformation in England
(1491-1547)
Henry Villard
n 1: United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900)
[syn: {Villard}, {Henry Villard}]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
n 1: United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems
(1807-1882) [syn: {Longfellow}, {Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow}]
Henry Ward Beecher
n 1: United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition
of slavery (1813-1887) [syn: {Beecher}, {Henry Ward
Beecher}]
Henry Watson Fowler
n 1: English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on
English usage (1858-1933) [syn: {Fowler}, {Henry Watson
Fowler}]
Henry Wheeler Shaw
n 1: United States humorist who wrote about rural life
(1818-1885) [syn: {Shaw}, {Henry Wheeler Shaw}, {Josh
Billings}]
Henry's law
n 1: (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William
Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water
increases as the gas pressure increases
hepatic artery
n 1: arteries that supply the liver [syn: {hepatic artery},
{arteria hepatica}]
hepatic coma
n 1: coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease
hepatic duct
n 1: the duct that drains bile from the liver
hepatic lobe
n 1: any of the five lobes forming the liver
hepatic portal vein
n 1: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn:
{portal vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}, {vena
portae}]
hepatic tanager
n 1: common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
[syn: {hepatic tanager}, {Piranga flava hepatica}]
hepatic vein
n 1: a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
[syn: {hepatic vein}, {vena hepatica}]
hepatitis A
n 1: an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an
RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is
usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is
contaminated with fecal matter [syn: {hepatitis A},
{infectious hepatitis}]
hepatitis A virus
n 1: the virus causing hepatitis A
hepatitis B
n 1: an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused
by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and
is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by
ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
[syn: {hepatitis B}, {serum hepatitis}]
hepatitis C
n 1: a viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from
hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus;
usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an
illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or
blood products)
hepatitis delta
n 1: a severe form of hepatitis [syn: {hepatitis delta}, {delta
hepatitis}]
hepatocellular carcinoma
n 1: carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {malignant
hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]
hepatojugular reflux
n 1: a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure
hepatolenticular degeneration
n 1: a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper
accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells
and brain [syn: {hepatolenticular degeneration}, {Wilson's
disease}]
heptadecanoic acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid [syn:
{margaric acid}, {heptadecanoic acid}]
Heracleum sphondylium
n 1: tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white
to purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {hogweed},
{Heracleum sphondylium}]
heraldic bearing
n 1: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a
shield [syn: {charge}, {bearing}, {heraldic bearing},
{armorial bearing}]
herb bennet
n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb
bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum
urbanum}]
herb Christopher
n 1: a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
[syn: {baneberry}, {cohosh}, {herb Christopher}]
herb doctor
n 1: a therapist who heals by the use of herbs [syn:
{herbalist}, {herb doctor}]
herb garden
n 1: a garden for growing herbs
herb mercury
n 1: Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed;
formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or
antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury},
{boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]
herb of grace
n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green
bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
[syn: {rue}, {herb of grace}, {Ruta graveolens}]
herb Paris
n 1: European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and
closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
[syn: {herb Paris}, {Paris quadrifolia}]
herb robert
n 1: a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers;
widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert},
{herbs robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]
herb roberts
n 1: a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers;
widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert},
{herbs robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]
Herb Simon
n 1: United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in
the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn:
{Simon}, {Herb Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}, {Herbert
Alexander Simon}]
herb tea
n 1: tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb
tea}, {herbal tea}, {herbal}]
herba impia
n 1: (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
[syn: {herba impia}, {Filago germanica}]
herbaceous plant
n 1: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering
garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal
properties; some are pests [syn: {herb}, {herbaceous
plant}]
herbal medicine
n 1: a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat
disease or promote health
2: the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or
promote health
herbal tea
n 1: tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb
tea}, {herbal tea}, {herbal}]
herbal therapy
n 1: the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes
(especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
[syn: {phytotherapy}, {herbal therapy}, {botanical
medicine}]
Herbert A. Simon
n 1: United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in
the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn:
{Simon}, {Herb Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}, {Herbert
Alexander Simon}]
Herbert Alexander Simon
n 1: United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in
the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn:
{Simon}, {Herb Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}, {Herbert
Alexander Simon}]
Herbert Blythe
n 1: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore
and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel
Barrymore (1847-1905) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Maurice
Barrymore}, {Herbert Blythe}]
Herbert Clark Hoover
n 1: 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock
market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was
defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
[syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover},
{President Hoover}]
Herbert George Wells
n 1: prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction
novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and
wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
[syn: {Wells}, {H. G. Wells}, {Herbert George Wells}]
Herbert Hoover
n 1: 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock
market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was
defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
[syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover},
{President Hoover}]
Herbert Kitchener
n 1: British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener},
{Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]
Herbert Marcuse
n 1: United States political philosopher (born in Germany)
concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and
modern technology (1898-1979) [syn: {Marcuse}, {Herbert
Marcuse}]
Herbert Marshall McLuhan
n 1: Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media
(1911-1980) [syn: {McLuhan}, {Marshall McLuhan}, {Herbert
Marshall McLuhan}]
Herbert Marx
n 1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made
motion pictures together (1901-1979) [syn: {Marx}, {Herbert
Marx}, {Zeppo}]
Herbert McLean Evans
n 1: United States anatomist who identified four pituitary
hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971) [syn:
{Evans}, {Herbert McLean Evans}]
Herbert Spencer
n 1: English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory
of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn:
{Spencer}, {Herbert Spencer}]
herbs mercury
n 1: Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed;
formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or
antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury},
{boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]
herbs robert
n 1: a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers;
widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert},
{herbs robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]
Hercules'-club
n 1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs},
{Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]
2: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United
States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's walking
stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]
Hercules'-clubs
n 1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs},
{Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]
Hercules-club
n 1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs},
{Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]
herd's grass
n 1: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United
States and Europe for hay [syn: {timothy}, {herd's grass},
{Phleum pratense}]
here and now
n 1: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now";
"she is studying at the moment" [syn: {here and now},
{present moment}, {moment}]
here and there
adv 1: in or to various places; first this place and then that;
"he worked here and there but never for long in one
town"; "we drove here and there in the darkness"
herediatry spinal ataxia
n 1: sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the
spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and
abnormal gait; occurs in children [syn: {Friedreich's
ataxia}, {herediatry spinal ataxia}]
hereditary cerebellar ataxia
n 1: nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood;
characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive
speech and nystagmus
hereditary condition
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
hereditary disease
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
n 1: a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and
young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of
the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is
slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span;
inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
[syn: {Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease}, {hereditary motor and
sensory neuropathy}]
hereditary pattern
n 1: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from
the parents [syn: {inheritance}, {hereditary pattern}]
Heritiera littoralis
n 1: small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose
leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {looking-glass plant},
{Heritiera littoralis}]
Heritiera macrophylla
n 1: large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are
silvery beneath [syn: {looking glass tree}, {Heritiera
macrophylla}]
Heritiera trifoliolata
n 1: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
Herman Hollerith
n 1: United States inventor who invented a system for recording
alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) [syn:
{Hollerith}, {Herman Hollerith}]
Herman Melville
n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories
(1819-1891) [syn: {Melville}, {Herman Melville}]
Herman Northrop Frye
n 1: Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and
symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: {Frye}, {Northrop Frye},
{Herman Northrop Frye}]
Herman Wouk
n 1: United States writer (born in 1915) [syn: {Wouk}, {Herman
Wouk}]
Hermann Goering
n 1: German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo
and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring},
{Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann
Wilhelm Goring}]
Hermann Goring
n 1: German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo
and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring},
{Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann
Wilhelm Goring}]
Hermann Hesse
n 1: Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems
express his interests in eastern spiritual values
(1877-1962) [syn: {Hesse}, {Hermann Hesse}]
Hermann Joseph Muller
n 1: United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays
on genes (1890-1967) [syn: {Muller}, {Hermann Joseph
Muller}]
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
n 1: German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn:
{Helmholtz}, {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig
Ferdinand von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand
von Helmholtz}]
Hermann Maurice Saxe
n 1: a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of
the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann
Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]
Hermann Minkowski
n 1: German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the
concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909) [syn:
{Minkowski}, {Hermann Minkowski}]
Hermann Snellen
n 1: Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to
study visual acuity (1834-1908) [syn: {Snellen}, {Hermann
Snellen}]
Hermann von Helmholtz
n 1: German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn:
{Helmholtz}, {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig
Ferdinand von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand
von Helmholtz}]
Hermann Wilhelm Goring
n 1: German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo
and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring},
{Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann
Wilhelm Goring}]
Hermannia verticillata
n 1: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow
honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn:
{honey bell}, {honeybells}, {Hermannia verticillata},
{Mahernia verticillata}]
hermaphrodite brig
n 1: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and
fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: {brigantine},
{hermaphrodite brig}]
Hermissenda crassicornis
n 1: a kind of sea slug
hermit crab
n 1: small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off
shells of gastropods
hermit thrush
n 1: North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing
song [syn: {hermit thrush}, {Hylocichla guttata}]
Hernan Cortes
n 1: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando
Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan
Cortez}]
Hernan Cortez
n 1: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando
Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan
Cortez}]
Hernando Cortes
n 1: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando
Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan
Cortez}]
Hernando Cortez
n 1: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando
Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan
Cortez}]
Hernaria glabra
n 1: common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground
cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn:
{rupturewort}, {Hernaria glabra}]
herniated disc
n 1: a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between
spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
[syn: {herniated disc}, {ruptured intervertebral disc},
{slipped disc}]
Hero of Alexandria
n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
determine the area of a triangle and who described various
mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Hero}, {Heron},
{Hero of Alexandria}]
hero sandwich
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
hero worship
n 1: admiration for great men (or their memory)
hero worshiper
n 1: someone who worships heroes [syn: {hero worshiper}, {hero
worshipper}]
hero worshipper
n 1: someone who worships heroes [syn: {hero worshiper}, {hero
worshipper}]
hero-worship
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess;
venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
[syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {worship}, {hero-worship},
{revere}]
Herod the Great
n 1: king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to
kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age
two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) [syn: {Herod}, {Herod the
Great}]
heroic couplet
n 1: a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic
pentameter and written in an elevated style
heroic meter
n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
{heroic verse}, {heroic meter}, {heroic}]
heroic poem
n 1: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic
poem}, {heroic poem}, {epic}, {epos}]
heroic poetry
n 1: poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero [syn: {heroic
poetry}, {epic poetry}]
heroic stanza
n 1: a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an
elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
heroic tale
n 1: a story of an adventure [syn: {adventure story}, {heroic
tale}]
heroic verse
n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
{heroic verse}, {heroic meter}, {heroic}]
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
n 1: a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City)
on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: {Puebla},
{Puebla de Zaragoza}, {Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza}]
heroin addict
n 1: someone addicted to heroin
heroin addiction
n 1: an addiction to heroin
heron's bill
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Erodium [syn:
{storksbill}, {heron's bill}]
herpes encephalitis
n 1: common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex
1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn:
{herpes simplex encephalitis}, {herpes encephalitis},
{acute inclusion body encephalitis}]
herpes genitalis
n 1: an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)
that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by
recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and
mucous membranes of the genital area [syn: {genital
herpes}, {herpes genitalis}]
herpes labialis
n 1: caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral
herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]
herpes simplex
n 1: an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects
the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but
sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous
membranes
2: a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system [syn:
{herpes simplex}, {herpes simplex virus}]
herpes simplex 1
n 1: a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 1}, {HS1}, {HSV-1}, {HSV-I}]
herpes simplex 2
n 1: a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 2}, {HS2}, {HSV-2}, {HSV-II}]
herpes simplex encephalitis
n 1: common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex
1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn:
{herpes simplex encephalitis}, {herpes encephalitis},
{acute inclusion body encephalitis}]
herpes simplex virus
n 1: a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
[syn: {herpes simplex}, {herpes simplex virus}]
herpes varicella zoster
n 1: a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles [syn:
{herpes varicella zoster}, {herpes varicella zoster virus}]
herpes varicella zoster virus
n 1: a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles [syn:
{herpes varicella zoster}, {herpes varicella zoster virus}]
herpes virus
n 1: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on
the skin [syn: {herpes}, {herpes virus}]
herpes zoster
n 1: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe
neuralgia [syn: {herpes zoster}, {zoster}, {shingles}]
2: a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: {herpes zoster},
{herpes zoster virus}]
herpes zoster virus
n 1: a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: {herpes zoster},
{herpes zoster virus}]
Herpestes ichneumon
n 1: northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to
devour crocodile eggs [syn: {ichneumon}, {Herpestes
ichneumon}]
Herpestes nyula
n 1: keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a
ferret; often domesticated [syn: {Indian mongoose},
{Herpestes nyula}]
herring gull
n 1: large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: {herring gull},
{Larus argentatus}]
herring hog
n 1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {harbor porpoise}, {herring hog}, {Phocoena
phocoena}]
herring salad
n 1: based on pickled herring
herringbone pattern
n 1: a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the
lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent
columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving,
masonry, parquetry, embroidery [syn: {herringbone},
{herringbone pattern}]
Herschelian telescope
n 1: a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to
throw the image to the side where it can be viewed [syn:
{Herschelian telescope}, {off-axis reflector}]
Hershey bar
n 1: a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company
Hertzian wave
n 1: a former name for a radio wave; an electromagnetic wave of
radio frequency generated by oscillations in an electric
circuit
Hesperiphona vespertina
n 1: North American grosbeak [syn: {evening grosbeak},
{Hesperiphona vespertina}]
Hesperis matronalis
n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
{Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]
Hessian boot
n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian
boot}, {hessian}, {jackboot}, {Wellington}, {Wellington
boot}]
Hessian fly
n 1: small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains [syn:
{Hessian fly}, {Mayetiola destructor}]
het up
adj 1: made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of
`heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up
face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and
sweaty" [syn: {heated}, {heated up}, {het}, {het up}]
2: worked up emotionally by anger or excitement; "was terribly
het up over the killing of the eagle"; "got really het up
over the new taxes"; "he was suddenly het up about racing
cars"
Heteranthera dubia
n 1: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow
star-shaped blossoms [syn: {water star grass}, {mud
plantain}, {Heteranthera dubia}]
heterocercal fin
n 1: a tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column
turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks [ant:
{homocercal fin}]
heterocyclic compound
n 1: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn:
{heterocyclic compound}, {heterocyclic}, {heterocycle}]
heterocyclic ring
n 1: a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of
carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not
carbon [syn: {heterocyclic ring}, {heterocycle}]
heterodactyl foot
n 1: a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot
directed backward and the third and fourth forward [ant:
{zygodactyl foot}]
heterodyne oscillator
n 1: an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming
radio signal to produce sum and difference tones [syn:
{local oscillator}, {heterodyne oscillator}]
heterodyne receiver
n 1: a radio receiver that combines a locally generated
frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a
supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified [syn:
{heterodyne receiver}, {superheterodyne receiver},
{superhet}]
Heteromeles arbutifolia
n 1: ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of
the United States having large white flowers and red
berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn:
{toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry},
{Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]
heterophil antibody
n 1: an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from
infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophil antibody},
{heterophile antibody}, {Forssman antibody}]
heterophil test
n 1: a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that
agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result
indicates infectious mononucleosis
heterophile antibody
n 1: an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from
infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophil antibody},
{heterophile antibody}, {Forssman antibody}]
heteropterous insect
n 1: true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have
leathery tips
Heteroscelus incanus
n 1: tattler of Pacific coastal regions [syn: {Polynesian
tattler}, {Heteroscelus incanus}]
heterosexual person
n 1: a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the
opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {heterosexual person},
{straight person}, {straight}]
Heterotheca villosa
n 1: hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched
clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada
to west central and western United States; sometimes placed
in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie
golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]
Heuchera americana
n 1: plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in
lax panicles on erect stems [syn: {rock geranium},
{Heuchera americana}]
Heuchera cylindrica
n 1: plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at
base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered
along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker
alumroot}, {poker heuchera}, {Heuchera cylindrica}]
Heuchera sanguinea
n 1: perennial plant of the western United States having bright
red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental [syn:
{coralbells}, {Heuchera sanguinea}]
heuristic program
n 1: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase
the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic},
{heuristic rule}, {heuristic program}]
heuristic rule
n 1: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase
the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic},
{heuristic rule}, {heuristic program}]
Hevea brasiliensis
n 1: deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having
leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it
yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial
rubber [syn: {Para rubber tree}, {caoutchouc tree}, {Hevea
brasiliensis}]
hew out
v 1: make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
[syn: {hew}, {hew out}]
hex nut
n 1: a nut with a hexagonal shape
hexacosanoic acid
n 1: a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
[syn: {cerotic acid}, {hexacosanoic acid}]
hexadecanoic acid
n 1: a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and
dairy products [syn: {palmitic acid}, {hexadecanoic acid}]
hexadecimal digit
n 1: a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
hexadecimal notation
n 1: any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn:
{hexadecimal notation}, {sexadecimal notation}]
hexadecimal number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal
digits and a radix of sixteen [syn: {hexadecimal number
system}, {sexadecimal number system}, {hexadecimal system}]
hexadecimal system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal
digits and a radix of sixteen [syn: {hexadecimal number
system}, {sexadecimal number system}, {hexadecimal system}]
Hexagrammos decagrammus
n 1: common food and sport fish of western coast of North
America [syn: {kelp greenling}, {Hexagrammos decagrammus}]
Hexalectris spicata
n 1: orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins;
southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States [syn:
{crested coral root}, {Hexalectris spicata}]
Hexalectris warnockii
n 1: orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems
with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy
woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas [syn:
{Texas purple spike}, {Hexalectris warnockii}]
Hexanchus griseus
n 1: large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn:
{cow shark}, {six-gilled shark}, {Hexanchus griseus}]
hexanedioic acid
n 1: a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon [syn:
{hexanedioic acid}, {adipic acid}]
hexanoic acid
n 1: a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made
synthetically; smells like goats [syn: {caproic acid},
{hexanoic acid}]
hi-fi
adj 1: characterized by minimal distortion in sound
reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi
system" [syn: {high-fidelity}, {hi-fi}]
n 1: equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity
[syn: {hi-fi}, {high fidelity sound system}]
2: the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion [syn:
{high fidelity}, {hi-fi}]
hi-tech
adj 1: resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or
devices [syn: {high-tech}, {hi-tech}] [ant: {low-tech}]
hiatal hernia
n 1: hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach
through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatus hernia}, {hiatal
hernia}, {diaphragmatic hernia}]
hiatus hernia
n 1: hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach
through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatus hernia}, {hiatal
hernia}, {diaphragmatic hernia}]
hiba arborvitae
n 1: slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an
ornamental [syn: {hiba arborvitae}, {Thujopsis dolobrata}]
Hibiscus cannabinus
n 1: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli},
{bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
Hibiscus elatus
n 1: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy
leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a
moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn:
{Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua},
{Hibiscus elatus}]
Hibiscus esculentus
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo},
{okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
{Hibiscus esculentus}]
Hibiscus farragei
n 1: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or
shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {bush hibiscus},
{Radyera farragei}, {Hibiscus farragei}]
Hibiscus heterophyllus
n 1: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: {sorrel tree},
{Hibiscus heterophyllus}]
Hibiscus moschatus
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk},
{musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus
moschatus}]
Hibiscus moscheutos
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow},
{swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow},
{Hibiscus moscheutos}]
Hibiscus mutabilis
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers
becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized
in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose},
{Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus
mutabilis}]
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant},
{shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
Hibiscus sabdariffa
n 1: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial
subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in
tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle},
{rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel},
{Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
Hibiscus syriacus
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-
shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-
lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America
and Europe [syn: {rose of Sharon}, {Hibiscus syriacus}]
Hibiscus tiliaceus
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores;
yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a
fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for
ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago},
{purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
Hibiscus trionum
n 1: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed
flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North
America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour},
{bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
hiccough nut
n 1: ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers [syn:
{hiccup nut}, {hiccough nut}, {Combretum bracteosum}]
hiccup nut
n 1: ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers [syn:
{hiccup nut}, {hiccough nut}, {Combretum bracteosum}]
hickory nut
n 1: small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees
especially the shagbark hickories
hickory pine
n 1: a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United
States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and
thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine},
{prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]
hickory tree
n 1: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts [syn: {hickory},
{hickory tree}]
hidden reserve
n 1: reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by
understating values)
hidden tax
n 1: a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem
taxes)
hide and go seek
n 1: a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other
players hide then tries to find them [syn: {hide-and-seek},
{hide and go seek}]
hide out
v 1: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection
and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he
was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
[syn: {hide}, {hide out}]
hide-and-seek
n 1: a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other
players hide then tries to find them [syn: {hide-and-seek},
{hide and go seek}]
Hideki Yukawa
n 1: Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear
forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons
which are analogous to the photon in mediating
electromagnetic forces (1907-1981) [syn: {Yukawa}, {Hideki
Yukawa}]
Hideyo Noguchi
n 1: United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered
the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928) [syn:
{Noguchi}, {Hideyo Noguchi}]
hiding place
n 1: a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
Hieracium aurantiacum
n 1: European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-
red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in
northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus
Hieracium [syn: {orange hawkweed}, {Pilosella aurantiaca},
{Hieracium aurantiacum}]
Hieracium pilocella
n 1: European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes
placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {mouse-ear hawkweed},
{Pilosella officinarum}, {Hieracium pilocella}]
Hieracium praealtum
n 1: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United
States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil},
{yellow hawkweed}, {Hieracium praealtum}]
Hieracium venosum
n 1: a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves;
Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky [syn: {rattlesnake
weed}, {Hieracium venosum}]
hierarchical classification system
n 1: a classification system where entries are arranged based on
some hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure
n 1: a structure of data having several levels arranged in a
treelike structure [syn: {hierarchical structure},
{hierarchical data structure}]
hierarchical menu
n 1: a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the
cursor over an item on the primary menu [syn: {hierarchical
menu}, {cascading menu}, {submenu}]
hierarchical structure
n 1: a structure of data having several levels arranged in a
treelike structure [syn: {hierarchical structure},
{hierarchical data structure}]
hieratic script
n 1: a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially
by the priests [syn: {hieratic}, {hieratic script}]
Hieronymus Bosch
n 1: Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: {Bosch}, {Hieronymus
Bosch}, {Jerom Bos}]
higgledy-piggledy
adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-
piggledy" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}, {topsy-turvy}]
adj 1: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn:
{disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger},
{jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
high altar
n 1: the main altar in a church
high and low
adv 1: everywhere; "searched high and low"
High Anglican Church
n 1: a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic
tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and
obedience to church authority) [syn: {High Church}, {High
Anglican Church}]
High Anglicanism
n 1: a doctrine and practice within the Church of England
emphasizing the Catholic tradition [syn: {Anglo-
Catholicism}, {High Anglicanism}]
high bar
n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a
horizontal position by uprights at both ends [syn:
{horizontal bar}, {high bar}]
high beam
n 1: the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant
illumination
high blood pressure
n 1: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains
abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
[syn: {high blood pressure}, {hypertension}] [ant:
{hypotension}]
high brass
n 1: brass with 35% zinc
High Church
n 1: a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic
tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and
obedience to church authority) [syn: {High Church}, {High
Anglican Church}]
high colonic
n 1: an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the
colon for cleansing purposes
high comedy
n 1: a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
high command
n 1: the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-
in-chief and senior officers of the military) [syn: {high
command}, {supreme headquarters}]
High Commission
n 1: an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another
high commissioner
n 1: a senior diplomat from one country to another who is
assigned ambassadorial rank
high country
n 1: an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline
high court
n 1: the highest court in most states of the United States [syn:
{supreme court}, {state supreme court}, {high court}]
High Dam
n 1: one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in
southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan High Dam}, {High Dam}]
high dudgeon
n 1: a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the
phrase `in high dudgeon') [syn: {dudgeon}, {high dudgeon}]
high energy physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and
their interactions [syn: {particle physics}, {high-energy
physics}, {high energy physics}]
high explosive
n 1: a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very
high rate [ant: {low explosive}]
high fashion
n 1: trend-setting fashions [syn: {haute couture}, {high
fashion}, {high style}]
high fidelity
n 1: the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion
[syn: {high fidelity}, {hi-fi}]
high fidelity sound system
n 1: equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity
[syn: {hi-fi}, {high fidelity sound system}]
high finance
n 1: large and complex financial transactions (often used with
the implication that those individuals or institutions who
engage in them are unethical)
high frequency
n 1: 3 to 30 megahertz [syn: {high frequency}, {HF}]
2: a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches [syn: {high
pitch}, {high frequency}] [ant: {low frequency}, {low pitch}]
high gear
n 1: a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest
vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: {high
gear}, {high}]
High German
n 1: the standard German language; developed historically from
West Germanic [syn: {German}, {High German}, {German
language}]
high ground
n 1: a position of superiority over opponents or competitors
high hat
n 1: cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high-hat
cymbal}, {high hat}]
2: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
{silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
High Holiday
n 1: Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity [syn:
{High Holy Day}, {High Holiday}]
High Holy Day
n 1: Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity [syn:
{High Holy Day}, {High Holiday}]
high horse
n 1: an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high
horse and admit you are wrong"
high jinks
n 1: noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {jinks}, {high
jinks}, {hijinks}, {high jinx}]
high jinx
n 1: noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {jinks}, {high
jinks}, {hijinks}, {high jinx}]
high jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as high as possible
over a horizontal bar
2: the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar
high life
n 1: excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality},
{lavishness}, {highlife}, {high life}]
high mallow
n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese},
{cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
High Mass
n 1: a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
high muckamuck
n 1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
[syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up},
{dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]
high noon
n 1: the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {high
noon}, {midday}, {noonday}, {noontide}]
high pitch
n 1: a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches [syn:
{high pitch}, {high frequency}] [ant: {low frequency}, {low
pitch}]
high point
n 1: the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet
solo was the high point of the concert"
high priest
n 1: a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or
doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"
2: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest},
{hierarch}, {high priest}, {prelate}, {primate}]
high profile
n 1: a position attracting much attention and publicity
high quality
n 1: the quality of being superior [syn: {superiority}, {high
quality}] [ant: {inferiority}, {low quality}]
high relief
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the
background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto
relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}] [ant: {bas
relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}, {low relief}]
High Renaissance
n 1: the artistic style of early 16th century painting in
Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and
heroic composition and humanistic content
high roller
n 1: one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on
entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" [syn: {big
spender}, {high roller}]
2: a gambler who wagers large sums
high school
n 1: a public secondary school usually including grades 9
through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn:
{senior high school}, {senior high}, {high}, {highschool},
{high school}]
high sea
n 1: the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters
of any nation [syn: {high sea}, {international waters}]
[ant: {territorial waters}]
high season
n 1: the season when travel is most active and rates are
highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" [syn:
{high season}, {peak season}] [ant: {off-season}]
High Sierra
n 1: a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount
Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada}, {Sierra Nevada Mountains},
{High Sierra}]
high sign
n 1: a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to
speak but he gave her the high sign"
high society
n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society},
{beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]
high spirits
n 1: a feeling of joy and pride [syn: {elation}, {high spirits},
{lightness}]
high spot
n 1: the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of
the tour was our visit to the Vatican" [syn: {highlight},
{high spot}]
high status
n 1: a position of superior status [ant: {low status},
{lowliness}, {lowness}]
high stepper
n 1: a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while
walking or trotting [syn: {stepper}, {high stepper}]
high street
n 1: street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic
in a town [syn: {main street}, {high street}]
high style
n 1: trend-setting fashions [syn: {haute couture}, {high
fashion}, {high style}]
high table
n 1: a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats
are reserved for distinguished persons
high tea
n 1: substantial early evening meal including tea
high tech
n 1: highly advanced technological development (especially in
electronics) [syn: {high technology}, {high tech}]
high technology
n 1: highly advanced technological development (especially in
electronics) [syn: {high technology}, {high tech}]
high temperature
n 1: the presence of heat [syn: {hotness}, {heat}, {high
temperature}] [ant: {cold}, {coldness}, {frigidity},
{frigidness}, {low temperature}]
high tide
n 1: the tide when the water is highest [syn: {high tide}, {high
water}, {highwater}] [ant: {low tide}, {low water}]
high time
n 1: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to
work"
high treason
n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn:
{treason}, {high treason}, {lese majesty}]
high up
adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
[syn: {high}, {high up}]
high water
n 1: the tide when the water is highest [syn: {high tide}, {high
water}, {highwater}] [ant: {low tide}, {low water}]
high wind
n 1: a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the
region"
high wire
n 1: a tightrope very high above the ground
high-altitude
adj 1: occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-
level bombing" [syn: {high-level}, {high-altitude}]
high-and-mighty
adj 1: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic
behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a
rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the
employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering
peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy},
{dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial},
{peremptory}]
high-angle fire
n 1: fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater
than that for the maximum range
high-angle gun
n 1: a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for
relatively short ranges
high-backed
adj 1: having a high back; "a high-backed sofa"
high-bush blueberry
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry},
{Vaccinium corymbosum}]
high-ceilinged
adj 1: having a higher than normal ceiling
high-class
adj 1: pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn:
{high-class}, {high-toned}]
high-crowned
adj 1: (of a hat) having a high crown
high-definition television
n 1: a television system that has more than the usual number of
lines per frame so its pictures show more detail [syn:
{high-definition television}, {HDTV}]
high-density lipoprotein
n 1: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively
little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be
associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease
and atherosclerosis [syn: {high-density lipoprotein},
{HDL}, {alpha-lipoprotein}]
high-energy
adj 1: of or relating to elementary particles having energies of
hundreds of thousands of electron volts
2: providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing
a chemical reaction
3: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn:
{high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-voltage},
{high-energy}]
high-energy physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and
their interactions [syn: {particle physics}, {high-energy
physics}, {high energy physics}]
high-fidelity
adj 1: characterized by minimal distortion in sound
reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi
system" [syn: {high-fidelity}, {hi-fi}]
high-five
n 1: a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised
palm slaps the upraised palm of another person
high-flown
adj 1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or
ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of
the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means
to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-flown}, {high-
sounding}, {inflated}]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated}, {sublime}, {grand},
{high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified},
{idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
high-grade
adj 1: surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {high-
grade}, {top-quality}, {top-grade}]
high-handed
adj 1: given to haughty disregard of others [syn: {cavalier},
{high-handed}]
high-handedly
adv 1: in a domineering high-handed manner; "he behaved high-
handedly toward his employees"
high-handedness
n 1: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward
inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {hauteur},
{high-handedness}, {lordliness}]
high-hat cymbal
n 1: cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high-hat
cymbal}, {high hat}]
high-interest
adj 1: (used of loans) charging a relatively large percentage of
the amount borrowed [ant: {low-interest}]
high-keyed
adj 1: (of persons) excitable
high-level
adj 1: at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level
official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-
level management" [syn: {high-level}, {high-ranking},
{upper-level}]
2: occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-level
bombing" [syn: {high-level}, {high-altitude}]
high-level formatting
n 1: (computer science) the format for the root directory and
the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
high-level language
n 1: a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of
the computer on which it will be run
high-level radioactive waste
n 1: radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the
nuclear fuel has been consumed
high-low
n 1: poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
high-low-jack
n 1: card games in which points are won for taking the high or
low or jack or game [syn: {all fours}, {high-low-jack}]
high-minded
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-
flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated},
{sublime}, {grand}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty},
{rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
high-mindedly
adv 1: in a high-minded manner; "he talks high-mindedly, but we
don't know whether he acts according to his principles"
high-mindedness
n 1: elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that
ideals should be pursued [syn: {high-mindedness},
{idealism}, {noble-mindedness}]
high-muck-a-muck
n 1: an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: {high-
muck-a-muck}, {pooh-bah}]
high-necked
adj 1: (of a garment) having a high neckline; "a high-necked
blouse"
high-octane
adj 1: used of gasoline; having a high octane number
2: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn:
{high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-voltage},
{high-energy}]
high-pass filter
n 1: a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and
attenuates frequencies below that value
high-performance
adj 1: modified to give superior performance; "a high-
performance car"
high-pitched
adj 1: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
[syn: {high}, {high-pitched}] [ant: {low}, {low-pitched}]
2: set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof"
high-potential
adj 1: operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-
voltage generator" [syn: {high-voltage}, {high-
potential}]
high-power
adj 1: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
[syn: {high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-
voltage}, {high-energy}]
high-powered
adj 1: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
[syn: {high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-
voltage}, {high-energy}]
2: (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of
magnification; "a high-powered microscope"
high-pressure
adj 1: aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting
advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn:
{hard-hitting}, {high-pressure}]
high-priced
adj 1: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced
merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a
pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-
priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}]
high-principled
adj 1: having high principles
high-protein diet
n 1: a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat
malnutrition or to increase muscle mass
high-ranking
adj 1: at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level
official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-
level management" [syn: {high-level}, {high-ranking},
{upper-level}]
high-resolution
adj 1: producing images that are sharp and finely detailed;
"high-resolution photography"; "a high-resolution lens";
"high-resolution television" [ant: {low-resolution}]
high-rise
adj 1: used of buildings of many stories equipped with
elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment
buildings" [ant: {low-rise}]
n 1: tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or
apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-
rise'" [syn: {high-rise}, {tower block}]
high-risk
adj 1: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high
risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too
much can't help being risky"; "speculative business
enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {risky}, {high-risk},
{speculative}]
high-sounding
adj 1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or
ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of
the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means
to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-flown}, {high-
sounding}, {inflated}]
high-speed
adj 1: operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor";
"a high-velocity shell" [syn: {high-speed}, {high-
velocity}]
high-speed steel
n 1: an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to
make metal-cutting tools [syn: {high-speed steel}, {hot-
work steel}]
high-spirited
adj 1: joyously unrestrained [syn: {ebullient}, {exuberant},
{high-spirited}]
high-spiritedness
n 1: exuberant liveliness
high-stepped
adj 1: having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped
stride"; "a high-stepping horse" [syn: {high-stepped},
{high-stepping}]
high-stepping
adj 1: having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped
stride"; "a high-stepping horse" [syn: {high-stepped},
{high-stepping}]
high-strength brass
n 1: a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn:
{manganese bronze}, {high-strength brass}]
high-strung
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung},
{highly strung}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy},
{overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
high-sudsing
adj 1: (used of e.g. detergents) producing many suds [ant: {low-
sudsing}]
high-tail
v 1: retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her
villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"
[syn: {high-tail}, {hightail}]
high-tech
adj 1: resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or
devices [syn: {high-tech}, {hi-tech}] [ant: {low-tech}]
high-tension
adj 1: subjected to or capable of operating under relatively
high voltage; "high-tension wire" [ant: {low-tension},
{low-voltage}]
high-ticket
adj 1: very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a
big-ticket government program" [syn: {big-ticket(a)},
{high-ticket(a)}]
high-toned
adj 1: pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn:
{high-class}, {high-toned}]
high-top
adj 1: (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers [syn:
{high-top}, {high-topped}]
high-topped
adj 1: (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers [syn:
{high-top}, {high-topped}]
high-up
n 1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
[syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up},
{dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]
high-velocity
adj 1: operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor";
"a high-velocity shell" [syn: {high-speed}, {high-
velocity}]
high-vitamin diet
n 1: a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies [syn:
{high-vitamin diet}, {vitamin-deficiency diet}]
high-voltage
adj 1: operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-
voltage generator" [syn: {high-voltage}, {high-
potential}]
2: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn:
{high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-voltage},
{high-energy}]
high-warp loom
n 1: a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for
weaving tapestry
high-water mark
n 1: a line marking the highest level reached
high-yield
adj 1: yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial
production
high-yield bond
n 1: a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower;
issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by
companies with questionable credit [syn: {junk bond},
{high-yield bond}]
highball glass
n 1: a tall glass for serving highballs
highbush cranberry
n 1: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
{cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]
higher cognitive process
n 1: cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of
knowledge and put it to use
higher criticism
n 1: the scientific study of biblical writings to determine
their origin and meaning
higher education
n 1: education provided by a college or university
higher law
n 1: a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
Higher National Diploma
n 1: a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the
student for a career in a particular area; good students
may progress to a course leading to a degree [syn: {Higher
National Diploma}, {HND}]
higher rank
n 1: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of
longer service [syn: {seniority}, {senior status}, {higher
status}, {higher rank}]
higher status
n 1: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of
longer service [syn: {seniority}, {senior status}, {higher
status}, {higher rank}]
higher up
adv 1: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher
up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {at
a lower place}, {below}, {beneath}, {to a lower place}]
higher-ranking
adj 1: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn:
{ranking(a)}, {superior}, {higher-ranking}]
higher-up
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior},
{higher-up}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]
highest common factor
n 1: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a
set of integers [syn: {greatest common divisor}, {greatest
common factor}, {highest common factor}]
highland fling
n 1: a vigorous Scottish reel
Highland Scot
n 1: a native of the Highlands of Scotland [syn: {Highlander},
{Scottish Highlander}, {Highland Scot}]
Highlands of Scotland
n 1: a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its
rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and
tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) [syn:
{Highlands}, {Highlands of Scotland}]
highly active antiretroviral therapy
n 1: a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse
transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
[syn: {drug cocktail}, {highly active antiretroviral
therapy}, {HAART}]
highly infective
adj 1: (of a microorganism) extremely infective; "a highly
infective organism"
highly sensitive
adj 1: readily affected by various agents; "a highly sensitive
explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive
colloid is readily coagulated"
highly strung
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung},
{highly strung}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy},
{overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
highly-developed
adj 1: (used of societies) having high industrial development;
"developed countries" [syn: {developed}, {highly-
developed}]
highly-sexed
adj 1: having excessive sexual desire or appeal [syn:
{oversexed}, {highly-sexed}]
hightail it
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
Highway Code
n 1: the code of rules governing the use of public roads
highway engineer
n 1: a civil engineer who specializes in the design and
construction of roads and highways
highway robbery
n 1: an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these
days is highway robbery"
2: robbery of travellers on or near a public road
highway system
n 1: a transportation system consisting of roads for motor
transport
hike up
v 1: pull up; "He hitched up his socks and pants" [syn: {hike
up}, {hitch up}]
2: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: {hike},
{hike up}, {boost}]
Hilaire Belloc
n 1: English author (born in France) remembered especially for
his verse for children (1870-1953) [syn: {Belloc}, {Hilaire
Belloc}, {Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc}]
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
n 1: French impressionist painter (1834-1917) [syn: {Degas},
{Edgar Degas}, {Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas}]
Hilary Clinton
n 1: wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the
United States Senate (1947-) [syn: {Clinton}, {Hilary
Clinton}, {Hilary Rodham Clinton}]
Hilary Rodham Clinton
n 1: wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the
United States Senate (1947-) [syn: {Clinton}, {Hilary
Clinton}, {Hilary Rodham Clinton}]
Hilbert space
n 1: a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually)
infinite-dimensional
hill myna
n 1: glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
[syn: {hill myna}, {Indian grackle}, {grackle}, {Gracula
religiosa}]
hillbilly music
n 1: country music originating in mountainous regions of
southern United States
Himalaya honeysuckle
n 1: shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
[syn: {Himalaya honeysuckle}, {Leycesteria formosa}]
Himalaya Mountains
n 1: a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between
India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest
mountain [syn: {Himalayas}, {Himalaya Mountains},
{Himalaya}]
Himalayan cedar
n 1: tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with
nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as
its timber [syn: {deodar}, {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan
cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]
Himalayan lilac
n 1: robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having
oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous
flowers [syn: {Himalayan lilac}, {Syringa emodi}]
Himalayan rhubarb
n 1: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian
rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum
emodi}]
Himantoglossum hircinum
n 1: an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum [syn: {lizard
orchid}, {Himantoglossum hircinum}]
Himantopus himantopus
n 1: stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white
plumage but with black wings [syn: {black-winged stilt},
{Himantopus himantopus}]
Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
n 1: stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New
Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings
and nape of neck [syn: {white-headed stilt}, {Himantopus
himantopus leucocephalus}]
Himantopus mexicanus
n 1: stilt of southwestern United States to northern South
America having black plumage extending from the head down
the back of the neck [syn: {black-necked stilt},
{Himantopus mexicanus}]
Himantopus novae-zelandiae
n 1: blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color
phase of the white-headed stilt [syn: {kaki}, {Himantopus
novae-zelandiae}]
Himantopus stilt
n 1: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of
inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt},
{stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover},
{Himantopus stilt}]
Hinayana Buddhism
n 1: an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada
Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka
and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern
Asia [syn: {Hinayana}, {Hinayana Buddhism}]
hind end
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
{arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can},
{fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister},
{posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern},
{seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom},
{behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
hind leg
n 1: the back limb of a quadruped
hind limb
n 1: a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous
structure in other animals [syn: {hind limb}, {hindlimb}]
Hindu calendar
n 1: the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of
Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in
which there are two new moons (once every three years)
Hindu calendar month
n 1: any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
Hindu deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the Hindus
Hindu Kush
n 1: a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
[syn: {Hindu Kush}, {Hindu Kush Mountains}]
Hindu Kush Mountains
n 1: a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
[syn: {Hindu Kush}, {Hindu Kush Mountains}]
Hindu numeral
n 1: one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Arabic
numeral}, {Hindu numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic numeral}] [ant:
{Roman numeral}]
Hindu-Arabic numeral
n 1: one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Arabic
numeral}, {Hindu numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic numeral}] [ant:
{Roman numeral}]
hinge joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated
as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge
joint}, {ginglymus}, {ginglymoid joint}]
2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only [syn: {knuckle
joint}, {hinge joint}]
hinge on
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn
on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
hinge upon
v 1: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn
on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
hinging post
n 1: the gatepost on which the gate is hung [syn: {hinging
post}, {swinging post}]
hip bath
n 1: a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as
if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting
position [syn: {sitz bath}, {hip bath}]
hip boot
n 1: a very high boot; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip
boot}, {thigh boot}]
hip joint
n 1: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and
the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {coxa},
{articulatio coxae}]
hip pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and
hockey players
hip pocket
n 1: a pocket in rear of trousers
hip roof
n 1: a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides [syn:
{hip roof}, {hipped roof}]
hip socket
n 1: the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the
head of the femur and the innominate bone
hip tile
n 1: a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof [syn:
{hip tile}, {hipped tile}]
hip to
adj 1: informed about the latest trends [syn: {hep}, {hip}, {hip
to(p)}]
hip-hop
n 1: an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the
fashions of African-American residents of the inner city
2: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in
which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment;
several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap}, {rap music},
{hip-hop}]
hip-length
adj 1: extending to or just over the hips; "a hiplength jacket"
[syn: {hiplength}, {hip-length}]
Hippeastrum puniceum
n 1: amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a
houseplant for its showy white to red flowers [syn:
{hippeastrum}, {Hippeastrum puniceum}]
hipped roof
n 1: a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides [syn:
{hip roof}, {hipped roof}]
hipped tile
n 1: a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof [syn:
{hip tile}, {hipped tile}]
Hippo Regius
n 1: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining
present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria [syn: {Hippo},
{Hippo Regius}]
Hippobosca equina
n 1: winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: {horse tick},
{horsefly}, {Hippobosca equina}]
Hippocratic oath
n 1: an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics
deriving from Hippocrates
Hippocrepis comosa
n 1: European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers
followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-
shaped joints [syn: {horseshoe vetch}, {Hippocrepis
comosa}]
Hippodamia convergens
n 1: a variety of ladybug
Hippoglossoides platessoides
n 1: large American food fish [syn: {American plaice},
{Hippoglossoides platessoides}]
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
n 1: largest United States flatfish [syn: {Atlantic halibut},
{Hippoglossus hippoglossus}]
Hippoglossus stenolepsis
n 1: a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific
halibut}, {Hippoglossus stenolepsis}]
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
n 1: French novelist and dramatist whose plays were
reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) [syn:
{Giraudoux}, {Jean Giraudoux}, {Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux}]
Hippopotamus amphibius
n 1: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or
around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippopotamus},
{hippo}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}]
Hippotragus niger
n 1: large black East African antelope with sharp backward-
curving horns [syn: {sable antelope}, {Hippotragus niger}]
Hipsurus caryi
n 1: Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow seaperch}, {rainbow
perch}, {Hipsurus caryi}]
Hiram King Williams
n 1: United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
[syn: {Williams}, {Hank Williams}, {Hiram Williams}, {Hiram
King Williams}]
Hiram Ulysses Grant
n 1: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
Hiram Williams
n 1: United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
[syn: {Williams}, {Hank Williams}, {Hiram Williams}, {Hiram
King Williams}]
hire car
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
hire out
v 1: grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee;
"We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He
hired himself out as a cook" [syn: {hire out}, {rent out},
{farm out}]
hire-purchase
n 1: installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never"
[syn: {hire-purchase}, {never-never}]
hired gun
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman},
{gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire},
{triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
hired hand
n 1: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed
the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: {hired hand}, {hand},
{hired man}]
hired help
n 1: employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the
singular to refer to several employees collectively)
hired man
n 1: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed
the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: {hired hand}, {hand},
{hired man}]
hiring freeze
n 1: a freeze on hiring
hiring hall
n 1: a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted
to applicants according to seniority or rotation
Hirschsprung's disease
n 1: congenital condition in which the colon does not have the
normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate
so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon [syn:
{Hirschsprung's disease}, {congenital megacolon}]
Hirudo medicinalis
n 1: large European freshwater leech formerly used for
bloodletting [syn: {medicinal leech}, {Hirudo medicinalis}]
Hirundo nigricans
n 1: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn:
{tree swallow}, {tree martin}, {Hirundo nigricans}]
Hirundo pyrrhonota
n 1: North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds
bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: {cliff
swallow}, {Hirundo pyrrhonota}]
Hirundo rustica
n 1: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in
barns etc. [syn: {barn swallow}, {chimney swallow},
{Hirundo rustica}]
Hispanic American
n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish
American}, {Hispanic American}, {Hispanic}]
hispid pocket mouse
n 1: large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United
States [syn: {hispid pocket mouse}, {Perognathus hispidus}]
histamine blocker
n 1: a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine
in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and
gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of
histamine on the receptor site known as H2
histamine headache
n 1: a painful recurring headache associated with the release of
histamine from cells [syn: {histamine headache}, {cluster
headache}]
histiocytic leukaemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
histiocytic leukemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
histocompatibility complex
n 1: a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human
chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells
and that play a role in the immune response
historic period
n 1: an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live
in a litigious age" [syn: {historic period}, {age}]
historical document
n 1: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or
myth etc.) [syn: {historical document}, {historical paper},
{historical record}]
historical linguistics
n 1: the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and
diachrony of language" [syn: {historical linguistics},
{diachronic linguistics}, {diachrony}]
historical paper
n 1: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or
myth etc.) [syn: {historical document}, {historical paper},
{historical record}]
historical present
n 1: the use of the present tense to describe past actions or
states
historical record
n 1: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or
myth etc.) [syn: {historical document}, {historical paper},
{historical record}]
historical school
n 1: a school of 19th century German economists and legal
philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems
in evolutionary or historical terms
history department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching history
[syn: {history department}, {department of history}]
history lesson
n 1: a lesson in the facts of history
hit home
v 1: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this
message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home},
{strike a chord}, {strike a note}]
hit it up
v 1: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: {souse}, {soak},
{inebriate}, {hit it up}]
hit list
n 1: a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)
hit man
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman},
{gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire},
{triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
hit parade
n 1: a collection of the best or most popular people or items of
a given kind
2: a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given
time
hit squad
n 1: a team of assassins
hit the books
v 1: learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his
room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
[syn: {study}, {hit the books}]
hit the bottle
v 1: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {hit
the bottle}, {drink}, {booze}, {fuddle}]
hit the ceiling
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
hit the deck
v 1: fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The
soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" [syn: {hit
the dirt}, {hit the deck}]
hit the dirt
v 1: fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The
soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" [syn: {hit
the dirt}, {hit the deck}]
hit the hay
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
hit the jackpot
v 1: succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking
spot in the lot" [syn: {luck out}, {hit the jackpot}]
hit the roof
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
hit the sack
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
hit-and-run
adj 1: designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by
a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run
assaults" [syn: {hit-and-run}, {tip-and-run}]
2: involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of
an accident
hit-or-miss
adj 1: dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard
plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
[syn: {haphazard}, {hit-or-miss}]
hitch up
v 1: pull up; "He hitched up his socks and pants" [syn: {hike
up}, {hitch up}]
hitching bar
n 1: a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to
prevent it from straying [syn: {hitchrack}, {hitching bar}]
hitching post
n 1: a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to
prevent it from straying
hither and thither
adv 1: from one place or situation to another; "we were driven
from pillar to post" [syn: {from pillar to post}, {hither
and thither}]
hitting average
n 1: (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number
of base hits divided by the number of official times at
bat; "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400"
[syn: {batting average}, {hitting average}]
hive away
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
hive off
v 1: remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived
off from its parent company"
2: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: {divert}, {hive
off}]
hive up
v 1: save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache},
{lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]
Hizb ut-Tahrir
n 1: the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in
central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a
worldwide Islamic state [syn: {Hizb ut-Tahrir}, {Freedom
Party}]
HMG-CoA reductase
n 1: a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing
cholesterol [syn: {HMG-CoA reductase}, {5-hydroxy-3
-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase}]
Hmong language
n 1: a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
[syn: {Hmong}, {Hmong language}, {Miao}]
Ho Chi Minh
n 1: Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in
World War II and the French until 1954 and South Vietnam
until 1975 (1890-1969) [syn: {Ho Chi Minh}, {Nguyen Tat
Thanh}]
Ho Chi Minh City
n 1: a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the
capital of French Indochina [syn: {Ho Chi Minh City},
{Saigon}]
ho-hum
adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a
boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening
effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his
competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who
couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task
the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious
days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"-
Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully
wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum},
{irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
Hoagland Howard Carmichael
n 1: United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: {Carmichael},
{Hoagy Carmichael}, {Hoagland Howard Carmichael}]
Hoagy Carmichael
n 1: United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: {Carmichael},
{Hoagy Carmichael}, {Hoagland Howard Carmichael}]
hoarded wealth
n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.;
"the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the
West Indies" [syn: {treasure}, {hoarded wealth}]
hoary alison
n 1: tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and
dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods;
naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
[syn: {hoary alison}, {hoary alyssum}, {Berteroa incana}]
hoary alyssum
n 1: tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and
dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods;
naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
[syn: {hoary alison}, {hoary alyssum}, {Berteroa incana}]
hoary golden bush
n 1: western American shrubs having white felted foliage and
yellow flowers that become red-purple [syn: {hoary golden
bush}, {Hazardia cana}]
hoary marmot
n 1: large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot},
{whistler}, {whistling marmot}, {Marmota caligata}]
hoary pea
n 1: a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and
white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
hoary plantain
n 1: North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on
the leaves [syn: {hoary plantain}, {Plantago virginica}]
2: widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North
America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white
fragrant flowers [syn: {hoary plantain}, {Plantago media}]
hoary puccoon
n 1: perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage
yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {hoary puccoon},
{Indian paint}, {Lithospermum canescens}]
hoary willow
n 1: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn:
{hoary willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix candida}]
hobble skirt
n 1: a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910
and 1914
hobo camp
n 1: a place where hoboes camp [syn: {hobo camp}, {jungle}]
Hobson's choice
n 1: the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
hock-joint
n 1: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds
to the human ankle [syn: {hock}, {hock-joint}]
hockey clinic
n 1: a meeting at which hockey players receive special
evaluation and instruction
hockey coach
n 1: a coach of hockey players
hockey game
n 1: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six
skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the
opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks [syn: {ice
hockey}, {hockey}, {hockey game}]
hockey league
n 1: a league of hockey teams
hockey player
n 1: an athlete who plays hockey [syn: {hockey player}, {ice-
hockey player}]
hockey puck
n 1: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used
instead of a ball in ice hockey [syn: {puck}, {hockey
puck}]
hockey season
n 1: the season when hockey is played
hockey skate
n 1: an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and
a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles
hockey stick
n 1: sports implement consisting of a curved or angled stick
used by hockey players to move the puck
hockey team
n 1: a team that plays ice hockey
hocus-pocus
n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness},
{hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery},
{skullduggery}]
hod carrier
n 1: a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
[syn: {hod carrier}, {hodman}]
Hodgkin's disease
n 1: a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but
painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by
enlargement of the spleen and liver
hoe handle
n 1: the handle of a hoe
Hoek van Holland
n 1: a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near
Rotterdam [syn: {Hook of Holland}, {Hoek van Holland}]
hog badger
n 1: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog
badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx
collaris}]
hog cholera
n 1: highly infectious virus disease of swine
hog cranberry
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
hog millet
n 1: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and
in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {broomcorn
millet}, {hog millet}, {Panicum miliaceum}]
hog molly
n 1: widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog
sucker}, {hog molly}, {Hypentelium nigricans}]
hog peanut
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]
hog plum
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn:
{hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree},
{Spondias mombin}]
2: small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible
yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum},
{hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]
3: fruit of the wild plum of southern United States [syn: {hog
plum}, {wild plum}]
4: yellow oval tropical fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin}]
hog plum bush
n 1: small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible
yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum},
{hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]
hog snapper
n 1: large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a
pig's snout [syn: {hogfish}, {hog snapper}, {Lachnolaimus
maximus}]
hog sucker
n 1: widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog
sucker}, {hog molly}, {Hypentelium nigricans}]
hog-nosed badger
n 1: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog
badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx
collaris}]
hog-nosed skunk
n 1: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of
southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed
skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk},
{Conepatus leuconotus}]
hog-tie
v 1: tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied"
hognose bat
n 1: small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose [syn:
{hognose bat}, {Choeronycteris mexicana}]
hognose snake
n 1: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may
spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn:
{hognose snake}, {puff adder}, {sand viper}]
hognosed skunk
n 1: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of
southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed
skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk},
{Conepatus leuconotus}]
Hohenzollern empire
n 1: the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from
1871 to 1919) [syn: {Hohenzollern empire}, {Second Reich}]
Hoheria populnea
n 1: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of
axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and
whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {lacebark},
{ribbonwood}, {houhere}, {Hoheria populnea}]
hoi polloi
n 1: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from
the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude},
{masses}, {mass}, {hoi polloi}, {people}, {the great
unwashed}]
hoisin sauce
n 1: a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment [syn: {duck
sauce}, {hoisin sauce}]
hoity-toity
adj 1: affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin},
{highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]
holandric gene
n 1: a gene located on a Y chromosome [syn: {Y-linked gene},
{holandric gene}]
Holarrhena antidysenterica
n 1: tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly
used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory
tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena
pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]
Holarrhena pubescens
n 1: tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly
used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory
tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena
pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]
Holbein the Elder
n 1: German painter of religious works (1465-1524) [syn:
{Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Elder}]
Holbein the Younger
n 1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was
commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the
English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn:
{Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Younger}]
Holcus lanatus
n 1: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem;
naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn:
{velvet grass}, {Yorkshire fog}, {Holcus lanatus}]
Holcus mollis
n 1: European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage [syn:
{creeping soft grass}, {Holcus mollis}]
hold back
v 1: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check},
{turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]
2: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" [syn: {forbear},
{hold back}]
3: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their
results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: {wait},
{hold off}, {hold back}]
4: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {keep back}, {hold
back}]
5: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: {conceal}, {hold back}, {hold in}]
6: prevent the action or expression of; "hold back your anger";
"keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience
at the delays" [syn: {restrain}, {keep}, {keep back}, {hold
back}]
hold close
v 1: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm
when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold close}, {hold
tight}, {clutch}]
hold dear
v 1: be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {cherish},
{hold dear}, {treasure}]
hold down
v 1: keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
2: restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors
can sleep"
hold fast
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick},
{stick to}]
hold firm
v 1: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand
pat}, {stand firm}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]
hold forth
v 1: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker
dissertated about the social politics in 18th century
England" [syn: {hold forth}, {discourse}, {dissertate}]
hold in
v 1: close in; "darkness enclosed him" [syn: {enclose}, {hold
in}, {confine}]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn:
{control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb},
{moderate}]
3: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: {conceal}, {hold back}, {hold in}]
hold off
v 1: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a
lead to hold the Broncos off"
2: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their
results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: {wait},
{hold off}, {hold back}]
hold on
v 1: hold firmly [syn: {grasp}, {hold on}]
2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or
developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: {hold on}, {stop}]
3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every
night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn:
{persevere}, {persist}, {hang in}, {hang on}, {hold on}]
4: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
folder" [syn: {hang on}, {hold the line}, {hold on}]
5: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?";
"She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: {keep},
{hold on}] [ant: {lose}]
hold one's own
v 1: be sufficiently competent in a certain situation; "He can
hold his own in graduate school"
2: maintain one's position and be in control of a situation
hold open
v 1: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth";
"keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a
merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {keep}, {save}]
hold out
v 1: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
[syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold
out}, {stretch forth}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
{resist}, {hold out}, {withstand}, {stand firm}] [ant: {give
up}, {surrender}]
3: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}, {endure}]
4: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out
for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
5: continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through
several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last
without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other
lived" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go},
{endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
hold over
v 1: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it
over him"
2: hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: {carry
over}, {hold over}]
3: keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
4: continue a term of office past the normal period of time
5: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
{postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table},
{shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
hold still for
v 1: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of
behavior!" [syn: {stand for}, {hold still for}]
hold sway
v 1: be master; reign or rule
hold the line
v 1: hold the line on prices; keep the price of something
constant
2: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
folder" [syn: {hang on}, {hold the line}, {hold on}]
hold tight
v 1: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm
when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold close}, {hold
tight}, {clutch}]
hold up
v 1: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam
holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I
balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn:
{hold}, {support}, {sustain}, {hold up}]
2: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements
for admiration
3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by
the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want
to perform" [syn: {delay}, {detain}, {hold up}] [ant:
{hurry}, {rush}]
4: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: {hold
up}, {stick up}]
5: continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through
several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last
without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other
lived" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go},
{endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
6: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy},
{withstand}, {hold}, {hold up}]
7: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't
hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {stand up},
{hold up}, {hold water}]
hold water
v 1: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't
hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {stand up},
{hold up}, {hold water}]
hold-down
n 1: a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on
government spending"
holding cell
n 1: a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be
confined during a trial
holding company
n 1: a company with controlling shares in other companies
holding device
n 1: a device for holding something
holding paddock
n 1: a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn:
{holding pen}, {holding paddock}, {holding yard}]
holding pattern
n 1: a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you
should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his
disappointment"
2: the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft
that is awaiting permission to land
holding pen
n 1: a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn:
{holding pen}, {holding paddock}, {holding yard}]
holding yard
n 1: a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn:
{holding pen}, {holding paddock}, {holding yard}]
holdup man
n 1: an armed thief [syn: {holdup man}, {stickup man}]
hole card
n 1: any assets that are concealed until they can be used
advantageously
2: (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until
the showdown
hole out
v 1: hit the ball into the hole [syn: {hole}, {hole out}]
hole up
v 1: remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and
is holing up in his study"
2: score a hole in one
3: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before
they hibernate in their caves" [syn: {hibernate}, {hole up}]
[ant: {aestivate}, {estivate}]
hole-and-corner
adj 1: relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of
life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"-
H.G.Wells [syn: {hole-and-corner}, {hole-in-corner}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue";
"secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms";
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover
investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine},
{cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger},
{hush-hush}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover},
{underground}]
hole-in-corner
adj 1: relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of
life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"-
H.G.Wells [syn: {hole-and-corner}, {hole-in-corner}]
hole-in-the-wall
n 1: a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was
a hole-in-the-wall"
holiday resort
n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: {resort}, {resort
hotel}, {holiday resort}]
holiday season
n 1: a time when many people take holidays
holier-than-thou
adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou},
{pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical},
{sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]
holistic medicine
n 1: medical care of the whole person considered as subject to
personal and social as well as organic factors; "holistic
medicine treats the mind as well as the body"
holistic theory
n 1: the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and
cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole;
"holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and
language and mental states" [syn: {holism}, {holistic
theory}] [ant: {atomic theory}, {atomism}, {atomist
theory}, {atomistic theory}]
Holland gin
n 1: gin made in the Netherlands [syn: {geneva}, {Holland gin},
{Hollands}]
holler out
v 1: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons" [syn:
{holler}, {holler out}]
Hollerith card
n 1: a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched
holes [syn: {punched card}, {punch card}, {Hollerith card}]
hollow out
v 1: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn:
{hollow}, {hollow out}, {core out}]
hollow-back
n 1: an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral
column [syn: {lordosis}, {hollow-back}]
hollow-eyed
adj 1: characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep-
eyed}, {hollow-eyed}, {sunken-eyed}]
hollow-horned
adj 1: having horns that are hollow
holly family
n 1: widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: {Aquifoliaceae},
{family Aquifoliaceae}, {holly family}]
holly fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds
with texture and gloss like holly
2: tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of
holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly
fern}, {Cyrtomium aculeatum}, {Polystichum aculeatum}]
holly-leaf cherry
n 1: California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves
and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf
cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]
holly-leaved cherry
n 1: California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves
and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf
cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]
holly-leaved oak
n 1: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm
oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak},
{Quercus ilex}]
holly-leaves barberry
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North
America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon
grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain
grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]
holm oak
n 1: hard wood of the holm oak tree
2: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm
oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak},
{Quercus ilex}]
holm tree
n 1: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm
oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak},
{Quercus ilex}]
Holman Hunt
n 1: Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn:
{Hunt}, {Holman Hunt}, {William Holman Hunt}]
Holocanthus tricolor
n 1: gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to
Brazil [syn: {rock beauty}, {Holocanthus tricolor}]
Holocene epoch
n 1: approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene},
{Holocene epoch}, {Recent}, {Recent epoch}]
Holocentrus ascensionis
n 1: bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
Holocentrus bullisi
n 1: a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and
Gulf of Mexico [syn: {deepwater squirrelfish}, {Holocentrus
bullisi}]
Holocentrus coruscus
n 1: on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
[syn: {reef squirrelfish}, {Holocentrus coruscus}]
Holothuria edulis
n 1: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food
especially by Chinese [syn: {trepang}, {Holothuria edulis}]
Holstein-Friesian
n 1: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn:
{Friesian}, {Holstein}, {Holstein-Friesian}]
Holy City
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy
City}]
holy clover
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved
pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands
on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of
honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy
clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis
viciaefolia}]
Holy Communion
n 1: the act of participating in the celebration of the
Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of
the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {Holy Communion},
{sacramental manduction}, {manduction}]
holy day
n 1: a day specified for religious observance [syn: {religious
holiday}, {holy day}]
holy day of obligation
n 1: a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from
servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
Holy Eucharist
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist},
{Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy
Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's
Supper}]
Holy Father
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope},
{Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {pontiff}, {Holy
Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
Holy Ghost
n 1: the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the
Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his
Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn:
{Holy Ghost}, {Holy Spirit}, {Paraclete}]
Holy Grail
n 1: (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper [syn:
{grail}, {Holy Grail}, {Sangraal}]
Holy Innocents' Day
n 1: December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the
children of Bethlehem [syn: {Holy Innocents' Day},
{Innocents' Day}]
Holy Joe
n 1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military
chaplain}, {padre}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]
Holy Land
n 1: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast
of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for
Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine},
{Canaan}, {Holy Land}, {Promised Land}]
holy man
n 1: person of exceptional holiness [syn: {saint}, {holy man},
{holy person}, {angel}]
holy of holies
n 1: (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable;
"every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the
Social Security System"
2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the
Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the
Covenant was kept [syn: {holy of holies}, {sanctum
sanctorum}]
holy oil
n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}, {holy
oil}]
Holy Order
n 1: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a
Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy;
"theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or
should not be a separate Order" [syn: {Holy Order},
{Order}]
2: the sacrament of ordination
holy person
n 1: person of exceptional holiness [syn: {saint}, {holy man},
{holy person}, {angel}]
holy place
n 1: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {sanctum},
{holy}]
Holy Roller
n 1: a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor
Holy Roman Emperor
n 1: sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
n 1: the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and
crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250) [syn:
{Frederick II}, {Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II}]
Holy Roman Empire
n 1: a political entity in Europe that began with the papal
coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted
until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon
Holy Sacrament
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist},
{Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy
Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's
Supper}]
Holy Saturday
n 1: the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
Holy Scripture
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
Holy See
n 1: the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the
Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the
central administration of the Roman Catholic Church;
achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {Holy See},
{The Holy See}, {State of the Vatican City}]
Holy Sepulcher
n 1: the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and
resurrection [syn: {Holy Sepulcher}, {Holy Sepulchre}]
Holy Sepulchre
n 1: the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and
resurrection [syn: {Holy Sepulcher}, {Holy Sepulchre}]
Holy Spirit
n 1: the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the
Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his
Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn:
{Holy Ghost}, {Holy Spirit}, {Paraclete}]
holy terror
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {brat}, {little
terror}, {holy terror}]
holy thistle
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle},
{blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
Holy Thursday
n 1: the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
[syn: {Maundy Thursday}, {Holy Thursday}]
Holy Trinity
n 1: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one
Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity},
{Sacred Trinity}]
Holy War Warriors
n 1: a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims
in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in
Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam [syn:
{Laskar Jihad}, {Holy War Warriors}]
holy water
n 1: water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic
purification
Holy Week
n 1: the week before Easter [syn: {Holy Week}, {Passion Week}]
Holy Writ
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
Holy Year
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin
(usually granted every 25 years)
Homarus americanus
n 1: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus
americanus}]
Homarus capensis
n 1: small lobster of southern Africa [syn: {Cape lobster},
{Homarus capensis}]
Homarus vulgaris
n 1: lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe [syn: {European
lobster}, {Homarus vulgaris}]
home appliance
n 1: an appliance that does a particular job in the home [syn:
{home appliance}, {household appliance}]
home away from home
n 1: a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if
you were home [syn: {home away from home}, {home from
home}]
home banking
n 1: banking in which transactions are conducted by means of
electronic communication (via telephone or computer)
home base
n 1: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the
batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order
to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
[syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {home}, {plate}]
2: (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative
center of an enterprise; "many companies have their
headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central
office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}]
home brew
n 1: an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home [syn:
{home brew}, {homebrew}]
home buyer
n 1: someone buying a house
home computer
n 1: a computer intended for use in the home
Home Counties
n 1: the English counties surrounding London into which Greater
London has expanded
home court
n 1: (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home
games
home ec
n 1: theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics},
{home ec}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]
home economics
n 1: theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics},
{home ec}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]
home equity credit
n 1: a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home loan}, {home equity credit}, {home equity loan},
{equity credit line}]
home equity loan
n 1: a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home loan}, {home equity credit}, {home equity loan},
{equity credit line}]
home folk
n 1: folks from your own home town
home fries
n 1: sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and
crisp [syn: {home fries}, {home-fried potatoes}]
home from home
n 1: a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if
you were home [syn: {home away from home}, {home from
home}]
home front
n 1: the civilian population (and their activities) of a country
at war
home game
n 1: a game played at home [ant: {away game}, {road game}]
home ground
n 1: the type of environment in which an organism or group
normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe
on his home grounds" [syn: {habitat}, {home ground}]
home guard
n 1: a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the
regular army is fighting elsewhere
home help
n 1: a person hired to help in another's home (especially one
employed by a local authority to help the infirm with
domestic work)
home in
v 1: direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic
navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {home in}, {zero in}]
home invasion
n 1: burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home
home key
n 1: the basic key in which a piece of music is written [syn:
{tonic key}, {home key}]
home loan
n 1: a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home loan}, {home equity credit}, {home equity loan},
{equity credit line}]
Home Loan Bank
n 1: one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term
credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
home movie
n 1: a film made at home by an amateur photographer
Home Office
n 1: the government department in charge of domestic affairs
2: (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative
center of an enterprise; "many companies have their
headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central
office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}]
home page
n 1: the opening page of a web site [syn: {home page},
{homepage}]
home plate
n 1: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the
batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order
to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
[syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {home}, {plate}]
home port
n 1: the port from which a ship originates of where it is
registered
home range
n 1: the area in which an animal normally ranges [syn: {home
range}, {home territory}]
home reserve
n 1: United States military reserves recruited by the states and
equipped by the federal government; subject to call by
either [syn: {National Guard}, {home reserve}]
home room
n 1: a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or
in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the
supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does
other administrative business [syn: {home room},
{homeroom}]
home rule
n 1: self-government in local matters by a city or county that
is part of a national government
home run
n 1: a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: {homer},
{home run}]
2: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the
new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's
eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
[syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {mark}, {home run}]
Home Secretary
n 1: the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
[syn: {Home Secretary}, {Secretary of State for the Home
Department}]
home stand
n 1: a series of successive games played at a team's home field
or court
home study
n 1: a course of study carried out at home rather than in a
classroom
home territory
n 1: the area in which an animal normally ranges [syn: {home
range}, {home territory}]
home theater
n 1: television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the
home the experience of being in a movie theater [syn: {home
theater}, {home theatre}]
home theatre
n 1: television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the
home the experience of being in a movie theater [syn: {home
theater}, {home theatre}]
home truth
n 1: an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as
about yourself)
home-baked
adj 1: baked at home; "home-baked cakes and pies"
home-brewed
adj 1: brewed at home; "home-brewed beer"
home-builder
n 1: someone who builds houses as a business [syn:
{homebuilder}, {home-builder}, {housebuilder}, {house-
builder}]
home-cured
adj 1: cured at home; "home-cured hams"
home-farm
n 1: a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of
establishment
home-fried potatoes
n 1: sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and
crisp [syn: {home fries}, {home-fried potatoes}]
home-loving
adj 1: devoted to home duties and pleasures
home-school
v 1: educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them)
to a school; "The parents are home-schooling their
daughter"
home-style
adj 1: as if in the home; "home-style cooking"
homecourt advantage
n 1: the advantage of playing on your home court in front of
fans who are rooting for you
Homeland Security
n 1: the federal department that administers all matters
relating to homeland security [syn: {Department of Homeland
Security}, {Homeland Security}]
homeless person
n 1: someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found
murdered in Central Park" [syn: {homeless}, {homeless
person}]
homeobox gene
n 1: one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in
bodily segmentation during embryonic development [syn:
{homeobox}, {homeobox gene}]
homeotic gene
n 1: one the genes that are involved in embryologic development
Homer A. Thompson
n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada)
noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora
(1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer Thompson}, {Homer A.
Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]
Homer Armstrong Thompson
n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada)
noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora
(1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer Thompson}, {Homer A.
Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]
Homer Thompson
n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada)
noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora
(1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer Thompson}, {Homer A.
Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]
homestead law
n 1: a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads
homeward-bound
adj 1: oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction";
"homeward-bound commuters" [syn: {homeward}, {homeward-
bound}]
homework problem
n 1: a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
homing device
n 1: the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its
objective
homing pigeon
n 1: pigeon trained to return home [syn: {homing pigeon},
{homer}]
homing torpedo
n 1: a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of
a ship's engines)
hominy grits
n 1: coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in
the southern United States [syn: {grits}, {hominy grits}]
Homo erectus
n 1: extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature
but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called
Pithecanthropus erectus"
Homo habilis
n 1: extinct species of upright East African hominid having some
advanced humanlike characteristics
Homo heidelbergensis
n 1: a type of primitive man who lived in Europe [syn:
{Heidelberg man}, {Homo heidelbergensis}]
Homo rhodesiensis
n 1: a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living
in Africa [syn: {Rhodesian man}, {Homo rhodesiensis}]
Homo sapiens
n 1: the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man
belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to
make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
n 1: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and
western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man},
{Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis}]
Homo sapiens sapiens
n 1: subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races [syn:
{Homo sapiens sapiens}, {modern man}]
Homo soloensis
n 1: extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java;
formerly Javanthropus
homocercal fin
n 1: symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the
vertebral column as in most bony fishes [ant: {heterocercal
fin}]
homogeneous polynomial
n 1: a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree
homogenized milk
n 1: milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed
uniformly so the cream will not rise
homogentisic acid
n 1: an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism
of tyrosine and phenylalanine [syn: {alkapton}, {alcapton},
{homogentisic acid}]
Homogyne alpina
n 1: rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for
groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn:
{alpine coltsfoot}, {Homogyne alpina}, {Tussilago alpina}]
homolosine projection
n 1: an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are
distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the
continents
Homona coffearia
n 1: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
[syn: {tea tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]
homopterous insect
n 1: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings [syn:
{homopterous insect}, {homopteran}]
Honduran capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Honduras [syn:
{Tegucigalpa}, {Honduran capital}]
Honduran monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Honduras
Honduras mahogany
n 1: an important Central American mahogany tree [syn: {Honduras
mahogany}, {Swietinia macrophylla}]
Honduras rosewood
n 1: Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked
rosewood [syn: {Honduras rosewood}, {Dalbergia
stevensonii}]
honest woman
n 1: a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living
for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time);
"he made an honest woman of her"
honest-to-god
adj 1: (used informally especially for emphasis) real or
genuine; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "went
upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn:
{honest-to-god}, {honest-to-goodness}, {sure-enough(a)}]
honest-to-goodness
adj 1: (used informally especially for emphasis) real or
genuine; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "went
upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn:
{honest-to-god}, {honest-to-goodness}, {sure-enough(a)}]
honey badger
n 1: nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa
and southern Asia [syn: {ratel}, {honey badger}, {Mellivora
capensis}]
honey bear
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a
long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear},
{potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
honey bell
n 1: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow
honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn:
{honey bell}, {honeybells}, {Hermannia verticillata},
{Mahernia verticillata}]
honey berry
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn:
{Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry},
{mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga},
{Melicocca bijugatus}]
honey bun
n 1: rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and
baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the
bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {sticky bun}, {caramel bun},
{schnecken}]
honey buzzard
n 1: Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents
and reptiles [syn: {honey buzzard}, {Pernis apivorus}]
honey cake
n 1: a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
honey crisp
n 1: a crisp candy made with honey
honey eater
n 1: Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for
extracting nectar [syn: {honey eater}, {honeysucker}]
honey fungus
n 1: a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with
the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
[syn: {honey mushroom}, {honey fungus}, {Armillariella
mellea}]
honey gland
n 1: a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes
nectar [syn: {nectary}, {honey gland}]
honey guide
n 1: small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax
and honey and larvae
honey locust
n 1: tall usually spiny North American tree having small
greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long
twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown
wood; introduced to temperate Old World [syn: {honey
locust}, {Gleditsia triacanthos}]
honey mesquite
n 1: thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to
southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in
sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form
extensive thickets [syn: {honey mesquite}, {Western honey
mesquite}, {Prosopis glandulosa}]
honey mushroom
n 1: a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with
the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
[syn: {honey mushroom}, {honey fungus}, {Armillariella
mellea}]
honey oil
n 1: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid},
{special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
honey plant
n 1: a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey
honey-colored
adj 1: having the color of honey [syn: {honey-colored}, {honey-
coloured}]
honey-coloured
adj 1: having the color of honey [syn: {honey-colored}, {honey-
coloured}]
honey-flower
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal
clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn:
{honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia
formosa}]
2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn:
{honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {Protea mellifera}]
honey-scented
adj 1: smelling of honey
honeycomb tripe
n 1: lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant
used as food
honeydew melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a
smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not
have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon},
{honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo
inodorus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth
greenish-white melon with pale green flesh [syn: {honeydew},
{honeydew melon}]
honeyed words
n 1: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered
sweet nothings into her ear" [syn: {sweet nothings},
{honeyed words}]
honeymoon resort
n 1: a resort that caters to newlyweds; "Niagra Falls is a well-
known honeymoon resort"
honeysuckle family
n 1: shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn:
{Caprifoliaceae}, {family Caprifoliaceae}, {honeysuckle
family}]
Hong Kong
n 1: formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in
Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and
returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial
centers
Hong Kong dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Hong Kong
honky-tonk
n 1: a cheap drinking and dancing establishment [syn:
{barrelhouse}, {honky-tonk}]
honor guard
n 1: an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a
military funeral [syn: {honor guard}, {guard of honor}]
honor killing
n 1: an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male
member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing
the family image
honor system
n 1: a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not
to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on
the honor system"
honorable discharge
n 1: a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
honorable mention
n 1: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win
the prize he did get special mention" [syn: {mention},
{honorable mention}]
honorary degree
n 1: a degree conferred to honor the recipient [syn: {honorary
degree}, {honoris causa}]
honorary society
n 1: an institution for the advancement of art or science or
literature [syn: {academy}, {honorary society}]
Honore Balzac
n 1: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century
French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Balzac}, {Honore Balzac},
{Honore de Balzac}]
Honore Daumier
n 1: French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of
bourgeois society (1808-1879) [syn: {Daumier}, {Honore
Daumier}]
Honore de Balzac
n 1: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century
French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Balzac}, {Honore Balzac},
{Honore de Balzac}]
Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti
n 1: French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of
the French Revolution (1749-1791) [syn: {Mirabeau}, {Comte
de Mirabeau}, {Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti}]
honoris causa
n 1: a degree conferred to honor the recipient [syn: {honorary
degree}, {honoris causa}]
honours degree
n 1: a university degree with honors [syn: {honours}, {honours
degree}]
honours list
n 1: a list issued by examiners that categorizes students
according to the class of honours they achieved in their
degree examinations [syn: {class list}, {honours list}]
hoo-ha
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-
do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
hoo-hah
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-
do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
hood latch
n 1: a catch that holds the hood of a car shut
hood ornament
n 1: an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of
the manufacturer
hooded cloak
n 1: a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head
[syn: {capote}, {hooded cloak}]
hooded coat
n 1: a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the
head [syn: {capote}, {hooded coat}]
hooded ladies' tresses
n 1: orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy
white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western
North America [syn: {hooded ladies' tresses}, {Spiranthes
romanzoffiana}]
hooded merganser
n 1: small North American duck with a high circular crest on the
male's head [syn: {hooded merganser}, {hooded sheldrake},
{Lophodytes cucullatus}]
hooded pitcher plant
n 1: yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States
having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with
an arched hood [syn: {hooded pitcher plant}, {Sarracenia
minor}]
hooded seal
n 1: medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac
on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn:
{hooded seal}, {bladdernose}, {Cystophora cristata}]
hooded sheldrake
n 1: small North American duck with a high circular crest on the
male's head [syn: {hooded merganser}, {hooded sheldrake},
{Lophodytes cucullatus}]
hooded skunk
n 1: of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United
States [syn: {hooded skunk}, {Mephitis macroura}]
hoof it
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {leg it},
{hoof}, {hoof it}]
hoof mark
n 1: a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an
animal [syn: {hoofprint}, {hoof mark}, {hoof-mark}]
hoof-and-mouth disease
n 1: acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by
ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs [syn: {foot-and-
mouth disease}, {hoof-and-mouth disease}]
hoof-mark
n 1: a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an
animal [syn: {hoofprint}, {hoof mark}, {hoof-mark}]
hoofed mammal
n 1: any of a number of mammals with hooves that are
superficially similar but not necessarily closely related
taxonomically [syn: {ungulate}, {hoofed mammal}]
hook and eye
n 1: a kind of fastener used on clothing
hook line and sinker
adv 1: in every detail; "he believed her story hook, line, and
sinker"
Hook of Holland
n 1: a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near
Rotterdam [syn: {Hook of Holland}, {Hoek van Holland}]
hook on
v 1: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on},
{fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
hook shot
n 1: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is
farther from the basket [syn: {hook shot}, {hook}]
hook spanner
n 1: a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
[syn: {hook wrench}, {hook spanner}]
hook up
v 1: connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply
line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
hook up with
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed},
{conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
hook wrench
n 1: a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
[syn: {hook wrench}, {hook spanner}]
hook-nosed
adj 1: having an aquiline nose
hook-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a hook
Hooke's law
n 1: (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the
stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain
produced
Hooker's green
n 1: green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with
gamboge
Hooker's onion
n 1: a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor
and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British
Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and
Colorado [syn: {Hooker's onion}, {Allium acuminatum}]
Hooker's orchid
n 1: a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals
converging under the upper sepal [syn: {Hooker's orchid},
{Habenaria hookeri}]
hookworm disease
n 1: infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the
body (usually) through the skin [syn: {hookworm}, {hookworm
disease}]
hooky player
n 1: one who is absent from school without permission [syn:
{truant}, {hooky player}]
hoop ash
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash},
{basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]
hoop pine
n 1: pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light
even-textured wood [syn: {hoop pine}, {Moreton Bay pine},
{Araucaria cunninghamii}]
hoop snake
n 1: any of various harmless North American snakes that were
formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like
a hoop
Hooray Henry
n 1: a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man
Hoosier State
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Indiana},
{Hoosier State}, {IN}, {Ind.}]
hoot owl
n 1: any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching
Hoover Dam
n 1: a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada
hop clover
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and
curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn:
{black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch
clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
2: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop clover},
{shamrock}, {lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium dubium}]
hop field
n 1: a garden where hops are grown [syn: {hop garden}, {hop
field}]
hop garden
n 1: a garden where hops are grown [syn: {hop garden}, {hop
field}]
hop hornbeam
n 1: any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting
clusters resembling hops
hop marjoram
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
hop on
v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on},
{mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on},
{bestride}] [ant: {get off}, {hop out}]
hop out
v 1: get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted
an illegally parked car" [syn: {hop out}, {get off}] [ant:
{bestride}, {climb on}, {get on}, {hop on}, {jump on},
{mount}, {mount up}]
hop pole
n 1: a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is
trained
hop up
v 1: make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {soup
up}, {hop up}, {hot up}]
hop-picker
n 1: a machine used for picking hops [syn: {hop-picker},
{hopper}]
hop-skip
v 1: jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {skip}, {hop-skip}]
hop-step-and-jump
n 1: an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform
successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous
movement [syn: {triple jump}, {hop-step-and-jump}]
hope chest
n 1: chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household
goods in anticipation of marriage [syn: {hope chest},
{wedding chest}]
hoped-for
adj 1: expected hopefully [syn: {anticipated}, {awaited(p)},
{hoped-for}]
hopped-up
adj 1: (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give
extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy"
2: under the influence of narcotics [syn: {hopped-up}, {stoned}]
Horace Greeley
n 1: United States journalist with political ambitions
(1811-1872) [syn: {Greeley}, {Horace Greeley}]
Horace Mann
n 1: United States educator who introduced reforms that
significantly altered the system of public education
(1796-1859) [syn: {Mann}, {Horace Mann}]
Horace Walpole
n 1: English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole
(1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio
Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]
Horatian ode
n 1: an ode with several stanzas [syn: {Horatian ode}, {Sapphic
ode}]
Horatio Alger
n 1: United States author of inspirational adventure stories for
boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
[syn: {Alger}, {Horatio Alger}]
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
n 1: British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener},
{Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]
Horatio Hornblower
n 1: a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in
novels written by C. S. Forester [syn: {Horatio
Hornblower}, {Captain Horatio Hornblower}]
Horatio Nelson
n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon
but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn:
{Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral
Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]
Horatio Walpole
n 1: English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole
(1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio
Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]
Hordeum jubatum
n 1: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with
delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern
Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley},
{squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]
Hordeum murinum
n 1: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground
especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley
grass}, {wall barley}, {Hordeum murinum}]
Hordeum pusillum
n 1: annual barley native to western North America and
widespread in southern United States and tropical America
[syn: {little barley}, {Hordeum pusillum}]
Hordeum vulgare
n 1: grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal
feed and in malt beverages [syn: {common barley}, {Hordeum
vulgare}]
horizontal bar
n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a
horizontal position by uprights at both ends [syn:
{horizontal bar}, {high bar}]
horizontal combination
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
the same level of production and sharing resources at that
level [syn: {horizontal integration}, {horizontal
combination}]
horizontal integration
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
the same level of production and sharing resources at that
level [syn: {horizontal integration}, {horizontal
combination}]
horizontal parallax
n 1: the maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at
the horizon
horizontal section
n 1: a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane
cutting through it horizontally
horizontal stabiliser
n 1: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that
is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn:
{horizontal stabilizer}, {horizontal stabiliser},
{tailplane}]
horizontal stabilizer
n 1: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that
is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn:
{horizontal stabilizer}, {horizontal stabiliser},
{tailplane}]
horizontal surface
n 1: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the
car on the level" [syn: {horizontal surface}, {level}]
horizontal tail
n 1: the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly
of an aircraft
hormone replacement therapy
n 1: hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to
postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart
disease and osteoporosis [syn: {hormone replacement
therapy}, {hormone-replacement therapy}, {HRT}]
hormone-replacement therapy
n 1: hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to
postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart
disease and osteoporosis [syn: {hormone replacement
therapy}, {hormone-replacement therapy}, {HRT}]
horn button
n 1: a button that you press to activate the horn of an
automobile
horn fly
n 1: small black European fly introduced into North America;
sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
[syn: {horn fly}, {Haematobia irritans}]
horn in
v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
nosing around the office" [syn: {intrude}, {horn in},
{pry}, {nose}, {poke}]
Horn of Africa
n 1: a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of
Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and
parts of Ethiopia [syn: {Somali peninsula}, {Horn of
Africa}]
horn of plenty
n 1: a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit
symbolizing prosperity [syn: {horn of plenty},
{cornucopia}]
horn poppy
n 1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along
sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy},
{horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy},
{Glaucium flavum}]
horn-rimmed
adj 1: having the frame made of horn or tortoise shell or
plastic that simulates either; "horn-rimmed glasses"
horn-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a horn
horned asp
n 1: highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern
Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned
viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes
cornutus}]
horned chameleon
n 1: a kind of chameleon [syn: {horned chameleon}, {Chamaeleo
oweni}]
horned dinosaur
n 1: any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with
enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North
America and Mongolia [syn: {ceratopsian}, {horned
dinosaur}]
horned lizard
n 1: insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and
spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn:
{horned lizard}, {horned toad}, {horny frog}]
horned owl
n 1: large owls having prominent ear tufts
horned pondweed
n 1: found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water;
useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn:
{horned pondweed}, {Zannichellia palustris}]
horned poppy
n 1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along
sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy},
{horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy},
{Glaucium flavum}]
horned pout
n 1: catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {horned
pout}, {hornpout}, {pout}, {Ameiurus Melas}]
horned puffin
n 1: northern Pacific puffin [syn: {horned puffin}, {Fratercula
corniculata}]
horned rattlesnake
n 1: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern
United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn:
{sidewinder}, {horned rattlesnake}, {Crotalus cerastes}]
horned screamer
n 1: screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the
forehead [syn: {horned screamer}, {Anhima cornuta}]
horned toad
n 1: insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and
spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn:
{horned lizard}, {horned toad}, {horny frog}]
horned violet
n 1: European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn:
{horned violet}, {tufted pansy}, {Viola cornuta}]
horned viper
n 1: highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern
Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned
viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes
cornutus}]
horned whiff
n 1: a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf
of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {horned whiff}, {Citharichthys
cornutus}]
Horner's syndrome
n 1: a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to
nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping
eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial
sweating)
hornet's nest
n 1: a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of
invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" [syn:
{hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
2: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest}, {wasps'
nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
hornets' nest
n 1: a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of
invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" [syn:
{hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
2: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest}, {wasps'
nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
horny frog
n 1: insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and
spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn:
{horned lizard}, {horned toad}, {horny frog}]
horny layer
n 1: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead
cells that slough off [syn: {stratum corneum}, {corneum},
{horny layer}]
horny structure
n 1: any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
[syn: {horny structure}, {unguis}]
horror-stricken
adj 1: stricken with horror [syn: {horrified}, {horror-
stricken}, {horror-struck}]
horror-struck
adj 1: stricken with horror [syn: {horrified}, {horror-
stricken}, {horror-struck}]
hors d'oeuvre
n 1: a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
horse around
v 1: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get
back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
[syn: {horse around}, {arse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]
horse balm
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot},
{stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia
canadensis}]
horse barn
n 1: a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn:
{stable}, {stalls}, {horse barn}]
horse bean
n 1: a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder [syn: {broad
bean}, {horse bean}]
horse blanket
n 1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
[syn: {saddle blanket}, {saddlecloth}, {horse blanket}]
horse botfly
n 1: parasitic chiefly on horses [syn: {horse botfly},
{Gasterophilus intestinalis}]
horse breeding
n 1: breeding horses
horse brier
n 1: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States
growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with
shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed
by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn:
{bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier},
{horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]
horse cart
n 1: heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work [syn:
{horse cart}, {horse-cart}]
horse cassia
n 1: East Indian tree having long pods containing a black
cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {horse
cassia}, {Cassia roxburghii}, {Cassia marginata}]
2: tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of
pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental [syn:
{pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia}, {Cassia
grandis}]
horse cavalry
n 1: troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the
attack" [syn: {cavalry}, {horse cavalry}, {horse}]
2: an army unit mounted on horseback
horse chestnut
n 1: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to
red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn:
{horse chestnut}, {buckeye}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
2: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn:
{buckeye}, {horse chestnut}, {conker}]
horse doctor
n 1: a veterinarian who treats horses
horse fancier
n 1: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horseman},
{horse fancier}]
horse fly
n 1: large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various
animals [syn: {horsefly}, {cleg}, {clegg}, {horse fly}]
horse gentian
n 1: coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually
perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn:
{feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild
coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]
horse grain
n 1: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for
food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse},
{Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]
horse gram
n 1: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for
food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse},
{Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]
horse latitude
n 1: either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30
degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling
winds
horse mackerel
n 1: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas:
feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin},
{bluefin tuna}, {horse mackerel}, {Thunnus thynnus}]
2: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters
of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
trachurus}]
3: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack
mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
symmetricus}]
horse manure
n 1: horse excreta used as fertilizer
horse mushroom
n 1: coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and a broad white
cap [syn: {horse mushroom}, {Agaricus arvensis}]
horse nettle
n 1: coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow
berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern
United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull
nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]
horse of the wood
n 1: large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercaillie},
{capercailzie}, {horse of the wood}, {Tetrao urogallus}]
horse opera
n 1: a film about life in the western United States during the
period of exploration and development [syn: {Western},
{horse opera}]
horse parsley
n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized
in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a
potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage},
{horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]
horse pistol
n 1: a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by
horsemen [syn: {horse pistol}, {horse-pistol}]
horse race
n 1: a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the
purpose of betting
horse racing
n 1: the sport of racing horses
horse radish
n 1: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white
pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {horse radish}, {red
cole}, {Armoracia rusticana}]
horse sense
n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common";
"he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples";
"fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn:
{common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense},
{sense}, {mother wit}]
horse thistle
n 1: European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a
troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly
lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca
scariola}]
horse tick
n 1: winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: {horse tick},
{horsefly}, {Hippobosca equina}]
horse trade
n 1: the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
[syn: {horse trade}, {horse trading}]
horse trader
n 1: a hard bargainer
horse trading
n 1: the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
[syn: {horse trade}, {horse trading}]
2: negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd
bargaining
horse wrangler
n 1: a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses [syn: {horse
wrangler}, {wrangler}]
horse's foot
n 1: the hoof of a horse
horse-and-buggy
adj 1: relating to the time before automobiles (and other
inventions) changed the way people lived in
industrialized nations
horse-brier
n 1: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States
growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with
shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed
by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn:
{bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier},
{horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]
horse-cart
n 1: heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work [syn:
{horse cart}, {horse-cart}]
horse-chestnut family
n 1: trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a
leathery capsule [syn: {Hippocastanaceae}, {family
Hippocastanaceae}, {horse-chestnut family}]
horse-drawn
adj 1: pulled by a horse; "a horse-drawn carriage"
horse-drawn vehicle
n 1: a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
horse-head
n 1: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
[syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish},
{horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene
setapinnis}]
horse-pistol
n 1: a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by
horsemen [syn: {horse pistol}, {horse-pistol}]
horse-race
v 1: compete in a horse race
horse-trade
v 1: negotiate with much give and take
horse-trail
n 1: a trail for horses
horseback rider
n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {equestrian},
{horseback rider}]
horseback riding
n 1: the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while
controlling its movements [syn: {riding}, {horseback
riding}, {equitation}]
2: travel by being carried on horseback [syn: {riding},
{horseback riding}]
horsefly weed
n 1: much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers;
distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo
broom}, {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia
tinctoria}]
horsehair lichen
n 1: any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a
thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair [syn:
{horsehair lichen}, {horsetail lichen}]
horsehair wig
n 1: a wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their
traditional horsehair wigs"
horseless carriage
n 1: an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first
replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless
carriages"
horsepower-hour
n 1: a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in
one hour
horseradish peroxidase
n 1: an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens
and their antibodies
horseradish root
n 1: the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground
and used for seasoning [syn: {horseradish}, {horseradish
root}]
horseradish sauce
n 1: creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard [syn:
{horseradish sauce}, {sauce Albert}]
horseshoe arch
n 1: a round arch that widens before rounding off [syn: {Moorish
arch}, {horseshoe arch}]
horseshoe bat
n 1: any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of
northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a
horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
2: a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped
leaf on the nose
horseshoe crab
n 1: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North
America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a
horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related
to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab},
{Limulus polyphemus}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]
Horseshoe Falls
n 1: a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario [syn: {Canadian Falls},
{Horseshoe Falls}]
horseshoe vetch
n 1: European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers
followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-
shaped joints [syn: {horseshoe vetch}, {Hippocrepis
comosa}]
horseshoe whipsnake
n 1: slender fast-moving Eurasian snake [syn: {horseshoe
whipsnake}, {Coluber hippocrepis}]
horsetail family
n 1: sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn:
{Equisetaceae}, {family Equisetaceae}, {horsetail family}]
horsetail lichen
n 1: any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a
thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair [syn:
{horsehair lichen}, {horsetail lichen}]
horsetail milkweed
n 1: milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico;
poisonous to livestock [syn: {poison milkweed}, {horsetail
milkweed}, {Asclepias subverticillata}]
horsey set
n 1: a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback
riding and horse racing [syn: {horsy set}, {horsey set}]
horsy set
n 1: a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback
riding and horse racing [syn: {horsy set}, {horsey set}]
hose down
v 1: water with a hose; "hose the lawn" [syn: {hose}, {hose
down}]
Hosni Mubarak
n 1: Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat
was assassinated (born in 1929) [syn: {Mubarak}, {Hosni
Mubarak}]
hospital attendant
n 1: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do
not involve the medical treatment of patients [syn:
{orderly}, {hospital attendant}]
hospital bed
n 1: a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or
middle or foot can be raised as required
hospital care
n 1: placing in medical care in a hospital [syn:
{hospitalization}, {hospitalisation}, {hospital care}]
hospital chaplain
n 1: a chaplain in a hospital
hospital occupancy
n 1: occupancy rate for hospitals
hospital room
n 1: a room in a hospital for the care of patients
hospital ship
n 1: a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in
wartime
hospital train
n 1: a military train built to transport wounded troops to a
hospital
hospital ward
n 1: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of
rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care;
"they put her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: {ward}, {hospital
ward}]
hospitalization insurance
n 1: insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital
expense [syn: {hospitalization insurance},
{hospitalization}]
hostile expedition
n 1: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific
objective in a foreign country [syn: {expedition},
{military expedition}, {hostile expedition}]
hostile fire
n 1: fire that injures or kills an enemy
hostile takeover
n 1: a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target
company
hostile witness
n 1: a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such
that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the
opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading
questions and cross-examined" [syn: {adverse witness},
{hostile witness}]
hot air
n 1: air that has been heated and tends to rise
2: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn:
{palaver}, {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk},
{rhetoric}]
hot and bothered
adj 1: thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is
an informal term) [syn: {flustered}, {hot and
bothered(p)}, {perturbed}, {rattled}]
hot cake
n 1: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
[syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-
cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake},
{hot cake}]
hot cereal
n 1: a cereal that is served hot
hot chocolate
n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar;
usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {chocolate}, {hot
chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}]
hot cross bun
n 1: moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins
and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
[syn: {cross bun}, {hot cross bun}]
hot dog
n 1: someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention
to himself [syn: {hotdog}, {hot dog}]
2: a frankfurter served hot on a bun [syn: {hotdog}, {hot dog},
{red hot}]
3: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually
smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank},
{frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener},
{wienerwurst}, {weenie}]
hot flash
n 1: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause
and some mental disorders) [syn: {hot flash}, {flush}]
hot issue
n 1: newly issued stock that is in great public demand [syn:
{hot stock}, {hot issue}]
hot jazz
n 1: jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by
strong rhythms and improvisation
hot line
n 1: a direct telephone line between two officials
hot medium
n 1: a medium that usually, but not always, provides complete
involvement together without considerable stimulus;
includes radio, film, photography
hot pad
n 1: a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table [syn:
{table mat}, {hot pad}]
2: heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in
a flexible pad [syn: {heating pad}, {hot pad}]
hot pants
n 1: a state of sexual arousal [syn: {horniness}, {hotness},
{hot pants}]
2: skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer
garment
hot pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers;
grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production
of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {tabasco
plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]
2: any of various pungent capsicum fruits
hot plate
n 1: a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or
keeping food warm [syn: {hot plate}, {hotplate}]
hot pot
n 1: a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
[syn: {hot pot}, {hotpot}]
hot potato
n 1: a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot
potato"
hot rod
n 1: a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration [syn:
{hot rod}, {hot-rod}]
hot sauce
n 1: a pungent peppery sauce
hot seat
n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an
ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced
to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair},
{death chair}, {hot seat}]
2: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and
criticism
hot spell
n 1: a spell of hot weather
hot spot
n 1: a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the
United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"
[syn: {hot spot}, {hotspot}, {trouble spot}, {flashpoint}]
2: a point of relatively intense heat or radiation [syn: {hot
spot}, {hotspot}]
3: a lively entertainment spot [syn: {hot spot}, {hotspot}]
hot spring
n 1: a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
[syn: {hot spring}, {thermal spring}]
Hot Springs
n 1: a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for
thermal springs
Hot Springs National Park
n 1: a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs;
bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
hot stock
n 1: newly issued stock that is in great public demand [syn:
{hot stock}, {hot issue}]
hot stuff
n 1: the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially
sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff"
[syn: {hot stuff}, {voluptuousness}]
2: the quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New
Hampshire"
hot stuffed tomato
n 1: tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
[syn: {stuffed tomato}, {hot stuffed tomato}]
hot toddy
n 1: a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and
spices and served hot [syn: {hot toddy}, {toddy}]
hot tub
n 1: a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather)
filled with hot water
hot under the collar
adj 1: very angry
hot up
v 1: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn:
{heat}, {hot up}, {heat up}] [ant: {chill}, {cool}, {cool
down}]
2: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {heat
up}, {hot up}, {screw up}]
3: make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {soup
up}, {hop up}, {hot up}]
hot war
n 1: actual fighting between the warring parties [ant: {cold
war}]
hot water
n 1: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race
got him into political hot water"
hot water plant
n 1: any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped
flowers that resemble gloxinias [syn: {achimenes}, {hot
water plant}]
hot weather
n 1: a period of unusually high temperatures
hot-air balloon
n 1: balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended
below a large bag of heated air
hot-blooded
adj 1: prone to emotion; "hot-blooded Latin-Americans"
hot-button issue
n 1: an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions [syn: {gut
issue}, {hot-button issue}]
hot-dog
v 1: perform intricate maneuvers while skiing
hot-fudge sauce
n 1: thick chocolate sauce served hot [syn: {hot-fudge sauce},
{fudge sauce}]
hot-rock penstemon
n 1: stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from
Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
[syn: {hot-rock penstemon}, {Penstemon deustus}]
hot-rod
n 1: a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration [syn:
{hot rod}, {hot-rod}]
hot-tempered
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn:
{choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered},
{quick-tempered}, {short-tempered}]
hot-water bag
n 1: a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to
be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or
parts of the body [syn: {hot-water bottle}, {hot-water
bag}]
hot-water bottle
n 1: a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to
be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or
parts of the body [syn: {hot-water bottle}, {hot-water
bag}]
hot-water heater
n 1: a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn:
{water heater}, {hot-water heater}, {hot-water tank}]
hot-water tank
n 1: a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn:
{water heater}, {hot-water heater}, {hot-water tank}]
hot-wire
v 1: start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the
ignition interlock; "The woman who lost the car keys had to
hot-wire her van"
hot-work
v 1: roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
hot-work steel
n 1: an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to
make metal-cutting tools [syn: {high-speed steel}, {hot-
work steel}]
hotdog bun
n 1: a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter [syn: {frankfurter
bun}, {hotdog bun}]
hotei-chiku
n 1: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms
flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku},
{hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]
hotel bill
n 1: statement of charges for staying in a hotel
hotel clerk
n 1: a hotel receptionist [syn: {desk clerk}, {hotel desk
clerk}, {hotel clerk}]
hotel desk clerk
n 1: a hotel receptionist [syn: {desk clerk}, {hotel desk
clerk}, {hotel clerk}]
hotel detective
n 1: a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
[syn: {hotel detective}, {house detective}, {house dick}]
hotel manager
n 1: an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelier},
{hotelkeeper}, {hotel manager}, {hotelman}, {hosteller}]
hotel occupancy
n 1: occupancy rate for hotels
hotel plan
n 1: a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to
guests at a hotel [syn: {hotel plan}, {meal plan}]
hotel room
n 1: a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel
hotel-casino
n 1: a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel
[syn: {hotel-casino}, {casino-hotel}]
2: a building that houses both a hotel and a casino [syn:
{hotel-casino}, {casino-hotel}]
Hottentot bread
n 1: thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot [syn: {Hottentot
bread}, {Hottentot's bread}]
Hottentot bread vine
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise
plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine},
{Dioscorea elephantipes}]
Hottentot fig
n 1: low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular
fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig},
{Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis},
{Mesembryanthemum edule}]
Hottentot's bread
n 1: thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot [syn: {Hottentot
bread}, {Hottentot's bread}]
Hottentot's bread vine
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise
plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine},
{Dioscorea elephantipes}]
Hottentot's fig
n 1: low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular
fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig},
{Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis},
{Mesembryanthemum edule}]
Hottonia inflata
n 1: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged
spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn:
{water gillyflower}, {American featherfoil}, {Hottonia
inflata}]
Hottonia palustris
n 1: featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and
floating leaves and violet flowers [syn: {water violet},
{Hottonia palustris}]
hound dog
n 1: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically
having large drooping ears [syn: {hound}, {hound dog}]
hound's-tongue
n 1: perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-
shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers [syn:
{hound's-tongue}, {Cynoglossum virginaticum}]
2: biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse
tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn:
{hound's-tongue}, {Cynoglossum officinale}]
hound's-tooth check
n 1: textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
[syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check},
{dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]
houndstooth check
n 1: textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
[syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check},
{dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]
hour angle
n 1: the angular distance along the celestial equator from the
observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial
body
2: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point
measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith
crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular
location and time of day [syn: {hour angle}, {HA}]
hour circle
n 1: a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through
both celestial poles
hour hand
n 1: the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours [syn:
{hour hand}, {little hand}]
hourglass-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of an hourglass
Housatonic River
n 1: a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south
through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound [syn:
{Housatonic}, {Housatonic River}]
house agent
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale
of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land
agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent},
{estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]
house arrest
n 1: confinement to your own home
house cat
n 1: any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic
cat}, {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]
house centipede
n 1: long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
[syn: {house centipede}, {Scutigera coleoptrata}]
house decorator
n 1: a person who specializes in interior decoration [syn:
{interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator},
{decorator}]
house detective
n 1: a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
[syn: {hotel detective}, {house detective}, {house dick}]
house dick
n 1: a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
[syn: {hotel detective}, {house detective}, {house dick}]
house finch
n 1: small finch originally of the western United States and
Mexico [syn: {house finch}, {linnet}, {Carpodacus
mexicanus}]
house fly
n 1: common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads
many diseases [syn: {housefly}, {house fly}, {Musca
domestica}]
house guest
n 1: a guest entertained in your house [syn: {house guest},
{houseguest}]
house husband
n 1: a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family
income [syn: {house husband}, {househusband}]
house martin
n 1: common small European martin that builds nests under the
eaves of houses [syn: {house martin}, {Delichon urbica}]
house mouse
n 1: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest
worldwide [syn: {house mouse}, {Mus musculus}]
House of Burgesses
n 1: the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
house of cards
n 1: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that
the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a
house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: {house of
cards}, {bubble}]
2: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three
levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn: {house of
cards}, {cardhouse}, {card-house}, {cardcastle}]
House of Commons
n 1: the lower house of the British parliament [syn: {House of
Commons}, {British House of Commons}]
house of correction
n 1: (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons
convicted of minor offences
house of detention
n 1: an institution where juvenile offenders can be held
temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile
court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {house of
detention}, {detention camp}]
house of God
n 1: any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn:
{place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of God},
{house of worship}]
House of Hanover
n 1: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901
(from George I to Victoria) [syn: {Hanover}, {House of
Hanover}, {Hanoverian line}]
house of ill repute
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
{whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of
prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse},
{cathouse}, {sporting house}]
House of Islam
n 1: areas where Muslims are in the majority [syn: {Dar al-
Islam}, {House of Islam}]
House of Lancaster
n 1: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its
emblem was a red rose [syn: {Lancaster}, {House of
Lancaster}, {Lancastrian line}]
House of Lords
n 1: the upper house of the British parliament [syn: {House of
Lords}, {British House of Lords}]
house of prayer
n 1: any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn:
{place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of God},
{house of worship}]
house of prostitution
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
{whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of
prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse},
{cathouse}, {sporting house}]
House of Representatives
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
House of Tudor
n 1: an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor
monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to
1603) [syn: {Tudor}, {House of Tudor}]
House of War
n 1: areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
[syn: {Dar al-harb}, {House of War}]
House of Windsor
n 1: the British royal family since 1917 [syn: {Windsor}, {House
of Windsor}]
house of worship
n 1: any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn:
{place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of God},
{house of worship}]
House of York
n 1: the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line)
that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
[syn: {York}, {House of York}]
house organ
n 1: a periodical published by a business firm for its employees
and customers
house paint
n 1: paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house [syn:
{house paint}, {housepaint}]
house painter
n 1: a painter of houses a similar buildings
house painting
n 1: the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the
only craft he knew" [syn: {painting}, {house painting}]
house party
n 1: a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
house physician
n 1: a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital
and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision
of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was
receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn:
{house physician}, {resident}, {resident physician}]
house servant
n 1: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the
household [syn: {domestic}, {domestic help}, {house
servant}]
house sitter
n 1: a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the
regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of
money)
house snake
n 1: nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped
occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like
coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk
adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]
house sparrow
n 1: small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe [syn:
{English sparrow}, {house sparrow}, {Passer domesticus}]
house trailer
n 1: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and
is equipped for occupancy [syn: {trailer}, {house trailer}]
house wren
n 1: common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {house
wren}, {Troglodytes aedon}]
house-builder
n 1: someone who builds houses as a business [syn:
{homebuilder}, {home-builder}, {housebuilder}, {house-
builder}]
house-proud
adj 1: proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
house-raising
n 1: construction by a group of neighbors
house-to-house
adj 1: omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of
the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house
coverage" [syn: {door-to-door}, {house-to-house}]
house-train
v 1: train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house [syn:
{housebreak}, {house-train}]
house-trained
adj 1: (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a
special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained' is
chiefly British" [syn: {housebroken}, {house-trained}]
household appliance
n 1: an appliance that does a particular job in the home [syn:
{home appliance}, {household appliance}]
household arts
n 1: theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics},
{home ec}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]
household linen
n 1: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white
cloth [syn: {white goods}, {household linen}]
housemaid's knee
n 1: swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or
excessive kneeling)
Houses of Parliament
n 1: the building in which the House of Commons and the House of
Lords meet
Housing and Urban Development
n 1: the United States federal department that administers
federal programs dealing with better housing and urban
renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Department of Housing and
Urban Development}, {Housing and Urban Development}, {HUD}]
housing commissioner
n 1: a commissioner in charge of public housing
housing development
n 1: a residential area of similar dwellings built by property
developers and usually under a single management; "they
live in the new housing development"
housing estate
n 1: a residential area where the houses were all planned and
built at the same time
housing industry
n 1: an industry that builds housing [syn: {construction
industry}, {housing industry}]
housing project
n 1: a housing development that is publicly funded and
administered for low-income families [syn: {housing
project}, {public housing}]
housing start
n 1: the act of starting to construct a house
how-d'ye-do
n 1: an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" [syn:
{how-do-you-do}, {how-d'ye-do}]
how-do-you-do
n 1: an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" [syn:
{how-do-you-do}, {how-d'ye-do}]
2: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged
polite hellos" [syn: {hello}, {hullo}, {hi}, {howdy}, {how-
do-you-do}]
Howard Carter
n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and
excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn:
{Carter}, {Howard Carter}]
Howard Florey
n 1: British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin,
which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming
(1898-1968) [syn: {Florey}, {Howard Florey}, {Sir Howard
Walter Florey}]
Howard Hughes
n 1: United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film
producer; during the last years of his life he was a total
recluse (1905-1976) [syn: {Hughes}, {Howard Hughes},
{Howard Robard Hughes}]
Howard Lindsay
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with Russel
Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) [syn: {Lindsay},
{Howard Lindsay}]
Howard Pyle
n 1: United States writer and illustrator of children's books
(1853-1911) [syn: {Pyle}, {Howard Pyle}]
Howard Robard Hughes
n 1: United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film
producer; during the last years of his life he was a total
recluse (1905-1976) [syn: {Hughes}, {Howard Hughes},
{Howard Robard Hughes}]
howler monkey
n 1: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud
howling cry [syn: {howler monkey}, {howler}]
Hoya carnosa
n 1: succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and
white star-shaped flowers [syn: {wax plant}, {Hoya
carnosa}]
HS1
n 1: a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 1}, {HS1}, {HSV-1}, {HSV-I}]
HS2
n 1: a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 2}, {HS2}, {HSV-2}, {HSV-II}]
Hsuan Chiao
n 1: popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of
Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and
the practices of alchemy and divination and magic [syn:
{Taoism}, {Hsuan Chiao}]
HSV-1
n 1: a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 1}, {HS1}, {HSV-1}, {HSV-I}]
HSV-2
n 1: a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 2}, {HS2}, {HSV-2}, {HSV-II}]
HSV-I
n 1: a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 1}, {HS1}, {HSV-1}, {HSV-I}]
HSV-II
n 1: a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes
simplex 2}, {HS2}, {HSV-2}, {HSV-II}]
HTLV-1
n 1: retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia [syn: {human T-cell
leukemia virus-1}, {HTLV-1}]
Huang Hai
n 1: part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia [syn:
{Yellow Sea}, {Huang Hai}]
Huang He
n 1: a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally
eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of
yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Huang He}, {Hwang Ho},
{Yellow River}]
Huayna Capac
n 1: the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its
widest extent (died in 1525)
Hub of the Universe
n 1: state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major
center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston},
{Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}, {capital of
Massachusetts}]
hub-and-spoke
n 1: a system of air transportation in which local airports
offer air transportation to a central airport where long-
distance flights are available [syn: {hub-and-spoke}, {hub-
and-spoke system}]
hub-and-spoke system
n 1: a system of air transportation in which local airports
offer air transportation to a central airport where long-
distance flights are available [syn: {hub-and-spoke}, {hub-
and-spoke system}]
hubbard squash
n 1: any of several winter squash plants producing large
greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
[syn: {hubbard squash}, {Cucurbita maxima}]
2: large football-shaped winter squash with a warty grey-green
rind
Hubble constant
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: {Hubble's constant}, {Hubble constant},
{Hubble's parameter}, {Hubble parameter}]
Hubble law
n 1: (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession
of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to
their distance from the observer [syn: {Hubble's law},
{Hubble law}]
Hubble parameter
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: {Hubble's constant}, {Hubble constant},
{Hubble's parameter}, {Hubble parameter}]
Hubble's constant
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: {Hubble's constant}, {Hubble constant},
{Hubble's parameter}, {Hubble parameter}]
Hubble's law
n 1: (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession
of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to
their distance from the observer [syn: {Hubble's law},
{Hubble law}]
Hubble's parameter
n 1: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy
(due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from
the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a
constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate
today [syn: {Hubble's constant}, {Hubble constant},
{Hubble's parameter}, {Hubble parameter}]
hubble-bubble
n 1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube
connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by
passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and
Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn:
{hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha},
{chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-
bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]
hubbly-bubbly
n 1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube
connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by
passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and
Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn:
{hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha},
{chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-
bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]
Huck Finn
n 1: a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain [syn:
{Huckleberry Finn}, {Huck Finn}]
Huckleberry Finn
n 1: a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain [syn:
{Huckleberry Finn}, {Huck Finn}]
huckleberry oak
n 1: a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United
States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the
huckleberry [syn: {huckleberry oak}, {Quercus
vaccinifolia}]
Huddie Leadbetter
n 1: United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) [syn:
{Ledbetter}, {Huddie Leadbetter}, {Leadbelly}]
huddle together
v 1: crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
[syn: {huddle}, {huddle together}]
Hudson Bay
n 1: an inland sea in northern Canada
Hudson bay collared lemming
n 1: of northern Canada [syn: {Hudson bay collared lemming},
{Dicrostonyx hudsonius}]
Hudson Hoagland
n 1: United States physiologist (1899-1982) [syn: {Hoagland},
{Hudson Hoagland}]
Hudson River
n 1: a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay;
explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century [syn:
{Hudson}, {Hudson River}]
Hudson River school
n 1: the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825
to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River
valley and surrounding New England [syn: {Hudson River
school}, {romantic realism}]
hudson seal
n 1: muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin
Hudsonia ericoides
n 1: North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with
yellow flowers [syn: {false heather}, {golden heather},
{Hudsonia ericoides}]
Hudsonia tomentosa
n 1: small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on
beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach
heather}, {poverty grass}, {Hudsonia tomentosa}]
Hudsonian godwit
n 1: New World godwit [syn: {Hudsonian godwit}, {Limosa
haemastica}]
hue and cry
n 1: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored
the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamor}, {clamoring},
{clamour}, {clamouring}, {hue and cry}]
hug drug
n 1: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn:
{Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal},
{X}, {hug drug}]
hug-me-tight
n 1: a woman's fitted jacket
hugger mugger
v 1: act stealthily or secretively
hugger-mugger
adv 1: in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"
adj 1: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn:
{disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger},
{jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue";
"secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms";
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover
investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine},
{cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger},
{hush-hush}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover},
{underground}]
n 1: a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of
international finance"
Hugh Capet
n 1: King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian
dynasty (940-996) [syn: {Capet}, {Hugh Capet}]
Hugh Dowding
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air
defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the
Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh
Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding},
{Dowdy}]
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
n 1: Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
[syn: {Aalto}, {Alvar Aalto}, {Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto}]
Hugo De Vries
n 1: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed
the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn:
{deVries}, {De Vries}, {Hugo deVries}, {Hugo De Vries}]
Hugo deVries
n 1: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed
the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn:
{deVries}, {De Vries}, {Hugo deVries}, {Hugo De Vries}]
Hugo Grotius
n 1: Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the
basis of modern international law (1583-1645) [syn:
{Grotius}, {Hugo Grotius}, {Huig de Groot}]
Hugo Junkers
n 1: German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal
airplane (1859-1935) [syn: {Junkers}, {Hugo Junkers}]
Hugo von Hoffmannsthal
n 1: German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard
Strauss (1874-1929) [syn: {Hoffmannsthal}, {Hugo von
Hoffmannsthal}]
Hugo Wolf
n 1: Austrian composer (1860-1903) [syn: {Wolf}, {Hugo Wolf}]
Hugueninia tanacetifolia
n 1: perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers
of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus
Sisymbrium [syn: {tansy-leaved rocket}, {Hugueninia
tanacetifolia}, {Sisymbrium tanacetifolia}]
Huig de Groot
n 1: Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the
basis of modern international law (1583-1645) [syn:
{Grotius}, {Hugo Grotius}, {Huig de Groot}]
hula-hoop
n 1: plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging
around the hips
hula-hula
n 1: a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman [syn: {hula},
{hula-hula}, {Hawaiian dancing}]
Huldreich Zwingli
n 1: Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in
Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Zwingli}, {Ulrich Zwingli},
{Huldreich Zwingli}]
Hulsea algida
n 1: low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower
head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United
States [syn: {alpine gold}, {alpine hulsea}, {Hulsea
algida}]
Hulsea nana
n 1: similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea [syn: {dwarf
hulsea}, {Hulsea nana}]
Hum-Vee
n 1: a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-
wheel drive [syn: {Humvee}, {Hum-Vee}]
human action
n 1: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: {act},
{deed}, {human action}, {human activity}]
human activity
n 1: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: {act},
{deed}, {human action}, {human activity}]
human being
n 1: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech,
and erect carriage [syn: {homo}, {man}, {human being},
{human}]
human beings
n 1: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the
world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because
`mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human
race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans},
{mankind}, {man}]
human body
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build},
{figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis},
{frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
human botfly
n 1: large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other
mammals [syn: {human botfly}, {Dermatobia hominis}]
human chorionic gonadotrophin
n 1: hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta;
detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind
of pregnancy test [syn: {human chorionic gonadotropin},
{human chorionic gonadotrophin}, {HCG}]
human chorionic gonadotropin
n 1: hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta;
detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind
of pregnancy test [syn: {human chorionic gonadotropin},
{human chorionic gonadotrophin}, {HCG}]
human death
n 1: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a
decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" [syn:
{fatality}, {human death}]
human dynamo
n 1: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn:
{powerhouse}, {human dynamo}, {ball of fire}, {fireball}]
human ecology
n 1: the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of
human populations [syn: {demography}, {human ecology}]
human elbow
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
{elbow}, {elbow joint}, {human elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital
joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
human face
n 1: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin
and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen
the look on his face when he got the news" [syn: {face},
{human face}]
human foot
n 1: the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint;
"his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from
head to foot" [syn: {foot}, {human foot}, {pes}]
human gamma globulin
n 1: a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are
responsible for immune responses [syn: {gamma globulin},
{human gamma globulin}]
Human Genome Project
n 1: an international study of the entire human genetic material
human growth hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;
promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin},
{somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic
hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]
human head
n 1: the head of a human being
human immunodeficiency virus
n 1: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells [syn:
{human immunodeficiency virus}, {HIV}]
human knee
n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {human knee}, {articulatio
genus}, {genu}]
human language technology
n 1: the branch of information science that deals with natural
language information [syn: {natural language processing},
{NLP}, {human language technology}]
human nature
n 1: the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are
assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer
of human nature"
human palaeontology
n 1: the scientific study of human fossils [syn:
{paleoanthropology}, {palaeoanthropology}, {human
paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]
human paleontology
n 1: the scientific study of human fossils [syn:
{paleoanthropology}, {palaeoanthropology}, {human
paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]
human papilloma virus
n 1: any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or
oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital
tumors
human process
n 1: a process in which human beings are involved
human race
n 1: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the
world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because
`mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human
race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans},
{mankind}, {man}]
human relationship
n 1: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used
where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship
between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred
usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of
relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their
children" [syn: {relationship}, {human relationship}]
human remains pouch
n 1: a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn:
{body bag}, {personnel pouch}, {human remains pouch}]
human reproductive cloning
n 1: the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being;
generally considered ethically unacceptable
human right
n 1: (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings
are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not
interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as
freedom of thought and expression and equality before the
law)
human T-cell leukemia virus-1
n 1: retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia [syn: {human T-cell
leukemia virus-1}, {HTLV-1}]
human waste
n 1: the body wastes of human beings
human-centered
adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human
welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for
humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for
all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered},
{human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanistic},
{humanitarian}]
human-centred
adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human
welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for
humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for
all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered},
{human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanistic},
{humanitarian}]
human-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a human being
humanistic discipline
n 1: studies intended to provide general knowledge and
intellectual skills (rather than occupational or
professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
[syn: {humanistic discipline}, {humanities}, {liberal
arts}, {arts}]
Humber Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long
humble plant
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
Humboldt current
n 1: a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific
Coast of South America before turning west [syn: {Peruvian
current}, {Humboldt current}]
Hume Blake Cronyn
n 1: Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with
his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) [syn: {Cronyn}, {Hume
Cronyn}, {Hume Blake Cronyn}]
Hume Cronyn
n 1: Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with
his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) [syn: {Cronyn}, {Hume
Cronyn}, {Hume Blake Cronyn}]
humeral veil
n 1: a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman
Catholic Church; a silk shawl [syn: {humeral veil}, {veil}]
humic acid
n 1: a dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only
at pH values greater than 2; "the half-life of humic acid
is measured in centuries"
humic shale
n 1: shale that is rich in humic acids
humic substance
n 1: an organic residue of decaying organic matter
humming bird's trumpet
n 1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having
brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia},
{humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum},
{Zauschneria californica}]
humming top
n 1: a top that makes a humming noise as it spins
hummingbird moth
n 1: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn:
{hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth},
{hummingbird moth}]
humoral immune response
n 1: an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion)
that is mediated by B cells
humpback whale
n 1: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching
or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback}, {humpback
whale}, {Megaptera novaeangliae}]
Humphrey Bogart
n 1: United States film actor (1899-1957) [syn: {Bogart},
{Humphrey Bogart}, {Humphrey DeForest Bogart}]
Humphrey Davy
n 1: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and
who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and
barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine
(1778-1829) [syn: {Davy}, {Humphrey Davy}, {Sir Humphrey
Davy}]
Humphrey DeForest Bogart
n 1: United States film actor (1899-1957) [syn: {Bogart},
{Humphrey Bogart}, {Humphrey DeForest Bogart}]
Humphrey Gilbert
n 1: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland
the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn:
{Gilbert}, {Humphrey Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}]
Humpty Dumpty
n 1: an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a
wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th
century)
Humulus americanus
n 1: native American plant sometimes confused with the European
hop [syn: {American hop}, {Humulus americanus}]
Humulus japonicus
n 1: ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its
variegated foliage [syn: {Japanese hop}, {Humulus
japonicus}]
Humulus lupulus
n 1: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to
flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common
hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus
lupulus}]
Hunan province
n 1: a province in southeastern central China between the Nan
Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber
and valuable mineral resources [syn: {Hunan}, {Hunan
province}]
hunch forward
v 1: round one's back by bending forward and drawing the
shoulders forward [syn: {hunch}, {hump}, {hunch forward},
{hunch over}]
hunch over
v 1: round one's back by bending forward and drawing the
shoulders forward [syn: {hunch}, {hump}, {hunch forward},
{hunch over}]
hundred and one
adj 1: being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one},
{one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]
hundred dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 100 dollars [syn: {hundred
dollar bill}, {c-note}]
hundred thousand
adj 1: (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it)
denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units
n 1: the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn:
{hundred thousand}, {100000}, {lakh}]
Hundred Years' War
n 1: the series of wars fought intermittently between France and
England; 1337-1453
hundred-and-eightieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-eightieth}, {180th}]
hundred-and-fifteenth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-fifteenth}, {115th}]
hundred-and-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fifth}, {105th}]
hundred-and-fiftieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fiftieth}, {150th}]
hundred-and-fifty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-fifty-fifth}, {155th}]
hundred-and-first
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-first}, {101st}]
hundred-and-fortieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-fortieth}, {140th}]
hundred-and-forty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-forty-fifth}, {145th}]
hundred-and-ninetieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-ninetieth}, {190th}]
hundred-and-seventieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-seventieth}, {170th}]
hundred-and-seventy-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in
counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventy-fifth},
{175th}]
hundred-and-sixtieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-sixtieth}, {160th}]
hundred-and-sixty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-sixty-fifth}, {165th}]
hundred-and-tenth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order
[syn: {hundred-and-tenth}, {110th}]
hundred-and-thirtieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-thirtieth}, {130th}]
hundred-and-thirty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-thirty-fifth}, {135th}]
hundred-and-twentieth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-twentieth}, {120th}]
hundred-and-twenty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting
order [syn: {hundred-and-twenty-fifth}, {125th}]
hundred-percenter
n 1: an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist},
{jingoist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter},
{patrioteer}]
hung jury
n 1: a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is
a mistrial)
Hungarian capital
n 1: capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube
River in north-central Hungary [syn: {Budapest}, {Hungarian
capital}, {capital of Hungary}]
Hungarian goulash
n 1: a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika [syn:
{goulash}, {Hungarian goulash}, {gulyas}]
Hungarian grass
n 1: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay,
and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and
hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian
millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]
Hungarian lilac
n 1: central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and
upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn:
{Hungarian lilac}, {Syringa josikaea}, {Syringa josikea}]
Hungarian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Hungary
Hungarian partridge
n 1: common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge},
{grey partridge}, {gray partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]
Hungarian pointer
n 1: Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having
a rich deep red coat [syn: {vizsla}, {Hungarian pointer}]
Hungarian sauce
n 1: veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and
cream [syn: {Hungarian sauce}, {paprika sauce}]
hunger march
n 1: a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
hunger marcher
n 1: an unemployed person who participates in a hunger march
hunger strike
n 1: a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
hunker down
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch},
{scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a
small hut"
3: hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and
the husband's resistance began to break down"
hunky-dory
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
"things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
"another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right},
{fine}, {o.k.}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}, {cool}]
Hunnemania fumariifolia
n 1: native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear
yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage [syn:
{golden cup}, {Mexican tulip poppy}, {Hunnemania
fumariifolia}]
hunt club
n 1: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport [syn: {hunt},
{hunt club}]
hunt down
v 1: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering
often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running
deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt},
{run}, {hunt down}, {track down}]
hunted person
n 1: a person who is hunted
hunter's chicken
n 1: chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and
herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatore},
{chicken cacciatora}, {hunter's chicken}]
hunter's sauce
n 1: brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and
dry white wine [syn: {hunter's sauce}, {sauce chausseur}]
hunter-gatherer
n 1: a member of a hunting and gathering society
hunting and gathering society
n 1: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by
gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn:
{hunting and gathering tribe}, {hunting and gathering
society}]
hunting and gathering tribe
n 1: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by
gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn:
{hunting and gathering tribe}, {hunting and gathering
society}]
hunting crop
n 1: a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for
opening gates [syn: {riding crop}, {hunting crop}]
hunting dog
n 1: a dog used in hunting game
hunting expedition
n 1: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn:
{campaign}, {hunting expedition}, {safari}]
hunting ground
n 1: a place where opportunities abound
2: an area in which game is hunted
hunting guide
n 1: guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory
hunting knife
n 1: a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip
hunting licence
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of
animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting
license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}, {game
license}]
hunting license
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of
animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting
license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}, {game
license}]
hunting lodge
n 1: a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter [syn:
{lodge}, {hunting lodge}]
hunting permit
n 1: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of
animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting
license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}, {game
license}]
hunting season
n 1: the season during which it is legal to kill a particular
species
hunting spider
n 1: ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
[syn: {wolf spider}, {hunting spider}]
hunting watch
n 1: a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
[syn: {hunter}, {hunting watch}]
Huntingdon elm
n 1: erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree [syn: {Huntingdon
elm}, {Ulmus hollandica vegetata}]
Huntingdon willow
n 1: large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having
greyish canescent leaves and grey bark [syn: {white
willow}, {Huntingdon willow}, {Salix alba}]
Huntington's chorea
n 1: hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in
dementia [syn: {Huntington's chorea}, {Huntington's
disease}]
Huntington's disease
n 1: hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in
dementia [syn: {Huntington's chorea}, {Huntington's
disease}]
huntsman's cup
n 1: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern
North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
[syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's
cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]
huntsman's cups
n 1: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern
North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
[syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's
cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]
huntsman's horn
n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow
trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia
flava}]
huntsman's horns
n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow
trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia
flava}]
huon pine
n 1: Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained
wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed
in genus Dacrydium [syn: {huon pine}, {Lagarostrobus
franklinii}, {Dacrydium franklinii}]
hurdle race
n 1: a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of
hurdles [syn: {hurdles}, {hurdling}, {hurdle race}]
hurdy gurdy
n 1: a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a
wheel that rubs against the strings [syn: {hurdy gurdy},
{hurdy-gurdy}, {wheel fiddle}]
hurdy-gurdy
n 1: a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a
wheel that rubs against the strings [syn: {hurdy gurdy},
{hurdy-gurdy}, {wheel fiddle}]
Hurler's disease
n 1: hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an
error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by
severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage
and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome},
{Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex},
{lipochondrodystrophy}]
Hurler's syndrome
n 1: hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an
error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by
severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage
and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome},
{Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex},
{lipochondrodystrophy}]
hurly burly
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-
do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
hurricane deck
n 1: a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane
deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]
hurricane lamp
n 1: an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid
to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a
glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern},
{tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]
hurricane lantern
n 1: an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid
to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a
glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern},
{tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]
hurricane roof
n 1: a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane
deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]
husband-wife privilege
n 1: neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from
the other while they were married [syn: {marital
communications privilege}, {husband-wife privilege}]
hush money
n 1: a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept
secret
hush puppy
n 1: deep-fried cornbread ball (southern) [syn: {hush puppy},
{hushpuppy}]
hush up
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not
whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over
her mistakes" [syn: {whitewash}, {gloss over}, {sleek
over}, {hush up}]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {still},
{shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
hush-hush
adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner
intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret
sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops";
"an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
[syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-
corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {secret},
{surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]
hushed-up
adj 1: (used of information or news) kept secret by using
influence; "hushed-up stories sometimes leak out"
husk tomato
n 1: any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of
the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed
in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
[syn: {ground cherry}, {husk tomato}]
2: small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a
bladderlike husk [syn: {tomatillo}, {husk tomato}, {Mexican
husk tomato}]
husking bee
n 1: a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn [syn:
{husking bee}, {cornhusking}]
hussar monkey
n 1: reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: {patas},
{hussar monkey}, {Erythrocebus patas}]
Huygens' principle of superposition
n 1: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of
wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of
the individual waves at that point; "the principle of
superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"
[syn: {principle of superposition}, {Huygens' principle of
superposition}]
Hwang Ho
n 1: a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally
eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of
yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Huang He}, {Hwang Ho},
{Yellow River}]
hyacinth bean
n 1: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like
flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as
an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian
subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian
bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]
Hyacinthoides nonscripta
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth},
{wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides
nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
Hyacinthus candicans
n 1: southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn:
{summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans},
{Galtonia candicans}]
Hyacinthus orientalis
n 1: widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue,
or purplish flowers [syn: {common hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus
orientalis}]
Hyacinthus orientalis albulus
n 1: hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from
one bulb [syn: {Roman hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus orientalis
albulus}]
Hyaena brunnea
n 1: of southern Africa [syn: {brown hyena}, {strand wolf},
{Hyaena brunnea}]
Hyaena hyaena
n 1: of northern Africa and Arabia and India [syn: {striped
hyena}, {Hyaena hyaena}]
hyaline cartilage
n 1: translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the
respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
hyaline membrane disease
n 1: an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the
premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a
wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow
breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy
hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory
distress syndrome}, {respiratory distress syndrome of the
newborn}, {hyaline membrane disease}]
hyaloid membrane
n 1: the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of
the eye and separating it from the retina [syn: {hyaloid
membrane}, {hyaloid}]
Hyalophora cecropia
n 1: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of
forest trees [syn: {cecropia}, {cecropia moth}, {Hyalophora
cecropia}]
hyaluronic acid
n 1: a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue
space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the
humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
hybrid petunia
n 1: hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a
complex group of petunias having single or double flowers
in colors from white to purple [syn: {hybrid petunia},
{Petunia hybrida}]
hybrid tuberous begonia
n 1: any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and
variously colored flowers [syn: {hybrid tuberous begonia},
{Begonia tuberhybrida}]
hybrid vigor
n 1: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have
qualities superior to those of either parent [syn:
{heterosis}, {hybrid vigor}]
hydatid disease
n 1: infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn:
{echinococcosis}, {hydatid disease}, {hydatidosis}]
hydatid mole
n 1: an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the
fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs;
usually associated with the death of the fetus [syn:
{hydatid mole}, {hydatidiform mole}, {molar pregnancy}]
hydatidiform mole
n 1: an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the
fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs;
usually associated with the death of the fetus [syn:
{hydatid mole}, {hydatidiform mole}, {molar pregnancy}]
Hydnocarpus kurzii
n 1: East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used
to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree},
{chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii},
{Taraktogenos kurzii}]
Hydnocarpus laurifolia
n 1: leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits
with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that
yields hydnocarpus oil [syn: {Hydnocarpus laurifolia},
{Hydnocarpus wightiana}]
hydnocarpus oil
n 1: oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially
Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
Hydnocarpus wightiana
n 1: leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits
with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that
yields hydnocarpus oil [syn: {Hydnocarpus laurifolia},
{Hydnocarpus wightiana}]
Hydrangea anomala
n 1: deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy
flowers in fairly flat heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea},
{Hydrangea anomala}]
Hydrangea arborescens
n 1: deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern
United States [syn: {wild hydrangea}, {Hydrangea
arborescens}]
hydrangea family
n 1: sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn:
{Hydrangeaceae}, {family Hydrangeaceae}, {hydrangea
family}]
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis
n 1: deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening
green and aging to pink or blue [syn: {hortensia},
{Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis}]
Hydrangea paniculata
n 1: deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower
clusters [syn: {fall-blooming hydrangea}, {Hydrangea
paniculata}]
Hydrangea petiolaris
n 1: deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat
flower heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea}, {Hydrangea
petiolaris}]
Hydrastis Canadensis
n 1: perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn:
{goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric
root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]
hydrated aluminium oxide
n 1: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the
mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium
hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium
oxide}]
hydrated aluminum oxide
n 1: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the
mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium
hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium
oxide}]
hydrated lime
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
hydrated oxide
n 1: a compound of an oxide with water [syn: {hydroxide},
{hydrated oxide}]
hydraulic brake
n 1: brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the
master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to
the brake pads or shoes [syn: {hydraulic brake}, {hydraulic
brakes}]
hydraulic brake cylinder
n 1: a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by
a piston [syn: {brake cylinder}, {hydraulic brake
cylinder}, {master cylinder}]
hydraulic brakes
n 1: brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the
master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to
the brake pads or shoes [syn: {hydraulic brake}, {hydraulic
brakes}]
hydraulic cement
n 1: a cement that hardens under water; made by heating
limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
[syn: {hydraulic cement}, {Portland cement}]
hydraulic engineering
n 1: the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and
control of water in motion
hydraulic press
n 1: press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area
is transmitted through water to another piston having a
large area
hydraulic pump
n 1: a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water
to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a
higher level [syn: {hydraulic pump}, {hydraulic ram}]
hydraulic ram
n 1: a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water
to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a
higher level [syn: {hydraulic pump}, {hydraulic ram}]
hydraulic system
n 1: a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the
pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a
small opening or tube
hydraulic transmission
n 1: a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system [syn:
{hydraulic transmission}, {hydraulic transmission system}]
hydraulic transmission system
n 1: a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system [syn:
{hydraulic transmission}, {hydraulic transmission system}]
hydrazo group
n 1: the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine [syn:
{hydrazo group}, {hydrazo radical}]
hydrazo radical
n 1: the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine [syn:
{hydrazo group}, {hydrazo radical}]
hydrazoic acid
n 1: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous
and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {azoimide},
{hydrogen azide}, {HN}]
Hydrilla verticillata
n 1: submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary
axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern
United States and clogging Florida's waterways [syn:
{hydrilla}, {Hydrilla verticillata}]
hydriodic acid
n 1: (HI) a colorless or yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen
iodide; "hydriodic acid is a strong acid"
Hydrobates pelagicus
n 1: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern
Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {stormy petrel}, {northern
storm petrel}, {Hydrobates pelagicus}]
hydrobromic acid
n 1: an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide that is a strong
liquid acid
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
n 1: European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves
and white flowers [syn: {frogbit}, {frog's-bit},
{Hydrocharis morsus-ranae}]
hydrochloric acid
n 1: an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly
corrosive acid [syn: {hydrochloric acid}, {chlorohydric
acid}]
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
n 1: pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with
partly webbed feet; largest living rodent [syn: {capybara},
{capibara}, {Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris}]
hydrocyanic acid
n 1: a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are
used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic
compounds [syn: {hydrocyanic acid}, {prussic acid}]
Hydrodamalis gigas
n 1: extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the
Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea [syn: {Steller's sea cow},
{Hydrodamalis gigas}]
hydroelectric turbine
n 1: turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a
water wheel used to drive an electric generator
hydrofluoric acid
n 1: a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of
hydrogen fluoride in water
hydrofluosilicic acid
n 1: an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the
form of its salts [syn: {fluosilicic acid},
{hydrofluosilicic acid}]
hydrogen atom
n 1: an atom of hydrogen
hydrogen azide
n 1: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous
and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {azoimide},
{hydrogen azide}, {HN}]
hydrogen bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of
light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
[syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb},
{thermonuclear bomb}]
hydrogen bond
n 1: a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two
electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one
side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond
hydrogen bromide
n 1: a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution
with water
hydrogen carbonate
n 1: a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in
which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid
carbonate [syn: {bicarbonate}, {hydrogen carbonate}]
hydrogen chloride
n 1: a colorless corrosive gas (HCl)
hydrogen cyanide
n 1: a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like
bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree
Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the
anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing
hydrogen fluoride
n 1: a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action
of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water
are hydrofluoric acid
hydrogen iodide
n 1: a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous
solution
hydrogen ion
n 1: a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a
normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
hydrogen ion concentration
n 1: the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter
hydrogen peroxide
n 1: a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a
powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions)
as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an
oxidant in rocket fuels [syn: {hydrogen peroxide},
{peroxide}]
hydrogen sulfide
n 1: a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs
hydrogen-bomb
v 1: attack with a hydrogen bomb
hydroiodic acid
n 1: an acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide
Hydromantes brunus
n 1: similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and
taluses [syn: {limestone salamander}, {Hydromantes brunus}]
Hydromantes shastae
n 1: primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn:
{Shasta salamander}, {Hydromantes shastae}]
hydromorphone hydrochloride
n 1: a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat
moderate to severe pain [syn: {hydromorphone
hydrochloride}, {hydromorphone}, {Dilaudid}]
Hydrophyllum virginianum
n 1: showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes
used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn:
{Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian
salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]
hydrophytic plant
n 1: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted
in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as
the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant},
{hydrophyte}, {hydrophytic plant}]
hydroplane racing
n 1: racing in high-speed motor boats
hydrostatic head
n 1: the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms
of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to
produce the same pressure
hydroxide ion
n 1: the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom [syn:
{hydroxide ion}, {hydroxyl ion}]
hydroxy acid
n 1: any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the
hydroxyl group in the acid itself
hydroxyacetic acid
n 1: a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and
sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycolic acid},
{glycollic acid}, {hydroxyacetic acid}]
hydroxybenzoic acid
n 1: a crystalline derivative of benzoic acid
hydroxybutyric acid
n 1: hydroxy derivative of butyric acid [syn: {hydroxybutyric
acid}, {oxybutyric acid}]
hydroxyl group
n 1: the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and
some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl}, {hydroxyl group},
{hydroxyl radical}]
hydroxyl ion
n 1: the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom [syn:
{hydroxide ion}, {hydroxyl ion}]
hydroxyl radical
n 1: the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and
some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl}, {hydroxyl group},
{hydroxyl radical}]
hydroxyzine hydrochloride
n 1: a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a
tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness [syn:
{hydroxyzine hydrochloride}, {hydroxyzine}, {Atarax},
{Vistaril}]
Hyemoschus aquaticus
n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn:
{water chevrotain}, {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]
hyena dog
n 1: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa
that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn:
{African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog},
{Lycaon pictus}]
Hygrocybe acutoconica
n 1: a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks [syn:
{Hygrocybe acutoconica}, {conic waxycap}]
Hygrophorus borealis
n 1: a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills
and a stalk that tapers toward the base
Hygrophorus caeruleus
n 1: a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with
a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green
to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
Hygrophorus inocybiformis
n 1: a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and grey-brown
squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy
grey-white gills
Hygrophorus kauffmanii
n 1: a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are
reddish brown and the stalk is grey
Hygrophorus marzuolus
n 1: a grey fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
Hygrophorus purpurascens
n 1: a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found
under spruce and other conifers
Hygrophorus russula
n 1: an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills
and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
Hygrophorus sordidus
n 1: an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and
white gills
Hygrophorus tennesseensis
n 1: a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin
and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
Hygrophorus turundus
n 1: a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in
sphagnum bogs
Hygrotrama foetens
n 1: a small grey-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of
mothballs
Hyla arenicolor
n 1: a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy
jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and
northern Mexico [syn: {canyon treefrog}, {Hyla arenicolor}]
Hyla crucifer
n 1: a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near
wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early
spring [syn: {spring peeper}, {Hyla crucifer}]
Hyla regilla
n 1: the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of
America [syn: {Pacific tree toad}, {Hyla regilla}]
Hylactophryne augusti
n 1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's
bark [syn: {barking frog}, {robber frog}, {Hylactophryne
augusti}]
Hylobates lar
n 1: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
[syn: {gibbon}, {Hylobates lar}]
Hylobates syndactylus
n 1: large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes
partially united by a web [syn: {siamang}, {Hylobates
syndactylus}, {Symphalangus syndactylus}]
Hylocichla fuscescens
n 1: tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn:
{veery}, {Wilson's thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]
Hylocichla guttata
n 1: North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing
song [syn: {hermit thrush}, {Hylocichla guttata}]
Hylocichla mustelina
n 1: large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted
for its melodious song [syn: {wood thrush}, {Hylocichla
mustelina}]
Hylophylax naevioides
n 1: a kind of antbird [syn: {spotted antbird}, {Hylophylax
naevioides}]
Hyman George Rickover
n 1: United States admiral who advocated the development of
nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: {Rickover}, {Hyman
Rickover}, {Hyman George Rickover}]
Hyman Rickover
n 1: United States admiral who advocated the development of
nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: {Rickover}, {Hyman
Rickover}, {Hyman George Rickover}]
Hymenaea courbaril
n 1: West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles
of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough
wood [syn: {courbaril}, {Hymenaea courbaril}]
hymenopterous insect
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn:
{hymenopterous insect}, {hymenopteran}, {hymenopteron},
{hymenopter}]
Hymenoxys acaulis
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
{stemless hymenoxys}, {Tetraneuris acaulis}, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}]
Hymenoxys grandiflora
n 1: whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout
stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large
yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central
United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine
sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys
grandiflora}]
Hynerpeton bassetti
n 1: fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed
forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania
hyoid bone
n 1: a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the
tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid}, {hyoid bone}, {os hyoideum}]
Hyoscyamus muticus
n 1: poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
[syn: {Egyptian henbane}, {Hyoscyamus muticus}]
Hyoscyamus niger
n 1: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves
and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and
scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {black henbane}, {stinking
nightshade}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]
hype up
v 1: get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched
up after the movie" [syn: {hype up}, {psych up}]
Hypentelium nigricans
n 1: widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog
sucker}, {hog molly}, {Hypentelium nigricans}]
hyper-eutectoid steel
n 1: a steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon
hyperbaric chamber
n 1: a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above
normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing
disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
n 1: a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the
liver; usually subsides spontaneously [syn:
{hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn}, {neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia}]
hyperbolic geometry
n 1: (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry in which the
parallel axiom is replaced by the assumption that through
any point in a plane there are two or more lines that do
not intersect a given line in the plane; "Karl Gauss
pioneered hyperbolic geometry"
hyperchromic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of
corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hyperchromic anemia},
{hyperchromic anaemia}]
hyperchromic anemia
n 1: anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of
corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hyperchromic anemia},
{hyperchromic anaemia}]
hyperemesis gravidarum
n 1: hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in
damage to the brain and liver and kidney
hyperfocal distance
n 1: the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity
beyond which all objects are well defined and clear
Hyperglyphe perciformis
n 1: blackish fish of New England waters [syn: {barrelfish},
{black rudderfish}, {Hyperglyphe perciformis}]
Hypericum androsaemum
n 1: deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers
and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is
made in Spain [syn: {common St John's wort}, {tutsan},
{Hypericum androsaemum}]
Hypericum ascyron
n 1: perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in
narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {great St John's wort},
{Hypericum ascyron}, {Hypericum pyramidatum}]
Hypericum calycinum
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped
summer flowers; useful as ground cover [syn: {creeping St
John's wort}, {Hypericum calycinum}]
Hypericum crux andrae
n 1: shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four
petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New
York to Texas [syn: {St Andrews's cross}, {Hypericum crux
andrae}]
Hypericum gentianoides
n 1: annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute
scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange
grass}, {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum
gentianoides}]
Hypericum hypericoides
n 1: low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals
arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States
to West Indies and eastern Mexico [syn: {low St Andrew's
cross}, {Hypericum hypericoides}]
Hypericum maculatum
n 1: European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to
western Siberia [syn: {St Peter's wort}, {Hypericum
tetrapterum}, {Hypericum maculatum}]
Hypericum perforatum
n 1: yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places
but a weed in rangelands [syn: {klammath weed}, {Hypericum
perforatum}]
Hypericum prolificum
n 1: stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of
yellow flowers [syn: {shrubby St John's wort}, {Hypericum
prolificum}, {Hypericum spathulatum}]
Hypericum pyramidatum
n 1: perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in
narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {great St John's wort},
{Hypericum ascyron}, {Hypericum pyramidatum}]
Hypericum spathulatum
n 1: stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of
yellow flowers [syn: {shrubby St John's wort}, {Hypericum
prolificum}, {Hypericum spathulatum}]
Hypericum tetrapterum
n 1: European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to
western Siberia [syn: {St Peter's wort}, {Hypericum
tetrapterum}, {Hypericum maculatum}]
Hypericum virginianum
n 1: perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers;
southeastern United States [syn: {marsh St-John's wort},
{Hypericum virginianum}]
hyperkinetic syndrome
n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
{ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD},
{hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction},
{minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
hypermedia system
n 1: a multimedia system in which related items of information
are connected and can be presented together [syn:
{hypermedia}, {hypermedia system}, {interactive
multimedia}, {interactive multimedia system}]
Hyperoodon ampullatus
n 1: northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
[syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose whale},
{bottlenose}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]
hypersensitivity reaction
n 1: an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as
pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity
ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions
leading to anaphylactic shock
hypertext mark-up language
n 1: a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them
in developing hypertext documents [syn: {hypertext markup
language}, {hypertext mark-up language}, {HTML}]
hypertext markup language
n 1: a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them
in developing hypertext documents [syn: {hypertext markup
language}, {hypertext mark-up language}, {HTML}]
hypertext system
n 1: a database management system that allows strings of text
(`objects') to be processed as a complex network of nodes
that are linked together in an arbitrary way
hypertext transfer protocol
n 1: a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests
and information between servers and browsers [syn:
{hypertext transfer protocol}, {HTTP}]
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
n 1: a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it
does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and
so has reduced pumping ability
hypertrophic rosacea
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
Hyphantria cunea
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {fall webworm}, {Hyphantria
cunea}]
2: moth whose larvae are fall webworms
hypnotic trance
n 1: a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts
the suggestions of the hypnotist
hypo-eutectoid steel
n 1: a steel that contains less that 0.9% carbon
Hypochaeris radicata
n 1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having
yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
[syn: {cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {capeweed},
{gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]
hypochlorous acid
n 1: a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its
salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
hypochromic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of
corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hypochromic anemia},
{hypochromic anaemia}]
hypochromic anemia
n 1: anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of
corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hypochromic anemia},
{hypochromic anaemia}]
hypodermic needle
n 1: a hollow needle
hypodermic syringe
n 1: a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle
for giving injections [syn: {hypodermic syringe},
{hypodermic}, {hypo}]
hypogastric artery
n 1: the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side
of the body; divides into several branches that supply
blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas [syn: {internal iliac
artery}, {hypogastric artery}]
hypogastric plexus
n 1: a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera [syn:
{hypogastric plexus}, {plexus hypogastricus}]
hypogastric vein
n 1: a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the
common iliac vein [syn: {hypogastric vein}, {internal iliac
vein}]
hypoglossal nerve
n 1: supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue
muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {hypoglossal nerve}, {nervus
hypoglosus}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]
hypoglycaemic agent
n 1: any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in
the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes
mellitus [syn: {hypoglycemic agent}, {hypoglycaemic agent}]
hypoglycemic agent
n 1: any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in
the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes
mellitus [syn: {hypoglycemic agent}, {hypoglycaemic agent}]
hyponitrous acid
n 1: an explosive white crystalline weak acid (H2N2O2)
hypophosphoric acid
n 1: a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)
hypophosphorous acid
n 1: a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn:
{hypophosphorous acid}, {phosphorous acid},
{orthophosphorous acid}]
hypophyseal stalk
n 1: the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to
the hypothalamus
hypophysial dwarf
n 1: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth
hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of
the achondroplastic dwarf) [syn: {pituitary dwarf},
{hypophysial dwarf}, {Levi-Lorrain dwarf}]
hypoplastic anaemia
n 1: anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow;
can develop into aplastic anemia [syn: {hypoplastic
anemia}, {hypoplastic anaemia}]
hypoplastic anemia
n 1: anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow;
can develop into aplastic anemia [syn: {hypoplastic
anemia}, {hypoplastic anaemia}]
hypoplastic dwarf
n 1: an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of
a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual
development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf},
{hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]
hypostasis of Christ
n 1: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the
Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and
human natures are united [syn: {hypostasis}, {hypostasis of
Christ}]
hypothalamic releasing factor
n 1: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and
carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where
they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones;
each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to
secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH},
{releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone},
{hypothalamic releasing factor}]
hypothalamic releasing hormone
n 1: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and
carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where
they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones;
each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to
secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH},
{releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone},
{hypothalamic releasing factor}]
hypothetical creature
n 1: a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized
to exist
hypothetical imperative
n 1: a principle stating the action required to attain a desired
goal
hypovolemic shock
n 1: shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
hypoxic hypoxia
n 1: hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood
in the lungs
Hypoxis hirsuta
n 1: perennial star grass of North America [syn: {American star
grass}, {Hypoxis hirsuta}]
Hypsiglena torquata
n 1: nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico [syn:
{night snake}, {Hypsiglena torquata}]
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
n 1: small kangaroo of northeastern Australia [syn: {musk
kangaroo}, {Hypsiprymnodon moschatus}]
hyssop loosestrife
n 1: annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of
Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass
poly}, {hyssop loosestrife}, {Lythrum hyssopifolia}]
hyssop oil
n 1: used chiefly in liqueurs
Hyssopus officinalis
n 1: a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in
perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated
as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil [syn: {hyssop},
{Hyssopus officinalis}]
hysterical neurosis
n 1: neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional
outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
[syn: {hysteria}, {hysterical neurosis}]
hysteron proteron
n 1: reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as
in `bred and born')
2: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition
that is yet to be proved
I Chronicles
n 1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of
Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian
Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {I Chronicles}, {1 Chronicles}]
I Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the
Corinthians}, {I Corinthians}]
I Esdra
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I
Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {I
Esdra}, {1 Esdras}]
I John
n 1: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to
Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}, {I
John}]
I Kings
n 1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories
of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {I Kings}, {1
Kings}]
I Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: {I Maccabees}, {1 Maccabees}]
I Peter
n 1: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}, {I
Peter}]
I Samuel
n 1: the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of
Saul and David [syn: {I Samuel}, {1 Samuel}]
I Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {I Thessalonians}]
I Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First
Epistle to Timothy}, {I Timothy}]
I-beam
n 1: girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
I. A. Richards
n 1: English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden
and contributed to the development of Basic English
(1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {I. A. Richards}, {Ivor
Armstrong Richards}]
I. F. Stone
n 1: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes
(1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {I. F. Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein
Stone}]
I. M. Pei
n 1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn:
{Pei}, {I. M. Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]
I.D.
n 1: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to
show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {ID}, {I.D.}]
i.e.
adv 1: that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {ie}, {id
est}]
I.E.D.
n 1: an explosive device that is improvised [syn: {improvised
explosive device}, {I.E.D.}, {IED}]
I.O.C.
n 1: organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic
Games [syn: {International Olympic Committee}, {IOC},
{I.O.C.}]
I.Q.
n 1: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an
intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to
their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn:
{intelligence quotient}, {IQ}, {I.Q.}]
I.W.W.
n 1: a former international labor union and radical labor
movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905
and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its
membership declined after World War I [syn: {Industrial
Workers of the World}, {IWW}, {I.W.W.}]
Ia.
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye
State}, {IA}, {Ia.}]
Ian Douglas Smith
n 1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe
from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian
Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]
Ian Fleming
n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret
agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian
Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]
Ian Lancaster Fleming
n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret
agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian
Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]
Ian Smith
n 1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe
from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian
Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]
Ian Wilmut
n 1: English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a
cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944) [syn: {Wilmut}, {Ian
Wilmut}]
ib.
adv 1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn:
{ibid.}, {ib.}, {ibidem}]
IBDA-C
n 1: a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed
responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in
Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government
and its ties to the European Union and NATO [syn: {Islamic
Great Eastern Raiders-Front}, {IBDA-C}]
Iberian Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberian
Peninsula}, {Iberia}]
Ibero-mesornis
n 1: sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a
vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the
third most primitive of all birds
ibid.
adv 1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn:
{ibid.}, {ib.}, {ibidem}]
Ibis ibis
n 1: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis [syn:
{wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {Ibis ibis}]
Ibizan hound
n 1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in
the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by
the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}, {Ibizan
Podenco}]
Ibizan Podenco
n 1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in
the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by
the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}, {Ibizan
Podenco}]
Ibn al-Haytham
n 1: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in
geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century;
established experiments as the norm of proof in physics
(died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {Alhacen}, {al-Haytham},
{Ibn al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]
ibn Talal Hussein
n 1: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and
seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein},
{Husain}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}, {King Hussein}]
ibn-Roshd
n 1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed
commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the
Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {ibn-Roshd}, {Abul-
Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]
ibn-Sina
n 1: Persian physician and influential philosopher; his
interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas;
writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years
(980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {ibn-Sina}, {Abu Ali al-Husain
ibn Abdallah ibn Sina}]
ibolium privet
n 1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum
ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium
privet}, {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]
ibota privet
n 1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum
ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium
privet}, {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]
ice age
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large
part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was
during the Pleistocene" [syn: {ice age}, {glacial period},
{glacial epoch}]
ice ax
n 1: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in
ice [syn: {ice ax}, {ice axe}, {piolet}]
ice axe
n 1: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in
ice [syn: {ice ax}, {ice axe}, {piolet}]
ice bag
n 1: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body
(especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice
pack}, {ice bag}]
ice bear
n 1: white bear of Arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar
bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]
ice cap
n 1: a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area
of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) [syn:
{icecap}, {ice cap}]
ice chest
n 1: a refrigerator for cooling liquids [syn: {cooler}, {ice
chest}]
ice coffee
n 1: a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn:
{iced coffee}, {ice coffee}]
ice cream
n 1: frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
[syn: {ice cream}, {icecream}]
ice crystal
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
ice cube
n 1: a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
ice field
n 1: a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating
at sea
ice floe
n 1: a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at
sea [syn: {ice floe}, {floe}]
ice fog
n 1: a dense winter fog containing ice particles [syn: {ice
fog}, {pogonip}]
ice hockey
n 1: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six
skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the
opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks [syn: {ice
hockey}, {hockey}, {hockey game}]
ice hockey rink
n 1: an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice hockey rink},
{ice-hockey rink}]
ice lolly
n 1: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England
a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {ice lolly},
{lolly}, {lollipop}, {popsicle}]
ice machine
n 1: an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes
ice maker
n 1: an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for
making ice cubes
ice mass
n 1: a large mass of ice
ice milk
n 1: similar to ice cream but made of milk
ice needle
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
ice over
v 1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a
window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to
land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}, {ice over}]
ice pack
n 1: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body
(especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice
pack}, {ice bag}]
2: a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {pack ice}, {ice pack}]
ice pick
n 1: pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for
breaking up blocks of ice [syn: {icepick}, {ice pick}]
ice plant
n 1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having
white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that
resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {icicle plant},
{Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]
ice rink
n 1: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating;
"the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
[syn: {ice rink}, {ice-skating rink}, {ice}]
ice shelf
n 1: ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea [syn:
{shelf ice}, {ice shelf}]
ice show
n 1: any entertainment performed by ice skaters
ice skate
n 1: skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the
sole
v 1: move along on ice skates
ice skating
n 1: skating on ice
ice storm
n 1: a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed
with ice [syn: {ice storm}, {silver storm}]
ice tea
n 1: strong tea served over ice [syn: {ice tea}, {iced tea}]
ice tongs
n 1: tongs for lifting blocks of ice
ice up
v 1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a
window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to
land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}, {ice over}]
ice wagon
n 1: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to
door [syn: {ice wagon}, {ice-wagon}]
ice water
n 1: water served ice-cold or with ice
ice yacht
n 1: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame;
suitable for traveling over ice [syn: {iceboat}, {ice
yacht}, {scooter}]
ice-clogged
adj 1: obstructed by ice; "ice-clogged rivers"
ice-cold
adj 1: as cold as ice
ice-cream bean
n 1: ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers;
tropical and subtropical America [syn: {ice-cream bean},
{Inga edulis}]
ice-cream cake
n 1: ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {ice-cream
cake}, {icebox cake}]
ice-cream cone
n 1: ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
ice-cream float
n 1: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream
soda}, {ice-cream float}, {float}]
ice-cream soda
n 1: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream
soda}, {ice-cream float}, {float}]
ice-cream sundae
n 1: ice cream served with a topping [syn: {ice-cream sundae},
{sundae}]
ice-free
adj 1: free of ice and open to travel; "an ice-free channel in
the river"
ice-hockey player
n 1: an athlete who plays hockey [syn: {hockey player}, {ice-
hockey player}]
ice-hockey rink
n 1: an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice hockey rink},
{ice-hockey rink}]
ice-skater
n 1: someone who engages in ice skating
ice-skating rink
n 1: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating;
"the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
[syn: {ice rink}, {ice-skating rink}, {ice}]
ice-wagon
n 1: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to
door [syn: {ice wagon}, {ice-wagon}]
iceberg lettuce
n 1: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a
firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
[syn: {crisphead lettuce}, {iceberg lettuce}, {iceberg}]
icebox cake
n 1: ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {ice-cream
cake}, {icebox cake}]
iced coffee
n 1: a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn:
{iced coffee}, {ice coffee}]
iced tea
n 1: strong tea served over ice [syn: {ice tea}, {iced tea}]
iced-tea spoon
n 1: a teaspoon with a long handle
Iceland lichen
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: {Iceland moss}, {Iceland lichen}, {Cetraria
islandica}]
Iceland moss
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: {Iceland moss}, {Iceland lichen}, {Cetraria
islandica}]
Iceland poppy
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having
fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn:
{Iceland poppy}, {arctic poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}]
2: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
[syn: {Iceland poppy}, {Papaver alpinum}]
Iceland spar
n 1: a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in
polarizing microscopes
Icelandic krona
n 1: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: {Icelandic krona},
{krona}]
Icelandic monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Iceland
Icelandic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Icelandic
ichneumon fly
n 1: hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae
are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
icicle plant
n 1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having
white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that
resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {icicle plant},
{Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]
icing sugar
n 1: finely powdered sugar used to make icing
icing the puck
n 1: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your
own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the
opponent's goal [syn: {icing}, {icing the puck}]
Ictalurus punctatus
n 1: freshwater food fish common throughout central United
States [syn: {channel catfish}, {channel cat}, {Ictalurus
punctatus}]
Icteria virens
n 1: American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
[syn: {yellow-breasted chat}, {Icteria virens}]
Icterus galbula
n 1: a kind of New World oriole [syn: {northern oriole},
{Icterus galbula}]
Icterus galbula bullockii
n 1: western subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Bullock's
oriole}, {Icterus galbula bullockii}]
Icterus galbula galbula
n 1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore
oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus
galbula galbula}]
icterus neonatorum
n 1: yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides
spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn},
{physiological jaundice of the newborn}, {icterus
neonatorum}]
Icterus spurius
n 1: the male is chestnut-and-black [syn: {orchard oriole},
{Icterus spurius}]
Ictiobus niger
n 1: fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: {black buffalo},
{Ictiobus niger}]
Ictonyx frenata
n 1: muishond of northern Africa [syn: {zoril}, {Ictonyx
frenata}]
Ictonyx striata
n 1: ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: {striped muishond},
{Ictonyx striata}]
Id al-Adha
n 1: the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service
in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a
ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of
Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of
the meat to charity [syn: {Id al-Adha}, {Feast of
Sacrifice}]
Id al-Fitr
n 1: a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan
id est
adv 1: that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {ie}, {id
est}]
Id.
n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Idaho}, {Gem State},
{ID}, {Id.}]
Ida M. Tarbell
n 1: United States writer remembered for her muckraking
investigations into industries in the early 20th century
(1857-1944) [syn: {Tarbell}, {Ida Tarbell}, {Ida M.
Tarbell}, {Ida Minerva Tarbell}]
Ida Minerva Tarbell
n 1: United States writer remembered for her muckraking
investigations into industries in the early 20th century
(1857-1944) [syn: {Tarbell}, {Ida Tarbell}, {Ida M.
Tarbell}, {Ida Minerva Tarbell}]
Ida Tarbell
n 1: United States writer remembered for her muckraking
investigations into industries in the early 20th century
(1857-1944) [syn: {Tarbell}, {Ida Tarbell}, {Ida M.
Tarbell}, {Ida Minerva Tarbell}]
Idaho Falls
n 1: a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
ideal gas
n 1: a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that
exert no intermolecular forces [syn: {ideal gas}, {perfect
gas}]
ideal solid
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
identical twin
n 1: either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum
(having the same genetic material) [syn: {identical twin},
{monozygotic twin}, {monozygous twin}]
identification particle
n 1: a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product
to indicate the source of manufacture
Identikit picture
n 1: a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions
given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various
facial features that can be combined to build up a picture
of the person sought [syn: {Identikit}, {Identikit
picture}]
identity card
n 1: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to
show his card to get in" [syn: {card}, {identity card}]
identity crisis
n 1: distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence)
resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about
one's self and one's role in society
identity element
n 1: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it
operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is
1" [syn: {identity}, {identity element}, {identity
operator}]
identity matrix
n 1: a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are
unity [syn: {identity matrix}, {unit matrix}]
identity operator
n 1: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it
operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is
1" [syn: {identity}, {identity element}, {identity
operator}]
identity parade
n 1: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or
identification [syn: {lineup}, {police lineup}, {identity
parade}]
identity theft
n 1: the co-option of another person's personal information
(e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number,
passport) without that person's knowledge and the
fraudulent use of such knowledge
identity verification
n 1: the automatic identification of living individuals by using
their physiological and behavioral characteristics;
"negative identification can only be accomplished through
biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or
forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric
identification cannot" [syn: {biometric identification},
{biometric authentication}, {identity verification}]
ideological barrier
n 1: a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from
conflicting ideologies
Idesia polycarpa
n 1: deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild
climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and
fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters
of fleshy orange-red berries [syn: {idesia}, {Idesia
polycarpa}]
Idiom Neutral
n 1: an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary
international language; based on Volapuk but with a
vocabulary selected on the basis of the maximum
internationality of the roots
idiomatic expression
n 1: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the
meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom},
{idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase},
{phrase}]
idiopathic disease
n 1: any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown
cause [syn: {idiopathic disease}, {idiopathic disorder},
{idiopathy}]
idiopathic disorder
n 1: any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown
cause [syn: {idiopathic disease}, {idiopathic disorder},
{idiopathy}]
idiopathic hemochromatosis
n 1: inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {classic
hemochromatosis}, {idiopathic hemochromatosis}]
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
n 1: purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood
platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn:
{thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]
idiot box
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
idiot light
n 1: a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low
oil pressure)
idiot savant
n 1: person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays
remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually
involving memory)
Iditarod Trail
n 1: a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the
Alaska Range to Nome
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race
n 1: an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod
Trail [syn: {Iditarod}, {Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race}]
idle pulley
n 1: a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to
guide or tighten it [syn: {idle pulley}, {idler pulley},
{idle wheel}]
idle talk
n 1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate},
{prattle}, {idle talk}, {blether}, {chin music}]
idle wheel
n 1: a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to
guide or tighten it [syn: {idle pulley}, {idler pulley},
{idle wheel}]
idle words
n 1: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a
lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn:
{wind}, {malarkey}, {malarky}, {idle words}, {jazz},
{nothingness}]
idler pulley
n 1: a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to
guide or tighten it [syn: {idle pulley}, {idler pulley},
{idle wheel}]
idol worship
n 1: the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or
images as gods [syn: {idolatry}, {idol worship}]
idol worshiper
n 1: a person who worships idols [syn: {idolater}, {idolizer},
{idoliser}, {idol worshiper}]
Idria columnaris
n 1: candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having
tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow
flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {cirio}, {Fouquieria
columnaris}, {Idria columnaris}]
Ieoh Ming Pei
n 1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn:
{Pei}, {I. M. Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]
if not
adv 1: perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable
(greater or better or sooner) than; "will yield 10% if
not more"; "pretty if not actually beautiful"; "let's
meet tonight if not sooner"
Ignace Jan Paderewski
n 1: Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime
Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn:
{Paderewski}, {Ignace Paderewski}, {Ignace Jan Paderewski}]
Ignace Paderewski
n 1: Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime
Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn:
{Paderewski}, {Ignace Paderewski}, {Ignace Jan Paderewski}]
Ignatius of Loyola
n 1: Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the
Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation
(1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {Saint Ignatius of
Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]
igneous rock
n 1: rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
ignis fatuus
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
[syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern},
{will-o'-the-wisp}]
2: an illusion that misleads [syn: {will-o'-the-wisp}, {ignis
fatuus}]
ignition coil
n 1: an induction coil that converts current from a battery into
the high-voltage current required by spark plugs
ignition interlock
n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting;
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
[syn: {interlock}, {ignition interlock}]
ignition key
n 1: a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive
engine
ignition lock
n 1: a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to
prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the
key [syn: {lock}, {ignition lock}]
ignition switch
n 1: switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to
operate the starter
ignition system
n 1: the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-
combustion engine [syn: {ignition}, {ignition system}]
ignoratio elenchi
n 1: the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving
an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
n 1: composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United
States after 1939 (1882-1971) [syn: {Stravinsky}, {Igor
Stravinsky}, {Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky}]
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
n 1: United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed
the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced
helicopter (1889-1972) [syn: {Sikorsky}, {Igor Sikorsky},
{Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky}]
Igor Sikorsky
n 1: United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed
the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced
helicopter (1889-1972) [syn: {Sikorsky}, {Igor Sikorsky},
{Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky}]
Igor Stravinsky
n 1: composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United
States after 1939 (1882-1971) [syn: {Stravinsky}, {Igor
Stravinsky}, {Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky}]
Igor Tamm
n 1: Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Tamm}, {Igor Tamm},
{Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm}]
Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm
n 1: Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Tamm}, {Igor Tamm},
{Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm}]
Iguana iguana
n 1: large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
America and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {iguana},
{Iguana iguana}]
iguanid lizard
n 1: lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific
islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat
patch in males [syn: {iguanid}, {iguanid lizard}]
Iguassu Falls
n 1: a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and
Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu
Falls}, {Victoria Falls}]
Iguazu Falls
n 1: a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and
Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu
Falls}, {Victoria Falls}]
II Chronicles
n 1: the second of two Old Testament books telling the history
of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian
Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {II Chronicles}, {2 Chronicles}]
II Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the second epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to
the Corinthians}, {II Corinthians}]
II Esdras
n 1: an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations [syn: {II
Esdras}, {2 Esdras}]
II John
n 1: the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed
to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistel of John},
{II John}]
II Kings
n 1: the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories
of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {II Kings}, {2
Kings}]
II Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: {II Maccabees}, {2 Maccabees}]
II Peter
n 1: the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistle of Peter},
{II Peter}]
II Samuel
n 1: the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of
Saul and David [syn: {II Samuel}, {2 Samuel}]
II Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {II Thessalonians}]
II Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {Second
Epistle to Timothy}, {II Timothy}]
III John
n 1: the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to
Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Third Epistel of John}, {III
John}]
IJssel river
n 1: a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the
IJsselmeer [syn: {IJssel}, {IJssel river}]
Il Duce
n 1: Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: {Mussolini},
{Benito Mussolini}, {Il Duce}]
ilama tree
n 1: tropical American tree grown in southern United States
having a whitish pink-tinged fruit [syn: {ilama}, {ilama
tree}, {Annona diversifolia}]
ilang-ilang
n 1: oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in
perfumery
2: evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers
yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an
ornamental [syn: {ilang-ilang}, {ylang-ylang}, {Cananga
odorata}]
Ile-de-France
n 1: a region of north central France including Paris and the
area around it
Ile-St-Louis
n 1: island in Paris on the Seine
ileal artery
n 1: branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the
ileum [syn: {ileal artery}, {intestinal artery}, {arteria
ileum}]
ileocecal valve
n 1: valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the
cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from
flowing back from the large to the small intestine
ileocolic artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric
artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the
cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
[syn: {ileocolic artery}, {arteria ileocolica}]
ileocolic vein
n 1: a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix
and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon
[syn: {ileocolic vein}, {vena ileocolica}]
Iles Comores
n 1: three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean
between Mozambique and Madagascar [syn: {Comoro Islands},
{Iles Comores}]
Iles Marquises
n 1: a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific;
part of French Polynesia [syn: {Marquesas Islands}, {Iles
Marquises}]
Ilex cornuta
n 1: dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves;
widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Chinese holly},
{Ilex cornuta}]
Ilex decidua
n 1: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
[syn: {bearberry}, {possum haw}, {winterberry}, {Ilex
decidua}]
Ilex glabra
n 1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong
leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry},
{gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex
glabra}]
Ilex paraguariensis
n 1: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like
tea [syn: {mate}, {Paraguay tea}, {Ilex paraguariensis}]
iliac artery
n 1: one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and
legs [syn: {iliac artery}, {arteria iliaca}]
iliac vein
n 1: one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {iliac
vein}, {vena iliaca}]
Iliamna acerifolia
n 1: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada
resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
[syn: {mountain hollyhock}, {Iliamna ruvularis}, {Iliamna
acerifolia}]
Iliamna remota
n 1: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common
hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes
placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {wild hollyhock},
{Iliamna remota}, {Sphaeralcea remota}]
Iliamna ruvularis
n 1: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada
resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
[syn: {mountain hollyhock}, {Iliamna ruvularis}, {Iliamna
acerifolia}]
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Ilich Sanchez
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
iliolumbar artery
n 1: an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and
supplies the pelvic muscles and bones [syn: {iliolumbar
artery}, {arteria iliolumbalis}]
iliolumbar vein
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac vein [syn: {iliolumbar
vein}, {vena iliolumbalis}]
ill at ease
adj 1: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner;
"awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among
eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with
strangers" [syn: {awkward}, {ill at ease(p)}, {uneasy}]
ill fame
n 1: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or
quality [syn: {notoriety}, {ill fame}]
ill health
n 1: a state in which you are unable to function normally and
without pain [syn: {ill health}, {unhealthiness}, {health
problem}] [ant: {good health}, {healthiness}]
ill humor
n 1: an angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humor}, {ill
humour}, {distemper}] [ant: {amiability}, {good humor},
{good humour}, {good temper}]
ill humour
n 1: an angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humor}, {ill
humour}, {distemper}] [ant: {amiability}, {good humor},
{good humour}, {good temper}]
ill luck
n 1: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
[syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}]
[ant: {good fortune}, {good luck}, {luckiness}]
ill nature
n 1: a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition [ant:
{good nature}]
ill service
n 1: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them
a disservice" [syn: {disservice}, {ill service}, {ill
turn}] [ant: {service}]
ill temper
n 1: a persisting angry mood [syn: {bad temper}, {ill temper}]
ill turn
n 1: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them
a disservice" [syn: {disservice}, {ill service}, {ill
turn}] [ant: {service}]
ill will
n 1: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer
contain his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {enmity}, {ill
will}]
2: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not
conceal his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {ill will}]
ill-advised
adj 1: without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-
advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the
offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with
the accusations" [syn: {ill-advised}, {unadvised}] [ant:
{advised}, {well-advised}]
ill-affected
adj 1: discontented as toward authority [syn: {disaffected},
{ill-affected}, {malcontent}, {rebellious}]
ill-being
n 1: lack of prosperity or happiness or health [ant:
{eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}, {upbeat}, {welfare}, {well-
being}, {wellbeing}]
ill-bred
adj 1: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-
bred}, {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {underbred},
{yokelish}]
ill-breeding
n 1: impoliteness resulting from ignorance [syn: {bad manners},
{ill-breeding}]
ill-chosen
adj 1: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose
style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing
style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept
than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy},
{cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]
ill-conceived
adj 1: poorly conceived or thought out; "an ill-conceived plan
to take over the company" [syn: {ill-conceived},
{misguided}]
ill-considered
adj 1: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions
often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn:
{ill-considered}, {ill-judged}, {improvident},
{shortsighted}]
ill-defined
adj 1: poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with
ill-defined terms and concepts" [syn: {ill-defined},
{unclear}] [ant: {clear}, {well-defined}]
ill-dressed
adj 1: not well dressed
ill-equipped
adj 1: poorly supplied with physical equipment; "the school was
ill-equipped"
ill-famed
adj 1: known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious
gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for
vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold" [syn: {ill-famed},
{infamous}, {notorious}]
ill-fated
adj 1: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business
venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated
business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky
prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn:
{doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred},
{unlucky}]
ill-favored
adj 1: usually used of a face; "an ill-favored countenance"
[syn: {ill-favored}, {ill-favoured}]
ill-favoured
adj 1: usually used of a face; "an ill-favored countenance"
[syn: {ill-favored}, {ill-favoured}]
ill-fed
adj 1: not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children";
"badly undernourished" [syn: {ill-fed}, {underfed},
{undernourished}]
ill-fitting
adj 1: not the right size or shape
ill-formed
adj 1: not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar
or accepted usage [syn: {ungrammatical}, {ill-formed}]
[ant: {grammatical}, {well-formed}]
ill-gotten
adj 1: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money";
"ill-gotten gains" [syn: {dirty}, {ill-gotten}]
ill-humored
adj 1: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a
crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff
manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {curmudgeonly},
{gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}]
ill-humoured
adj 1: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a
crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff
manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {curmudgeonly},
{gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}]
ill-judged
adj 1: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions
often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn:
{ill-considered}, {ill-judged}, {improvident},
{shortsighted}]
ill-mannered
adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at
such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {ill-mannered}, {bad-
mannered}, {rude}, {unmannered}, {unmannerly}]
ill-natured
adj 1: having an irritable and unpleasant disposition [ant:
{good-natured}]
ill-omened
adj 1: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business
venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated
business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky
prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn:
{doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred},
{unlucky}]
ill-proportioned
adj 1: lacking pleasing proportions
ill-scented
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen
smelled really funky" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul},
{foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly},
{stinking}, {ill-scented}]
ill-shapen
adj 1: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed
thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-
shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot";
"misshapen old fingers" [syn: {deformed}, {distorted},
{ill-shapen}, {malformed}, {misshapen}]
ill-smelling
adj 1: having an unpleasant smell [syn: {malodorous},
{malodourous}, {unpleasant-smelling}, {ill-smelling},
{stinky}] [ant: {fragrant}]
ill-sorted
adj 1: not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {ill-sorted},
{incompatible}, {mismated}, {unsuited}]
ill-starred
adj 1: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business
venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated
business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky
prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn:
{doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred},
{unlucky}]
ill-tempered
adj 1: annoyed and irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross},
{fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-
tempered}]
ill-timed
adj 1: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my
intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was
the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed},
{unseasonable}, {untimely}, {wrong}]
ill-treat
v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat},
{maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]
ill-treated
adj 1: subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife" [syn:
{abused}, {ill-treated}, {maltreated}, {mistreated}]
[ant: {unabused}]
ill-treatment
n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
physical abuse" [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment},
{ill-usage}, {abuse}]
ill-usage
n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
physical abuse" [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment},
{ill-usage}, {abuse}]
ill-use
v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat},
{maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]
ill-used
adj 1: (of persons) taken advantage of; "after going out of his
way to help his friend get the job he felt not
appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used},
{put-upon}, {used}, {victimized}, {victimised}]
Ill.
n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn:
{Illinois}, {Prairie State}, {Land of Lincoln}, {IL},
{Ill.}]
Illecebrum verticullatum
n 1: glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white
flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean
and Atlantic coastal areas [syn: {coral necklace},
{Illecebrum verticullatum}]
illegal possession
n 1: possession of controlled substances
illegitimate child
n 1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn:
{bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child},
{illegitimate}, {whoreson}]
illegitimate enterprise
n 1: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
{racket}, {fraudulent scheme}, {illegitimate enterprise}]
Illicium anisatum
n 1: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not
fragrant [syn: {star anise}, {Illicium anisatum}]
Illicium floridanum
n 1: small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils
of southeastern United States [syn: {purple anise},
{Illicium floridanum}]
Illicium verum
n 1: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-
shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
[syn: {star anise}, {Chinese anise}, {Illicium verum}]
Illinois River
n 1: a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi
River
illiterate person
n 1: a person unable to read [syn: {illiterate}, {illiterate
person}, {nonreader}]
illumination unit
n 1: a measure of illumination
Ilya Ehrenberg
n 1: Russian novelist (1891-1967) [syn: {Ehrenberg}, {Ilya
Ehrenberg}, {Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg}]
Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg
n 1: Russian novelist (1891-1967) [syn: {Ehrenberg}, {Ilya
Ehrenberg}, {Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg}]
Ilya Ilich Metchnikov
n 1: Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory
of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie
Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich
Metchnikov}]
image breaker
n 1: a destroyer of images used in religious worship [syn:
{iconoclast}, {image breaker}]
image compression
n 1: the compression of graphics for storage or transmission
image orthicon
n 1: a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera;
electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in
proportion to the intensity of the incident light are
focused onto the target causing secondary emission of
electrons [syn: {orthicon}, {image orthicon}]
image scanner
n 1: an electronic device that generates a digital
representation of an image for data input to a computer
[syn: {scanner}, {digital scanner}, {image scanner}]
imaginary being
n 1: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in
legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary being},
{imaginary creature}]
imaginary creature
n 1: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in
legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary being},
{imaginary creature}]
imaginary number
n 1: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are
real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex
number}, {complex quantity}, {imaginary number},
{imaginary}]
imaginary part
n 1: the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1
as a factor [syn: {imaginary part}, {imaginary part of a
complex number}]
imaginary part of a complex number
n 1: the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1
as a factor [syn: {imaginary part}, {imaginary part of a
complex number}]
imaginary place
n 1: a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to
exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {imaginary
place}, {mythical place}, {fictitious place}]
imagination image
n 1: a mental image produced by the imagination [syn:
{imagination image}, {thought-image}]
imaginative comparison
n 1: the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes
or metaphors or allegories
Imamu Amiri Baraka
n 1: United States writer of poems and plays about racial
conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Baraka}, {Imamu Amiri
Baraka}, {LeRoi Jones}]
imitation leather
n 1: fabric made to look like leather [syn: {leatherette},
{imitation leather}]
imitative electronic deception
n 1: the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy
systems that imitates enemy emissions [syn: {imitative
electronic deception}, {electronic imitative deception}]
Immaculate Conception
n 1: Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn:
{Immaculate Conception}, {December 8}]
2: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved
the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the
moment she was conceived [syn: {Immaculate Conception},
{Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary}]
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
n 1: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved
the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the
moment she was conceived [syn: {Immaculate Conception},
{Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary}]
Immanuel Kant
n 1: influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804) [syn:
{Kant}, {Immanuel Kant}]
immediate allergy
n 1: an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized
person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate
allergy}, {atopy}, {atopic allergy}, {type I allergic
reaction}]
immediate apprehension
n 1: immediate intuitive awareness [syn: {immediacy}, {immediate
apprehension}]
immediate constituent
n 1: a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an
analysis: e.g., subject and predicate
immediate memory
n 1: what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it [syn:
{short-term memory}, {STM}, {immediate memory}]
immediate payment
n 1: prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by
check [syn: {cash}, {immediate payment}] [ant: {credit},
{deferred payment}]
immersion foot
n 1: resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from
exposure to cold and wet [syn: {trench foot}, {immersion
foot}]
immersion heater
n 1: a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to
be heated (as in a hot-water tank)
immigrant class
n 1: recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by
their low socioeconomic status in spite of different
cultural backgrounds
Immigration and Naturalization Service
n 1: an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws
and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons
to the United States [syn: {Immigration and Naturalization
Service}, {INS}]
imminent abortion
n 1: the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss
of the products of conception [syn: {imminent abortion},
{threatened abortion}]
immovable bandage
n 1: a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g.,
plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied
immune carrier
n 1: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to
which he is immune but who can pass it on to others [syn:
{carrier}, {immune carrier}]
immune gamma globulin
n 1: a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates
and that function as antibodies in the immune response
[syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune serum globulin},
{immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]
immune globulin
n 1: a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates
and that function as antibodies in the immune response
[syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune serum globulin},
{immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]
immune reaction
n 1: a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading
substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or
bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies
specific against that antigen [syn: {immune response},
{immune reaction}, {immunologic response}]
immune response
n 1: a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading
substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or
bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies
specific against that antigen [syn: {immune response},
{immune reaction}, {immunologic response}]
immune serum globulin
n 1: a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates
and that function as antibodies in the immune response
[syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune serum globulin},
{immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]
immune suppressant drug
n 1: a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response [syn:
{immunosuppressant}, {immunosuppressor}, {immunosuppressive
drug}, {immunosuppressive}, {immune suppressant drug}]
immune system
n 1: a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid
tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and
pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
immunizing agent
n 1: any substance or organism that provokes an immune response
(produces immunity) when introduced into the body [syn:
{immunogen}, {immunizing agent}]
immunochemical assay
n 1: identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its
action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured
with an immunochemical assay" [syn: {immunoassay},
{immunochemical assay}]
immunoglobulin A
n 1: one of the most common of the five major classes of
immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the
gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts [syn:
{immunoglobulin A}, {IgA}]
immunoglobulin D
n 1: one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present
in blood serum in small amounts [syn: {immunoglobulin D},
{IgD}]
immunoglobulin E
n 1: one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present
primarily in the skin and mucous membranes [syn:
{immunoglobulin E}, {IgE}]
immunoglobulin G
n 1: one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main
antibody defense against bacteria [syn: {immunoglobulin G},
{IgG}]
immunoglobulin M
n 1: one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved
in fighting blood infections and in triggering production
of immunoglobulin G [syn: {immunoglobulin M}, {IgM}]
immunologic response
n 1: a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading
substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or
bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies
specific against that antigen [syn: {immune response},
{immune reaction}, {immunologic response}]
immunological disorder
n 1: a disorder of the immune system
immunosuppressive drug
n 1: a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response [syn:
{immunosuppressant}, {immunosuppressor}, {immunosuppressive
drug}, {immunosuppressive}, {immune suppressant drug}]
Imogene Coca
n 1: United States comedienne who starred in early television
shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) [syn: {Coca}, {Imogene
Coca}]
imou pine
n 1: tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {imou pine},
{red pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]
impact printer
n 1: a printer that prints by mechanical impacts
impacted fracture
n 1: fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other
broken end
impacted tooth
n 1: a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket
that it cannot erupt normally [syn: {impaction}, {impacted
tooth}]
impala lily
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
Impatiens capensis
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
{jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam},
{celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
imperative form
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the
listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {imperative},
{jussive mood}, {imperative form}]
imperative mood
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the
listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {imperative},
{jussive mood}, {imperative form}]
imperfect tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect},
{imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]
imperfective aspect
n 1: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the
action of the verb [syn: {imperfective}, {imperfective
aspect}]
imperforate anus
n 1: a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or
complete obstruction of the anal opening
imperforate hymen
n 1: hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood
cannot flow out
imperial beard
n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn:
{imperial}, {imperial beard}]
Imperial capacity unit
n 1: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the
British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
[syn: {British capacity unit}, {Imperial capacity unit}]
imperial decree
n 1: a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
imperial elephant
n 1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth},
{imperial elephant}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]
Imperial gallon
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {gallon}, {Imperial
gallon}, {congius}]
imperial Japanese morning glory
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, {Ipomoea imperialis}]
imperial mammoth
n 1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth},
{imperial elephant}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]
imperial moth
n 1: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or
brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
[syn: {imperial moth}, {Eacles imperialis}]
impinge on
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit},
{strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant:
{miss}]
implements of war
n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms},
{implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
implicit in
adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent},
{underlying}]
implied trust
n 1: a trust inferred by operation of law
implosion therapy
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded
with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either
averse to them or numbed to them [syn: {implosion therapy},
{flooding}]
import barrier
n 1: any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
[syn: {trade barrier}, {import barrier}]
import credit
n 1: credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country
upon which an exporter may draw
import duty
n 1: a duty imposed on imports
important person
n 1: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the
course of events [syn: {important person}, {influential
person}, {personage}]
impossible action
n 1: an alternative that is not available [syn: {impossibility},
{impossible action}]
impramine hydrochloride
n 1: a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and
Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn:
{imipramine}, {impramine hydrochloride}, {Imavate},
{Tofranil}]
impressive aphasia
n 1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and
severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or
written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia},
{receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive
aphasia}]
improper fraction
n 1: a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
improvised explosive device
n 1: an explosive device that is improvised [syn: {improvised
explosive device}, {I.E.D.}, {IED}]
impulse explosive
n 1: an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns
or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and
depth charges [syn: {propellant explosive}, {impulse
explosive}]
impulse turbine
n 1: a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades
impulse-buy
v 1: buy on impulse without proper reflection
in a bad way
adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice";
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering
their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage
payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
[syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad
way(p)}]
in a beastly manner
adv 1: in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband
bestially" [syn: {bestially}, {brutishly}, {in a beastly
manner}]
in a broad way
adv 1: in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his
plans" [syn: {at large}, {in a broad way}]
in a flash
adv 1: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn:
{instantaneously}, {outright}, {instantly}, {in a flash}]
in a heartfelt way
adv 1: in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love
to know" [syn: {dearly}, {in a heartfelt way}]
in a higher place
adv 1: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher
up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {at
a lower place}, {below}, {beneath}, {to a lower place}]
in a nutshell
adv 1: summed up briefly; "gave the facts in a nutshell"; "just
tell me the story in a nutshell"; "explained the
situation in a nutshell"
in a pig's eye
adv 1: absolutely not; never
in a similar way
adv 1: with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in
kind" [syn: {in kind}, {in a similar way}]
in a way
adv 1: from some points of view; "she was right in a way"
in absentia
adv 1: while absent; although absent; "he was sentenced in
absentia"
in advance
adv 1: ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or
in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan
ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn:
{ahead}, {in advance}, {beforehand}]
adj 1: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at
that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the
Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in
advance(p)}]
in agreement
adj 1: united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their
distrust of authority" [syn: {agreed}, {in agreement(p)}]
in all
adv 1: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
close to a million dollars" [syn: {altogether}, {all
told}, {in all}]
in all likelihood
adv 1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all
likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
in all probability
adv 1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all
likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
in an elaborate way
adv 1: with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn:
{elaborately}, {intricately}, {in an elaborate way}]
in and of itself
adv 1: with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is
interesting per se" [syn: {intrinsically}, {per se}, {in
and of itself}]
in any case
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a
previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think
they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know
what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there
is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it
started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any
event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at
any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow},
{anyway}, {anyways}, {in any case}, {at any rate}, {in
any event}]
2: making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a
restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't
shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't
always with her" [syn: {besides}, {in any case}]
in any event
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a
previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think
they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know
what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there
is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it
started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any
event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at
any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow},
{anyway}, {anyways}, {in any case}, {at any rate}, {in
any event}]
in apposition
adv 1: in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used
appositively" [syn: {appositively}, {in apposition}]
in arrears
adv 1: in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a
month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run
behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility
bills" [syn: {behind}, {behindhand}, {in arrears}]
in both ears
adv 1: in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented
binaurally" [syn: {binaurally}, {to both ears}, {in both
ears}] [ant: {in one ear}, {monaurally}, {to one ear}]
in brief
adv 1: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is
summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly";
"briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn:
{concisely}, {briefly}, {shortly}, {in brief}, {in
short}]
in camera
adv 1: kept private or confined to those intimately concerned;
"it was discussed privately between the two men";
"privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his
own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was
questioned in private" [syn: {privately}, {in private},
{in camera}] [ant: {in public}, {publically}, {publicly}]
in case
adv 1: if there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call
911"; "I have money, just in case" [syn: {in case}, {just
in case}]
in circles
adv 1: without making progress; "the candidates talked in
circles"
in cold blood
adv 1: emotionlessly and heartlessly; with deliberate cruelty or
callousness; "he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his
boss" [syn: {cold-bloodedly}, {in cold blood}]
in common
adv 1: of joint or shared interest; "we have several things in
common"; "when an audience is responding to a play they
are identifying what they have in common with the human
beings on stage"
2: in joint use or possession; "mites are arachnids, but they
have a lot in common with insects"; "property held in common"
in common with
adv 1: in the same way as; like; "in common with families in
general, one parent families have been getting smaller"
in concert
adv 1: with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: {in concert},
{together}]
in conclusion
adv 1: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
[syn: {last}, {lastly}, {in conclusion}, {finally}]
in condition
adj 1: physically fit; "exercised daily to keep herself in
condition" [syn: {conditioned}, {in condition(p)}]
in darkness
adv 1: without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the
mist" [syn: {darkly}, {in darkness}]
in demand
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {in demand(p)}, {sought
after}, {sought-after}]
in detail
adv 1: thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he
studied the snake in detail"
in dishabille
adj 1: partly dressed in a loose or careless manner [syn: {en
deshabille}, {in dishabille}]
in due course
adv 1: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in
due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in
good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]
in due season
adv 1: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in
due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in
good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]
in due time
adv 1: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in
due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in
good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]
in earnest
adv 1: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son";
"she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing
seriously with the question of divorce" [syn:
{seriously}, {earnestly}, {in earnest}]
in effect
adv 1: in actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his
wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" [syn:
{effectively}, {in effect}]
adj 1: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law
is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective},
{good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
in essence
adv 1: with regard to fundamentals although not concerning
details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in principle},
{in theory}, {in essence}]
in everyone's thoughts
adv 1: on everybody's mind; "Christmas was in the air" [syn: {in
the air}, {in everyone's thoughts}]
in evidence
adj 1: clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during
the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring
was in evidence"
in extremis
adv 1: at the point of death
in fact
adv 1: in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone
survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but
unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several
inches taller than his father" [syn: {in fact}, {in point
of fact}, {as a matter of fact}]
in fashion
adj 1: popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the
time [syn: {fashionable}, {in fashion}]
in fiscal matters
adv 1: in financial matters; "fiscally irresponsible" [syn:
{fiscally}, {in fiscal matters}]
in flight
adv 1: flying through the air; "we saw the ducks in flight"
[syn: {in flight}, {on the wing}]
in for
adj 1: certain to get or have; "he knew he was in for a licking"
in force
adj 1: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law
is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective},
{good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
in front
adv 1: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead";
"the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we
couldn't see over the heads of the people in front";
"with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn:
{ahead}, {in front}, {before}]
in full
adv 1: referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full"
[syn: {in full}, {fully}]
in full action
adv 1: proceeding with full vigor; "the party was in full swing"
[syn: {in full swing}, {in full action}]
in full swing
adv 1: proceeding with full vigor; "the party was in full swing"
[syn: {in full swing}, {in full action}]
in fun
adv 1: not intended seriously; meant as a joke; "some of the
girls did go to extremes, but it was all in fun"; "let's
pretend we don't like Mary, just for fun" [syn: {in fun},
{for fun}]
in gear
adj 1: having gears engaged; "the car is in gear"
in general
adv 1: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested
in snakes in general" [syn: {generally}, {in general},
{in the main}] [ant: {specifically}]
in good spirits
adv 1: without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism
in stride" [syn: {in stride}, {in good spirits}]
in good taste
adj 1: satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic
standards
in good time
adv 1: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in
due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in
good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]
in great confusion
adv 1: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head},
{topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
in hand
adv 1: under control; "the riots were in hand" [ant: {beyond
control}, {out of hand}]
in haste
adv 1: in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so
hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the
headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn:
{hurriedly}, {hastily}, {in haste}] [ant: {unhurriedly}]
in height
adj 1: having a specified height; "five feet tall"; "five feet
in height"
in her own right
adv 1: by title vested in yourself or by virtue of
qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own
right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a
fine opera in its own right"; "she's a rich woman in her
own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent
novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in
his own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]
in her right mind
adj 1: behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in
her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]
in hiding
adv 1: quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" [syn: {doggo},
{out of sight}, {in hiding}]
in high spirits
adj 1: happy and excited and energetic [syn: {high}, {in high
spirits}]
in his own right
adv 1: by title vested in yourself or by virtue of
qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own
right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a
fine opera in its own right"; "she's a rich woman in her
own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent
novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in
his own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]
in his right mind
adj 1: behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in
her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]
in its own right
adv 1: by title vested in yourself or by virtue of
qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own
right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a
fine opera in its own right"; "she's a rich woman in her
own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent
novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in
his own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]
in kind
adv 1: with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in
kind" [syn: {in kind}, {in a similar way}]
in large quantities
adv 1: on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy
food wholesale" [syn: {wholesale}, {in large quantities}]
in league
adj 1: (usually followed by `with') united in effort as if in a
league; "they found out that some policemen were in
league with the criminals"
in line
adv 1: one behind another in a line or queue; "they waited in
line for the tickets"
adj 1: being next in a line of succession; "he was in line for
the presidency"
2: awaiting something; especially something due; "people were in
line at the checkout counter"; "she was in line for
promotion"
in loco parentis
adv 1: in place of the parents; "we had to punish this child in
loco parentis"
in love
adj 1: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "he was
infatuated with her"; "Narcissus was a beautiful Greek
youth who became enamored of his own reflection" [syn:
{enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {potty}, {smitten},
{soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
in low spirits
adv 1: in a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and
Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen" [syn:
{dejectedly}, {in low spirits}]
in name
adv 1: by title or repute though not in fact; "he's a doctor in
name only" [syn: {in name}, {in name only}]
in name only
adv 1: by title or repute though not in fact; "he's a doctor in
name only" [syn: {in name}, {in name only}]
in no time
adv 1: in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment
in no time" [syn: {in no time}, {very fast}]
in on
adv 1: participating in or knowledgeable out; "was in on the
scheme"
in one case
adv 1: on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {once}, {one
time}, {in one case}]
in one ear
adv 1: in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented
monaurally" [syn: {monaurally}, {to one ear}, {in one
ear}] [ant: {binaurally}, {in both ears}, {to both ears}]
in one's birthday suit
adj 1: as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the
day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in
one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]
in one's own right
adv 1: by title vested in yourself or by virtue of
qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own
right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a
fine opera in its own right"; "she's a rich woman in her
own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent
novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in
his own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]
in operation
adj 1: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is
still operational even in the `new' African nations"-
Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during
the emergency"; "the company had several operating
divisions" [syn: {operational}, {in operation(p)},
{operating(a)}]
in order
adj 1: in a state of proper readiness or preparation or
arrangement; "everything is in order for their arrival"
in other words
adv 1: otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" [syn:
{in other words}, {put differently}]
in part
adv 1: to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt
partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn:
{partially}, {partly}, {part}, {in part}] [ant: {all},
{altogether}, {completely}, {entirely}, {right},
{totally}, {whole}, {wholly}]
in particular
adv 1: specifically or especially distinguished from others;
"loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one
book in particular"; "trace major population movements
for the Pueblo groups in particular" [syn:
{particularly}, {in particular}]
in passing
adv 1: incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he
made this remark in passing" [syn: {in passing}, {en
passant}]
in perpetuity
adv 1: for life; "desire happiness in perpetuity"; "an annuity
paid in perpetuity"
2: for an indefinitely long time; "bequeathed to the nation in
perpetuity"
in person
adv 1: in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went
there personally"; "he appeared in person" [syn:
{personally}, {in person}]
in place
adv 1: in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in
situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place"
[syn: {in situ}, {in place}]
in point of fact
adv 1: in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone
survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but
unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several
inches taller than his father" [syn: {in fact}, {in point
of fact}, {as a matter of fact}]
in principle
adv 1: with regard to fundamentals although not concerning
details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in principle},
{in theory}, {in essence}]
in private
adv 1: kept private or confined to those intimately concerned;
"it was discussed privately between the two men";
"privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his
own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was
questioned in private" [syn: {privately}, {in private},
{in camera}] [ant: {in public}, {publically}, {publicly}]
in public
adv 1: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public;
openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
[syn: {publicly}, {publically}, {in public}] [ant: {in
camera}, {in private}, {privately}]
in question
adj 1: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful
past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found
uncertain the other found dubious or downright false";
"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as
influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn:
{doubtful}, {dubious}, {dubitable}, {in question(p)}]
in reality
adv 1: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the
opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually
be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually
spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in
reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-
offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn:
{actually}, {in reality}]
in return
adv 1: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in
reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in
return received several hundred dollars and seats on the
next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our
taxes" [syn: {in return}, {reciprocally}]
in secret
adv 1: in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the
invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the
movies when they were supposed to be at the library";
"they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {in
secret}, {on the Q.T.}, {on the QT}]
in series
adj 1: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple
operations; "serial processing" [syn: {serial}, {in
series(p)}, {nonparallel}]
in short
adv 1: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is
summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly";
"briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn:
{concisely}, {briefly}, {shortly}, {in brief}, {in
short}]
in short order
adv 1: with speed; "he works quickly"; "John got ready in short
order" [syn: {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}, {chop-
chop}, {apace}, {in short order}] [ant: {easy}, {slow},
{slowly}, {tardily}]
in sight
adj 1: at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; "not a
policeman in sight"; "kept the monkey in view"
in situ
adv 1: in position
2: in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in
situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place" [syn:
{in situ}, {in place}]
adj 1: being in the original position; not having been moved;
"the archeologists could date the vase because it was in
situ"; "an in-situ investigator" [syn: {in-situ}, {in
situ}, {unmoved}]
in small stages
adj 1: one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small
stages}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]
in so far
adv 1: to the degree or extent that; "insofar as it can be
ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of
man"; "so far as it is reasonably practical he should
practice restraint" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {so
far}, {to that extent}, {to that degree}]
in someone's way
adv 1: forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction; "she
might have succeeded in her ambition, had not
circumstances been in her way" [syn: {in the way}, {in
someone's way}]
in spades
adv 1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too
expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds
they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably},
{emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]
in spite of appearance
adv 1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart},
{at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of
appearance}]
in stages
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has
developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {little by
little}, {bit by bit}, {in stages}]
in stock
adj 1: available for use or sale; "they have plenty of
stonewashed jeans in stock"
in store
adj 1: in readiness; awaiting; "gave us a hint of the excitement
that was in store for us"
in straitened circumstances
adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn:
{hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened
circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]
in stride
adv 1: without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism
in stride" [syn: {in stride}, {in good spirits}]
in style
adj 1: in the current fashion or style [syn: {latest}, {a la
mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]
in tandem
adv 1: one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for
two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" [syn:
{tandem}, {in tandem}]
in that
adv 1: (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read
therein what our plans are" [syn: {therein}, {in this},
{in that}]
in the adjacent apartment
adv 1: at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had
been living next door all this time" [syn: {next door},
{in the adjacent house}, {in the adjacent apartment}]
in the adjacent house
adv 1: at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had
been living next door all this time" [syn: {next door},
{in the adjacent house}, {in the adjacent apartment}]
in the air
adv 1: on everybody's mind; "Christmas was in the air" [syn: {in
the air}, {in everyone's thoughts}]
in the altogether
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
in the bargain
adv 1: in addition; over and above what is expected; "He lost
his wife in the bargain" [syn: {in the bargain}, {into
the bargain}]
in the beginning
adv 1: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn:
{primitively}, {originally}, {in the beginning}]
2: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
[syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the beginning},
{to begin with}, {originally}]
in the buff
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
in the end
adv 1: eventually or after a lengthy period of time; "she will
succeed in the end"
2: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he
had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn:
{ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at last}, {at long
last}]
in the first place
adv 1: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
[syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the
beginning}, {to begin with}, {originally}]
2: of primary import; "this is primarily a question of
economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" [syn:
{primarily}, {in the first place}] [ant: {secondarily}]
in the flesh
adj 1: an appearance carried out personally in someone else's
physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in
person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a
person in the flesh" [syn: {in-person}, {in the
flesh(p)}]
in the lead
adv 1: leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three
lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two
pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way
out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put
them out front in sales" [syn: {ahead}, {out front}, {in
the lead}]
adj 1: having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
"he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant
race" [syn: {ahead(p)}, {in the lead}, {leading}]
in the least
adv 1: to any extent at all; "are you in the least interested?"
[syn: {in the least}, {even a little}]
2: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all
interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least
unfriendly" [syn: {at all}, {in the least}, {the least bit}]
in the lurch
adv 1: in a difficult or vulnerable position; "he resigned and
left me in the lurch"
in the main
adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in
butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {primarily},
{mainly}, {in the main}]
2: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in
snakes in general" [syn: {generally}, {in general}, {in the
main}] [ant: {specifically}]
in the meantime
adv 1: during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think
about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his
other interests"; "in the meantime the police were
notified" [syn: {meanwhile}, {meantime}, {in the
meantime}]
in the midst
adv 1: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the
forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
[syn: {midmost}, {in the midst}]
in the nick of time
adv 1: at the last possible moment; "she was saved in the nick
of time" [syn: {in the nick of time}, {just in time}]
in the public eye
adj 1: of great interest to the public; "a person in the public
eye"
in the raw
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
in the same breath
adv 1: almost simultaneously; "she praised and criticized him in
the same breath"
in the south
adv 1: in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: {south},
{to the south}, {in the south}]
in the way
adv 1: forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction; "she
might have succeeded in her ambition, had not
circumstances been in her way" [syn: {in the way}, {in
someone's way}]
in their right minds
adj 1: behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in
her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]
in theory
adv 1: with regard to fundamentals although not concerning
details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in principle},
{in theory}, {in essence}]
in this
adv 1: (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read
therein what our plans are" [syn: {therein}, {in this},
{in that}]
in time
adv 1: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future
time; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show
themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the
facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality"
[syn: {yet}, {in time}]
2: without being tardy; "we made it to the party in time" [syn:
{in time}, {soon enough}]
n 1: in the correct rhythm; "the dancers moved in time with the
music"
in toto
adv 1: in entirety; "they bought the business in toto"; "in
recommendations were adopted in toto"
in truth
adv 1: in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in
truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman
Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly
awful book" [syn: {in truth}, {really}, {truly}]
in turn
adv 1: in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in
turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a
movie theater" [syn: {successively}, {in turn}]
in two ways
adv 1: in a twofold manner; "he was doubly wrong" [syn:
{doubly}, {in two ways}]
in use
adj 1: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories)
unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating
unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy
telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists'
telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use";
"kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {busy}, {engaged}, {in
use(p)}]
2: currently being used; "robots are in use throughout industry"
in utero
adv 1: in the uterus; "the child was infected in utero from the
mother"
in vacuo
adv 1: in isolation and without reference to anything else
2: in a vacuum
in vain
adv 1: to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city
fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: {vainly},
{in vain}]
in vitro
adv 1: in an artificial environment outside the living organism;
"an egg fertilized in vitro" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}]
adj 1: of a biological process occurring in an artificial
environment outside the living organism; "in vitro
fertilization" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}] [ant: {in
vivo}]
in vivo
adv 1: in the living organism; "studies conducted in vivo"
adj 1: of a biological process occurring within a living
organism; "in vivo techniques" [ant: {ex vivo}, {in
vitro}]
in vogue
adj 1: in the current fashion or style [syn: {latest}, {a la
mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]
in writing
adv 1: as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer
had set down on paper" [syn: {on paper}, {in writing}]
adj 1: written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn:
{graphic}, {graphical}, {in writing(p)}]
in your birthday suit
adj 1: as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the
day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in
one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]
in-basket
n 1: a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your
incoming material [syn: {in-basket}, {in-tray}] [ant: {out-
basket}, {out-tray}]
in-between
adj 1: being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a
series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a
mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" [syn:
{in-between}, {mediate}, {middle}]
in-bounds
adj 1: between the first and third base lines
in-chief
adj 1: indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"
in-fighting
n 1: conflict between members of the same organization (usually
concealed from outsiders)
2: boxing at close quarters
in-joke
n 1: a joke that is appreciated only by members of some
particular group of people
in-law
n 1: a relative by marriage [syn: {in-law}, {relative-in-law}]
in-line skate
n 1: a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole
in-migration
n 1: migration into a place (especially migration to a country
of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
[syn: {immigration}, {in-migration}]
in-person
adj 1: an appearance carried out personally in someone else's
physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in
person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a
person in the flesh" [syn: {in-person}, {in the
flesh(p)}]
in-situ
adj 1: being in the original position; not having been moved;
"the archeologists could date the vase because it was in
situ"; "an in-situ investigator" [syn: {in-situ}, {in
situ}, {unmoved}]
in-tray
n 1: a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your
incoming material [syn: {in-basket}, {in-tray}] [ant: {out-
basket}, {out-tray}]
in-your-face
adj 1: blatantly aggressive; "on-line hard-boiled in-your-face
pornography"
Inachis io
n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked
with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock}, {peacock butterfly},
{Inachis io}]
inaugural address
n 1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially
by a United States president) [syn: {inaugural address},
{inaugural}]
Inauguration Day
n 1: the day designated for inauguration of the United States
President [syn: {Inauguration Day}, {January 20}]
inborn error of metabolism
n 1: any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect
(usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an
abnormality of metabolism
inborn reflex
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
incandescent lamp
n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: {light
bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric
light}, {electric-light bulb}]
incendiary bomb
n 1: a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective
against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: {incendiary
bomb}, {incendiary}, {firebomb}]
incense cedar
n 1: any of several attractive trees of southwestern South
America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy
evergreen leaves and scented wood
2: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense
cedar}, {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus
decurrens}]
incense tree
n 1: any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae
yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
incense wood
n 1: fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium
incentive option
n 1: an option granted to corporate executives if the company
achieves certain financial goals [syn: {incentive option},
{incentive stock option}]
incentive program
n 1: a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do
something [syn: {incentive program}, {incentive scheme}]
incentive scheme
n 1: a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do
something [syn: {incentive program}, {incentive scheme}]
incentive stock option
n 1: an option granted to corporate executives if the company
achieves certain financial goals [syn: {incentive option},
{incentive stock option}]
inchoative aspect
n 1: aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the
verb [syn: {inchoative}, {inchoative aspect}]
incidence angle
n 1: the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to
the surface at the point of incidence [syn: {angle of
incidence}, {incidence angle}]
incidental expense
n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not
specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental
expenses" [syn: {incidental expense}, {incidental}, {minor
expense}]
incidental music
n 1: music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to
fill intervals between scenes
inclination of an orbit
n 1: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and
the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn:
{inclination}, {inclination of an orbit}]
incline bench press
n 1: a bench press performed on an inclined bench
inclined fault
n 1: a geological fault in which one side is above the other
inclined plane
n 1: a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane
surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
inclusion body
n 1: any small intracellular body found within another
(characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the
cytoplasm of the cell" [syn: {inclusion body}, {cellular
inclusion}, {inclusion}]
inclusion body encephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
inclusion body myositis
n 1: myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles
(especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes
involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly
progressive; seen more often in men than in women
income bracket
n 1: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
[syn: {income bracket}, {tax bracket}, {income tax
bracket}]
income statement
n 1: a financial statement that gives operating results for a
specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings
report}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss
statement}]
income tax
n 1: a personal tax levied on annual income
income tax bracket
n 1: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
[syn: {income bracket}, {tax bracket}, {income tax
bracket}]
income tax return
n 1: document giving the tax collector information about the
taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that
he had to file a tax return" [syn: {tax return}, {income
tax return}, {return}]
incompetent cervix
n 1: (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before
term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or
premature birth
incompetent person
n 1: someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn:
{incompetent}, {incompetent person}]
incomplete abortion
n 1: termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the
products of conception [syn: {incomplete abortion},
{partial abortion}]
incomplete fracture
n 1: fracture that does not go across the entire width of the
bone
inconvenience oneself
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble},
{bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]
increasing monotonic
adj 1: consistently increasing; "an increasing monotonic
function"
incremental cost
n 1: the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more
or one less unit of output [syn: {marginal cost},
{incremental cost}, {differential cost}]
incubation period
n 1: the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms
of the disease
incumbent on
adj 1: morally binding or necessary; "it is incumbent on me to
attend"
Ind.
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Indiana},
{Hoosier State}, {IN}, {Ind.}]
indecent exposure
n 1: vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place [syn:
{indecent exposure}, {public nudity}]
indefinite article
n 1: a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates
nonspecific reference
indefinite integral
n 1: the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number,
such that F(x) is the integral of f(x)
indefinite quantity
n 1: an estimated quantity
indelible ink
n 1: ink that cannot be erased or washed away
Independence Day
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence
Day}, {Fourth of July}, {July 4}]
Independence Hall
n 1: the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of
Independence was signed
independent agency
n 1: an agency of the United States government that is created
by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive
departments
independent clause
n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a
complete sentence [syn: {main clause}, {independent
clause}]
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
n 1: a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island
of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state
within the Commonwealth of Nations [syn: {Papua New
Guinea}, {Independent State of Papua New Guinea}]
Independent State of Samoa
n 1: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the
islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa},
{Independent State of Samoa}, {Western Samoa}, {Samoa i
Sisifo}]
independent variable
n 1: (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of
changes in the values of other variables [syn: {independent
variable}, {experimental variable}]
indeterminacy principle
n 1: (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to
measure both energy and time (or position and momentum)
completely accurately at the same time [syn: {uncertainty
principle}, {indeterminacy principle}]
index case
n 1: the earliest documented case of a disease that is included
in an epidemiological study
index finger
n 1: the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index}, {index finger},
{forefinger}]
index fossil
n 1: a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age
that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is
found [syn: {index fossil}, {guide fossil}]
index fund
n 1: a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list
2: a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis
of a well-known stock or bond index
index number
n 1: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement)
derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal
relative changes as a function of time [syn: {index},
{index number}, {indicant}, {indicator}]
index of refraction
n 1: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a
medium [syn: {refractive index}, {index of refraction}]
index register
n 1: (computer science) a register used to determine the address
of an operand
India ink
n 1: a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
[syn: {India ink}, {drawing ink}]
india paper
n 1: a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books
India rubber
n 1: an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees
(especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can
be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products [syn:
{rubber}, {natural rubber}, {India rubber}, {gum elastic},
{caoutchouc}]
India-rubber fig
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
India-rubber plant
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
India-rubber tree
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
Indian agent
n 1: a representative of the federal government to American
Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)
Indian arrowroot
n 1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia;
cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite
arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca
leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]
Indian banyan
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan},
{banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan},
{East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
Indian bean
n 1: tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white
flowers followed by long slender pods [syn: {catalpa},
{Indian bean}]
2: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate
leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers
followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an
ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent;
sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean},
{bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian bean}, {Lablab
purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]
Indian beech
n 1: evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and
racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
[syn: {Indian beech}, {Pongamia glabra}]
Indian beet
n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]
Indian blackwood
n 1: East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn:
{Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India
rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]
Indian blanket
n 1: annual of central United States having showy long-stalked
yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the
center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire
wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]
Indian breadroot
n 1: densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian
breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea
esculenta}]
Indian buffalo
n 1: upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes
do not thrive; used for draft and milk
Indian button fern
n 1: fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils [syn:
{Indian button fern}, {Tectaria macrodonta}]
indian cherry
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having
black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn:
{Carolina buckthorn}, {indian cherry}, {Rhamnus
carolinianus}]
Indian chickweed
n 1: annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and
small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North
America [syn: {carpetweed}, {Indian chickweed}, {Molluga
verticillata}]
Indian chief
n 1: the leader of a group of Native Americans [syn: {Indian
chief}, {Indian chieftain}]
Indian chieftain
n 1: the leader of a group of Native Americans [syn: {Indian
chief}, {Indian chieftain}]
Indian chocolate
n 1: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate
leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx
and orange and pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian
chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum
rivale}]
Indian cholera
n 1: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of
contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Asiatic
cholera}, {Indian cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]
Indian club
n 1: a bottle-shaped club used in exercises
Indian cobra
n 1: a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Indian cobra},
{Naja naja}]
Indian coral tree
n 1: small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and
northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or
crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Indian coral tree},
{Erythrina variegata}, {Erythrina Indica}]
Indian corn
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears:
widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the
principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America
since pre-Columbian times [syn: {corn}, {maize}, {Indian
corn}, {Zea mays}]
Indian cress
n 1: strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all
shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and
seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden
nasturtium}, {Indian cress}, {Tropaeolum majus}]
Indian crocus
n 1: any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing
one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or
occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
Indian currant
n 1: North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant
clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: {coralberry},
{Indian currant}, {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus}]
Indian elephant
n 1: Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in
the male [syn: {Indian elephant}, {Elephas maximus}]
Indian file
n 1: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
[syn: {file}, {single file}, {Indian file}]
Indian giver
n 1: an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a
present he has given you
Indian grackle
n 1: glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
[syn: {hill myna}, {Indian grackle}, {grackle}, {Gracula
religiosa}]
Indian hemp
n 1: source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn:
{Indian hemp}, {Cannabis indica}]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in
cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli},
{bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus
cannabinus}]
3: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {rheumatism
weed}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]
Indian lettuce
n 1: a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting
leaves
indian lodge
n 1: any of various Native American dwellings [syn: {lodge},
{indian lodge}]
Indian lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus},
{sacred lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]
Indian madder
n 1: perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for
dye in the orient [syn: {Indian madder}, {munjeet}, {Rubia
cordifolia}]
Indian mallow
n 1: tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers
naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Indian
mallow}, {Sida spinosa}]
2: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety
leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber;
naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn:
{velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow},
{butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]
Indian meal
n 1: coarsely ground corn [syn: {cornmeal}, {Indian meal}]
Indian millet
n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn:
{durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian
millet}, {Guinea corn}]
2: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of
western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain
rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet}, {Oryzopsis
hymenoides}]
Indian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in India
Indian mongoose
n 1: keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a
ferret; often domesticated [syn: {Indian mongoose},
{Herpestes nyula}]
indian mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard},
{indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica
juncea}]
2: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {mustard
greens}, {leaf mustard}, {Indian mustard}]
Indian Mutiny
n 1: discontent with British administration in India led to
numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down
after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at
Lucknow) [syn: {Indian Mutiny}, {Sepoy Mutiny}]
Indian Ocean
n 1: the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia
on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the
Antarctic Ocean to the south
Indian paint
n 1: perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage
yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {hoary puccoon},
{Indian paint}, {Lithospermum canescens}]
2: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by
red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America [syn:
{strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian paint},
{Chenopodium capitatum}]
Indian paintbrush
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense
spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn:
{Indian paintbrush}, {painted cup}]
Indian pea
n 1: European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in
India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian
pea}, {khesari}, {Lathyrus sativus}]
Indian pink
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-
glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit
pennata}]
2: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn:
{cardinal flower}, {Indian pink}, {Lobelia cardinalis}]
Indian pipe
n 1: small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland
plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns
black with age [syn: {Indian pipe}, {waxflower}, {Monotropa
uniflora}]
Indian plantain
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves
resembling those of plantain
Indian poke
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish
green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid
used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American
hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]
2: pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China [syn: {Indian poke},
{Phytolacca acinosa}]
Indian pony
n 1: a small native range horse [syn: {cayuse}, {Indian pony}]
Indian potato
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
2: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern
United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn:
{giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato},
{Helianthus giganteus}]
Indian python
n 1: very large python of southeast Asia [syn: {Indian python},
{Python molurus}]
Indian rat snake
n 1: enter buildings in pursuit of prey [syn: {Indian rat
snake}, {Ptyas mucosus}]
Indian rattlebox
n 1: erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated
pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India [syn: {Indian
rattlebox}, {Crotalaria spectabilis}]
Indian red
n 1: a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is
often used in paints and cosmetics
2: a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
3: a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body
paint by American Indians
Indian relish
n 1: a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables
cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices [syn:
{chutney}, {Indian relish}]
Indian reservation
n 1: a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
Indian rhinoceros
n 1: having one horn [syn: {Indian rhinoceros}, {Rhinoceros
unicornis}]
Indian rhododendron
n 1: evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia
having large purple flowers [syn: {Indian rhododendron},
{Melastoma malabathricum}]
Indian rhubarb
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate
leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on
leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada
in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb},
{Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
2: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian
rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum
emodi}]
Indian rice
n 1: grains of aquatic grass of North America [syn: {wild rice},
{Indian rice}]
Indian rosewood
n 1: East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn:
{Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India
rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]
Indian rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn:
{Indian rupee}, {rupee}]
Indian salad
n 1: showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes
used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn:
{Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian
salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]
Indian senna
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
indian shot
n 1: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which
arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot},
{arrowroot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]
Indian summer
n 1: a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn [syn:
{Indian summer}, {Saint Martin's summer}]
Indian tapir
n 1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir},
{Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]
Indian tick fever
n 1: a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean
area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans
by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and
other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever},
{Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]
Indian tobacco
n 1: tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild
tobacco}, {Indian tobacco}, {Nicotiana rustica}]
2: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and
inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn:
{Indian tobacco}, {bladderpod}, {Lobelia inflata}]
Indian trail
n 1: a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians
Indian turnip
n 1: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having
sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with
overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet
berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-
robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
indicative mood
n 1: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or
state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood},
{indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common
mood}, {fact mood}]
indicator lamp
n 1: indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power
is on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot light},
{pilot lamp}, {indicator lamp}]
indigenous language
n 1: a language that originated in a specified place and was not
brought to that place from elsewhere
Indigirka River
n 1: a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally
northward to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Indigirka}, {Indigirka
River}]
indigo bird
n 1: small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo
bunting}, {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina
cyanea}]
indigo broom
n 1: much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers;
distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo
broom}, {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia
tinctoria}]
indigo bunting
n 1: small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo
bunting}, {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina
cyanea}]
indigo finch
n 1: small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo
bunting}, {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina
cyanea}]
indigo plant
n 1: deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate
leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of
indigo dye [syn: {indigo}, {indigo plant}, {Indigofera
tinctoria}]
indigo snake
n 1: large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows;
found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {indigo
snake}, {gopher snake}, {Drymarchon corais}]
indigo squill
n 1: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn:
{wild hyacinth}, {indigo squill}, {Camassia scilloides}]
Indigofera anil
n 1: shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of
indigo dye [syn: {anil}, {Indigofera suffruticosa},
{Indigofera anil}]
Indigofera suffruticosa
n 1: shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of
indigo dye [syn: {anil}, {Indigofera suffruticosa},
{Indigofera anil}]
Indigofera tinctoria
n 1: deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate
leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of
indigo dye [syn: {indigo}, {indigo plant}, {Indigofera
tinctoria}]
Indira Gandhi
n 1: daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India
from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira
Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]
Indira Nehru Gandhi
n 1: daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India
from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira
Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]
indirect antonym
n 1: antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy
of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of
`parched' to `dry')
indirect correlation
n 1: a correlation in which large values of one variable are
associated with small values of the other; the correlation
coefficient is between 0 and -1 [syn: {negative
correlation}, {indirect correlation}]
indirect discourse
n 1: a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified
appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'" would be
modified to "he said he is a fool") [ant: {direct
discourse}, {direct quotation}]
indirect evidence
n 1: evidence providing only a basis for inference about the
fact in dispute [syn: {circumstantial evidence}, {indirect
evidence}] [ant: {direct evidence}]
indirect expression
n 1: an indirect way of expressing something [syn:
{circumlocution}, {indirect expression}]
indirect fire
n 1: fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the
point of aim for the weapons
indirect immunofluorescence
n 1: a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the
presence of an antigen indirectly
indirect lighting
n 1: a concealed lighting fixture
indirect object
n 1: the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the
action of the verb
indirect request
n 1: an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell
that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying
was an indirect request for attention" [syn: {wish},
{indirect request}]
indirect tax
n 1: a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or
organizations
indirect transmission
n 1: a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is
transferred to the person by a fomite of vector
individual retirement account
n 1: a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited
yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest
earned in the account are deferred [syn: {individual
retirement account}, {IRA}]
indivisible by
adj 1: cannot be divided without leaving a remainder [syn:
{undividable}, {indivisible by(p)}]
Indo-Aryan
adj 1: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-
European migrations" [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-Aryan},
{Aryan}]
n 1: a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages [syn:
{Indic}, {Indo-Aryan}]
Indo-European
adj 1: of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn:
{Indo-European}, {Indo-Germanic}]
2: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-
European migrations" [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-Aryan},
{Aryan}]
n 1: a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo
European [syn: {Aryan}, {Indo-European}]
2: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken
throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern
Asia [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-European language}, {Indo-
Hittite}]
Indo-European language
n 1: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken
throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern
Asia [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-European language},
{Indo-Hittite}]
Indo-Germanic
adj 1: of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn:
{Indo-European}, {Indo-Germanic}]
Indo-Hittite
n 1: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken
throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern
Asia [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-European language},
{Indo-Hittite}]
Indo-Iranian
n 1: the branch of the Indo-European family of languages
including the Indic and Iranian language groups [syn:
{Indo-Iranian}, {Indo-Iranian language}]
Indo-Iranian language
n 1: the branch of the Indo-European family of languages
including the Indic and Iranian language groups [syn:
{Indo-Iranian}, {Indo-Iranian language}]
Indochinese peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and
Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
[syn: {Indochina}, {Indochinese peninsula}]
indoleacetic acid
n 1: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
[syn: {indoleacetic acid}, {IAA}]
indolebutyric acid
n 1: a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and
roots
Indonesian Borneo
n 1: the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of
Borneo [syn: {Indonesian Borneo}, {Kalimantan}]
Indonesian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Indonesia
indoor garden
n 1: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing
manner [syn: {conservatory}, {hothouse}, {indoor garden}]
Indri brevicaudatus
n 1: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky
fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indri}, {indris},
{Indri indri}, {Indri brevicaudatus}]
Indri indri
n 1: large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky
fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indri}, {indris},
{Indri indri}, {Indri brevicaudatus}]
induced abortion
n 1: a deliberate termination of pregnancy
inductance unit
n 1: a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which
an electromotive force is induced in it
induction accelerator
n 1: accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds
by means of the electric field produced by changing
magnetic flux [syn: {betatron}, {induction accelerator}]
induction coil
n 1: a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage
source
induction heating
n 1: the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric
current induced in it
induction of labor
n 1: (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially
by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
inductive reasoning
n 1: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn:
{generalization}, {generalisation}, {induction}, {inductive
reasoning}]
indurated clay
n 1: hardened clay
induration of the arteries
n 1: sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis},
{arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries},
{induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]
Indus civilization
n 1: the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished
from about 2600-1750 BC
Indus River
n 1: an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through
northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and
Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; "the valley of the Indus was
the site of an early civilization" [syn: {Indus}, {Indus
River}]
industrial air pollution
n 1: pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging
pollutants into the atmosphere
industrial arts
n 1: a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as
taught in secondary schools and technical schools
industrial bank
n 1: a finance company that makes small loans to industrial
workers [syn: {industrial bank}, {industrial loan company}]
industrial disease
n 1: disease or disability resulting from conditions of
employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious
substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
[syn: {occupational disease}, {industrial disease}]
industrial engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and
management of systems that integrate people and materials
and energy in productive ways [syn: {industrial
engineering}, {industrial management}]
industrial enterprise
n 1: the development of industry on an extensive scale [syn:
{industrialization}, {industrialisation}, {industrial
enterprise}]
industrial loan company
n 1: a finance company that makes small loans to industrial
workers [syn: {industrial bank}, {industrial loan company}]
industrial management
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and
management of systems that integrate people and materials
and energy in productive ways [syn: {industrial
engineering}, {industrial management}]
industrial park
n 1: a tract of land at a distance from city center that is
designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
industrial plant
n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a
large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {plant},
{works}, {industrial plant}]
industrial process
n 1: a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations
that produce or manufacture something
industrial psychology
n 1: any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply
psychological principles to practical problems of education
or industry or marketing etc. [syn: {applied psychology},
{industrial psychology}]
Industrial Revolution
n 1: the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
nation [syn: {Industrial Revolution}, {technological
revolution}]
industrial union
n 1: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry
irrespective of their craft [syn: {industrial union},
{vertical union}]
industrial watercourse
n 1: a canal that is operated by one or more industries
Industrial Workers of the World
n 1: a former international labor union and radical labor
movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905
and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its
membership declined after World War I [syn: {Industrial
Workers of the World}, {IWW}, {I.W.W.}]
industrial-strength
adj 1: extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-
strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" [syn:
{industrial-strength}, {weapons-grade}]
industry analyst
n 1: an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry
inert gas
n 1: any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium
group in the periodic table [syn: {noble gas}, {inert gas},
{argonon}]
inertial frame
n 1: a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion
is valid [syn: {inertial reference frame}, {inertial
frame}]
inertial guidance
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices
that respond to inertial forces [syn: {inertial guidance},
{inertial navigation}]
inertial guidance system
n 1: a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial
forces [syn: {inertial guidance system}, {inertial
navigation system}]
inertial mass
n 1: (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second
law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is
subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
inertial navigation
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices
that respond to inertial forces [syn: {inertial guidance},
{inertial navigation}]
inertial navigation system
n 1: a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial
forces [syn: {inertial guidance system}, {inertial
navigation system}]
inertial reference frame
n 1: a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion
is valid [syn: {inertial reference frame}, {inertial
frame}]
inevitable accident
n 1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events; "he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God},
{force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident},
{unavoidable casualty}]
inexperienced person
n 1: a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: {innocent},
{inexperienced person}]
infant death
n 1: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant
during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS},
{infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]
infant deathrate
n 1: the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant
deathrate}, {infant mortality}, {infant mortality rate}]
infant feeding
n 1: feeding an infant
infant mortality
n 1: the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant
deathrate}, {infant mortality}, {infant mortality rate}]
infant mortality rate
n 1: the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant
deathrate}, {infant mortality}, {infant mortality rate}]
infant prodigy
n 1: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age;
"Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {child prodigy}, {infant
prodigy}, {wonder child}]
infant school
n 1: British school for children aged 5-7
infant's-breath
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
infantile amaurotic idiocy
n 1: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most
frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern
Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in
death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-
Sachs}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]
infantile autism
n 1: a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by
withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in
others and serious linguistic deficits; "there is
considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile
autism"
infantile fixation
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {fixation},
{infantile fixation}, {regression}]
infantile paralysis
n 1: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve
cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn:
{poliomyelitis}, {polio}, {infantile paralysis}, {acute
anterior poliomyelitis}]
infectious agent
n 1: an agent capable of producing infection [syn: {infectious
agent}, {infective agent}]
infectious disease
n 1: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
infectious hepatitis
n 1: an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an
RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is
usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is
contaminated with fecal matter [syn: {hepatitis A},
{infectious hepatitis}]
infectious mononucleosis
n 1: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or
monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some
believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious
mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever},
{kissing disease}]
infectious polyneuritis
n 1: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and
weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is
unknown [syn: {Guillain-Barre syndrome}, {infectious
polyneuritis}, {Landry's paralysis}]
infective agent
n 1: an agent capable of producing infection [syn: {infectious
agent}, {infective agent}]
inferior alveolar artery
n 1: the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal
to supply the lower teeth [syn: {inferior alveolar artery},
{arteria alveolaris inferior}]
inferior cerebellar artery
n 1: the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery
inferior cerebral vein
n 1: veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral
hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse
sinuses [syn: {inferior cerebral vein}, {venae cerebrum
inferior}]
inferior colliculus
n 1: an essential auditory center in the midbrain
inferior conjunction
n 1: (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the
same side of the sun
inferior court
n 1: any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
[syn: {inferior court}, {lower court}]
inferior epigastric vein
n 1: empties into the external iliac vein [syn: {inferior
epigastric vein}, {vena epigastrica inferior}]
inferior labial artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the lower lip [syn: {inferior labial artery},
{arteria labialis inferior}]
inferior labial vein
n 1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip
[syn: {inferior labial vein}, {vena labialis inferior}]
inferior mesenteric artery
n 1: arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the
large intestine
inferior ophthalmic vein
n 1: a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial
wall of the eye socket
inferior planet
n 1: any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's
orbit
inferior pulmonary vein
n 1: either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning
blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs [syn: {inferior
pulmonary vein}, {vena pulmanalis inferior}]
inferior rectus
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down
and medially [syn: {inferior rectus muscle}, {inferior
rectus}, {rectus inferior}]
inferior rectus muscle
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down
and medially [syn: {inferior rectus muscle}, {inferior
rectus}, {rectus inferior}]
inferior thalamostriate vein
n 1: tributaries to the basal vein [syn: {inferior
thalamostriate vein}, {striate vein}]
inferior thyroid vein
n 1: any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid
gland and empty into the innominate vein
inferior vena cava
n 1: receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and
empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the
heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins [syn:
{inferior vena cava}, {postcava}]
inferior vocal cord
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal
cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]
inferior vocal fold
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal
cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]
inferiority complex
n 1: a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict
between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being
humiliated
infernal machine
n 1: a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to
go off at a particular time [syn: {time bomb}, {infernal
machine}]
infernal region
n 1: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is
paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: {Hell},
{perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region},
{pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
2: (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with
all his immense wealth"-Theognis [syn: {Hell}, {Hades},
{infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]
infinitesimal calculus
n 1: the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and
with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn:
{calculus}, {infinitesimal calculus}]
infix notation
n 1: a notation for forming mathematical expressions using
parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence;
operators are dispersed among the operands
inflammatory bowel disease
n 1: inflammation of the colon [syn: {colitis}, {inflammatory
bowel disease}]
inflammatory disease
n 1: a disease characterized by inflammation
inflatable cushion
n 1: a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be
inflated [syn: {air cushion}, {inflatable cushion}]
inflation rate
n 1: the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price
index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis [syn:
{inflation rate}, {rate of inflation}]
inflation therapy
n 1: therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced
into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
inflationary spiral
n 1: an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase
at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
[ant: {deflationary spiral}]
inflectional ending
n 1: an inflection that is added at the end of a root word [syn:
{inflectional ending}, {inflectional suffix}]
inflectional morphology
n 1: the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of
words [syn: {inflectional morphology}, {accidence}]
inflectional suffix
n 1: an inflection that is added at the end of a root word [syn:
{inflectional ending}, {inflectional suffix}]
influence peddler
n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in
trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a
fee) [syn: {fixer}, {influence peddler}]
influential person
n 1: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the
course of events [syn: {important person}, {influential
person}, {personage}]
information age
n 1: a period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century
when information became easily accessible through
publications and through the manipulation of information by
computers and computer networks
information bulletin
n 1: a bulletin containing the latest information
information gathering
n 1: the act of collecting information
information measure
n 1: a system of measurement of information based on the
probabilities of the events that convey information
information processing
n 1: the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating,
storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
[syn: {information science}, {informatics}, {information
processing}, {IP}]
information processing system
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn:
{computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data
processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing
system}]
information return
n 1: a return that provides information to the tax collector but
does not compute the tax liability
information science
n 1: the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating,
storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
[syn: {information science}, {informatics}, {information
processing}, {IP}]
information superhighway
n 1: an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used
for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in
digital form [syn: {superhighway}, {information
superhighway}]
information system
n 1: system consisting of the network of all communication
channels used within an organization [syn: {data system},
{information system}]
information technology
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the use of
computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and
transmit information [syn: {information technology}, {IT}]
information theory
n 1: (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the
limits and efficiency of information processing
information warfare
n 1: the use of information or information technology during a
time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific
objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not
everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the
realm of traditional warfare" [syn: {information warfare},
{IW}]
informational RNA
n 1: the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that
carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome
sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger
RNA}, {mRNA}, {template RNA}, {informational RNA}]
informed consent
n 1: consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical
treatment or to participate in an experiment after the
patient understands the risks involved
informer's privilege
n 1: the right of the government to refuse to reveal the
identity of an informer
infra dig
adj 1: beneath your dignity; "considered helping with the dishes
to be infra dig"
infraorbital artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and
supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to
upper lip) [syn: {infraorbital artery}, {arteria
infraorbitalis}]
infrared emission
n 1: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than
visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn:
{infrared}, {infrared light}, {infrared radiation},
{infrared emission}]
infrared frequency
n 1: the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum;
electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range;
"they could sense radiation in the infrared" [syn:
{infrared}, {infrared frequency}]
infrared lamp
n 1: electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent
lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be
warmed by an infrared lamp" [syn: {heat lamp}, {infrared
lamp}]
infrared light
n 1: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than
visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn:
{infrared}, {infrared light}, {infrared radiation},
{infrared emission}]
infrared radiation
n 1: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than
visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn:
{infrared}, {infrared light}, {infrared radiation},
{infrared emission}]
infrared ray
n 1: a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as
from an infrared lamp)
infrared spectrum
n 1: the spectrum of infrared radiation
infrared therapy
n 1: the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or
heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and
increase circulation to a particular area of the body
infringement of copyright
n 1: a violation of the rights secured by a copyright [syn:
{copyright infringement}, {infringement of copyright}]
Inga edulis
n 1: ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers;
tropical and subtropical America [syn: {ice-cream bean},
{Inga edulis}]
Inga laurina
n 1: tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto
Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for
coffee plantations [syn: {guama}, {Inga laurina}]
Ingmar Bergman
n 1: Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored
the psychology of the characters (born 1918) [syn:
{Bergman}, {Ingmar Bergman}]
ingot iron
n 1: iron of high purity
Ingrid Bergman
n 1: Swedish film actress (1915-1982) [syn: {Bergman}, {Ingrid
Bergman}]
ingrown hair
n 1: a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains
embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
ingrown toenail
n 1: toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the
surrounding flesh [syn: {ingrown toenail}, {onyxis}]
inguinal canal
n 1: oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males
it is the passage through which the testes descend into the
scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it
transmits the round ligament of the uterus [syn: {inguinal
canal}, {canalis inguinalis}]
inguinal hernia
n 1: hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal
canal; the most common type of hernia in males
inhalation anaesthetic
n 1: a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn:
{inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic},
{inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general
anaesthetic}]
inhalation anesthesia
n 1: general anesthesia achieved by administration of an
inhalation anesthetic
inhalation anesthetic
n 1: a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn:
{inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic},
{inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general
anaesthetic}]
inhalation anthrax
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
inhalation general anaesthetic
n 1: a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn:
{inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic},
{inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general
anaesthetic}]
inhalation general anesthetic
n 1: a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn:
{inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic},
{inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general
anaesthetic}]
inhere in
v 1: be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn:
{inhere in}, {attach to}]
inherent aptitude
n 1: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific
stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic
instincts in social animals" [syn: {instinct}, {inherent
aptitude}]
inheritance tax
n 1: a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn:
{inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]
inherited disease
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
inherited disorder
n 1: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn:
{genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic
abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease},
{inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary
disease}, {hereditary condition}]
inherited wealth
n 1: wealth that is inherited rather than earned
inhuman treatment
n 1: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
[syn: {cruelty}, {inhuman treatment}]
Inigo Jones
n 1: one of the first great English architects and a theater
designer (1573-1652) [syn: {Jones}, {Inigo Jones}]
initial offering
n 1: a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
[syn: {initial public offering}, {IPO}, {initial offering}]
initial public offering
n 1: a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
[syn: {initial public offering}, {IPO}, {initial offering}]
initial rhyme
n 1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed
syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged
rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {initial rhyme},
{beginning rhyme}, {head rhyme}]
injured party
n 1: someone injured or killed in an accident [syn: {casualty},
{injured party}]
ink bottle
n 1: a bottle of ink [syn: {ink bottle}, {inkpot}]
ink cartridge
n 1: a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced
ink eraser
n 1: an eraser that removes ink marks
ink-black
adj 1: of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky},
{inky-black}]
ink-jet
adj 1: of or relating to an ink-jet printer
ink-jet printer
n 1: a printer that produces characters by projecting
electrically charged droplets of ink
inkblot test
n 1: a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots;
subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn:
{Rorschach}, {Rorschach test}, {inkblot test}]
inking pad
n 1: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to
transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad},
{inkpad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
inky cap
n 1: having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores
have matured [syn: {inky cap}, {inky-cap mushroom},
{Coprinus atramentarius}]
inky-black
adj 1: of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky},
{inky-black}]
inky-cap mushroom
n 1: having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores
have matured [syn: {inky cap}, {inky-cap mushroom},
{Coprinus atramentarius}]
inland bill
n 1: a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in
the same country
Inland Passage
n 1: a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in
southeastern Alaska [syn: {Inland Passage}, {Inside
Passage}]
Inland Revenue
n 1: a board of the British government that administers and
collects major direct taxes [syn: {Inland Revenue}, {IR}]
Inland Sea
n 1: an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded
by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked
to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is
Hiroshima
inlet manifold
n 1: manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to
the inlet valves of the cylinders
innate immunity
n 1: immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's
natural biologic makeup [syn: {natural immunity}, {innate
immunity}]
innate reflex
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
inner circle
n 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn:
{clique}, {coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack},
{camp}]
inner city
n 1: the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central
section of a city
inner ear
n 1: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned
with hearing and equilibrium [syn: {inner ear}, {internal
ear}, {labyrinth}]
Inner Hebrides
n 1: islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of
Scotland
Inner Light
n 1: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and
guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light}, {Light
Within}, {Christ Within}]
Inner Mongolia
n 1: an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed
by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of
China in 1911 [syn: {Inner Mongolia}, {Nei Monggol}]
inner product
n 1: a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
[syn: {scalar product}, {inner product}, {dot product}]
inner resource
n 1: a resource provided by the mind or one's personal
capabilities; "to have an inner resource against
loneliness"
inner tube
n 1: an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a
pneumatic tire
Innocent III
n 1: Italian pope from 1198 to 1216 who instituted the Fourth
Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European
politics reached its height (1161-1216) [syn: {Innocent
III}, {Lotario di Segni}]
Innocent VIII
n 1: Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist
and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness
(1432-1492) [syn: {Innocent VIII}, {Giovanni Battista
Cibo}]
Innocent XI
n 1: Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by
the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority
over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized
in 1956 (1611-1689) [syn: {Innocent XI}, {Benedetto
Odescalchi}]
Innocent XII
n 1: Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism
within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for
his charity and piety [syn: {Innocent XII}, {Antonio
Pignatelli}]
Innocents' Day
n 1: December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the
children of Bethlehem [syn: {Holy Innocents' Day},
{Innocents' Day}]
innominate artery
n 1: a large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and
divides into the right subclavian artery and the right
common carotid artery; supplies the right side of the neck
and head and the right shoulder and arm
innominate bone
n 1: large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up
of the ilium and ischium and pubis [syn: {hipbone},
{innominate bone}]
innominate vein
n 1: veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and
subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {innominate
vein}, {vena brachiocephalica}]
inorganic chemistry
n 1: the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon
radicals
inorganic compound
n 1: any compound that does not contain carbon
inorganic phosphate
n 1: a salt of phosphoric acid [syn: {phosphate},
{orthophosphate}, {inorganic phosphate}]
input data
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that contains data that
serve as input to a device or program [syn: {input file},
{input data}]
input device
n 1: a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or
other computational device [syn: {data input device},
{input device}]
input file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that contains data that
serve as input to a device or program [syn: {input file},
{input data}]
input program
n 1: a utility program that organizes the input to a computer
input routine
n 1: a routine that writes from an external source to an
internal store
input signal
n 1: signal going into an electronic system [syn: {input
signal}, {input}]
inquiry agent
n 1: a private detective
insane asylum
n 1: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental
institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane
asylum}, {asylum}]
insanity plea
n 1: (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims
innocence due to mental incompetence at the time [syn:
{insanity plea}, {plea of insanity}]
insect bite
n 1: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
into skin [syn: {sting}, {bite}, {insect bite}]
insect powder
n 1: a chemical used to kill insects [syn: {insecticide},
{insect powder}]
insect repellant
n 1: a chemical substance that repels insects [syn:
{insectifuge}, {insect repellent}, {insect repellant}]
insect repellent
n 1: a chemical substance that repels insects [syn:
{insectifuge}, {insect repellent}, {insect repellant}]
insertional mutagenesis
n 1: (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous
DNA into a genome
inside caliper
n 1: caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a
cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward
inside clinch
n 1: a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop
inside information
n 1: true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us
the real details" [syn: {details}, {inside information}]
inside job
n 1: some transgression committed with the assistance of someone
trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime
was an inside job"
inside loop
n 1: a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight
followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight
inside out
adv 1: with the inside facing outward; "she turned the shirt
inside out"
2: thoroughly; from every perspective; "she knows this town
inside out"
Inside Passage
n 1: a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in
southeastern Alaska [syn: {Inland Passage}, {Inside
Passage}]
inside track
n 1: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had
the inside track for that job"
2: the inner side of a curved racecourse
inside-out
adj 1: with the inside surface on the outside [syn: {wrong-side-
out(p)}, {inside-out(p)}]
insider information
n 1: important information about the plans or condition of a
corporation that has not been released to the public; use
for personal profit is illegal
insider trading
n 1: buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or
other insider on the basis of information that has not been
made public and is supposed to remain confidential
insignia of rank
n 1: an insignia worn on a military uniform
inspection and repair
n 1: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for
an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: {overhaul}, {inspection
and repair}, {service}]
inspector general
n 1: a military officer responsible for investigations
Inspector Maigret
n 1: a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon [syn:
{Inspector Maigret}, {Commissaire Maigret}]
installation charge
n 1: the charge for installing something
installment buying
n 1: a system for paying for goods by installments [syn:
{installment plan}, {installment buying}, {time plan}]
installment credit
n 1: a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments
[syn: {installment credit}, {installment loan}]
installment debt
n 1: debt to be paid by installments
installment loan
n 1: a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments
[syn: {installment credit}, {installment loan}]
installment plan
n 1: a system for paying for goods by installments [syn:
{installment plan}, {installment buying}, {time plan}]
installment rate
n 1: the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment
rate}, {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}, {installment
rate}]
instant coffee
n 1: dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding
hot water; "the advantages of instant coffee are speed of
preparation and long shelf life"
instant replay
n 1: the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports
action) that has been recorded on videotape [syn: {replay},
{instant replay}, {action replay}]
instantaneous sound pressure
n 1: the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a
point in a sound field and the average pressure at that
point [syn: {sound pressure}, {instantaneous sound
pressure}]
instinctive reflex
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
instruction book
n 1: a book of directions for using or operating some piece of
equipment
instruction execution
n 1: (computer science) the process of carrying out an
instruction by a computer [syn: {execution}, {instruction
execution}]
instruction manual
n 1: a manual usually accompanying a technical device and
explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction
manual}, {instructions}, {book of instructions}, {operating
instructions}]
instrument flying
n 1: navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
instrument landing
n 1: an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
instrument of execution
n 1: an instrument designed and used to take the life of a
condemned person
instrument of punishment
n 1: an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned
person
instrument of torture
n 1: an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict
torture on the condemned person
instrument panel
n 1: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface
that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling
other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument
panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
[syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board},
{board}, {panel}]
instrumental conditioning
n 1: operant conditioning that pairs a response with a
reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only
after the response is given
instrumental music
n 1: music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or
group of instruments
2: music produced by playing a musical instrument
instrumental role
n 1: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that
the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
[syn: {instrumental role}, {instrument}]
insulating tape
n 1: a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed
electrical conductors [syn: {friction tape}, {insulating
tape}]
insulin reaction
n 1: hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system
causing coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin reaction}]
insulin shock
n 1: hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system
causing coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin reaction}]
2: the administration of sufficient insulin to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin shock
therapy}, {insulin shock treatment}]
insulin shock therapy
n 1: the administration of sufficient insulin to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin shock
therapy}, {insulin shock treatment}]
insulin shock treatment
n 1: the administration of sufficient insulin to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin shock
therapy}, {insulin shock treatment}]
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
insurable interest
n 1: an interest in a person or thing that will support the
issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the
survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing
that is insured
insurance agent
n 1: an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker},
{insurance agent}, {general agent}, {underwriter}]
insurance broker
n 1: an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker},
{insurance agent}, {general agent}, {underwriter}]
insurance claim
n 1: demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy
insurance company
n 1: a financial institution that sells insurance [syn:
{insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurer},
{insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]
insurance coverage
n 1: the total amount and type of insurance carried [syn:
{coverage}, {insurance coverage}]
insurance firm
n 1: a financial institution that sells insurance [syn:
{insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurer},
{insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]
insurance policy
n 1: written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should
have read the small print on your policy" [syn: {policy},
{insurance policy}, {insurance}]
insurance premium
n 1: payment for insurance [syn: {premium}, {insurance premium}]
insurance underwriter
n 1: a financial institution that sells insurance [syn:
{insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurer},
{insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]
insured person
n 1: a person whose interests are protected by an insurance
policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that
indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health
etc. [syn: {insured}, {insured person}]
intaglio printing
n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate;
the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink
left in the recesses makes the print [syn: {intaglio
printing}, {intaglio}, {gravure}]
intake manifold
n 1: a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each
cylinder in an internal-combustion engine
intake valve
n 1: a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
intangible asset
n 1: assets that are saleable though not material or physical
[syn: {intangible}, {intangible asset}]
integral calculus
n 1: the part of calculus that deals with integration and its
application in the solution of differential equations and
in determining areas or volumes etc.
integrated circuit
n 1: a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip
or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single
component [syn: {integrated circuit}, {microcircuit}]
integrated data processing
n 1: automatic data processing in which data acquisition and
other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent
system [syn: {integrated data processing}, {IDP}]
integrated logistic support
n 1: the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations
for the support of some joint operation
integumentary system
n 1: the skin and its appendages
intellectual nourishment
n 1: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn:
{food}, {food for thought}, {intellectual nourishment}]
intellectual property
n 1: intangible property that is the result of creativity (such
as patents or trademarks or copyrights)
intelligence activity
n 1: the operation of gathering information about an enemy [syn:
{intelligence}, {intelligence activity}, {intelligence
operation}]
intelligence agency
n 1: a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting
information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence},
{intelligence service}, {intelligence agency}]
intelligence agent
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
[syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {intelligence
agent}, {operative}]
intelligence analyst
n 1: a government analyst of information about an enemy or
potential enemy
intelligence cell
n 1: a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform
reconnaissance and surveillance
Intelligence Community
n 1: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry
out intelligence activities for the United States
government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
[syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence
Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}, {IC}]
intelligence information
n 1: secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we
sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar
coverage" [syn: {intelligence}, {intelligence information}]
intelligence officer
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
[syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {intelligence
agent}, {operative}]
intelligence operation
n 1: the operation of gathering information about an enemy [syn:
{intelligence}, {intelligence activity}, {intelligence
operation}]
intelligence quotient
n 1: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an
intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to
their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn:
{intelligence quotient}, {IQ}, {I.Q.}]
intelligence service
n 1: a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting
information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence},
{intelligence service}, {intelligence agency}]
intelligence test
n 1: a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think
that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests" [syn:
{intelligence test}, {IQ test}]
intensity level
n 1: the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or
electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of
the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"
[syn: {intensity}, {strength}, {intensity level}]
intensive care
n 1: close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with
life-threatening conditions
intensive care unit
n 1: a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive
care [syn: {intensive care unit}, {ICU}]
inter alia
adv 1: among other things; "the committee recommended, inter
alia, that he be promoted"
inter vivos trust
n 1: a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime
[syn: {living trust}, {inter vivos trust}]
inter-group communication
n 1: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {link},
{contact}, {inter-group communication}]
inter-service support
n 1: action by one military service to provide logistic (or
administrative) support to another military service
Inter-Services Intelligence
n 1: the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost
autonomous political and military force; has procured
nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had
strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic
groups [syn: {Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence},
{Inter-Services Intelligence}, {ISI}]
interactive multimedia
n 1: a multimedia system in which related items of information
are connected and can be presented together [syn:
{hypermedia}, {hypermedia system}, {interactive
multimedia}, {interactive multimedia system}]
interactive multimedia system
n 1: a multimedia system in which related items of information
are connected and can be presented together [syn:
{hypermedia}, {hypermedia system}, {interactive
multimedia}, {interactive multimedia system}]
interagency support
n 1: provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or
more of the military services to one or more departments or
agencies of the United States government [syn:
{interdepartmental support}, {interagency support}]
interbank loan
n 1: a loan from one bank to another
intercalary year
n 1: a calendar year with an extra day added in February [syn:
{leap year}, {intercalary year}, {366 days}, {bissextile
year}]
intercapitular vein
n 1: veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or
the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot [syn:
{intercapitular vein}, {vena intercapitalis}]
intercellular substance
n 1: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn:
{matrix}, {intercellular substance}, {ground substance}]
intercom speaker
n 1: the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system
[syn: {squawk box}, {squawker}, {intercom speaker}]
intercommunication system
n 1: a communication system linking different rooms within a
building or ship etc [syn: {intercommunication system},
{intercom}]
intercontinental ballistic missile
n 1: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one
continent to another [syn: {intercontinental ballistic
missile}, {ICBM}]
intercostal artery
n 1: several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of
the rib cage [syn: {intercostal artery}, {arteria
intercostalis}]
intercostal muscle
n 1: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
[syn: {intercostal}, {intercostal muscle}, {musculus
intercostalis}]
intercostal vein
n 1: several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib
cage [syn: {intercostal vein}, {vena intercostalis}]
interdepartmental support
n 1: provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or
more of the military services to one or more departments or
agencies of the United States government [syn:
{interdepartmental support}, {interagency support}]
interdiction fire
n 1: fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using
that area
interest expense
n 1: interest paid on loans
interest group
n 1: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some
field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron
interests stepped up production" [syn: {interest},
{interest group}]
interest rate
n 1: the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use [syn:
{interest rate}, {rate of interest}]
interest-bearing
adj 1: of financial obligations on which interest is paid
interfacial surface tension
n 1: surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible
liquids [syn: {interfacial tension}, {interfacial surface
tension}]
interfacial tension
n 1: surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible
liquids [syn: {interfacial tension}, {interfacial surface
tension}]
interference fringe
n 1: one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference
and diffraction of light [syn: {fringe}, {interference
fringe}]
intergalactic space
n 1: the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through
intergalactic space"
interim overhaul
n 1: an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
interior angle
n 1: the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon [syn:
{interior angle}, {internal angle}]
interior decorating
n 1: the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building
or room, especially with regard to color combination,
paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc. [syn: {interior
decoration}, {interior decorating}]
interior decoration
n 1: decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a
livable interior [syn: {interior decoration}, {decor}]
2: the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or
room, especially with regard to color combination, paint,
fabrics, carpeting, etc. [syn: {interior decoration},
{interior decorating}]
interior decorator
n 1: a person who specializes in interior decoration [syn:
{interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator},
{decorator}]
Interior Department
n 1: the United States federal department charged with
conservation and the development of natural resources;
created in 1849 [syn: {Department of the Interior},
{Interior Department}, {Interior}, {DoI}]
interior design
n 1: the art of designing the interior decoration for a house,
office, or other architectural space
interior designer
n 1: a person who specializes in interior design [syn: {interior
designer}, {designer}]
interior door
n 1: a door that closes off rooms within a building
interior live oak
n 1: a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America
similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in
foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an
important part of the chaparral [syn: {interior live oak},
{Quercus wislizenii}, {Quercus wizlizenii}]
interior monologue
n 1: a literary genre that presents a fictional character's
sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue
Interior Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior
Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the
first Secretary of the Interior" [syn: {Secretary of the
Interior}, {Interior Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior;
"the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849"
[syn: {Secretary of the Interior}, {Interior Secretary}]
interlingual rendition
n 1: a written communication in a second language having the
same meaning as the written communication in a first
language [syn: {translation}, {interlingual rendition},
{rendering}, {version}]
interlocutory injunction
n 1: injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo
or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the
trial is over [syn: {temporary injunction}, {interlocutory
injunction}]
intermaxillary suture
n 1: the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
[syn: {intermaxillary suture}, {sutura intermaxillaris}]
intermediate host
n 1: a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life
cycle
intermediate temporal artery
n 1: temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the
cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {intermediate
temporal artery}, {arteria temporalis intermedia}]
intermediate vector boson
n 1: a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between
particles
intermediate wheatgrass
n 1: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for
pasture and fodder [syn: {intermediate wheatgrass},
{Agropyron intermedium}, {Elymus hispidus}]
intermittent claudication
n 1: lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood
supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest
intermittent cramp
n 1: clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular
twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated
with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D
deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla},
{intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic
tetanus}]
intermittent tetanus
n 1: clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular
twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated
with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D
deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla},
{intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic
tetanus}]
internal angle
n 1: the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon [syn:
{interior angle}, {internal angle}]
internal auditor
n 1: an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records
are audited and who provides information to the management
and board of directors
internal auditory artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that
supplies the labyrinth [syn: {labyrinthine artery}, {artery
of the labyrinth}, {internal auditory artery}]
internal auditory vein
n 1: veins that drain the inner ear [syn: {labyrinthine vein},
{internal auditory vein}]
internal carotid artery
n 1: the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the
brain and eyes and internal parts of the head
internal cerebral vein
n 1: two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and
uniting to form the great cerebral vein [syn: {internal
cerebral vein}, {vena cerebrum internus}]
internal combustion
n 1: the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an
internal-combustion engine)
internal control
n 1: an accounting procedure or system designed to promote
efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or
safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.
internal drive
n 1: a drive mounted inside of a computer
internal ear
n 1: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned
with hearing and equilibrium [syn: {inner ear}, {internal
ear}, {labyrinth}]
internal iliac artery
n 1: the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side
of the body; divides into several branches that supply
blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas [syn: {internal iliac
artery}, {hypogastric artery}]
internal iliac vein
n 1: a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the
common iliac vein [syn: {hypogastric vein}, {internal iliac
vein}]
internal jugular vein
n 1: a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater;
joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein
internal maxillary artery
n 1: the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the
face and some of the meninges
internal medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
(nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs
(especially in adults) [syn: {internal medicine}, {general
medicine}]
internal organ
n 1: a main organ that is situated inside the body [syn:
{internal organ}, {viscus}]
internal representation
n 1: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
[syn: {representation}, {mental representation}, {internal
representation}]
internal respiration
n 1: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain
energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in
the cells and tissues during which energy is released and
carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be
transported to the lungs [syn: {respiration}, {internal
respiration}, {cellular respiration}]
internal revenue
n 1: government revenue from domestic sources (excluding
customs)
internal revenue agent
n 1: someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax
collector}, {taxman}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal
revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]
Internal Revenue Service
n 1: the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax
collections [syn: {Internal Revenue Service}, {IRS}]
internal rhyme
n 1: a rhyme between words in the same line
internal secretion
n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by
the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
[syn: {hormone}, {endocrine}, {internal secretion}]
internal spermatic artery
n 1: a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn:
{testicular artery}, {internal spermatic artery}, {arteria
testicularis}]
internal-combustion engine
n 1: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine
rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that
either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine [syn:
{internal-combustion engine}, {ICE}]
internasal suture
n 1: the suture between the two nasal bones [syn: {internasal
suture}, {sutura internasalis}]
international affairs
n 1: affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with
world affairs by watching television" [syn: {world
affairs}, {international affairs}]
international ampere
n 1: a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than
the SI ampere) [syn: {ampere}, {international ampere}]
International Association of Lions clubs
n 1: club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and
good government and community and national and
international welfare [syn: {Lions Club}, {International
Association of Lions clubs}]
International Atomic Energy Agency
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
[syn: {International Atomic Energy Agency}, {IAEA}]
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
n 1: a United Nations agency created to assist developing
nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn:
{International Bank for Reconstruction and Development},
{World Bank}, {IBRD}]
international candle
n 1: a former international unit of luminous intensity; now
replaced by the candela
International Civil Aviation Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
[syn: {International Civil Aviation Organization}, {ICAO}]
International Court of Justice
n 1: a court established to settle disputes between members of
the United Nations [syn: {International Court of Justice},
{World Court}]
International Date Line
n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following
(approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: {dateline}, {date
line}, {International Date Line}]
International Development Association
n 1: an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World
Bank [syn: {International Development Association}, {IDA}]
International Finance Corporation
n 1: a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies
and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with
the World Bank [syn: {International Finance Corporation},
{IFC}]
international flight
n 1: a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another
[ant: {domestic flight}]
International Grandmaster
n 1: a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an
international chess organization
international intelligence agency
n 1: an intelligence agency outside the United States
International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders
n 1: a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that
provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other
militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and
Bangladesh
International Labor Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of
labor [syn: {International Labor Organization},
{International Labour Organization}, {ILO}]
International Labour Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of
labor [syn: {International Labor Organization},
{International Labour Organization}, {ILO}]
international law
n 1: the body of laws governing relations between nations [syn:
{international law}, {law of nations}] [ant: {civil law}]
international law enforcement agency
n 1: an international administrative unit responsible for law
enforcement
international logistic support
n 1: arrangements made between nations to assist each other
[syn: {mutual aid}, {international logistic support}]
International Maritime Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with international
maritime activities [syn: {International Maritime
Organization}, {IMO}]
international mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat
mi}, {land mile}, {international mile}, {mi}]
International Monetary Fund
n 1: a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the
exchange stability of the major currencies [syn:
{International Monetary Fund}, {IMF}]
international Morse code
n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are
represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long
signals) [syn: {Morse}, {Morse code}, {international Morse
code}]
international nautical mile
n 1: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut
mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
International Olympic Committee
n 1: organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic
Games [syn: {International Olympic Committee}, {IOC},
{I.O.C.}]
international organisation
n 1: an international alliance involving many different
countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation},
{international organization}, {international organisation},
{global organization}]
international organization
n 1: an international alliance involving many different
countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation},
{international organization}, {international organisation},
{global organization}]
international pitch
n 1: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert
performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle
C [syn: {concert pitch}, {philharmonic pitch},
{international pitch}]
International Relations and Security Network
n 1: Switzerland's information network for security and defense
studies and for peace and conflict research and for
international relations [syn: {International Relations and
Security Network}, {ISN}]
international scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of
water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100
degrees [syn: {Celsius scale}, {international scale},
{centigrade scale}]
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
n 1: a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966;
based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting
of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of
the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes
and practice vegetarianism and celibacy [syn: {Hare
Krishna}, {International Society for Krishna
Consciousness}, {ISKCON}]
International System
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
International System of Units
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
international terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who
are not native to that country
International Wanted Notice
n 1: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking
that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a
wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of
an Interpol member country and distributed to all member
countries; "an Interpol Red Notice is the closest
instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today"
[syn: {International Wanted Notice}, {Red Notice}]
international waters
n 1: the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters
of any nation [syn: {high sea}, {international waters}]
[ant: {territorial waters}]
Internet Explorer
n 1: a commercial browser [syn: {Internet Explorer}, {Explorer},
{IE}]
internet site
n 1: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a
series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web
site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {web site},
{website}, {internet site}, {site}]
internment camp
n 1: a camp for prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp},
{internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]
interocular lens implant
n 1: a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually
done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract
operation [syn: {lens implant}, {interocular lens implant},
{IOL}]
interparietal suture
n 1: the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {sagittal
suture}, {interparietal suture}, {sutura sagittalis}]
interpersonal chemistry
n 1: the way two individuals relate to each other; "their
chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each
other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn:
{chemistry}, {interpersonal chemistry}, {alchemy}]
interphalangeal joint
n 1: any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or
toes
interplanetary dust
n 1: microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium
interplanetary gas
n 1: a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that
stream from the sun and form the solar wind
interplanetary medium
n 1: interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and
dust
interplanetary space
n 1: the part of outer space within the solar system
interpretative dance
n 1: a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements
depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive
dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance},
{interpretative dancing}]
interpretative dancing
n 1: a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements
depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive
dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance},
{interpretative dancing}]
interpretive dance
n 1: a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements
depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive
dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance},
{interpretative dancing}]
interpretive dancing
n 1: a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements
depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive
dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance},
{interpretative dancing}]
interpretive program
n 1: (computer science) a program that translates and executes
source language statements one line at a time [syn:
{interpreter}, {interpretive program}]
interrogation point
n 1: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to
indicate a question [syn: {question mark}, {interrogation
point}]
interrogative mood
n 1: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to
constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative mood},
{interrogative}]
interrogative sentence
n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a
direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his
interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation},
{interrogative}, {interrogative sentence}]
interrupted fern
n 1: North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a
few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile
fronds [syn: {interrupted fern}, {Osmunda clatonia}]
intersection point
n 1: a point where lines intersect [syn: {intersection},
{intersection point}, {point of intersection}]
Interstate Commerce Commission
n 1: a former independent federal agency that supervised and set
rates for carriers that transported goods and people
between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was
established in 1887 as the first federal agency" [syn:
{Interstate Commerce Commission}, {ICC}]
interstate highway
n 1: one of the system of highways linking major cities in the
48 contiguous states of the United States [syn:
{interstate}, {interstate highway}]
interstellar medium
n 1: interstellar space including streams of protons moving from
the stars
interstellar space
n 1: the space between stars
interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and
stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn:
{luteinizing hormone}, {LH}, {interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone}, {ICSH}]
interstitial fluid
n 1: liquid found between the cells of the body that provides
much of the liquid environment of the body
interstitial plasma cell pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired
immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis},
{pneumocystis pneumonia}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia},
{interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]
interstitial pneumonia
n 1: chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of
the lungs
interstitial tissue
n 1: tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or
animal
interventricular foramen
n 1: the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that
connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the
lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn:
{interventricular foramen}, {foramen of Monro}, {Monro's
foramen}]
intervertebral disc
n 1: a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all
of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the
first two) [syn: {intervertebral disc}, {intervertebral
disk}]
intervertebral disk
n 1: a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all
of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the
first two) [syn: {intervertebral disc}, {intervertebral
disk}]
intervertebral vein
n 1: one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves [syn:
{intervertebral vein}, {vena intervertebralis}]
intestinal artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric
artery that supplies the jejunum [syn: {jejunal artery},
{intestinal artery}]
2: branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the
ileum [syn: {ileal artery}, {intestinal artery}, {arteria
ileum}]
intestinal bypass
n 1: surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used
in treating obesity
intestinal colic
n 1: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {colic},
{intestinal colic}, {gripes}, {griping}]
intestinal flora
n 1: harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit
the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal
functioning
intestinal flu
n 1: inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused
by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: {gastroenteritis}, {stomach
flu}, {intestinal flu}]
intestinal juice
n 1: secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines
intestinal obstruction
n 1: blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that
prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the
lower bowel [syn: {intestinal obstruction}, {ileus}]
intimate apparel
n 1: women's underwear and nightclothes [syn: {lingerie},
{intimate apparel}]
into the bargain
adv 1: in addition; over and above what is expected; "He lost
his wife in the bargain" [syn: {in the bargain}, {into
the bargain}]
into the wind
adv 1: in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is
blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: {upwind}, {against the
wind}, {into the wind}] [ant: {downwind}]
intonation pattern
n 1: intonations characteristic of questions and requests and
statements
intra vires
adj 1: within the legal power or authority or a person or
official or body etc [ant: {ultra vires}]
intracapsular surgery
n 1: cataract surgery in which the entire lens is removed
intracellular fluid
n 1: liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually
containing dissolved solutes)
intracranial aneurysm
n 1: an aneurysm of a cranial artery
intracranial cavity
n 1: the cavity enclosed by the cranium [syn: {cranial cavity},
{intracranial cavity}]
intradermal injection
n 1: an injection into the skin
intradermal test
n 1: a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is
injected into the skin [syn: {intradermal test},
{subcutaneous test}]
intramuscular injection
n 1: an injection into a muscle
intransitive verb
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
[syn: {intransitive verb}, {intransitive verb form},
{intransitive}]
intransitive verb form
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
[syn: {intransitive verb}, {intransitive verb form},
{intransitive}]
intraocular lens
n 1: an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of
someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who
has had a cataract removed
intraocular pressure
n 1: pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball;
regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous
humor; "glaucoma can result from increased intraocular
pressure" [syn: {intraocular pressure}, {IOP}]
intrauterine device
n 1: contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic
or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the
uterus [syn: {intrauterine device}, {IUD}]
intravenous anesthetic
n 1: an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into
the circulatory system
intravenous drip
n 1: slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a
drop at a time)
intravenous feeding
n 1: administration of nutrients through a vein [syn:
{intravenous feeding}, {IV}]
intravenous injection
n 1: an injection into a vein
intravenous pyelogram
n 1: X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of
a radiopaque dye [syn: {intravenous pyelogram}, {IVP}]
intravenous pyelography
n 1: performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a
contrast medium [syn: {intravenous pyelography}, {IVP}]
intrinsic factor
n 1: a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and
intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin
B12; "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious
anemia"
intrinsic fraud
n 1: fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or
perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a
finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
intrude on
v 1: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {invade}, {obtrude upon},
{encroach upon}]
intuitive feeling
n 1: an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great
feeling for music" [syn: {feeling}, {intuitive feeling}]
Inula helenium
n 1: tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers
with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used
medicinally [syn: {elecampane}, {Inula helenium}]
invasion of Iwo
n 1: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima
in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: {Iwo}, {Iwo
Jima}, {invasion of Iwo}]
invasion of privacy
n 1: the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government
into private affairs with which the public has no concern
inventory accounting
n 1: accounting that controls and evaluates inventory
inventory control
n 1: supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of
items in order to insure an adequate supply without
excessive oversupply
inventory item
n 1: an item listed in an inventory
inventory-clearance sale
n 1: a sale to reduce inventory [syn: {clearance sale},
{inventory-clearance sale}]
inverse cosecant
n 1: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number [syn:
{arc cosecant}, {arccosecant}, {inverse cosecant}]
inverse cosine
n 1: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a
cosine equal to a given number [syn: {arc cosine},
{arccosine}, {arccos}, {inverse cosine}]
inverse cotangent
n 1: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a
cotangent equal to a given number [syn: {arc cotangent},
{arccotangent}, {inverse cotangent}]
inverse function
n 1: a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of
one function as the independent variable of another; f and
g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
inverse secant
n 1: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a
secant equal to a given number [syn: {arc secant},
{arcsecant}, {arcsec}, {inverse secant}]
inverse sine
n 1: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine
equal to a given number [syn: {arc sine}, {arcsine},
{arcsin}, {inverse sine}]
inverse tangent
n 1: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a
tangent equal to a given number [syn: {arc tangent},
{arctangent}, {arctan}, {inverse tangent}]
invert soap
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active
part of the molecule is the cation [syn: {cationic
detergent}, {invert soap}]
invert sugar
n 1: a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting
from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits;
sweeter than glucose
invertebrate foot
n 1: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in
invertebrates [syn: {foot}, {invertebrate foot}]
inverted comma
n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to
someone else [syn: {quotation mark}, {quote}, {inverted
comma}]
inverted hang
n 1: a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down
inverted pleat
n 1: a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward
investment adviser
n 1: someone who advises others how to invest their money [syn:
{investment adviser}, {investment advisor}]
investment advisor
n 1: someone who advises others how to invest their money [syn:
{investment adviser}, {investment advisor}]
investment banker
n 1: a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
[syn: {investment banker}, {underwriter}]
investment company
n 1: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals
and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn:
{investment company}, {investment trust}, {investment
firm}, {fund}]
investment firm
n 1: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals
and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn:
{investment company}, {investment trust}, {investment
firm}, {fund}]
investment funds
n 1: money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn:
{investment}, {investment funds}]
investment letter
n 1: a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being
bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for
SEC registration
investment trust
n 1: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals
and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn:
{investment company}, {investment trust}, {investment
firm}, {fund}]
investors club
n 1: a club of small investors who buy and sell securities
jointly
Invincible Armada
n 1: the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip
II in 1588 [syn: {Spanish Armada}, {Invincible Armada}]
invisible balance
n 1: the difference in value over a period of time of a
country's imports and exports of services and payments of
property incomes
invite out
v 1: make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a
dance" [syn: {ask out}, {ask}, {invite out}, {take out}]
involuntary muscle
n 1: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found
in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine
and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) [syn:
{smooth muscle}, {involuntary muscle}]
involuntary trust
n 1: a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the
parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully
deprived of its rights [syn: {constructive trust},
{involuntary trust}]
involutional depression
n 1: a major depressive episode associated with the climacteric
inward-developing
adj 1: toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are
near the edge, the youngest in the center
inward-moving
adj 1: moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially
when spinning or traveling in a curve
io moth
n 1: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on
each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines [syn: {io
moth}, {Automeris io}]
iodic acid
n 1: a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and
disinfectant
iodinated protein
n 1: a protein that contains iodine [syn: {iodoprotein},
{iodinated protein}]
iodine-125
n 1: light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60
days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a
treatment for hyperthyroidism
iodine-131
n 1: heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8
days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and
to treat goiter
iodoamino acid
n 1: an amino acid with iodine added
ion beam
n 1: a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same
speed [syn: {ion beam}, {ionic beam}]
ion engine
n 1: a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in
space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high
velocity by an electric field
ion exchange
n 1: a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution
and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in
industrial processing
ion pump
n 1: a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or
molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface
Ionian order
n 1: the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with
spiral scrolls [syn: {Ionic order}, {Ionian order}]
Ionian Sea
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and
southern Italy
ionic beam
n 1: a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same
speed [syn: {ion beam}, {ionic beam}]
ionic bond
n 1: a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form
a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form
a negative ion [syn: {ionic bond}, {electrovalent bond},
{electrostatic bond}]
ionic charge
n 1: the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e
multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15
Ionic dialect
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica
and Athens and Ionia [syn: {Attic}, {Ionic}, {Ionic
dialect}, {Classical Greek}]
ionic medication
n 1: therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the
ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis},
{ionic medication}, {iontotherapy}, {electromotive drug
administration}, {EMDA}]
Ionic order
n 1: the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with
spiral scrolls [syn: {Ionic order}, {Ionian order}]
ionization chamber
n 1: a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing
radiation [syn: {ionization chamber}, {ionization tube}]
ionization tube
n 1: a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing
radiation [syn: {ionization chamber}, {ionization tube}]
ionizing radiation
n 1: high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in
substances through which it passes
ionospheric wave
n 1: a sky wave that is reflected by the ionosphere
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
n 1: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist
Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all
opposition (1879-1953) [syn: {Stalin}, {Joseph Stalin},
{Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili}]
Iowa crab
n 1: wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink
flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie
crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]
Iowa crab apple
n 1: wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink
flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie
crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]
Ipomoea alba
n 1: pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
[syn: {moonflower}, {belle de nuit}, {Ipomoea alba}]
Ipomoea batatas
n 1: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for
its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn:
{sweet potato}, {sweet potato vine}, {Ipomoea batatas}]
Ipomoea coccinea
n 1: annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United
States [syn: {red morning-glory}, {star ipomoea}, {Ipomoea
coccinea}]
Ipomoea fastigiata
n 1: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held
to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine},
{wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot},
{scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]
Ipomoea imperialis
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, {Ipomoea imperialis}]
Ipomoea leptophylla
n 1: a morning glory with long roots of western United States
[syn: {man-of-the-earth}, {Ipomoea leptophylla}]
Ipomoea nil
n 1: annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by
wide color range and frilled or double flowers [syn:
{Japanese morning glory}, {Ipomoea nil}]
Ipomoea orizabensis
n 1: tropical American morning glory [syn: {scammony}, {Ipomoea
orizabensis}]
Ipomoea panurata
n 1: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held
to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine},
{wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot},
{scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]
Ipomoea pes-caprae
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: {railroad vine}, {beach morning glory},
{Ipomoea pes-caprae}]
Ipomoea purpurea
n 1: pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue,
purple, pink or white flowers [syn: {common morning glory},
{Ipomoea purpurea}]
Ipomoea quamoclit
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-
glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit
pennata}]
Ipomoea tricolor
n 1: annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having
sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
[syn: {common morning glory}, {Ipomoea tricolor}]
ipratropium bromide
n 1: an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent) [syn:
{ipratropium bromide}, {Atrovent}]
ipse dixit
n 1: an unsupported dogmatic assertion [syn: {ipse dixit},
{ipsedixitism}]
ipso facto
adv 1: by the fact itself; "ipso facto, her innocence was
established"
IQ test
n 1: a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think
that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests" [syn:
{intelligence test}, {IQ test}]
Ira Gershwin
n 1: United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his
brother George Gershwin (1896-1983) [syn: {Gershwin}, {Ira
Gershwin}]
Iran-Iraq War
n 1: a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and
Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued
until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
[syn: {Iran-Iraq War}, {Gulf War}]
Iranian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern
Iran [syn: {Teheran}, {Tehran}, {capital of Iran}, {Iranian
capital}]
Iranian dinar
n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran [syn: {Iranian dinar},
{dinar}]
Iranian language
n 1: the modern Persian language spoken in Iran [syn: {Iranian},
{Iranian language}]
Iranian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Iran
Iranian rial
n 1: the basic unit of money in Iran [syn: {Iranian rial},
{rial}]
Iraqi dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
{Iraqi dinar}, {dinar}]
Iraqi Intelligence Service
n 1: the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of
Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been
involved in numerous terrorist activities" [syn: {Iraqi
Intelligence Service}, {IIS}, {Iraqi Mukhabarat}]
Iraqi Kurdistan
n 1: the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq
Iraqi monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Iraq
Iraqi Mukhabarat
n 1: the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of
Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been
involved in numerous terrorist activities" [syn: {Iraqi
Intelligence Service}, {IIS}, {Iraqi Mukhabarat}]
Iraqi National Congress
n 1: a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their
opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed
in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds
who hope to build a new government [syn: {Iraqi National
Congress}, {INC}]
Irene Joliot-Curie
n 1: French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new
chemical elements (1897-1956) [syn: {Joliot-Curie}, {Irene
Joliot-Curie}]
Iresine herbstii
n 1: South American plant having green to purple or red branches
with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of
insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
[syn: {beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii},
{Iresine reticulata}]
Iresine reticulata
n 1: South American plant having green to purple or red branches
with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of
insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
[syn: {beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii},
{Iresine reticulata}]
iridaceous plant
n 1: any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
Iridoprocne bicolor
n 1: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in
tree cavities [syn: {white-bellied swallow}, {tree
swallow}, {Iridoprocne bicolor}]
Iris cristata
n 1: low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United
States [syn: {dwarf iris}, {Iris cristata}]
iris diaphragm
n 1: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be
adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn:
{iris}, {iris diaphragm}]
iris family
n 1: large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with
rhizomes or corms or bulbs [syn: {Iridaceae}, {family
Iridaceae}, {iris family}]
Iris filifolia
n 1: bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers [syn: {Dutch
iris}, {Iris filifolia}]
Iris florentina
n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged
falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris},
{orris}, {Iris germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]
Iris foetidissima
n 1: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern
and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
{gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef
plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]
Iris germanica
n 1: a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to
central and southern Europe [syn: {German iris}, {Iris
germanica}]
Iris germanica florentina
n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged
falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris},
{orris}, {Iris germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]
Iris kaempferi
n 1: iris native to Japan having large showy flowers [syn:
{Japanese iris}, {Iris kaempferi}]
Iris kochii
n 1: iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers;
similar to but smaller than Iris germanica [syn: {German
iris}, {Iris kochii}]
Iris Murdoch
n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her
novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Iris Murdoch}, {Dame
Jean Iris Murdoch}]
Iris pallida
n 1: European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers [syn:
{Dalmatian iris}, {Iris pallida}]
Iris persica
n 1: bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale
lilac-colored flowers [syn: {Persian iris}, {Iris persica}]
Iris pseudacorus
n 1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa,
naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn:
{yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris
pseudacorus}]
iris scanning
n 1: biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye;
"the structure of the iris is very distinctive"
Iris tingitana
n 1: bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers [syn: {Dutch
iris}, {Iris tingitana}]
Iris verna
n 1: low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright
blue-lilac flowers [syn: {dwarf iris}, {vernal iris}, {Iris
verna}]
Iris versicolor
n 1: a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or
blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally [syn:
{blue flag}, {Iris versicolor}]
Iris virginica
n 1: similar to blue flag; the eastern United States [syn:
{southern blue flag}, {Iris virginica}]
Iris xiphioides
n 1: bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for
its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
[syn: {English iris}, {Iris xiphioides}]
Iris xiphium
n 1: bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually
violet-purple flowers [syn: {Spanish iris}, {xiphium iris},
{Iris xiphium}]
Irish bull
n 1: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a
lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly
bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit},
{shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
Irish burgoo
n 1: Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan stew}, {mulligan},
{Irish burgoo}]
Irish capital
n 1: capital and largest city and major port of the Irish
Republic [syn: {Dublin}, {Irish capital}, {capital of
Ireland}]
Irish coffee
n 1: sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream
Irish Gaelic
n 1: the Celtic language of Ireland [syn: {Irish}, {Irish
Gaelic}]
Irish gorse
n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-
yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn:
{gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]
Irish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Eire
Irish moss
n 1: dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe
and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carrageen},
{carageen}, {carragheen}, {Chondrus crispus}]
Irish National Liberation Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of
British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of
Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA},
{People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army},
{Catholic Reaction Force}]
Irish people
n 1: people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish},
{Irish people}]
Irish person
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Ireland [syn: {Irish person},
{Irelander}]
Irish potato
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato},
{murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]
Irish pound
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {punt}, {pound}]
Irish punt
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100
pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {punt}, {pound}]
Irish Republic
n 1: a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the
island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1921 [syn: {Ireland}, {Republic of Ireland},
{Irish Republic}, {Eire}]
Irish Republican Army
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united
independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA},
{Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA},
{Provos}]
Irish Sea
n 1: an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and
Ireland
Irish setter
n 1: an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
[syn: {Irish setter}, {red setter}]
Irish soda bread
n 1: round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing
caraway seeds and raisins
Irish stew
n 1: meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions
Irish strawberry
n 1: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded
scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland,
southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {strawberry tree}, {Irish
strawberry}, {Arbutus unedo}]
Irish terrier
n 1: medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in
Ireland
Irish water spaniel
n 1: breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy
coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and
a nearly hairless tail
Irish whiskey
n 1: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish},
{Irish whiskey}, {Irish whisky}]
Irish whisky
n 1: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish},
{Irish whiskey}, {Irish whisky}]
Irish wolfhound
n 1: large breed of hound with a rough thick coat
Iron Age
n 1: (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age;
characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons
2: (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world
iron blue
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: {iron blue},
{steel grey}, {steel gray}, {Davy's grey}, {Davy's gray}]
2: any of various blue pigments [syn: {iron blue}, {Prussian
blue}]
iron boot
n 1: an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the
foot and leg [syn: {boot}, {the boot}, {iron boot}, {iron
heel}]
iron cage
n 1: a cage from which there is no escape
iron carbide
n 1: a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast
iron; very hard and brittle [syn: {cementite}, {iron
carbide}]
Iron Chancellor
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von
Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
iron collar
n 1: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
[syn: {garrote}, {garotte}, {garrotte}, {iron collar}]
iron curtain
n 1: an impenetrable barrier to communication or information
especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used
by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation
between democratic and communist countries
iron deficiency anaemia
n 1: a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron
loss as a result of chronic bleeding [syn: {iron deficiency
anemia}, {iron deficiency anaemia}]
iron deficiency anemia
n 1: a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron
loss as a result of chronic bleeding [syn: {iron deficiency
anemia}, {iron deficiency anaemia}]
iron disulfide
n 1: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with
iron
Iron Duke
n 1: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
[syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of
Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {Iron Duke}]
iron filing
n 1: a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file
iron fist
n 1: rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an
iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the
dissenting factions"
iron foundry
n 1: a foundry where cast iron is produced
iron heel
n 1: an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the
foot and leg [syn: {boot}, {the boot}, {iron boot}, {iron
heel}]
iron horse
n 1: (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive
Iron Lady
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher},
{Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven},
{Iron Lady}]
iron lung
n 1: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a
chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and
out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration
iron maiden
n 1: instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame
shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale
the victim
iron man
n 1: a strong man of exceptional physical endurance [syn: {iron
man}, {ironman}]
iron manganese tungsten
n 1: a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in
crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in
quartz veins associated with granitic rocks [syn:
{wolframite}, {iron manganese tungsten}]
iron mold
n 1: a spot caused the staining with rust or ink [syn: {iron
mold}, {iron mould}]
iron mould
n 1: a spot caused the staining with rust or ink [syn: {iron
mold}, {iron mould}]
iron oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough
moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
[syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak},
{Quercus stellata}]
2: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak},
{iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]
iron ore
n 1: an ore from which iron can be extracted
iron out
v 1: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our
disagreements" [syn: {iron out}, {straighten out}, {put
right}]
2: press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts";
"she stood there ironing" [syn: {iron}, {iron out}, {press}]
iron overload
n 1: pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues;
characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and
diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the
joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron-storage disease},
{iron overload}, {bronzed diabetes}]
iron perchloride
n 1: a highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and
electronic circuits
iron putty
n 1: a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and
boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
iron pyrite
n 1: a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow
color [syn: {pyrite}, {iron pyrite}, {fool's gold}]
iron trap
n 1: a trap from which there is no escape
iron tree
n 1: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having
a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree},
{ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]
iron-gray
adj 1: of the grey color of iron [syn: {iron-grey}, {iron-gray}]
n 1: the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: {iron-grey},
{iron-gray}]
iron-grey
adj 1: of the grey color of iron [syn: {iron-grey}, {iron-gray}]
n 1: the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: {iron-grey},
{iron-gray}]
iron-storage disease
n 1: pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues;
characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and
diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the
joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron-storage disease},
{iron overload}, {bronzed diabetes}]
iron-tree
n 1: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having
a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree},
{ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]
ironing board
n 1: narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for
ironing clothes
ironmonger's shop
n 1: a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to
call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" [syn: {hardware
store}, {ironmonger}, {ironmonger's shop}]
ironwood tree
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an
ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a
perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad
ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Mesua ferrea}]
2: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a
low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree}, {ironwood},
{ironwood tree}]
3: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn:
{Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}, {Ostrya
virginiana}]
Iroquoian language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the
Iroquois [syn: {Iroquoian}, {Iroquois}, {Iroquoian
language}]
Iroquois League
n 1: a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five
Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the
Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois},
{Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]
irrational hostility
n 1: extreme prejudice
irrational impulse
n 1: a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first
impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got
him into trouble"
irrational motive
n 1: a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
irrational number
n 1: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
[syn: {irrational number}, {irrational}]
Irrawaddy River
n 1: the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing
south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman
Sea [syn: {Irrawaddy}, {Irrawaddy River}]
irresistible impulse
n 1: an urge to do or say something that might be better left
undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about
the accident" [syn: {compulsion}, {irresistible impulse}]
irreversible process
n 1: any process that is not reversible [ant: {reversible
process}]
irrigation ditch
n 1: a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially
irritable bowel syndrome
n 1: recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating
with periods of constipation); often associated with
emotional stress [syn: {irritable bowel syndrome}, {spastic
colon}, {mucous colitis}]
Irtish River
n 1: an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in
northern China and flows generally northwest to become a
tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish}, {Irtish River},
{Irtysh}, {Irtysh River}]
Irtysh River
n 1: an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in
northern China and flows generally northwest to become a
tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish}, {Irtish River},
{Irtysh}, {Irtysh River}]
Irving Berlin
n 1: United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more
than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
[syn: {Berlin}, {Irving Berlin}, {Israel Baline}]
Irving Howe
n 1: United States editor (1920-1993) [syn: {Howe}, {Irving
Howe}]
Irving Langmuir
n 1: United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and
developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high
temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957) [syn:
{Langmuir}, {Irving Langmuir}]
Irvingia gabonensis
n 1: African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos;
valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that
resists termites [syn: {wild mango}, {dika}, {wild mango
tree}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]
Isaac Asimov
n 1: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science
fiction (1920-1992) [syn: {Asimov}, {Isaac Asimov}]
Isaac Bashevis Singer
n 1: United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories
and novels (1904-1991) [syn: {Singer}, {Isaac Bashevis
Singer}]
Isaac Hull
n 1: United States naval officer who commanded the
`Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of
brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843) [syn:
{Hull}, {Isaac Hull}]
Isaac M. Singer
n 1: United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing
machine (1811-1875) [syn: {Singer}, {Isaac M. Singer},
{Isaac Merrit Singer}]
Isaac Mayer Wise
n 1: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united
reform Jewish organizations in the United States
(1819-1900) [syn: {Wise}, {Isaac Mayer Wise}]
Isaac Merrit Singer
n 1: United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing
machine (1811-1875) [syn: {Singer}, {Isaac M. Singer},
{Isaac Merrit Singer}]
Isaac Newton
n 1: English mathematician and physicist; remembered for
developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and
his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: {Newton}, {Isaac
Newton}, {Sir Isaac Newton}]
Isaac Stern
n 1: United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
[syn: {Stern}, {Isaac Stern}]
Isaac Watts
n 1: English poet and theologian (1674-1748) [syn: {Watts},
{Isaac Watts}]
Isabella I
n 1: the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon
in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain;
they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and
sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492
(1451-1504) [syn: {Isabella}, {Queen Isabella}, {Isabella
I}, {Isabella the Catholic}]
Isabella Stewart Gardner
n 1: United States collector and patron of art who built a
museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to
the public in 1903 (1840-1924) [syn: {Gardner}, {Isabella
Stewart Gardner}]
Isabella the Catholic
n 1: the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon
in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain;
they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and
sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492
(1451-1504) [syn: {Isabella}, {Queen Isabella}, {Isabella
I}, {Isabella the Catholic}]
Isadora Duncan
n 1: United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance
(1878-1927) [syn: {Duncan}, {Isadora Duncan}]
Isak Dinesen
n 1: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is
remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn:
{Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen},
{Baroness Karen Blixen}]
Isamu Noguchi
n 1: United States sculptor (1904-1988) [syn: {Noguchi}, {Isamu
Noguchi}]
Isatis tinctoria
n 1: European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring
matter yielded by its leaves [syn: {dyer's woad}, {Isatis
tinctoria}]
ischaemic stroke
n 1: the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption
in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking
a blood vessel) [syn: {ischemic stroke}, {ischaemic
stroke}]
ischemic anoxia
n 1: anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as
follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic
anoxia}, {stagnant anoxia}]
ischemic hypoxia
n 1: hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as
follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic
hypoxia}, {stagnant hypoxia}]
ischemic stroke
n 1: the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption
in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking
a blood vessel) [syn: {ischemic stroke}, {ischaemic
stroke}]
ischial bone
n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below
the ilium [syn: {ischium}, {ischial bone}, {os ischii}]
Isere River
n 1: a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
[syn: {Isere}, {Isere River}]
Isidor Feinstein Stone
n 1: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes
(1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {I. F. Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein
Stone}]
Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte
n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism;
he also established sociology as a systematic field of
study [syn: {Comte}, {Auguste Comte}, {Isidore Auguste
Marie Francois Comte}]
Islam Nation
n 1: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from
Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to
reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah},
{Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]
Islamic Army of Aden
n 1: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals;
seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate
United States interests; responsible for bombings and
kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen [syn:
{Islamic Army of Aden}, {IAA}, {Islamic Army of Aden-
Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]
Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan
n 1: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals;
seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate
United States interests; responsible for bombings and
kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen [syn:
{Islamic Army of Aden}, {IAA}, {Islamic Army of Aden-
Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]
Islamic calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the
year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year
retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle
every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan
calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar},
{Muslim calendar}]
Islamic calendar month
n 1: any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
Islamic Community
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized
in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims
in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore
and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI},
{Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin
Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front
n 1: a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed
responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in
Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government
and its ties to the European Union and NATO [syn: {Islamic
Great Eastern Raiders-Front}, {IBDA-C}]
Islamic Group
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized
in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims
in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore
and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI},
{Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin
Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
2: a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into
tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the
1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses
force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule" [syn:
{al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya}, {Islamic Group}]
Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
n 1: a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996;
opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish
an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs
from Afghanistan to central Asian countries [syn: {Islamic
Group of Uzbekistan}, {IMU}, {Islamic Party of Turkestan}]
Islamic Jihad
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
2: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks
to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an
Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the
original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar
Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
Islamic law
n 1: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the
teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only
applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no
separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah
law}, {sharia}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]
Islamic Party of Turkestan
n 1: a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996;
opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish
an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs
from Afghanistan to central Asian countries [syn: {Islamic
Group of Uzbekistan}, {IMU}, {Islamic Party of Turkestan}]
Islamic Republic of Iran
n 1: a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western
Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was
known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil [syn: {Iran},
{Islamic Republic of Iran}, {Persia}]
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
n 1: a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional
military government; achieved independence from France in
1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: {Mauritania},
{Islamic Republic of Mauritania}, {Mauritanie},
{Muritaniya}]
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
n 1: a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient
south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley;
formerly part of India; achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Pakistan}, {Islamic Republic
of Pakistan}, {West Pakistan}]
Islamic Resistance Movement
n 1: a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that
opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon;
seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is
opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of
terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
[syn: {Hamas}, {Islamic Resistance Movement}]
Islamic State of Afghanistan
n 1: a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered
by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to
the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in
1979" [syn: {Afghanistan}, {Islamic State of Afghanistan}]
Islamic Ummah
n 1: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from
Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to
reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah},
{Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]
Islamic Unity
n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did
fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United
States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia;
believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al
Itihaad al Islamiya}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic
Unity}, {AIAI}]
island dispenser
n 1: a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from
underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {gasoline
pump}, {petrol pump}, {island dispenser}]
island hop
v 1: travel from one island to the next; "on the cruise, we did
some island-hopping"
island of Guernsey
n 1: a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey [syn:
{Guernsey}, {island of Guernsey}]
island of Jersey
n 1: the largest of the Channel Islands [syn: {Jersey}, {island
of Jersey}]
island-dweller
n 1: an inhabitant of an island [syn: {islander}, {island-
dweller}]
islands of Langerhans
n 1: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn:
{islands of Langerhans}, {isles of Langerhans}, {islets of
Langerhans}]
Isle of Man
n 1: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Man},
{Isle of Man}]
Isle of Skye
n 1: an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged
mountain scenery
Isle of Wight
n 1: an isle and county of southern England in the English
Channel [syn: {Wight}, {Isle of Wight}]
Isle Royal National Park
n 1: a national park on an island in Michigan; includes
prehistoric iron mines
isles of Langerhans
n 1: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn:
{islands of Langerhans}, {isles of Langerhans}, {islets of
Langerhans}]
Isles of Scilly
n 1: an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast
of England near the entrance to the English Channel;
formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates [syn: {Scilly
Islands}, {Isles of Scilly}]
islets of Langerhans
n 1: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn:
{islands of Langerhans}, {isles of Langerhans}, {islets of
Langerhans}]
isobutyl nitrite
n 1: a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant
drug by drug abusers [syn: {butyl nitrite}, {isobutyl
nitrite}]
isobutylphenyl propionic acid
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine
(trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve
the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of
ibuprofen can irritate the stomach" [syn: {ibuprofen},
{isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, {Advil}, {Motrin},
{Nuprin}]
isoclinic line
n 1: an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
[syn: {isoclinic line}, {isoclinal}]
isocyanic acid
n 1: an acid known only in the form of its esters
isogonal line
n 1: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface
where the magnetic declination is the same [syn: {isogonic
line}, {isogonal line}, {isogone}]
isogonic line
n 1: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface
where the magnetic declination is the same [syn: {isogonic
line}, {isogonal line}, {isogone}]
Isole Egadi
n 1: a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the
Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles},
{Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]
isometric exercise
n 1: muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding
exercises) involving muscular contractions against
resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the
length of the muscle does not change) [syn: {isometrics},
{isometric exercise}]
isometric line
n 1: a line connecting isometric points [syn: {isometric line},
{isometric}]
isopropyl alcohol
n 1: alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent [syn: {isopropyl
alcohol}, {isopropanol}]
Isopyrum biternatum
n 1: slender erect perennial of eastern North America having
tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles
meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {false rue},
{Isopyrum biternatum}]
Isoroku Yamamoto
n 1: Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in
1941 (1884-1943) [syn: {Yamamoto}, {Isoroku Yamamoto}]
isosceles triangle
n 1: a triangle with two equal sides
isosmotic solution
n 1: a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood [syn:
{isotonic solution}, {isosmotic solution}]
isotonic exercise
n 1: exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is
controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths
of the muscles change); "the classic isotonic exercise is
lifting free weights"
isotonic solution
n 1: a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood [syn:
{isotonic solution}, {isosmotic solution}]
Israel Baline
n 1: United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more
than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
[syn: {Berlin}, {Irving Berlin}, {Israel Baline}]
Israel Strassberg
n 1: United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who
was a leader in developing method acting in the United
States (1901-1982) [syn: {Strasberg}, {Lee Strasberg},
{Israel Strassberg}]
Israel Zangwill
n 1: English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Zangwill}, {Israel
Zangwill}]
Israeli Defense Force
n 1: the ground and air and naval forces of Israel [syn:
{Israeli Defense Force}, {IDF}]
Israeli monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Israel
issue forth
v 1: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His
breath came hard" [syn: {issue forth}, {come}]
Isthmian Games
n 1: the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the
Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each
Olympiad
Isthmus of Corinth
n 1: a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the
Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that
navigation is possible between the gulfs
Isthmus of Darien
n 1: the isthmus that connects Central America and South
America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa
crossed the Isthmus of Darien" [syn: {Isthmus of Panama},
{Isthmus of Darien}]
Isthmus of Kra
n 1: a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian
mainland
Isthmus of Panama
n 1: the isthmus that connects Central America and South
America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa
crossed the Isthmus of Darien" [syn: {Isthmus of Panama},
{Isthmus of Darien}]
Isthmus of Suez
n 1: the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and
Asia
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
n 1: the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between
the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of
Tehuantepec on the south coast
Istiophorus albicans
n 1: a kind of sailfish [syn: {Atlantic sailfish}, {Istiophorus
albicans}]
Isurus glaucus
n 1: common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food
fish [syn: {bonito shark}, {blue pointed}, {Isurus
glaucus}]
Isurus oxyrhincus
n 1: very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm
waters; important game fish [syn: {shortfin mako}, {Isurus
oxyrhincus}]
Isurus paucus
n 1: similar to shortfin mako but darker blue [syn: {longfin
mako}, {Isurus paucus}]
itaconic acid
n 1: a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations
of sugars
Italian bee
n 1: yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its
habits
Italian bread
n 1: unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and
baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends
Italian capital
n 1: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of
the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the
Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma},
{Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]
Italian clover
n 1: southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson
flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
[syn: {crimson clover}, {Italian clover}, {Trifolium
incarnatum}]
Italian cypress
n 1: tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending
branches [syn: {Italian cypress}, {Mediterranean cypress},
{Cupressus sempervirens}]
Italian dressing
n 1: a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and
dill
Italian greyhound
n 1: a toy dog developed from the greyhound
Italian honeysuckle
n 1: deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers
in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian honeysuckle}, {Italian
woodbine}, {Lonicera caprifolium}]
Italian lira
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
centesimi [syn: {lira}, {Italian lira}]
Italian millet
n 1: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay,
and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and
hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian
millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]
Italian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Italy
Italian parsley
n 1: a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian
parsley}, {flat-leaf parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum
neapolitanum}]
Italian Peninsula
n 1: a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into
the Mediterranean Sea
Italian region
n 1: Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative
purposes
Italian Renaissance
n 1: the early period when Italy was the center of the
Renaissance
Italian Republic
n 1: a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was
the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between
the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: {Italy},
{Italian Republic}, {Italia}]
Italian rice
n 1: rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
[syn: {risotto}, {Italian rice}]
Italian rye
n 1: European grass much used for hay and in United States also
for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian ryegrass},
{Italian rye}, {Lolium multiflorum}]
Italian ryegrass
n 1: European grass much used for hay and in United States also
for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian ryegrass},
{Italian rye}, {Lolium multiflorum}]
Italian sandwich
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
Italian sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern
abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern
cdecde or cdcdcd [syn: {Petrarchan sonnet}, {Italian
sonnet}]
Italian vegetable marrow
n 1: squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with
light green or yellow [syn: {cocozelle}, {Italian vegetable
marrow}]
Italian vermouth
n 1: sweet dark amber variety [syn: {sweet vermouth}, {Italian
vermouth}]
Italian woodbine
n 1: deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers
in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian honeysuckle}, {Italian
woodbine}, {Lonicera caprifolium}]
Italian-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Italian
Italic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is
the chief representative [syn: {Italic}, {Italic language}]
Italo Calvino
n 1: Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba)
(1923-1987) [syn: {Calvino}, {Italo Calvino}]
itch mite
n 1: whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other
animals; "itch mites cause scabies" [syn: {itch mite},
{sarcoptid}]
itchy feet
n 1: very strong or irresistible impulse to travel [syn:
{wanderlust}, {itchy feet}]
item-by-item
adj 1: separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark
the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn:
{individual}, {case-by-case}, {item-by-item}]
iterative aspect
n 1: the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an
action [syn: {iterative}, {iterative aspect}]
Ithiel Town
n 1: United States architect who was noted for his design and
construction of truss bridges (1784-1844) [syn: {Town},
{Ithiel Town}]
itsy-bitsy
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty},
{bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny},
{weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty},
{itsy-bitsy}]
itty-bitty
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty},
{bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny},
{weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty},
{itsy-bitsy}]
Iva xanthifolia
n 1: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in
central North America that can cause contact dermatitis;
produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
[syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {false ragweed}, {Iva
xanthifolia}]
Ivan III
n 1: grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars
laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan
III}, {Ivan III Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Great}]
Ivan III Vasilievich
n 1: grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars
laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan
III}, {Ivan III Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Great}]
Ivan IV
n 1: the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan IV}, {Ivan
Iv Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Terrible}]
Ivan Iv Vasilievich
n 1: the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan IV}, {Ivan
Iv Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Terrible}]
Ivan Lendl
n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who
won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a
United States citizen (born in 1960) [syn: {Lendl}, {Ivan
Lendl}]
Ivan Pavlov
n 1: Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary
responses in dogs (1849-1936) [syn: {Pavlov}, {Ivan
Pavlov}, {Ivan Petrovich Pavlov}]
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
n 1: Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary
responses in dogs (1849-1936) [syn: {Pavlov}, {Ivan
Pavlov}, {Ivan Petrovich Pavlov}]
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
n 1: Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)
[syn: {Turgenev}, {Ivan Turgenev}, {Ivan Sergeevich
Turgenev}]
Ivan the Great
n 1: grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars
laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan
III}, {Ivan III Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Great}]
Ivan the Terrible
n 1: the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan IV}, {Ivan
Iv Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Terrible}]
Ivan Turgenev
n 1: Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)
[syn: {Turgenev}, {Ivan Turgenev}, {Ivan Sergeevich
Turgenev}]
Ivor Armstrong Richards
n 1: English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden
and contributed to the development of Basic English
(1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {I. A. Richards}, {Ivor
Armstrong Richards}]
ivory black
n 1: a black pigment made from grinding burnt ivory in oil
Ivory Coast
n 1: a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of
the most prosperous and politically stable countries in
Africa [syn: {Ivory Coast}, {Cote d'Ivoire}, {Republic of
Cote d'Ivoire}]
Ivory Coast franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast [syn: {Ivory
Coast franc}, {Cote d'Ivoire franc}]
ivory gull
n 1: white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New
Brunswick [syn: {ivory gull}, {Pagophila eburnea}]
ivory nut
n 1: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell
takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn:
{ivory nut}, {vegetable ivory}, {apple nut}]
ivory palm
n 1: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
[syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant},
{Phytelephas macrocarpa}]
ivory plant
n 1: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
[syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant},
{Phytelephas macrocarpa}]
ivory tower
n 1: a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place;
"he lived in the ivory tower of speculation"; "they viewed
universities as ivory towers"
ivory tree
n 1: tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly
used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory
tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena
pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]
ivory-billed woodpecker
n 1: large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States
and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn:
{ivorybill}, {ivory-billed woodpecker}, {Campephilus
principalis}]
ivory-nut palm
n 1: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
[syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant},
{Phytelephas macrocarpa}]
Ivry la Bataille
n 1: a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV
defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn:
{Ivry}, {battle of Ivry}, {Ivry la Bataille}]
ivy arum
n 1: evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated
foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum},
{Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]
ivy family
n 1: mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax
and Hedera [syn: {Araliaceae}, {family Araliaceae}, {ivy
family}]
ivy geranium
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium
peltatum}]
Ivy League
n 1: a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern
United States that have a reputation for scholastic
achievement and social prestige
Ivy Leaguer
n 1: a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
ivy-covered
adj 1: overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings" [syn:
{ivied}, {ivy-covered}]
ivy-leaved geranium
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium
peltatum}]
Iwo Jima
n 1: the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
2: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in
which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders
(February and March 1945) [syn: {Iwo}, {Iwo Jima}, {invasion
of Iwo}]
Ixobrychus exilis
n 1: small American bittern [syn: {least bittern}, {Ixobrychus
exilis}]
Ixodes dammini
n 1: a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as
Ixodes scapularis [syn: {Ixodes dammini}, {deer tick}]
Ixodes dentatus
n 1: usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease
spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
Ixodes neotomae
n 1: a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme
disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats
Ixodes pacificus
n 1: a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites
humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United
States especially northern California [syn: {Ixodes
pacificus}, {western black-legged tick}]
Ixodes persulcatus
n 1: bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
Ixodes ricinus
n 1: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can
transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the
nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn:
{sheep-tick}, {sheep tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]
Ixodes scapularis
n 1: parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans;
principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States
(especially New England); northern form was for a time
known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) [syn: {Ixodes
scapularis}, {black-legged tick}]
Ixodes spinipalpis
n 1: usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease
spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions
n 1: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings
and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Salah
al-Din Battalions}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]
Izaak Walton
n 1: English writer remember for his treatise on fishing
(1593-1683) [syn: {Walton}, {Izaak Walton}]
J particle
n 1: a neutral meson with a large mass [syn: {J particle}, {psi
particle}]
J. B. Rhine
n 1: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {Rhine},
{J. B. Rhine}, {Joseph Banks Rhine}]
J. B. S. Haldane
n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed
to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of
science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {J. B.
S. Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]
J. C. Maxwell
n 1: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and
magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of
light (1831-1879) [syn: {Maxwell}, {J. C. Maxwell}, {James
Clerk Maxwell}]
J. Craig Ventner
n 1: United States geneticist who published the complete base
sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the
influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first
draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn:
{Ventner}, {Craig Ventner}, {J. Craig Ventner}]
J. D. Salinger
n 1: United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {Salinger}, {J. D.
Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]
J. E. Johnston
n 1: Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the
Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn:
{Johnston}, {J. E. Johnston}, {Joseph Eggleston Johnston}]
J. Edgar Hoover
n 1: United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48
years (1895-1972) [syn: {Hoover}, {J. Edgar Hoover}, {John
Edgar Hoover}]
J. J. Hill
n 1: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {Hill}, {J.
J. Hill}, {James Jerome Hill}]
J. M. Barrie
n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
(1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie},
{James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]
J. M. Synge
n 1: Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural
Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {J. M. Synge}, {John
Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]
J. P. Morgan
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
[syn: {Morgan}, {J. P. Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]
J. R. Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {J. R. Firth}, {John Rupert
Firth}]
J.R.R. Tolkien
n 1: British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South
Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {Tolkien}, {J.R.R. Tolkien},
{John Ronald Reuel Tolkien}]
Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah
n 1: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split
with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine;
became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on
Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {Palestine
Liberation Front}, {PLF}, {Jabat al-Tahrir al-
Filistiniyyah}]
Jabiru mycteria
n 1: large white stork of warm regions of the world especially
America [syn: {jabiru}, {Jabiru mycteria}]
jaboticaba tree
n 1: small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West
Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in
Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit
that grows all along the branches [syn: {jaboticaba},
{jaboticaba tree}, {Myrciaria cauliflora}]
jack bean
n 1: annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America
bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for
forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {giant stock
bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]
Jack Benny
n 1: United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery
and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: {Benny}, {Jack
Benny}, {Benjamin Kubelsky}]
jack crevalle
n 1: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle
jack}, {jack crevalle}, {Caranx hippos}]
Jack Dempsey
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {Jack Dempsey},
{William Harrison Dempsey}, {Manassa Mauler}]
Jack Frost
n 1: a personification of frost or winter weather
Jack Kennedy
n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace
Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy},
{Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK},
{President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]
Jack Kerouac
n 1: United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat
generation (1922-1969) [syn: {Kerouac}, {Jack Kerouac},
{Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac}]
jack ladder
n 1: (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting
wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {Jacob's ladder},
{jack ladder}, {pilot ladder}]
Jack Lemmon
n 1: United States film actor (1925-2001) [syn: {Lemmon}, {Jack
Lemmon}, {John Uhler}]
Jack London
n 1: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the
Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: {London}, {Jack
London}, {John Griffith Chaney}]
jack mackerel
n 1: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack
mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
symmetricus}]
Jack Nicklaus
n 1: United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest
golfer of all time (born in 1940) [syn: {Nicklaus}, {Jack
Nicklaus}, {Jack William Nicklaus}]
jack oak
n 1: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern
United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-
shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn:
{blackjack oak}, {blackjack}, {jack oak}, {Quercus
marilandica}]
2: small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America;
leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {jack oak}, {northern
pin oak}, {Quercus ellipsoidalis}]
Jack of all trades
n 1: a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably
well
2: a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks [syn:
{handyman}, {jack of all trades}, {odd-job man}]
jack off
v 1: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn:
{masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off},
{jerk off}]
jack pine
n 1: slender medium-sized two-needled pine of eastern North
America; with yellow-green needles and scaly grey to red-
brown fissured bark [syn: {jack pine}, {Pinus banksiana}]
jack plane
n 1: a carpenter's plane for rough finishing
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
n 1: United States baseball player; first Black to play in the
major leagues (1919-1972) [syn: {Robinson}, {Jackie
Robinson}, {Jack Roosevelt Robinson}]
jack salmon
n 1: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed
pike}, {jack salmon}, {dory}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]
Jack the Ripper
n 1: an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
jack up
v 1: lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can
change the tire" [syn: {jack}, {jack up}]
Jack William Nicklaus
n 1: United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest
golfer of all time (born in 1940) [syn: {Nicklaus}, {Jack
Nicklaus}, {Jack William Nicklaus}]
jack-a-lantern
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn:
{jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern},
{jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]
jack-by-the-hedge
n 1: European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic
mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-
hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]
jack-in-the-box
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box
when the lid is opened
jack-in-the-pulpit
n 1: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having
sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with
overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet
berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-
robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
2: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple
spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called
arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {lords-and-ladies}, {jack-in-the-
pulpit}, {Arum maculatum}]
jack-o'-lantern
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
[syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern},
{will-o'-the-wisp}]
2: lantern carved from a pumpkin
jack-o-lantern
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn:
{jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern},
{jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]
jack-o-lantern fungus
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn:
{jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern},
{jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]
Jack-tar
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman},
{tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob},
{sea dog}]
jackass bat
n 1: a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots
and enormous ears [syn: {jackass bat}, {spotted bat},
{Euderma maculata}]
jackass penguin
n 1: small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a
braying call [syn: {jackass penguin}, {Spheniscus
demersus}]
jacket crown
n 1: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial
crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist
will fit me for a crown" [syn: {crown}, {crownwork},
{jacket}, {jacket crown}, {cap}]
jacket potato
n 1: a baked potato served with the jacket on
jackfruit tree
n 1: East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit
and seeds [syn: {jackfruit}, {jackfruit tree}, {Artocarpus
heterophyllus}]
Jackie Robinson
n 1: United States baseball player; first Black to play in the
major leagues (1919-1972) [syn: {Robinson}, {Jackie
Robinson}, {Jack Roosevelt Robinson}]
jacking off
n 1: slang for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking off},
{hand job}, {wank}]
jackknife clam
n 1: marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn:
{razor clam}, {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]
jackknife-fish
n 1: black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
[syn: {jackknife-fish}, {Equetus lanceolatus}]
Jackson Pollock
n 1: United States artist famous for painting with a drip
technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America
(1912-1956) [syn: {Pollock}, {Jackson Pollock}]
Jacksonian epilepsy
n 1: focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from
distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the
body
Jacob Epstein
n 1: British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for
busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) [syn:
{Epstein}, {Jacob Epstein}, {Sir Jacob Epstein}]
Jacob Harmensen
n 1: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which
opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin
(1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jacob
Harmensen}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]
Jacob's ladder
n 1: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or
white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian},
{charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-
bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
2: (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting
wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {jack
ladder}, {pilot ladder}]
Jacob's rod
n 1: asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either
flexuous or straight
Jacob's staff
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico
having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy
season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn:
{ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus},
{Fouquieria splendens}]
Jacobean lily
n 1: Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red
solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Aztec lily},
{Strekelia formosissima}]
Jacobus Arminius
n 1: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which
opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin
(1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jacob
Harmensen}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]
Jacopo Robusti
n 1: Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594) [syn:
{Tintoretto}, {Jacopo Robusti}]
Jacquard loom
n 1: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the
passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in
weaving figured fabrics [syn: {Jacquard loom}, {Jacquard}]
Jacqueline Cochran
n 1: United States aviator who held several speed records and
headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II
(1910-1980) [syn: {Cochran}, {Jacqueline Cochran}]
Jacquemier's sign
n 1: a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the
vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles
n 1: French physicist and author of Charles's law which
anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Charles},
{Jacques Charles}, {Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles}]
Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault
n 1: French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories
(1844-1924) [syn: {France}, {Anatole France}, {Jacques
Anatole Francois Thibault}]
Jacques Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jakob
Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]
Jacques Cartier
n 1: French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and
laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557) [syn:
{Cartier}, {Jacques Cartier}]
Jacques Charles
n 1: French physicist and author of Charles's law which
anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Charles},
{Jacques Charles}, {Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles}]
Jacques Costeau
n 1: French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: {Cousteau},
{Jacques Costeau}, {Jacques Yves Costeau}]
Jacques Derrida
n 1: French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent
of deconstructionism (1930-2004) [syn: {Derrida}, {Jacques
Derrida}]
Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
n 1: French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel
Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799) [syn:
{Montgolfier}, {Jacques Etienne Montgolfier}]
Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert
n 1: French composer (1890-1962) [syn: {Ibert}, {Jacques
Francois Antoine Ibert}]
Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy
n 1: French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Halevy},
{Fromental Halevy}, {Jacques Francois Fromental Elie
Halevy}]
Jacques Germain Soufflot
n 1: French architect (1713-1780) [syn: {Soufflot}, {Jacques
Germain Soufflot}]
Jacques Lipchitz
n 1: United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered
cubist sculpture (1891-1973) [syn: {Lipchitz}, {Jacques
Lipchitz}]
Jacques Loeb
n 1: United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did
research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924) [syn: {Loeb},
{Jacques Loeb}]
Jacques Louis David
n 1: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the
French Revolution (1748-1825) [syn: {David}, {Jacques Louis
David}]
Jacques Lucien Monod
n 1: French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how
genes are activated and suggested the existence of
messenger RNA (1910-1976) [syn: {Monod}, {Jacques Monod},
{Jacques Lucien Monod}]
Jacques Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring
the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn:
{Marquette}, {Jacques Marquette}, {Pere Jacques Marquette}]
Jacques Monod
n 1: French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how
genes are activated and suggested the existence of
messenger RNA (1910-1976) [syn: {Monod}, {Jacques Monod},
{Jacques Lucien Monod}]
Jacques Offenbach
n 1: French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)
[syn: {Offenbach}, {Jacques Offenbach}]
Jacques Tati
n 1: French filmmaker (1908-1982) [syn: {Tati}, {Jacques Tati},
{Jacques Tatischeff}]
Jacques Tatischeff
n 1: French filmmaker (1908-1982) [syn: {Tati}, {Jacques Tati},
{Jacques Tatischeff}]
Jacques Yves Costeau
n 1: French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: {Cousteau},
{Jacques Costeau}, {Jacques Yves Costeau}]
Jacquinia armillaris
n 1: small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds
patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
[syn: {bracelet wood}, {Jacquinia armillaris}]
Jacquinia keyensis
n 1: West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous
leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: {barbasco}, {joewood},
{Jacquinia keyensis}]
Jaculus jaculus
n 1: a variety of jerboa
jade green
n 1: a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish
green [syn: {jade green}, {jade}]
jade vine
n 1: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for
spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster
claws [syn: {jade vine}, {emerald creeper}, {Strongylodon
macrobotrys}]
jade-green
adj 1: of something having the color of jade; especially varying
from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: {jade}, {jade-
green}]
Jafar Umar Thalib
n 1: Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the
Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
(1965-2000) [syn: {Jaffar}, {Jafar}, {Jaffar Umar Thalib},
{Jafar Umar Thalib}]
Jaffa orange
n 1: sweet almost seedless orange of Israel
Jaffar Umar Thalib
n 1: Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the
Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends
(1965-2000) [syn: {Jaffar}, {Jafar}, {Jaffar Umar Thalib},
{Jafar Umar Thalib}]
Jafnea semitosta
n 1: the fruiting bodies of this discomycete have a firm texture
and long retain their cup shape; the pale brown interior
blends with the color of dead leaves
jaggery palm
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn:
{wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul
tree}, {toddy palm}, {Caryota urens}]
jaguarundi cat
n 1: long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn:
{jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {eyra},
{Felis yagouaroundi}]
jai alai
n 1: a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and
a wickerwork racket [syn: {jai alai}, {pelota}]
jail bird
n 1: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly [syn: {jail
bird}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
jail cell
n 1: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: {cell}, {jail cell},
{prison cell}]
jail delivery
n 1: the use of force to liberate prisoners
Jaish-e-Muhammad
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant
Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with
al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned
fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed},
{Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {JEM}, {Army of Muhammad}]
Jaish-i-Mohammed
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant
Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with
al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned
fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed},
{Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {JEM}, {Army of Muhammad}]
Jakob Behmen
n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy;
influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob
Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm},
{Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]
Jakob Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jakob
Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]
Jakob Boehm
n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy;
influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob
Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm},
{Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]
Jakob Boehme
n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy;
influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob
Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm},
{Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]
Jakob Bohme
n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy;
influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob
Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm},
{Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]
Jakob Grimm
n 1: the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for
their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing
consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) [syn:
{Grimm}, {Jakob Grimm}, {Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm}]
Jakob Hermandszoon
n 1: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which
opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin
(1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jacob
Harmensen}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]
Jakob Liebmann Beer
n 1: German composer of operas in a style that influenced
Richard Wagner (1791-1864) [syn: {Meyerbeer}, {Giacomo
Meyerbeer}, {Jakob Liebmann Beer}]
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
n 1: German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and
choral works (1809-1847) [syn: {Mendelssohn}, {Felix
Mendelssohn}, {Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy}]
Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm
n 1: the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for
their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing
consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) [syn:
{Grimm}, {Jakob Grimm}, {Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm}]
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
n 1: rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age)
caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by
progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
[syn: {Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}, {CJD}, {Jakob-
Creutzfeldt disease}]
jalapeno pepper
n 1: hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and
Mexico [syn: {jalapeno}, {jalapeno pepper}]
jam session
n 1: an impromptu jazz concert
jam-packed
adj 1: extremely crowed or filled to capacity; "a suitcase
jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with
fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jammed}, {jam-packed},
{packed}]
Jamaat ul-Fuqra
n 1: an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to
purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America
and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture
and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as
heretics [syn: {Jamaat ul-Fuqra}, {Fuqra}, {Tanzimul
Fuqra}]
Jamaica apple
n 1: large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp [syn:
{bullock's heart}, {Jamaica apple}]
Jamaica bayberry
n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-
rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta
acris}]
Jamaica caper tree
n 1: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper
tree}, {Jamaica caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]
Jamaica dogwood
n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle},
{Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]
Jamaica honeysuckle
n 1: West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible
fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {yellow granadilla},
{Passiflora laurifolia}]
Jamaica quassia
n 1: similar to the extract from Quassia amara
2: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn:
{Jamaica quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsa},
{Picrasma excelsum}]
Jamaica rum
n 1: heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
Jamaica shorts
n 1: (used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee [syn:
{Bermuda shorts}, {Jamaica shorts}]
Jamaica sorrel
n 1: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial
subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in
tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle},
{rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel},
{Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
Jamaican capital
n 1: capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {Kingston},
{capital of Jamaica}, {Jamaican capital}]
Jamaican cherry
n 1: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white
flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky
fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn:
{Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood},
{silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]
Jamaican dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Jamaica
jamais vu
n 1: the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or
situation that is actually very familiar; associated with
certain types of epilepsy
James A. Garfield
n 1: 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a
frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield},
{James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham
Garfield}, {President Garfield}]
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
n 1: United States painter (1834-1903) [syn: {Whistler}, {James
Abbott McNeill Whistler}]
James Abraham Garfield
n 1: 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a
frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield},
{James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham
Garfield}, {President Garfield}]
James Agee
n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: {Agee}, {James
Agee}]
James Albert Michener
n 1: United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn:
{Michener}, {James Michener}, {James Albert Michener}]
James Alfred Van Allen
n 1: United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged
particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's
magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {Van Allen}, {James
Alfred Van Allen}]
James Arthur Baldwin
n 1: United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism
(1924-1987) [syn: {Baldwin}, {James Baldwin}, {James Arthur
Baldwin}]
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
n 1: influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations
(such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn:
{Joyce}, {James Joyce}, {James Augustine Aloysius Joyce}]
James Augustus Henry Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
James Augustus Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
James Baldwin
n 1: United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism
(1924-1987) [syn: {Baldwin}, {James Baldwin}, {James Arthur
Baldwin}]
James Barrie
n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
(1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie},
{James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]
James Bay
n 1: the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between
western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
James Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jakob
Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]
James Bond
n 1: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn:
{Bond}, {James Bond}]
James Boswell
n 1: Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson
(1740-1795) [syn: {Boswell}, {James Boswell}]
James Bowie
n 1: United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against
Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the
Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn:
{Bowie}, {Jim Bowie}, {James Bowie}]
James Branch Cabell
n 1: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn:
{Cabell}, {James Branch Cabell}]
James Buchanan
n 1: 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn:
{Buchanan}, {James Buchanan}, {President Buchanan}]
James Buchanan Brady
n 1: United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and
his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {James
Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]
James Butler Hickock
n 1: frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary
(1837-1876) [syn: {Hickock}, {Wild Bill Hickock}, {James
Butler Hickock}]
James Byron Dean
n 1: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made
him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {Dean}, {James Dean},
{James Byron Dean}]
James Cagney
n 1: United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough
characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Cagney}, {Jimmy Cagney},
{James Cagney}]
James Clark Ross
n 1: British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the
north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in
Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn:
{Ross}, {James Clark Ross}, {Sir James Clark Ross}]
James Clerk Maxwell
n 1: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and
magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of
light (1831-1879) [syn: {Maxwell}, {J. C. Maxwell}, {James
Clerk Maxwell}]
James Cleveland Owens
n 1: United States athlete and Black American whose success in
the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler
(1913-1980) [syn: {Owens}, {Jesse Owens}, {James Cleveland
Owens}]
James Cook
n 1: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia
for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
(1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {James Cook}, {Captain Cook},
{Captain James Cook}]
James Crichton
n 1: Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582) [syn:
{Crichton}, {James Crichton}, {The Admirable Crichton}]
James Dean
n 1: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made
him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {Dean}, {James Dean},
{James Byron Dean}]
James Dewey Watson
n 1: United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped
discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn:
{Watson}, {James Watson}, {James Dewey Watson}]
James Douglas Morrison
n 1: United States rock singer (1943-1971) [syn: {Morrison},
{Jim Morrison}, {James Douglas Morrison}]
James Earl Carter
n 1: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter},
{Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, {President Carter}]
James Earl Carter Jr.
n 1: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter},
{Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, {President Carter}]
James Edmund Scripps
n 1: United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of
Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908) [syn: {Scripps}, {James
Edmund Scripps}]
James Edward Meade
n 1: English economist noted for his studies of international
trade and finance (1907-1995) [syn: {Meade}, {James Edward
Meade}]
James Fenimore Cooper
n 1: United States novelist noted for his stories of American
Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851) [syn: {Cooper},
{James Fenimore Cooper}]
James Francis Thorpe
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) [syn:
{Thorpe}, {Jim Thorpe}, {James Francis Thorpe}]
James Franck
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav
Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that
proved the existence of the stationary energy states
postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964) [syn: {Franck}, {James
Franck}]
James Garfield
n 1: 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a
frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield},
{James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham
Garfield}, {President Garfield}]
James George Frazer
n 1: English social anthropologist noted for studies of
primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: {Frazer},
{James George Frazer}, {Sir James George Frazer}]
James Grover Thurber
n 1: United States humorist and cartoonist who published
collections of essays and stories (1894-1961) [syn:
{Thurber}, {James Thurber}, {James Grover Thurber}]
James Hargreaves
n 1: English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778) [syn:
{Hargreaves}, {James Hargreaves}]
James Harold Doolittle
n 1: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world
in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight
raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: {Doolittle}, {Jimmy
Doolittle}, {James Harold Doolittle}]
James Harvey Robinson
n 1: United States historian who stressed the importance of
intellectual and social events for the course of history
(1863-1936) [syn: {Robinson}, {James Harvey Robinson}]
James Henry Leigh Hunt
n 1: British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and
Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: {Hunt}, {Leigh Hunt}, {James
Henry Leigh Hunt}]
James Hogg
n 1: Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835) [syn: {Hogg},
{James Hogg}]
James Howard Meredith
n 1: United States civil rights leader whose college
registration caused riots in traditionally segregated
Mississippi (born in 1933) [syn: {Meredith}, {James
Meredith}, {James Howard Meredith}]
James Hutton
n 1: Scottish geologist who described the processes that have
shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797) [syn: {Hutton},
{James Hutton}]
James I
n 1: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from
1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was
the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth
I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the
divine right of kings (1566-1625) [syn: {James}, {James I},
{King James}, {King James I}]
James II
n 1: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and
Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) [syn: {James},
{James II}]
James IV
n 1: a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry
VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded
England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) [syn:
{James}, {James IV}]
James Ives
n 1: United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel
Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier &
Ives' (1824-1895) [syn: {Ives}, {James Ives}, {James
Merritt Ives}]
James Jerome Hill
n 1: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {Hill}, {J.
J. Hill}, {James Jerome Hill}]
James John Corbett
n 1: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn:
{Corbett}, {Jim Corbett}, {James John Corbett}, {Gentleman
Jim}]
James Joseph Tunney
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
[syn: {Tunney}, {Gene Tunney}, {James Joseph Tunney}]
James Joyce
n 1: influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations
(such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn:
{Joyce}, {James Joyce}, {James Augustine Aloysius Joyce}]
James K. Polk
n 1: 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led
to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and
much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James
Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President
Polk}]
James Knox Polk
n 1: 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led
to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and
much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James
Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President
Polk}]
James Langston Hughes
n 1: United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: {Hughes}, {Langston
Hughes}, {James Langston Hughes}]
James Leonard Farmer
n 1: United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the
Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) [syn: {Farmer},
{James Leonard Farmer}]
James Madison
n 1: 4th President of the United States; member of the
Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional
Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights
(1751-1836) [syn: {Madison}, {James Madison}, {President
Madison}]
James Maitland Stewart
n 1: United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but
modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: {Stewart}, {Jimmy Stewart},
{James Maitland Stewart}]
James Marshall Hendrix
n 1: United States guitarist whose innovative style with
electric guitars influenced the development of rock music
(1942-1970) [syn: {Hendrix}, {Jimi Hendrix}, {James
Marshall Hendrix}]
James Mason
n 1: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: {Mason}, {James
Mason}, {James Neville Mason}]
James Matthew Barrie
n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
(1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie},
{James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]
James McKeen Cattell
n 1: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn:
{Cattell}, {James McKeen Cattell}]
James Meredith
n 1: United States civil rights leader whose college
registration caused riots in traditionally segregated
Mississippi (born in 1933) [syn: {Meredith}, {James
Meredith}, {James Howard Meredith}]
James Merritt Ives
n 1: United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel
Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier &
Ives' (1824-1895) [syn: {Ives}, {James Ives}, {James
Merritt Ives}]
James Michener
n 1: United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn:
{Michener}, {James Michener}, {James Albert Michener}]
James Mill
n 1: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's
utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
[syn: {Mill}, {James Mill}]
James Monroe
n 1: 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe
Doctrine (1758-1831) [syn: {Monroe}, {James Monroe},
{President Monroe}]
James Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
James Naismith
n 1: United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the
game of basketball (1861-1939) [syn: {Naismith}, {James
Naismith}]
James Neville Mason
n 1: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: {Mason}, {James
Mason}, {James Neville Mason}]
James Parkinson
n 1: English surgeon (1755-1824) [syn: {Parkinson}, {James
Parkinson}]
James Polk
n 1: 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led
to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and
much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James
Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President
Polk}]
James Prescott Joule
n 1: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of
heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics
(1818-1889) [syn: {Joule}, {James Prescott Joule}]
James Riddle Hoffa
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the
Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge
and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered
(1913-1975) [syn: {Hoffa}, {Jimmy Hoffa}, {James Riddle
Hoffa}]
James River
n 1: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at
Hampton Roads [syn: {James}, {James River}]
2: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across
South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: {James}, {James River}]
James Scott Connors
n 1: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
[syn: {Connors}, {Jimmy Conors}, {James Scott Connors}]
James Thomas Farrell
n 1: United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
[syn: {Farrell}, {James Thomas Farrell}]
James Thomas Harris
n 1: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable
autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: {Harris}, {Frank Harris},
{James Thomas Harris}]
James Thurber
n 1: United States humorist and cartoonist who published
collections of essays and stories (1894-1961) [syn:
{Thurber}, {James Thurber}, {James Grover Thurber}]
James Tobin
n 1: United States economist (1918-2002) [syn: {Tobin}, {James
Tobin}]
James Usher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {Ussher},
{James Ussher}, {Usher}, {James Usher}]
James Ussher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {Ussher},
{James Ussher}, {Usher}, {James Usher}]
James Watson
n 1: United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped
discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn:
{Watson}, {James Watson}, {James Dewey Watson}]
James Watt
n 1: Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the
steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
[syn: {Watt}, {James Watt}]
James Whitcomb Riley
n 1: United States poet (1849-1916) [syn: {Riley}, {James
Whitcomb Riley}]
James William Fulbright
n 1: United States senator who is remembered for his creation of
grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students
between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
[syn: {Fulbright}, {William Fulbright}, {James William
Fulbright}]
James Wilson
n 1: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: {Wilson},
{James Wilson}]
James Wyatt
n 1: English architect (1746-1813) [syn: {Wyatt}, {James Wyatt}]
Jamestown weed
n 1: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having
rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped
flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson
weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of
Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]
Jammu and Kashmir
n 1: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed
between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Cashmere},
{Jammu and Kashmir}]
Jan Amos Komensky
n 1: Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) [syn: {Comenius},
{John Amos Comenius}, {Jan Amos Komensky}]
Jan Christian Smuts
n 1: South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) [syn:
{Smuts}, {Jan Christian Smuts}]
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
n 1: Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of
Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) [syn:
{Purkinje}, {Jan Evangelista Purkinje}, {Johannes
Evangelista Purkinje}]
Jan Hendrix Oort
n 1: Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and
proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) [syn:
{Oort}, {Jan Hendrix Oort}]
Jan Hus
n 1: Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the
Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the
Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the
corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake
(1372-1415) [syn: {Huss}, {John Huss}, {Hus}, {Jan Hus}]
Jan Steen
n 1: Dutch genre painter (1626-1679) [syn: {Steen}, {Jan Steen}]
Jan Swammerdam
n 1: Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a
classification of insects and who was among the first to
recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red
blood cells (1637-1680) [syn: {Swammerdam}, {Jan
Swammerdam}]
Jan Tinbergen
n 1: Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics
(1903-1994) [syn: {Tinbergen}, {Jan Tinbergen}]
Jan van der Meer
n 1: Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
[syn: {Vermeer}, {Jan Vermeer}, {Jan van der Meer}]
Jan van Eyck
n 1: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of
painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil
painting (1390-1441) [syn: {Eyck}, {van Eyck}, {Jan van
Eyck}]
Jan Vermeer
n 1: Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
[syn: {Vermeer}, {Jan Vermeer}, {Jan van der Meer}]
Jane Austen
n 1: English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of
middle-class families (1775-1817) [syn: {Austen}, {Jane
Austen}]
Jane Doe
n 1: an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal
proceedings
Jane Fonda
n 1: United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda
(born in 1937) [syn: {Fonda}, {Jane Fonda}]
Jane Goodall
n 1: English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in
the wild (born in 1934) [syn: {Goodall}, {Jane Goodall}]
Jane Jacobs
n 1: United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in
1916) [syn: {Jacobs}, {Jane Jacobs}]
Jane Seymour
n 1: Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother
of Edward VI (1509-1537) [syn: {Seymour}, {Jane Seymour}]
Janis Joplin
n 1: United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the
height of her popularity (1943-1970) [syn: {Joplin}, {Janis
Joplin}]
January 1
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day
celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on
January 1st [syn: {Circumcision}, {Feast of the
Circumcision}, {January 1}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation [syn:
{Solemnity of Mary}, {January 1}]
3: the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's Day}, {New
Year's}, {January 1}]
January 19
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's
Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January
19}]
January 20
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Agnes's Eve}, {January
20}]
2: the day designated for inauguration of the United States
President [syn: {Inauguration Day}, {January 20}]
January 6
n 1: twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the
three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany},
{Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day},
{January 6}]
Janus-faced
adj 1: having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a
Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy"
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending
one set of feelings and acting under the influence of
another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel
Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced
infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn:
{ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous},
{Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
3: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the
past; "Janus the two-faced god" [syn: {Janus-faced}, {two-
faced}]
jap clover
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {jap clover},
{Lespedeza striata}]
Japan allspice
n 1: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice},
{winter sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]
Japan bittersweet
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
{Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
articulatus}]
Japan cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft
wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {Japan cedar}, {sugi},
{Cryptomeria japonica}]
japan clover
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {jap clover},
{Lespedeza striata}]
Japan current
n 1: a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the
coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Japan
current}, {Kuroshio current}, {Kuroshio}]
Japan tallow
n 1: a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
[syn: {Japan wax}, {Japan tallow}]
Japan Trench
n 1: a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the
northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet
Japan wax
n 1: a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
[syn: {Japan wax}, {Japan tallow}]
Japanese allspice
n 1: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice},
{winter sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]
Japanese andromeda
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda},
{Japanese andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}, {Pieris
japonica}]
Japanese angelica tree
n 1: deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Japanese
angelica tree}, {Aralia elata}]
Japanese apricot
n 1: Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink
blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: {Japanese apricot},
{mei}, {Prunus mume}]
Japanese Archipelago
n 1: a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia
extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the
western Pacific Ocean [syn: {Japan}, {Japanese Islands},
{Japanese Archipelago}]
Japanese banana
n 1: Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage
plant in Japan [syn: {Japanese banana}, {Musa basjoo}]
Japanese barberry
n 1: compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries;
widespread in cultivation especially for hedges [syn:
{Japanese barberry}, {Berberis thunbergii}]
Japanese barnyard millet
n 1: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern
Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important
wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet},
{billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa
millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]
Japanese beech
n 1: a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown
wood
Japanese beetle
n 1: small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern
Asia; serious plant pest in North America [syn: {Japanese
beetle}, {Popillia japonica}]
Japanese bittersweet
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
{Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
articulatus}]
Japanese black pine
n 1: large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of
2; widely planted in United States because of its
resistance to salt and smog [syn: {Japanese black pine},
{black pine}, {Pinus thunbergii}]
Japanese brome
n 1: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese
brome}, {Japanese chess}, {Bromus japonicus}]
Japanese capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and
cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo},
{Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]
Japanese carpet grass
n 1: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United
States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass},
{Zoysia matrella}]
Japanese cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft
wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {Japan cedar}, {sugi},
{Cryptomeria japonica}]
Japanese cherry
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in
many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental
cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry},
{Prunus serrulata}]
Japanese chess
n 1: grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese
brome}, {Japanese chess}, {Bromus japonicus}]
Japanese chestnut
n 1: a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk [syn:
{Japanese chestnut}, {Castanea crenata}]
japanese clover
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {jap clover},
{Lespedeza striata}]
Japanese crab
n 1: crabmeat usually canned; from Japan
Japanese deer
n 1: small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn:
{Japanese deer}, {sika}, {Cervus nipon}, {Cervus sika}]
Japanese deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the Japanese
Japanese flowering cherry
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in
many varieties for its pink blossoms [syn: {Japanese
flowering cherry}, {Prunus sieboldii}]
2: ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in
many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental
cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry},
{Prunus serrulata}]
Japanese honeysuckle
n 1: an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-
evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow
with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Japanese
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera japonica}]
Japanese hop
n 1: ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its
variegated foliage [syn: {Japanese hop}, {Humulus
japonicus}]
Japanese iris
n 1: iris native to Japan having large showy flowers [syn:
{Japanese iris}, {Iris kaempferi}]
Japanese Islands
n 1: a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia
extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the
western Pacific Ocean [syn: {Japan}, {Japanese Islands},
{Japanese Archipelago}]
Japanese ivy
n 1: Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
[syn: {Boston ivy}, {Japanese ivy}, {Parthenocissus
tricuspidata}]
Japanese lacquer tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
Japanese lawn grass
n 1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United
States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass},
{Zoysia japonica}]
Japanese leaf
n 1: erect or partially climbing herb having large green or
variegated leaves [syn: {Chinese evergreen}, {Japanese
leaf}, {Aglaonema modestum}]
Japanese leek
n 1: Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green
onions [syn: {Welsh onion}, {Japanese leek}, {Allium
fistulosum}]
Japanese lilac
n 1: lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse
early summer rose-lilac flowers [syn: {Japanese lilac},
{Syringa villosa}]
Japanese lime
n 1: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese linden}, {Japanese lime}, {Tilia japonica}]
Japanese linden
n 1: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese linden}, {Japanese lime}, {Tilia japonica}]
Japanese maple
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with
deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties [syn:
{Japanese maple}, {Acer palmatum}]
2: leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn:
{Japanese maple}, {full moon maple}, {Acer japonicum}]
Japanese medlar
n 1: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar},
{Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
Japanese millet
n 1: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern
Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important
wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet},
{billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa
millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]
Japanese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Japan
Japanese morning glory
n 1: annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by
wide color range and frilled or double flowers [syn:
{Japanese morning glory}, {Ipomoea nil}]
Japanese oak
n 1: oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn:
{Japanese oak}, {Quercus mongolica}, {Quercus
grosseserrata}]
2: small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese oak},
{Lithocarpus glabra}, {Lithocarpus glaber}]
Japanese oyster
n 1: a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the
Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for
introduction in Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Japanese oyster},
{Ostrea gigas}]
Japanese pagoda tree
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree},
{Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora
japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]
Japanese persimmon
n 1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange
edible astringent fruit [syn: {Japanese persimmon}, {kaki},
{Diospyros kaki}]
Japanese pink
n 1: a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-
edged petals [syn: {Japanese pink}, {Dianthus chinensis
heddewigii}]
Japanese plum
n 1: small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red
plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
[syn: {Japanese plum}, {Prunus salicina}]
2: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar},
{Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
3: yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone
and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn: {loquat},
{Japanese plum}]
Japanese poinsettia
n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to
Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint
leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
Japanese privet
n 1: evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves
and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than
Chinese privet [syn: {Japanese privet}, {Ligustrum
japonicum}]
Japanese quince
n 1: deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white
blossoms [syn: {Japanese quince}, {Chaenomeles speciosa}]
Japanese radish
n 1: radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or
cooked [syn: {radish}, {daikon}, {Japanese radish},
{Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}]
Japanese Red Army
n 1: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the
Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world
revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian
terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible
for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {Japanese Red
Army}, {JRA}, {Anti-Imperialist International Brigade}]
Japanese red pine
n 1: pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading
irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese red pine}, {Japanese table pine}, {Pinus
densiflora}]
Japanese rose
n 1: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small
flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn:
{multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby
rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]
Japanese snowbell
n 1: shrubby tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese snowbell},
{Styrax japonicum}]
Japanese spaniel
n 1: breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky
black-and-white or red-and-white coat
Japanese spurge
n 1: slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal
spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover [syn:
{Japanese spurge}, {Pachysandra terminalis}]
Japanese stranglehold
n 1: a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed
in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
Japanese sumac
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
Japanese table pine
n 1: pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading
irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese red pine}, {Japanese table pine}, {Pinus
densiflora}]
Japanese tree lilac
n 1: small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and
creamy-white flowers [syn: {Japanese tree lilac}, {Syringa
reticulata}, {Syringa amurensis japonica}]
Japanese umbrella pine
n 1: tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and
needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends
of twigs [syn: {Japanese umbrella pine}, {Sciadopitys
verticillata}]
Japanese varnish tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
2: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an
ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long
racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike
pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese parasol},
{Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]
Japanese wistaria
n 1: having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue [syn:
{Japanese wistaria}, {Wisteria floribunda}]
Japanese yew
n 1: shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous
dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
[syn: {Japanese yew}, {Taxus cuspidata}]
Japanese-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Japanese
jar against
v 1: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the
telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar
against}, {butt against}, {knock against}]
Jaroslav Hasek
n 1: Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923) [syn:
{Hasek}, {Jaroslav Hasek}]
Jarvik artificial heart
n 1: a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some
success [syn: {Jarvik heart}, {Jarvik artificial heart}]
Jarvik heart
n 1: a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some
success [syn: {Jarvik heart}, {Jarvik artificial heart}]
Jasmine tobacco
n 1: South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally
fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {flowering tobacco},
{Jasmine tobacco}, {Nicotiana alata}]
Jasminum mesnyi
n 1: evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
[syn: {primrose jasmine}, {Jasminum mesnyi}]
Jasminum nudiflorum
n 1: deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-
blooming yellow flowers [syn: {winter jasmine}, {Jasminum
nudiflorum}]
Jasminum officinale
n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum
officinale}]
Jasminum sambac
n 1: East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse
fragrant white flowers [syn: {Arabian jasmine}, {Jasminum
sambac}]
Jasper Johns
n 1: United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in
1930) [syn: {Johns}, {Jasper Johns}]
Jatropha curcus
n 1: small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a
tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a
purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities [syn:
{physic nut}, {Jatropha curcus}]
Jatropha stimulosus
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
Jatropha urens
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
Jaun Gris
n 1: Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) [syn: {Gris}, {Jaun
Gris}]
jaundice of the newborn
n 1: yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides
spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn},
{physiological jaundice of the newborn}, {icterus
neonatorum}]
jaunting car
n 1: an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in
Ireland [syn: {jaunting car}, {jaunty car}]
jaunty car
n 1: an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in
Ireland [syn: {jaunting car}, {jaunty car}]
Java finch
n 1: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice
fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {ricebird},
{Padda oryzivora}]
Java man
n 1: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called
Pithecanthropus erectus [syn: {Java man}, {Trinil man}]
Java olives
n 1: large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling
orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich
seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {kalumpang}, {Java
olives}, {Sterculia foetida}]
Java pepper
n 1: tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy
berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb vine}, {Java
pepper}, {Piper cubeba}]
Java sparrow
n 1: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice
fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {ricebird},
{Padda oryzivora}]
Javel water
n 1: an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle
water}, {Javel water}, {eau de Javelle}]
Javelle water
n 1: an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle
water}, {Javel water}, {eau de Javelle}]
Jawaharlal Nehru
n 1: Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for
home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of
India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964) [syn: {Nehru},
{Jawaharlal Nehru}]
jawless fish
n 1: eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages
including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms [syn:
{jawless vertebrate}, {jawless fish}, {agnathan}]
jawless vertebrate
n 1: eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages
including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms [syn:
{jawless vertebrate}, {jawless fish}, {agnathan}]
Jaws of Life
n 1: hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to
pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people
trapped inside
Jay Cooke
n 1: United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance
the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in
a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) [syn: {Cooke}, {Jay
Cooke}]
Jay Gould
n 1: United States financier who gained control of the Erie
Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he
attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892) [syn:
{Gould}, {Jay Gould}]
Jazz Age
n 1: the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels
of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful
exuberance, and carefree hedonism
jazz around
v 1: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gallivant},
{gad}, {jazz around}]
jazz band
n 1: a small band of jazz musicians [syn: {jazz band}, {jazz
group}, {combo}]
jazz festival
n 1: a festival that features performances by jazz artists
jazz group
n 1: a small band of jazz musicians [syn: {jazz band}, {jazz
group}, {combo}]
jazz musician
n 1: a musician who plays or composes jazz music [syn: {jazz
musician}, {jazzman}]
jazz up
v 1: make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep
up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {pep up},
{ginger up}]
je ne sais quoi
n 1: something indescribable
Jean Anouilh
n 1: French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek
myths (1910-1987) [syn: {Anouilh}, {Jean Anouilh}]
Jean Antoine Watteau
n 1: French painter (1684-1721) [syn: {Watteau}, {Jean Antoine
Watteau}]
Jean Arp
n 1: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in
Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
[syn: {Arp}, {Jean Arp}, {Hans Arp}]
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
n 1: French classical painter (1780-1867) [syn: {Ingres}, {Jean
Auguste Dominique Ingres}]
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
n 1: French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875) [syn:
{Corot}, {Jean Baptiste Camille Corot}]
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
n 1: French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from
the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
[syn: {Lamarck}, {Jean Baptiste de Lamarck}, {Chevalier de
Lamarck}]
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
n 1: French general who commanded French troops in the American
Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807) [syn:
{Rochambeau}, {Comte de Rochambeau}, {Jean Baptiste
Donatien de Vimeur}]
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
n 1: French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and
studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Fourier},
{Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}, {Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph
Fourier}]
Jean Baptiste Lully
n 1: French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer
to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera
(1632-1687) [syn: {Lully}, {Jean Baptiste Lully}, {Lulli},
{Giambattista Lulli}]
Jean Baptiste Racine
n 1: French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works
on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: {Racine}, {Jean
Racine}, {Jean Baptiste Racine}]
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
n 1: French physicist who determined the speed of light and
showed that it travels slower in water than in air;
invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope
(1819-1868) [syn: {Foucault}, {Jean Bernard Leon Foucault}]
Jean Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Johann
Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]
Jean Caulvin
n 1: Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets
(predestination and the irresistibility of grace and
justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
[syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean
Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]
Jean Cauvin
n 1: Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets
(predestination and the irresistibility of grace and
justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
[syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean
Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]
Jean Chauvin
n 1: Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets
(predestination and the irresistibility of grace and
justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
[syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean
Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]
Jean Cocteau
n 1: French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic
media (1889-1963) [syn: {Cocteau}, {Jean Cocteau}]
Jean de La Fontaine
n 1: French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published
them (1621-1695) [syn: {La Fontaine}, {Jean de La
Fontaine}]
Jean Edouard Vuillard
n 1: French painter (1868-1940) [syn: {Vuillard}, {Edouard
Vuillard}, {Jean Edouard Vuillard}]
Jean Francois Champollion
n 1: Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone
and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian
hieroglyphics (1790-1832) [syn: {Champollion}, {Jean
Francois Champollion}]
Jean Francois Millet
n 1: French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875) [syn: {Millet},
{Jean Francois Millet}]
Jean Genet
n 1: French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the
absurd (1910-1986) [syn: {Genet}, {Jean Genet}]
Jean Giraudoux
n 1: French novelist and dramatist whose plays were
reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) [syn:
{Giraudoux}, {Jean Giraudoux}, {Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux}]
Jean Harlow
n 1: United States film actress who made several films with
Clark Gable (1911-1937) [syn: {Harlow}, {Jean Harlow},
{Harlean Carpenter}]
Jean Honore Fragonard
n 1: French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity
of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century
(1732-1806) [syn: {Fragonard}, {Jean Honore Fragonard}]
Jean Laffite
n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of
1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes
(1780-1826) [syn: {Laffite}, {Lafitte}, {Jean Laffite},
{Jean Lafitte}]
Jean Lafitte
n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of
1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes
(1780-1826) [syn: {Laffite}, {Lafitte}, {Jean Laffite},
{Jean Lafitte}]
Jean Louis Charles Garnier
n 1: French architect (1825-1898) [syn: {Garnier}, {Jean Louis
Charles Garnier}]
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
n 1: United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied
fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages
had occurred in North America (1807-1873) [syn: {Agassiz},
{Louis Agassiz}, {Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz}]
Jean Luc Godard
n 1: French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work
explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative
techniques (born in 1930) [syn: {Godard}, {Jean Luc
Godard}]
Jean Martin Charcot
n 1: French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure
hysteria (1825-1893) [syn: {Charcot}, {Jean Martin
Charcot}]
Jean Monnet
n 1: French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe
(1888-1979) [syn: {Monnet}, {Jean Monnet}]
Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud
n 1: French poet whose work influenced the surrealists
(1854-1891) [syn: {Rimbaud}, {Arthur Rimbaud}, {Jean
Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud}]
Jean Paul Marat
n 1: French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a
leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to
death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793) [syn:
{Marat}, {Jean Paul Marat}]
Jean Piaget
n 1: Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive
development in children (1896-1980) [syn: {Piaget}, {Jean
Piaget}]
Jean Racine
n 1: French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works
on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: {Racine}, {Jean
Racine}, {Jean Baptiste Racine}]
Jean Sibelius
n 1: Finnish composer (1865-1957) [syn: {Sibelius}, {Jean
Sibelius}, {Johan Julius Christian Sibelius}]
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
n 1: French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673) [syn:
{Moliere}, {Jean-Baptiste Poquelin}]
Jean-Claude Duvalier
n 1: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of
Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born
in 1951) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Jean-Claude Duvalier}, {Baby
Doc}]
Jean-Frederic Joliot
n 1: French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant
and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married
(taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered
how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
[syn: {Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie},
{Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie}]
Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
n 1: French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant
and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married
(taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered
how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
[syn: {Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie},
{Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie}]
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
n 1: French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed
that the natural goodness of man was warped by society;
ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778) [syn:
{Rousseau}, {Jean-Jacques Rousseau}]
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
n 1: United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat
generation (1922-1969) [syn: {Kerouac}, {Jack Kerouac},
{Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac}]
Jean-Paul Sartre
n 1: French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
[syn: {Sartre}, {Jean-Paul Sartre}]
Jean-Philippe Rameau
n 1: French composer of operas whose writings laid the
foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)
[syn: {Rameau}, {Jean-Philippe Rameau}]
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
n 1: French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose
policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Pompadour},
{Marquise de Pompadour}, {Jeanne Antoinette Poisson}]
Jeanne d'Arc
n 1: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious
visions to organize French resistance to the English and to
have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for
heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Jeanne
d'Arc}, {Joan of Arc}, {Saint Joan}]
Jeannette Rankin
n 1: leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the
first woman to serve in the United States House of
Representatives (1880-1973) [syn: {Rankin}, {Jeannette
Rankin}]
Jebel Musa
n 1: a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of
Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Jebel
Musa}, {Abila}, {Abyla}]
Jed'dah
n 1: port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near
Mecca [syn: {Jeddah}, {Jed'dah}, {Jiddah}, {Jidda}]
Jefferson City
n 1: capital of the state of Missouri; located in central
Missouri on the Missouri river [syn: {Jefferson City},
{capital of Missouri}]
Jefferson Davis
n 1: American statesman; president of the Confederate States of
America during the American Civil War (1808-1889) [syn:
{Davis}, {Jefferson Davis}]
Jefferson Davis' Birthday
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson
Davis' Birthday}, {Davis' Birthday}, {June 3}]
Jeffrey pine
n 1: tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long
blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on
spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified
as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine},
{Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]
Jeffrey's pine
n 1: tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long
blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on
spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified
as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine},
{Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]
Jehovah's Witness
n 1: believer in imminent approach of the millennium;
practitioner of active evangelism
Jehovah's Witnesses
n 1: Protestant denomination founded in the United States by
Charles Taze Russell in 1884
jejunal artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric
artery that supplies the jejunum [syn: {jejunal artery},
{intestinal artery}]
Jekyll and Hyde
n 1: someone with two personalities - one good and one evil
Jell-O
n 1: fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a
commercially prepared gelatin powder [syn: {jello},
{Jell-O}]
jelly bean
n 1: sugar-glazed jellied candy [syn: {jelly bean}, {jelly egg}]
jelly doughnut
n 1: a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: {Berlin
doughnut}, {bismark}, {jelly doughnut}]
jelly egg
n 1: sugar-glazed jellied candy [syn: {jelly bean}, {jelly egg}]
jelly fungus
n 1: any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose
fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
Jelly Roll Morton
n 1: United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New
Orleans jazz (1885-1941) [syn: {Morton}, {Jelly Roll
Morton}, {Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton}]
Jemaah Islamiyah
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized
in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims
in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore
and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI},
{Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin
Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
Jenghiz Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Genghis Khan},
{Jinghis Khan}, {Jenghiz Khan}, {Temujin}]
jenny ass
n 1: female donkey [syn: {jennet}, {jenny}, {jenny ass}]
Jenny Lind
n 1: Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the
management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) [syn: {Lind}, {Jenny
Lind}, {Swedish Nightingale}]
jenny wren
n 1: any of several small active brown birds of the northern
hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
[syn: {wren}, {jenny wren}]
Jens Otto Harry Jespersen
n 1: Danish linguist (1860-1943) [syn: {Jespersen}, {Otto
Jespersen}, {Jens Otto Harry Jespersen}]
jerboa kangaroo
n 1: brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: {jerboa kangaroo},
{kangaroo jerboa}]
jerboa rat
n 1: large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
Jeremy Bentham
n 1: English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism
(1748-1831) [syn: {Bentham}, {Jeremy Bentham}]
Jerez de la Frontera
n 1: a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making
sherry [syn: {Jerez}, {Jerez de la Frontera}]
jerk off
v 1: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn:
{masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off},
{jerk off}]
jerk-off
n 1: terms of abuse for a masturbator [syn: {tosser}, {jerk-
off}, {wanker}]
jerked meat
n 1: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
[syn: {jerky}, {jerked meat}, {jerk}]
jerking off
n 1: slang for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking off},
{hand job}, {wank}]
Jeroboam I
n 1: (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of
Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC) [syn:
{Jeroboam}, {Jeroboam I}]
Jerom Bos
n 1: Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: {Bosch}, {Hieronymus
Bosch}, {Jerom Bos}]
Jerome David Kern
n 1: United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
[syn: {Kern}, {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]
Jerome David Salinger
n 1: United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {Salinger}, {J. D.
Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]
Jerome Kern
n 1: United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
[syn: {Kern}, {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]
Jerome Robbins
n 1: United States choreographer who brought human emotion to
classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals
(1918-1998) [syn: {Robbins}, {Jerome Robbins}]
Jerry Lee Lewis
n 1: United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
[syn: {Lewis}, {Jerry Lee Lewis}]
jerry-builder
n 1: someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on
speculation for a quick profit
jerry-building
n 1: construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
jerry-built
adj 1: badly or hastily built; "mean little jerry-built houses"
Jersey City
n 1: a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
Jersey elm
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Jersey fern
n 1: small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn:
{annual fern}, {Jersey fern}, {Anogramma leptophylla}]
Jersey knapweed
n 1: a variety of knapweed
Jersey Lillie
n 1: British actress and mistress of the prince who later became
Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {Lillie Langtry},
{Jersey Lillie}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]
Jersey pine
n 1: common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States
having straggling often twisted or branches and short
needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia
pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]
Jerusalem artichoke
n 1: edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated
for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem
artichoke}, {girasol}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower},
{Helianthus tuberosus}]
3: sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried
as Saratoga chips [syn: {Jerusalem artichoke}, {sunchoke}]
Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
n 1: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn:
{Jerusalem artichoke}, {girasol}, {Jerusalem artichoke
sunflower}, {Helianthus tuberosus}]
Jerusalem cherry
n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-
sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry},
{Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]
Jerusalem cricket
n 1: large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose
soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn:
{sand cricket}, {Jerusalem cricket}, {Stenopelmatus
fuscus}]
Jerusalem cross
n 1: a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small
crossbar
Jerusalem oak
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium
botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
Jerusalem sage
n 1: a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated
for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers [syn:
{Jerusalem sage}, {Phlomis fruticosa}]
Jerusalem thorn
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn:
{Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Paliurus spina-
christi}]
2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
{jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus
jujuba}]
3: large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate
leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented
racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or
hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but
naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Jerusalem
thorn}, {horsebean}, {Parkinsonia aculeata}]
4: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow
flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn:
{catechu}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Acacia catechu}]
Jerusalem Warriors
n 1: ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the
Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force
sergeant in 1991
Jesse Jackson
n 1: United States civil rights leader who led a national
campaign against racial discrimination and ran for
presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: {Jackson},
{Jesse Jackson}, {Jesse Louis Jackson}]
Jesse James
n 1: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier
and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and
banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his
own gang (1847-1882) [syn: {James}, {Jesse James}]
Jesse Louis Jackson
n 1: United States civil rights leader who led a national
campaign against racial discrimination and ran for
presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: {Jackson},
{Jesse Jackson}, {Jesse Louis Jackson}]
Jesse Owens
n 1: United States athlete and Black American whose success in
the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler
(1913-1980) [syn: {Owens}, {Jesse Owens}, {James Cleveland
Owens}]
Jessica Lucy Mitford
n 1: United States writer (born in England) who wrote on
American culture (1917-1996) [syn: {Mitford}, {Jessica
Mitford}, {Jessica Lucy Mitford}]
Jessica Mitford
n 1: United States writer (born in England) who wrote on
American culture (1917-1996) [syn: {Mitford}, {Jessica
Mitford}, {Jessica Lucy Mitford}]
Jessica Tandy
n 1: United States actress (born in England) who made many stage
appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)
[syn: {Tandy}, {Jessica Tandy}]
Jessye Norman
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn:
{Norman}, {Jessye Norman}]
jest at
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule},
{roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib},
{make fun}, {poke fun}]
Jesuit order
n 1: a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and
to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly
committed to education and scholarship [syn: {Society of
Jesus}, {Jesuit order}]
Jesuit's bark
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: {cinchona}, {cinchona bark}, {Peruvian
bark}, {Jesuit's bark}]
Jesuits' nut
n 1: a variety of water chestnut [syn: {water caltrop},
{Jesuits' nut}, {Trapa natans}]
Jesus Christ
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of
Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ},
{Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer},
{Deliverer}]
Jesus of Nazareth
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of
Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ},
{Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer},
{Deliverer}]
jet black
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black},
{pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
jet bridge
n 1: an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large
commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the
plane from the gate
jet engine
n 1: a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a
jet plane by reaction propulsion
jet lag
n 1: fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of
the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet
travel
jet plane
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet},
{jet plane}, {jet-propelled plane}]
jet propulsion
n 1: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid
toward the rear
jet set
n 1: a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for
pleasure
jet stream
n 1: a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to
east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects
of the formation of weather fronts
jet-black
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or
coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy},
{sooty}]
jet-propelled
adj 1: propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine
jet-propelled plane
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet},
{jet plane}, {jet-propelled plane}]
jeu d'esprit
n 1: a witty comment or writing
jeune fille
n 1: a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lass},
{lassie}, {young girl}, {jeune fille}]
Jew bush
n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic
properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush},
{redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus
tithymaloides}]
jew's harp
n 1: a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed
between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue
while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jew's
harp}, {jews' harp}, {mouth bow}]
Jew's-ear
n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear
and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear},
{Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]
Jew's-ears
n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear
and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear},
{Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]
Jew-baiter
n 1: someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {anti-
Semite}, {Jew-baiter}]
Jew-bush
n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic
properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush},
{redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus
tithymaloides}]
jewel casket
n 1: small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other
valuables [syn: {casket}, {jewel casket}]
jewel orchid
n 1: any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially
for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold
veining
jeweled headdress
n 1: a headdress adorned with jewels [syn: {jewelled headdress},
{jeweled headdress}]
jeweler's glass
n 1: an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more
lenses and is used to view features not readily seen
jeweler's loupe
n 1: small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by
jewelers and horologists [syn: {loupe}, {jeweler's loupe}]
jewelled headdress
n 1: a headdress adorned with jewels [syn: {jewelled headdress},
{jeweled headdress}]
jewelry dealer
n 1: a firm that sells and buys jewelry [syn: {jewelry dealer},
{jewelry store}]
jewelry maker
n 1: someone who makes jewelry [syn: {jewelry maker}, {jeweler},
{jeweller}]
jewelry store
n 1: a firm that sells and buys jewelry [syn: {jewelry dealer},
{jewelry store}]
jewels-of-opar
n 1: erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of
red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to
Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {jewels-
of-opar}, {Talinum paniculatum}]
Jewish calendar
n 1: (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC
(the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar
year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic
leap years [syn: {Jewish calendar}, {Hebrew calendar}]
Jewish calendar month
n 1: a month in the Jewish calendar
Jewish holy day
n 1: a religious holiday for Jews
Jewish New Year
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st
or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the
shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh
Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]
Jewish Orthodoxy
n 1: Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in
the Talmud [syn: {Orthodox Judaism}, {Jewish Orthodoxy}]
Jewish religion
n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the
Torah and the Talmud [syn: {Judaism}, {Hebraism}, {Jewish
religion}]
Jewish rye
n 1: (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains
caraway seeds [syn: {Jewish rye bread}, {Jewish rye}]
Jewish rye bread
n 1: (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains
caraway seeds [syn: {Jewish rye bread}, {Jewish rye}]
Jewish-Orthodox
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism;
"Orthodox Judaism" [syn: {Orthodox}, {Jewish-Orthodox}]
jews' harp
n 1: a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed
between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue
while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jew's
harp}, {jews' harp}, {mouth bow}]
jiggery-pokery
n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness},
{hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery},
{skullduggery}]
jigsaw puzzle
n 1: a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has
been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking
pieces
Jim Bowie
n 1: United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against
Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the
Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn:
{Bowie}, {Jim Bowie}, {James Bowie}]
Jim Corbett
n 1: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn:
{Corbett}, {Jim Corbett}, {James John Corbett}, {Gentleman
Jim}]
Jim Crow
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various
activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar},
{color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]
2: a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
Jim Henson
n 1: United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet
characters (1936-1990) [syn: {Henson}, {Jim Henson}]
Jim Morrison
n 1: United States rock singer (1943-1971) [syn: {Morrison},
{Jim Morrison}, {James Douglas Morrison}]
Jim Thorpe
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) [syn:
{Thorpe}, {Jim Thorpe}, {James Francis Thorpe}]
Jimenez de Cisneros
n 1: prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was
later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) [syn: {Jimenez
de Cisneros}, {Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros}]
Jimi Hendrix
n 1: United States guitarist whose innovative style with
electric guitars influenced the development of rock music
(1942-1970) [syn: {Hendrix}, {Jimi Hendrix}, {James
Marshall Hendrix}]
Jimmy Cagney
n 1: United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough
characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Cagney}, {Jimmy Cagney},
{James Cagney}]
Jimmy Carter
n 1: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter},
{Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, {President Carter}]
Jimmy Conors
n 1: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
[syn: {Connors}, {Jimmy Conors}, {James Scott Connors}]
Jimmy Doolittle
n 1: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world
in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight
raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: {Doolittle}, {Jimmy
Doolittle}, {James Harold Doolittle}]
Jimmy Durante
n 1: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and
hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: {Durante}, {Jimmy Durante}]
Jimmy Hoffa
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the
Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge
and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered
(1913-1975) [syn: {Hoffa}, {Jimmy Hoffa}, {James Riddle
Hoffa}]
Jimmy Stewart
n 1: United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but
modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: {Stewart}, {Jimmy Stewart},
{James Maitland Stewart}]
jimson weed
n 1: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having
rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped
flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson
weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of
Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]
Jinghis Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Genghis Khan},
{Jinghis Khan}, {Jenghiz Khan}, {Temujin}]
jingle-jangle
v 1: make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were
jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle}, {jingle-jangle},
{jangle}]
Joan Crawford
n 1: United States film actress (1908-1977) [syn: {Crawford},
{Joan Crawford}]
Joan Didion
n 1: United States writer (born in 1934) [syn: {Didion}, {Joan
Didion}]
Joan Miro
n 1: Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983) [syn: {Miro}, {Joan
Miro}]
Joan of Arc
n 1: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious
visions to organize French resistance to the English and to
have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for
heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Jeanne
d'Arc}, {Joan of Arc}, {Saint Joan}]
Joan Sutherland
n 1: Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn:
{Sutherland}, {Joan Sutherland}, {Dame Joan Sutherland}]
Joao Pessoa
n 1: a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to
the north of Recife
job action
n 1: a temporary action by workers to protest management
decision or to make demands
job application
n 1: an application for a job
job candidate
n 1: an applicant who is being considered for a job
job control
n 1: a program that is called to prepare each job to be run
job description
n 1: description of the responsibilities associated with a given
job
job interview
n 1: an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable
for a position of employment [syn: {job interview},
{employment interview}]
job lot
n 1: a miscellaneous collection of things sold together
Job's comforter
n 1: someone whose comfort is actually discouraging
Job's tears
n 1: hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads
job-control language
n 1: a problem-oriented language used to describe job
requirements to an operating system
job-oriented terminal
n 1: a terminal designed for a particular application
jock itch
n 1: fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn:
{tinea cruris}, {jock itch}, {eczema marginatum}]
jockey cap
n 1: a cap with a bill [syn: {baseball cap}, {jockey cap}, {golf
cap}]
jockey club
n 1: a club to promote and regulate horse racing
Jockey shorts
n 1: (used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade
name Jockey shorts) [syn: {briefs}, {Jockey shorts}]
jodhpur boot
n 1: a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
[syn: {jodhpur}, {jodhpur boot}, {jodhpur shoe}]
jodhpur breeches
n 1: (used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves;
worn with riding boots [syn: {jodhpurs}, {jodhpur
breeches}, {riding breeches}]
jodhpur shoe
n 1: a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
[syn: {jodhpur}, {jodhpur boot}, {jodhpur shoe}]
Joe Bloggs
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow},
{Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]
Joe Blow
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow},
{Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]
Joe Clark
n 1: Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
[syn: {Clark}, {Joe Clark}, {Charles Joseph Clark}]
Joe DiMaggio
n 1: United States professional baseball player noted for his
batting ability (1914-1999) [syn: {DiMaggio}, {Joe
DiMaggio}, {Joseph Paul DiMaggio}]
Joe Louis
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: {Louis}, {Joe
Louis}, {Joseph Louis Barrow}]
Joe-Pye weed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye
weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed},
{Eupatorium purpureum}]
2: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: {Joe-
Pye weed}, {spotted Joe-Pye weed}, {Eupatorium maculatum}]
Joel Chandler Harris
n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle
Remus (1848-1908) [syn: {Harris}, {Joel Harris}, {Joel
Chandler Harris}]
Joel Harris
n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle
Remus (1848-1908) [syn: {Harris}, {Joel Harris}, {Joel
Chandler Harris}]
jog trot
n 1: an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
Johan August Strindberg
n 1: Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn:
{Strindberg}, {August Strindberg}, {Johan August
Strindberg}]
Johan Julius Christian Sibelius
n 1: Finnish composer (1865-1957) [syn: {Sibelius}, {Jean
Sibelius}, {Johan Julius Christian Sibelius}]
Johan Kepler
n 1: German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion
(1571-1630) [syn: {Kepler}, {Johannes Kepler}, {Johan
Kepler}]
Johann Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Johann
Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
n 1: German romantic writer (1759-1805) [syn: {Schiller},
{Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller}]
Johann Eck
n 1: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable
opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) [syn: {Eck}, {Johann
Eck}, {Johann Maier Eck}, {Johann Maier}]
Johann Friedrich Herbart
n 1: German philosopher (1776-1841) [syn: {Herbart}, {Johann
Friedrich Herbart}]
Johann Gottfried von Herder
n 1: German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason
(1744-1803) [syn: {Herder}, {Johann Gottfried von Herder}]
Johann Gutenberg
n 1: German printer who was the first in Europe to print using
movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) [syn:
{Gutenberg}, {Johann Gutenberg}, {Johannes Gutenberg}]
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
n 1: German archaeologist and art historian said to be the
father of archaeology (1717-1768) [syn: {Winckelmann},
{Johann Winckelmann}, {Johann Joachim Winckelmann}]
Johann Ludwig Uhland
n 1: German romantic poet (1787-1862) [syn: {Uhland}, {Johann
Ludwig Uhland}]
Johann Maier
n 1: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable
opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) [syn: {Eck}, {Johann
Eck}, {Johann Maier Eck}, {Johann Maier}]
Johann Maier Eck
n 1: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable
opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) [syn: {Eck}, {Johann
Eck}, {Johann Maier Eck}, {Johann Maier}]
Johann Mendel
n 1: Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding
garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of
the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: {Mendel}, {Gregor
Mendel}, {Johann Mendel}]
Johann Muller
n 1: German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn:
{Muller}, {Johann Muller}, {Regiomontanus}]
Johann Sebastian Bach
n 1: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly
keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western
music (1685-1750) [syn: {Bach}, {Johann Sebastian Bach}]
Johann Strauss
n 1: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed
many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king'
(1825-1899) [syn: {Strauss}, {Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the
Younger}]
2: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Strauss},
{Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the Elder}]
Johann Winckelmann
n 1: German archaeologist and art historian said to be the
father of archaeology (1717-1768) [syn: {Winckelmann},
{Johann Winckelmann}, {Johann Joachim Winckelmann}]
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
n 1: German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar
(1749-1832) [syn: {Goethe}, {Johann Wolfgang von Goethe}]
Johannes Brahms
n 1: German composer who developed the romantic style of both
lyrical and classical music (1833-1897) [syn: {Brahms},
{Johannes Brahms}]
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
n 1: Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {van der Waals},
{Johannes van der Waals}, {Johannes Diderik van der Waals}]
Johannes Eckhart
n 1: German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
[syn: {Eckhart}, {Johannes Eckhart}, {Meister Eckhart}]
Johannes Evangelista Purkinje
n 1: Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of
Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) [syn:
{Purkinje}, {Jan Evangelista Purkinje}, {Johannes
Evangelista Purkinje}]
Johannes Gutenberg
n 1: German printer who was the first in Europe to print using
movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) [syn:
{Gutenberg}, {Johann Gutenberg}, {Johannes Gutenberg}]
Johannes Kepler
n 1: German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion
(1571-1630) [syn: {Kepler}, {Johannes Kepler}, {Johan
Kepler}]
Johannes Peter Muller
n 1: German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) [syn:
{Muller}, {Johannes Peter Muller}]
Johannes van der Waals
n 1: Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {van der Waals},
{Johannes van der Waals}, {Johannes Diderik van der Waals}]
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
n 1: modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950) [syn: {Jensen},
{Johannes Vilhelm Jensen}]
John Adams
n 1: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn:
{Adams}, {John Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John
Adams}]
John Addington Symonds
n 1: English writer (1840-1893) [syn: {Symonds}, {John Addington
Symonds}]
John Amos Comenius
n 1: Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) [syn: {Comenius},
{John Amos Comenius}, {Jan Amos Komensky}]
John Anthony Ciardi
n 1: United States poet and critic (1916-1986) [syn: {Ciardi},
{John Ciardi}, {John Anthony Ciardi}]
John Augustus Roebling
n 1: United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and
began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn:
{Roebling}, {John Roebling}, {John Augustus Roebling}]
John Bach McMaster
n 1: United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of
the people of the United States (1852-1932) [syn:
{McMaster}, {John Bach McMaster}]
John Bardeen
n 1: United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics
twice (1908-1991) [syn: {Bardeen}, {John Bardeen}]
John Barleycorn
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink},
{hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
John Barrington Wain
n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Wain}, {John
Barrington Wain}]
John Barrymore
n 1: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana
Barrymore (1882-1942) [syn: {Barrymore}, {John Barrymore}]
John Barth
n 1: United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: {Barth}, {John
Barth}, {John Simmons Barth}]
John Bartlett
n 1: United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of
familiar quotations (1820-1905) [syn: {Bartlett}, {John
Bartlett}]
John Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Johann
Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]
John Berry Hobbs
n 1: notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: {Hobbs}, {Sir
Jack Hobbs}, {John Berry Hobbs}]
John Birks Gillespie
n 1: United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop
(1917-1993) [syn: {Gillespie}, {Dizzy Gillespie}, {John
Birks Gillespie}]
John Broadus Watson
n 1: United States psychologist considered the founder of
behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) [syn: {Watson}, {John
Broadus Watson}]
John Brown
n 1: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful
raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) [syn: {Brown},
{John Brown}]
John Bull
n 1: a man of English descent [syn: {limey}, {John Bull}]
John Bunyan
n 1: English preacher and author of an allegorical novel,
Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) [syn: {Bunyan}, {John
Bunyan}]
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed
to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of
science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {J. B.
S. Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]
John Burgoyne
n 1: British general in the American Revolution who captured
Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777
(1722-1792) [syn: {Burgoyne}, {John Burgoyne}, {Gentleman
Johnny}]
John C. Fremont
n 1: United States explorer who mapped much of the American west
and Northwest (1813-1890) [syn: {Fremont}, {John C.
Fremont}, {John Charles Fremont}]
John Cabot
n 1: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497
that discovered the mainland of North America and explored
the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
[syn: {Cabot}, {John Cabot}, {Giovanni Cabato}]
John Cage
n 1: United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
[syn: {Cage}, {John Cage}, {John Milton Cage Jr.}]
John Calvin
n 1: Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets
(predestination and the irresistibility of grace and
justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
[syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean
Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]
John Cash
n 1: United States country music singer and songwriter
(1932-2003) [syn: {Cash}, {Johnny Cash}, {John Cash}]
John Chapman
n 1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he
traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {Chapman}, {John Chapman},
{Johnny Appleseed}]
John Charles Fremont
n 1: United States explorer who mapped much of the American west
and Northwest (1813-1890) [syn: {Fremont}, {John C.
Fremont}, {John Charles Fremont}]
John Cheever
n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories
(1912-1982) [syn: {Cheever}, {John Cheever}]
John Chrysostom
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great
preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (347-407) [syn: {John Chrysostom}, {St. John
Chrysostom}]
John Churchill
n 1: English general considered one of the greatest generals in
history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {John Churchill},
{Duke of Marlborough}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]
John Ciardi
n 1: United States poet and critic (1916-1986) [syn: {Ciardi},
{John Ciardi}, {John Anthony Ciardi}]
John Constable
n 1: English landscape painter (1776-1837) [syn: {Constable},
{John Constable}]
John Copley
n 1: American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John
Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American
Revolution (1738-1815) [syn: {Copley}, {John Copley}, {John
Singleton Copley}]
John Cowper Powys
n 1: British writer of novels about nature; one of three
literary brothers (1872-1963) [syn: {Powys}, {John Cowper
Powys}]
John D. Rockefeller
n 1: United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil
business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) [syn:
{Rockefeller}, {John D. Rockefeller}, {John Davison
Rockefeller}]
John Dalton
n 1: English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory
and the law of partial pressures; gave the first
description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) [syn:
{Dalton}, {John Dalton}]
John Davis
n 1: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching
for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {John
Davys}, {Davis}, {John Davis}]
John Davison Rockefeller
n 1: United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil
business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) [syn:
{Rockefeller}, {John D. Rockefeller}, {John Davison
Rockefeller}]
John Davys
n 1: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching
for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {John
Davys}, {Davis}, {John Davis}]
John Deere
n 1: United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable
for working the prairie soil (1804-1886) [syn: {Deere},
{John Deere}]
John Dewey
n 1: United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated
progressive education (1859-1952) [syn: {Dewey}, {John
Dewey}]
John Doe
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow},
{Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]
2: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal
proceedings
John Donald Budge
n 1: United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to
win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn:
{Budge}, {Don Budge}, {John Donald Budge}]
John Donne
n 1: English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a
preacher (1572-1631) [syn: {Donne}, {John Donne}]
John Dory
n 1: European dory [syn: {John Dory}, {Zeus faber}]
John Dos Passos
n 1: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life
in the United States (1896-1970) [syn: {Dos Passos}, {John
Dos Passos}, {John Roderigo Dos Passos}]
John Dowland
n 1: English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute
(1563-1626) [syn: {Dowland}, {John Dowland}]
John Drew
n 1: United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana
Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: {Drew}, {John Drew}]
John Dryden
n 1: the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration
(1631-1700) [syn: {Dryden}, {John Dryden}]
John Duns Scotus
n 1: Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle
Ages (1265-1308) [syn: {Duns Scotus}, {John Duns Scotus}]
John Eccles
n 1: Australian physiologist noted for his research on the
conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) [syn:
{Eccles}, {John Eccles}, {Sir John Carew Eccles}]
John Edgar Hoover
n 1: United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48
years (1895-1972) [syn: {Hoover}, {J. Edgar Hoover}, {John
Edgar Hoover}]
John Edward Masefield
n 1: English poet (1878-1967) [syn: {Masefield}, {John
Masefield}, {John Edward Masefield}]
John Endecott
n 1: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endecott},
{Endicott}, {John Endecott}, {John Endicott}]
John Endicott
n 1: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endecott},
{Endicott}, {John Endecott}, {John Endicott}]
John Ernst Steinbeck
n 1: United States writer noted for his novels about
agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: {Steinbeck}, {John
Steinbeck}, {John Ernst Steinbeck}]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace
Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy},
{Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK},
{President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]
John Fletcher
n 1: prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis
Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) [syn:
{Fletcher}, {John Fletcher}]
John Florio
n 1: English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and
English dictionary (1553-1625) [syn: {Florio}, {John
Florio}]
John Ford
n 1: United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: {Ford}, {John
Ford}]
John Foster Dulles
n 1: United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued
a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to
American allies (1888-1959) [syn: {Dulles}, {John Foster
Dulles}]
John Galbraith
n 1: United States economist (born in Canada) who served as
ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {Galbraith}, {John
Galbraith}, {John Kenneth Galbraith}]
John Galsworthy
n 1: English novelist (1867-1933) [syn: {Galsworthy}, {John
Galsworthy}]
John Glenn
n 1: made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United
States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate
(1921-) [syn: {Glenn}, {John Glenn}, {John Herschel Glenn
Jr.}]
John Greenleaf Whittier
n 1: United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about
New England (1807-1892) [syn: {Whittier}, {John Greenleaf
Whittier}]
John Griffith Chaney
n 1: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the
Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: {London}, {Jack
London}, {John Griffith Chaney}]
John Haldane
n 1: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and
Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial
diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Haldane}, {John
Scott Haldane}]
John Hancock
n 1: American revolutionary patriot who was president of the
Continental Congress; was the first signer of the
Declaration of Independence (1737-1793) [syn: {Hancock},
{John Hancock}]
2: a person's own signature [syn: {autograph}, {John Hancock}]
John Hanning Speke
n 1: English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first
European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered
Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: {Speke}, {John
Speke}, {John Hanning Speke}]
John Harvard
n 1: American philanthropist who left his library and half his
estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name
(1607-1638) [syn: {Harvard}, {John Harvard}]
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
n 1: United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {Van Vleck},
{John Van Vleck}, {John Hasbrouck Van Vleck}]
John Heming
n 1: English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's
plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Heming}, {Hemminge}, {John
Heming}, {John Hemminge}]
John Hemminge
n 1: English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's
plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Heming}, {Hemminge}, {John
Heming}, {John Hemminge}]
John Henry
n 1: hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously
strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from
exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
John Henry Newman
n 1: English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and
Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later
turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal
(1801-1890) [syn: {Newman}, {John Henry Newman}, {Cardinal
Newman}]
John Henry O'Hara
n 1: United States writer (1905-1970) [syn: {O'Hara}, {John
Henry O'Hara}]
John Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended
the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did
pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn:
{Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John
Frederick William Herschel}]
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
n 1: made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United
States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate
(1921-) [syn: {Glenn}, {John Glenn}, {John Herschel Glenn
Jr.}]
John Hope Franklin
n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American
history (born in 1915) [syn: {Franklin}, {John Hope
Franklin}]
John Howard Northrop
n 1: United States biochemist (1891-1987) [syn: {Northrop},
{John Howard Northrop}]
John Hoyer Updike
n 1: United States author (born 1932) [syn: {Updike}, {John
Updike}, {John Hoyer Updike}]
John Huss
n 1: Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the
Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the
Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the
corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake
(1372-1415) [syn: {Huss}, {John Huss}, {Hus}, {Jan Hus}]
John Huston
n 1: United States film maker born in the United States but an
Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987) [syn: {Huston}, {John
Huston}]
John Irving
n 1: United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in
1942) [syn: {Irving}, {John Irving}]
John Jacob Astor
n 1: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a
fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) [syn: {Astor}, {John
Jacob Astor}]
John James Audubon
n 1: United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti)
noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
[syn: {Audubon}, {John James Audubon}]
John James Osborne
n 1: English playwright (1929-1994) [syn: {Osborne}, {John
Osborne}, {John James Osborne}]
John James Rickard Macleod
n 1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G.
Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin
(1876-1935) [syn: {Macleod}, {John Macleod}, {John James
Rickard Macleod}]
John Jay
n 1: United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace
treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice
of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829) [syn: {Jay},
{John Jay}]
John Joseph McGraw
n 1: United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) [syn:
{McGraw}, {John McGraw}, {John Joseph McGraw}]
John Joseph Pershing
n 1: United States general who commanded the American forces in
Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: {Pershing},
{John Joseph Pershing}, {Black Jack Pershing}]
John Keats
n 1: Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821) [syn: {Keats},
{John Keats}]
John Keble
n 1: English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward
Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866) [syn:
{Keble}, {John Keble}]
John Kenneth Galbraith
n 1: United States economist (born in Canada) who served as
ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {Galbraith}, {John
Galbraith}, {John Kenneth Galbraith}]
John Knox
n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland
and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland
(1514-1572) [syn: {Knox}, {John Knox}]
John L. H. Down
n 1: English physician who first described Down's syndrome
(1828-1896) [syn: {Down}, {John L. H. Down}]
John L. Lewis
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the United
Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of
the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940
(1880-1969) [syn: {Lewis}, {John L. Lewis}, {John Llewelly
Lewis}]
John Lackland
n 1: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to
1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother
Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was
compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
[syn: {John}, {King John}, {John Lackland}]
John le Carre
n 1: English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn:
{le Carre}, {John le Carre}, {David John Moore Cornwell}]
John Lennon
n 1: English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with
Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles
(1940-1980) [syn: {Lennon}, {John Lennon}]
John Llewelly Lewis
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the United
Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of
the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940
(1880-1969) [syn: {Lewis}, {John L. Lewis}, {John Llewelly
Lewis}]
John Locke
n 1: English empiricist philosopher who believed that all
knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
[syn: {Locke}, {John Locke}]
John Luther Jones
n 1: United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his
train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a
famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) [syn:
{Jones}, {Casey Jones}, {John Luther Jones}]
John Lyly
n 1: English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)
[syn: {Lyly}, {John Lyly}]
John M. Browning
n 1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic
pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the
Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {Browning}, {John M.
Browning}, {John Moses Browning}]
John Macleod
n 1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G.
Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin
(1876-1935) [syn: {Macleod}, {John Macleod}, {John James
Rickard Macleod}]
John Major
n 1: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until
1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John Major}, {John R.
Major}, {John Roy Major}]
John Marquand
n 1: United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr.
Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn:
{Marquand}, {John Marquand}, {John Philip Marquand}]
John Marshall
n 1: United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court
he established the principles of United States
constitutional law (1755-1835) [syn: {Marshall}, {John
Marshall}]
John Marstan
n 1: English playwright (1575-1634) [syn: {Marstan}, {John
Marstan}]
John Masefield
n 1: English poet (1878-1967) [syn: {Masefield}, {John
Masefield}, {John Edward Masefield}]
John Maynard Keynes
n 1: English economist who advocated the use of government
monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment
without inflation (1883-1946) [syn: {Keynes}, {John Maynard
Keynes}]
John McCormick
n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945)
[syn: {McCormick}, {John McCormick}]
John McGraw
n 1: United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) [syn:
{McGraw}, {John McGraw}, {John Joseph McGraw}]
John Mercer
n 1: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {Mercer}, {John Mercer}]
John Merven Carrere
n 1: United States architect who with his partner Thomas
Hastings designed many important public buildings
(1858-1911) [syn: {Carrere}, {John Merven Carrere}]
John Mill
n 1: English philosopher and economist remembered for his
interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism
(1806-1873) [syn: {Mill}, {John Mill}, {John Stuart Mill}]
John Millington Synge
n 1: Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural
Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {J. M. Synge}, {John
Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]
John Milton
n 1: English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic
poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
[syn: {Milton}, {John Milton}]
John Milton Cage Jr.
n 1: United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
[syn: {Cage}, {John Cage}, {John Milton Cage Jr.}]
John Mitchell
n 1: United States labor leader; president of the United Mine
Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919) [syn:
{Mitchell}, {John Mitchell}]
John Moses Browning
n 1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic
pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the
Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {Browning}, {John M.
Browning}, {John Moses Browning}]
John Muir
n 1: United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated
the creation of national parks (1838-1914) [syn: {Muir},
{John Muir}]
John Napier
n 1: Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced
the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
[syn: {Napier}, {John Napier}]
John of Gaunt
n 1: the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of
England during the close of his father's reign and during
the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke
(1340-1399) [syn: {John of Gaunt}, {Duke of Lancaster}]
John Orley Allen Tate
n 1: United States poet and critic (1899-1979) [syn: {Tate},
{Allen Tate}, {John Orley Allen Tate}]
John Osborne
n 1: English playwright (1929-1994) [syn: {Osborne}, {John
Osborne}, {John James Osborne}]
John Paul I
n 1: the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only
34 days (1912-1978) [syn: {John Paul I}, {Albino Luciano}]
John Paul II
n 1: the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in
Italy in 450 years (1920-2005) [syn: {John Paul II}, {Karol
Wojtyla}]
John Paul Jones
n 1: American naval commander in the American Revolution
(1747-1792) [syn: {Jones}, {John Paul Jones}]
John Philip Marquand
n 1: United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr.
Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn:
{Marquand}, {John Marquand}, {John Philip Marquand}]
John Philip Sousa
n 1: a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches
(1854-1932) [syn: {Sousa}, {John Philip Sousa}, {March
King}]
John Pierpont Morgan
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
[syn: {Morgan}, {J. P. Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]
John Quincy Adams
n 1: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams
(1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {John Quincy Adams}, {President
Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]
John R. Major
n 1: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until
1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John Major}, {John R.
Major}, {John Roy Major}]
John Reed
n 1: United States journalist who reported on the October
Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist
Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in
Moscow (1887-1920) [syn: {Reed}, {John Reed}]
John Robinson Jeffers
n 1: United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
[syn: {Jeffers}, {Robinson Jeffers}, {John Robinson
Jeffers}]
John Rock
n 1: United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who
conducted the first clinical trials of the oral
contraceptive pill (1890-1984) [syn: {Rock}, {John Rock}]
John Roderigo Dos Passos
n 1: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life
in the United States (1896-1970) [syn: {Dos Passos}, {John
Dos Passos}, {John Roderigo Dos Passos}]
John Roebling
n 1: United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and
began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn:
{Roebling}, {John Roebling}, {John Augustus Roebling}]
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
n 1: British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South
Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {Tolkien}, {J.R.R. Tolkien},
{John Ronald Reuel Tolkien}]
John Ross
n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded
geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest
Passage (1777-1856) [syn: {Ross}, {John Ross}, {Sir John
Ross}]
John Rowlands
n 1: Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to
Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in
Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find
the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley},
{Henry M. Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}, {John
Rowlands}]
John Roy Major
n 1: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until
1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John Major}, {John R.
Major}, {John Roy Major}]
John Rupert Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {J. R. Firth}, {John Rupert
Firth}]
John Ruskin
n 1: British art critic (1819-1900) [syn: {Ruskin}, {John
Ruskin}]
John Rutledge
n 1: United States jurist and second chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington
and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately
rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800) [syn:
{Rutledge}, {John Rutledge}]
John Scopes
n 1: Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by
teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he
was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by
Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) [syn: {Scopes}, {John Scopes},
{John Thomas Scopes}]
John Scott Haldane
n 1: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and
Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial
diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Haldane}, {John
Scott Haldane}]
John Simmons Barth
n 1: United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: {Barth}, {John
Barth}, {John Simmons Barth}]
John Singer Sargent
n 1: United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society
portraits (1856-1925) [syn: {Sargent}, {John Singer
Sargent}]
John Singleton Copley
n 1: American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John
Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American
Revolution (1738-1815) [syn: {Copley}, {John Copley}, {John
Singleton Copley}]
John Smith
n 1: English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown,
Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas
(1580-1631) [syn: {Smith}, {John Smith}, {Captain John
Smith}]
John Speke
n 1: English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first
European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered
Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: {Speke}, {John
Speke}, {John Hanning Speke}]
John Steinbeck
n 1: United States writer noted for his novels about
agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: {Steinbeck}, {John
Steinbeck}, {John Ernst Steinbeck}]
John Stuart Mill
n 1: English philosopher and economist remembered for his
interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism
(1806-1873) [syn: {Mill}, {John Mill}, {John Stuart Mill}]
John the Baptist
n 1: (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of
Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the
request of Salome [syn: {John the Baptist}, {St. John the
Baptist}]
John the Divine
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
John the Evangelist
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
John Thomas Scopes
n 1: Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by
teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he
was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by
Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) [syn: {Scopes}, {John Scopes},
{John Thomas Scopes}]
John Tradescant
n 1: English botanist who was one of the first to collect
specimens of plants (1570-1638) [syn: {Tradescant}, {John
Tradescant}]
John Trumbull
n 1: American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843) [syn:
{Trumbull}, {John Trumbull}]
2: American satirical poet (1750-1831) [syn: {Trumbull}, {John
Trumbull}]
John Tuzo Wilson
n 1: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of
plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: {Wilson}, {John Tuzo
Wilson}]
John Tyler
n 1: elected vice president and became the 10th President of the
United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) [syn: {Tyler},
{John Tyler}, {President Tyler}]
John Tyndall
n 1: British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his
experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption
of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound
through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain
why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893) [syn: {Tyndall},
{John Tyndall}]
John Uhler
n 1: United States film actor (1925-2001) [syn: {Lemmon}, {Jack
Lemmon}, {John Uhler}]
John Updike
n 1: United States author (born 1932) [syn: {Updike}, {John
Updike}, {John Hoyer Updike}]
John Van Vleck
n 1: United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {Van Vleck},
{John Van Vleck}, {John Hasbrouck Van Vleck}]
John Vanbrugh
n 1: English architect (1664-1726) [syn: {Vanbrugh}, {John
Vanbrugh}, {Sir John Vanbrigh}]
John Venn
n 1: English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
[syn: {Venn}, {John Venn}]
John von Neumann
n 1: United States mathematician who contributed to the
development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital
computers (1903-1957) [syn: {von Neumann}, {Neumann}, {John
von Neumann}]
John Wain
n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Wain}, {John
Barrington Wain}]
John Walker
n 1: New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to
run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in
1952) [syn: {Walker}, {John Walker}]
John Wanamaker
n 1: United States businessman whose business grew into one of
the first department stores (1838-1922) [syn: {Wanamaker},
{John Wanamaker}]
John Wayne
n 1: United States film actor who played tough heroes
(1907-1979) [syn: {Wayne}, {John Wayne}, {Duke Wayne}]
John Webster
n 1: English playwright (1580-1625) [syn: {Webster}, {John
Webster}]
John Wesley
n 1: English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
[syn: {Wesley}, {John Wesley}]
John Wickliffe
n 1: English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic
doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
[syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John
Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John
Wiclif}]
John Wiclif
n 1: English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic
doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
[syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John
Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John
Wiclif}]
John Wilkes
n 1: English reformer who published attacks on George III and
supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
[syn: {Wilkes}, {John Wilkes}]
John Wilkes Booth
n 1: United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln
(1838-1865) [syn: {Booth}, {John Wilkes Booth}]
John William Strutt
n 1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and
discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic
theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Third Baron
Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]
John Witherspoon
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in
Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and
was president of the college that became Princeton
University (1723-1794) [syn: {Witherspoon}, {John
Witherspoon}]
John Wyclif
n 1: English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic
doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
[syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John
Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John
Wiclif}]
John Wycliffe
n 1: English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic
doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
[syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John
Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John
Wiclif}]
John XXIII
n 1: Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 who convoked the Second
Vatican Council (1881-1963) [syn: {John XXIII}, {Angelo
Guiseppe Roncalli}]
John's cabbage
n 1: showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes
used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn:
{Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian
salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]
Johnny Appleseed
n 1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he
traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {Chapman}, {John Chapman},
{Johnny Appleseed}]
johnny cake
n 1: cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle
(chiefly New England) [syn: {johnnycake}, {johnny cake},
{journey cake}]
Johnny Cash
n 1: United States country music singer and songwriter
(1932-2003) [syn: {Cash}, {Johnny Cash}, {John Cash}]
Johnny Reb
n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
[syn: {Rebel}, {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {greyback}]
Johnny-jump-up
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy},
{Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink
of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
2: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale
blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot
violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {wood violet},
{Viola pedata}]
Johns Hopkins
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist who left money
to found the university and hospital that bear his name in
Baltimore (1795-1873) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Johns Hopkins}]
2: a university in Baltimore
Johnson City
n 1: a town in northeastern Tennessee
Johnson grass
n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and
is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States
where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn:
{Johnson grass}, {Aleppo grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen
millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]
joie de vivre
n 1: a keen enjoyment of living
join battle
v 1: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform
was joined"
join forces
v 1: work together on a common enterprise of project; "The
soprano and the pianist did not get together very well";
"We joined forces with another research group" [syn:
{collaborate}, {join forces}, {cooperate}, {get together}]
joint author
n 1: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something
[syn: {coauthor}, {joint author}]
Joint Chiefs
n 1: the executive agency that advises the President on military
questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army
and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force
and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps [syn:
{Joint Chiefs of Staff}, {Joint Chiefs}]
Joint Chiefs of Staff
n 1: the executive agency that advises the President on military
questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army
and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force
and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps [syn:
{Joint Chiefs of Staff}, {Joint Chiefs}]
Joint Direct Attack Munition
n 1: a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a
gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs
[syn: {Joint Direct Attack Munition}, {JDAM}]
joint fir
n 1: jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced
scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds [syn: {ephedra},
{joint fir}]
joint hinge
n 1: a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the
surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the
other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame [syn:
{strap hinge}, {joint hinge}]
joint probability
n 1: the probability of two events occurring together
joint resolution
n 1: a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which
becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive
(or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)
joint return
n 1: a return filed by a husband and wife
joint snake
n 1: snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with
vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long
fragile tail [syn: {glass lizard}, {glass snake}, {joint
snake}]
joint venture
n 1: a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to
share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film
companies to produce TV shows"
joint-stock company
n 1: a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of
its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares
represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally
liable for all debts of the company
jointed charlock
n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and
podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish},
{wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]
jointed rush
n 1: rush of Australia [syn: {jointed rush}, {Juncus
articulatus}]
jointer plane
n 1: a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards
so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointer plane},
{jointing plane}, {long plane}]
jointing plane
n 1: a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards
so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointer plane},
{jointing plane}, {long plane}]
Joliot-Curie
n 1: French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new
chemical elements (1897-1956) [syn: {Joliot-Curie}, {Irene
Joliot-Curie}]
2: French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and
who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking
the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to
synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) [syn:
{Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie}, {Jean-
Frederic Joliot-Curie}]
jolly along
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She
tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {jolly
along}, {jolly up}]
jolly boat
n 1: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn:
{jolly boat}, {jolly}]
Jolly Roger
n 1: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a
black background; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black
flag}, {pirate flag}, {Jolly Roger}, {blackjack}]
jolly up
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She
tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {jolly
along}, {jolly up}]
Jomada I
n 1: the fifth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada I},
{Jomada I}]
Jomada II
n 1: the sixth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada II},
{Jomada II}]
Jomo Kenyata
n 1: Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent
Kenya (1893-1978) [syn: {Kenyata}, {Jomo Kenyata}]
Jonah crab
n 1: large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North
America [syn: {Jonah crab}, {Cancer borealis}]
Jonas Edward Salk
n 1: United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine
that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn:
{Salk}, {Jonas Salk}, {Jonas Edward Salk}]
Jonas Salk
n 1: United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine
that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn:
{Salk}, {Jonas Salk}, {Jonas Edward Salk}]
Jonathan Edwards
n 1: American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a
period of renewed interest in religion in America
(1703-1758) [syn: {Edwards}, {Jonathan Edwards}]
Jonathan Swift
n 1: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn:
{Swift}, {Jonathan Swift}, {Dean Swift}]
Jonathan Trumbull
n 1: American Revolutionary leader who as governor of
Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army
(1710-1785) [syn: {Trumbull}, {Jonathan Trumbull}]
Jones' penstemon
n 1: low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short
clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah [syn: {Jones'
penstemon}, {Penstemon dolius}]
Jons Jakob Berzelius
n 1: Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and
determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
[syn: {Berzelius}, {Jons Jakob Berzelius}]
jook house
n 1: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United
States where you can eat and drink and dance to music
provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint},
{jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]
jook joint
n 1: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United
States where you can eat and drink and dance to music
provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint},
{jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]
jordan almond
n 1: variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in
confectionery
2: an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and
flavored and colored
Jordan curve
n 1: a closed curve that does not intersect itself [syn: {simple
closed curve}, {Jordan curve}]
Jordan River
n 1: a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John
the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan [syn: {Jordan},
{Jordan River}]
Jordanella floridae
n 1: a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red
stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida [syn:
{flagfish}, {American flagfish}, {Jordanella floridae}]
Jordanian dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
[syn: {Jordanian dinar}, {dinar}]
Jordanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Jordan
Jorge Borges
n 1: Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories
(1899-1986) [syn: {Borges}, {Jorge Borges}, {Jorge Luis
Borges}]
Jorge Luis Borges
n 1: Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories
(1899-1986) [syn: {Borges}, {Jorge Borges}, {Jorge Luis
Borges}]
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
n 1: Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Vargas Llosa}, {Mario
Vargas Llosa}, {Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa}]
Joroslav Heyrovsky
n 1: Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography
(1890-1967) [syn: {Heyrovsky}, {Joroslav Heyrovsky}]
Jose Clemente Orozco
n 1: Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
[syn: {Orozco}, {Jose Orozco}, {Jose Clemente Orozco}]
Jose Julian Marti
n 1: Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban
independence from Spain (1853-1895) [syn: {Marti}, {Jose
Julian Marti}]
Jose Orozco
n 1: Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
[syn: {Orozco}, {Jose Orozco}, {Jose Clemente Orozco}]
Jose Ortega y Gasset
n 1: Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an
intellectual elite (1883-1955) [syn: {Ortega y Gasset},
{Jose Ortega y Gasset}]
Josef Albers
n 1: United States painter born in Germany; works characterized
by simple geometrical patterns in various colors
(1888-1976) [syn: {Albers}, {Josef Albers}]
Josef Hoffmann
n 1: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units
(1870-1956) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {Josef Hoffmann}]
Josef Michel Montgolfier
n 1: French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne
Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810) [syn:
{Montgolfier}, {Josef Michel Montgolfier}]
Josef von Sternberg
n 1: United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made
Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969) [syn:
{von Sternberg}, {Josef von Sternberg}]
Joseph Alois Schumpeter
n 1: United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia)
(1883-1950) [syn: {Schumpeter}, {Joseph Schumpeter},
{Joseph Alois Schumpeter}]
Joseph Banks Rhine
n 1: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {Rhine},
{J. B. Rhine}, {Joseph Banks Rhine}]
Joseph ben Matthias
n 1: Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the
Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
[syn: {Josephus}, {Flavius Josephus}, {Joseph ben
Matthias}]
Joseph Black
n 1: British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who
formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat
(1728-1799) [syn: {Black}, {Joseph Black}]
Joseph Campbell
n 1: United States mythologist (1904-1987) [syn: {Campbell},
{Joseph Campbell}]
Joseph Conrad
n 1: English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and
for his narrative technique (1857-1924) [syn: {Conrad},
{Joseph Conrad}, {Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski}]
Joseph Deems Taylor
n 1: United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) [syn:
{Taylor}, {Deems Taylor}, {Joseph Deems Taylor}]
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
n 1: Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the
Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn:
{Johnston}, {J. E. Johnston}, {Joseph Eggleston Johnston}]
Joseph Emerson Worcester
n 1: United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism
by Noah Webster (1784-1865) [syn: {Worcester}, {Joseph
Emerson Worcester}]
Joseph Francis Keaton
n 1: United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for
his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn:
{Keaton}, {Buster Keaton}, {Joseph Francis Keaton}]
Joseph Goebbels
n 1: German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted
the Jews (1897-1945) [syn: {Goebbels}, {Joseph Goebbels},
{Paul Joseph Goebbels}]
Joseph Greenberg
n 1: United States linguist who studied the historical relations
among 5,000 languages (1916-2001) [syn: {Greenberg},
{Joseph Greenberg}]
Joseph Haydn
n 1: prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical
form of the symphony (1732-1809) [syn: {Haydn}, {Joseph
Haydn}, {Franz Joseph Haydn}]
Joseph Heller
n 1: United States novelist whose best known work was a black
comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during
World War II (1923-1999) [syn: {Heller}, {Joseph Heller}]
Joseph Henry
n 1: United States physicist who studied electromagnetic
phenomena (1791-1878) [syn: {Henry}, {Joseph Henry}]
Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc
n 1: English author (born in France) remembered especially for
his verse for children (1870-1953) [syn: {Belloc}, {Hilaire
Belloc}, {Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc}]
Joseph Hooker
n 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at
Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn:
{Hooker}, {Joseph Hooker}, {Fighting Joe Hooker}]
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
n 1: French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in
France during World War II (1852-1931) [syn: {Joffre},
{Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre}]
Joseph Joachim
n 1: Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907) [syn:
{Joachim}, {Joseph Joachim}]
Joseph John Thomson
n 1: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of
electricity through gases and who discovered the electron
and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn:
{Thomson}, {Joseph John Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John
Thomson}]
Joseph Lincoln Steffens
n 1: United States journalist whose exposes in 1906 started an
era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936) [syn: {Steffens},
{Lincoln Steffens}, {Joseph Lincoln Steffens}]
Joseph Lister
n 1: English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics
(1827-1912) [syn: {Lister}, {Joseph Lister}, {Baron
Lister}]
Joseph Louis Barrow
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: {Louis}, {Joe
Louis}, {Joseph Louis Barrow}]
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
n 1: French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and
who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases
under constant pressure (1778-1850) [syn: {Gay-Lussac},
{Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac}]
Joseph M. Jacquard
n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could
automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn:
{Jacquard}, {Joseph M. Jacquard}, {Joseph Marie Jacquard}]
Joseph Mallord William Turner
n 1: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and
color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
[syn: {Turner}, {Joseph Mallord William Turner}]
Joseph Marie Jacquard
n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could
automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn:
{Jacquard}, {Joseph M. Jacquard}, {Joseph Marie Jacquard}]
Joseph McCarthy
n 1: United States politician who unscrupulously accused many
citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) [syn: {McCarthy},
{Joseph McCarthy}, {Joseph Raymond McCarthy}]
Joseph Oliver
n 1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of
Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Oliver}, {Joseph
Oliver}, {King Oliver}]
Joseph Paul DiMaggio
n 1: United States professional baseball player noted for his
batting ability (1914-1999) [syn: {DiMaggio}, {Joe
DiMaggio}, {Joseph Paul DiMaggio}]
Joseph Paxton
n 1: English architect (1801-1865) [syn: {Paxton}, {Joseph
Paxton}, {Sir Joseph Paxton}]
Joseph Priestley
n 1: English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered
oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) [syn:
{Priestley}, {Joseph Priestley}]
Joseph Pulitzer
n 1: United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who
established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) [syn:
{Pulitzer}, {Joseph Pulitzer}]
Joseph Raymond McCarthy
n 1: United States politician who unscrupulously accused many
citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) [syn: {McCarthy},
{Joseph McCarthy}, {Joseph Raymond McCarthy}]
Joseph Rudyard Kipling
n 1: English author of novels and poetry who was born in India
(1865-1936) [syn: {Kipling}, {Rudyard Kipling}, {Joseph
Rudyard Kipling}]
Joseph Schumpeter
n 1: United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia)
(1883-1950) [syn: {Schumpeter}, {Joseph Schumpeter},
{Joseph Alois Schumpeter}]
Joseph Smith
n 1: religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830
(1805-1844) [syn: {Smith}, {Joseph Smith}]
Joseph Stalin
n 1: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist
Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all
opposition (1879-1953) [syn: {Stalin}, {Joseph Stalin},
{Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili}]
Joseph Warren Stilwell
n 1: United States general who commanded the Allied forces in
China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
[syn: {Stilwell}, {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe
Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]
Joseph's coat
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large
usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of
blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
[syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei},
{Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]
Josh Billings
n 1: United States humorist who wrote about rural life
(1818-1885) [syn: {Shaw}, {Henry Wheeler Shaw}, {Josh
Billings}]
Joshua tree
n 1: a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United
States having short leaves and clustered greenish white
flowers [syn: {Joshua tree}, {Yucca brevifolia}]
Josiah Quincy
n 1: American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to
the English king (1744-1775) [syn: {Quincy}, {Josiah
Quincy}]
Josiah Spode
n 1: English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone
china (1754-1827) [syn: {Spode}, {Josiah Spode}]
Josiah Wedgwood
n 1: English potter (1730-1795) [syn: {Wedgwood}, {Josiah
Wedgwood}]
Josiah Willard Gibbs
n 1: United States chemist (1839-1903) [syn: {Gibbs}, {Josiah
Willard Gibbs}]
Josip Broz
n 1: Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German
occupation during World War II and established a communist
state after the war (1892-1980) [syn: {Tito}, {Marshal
Tito}, {Josip Broz}]
joss house
n 1: a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
joss stick
n 1: a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the
Chinese
jot down
v 1: write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn:
{jot down}, {jot}]
journal bearing
n 1: the bearing of a journal
journal box
n 1: metal housing for a journal bearing
journalist's privilege
n 1: the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of
confidential information
journey cake
n 1: cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle
(chiefly New England) [syn: {johnnycake}, {johnny cake},
{journey cake}]
Jovian planet
n 1: any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much
larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
[syn: {Jovian planet}, {gas giant}]
Joyce Carol Oates
n 1: United States writer (born in 1938) [syn: {Oates}, {Joyce
Carol Oates}]
jr.
adj 1: used of the younger of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
"John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: {younger}, {jr.}]
Juan Carlos
n 1: king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938) [syn: {Juan
Carlos}, {Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon}]
Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon
n 1: king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938) [syn: {Juan
Carlos}, {Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon}]
Juan Domingo Peron
n 1: Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina
(1895-1974) [syn: {Peron}, {Juan Domingo Peron}]
Juan Ponce de Leon
n 1: Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second
trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching
for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521) [syn:
{Ponce de Leon}, {Juan Ponce de Leon}]
Juan Ramon Jimenez
n 1: Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958) [syn: {Jimenez}, {Juan Ramon
Jimenez}]
Judas Iscariot
n 1: (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his
enemies for 30 pieces of silver [syn: {Judas}, {Judas
Iscariot}]
Judas Maccabaeus
n 1: Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem
around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and
II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
Judas tree
n 1: small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant
purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from
stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in
mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {Judas tree},
{love tree}, {Circis siliquastrum}]
Judeo-Christian
adj 1: being historically related to both Judaism and
Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian tradition"
Judeo-Spanish
n 1: the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in
the Hebrew script [syn: {Judeo-Spanish}, {Ladino}]
judge advocate
n 1: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
2: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military
commander
judge advocate general
n 1: the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
judge's robe
n 1: a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic gown},
{academic robe}, {judge's robe}]
judgement by default
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the
defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn:
{default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgment by
default}, {judgement by default}]
Judgement Day
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
judgement in personam
n 1: a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation)
for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in
personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment},
{personal judgement}] [ant: {judgement in rem}, {judgment
in rem}]
judgement in rem
n 1: a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular
subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced
on persons) [syn: {judgment in rem}, {judgement in rem}]
[ant: {judgement in personam}, {judgment in personam},
{personal judgement}, {personal judgment}]
judgement of dismissal
n 1: a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn:
{judgment of dismissal}, {judgement of dismissal},
{dismissal}]
judgement on the merits
n 1: judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the
factual issues presented [syn: {judgment on the merits},
{judgement on the merits}]
judgement on the pleadings
n 1: a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because
no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other
is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary
judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgment on the
pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]
judgment by default
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the
defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn:
{default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgment by
default}, {judgement by default}]
Judgment Day
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
judgment in personam
n 1: a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation)
for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in
personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment},
{personal judgement}] [ant: {judgement in rem}, {judgment
in rem}]
judgment in rem
n 1: a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular
subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced
on persons) [syn: {judgment in rem}, {judgement in rem}]
[ant: {judgement in personam}, {judgment in personam},
{personal judgement}, {personal judgment}]
judgment lien
n 1: lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor
by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the
sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale
judgment of conviction
n 1: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal
case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction
came as no surprise" [syn: {conviction}, {judgment of
conviction}, {condemnation}, {sentence}] [ant: {acquittal}]
judgment of dismissal
n 1: a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn:
{judgment of dismissal}, {judgement of dismissal},
{dismissal}]
judgment on the merits
n 1: judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the
factual issues presented [syn: {judgment on the merits},
{judgement on the merits}]
judgment on the pleadings
n 1: a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because
no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other
is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary
judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgment on the
pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]
judicial activism
n 1: an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the
spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can
legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly
decisions of the Supreme Court) [syn: {broad
interpretation}, {judicial activism}]
judicial admission
n 1: (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a
judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the
business before the court; must be in writing unless they
are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was
made in order to avoid delay" [syn: {stipulation},
{judicial admission}]
judicial branch
n 1: the branch of the United States government responsible for
the administration of justice
judicial decision
n 1: (law) the determination by a court of competent
jurisdiction on matters submitted to it [syn: {judgment},
{judgement}, {judicial decision}]
judicial doctrine
n 1: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of
jurisprudence [syn: {legal principle}, {judicial
principle}, {judicial doctrine}]
judicial principle
n 1: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of
jurisprudence [syn: {legal principle}, {judicial
principle}, {judicial doctrine}]
judicial proceeding
n 1: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to
determine and enforce legal rights [syn: {litigation},
{judicial proceeding}]
judicial review
n 1: review by a court of law of actions of a government
official or entity or of some other legally appointed
person or body or the review by an appellate court of the
decision of a trial court
judicial sale
n 1: a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a
court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid
obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale},
{judicial sale}, {forced sale}]
judicial separation
n 1: a judicial decree regulating the rights and
responsibilities of a married couple living apart [syn:
{legal separation}, {judicial separation}]
judicial system
n 1: the system of law courts that administer justice and
constitute the judicial branch of government [syn:
{judiciary}, {judicature}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]
judicial torture
n 1: torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by
duly accredited officials; "the English renounced judicial
torture in 1640"
judicial writ
n 1: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial
officer [syn: {writ}, {judicial writ}]
Judith Jamison
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) [syn:
{Jamison}, {Judith Jamison}]
Judy Garland
n 1: United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn:
{Garland}, {Judy Garland}]
jug band
n 1: a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos
and other improvised instruments
jug wine
n 1: inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs
jugal bone
n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone},
{zygomatic}, {malar}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os
zygomaticum}]
jugal point
n 1: the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and
temporal processes of the zygomatic bone [syn: {jugale},
{jugal point}]
Juglans californica
n 1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves
and edible nuts [syn: {California black walnut}, {Juglans
californica}]
Juglans cinerea
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut},
{butternut tree}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]
Juglans nigra
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {black
hickory}, {Juglans nigra}]
Juglans regia
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut},
{Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
jugular vein
n 1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn:
{jugular vein}, {vena jugularis}, {jugular}]
juice reamer
n 1: a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for
squeezing juice from citrus fruit [syn: {reamer}, {juicer},
{juice reamer}]
juice up
v 1: make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep
up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {pep up},
{ginger up}]
jujube bush
n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
{jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn},
{Ziziphus jujuba}]
juke house
n 1: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United
States where you can eat and drink and dance to music
provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint},
{jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]
juke joint
n 1: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United
States where you can eat and drink and dance to music
provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint},
{jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]
Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt
n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de
Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Jules
de Goncourt}, {Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt}]
Jules de Goncourt
n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de
Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Jules
de Goncourt}, {Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt}]
Jules Emile Frederic Massenet
n 1: French composer best remembered for his pop operas
(1842-1912) [syn: {Massenet}, {Jules Emile Frederic
Massenet}]
Jules Feifer
n 1: United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic
strip (born in 1929) [syn: {Feifer}, {Jules Feifer}]
Jules Verne
n 1: French writer who is considered the father of science
fiction (1828-1905) [syn: {Verne}, {Jules Verne}]
Julia Evelina Smith
n 1: United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she
could vote (1792-1886) [syn: {Smith}, {Julia Evelina
Smith}]
Julia Ward Howe
n 1: United States feminist who was active in the women's
suffrage movement (1819-1910) [syn: {Howe}, {Julia Ward
Howe}]
Julian Bond
n 1: United States civil rights leader who was elected to the
legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat
because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) [syn:
{Bond}, {Julian Bond}]
Julian calendar
n 1: the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius
Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the
12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366
days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for
February [syn: {Julian calendar}, {Old Style calendar}]
Julian the Apostate
n 1: Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored
paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and
destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed
after his death (331?-363) [syn: {Julian}, {Julian the
Apostate}, {Flavius Claudius Julianus}]
julienne vegetable
n 1: a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a
garnish) [syn: {julienne}, {julienne vegetable}]
Julio Iglesias
n 1: Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born
in 1943) [syn: {Iglesias}, {Julio Iglesias}]
Julius Caesar
n 1: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) [syn:
{Caesar}, {Julius Caesar}, {Gaius Julius Caesar}]
Julius Erving
n 1: United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn:
{Erving}, {Julius Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}, {Dr.
J}]
Julius Marx
n 1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made
motion pictures together (1890-1977) [syn: {Marx}, {Julius
Marx}, {Groucho}]
Julius Ullman
n 1: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles
(1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks},
{Douglas Elton Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]
Julius Winfield Erving
n 1: United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn:
{Erving}, {Julius Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}, {Dr.
J}]
July 1
n 1: a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion
status in 1867 [syn: {Dominion Day}, {July 1}]
July 4
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence
Day}, {Fourth of July}, {July 4}]
Jumada I
n 1: the fifth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada I},
{Jomada I}]
Jumada II
n 1: the sixth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada II},
{Jomada II}]
jumbie bead
n 1: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger
and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumby
bead}, {jumbie bead}, {Ormosia coarctata}]
jumble sale
n 1: a sale of donated articles [syn: {rummage sale}, {jumble
sale}]
jumbo jet
n 1: a very large jet plane [syn: {jumbojet}, {jumbo jet}]
jumby bead
n 1: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger
and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumby
bead}, {jumbie bead}, {Ormosia coarctata}]
jumby bean
n 1: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having
large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple
flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn:
{bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia
monosperma}]
jumby tree
n 1: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having
large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple
flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn:
{bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia
monosperma}]
jump ball
n 1: (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession
is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two
players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate
jump cut
n 1: an immediate transition from one scene to another
jump for joy
v 1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {walk on
air}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]
jump off
v 1: set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped
off to a good start in his math class"
2: jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't
want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the
Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
[syn: {jump}, {leap}, {jump off}]
jump on
v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on},
{mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on},
{bestride}] [ant: {get off}, {hop out}]
jump out
v 1: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump},
{stand out}, {stick out}]
jump rope
n 1: a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is
swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {jump rope},
{skip rope}, {skipping rope}]
2: a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the
player jumps over a swinging rope
jump seat
n 1: a folding seat in an automobile
jump shot
n 1: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high
point of a jump [syn: {jumper}, {jump shot}]
jump suit
n 1: one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
[syn: {jump suit}, {jumpsuit}]
2: one-piece uniform worn by parachutists
jump-start
n 1: starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by
means of jumper cables to another car; "my battery was dead
so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor" [syn:
{jumpstart}, {jump-start}]
v 1: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it
to another car's battery [syn: {jumpstart}, {jump-start},
{jump}]
2: start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends
to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" [syn:
{jumpstart}, {jump-start}]
jumped-up
adj 1: (British informal) upstart
jumper cable
n 1: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a
tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper
cable}, {jumper lead}, {lead}, {booster cable}]
jumper lead
n 1: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a
tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper
cable}, {jumper lead}, {lead}, {booster cable}]
jumping bean
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: {jumping bean}, {jumping seed}, {Mexican
jumping bean}]
jumping bristletail
n 1: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead
tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed [syn:
{jumping bristletail}, {machilid}]
jumping gene
n 1: a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many
different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of
bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) [syn:
{transposon}, {jumping gene}]
jumping jack
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints
that can be made to dance by pulling strings
jumping mouse
n 1: any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind
legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and
North America
jumping orchid
n 1: orchid having both male and female flowers in the same
raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the
column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly
ejected [syn: {jumping orchid}, {Catasetum macrocarpum}]
jumping plant louse
n 1: small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for
leaping; feeds on plant juices [syn: {jumping plant louse},
{psylla}, {psyllid}]
jumping seed
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: {jumping bean}, {jumping seed}, {Mexican
jumping bean}]
jumping up and down
n 1: jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and
jumping up and down exhausted him"
jumping-off place
n 1: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched;
"one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I
decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure
was San Francisco" [syn: {jumping-off place}, {point of
departure}]
jumping-off point
n 1: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses
other people's ideas as a springboard for his own";
"reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions";
"the point of departure of international comparison cannot
be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
[syn: {springboard}, {jumping-off point}, {point of
departure}]
Junco hyemalis
n 1: common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes
with dark brown irises [syn: {dark-eyed junco}, {slate-
colored junco}, {Junco hyemalis}]
junction barrier
n 1: a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need
for plugs [syn: {junction barrier}, {barrier strip}]
junction rectifier
n 1: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn:
{diode}, {semiconductor diode}, {junction rectifier},
{crystal rectifier}]
junction transistor
n 1: a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn:
{transistor}, {junction transistor}, {electronic
transistor}]
Juncus articulatus
n 1: rush of Australia [syn: {jointed rush}, {Juncus
articulatus}]
Juncus bufonius
n 1: low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly
cosmopolitan [syn: {toad rush}, {Juncus bufonius}]
Juncus effusus
n 1: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in
Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North
America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft
rush}, {Juncus effusus}]
Juncus inflexus
n 1: tall rush of temperate regions [syn: {hard rush}, {Juncus
inflexus}]
Juncus leseurii
n 1: rush of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {salt
rush}, {Juncus leseurii}]
Juncus tenuis
n 1: tufted wiry rush of wide distribution [syn: {slender rush},
{Juncus tenuis}]
Jund-ul-Islam
n 1: an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular
control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have
ties with al-Qaeda [syn: {Jund-ul-Islam}, {Soldiers of
God}]
June 14
n 1: commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in
1777 [syn: {Flag Day}, {June 14}]
June 21
n 1: June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn:
{summer solstice}, {June 21}, {midsummer}] [ant: {winter
solstice}]
June 23
n 1: the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve},
{Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night},
{June 23}]
June 24
n 1: a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}, {June
24}]
June 29
n 1: first celebrated in the 3rd century [syn: {Saints Peter and
Paul}, {June 29}]
June 3
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson
Davis' Birthday}, {Davis' Birthday}, {June 3}]
June beetle
n 1: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-
eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on
roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May
bug}, {May beetle}]
June bug
n 1: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-
eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on
roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May
bug}, {May beetle}]
June grass
n 1: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially
central United States having tall stalks and slender bright
green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
[syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue
grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]
juneberry holly
n 1: a holly shrub
Jungian psychology
n 1: the psychological theories of Carl Jung
jungle cat
n 1: small Asiatic wildcat [syn: {jungle cat}, {Felis chaus}]
jungle cock
n 1: male jungle fowl
jungle fever
n 1: severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions
jungle fowl
n 1: small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to
domestic fowl [syn: {jungle fowl}, {gallina}]
jungle gym
n 1: a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children
can climb and play
jungle hen
n 1: female jungle fowl
jungle rot
n 1: skin disorder induced by a tropical climate
Junin virus
n 1: the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever;
carried by rats and mice
junior class
n 1: penultimate class in high school or college
junior college
n 1: a college that offers only the first two years terminating
in an associate degree
junior featherweight
n 1: weighs no more than 122 pounds
junior high
n 1: a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
[syn: {junior high school}, {junior high}]
junior high school
n 1: a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
[syn: {junior high school}, {junior high}]
junior lightweight
n 1: weighs no more than 130 pounds
junior middleweight
n 1: weighs no more than 154 pounds
junior school
n 1: British school for children aged 7-11
junior status
n 1: in a junior position
junior varsity
n 1: a college or university team that competes at a level below
the varsity team [syn: {junior varsity}, {JV}]
junior welterweight
n 1: weighs no more than 140 pounds
junior-grade
adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a
lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {lower-ranking},
{lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}]
juniper berries
n 1: berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
juniper berry
n 1: berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus
especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
juniper bush
n 1: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white
flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament;
sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam},
{juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista
raetam}]
juniperic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers
Junipero Serra
n 1: Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in
California (1713-1784) [syn: {Serra}, {Junipero Serra},
{Miguel Jose Serra}]
Juniperus bermudiana
n 1: ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly
large for a juniper [syn: {Bermuda cedar}, {Juniperus
bermudiana}]
Juniperus communis
n 1: densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue
berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern
hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
[syn: {common juniper}, {Juniperus communis}]
Juniperus communis depressa
n 1: a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground
cedar}, {dwarf juniper}, {Juniperus communis depressa}]
Juniperus flaccida
n 1: small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having
spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {Mexican
juniper}, {drooping juniper}, {Juniperus flaccida}]
Juniperus horizontalis
n 1: low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United
States; bronzed purple in winter [syn: {creeping juniper},
{Juniperus horizontalis}]
Juniperus procera
n 1: tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {east
African cedar}, {Juniperus procera}]
Juniperus sabina
n 1: procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: {dwarf juniper},
{savin}, {Juniperus sabina}]
Juniperus silicicola
n 1: juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United
States; similar to eastern red cedar [syn: {southern red
cedar}, {Juniperus silicicola}]
Juniperus virginiana
n 1: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic
crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp
needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {red
juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]
junk bond
n 1: a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower;
issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by
companies with questionable credit [syn: {junk bond},
{high-yield bond}]
junk DNA
n 1: stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the
genome consists of junk DNA"
junk e-mail
n 1: unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in
bulk) [syn: {spam}, {junk e-mail}]
junk food
n 1: food that tastes good but is high in calories having little
nutritional value
junk heap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
junk mail
n 1: third-class mail consisting of advertising and often
addressed to `resident' or `occupant'
junk pile
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
junk shop
n 1: a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
jupati palm
n 1: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very
large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong
stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati},
{jupaty}, {jupati palm}, {Raffia taedigera}]
Jupiter Fidius
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fidius}, {Protector
of Boundaries}]
Jupiter Fulgur
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulgur}, {Jupiter
Fulminator}, {Lightning Hurler}]
Jupiter Fulminator
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulgur}, {Jupiter
Fulminator}, {Lightning Hurler}]
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Optimus Maximus},
{Best and Greatest}]
Jupiter Pluvius
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Pluvius}, {Rain-
giver}]
Jupiter Tonans
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Tonans}, {Thunderer}]
Jupiter's beard
n 1: silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and
pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silverbush},
{silver-bush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]
Jurassic period
n 1: from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs;
conifers [syn: {Jurassic}, {Jurassic period}]
jury box
n 1: an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
jury duty
n 1: the civic duty to serve on a jury
jury mast
n 1: a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
jury system
n 1: a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law
suit
jury-rigged
adj 1: done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the
river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-
rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift
hammer" [syn: {improvised}, {jury-rigged}, {makeshift}]
jus civile
n 1: the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian;
the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman
law}, {Justinian code}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]
jus sanguinis
n 1: the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the
same as that of his natural parents
jus soli
n 1: the principle that a person's nationality at birth is
determined by the place of birth
jussive mood
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the
listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {imperative},
{jussive mood}, {imperative form}]
just about
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about},
{close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
just as
adv 1: at the same time as; "even as he lay dying they argued
over his estate"; "the building collapsed just as he
arrived" [syn: {even as}, {just as}]
just deserts
n 1: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
[syn: {just deserts}, {comeuppance}, {comeupance}, {poetic
jstice}]
just in case
adv 1: if there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call
911"; "I have money, just in case" [syn: {in case}, {just
in case}]
just in time
adv 1: at the last possible moment; "she was saved in the nick
of time" [syn: {in the nick of time}, {just in time}]
just now
adv 1: only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just
now came out" [syn: {just}, {just now}]
just right
adv 1: in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn:
{to a T}, {to the letter}, {just right}, {to perfection}]
just so
adv 1: in a careful manner; "you must treat this plant just so"
just the ticket
n 1: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just
the ticket for a small family" [syn: {ticket}, {just the
ticket}]
just then
adv 1: at a particular time in the past; "just then the bugle
sounded"
just-noticeable difference
n 1: (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that
(under properly controlled experimental conditions) is
detected as often as it is undetected [syn: {just-
noticeable difference}, {jnd}]
Justice Department
n 1: the United States federal department responsible for
enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all
civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn:
{Department of Justice}, {Justice Department}, {Justice},
{DoJ}]
justice of the peace
n 1: a local magistrate with limited powers
Justinian code
n 1: the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian;
the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman
law}, {Justinian code}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]
Justinian I
n 1: Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his
empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his
general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain
(483-565) [syn: {Justinian}, {Justinian I}, {Justinian the
Great}]
Justinian the Great
n 1: Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his
empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his
general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain
(483-565) [syn: {Justinian}, {Justinian I}, {Justinian the
Great}]
jut out
v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted
out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn:
{stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {jut}, {project}]
juvenile amaurotic idiocy
n 1: a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism
having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and
dementia and early death [syn: {Spielmeyer-Vogt disease},
{juvenile amaurotic idiocy}]
juvenile body
n 1: the body of a young person
juvenile court
n 1: a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent
children
juvenile delinquency
n 1: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
[syn: {delinquency}, {juvenile delinquency}]
juvenile delinquent
n 1: a young offender [syn: {delinquent}, {juvenile delinquent}]
juvenile diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
juvenile person
n 1: a young person, not fully developed [syn: {juvenile},
{juvenile person}] [ant: {adult}, {grownup}]
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
n 1: a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large
joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded
[syn: {Still's disease}, {juvenile rheumatoid arthritis}]
juvenile wart
n 1: a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children
juvenile-onset diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
K particle
n 1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy
particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson},
{K particle}]
K ration
n 1: a small package of emergency rations; issued to United
States troops in World War II
K'ung Futzu
n 1: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected
after his death and became the basis of a philosophical
doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC) [syn:
{Confucius}, {Kongfuze}, {K'ung Futzu}, {Kong the Master}]
K-Dur 20
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
K-lor
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
K-lyte
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
k-meson
n 1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy
particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson},
{K particle}]
K.E.
n 1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
motion [syn: {kinetic energy}, {K.E.}]
K2
n 1: a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir;
the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn:
{K2}, {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]
Kadai language
n 1: a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern
Asia [syn: {Kadai}, {Kam-Tai}, {Kadai language}]
kaffir boom
n 1: small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense
clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn:
{kaffir boom}, {Transvaal kafferboom}, {Erythrina
lysistemon}]
2: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South
Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds;
yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
[syn: {kaffir boom}, {Cape kafferboom}, {Erythrina caffra}]
kaffir bread
n 1: South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used
as food [syn: {kaffir bread}, {Encephalartos caffer}]
kaffir cat
n 1: widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn:
{kaffir cat}, {caffer cat}, {Felis ocreata}]
kaffir corn
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn},
{kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Kaffir pox
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
kafir corn
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn},
{kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Kahane Chai
n 1: a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights
antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of
Israel [syn: {Kahane Chai}, {Kach}]
Kahlil Gibran
n 1: United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) [syn:
{Gibran}, {Kahlil Gibran}]
Kahoolawe Island
n 1: an island of south-central Hawaii [syn: {Kahoolawe},
{Kahoolawe Island}]
kai apple
n 1: South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots;
used for pickles and preserves
Kaiser Bill
n 1: grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888
to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)
[syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Wilhelm}, {Kaiser Bill}]
kaiser roll
n 1: rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of
dough by folding the corners in to the center
Kaiser Wilhelm
n 1: grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888
to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)
[syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Wilhelm}, {Kaiser Bill}]
Kakatoe galerita
n 1: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-
crested cockatoo}, {Kakatoe galerita}, {Cacatua galerita}]
Kakatoe leadbeateri
n 1: white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn:
{pink cockatoo}, {Kakatoe leadbeateri}]
kakke disease
n 1: the endemic form of beriberi
kala azar
n 1: sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of
the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn:
{leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniosis}, {kala azar}]
kala-azar
n 1: leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral
leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]
Kalaallit Nunaat
n 1: the largest island in the world; lies between the North
Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of
Denmark [syn: {Greenland}, {Gronland}, {Kalaallit Nunaat}]
Kalahari Desert
n 1: a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana [syn:
{Kalahari}, {Kalahari Desert}]
Kalashnikov culture
n 1: the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves
political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov
culture in Afghanistan"
Kallman's syndrome
n 1: hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder
that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty
Kalmia angustifolia
n 1: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but
having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to
young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {pig laurel}, {lambkill},
{Kalmia angustifolia}]
Kalmia latifolia
n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel},
{wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
latifolia}]
Kalmia polifolia
n 1: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small
purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
[syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia
polifolia}]
Kalon Tripa
n 1: the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the
Tibetan government-in-exile
Kam Muang
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Yuan}, {Kam
Muang}]
Kam-Sui
n 1: a group of Kadai languages
Kam-Tai
n 1: a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern
Asia [syn: {Kadai}, {Kam-Tai}, {Kadai language}]
Kamchatka Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea
of Okhotsk
Kamchatkan sea eagle
n 1: found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn:
{Kamchatkan sea eagle}, {Stellar's sea eagle}, {Haliaeetus
pelagicus}]
Kamehameha I
n 1: Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule
(1758-1819) [syn: {Kamehameha I}, {Kamehameha the Great}]
Kamehameha the Great
n 1: Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule
(1758-1819) [syn: {Kamehameha I}, {Kamehameha the Great}]
Kammon Strait Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
Kan River
n 1: a river in southeastern China that flows generally north
into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang [syn: {Gan
Jiang}, {Kan River}]
Kan.
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Kansas},
{Sunflower State}, {KS}, {Kan.}]
Kanawha River
n 1: a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia [syn:
{Kanawha}, {Kanawha River}]
kangaroo apple
n 1: Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of
purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn:
{kangaroo apple}, {poroporo}, {Solanum aviculare}]
kangaroo bear
n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
[syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native
bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]
kangaroo court
n 1: an irregular unauthorized court
kangaroo hare
n 1: small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has
persistent teeth [syn: {hare wallaby}, {kangaroo hare}]
kangaroo jerboa
n 1: brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: {jerboa kangaroo},
{kangaroo jerboa}]
kangaroo mouse
n 1: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller
than kangaroo rats [syn: {kangaroo mouse}, {dwarf pocket
rat}]
2: leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
kangaroo paw
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
kangaroo rat
n 1: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North
America and Mexico; largest members of the family
Heteromyidae [syn: {kangaroo rat}, {desert rat}, {Dipodomys
phillipsii}]
2: any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
[syn: {rat kangaroo}, {kangaroo rat}]
kangaroo's paw
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
kangaroo's-foot
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
kangaroo-foot plant
n 1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers
covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw},
{kangaroo's paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant},
{Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
Kannada-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Kannada
Kansas City
n 1: a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of
the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas
City, Kansas
2: a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas River
n 1: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a
tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas}, {Kansas
River}, {Kaw River}]
Kaplan Group
n 1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with
ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the
violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the
establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn:
{Kaplan Group}, {Association of Islamic Groups and
Communities}, {Caliphate State}]
Kaposi's sarcoma
n 1: a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and
legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal
organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980
Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or
Italian or black men"
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
n 1: a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic
dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and
papulovesicles [syn: {eczema vaccinatum}, {Kaposi's
varicelliform eruption}]
kappa-meson
n 1: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy
particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson},
{K particle}]
Kara Kum
n 1: a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea [syn:
{Kara Kum}, {Qara Qum}, {Turkestan Desert}]
Kara Sea
n 1: part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the
east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year
Karakoram Range
n 1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the
Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn:
{Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range},
{Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
Karakorum Range
n 1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the
Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn:
{Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range},
{Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
karaya gum
n 1: exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and
to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics [syn: {sterculia gum},
{karaya gum}]
Karel Capek
n 1: Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the
English language (1890-1938) [syn: {Capek}, {Karel Capek}]
Karelian Isthmus
n 1: the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga
that connects Finland and Russia
Karen Blixen
n 1: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is
remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn:
{Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen},
{Baroness Karen Blixen}]
Karen Danielsen Horney
n 1: United States psychiatrist (1885-1952) [syn: {Horney},
{Karen Horney}, {Karen Danielsen Horney}]
Karen Horney
n 1: United States psychiatrist (1885-1952) [syn: {Horney},
{Karen Horney}, {Karen Danielsen Horney}]
Karl Adolf Eichmann
n 1: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the
concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered
during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Adolf
Eichmann}, {Karl Adolf Eichmann}]
Karl Adolph Verner
n 1: Danish philologist (1846-1896) [syn: {Verner}, {Karl Adolph
Verner}]
Karl Alex Muller
n 1: Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in
1927) [syn: {Muller}, {Karl Alex Muller}]
Karl Augustus Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger
(1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Menninger}, {Karl
Augustus Menninger}]
Karl Baedeker
n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
(1801-1859) [syn: {Baedeker}, {Karl Baedeker}]
Karl Barth
n 1: Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) [syn: {Barth},
{Karl Barth}]
Karl Czerny
n 1: Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for
the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of
Liszt (1791-1857) [syn: {Czerny}, {Karl Czerny}]
Karl Friedrich Gauss
n 1: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers
and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism
and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl
Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen
n 1: German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his
adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now
associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or
winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Karl
Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}, {Baron
Munchausen}]
Karl Gauss
n 1: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers
and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism
and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl
Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]
Karl Gjellerup
n 1: Danish novelist (1857-1919) [syn: {Gjellerup}, {Karl
Gjellerup}]
Karl Gunnar Myrdal
n 1: Swedish economist (1898-1987) [syn: {Myrdal}, {Gunnar
Myrdal}, {Karl Gunnar Myrdal}]
Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
n 1: German mathematician (1804-1851) [syn: {Jacobi}, {Karl
Gustav Jacob Jacobi}]
Karl Jaspers
n 1: German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Jaspers}, {Karl
Jaspers}, {Karl Theodor Jaspers}]
Karl Landsteiner
n 1: United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered
human blood groups (1868-1943) [syn: {Landsteiner}, {Karl
Landsteiner}]
Karl Linne
n 1: Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of
biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus},
{Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}, {Karl Linne}]
Karl Marx
n 1: founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto
with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883)
[syn: {Marx}, {Karl Marx}]
Karl Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger
(1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Menninger}, {Karl
Augustus Menninger}]
Karl Popper
n 1: British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that
scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are
tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994) [syn:
{Popper}, {Karl Popper}, {Sir Karl Raimund Popper}]
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
n 1: German field marshal in World War II who directed the
conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive
(1875-1953) [syn: {Rundstedt}, {von Rundstedt}, {Karl
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt}]
Karl Scheele
n 1: Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen
before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl
Scheele}, {Karl Wilhelm Scheele}]
Karl Theodor Jaspers
n 1: German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Jaspers}, {Karl
Jaspers}, {Karl Theodor Jaspers}]
Karl von Clausewitz
n 1: Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a
doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy
(1780-1831) [syn: {Clausewitz}, {Karl von Clausewitz}]
Karl von Frisch
n 1: Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees
(1886-1982) [syn: {Frisch}, {Karl von Frisch}]
Karl Waldemar Ziegler
n 1: German chemist honored for his research on polymers
(1898-1973) [syn: {Ziegler}, {Karl Waldemar Ziegler}]
Karl Wernicke
n 1: German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia
(1848-1905) [syn: {Wernicke}, {Karl Wernicke}]
Karl Wilhelm Scheele
n 1: Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen
before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl
Scheele}, {Karl Wilhelm Scheele}]
Karl Wilhelm Siemens
n 1: engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and
who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Siemens}, {Karl
Wilhelm Siemens}, {Sir Charles William Siemens}]
Karl-Marx-Stadt
n 1: a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-
Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing [syn:
{Chemnitz}, {Karl-Marx-Stadt}]
Karol Wojtyla
n 1: the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in
Italy in 450 years (1920-2005) [syn: {John Paul II}, {Karol
Wojtyla}]
Kasai River
n 1: a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola
and flows east and then north (forming part of the border
between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through
Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between
Congo and Republic of the Congo [syn: {Kasai}, {Kasai
River}, {River Kasai}]
Kashmir goat
n 1: Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as
cashmere wool [syn: {Cashmere goat}, {Kashmir goat}]
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff
n 1: German anatomist (1733-1794) [syn: {Wolff}, {Kaspar
Friedrich Wolff}]
katabatic wind
n 1: a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air [syn:
{katabatic wind}, {catabatic wind}]
Katar Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland
into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Qatar Peninsula},
{Katar}, {Katar Peninsula}]
Kate Chopin
n 1: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana
(1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate Chopin}, {Kate O'Flaherty
Chopin}]
Kate O'Flaherty Chopin
n 1: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana
(1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate Chopin}, {Kate O'Flaherty
Chopin}]
Kate Smith
n 1: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic
songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kate Smith}, {Kathryn
Elizabeth Smith}]
Katharine Hepburn
n 1: United States film actress who appeared in many films with
Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine
Hepburn}, {Katharine Houghton Hepburn}]
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
n 1: United States film actress who appeared in many films with
Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine
Hepburn}, {Katharine Houghton Hepburn}]
Katherine Anne Porter
n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories
(1890-1980) [syn: {Porter}, {Katherine Anne Porter}]
Katherine Cornell
n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in
Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: {Cornell}, {Katherine
Cornell}]
Katherine Mansfield
n 1: New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn:
{Mansfield}, {Katherine Mansfield}, {Kathleen Mansfield
Beauchamp}]
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp
n 1: New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn:
{Mansfield}, {Katherine Mansfield}, {Kathleen Mansfield
Beauchamp}]
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith
n 1: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic
songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kate Smith}, {Kathryn
Elizabeth Smith}]
Katmai National Park
n 1: a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
katsura tree
n 1: rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of
China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-
green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet
in autumn [syn: {katsura tree}, {Cercidiphyllum japonicum}]
Katsushika Hokusai
n 1: Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists
(1760-1849) [syn: {Hokusai}, {Katsushika Hokusai}]
Katsuwonus pelamis
n 1: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery;
may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {bonito},
{oceanic bonito}, {Katsuwonus pelamis}]
Kauai Island
n 1: an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu [syn: {Kauai},
{Kauai Island}]
kauri copal
n 1: resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a
fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
[syn: {kauri}, {kauri copal}, {kauri resin}, {kauri gum}]
kauri gum
n 1: resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a
fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
[syn: {kauri}, {kauri copal}, {kauri resin}, {kauri gum}]
kauri pine
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar
resin [syn: {kauri pine}, {dammar pine}]
kauri resin
n 1: resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a
fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
[syn: {kauri}, {kauri copal}, {kauri resin}, {kauri gum}]
Kavir Desert
n 1: a salt desert in north central Iran [syn: {Dasht-e-Kavir},
{Kavir Desert}, {Great Salt Desert}]
Kaw River
n 1: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a
tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas}, {Kansas
River}, {Kaw River}]
Kawasaki disease
n 1: an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash
and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause [syn:
{Kawasaki disease}, {mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome}]
Kay Boyle
n 1: United States writer (1902-1992) [syn: {Boyle}, {Kay
Boyle}]
Kayser-Fleischer ring
n 1: a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the
eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease
Kazakhstani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Kazakhstan
Kazimir Malevich
n 1: Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Malevich},
{Kazimir Malevich}, {Kazimir Severinovich Malevich}]
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich
n 1: Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Malevich},
{Kazimir Malevich}, {Kazimir Severinovich Malevich}]
keel arch
n 1: a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {ogee
arch}, {keel arch}]
keel over
v 1: turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled
over"
keel-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the keel of a boat
keeled garlic
n 1: Eurasian bulbous plant [syn: {keeled garlic}, {Allium
carinatum}]
keen-eyed
adj 1: having keen eyesight [syn: {keen-eyed}, {sharp-eyed}]
keen-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {eagle-eyed},
{keen-sighted}, {farseeing}, {longsighted}]
keep abreast
v 1: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
policies" [syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}, {follow}]
keep an eye on
v 1: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe},
{follow}, {watch over}, {keep an eye on}]
keep apart
v 1: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he
is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep
apart}, {set apart}, {isolate}]
keep away
v 1: prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away
from the pool"
keep back
v 1: secure and keep for possible future use or application;
"The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve
the right to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {keep back},
{hold back}]
2: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is
withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
[syn: {withhold}, {keep back}]
3: prevent the action or expression of; "hold back your anger";
"keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience
at the delays" [syn: {restrain}, {keep}, {keep back}, {hold
back}]
keep company
v 1: be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion},
{accompany}, {keep company}]
keep down
v 1: place a limit on the number of [syn: {number}, {keep down}]
2: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes
any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents
very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the
peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {keep
down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
3: manage not to throw up [ant: {barf}, {be sick}, {cast},
{cat}, {chuck}, {disgorge}, {honk}, {puke}, {purge},
{regorge}, {regurgitate}, {retch}, {sick}, {spew}, {spue},
{throw up}, {upchuck}, {vomit}, {vomit up}]
keep going
v 1: continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on
unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." [syn: {run
on}, {keep going}]
2: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will
keep us going for another year" [syn: {tide over}, {bridge
over}, {keep going}]
3: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as
he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {patronage},
{support}, {keep going}]
keep guard
v 1: watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to
protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard
were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {keep
guard}, {stand sentinel}]
keep in
v 1: cause to stay indoors
keep in line
v 1: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully,
usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss";
"She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her
children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class
in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {manipulate}, {keep in
line}, {control}]
keep mum
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
keep note
v 1: maintain in the forefront of one's awareness; "He kept note
of the location of the soldiers"
keep off
v 1: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off
drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the
day" [syn: {keep off}, {avoid}]
2: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass";
"stay off the premises" [syn: {keep off}, {stay off}]
keep on
v 1: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a
property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants
any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune
waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our
grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the
work going as long as we could"; "She retained her
composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many
washings" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep}, {keep on}]
keep one's distance
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand
back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep
one's hands off}, {stay away}]
keep one's eyes off
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand
back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep
one's hands off}, {stay away}]
keep one's eyes open
v 1: pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any
policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes peeled}, {keep one's eyes
skinned}, {keep one's eyes open}]
keep one's eyes peeled
v 1: pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any
policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes peeled}, {keep one's eyes
skinned}, {keep one's eyes open}]
keep one's eyes skinned
v 1: pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any
policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes peeled}, {keep one's eyes
skinned}, {keep one's eyes open}]
keep one's hands off
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand
back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep
one's hands off}, {stay away}]
keep one's mouth shut
v 1: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet
about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets
--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {keep quiet}, {shut
one's mouth}, {keep one's mouth shut}] [ant: {babble},
{babble out}, {blab}, {blab out}, {let the cat out of the
bag}, {peach}, {sing}, {spill the beans}, {talk}, {tattle}]
keep one's nose to the grindstone
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog},
{keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder
to the wheel}]
keep one's shoulder to the wheel
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog},
{keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder
to the wheel}]
keep open
v 1: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth";
"keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a
merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {keep}, {save}]
keep out
v 1: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting
out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude},
{keep out}, {shut out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}, {include},
{let in}]
2: remain outside
keep pace
v 1: maintain the same pace; "The child cannot keep step with
his big brother" [syn: {keep step}, {keep pace}]
keep quiet
v 1: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet
about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets
--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {keep quiet}, {shut
one's mouth}, {keep one's mouth shut}] [ant: {babble},
{babble out}, {blab}, {blab out}, {let the cat out of the
bag}, {peach}, {sing}, {spill the beans}, {talk}, {tattle}]
keep step
v 1: maintain the same pace; "The child cannot keep step with
his big brother" [syn: {keep step}, {keep pace}]
keep tabs on
v 1: keep a record on or watch attentively; "The government
keeps tabs on the dissidents"
keep to oneself
v 1: shun the company of others; "The new student keeps to
herself"
2: withhold information; "I kept your little secret to myself
all these years"
keep track
v 1: keep informed of fully aware; "I keep track of the stock
market developments" [ant: {lose track}]
keep up
v 1: maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up
and dropped out of the race"
2: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the
diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the
treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn:
{prolong}, {sustain}, {keep up}]
3: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or
destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The
old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be
taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum
curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {conserve},
{preserve}, {maintain}, {keep up}]
4: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
[syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}, {follow}]
5: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the
trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all
night studying for the exam"
Kegel exercises
n 1: exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold
urine [syn: {Kegel exercises}, {pubococcygeus exercises}]
kei apple
n 1: vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round
yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple}, {kei apple
bush}, {Dovyalis caffra}]
kei apple bush
n 1: vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round
yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple}, {kei apple
bush}, {Dovyalis caffra}]
Keith Rupert Murdoch
n 1: United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn:
{Murdoch}, {Rupert Murdoch}, {Keith Rupert Murdoch}]
Kekule formula
n 1: a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms
attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {benzene
nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]
kelp greenling
n 1: common food and sport fish of western coast of North
America [syn: {kelp greenling}, {Hexagrammos decagrammus}]
Kelvin scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0
degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at
373.16 degrees [syn: {Kelvin scale}, {absolute scale}]
Kemal Ataturk
n 1: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded
Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn:
{Ataturk}, {Kemal Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}, {Mustafa Kemal}]
Kemal Pasha
n 1: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded
Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn:
{Ataturk}, {Kemal Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}, {Mustafa Kemal}]
Ken Elton Kesey
n 1: United States writer whose best-known novel was based on
his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital
(1935-2001) [syn: {Kesey}, {Ken Kesey}, {Ken Elton Kesey}]
Ken Kesey
n 1: United States writer whose best-known novel was based on
his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital
(1935-2001) [syn: {Kesey}, {Ken Kesey}, {Ken Elton Kesey}]
Ken Russell
n 1: English film director (born in 1927) [syn: {Russell}, {Ken
Russell}, {Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell}]
Ken.
n 1: a state in east central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race
horses [syn: {Kentucky}, {Bluegrass State}, {KY}, {Ken.}]
Kenai Fjords National Park
n 1: a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale
watching and ancient Indian copper mines
Kendal green
n 1: a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained
from the woad plant [syn: {Kendal green}, {Kendal}]
Kendall partial rank correlation
n 1: a nonparametric measure of partial correlation
Kendall rank correlation
n 1: a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two
rankings [syn: {tau coefficient of correlation}, {Kendall's
tau}, {Kendall rank correlation}]
Kendall test
n 1: any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used
when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are
not met)
Kendall's tau
n 1: a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two
rankings [syn: {tau coefficient of correlation}, {Kendall's
tau}, {Kendall rank correlation}]
Kennedia coccinea
n 1: prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves
and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania [syn:
{coral vine}, {Kennedia coccinea}]
Kennedia prostrata
n 1: hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with
bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {scarlet runner},
{running postman}, {Kennedia prostrata}]
Kennedy International
n 1: a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
[syn: {Kennedy}, {Kennedy International}, {Kennedy
International Airport}]
Kennedy International Airport
n 1: a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
[syn: {Kennedy}, {Kennedy International}, {Kennedy
International Airport}]
Kennelly-Heaviside layer
n 1: a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that
reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside
layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]
Kennesaw Mountain
n 1: battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under
William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate
troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Kenneth Bancroft Clark
n 1: United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research
persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were
discriminatory (1914-2005) [syn: {Clark}, {Kenneth Clark},
{Kenneth Bancroft Clark}]
Kenneth Clark
n 1: United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research
persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were
discriminatory (1914-2005) [syn: {Clark}, {Kenneth Clark},
{Kenneth Bancroft Clark}]
Kenneth David Kaunda
n 1: statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as
Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president
(1924-1999) [syn: {Kaunda}, {Kenneth Kaunda}, {Kenneth
David Kaunda}]
Kenneth Grahame
n 1: English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories
(1859-1932) [syn: {Grahame}, {Kenneth Grahame}]
Kenneth Kaunda
n 1: statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as
Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president
(1924-1999) [syn: {Kaunda}, {Kenneth Kaunda}, {Kenneth
David Kaunda}]
Kenneth Roberts
n 1: United States writer remembered for his historical novels
about colonial America (1885-1957) [syn: {Roberts},
{Kenneth Roberts}]
Kentucky black bass
n 1: a variety of black bass [syn: {Kentucky black bass},
{spotted black bass}, {Micropterus pseudoplites}]
Kentucky blue
n 1: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially
central United States having tall stalks and slender bright
green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
[syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue
grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]
Kentucky bluegrass
n 1: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially
central United States having tall stalks and slender bright
green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
[syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue
grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]
Kentucky coffee tree
n 1: handsome tree of central and eastern North America having
large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by
large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee
substitute [syn: {Kentucky coffee tree}, {bonduc},
{chicot}, {Gymnocladus dioica}]
Kentucky Derby
n 1: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill
Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky wonder
n 1: flat-podded green bean [syn: {Kentucky wonder}, {Kentucky
wonder bean}]
Kentucky wonder bean
n 1: flat-podded green bean [syn: {Kentucky wonder}, {Kentucky
wonder bean}]
Kentucky yellowwood
n 1: small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy
white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood
yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood},
{gopherwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]
Kentucy blue grass
n 1: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially
central United States having tall stalks and slender bright
green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
[syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue
grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]
Kenya fever
n 1: a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean
area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans
by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and
other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever},
{Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]
Kenyan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Kenya
Kenyan shilling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents [syn:
{Kenyan shilling}, {shilling}]
Kenzo Tange
n 1: Japanese architect (born in 1913) [syn: {Tange}, {Kenzo
Tange}]
Keogh plan
n 1: a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated
businesses or for self-employed persons
Kepler's first law
n 1: a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse
with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
Kepler's law
n 1: (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion
stated by Johannes Kepler [syn: {Kepler's law}, {Kepler's
law of planetary motion}]
Kepler's law of planetary motion
n 1: (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion
stated by Johannes Kepler [syn: {Kepler's law}, {Kepler's
law of planetary motion}]
Kepler's second law
n 1: a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line
connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas
in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's
orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn:
{Kepler's second law}, {law of areas}, {law of equal
areas}]
Kepler's third law
n 1: a law stating that the ratio of the square of the
revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital
axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
[syn: {Kepler's third law}, {harmonic law}]
kept up
adj 1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {maintained},
{well-kept}]
kept woman
n 1: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing
extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn:
{mistress}, {kept woman}, {fancy woman}]
keratoderma blennorrhagica
n 1: skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and
soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratosis
blennorrhagica}, {keratoderma blennorrhagica}]
keratosis blennorrhagica
n 1: skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and
soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratosis
blennorrhagica}, {keratoderma blennorrhagica}]
keratosis follicularis
n 1: a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches
(sometimes containing pus) [syn: {keratosis follicularis},
{Darier's disease}]
keratosis nigricans
n 1: a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in
the body folds; can be benign or malignant [syn:
{acanthosis nigricans}, {keratosis nigricans}]
keratosis pilaris
n 1: keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the
openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and
thighs)
kerb crawler
n 1: someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from
prostitutes or other women
Kernig's sign
n 1: symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the
knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the
hamstrings
kerosene heater
n 1: heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
[syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosene heater},
{kerosine heater}]
kerosene lamp
n 1: a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil
lamp}, {kerosene lamp}, {kerosine lamp}]
kerosine heater
n 1: heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
[syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosene heater},
{kerosine heater}]
kerosine lamp
n 1: a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil
lamp}, {kerosene lamp}, {kerosine lamp}]
Kerr cell
n 1: optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two
electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only
if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a
high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
Kerry blue terrier
n 1: an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-
grey coat
ketamine hydrochloride
n 1: a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate)
that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used
mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric
or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes
hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of
PCP [syn: {ketamine}, {ketamine hydrochloride}, {Ketalar}]
ketchup bottle
n 1: a bottle that holds catsup [syn: {catsup bottle}, {ketchup
bottle}]
ketembilla tree
n 1: a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple
fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri
Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla},
{kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry},
{Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
ketone body
n 1: a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown
of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic
acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in
excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic
disorders [syn: {ketone body}, {acetone body}]
ketone group
n 1: a group having the characteristic properties of ketones
ketorolac tromethamine
n 1: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and
Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly [syn:
{ketorolac tromethamine}, {Acular}, {Toradol}]
ketosis-prone diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
ketosis-resistant diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
kettle hole
n 1: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that
results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in
glacial deposits [syn: {kettle hole}, {kettle}]
kettle of fish
n 1: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn:
{fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle
of fish}]
Keuka Lake
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
[syn: {Keuka Lake}, {Lake Keuka}]
key fruit
n 1: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
elm or maple [syn: {samara}, {key fruit}, {key}]
key lime
n 1: small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
key out
v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
{identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish},
{describe}, {name}]
key palm
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
key pattern
n 1: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and
horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple
fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek fret},
{Greek key}, {key pattern}]
key ring
n 1: a circular ring of metal for holding keys
key signature
n 1: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the
key [syn: {key signature}, {signature}]
key stroke
n 1: the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard;
"the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work"
[syn: {keystroke}, {key stroke}]
Key West
n 1: a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf
of Mexico
key word
n 1: a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted
message
2: a significant word used in indexing or cataloging
keyboard buffer
n 1: a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer
is ready to respond to them
keyboard instrument
n 1: a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
keyhole limpet
n 1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the
apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Fissurella apertura},
{Diodora apertura}]
keyhole saw
n 1: a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius
curves; similar to a compass saw
keynote address
n 1: a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote speech},
{keynote address}]
keynote speech
n 1: a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote speech},
{keynote address}]
Keystone State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Pennsylvania}, {Keystone State}, {PA}, {Pa.}]
Keystone Stater
n 1: a native or resident of Pennsylvania [syn: {Pennsylvanian},
{Keystone Stater}]
Khayr ad-Din
n 1: Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: {Barbarossa}, {Khayr
ad-Din}]
Khmer Rouge
n 1: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became
a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom
Penh and created a government that killed an estimated
three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but
remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {KR},
{Party of Democratic Kampuchea}, {Communist Party of
Kampuchea}]
Khoisan language
n 1: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn:
{Khoisan}, {Khoisan language}]
Khyber Pass
n 1: a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in
the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and
western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered
India
kia quen
n 1: a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the
victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and
systematically squeezed
kick about
v 1: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick
around?" [syn: {kick around}, {knock about}, {kick about}]
kick around
v 1: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick
around?" [syn: {kick around}, {knock about}, {kick about}]
2: treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any
more!"
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult
questions" [syn: {bandy}, {kick around}]
kick back
v 1: pay a kickback; make an illegal payment
2: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back
into my shoulder" [syn: {kick back}, {recoil}, {kick}]
kick down
v 1: open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: {kick in}, {kick
down}]
kick downstairs
v 1: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was
demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down
to Sergeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {break},
{kick downstairs}] [ant: {advance}, {elevate}, {kick
upstairs}, {promote}, {raise}, {upgrade}]
kick in
v 1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few
moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: {set in},
{kick in}]
2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn:
{contribute}, {give}, {chip in}, {kick in}]
3: open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: {kick in}, {kick
down}]
kick in the butt
n 1: punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind
kick off
v 1: commence officially [syn: {inaugurate}, {kick off}]
kick one's heels
v 1: wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept
waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the
Embassy" [syn: {kick one's heels}, {cool one's heels}]
kick out
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his
native country" [syn: {expel}, {throw out}, {kick out}]
2: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out},
{drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
kick pleat
n 1: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
kick start
n 1: a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the
foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick starter}, {kick
start}]
kick starter
n 1: a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the
foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick starter}, {kick
start}]
kick the bucket
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
kick turn
n 1: a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the
vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the
other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the
other ski is aligned with the first
kick up
n 1: raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a
first movement in doing a handstand
v 1: cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
2: evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a
quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {evoke}, {call
forth}, {kick up}]
kick upstairs
v 1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women
tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got
promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote},
{upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}]
[ant: {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs},
{relegate}]
kick-start
v 1: start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter
kid glove
n 1: a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) [syn: {kid
glove}, {suede glove}]
kid-glove
adj 1: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by
diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a
tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the
kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill" [syn: {tactful},
{kid-glove}]
kiddie porn
n 1: the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or
films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddie porn}, {kiddy
porn}]
kiddy porn
n 1: the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or
films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddie porn}, {kiddy
porn}]
kidney bean
n 1: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the
pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped
beans) [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijol}, {frijole}]
2: large dark red bean; usually dried
kidney begonia
n 1: rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish
colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney
begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]
kidney disease
n 1: a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {kidney disease},
{renal disorder}, {nephropathy}, {nephrosis}]
kidney failure
n 1: inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help
maintain the electrolyte balance [syn: {renal failure},
{kidney failure}]
kidney fern
n 1: large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds [syn:
{kidney fern}, {Trichomanes reniforme}]
kidney pie
n 1: like steak and kidney pie but without steak
kidney stone
n 1: a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone},
{urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]
kidney vetch
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow
flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used
medicinally for kidney disorders [syn: {kidney vetch},
{Anthyllis vulneraria}]
kidney wort
n 1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United
States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote
brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort},
{Baccharis pilularis}]
kidney-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
[syn: {reniform}, {kidney-shaped}]
Kiggelaria africana
n 1: large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen
foliage [syn: {wild peach}, {Kiggelaria africana}]
kill off
v 1: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler
wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and
homosexuals of Europe" [syn: {exterminate}, {kill off}]
kill oneself
v 1: strain oneself more than is healthy [syn: {kill oneself},
{overexert oneself}]
kill zone
n 1: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
[syn: {kill zone}, {killing zone}]
Killarney fern
n 1: large stout fern of extreme western Europe [syn: {Killarney
fern}, {Trichomanes speciosum}]
killdeer plover
n 1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a
distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {kildeer}, {killdeer
plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]
killer bee
n 1: an investment banker who devises strategies to make a
target company less attractive for takeover
2: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a
cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as
far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized
honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata}, {Apis
mellifera adansonii}]
killer cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell},
{cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]
killer T cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell},
{cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]
killer whale
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer},
{orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
killing field
n 1: (usually plural) an area where many people have died
(usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent
civil disturbance)
killing zone
n 1: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
[syn: {kill zone}, {killing zone}]
kiln-dried
adj 1: dried in a kiln
kilocycle per second
n 1: one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz},
{kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]
kilogram calorie
n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one
degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to
characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn:
{Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large
calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]
kilogram-meter
n 1: a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram
force operating through a distance of one meter
kilometers per hour
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the
time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per
hour}, {kilometres per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]
kilometres per hour
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the
time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per
hour}, {kilometres per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]
kilovolt-ampere
n 1: a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes
kilowatt hour
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000
watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-
hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]
kin group
n 1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin},
{kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]
kind of
adv 1: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold";
"the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull";
"I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good
at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn:
{rather}, {kind of}, {kinda}, {sort of}]
kind-hearted
adj 1: having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition;
"a generous and kindhearted teacher" [syn: {kindhearted},
{kind-hearted}]
kind-heartedness
n 1: sympathy arising from a kind heart [syn: {kindheartedness},
{kind-heartedness}]
kinetic energy
n 1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
motion [syn: {kinetic energy}, {K.E.}]
kinetic theory
n 1: (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in
random motion [syn: {kinetic theory}, {kinetic theory of
gases}]
kinetic theory of gases
n 1: (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in
random motion [syn: {kinetic theory}, {kinetic theory of
gases}]
kinetic theory of heat
n 1: a theory that the temperature of a body increases when
kinetic energy increases
King Arthur
n 1: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a
historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been
retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the
Knights of the Round Table at Camelot [syn: {Arthur}, {King
Arthur}]
King Arthur's Round Table
n 1: (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
[syn: {Round Table}, {King Arthur's Round Table}]
king begonia
n 1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived
from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves
patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown
with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king
begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium},
{Begonia rex}]
King Camp Gilette
n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the
safety razor (1855-1932) [syn: {Gillette}, {King Camp
Gilette}]
King Charles spaniel
n 1: a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named
after Charles II who popularized it
king cobra
n 1: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the
largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
[syn: {hamadryad}, {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannah},
{Naja hannah}]
king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
{Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab},
{Alaska crab}]
2: a large spider crab of Europe [syn: {European spider crab},
{king crab}, {Maja squinado}]
3: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska
crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}]
4: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America
having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a
stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
[syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab}, {Limulus polyphemus},
{Xiphosurus polyphemus}]
king devil
n 1: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United
States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil},
{yellow hawkweed}, {Hieracium praealtum}]
King Ferdinand
n 1: the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his
wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked
the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their
capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as
one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in
1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus
in 1492 (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand}, {King Ferdinand},
{Ferdinand of Aragon}, {Ferdinand V}, {Ferdinand the
Catholic}]
king fern
n 1: fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand
and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {king fern}, {Todea
barbara}]
2: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern},
{royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French bracken},
{Osmunda regalis}]
King Harold I
n 1: illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England
in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {King Harold I},
{Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]
King Harold II
n 1: King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066
and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed
fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
[syn: {Harold II}, {King Harold II}]
King Hussein
n 1: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and
seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein},
{Husain}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}, {King Hussein}]
King James
n 1: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from
1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was
the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth
I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the
divine right of kings (1566-1625) [syn: {James}, {James I},
{King James}, {King James I}]
King James Bible
n 1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn:
{Authorized Version}, {King James Version}, {King James
Bible}]
King James I
n 1: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from
1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was
the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth
I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the
divine right of kings (1566-1625) [syn: {James}, {James I},
{King James}, {King James I}]
King James Version
n 1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn:
{Authorized Version}, {King James Version}, {King James
Bible}]
King John
n 1: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to
1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother
Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was
compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
[syn: {John}, {King John}, {John Lackland}]
King Lear
n 1: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed
and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters [syn:
{Lear}, {King Lear}]
king mackerel
n 1: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and
game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
[syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {cero}, {Scomberomorus
cavalla}]
king nut
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
king nut hickory
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States resembling the
shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big
shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king
nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]
King Oedipus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly
killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the
subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn:
{Oedipus}, {King Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]
king of beasts
n 1: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India
having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn:
{lion}, {king of beasts}, {Panthera leo}]
King of England
n 1: the sovereign ruler of England [syn: {King of England},
{King of Great Britain}]
King of France
n 1: the sovereign ruler of France
King of Great Britain
n 1: the sovereign ruler of England [syn: {King of England},
{King of Great Britain}]
King of Swing
n 1: United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band
(including black as well as white musicians) and introduced
a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman},
{Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}, {King of Swing}]
King of the Germans
n 1: the sovereign ruler of the Germans
king of the herring
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a
red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {king of the herring},
{ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}]
King Oliver
n 1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of
Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Oliver}, {Joseph
Oliver}, {King Oliver}]
king orange
n 1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that
is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn:
{temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king
orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]
king penguin
n 1: large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
[syn: {king penguin}, {Aptenodytes patagonica}]
king post
n 1: post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular
truss
king protea
n 1: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped
resembling artichokes [syn: {honeypot}, {king protea},
{Protea cynaroides}]
king salmon
n 1: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook
salmon}, {chinook}, {king salmon}]
2: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon},
{quinnat salmon}, {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}]
king snake
n 1: any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors;
feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: {king snake},
{kingsnake}]
king vulture
n 1: large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central
America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances
on head and neck [syn: {king vulture}, {Sarcorhamphus
papa}]
king whiting
n 1: whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn:
{king whiting}, {Menticirrhus americanus}]
King William pine
n 1: evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed
leaves that curve inward [syn: {King William pine},
{Athrotaxis selaginoides}]
King's Counsel
n 1: Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
King's English
n 1: English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
[syn: {King's English}, {Queen's English}]
king's evil
n 1: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the
lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {struma}, {king's evil}]
king's ransom
n 1: a very large treasure
king's spear
n 1: asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn:
{king's spear}, {yellow asphodel}, {Asphodeline lutea}]
king-size
adj 1: extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-size}, {king-
sized}]
king-sized
adj 1: extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-size}, {king-
sized}]
kingdom Animalia
n 1: taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
[syn: {Animalia}, {kingdom Animalia}, {animal kingdom}]
kingdom come
n 1: the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come"
2: the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for
all I care"
kingdom Fungi
n 1: the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts,
mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
[syn: {Fungi}, {kingdom Fungi}, {fungus kingdom}]
kingdom Monera
n 1: prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various
primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to
divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for
the major divisions [syn: {Monera}, {kingdom Monera},
{Prokayotae}, {kingdom Prokaryotae}]
Kingdom of Belgium
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the
European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization [syn: {Belgium}, {Kingdom of Belgium},
{Belgique}]
Kingdom of Bhutan
n 1: a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast
of India [syn: {Bhutan}, {Kingdom of Bhutan}]
Kingdom of Cambodia
n 1: a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under
French rule until 1946 [syn: {Cambodia}, {Kingdom of
Cambodia}, {Kampuchea}]
Kingdom of Denmark
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of
the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North
Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: {Denmark}, {Kingdom of
Denmark}, {Danmark}]
Kingdom of God
n 1: the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign
Kingdom of Lesotho
n 1: a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa;
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn:
{Lesotho}, {Kingdom of Lesotho}, {Basutoland}]
Kingdom of Morocco
n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa
with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence
from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Kingdom of Morocco},
{Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
Kingdom of Nepal
n 1: a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas
between India and China [syn: {Nepal}, {Kingdom of Nepal}]
Kingdom of Norway
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western
side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence
from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Norway}, {Kingdom of Norway},
{Norge}, {Noreg}]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
n 1: an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian
Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the
economy [syn: {Saudi Arabia}, {Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}]
Kingdom of Spain
n 1: a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the
Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: {Spain},
{Kingdom of Spain}, {Espana}]
Kingdom of Swaziland
n 1: a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the
commonwealth that achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1968 [syn: {Swaziland}, {Kingdom of Swaziland}]
Kingdom of Sweden
n 1: a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the
Scandinavian Peninsula [syn: {Sweden}, {Kingdom of Sweden},
{Sverige}]
Kingdom of Thailand
n 1: a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along
the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the
official name of the former Siam" [syn: {Thailand},
{Kingdom of Thailand}, {Siam}]
Kingdom of The Netherlands
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North
Sea; half the country lies below sea level [syn:
{Netherlands}, {The Netherlands}, {Kingdom of The
Netherlands}, {Nederland}, {Holland}]
Kingdom of Tonga
n 1: a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South
Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in
1970 [syn: {Tonga}, {Kingdom of Tonga}, {Friendly Islands}]
kingdom Plantae
n 1: (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or
extinct plants [syn: {Plantae}, {kingdom Plantae}, {plant
kingdom}]
kingdom Prokaryotae
n 1: prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various
primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to
divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for
the major divisions [syn: {Monera}, {kingdom Monera},
{Prokayotae}, {kingdom Prokaryotae}]
kingdom Protoctista
n 1: in most modern classifications, replacement for the
Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta;
Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular
protists and their descendant multicellular organisms:
regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn:
{Protoctista}, {kingdom Protoctista}]
kingfisher daisy
n 1: softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright
blue rays [syn: {kingfisher daisy}, {Felicia bergeriana}]
Kings Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees
and alpine lakes and glaciers
Kingston-upon Hull
n 1: a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: {Hull},
{Kingston-upon Hull}]
kingwood tree
n 1: Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn:
{kingwood}, {kingwood tree}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]
kink up
v 1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape},
{frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}, {kink}]
kino gum
n 1: a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an
astringent and in tanning [syn: {kino}, {gum kino}, {kino
gum}]
2: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the
genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc [syn:
{East India kino}, {Malabar kino}, {kino gum}]
kinship group
n 1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin},
{kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]
kinship system
n 1: (anthropology) the system of social relationships that
constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the
terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations
that are entailed
kip down
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
Kipp's apparatus
n 1: a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually
hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid
without heating
kippered herring
n 1: salted and smoked herring [syn: {kipper}, {kippered
herring}]
kippered salmon
n 1: salted and smoked salmon
Kirchhoff's laws
n 1: (physics) two laws governing electric networks in which
steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a
point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops
around any closed circuit is zero
Kiribati dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Kiribati
Kirkia wilmsii
n 1: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having
leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of
creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: {pepper tree},
{Kirkia wilmsii}]
kiss curl
n 1: a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn:
{spit curl}, {kiss curl}]
kiss of death
n 1: something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be
the kiss of death for my political career"
kiss of life
n 1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac
massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for
a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped
breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and
prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn:
{cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac
resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of
life}]
kiss of peace
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian
love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: {pax},
{kiss of peace}]
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather},
{princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate},
{prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
Kissimmee River
n 1: a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake
Okeechobee [syn: {Kissimmee}, {Kissimmee River}]
kissing bug
n 1: large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug},
{conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]
kissing cousin
n 1: a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be
greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing cousin}, {kissing kin}]
kissing disease
n 1: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or
monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some
believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious
mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever},
{kissing disease}]
kissing kin
n 1: a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be
greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing cousin}, {kissing kin}]
kit and boodle
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
kit and caboodle
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
kit bag
n 1: a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: {kitbag}, {kit
bag}]
Kit Carson
n 1: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions
in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American
Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Carson}, {Kit Carson},
{Christopher Carson}]
kit fox
n 1: small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a
subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: {kit fox}, {Vulpes
macrotis}]
2: small grey fox of the plains of western North America [syn:
{kit fox}, {prairie fox}, {Vulpes velox}]
kit out
v 1: supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit out},
{kit up}, {kit}]
kit up
v 1: supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit out},
{kit up}, {kit}]
kitchen appliance
n 1: a home appliance used in preparing food
kitchen cabinet
n 1: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a
government [syn: {kitchen cabinet}, {brain trust}]
kitchen garden
n 1: a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {kitchen
garden}, {vegetable garden}, {vegetable patch}]
kitchen help
n 1: help hired to work in the kitchen
kitchen island
n 1: an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from
all sides
kitchen match
n 1: a wooden friction match that will light on any granular
surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves
kitchen midden
n 1: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells
and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric
settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {midden}, {kitchen
midden}]
kitchen police
n 1: an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks
[syn: {kitchen police}, {KP}]
kitchen range
n 1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was
already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove},
{range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]
kitchen sink
n 1: a sink in a kitchen
kitchen stove
n 1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was
already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove},
{range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]
kitchen table
n 1: a table in the kitchen
kitchen utensil
n 1: a utensil used in preparing food
kite balloon
n 1: a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed
into the wind
kite tail
n 1: a bob on a kite to provide balance
kitten-tails
n 1: a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of
flowers
Kitty Litter
n 1: granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the
waste products of a cat or dog
kitty-cat
n 1: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty},
{kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]
kitty-corner
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
kitty-cornered
adj 1: slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in
a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn:
{catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-
cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-
corner}, {kitty-cornered}]
kitul tree
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn:
{wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul
tree}, {toddy palm}, {Caryota urens}]
kiwi fruit
n 1: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
[syn: {kiwi}, {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
kiwi vine
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand
for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese
gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis},
{Actinidia deliciosa}]
kiwi-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a kiwi fruit
Kizil Kum
n 1: a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
[syn: {Kyzyl Kum}, {Kizil Kum}, {Qizil Qum}]
Klamath Falls
n 1: a town in southern Oregon near the California border
Klamath River
n 1: a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern
California to the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Klamath}, {Klamath
River}]
klammath weed
n 1: yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places
but a weed in rangelands [syn: {klammath weed}, {Hypericum
perforatum}]
Klaus Fuchs
n 1: British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi
persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to
the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the
United States (1911-1988) [syn: {Fuchs}, {Klaus Fuchs},
{Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs}]
Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
n 1: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn:
{Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {C. diphtheriae}, {Klebs-
Loeffler bacillus}]
Klein bottle
n 1: a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one
end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it
with the other end
Klemens Metternich
n 1: Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Metternich}, {Klemens
Metternich}, {Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von
Metternich}]
klieg light
n 1: carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in
producing films
Klinefelter syndrome
n 1: syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and
long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production
and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra
X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn:
{Klinefelter's syndrome}, {Klinefelter syndrome}, {XXY-
syndrome}]
Klinefelter's syndrome
n 1: syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and
long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production
and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra
X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn:
{Klinefelter's syndrome}, {Klinefelter syndrome}, {XXY-
syndrome}]
km/h
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the
time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per
hour}, {kilometres per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]
knee bend
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with
the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee
bend}, {squat}, {squatting}]
knee brace
n 1: a brace worn to strengthen the knee
knee breeches
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee [syn:
{breeches}, {knee breeches}, {knee pants},
{knickerbockers}, {knickers}]
knee jerk
n 1: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn: {knee jerk}, {knee-jerk reflex},
{patellar reflex}]
knee joint
n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {human knee}, {articulatio
genus}, {genu}]
knee pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or
baseball or hockey players
knee pants
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee [syn:
{breeches}, {knee breeches}, {knee pants},
{knickerbockers}, {knickers}]
knee piece
n 1: armor plate that protects the knee
knee-deep
adv 1: up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the
water" [syn: {knee-deep}, {knee-high}]
adj 1: coming only to the ankle or knee [syn: {ankle-deep},
{knee-deep}]
knee-hi
n 1: a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
[syn: {knee-high}, {knee-hi}]
knee-high
adv 1: up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the
water" [syn: {knee-deep}, {knee-high}]
n 1: a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
[syn: {knee-high}, {knee-hi}]
knee-jerk reflex
n 1: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn: {knee jerk}, {knee-jerk reflex},
{patellar reflex}]
knee-length
adj 1: extending to the knee
knife blade
n 1: the blade of a knife
knife edge
n 1: the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife [syn: {knife
edge}, {cutting edge}]
knife fight
n 1: fighting with knives [syn: {knife fight}, {snickersnee},
{cut-and-thrust}]
knife pleat
n 1: a single pleat turned in one direction
knife thrust
n 1: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed
instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn:
{stab}, {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
knife-edge
n 1: a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius
and insanity"
knife-handle
n 1: marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn:
{razor clam}, {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]
knight bachelor
n 1: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
[syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor-at-arms}, {bachelor}]
knight banneret
n 1: a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square
banner and to hold higher command [syn: {knight banneret},
{knight of the square flag}, {banneret}]
knight errantry
n 1: quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior [syn: {knight
errantry}, {quixotism}]
2: (Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant
who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
Knight of the Round Table
n 1: in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
knight of the square flag
n 1: a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square
banner and to hold higher command [syn: {knight banneret},
{knight of the square flag}, {banneret}]
Knight Templar
n 1: a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States
2: a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to
protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher [syn: {Knight
Templar}, {Templar}]
knight's service
n 1: land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
knight-errant
n 1: a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
Kniphofia praecox
n 1: widely cultivated hybrid poker plant [syn: {red-hot poker},
{Kniphofia praecox}]
Kniphofia uvaria
n 1: clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet
flowers [syn: {poker plant}, {Kniphofia uvaria}]
knit stitch
n 1: a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through
the front of the stitch from the lefthand side [syn:
{knit}, {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]
knitting machine
n 1: a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics
knitting needle
n 1: needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends;
usually used in pairs
knitting stitch
n 1: a stitch taken in knitting
knob celery
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn:
{celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery},
{turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
knobcone pine
n 1: medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the
United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the
cone [syn: {knobcone pine}, {Pinus attenuata}]
knock about
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn:
{buffet}, {knock about}, {batter}]
2: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick
around?" [syn: {kick around}, {knock about}, {kick about}]
knock against
v 1: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the
telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar
against}, {butt against}, {knock against}]
knock back
v 1: cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back
$20,000" [syn: {set back}, {knock back}, {put back}]
knock cold
v 1: knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion
knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: {knock
cold}, {knock out}, {kayo}]
knock down
v 1: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily
armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after
she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock
down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck},
{coldcock}, {dump}, {knock down}, {floor}]
3: shatter as if by explosion [syn: {blast}, {knock down}]
knock off
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The
mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was
neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate},
{waste}, {knock off}, {do in}]
2: cut the price of [syn: {shave}, {knock off}]
3: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook},
{snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}, {glom}]
4: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-
you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch off},
{knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
5: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
[syn: {drop}, {knock off}]
knock on
n 1: (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it
(a foul)
knock out
v 1: eliminate; "knock out a target"
2: knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked
out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: {knock cold}, {knock
out}, {kayo}]
3: destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"
4: overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by
her charm"
5: empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"
knock over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
{overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over},
{bowl over}, {tump over}]
knock rummy
n 1: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards
remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn:
{gin}, {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
knock up
v 1: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn:
{impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]
knock-down
adj 1: strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down
blow" [syn: {knock-down(a)}, {powerful}]
knock-down-and-drag-out
adj 1: extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"
[syn: {knockdown-dragout}, {knock-down-and-drag-out}]
knock-knee
n 1: an inward slant of the thigh [syn: {knock-knee}, {genu
valgum}, {tibia valga}]
knock-kneed
adj 1: having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles
wide apart
knock-on effect
n 1: a secondary or incidental effect
knockdown-dragout
adj 1: extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"
[syn: {knockdown-dragout}, {knock-down-and-drag-out}]
knocked out
adj 1: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked
out(p)}, {kayoed}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]
knocked-out
adj 1: damaged; "the gym has some of the most knocked-out
equipment since Vic Tanny"
knockout drops
n 1: chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually
administered surreptitiously to make the drinker
unconscious
knockout punch
n 1: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue
boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {knockout punch}, {KO punch},
{Sunday punch}]
knotted marjoram
n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey;
not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted
marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]
knotty pine
n 1: pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling
and furniture
know apart
v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {discriminate},
{know apart}]
know as
v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They
named their son David"; "The new school was named after the
famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: {name}, {call}, {know
as}, {be known as}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {know
as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on},
{esteem}, {take to be}]
know nothing
n 1: an ignorant person [syn: {ignoramus}, {know nothing},
{uneducated person}]
know the score
v 1: be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be
on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]
know what's going on
v 1: be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be
on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]
know what's what
v 1: be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be
on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]
know-all
n 1: someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to
accept advice or information from others [syn: {know-it-
all}, {know-all}]
know-how
n 1: the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do
something
know-it-all
n 1: someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to
accept advice or information from others [syn: {know-it-
all}, {know-all}]
Know-Nothing Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; active in
the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and
Roman Catholics [syn: {American Party}, {Know-Nothing
Party}]
knowledge base
n 1: the content of a particular field of knowledge [syn:
{knowledge domain}, {knowledge base}, {domain}]
knowledge domain
n 1: the content of a particular field of knowledge [syn:
{knowledge domain}, {knowledge base}, {domain}]
Knowlton's cactus
n 1: small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a
threatened species [syn: {Knowlton's cactus}, {Pediocactus
knowltonii}]
knuckle down
v 1: work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {break one's
back}, {buckle down}, {knuckle down}]
knuckle duster
n 1: (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the
knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks},
{knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]
knuckle joint
n 1: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn:
{knuckle}, {knuckle joint}, {metacarpophalangeal joint}]
2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only [syn: {knuckle
joint}, {hinge joint}]
knuckle under
v 1: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb},
{knuckle under}, {buckle under}]
Knut Hamsun
n 1: Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) [syn: {Hamsun},
{Knut Hamsun}, {Knut Pedersen}]
Knut Pedersen
n 1: Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) [syn: {Hamsun},
{Knut Hamsun}, {Knut Pedersen}]
KO punch
n 1: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue
boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {knockout punch}, {KO punch},
{Sunday punch}]
KO'd
adj 1: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked
out(p)}, {kayoed}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]
koala bear
n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
[syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native
bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]
Kobuk Valley National Park
n 1: a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and
tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
Kobus kob
n 1: an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa [syn: {kob},
{Kobus kob}]
Kobus leche
n 1: tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy
plains; a threatened species [syn: {lechwe}, {Kobus leche}]
Kochia scoparia
n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire
bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
Kodiak bear
n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn:
{Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus
middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]
Kodiak Island
n 1: an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site
of the first European settlement in the area which was
founded by the Russians in 1784 [syn: {Kodiak}, {Kodiak
Island}]
Kogia breviceps
n 1: small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North
America [syn: {pygmy sperm whale}, {Kogia breviceps}]
Kogia simus
n 1: very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of
Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {dwarf sperm whale}, {Kogia
simus}]
kok-saghyz
n 1: perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its
fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian
dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-
saghyz}]
kok-sagyz
n 1: perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its
fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian
dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-
saghyz}]
Kokka Shinto
n 1: the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state
religion of Japan [syn: {Kokka Shinto}, {Kokka}]
kokoi venom
n 1: a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog
Kol Nidre
n 1: the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur
kola nut
n 1: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola
extract [syn: {kola nut}, {cola nut}]
2: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut
tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]
kola nut tree
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut
tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]
Kola Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward
between the Barents Sea and the White Sea
Kolkwitzia amabilis
n 1: Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish
flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an
ornamental [syn: {beauty bush}, {Kolkwitzia amabilis}]
Komodo dragon
n 1: the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on
Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard},
{dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]
Komodo lizard
n 1: the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on
Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard},
{dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]
Kon Tiki
n 1: a light raft made of balsa [syn: {balsa raft}, {Kon Tiki}]
Kong the Master
n 1: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected
after his death and became the basis of a philosophical
doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC) [syn:
{Confucius}, {Kongfuze}, {K'ung Futzu}, {Kong the Master}]
Konrad Adenauer
n 1: German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
[syn: {Adenauer}, {Konrad Adenauer}]
Konrad Lorenz
n 1: Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and
emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned
behaviors (1903-1989) [syn: {Lorenz}, {Konrad Lorenz},
{Konrad Zacharias Lorenz}]
Konrad von Gesner
n 1: Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern
zoology (1516-1565) [syn: {Gesner}, {Konrad von Gesner}]
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz
n 1: Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and
emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned
behaviors (1903-1989) [syn: {Lorenz}, {Konrad Lorenz},
{Konrad Zacharias Lorenz}]
Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
n 1: Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors
to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles
(1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin
Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky},
{Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]
Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky
n 1: Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors
to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles
(1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin
Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky},
{Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]
Konstantin Stanislavsky
n 1: Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors
to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles
(1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin
Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky},
{Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]
Koplik's spots
n 1: small red spots with white centers found on the mucous
membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that
appears one or two days before the measles rash appears
Korea Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Yellow Sea between the Liaodong Peninsula
in China and western Korea
Korea Strait
n 1: a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China
Sea and the Sea of Japan [syn: {Korean Strait}, {Korea
Strait}]
Korean lawn grass
n 1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United
States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass},
{Zoysia japonica}]
Korean lespedeza
n 1: annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and
hay in hot dry regions [syn: {Korean lespedeza}, {Lespedeza
stipulacea}]
Korean Peninsula
n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow
Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-
Gook or Han-Gook [syn: {Korea}, {Korean Peninsula}, {Dae-
Han-Min-Gook}, {Han-Gook}]
Korean Strait
n 1: a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China
Sea and the Sea of Japan [syn: {Korean Strait}, {Korea
Strait}]
Korean velvet grass
n 1: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern
United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn:
{mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}, {Zoysia
tenuifolia}]
Korean War
n 1: a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided
by the United States and other members of the United
Nations; 1950-1953
Korsakoff's psychosis
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
Korsakoff's syndrome
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
Korsakov's psychosis
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
Korsakov's syndrome
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
Kosteletzya virginica
n 1: subshrub of southeastern United States to New York [syn:
{salt marsh mallow}, {Kosteletzya virginica}]
koto player
n 1: a musician who plays the koto
Krafft-Ebing
n 1: German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance
(1840-1902) [syn: {Krafft-Ebing}, {Richard von Krafft-
Ebing}, {Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]
kraft paper
n 1: strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a
sulfur solution [syn: {kraft}, {kraft paper}]
kraurosis vulvae
n 1: kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion
Krebs citric acid cycle
n 1: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions
in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl
compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that
are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle},
{Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle},
{tricarboxylic acid cycle}]
Krebs cycle
n 1: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions
in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl
compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that
are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle},
{Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle},
{tricarboxylic acid cycle}]
Krigia bulbosa
n 1: small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central
and southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf dandelion},
{Krigia dandelion}, {Krigia bulbosa}]
Krigia dandelion
n 1: small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central
and southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf dandelion},
{Krigia dandelion}, {Krigia bulbosa}]
Kriss Kringle
n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
Kronecker delta
n 1: a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j
and equals 0 otherwise
Krung Thep
n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a
leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist
architecture [syn: {Bangkok}, {capital of Thailand}, {Krung
Thep}]
Krzysztof Kieslowski
n 1: Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten
Commandments (1941-1996) [syn: {Kieslowski}, {Krzysztof
Kieslowski}]
Ku Klux Klan
n 1: a secret society of white Southerners in the United States;
was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation
of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
[syn: {Ku Klux Klan}, {Klan}, {KKK}]
Ku Kluxer
n 1: a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: {Klansman}, {Ku Kluxer},
{Kluxer}]
ku-chiku
n 1: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and
perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber
bamboo}, {madake}, {ku-chiku}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]
Kuala Lumpur
n 1: the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
Kuan Yin
n 1: (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of
mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva
Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon [syn:
{Kwan-yin}, {Kuan Yin}]
Kubla Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who
completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish
the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of
modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
[syn: {Kublai Khan}, {Kubla Khan}, {Kublai Kaan}]
Kublai Kaan
n 1: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who
completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish
the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of
modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
[syn: {Kublai Khan}, {Kubla Khan}, {Kublai Kaan}]
Kublai Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who
completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish
the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of
modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
[syn: {Kublai Khan}, {Kubla Khan}, {Kublai Kaan}]
Kuchean dialect
n 1: a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Kuchean}, {West Tocharian},
{Kuchean dialect}]
kudu lily
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
kudzu vine
n 1: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy
roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple
flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds;
grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in
the southern United States [syn: {kudzu}, {kudzu vine},
{Pueraria lobata}]
Kuenlun Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in western China that extends eastward
from the Indian border for 1000 miles [syn: {Kunlun},
{Kunlan Shan}, {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun}, {Kuenlun
Mountains}]
Kuiper belt
n 1: a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of
Neptune [syn: {Kuiper belt}, {Edgeworth-Kuiper belt}]
Kuiper belt object
n 1: any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the
orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system [syn:
{Kuiper belt object}, {KBO}]
Kukenaam Falls
n 1: a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan}, {Cuquenan
Falls}, {Kukenaam}, {Kukenaam Falls}]
Kuki-Chin
n 1: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh
and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Chin}, {Kuki-Chin}]
kumquat tree
n 1: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella
bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: {kumquat},
{cumquat}, {kumquat tree}]
Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen
n 1: Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions
into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos
and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia
(1879-1933) [syn: {Rasmussen}, {Kund Johan Victor
Rasmussen}]
Kundt's tube
n 1: a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound
kung fu
n 1: a Chinese martial art
Kunlan Shan
n 1: a mountain range in western China that extends eastward
from the Indian border for 1000 miles [syn: {Kunlun},
{Kunlan Shan}, {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun}, {Kuenlun
Mountains}]
Kunlun Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in western China that extends eastward
from the Indian border for 1000 miles [syn: {Kunlun},
{Kunlan Shan}, {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun}, {Kuenlun
Mountains}]
Kupffer's cell
n 1: specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria,
foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells
Kura River
n 1: a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and
flows to the Caspian Sea [syn: {Kura}, {Kura River}]
Kurdistan Labor Pary
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to
establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey
[syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Kurdistan Labor Pary},
{Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}, {PPK}]
Kurdistan Workers Party
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to
establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey
[syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Kurdistan Labor Pary},
{Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}, {PPK}]
kuri-chiku
n 1: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
[syn: {black bamboo}, {kuri-chiku}, {Phyllostachys nigra}]
Kuroshio current
n 1: a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the
coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Japan
current}, {Kuroshio current}, {Kuroshio}]
Kurt Godel
n 1: United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is
remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of
axiomatic systems (1906-1978) [syn: {Godel}, {Kurt Godel}]
Kurt Vonnegut
n 1: United States writer whose novels and short stories are a
mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in
1922) [syn: {Vonnegut}, {Kurt Vonnegut}]
Kurt Waldheim
n 1: Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United
Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president
of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had
direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II
(born in 1918) [syn: {Waldheim}, {Kurt Waldheim}]
Kurt Weill
n 1: German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht
(1900-1950) [syn: {Weill}, {Kurt Weill}]
Kussmaul's coma
n 1: coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of
diabetes mellitus [syn: {diabetic coma}, {Kussmaul's coma}]
Kuwait City
n 1: a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn:
{Kuwait}, {Kuwait City}, {Koweit}, {capital of Kuwait}]
Kuwaiti dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn:
{Kuwaiti dinar}, {dinar}]
Kuwaiti dirham
n 1: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn:
{Kuwaiti dirham}, {dirham}]
Kuwaiti monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Kuwait
kW-hr
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000
watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-
hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]
Kwan-yin
n 1: (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of
mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva
Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon [syn:
{Kwan-yin}, {Kuan Yin}]
KwaZulu-Natal
n 1: a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean;
"Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994" [syn: {Natal},
{KwaZulu-Natal}]
kyo-chiku
n 1: immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow
culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {giant bamboo}, {kyo-
chiku}, {Dendrocalamus giganteus}]
Kyphosus sectatrix
n 1: food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow
ships [syn: {Bermuda chub}, {rudderfish}, {Kyphosus
sectatrix}]
Kyrgyz Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on
northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became
independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic},
{Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz},
{Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]
Kyrgyzstani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan
Kyzyl Kum
n 1: a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
[syn: {Kyzyl Kum}, {Kizil Kum}, {Qizil Qum}]
L'Aquila
n 1: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central
Italy [syn: {Aquila}, {L'Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]
L'Enfant
n 1: United States architect (born in France) who laid out the
city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {L'Enfant},
{Charles L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]
L-dopa
n 1: the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Bendopa},
{Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]
L-P
n 1: a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at
33.3 rpm [syn: {LP}, {L-P}]
L-plate
n 1: a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to
both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
L-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter L
L. M. Montgomery
n 1: Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {Montgomery}, {L. M.
Montgomery}, {Lucy Maud Montgomery}]
L. monocytogenes
n 1: the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause
meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis,
abortion, abscesses, listeriosis [syn: {Listeria
monocytogenes}, {L. monocytogenes}]
L. Ron Hubbard
n 1: a United States writer of science fiction and founder of
Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: {Hubbard}, {L. Ron Hubbard}]
L. S. Lowry
n 1: English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {Lowry}, {L. S. Lowry},
{Laurence Stephen Lowry}]
L.A.
n 1: a city in southern California; motion picture capital of
the world; most populous city of California and second
largest in the United States [syn: {Los Angeles}, {City of
the Angels}, {L.A.}]
La Crosse
n 1: a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
La Fayette
n 1: French soldier who served under George Washington in the
American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {La
Fayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier},
{Marquis de Lafayette}]
La Fontaine
n 1: French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published
them (1621-1695) [syn: {La Fontaine}, {Jean de La
Fontaine}]
La Paz
n 1: capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat
of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia [syn: {La
Paz}, {capital of Bolivia}]
La Plata
n 1: an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la
Plata}, {La Plata}, {Plata River}]
La Rochefoucauld
n 1: French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680) [syn: {La
Rochefoucauld}, {Francois de La Rochefoucauld}]
La Spezia
n 1: a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a
major seaport and year-round resort
La Tour
n 1: French painter of religious works (1593-1652) [syn: {La
Tour}, {Georges de La Tour}]
la-di-da
adj 1: affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin},
{highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]
La.
n 1: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico;
one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: {Louisiana}, {Pelican State}, {LA}, {La.}]
lab bench
n 1: a workbench in a laboratory [syn: {lab bench}, {laboratory
bench}]
lab coat
n 1: a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used
while working in a laboratory [syn: {lab coat}, {laboratory
coat}]
labetalol hydrochloride
n 1: antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne)
that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the
sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood
pressure) [syn: {labetalol}, {labetalol hydrochloride},
{Trandate}, {Normodyne}]
labia majora
n 1: the two outer folds of the vulva
labia minora
n 1: the two inner folds of the vulva
labial artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial artery},
{arteria labialis}]
labial consonant
n 1: a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the
lips [syn: {labial consonant}, {labial}]
labial pipe
n 1: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the
sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: {flue pipe}, {flue},
{labial pipe}]
labial stop
n 1: a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
labial vein
n 1: veins draining the lips of the vulva [syn: {labial vein},
{vena labialis}]
2: a vein draining the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial vein},
{vena labialis}]
labiodental consonant
n 1: a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
[syn: {labiodental consonant}, {labiodental}]
Lablab purpureus
n 1: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like
flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as
an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian
subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian
bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]
labor agreement
n 1: contract between labor and management governing wages and
benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor contract},
{labor agreement}, {collective agreement}]
labor camp
n 1: a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as
forced labor [syn: {labor camp}, {labour camp}]
labor coach
n 1: an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born
child) who provides support for a woman in labor by
encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-
preparation classes [syn: {labor coach}, {birthing coach},
{doula}, {monitrice}]
labor contract
n 1: contract between labor and management governing wages and
benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor contract},
{labor agreement}, {collective agreement}]
Labor Day
n 1: first Monday in September in the United States and Canada
Labor Department
n 1: the federal department responsible for promoting the
working conditions of wage earners in the United States;
created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor
Department}, {Labor}, {DoL}]
labor force
n 1: the source of trained people from which workers can be
hired [syn: {labor force}, {labor pool}]
labor leader
n 1: a leader of a labor movement
labor market
n 1: the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers
compete for workers
labor movement
n 1: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by
united action (particularly via labor unions) or the
leaders of this movement [syn: {labor movement}, {trade
union movement}, {labor}]
labor of love
n 1: productive work performed voluntarily without material
reward or compensation [syn: {labor of love}, {labour of
love}]
labor organizer
n 1: someone who enlists workers to join a union [syn:
{organizer}, {organiser}, {labor organizer}]
labor pain
n 1: pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the
uterus during labor
labor pains
n 1: a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic
of childbirth [syn: {birth pangs}, {labor pains}, {labour
pains}]
labor party
n 1: a left-of-center political party formed to represent the
interest of ordinary working people [syn: {labor party},
{labour party}]
labor pool
n 1: the source of trained people from which workers can be
hired [syn: {labor force}, {labor pool}]
labor resources
n 1: resources of available manpower
Labor Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who
was appointed by President Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of
Labor}, {Labor Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the
post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Secretary
of Labor}, {Labor Secretary}]
labor union
n 1: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the
employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a
job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trade union}, {trades
union}, {brotherhood}]
labor-intensive
adj 1: requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much
capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" [syn:
{labor-intensive}, {labour-intensive}]
laboratory bench
n 1: a workbench in a laboratory [syn: {lab bench}, {laboratory
bench}]
laboratory coat
n 1: a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used
while working in a laboratory [syn: {lab coat}, {laboratory
coat}]
labour camp
n 1: a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as
forced labor [syn: {labor camp}, {labour camp}]
labour of love
n 1: productive work performed voluntarily without material
reward or compensation [syn: {labor of love}, {labour of
love}]
labour pains
n 1: a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic
of childbirth [syn: {birth pangs}, {labor pains}, {labour
pains}]
Labour Party
n 1: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900;
characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and
formerly the socialization of key industries [syn: {British
Labour Party}, {Labour Party}, {Labour}, {Labor}]
2: a left-of-center political party formed to represent the
interest of ordinary working people [syn: {labor party},
{labour party}]
labour-intensive
adj 1: requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much
capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" [syn:
{labor-intensive}, {labour-intensive}]
Labrador Peninsula
n 1: a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay
and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the
mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador [syn: {Labrador-
Ungava Peninsula}, {Labrador Peninsula}]
Labrador retriever
n 1: breed originally from Labrador having a short black or
golden-brown coat
Labrador Sea
n 1: an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and
southern Greenland
Labrador tea
n 1: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or
creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used
for tea during American Revolution [syn: {Labrador tea},
{crystal tea}, {Ledum groenlandicum}]
Labrador-Ungava Peninsula
n 1: a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay
and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the
mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador [syn: {Labrador-
Ungava Peninsula}, {Labrador Peninsula}]
Laburnum alpinum
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn:
{Scotch laburnum}, {Alpine golden chain}, {Laburnum
alpinum}]
Laburnum anagyroides
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often
cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum},
{golden chain}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]
Labyrinth of Minos
n 1: a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command
of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur
labyrinthine artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that
supplies the labyrinth [syn: {labyrinthine artery}, {artery
of the labyrinth}, {internal auditory artery}]
labyrinthine sense
n 1: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear
that registers the orientation of the head [syn:
{equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense},
{sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]
labyrinthine vein
n 1: veins that drain the inner ear [syn: {labyrinthine vein},
{internal auditory vein}]
lac dye
n 1: scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from
stick lac
lac wax
n 1: a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in
alcohol [syn: {shellac wax}, {lac wax}]
Laccopetalum giganteum
n 1: spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of
Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus [syn: {giant
buttercup}, {Laccopetalum giganteum}]
lace bug
n 1: small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network
of raised lines
lace fern
n 1: small tufted fern of northwestern America [syn: {lace
fern}, {Cheilanthes gracillima}]
lace into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear
into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]
lace making
n 1: the act or art of making handmade lace [syn: {lace making},
{tatting}]
lace up
v 1: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn:
{lace}, {lace up}]
lace-flower vine
n 1: low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having
deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Alsobia dianthiflora},
{Episcia dianthiflora}]
Lacerta agilis
n 1: a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and
central Asia [syn: {sand lizard}, {Lacerta agilis}]
Lacerta viridis
n 1: a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long [syn: {green
lizard}, {Lacerta viridis}]
lacertid lizard
n 1: Old World terrestrial lizard [syn: {lacertid lizard},
{lacertid}]
lacewing fly
n 1: any of two families of insects with gauzy wings
(Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests
such as aphids [syn: {lacewing}, {lacewing fly}]
Lachnolaimus maximus
n 1: large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a
pig's snout [syn: {hogfish}, {hog snapper}, {Lachnolaimus
maximus}]
lachrymal duct
n 1: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the
lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {lachrymal duct},
{tear duct}]
lachrymal gland
n 1: any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn:
{lacrimal gland}, {lachrymal gland}, {tear gland}]
lachrymal secretion
n 1: saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the
surface of the eyeball [syn: {lacrimal secretion},
{lachrymal secretion}]
lacquer tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
lacrimal apparatus
n 1: the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
lacrimal artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and
supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the
upper eyelid and the forehead [syn: {lacrimal artery},
{arteria lacrimalis}]
lacrimal bone
n 1: small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls
of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of
the lacrimal ducts
lacrimal duct
n 1: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the
lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {lachrymal duct},
{tear duct}]
lacrimal gland
n 1: any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn:
{lacrimal gland}, {lachrymal gland}, {tear gland}]
lacrimal sac
n 1: either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the
nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the
lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal sac}, {tear sac},
{dacryocyst}]
lacrimal secretion
n 1: saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the
surface of the eyeball [syn: {lacrimal secretion},
{lachrymal secretion}]
lacrimal vein
n 1: drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior
ophthalmic vein [syn: {lacrimal vein}, {vena lacrimalis}]
lacrosse ball
n 1: ball used in playing lacrosse
lacrosse player
n 1: an athlete who plays lacrosse
Lactarius delicioso
n 1: edible mushroom [syn: {milkcap}, {Lactarius delicioso}]
lactase deficiency
n 1: congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest
milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase
results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactose
intolerance}, {lactase deficiency}, {milk intolerance}]
lactic acid
n 1: a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found
in sour milk and in many fruits
lactiferous duct
n 1: ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
Lactobacillus acidophilus
n 1: a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement
probiotics [syn: {acidophilus}, {Lactobacillus
acidophilus}]
lactogenic hormone
n 1: gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in
females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and
lactation after parturition [syn: {prolactin}, {lactogenic
hormone}, {luteotropin}]
Lactophrys quadricornis
n 1: trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn:
{cowfish}, {Lactophrys quadricornis}]
lactose intolerance
n 1: congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest
milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase
results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactose
intolerance}, {lactase deficiency}, {milk intolerance}]
Lactuca sativa
n 1: annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves
used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce},
{common lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]
Lactuca sativa asparagina
n 1: lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn:
{celtuce}, {stem lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa asparagina}]
Lactuca sativa capitata
n 1: distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that
develop into a compact ball [syn: {head lettuce}, {Lactuca
sativa capitata}]
Lactuca sativa crispa
n 1: distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves
forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a
compact head [syn: {leaf lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa crispa}]
Lactuca sativa longifolia
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos
lettuce}, {romaine lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa longifolia}]
Lactuca scariola
n 1: European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a
troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly
lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca
scariola}]
Lactuca serriola
n 1: European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a
troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly
lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca
scariola}]
lad's love
n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having
a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
{common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love},
{Artemisia absinthium}]
ladder truck
n 1: a fire engine carrying ladders [syn: {ladder truck},
{aerial ladder truck}]
ladder-back
n 1: a chair with a ladder-back [syn: {ladder-back}, {ladder-
back chair}]
2: the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with
connecting slats
ladder-back chair
n 1: a chair with a ladder-back [syn: {ladder-back}, {ladder-
back chair}]
ladder-proof
adj 1: (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
[syn: {runproof}, {ladder-proof}, {run-resistant}]
ladies' man
n 1: a man who takes advantage of women [syn: {seducer},
{ladies' man}, {lady killer}]
ladies' room
n 1: a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
[syn: {ladies' room}, {powder room}]
ladies' slipper
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
ladies' tobacco
n 1: North American perennial propagated by means of runners
[syn: {ladies' tobacco}, {lady's tobacco}, {Antennaria
plantaginifolia}]
ladies' tresses
n 1: an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often
twisted spikes of white flowers [syn: {ladies' tresses},
{lady's tresses}]
ladies'-eardrop
n 1: erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red
flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop},
{lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]
ladies'-eardrops
n 1: erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red
flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop},
{lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]
Ladrone Islands
n 1: a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia
(including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between
New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 [syn:
{Mariana Islands}, {Marianas}, {Ladrone Islands}]
lady beetle
n 1: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually
feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug},
{ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]
lady chapel
n 1: a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
lady crab
n 1: brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab},
{lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]
Lady Day
n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the
Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]
Lady Diana Frances Spencer
n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
{Diana}, {Princess Diana}, {Princess of Wales}, {Lady Diana
Frances Spencer}]
Lady Emma Hamilton
n 1: English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson
(1765-1815) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Lady Emma Hamilton}, {Amy
Lyon}]
lady fern
n 1: most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its
delicate foliage [syn: {lady fern}, {Athyrium filix-
femina}]
lady friend
n 1: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically
involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn:
{girlfriend}, {girl}, {lady friend}]
Lady Godiva
n 1: according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in
order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so
heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was
a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for
voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: {Godiva}, {Lady Godiva}]
Lady Jane Grey
n 1: Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly
replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
[syn: {Grey}, {Lady Jane Grey}]
lady killer
n 1: a man who takes advantage of women [syn: {seducer},
{ladies' man}, {lady killer}]
lady of pleasure
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
{prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
lady of the house
n 1: a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the
family income [syn: {housewife}, {homemaker}, {lady of the
house}, {woman of the house}]
lady palm
n 1: any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated
as houseplants
Lady Peel
n 1: British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn:
{Lillie}, {Beatrice Lillie}, {Lady Peel}]
lady slipper
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
lady tulip
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: {lady tulip}, {candlestick tulip}, {Tulipa clusiana}]
Lady with the Lamp
n 1: English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean
War (1820-1910) [syn: {Nightingale}, {Florence
Nightingale}, {Lady with the Lamp}]
lady's earrings
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
{jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam},
{celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
lady's laces
n 1: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad
leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass},
{gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass},
{Phalaris arundinacea}]
lady's leek
n 1: widely distributed North American wild onion with white to
rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion},
{lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]
lady's maid
n 1: a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
lady's slipper
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
lady's smock
n 1: a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock},
{cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine
pratensis}]
lady's thistle
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle},
{blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
lady's tobacco
n 1: North American perennial propagated by means of runners
[syn: {ladies' tobacco}, {lady's tobacco}, {Antennaria
plantaginifolia}]
lady's tresses
n 1: an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often
twisted spikes of white flowers [syn: {ladies' tresses},
{lady's tresses}]
lady's-eardrop
n 1: erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red
flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop},
{lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]
lady's-eardrops
n 1: erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red
flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop},
{lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]
lady's-finger
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo},
{okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
{Hibiscus esculentus}]
lady's-slipper
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
lady-in-waiting
n 1: a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
lady-of-the-night
n 1: West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white
flowers [syn: {lady-of-the-night}, {Brunfelsia americana}]
lady-slipper
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
ladybird beetle
n 1: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually
feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug},
{ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]
Laffer curve
n 1: a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates
and government income; income increases as tax rates
increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines
Lafora's disease
n 1: epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and
progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin [syn:
{myoclonus epilepsy}, {Lafora's disease}]
Lag b'Omer
n 1: (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day
of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
lag bolt
n 1: a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is
driven in with a wrench [syn: {lag screw}, {lag bolt}]
lag screw
n 1: a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is
driven in with a wrench [syn: {lag screw}, {lag bolt}]
Lagarostrobus colensoi
n 1: timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn:
{westland pine}, {silver pine}, {Lagarostrobus colensoi}]
Lagarostrobus franklinii
n 1: Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained
wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed
in genus Dacrydium [syn: {huon pine}, {Lagarostrobus
franklinii}, {Dacrydium franklinii}]
Lagenaria siceraria
n 1: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped
gourds as fruits [syn: {bottle gourd}, {calabash},
{Lagenaria siceraria}]
lager beer
n 1: a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast
(usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in
March or April and matured until September [syn: {lager},
{lager beer}]
Lagerstroemia indica
n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe
myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]
Lagerstroemia speciosa
n 1: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it
provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an
ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape
myrtle}, {pride-of-India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]
Lagodon rhomboides
n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays
along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn:
{pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon
rhomboides}]
Lagopus scoticus
n 1: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn:
{red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird},
{moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]
Lagostomus maximus
n 1: gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
[syn: {viscacha}, {chinchillon}, {Lagostomus maximus}]
Laguncularia racemosa
n 1: shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water
along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America;
locally important as a source of tannin [syn: {white
mangrove}, {Laguncularia racemosa}]
laid low
adj 1: put out of action (by illness) [syn: {laid low(p)},
{stricken}]
laid paper
n 1: writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running
across the grain
laid up
adj 1: ill and usually confined; "laid up with a bad cold"
laid-back
adj 1: unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation" [syn:
{laid-back}, {mellow}]
laid-off
adj 1: having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {dismissed},
{fired}, {laid-off}, {pink-slipped}]
laissez faire
n 1: the doctrine that government should not interfere in
commercial affairs [syn: {individualism}, {laissez faire}]
laissez passer
n 1: a document indicating permission to do something without
restrictions; "the media representatives had special
passes" [syn: {pass}, {laissez passer}]
laissez-faire
adj 1: with minimally restricted freedom in commerce [syn:
{individualistic}, {laissez-faire(a)}]
laissez-faire economy
n 1: an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate
goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market
economy}, {free enterprise}, {private enterprise},
{laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]
Lake Albert
n 1: a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in
the Great Rift Valley [syn: {Lake Albert}, {Lake Albert
Nyanza}, {Mobuto Lake}]
Lake Albert Nyanza
n 1: a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in
the Great Rift Valley [syn: {Lake Albert}, {Lake Albert
Nyanza}, {Mobuto Lake}]
Lake Aral
n 1: a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan [syn: {Lake Aral}, {Aral Sea}]
Lake Baikal
n 1: the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the
deepest lake in the world [syn: {Baikal}, {Lake Baikal},
{Baykal}, {Lake Baykal}]
Lake Balaton
n 1: a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: {Balaton},
{Lake Balaton}, {Plattensee}]
Lake Baykal
n 1: the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the
deepest lake in the world [syn: {Baikal}, {Lake Baikal},
{Baykal}, {Lake Baykal}]
lake bed
n 1: the bottom of a lake [syn: {lake bed}, {lake bottom}]
lake bottom
n 1: the bottom of a lake [syn: {lake bed}, {lake bottom}]
Lake Canandaigua
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
[syn: {Canandaigua Lake}, {Lake Canandaigua}]
Lake Cayuga
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: {Cayuga Lake}, {Lake Cayuga}]
Lake Chad
n 1: a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
[syn: {Lake Chad}, {Chad}]
Lake Champlain
n 1: a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and
southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and
Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of
1812 [syn: {Lake Champlain}, {Champlain}]
Lake Chelan
n 1: a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the
Cascade Range
Lake Clark National Park
n 1: a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan
archeological sites
Lake Constance
n 1: a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the
Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River [syn:
{Constance}, {Lake Constance}, {Bodensee}]
Lake District
n 1: a popular tourist area in northwestern England including
England's largest lake and highest mountain [syn: {Lake
District}, {Lakeland}]
lake duck
n 1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
[syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck},
{Aythya affinis}]
lake dwelling
n 1: dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in
prehistoric villages [syn: {lake dwelling}, {pile
dwelling}]
Lake Edward
n 1: a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda
Lake Erie
n 1: the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the
Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal [syn: {Lake
Erie}, {Erie}]
Lake Eyre
n 1: a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35
feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and
the lowest point on the continent [syn: {Eyre}, {Lake
Eyre}]
Lake Geneva
n 1: a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is
crossed from east to west by the Rhone [syn: {Lake Geneva},
{Lake Leman}]
lake herring
n 1: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward [syn:
{lake herring}, {cisco}]
2: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn:
{cisco}, {lake herring}, {Coregonus artedi}]
Lake Huron
n 1: the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Huron},
{Huron}]
Lake Ilmen
n 1: a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov
River into Lake Ladoga [syn: {Lake Ilmen}, {Ilmen}]
Lake Keuka
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
[syn: {Keuka Lake}, {Lake Keuka}]
Lake Kivu
n 1: a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and
Rwanda [syn: {Kivu}, {Lake Kivu}]
Lake Ladoga
n 1: a lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St.
Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the
Neva River into the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Lake Ladoga},
{Ladoga}]
Lake Leman
n 1: a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is
crossed from east to west by the Rhone [syn: {Lake Geneva},
{Lake Leman}]
Lake Malawi
n 1: a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania,
Mozambique, and Malawi [syn: {Lake Nyasa}, {Lake Malawi}]
Lake Mead
n 1: the largest reservoir in the United States; located in
southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by
the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a
recreational area
Lake Michigan
n 1: the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater
lake entirely within the United States borders [syn: {Lake
Michigan}, {Michigan}]
Lake Nasser
n 1: lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at
Aswan [syn: {Lake Nasser}, {Nasser}]
Lake Nyasa
n 1: a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania,
Mozambique, and Malawi [syn: {Lake Nyasa}, {Lake Malawi}]
Lake Okeechobee
n 1: a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades
[syn: {Okeechobee}, {Lake Okeechobee}]
Lake Onega
n 1: lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland;
second largest lake in Europe [syn: {Lake Onega}, {Onega}]
Lake Ontario
n 1: the smallest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Ontario},
{Ontario}]
lake poets
n 1: English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who
lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it
Lake Powell
n 1: the second largest reservoir in the United States; located
in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by
the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River
Lake Saint Clair
n 1: a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake
Huron and Lake Erie [syn: {Lake St. Clair}, {Lake Saint
Clair}]
lake salmon
n 1: Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and
southeastern Canada [syn: {landlocked salmon}, {lake
salmon}]
Lake Seneca
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: {Seneca Lake}, {Lake Seneca}]
Lake St. Clair
n 1: a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake
Huron and Lake Erie [syn: {Lake St. Clair}, {Lake Saint
Clair}]
Lake Superior
n 1: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of
the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}, {Superior}]
Lake Tahoe
n 1: a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the
west of Carson City; a popular resort area
Lake Tana
n 1: a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia
and the source of the Blue Nile [syn: {Lake Tana}, {Lake
Tsana}]
Lake Tanganyika
n 1: the longest lake in the world in central Africa between
Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley [syn: {Lake
Tanganyika}, {Tanganyika}]
Lake Trasimenus
n 1: a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army
led by Flaminius [syn: {Lake Trasimenus}, {Battle of Lake
Trasimenus}]
lake trout
n 1: flesh of large trout of northern lakes
2: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern
United States [syn: {lake trout}, {salmon trout}, {Salvelinus
namaycush}]
Lake Tsana
n 1: a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia
and the source of the Blue Nile [syn: {Lake Tana}, {Lake
Tsana}]
Lake Urmia
n 1: a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz
and the western border of Turkey [syn: {Lake Urmia},
{Urmia}, {Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh}]
Lake Vanern
n 1: a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
[syn: {Lake Vanern}, {Vanern}]
Lake Victoria
n 1: the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water
lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile
River [syn: {Lake Victoria}, {Victoria Nyanza}]
Lake Volta
n 1: the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create
one of the world's largest man-made lakes
lake whitefish
n 1: found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska [syn: {lake
whitefish}, {Coregonus clupeaformis}]
Lake Winnipeg
n 1: a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba [syn: {Winnipeg},
{Lake Winnipeg}]
Lakeland terrier
n 1: breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake
District of England and used for hunting
lally column
n 1: support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with
concrete [syn: {lally}, {lally column}]
Lalthyrus tingitanus
n 1: North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy
but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier pea}, {Tangier
peavine}, {Lalthyrus tingitanus}]
lam into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear
into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]
Lama guanicoe
n 1: wild llama [syn: {guanaco}, {Lama guanicoe}]
Lama pacos
n 1: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a
domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: {alpaca}, {Lama
pacos}]
Lama peruana
n 1: used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool;
considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn:
{domestic llama}, {Lama peruana}]
Lamaze method
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the
pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually
with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology
of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration,
and breathing [syn: {Lamaze method of childbirth}, {Lamaze
method}]
Lamaze method of childbirth
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the
pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually
with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology
of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration,
and breathing [syn: {Lamaze method of childbirth}, {Lamaze
method}]
lamb chop
n 1: chop cut from a lamb [syn: {lamb chop}, {lamb-chop},
{lambchop}]
lamb curry
n 1: curry made with lamb
lamb roast
n 1: a cut of lamb suitable for roasting [syn: {lamb roast},
{roast lamb}]
lamb succory
n 1: small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {lamb
succory}, {dwarf nipplewort}, {Arnoseris minima}]
lamb's lettuce
n 1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a
weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce},
{Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]
lamb's-quarter
n 1: leaves collected from the wild [syn: {lamb's-quarter},
{pigweed}, {wild spinach}]
lamb's-quarters
n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {pigweed},
{wild spinach}, {Chenopodium album}]
lamb-chop
n 1: chop cut from a lamb [syn: {lamb chop}, {lamb-chop},
{lambchop}]
lambda hyperon
n 1: an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn:
{lambda particle}, {lambda hyperon}]
lambda particle
n 1: an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn:
{lambda particle}, {lambda hyperon}]
Lambert-Eaton syndrome
n 1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and
characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh
muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed
against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton
syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome},
{carcinomatous myopathy}]
Lambertia formosa
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal
clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn:
{honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia
formosa}]
lamboid suture
n 1: the suture between the occipital and parietal bones [syn:
{lamboid suture}, {sutura lamboidea}]
lame duck
n 1: an elected official still in office but not slated to
continue
lamellar mixture
n 1: a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers
lamellate placentation
n 1: with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a
compound ovary
lamellicorn beetle
n 1: beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal
segments
lamina arcus vertebrae
n 1: lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part
of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process
extends
laminar flow
n 1: nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)
laminar flow clean room
n 1: a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in
fabricating microprocessors
laminated glass
n 1: glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other
material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
[syn: {safety glass}, {laminated glass}, {shatterproof
glass}]
Lamium album
n 1: European dead nettle with white flowers [syn: {white dead
nettle}, {Lamium album}]
Lamium amplexicaule
n 1: Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped
white or purplish-red flowers [syn: {henbit}, {Lamium
amplexicaule}]
Lammas Day
n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
England [syn: {Lammas}, {Lammas Day}, {August 1}]
Lamna nasus
n 1: voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and
Pacific [syn: {porbeagle}, {Lamna nasus}]
lamp chimney
n 1: a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn:
{lamp chimney}, {chimney}]
lamp house
n 1: housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) [syn:
{lamp house}, {lamphouse}, {lamp housing}]
lamp housing
n 1: housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) [syn:
{lamp house}, {lamphouse}, {lamp housing}]
lamp oil
n 1: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and
heaters [syn: {kerosene}, {kerosine}, {lamp oil}, {coal
oil}]
lamp shade
n 1: a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen
a light bulb from direct view [syn: {lampshade}, {lamp
shade}, {shade}]
lamp shell
n 1: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms
bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn:
{brachiopod}, {lamp shell}, {lampshell}]
lamper eel
n 1: primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome
having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue [syn:
{lamprey}, {lamprey eel}, {lamper eel}]
lampoon artist
n 1: a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of
cultural or social or political situations
lamprey eel
n 1: primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome
having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue [syn:
{lamprey}, {lamprey eel}, {lamper eel}]
Lampris guttatus
n 1: from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico [syn:
{New World opah}, {Lampris guttatus}]
Lampris regius
n 1: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic
and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {opah}, {moonfish},
{Lampris regius}]
Lampropeltis getulus
n 1: widespread in United States except northern regions; black
or brown with yellow bands [syn: {common kingsnake},
{Lampropeltis getulus}]
Lampropeltis triangulum
n 1: nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped
occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like
coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk
adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]
Lanai Island
n 1: an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area [syn:
{Lanai}, {Lanai Island}]
Lancastrian line
n 1: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its
emblem was a red rose [syn: {Lancaster}, {House of
Lancaster}, {Lancastrian line}]
lance corporal
n 1: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private
first class and below a corporal
lance-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a lance
lanceolate leaf
n 1: a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at
each end
lanceolate spleenwort
n 1: a spleenwort of western Europe [syn: {lanceolate
spleenwort}, {Asplenium billotii}]
lancet arch
n 1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: {lancet
arch}, {lancet}]
lancet fish
n 1: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth
and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail [syn:
{lancetfish}, {lancet fish}, {wolffish}]
lancet window
n 1: a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
lancet-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a lancet
lancewood tree
n 1: tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
[syn: {laurelwood}, {lancewood tree}, {Calophyllum
candidissimum}]
2: source of most of the lancewood of commerce [syn:
{lancewood}, {lancewood tree}, {Oxandra lanceolata}]
land agent
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale
of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land
agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent},
{estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]
2: a person who administers a landed estate
land area
n 1: an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as
building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"
[syn: {acreage}, {land area}]
land cress
n 1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle
Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American
cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea
praecox}]
land development
n 1: making an area of land more useful
land grant
n 1: a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
land line
n 1: a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a
land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave" [syn:
{land line}, {landline}]
land mass
n 1: a large continuous extent of land [syn: {landmass}, {land
mass}]
land mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat
mi}, {land mile}, {international mile}, {mi}]
land mine
n 1: an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped
on or driven over [syn: {land mine}, {ground-emplaced
mine}, {booby trap}]
Land of Enchantment
n 1: a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
[syn: {New Mexico}, {Land of Enchantment}, {NM}, {N.M.}]
Land of Lincoln
n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn:
{Illinois}, {Prairie State}, {Land of Lincoln}, {IL},
{Ill.}]
Land of Opportunity
n 1: a state in south central United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
{Arkansas}, {Land of Opportunity}, {AR}, {Ark.}]
land office
n 1: a government office where business relating to public lands
is transacted
land rail
n 1: common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn:
{corncrake}, {land rail}, {Crex crex}]
land reform
n 1: a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by
government action)
land resources
n 1: natural resources in the form of arable land
land site
n 1: the piece of land on which something is located (or is to
be located); "a good site for the school" [syn: {site},
{land site}]
land tax
n 1: a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based
on the estimated value of the property [syn: {property
tax}, {land tax}]
land tenure
n 1: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical
system of holding lands [syn: {tenure}, {land tenure}]
land up
v 1: block with earth, as after a landslide [syn: {land up},
{earth up}]
2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living
at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {end
up}, {wind up}, {finish}]
land-office business
n 1: very large and profitable volume of commercial activity
landed estate
n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a
large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {land},
{landed estate}, {acres}, {demesne}]
landed gentry
n 1: the gentry who own land (considered as a class) [syn:
{landed gentry}, {squirearchy}]
landing approach
n 1: the approach to a landing field by an airplane
landing craft
n 1: naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and
equipment
landing deck
n 1: the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
[syn: {flight deck}, {landing deck}]
landing field
n 1: a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield},
{landing field}, {flying field}, {field}]
landing flap
n 1: a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow
the plane for landing
landing gear
n 1: an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when
it is on the ground
landing net
n 1: a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured
fish from the water
landing party
n 1: a part of a ship's company organized for special duties
ashore
landing place
n 1: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
goods [syn: {landing}, {landing place}]
landing skid
n 1: one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter
landing stage
n 1: platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
landing strip
n 1: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn:
{airstrip}, {flight strip}, {landing strip}, {strip}]
landlocked salmon
n 1: Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and
southeastern Canada [syn: {landlocked salmon}, {lake
salmon}]
landlord's lien
n 1: lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid
rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status
of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's
property
Landry's paralysis
n 1: a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and
weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is
unknown [syn: {Guillain-Barre syndrome}, {infectious
polyneuritis}, {Landry's paralysis}]
landscape architect
n 1: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden
attractively [syn: {landscape architect}, {landscape
gardener}, {landscaper}, {landscapist}]
landscape architecture
n 1: the art, planning, design, management, preservation and
rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made
constructs
landscape gardener
n 1: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden
attractively [syn: {landscape architect}, {landscape
gardener}, {landscaper}, {landscapist}]
landscape gardening
n 1: working as a landscape gardener [syn: {landscaping},
{landscape gardening}]
landscape painting
n 1: a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural
scenery [syn: {landscape}, {landscape painting}]
Lane's Prince Albert
n 1: apple used primarily in cooking
lang syne
adv 1: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met
once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic
life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given
up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been
forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long ago},
{long since}, {lang syne}]
Langston Hughes
n 1: United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: {Hughes}, {Langston
Hughes}, {James Langston Hughes}]
language area
n 1: a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most
people) containing all the centers associated with language
[syn: {language area}, {language zone}]
language barrier
n 1: barrier to communication resulting from speaking different
languages
language learning
n 1: learning to use a language
language lesson
n 1: a period of instruction learning a language
language requirement
n 1: a requirement that a student know certain languages
language school
n 1: a school for teaching foreign languages
language system
n 1: a system of linguistic units or elements used in a
particular language
language teaching
n 1: teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language
language unit
n 1: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can
be analyzed [syn: {language unit}, {linguistic unit}]
language zone
n 1: a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most
people) containing all the centers associated with language
[syn: {language area}, {language zone}]
Languas speciosa
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
{shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
Langue d'oc
n 1: medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in
the south of France [syn: {Langue d'oc}, {Langue d'oc
French}]
Langue d'oc French
n 1: medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in
the south of France [syn: {Langue d'oc}, {Langue d'oc
French}]
Langue d'oil
n 1: medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central
and northern France [syn: {Langue d'oil}, {Langue d'oil
French}]
Langue d'oil French
n 1: medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central
and northern France [syn: {Langue d'oil}, {Langue d'oil
French}]
Languedoc-Roussillon
n 1: a region in south central France; named after the medieval
dialect of French that was spoken there
Lanius borealis
n 1: a butcherbird of northern North America [syn: {northern
shrike}, {Lanius borealis}]
Lanius excubitor
n 1: a common European butcherbird [syn: {European shrike},
{Lanius excubitor}]
Lanius lucovicianus
n 1: a common shrike of southeastern United States having black
bands around the eyes [syn: {loggerhead shrike}, {Lanius
lucovicianus}]
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
n 1: a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white
underparts [syn: {white-rumped shrike}, {Lanius
ludovicianus excubitorides}]
Lanius ludovicianus migrans
n 1: a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the
southern Mississippi valley [syn: {migrant shrike}, {Lanius
ludovicianus migrans}]
lanseh tree
n 1: East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn:
{lanseh tree}, {langsat}, {langset}, {Lansium domesticum}]
Lansium domesticum
n 1: East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn:
{lanseh tree}, {langsat}, {langset}, {Lansium domesticum}]
lantern fly
n 1: large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a
snout that was formerly thought to emit light [syn:
{lantern fly}, {lantern-fly}]
lantern jaw
n 1: a long thin lower jaw
lantern pinion
n 1: a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth,
used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: {lantern pinion},
{lantern wheel}]
lantern slide
n 1: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide
projector [syn: {slide}, {lantern slide}]
lantern wheel
n 1: a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth,
used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: {lantern pinion},
{lantern wheel}]
lantern-fly
n 1: large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a
snout that was formerly thought to emit light [syn:
{lantern fly}, {lantern-fly}]
lantern-jawed
adj 1: having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt
appearance
lanthanide series
n 1: the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71;
having properties similar to lanthanum
Lanthanotus borneensis
n 1: a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
Lao People's Democratic Republic
n 1: a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern
Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 [syn:
{Laos}, {Lao People's Democratic Republic}]
Lao-tse
n 1: Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th
century BC) [syn: {Lao-tzu}, {Lao-tse}, {Lao-zi}]
Lao-tzu
n 1: Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th
century BC) [syn: {Lao-tzu}, {Lao-tse}, {Lao-zi}]
Lao-zi
n 1: Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th
century BC) [syn: {Lao-tzu}, {Lao-tse}, {Lao-zi}]
Laotian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: {Vientiane},
{Laotian capital}, {capital of Laos}]
Laotian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Laos
lap choly
n 1: removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the
abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and
surgical instruments [syn: {laparoscopic cholecystectomy},
{lap choly}]
lap covering
n 1: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs;
"his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap}, {lap
covering}]
lap joint
n 1: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them
together [syn: {lap joint}, {splice}]
lap of honour
n 1: a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the
victory [syn: {victory lap}, {lap of honour}]
lap of luxury
n 1: in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the
lap of luxury"
lap of the gods
n 1: beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing
more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now"
lap up
v 1: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap},
{lap up}, {lick}]
lap-jointed
adj 1: jointed so as to produce a flush surface
lap-strake
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
lap-straked
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
lap-streak
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
lap-streaked
adj 1: having overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built},
{clincher-built}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-
streak}, {lap-streaked}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
n 1: removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the
abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and
surgical instruments [syn: {laparoscopic cholecystectomy},
{lap choly}]
lapis lazuli
n 1: an azure blue semiprecious stone [syn: {lapis lazuli},
{lazuli}]
Laportea canadensis
n 1: American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided
with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
[syn: {wood nettle}, {Laportea canadensis}]
lappet caterpillar
n 1: larva of a lappet moth
lappet moth
n 1: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
[syn: {lappet}, {lappet moth}]
Laptev Sea
n 1: part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between
the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is
icebound most of the year
laptop computer
n 1: a portable computer small enough to use in your lap [syn:
{laptop}, {laptop computer}]
larch tree
n 1: any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having
deciduous needlelike leaves [syn: {larch}, {larch tree}]
lard oil
n 1: oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard
and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or
illuminant
lardizabala family
n 1: thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible
fruit [syn: {Lardizabalaceae}, {family Lardizabalaceae},
{lardizabala family}]
large calorie
n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one
degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to
characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn:
{Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large
calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]
large cap
n 1: a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a
large cap"
large civet
n 1: common civet of India and southeast Asia [syn: {large
civet}, {Viverra zibetha}]
large crabgrass
n 1: a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed
in United States [syn: {large crabgrass}, {hairy finger
grass}, {Digitaria sanguinalis}]
large cranberry
n 1: trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {American cranberry},
{large cranberry}, {Vaccinium macrocarpon}]
large indefinite amount
n 1: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or
magnitude [syn: {large indefinite quantity}, {large
indefinite amount}]
large indefinite quantity
n 1: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or
magnitude [syn: {large indefinite quantity}, {large
indefinite amount}]
large integer
n 1: an integer equal to or greater than ten
large intestine
n 1: beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum;
includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts
moisture from food residues which are later excreted as
feces
Large Magellanic Cloud
n 1: the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the
southern hemisphere
large number
n 1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a
multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn:
{battalion}, {large number}, {multitude}, {plurality},
{pack}]
large order
n 1: a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a
tall order but we did it" [syn: {tall order}, {large
order}]
large periwinkle
n 1: plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
[syn: {large periwinkle}, {Vinca major}]
large person
n 1: a person of greater than average size
large poodle
n 1: the largest breed of poodle
large tooth aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
large white
n 1: Old World form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {large white},
{Pieris brassicae}]
large white petunia
n 1: annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers
[syn: {large white petunia}, {Petunia axillaris}]
large yellow lady's slipper
n 1: plant of eastern and central North America having slightly
fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {large
yellow lady's slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus pubescens}]
large-cap
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-
capitalization}, {large-capitalisation}, {large-cap}]
large-capitalisation
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-
capitalization}, {large-capitalisation}, {large-cap}]
large-capitalization
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-
capitalization}, {large-capitalisation}, {large-cap}]
large-flowered calamint
n 1: aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and
southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-
flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium
grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]
large-flowered fiddleneck
n 1: annual of the western United States having large coiled
flower spikes; a threatened species [syn: {large-flowered
fiddleneck}, {Amsinckia grandiflora}]
large-flowering magnolia
n 1: evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff
glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn:
{southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering
magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]
large-grained
adj 1: not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-
grained sand" [syn: {coarse-grained}, {large-grained}]
large-headed
adj 1: having a large head
large-hearted
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
"kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words";
"a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable},
{benevolent}, {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted},
{openhearted}, {large-hearted}]
large-leafed
adj 1: having relatively large leaves [syn: {large-leaved},
{large-leafed}]
large-leaved
adj 1: having relatively large leaves [syn: {large-leaved},
{large-leafed}]
large-leaved aster
n 1: tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized
in Europe [syn: {large-leaved aster}, {Aster macrophyllus}]
large-leaved cucumber tree
n 1: large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States
having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy
flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved
magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved
macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]
large-leaved magnolia
n 1: large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States
having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy
flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved
magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved
macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]
large-minded
adj 1: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad
political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a
liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
[syn: {broad}, {large-minded}, {liberal}, {tolerant}]
large-mouthed
adj 1: having a relatively large mouth
large-scale
adj 1: unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS
is needed"
2: constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"
large-toothed aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
largeleaf holly
n 1: a holly tree
largemouth bass
n 1: flesh of largemouth bass
2: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye
[syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed bass},
{largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass},
{Micropterus salmoides}]
largemouth black bass
n 1: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the
eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed
bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass},
{Micropterus salmoides}]
largemouthed bass
n 1: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the
eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed
bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass},
{Micropterus salmoides}]
largemouthed black bass
n 1: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the
eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed
bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass},
{Micropterus salmoides}]
larger-than-life
adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
(especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: {epic},
{heroic}, {larger-than-life}]
Larix decidua
n 1: tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat
needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales [syn: {European
larch}, {Larix decidua}]
Larix laricina
n 1: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States
including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown
scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {tamarack}, {black
larch}, {Larix laricina}]
Larix lyallii
n 1: medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related
to Larix occidentalis [syn: {subalpine larch}, {Larix
lyallii}]
Larix occidentalis
n 1: tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply
pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
[syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch},
{Larix occidentalis}]
Larix russica
n 1: medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia
having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green
leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Siberian larch}, {Larix
siberica}, {Larix russica}]
Larix siberica
n 1: medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia
having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green
leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Siberian larch}, {Larix
siberica}, {Larix russica}]
lark about
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
{skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk},
{romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
Larrea tridentata
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico
having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small
yellow flowers [syn: {creosote bush}, {coville},
{hediondilla}, {Larrea tridentata}]
Lars Onsager
n 1: United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work
in thermodynamics (1903-1976) [syn: {Onsager}, {Lars
Onsager}]
Larus argentatus
n 1: large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: {herring gull},
{Larus argentatus}]
Larus canus
n 1: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]
Larus marinus
n 1: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-
backed gull}, {great black-backed gull}, {cob}, {Larus
marinus}]
Larus ridibundus
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull},
{blackcap}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
laryngeal artery
n 1: either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
[syn: {laryngeal artery}, {arteria laryngea}]
laryngeal vein
n 1: one of two veins draining the larynx [syn: {laryngeal
vein}, {vena laryngea}]
Las Cruces
n 1: a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
Las Vegas
n 1: largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada;
originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for
entertainment and gambling and general excess
laser beam
n 1: a beam of light generated by a laser
laser printer
n 1: electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form
images that are transferred to paper electrostatically
laser trabecular surgery
n 1: eye surgery that makes many tiny laser burns in an area
that will increase the drainage of aqueous humor
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
n 1: a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
[syn: {laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis}, {LASIK}]
laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis
n 1: a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
[syn: {laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis},
{LASEK}, {E-LASIK}]
laser-guided bomb
n 1: a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of
the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-
guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather" [syn:
{laser-guided bomb}, {LGB}]
lash out
v 1: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-
leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn:
{attack}, {round}, {assail}, {lash out}, {snipe},
{assault}]
lash together
v 1: bind together with a cord or rope; "Lash together these
barrels!"
lash-like
adj 1: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
[syn: {flagellate}, {flagellated}, {whiplike}, {lash-
like}]
lash-up
n 1: any improvised arrangement for temporary use [syn: {lash-
up}, {contrivance}]
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
n 1: a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that
collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Lashkar-e-Omar
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a
coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad
and elements of al-Qaeda [syn: {Lashkar-e-Omar}, {Al
Qanoon}]
Lashkar-e-Taiba
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba},
{Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of
the Righteous}]
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba},
{Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of
the Righteous}]
Lashkar-e-Toiba
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba},
{Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of
the Righteous}]
lasiocampid moth
n 1: medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-
like antennae [syn: {lasiocampid}, {lasiocampid moth}]
Lasiurus borealis
n 1: North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs
tipped with white [syn: {red bat}, {Lasiurus borealis}]
Laskar Jihad
n 1: a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims
in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in
Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam [syn:
{Laskar Jihad}, {Holy War Warriors}]
Lassa fever
n 1: an acute contagious viral disease of central western
Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and
muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a
bioweapon
Lassa virus
n 1: the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever
Lassen Volcanic National Park
n 1: a national park in California having mountains and volcanic
lakes and hot springs
last but not least
adv 1: in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he
plays the saxophone" [syn: {last but not least}, {last
not least}]
Last Day
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
Last Frontier
n 1: a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state
admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the
United States" [syn: {Alaska}, {Last Frontier}, {AK}]
last gasp
n 1: the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last
gasp of the cold war"
last half
n 1: the second of two halves of play [syn: {second half}, {last
half}]
last hurrah
n 1: a final performance or effort (especially before
retirement) [syn: {swan song}, {last hurrah}]
last in first out
n 1: inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired
items are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {last in first
out}, {LIFO}]
Last Judgement
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
Last Judgment
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon
when God will decree the fates of all individual humans
according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn:
{Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of
Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement},
{Last Day}, {eschaton}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday},
{crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
last laugh
n 1: ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by
the saying `he laughs best who laughs last'); "we had the
last laugh after the votes were counted"
last mentioned
adj 1: the one most recently mentioned; "the last mentioned
pianist"
last mile
n 1: the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
last minute
n 1: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the
eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed
the rules" [syn: {eleventh hour}, {last minute}]
last name
n 1: the name used to identify the members of a family (as
distinguished from each member's given name) [syn:
{surname}, {family name}, {cognomen}, {last name}]
last not least
adv 1: in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he
plays the saxophone" [syn: {last but not least}, {last
not least}]
last out
v 1: hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
[syn: {last out}, {stay}, {ride out}, {outride}]
last quarter
n 1: the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around
the Earth
last resort
n 1: an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is
French for `worst going'" [syn: {pis aller}, {last resort}]
last respects
n 1: the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he
paid his last respects by standing quietly at the
graveside"
last rites
n 1: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with
oil and prays for salvation [syn: {anointing of the sick},
{extreme unction}, {last rites}]
2: rites performed in connection with a death or burial
last straw
n 1: the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond
the limit
Last Supper
n 1: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples
on the eve of his crucifixion [syn: {Last Supper}, {Lord's
Supper}]
last word
n 1: the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets
the last word"
2: an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on
the medicines I take"
3: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic},
{chicness}, {chichi}, {modishness}, {smartness},
{stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]
last-ditch
adj 1: of something done as a final recourse (especially to
prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt"
last-minute
adj 1: just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute
arrangements"
last-place
adj 1: lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last
place" [syn: {last}, {last-place}, {lowest}]
Lasthenia chrysostoma
n 1: small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite
leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower
heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona;
often cultivated [syn: {goldfields}, {Lasthenia
chrysostoma}]
Laszlo Lowestein
n 1: United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing
sinister roles (1904-1964) [syn: {Lorre}, {Peter Lorre},
{Laszlo Lowestein}]
latanier palm
n 1: fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean
region [syn: {latanier}, {latanier palm}]
latch on
v 1: take hold of or attach to; "The biochip latches onto the
genes"
2: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on},
{fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
3: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
{tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
latchkey child
n 1: a school-age child who is home without adult supervision
for part of the day (especially after school until a parent
returns home from work)
late blight
n 1: blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season
especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the
fungus Phytophthora infestans
Late Greek
n 1: the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries
Late Latin
n 1: the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
[syn: {Late Latin}, {Biblical Latin}]
late purple aster
n 1: a variety of aster
late-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
late-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, {autumn-blooming}, {fall-flowering}, {fall-
blooming}, {late-flowering}, {late-blooming}]
late-night hour
n 1: the latter part of night
late-ripening
adj 1: of plants that ripen in the fall
late-spring-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, {early-flowering}, {spring-blooming}, {early-
blooming}, {late-spring-blooming}]
lateen sail
n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the
Mediterranean [syn: {lateen}, {lateen sail}]
lateen-rig
n 1: the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
lateen-rigged
adj 1: rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: {lateen},
{lateen-rigged}]
latency period
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6
until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed
to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency
stage}, {latency phase}, {latency period}]
latency phase
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6
until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed
to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency
stage}, {latency phase}, {latency period}]
latency stage
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6
until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed
to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency
stage}, {latency phase}, {latency period}]
latent content
n 1: (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream
latent diabetes
n 1: a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no
overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some
diagnostic procedures [syn: {latent diabetes}, {chemical
diabetes}]
latent heat
n 1: heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a
constant temperature and pressure [syn: {latent heat},
{heat of transformation}]
latent hostility
n 1: feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could
sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first
concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: {latent
hostility}, {tension}]
latent period
n 1: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response
to it [syn: {reaction time}, {response time}, {latency},
{latent period}]
2: the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is
manifested by symptoms
latent schizophrenia
n 1: schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some
preexisting tendency to schizophrenia [syn: {borderline
schizophrenia}, {latent schizophrenia}]
later on
adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he
apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but
he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until
afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently},
{later}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {after}, {later on}]
lateral cerebral sulcus
n 1: the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures;
separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both
hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure},
{lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]
lateral condyle
n 1: a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the
femur
lateral epicondyle
n 1: epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
lateral epicondylitis
n 1: painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of
the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as
in twisting of the hand) [syn: {tennis elbow}, {lateral
epicondylitis}, {lateral humeral epicondylitis}]
lateral geniculate
n 1: a neural structure that serves as a processing station on
the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the
cerebral cortex [syn: {lateral geniculate body}, {corpus
geniculatum laterale}, {lateral geniculate}]
lateral geniculate body
n 1: a neural structure that serves as a processing station on
the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the
cerebral cortex [syn: {lateral geniculate body}, {corpus
geniculatum laterale}, {lateral geniculate}]
lateral humeral epicondylitis
n 1: painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of
the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as
in twisting of the hand) [syn: {tennis elbow}, {lateral
epicondylitis}, {lateral humeral epicondylitis}]
lateral line
n 1: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect
pressure changes in the water [syn: {lateral line},
{lateral line organ}]
lateral line organ
n 1: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect
pressure changes in the water [syn: {lateral line},
{lateral line organ}]
lateral pass
n 1: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer [syn: {lateral
pass}, {lateral}]
lateral rectus
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle},
{lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]
lateral rectus muscle
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle},
{lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]
lateral thinking
n 1: a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the
problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
lateral ventricle
n 1: either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each
cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third
ventricle via the foramen of Monro
Lateran Council
n 1: any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church
that were held in the Lateran Palace
Lateran Palace
n 1: a palace that served as the residence of the popes until
the 14th century
Lateran Treaty
n 1: the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy
and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a
sovereign and independent papal state
Lates calcarifer
n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
calcarifer}]
latex paint
n 1: a water-base paint that has a latex binder [syn: {latex
paint}, {latex}, {rubber-base paint}]
lath and plaster
n 1: a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that
provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
Lathyrus hirsutus
n 1: a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region
for long established in southern United States; cultivated
as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley
pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]
Lathyrus japonicus
n 1: wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough
roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn:
{beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus
japonicus}]
Lathyrus latifolius
n 1: perennial climber of central and southern Europe having
purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North
America [syn: {broad-leaved everlasting pea}, {perennial
pea}, {Lathyrus latifolius}]
Lathyrus maritimus
n 1: wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough
roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn:
{beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus
japonicus}]
Lathyrus niger
n 1: perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black
in drying [syn: {black pea}, {Lathyrus niger}]
Lathyrus nissolia
n 1: annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetch},
{grass vetchling}, {Lathyrus nissolia}]
Lathyrus odoratus
n 1: climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored
flowers [syn: {sweet pea}, {sweetpea}, {Lathyrus odoratus}]
Lathyrus palustris
n 1: scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and
North America with purplish flowers [syn: {marsh pea},
{Lathyrus palustris}]
Lathyrus pratensis
n 1: scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish
flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
[syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling},
{Lathyrus pratensis}]
Lathyrus sativus
n 1: European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in
India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian
pea}, {khesari}, {Lathyrus sativus}]
Lathyrus splendens
n 1: shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet
flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {pride of
California}, {Lathyrus splendens}]
Lathyrus sylvestris
n 1: European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink;
sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn:
{flat pea}, {narrow-leaved everlasting pea}, {Lathyrus
sylvestris}]
Lathyrus tuberosus
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut
pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}]
Lathyrus vernus
n 1: bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-
blue flowers [syn: {spring vetchling}, {spring vetch},
{Lathyrus vernus}]
Latimeria chalumnae
n 1: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous
period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa [syn:
{coelacanth}, {Latimeria chalumnae}]
Latin alphabet
n 1: the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for
writing most of the languages of western Europe [syn:
{Roman alphabet}, {Latin alphabet}]
Latin America
n 1: the parts of North America and South America to the south
of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
Latin American
n 1: a native of Latin America [syn: {Latin American}, {Latino}]
Latin cross
n 1: a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others
Latin Quarter
n 1: the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a
center of artistic and student life [syn: {Left Bank},
{Latin Quarter}]
Latin square
n 1: a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n
different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more
than once in any row or column
Latin-American
adj 1: of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their
people; "Latin-American countries"; "Latin-American
music"
Latinian language
n 1: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: {Romance},
{Romance language}, {Latinian language}]
latissimus dorsi
n 1: a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn:
{latissimus dorsi}, {lat}]
Latrodectus mactans
n 1: venomous New World spider; the female is black with an
hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
[syn: {black widow}, {Latrodectus mactans}]
latter-day
adj 1: belonging to the present or recent times; "the latter-day
problems of our society"
Latter-Day Saint
n 1: a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
[syn: {Latter-Day Saint}, {Mormon}]
Latvian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Latvia
laugh at
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule},
{roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib},
{make fun}, {poke fun}]
laugh away
v 1: deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused
by it; "She laughs away all these problems" [syn: {laugh
off}, {laugh away}]
laugh line
n 1: a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
[syn: {crow's foot}, {crow's feet}, {laugh line}]
2: the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line},
{laugh line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]
laugh loudly
v 1: laugh boisterously [syn: {guffaw}, {laugh loudly}]
laugh off
v 1: deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused
by it; "She laughs away all these problems" [syn: {laugh
off}, {laugh away}]
laugh softly
v 1: laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {chortle},
{laugh softly}]
laugh track
n 1: prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or
television show
laughing gas
n 1: inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry
and surgery [syn: {nitrous oxide}, {laughing gas}]
laughing gull
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull},
{blackcap}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
laughing hyena
n 1: African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted
hyena}, {laughing hyena}, {Crocuta crocuta}]
laughing jackass
n 1: Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn:
{kookaburra}, {laughing jackass}, {Dacelo gigas}]
2: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl},
{laughing jackass}, {Sceloglaux albifacies}]
laughing owl
n 1: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl},
{laughing jackass}, {Sceloglaux albifacies}]
launch area
n 1: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
[syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch
area}, {pad}]
launch pad
n 1: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
[syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch
area}, {pad}]
launching pad
n 1: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
[syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch
area}, {pad}]
launching site
n 1: a place for launching pads
laundry basket
n 1: a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet
clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {laundry
basket}, {clothes basket}, {voider}]
laundry cart
n 1: handcart for moving a load of laundry
laundry detergent
n 1: any of various detergents designed for use in a washing
machine for clothing
laundry truck
n 1: van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck
stops by every week"
Laurel and Hardy
n 1: United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films
together
laurel cherry
n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small
tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy
foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn:
{cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
[syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild
orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
laurel family
n 1: a family of Lauraceae [syn: {Lauraceae}, {family
Lauraceae}, {laurel family}]
laurel oak
n 1: large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United
States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {laurel oak}, {pin oak},
{Quercus laurifolia}]
2: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western
states for shingles [syn: {shingle oak}, {laurel oak},
{Quercus imbricaria}]
laurel sumac
n 1: small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having
paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some
classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {laurel
sumac}, {Malosma laurina}, {Rhus laurina}]
laurel willow
n 1: European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {bay
willow}, {laurel willow}, {Salix pentandra}]
laurel wreath
n 1: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal},
{medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}]
2: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an
emblem of victory [syn: {laurel}, {laurel wreath}, {bay
wreath}]
laurel-tree
n 1: small tree of southern United States having dark red
heartwood [syn: {laurel-tree}, {red bay}, {Persea
borbonia}]
Laurence Olivier
n 1: English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles
(1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir
Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]
Laurence Stephen Lowry
n 1: English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {Lowry}, {L. S. Lowry},
{Laurence Stephen Lowry}]
Laurence Sterne
n 1: English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766) [syn:
{Sterne}, {Laurence Sterne}]
Laurentian Highlands
n 1: a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land
area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward
to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Laurentian Plateau}, {Laurentian
Highlands}, {Canadian Shield}]
Laurentian Plateau
n 1: a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land
area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward
to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Laurentian Plateau}, {Laurentian
Highlands}, {Canadian Shield}]
lauric acid
n 1: a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural
fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
[syn: {lauric acid}, {dodecanoic acid}]
Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for
his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: {Melchior}, {Lauritz
Melchior}, {Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior}]
Lauritz Melchior
n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for
his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: {Melchior}, {Lauritz
Melchior}, {Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior}]
Laurus nobilis
n 1: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish
berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in
cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn:
{true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus
nobilis}]
lauryl alcohol
n 1: a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents
and pharmaceuticals [syn: {lauryl alcohol}, {1-dodecanol}]
Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement
n 1: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and
advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military
government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished
youths [syn: {Lautaro Youth Movement}, {Lautaro Faction of
the United Popular Action Movement}, {Lautaro Popular Rebel
Forces}]
Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces
n 1: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and
advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military
government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished
youths [syn: {Lautaro Youth Movement}, {Lautaro Faction of
the United Popular Action Movement}, {Lautaro Popular Rebel
Forces}]
Lautaro Youth Movement
n 1: a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and
advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military
government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished
youths [syn: {Lautaro Youth Movement}, {Lautaro Faction of
the United Popular Action Movement}, {Lautaro Popular Rebel
Forces}]
Lavandula angustifolia
n 1: aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its
lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn:
{English lavender}, {Lavandula angustifolia}, {Lavandula
officinalis}]
Lavandula latifolia
n 1: Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields
spike lavender oil [syn: {spike lavender}, {French
lavender}, {Lavandula latifolia}]
Lavandula officinalis
n 1: aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its
lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn:
{English lavender}, {Lavandula angustifolia}, {Lavandula
officinalis}]
Lavandula stoechas
n 1: shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having
usually reddish-purple flowers [syn: {French lavender},
{Lavandula stoechas}]
Lavatera arborea
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf},
{Lavatera arborea}]
lavender cotton
n 1: branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems
and leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {lavender cotton},
{Santolina chamaecyparissus}]
lavender-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with lavender [syn: {lilac-pink},
{lavender-pink}, {violet-pink}]
lavender-tinged
adj 1: of something tinged with lavender
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
n 1: Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was
executed by his associates in the power struggle following
Stalin's death (1899-1953) [syn: {Beria}, {Lavrenti
Pavlovich Beria}]
law agent
n 1: a solicitor in Scotland
law court
n 1: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one
or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
[syn: {court}, {lawcourt}, {court of law}, {law court},
{court of justice}]
law degree
n 1: degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law
school
law enforcement
n 1: ensuring obedience to the laws
law enforcement agency
n 1: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
law firm
n 1: a firm of lawyers
law merchant
n 1: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions;
derived from the practices of traders rather than from
jurisprudence [syn: {mercantile law}, {commercial law},
{law merchant}]
law of action and reaction
n 1: action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law
of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third
law}, {law of action and reaction}]
law of Archimedes
n 1: (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body
immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced
fluid [syn: {Archimedes' principle}, {law of Archimedes}]
law of areas
n 1: a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line
connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas
in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's
orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn:
{Kepler's second law}, {law of areas}, {law of equal
areas}]
law of averages
n 1: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will
determine performance
law of chemical equilibrium
n 1: (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in
a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward
reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant
for that reaction [syn: {equilibrium law}, {law of chemical
equilibrium}]
law of closure
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is
an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as
complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive
asymmetric stimuli as symmetric [syn: {closure}, {law of
closure}]
law of common fate
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of
perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner
will be perceived as a unit [syn: {common fate}, {law of
common fate}]
law of conservation of energy
n 1: the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy
of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
[syn: {conservation of energy}, {law of conservation of
energy}, {first law of thermodynamics}]
law of conservation of mass
n 1: a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter
cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn:
{conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of
conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]
law of conservation of matter
n 1: a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter
cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn:
{conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of
conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]
law of constant proportion
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always
contains the same elements combined in the same proportions
by weight [syn: {law of constant proportion}, {law of
definite proportions}]
law of continuation
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is
an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its
established direction [syn: {good continuation},
{continuation}, {law of continuation}]
law of definite proportions
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always
contains the same elements combined in the same proportions
by weight [syn: {law of constant proportion}, {law of
definite proportions}]
law of diminishing returns
n 1: a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of
performance has been reached will result in a decline in
effectiveness
law of effect
n 1: (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by
their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends
to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad
consequences is not repeated
law of equal areas
n 1: a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line
connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas
in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's
orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn:
{Kepler's second law}, {law of areas}, {law of equal
areas}]
law of equivalent proportions
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two
elements separately combine with a third element are also
the proportions in which they combine together [syn: {law
of equivalent proportions}, {law of reciprocal
proportions}]
law of gravitation
n 1: (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each
other with a force that is directly proportional to the
product of their masses and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between them [syn: {law of
gravitation}, {Newton's law of gravitation}]
law of independent assortment
n 1: each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates
independently of the members of other pairs so the results
are random
law of large numbers
n 1: (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken
at random from a population will (on the average) have the
population statistics [syn: {Bernoulli's law}, {law of
large numbers}]
law of mass action
n 1: (chemistry) the law that states the following principle:
the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to
the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances
Law of Moses
n 1: the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God
gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many
rules of religious observance given in the first five books
of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the
Torah) [syn: {Mosaic law}, {Law of Moses}]
law of motion
n 1: one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn:
{Newton's law of motion}, {Newton's law}, {law of motion}]
law of multiple proportions
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine
to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them
that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit
a simple multiple relation [syn: {law of multiple
proportions}, {Dalton's law}]
law of nations
n 1: the body of laws governing relations between nations [syn:
{international law}, {law of nations}] [ant: {civil law}]
law of nature
n 1: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events
in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" [syn: {law}, {law
of nature}]
law of parsimony
n 1: the principle that entities should not be multiplied
needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be
preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor},
{principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]
law of partial pressures
n 1: (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure
exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial
pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a
gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it
occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
[syn: {Dalton's law}, {Dalton's law of partial pressures},
{law of partial pressures}]
law of proximity
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other
things being equal) objects or events that are near to one
another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging
together as a unit [syn: {proximity}, {law of proximity}]
law of reciprocal proportions
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two
elements separately combine with a third element are also
the proportions in which they combine together [syn: {law
of equivalent proportions}, {law of reciprocal
proportions}]
law of segregation
n 1: members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during
the formation of gametes and are distributed to different
gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of
the pair
law of similarity
n 1: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other
things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are
similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging
together as a unit [syn: {similarity}, {law of similarity}]
law of the land
n 1: a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then
established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or
civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of
justice commensurate with due process; "the United States
Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the
land'"
law of thermodynamics
n 1: (physics) a law governing the relations between states of
energy in a closed system
law of volumes
n 1: (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure
varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Gay-Lussac's
law}, {Charles's law}, {law of volumes}]
law offender
n 1: someone who violates the law [syn: {violator},
{lawbreaker}, {law offender}]
law officer
n 1: an officer of the law [syn: {lawman}, {law officer}, {peace
officer}]
law practice
n 1: the practice of law
law school
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree
[syn: {law school}, {school of law}]
law student
n 1: a student in law school
law-abiding
adj 1: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and
customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed
limit" [syn: {law-abiding}, {observant}]
law-breaking
n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered
an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: {crime},
{criminal offense}, {criminal offence}, {law-breaking}]
law-makers
n 1: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn:
{legislature}, {legislative assembly}, {legislative body},
{general assembly}, {law-makers}]
lawfully-begotten
adj 1: born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
lawn bowling
n 1: a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden
balls that are rolled at a jack [syn: {lawn bowling},
{bowls}]
lawn cart
n 1: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or
more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {garden cart}, {lawn cart},
{wheelbarrow}]
lawn chair
n 1: chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden [syn:
{lawn chair}, {garden chair}]
lawn furniture
n 1: furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden
lawn mower
n 1: garden tool for mowing grass on lawns [syn: {lawn mower},
{mower}]
lawn party
n 1: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of
doors [syn: {garden party}, {lawn party}, {fete champetre}]
lawn tennis
n 1: a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a
ball back and forth over a net that divides the court [syn:
{tennis}, {lawn tennis}]
lawn tool
n 1: used for working in gardens or yards [syn: {garden tool},
{lawn tool}]
Lawrence Durrell
n 1: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life
in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: {Durrell},
{Lawrence Durrell}, {Lawrence George Durrell}]
Lawrence George Durrell
n 1: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life
in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: {Durrell},
{Lawrence Durrell}, {Lawrence George Durrell}]
Lawrence of Arabia
n 1: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab
revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his
adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {T. E. Lawrence},
{Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]
Lawrence Peter Berra
n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Berra},
{Lawrence Peter Berra}, {Yogi}, {Yogi Berra}]
Lawson's cedar
n 1: large timber tree of western North America with trunk
diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon
cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's
cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]
Lawson's cypress
n 1: large timber tree of western North America with trunk
diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon
cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's
cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]
lawyer bush
n 1: stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles
over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush
lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]
lawyer cane
n 1: tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland,
Australia [syn: {lawyer cane}, {Calamus australis}]
lawyer-client relation
n 1: the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests
of the client [syn: {lawyer-client relation}, {attorney-
client relation}]
lay aside
v 1: accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
[syn: {save}, {lay aside}, {save up}]
lay away
v 1: save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache},
{lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]
lay claim
v 1: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right
or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline
counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because
he is a foreign resident" [syn: {claim}, {lay claim},
{arrogate}] [ant: {forego}, {forfeit}, {forgo}, {give up},
{throw overboard}, {waive}]
lay down
v 1: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay
down}, {establish}, {make}]
lay eyes on
v 1: see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {behold}, {lay
eyes on}]
lay figure
n 1: dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human
body
lay hands on
v 1: manage with the hands
lay in
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
lay into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear
into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]
lay off
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give
up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {bear on}, {carry on},
{continue}, {preserve}, {uphold}]
2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off
together with hundreds of other workers when the company
downsized" [syn: {furlough}, {lay off}]
lay on the line
v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a
lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She
laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was
wrong" [syn: {risk}, {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
lay out
v 1: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line;
"lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn:
{range}, {array}, {lay out}, {set out}]
2: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an
experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the
surgery" [syn: {set up}, {lay out}, {set}]
3: spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a
fortune in the hope of making a huge profit"
4: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our
formal reason" [syn: {present}, {represent}, {lay out}]
5: provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans
for the new house"
lay over
v 1: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had
to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"
[syn: {lay over}, {stop over}]
2: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" [syn:
{superimpose}, {superpose}, {lay over}]
lay reader
n 1: a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of
the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church
lay to rest
v 1: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the
Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in
the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last
Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inhume}, {inter}, {lay to
rest}]
lay up
v 1: disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up
with pneumonia for six weeks"
lay waste to
v 1: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay
waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay
waste to}, {waste}, {devastate}, {desolate}, {ravage},
{scourge}]
lay witness
n 1: any witness who does not testify as an expert witness [ant:
{expert witness}]
lay-by
n 1: designated paved area beside a main road where cars can
stop temporarily [syn: {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest
stop}, {layby}, {lay-by}]
lay-up
n 1: a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under
or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
[syn: {lay-up}, {layup}]
layer cake
n 1: cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and
usually covered with frosting
Layia platyglossa
n 1: California annual having flower heads with yellow rays
tipped with white [syn: {tidytips}, {tidy tips}, {Layia
platyglossa}]
laying claim
n 1: the act of taking possession of or power over something;
"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in
Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired
all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the
assumption of the company's debts" [syn: {assumption},
{laying claim}]
laying on
n 1: the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies
can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"
laying on of hands
n 1: the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's
body
2: laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing
in Christian ordination
laying waste
n 1: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or
ruined [syn: {laying waste}, {ruin}, {ruining},
{ruination}, {wrecking}]
lazar house
n 1: hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially
leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {lazar
house}, {pesthouse}]
lazy daisy stitch
n 1: long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns
lazy Susan
n 1: a revolving tray placed on a dining table [syn:
{turntable}, {lazy Susan}]
Lazzaro Spallanzani
n 1: Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of
spontaneous generation (1729-1799) [syn: {Spallanzani},
{Lazzaro Spallanzani}]
lbf.
n 1: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound
with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
[syn: {pound}, {lbf.}]
Ld.
n 1: a company that is organized to give its owners limited
liability [syn: {limited company}, {Ltd.}, {Ld.}]
LDL cholesterol
n 1: the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad'
cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be
related to various pathogenic conditions
le Carre
n 1: English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn:
{le Carre}, {John le Carre}, {David John Moore Cornwell}]
le Chatelier
n 1: French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle
(1850-1936) [syn: {le Chatelier}, {Henry le Chatelier}]
Le Chatelier principle
n 1: the principle that if any change is imposed on a system
that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a
new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le
Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier
principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]
Le Chatelier's law
n 1: the principle that if any change is imposed on a system
that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a
new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le
Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier
principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]
Le Chatelier's principle
n 1: the principle that if any change is imposed on a system
that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a
new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le
Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier
principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]
Le Chatelier-Braun principle
n 1: the principle that if any change is imposed on a system
that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a
new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le
Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier
principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]
Le Corbusier
n 1: French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965) [syn:
{Le Corbusier}, {Charles Edouard Jeanneret}]
Le Douanier Rousseau
n 1: French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: {Rousseau},
{Henri Rousseau}, {Le Douanier Rousseau}]
Le Duc Tho
n 1: Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to
end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)
Le Gallienne
n 1: United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) [syn:
{Le Gallienne}, {Eva Le Gallienne}]
Le Havre
n 1: a port city in northern France on the English Channel at
the mouth of the Seine
Le Notre
n 1: French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens
including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700) [syn: {Le
Notre}, {Andre Le Notre}]
lead acetate
n 1: a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton
and in making enamels and varnishes [syn: {lead acetate},
{sugar of lead}]
lead arsenate
n 1: a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
lead astray
v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead
off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: {lead
off}, {lead astray}]
2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead
astray}]
3: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company
deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
[syn: {deceive}, {betray}, {lead astray}] [ant: {undeceive}]
lead bank
n 1: a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to
protect their interests [syn: {lead bank}, {agent bank}]
lead by the nose
v 1: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately
feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He
bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the
subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull
the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play
false}]
lead carbonate
n 1: a poisonous white pigment that contains lead [syn: {white
lead}, {ceruse}, {lead carbonate}]
lead chromate
n 1: a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
lead colic
n 1: symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with
obstinate constipation [syn: {lead colic}, {painter's
colic}]
lead glass
n 1: glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
lead line
n 1: (nautical) plumb line for determining depth [syn: {lead
line}, {sounding line}]
lead off
v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead
off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: {lead
off}, {lead astray}]
2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the
Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new
chapter in your life" [syn: {begin}, {lead off}, {start},
{commence}] [ant: {end}, {terminate}]
lead on
v 1: entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
2: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {lead on},
{delude}, {cozen}]
lead ore
n 1: ore containing lead
lead pencil
n 1: pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
lead plant
n 1: shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United
States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored
racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead
ore [syn: {leadplant}, {lead plant}, {Amorpha canescens}]
lead poisoning
n 1: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive
lead into the system [syn: {lead poisoning}, {plumbism},
{saturnism}]
lead sheet
n 1: a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and
some indication of harmony) written in simple form
lead story
n 1: a news story of major importance [syn: {lead}, {lead
story}]
lead tetraethyl
n 1: a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent
knocking [syn: {tetraethyl lead}, {lead tetraethyl}]
lead time
n 1: the time interval between the initiation and the completion
of a production process; "the lead times for many
publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area
where lead time can be reduced"
lead tree
n 1: low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America
having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa
and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac},
{Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]
lead up
v 1: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
"Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" [syn:
{lead up}, {initiate}]
lead-acid accumulator
n 1: a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid
as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts [syn:
{lead-acid battery}, {lead-acid accumulator}]
lead-acid battery
n 1: a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid
as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts [syn:
{lead-acid battery}, {lead-acid accumulator}]
lead-colored
adj 1: having the color of lead [syn: {lead-colored}, {lead-
coloured}]
lead-coloured
adj 1: having the color of lead [syn: {lead-colored}, {lead-
coloured}]
lead-free
adj 1: (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead; "lead-free
gasoline" [syn: {lead-free}, {nonleaded}]
lead-in
n 1: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing
lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: {lead}, {lead-in},
{lede}]
2: wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to
a transmission line
leaded bronze
n 1: bronze to which 1-4% lead is added
leaded gasoline
n 1: gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor
knocks; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into
the air where it could cause lead poisoning" [syn: {leaded
gasoline}, {leaded petrol}] [ant: {unleaded gasoline},
{unleaded petrol}]
leaded petrol
n 1: gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor
knocks; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into
the air where it could cause lead poisoning" [syn: {leaded
gasoline}, {leaded petrol}] [ant: {unleaded gasoline},
{unleaded petrol}]
leading astray
n 1: the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading
astray}, {leading off}]
leading edge
n 1: forward edge of an airfoil
leading indicator
n 1: one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy;
used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic
trends in the near future
leading lady
n 1: actress who plays the leading female role
leading light
n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host
to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary},
{leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}]
leading man
n 1: actor who plays the leading male role
leading off
n 1: the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading
astray}, {leading off}]
leading question
n 1: a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired
answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-
examination
leading rein
n 1: rein to direct the horse's head left or right
leading tone
n 1: (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn:
{subtonic}, {leading tone}]
leadwort family
n 1: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan
especially in saltwater areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae},
{family Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}, {sea-lavender
family}]
leaf beet
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard},
{spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris
cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn:
{chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}]
leaf beetle
n 1: brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae
infest roots and stems [syn: {leaf beetle}, {chrysomelid}]
leaf blade
n 1: especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf
as distinct from the petiole [syn: {blade}, {leaf blade}]
leaf blight
n 1: any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of
a plant
leaf bud
n 1: a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop
leaf bug
n 1: small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
[syn: {leaf bug}, {plant bug}]
leaf cast
n 1: a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn:
{needle blight}, {needle cast}, {leaf cast}]
leaf disease
n 1: any plant disease localized in the foliage
leaf fat
n 1: fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to
make lard [syn: {leaf fat}, {leaf lard}]
leaf form
n 1: any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
[syn: {leaf shape}, {leaf form}]
leaf insect
n 1: tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in
southern Asia and the East Indies [syn: {walking leaf},
{leaf insect}]
leaf lard
n 1: fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to
make lard [syn: {leaf fat}, {leaf lard}]
leaf lettuce
n 1: distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves
forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a
compact head [syn: {leaf lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa crispa}]
2: lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact
head [syn: {leaf lettuce}, {loose-leaf lettuce}]
leaf miner
n 1: any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae
burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the
family Gracilariidae [syn: {leaf miner}, {leaf-miner}]
leaf mold
n 1: soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mold},
{leaf mould}, {leaf soil}]
leaf mould
n 1: soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mold},
{leaf mould}, {leaf soil}]
leaf mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard},
{indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica
juncea}]
2: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {mustard
greens}, {leaf mustard}, {Indian mustard}]
leaf node
n 1: (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant
stem from which one or more leaves emerge [syn: {node},
{leaf node}]
leaf roller
n 1: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves
with spun silk [syn: {leaf roller}, {leaf-roller}]
leaf scorch
n 1: plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of
the foliage
leaf shape
n 1: any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
[syn: {leaf shape}, {leaf form}]
leaf soil
n 1: soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mold},
{leaf mould}, {leaf soil}]
leaf spring
n 1: long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal
springs bracketed together
leaf-book
n 1: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as
distinguished from a scroll) [syn: {codex}, {leaf-book}]
leaf-cutter
n 1: bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to
line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutting bee}, {leaf-cutter},
{leaf-cutter bee}]
leaf-cutter bee
n 1: bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to
line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutting bee}, {leaf-cutter},
{leaf-cutter bee}]
leaf-cutting bee
n 1: bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to
line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutting bee}, {leaf-cutter},
{leaf-cutter bee}]
leaf-foot bug
n 1: large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
[syn: {leaf-footed bug}, {leaf-foot bug}]
leaf-footed bug
n 1: large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
[syn: {leaf-footed bug}, {leaf-foot bug}]
leaf-like
adj 1: resembling a leaf [syn: {leaflike}, {leaf-like}]
leaf-miner
n 1: any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae
burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the
family Gracilariidae [syn: {leaf miner}, {leaf-miner}]
leaf-nosed bat
n 1: bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose;
especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and
Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae [syn: {leafnose bat},
{leaf-nosed bat}]
leaf-nosed snake
n 1: any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of
southwestern North America
leaf-roller
n 1: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves
with spun silk [syn: {leaf roller}, {leaf-roller}]
leafnose bat
n 1: bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose;
especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and
Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae [syn: {leafnose bat},
{leaf-nosed bat}]
leafy liverwort
n 1: moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually
epiphytic [syn: {leafy liverwort}, {scale moss}]
leafy spurge
n 1: tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a
weed in eastern North America [syn: {leafy spurge}, {wolf's
milk}, {Euphorbia esula}]
leafy vegetable
n 1: any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten
as vegetables [syn: {greens}, {green}, {leafy vegetable}]
leafy-stemmed
adj 1: having a leafy stem
League of Iroquois
n 1: a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five
Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the
Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois},
{Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]
League of Nations
n 1: an international organization formed in 1920 to promote
cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by
Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it
remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the
United Nations was formed
league together
v 1: attach oneself to a group [syn: {band oneself}, {league
together}]
leak fungus
n 1: fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and
rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak
fungus}, {ring rot fungus}, {Rhizopus stolonifer}]
leak out
v 1: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn:
{leak}, {leak out}]
lean against
v 1: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
[syn: {lean on}, {rest on}, {lean against}]
lean back
v 1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn: {lean back},
{recline}]
lean on
v 1: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
[syn: {lean on}, {rest on}, {lean against}]
lean-to
n 1: rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
lean-to tent
n 1: tent that is attached to the side of a building
Leaning Tower
n 1: a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not
perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 [syn:
{Leaning Tower}, {Leaning Tower of Pisa}]
Leaning Tower of Pisa
n 1: a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not
perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 [syn:
{Leaning Tower}, {Leaning Tower of Pisa}]
leap day
n 1: the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn:
{leap day}, {bissextile day}, {February 29}]
leap out
v 1: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump},
{stand out}, {stick out}]
2: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The
attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {rush
out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]
leap second
n 1: a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or
subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate
for slowing in the Earth's rotation
leap year
n 1: a calendar year with an extra day added in February [syn:
{leap year}, {intercalary year}, {366 days}, {bissextile
year}]
learned person
n 1: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {pundit},
{savant}]
learned profession
n 1: one of the three professions traditionally believed to
require advanced learning and high principles
learned reaction
n 1: a reaction that has been acquired by learning [syn:
{learned reaction}, {learned response}]
learned response
n 1: a reaction that has been acquired by learning [syn:
{learned reaction}, {learned response}]
learner's dictionary
n 1: a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign
language [syn: {learner's dictionary}, {school dictionary}]
learner's permit
n 1: a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an
automobile
learning ability
n 1: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability},
{mental capacity}, {mentality}, {wit}]
learning curve
n 1: a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph
showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of
attempts to recall)
learning disability
n 1: a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who
have difficulties in learning specific skills [syn:
{learning disorder}, {learning disability}]
learning disorder
n 1: a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who
have difficulties in learning specific skills [syn:
{learning disorder}, {learning disability}]
lease giver
n 1: someone who grants a lease [syn: {lessor}, {lease giver}]
lease-lend
n 1: the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a
common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely
generous" [syn: {lend-lease}, {lease-lend}]
least bittern
n 1: small American bittern [syn: {least bittern}, {Ixobrychus
exilis}]
least common multiple
n 1: the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every
member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of
12 and 18 is 36" [syn: {lowest common multiple}, {least
common multiple}, {lcm}]
least effort
n 1: the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least
effort}, {least resistance}]
least of all
adv 1: especially not; "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with
me"
least resistance
n 1: the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least
effort}, {least resistance}]
least sandpiper
n 1: smallest American sandpiper [syn: {least sandpiper},
{stint}, {Erolia minutilla}]
least shrew
n 1: small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United
States [syn: {least shrew}, {Cryptotis parva}]
least squares
n 1: a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to
minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the
points from the curve [syn: {least squares}, {method of
least squares}]
leather carp
n 1: scaleless domestic carp
leather fern
n 1: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America)
having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering
the undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {leather fern},
{Acrostichum aureum}]
2: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern},
{leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra adiantiformis},
{Polystichum adiantiformis}]
leather flower
n 1: scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having
large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved
sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {vase vine},
{Clematis viorna}]
2: woody vine of the southern United States having purple or
blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather
flower}, {Clematis versicolor}]
leather soap
n 1: a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn:
{saddle soap}, {leather soap}]
leather strip
n 1: implement consisting of a strip of leather
leather-leafed
adj 1: having leathery leaves [syn: {leather-leaved}, {leather-
leafed}]
leather-leaved
adj 1: having leathery leaves [syn: {leather-leaved}, {leather-
leafed}]
leatherback turtle
n 1: wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace;
largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle},
{leatherback}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]
leatherleaf fern
n 1: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern},
{leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra
adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]
leatherleaf saxifrage
n 1: plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect
leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish
cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern
North America to Oregon and Idaho [syn: {leatherleaf
saxifrage}, {Leptarrhena pyrolifolia}]
leatherleaf wood fern
n 1: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal
wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern},
{Dryopteris marginalis}]
leathery grape fern
n 1: European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn:
{leathery grape fern}, {Botrychium multifidum}]
leathery polypody
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having
ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf},
{leathery polypody}, {coast polypody}, {Polypodium
scouleri}]
leathery turtle
n 1: wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace;
largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle},
{leatherback}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]
leave alone
v 1: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking;
"leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the
flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave},
{leave alone}, {leave behind}, {let alone}]
leave behind
v 1: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his
possessions when he moved to Europe"
2: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At
her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn:
{leave}, {leave behind}]
3: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave
it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers
that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave}, {leave
alone}, {leave behind}, {let alone}]
leave no stone unturned
v 1: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no
stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"
leave of absence
n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or
duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn:
{leave}, {leave of absence}]
leave off
v 1: come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the
edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"
2: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The
bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the
top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave
off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
3: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"
leave office
v 1: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the
Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned
over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {quit},
{step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
leave out
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The
bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the
top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave
off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn:
{neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out},
{overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}, {take to heart}]
leave-taking
n 1: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long
farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet
sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave}, {leave-taking},
{parting}]
Lebanese Hizballah
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
Lebanese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Lebanon
Lebanese pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Lebanese pound}, {pound}]
Lebanese Republic
n 1: an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean [syn:
{Lebanon}, {Lebanese Republic}]
Lebistes reticulatus
n 1: small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies;
often kept in aquariums [syn: {guppy}, {rainbow fish},
{Lebistes reticulatus}]
Leboyer method
n 1: a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma
for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room
and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding
between mother and child is encouraged [syn: {Leboyer
method of childbirth}, {Leboyer method}]
Leboyer method of childbirth
n 1: a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma
for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room
and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding
between mother and child is encouraged [syn: {Leboyer
method of childbirth}, {Leboyer method}]
Leccinum fibrillosum
n 1: an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide
light tan stalk that expands toward the base
lech after
v 1: have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his
secretary" [syn: {lust after}, {lech after}]
Lech Walesa
n 1: Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943) [syn:
{Walesa}, {Lech Walesa}]
Leclanche cell
n 1: voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts
lecture demonstration
n 1: presentation of an example of what the lecturer is
discoursing about
lecture room
n 1: classroom where lectures are given
Ledercillin VK
n 1: a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) [syn:
{penicillin V potassium}, {Ledercillin VK}]
ledger board
n 1: top rail of a fence or balustrade
ledger entry
n 1: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {entry},
{accounting entry}, {ledger entry}]
ledger line
n 1: a short line; a notation for extending the range above or
below the staff [syn: {ledger line}, {leger line}]
ledger paper
n 1: a durable writing paper used in record books and business
ledgers
Ledum groenlandicum
n 1: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or
creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used
for tea during American Revolution [syn: {Labrador tea},
{crystal tea}, {Ledum groenlandicum}]
Ledum palustre
n 1: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern
Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {wild rosemary}, {marsh
tea}, {Ledum palustre}]
Lee Buck Trevino
n 1: United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Trevino}, {Lee
Trevino}, {Lee Buck Trevino}, {Supermex}]
Lee De Forest
n 1: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the
first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect
and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {De Forest}, {Lee
De Forest}, {Father of Radio}]
Lee Harvey Oswald
n 1: United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy
(1939-1963) [syn: {Oswald}, {Lee Harvey Oswald}]
Lee Krasner
n 1: United States artist remembered for her spontaneous
approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York
school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984) [syn:
{Krasner}, {Lee Krasner}]
lee side
n 1: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
{lee}, {lee side}, {leeward}] [ant: {windward}]
Lee Strasberg
n 1: United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who
was a leader in developing method acting in the United
States (1901-1982) [syn: {Strasberg}, {Lee Strasberg},
{Israel Strassberg}]
lee tide
n 1: a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is
blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
[syn: {leeward tide}, {lee tide}]
Lee Trevino
n 1: United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Trevino}, {Lee
Trevino}, {Lee Buck Trevino}, {Supermex}]
Lee Yuen Kam
n 1: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and
starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: {Lee},
{Bruce Lee}, {Lee Yuen Kam}]
Lee's Birthday
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's
Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January
19}]
leech onto
v 1: admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched
onto the rock star"
Leeward Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
leeward side
n 1: the side sheltered from the wind [syn: {to leeward},
{leeward side}]
leeward tide
n 1: a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is
blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
[syn: {leeward tide}, {lee tide}]
left atrioventricular valve
n 1: valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and
the left ventricle [syn: {mitral valve}, {bicuspid valve},
{left atrioventricular valve}]
left atrium
n 1: the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium}, {left atrium
of the heart}, {atrium sinistrum}]
left atrium of the heart
n 1: the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium}, {left atrium
of the heart}, {atrium sinistrum}]
Left Bank
n 1: the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a
center of artistic and student life [syn: {Left Bank},
{Latin Quarter}]
left brain
n 1: the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum
that controls the right half of the body [syn: {left
hemisphere}, {left brain}]
left coronary artery
n 1: arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side
of the heart
left field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left;
"the batter flied out to left" [syn: {left field},
{leftfield}, {left}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield
(looking from home plate) [syn: {left field}, {leftfield}]
left fielder
n 1: the person who plays left field
left gastric artery
n 1: a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser
curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the
esophagus [syn: {left gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica
sinistra}]
left gastric vein
n 1: arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs
in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein [syn:
{left gastric vein}, {vena gastrica sinistra}]
left hand
n 1: the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with
your left" [syn: {left}, {left hand}]
left hander
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
[syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander},
{lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]
left hemisphere
n 1: the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum
that controls the right half of the body [syn: {left
hemisphere}, {left brain}]
left over
adj 1: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money
left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars
left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper";
"unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)},
{left(p)}, {odd}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]
left stage
n 1: the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor
faces the audience [syn: {stage left}, {left stage}]
left ventricle
n 1: the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives
arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the
aorta
left wing
n 1: those who support varying degrees of social or political or
economic change designed to promote the public welfare
[syn: {left}, {left wing}]
left-eyed
adj 1: having only the left eye
left-hand
adj 1: intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand
glove" [syn: {left(a)}, {left-hand(a)}]
2: located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand
drive"
left-handed
adj 1: using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers
need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" [ant:
{ambidextrous}, {right-handed}, {two-handed}]
2: (of marriages) illicit or informal; "in Colonial America
left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were
frequent"
3: (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble
birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding
that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring
do not succeed to titles or property of the superior [syn:
{morganatic}, {left-handed}]
4: rotating to the left [syn: {levorotary}, {levorotatory},
{left-handed}]
5: ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"
6: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands;
"a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed
governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle
of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
[syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted},
{ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
left-handed pitcher
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
[syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander},
{lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]
left-handedness
n 1: the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
2: preference for using the left hand [syn: {left-handedness},
{sinistrality}]
left-hander
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
[syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander},
{lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]
2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the
right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: {left-hander},
{lefty}, {southpaw}]
left-luggage office
n 1: a room where baggage or parcels are checked [syn:
{checkroom}, {left-luggage office}]
left-of-center
adj 1: believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
[syn: {leftist}, {left-of-center}, {left-wing}]
left-slanting
adj 1: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
[syn: {backhand}, {left-slanting}]
left-wing
adj 1: believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
[syn: {leftist}, {left-of-center}, {left-wing}]
left-winger
n 1: a person who belongs to the political left [syn:
{collectivist}, {leftist}, {left-winger}]
lefteye flounder
n 1: flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
[syn: {lefteye flounder}, {lefteyed flounder}]
lefteyed flounder
n 1: flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
[syn: {lefteye flounder}, {lefteyed flounder}]
leg bone
n 1: a bone of the leg
leg covering
n 1: a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee
to the ankle) [syn: {legging}, {leging}, {leg covering}]
leg curl
n 1: an exercise designed to strengthen the flexor muscles of
the leg [syn: {leg curl}, {leg curling}]
leg curling
n 1: an exercise designed to strengthen the flexor muscles of
the leg [syn: {leg curl}, {leg curling}]
leg exercise
n 1: exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles
leg extensor
n 1: an exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of
the leg
leg it
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {leg it},
{hoof}, {hoof it}]
leg of lamb
n 1: lamb leg suitable for roasting [syn: {leg of lamb},
{gigot}]
leg-pull
n 1: as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that
is not true [syn: {leg-pull}, {leg-pulling}]
leg-pulling
n 1: as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that
is not true [syn: {leg-pull}, {leg-pulling}]
legal action
n 1: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another;
one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for
protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn:
{legal action}, {action}, {action at law}]
legal age
n 1: the age at which persons are considered competent to manage
their own affairs [syn: {majority}, {legal age}] [ant:
{minority}, {nonage}]
legal assistant
n 1: a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
[syn: {paralegal}, {legal assistant}]
legal blindness
n 1: vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision
is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see
at 200 feet)
legal brief
n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a
client's case [syn: {brief}, {legal brief}]
legal code
n 1: a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of
laws"
legal community
n 1: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a
particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New
Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {bar}, {legal community}]
legal document
n 1: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship
or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal
instrument}, {official document}, {instrument}]
legal duty
n 1: acts which the law requires be done or forborne
legal expert
n 1: a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
[syn: {jurist}, {legal expert}]
legal fee
n 1: a fee paid for legal service
legal fraud
n 1: comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving
breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
[syn: {constructive fraud}, {legal fraud}]
legal guardian
n 1: a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property
is entrusted to use for another's benefit [syn: {trustee},
{legal guardian}]
legal holiday
n 1: authorized by law and limiting work or official business
[syn: {legal holiday}, {national holiday}, {public
holiday}]
legal injury
n 1: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
right [syn: {wrong}, {legal injury}, {damage}]
legal instrument
n 1: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship
or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal
instrument}, {official document}, {instrument}]
legal jointure
n 1: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage
settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: {jointure}, {legal
jointure}]
legal opinion
n 1: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial
decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
[syn: {opinion}, {legal opinion}, {judgment}, {judgement}]
legal ouster
n 1: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the
possession of land by process of law [syn: {eviction},
{dispossession}, {legal ouster}]
legal philosophy
n 1: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the
principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
[syn: {jurisprudence}, {law}, {legal philosophy}]
legal power
n 1: (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law;
"courts having jurisdiction in this district" [syn: {legal
power}, {jurisdiction}]
legal principle
n 1: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of
jurisprudence [syn: {legal principle}, {judicial
principle}, {judicial doctrine}]
legal proceeding
n 1: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal
judgments are invoked [syn: {proceeding}, {legal
proceeding}, {proceedings}]
legal profession
n 1: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a
particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New
Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {bar}, {legal community}]
legal relation
n 1: a professional relation that is regulated by law (as
between a lawyer and a client)
legal representation
n 1: personal representation that has legal status; "an person
who has been declared incompetent should have legal
representation"
legal representative
n 1: a personal representative with legal standing (as by power
of attorney or the executor of a will)
legal residence
n 1: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or
principal establishment and to where, whenever you are
absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to
have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal
residence?" [syn: {domicile}, {legal residence}]
legal right
n 1: a right based in law
legal separation
n 1: a judicial decree regulating the rights and
responsibilities of a married couple living apart [syn:
{legal separation}, {judicial separation}]
2: (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either
by mutual agreement or under a court order) [syn: {legal
separation}, {separation}]
legal status
n 1: a status defined by law
legal system
n 1: a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
legal tender
n 1: something that can be used as an official medium of payment
[syn: {tender}, {legal tender}, {stamp}]
legal transfer
n 1: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession)
from one party to another [syn: {delivery}, {livery},
{legal transfer}]
legendary creature
n 1: a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as
possibly factual
leger line
n 1: a short line; a notation for extending the range above or
below the staff [syn: {ledger line}, {leger line}]
legionary ant
n 1: tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
[syn: {army ant}, {driver ant}, {legionary ant}]
Legionella pneumophilia
n 1: the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that
thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and
can cause Legionnaires' disease [syn: {Legionella
pneumophilia}, {legionella}]
Legionnaires' disease
n 1: acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria
of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease
at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976;
characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and
headache and chills and a dry cough
legislative act
n 1: an act passed by a legislative body [syn: {legislative
act}, {statute}]
legislative assembly
n 1: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn:
{legislature}, {legislative assembly}, {legislative body},
{general assembly}, {law-makers}]
legislative body
n 1: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn:
{legislature}, {legislative assembly}, {legislative body},
{general assembly}, {law-makers}]
legislative branch
n 1: the branch of the United States government that has the
power of legislating
legislative council
n 1: a unicameral legislature
legless lizard
n 1: degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely
related to alligator lizards
Lego set
n 1: (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making
mechanical models [syn: {Lego}, {Lego set}]
legume family
n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn:
{Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family
Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]
leguminous plant
n 1: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family
Leguminosae [syn: {legume}, {leguminous plant}]
Lehigh River
n 1: a river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into
the Delaware River
Leichtlin's camas
n 1: camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn:
{Leichtlin's camas}, {Camassia leichtlinii}]
Leiden jar
n 1: an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn:
{Leiden jar}, {Leyden jar}]
Leigh Hunt
n 1: British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and
Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: {Hunt}, {Leigh Hunt}, {James
Henry Leigh Hunt}]
Leiophyllum buxifolium
n 1: low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown
for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
[syn: {sand myrtle}, {Leiophyllum buxifolium}]
Leipoa ocellata
n 1: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy
mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {lowan}, {Leipoa
ocellata}]
leishmaniasis americana
n 1: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central
American and South America; sores are limited to the skin
and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World
leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis
americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]
leisure time
n 1: time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him
little leisure" [syn: {leisure}, {leisure time}]
leisure wear
n 1: informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
Leitneria floridana
n 1: very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
habitats in southeastern United States having extremely
light wood [syn: {corkwood}, {corkwood tree}, {Leitneria
floridana}]
Leland Stanford
n 1: United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford
University (1824-1893) [syn: {Stanford}, {Leland Stanford}]
Lemaireocereus chichipe
n 1: tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit [syn:
{chichipe}, {Lemaireocereus chichipe}]
Lemmus lemmus
n 1: notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many
drown [syn: {European lemming}, {Lemmus lemmus}]
Lemmus trimucronatus
n 1: of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {brown lemming},
{Lemmus trimucronatus}]
Lemna minor
n 1: of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia
[syn: {common duckweed}, {lesser duckweed}, {Lemna minor}]
Lemna trisulca
n 1: cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America
[syn: {star-duckweed}, {Lemna trisulca}]
lemon balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
{lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
2: lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
lemon butter
n 1: clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon
juice and parsley [syn: {Meuniere butter}, {lemon butter}]
lemon cheese
n 1: a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and
butter and eggs and sugar [syn: {lemon curd}, {lemon
cheese}]
lemon curd
n 1: a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and
butter and eggs and sugar [syn: {lemon curd}, {lemon
cheese}]
lemon drop
n 1: a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and
(usually) the shape of a lemon
lemon extract
n 1: a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons
lemon geranium
n 1: a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn:
{lemon geranium}, {Pelargonium limoneum}]
lemon grass
n 1: an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used
in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines [syn:
{lemongrass}, {lemon grass}, {lemongrass oil}]
2: a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka [syn:
{lemongrass}, {lemon grass}]
lemon grove
n 1: a grove of lemon trees
lemon juice
n 1: usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons
lemon lily
n 1: a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {lemon lily},
{Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus}, {Hemerocallis flava}]
lemon meringue pie
n 1: pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue
lemon mint
n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States
and northern Mexico [syn: {lemon mint}, {horsemint},
{Monarda citriodora}]
2: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot
orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne
mint}, {Mentha citrata}]
lemon oil
n 1: fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel
lemon peel
n 1: the rind of a lemon [syn: {lemon peel}, {lemon rind}]
2: strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
lemon rind
n 1: the rind of a lemon [syn: {lemon peel}, {lemon rind}]
lemon shark
n 1: common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from
North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
[syn: {lemon shark}, {Negaprion brevirostris}]
lemon sole
n 1: flesh of American flounder; important in the winter [syn:
{lemon sole}, {winter flounder}]
2: highly valued almost pure white flesh [syn: {lemon sole},
{English sole}]
3: popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of
North America [syn: {English sole}, {lemon sole}, {Parophrys
vitulus}]
4: small European sole [syn: {lemon sole}, {Solea lascaris}]
5: European flatfish highly valued as food [syn: {lemon sole},
{Microstomus kitt}]
6: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter
flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole},
{Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]
lemon sumac
n 1: sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate
leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling
catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {fragrant
sumac}, {lemon sumac}, {Rhus aromatica}]
lemon tree
n 1: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is
widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon}, {lemon
tree}, {Citrus limon}]
lemon yellow
n 1: a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon}, {lemon
yellow}, {maize}]
lemon zest
n 1: tiny bits of lemon peel
lemon-scented
adj 1: smelling of lemons
lemon-scented gum
n 1: similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having
lemon-scented leaves [syn: {lemon-scented gum}, {Eucalyptus
citriodora}, {Eucalyptus maculata citriodora}]
lemon-wood
n 1: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn:
{lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood
tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]
lemon-wood tree
n 1: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn:
{lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood
tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]
lemonade mix
n 1: a commercial mix for making lemonade
lemongrass oil
n 1: an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used
in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines [syn:
{lemongrass}, {lemon grass}, {lemongrass oil}]
lemonwood tree
n 1: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn:
{lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood
tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]
2: source of a tough elastic wood [syn: {dagame}, {lemonwood
tree}, {Calycophyllum candidissimum}]
Lemur catta
n 1: small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn:
{Madagascar cat}, {ring-tailed lemur}, {Lemur catta}]
Lena Calhoun Horne
n 1: United States singer and actress (born in 1917) [syn:
{Horne}, {Lena Horne}, {Lena Calhoun Horne}]
Lena Horne
n 1: United States singer and actress (born in 1917) [syn:
{Horne}, {Lena Horne}, {Lena Calhoun Horne}]
Lena River
n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev
Sea [syn: {Lena}, {Lena River}]
lend oneself
v 1: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends
itself well to our new data" [syn: {lend oneself}, {apply}]
[ant: {defy}, {refuse}, {resist}]
lend-lease
n 1: the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a
common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely
generous" [syn: {lend-lease}, {lease-lend}]
lending institution
n 1: a financial institution that makes loans
lending library
n 1: library that provides books for use outside the building
[syn: {lending library}, {circulating library}]
length of service
n 1: duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had
unusual longevity in the company" [syn: {longevity},
{length of service}]
Lennox Robinson
n 1: Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)
[syn: {Robinson}, {Lennox Robinson}, {Esme Stuart Lennox
Robinson}]
lens cap
n 1: cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use [syn:
{lens cap}, {lens cover}]
lens capsule
n 1: a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the
eye
lens cortex
n 1: the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus [syn: {lens
cortex}, {cortex}]
lens cover
n 1: cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use [syn:
{lens cap}, {lens cover}]
Lens culinaris
n 1: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible
flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground
into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
[syn: {lentil}, {lentil plant}, {Lens culinaris}]
lens hood
n 1: a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the
lens of a camera [syn: {hood}, {lens hood}]
lens implant
n 1: a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually
done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract
operation [syn: {lens implant}, {interocular lens implant},
{IOL}]
lens maker
n 1: a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
[syn: {optician}, {lens maker}]
lens nucleus
n 1: the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the
cortex [syn: {lens nucleus}, {nucleus}]
lens of the eye
n 1: biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the
eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on
the retina [syn: {lens}, {crystalline lens}, {lens of the
eye}]
lens system
n 1: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge
transmitted light and to form images [syn: {lens}, {lense},
{lens system}]
Lent lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
Lente Iletin
n 1: trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat
diabetes mellitus [syn: {Lente Insulin}, {Lente Iletin}]
Lente Insulin
n 1: trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat
diabetes mellitus [syn: {Lente Insulin}, {Lente Iletin}]
lenten rose
n 1: slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves
and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn:
{lenten rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus orientalis}]
lenticular nucleus
n 1: a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer
reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum [syn:
{lenticular nucleus}, {lentiform nucleus}]
lentiform nucleus
n 1: a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer
reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum [syn:
{lenticular nucleus}, {lentiform nucleus}]
lentil plant
n 1: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible
flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground
into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
[syn: {lentil}, {lentil plant}, {Lens culinaris}]
lentil soup
n 1: made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery
Lentinus edodes
n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake},
{shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak
mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]
Lentinus lepideus
n 1: a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the
stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of
licorice [syn: {scaly lentinus}, {Lentinus lepideus}]
Leo Delibes
n 1: French composer of operas (1836-1891) [syn: {Delibes}, {Leo
Delibes}, {Clement Philibert Leo Delibes}]
Leo Esaki
n 1: physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics
(born in Japan in 1925) [syn: {Esaki}, {Leo Esaki}]
Leo I
n 1: Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of
the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack
Rome (440-461) [syn: {Leo I}, {St. Leo I}, {Leo the Great}]
Leo III
n 1: Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne
emperor of the Romans (750-816)
Leo IX
n 1: German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the
beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
[syn: {Leo IX}, {Bruno}, {Bruno of Toul}]
Leo Szilard
n 1: United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped
develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of
all nuclear weapons (1898-1964) [syn: {Szilard}, {Leo
Szilard}]
Leo the Great
n 1: Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of
the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack
Rome (440-461) [syn: {Leo I}, {St. Leo I}, {Leo the Great}]
Leo the Lion
n 1: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about July 23 to August 22 [syn: {Leo}, {Leo the Lion},
{Lion}]
Leo Tolstoy
n 1: Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
[syn: {Tolstoy}, {Leo Tolstoy}, {Count Lev Nikolayevitch
Tolstoy}]
Leo X
n 1: son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who
excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on
Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)
[syn: {Leo X}, {Giovanni de'Medici}]
Leo XIII
n 1: Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the
advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret
archives to all scholars [syn: {Leo XIII}, {Gioacchino
Pecci}, {Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci}]
Leon Battista Alberti
n 1: Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of
Renaissance architecture (1404-1472) [syn: {Alberti}, {Leon
Battista Alberti}]
Leon Trotsky
n 1: Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped
Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the
Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in
Mexico (1879-1940) [syn: {Trotsky}, {Leon Trotsky}, {Lev
Davidovich Bronstein}]
Leonard Bernstein
n 1: United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) [syn:
{Bernstein}, {Leonard Bernstein}]
Leonard Bloomfield
n 1: United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach
to linguistics (1887-1949) [syn: {Bloomfield}, {Leonard
Bloomfield}]
Leonard Constant Lambert
n 1: English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: {Lambert},
{Constant Lambert}, {Leonard Constant Lambert}]
Leonard Marx
n 1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made
motion pictures together (1891-1961) [syn: {Marx}, {Leonard
Marx}, {Chico}]
Leonardo da Vinci
n 1: Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and
architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian
Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: {Leonardo}, {Leonardo da
Vinci}, {da Vinci}]
Leonhard Euler
n 1: Swiss mathematician (1707-1783) [syn: {Euler}, {Leonhard
Euler}]
Leonid Brezhnev
n 1: Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union
(1906-1982) [syn: {Brezhnev}, {Leonid Brezhnev}, {Leonid
Ilyich Brezhnev}]
Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin
n 1: French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia)
(1895-1979) [syn: {Massine}, {Leonide Fedorovitch Massine},
{Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin}]
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
n 1: Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union
(1906-1982) [syn: {Brezhnev}, {Leonid Brezhnev}, {Leonid
Ilyich Brezhnev}]
Leonide Fedorovitch Massine
n 1: French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia)
(1895-1979) [syn: {Massine}, {Leonide Fedorovitch Massine},
{Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin}]
Leonotis leonurus
n 1: relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
[syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga},
{Leonotis leonurus}]
Leonotis nepetaefolia
n 1: pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {lion's-ear}, {Leonotis
nepetaefolia}, {Leonotis nepetifolia}]
Leonotis nepetifolia
n 1: pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {lion's-ear}, {Leonotis
nepetaefolia}, {Leonotis nepetifolia}]
Leontocebus oedipus
n 1: South American tamarin with a tufted head [syn: {pinche},
{Leontocebus oedipus}]
Leontocebus rosalia
n 1: golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a
mane [syn: {silky tamarin}, {Leontocebus rosalia}]
Leontodon autumnalis
n 1: fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower;
naturalized in the United States [syn: {fall dandelion},
{arnica bud}, {Leontodon autumnalis}]
Leontopodium alpinum
n 1: alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves
covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in
stars of glistening whitish bracts [syn: {edelweiss},
{Leontopodium alpinum}]
Leontyne Price
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: {Price},
{Leontyne Price}, {Mary Leontyne Price}]
Leonurus cardiaca
n 1: bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins
having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers [syn:
{motherwort}, {Leonurus cardiaca}]
leopard cat
n 1: small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{leopard cat}, {Felis bengalensis}]
leopard frog
n 1: common North American green or brownish frog having white-
edged dark oval spots [syn: {leopard frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana pipiens}]
leopard lily
n 1: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {leopard lily}, {panther
lily}, {Lilium pardalinum}]
2: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers
with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {tiger
lily}, {leopard lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium catesbaei}]
3: garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of
seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {blackberry-lily},
{leopard lily}, {Belamcanda chinensis}]
leopard lizard
n 1: any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of
western United States and northern Mexico
leopard plant
n 1: any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their
yellow flowers and handsome foliage
leopard's-bane
n 1: any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having
alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their
long stalks of yellow flower heads [syn: {leopard's-bane},
{leopardbane}]
Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski
n 1: United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977) [syn:
{Stokowski}, {Leopold Stokowski}, {Leopold Antoni Stanislaw
Stokowski}]
Leopold Kronecker
n 1: German mathematician (1823-1891) [syn: {Kronecker},
{Leopold Kronecker}]
Leopold Stokowski
n 1: United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977) [syn:
{Stokowski}, {Leopold Stokowski}, {Leopold Antoni Stanislaw
Stokowski}]
Leotia lubrica
n 1: a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery
gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in
color
Lepas fascicularis
n 1: stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating
timbers [syn: {goose barnacle}, {gooseneck barnacle},
{Lepas fascicularis}]
Lepechinia calycina
n 1: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large
white flowers [syn: {pitcher sage}, {Lepechinia calycina},
{Sphacele calycina}]
leper lily
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil},
{leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]
Lepidium alpina
n 1: small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and
southern Europe having very small flowers of usually
leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn:
{chamois cress}, {Pritzelago alpina}, {Lepidium alpina}]
Lepidium sativum
n 1: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common
garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass},
{pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]
Lepidochelys kempii
n 1: grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North
America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {bastard
turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]
Lepidochelys olivacea
n 1: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and
the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {olive
ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
n 1: large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its
eyes [syn: {escolar}, {Lepidocybium flavobrunneum}]
lepidopterous insect
n 1: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less
covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopterous insect},
{lepidopteron}, {lepidopteran}]
Lepidothamnus fonkii
n 1: about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate
spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of
southern Chile [syn: {Chilean rimu}, {Lepidothamnus
fonkii}]
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
n 1: low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing
branches; New Zealand [syn: {mountain rimu}, {Lepidothamnus
laxifolius}, {Dacridium laxifolius}]
Lepiota americana
n 1: an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged
near the base [syn: {American parasol}, {Lepiota
americana}]
Lepiota cepaestipes
n 1: a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped
base [syn: {onion stem}, {Lepiota cepaestipes}]
Lepiota clypeolaria
n 1: an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
Lepiota morgani
n 1: an agaric regarded as poisonous [syn: {poisonous parasol},
{Lepiota morgani}]
Lepiota naucina
n 1: an agaric with greyish white fruiting body and gills that
change from pink to dingy red
Lepiota procera
n 1: edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and
spores; found in open woodlands in autumn [syn: {parasol
mushroom}, {Lepiota procera}]
Lepiota rhacodes
n 1: an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick
stalk
Lepiota rubrotincta
n 1: an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white
gills and stalk
Lepisma saccharina
n 1: silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book
bindings and starched clothing [syn: {silverfish}, {Lepisma
saccharina}]
Lepisosteus osseus
n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard
scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth [syn:
{gar}, {garfish}, {garpike}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus
osseus}]
Lepista irina
n 1: an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick
stalks [syn: {Clitocybe irina}, {Tricholoma irinum},
{Lepista irina}]
Lepomis gibbosus
n 1: small brilliantly colored North American sunfish [syn:
{pumpkinseed}, {Lepomis gibbosus}]
Lepomis macrochirus
n 1: important edible sunfish of eastern and central United
States [syn: {bluegill}, {Lepomis macrochirus}]
Lepomis punctatus
n 1: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed
panfish [syn: {spotted sunfish}, {stumpknocker}, {Lepomis
punctatus}]
leporid mammal
n 1: rabbits and hares [syn: {leporid}, {leporid mammal}]
lepromatous leprosy
n 1: a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions
that spread over much of the body and affecting many
systems of the body
leprosy bacillus
n 1: cause of leprosy [syn: {leprosy bacillus}, {Mycobacterium
leprae}]
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
n 1: plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect
leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish
cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern
North America to Oregon and Idaho [syn: {leatherleaf
saxifrage}, {Leptarrhena pyrolifolia}]
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval
stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky
Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle},
{Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle},
{Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]
leptodactylid frog
n 1: toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal [syn:
{leptodactylid frog}, {leptodactylid}]
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
n 1: large toothed frog of South America and Central America
resembling the bullfrog [syn: {crapaud}, {South American
bullfrog}, {Leptodactylus pentadactylus}]
Leptopteris superba
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
Leptoptilus crumeniferus
n 1: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its
downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments [syn:
{marabou}, {marabout}, {marabou stork}, {Leptoptilus
crumeniferus}]
Leptoptilus dubius
n 1: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant
bird}, {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]
Leptotyphlops humilis
n 1: burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert
and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United
States [syn: {western blind snake}, {Leptotyphlops
humilis}]
Lepus americanus
n 1: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
[syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare},
{Lepus americanus}]
Lepus arcticus
n 1: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost
completely white in winter [syn: {polar hare}, {Arctic
hare}, {Lepus arcticus}]
Lepus californicus
n 1: the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of
western United States; has large black-tipped ears and
black streak on the tail [syn: {blacktail jackrabbit},
{Lepus californicus}]
Lepus europaeus
n 1: large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white
in winter [syn: {European hare}, {Lepus europaeus}]
Lepus townsendi
n 1: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of
United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in
winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {white-tailed
jackrabbit}, {whitetail jackrabbit}, {Lepus townsendi}]
LeRoi Jones
n 1: United States writer of poems and plays about racial
conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Baraka}, {Imamu Amiri
Baraka}, {LeRoi Jones}]
Leroy Robert Paige
n 1: United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for
his longevity (1906-1982) [syn: {Paige}, {Satchel Paige},
{Leroy Robert Paige}]
lese majesty
n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn:
{treason}, {high treason}, {lese majesty}]
Leslie Howard
n 1: English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) [syn:
{Howard}, {Leslie Howard}, {Leslie Howard Stainer}]
Leslie Howard Stainer
n 1: English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) [syn:
{Howard}, {Leslie Howard}, {Leslie Howard Stainer}]
Leslie Richard Groves
n 1: United States general who served as military director of
the atomic bomb project (1896-1970) [syn: {Groves}, {Leslie
Richard Groves}]
Leslie Townes Hope
n 1: United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in
films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) [syn: {Hope}, {Bob
Hope}, {Leslie Townes Hope}]
Lesotho monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Lesotho
Lespedeza bicolor
n 1: Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers
widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as
a source of feed for wild birds [syn: {bicolor lespediza},
{ezo-yama-hagi}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]
Lespedeza cuneata
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: {sericea lespedeza},
{Lespedeza sericea}, {Lespedeza cuneata}]
Lespedeza sericea
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: {sericea lespedeza},
{Lespedeza sericea}, {Lespedeza cuneata}]
Lespedeza stipulacea
n 1: annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and
hay in hot dry regions [syn: {Korean lespedeza}, {Lespedeza
stipulacea}]
Lespedeza striata
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {jap clover},
{Lespedeza striata}]
less-traveled
adj 1: not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to
visit less-traveled countries"
lesser anteater
n 1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-
clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central
America [syn: {tamandua}, {tamandu}, {lesser anteater},
{Tamandua tetradactyla}]
Lesser Antilles
n 1: a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies [syn:
{Lesser Antilles}, {Caribees}]
lesser ape
n 1: gibbons and siamangs
lesser bullrush
n 1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn:
{lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved
reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
lesser burdock
n 1: a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found
in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {common burdock},
{lesser burdock}, {Arctium minus}]
lesser butterfly orchid
n 1: south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {lesser
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera bifolia}, {Habenaria
bifolia}]
lesser calamint
n 1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta},
{Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]
lesser celandine
n 1: perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere
having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling
buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice
to relieve piles [syn: {lesser celandine}, {pilewort},
{Ranunculus ficaria}]
lesser centaury
n 1: common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in
dense cymes [syn: {lesser centaury}, {Centaurium minus}]
lesser duckweed
n 1: of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia
[syn: {common duckweed}, {lesser duckweed}, {Lemna minor}]
lesser galangal
n 1: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers
and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as
flavoring [syn: {lesser galangal}, {Alpinia officinarum},
{Alpinia officinalis}]
lesser hemlock
n 1: European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley
but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {fool's
parsley}, {lesser hemlock}, {Aethusa cynapium}]
lesser knapweed
n 1: a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers;
native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser
knapweed}, {black knapweed}, {hardheads}, {Centaurea
nigra}]
lesser kudu
n 1: a smaller variety of kudu [syn: {lesser kudu}, {Tragelaphus
imberbis}]
lesser omentum
n 1: a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver
and supporting the hepatic vessels
lesser panda
n 1: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat},
{cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]
lesser peritoneal cavity
n 1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to
the stomach [syn: {bursa omentalis}, {omental bursa},
{lesser peritoneal cavity}]
lesser prairie chicken
n 1: a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas [syn: {lesser
prairie chicken}, {Tympanuchus pallidicinctus}]
lesser rhomboid muscle
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral
column and slightly upward [syn: {rhomboid minor muscle},
{lesser rhomboid muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus minor}]
lesser rorqual
n 1: small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {minke whale},
{Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]
lesser scaup
n 1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
[syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck},
{Aythya affinis}]
lesser scaup duck
n 1: common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
[syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck},
{Aythya affinis}]
lesser spearwort
n 1: semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped
like spears; naturalized in New Zealand [syn: {lesser
spearwort}, {Ranunculus flammula}]
Lesser Sunda Islands
n 1: a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the
east of Java; includes Bali and Timor [syn: {Lesser Sunda
Islands}, {Nusa Tenggara}]
lesser twayblade
n 1: orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme
of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed
mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
[syn: {lesser twayblade}, {Listera cordata}]
lesser whitethroat
n 1: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but
smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {whitethroat}, {Sylvia
curruca}]
lesser wintergreen
n 1: the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of
pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America [syn:
{lesser wintergreen}, {Pyrola minor}]
lesser yellow trefoil
n 1: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop
clover}, {shamrock}, {lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium
dubium}]
lesser yellowlegs
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {lesser yellowlegs}, {Tringa
flavipes}]
Lester Willis Young
n 1: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn:
{Young}, {Pres Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]
let alone
adv 1: much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a
meal" [syn: {let alone}, {not to mention}]
v 1: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking;
"leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the
flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave},
{leave alone}, {leave behind}, {let alone}]
let down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {bring up},
{elevate}, {get up}, {lift}, {raise}]
2: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let
her down when he did not propose marriage" [syn:
{disappoint}, {let down}]
let drive
v 1: fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"
[syn: {loose off}, {let fly}, {let drive}]
let fly
v 1: fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"
[syn: {loose off}, {let fly}, {let drive}]
let go
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}]
[ant: {hold}, {take hold}]
2: be relaxed; "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"
let go of
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}]
[ant: {hold}, {take hold}]
let in
v 1: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit
to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of;
"admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the
New Jersey Bar" [syn: {admit}, {let in}, {include}] [ant:
{exclude}, {keep out}, {shut}, {shut out}]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members
into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" [syn:
{admit}, {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant: {refuse},
{reject}, {turn away}, {turn down}]
let it go
v 1: not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go"
let loose
v 1: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {emit}, {let out},
{let loose}]
2: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose
terrible plagues upon humanity" [syn: {unleash}, {let loose},
{loose}]
let off
v 1: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: {excuse}, {relieve}, {let off}, {exempt}]
let on
v 1: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; "The
newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn:
{unwrap}, {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let
out}, {uncover}]
let out
v 1: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {emit}, {let out},
{let loose}]
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; "The
newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn:
{unwrap}, {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
{discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let
out}, {uncover}]
3: bring out of a specific state [syn: {bring out}, {let out}]
4: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of
weight" [syn: {let out}, {widen}] [ant: {take in}]
let the cat out of the bag
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--
his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat
out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach},
{babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep
one's mouth shut}, {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}]
let up
v 1: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated";
"The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let
up}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]
2: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and
the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {let up}]
lethal agent
n 1: an agent capable of causing death
lethal dose
n 1: the size dose that will cause death
lethal gene
n 1: any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the
organism at any stage of life
lethargic encephalitis
n 1: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926;
symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and
extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness},
{sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic
encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]
letter bomb
n 1: a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and
detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {parcel bomb},
{package bomb}]
v 1: send an explosive to; "The Unabomber letter bombed a number
of individuals and institutions"
letter bond
n 1: a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general
public
letter box
n 1: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put
to be called for [syn: {Post-Office box}, {PO Box}, {POB},
{call box}, {letter box}]
2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: {postbox}, {mailbox},
{letter box}]
3: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: {mailbox}, {letter
box}]
letter carrier
n 1: a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman},
{mail carrier}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]
letter case
n 1: case for carrying letters
letter of credit
n 1: a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of
a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the
customer's credit
letter of intent
n 1: any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some
action
Letter of Jeremiah
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to
Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them
against idolatry [syn: {Letter of Jeremiah}, {Epistle of
Jeremiah}]
letter of mark and reprisal
n 1: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another
nation [syn: {letter of marque}, {letters of marque},
{letter of mark and reprisal}]
letter of marque
n 1: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another
nation [syn: {letter of marque}, {letters of marque},
{letter of mark and reprisal}]
letter of the alphabet
n 1: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to
represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
[syn: {letter}, {letter of the alphabet}, {alphabetic
character}]
letter opener
n 1: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters
are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter
opener}, {paper knife}, {paperknife}]
letter paper
n 1: writing paper for use in writing correspondence
2: paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually
with matching envelopes [syn: {stationery}, {letter paper}]
letter security
n 1: a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public
market
letter stock
n 1: stock that has not been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general
public
letter telegram
n 1: a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery
the next day
letter writer
n 1: someone who communicates by means of letters [syn:
{correspondent}, {letter writer}]
letter-perfect
adj 1: correct to the last detail; especially being in or
following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of
the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part" [syn:
{letter-perfect}, {word-perfect}]
letters of administration
n 1: legal document naming someone to administer an estate when
no executor has been named
letters of marque
n 1: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another
nation [syn: {letter of marque}, {letters of marque},
{letter of mark and reprisal}]
letters patent
n 1: an official document granting a right or privilege [syn:
{patent}, {letters patent}]
letters testamentary
n 1: a legal document from a probate court or court officer
informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and
empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
letterset printing
n 1: image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
letting down
n 1: the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn:
{lowering}, {letting down}]
lettre de cachet
n 1: a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could
warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his
seal [syn: {cachet}, {lettre de cachet}]
Leucadendron argenteum
n 1: small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage
[syn: {silver tree}, {Leucadendron argenteum}]
Leucaena glauca
n 1: low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America
having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa
and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac},
{Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]
Leucaena leucocephala
n 1: low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America
having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa
and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac},
{Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]
Leucanthemum lacustre
n 1: perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn:
{Pyrenees daisy}, {Leucanthemum lacustre}, {Chrysanthemum
lacustre}]
Leucanthemum maximum
n 1: similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {Leucanthemum
maximum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum}]
Leucanthemum superbum
n 1: hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and
Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads
resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {shasta daisy}, {Leucanthemum
superbum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum maximum}]
Leucanthemum vulgare
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
Leuciscus cephalus
n 1: European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped
body [syn: {chub}, {Leuciscus cephalus}]
Leuciscus leuciscus
n 1: small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green
body [syn: {dace}, {Leuciscus leuciscus}]
Leucogenes leontopodium
n 1: perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New
Zealand [syn: {north island edelweiss}, {Leucogenes
leontopodium}]
Leucothoe editorum
n 1: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white
flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy},
{Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]
Leucothoe fontanesiana
n 1: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white
flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy},
{Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]
Leucothoe racemosa
n 1: bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with
long racemes of pinkish flowers [syn: {sweet bells},
{Leucothoe racemosa}]
Lev Davidovich Bronstein
n 1: Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped
Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the
Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in
Mexico (1879-1940) [syn: {Trotsky}, {Leon Trotsky}, {Lev
Davidovich Bronstein}]
Lev Davidovich Landau
n 1: Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics
(1908-1968) [syn: {Landau}, {Lev Davidovich Landau}]
Lev Ivanov
n 1: Russian choreographer (1834-1905) [syn: {Ivanov}, {Lev
Ivanov}]
Levant cotton
n 1: Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds
with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered
an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons [syn: {Levant
cotton}, {Gossypium herbaceum}]
Levant garlic
n 1: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall
stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
[syn: {wild leek}, {Levant garlic}, {kurrat}, {Allium
ampeloprasum}]
Levant morocco
n 1: a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding [syn: {Levant},
{Levant morocco}]
level best
n 1: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn:
{utmost}, {uttermost}, {maximum}, {level best}]
level crossing
n 1: intersection of a railway and a road on the same level;
barriers close road when trains pass [syn: {level
crossing}, {grade crossing}]
level off
v 1: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn:
{level}, {level off}]
level-headed
adj 1: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy
scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the
healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations
between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution";
"a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no
sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {healthy},
{intelligent}, {levelheaded}, {level-headed}, {sound}]
lever hang
n 1: a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a
horizontal position
lever lock
n 1: a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a
given position so that the bolt can move
lever scale
n 1: a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of
unequal length [syn: {steelyard}, {lever scale}, {beam
scale}]
lever tumbler
n 1: a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock [syn: {lever}, {lever
tumbler}]
leveraged buyout
n 1: a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets
are usually security for the loan; "a leveraged buyout by
upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover
bids"
Levi's
n 1: a popular brand of jeans [syn: {Levi's}, {levis}]
Levi-Lorrain dwarf
n 1: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth
hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of
the achondroplastic dwarf) [syn: {pituitary dwarf},
{hypophysial dwarf}, {Levi-Lorrain dwarf}]
Levi-Strauss
n 1: French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural
analysis of social systems (born in 1908) [syn: {Levi-
Strauss}, {Claude Levi-Strauss}]
Levisticum officinale
n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible
stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {lovage}, {Levisticum
officinale}]
levy en masse
n 1: the act of drafting into military service [syn: {levy},
{levy en masse}]
Lewis and Clark Expedition
n 1: an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the
northwestern territories of the United States; led by
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis
to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806
Lewis Carroll
n 1: English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of
mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he
wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn:
{Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson},
{Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]
Lewis Henry Morgan
n 1: United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca
(1818-1881) [syn: {Morgan}, {Lewis Henry Morgan}]
Lewisia cotyledon
n 1: evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long
spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-
red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in
rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and
northern California [syn: {siskiyou lewisia}, {Lewisia
cotyledon}]
Lewisia rediviva
n 1: showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains
regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy
farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower [syn:
{bitterroot}, {Lewisia rediviva}]
lexical ambiguity
n 1: the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be
used (in different contexts) to express two or more
different meanings [syn: {polysemy}, {lexical ambiguity}]
[ant: {monosemy}]
lexical database
n 1: a database of information about words
lexical disambiguation
n 1: disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word
lexical entry
n 1: the entry in a dictionary of information about a word [syn:
{lexical entry}, {dictionary entry}]
lexical meaning
n 1: the meaning of a content word that depends on the
nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
lexical semantics
n 1: the branch of semantics that studies the meanings and
relations of words
lexicalized concept
n 1: a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular
language)
Lexington and Concord
n 1: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19,
1775) [syn: {Lexington}, {Concord}, {Lexington and
Concord}]
Leycesteria formosa
n 1: shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
[syn: {Himalaya honeysuckle}, {Leycesteria formosa}]
Leyden jar
n 1: an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn:
{Leiden jar}, {Leyden jar}]
Leydig cell
n 1: a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
[syn: {Leydig cell}, {Leydig's cell}]
Leydig's cell
n 1: a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
[syn: {Leydig cell}, {Leydig's cell}]
Leymus arenaria
n 1: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
[syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Elymus
arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]
Leymus condensatus
n 1: stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant
ryegrass}, {Elymus condensatus}, {Leymus condensatus}]
Leyte invasion
n 1: a battle in World War II; the return of United States
troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte
Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of
kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese [syn: {Leyte}, {Leyte
Island}, {Leyte invasion}]
Leyte Island
n 1: a battle in World War II; the return of United States
troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte
Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of
kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese [syn: {Leyte}, {Leyte
Island}, {Leyte invasion}]
Lhasa apso
n 1: a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet
as watchdogs [syn: {Lhasa}, {Lhasa apso}]
Li Po
n 1: Chinese lyric poet (700-762)
liability insurance
n 1: insurance that provides protection from claims arising from
injuries or damage to other people or property
Liam O'Flaherty
n 1: Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984) [syn:
{O'Flaherty}, {Liam O'Flaherty}]
Liao dynasty
n 1: the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern
China from 947 to 1125 [syn: {Liao}, {Liao dynasty}]
Liaodong Bandao
n 1: a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the
Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay [syn: {Liaodong
Peninsula}, {Liaodong Bandao}]
Liaodong Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the
Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay [syn: {Liaodong
Peninsula}, {Liaodong Bandao}]
Liatris punctata
n 1: herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of
crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and
Canada to Texas and northern Mexico [syn: {dotted
gayfeather}, {Liatris punctata}]
Liatris pycnostachya
n 1: perennial of southeastern and central United States having
very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for
cut flowers [syn: {dense blazing star}, {Liatris
pycnostachya}]
liberal arts
n 1: studies intended to provide general knowledge and
intellectual skills (rather than occupational or
professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
[syn: {humanistic discipline}, {humanities}, {liberal
arts}, {arts}]
Liberal Democrat Party
n 1: a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal
Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions
of working people
Liberal Party
n 1: a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations,
and formerly in Great Britain
liberation theology
n 1: a form of Christian theology (developed by South American
Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political
liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
n 1: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as
a student protest over the limited university access for
Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent
Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy
including terrorist tactics that target key government and
military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide
bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World
Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]
Liberian capital
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia
[syn: {Monrovia}, {Liberian capital}, {capital of Liberia}]
Liberian coffee
n 1: small tree of West Africa [syn: {Liberian coffee}, {Coffea
liberica}]
Liberian dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Liberia
Liberty Bell
n 1: the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
liberty cap
n 1: close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty
during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800
liberty chit
n 1: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had
to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: {pass},
{liberty chit}]
Liberty Island
n 1: an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan
where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially
changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in
1956" [syn: {Liberty Island}, {Bedloe's Island}]
Liberty Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the
Free Soil Party in 1848
Liberty ship
n 1: a slow cargo ship built during World War II
libidinal energy
n 1: (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido
Libocedrus bidwillii
n 1: evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn:
{pahautea}, {Libocedrus bidwillii}, {mountain pine}]
Libocedrus decurrens
n 1: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense
cedar}, {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus
decurrens}]
Libocedrus plumosa
n 1: New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress [syn:
{kawaka}, {Libocedrus plumosa}]
Libra the Balance
n 1: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign
from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra}, {Libra
the Balance}, {Balance}, {Libra the Scales}]
Libra the Scales
n 1: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign
from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra}, {Libra
the Balance}, {Balance}, {Libra the Scales}]
library card
n 1: a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
[syn: {library card}, {borrower's card}]
library catalog
n 1: an enumeration of all the resources of a library [syn:
{library catalog}, {library catalogue}]
library catalogue
n 1: an enumeration of all the resources of a library [syn:
{library catalog}, {library catalogue}]
library fine
n 1: fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when
returned
library paste
n 1: an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on
paper and paperboard [syn: {paste}, {library paste}]
library program
n 1: a program in a program library
library routine
n 1: a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library
library science
n 1: the study of the principles and practices of library
administration
Libyan Desert
n 1: the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and
Egypt and Sudan
Libyan dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: {Libyan dinar},
{dinar}]
Libyan dirham
n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya [syn: {Libyan dirham},
{dirham}]
Libyan Fighting Group
n 1: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with
al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government;
attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic
Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-
Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan
Islamic Group}]
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
n 1: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with
al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government;
attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic
Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-
Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan
Islamic Group}]
Libyan Islamic Group
n 1: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with
al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government;
attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic
Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-
Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan
Islamic Group}]
Libyan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Libya
license fee
n 1: a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being
licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing
medicine) [syn: {licensing fee}, {license fee}, {license
tax}]
license number
n 1: the number on the license plate that identifies the car
that bears it [syn: {license number}, {registration
number}]
license plate
n 1: a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing
the car's registration number [syn: {license plate},
{numberplate}]
license tax
n 1: a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being
licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing
medicine) [syn: {licensing fee}, {license fee}, {license
tax}]
licensed practical nurse
n 1: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state
to provide routine care for the sick [syn: {licensed
practical nurse}, {LPN}, {practical nurse}]
licensing agreement
n 1: contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or
trademark
licensing fee
n 1: a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being
licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing
medicine) [syn: {licensing fee}, {license fee}, {license
tax}]
Lichanura trivirgata
n 1: boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States [syn:
{rosy boa}, {Lichanura trivirgata}]
lichen planus
n 1: an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy)
papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs [syn: {lichen
planus}, {lichen ruber planus}]
lichen ruber planus
n 1: an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy)
papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs [syn: {lichen
planus}, {lichen ruber planus}]
lichtenoid eczema
n 1: eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with
accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {chronic
eczema}, {eczema hypertrophicum}]
Licinius Lucullus
n 1: Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish
banquets (circa 110-57 BC) [syn: {Lucullus}, {Licinius
Lucullus}, {Lucius Licinius Lucullus}]
lickety cut
adv 1: without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn:
{lickety split}, {lickety cut}]
lickety split
adv 1: without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn:
{lickety split}, {lickety cut}]
licorice fern
n 1: fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor [syn: {licorice
fern}, {Polypodium glycyrrhiza}]
licorice root
n 1: root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs
and medicines
licorice stick
n 1: the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {B-flat
clarinet}, {licorice stick}]
lido deck
n 1: an open deck including a swimming pool
lie about
v 1: hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay
around" [syn: {lie about}, {lie around}]
lie around
v 1: hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay
around" [syn: {lie about}, {lie around}]
lie awake
v 1: lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake
all night long"
lie detector
n 1: a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes
associated with lying
lie dormant
v 1: be inactive, as if asleep; "His work lay dormant for many
years"
lie down
v 1: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you
feel better" [syn: {lie down}, {lie}] [ant: {arise}, {get
up}, {rise}, {stand up}, {uprise}]
lie in
v 1: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social
injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist},
{lie}, {lie in}]
2: be in confinement for childbirth
lie in wait
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper},
{bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
lie low
v 1: keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
2: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we
knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a
while"
lie with
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
lie-abed
n 1: a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
[syn: {lie-abed}, {slugabed}]
lie-in
n 1: a long stay in bed in the morning
Liebig condenser
n 1: a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a
tube that is cooled by water
lieder singer
n 1: a singer of lieder
liege lord
n 1: a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service [syn:
{liege}, {liege lord}]
liege subject
n 1: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and
service to a feudal lord [syn: {vassal}, {liege},
{liegeman}, {liege subject}, {feudatory}]
lienal artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and
supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {lienal artery},
{splenic artery}, {arteria lienalis}]
lieutenant colonel
n 1: a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air
Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below
colonel [syn: {lieutenant colonel}, {light colonel}]
lieutenant commander
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a
lieutenant and below a commander
lieutenant general
n 1: a general officer ranking above a major general and below a
full general
lieutenant governor
n 1: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a
state of the United States
lieutenant JG
n 1: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States
Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and
above ensign [syn: {lieutenant junior grade}, {lieutenant
JG}]
lieutenant junior grade
n 1: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States
Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and
above ensign [syn: {lieutenant junior grade}, {lieutenant
JG}]
life assurance
n 1: insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured
person dies; "in England they call life insurance life
assurance" [syn: {life insurance}, {life assurance}]
life belt
n 1: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order
to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {safety belt}, {life
belt}, {safety harness}]
2: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
[syn: {life buoy}, {lifesaver}, {life belt}, {life ring}]
life buoy
n 1: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
[syn: {life buoy}, {lifesaver}, {life belt}, {life ring}]
life class
n 1: an art class using a live human model
life cycle
n 1: a series of stages through which an organism passes between
recurrences of a primary stage
2: the course of developmental changes in an organism from
fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be
produced
life estate
n 1: (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of
the person holding it [syn: {life estate}, {estate for
life}]
life eternal
n 1: life without beginning or end [syn: {eternal life}, {life
eternal}]
life expectancy
n 1: an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of
statistical probabilities
life force
n 1: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical)
once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and
development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vital force},
{vitality}, {elan vital}]
life form
n 1: the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism
life history
n 1: an account of the series of events making up a person's
life [syn: {biography}, {life}, {life story}, {life
history}]
2: the general progression of your working or professional life;
"the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long
career in the law" [syn: {career}, {life history}]
life imprisonment
n 1: a sentence of imprisonment until death
life insurance
n 1: insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured
person dies; "in England they call life insurance life
assurance" [syn: {life insurance}, {life assurance}]
life jacket
n 1: life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant
or inflatable design [syn: {life jacket}, {life vest},
{cork jacket}]
life line
n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to
indicate how long you will live [syn: {line of life}, {life
line}, {lifeline}]
life mask
n 1: a cast taken from the face of a living person
life office
n 1: life assurance office
life peer
n 1: a British peer whose title lapses at death
life preserver
n 1: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to
keep a person from drowning [syn: {life preserver},
{preserver}, {flotation device}]
life principle
n 1: a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities
peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed [syn:
{vital principle}, {life principle}]
life raft
n 1: a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency
[syn: {life raft}, {Carling float}]
life ring
n 1: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
[syn: {life buoy}, {lifesaver}, {life belt}, {life ring}]
Life Saver
n 1: a candy shaped like a small lifesaver
life science
n 1: any of the branches of natural science dealing with the
structure and behavior of living organisms [syn: {life
science}, {bioscience}]
life scientist
n 1: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn:
{biologist}, {life scientist}]
life sentence
n 1: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he
got life for killing the guard" [syn: {life sentence},
{life}]
life story
n 1: an account of the series of events making up a person's
life [syn: {biography}, {life}, {life story}, {life
history}]
life style
n 1: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {lifestyle},
{modus vivendi}]
life support
n 1: equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly
environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their
life-support systems" [syn: {life-support system}, {life
support}]
2: medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily
functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise
might not survive; "the patient is on life support" [syn:
{life-support system}, {life support}]
life tenant
n 1: a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of
buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other
person) live
life vest
n 1: life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant
or inflatable design [syn: {life jacket}, {life vest},
{cork jacket}]
life-and-death
adj 1: vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn:
{life-and-death}, {life-or-death}]
life-giving
adj 1: giving or having the power to give life and spirit;
"returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis
Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing
rays of the warming sun" [syn: {life-giving},
{vitalizing}]
life-of-man
n 1: unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished
from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled
umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn:
{American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia
racemosa}]
life-or-death
adj 1: vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn:
{life-and-death}, {life-or-death}]
life-size
adj 1: being of the same size as an original; "a life-size
sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {lifesize}, {life-sized},
{full-size}]
life-sized
adj 1: being of the same size as an original; "a life-size
sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {lifesize}, {life-sized},
{full-size}]
life-style
n 1: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {lifestyle},
{modus vivendi}]
life-support
adj 1: of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain
life
life-support system
n 1: equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly
environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their
life-support systems" [syn: {life-support system}, {life
support}]
2: medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily
functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise
might not survive; "the patient is on life support" [syn:
{life-support system}, {life support}]
life-sustaining
adj 1: performing an essential function in the living body;
"vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss
of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving
love and praise" [syn: {vital}, {life-sustaining}]
life-threatening
adj 1: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a
life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave},
{grievous}, {serious}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]
life-time
n 1: the period during which something is functional (as between
birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived
a long and happy life" [syn: {life}, {lifetime}, {life-
time}, {lifespan}]
lift bridge
n 1: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow
boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: {drawbridge}, {lift
bridge}]
lift off
v 1: depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
[syn: {take off}, {lift off}]
lift out
v 1: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar
out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift
out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]
lift pump
n 1: pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
lift up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {lift up}, {gather
up}]
2: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift
your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift}, {pick up},
{intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject}, {demoralise},
{demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {get down}]
lifting device
n 1: a device for lifting heavy loads
ligamentum teres uteri
n 1: ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of
and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing
through the inguinal canal to the labia majora [syn: {round
ligament of the uterus}, {ligamentum teres uteri}]
light adaptation
n 1: the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels
of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system
is operative
light air
n 1: wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale
light arm
n 1: a rifle or pistol
light ballast
n 1: an electrical device for starting and regulating
fluorescent and discharge lamps [syn: {ballast}, {light
ballast}]
light beam
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft},
{shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
light beer
n 1: lager with reduced alcohol content
light bread
n 1: bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat
flour [syn: {white bread}, {light bread}]
light breeze
n 1: wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale
light brown
n 1: a brown that is light but unsaturated
light bulb
n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: {light
bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric
light}, {electric-light bulb}]
light circuit
n 1: wiring that provides power to electric lights [syn: {light
circuit}, {lighting circuit}]
light colonel
n 1: a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air
Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below
colonel [syn: {lieutenant colonel}, {light colonel}]
light company
n 1: a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power
company}, {power service}, {electric company}, {light
company}]
light cream
n 1: cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they
call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {light cream},
{coffee cream}, {single cream}]
light diet
n 1: diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does
not include fried or highly seasoned foods
light filter
n 1: a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some
wavelengths of the light) passing through it [syn: {light
filter}, {diffusing screen}]
light flyweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds
light heavyweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds
2: a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds
3: a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
[syn: {light heavyweight}, {cruiserweight}]
light hour
n 1: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour;
approximately one billion kilometers
light intensity
n 1: luminous intensity measured in candelas [syn:
{candlepower}, {light intensity}]
light machine gun
n 1: a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter
light meter
n 1: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
[syn: {light meter}, {exposure meter}, {photometer}]
light microscope
n 1: microscope consisting of an optical instrument that
magnifies the image of an object
light middleweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds
light minute
n 1: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute;
approximately 18 million kilometers
light opera
n 1: a short amusing opera [syn: {operetta}, {light opera}]
light pen
n 1: (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a
computer display senses whether or not the spot is
illuminated [syn: {light pen}, {electronic stylus}]
light reaction
n 1: the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from
light is used for the production of ATP
light reflex
n 1: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in
response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the
pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary
reflex}, {miosis}, {myosis}]
light second
n 1: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second;
approximately 300,000 kilometers
light show
n 1: a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns
light sleep
n 1: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
[syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {light sleep}, {short sleep}, {forty
winks}, {snooze}]
light source
n 1: any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped
the car and turned off the lights" [syn: {light}, {light
source}]
light speed
n 1: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy
and universality of the speed of light is recognized by
defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
[syn: {speed of light}, {light speed}, {c}]
light time
n 1: distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio
waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is
approximately 43 minutes"
light touch
n 1: momentary contact [syn: {brush}, {light touch}]
light unit
n 1: a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
light up
v 1: start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ
grill finally lit up"
2: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
[syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up},
{illuminate}]
3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear
up}, {clear}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {cloud},
{overcast}]
4: ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
5: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
[syn: {light up}, {fire up}, {light}]
light upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
{come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
{chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
light welterweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
light whipping cream
n 1: cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
[syn: {whipping cream}, {light whipping cream}]
Light Within
n 1: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and
guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light}, {Light
Within}, {Christ Within}]
light year
n 1: the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88
trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers [syn: {light
year}, {light-year}]
light-armed
adj 1: armed with light weapons [syn: {light-armed}, {lightly-
armed}]
2: armed with light equipment and weapons; "a light-armed
brigade"
light-blue
adj 1: of a light shade of blue [syn: {light-blue}, {pale blue}]
light-boned
adj 1: having a bone structure that is light with respect to the
surrounding flesh
light-colored
adj 1: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of
coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as
pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: {light}, {light-
colored}] [ant: {dark}]
light-duty
adj 1: not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent"
[ant: {heavy-duty}]
light-emitting diode
n 1: diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is
proportional to the bias current; color depends on the
material used [syn: {light-emitting diode}, {LED}]
light-fingered
adj 1: having nimble fingers literally or figuratively;
especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-
fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank
vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered
thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the
era"- Time [syn: {light-fingered}, {nimble-fingered}]
light-footed
adj 1: (of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-
footed girl" [ant: {heavy-footed}]
light-green
adj 1: of the color between blue and yellow in the color
spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green
tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {green},
{greenish}, {light-green}, {dark-green}]
light-haired
adj 1: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually
blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full
of light-haired children" [syn: {blond}, {blonde},
{light-haired}] [ant: {brunet}, {brunette}]
light-handed
adj 1: having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation
is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New
Yorker
light-handedly
adv 1: in a light-handed manner
light-headed
adj 1: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt
faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger";
"felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed
with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn:
{faint}, {light}, {swooning}, {light-headed},
{lightheaded}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
"light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded},
{dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-
headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
light-headedly
adv 1: in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around
dizzily" [syn: {dizzily}, {giddily}, {light-headedly}]
light-hearted
adj 1: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her
blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her
lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome
heart" [syn: {blithe}, {blithesome}, {lighthearted},
{lightsome}, {light-hearted}]
light-heartedly
adv 1: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks
some of the basic facts of life" [syn: {light-heartedly},
{lightsomely}]
light-minded
adj 1: showing inappropriate levity [syn: {flippant}, {light-
minded}]
light-mindedness
n 1: inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all
lightness and joy" [syn: {flippancy}, {light-mindedness}]
light-o'-love
n 1: a woman inconstant in love [syn: {light-o'-love}, {light-
of-love}]
light-of-love
n 1: a woman inconstant in love [syn: {light-o'-love}, {light-
of-love}]
light-sensitive
adj 1: sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-
sensitive" [syn: {light-sensitive}, {photosensitive}]
light-tight
adj 1: not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers" [syn:
{lightproof}, {light-tight}]
light-year
n 1: the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88
trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers [syn: {light
year}, {light-year}]
lighten up
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}] [ant: {weigh
down}, {weigh on}]
2: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}]
3: make more cheerful through the use of color; "The paint will
brighten the room" [syn: {brighten}, {lighten up}, {lighten}]
[ant: {darken}]
4: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: {lighten},
{lighten up}] [ant: {darken}]
lighter-than-air
adj 1: relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies
because it weighs less than the air it displaces
lighter-than-air craft
n 1: aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
Lighthorse Harry Lee
n 1: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Lee},
{Henry Lee}, {Lighthorse Harry Lee}]
lighthouse keeper
n 1: the keeper of a lighthouse
lighting circuit
n 1: wiring that provides power to electric lights [syn: {light
circuit}, {lighting circuit}]
lighting fixture
n 1: a fixture providing artificial light
lighting industry
n 1: an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and
installing lighting
lighting-up
adj 1: turning lights on; "it's lighting-up time"
lightly armored
adj 1: equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection
against fire from light arms [syn: {lightly armored},
{lightly armoured}]
lightly armoured
adj 1: equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection
against fire from light arms [syn: {lightly armored},
{lightly armoured}]
lightly-armed
adj 1: armed with light weapons [syn: {light-armed}, {lightly-
armed}]
lightning arrester
n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect
equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge
suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike
arrester}, {lightning arrester}]
lightning bug
n 1: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent
abdominal organs [syn: {firefly}, {lightning bug}]
lightning conductor
n 1: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and
leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction
by lightning [syn: {lightning rod}, {lightning conductor}]
Lightning Hurler
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulgur}, {Jupiter
Fulminator}, {Lightning Hurler}]
lightning rod
n 1: someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and
serves to distract attention from another
2: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and
leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction
by lightning [syn: {lightning rod}, {lightning conductor}]
lights-out
n 1: a prescribed bedtime
2: (military) signal to turn the lights out [syn: {taps},
{lights-out}]
ligneous plant
n 1: a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts
especially stems [syn: {woody plant}, {ligneous plant}]
lignum vitae
n 1: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other
trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: {lignum vitae}, {guaiac},
{guaiacum}]
2: small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central
America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae
wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
[syn: {lignum vitae}, {Guaiacum officinale}]
Ligurian Sea
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and
Corsica
Ligustrum amurense
n 1: eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its
persistent foliage [syn: {Amur privet}, {Ligustrum
amurense}]
Ligustrum ibolium
n 1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum
ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium
privet}, {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]
Ligustrum japonicum
n 1: evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves
and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than
Chinese privet [syn: {Japanese privet}, {Ligustrum
japonicum}]
Ligustrum lucidum
n 1: erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan
having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles;
resembles Japanese privet [syn: {Chinese privet}, {white
wax tree}, {Ligustrum lucidum}]
Ligustrum obtusifolium
n 1: small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and
luxuriant foliage
Ligustrum ovalifolium
n 1: semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers;
used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay
green that common privet [syn: {California privet},
{Ligustrum ovalifolium}]
Ligustrum vulgare
n 1: deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges [syn:
{common privet}, {Ligustrum vulgare}]
like a shot
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
{immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight
off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once},
{forthwith}, {like a shot}]
like an expert
adv 1: in an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly"
[syn: {expertly}, {like an expert}] [ant: {amateurishly}]
like blue murder
adv 1: at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was
off down the road like blue murder" [syn: {flat out},
{like blue murder}]
like clockwork
adv 1: with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went
off like clockwork"
like crazy
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
like fun
adv 1: used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is
stated; "says he'll help me? Like hell he will!" [syn:
{like hell}, {like fun}]
like hell
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
2: used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated;
"says he'll help me? Like hell he will!" [syn: {like hell},
{like fun}]
like kings
adv 1: in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn:
{royally}, {like kings}, {like royalty}]
like mad
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
like royalty
adv 1: in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn:
{royally}, {like kings}, {like royalty}]
like sin
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
like the devil
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
like thunder
adv 1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used
for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to
get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran
like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder";
"fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad},
{like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the
devil}]
like-minded
adj 1: of the same turn of mind
lilac-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with lavender [syn: {lilac-blue}, {violet-
blue}]
lilac-colored
adj 1: of a pale purple color [syn: {lavender}, {lilac}, {lilac-
colored}]
lilac-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with lavender [syn: {lilac-pink},
{lavender-pink}, {violet-pink}]
lilac-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with lilac
liliaceous plant
n 1: plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Lilian Alicia Marks
n 1: English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Markova}, {Dame
Alicia Markova}, {Lilian Alicia Marks}]
liliid monocot family
n 1: family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae;
mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and
compound pistils
liliid monocot genus
n 1: genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs
having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound
pistils
liliopsid family
n 1: family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon
(embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot family},
{liliopsid family}]
liliopsid genus
n 1: genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon
(embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot genus},
{liliopsid genus}]
Lilium auratum
n 1: Japanese lily with golden rays [syn: {mountain lily},
{Lilium auratum}]
Lilium canadense
n 1: common lily of the eastern United States having nodding
yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada
lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow
lily}, {Lilium canadense}]
Lilium candidum
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
Lilium catesbaei
n 1: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped
flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn:
{tiger lily}, {leopard lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium
catesbaei}]
Lilium columbianum
n 1: lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-
spotted flowers [syn: {Columbia tiger lily}, {Oregon lily},
{Lilium columbianum}]
Lilium lancifolium
n 1: east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-
spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily},
{devil lily}, {kentan}, {Lilium lancifolium}]
Lilium longiflorum
n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that
bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily},
{white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]
Lilium maritinum
n 1: orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States
[syn: {coast lily}, {Lilium maritinum}]
Lilium martagon
n 1: lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe
and northwestern Asia [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {martagon},
{Lilium martagon}]
Lilium michiganense
n 1: lily of central North America having recurved orange-red
flowers with deep crimson spots [syn: {Michigan lily},
{Lilium michiganense}]
Lilium pardalinum
n 1: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {leopard lily}, {panther
lily}, {Lilium pardalinum}]
Lilium philadelphicum
n 1: lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red
purple-spotted flowers [syn: {wood lily}, {Lilium
philadelphicum}]
Lilium superbum
n 1: lily of the eastern United States with orange to red
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Turk's cap-
lily}, {Lilium superbum}]
Lillian Gish
n 1: United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W.
Griffith (1896-1993) [syn: {Gish}, {Lillian Gish}]
Lillian Hellman
n 1: United States playwright; her plays were often indictments
of injustice (1905-1984) [syn: {Hellman}, {Lillian
Hellman}]
Lillian Russell
n 1: United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic
operas (1861-1922) [syn: {Russell}, {Lillian Russell}]
Lillie Langtry
n 1: British actress and mistress of the prince who later became
Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {Lillie Langtry},
{Jersey Lillie}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]
lily family
n 1: includes species sometimes divided among the following
families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae;
Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae;
Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae;
Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae;
Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {Liliaceae}, {family
Liliaceae}, {lily family}]
lily of the Incas
n 1: an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-
like flowers [syn: {Peruvian lily}, {lily of the Incas},
{Alstroemeria pelegrina}]
lily of the Nile
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels
of showy blue to purple flowers [syn: {agapanthus}, {lily
of the Nile}]
lily of the valley
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, {May lily}, {Convallaria majalis}]
lily pad
n 1: floating leaves of a water lily
Lily Pons
n 1: United States coloratura soprano (born in France)
(1904-1976) [syn: {Pons}, {Lily Pons}, {Alice-Josephine
Pons}]
lily turf
n 1: Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen
foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown
as ground cover [syn: {lilyturf}, {lily turf}, {Liriope
muscari}]
lily-livered
adj 1: easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted},
{lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-
bellied}]
lily-of-the-valley tree
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda},
{Japanese andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}, {Pieris
japonica}]
lily-white
adj 1: restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were
even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a
lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the
organization" [syn: {white}, {lily-white}]
2: of a pure white color
lima bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
lunatus}]
2: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible
seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {lima bean plant}, {Phaseolus
limensis}]
3: broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
lima bean plant
n 1: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible
seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {lima bean plant}, {Phaseolus
limensis}]
Limanda ferruginea
n 1: American flounder having a yellowish tail [syn: {yellowtail
flounder}, {Limanda ferruginea}]
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
n 1: an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that
appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age;
characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning
either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses
slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later
stages
limber pine
n 1: western North American pine with long needles and very
flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed bark [syn: {limber
pine}, {Pinus flexilis}]
limber up
v 1: attach the limber; "limber a cannon" [syn: {limber},
{limber up}]
2: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to
prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up},
{warm up}, {loosen up}]
limbic brain
n 1: a system of functionally related neural structures in the
brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {limbic
system}, {visceral brain}, {limbic brain}]
limbic system
n 1: a system of functionally related neural structures in the
brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {limbic
system}, {visceral brain}, {limbic brain}]
Lime disease spirochete
n 1: cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of
genus Ixodes [syn: {Borrelia burgdorferi}, {Lime disease
spirochete}]
lime hydrate
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
lime juice
n 1: usually freshly squeezed juice of limes
lime tree
n 1: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime},
{lime tree}, {Citrus aurantifolia}]
2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-
shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often
fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn:
{linden}, {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime}, {lime tree}]
Limenitis archippus
n 1: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
[syn: {viceroy}, {Limenitis archippus}]
Limenitis arthemis
n 1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a
broad white band [syn: {banded purple}, {white admiral},
{Limenitis arthemis}]
Limenitis astyanax
n 1: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on
underwing surfaces [syn: {red-spotted purple}, {Limenitis
astyanax}]
Limenitis camilla
n 1: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
[syn: {white admiral}, {Limenitis camilla}]
limestone fern
n 1: yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
[syn: {limestone fern}, {northern oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium
robertianum}]
limestone salamander
n 1: similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and
taluses [syn: {limestone salamander}, {Hydromantes brunus}]
limicoline bird
n 1: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores
and estuaries [syn: {shorebird}, {shore bird}, {limicoline
bird}]
limit point
n 1: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the
independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit},
{limit point}, {point of accumulation}]
limited audit
n 1: an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined
to particular accounts etc.)
limited company
n 1: a company that is organized to give its owners limited
liability [syn: {limited company}, {Ltd.}, {Ld.}]
limited edition
n 1: an edition that is restricted to a specific number of
copies
limited liability
n 1: the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the
capital they have invested in the firm
limited review
n 1: (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that
provides some assurance to interested parties as to the
reliability of financial data [syn: {review}, {limited
review}]
limited war
n 1: a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat
of the enemy
Limnocryptes minima
n 1: a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {jacksnipe},
{half snipe}, {Limnocryptes minima}]
Limnodium spongia
n 1: American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped
leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and
ditches [syn: {American frogbit}, {Limnodium spongia}]
Limnodromus griseus
n 1: a dowitcher with a grey back [syn: {greyback}, {grayback},
{Limnodromus griseus}]
Limnodromus scolopaceus
n 1: a dowitcher with a red breast [syn: {red-breasted snipe},
{Limnodromus scolopaceus}]
Limosa haemastica
n 1: New World godwit [syn: {Hudsonian godwit}, {Limosa
haemastica}]
Limulus polyphemus
n 1: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North
America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a
horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related
to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab},
{Limulus polyphemus}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]
Linanthus dianthiflorus
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California
having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed
pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
Linanthus dichotomus
n 1: small California annual with white flowers [syn: {evening-
snow}, {Linanthus dichotomus}]
Linaria canadensis
n 1: North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
[syn: {blue toadflax}, {old-field toadflax}, {Linaria
canadensis}]
Linaria vulgaris
n 1: common European perennial having showy yellow and orange
flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn:
{toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's
flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]
Lincoln Memorial
n 1: memorial building in Washington containing a large marble
statue of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Steffens
n 1: United States journalist whose exposes in 1906 started an
era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936) [syn: {Steffens},
{Lincoln Steffens}, {Joseph Lincoln Steffens}]
Lincoln's Birthday
n 1: the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
[syn: {Lincoln's Birthday}, {February 12}]
linden family
n 1: chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions
of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia,
Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia [syn: {Tiliaceae},
{family Tiliaceae}, {linden family}]
linden tree
n 1: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with
heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of
yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable
timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime},
{lime tree}]
Lindera benzoin
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush},
{American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin},
{Benzoin odoriferum}]
Lindheimera texana
n 1: Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated
for its showy radiate yellow flower heads [syn: {Texas
star}, {Lindheimera texana}]
lindy hop
n 1: an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s
(probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) [syn:
{lindy}, {lindy hop}]
line backer
n 1: a defensive football player who takes a position close
behind the linemen [syn: {linebacker}, {line backer}]
2: (American football) the position of a defensive football
player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage [syn:
{linebacker}, {line backer}]
line block
n 1: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or
engraved [syn: {linecut}, {line block}, {line engraving}]
line coach
n 1: an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen
line double
n 1: a double resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
double}, {line double}]
line drawing
n 1: a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn:
{delineation}, {depiction}, {limning}, {line drawing}]
line drive
n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter;
"the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: {liner},
{line drive}]
line engraving
n 1: a print obtained from a line drawing [syn: {linecut}, {line
engraving}]
2: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or
engraved [syn: {linecut}, {line block}, {line engraving}]
line feed
n 1: the operation that prepares for the next character to be
printed or displayed on the next line
line item
n 1: an item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto
line items in their state budgets"
line judge
n 1: football official who assists the referee by keeping track
of the official time during the game
line management
n 1: administration of the activities contributing directly to
an organization's output
line of battle
n 1: a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or
receive an attack
line of business
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line
of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products},
{line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
2: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are
outstanding in their field" [syn: {field}, {field of
operation}, {line of business}]
Line of Control
n 1: a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary
between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the
part controlled by Pakistan
line of credit
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal
credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
line of defence
n 1: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend
against something; "police are the major line of defense
against crime" [syn: {line of defense}, {line of defence}]
2: defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be
employed for defense against attack [syn: {line of defense},
{line of defence}]
line of defense
n 1: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend
against something; "police are the major line of defense
against crime" [syn: {line of defense}, {line of defence}]
2: defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be
employed for defense against attack [syn: {line of defense},
{line of defence}]
line of descent
n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {line of
descent}, {lineage}, {filiation}]
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent},
{descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree},
{ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
line of destiny
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how
successful you will be [syn: {line of fate}, {line of
destiny}, {line of Saturn}]
line of duty
n 1: all that is normally required in some area of
responsibility
line of fate
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how
successful you will be [syn: {line of fate}, {line of
destiny}, {line of Saturn}]
line of fire
n 1: the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
line of flight
n 1: the path along which a freely moving object travels through
the air
line of force
n 1: an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the
line at any point is the direction of the force at that
point [syn: {line of force}, {field line}]
line of gab
n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
[syn: {spiel}, {patter}, {line of gab}]
line of heart
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your
emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {love
line}, {mensal line}]
line of inquiry
n 1: an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular
argument [syn: {line of inquiry}, {line of questioning}]
line of latitude
n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
[syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel of
latitude}, {parallel}]
line of least resistance
n 1: the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path
of least resistance" [syn: {line of least resistance},
{path of least resistance}]
line of life
n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to
indicate how long you will live [syn: {line of life}, {life
line}, {lifeline}]
line of longitude
n 1: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
passing through the north and south poles at right angles
to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the
same longitude" [syn: {meridian}, {line of longitude}]
line of march
n 1: the route along which a column advances
2: the arrangement of people in a line for marching
line of merchandise
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line
of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products},
{line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
line of poetry
n 1: a single line of words in a poem [syn: {line of poetry},
{line of verse}]
line of products
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line
of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products},
{line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
line of questioning
n 1: an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular
argument [syn: {line of inquiry}, {line of questioning}]
line of reasoning
n 1: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or
falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I
can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation},
{logical argument}, {argument}, {line of reasoning},
{line}]
line of Saturn
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how
successful you will be [syn: {line of fate}, {line of
destiny}, {line of Saturn}]
line of scrimmage
n 1: line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen
line up at the start of each play in American football;
"the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn:
{scrimmage line}, {line of scrimmage}]
line of sight
n 1: an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
[syn: {line of sight}, {line of vision}]
line of succession
n 1: the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one
another in some official position
line of thought
n 1: a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some
individual or group
line of verse
n 1: a single line of words in a poem [syn: {line of poetry},
{line of verse}]
line of vision
n 1: an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
[syn: {line of sight}, {line of vision}]
line of work
n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn:
{occupation}, {business}, {job}, {line of work}, {line}]
line officer
n 1: a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff
officer or a supply officer)
line one's pockets
v 1: make a lot of money
line organisation
n 1: the organizational structure of activities contributing
directly to the organization's output [syn: {line
organization}, {line organisation}]
line organization
n 1: the organizational structure of activities contributing
directly to the organization's output [syn: {line
organization}, {line organisation}]
line personnel
n 1: personnel having direct job performance responsibilities
line printer
n 1: printer that serves as an output device on a computer;
prints a whole line of characters at a time [syn: {line
printer}, {line-at-a-time printer}]
line roulette
n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a
second figure [syn: {roulette}, {line roulette}]
line score
n 1: a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular
form)
line single
n 1: a single resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
single}, {line single}]
line spectrum
n 1: a spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular
wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they
fall back to a lower energy level
line squall
n 1: a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line
line storm
n 1: a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox [syn: {line
storm}, {equinoctial storm}]
line triple
n 1: a triple resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
triple}, {line triple}]
line up
v 1: form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"
2: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found
this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold
of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold
of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
[syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {come up}, {find}]
3: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up
in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue up}, {queue}]
4: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight;
"align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on
the table" [syn: {align}, {aline}, {line up}, {adjust}] [ant:
{skew}]
5: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: {dress}, {line up}]
6: take one's position before a kick-off
line worker
n 1: an employee who works on an assembly line
line-at-a-time printer
n 1: printer that serves as an output device on a computer;
prints a whole line of characters at a time [syn: {line
printer}, {line-at-a-time printer}]
line-drive double
n 1: a double resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
double}, {line double}]
line-drive single
n 1: a single resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
single}, {line single}]
line-drive triple
n 1: a triple resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive
triple}, {line triple}]
line-shooter
n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger},
{braggart}, {boaster}, {blowhard}, {line-shooter},
{vaunter}]
line-shooting
n 1: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing},
{line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
Linear A
n 1: an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th
century B.C.
linear accelerator
n 1: ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage
differences on electrodes along the path [syn: {linear
accelerator}, {linac}]
linear algebra
n 1: the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear
equations and linear transformation
Linear B
n 1: a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.
linear equation
n 1: a polynomial equation of the first degree
linear leaf
n 1: a long slender leaf [syn: {linear leaf}, {elongate leaf}]
linear measure
n 1: a unit of measurement of length [syn: {linear unit},
{linear measure}]
linear operator
n 1: an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af +
Ag (where f and g are functions)
linear perspective
n 1: the appearance of things relative to one another as
determined by their distance from the viewer [syn:
{perspective}, {linear perspective}]
linear programming
n 1: a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the
maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables
subject to constraints
linear regression
n 1: the relation between variables when the regression equation
is linear: e.g., y = ax + b [syn: {linear regression},
{rectilinear regression}]
linear unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of length [syn: {linear unit},
{linear measure}]
linebacker blitzing
n 1: (American football) defensive players try to break through
the offensive line [syn: {safety blitz}, {linebacker
blitzing}, {blitz}]
lined snake
n 1: secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies
and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United
States [syn: {lined snake}, {Tropidoclonion lineatum}]
linen paper
n 1: a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen
finish [syn: {linen}, {linen paper}]
liner train
n 1: a long-distance express freight train between industrial
centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and
unloading of goods [syn: {freight liner}, {liner train}]
ling ko
n 1: water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4
prongs [syn: {ling}, {ling ko}, {Trapa bicornis}]
Ling-pao
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Ling-pao}, {Mystic
Jewel}]
linger over
v 1: delay [syn: {dwell on}, {linger over}]
lingua franca
n 1: a common language used by speakers of different languages;
"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua
franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely
spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman
times" [syn: {lingua franca}, {interlanguage}, {koine}]
lingual artery
n 1: an artery originating from the external carotid artery and
supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: {lingual
artery}, {arteria lingualis}]
lingual vein
n 1: a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of
the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the
facial vein [syn: {lingual vein}, {vena lingualis}]
linguistic atlas
n 1: an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic
features [syn: {dialect atlas}, {linguistic atlas}]
linguistic communication
n 1: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or
conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the
language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the
speed with which a program can be executed depends on the
language in which it is written" [syn: {language},
{linguistic communication}]
linguistic competence
n 1: (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge
of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic
performance)
linguistic context
n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to
determine its interpretation [syn: {context}, {linguistic
context}, {context of use}]
linguistic geography
n 1: the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic
features [syn: {dialect geography}, {linguistic geography}]
linguistic performance
n 1: (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real
situations; what the speaker actually says, including
grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such
as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with
linguistic competence)
linguistic process
n 1: a process involved in human language
2: the cognitive processes involved in producing and
understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the
language to express his feelings" [syn: {linguistic process},
{language}]
linguistic profiling
n 1: using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a
speaker's race or religion or social class
linguistic relation
n 1: a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
linguistic rule
n 1: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a
linguistic practice [syn: {rule}, {linguistic rule}]
linguistic scientist
n 1: a specialist in linguistics [syn: {linguist}, {linguistic
scientist}]
linguistic string
n 1: a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn:
{string of words}, {word string}, {linguistic string}]
linguistic unit
n 1: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can
be analyzed [syn: {language unit}, {linguistic unit}]
linguistic universal
n 1: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic
feature) that is found in all languages [syn: {universal},
{linguistic universal}]
linguistics department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in linguistics [syn: {linguistics department},
{department of linguistics}]
Lingvo Kosmopolita
n 1: an artificial language
Link trainer
n 1: an early form of flight simulator
link up
v 1: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets
connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The
travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect},
{link}, {link up}, {join}, {unite}]
2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you
connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together";
"Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {tie}, {link up}] [ant:
{disconnect}]
3: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these
two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts";
"I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie
in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}]
[ant: {decouple}, {dissociate}]
link-attached station
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
{remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {remote
station}, {link-attached station}]
link-attached terminal
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
{remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {remote
station}, {link-attached station}]
linkage editor
n 1: an editor program that creates one module from several by
resolving cross-references among the modules
linkage group
n 1: any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together;
"the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"
[syn: {linkage group}, {linked genes}]
linked genes
n 1: any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together;
"the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"
[syn: {linkage group}, {linked genes}]
linking verb
n 1: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the
subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copula},
{copulative}, {linking verb}]
links course
n 1: course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing
golf [syn: {golf course}, {links course}]
Linnaea borealis
n 1: creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe
and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually
pink flowers borne in pairs [syn: {twinflower}, {Linnaea
borealis}]
Linnaea borealis americana
n 1: similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia [syn:
{American twinflower}, {Linnaea borealis americana}]
linoleic acid
n 1: a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats
and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to
make soap [syn: {linoleic acid}, {linolic acid}]
linolenic acid
n 1: a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some
plant oils; an essential fatty acid
linoleum cutter
n 1: a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used
for cutting linoleum [syn: {linoleum knife}, {linoleum
cutter}]
linoleum knife
n 1: a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used
for cutting linoleum [syn: {linoleum knife}, {linoleum
cutter}]
linolic acid
n 1: a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats
and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to
make soap [syn: {linoleic acid}, {linolic acid}]
Linosyris vulgaris
n 1: early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern
Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
[syn: {goldilocks}, {goldilocks aster}, {Aster linosyris},
{Linosyris vulgaris}]
Linotype machine
n 1: a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts
an entire line as a single slug of metal [syn: {Linotype},
{Linotype machine}]
linseed oil
n 1: a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making
such things as oil paints [syn: {linseed oil}, {flaxseed
oil}]
linsey-woolsey
n 1: a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof
Linus Carl Pauling
n 1: United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical
bonding (1901-1994) [syn: {Pauling}, {Linus Pauling},
{Linus Carl Pauling}]
Linus Pauling
n 1: United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical
bonding (1901-1994) [syn: {Pauling}, {Linus Pauling},
{Linus Carl Pauling}]
Liomys irroratus
n 1: large pocket mouse of Mexico [syn: {Mexican pocket mouse},
{Liomys irroratus}]
lion cub
n 1: a young lion
lion marmoset
n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: {tamarin}, {lion monkey}, {lion
marmoset}, {leoncita}]
lion monkey
n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: {tamarin}, {lion monkey}, {lion
marmoset}, {leoncita}]
lion's beard
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
lion's foot
n 1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern
and eastern United States having drooping clusters of
pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's
foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn:
{lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius},
{Prenanthes serpentaria}]
lion's-ear
n 1: pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {lion's-ear}, {Leonotis
nepetaefolia}, {Leonotis nepetifolia}]
lion-hunter
n 1: someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
2: someone who hunts lions
lion-jaw forceps
n 1: a type of forceps
Lionel Barrymore
n 1: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana
Barrymore (1878-1954) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Lionel
Barrymore}]
Lionel Hampton
n 1: United States musician who was the first to use the
vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002) [syn:
{Hampton}, {Lionel Hampton}]
Lionel Trilling
n 1: United States literary critic (1905-1975) [syn: {Trilling},
{Lionel Trilling}]
Lions Club
n 1: club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and
good government and community and national and
international welfare [syn: {Lions Club}, {International
Association of Lions clubs}]
Liopelma hamiltoni
n 1: primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on
forefeet and five on hind feet
lip balm
n 1: a balm applied to the lips
lip fern
n 1: any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes;
cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical
regions [syn: {lip fern}, {lipfern}]
lip off
v 1: speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always
shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"
[syn: {lip off}, {shoot one's mouth off}]
lip reader
n 1: someone who can understand spoken words by watching the
movements of a speaker's lips
lip rouge
n 1: makeup that is used to color the lips [syn: {lipstick},
{lip rouge}]
lip service
n 1: an expression of agreement that is not supported by real
conviction [syn: {hypocrisy}, {lip service}]
lip sync
n 1: combining audio and video recording in such a way that the
sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that
produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a
speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip
synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}, {lip
sync}]
lip synch
n 1: combining audio and video recording in such a way that the
sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that
produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a
speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip
synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}, {lip
sync}]
lip synchronisation
n 1: combining audio and video recording in such a way that the
sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that
produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a
speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip
synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}, {lip
sync}]
lip synchronization
n 1: combining audio and video recording in such a way that the
sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that
produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a
speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip
synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}, {lip
sync}]
lip-gloss
n 1: makeup that makes the lips shiny
lip-read
v 1: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people [syn: {lipread},
{lip-read}, {speech-read}]
lip-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a lip
lip-sync
v 1: move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or
song) [syn: {lip-synch}, {lip-sync}]
lip-synch
v 1: move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or
song) [syn: {lip-synch}, {lip-sync}]
Liparis liparis
n 1: small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins
forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {snailfish},
{seasnail}, {sea snail}, {Liparis liparis}]
Liparis loeselii
n 1: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and
Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green
racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchid}, {fen orchis}, {Liparis
loeselii}]
lipid granulomatosis
n 1: widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees);
often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn:
{xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis
cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]
lipid-lowering medication
n 1: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by
inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering
medicine}, {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin drug},
{statin}]
lipid-lowering medicine
n 1: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by
inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering
medicine}, {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin drug},
{statin}]
Lipo-Hepin
n 1: a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the
lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin
in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and
Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of
thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: {heparin}, {Lipo-
Hepin}, {Liquaemin}]
Lipo-Lutin
n 1: a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the
ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
[syn: {progesterone}, {Lipo-Lutin}]
lipoid granulomatosis
n 1: widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees);
often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn:
{xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis
cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]
Liposcelis divinatorius
n 1: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and
papers [syn: {booklouse}, {book louse}, {deathwatch},
{Liposcelis divinatorius}]
liposomal delivery vector
n 1: a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene
of interest
lipstick plant
n 1: epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having
somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers [syn:
{lipstick plant}, {Aeschynanthus radicans}]
liquefied petroleum gas
n 1: hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under
pressure [syn: {liquefied petroleum gas}, {bottled gas}]
liqueur glass
n 1: a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur
(typically after dinner)
liquid air
n 1: air in a liquid state
liquid assets
n 1: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into
cash) [syn: {liquid assets}, {current assets}, {quick
assets}]
liquid bleach
n 1: a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry
liquid body substance
n 1: the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance},
{bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]
liquid crystal
n 1: a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not
shown by ordinary liquids
liquid crystal display
n 1: a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that
change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for
portable computer displays and watches etc. [syn: {liquid
crystal display}, {LCD}]
liquid detergent
n 1: a detergent in liquid form
liquid diet
n 1: a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained
form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain
kinds of surgery
liquid ecstasy
n 1: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap},
{scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm},
{goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
liquid measure
n 1: a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes
of liquids or their containers) [syn: {liquid unit},
{liquid measure}]
liquid metal reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
liquid nitrogen
n 1: nitrogen in a liquid state
liquid oxygen
n 1: a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by
compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its
boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
[syn: {liquid oxygen}, {LOX}]
Liquid Pred
n 1: a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone
or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an
anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as
an immunosuppressant [syn: {prednisone}, {Orasone},
{Deltasone}, {Liquid Pred}, {Meticorten}]
liquid soap
n 1: soap in liquid form
liquid state
n 1: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic
readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse
and relatively high incompressibility [syn: {liquid},
{liquidness}, {liquidity}, {liquid state}]
liquid unit
n 1: a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes
of liquids or their containers) [syn: {liquid unit},
{liquid measure}]
liquid-fueled
adj 1: fueled by a liquid fuel
Liquidambar styraciflua
n 1: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having
prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn:
{sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum},
{American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]
liquidity crisis
n 1: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to
businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn:
{credit crunch}, {liquidity crisis}, {squeeze}]
liquor licence
n 1: a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic
beverages [syn: {liquor license}, {liquor licence}]
liquor license
n 1: a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic
beverages [syn: {liquor license}, {liquor licence}]
liquor store
n 1: a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption
elsewhere [syn: {package store}, {liquor store}, {off-
licence}]
Liriodendron tulipifera
n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
[syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
{canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
Liriope muscari
n 1: Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen
foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown
as ground cover [syn: {lilyturf}, {lily turf}, {Liriope
muscari}]
lis pendens
n 1: a pending lawsuit
Lise Meitner
n 1: Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field
of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept
of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968) [syn:
{Meitner}, {Lise Meitner}]
lisle thread
n 1: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of
long-staple cotton) [syn: {lisle}, {lisle thread}]
LISP compiler
n 1: a compiler for programs written in LISP
LISP program
n 1: a program written in LISP
list price
n 1: the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or
price list; often subject to discounts; "I got it at 30%
off the list price"
list processing
n 1: processing data that is given in the form of chained lists
list system
n 1: based on the principle of proportional representation;
voters choose between party lists, the number elected from
each list being determined by the percentage cast for each
list out of the total vote [syn: {list system}, {scrutin de
liste}, {scrutin de liste system}]
list-processing language
n 1: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that
manipulates symbols in the form of lists [syn: {LISP},
{list-processing language}]
listed security
n 1: a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the
organized and registered securities exchanges in the US
[ant: {OTC security}, {over the counter security},
{unlisted security}]
listen in
v 1: listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation
2: listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was
eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {listen in},
{eavesdrop}]
listening watch
n 1: a watch established for the reception of traffic of
interest to the unit maintaining the watch [syn: {listening
watch}, {continuous receiver watch}]
lister plough
n 1: moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move
dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister},
{lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}, {middle
buster}]
lister plow
n 1: moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move
dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister},
{lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}, {middle
buster}]
Listera convallarioides
n 1: small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme
of small green flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-
leaved twayblade}, {Listera convallarioides}]
Listera cordata
n 1: orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme
of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed
mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
[syn: {lesser twayblade}, {Listera cordata}]
Listera ovata
n 1: orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender
raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe
to central Asia [syn: {twayblade}, {Listera ovata}]
listeria meningitis
n 1: an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially
newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the
bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the
infection frequently involves the central nervous system
and causes various neurological symptoms [syn:
{listeriosis}, {listeria meningitis}]
Listeria monocytogenes
n 1: the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause
meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis,
abortion, abscesses, listeriosis [syn: {Listeria
monocytogenes}, {L. monocytogenes}]
lit crit
n 1: the informed analysis and evaluation of literature [syn:
{literary criticism}, {lit crit}]
Litchi chinensis
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
litchi nut
n 1: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn:
{litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee},
{lichee}, {lychee}]
litchi tree
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
literal error
n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical
failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum},
{typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}]
literal interpretation
n 1: an interpretation based on the exact wording
literary agent
n 1: an agent who represents an author in dealings with
publishers
literary argument
n 1: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play
or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" [syn:
{argument}, {literary argument}]
literary composition
n 1: imaginative or creative writing [syn: {literary
composition}, {literary work}]
literary critic
n 1: a critic of literature
literary criticism
n 1: a written evaluation of a work of literature [syn:
{criticism}, {literary criticism}]
2: the informed analysis and evaluation of literature [syn:
{literary criticism}, {lit crit}]
literary genre
n 1: a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: {writing
style}, {literary genre}, {genre}]
literary hack
n 1: a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: {hack}, {hack
writer}, {literary hack}]
literary pirate
n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they
were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiarizer},
{plagiariser}, {literary pirate}, {pirate}]
literary review
n 1: a review devoted to literary criticism
literary study
n 1: the humanistic study of literature
literary work
n 1: imaginative or creative writing [syn: {literary
composition}, {literary work}]
literate person
n 1: a person who can read and write [syn: {literate}, {literate
person}]
lithe-bodied
adj 1: having a lithe body
lithia water
n 1: mineral water containing lithium salts
lithium carbonate
n 1: a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and
ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or
Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of
depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
[syn: {lithium carbonate}, {Lithane}, {Lithonate},
{Eskalith}]
Lithocarpus densiflorus
n 1: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large
leathery leaves; yields tanbark [syn: {tanbark oak},
{Lithocarpus densiflorus}]
Lithocarpus glaber
n 1: small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese
oak}, {Lithocarpus glabra}, {Lithocarpus glaber}]
Lithocarpus glabra
n 1: small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese
oak}, {Lithocarpus glabra}, {Lithocarpus glaber}]
lithograph machine
n 1: duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of
stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the
desired pattern [syn: {lithograph}, {lithograph machine}]
Lithophragma affine
n 1: California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white
flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in
genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine},
{Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]
Lithophragma affinis
n 1: California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white
flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in
genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine},
{Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]
Lithophragma parviflorum
n 1: plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of
white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of
northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
[syn: {prairie star}, {Lithophragma parviflorum}]
lithophytic plant
n 1: plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives
nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: {lithophyte},
{lithophytic plant}]
Lithospermum canescens
n 1: perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage
yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {hoary puccoon},
{Indian paint}, {Lithospermum canescens}]
Lithospermum caroliniense
n 1: perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy
foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {puccoon},
{Lithospermum caroliniense}]
Lithospermum officinale
n 1: European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and
at the edge of woodlands [syn: {gromwell}, {Lithospermum
officinale}]
lithotomy position
n 1: a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs
apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
Lithuanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Lithuania
litmus paper
n 1: unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base
indicator
litmus test
n 1: a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red
in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a
very rough acid-base indicator [syn: {litmus}, {litmus
test}]
2: a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test
for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
Litocranius walleri
n 1: slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-
curving horns [syn: {gerenuk}, {Litocranius walleri}]
litter basket
n 1: bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which
the public can put rubbish [syn: {litterbin}, {litter
basket}, {litter-basket}]
litter lout
n 1: a person who litters public places with refuse [syn:
{litterer}, {litterbug}, {litter lout}]
litter-basket
n 1: bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which
the public can put rubbish [syn: {litterbin}, {litter
basket}, {litter-basket}]
litter-bearer
n 1: one who helps carry a stretcher [syn: {stretcher-bearer},
{litter-bearer}]
little auk
n 1: small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions [syn:
{little auk}, {dovekie}, {Plautus alle}]
little barley
n 1: annual barley native to western North America and
widespread in southern United States and tropical America
[syn: {little barley}, {Hordeum pusillum}]
Little Bear
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: {Little Bear}, {Ursa Minor}]
Little Bighorn
n 1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn
River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
[syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Bighorn River}, {Little
Horn}]
2: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn},
{Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn},
{Custer's Last Stand}]
Little Bighorn River
n 1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn
River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
[syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Bighorn River}, {Little
Horn}]
little black ant
n 1: tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses
for food [syn: {little black ant}, {Monomorium minimum}]
little blue heron
n 1: small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere [syn:
{little blue heron}, {Egretta caerulea}]
little brother
n 1: a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th
birthday"
little brown bat
n 1: the small common North American bat; widely distributed
[syn: {little brown bat}, {little brown myotis}, {Myotis
leucifugus}]
little brown myotis
n 1: the small common North American bat; widely distributed
[syn: {little brown bat}, {little brown myotis}, {Myotis
leucifugus}]
little by little
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has
developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {little by
little}, {bit by bit}, {in stages}]
2: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by
inches}, {little by little}, {by small degrees}]
little chief hare
n 1: North American pika [syn: {little chief hare}, {Ochotona
princeps}]
little club moss
n 1: any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella [syn:
{spikemoss}, {spike moss}, {little club moss}]
little clubmoss
n 1: of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
[syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {little
clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]
Little Corporal
n 1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
[syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte},
{Bonaparte}, {Little Corporal}]
little dictionary
n 1: a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
[syn: {pocket dictionary}, {little dictionary}]
Little Dipper
n 1: a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the
dipper's handle is Polaris [syn: {Little Dipper}, {Dipper}]
Little Dog
n 1: a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
[syn: {Canis Minor}, {Little Dog}]
little ebony spleenwort
n 1: fern of tropical America: from southern United States to
West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stem
spleenwort}, {black-stemmed spleenwort}, {little ebony
spleenwort}]
little egret
n 1: Old World egret [syn: {little egret}, {Egretta garzetta}]
little finger
n 1: the finger farthest from the thumb [syn: {little finger},
{pinkie}, {pinky}]
Little Giant
n 1: United States politician who proposed that individual
territories be allowed to decide whether they would have
slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with
Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen A.
Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}, {Little Giant}]
little girl
n 1: a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls
were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: {female
child}, {girl}, {little girl}] [ant: {boy}, {male child}]
little golden zinnia
n 1: subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower
heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south
to Mexico and east to Kansas [syn: {little golden zinnia},
{Zinnia grandiflora}]
little grebe
n 1: small European grebe [syn: {dabchick}, {little grebe},
{Podiceps ruficollis}]
little hand
n 1: the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours [syn:
{hour hand}, {little hand}]
Little Horn
n 1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn
River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
[syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Bighorn River}, {Little
Horn}]
Little Joe
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
{four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion},
{quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet},
{foursome}, {Little Joe}]
Little John
n 1: legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and
strength
little league
n 1: a commercially sponsored baseball league for players
between 8 and 12 years of age
little leaguer
n 1: a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a
little-league team
Little Lord Fauntleroy
n 1: an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn:
{Fauntleroy}, {Little Lord Fauntleroy}]
Little Missouri
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows
through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River
in North Dakota [syn: {Little Missouri}, {Little Missouri
River}]
Little Missouri River
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows
through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River
in North Dakota [syn: {Little Missouri}, {Little Missouri
River}]
Little Mo Connolly
n 1: United States tennis player who was the first woman to win
the United States, British, French, and Australian
championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) [syn:
{Connolly}, {Maureen Catherine Connolly}, {Little Mo
Connolly}]
Little Office
n 1: a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar
to but shorter than the Divine Office
little owl
n 1: small European owl [syn: {little owl}, {Athene noctua}]
Little Phoebe
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
{five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome},
{quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
little potato
n 1: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato},
{rosette}, {russet scab}, {stem canker}]
Little Red Riding Hood
n 1: a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to
visit her grandmother
Little Rhody
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies;
the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody},
{Ocean State}, {RI}, {R.I.}]
Little Rock
n 1: the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the
central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River [syn:
{Little Rock}, {capital of Arkansas}]
Little Sioux River
n 1: a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows
southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa
little sister
n 1: a younger sister
little skate
n 1: most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in
summer; to 21 inches [syn: {little skate}, {Raja erinacea}]
little slam
n 1: winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge [syn:
{little slam}, {small slam}]
Little Sparrow
n 1: French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith
Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}, {Little Sparrow}]
little spotted skunk
n 1: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United
States and Mexico [syn: {spotted skunk}, {little spotted
skunk}, {Spilogale putorius}]
little terror
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {brat}, {little
terror}, {holy terror}]
little theater
n 1: a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or
community groups [syn: {little theater}, {little theatre}]
little theatre
n 1: a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or
community groups [syn: {little theater}, {little theatre}]
little toe
n 1: the fifth smallest outermost toe
Little Wabash
n 1: a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the
Wabash River [syn: {Little Wabash}, {Little Wabash River}]
Little Wabash River
n 1: a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the
Wabash River [syn: {Little Wabash}, {Little Wabash River}]
little-head snakeweed
n 1: similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads
having fewer rays and disk flowers [syn: {little-head
snakeweed}, {Gutierrezia microcephala}]
little-known
adj 1: unknown to most people
little-leaf fig
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
{Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany
Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
little-league team
n 1: a team that plays in a little league
littleneck clam
n 1: a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an
important food popular in New York [syn: {littleneck},
{littleneck clam}]
2: a young quahog [syn: {littleneck}, {littleneck clam}]
littoral zone
n 1: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn:
{littoral}, {litoral}, {littoral zone}, {sands}]
live axle
n 1: the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the
driving power [syn: {live axle}, {driving axle}]
live birth
n 1: the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of
gestation) [ant: {miscarriage}, {spontaneous abortion},
{stillbirth}]
live body
n 1: the body of a living animal or person
live down
v 1: live so as to annul some previous behavior; "You can never
live this down!" [syn: {unlive}, {live down}]
live in
v 1: live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives
in, as it is too far to commute for her" [syn: {live in},
{sleep in}] [ant: {live out}, {sleep out}]
live it up
v 1: enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
live load
n 1: a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as
moving traffic [syn: {live load}, {superload}]
live oak
n 1: any of several American evergreen oaks
live on
v 1: continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water
and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through
several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person
last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the
other lived" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on},
{go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
live out
v 1: live out one's life; live to the end
2: work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out;
he can easily commute from his home" [syn: {live out}, {sleep
out}] [ant: {live in}, {sleep in}]
live over
v 1: experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the
horrors of war" [syn: {relive}, {live over}]
live steam
n 1: steam coming from a boiler at full pressure
live together
v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not
married and live together as a couple [syn: {cohabit},
{live together}, {shack up}]
live up to
v 1: meet the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy},
{fulfill}, {fulfil}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
live wire
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy
bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]
live with
v 1: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept
these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the
insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little
idiosyncrasies" [syn: {accept}, {live with}, {swallow}]
live-and-die
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
live-bearer
n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding
fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in
mosquito control [syn: {topminnow}, {poeciliid fish},
{poeciliid}, {live-bearer}]
live-bearing
adj 1: producing living young (not eggs) [syn: {viviparous},
{live-bearing}] [ant: {oviparous}, {ovoviviparous}]
live-forever
n 1: perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and
heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine},
{orpin}, {livelong}, {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]
liveborn infant
n 1: infant who shows signs of life after birth [ant: {stillborn
infant}]
liven up
v 1: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn:
{enliven}, {liven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}]
[ant: {blunt}, {deaden}]
liver cancer
n 1: malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring
as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss
of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and
upper abdominal discomfort [syn: {liver cancer}, {cancer of
the liver}]
liver chestnut
n 1: a solid dark brown horse
liver disease
n 1: a disease affecting the liver
liver fluke
n 1: flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic
animals and humans [syn: {liver fluke}, {Fasciola
hepatica}]
liver pudding
n 1: sausage containing ground liver [syn: {liver pudding},
{liver sausage}, {liverwurst}]
liver rot
n 1: a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle)
caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black
disease}, {sheep rot}, {liver rot}, {distomatosis}]
liver sausage
n 1: sausage containing ground liver [syn: {liver pudding},
{liver sausage}, {liverwurst}]
liver spot
n 1: a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
liver-colored
adj 1: having a reddish-brown color [syn: {liver-colored},
{liver}]
liver-spotted dalmatian
n 1: a brown-spotted dalmatian
livery company
n 1: one of the chartered companies of London originating with
the craft guilds
livery driver
n 1: someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver},
{taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver},
{hack-driver}, {livery driver}]
livery stable
n 1: stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire
living accommodations
n 1: structures collectively in which people are housed [syn:
{housing}, {lodging}, {living accommodations}]
living arrangement
n 1: an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist
living dead
n 1: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a
supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {living dead}]
living death
n 1: a state of constant misery
living granite
n 1: highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-
green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South
Africa [syn: {living granite}, {living rock}, {stone
mimicry plant}]
living quarters
n 1: housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters
for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" [syn:
{living quarters}, {quarters}]
living rock
n 1: usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with
warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or
green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern
Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {living rock},
{Ariocarpus fissuratus}]
2: highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-
green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South
Africa [syn: {living granite}, {living rock}, {stone mimicry
plant}]
living room
n 1: a room in a private house or establishment where people can
sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room},
{sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]
living room set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
living room suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
living space
n 1: space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is
expanding [syn: {living space}, {lebensraum}]
living standards
n 1: a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services
available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the
highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the
standard of living the easier it is to introduce an
autocratic production system" [syn: {standard of living},
{living standards}, {standard of life}]
living stone
n 1: any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having
solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that
resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone},
{stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life
face}, {flowering stone}]
living substance
n 1: the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and
nucleus) [syn: {protoplasm}, {living substance}]
living thing
n 1: a living (or once living) entity [syn: {living thing},
{animate thing}]
living trust
n 1: a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime
[syn: {living trust}, {inter vivos trust}]
living wage
n 1: a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist
comfortably
living will
n 1: a document written by someone still legally capable
requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently
severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he
discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
living-room
n 1: a room in a private house or establishment where people can
sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room},
{sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]
living-room set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
living-room suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
livingroom set
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
livingroom suite
n 1: a suite of furniture for the living room [syn: {livingroom
suite}, {livingroom set}, {living-room suite}, {living-room
set}, {living room suite}, {living room set}]
livingstone daisy
n 1: low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having
white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves
covered in papillae that resemble small crystals [syn:
{livingstone daisy}, {Dorotheanthus bellidiformis}]
Livistona australis
n 1: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
[syn: {cabbage palm}, {cabbage tree}, {Livistona
australis}]
Livonian-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Livonian
lizard orchid
n 1: an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum [syn: {lizard
orchid}, {Himantoglossum hircinum}]
lizard's-tail
n 1: North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having
slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn:
{lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {water dragon}, {Saururus
cernuus}]
lizard's-tail family
n 1: family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus,
Anemopsis, Houttuynia [syn: {Saururaceae}, {family
Saururaceae}, {lizard's-tail family}]
Llano Estacado
n 1: a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the
Great Plains
Llew Llaw Gyffes
n 1: son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of
Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod
Llewelyn Powys
n 1: British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers
(1884-1939) [syn: {Powys}, {Llewelyn Powys}]
Lloyd Webber
n 1: English composer of many successful musicals (some in
collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn:
{Lloyd Webber}, {Andrew Lloyd Webber}, {Baron Lloyd Webber
of Sydmonton}]
Lo/Ovral
n 1: trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol
and norgestrel
load down
v 1: load with a pack [syn: {pack}, {load down}]
load factor
n 1: (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight
of the aircraft (measured in g)
load line
n 1: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when
the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll
line}, {Plimsoll mark}, {Plimsoll}]
load up
v 1: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with
hay" [syn: {load}, {lade}, {laden}, {load up}]
load-bearing
adj 1: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"
[syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]
load-shedding
n 1: cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the
demand becomes greater than the supply
loaded down
adj 1: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with
troubles"; "found himself loaded down with
responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers";
"weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded
down(p)}, {overburdened}, {weighed down(p)}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs
burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with
packages" [syn: {burdened}, {heavy-laden}, {loaded down}]
loading area
n 1: a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn:
{loading zone}, {loading area}]
loading dock
n 1: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
[syn: {dock}, {loading dock}]
loading zone
n 1: a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn:
{loading zone}, {loading area}]
loaf of bread
n 1: a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before
eating [syn: {loaf of bread}, {loaf}]
loaf sugar
n 1: a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn:
{sugarloaf}, {sugar loaf}, {loaf sugar}]
loan application
n 1: an application to borrow money
loan approval
n 1: formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)
loan collection
n 1: a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition
loan office
n 1: a shop where loans are made with personal property as
security [syn: {pawnbroker's shop}, {pawnshop}, {loan
office}]
2: an office where loans are negotiated and repaid
loan participation
n 1: a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make
a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn:
{participation loan}, {loan participation}, {participation
financing}]
loan shark
n 1: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
[syn: {usurer}, {loan shark}, {moneylender}, {shylock}]
loan translation
n 1: an expression introduced into one language by translating
it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the
German `Ubermensch'" [syn: {calque}, {calque formation},
{loan translation}]
loan-blend
n 1: a word that is composed of parts from different languages
(e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
[syn: {loanblend}, {loan-blend}, {hybrid}]
loasa family
n 1: family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America
and Africa and southern Arabia [syn: {Loasaceae}, {family
Loasaceae}, {loasa family}]
lobar pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly
due to streptococcal infection
lobate foot
n 1: a bird's foot having separate toes each with membranous
flaps along the sides
lobby group
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
lobbying expense
n 1: expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation;
"many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"
lobe of the lung
n 1: any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes
of the left lung
lobe-finned fish
n 1: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in
fossil form [syn: {crossopterygian}, {lobefin}, {lobe-
finned fish}]
lobed leaf
n 1: a leaf having deeply indented margins
lobed spleenwort
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States [syn:
{lobed spleenwort}, {Asplenium pinnatifidum}]
Lobelia cardinalis
n 1: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn:
{cardinal flower}, {Indian pink}, {Lobelia cardinalis}]
Lobelia dortmanna
n 1: erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America
having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of
blue flowers above the water [syn: {water lobelia},
{Lobelia dortmanna}]
lobelia family
n 1: not recognized in all classification systems; in some
classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family
Campanulaceae [syn: {Lobeliaceae}, {family Lobeliaceae},
{lobelia family}]
Lobelia inflata
n 1: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and
inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn:
{Indian tobacco}, {bladderpod}, {Lobelia inflata}]
Lobelia siphilitica
n 1: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North
America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {great
lobelia}, {blue cardinal flower}, {Lobelia siphilitica}]
Lobipes lobatus
n 1: breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large
flocks often seen far out at sea [syn: {northern
phalarope}, {Lobipes lobatus}]
loblolly pine
n 1: tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United
States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy
upper head [syn: {loblolly pine}, {frankincense pine},
{Pinus taeda}]
Lobotes pacificus
n 1: tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific tripletail},
{Lobotes pacificus}]
Lobotes surinamensis
n 1: tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
[syn: {Atlantic tripletail}, {Lobotes surinamensis}]
lobster a la Newburg
n 1: lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
[syn: {lobster Newburg}, {lobster a la Newburg}]
lobster butter
n 1: butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with
essence from lobster shells
lobster Newburg
n 1: lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
[syn: {lobster Newburg}, {lobster a la Newburg}]
lobster plant
n 1: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
lobster pot
n 1: trap for catching lobsters
lobster stew
n 1: diced lobster meat in milk or cream
lobster tail
n 1: lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters
lobster tart
n 1: a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster
lobster thermidor
n 1: diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the
shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned
lobster-backed
adj 1: used of British soldiers during the American
Revolutionary War because of their red coats [syn: {red-
coated}, {lobster-backed}]
Lobularia maritima
n 1: perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant
usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet
alyssum}, {sweet alison}, {Lobularia maritima}]
local anaesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a
local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) [syn:
{local anesthesia}, {local anaesthesia}]
local anaesthetic
n 1: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body [syn:
{local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical
anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]
local anesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a
local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) [syn:
{local anesthesia}, {local anaesthesia}]
local anesthetic
n 1: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body [syn:
{local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical
anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]
local area network
n 1: a local computer network for communication between
computers; especially a network connecting computers and
word processors and other electronic office equipment to
create a communication system between offices [syn: {local
area network}, {LAN}]
local authority
n 1: an administrative unit of local government
local call
n 1: a telephone call made within a local calling area
local department
n 1: a permanent department created to perform the work of a
local government [syn: {local department}, {department of
local government}]
local government
n 1: the government of a local area
local option
n 1: freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote
the applicability of a controversial law in their
jurisdiction
local oscillator
n 1: an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming
radio signal to produce sum and difference tones [syn:
{local oscillator}, {heterodyne oscillator}]
local post office
n 1: a local branch where postal services are available [syn:
{post office}, {local post office}]
local road
n 1: a street that is primarily used to gain access to the
property bordering it [syn: {local road}, {local street}]
local street
n 1: a street that is primarily used to gain access to the
property bordering it [syn: {local road}, {local street}]
local time
n 1: the official time in a local region (adjusted for location
around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn:
{civil time}, {standard time}, {local time}]
localisation of function
n 1: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have
relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part
or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function},
{localisation of function}, {localization principle},
{localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]
localisation principle
n 1: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have
relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part
or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function},
{localisation of function}, {localization principle},
{localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]
localization of function
n 1: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have
relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part
or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function},
{localisation of function}, {localization principle},
{localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]
localization principle
n 1: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have
relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part
or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function},
{localisation of function}, {localization principle},
{localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]
locative role
n 1: the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the
place of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn:
{locative role}, {locative}]
Loch Achray
n 1: a lake in central Scotland
Loch Linnhe
n 1: an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of
Scotland
Loch Ness
n 1: a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh
water in Great Britain
Loch Ness monster
n 1: a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or
plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland [syn: {Loch Ness
monster}, {Nessie}]
Lochaber ax
n 1: a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
lock away
v 1: place in a place where something cannot be removed or
someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up
for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn:
{lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up},
{shut away}, {lock up}]
lock chamber
n 1: enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be
closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower
vessels that pass through it [syn: {lock}, {lock chamber}]
lock in
v 1: close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack
locks in the flavor!" [syn: {lock in}, {seal in}]
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone
cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the
weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock
in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away},
{lock up}]
lock out
v 1: prevent employees from working during a strike
lock ring
n 1: washer that prevents a nut from loosening [syn: {lockring},
{lock ring}, {lock washer}]
lock up
v 1: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on
vacation"
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone
cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the
weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock
in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away},
{lock up}]
lock washer
n 1: washer that prevents a nut from loosening [syn: {lockring},
{lock ring}, {lock washer}]
lock-gate
n 1: a gate that can be locked
lock-up option
n 1: an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight
in order to forestall a hostile takeover
locker room
n 1: a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you
can change clothes and which contains lockers for the
temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
locker-room
adj 1: relating to or appropriate for a locker room; "locker-
room humor"
locking pliers
n 1: pliers that can be locked in place
loco disease
n 1: a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning;
characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and
trembling and partial paralysis [syn: {loco disease},
{locoism}]
locomotive engine
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
{locomotive}, {engine}, {locomotive engine}, {railway
locomotive}]
locomotive engineer
n 1: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer},
{locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine
driver}]
locomotor ataxia
n 1: syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration
of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs
and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn:
{tabes dorsalis}, {locomotor ataxia}]
locum tenens
n 1: someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes
temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn:
{locum tenens}, {locum}]
locus classicus
n 1: an authoritative and often-quoted passage
locus niger
n 1: a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain;
associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic
disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with
Huntington's disease [syn: {substantia nigra}, {nucleus
niger}, {locus niger}]
locus of infection
n 1: the specific site in the body where an infection originates
locust bean
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba},
{locust bean}, {locust pod}]
locust pod
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba},
{locust bean}, {locust pod}]
locust tree
n 1: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
[syn: {locust tree}, {locust}]
Locusta migratoria
n 1: Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping
large areas of vegetation [syn: {migratory locust},
{Locusta migratoria}]
loddon pondweed
n 1: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States
and Europe [syn: {loddon pondweed}, {Potamogeton nodosus},
{Potamogeton americanus}]
lodge in
v 1: live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he
occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: {occupy},
{reside}, {lodge in}]
lodgepole pine
n 1: shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United
States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small
squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine},
{spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]
lodging house
n 1: a house where rooms are rented [syn: {lodging house},
{rooming house}]
Lofortyx californicus
n 1: plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn:
{California quail}, {Lofortyx californicus}]
loft bombing
n 1: a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at
a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
[syn: {loft bombing}, {toss bombing}]
log cabin
n 1: a cabin built with logs
log in
v 1: enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log
in}, {log on}, {log-in}] [ant: {log off}, {log out}]
log line
n 1: a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood
that is attached to it
log off
v 1: exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home" [syn:
{log out}, {log off}] [ant: {log in}, {log on}, {log-in}]
log on
v 1: enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log
in}, {log on}, {log-in}] [ant: {log off}, {log out}]
log out
v 1: exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home" [syn:
{log out}, {log off}] [ant: {log in}, {log on}, {log-in}]
log up
v 1: record a distance travelled; on planes and cars [syn: {log
up}, {clock up}]
log Z's
v 1: be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {kip}, {slumber}, {log Z's},
{catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]
log-in
v 1: enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log
in}, {log on}, {log-in}] [ant: {log off}, {log out}]
logarithmic scale
n 1: scale on which actual distances from the origin are
proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale
numbers
loggerhead shrike
n 1: a common shrike of southeastern United States having black
bands around the eyes [syn: {loggerhead shrike}, {Lanius
lucovicianus}]
loggerhead turtle
n 1: very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm
open seas [syn: {loggerhead}, {loggerhead turtle}, {Caretta
caretta}]
logic bomb
n 1: a set of instructions inserted into a program that are
designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular
condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or
corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other
harmful effects; "a disgruntled employee planted a logic
bomb" [syn: {logic bomb}, {slag code}]
logic diagram
n 1: a graphical representation of a program using formal logic
[syn: {logic diagram}, {logical diagram}]
logic element
n 1: an electronic device that performs an elementary logic
operation
logic gate
n 1: a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output
that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
[syn: {gate}, {logic gate}]
logic operation
n 1: an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic [syn:
{logic operation}, {logical operation}]
logic programing
n 1: a computer language designed in Europe to support natural
language processing [syn: {Prolog}, {logic programing},
{logic programming}]
2: creating a program that enables the computer to reason
logically [syn: {logic programming}, {logic programing}]
logic programming
n 1: a computer language designed in Europe to support natural
language processing [syn: {Prolog}, {logic programing},
{logic programming}]
2: creating a program that enables the computer to reason
logically [syn: {logic programming}, {logic programing}]
logical argument
n 1: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or
falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I
can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation},
{logical argument}, {argument}, {line of reasoning},
{line}]
logical diagram
n 1: a graphical representation of a program using formal logic
[syn: {logic diagram}, {logical diagram}]
logical fallacy
n 1: a fallacy in logical argumentation
logical implication
n 1: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form
`if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn:
{implication}, {logical implication}, {conditional
relation}]
logical operation
n 1: an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic [syn:
{logic operation}, {logical operation}]
logical positivism
n 1: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on
perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
[syn: {positivism}, {logical positivism}]
logical positivist
n 1: someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be
verified empirically is meaningless
logical proof
n 1: proof of a logical theorem
logical quantifier
n 1: (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds
the variables in a logical proposition [syn: {quantifier},
{logical quantifier}]
logical relation
n 1: a relation between propositions
logical system
n 1: a system of reasoning [syn: {logic}, {logical system},
{system of logic}]
logical thinking
n 1: thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: {reasoning},
{logical thinking}, {abstract thought}]
logical topology
n 1: the way the network works; "a network that looks like a
star can have the logical topology of a bus"
logistic assessment
n 1: a judgment of the logistic support required for some
particular military operation
logistic assistance
n 1: assistance between and within military commands [syn:
{logistic support}, {logistic assistance}]
logistic support
n 1: assistance between and within military commands [syn:
{logistic support}, {logistic assistance}]
logwood tree
n 1: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West
Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright
yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red
heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood},
{logwood tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree},
{Haematoxylum campechianum}]
loin of lamb
n 1: meat from a loin of lamb
Loire River
n 1: the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and
flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Loire},
{Loire River}]
Loire Valley
n 1: the valley of the Loire River where many French wines
originated
Loiseleuria procumbens
n 1: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain
regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink
flowers [syn: {alpine azalea}, {mountain azalea},
{Loiseleuria procumbens}]
Lola Montez
n 1: Irish dancer (1818-1861) [syn: {Montez}, {Lola Montez},
{Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert}]
Lolium multiflorum
n 1: European grass much used for hay and in United States also
for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian ryegrass},
{Italian rye}, {Lolium multiflorum}]
Lolium perenne
n 1: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and
hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {perennial ryegrass},
{English ryegrass}, {Lolium perenne}]
Lolium temulentum
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn:
{darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}, {Lolium
temulentum}]
loll around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
lollipop lady
n 1: a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a
school [syn: {lollipop lady}, {lollipop woman}]
lollipop woman
n 1: a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a
school [syn: {lollipop lady}, {lollipop woman}]
Lolo-Burmese
n 1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and
Yunnan [syn: {Lolo-Burmese}, {Burmese-Yi}]
Lombard Street
n 1: a street in central London containing many of the major
London banks
Lombardy poplar
n 1: distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect
branches [syn: {Lombardy poplar}, {Populus nigra italica}]
Lonas annua
n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow
daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum},
{Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]
Lonas inodora
n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow
daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum},
{Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]
London plane
n 1: very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree
[syn: {London plane}, {Platanus acerifolia}]
lone hand
n 1: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
[syn: {loner}, {lone wolf}, {lone hand}]
lone wolf
n 1: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
[syn: {loner}, {lone wolf}, {lone hand}]
Lone-Star State
n 1: the second largest state; located in southwestern United
States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Texas}, {Lone-Star
State}, {TX}, {Tex.}]
long ago
adv 1: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met
once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic
life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given
up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been
forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long ago},
{long since}, {lang syne}]
Long Beach
n 1: a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of
Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered
in 1921
long beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
long bone
n 1: in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone
that contains marrow [syn: {long bone}, {os longum}]
long chain
n 1: (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule
[syn: {long chain}, {long-chain molecule}]
long distance
n 1: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I
talked to her by long distance" [syn: {long distance},
{long-distance call}, {trunk call}]
long division
n 1: the operation of division in which the sequence of steps
are indicated in detail
long dozen
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn:
{thirteen}, {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]
long fly
n 1: a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting
horse
long haul
n 1: a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New
York to Los Angeles"
2: a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves
out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will
all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" [syn:
{long run}, {long haul}]
long horse
n 1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end
elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: {vaulting
horse}, {long horse}, {buck}]
long hundred
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
[syn: {long hundred}, {great hundred}, {120}]
long hundredweight
n 1: a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds [syn:
{hundredweight}, {cwt}, {long hundredweight}]
long iron
n 1: an iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting
long low shots
Long Island
n 1: an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are
on its western end
Long Island Sound
n 1: a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
long johns
n 1: warm underwear with long legs
long jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from
a running start [syn: {long jump}, {broad jump}]
2: the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
[syn: {broad jump}, {long jump}]
long measure
n 1: a measure of length
long moss
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands
anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots;
southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
[syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss},
{long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
long pants
n 1: trousers reaching to the foot [syn: {long trousers}, {long
pants}]
long pepper
n 1: slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas [syn:
{long pepper}, {Piper longum}]
2: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili
pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno},
{Capsicum annuum longum}]
long pillow
n 1: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the
regular pillows [syn: {bolster}, {long pillow}]
long plane
n 1: a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards
so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointer plane},
{jointing plane}, {long plane}]
long run
n 1: a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves
out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we
will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul"
[syn: {long run}, {long haul}]
long saphenous vein
n 1: the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin
where it joins the femoral vein [syn: {long saphenous
vein}, {great saphenous vein}]
long shot
n 1: a venture that involves great risk but promises great
rewards
2: a contestant that is unlikely to win
long since
adv 1: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met
once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic
life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given
up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been
forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long ago},
{long since}, {lang syne}]
long sleeve
n 1: a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist
long suit
n 1: in a hand, the suit having the most cards
2: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
[syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier},
{specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant:
{weak point}]
long time
n 1: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for
ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn:
{long time}, {age}, {years}]
long tom
n 1: a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy
long ton
n 1: a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds [syn:
{long ton}, {ton}, {gross ton}]
long trousers
n 1: trousers reaching to the foot [syn: {long trousers}, {long
pants}]
long underwear
n 1: an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece [syn:
{long underwear}, {union suit}]
long wave
n 1: a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a
frequency below 300 kilohertz)
long whist
n 1: a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a
pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point
for each trick it takes in excess of six [syn: {whist},
{long whist}, {short whist}]
long-acting
adj 1: active over a long period of time
long-ago
adj 1: belonging to time long gone; "those long-ago dresses that
swished along the floor"
long-armed
adj 1: having relatively long arms
long-beard
n 1: a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a
caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn:
{bellarmine}, {longbeard}, {long-beard}, {greybeard}]
long-billed marsh wren
n 1: American wren that inhabits tall reed beds [syn: {long-
billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus palustris}]
long-bodied
adj 1: having a relatively long body
long-branched
adj 1: having long branches
long-chain
adj 1: of molecules having relatively long chains of atoms in a
molecule
long-chain molecule
n 1: (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule
[syn: {long chain}, {long-chain molecule}]
long-clawed prawn
n 1: large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in
Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {river prawn},
{Palaemon australis}]
long-dated
adj 1: of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to
run before redemption
long-distance
adj 1: of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone
call; "a long-distance call"; "a long-distance
transmission line"; "a long-distance operator"
2: covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-
distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance
truck driver"
long-distance call
n 1: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I
talked to her by long distance" [syn: {long distance},
{long-distance call}, {trunk call}]
long-distance runner
n 1: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially
in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {marathon runner}, {road
runner}, {long-distance runner}]
long-eared bat
n 1: any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
long-eared owl
n 1: slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear
tufts [syn: {long-eared owl}, {Asio otus}]
long-faced
adj 1: having a face longer than the usual
long-familiar
adj 1: frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a
long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her
ears" [syn: {long-familiar}, {well-known(a)}]
long-fin tunny
n 1: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches
93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in
tropical and temperate waters [syn: {albacore}, {long-fin
tunny}, {Thunnus alalunga}]
long-haired
adj 1: with long hair; "long-haired hippies"
long-handled
adj 1: having a long handle [syn: {long-handled}, {pole-
handled}]
long-handled spade
n 1: a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches [syn:
{ditch spade}, {long-handled spade}]
long-head coneflower
n 1: plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British
Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {long-head coneflower},
{prairie coneflower}, {Ratibida columnifera}]
long-headed
adj 1: having a dolichocephalic head
long-horned beetle
n 1: long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: {long-
horned beetle}, {longicorn}, {longicorn beetle}]
long-horned grasshopper
n 1: grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-
developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
[syn: {long-horned grasshopper}, {tettigoniid}]
long-jawed
adj 1: having relatively long jaws
long-lasting
adj 1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {lasting},
{long-lasting}, {long-lived}]
long-legged
adj 1: having long legs [syn: {leggy}, {long-legged}, {long-
shanked}]
long-legs
n 1: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of
inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt},
{stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover},
{Himantopus stilt}]
long-life
adj 1: (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than
usual; "long-life milk"
long-lived
adj 1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {lasting},
{long-lasting}, {long-lived}]
long-neck clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-
shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal
regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell
clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya
arenaria}]
long-play
adj 1: (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a
longer time than earlier records [syn: {long-play},
{long-playing}]
long-playing
adj 1: (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a
longer time than earlier records [syn: {long-play},
{long-playing}]
long-range
adj 1: involving an extended span of time; "long-range goals"
2: suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear
capability"
long-run
adj 1: relating to or extending over a relatively long time;
"the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-
term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a
long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {long-term},
{semipermanent}]
long-shanked
adj 1: having long legs [syn: {leggy}, {long-legged}, {long-
shanked}]
long-snouted
adj 1: having a snout that is longer than average
long-spurred
adj 1: of flowers having a long extension at the base of the
corolla [ant: {short-spurred}]
long-spurred violet
n 1: violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers
with a long slender spur [syn: {long-spurred violet},
{Viola rostrata}]
long-stalked
adj 1: of plants having relatively long stalks [syn: {long-
stalked}, {tall-stalked}]
long-standing
adj 1: having existed for a long time; "a long-standing
friendship"; "the longstanding conflict" [syn:
{longstanding}, {long-standing}]
long-staple
adj 1: having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton"
long-staple cotton
n 1: cotton with relatively long fibers
long-sufferance
n 1: patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-
sufferance}, {long-suffering}]
long-suffering
adj 1: patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an
enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and
uncomplaining wife" [syn: {enduring}, {long-suffering}]
n 1: patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-
sufferance}, {long-suffering}]
long-tailed porcupine
n 1: porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a
long tail [syn: {long-tailed porcupine}, {Trichys lipura}]
long-tailed weasel
n 1: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and
black-tipped tail [syn: {longtail weasel}, {long-tailed
weasel}, {Mustela frenata}]
long-term
adj 1: relating to or extending over a relatively long time;
"the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-
term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a
long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {long-term},
{semipermanent}]
long-term memory
n 1: your general store of remembered information [syn: {long-
term memory}, {LTM}]
long-time
adj 1: having existed or persisted or continued in a particular
role or state for a long time; "a longtime friend" [syn:
{longtime(a)}, {long-time(a)}]
long-wearing
adj 1: capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable
denim jeans" [syn: {durable}, {long-wearing}]
long-winded
adj 1: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or
windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy},
{wordy}]
long-windedly
adv 1: in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"
[syn: {verbosely}, {windily}, {long-windedly}, {wordily}]
long-windedness
n 1: boring verbosity [syn: {prolixity}, {prolixness},
{windiness}, {long-windedness}, {wordiness}]
long-wool
adj 1: (of sheep) having relatively long wool [syn: {long-wool},
{long-wooled}]
long-wooled
adj 1: (of sheep) having relatively long wool [syn: {long-wool},
{long-wooled}]
longar palm
n 1: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a
hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and
sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn:
{palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm},
{lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
longcase clock
n 1: a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case [syn:
{grandfather clock}, {longcase clock}]
longed-for
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {longed-for}, {wished-for},
{yearned-for}]
longfin mako
n 1: similar to shortfin mako but darker blue [syn: {longfin
mako}, {Isurus paucus}]
longheaded thimbleweed
n 1: thimbleweed of northern North America [syn: {longheaded
thimbleweed}, {Anemone riparia}]
longicorn beetle
n 1: long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: {long-
horned beetle}, {longicorn}, {longicorn beetle}]
longleaf pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of southeastern United States
having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is
red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn:
{longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine},
{Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
longtail weasel
n 1: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and
black-tipped tail [syn: {longtail weasel}, {long-tailed
weasel}, {Mustela frenata}]
longways dance
n 1: country dancing performed with couples in two long lines
facing each other [syn: {longways}, {longways dance}]
Lonicera albiflora
n 1: bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or
yellow-white flowers; southern United States [syn: {white
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera albiflora}]
Lonicera canadensis
n 1: erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white
flowers [syn: {American fly honeysuckle}, {fly
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera canadensis}]
Lonicera caprifolium
n 1: deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers
in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian honeysuckle}, {Italian
woodbine}, {Lonicera caprifolium}]
Lonicera dioica
n 1: twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged
yellow-green flowers; northeastern America [syn: {yellow
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera dioica}]
Lonicera flava
n 1: climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later
orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United
States [syn: {yellow honeysuckle}, {Lonicera flava}]
Lonicera hirsuta
n 1: twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of
yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America [syn: {hairy
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera hirsuta}]
Lonicera involucrata
n 1: shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North
America [syn: {twinberry}, {Lonicera involucrata}]
Lonicera japonica
n 1: an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-
evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow
with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Japanese
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera japonica}]
Lonicera japonica halliana
n 1: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine;
established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United
States [syn: {Hall's honeysuckle}, {Lonicera japonica
halliana}]
Lonicera morrowii
n 1: a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers
turning yellow; Japan [syn: {Morrow's honeysuckle},
{Lonicera morrowii}]
Lonicera periclymenum
n 1: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-
white flowers [syn: {woodbine}, {Lonicera periclymenum}]
Lonicera sempervirens
n 1: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red
or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral
honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera
sempervirens}]
Lonicera tatarica
n 1: a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
[syn: {bush honeysuckle}, {Tartarian honeysuckle},
{Lonicera tatarica}]
Lonicera xylosteum
n 1: cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers
and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle},
{European honeysuckle}, {Lonicera xylosteum}]
look across
v 1: be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on
a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn:
{look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}, {look across}]
look after
v 1: keep under careful scrutiny; "Keep an eye on this
prisoner!"
look around
v 1: look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can
find the missing document"
look at
v 1: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take
the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn:
{consider}, {take}, {deal}, {look at}]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn:
{view}, {consider}, {look at}]
look away
v 1: avert one's gaze; "She looked away when the nurse pricked
her arm with the needle"
look back
v 1: look towards one's back; "don't look back while you walk"
[syn: {look back}, {look backward}]
2: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events);
remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn:
{review}, {look back}, {retrospect}]
look backward
v 1: look towards one's back; "don't look back while you walk"
[syn: {look back}, {look backward}]
look down on
v 1: regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us
because our house is very modest" [ant: {admire}, {look up
to}]
look for
v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the
existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They
are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
[syn: {search}, {seek}, {look for}]
2: be excited or anxious about [syn: {anticipate}, {look for},
{look to}]
look forward
v 1: expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"
look into
v 1: investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax
of Chinese" [syn: {investigate}, {look into}]
2: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
look like
v 1: bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"
look on
v 1: observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was
executed" [syn: {watch}, {look on}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {know
as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on},
{esteem}, {take to be}]
look out
v 1: be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; "Watch out
for pickpockets!" [syn: {watch}, {look out}, {watch out}]
2: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for
his family"
look out on
v 1: be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on
a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn:
{look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}, {look across}]
look out over
v 1: be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on
a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn:
{look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}, {look across}]
look sharp
v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {hurry}, {look sharp},
{festinate}]
look to
v 1: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the
future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"
2: be excited or anxious about [syn: {anticipate}, {look for},
{look to}]
look up
v 1: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
"refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {refer}, {look up}]
look up to
v 1: feel admiration for [syn: {admire}, {look up to}] [ant:
{look down on}]
look upon
v 1: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He
is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute},
{know as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look
on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]
look-alike
adj 1: resembling closely; "they have look-alike cars"
n 1: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially
an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very
image of her mother" [syn: {double}, {image}, {look-alike}]
look-over
n 1: a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the
once-over" [syn: {once-over}, {look-over}]
lookdown fish
n 1: similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated
forehead [syn: {lookdown}, {lookdown fish}, {Selene vomer}]
looker-on
n 1: someone who looks on [syn: {onlooker}, {looker-on}]
looking at
n 1: the act of directing the eyes toward something and
perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his
look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking
at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn: {look},
{looking}, {looking at}]
looking for
n 1: the act of searching visually [syn: {looking}, {looking
for}]
looking glass
n 1: a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror [syn: {looking
glass}, {glass}]
looking glass tree
n 1: large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are
silvery beneath [syn: {looking glass tree}, {Heritiera
macrophylla}]
looking-glass plant
n 1: small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose
leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {looking-glass plant},
{Heritiera littoralis}]
lookout man
n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
[syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry},
{watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]
lookout station
n 1: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
[syn: {lookout}, {observation tower}, {lookout station},
{observatory}]
loony bin
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
loony toons
n 1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
{back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
{loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
{superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
loop gain
n 1: (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or
system as a function of how much output is fed back to the
input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go
into oscillation"
loop knot
n 1: any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
loop topology
n 1: the topology of a network whose components are serially
connected in such a way that the last component is
connected to the first component [syn: {loop topology},
{loop}]
loop-line
n 1: a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and
then rejoins it later on
loop-the-loop
n 1: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the
vertical plane [syn: {loop}, {loop-the-loop}]
looping ill
n 1: an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can
be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
loose cannon
n 1: a person who is expected to perform a particular task but
who is out of control and dangerous
loose end
n 1: work that is left incomplete [syn: {loose end}, {unfinished
business}]
loose off
v 1: fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets"
[syn: {loose off}, {let fly}, {let drive}]
loose sentence
n 1: a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and
the subordinate clause follows
loose smut
n 1: disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of
spores
2: a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of
grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty
mass of spores
loose woman
n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress},
{hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet},
{trollop}]
loose-fitting
adj 1: not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers";
"a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
[syn: {baggy}, {loose-fitting}, {sloppy}]
loose-jointed
adj 1: loosely articulated or constructed; "a loose-jointed
paragraph"
loose-jowled
adj 1: having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower
jaw [syn: {double-chinned}, {jowly}, {loose-jowled}]
loose-leaf lettuce
n 1: lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a
compact head [syn: {leaf lettuce}, {loose-leaf lettuce}]
loosely knit
adj 1: having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit
group"
loosen up
v 1: cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose
in minutes!" [syn: {unstuff}, {loosen up}] [ant: {block},
{choke up}, {lug}, {stuff}]
2: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and
assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when
he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: {relax}, {loosen
up}]
3: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to
prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up},
{warm up}, {loosen up}]
4: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in
the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn:
{relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow
down}] [ant: {tense}, {tense up}]
5: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn:
{relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make
relaxed}] [ant: {strain}, {tense}, {tense up}]
looseness of the bowels
n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhea}, {diarrhoea},
{looseness of the bowels}, {looseness}]
loosestrife family
n 1: herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple
flowers [syn: {Lythraceae}, {family Lythraceae},
{loosestrife family}]
lop off
v 1: remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off
the dead branch" [syn: {cut off}, {chop off}, {lop off}]
lop-eared
adj 1: having bent or drooping ears; "a lop-eared hound"
Lope de Vega
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Vega}, {Lope
de Vega}, {Lope Felix de Vega Carpio}]
Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Vega}, {Lope
de Vega}, {Lope Felix de Vega Carpio}]
Lophius Americanus
n 1: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament
attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler},
{anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte},
{allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]
Lophodytes cucullatus
n 1: small North American duck with a high circular crest on the
male's head [syn: {hooded merganser}, {hooded sheldrake},
{Lophodytes cucullatus}]
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
n 1: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn:
{tilefish}, {Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps}]
Lophophora williamsii
n 1: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal
buttons [syn: {mescal}, {mezcal}, {peyote}, {Lophophora
williamsii}]
loquat tree
n 1: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar},
{Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
Lorado Taft
n 1: United States sculptor (1860-1936) [syn: {Taft}, {Lorado
Taft}]
Loranthus europaeus
n 1: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially
parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: {mistletoe},
{Loranthus europaeus}]
Lord Britten of Aldeburgh
n 1: major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his
operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Benjamin Britten},
{Edward Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]
Lord Chancellor
n 1: the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the
judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords [syn:
{Lord Chancellor}, {Lord High Chancellor}]
Lord George Gordon Byron
n 1: English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and
unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: {Byron}, {Lord
George Gordon Byron}, {Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale}]
Lord High Chancellor
n 1: the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the
judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords [syn:
{Lord Chancellor}, {Lord High Chancellor}]
lord it over
v 1: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the
students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {put on
airs}, {act superior}]
Lord Macaulay
n 1: English historian noted for his history of England
(1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {Thomas Babington Macaulay},
{First Baron Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]
Lord Nelson
n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon
but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn:
{Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral
Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]
Lord of Misrule
n 1: a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas
celebration
Lord Privy Seal
n 1: the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has
no official duties
Lord Rayleigh
n 1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and
discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic
theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Third Baron
Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]
Lord Todd
n 1: Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure
of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: {Todd}, {Sir
Alexander Robertus Todd}, {Lord Todd}]
Lord's Day
n 1: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and
worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Lord's Day},
{Dominicus}, {Sun}]
Lord's Prayer
n 1: the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on
the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
Lord's Resistance Army
n 1: a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and
raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve
in the army
Lord's Supper
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist},
{Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy
Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's
Supper}]
2: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples
on the eve of his crucifixion [syn: {Last Supper}, {Lord's
Supper}]
Lord's table
n 1: the table in Christian churches where communion is given
[syn: {altar}, {communion table}, {Lord's table}]
Lords Spiritual
n 1: the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
[syn: {first estate}, {Lords Spiritual}]
Lords Temporal
n 1: the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain [syn:
{second estate}, {Lords Temporal}]
lords-and-ladies
n 1: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short
purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch
called arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {lords-and-ladies}, {jack-
in-the-pulpit}, {Arum maculatum}]
Lorentz force
n 1: the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire
that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles
to both the current and the magnetic field; "the Lorentz
force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object
between two magnets"
Lorenz Hart
n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard
Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: {Hart}, {Lorenz Hart}, {Lorenz
Milton Hart}]
Lorenz Milton Hart
n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard
Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: {Hart}, {Lorenz Hart}, {Lorenz
Milton Hart}]
Lorenz Oken
n 1: German naturalist whose speculations that plants and
animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the
cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Oken}, {Lorenz Oken},
{Okenfuss}, {Lorenz Okenfuss}]
Lorenz Okenfuss
n 1: German naturalist whose speculations that plants and
animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the
cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Oken}, {Lorenz Oken},
{Okenfuss}, {Lorenz Okenfuss}]
Lorenzo de'Medici
n 1: Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists
and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and
Botticelli (1449-1492) [syn: {Lorenzo de'Medici}, {Lorenzo
the Magnificent}]
Lorenzo dressing
n 1: vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress
Lorenzo Ganganelli
n 1: Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support
remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall
into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774) [syn:
{Clement XIV}, {Lorenzo Ganganelli}]
Lorenzo the Magnificent
n 1: Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists
and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and
Botticelli (1449-1492) [syn: {Lorenzo de'Medici}, {Lorenzo
the Magnificent}]
Loretta Young
n 1: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn:
{Young}, {Loretta Young}]
Loris gracilis
n 1: slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn:
{slender loris}, {Loris gracilis}]
Lorraine cross
n 1: a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the
midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper
[syn: {Lorraine cross}, {cross of Lorraine}]
Los Alamos
n 1: a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen
as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs
were produced
Los Angeles
n 1: a city in southern California; motion picture capital of
the world; most populous city of California and second
largest in the United States [syn: {Los Angeles}, {City of
the Angels}, {L.A.}]
lose it
v 1: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she
had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her
baby died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {lose it},
{snap}]
lose one's temper
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
lose sight of
v 1: be no longer able to see; "We lost sight of the tower as
pulled out of the harbor"
lose track
v 1: fail to keep informed or aware; "She has so many books, she
just lost track and cannot find this volume" [ant: {keep
track}]
losing streak
n 1: a streak of losses
loss leader
n 1: a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order
to draw customers [syn: {drawing card}, {loss leader},
{leader}]
loss of consciousness
n 1: the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and
respond
loss ratio
n 1: the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company
to the premiums received
lost cause
n 1: a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
Lost Tribes
n 1: the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity
in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah
and Benjamin)
lost-and-found
n 1: repository in a public building where lost articles can be
kept until their owners reclaim them
Lot's wife
n 1: (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot
and his family were told to flee without looking back;
Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into
a pillar of salt
Lota lota
n 1: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and
North America having barbels around its mouth [syn:
{burbot}, {eelpout}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]
Lotario di Segni
n 1: Italian pope from 1198 to 1216 who instituted the Fourth
Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European
politics reached its height (1161-1216) [syn: {Innocent
III}, {Lotario di Segni}]
Lothian Region
n 1: a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the
Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
lottery winner
n 1: the winner of a lottery [syn: {prize winner}, {lottery
winner}]
Lotus americanus
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant},
{prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
Lotus berthelotii
n 1: low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands
having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized
in United States [syn: {coral gem}, {Lotus berthelotii}]
Lotus corniculatus
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover},
{babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
lotus land
n 1: an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence [syn:
{lotusland}, {lotus land}]
lotus position
n 1: a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga
Lotus tetragonolobus
n 1: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
[syn: {winged pea}, {asparagus pea}, {Lotus
tetragonolobus}]
lotus tree
n 1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn:
{lotus tree}, {Ziziphus lotus}]
lotus-eater
n 1: someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey
Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"
[syn: {lotus-eater}, {stargazer}]
Lou Gehrig
n 1: baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(1903-1941) [syn: {Gehrig}, {Lou Gehrig}, {Henry Louis
Gehrig}]
Lou Gehrig's disease
n 1: thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral
columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in
progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs [syn:
{amyotrophic lateral sclerosis}, {ALS}, {Lou Gehrig's
disease}]
loud hailer
n 1: a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and
amplifier [syn: {bullhorn}, {loud hailer}, {loud-hailer}]
loud pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings
and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {sustaining
pedal}, {loud pedal}]
loud-hailer
n 1: a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and
amplifier [syn: {bullhorn}, {loud hailer}, {loud-hailer}]
loud-mouthed
adj 1: given to loud offensive talk
loud-voiced
adj 1: having an unusually loud voice
loudspeaker system
n 1: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical
signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
[syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {speaker unit},
{loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]
loufah sponge
n 1: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus
Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: {loofa},
{loofah}, {luffa}, {loufah sponge}]
Louis Agassiz
n 1: United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied
fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages
had occurred in North America (1807-1873) [syn: {Agassiz},
{Louis Agassiz}, {Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz}]
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
n 1: French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied
by scientists (1729-1811) [syn: {Bougainville}, {Louis
Antoine de Bougainville}]
Louis Aragon
n 1: French writer who generalized surrealism to literature
(1897-1982) [syn: {Aragon}, {Louis Aragon}]
Louis Armstrong
n 1: United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader
(1900-1971) [syn: {Armstrong}, {Louis Armstrong},
{Satchmo}]
Louis Auchincloss
n 1: United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: {Auchincloss},
{Louis Auchincloss}, {Louis Stanton Auchincloss}]
Louis B. Mayer
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his
own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn
(1885-1957) [syn: {Mayer}, {Louis B. Mayer}, {Louis Burt
Mayer}]
Louis Bleriot
n 1: French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the
English Channel (1872-1936) [syn: {Bleriot}, {Louis
Bleriot}]
Louis Braille
n 1: French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and
who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless
people (1809-1852) [syn: {Braille}, {Louis Braille}]
Louis Burt Mayer
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his
own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn
(1885-1957) [syn: {Mayer}, {Louis B. Mayer}, {Louis Burt
Mayer}]
Louis Charles Alfred de Musset
n 1: French poet and writer (1810-1857) [syn: {Musset}, {Alfred
de Musset}, {Louis Charles Alfred de Musset}]
Louis Comfort Tiffany
n 1: United States artist who developed Tiffany glass
(1848-1933) [syn: {Tiffany}, {Louis Comfort Tiffany}]
louis d'or
n 1: a former French gold coin
Louis d'Outremer
n 1: king of France (921-954) [syn: {Louis IV}, {Louis
d'Outremer}]
Louis Eugene Felix Neel
n 1: French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in
1904) [syn: {Neel}, {Louis Eugene Felix Neel}]
Louis Harold Gray
n 1: English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit
of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named
(1905-1965) [syn: {Gray}, {Louis Harold Gray}]
Louis Henri Sullivan
n 1: United States architect known for his steel framed
skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows
function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Sullivan},
{Louis Henry Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]
Louis Henry Sullivan
n 1: United States architect known for his steel framed
skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows
function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Sullivan},
{Louis Henry Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]
Louis I
n 1: third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and
Holy Roman Emperor (778-840) [syn: {Louis I}, {Louis the
Pious}]
Louis II
n 1: king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II},
{Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the
German}]
Louis III
n 1: son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany
(863-882)
Louis Isadore Kahn
n 1: United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974) [syn:
{Kahn}, {Louis Isadore Kahn}]
Louis IV
n 1: king of France (921-954) [syn: {Louis IV}, {Louis
d'Outremer}]
Louis IX
n 1: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two
unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king
(1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
n 1: French inventor of the first practical photographic
process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851) [syn: {Daguerre},
{Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre}]
Louis Joliet
n 1: French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper
Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Jolliet},
{Louis Jolliet}, {Joliet}, {Louis Joliet}]
Louis Jolliet
n 1: French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper
Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Jolliet},
{Louis Jolliet}, {Joliet}, {Louis Joliet}]
Louis le Begue
n 1: king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II},
{Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the
German}]
Louis le Faineant
n 1: the last Carolingian king of France (967-987) [syn: {Louis
V}, {Louis le Faineant}]
Louis le Hutin
n 1: king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis X}, {Louis le
Hutin}, {Louis the Quarreller}]
Louis Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries
in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
[syn: {Leakey}, {Louis Leakey}, {Louis Seymour Bazett
Leakey}]
Louis Pasteur
n 1: French chemist and biologist whose discovery that
fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the
process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: {Pasteur},
{Louis Pasteur}]
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries
in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
[syn: {Leakey}, {Louis Leakey}, {Louis Seymour Bazett
Leakey}]
Louis Stanton Auchincloss
n 1: United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: {Auchincloss},
{Louis Auchincloss}, {Louis Stanton Auchincloss}]
Louis Sullivan
n 1: United States architect known for his steel framed
skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows
function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Sullivan},
{Louis Henry Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]
Louis the Bruiser
n 1: king of France whose military victories consolidated his
reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis
the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]
Louis the Far
n 1: king of France whose military victories consolidated his
reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis
the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]
Louis the German
n 1: king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II},
{Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the
German}]
Louis the Great
n 1: king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked
by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the
magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles
(1638-1715) [syn: {Louis XIV}, {Sun King}, {Louis the
Great}]
Louis the Pious
n 1: third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and
Holy Roman Emperor (778-840) [syn: {Louis I}, {Louis the
Pious}]
Louis the Quarreller
n 1: king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis X}, {Louis le
Hutin}, {Louis the Quarreller}]
Louis the Stammerer
n 1: king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II},
{Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the
German}]
Louis the Wideawake
n 1: king of France whose military victories consolidated his
reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis
the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]
Louis Untermeyer
n 1: United States writer (1885-1977) [syn: {Untermeyer}, {Louis
Untermeyer}]
Louis V
n 1: the last Carolingian king of France (967-987) [syn: {Louis
V}, {Louis le Faineant}]
Louis VI
n 1: king of France whose military victories consolidated his
reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis
the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]
Louis Victor de Broglie
n 1: French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle
duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit
wavelike properties (1892-1987) [syn: {Broglie}, {de
Broglie}, {Louis Victor de Broglie}]
Louis VII
n 1: king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and
fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)
Louis VIII
n 1: king of France who increased the power of the Crown over
the feudal lords (1187-1226)
Louis X
n 1: king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis X}, {Louis le
Hutin}, {Louis the Quarreller}]
Louis XI
n 1: king of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles
and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)
Louis XII
n 1: king of France who was popular with his subjects
(1462-1515)
Louis XIII
n 1: king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the
advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)
Louis XIV
n 1: king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked
by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the
magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles
(1638-1715) [syn: {Louis XIV}, {Sun King}, {Louis the
Great}]
Louis XV
n 1: grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774
who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and
the Seven Years' War (1710-1774)
Louis XVI
n 1: king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant
reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen
(Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
Louis-Hector Berlioz
n 1: French composer of romantic works (1803-1869) [syn:
{Berlioz}, {Hector Berlioz}, {Louis-Hector Berlioz}]
Louisa May Alcott
n 1: United States novelist noted for children's books
(1832-1888) [syn: {Alcott}, {Louisa May Alcott}]
Louise Nevelson
n 1: United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive
shapes of painted wood (1899-1988) [syn: {Nevelson},
{Louise Nevelson}]
Louisiana Purchase
n 1: territory in the western United States purchased from
France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the
Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf
of Mexico to Canada
lounge about
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
lounge around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
lounge car
n 1: railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
[syn: {club car}, {lounge car}]
lounge chair
n 1: a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {easy chair},
{lounge chair}, {overstuffed chair}]
lounge lizard
n 1: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in
search of women who would support him [syn: {lounge
lizard}, {lizard}]
lounge suit
n 1: a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt
or trousers [syn: {two-piece}, {two-piece suit}, {lounge
suit}]
lounging jacket
n 1: a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
[syn: {lounging jacket}, {smoking jacket}]
lounging pajama
n 1: pajamas worn while lounging [syn: {lounging pajama},
{lounging pyjama}]
lounging pyjama
n 1: pajamas worn while lounging [syn: {lounging pajama},
{lounging pyjama}]
lounging robe
n 1: a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn:
{dressing gown}, {robe-de-chambre}, {lounging robe}]
loup-garou
n 1: a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and
back again [syn: {werewolf}, {wolfman}, {lycanthrope},
{loup-garou}]
louse fly
n 1: bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
[syn: {louse fly}, {hippoboscid}]
louse up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
louvered window
n 1: a window with glass louvers [syn: {louvered window},
{jalousie}]
Louvre Museum
n 1: an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
[syn: {Louvre}, {Louvre Museum}]
love affair
n 1: a relationship between two lovers [syn: {love affair},
{romance}]
love apple
n 1: native to South America; widely cultivated in many
varieties [syn: {tomato}, {love apple}, {tomato plant},
{Lycopersicon esculentum}]
love bite
n 1: a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from
kissing or sucking by their lover [syn: {hickey}, {love
bite}]
love child
n 1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn:
{bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child},
{illegitimate}, {whoreson}]
love feast
n 1: a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the
participants
2: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
[syn: {agape}, {love feast}]
love grass
n 1: any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially
useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion [syn:
{love grass}, {bay grass}]
love handle
n 1: excess fat around the waistline [syn: {spare tire}, {love
handle}]
love knot
n 1: a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
[syn: {love knot}, {lovers' knot}, {lover's knot}, {true
lovers' knot}, {true lover's knot}]
love letter
n 1: a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection [syn:
{love letter}, {billet doux}]
love life
n 1: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse)
between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he
hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated
love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {making
love}, {love}, {love life}]
love line
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your
emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {love
line}, {mensal line}]
love lyric
n 1: the lyric of a love song
love match
n 1: a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage
love seat
n 1: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat},
{loveseat}, {tete-a-tete}, {vis-a-vis}]
love song
n 1: a song about love or expressing love for another person
[syn: {love song}, {love-song}]
love story
n 1: a story dealing with love [syn: {love story}, {romance}]
love tree
n 1: small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant
purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from
stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in
mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {Judas tree},
{love tree}, {Circis siliquastrum}]
love vine
n 1: leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white
bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine
around clover or flax [syn: {love vine}, {Cuscuta
gronovii}]
love-in-a-mist
n 1: tropical American passion flower with finely dissected
bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-
in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora
foetida}]
2: chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large
white flowers [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {love-in-a-mist},
{Cerastium tomentosum}]
3: European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or
pale blue flowers [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {Nigella
damascena}]
love-in-idleness
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy},
{Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink
of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
love-in-winter
n 1: Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal
corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine},
{Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]
love-lies-bleeding
n 1: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {tassel
flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]
love-philter
n 1: a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who
takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter},
{philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]
love-philtre
n 1: a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who
takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter},
{philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]
love-potion
n 1: a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who
takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter},
{philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]
love-song
n 1: a song about love or expressing love for another person
[syn: {love song}, {love-song}]
love-token
n 1: keepsake given as a token of love
loved one
n 1: a person who you love, usually a member of your family
lover's knot
n 1: a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
[syn: {love knot}, {lovers' knot}, {lover's knot}, {true
lovers' knot}, {true lover's knot}]
lovers' knot
n 1: a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
[syn: {love knot}, {lovers' knot}, {lover's knot}, {true
lovers' knot}, {true lover's knot}]
loving cup
n 1: a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that
people drink out of in turn at a banquet
2: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a
trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the
cups is a special glass case" [syn: {cup}, {loving cup}]
loving-kindness
n 1: tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection
Lovoa klaineana
n 1: tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles
mahogany [syn: {African walnut}, {Lovoa klaineana}]
Low Archipelago
n 1: a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn:
{Tuamotu Archipelago}, {Paumotu Archipelago}, {Low
Archipelago}]
low beam
n 1: the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination
for a short distance
low blow
n 1: unscrupulous abuse
low blueberry
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry},
{Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]
low brass
n 1: brass with 30% (or less) zinc
low comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
Low Countries
n 1: the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea:
Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
low density
n 1: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
[syn: {rarity}, {tenuity}, {low density}]
low explosive
n 1: an explosive with a low rate of combustion [ant: {high
explosive}]
low frequency
n 1: 30 to 300 kilohertz [syn: {low frequency}, {LF}]
2: a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches [syn: {low
pitch}, {low frequency}] [ant: {high frequency}, {high
pitch}]
low gallberry holly
n 1: an evergreen shrub
low gear
n 1: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor
vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear},
{first}, {low gear}, {low}]
Low German
n 1: a German dialect spoken in northern Germany [syn: {Low
German}, {Plattdeutsch}]
Low Latin
n 1: any dialect of Latin other than classical Latin
low level flight
n 1: flight at very low altitudes [syn: {terrain flight}, {low
level flight}]
Low Mass
n 1: a Mass recited without music
low pitch
n 1: a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches [syn: {low
pitch}, {low frequency}] [ant: {high frequency}, {high
pitch}]
low profile
n 1: a state of low visibility in which public notice is
avoided; "he was never one to keep a low profile"
low quality
n 1: an inferior quality [syn: {inferiority}, {low quality}]
[ant: {high quality}, {superiority}]
low relief
n 1: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly
from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas
relief}, {low relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}]
[ant: {alto relievo}, {alto rilievo}, {high relief}]
low spirits
n 1: a state of mild depression [ant: {high}]
low St Andrew's cross
n 1: low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals
arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States
to West Indies and eastern Mexico [syn: {low St Andrew's
cross}, {Hypericum hypericoides}]
low status
n 1: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or
fortune or estimation [syn: {low status}, {lowness},
{lowliness}] [ant: {high status}]
Low Sunday
n 1: the Sunday following Easter
low temperature
n 1: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath
visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a
vasoconstrictor" [syn: {coldness}, {cold}, {low
temperature}, {frigidity}, {frigidness}] [ant: {heat},
{high temperature}, {hotness}]
low tide
n 1: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide [syn: {low tide},
{low water}] [ant: {high tide}, {high water}, {highwater}]
low water
n 1: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide [syn: {low tide},
{low water}] [ant: {high tide}, {high water}, {highwater}]
low-altitude
adj 1: occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level
strafing run" [syn: {low-level}, {low-altitude}]
low-backed
adj 1: having a low back
low-beam
adj 1: used of headlights; "following with low-beam headlights"
low-birth-weight baby
n 1: an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams)
regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant
is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"
[syn: {low-birth-weight baby}, {low-birth-weight infant}]
low-birth-weight infant
n 1: an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams)
regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant
is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"
[syn: {low-birth-weight baby}, {low-birth-weight infant}]
low-budget
adj 1: made on or suited to a limited budget; "a low-budget
movie"; "a low-budget menu"
low-bush blueberry
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry},
{Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]
low-cal
adj 1: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or
lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal
diet" [syn: {light}, {lite}, {low-cal}, {calorie-free}]
low-calorie diet
n 1: a diet that is low on calories
low-carbon steel
n 1: steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {mild steel}, {low-
carbon steel}, {soft-cast steel}]
low-ceilinged
adj 1: having a lower than normal ceiling
low-class
adj 1: occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
[syn: {lower-class}, {low-class}] [ant: {middle-class},
{upper-class}]
low-cost
adj 1: that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
[syn: {low-cost}, {low-priced}, {affordable}]
low-cut
adj 1: (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low-cut
neckline" [syn: {decollete}, {low-cut}, {low-necked}]
2: having a low-cut back; "a backless dress"
low-density
adj 1: having low relative density or specific gravity
2: having low concentration; "low-density urban areas"
low-density lipoprotein
n 1: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount
of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated
with increased risk of coronary heart disease and
atherosclerosis [syn: {low-density lipoprotein}, {LDL},
{beta-lipoprotein}]
low-down
adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low},
{low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn:
{funky}, {low-down}]
n 1: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight
dope?" [syn: {dope}, {poop}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]
low-fat diet
n 1: a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing
foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some
gallbladder conditions
low-fat milk
n 1: milk from which some of the cream has been removed
low-grade
adj 1: of inferior quality
low-growing
adj 1: of plants that grow relatively low to the ground [syn:
{low-growing}, {flat-growing}, {ground-hugging}]
low-interest
adj 1: (used of loans) charging a relatively small percentage of
the amount borrowed [ant: {high-interest}]
low-key
adj 1: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of
low-keyed eloquence" [syn: {low-key}, {low-keyed},
{subdued}]
low-keyed
adj 1: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of
low-keyed eloquence" [syn: {low-key}, {low-keyed},
{subdued}]
low-level
adj 1: not intense; "low-level radiation"
2: lower in rank or importance [syn: {subordinate}, {low-level}]
[ant: {dominant}]
3: at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job";
"low-level discussions"
4: occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level strafing
run" [syn: {low-level}, {low-altitude}]
low-level formatting
n 1: (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of
a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access
them and setting a starting position [syn: {low-level
formatting}, {initialization}, {initialisation}]
low-level radioactive waste
n 1: (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that
have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain
medical tests)
low-lying
adj 1: having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or
sea level; "low-lying clouds"
2: lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert" [syn:
{low-lying}, {sea-level}]
low-necked
adj 1: (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low-cut
neckline" [syn: {decollete}, {low-cut}, {low-necked}]
low-pass filter
n 1: a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and
attenuates frequencies above that value
low-pitched
adj 1: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
[syn: {low}, {low-pitched}] [ant: {high}, {high-pitched}]
2: set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof"
low-powered
adj 1: having little power to do work; "a low-powered engine"
low-pressure
adj 1: not forceful; "a low-pressure salesman"; "a low-pressure
campaign"
low-priced
adj 1: that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
[syn: {low-cost}, {low-priced}, {affordable}]
low-resolution
adj 1: of computer output devices; producing images that are not
sharply defined [ant: {high-resolution}]
low-rise
adj 1: used of buildings of one or only a few stories and
usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of
low-rise apartment buildings" [ant: {high-rise}]
low-salt diet
n 1: a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride);
often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain
other disorders [syn: {low-sodium diet}, {low-salt diet},
{salt-free diet}]
low-set
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
"dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a
little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky},
{dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: lower than average; "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal"
[syn: {lowset}, {low-set}]
low-sodium diet
n 1: a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride);
often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain
other disorders [syn: {low-sodium diet}, {low-salt diet},
{salt-free diet}]
low-spirited
adj 1: filled with melancholy and despondency; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
{gloomy}, {grim}, {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited},
{down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the
mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
low-spiritedness
n 1: a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her
lowness of spirits" [syn: {downheartedness},
{dejectedness}, {low-spiritedness}, {lowness},
{dispiritedness}]
low-sudsing
adj 1: (used of e.g. detergents) producing few suds [ant: {high-
sudsing}]
low-tech
adj 1: not involving high technology [ant: {hi-tech}, {high-
tech}]
low-tension
adj 1: subjected to or capable of operating under relative low
voltage [syn: {low-tension}, {low-voltage}] [ant: {high-
tension}]
low-toned
adj 1: very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur
of the surf" [syn: {low}, {low-toned}]
low-voltage
adj 1: subjected to or capable of operating under relative low
voltage [syn: {low-tension}, {low-voltage}] [ant: {high-
tension}]
low-warp-loom
n 1: a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for
weaving tapestry
low-water mark
n 1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
[syn: {nadir}, {low-water mark}]
2: a line marking the lowest level reached
lowbush cranberry
n 1: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but
smaller [syn: {lingonberry}, {mountain cranberry},
{cowberry}, {lowbush cranberry}]
lowbush penstemon
n 1: low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-
violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn:
{shrubby penstemon}, {lowbush penstemon}, {Penstemon
fruticosus}]
Lowell Jackson Thomas
n 1: a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World
War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)
[syn: {Thomas}, {Lowell Thomas}, {Lowell Jackson Thomas}]
Lowell Thomas
n 1: a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World
War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)
[syn: {Thomas}, {Lowell Thomas}, {Lowell Jackson Thomas}]
lower berth
n 1: the lower of two berths [syn: {lower berth}, {lower}]
lower bound
n 1: (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other
number in a given set
Lower California
n 1: a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: {Lower
California}, {Baja California}]
lower cannon
n 1: cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn:
{vambrace}, {lower cannon}]
Lower Carboniferous
n 1: from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land
areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn:
{Mississippian}, {Missippian period}, {Lower
Carboniferous}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]
Lower Carboniferous period
n 1: from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land
areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn:
{Mississippian}, {Missippian period}, {Lower
Carboniferous}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]
lower class
n 1: the social class lowest in the social hierarchy [syn:
{lower class}, {underclass}]
lower court
n 1: any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
[syn: {inferior court}, {lower court}]
lower criticism
n 1: the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in
order to determine the original text
lower deck
n 1: the deck below the main deck [syn: {lower deck}, {third
deck}]
Lower Egypt
n 1: one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt;
consists of the Nile delta
lower jaw
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular
bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]
lower jawbone
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular
bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]
lower limit
n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {minimum}, {lower
limit}] [ant: {maximum}, {upper limit}]
2: the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
lower mantle
n 1: the deeper part of the mantle
lower oneself
v 1: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
mail" [syn: {condescend}, {stoop}, {lower oneself}]
Lower Paleolithic
n 1: the oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence
of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago
Lower Peninsula
n 1: the part of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
lower rank
n 1: the state of being inferior [syn: {inferiority}, {lower
status}, {lower rank}]
lower respiratory infection
n 1: infection of the lower respiratory tract
lower respiratory tract
n 1: the bronchi and lungs
lower respiratory tract smear
n 1: any of several cytologic smears obtained from different
parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic
study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn:
{lower respiratory tract smear}, {bronchoscopic smear},
{sputum smear}]
Lower Saxony
n 1: a state in northwestern Germany
lower status
n 1: the state of being inferior [syn: {inferiority}, {lower
status}, {lower rank}]
Lower Tunguska
n 1: a river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows
north and west to the Yenisei River [syn: {Tunguska},
{Lower Tunguska}]
lower-case letter
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn: {small letter}, {lowercase},
{lower-case letter}, {minuscule}] [ant: {capital}, {capital
letter}, {majuscule}, {upper-case letter}, {uppercase}]
lower-class
adj 1: occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
[syn: {lower-class}, {low-class}] [ant: {middle-class},
{upper-class}]
lower-middle-class
adj 1: occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic
range in a society
Lower-Normandy
n 1: a division of Normandy [syn: {Basse-Normandie}, {Lower-
Normandy}]
lower-ranking
adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a
lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {lower-ranking},
{lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}]
lowest common multiple
n 1: the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every
member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of
12 and 18 is 36" [syn: {lowest common multiple}, {least
common multiple}, {lcm}]
lowland burrowing treefrog
n 1: terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and
scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of
the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing
treefrog}, {northern casque-headed frog}, {Pternohyla
fodiens}]
lowland fir
n 1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America
having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn:
{lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand
fir}, {Abies grandis}]
Lowland Scot
n 1: a native of the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: {Lowlander},
{Scottish Lowlander}, {Lowland Scot}]
lowland white fir
n 1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America
having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn:
{lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand
fir}, {Abies grandis}]
Lowlands of Scotland
n 1: the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous [syn:
{Lowlands}, {Lowlands of Scotland}]
Loxia curvirostra
n 1: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn:
{crossbill}, {Loxia curvirostra}]
Loxodonta africana
n 1: an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears
and ivory tusks [syn: {African elephant}, {Loxodonta
africana}]
Loxostege similalis
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {garden webworm}, {Loxostege
similalis}]
2: moth whose larvae are garden webworms
Loya Jirga
n 1: a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political
conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya
Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"
Loyalist Volunteer Force
n 1: a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks
to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any
Protestant leaders who favor peace
Ltd.
n 1: a company that is organized to give its owners limited
liability [syn: {limited company}, {Ltd.}, {Ld.}]
Lubavitch movement
n 1: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their
hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis
on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch}, {Lubavitch movement},
{Chabad-Lubavitch}, {Chabad}]
lubber line
n 1: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
[syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's mark},
{lubber's point}]
lubber's hole
n 1: hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can
climb without going out on the shrouds
lubber's line
n 1: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
[syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's mark},
{lubber's point}]
lubber's mark
n 1: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
[syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's mark},
{lubber's point}]
lubber's point
n 1: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
[syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's mark},
{lubber's point}]
lubricating oil
n 1: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate
machinery) [syn: {grease}, {lubricating oil}]
lubricating substance
n 1: a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces
smooth or slippery [syn: {lubricant}, {lubricator},
{lubricating substance}, {lube}]
lubricating system
n 1: mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion
engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
[syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating
system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system},
{pressure feed}]
Luchino Visconti
n 1: Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: {Visconti}, {Luchino
Visconti}, {Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone}]
Luciano Pavarotti
n 1: Italian tenor (born in 1935) [syn: {Pavarotti}, {Luciano
Pavarotti}]
Lucille Ball
n 1: United States comedienne best known as the star of a
popular television program (1911-1989) [syn: {Ball},
{Lucille Ball}]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: {Seneca}, {Lucius Annaeus
Seneca}]
Lucius Clay
n 1: United States general who commanded United States forces in
Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift
(1897-1978) [syn: {Clay}, {Lucius Clay}, {Lucius DuBignon
Clay}]
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
n 1: Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC) [syn: {Sulla},
{Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix}]
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
n 1: Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and
fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that
destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained
prosperous during his rule (37-68) [syn: {Nero}, {Nero
Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus}, {Lucius Domitius
Ahenobarbus}]
Lucius DuBignon Clay
n 1: United States general who commanded United States forces in
Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift
(1897-1978) [syn: {Clay}, {Lucius Clay}, {Lucius DuBignon
Clay}]
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
n 1: Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish
banquets (circa 110-57 BC) [syn: {Lucullus}, {Licinius
Lucullus}, {Lucius Licinius Lucullus}]
Lucius Licinius Luculus
n 1: Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)
[syn: {Luculus}, {Lucius Licinius Luculus}]
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
n 1: Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he
twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each
time retired to his farm (519-438 BC) [syn: {Cincinnatus},
{Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus}]
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
n 1: according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of
Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to
510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius},
{Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]
luck into
v 1: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her
rich relatives" [syn: {enter upon}, {come upon}, {luck
into}]
luck it
v 1: act by relying on one's luck [syn: {luck it}, {luck
through}]
luck out
v 1: succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking
spot in the lot" [syn: {luck out}, {hit the jackpot}]
luck through
v 1: act by relying on one's luck [syn: {luck it}, {luck
through}]
lucky dip
n 1: a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are
concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can
draw one out at random
2: a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of
hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"
Lucky Lindy
n 1: United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo
nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn:
{Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh},
{Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]
Lucretia Coffin Mott
n 1: United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880) [syn:
{Mott}, {Lucretia Coffin Mott}]
Lucrezia Borgia
n 1: Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn:
{Borgia}, {Lucrezia Borgia}, {Duchess of Ferrara}]
Lucy Craft Laney
n 1: United States educator who founded the first private school
for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933) [syn:
{Laney}, {Lucy Craft Laney}]
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
n 1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
{back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
{loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
{superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
Lucy Maud Montgomery
n 1: Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {Montgomery}, {L. M.
Montgomery}, {Lucy Maud Montgomery}]
Lucy Stone
n 1: United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn:
{Stone}, {Lucy Stone}]
Ludi Saeculares
n 1: the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked
the commencement of a new generation (100 years
representing the longest life in a generation); observances
may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted
well into the Christian era [syn: {Ludi Saeculares},
{secular games}]
Ludwig Boltzmann
n 1: Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of
gases (1844-1906) [syn: {Boltzmann}, {Ludwig Boltzmann}]
Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein
n 1: British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on
logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) [syn:
{Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Josef Johan
Wittgenstein}]
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
n 1: United States architect (born in Germany) who built
unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
[syn: {Mies Van Der Rohe}, {Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe}]
Ludwig van Beethoven
n 1: German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic
and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his
hearing (1770-1827) [syn: {Beethoven}, {van Beethoven},
{Ludwig van Beethoven}]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
n 1: British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on
logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) [syn:
{Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Josef Johan
Wittgenstein}]
lues venerea
n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum
spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can
be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn:
{syphilis}, {syph}, {pox}, {lues venerea}, {lues}]
Luffa acutangula
n 1: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
[syn: {angled loofah}, {sing-kwa}, {Luffa acutangula}]
Luffa cylindrica
n 1: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit [syn:
{loofah}, {vegetable sponge}, {Luffa cylindrica}]
lug wrench
n 1: a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the
object that is to be rotated
luggage carousel
n 1: a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air
travelers [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {luggage
carousel}, {luggage carrousel}]
luggage carrier
n 1: carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage
luggage carrousel
n 1: a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air
travelers [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {luggage
carousel}, {luggage carrousel}]
luggage compartment
n 1: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or
shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn:
{luggage compartment}, {automobile trunk}, {trunk}, {boot}]
luggage rack
n 1: carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or
on top of a car [syn: {luggage rack}, {roof rack}]
luggage van
n 1: a railway car where passengers' bags are carried [syn:
{baggage car}, {luggage van}]
Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti
n 1: Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who was humiliated by
Napoleon and taken prisoner in 1809; he concluded a
concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France;
he returned to Rome in 1814 (1740-1823) [syn: {Pius VII},
{Barnaba Chiaramonti}, {Luigi Barnaba Gregorio
Chiaramonti}]
Luigi Cherubini
n 1: Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
[syn: {Cherubini}, {Luigi Cherubini}, {Maria Luigi Carlo
Zenobio Cherubini}]
Luigi Galvani
n 1: Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs'
muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the
galvanic cell) (1737-1798) [syn: {Galvani}, {Luigi
Galvani}]
Luigi Pirandello
n 1: Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) [syn:
{Pirandello}, {Luigi Pirandello}]
Luis Bunuel
n 1: Spanish film director (1900-1983) [syn: {Bunuel}, {Luis
Bunuel}]
Luis de Gongora y Argote
n 1: a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected
elegance of style (1561-1627) [syn: {Gongora}, {Luis de
Gongora y Argote}]
Lukasiewicz notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
[syn: {prefix notation}, {Lukasiewicz notation}, {Polish
notation}]
Lule Burgas
n 1: the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian
forces defeated the Turks [syn: {Lule Burgas}, {battle of
Lule Burgas}]
lumbar artery
n 1: one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the
abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the
back muscles and abdominal wall [syn: {lumbar artery},
{arteria lumbalis}]
lumbar nerve
n 1: any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar
section of the spinal cord
lumbar pain
n 1: backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be
caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular
insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc [syn:
{lumbago}, {lumbar pain}]
lumbar plexus
n 1: a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the
aorta and iliac vessels [syn: {lumbar plexus}, {plexus
lumbalis}]
2: a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the
first four lumbar nerves [syn: {lumbar plexus}, {plexus
lumbalis}]
lumbar puncture
n 1: removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of
the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes [syn: {lumbar puncture}, {spinal
puncture}, {spinal tap}]
lumbar vein
n 1: veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar
vertebral venous plexuses [syn: {lumbar vein}, {vena
lumbalis}]
lumbar vertebra
n 1: one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar
vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to
the sacral vertebrae
lumber jacket
n 1: a short warm outer jacket [syn: {lumberjack}, {lumber
jacket}]
lumber room
n 1: a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored
(especially furniture)
lumberman's saw
n 1: a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two
people [syn: {two-handed saw}, {whipsaw}, {two-man saw},
{lumberman's saw}]
lumbosacral plexus
n 1: a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the
coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower
limbs and perineum and coccygeal area
luminance unit
n 1: a measure of luminance
luminous energy
n 1: the energy associated with visible light
luminous flux
n 1: the rate of flow of light energy
luminous flux unit
n 1: a measure of luminous flux per unit area
luminous intensity unit
n 1: a measure of luminous intensity [syn: {luminous intensity
unit}, {candlepower unit}]
lump sugar
n 1: refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as
single servings
lump sum
n 1: a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money
Lumpenus lumpretaeformis
n 1: found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn:
{snakeblenny}, {Lumpenus lumpretaeformis}]
lumpy jaw
n 1: the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis;
affects the face and neck regions [syn: {cervicofacial
actinomycosis}, {lumpy jaw}]
luna moth
n 1: large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings
and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing [syn:
{luna moth}, {Actias luna}]
lunar calendar
n 1: a calendar based on lunar cycles
lunar caustic
n 1: silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a
caustic
lunar crater
n 1: a crater on the Earth's Moon
lunar day
n 1: the period of time taken for the moon to make one full
rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
lunar eclipse
n 1: the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
lunar excursion module
n 1: a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command
module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar
excursion module}, {lunar module}, {LEM}]
lunar latitude
n 1: an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
lunar module
n 1: a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command
module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar
excursion module}, {lunar module}, {LEM}]
lunar month
n 1: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn:
{lunar month}, {moon}, {lunation}, {synodic month}]
lunar time period
n 1: there are usually two high and two low tides each day [syn:
{tide}, {lunar time period}]
lunar year
n 1: a period of 12 lunar months
Lunaria annua
n 1: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant
purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white
seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn:
{honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower},
{satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]
lunate bone
n 1: one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {lunate bone},
{semilunar bone}, {os lunatum}]
lunatic fringe
n 1: a political unit with extreme and fanatical views
lunch meat
n 1: any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and
served cold [syn: {lunch meat}, {luncheon meat}]
lunch meeting
n 1: a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while
eating [syn: {luncheon meeting}, {lunch meeting}]
lunch period
n 1: the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he
observed a regular lunchtime" [syn: {lunchtime}, {lunch
period}]
luncheon meat
n 1: any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and
served cold [syn: {lunch meat}, {luncheon meat}]
luncheon meeting
n 1: a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while
eating [syn: {luncheon meeting}, {lunch meeting}]
luncheon voucher
n 1: coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder
to a meal [syn: {meal ticket}, {luncheon voucher}]
Lunda cirrhata
n 1: northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over
each eye [syn: {tufted puffin}, {Lunda cirrhata}]
lung cancer
n 1: carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of
cancer
lung-like
adj 1: performing functions similar to those performed by lungs
lung-power
n 1: the ability to speak loudly
lungless salamander
n 1: mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their
thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely
enter water [syn: {lungless salamander}, {plethodont}]
lunisolar calendar
n 1: a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles
lunitidal interval
n 1: interval between the moon's transit of a particular
meridian and the next high tide at that meridian
Lupinus albus
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine},
{wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]
Lupinus arboreus
n 1: evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States
having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in
Australia [syn: {tree lupine}, {Lupinus arboreus}]
Lupinus luteus
n 1: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn:
{yellow lupine}, {Lupinus luteus}]
Lupinus perennis
n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]
Lupinus subcarnosus
n 1: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States
(Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading
cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United
States [syn: {bluebonnet}, {buffalo clover}, {Texas
bluebonnet}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}]
Lupinus texensis
n 1: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United
States (Texas) [syn: {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus
texensis}]
lupus erythematosus
n 1: a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting
connective tissue (skin or joints) [syn: {lupus
erythematosus}, {LE}]
lupus vulgaris
n 1: tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and
heals slowly leaving deep scars
lurking place
n 1: a place suitable for lurking
Luschka's tonsil
n 1: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the
uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids";
"enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]
Luscinia luscinia
n 1: large nightingale of eastern Europe [syn: {thrush
nightingale}, {Luscinia luscinia}]
Luscinia megarhynchos
n 1: European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
[syn: {nightingale}, {Luscinia megarhynchos}]
lust after
v 1: have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his
secretary" [syn: {lust after}, {lech after}]
lust for learning
n 1: curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn:
{desire to know}, {lust for learning}, {thirst for
knowledge}]
lusus naturae
n 1: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
[syn: {freak}, {monster}, {monstrosity}, {lusus naturae}]
Lut Desert
n 1: a desert in eastern Iran [syn: {Dasht-e-Lut}, {Lut Desert}]
luteal phase
n 1: the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the
corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the
endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if
fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
[syn: {secretory phase}, {luteal phase}]
luteinizing hormone
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and
stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn:
{luteinizing hormone}, {LH}, {interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone}, {ICSH}]
Luther Burbank
n 1: United States horticulturist who developed many new
varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
[syn: {Burbank}, {Luther Burbank}]
Lutheran Church
n 1: the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin
Luther
Lutjanus analis
n 1: similar to and often marketed as `red snapper' [syn:
{mutton snapper}, {muttonfish}, {Lutjanus analis}]
Lutjanus apodus
n 1: food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters [syn:
{schoolmaster}, {Lutjanus apodus}]
Lutjanus blackfordi
n 1: an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body;
common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and
the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {red snapper}, {Lutjanus
blackfordi}]
Lutjanus griseus
n 1: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn:
{grey snapper}, {gray snapper}, {mangrove snapper},
{Lutjanus griseus}]
Lutra canadensis
n 1: sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams
and lake borders in North America [syn: {river otter},
{Lutra canadensis}]
Lutra lutra
n 1: otter found in Europe and Asia [syn: {Eurasian otter},
{Lutra lutra}]
Luvarus imperialis
n 1: large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere
common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton [syn:
{louvar}, {Luvarus imperialis}]
Luxembourg City
n 1: the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn:
{Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg
City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]
Luxembourg franc
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg
Luxembourg-Ville
n 1: the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn:
{Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg
City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]
luxury liner
n 1: a liner equipped for sumptuous living [syn: {luxury liner},
{express luxury liner}]
Lycaena hypophlaeas
n 1: common copper butterfly of central and eastern North
America [syn: {American copper}, {Lycaena hypophlaeas}]
lycaenid butterfly
n 1: any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae [syn:
{lycaenid}, {lycaenid butterfly}]
Lycaon pictus
n 1: a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa
that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn:
{African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog},
{Lycaon pictus}]
Lychins chalcedonica
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {maltese cross},
{Lychins chalcedonica}]
Lychins floscuculi
n 1: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged
robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins
floscuculi}]
Lychnis alba
n 1: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion},
{Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
Lychnis coronaria
n 1: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely
cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and
showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},
{gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]
Lychnis dioica
n 1: biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red
bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]
Lychnis flos-cuculi
n 1: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged
robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins
floscuculi}]
Lycium barbarum
n 1: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and
violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries;
southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine},
{Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium
halimifolium}]
Lycium carolinianum
n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having
spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red
berries [syn: {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Lycium
carolinianum}]
Lycium halimifolium
n 1: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and
violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries;
southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine},
{Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium
halimifolium}]
Lycopersicon esculentum
n 1: native to South America; widely cultivated in many
varieties [syn: {tomato}, {love apple}, {tomato plant},
{Lycopersicon esculentum}]
Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
n 1: plant bearing small red to yellow fruit [syn: {cherry
tomato}, {Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme}]
Lycopodium alopecuroides
n 1: ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely
distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions
of eastern and southeastern United States [syn: {foxtail
grass}, {Lycopodium alopecuroides}]
Lycopodium alpinum
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {alpine clubmoss}, {Lycopodium
alpinum}]
Lycopodium clavitum
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {running pine}, {Lycopodium
clavitum}]
Lycopodium complanatum
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground cedar}, {staghorn
moss}, {Lycopodium complanatum}]
Lycopodium lucidulum
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {shining clubmoss},
{Lycopodium lucidulum}]
Lycopodium obscurum
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine},
{tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]
Lycopodium selago
n 1: of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
[syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {little
clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]
Lycopus americanus
n 1: aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: {water
horehound}, {Lycopus americanus}]
Lycopus europaeus
n 1: hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers [syn:
{gipsywort}, {gypsywort}, {Lycopus europaeus}]
Lycopus virginicus
n 1: a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small
whitish flowers; eastern United States [syn: {bugleweed},
{Lycopus virginicus}]
Lycosa tarentula
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause
of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn:
{European wolf spider}, {tarantula}, {Lycosa tarentula}]
Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani
n 1: queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917) [syn:
{Liliuokalani}, {Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani}]
lye hominy
n 1: hominy prepared by bleaching in lye
lygaeid bug
n 1: a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated
crops and some fruit trees [syn: {lygaeid}, {lygaeid bug}]
Lygodium microphyllum
n 1: tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in
Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing
maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]
Lygodium palmatum
n 1: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining
stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile
fronds [syn: {creeping fern}, {Hartford fern}, {Lygodium
palmatum}]
lygus bug
n 1: vector of viral plant diseases
Lygus lineolaris
n 1: widespread plant and fruit pest [syn: {tarnished plant
bug}, {Lygus lineolaris}]
lying in wait
n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {lying in wait},
{trap}]
lying under oath
n 1: criminal offense of making false statements under oath
[syn: {perjury}, {bearing false witness}, {lying under
oath}]
lying-in
n 1: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of
contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for
six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour},
{confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
Lyman Frank Brown
n 1: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn:
{Baum}, {Frank Baum}, {Lyman Frank Brown}]
Lymantria dispar
n 1: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest
of shade trees [syn: {gypsy moth}, {gipsy moth}, {Lymantria
dispar}]
Lyme arthritis
n 1: an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with
joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the
bite of a deer tick [syn: {Lyme disease}, {Lyme arthritis}]
Lyme disease
n 1: an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with
joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the
bite of a deer tick [syn: {Lyme disease}, {Lyme arthritis}]
lyme grass
n 1: a grass of the genus Elymus
lymph cell
n 1: an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter
of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence
of infection [syn: {lymphocyte}, {lymph cell}]
lymph gland
n 1: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: {lymph node},
{lymph gland}, {node}]
lymph node
n 1: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: {lymph node},
{lymph gland}, {node}]
lymph vessel
n 1: a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually
added to the venous blood circulation [syn: {lymph vessel},
{lymphatic vessel}]
lymphatic system
n 1: the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between
body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates
throughout the body [syn: {lymphatic system}, {systema
lymphaticum}]
lymphatic tissue
n 1: tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphatic
tissue}, {lymphoid tissue}]
lymphatic vessel
n 1: a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually
added to the venous blood circulation [syn: {lymph vessel},
{lymphatic vessel}]
lymphoblast-like
adj 1: resembling a lymphoblast
lymphoblastic leukemia
n 1: a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells
in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
n 1: a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the
common house mouse
lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
n 1: the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis;
infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human
beings
lymphocytic leukemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues
and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
lymphogranuloma venereum
n 1: infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia
bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by
genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
[syn: {lymphogranuloma venereum}, {LGV}, {lymphopathia
venereum}]
lymphoid tissue
n 1: tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphatic
tissue}, {lymphoid tissue}]
lymphopathia venereum
n 1: infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia
bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by
genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
[syn: {lymphogranuloma venereum}, {LGV}, {lymphopathia
venereum}]
lynch law
n 1: the practice of punishing people by hanging without due
process of law
lynch mob
n 1: a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without
legal authority
Lyndon Baines Johnson
n 1: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was
assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson},
{Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson},
{President Lyndon Johnson}]
Lyndon Johnson
n 1: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was
assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson},
{Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson},
{President Lyndon Johnson}]
Lynn Fontanne
n 1: United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred
Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) [syn:
{Fontanne}, {Lynn Fontanne}]
Lynx canadensis
n 1: of northern North America [syn: {Canada lynx}, {Lynx
canadensis}]
Lynx caracal
n 1: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn:
{caracal}, {desert lynx}, {Lynx caracal}]
Lynx lynx
n 1: of northern Eurasia [syn: {common lynx}, {Lynx lynx}]
Lynx pardina
n 1: of southern Europe [syn: {spotted lynx}, {Lynx pardina}]
Lynx rufus
n 1: small lynx of North America [syn: {bobcat}, {bay lynx},
{Lynx rufus}]
lynx-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
Lyonia ligustrina
n 1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of
small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male
berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia
ligustrina}]
Lyonia lucida
n 1: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with
shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to
reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush},
{fetter bush}, {shiny lyonia}, {Lyonia lucida}]
Lyonia mariana
n 1: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United
States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to
stock [syn: {staggerbush}, {stagger bush}, {Lyonia
mariana}]
Lyonnaise sauce
n 1: brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry
white wine or vinegar [syn: {Lyonnaise sauce}, {brown onion
sauce}]
lyrate leaf
n 1: a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre
lyre snake
n 1: mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head;
found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to
Central America
lyre-flower
n 1: garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
[syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyreflower}, {lyre-flower},
{Dicentra spectabilis}]
lyre-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a lyre
lyric poem
n 1: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: {lyric}, {lyric
poem}]
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
n 1: a black grouse of western Asia [syn: {Asian black grouse},
{Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi}]
Lyrurus tetrix
n 1: large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-
shaped tail [syn: {European black grouse}, {heathfowl},
{Lyrurus tetrix}]
lysergic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained
from ergotic alkaloids
lysergic acid diethylamide
n 1: a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic
acid [syn: {lysergic acid diethylamide}, {LSD}]
Lysichiton americanum
n 1: clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western
North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a
yellow spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}, {Lysichiton
americanum}]
Lysiloma bahamensis
n 1: a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles
tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind},
{Lysiloma latisiliqua}, {Lysiloma bahamensis}]
Lysiloma latisiliqua
n 1: a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles
tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind},
{Lysiloma latisiliqua}, {Lysiloma bahamensis}]
Lysiloma sabicu
n 1: West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling
mahogany in texture and value [syn: {sabicu}, {Lysiloma
sabicu}]
Lysimachia ciliatum
n 1: of North America [syn: {fringed loosestrife}, {Lysimachia
ciliatum}]
Lysimachia clethroides Duby
n 1: a variety of the loosestrife herb [syn: {gooseneck
loosestrife}, {Lysimachia clethroides Duby}]
Lysimachia nemorum
n 1: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers [syn:
{yellow pimpernel}, {Lysimachia nemorum}]
Lysimachia nummularia
n 1: a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Jenny},
{creeping Charlie}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]
Lysimachia quadrifolia
n 1: common North American yellow-flowered plant [syn: {whorled
loosestrife}, {Lysimachia quadrifolia}]
Lysimachia terrestris
n 1: North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found
in wet places [syn: {swamp candles}, {Lysimachia
terrestris}]
Lysimachia vulgaris
n 1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow
loosestrife}, {garden loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]
lysine intolerance
n 1: a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it
impossible to digest the amino acid lysine
Lythrum hyssopifolia
n 1: annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of
Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass
poly}, {hyssop loosestrife}, {Lythrum hyssopifolia}]
Lythrum salicaria
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
{purple loosestrife}, {spiked loosestrife}, {Lythrum
salicaria}]
Lytton Strachey
n 1: English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury
Group (1880-1932) [syn: {Strachey}, {Lytton Strachey},
{Giles Lytton Strachey}]
M-1
n 1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand},
{M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]
M-1 rifle
n 1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand},
{M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]
M-theory
n 1: (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-
dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces
and gravity are unified and to which all the string
theories belong
M. J. Schleiden
n 1: German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated
the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Schleiden}, {Matthias
Schleiden}, {M. J. Schleiden}]
M.M.
n 1: the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring
in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {metronome
marking}, {M.M.}]
M1
n 1: a measure of the money supply; includes currency in
circulation plus demand deposits or checking account
balances
M2
n 1: a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits
(other than large certificates of deposit)
M3
n 1: a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at
institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan
associations)
ma'am
n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam},
{ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]
Macaca irus
n 1: monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn:
{crab-eating macaque}, {croo monkey}, {Macaca irus}]
Macaca mulatta
n 1: of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: {rhesus},
{rhesus monkey}, {Macaca mulatta}]
Macaca radiata
n 1: Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn:
{bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown
monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]
Macaca sylvana
n 1: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of
northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: {Barbary ape},
{Macaca sylvana}]
Macadamia integrifolia
n 1: medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white
flowers
macadamia nut
n 1: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely
cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
[syn: {macadamia nut}, {macadamia nut tree}, {Macadamia
ternifolia}]
2: nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat
macadamia nut tree
n 1: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely
cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
[syn: {macadamia nut}, {macadamia nut tree}, {Macadamia
ternifolia}]
Macadamia ternifolia
n 1: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely
cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
[syn: {macadamia nut}, {macadamia nut tree}, {Macadamia
ternifolia}]
Macadamia tetraphylla
n 1: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: {Queensland
nut}, {Macadamia tetraphylla}]
macadamia tree
n 1: any tree of the genus Macadamia [syn: {macadamia},
{macadamia tree}]
Macao monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Macao
macaroni and cheese
n 1: macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce
macaroni salad
n 1: having macaroni as the base
macaroni wheat
n 1: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and
used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern
Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
[syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]
Macedonian War
n 1: one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and
2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia
and its annexation as a Roman province
Mach number
n 1: the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of
sound
Machaeranthera bigelovii
n 1: wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow
bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to
Arizona [syn: {sticky aster}, {Machaeranthera bigelovii}]
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
n 1: wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very
narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
[syn: {tahoka daisy}, {tansy leaf aster}, {Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia}]
Machaeranthera tortifoloia
n 1: wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with
narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes
California to Arizona and Utah [syn: {Mojave aster},
{Machaeranthera tortifoloia}]
machine bolt
n 1: a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a
threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench;
used to connect metal parts
machine code
n 1: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it
directly without further translation [syn: {machine code},
{machine language}]
machine gun
n 1: a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
v 1: shoot with a machine gun
machine gunner
n 1: a serviceman in the artillery [syn: {artilleryman},
{cannoneer}, {gunner}, {machine gunner}]
machine language
n 1: a programming language designed for use on a specific class
of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented
language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]
2: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it
directly without further translation [syn: {machine code},
{machine language}]
machine operation
n 1: an elementary operation that a computer is designed and
built to perform [syn: {computer operation}, {machine
operation}]
machine pistol
n 1: a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn:
{burp gun}, {machine pistol}]
machine politician
n 1: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a
political party for private rather than public ends [syn:
{machine politician}, {ward-heeler}, {political hack},
{hack}]
machine readable
adj 1: suitable for feeding directly into a computer [syn:
{machine readable}, {computer readable}]
machine readable dictionary
n 1: a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary;
organized alphabetically [syn: {machine readable
dictionary}, {MRD}, {electronic dictionary}]
machine rifle
n 1: light machine gun [syn: {automatic rifle}, {automatic},
{machine rifle}]
machine screw
n 1: a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole;
slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver
machine shop
n 1: workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine
tools
machine stitch
n 1: a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using
more than one thread [syn: {machine stitch}, {sewing-
machine stitch}]
machine tool
n 1: a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing
metals or other materials
machine translation
n 1: the use of computers to translate from one language to
another [syn: {machine translation}, {MT}]
machine wash
v 1: wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
[syn: {machine wash}, {machine-wash}] [ant: {hand-wash},
{handwash}]
machine-accessible
adj 1: stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with
a central computer [syn: {machine-accessible},
{connected}]
machine-controlled
adj 1: operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn:
{automated}, {machine-controlled}, {machine-driven}]
machine-displayable text
n 1: electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a
digital image
machine-driven
adj 1: operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn:
{automated}, {machine-controlled}, {machine-driven}]
machine-made
adj 1: made by machine [ant: {hand-crafted}, {handmade}]
machine-oriented language
n 1: a programming language designed for use on a specific class
of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented
language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]
machine-readable text
n 1: electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and
that can be displayed in a variety of formats
machine-wash
v 1: wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?"
[syn: {machine wash}, {machine-wash}] [ant: {hand-wash},
{handwash}]
machinist's vise
n 1: a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
[syn: {machinist's vise}, {metalworking vise}]
macho-man
n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {stud}, {he-
man}, {macho-man}]
Machu Picchu
n 1: Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911;
it may have been built in the 15th century
Machupo virus
n 1: the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever;
carried by rats and mice
Mack Sennett
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for
slapstick movies (1880-1960) [syn: {Sennett}, {Mack
Sennett}]
Mackenzie River
n 1: a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn:
{Mackenzie}, {Mackenzie River}]
mackerel scad
n 1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel
scad}, {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]
mackerel shad
n 1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel
scad}, {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]
mackerel shark
n 1: fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
mackerel sky
n 1: a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus
clouds
Mackinac Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower
and upper peninsulas of Michigan
Mackinaw blanket
n 1: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern
United States [syn: {mackinaw}, {Mackinaw blanket}]
Mackinaw boat
n 1: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn:
{mackinaw}, {Mackinaw boat}]
Mackinaw coat
n 1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
[syn: {mackinaw}, {Mackinaw coat}]
Macleaya cordata
n 1: herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike
panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {plume poppy},
{bocconia}, {Macleaya cordata}]
Maclura pomifera
n 1: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central
United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and
an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard
orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans;
frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange},
{bow wood}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]
Macowanites americanus
n 1: a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the
white context and a white stalk that is practically
enclosed by the cap
macro instruction
n 1: a single computer instruction that results in a series of
instructions in machine language [syn: {macro}, {macro
instruction}]
macrobiotic diet
n 1: a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains
Macrocephalon maleo
n 1: Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
[syn: {maleo}, {Macrocephalon maleo}]
Macrocheira kaempferi
n 1: very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: {giant crab},
{Macrocheira kaempferi}]
Macroclemys temmincki
n 1: large species having three ridges on its back; found in
southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping
turtle}, {alligator snapper}, {Macroclemys temmincki}]
macrocytic anaemia
n 1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger
than normal [syn: {macrocytic anemia}, {macrocytic
anaemia}]
macrocytic anemia
n 1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger
than normal [syn: {macrocytic anemia}, {macrocytic
anaemia}]
Macrodactylus subspinosus
n 1: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and
adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple
trees or grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose bug},
{Macrodactylus subspinosus}]
macroeconomic expert
n 1: an economist who specializes in macroeconomics [syn:
{macroeconomist}, {macroeconomic expert}]
Macronectes giganteus
n 1: large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn:
{giant petrel}, {giant fulmar}, {Macronectes giganteus}]
Macropus agiles
n 1: a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches [syn: {common
wallaby}, {Macropus agiles}]
Macropus giganteus
n 1: very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly
abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {giant kangaroo},
{great grey kangaroo}, {Macropus giganteus}]
macroscopic anatomy
n 1: the study of the structure of the body and its parts
without the use of a microscope [syn: {gross anatomy},
{macroscopic anatomy}]
Macrotis lagotis
n 1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-
eared bandicoot}, {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis
lagotis}]
Macrotus californicus
n 1: large-eared greyish bat of southern California and
northwestern Mexico [syn: {macrotus}, {Macrotus
californicus}]
Macrotyloma uniflorum
n 1: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for
food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse},
{Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]
Macrozamia communis
n 1: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South
Wales [syn: {burrawong}, {Macrozamia communis}, {Macrozamia
spiralis}]
Macrozamia spiralis
n 1: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South
Wales [syn: {burrawong}, {Macrozamia communis}, {Macrozamia
spiralis}]
Macrozoarces americanus
n 1: common along northeastern coast of North America [syn:
{ocean pout}, {Macrozoarces americanus}]
macula lutea
n 1: a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich
in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn:
{macula}, {macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
macular area
n 1: a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich
in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn:
{macula}, {macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
macular degeneration
n 1: eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the
macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause
blindness
macular edema
n 1: an eye disease caused by a swelling of the macula resulting
from leakage and accumulation of fluid
Mad Anthony Wayne
n 1: American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
[syn: {Wayne}, {Anthony Wayne}, {Mad Anthony Wayne}]
mad apple
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used
as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal},
{eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum
melongena}]
2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark
purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {eggplant},
{aubergine}, {mad apple}]
mad cow disease
n 1: a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous
system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {bovine
spongiform encephalitis}, {BSE}, {mad cow disease}]
mad-dog skullcap
n 1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used
especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue
pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog
weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]
mad-dog weed
n 1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used
especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue
pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog
weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]
Madagascar cat
n 1: small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn:
{Madagascar cat}, {ring-tailed lemur}, {Lemur catta}]
Madagascar franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Madagascar
Madagascar jasmine
n 1: twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy
evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white
flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
[syn: {Madagascar jasmine}, {waxflower}, {Stephanotis
floribunda}]
Madagascar pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black
pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper
nigrum}]
Madagascar periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
Madagascar plum
n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
{Flacourtia indica}]
Madame Curie
n 1: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes;
one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on
radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and
polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Madame
Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]
Madame de Maintenon
n 1: French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king
after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn:
{Maintenon}, {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise
d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]
Madame de Stael
n 1: French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: {Stael}, {Madame
de Stael}, {Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-
Holstein}]
Madame Tussaud
n 1: French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made
wax death masks of prominent victims of the French
Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835
she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London
(1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Marie Tussaud}, {Madame
Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]
madder family
n 1: widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and
shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and
gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry [syn:
{Rubiaceae}, {family Rubiaceae}, {madder family}]
made-to-order
adj 1: built for a particular individual [syn: {custom-built},
{made-to-order}]
2: (of clothing) custom-made [syn: {bespoke}, {bespoken}, {made-
to-order}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]
made-up
adj 1: having been paved
Madeira cake
n 1: a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten
with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: {Madeira cake}, {Madeira
sponge}]
Madeira Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the
west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of
Portugal [syn: {Madeira Islands}, {Madeiras}]
Madeira River
n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn:
{Madeira}, {Madeira River}]
Madeira sponge
n 1: a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten
with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: {Madeira cake}, {Madeira
sponge}]
Madeira winter cherry
n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-
sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry},
{Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]
Madia elegans
n 1: California annual having red-brown spots near the base of
its yellow flower rays [syn: {common madia}, {common
tarweed}, {Madia elegans}]
madia oil
n 1: used as a substitute for olive oil
madia oil plant
n 1: South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source
of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil
plant}, {Madia sativa}]
Madia sativa
n 1: South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source
of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil
plant}, {Madia sativa}]
Madonna lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
Madonna Louise Ciccone
n 1: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s
(born in 1958) [syn: {Madonna}, {Madonna Louise Ciccone}]
madriporian coral
n 1: corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which
form reefs and islands [syn: {stony coral}, {madrepore},
{madriporian coral}]
Mae West
n 1: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: {West}, {Mae
West}]
2: an inflatable life jacket [syn: {Mae West}, {air jacket}]
Maffeo Barberini
n 1: Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the
condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
[syn: {Urban VIII}, {Maffeo Barberini}]
mag tape
n 1: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip
coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video
signals or to store computer information; "he took along a
dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape},
{mag tape}, {tape}]
magazine article
n 1: an article published in a magazine
magazine publisher
n 1: a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a
magazine" [syn: {magazine}, {magazine publisher}]
magazine rack
n 1: a rack for displaying magazines
Magdalena River
n 1: a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern
Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the
Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: {Magdalena}, {Magdalena
River}]
Magellanic Cloud
n 1: either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way;
visible near the south celestial pole
Magen David
n 1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles;
an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David},
{Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's
seal}]
magenta pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with magenta
magic bullet
n 1: a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or
prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against
cancer"
magic eye
n 1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other
radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive
cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]
magic lantern
n 1: an early form of slide projector
Magic Marker
n 1: a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic
Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt
tip}, {Magic Marker}]
magic mushroom
n 1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of
psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {sacred mushroom}, {magic
mushroom}]
magic number
n 1: the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic
nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
magic realism
n 1: a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative
or meticulously realistic painting are combined with
surreal elements of fantasy or dreams
magic spell
n 1: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around
its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {spell}, {magic
spell}, {magical spell}, {charm}]
magic square
n 1: a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2
integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a
way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the
same
magic trick
n 1: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
[syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic},
{legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {thaumaturgy}, {illusion},
{deception}]
magical ability
n 1: an ability to perform magic [syn: {magical ability},
{magical power}]
magical power
n 1: an ability to perform magic [syn: {magical ability},
{magical power}]
magical spell
n 1: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around
its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {spell}, {magic
spell}, {magical spell}, {charm}]
Magicicada septendecim
n 1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at
infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years
to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {periodical
cicada}, {Magicicada septendecim}]
Maginot Line
n 1: a fortification built before World War II to protect
France's eastern border; initially considered to be
impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in
1940
Magna Carta
n 1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious
English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta},
{Magna Charta}, {The Great Charter}]
Magna Charta
n 1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious
English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta},
{Magna Charta}, {The Great Charter}]
magna cum laude
adv 1: with high honor; "he graduated magna cum laude"
adj 1: with high honor; with high academic distinction; "a magna
cum laude graduate"
Magna Mater
n 1: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor;
counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele},
{Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater
Turrita}]
magnesium bicarbonate
n 1: a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
magnesium carbonate
n 1: a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as
magnesite or as dolomite
magnesium hydroxide
n 1: a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
magnesium nitride
n 1: a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium
magnesium oxide
n 1: a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a
source of magnesium [syn: {periclase}, {magnesia},
{magnesium oxide}]
magnesium sulfate
n 1: a salt of magnesium
magnetic attraction
n 1: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as
well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn:
{magnetism}, {magnetic attraction}, {magnetic force}]
magnetic bottle
n 1: container consisting of any configuration of magnetic
fields used to contain a plasma during controlled
thermonuclear reactions
magnetic bubble memory
n 1: a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the
form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no
longer used in most computers
magnetic compass
n 1: compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that
points to the magnetic north
magnetic core
n 1: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a
random access memory to store one bit of data; now
superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three
wires passing through it, providing the means to select and
detect the contents of each bit" [syn: {core}, {magnetic
core}]
magnetic core memory
n 1: (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array
of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
[syn: {magnetic core memory}, {core memory}]
magnetic declination
n 1: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north
and true north [syn: {magnetic declination}, {magnetic
variation}, {variation}]
magnetic dip
n 1: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic
dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
magnetic dipole
n 1: a dipole with opposing magnetic poles
magnetic dipole moment
n 1: (physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field
characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron
in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment"
magnetic disc
n 1: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat
disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information
is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {magnetic disc}, {disk},
{disc}]
magnetic disk
n 1: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat
disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information
is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {magnetic disc}, {disk},
{disc}]
magnetic equator
n 1: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic
needle has no dip [syn: {aclinic line}, {magnetic equator}]
magnetic field
n 1: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a
moving charged particle [syn: {magnetic field}, {magnetic
flux}, {flux}]
magnetic field strength
n 1: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field
strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction},
{magnetic flux density}]
magnetic flux
n 1: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given
area
2: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving
charged particle [syn: {magnetic field}, {magnetic flux},
{flux}]
magnetic flux density
n 1: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field
strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction},
{magnetic flux density}]
magnetic flux unit
n 1: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
[syn: {flux unit}, {magnetic flux unit}]
magnetic force
n 1: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as
well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn:
{magnetism}, {magnetic attraction}, {magnetic force}]
magnetic head
n 1: an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts
electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be
stored on a surface and later retrieved
magnetic inclination
n 1: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic
dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
magnetic induction
n 1: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or
permanently) [syn: {magnetization}, {magnetisation},
{magnetic induction}]
2: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field
strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction},
{magnetic flux density}]
magnetic ink
n 1: an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance
whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors
magnetic intensity
n 1: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to
the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field
strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction},
{magnetic flux density}]
magnetic iron-ore
n 1: an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
[syn: {magnetite}, {magnetic iron-ore}]
magnetic levitation
n 1: high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a
magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels
free of friction [syn: {magnetic levitation}, {maglev}]
magnetic line of force
n 1: a line of force in a magnetic field
magnetic medium
n 1: any storage medium in which different patterns of
magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of
information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic
storage" [syn: {magnetic storage medium}, {magnetic
medium}, {magnetic storage}]
magnetic meridian
n 1: an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of
the Earth
magnetic mine
n 1: (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism
that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a
ship)
magnetic moment
n 1: the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed
in a magnetic field [syn: {magnetic moment}, {moment of a
magnet}]
magnetic monopole
n 1: a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead
of the usual two
magnetic needle
n 1: a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a
mounting with little friction; used to indicate the
direction of the earth's magnetic pole
magnetic north
n 1: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn:
{north}, {magnetic north}, {compass north}]
magnetic pole
n 1: either of two points where the lines of force of the
Earth's magnetic field are vertical
2: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to
be concentrated [syn: {pole}, {magnetic pole}]
magnetic pyrites
n 1: a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic
properties [syn: {pyrrhotite}, {pyrrhotine}, {magnetic
pyrites}]
magnetic recorder
n 1: recorder consisting of equipment for making records on
magnetic media
magnetic resonance
n 1: resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to
radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in
a magnetic field
magnetic resonance imaging
n 1: the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce
proton density images [syn: {magnetic resonance imaging},
{MRI}]
magnetic storage
n 1: any storage medium in which different patterns of
magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of
information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic
storage" [syn: {magnetic storage medium}, {magnetic
medium}, {magnetic storage}]
magnetic storage medium
n 1: any storage medium in which different patterns of
magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of
information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic
storage" [syn: {magnetic storage medium}, {magnetic
medium}, {magnetic storage}]
magnetic storm
n 1: a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused
by emission of particles from the sun
magnetic stripe
n 1: a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or
debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading
device who you are and what your account number is, etc.
magnetic tape
n 1: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip
coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video
signals or to store computer information; "he took along a
dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape},
{mag tape}, {tape}]
magnetic variation
n 1: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north
and true north [syn: {magnetic declination}, {magnetic
variation}, {variation}]
magnetoelectric machine
n 1: a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a
high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of
a spark plug in a gasoline engine [syn: {magneto},
{magnetoelectric machine}]
magnetomotive force
n 1: the force that produces magnetic flux
magnetomotive force unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
magnifying glass
n 1: light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is
used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass
was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {hand glass},
{simple microscope}, {magnifying glass}]
magnitude relation
n 1: a relation between magnitudes [syn: {magnitude relation},
{quantitative relation}]
Magnolia acuminata
n 1: American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit
like a small cucumber [syn: {cucumber tree}, {Magnolia
acuminata}]
magnolia family
n 1: subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and
Manglietia [syn: {Magnoliaceae}, {family Magnoliaceae},
{magnolia family}]
Magnolia fraseri
n 1: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled
formations at branch tips [syn: {earleaved umbrella tree},
{Magnolia fraseri}]
Magnolia grandiflora
n 1: evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff
glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn:
{southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering
magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]
Magnolia macrophylla
n 1: large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States
having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy
flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved
magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved
macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]
Magnolia soulangiana
n 1: large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy
to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an
ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {saucer
magnolia}, {Chinese magnolia}, {Magnolia soulangiana}]
Magnolia State
n 1: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the
Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn:
{Mississippi}, {Magnolia State}, {MS}, {Miss.}]
Magnolia stellata
n 1: deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white
starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an
ornamental in United States [syn: {star magnolia},
{Magnolia stellata}]
Magnolia tripetala
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy
white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas
at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella
magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]
Magnolia virginiana
n 1: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white
flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn:
{sweet bay}, {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia
virginiana}]
magnoliid dicot family
n 1: family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among
the most primitive of extant angiosperms
magnoliid dicot genus
n 1: genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among
the most primitive of extant angiosperms
magnoliopsid family
n 1: family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic
leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
[syn: {dicot family}, {magnoliopsid family}]
magnoliopsid genus
n 1: genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic
leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
[syn: {dicot genus}, {magnoliopsid genus}]
magnum opus
n 1: a great work of art or literature
magnus hitch
n 1: a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch
Mah-Jongg
n 1: Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles [syn: {Mah-
Jongg}, {mahjong}]
Mahalia Jackson
n 1: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel
music (1911-1972) [syn: {Jackson}, {Mahalia Jackson}]
Mahatma Gandhi
n 1: political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with
Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive
resistance (1869-1948) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Mahatma Gandhi},
{Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi}]
Mahayana Buddhism
n 1: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a
common search for universal salvation especially through
faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and
Japan [syn: {Mahayana}, {Mahayana Buddhism}]
Mahernia verticillata
n 1: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow
honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn:
{honey bell}, {honeybells}, {Hermannia verticillata},
{Mahernia verticillata}]
mahogany family
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber
and ornamental trees [syn: {Meliaceae}, {family Meliaceae},
{mahogany family}]
mahogany tree
n 1: any of various tropical timber trees of the family
Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their
hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily
worked and takes a high polish [syn: {mahogany}, {mahogany
tree}]
mahogany-red
adj 1: of brown tinged with red [syn: {red-brown}, {reddish-
brown}, {mahogany-red}]
Mahonia aquifolium
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North
America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon
grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain
grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]
Mahonia nervosa
n 1: small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers
followed by glaucous blue berries [syn: {Oregon grape},
{Mahonia nervosa}]
Maianthemum bifolium
n 1: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn:
{false lily of the valley}, {Maianthemum bifolium}]
Maianthemum canadense
n 1: small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and
parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white
flowers [syn: {false lily of the valley}, {Maianthemum
canadense}]
maid of honor
n 1: an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding [syn:
{bridesmaid}, {maid of honor}]
maiden aunt
n 1: an unmarried aunt
maiden blue-eyed Mary
n 1: small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-
white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to
California and Colorado [syn: {maiden blue-eyed Mary},
{Collinsia parviflora}]
maiden flight
n 1: the first flight of its kind; "the Stealth bomber made its
maiden flight in 1989"
maiden name
n 1: a woman's surname before marriage
maiden over
n 1: (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored [syn: {maiden
over}, {maiden}]
maiden pink
n 1: low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single
pale pink flower with a crimson center [syn: {maiden pink},
{Dianthus deltoides}]
maiden voyage
n 1: the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner
Titanic sank on its maiden voyage"
maidenhair berry
n 1: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern
North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous
white fleshy rough and hairy seeds [syn: {creeping
snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria
hispidula}]
maidenhair fern
n 1: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the
genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
[syn: {maidenhair}, {maidenhair fern}]
maidenhair spleenwort
n 1: small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and
Hawaii with pinnate fronds [syn: {maidenhair spleenwort},
{Asplenium trichomanes}]
maidenhair tree
n 1: deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves
and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in
cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn:
{ginkgo}, {gingko}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}]
maieutic method
n 1: a method of teaching by question and answer; used by
Socrates to elicit truths from his students [syn: {Socratic
method}, {maieutic method}]
mail boat
n 1: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat},
{packet}, {packet boat}]
mail call
n 1: a call of names of those receiving mail
mail car
n 1: a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
mail carrier
n 1: a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman},
{mail carrier}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]
mail clerk
n 1: a clerk in a post office [syn: {postal clerk}, {mail
clerk}]
mail fraud
n 1: use of the mails to defraud someone
mail order
n 1: a purchase negotiated by mail
mail out
v 1: transmit by mail; "The company mailed out the catalog to
all potential customers"
mail pouch
n 1: pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: {mailbag}, {mail
pouch}]
mail service
n 1: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he
works for the United States mail service"; "in England they
call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {mail service}, {postal
service}, {post}]
mail slot
n 1: a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be
delivered
mail train
n 1: a train that carries mail
mail-cheeked
adj 1: having bony plates on the sides of the head
mail-clad
adj 1: wearing protective mail [syn: {mail-clad}, {mailed}]
mail-order buying
n 1: buying goods to be shipped through the mail [syn: {mail-
order buying}, {catalog buying}]
mailing address
n 1: the address where a person or organization can be
communicated with
mailing list
n 1: a list of names and addresses to which advertising material
is mailed
mailing-card
n 1: a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
[syn: {postcard}, {post card}, {postal card}, {mailing-
card}]
main clause
n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a
complete sentence [syn: {main clause}, {independent
clause}]
main course
n 1: the principal dish of a meal [syn: {entree}, {main course}]
2: a square mainsail
main deck
n 1: the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of
a large vessel [syn: {main deck}, {second deck}]
main diagonal
n 1: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left
entry to the lower right entry [syn: {main diagonal},
{principal diagonal}]
main drag
n 1: the main street of a town or city
main entry word
n 1: the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {citation form}, {main
entry word}, {entry word}]
main file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that is used as the
authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent
[syn: {master file}, {main file}]
main line
n 1: the principal route of a transportation system
main office
n 1: (usually plural) the office that serves as the
administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies
have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters},
{central office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home
base}]
main road
n 1: a major road for any form of motor transport [syn:
{highway}, {main road}]
main rotor
n 1: rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-
rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the
helicopter in the air
main street
n 1: street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic
in a town [syn: {main street}, {high street}]
2: any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used
to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by
Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal
politician"
main yard
n 1: yard for a square mainsail
main-topmast
n 1: the topmast next above the mainmast
main-topsail
n 1: a topsail set on the mainmast
Maine lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws;
caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus
americanus}]
mainframe computer
n 1: a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and
occupying a special air-conditioned room [syn: {mainframe},
{mainframe computer}]
mainland China
n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China},
{People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist
China}, {Red China}, {PRC}, {Cathay}]
maintenance man
n 1: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn:
{repairman}, {maintenance man}, {service man}]
maintenance staff
n 1: those in a business responsible for maintaining the
physical plant [syn: {service staff}, {maintenance staff}]
maitre d'
n 1: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and
the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter},
{maitre d'hotel}, {maitre d'}]
maitre d'hotel
n 1: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and
the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter},
{maitre d'hotel}, {maitre d'}]
Maja squinado
n 1: a large spider crab of Europe [syn: {European spider crab},
{king crab}, {Maja squinado}]
major affective disorder
n 1: any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic
abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance
of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder},
{major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder},
{emotional disturbance}]
major axis
n 1: the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through
the two foci
major depressive episode
n 1: (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic
symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and
despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of
worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no
known organic dysfunction
major diatonic scale
n 1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except
for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major scale},
{major diatonic scale}]
major fast day
n 1: one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar
major form class
n 1: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar
major key
n 1: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn:
{major key}, {major mode}]
major league
n 1: the most important league in any sport (especially
baseball) [syn: {major league}, {big league}, {majors}]
major leaguer
n 1: a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {major
leaguer}, {big leaguer}]
major lobe
n 1: the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended
to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of
a beam
major mode
n 1: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn:
{major key}, {major mode}]
major planet
n 1: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the
solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by
reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their
proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation
Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a
counterclockwise direction [syn: {planet}, {major planet}]
major power
n 1: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power},
{power}, {superpower}]
major premise
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term
(which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major
premise}, {major premiss}]
major premiss
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term
(which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major
premise}, {major premiss}]
major scale
n 1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except
for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major scale},
{major diatonic scale}]
major suit
n 1: (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or
hearts
major surgery
n 1: any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or
respiratory assistance [ant: {minor surgery}]
major term
n 1: the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the
conclusion
major tranquilizer
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
major tranquilliser
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
major tranquillizer
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
major-domo
n 1: the chief steward or butler of a great household [syn:
{major-domo}, {seneschal}]
major-general
n 1: a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and
below a lieutenant general
major-league club
n 1: a team that plays in a major league [syn: {major-league
team}, {major-league club}]
major-league team
n 1: a team that plays in a major league [syn: {major-league
team}, {major-league club}]
Majorana hortensis
n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey;
not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted
marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]
majority leader
n 1: leader of the majority party in a legislature
majority operation
n 1: a threshold operation in which each operand is 0 or 1;
output is 1 if and only if more than half the operands have
the value 1
majority opinion
n 1: the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally
known simply as `the opinion')
majority rule
n 1: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized
group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn:
{majority rule}, {democracy}]
Makaira albida
n 1: small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic [syn:
{white marlin}, {Makaira albida}]
Makaira marlina
n 1: large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
[syn: {black marlin}, {Makaira mazara}, {Makaira marlina}]
Makaira mazara
n 1: large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
[syn: {black marlin}, {Makaira mazara}, {Makaira marlina}]
Makaira mitsukurii
n 1: Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical
stripes [syn: {striped marlin}, {Makaira mitsukurii}]
Makaira nigricans
n 1: largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in
warm seas [syn: {blue marlin}, {Makaira nigricans}]
Makarios III
n 1: Greek Orthodox bishop and archbishop of Cyprus and the
first president of independent Cyprus (1913-1977)
make a clean breast of
v 1: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of
the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his
handwriting" [syn: {make a clean breast of}, {own up},
{fess up}]
make a face
v 1: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional
state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he
had to do" [syn: {grimace}, {make a face}, {pull a face}]
make a motion
v 1: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
[syn: {move}, {make a motion}]
make a point
v 1: make a point of doing something; act purposefully and
intentionally [syn: {make a point}, {make sure}]
make a stink
v 1: take strong and forceful action, as to object or express
discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she
wold not be hired again" [syn: {raise hell}, {make a
stink}, {raise a stink}]
make as if
v 1: begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake
my hand"
make believe
v 1: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or
act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {make},
{pretend}, {make believe}]
make bold
v 1: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission;
"How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: {make bold}, {dare},
{presume}]
make clean
v 1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances
from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
[syn: {clean}, {make clean}] [ant: {begrime}, {bemire},
{colly}, {dirty}, {grime}, {soil}]
make do
v 1: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with
the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on
just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of
bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make
do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
make for
v 1: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot
work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a
joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken
area" [syn: {bring}, {work}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}]
make full
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a
container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill}, {fill
up}, {make full}] [ant: {empty}]
make fun
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule},
{roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib},
{make fun}, {poke fun}]
make good
v 1: act as promised; "make good on promises"
make grow
v 1: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its
natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the
grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: {develop},
{make grow}]
make happy
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make
merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
make hay
v 1: turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made
hay of the nuclear plant accident"
make headway
v 1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
[syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make
headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {drop off},
{fall back}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
make it
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive},
{pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}]
[ant: {succumb}, {yield}]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his
book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in
science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive}, {make
it}, {get in}, {go far}]
3: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She
passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
[syn: {pass}, {make it}] [ant: {bomb}, {fail}, {flunk},
{flush it}]
make love
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
make merry
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make
merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
make no bones about
v 1: acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the
fact that he is gay"
make noise
v 1: emit a noise [syn: {make noise}, {resound}, {noise}]
make off
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the
accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn:
{abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go
off}, {make off}]
make out
v 1: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked
out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I
can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {spot},
{recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick
out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]
2: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket";
"Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue},
{make out}, {cut}]
3: comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is
saying"
4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?";
"How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a
long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get
along}]
5: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with
the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just
a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every
day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do},
{contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
6: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in the
hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get
laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have
intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck},
{jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it},
{bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
7: kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple
were necking in the back seat of the car" [syn: {neck}, {make
out}]
8: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out
this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn:
{complete}, {fill out}, {fill in}, {make out}]
9: imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
10: try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about
the crime"
make over
v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn:
{rework}, {make over}, {retread}]
2: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake},
{refashion}, {redo}, {make over}]
make pass
v 1: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: {pass},
{make pass}]
make peace
v 1: end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over
their inheritance finally made peace" [ant: {war}]
make pure
v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
separate through the process of distillation; "purify the
water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {make pure}, {distill}]
make relaxed
v 1: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn:
{relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make
relaxed}] [ant: {strain}, {tense}, {tense up}]
make sense
v 1: be reasonable or logical or comprehensible [syn: {make
sense}, {add up}]
make sure
v 1: make a point of doing something; act purposefully and
intentionally [syn: {make a point}, {make sure}]
make unnecessary
v 1: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save
money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a
lot of time" [syn: {save}, {make unnecessary}]
make up
v 1: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These
constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the
chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year";
"These few men comprise his entire army" [syn:
{constitute}, {represent}, {make up}, {comprise}, {be}]
2: devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring
collections"
3: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you
for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {pay off}, {make
up}, {compensate}]
4: make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point;
"I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the
material or is it too late?" [syn: {make up}, {catch up
with}]
5: concoct something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate},
{manufacture}, {cook up}, {make up}, {invent}]
6: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
[syn: {make}, {make up}]
7: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or
air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance},
{correct}, {make up}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
8: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
[syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate},
{settle}]
9: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier;
"She makes herself up every morning"
make up one's mind
v 1: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We
finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn:
{decide}, {make up one's mind}, {determine}]
make vibrant sounds
v 1: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn:
{purr}, {make vibrant sounds}]
make water
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
make way
v 1: get out of the way; "make way for the President's
motorcade"
make whoopie
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make
merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
make-believe
adj 1: imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of
theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water
to catch pretend fish" [syn: {make-believe}, {pretend}]
n 1: imaginative intellectual play [syn: {pretense}, {pretence},
{make-believe}]
2: the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" [syn:
{make-believe}, {pretend}]
make-do
n 1: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
[syn: {makeshift}, {stopgap}, {make-do}]
make-peace
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator},
{make-peace}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}]
make-up
n 1: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled
event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the
two teams played a makeup one week later" [syn: {makeup},
{make-up}]
2: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn:
{constitution}, {composition}, {physical composition},
{makeup}, {make-up}]
3: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your
appearance [syn: {makeup}, {make-up}, {war paint}]
make-work
n 1: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he
filled the days with busywork" [syn: {busywork}, {make-
work}]
making known
n 1: a speech act that conveys information [syn: {informing},
{making known}]
making love
n 1: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse)
between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he
hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated
love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {making
love}, {love}, {love life}]
making water
n 1: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn:
{leak}, {wetting}, {making water}, {passing water}]
mako shark
n 1: powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn:
{mako}, {mako shark}]
Maksim Gorky
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted
for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim
Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich
Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
Maksutov telescope
n 1: reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave
mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens
Maktab al-Khidmat
n 1: a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the
1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the
world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to
Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led
bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda
[syn: {Maktab al-Khidmat}, {MAK}]
mal de la rosa
n 1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or
by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to
niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and
erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by
malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
[syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal
rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]
mal de mer
n 1: motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn:
{seasickness}, {mal de mer}, {naupathia}]
mal rosso
n 1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or
by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to
niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and
erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by
malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
[syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal
rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]
Malabar kino
n 1: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the
genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
[syn: {East India kino}, {Malabar kino}, {kino gum}]
malabsorption syndrome
n 1: a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and
bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea;
associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic
fibrosis
malacca cane
n 1: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca},
{malacca cane}]
Malaclemys centrata
n 1: of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
[syn: {diamondback terrapin}, {Malaclemys centrata}]
Malacosoma americana
n 1: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars [syn: {tent-
caterpillar moth}, {Malacosoma americana}]
Malacosoma disstria
n 1: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web
resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator
of deciduous trees [syn: {forest tent caterpillar},
{Malacosoma disstria}]
2: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
[syn: {tent-caterpillar moth}, {Malacosoma disstria}]
malacostracan crustacean
n 1: a major subclass of crustaceans
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
n 1: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California
having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral
mallow}, {Malacothamnus fasciculatus}, {Sphaeralcea
fasciculata}]
Malagasy Republic
n 1: a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved
independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Madagascar},
{Republic of Madagascar}, {Malagasy Republic}]
malar bone
n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone},
{zygomatic}, {malar}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os
zygomaticum}]
malaria mosquito
n 1: transmits the malaria parasite [syn: {malarial mosquito},
{malaria mosquito}]
malaria parasite
n 1: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes
malaria in humans [syn: {plasmodium}, {Plasmodium vivax},
{malaria parasite}]
malarial mosquito
n 1: transmits the malaria parasite [syn: {malarial mosquito},
{malaria mosquito}]
malathion poisoning
n 1: a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the
insecticide Malathion
Malawi kwacha
n 1: the basic unit of money in Malawi [syn: {Malawi kwacha},
{kwacha}]
Malawian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Malawi
Malaxis ophioglossoides
n 1: North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers
with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth},
{Malaxis-unifolia}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]
Malaxis-unifolia
n 1: North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers
with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth},
{Malaxis-unifolia}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]
Malay Archipelago
n 1: a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between
Asia and Australia [syn: {Malay Archipelago}, {East
Indies}, {East India}]
Malay Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of
Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
Malayan tapir
n 1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir},
{Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]
Malayo-Polynesian
adj 1: of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the
Austronesian languages
n 1: the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from
Madagascar to the central Pacific [syn: {Malayo-
Polynesian}, {Polynesian}]
Malaysia Militant Group
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized
in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims
in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore
and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI},
{Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin
Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
Malaysian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit is Malaysia
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized
in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims
in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore
and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI},
{Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin
Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
Malaysian state
n 1: one of the several states constituting Malaysia
Malcolm Little
n 1: militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm X},
{Malcolm Little}]
Malcolm Lowry
n 1: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Lowry}, {Malcolm
Lowry}, {Clarence Malcolm Lowry}]
Malcolm stock
n 1: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus
Malcolmia [syn: {Malcolm stock}, {stock}]
Malcolm X
n 1: militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm X},
{Malcolm Little}]
Malcolmia maritima
n 1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of
fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to
sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern
Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Virginia stock},
{Malcolmia maritima}]
Maldive Islands
n 1: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220
inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: {Maldives}, {Maldive
Islands}]
male aristocrat
n 1: a man who is an aristocrat [ant: {female aristocrat}]
male berry
n 1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of
small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male
berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia
ligustrina}]
male body
n 1: the body of a male human being
male bonding
n 1: the formation of a close personal relationship between men;
"the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily
involve drinking beer together"
male chauvinism
n 1: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men
over women [syn: {male chauvinism}, {chauvinism},
{antifeminism}]
male chauvinist
n 1: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of
women [syn: {male chauvinist}, {sexist}]
male chest
n 1: the chest of a man
male child
n 1: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the
boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only
boys in uniform" [syn: {male child}, {boy}] [ant: {female
child}, {girl}, {little girl}]
male erecticle dysfunction
n 1: impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or
maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile
dysfunction}, {male erecticle dysfunction}, {ED}]
male fern
n 1: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks
yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {male
fern}, {Dryopteris filix-mas}]
male genital organ
n 1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male
genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
male genitalia
n 1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male
genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
male genitals
n 1: external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male
genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]
male horse
n 1: the male of species Equus caballus
male hypogonadism
n 1: the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking
testicles or because they failed to develop) [syn: {male
hypogonadism}, {eunuchoidism}]
male internal reproductive organ
n 1: the reproductive organs of a man
male monarch
n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {king}, {male
monarch}, {Rex}] [ant: {female monarch}, {queen}, {queen
regnant}]
male offspring
n 1: a child who is male [syn: {male offspring}, {man-child}]
[ant: {female offspring}]
male orchis
n 1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a
loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {early purple orchid},
{Orchis mascula}]
male orgasm
n 1: an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of
semen
male parent
n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your
father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {father},
{male parent}, {begetter}] [ant: {female parent}, {mother}]
male pattern baldness
n 1: loss of hair on the crown of the head [syn: {male-patterned
baldness}, {male pattern baldness}]
male person
n 1: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
[syn: {male}, {male person}] [ant: {female}, {female
person}]
male plug
n 1: an electrical device with two or three pins that is
inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn:
{plug}, {male plug}]
male reproductive gland
n 1: the reproductive organs of a man
male reproductive system
n 1: the reproductive system of males
male sibling
n 1: a sibling who is male [ant: {female sibling}]
male-patterned baldness
n 1: loss of hair on the crown of the head [syn: {male-patterned
baldness}, {male pattern baldness}]
maleic acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit
(such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to
make polyester resins
malevolent program
n 1: a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful
effects
malheur wire lettuce
n 1: a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened
species [syn: {malheur wire lettuce}, {Stephanomeria
malheurensis}]
Mali franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Mali
malice aforethought
n 1: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a
wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal);
often at issue in murder trials [syn: {mens rea}, {malice
aforethought}]
malicious gossip
n 1: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
[syn: {scandal}, {dirt}, {malicious gossip}]
malicious mischief
n 1: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of
others [syn: {vandalism}, {hooliganism}, {malicious
mischief}]
malignant anaemia
n 1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to
result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance
secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the
absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia},
{pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant
anaemia}]
malignant anemia
n 1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to
result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance
secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the
absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia},
{pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant
anaemia}]
malignant hepatoma
n 1: carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {malignant
hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]
malignant hypertension
n 1: severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages
the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and
spleen and kidneys and brain; "malignant hypertension is
the most lethal form of hypertension"
malignant hyperthermia
n 1: hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g.,
halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity
malignant melanoma
n 1: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)
consisting of melanocytes [syn: {melanoma}, {malignant
melanoma}]
malignant neoplasm
n 1: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other
parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {malignant
neoplasm}, {metastatic tumor}]
malignant neoplastic disease
n 1: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and
uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of
the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
[syn: {cancer}, {malignant neoplastic disease}]
malignant neuroma
n 1: a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and
connective tissue [syn: {neurosarcoma}, {malignant
neuroma}]
malignant pustule
n 1: a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that
becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins;
symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high
fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal
[syn: {cutaneous anthrax}, {malignant pustule}]
malignant tumor
n 1: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other
parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {malignant
neoplasm}, {metastatic tumor}]
mallee fowl
n 1: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy
mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {lowan}, {Leipoa
ocellata}]
mallee hen
n 1: adult female mallee fowl
mallow family
n 1: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
[syn: {Malvaceae}, {family Malvaceae}, {mallow family}]
Malope trifida
n 1: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers
subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: {malope}, {Malope
trifida}]
Malopterurus electricus
n 1: freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa
having an electric organ [syn: {electric catfish},
{Malopterurus electricus}]
Malosma laurina
n 1: small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having
paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some
classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {laurel
sumac}, {Malosma laurina}, {Rhus laurina}]
Malpighia glabra
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
{Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
Malpighia obovata
n 1: Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
[syn: {jiqui}, {Malpighia obovata}]
malpighian body
n 1: the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus
at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian body},
{malpighian corpuscle}, {renal corpuscle}]
malpighian corpuscle
n 1: the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus
at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian body},
{malpighian corpuscle}, {renal corpuscle}]
malpighian layer
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete
Malpighii}]
malposed tooth
n 1: a tooth that has grown in a faulty position
malpractice insurance
n 1: insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover
the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have
to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"
malt liquor
n 1: a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered
too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: {malt},
{malt liquor}]
malt sugar
n 1: a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of
starches [syn: {maltose}, {malt sugar}]
malt whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
malt whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
Malta fever
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
{brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
malted milk
n 1: a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malted}, {malt},
{malted milk}]
2: powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
Maltese cat
n 1: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any
short-haired bluish-grey cat [syn: {Maltese}, {Maltese
cat}]
maltese cross
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {maltese cross},
{Lychins chalcedonica}]
2: a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points
toward the center
Maltese dog
n 1: breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
[syn: {Maltese dog}, {Maltese terrier}, {Maltese}]
Maltese language
n 1: the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic
language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from
Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French [syn: {Maltese},
{Maltese language}, {Malti}]
Maltese lira
n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn:
{lira}, {Maltese lira}]
Maltese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit on Malta
Maltese terrier
n 1: breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
[syn: {Maltese dog}, {Maltese terrier}, {Maltese}]
Malthusian theory
n 1: Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace
increases in the means of subsistence [syn:
{Malthusianism}, {Malthusian theory}]
Malus angustifolia
n 1: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States;
cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
[syn: {Southern crab apple}, {flowering crab}, {Malus
angustifolia}]
Malus baccata
n 1: Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it
small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn:
{Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple},
{cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]
Malus coronaria
n 1: medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink
blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {American crab
apple}, {garland crab}, {Malus coronaria}]
Malus fusca
n 1: small tree or shrub of western United States having white
blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit [syn: {Oregon crab
apple}, {Malus fusca}]
Malus ioensis
n 1: wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink
flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie
crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]
Malus pumila
n 1: native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties
for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {apple}, {orchard
apple tree}, {Malus pumila}]
Malus sylvestris
n 1: wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of
cultivated apples [syn: {wild crab}, {Malus sylvestris}]
Malva moschata
n 1: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage
and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn:
{musk mallow}, {mus rose}, {Malva moschata}]
Malva neglecta
n 1: annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white
flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {common
mallow}, {Malva neglecta}]
Malva sylvestris
n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese},
{cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
Malvastrum coccineum
n 1: false mallow of western United States having racemose red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn:
{prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea
coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]
Malvina Hoffman
n 1: United States sculptor (1887-1966) [syn: {Hoffman},
{Malvina Hoffman}]
mama's boy
n 1: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal
masculine interests [syn: {mother's boy}, {mamma's boy},
{mama's boy}]
mamillary body
n 1: one of two small round structures on the undersurface of
the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of
the fornix [syn: {mamillary body}, {mammillary body},
{corpus mamillare}]
mamma's boy
n 1: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal
masculine interests [syn: {mother's boy}, {mamma's boy},
{mama's boy}]
mammal family
n 1: a family of mammals
mammal genus
n 1: a genus of mammals
mammal Semnopithecus
n 1: langurs [syn: {Presbytes}, {genus Presbytes}, {mammal
Semnopithecus}]
mammary gland
n 1: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: {mammary
gland}, {mamma}]
Mammea americana
n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery
rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee
tree}, {Mammea americana}]
mammee apple
n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery
rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee
tree}, {Mammea americana}]
2: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery
rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [syn: {mamey},
{mammee}, {mammee apple}]
mammee tree
n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery
rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee
tree}, {Mammea americana}]
Mammillaria plumosa
n 1: a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines;
northeastern Mexico [syn: {feather ball}, {Mammillaria
plumosa}]
mammillary body
n 1: one of two small round structures on the undersurface of
the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of
the fornix [syn: {mamillary body}, {mammillary body},
{corpus mamillare}]
Mammoth Cave National Park
n 1: a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an
underground river
Mammut americanum
n 1: mastodon of North America; in some classifications
considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American
mastodon}, {American mastodont}, {Mammut americanum}]
Mammuthus columbi
n 1: a variety of mammoth [syn: {columbian mammoth}, {Mammuthus
columbi}]
Mammuthus primigenius
n 1: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the
northern hemisphere [syn: {woolly mammoth}, {northern
mammoth}, {Mammuthus primigenius}]
man and wife
n 1: two people who are married to each other; "his second
marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple
without love" [syn: {marriage}, {married couple}, {man and
wife}]
man Friday
n 1: the most helpful assistant [syn: {right-hand man}, {chief
assistant}, {man Friday}]
man hour
n 1: a time unit used in industry for measuring work [syn: {man
hour}, {person hour}]
man in the street
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow},
{Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]
man jack
n 1: a single individual; "every man jack"
man of action
n 1: someone inclined to act first and think later [syn: {man of
action}, {man of deeds}]
man of affairs
n 1: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business
(especially an owner or executive) [syn: {businessman},
{man of affairs}]
man of deeds
n 1: someone inclined to act first and think later [syn: {man of
action}, {man of deeds}]
man of letters
n 1: a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
man of means
n 1: a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {rich man},
{wealthy man}]
man of the cloth
n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the
Christian Church [syn: {clergyman}, {reverend}, {man of the
cloth}] [ant: {layman}, {layperson}, {secular}]
man of the world
n 1: a worldly-wise person [syn: {sophisticate}, {man of the
world}]
man's body
n 1: the body of an adult man [syn: {adult male body}, {man's
body}]
man's clothing
n 1: clothing that is designed for men to wear
man-about-town
n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy},
{man-about-town}, {Corinthian}]
man-at-arms
n 1: a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
man-child
n 1: a child who is male [syn: {male offspring}, {man-child}]
[ant: {female offspring}]
man-eater
n 1: a person who eats human flesh [syn: {cannibal}, {man-
eater}, {anthropophagus}, {anthropophagite}]
2: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark}, {man-
eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]
man-eating shark
n 1: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark},
{man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]
man-made
adj 1: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially;
"man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" [syn: {man-made},
{semisynthetic}, {synthetic}]
man-made fiber
n 1: fiber created from natural materials or by chemical
processes [syn: {man-made fiber}, {synthetic fiber}]
man-made lake
n 1: lake used to store water for community use [syn:
{reservoir}, {artificial lake}, {man-made lake}]
man-of-the-earth
n 1: a morning glory with long roots of western United States
[syn: {man-of-the-earth}, {Ipomoea leptophylla}]
2: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial
having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source
of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet
potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot},
{Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]
man-of-war
n 1: a warship intended for combat [syn: {man-of-war}, {ship of
the line}]
2: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {man-of-war},
{jellyfish}]
man-of-war bird
n 1: long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and
forked tail [syn: {frigate bird}, {man-of-war bird}]
man-on-a-horse
n 1: an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap
that has a brownish center [syn: {man-on-a-horse},
{Tricholoma flavovirens}]
man-portable
adj 1: portable by one man
man-sized
adj 1: calling for the strength of a man; "a man-sized job"
2: very large; appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized
piece of cake"
man-to-man
adv 1: directly; "we must talk man-to-man"
adj 1: forthright and honest; "had a man-to-man talk about the
facts of life"
2: being a system of play in which an individual defensive
player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one
defense" [syn: {one-on-one}, {man-to-man}]
managed economy
n 1: a non-market economy in which government intervention is
important in allocating goods and resources and determining
prices
management consultant
n 1: adviser to business about efficient management practices
management consulting
n 1: a service industry that provides advice to those in charge
of running a business
management control
n 1: an internal control performed by one or more managers
management personnel
n 1: personnel having overall planning and direction
responsibilities
managing director
n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn:
{director}, {manager}, {managing director}]
managing editor
n 1: the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a
newspaper or magazine
Manassa Mauler
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {Jack Dempsey},
{William Harrison Dempsey}, {Manassa Mauler}]
Manchester terrier
n 1: a breed of short-haired rat terrier with a black-and-tan
coat that was developed in Manchester, England [syn:
{Manchester terrier}, {black-and-tan terrier}]
Manchu dynasty
n 1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912)
which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing
dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing
dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu
dynasty}]
Mandarin Chinese
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the
official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin},
{Mandarin Chinese}, {Mandarin dialect}, {Beijing dialect}]
Mandarin dialect
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the
official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin},
{Mandarin Chinese}, {Mandarin dialect}, {Beijing dialect}]
mandarin duck
n 1: showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated [syn:
{mandarin duck}, {Aix galericulata}]
mandarin orange
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with
very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-
orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to
southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange},
{mandarin orange tree}, {Citrus reticulata}]
2: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
[syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange}]
mandarin orange tree
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with
very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-
orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to
southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange},
{mandarin orange tree}, {Citrus reticulata}]
mandatory injunction
n 1: injunction requiring the performance of some specific act
Mandelbrot set
n 1: a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted
fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the
complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical
iteration
Mandevilla boliviensis
n 1: shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-
shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {white
dipladenia}, {Mandevilla boliviensis}, {Dipladenia
boliviensis}]
Mandevilla laxa
n 1: woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its
glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped
creamy-white flowers [syn: {Chilean jasmine}, {Mandevilla
laxa}]
mandibular bone
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular
bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]
mandibular condyle
n 1: the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates
with the skull [syn: {condylar process}, {condyloid
process}, {mandibular condyle}]
mandibular fossa
n 1: a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the
zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
[syn: {glenoid fossa}, {mandibular fossa}]
mandibular gland
n 1: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that
produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva
into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland},
{submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland},
{submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]
mandibular joint
n 1: the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the
temporal bone [syn: {mandibular joint}, {temporomandibular
joint}, {articulatio temporomandibularis}]
mandibular notch
n 1: small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
Mandragora officinarum
n 1: a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple
flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought
to have magical powers [syn: {mandrake}, {devil's apples},
{Mandragora officinarum}]
mandrake root
n 1: the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a
narcotic [syn: {mandrake root}, {mandrake}]
Mandrillus leucophaeus
n 1: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly
colored [syn: {drill}, {Mandrillus leucophaeus}]
Mandrillus sphinx
n 1: baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and
blue hindquarters [syn: {mandrill}, {Mandrillus sphinx}]
Manduca quinquemaculata
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn:
{tomato hornworm}, {potato worm}, {Manduca
quinquemaculata}]
2: moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
Manduca sexta
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
[syn: {tobacco hornworm}, {tomato worm}, {Manduca sexta}]
2: moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
maned sheep
n 1: wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui},
{audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus
lervia}]
maned wolf
n 1: reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red
wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]
Manfred Eigen
n 1: German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical
reactions (born in 1927) [syn: {Eigen}, {Manfred Eigen}]
manganese bronze
n 1: a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn:
{manganese bronze}, {high-strength brass}]
manganese steel
n 1: a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of
manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock [syn:
{manganese steel}, {austenitic manganese steel}]
manganese tetroxide
n 1: an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite
manganic acid
n 1: a dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in
manganate salts
mangel-wurzel
n 1: beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle
feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold},
{Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]
2: cultivated as feed for livestock
Mangifera indica
n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval
fruit [syn: {mango}, {mango tree}, {Mangifera indica}]
mango tree
n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval
fruit [syn: {mango}, {mango tree}, {Mangifera indica}]
mangold-wurzel
n 1: beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle
feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold},
{Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]
mangosteen tree
n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible
fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia
mangostana}]
mangrove family
n 1: trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along
tropical seacoasts [syn: {Rhizophoraceae}, {family
Rhizophoraceae}, {mangrove family}]
mangrove snapper
n 1: found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn:
{grey snapper}, {gray snapper}, {mangrove snapper},
{Lutjanus griseus}]
Manhattan clam chowder
n 1: a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables
and seasonings
Manhattan Island
n 1: an island at the north end of New York Bay where the
borough of Manhattan is located
Manhattan Project
n 1: a former United States executive agency that was
responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
2: code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942
to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
manhole cover
n 1: a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
manic depression
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression},
{manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]
manic depressive illness
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression},
{manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]
manic disorder
n 1: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim
tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn:
{mania}, {manic disorder}]
manic-depressive
adj 1: suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating
mania and depression
n 1: a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
manic-depressive psychosis
n 1: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and
depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression},
{manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]
manicure set
n 1: a set of implements used to manicure
manifest destiny
n 1: a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if
granted by God)
manifold paper
n 1: a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple
copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: {manifold
paper}, {manifold}]
Manihot dulcis
n 1: South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and
herbage used for stock feed [syn: {sweet cassava}, {Manihot
dulcis}]
Manihot esculenta
n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc},
{mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot
esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]
Manihot utilissima
n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc},
{mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot
esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]
Manila Bay
n 1: a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the
American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish
fleet
Manila bean
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
Manila grass
n 1: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United
States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass},
{Zoysia matrella}]
Manila hemp
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}, {abaca}]
2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {abaca}, {Manila
hemp}, {Musa textilis}]
manila maguey
n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine
agave plants [syn: {cantala}, {Cebu maguey}, {manila
maguey}]
manila paper
n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown
finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila
paper}, {manilla}, {manilla paper}]
manila tamarind
n 1: common thorny tropical American tree having terminal
racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or
circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow
dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind},
{camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium
dulce}]
Manilkara bidentata
n 1: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully
tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]
Manilkara zapota
n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and
edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn:
{sapodilla}, {sapodilla tree}, {Manilkara zapota}, {Achras
zapota}]
Manilla hemp
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}, {abaca}]
manilla paper
n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown
finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila
paper}, {manilla}, {manilla paper}]
manipulative electronic deception
n 1: actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that
could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading
indicators) [syn: {manipulative electronic deception},
{electronic manipulative deception}]
manna ash
n 1: southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in
dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {manna ash},
{flowering ash}, {Fraxinus ornus}]
manna from heaven
n 1: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during
the Exodus [syn: {miraculous food}, {manna}, {manna from
heaven}]
2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden
opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has
created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes
of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" [syn:
{boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna
from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]
manna grass
n 1: any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus
Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor [syn: {manna grass},
{sweet grass}]
manna gum
n 1: tall tree yielding a false manna [syn: {manna gum},
{Eucalyptus viminalis}]
manna lichen
n 1: any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby
lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and
Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals
manner name
n 1: a word that denotes a manner of doing something; "`march'
is a troponym of `walk'" [syn: {troponym}, {manner name}]
manner of speaking
n 1: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself
orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her
speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight
accent in his speech" [syn: {manner of speaking}, {speech},
{delivery}]
manner of walking
n 1: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: {walk},
{manner of walking}]
manor hall
n 1: the large room of a manor or castle [syn: {manor hall},
{hall}]
manor house
n 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: {manor},
{manor house}]
mansard roof
n 1: a hip roof having two slopes on each side [syn: {mansard},
{mansard roof}]
mansion house
n 1: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion
house}, {manse}, {hall}, {residence}]
Manta birostris
n 1: largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide
but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of
United States; primarily oceanic [syn: {Atlantic manta},
{Manta birostris}]
manta ray
n 1: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton
and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it
dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta}, {manta ray},
{devilfish}]
mantis crab
n 1: tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping
appendages [syn: {mantis shrimp}, {mantis crab}]
mantis prawn
n 1: a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: {squilla}, {mantis prawn}]
Mantis religioso
n 1: the common mantis [syn: {praying mantis}, {praying mantid},
{Mantis religioso}]
mantis shrimp
n 1: tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping
appendages [syn: {mantis shrimp}, {mantis crab}]
mantled ground squirrel
n 1: common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of
western North America; resembles a large chipmunk [syn:
{mantled ground squirrel}, {Citellus lateralis}]
Mantoux test
n 1: tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected
intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later
signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli
and the need for further testing
manual alphabet
n 1: an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by
finger positions [syn: {manual alphabet}, {finger
alphabet}]
manual dexterity
n 1: adroitness in using the hands [syn: {dexterity}, {manual
dexterity}, {sleight}]
manual labor
n 1: labor done with the hands [syn: {manual labor}, {manual
labour}]
manual laborer
n 1: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in
manual labor [syn: {laborer}, {manual laborer}, {labourer},
{jack}]
manual labour
n 1: labor done with the hands [syn: {manual labor}, {manual
labour}]
manual of arms
n 1: (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [syn:
{manual of arms}, {manual}]
Manuel de Falla
n 1: Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) [syn: {Falla},
{Manuel de Falla}]
Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front
n 1: a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the
Chilean Communist Party
manufactured home
n 1: a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities
and can be parked in one place and used as permanent
housing [syn: {mobile home}, {manufactured home}]
manufacturing business
n 1: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn:
{manufacturer}, {maker}, {manufacturing business}]
manufacturing plant
n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities
for manufacturing [syn: {factory}, {mill}, {manufacturing
plant}, {manufactory}]
Manx cat
n 1: a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate
on the Isle of Man [syn: {Manx}, {Manx cat}]
Manx shearwater
n 1: small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern
Atlantic [syn: {Manx shearwater}, {Puffinus puffinus}]
many a
adj 1: each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many
another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)},
{many another(a)}]
many an
adj 1: each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many
another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)},
{many another(a)}]
many another
adj 1: each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many
another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)},
{many another(a)}]
many-chambered
adj 1: having many chambers
many-lobed
adj 1: having many lobes
many-sided
adj 1: having many parts or sides [syn: {multilateral}, {many-
sided}] [ant: {one-sided}, {unilateral}]
2: having many aspects or qualities; "a many-sided subject"; "a
multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the
multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"
[syn: {many-sided}, {multifaceted}, {miscellaneous},
{multifarious}]
3: full of variety or interest; "a many-sided personality"
Mao jacket
n 1: a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao
Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime
Mao Tsetung
n 1: Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao}, {Mao
Zedong}, {Mao Tsetung}]
Mao Zedong
n 1: Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao}, {Mao
Zedong}, {Mao Tsetung}]
maori hen
n 1: flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka},
{maori hen}, {wood hen}]
map collection
n 1: a collection of maps in book form [syn: {atlas}, {book of
maps}, {map collection}]
map maker
n 1: a person who makes maps [syn: {cartographer}, {map maker}]
map out
v 1: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
[syn: {map}, {map out}]
map projection
n 1: a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of
lines of latitude and longitude
map-reader
n 1: a person who can read maps; "he is a good map-reader"
maple family
n 1: a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including
the maples [syn: {Aceraceae}, {family Aceraceae}, {maple
family}]
maple sugar
n 1: sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
maple syrup
n 1: made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
maple syrup urine disease
n 1: an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has
a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can
lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
[syn: {maple syrup urine disease}, {branched chain
ketoaciduria}]
maple-leaf
n 1: the emblem of Canada
maple-leaf begonia
n 1: tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having
shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn:
{grape-leaf begonia}, {maple-leaf begonia}, {Begonia
dregei}]
maple-leaved bayur
n 1: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and
yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as
an ornamental or shade tree [syn: {mayeng}, {maple-leaved
bayur}, {Pterospermum acerifolium}]
maple-like
adj 1: resembling maple; "maplelike leaves" [syn: {maplelike},
{maple-like}]
marabou stork
n 1: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its
downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments [syn:
{marabou}, {marabout}, {marabou stork}, {Leptoptilus
crumeniferus}]
Maracan language
n 1: the language spoken by the Maraco [syn: {Maraco}, {Maracan
language}]
marang tree
n 1: Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing
edible fruit [syn: {marang}, {marang tree}, {Artocarpus
odoratissima}]
Maranta arundinaceae
n 1: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields
arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {American arrowroot},
{obedience plant}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]
marasca cherry
n 1: Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice
is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {marasca
cherry}, {maraschino cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]
maraschino cherry
n 1: Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice
is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {marasca
cherry}, {maraschino cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]
2: cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
[syn: {maraschino}, {maraschino cherry}]
maraschino liqueur
n 1: distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca
cherries [syn: {maraschino}, {maraschino liqueur}]
Marasmius oreades
n 1: mushroom that grows in a fairy ring [syn: {fairy-ring
mushroom}, {Marasmius oreades}]
marathon runner
n 1: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially
in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {marathon runner}, {road
runner}, {long-distance runner}]
Marattia salicina
n 1: large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome
sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people [syn:
{potato fern}, {Marattia salicina}]
marble bones disease
n 1: an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone
density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be
obliterated [syn: {osteopetrosis}, {Albers-Schonberg
disease}, {marble bones disease}]
marble cake
n 1: made of light and dark batter very lightly blended
marble-wood
n 1: hard marbled wood [syn: {marblewood}, {marble-wood}]
2: large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn:
{marblewood}, {marble-wood}, {Andaman marble}, {Diospyros
kurzii}]
Marburg disease
n 1: a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg
virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or
fatal illness [syn: {Marburg disease}, {Marburg hemorrhagic
fever}, {green monkey disease}]
Marburg hemorrhagic fever
n 1: a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg
virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or
fatal illness [syn: {Marburg disease}, {Marburg hemorrhagic
fever}, {green monkey disease}]
Marburg virus
n 1: a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by
animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Marc Blitzstein
n 1: United States pianist and composer of operas and musical
plays (1905-1964) [syn: {Blitzstein}, {Marc Blitzstein}]
Marc Chagall
n 1: French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and
brilliant colors (1887-1985) [syn: {Chagall}, {Marc
Chagall}]
Marcel Duchamp
n 1: French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader
in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit
commonplace objects as art (1887-1968) [syn: {Duchamp},
{Marcel Duchamp}]
Marcel Lajos Breuer
n 1: United States architect (born in Hungary) who was
associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981) [syn:
{Breuer}, {Marcel Lajos Breuer}]
Marcel Marceau
n 1: French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
[syn: {Marceau}, {Marcel Marceau}]
Marcel Proust
n 1: French novelist (1871-1922) [syn: {Proust}, {Marcel
Proust}]
Marcello Malpighi
n 1: Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to
study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in
animals (1628-1694) [syn: {Malpighi}, {Marcello Malpighi}]
March 17
n 1: a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint
of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {Saint Patrick's Day},
{March 17}]
March 19
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St Joseph},
{March 19}]
March 2
n 1: Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of
independence from Mexico in 1836 [syn: {Texas Independence
Day}, {March 2}]
March 25
n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the
Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]
March equinox
n 1: March 21 [syn: {vernal equinox}, {March equinox}, {spring
equinox}] [ant: {September equinox}, {autumnal equinox},
{fall equinox}]
March King
n 1: a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches
(1854-1932) [syn: {Sousa}, {John Philip Sousa}, {March
King}]
march on
v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on},
{march on}, {go on}] [ant: {draw back}, {move back}, {pull
away}, {pull back}, {recede}, {retire}, {retreat},
{withdraw}]
march out
v 1: march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The
regiments debouched from the valley" [syn: {debouch},
{march out}]
marchand de vin
n 1: brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira [syn:
{marchand de vin}, {mushroom wine sauce}]
Marchantia polymorpha
n 1: a common liverwort [syn: {hepatica}, {Marchantia
polymorpha}]
marched upon
adj 1: being or having been trodden or marched on
marching band
n 1: a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the
same time
marching music
n 1: genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best
marches" [syn: {marching music}, {march}]
marching order
n 1: equipage for marching; "the company was dressed in full
marching order"
marching orders
n 1: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn:
{walking papers}, {marching orders}]
2: an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
Marco Polo
n 1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and
served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: {Polo}, {Marco Polo}]
Marco Polo sheep
n 1: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns;
sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis
ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo sheep}, {Marco Polo's sheep},
{Ovis poli}]
Marco Polo's sheep
n 1: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns;
sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis
ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo sheep}, {Marco Polo's sheep},
{Ovis poli}]
Marconi rig
n 1: a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig},
{Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]
Marcus Annius Verus
n 1: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of
Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman
Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn:
{Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]
Marcus Antonius
n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars;
repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they
were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn:
{Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony},
{Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]
Marcus Aurelius
n 1: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of
Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman
Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn:
{Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
n 1: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of
Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman
Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn:
{Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus
n 1: Roman Emperor from 286 until he abdicated in 305; when
Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in 286 Maximian became
emperor in the west (died in 311) [syn: {Maximian}, {Marcus
Aurelius Valerius Maximianus}, {Herculius}]
Marcus Cocceius Nerva
n 1: Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after
the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his
successor (30-98) [syn: {Nerva}, {Marcus Cocceius Nerva}]
Marcus Junius Brutus
n 1: statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a
conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC) [syn:
{Brutus}, {Marcus Junius Brutus}]
Marcus Terentius Varro
n 1: Roman scholar (116-27 BC) [syn: {Varro}, {Marcus Terentius
Varro}]
Marcus Tullius Cicero
n 1: a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of
Latin prose (106-43 BC) [syn: {Cicero}, {Marcus Tullius
Cicero}, {Tully}]
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
n 1: Roman Emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the Roman
Empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of
building (53-117) [syn: {Trajan}, {Marcus Ulpius Traianus}]
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
n 1: Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the
forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC) [syn:
{Agrippa}, {Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa}]
Marcus Whitman
n 1: United States frontier missionary who established a post in
Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were
available to Native Americans (1802-1847) [syn: {Whitman},
{Marcus Whitman}]
Mardi Gras
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {Shrove
Tuesday}, {Fat Tuesday}, {pancake day}]
2: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last
day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans [syn: {Mardi
Gras}, {Fat Tuesday}]
mare clausum
n 1: (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the
jurisdiction of a single nation
mare liberum
n 1: (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations
have equal access
mare nostrum
n 1: (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans
mare's nest
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {jumble},
{muddle}, {fuddle}, {mare's nest}, {welter}, {smother}]
mare's tail
n 1: a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
Marfan's syndrome
n 1: an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated
bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of
the eyes and circulatory system
Margaret Court
n 1: Australian woman tennis player who won many major
championships (born in 1947) [syn: {Court}, {Margaret
Court}]
Margaret Higgins Sanger
n 1: United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and
planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to
develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: {Sanger},
{Margaret Sanger}, {Margaret Higgins Sanger}]
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher},
{Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven},
{Iron Lady}]
Margaret Mead
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about
adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures
(1901-1978) [syn: {Mead}, {Margaret Mead}]
Margaret Mitchell
n 1: United States writer noted for her novel about the South
during the American Civil War (1900-1949) [syn: {Mitchell},
{Margaret Mitchell}, {Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell}]
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
n 1: United States writer noted for her novel about the South
during the American Civil War (1900-1949) [syn: {Mitchell},
{Margaret Mitchell}, {Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell}]
Margaret Sanger
n 1: United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and
planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to
develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: {Sanger},
{Margaret Sanger}, {Margaret Higgins Sanger}]
Margaret Thatcher
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher},
{Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven},
{Iron Lady}]
Margarete Gertrud Zelle
n 1: Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy
in World War I (1876-1917) [syn: {Mata Hari}, {Margarete
Gertrud Zelle}]
margaric acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid [syn:
{margaric acid}, {heptadecanoic acid}]
margay cat
n 1: small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil [syn:
{margay}, {margay cat}, {Felis wiedi}]
margin account
n 1: an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker
extends credit [ant: {cash account}]
margin call
n 1: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to
bring his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn:
{margin call}, {call}]
margin of error
n 1: the margin required in order to insure safety; "in
engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the
material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {margin of
safety}, {safety margin}, {margin of error}]
margin of profit
n 1: the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {margin
of profit}, {profit margin}, {gross margin}]
margin of safety
n 1: the margin required in order to insure safety; "in
engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the
material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {margin of
safety}, {safety margin}, {margin of error}]
marginal cost
n 1: the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more
or one less unit of output [syn: {marginal cost},
{incremental cost}, {differential cost}]
marginal placentation
n 1: with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a
simple ovary [syn: {marginal placentation}, {ventral
placentation}]
marginal utility
n 1: (economics) the amount that utility increases with an
increase of one unit of an economic good or service
marginal wood fern
n 1: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal
wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern},
{Dryopteris marginalis}]
marguerite daisy
n 1: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually
pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy},
{Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum
frutescens}]
Marguerite Radclyffe Hall
n 1: English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was
banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: {Hall},
{Radclyffe Hall}, {Marguerite Radclyffe Hall}]
Maria Callas
n 1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known
for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
[syn: {Callas}, {Maria Callas}, {Maria Meneghini Callas}]
Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini
n 1: Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
[syn: {Cherubini}, {Luigi Cherubini}, {Maria Luigi Carlo
Zenobio Cherubini}]
Maria Magdalene von Losch
n 1: United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many
films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful
cabaret star (1901-1992) [syn: {Dietrich}, {Marlene
Dietrich}, {Maria Magdalene von Losch}]
Maria Meneghini Callas
n 1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known
for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
[syn: {Callas}, {Maria Callas}, {Maria Meneghini Callas}]
Maria Mitchell
n 1: United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae
(1818-1889) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Maria Mitchell}]
Maria Montesorri
n 1: Italian educator who developed a method of teaching
mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-
centered approach (1870-1952) [syn: {Montessori}, {Maria
Montesorri}]
Maria Tallchief
n 1: United States ballerina who promoted American ballet
through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)
[syn: {Tallchief}, {Maria Tallchief}]
Marian Anderson
n 1: United States contralto noted for her performance of
spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: {Anderson}, {Marian Anderson}]
Mariana Islands
n 1: a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia
(including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between
New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 [syn:
{Mariana Islands}, {Marianas}, {Ladrone Islands}]
Marianne Craig Moore
n 1: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
[syn: {Moore}, {Marianne Moore}, {Marianne Craig Moore}]
Marianne Moore
n 1: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
[syn: {Moore}, {Marianne Moore}, {Marianne Craig Moore}]
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont
n 1: French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated
Marat (1768-1793) [syn: {Corday}, {Charlotte Corday},
{Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont}]
Marie Antoinette
n 1: queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular;
her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to
the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along
with her husband (1755-1793)
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
n 1: birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth
control clinic in London (1880-1958) [syn: {Stopes}, {Marie
Stopes}, {Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes}]
Marie Curie
n 1: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes;
one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on
radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and
polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Madame
Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]
Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
n 1: Irish dancer (1818-1861) [syn: {Montez}, {Lola Montez},
{Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert}]
Marie Goeppert Mayer
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her
research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972) [syn:
{Mayer}, {Marie Goeppert Mayer}]
Marie Grosholtz
n 1: French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made
wax death masks of prominent victims of the French
Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835
she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London
(1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Marie Tussaud}, {Madame
Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]
Marie Henri Beyle
n 1: French writer whose novels were the first to feature
psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842) [syn:
{Stendhal}, {Marie Henri Beyle}]
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat
n 1: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794) [syn:
{Condorcet}, {Marquis de Condorcet}, {Marie Jean Antoine
Nicolas Caritat}]
Marie Jeanne Becu
n 1: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was
guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn:
{Du Barry}, {Comtesse Du Barry}, {Marie Jeanne Becu}]
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
n 1: French soldier who served under George Washington in the
American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {La
Fayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier},
{Marquis de Lafayette}]
Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
n 1: French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn:
{Vigee-Lebrun}, {Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}, {Marie Louise
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]
Marie Stopes
n 1: birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth
control clinic in London (1880-1958) [syn: {Stopes}, {Marie
Stopes}, {Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes}]
Marie Tussaud
n 1: French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made
wax death masks of prominent victims of the French
Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835
she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London
(1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Marie Tussaud}, {Madame
Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]
Marie-Strumpell disease
n 1: a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked
by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to
ankylosis [syn: {ankylosing spondylitis}, {Marie-Strumpell
disease}, {rheumatoid spondylitis}]
marijuana cigarette
n 1: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn:
{joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {stick},
{spliff}]
Marilyn Horne
n 1: United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934) [syn:
{Horne}, {Marilyn Horne}]
Marilyn Monroe
n 1: United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
[syn: {Monroe}, {Marilyn Monroe}, {Norma Jean Baker}]
marine animal
n 1: any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g.
fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal},
{marine creature}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]
marine archaeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology},
{underwater archaeology}]
marine archeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology},
{underwater archaeology}]
Marine Corps
n 1: an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn:
{United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines},
{Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}, {Marines}]
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
n 1: an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides
responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide
Marine Corps organization [syn: {Marine Corps Intelligence
Activity}, {MCIA}]
marine creature
n 1: any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g.
fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal},
{marine creature}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]
marine engineer
n 1: a naval officer responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the ship's engines [syn: {marine engineer},
{naval engineer}]
marine glue
n 1: glue that is not water soluble
marine iguana
n 1: shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos
Islands [syn: {marine iguana}, {Amblyrhynchus cristatus}]
marine law
n 1: the branch of international law that deals with territorial
and international waters or with shipping or with ocean
fishery etc. [syn: {maritime law}, {marine law}, {admiralty
law}]
marine mine
n 1: an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into
it [syn: {floating mine}, {marine mine}]
marine museum
n 1: a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live
fish and underwater animals [syn: {aquarium}, {fish tank},
{marine museum}]
marine mussel
n 1: marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live
attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
[syn: {marine mussel}, {mytilid}]
marine turtle
n 1: any of various large turtles with limbs modified into
flippers; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {sea
turtle}, {marine turtle}]
mariner's compass
n 1: compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0
degrees or North points to magnetic north [syn: {compass
card}, {mariner's compass}]
Mario Vargas Llosa
n 1: Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Vargas Llosa}, {Mario
Vargas Llosa}, {Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa}]
Mariotte's law
n 1: the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies
inversely with the volume [syn: {Boyle's law}, {Mariotte's
law}]
mariposa lily
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals;
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {mariposa},
{mariposa tulip}, {mariposa lily}]
mariposa tulip
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals;
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {mariposa},
{mariposa tulip}, {mariposa lily}]
marital bed
n 1: the relationship between wife and husband [syn: {marital
relationship}, {marital bed}]
marital communications privilege
n 1: neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from
the other while they were married [syn: {marital
communications privilege}, {husband-wife privilege}]
marital relationship
n 1: the relationship between wife and husband [syn: {marital
relationship}, {marital bed}]
marital status
n 1: the condition of being married or unmarried
maritime law
n 1: the branch of international law that deals with territorial
and international waters or with shipping or with ocean
fishery etc. [syn: {maritime law}, {marine law}, {admiralty
law}]
Maritime Provinces
n 1: the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn:
{Maritime Provinces}, {Maritimes}, {Canadian Maritime
Provinces}]
Mark Anthony
n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars;
repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they
were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn:
{Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony},
{Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]
Mark Antony
n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars;
repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they
were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn:
{Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony},
{Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]
Mark Clark
n 1: United States general who was Allied commander in Africa
and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United
Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: {Clark}, {Mark
Clark}, {Mark Wayne Clark}]
mark down
v 1: reduce the price of [ant: {mark up}]
Mark Hopkins
n 1: United States educator and theologian (1802-1887) [syn:
{Hopkins}, {Mark Hopkins}]
mark of Cain
n 1: the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's
sinful nature
mark off
v 1: set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory"
[syn: {mark off}, {mark out}]
2: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each
name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
[syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {mark off}, {tick off},
{tick}]
mark out
v 1: set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory"
[syn: {mark off}, {mark out}]
Mark Rothko
n 1: United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose
paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color
with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970) [syn: {Rothko},
{Mark Rothko}]
Mark Tobey
n 1: United States abstract painter influenced by oriental
calligraphy (1890-1976) [syn: {Tobey}, {Mark Tobey}]
Mark Twain
n 1: United States writer and humorist best known for his novels
about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) [syn:
{Clemens}, {Samuel Langhorne Clemens}, {Mark Twain}]
mark up
v 1: increase the price of [ant: {mark down}]
Mark Wayne Clark
n 1: United States general who was Allied commander in Africa
and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United
Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: {Clark}, {Mark
Clark}, {Mark Wayne Clark}]
Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad
n 1: a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan;
opposes missionary groups from the United States; has
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing [syn: {Markaz-ud-Dawa-
wal-Irshad}, {MDI}]
marked-up
adj 1: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty)
copy" [syn: {dirty}, {foul}, {marked-up}]
market analysis
n 1: marketing research that yields information about the
marketplace
market analyst
n 1: an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the
stock market)
market capitalisation
n 1: an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained
by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the
current price of a share [syn: {market capitalization},
{market capitalisation}]
market capitalization
n 1: an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained
by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the
current price of a share [syn: {market capitalization},
{market capitalisation}]
market cross
n 1: a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town
where public business is often conducted
market day
n 1: a fixed day for holding a public market
market economy
n 1: an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate
goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market
economy}, {free enterprise}, {private enterprise},
{laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]
market forces
n 1: the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market
economy
market garden
n 1: a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
market gardening
n 1: the growing of vegetables or flowers for market
market keeper
n 1: a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {shopkeeper},
{tradesman}, {storekeeper}, {market keeper}]
market letter
n 1: a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and
sold to subscribers
market order
n 1: an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities
at the prevailing market price
market penetration
n 1: the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by
customers in a particular market
market place
n 1: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment
is set up [syn: {marketplace}, {market place}, {mart},
{market}]
2: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are
bought and sold; "without competition there would be no
market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" [syn:
{market}, {marketplace}, {market place}]
market price
n 1: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an
open marketplace [syn: {market value}, {market price}]
market research
n 1: research that gathers and analyzes information about the
moving of good or services from producer to consumer [syn:
{marketing research}, {market research}]
market square
n 1: a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
[syn: {open-air market}, {open-air marketplace}, {market
square}]
market strategist
n 1: someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns
market town
n 1: a (usually small) town where a public market is held at
stated times
market value
n 1: the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an
open marketplace [syn: {market value}, {market price}]
marketing cost
n 1: the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title
and moving goods to the customer)
marketing research
n 1: research that gathers and analyzes information about the
moving of good or services from producer to consumer [syn:
{marketing research}, {market research}]
marking ink
n 1: an indelible ink for marking clothes or linens etc.
Markoff chain
n 1: a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time
values [syn: {Markov chain}, {Markoff chain}]
Markoff process
n 1: a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of
future states depends only on the present state and not on
how it arrived in the present state [syn: {Markov process},
{Markoff process}]
Markov chain
n 1: a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time
values [syn: {Markov chain}, {Markoff chain}]
Markov process
n 1: a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of
future states depends only on the present state and not on
how it arrived in the present state [syn: {Markov process},
{Markoff process}]
markup language
n 1: a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a
markup of a document
Marlene Dietrich
n 1: United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many
films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful
cabaret star (1901-1992) [syn: {Dietrich}, {Marlene
Dietrich}, {Maria Magdalene von Losch}]
marmalade box
n 1: tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing
succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit},
{jagua}, {marmalade box}, {Genipa Americana}]
marmalade bush
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped
orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn:
{marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen
jamesonii}]
marmalade orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
marmalade plum
n 1: brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [syn:
{sapote}, {mammee}, {marmalade plum}]
marmalade tree
n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet
edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in
the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee},
{sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]
Marmara Denizi
n 1: an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black
Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the
Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Sea of Marmara}, {Marmara
Denizi}, {Marmora}, {Sea of Marmora}]
Marmota caligata
n 1: large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot},
{whistler}, {whistling marmot}, {Marmota caligata}]
Marmota flaviventris
n 1: heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of
western North America [syn: {yellowbelly marmot},
{rockchuck}, {Marmota flaviventris}]
Marmota monax
n 1: reddish brown North American marmot [syn: {groundhog},
{woodchuck}, {Marmota monax}]
Marne River
n 1: a World War I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the
Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]
maroon-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with maroon
maroon-spotted
adj 1: having maroon spots
Marquesas Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific;
part of French Polynesia [syn: {Marquesas Islands}, {Iles
Marquises}]
Marquis de Condorcet
n 1: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794) [syn:
{Condorcet}, {Marquis de Condorcet}, {Marie Jean Antoine
Nicolas Caritat}]
Marquis de Lafayette
n 1: French soldier who served under George Washington in the
American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {La
Fayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier},
{Marquis de Lafayette}]
Marquis de Laplace
n 1: French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the
nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar
system and who developed the theory of probability
(1749-1827) [syn: {Laplace}, {Marquis de Laplace}, {Pierre
Simon de Laplace}]
Marquis de Sade
n 1: French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual
perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn:
{Sade}, {de Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de
Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]
Marquise de Maintenon
n 1: French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king
after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn:
{Maintenon}, {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise
d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]
Marquise de Montespan
n 1: French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he
became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) [syn:
{Montespan}, {Marquise de Montespan}, {Francoise-Athenais
de Rochechouart}]
Marquise de Pompadour
n 1: French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose
policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Pompadour},
{Marquise de Pompadour}, {Jeanne Antoinette Poisson}]
marriage bed
n 1: the bed shared by a newly wed couple
marriage broker
n 1: someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for
others [syn: {matchmaker}, {matcher}, {marriage broker}]
marriage brokerage
n 1: a business that arranges marriage contracts [syn: {marriage
brokerage}, {marriage mart}]
marriage ceremony
n 1: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: {marriage}, {wedding},
{marriage ceremony}]
marriage contract
n 1: a prenuptial agreement or contract [syn: {marriage
contract}, {marriage settlement}]
marriage counseling
n 1: counseling on marital problems and disagreements
marriage licence
n 1: a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage
license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding license}, {wedding
licence}]
marriage license
n 1: a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage
license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding license}, {wedding
licence}]
marriage mart
n 1: a business that arranges marriage contracts [syn: {marriage
brokerage}, {marriage mart}]
marriage of convenience
n 1: a marriage for expediency rather than love
marriage offer
n 1: an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal
of marriage}, {marriage offer}, {proposal}]
marriage proposal
n 1: an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal
of marriage}, {marriage offer}, {proposal}]
marriage settlement
n 1: a prenuptial agreement or contract [syn: {marriage
contract}, {marriage settlement}]
married couple
n 1: two people who are married to each other; "his second
marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple
without love" [syn: {marriage}, {married couple}, {man and
wife}]
married man
n 1: a married man; a woman's partner in marriage [syn:
{husband}, {hubby}, {married man}] [ant: {married woman},
{wife}]
married person
n 1: a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner},
{married person}, {mate}, {better half}]
married woman
n 1: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: {wife},
{married woman}] [ant: {hubby}, {husband}, {married man}]
marrow squash
n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated
fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn:
{marrow}, {marrow squash}, {vegetable marrow}]
marrowfat pea
n 1: a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold
in cans
Marrubium vulgare
n 1: European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white
flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract
use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {common horehound},
{white horehound}, {Marrubium vulgare}]
Marseilles fever
n 1: a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean
area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans
by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and
other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever},
{Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]
marsh andromeda
n 1: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters
of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other
wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {marsh
andromeda}, {common bog rosemary}, {Andromeda polifolia}]
marsh bellflower
n 1: bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America
having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers
[syn: {marsh bellflower}, {Campanula aparinoides}]
marsh buggy
n 1: an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and
a raised body [syn: {swamp buggy}, {marsh buggy}]
marsh clematis
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly
clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]
marsh cress
n 1: annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes
used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some
localities [syn: {marsh cress}, {yellow watercress},
{Rorippa islandica}]
marsh elder
n 1: any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with
small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal
salt marshes) of eastern and central North America [syn:
{marsh elder}, {iva}]
marsh felwort
n 1: perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North
America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers [syn:
{marsh felwort}, {Swertia perennia}]
marsh fern
n 1: fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places;
cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {marsh fern},
{Thelypteris palustris}, {Dryopteris thelypteris}]
marsh gas
n 1: methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water
marsh gentian
n 1: perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped
flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian},
{calathian violet}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]
marsh hare
n 1: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina
to Florida [syn: {marsh hare}, {swamp rabbit}, {Sylvilagus
palustris}]
marsh harrier
n 1: Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: {marsh
harrier}, {Circus Aeruginosus}]
marsh hawk
n 1: common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in
marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern
harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]
marsh hen
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: {American coot}, {marsh
hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
2: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula
distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a
resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {gallinule}, {marsh hen},
{water hen}, {swamphen}]
marsh horsetail
n 1: scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy
areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {marsh horsetail},
{Equisetum palustre}]
marsh mallow
n 1: European perennial plant naturalized in United States
having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn:
{marsh mallow}, {white mallow}, {Althea officinalis}]
marsh marigold
n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright
yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh
marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob},
{cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
marsh milkweed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye
weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed},
{Eupatorium purpureum}]
marsh orchid
n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having
fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
marsh pea
n 1: scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and
North America with purplish flowers [syn: {marsh pea},
{Lathyrus palustris}]
marsh pink
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
marsh plant
n 1: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are
monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly
heath [syn: {marsh plant}, {bog plant}, {swamp plant}]
marsh rosemary
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate
salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers [syn:
{sea lavender}, {marsh rosemary}, {statice}]
marsh St-John's wort
n 1: perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers;
southeastern United States [syn: {marsh St-John's wort},
{Hypericum virginianum}]
marsh tea
n 1: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern
Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {wild rosemary}, {marsh
tea}, {Ledum palustre}]
marsh trefoil
n 1: perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of
white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate
leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across
the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean},
{bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]
marsh wren
n 1: a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
Marshal Saxe
n 1: a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of
the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann
Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]
Marshal Tito
n 1: Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German
occupation during World War II and established a communist
state after the war (1892-1980) [syn: {Tito}, {Marshal
Tito}, {Josip Broz}]
Marshall Islands
n 1: a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall
Islands [syn: {Marshall Islands}, {Republic of the Marshall
Islands}]
2: a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
Marshall McLuhan
n 1: Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media
(1911-1980) [syn: {McLuhan}, {Marshall McLuhan}, {Herbert
Marshall McLuhan}]
Marshall Plan
n 1: a United States program of economic aid for the
reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George
Marshall [syn: {Marshall Plan}, {European Recovery
Program}]
marshalling yard
n 1: a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are
loaded
marshmallow fluff
n 1: a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy
Marsilea drummondii
n 1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {nardo}, {common
nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
Marsilea quadrifolia
n 1: water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States
distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves
[syn: {water clover}, {Marsilea quadrifolia}]
Marston Moor
n 1: a former moor in northern England
2: a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl
of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
[syn: {Marston Moor}, {battle of Marston Moor}]
marsupial mole
n 1: small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
[syn: {pouched mole}, {marsupial mole}, {Notoryctus
typhlops}]
marsupial mouse
n 1: any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials
superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {pouched
mouse}, {marsupial mouse}, {marsupial rat}]
marsupial rat
n 1: any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials
superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {pouched
mouse}, {marsupial mouse}, {marsupial rat}]
Marta Brigit Nilsson
n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born
in 1918) [syn: {Nilsson}, {Brigit Nilsson}, {Marta Brigit
Nilsson}]
martello tower
n 1: a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
marten cat
n 1: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger
than weasels [syn: {marten}, {marten cat}]
Martes americana
n 1: valued for its fur [syn: {American marten}, {American
sable}, {Martes americana}]
Martes foina
n 1: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and
throat [syn: {stone marten}, {beech marten}, {Martes
foina}]
Martes martes
n 1: dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
[syn: {pine marten}, {Martes martes}]
Martes pennanti
n 1: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
[syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes
pennanti}]
Martes zibellina
n 1: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark
brown fur [syn: {sable}, {Martes zibellina}]
Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
n 1: English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society
(1858-1943) [syn: {Webb}, {Beatrice Webb}, {Martha Beatrice
Potter Webb}]
Martha Graham
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted
for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) [syn:
{Graham}, {Martha Graham}]
Martha Jane Burk
n 1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the
Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn:
{Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke},
{Calamity Jane}]
Martha Jane Burke
n 1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the
Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn:
{Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke},
{Calamity Jane}]
Martha's Vineyard
n 1: an island summer resort off of Cape Cod
martial art
n 1: any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense;
usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the
martial arts"
martial law
n 1: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian
affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides
civil law
martial music
n 1: brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a
military parade [syn: {military march}, {military music},
{martial music}]
Martin Buber
n 1: Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a
Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs;
his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews
(1878-1965) [syn: {Buber}, {Martin Buber}]
Martin Cline
n 1: American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a
functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
[syn: {Cline}, {Martin Cline}]
Martin Heidegger
n 1: German philosopher whose views on human existence in a
world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential
philosophers (1889-1976) [syn: {Heidegger}, {Martin
Heidegger}]
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
n 1: German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and
discovered three new elements (1743-1817) [syn: {Klaproth},
{Martin Heinrich Klaproth}]
Martin Luther
n 1: German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that
salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than
deeds (1483-1546) [syn: {Luther}, {Martin Luther}]
Martin Luther King
n 1: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist
minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks
(1929-1968) [syn: {King}, {Martin Luther King}, {Martin
Luther King Jr.}]
Martin Luther King Day
n 1: observed on the Monday closest to January 15 [syn: {Martin
Luther King Jr's Birthday}, {Martin Luther King Day}]
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
n 1: observed on the Monday closest to January 15 [syn: {Martin
Luther King Jr's Birthday}, {Martin Luther King Day}]
Martin Luther King Jr.
n 1: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist
minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks
(1929-1968) [syn: {King}, {Martin Luther King}, {Martin
Luther King Jr.}]
Martin Scorsese
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1942) [syn: {Scorsese},
{Martin Scorsese}]
Martin V
n 1: Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended
the Great Schism (1368-1431) [syn: {Martin V}, {Oddone
Colonna}]
Martin Van Buren
n 1: 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van
Buren}, {Martin Van Buren}, {President Van Buren}]
Martina Navratilova
n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who
won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in
1956) [syn: {Navratilova}, {Martina Navratilova}]
Martynia annua
n 1: sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and
West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped
flowers followed by unusual horned fruit [syn: {martynia},
{Martynia annua}]
Martynia arenaria
n 1: alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {sand devil's
claw}, {Proboscidea arenaria}, {Martynia arenaria}]
Martynia fragrans
n 1: a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {sweet
unicorn plant}, {Proboscidea fragrans}, {Martynia
fragrans}]
martyr operation
n 1: killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself;
usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission},
{martyr operation}, {sacrifice operation}]
Martyrs of al-Aqsa
n 1: a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and
strongest and best equipped faction active in the West
Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
[syn: {Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades},
{Martyrs of al-Aqsa}]
marumi kumquat
n 1: shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi},
{marumi kumquat}, {round kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]
marvel-of-Peru
n 1: common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or
purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late
afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru},
{Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]
Marvin Neil Simon
n 1: United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in
1927) [syn: {Simon}, {Neil Simon}, {Marvin Neil Simon}]
Marx Brothers
n 1: a family of United States comedians consisting of four
brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
Marxism-Leninism
n 1: the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided
the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification
of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the
highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from
developed to underdeveloped countries) [syn: {Leninism},
{Marxism-Leninism}]
Marxist-Leninist
adj 1: following the ideas of Marx expanded to include those of
Lenin
Mary Ann Evans
n 1: British writer of novels characterized by realistic
analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) [syn:
{Eliot}, {George Eliot}, {Mary Ann Evans}]
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore
n 1: United States suffragist (1820-1905) [syn: {Livermore},
{Mary Ashton Rice Livermore}]
Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
n 1: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Ward}, {Mrs.
Humphrey Ward}, {Mary Augusta Arnold Ward}]
Mary Baker Eddy
n 1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn:
{Eddy}, {Mary Baker Eddy}, {Mary Morse Baker Eddy}]
Mary Douglas Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who
discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years
old (1913-1996) [syn: {Leakey}, {Mary Leakey}, {Mary
Douglas Leakey}]
Mary Flannery O'Connor
n 1: United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {O'Connor},
{Flannery O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]
Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley
n 1: English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and
married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley},
{Mary Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}, {Mary Godwin
Wollstonecraft Shelley}]
Mary Harris Jones
n 1: United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to
found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) [syn:
{Jones}, {Mother Jones}, {Mary Harris Jones}]
Mary I
n 1: daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was
Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of
Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism
to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as
heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary I}, {Mary Tudor}, {Bloody
Mary}]
Mary II
n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the
eldest daughter of James II and ruled jointly with her
husband William III (1662-1694)
Mary Jane
n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green
goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke},
{skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
Mary Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who
discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years
old (1913-1996) [syn: {Leakey}, {Mary Leakey}, {Mary
Douglas Leakey}]
Mary Leontyne Price
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: {Price},
{Leontyne Price}, {Mary Leontyne Price}]
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
n 1: heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to
soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took
over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat
(1754-1832) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig
Hays McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]
Mary Magdalen
n 1: sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a
follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary
Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]
Mary Magdalene
n 1: sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a
follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary
Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]
Mary Mallon
n 1: United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid
fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn:
{Mallon}, {Mary Mallon}, {Typhoid Mary}]
Mary Martin
n 1: United States actress (1913-1990) [syn: {Martin}, {Mary
Martin}]
Mary McCarthy
n 1: United States satirical novelist and literary critic
(1912-1989) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Mary McCarthy}, {Mary
Therese McCarthy}]
Mary McCauley
n 1: heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to
soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took
over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat
(1754-1832) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig
Hays McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]
Mary McLeod Bethune
n 1: United States educator who worked to improve race relations
and educational opportunities for Black Americans
(1875-1955) [syn: {Bethune}, {Mary McLeod Bethune}]
Mary Morse Baker Eddy
n 1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn:
{Eddy}, {Mary Baker Eddy}, {Mary Morse Baker Eddy}]
Mary Pickford
n 1: United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in
silent films (1893-1979) [syn: {Pickford}, {Mary Pickford},
{Gladys Smith}]
Mary Queen of Scots
n 1: queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was
forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England
where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic
supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was
tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587) [syn: {Mary
Queen of Scots}, {Mary Stuart}]
Mary Shelley
n 1: English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and
married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley},
{Mary Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}, {Mary Godwin
Wollstonecraft Shelley}]
Mary Stuart
n 1: queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was
forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England
where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic
supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was
tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587) [syn: {Mary
Queen of Scots}, {Mary Stuart}]
Mary Therese McCarthy
n 1: United States satirical novelist and literary critic
(1912-1989) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Mary McCarthy}, {Mary
Therese McCarthy}]
Mary Tudor
n 1: daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was
Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of
Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism
to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as
heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary I}, {Mary Tudor}, {Bloody
Mary}]
Mary Wollstonecraft
n 1: English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy
and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary
Shelley (1759-1797) [syn: {Wollstonecraft}, {Mary
Wollstonecraft}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin}]
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
n 1: English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy
and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary
Shelley (1759-1797) [syn: {Wollstonecraft}, {Mary
Wollstonecraft}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin}]
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
n 1: English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and
married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley},
{Mary Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}, {Mary Godwin
Wollstonecraft Shelley}]
Marya Sklodowska
n 1: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes;
one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on
radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and
polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Madame
Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]
Maryland chicken
n 1: chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy
Maryland golden aster
n 1: perennial golden aster of southeastern United States [syn:
{Maryland golden aster}, {Chrysopsis mariana}]
Maryland yellowthroat
n 1: an American warbler [syn: {common yellowthroat}, {Maryland
yellowthroat}, {Geothlypis trichas}]
mascarene grass
n 1: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern
United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn:
{mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}, {Zoysia
tenuifolia}]
mash bean
n 1: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
2: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
mashed potato
n 1: potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
mashie niblick
n 1: iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green
[syn: {mashie niblick}, {seven iron}]
mask of pregnancy
n 1: a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated
with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives [syn:
{chloasma}, {melasma}, {mask of pregnancy}]
masked ball
n 1: a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn:
{masked ball}, {masquerade ball}, {fancy-dress ball}]
masked shrew
n 1: commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America [syn:
{masked shrew}, {Sorex cinereus}]
masking paper
n 1: adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that
should not be painted [syn: {masking tape}, {masking
paper}]
masking piece
n 1: scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the
stage that should not be seen [syn: {masking piece},
{masking}]
masking tape
n 1: adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that
should not be painted [syn: {masking tape}, {masking
paper}]
Mason and Dixon line
n 1: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic
dividing line between North and South before the American
Civil War [syn: {Mason-Dixon line}, {Mason and Dixon line},
{Mason and Dixon's line}]
Mason and Dixon's line
n 1: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic
dividing line between North and South before the American
Civil War [syn: {Mason-Dixon line}, {Mason and Dixon line},
{Mason and Dixon's line}]
mason bee
n 1: any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened
mud and sand
Mason City
n 1: a town in north central Iowa
Mason jar
n 1: a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home
canning
mason wasp
n 1: solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay
for the young
2: any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of
hardened mud for their young
mason's level
n 1: a level longer than a carpenter's level
mason's trowel
n 1: a trowel used in masonry [syn: {brick trowel}, {mason's
trowel}]
Mason-Dixon line
n 1: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic
dividing line between North and South before the American
Civil War [syn: {Mason-Dixon line}, {Mason and Dixon line},
{Mason and Dixon's line}]
masquerade ball
n 1: a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn:
{masked ball}, {masquerade ball}, {fancy-dress ball}]
masquerade costume
n 1: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn:
{fancy dress}, {masquerade}, {masquerade costume}]
masquerade party
n 1: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn:
{masquerade}, {masquerade party}, {masque}, {mask}]
mass action
n 1: (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain
operates as a coordinated system with large masses of
neural tissue involved in all complex functioning [syn:
{mass-action principle}, {mass action}]
Mass card
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a card sent to a bereaved family
that says the sender has arranged for a Mass to be said in
memory of the deceased
mass culture
n 1: the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media
mass defect
n 1: the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less
than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
[syn: {mass defect}, {mass deficiency}]
mass deficiency
n 1: the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less
than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
[syn: {mass defect}, {mass deficiency}]
mass energy
n 1: (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as
energy
mass hysteria
n 1: a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the
same state of violent mental agitation [syn: {mass
hysteria}, {epidemic hysertia}]
mass medium
n 1: (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely
to the public [syn: {medium}, {mass medium}]
mass meeting
n 1: a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
[syn: {rally}, {mass meeting}]
mass murder
n 1: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn:
{slaughter}, {massacre}, {mass murder}, {carnage},
{butchery}]
mass murderer
n 1: a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims
in a single incident
mass noun
n 1: a noun that does not form plurals
mass number
n 1: the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic
nucleus [syn: {mass number}, {nucleon number}]
mass production
n 1: the production of large quantities of a standardized
article (often using assembly line techniques)
mass rapid transit
n 1: an urban public transit system using underground or
elevated trains [syn: {rapid transit}, {mass rapid
transit}]
mass spectrograph
n 1: a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical
representation of the mass spectrum
mass spectrometer
n 1: spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting
ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an
electrometer [syn: {mass spectrometer}, {spectrometer}]
mass spectroscopic
adj 1: relating to or involving mass spectroscopy
mass spectroscopy
n 1: the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small
electrically charged particles
mass spectrum
n 1: a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a
mass spectrometer
mass unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for mass
mass-action principle
n 1: (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain
operates as a coordinated system with large masses of
neural tissue involved in all complex functioning [syn:
{mass-action principle}, {mass action}]
mass-energy equivalence
n 1: (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is
equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured
quantity of energy
mass-produce
v 1: produce on a large scale
mass-produced
adj 1: produced in quantity often by assembly-line techniques
mass-spectrometric
adj 1: relating to or involving a mass spectrometer
Mass.
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}, {MA},
{Mass.}]
Massachusetts Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts
extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the
south
Massachusetts Bay Colony
n 1: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
[syn: {Massachusetts}, {Massachusetts Bay Colony}]
Massachusetts fern
n 1: delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States;
sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts
fern}, {Parathelypteris simulata}, {Thelypteris simulata}]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
n 1: an engineering university in Cambridge [syn: {Massachusetts
Institute of Technology}, {MIT}]
massage parlor
n 1: a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of
therapeutic massage
2: a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
massasauga rattler
n 1: pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes
to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn:
{massasauga}, {massasauga rattler}, {Sistrurus catenatus}]
masse shot
n 1: a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the
cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around
another ball before hitting the object ball [syn: {masse},
{masse shot}]
massed fire
n 1: fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target
or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
[syn: {concentrated fire}, {massed fire}]
Massif Central
n 1: a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost
one sixth of the country
mast cell
n 1: a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and
heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic
reactions or in response to injury or inflammation [syn:
{mast cell}, {mastocyte}, {labrocyte}]
master bedroom
n 1: the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the
head of the household
master class
n 1: a class (especially in music) given to talented students by
an expert
master copy
n 1: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which
copies can be made [syn: {master}, {master copy},
{original}]
master cylinder
n 1: a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by
a piston [syn: {brake cylinder}, {hydraulic brake
cylinder}, {master cylinder}]
master file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that is used as the
authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent
[syn: {master file}, {main file}]
Master in Business
n 1: a master's degree in business [syn: {Master in Business},
{Master in Business Administration}, {MBA}]
Master in Business Administration
n 1: a master's degree in business [syn: {Master in Business},
{Master in Business Administration}, {MBA}]
Master in Public Affairs
n 1: a master's degree in questions of public concern
master key
n 1: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey},
{passe-partout}, {master key}, {master}]
Master of Architecture
n 1: a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced
study of architecture [syn: {Master of Architecture},
{MArch}]
Master of Arts
n 1: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of
Arts}, {MA}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
Master of Arts in Library Science
n 1: a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of Arts
in Library Science}, {MALS}]
Master of Arts in Teaching
n 1: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in
Teaching}, {MAT}]
master of ceremonies
n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an
introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn:
{master of ceremonies}, {emcee}, {host}]
Master of Divinity
n 1: a master's degree in religion [syn: {Master of Divinity},
{MDiv}]
Master of Education
n 1: a master's degree in education [syn: {Master of Education},
{MEd}]
Master of Fine Arts
n 1: a master's degree in fine arts [syn: {Master of Fine Arts},
{MFA}]
Master of Laws
n 1: an advanced law degree [syn: {Master of Laws}, {LLM}]
Master of Library Science
n 1: a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of
Library Science}, {MLS}]
Master of Literature
n 1: a master's degree in literature [syn: {Master of
Literature}, {MLitt}]
Master of Science
n 1: a master's degree in science [syn: {Master of Science},
{MS}, {SM}, {MSc}]
Master of Science in Engineering
n 1: a master's degree in engineering
Master of Theology
n 1: a master's degree in theology [syn: {Master of Theology},
{ThM}]
master plan
n 1: a long-term outline of a project or government function;
"the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new
development"
master race
n 1: a race that considers itself superior to all others and
fitted to rule the others [syn: {master race},
{Herrenvolk}]
master sergeant
n 1: a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
master's degree
n 1: an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but
lower than a doctor's degree
master-at-arms
n 1: the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard
ship
mastic tree
n 1: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: {mastic}, {mastic tree},
{lentisk}, {Pistacia lentiscus}]
Masticophis bilineatus
n 1: both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States
southwest [syn: {Sonoran whipsnake}, {Masticophis
bilineatus}]
Masticophis flagellum
n 1: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip}, {coachwhip
snake}, {Masticophis flagellum}]
Masticophis lateralis
n 1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn:
{California whipsnake}, {striped racer}, {Masticophis
lateralis}]
mastiff bat
n 1: a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and
small wings; often runs along the ground
Mastigoproctus giganteus
n 1: large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States
that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed [syn:
{vinegarroon}, {Mastigoproctus giganteus}]
mastoid bone
n 1: process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of
the skull [syn: {mastoid}, {mastoid process}, {mastoid
bone}, {mastoidal}]
mastoid process
n 1: process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of
the skull [syn: {mastoid}, {mastoid process}, {mastoid
bone}, {mastoidal}]
Mastotermes darwiniensis
n 1: Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes;
called a living fossil; apparent missing link between
cockroaches and termites
Mastotermes electrodominicus
n 1: extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
Mastotermes electromexicus
n 1: an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico
mat up
v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]
Mata Hari
n 1: Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy
in World War I (1876-1917) [syn: {Mata Hari}, {Margarete
Gertrud Zelle}]
match game
n 1: an international championship match [syn: {test match},
{match game}, {matched game}]
match plane
n 1: a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and
grooves on the edges of matchboards [syn: {match plane},
{tonguing and grooving plane}]
match play
n 1: golf scoring by holes won
match point
n 1: (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially
in tennis)
match-up
n 1: the pairing of people or things as for comparison or
competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team
won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the
neediest schools" [syn: {match-up}, {matchup}]
matched game
n 1: an international championship match [syn: {test match},
{match game}, {matched game}]
matching funds
n 1: funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds
available from other sources
Mater Turrita
n 1: great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor;
counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele},
{Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater
Turrita}]
materia medica
n 1: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and
properties and uses and effects [syn: {pharmacology},
{pharmacological medicine}, {materia medica}]
material body
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build},
{figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis},
{frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
material breach
n 1: a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the
contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of
contract
material possession
n 1: property or belongings that are tangible [syn: {tangible
possession}, {material possession}]
material resource
n 1: assets in the form of material possessions
material witness
n 1: a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at
issue and required in order to resolve the matter
materials handling
n 1: act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a
factory especially using mechanical devices
maternal language
n 1: one's native language; the language learned by children and
passed from one generation to the next [syn: {mother
tongue}, {maternal language}, {first language}]
maternal quality
n 1: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth
and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's
motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the
children" [syn: {motherliness}, {maternalism}, {maternal
quality}, {maternity}]
maternal-infant bonding
n 1: the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother
beginning at birth; "maternal-infant bonding influences the
child's psychological and physical development"
maternity hospital
n 1: a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy
and childbirth and for newborn infants
maternity ward
n 1: a hospital ward that provides care for women during
pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
math teacher
n 1: someone who teaches mathematics [syn: {math teacher},
{mathematics teacher}]
mathematical function
n 1: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each
element of a given set (the domain of the function) is
associated with an element of another set (the range of the
function) [syn: {function}, {mathematical function},
{single-valued function}, {map}, {mapping}]
mathematical group
n 1: a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element
and every element has an inverse [syn: {group},
{mathematical group}]
mathematical logic
n 1: any logical system that abstracts the form of statements
away from their content in order to establish abstract
criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic
logic}, {mathematical logic}, {formal logic}]
mathematical notation
n 1: a notation used by mathematicians
mathematical operation
n 1: (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the
problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the
mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they
were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" [syn:
{mathematical process}, {mathematical operation},
{operation}]
mathematical process
n 1: (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the
problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the
mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they
were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" [syn:
{mathematical process}, {mathematical operation},
{operation}]
mathematical product
n 1: a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2
and 3 is 6" [syn: {product}, {mathematical product}]
mathematical proof
n 1: proof of a mathematical theorem
mathematical relation
n 1: a relation between mathematical expressions (such as
equality or inequality)
mathematical space
n 1: (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of
postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space
is finite dimensional" [syn: {mathematical space},
{topological space}]
mathematical statement
n 1: a statement of a mathematical relation
mathematical statistician
n 1: a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn:
{statistician}, {mathematical statistician}]
mathematical symbol
n 1: a character that is used to indicates a mathematical
relation or operation
mathematics department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in mathematics [syn: {mathematics department},
{department of mathematics}]
mathematics teacher
n 1: someone who teaches mathematics [syn: {math teacher},
{mathematics teacher}]
Mathew B. Brady
n 1: United States pioneer photographer famous for his
portraits; was the official Union photographer for the
American Civil War (1823-1896) [syn: {Brady}, {Mathew B.
Brady}]
matilija poppy
n 1: tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often
cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant
white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {California tree
poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]
matinee idol
n 1: someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: {idol},
{matinee idol}]
Matricaria chamomilla
n 1: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal
uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is
considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild
chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita},
{Matricaria chamomilla}]
Matricaria inodorum
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
Matricaria matricarioides
n 1: annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United
States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves
and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {rayless
chamomile}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]
Matricaria oreades
n 1: mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes
included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy},
{Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria
oreades}]
Matricaria recutita
n 1: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal
uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is
considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild
chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita},
{Matricaria chamomilla}]
Matricaria tchihatchewii
n 1: low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small
white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places;
sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing
daisy}, {Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria
tchihatchewii}]
matrilineal kin
n 1: one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrikin},
{matrilineal kin}, {matrisib}, {matrilineal sib}]
matrilineal sib
n 1: one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrikin},
{matrilineal kin}, {matrisib}, {matrilineal sib}]
matrimonial law
n 1: that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws
governing matrimony
matrimony vine
n 1: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with
showy flowers and bright berries [syn: {matrimony vine},
{boxthorn}]
matrix addition
n 1: the addition of matrices
matrix algebra
n 1: the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices
matrix inversion
n 1: determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given
matrix will yield a unit matrix
matrix multiplication
n 1: the multiplication of matrices
matrix operation
n 1: a mathematical operation involving matrices
matrix printer
n 1: a printer that represents each character as a pattern of
dots from a dot matrix [syn: {dot matrix printer}, {matrix
printer}, {dot printer}]
matrix transposition
n 1: the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the
corresponding column
matron of honor
n 1: a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a
wedding
matt-up
v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]
matte up
v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]
matter of course
n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: {foregone conclusion}, {matter
of course}]
matter of fact
n 1: a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a
jury to decide [syn: {question of fact}, {matter of fact}]
2: a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
matter of law
n 1: a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a
judge to decide [syn: {question of law}, {matter of law}]
matter to
v 1: be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
[syn: {matter to}, {interest}]
matter-of-course
adj 1: expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome
matter-of-fact
adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the
history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a
prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {matter-of-fact},
{prosaic}]
2: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or
pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact
account of the trip" [syn: {matter-of-fact}, {pragmatic},
{pragmatical}]
Matteuccia struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead},
{Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris},
{Onoclea struthiopteris}]
Matthew Arnold
n 1: English poet and literary critic (1822-1888) [syn:
{Arnold}, {Matthew Arnold}]
Matthew Calbraith Perry
n 1: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan
and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations
between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard
Perry (1794-1858) [syn: {Perry}, {Matthew Calbraith Perry}]
Matthew Flinders
n 1: British explorer who mapped the Australian coast
(1774-1814) [syn: {Flinders}, {Matthew Flinders}, {Sir
Matthew Flinders}]
Matthew Walker
n 1: a kind of stopper knot [syn: {Matthew Walker}, {Matthew
Walker knot}]
Matthew Walker knot
n 1: a kind of stopper knot [syn: {Matthew Walker}, {Matthew
Walker knot}]
Matthias Schleiden
n 1: German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated
the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Schleiden}, {Matthias
Schleiden}, {M. J. Schleiden}]
Matthiola incana
n 1: European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers;
widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brompton stock},
{Matthiola incana}]
mattress cover
n 1: bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress
mattress pad
n 1: a protective pad over a mattress to protect it
mature-onset diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
maturity date
n 1: the date on which an obligation must be repaid [syn:
{maturity}, {maturity date}, {due date}]
maturity-onset diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
matzah ball
n 1: a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in
soup [syn: {matzo ball}, {matzoh ball}, {matzah ball}]
matzah meal
n 1: meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzo meal}, {matzoh
meal}, {matzah meal}]
matzo ball
n 1: a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in
soup [syn: {matzo ball}, {matzoh ball}, {matzah ball}]
matzo meal
n 1: meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzo meal}, {matzoh
meal}, {matzah meal}]
matzoh ball
n 1: a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in
soup [syn: {matzo ball}, {matzoh ball}, {matzah ball}]
matzoh meal
n 1: meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzo meal}, {matzoh
meal}, {matzah meal}]
Maud Gonne
n 1: Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)
[syn: {Gonne}, {Maud Gonne}]
Maui Island
n 1: the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Maui},
{Maui Island}]
maul oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak},
{iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]
maule's quince
n 1: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
[syn: {japonica}, {maule's quince}, {Chaenomeles japonica}]
Mauna Kea
n 1: an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest
peak in the Hawaiian Islands
Mauna Loa
n 1: an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island
Maundy money
n 1: specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the
British sovereign on Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday
n 1: the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
[syn: {Maundy Thursday}, {Holy Thursday}]
Maureen Catherine Connolly
n 1: United States tennis player who was the first woman to win
the United States, British, French, and Australian
championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) [syn:
{Connolly}, {Maureen Catherine Connolly}, {Little Mo
Connolly}]
Maurice Barrymore
n 1: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore
and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel
Barrymore (1847-1905) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Maurice
Barrymore}, {Herbert Blythe}]
Maurice Chevalier
n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn:
{Chevalier}, {Maurice Chevalier}]
Maurice de Vlaminck
n 1: French painter and exponent of fauvism (1876-1958) [syn:
{Vlaminck}, {Maurice de Vlaminck}]
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
n 1: English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA
(1916-2004) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Maurice Wilkins}, {Maurice
Hugh Frederick Wilkins}]
Maurice Ravel
n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
[syn: {Ravel}, {Maurice Ravel}]
Maurice Utrillo
n 1: French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street
scenes (1883-1955) [syn: {Utrillo}, {Maurice Utrillo}]
Maurice Wilkins
n 1: English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA
(1916-2004) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Maurice Wilkins}, {Maurice
Hugh Frederick Wilkins}]
Mauritanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Mauritania
Mauritian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Mauritius
Mauritian rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
[syn: {Mauritian rupee}, {rupee}]
Mausoleum at Halicarnasus
n 1: a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at
Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
mauve-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with mauve
mauve-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with mauve
Max Beerbohm
n 1: English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn:
{Beerbohm}, {Max Beerbohm}, {Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm}]
Max Born
n 1: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his
contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn:
{Born}, {Max Born}]
Max Bruch
n 1: German composer (1838-1920) [syn: {Bruch}, {Max Bruch}]
Max Delbruck
n 1: United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how
viruses infect living cells (1906-1981) [syn: {Delbruck},
{Max Delbruck}]
Max Ernst
n 1: painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United
States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the
technique of collage (1891-1976) [syn: {Ernst}, {Max
Ernst}]
Max Ferdinand Perutz
n 1: English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular
structure of blood (1914-2002) [syn: {Perutz}, {Max
Perutz}, {Max Ferdinand Perutz}]
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
n 1: German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation
in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated
quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: {Planck}, {Max Planck},
{Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck}]
Max Muller
n 1: British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in
Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: {Muller}, {Max Muller},
{Friedrich Max Muller}]
max out
v 1: reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards"
Max Perutz
n 1: English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular
structure of blood (1914-2002) [syn: {Perutz}, {Max
Perutz}, {Max Ferdinand Perutz}]
Max Planck
n 1: German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation
in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated
quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: {Planck}, {Max Planck},
{Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck}]
Max Weber
n 1: United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)
[syn: {Weber}, {Max Weber}]
2: German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in
sociology (1864-1920) [syn: {Weber}, {Max Weber}]
Maxfield Frederick Parrish
n 1: United States painter (1870-1966) [syn: {Parrish},
{Maxfield Parrish}, {Maxfield Frederick Parrish}]
Maxfield Parrish
n 1: United States painter (1870-1966) [syn: {Parrish},
{Maxfield Parrish}, {Maxfield Frederick Parrish}]
maxillary artery
n 1: either of two arteries branching from the external carotid
artery and supplying structure of the face [syn: {maxillary
artery}, {arteria maxillaris}]
maxillary sinus
n 1: one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla
maxillary vein
n 1: posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the
superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
[syn: {maxillary vein}, {vena maxillaris}]
Maxim Gorki
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted
for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim
Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich
Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
Maxim gun
n 1: an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel
Maximilian's sunflower
n 1: tall perennial of central United States to Canada having
golden-yellow flowers [syn: {Maximilian's sunflower},
{Helianthus maximilianii}]
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre
n 1: French lexicographer (1801-1881) [syn: {Littre},
{Maximilien Paul Emile Littre}]
maximum and minimum thermometer
n 1: thermometer that records the highest and lowest
temperatures reached during a period of time
Maxmilien de Bethune
n 1: French statesman (1560-1641) [syn: {Sully}, {Duc de Sully},
{Maxmilien de Bethune}]
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
n 1: French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect
of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup
d'etat (1758-1794) [syn: {Robespierre}, {Maxmillien Marie
Isidore de Robespierre}]
Maxwell Anderson
n 1: United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: {Anderson},
{Maxwell Anderson}]
Maxwell's demon
n 1: an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a
partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two
parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction
and slow molecules to move in the other direction through
the hole; this would result in one part of the container
becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing
entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics
Maxwell's equations
n 1: four differential equations that summarize classical
properties of electromagnetic fields
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
n 1: (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among
the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium [syn:
{Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law}, {Boltzmann
distribution law}]
May 1
n 1: observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of
spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor
of labor [syn: {May Day}, {First of May}, {May 1}]
May 24
n 1: British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn:
{Commonwealth Day}, {Empire day}, {May 24}]
May apple
n 1: edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
2: North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible
though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {May apple}, {wild
mandrake}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]
May beetle
n 1: any of various large European beetles destructive to
vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer},
{May bug}, {May beetle}, {Melolontha melolontha}]
2: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating
beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of
grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May bug}, {May
beetle}]
May blob
n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright
yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh
marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob},
{cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
May bug
n 1: any of various large European beetles destructive to
vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer},
{May bug}, {May beetle}, {Melolontha melolontha}]
2: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating
beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of
grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May bug}, {May
beetle}]
May Day
n 1: observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of
spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor
of labor [syn: {May Day}, {First of May}, {May 1}]
may fish
n 1: black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the
Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States [syn: {striped
killifish}, {mayfish}, {may fish}, {Fundulus majalis}]
May lily
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, {May lily}, {Convallaria majalis}]
May queen
n 1: the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {May
queen}, {queen of the May}]
May wine
n 1: a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or
champagne flavored with sweet woodruff
Maya Lin
n 1: United States sculptor and architect whose public works
include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in
Washington (born in 1959) [syn: {Lin}, {Maya Lin}]
Mayan language
n 1: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas [syn:
{Maya}, {Mayan}, {Mayan language}]
Mayetiola destructor
n 1: small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains [syn:
{Hessian fly}, {Mayetiola destructor}]
Mazar-i-Sharif
n 1: a city in northern Afghanistan
mazzard cherry
n 1: wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting
[syn: {gean}, {mazzard}, {mazzard cherry}]
McArdle's disease
n 1: an inherited disease in which abnormal amounts of glycogen
accumulate in skeletal muscle; results in weakness and
cramping
McBurney's point
n 1: a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the
hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in
acute appendicitis
McGuffey Eclectic Readers
n 1: readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic
messages
Md.
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Maryland}, {Old Line State}, {Free State}, {MD}, {Md.}]
Me.
n 1: a state in New England [syn: {Maine}, {Pine Tree State},
{ME}, {Me.}]
mea culpa
n 1: an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
Mead's milkweed
n 1: milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
[syn: {Mead's milkweed}, {Asclepias meadii}, {Asclepia
meadii}]
meadow beauty
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having
pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{deer grass}, {meadow beauty}]
meadow bright
n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright
yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh
marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob},
{cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
meadow buttercup
n 1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers
widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
[syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall
crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
meadow clary
n 1: tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers;
found in open grasslands [syn: {meadow clary}, {Salvia
pratensis}]
meadow cranesbill
n 1: tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary
flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and
naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow cranesbill},
{Geranium pratense}]
meadow cress
n 1: a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock},
{cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine
pratensis}]
meadow fern
n 1: fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern},
{meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens},
{Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]
meadow fescue
n 1: grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and
America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn:
{fescue}, {fescue grass}, {meadow fescue}, {Festuca
elatior}]
meadow foxtail
n 1: stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World
having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for
pasture and hay; naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow
foxtail}, {Alopecurus pratensis}]
meadow goldenrod
n 1: large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of
yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn:
{meadow goldenrod}, {Canadian goldenrod}, {Solidago
canadensis}]
meadow grass
n 1: any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of
abundant moisture [syn: {meadowgrass}, {meadow grass}]
meadow jumping mouse
n 1: widely distributed in northeastern and central United
States and Canada [syn: {meadow jumping mouse}, {Zapus
hudsonius}]
meadow leek
n 1: North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow
leek}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]
meadow lily
n 1: common lily of the eastern United States having nodding
yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada
lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow
lily}, {Lilium canadense}]
meadow mouse
n 1: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States
and Canada [syn: {meadow vole}, {meadow mouse}, {Microtus
pennsylvaticus}]
meadow mushroom
n 1: common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil;
the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {meadow
mushroom}, {field mushroom}, {Agaricus campestris}]
meadow pea
n 1: scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish
flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
[syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling},
{Lathyrus pratensis}]
meadow pipit
n 1: a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely
distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
[syn: {meadow pipit}, {Anthus pratensis}]
meadow rue
n 1: any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes
rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady
places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and
clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
meadow saffron
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {naked
lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
meadow salsify
n 1: weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {goatsbeard},
{shepherd's clock}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]
meadow saxifrage
n 1: rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white
flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {fair-maids-of-
France}, {Saxifraga granulata}]
meadow spikemoss
n 1: spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn:
{meadow spikemoss}, {basket spikemoss}, {Selaginella
apoda}]
meadow spittlebug
n 1: North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn:
{meadow spittlebug}, {Philaenus spumarius}]
meadow vole
n 1: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States
and Canada [syn: {meadow vole}, {meadow mouse}, {Microtus
pennsylvaticus}]
meadow-beauty family
n 1: a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales;
many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae},
{family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family
Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]
meal plan
n 1: a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to
guests at a hotel [syn: {hotel plan}, {meal plan}]
meal ticket
n 1: a source of income or livelihood
2: coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to
a meal [syn: {meal ticket}, {luncheon voucher}]
mealy bug
n 1: scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy
secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees [syn:
{mealybug}, {mealy bug}]
mealy sage
n 1: Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {blue sage},
{mealy sage}, {Salvia farinacea}]
mealy-mouthed
adj 1: hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly
as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed
politician" [syn: {mealymouthed}, {mealy-mouthed}]
mean deviation
n 1: the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations
from the mean of a distribution [syn: {mean deviation},
{mean deviation from the mean}]
mean deviation from the mean
n 1: the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations
from the mean of a distribution [syn: {mean deviation},
{mean deviation from the mean}]
mean distance
n 1: the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of
a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its
primary
mean solar day
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
"two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
{day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
{24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
mean solar time
n 1: (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an
imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
[syn: {mean time}, {mean solar time}]
mean sun
n 1: a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at
a constant speed and completes its annual course in the
same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
mean time
n 1: (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an
imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
[syn: {mean time}, {mean solar time}]
mean value
n 1: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of
the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn:
{mean}, {mean value}]
means grass
n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and
is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States
where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn:
{Johnson grass}, {Aleppo grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen
millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]
means test
n 1: an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying
for financial aid
measure out
v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take
measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn:
{measure}, {mensurate}, {measure out}]
measure up
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {qualify},
{measure up}]
measuring block
n 1: a unit of measurement [syn: {measuring unit}, {measuring
block}]
measuring cup
n 1: graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular
ingredients
measuring device
n 1: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or
degree of something [syn: {measuring instrument},
{measuring system}, {measuring device}]
measuring instrument
n 1: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or
degree of something [syn: {measuring instrument},
{measuring system}, {measuring device}]
measuring rod
n 1: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular
intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn:
{measuring stick}, {measure}, {measuring rod}]
measuring stick
n 1: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular
intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn:
{measuring stick}, {measure}, {measuring rod}]
measuring system
n 1: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or
degree of something [syn: {measuring instrument},
{measuring system}, {measuring device}]
measuring unit
n 1: a unit of measurement [syn: {measuring unit}, {measuring
block}]
measuring worm
n 1: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front
and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family
Geometridae [syn: {measuring worm}, {inchworm}, {looper}]
meat and potatoes
n 1: the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat
and potatoes of arbitration"
meat cleaver
n 1: a butcher's knife having a large square blade [syn:
{cleaver}, {meat cleaver}, {chopper}]
meat counter
n 1: counter where meats are displayed for sale
meat grinder
n 1: a mill for grinding meat
2: any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat
grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces
crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder"
meat hook
n 1: a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals
are hung
meat hooks
n 1: large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my
hooks on him" [syn: {hooks}, {meat hooks}, {maulers}]
meat house
n 1: a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
[syn: {smokehouse}, {meat house}]
2: a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
meat loaf
n 1: a baked loaf of ground meat [syn: {meat loaf}, {meatloaf}]
meat market
n 1: a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are
sold [syn: {butcher shop}, {meat market}]
meat packer
n 1: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: {meat
packer}, {packer}]
meat packing
n 1: wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including
slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
[syn: {meatpacking}, {meat packing}, {meat-packing
business}]
meat pie
n 1: pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered
with pastry or biscuit dough
meat safe
n 1: a safe for storing meat
meat thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast
(with the top away from the heat source); used to measure
how well done the meat is
meat-eating
adj 1: (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-
eating(a)}, {zoophagous}]
meat-packing business
n 1: wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including
slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
[syn: {meatpacking}, {meat packing}, {meat-packing
business}]
Meccano set
n 1: a child's construction set for making mechanical models
[syn: {Meccano}, {Meccano set}]
mechanic's lien
n 1: lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting
or repairing a building or other structure
mechanical advantage
n 1: the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force
applied to it
mechanical device
n 1: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical
principles
mechanical drawing
n 1: scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,
2: the craft of drawing blueprints [syn: {drafting}, {mechanical
drawing}]
mechanical energy
n 1: energy in a mechanical form
mechanical engineer
n 1: a person trained to design and construct machines
mechanical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the design and
construction and operation of machinery
mechanical man
n 1: an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: {android},
{humanoid}, {mechanical man}]
mechanical mixture
n 1: a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical
means
mechanical phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or
motion of objects
mechanical piano
n 1: a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of
perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical
piano}, {Pianola}, {player piano}]
mechanical press
n 1: any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut
materials or extract liquids or compress solids [syn:
{press}, {mechanical press}]
mechanical system
n 1: a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
mechanically skillful
adj 1: relating to or concerned with machinery or tools;
"mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical
skills"; "a technical fault" [syn: {mechanical},
{mechanically skillful}, {technical}]
mechanized cavalry
n 1: an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor
vehicles
Meckel's diverticulum
n 1: a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from
incomplete closure of the yolk sac
meclizine hydrochloride
n 1: an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or
prevent motion sickness [syn: {meclizine}, {meclizine
hydrochloride}, {Antivert}]
meclofenamate sodium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used
to treat arthritis [syn: {meclofenamate}, {meclofenamate
sodium}, {Meclomen}]
Meconopsis betonicifolia
n 1: Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue
flowers in drooping cymes [syn: {blue poppy}, {Meconopsis
betonicifolia}]
Meconopsis cambrica
n 1: widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale
yellow flowers [syn: {Welsh poppy}, {Meconopsis cambrica}]
Medaille Militaire
n 1: a French military decoration
Medal of Honor
n 1: the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery
and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'
[syn: {Medal of Honor}, {Congressional Medal of Honor}]
medal play
n 1: golf scoring by total strokes taken [syn: {medal play},
{stroke play}]
medal winner
n 1: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn:
{medalist}, {medallist}, {medal winner}]
Medellin cartel
n 1: a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of
cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was
killed
Medgar Evers
n 1: United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was
killed by a sniper (1925-1963) [syn: {Evers}, {Medgar
Evers}, {Medgar Wiley Evers}]
Medgar Wiley Evers
n 1: United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was
killed by a sniper (1925-1963) [syn: {Evers}, {Medgar
Evers}, {Medgar Wiley Evers}]
media consultant
n 1: someone who advises about the use of communication media
[syn: {media consultant}, {media guru}]
media guru
n 1: someone who advises about the use of communication media
[syn: {media consultant}, {media guru}]
medial condyle
n 1: a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the
femur
medial geniculate
n 1: a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of
processing centers along the auditory pathway from the
cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn:
{medial geniculate body}, {corpus geniculatum mediale},
{medial geniculate}]
medial geniculate body
n 1: a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of
processing centers along the auditory pathway from the
cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn:
{medial geniculate body}, {corpus geniculatum mediale},
{medial geniculate}]
medial rectus
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
medially [syn: {medial rectus muscle}, {medial rectus},
{rectus medialis}]
medial rectus muscle
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
medially [syn: {medial rectus muscle}, {medial rectus},
{rectus medialis}]
median value
n 1: the number midway between the two middle numbers in a
series containing an even or odd number of items [syn:
{median}, {median value}]
Medicago arborea
n 1: evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy
foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the
summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods [syn: {moon
trefoil}, {Medicago arborea}]
Medicago echinus
n 1: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods
and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Calvary clover},
{Medicago intertexta}, {Medicago echinus}]
Medicago falcata
n 1: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow
flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa},
{sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]
Medicago intertexta
n 1: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods
and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Calvary clover},
{Medicago intertexta}, {Medicago echinus}]
Medicago lupulina
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and
curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn:
{black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch
clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
Medicago sativa
n 1: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate
leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture
and hay crop [syn: {alfalfa}, {lucerne}, {Medicago sativa}]
Medicaid funds
n 1: public funds used to pay for Medicaid
medical aid
n 1: professional treatment for illness or injury [syn: {medical
care}, {medical aid}]
medical assistant
n 1: a person trained to assist medical professionals
medical bill
n 1: statement of charges for medical services [syn: {medical
bill}, {doctor's bill}]
medical building
n 1: building where medicine is practiced [syn: {medical
building}, {health facility}, {healthcare facility}]
medical care
n 1: professional treatment for illness or injury [syn: {medical
care}, {medical aid}]
medical center
n 1: the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
medical checkup
n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of
tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
[syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination},
{medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]
medical community
n 1: the body of individuals who are qualified to practice
medicine [syn: {medical profession}, {medical community}]
medical diagnosis
n 1: identification of a disease from its symptoms
medical dressing
n 1: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: {dressing},
{medical dressing}]
medical evacuation
n 1: the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation)
to a place where they can receive medical care [syn:
{medical evacuation}, {medevac}, {medivac}]
medical exam
n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of
tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
[syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination},
{medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]
medical examination
n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of
tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
[syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination},
{medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]
medical examiner
n 1: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not
due to natural causes [syn: {coroner}, {medical examiner}]
medical expense
n 1: amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of
medical problems
medical extern
n 1: a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a
hospital but not living there [syn: {extern}, {medical
extern}]
medical history
n 1: the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the
patient [syn: {medical history}, {medical record},
{anamnesis}]
medical institution
n 1: an institution created for the practice of medicine
medical instrument
n 1: instrument used in the practice of medicine
medical intern
n 1: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining
supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British
term) [syn: {intern}, {interne}, {houseman}, {medical
intern}]
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
n 1: relational database of the United States National Library
of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of
bibliographical information concerning the biomedical
literature [syn: {Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval
System}, {MEDLARS}]
medical man
n 1: someone who practices medicine [syn: {medical
practitioner}, {medical man}]
medical officer
n 1: a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: {medical
officer}, {medic}]
medical practice
n 1: the practice of medicine
medical practitioner
n 1: someone who practices medicine [syn: {medical
practitioner}, {medical man}]
medical procedure
n 1: a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners
medical profession
n 1: the body of individuals who are qualified to practice
medicine [syn: {medical profession}, {medical community}]
medical prognosis
n 1: a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: {prognosis},
{prospect}, {medical prognosis}]
medical record
n 1: the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the
patient [syn: {medical history}, {medical record},
{anamnesis}]
medical relation
n 1: the professional relation between a health care
professional and a patient
medical report
n 1: a report of the results of a medical examination of a
patient
medical school
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to a medical
degree [syn: {medical school}, {school of medicine}]
medical science
n 1: the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and
the prevention and treatment of disease
medical scientist
n 1: a scientist who studies disease processes
medical social worker
n 1: an official in a British hospital who looks after the
social and material needs of the patients [syn: {almoner},
{medical social worker}]
medical specialist
n 1: practices one branch of medicine [syn: {specialist},
{medical specialist}]
medical specialty
n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical
techniques [syn: {medicine}, {medical specialty}]
medical student
n 1: a student in medical school [syn: {medical student},
{medico}]
medicare check
n 1: a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of
health care [syn: {medicare check}, {medicare payment}]
medicare payment
n 1: a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of
health care [syn: {medicare check}, {medicare payment}]
medicinal drug
n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates
the symptoms of disease [syn: {medicine}, {medication},
{medicament}, {medicinal drug}]
medicinal leech
n 1: large European freshwater leech formerly used for
bloodletting [syn: {medicinal leech}, {Hirudo medicinalis}]
medicine ball
n 1: heavy ball used in physical training
medicine cabinet
n 1: cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries [syn: {medicine
chest}, {medicine cabinet}]
medicine chest
n 1: cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries [syn: {medicine
chest}, {medicine cabinet}]
medicine man
n 1: a Native American shaman
Medieval Greek
n 1: the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn:
{Medieval Greek}, {Middle Greek}, {Byzantine Greek}]
Medieval Latin
n 1: Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages
medieval mode
n 1: any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until
1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn:
{ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {church mode},
{medieval mode}]
medieval Schoolman
n 1: a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages;
versed in scholasticism [syn: {Schoolman}, {medieval
Schoolman}]
Medinilla magnifica
n 1: a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for
its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers;
Philippines
Mediterranean anaemia
n 1: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of
hemoglobin [syn: {thalassemia}, {thalassaemia},
{Mediterranean anemia}, {Mediterranean anaemia}]
mediterranean anchovy
n 1: esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for
sauces and relishes [syn: {mediterranean anchovy},
{Engraulis encrasicholus}]
Mediterranean anemia
n 1: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of
hemoglobin [syn: {thalassemia}, {thalassaemia},
{Mediterranean anemia}, {Mediterranean anaemia}]
Mediterranean cypress
n 1: tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending
branches [syn: {Italian cypress}, {Mediterranean cypress},
{Cupressus sempervirens}]
Mediterranean fever
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
{brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
Mediterranean flour moth
n 1: small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour [syn:
{Mediterranean flour moth}, {Anagasta kuehniella}]
Mediterranean fruit fly
n 1: small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other
fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn:
{Mediterranean fruit fly}, {medfly}, {Ceratitis capitata}]
Mediterranean hackberry
n 1: bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn:
{European hackberry}, {Mediterranean hackberry}, {Celtis
australis}]
Mediterranean Sea
n 1: the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
[syn: {Mediterranean}, {Mediterranean Sea}]
Mediterranean snapdragon
n 1: perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated
for its purple or pink flowers [syn: {Mediterranean
snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum majus}]
Mediterranean water shrew
n 1: a type of water shrew [syn: {Mediterranean water shrew},
{Neomys anomalus}]
medium frequency
n 1: 300 to 3000 kilohertz [syn: {medium frequency}, {MF}]
medium of exchange
n 1: anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value
and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
[syn: {medium of exchange}, {monetary system}]
medium steel
n 1: steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon
medium wave
n 1: a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters
(a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz)
medium-dry
adj 1: of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry
medium-large
adj 1: of anything that is large but not the largest
medium-size
adj 1: intermediate in size [syn: {medium-sized}, {medium-size},
{moderate-sized}, {moderate-size}]
medium-sized
adj 1: intermediate in size [syn: {medium-sized}, {medium-size},
{moderate-sized}, {moderate-size}]
medlar tree
n 1: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar}, {medlar tree},
{Mespilus germanica}]
medulla oblongata
n 1: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal
cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the
medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain
because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart
functioning" [syn: {medulla oblongata}, {medulla}, {bulb}]
medulla spinalis
n 1: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts
sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a
long tubelike structure extending from the base of the
brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar
region [syn: {spinal cord}, {medulla spinalis}]
medullary ray
n 1: a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
[syn: {vascular ray}, {medullary ray}]
medullary sheath
n 1: a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of
medullated nerve fibers [syn: {medullary sheath}, {myelin
sheath}]
medullated nerve fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin [syn:
{medullated nerve fiber}, {myelinated nerve fiber}]
medusa's head
n 1: African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous
slender drooping branches [syn: {medusa's head}, {Euphorbia
medusae}, {Euphorbia caput-medusae}]
2: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns [syn: {medusa's
head}, {Elymus caput-medusae}]
meet up with
v 1: meet with by appointment; "She met up with her former
lover"
meeting house
n 1: columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red
flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {honeysuckle}, {Aquilegia
canadensis}]
meeting of minds
n 1: a state of cooperation [syn: {concurrence}, {meeting of
minds}]
meeting place
n 1: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn:
{forum}, {assembly}, {meeting place}]
mefenamic acid
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade
name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual
cramps) [syn: {mefenamic acid}, {Ponstel}]
mefloquine hydrochloride
n 1: an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine)
that is effective in cases that do not respond to
chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric
effects on some people [syn: {mefloquine}, {mefloquine
hydrochloride}, {Larium}, {Mephaquine}]
megacycle per second
n 1: one million periods per second [syn: {megahertz}, {MHz},
{megacycle per second}, {megacycle}, {Mc}]
Megaderma lyra
n 1: large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears [syn:
{big-eared bat}, {Megaderma lyra}]
megalithic structure
n 1: memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a
prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) [syn:
{megalith}, {megalithic structure}]
Megalobatrachus maximus
n 1: large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of
Asia [syn: {giant salamander}, {Megalobatrachus maximus}]
megaloblastic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by many large immature and
dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone
marrow; associated with pernicious anemia [syn:
{megaloblastic anemia}, {megaloblastic anaemia}]
megaloblastic anemia
n 1: anemia characterized by many large immature and
dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone
marrow; associated with pernicious anemia [syn:
{megaloblastic anemia}, {megaloblastic anaemia}]
Megaptera novaeangliae
n 1: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching
or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback}, {humpback
whale}, {Megaptera novaeangliae}]
megatherian mammal
n 1: a large extinct ground sloth [syn: {megatherian},
{megatheriid}, {megatherian mammal}]
megaton bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one
million tons of TNT
megavitamin therapy
n 1: therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of
vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological
disorders
megestrol acetate
n 1: a synthetic progestational compound used to treat
endometrial carcinoma [syn: {megestrol}, {megestrol
acetate}]
Mehemet Ali
n 1: Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made
viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman
Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
[syn: {Mohammed Ali}, {Mehemet Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}]
Meibomian cyst
n 1: a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a
Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: {chalazion}, {Meibomian
cyst}]
Meibomian gland
n 1: a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids;
"bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"
[syn: {Meibomian gland}, {tarsal gland}]
Meiji Tenno
n 1: emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan
(1852-1912) [syn: {Meiji Tenno}, {Mutsuhito}]
Meister Eckhart
n 1: German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
[syn: {Eckhart}, {Johannes Eckhart}, {Meister Eckhart}]
Mekong River
n 1: an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern
Vietnam into the South China Sea [syn: {Mekong}, {Mekong
River}]
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
n 1: Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn:
{Gibson}, {Mel Gibson}, {Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson}]
Mel Gibson
n 1: Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn:
{Gibson}, {Mel Gibson}, {Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson}]
melagueta pepper
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn:
{grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper},
{melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
melamine resin
n 1: a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde;
used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings
Melampodium leucanthum
n 1: bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters
with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona
east to Kansas and south to Mexico [syn: {blackfoot daisy},
{Melampodium leucanthum}]
Melampsora lini
n 1: fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust}, {flax rust
fungus}, {Melampsora lini}]
melancholy thistle
n 1: perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with
lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of
reddish-purple flowers [syn: {melancholy thistle}, {Cirsium
heterophylum}, {Cirsium helenioides}]
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
n 1: black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head
and neck [syn: {redheaded woodpecker}, {redhead},
{Melanerpes erythrocephalus}]
Melanie Klein
n 1: United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the
first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children
(1882-1960) [syn: {Klein}, {Melanie Klein}]
Melanitta nigra
n 1: a variety of scoter [syn: {common scoter}, {Melanitta
nigra}]
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
n 1: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that
controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes [syn:
{melanocyte-stimulating hormone}, {MSH}]
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
n 1: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related
to cod but usually smaller [syn: {haddock}, {Melanogrammus
aeglefinus}]
Melanotis caerulescens
n 1: mockingbird of Mexico [syn: {blue mockingbird}, {Melanotis
caerulescens}]
Melastoma malabathricum
n 1: evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia
having large purple flowers [syn: {Indian rhododendron},
{Melastoma malabathricum}]
Melba toast
n 1: very thin crisp brown toast
Meleagris gallopavo
n 1: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely
domesticated for food [syn: {turkey}, {Meleagris
gallopavo}]
Meles meles
n 1: a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia [syn:
{Eurasian badger}, {Meles meles}]
Melia Azadirachta
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
{neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth},
{Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]
Melia azedarach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
Melia azederach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
Melicocca bijuga
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn:
{Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry},
{mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga},
{Melicocca bijugatus}]
Melicocca bijugatus
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn:
{Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry},
{mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga},
{Melicocca bijugatus}]
Melilotus alba
n 1: biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet
clover}, {white melilot}, {Melilotus alba}]
Melilotus officinalis
n 1: biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic
leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely
cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop [syn:
{yellow sweet clover}, {Melilotus officinalis}]
Melina Mercouri
n 1: Greek film actress (1925-1994) [syn: {Mercouri}, {Melina
Mercouri}, {Anna Amalia Mercouri}]
Melissa officinalis
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
{lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
Mellivora capensis
n 1: nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa
and southern Asia [syn: {ratel}, {honey badger}, {Mellivora
capensis}]
mellow out
v 1: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he
mellowed" [syn: {mellow}, {melt}, {mellow out}]
melodic line
n 1: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody},
{air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
melodic phrase
n 1: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody},
{air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
melodic theme
n 1: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the
theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist
picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme},
{melodic theme}, {musical theme}, {idea}]
melody pipe
n 1: reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
[syn: {chanter}, {melody pipe}]
Melolontha melolontha
n 1: any of various large European beetles destructive to
vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer},
{May bug}, {May beetle}, {Melolontha melolontha}]
melolonthid beetle
n 1: any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily)
Melolonthidae
melon ball
n 1: a bite of melon cut as a sphere
melon tree
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply
palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn:
{papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree},
{Carica papaya}]
melon vine
n 1: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including:
muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn:
{melon}, {melon vine}]
Melophagus Ovinus
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and
cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick},
{Melophagus Ovinus}]
Melopsittacus undulatus
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black
and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
[syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie},
{grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet},
{Melopsittacus undulatus}]
Melospiza georgiana
n 1: North American finch of marshy area [syn: {swamp sparrow},
{Melospiza georgiana}]
Melospiza melodia
n 1: small songbird common in North America [syn: {song
sparrow}, {Melospiza melodia}]
melt down
v 1: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid
state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold";
"The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {melt}, {run}, {melt
down}]
melt off
v 1: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {slim},
{slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}, {put on}]
melting point
n 1: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
[syn: {freezing point}, {melting point}]
melting pot
n 1: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially
assimilated
2: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for
high temperature chemical reactions [syn: {crucible},
{melting pot}]
Melursus ursinus
n 1: common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central
Asia [syn: {sloth bear}, {Melursus ursinus}, {Ursus
ursinus}]
Melvil Dewey
n 1: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of
classification (1851-1931) [syn: {Dewey}, {Melvil Dewey},
{Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey}]
Melville Bell
n 1: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell
(1819-1905) [syn: {Bell}, {Melville Bell}, {Alexander
Melville Bell}]
Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
n 1: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of
classification (1851-1931) [syn: {Dewey}, {Melvil Dewey},
{Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey}]
Melville W. Fuller
n 1: United States jurist and chief justice of the United States
Supreme Court (1833-1910) [syn: {Fuller}, {Melville W.
Fuller}, {Melville Weston Fuller}]
Melville Weston Fuller
n 1: United States jurist and chief justice of the United States
Supreme Court (1833-1910) [syn: {Fuller}, {Melville W.
Fuller}, {Melville Weston Fuller}]
Melvin Calvin
n 1: United States chemist noted for discovering the series of
chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) [syn:
{Calvin}, {Melvin Calvin}]
member bank
n 1: a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System
Member of Parliament
n 1: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of
the House of Commons [syn: {Parliamentarian}, {Member of
Parliament}]
membership card
n 1: a card certifying membership in an organization
membrane bone
n 1: any bone that develops within membranous tissue without
previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones
of the skull
membrane-forming
adj 1: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something
resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn:
{membranous}, {membrane-forming}]
membranous labyrinth
n 1: the sensory structures of the inner ear including the
labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within
the bony labyrinth
memento mori
n 1: a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
Memorial Day
n 1: legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May;
commemorates the members of the United States armed forces
who were killed in war [syn: {Memorial Day}, {Decoration
Day}]
memorial park
n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery},
{graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying
ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]
memorial tablet
n 1: a memorial made of brass [syn: {brass}, {memorial tablet},
{plaque}]
memory access
n 1: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing
stored information [syn: {access}, {memory access}]
memory board
n 1: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are
attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage},
{computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]
memory cache
n 1: (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a
specialized buffer storage that is continually updated;
used to optimize data transfers between system elements
with different characteristics [syn: {cache}, {memory
cache}]
memory chip
n 1: a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to
provide additional memory
memory device
n 1: a device that preserves information for retrieval [syn:
{memory device}, {storage device}]
memory image
n 1: a mental image of something previously experienced
memory loss
n 1: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout
for events of the evening" [syn: {amnesia}, {memory loss},
{blackout}]
memory picture
n 1: a memory image that is similar to a visual perception
memory trace
n 1: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural
tissue) that represents a memory [syn: {engram}, {memory
trace}]
men's
n 1: a public toilet for men [syn: {men's room}, {men's}]
men's furnishings
n 1: the drygoods sold by a haberdasher [syn: {haberdashery},
{men's furnishings}]
men's room
n 1: a public toilet for men [syn: {men's room}, {men's}]
Menachem Begin
n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister
of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then
the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: {Begin},
{Menachem Begin}]
menage a trois
n 1: household for three; an arrangement where a married couple
and a lover of one of them live together while sharing
sexual relations
Menai Strait
n 1: a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the
mainland
Mendel's law
n 1: (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by
Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants;
the principles were limited and modified by subsequent
genetic research
Mendeleev's law
n 1: (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the
elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
[syn: {periodic law}, {Mendeleev's law}]
Mendenhall Glacier
n 1: a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska [syn:
{Mendenhall Glacier}, {Great Mendenhall Glacier}]
menhaden oil
n 1: a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in
paint and ink and in treating leather
Meniere's disease
n 1: a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of
dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss
(usually unilateral)
meningeal artery
n 1: any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain
and neighboring structures [syn: {meningeal artery},
{arteria meningea}]
meningeal veins
n 1: veins at accompany the meningeal arteries [syn: {meningeal
veins}, {venae meningeae}]
Menippe mercenaria
n 1: large edible crab of the southern coast of the United
States (particularly Florida) [syn: {stone crab}, {Menippe
mercenaria}]
Menispermum canadense
n 1: a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval
leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black
fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {yellow
parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]
Mennonite Church
n 1: formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century;
noted for its simplicity of life
meno mosso
n 1: played at reduced speed; less rapid
Menominee whitefish
n 1: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America
and Siberia [syn: {round whitefish}, {Menominee whitefish},
{Prosopium cylindraceum}]
Menopon gallinae
n 1: a louse parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft
louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]
Menopon palladum
n 1: a louse parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft
louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]
mens rea
n 1: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a
wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal);
often at issue in murder trials [syn: {mens rea}, {malice
aforethought}]
mens store
n 1: a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing
store}, {haberdashery}, {haberdashery store}, {mens store}]
mensal line
n 1: a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your
emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {love
line}, {mensal line}]
menstrual blood
n 1: flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly
intervals during a woman's reproductive years [syn:
{menorrhea}, {menstrual blood}, {menstrual flow}]
menstrual cycle
n 1: a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at
menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus
prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the
lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual
cycle is 28 days"
menstrual flow
n 1: flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly
intervals during a woman's reproductive years [syn:
{menorrhea}, {menstrual blood}, {menstrual flow}]
menstrual phase
n 1: the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of
the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is
considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
mental ability
n 1: the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability
to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
[syn: {capacity}, {mental ability}] [ant: {incapacity}]
mental abnormality
n 1: any abnormality of mental function
mental age
n 1: the level of intellectual development as measured by an
intelligence test
mental anguish
n 1: sustained dull painful emotion
mental attitude
n 1: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and
values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the
attitude that work was fun" [syn: {attitude}, {mental
attitude}]
mental balance
n 1: the healthy psychological state of someone with good
judgment [syn: {mental soundness}, {mental balance}]
mental block
n 1: an inability to remember or think of something you normally
can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name
perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: {block},
{mental block}]
mental capacity
n 1: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability},
{mental capacity}, {mentality}, {wit}]
mental case
n 1: a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {neurotic},
{psychoneurotic}, {mental case}]
mental condition
n 1: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a
state are relatively constant even though the state itself
may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {psychological
state}, {psychological condition}, {mental state}, {mental
condition}]
mental confusion
n 1: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly
thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn:
{confusion}, {mental confusion}, {confusedness},
{muddiness}, {disarray}]
mental defectiveness
n 1: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of
intelligence [syn: {abnormality}, {mental defectiveness}]
mental deficiency
n 1: mild mental retardation [syn: {moronity}, {mental
deficiency}]
mental dexterity
n 1: intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of
mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination" [syn:
{nimbleness}, {mental dexterity}]
mental disease
n 1: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone
who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to
require psychiatric intervention [syn: {mental illness},
{mental disease}, {psychopathy}] [ant: {mental health}]
mental disorder
n 1: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or
emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn:
{mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {disturbance},
{psychological disorder}, {folie}]
mental disturbance
n 1: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or
emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn:
{mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {disturbance},
{psychological disorder}, {folie}]
mental energy
n 1: an actuating force or factor [syn: {psychic energy},
{mental energy}]
mental exhaustion
n 1: exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {mental
exhaustion}, {brain-fag}]
mental faculty
n 1: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the
mind [syn: {faculty}, {mental faculty}, {module}]
mental health
n 1: the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a
satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
[ant: {mental disease}, {mental illness}, {psychopathy}]
mental home
n 1: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental
institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane
asylum}, {asylum}]
mental hospital
n 1: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental
institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane
asylum}, {asylum}]
mental hygiene
n 1: the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological
methods [syn: {psychotherapy}, {psychotherapeutics},
{mental hygiene}]
mental illness
n 1: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone
who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to
require psychiatric intervention [syn: {mental illness},
{mental disease}, {psychopathy}] [ant: {mental health}]
mental image
n 1: an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced
images upon her too awful to contemplate" [syn: {image},
{mental image}]
mental imagery
n 1: the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he
could still hear her in his imagination" [syn:
{imagination}, {imaging}, {imagery}, {mental imagery}]
mental institution
n 1: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental
institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane
asylum}, {asylum}]
mental lexicon
n 1: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {vocabulary},
{lexicon}, {mental lexicon}]
mental measurement
n 1: a generic term used to cover any application of measurement
techniques to the quantification of mental functions
mental note
n 1: special attention with intent to remember; "he made a
mental note to send her flowers"
mental object
n 1: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or
learned [syn: {content}, {cognitive content}, {mental
object}]
mental picture
n 1: a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental
picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of
himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent
impression in his mind" [syn: {mental picture}, {picture},
{impression}]
mental process
n 1: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive
activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the
process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of
remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {mental
process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]
mental quickness
n 1: intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct
responses without delay [syn: {mental quickness},
{quickness}, {quick-wittedness}]
mental rejection
n 1: doubt about the truth of something [syn: {incredulity},
{disbelief}, {skepticism}, {mental rejection}]
mental representation
n 1: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
[syn: {representation}, {mental representation}, {internal
representation}]
mental reservation
n 1: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting
something wholeheartedly [syn: {mental reservation},
{reservation}, {arriere pensee}]
mental retardation
n 1: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn:
{retardation}, {mental retardation}, {backwardness},
{slowness}, {subnormality}]
mental soundness
n 1: the healthy psychological state of someone with good
judgment [syn: {mental soundness}, {mental balance}]
mental state
n 1: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a
state are relatively constant even though the state itself
may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {psychological
state}, {psychological condition}, {mental state}, {mental
condition}]
mental strain
n 1: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his
responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental
strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for
him" [syn: {strain}, {mental strain}, {nervous strain}]
mental synthesis
n 1: the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas
into a congruous object of thought [syn: {construction},
{mental synthesis}]
mental telepathist
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
[syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}, {mental
telepathist}, {mind reader}]
mental test
n 1: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or
memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the
test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn:
{test}, {mental test}, {mental testing}, {psychometric
test}]
mental testing
n 1: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or
memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the
test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn:
{test}, {mental test}, {mental testing}, {psychometric
test}]
mental unsoundness
n 1: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn:
{derangement}, {mental unsoundness}, {unbalance}]
mentally ill
adj 1: suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind"
[syn: {mentally ill}, {unsound}, {unstable}]
mentally retarded
n 1: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started
a school for the retarded" [syn: {mentally retarded},
{retarded}, {developmentally challenged}]
Mentha aquatica
n 1: a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume
like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern
North America [syn: {water-mint}, {water mint}, {Mentha
aquatica}]
Mentha arvensis
n 1: European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {corn
mint}, {field mint}, {Mentha arvensis}]
Mentha citrata
n 1: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot
orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne
mint}, {Mentha citrata}]
Mentha longifolia
n 1: a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and
spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern
United States [syn: {horsemint}, {Mentha longifolia}]
Mentha piperita
n 1: herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers
that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn:
{peppermint}, {Mentha piperita}]
Mentha pulegium
n 1: Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and
ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {pennyroyal},
{Mentha pulegium}]
Mentha rotundifolia
n 1: mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint},
{applemint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}, {Mentha suaveolens}]
Mentha spicata
n 1: common garden herb having clusters of small purplish
flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn:
{spearmint}, {Mentha spicata}]
Mentha suaveolens
n 1: mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint},
{applemint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}, {Mentha suaveolens}]
mentholated salve
n 1: a salve containing menthol
Menticirrhus americanus
n 1: whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn:
{king whiting}, {Menticirrhus americanus}]
Menticirrhus littoralis
n 1: a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
of the United States [syn: {silver whiting}, {Menticirrhus
littoralis}]
Menticirrhus saxatilis
n 1: whiting of the east coast of United States; closely
resembles king whiting [syn: {northern whiting},
{Menticirrhus saxatilis}]
Menticirrhus undulatus
n 1: bluish-grey whiting of California coast [syn: {corbina},
{Menticirrhus undulatus}]
Mentzelia laevicaulis
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having white stems
and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow
flowers that open in early morning [syn: {blazing star},
{Mentzelia livicaulis}, {Mentzelia laevicaulis}]
Mentzelia lindleyi
n 1: annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal
flowers [syn: {bartonia}, {Mentzelia lindleyi}]
Mentzelia livicaulis
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having white stems
and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow
flowers that open in early morning [syn: {blazing star},
{Mentzelia livicaulis}, {Mentzelia laevicaulis}]
Menyanthes trifoliata
n 1: perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of
white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate
leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across
the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean},
{bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]
Menziesia ferruginea
n 1: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having
foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped
flowers [syn: {false azalea}, {fool's huckleberry},
{Menziesia ferruginea}]
Menziesia pilosa
n 1: low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs
[syn: {minniebush}, {minnie bush}, {Menziesia pilosa}]
meperidine hydrochloride
n 1: a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to
treat pain [syn: {meperidine}, {meperidine hydrochloride},
{Demerol}]
Mephitis macroura
n 1: of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United
States [syn: {hooded skunk}, {Mephitis macroura}]
Mephitis mephitis
n 1: most common and widespread North American skunk [syn:
{striped skunk}, {Mephitis mephitis}]
Mercalli scale
n 1: a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an
earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is
a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
mercantile agency
n 1: an organization that provides businesses with credit
ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest
mercantile agency in the United States" [syn: {mercantile
agency}, {commercial agency}]
mercantile establishment
n 1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile
establishment}, {retail store}, {sales outlet}, {outlet}]
mercantile law
n 1: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions;
derived from the practices of traders rather than from
jurisprudence [syn: {mercantile law}, {commercial law},
{law merchant}]
mercantile system
n 1: an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a
nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the
nation's commercial interests [syn: {mercantilism},
{mercantile system}]
Mercator projection
n 1: a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear
greater the farther they are from the equator [syn:
{Mercator projection}, {Mercator's projection}]
Mercator's projection
n 1: a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear
greater the farther they are from the equator [syn:
{Mercator projection}, {Mercator's projection}]
Merce Cunningham
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) [syn:
{Cunningham}, {Merce Cunningham}]
Mercenaria mercenaria
n 1: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as
money by some American Indians [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug},
{hard-shell clam}, {hard clam}, {round clam}, {Venus
mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]
merchant bank
n 1: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for
credit card receipts less a processing fee [syn: {merchant
bank}, {acquirer}]
merchant marine
n 1: the crew of a merchant vessel
2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or
industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant marine},
{merchant vessels}]
merchant ship
n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in
foreign bottoms" [syn: {bottom}, {freighter},
{merchantman}, {merchant ship}]
merchant vessels
n 1: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country
or industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant
marine}, {merchant vessels}]
merchant-venturer
n 1: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a
venture that sends goods overseas) [syn: {venturer},
{merchant-venturer}]
mercurial ointment
n 1: an ointment containing mercury
Mercurialis annua
n 1: Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed;
formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or
antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury},
{boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]
Mercurialis perennis
n 1: European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn:
{dog's mercury}, {dog mercury}, {Mercurialis perennis}]
mercuric chloride
n 1: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury;
used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
[syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {bichloride
of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]
mercurous chloride
n 1: a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a
cathartic [syn: {calomel}, {mercurous chloride}]
mercury barometer
n 1: barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of
mercury
mercury cell
n 1: a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of
mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
mercury chloride
n 1: a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury;
used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
[syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {bichloride
of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]
mercury fulminate
n 1: a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or
heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion
caps [syn: {mercury fulminate}, {fulminate of mercury},
{fulminating mercury}]
mercury poisoning
n 1: a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury;
acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and
vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to
death
Mercury program
n 1: a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US
between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in
orbit around the earth; "under the Mercury program each
flight had one astronaut"
mercury thermometer
n 1: thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at
the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube
marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands
with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury
to rise in the tube [syn: {mercury thermometer}, {mercury-
in-glass thermometer}]
mercury-contaminated
adj 1: contaminated by mercury
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer
n 1: a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature
of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees
on either side of the normal body temperature [syn:
{clinical thermometer}, {mercury-in-glass clinical
thermometer}]
mercury-in-glass thermometer
n 1: thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at
the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube
marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands
with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury
to rise in the tube [syn: {mercury thermometer}, {mercury-
in-glass thermometer}]
mercury-vapor lamp
n 1: ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in
ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through
mercury vapor
mercy killing
n 1: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone
suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: {euthanasia},
{mercy killing}]
mercy seat
n 1: the throne of God
2: the golden covering of the ark of the covenant
merger agreement
n 1: contract governing the merger of two or more companies
[syn: {merger agreement}, {acquisition agreement}]
Mergus albellus
n 1: smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern
Eurasia [syn: {smew}, {Mergus albellus}]
Mergus merganser
n 1: common merganser of Europe and North America [syn:
{goosander}, {Mergus merganser}]
Mergus merganser americanus
n 1: common North American diving duck considered a variety of
the European goosander [syn: {American merganser}, {Mergus
merganser americanus}]
Mergus serrator
n 1: widely distributed merganser of America and Europe [syn:
{red-breasted merganser}, {Mergus serrator}]
meringue kiss
n 1: a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly
merino sheep
n 1: white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy
fleece of exceptional quality [syn: {merino}, {merino
sheep}]
Meriones longifrons
n 1: southern European gerbil [syn: {sand rat}, {Meriones
longifrons}]
Meriones unguiculatus
n 1: a gerbil that is popular as a pet [syn: {tamarisk gerbil},
{Meriones unguiculatus}]
merit badge
n 1: a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special
projects
merit pay
n 1: extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit
(especially to school teachers)
merit system
n 1: the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the
basis of ability [ant: {spoils system}]
Meriwether Lewis
n 1: United States explorer and soldier who lead led an
expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia
River (1774-1809) [syn: {Lewis}, {Meriwether Lewis}]
Merlangus merlangus
n 1: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the
cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {whiting},
{Merlangus merlangus}, {Gadus merlangus}]
Merluccius bilinearis
n 1: found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {silver
hake}, {Merluccius bilinearis}, {whiting}]
Merovingian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul
and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: {Merovingian},
{Merovingian dynasty}]
Merrimack River
n 1: a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows
through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and
empties into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Merrimack},
{Merrimack River}]
merry andrew
n 1: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn:
{clown}, {buffoon}, {goof}, {goofball}, {merry andrew}]
merry bells
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having
yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers [syn: {bellwort},
{merry bells}, {wild oats}]
merry-go-round
n 1: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially
when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the
election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to
start over"
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round},
{roundabout}, {whirligig}]
Mertensia virginica
n 1: smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire
leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn:
{Virginia bluebell}, {Virginia cowslip}, {Mertensia
virginica}]
Meryl Streep
n 1: United States film actress (born in 1949) [syn: {Streep},
{Meryl Streep}]
Meryta sinclairii
n 1: small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous
leaves and panicles of green-white flowers [syn: {puka},
{Meryta sinclairii}]
Mesa Verde National Park
n 1: a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff
dwellings; semiarid landscape
Mesabi Range
n 1: a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron
ore deposits were discovered in 1887
mescal bean
n 1: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to
livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue
flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean},
{frijolito}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]
mescal button
n 1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of
psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {sacred mushroom}, {magic
mushroom}]
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
n 1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having
white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that
resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {icicle plant},
{Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]
Mesembryanthemum edule
n 1: low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular
fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig},
{Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis},
{Mesembryanthemum edule}]
mesenteric artery
n 1: one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two
layers of the mesentery to the intestines [syn: {mesenteric
artery}, {arteria mesenterica}]
mesenteric plexus
n 1: a plexus of autonomic nerves [syn: {mesenteric plexus},
{plexus mesentericus}]
mesenteric vein
n 1: a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine
between the two layers of mesentery [syn: {mesenteric
vein}, {vena mesenterica}]
mesh topology
n 1: the topology of a network whose components are all
connected directly to every other component [syn: {mesh
topology}, {mesh}]
mesne lord
n 1: a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held
from a superior lord
Mesocricetus auratus
n 1: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn:
{golden hamster}, {Syrian hamster}, {Mesocricetus auratus}]
Mesolithic Age
n 1: middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years
ago [syn: {Mesolithic Age}, {Mesolithic}, {Epipaleolithic}]
mesophytic plant
n 1: land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply
of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte [syn:
{mesophyte}, {mesophytic plant}]
Mesozoic era
n 1: from 230 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Mesozoic},
{Mesozoic era}, {Age of Reptiles}]
Mespilus germanica
n 1: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar}, {medlar tree},
{Mespilus germanica}]
mesquite gum
n 1: a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic
mess about
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle},
{lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess
about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill
around}]
mess around
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
[syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker},
{monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
mess hall
n 1: a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat
or relax [syn: {mess}, {mess hall}]
mess jacket
n 1: waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn
by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {mess
jacket}, {monkey jacket}, {shell jacket}]
mess kit
n 1: kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by
soldiers and campers
mess of pottage
n 1: anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to
Jacob for a mess of pottage"
mess up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
2: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
[syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {rumple}, {mess up}]
3: make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
[syn: {mess}, {mess up}]
mess-up
n 1: something badly botched or muddled [syn: {ballup}, {balls-
up}, {cockup}, {mess-up}]
message pad
n 1: a pad of paper on which messages can be written [syn:
{message pad}, {writing pad}]
messenger boy
n 1: a boy who earns money by running errands [syn: {messenger
boy}, {errand boy}]
messenger RNA
n 1: the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that
carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome
sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger
RNA}, {mRNA}, {template RNA}, {informational RNA}]
Mesua ferrea
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an
ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a
perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad
ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Mesua ferrea}]
metabolic acidosis
n 1: acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids
resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the
abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or
renal disease)
metabolic alkalosis
n 1: alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive
intake of alkaline substances
metabolic disorder
n 1: a disorder or defect of metabolism
metabolic process
n 1: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are
necessary for life [syn: {metabolism}, {metabolic process}]
metabolic rate
n 1: rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give
period
metacarpal artery
n 1: dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand [syn: {metacarpal
artery}, {arteria metacarpea}]
metacarpal bone
n 1: any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers [syn:
{metacarpal}, {metacarpal bone}]
metacarpal vein
n 1: dorsal and palmar veins of the hand [syn: {metacarpal
vein}, {vena metacarpus}]
metacarpophalangeal joint
n 1: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn:
{knuckle}, {knuckle joint}, {metacarpophalangeal joint}]
metacentric chromosome
n 1: a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere
is in median position
metal detector
n 1: detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence
of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of
metal in food products or to find buried metal
metal drum
n 1: a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage
of liquids [syn: {drum}, {metal drum}]
metal filing
n 1: a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file
metal glove
n 1: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn:
{gauntlet}, {gantlet}, {metal glove}]
metal money
n 1: coins collectively [syn: {coinage}, {mintage}, {specie},
{metal money}]
metal plating
n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn:
{plating}, {metal plating}]
metal saw
n 1: saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: {hacksaw},
{hack saw}, {metal saw}]
metal screw
n 1: screw made of metal
metal wood
n 1: golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional
wooden head
metal-colored
adj 1: having a metallic color [syn: {metal-colored}, {metal-
coloured}, {metallic-colored}, {metallic-coloured}]
metal-coloured
adj 1: having a metallic color [syn: {metal-colored}, {metal-
coloured}, {metallic-colored}, {metallic-coloured}]
metal-cutting
adj 1: hard and sharp enough to cut metal; "metal-cutting tools"
metal-looking
adj 1: resembling metal [syn: {metallike}, {metal-looking},
{metallic-looking}]
metallic bond
n 1: a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many
nuclei and electronic conduction occurs
metallic element
n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny
solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed
into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}, {metal}]
metallic-colored
adj 1: having a metallic color [syn: {metal-colored}, {metal-
coloured}, {metallic-colored}, {metallic-coloured}]
metallic-coloured
adj 1: having a metallic color [syn: {metal-colored}, {metal-
coloured}, {metallic-colored}, {metallic-coloured}]
metallic-looking
adj 1: resembling metal [syn: {metallike}, {metal-looking},
{metallic-looking}]
metallized dye
n 1: acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated
metal atom
metallurgical engineer
n 1: an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and
alloying and fabrication of metals [syn: {metallurgist},
{metallurgical engineer}]
metalworking vise
n 1: a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
[syn: {machinist's vise}, {metalworking vise}]
metamorphic rock
n 1: rock altered by pressure and heat
metaphosphoric acid
n 1: a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating
agent
metaplastic anaemia
n 1: pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in
the blood are changed [syn: {metaplastic anemia},
{metaplastic anaemia}]
metaplastic anemia
n 1: pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in
the blood are changed [syn: {metaplastic anemia},
{metaplastic anaemia}]
Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
n 1: large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat
bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones;
commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental;
known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn:
{metasequoia}, {dawn redwood}, {Metasequoia
glyptostrodoides}]
metastatic tumor
n 1: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other
parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {malignant
neoplasm}, {metastatic tumor}]
metatarsal arch
n 1: the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the
metatarsals
metatarsal artery
n 1: dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the
foot [syn: {metatarsal artery}, {arteria metatarsea}]
metatarsal vein
n 1: dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal
region of the foot [syn: {metatarsal vein}, {vena
metatarsus}]
Metaurus River
n 1: a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's
brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended
Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy
mete out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
meted out
adj 1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out},
{doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]
meteor shower
n 1: a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters
the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteor shower}, {meteor
stream}]
meteor stream
n 1: a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters
the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteor shower}, {meteor
stream}]
meteor swarm
n 1: a group of meteoroids with similar paths
meteorological balloon
n 1: a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric
conditions
meteorological conditions
n 1: the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence
the prediction of weather
meteorological observation post
n 1: one of a network of observation posts where meteorological
data is recorded [syn: {meteorological observation post},
{weather station}]
meteorological satellite
n 1: a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth
below [syn: {weather satellite}, {meteorological
satellite}]
meter maid
n 1: policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets
meter reading
n 1: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a
user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not
believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear
indications of an approaching storm" [syn: {reading},
{meter reading}, {indication}]
2: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he
has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: {reading},
{meter reading}]
methacrylic acid
n 1: an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and
plastics [syn: {methacrylic acid}, {2-methylpropenoic
acid}]
methadone hydrochloride
n 1: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone
hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride},
{fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]
methamphetamine hydrochloride
n 1: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in
the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a
stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite
suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine
hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine},
{chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu},
{trash}]
methane series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane
series}, {alkane}, {paraffin series}, {paraffin}]
method acting
n 1: an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the
actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own
life and uses them to identify with the character being
portrayed [syn: {method acting}, {method}]
method of accounting
n 1: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and
credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
[syn: {accounting}, {accounting system}, {method of
accounting}]
method of choice
n 1: the best method to achieve a desired result
method of fluxions
n 1: the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a
function with respect to changes in the independent
variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of
derivative and differential [syn: {differential calculus},
{method of fluxions}]
method of least squares
n 1: a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to
minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the
points from the curve [syn: {least squares}, {method of
least squares}]
Methodist Church
n 1: a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John
Wesley and Charles Wesley [syn: {Methodist Church},
{Methodists}]
Methodist denomination
n 1: group of Methodist congregations
methodological analysis
n 1: the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and
procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline [syn:
{methodology}, {methodological analysis}]
methotrexate sodium
n 1: toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by
acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat
certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
[syn: {methotrexate}, {methotrexate sodium},
{amethopterin}]
methyl alcohol
n 1: a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used
as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant
for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {methyl alcohol}, {wood
alcohol}, {wood spirit}]
methyl bromide
n 1: a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents,
worms, etc.
methyl ethyl ketone
n 1: colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent
for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and
cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
[syn: {butanone}, {methyl ethyl ketone}]
methyl group
n 1: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn:
{methyl}, {methyl group}, {methyl radical}]
methyl orange
n 1: an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for
titrations involving weak bases
methyl phenol
n 1: any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived
from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant [syn:
{cresol}, {methyl phenol}]
methyl radical
n 1: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn:
{methyl}, {methyl group}, {methyl radical}]
methyl salicylate
n 1: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied
externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl
salicylate}, {birch oil}, {sweet-birch oil}]
methylated spirit
n 1: ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its
use as an alcoholic beverage
methylene blue
n 1: a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical
indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning [syn:
{methylene blue}, {methylthionine chloride}]
methylene chloride
n 1: a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover
and refrigerant [syn: {methylene chloride},
{dichloromethane}]
methylene group
n 1: the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn:
{methylene group}, {methylene radical}, {methylene}]
methylene radical
n 1: the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn:
{methylene group}, {methylene radical}, {methylene}]
methylthionine chloride
n 1: a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical
indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning [syn:
{methylene blue}, {methylthionine chloride}]
metrazol shock
n 1: the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock}, {metrazol
shock therapy}, {metrazol shock treatment}]
metrazol shock therapy
n 1: the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock}, {metrazol
shock therapy}, {metrazol shock treatment}]
metrazol shock treatment
n 1: the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce
convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock}, {metrazol
shock therapy}, {metrazol shock treatment}]
metric capacity unit
n 1: a capacity unit defined in metric terms
metric function
n 1: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two
points in the space, a value equal to the distance between
them [syn: {metric function}, {metric}]
metric grain
n 1: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4
carat [syn: {grain}, {metric grain}]
metric hundredweight
n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn:
{hundredweight}, {metric hundredweight}, {doppelzentner},
{centner}]
metric linear unit
n 1: a linear unit of distance in metric terms
metric space
n 1: a set of points such that for every pair of points there is
a nonnegative real number called their distance that is
symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality
metric system
n 1: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter
and the kilogram and the second
metric ton
n 1: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {metric
ton}, {MT}, {tonne}, {t}]
metric unit
n 1: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based
on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the
measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in
metric" [syn: {metric unit}, {metric}]
metric weight unit
n 1: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram [syn: {metric
weight unit}, {weight unit}]
metrical foot
n 1: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic
unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {foot},
{metrical unit}]
metrical unit
n 1: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic
unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {foot},
{metrical unit}]
metronome marking
n 1: the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring
in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {metronome
marking}, {M.M.}]
Metroxylon sagu
n 1: Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used
as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
[syn: {true sago palm}, {Metroxylon sagu}]
Meuniere butter
n 1: clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon
juice and parsley [syn: {Meuniere butter}, {lemon butter}]
Meuse River
n 1: a European river; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Meuse},
{Meuse River}]
2: an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops
under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved
only by the armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Meuse
River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-
Argonne operation}]
Meuse-Argonne
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
{Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest},
{Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]
Meuse-Argonne operation
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
{Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest},
{Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]
mew gull
n 1: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]
Mexican beaded lizard
n 1: lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western
Mexico [syn: {beaded lizard}, {Mexican beaded lizard},
{Heloderma horridum}]
Mexican bean beetle
n 1: introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the
foliage of the bean plant [syn: {Mexican bean beetle},
{bean beetle}, {Epilachna varivestis}]
Mexican black cherry
n 1: Mexican black cherry [syn: {capulin}, {Mexican black
cherry}]
Mexican capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and
cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the
world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de
Mexico}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]
Mexican cypress
n 1: tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping
branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal
from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa},
{Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]
Mexican fire plant
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-
mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia
cyathophora}]
Mexican flameleaf
n 1: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
Mexican freetail bat
n 1: the common freetail bat of southern United States having
short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn:
{guano bat}, {Mexican freetail bat}, {Tadarida
brasiliensis}]
Mexican green
n 1: a particularly potent variety of marijuana [syn: {Acapulco
gold}, {Mexican green}]
Mexican hairless
n 1: any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico
Mexican hat
n 1: coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with
a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and
red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of
Rocky Mountains [syn: {Mexican hat}, {Ratibida columnaris}]
Mexican husk tomato
n 1: annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible
purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn:
{tomatillo}, {jamberry}, {Mexican husk tomato}, {Physalis
ixocarpa}]
2: small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a
bladderlike husk [syn: {tomatillo}, {husk tomato}, {Mexican
husk tomato}]
Mexican hyssop
n 1: erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers
[syn: {Mexican hyssop}, {Agastache mexicana}]
Mexican jumping bean
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: {jumping bean}, {jumping seed}, {Mexican
jumping bean}]
Mexican juniper
n 1: small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having
spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {Mexican
juniper}, {drooping juniper}, {Juniperus flaccida}]
Mexican mint
n 1: an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic
effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin [syn: {Mexican
mint}, {Salvia divinorum}]
Mexican monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Mexico
Mexican nut pine
n 1: a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and
southern Texas [syn: {pinon pine}, {Mexican nut pine},
{Pinus cembroides}]
Mexican onyx
n 1: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental
alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]
Mexican peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: {Mexican peso}, {peso}]
Mexican pocket mouse
n 1: large pocket mouse of Mexico [syn: {Mexican pocket mouse},
{Liomys irroratus}]
Mexican poppy
n 1: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers;
southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn:
{Mexican poppy}, {Argemone mexicana}]
Mexican Revolution
n 1: a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by
Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata
(1910-1911)
Mexican Spanish
n 1: the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico
Mexican standoff
n 1: a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner
Mexican sunflower
n 1: any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or
shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads
resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-
yellow to orange-scarlet rays [syn: {Mexican sunflower},
{tithonia}]
Mexican swamp cypress
n 1: cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn:
{Montezuma cypress}, {Mexican swamp cypress}, {Taxodium
mucronatum}]
Mexican tea
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium
botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
2: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American
wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed},
{Chenopodium ambrosioides}]
Mexican tulip poppy
n 1: native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear
yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage [syn:
{golden cup}, {Mexican tulip poppy}, {Hunnemania
fumariifolia}]
Mexican valium
n 1: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican
valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me
drug}, {circle}]
Mexican War
n 1: after disputes over Texas lands that were settled by
Mexicans the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846
and by treaty in 1848 took Texas and California and Arizona
and New Mexico and Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado and
paid Mexico $15,000,000
Mexican-American
n 1: a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the
United States [syn: {Mexican-American}, {Mexicano}]
Mexico City
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and
cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the
world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de
Mexico}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]
Meyer Guggenheim
n 1: United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with
his sons established vast mining and metal processing
companies (1828-1905) [syn: {Guggenheim}, {Meyer
Guggenheim}]
mezzanine floor
n 1: intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn:
{mezzanine}, {mezzanine floor}, {entresol}]
mezzo-relievo
n 1: a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
[syn: {mezzo-relievo}, {mezzo-rilievo}, {half-relief}]
mezzo-rilievo
n 1: a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
[syn: {mezzo-relievo}, {mezzo-rilievo}, {half-relief}]
mezzo-soprano
n 1: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto [syn:
{mezzo-soprano}, {mezzo}]
2: the female singing voice between contralto and soprano [syn:
{mezzo-soprano}, {mezzo}]
Miami Beach
n 1: a city in southeastern Florida on an island between
Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable
resort hotels
Mich.
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State},
{Great Lakes State}, {MI}, {Mich.}]
Michael Assat
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres
Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon},
{Michael Assat}]
Michael Ellis De Bakey
n 1: United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first
artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) [syn:
{De Bakey}, {Michael Ellis De Bakey}]
Michael Faraday
n 1: the English physicist and chemist who discovered
electromagnetic induction (1791-1867) [syn: {Faraday},
{Michael Faraday}]
Michael Gerald Tyson
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (born in 1966) [syn: {Tyson}, {Mike Tyson},
{Michael Gerald Tyson}]
Michael Jackson
n 1: United States singer who began singing with his four
brothers and later became a highly successful star during
the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Jackson}, {Michael
Jackson}, {Michael Joe Jackson}]
Michael Joe Jackson
n 1: United States singer who began singing with his four
brothers and later became a highly successful star during
the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Jackson}, {Michael
Jackson}, {Michael Joe Jackson}]
Michael Ondaatje
n 1: Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn:
{Ondaatje}, {Michael Ondaatje}, {Philip Michael Ondaatje}]
Michael Philip Jagger
n 1: English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: {Jagger}, {Mick
Jagger}, {Michael Philip Jagger}]
Michaelmas daisy
n 1: North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming
purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in
Europe [syn: {Michaelmas daisy}, {New York aster}, {Aster
novi-belgii}]
Michaelmas Day
n 1: honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England,
Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas}, {Michaelmas Day},
{September 29}]
Michel de Notredame
n 1: French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose
interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn:
{Nostradamus}, {Michel de Notredame}]
Michel Eyquem Montaigne
n 1: French writer regarded as the originator of the modern
essay (1533-1592) [syn: {Montaigne}, {Michel Montaigne},
{Michel Eyquem Montaigne}]
Michel Montaigne
n 1: French writer regarded as the originator of the modern
essay (1533-1592) [syn: {Montaigne}, {Michel Montaigne},
{Michel Eyquem Montaigne}]
Michel Ney
n 1: French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn:
{Ney}, {Michel Ney}, {Duc d'Elchingen}]
Michelangelo Buonarroti
n 1: Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the
outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564) [syn:
{Michelangelo}, {Michelangelo Buonarroti}]
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
n 1: Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of
religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
[syn: {Caravaggio}, {Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio}]
Michelson-Morley experiment
n 1: a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and
Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the
earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting
point for Einstein's theory of relativity
Michigan lily
n 1: lily of central North America having recurved orange-red
flowers with deep crimson spots [syn: {Michigan lily},
{Lilium michiganense}]
Michinomiya Hirohito
n 1: emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a
constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end
of World War II (1901-1989) [syn: {Hirohito}, {Michinomiya
Hirohito}]
Mick Jagger
n 1: English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: {Jagger}, {Mick
Jagger}, {Michael Philip Jagger}]
Mickey Charles Mantle
n 1: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: {Mantle},
{Mickey Mantle}, {Mickey Charles Mantle}]
Mickey Finn
n 1: slang term for knockout drops
Mickey Mantle
n 1: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: {Mantle},
{Mickey Mantle}, {Mickey Charles Mantle}]
Mickey Mouse
n 1: a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt
Disney
Mickey Spillane
n 1: United States writer of popular detective novels (born in
1918) [syn: {Spillane}, {Mickey Spillane}, {Frank Morrison
Spillane}]
micro chip
n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a
silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of
electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip},
{microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}, {microprocessor
chip}]
micro-cook
v 1: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the
leftovers" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {zap}, {nuke}]
micro-organism
n 1: any organism of microscopic size [syn: {microorganism},
{micro-organism}]
microcosmic salt
n 1: a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal
oxides
microcytic anaemia
n 1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller
than normal [syn: {microcytic anemia}, {microcytic
anaemia}]
microcytic anemia
n 1: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller
than normal [syn: {microcytic anemia}, {microcytic
anaemia}]
microeconomic expert
n 1: an economist who specializes in microeconomics [syn:
{microeconomist}, {microeconomic expert}]
Microgramma-piloselloides
n 1: epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America [syn:
{snake polypody}, {Microgramma-piloselloides}]
Micromeria chamissonis
n 1: trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United
States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn:
{yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria
douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]
Micromeria douglasii
n 1: trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United
States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn:
{yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria
douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]
Micromeria juliana
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions [syn:
{savory}, {Micromeria juliana}]
micrometer caliper
n 1: caliper for measuring small distances [syn: {micrometer},
{micrometer gauge}, {micrometer caliper}]
micrometer gauge
n 1: caliper for measuring small distances [syn: {micrometer},
{micrometer gauge}, {micrometer caliper}]
Micromyx minutus
n 1: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g.
cornfields [syn: {harvest mouse}, {Micromyx minutus}]
microphone boom
n 1: a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a
film or tv set [syn: {boom}, {microphone boom}]
Micropogonias undulatus
n 1: a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny
barbels [syn: {Atlantic croaker}, {Micropogonias
undulatus}]
microprocessor chip
n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a
silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of
electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip},
{microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}, {microprocessor
chip}]
Micropterus dolomieu
n 1: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below
the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass},
{smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed
black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]
Micropterus pseudoplites
n 1: a variety of black bass [syn: {Kentucky black bass},
{spotted black bass}, {Micropterus pseudoplites}]
Micropterus salmoides
n 1: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the
eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed
bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass},
{Micropterus salmoides}]
microscope slide
n 1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens
can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: {slide},
{microscope slide}]
microscope stage
n 1: a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is
mounted for examination [syn: {stage}, {microscope stage}]
microscopic anatomy
n 1: the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs
microscopic field
n 1: the areas that is visible through a microscope
Microsoft disk operating system
n 1: an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal
computers [syn: {MS-DOS}, {Microsoft disk operating
system}]
Microsorium punctatum
n 1: tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia [syn:
{climbing bird's nest fern}, {Microsorium punctatum}]
Microstomus kitt
n 1: European flatfish highly valued as food [syn: {lemon sole},
{Microstomus kitt}]
Microstrobos niphophilus
n 1: small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches [syn:
{Tasman dwarf pine}, {Microstrobos niphophilus}]
Microtus ochrogaster
n 1: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central
United States and southern Canada [syn: {prairie vole},
{Microtus ochrogaster}]
Microtus pennsylvaticus
n 1: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States
and Canada [syn: {meadow vole}, {meadow mouse}, {Microtus
pennsylvaticus}]
Microtus richardsoni
n 1: of western North America [syn: {water vole}, {Richardson
vole}, {Microtus richardsoni}]
microwave bomb
n 1: a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst
of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers
and telecommunications without killing people or damaging
buildings [syn: {microwave bomb}, {E-bomb}]
microwave diathermy machine
n 1: diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the
source of heat
microwave linear accelerator
n 1: linear accelerator that uses microwaves
microwave oven
n 1: kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an
electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the
absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
[syn: {microwave}, {microwave oven}]
microwave radar
n 1: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of
microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant
objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radio detection
and ranging}, {radiolocation}]
microwave spectroscopy
n 1: the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular
resonances in the microwave spectrum
microwave spectrum
n 1: the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to
microwaves
Micruroides euryxanthus
n 1: ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
[syn: {western coral snake}, {Micruroides euryxanthus}]
Micrurus fulvius
n 1: ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
[syn: {eastern coral snake}, {Micrurus fulvius}]
micturition reflex
n 1: relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to
increased pressure in the bladder
mid-April
n 1: the middle part of April
mid-Atlantic
adj 1: of a region of the United States generally including
Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York;
Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states" [syn:
{middle Atlantic}, {mid-Atlantic}]
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
n 1: a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs
all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet
Island in the South Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic states
n 1: a region of the eastern United States comprising New York
and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
mid-August
n 1: the middle part of August
mid-calf
n 1: the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle
mid-December
n 1: the middle part of December
mid-eighties
n 1: the time of life between 80 and 90 [syn: {eighties}, {mid-
eighties}]
mid-February
n 1: the middle part of February
mid-fifties
n 1: the time of life between 50 and 60 [syn: {fifties}, {mid-
fifties}]
mid-forties
n 1: the time of life between 40 and 50 [syn: {forties}, {mid-
forties}]
mid-January
n 1: the middle part of January
mid-July
n 1: the middle part of July
mid-June
n 1: the middle part of June
mid-March
n 1: the middle part of March
mid-May
n 1: the middle part of May
mid-nineties
n 1: the time of life between 90 and 100 [syn: {nineties}, {mid-
nineties}]
mid-November
n 1: the middle part of November
mid-October
n 1: the middle part of October
mid-off
n 1: the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on
the off side
mid-on
n 1: the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on
the on side
mid-September
n 1: the middle part of September
mid-seventies
n 1: the time of life between 70 and 80 [syn: {seventies}, {mid-
seventies}]
mid-sixties
n 1: the time of life between 60 and 70 [syn: {sixties}, {mid-
sixties}]
mid-thirties
n 1: the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: {thirties}, {mid-
thirties}, {thirty-something}]
mid-twenties
n 1: the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: {twenties}, {mid-
twenties}]
mid-water
n 1: the water that is well below the surface but also well
above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-
waters"
Midas touch
n 1: an ability to make and manage large amounts of money
middle age
n 1: the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between
40 and 60 years of age)
Middle Ages
n 1: the period of history between classical antiquity and the
Italian Renaissance [syn: {Middle Ages}, {Dark Ages}]
middle Atlantic
adj 1: of a region of the United States generally including
Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York;
Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states" [syn:
{middle Atlantic}, {mid-Atlantic}]
middle buster
n 1: moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move
dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister},
{lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}, {middle
buster}]
middle C
n 1: the note designated by the first ledger line below the
treble staff; 261.63 hertz
middle cerebral artery
n 1: one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides
into three branches
middle cerebral vein
n 1: either of two cerebral veins [syn: {middle cerebral vein},
{vena cerebri media}]
middle class
n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn:
{middle class}, {bourgeoisie}]
middle distance
n 1: the part of a scene between the foreground and the
background
middle ear
n 1: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the
inner ear [syn: {middle ear}, {tympanic cavity},
{tympanum}]
Middle East
n 1: the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to
northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such
ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt
and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam;
had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th
century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western
civilization" [syn: {Middle East}, {Mideast}, {Near East}]
Middle Eastern
adj 1: of or relating to or located in the Middle East
Middle English
n 1: English from about 1100 to 1450
middle finger
n 1: the second finger; between the index finger and the ring
finger
Middle Greek
n 1: the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn:
{Medieval Greek}, {Middle Greek}, {Byzantine Greek}]
Middle High German
n 1: High German from 1100 to 1500
Middle Irish
n 1: Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500
Middle Low German
n 1: Low German from 1100 to 1500
middle meningeal artery
n 1: branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply
meninges
middle name
n 1: a name between your first name and your surname
middle of the roader
n 1: a person who takes a position in the political center [syn:
{centrist}, {middle of the roader}, {moderate},
{moderationist}]
Middle Paleolithic
n 1: the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000
years BC
middle school
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary
school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary
school}, {lyceum}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]
middle temporal vein
n 1: arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins
to form the retromandibular vein
middle term
n 1: the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and
excluded from the conclusion
middle thyroid vein
n 1: a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the
thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
middle watch
n 1: a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn:
{graveyard watch}, {middle watch}, {midwatch}, {night
watch}]
middle west
n 1: the north central region of the United States (sometimes
called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) [syn:
{Midwest}, {middle west}, {midwestern United States}]
middle-aged
adj 1: being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
middle-aged man
n 1: a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old
middle-class
adj 1: occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between
those of the lower classes and the wealthy [ant: {low-
class}, {lower-class}, {upper-class}]
middle-ear deafness
n 1: hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle
ear [syn: {conductive hearing loss}, {conduction deafness},
{middle-ear deafness}]
middle-level
adj 1: intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level
management"
middle-of-the-road
adj 1: supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither
liberal nor conservative [syn: {centrist}, {middle-of-
the-road}]
2: not extreme, especially in political views
middy blouse
n 1: blouse with a sailor collar [syn: {middy}, {middy blouse}]
Midi-Pyrenees
n 1: a region in southwestern France
midnight sun
n 1: the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic
Circles)
Midsummer Day
n 1: a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}, {June
24}]
Midsummer Eve
n 1: the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve},
{Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night},
{June 23}]
Midsummer Night
n 1: the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve},
{Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night},
{June 23}]
Midsummer's Day
n 1: a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}, {June
24}]
midsummer-men
n 1: Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and
a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {rose-root}, {midsummer-
men}, {Sedum rosea}]
midterm exam
n 1: an examination administered in the middle of an academic
term [syn: {midterm examination}, {midterm exam},
{midterm}]
midterm examination
n 1: an examination administered in the middle of an academic
term [syn: {midterm examination}, {midterm exam},
{midterm}]
Midway Islands
n 1: an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the
northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States
naval base
midwestern United States
n 1: the north central region of the United States (sometimes
called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) [syn:
{Midwest}, {middle west}, {midwestern United States}]
midwife toad
n 1: similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians [syn: {midwife
toad}, {Alytes cisternasi}]
2: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped
around its hind legs until they hatch [syn: {obstetrical
toad}, {midwife toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]
Mies Van Der Rohe
n 1: United States architect (born in Germany) who built
unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
[syn: {Mies Van Der Rohe}, {Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe}]
might-have-been
n 1: an event that could have occurred but never did
Mighty Mouse
n 1: a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage
mignonette family
n 1: mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette [syn: {Resedaceae},
{family Resedaceae}, {mignonette family}]
migrant shrike
n 1: a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the
southern Mississippi valley [syn: {migrant shrike}, {Lanius
ludovicianus migrans}]
migrant worker
n 1: a worker who moves around and works temporarily in
different places [syn: {hobo}, {migrant worker}]
migration route
n 1: the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
[syn: {migration route}, {flyway}]
migratory grasshopper
n 1: serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central
and western United States
migratory locust
n 1: Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping
large areas of vegetation [syn: {migratory locust},
{Locusta migratoria}]
migratory quail
n 1: the typical Old World quail [syn: {migratory quail},
{Coturnix coturnix}, {Coturnix communis}]
Miguel de Cervantes
n 1: Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which
satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the
novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Miguel de
Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}, {Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra}]
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
n 1: Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which
satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the
novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Miguel de
Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}, {Miguel de Cervantes
Saavedra}]
Miguel Jose Serra
n 1: Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in
California (1713-1784) [syn: {Serra}, {Junipero Serra},
{Miguel Jose Serra}]
Mikania scandens
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing
boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine},
{Mikania scandens}]
Mike Tyson
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (born in 1966) [syn: {Tyson}, {Mike Tyson},
{Michael Gerald Tyson}]
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
n 1: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx
(1814-1876) [syn: {Bakunin}, {Mikhail Bakunin}, {Mikhail
Aleksandrovich Bakunin}]
Mikhail Bakunin
n 1: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx
(1814-1876) [syn: {Bakunin}, {Mikhail Bakunin}, {Mikhail
Aleksandrovich Bakunin}]
Mikhail Baryshnikov
n 1: Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United
States (born in 1948) [syn: {Baryshnikov}, {Mikhail
Baryshnikov}]
Mikhail Glinka
n 1: Russian composer (1804-1857) [syn: {Glinka}, {Mikhail
Glinka}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka}]
Mikhail Gorbachev
n 1: Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the
Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms
(born in 1931) [syn: {Gorbachev}, {Mikhail Gorbachev},
{Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev}]
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
n 1: Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition
to Napoleon (1745-1813) [syn: {Kutuzov}, {Mikhail
Ilarionovich Kutuzov}, {Prince of Smolensk}]
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
n 1: Russian composer (1804-1857) [syn: {Glinka}, {Mikhail
Glinka}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka}]
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
n 1: soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)
[syn: {Kalinin}, {Mikhail Kalinin}, {Mikhail Ivanovich
Kalinin}]
Mikhail Kalinin
n 1: soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)
[syn: {Kalinin}, {Mikhail Kalinin}, {Mikhail Ivanovich
Kalinin}]
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
n 1: Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the
Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms
(born in 1931) [syn: {Gorbachev}, {Mikhail Gorbachev},
{Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev}]
Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov
n 1: Russian writer (1814-1841) [syn: {Lermontov}, {Mikhail
Yurievich Lermontov}]
Mikir-Meithei
n 1: Kamarupan languages spoken in the states of Manipur and
Assam in northeastern India
Mikolaj Kopernik
n 1: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the
solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) [syn:
{Copernicus}, {Nicolaus Copernicus}, {Mikolaj Kopernik}]
milch cow
n 1: cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle},
{dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]
mild silver protein
n 1: antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver
(trade name Argyrol) [syn: {mild silver protein},
{Argyrol}]
mild steel
n 1: steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {mild steel}, {low-
carbon steel}, {soft-cast steel}]
mild-mannered
adj 1: behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner
mild-tasting
adj 1: having a mild taste
Mildred Ella Didrikson
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn:
{Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson},
{Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson
Zaharias}]
Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias
n 1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn:
{Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson},
{Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson
Zaharias}]
Mile-High City
n 1: the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in
central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: {Denver},
{Mile-High City}, {capital of Colorado}]
Miles Davis
n 1: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style
(1926-1991) [syn: {Davis}, {Miles Davis}, {Miles Dewey
Davis Jr.}]
Miles Dewey Davis Jr.
n 1: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style
(1926-1991) [syn: {Davis}, {Miles Davis}, {Miles Dewey
Davis Jr.}]
miles gloriosus
n 1: a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
miles per gallon
n 1: the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of
gasoline or diesel fuel
miles per hour
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time
spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {miles per hour}, {mph}]
2: a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel [syn:
{miles per hour}, {mph}]
Miles Standish
n 1: English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the
early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) [syn:
{Standish}, {Miles Standish}, {Myles Standish}]
miliary fever
n 1: epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized
by profuse sweating and high mortality [syn: {sweating
sickness}, {miliary fever}]
miliary tuberculosis
n 1: acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny
tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably
resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the
bloodstream)
Militant Tendency
n 1: a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up
in 1964 inside the Labour Party
military academy
n 1: an academy for training military officers
military action
n 1: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn:
{military action}, {action}]
military adviser
n 1: a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops
of an allied nation [syn: {military adviser}, {military
advisor}]
military advisor
n 1: a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops
of an allied nation [syn: {military adviser}, {military
advisor}]
military attache
n 1: an attache who is a specialist in military matters
military band
n 1: a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and
percussion instruments [syn: {concert band}, {military
band}]
military blockade
n 1: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified
place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn:
{siege}, {besieging}, {beleaguering}, {military blockade}]
military campaign
n 1: several related operations aimed at achieving a particular
goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
[syn: {campaign}, {military campaign}]
military capability
n 1: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect
the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
strength"; "politicians have neglected our military
posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength},
{strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]
military censorship
n 1: all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed
forces
military ceremony
n 1: a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
2: a military custom performed in observance of some event or
anniversary
military chaplain
n 1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military
chaplain}, {padre}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]
military commission
n 1: an official document issued by a government and conferring
on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
[syn: {commission}, {military commission}]
military control
n 1: the control of a country by military forces of a foreign
power [syn: {occupation}, {military control}]
military court
n 1: a judicial court of commissioned officers for the
discipline and punishment of military personnel
military drill
n 1: training in marching and the use of weapons
military engineer
n 1: a member of the military who is trained in engineering and
construction work [syn: {army engineer}, {military
engineer}]
military expedition
n 1: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific
objective in a foreign country [syn: {expedition},
{military expedition}, {hostile expedition}]
military force
n 1: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent
Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit},
{military force}, {military group}, {force}]
military formation
n 1: a formation of troops
military government
n 1: government by the military and an army [syn: {military
government}, {stratocracy}]
military governor
n 1: the head of a government established by the military (as in
a defeated country)
military greeting
n 1: a formal military gesture of respect [syn: {salute},
{military greeting}]
military group
n 1: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent
Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit},
{military force}, {military group}, {force}]
military headquarters
n 1: the military installation from which a commander performs
the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were
a couple of large tents" [syn: {headquarters}, {HQ},
{military headquarters}]
military hospital
n 1: hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
military installation
n 1: any facility servicing military forces
military intelligence
n 1: an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and
uses information of strategic or tactical military value
[syn: {military intelligence}, {military intelligence
agency}]
2: information about the armed forces of another country that is
useful in planning and conducting military policy or military
operations
military intelligence agency
n 1: an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and
uses information of strategic or tactical military value
[syn: {military intelligence}, {military intelligence
agency}]
Military Intelligence Section 5
n 1: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
on British territory [syn: {Security Service}, {MI},
{Military Intelligence Section 5}]
Military Intelligence Section 6
n 1: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: {Secret Intelligence Service}, {MI},
{Military Intelligence Section 6}]
military issue
n 1: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the
government [syn: {issue}, {military issue}, {government
issue}]
military junta
n 1: a group of military officers who rule a country after
seizing power [syn: {military junta}, {junta}]
military law
n 1: the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by
military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment
of military personnel
military leader
n 1: a leader of military forces
military machine
n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
{military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military
machine}, {war machine}]
military man
n 1: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn:
{serviceman}, {military man}, {man}, {military personnel}]
[ant: {civilian}]
military march
n 1: brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a
military parade [syn: {military march}, {military music},
{martial music}]
military mission
n 1: an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters;
"the planes were on a bombing mission" [syn: {mission},
{military mission}]
military music
n 1: brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a
military parade [syn: {military march}, {military music},
{martial music}]
military officer
n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of
authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the
lives of his men" [syn: {military officer}, {officer}]
military operation
n 1: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or
campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air
force" [syn: {operation}, {military operation}]
military pace
n 1: the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30
inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)
military personnel
n 1: soldiers collectively [syn: {military personnel},
{soldiery}, {troops}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn:
{serviceman}, {military man}, {man}, {military personnel}]
[ant: {civilian}]
military plane
n 1: an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: {warplane},
{military plane}]
military police
n 1: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards
prisoners [syn: {military police}, {MP}]
military policeman
n 1: a member of the military police who polices soldiers and
guards prisoners [syn: {military policeman}, {MP}]
military position
n 1: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn:
{military position}, {position}]
military post
n 1: military installation at which a body of troops is
stationed; "this military post provides an important source
of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club
on the post" [syn: {military post}, {post}]
military posture
n 1: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect
the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
strength"; "politicians have neglected our military
posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength},
{strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]
military press
n 1: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
height and then smoothly lifted overhead [syn: {press},
{military press}]
military quarters
n 1: living quarters for personnel on a military post
military rank
n 1: rank in a military organization [syn: {military rank},
{military rating}, {paygrade}, {rating}]
military rating
n 1: rank in a military organization [syn: {military rank},
{military rating}, {paygrade}, {rating}]
military recruit
n 1: a recently enlisted soldier [syn: {recruit}, {military
recruit}]
military reserve
n 1: armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called
in an emergency [syn: {military reserve}, {reserve}]
military science
n 1: the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
military service
n 1: a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn:
{military service}, {armed service}, {service}]
2: land tenure by service in the lord's army
military strength
n 1: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect
the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great
strength"; "politicians have neglected our military
posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength},
{strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]
military training
n 1: training soldiers in military procedures
military uniform
n 1: prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers
military unit
n 1: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent
Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit},
{military force}, {military group}, {force}]
military vehicle
n 1: vehicle used by the armed forces
military volunteer
n 1: (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn:
{volunteer}, {military volunteer}, {voluntary}] [ant:
{conscript}, {draftee}, {inductee}]
military-industrial complex
n 1: a country's military establishment and the industries that
produce arms and other military equipment; "we must guard
against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether
sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--
Dwight David Eisenhower
milk adder
n 1: nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped
occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like
coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk
adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]
milk bar
n 1: snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments
(such as ice cream)
milk can
n 1: large can for transporting milk
milk chocolate
n 1: chocolate made from chocolate liquor with sugar and cocoa
butter and powdered milk solids and vanilla and (usually)
lecithin; the most common form of chocolate for eating;
used in chocolate candy and baking and coatings
milk cow
n 1: cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle},
{dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]
milk float
n 1: a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side
that is used to deliver milk to houses
milk glass
n 1: a milky white translucent or opaque glass [syn: {opal
glass}, {milk glass}]
milk intolerance
n 1: congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest
milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase
results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactose
intolerance}, {lactase deficiency}, {milk intolerance}]
milk leg
n 1: painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following
childbirth [syn: {milk leg}, {white leg}, {phlegmasia alba
dolens}]
milk of magnesia
n 1: purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of
magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller
doses) as an antacid
milk powder
n 1: dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {dried
milk}, {milk powder}]
milk pox
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
milk punch
n 1: a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices
Milk River
n 1: a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana
and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri
River [syn: {Milk}, {Milk River}]
milk shake
n 1: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or
ice cream [syn: {milkshake}, {milk shake}, {shake}]
milk sickness
n 1: disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by
eating certain kinds of snakeroot [syn: {trembles}, {milk
sickness}]
2: caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles
milk snake
n 1: nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped
occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like
coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk
adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]
milk sugar
n 1: a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a
galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk
contains about 4.7% lactose" [syn: {lactose}, {milk sugar}]
milk thistle
n 1: any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and
subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely
naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil [syn:
{sow thistle}, {milk thistle}]
2: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle}, {blessed
thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
milk tooth
n 1: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of
20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth},
{baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]
milk vetch
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Astragalus [syn: {milk
vetch}, {milk-vetch}]
milk wagon
n 1: wagon for delivering milk [syn: {milk wagon}, {milkwagon}]
milk whey
n 1: the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the
curd in making cheese [syn: {whey}, {milk whey}]
milk-sick
adj 1: affected with or related to milk sickness
milk-vetch
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Astragalus [syn: {milk
vetch}, {milk-vetch}]
milk-white
adj 1: of a white the color of fresh milk
milking machine
n 1: machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows
mechanically
milking shorthorn
n 1: breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle
milking stool
n 1: low three-legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit
on while milking a cow
milkweed butterfly
n 1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings
with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
[syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly},
{Danaus plexippus}]
milkweed family
n 1: widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order
Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {Asclepiadaceae},
{family Asclepiadaceae}, {milkweed family}]
milkwort family
n 1: trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both
hemispheres [syn: {Polygalaceae}, {family Polygalaceae},
{milkwort family}]
Milky Way
n 1: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of
millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of
light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way},
{Milky Way Galaxy}, {Milky Way System}]
Milky Way Galaxy
n 1: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of
millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of
light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way},
{Milky Way Galaxy}, {Milky Way System}]
Milky Way System
n 1: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of
millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of
light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way},
{Milky Way Galaxy}, {Milky Way System}]
mill about
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle},
{lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess
about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill
around}]
2: move about in a confused manner [syn: {mill}, {mill about},
{mill around}]
mill agent
n 1: the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee
ownership
mill around
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle},
{lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess
about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill
around}]
2: move about in a confused manner [syn: {mill}, {mill about},
{mill around}]
mill wheel
n 1: water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill [syn:
{millwheel}, {mill wheel}]
mill-girl
n 1: a girl who works in a mill
mill-hand
n 1: a workman in a mill or factory [syn: {mill-hand}, {factory
worker}]
Millard Fillmore
n 1: elected vice president and became the 13th President of the
United States when Zachary Taylor died in office
(1800-1874) [syn: {Fillmore}, {Millard Fillmore},
{President Fillmore}]
miller's-thumb
n 1: small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America
millimeter of mercury
n 1: a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named
after Torricelli [syn: {torr}, {millimeter of mercury}, {mm
Hg}]
milling machine
n 1: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage
is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn:
{miller}, {milling machine}]
milling machinery
n 1: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
[syn: {mill}, {grinder}, {milling machinery}]
million floating point operations per second
n 1: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a
computer system [syn: {megaflop}, {MFLOP}, {million
floating point operations per second}]
million instructions per second
n 1: (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed
of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is
4,000,000 instructions per second" [syn: {MIPS}, {million
instructions per second}]
milo maize
n 1: small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or
whitish grains [syn: {milo}, {milo maize}]
Milton Friedman
n 1: United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism
and for his opposition to government intervention in the
economy (born in 1912) [syn: {Friedman}, {Milton Friedman}]
Milton Snavely Hershey
n 1: United States confectioner and philanthropist who created
the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded
an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) [syn:
{Hershey}, {Milton Snavely Hershey}]
Milvus migrans
n 1: dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: {black
kite}, {Milvus migrans}]
mimeograph machine
n 1: a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink
is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeograph}, {mimeo},
{mimeograph machine}, {Roneo}, {Roneograph}]
mimosa bush
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache},
{cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia},
{scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
Mimosa pudica
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
Mimosa sensitiva
n 1: semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America
having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch [syn:
{sensitive plant}, {Mimosa sensitiva}]
Mimus polyglotktos
n 1: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United
States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn:
{mockingbird}, {mocker}, {Mimus polyglotktos}]
Min dialect
n 1: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn:
{Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese},
{Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]
Minamata Bay
n 1: a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial
wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people
who ate fish from Minamata Bay
Minamata disease
n 1: a form of mercury poisoning among people who ate fish from
mercury-contaminated waters of Minamata Bay off Japan in
the 1950s; characterized by severe neurological
degeneration
Minato Ohashi Bridge
n 1: cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan
mince pie
n 1: pie containing mincemeat
mincing machine
n 1: a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat)
into small pieces [syn: {mincer}, {mincing machine}]
mind game
n 1: any game designed to exercise the intellect
2: deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation
intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive
advantage); "football players try to play mind games with the
opposition"; "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers
that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their
feelings"
mind reader
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
[syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}, {mental
telepathist}, {mind reader}]
2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another
person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn:
{mind reader}, {telepathist}, {thought-reader}]
mind's eye
n 1: the imaging of remembered or invented scenes; "I could see
her clearly in my mind's eye"
mind-altering
adj 1: producing mood changes or distorted perception;
"hallucinogenic drugs are mind-altering substances"
mind-altering drug
n 1: a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted
perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering
drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive
substance}]
mind-bending
adj 1: intensely affecting the mind especially in producing
hallucinations [syn: {mind-bending}, {mind-blowing}]
mind-blowing
adj 1: intensely affecting the mind especially in producing
hallucinations [syn: {mind-bending}, {mind-blowing}]
2: intensely affecting the mind or emotions; "spending a week in
the jungle was a mind-blowing experience"; "a mind-blowing
horror story"
mind-boggling
adj 1: intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; "a mind-
boggling display"; "a mind-boggling puzzle"
mind-expanding
adj 1: (of hallucinogenic drugs) giving a sense of heightened or
broader awareness
mind-set
n 1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that
determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
[syn: {mentality}, {outlook}, {mindset}, {mind-set}]
mine detector
n 1: detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to
locate explosive mines
mine disposal
n 1: the disposal of explosive mines
mine field
n 1: a tract of land containing explosive mines
mine pig
n 1: pig iron made entirely from ore
mine run
adj 1: not special in any way; lacking distinction; "run-of-the-
mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a
unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's
career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {run-of-the-mine}, {mine
run}, {unexceptional}, {undistinguished}]
miner's cat
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
{cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
astutus}]
miner's lettuce
n 1: succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb;
grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban
spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]
mineral deficiency
n 1: lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for
normal nutrition or metabolism
mineral dressing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore
processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]
mineral extraction
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore
processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]
mineral jelly
n 1: a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from
petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
[syn: {petrolatum}, {petroleum jelly}, {mineral jelly}]
mineral kingdom
n 1: all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant
kingdoms
mineral oil
n 1: a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally
as a laxative or stool softener)
mineral pitch
n 1: a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as
residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of
hydrocarbons [syn: {asphalt}, {mineral pitch}]
mineral processing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore
processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]
mineral resources
n 1: natural resources in the form of minerals
mineral tar
n 1: a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and
asphalt [syn: {maltha}, {mineral tar}]
mineral vein
n 1: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: {vein},
{mineral vein}]
mineral water
n 1: water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral
salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used
therapeutically
mineral wax
n 1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs
in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in
making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax},
{mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]
mineral wool
n 1: a light fibrous material used as an insulator [syn:
{mineral wool}, {rock wool}]
Ming dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 [syn:
{Ming}, {Ming dynasty}]
ming tree
n 1: an artificial plant resembling a bonsai
2: a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-
topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container
mingle-mangle
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
{oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
{mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
{omnium-gatherum}]
miniature fan palm
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases
clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan
palm}, {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]
miniature golf
n 1: a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and
putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
miniature pinscher
n 1: small German version of a Doberman pinscher
miniature poodle
n 1: a breed of small poodles
miniature schnauzer
n 1: a small schnauzer
minimal art
n 1: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the
1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and
color [syn: {minimalism}, {minimal art}, {reductivism}]
minimal brain damage
n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
{ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD},
{hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction},
{minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
minimal brain dysfunction
n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
{ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD},
{hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction},
{minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery
n 1: heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on
the beating heart by the use of small instruments and
cameras threaded through small incisions
minimum wage
n 1: the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay;
determined by contract or by law
mining bee
n 1: a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena [syn:
{andrena}, {andrenid}, {mining bee}]
mining company
n 1: a company that owns and manages mines
mining engineer
n 1: an engineer concerned with the construction and operation
of mines
mining geology
n 1: the branch of economic geology that deals with the
applications of geology to mining
minister of finance
n 1: the minister responsible for state finances [syn: {finance
minister}, {minister of finance}]
minister of religion
n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship;
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant
churches" [syn: {curate}, {minister of religion},
{minister}, {parson}, {pastor}, {rector}]
minister plenipotentiary
n 1: a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn:
{envoy}, {envoy extraordinary}, {minister plenipotentiary}]
Ministry of Transportation test
n 1: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety
and exhaust fumes [syn: {MOT}, {MOT test}, {Ministry of
Transportation test}]
mink coat
n 1: fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn:
{mink}, {mink coat}]
minke whale
n 1: small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {minke whale},
{Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]
Minn.
n 1: a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State},
{North Star State}, {MN}, {Minn.}]
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
n 1: a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items
that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked
to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating
traits and qualities of personality have been developed
using MMPI items [syn: {Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory}, {MMPI}]
minnie bush
n 1: low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs
[syn: {minniebush}, {minnie bush}, {Menziesia pilosa}]
Minnie Mouse
n 1: the partner of Mickey Mouse
Minoan civilisation
n 1: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100
BC [syn: {Minoan civilization}, {Minoan civilisation},
{Minoan culture}]
Minoan civilization
n 1: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100
BC [syn: {Minoan civilization}, {Minoan civilisation},
{Minoan culture}]
Minoan culture
n 1: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100
BC [syn: {Minoan civilization}, {Minoan civilisation},
{Minoan culture}]
minor axis
n 1: the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
minor diatonic scale
n 1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except
for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th [syn: {minor scale},
{minor diatonic scale}]
minor expense
n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not
specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental
expenses" [syn: {incidental expense}, {incidental}, {minor
expense}]
minor fast day
n 1: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar
minor key
n 1: a key based on the minor scale [syn: {minor key}, {minor
mode}]
minor league
n 1: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league
(especially baseball) [syn: {minor league}, {minors}, {bush
league}]
minor leaguer
n 1: a player on a minor-league baseball team [syn: {minor
leaguer}, {bush leaguer}]
minor mode
n 1: a key based on the minor scale [syn: {minor key}, {minor
mode}]
minor planet
n 1: any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the
sun [syn: {minor planet}, {planetoid}]
minor premise
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term
(which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: {minor
premise}, {minor premiss}, {subsumption}]
minor premiss
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term
(which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: {minor
premise}, {minor premiss}, {subsumption}]
minor role
n 1: a small role [syn: {bit part}, {minor role}]
minor scale
n 1: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except
for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th [syn: {minor scale},
{minor diatonic scale}]
minor suit
n 1: ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds
or clubs
minor surgery
n 1: any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or
respiratory assistance [ant: {major surgery}]
minor term
n 1: the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the
conclusion
minor tranquilizer
n 1: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension
and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor
tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug},
{anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]
minor tranquilliser
n 1: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension
and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor
tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug},
{anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]
minor tranquillizer
n 1: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension
and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor
tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug},
{anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]
minor-league club
n 1: a team that plays in a minor league [syn: {minor-league
team}, {minor-league club}]
minor-league team
n 1: a team that plays in a minor league [syn: {minor-league
team}, {minor-league club}]
minority leader
n 1: leader of the minority party in a legislature
minstrel show
n 1: a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a
comic program of negro songs and jokes
2: a variety show in which the performers are made up in
blackface
mint candy
n 1: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil [syn: {mint},
{mint candy}]
mint family
n 1: a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers
resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries
yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme;
sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae},
{Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]
mint geranium
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike
yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and
sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes
placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost},
{bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum
balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
mint julep
n 1: bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: {julep},
{mint julep}]
mint sauce
n 1: sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves
mint-scented
adj 1: smelling of mint
minus sign
n 1: a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
minute book
n 1: a book in which minutes have been written
minute gun
n 1: (military) gun that is discharged once every minute
(usually as part of a military funeral)
minute hand
n 1: points to the minutes [syn: {minute hand}, {big hand}]
minute of arc
n 1: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
[syn: {minute}, {arcminute}, {minute of arc}]
minute steak
n 1: a thin steak that can be cooked quickly
Miocene epoch
n 1: from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of
grazing mammals [syn: {Miocene}, {Miocene epoch}]
miotic drug
n 1: a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the
eye) [syn: {miotic drug}, {myotic drug}, {miotic},
{myotic}]
miotic eyedrop
n 1: a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow
of aqueous humor by constricting the pupil
Mirabilis californica
n 1: California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn:
{California four o'clock}, {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis
californica}]
Mirabilis jalapa
n 1: common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or
purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late
afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru},
{Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]
Mirabilis laevis
n 1: California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn:
{California four o'clock}, {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis
californica}]
Mirabilis longiflora
n 1: leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink
trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {sweet four o'clock}, {maravilla},
{Mirabilis longiflora}]
Mirabilis multiflora
n 1: wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-
blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from
southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
[syn: {desert four o'clock}, {Colorado four o'clock},
{maravilla}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]
Mirabilis oblongifolia
n 1: leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in
the evening and remain through cool part of the next day;
found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern
Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico [syn: {mountain four
o'clock}, {Mirabilis oblongifolia}]
Mirabilis uniflora
n 1: common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or
purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late
afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru},
{Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]
miracle man
n 1: a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn:
{miracle man}, {miracle worker}]
miracle play
n 1: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a
saint or martyr
miracle worker
n 1: a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn:
{miracle man}, {miracle worker}]
miracle-worship
n 1: the worship of miracles [syn: {thaumatolatry}, {miracle-
worship}]
miraculous food
n 1: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during
the Exodus [syn: {miraculous food}, {manna}, {manna from
heaven}]
Miranda rule
n 1: the rule that police (when interrogating you after an
arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may
be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional
rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain
silent until advised by a lawyer)
mirid bug
n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: {mirid bug}, {mirid}, {capsid}]
mirror carp
n 1: domestic carp with some large shining scales
mirror image
n 1: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn:
{mirror image}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
mirror symmetry
n 1: (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the
laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of
coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity},
{conservation of parity}, {space-reflection symmetry},
{mirror symmetry}]
mirror-image relation
n 1: the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules
that are reflections of one another [syn:
{enantiomorphism}, {mirror-image relation}]
misch metal
n 1: a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals
mischief-maker
n 1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn:
{troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {mischief-
maker}, {bad hat}]
mischief-making
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making},
{mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment},
{rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]
mise en scene
n 1: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the
place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {mise en
scene}, {stage setting}, {setting}]
misplaced modifier
n 1: a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word
because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young'
in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' [syn:
{dangling modifier}, {misplaced modifier}]
Miss.
n 1: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the
Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn:
{Mississippi}, {Magnolia State}, {MS}, {Miss.}]
missel thrush
n 1: large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn:
{missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush},
{Turdus viscivorus}]
missile defence system
n 1: naval weaponry providing a defense system [syn: {missile
defense system}, {missile defence system}]
missile defense system
n 1: naval weaponry providing a defense system [syn: {missile
defense system}, {missile defence system}]
missing link
n 1: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate
between apes and human beings [syn: {missing link}, {ape-
man}]
mission bells
n 1: herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-
shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {mission bells},
{black fritillary}, {Fritillaria biflora}]
2: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain
fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria lanceolata},
{Fritillaria mutica}]
mission impossible
n 1: an extremely dangerous or difficult mission
missionary position
n 1: a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie
facing each other with the man on top; so-called because
missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive
peoples
missionary post
n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to
carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary post},
{missionary station}, {foreign mission}]
missionary station
n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to
carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary post},
{missionary station}, {foreign mission}]
missionary work
n 1: the organized work of a religious missionary [syn:
{mission}, {missionary work}]
Missippian period
n 1: from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land
areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn:
{Mississippian}, {Missippian period}, {Lower
Carboniferous}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]
Mississippi River
n 1: a major North American river and the chief river of the
United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows
southward into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Mississippi},
{Mississippi River}]
Missouri Compromise
n 1: an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery
factions in the United States concerning the extension of
slavery into new territories
Missouri goldenrod
n 1: similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller [syn:
{Missouri goldenrod}, {Solidago missouriensis}]
Missouri gourd
n 1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
Missouri primrose
n 1: evening-opening primrose of south central United States
[syn: {Missouri primrose}, {Ozark sundrops}, {Oenothera
macrocarpa}]
Missouri River
n 1: the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana
and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the
Mississippi at Saint Louis; "The Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers together form the third longest river in the world"
[syn: {Missouri}, {Missouri River}]
mist over
v 1: become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over"
[syn: {mist}, {mist over}]
mist-flower
n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States
and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn:
{mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium
coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]
mistle thrush
n 1: large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn:
{missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush},
{Turdus viscivorus}]
mistletoe cactus
n 1: a plant of the genus Rhipsalis
mistletoe family
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of
Loranthaceae [syn: {Viscaceae}, {family Viscaceae},
{mistletoe family}]
2: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or
hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical
and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria [syn:
{Loranthaceae}, {family Loranthaceae}, {mistletoe family}]
mistletoe fig
n 1: shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having
foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe
rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]
mistletoe rubber plant
n 1: shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having
foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe
rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]
mistletoe thrush
n 1: large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn:
{missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush},
{Turdus viscivorus}]
misty-eyed
adj 1: having eyes blurred as with tears; "sad and misty-eyed"
Mitchella repens
n 1: creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny
evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn:
{partridgeberry}, {boxberry}, {twinberry}, {Mitchella
repens}]
mite box
n 1: box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn:
{poor box}, {alms box}, {mite box}]
Mitella diphylla
n 1: miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two
opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in
erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {fairy cup}, {Mitella
diphylla}]
Mitella pentandra
n 1: small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny
greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North
America to California and Colorado [syn: {five-point
bishop's cap}, {Mitella pentandra}]
miter box
n 1: hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter
joints [syn: {miter box}, {mitre box}]
miter joint
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
{miter joint}, {mitre joint}, {miter}, {mitre}]
miter mushroom
n 1: a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy
color; the stalk is fluted and pitted [syn: {Helvella
crispa}, {miter mushroom}]
mithridate mustard
n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]
Mithridates the Great
n 1: ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by
defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey
(132-63 BC) [syn: {Mithridates}, {Mithridates VI},
{Mithridates the Great}]
Mithridates VI
n 1: ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by
defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey
(132-63 BC) [syn: {Mithridates}, {Mithridates VI},
{Mithridates the Great}]
mitigating circumstance
n 1: (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but
which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
mitral stenosis
n 1: obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by
scarring from rheumatic fever) [syn: {mitral stenosis},
{mitral valve stenosis}]
mitral valve
n 1: valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and
the left ventricle [syn: {mitral valve}, {bicuspid valve},
{left atrioventricular valve}]
mitral valve prolapse
n 1: cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating
the flow of blood between the left atrium and left
ventricle of the heart
mitral valve stenosis
n 1: obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by
scarring from rheumatic fever) [syn: {mitral stenosis},
{mitral valve stenosis}]
mitre box
n 1: hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter
joints [syn: {miter box}, {mitre box}]
mitre joint
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
{miter joint}, {mitre joint}, {miter}, {mitre}]
Mitrula elegans
n 1: a discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow
fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in
and half out of the water
mix in
v 1: cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At
this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" [syn:
{blend in}, {mix in}]
2: add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the
drink" [syn: {mix}, {mix in}]
mix up
v 1: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words
when she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: {jumble},
{confuse}, {mix up}]
2: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped
her" [syn: {stump}, {mix up}]
mix-up
n 1: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the
notorious outlaw" [syn: {confusion}, {mix-up}]
mixed bag
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety
of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
{assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
{miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord},
{potpourri}, {motley}]
mixed bud
n 1: a bud yielding both leaves and flowers
mixed drink
n 1: made of two or more ingredients
mixed economy
n 1: an economic system that combines private and state
enterprises
mixed farming
n 1: growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
mixed marriage
n 1: marriage of two people from different races or different
religions or different cultures; "the families of both
partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"
mixed metaphor
n 1: a combination of two or more metaphors that together
produce a ridiculous effect
mixed nuisance
n 1: a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private
nuisance at the same time
mixed-blood
n 1: a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more racial
groups
mixed-up
adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled},
{befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded},
{confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
mixing bowl
n 1: bowl used with an electric mixer
mixing faucet
n 1: single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes
mizzen course
n 1: the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast [syn: {crossjack},
{mizzen course}]
mm Hg
n 1: a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named
after Torricelli [syn: {torr}, {millimeter of mercury}, {mm
Hg}]
Mo.
n 1: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the
Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn:
{Missouri}, {Show Me State}, {MO}, {Mo.}]
Mobile Bay
n 1: a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River
mobile canteen
n 1: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn:
{canteen}, {mobile canteen}]
mobile home
n 1: a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities
and can be parked in one place and used as permanent
housing [syn: {mobile home}, {manufactured home}]
mobile phone
n 1: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area
divided into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular
phone}, {cellphone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]
Mobile River
n 1: a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
[syn: {Mobile}, {Mobile River}]
Mobius strip
n 1: a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from
a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and
joining it with the other end
Mobula hypostoma
n 1: small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools [syn:
{devil ray}, {Mobula hypostoma}]
Mobuto Lake
n 1: a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in
the Great Rift Valley [syn: {Lake Albert}, {Lake Albert
Nyanza}, {Mobuto Lake}]
moccasin flower
n 1: once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North
America [syn: {moccasin flower}, {nerveroot}, {Cypripedium
acaule}]
mocha coffee
n 1: a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia [syn:
{mocha}, {mocha coffee}]
mock azalia
n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily},
{mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium
obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]
mock orange
n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-
white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: {mock
orange}, {syringa}, {Philadelphus coronarius}]
2: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
{southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock
orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]
3: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
[syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild
orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
4: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central
United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an
inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-
colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently
planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange}, {bow wood},
{mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]
mock privet
n 1: evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits
mock sun
n 1: a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction
by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at
once" [syn: {parhelion}, {mock sun}, {sundog}]
mock turtle soup
n 1: soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of
green turtle soup
mock up
v 1: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {model},
{mock up}]
mock-heroic
n 1: a satirical imitation of heroic verse
mock-up
n 1: full-scale working model of something built for study or
testing or display
mockernut hickory
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets
bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut},
{mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart
hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
mocking thrush
n 1: thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
[syn: {thrasher}, {mocking thrush}]
mod con
n 1: modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences
characteristic of a modern house
modal auxiliary
n 1: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to
express modality [syn: {modal auxiliary verb}, {modal
auxiliary}, {modal verb}, {modal}]
modal auxiliary verb
n 1: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to
express modality [syn: {modal auxiliary verb}, {modal
auxiliary}, {modal verb}, {modal}]
modal logic
n 1: the logical study of necessity and possibility
2: a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain
moral and epistemological concepts
modal value
n 1: the most frequent value of a random variable [syn: {mode},
{modal value}]
modal verb
n 1: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to
express modality [syn: {modal auxiliary verb}, {modal
auxiliary}, {modal verb}, {modal}]
Model T
n 1: the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline
engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927
moderate breeze
n 1: wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale
moderate gale
n 1: wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale [syn:
{moderate gale}, {near gale}]
moderate-size
adj 1: intermediate in size [syn: {medium-sized}, {medium-size},
{moderate-sized}, {moderate-size}]
moderate-sized
adj 1: intermediate in size [syn: {medium-sized}, {medium-size},
{moderate-sized}, {moderate-size}]
modern ballet
n 1: a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements
modern dance
n 1: a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as
classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
Modern English
n 1: English since about 1450
modern era
n 1: the present or recent times
modern font
n 1: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista
Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs
and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern}, {modern font},
{Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}] [ant: {old style}, {old style
font}]
Modern Greek
n 1: the Greek language as spoken and written today [syn:
{Modern Greek}, {New Greek}]
Modern Hebrew
n 1: Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew
modern jazz
n 1: any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
[syn: {modern jazz}, {new jazz}, {neo jazz}]
modern man
n 1: subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races [syn:
{Homo sapiens sapiens}, {modern man}]
modern times
n 1: the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern
times like these" [syn: {modern times}, {present times},
{modern world}, {contemporary world}]
modern world
n 1: the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern
times like these" [syn: {modern times}, {present times},
{modern world}, {contemporary world}]
modern-day
adj 1: characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in
design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
[syn: {contemporary}, {modern-day}]
Modest Moussorgsky
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
[syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky},
{Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky},
{Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]
Modest Mussorgsky
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
[syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky},
{Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky},
{Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]
Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
[syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky},
{Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky},
{Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
[syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky},
{Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky},
{Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]
modified American plan
n 1: a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not
lunch)
modified radical mastectomy
n 1: removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph
nodes in the adjacent armpit
modifier gene
n 1: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
[syn: {modifier}, {modifier gene}]
modulus of elasticity
n 1: (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in
shape of an elastic body [syn: {coefficient of elasticity},
{modulus of elasticity}, {elastic modulus}]
modulus of rigidity
n 1: the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force
modus operandi
n 1: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn:
{routine}, {modus operandi}]
modus vivendi
n 1: a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties
pending a permanent settlement
2: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {lifestyle},
{modus vivendi}]
Moehringia lateriflora
n 1: low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-
petaled flowers [syn: {sandwort}, {Moehringia lateriflora}]
Moehringia mucosa
n 1: loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with
tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of
central and southern Europe [syn: {sandwort}, {Moehringia
mucosa}]
Moeller's glossitis
n 1: a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red
patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food
[syn: {Moeller's glossitis}, {glossodynia exfoliativa}]
mogdad coffee
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
Mogen David
n 1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles;
an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David},
{Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's
seal}]
Mogul empire
n 1: an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that
reigned from 1526 to 1857
Mohammed Ali
n 1: Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made
viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman
Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
[syn: {Mohammed Ali}, {Mehemet Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}]
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
n 1: Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic
fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi}, {Shah Pahlavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi}]
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
n 1: Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic
fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi}, {Shah Pahlavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi}]
Mohammedan calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the
year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year
retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle
every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan
calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar},
{Muslim calendar}]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
n 1: political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with
Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive
resistance (1869-1948) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Mahatma Gandhi},
{Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi}]
Mohave Desert
n 1: a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
[syn: {Mojave}, {Mojave Desert}, {Mohave}, {Mohave Desert}]
mohawk haircut
n 1: haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of
hair down the middle of the scalp [syn: {mohawk}, {mohawk
haircut}]
Mohawk River
n 1: a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the
Hudson River
Mohorovicic discontinuity
n 1: the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying
mantle; "the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles
down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents" [syn:
{Mohorovicic discontinuity}, {Moho}]
Mohria caffrorum
n 1: sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
[syn: {scented fern}, {Mohria caffrorum}]
Mohs scale
n 1: a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10;
ordering is determined by which substance can scratch
another substance
Moira Shearer
n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn:
{Shearer}, {Moira Shearer}]
Mojave aster
n 1: wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with
narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes
California to Arizona and Utah [syn: {Mojave aster},
{Machaeranthera tortifoloia}]
Mojave Desert
n 1: a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
[syn: {Mojave}, {Mojave Desert}, {Mohave}, {Mohave Desert}]
Mojave rattlesnake
n 1: extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered
scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and
into Mexico [syn: {Mojave rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
scutulatus}]
Mola lanceolata
n 1: caudal fin has a central projection [syn: {sharptail mola},
{Mola lanceolata}]
molal concentration
n 1: concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per
kilogram of solvent [syn: {molality}, {molal
concentration}]
molar concentration
n 1: concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per
liter of solution [syn: {molarity}, {molar concentration},
{M}]
molar pregnancy
n 1: an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the
fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs;
usually associated with the death of the fetus [syn:
{hydatid mole}, {hydatidiform mole}, {molar pregnancy}]
molasses cookie
n 1: very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses
molasses kiss
n 1: a candy kiss that resembles toffee
molasses taffy
n 1: taffy made of molasses
moldboard plow
n 1: plow that has a moldboard [syn: {moldboard plow},
{mouldboard plough}]
molded salad
n 1: salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin
Moldovan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Moldova
mole cricket
n 1: digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots
mole plant
n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to
Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint
leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
2: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield
a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle spurge}, {mole
plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]
mole rat
n 1: African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
2: furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in
habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
3: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn:
{bandicoot rat}, {mole rat}]
mole salamander
n 1: brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United
States [syn: {mole salamander}, {Ambystoma talpoideum}]
molecular biologist
n 1: a biologist who studies the structure and activity of
macromolecules essential to life
molecular biology
n 1: the branch of biology that studies the structure and
activity of macromolecules essential to life (and
especially with their genetic role)
molecular formula
n 1: a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
molecular genetics
n 1: the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and
activity of genetic material at the molecular level
molecular weight
n 1: (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the
constituent atoms of a molecule [syn: {molecular weight},
{relative molecular mass}]
Molisch reaction
n 1: biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a
solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is
formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of
sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's
test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]
Molisch test
n 1: biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a
solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is
formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of
sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's
test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]
Molisch's test
n 1: biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a
solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is
formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of
sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's
test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]
Molluga verticillata
n 1: annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and
small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North
America [syn: {carpetweed}, {Indian chickweed}, {Molluga
verticillata}]
molluscum contagiosum
n 1: a virus disease of the skin marked by round white
swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in
children or in adults with impaired immune function)
mollusk family
n 1: a family of mollusks
mollusk genus
n 1: a genus of mollusks
Molly Miller
n 1: inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Molly
Miller}, {Scartella cristata}]
Molly Pitcher
n 1: heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to
soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took
over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat
(1754-1832) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig
Hays McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]
Moloch horridus
n 1: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {mountain devil},
{spiny lizard}, {Moloch horridus}]
Molokai Island
n 1: an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) [syn:
{Molokai}, {Molokai Island}]
Molotov cocktail
n 1: a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with
flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {Molotov
cocktail}, {petrol bomb}, {gasoline bomb}]
molucca balm
n 1: aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers
enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped
calyx [syn: {molucca balm}, {bells of Ireland}, {Molucella
laevis}]
Molucella laevis
n 1: aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers
enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped
calyx [syn: {molucca balm}, {bells of Ireland}, {Molucella
laevis}]
Molva molva
n 1: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern
Europe; often salted and dried [syn: {ling}, {Molva molva}]
molybdenum steel
n 1: steel containing 10-15% molybdenum; properties are similar
to tungsten steel
mombin tree
n 1: common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish
fruit [syn: {mombin}, {mombin tree}, {jocote}, {Spondias
purpurea}]
moment magnitude scale
n 1: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter
scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy
released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area
of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
moment of a couple
n 1: given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the
force and the distance between them
moment of a magnet
n 1: the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed
in a magnetic field [syn: {magnetic moment}, {moment of a
magnet}]
moment of inertia
n 1: the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
moment of truth
n 1: the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
2: a crucial moment on which much depends
Momordica balsamina
n 1: a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange
warty fruit [syn: {balsam apple}, {Momordica balsamina}]
Momordica charantia
n 1: tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit [syn:
{balsam pear}, {Momordica charantia}]
Mon-Khmer
n 1: a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
Monaco-Ville
n 1: the capital of Monaco
monadic operation
n 1: an operation with exactly one operand [syn: {monadic
operation}, {unary operation}]
monarch butterfly
n 1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings
with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
[syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly},
{Danaus plexippus}]
Monarda citriodora
n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States
and northern Mexico [syn: {lemon mint}, {horsemint},
{Monarda citriodora}]
Monarda clinopodia
n 1: perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and
mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of
yellowish-pink balls [syn: {basil balm}, {Monarda
clinopodia}]
Monarda didyma
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
[syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea},
{Monarda didyma}]
Monarda fistulosa
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Monarda fistulosa}]
Monarda pectinata
n 1: annual of southern United States [syn: {plains lemon
monarda}, {Monarda pectinata}]
Monarda punctata
n 1: tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and
heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies
grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in
Mexico [syn: {horsemint}, {Monarda punctata}]
Monardella lanceolata
n 1: fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves
and clusters of rose-purple flowers [syn: {mustang mint},
{Monardella lanceolata}]
monastic habit
n 1: a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery
monastic order
n 1: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order
of Saint Benedict" [syn: {order}, {monastic order}]
Monel metal
n 1: an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as
iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum) [syn: {Monel metal},
{Monell metal}]
Monell metal
n 1: an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as
iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum) [syn: {Monel metal},
{Monell metal}]
Moneses uniflora
n 1: delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions
having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed
in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-
flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]
monetary fund
n 1: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose [syn: {fund},
{monetary fund}]
monetary resource
n 1: assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances},
{monetary resource}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]
monetary standard
n 1: the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn:
{standard}, {monetary standard}]
monetary system
n 1: anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value
and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
[syn: {medium of exchange}, {monetary system}]
monetary unit
n 1: a unit of money
monetary value
n 1: the property of having material worth (often indicated by
the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the
fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a
high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the
cost of the collection" [syn: {monetary value}, {price},
{cost}]
money belt
n 1: belt with a concealed section for holding money
money box
n 1: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping
money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings
bank}, {coin bank}, {money box}, {bank}]
2: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: {cashbox}, {money box},
{till}]
money changer
n 1: one whose business is to exchange the money of one country
for that of another country [syn: {exchanger}, {money
changer}]
money cowrie
n 1: cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the
southern Pacific and in parts of Africa [syn: {money
cowrie}, {Cypraea moneta}]
money dealer
n 1: a person who receives or invests or pays out money [syn:
{money handler}, {money dealer}]
money handler
n 1: a person who receives or invests or pays out money [syn:
{money handler}, {money dealer}]
money laundering
n 1: concealing the source of illegally gotten money
money market
n 1: a market for short-term debt instruments
money order
n 1: a written order for the payment of a sum to a named
individual; obtainable and payable at a post office [syn:
{money order}, {postal order}]
money plant
n 1: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant
purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white
seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn:
{honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower},
{satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]
money supply
n 1: the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by
the public plus money in accounts in banks
money-spinner
n 1: a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn:
{moneymaker}, {money-spinner}, {cash cow}]
Mongol dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn:
{Yuan}, {Yuan dynasty}, {Mongol dynasty}]
Mongol Tatar
n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who
invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: {Tatar}, {Tartar},
{Mongol Tatar}]
Mongolian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Mongolia
Mongolian People's Republic
n 1: a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia [syn:
{Mongolia}, {Mongolian People's Republic}, {Outer
Mongolia}]
Mongolic language
n 1: a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia [syn:
{Mongolian}, {Mongolic}, {Mongolic language}]
monic polynomial
n 1: a polynomial in one variable
Monica Seles
n 1: United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973)
[syn: {Seles}, {Monica Seles}]
Monilia albicans
n 1: a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or
the intestines or the vagina [syn: {Candida albicans},
{Monilia albicans}]
monilia disease
n 1: an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or
Candida (especially Candida albicans) [syn: {candidiasis},
{moniliasis}, {monilia disease}]
monitor lizard
n 1: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa
and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn:
{monitor}, {monitor lizard}, {varan}]
monitor program
n 1: a program that observes and regulates and controls or
verifies the operations of a data-processing system [syn:
{monitor program}, {monitoring program}]
monitoring device
n 1: display produced by a device that takes signals and
displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
[syn: {monitor}, {monitoring device}]
monitoring program
n 1: a program that observes and regulates and controls or
verifies the operations of a data-processing system [syn:
{monitor program}, {monitoring program}]
monk's cloth
n 1: a heavy cloth in basket weave
monkey around
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
[syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker},
{monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
monkey bread
n 1: African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp [syn: {sour
gourd}, {monkey bread}]
monkey bridge
n 1: a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or
boiler room
2: the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often
open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge},
{flybridge}, {fly bridge}, {monkey bridge}]
monkey business
n 1: mischievous or deceitful behavior
monkey dog
n 1: European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark
wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: {affenpinscher},
{monkey pinscher}, {monkey dog}]
monkey jacket
n 1: waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn
by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {mess
jacket}, {monkey jacket}, {shell jacket}]
monkey ladder
n 1: a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship
monkey nut
n 1: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn:
{peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut},
{monkey nut}]
monkey pinscher
n 1: European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark
wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: {affenpinscher},
{monkey pinscher}, {monkey dog}]
monkey pod
n 1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate
leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens
and seed pods that are eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree},
{saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang},
{Albizia saman}]
monkey puzzle
n 1: large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches
and bearing edible nuts [syn: {monkey puzzle}, {chile
pine}, {Araucaria araucana}]
monkey wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
[syn: {monkey-wrench}, {monkey wrench}]
monkey-bread tree
n 1: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit
that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey
bread [syn: {baobab}, {monkey-bread tree}, {Adansonia
digitata}]
monkey-wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
[syn: {monkey-wrench}, {monkey wrench}]
Monmouth Court House
n 1: a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American
Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British
forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth
Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]
mono-iodotyrosine
n 1: tyrosine with one iodine atom added
monoamine neurotransmitter
n 1: a monoamine that is functionally important in neural
transmission
monoamine oxidase
n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body
compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and
serotonin) [syn: {monoamine oxidase}, {MAO}]
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
n 1: any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the
action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow
monoamines to accumulate [syn: {monoamine oxidase
inhibitor}, {MAOI}]
monobasic acid
n 1: an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per
molecule
monoblastic leukaemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
monoblastic leukemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
monocarpic plant
n 1: a plant that bears fruit once and dies [syn: {monocarp},
{monocarpic plant}, {monocarpous plant}]
monocarpous plant
n 1: a plant that bears fruit once and dies [syn: {monocarp},
{monocarpic plant}, {monocarpous plant}]
monochromatic vision
n 1: complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only
on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromacy},
{monochromatism}, {monochromatic vision}, {monochromia},
{monochromasy}]
monoclonal antibody
n 1: any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by
a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of
identical antibody molecules [syn: {monoclonal antibody},
{monoclonal}]
monocot family
n 1: family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon
(embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot family},
{liliopsid family}]
monocot genus
n 1: genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon
(embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot genus},
{liliopsid genus}]
monocular vision
n 1: vision with only one eye
monocytic leukaemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
monocytic leukemia
n 1: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes
and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia},
{monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblastic
leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic
leukaemia}]
Monodon monoceros
n 1: small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
[syn: {narwhal}, {narwal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]
monofocal IOL
n 1: a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract
surgery to provide clear distance vision [syn: {monofocal
lens implant}, {monofocal IOL}]
monofocal lens implant
n 1: a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract
surgery to provide clear distance vision [syn: {monofocal
lens implant}, {monofocal IOL}]
monogenic disease
n 1: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
[syn: {monogenic disorder}, {monogenic disease}]
monogenic disorder
n 1: an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
[syn: {monogenic disorder}, {monogenic disease}]
monohybrid cross
n 1: hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in
Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
Monomorium minimum
n 1: tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses
for food [syn: {little black ant}, {Monomorium minimum}]
Monomorium pharaonis
n 1: small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
[syn: {pharaoh ant}, {pharaoh's ant}, {Monomorium
pharaonis}]
Monongahela River
n 1: a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows
north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River
at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River [syn: {Monongahela},
{Monongahela River}]
mononuclear phagocyte system
n 1: a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages
derived from bone marrow [syn: {mononuclear phagocyte
system}, {MPS}, {system of macrophages}]
Mononychus olecranus
n 1: a turkey-sized long-legged fossil 75 million years old
found in the Gobi Desert having bird-like fused wrist bones
and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a
dinosaur's; short forelimbs end in a single claw instead of
wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute
monophonic music
n 1: music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with
accompaniment) [syn: {monophony}, {monophonic music},
{monody}] [ant: {concerted music}, {polyphonic music},
{polyphony}]
monoplane flying fish
n 1: having only pectoral fins enlarged [syn: {monoplane flying
fish}, {two-wing flying fish}]
monopoly board
n 1: a board used for playing monopoly
monosodium glutamate
n 1: white crystalline compound used as a food additive to
enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food
manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial
flavors' in ingredient lists" [syn: {monosodium glutamate},
{MSG}]
monospaced font
n 1: a typeface is which each character is given the same width
(as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-
width font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant:
{proportional font}]
monostotic fibrous dysplasia
n 1: fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone
monosyllabic word
n 1: a word or utterance of one syllable [syn: {monosyllable},
{monosyllabic word}]
Monotropa hypopithys
n 1: fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the
Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North
America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus
Hypopitys [syn: {pinesap}, {false beachdrops}, {Monotropa
hypopithys}]
Monotropa uniflora
n 1: small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland
plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns
black with age [syn: {Indian pipe}, {waxflower}, {Monotropa
uniflora}]
monounsaturated fatty acid
n 1: an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double
or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive
oil and chicken and almonds
monozygotic twin
n 1: either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum
(having the same genetic material) [syn: {identical twin},
{monozygotic twin}, {monozygous twin}]
monozygous twin
n 1: either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum
(having the same genetic material) [syn: {identical twin},
{monozygotic twin}, {monozygous twin}]
Monro's foramen
n 1: the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that
connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the
lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn:
{interventricular foramen}, {foramen of Monro}, {Monro's
foramen}]
Monroe Doctrine
n 1: an American foreign policy opposing interference in the
western hemisphere from outside powers
mons pubis
n 1: a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
[syn: {mons}, {mons veneris}, {mons pubis}]
mons veneris
n 1: a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
[syn: {mons}, {mons veneris}, {mons pubis}]
Monstera deliciosa
n 1: tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords
and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor
[syn: {ceriman}, {Monstera deliciosa}]
Mont Blanc
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border
between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781
feet high) [syn: {Mont Blanc}, {Monte Bianco}]
Mont.
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian
border [syn: {Montana}, {Treasure State}, {MT}, {Mont.}]
Montagu's harrier
n 1: brownish European harrier [syn: {Montagu's harrier},
{Circus pygargus}]
montan wax
n 1: a hard wax obtained from lignite
Monte Bianco
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border
between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781
feet high) [syn: {Mont Blanc}, {Monte Bianco}]
Monte Carlo
n 1: a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco;
famous for its gambling casino
Montego Bay
n 1: port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
Monterey Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California
Monterey cypress
n 1: tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely
used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt
planting [syn: {Monterey cypress}, {Cupressus macrocarpa}]
Monterey pine
n 1: tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a
dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark [syn:
{Monterey pine}, {Pinus radiata}]
Montezuma cypress
n 1: cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn:
{Montezuma cypress}, {Mexican swamp cypress}, {Taxodium
mucronatum}]
Montezuma II
n 1: the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and
killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520)
Montezuma's revenge
n 1: diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America
Montgomery Ward
n 1: United States businessman who in 1872 established a
successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Ward},
{Montgomery Ward}, {Aaron Montgomery Ward}]
Montgomery's tubercle
n 1: one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast
that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
month by month
adv 1: for an indefinite number of months; "month by month, the
betrayal gnawed at his heart"
month of Sundays
n 1: a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of
Sundays"
Montia chamissoi
n 1: a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal
racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations
of western North America [syn: {toad lily}, {Montia
chamissoi}]
Montia cordifolia
n 1: succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair
of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme
of 3-10 white flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-
leaved montia}, {Montia cordifolia}]
Montia lamprosperma
n 1: small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks},
{blinking chickweed}, {water chickweed}, {Montia
lamprosperma}]
Montia perfoliata
n 1: succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb;
grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban
spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]
moo goo gai pan
n 1: a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables
moo-cow
n 1: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
[syn: {cow}, {moo-cow}]
moon about
v 1: be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed [syn: {mope}, {moon around},
{moon about}]
moon around
v 1: be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: {moon}, {moon
around}, {moon on}]
2: be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed [syn: {mope}, {moon around},
{moon about}]
moon blindness
n 1: inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency
of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder [syn: {nyctalopia},
{night blindness}, {moon blindness}]
2: recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in
blindness [syn: {moon blindness}, {mooneye}]
moon carrot
n 1: any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small
white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage [syn:
{moon carrot}, {stone parsley}]
moon curser
n 1: someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn:
{smuggler}, {runner}, {contrabandist}, {moon curser},
{moon-curser}]
moon daisy
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
moon on
v 1: be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: {moon}, {moon
around}, {moon on}]
moon ray
n 1: a ray of moonlight [syn: {moonbeam}, {moon ray}, {moon-
ray}]
moon shell
n 1: marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form
short spires [syn: {moon shell}, {moonshell}]
moon shot
n 1: the launching of a spacecraft to the moon
moon trefoil
n 1: evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy
foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the
summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods [syn: {moon
trefoil}, {Medicago arborea}]
moon-curser
n 1: someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn:
{smuggler}, {runner}, {contrabandist}, {moon curser},
{moon-curser}]
moon-faced
adj 1: having a round face [syn: {moon-faced}, {round-faced}]
moon-ray
n 1: a ray of moonlight [syn: {moonbeam}, {moon ray}, {moon-
ray}]
moon-round
adj 1: resembling the moon in shape [syn: {moonlike}, {moon-
round}]
moon-splashed
adj 1: splashed or covered patchily with moonlight; "the moon-
splashed world"
moon-worship
n 1: the worship of the moon [syn: {moon-worship},
{selenolatry}]
moonseed family
n 1: herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: {Menispermaceae},
{family Menispermaceae}, {moonseed family}]
moor berry
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}]
moor-bird
n 1: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn:
{red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird},
{moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]
mooring anchor
n 1: an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker
in place
mooring line
n 1: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat)
in place [syn: {mooring}, {mooring line}]
mooring mast
n 1: a tower for mooring airships [syn: {mooring tower},
{mooring mast}]
mooring tower
n 1: a tower for mooring airships [syn: {mooring tower},
{mooring mast}]
Moorish arch
n 1: a round arch that widens before rounding off [syn: {Moorish
arch}, {horseshoe arch}]
Moorish architecture
n 1: a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to
16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
[syn: {Moorish}, {Moorish architecture}]
moose-wood
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood},
{moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood},
{goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough
flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
[syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy},
{ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]
moot court
n 1: a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
mop handle
n 1: the handle of a mop
mop up
n 1: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination},
{closing}, {windup}, {mop up}]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway
now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe
up}, {mop up}, {mop}]
2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}]
3: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish
off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
mop-headed
adj 1: (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader; "mop-
headed cabbage palms"
mope around
v 1: move around slowly and aimlessly [syn: {mope}, {mope
around}]
moral certainty
n 1: certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in
the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty";
"the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was
guilty"
moral excellence
n 1: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is
wrong [syn: {virtue}, {virtuousness}, {moral excellence}]
moral force
n 1: an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a
spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: {moral force},
{dynamic}]
moral hazard
n 1: (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a
risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance);
"insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the
insured party is not honest"
moral obligation
n 1: an obligation arising out of considerations of right and
wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation"
moral philosophy
n 1: the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn:
{ethics}, {moral philosophy}]
moral principle
n 1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an
individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a
person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral
principle}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
2: the principle that conduct should be moral
moral sense
n 1: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral
principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
[syn: {conscience}, {scruples}, {moral sense}, {sense of
right and wrong}]
morale booster
n 1: anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of
flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale
building}, {morale booster}]
morale builder
n 1: something or someone who influences by building or
strengthening morale
morale building
n 1: anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of
flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale
building}, {morale booster}]
morality play
n 1: an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries;
characters personified virtues and vices
Moranzanist Patriotic Front
n 1: a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late
1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening
in Honduran economic and political affairs
moray eel
n 1: family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal
waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger
species are dangerous if provoked [syn: {moray}, {moray
eel}]
Moray Firth
n 1: an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of
Scotland
Morchella angusticeps
n 1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk
with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey
when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel},
{Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps},
{narrowhead morel}]
Morchella conica
n 1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk
with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey
when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel},
{Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps},
{narrowhead morel}]
Morchella crassipes
n 1: a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep
and irregular pits [syn: {Morchella crassipes}, {thick-
footed morel}]
Morchella esculenta
n 1: an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head
with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common
morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge
morel}]
Morchella semilibera
n 1: a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached
to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {Morchella
semilibera}, {half-free morel}, {cow's head}]
Mordecai Richler
n 1: Canadian novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Richler}, {Mordecai
Richler}]
more and more
adv 1: advancing in amount or intensity; "she became
increasingly depressed" [syn: {increasingly},
{progressively}, {more and more}]
more often than not
adv 1: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much
here" [syn: {by and large}, {generally}, {more often than
not}, {mostly}]
more or less
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about},
{close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
2: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat
self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice
of cake was slightly larger than the other" [syn: {slightly},
{somewhat}, {more or less}]
more than
adj 1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier
meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree;
"more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than
a gallon" [syn: {more(a)}, {more than}] [ant: {less(a)}]
Moreau River
n 1: a river that rises in western South Dakota and flows
eastward to the Missouri River
Morelia spilotes variegatus
n 1: Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back
[syn: {carpet snake}, {Python variegatus}, {Morelia
spilotes variegatus}]
Moreton Bay
n 1: an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay to the east of
Brisbane
Moreton Bay chestnut
n 1: Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow
flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4
seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
[syn: {Moreton Bay chestnut}, {Australian chestnut}]
Moreton Bay pine
n 1: pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light
even-textured wood [syn: {hoop pine}, {Moreton Bay pine},
{Araucaria cunninghamii}]
Moreton Bay tulipwood
n 1: Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn:
{Moreton Bay tulipwood}, {Harpullia pendula}]
Morgan City
n 1: a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge
Morgan le Fay
n 1: (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half
sister and enemy of King Arthur
Morlett's crocodile
n 1: a variety of crocodile
Mormon Church
n 1: church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in
Salt Lake City, Utah [syn: {Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints}, {Mormon Church}, {Mormons}]
mormon cricket
n 1: large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of
western United States [syn: {mormon cricket}, {Anabrus
simplex}]
Mormon State
n 1: a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by
Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Beehive State},
{Mormon State}, {UT}, {Ut.}]
Mormon Tabernacle
n 1: the Mormon temple [syn: {Tabernacle}, {Mormon Tabernacle}]
Mornay sauce
n 1: onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated
cheese
morning coat
n 1: a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at
the back [syn: {swallow-tailed coat}, {swallowtail},
{morning coat}]
morning dress
n 1: formal attire for men during the daytime
2: a woman's informal dress for housework
morning glory
n 1: any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers
that close late in the day
morning prayer
n 1: the first canonical hour; at daybreak [syn: {matins},
{morning prayer}]
morning room
n 1: a sitting room used during the daylight hours
morning sickness
n 1: nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the
early months of pregnancy
morning star
n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the
eastern sky [syn: {morning star}, {daystar}, {Phosphorus},
{Lucifer}]
morning time
n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning
running errands" [syn: {morning}, {morn}, {morning time},
{forenoon}]
morning-after pill
n 1: a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours
after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized
ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after
rape or incest
morning-glory family
n 1: morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having
trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
[syn: {Convolvulaceae}, {family Convolvulaceae}, {morning-
glory family}]
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
n 1: a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in
1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the
Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases
Moro reflex
n 1: a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise
causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
[syn: {startle reflex}, {Moro reflex}]
Moroccan dirham
n 1: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
[syn: {Moroccan dirham}, {dirham}]
Moroccan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Morocco
Morone americana
n 1: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States
streams [syn: {white perch}, {silver perch}, {Morone
americana}]
Morone interrupta
n 1: North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine
striped bass [syn: {yellow bass}, {Morone interrupta}]
morphological rule
n 1: a linguistic rule for the formation of words [syn:
{morphological rule}, {rule of morphology}]
morphophonemic system
n 1: the morphophonemics of a particular language
Morris chair
n 1: an armchair with an adjustable back
morris dance
n 1: any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in
costume [syn: {morris dance}, {morris dancing}]
morris dancer
n 1: someone who does a morris dance
morris dancing
n 1: any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in
costume [syn: {morris dance}, {morris dancing}]
Morrison R. Waite
n 1: United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant
(1816-1888) [syn: {Waite}, {Morrison Waite}, {Morrison R.
Waite}, {Morrison Remick Waite}]
Morrison Remick Waite
n 1: United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant
(1816-1888) [syn: {Waite}, {Morrison Waite}, {Morrison R.
Waite}, {Morrison Remick Waite}]
Morrison Waite
n 1: United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant
(1816-1888) [syn: {Waite}, {Morrison Waite}, {Morrison R.
Waite}, {Morrison Remick Waite}]
Morrow's honeysuckle
n 1: a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers
turning yellow; Japan [syn: {Morrow's honeysuckle},
{Lonicera morrowii}]
Morse code
n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are
represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long
signals) [syn: {Morse}, {Morse code}, {international Morse
code}]
mortal enemy
n 1: an enemy who wants to kill you
mortal sin
n 1: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace;
"theologians list seven mortal sins" [syn: {mortal sin},
{deadly sin}] [ant: {venial sin}]
mortality rate
n 1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that
area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death
rate}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]
mortality table
n 1: an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and
probability of death as a function or age and sex and
occupation etc
mortar fire
n 1: artillery fire delivered by a mortar
mortgage application
n 1: an application for a mortgage loan
mortgage deed
n 1: deed embodying a mortgage
mortgage holder
n 1: the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our
mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home"
[syn: {mortgagee}, {mortgage holder}]
mortgage loan
n 1: a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage
[syn: {real estate loan}, {mortgage loan}]
mortgage-backed security
n 1: a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered
together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the
public; investors receive a portion of the interest
payments on the mortgages as well as the principal
payments; usually guaranteed by the government
mortise joint
n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle},
{ankle joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
2: a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise
holes in the other [syn: {mortise joint}, {mortise-and-tenon
joint}]
mortise-and-tenon joint
n 1: a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise
holes in the other [syn: {mortise joint}, {mortise-and-
tenon joint}]
Morus alba
n 1: Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used
to feed silkworms [syn: {white mulberry}, {Morus alba}]
Morus nigra
n 1: European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit [syn:
{black mulberry}, {Morus nigra}]
Morus rubra
n 1: North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit
[syn: {red mulberry}, {Morus rubra}]
mosaic culture
n 1: a highly diverse culture; "the city's mosaic culture
results in great diversity in the arts"
mosaic gold
n 1: a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer [syn:
{mosaic gold}, {stannic sulfide}]
Mosaic law
n 1: the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God
gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many
rules of religious observance given in the first five books
of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the
Torah) [syn: {Mosaic law}, {Law of Moses}]
Moschus moschiferus
n 1: small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male
secretes valued musk [syn: {musk deer}, {Moschus
moschiferus}]
Moses Maimonides
n 1: Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar
of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud
(1135-1204) [syn: {Maimonides}, {Moses Maimonides}, {Rabbi
Moses Ben Maimon}]
Moshe Dayan
n 1: Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981) [syn: {Dayan},
{Moshe Dayan}]
Moslem calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the
year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year
retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle
every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan
calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar},
{Muslim calendar}]
mosquito bite
n 1: a sting inflicted by a mosquito
mosquito boat
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat},
{mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]
mosquito craft
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat},
{mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]
mosquito fern
n 1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern},
{Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]
mosquito hawk
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle},
{devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder},
{snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {nighthawk},
{bullbat}, {mosquito hawk}]
mosquito net
n 1: a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect
against mosquitos
moss agate
n 1: an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green
markings
moss animal
n 1: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small
polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea
moss}, {moss animal}]
moss campion
n 1: tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of
western and central Europe and North America [syn: {moss
campion}, {Silene acaulis}]
moss family
n 1: a family of mosses
moss genus
n 1: a genus of mosses
moss green
adj 1: of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color [syn:
{moss green}, {mosstone}]
Moss Hart
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with George S.
Kaufman (1904-1961) [syn: {Hart}, {Moss Hart}]
moss locust
n 1: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
[syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {moss locust},
{Robinia hispida}]
moss phlox
n 1: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves
and pink or white flowers; native to United States and
widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink},
{mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox
subulata}]
moss pink
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California
having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed
pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
2: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves
and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely
cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink}, {mountain
phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]
moss-grown
adj 1: overgrown with moss [syn: {moss-grown}, {mossy}]
2: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-
grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown},
{mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]
moss-trooper
n 1: a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs
between England and Scotland)
mossy saxifrage
n 1: tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe;
cultivated for its white flowers [syn: {mossy saxifrage},
{Saxifraga hypnoides}]
mossy-cup oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North
America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed
cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak},
{burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus
macrocarpa}]
mossycup oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North
America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed
cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak},
{burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus
macrocarpa}]
most especially
adv 1: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you
must be independent" [syn: {above all}, {most
importantly}, {most especially}]
most importantly
adv 1: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you
must be independent" [syn: {above all}, {most
importantly}, {most especially}]
most valuable player
n 1: the player judged to be the most important to the sport
[syn: {most valuable player}, {MVP}]
most-favored-nation
adj 1: of or relating to a commercial treaty where two nations
agree to accord each other the same favorable terms that
would be offered in treaties with any other nation
most-valuable
adj 1: designating the player judged to be the most important to
the sport; "the most-valuable player award"
mot juste
n 1: the appropriate word or expression
MOT test
n 1: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety
and exhaust fumes [syn: {MOT}, {MOT test}, {Ministry of
Transportation test}]
motel room
n 1: a sleeping room in a motel
moth bean
n 1: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow
flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in
India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner;
sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {moth bean},
{Vigna aconitifolia}, {Phaseolus aconitifolius}]
moth miller
n 1: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: {moth
miller}, {miller}]
moth mullein
n 1: European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or
purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
[syn: {moth mullein}, {Verbascum blattaria}]
moth orchid
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having
often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually
dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver [syn:
{moth orchid}, {moth plant}]
moth plant
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having
often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually
dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver [syn:
{moth orchid}, {moth plant}]
moth-eaten
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
"shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and
tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby},
{tatty}]
2: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten
blankets" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {mothy}]
3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-
eaten theories about race"; "stale news" [syn: {cold},
{stale}, {dusty}, {moth-eaten}]
moth-resistant
adj 1: resistant to damage by moths [syn: {mothproof}, {moth-
resistant}]
mother board
n 1: the main circuit board for a computer [syn: {CPU board},
{mother board}]
Mother Carey's chicken
n 1: medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's chicken},
{Mother Carey's hen}, {Oceanites oceanicus}]
Mother Carey's hen
n 1: medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's chicken},
{Mother Carey's hen}, {Oceanites oceanicus}]
mother cell
n 1: cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a
different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a
sperm mother cell"
mother country
n 1: the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland},
{homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of
origin}, {native land}]
mother figure
n 1: a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a
mother
mother fucker
n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard},
{cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker},
{motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch},
{SOB}]
Mother Goose
n 1: the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes
mother hen
n 1: a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in
an overprotective or interfering way)
2: a hen with chicks
Mother Hubbard
n 1: a woman's loose unbelted dress [syn: {Mother Hubbard},
{muumuu}]
Mother Jones
n 1: United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to
found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) [syn:
{Jones}, {Mother Jones}, {Mary Harris Jones}]
mother lode
n 1: the main vein of ore in a deposit [syn: {mother lode},
{champion lode}]
mother of thyme
n 1: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of
thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]
Mother Seton
n 1: United States religious leader who was the first person
born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn:
{Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley
Seton}, {Mother Seton}]
mother superior
n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {mother
superior}, {prioress}]
Mother Teresa
n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
{Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa},
{Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]
Mother Theresa
n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
{Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa},
{Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]
mother tongue
n 1: one's native language; the language learned by children and
passed from one generation to the next [syn: {mother
tongue}, {maternal language}, {first language}]
mother wit
n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common";
"he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples";
"fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn:
{common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense},
{sense}, {mother wit}]
mother's boy
n 1: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal
masculine interests [syn: {mother's boy}, {mamma's boy},
{mama's boy}]
mother's daughter
n 1: a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother
Mother's Day
n 1: second Sunday in May
mother's milk
n 1: milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth
mother's son
n 1: a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was
there"
mother-in-law
n 1: the mother of your spouse
mother-in-law plant
n 1: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves;
contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence
the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-
in-law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]
mother-in-law's tongue
n 1: stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated
as a houseplant [syn: {mother-in-law's tongue}, {snake
plant}, {Sansevieria trifasciata}]
2: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves;
contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the
name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-in-
law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]
mother-naked
adj 1: as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the
day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in
one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]
mother-of-pearl
n 1: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn:
{mother-of-pearl}, {nacre}]
mother-of-pearl cloud
n 1: a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be
seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn:
{nacreous cloud}, {mother-of-pearl cloud}]
mother-of-thousands
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
{strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-
thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}]
motion picture
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
{picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
{flick}]
motion sickness
n 1: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the
motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving
vehicle [syn: {motion sickness}, {kinetosis}]
motion study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
motion-picture camera
n 1: a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give
the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
[syn: {motion-picture camera}, {movie camera}, {cine-
camera}]
motion-picture fan
n 1: someone who goes to see movies [syn: {moviegoer}, {motion-
picture fan}]
motion-picture film
n 1: photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a
spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {motion-picture
film}, {movie film}, {cine-film}]
motion-picture photography
n 1: the act of making a film [syn: {filming}, {cinematography},
{motion-picture photography}]
motion-picture show
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
{picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
{flick}]
motive power
n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: {locomotion}, {motive
power}, {motivity}]
motley fool
n 1: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or
nobleman in the Middle Ages [syn: {jester}, {fool}, {motley
fool}]
motor aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is
severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia},
{ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent
aphasia}]
motor area
n 1: the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn:
{motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's
area}, {excitable area}]
motor ataxia
n 1: inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements;
unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: {ataxia},
{ataxy}, {dyssynergia}, {motor ataxia}]
Motor City
n 1: the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port;
center of the United States automobile industry; located in
southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from
Windsor [syn: {Detroit}, {Motor City}, {Motown}]
motor control
n 1: control of muscles
motor cortex
n 1: the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn:
{motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's
area}, {excitable area}]
motor end plate
n 1: the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural
impulses to a muscle [syn: {end-plate}, {endplate}, {motor
end plate}]
motor fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or
glands [syn: {motor fiber}, {efferent fiber}]
motor home
n 1: a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while
traveling [syn: {camper}, {camping bus}, {motor home}]
motor horn
n 1: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn:
{automobile horn}, {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn},
{hooter}]
motor hotel
n 1: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to
parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor
lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]
motor inn
n 1: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to
parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor
lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]
motor lodge
n 1: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to
parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor
lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]
motor memory
n 1: your memory for motor skills [syn: {motor memory}, {muscle
memory}]
motor mower
n 1: a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {power
mower}, {motor mower}] [ant: {hand mower}]
motor nerve
n 1: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or
glands [syn: {motor nerve}, {efferent nerve}, {efferent}]
motor nerve fiber
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or
spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {efferent neuron}, {motor
nerve fiber}, {motoneuron}]
motor neuron
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or
spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {efferent neuron}, {motor
nerve fiber}, {motoneuron}]
motor oil
n 1: oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
motor pool
n 1: a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency
and available for use as needed
motor region
n 1: the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn:
{motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's
area}, {excitable area}]
motor scooter
n 1: a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered
gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel [syn: {motor
scooter}, {scooter}]
motor torpedo boat
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat},
{mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]
motor vehicle
n 1: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
[syn: {motor vehicle}, {automotive vehicle}]
motor-assisted
adj 1: relying on an engine for propulsion in addition to muscle
power; "a motor-assisted bicycle"
motorcycle cop
n 1: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the
speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle cop}, {motorcycle
policeman}, {speed cop}]
motorcycle policeman
n 1: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the
speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle cop}, {motorcycle
policeman}, {speed cop}]
motorized wheelchair
n 1: a wheelchair propelled by a motor
mouldboard plough
n 1: plow that has a moldboard [syn: {moldboard plow},
{mouldboard plough}]
mound bird
n 1: large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build
mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn:
{megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder},
{scrub fowl}]
Mound Builder
n 1: prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds
2: large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds
of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {megapode},
{mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder}, {scrub fowl}]
mound over
v 1: form mounds over; "The huts can be mounded over to form
shelters"
2: form a mound over
mound-bird
n 1: large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build
mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn:
{megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder},
{scrub fowl}]
mounded over
adj 1: having a wound formed over it
Mount Adams
n 1: a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade
Range (12,307 feet high) [syn: {Adams}, {Mount Adams}]
Mount Ararat
n 1: the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters
of the great flood receded [syn: {Ararat}, {Mount Ararat},
{Mt. Ararat}]
Mount Asama
n 1: a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest
volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet) [syn: {Asama}, {Mount
Asama}]
Mount Athos
n 1: an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site
of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth
century [syn: {Athos}, {Mount Athos}]
Mount Bartle Frere
n 1: the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia
Mount Carmel
n 1: a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the
Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament,
Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel"
Mount Communism
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the
Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet
high) [syn: {Communism Peak}, {Mount Communism}, {Stalin
Peak}, {Mount Garmo}]
Mount Cook lily
n 1: showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn:
{mountain lily}, {Mount Cook lily}, {Ranunculus lyalii}]
Mount Elbert
n 1: the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado
(14,431 feet high)
Mount Etna
n 1: an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the
highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) [syn: {Etna},
{Mount Etna}, {Mt Etna}]
Mount Everest
n 1: a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet
and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028
feet high) [syn: {Everest}, {Mount Everest}, {Mt. Everest}]
Mount Fuji
n 1: an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the
highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its
symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site
for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Mount Fuji}, {Fujiyama},
{Fujinoyama}, {Fuji-san}]
Mount Garmo
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the
Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet
high) [syn: {Communism Peak}, {Mount Communism}, {Stalin
Peak}, {Mount Garmo}]
Mount Godwin Austen
n 1: a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir;
the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn:
{K2}, {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]
Mount Hubbard
n 1: a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the
Coast Range (14,950 feet high) [syn: {Hubbard}, {Mount
Hubbard}]
Mount Kanchenjunga
n 1: a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and
Tibet (28,208 feet high) [syn: {Kanchenjunga}, {Mount
Kanchenjunga}, {Kanchanjanga}, {Kinchinjunga}]
Mount Kilimanjaro
n 1: the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern
Tanzania; 19,340 feet high [syn: {Kilimanjaro}, {Mount
Kilimanjaro}]
Mount Logan
n 1: a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern
Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) [syn: {Logan},
{Mount Logan}]
Mount McKinley
n 1: a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in
North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {McKinley}, {Mount
McKinley}, {Mt. McKinley}, {Denali}]
Mount Olympus
n 1: a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast;
believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the
gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mount Olympus},
{Mt. Olympus}, {Olimbos}]
Mount Orizaba
n 1: an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City
and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
[syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mount Orizaba}, {Mt Orizaba}, {Pico
de Orizaba}]
Mount Parnassus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where
(according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as
the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the
modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: {Parnassus}, {Mount
Parnassus}, {Liakoura}]
Mount Pinatubo
n 1: a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in
1991 after 600 years of dormancy [syn: {Pinatubo}, {Mount
Pinatubo}]
Mount Rainier
n 1: a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the
Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Rainier}, {Mount
Rainier}, {Mt. Rainier}, {Mount Tacoma}]
Mount Rainier National Park
n 1: a national park in Washington having mountain terrain
featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
Mount Rushmore
n 1: a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the
likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and
Roosevelt are carved on it [syn: {Rushmore}, {Mount
Rushmore}, {Mt. Rushmore}]
Mount Rushmore State
n 1: a state in north central United States [syn: {South
Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD},
{S.D.}]
Mount Saint Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: {Mount Saint Helens}, {Mount St. Helens},
{Mt. St. Helens}]
Mount Shasta
n 1: a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern
California (14,162 feet high) [syn: {Shasta}, {Mount
Shasta}]
Mount Sherman
n 1: a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036
feet high) [syn: {Sherman}, {Mount Sherman}]
Mount Sinai
n 1: a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet
high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses
received the Ten Commandments [syn: {Sinai}, {Mount Sinai}]
Mount St. Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: {Mount Saint Helens}, {Mount St. Helens},
{Mt. St. Helens}]
Mount Tacoma
n 1: a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the
Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Rainier}, {Mount
Rainier}, {Mt. Rainier}, {Mount Tacoma}]
mount up
v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on},
{mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on},
{bestride}] [ant: {get off}, {hop out}]
Mount Vernon
n 1: the former residence of George Washington in northeastern
Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
Mount Vesuvius
n 1: a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny
the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: {Vesuvius}, {Mount
Vesuvius}, {Mt. Vesuvius}]
Mount Whitney
n 1: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California
(14,494 feet high) [syn: {Whitney}, {Mount Whitney}]
Mount Wilson
n 1: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet
high) [syn: {Wilson}, {Mount Wilson}]
mountain alder
n 1: small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in
autumn [syn: {mountain maple}, {mountain alder}, {Acer
spicatum}]
2: tree of western United States [syn: {white alder}, {mountain
alder}, {Alnus rhombifolia}]
mountain andromeda
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush},
{mountain fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}, {Pieris
floribunda}]
mountain anemone
n 1: silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-
white flowers [syn: {Alpine anemone}, {mountain anemone},
{Anemone tetonensis}]
mountain ash
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
2: tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in
Australia and tallest hardwood in the world [syn: {mountain
ash}, {Eucalyptus regnans}]
3: low-growing ash of Texas [syn: {mountain ash}, {Fraxinus
texensis}]
mountain avens
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely
distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North
America [syn: {mountain avens}, {Dryas octopetala}]
mountain azalea
n 1: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain
regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink
flowers [syn: {alpine azalea}, {mountain azalea},
{Loiseleuria procumbens}]
mountain beaver
n 1: bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific
coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
[syn: {mountain beaver}, {sewellel}, {Aplodontia rufa}]
mountain bike
n 1: a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally
designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {mountain
bike}, {all-terrain bike}, {off-roader}]
mountain birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
mountain blacksnake
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn:
{black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake},
{mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]
mountain bladder fern
n 1: fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere [syn:
{mountain bladder fern}, {Cystopteris montana}]
mountain blue berry
n 1: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {thin-
leaved bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}, {Viccinium
membranaceum}]
mountain box
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
mountain chain
n 1: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of
mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of
mountains}]
mountain chinchilla
n 1: a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now
bred in captivity [syn: {mountain chinchilla}, {mountain
viscacha}]
mountain clematis
n 1: climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-
blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's
bower}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]
mountain climber
n 1: someone who climbs mountains [syn: {mountaineer}, {mountain
climber}]
mountain climbing
n 1: the activity of climbing a mountain [syn: {mountain
climbing}, {mountaineering}]
mountain clubmoss
n 1: of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
[syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {little
clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]
mountain cranberry
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry},
{lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-
idaea}]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
[syn: {lingonberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {cowberry},
{lowbush cranberry}]
mountain daisy
n 1: boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort},
{mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria
groenlandica}]
mountain devil
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal
clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn:
{honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia
formosa}]
2: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {mountain devil},
{spiny lizard}, {Moloch horridus}]
mountain ebony
n 1: small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard
dark wood [syn: {mountain ebony}, {orchid tree}, {Bauhinia
variegata}]
mountain everlasting
n 1: a variety of cat's foot
mountain fern
n 1: common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or
balsam scented fronds [syn: {mountain fern}, {Oreopteris
limbosperma}, {Dryopteris oreopteris}]
mountain fetterbush
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush},
{mountain fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}, {Pieris
floribunda}]
mountain fever
n 1: caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood
ticks [syn: {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}, {mountain
fever}, {tick fever}]
mountain four o'clock
n 1: leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in
the evening and remain through cool part of the next day;
found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern
Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico [syn: {mountain four
o'clock}, {Mirabilis oblongifolia}]
mountain goat
n 1: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North
America [syn: {mountain goat}, {Rocky Mountain goat},
{Oreamnos americanus}]
mountain gorilla
n 1: gorilla of Kivu highlands [syn: {mountain gorilla},
{Gorilla gorilla beringei}]
mountain grape
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North
America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon
grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain
grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]
mountain heath
n 1: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple
flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe
and United States [syn: {mountain heath}, {Phyllodoce
caerulea}, {Bryanthus taxifolius}]
mountain hemlock
n 1: large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder
than Canadian hemlock [syn: {mountain hemlock}, {black
hemlock}, {Tsuga mertensiana}]
mountain hollyhock
n 1: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada
resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
[syn: {mountain hollyhock}, {Iliamna ruvularis}, {Iliamna
acerifolia}]
mountain lady's slipper
n 1: leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and
dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to
northern California and Wyoming [syn: {mountain lady's
slipper}, {Cypripedium montanum}]
mountain laurel
n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel},
{wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
latifolia}]
2: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard
tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree},
{Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras
laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia
californica}]
mountain lily
n 1: Japanese lily with golden rays [syn: {mountain lily},
{Lilium auratum}]
2: showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn: {mountain
lily}, {Mount Cook lily}, {Ranunculus lyalii}]
mountain lion
n 1: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar},
{puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther},
{Felis concolor}]
mountain male fern
n 1: a fern of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {mountain male fern},
{Dryopteris oreades}]
mountain man
n 1: a man who lives on the frontier [syn: {frontiersman},
{backwoodsman}, {mountain man}]
mountain maple
n 1: small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in
autumn [syn: {mountain maple}, {mountain alder}, {Acer
spicatum}]
mountain mint
n 1: any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus
Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
mountain nyala
n 1: shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia [syn: {mountain
nyala}, {Tragelaphus buxtoni}]
mountain oak
n 1: tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown
wood [syn: {alpine ash}, {mountain oak}, {Eucalyptus
delegatensis}]
mountain paca
n 1: rodent of mountains of western South America
mountain parsley fern
n 1: fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome
and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
[syn: {European parsley fern}, {mountain parsley fern},
{Cryptogramma crispa}]
mountain partridge
n 1: California partridge; slightly larger than the California
quail [syn: {mountain quail}, {mountain partridge},
{Oreortyx picta palmeri}]
mountain pass
n 1: the location in a range of mountains of a geological
formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got
through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: {pass},
{mountain pass}, {notch}]
mountain peak
n 1: the summit of a mountain
mountain phlox
n 1: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves
and pink or white flowers; native to United States and
widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink},
{mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox
subulata}]
mountain pine
n 1: evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn:
{pahautea}, {Libocedrus bidwillii}, {mountain pine}]
2: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green
needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when
mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {mountain
pine}, {Pinus monticola}]
3: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
mountain pride
n 1: mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect
leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to
California [syn: {mountain pride}, {Penstemon newberryi}]
mountain quail
n 1: California partridge; slightly larger than the California
quail [syn: {mountain quail}, {mountain partridge},
{Oreortyx picta palmeri}]
mountain range
n 1: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of
mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of
mountains}]
mountain rice
n 1: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of
western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain
rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet},
{Oryzopsis hymenoides}]
mountain rimu
n 1: low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing
branches; New Zealand [syn: {mountain rimu}, {Lepidothamnus
laxifolius}, {Dacridium laxifolius}]
mountain rose
n 1: European alpine rose with crimson flowers [syn: {mountain
rose}, {Rosa pendulina}]
mountain sandwort
n 1: boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort},
{mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria
groenlandica}]
mountain sheep
n 1: any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
mountain sickness
n 1: nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain
climbers above ten thousand feet
mountain skink
n 1: frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas
of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {mountain
skink}, {Eumeces callicephalus}]
mountain spinach
n 1: Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb;
naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {garden
orache}, {mountain spinach}, {Atriplex hortensis}]
mountain spleenwort
n 1: a spleenwort of eastern North America [syn: {mountain
spleenwort}, {Asplenium montanum}]
Mountain Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain
states of the United States [syn: {Mountain Time},
{Mountain Standard Time}, {MST}]
mountain starwort
n 1: boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort},
{mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria
groenlandica}]
Mountain State
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {West
Virginia}, {Mountain State}, {WV}, {W.V.}]
mountain sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by
red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black
sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]
mountain swamp gum
n 1: medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
[syn: {mountain swamp gum}, {Eucalyptus camphora}]
mountain tea
n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
{teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen},
{Gaultheria procumbens}]
mountain tent
n 1: a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper
Mountain Time
n 1: standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain
states of the United States [syn: {Mountain Time},
{Mountain Standard Time}, {MST}]
mountain trail
n 1: a trail through mountainous country
mountain viscacha
n 1: a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now
bred in captivity [syn: {mountain chinchilla}, {mountain
viscacha}]
mountain watercress
n 1: mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern
United States [syn: {American watercress}, {mountain
watercress}, {Cardamine rotundifolia}]
mountain zebra
n 1: narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa
[syn: {mountain zebra}, {Equus zebra zebra}]
mournful widow
n 1: Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson
flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet
scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa
atropurpurea}]
mourning band
n 1: a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of
mourning [syn: {weed}, {mourning band}]
mourning cloak
n 1: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow
borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly},
{Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]
mourning cloak butterfly
n 1: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow
borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly},
{Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]
mourning dove
n 1: wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn:
{mourning dove}, {Zenaidura macroura}]
mourning ring
n 1: a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person
mouse button
n 1: a push button on the mouse
mouse click
n 1: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the
right button for example" [syn: {click}, {mouse click}]
mouse deer
n 1: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and
west Africa [syn: {chevrotain}, {mouse deer}]
mouse ear
n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
[syn: {forget-me-not}, {mouse ear}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]
2: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:
{mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse ear},
{clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]
mouse eared chickweed
n 1: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:
{mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse
ear}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]
mouse hare
n 1: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock
rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]
mouse mat
n 1: a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of
a computer mouse [syn: {mousepad}, {mouse mat}]
mouse nest
n 1: where mice bear and raise their young [syn: {mouse nest},
{mouse's nest}]
mouse's nest
n 1: where mice bear and raise their young [syn: {mouse nest},
{mouse's nest}]
mouse-colored
adj 1: of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a
mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair";
"mouse-colored hair" [syn: {mousy}, {mousey}, {mouse-
colored}, {mouselike}]
mouse-ear chickweed
n 1: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:
{mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse
ear}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]
mouse-ear cress
n 1: a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white
flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first
higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
[syn: {Arabidopsis thaliana}, {mouse-ear cress}]
mouse-ear hawkweed
n 1: European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes
placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {mouse-ear hawkweed},
{Pilosella officinarum}, {Hieracium pilocella}]
mouse-eared
adj 1: having ears like a mouse's
mouse-eared bat
n 1: a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
mouse-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a mouse
mouse-tooth forceps
n 1: a type of forceps
mousseline de sole
n 1: a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon
moustache cup
n 1: a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's
mustache out of the drink [syn: {mustache cup}, {moustache
cup}]
mouth bow
n 1: a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed
between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue
while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jew's
harp}, {jews' harp}, {mouth bow}]
mouth harp
n 1: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of
free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into
the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {mouth organ}, {harp},
{mouth harp}]
mouth hole
n 1: a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth
mouth off
v 1: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn:
{rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on},
{rave}]
mouth organ
n 1: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of
free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into
the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {mouth organ}, {harp},
{mouth harp}]
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
n 1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac
massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for
a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped
breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and
prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn:
{cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac
resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of
life}]
mouth-watering
adj 1: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering},
{savory}, {savoury}]
movable barrier
n 1: a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
movable feast
n 1: a religious holiday that falls on different dates in
different years [syn: {movable feast}, {moveable feast}]
move around
v 1: pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around
the obstacle" [syn: {turn}, {move around}]
2: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding
work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: {travel}, {move
around}]
move back
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw},
{retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back},
{retire}, {move back}] [ant: {advance}, {go on}, {march
on}, {move on}, {pass on}, {progress}]
move back and forth
v 1: move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
move in
v 1: occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in"
2: of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into
Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {move in}, {draw
in}] [ant: {get out}, {pull out}]
3: move into a new house or office [ant: {move out}]
move in on
v 1: make intrusive advances towards
2: seize control of
move into
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in},
{go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}, {get out},
{go out}, {leave}]
move involuntarily
v 1: move in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {move involuntarily},
{move reflexively}]
move on
v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on},
{march on}, {go on}] [ant: {draw back}, {move back}, {pull
away}, {pull back}, {recede}, {retire}, {retreat},
{withdraw}]
move out
v 1: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the
classroom" [syn: {take out}, {move out}, {remove}]
2: move out of one's old house or office [ant: {move in}]
move over
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The
park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the
crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {ease up},
{yield}]
move reflexively
v 1: move in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {move involuntarily},
{move reflexively}]
move through
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The
tourists moved through the town and bought up all the
souvenirs"; "Some travelers pass through the desert" [syn:
{transit}, {pass through}, {move through}, {pass across},
{pass over}]
move up
v 1: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She
ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"
[syn: {ascend}, {move up}, {rise}]
2: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
{rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up},
{uprise}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]
moveable feast
n 1: a religious holiday that falls on different dates in
different years [syn: {movable feast}, {moveable feast}]
Movement for Revenge
n 1: an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in
September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim
terrorists in Pakistan [syn: {Tareekh e Kasas}, {Movement
for Revenge}]
Movement of Holy Warriors
n 1: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the
Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a
terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks
Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-
Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-
Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
mover and shaker
n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of
traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business
world" [syn: {shaker}, {mover and shaker}]
movie actor
n 1: an actor who plays a role in a film [syn: {screen actor},
{movie actor}]
movie camera
n 1: a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give
the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
[syn: {motion-picture camera}, {movie camera}, {cine-
camera}]
movie film
n 1: photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a
spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {motion-picture
film}, {movie film}, {cine-film}]
movie house
n 1: a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie
theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]
movie industry
n 1: the entertainment industries involved in producing and
distributing movies [syn: {film industry}, {movie
industry}]
movie maker
n 1: a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker},
{filmmaker}, {film producer}, {movie maker}]
movie making
n 1: the production of movies [syn: {moviemaking}, {movie
making}, {film making}]
movie projector
n 1: projects successive frames from a reel of film to create
moving pictures [syn: {movie projector}, {cine projector},
{film projector}]
movie star
n 1: a star who plays leading roles in the cinema [syn: {film
star}, {movie star}]
movie theater
n 1: a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie
theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]
movie theatre
n 1: a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie
theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]
Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was
formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and
replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the
ELN in Bolivia [syn: {Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement},
{Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru}, {MRTA}]
moving company
n 1: a company that moves the possessions of a family or
business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public
mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal
company}]
moving expense
n 1: the cost of moving your residence from one location to
another
moving in
n 1: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;
"occupation of a building without a certificate of
occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupation}, {occupancy},
{moving in}]
moving picture
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
{picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
{flick}]
moving ridge
n 1: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of
a liquid (especially across a large body of water) [syn:
{wave}, {moving ridge}]
moving staircase
n 1: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating
belt [syn: {escalator}, {moving staircase}, {moving
stairway}]
moving stairway
n 1: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating
belt [syn: {escalator}, {moving staircase}, {moving
stairway}]
moving van
n 1: a van used for moving home or office furniture
moving-coil galvanometer
n 1: a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an
electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a
magnetic field
moving-picture show
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
{picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
{flick}]
mow down
v 1: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus
massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: {massacre},
{slaughter}, {mow down}]
moxie plum
n 1: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern
North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous
white fleshy rough and hairy seeds [syn: {creeping
snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria
hispidula}]
Mozambique Channel
n 1: an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and
southeastern Africa
Mozambique monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Mozambique
Mr.
n 1: a form of address for a man [syn: {Mister}, {Mr}, {Mr.}]
Mr. Moto
n 1: Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand
Mrs.
n 1: a form of address for a married woman [syn: {Mrs}, {Mrs.}]
Mrs. Gandhi
n 1: daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India
from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira
Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]
Mrs. Henry Wood
n 1: English writer of novels about murders and thefts and
forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: {Wood}, {Mrs. Henry Wood},
{Ellen Price Wood}]
Mrs. Humphrey Ward
n 1: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Ward}, {Mrs.
Humphrey Ward}, {Mary Augusta Arnold Ward}]
Mrs. Simpson
n 1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII
created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
[syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson},
{Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
MS-DOS
n 1: an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal
computers [syn: {MS-DOS}, {Microsoft disk operating
system}]
Ms.
n 1: a form of address for a woman [syn: {Ms}, {Ms.}]
Mt Etna
n 1: an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the
highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) [syn: {Etna},
{Mount Etna}, {Mt Etna}]
Mt Orizaba
n 1: an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City
and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
[syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mount Orizaba}, {Mt Orizaba}, {Pico
de Orizaba}]
Mt. Ararat
n 1: the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters
of the great flood receded [syn: {Ararat}, {Mount Ararat},
{Mt. Ararat}]
Mt. Everest
n 1: a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet
and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028
feet high) [syn: {Everest}, {Mount Everest}, {Mt. Everest}]
Mt. McKinley
n 1: a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in
North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {McKinley}, {Mount
McKinley}, {Mt. McKinley}, {Denali}]
Mt. Olympus
n 1: a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast;
believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the
gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mount Olympus},
{Mt. Olympus}, {Olimbos}]
Mt. Rainier
n 1: a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the
Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Rainier}, {Mount
Rainier}, {Mt. Rainier}, {Mount Tacoma}]
Mt. Rushmore
n 1: a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the
likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and
Roosevelt are carved on it [syn: {Rushmore}, {Mount
Rushmore}, {Mt. Rushmore}]
Mt. St. Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: {Mount Saint Helens}, {Mount St. Helens},
{Mt. St. Helens}]
Mt. Vesuvius
n 1: a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny
the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: {Vesuvius}, {Mount
Vesuvius}, {Mt. Vesuvius}]
mu-meson
n 1: an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-
life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and
antineutrino [syn: {muon}, {negative muon}, {mu-meson}]
Muammar al-Qaddafi
n 1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in
1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and
Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn:
{Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-
Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]
Muammar el-Qaddafi
n 1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in
1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and
Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn:
{Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-
Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]
much as
adv 1: in a similar way [syn: {much as}, {very much like}]
mucic acid
n 1: a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
muck about
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
[syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker},
{monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
muck around
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
[syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker},
{monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
muck up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle},
{fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up},
{bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up},
{fuck up}]
2: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt
while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {muck},
{mud}, {muck up}]
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
n 1: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central
American and South America; sores are limited to the skin
and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World
leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis
americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
n 1: an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash
and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause [syn:
{Kawasaki disease}, {mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome}]
mucous colitis
n 1: recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating
with periods of constipation); often associated with
emotional stress [syn: {irritable bowel syndrome}, {spastic
colon}, {mucous colitis}]
mucous membrane
n 1: mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or
passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: {mucous
membrane}, {mucosa}]
mucous secretion
n 1: protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it
lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial
cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it
difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the
epithelium [syn: {mucus}, {mucous secretion}]
Mucuna aterrima
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
Mucuna deeringiana
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
Mucuna pruriens utilis
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
mud bath
n 1: a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)
mud brick
n 1: a brick made from baked mud
mud dauber
n 1: wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which
females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
mud digger
n 1: a laborer who digs ditches [syn: {ditch digger}, {mud
digger}]
mud flat
n 1: a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high
tide and exposed at low tide
mud hen
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: {American coot}, {marsh
hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
mud midget
n 1: having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North
America [syn: {mud midget}, {bogmat}, {Wolffiella
gladiata}]
mud pie
n 1: a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie
mud plantain
n 1: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow
star-shaped blossoms [syn: {water star grass}, {mud
plantain}, {Heteranthera dubia}]
mud puddle
n 1: a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle"
mud puppy
n 1: aquatic North American salamander with red feathery
external gills [syn: {mud puppy}, {Necturus maculosus}]
2: large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn:
{hellbender}, {mud puppy}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]
3: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually
lives without metamorphosing [syn: {axolotl}, {mud puppy},
{Ambystoma mexicanum}]
mud stain
n 1: a stain produced by mud
mud turtle
n 1: bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers
of North America and Central America
mud-beplastered
adj 1: covered with or as if with mud; "mud-beplastered
arguments"
mud-brick
adj 1: of or incorporating mud bricks
mud-wrestle
v 1: wrestle in mud; "some people enjoy watching people who
mudwrestle" [syn: {mudwrestle}, {mud-wrestle}]
muddy up
v 1: dirty with mud [syn: {muddy}, {muddy up}]
muffin man
n 1: formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins
mug book
n 1: a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on
file by the police) [syn: {mug file}, {mug book}]
mug file
n 1: a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on
file by the police) [syn: {mug file}, {mug book}]
mug shot
n 1: a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for
police records) [syn: {mug shot}, {mugshot}]
mug up
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind
away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot
up}, {bone}]
mug's game
n 1: a futile or unprofitable endeavor
mugho pine
n 1: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
Mugil cephalus
n 1: most important commercial mullet in eastern United States
[syn: {striped mullet}, {Mugil cephalus}]
Mugil curema
n 1: silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts [syn: {white
mullet}, {Mugil curema}]
Mugil liza
n 1: similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the
Caribbean region [syn: {liza}, {Mugil liza}]
mugo pine
n 1: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
Muhammad Ali
n 1: Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made
viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman
Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)
[syn: {Mohammed Ali}, {Mehemet Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}]
2: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali},
{Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Clay}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
n 1: Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a
Muslim state (1876-1948) [syn: {Jinnah}, {Muhammad Ali
Jinnah}]
Muhammadan calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the
year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year
retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle
every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan
calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar},
{Muslim calendar}]
Muhlenbergia schreberi
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: {nimblewill}, {nimble Will},
{Muhlenbergia schreberi}]
Mujahedeen Khalq
n 1: Iranian guerillas based in Iraq
Mujahedeen Kompak
n 1: a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by
hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah
Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of
Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's
pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to
communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and
Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who
deposed the Shah [syn: {Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization},
{MKO}, {MEK}, {People's Mujahidin of Iran}]
mulberry family
n 1: trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some
classifications includes genus Cannabis [syn: {Moraceae},
{family Moraceae}, {mulberry family}]
mulberry fig
n 1: thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent
southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising
from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but
inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical
sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig},
{Ficus sycomorus}]
mulberry tree
n 1: any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit
that resembles the blackberry [syn: {mulberry}, {mulberry
tree}]
mule deer
n 1: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged
antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {burro deer}, {Odocoileus
hemionus}]
mule driver
n 1: a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner},
{mule driver}, {skinner}]
mule fat
n 1: California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are
important browse for mule deer [syn: {mule fat}, {Baccharis
viminea}]
mule skinner
n 1: a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner},
{mule driver}, {skinner}]
mule's ears
n 1: balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and
stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on
long stalks; northwestern United States [syn: {mule's
ears}, {Wyethia amplexicaulis}]
mull over
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew
over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate},
{contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over},
{ruminate}, {speculate}]
Mullah Mohammed Omar
n 1: reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban
who imposed a strict interpretation of shariah law on
Afghanistan (born in 1960) [syn: {Mullah Omar}, {Mullah
Mohammed Omar}]
Mullah Omar
n 1: reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban
who imposed a strict interpretation of shariah law on
Afghanistan (born in 1960) [syn: {Mullah Omar}, {Mullah
Mohammed Omar}]
mulled cider
n 1: sweet cider heated with spices and citrus fruit
mulled wine
n 1: wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
mullein pink
n 1: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely
cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and
showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},
{gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]
mulligan stew
n 1: Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan stew}, {mulligan},
{Irish burgoo}]
Mulloidichthys martinicus
n 1: schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe [syn:
{yellow goatfish}, {Mulloidichthys martinicus}]
Mullus auratus
n 1: body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side
[syn: {red goatfish}, {Mullus auratus}]
Mullus surmuletus
n 1: brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn:
{goatfish}, {red mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]
multi-billionaire
n 1: a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many
billions of dollars
multi-color
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico},
{multicolor}, {multi-color}, {multicolour}, {multi-
colour}, {multicolored}, {multi-colored},
{multicoloured}, {multi-coloured}, {painted},
{particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied},
{varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
multi-colored
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico},
{multicolor}, {multi-color}, {multicolour}, {multi-
colour}, {multicolored}, {multi-colored},
{multicoloured}, {multi-coloured}, {painted},
{particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied},
{varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
multi-colour
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico},
{multicolor}, {multi-color}, {multicolour}, {multi-
colour}, {multicolored}, {multi-colored},
{multicoloured}, {multi-coloured}, {painted},
{particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied},
{varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
multi-coloured
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico},
{multicolor}, {multi-color}, {multicolour}, {multi-
colour}, {multicolored}, {multi-colored},
{multicoloured}, {multi-coloured}, {painted},
{particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied},
{varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
multi-ethnic
adj 1: involving several ethnic groups [syn: {multiethnic},
{multi-ethnic}]
multi-seeded
adj 1: having many seeds [syn: {multi-seeded}, {several-seeded}]
multi-stemmed
adj 1: having many stems
multi-valued
adj 1: having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle,
multivalent allegory" [syn: {multivalent}, {multi-
valued}]
multibank holding company
n 1: a bank holding company owning several banks
multichannel recorder
n 1: a recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous
records of two or more signals simultaneously
multidimensional language
n 1: a programming language whose expressions are assembled in
more than one dimension [ant: {one-dimensional language}]
multiengine airplane
n 1: a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine
airplane}, {multiengine plane}]
multiengine plane
n 1: a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine
airplane}, {multiengine plane}]
multiflora rose
n 1: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small
flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn:
{multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby
rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]
multifocal IOL
n 1: a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a
common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye
is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously [syn:
{multifocal lens implant}, {multifocal IOL}]
multifocal lens implant
n 1: a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a
common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye
is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously [syn:
{multifocal lens implant}, {multifocal IOL}]
multimedia system
n 1: transmission that combine media of communication (text and
graphics and sound etc.) [syn: {multimedia}, {multimedia
system}]
multiple correlation
n 1: a statistical technique that predicts values of one
variable on the basis of two or more other variables [syn:
{multiple regression}, {multiple correlation}]
multiple correlation coefficient
n 1: an estimate of the combined influence of two or more
variables on the observed (dependent) variable
multiple fruit
n 1: fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes
derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle:
e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: {aggregate
fruit}, {multiple fruit}, {syncarp}]
multiple mononeuropathy
n 1: pathology of several individual nerve trunks
multiple myeloma
n 1: myeloma that develops in several places at the same time
multiple neuritis
n 1: inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in
leprosy) [syn: {polyneuritis}, {multiple neuritis}]
multiple personality
n 1: a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual
integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more
independent personalities emerge [syn: {split personality},
{multiple personality}]
multiple regression
n 1: a statistical technique that predicts values of one
variable on the basis of two or more other variables [syn:
{multiple regression}, {multiple correlation}]
multiple sclerosis
n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of
myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple
sclerosis}, {MS}, {disseminated sclerosis}, {disseminated
multiple sclerosis}]
multiple star
n 1: a system of three or more stars associated by gravity
multiple voting
n 1: the act of voting in more than one place by the same person
at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
multiple-choice
adj 1: offering several alternative answers from which the
correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such
questions; "multiple-choice questions"; "a multiple-
choice test" [ant: {true-false}]
multiplex operation
n 1: an operation in which two or more activities are
interleaved
multiplicative inverse
n 1: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1:
the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of
7 is 1/7 [syn: {multiplicative inverse}, {reciprocal}]
multiplier factor
n 1: the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn:
{multiplier}, {multiplier factor}]
multiplier onion
n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot},
{multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium
ascalonicum}]
multistage rocket
n 1: a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its
own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when
the fuel is exhausted [syn: {multistage rocket}, {step
rocket}]
multivariate analysis
n 1: a generic term for any statistical technique used to
analyze data from more than one variable
multivitamin pill
n 1: a pill or tablet containing several vitamins [syn:
{multivitamin}, {multivitamin pill}]
mumble-the-peg
n 1: a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in
various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn:
{mumblety-peg}, {mumble-the-peg}]
mumblety-peg
n 1: a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in
various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn:
{mumblety-peg}, {mumble-the-peg}]
mumbo jumbo
n 1: language or ritual causing, or intending to cause,
confusion
mumification necrosis
n 1: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of
arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the
dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene},
{cold gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}, {mummification}]
mummy-brown
adj 1: snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown [syn:
{snuff}, {snuff-brown}, {mummy-brown}, {chukker-brown}]
Munchausen syndrome
n 1: syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness
for which no clinical evidence is ever found [syn:
{Munchausen's syndrome}, {Munchausen syndrome}]
Munchausen's syndrome
n 1: syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness
for which no clinical evidence is ever found [syn:
{Munchausen's syndrome}, {Munchausen syndrome}]
Munda-Mon-Khmer
n 1: a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern
Asia [syn: {Austro-Asiatic}, {Austro-Asiatic language},
{Munda-Mon-Khmer}]
mung bean
n 1: seed of the mung bean plant; used for food [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong}, {mash
bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}, {green bean}]
2: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India
and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its
edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese
cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung},
{mung bean}, {mung bean plant}, {Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus
aureus}]
3: seed of the mung bean plant used for food [syn: {mung bean},
{mung}, {green bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {moong},
{mash bean}, {munggo}, {monggo}, {green soy}]
mung bean plant
n 1: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of
India and Indonesia and United States for forage and
especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts
used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {mung bean plant},
{Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]
Mungo Park
n 1: Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: {Park},
{Mungo Park}]
Munich beer
n 1: a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has
a distinctive taste of malt [syn: {Munich beer},
{Munchener}]
municipal bond
n 1: a bond issued by a state or local government
municipal center
n 1: the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {municipal
center}, {down town}]
municipal government
n 1: the government of a municipality
municipal note
n 1: a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2
years
munitions industry
n 1: an industry that manufacturers weapons of war [syn:
{munitions industry}, {arms industry}]
Muntingia calabura
n 1: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white
flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky
fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn:
{Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood},
{silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]
Muntz metal
n 1: a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha
brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
[syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}, {yellow metal}]
murder charge
n 1: an indictment charging someone with murder [syn: {murder
charge}, {murder indictment}]
murder conviction
n 1: conviction for murder
murder indictment
n 1: an indictment charging someone with murder [syn: {murder
charge}, {murder indictment}]
murder mystery
n 1: a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is
discovered
murder suspect
n 1: someone suspected of committing murder
muriatic acid
n 1: a former name for hydrochloric acid
Muriel Sarah Spark
n 1: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn:
{Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah
Spark}]
Muriel Spark
n 1: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn:
{Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah
Spark}]
murine typhus
n 1: acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the
bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills
and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat
typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]
murmur vowel
n 1: a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a
consonant [syn: {murmur vowel}, {murmur}]
Murphy bed
n 1: a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not
being used
Murphy's Law
n 1: humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will
go wrong [syn: {Murphy's Law}, {Sod's Law}]
Murray Gell-Mann
n 1: United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic
particles (born in 1929) [syn: {Gell-Mann}, {Murray Gell-
Mann}]
Murray River
n 1: a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south
into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide [syn: {Murray}, {Murray
River}]
Murrumbidgee River
n 1: a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the
Murray River [syn: {Murrumbidgee}, {Murrumbidgee River}]
Mus musculus
n 1: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest
worldwide [syn: {house mouse}, {Mus musculus}]
mus rose
n 1: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage
and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn:
{musk mallow}, {mus rose}, {Malva moschata}]
Musa acuminata
n 1: low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the
West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit [syn:
{dwarf banana}, {Musa acuminata}]
Musa basjoo
n 1: Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage
plant in Japan [syn: {Japanese banana}, {Musa basjoo}]
Musa ensete
n 1: large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped
leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but
edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
[syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete
ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]
Musa paradisiaca
n 1: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular
greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn:
{plantain}, {plantain tree}, {Musa paradisiaca}]
Musa paradisiaca sapientum
n 1: widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact
hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow
fruit [syn: {edible banana}, {Musa paradisiaca sapientum}]
Musa textilis
n 1: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {abaca}, {Manila
hemp}, {Musa textilis}]
Musca domestica
n 1: common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads
many diseases [syn: {housefly}, {house fly}, {Musca
domestica}]
musca volitans
n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in
the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift
through the field of vision" [syn: {musca volitans},
{muscae volitantes}, {floater}, {spots}]
muscae volitantes
n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in
the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift
through the field of vision" [syn: {musca volitans},
{muscae volitantes}, {floater}, {spots}]
Muscardinus avellanarius
n 1: a variety of dormouse [syn: {hazel mouse}, {Muscardinus
avellanarius}]
Muscari comosum
n 1: large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile
bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft
above the fertile flowers [syn: {tassel hyacinth}, {Muscari
comosum}]
Muscari neglectum
n 1: prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue
flowers [syn: {common grape hyacinth}, {Muscari neglectum}]
Muscat and Oman
n 1: a strategically located monarchy on the southern and
eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is
dominated by oil [syn: {Oman}, {Sultanate of Oman}, {Muscat
and Oman}]
muscat grape
n 1: sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn:
{muscat}, {muscatel}, {muscat grape}]
Muscicapa grisola
n 1: common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown
plumage [syn: {spotted flycatcher}, {Muscicapa striata},
{Muscicapa grisola}]
Muscicapa striata
n 1: common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown
plumage [syn: {spotted flycatcher}, {Muscicapa striata},
{Muscicapa grisola}]
Muscivora-forficata
n 1: grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and
Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and
white breast and salmon and scarlet markings [syn:
{scissortail}, {scissortailed flycatcher}, {Muscivora-
forficata}]
muscle builder
n 1: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny
musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle builder}, {muscle-
builder}, {musclebuilder}, {muscleman}]
muscle building
n 1: exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn:
{bodybuilding}, {anaerobic exercise}, {muscle building},
{musclebuilding}]
muscle cell
n 1: an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the
body [syn: {muscle cell}, {muscle fiber}, {muscle fibre}]
muscle contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
(especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn:
{contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
contraction}]
muscle fiber
n 1: an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the
body [syn: {muscle cell}, {muscle fiber}, {muscle fibre}]
muscle fibre
n 1: an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the
body [syn: {muscle cell}, {muscle fiber}, {muscle fibre}]
muscle into
v 1: force one's way; "He muscled into the union"
muscle memory
n 1: your memory for motor skills [syn: {motor memory}, {muscle
memory}]
muscle relaxant
n 1: a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the
transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the
excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions
muscle sense
n 1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn:
{kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia},
{kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of
movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]
muscle spasm
n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn:
{spasm}, {cramp}, {muscle spasm}]
muscle system
n 1: the muscular system of an organism [syn: {muscular
structure}, {musculature}, {muscle system}]
muscle tone
n 1: normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle
tone" [syn: {muscular tonus}, {muscle tone}]
muscle-bound
adj 1: having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise;
"he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards"
muscle-builder
n 1: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny
musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle builder}, {muscle-
builder}, {musclebuilder}, {muscleman}]
muscovy duck
n 1: large crested wild duck of Central America and South
America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk
duck}, {Cairina moschata}]
muscular contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ
(especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn:
{contraction}, {muscular contraction}, {muscle
contraction}]
muscular dystrophy
n 1: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system
characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
[syn: {muscular dystrophy}, {dystrophy}]
muscular structure
n 1: the muscular system of an organism [syn: {muscular
structure}, {musculature}, {muscle system}]
muscular tissue
n 1: animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
[syn: {muscle}, {muscular tissue}]
muscular tonus
n 1: normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle
tone" [syn: {muscular tonus}, {muscle tone}]
musculophrenic artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles
[syn: {musculophrenic artery}, {arteria musculophrenica}]
musculophrenic vein
n 1: veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower
intercostal spaces and the abdomen [syn: {musculophrenic
vein}, {vena musculophrenica}]
musculoskeletal system
n 1: the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones
and joints and associated tissues that move the body and
maintain its form
musculospiral nerve
n 1: largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the
humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one
branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and
another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn:
{radial nerve}, {nervus radialis}, {musculospiral nerve}]
musculus abductor digiti minimi manus
n 1: the abductor muscle of the little finger
musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis
n 1: the abductor muscles of the little toe
musculus abductor hallucis
n 1: the abductor muscle of the great toe
musculus abductor pollicis
n 1: the abductor muscle of the thumb
musculus adductor brevis
n 1: the short adductor muscle of the thigh
musculus adductor hallucis
n 1: the adductor muscle of the great toe
musculus adductor longus
n 1: the long adductor muscle of the thigh
musculus adductor magnus
n 1: the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh [syn:
{musculus adductor magnus}, {great adductor muscle}]
musculus anconeus
n 1: the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in
pronation of the wrist [syn: {anconeous muscle}, {musculus
anconeus}]
musculus articularis cubiti
n 1: a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule
of the elbow joint
musculus articularis genus
n 1: the articular muscle of the knee
musculus biceps brachii
n 1: a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn:
{biceps brachii}, {musculus biceps brachii}, {biceps
humeri}]
musculus biceps femoris
n 1: the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and
rotates the leg laterally [syn: {musculus biceps femoris},
{femoral biceps}]
musculus buccinator
n 1: a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of
the mouth [syn: {cheek muscle}, {buccinator muscle},
{musculus buccinator}]
musculus deltoideus
n 1: a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and
serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
[syn: {deltoid}, {deltoid muscle}, {musculus deltoideus}]
musculus intercostalis
n 1: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
[syn: {intercostal}, {intercostal muscle}, {musculus
intercostalis}]
musculus obliquus externus abdominis
n 1: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of
the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {musculus
obliquus externus abdominis}, {abdominal external oblique
muscle}, {oblique}]
musculus pectoralis
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral},
{pectoral muscle}, {pectoralis}, {musculus pectoralis},
{pecs}]
musculus pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
{pectoralis major}, {musculus pectoralis major}, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
musculus pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: {pectoralis minor}, {musculus pectoralis minor},
{smaller pectoral muscle}]
musculus quadriceps femoris
n 1: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
{quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps
femoris}, {quad}]
musculus rhomboideus major
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal
column [syn: {rhomboideus major muscle}, {greater rhomboid
muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus major}]
musculus rhomboideus minor
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral
column and slightly upward [syn: {rhomboid minor muscle},
{lesser rhomboid muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus minor}]
musculus sartorius
n 1: a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the
sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in
the human body [syn: {sartorius}, {sartorius muscle},
{musculus sartorius}]
musculus scalenus
n 1: any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical
vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck
and in breathing [syn: {scalenus}, {scalene muscle},
{musculus scalenus}]
musculus serratus anterior
n 1: muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
[syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior},
{musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]
musculus serratus posterior
n 1: skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and
downward [syn: {posterior serratus muscle}, {serratus
posterior}, {musculus serratus posterior}]
musculus sphincter ani
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {anal sphincter},
{sphincter ani}, {musculus sphincter ani}]
musculus sphincter ani externus
n 1: an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus
musculus sphincter ani internus
n 1: an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers
of the rectum
musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
n 1: the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct
musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
n 1: the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct
musculus sphincter pupillae
n 1: a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris [syn:
{pupillary sphincter}, {musculus sphincter pupillae}]
musculus sphincter pylori
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the
stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric sphincter},
{pyloric valve}, {musculus sphincter pylori}]
musculus sphincter urethrae
n 1: a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
[syn: {urethral sphincter}, {musculus sphincter urethrae}]
musculus sphincter vesicae
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a
thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral
opening [syn: {bladder sphincter}, {musculus sphincter
vesicae}]
musculus sternocleidomastoideus
n 1: one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and
clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head
obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they
flex the neck and extend the head [syn:
{sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleidomastoid muscle},
{sternocleido mastoideus}, {musculus
sternocleidomastoideus}]
musculus temporalis
n 1: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid
process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and
close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporal
muscle}, {temporalis}, {musculus temporalis}]
musculus teres major
n 1: teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially
[syn: {teres major}, {teres major muscle}, {musculus teres
major}]
musculus teres minor
n 1: teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally
[syn: {teres minor}, {teres minor muscle}, {musculus teres
minor}]
musculus tibialis
n 1: either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the
tibia; provides for movement of the foot [syn: {tibialis},
{tibialis muscle}, {musculus tibialis}]
musculus transversalis abdominis
n 1: a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the
anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn:
{transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of
abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus
abdominis}]
musculus trapezius
n 1: either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and
upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and
arms [syn: {trapezius}, {trapezius muscle}, {cowl muscle},
{musculus trapezius}]
musculus triceps brachii
n 1: the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the
forearm when it contracts [syn: {triceps brachii},
{musculus triceps brachii}]
musette pipe
n 1: a small simple oboe
mushroom anchor
n 1: an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-
shaped head that will dig in however it falls
mushroom cloud
n 1: a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and
rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a
nuclear bomb) [syn: {mushroom}, {mushroom cloud},
{mushroom-shaped cloud}]
mushroom coral
n 1: flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and
unattached)
mushroom pimple
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Hypocreaceae
mushroom poisoning
n 1: toxic condition caused by eating certain species of
mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
mushroom sauce
n 1: brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms
mushroom wine sauce
n 1: brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira [syn:
{marchand de vin}, {mushroom wine sauce}]
mushroom-shaped cloud
n 1: a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and
rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a
nuclear bomb) [syn: {mushroom}, {mushroom cloud},
{mushroom-shaped cloud}]
mushy peas
n 1: marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then
boiled; served with fish and chips
music box
n 1: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder
that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
[syn: {music box}, {musical box}]
music critic
n 1: a critic of musical performances
music department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching music and
music appreciation [syn: {music department}, {department of
music}]
music director
n 1: the person who leads a musical group [syn: {conductor},
{music director}, {director}]
music genre
n 1: an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {musical
genre}, {genre}, {musical style}]
music hall
n 1: a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {music hall},
{vaudeville theater}, {vaudeville theatre}]
2: a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. [syn:
{vaudeville}, {music hall}]
music lesson
n 1: a lesson in performing music
music lover
n 1: someone who attends concerts [syn: {concert-goer}, {music
lover}]
music of the spheres
n 1: an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by
the celestial
music paper
n 1: paper with lines appropriate for writing music [syn: {music
paper}, {score paper}]
music rack
n 1: a light stand for holding sheets of printed music [syn:
{music stand}, {music rack}]
music school
n 1: a school for the study of music [syn: {music school},
{school of music}]
2: a school specializing in music
music stand
n 1: a light stand for holding sheets of printed music [syn:
{music stand}, {music rack}]
music stool
n 1: a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height
[syn: {music stool}, {piano stool}]
music teacher
n 1: someone who teaches music
musical accompaniment
n 1: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or
provides background for other musical parts [syn:
{accompaniment}, {musical accompaniment}, {backup},
{support}]
musical arrangement
n 1: a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a
particular set of voices or instruments [syn: {musical
arrangement}, {arrangement}]
musical box
n 1: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder
that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
[syn: {music box}, {musical box}]
musical chairs
n 1: a child's game in which players march to music around a
group of chairs that contains one chair less than the
number of players; when the music abruptly stops the
players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a
chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march
resumes until only the winner is seated [syn: {musical
chairs}, {going to Jerusalem}]
2: a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance;
"the company is looking for stability after years of musical
chairs with directors"; "shareholders don't want the company
playing musical chairs with their investment"
musical comedy
n 1: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed
with singing and dancing [syn: {musical}, {musical comedy},
{musical theater}]
musical composition
n 1: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition},
{opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]
musical drama
n 1: opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are
equally important; the music is appropriate to the action
musical genre
n 1: an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {musical
genre}, {genre}, {musical style}]
musical group
n 1: an organization of musicians who perform together [syn:
{musical organization}, {musical organisation}, {musical
group}]
musical harmony
n 1: the structure of music with respect to the composition and
progression of chords [syn: {harmony}, {musical harmony}]
musical instrument
n 1: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to
produce musical tones or sounds [syn: {musical instrument},
{instrument}]
musical instrument digital interface
n 1: a standard protocol for communication between electronic
musical instruments and computers [syn: {musical instrument
digital interface}, {MIDI}]
musical interval
n 1: the difference in pitch between two notes [syn: {interval},
{musical interval}]
musical mode
n 1: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes
within an octave [syn: {mode}, {musical mode}]
musical notation
n 1: (music) notation used by musicians
musical note
n 1: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical
sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: {note},
{musical note}, {tone}]
musical octave
n 1: a musical interval of eight tones [syn: {octave}, {musical
octave}]
musical organisation
n 1: an organization of musicians who perform together [syn:
{musical organization}, {musical organisation}, {musical
group}]
musical organization
n 1: an organization of musicians who perform together [syn:
{musical organization}, {musical organisation}, {musical
group}]
musical passage
n 1: a short section of a musical composition [syn: {passage},
{musical passage}]
musical perception
n 1: the auditory perception of musical sounds
musical performance
n 1: the act of performing music
musical phrase
n 1: a short musical passage [syn: {phrase}, {musical phrase}]
musical rhythm
n 1: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has
a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn:
{rhythm}, {beat}, {musical rhythm}]
musical scale
n 1: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a
specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: {scale},
{musical scale}]
musical score
n 1: a written form of a musical composition; parts for
different instruments appear on separate staves on large
pages; "he studied the score of the sonata" [syn: {score},
{musical score}]
musical soiree
n 1: a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music
[syn: {musical soiree}, {soiree musicale}]
musical style
n 1: an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {musical
genre}, {genre}, {musical style}]
musical theater
n 1: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed
with singing and dancing [syn: {musical}, {musical comedy},
{musical theater}]
musical theme
n 1: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the
theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist
picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme},
{melodic theme}, {musical theme}, {idea}]
musical time
n 1: (music) the beat of musical rhythm
musical time signature
n 1: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a
measure and kind of note that takes a beat [syn: {time
signature}, {musical time signature}]
musicogenic epilepsy
n 1: reflex epilepsy induced by music
musk clover
n 1: low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to
alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {white-
stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]
musk deer
n 1: small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male
secretes valued musk [syn: {musk deer}, {Moschus
moschiferus}]
musk duck
n 1: large crested wild duck of Central America and South
America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk
duck}, {Cairina moschata}]
musk hog
n 1: nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America
and South America [syn: {peccary}, {musk hog}]
musk kangaroo
n 1: small kangaroo of northeastern Australia [syn: {musk
kangaroo}, {Hypsiprymnodon moschatus}]
musk mallow
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk},
{musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus
moschatus}]
2: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage
and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn:
{musk mallow}, {mus rose}, {Malva moschata}]
musk ox
n 1: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland;
intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
[syn: {musk ox}, {musk sheep}, {Ovibos moschatus}]
musk rose
n 1: rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or
climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented
flowers [syn: {musk rose}, {Rosa moschata}]
musk sheep
n 1: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland;
intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
[syn: {musk ox}, {musk sheep}, {Ovibos moschatus}]
musk thistle
n 1: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America
having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky
crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {musk
thistle}, {nodding thistle}, {Carduus nutans}]
musk turtle
n 1: small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor [syn:
{musk turtle}, {stinkpot}]
musk-scented
adj 1: smelling of musk [syn: {musk-scented}, {musky-scented}]
musket ball
n 1: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to
carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: {musket
ball}, {ball}]
Muskhogean language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the
southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean}, {Muskhogean
language}, {Muskogean}, {Muskogean language}]
Muskogean language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the
southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean}, {Muskhogean
language}, {Muskogean}, {Muskogean language}]
muskrat fur
n 1: the brown fur of a muskrat [syn: {muskrat}, {muskrat fur}]
muskus grass
n 1: low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to
alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {white-
stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]
musky-scented
adj 1: smelling of musk [syn: {musk-scented}, {musky-scented}]
Muslim calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the
year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year
retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle
every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan
calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar},
{Muslim calendar}]
Muslim Ummah
n 1: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from
Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to
reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah},
{Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]
mussel shrimp
n 1: tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like
body enclosed in a bivalve shell [syn: {seed shrimp},
{mussel shrimp}, {ostracod}]
mustache cup
n 1: a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's
mustache out of the drink [syn: {mustache cup}, {moustache
cup}]
Mustafa Kemal
n 1: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded
Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn:
{Ataturk}, {Kemal Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}, {Mustafa Kemal}]
Mustagh Range
n 1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the
Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn:
{Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range},
{Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]
mustang mint
n 1: fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves
and clusters of rose-purple flowers [syn: {mustang mint},
{Monardella lanceolata}]
mustard agent
n 1: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises
blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known
antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering
agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]
mustard family
n 1: a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers;
includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses,
and their many relatives [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family
Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae},
{mustard family}]
mustard gas
n 1: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises
blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known
antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering
agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]
mustard greens
n 1: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {mustard
greens}, {leaf mustard}, {Indian mustard}]
mustard oil
n 1: oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap
mustard plaster
n 1: a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the
skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient [syn: {mustard
plaster}, {sinapism}]
mustard sauce
n 1: sauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and
vegetable oil with sugar and seasonings
mustard seed
n 1: black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or
powders
mustard tree
n 1: evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United
States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
[syn: {tree tobacco}, {mustard tree}, {Nicotiana glauca}]
2: glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus
Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world
are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush;
shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
[syn: {toothbrush tree}, {mustard tree}, {Salvadora persica}]
Mustela erminea
n 1: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
[syn: {ermine}, {shorttail weasel}, {Mustela erminea}]
Mustela frenata
n 1: the common American weasel distinguished by large size and
black-tipped tail [syn: {longtail weasel}, {long-tailed
weasel}, {Mustela frenata}]
Mustela nigripes
n 1: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct [syn: {black-footed ferret}, {ferret},
{Mustela nigripes}]
Mustela nivalis
n 1: of Europe [syn: {Old World least weasel}, {Mustela
nivalis}]
Mustela putorius
n 1: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off
an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {polecat},
{fitch}, {foulmart}, {foumart}, {Mustela putorius}]
Mustela rixosa
n 1: of Canada and northeastern United States [syn: {New World
least weasel}, {Mustela rixosa}]
Mustela vison
n 1: usually rich dark brown [syn: {American mink}, {Mustela
vison}]
musteline mammal
n 1: fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: {musteline
mammal}, {mustelid}, {musteline}]
Mustelus canis
n 1: found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas [syn:
{American smooth dogfish}, {Mustelus canis}]
Mustelus mustelus
n 1: smooth dogfish of European coastal waters [syn:
{smoothhound}, {smoothhound shark}, {Mustelus mustelus}]
Mustelus norrisi
n 1: found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn:
{Florida smoothhound}, {Mustelus norrisi}]
muster call
n 1: a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly
muster in
v 1: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {draft},
{muster in}] [ant: {discharge}, {muster out}]
muster out
v 1: release from military service [syn: {discharge}, {muster
out}] [ant: {draft}, {enlist}, {muster in}]
muster roll
n 1: a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or
ship's company
muster up
v 1: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do
something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your
courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {summon}, {come up},
{muster up}]
mutant gene
n 1: a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and
expression of a trait is affected
mutatis mutandis
adv 1: with the necessary changes having been carried out
Mutawa'een
n 1: religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure
strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders
may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
[syn: {Mutawa'een}, {Mutawa}]
mute swan
n 1: soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: {mute
swan}, {Cygnus olor}]
Mutinus caninus
n 1: a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba
is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where
winged insects can find it [syn: {dog stinkhorn}, {Mutinus
caninus}]
mutton chop
n 1: chop cut from a mature sheep
2: facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in
front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is
shaved off) [syn: {sideburn}, {burnside}, {mutton chop},
{side-whiskers}]
mutton quad
n 1: a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to
distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a
`mutton quad'" [syn: {em}, {em quad}, {mutton quad}]
mutton snapper
n 1: similar to and often marketed as `red snapper' [syn:
{mutton snapper}, {muttonfish}, {Lutjanus analis}]
mutton tallow
n 1: tallow from the body of a mature sheep
mutual affection
n 1: sympathy of each person for the other [syn: {mutual
understanding}, {mutual affection}]
mutual aid
n 1: arrangements made between nations to assist each other
[syn: {mutual aid}, {international logistic support}]
mutual exclusiveness
n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true
at the same time [syn: {incompatibility}, {mutual
exclusiveness}, {inconsistency}, {repugnance}]
mutual fund
n 1: the pooled money that is invested in assets
2: a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that
regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund},
{mutual fund company}, {open-end fund}, {open-end investment
company}]
mutual fund company
n 1: a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that
regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund},
{mutual fund company}, {open-end fund}, {open-end
investment company}]
mutual inductance
n 1: a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio
of the electromotive force in a circuit to the
corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit;
usually measured in henries [syn: {coefficient of mutual
induction}, {mutual inductance}]
mutual induction
n 1: generation of electromotive forces in each other by two
adjacent circuits
mutual opposition
n 1: a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies;
"he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
[syn: {mutual opposition}, {polarity}]
mutual resemblance
n 1: symmetrical resemblance
mutual savings bank
n 1: a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and
managed by a board of trustees [syn: {mutual savings bank},
{MSB}]
mutual understanding
n 1: sympathy of each person for the other [syn: {mutual
understanding}, {mutual affection}]
mutually beneficial
adj 1: mutually dependent [syn: {interdependent}, {mutualist},
{mutually beneficial}]
mutually exclusive
adj 1: unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
[syn: {contradictory}, {mutually exclusive}]
muzzle loader
n 1: an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle
muzzle velocity
n 1: the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a
gun
muzzle-loading
adj 1: (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through
the muzzle
Mya arenaria
n 1: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal
regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell
clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya
arenaria}]
Myanmar monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Union of Burma
myasthenia gravis
n 1: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic
fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and
neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the
neuromuscular junctions [syn: {myasthenia gravis},
{myasthenia}]
myasthenic syndrome
n 1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and
characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh
muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed
against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton
syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome},
{carcinomatous myopathy}]
Mycelia Sterilia
n 1: order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage [syn:
{Mycelia Sterilia}, {order Mycelia Sterilia}]
Mycenaean civilisation
n 1: the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished
1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilization}, {Mycenaean
civilisation}, {Mycenaean culture}]
Mycenaean civilization
n 1: the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished
1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilization}, {Mycenaean
civilisation}, {Mycenaean culture}]
Mycenaean culture
n 1: the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished
1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilization}, {Mycenaean
civilisation}, {Mycenaean culture}]
Mycobacterium leprae
n 1: cause of leprosy [syn: {leprosy bacillus}, {Mycobacterium
leprae}]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
n 1: cause of tuberculosis [syn: {tubercle bacillus},
{Mycobacterium tuberculosis}]
mycoplasmal pneumonia
n 1: an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and
coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting
children and young adults [syn: {atypical pneumonia},
{primary atypical pneumonia}, {mycoplasmal pneumonia}]
Mycteria americana
n 1: an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having
a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World
tropics [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {flinthead},
{Mycteria americana}]
Mycteroperca bonaci
n 1: large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales [syn:
{jewfish}, {Mycteroperca bonaci}]
mydriatic drug
n 1: a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to
aid eye examinations [syn: {mydriatic}, {mydriatic drug}]
myelin sheath
n 1: a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of
medullated nerve fibers [syn: {medullary sheath}, {myelin
sheath}]
myelinated nerve fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin [syn:
{medullated nerve fiber}, {myelinated nerve fiber}]
myeloblastic leukemia
n 1: a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues;
characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream
myelocytic leukemia
n 1: a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by
proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
[syn: {myelocytic leukemia}, {granulocytic leukemia}]
myeloid leukemia
n 1: chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more
common in older people [syn: {chronic myelocytic leukemia},
{myeloid leukemia}]
myenteric plexus
n 1: a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic
autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus
and stomach and intestines [syn: {myenteric plexus},
{plexus myentericus}]
Myles Standish
n 1: English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the
early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) [syn:
{Standish}, {Miles Standish}, {Myles Standish}]
myna bird
n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina},
{minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]
mynah bird
n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina},
{minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]
myocardial infarct
n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial
infarction}, {myocardial infarct}, {MI}]
myocardial infarction
n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial
infarction}, {myocardial infarct}, {MI}]
myocardial inflammation
n 1: inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the
heart) [syn: {myocardial inflammation}, {myocarditis}]
Myocastor coypus
n 1: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver;
bred for its fur [syn: {coypu}, {nutria}, {Myocastor
coypus}]
myoclonus epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and
progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin [syn:
{myoclonus epilepsy}, {Lafora's disease}]
myoneural junction
n 1: the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it
supplies [syn: {neuromuscular junction}, {myoneural
junction}]
myositis trichinosa
n 1: infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by
eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae
migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they
become encysted [syn: {trichinosis}, {trichiniasis},
{myositis trichinosa}]
Myosotis scorpiodes
n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
[syn: {forget-me-not}, {mouse ear}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]
Myosotis sylvatica
n 1: small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa
and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers [syn:
{garden forget-me-not}, {Myosotis sylvatica}]
myotactic reflex
n 1: reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is
pulled; important in maintaining erect posture [syn:
{stretch reflex}, {myotactic reflex}]
myotic drug
n 1: a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the
eye) [syn: {miotic drug}, {myotic drug}, {miotic},
{myotic}]
Myotis leucifugus
n 1: the small common North American bat; widely distributed
[syn: {little brown bat}, {little brown myotis}, {Myotis
leucifugus}]
Myotis velifer
n 1: small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves
etc. [syn: {cave myotis}, {Myotis velifer}]
myotonia atrophica
n 1: a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized
weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and
feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty
with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and
legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to
middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is
autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy},
{myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's
disease}]
myotonia congenita
n 1: a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by
muscle stiffness [syn: {myotonia congenita}, {Thomsen's
disease}]
myotonic dystrophy
n 1: a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized
weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and
feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty
with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and
legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to
middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is
autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy},
{myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's
disease}]
myotonic muscular dystrophy
n 1: a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized
weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and
feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty
with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and
legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to
middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is
autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy},
{myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's
disease}]
Myrciaria cauliflora
n 1: small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West
Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in
Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit
that grows all along the branches [syn: {jaboticaba},
{jaboticaba tree}, {Myrciaria cauliflora}]
Myrica cerifera
n 1: evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United
States having small hard berries thickly coated with white
wax used for candles [syn: {bay myrtle}, {puckerbush},
{Myrica cerifera}]
Myrica gale
n 1: bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting
fragrant leaves [syn: {sweet gale}, {Scotch gale}, {Myrica
gale}]
Myrica pensylvanica
n 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
grey-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry},
{candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica
pensylvanica}]
Myricaria germanica
n 1: Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {false
tamarisk}, {German tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]
myristic acid
n 1: a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and
vegetable fats [syn: {myristic acid}, {tetradecanoic acid}]
Myristica fragrans
n 1: East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its
aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace [syn:
{nutmeg}, {nutmeg tree}, {Myristica fragrans}]
Myrmecobius fasciatus
n 1: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong
claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn:
{numbat}, {banded anteater}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius
fasciatus}]
Myrmecophaga jubata
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and
powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant
anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga
jubata}]
myrobalan plum
n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
{cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus
cerasifera}]
Myroxylon balsamum
n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree},
{Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]
Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
n 1: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic
balsam [syn: {Peruvian balsam}, {Myroxylon pereirae},
{Myroxylon balsamum pereirae}]
Myroxylon pereirae
n 1: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic
balsam [syn: {Peruvian balsam}, {Myroxylon pereirae},
{Myroxylon balsamum pereirae}]
Myroxylon toluiferum
n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree},
{Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]
myrrh tree
n 1: tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh [syn: {myrrh
tree}, {Commiphora myrrha}]
Myrrhis odorata
n 1: European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers
[syn: {sweet cicely}, {Myrrhis odorata}]
myrsine family
n 1: family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in
Florida [syn: {Myrsinaceae}, {family Myrsinaceae}, {myrsine
family}]
myrtaceous tree
n 1: trees and shrubs
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
n 1: arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong
edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla}, {garambulla
cactus}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}]
myrtle beech
n 1: large evergreen tree of Tasmania [syn: {myrtle beech},
{Nothofagus cuninghamii}]
myrtle bird
n 1: similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle warbler},
{myrtle bird}, {Dendroica coronata}]
myrtle family
n 1: trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: {Myrtaceae},
{family Myrtaceae}, {myrtle family}]
myrtle flag
n 1: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus},
{myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
myrtle oak
n 1: small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United
States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy
coastal areas [syn: {myrtle oak}, {seaside scrub oak},
{Quercus myrtifolia}]
myrtle spurge
n 1: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds
yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle
spurge}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]
myrtle warbler
n 1: similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle warbler},
{myrtle bird}, {Dendroica coronata}]
Myrtus communis
n 1: European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black
berries [syn: {common myrtle}, {Myrtus communis}]
Mysore thorn
n 1: spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect
racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Mysore thorn},
{Caesalpinia decapetala}, {Caesalpinia sepiaria}]
mystery novel
n 1: novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle
before the detective explains it at the end [syn:
{detective novel}, {mystery novel}]
mystery play
n 1: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of
Christ
mystery story
n 1: a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel
or play or movie [syn: {mystery}, {mystery story},
{whodunit}]
Mystic Jewel
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Ling-pao}, {Mystic
Jewel}]
mythical being
n 1: an imaginary being of myth or fable
mythical creature
n 1: a monster renowned in folklore and myth [syn: {mythical
monster}, {mythical creature}]
mythical monster
n 1: a monster renowned in folklore and myth [syn: {mythical
monster}, {mythical creature}]
mythical place
n 1: a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to
exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {imaginary
place}, {mythical place}, {fictitious place}]
Mytilus edulis
n 1: a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks
[syn: {edible mussel}, {Mytilus edulis}]
Myxine glutinosa
n 1: typical hagfish
Myxinikela siroka
n 1: fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million
years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
Myxocephalus aenaeus
n 1: small sculpin of the coast of New England [syn: {grubby},
{Myxocephalus aenaeus}]
myxoma virus
n 1: a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign
gelatinous tumors in humans
N'Djamena
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the
southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena},
{Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]
n-th
adj 1: last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; "to the
nth degree" [syn: {nth}, {n-th}]
n-type semiconductor
n 1: a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due
chiefly to the movement of electrons
N. Y. Stock Exchange
n 1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock
Exchange}, {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]
N.B.
n 1: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that
special attention should be paid to something; "the margins
of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
[syn: {nota bene}, {NB}, {N.B.}]
N.C.
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar
Heel State}, {NC}, {N.C.}]
N.D.
n 1: a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
[syn: {North Dakota}, {Peace Garden State}, {ND}, {N.D.}]
N.H.
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {New Hampshire}, {Granite State}, {NH}, {N.H.}]
N.J.
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {New Jersey}, {Jersey}, {Garden State},
{NJ}, {N.J.}]
N.M.
n 1: a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
[syn: {New Mexico}, {Land of Enchantment}, {NM}, {N.M.}]
N.Y.
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{New York}, {New York State}, {Empire State}, {NY}, {N.Y.}]
Na-Dene
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages
Nabalus alba
n 1: herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters
of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Nabalus
alba}, {Prenanthes alba}]
Nabalus serpentarius
n 1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern
and eastern United States having drooping clusters of
pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's
foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn:
{lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius},
{Prenanthes serpentaria}]
nabothian cyst
n 1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine
cervix [syn: {nabothian cyst}, {nabothian follicle}]
nabothian follicle
n 1: a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine
cervix [syn: {nabothian cyst}, {nabothian follicle}]
nabothian gland
n 1: one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete
mucus
nacreous cloud
n 1: a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be
seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn:
{nacreous cloud}, {mother-of-pearl cloud}]
NADA daiquiri
n 1: a daiquiri made without alcohol
Nadine Gordimer
n 1: South African novelist and short-story writer whose work
describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923) [syn:
{Gordimer}, {Nadine Gordimer}]
Naegele's rule
n 1: rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract
three months from the first day of the last menstrual
period and add seven days to that date
Naemorhedus goral
n 1: small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern
Asian mountains [syn: {goral}, {Naemorhedus goral}]
Nag Hammadi
n 1: a town in Upper Egypt
2: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from
Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the
town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct
works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of
Gnosticism [syn: {Nag Hammadi}, {Nag Hammadi Library}]
Nag Hammadi Library
n 1: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from
Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the
town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45
distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand
knowledge of Gnosticism [syn: {Nag Hammadi}, {Nag Hammadi
Library}]
nagami kumquat
n 1: shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {nagami
kumquat}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]
Nagari script
n 1: a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn:
{Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari}, {Nagari
script}]
Nageia nagi
n 1: medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern
China to Taiwan and southern Japan [syn: {nagi}, {Nageia
nagi}]
Naha City
n 1: the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
naiad family
n 1: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and
small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae},
{Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]
nail down
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}, {peg}]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
3: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
"let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise},
{settle}, {nail down}]
nail enamel
n 1: a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied
to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail
polish}, {nail enamel}, {nail varnish}]
nail hole
n 1: a hole left after a nail is removed
nail polish
n 1: a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied
to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail
polish}, {nail enamel}, {nail varnish}]
nail pulling
n 1: a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are
removed [syn: {nail pulling}, {nail removal}]
nail removal
n 1: a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are
removed [syn: {nail pulling}, {nail removal}]
nail varnish
n 1: a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied
to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail
polish}, {nail enamel}, {nail varnish}]
nail-biting
adj 1: (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
[syn: {cliff-hanging}, {suspenseful}, {suspensive},
{nail-biting}]
nail-tailed kangaroo
n 1: small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
[syn: {nail-tailed wallaby}, {nail-tailed kangaroo}]
nail-tailed wallaby
n 1: small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
[syn: {nail-tailed wallaby}, {nail-tailed kangaroo}]
naive art
n 1: a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained
artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn:
{outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive
art}, {primitive art}]
naive realism
n 1: (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical
objects continue to exist when not perceived [syn:
{realism}, {naive realism}]
Naja haje
n 1: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over
life and death [syn: {asp}, {Egyptian cobra}, {Naja haje}]
Naja hannah
n 1: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the
largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
[syn: {hamadryad}, {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannah},
{Naja hannah}]
Naja naja
n 1: a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Indian cobra},
{Naja naja}]
Naja nigricollis
n 1: aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites
but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {black-
necked cobra}, {spitting cobra}, {Naja nigricollis}]
naked as a jaybird
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
naked as the day one was born
adj 1: as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the
day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in
one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]
naked as the day you were born
adj 1: as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the
day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in
one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]
naked eye
n 1: the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the
power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of
objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with
the naked eye"
naked lady
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {naked
lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
2: amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant
white or rose flowers [syn: {belladonna lily}, {naked lady},
{Amaryllis belladonna}]
naked mole rat
n 1: fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole
nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure
similar to that of honeybees and termites
naked option
n 1: a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no
underlying security position
naked-muzzled
adj 1: having a muzzle that is hairless
naked-tailed
adj 1: having a tail that is hairless
nalidixic acid
n 1: antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary
infections [syn: {nalidixic acid}, {NegGram}]
namby-pamby
adj 1: weak in willpower, courage or vitality [syn: {namby-
pamby}, {gutless}, {spineless}, {wishy-washy}]
n 1: an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
name and address
n 1: written directions for finding some location; written on
letters or packages that are to be delivered to that
location [syn: {address}, {destination}, {name and
address}]
name calling
n 1: verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and
stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
[syn: {name calling}, {names}]
name day
n 1: the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
name dropper
n 1: someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
name part
n 1: the role of the character after whom the play is named
[syn: {title role}, {name part}]
name tag
n 1: a tag showing the name of the person who wears it
name-dropping
n 1: the practice of casually mentioning important people in
order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-
dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
Namib Desert
n 1: a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the
high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean
Namoi River
n 1: a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally
northwest to join the Darling River [syn: {Namoi}, {Namoi
River}]
Nan Ling
n 1: a mountain range in southeastern China running generally
east to west
Nan River
n 1: a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the
Ping River to form the Chao Phraya [syn: {Nan}, {Nan
River}]
Nan-chang
n 1: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang [syn:
{Nanchang}, {Nan-chang}]
Nan-ning
n 1: an industrial city in southern China [syn: {Nanning}, {Nan-
ning}]
Nancy Freeman Mitford
n 1: English writer of comic novels (1904-1973) [syn: {Mitford},
{Nancy Mitford}, {Nancy Freeman Mitford}]
Nancy Mitford
n 1: English writer of comic novels (1904-1973) [syn: {Mitford},
{Nancy Mitford}, {Nancy Freeman Mitford}]
Nancy Witcher Astor
n 1: British politician (born in the United States) who was the
first woman to sit in the British House of Commons
(1879-1964) [syn: {Astor}, {Nancy Witcher Astor},
{Viscountess Astor}]
NAND circuit
n 1: a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of
the output of an AND gate [syn: {NAND circuit}, {NAND
gate}]
NAND gate
n 1: a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of
the output of an AND gate [syn: {NAND circuit}, {NAND
gate}]
Nanda Devi
n 1: a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet
high)
Nanga Parbat
n 1: a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
nanny-goat
n 1: female goat [syn: {nanny}, {nanny-goat}, {she-goat}]
Napaea dioica
n 1: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and
numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most
alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn:
{glade mallow}, {Napaea dioica}]
naphthalene poisoning
n 1: toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting
naphthalene
Napier's bones
n 1: a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication
and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn:
{Napier's bones}, {Napier's rods}]
Napier's rods
n 1: a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication
and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn:
{Napier's bones}, {Napier's rods}]
Napierian logarithm
n 1: a logarithm to the base e [syn: {natural logarithm},
{Napierian logarithm}]
napkin ring
n 1: a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
Naples garlic
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic},
{flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]
Napoleon Bonaparte
n 1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
[syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte},
{Bonaparte}, {Little Corporal}]
Napoleon I
n 1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
[syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte},
{Bonaparte}, {Little Corporal}]
Napoleon III
n 1: nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to
1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Napoleon III}, {Emperor Napoleon
III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]
Napoleonic Wars
n 1: a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon
Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and
Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
naproxen sodium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and
Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation
[syn: {naproxen sodium}, {Aleve}, {Anaprox}, {Aflaxen}]
narcissistic personality
n 1: personality marked by self-love and self-absorption;
unrealistic views about your own qualities and little
regard for others
Narcissus jonquilla
n 1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern
Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or
white clustered flowers [syn: {jonquil}, {Narcissus
jonquilla}]
Narcissus papyraceus
n 1: a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown
indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {paper white},
{Narcissus papyraceus}]
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
n 1: any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy
often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
[syn: {daffodil}, {Narcissus pseudonarcissus}]
narco-state
n 1: an area that has been taken over and is controlled and
corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is
effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a
narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United
States every day"
narcotic antagonist
n 1: an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics
(especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
narcotics agent
n 1: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc},
{nark}, {narcotics agent}]
Nares Deep
n 1: a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the
north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
Narragansett Bay
n 1: a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island
narrow beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
narrow boat
n 1: a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be
used in canals [syn: {canal boat}, {narrow boat},
{narrowboat}]
narrow down
v 1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
2: become more focused on an area of activity or field of study;
"She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: {specialize},
{specialise}, {narrow}, {narrow down}] [ant: {branch out},
{broaden}, {diversify}]
narrow escape
n 1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn:
{close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}, {narrow
escape}]
narrow gauge
n 1: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard
56.5 inches
narrow goldenrod
n 1: western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of
small yellow flowers [syn: {narrow goldenrod}, {Solidago
spathulata}]
narrow margin
n 1: a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his
narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the
electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory
based on just 43% of the popular vote" [syn: {narrow
margin}, {narrowness}, {slimness}]
narrow wale
n 1: corduroy with narrow ribs
narrow-bodied
adj 1: having a relatively narrow body
narrow-body
n 1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody
aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrow-body aircraft
n 1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody
aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrow-leaf cattail
n 1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn:
{lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved
reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
narrow-leaf penstemon
n 1: plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in
long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and
Arizona [syn: {narrow-leaf penstemon}, {Penstemon
linarioides}]
narrow-leaved bottletree
n 1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers
blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus
Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved
bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia
rupestris}]
narrow-leaved everlasting pea
n 1: European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink;
sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn:
{flat pea}, {narrow-leaved everlasting pea}, {Lathyrus
sylvestris}]
narrow-leaved flame flower
n 1: similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and
yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn:
{narrow-leaved flame flower}, {Talinum augustissimum}]
narrow-leaved plantain
n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain},
{narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-
grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]
narrow-leaved reedmace
n 1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn:
{lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved
reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
narrow-leaved spleenwort
n 1: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish
leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern},
{narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon},
{Diplazium pycnocarpon}]
narrow-leaved strap fern
n 1: fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap
fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to
Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {narrow-
leaved strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]
narrow-leaved water plantain
n 1: a variety of water plantain
narrow-leaved white-topped aster
n 1: a variety of white-topped aster
narrow-minded
adj 1: capable of being shocked [syn: {shockable}, {narrow-
minded}] [ant: {broad-minded}, {unshockable}]
2: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a
brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn:
{narrow-minded}, {narrow}] [ant: {broad-minded}]
3: rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
narrow-mindedly
adv 1: in a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the
authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to
hang out" [syn: {narrow-mindedly}, {small-mindedly}]
[ant: {broad-mindedly}]
narrow-mindedness
n 1: an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking
behavior [syn: {narrow-mindedness}, {narrowness}] [ant:
{broad-mindedness}]
narrow-mouthed
adj 1: having a narrow mouth
narrowbody aircraft
n 1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody
aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrowhead morel
n 1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk
with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey
when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel},
{Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps},
{narrowhead morel}]
Narthecium americanum
n 1: of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
[syn: {American bog asphodel}, {Narthecium americanum}]
Narthecium ossifragum
n 1: of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and
Portugal [syn: {European bog asphodel}, {Narthecium
ossifragum}]
nasal bone
n 1: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the
nose [syn: {nasal}, {nasal bone}, {os nasale}]
nasal canthus
n 1: the inner corner of the eye
nasal cavity
n 1: either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the
cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the
face to the pharynx
nasal concha
n 1: one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
nasal consonant
n 1: a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
[syn: {nasal consonant}, {nasal}]
nasal decongestant
n 1: a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal
symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper
respiratory infections
nasal meatus
n 1: the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections
of the nasal conchae
nasal septum
n 1: a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal
cavities
nasal sinus
n 1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent
to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane
that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
[syn: {paranasal sinus}, {sinus paranasales}, {nasal
sinus}]
nasal twang
n 1: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional
dialects) [syn: {twang}, {nasal twang}]
Nasalis larvatus
n 1: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {proboscis
monkey}, {Nasalis larvatus}]
Nash equilibrium
n 1: (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves
several interacting participants in which no participant
can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other
participants remain unchanged
nasofrontal vein
n 1: a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit;
connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
[syn: {nasofrontal vein}, {vena nasofrontalis}]
nasogastric feeding
n 1: feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a
tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
nasolacrimal duct
n 1: a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the
nasal cavity
nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
n 1: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central
American and South America; sores are limited to the skin
and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World
leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis
americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]
nasotracheal tube
n 1: a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and
pharynx; used to deliver oxygen
Nasturtium amphibium
n 1: perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout
Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes
placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {great yellowcress},
{Rorippa amphibia}, {Nasturtium amphibium}]
nasturtium family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn:
{Tropaeolaceae}, {family Tropaeolaceae}, {nasturtium
family}]
Nasturtium officinale
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: {common watercress}, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, {Nasturtium officinale}]
Nasua narica
n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
[syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
{Nasua narica}]
Nat Turner
n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a
rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and
executed (1800-1831) [syn: {Turner}, {Nat Turner}]
natal day
n 1: the date on which a person was born [syn: {birthday},
{natal day}]
natal plum
n 1: very large closely branched South African shrub having
forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal
plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa
grandiflora}]
2: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit;
frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn}, {natal plum},
{Carissa bispinosa}]
3: edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant [syn:
{carissa plum}, {natal plum}]
Natalie Wood
n 1: United States film actress (1938-1981) [syn: {Wood},
{Natalie Wood}]
Nathan Bailey
n 1: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology
consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel
Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Bailey}, {Nathan Bailey},
{Nathaniel Bailey}]
Nathan Birnbaum
n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn:
{Burns}, {George Burns}, {Nathan Birnbaum}]
Nathan Hale
n 1: a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a
spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have
been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my
country' (1755-1776) [syn: {Hale}, {Nathan Hale}]
Nathaniel Bailey
n 1: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology
consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel
Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Bailey}, {Nathan Bailey},
{Nathaniel Bailey}]
Nathaniel Bowditch
n 1: United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his
works on navigation (1773-1838) [syn: {Bowditch},
{Nathaniel Bowditch}]
Nathaniel Currier
n 1: United States lithographer who (with his partner James
Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives'
(1813-1888) [syn: {Currier}, {Nathaniel Currier}]
Nathaniel Hawthorne
n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on
moral themes (1804-1864) [syn: {Hawthorne}, {Nathaniel
Hawthorne}]
Nation of Islam
n 1: a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic
religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black
Americans
National Academy of Sciences
n 1: an honorary American society of scientists created by
President Lincoln during the American Civil War
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government
responsible for aviation and spaceflight [syn: {National
Aeronautics and Space Administration}, {NASA}]
national anthem
n 1: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
National Archives and Records Administration
n 1: the independent agency that oversees management of federal
government records including presidential libraries and
historic collections [syn: {National Archives and Records
Administration}, {NARA}]
national assistance
n 1: benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels
established by law [syn: {supplementary benefit}, {social
assistance}, {national assistance}]
National Association of Realtors
n 1: a United States association of real estate agents which
follows a strict code of ethics
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
n 1: a computerized data system to provide brokers with price
quotations for securities traded over the counter [syn:
{National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotations}, {NASDAQ}]
national bank
n 1: a commercial bank chartered by the federal government
National Baseball Hall of Fame
n 1: a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York,
honoring great baseball players
national capital
n 1: the capital city of a nation
national censorship
n 1: censorship under civil authority of communications entering
or leaving or crossing the borders of the United States or
its territories or possessions
National Climatic Data Center
n 1: the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active
archive of weather data [syn: {National Climatic Data
Center}, {NCDC}]
national debt
n 1: the debt of the national government (as distinguished from
the debts of individuals and businesses and political
subdivisions)
national debt ceiling
n 1: a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt
cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress
national flag
n 1: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: {national
flag}, {ensign}]
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
n 1: a combat support agency that provides geographic
intelligence in support of national security [syn:
{National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency}, {NGA}]
National Guard
n 1: United States military reserves recruited by the states and
equipped by the federal government; subject to call by
either [syn: {National Guard}, {home reserve}]
National Guard Bureau
n 1: the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the
Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and
the Air Force and various National Guard units [syn:
{National Guard Bureau}, {NGB}]
national holiday
n 1: authorized by law and limiting work or official business
[syn: {legal holiday}, {national holiday}, {public
holiday}]
national income
n 1: the total value of all income in a nation (wages and
profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during
a given period (usually 1 yr)
National Institute of Justice
n 1: the law enforcement agency that is the research and
development branch of the Department of Justice [syn:
{National Institute of Justice}, {NIJ}]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
n 1: an agency in the Technology Administration that makes
measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or
government programs [syn: {National Institute of Standards
and Technology}, {NIST}]
National Institutes of Health
n 1: an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services
whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of
knowledge to improve human health; is the principal
biomedical research agency of the federal government [syn:
{National Institutes of Health}, {NIH}]
national insurance
n 1: social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions
from employers and employees; provides payments to
unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical
services
National Intelligence Community
n 1: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry
out intelligence activities for the United States
government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
[syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence
Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}, {IC}]
National Labor Relations Board
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government
charged with mediating disputes between management and
labor unions [syn: {National Labor Relations Board},
{NLRB}]
national leader
n 1: a man who is a respected leader in national or
international affairs [syn: {statesman}, {solon}, {national
leader}]
National Liberation Army
n 1: a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian
intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution;
responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and
resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug
trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of large
corporations" [syn: {National Liberation Army}, {ELN}]
2: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella
for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of
a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally
established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn: {National
Liberation Army}, {ELN}, {Nestor Paz Zamora Commission},
{CNPZ}]
National Liberation Front of Corsica
n 1: a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican
independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging
public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism [syn:
{National Liberation Front of Corsica}, {FLNC}]
National Library of Medicine
n 1: the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library
of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine},
{U.S. National Library of Medicine}]
national monument
n 1: memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of
historic interest; set aside by national government for
preservation and public enjoyment
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
n 1: an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the
oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts
changes to the earth's environment; provides weather
reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other
natural disasters related to weather [syn: {National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}, {NOAA}]
national park
n 1: a tract of land declared by the national government to be
public property
National Park Service
n 1: an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the
national parks
National Reconnaissance Office
n 1: an intelligence agency in the United States Department of
Defense that designs and builds and operates space
reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide
and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental
issues and to help plan military operations [syn: {National
Reconnaissance Office}, {NRO}]
National Rifle Association
n 1: a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear
arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government [syn:
{National Rifle Association}, {NRA}]
National Science Foundation
n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by
supporting programs in research and education [syn:
{National Science Foundation}, {NSF}]
National Security Agency
n 1: the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates
and directs highly specialized activities to protect United
States information systems and to produce foreign
intelligence information [syn: {National Security Agency},
{NSA}]
National Security Council
n 1: a committee in the executive branch of government that
advises the president on foreign and military and national
security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency [syn:
{National Security Council}, {NSC}]
national service
n 1: compulsory service in the military during peacetime
national socialism
n 1: a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and
obedience to a strong leader [syn: {Nazism}, {Naziism},
{national socialism}]
national socialist
adj 1: relating to a form of socialism; "the national socialist
party came to power in Germany in 1933" [syn: {national
socialist}, {Nazi}]
National Socialist German Workers' Party
n 1: the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought
to power by Hitler in 1933 [syn: {National Socialist German
Workers' Party}, {Nazi Party}]
National Technical Information Service
n 1: an agency in the Technology Administration that is a
primary resource for government-funded scientific and
technical and engineering and business related information
[syn: {National Technical Information Service}, {NTIS}]
national trading policy
n 1: a government's policy controlling foreign trade [syn:
{trade policy}, {national trading policy}]
National Trust
n 1: an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments
and buildings and places of historical interest or natural
beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and
private subscription [syn: {National Trust}, {NT}]
National Volunteers Association
n 1: an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster
nationalism in India's Hindus [syn: {Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh}, {National Volunteers Association}]
National Weather Service
n 1: the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and
preparation of weather maps
Nationalist China
n 1: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by
Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the
Communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {China},
{Nationalist China}, {Republic of China}]
nationalist leader
n 1: the leader of a nationalist movement
Native Alaskan
n 1: a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of
Alaska [syn: {Alaska Native}, {Alaskan Native}, {Native
Alaskan}]
Native American
adj 1: of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or
languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian
arrowheads" [syn: {Indian}, {Amerind}, {Amerindic},
{Native American}]
n 1: any member of the peoples living in North or South America
before the Europeans arrived [syn: {Amerindian}, {Native
American}]
native Australian
n 1: a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans
arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {native Australian}, {Australian
Aborigine}]
native bear
n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
[syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native
bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]
native beech
n 1: tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used
for staves etc [syn: {native beech}, {flindosa},
{flindosy}, {Flindersia australis}]
native cat
n 1: carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {native cat}, {Dasyurus viverrinus}]
native cranberry
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers
and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes
placed in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath},
{Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
native fuchsia
n 1: erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {tree fuchsia},
{native fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]
Native Hawaiian
n 1: a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people
who lived in the Hawaiian Islands
native holly
n 1: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having
triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-
yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {common
flat pea}, {native holly}, {Playlobium obtusangulum}]
native land
n 1: the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland},
{homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of
origin}, {native land}]
native language
n 1: the language that a person has spoken from earliest
childhood
native orange
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
[syn: {native orange}, {Capparis mitchellii}]
native peach
n 1: red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn:
{quandong}, {quandang}, {quantong}, {native peach}]
native pear
n 1: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
[syn: {native pear}, {woody pear}, {Xylomelum pyriforme}]
native pomegranate
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the
pomegranate [syn: {native pomegranate}, {Capparis arborea}]
native speaker
n 1: a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that
language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of
French"
native sulfur
n 1: an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulfur},
{native sulphur}]
native sulphur
n 1: an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulfur},
{native sulphur}]
native-born
adj 1: belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a
native Scot"
Natrix maura
n 1: a small harmless grass snake [syn: {viperine grass snake},
{Natrix maura}]
Natrix natrix
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common
in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed
snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
Natrix sipedon
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake},
{Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
natural ability
n 1: ability that is inherited
natural action
n 1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by
the intent of human beings); "the action of natural
forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process},
{natural action}, {action}, {activity}]
natural childbirth
n 1: labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs
are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process;
"natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
natural covering
n 1: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering
of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn:
{covering}, {natural covering}, {cover}]
natural depression
n 1: a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: {natural
depression}, {depression}] [ant: {elevation}, {natural
elevation}]
natural elevation
n 1: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {natural
elevation}, {elevation}] [ant: {depression}, {natural
depression}]
natural enclosure
n 1: a naturally enclosed space [syn: {enclosure}, {natural
enclosure}]
natural endowment
n 1: natural abilities or qualities [syn: {endowment}, {gift},
{talent}, {natural endowment}]
natural event
n 1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {occurrence},
{occurrent}, {natural event}]
natural family planning
n 1: any of several methods of family planning that do not
involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs;
coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's
menstrual cycle
natural fiber
n 1: fiber derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fiber},
{natural fibre}]
natural fibre
n 1: fiber derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fiber},
{natural fibre}]
natural gas
n 1: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and
heating homes [syn: {natural gas}, {gas}]
natural glass
n 1: magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
natural history
n 1: the scientific study of plants or animals (more
observational than experimental) usually published in
popular magazines rather than in academic journals
natural immunity
n 1: immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's
natural biologic makeup [syn: {natural immunity}, {innate
immunity}]
natural language
n 1: a human written or spoken language used by a community;
opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {natural
language}, {tongue}] [ant: {artificial language}]
natural language processing
n 1: the branch of information science that deals with natural
language information [syn: {natural language processing},
{NLP}, {human language technology}]
natural language processing application
n 1: an application program that deals with natural language
text [syn: {natural language processor}, {natural language
processing application}]
natural language processor
n 1: an application program that deals with natural language
text [syn: {natural language processor}, {natural language
processing application}]
natural law
n 1: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature
and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: {law},
{natural law}]
natural logarithm
n 1: a logarithm to the base e [syn: {natural logarithm},
{Napierian logarithm}]
natural number
n 1: the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to
it repeatedly
natural object
n 1: an object occurring naturally; not made by man [ant:
{artefact}, {artifact}]
natural order
n 1: the physical universe considered as an orderly system
subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
natural phenomenon
n 1: all phenomena that are not artificial
natural philosophy
n 1: the science of matter and energy and their interactions;
"his favorite subject was physics" [syn: {physics},
{natural philosophy}]
natural process
n 1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by
the intent of human beings); "the action of natural
forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process},
{natural action}, {action}, {activity}]
natural resin
n 1: a plant exudate
natural resource
n 1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn:
{natural resource}, {natural resources}]
natural resources
n 1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn:
{natural resource}, {natural resources}]
natural rubber
n 1: an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees
(especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can
be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products [syn:
{rubber}, {natural rubber}, {India rubber}, {gum elastic},
{caoutchouc}]
natural science
n 1: the sciences involved in the study of the physical world
and its phenomena
natural scientist
n 1: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially
botany and zoology) [syn: {naturalist}, {natural
scientist}]
natural selection
n 1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms
best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival
of the fittest}, {natural selection}, {selection}]
natural shape
n 1: a shape created by natural forces; not man-made
natural spring
n 1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain},
{outflow}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
natural state
n 1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived
in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" [syn:
{wild}, {natural state}, {state of nature}]
natural theology
n 1: a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired
by human reason without the aid of divine revelation
natural virtue
n 1: (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
naturally occurring
adj 1: existing by nature and without artificial aid; "one of
the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements"
nature study
n 1: the study of animals and plants in the natural world
(usually at an elementary level)
nature worship
n 1: a system of religion that deifies and worships natural
forces and phenomena
Nauclea diderrichii
n 1: large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to
golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus
Sarcocephalus [syn: {opepe}, {Nauclea diderrichii},
{Sarcocephalus diderrichii}]
Naucrates ductor
n 1: small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
[syn: {pilotfish}, {Naucrates ductor}]
Nauru Island
n 1: a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to
the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the
Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru}, {Nauru Island}, {Pleasant
Island}]
naut mi
n 1: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
[syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi},
{geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut
mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
nautch dance
n 1: an intricate traditional dance in India performed by
professional dancing girls [syn: {nautch}, {nauch}, {nautch
dance}]
nautch girl
n 1: a professional dancing girl in India
nautical chain
n 1: a nautical unit of length (15 ft)
nautical linear unit
n 1: a linear unit of distance used in navigation
nautical mile
n 1: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
[syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi},
{geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut
mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
nautical signal flag
n 1: one of an international code of flag signals used between
ships [syn: {code flag}, {nautical signal flag}]
naval academy
n 1: an academy for training naval officers
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
n 1: the principal agency of the United States Navy for research
and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems
[syn: {Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division},
{NAWCWPNS}]
naval attache
n 1: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer
in a navy
naval battle
n 1: a pitched battle between naval fleets
naval blockade
n 1: the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at
sea by the use of naval power
naval brass
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass},
{Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]
naval campaign
n 1: an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order
to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea
naval chart
n 1: a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing
meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
[syn: {naval chart}, {navigational chart}, {pilot chart}]
naval commander
n 1: naval officer in command of a fleet of warships
naval division
n 1: a group of ships of similar type [syn: {division}, {naval
division}]
naval engineer
n 1: a naval officer responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the ship's engines [syn: {marine engineer},
{naval engineer}]
naval engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with the design and
construction and operation of ships
naval equipment
n 1: equipment for a navy
naval forces
n 1: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country
and available for sea warfare [syn: {navy}, {naval forces}]
naval gun
n 1: naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a
warship
naval installation
n 1: military installation servicing naval forces [syn: {naval
installation}, {shore station}]
naval missile
n 1: naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship
naval officer
n 1: an officer in the navy
naval radar
n 1: naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar
Naval Research Laboratory
n 1: the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts
basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of
scientific and technical disciplines [syn: {Naval Research
Laboratory}, {NRL}]
naval shipyard
n 1: a military shipyard [syn: {navy yard}, {naval shipyard}]
Naval Special Warfare
n 1: the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional
and counter-guerilla warfare [syn: {Naval Special Warfare},
{NSW}]
Naval Surface Warfare Center
n 1: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and
technical support for all aspects of surface warfare [syn:
{Naval Surface Warfare Center}, {NSWC}]
naval tactical data system
n 1: a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical
data
Naval Underwater Warfare Center
n 1: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and
technical support for submarine and undersea warfare
systems [syn: {Naval Underwater Warfare Center}, {NUWC}]
naval unit
n 1: a military unit that is part of a navy
naval weaponry
n 1: weaponry for warships
navel orange
n 1: seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the
apex
navel point
n 1: the center point or middle of something; "the Incas
believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" [syn:
{navel}, {navel point}]
navel-gazing
n 1: literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an
idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption [syn:
{omphaloskepsis}, {navel-gazing}]
navigation light
n 1: light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position
and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and
green light on the right (starboard) wing tip
navigational chart
n 1: a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing
meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
[syn: {naval chart}, {navigational chart}, {pilot chart}]
navigational instrument
n 1: an instrument used for navigating
navigational system
n 1: a system that provides information useful in determining
the position and course of a ship or aircraft
navy base
n 1: base of operations for a naval fleet
navy bean
n 1: white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {navy bean}, {pea
bean}, {white bean}]
navy blue
n 1: a dark shade of blue [syn: {dark blue}, {navy}, {navy
blue}]
Navy Cross
n 1: a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism
against an armed enemy
Navy Department
n 1: a former executive department of the United States
government; created in 1798 and combined with the War
Department in 1947
navy man
n 1: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man},
{sailor}, {sailor boy}]
Navy SEAL
n 1: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for
unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and
Land" [syn: {Navy SEAL}, {SEAL}]
Navy Secretary
n 1: head of a former executive department; combined with the
War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn:
{Secretary of the Navy}, {Navy Secretary}]
navy yard
n 1: a military shipyard [syn: {navy yard}, {naval shipyard}]
Nazi Germany
n 1: the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945) [syn: {Third
Reich}, {Nazi Germany}]
Nazi Party
n 1: the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought
to power by Hitler in 1933 [syn: {National Socialist German
Workers' Party}, {Nazi Party}]
ne plus ultra
n 1: the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn:
{perfection}, {flawlessness}, {ne plus ultra}] [ant:
{imperfection}, {imperfectness}]
ne'er
adv 1: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never
been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had
never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never
marry you!" [syn: {never}, {ne'er}] [ant: {always},
{e'er}, {ever}]
ne'er-do-well
n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne
'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {no-account}, {good-for-
naught}]
Neandertal man
n 1: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and
western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man},
{Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis}]
Neanderthal man
n 1: extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and
western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man},
{Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis}]
neap tide
n 1: a less than average tide occurring at the first and third
quarters of the moon [syn: {neap tide}, {neap}] [ant:
{springtide}]
Neapolitan ice cream
n 1: a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors
and flavors
near beer
n 1: drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent
alcohol
Near East
n 1: the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to
northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such
ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt
and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam;
had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th
century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western
civilization" [syn: {Middle East}, {Mideast}, {Near East}]
near gale
n 1: wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale [syn:
{moderate gale}, {near gale}]
near miss
n 1: an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
near thing
n 1: something that barely avoids failure or disaster
near vision
n 1: vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
near-blind
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-
blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired},
{visually challenged}]
near-death experience
n 1: the experience of being close to death but surviving
neat's-foot oil
n 1: a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle;
used as a dressing for leather
Neb.
n 1: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Nebraska},
{Cornhusker State}, {NE}, {Neb.}]
Nebraska fern
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
Nebuchadnezzar II
n 1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed
Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562
BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II},
{Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]
Nebuchadrezzar II
n 1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed
Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562
BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II},
{Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]
nebular hypothesis
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a
hot gaseous nebula
neck and neck
adv 1: even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
[syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}, {nip and tuck}]
adj 1: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race
or comparison or competition; "as they approached the
finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a
nip and tuck affair" [syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-
head}, {nip and tuck}]
neck bone
n 1: one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck
region [syn: {cervical vertebra}, {neck bone}]
neck brace
n 1: a brace worn to steady the neck
neck exercise
n 1: exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles
neck of the woods
n 1: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the
vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he
always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood";
"I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of
the woods" [syn: {vicinity}, {locality}, {neighborhood},
{neighbourhood}, {neck of the woods}]
neck opening
n 1: an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part
of the garment near the wearer's neck [syn: {neck}, {neck
opening}]
neck ruff
n 1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {ruffle}, {neck
ruff}]
neck sweetbread
n 1: edible thymus gland of an animal [syn: {neck sweetbread},
{throat sweetbread}]
neck-deep
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
Neckar River
n 1: a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows
north into the Rhine [syn: {Neckar}, {Neckar River}]
necklace poplar
n 1: a common poplar of eastern and central United States;
cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and
luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern
cottonwood}, {necklace poplar}, {Populus deltoides}]
necklace tree
n 1: a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
necrobiosis lipoidica
n 1: skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on
the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn:
{necrobiosis lipoidica}, {necrobiosis lipoidica
diabeticorum}]
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
n 1: skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on
the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn:
{necrobiosis lipoidica}, {necrobiosis lipoidica
diabeticorum}]
necrotizing enteritis
n 1: enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe
abdominal pain
necrotizing enterocolitis
n 1: an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines
of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may
follow [syn: {necrotizing enterocolitis}, {NEC}]
nectar-rich
adj 1: of plants that are rich in nectar
nectarine tree
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine},
{nectarine tree}, {Prunus persica nectarina}]
Necturus maculosus
n 1: aquatic North American salamander with red feathery
external gills [syn: {mud puppy}, {Necturus maculosus}]
needle bearing
n 1: bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing},
{needle bearing}, {roller bearing}]
needle biopsy
n 1: biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow
needle
needle blight
n 1: a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn:
{needle blight}, {needle cast}, {leaf cast}]
needle bush
n 1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white
flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-
bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needle cast
n 1: a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn:
{needle blight}, {needle cast}, {leaf cast}]
needle furze
n 1: prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {petty
whin}, {Genista anglica}]
needle palm
n 1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
[syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread},
{spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
needle rush
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush},
{slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis
acicularis}]
needle spike rush
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush},
{slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis
acicularis}]
needle wood
n 1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy
white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn:
{needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea
leucoptera}]
needle-bush
n 1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white
flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-
bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needle-shaped
adj 1: narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn:
{acerate}, {acerose}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]
needle-wood
n 1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy
white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn:
{needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea
leucoptera}]
needlenose pliers
n 1: small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work
needlepoint embroidery
n 1: embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas
resembling tapestry [syn: {needlepoint}, {needlepoint
embroidery}]
neem cake
n 1: residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds
neem seed
n 1: seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and
medicinal products
neem tree
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
{neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth},
{Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]
Neftali Ricardo Reyes
n 1: Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Pablo Neruda},
{Reyes}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]
Negaprion brevirostris
n 1: common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from
North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
[syn: {lemon shark}, {Negaprion brevirostris}]
Negara Brunei Darussalam
n 1: a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of
Great Britain in 1984 [syn: {Brunei}, {Negara Brunei
Darussalam}]
negative charge
n 1: having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric
potential [ant: {positive charge}]
negative chemotaxis
n 1: movement away from a chemical stimulus
negative correlation
n 1: a correlation in which large values of one variable are
associated with small values of the other; the correlation
coefficient is between 0 and -1 [syn: {negative
correlation}, {indirect correlation}]
negative feedback
n 1: feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input
negative feedback circuit
n 1: a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input [syn:
{control circuit}, {negative feedback circuit}]
negative identification
n 1: evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not;
evidence establishing that you are not among a group of
people already known to the system; recognition by the
system leads to rejection; "a system for negative
identification can prevent the use of multiple identities
by a single person"
negative magnetic pole
n 1: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative magnetic pole},
{negative pole}, {south-seeking pole}]
negative muon
n 1: an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-
life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and
antineutrino [syn: {muon}, {negative muon}, {mu-meson}]
negative pole
n 1: the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative
plate
2: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative magnetic pole},
{negative pole}, {south-seeking pole}]
negative reinforcer
n 1: a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the
likelihood of the response that produced it [syn: {negative
reinforcing stimulus}, {negative reinforcer}]
negative reinforcing stimulus
n 1: a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the
likelihood of the response that produced it [syn: {negative
reinforcing stimulus}, {negative reinforcer}]
negative stimulation
n 1: something causing antagonism or loss of interest [syn:
{turnoff}, {negative stimulation}]
negative stimulus
n 1: a stimulus with undesirable consequences
negatively charged
adj 1: having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" [syn:
{negative}, {electronegative}, {negatively charged}]
Negeri Sembilan
n 1: one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of
Malaysia; located on the western coast of Peninsular
Malaysia
Negev Desert
n 1: a desert in southern Israel [syn: {Negev}, {Negev Desert}]
neglect of duty
n 1: (law) breach of a duty
negotiable instrument
n 1: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money
negro peach
n 1: a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with
round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {negro peach},
{Sarcocephalus latifolius}, {Sarcocephalus esculentus}]
negro pepper
n 1: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent
aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
[syn: {Guinea pepper}, {negro pepper}, {Xylopia
aethiopica}]
Negro spiritual
n 1: a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the
southern United States [syn: {spiritual}, {Negro
spiritual}]
negro vine
n 1: twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown
flowers [syn: {negro vine}, {Vincetoxicum hirsutum},
{Vincetoxicum negrum}]
Nei Monggol
n 1: an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed
by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of
China in 1911 [syn: {Inner Mongolia}, {Nei Monggol}]
Neil Armstrong
n 1: United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the
Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-) [syn: {Armstrong}, {Neil
Armstrong}]
Neil Simon
n 1: United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in
1927) [syn: {Simon}, {Neil Simon}, {Marvin Neil Simon}]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
n 1: the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn:
{gonococcus}, {Neisseria gonorrhoeae}]
Nell Gwynn
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Nell Gwynne
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Nell Gywn
n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
[syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn},
{Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor
Gwynne}]
Nellie Bly
n 1: muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad
conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn:
{Seaman}, {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman},
{Nellie Bly}]
Nellie Ross
n 1: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in
the United States (1876-1977) [syn: {Ross}, {Nellie Ross},
{Nellie Tayloe Ross}]
Nellie Tayloe Ross
n 1: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in
the United States (1876-1977) [syn: {Ross}, {Nellie Ross},
{Nellie Tayloe Ross}]
Nelson Algren
n 1: United States writer (1909-1981) [syn: {Algren}, {Nelson
Algren}]
Nelson Mandela
n 1: South African statesman who was released from prison to
become the nation's first democratically elected president
in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: {Mandela}, {Nelson Mandela},
{Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela}]
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
n 1: South African statesman who was released from prison to
become the nation's first democratically elected president
in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: {Mandela}, {Nelson Mandela},
{Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela}]
Nelumbo lutea
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow
blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water
chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {yanquapin}, {Nelumbo
lutea}]
Nelumbo nucifera
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus},
{sacred lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]
nem con
adv 1: of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously
approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" [syn:
{unanimously}, {nem con}, {nemine contradicente}]
nematode worm
n 1: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at
both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn:
{nematode}, {nematode worm}, {roundworm}]
Nemean Games
n 1: the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in
the second and fourth years of each Olympiad
Nemean lion
n 1: (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as
the first of his 12 labors
nemine contradicente
adv 1: of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously
approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" [syn:
{unanimously}, {nem con}, {nemine contradicente}]
Nemophila aurita
n 1: straggling California annual herb with deep purple or
violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn:
{fiesta flower}, {Pholistoma auritum}, {Nemophila aurita}]
Nemophila maculata
n 1: California annual having white flowers with a deep purple
blotch on each petal [syn: {five-spot}, {Nemophila
maculata}]
Nemophila menziesii
n 1: delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with
dark spots [syn: {baby blue-eyes}, {Nemophila menziesii}]
neo jazz
n 1: any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
[syn: {modern jazz}, {new jazz}, {neo jazz}]
neo-Darwinian
adj 1: of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern
genetic findings; "Neo-Darwinian theories"
neo-Darwinism
n 1: a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in
terms of genetic mutations
neo-Lamarckian
adj 1: of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism; "Neo-
Lamarckian theories"
Neo-Lamarckism
n 1: a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of
environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the
notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Neo-Latin
n 1: Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific
nomenclature [syn: {Neo-Latin}, {New Latin}]
Neoceratodus forsteri
n 1: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in
Queensland [syn: {Australian lungfish}, {Queensland
lungfish}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}]
Neofiber alleni
n 1: of Florida wetlands [syn: {round-tailed muskrat}, {Florida
water rat}, {Neofiber alleni}]
Neohygrophorus angelesianus
n 1: a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed
disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in
or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of
North America
Neolentinus ponderosus
n 1: a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in
diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
Neolithic Age
n 1: latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in
the Middle East (but later elsewhere) [syn: {Neolithic
Age}, {Neolithic}, {New Stone Age}]
Neomys anomalus
n 1: a type of water shrew [syn: {Mediterranean water shrew},
{Neomys anomalus}]
Neomys fodiens
n 1: widely distributed Old World water shrew [syn: {European
water shrew}, {Neomys fodiens}]
neon induction lamp
n 1: a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing
neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the
action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a
few turns around the tube [syn: {neon lamp}, {neon
induction lamp}, {neon tube}]
neon lamp
n 1: a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing
neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the
action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a
few turns around the tube [syn: {neon lamp}, {neon
induction lamp}, {neon tube}]
neon tube
n 1: a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing
neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the
action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a
few turns around the tube [syn: {neon lamp}, {neon
induction lamp}, {neon tube}]
neonatal death
n 1: death of a liveborn infant within the first 28 days of life
neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
n 1: a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the
liver; usually subsides spontaneously [syn:
{hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn}, {neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia}]
neonatal intensive care unit
n 1: an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to
care for premature or seriously ill newborn [syn: {neonatal
intensive care unit}, {NICU}]
neonatal mortality
n 1: the death rate during the first 28 days of life [syn:
{neonatal mortality}, {neonatal mortality rate}]
neonatal mortality rate
n 1: the death rate during the first 28 days of life [syn:
{neonatal mortality}, {neonatal mortality rate}]
neonatal period
n 1: the first 28 days of life
Neophron percnopterus
n 1: small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
[syn: {Egyptian vulture}, {Pharaoh's chicken}, {Neophron
percnopterus}]
neoplastic cell
n 1: a cell that is part of tumor
Neosho River
n 1: a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward
into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
[syn: {Neosho}, {Neosho River}]
Neotoma cinerea
n 1: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of
western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn:
{packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat},
{Neotoma cinerea}]
Neotoma floridana
n 1: large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United
States [syn: {eastern woodrat}, {Neotoma floridana}]
Neotoma fuscipes
n 1: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern
California [syn: {dusky-footed woodrat}, {Neotoma
fuscipes}]
Nepal trumpet flower
n 1: evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy
corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn:
{Nepal trumpet flower}, {Easter lily vine}, {Beaumontia
grandiflora}]
Nepalese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Nepal
Nepalese rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa [syn:
{Nepalese rupee}, {rupee}]
Nepeta cataria
n 1: hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white
purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the
past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
[syn: {catmint}, {catnip}, {Nepeta cataria}]
Nepeta hederaceae
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
Nephelium lappaceum
n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambutan},
{rambotan}, {rambutan tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]
Nephelium litchi
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
Nephelium longana
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for
its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes
placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium [syn: {longan},
{lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphorbia
litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]
Nephelium mutabile
n 1: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter
than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulasan}, {pulassan},
{pulasan tree}, {Nephelium mutabile}]
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
n 1: diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to
respond to normal levels of vasopressin
Nephrolepis exaltata
n 1: a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a
popular houseplant [syn: {Boston fern}, {Nephrolepis
exaltata}, {Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis}]
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
n 1: a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a
popular houseplant [syn: {Boston fern}, {Nephrolepis
exaltata}, {Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis}]
Nephrolepis pectinata
n 1: tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided
greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to
Peru and Brazil [syn: {basket fern}, {toothed sword fern},
{Nephrolepis pectinata}]
Nephrops norvegicus
n 1: edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but
slenderer [syn: {Norway lobster}, {Nephrops norvegicus}]
nephrotic syndrome
n 1: a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of
protein in the urine and usually increased blood
cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or
with a complication of various systemic diseases [syn:
{nephrotic syndrome}, {nephrosis}]
Nephthytis afzelii
n 1: tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for
its large sagittate leaves
Nerita peloronta
n 1: gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the
shell opening; of the Caribbean area [syn: {bleeding
tooth}, {Nerita peloronta}]
neritic zone
n 1: the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about
100 fathoms
neritid gastropod
n 1: operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral
shell [syn: {neritid}, {neritid gastropod}]
Nerium oleander
n 1: an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow
evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or
red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in
warm regions [syn: {oleander}, {rose bay}, {Nerium
oleander}]
Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
n 1: Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and
fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that
destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained
prosperous during his rule (37-68) [syn: {Nero}, {Nero
Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus}, {Lucius Domitius
Ahenobarbus}]
Nero's crown
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
Nerodia sipedon
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake},
{Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
neroli oil
n 1: an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used
in perfumery and as a flavoring
nerve agent
n 1: a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin
and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory
system [syn: {nerve gas}, {nerve agent}]
nerve block anaesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
nerve block anesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an
anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction
anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block
anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia},
{block anaesthesia}]
nerve cell
n 1: a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses [syn:
{nerve cell}, {neuron}]
nerve center
n 1: a center that provides information and control; "the nerve
center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" [syn:
{nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
2: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
[syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
nerve centre
n 1: a center that provides information and control; "the nerve
center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" [syn:
{nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
2: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
[syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
nerve compression
n 1: harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass
over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle
weakness
nerve deafness
n 1: hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve [syn:
{sensorineural hearing loss}, {nerve deafness}]
nerve end
n 1: the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a
synapse [syn: {nerve ending}, {nerve end}]
nerve ending
n 1: the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a
synapse [syn: {nerve ending}, {nerve end}]
nerve entrapment
n 1: repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves
near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)
nerve fiber
n 1: a threadlike extension of a nerve cell [syn: {nerve fiber},
{nerve fibre}]
nerve fibre
n 1: a threadlike extension of a nerve cell [syn: {nerve fiber},
{nerve fibre}]
nerve gas
n 1: a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin
and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory
system [syn: {nerve gas}, {nerve agent}]
nerve growth factor
n 1: a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral
nerve cells [syn: {nerve growth factor}, {NGF}]
nerve impulse
n 1: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber;
"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the
cortex to the hypothalamus" [syn: {nerve impulse}, {nervous
impulse}, {neural impulse}, {impulse}]
nerve pathway
n 1: a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path
through the brain [syn: {nerve pathway}, {tract}, {nerve
tract}, {pathway}]
nerve plexus
n 1: a network of intersecting nerves
nerve tissue
n 1: tissue composed of neurons [syn: {nervous tissue}, {nerve
tissue}]
nerve tract
n 1: a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path
through the brain [syn: {nerve pathway}, {tract}, {nerve
tract}, {pathway}]
nerve-racking
adj 1: extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking
noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day
at the office" [syn: {nerve-racking}, {nerve-wracking},
{stressful}, {trying}]
nerve-wracking
adj 1: extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking
noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day
at the office" [syn: {nerve-racking}, {nerve-wracking},
{stressful}, {trying}]
nervii olfactorii
n 1: a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the
nasal mucosa [syn: {olfactory nerve}, {nervii olfactorii},
{first cranial nerve}]
nervous breakdown
n 1: a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder
nervous disorder
n 1: a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {nervous disorder},
{neurological disorder}, {neurological disease}]
nervous exhaustion
n 1: an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable
to work [syn: {nervous exhaustion}, {nervous prostration}]
nervous impulse
n 1: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber;
"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the
cortex to the hypothalamus" [syn: {nerve impulse}, {nervous
impulse}, {neural impulse}, {impulse}]
nervous prostration
n 1: an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable
to work [syn: {nervous exhaustion}, {nervous prostration}]
nervous strain
n 1: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his
responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental
strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for
him" [syn: {strain}, {mental strain}, {nervous strain}]
nervous system
n 1: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network
of nerve cells [syn: {nervous system}, {systema nervosum}]
nervous tissue
n 1: tissue composed of neurons [syn: {nervous tissue}, {nerve
tissue}]
nervus abducens
n 1: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of
the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens},
{abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]
nervus accessorius
n 1: arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that
unite to form the nerve [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal
accessory}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]
nervus coccygeus
n 1: the lowest pair of spinal nerves [syn: {coccygeal nerve},
{nervus coccygeus}]
nervus facialis
n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial},
{facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
nervus femoralis
n 1: one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves
and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the
thigh [syn: {femoral nerve}, {nervus femoralis}, {anterior
crural nerve}]
nervus glossopharyngeus
n 1: sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor
fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and
larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic
ganglion [syn: {glossopharyngeal nerve}, {nervus
glossopharyngeus}, {ninth cranial nerve}]
nervus hypoglosus
n 1: supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue
muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {hypoglossal nerve}, {nervus
hypoglosus}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]
nervus ischiadicus
n 1: arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down
the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and
tibial nerves [syn: {sciatic nerve}, {nervus ischiadicus}]
nervus oculomotorius
n 1: supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor},
{oculomotor nerve}, {nervus oculomotorius}, {third cranial
nerve}]
nervus opticus
n 1: the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic
nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic
tract}]
nervus phrenicus
n 1: one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal
roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm
and control breathing [syn: {phrenic nerve}, {nervus
phrenicus}]
nervus radialis
n 1: largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the
humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one
branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and
another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn:
{radial nerve}, {nervus radialis}, {musculospiral nerve}]
nervus saphenus
n 1: a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous
branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot [syn:
{saphenous nerve}, {nervus saphenus}]
nervus spinalis
n 1: any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of
the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots:
ventral and dorsal) [syn: {spinal nerve}, {nervus
spinalis}]
nervus trigeminus
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal
nerve}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial
nerve}]
nervus ulnaris
n 1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing
near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and
the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar
nerve}, {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris}]
nervus vagus
n 1: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and
lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the
abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus
vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth
cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]
nervus vestibulocochlearis
n 1: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the
vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn:
{acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear
nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial
nerve}]
Nesselrode pudding
n 1: a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and
maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
[syn: {Nesselrode}, {Nesselrode pudding}]
nest egg
n 1: a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: {savings}, {nest
egg}]
2: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to
induce hens to lay their eggs in it
nesting place
n 1: a place suitable for nesting
Nestor notabilis
n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: {kea},
{Nestor notabilis}]
Nestor Paz Zamora Commission
n 1: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an
umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a
revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies
originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn:
{National Liberation Army}, {ELN}, {Nestor Paz Zamora
Commission}, {CNPZ}]
Nestorian Church
n 1: a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed
Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in
Iraq
net ball
n 1: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the
receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn:
{let}, {net ball}]
net estate
n 1: the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and
administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross
estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject
to federal and state inheritance taxes)
net fish
v 1: fish with nets
net income
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit},
{profits}, {earnings}]
net melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated
rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted
melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with
netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {net melon},
{netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}]
net profit
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit},
{profits}, {earnings}]
net sales
n 1: gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight
out, and allowances
net ton
n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
[syn: {short ton}, {ton}, {net ton}]
nether region
n 1: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is
paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: {Hell},
{perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region},
{pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
Netherlands Antilles
n 1: a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north
of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands
Netherlands Guiana
n 1: a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic;
achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn:
{Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch
Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]
netted melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated
rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted
melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with
netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {net melon},
{netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}]
nettle family
n 1: a family of plants of order Urticales including many
nettles with stinging hairs [syn: {Urticaceae}, {family
Urticaceae}, {nettle family}]
nettle rash
n 1: an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale
interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result
of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
[syn: {urtication}, {urticaria}, {hives}, {nettle rash}]
nettle tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn:
{hackberry}, {nettle tree}]
nettle-leaved bellflower
n 1: European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers
formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {throatwort},
{nettle-leaved bellflower}, {Campanula trachelium}]
nettle-leaved goosefoot
n 1: European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in
United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved
goosefoot}, {nettleleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium murale}]
nettleleaf goosefoot
n 1: European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in
United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved
goosefoot}, {nettleleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium murale}]
network architecture
n 1: specification of design principles (including data formats
and procedures) for creating a network configuration of
data processors
network army
n 1: a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new
kind of social or political of business group that may
exert broad influence on a shared concern; "a network army
of software programmers contribute free software to those
who want it"
network programming
n 1: the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network
network topology
n 1: the configuration of a communication network [syn:
{topology}, {network topology}]
neural arch
n 1: a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and
enclosing the spinal cord [syn: {neural arch}, {vertebral
arch}]
neural impulse
n 1: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber;
"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the
cortex to the hypothalamus" [syn: {nerve impulse}, {nervous
impulse}, {neural impulse}, {impulse}]
neural net
n 1: computer architecture in which processors are connected in
a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can
learn by trial and error [syn: {neural network}, {neural
net}]
2: any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to
perform some function in the body [syn: {neural network},
{neural net}]
neural network
n 1: computer architecture in which processors are connected in
a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can
learn by trial and error [syn: {neural network}, {neural
net}]
2: any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to
perform some function in the body [syn: {neural network},
{neural net}]
neural structure
n 1: a structure that is part of the nervous system
neural tube
n 1: a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the
brain and spinal cord develop
neuro-marketing
n 1: marketing based on studies of consumers' sensorimotor,
cognitive, and affective responses [syn: {neuromarketing},
{neuro-marketing}]
neurogenic bladder
n 1: a urinary bladder disorder caused by a lesion in the
nervous system
neuroglial cell
n 1: a cell of the neuroglia [syn: {neurogliacyte}, {neuroglial
cell}, {glial cell}]
neuroleptic agent
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
neuroleptic drug
n 1: tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a
calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer},
{major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser},
{antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent},
{antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent},
{neuroleptic}]
neurological disease
n 1: a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {nervous disorder},
{neurological disorder}, {neurological disease}]
neurological disorder
n 1: a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {nervous disorder},
{neurological disorder}, {neurological disease}]
neuromuscular blocking agent
n 1: a substance that interferes with the neural transmission
between motor neurons and skeletal muscles
neuromuscular junction
n 1: the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it
supplies [syn: {neuromuscular junction}, {myoneural
junction}]
neuropterous insect
n 1: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous
wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteron},
{neuropteran}, {neuropterous insect}]
neurotic depression
n 1: a term used for any state of depression that is not
psychotic [ant: {psychotic depression}]
Neurotrichus gibbsii
n 1: greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
[syn: {American shrew mole}, {Neurotrichus gibbsii}]
neutral spirits
n 1: nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for
blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and
liqueurs [syn: {neutral spirits}, {ethyl alcohol}]
neutral-colored
adj 1: having a color that does not attract attention [syn:
{neutral-colored}, {neutral-coloured}]
neutral-coloured
adj 1: having a color that does not attract attention [syn:
{neutral-colored}, {neutral-coloured}]
neutralisation reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact
with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases
the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions
with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralization},
{neutralisation}, {neutralization reaction},
{neutralisation reaction}]
neutralization fire
n 1: fire that is delivered in order to render the target
ineffective or unusable
neutralization reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact
with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases
the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions
with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralization},
{neutralisation}, {neutralization reaction},
{neutralisation reaction}]
neutron bomb
n 1: atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
neutron flux
n 1: the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons
passing through a unit area in unit time
neutron radiation
n 1: radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)
neutron star
n 1: a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is
composed of neutrons
Nev.
n 1: a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada},
{Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State},
{NV}, {Nev.}]
Neva River
n 1: a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into
the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Neva}, {Neva River}]
Nevado de Colima
n 1: an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: {Colima},
{Nevado de Colima}, {Volcan de Colima}]
never again
adv 1: at no time hereafter; "Quoth the raven, nevermore!"
-E.A.Poe [syn: {nevermore}, {never again}]
never-ending
adj 1: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing;
"the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain";
"night and day we live with the incessant noise of the
city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the
perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy";
"man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation";
"unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless},
{constant}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual},
{unceasing}, {unremitting}]
never-never
n 1: installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never"
[syn: {hire-purchase}, {never-never}]
2: the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country
never-never land
n 1: a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
[syn: {never-never land}, {dreamland}, {dreamworld}]
never-say-die
adj 1: impossible to subdue [syn: {indomitable}, {never-say-
die}, {unsubduable}]
Nevil Shute
n 1: English novelist who settled in Australia after World War
II (1899-1960) [syn: {Shute}, {Nevil Shute}, {Nevil Shute
Norway}]
Nevil Shute Norway
n 1: English novelist who settled in Australia after World War
II (1899-1960) [syn: {Shute}, {Nevil Shute}, {Nevil Shute
Norway}]
Neville Chamberlain
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn:
{Chamberlain}, {Neville Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville
Chamberlain}]
nevoid elephantiasis
n 1: thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity)
caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph
vessel obstruction [syn: {nevoid elephantiasis},
{pachyderma}]
nevus flammeus
n 1: a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple [syn: {port-
wine stain}, {nevus flammeus}]
New Amsterdam
n 1: a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of
Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island;
annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York
new ballgame
n 1: a particular situation that is radically different from the
preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a
whole new ballgame" [syn: {ballgame}, {new ballgame}]
New Britain
n 1: the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of
Papua New Guinea
New Brunswick
n 1: a university town in central New Jersey
2: a province in southeastern Canada
New Caledonia
n 1: an island to the to the east of Australia and to the north
of New Zealand
New Caledonian
adj 1: of or relating to New Caledonia
new caledonian pine
n 1: very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides
similar to norfolk island pine [syn: {new caledonian pine},
{Araucaria columnaris}]
New Caledonian yew
n 1: large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern
Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii [syn: {New Caledonian
yew}, {Austrotaxus spicata}]
new criticism
n 1: literary criticism based on close analysis of the text
New Deal
n 1: the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt
2: the historic period (1933-1940) in the United States during
which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were
implemented
3: a reapportioning of something
New Dealer
n 1: a supporter of the economic policies in the United States
known as the New Deal
New Delhi
n 1: a city in north central India [syn: {Delhi}, {New Delhi}]
new edition
n 1: a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or
updated and offered again for sale
New England
n 1: a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and
New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode
Island and Connecticut
New England aster
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having showy
purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn:
{New England aster}, {Aster novae-angliae}]
New England boiled dinner
n 1: corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually
other vegetables [syn: {boiled dinner}, {New England boiled
dinner}]
New England clam chowder
n 1: a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and
salt pork and milk
New Englander
n 1: an American who lives in New England [syn: {New Englander},
{Yankee}]
New English Bible
n 1: a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
New Flower
n 1: the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city;
located in central Ethiopia [syn: {Addis Ababa}, {New
Flower}, {capital of Ethiopia}]
New Forest
n 1: an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that
was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079;
originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as
parkland; noted for its ponies
New Greek
n 1: the Greek language as spoken and written today [syn:
{Modern Greek}, {New Greek}]
New Guinea
n 1: a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest
island in the world; the western part is governed by
Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea
New Hampshire
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {New Hampshire}, {Granite State}, {NH}, {N.H.}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
New Hampshirite
n 1: a native or resident of New Hampshire [syn: {New
Hampshirite}, {Granite Stater}]
New Haven
n 1: a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
New Hebrides
n 1: a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since
1980 [syn: {Vanuatu}, {Republic of Vanuatu}, {New
Hebrides}]
New Ireland
n 1: an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New
Guinea
new jazz
n 1: any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
[syn: {modern jazz}, {new jazz}, {neo jazz}]
New Jersey
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {New Jersey}, {Jersey}, {Garden State},
{NJ}, {N.J.}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
New Jerseyan
n 1: a native of resident of New Jersey [syn: {New Jerseyan},
{New Jerseyite}, {Garden Stater}]
New Jerseyite
n 1: a native of resident of New Jersey [syn: {New Jerseyan},
{New Jerseyite}, {Garden Stater}]
New Latin
n 1: Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific
nomenclature [syn: {Neo-Latin}, {New Latin}]
new line
n 1: the operation that prepares for the next character to be
printed or displayed as the first character on the next
line
New London
n 1: a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound;
an important whaling center in the 19th century
New Look
n 1: a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in
1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a
flowing pleated skirt
New Mexican
n 1: a native or resident of New Mexico
New Mexico
n 1: a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
[syn: {New Mexico}, {Land of Enchantment}, {NM}, {N.M.}]
new moon
n 1: the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing
crescent [syn: {new moon}, {new phase of the moon}]
New Netherland
n 1: a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower
Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New
Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
New Norwegian
n 1: one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural
dialects [syn: {Nynorsk}, {New Norwegian}, {Landsmal},
{Landsmaal}]
New Orleans
n 1: a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in
southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi
river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the
Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians
in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here
each year
new penny
n 1: a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth
of a pound
New People's Army
n 1: a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the
Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization
formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called
Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in
the Philippines [syn: {New People's Army}, {NPA}]
new phase of the moon
n 1: the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing
crescent [syn: {new moon}, {new phase of the moon}]
New River
n 1: a river in the southeastern United States that flows
northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it
empties into the Kanawha River
New River Gorge Bridge
n 1: a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West
Virginia
New Scotland Yard
n 1: the detective department of the metropolitan police force
of London [syn: {Scotland Yard}, {New Scotland Yard}]
New Siberian Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of
Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea
New South Wales
n 1: an Australian state in southeastern Australia
New Stone Age
n 1: latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in
the Middle East (but later elsewhere) [syn: {Neolithic
Age}, {Neolithic}, {New Stone Age}]
New Style calendar
n 1: the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by
Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian
calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct
15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by
400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain
and the American colonies in 1752 [syn: {Gregorian
calendar}, {New Style calendar}]
New Testament
n 1: the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the
Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation;
composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the
Christian Bible
new town
n 1: a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped
area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own
housing and education and commerce and recreation
New Wave
n 1: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s [syn: {New
Wave}, {Nouvelle Vague}]
2: any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially
in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {van}, {new
wave}]
New Waver
n 1: a film maker who follows New Wave ideas
New World
n 1: the hemisphere that includes North America and South
America [syn: {western hemisphere}, {occident}, {New
World}]
New World anteater
n 1: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
termites [syn: {anteater}, {New World anteater}]
New World beaver
n 1: a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North
America except Florida [syn: {New World beaver}, {Castor
canadensis}]
New World blackbird
n 1: any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or
predominantly black [syn: {New World blackbird},
{blackbird}]
New World chat
n 1: birds having a chattering call [syn: {New World chat},
{chat}]
New World coral snake
n 1: any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded
in red and black and either yellow or white; widely
distributed in South America and Central America [syn:
{coral snake}, {harlequin-snake}, {New World coral snake}]
New World flycatcher
n 1: large American birds that characteristically catch insects
on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {flycatcher},
{tyrant flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]
New World goldfinch
n 1: American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
[syn: {New World goldfinch}, {goldfinch}, {yellowbird},
{Spinus tristis}]
New World jay
n 1: a North American jay
New World least weasel
n 1: of Canada and northeastern United States [syn: {New World
least weasel}, {Mustela rixosa}]
New World leishmaniasis
n 1: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central
American and South America; sores are limited to the skin
and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World
leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis
americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]
New World monkey
n 1: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated
nostrils and long usually prehensile tails [syn: {New World
monkey}, {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}]
New World mouse
n 1: a variety of rodent
New World opah
n 1: from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico [syn:
{New World opah}, {Lampris guttatus}]
New World oriole
n 1: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn:
{New World oriole}, {American oriole}, {oriole}]
New World porcupine
n 1: arboreal porcupine
New World sparrow
n 1: sparrow-like North American finches
New World tapir
n 1: a tapir found in South America and Central America [syn:
{New World tapir}, {Tapirus terrestris}]
New World vulture
n 1: large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World
vultures [syn: {New World vulture}, {cathartid}]
New World warbler
n 1: small bright-colored American songbird with a weak
unmusical song [syn: {New World warbler}, {wood warbler}]
New Year
n 1: the calendar year just begun
New Year's
n 1: the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's Day}, {New
Year's}, {January 1}]
New Year's Day
n 1: the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's Day}, {New
Year's}, {January 1}]
New Year's Eve
n 1: the last day of the year [syn: {New Year's Eve}, {December
31}]
New York
n 1: the largest city in New York State and in the United
States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of
the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
[syn: {New York}, {New York City}, {Greater New York}]
2: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{New York}, {New York State}, {Empire State}, {NY}, {N.Y.}]
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
New York aster
n 1: North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming
purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in
Europe [syn: {Michaelmas daisy}, {New York aster}, {Aster
novi-belgii}]
New York Bay
n 1: a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River
New York City
n 1: the largest city in New York State and in the United
States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of
the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
[syn: {New York}, {New York City}, {Greater New York}]
New York fern
n 1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North
America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New
York fern}, {Parathelypteris novae-boracensis}, {Dryopteris
noveboracensis}]
New York minute
n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or
the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat},
{instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling},
{wink}, {New York minute}]
New York State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{New York}, {New York State}, {Empire State}, {NY}, {N.Y.}]
New York State Barge Canal
n 1: a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting
the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
New York Stock Exchange
n 1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock
Exchange}, {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]
New York strip
n 1: steak from upper part of the short loin [syn: {strip
steak}, {New York strip}]
New Yorker
n 1: a native or resident of New York (especially of New York
City)
New Zealand
n 1: an independent country within the British Commonwealth;
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907;
known for sheep and spectacular scenery
2: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in
the South Pacific [syn: {New Zealand}, {New Zealand Islands}]
New Zealand beech
n 1: any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus
Nothofagus; some yield useful timber
New Zealand cotton
n 1: a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that
resembles cotton fiber
New Zealand Dacryberry
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New
Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides},
{Podocarpus dacrydioides}]
New Zealand daisybush
n 1: bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white
flower heads [syn: {New Zealand daisybush}, {Olearia
haastii}]
New Zealand dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in New Zealand
New Zealand honeysuckle
n 1: slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red
flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber [syn:
{rewa-rewa}, {New Zealand honeysuckle}]
New Zealand Islands
n 1: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in
the South Pacific [syn: {New Zealand}, {New Zealand
Islands}]
New Zealand mountain pine
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand
mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium
bidwilli}]
New Zealand spinach
n 1: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow
flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and
succulent leaves [syn: {New Zealand spinach}, {Tetragonia
tetragonioides}, {Tetragonia expansa}]
New Zealand white pine
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New
Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides},
{Podocarpus dacrydioides}]
New Zealand wine berry
n 1: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive
foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity
and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand
wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata},
{Aristotelia racemosa}]
New Zealand wren
n 1: birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
New Zealander
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its
people; "New Zealander sheep farms"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New
Zealander}, {Kiwi}]
new-fangled
adj 1: (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled
ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and
never uses them" [syn: {newfangled}, {new-fangled}]
new-made
adj 1: newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"
new-mown
adj 1: newly mown
new-sprung
adj 1: having just or recently arisen or come into existence;
"new nations"; "with newborn fears" [syn: {newborn},
{new-sprung(a)}]
Newburg sauce
n 1: lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions
and sherry or Madeira
Newcastle disease
n 1: disease of domestic fowl and other birds
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
n 1: a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a
center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression
`carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something
unnecessary) [syn: {Newcastle}, {Newcastle-upon-Tyne}]
newel post
n 1: the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it
supports the handrail [syn: {newel post}, {newel}]
Newfoundland and Labrador
n 1: a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on
the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became
Canada's 10th province in 1949
Newfoundland dog
n 1: a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse
usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous
swimmers; developed in Newfoundland [syn: {Newfoundland},
{Newfoundland dog}]
Newfoundland dwarf birch
n 1: small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
[syn: {Newfoundland dwarf birch}, {American dwarf birch},
{Betula glandulosa}]
Newport News
n 1: a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the
James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
news agency
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
news article
n 1: an article reporting news [syn: {news article}, {news
story}, {newspaper article}]
news bulletin
n 1: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news
story [syn: {news bulletin}, {newsflash}, {flash},
{newsbreak}]
news conference
n 1: a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions
of a politician or other celebrity [syn: {press
conference}, {news conference}]
news event
n 1: a newsworthy event
news item
n 1: an item in a newspaper
news leak
n 1: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of
confidential information [syn: {leak}, {news leak}]
news magazine
n 1: a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually
published weekly
news media
n 1: newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: {journalism},
{news media}]
news organisation
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
news organization
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
news photography
n 1: photography of newsworthy events
news program
n 1: a program devoted to current events, often using interviews
and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
[syn: {news program}, {news show}, {news}]
news reader
n 1: someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn:
{newsreader}, {news reader}]
news report
n 1: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech";
"the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his
speech that was given on the evening news made the governor
furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {account},
{write up}]
news show
n 1: a program devoted to current events, often using interviews
and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
[syn: {news program}, {news show}, {news}]
news story
n 1: an article reporting news [syn: {news article}, {news
story}, {newspaper article}]
newspaper ad
n 1: a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
[syn: {newspaper ad}, {newspaper advertisement}]
newspaper advertisement
n 1: a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
[syn: {newspaper ad}, {newspaper advertisement}]
newspaper article
n 1: an article reporting news [syn: {news article}, {news
story}, {newspaper article}]
newspaper clipping
n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping},
{newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press
cutting}]
newspaper column
n 1: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: {column},
{editorial}, {newspaper column}]
newspaper columnist
n 1: a columnist who writes for newspapers
newspaper critic
n 1: a critic who writes a column for the newspapers
newspaper editor
n 1: the editor of a newspaper
newspaper headline
n 1: the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn:
{headline}, {newspaper headline}]
newspaper publisher
n 1: the proprietor of a newspaper [syn: {publisher}, {newspaper
publisher}]
2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many
newspapers" [syn: {newspaper}, {paper}, {newspaper
publisher}]
newsstand operator
n 1: someone who sells newspapers [syn: {newsagent},
{newsdealer}, {newsvendor}, {newsstand operator}]
Newton's first law
n 1: a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant
velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn:
{first law of motion}, {Newton's first law of motion},
{Newton's first law}]
Newton's first law of motion
n 1: a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant
velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn:
{first law of motion}, {Newton's first law of motion},
{Newton's first law}]
Newton's law
n 1: one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn:
{Newton's law of motion}, {Newton's law}, {law of motion}]
Newton's law of gravitation
n 1: (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each
other with a force that is directly proportional to the
product of their masses and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between them [syn: {law of
gravitation}, {Newton's law of gravitation}]
Newton's law of motion
n 1: one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn:
{Newton's law of motion}, {Newton's law}, {law of motion}]
Newton's second law
n 1: the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the
imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn:
{second law of motion}, {Newton's second law of motion},
{Newton's second law}]
Newton's second law of motion
n 1: the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the
imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn:
{second law of motion}, {Newton's second law of motion},
{Newton's second law}]
Newton's theory of gravitation
n 1: (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter
attract one another with a force directly proportional to
the product of their masses and inversely proportional to
the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of
gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory},
{Newton's theory of gravitation}]
Newton's third law
n 1: action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law
of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third
law}, {law of action and reaction}]
Newton's third law of motion
n 1: action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law
of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third
law}, {law of action and reaction}]
Newtonian mechanics
n 1: the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
[syn: {classical mechanics}, {Newtonian mechanics}]
Newtonian reflector
n 1: reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through
an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis [syn: {Newtonian
telescope}, {Newtonian reflector}]
Newtonian telescope
n 1: reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through
an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis [syn: {Newtonian
telescope}, {Newtonian reflector}]
Newtown Wonder
n 1: apple used primarily in cooking
next door
adv 1: at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had
been living next door all this time" [syn: {next door},
{in the adjacent house}, {in the adjacent apartment}]
next friend
n 1: (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled
person
next of kin
n 1: the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related
to a given person
next-to-last
adj 1: second last; "the author inadvertently reveals the
murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the
next-to-last column" [syn: {penultimate}, {next-to-last}]
2: used of the third or next to final year in United States high
school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"
[syn: {junior(a)}, {third-year}, {next-to-last}]
Nez Perce
n 1: a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the
pacific coast
2: the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce
Ngaio Marsh
n 1: New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn:
{Marsh}, {Ngaio Marsh}]
Nguyen Tat Thanh
n 1: Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in
World War II and the French until 1954 and South Vietnam
until 1975 (1890-1969) [syn: {Ho Chi Minh}, {Nguyen Tat
Thanh}]
Ni-hard
n 1: cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist
abrasion [syn: {Ni-hard}, {Ni-hard iron}]
Ni-hard iron
n 1: cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist
abrasion [syn: {Ni-hard}, {Ni-hard iron}]
Ni-resist
n 1: cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite
[syn: {Ni-resist}, {Ni-resist iron}]
Ni-resist iron
n 1: cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite
[syn: {Ni-resist}, {Ni-resist iron}]
Niagara Falls
n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United
States it is the American Falls [syn: {Niagara}, {Niagara
Falls}]
2: a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara
river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
Niagara River
n 1: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms
boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: {Niagara},
{Niagara River}]
Nicandra physaloides
n 1: coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white
flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry
berry [syn: {apple of Peru}, {shoo fly}, {Nicandra
physaloides}]
Nicaraguan capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Nicaragua [syn: {Managua},
{capital of Nicaragua}, {Nicaraguan capital}]
Nicaraguan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Nicaragua
Niccolo Machiavelli
n 1: a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central
government (1469-1527) [syn: {Machiavelli}, {Niccolo
Machiavelli}]
Niccolo Paganini
n 1: Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin
(1782-1840) [syn: {Paganini}, {Niccolo Paganini}]
Nicene Creed
n 1: (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian
beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded
Nicholas I
n 1: czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the
Crimean War (1796-1855) [syn: {Nicholas I}, {Czar Nicholas
I}]
Nicholas II
n 1: the last czar of Russia who was forced to abdicate in 1917
by the Russian Revolution; he and his family were executed
by the Bolsheviks (1868-1918)
Nicholas V
n 1: Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican
library (1397-1455) [syn: {Nicholas V}, {Tomasso
Parentucelli}]
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
n 1: United States poet who traveled the country trading his
poems for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: {Lindsay},
{Vachel Lindsay}, {Nicholas Vachel Lindsay}]
nickel alloy
n 1: an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel-
base alloy}, {nickel alloy}]
nickel bronze
n 1: a bronze containing up to 30% nickel
nickel note
n 1: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a
nickel deck of heroin" [syn: {nickel}, {nickel note}]
nickel silver
n 1: a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
[syn: {nickel silver}, {German silver}]
nickel steel
n 1: an alloy steel containing nickel
nickel-and-dime
adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out
of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn:
{nickel-and-dime}, {small-time}]
2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
{penny-pinch}, {nickel-and-dime}]
2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a
small house for her family"
nickel-base alloy
n 1: an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel-
base alloy}, {nickel alloy}]
nickel-cadmium accumulator
n 1: a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium
anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low
discharge rate when not in use [syn: {nicad}, {nickel-
cadmium accumulator}]
nickel-iron accumulator
n 1: a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron
anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell
gives about 1.2 volts [syn: {nickel-iron battery}, {nickel-
iron accumulator}]
nickel-iron battery
n 1: a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron
anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell
gives about 1.2 volts [syn: {nickel-iron battery}, {nickel-
iron accumulator}]
nicker nut
n 1: hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g.
jewelry [syn: {bonduc nut}, {nicker nut}, {nicker seed}]
nicker seed
n 1: hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g.
jewelry [syn: {bonduc nut}, {nicker nut}, {nicker seed}]
Nicol prism
n 1: optical device that produces plane-polarized light
Nicola Amati
n 1: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to
Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) [syn: {Amati}, {Nicolo
Amati}, {Nicola Amati}]
Nicola Sacco
n 1: United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo
Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide
protest was executed (1891-1927) [syn: {Sacco}, {Nicola
Sacco}]
Nicolas de Malebranche
n 1: French philosopher (1638-1715) [syn: {Malebranche},
{Nicolas de Malebranche}]
Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot
n 1: French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
[syn: {Carnot}, {Sadi Carnot}, {Nicolas Leonard Sadi
Carnot}]
Nicolas Poussin
n 1: French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) [syn:
{Poussin}, {Nicolas Poussin}]
Nicolaus Copernicus
n 1: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the
solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) [syn:
{Copernicus}, {Nicolaus Copernicus}, {Mikolaj Kopernik}]
Nicolo Amati
n 1: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to
Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) [syn: {Amati}, {Nicolo
Amati}, {Nicola Amati}]
Nicotiana alata
n 1: South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally
fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {flowering tobacco},
{Jasmine tobacco}, {Nicotiana alata}]
Nicotiana glauca
n 1: evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United
States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
[syn: {tree tobacco}, {mustard tree}, {Nicotiana glauca}]
Nicotiana rustica
n 1: tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild
tobacco}, {Indian tobacco}, {Nicotiana rustica}]
Nicotiana tabacum
n 1: tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and
terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers;
cultivated for its leaves [syn: {common tobacco},
{Nicotiana tabacum}]
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
n 1: a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from
the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in
various metabolic processes [syn: {nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide}, {NAD}]
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
n 1: a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells
but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes
[syn: {nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate},
{NADP}]
nicotine addiction
n 1: an addiction to nicotine
nicotine poisoning
n 1: toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of
large amounts of nicotine
nicotinic acid
n 1: a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the
nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract [syn:
{niacin}, {nicotinic acid}]
nictitating membrane
n 1: a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds
and some mammals [syn: {nictitating membrane}, {third
eyelid}]
Niels Abel
n 1: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Abel}, {Niels
Abel}, {Niels Henrik Abel}]
Niels Bohr
n 1: Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and
radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the
spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) [syn: {Bohr}, {Niels
Bohr}, {Niels Henrik David Bohr}]
Niels Henrik Abel
n 1: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Abel}, {Niels
Abel}, {Niels Henrik Abel}]
Niels Henrik David Bohr
n 1: Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and
radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the
spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) [syn: {Bohr}, {Niels
Bohr}, {Niels Henrik David Bohr}]
Niemann-Pick disease
n 1: a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an
autosomal recessive trait
Nierembergia frutescens
n 1: shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers
used as an ornamental [syn: {tall cupflower}, {Nierembergia
frutescens}]
Nierembergia repens
n 1: prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular
flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: {whitecup},
{Nierembergia repens}, {Nierembergia rivularis}]
Nierembergia rivularis
n 1: prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular
flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: {whitecup},
{Nierembergia repens}, {Nierembergia rivularis}]
Nigella damascena
n 1: European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or
pale blue flowers [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {Nigella
damascena}]
Nigella hispanica
n 1: nigella of Spain and southern France [syn: {fennel flower},
{Nigella hispanica}]
Nigella sativa
n 1: herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used
like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg
flower}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]
Niger franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Niger
Niger River
n 1: an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn:
{Niger}, {Niger River}]
Niger-Congo
n 1: a family of African language spoken in west Africa
Niger-Kordofanian
n 1: the family of languages that includes most of the languages
spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them
are tonal languages but there are important exceptions
(e.g., Swahili or Fula) [syn: {Niger-Kordofanian}, {Niger-
Kordofanian language}]
Niger-Kordofanian language
n 1: the family of languages that includes most of the languages
spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them
are tonal languages but there are important exceptions
(e.g., Swahili or Fula) [syn: {Niger-Kordofanian}, {Niger-
Kordofanian language}]
Nigerian capital
n 1: capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn:
{Abuja}, {capital of Nigeria}, {Nigerian capital}]
Nigerian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Nigeria
night bell
n 1: a doorbell to be used at night
night bird
n 1: any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale;
nighthawk; etc
night blindness
n 1: inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency
of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder [syn: {nyctalopia},
{night blindness}, {moon blindness}]
night club
n 1: a spot that is open late at night and that provides
entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing
and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a
cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by
visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a
jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {night club},
{club}, {nightspot}]
night court
n 1: a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
night game
n 1: a game played under artificial illumination at night [ant:
{day game}]
night heron
n 1: nocturnal or crepuscular herons [syn: {night heron}, {night
raven}]
night jasmine
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
[syn: {night jasmine}, {night jessamine}, {Cestrum
nocturnum}]
night jessamine
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
[syn: {night jasmine}, {night jessamine}, {Cestrum
nocturnum}]
night latch
n 1: doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the
outside
night letter
n 1: a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
night life
n 1: the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime
diversion; "a futile search for intelligent nightlife"
[syn: {nightlife}, {night life}]
2: the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the
theater, a nightclub, etc.); "in the summer the nightlife
shifts to the dance clubs" [syn: {nightlife}, {night life}]
night lizard
n 1: small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North
America and Cuba; bear live young
night owl
n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: {night
owl}, {nighthawk}, {nightbird}]
night porter
n 1: a porter on duty during the night
night raven
n 1: nocturnal or crepuscular herons [syn: {night heron}, {night
raven}]
2: any bird that cries at night
night rider
n 1: member of a secret mounted band in United States South
after the American Civil War; committed acts of
intimidation and revenge [syn: {night rider}, {nightrider}]
night school
n 1: a school that holds classes in the evenings for students
who cannot attend during the day [ant: {day school}]
night shift
n 1: the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
[syn: {night shift}, {graveyard shift}]
2: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
[syn: {night shift}, {graveyard shift}]
night snake
n 1: nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico [syn:
{night snake}, {Hypsiglena torquata}]
night soil
n 1: human excreta used as fertilizer
night terror
n 1: an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which
the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and
fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have
provoked those feelings
night vision
n 1: the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in
moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {scotopic
vision}, {twilight vision}]
night watch
n 1: a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn:
{graveyard watch}, {middle watch}, {midwatch}, {night
watch}]
night watchman
n 1: a watchman who works during the night
night-blooming cereus
n 1: any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus
Selenicereus
2: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
3: any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
night-light
n 1: light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom
at night (as for children or invalids)
night-line
n 1: a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch
fish over night
night-robe
n 1: lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in
bed by women [syn: {nightgown}, {gown}, {nightie}, {night-
robe}, {nightdress}]
night-sight
n 1: the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in
moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {scotopic
vision}, {twilight vision}]
night-stop
n 1: a break in a journey for the night
Nigroporus vinosus
n 1: a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and
spore surface and small pores
Nihau Island
n 1: the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) [syn:
{Nihau}, {Nihau Island}]
nihil obstat
n 1: the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman
Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined
and contains nothing offensive to the church
2: authoritative approval
nihilistic delusion
n 1: the delusion that things (or everything, including the
self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal [syn:
{nihilistic delusion}, {nihilism}]
Nikita Khrushchev
n 1: Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin
(1894-1971) [syn: {Khrushchev}, {Nikita Khrushchev},
{Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev}]
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
n 1: Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin
(1894-1971) [syn: {Khrushchev}, {Nikita Khrushchev},
{Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev}]
Nikola Tesla
n 1: United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in
Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the
principles of alternating currents and developed the first
alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and
several forms of oscillators (1856-1943) [syn: {Tesla},
{Nikola Tesla}]
Nikolaas Tinbergen
n 1: Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is
innate and stereotyped (1907-1988) [syn: {Tinbergen},
{Nikolaas Tinbergen}]
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used
themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used
themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin
n 1: Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual
collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by
Stalin (1888-1938) [syn: {Bukharin}, {Nikolai Ivanovich
Bukharin}]
Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky
n 1: Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-
Euclidean geometry (1792-1856) [syn: {Lobachevsky},
{Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky}]
Nikolai Lenin
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
n 1: Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature
(1809-1852) [syn: {Gogol}, {Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol}]
Nile crocodile
n 1: a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn:
{African crocodile}, {Nile crocodile}, {Crocodylus
niloticus}]
Nile River
n 1: the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward
through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile
River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first
great civilization [syn: {Nile}, {Nile River}]
Nilgiri Hills
n 1: hills in southern India
Nilo-Saharan
n 1: a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic
peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania [syn:
{Nilo-Saharan}, {Nilo-Saharan language}]
Nilo-Saharan language
n 1: a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic
peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania [syn:
{Nilo-Saharan}, {Nilo-Saharan language}]
Nilotic language
n 1: a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-
Nile group [syn: {Nilotic}, {Nilotic language}]
nim tree
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
{neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth},
{Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]
nimble Will
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: {nimblewill}, {nimble Will},
{Muhlenbergia schreberi}]
nimble-fingered
adj 1: having nimble fingers literally or figuratively;
especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-
fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank
vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered
thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the
era"- Time [syn: {light-fingered}, {nimble-fingered}]
nimbus cloud
n 1: a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus}, {nimbus
cloud}, {rain cloud}]
niminy-piminy
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {mincing}, {niminy-
piminy}, {prim}, {twee}]
nin-sin
n 1: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have
medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax
ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]
Nina from Carolina
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn:
{nine}, {9}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]
nine iron
n 1: an iron with considerable loft [syn: {niblick}, {nine
iron}]
nine times
adv 1: by a factor of nine; "my investment has increased
ninefold" [syn: {ninefold}, {nine times}]
nine-banded armadillo
n 1: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas
to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas
armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]
nine-fold
adj 1: having nine units or components [syn: {nonuple},
{ninefold}, {nine-fold}]
nine-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members
[syn: {nine-membered}, {9-membered}]
nine-sided
adj 1: having nine sides
nine-spot
n 1: one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the
face [syn: {nine-spot}, {nine}]
ninepin ball
n 1: ball used to knock down ninepins [syn: {ninepin ball},
{skittle ball}]
Nineteenth Amendment
n 1: an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the
right to vote on the basis of sex
ninety-eight
adj 1: being eight more than ninety [syn: {ninety-eight}, {98},
{xcviii}]
ninety-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order [syn:
{ninety-fifth}, {95th}]
ninety-five
adj 1: being five more than ninety [syn: {ninety-five}, {95},
{xcv}]
ninety-four
adj 1: being four more than ninety [syn: {ninety-four}, {94},
{xciv}]
ninety-nine
adj 1: being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
[syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}, {ic}]
ninety-one
adj 1: being one more than ninety [syn: {ninety-one}, {91},
{xci}]
ninety-seven
adj 1: being seven more than ninety [syn: {ninety-seven}, {97},
{xcvii}]
ninety-six
adj 1: being six more than ninety [syn: {ninety-six}, {96},
{xcvi}]
ninety-three
adj 1: being three more than ninety [syn: {ninety-three}, {93},
{xciii}]
ninety-two
adj 1: being two more than ninety [syn: {ninety-two}, {92},
{xcii}]
Ninigino-Mikoto
n 1: grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan [syn:
{Ninigi}, {Ninigino-Mikoto}]
ninth cranial nerve
n 1: sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor
fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and
larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic
ganglion [syn: {glossopharyngeal nerve}, {nervus
glossopharyngeus}, {ninth cranial nerve}]
Ninth of Ab
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Ninth of Av
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Niobrara River
n 1: a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Niobrara},
{Niobrara River}]
nip and tuck
adv 1: even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
[syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}, {nip and tuck}]
adj 1: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race
or comparison or competition; "as they approached the
finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a
nip and tuck affair" [syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-
head}, {nip and tuck}]
n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and
skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some
actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
{rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
nip off
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip
off}]
Nipa fruticans
n 1: any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa
found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is
used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has
edible seeds [syn: {nipa palm}, {Nipa fruticans}]
nipa palm
n 1: any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa
found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is
used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has
edible seeds [syn: {nipa palm}, {Nipa fruticans}]
nipple shield
n 1: a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of
nursing women
Nissen hut
n 1: a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a
semicircular cross section [syn: {Nissen hut}, {Quonset
hut}]
nitrate bacterium
n 1: any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into
nitrates [syn: {nitrate bacterium}, {nitric bacterium}]
nitric acid
n 1: acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and
explosives and rocket fuels [syn: {nitric acid}, {aqua
fortis}]
nitric bacteria
n 1: soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates [syn:
{nitric bacteria}, {nitrobacteria}]
nitric bacterium
n 1: any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into
nitrates [syn: {nitrate bacterium}, {nitric bacterium}]
nitric oxide
n 1: a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)
nitrite bacterium
n 1: any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
[syn: {nitrite bacterium}, {nitrous bacterium}]
nitro group
n 1: the group -NO3
nitrogen balance
n 1: the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the
soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or
excreted)
nitrogen cycle
n 1: the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are
absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and
decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil
nitrogen dioxide
n 1: a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
nitrogen fixation
n 1: the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria
and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
nitrogen mustard
n 1: a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure;
important in cancer treatment
nitrogen narcosis
n 1: confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of
dissolved nitrogen in the blood; "deep-sea divers can
suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high
pressure"
nitrogen oxide
n 1: any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of
nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car
exhausts
nitrogen trichloride
n 1: a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly
used for bleaching and aging flour [syn: {nitrogen
trichloride}, {Agene}]
nitrogen-bearing
adj 1: of or relating to or containing nitrogen [syn:
{nitrogenous}, {nitrogen-bearing}]
nitrogen-fixing
adj 1: contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation
nitrohydrochloric acid
n 1: a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and
hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
[syn: {aqua regia}, {nitrohydrochloric acid}]
nitrous acid
n 1: an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as
nitrite salts
nitrous bacteria
n 1: soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites [syn:
{nitrosobacteria}, {nitrous bacteria}]
nitrous bacterium
n 1: any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
[syn: {nitrite bacterium}, {nitrous bacterium}]
nitrous oxide
n 1: inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry
and surgery [syn: {nitrous oxide}, {laughing gas}]
nitta tree
n 1: any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia
having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods
usually containing edible seeds and pulp
nitty-gritty
n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
{center}, {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and
soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith},
{sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
Nizhni Novgorod
n 1: an industrial city in the European part of Russia;
birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod},
{Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorky}, {Gorkiy}]
Nizhnyi Novgorod
n 1: an industrial city in the European part of Russia;
birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod},
{Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorky}, {Gorkiy}]
no ball
n 1: unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it
a no ball"
no doubt
adv 1: admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be
sure}, {without doubt}, {no doubt}]
no end
adv 1: on and on for a long time; "the child cried no end"
no fault automobile insurance
n 1: a system of automobile insurance where a party who is
injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a
specific amount against his own insurance company
regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the
amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is
reduced by no fault insurance" [syn: {no fault insurance},
{no fault automobile insurance}]
no fault insurance
n 1: a system of automobile insurance where a party who is
injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a
specific amount against his own insurance company
regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the
amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is
reduced by no fault insurance" [syn: {no fault insurance},
{no fault automobile insurance}]
no longer
adv 1: not now; "she is no more" [syn: {no longer}, {no more}]
[ant: {still}]
no man's land
n 1: an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing
armies
2: land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually
undesirable)
3: the ambiguous region between two categories or states or
conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but
there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences
that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in
the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no
man's land between negotiation and aggression" [syn:
{twilight zone}, {no man's land}]
no matter
adv 1: in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he
carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn:
{regardless}, {irrespective}, {disregardless}, {no
matter}, {disregarding}]
no matter what happens
adv 1: in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell
or high water" [syn: {come hell or high water}, {no
matter what happens}, {whatever may come}]
no more
adv 1: not now; "she is no more" [syn: {no longer}, {no more}]
[ant: {still}]
2: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is
present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: {no}, {no
more}]
no-account
adj 1: without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry
horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-
nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
[syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless},
{no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne
'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {no-account}, {good-for-
naught}]
no-brainer
n 1: anything that requires little thought
no-count
adj 1: without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry
horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-
nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
[syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless},
{no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
no-frills
adj 1: characterized by the absence of inessential features; "he
got a no-frills introduction to the job"
no-go
adj 1: not functioning properly or in suitable condition for
proceeding; "the space launch was no-go" [ant: {go}]
no-go area
n 1: an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to
which entry is forbidden
no-goal
n 1: a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing
toward no-goal"
no-good
adj 1: without merit; of little or no value or use; "a sorry
horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-
nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
[syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless},
{no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
2: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good
check" [syn: {rubber}, {no-good}]
no-hit
adj 1: of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the
opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"
no-hit game
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
[syn: {no-hit game}, {no-hitter}]
no-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
[syn: {no-hit game}, {no-hitter}]
no-nonsense
adj 1: not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a
stern parent"
no-par stock
n 1: stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter
or on the stock certificate [syn: {no-par-value stock},
{no-par stock}]
no-par-value stock
n 1: stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter
or on the stock certificate [syn: {no-par-value stock},
{no-par stock}]
no-parking zone
n 1: a space where automobiles are not allowed to park
no-see-um
n 1: minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals
and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punky},
{punkey}, {no-see-um}, {biting midge}]
no-show
n 1: a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when
canceling a reservation
2: someone who shirks duty [syn: {no-show}, {nonattender},
{truant}]
no-trump
n 1: a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated
as trump for the duration of the hand
no-win
adj 1: certain to end in failure and disappointment; "a no-win
situation"
no-win situation
n 1: a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you
are bound to lose whatever you do
no.
n 1: the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn:
{ordinal number}, {ordinal}, {no.}]
Noachian deluge
n 1: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of
Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was
brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of
human beings [syn: {Noah's flood}, {Noachian deluge}, {Noah
and the Flood}, {the Flood}]
Noah and the Flood
n 1: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of
Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was
brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of
human beings [syn: {Noah's flood}, {Noachian deluge}, {Noah
and the Flood}, {the Flood}]
Noah Webster
n 1: United States lexicographer (1758-1843) [syn: {Webster},
{Noah Webster}]
Noah's flood
n 1: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of
Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was
brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of
human beings [syn: {Noah's flood}, {Noachian deluge}, {Noah
and the Flood}, {the Flood}]
Noam Chomsky
n 1: United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar
redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn:
{Chomsky}, {Noam Chomsky}, {A. Noam Chomsky}]
Nob Hill
n 1: a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
Nobel Laureate
n 1: winner of a Nobel prize [syn: {Nobelist}, {Nobel Laureate}]
Nobel prize
n 1: an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry
or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or
economics or peace
noble cane
n 1: sugarcanes representing the highest development of the
species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft
rinds and high sugar content
noble gas
n 1: any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium
group in the periodic table [syn: {noble gas}, {inert gas},
{argonon}]
noble metal
n 1: any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation
noble-minded
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-
flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated},
{sublime}, {grand}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty},
{rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
noble-mindedness
n 1: elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that
ideals should be pursued [syn: {high-mindedness},
{idealism}, {noble-mindedness}]
noblesse oblige
n 1: the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and
generous (often used ironically)
Noctiluca miliaris
n 1: large bioluminescent marine protozoan [syn: {noctiluca},
{Noctiluca miliaris}]
noctuid moth
n 1: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the
usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural
pests [syn: {noctuid moth}, {noctuid}, {owlet moth}]
nocturnal emission
n 1: ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream)
nod off
v 1: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off},
{flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze
off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {arouse}, {awake}, {awaken},
{come alive}, {wake}, {wake up}, {waken}]
nodal rhythm
n 1: the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by
the atrioventricular node [syn: {atrioventricular nodal
rhythm}, {nodal rhythm}]
nodding groundsel
n 1: plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless
yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist
regions of southwestern United States [syn: {nodding
groundsel}, {Senecio bigelovii}]
nodding onion
n 1: widely distributed North American wild onion with white to
rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion},
{lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]
nodding thistle
n 1: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America
having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky
crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {musk
thistle}, {nodding thistle}, {Carduus nutans}]
nodding wild onion
n 1: widely distributed North American wild onion with white to
rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion},
{lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]
nodes of Ranvier
n 1: small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons [syn:
{Ranvier's nodes}, {nodes of Ranvier}]
Noel Coward
n 1: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his
witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn:
{Coward}, {Noel Coward}, {Sir Noel Pierce Coward}]
noise conditions
n 1: the condition of being noisy (as in a communication
channel)
noise level
n 1: the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn:
{noise level}, {background level}]
noise pollution
n 1: annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise [syn:
{noise pollution}, {sound pollution}]
nol pros
n 1: an entry in the court record to the effect that the
plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn: {nolle
prosequi}, {nol pros}]
nol.pros.
v 1: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the
court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" [syn: {nolle
pros}, {nolle prosequi}, {nol.pros.}]
noli-me-tangere
n 1: a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone
Nolina microcarpa
n 1: stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect
panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United
States and Mexico [syn: {bear grass}, {Nolina microcarpa}]
nolle pros
v 1: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the
court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" [syn: {nolle
pros}, {nolle prosequi}, {nol.pros.}]
nolle prosequi
n 1: an entry in the court record to the effect that the
plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn: {nolle
prosequi}, {nol pros}]
v 1: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the
court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" [syn: {nolle
pros}, {nolle prosequi}, {nol.pros.}]
nolo contendere
n 1: (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not
admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction [syn: {nolo
contendere}, {non vult}]
nom de guerre
n 1: a fictitious name used when the person performs a
particular social role [syn: {pseudonym}, {anonym}, {nom de
guerre}]
nom de plume
n 1: an author's pseudonym [syn: {pen name}, {nom de plume}]
Nomia melanderi
n 1: a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in
the western United States [syn: {Nomia melanderi}, {alkali
bee}]
nominal aphasia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia},
{anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
nominal damages
n 1: (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition
that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical
violations of a contract)
nominal head
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
[syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
{straw man}, {strawman}]
nominal phrase
n 1: a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a
verb [syn: {noun phrase}, {nominal phrase}, {nominal}]
nominal value
n 1: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing
it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {face
value}, {nominal value}]
nominating address
n 1: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing
the name of a candidate to run for election; "the
nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: {nominating
speech}, {nominating address}, {nomination}]
nominating speech
n 1: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing
the name of a candidate to run for election; "the
nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: {nominating
speech}, {nominating address}, {nomination}]
nominative case
n 1: the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of
a verb [syn: {nominative}, {nominative case}, {subject
case}] [ant: {oblique}, {oblique case}]
non compos mentis
adj 1: not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not
competent to go to trial [syn: {non compos mentis(p)},
{of unsound mind(p)}]
non pros
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the
plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not
appeared in court) [syn: {non prosequitur}, {non pros}]
non prosequitur
n 1: a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the
plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not
appeared in court) [syn: {non prosequitur}, {non pros}]
non sequitur
n 1: a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
2: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
non vult
n 1: (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not
admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction [syn: {nolo
contendere}, {non vult}]
non-aromatic
adj 1: not aromatic
non-automatic
adj 1: operated by hand [syn: {hand-operated}, {non-automatic}]
non-buoyant
adj 1: tending to sink in a liquid or fall in air
non-cash expense
n 1: an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in
cash
non-Catholic
n 1: a religious person who is not a Catholic
non-Christian priest
n 1: a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a
non-Christian religion [syn: {priest}, {non-Christian
priest}]
non-conducting
adj 1: not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound [syn:
{nonconductive}, {nonconducting}, {non-conducting}] [ant:
{conductive}]
non-dedicated file server
n 1: (computer science) a file server that can be used
simultaneously as a workstation [ant: {dedicated file
server}]
non-discrimination
n 1: fairness in treating people without prejudice
non-elective
adj 1: filled by appointment rather than by election; "a
nonelective office" [syn: {nonelective}, {non-elective},
{nonelected}]
non-engagement
n 1: withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {non-
engagement}, {nonparticipation}, {non-involvement}] [ant:
{engagement}, {involution}, {involvement}, {participation}]
non-Euclidean geometry
n 1: (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from
Euclid's; "non-Euclidean geometries discard or replace one
or more of the Euclidean axioms"
non-finite
adj 1: (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a
participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"
[syn: {infinite}, {non-finite}, {nonfinite}] [ant:
{finite}]
non-flowering plant
n 1: a plant that does not bear flowers
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
non-invertible
adj 1: not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant:
{invertible}]
non-involvement
n 1: withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {non-
engagement}, {nonparticipation}, {non-involvement}] [ant:
{engagement}, {involution}, {involvement}, {participation}]
non-ionic detergent
n 1: a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do
not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: {anionic detergent},
{anionic}, {non-ionic detergent}]
non-issue
n 1: the state of something that has outlived its relevance
[syn: {dead letter}, {non-issue}]
non-Jew
n 1: a Christian as contrasted with a Jew [syn: {gentile}, {non-
Jew}, {goy}]
non-living
adj 1: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is
inanimate"; "inanimate objects" [syn: {inanimate},
{nonliving}, {non-living}] [ant: {animate}]
non-market economy
n 1: an economy that is not a market economy [ant: {free
enterprise}, {laissez-faire economy}, {market economy},
{private enterprise}]
non-metric
adj 1: not based on the meter as a standard of measurement
non-miscible
adj 1: (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing [syn:
{immiscible}, {non-miscible}, {unmixable}] [ant:
{miscible}, {mixable}]
non-negotiable
adj 1: cannot be bought or sold
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to
reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA;
often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {non-
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor}, {NNRTI}]
non-paying
adj 1: paying nothing; "non-paying guests"; "non-paying bidders
on eBay"
non-poisonous
adj 1: not producing poison [syn: {nonpoisonous}, {non-
poisonous}]
2: safe to eat [syn: {nonpoisonous}, {non-poisonous},
{nontoxic}]
non-profit-making
adj 1: not commercially motivated [syn: {nonprofit}, {non-
profit-making}]
non-proliferation
n 1: the prevention of something increasing or spreading
(especially the prevention of an increase in the number of
countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that
the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the
hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons";
"nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely
related goals" [syn: {nonproliferation}, {non-
proliferation}] [ant: {proliferation}]
non-resinous
adj 1: not having resin [syn: {nonresinous}, {non-resinous},
{nonresiny}, {non-resiny}]
non-resiny
adj 1: not having resin [syn: {nonresinous}, {non-resinous},
{nonresiny}, {non-resiny}]
non-resistant
n 1: a reformer who believes in passive resistance [syn: {non-
resistant}, {passive resister}]
non-slave
adj 1: where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state" [syn:
{free-soil}, {slaveless}, {non-slave}]
non-standard speech
n 1: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily
recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech
community
non-U
adj 1: not characteristic of the upper classes especially in
language use
Non-Ugric
n 1: one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family
of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not
Hungarian) [syn: {Fennic}, {Finnic}, {Non-Ugric}]
non-verbally
adv 1: without words; "they communicated nonverbally" [syn:
{nonverbally}, {non-verbally}]
non-volatile storage
n 1: computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned
off [syn: {non-volatile storage}, {nonvolatile storage}]
[ant: {volatile storage}]
non-water-soluble
adj 1: not soluble in water [syn: {water-insoluble}, {non-water-
soluble}]
non-zero
adj 1: not involving zero
nonbiodegradable pollution
n 1: pollution that accumulates in the environment and may
appear in the food chain [ant: {biodegradable pollution}]
noncallable bond
n 1: a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem
the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
nonce word
n 1: a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
[syn: {nonce word}, {hapax legomenon}]
noncoding DNA
n 1: sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated
into a protein [syn: {intron}, {noncoding DNA}] [ant:
{coding DNA}, {exon}]
noncommissioned officer
n 1: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel [syn:
{noncommissioned officer}, {noncom}, {enlisted officer}]
nondepository financial institution
n 1: a financial institution that funds their investment
activities from the sale of securities or insurance
nondirectional antenna
n 1: an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all
directions [syn: {omnidirectional antenna}, {nondirectional
antenna}]
nondiscretionary trust
n 1: an investment trust that can buy only those securities
listed when the trust was organized [syn: {nondiscretionary
trust}, {fixed investment trust}]
nonesuch clover
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and
curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn:
{black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch
clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
nonfat dry milk
n 1: dehydrated skimmed milk
nonfictional prose
n 1: prose writing that is not fictional [syn: {nonfiction},
{nonfictional prose}]
nonflowering plant
n 1: plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
[syn: {pteridophyte}, {nonflowering plant}]
nonfluent aphasia
n 1: aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is
severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia},
{ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent
aphasia}]
nongonococcal urethritis
n 1: sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by
chlamydia) [syn: {nongonococcal urethritis}, {NGU}]
nongovernmental organization
n 1: an organization that is not part of the local or state or
federal government [syn: {nongovernmental organization},
{NGO}]
nonlinear correlation
n 1: any correlation in which the rates of change of the
variables is not constant [syn: {curvilinear correlation},
{nonlinear correlation}, {skew correlation}]
nonlinear distortion
n 1: distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have
a linear relation to the input signal [syn: {nonlinear
distortion}, {amplitude distortion}]
nonlinear system
n 1: a system whose performance cannot be described by equations
of the first degree
nonmalignant neoplasm
n 1: a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign
tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour},
{nonmalignant neoplasm}]
nonmalignant tumor
n 1: a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign
tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour},
{nonmalignant neoplasm}]
nonmalignant tumour
n 1: a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign
tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour},
{nonmalignant neoplasm}]
nonparametric statistic
n 1: a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the
parameters of the distribution from which observations are
drawn [syn: {nonparametric statistic}, {distribution free
statistic}]
nonparametric statistics
n 1: the branch of statistics dealing with variables without
making assumptions about the form or the parameters of
their distribution
nonparticulate radiation
n 1: radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with
electric and magnetic fields resulting from the
acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic
radiation}, {electromagnetic wave}, {nonparticulate
radiation}]
nonpasserine bird
n 1: chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order
Coraciiformes
nonprofit organization
n 1: an organization chartered for other than profit-making
activities [syn: {nonprofit organization}, {nonprofit},
{not-for-profit}]
Nonproliferation Center
n 1: an agency that serves as the focal point for all
Intelligence Community activities related to
nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their
missile delivery systems [syn: {Nonproliferation Center},
{NPC}]
nonrapid eye movement
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do
not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about
75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid
eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement},
{NREM}]
nonrapid eye movement sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do
not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about
75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid
eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement},
{NREM}]
nonreligious person
n 1: a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity [ant:
{religious person}]
nonrestrictive clause
n 1: a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the
meaning of the noun phrase it modifies [syn:
{nonrestrictive clause}, {descriptive clause}]
nonsense verse
n 1: nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: {amphigory},
{nonsense verse}]
nonsingular matrix
n 1: a square matrix whose determinant is not zero [ant:
{singular matrix}]
nonsmoking car
n 1: a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco
smoke [syn: {nonsmoker}, {nonsmoking car}]
nonsocial infection
n 1: an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other
healthcare facility [syn: {nonsocial infection}, {cross
infection}]
nonsolid color
n 1: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots
that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid
color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}, {dithered
colour}]
nonsolid colour
n 1: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots
that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid
color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}, {dithered
colour}]
nonspecific urethritis
n 1: inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause [syn:
{nonspecific urethritis}, {NSU}]
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
n 1: an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids;
"NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2
enzymes" [syn: {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory},
{nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug}, {NSAID}]
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
n 1: an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids;
"NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2
enzymes" [syn: {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory},
{nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug}, {NSAID}]
nonstop flight
n 1: a flight made without intermediate stops between source and
destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?" [syn:
{nonstop flight}, {nonstop}]
nontextual matter
n 1: photographs or other visual representations in a printed
publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the
artwork in the book" [syn: {artwork}, {art}, {graphics},
{nontextual matter}]
nonthrombocytopenic purpura
n 1: purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused
by bacteria or drugs
nontricyclic antidepressant
n 1: a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic
drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn:
{nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic
antidepressant}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]
nontricyclic antidepressant drug
n 1: a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic
drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn:
{nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic
antidepressant}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]
nontricyclic drug
n 1: a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic
drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn:
{nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic
antidepressant}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]
nonvascular organism
n 1: organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens,
fungi, mosses
nonvascular plant
n 1: any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta [syn:
{bryophyte}, {nonvascular plant}]
nonverbal intelligence
n 1: intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks
requiring little or no use of language
nonviolent resistance
n 1: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing
to cooperate [syn: {passive resistance}, {nonviolent
resistance}, {nonviolence}]
nonvolatile storage
n 1: computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned
off [syn: {non-volatile storage}, {nonvolatile storage}]
[ant: {volatile storage}]
nook and cranny
n 1: something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of
science" [syn: {nook and cranny}, {nooks and crannies}]
nooks and crannies
n 1: something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of
science" [syn: {nook and cranny}, {nooks and crannies}]
Noonan's syndrome
n 1: syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and
lowset ears and subnormal fertility
Nootka cypress
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow
cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}]
nor'-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {northeast},
{north-east}, {nor'-east}]
n 1: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45
degrees [syn: {northeast}, {nor'-east}, {northeastward},
{NE}]
nor'-nor'-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the north-northeast [syn: {north-
northeast}, {nor'-nor'-east}]
n 1: the compass point that is midway between north and
northeast [syn: {north northeast}, {nor'-nor'-east}, {NNE}]
nor'-nor'-west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the north-northwest [syn: {north-
northwest}, {nor'-nor'-west}]
n 1: the compass point that is midway between north and
northwest [syn: {north northwest}, {nor'-nor'-west}, {NNW}]
nor'-west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest},
{north-west}, {nor'-west}]
n 1: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
degrees [syn: {northwest}, {nor'-west}, {northwestward},
{NW}]
Nor-Q-D
n 1: trade name for an oral contraceptive containing
norethindrone
Norbert Wiener
n 1: United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics
(1894-1964) [syn: {Wiener}, {Norbert Wiener}]
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
n 1: a region in northeastern France
norethindrone acetate
n 1: a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin)
used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
[syn: {norethindrone}, {norethindrone acetate},
{norethandrolone}, {Norlutin}]
Norfolk Island
n 1: an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off
the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal
colony
norfolk island pine
n 1: evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South
Pacific [syn: {norfolk island pine}, {Araucaria
heterophylla}, {Araucaria excelsa}]
Norfolk jacket
n 1: loose-fitting single-breasted jacket
Norfolk terrier
n 1: English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry
grizzled coat and dropped ears
Norfolk wherry
n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn:
{wherry}, {Norfolk wherry}]
Norma Jean Baker
n 1: United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
[syn: {Monroe}, {Marilyn Monroe}, {Norma Jean Baker}]
normal curve
n 1: a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
[syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian
curve}, {Gaussian shape}]
normal distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
[syn: {normal distribution}, {Gaussian distribution}]
normal dwarf
n 1: an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of
a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual
development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf},
{hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]
normal fault
n 1: an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have
slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {normal
fault}, {gravity fault}, {common fault}]
normal school
n 1: a two-year school for training elementary teachers [syn:
{normal school}, {teachers college}]
normal tension glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve
although the intraocular pressure is normal
Norman architecture
n 1: a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950
AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the
12th century
Norman Conquest
n 1: the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans
following the battle of Hastings (1066)
Norman French
n 1: the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Norman-
French}, {Norman French}, {Old North French}]
Norman Jewison
n 1: Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926) [syn: {Jewison}, {Norman
Jewison}]
Norman Mailer
n 1: United States writer (born in 1923) [syn: {Mailer}, {Norman
Mailer}]
Norman Mattoon Thomas
n 1: United States socialist who was a candidate for president
six times (1884-1968) [syn: {Thomas}, {Norman Thomas},
{Norman Mattoon Thomas}]
Norman Rockwell
n 1: United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental
idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978) [syn:
{Rockwell}, {Norman Rockwell}]
Norman Thomas
n 1: United States socialist who was a candidate for president
six times (1884-1968) [syn: {Thomas}, {Norman Thomas},
{Norman Mattoon Thomas}]
Norman-French
n 1: the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Norman-
French}, {Norman French}, {Old North French}]
Norse deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen
Norse mythology
n 1: the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and
Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
North Africa
n 1: an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the
Mediterranean Sea
North African
adj 1: of or relating to northern Africa
North America
n 1: a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere
connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
2: the nations of the North American continent collectively
North American
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or
countries of North America or their peoples
n 1: a native or inhabitant of North America
North American country
n 1: any country on the North American continent [syn: {North
American country}, {North American nation}]
North American Free Trade Agreement
n 1: an agreement for free trade between the United States and
Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
[syn: {North American Free Trade Agreement}, {NAFTA}]
North American nation
n 1: any country on the North American continent [syn: {North
American country}, {North American nation}]
North Atlantic
n 1: that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator
North Atlantic Council
n 1: a council consisting of permanent representatives of all
the member countries of NATO; has political authority and
powers of decision [syn: {North Atlantic Council}, {NAC}]
North Atlantic Treaty
n 1: the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
n 1: an international organization created in 1949 by the North
Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security [syn:
{North Atlantic Treaty Organization}, {NATO}]
North Borneo
n 1: one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of
Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of
Borneo [syn: {Sabah}, {North Borneo}]
north by east
n 1: the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due
north [syn: {north by east}, {NbE}]
north by west
n 1: the compass point that is one point west of due north [syn:
{north by west}, {NbW}]
North Carolina
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar
Heel State}, {NC}, {N.C.}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
North Carolinian
n 1: a native or resident of North Carolina [syn: {North
Carolinian}, {Tarheel}]
North Cascades National Park
n 1: a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness
area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
north celestial pole
n 1: the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near
Polaris
North Channel
n 1: a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that
connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
North Dakota
n 1: a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
[syn: {North Dakota}, {Peace Garden State}, {ND}, {N.D.}]
North Dakotan
n 1: a native or resident of North Dakota
North Dravidian
n 1: a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India
North Equatorial Current
n 1: an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific
just north of the equator
North Frigid Zone
n 1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on
the North Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid
Zone}]
North Germanic
n 1: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken
in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian},
{Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North
Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]
North Germanic language
n 1: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken
in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian},
{Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North
Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]
North Island
n 1: the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New
Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
north island edelweiss
n 1: perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New
Zealand [syn: {north island edelweiss}, {Leucogenes
leontopodium}]
North Korea
n 1: a communist country in the northern half of the Korean
Peninsula; established in 1948 [syn: {North Korea},
{Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {D.P.R.K.},
{DPRK}]
North Korean
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of North Korea or its
people or their culture
n 1: a Korean from North Korea
North Korean monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in North Korea
North Korean won
n 1: the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {North Korean
won}, {won}]
north northeast
n 1: the compass point that is midway between north and
northeast [syn: {north northeast}, {nor'-nor'-east}, {NNE}]
north northwest
n 1: the compass point that is midway between north and
northwest [syn: {north northwest}, {nor'-nor'-west}, {NNW}]
North Pacific
n 1: that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator
North Peak
n 1: 19,370 feet high
North Platte
n 1: a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward
into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through
Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte
River [syn: {North Platte}, {North Platte River}]
2: a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
North Platte River
n 1: a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward
into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through
Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte
River [syn: {North Platte}, {North Platte River}]
North Pole
n 1: the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
North Sea
n 1: an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and
Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
north side
n 1: the side that is on the north
North Star
n 1: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle
of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points
toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole star},
{polar star}, {polestar}]
North Star State
n 1: a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State},
{North Star State}, {MN}, {Minn.}]
North Temperate Zone
n 1: Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of
Cancer
North Vietnam
n 1: a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from
1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu)
until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the
Vietnam War
North Vietnamese
adj 1: of or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culture
north wind
n 1: a wind that blows from the north [syn: {north wind},
{northerly}, {norther}, {boreas}]
North Yorkshire
n 1: a county in northern England
north-central
adj 1: being in or of a region of the United States generally
including states of the upper Mississippi valley and
Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the
southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between
the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern
boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado
2: situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in
some geographical region; "the north-central part of Russia"
north-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {northeast},
{north-east}, {nor'-east}]
north-northeast
adv 1: to, toward, or in the north-northeast [syn: {north-
northeast}, {nor'-nor'-east}]
north-northwest
adv 1: to, toward, or in the north-northwest [syn: {north-
northwest}, {nor'-nor'-west}]
north-polar
adj 1: of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer" [syn:
{north-polar}, {Arctic}]
north-seeking pole
n 1: the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive pole}, {positive
magnetic pole}, {north-seeking pole}]
north-south direction
n 1: in a direction parallel with lines of longitude
north-west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest},
{north-west}, {nor'-west}]
northeast by east
n 1: the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn:
{northeast by east}, {NEbE}]
northeast by north
n 1: the compass point that is one point north of northeast
[syn: {northeast by north}, {NEbN}]
northeastern United States
n 1: the northeastern region of the United States [syn:
{Northeast}, {northeastern United States}]
Northern Alliance
n 1: a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a
moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition
to the Taliban [syn: {Northern Alliance}, {United Front}]
Northern Baptist
n 1: a member of the American Baptist Convention
Northern Baptist Convention
n 1: an association of Northern Baptists [syn: {American Baptist
Convention}, {Northern Baptist Convention}]
northern barramundi
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian bonytongue}, {northern barramundi},
{Scleropages jardinii}]
Northern bedstraw
n 1: North American stoloniferous perennial having white
flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern
bedstraw}, {Northern snow bedstraw}, {Galium boreale}]
northern beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
northern bobwhite
n 1: a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
[syn: {northern bobwhite}, {Colinus virginianus}]
northern bog lemming
n 1: of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska
[syn: {northern bog lemming}, {Synaptomys borealis}]
northern casque-headed frog
n 1: terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and
scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of
the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing
treefrog}, {northern casque-headed frog}, {Pternohyla
fodiens}]
northern cricket frog
n 1: a cricket frog of eastern and central United States [syn:
{northern cricket frog}, {Acris crepitans}]
Northern Cross
n 1: a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the
constellation Cygnus
Northern dewberry
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {Northern dewberry},
{American dewberry}, {Rubus flagellaris}]
northern dune tansy
n 1: lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic
feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small
buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of
North America [syn: {northern dune tansy}, {Tanacetum
douglasii}]
northern Europe
n 1: the northernmost countries of Europe
northern flying squirrel
n 1: large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada [syn: {northern
flying squirrel}, {Glaucomys sabrinus}]
northern harrier
n 1: common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in
marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern
harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]
northern hemisphere
n 1: the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
northern holly fern
n 1: evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {northern
holly fern}, {Polystichum lonchitis}]
Northern Ireland
n 1: a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern
part of the island of Ireland
northern Jacob's ladder
n 1: perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal [syn:
{northern Jacob's ladder}, {Polemonium boreale}]
northern lights
n 1: the aurora of the northern hemisphere [syn: {aurora
borealis}, {northern lights}]
Northern lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws;
caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American
lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus
americanus}]
northern mammoth
n 1: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the
northern hemisphere [syn: {woolly mammoth}, {northern
mammoth}, {Mammuthus primigenius}]
Northern Mariana Islands
n 1: a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana
Islands except Guam [syn: {Northern Marianas}, {Northern
Mariana Islands}]
Northern Marianas
n 1: a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana
Islands except Guam [syn: {Northern Marianas}, {Northern
Mariana Islands}]
northern oak fern
n 1: yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
[syn: {limestone fern}, {northern oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium
robertianum}]
northern oriole
n 1: a kind of New World oriole [syn: {northern oriole},
{Icterus galbula}]
northern parula
n 1: small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast;
of eastern North America [syn: {parula warbler}, {northern
parula}, {Parula americana}]
northern phalarope
n 1: breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large
flocks often seen far out at sea [syn: {northern
phalarope}, {Lobipes lobatus}]
northern pike
n 1: voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere
[syn: {northern pike}, {Esox lucius}]
northern pin oak
n 1: small to medium deciduous oak of east central North
America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {jack
oak}, {northern pin oak}, {Quercus ellipsoidalis}]
northern pitch pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and
southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn:
{pitch pine}, {northern pitch pine}, {Pinus rigida}]
northern pocket gopher
n 1: greyish to brown gopher of western and central United
States [syn: {northern pocket gopher}, {Thomomys
talpoides}]
northern porgy
n 1: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from
South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn:
{scup}, {northern porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus
chrysops}]
northern red oak
n 1: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely
distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with
triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less
durable than that of white oaks [syn: {northern red oak},
{Quercus rubra}, {Quercus borealis}]
Northern Rhodesia
n 1: a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great
Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained
independence within the commonwealth in 1964 [syn:
{Zambia}, {Republic of Zambia}, {Northern Rhodesia}]
northern scup
n 1: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from
South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn:
{scup}, {northern porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus
chrysops}]
northern sea robin
n 1: large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida [syn:
{northern sea robin}, {Prionotus carolinus}]
northern shrike
n 1: a butcherbird of northern North America [syn: {northern
shrike}, {Lanius borealis}]
northern snakehead
n 1: a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern
China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for
three days; a threat to American populations of fish
Northern snow bedstraw
n 1: North American stoloniferous perennial having white
flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern
bedstraw}, {Northern snow bedstraw}, {Galium boreale}]
Northern Spy
n 1: large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and
red
northern storm petrel
n 1: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern
Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {stormy petrel}, {northern
storm petrel}, {Hydrobates pelagicus}]
Northern Territory
n 1: a territory in north central Australia
northern white cedar
n 1: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny
scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American
arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Thuja
occidentalis}]
northern whiting
n 1: whiting of the east coast of United States; closely
resembles king whiting [syn: {northern whiting},
{Menticirrhus saxatilis}]
northern woodsia
n 1: slender fern of northern North America with shining
chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually
distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern
woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]
Northrop Frye
n 1: Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and
symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: {Frye}, {Northrop Frye},
{Herman Northrop Frye}]
northwest by north
n 1: the compass point that is one point north of northwest
[syn: {northwest by north}, {NWbN}]
northwest by west
n 1: the compass point that is one point west of northwest [syn:
{northwest by west}, {NWbW}]
Northwest Passage
n 1: a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific
Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans
since the 16th century had searched for a short route to
the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald
Amundsen (1903-1906)
Northwest Territories
n 1: a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now
Nunavut
northwest wind
n 1: a wind from the northwest [syn: {northwest wind},
{northwester}]
northwestern United States
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn:
{Northwest}, {northwestern United States}]
Norway lobster
n 1: edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but
slenderer [syn: {Norway lobster}, {Nephrops norvegicus}]
Norway maple
n 1: a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America;
five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many
varieties [syn: {Norway maple}, {Acer platanoides}]
Norway rat
n 1: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown
rat}, {Norway rat}, {Rattus norvegicus}]
Norway spruce
n 1: tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark
green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous
branchlets and long pendulous cones [syn: {Norway spruce},
{Picea abies}]
Norwegian elkhound
n 1: breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat
developed in Norway for hunting elk [syn: {Norwegian
elkhound}, {elkhound}]
Norwegian krone
n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: {Norwegian krone},
{krone}]
Norwegian lobster
n 1: caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
[syn: {Norwegian lobster}, {langoustine}, {scampo}]
Norwegian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Norway
Norwegian Sea
n 1: the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast
to the north of the North Sea
Norwich terrier
n 1: English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight
wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
nose candy
n 1: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {blow}, {nose
candy}, {snow}, {C}]
nose cone
n 1: front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket
that protects the payload from heat during its passage
through the atmosphere [syn: {nose cone}, {ogive}]
nose count
n 1: a periodic count of the population [syn: {census}, {nose
count}, {nosecount}]
nose dive
n 1: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {dive},
{nose dive}, {nosedive}]
nose drops
n 1: street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {nose
drops}, {smack}, {thunder}, {skag}, {scag}]
nose flute
n 1: a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils
(used in some Asian countries)
nose job
n 1: cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose
[syn: {nose job}, {rhinoplasty}]
nose out
v 1: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell
out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out},
{nose out}]
nose ring
n 1: a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an
animal to control it
nosey-parker
n 1: a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn:
{busybody}, {nosy-parker}, {nosey-parker}, {quidnunc}]
nosh-up
n 1: a large satisfying meal
nosy-parker
n 1: a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn:
{busybody}, {nosy-parker}, {nosey-parker}, {quidnunc}]
not bad
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing"; "we had a grand old time" [syn: {bang-up},
{bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great},
{groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)},
{peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}, {old(a)}]
not by a blame sight
adv 1: definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and
that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {by no means},
{not by a long sight}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by
all means}]
not by a long sight
adv 1: definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and
that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {by no means},
{not by a long sight}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by
all means}]
not guilty
adj 1: declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime;
legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges";
"the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
[syn: {acquitted}, {not guilty}]
not intrusive
adj 1: not interfering or meddling [syn: {unintrusive}, {not
intrusive}] [ant: {intrusive}]
not surprised
adj 1: not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised
obstinate look on his face" [syn: {unsurprised}, {not
surprised}] [ant: {surprised}]
not to mention
adv 1: much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a
meal" [syn: {let alone}, {not to mention}]
not-for-profit
n 1: an organization chartered for other than profit-making
activities [syn: {nonprofit organization}, {nonprofit},
{not-for-profit}]
nota bene
n 1: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that
special attention should be paid to something; "the margins
of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
[syn: {nota bene}, {NB}, {N.B.}]
notary public
n 1: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify
a document's validity and to take depositions [syn:
{notary}, {notary public}]
notational system
n 1: a technical system of symbols used to represent special
things [syn: {notation}, {notational system}]
note of hand
n 1: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a
certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn:
{note}, {promissory note}, {note of hand}]
note payable
n 1: a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a
certain time
note receivable
n 1: your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises
to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
note value
n 1: (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn:
{value}, {time value}, {note value}]
notebook computer
n 1: a small compact portable computer [syn: {notebook},
{notebook computer}]
notebook entry
n 1: an entry in a notebook
Notechis scutatus
n 1: highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {tiger snake}, {Notechis scutatus}]
Notemigonus crysoleucas
n 1: shiner of eastern North America having golden glints;
sometimes also called `bream' [syn: {golden shiner},
{Notemigonus crysoleucas}]
Nothofagus cuninghamii
n 1: large evergreen tree of Tasmania [syn: {myrtle beech},
{Nothofagus cuninghamii}]
Nothofagus dombeyi
n 1: Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching
[syn: {Coigue}, {Nothofagus dombeyi}]
Nothofagus menziesii
n 1: New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark [syn:
{silver beech}, {Nothofagus menziesii}]
Nothofagus obliqua
n 1: tall deciduous South American tree [syn: {roble beech},
{Nothofagus obliqua}]
Nothofagus procera
n 1: large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber [syn:
{rauli beech}, {Nothofagus procera}]
Nothofagus solanderi
n 1: New Zealand forest tree [syn: {black beech}, {Nothofagus
solanderi}]
Nothofagus truncata
n 1: tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood [syn: {hard
beech}, {Nothofagus truncata}]
notice board
n 1: a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements [syn:
{bulletin board}, {notice board}]
notions counter
n 1: counter where notions are sold
Notonecta undulata
n 1: predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may
inflict painful bites [syn: {backswimmer}, {Notonecta
undulata}]
Notophthalmus viridescens
n 1: red terrestrial form of a common North American newt [syn:
{red eft}, {Notophthalmus viridescens}]
Notornis mantelli
n 1: flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn:
{notornis}, {takahe}, {Notornis mantelli}]
Notoryctus typhlops
n 1: small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
[syn: {pouched mole}, {marsupial mole}, {Notoryctus
typhlops}]
Notropis atherinoides
n 1: small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi
valley with a greenish luster [syn: {emerald shiner},
{Notropis atherinoides}]
Notropis cornutus
n 1: the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner},
{silversides}, {Notropis cornutus}]
nougat bar
n 1: a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate
noughts and crosses
n 1: a game in which two players alternately put crosses and
circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine
spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or
three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe},
{ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-
toe}, {noughts and crosses}]
noun phrase
n 1: a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a
verb [syn: {noun phrase}, {nominal phrase}, {nominal}]
nouveau-riche
adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or
socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this
new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu},
{parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
n 1: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
but has not gained social acceptance of others in that
class [syn: {upstart}, {parvenu}, {nouveau-riche},
{arriviste}]
nouvelle cuisine
n 1: a school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries
to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making
heavy use of butter and cream
Nouvelle Vague
n 1: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s [syn: {New
Wave}, {Nouvelle Vague}]
Nov-Esperanto
n 1: an artificial language based on Esperanto
Nov-Latin
n 1: an artificial language based on Latin
Nova Lisboa
n 1: a city in the mountains in western Angola [syn: {Huambo},
{Nova Lisboa}]
Nova lox
n 1: brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes
sugar is also used in the curing [syn: {Nova Scotia lox},
{Nova lox}, {Nova Scotia salmon}, {Nova salmon}, {Nova
style salmon}]
Nova salmon
n 1: brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes
sugar is also used in the curing [syn: {Nova Scotia lox},
{Nova lox}, {Nova Scotia salmon}, {Nova salmon}, {Nova
style salmon}]
Nova Scotia
n 1: a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and
the Saint Lawrence River
2: the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova
Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who
called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the
British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
Nova Scotia lox
n 1: brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes
sugar is also used in the curing [syn: {Nova Scotia lox},
{Nova lox}, {Nova Scotia salmon}, {Nova salmon}, {Nova
style salmon}]
Nova Scotia salmon
n 1: brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes
sugar is also used in the curing [syn: {Nova Scotia lox},
{Nova lox}, {Nova Scotia salmon}, {Nova salmon}, {Nova
style salmon}]
Nova Scotian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia [syn: {Nova Scotian},
{bluenose}]
Nova style salmon
n 1: brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes
sugar is also used in the curing [syn: {Nova Scotia lox},
{Nova lox}, {Nova Scotia salmon}, {Nova salmon}, {Nova
style salmon}]
Nova Zembla
n 1: two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site
of a test center for nuclear warheads [syn: {Novaya
Zemlya}, {Nova Zembla}]
Novaya Zemlya
n 1: two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site
of a test center for nuclear warheads [syn: {Novaya
Zemlya}, {Nova Zembla}]
novelty shop
n 1: a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as
gifts [syn: {gift shop}, {novelty shop}]
November 1
n 1: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first
observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows},
{November 1}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]
November 11
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice
Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans
Day}, {Veterans' Day}, {Armistice Day}, {November 11}]
November 2
n 1: a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory [syn:
{All Souls' Day}, {November 2}]
November 5
n 1: anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
now and again
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
now and then
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
now now
adv 1: interjection of rebuke
NREM sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do
not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about
75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid
eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement},
{NREM}]
Nubian Desert
n 1: an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the
Nile and the Red Sea
Nucifraga caryocatactes
n 1: Old World nutcracker [syn: {common nutcracker}, {Nucifraga
caryocatactes}]
Nucifraga columbiana
n 1: nutcracker of the western United States [syn: {Clark's
nutcracker}, {Nucifraga columbiana}]
nuclear cataract
n 1: a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens
nuclear chemist
n 1: a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry [syn:
{nuclear chemist}, {radiochemist}]
nuclear chemistry
n 1: the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn:
{radiochemistry}, {nuclear chemistry}]
nuclear club
n 1: the nations possessing nuclear weapons
nuclear deterrence
n 1: the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from
using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a
consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear
deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"
nuclear energy
n 1: the energy released by a nuclear reaction [syn: {atomic
energy}, {nuclear energy}]
nuclear engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering concerned with the design and
construction and operation of nuclear reactors
nuclear explosion
n 1: the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: {nuclear explosion},
{atomic explosion}]
nuclear family
n 1: a family consisting of parents and their children and
grandparents of a marital partner [syn: {nuclear family},
{conjugal family}]
nuclear fission
n 1: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into
smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
[syn: {fission}, {nuclear fission}]
nuclear fuel
n 1: fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors
as a source of electricity
nuclear fusion
n 1: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more
massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
[syn: {fusion}, {nuclear fusion}, {nuclear fusion
reaction}]
nuclear fusion reaction
n 1: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more
massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
[syn: {fusion}, {nuclear fusion}, {nuclear fusion
reaction}]
nuclear magnetic resonance
n 1: resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field [syn:
{nuclear magnetic resonance}, {NMR}, {proton magnetic
resonance}]
nuclear medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials
either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased
cells
nuclear meltdown
n 1: severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor
resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping [syn:
{meltdown}, {nuclear meltdown}]
nuclear physicist
n 1: a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
nuclear physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure
of atomic nuclei [syn: {nuclear physics}, {atomic physics},
{nucleonics}]
nuclear power
n 1: nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the
power grid (for civilian use) [syn: {atomic power},
{nuclear power}]
nuclear propulsion
n 1: the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity
to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to
directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)
nuclear reaction
n 1: (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or
composition of atomic nuclei
nuclear reactor
n 1: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain
and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy
or artificial elements [syn: {nuclear reactor}, {reactor}]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
n 1: an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license
and regulate nuclear power plants [syn: {Nuclear Regulatory
Commission}, {NRC}]
nuclear resonance
n 1: the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus
identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray
nuclear RNA
n 1: ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell [syn:
{nuclear RNA}, {nRNA}]
nuclear rocket
n 1: a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat
a propellant
nuclear submarine
n 1: a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn:
{nautilus}, {nuclear submarine}, {nuclear-powered
submarine}]
nuclear terrorism
n 1: the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to
cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of
fissionable radioactive materials; "assaults on nuclear
power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism"
nuclear transplantation
n 1: moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one
cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear
transplantation}, {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {SCNT},
{nuclear transplantation}]
nuclear warhead
n 1: the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
[syn: {atomic warhead}, {nuclear warhead}, {thermonuclear
warhead}, {nuke}]
nuclear weapon
n 1: a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives
from a nuclear reaction [syn: {nuclear weapon}, {atomic
weapon}]
nuclear winter
n 1: a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists
predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of
dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and
block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would
perish
nuclear-powered ship
n 1: ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear
reactor
nuclear-powered submarine
n 1: a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn:
{nautilus}, {nuclear submarine}, {nuclear-powered
submarine}]
nucleic acid
n 1: (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of
nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living
cells
nucleolar organiser
n 1: the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with
a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus
organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer},
{nucleolar organiser}]
nucleolar organizer
n 1: the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with
a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus
organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer},
{nucleolar organiser}]
nucleolus organiser
n 1: the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with
a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus
organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer},
{nucleolar organiser}]
nucleolus organizer
n 1: the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with
a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus
organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer},
{nucleolar organiser}]
nucleon number
n 1: the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic
nucleus [syn: {mass number}, {nucleon number}]
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into
the DNA of the virus and stops the building process;
results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus;
often used in combination with other drugs [syn:
{nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor}, {NRTI}]
nucleus niger
n 1: a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain;
associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic
disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with
Huntington's disease [syn: {substantia nigra}, {nucleus
niger}, {locus niger}]
nude dancing
n 1: erotic dancing with little or no clothing
nude mouse
n 1: a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from
growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically
rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in
preclinical trials
nude painting
n 1: a painting of a naked human figure [syn: {nude}, {nude
painting}]
nude person
n 1: a naked person [syn: {nude}, {nude person}]
nude sculpture
n 1: a statue of a naked human figure [syn: {nude}, {nude
sculpture}, {nude statue}]
nude statue
n 1: a statue of a naked human figure [syn: {nude}, {nude
sculpture}, {nude statue}]
nuisance abatement
n 1: (law) the removal or termination or destruction of
something that has been found to be a nuisance [syn:
{abatement of a nuisance}, {nuisance abatement}]
nuisance tax
n 1: a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected
directly from the buyer [syn: {sales tax}, {nuisance tax}]
nuisance value
n 1: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the
awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: {awkwardness}, {nuisance
value}]
null set
n 1: a set that is empty; a set with no members
null space
n 1: a space that contains no points; and empty space
Nullarbor Plain
n 1: a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland
from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and
no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a
major rocket research center
number 1
n 1: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the
month" [syn: {first}, {number one}, {number 1}]
number agreement
n 1: agreement in number between words in the same grammatical
construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they
modify)
number cruncher
n 1: someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations
2: a computer capable of performing a large number of
mathematical operations per second
number crunching
n 1: performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations
number one
n 1: a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of
number one' means to put your own interests first
2: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to
be the first" [syn: {first}, {number one}]
3: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the
month" [syn: {first}, {number one}, {number 1}]
number one wood
n 1: a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used
for hitting long shots from the tee [syn: {driver}, {number
one wood}]
number representation system
n 1: any notation for the representation of numbers [syn:
{numeration system}, {number system}, {number
representation system}, {system of numeration}]
number system
n 1: any notation for the representation of numbers [syn:
{numeration system}, {number system}, {number
representation system}, {system of numeration}]
number theorist
n 1: a mathematician specializing in number theory
numbers game
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers
game}, {numbers racket}, {numbers}]
numbers pool
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers
game}, {numbers racket}, {numbers}]
numbers racket
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers
game}, {numbers racket}, {numbers}]
numdah rug
n 1: an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt [syn:
{numdah}, {numdah rug}, {nammad}]
Numenius arquata
n 1: common Eurasian curlew [syn: {European curlew}, {Numenius
arquata}]
Numenius borealis
n 1: New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
[syn: {Eskimo curlew}, {Numenius borealis}]
numeration system
n 1: any notation for the representation of numbers [syn:
{numeration system}, {number system}, {number
representation system}, {system of numeration}]
numerical analysis
n 1: (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies
algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the
infinitesimal calculus
numerical quantity
n 1: a quantity expressed as a number
numerical value
n 1: a real number regardless of its sign [syn: {absolute
value}, {numerical value}]
Numida meleagris
n 1: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white;
native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the
world [syn: {guinea fowl}, {guinea}, {Numida meleagris}]
nun buoy
n 1: a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {conical buoy}, {nun}, {nun
buoy}]
nun's habit
n 1: a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent
Nunc dimittis
n 1: the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: {Canticle of
Simeon}, {Nunc dimittis}]
Nuphar advena
n 1: common water lily of eastern and central North America,
having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in
sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn:
{spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {yellow pond lily}, {Nuphar
advena}]
Nuphar lutea
n 1: a water lily with yellow flowers [syn: {yellow water lily},
{Nuphar lutea}]
Nuphar sagittifolium
n 1: of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may
form obstructive mats in streams [syn: {southern
spatterdock}, {Nuphar sagittifolium}]
nurse clinician
n 1: a registered nurse who has received special training and
can perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: {nurse
practitioner}, {NP}, {nurse clinician}]
nurse log
n 1: a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in
a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients
for a variety of insects and plants
nurse practitioner
n 1: a registered nurse who has received special training and
can perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: {nurse
practitioner}, {NP}, {nurse clinician}]
nurse shark
n 1: small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both
coasts of North America and South America and from
southeast Asia to Australia [syn: {nurse shark},
{Ginglymostoma cirratum}]
nurse's aide
n 1: someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little
formal training [syn: {nursing aide}, {nurse's aide}]
nurse-midwife
n 1: a registered nurse who has received special training as a
midwife
nurse-patient relation
n 1: the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests
of the patient
nursery rhyme
n 1: a tale in rhymed verse for children
nursery school
n 1: a small preschool for small children
nursing aide
n 1: someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little
formal training [syn: {nursing aide}, {nurse's aide}]
nursing bottle
n 1: a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk
or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants
and very young children [syn: {bottle}, {feeding bottle},
{nursing bottle}]
nursing care
n 1: care by a skilled nurse
nursing home
n 1: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the
elderly" [syn: {home}, {nursing home}, {rest home}]
nursing school
n 1: a school for training nurses [syn: {nursing school},
{school of nursing}]
Nusa Tenggara
n 1: a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the
east of Java; includes Bali and Timor [syn: {Lesser Sunda
Islands}, {Nusa Tenggara}]
nut and bolt
n 1: a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
nut bar
n 1: paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars
nut bread
n 1: bread containing chopped nuts
nut butter
n 1: ground nuts blended with a little butter
nut case
n 1: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank},
{nut}, {nut case}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
nut grass
n 1: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible
nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nutsedge},
{nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]
nut house
n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam},
{booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny
farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house},
{nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
nut pine
n 1: any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
nut sedge
n 1: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible
nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nutsedge},
{nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]
nut tree
n 1: tree bearing edible nuts
nut-bearing
adj 1: (of shrubs or trees) producing nuts
nut-leaved screw tree
n 1: East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and
orange-red flowers [syn: {nut-leaved screw tree},
{Helicteres isora}]
nutmeg family
n 1: family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds [syn:
{Myristicaceae}, {family Myristicaceae}, {nutmeg family}]
nutmeg flower
n 1: herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used
like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg
flower}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]
nutmeg geranium
n 1: geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
[syn: {apple geranium}, {nutmeg geranium}, {Pelargonium
odoratissimum}]
nutmeg hickory
n 1: hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard
nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {nutmeg hickory}, {Carya
myristicaeformis}, {Carya myristiciformis}]
nutmeg melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated
rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted
melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with
netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {net melon},
{netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}]
Nutmeg State
n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Connecticut}, {Nutmeg State}, {Constitution State}, {CT},
{Ct.}]
nutmeg tree
n 1: East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its
aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace [syn:
{nutmeg}, {nutmeg tree}, {Myristica fragrans}]
nutmeg-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a nutmeg
nutmeg-yew
n 1: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but
with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {California nutmeg},
{nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]
nutrient agar
n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
[syn: {agar}, {nutrient agar}]
nutrient artery
n 1: an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long
bone [syn: {nutrient artery}, {arteria nutricia}]
nutritionist's calorie
n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one
degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to
characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn:
{Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large
calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]
nuts and bolts
n 1: detailed practical information about how something works or
how something can be accomplished
Nuttall oak
n 1: similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi
River basin [syn: {Nuttall oak}, {Nuttall's oak}, {Quercus
nuttalli}]
Nuttall's oak
n 1: similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi
River basin [syn: {Nuttall oak}, {Nuttall's oak}, {Quercus
nuttalli}]
nux vomica
n 1: a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains
strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
Nuytsia floribunda
n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western
Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic
on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree},
{Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
Nyctaginia capitata
n 1: viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red
flowers [syn: {scarlet musk flower}, {Nyctaginia capitata}]
Nyctanassa violacea
n 1: North American night heron [syn: {yellow-crowned night
heron}, {Nyctanassa violacea}]
Nyctereutes procyonides
n 1: small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like
those of a raccoon [syn: {raccoon dog}, {Nyctereutes
procyonides}]
Nycticebus pygmaeus
n 1: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {slow loris},
{Nycticebus tardigradua}, {Nycticebus pygmaeus}]
Nycticebus tardigradua
n 1: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {slow loris},
{Nycticebus tardigradua}, {Nycticebus pygmaeus}]
Nycticorax nycticorax
n 1: night heron of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {black-crowned
night heron}, {Nycticorax nycticorax}]
nylon stocking
n 1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or
rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons},
{rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]
Nymphaea alba
n 1: a water lily with white flowers [syn: {European white
lily}, {Nymphaea alba}]
Nymphaea caerulea
n 1: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn:
{blue lotus}, {Nymphaea caerulea}]
Nymphaea lotus
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white
lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea
lotus}]
Nymphaea odorata
n 1: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily},
{Nymphaea odorata}]
Nymphaea stellata
n 1: blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue
lotus}, {Nymphaea stellata}]
nymphalid butterfly
n 1: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically
having brightly colored wings and much-reduced
nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn:
{nymphalid}, {nymphalid butterfly}, {brush-footed
butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]
Nymphalis antiopa
n 1: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow
borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly},
{Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]
Nymphicus hollandicus
n 1: small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
[syn: {cockateel}, {cockatiel}, {cockatoo parrot},
{Nymphicus hollandicus}]
Nyquist frequency
n 1: (telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring
in the transmitted signal
Nyquist rate
n 1: (telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will
permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
Nyssa aquatica
n 1: columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North
America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: {water
gum}, {Nyssa aquatica}]
Nyssa sylvatica
n 1: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal
limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have
brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black
gum}, {pepperidge}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]
O level
n 1: the basic level of a subject taken in school [syn: {General
Certificate of Secondary Education}, {GCSE}, {O level}]
O ring
n 1: a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic;
used to seal a joint against high pressure
O'Brien
n 1: Irish writer (born in 1932) [syn: {O'Brien}, {Edna
O'Brien}]
O'Casey
n 1: Irish playwright (1880-1964) [syn: {O'Casey}, {Sean
O'Casey}]
o'clock
adv 1: according to the clock; "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"
O'Connor
n 1: United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {O'Connor},
{Flannery O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]
o'er
adv 1: throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"
[syn: {over}, {o'er}]
O'Flaherty
n 1: Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984) [syn:
{O'Flaherty}, {Liam O'Flaherty}]
O'Hara
n 1: United States writer (1905-1970) [syn: {O'Hara}, {John
Henry O'Hara}]
O'Keeffe
n 1: United States painter (1887-1986) [syn: {O'Keeffe},
{Georgia Okeeffe}]
O'Neill
n 1: United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill},
{Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]
O'Toole
n 1: British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {O'Toole},
{Peter O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]
O. Henry
n 1: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {William Sydney Porter},
{O. Henry}]
o.d.
v 1: dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found
dead in his hotel room" [syn: {overdose}, {o.d.}]
O.E.D.
n 1: an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical
principles [syn: {Oxford English Dictionary}, {O.E.D.},
{OED}]
O.K.
adv 1: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on
her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'
is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay},
{O.K.}, {all right}, {alright}]
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
"things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
"another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right},
{fine}, {o.k.}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}, {cool}]
n 1: an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn:
{O.K.}, {OK}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}]
v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
[syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant:
{disapprove}, {reject}]
Oahu Island
n 1: an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai);
the chief island of the state [syn: {Oahu}, {Oahu Island}]
oak apple
n 1: oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
oak blight
n 1: a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods
oak chestnut
n 1: a tree of the genus Castanopsis
oak fern
n 1: bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in
damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn:
{oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium dryopteris}, {Thelypteris
dryopteris}]
Oak Leaf Cluster
n 1: a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or
silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won
a given medal before
oak tree
n 1: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed
leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" [syn: {oak},
{oak tree}]
oak-leaved goosefoot
n 1: annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and
leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as
a weed in North America [syn: {oak-leaved goosefoot},
{oakleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium glaucum}]
oakleaf goosefoot
n 1: annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and
leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as
a weed in North America [syn: {oak-leaved goosefoot},
{oakleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium glaucum}]
oast house
n 1: a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops);
usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
oat cell carcinoma
n 1: highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-
shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are
frequently oat cell carcinomas [syn: {oat cell carcinoma},
{small cell carcinoma}]
oatmeal cookie
n 1: cookies containing rolled oats
Oaxaca de Juarez
n 1: a city of southeastern Mexico [syn: {Oaxaca}, {Oaxaca de
Juarez}]
Ob River
n 1: a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward
and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea [syn: {Ob},
{Ob River}]
obedience plant
n 1: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields
arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {American arrowroot},
{obedience plant}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]
obedient plant
n 1: North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or
white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon
head}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]
obesity diet
n 1: a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
[syn: {reducing diet}, {obesity diet}]
obidoxime chloride
n 1: a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as
sarin or VX
obiter dictum
n 1: an incidental remark [syn: {obiter dictum}, {passing
comment}]
2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly
bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
[syn: {obiter dictum}, {dictum}]
object ball
n 1: the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball
struck by the cue ball
object code
n 1: the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for
execution on a particular computer
object glass
n 1: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope
that is nearest the object being viewed [syn: {objective},
{objective lens}, {object lens}, {object glass}]
object language
n 1: a computer language into which something written in another
computer language is to be translated [syn: {object
language}, {target language}]
2: the language into which a text written in another language is
to be translated [syn: {object language}, {target language}]
object lens
n 1: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope
that is nearest the object being viewed [syn: {objective},
{objective lens}, {object lens}, {object glass}]
object lesson
n 1: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided
to make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {deterrent
example}, {lesson}, {object lesson}]
object of a preposition
n 1: the object governed by a preposition [syn: {prepositional
object}, {object of a preposition}]
object of the verb
n 1: the object that receives the direct action of the verb
[syn: {direct object}, {object of the verb}]
object program
n 1: a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded
into the computer [syn: {object program}, {target program}]
[ant: {source program}]
object recognition
n 1: the visual perception of familiar objects
object-oriented database
n 1: a database in which the operations carried out on
information items (data objects) are considered part of
their definition
object-oriented database management system
n 1: a database management system designed to manage an object-
oriented database
object-oriented programing
n 1: creating a program that can use and support objects [syn:
{object-oriented programming}, {object-oriented
programing}]
object-oriented programing language
n 1: (computer science) a programming language that enables the
programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type
of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming
language that is an extension of C" [syn: {object-oriented
programming language}, {object-oriented programing
language}]
object-oriented programming
n 1: creating a program that can use and support objects [syn:
{object-oriented programming}, {object-oriented
programing}]
object-oriented programming language
n 1: (computer science) a programming language that enables the
programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type
of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming
language that is an extension of C" [syn: {object-oriented
programming language}, {object-oriented programing
language}]
objective case
n 1: the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
[syn: {accusative}, {accusative case}, {objective case}]
objective lens
n 1: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope
that is nearest the object being viewed [syn: {objective},
{objective lens}, {object lens}, {object glass}]
objet d'art
n 1: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells
only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this
piece" [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}, {piece}]
oblanceolate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base
obligate anaerobe
n 1: an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
oblique angle
n 1: an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right
angle [ant: {right angle}]
oblique bandage
n 1: a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or
down a limb
oblique case
n 1: any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn:
{oblique}, {oblique case}] [ant: {nominative}, {nominative
case}, {subject case}]
oblique triangle
n 1: a triangle that contains no right angle [ant: {right
triangle}, {right-angled triangle}]
oblique vein of the left atrium
n 1: a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of
the left atrium [syn: {oblique vein of the left atrium},
{vena obliqua atrii sinistri}]
oblique-angled
adj 1: having oblique angles
oblong leaf
n 1: a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel
sides
oblong woodsia
n 1: a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions
having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
[syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong
woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]
oboe d'amore
n 1: an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe;
used to perform baroque music
oboe da caccia
n 1: an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
obovate leaf
n 1: an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base
observation dome
n 1: lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory
observation post
n 1: an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: {lookout},
{observation post}]
observation station
n 1: a station set up for making observations of something
observation tower
n 1: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
[syn: {lookout}, {observation tower}, {lookout station},
{observatory}]
observed fire
n 1: fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen
by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the
observations
observer's meridian
n 1: a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
obsessive-compulsive
adj 1: characterized by obsessions and compulsions; "obsessive-
compulsive neurosis"
n 1: a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
obsessive-compulsive disorder
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and
persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized
behaviors
obsessive-compulsive personality
n 1: personality characterized by a strong need to repeat
certain acts or rituals
obstacle race
n 1: a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles
obstetrical delivery
n 1: the act of delivering a child [syn: {delivery},
{obstetrical delivery}]
obstetrical toad
n 1: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs
wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn:
{obstetrical toad}, {midwife toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]
obstruction of justice
n 1: impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to
influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of
the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court
obstructive shock
n 1: shock caused by obstruction of blood flow
obtrude upon
v 1: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {invade}, {obtrude upon},
{encroach upon}]
obturator vein
n 1: a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the
hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal
iliac vein [syn: {obturator vein}, {vena obturatoria}]
obtuse angle
n 1: an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
obtuse leaf
n 1: a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip
obtuse triangle
n 1: a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn:
{obtuse triangle}, {obtuse-angled triangle}]
obtuse-angled triangle
n 1: a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn:
{obtuse triangle}, {obtuse-angled triangle}]
Occam's Razor
n 1: the principle that entities should not be multiplied
needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be
preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor},
{principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]
occipital bone
n 1: a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the
skull
occipital cortex
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying in the back of the head [syn: {occipital
lobe}, {occipital cortex}]
occipital gyrus
n 1: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the
occipital lobe of the cerebrum
occipital lobe
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying in the back of the head [syn: {occipital
lobe}, {occipital cortex}]
occipital protuberance
n 1: prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
occipital vein
n 1: a vein that drains the occipital region [syn: {occipital
vein}, {vena occipitalis}]
occipitomastoid suture
n 1: the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a
continuation of the lamboid suture
occluded front
n 1: (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a
mass of warm air and forces it aloft [syn: {occluded
front}, {occlusion}]
occult arts
n 1: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: {occult}, {occult arts}]
occupancy rate
n 1: the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are
occupied or rented at a given time
occupation licence
n 1: a license to pursue a particular occupation [syn:
{occupation license}, {occupation licence}]
occupation license
n 1: a license to pursue a particular occupation [syn:
{occupation license}, {occupation licence}]
occupational disease
n 1: disease or disability resulting from conditions of
employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious
substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
[syn: {occupational disease}, {industrial disease}]
occupational group
n 1: a body of people doing the same kind of work [syn:
{occupational group}, {vocation}]
occupational hazard
n 1: any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
occupational safety and health act
n 1: a law passed by the United States Congress that created the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent
employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the
course of their employment [syn: {occupational safety and
health act}, {federal job safety law}]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
n 1: a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain
a safe and healthy work environment [syn: {Occupational
Safety and Health Administration}, {OSHA}]
occupational therapy
n 1: therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of
daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation
in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations
in physical or mental functions
ocean bottom
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
ocean current
n 1: the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing
direction
ocean floor
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
ocean liner
n 1: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries
passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: {liner}, {ocean
liner}]
ocean perch
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {rosefish}, {ocean
perch}]
2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
[syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes marinus}]
ocean pout
n 1: common along northeastern coast of North America [syn:
{ocean pout}, {Macrozoarces americanus}]
Ocean State
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies;
the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody},
{Ocean State}, {RI}, {R.I.}]
ocean sunfish
n 1: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval
compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal
fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
[syn: {ocean sunfish}, {sunfish}, {mola}, {headfish}]
ocean trip
n 1: an act of traveling by water [syn: {ocean trip}, {voyage}]
oceanic abyss
n 1: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn:
{trench}, {deep}, {oceanic abyss}]
oceanic bird
n 1: bird of the open seas [syn: {pelagic bird}, {oceanic bird}]
oceanic bonito
n 1: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery;
may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {bonito},
{oceanic bonito}, {Katsuwonus pelamis}]
oceanic whitetip shark
n 1: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn:
{whitetip shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped
shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]
Oceanites oceanicus
n 1: medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's chicken},
{Mother Carey's hen}, {Oceanites oceanicus}]
ocellated turkey
n 1: wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
[syn: {ocellated turkey}, {Agriocharis ocellata}]
ochna family
n 1: family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick
shining parallel-veined leaves [syn: {Ochnaceae}, {family
Ochnaceae}, {ochna family}]
Ochna serrulata
n 1: shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and
yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals [syn:
{bird's-eye bush}, {Ochna serrulata}]
Ochotona collaris
n 1: similar to little chief hare and may be same species [syn:
{collared pika}, {Ochotona collaris}]
Ochotona princeps
n 1: North American pika [syn: {little chief hare}, {Ochotona
princeps}]
Ochroma lagopus
n 1: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very
light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
[syn: {balsa}, {Ochroma lagopus}]
Ocimum basilicum
n 1: annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small
white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most
important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles,
sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {common basil}, {sweet
basil}, {Ocimum basilicum}]
Ockham's Razor
n 1: the principle that entities should not be multiplied
needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be
preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor},
{principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]
oconee bells
n 1: plant of southeastern United States having solitary white
funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy
green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall [syn: {oconee
bells}, {Shortia galacifolia}]
octadecanoic acid
n 1: a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride
in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {stearic acid},
{octadecanoic acid}]
octal digit
n 1: a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
octal notation
n 1: any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters
(usually the digits 0 to 7)
octal number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits
and a radix of eight [syn: {octal numeration system},
{octal number system}]
octal numeration system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits
and a radix of eight [syn: {octal numeration system},
{octal number system}]
octane number
n 1: a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline [syn:
{octane number}, {octane rating}]
octane rating
n 1: a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline [syn:
{octane number}, {octane rating}]
octanedioic acid
n 1: a dicarboxylic acid found in cork [syn: {suberic acid},
{octanedioic acid}]
October 12
n 1: a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus [syn: {Columbus Day}, {Discovery Day},
{October 12}]
October 24
n 1: a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
[syn: {United Nations Day}, {October 24}]
October Revolution
n 1: the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November
1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in
victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 [syn: {Russian
Revolution}, {October Revolution}]
ocular muscle
n 1: one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate
the eyeball [syn: {ocular muscle}, {eye muscle}]
oculomotor nerve
n 1: supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor},
{oculomotor nerve}, {nervus oculomotorius}, {third cranial
nerve}]
oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
n 1: a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between
early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of
the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing
problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is
autosomal dominant
oculus dexter
n 1: the right eye [syn: {oculus dexter}, {OD}]
oculus sinister
n 1: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}, {OS}]
Ocyurus chrysurus
n 1: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean
with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
[syn: {yellowtail}, {yellowtail snapper}, {Ocyurus
chrysurus}]
odd fellow
n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]
odd fish
n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]
Odd Hassel
n 1: Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic
molecules (1897-1981) [syn: {Hassel}, {Odd Hassel}]
odd man out
n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]
odd-even check
n 1: a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
[syn: {parity check}, {redundancy check}, {odd-even check}]
odd-job
adj 1: not regular or skilled; "found only odd-job employment"
odd-job man
n 1: a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
[syn: {handyman}, {jack of all trades}, {odd-job man}]
odd-leg caliper
n 1: caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the
same direction
odd-pinnate
adj 1: (a leaf shape) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
[syn: {odd-pinnate}, {imparipinnate}]
odd-pinnate leaf
n 1: a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex
odd-toed ungulate
n 1: placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes
on each foot [syn: {odd-toed ungulate}, {perissodactyl},
{perissodactyl mammal}] [ant: {artiodactyl}, {artiodactyl
mammal}, {even-toed ungulate}]
Oddone Colonna
n 1: Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended
the Great Schism (1368-1431) [syn: {Martin V}, {Oddone
Colonna}]
odds and ends
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
{oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
{mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
{omnium-gatherum}]
odds-maker
n 1: someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of
the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) [syn:
{odds-maker}, {handicapper}]
odds-on
adj 1: having a better than even chance of success; "the odds-on
favorite"
Oder River
n 1: a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Oder},
{Oder River}]
Odo of Lagery
n 1: French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the
First Crusade (1042-1099) [syn: {Urban II}, {Odo}, {Odo of
Lagery}, {Otho}, {Otho of Lagery}]
Odobenus divergens
n 1: a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn:
{Pacific walrus}, {Odobenus divergens}]
Odobenus rosmarus
n 1: a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters [syn:
{Atlantic walrus}, {Odobenus rosmarus}]
Odocoileus hemionus
n 1: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged
antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {burro deer}, {Odocoileus
hemionus}]
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
n 1: mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed
deer}, {blacktail deer}, {blacktail}, {Odocoileus hemionus
columbianus}]
Odocoileus Virginianus
n 1: common North American deer; tail has a white underside
[syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-
tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]
Odontaspis taurus
n 1: shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both
sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn:
{sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus},
{Odontaspis taurus}]
odontoid process
n 1: a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck
Oecanthus fultoni
n 1: pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North
America [syn: {snowy tree cricket}, {Oecanthus fultoni}]
Oedipal complex
n 1: a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually
and to exclude the father; said to be a source of
personality disorders if unresolved [syn: {Oedipus
complex}, {Oedipal complex}]
Oedipus complex
n 1: a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually
and to exclude the father; said to be a source of
personality disorders if unresolved [syn: {Oedipus
complex}, {Oedipal complex}]
Oedipus Rex
n 1: (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly
killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the
subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn:
{Oedipus}, {King Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]
oeil de boeuf
n 1: a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French
architecture
Oenanthe aquatica
n 1: European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {water
fennel}, {Oenanthe aquatica}]
Oenanthe crocata
n 1: European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice
that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling
celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {water
dropwort}, {hemlock water dropwort}, {Oenanthe crocata}]
Oenothera biennis
n 1: a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow
flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
[syn: {common evening primrose}, {German rampion},
{Oenothera biennis}]
Oenothera fruticosa
n 1: a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus
Oenothera [syn: {sundrops}, {Oenothera fruticosa}]
Oenothera macrocarpa
n 1: evening-opening primrose of south central United States
[syn: {Missouri primrose}, {Ozark sundrops}, {Oenothera
macrocarpa}]
oesophageal reflux
n 1: reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn:
{gastroesophageal reflux}, {esophageal reflux},
{oesophageal reflux}]
oesophageal veins
n 1: small veins from the esophagus emptying into the
brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {esophageal
veins}, {oesophageal veins}, {venae esophageae}]
oesophagogastric junction
n 1: the junction between the esophagus and the stomach
epithelium [syn: {esophagogastric junction},
{oesophagogastric junction}]
Oestrus ovis
n 1: larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep botfly}, {sheep
gadfly}, {Oestrus ovis}]
of a sudden
adv 1: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain
in her side" [syn: {suddenly}, {all of a sudden}, {of a
sudden}]
of age
adj 1: having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as
one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" [syn:
{aged(a)}, {of age(p)}]
of all time
adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of
all time" [syn: {ever}, {of all time}]
of course
adv 1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a
huge bill" [syn: {naturally}, {of course}, {course}]
[ant: {unnaturally}]
of import
adj 1: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the
important questions of the day" [syn: {important}, {of
import}] [ant: {unimportant}]
of late
adv 1: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately
the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she
was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was
first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn:
{recently}, {late}, {lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]
of necessity
adv 1: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is
necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn:
{inevitably}, {necessarily}, {of necessity}, {needs}]
of sound mind
adj 1: of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law,
competent to go to trial [syn: {compos mentis(p)}, {of
sound mind(p)}]
of the essence
adj 1: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of
disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool
nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all
important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the
essence(p)}]
of unsound mind
adj 1: not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not
competent to go to trial [syn: {non compos mentis(p)},
{of unsound mind(p)}]
off and on
adv 1: not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn:
{off and on}, {on and off}]
off guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off her guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off his guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off one's guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off the beaten path
adv 1: not along the usual route; "in order to experience
something different, you need to go off the beaten path"
[syn: {off the beaten track}, {off the beaten path}]
off the beaten track
adv 1: not along the usual route; "in order to experience
something different, you need to go off the beaten path"
[syn: {off the beaten track}, {off the beaten path}]
adj 1: remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "they
found a quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: {off the
beaten track(p)}, {out-of-the-way(a)}, {out of the way}]
off the cuff
adv 1: without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a
remark off the cuff"
off the hook
adj 1: freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off
the hook with a mild reprimand"
off the record
adv 1: not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the
record"
off year
n 1: a year in which productivity is low or inferior
2: a year in which no major political elections are held
off your guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off-and-on
adj 1: intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or
interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" [syn: {fitful},
{interrupted}, {off-and-on(a)}]
off-axis reflector
n 1: a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to
throw the image to the side where it can be viewed [syn:
{Herschelian telescope}, {off-axis reflector}]
off-base
adj 1: located outside a military base; "off-base housing"
off-Broadway
n 1: low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in
Manhattan
off-center
adj 1: situated away from the center or axis [syn: {off-center},
{off-centered}]
off-centered
adj 1: situated away from the center or axis [syn: {off-center},
{off-centered}]
off-color
adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent;
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn:
{indelicate}, {off-color}, {off-colour}]
2: humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald
language" [syn: {bawdy}, {off-color}, {ribald}]
off-colour
adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent;
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn:
{indelicate}, {off-color}, {off-colour}]
off-day
n 1: a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my
off-days"
off-guard
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
"caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)},
{off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard},
{off your guard}]
off-hand
adv 1: without preparation; "I don't know the figures off-hand"
[syn: {off-hand}, {ex tempore}]
off-key
adj 1: inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her
singing was off key" [syn: {false}, {off-key}, {sour}]
off-licence
n 1: a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption
elsewhere [syn: {package store}, {liquor store}, {off-
licence}]
off-limits
adj 1: barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"
[syn: {off-limits}, {out-of-bounds(p)}]
off-line
adj 1: not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an
off-line ticket office" [ant: {on-line}, {online}]
2: not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources"
[ant: {on-line}, {online}]
off-line equipment
n 1: electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under
the control of) the central processing unit [syn: {off-line
equipment}, {auxiliary equipment}]
off-line operation
n 1: a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the
control of the central processing unit [syn: {auxiliary
operation}, {off-line operation}]
off-putting
adj 1: causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark"
2: tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-
putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess
off-roader
n 1: a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally
designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {mountain
bike}, {all-terrain bike}, {off-roader}]
off-season
n 1: the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
[ant: {high season}, {peak season}]
off-site
adj 1: taking place or located away from the site; "an off-site
waste treatment operation" [ant: {on-site}]
off-speed pitch
n 1: a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is
expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace},
{change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]
off-street
adj 1: not on the streets; "off-street parking"; "off-street
unloading of vehicles" [ant: {on-street}]
off-the-clock
adv 1: overtime without extra compensation; "she often has to
work off-the-clock"
off-the-cuff
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano
recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit";
"an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to
sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
"a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib},
{extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff},
{unrehearsed}]
off-the-peg
adj 1: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and
available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made
jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack},
{off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]
off-the-rack
adj 1: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and
available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made
jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack},
{off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]
off-the-shelf
adj 1: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and
available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made
jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack},
{off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]
off-the-shoulder
adj 1: not covering the shoulders (especially in the case of a
blouse or dress)
off-the-wall
adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
"restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another
like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a
freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall
antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre
and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric},
{freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {flakey}, {gonzo}, {off-
the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}]
off-white
adj 1: of something having a color tending toward white [syn:
{whitish}, {off-white}]
n 1: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {bone},
{ivory}, {pearl}, {off-white}]
offensive activity
n 1: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others [syn: {discourtesy},
{offense}, {offence}, {offensive activity}]
offer price
n 1: (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to
sell a certain security
offer up
v 1: present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
[syn: {offer}, {offer up}]
office block
n 1: a building containing offices where work is done [syn:
{office building}, {office block}]
office boy
n 1: a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business
office
office building
n 1: a building containing offices where work is done [syn:
{office building}, {office block}]
office furniture
n 1: furniture intended for use in an office
Office of Inspector General
n 1: the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission [syn:
{Office of Inspector General}, {OIG}]
Office of Intelligence Support
n 1: agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the
Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between
the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for
international economic policy [syn: {Office of Intelligence
Support}, {OIS}]
Office of Management and Budget
n 1: the executive agency that advises the President on the
federal budget [syn: {Office of Management and Budget},
{OMB}]
Office of Naval Intelligence
n 1: the military intelligence agency that provides for the
intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and
security requirements of the United States Navy [syn:
{Office of Naval Intelligence}, {ONI}]
Office of the Dead
n 1: an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman
Catholic Church
office staff
n 1: professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole
office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn:
{office}, {office staff}]
office-bearer
n 1: the person who holds an office
officer's mess
n 1: a mess for the exclusive use of officers
official document
n 1: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship
or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal
instrument}, {official document}, {instrument}]
official emissary
n 1: a member of a legation [syn: {legate}, {official emissary}]
official immunity
n 1: personal immunity accorded to a public official from
liability to anyone injured by actions that are the
consequence of exerting official authority
offset lithography
n 1: offset printing by lithography
offset printing
n 1: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed
cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn:
{offset}, {offset printing}]
offsetting balance
n 1: a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower
to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a
common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a
bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective
interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is
reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" [syn:
{compensating balance}, {offsetting balance}]
offshore rig
n 1: drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating
or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be
bored radially [syn: {drilling platform}, {offshore rig}]
Ogden Nash
n 1: United States writer noted for his droll epigrams
(1902-1971) [syn: {Nash}, {Ogden Nash}]
ogee arch
n 1: a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {ogee
arch}, {keel arch}]
Ohio buckeye
n 1: a buckeye with scaly grey bark that is found in the central
United States
Ohio goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
Ohio River
n 1: a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows
westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
[syn: {Ohio}, {Ohio River}]
Ohio State University
n 1: a university in Columbus, Ohio
Ohm's law
n 1: electric current is directly proportional to voltage and
inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R
ohmic resistance
n 1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical
resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity},
{ohmic resistance}]
oil beetle
n 1: any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from
the leg joints that deters enemies
oil burner
n 1: a furnace that burns oil [syn: {oil burner}, {oil furnace}]
oil business
n 1: an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
[syn: {oil industry}, {refining industry}, {oil business}]
oil cake
n 1: mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which
the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock
oil cartel
n 1: a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the
production and distribution of oil
oil change
n 1: replacing dirty oil with clean
oil color
n 1: oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
[syn: {oil}, {oil color}, {oil colour}]
oil colour
n 1: oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
[syn: {oil}, {oil color}, {oil colour}]
oil company
n 1: a company that sells oil
oil conservation
n 1: the conservation of petroleum resources
oil filter
n 1: a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to
lubricate an internal-combustion engine
oil furnace
n 1: a furnace that burns oil [syn: {oil burner}, {oil furnace}]
oil future
n 1: petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at
a specified future date [syn: {oil future}, {petroleum
future}]
oil geologist
n 1: a specialist in petroleum geology [syn: {petroleum
geologist}, {oil geologist}]
oil gland
n 1: a gland that secretes oil
oil heater
n 1: heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
[syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosene heater},
{kerosine heater}]
oil industry
n 1: an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
[syn: {oil industry}, {refining industry}, {oil business}]
oil lamp
n 1: a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil
lamp}, {kerosene lamp}, {kerosine lamp}]
oil meal
n 1: ground oil cake
oil nut
n 1: oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {buffalo nut},
{elk nut}, {oil nut}]
oil of cloves
n 1: essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor
medicines [syn: {clove oil}, {oil of cloves}]
oil of turpentine
n 1: volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used
as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn:
{turpentine}, {oil of turpentine}, {spirit of turpentine},
{turps}]
oil of vitriol
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide;
widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {oil
of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
oil of wintergreen
n 1: oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or
teaberry plant [syn: {wintergreen oil}, {oil of
wintergreen}]
oil paint
n 1: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
oil painter
n 1: a painter who uses oil paints
oil painting
n 1: a picture painted with oil paints
2: the art or method of painting with oil paints
oil palm
n 1: pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense
clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and
yielding high quality palm oils
oil pipeline
n 1: a pipeline used to transport oil
oil pressure
n 1: pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-
combustion engine
oil production
n 1: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of
producing petroleum [syn: {boring}, {drilling}, {oil
production}]
oil pump
n 1: a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts
oil refinery
n 1: a refinery for petroleum [syn: {oil refinery}, {petroleum
refinery}]
oil rig
n 1: rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig},
{drilling rig}, {oilrig}, {oil rig}]
oil rigger
n 1: someone who works on an oil rig [syn: {rigger}, {oil
rigger}]
oil shale
n 1: shale from which oil can be obtained by heating
oil slick
n 1: a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially
crude oil spilled from a ship)
oil stain
n 1: a stain produced by oil
oil tanker
n 1: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil
tanker}, {oiler}, {tanker}, {tank ship}]
oil tycoon
n 1: a powerful person in the oil business
oil well
n 1: a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn: {oil well},
{oiler}]
oil-bearing
adj 1: containing oil; "oil-bearing shale"
oil-fired
adj 1: fueled by burning oil; "an oil-fired furnace"
oil-hardened steel
n 1: steel that is quenched in oil
oil-industry analyst
n 1: an analyst of the oil industry
oil-rich seed
n 1: any of several seeds that yield oil [syn: {oilseed}, {oil-
rich seed}]
oil-soluble
adj 1: soluble in oil; "oil-soluble pigments"
oil-water interface
n 1: an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible
liquids oil and water
Ojos del Salado
n 1: a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and
Chile (22,572 feet high)
Okapia johnstoni
n 1: similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck
and stripe on the legs [syn: {okapi}, {Okapia johnstoni}]
Okeechobee Waterway
n 1: a waterway used by small boats to travel between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake
Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee Canal and the
Caloosahatchee River [syn: {Cross-Florida Waterway},
{Okeechobee Waterway}]
Okefenokee Swamp
n 1: a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast
Georgia
Okinawa campaign
n 1: a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the
Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter
fighting United States marines and regular army troops took
the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest
victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans [syn:
{Okinawa}, {Okinawa campaign}]
Okla.
n 1: a state in south central United States [syn: {Oklahoma},
{Sooner State}, {OK}, {Okla.}]
Oklahoma City
n 1: capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based
on oil and livestock [syn: {Oklahoma City}, {capital of
Oklahoma}]
okra plant
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo},
{okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
{Hibiscus esculentus}]
Olaf II
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
Olav II
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
old age
n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's
showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a
beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn:
{old age}, {years}, {age}, {eld}, {geezerhood}]
old bag
n 1: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old
bag for her money" [syn: {bag}, {old bag}]
Old Bailey
n 1: the central criminal court in London
old boy
n 1: a familiar term of address for a man [syn: {old boy}, {old
man}]
2: a vivacious elderly man
3: a former male pupil of a school
old boy network
n 1: an exclusive informal network linking members of a social
class or profession or organization in order to provide
connections and information and favors (especially in
business or politics); "professional women have developed
an old boy network of their own"
Old Bulgarian
n 1: the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in
the 9th century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church
Slavic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]
Old Bullion
n 1: United States legislator who opposed the use of paper
currency (1782-1858) [syn: {Benton}, {Thomas Hart Benton},
{Old Bullion}]
Old Catholic
n 1: a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German
Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the
Pope
Old Catholic Church
n 1: Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic
Church in the 18th century
Old Church Slavic
n 1: the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in
the 9th century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church
Slavic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]
Old Church Slavonic
n 1: the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in
the 9th century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church
Slavic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]
old codger
n 1: used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing
old man [syn: {codger}, {old codger}]
Old Colony
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}, {MA},
{Mass.}]
old country
n 1: the country of origin of an immigrant
Old Dominion
n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American
Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion
State}, {VA}, {Va.}]
Old Dominion State
n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American
Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion
State}, {VA}, {Va.}]
Old English
n 1: English prior to about 1100 [syn: {Old English}, {Anglo-
Saxon}]
Old English sheepdog
n 1: large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white
coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman
occupation of Britain [syn: {Old English sheepdog},
{bobtail}]
Old Faithful
n 1: a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about
4 minutes about every 65 minutes
old fashioned
n 1: a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit
slices
Old French
n 1: the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th
century
Old Frisian
n 1: the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic
language of ancient Frisia
old geezer
n 1: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer},
{old geezer}, {antique}]
Old Glory
n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn:
{American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled
Banner}, {Old Glory}]
old gold
n 1: a dark yellow
old growth
n 1: forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature
ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity [syn:
{old growth}, {virgin forest}]
old guard
n 1: a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
old hand
n 1: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-
timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager},
{stager}]
Old Hickory
n 1: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans
from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the
presidency (1767-1845) [syn: {Jackson}, {Andrew Jackson},
{Old Hickory}]
Old High German
n 1: High German prior to 1200
Old Icelandic
n 1: the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland
up until about 1600
Old Irish
n 1: Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
Old Ironsides
n 1: a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first
three naval ships built by the United States; it won
brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of
1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the
history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and
is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn:
{Constitution}, {Old Ironsides}]
Old Italian
n 1: the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century
old lady
n 1: your own wife; "meet my old lady"
Old Latin
n 1: the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th
century B.C.)
Old Line State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Maryland}, {Old Line State}, {Free State}, {MD}, {Md.}]
old maid
n 1: an elderly unmarried woman [syn: {spinster}, {old maid}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for
their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn:
{zinnia}, {old maid}, {old maid flower}]
3: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish
to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle},
{Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red
periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca
rosea}]
4: the loser in a game of old maid
5: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has
been removed; players match cards and the player holding the
unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old
maid')
old maid flower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for
their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn:
{zinnia}, {old maid}, {old maid flower}]
old man
n 1: a man who is very old [syn: {old man}, {greybeard},
{graybeard}, {Methuselah}]
2: a familiar term of address for a man [syn: {old boy}, {old
man}]
3: an informal term for your father
4: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a
bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
{common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love},
{Artemisia absinthium}]
5: (slang) boss
old man of the mountain
n 1: whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout
stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large
yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central
United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine
sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys
grandiflora}]
old man's beard
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands
anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots;
southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
[syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss},
{long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
2: vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and
Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in
summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's joy},
{old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]
3: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over
other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy
white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard},
{devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]
old master
n 1: a great European painter prior to 19th century
old money
n 1: the inherited wealth of established upper-class families;
"he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the
daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: {silver
spoon}, {old money}]
Old Nick
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {Lucifer},
{Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
Old Norse
n 1: the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and
Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
Old North French
n 1: the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Norman-
French}, {Norman French}, {Old North French}]
Old North State
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar
Heel State}, {NC}, {N.C.}]
old person
n 1: an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {old person}, {senior
citizen}, {golden ager}]
Old Prussian
n 1: a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct
after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of
Indo-European
old rose
n 1: a greyish-pink color
old salt
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman},
{tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob},
{sea dog}]
Old Saxon
n 1: Low German prior to 1200
old school
n 1: a class of people favoring traditional ideas
old school tie
n 1: necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
old sledge
n 1: a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is
game [syn: {seven-up}, {old sledge}]
Old South
n 1: the South of the United States before the American Civil
War
old squaw
n 1: a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the
United States [syn: {old squaw}, {oldwife}, {Clangula
hyemalis}]
old stager
n 1: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-
timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager},
{stager}]
old style
n 1: a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished
by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little
contrast between light and heavy strokes [syn: {old style},
{old style font}] [ant: {Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}, {modern},
{modern font}]
Old Style calendar
n 1: the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius
Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the
12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366
days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for
February [syn: {Julian calendar}, {Old Style calendar}]
old style font
n 1: a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished
by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little
contrast between light and heavy strokes [syn: {old style},
{old style font}] [ant: {Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}, {modern},
{modern font}]
Old Testament
n 1: the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of
the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen
people; the first half of the Christian Bible
old times
n 1: past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne},
{langsyne}, {old times}, {good old days}]
old witch grass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a
weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass},
{old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass},
{Panicum capillare}]
old witchgrass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a
weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass},
{old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass},
{Panicum capillare}]
old wives' tale
n 1: a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
old woman
n 1: a woman who is old
2: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North
America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty miller},
{beach wormwood}, {old woman}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]
Old World
n 1: the regions of the world that were known to Europeans
before the discovery of the Americas
Old World beaver
n 1: a European variety of beaver [syn: {Old World beaver},
{Castor fiber}]
Old World buffalo
n 1: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including,
e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo [syn: {Old World
buffalo}, {buffalo}]
Old World chat
n 1: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: {Old World chat},
{chat}]
Old World coot
n 1: a coot found in Eurasia [syn: {Old World coot}, {Fulica
atra}]
Old World coral snake
n 1: any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa
and Australia [syn: {coral snake}, {Old World coral snake}]
Old World crayfish
n 1: small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
[syn: {Old World crayfish}, {ecrevisse}]
Old World flycatcher
n 1: any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on
insects taken on the wing [syn: {Old World flycatcher},
{true flycatcher}, {flycatcher}]
Old World hop hornbeam
n 1: medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
[syn: {Old World hop hornbeam}, {Ostrya carpinifolia}]
Old World jay
n 1: a European jay
Old World least weasel
n 1: of Europe [syn: {Old World least weasel}, {Mustela
nivalis}]
Old World leishmaniasis
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
Old World mistletoe
n 1: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems
with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the
traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {mistletoe},
{Viscum album}, {Old World mistletoe}]
Old World monkey
n 1: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and
nostrils close together [syn: {Old World monkey},
{catarrhine}]
Old World oriole
n 1: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange
and black [syn: {Old World oriole}, {oriole}]
Old World porcupine
n 1: terrestrial porcupine
Old World quail
n 1: small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
Old World rabbit
n 1: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern
Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely
domesticated and developed in various colors and for
various needs; young are born naked and helpless [syn:
{European rabbit}, {Old World rabbit}, {Oryctolagus
cuniculus}]
Old World robin
n 1: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn:
{robin}, {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin},
{Erithacus rubecola}]
Old World scops owl
n 1: European scops owl [syn: {Old World scops owl}, {Otus
scops}]
Old World vulture
n 1: any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
Old World warbler
n 1: small active brownish or greyish Old World birds [syn: {Old
World warbler}, {true warbler}]
Old world white pelican
n 1: similar to American white pelican [syn: {Old world white
pelican}, {Pelecanus onocrotalus}]
Old World yew
n 1: predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and
slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn:
{Old World yew}, {English yew}, {Taxus baccata}]
old-age insurance
n 1: insurance paid to the elderly
old-age pension
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement
check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund},
{superannuation}]
old-age pensioner
n 1: an old person who receives an old-age pension
old-fashioned
adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
{antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)},
{outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]
old-fashionedness
n 1: the property of being no longer fashionable
old-field toadflax
n 1: North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
[syn: {blue toadflax}, {old-field toadflax}, {Linaria
canadensis}]
old-hat
adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer";
"repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn
axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
{banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat},
{shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn},
{tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
{antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)},
{outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]
old-line
adj 1: adhering to conservative or reactionary principles; "an
oldline senator" [syn: {oldline}, {old-line}]
2: long-established [syn: {oldline}, {old-line}]
old-maid's bonnet
n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]
old-maidish
adj 1: primly fastidious [syn: {old-maidish}, {old-womanish}]
old-man-of-the-woods
n 1: edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands
of eastern North America [syn: {old-man-of-the-woods},
{Strobilomyces floccopus}]
old-time
adj 1: attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily
authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a
vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" [syn:
{old-time}, {quaint}, {olde worlde}]
old-timer
n 1: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-
timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager},
{stager}]
2: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer}, {old
geezer}, {antique}]
old-womanish
adj 1: primly fastidious [syn: {old-maidish}, {old-womanish}]
old-world
adj 1: characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an
old-world cottage"
olde worlde
adj 1: attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily
authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a
vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" [syn:
{old-time}, {quaint}, {olde worlde}]
Olduvai Gorge
n 1: a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have
found some of the earliest human remains
Olea cunninghamii
n 1: northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
[syn: {black maire}, {Olea cunninghamii}]
Olea europaea
n 1: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since
antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
[syn: {olive}, {European olive tree}, {Olea europaea}]
Olea lanceolata
n 1: small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit
[syn: {white maire}, {Olea lanceolata}]
oleander fern
n 1: tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander;
found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern},
{Oleandra neriiformis}, {Oleandra mollis}]
Oleandra mollis
n 1: tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander;
found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern},
{Oleandra neriiformis}, {Oleandra mollis}]
Oleandra neriiformis
n 1: tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander;
found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern},
{Oleandra neriiformis}, {Oleandra mollis}]
Olearia argophylla
n 1: musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern
Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads [syn:
{muskwood}, {Olearia argophylla}]
Olearia haastii
n 1: bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white
flower heads [syn: {New Zealand daisybush}, {Olearia
haastii}]
oleaster family
n 1: shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {Elaeagnaceae},
{family Elaeagnaceae}, {oleaster family}]
olecranon process
n 1: process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow
and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is
extended [syn: {olecranon}, {olecranon process}]
oleic acid
n 1: a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the
major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in
making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating
oils
oleo oil
n 1: obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap
and in lubrication
oleoresin capiscum
n 1: an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant
olfactory brain
n 1: a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense
of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate
complex emotional behavior [syn: {rhinencephalon},
{olfactory brain}]
olfactory bulb
n 1: one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory
nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal
cavities
olfactory impairment
n 1: a disorder in the sense of smell [syn: {dysosmia},
{parosamia}, {olfactory impairment}]
olfactory modality
n 1: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn:
{smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfaction}, {olfactory
modality}]
olfactory nerve
n 1: a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the
nasal mucosa [syn: {olfactory nerve}, {nervii olfactorii},
{first cranial nerve}]
olfactory organ
n 1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract;
the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he
has a cold in the nose" [syn: {nose}, {olfactory organ}]
olfactory perception
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the
nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous
form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor},
{odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
olfactory property
n 1: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn:
{olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour},
{scent}]
olfactory sensation
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the
nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous
form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor},
{odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
Olfersia cervina
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina},
{Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
Olga Korbut
n 1: Soviet gymnast (born in 1955) [syn: {Korbut}, {Olga
Korbut}]
Oligocene epoch
n 1: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of
sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene}, {Oligocene epoch}]
oligochaete worm
n 1: hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having
bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn:
{oligochaete}, {oligochaete worm}]
Oligoporus leucospongia
n 1: a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on
conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western
United States and adjacent Canada
olive branch
n 1: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining
peace [syn: {peace offering}, {olive branch}]
olive brown
n 1: a shade of brown tinged with green
olive drab
n 1: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown [syn:
{olive drab}, {drab}]
2: military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth
of a dull olive color [syn: {olive drab}, {olive-drab
uniform}]
3: a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms
olive family
n 1: trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as
fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash;
jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {family Oleaceae},
{olive family}]
olive green
n 1: a color that is lighter and greener than olive [syn: {olive
green}, {olive-green}]
olive oil
n 1: oil from olives
olive ridley
n 1: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and
the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {olive
ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]
olive tree
n 1: a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
olive-brown
adj 1: of a brown color with a greenish tinge
olive-colored
adj 1: having the color of green olives [syn: {olive-colored},
{olive-coloured}]
olive-coloured
adj 1: having the color of green olives [syn: {olive-colored},
{olive-coloured}]
olive-drab
adj 1: of a light brownish green color [syn: {olive-drab},
{drab}]
olive-drab uniform
n 1: military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth
of a dull olive color [syn: {olive drab}, {olive-drab
uniform}]
olive-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with olive [syn: {olive-grey}, {olive-
gray}]
olive-green
n 1: a color that is lighter and greener than olive [syn: {olive
green}, {olive-green}]
olive-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with olive [syn: {olive-grey}, {olive-
gray}]
olive-like
adj 1: resembling an olive [syn: {olivelike}, {olive-like}]
olive-sized
adj 1: about the size of an olive
olive-tree agaric
n 1: red luminescent mushroom of Europe [syn: {olive-tree
agaric}, {Pleurotus phosphoreus}]
Oliver Cromwell
n 1: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary
army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Cromwell},
{Oliver Cromwell}, {Ironsides}]
Oliver Ellsworth
n 1: United States jurist and the third chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court (1745-1807) [syn: {Ellsworth},
{Oliver Ellsworth}]
Oliver Goldsmith
n 1: Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays
(1728-1774) [syn: {Goldsmith}, {Oliver Goldsmith}]
Oliver Hardy
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and
overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made
many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Hardy}, {Oliver Hardy}]
Oliver Hazard Perry
n 1: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Oliver
Hazard Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]
Oliver Heaviside
n 1: English physicist and electrical engineer who helped
develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902
(independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence
of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to
earth (1850-1925) [syn: {Heaviside}, {Oliver Heaviside}]
Oliver Stone
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: {Stone},
{Oliver Stone}]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
n 1: United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn:
{Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes}]
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
n 1: United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions
(1841-1935) [syn: {Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}]
olla podrida
n 1: Spanish version of burgoo [syn: {olla podrida}, {Spanish
burgoo}]
Olympian Games
n 1: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of
Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn:
{Olympian Games}, {Olympic Games}]
Olympian Zeus
n 1: a seated statue of the supreme god of ancient Greek
mythology created for the temple at Olympia; the statue was
40 feet tall and rested on a base that was 12 feet high
Olympic Games
n 1: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4
years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games},
{Olympics}, {Olympiad}]
2: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of
Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn: {Olympian
Games}, {Olympic Games}]
Olympic god
n 1: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
[syn: {Olympian}, {Olympic god}]
Olympic National Park
n 1: a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant
evergreens
olympic salamander
n 1: small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United
States Northwest [syn: {olympic salamander}, {Rhyacotriton
olympicus}]
Omani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Oman
Omani rial
n 1: the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {riyal-omani}, {Omani
rial}, {rial}]
Omar Bradley
n 1: United States general who played an important role in the
Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley},
{Omar Bradley}, {Omar Nelson Bradley}]
Omar Khayyam
n 1: Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry
was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald's translation
(1050-1123)
Omar Nelson Bradley
n 1: United States general who played an important role in the
Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley},
{Omar Bradley}, {Omar Nelson Bradley}]
Omega Centauri
n 1: a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus
omega-3
n 1: a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its
first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
[syn: {omega-3 fatty acid}, {omega-3}]
omega-3 fatty acid
n 1: a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its
first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
[syn: {omega-3 fatty acid}, {omega-3}]
omega-6
n 1: a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its
first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
[syn: {omega-6 fatty acid}, {omega-6}]
omega-6 fatty acid
n 1: a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its
first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
[syn: {omega-6 fatty acid}, {omega-6}]
omelet pan
n 1: pan for cooking omelets [syn: {omelet pan}, {omelette pan}]
omelette pan
n 1: pan for cooking omelets [syn: {omelet pan}, {omelette pan}]
omental bursa
n 1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to
the stomach [syn: {bursa omentalis}, {omental bursa},
{lesser peritoneal cavity}]
omnidirectional antenna
n 1: an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all
directions [syn: {omnidirectional antenna}, {nondirectional
antenna}]
omnidirectional radio range
n 1: a navigational system consisting of a network of radio
beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact
position and bearing [syn: {omnirange}, {omnidirectional
range}, {omnidirectional radio range}]
omnidirectional range
n 1: a navigational system consisting of a network of radio
beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact
position and bearing [syn: {omnirange}, {omnidirectional
range}, {omnidirectional radio range}]
omnium-gatherum
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
{oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
{mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
{omnium-gatherum}]
Omomyid group
n 1: extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and
insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50
million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some
authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but
others consider them only cousins [syn: {Omomyid}, {Omomyid
group}]
Omphalotus illudens
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn:
{jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern},
{jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]
on a higher floor
adv 1: on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: {upstairs},
{up the stairs}, {on a higher floor}] [ant: {below},
{down the stairs}, {downstairs}, {on a lower floor}]
on a lower floor
adv 1: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
{downstairs}, {down the stairs}, {on a lower floor},
{below}] [ant: {on a higher floor}, {up the stairs},
{upstairs}]
on a regular basis
adv 1: in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his
children" [syn: {regularly}, {on a regular basis}] [ant:
{irregularly}, {on an irregular basis}]
on air
adv 1: very happily; "we were floating on air at the news"
on all fours
adv 1: on hands and knees; "he got down on all fours to play
with his grandson"
on an individual basis
adv 1: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were,
in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
[syn: {individually}, {separately}, {singly},
{severally}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}]
on an irregular basis
adv 1: in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly"
[syn: {irregularly}, {on an irregular basis}] [ant: {on a
regular basis}, {regularly}]
on and off
adv 1: not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn:
{off and on}, {on and off}]
on approval
adv 1: for examination (with an option to buy); "they took the
VCR on approval"
on average
adv 1: typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
[syn: {on the average}, {on average}]
on board
adv 1: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: {aboard},
{on board}]
on camera
adv 1: within range of a movie or television camera; "the
senator didn't realize that he was speaking on camera"
on earth
adv 1: used with question words to convey surprise; "what on
earth are you doing?"
on faith
adv 1: with trust and confidence; "we accepted him on faith"
on fire
adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
(or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight
on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)},
{afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {on
fire(p)}]
on guard
adj 1: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on
your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on
one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]
on hand
adj 1: readily available; "there will be a wealth of information
on hand from the lawyers"
on it
adv 1: on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: {thereon},
{on it}, {on that}]
on occasion
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
on one hand
adv 1: from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted
chemist" [syn: {on the one hand}, {on one hand}] [ant:
{on the other hand}, {then again}]
on one's guard
adj 1: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on
your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on
one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]
on paper
adv 1: as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer
had set down on paper" [syn: {on paper}, {in writing}]
on purpose
adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
{intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on
purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by
design}] [ant: {accidentally}, {by chance},
{circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}, {unintentionally}]
on request
adv 1: on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the
asking" [syn: {for the asking}, {on request}]
on tap
adj 1: (of liquids) available by turning a tap; "ale on tap";
"hot and cold running water on tap"
2: available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other
sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are
numerous projects on tap"
on that
adv 1: on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: {thereon},
{on it}, {on that}]
on the average
adv 1: typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
[syn: {on the average}, {on average}]
on the button
adv 1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
[syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the
dot}, {on the button}]
adj 1: being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified
criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction
for snow was right on the button" [syn: {on the nose},
{on the button}]
on the coattails
adv 1: immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from;
"the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he
was elected on his predecessor's coattails" [syn: {on the
coattails}, {one one's coattails}]
on the contrary
adv 1: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn:
{contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {contrariwise}, {on the
contrary}]
on the dot
adv 1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
[syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the
dot}, {on the button}]
on the face of it
adv 1: from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper
crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is
seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been
ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really
concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the
problem seems minor" [syn: {apparently}, {seemingly},
{ostensibly}, {on the face of it}]
on the fence
adj 1: characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the
fence came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters
still declare they are undecided" [syn: {on the
fence(p)}, {undecided}]
on the fly
adv 1: while in motion; "he caught the punt on the fly"
2: on the run or in a hurry; "she wrote those letters on the
fly" [syn: {on the fly}, {hurridly}]
on the go
adj 1: (of a person) very busy and active; "is always on the go"
on the hook
adj 1: caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; "there I
was back on the hook"
on the job
adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population";
"the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working
mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn:
{working(a)}, {on the job(p)}]
on the loose
adj 1: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict
still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners";
"dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in
the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {escaped},
{loose}, {on the loose(p)}]
on the nose
adv 1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
[syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the
dot}, {on the button}]
adj 1: being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified
criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction
for snow was right on the button" [syn: {on the nose},
{on the button}]
on the offensive
adj 1: actively attacking
on the one hand
adv 1: from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted
chemist" [syn: {on the one hand}, {on one hand}] [ant:
{on the other hand}, {then again}]
on the other hand
adv 1: (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other
hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then
again, she might not go" [syn: {on the other hand}, {then
again}] [ant: {on one hand}, {on the one hand}]
on the Q.T.
adv 1: in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the
invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the
movies when they were supposed to be at the library";
"they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {in
secret}, {on the Q.T.}, {on the QT}]
on the QT
adv 1: in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the
invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the
movies when they were supposed to be at the library";
"they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {in
secret}, {on the Q.T.}, {on the QT}]
on the qui vive
n 1: lively attentiveness [syn: {alertness}, {sharp-
sightedness}, {on the qui vive}]
on the road
n 1: travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they
lost all their games on the road" [syn: {on the road}, {on
tour}]
on the side
adv 1: without official authorization; "he had made some money
on the side" [syn: {unofficially}, {on the side}]
on the sly
adv 1: in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively
crawling through the night" [syn: {furtively}, {on the
sly}]
on the spot
adv 1: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot";
"thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
2: in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on
the spot"
3: at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when
it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"
on the spur of the moment
adv 1: on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to
Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind
suddenly" [syn: {on the spur of the moment}, {suddenly}]
on the table
adj 1: able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise;
"negotiable demands"; "the proposal is still on the
table" [syn: {negotiable}, {on the table}]
on the way
adv 1: on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw
him on the way to California" [syn: {on the way}, {en
route}]
on the whole
adv 1: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's
not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole},
{altogether}, {tout ensemble}]
on the wing
adv 1: flying through the air; "we saw the ducks in flight"
[syn: {in flight}, {on the wing}]
on time
adv 1: at the expected or proper time; "she always arrives on
time" [syn: {on time}, {punctually}]
adj 1: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time
appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals";
"he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual
payment"; "she is always on time for class" [syn:
{punctual}, {on time}] [ant: {unpunctual}]
2: payable in installments within a designated period of time;
"we were short of cash, so we purchased our refrigerator on
time"
on tour
n 1: travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they
lost all their games on the road" [syn: {on the road}, {on
tour}]
on trial
adj 1: in the process of being tested or tried
on your guard
adj 1: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on
your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on
one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]
on-going
adj 1: currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis" [syn:
{ongoing}, {on-going}]
on-key
adj 1: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {on-key},
{true}]
on-license
n 1: a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
on-line
adj 1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline
system; "on-line industries" [syn: {on-line}, {online}]
[ant: {off-line}]
2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer;
"an on-line database" [syn: {on-line}, {online}] [ant: {off-
line}]
3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn:
{on-line(a)}, {online}]
on-line database
n 1: (computer science) a database that can be accessed by
computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database},
{computer database}, {electronic information service}]
on-off switch
n 1: a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
[syn: {toggle switch}, {toggle}, {on-off switch}, {on/off
switch}]
on-site
adj 1: taking place or located at the site; "on-site inspection"
[ant: {off-site}]
on-street
adj 1: at the sides of streets; "on-street parking is prohibited
at rush hour" [ant: {off-street}]
on-the-job
adj 1: relating to or associated with a job or employment; "on-
the-job training"; "on-the-job requirements"
on-the-scene
adj 1: at the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-
the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast" [syn:
{on-the-spot(a)}, {on-the-scene(a)}]
on-the-spot
adj 1: at the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-
the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast" [syn:
{on-the-spot(a)}, {on-the-scene(a)}]
on/off switch
n 1: a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
[syn: {toggle switch}, {toggle}, {on-off switch}, {on/off
switch}]
once again
adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: {again}, {once again}, {once more}, {over again}]
once and for all
adv 1: in a conclusive way; "we settled the problem
conclusively" [syn: {conclusively}, {once and for all}]
[ant: {inconclusively}]
once in a while
adv 1: sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
once more
adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: {again}, {once again}, {once more}, {over again}]
once-over
n 1: a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the
once-over" [syn: {once-over}, {look-over}]
Oncidium papilio
n 1: orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow
and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis papilio}, {Oncidium papilio}]
Oncidium papilio kramerianum
n 1: orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar
to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in
genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis krameriana}, {Oncidium
papilio kramerianum}]
Oncorhynchus keta
n 1: a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an
important food fish [syn: {chum salmon}, {chum},
{Oncorhynchus keta}]
Oncorhynchus kisutch
n 1: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
[syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver
salmon}, {Oncorhynchus kisutch}]
Oncorhynchus nerka
n 1: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and
tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food;
adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye
salmon}, {red salmon}, {blueback salmon}, {Oncorhynchus
nerka}]
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
n 1: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon},
{quinnat salmon}, {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}]
Ondatra zibethica
n 1: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark
glossy brown fur [syn: {muskrat}, {musquash}, {Ondatra
zibethica}]
one after another
adv 1: following one another in quick succession [syn: {one
after another}, {one after the other}]
one after the other
adv 1: following one another in quick succession [syn: {one
after another}, {one after the other}]
one and only
adj 1: eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty";
"the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in
a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless
scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote
with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"
[syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and
only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable},
{unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]
one at a time
adv 1: in succession; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn:
{one by one}, {one at a time}]
one by one
adv 1: in succession; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn:
{one by one}, {one at a time}]
2: one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece" [syn:
{by the piece}, {one by one}]
3: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in
fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn:
{individually}, {separately}, {singly}, {severally}, {one by
one}, {on an individual basis}]
one C
n 1: ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}]
one dollar bill
n 1: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar},
{dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}, {clam}]
one hundred
adj 1: being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {one
hundred}, {100}, {c}]
one hundred eighty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one
hundred eighty}, {180}, {clxxx}]
one hundred fifteen
adj 1: being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred
fifteen}, {115}, {cxv}]
one hundred fifty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred
fifty}, {150}, {cl}]
one hundred fifty-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred
fifty-five}, {155}, {clv}]
one hundred five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred
five}, {105}, {cv}]
one hundred forty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred
forty}, {140}, {cxl}]
one hundred forty-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred
forty-five}, {145}, {cxlv}]
one hundred ninety
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred
ninety}, {190}, {xcl}]
one hundred one
adj 1: being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one},
{one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]
one hundred seventy
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred
seventy}, {170}, {clxx}]
one hundred seventy-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one
hundred seventy-five}, {175}, {clxxv}]
one hundred sixty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred
sixty}, {160}, {clx}]
one hundred sixty-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred
sixty-five}, {165}, {clxv}]
one hundred ten
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred ten},
{110}, {cx}]
one hundred thirty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred
thirty}, {130}, {cxxx}]
one hundred thirty-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one
hundred thirty-five}, {135}, {cxxxv}]
one hundred twenty
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred
twenty}, {120}, {cxx}]
one hundred twenty-five
adj 1: being five more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one
hundred twenty-five}, {125}, {cxxv}]
one iron
n 1: (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face
[syn: {driving iron}, {one iron}]
one million million
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12
zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn:
{trillion}, {one million million}, {1000000000000}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros;
in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States
is frequently seen [syn: {billion}, {one million million},
{1000000000000}]
one million million million
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18
zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
[syn: {trillion}, {one million million million}]
one of the boys
n 1: a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other
men; "he quickly became one of the boys"
one one's coattails
adv 1: immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from;
"the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he
was elected on his predecessor's coattails" [syn: {on the
coattails}, {one one's coattails}]
one percent
n 1: one part in a hundred equal parts [syn: {one-hundredth},
{hundredth}, {one percent}]
one shot
n 1: a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {round},
{unit of ammunition}, {one shot}]
one thousand
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
[syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
{thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad},
{G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]
one thousand million
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
[syn: {billion}, {one thousand million}, {1000000000}]
one thousand thousand
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
[syn: {million}, {1000000}, {one thousand thousand}, {meg}]
one time
adv 1: on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {once}, {one
time}, {in one case}]
one-and-one
n 1: a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to
a second foul shot
one-armed
adj 1: having one arm; "a one-armed veteran"
one-armed bandit
n 1: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {slot}, {one-armed
bandit}]
one-billionth
n 1: one part in a billion equal parts [syn: {one-billionth},
{billionth}]
one-celled
adj 1: having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
[syn: {single-celled}, {one-celled}]
one-dimensional
adj 1: relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth
or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional,
its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"-
Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters"
[syn: {unidimensional}, {one-dimensional}] [ant:
{multidimensional}]
2: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having
a single dimension; "a linear measurement" [syn: {linear},
{one-dimensional}] [ant: {cubic}, {planar}, {three-
dimensional}, {two-dimensional}]
one-dimensional language
n 1: a programming language whose expressions are represented by
strings of characters [ant: {multidimensional language}]
one-dimensionality
n 1: the property of having one dimension [syn: {one-
dimensionality}, {linearity}]
one-eared
adj 1: having a single ear
one-eighth
n 1: one part in eight equal parts [syn: {one-eighth}, {eighth}]
one-eyed
adj 1: having or showing only one eye; "one-eyed Jacks are
wild"; "the three one-eyed Cyclopes of Greek myth"
one-fifth
n 1: one part in five equal parts [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth},
{fifth part}, {twenty percent}]
one-flowered pyrola
n 1: delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions
having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed
in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-
flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]
one-flowered wintergreen
n 1: delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions
having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed
in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-
flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]
one-fourth
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
{twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
one-half
n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf";
"half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: {one-half},
{half}]
one-handed
adj 1: having or using a single hand; "one-handed golfers"; "a
one-handed backetball shot"
one-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one
hit [syn: {one-hitter}, {1-hitter}]
one-horse
adj 1: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater
college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse
towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {pokey}, {poky}]
one-humped
adj 1: having one hump; "a one-humped camel" [syn: {one-humped},
{single-humped}]
one-hundred-millionth
n 1: one part in a hundred million equal parts
one-hundred-thousandth
n 1: one part in a hundred thousand equal parts
one-hundredth
n 1: one part in a hundred equal parts [syn: {one-hundredth},
{hundredth}, {one percent}]
one-liner
n 1: a one-line joke
one-man
adj 1: designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man
show"; "a one-person tent"; "Sarah Silverman's hilarious
one-woman show" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)},
{one-woman(a)}]
one-man rule
n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism},
{authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy},
{one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism},
{totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]
one-member
adj 1: based on the system of having only one member from each
district (as of a legislature); "a uninominal electoral
system" [syn: {uninominal}, {one-member}]
one-millionth
n 1: one part in a million equal parts [syn: {one-millionth},
{millionth}]
one-night stand
n 1: a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night;
"he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands"
2: a performance in one place on one night only
one-ninth
n 1: one part in nine equal parts [syn: {one-ninth}, {ninth}]
one-off
n 1: a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
one-on-one
adv 1: (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to
settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-
to-person" [syn: {one-on-one}, {person-to-person}]
adj 1: directly between two individuals; "one-on-one
instruction"
2: being a system of play in which an individual defensive
player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one
defense" [syn: {one-on-one}, {man-to-man}]
one-party
adj 1: determined by a single party
one-person
adj 1: designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man
show"; "a one-person tent"; "Sarah Silverman's hilarious
one-woman show" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)},
{one-woman(a)}]
one-piece
adj 1: (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single
whole piece; "a one-piece garment" [ant: {three-piece},
{two-piece}]
one-quadrillionth
n 1: one part in a quadrillion equal parts [syn: {one-
quadrillionth}, {quadrillionth}]
one-quarter
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
{twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
one-quintillionth
n 1: one part in a quintillion equal parts [syn: {one-
quintillionth}, {quintillionth}]
one-seed
adj 1: having a single seed [syn: {single-seeded}, {one-seeded},
{one-seed}]
one-seeded
adj 1: having a single seed [syn: {single-seeded}, {one-seeded},
{one-seed}]
one-seventh
n 1: one part in seven equal parts [syn: {one-seventh},
{seventh}]
one-sided
adj 1: not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn:
{nonreversible}, {one-sided}] [ant: {reversible}, {two-
sided}]
2: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a
unilateral decision" [syn: {unilateral}, {one-sided}] [ant:
{many-sided}, {multilateral}]
3: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account
of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
[syn: {biased}, {colored}, {coloured}, {one-sided},
{slanted}]
one-sidedly
adv 1: in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party;
"they worked out an agreement unilaterally" [syn:
{unilaterally}, {one-sidedly}] [ant: {multilaterally}]
one-sixteenth
n 1: one part in sixteen equal parts [syn: {one-sixteenth},
{sixteenth}, {sixteenth part}]
one-sixth
n 1: one part in six equal parts [syn: {one-sixth}, {sixth}]
one-sixtieth
n 1: one part in sixty equal parts [syn: {one-sixtieth},
{sixtieth}]
one-sixty-fourth
n 1: one part in sixty-four equal parts [syn: {one-sixty-
fourth}, {sixty-fourth}]
one-spot
n 1: a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip
one-step
n 1: an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot
v 1: dance the one-step
one-ten-thousandth
n 1: one part in ten thousand equal parts [syn: {one-ten-
thousandth}, {ten-thousandth}]
one-tenth
n 1: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts [syn: {one-
tenth}, {tenth}, {tenth part}, {ten percent}]
one-third
n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
[syn: {one-third}, {third}, {tierce}]
one-thirty-second
n 1: one part in thirty-two equal parts [syn: {one-thirty-
second}, {thirty-second}, {thirty-second part}]
one-thousandth
n 1: one part in a thousand equal parts [syn: {one-thousandth},
{thousandth}]
one-time
adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {old},
{onetime(a)}, {one-time(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
one-to-one
adj 1: used of relations such that each member of one set is
associated with one member of a second set
one-trillionth
n 1: one part in a trillion equal parts [syn: {one-trillionth},
{trillionth}]
one-twelfth
n 1: one part in twelve equal parts [syn: {one-twelfth},
{twelfth}, {twelfth part}, {duodecimal}]
one-upmanship
n 1: the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or
competitor
one-way
adj 1: moving or permitting movement in one direction only;
"one-way streets"; "a one-way ticket"
one-way light time
n 1: the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to
travel between the Earth and a celestial object [syn: {one-
way light time}, {OWLT}]
one-way street
n 1: unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way
street"
2: a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in
only one direction
one-winged
adj 1: having a single wing
one-woman
adj 1: designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man
show"; "a one-person tent"; "Sarah Silverman's hilarious
one-woman show" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)},
{one-woman(a)}]
one-year
adj 1: completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of
annual flowering plants" [syn: {annual}, {one-year}]
[ant: {biennial}, {perennial}, {two-year}]
one-year-old
adj 1: one year of age
onion bagel
n 1: bagel flavored with onion
onion bread
n 1: bread containing finely minced onions
onion butter
n 1: butter blended with minced onion
onion dome
n 1: a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of
Russian and Byzantine church architecture
onion louse
n 1: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn:
{onion thrips}, {onion louse}, {Thrips tobaci}]
onion mildew
n 1: fungus causing a downy mildew on onions [syn: {onion
mildew}, {Peronospora destructor}]
onion plant
n 1: bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for
its rounded edible bulb [syn: {onion}, {onion plant},
{Allium cepa}]
onion roll
n 1: yeast-raised roll flavored with onion
onion salt
n 1: ground dried onion and salt
onion smut
n 1: smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves
of onions; especially destructive to seedlings [syn: {onion
smut}, {Urocystis cepulae}]
onion stem
n 1: a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped
base [syn: {onion stem}, {Lepiota cepaestipes}]
onion thrips
n 1: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn:
{onion thrips}, {onion louse}, {Thrips tobaci}]
onion yellow dwarf
n 1: the yellow dwarf disease of onion plants
onion yellow-dwarf virus
n 1: the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the
leaves of onion plants
only if
adv 1: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: {only}, {only if}, {only when}]
only too
adv 1: to a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the
job" [syn: {all too}, {only too}]
only when
adv 1: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: {only}, {only if}, {only when}]
Onobrychis viciaefolia
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved
pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands
on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of
honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy
clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis
viciaefolia}]
Onobrychis viciifolia
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved
pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands
on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of
honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy
clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis
viciaefolia}]
Onoclea sensibilis
n 1: beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and
eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately
divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched;
pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn:
{sensitive fern}, {bead fern}, {Onoclea sensibilis}]
Onoclea struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead},
{Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris},
{Onoclea struthiopteris}]
Ononis repens
n 1: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate
leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
[syn: {restharrow}, {rest-harrow}, {Ononis repens}]
Ononis spinosa
n 1: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple
flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: {restharrow},
{rest-harrow}, {Ononis spinosa}]
Onopordon acanthium
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum
acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
Onopordum acanthium
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum
acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
onward motion
n 1: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn:
{progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance},
{advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}] [ant:
{retreat}]
onyx marble
n 1: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental
alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]
Oom Paul Kruger
n 1: Boer statesman (1825-1904) [syn: {Kruger}, {Oom Paul
Kruger}, {Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger}]
Oort cloud
n 1: (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets
orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto;
perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit
and may send it tumbling toward the sun
ooze leather
n 1: a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and
having a suede finish on the flesh side
ooze out
v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {exudate},
{transude}, {ooze out}, {ooze}]
ooze through
v 1: run slowly and gradually; "Blood oozed through the bandage"
op art
n 1: a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces
dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are
difficult for the eye to resolve
opal glass
n 1: a milky white translucent or opaque glass [syn: {opal
glass}, {milk glass}]
opaque gem
n 1: a gemstone that is opaque
open account
n 1: credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit
account}, {charge account}, {open account}]
2: an unpaid credit order
open air
n 1: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a
little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping
in the open" [syn: {outdoors}, {out-of-doors}, {open air},
{open}]
open chain
n 1: a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to
form a ring [ant: {closed chain}, {ring}]
open circuit
n 1: an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
[ant: {closed circuit}, {loop}]
open door
n 1: the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all
countries [syn: {open-door policy}, {open door}]
2: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all
employees"
open fire
v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: {open fire}, {fire}]
open fireplace
n 1: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a
fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could
walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it";
"the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
[syn: {fireplace}, {hearth}, {open fireplace}]
open fracture
n 1: bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an
open wound [syn: {compound fracture}, {open fracture}]
open frame
n 1: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or
spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
[syn: {open frame}, {break}]
open house
n 1: an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers
open interval
n 1: an interval that does not include its endpoints [syn: {open
interval}, {unbounded interval}] [ant: {bounded interval},
{closed interval}]
open letter
n 1: a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended
for the general public
open marriage
n 1: a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into
extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy
from the other
open order
n 1: a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to
allow an inspecting officer to pass
open primary
n 1: a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must
vote for candidates of only one party)
open sandwich
n 1: sandwich without a covering slice of bread [syn: {open-face
sandwich}, {open sandwich}]
open secret
n 1: something that is supposed to be secret but is generally
known; "their love affair was an open secret"
open sesame
n 1: any very successful means of achieving a result
2: a magical command; used by Ali Baba
open shop
n 1: a company whose workers are hired without regard to their
membership in a labor union
open sight
n 1: rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or
telescope
open society
n 1: a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as
in a democracy); "America's open society has made it an
easy target for terrorists"
Open University
n 1: a British university that is open to people without formal
academic qualifications and where teaching is by
correspondence or broadcasting or summer school
open up
v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
[syn: {open}, {open up}] [ant: {close}, {shut}]
2: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: {open},
{open up}]
3: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn:
{open}, {open up}]
4: open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate
program for women students" [syn: {pioneer}, {open up}]
5: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or
functioning; "open a business" [syn: {open}, {open up}] [ant:
{close}, {close down}, {close up}, {fold}, {shut down}]
6: become open; "The door opened" [syn: {open}, {open up}] [ant:
{close}, {shut}]
7: talk freely and without inhibition [ant: {be quiet}, {belt
up}, {button up}, {clam up}, {close up}, {dummy up}, {keep
mum}, {shut up}]
open weave
n 1: a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving
interstices in the fabric
open-air
adj 1: in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air
theater" [syn: {alfresco}, {open-air(a)}]
open-air market
n 1: a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
[syn: {open-air market}, {open-air marketplace}, {market
square}]
open-air marketplace
n 1: a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
[syn: {open-air market}, {open-air marketplace}, {market
square}]
open-and-shut
adj 1: so obvious as to be easily solved or decided; "an open-
and-shut case"
open-angle glaucoma
n 1: glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm;
produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle
glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma" [syn:
{chronic glaucoma}, {open-angle glaucoma}]
open-chain
adj 1: having an open chain structure [syn: {acyclic}, {open-
chain}] [ant: {cyclic}]
open-class word
n 1: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
[syn: {content word}, {open-class word}]
open-collared
adj 1: of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck; "dressed casually
in shorts and an open-collared shirt"
open-door policy
n 1: the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all
countries [syn: {open-door policy}, {open door}]
open-end credit
n 1: a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain
limit or paid down at any time [syn: {open-end credit},
{revolving credit}, {charge account credit}]
open-end fund
n 1: a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that
regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund},
{mutual fund company}, {open-end fund}, {open-end
investment company}]
open-end investment company
n 1: a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that
regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund},
{mutual fund company}, {open-end fund}, {open-end
investment company}]
open-end wrench
n 1: a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on
both ends of the handle) [syn: {open-end wrench}, {tappet
wrench}]
open-ended
adj 1: without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended
discussion"
2: allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question"
3: allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended
agreements"
open-eyed
adj 1: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for
possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the
vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful
dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler
in tow" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {vigilant},
{wakeful}]
open-face sandwich
n 1: sandwich without a covering slice of bread [syn: {open-face
sandwich}, {open sandwich}]
open-heart surgery
n 1: heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the
heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung
machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is
surgically repaired
open-hearth
adj 1: of or relating to or produced by the open-hearth process;
"open-hearth steel"
open-hearth furnace
n 1: a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on
a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play
over it
open-hearth process
n 1: a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace
open-minded
adj 1: ready to entertain new ideas; "an open-minded curiosity";
"open-minded impartiality"
open-plan
adj 1: (of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few
dividing partitions
open-source
adj 1: of or relating to or being computer software for which
the source code is freely available
opencast mining
n 1: the mining of ore or coal from an open mine [syn: {strip
mining}, {opencast mining}]
opening line
n 1: the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
opening move
n 1: the first of a series of actions [syn: {first step},
{initiative}, {opening move}, {opening}]
opening night
n 1: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the
opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening},
{opening night}, {curtain raising}]
openside plane
n 1: a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: {openside
plane}, {rabbet plane}]
opera bouffe
n 1: opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is
spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {opera bouffe}, {bouffe},
{opera comique}]
opera cloak
n 1: a large cloak worn over evening clothes [syn: {opera
cloak}, {opera hood}]
opera comique
n 1: opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is
spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {opera bouffe}, {bouffe},
{opera comique}]
opera company
n 1: a company that produces operas
opera glasses
n 1: (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous
use by both eyes [syn: {binoculars}, {field glasses},
{opera glasses}]
opera hat
n 1: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
{silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
opera hood
n 1: a large cloak worn over evening clothes [syn: {opera
cloak}, {opera hood}]
opera house
n 1: a building where musical dramas are performed [syn:
{opera}, {opera house}]
opera star
n 1: singer of lead role in an opera [syn: {opera star},
{operatic star}]
operant conditioning
n 1: conditioning in which an operant response is brought under
stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement
contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
operate on
v 1: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient
but failed to save his life" [syn: {operate on}, {operate}]
operatic star
n 1: singer of lead role in an opera [syn: {opera star},
{operatic star}]
operating budget
n 1: a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial
transactions or permanent improvements
operating capability
n 1: the capability of a technological system to perform as
intended [syn: {operating capability}, {performance
capability}]
operating capital
n 1: capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g.
manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial
transactions and long-term improvements
operating cost
n 1: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property
taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include
depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn:
{operating expense}, {operating cost}, {overhead}, {budget
items}]
operating expense
n 1: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property
taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include
depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn:
{operating expense}, {operating cost}, {overhead}, {budget
items}]
operating instructions
n 1: a manual usually accompanying a technical device and
explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction
manual}, {instructions}, {book of instructions}, {operating
instructions}]
operating microscope
n 1: binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear
view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in
microsurgery)
operating procedure
n 1: a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a
given situation
operating room
n 1: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of
surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the
operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR},
{operating theater}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]
operating statement
n 1: a financial statement that gives operating results for a
specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings
report}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss
statement}]
operating surgeon
n 1: a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {surgeon},
{operating surgeon}, {sawbones}]
operating system
n 1: (computer science) software that controls the execution of
computer programs and may provide various services [syn:
{operating system}, {OS}]
operating table
n 1: table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
operating theater
n 1: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of
surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the
operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR},
{operating theater}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]
operating theatre
n 1: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of
surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the
operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR},
{operating theater}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]
operation code
n 1: the portion of a set of operation descriptions that
specifies the operation to be performed; the set of
operations in a computer [syn: {operation code}, {order
code}]
Operation Desert Storm
n 1: the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground
war that lasted 100 hours (1991)
operational casualty
n 1: loss of military equipment in field operations [syn:
{operational damage}, {operational casualty}]
operational cell
n 1: a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities
operational damage
n 1: loss of military equipment in field operations [syn:
{operational damage}, {operational casualty}]
operations research
n 1: research designed to determine most efficient way to do
something
operative field
n 1: the area that is open during surgery
operator gene
n 1: a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by
adjacent structural genes
Opheodrys aestivus
n 1: of southern and eastern United States [syn: {rough green
snake}, {Opheodrys aestivus}]
Opheodrys vernalis
n 1: of western and central United States [syn: {smooth green
snake}, {Opheodrys vernalis}]
Ophiodon elongatus
n 1: food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings
[syn: {lingcod}, {Ophiodon elongatus}]
Ophioglossum pendulum
n 1: epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of
tropical Asia and Polynesia and America [syn: {ribbon
fern}, {Ophioglossum pendulum}]
Ophiophagus hannah
n 1: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the
largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
[syn: {hamadryad}, {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannah},
{Naja hannah}]
Ophrys apifera
n 1: European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape
and color [syn: {bee orchid}, {Ophrys apifera}]
Ophrys insectifera
n 1: European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {fly
orchid}, {Ophrys insectifera}, {Ophrys muscifera}]
Ophrys muscifera
n 1: European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {fly
orchid}, {Ophrys insectifera}, {Ophrys muscifera}]
Ophrys sphegodes
n 1: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow
or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip [syn:
{early spider orchid}, {Ophrys sphegodes}]
ophthalmia neonatorum
n 1: ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through
the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate
drops
ophthalmic artery
n 1: a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the
eye and neighboring structures [syn: {ophthalmic artery},
{arteria ophthalmica}]
ophthalmic vein
n 1: either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the
cavernous sinus [syn: {ophthalmic vein}, {vena
ophthalmica}]
opinion poll
n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a
random sample of people [syn: {poll}, {opinion poll},
{public opinion poll}, {canvass}]
Opisthocomus hoazin
n 1: crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have
claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn:
{hoatzin}, {hoactzin}, {stinkbird}, {Opisthocomus hoazin}]
opium addict
n 1: someone addicted to opium [syn: {opium addict}, {opium
taker}]
opium den
n 1: a building where opium is sold and used
opium poppy
n 1: southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or
reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: {opium poppy},
{Papaver somniferum}]
opium taker
n 1: someone addicted to opium [syn: {opium addict}, {opium
taker}]
opossum rat
n 1: terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that
resemble shrews
opossum shrimp
n 1: shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young
in a pouch between the legs
opossum wood
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
opportunistic infection
n 1: any infection caused by a microorganism that does not
normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with
abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or
transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
opportunity cost
n 1: cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
opposite number
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or
characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {opposite
number}, {vis-a-vis}]
opposite word
n 1: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of
another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of
each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
[syn: {antonym}, {opposite word}, {opposite}] [ant:
{equivalent word}, {synonym}]
Opsanus tau
n 1: bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a
broad thick head with a wide mouth [syn: {toadfish},
{Opsanus tau}]
opt out
v 1: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She
copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang
glider" [syn: {opt out}, {cop out}]
optative mood
n 1: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or
hope; expressed in English by modal verbs [syn: {optative
mood}, {optative}]
optic axis
n 1: in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction
of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have
either one or two optic axes"
2: a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens
so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a
normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects
are seen most distinctly" [syn: {principal axis}, {optic
axis}]
optic chiasm
n 1: the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the
base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasma}, {optic chiasm},
{chiasma opticum}]
optic chiasma
n 1: the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the
base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasma}, {optic chiasm},
{chiasma opticum}]
optic cup
n 1: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops
into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn:
{optic cup}, {eyecup}]
optic disc
n 1: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not
sensitive to light [syn: {blind spot}, {optic disc}, {optic
disk}]
optic disk
n 1: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not
sensitive to light [syn: {blind spot}, {optic disc}, {optic
disk}]
optic nerve
n 1: the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic
nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic
tract}]
optic radiation
n 1: a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the
visual cortex [syn: {optic radiation}, {radiatio optica}]
optic tract
n 1: the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic
nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic
tract}]
optical aberration
n 1: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens
or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration},
{distortion}, {optical aberration}]
optical bench
n 1: apparatus for observation and measurement of optical
phenomena
optical condenser
n 1: lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn:
{condenser}, {optical condenser}]
optical crown
n 1: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
[syn: {optical crown}, {crown glass}, {optical crown
glass}]
optical crown glass
n 1: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
[syn: {optical crown}, {crown glass}, {optical crown
glass}]
optical density
n 1: (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance
transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation [syn:
{optical density}, {transmission density}, {photographic
density}, {absorbance}]
optical device
n 1: a device for producing or controlling light
optical disc
n 1: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as
tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that
scans the surface [syn: {optical disk}, {optical disc}]
optical disk
n 1: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as
tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that
scans the surface [syn: {optical disk}, {optical disc}]
optical fiber
n 1: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a
waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
[syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {optical fibre},
{glass fibre}]
optical fibre
n 1: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a
waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
[syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {optical fibre},
{glass fibre}]
optical flint
n 1: optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
[syn: {optical flint}, {flint glass}]
optical fusion
n 1: the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single
visual percept [syn: {fusion}, {optical fusion}]
optical glass
n 1: clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to
make lenses
optical illusion
n 1: an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive
visual impression
optical instrument
n 1: an instrument designed to aid vision
optical lens
n 1: a lens that focuses the image in a camera [syn: {camera
lens}, {optical lens}]
optical maser
n 1: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission
of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense
monochromatic beam of coherent light [syn: {laser},
{optical maser}]
optical opacity
n 1: opacity to light
optical phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
optical prism
n 1: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass
or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image [syn:
{prism}, {optical prism}]
optical pyrometer
n 1: a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a
hot object [syn: {optical pyrometer}, {pyroscope}]
optical telescope
n 1: an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record
light from cosmic sources
Opuntia cholla
n 1: arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem
segments; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn:
{cholla}, {Opuntia cholla}]
Opuntia lindheimeri
n 1: cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits [syn:
{nopal}, {Opuntia lindheimeri}]
Opuntia tuna
n 1: tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica [syn: {tuna},
{Opuntia tuna}]
OR circuit
n 1: a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its
inputs fire [syn: {OR circuit}, {OR gate}]
or else
adv 1: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a
herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a
used car" [syn: {alternatively}, {instead}, {or else}]
OR gate
n 1: a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its
inputs fire [syn: {OR circuit}, {OR gate}]
or so
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about},
{close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
Oracle of Apollo
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo},
{Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]
oracle of Delphi
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo},
{Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]
oral cancer
n 1: malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men
over the age of 60
oral cavity
n 1: the opening through which food is taken in and
vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
[syn: {mouth}, {oral cavity}, {oral fissure}, {rima oris}]
oral communication
n 1: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
oral contraception
n 1: contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills
oral contraceptive
n 1: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen
and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent
conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill},
{contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral
contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]
oral contraceptive pill
n 1: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen
and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent
conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill},
{contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral
contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]
oral contract
n 1: an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by
the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only
the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it
enforceable in litigation
oral exam
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
{oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce},
{viva}]
oral examination
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
{oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce},
{viva}]
oral fissure
n 1: the opening through which food is taken in and
vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
[syn: {mouth}, {oral cavity}, {oral fissure}, {rima oris}]
oral herpes
n 1: caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral
herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]
oral personality
n 1: (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by
generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness;
formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage
of development
oral phase
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an
infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido
and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
[syn: {oral stage}, {oral phase}]
oral poliovirus vaccine
n 1: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus)
that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn:
{Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV},
{trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]
oral presentation
n 1: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to
see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {public
speaking}, {speechmaking}, {speaking}, {oral presentation}]
Oral Roberts
n 1: United States evangelist (born 1918) [syn: {Roberts}, {Oral
Roberts}]
oral sex
n 1: oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good
head" [syn: {oral sex}, {head}]
oral smear
n 1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth
oral stage
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an
infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido
and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
[syn: {oral stage}, {oral phase}]
orange balsam
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
{jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam},
{celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
orange bat
n 1: a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or
yellow fur [syn: {orange bat}, {orange horseshoe bat},
{Rhinonicteris aurantius}]
orange daisy
n 1: mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-
yellow flowers [syn: {orange daisy}, {orange fleabane},
{Erigeron aurantiacus}]
orange fleabane
n 1: mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-
yellow flowers [syn: {orange daisy}, {orange fleabane},
{Erigeron aurantiacus}]
Orange Free State
n 1: a province in central South Africa that was colonized by
the Boers; named Free State in 1997 [syn: {Free State},
{Orange Free State}]
orange grass
n 1: annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute
scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange
grass}, {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum
gentianoides}]
Orange Group
n 1: a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political
settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group
that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland [syn:
{Orange Group}, {OV}]
orange grove
n 1: grove of orange trees
orange hawkweed
n 1: European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-
red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in
northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus
Hieracium [syn: {orange hawkweed}, {Pilosella aurantiaca},
{Hieracium aurantiacum}]
orange horseshoe bat
n 1: a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or
yellow fur [syn: {orange bat}, {orange horseshoe bat},
{Rhinonicteris aurantius}]
orange juice
n 1: bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges
orange liqueur
n 1: liqueur flavored with orange
orange marmalade
n 1: marmalade made from oranges
orange milkweed
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
orange milkwort
n 1: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States
having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn:
{orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow
bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]
orange mushroom pimple
n 1: a variety of mushroom pimple
Orange Order
n 1: a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
[syn: {Orange Order}, {Association of Orangemen}]
orange peel
n 1: the rind of an orange [syn: {orange peel}, {orange rind}]
2: strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
orange peel fungus
n 1: a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-
shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors [syn:
{Aleuria aurantia}, {orange peel fungus}]
orange pekoe
n 1: a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka
and Java [syn: {orange pekoe}, {pekoe}]
orange red
n 1: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
orange tinge [syn: {scarlet}, {vermilion}, {orange red}]
orange rind
n 1: the rind of an orange [syn: {orange peel}, {orange rind}]
Orange River
n 1: a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to
the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Orange}, {Orange River}]
orange sneezeweed
n 1: stout perennial herb of western United States having flower
heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing
sickness in sheep [syn: {orange sneezeweed}, {owlclaws},
{Helenium hoopesii}]
orange soda
n 1: orange-flavored carbonated drink
orange toast
n 1: buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a
little orange juice
orange tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: {orange tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]
orange tree
n 1: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange}, {orange
tree}]
orange yellow
n 1: a shade of yellow tinged with orange [syn: {orange yellow},
{saffron}]
orange zest
n 1: tiny bits of orange peel
orange-blossom orchid
n 1: diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant
white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
[syn: {orange-blossom orchid}, {Sarcochilus falcatus}]
orange-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with orange
orange-colored
adj 1: having the color of ripe oranges [syn: {orange-colored},
{orange-coloured}, {orange-hued}]
orange-coloured
adj 1: having the color of ripe oranges [syn: {orange-colored},
{orange-coloured}, {orange-hued}]
orange-flowered
adj 1: having orange flowers
orange-hued
adj 1: having the color of ripe oranges [syn: {orange-colored},
{orange-coloured}, {orange-hued}]
orange-juice concentrate
n 1: orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen [syn:
{frozen orange juice}, {orange-juice concentrate}]
orange-red
adj 1: of red tinged with orange [syn: {orange-red}, {orangish-
red}]
orange-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of an orange
orangish-red
adj 1: of red tinged with orange [syn: {orange-red}, {orangish-
red}]
orb web
n 1: a circular spider web
orb-weaver
n 1: spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
[syn: {Argiopidae}, {family Argiopidae}, {orb-weaver}]
orb-weaving
adj 1: of spiders who weave circular webs
orb-weaving spider
n 1: a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web
orbiculate leaf
n 1: circular or nearly circular leaf
Orbignya cohune
n 1: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield
valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {cohune
palm}, {Orbignya cohune}, {cohune}]
Orbignya martiana
n 1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts
yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn:
{babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya
phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]
Orbignya phalerata
n 1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts
yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn:
{babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya
phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]
Orbignya spesiosa
n 1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts
yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn:
{babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya
phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]
orbit period
n 1: the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a
celestial body; "the orbit period depends on the altitude
of the satellite"
orbital cavity
n 1: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn:
{eye socket}, {orbit}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]
orbital motion
n 1: motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point;
"satellites in orbital rotation" [syn: {orbital rotation},
{orbital motion}]
orbital plane
n 1: (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting
orbital point
n 1: the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower
edge of the orbit [syn: {orbitale}, {orbital point}]
orbital rotation
n 1: motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point;
"satellites in orbital rotation" [syn: {orbital rotation},
{orbital motion}]
orchard apple tree
n 1: native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties
for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {apple}, {orchard
apple tree}, {Malus pumila}]
orchard grass
n 1: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn:
{orchard grass}, {cocksfoot}, {cockspur}, {Dactylis
glomerata}]
orchard oriole
n 1: the male is chestnut-and-black [syn: {orchard oriole},
{Icterus spurius}]
orchestra pit
n 1: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra
accompanies the performers [syn: {orchestra pit}, {pit}]
orchestral bells
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated
metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
[syn: {glockenspiel}, {orchestral bells}]
orchid cactus
n 1: any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed
irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers [syn:
{epiphyllum}, {orchid cactus}]
orchid family
n 1: enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or
epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and
unusual flowers [syn: {Orchidaceae}, {family Orchidaceae},
{orchid family}]
orchid tree
n 1: small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard
dark wood [syn: {mountain ebony}, {orchid tree}, {Bauhinia
variegata}]
orchidaceous plant
n 1: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having
flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors [syn:
{orchid}, {orchidaceous plant}]
Orchis mascula
n 1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a
loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {early purple orchid},
{Orchis mascula}]
Orchis papilionaceae
n 1: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a
fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly
orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]
Orchis spectabilis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded
orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]
Orcinus orca
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer},
{orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
Ord kangaroo rat
n 1: most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain
areas of central and western United States [syn: {Ord
kangaroo rat}, {Dipodomys ordi}]
ordeal bean
n 1: dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine;
source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft [syn:
{calabar bean}, {ordeal bean}]
ordeal tree
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia},
{Acocanthera venenata}]
order Acarina
n 1: mites and ticks [syn: {Acarina}, {order Acarina}]
order Accipitriformes
n 1: in some classifications an alternative name for the
Falconiformes [syn: {Accipitriformes}, {order
Accipitriformes}]
order Actinaria
n 1: sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria},
{Actinaria}, {order Actinaria}]
order Actiniaria
n 1: sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria},
{Actinaria}, {order Actinaria}]
order Actinomycetales
n 1: filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {Actinomycetales},
{order Actinomycetales}]
order Actinomyxidia
n 1: parasites of worms [syn: {Actinomyxidia}, {order
Actinomyxidia}]
order Aepyorniformes
n 1: huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds [syn:
{Aepyorniformes}, {order Aepyorniformes}]
order Agaricales
n 1: typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision
Basidiomycota [syn: {Agaricales}, {order Agaricales}]
order Alcyonaria
n 1: corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn:
{Alcyonaria}, {order Alcyonaria}]
order Alismales
n 1: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
[syn: {Naiadales}, {order Naiadales}, {Alismales}, {order
Alismales}]
order Amoebida
n 1: the animal order including amoebas [syn: {Amoebida}, {order
Amoebida}, {Amoebina}, {order Amoebina}]
order Amoebina
n 1: the animal order including amoebas [syn: {Amoebida}, {order
Amoebida}, {Amoebina}, {order Amoebina}]
order Amphipoda
n 1: small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice;
sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: {Amphipoda}, {order
Amphipoda}]
order Anacanthini
n 1: at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in
some classifications [syn: {Anacanthini}, {order
Anacanthini}]
order Anaspida
n 1: extinct order of jawless vertebrates [syn: {Anaspida},
{order Anaspida}]
order Andreaeales
n 1: comprises a single genus: Andreaea [syn: {Andreaeales},
{order Andreaeales}]
order Anguilliformes
n 1: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or
reduced [syn: {Anguilliformes}, {order Anguilliformes},
{order Apodes}]
order Anoplura
n 1: sucking lice [syn: {Anoplura}, {order Anoplura}]
order Anostraca
n 1: small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy
shrimps; brine shrimps [syn: {Anostraca}, {order
Anostraca}]
order Anseriformes
n 1: ducks; geese; swans; screamers [syn: {Anseriformes}, {order
Anseriformes}]
order Anthocerotales
n 1: hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in
some classification systems included in the class
Hepaticopsida [syn: {Anthocerotales}, {order
Anthocerotales}]
order Anura
n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order
Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order
Batrachia}]
order Aphyllophorales
n 1: includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike
bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included
in Agaricales [syn: {Aphyllophorales}, {order
Aphyllophorales}]
order Aplacophora
n 1: an order of Amphineura [syn: {Solenogastres}, {order
Solenogastres}, {Aplacophora}, {order Aplacophora}]
order Apodes
n 1: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or
reduced [syn: {Anguilliformes}, {order Anguilliformes},
{order Apodes}]
order Apodiformes
n 1: swifts; hummingbirds [syn: {Apodiformes}, {order
Apodiformes}]
order Apterygiformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having
vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis [syn:
{Apterygiformes}, {order Apterygiformes}]
order Arales
n 1: Araceae; Lemnaceae [syn: {Arales}, {order Arales}]
order Araneae
n 1: spiders [syn: {Araneae}, {order Araneae}, {Araneida},
{order Araneida}]
order Araneida
n 1: spiders [syn: {Araneae}, {order Araneae}, {Araneida},
{order Araneida}]
order Aristolochiales
n 1: order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth
and inferior ovary [syn: {Aristolochiales}, {order
Aristolochiales}]
order arms
n 1: a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held
vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground;
often used as a command
order Artiodactyla
n 1: an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria
(including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members
of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of
functional toes [syn: {Artiodactyla}, {order Artiodactyla}]
order Aspergillales
n 1: order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium)
with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
[syn: {Eurotiales}, {order Eurotiales}, {Aspergillales},
{order Aspergillales}]
order Auriculariales
n 1: coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes
included in the order Tremellales [syn: {Auriculariales},
{order Auriculariales}]
order Batoidei
n 1: fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays;
skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {order
Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}, {order Batoidei}]
order Batrachia
n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order
Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order
Batrachia}]
order Belemnoidea
n 1: order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the
surviving spirulas [syn: {Belemnoidea}, {order
Belemnoidea}]
order Bennettitales
n 1: fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous [syn:
{Bennettitales}, {order Bennettitales}]
order Berycomorphi
n 1: an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder
Acanthopterygii [syn: {Berycomorphi}, {order Berycomorphi}]
order Blastocladiales
n 1: fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled
resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination;
sometimes placed in class Oomycetes [syn:
{Blastocladiales}, {order Blastocladiales}]
order book
n 1: a printed copy of the order of the day [syn: {order paper},
{order book}]
2: a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes
multiple copies of the order
order Branchiura
n 1: copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
[syn: {Branchiura}, {order Branchiura}]
order Bryales
n 1: category used in some classification systems for mosses
having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a
hollow intercellular space [syn: {Bryales}, {order
Bryales}]
order Campanulales
n 1: an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including:
Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae;
Compositae [syn: {Campanulales}, {order Campanulales}]
order Caprimulgiformes
n 1: goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds [syn: {Caprimulgiformes},
{order Caprimulgiformes}]
order Carnivora
n 1: cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals;
bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder
Pinnipedia [syn: {Carnivora}, {order Carnivora}]
order Caryophyllales
n 1: corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
[syn: {Caryophyllales}, {order Caryophyllales},
{Chenopodiales}, {order-Chenopodiales}]
order Casuariiformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus [syn:
{Casuariiformes}, {order Casuariiformes}]
order Casuarinales
n 1: order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the
casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae [syn: {Casuarinales},
{order Casuarinales}]
order Caudata
n 1: salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {Urodella}, {order
Urodella}, {Caudata}, {order Caudata}]
order Cestida
n 1: ctenophore having short tentacles; one family [syn:
{Cestida}, {order Cestida}]
order Cetacea
n 1: an order of Eutheria [syn: {Cetacea}, {order Cetacea}]
order Charadriiformes
n 1: large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts
and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds;
most feed on anima life [syn: {Charadriiformes}, {order
Charadriiformes}]
order Charales
n 1: small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae
with a distinct axis: stoneworts [syn: {Charales}, {order
Charales}]
order Chelonethida
n 1: false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida},
{Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida},
{Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]
order Chelonia
n 1: tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia},
{Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order
Testudines}]
order Chiroptera
n 1: an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder
Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera
(insectivorous bats) [syn: {Chiroptera}, {order
Chiroptera}]
order Chlorococcales
n 1: unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores [syn:
{Chlorococcales}, {order Chlorococcales}]
order Chytridiales
n 1: simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic
on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes
placed in class Oomycetes [syn: {Chytridiales}, {order
Chytridiales}]
order Ciconiiformes
n 1: order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading
birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos)
unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos;
ibises [syn: {Ciconiiformes}, {order Ciconiiformes}]
order Cilioflagellata
n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
[syn: {Dinoflagellata}, {order Dinoflagellata},
{Cilioflagellata}, {order Cilioflagellata}]
order Coccidia
n 1: an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {Coccidia},
{order Coccidia}]
order code
n 1: the portion of a set of operation descriptions that
specifies the operation to be performed; the set of
operations in a computer [syn: {operation code}, {order
code}]
order Coleoptera
n 1: beetles [syn: {Coleoptera}, {order Coleoptera}]
order Collembola
n 1: minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: {Collembola},
{order Collembola}]
order Columbiformes
n 1: sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
[syn: {Columbiformes}, {order Columbiformes}]
order Colymbiformes
n 1: grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes},
{Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes},
{Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]
order Commelinales
n 1: an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {Xyridales},
{order Xyridales}, {Commelinales}, {order Commelinales}]
order Coniferales
n 1: profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some
shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves [syn:
{Coniferales}, {order Coniferales}]
order Conodonta
n 1: extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise
taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a
separate phylum [syn: {Conodonta}, {order Conodonta},
{Conodontophorida}, {order Conodontophorida}]
order Conodontophorida
n 1: extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise
taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a
separate phylum [syn: {Conodonta}, {order Conodonta},
{Conodontophorida}, {order Conodontophorida}]
order Coraciiformes
n 1: rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee
eaters; todies [syn: {Coraciiformes}, {order
Coraciiformes}]
order Cordaitales
n 1: extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to
or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian
period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era [syn:
{Cordaitales}, {order Cordaitales}]
order Corrodentia
n 1: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice [syn:
{Psocoptera}, {order Psocoptera}, {Corrodentia}, {order
Corrodentia}]
order Crocodilia
n 1: crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn:
{Crocodylia}, {order Crocodylia}, {Crocodilia}, {order
Crocodilia}]
order Crocodylia
n 1: crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn:
{Crocodylia}, {order Crocodylia}, {Crocodilia}, {order
Crocodilia}]
order Cuculiformes
n 1: cuckoos; touracos; etc. [syn: {Cuculiformes}, {order
Cuculiformes}]
order Cycadales
n 1: primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic,
now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms [syn:
{Cycadales}, {order Cycadales}]
order Cycadofilicales
n 1: fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the
Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {Cycadofilicales}, {order
Cycadofilicales}, {Lyginopteridales}, {order
Lyginopteridales}]
order Cyclostomata
n 1: primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes
[syn: {Cyclostomata}, {order Cyclostomata}]
order Cydippea
n 1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn:
{Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order
Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]
order Cydippida
n 1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn:
{Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order
Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]
order Cydippidea
n 1: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn:
{Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order
Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]
order Cypriniformes
n 1: an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater
fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes
classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi [syn:
{Cypriniformes}, {order Cypriniformes}]
order Decapoda
n 1: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns [syn:
{Decapoda}, {order Decapoda}]
2: squids and cuttlefishes [syn: {Decapoda}, {order Decapoda}]
order Dermaptera
n 1: earwigs and a few related forms [syn: {Dermaptera}, {order
Dermaptera}]
order Dermoptera
n 1: flying lemurs [syn: {Dermoptera}, {order Dermoptera}]
order Diapensiales
n 1: used in some classifications: coextensive with family
Diapensiaceae [syn: {Diapensiales}, {order Diapensiales}]
order Dicranales
n 1: widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores
and sporophytes at the tips of stems [syn: {Dicranales},
{order Dicranales}]
order Dictyoptera
n 1: in some classifications replaced by the orders (here
suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids);
in former classifications often subsumed under a much
broader order Orthoptera [syn: {Dictyoptera}, {order
Dictyoptera}]
order Dinocerata
n 1: small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and
Eocene [syn: {Dinocerata}, {order Dinocerata}]
order Dinoflagellata
n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
[syn: {Dinoflagellata}, {order Dinoflagellata},
{Cilioflagellata}, {order Cilioflagellata}]
order Dinornithiformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of
New Zealand [syn: {Dinornithiformes}, {order
Dinornithiformes}]
order Diptera
n 1: a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and
sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and
mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies [syn: {Diptera},
{order Diptera}]
order Discocephali
n 1: small order of fishes comprising the remoras [syn:
{Discocephali}, {order Discocephali}]
order Ebenales
n 1: trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or
Styracaceae or Symplocaceae [syn: {Ebenales}, {order
Ebenales}]
order Edentata
n 1: order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New
World anteaters; sloths; armadillos [syn: {Edentata},
{order Edentata}]
order Embiodea
n 1: web spinners [syn: {Embioptera}, {order Embioptera},
{Embiodea}, {order Embiodea}]
order Embioptera
n 1: web spinners [syn: {Embioptera}, {order Embioptera},
{Embiodea}, {order Embiodea}]
order Endomycetales
n 1: fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly
into an ascus [syn: {Endomycetales}, {order Endomycetales}]
order Entomophthorales
n 1: coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae [syn:
{Entomophthorales}, {order Entomophthorales}]
order Ephemerida
n 1: mayflies [syn: {Ephemeroptera}, {order Ephemeroptera},
{Ephemerida}, {order Ephemerida}]
order Ephemeroptera
n 1: mayflies [syn: {Ephemeroptera}, {order Ephemeroptera},
{Ephemerida}, {order Ephemerida}]
order Equisetales
n 1: lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian [syn:
{Equisetales}, {order Equisetales}]
order Ericales
n 1: Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae;
Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae [syn: {Ericales},
{order Ericales}]
order Erysiphales
n 1: saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants [syn:
{Erysiphales}, {order Erysiphales}]
order Eubacteriales
n 1: one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria;
Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are
motile; in some classifications considered an order of
Schizomycetes [syn: {Eubacteriales}, {order Eubacteriales}]
order Eubryales
n 1: mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with
rows of leaves and drooping capsules [syn: {Eubryales},
{order Eubryales}]
order Euphausiacea
n 1: small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element
of marine plankton: krill [syn: {Euphausiacea}, {order
Euphausiacea}]
order Eurotiales
n 1: order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium)
with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
[syn: {Eurotiales}, {order Eurotiales}, {Aspergillales},
{order Aspergillales}]
order Eurypterida
n 1: extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic [syn:
{Eurypterida}, {order Eurypterida}]
order Exocycloida
n 1: flat sea urchins [syn: {Exocycloida}, {order Exocycloida}]
order Fagales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass
Hamamelidae [syn: {Fagales}, {order Fagales}]
order Falconiformes
n 1: chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and
long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks;
eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: {Falconiformes},
{order Falconiformes}]
order Filicales
n 1: true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {Filicales}, {order
Filicales}, {Polypodiales}, {order Polypodiales}]
order Foraminifera
n 1: foraminifers [syn: {Foraminifera}, {order Foraminifera}]
order form
n 1: a form to use when placing an order
order Fucales
n 1: coextensive with the family Fucaceae [syn: {Fucales},
{order Fucales}]
order Gadiformes
n 1: cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications
considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini [syn:
{Gadiformes}, {order Gadiformes}]
order Galliformes
n 1: pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens;
brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins [syn: {Galliformes},
{order Galliformes}]
order Ganoidei
n 1: a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes
characterized by armor-like bony scales [syn: {Ganoidei},
{order Ganoidei}]
order Gaviiformes
n 1: large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms [syn:
{Gaviiformes}, {order Gaviiformes}]
order Gentianales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous
flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae;
Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae [syn: {Gentianales},
{order Gentianales}]
order Geophilomorpha
n 1: small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones
and having more than 30 pairs of legs [syn:
{Geophilomorpha}, {order Geophilomorpha}]
order Geraniales
n 1: an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums
and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae;
Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae;
Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae [syn: {Geraniales}, {order
Geraniales}]
order Ginkgoales
n 1: coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first
appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single
surviving species; often included in Coniferales [syn:
{Ginkgoales}, {order Ginkgoales}]
order Gnetales
n 1: chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically
unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral
line of angiosperms [syn: {Gnetales}, {order Gnetales}]
order Graminales
n 1: grasses; sedges; rushes [syn: {Graminales}, {order
Graminales}]
order Gregarinida
n 1: an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {Gregarinida},
{order Gregarinida}]
order Gruiformes
n 1: inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and
bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails;
bustards [syn: {Gruiformes}, {order Gruiformes}]
order Guttiferales
n 1: used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
[syn: {Guttiferales}, {order Guttiferales}]
order Gymnophiona
n 1: an order of amphibians including caecilians [syn:
{Gymnophiona}, {order Gymnophiona}]
order Haemosporidia
n 1: an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn:
{Haemosporidia}, {order Haemosporidia}]
order Haplosporidia
n 1: an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia [syn:
{Haplosporidia}, {order Haplosporidia}]
order Heliozoa
n 1: mostly freshwater protozoa [syn: {Heliozoa}, {order
Heliozoa}]
order Helotiales
n 1: order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-
shaped apothecium [syn: {Helotiales}, {order Helotiales}]
order Hemiptera
n 1: plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes
suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g.,
aphids, plant lice and cicadas) [syn: {Hemiptera}, {order
Hemiptera}]
order Heterosomata
n 1: flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot;
tonguefishes [syn: {Heterosomata}, {order Heterosomata},
{order Pleuronectiformes}]
order Heterotrichales
n 1: yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments;
comprising the single family Tribonemaceae [syn:
{Heterotrichales}, {order Heterotrichales}]
order Hymenogastrales
n 1: an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes;
has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba
(sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn:
{Hymenogastrales}, {order Hymenogastrales}]
order Hymenoptera
n 1: an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants;
ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. [syn: {Hymenoptera},
{order Hymenoptera}]
order Hypericales
n 1: a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass
Dilleniidae [syn: {Parietales}, {order Parietales},
{Hypericales}, {order Hypericales}]
order Hypermastigina
n 1: cellulose-producing flagellates [syn: {Hypermastigina},
{order Hypermastigina}]
order Hypocreales
n 1: used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
[syn: {Hypocreales}, {order Hypocreales}]
order Hyracoidea
n 1: hyraxes and some extinct animals [syn: {Hyracoidea}, {order
Hyracoidea}]
order Ichthyosauria
n 1: extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs [syn:
{Ichthyosauria}, {order Ichthyosauria}]
order Ictodosauria
n 1: extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period [syn:
{Ictodosauria}, {order Ictodosauria}]
order Insectivora
n 1: shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs [syn: {Insectivora},
{order Insectivora}]
order Insessores
n 1: a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree
branches); this order is now generally abandoned by
taxonomists [syn: {Insessores}, {order Insessores},
{perching bird}, {percher}]
order Isoetales
n 1: aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed
since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales
[syn: {Isoetales}, {order Isoetales}]
order Isopoda
n 1: woodlice [syn: {Isopoda}, {order Isopoda}]
order Isoptera
n 1: order of social insects that live in colonies, including:
termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota [syn:
{Isoptera}, {order Isoptera}]
order Isospondyli
n 1: most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon;
trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish;
smelts; tarpon [syn: {Isospondyli}, {order Isospondyli}]
order Juglandales
n 1: coextensive with the family Juglandaceae [syn:
{Juglandales}, {order Juglandales}]
order Jungermanniales
n 1: large order of chiefly tropical liverworts [syn:
{Jungermanniales}, {order Jungermanniales}]
order Lagomorpha
n 1: rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder
Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia [syn: {Lagomorpha},
{order Lagomorpha}]
order Laminariales
n 1: in some classifications coextensive with family
Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas
[syn: {Laminariales}, {order Laminariales}]
order Lechanorales
n 1: category used in some classification systems for all
lichens that produce apothecia [syn: {Lechanorales}, {order
Lechanorales}]
order Lepidodendrales
n 1: fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian
and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous [syn:
{Lepidodendrales}, {order Lepidodendrales}]
order Lepidoptera
n 1: moths and butterflies [syn: {Lepidoptera}, {order
Lepidoptera}]
order Lichenales
n 1: category used especially in former classifications for
organisms now constituting the division Lichenes [syn:
{Lichenales}, {order Lichenales}]
order Liliales
n 1: an order of monocotyledonous plants including
Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae [syn:
{Liliales}, {order Liliales}]
order Lobata
n 1: ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage;
body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and
four pointed processes [syn: {Lobata}, {order Lobata}]
order Loricata
n 1: former name for the order Crocodylia [syn: {Loricata},
{order Loricata}]
order Lycoperdales
n 1: small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often
globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
[syn: {Lycoperdales}, {order Lycoperdales}]
order Lycopodiales
n 1: lower vascular plants coextensive with the family
Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the
Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae [syn: {Lycopodiales}, {order
Lycopodiales}]
order Lyginopteridales
n 1: fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the
Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {Cycadofilicales}, {order
Cycadofilicales}, {Lyginopteridales}, {order
Lyginopteridales}]
order Madreporaria
n 1: stony corals [syn: {Madreporaria}, {order Madreporaria}]
order Mallophaga
n 1: biting lice [syn: {Mallophaga}, {order Mallophaga}]
order Malvales
n 1: Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae;
Tiliaceae [syn: {Malvales}, {order Malvales}]
order mantophasmatodea
n 1: an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year
old piece of amber from the Baltic region [syn:
{Mantophasmatodea}, {order mantophasmatodea}]
order Marattiales
n 1: lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae [syn:
{Marattiales}, {order Marattiales}]
order Marchantiales
n 1: liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally [syn:
{Marchantiales}, {order Marchantiales}]
order Marsupialia
n 1: coextensive with the subclass Metatheria [syn:
{Marsupialia}, {order Marsupialia}]
order Mecoptera
n 1: an order of carnivorous insects usually having long
membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing
mouths at the tip [syn: {Mecoptera}, {order Mecoptera}]
order Moniliales
n 1: order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having
conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a
pycnidium [syn: {Moniliales}, {order Moniliales}]
order Monotremata
n 1: coextensive with the subclass Prototheria [syn:
{Monotremata}, {order Monotremata}]
order Mucorales
n 1: an order of mostly saprophytic fungi [syn: {Mucorales},
{order Mucorales}]
order Musales
n 1: tropical plants [syn: {Musales}, {order Musales}]
order Myaceae
n 1: clams [syn: {Myaceae}, {order Myaceae}]
order Mycelia Sterilia
n 1: order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage [syn:
{Mycelia Sterilia}, {order Mycelia Sterilia}]
order Mycoplasmatales
n 1: coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae [syn:
{Mycoplasmatales}, {order Mycoplasmatales}]
order Mycrosporidia
n 1: an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn:
{Mycrosporidia}, {order Mycrosporidia}]
order Myricales
n 1: coextensive with the family Myricaceae [syn: {Myricales},
{order Myricales}]
order Myrtales
n 1: Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae;
Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae;
Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales},
{order Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, {order Thymelaeales}]
order Mysidacea
n 1: opossum shrimp [syn: {Mysidacea}, {order Mysidacea}]
order Myxobacterales
n 1: an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria},
{Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales},
{Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]
order Myxobacteria
n 1: an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria},
{Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales},
{Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]
order Myxobacteriales
n 1: an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria},
{Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales},
{Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]
order Myxosporidia
n 1: an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn:
{Myxosporidia}, {order Myxosporidia}]
order Naiadales
n 1: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
[syn: {Naiadales}, {order Naiadales}, {Alismales}, {order
Alismales}]
order Neuroptera
n 1: an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions;
dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids;
spongeflies [syn: {Neuroptera}, {order Neuroptera}]
order Nidulariales
n 1: small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families
Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae [syn: {Nidulariales},
{order Nidulariales}]
order Notostraca
n 1: small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
[syn: {Notostraca}, {order Notostraca}]
order Nudibranchia
n 1: comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a
shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a
slug [syn: {Nudibranchia}, {order Nudibranchia}]
order Octopoda
n 1: octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: {Octopoda}, {order
Octopoda}]
order Odonata
n 1: dragonflies and damselflies [syn: {Odonata}, {order
Odonata}]
order oedogoniales
n 1: simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae [syn:
{Oedogoniales}, {order oedogoniales}]
order of business
n 1: a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn:
{agenda}, {agendum}, {order of business}]
order of magnitude
n 1: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the
order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of
magnitude" [syn: {order}, {order of magnitude}]
2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two
quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less
than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes
that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of
10 [syn: {order of magnitude}, {magnitude}]
Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
n 1: a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th
century [syn: {Carmelite order}, {Order of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel}]
order of payment
n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {bill of
exchange}, {order of payment}]
order of Saint Benedict
n 1: a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century;
noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
[syn: {Benedictine order}, {order of Saint Benedict}]
order of the day
n 1: the order of business for an assembly on a given day
Order of the Purple Heart
n 1: a United States military decoration awarded to any member
of the armed forces who is wounded in action [syn: {Order
of the Purple Heart}, {Purple Heart}]
order Oleales
n 1: coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some
classifications included in the order Gentianales [syn:
{Oleales}, {order Oleales}]
order Ophioglossales
n 1: coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae [syn:
{Ophioglossales}, {order Ophioglossales}]
order Opiliones
n 1: harvestmen [syn: {Phalangida}, {order Phalangida},
{Opiliones}, {order Opiliones}]
order Opuntiales
n 1: coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses [syn:
{Opuntiales}, {order Opuntiales}]
order Orchidales
n 1: order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds:
Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae [syn: {Orchidales}, {order
Orchidales}]
order Ornithischia
n 1: extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises:
armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned
dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs
(euronithopods) [syn: {Ornithischia}, {order Ornithischia}]
order Orthoptera
n 1: grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: {Orthoptera},
{order Orthoptera}]
order Ostariophysi
n 1: in some classifications considered a superorder comprising
the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes [syn:
{Ostariophysi}, {order Ostariophysi}]
Order Osteoglossiformes
n 1: teleost fish with bony tongues [syn: {Osteoglossiformes},
{Order Osteoglossiformes}]
order Ostracodermi
n 1: extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is
not clear [syn: {Ostracodermi}, {order Ostracodermi}]
order Palmales
n 1: coextensive with the family Palmae: palms [syn: {Palmales},
{order Palmales}]
order Pandanales
n 1: families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae [syn:
{Pandanales}, {order Pandanales}]
order Papaverales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhoeadales},
{order Rhoeadales}, {Papaverales}, {order Papaverales}]
order paper
n 1: a printed copy of the order of the day [syn: {order paper},
{order book}]
order Parietales
n 1: a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass
Dilleniidae [syn: {Parietales}, {order Parietales},
{Hypericales}, {order Hypericales}]
order Passeriformes
n 1: largest order of birds comprising about half the known
species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins;
wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and
Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres [syn:
{Passeriformes}, {order Passeriformes}]
order Pectinibranchia
n 1: large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that
have a single gill resembling a comb [syn:
{Pectinibranchia}, {order Pectinibranchia}]
order Pediculati
n 1: anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having
pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long
movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large
mouth [syn: {Pediculati}, {order Pediculati}]
order Pedipalpi
n 1: whip scorpions [syn: {Pedipalpi}, {order Pedipalpi},
{Uropygi}, {order Uropygi}]
order Pelecaniformes
n 1: pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn:
{Pelecaniformes}, {order Pelecaniformes}]
order Pelycosauria
n 1: edaphosaurus; dimetrodon [syn: {Pelycosauria}, {order
Pelycosauria}]
order Perciformes
n 1: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine
and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn:
{Perciformes}, {order Perciformes}, {Percomorphi}, {order
Percomorphi}]
order Percomorphi
n 1: one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine
and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn:
{Perciformes}, {order Perciformes}, {Percomorphi}, {order
Percomorphi}]
order Perissodactyla
n 1: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct
forms [syn: {Perissodactyla}, {order Perissodactyla}]
order Peronosporales
n 1: order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and
Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae [syn: {Peronosporales},
{order Peronosporales}]
order Pezizales
n 1: order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped
ascocarps [syn: {Pezizales}, {order Pezizales}]
order Phalangida
n 1: harvestmen [syn: {Phalangida}, {order Phalangida},
{Opiliones}, {order Opiliones}]
order Phallales
n 1: order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms
whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed
in subclass Homobasidiomycetes [syn: {Phallales}, {order
Phallales}]
order Phasmatodea
n 1: in some classifications considered a suborder of
Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {Phasmida},
{order Phasmida}, {Phasmatodea}, {order Phasmatodea}]
order Phasmida
n 1: in some classifications considered a suborder of
Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {Phasmida},
{order Phasmida}, {Phasmatodea}, {order Phasmatodea}]
order Pholidota
n 1: pangolins; in some former classifications included in the
order Edentata [syn: {Pholidota}, {order Pholidota}]
order Picariae
n 1: term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to
the order Coraciiformes [syn: {Picariae}, {order Picariae}]
order Piciformes
n 1: woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides;
toucans [syn: {Piciformes}, {order Piciformes}]
order Piperales
n 1: Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae [syn: {Piperales},
{order Piperales}]
order Plantaginales
n 1: coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae [syn:
{Plantaginales}, {order Plantaginales}]
order Platyctenea
n 1: an order of Tentaculata [syn: {Platyctenea}, {order
Platyctenea}]
order Plecoptera
n 1: stoneflies [syn: {Plecoptera}, {order Plecoptera}]
order Plectognathi
n 1: boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes;
triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {Plectognathi}, {order
Plectognathi}, {order Tetraodontiformes}]
order Pleuronectiformes
n 1: flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot;
tonguefishes [syn: {Heterosomata}, {order Heterosomata},
{order Pleuronectiformes}]
order Plumbaginales
n 1: coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually
included in order Primulales [syn: {Plumbaginales}, {order
Plumbaginales}]
order Podicipediformes
n 1: grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes},
{Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes},
{Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]
order Podicipitiformes
n 1: grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes},
{Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes},
{Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]
order Polemoniales
n 1: Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae;
Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications
includes the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Polemoniales},
{order Polemoniales}]
order Polygonales
n 1: coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, [syn:
{Polygonales}, {order Polygonales}]
order Polymastigina
n 1: small usually parasitic flagellates [syn: {Polymastigina},
{order Polymastigina}]
order Polypodiales
n 1: true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {Filicales}, {order
Filicales}, {Polypodiales}, {order Polypodiales}]
order Primates
n 1: an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys
and apes and human beings [syn: {Primates}, {order
Primates}]
order Primulales
n 1: Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some
classifications) Plumbaginaceae [syn: {Primulales}, {order
Primulales}]
order Proboscidea
n 1: an order of animals including elephants and mammoths [syn:
{Proboscidea}, {order Proboscidea}]
order Procellariiformes
n 1: petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels [syn:
{Procellariiformes}, {order Procellariiformes}]
order Proteales
n 1: coextensive with the family Proteaceae [syn: {Proteales},
{order Proteales}]
order Protura
n 1: minute wingless arthropods: telsontails [syn: {Protura},
{order Protura}]
order Pseudomonadales
n 1: one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria;
Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria
usually motile by polar flagella; some contain
photosynthetic pigments [syn: {Pseudomonadales}, {order
Pseudomonadales}]
order Pseudoscorpiones
n 1: false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida},
{Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida},
{Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]
order Pseudoscorpionida
n 1: false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida},
{Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida},
{Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]
order Psilophytales
n 1: Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe
and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land
plants [syn: {Psilophytales}, {order Psilophytales}]
order Psilotales
n 1: lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched
sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and
lacking true roots [syn: {Psilotales}, {order Psilotales}]
order Psittaciformes
n 1: an order of birds including parrots and amazons and
cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
[syn: {Psittaciformes}, {order Psittaciformes}]
order Psocoptera
n 1: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice [syn:
{Psocoptera}, {order Psocoptera}, {Corrodentia}, {order
Corrodentia}]
order Pterosauria
n 1: extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs [syn: {Pterosauria},
{order Pterosauria}]
order Pulmonata
n 1: large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a
lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and
many freshwater snails [syn: {Pulmonata}, {order
Pulmonata}]
order Pycnogonida
n 1: sea spiders [syn: {Pycnogonida}, {order Pycnogonida}]
order Radiolaria
n 1: marine protozoa [syn: {Radiolaria}, {order Radiolaria}]
order Rajiformes
n 1: fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays;
skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {order
Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}, {order Batoidei}]
order Ranales
n 1: herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae;
Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae;
Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae;
Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn:
{Ranales}, {order Ranales}, {Ranunculales}, {order
Ranunculales}]
order Ranunculales
n 1: herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae;
Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae;
Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae;
Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn:
{Ranales}, {order Ranales}, {Ranunculales}, {order
Ranunculales}]
order Raptores
n 1: term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped
together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
[syn: {Raptores}, {order Raptores}]
order Rhamnales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhamnales}, {order
Rhamnales}]
order Rheiformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics
between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas [syn:
{Rheiformes}, {order Rheiformes}]
order Rhoeadales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhoeadales},
{order Rhoeadales}, {Papaverales}, {order Papaverales}]
order Rhynchocephalia
n 1: tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic [syn:
{Rhynchocephalia}, {order Rhynchocephalia}]
order Rickettsiales
n 1: pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms [syn:
{Rickettsiales}, {order Rickettsiales}]
order Rodentia
n 1: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels;
marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs;
agoutis [syn: {Rodentia}, {order Rodentia}]
order Rosales
n 1: in some classifications this category does not include
Leguminosae [syn: {Rosales}, {order Rosales}]
order Rubiales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass
Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound
ovary [syn: {Rubiales}, {order Rubiales}]
order Salicales
n 1: coextensive with the family Salicaceae [syn: {Salicales},
{order Salicales}]
order Salientia
n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order
Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order
Batrachia}]
order Santalales
n 1: order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled
inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic
usually on roots [syn: {Santalales}, {order Santalales}]
order Sapindales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Sapindales},
{order Sapindales}]
order Saprolegniales
n 1: order of chiefly aquatic fungi [syn: {Saprolegniales},
{order Saprolegniales}]
order Sarcosporidia
n 1: imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates
[syn: {Sarcosporidia}, {order Sarcosporidia}]
order Sarraceniales
n 1: plants that are variously modified to serve as insect
traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
[syn: {Sarraceniales}, {order Sarraceniales}]
order Saurischia
n 1: extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous);
sauropods (herbivorous) [syn: {Saurischia}, {order
Saurischia}]
order Sauropterygia
n 1: extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn:
{Sauropterygia}, {order Sauropterygia}]
order Scandentia
n 1: a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some
classifications tree shrews are considered either primates
(and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true
insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora) [syn:
{Scandentia}, {order Scandentia}]
order Sclerodermatales
n 1: an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba
(sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn:
{Sclerodermatales}, {order Sclerodermatales}]
order Scleroparei
n 1: scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying
gurnards [syn: {Scleroparei}, {order Scleroparei}]
order Scorpionida
n 1: true scorpions [syn: {Scorpionida}, {order Scorpionida}]
order Scrophulariales
n 1: used in some classification systems; often included in the
order Polemoniales [syn: {Scrophulariales}, {order
Scrophulariales}]
order Secotiales
n 1: an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
[syn: {Secotiales}, {order Secotiales}]
order Selaginellales
n 1: in some classifications included in Lycopodiales [syn:
{Selaginellales}, {order Selaginellales}]
order Siluriformes
n 1: an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii
including catfishes [syn: {Siluriformes}, {order
Siluriformes}]
order Siphonaptera
n 1: fleas [syn: {Siphonaptera}, {order Siphonaptera}]
order Siphonophora
n 1: marine colonial hydrozoans [syn: {Siphonophora}, {order
Siphonophora}]
order Sirenia
n 1: an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea
cow [syn: {Sirenia}, {order Sirenia}]
order Solenichthyes
n 1: bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes;
small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and
bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a
drawn-out tubular snout [syn: {Solenichthyes}, {order
Solenichthyes}]
order Solenogastres
n 1: an order of Amphineura [syn: {Solenogastres}, {order
Solenogastres}, {Aplacophora}, {order Aplacophora}]
order Spatangoida
n 1: heart-shaped sea urchins [syn: {Spatangoida}, {order
Spatangoida}]
order Sphaeriales
n 1: large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark
hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent
classifications often divided among several orders [syn:
{Sphaeriales}, {order Sphaeriales}]
order Sphaerocarpales
n 1: small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales
[syn: {Sphaerocarpales}, {order Sphaerocarpales}]
order Sphagnales
n 1: coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some
classifications isolated in a separate subclass [syn:
{Sphagnales}, {order Sphagnales}]
order Sphenisciformes
n 1: penguins [syn: {Sphenisciformes}, {order Sphenisciformes}]
order Spirochaetales
n 1: higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms [syn:
{Spirochaetales}, {order Spirochaetales}]
order Squamata
n 1: diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards [syn: {Squamata},
{order Squamata}]
order Stegocephalia
n 1: in former classifications a division of class Amphibia
comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large
salamandriform amphibia [syn: {Stegocephalia}, {order
Stegocephalia}]
order Stereospondyli
n 1: formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having
vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single
piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" [syn:
{Stereospondyli}, {order Stereospondyli}]
order Stomatopoda
n 1: mantis shrimps [syn: {Stomatopoda}, {order Stomatopoda}]
order Strigiformes
n 1: owls [syn: {Strigiformes}, {order Strigiformes}]
order Struthioniformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds;
known from the Pleistocene onward [syn: {Struthioniformes},
{order Struthioniformes}]
order Synentognathi
n 1: order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes;
sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks [syn: {Synentognathi},
{order Synentognathi}]
order Taxales
n 1: coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews [syn: {Taxales},
{order Taxales}]
order Temnospondyli
n 1: formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous
and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some
elements remain separate [syn: {Temnospondyli}, {order
Temnospondyli}]
order Testacea
n 1: testacean rhizopods [syn: {Testacea}, {order Testacea}]
order Testudinata
n 1: tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia},
{Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order
Testudines}]
order Testudines
n 1: tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia},
{Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order
Testudines}]
order Tetraodontiformes
n 1: boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes;
triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {Plectognathi}, {order
Plectognathi}, {order Tetraodontiformes}]
order Thecodontia
n 1: extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets;
of the late Permian to Triassic [syn: {Thecodontia}, {order
Thecodontia}]
order Therapsida
n 1: extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all
continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic [syn:
{Therapsida}, {order Therapsida}]
order Thymelaeales
n 1: Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae;
Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae;
Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales},
{order Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, {order Thymelaeales}]
order Thysanoptera
n 1: thrips [syn: {Thysanoptera}, {order Thysanoptera}]
order Thysanura
n 1: firebrats; silverfish; machilids [syn: {Thysanura}, {order
Thysanura}]
order Tinamiformes
n 1: coextensive with the family Tinamidae [syn: {Tinamiformes},
{order Tinamiformes}]
order Torpediniformes
n 1: rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes [syn:
{Torpediniformes}, {order Torpediniformes}]
order Tremellales
n 1: fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in
texture; most are saprophytic [syn: {Tremellales}, {order
Tremellales}]
order Trichoptera
n 1: an order of insects consisting of caddis flies [syn:
{Trichoptera}, {order Trichoptera}]
order Trogoniformes
n 1: trogons [syn: {Trogoniformes}, {order Trogoniformes}]
order Tuberales
n 1: small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision
Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps [syn:
{Tuberales}, {order Tuberales}]
order Tubulidentata
n 1: an order of Eutheria [syn: {Tubulidentata}, {order
Tubulidentata}]
order Tulostomatales
n 1: an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
[syn: {Tulostomatales}, {order Tulostomatales}]
order Ulvales
n 1: an order of protoctist [syn: {Ulvales}, {order Ulvales}]
order Umbellales
n 1: plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers;
includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae
(chiefly trees or shrubs) [syn: {Umbellales}, {order
Umbellales}]
order Uredinales
n 1: rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants;
sometimes placed in [syn: {Uredinales}, {order Uredinales}]
order Urodella
n 1: salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {Urodella}, {order
Urodella}, {Caudata}, {order Caudata}]
order Uropygi
n 1: whip scorpions [syn: {Pedipalpi}, {order Pedipalpi},
{Uropygi}, {order Uropygi}]
order Urticales
n 1: an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and
Urticaceae and Ulmaceae [syn: {Urticales}, {order
Urticales}]
order Ustilaginales
n 1: parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class
Tiliomycetes [syn: {Ustilaginales}, {order Ustilaginales}]
order Volvocales
n 1: chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial [syn:
{Volvocales}, {order Volvocales}]
order Xiphosura
n 1: horseshoe crabs and extinct forms [syn: {Xiphosura}, {order
Xiphosura}]
order Xyridales
n 1: an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {Xyridales},
{order Xyridales}, {Commelinales}, {order Commelinales}]
order Zeomorphi
n 1: dories [syn: {Zeomorphi}, {order Zeomorphi}]
order Zygnemales
n 1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order
Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]
order Zygnematales
n 1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order
Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]
order-Chenopodiales
n 1: corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
[syn: {Caryophyllales}, {order Caryophyllales},
{Chenopodiales}, {order-Chenopodiales}]
ordered series
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
10" [syn: {scale}, {scale of measurement}, {graduated
table}, {ordered series}]
orderly sergeant
n 1: the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included
the conveyance of orders
ordinal number
n 1: the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn:
{ordinal number}, {ordinal}, {no.}]
ordinary annuity
n 1: an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments
at the end of equally spaced periods
ordinary bicycle
n 1: an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small
back wheel [syn: {ordinary}, {ordinary bicycle}]
ordinary care
n 1: the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the
circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
[syn: {due care}, {ordinary care}, {reasonable care}]
ordinary life insurance
n 1: insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at
a definite premium that is paid each year in the same
amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn:
{whole life insurance}, {ordinary life insurance},
{straight life insurance}]
ordinary shares
n 1: stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a
share of the corporation's profits and a share of the
voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million
Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common stock},
{common shares}, {ordinary shares}]
ordnance store
n 1: military supplies [syn: {munition}, {ordnance}, {ordnance
store}]
Ordnance Survey
n 1: the official cartography agency of the British government
Ordovician period
n 1: from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and
ostracods and algae and seaweeds [syn: {Ordovician},
{Ordovician period}]
ore bed
n 1: a stratum of ore
ore dressing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore
processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]
ore processing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore
processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]
Ore.
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
{Oregon}, {Beaver State}, {OR}, {Ore.}]
Oreamnos americanus
n 1: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North
America [syn: {mountain goat}, {Rocky Mountain goat},
{Oreamnos americanus}]
Orectolobus barbatus
n 1: shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and
mottled skin [syn: {carpet shark}, {Orectolobus barbatus}]
Oregon alder
n 1: large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard
red wood much used for furniture [syn: {red alder}, {Oregon
alder}, {Alnus rubra}]
Oregon ash
n 1: timber tree of western North America yielding hard light
wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Oregon ash},
{Fraxinus latifolia}, {Fraxinus oregona}]
Oregon cedar
n 1: large timber tree of western North America with trunk
diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon
cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's
cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]
Oregon crab apple
n 1: small tree or shrub of western United States having white
blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit [syn: {Oregon crab
apple}, {Malus fusca}]
Oregon fir
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
Oregon grape
n 1: small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers
followed by glaucous blue berries [syn: {Oregon grape},
{Mahonia nervosa}]
2: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America
having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow
flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape},
{Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain grape}, {holly-
leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]
Oregon holly grape
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North
America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon
grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain
grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]
Oregon Jargon
n 1: a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English
words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern
North America [syn: {Chinook Jargon}, {Oregon Jargon}]
Oregon larch
n 1: tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply
pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
[syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch},
{Larix occidentalis}]
Oregon lily
n 1: lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-
spotted flowers [syn: {Columbia tiger lily}, {Oregon lily},
{Lilium columbianum}]
Oregon maple
n 1: maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves
orange in autumn [syn: {Oregon maple}, {big-leaf maple},
{Acer macrophyllum}]
Oregon myrtle
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
Oregon oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked
branches and pale grey bark [syn: {Oregon white oak},
{Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]
Oregon pine
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
Oregon white oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked
branches and pale grey bark [syn: {Oregon white oak},
{Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]
oreo cookie
n 1: chocolate cookie with white cream filling [syn: {oreo},
{oreo cookie}]
Oreopteris limbosperma
n 1: common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or
balsam scented fronds [syn: {mountain fern}, {Oreopteris
limbosperma}, {Dryopteris oreopteris}]
Oreortyx picta palmeri
n 1: California partridge; slightly larger than the California
quail [syn: {mountain quail}, {mountain partridge},
{Oreortyx picta palmeri}]
organ donor
n 1: someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation
organ loft
n 1: a gallery occupied by a church organ
organ of Corti
n 1: the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that
respond to sound waves
organ of hearing
n 1: the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of
sound
organ of speech
n 1: any of the organs involved in speech production [syn:
{speech organ}, {vocal organ}, {organ of speech}]
organ pipe
n 1: the flues and stops on a pipe organ [syn: {organ pipe},
{pipe}, {pipework}]
organ stop
n 1: a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
organ transplant
n 1: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor)
to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant";
"the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now
excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two
months ago" [syn: {transplant}, {transplantation}, {organ
transplant}]
organ-grinder
n 1: a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy
organic brain syndrome
n 1: mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the
structure or function of the brain
organic chemistry
n 1: the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally
defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living
organisms but now extended to substances synthesized
artificially)
organic compound
n 1: any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
organic disorder
n 1: disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural
change in an organ [ant: {functional disorder}]
organic evolution
n 1: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the
evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of
organisms [syn: {evolution}, {organic evolution},
{phylogeny}, {phylogenesis}]
organic fertiliser
n 1: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable
matter [syn: {organic}, {organic fertilizer}, {organic
fertiliser}]
organic fertilizer
n 1: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable
matter [syn: {organic}, {organic fertilizer}, {organic
fertiliser}]
organic law
n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a
government [syn: {fundamental law}, {organic law},
{constitution}]
organic light-emitting diode
n 1: a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is
applied to the electrodes) that does not require
backlighting or diffusers [syn: {organic light-emitting
diode}, {OLED}]
organic phenomenon
n 1: (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and
animals
organic process
n 1: a process occurring in living organisms [syn: {organic
process}, {biological process}]
organic structure
n 1: the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal,
plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were
on fire" [syn: {body}, {organic structure}]
organization chart
n 1: a chart showing the lines of responsibility between
departments of a large organization
organization expense
n 1: the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new
corporation or partnership
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
n 1: international organization for chemical disarmament;
administers the Chemical Weapons Convention [syn:
{Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons},
{OPCW}]
organization man
n 1: an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the
good of an organization
Organization of American States
n 1: an association including most countries in the western
hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and
economic and social and cultural cooperation [syn:
{Organization of American States}, {OAS}]
Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
n 1: an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a
common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
[syn: {Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries},
{OPEC}]
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
organized crime
n 1: underworld organizations [syn: {organized crime},
{gangland}, {gangdom}]
organized labor
n 1: employees who are represented by a labor union
organized religion
n 1: an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was
raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith
contradicted him" [syn: {religion}, {faith}, {organized
religion}]
organophosphate nerve agent
n 1: any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate
compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in
World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps
but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used
them against Iran and against the Kurds
oriel window
n 1: a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a
wall [syn: {oriel}, {oriel window}]
oriental alabaster
n 1: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental
alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]
Oriental arborvitae
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States
and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own
genus [syn: {Oriental arborvitae}, {Thuja orientalis},
{Platycladus orientalis}]
Oriental beetle
n 1: introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed
on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Oriental
beetle}, {Asiatic beetle}, {Anomala orientalis}]
oriental bittersweet
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
{Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
articulatus}]
Oriental black mushroom
n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake},
{shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak
mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]
oriental bush cherry
n 1: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown
especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn:
{flowering almond}, {oriental bush cherry}, {Prunus
japonica}]
oriental cherry
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in
many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental
cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry},
{Prunus serrulata}]
oriental cockroach
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach},
{oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle},
{Blatta orientalis}]
Oriental garlic
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
[syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic},
{Allium tuberosum}]
oriental plane
n 1: large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn:
{oriental plane}, {Platanus orientalis}]
oriental poppy
n 1: commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff
heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange
flowers [syn: {oriental poppy}, {Papaver orientale}]
oriental roach
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach},
{oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle},
{Blatta orientalis}]
Oriental scops owl
n 1: Asian scops owl [syn: {Oriental scops owl}, {Otus sunia}]
oriental sore
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
oriental spruce
n 1: evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an
ornamental having pendulous branchlets [syn: {oriental
spruce}, {Picea orientalis}]
Oriental Studies
n 1: the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and
people [syn: {Orientalism}, {Oriental Studies}]
orientation course
n 1: a course introducing a new situation or environment [syn:
{orientation course}, {orientation}]
Origanum dictamnus
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
Origanum majorana
n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey;
not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted
marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]
Origanum vulgare
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram},
{pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum
vulgare}]
original sin
n 1: a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam;
"Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the
forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" [ant: {actual sin}]
originate in
v 1: come from
origination fee
n 1: a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage
loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan
orinasal phone
n 1: a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal
passages open (as French nasal vowels) [syn: {orinasal
phone}, {orinasal}]
Orinoco River
n 1: a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the
South Atlantic [syn: {Orinoco}, {Orinoco River}]
Oriolus oriolus
n 1: bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {golden
oriole}, {Oriolus oriolus}]
Orites excelsa
n 1: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young
they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender
axillary spikes of white flowers [syn: {prickly ash},
{Orites excelsa}]
Orkney Islands
n 1: an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic
and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
Orlando di Lasso
n 1: Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: {Lasso}, {Orlando di
Lasso}, {Roland de Lassus}]
orlop deck
n 1: the fourth or lowest deck [syn: {orlop deck}, {orlop},
{fourth deck}]
Orly Group
n 1: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed
in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a
million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border
areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede
territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in
Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn:
{Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia},
{ASALA}, {Orly Group}, {3rd October Organization}]
Ormosia coarctata
n 1: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger
and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumby
bead}, {jumbie bead}, {Ormosia coarctata}]
Ormosia monosperma
n 1: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having
large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple
flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn:
{bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia
monosperma}]
ornithischian dinosaur
n 1: herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
[syn: {ornithischian}, {ornithischian dinosaur}]
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
n 1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
[syn: {bath asparagus}, {Prussian asparagus}, {Ornithogalum
pyrenaicum}]
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
n 1: South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white
blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use
as winter cut flowers [syn: {chincherinchee}, {wonder
flower}, {Ornithogalum thyrsoides}]
Ornithogalum umbellatum
n 1: common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters
of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes;
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn:
{starflower}, {sleepy dick}, {summer snowflake},
{Ornithogalum umbellatum}]
ornithopod dinosaur
n 1: bipedal herbivorous dinosaur [syn: {ornithopod},
{ornithopod dinosaur}]
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus},
{duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus},
{Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]
Orontium aquaticum
n 1: aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having
blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered
with tiny yellow flowers [syn: {golden club}, {Orontium
aquaticum}]
orphan site
n 1: a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be
identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay
for the cleanup
orphans' asylum
n 1: a public institution for the care of orphans [syn:
{orphanage}, {orphans' asylum}]
Orson Welles
n 1: United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) [syn:
{Welles}, {Orson Welles}, {George Orson Welles}]
Ortega y Gasset
n 1: Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an
intellectual elite (1883-1955) [syn: {Ortega y Gasset},
{Jose Ortega y Gasset}]
orthoboric acid
n 1: a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in
water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and
paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in
welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
[syn: {boric acid}, {orthoboric acid}]
orthochromatic film
n 1: a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet
light
orthodontic braces
n 1: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
{brace}, {braces}, {orthodontic braces}]
orthodontic treatment
n 1: dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth
or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy;
treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids;
"orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities"
Orthodox Catholic Church
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine
rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church},
{Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern
Orthodox}]
Orthodox Church
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine
rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church},
{Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern
Orthodox}]
Orthodox Jew
n 1: Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law
Orthodox Judaism
n 1: Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in
the Talmud [syn: {Orthodox Judaism}, {Jewish Orthodoxy}]
2: beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes
Mosaic law
orthodox sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do
not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about
75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid
eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement},
{NREM}]
orthogonal opposition
n 1: the relation of opposition between things at right angles
[syn: {orthogonality}, {perpendicularity}, {orthogonal
opposition}]
orthomorphic projection
n 1: a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its
true shape [syn: {conformal projection}, {orthomorphic
projection}]
orthophosphoric acid
n 1: an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4 [syn:
{phosphoric acid}, {orthophosphoric acid}]
orthophosphorous acid
n 1: a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn:
{hypophosphorous acid}, {phosphorous acid},
{orthophosphorous acid}]
Orthopristis chrysopterus
n 1: found from Long Island southward [syn: {pigfish},
{hogfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}]
orthopterous insect
n 1: any of various insects having leathery forewings and
membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn:
{orthopterous insect}, {orthopteron}, {orthopteran}]
orthostatic hypotension
n 1: low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand
up [syn: {orthostatic hypotension}, {postural hypotension}]
Orthotomus sutorius
n 1: tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to
form and conceal its nest [syn: {tailorbird}, {Orthotomus
sutorius}]
orthotropous ovule
n 1: a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex
Ortilis vetula macalli
n 1: of Mexico and Texas [syn: {Texas chachalaca}, {Ortilis
vetula macalli}]
ortolan bunting
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
{ortolan}, {ortolan bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]
Orudis KT
n 1: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or
Orudis KT or Oruvail) [syn: {ketoprofen}, {Orudis}, {Orudis
KT}, {Oruvail}]
Orville Wright
n 1: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur
Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: {Wright},
{Orville Wright}]
Orycteropus afer
n 1: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {ant bear}, {anteater},
{Orycteropus afer}]
Oryctolagus cuniculus
n 1: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern
Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely
domesticated and developed in various colors and for
various needs; young are born naked and helpless [syn:
{European rabbit}, {Old World rabbit}, {Oryctolagus
cuniculus}]
Oryx gazella
n 1: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its
flanks [syn: {gemsbok}, {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}]
Oryza sativa
n 1: yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
[syn: {cultivated rice}, {Oryza sativa}]
Oryzomys palustris
n 1: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the
southeastern United States [syn: {rice rat}, {Oryzomys
palustris}]
Oryzopsis hymenoides
n 1: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of
western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain
rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet},
{Oryzopsis hymenoides}]
Oryzopsis miliacea
n 1: perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and
introduced into North America [syn: {smilo}, {smilo grass},
{Oryzopsis miliacea}]
os breve
n 1: a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all
directions [syn: {short bone}, {os breve}]
os capitatum
n 1: the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates
with the 3rd metacarpus [syn: {capitate}, {capitate bone},
{os capitatum}]
os frontale
n 1: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the
cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits [syn:
{frontal bone}, {os frontale}, {forehead}]
os hamatum
n 1: the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn:
{hamate}, {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]
os hyoideum
n 1: a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the
tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid}, {hyoid bone}, {os hyoideum}]
os ischii
n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below
the ilium [syn: {ischium}, {ischial bone}, {os ischii}]
os longum
n 1: in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone
that contains marrow [syn: {long bone}, {os longum}]
os lunatum
n 1: one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {lunate bone},
{semilunar bone}, {os lunatum}]
os nasale
n 1: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the
nose [syn: {nasal}, {nasal bone}, {os nasale}]
os palatinum
n 1: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back
of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and
the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine}, {palatine bone},
{os palatinum}]
os pisiforme
n 1: a small wrist bone that articulates only with the
triquetral [syn: {pisiform}, {pisiform bone}, {os
pisiforme}]
os pubis
n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these
two bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubis},
{pubic bone}, {os pubis}]
os scaphoideum
n 1: the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {scaphoid
bone}, {os scaphoideum}, {navicular}]
os sesamoideum
n 1: any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where
it passes over a joint [syn: {sesamoid bone}, {sesamoid},
{os sesamoideum}]
os sphenoidale
n 1: butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn:
{sphenoid bone}, {sphenoid}, {os sphenoidale}]
os tarsi fibulare
n 1: the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel [syn:
{heelbone}, {calcaneus}, {os tarsi fibulare}]
os temporale
n 1: a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and
encasing the inner ear [syn: {temporal bone}, {os
temporale}]
os trapezium
n 1: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that
articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn:
{trapezium}, {trapezium bone}, {os trapezium}]
os trapezoideum
n 1: the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
[syn: {trapezoid}, {trapezoid bone}, {os trapezoideum}]
os triquetrum
n 1: a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate
and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os
triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]
os zygomaticum
n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone},
{zygomatic}, {malar}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os
zygomaticum}]
osage orange
n 1: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central
United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and
an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard
orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans;
frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange},
{bow wood}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]
Osage River
n 1: a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri
River [syn: {Osage}, {Osage River}]
Osaka Bay
n 1: a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu
Osama bin Laden
n 1: Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
[syn: {bin Laden}, {Osama bin Laden}, {Usama bin Laden}]
Oscan-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Oscan
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
n 1: Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: {Wilde}, {Oscar
Wilde}, {Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde}]
Oscar Hammerstein
n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical
comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers)
(1895-1960) [syn: {Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein},
{Oscar Hammerstein II}]
Oscar Hammerstein II
n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical
comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers)
(1895-1960) [syn: {Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein},
{Oscar Hammerstein II}]
Oscar Palmer Robertson
n 1: United States basketball guard (born in 1938) [syn:
{Robertson}, {Oscar Robertson}, {Oscar Palmer Robertson}]
Oscar Robertson
n 1: United States basketball guard (born in 1938) [syn:
{Robertson}, {Oscar Robertson}, {Oscar Palmer Robertson}]
Oscar Wilde
n 1: Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: {Wilde}, {Oscar
Wilde}, {Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde}]
oscine bird
n 1: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus [syn:
{oscine}, {oscine bird}]
Osco-Umbrian
n 1: a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were
displace by Latin
osculating circle
n 1: the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and
whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: {circle of
curvature}, {osculating circle}]
Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
n 1: Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn:
{Mandelstam}, {Osip Mandelstam}, {Osip Emilevich
Mandelstam}, {Mandelshtam}]
Osip Mandelstam
n 1: Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn:
{Mandelstam}, {Osip Mandelstam}, {Osip Emilevich
Mandelstam}, {Mandelshtam}]
Osman I
n 1: the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and
the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th
century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title
of emir in 1299 (1259-1326) [syn: {Osman I}, {Othman I}]
Osmanthus americanus
n 1: small tree of southern United States having panicles of
dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits [syn:
{devilwood}, {American olive}, {Osmanthus americanus}]
Osmerus eperlanus
n 1: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}, {European
smelt}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]
Osmerus mordax
n 1: important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North
America and Alaska [syn: {rainbow smelt}, {Osmerus mordax}]
osmotic pressure
n 1: (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution
necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is
separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
Osmunda cinnamonea
n 1: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing
fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds;
the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon
fern}, {fiddlehead}, {fiddlehead fern}, {Osmunda
cinnamonea}]
Osmunda clatonia
n 1: North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a
few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile
fronds [syn: {interrupted fern}, {Osmunda clatonia}]
Osmunda regalis
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French
bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]
osseous labyrinth
n 1: cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that
contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: {bony labyrinth},
{osseous labyrinth}]
osseous tissue
n 1: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
[syn: {bone}, {osseous tissue}]
osso buco
n 1: sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and
wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
osteitis deformans
n 1: a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly;
excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain
and fractures and skeletal deformities [syn: {Paget's
disease}, {osteitis deformans}]
ostensive definition
n 1: a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the
term defined
osteogenesis imperfecta
n 1: autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue
characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily
osteogenic sarcoma
n 1: malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young
adults where it tends to affect the femur [syn:
{osteosarcoma}, {osteogenic sarcoma}]
osteosclerosis congenita
n 1: an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth;
cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism [syn:
{achondroplasia}, {achondroplasty}, {osteosclerosis
congenita}, {chondrodystrophy}]
Ostrea gigas
n 1: a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the
Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for
introduction in Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Japanese oyster},
{Ostrea gigas}]
ostrich fern
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead},
{Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris},
{Onoclea struthiopteris}]
Ostrya carpinifolia
n 1: medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
[syn: {Old World hop hornbeam}, {Ostrya carpinifolia}]
Ostrya virginiana
n 1: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn:
{Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Ostrya virginiana}]
Ostwald's theory of indicators
n 1: (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak
acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form
is different from the color before dissociation [syn:
{theory of indicators}, {Ostwald's theory of indicators}]
Ostyak-Samoyed
n 1: one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in
Siberia [syn: {Selkup}, {Ostyak-Samoyed}]
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed [syn:
{Selkup}, {Ostyak-Samoyed}]
Oswald Spengler
n 1: German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay
in cycles (1880-1936) [syn: {Spengler}, {Oswald Spengler}]
Oswald Veblen
n 1: United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: {Veblen},
{Oswald Veblen}]
oswego tea
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
[syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea},
{Monarda didyma}]
Otaheite arrowroot
n 1: a starch obtained from the root of the pia [syn: {Otaheite
arrowroot}, {Otaheite arrowroot starch}]
Otaheite arrowroot starch
n 1: a starch obtained from the root of the pia [syn: {Otaheite
arrowroot}, {Otaheite arrowroot starch}]
Otaria Byronia
n 1: of the southern coast of South America [syn: {South
American sea lion}, {Otaria Byronia}]
OTC market
n 1: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via
telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an
exchange [syn: {over-the-counter market}, {OTC market}]
OTC security
n 1: a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn:
{unlisted security}, {over the counter security}, {OTC
security}] [ant: {listed security}]
OTC stock
n 1: stock that is not listed and traded on an organized
exchange [syn: {over the counter stock}, {OTC stock},
{unlisted stock}]
Othman I
n 1: the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and
the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th
century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title
of emir in 1299 (1259-1326) [syn: {Osman I}, {Othman I}]
Otho I
n 1: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn:
{Otto I}, {Otho I}, {Otto the Great}]
Otho of Lagery
n 1: French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the
First Crusade (1042-1099) [syn: {Urban II}, {Odo}, {Odo of
Lagery}, {Otho}, {Otho of Lagery}]
otic ganglion
n 1: an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are
distributed to the parotid gland [syn: {otic ganglion},
{otoganglion}]
Otis Skinner
n 1: United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: {Skinner}, {Otis
Skinner}]
Otis tarda
n 1: largest European land bird [syn: {great bustard}, {Otis
tarda}]
otitis externa
n 1: inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear
canal)
otitis interna
n 1: inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and
vomiting [syn: {labyrinthitis}, {otitis interna}]
otitis media
n 1: inflammation of the middle ear; common in children
ottava rima
n 1: a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme
scheme abababcc
Ottawa river
n 1: a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the
boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence
River near Montreal [syn: {Outaouais}, {Ottawa}, {Ottawa
river}]
otter hound
n 1: hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick
coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting
otters [syn: {otterhound}, {otter hound}]
otter shrew
n 1: amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an
otter [syn: {otter shrew}, {potamogale}, {Potamogale
velox}]
Ottmar Mergenthaler
n 1: United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype
machine (1854-1899) [syn: {Mergenthaler}, {Ottmar
Mergenthaler}]
Otto Frisch
n 1: British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner
recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of
nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch
described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear
reaction (1904-1979) [syn: {Frisch}, {Otto Frisch}, {Otto
Robert Frisch}]
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the
metabolism of muscles (1884-1951) [syn: {Meyerhof}, {Otto
Meyerhof}, {Otto Fritz Meyerhof}]
Otto Hahn
n 1: German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of
nuclear fission (1879-1968) [syn: {Hahn}, {Otto Hahn}]
Otto Heinrich Warburg
n 1: German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical
techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies
of cellular respiration (1883-1970) [syn: {Warburg}, {Otto
Heinrich Warburg}]
Otto I
n 1: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn:
{Otto I}, {Otho I}, {Otto the Great}]
Otto Jespersen
n 1: Danish linguist (1860-1943) [syn: {Jespersen}, {Otto
Jespersen}, {Jens Otto Harry Jespersen}]
Otto Loewi
n 1: United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the
first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the
junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle
(1873-1961) [syn: {Loewi}, {Otto Loewi}]
Otto Meyerhof
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the
metabolism of muscles (1884-1951) [syn: {Meyerhof}, {Otto
Meyerhof}, {Otto Fritz Meyerhof}]
Otto Neumann Sverdrup
n 1: Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic
(1855-1930) [syn: {Sverdrup}, {Otto Neumann Sverdrup}]
Otto Robert Frisch
n 1: British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner
recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of
nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch
described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear
reaction (1904-1979) [syn: {Frisch}, {Otto Frisch}, {Otto
Robert Frisch}]
Otto the Great
n 1: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn:
{Otto I}, {Otho I}, {Otto the Great}]
Otto von Bismarck
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von
Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
Otto Wagner
n 1: Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture
(1841-1918) [syn: {Wagner}, {Otto Wagner}]
Ottoman dynasty
n 1: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn:
{Ottoman}, {Ottoman dynasty}]
Ottoman Empire
n 1: a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern
Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman
Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World
War I; although initially small it expanded until it
superseded the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Ottoman Empire},
{Turkish Empire}]
Ottoman Turk
n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman}, {Ottoman Turk}, {Osmanli}]
Ottorino Respighi
n 1: Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems
(1879-1936) [syn: {Respighi}, {Ottorino Respighi}]
Otus asio
n 1: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech
owl}, {Otus asio}]
Otus scops
n 1: European scops owl [syn: {Old World scops owl}, {Otus
scops}]
Otus sunia
n 1: Asian scops owl [syn: {Oriental scops owl}, {Otus sunia}]
Ouachita River
n 1: a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast
into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red
River [syn: {Ouachita}, {Ouachita River}]
Ouija board
n 1: a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to
spell out supernatural messages [syn: {Ouija}, {Ouija
board}]
Our Lady's bedstraw
n 1: common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America
and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow
cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]
Our Lady's mild thistle
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle},
{blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
Our Lord's candle
n 1: yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall
spike of creamy white flowers [syn: {Our Lord's candle},
{Yucca whipplei}]
Ouse River
n 1: a river in northeastern England that flows generally
southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
[syn: {Ouse}, {Ouse River}]
out and away
adv 1: by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest
student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever
eaten" [syn: {by far}, {far and away}, {out and away}]
out front
adv 1: leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three
lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two
pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way
out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put
them out front in sales" [syn: {ahead}, {out front}, {in
the lead}]
out in
v 1: enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens" [syn: {call
at}, {out in}]
out loud
adv 1: using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage
aloud"; "he laughed out loud" [syn: {aloud}, {out loud}]
out of
adv 1: motivated by; "idleness is the trait of being idle out of
a reluctance to work"
out of bounds
n 1: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
[syn: {sideline}, {out of bounds}]
out of doors
adv 1: outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn:
{outside}, {outdoors}, {out of doors}, {alfresco}] [ant:
{indoors}, {inside}]
out of fashion
adj 1: unpopular and considered unappealing or unfashionable at
the time [syn: {unfashionable}, {out of fashion}]
out of gear
adj 1: not having gears engaged; "threw the machine's pinion out
of gear"
out of hand
adv 1: out of control; "the riots got out of hand" [syn: {out of
hand}, {beyond control}] [ant: {in hand}]
out of it
adj 1: excluded from an activity or social group
2: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had
fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: {insensible},
{senseless}, {out of it}]
3: unaware as a result of being uninformed
out of nothing
adv 1: without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
[syn: {out of thin air}, {out of nothing}, {from
nowhere}]
out of place
adv 1: in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or
incongruous; "he felt out of place in the lingerie shop"
adj 1: of an inappropriate or misapplied nature [syn:
{inapposite}, {out of place}]
out of play
adj 1: (of a ball) not available to be played during a game; "a
ball that is out of play is dead"
out of practice
adj 1: impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)},
{rusty}]
out of print
adj 1: (of books) no longer offered for sale by a publisher;
"that edition is out of print"
out of reach
adj 1: inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable
chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon";
"the unreachable stars" [syn: {unapproachable},
{unreachable}, {unreached}, {out of reach(p)}]
out of sight
adv 1: no longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the
horizon and passed out of sight" [syn: {out of sight},
{out of view}]
2: quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" [syn: {doggo}, {out of
sight}, {in hiding}]
adj 1: not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage";
"in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn:
{concealed}, {hidden}, {out of sight}]
out of stock
adj 1: not available for sale or use; "too many items are out of
stock"
out of the blue
adv 1: in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at
the wedding out of the blue" [syn: {unexpectedly}, {out
of the blue}]
adj 1: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines
of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances";
"a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy";
"like a bolt out of the blue"; "unseen problems" [syn:
{unanticipated}, {unforeseen}, {unseen}, {unlooked-for},
{out of the blue(p)}]
out of the ordinary
adj 1: exceptionally or unusually good; "the food here is out of
this world" [syn: {out of the ordinary}, {out of this
world}]
2: exceptional, unusual, or remarkable; "out-of-the-way
information" [syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}, {out
of the ordinary}]
out of the question
adj 1: totally unlikely [syn: {impossible}, {inconceivable},
{out of the question}, {unimaginable}]
out of the way
adv 1: extraordinary; unusual; "such erratic behavior was out of
the way for him"
2: improper; amiss
3: in a remote location or at a distance from the usual route
4: murdered; "the mob boss wanted his rival out of the way"
5: so as not to obstruct or hinder; "put that box out of the way
so that no one trips on it"
adj 1: improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks"
[syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}]
2: dealt with; disposed of; "I'm so relieved that my midterm is
out of the way" [syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}]
3: exceptional, unusual, or remarkable; "out-of-the-way
information" [syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}, {out
of the ordinary}]
4: remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "they found a
quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: {off the beaten track(p)},
{out-of-the-way(a)}, {out of the way}]
out of thin air
adv 1: without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
[syn: {out of thin air}, {out of nothing}, {from
nowhere}]
out of this world
adj 1: exceptionally or unusually good; "the food here is out of
this world" [syn: {out of the ordinary}, {out of this
world}]
out of true
adj 1: not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of
true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
[syn: {out of true}, {untrue}]
out of view
adv 1: no longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the
horizon and passed out of sight" [syn: {out of sight},
{out of view}]
out of wedlock
adv 1: of biological parents not married to each other; "this
child was born illegitimately" [syn: {illegitimately},
{out of wedlock}] [ant: {legitimately}]
2: of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock" [syn: {out of
wedlock}, {outside marriage}]
out of whack
adj 1: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of
my bicycle is out of whack"
out of work
adj 1: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless
transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
[syn: {idle}, {jobless}, {out of work}]
out or keeping
adj 1: not in keeping with what is correct or proper;
"completely inappropriate behavior" [syn:
{inappropriate}, {incompatible}, {out or keeping(p)},
{unfitting}]
out to
adj 1: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater";
"dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
[syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {out to(p)}]
out-and-out
adj 1: complete and without restriction or qualification;
sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute
freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-
and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider";
"many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer
persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute},
{downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down},
{sheer(a)}]
out-and-outer
n 1: someone who is excellent at something
out-basket
n 1: a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your
outgoing material [syn: {out-basket}, {out-tray}] [ant:
{in-basket}, {in-tray}]
out-herod
v 1: surpass someone in cruelty or evil
out-migration
n 1: migration from a place (especially migration from your
native country in order to settle in another) [syn:
{emigration}, {out-migration}, {expatriation}]
out-of-body experience
n 1: the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an
external perspective as though your mind or soul had left
and was observing your body
out-of-bounds
adj 1: outside the foul lines
2: barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits" [syn:
{off-limits}, {out-of-bounds(p)}]
out-of-court settlement
n 1: resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final
decision by the trial court
out-of-date
adj 1: old; no longer valid or fashionable; "obsolete words";
"an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment";
"superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn:
{outdated}, {out-of-date}, {superannuated}]
out-of-door
adj 1: located, suited for, or taking place in the open air;
"outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games";
"a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn:
{outdoor(a)}, {out-of-door}, {outside}] [ant:
{indoor(a)}]
out-of-doors
n 1: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a
little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping
in the open" [syn: {outdoors}, {out-of-doors}, {open air},
{open}]
out-of-pocket
adj 1: calling for the spending of cash; "his out-of-pocket
costs were $10"
out-of-school
adj 1: not attending school and therefore free to work;
"opportunities for out-of-school youth"
out-of-the-box thinking
n 1: thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to
involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to
novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity [syn:
{divergent thinking}, {out-of-the-box thinking}] [ant:
{convergent thinking}]
out-of-the-way
adj 1: exceptional, unusual, or remarkable; "out-of-the-way
information" [syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way},
{out of the ordinary}]
2: improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks" [syn:
{out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}]
3: dealt with; disposed of; "I'm so relieved that my midterm is
out of the way" [syn: {out-of-the-way}, {out of the way}]
4: remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "they found a
quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: {off the beaten track(p)},
{out-of-the-way(a)}, {out of the way}]
out-of-town
adj 1: happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-
of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"
out-tray
n 1: a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your
outgoing material [syn: {out-basket}, {out-tray}] [ant:
{in-basket}, {in-tray}]
outboard motor
n 1: internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small
boat [syn: {outboard motor}, {outboard}]
outboard motorboat
n 1: a motorboat with an outboard motor [syn: {outboard
motorboat}, {outboard}]
outdoor game
n 1: an athletic game that is played outdoors
outdoor man
n 1: someone who enjoys outdoor activities [syn: {sporting man},
{outdoor man}]
outdoor sport
n 1: a sport that is played outdoors [syn: {outdoor sport},
{field sport}]
outdoor stage
n 1: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
[syn: {bandstand}, {outdoor stage}, {stand}]
outer boundary
n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn:
{periphery}, {fringe}, {outer boundary}]
outer ear
n 1: the part of the ear visible externally [syn: {external
ear}, {outer ear}]
outer garment
n 1: a garment worn over other garments [syn: {overgarment},
{outer garment}] [ant: {undergarment}, {unmentionable}]
Outer Hebrides
n 1: a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland
Outer Mongolia
n 1: a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia [syn:
{Mongolia}, {Mongolian People's Republic}, {Outer
Mongolia}]
outer planet
n 1: (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the
asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
outer space
n 1: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the
astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the
first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957,
when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth" [syn: {outer
space}, {space}]
outlet box
n 1: (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box
designed for connections to a wiring system
output contract
n 1: a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire
output to the other party who promises to accept it
output device
n 1: electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a
computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in
the form of text, images, sounds, or other media
output file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that contains data that
are the output of a device or program
output program
n 1: a utility program that organizes the output of a computer
output routine
n 1: a routine that controls an output device
output signal
n 1: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output
signal}, {output}]
output-to-input ratio
n 1: the output power of a transducer divided by the input power
outrigger canoe
n 1: a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to
prevent it from upsetting
outside caliper
n 1: caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its
legs curve inward
outside clinch
n 1: a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop
outside door
n 1: a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
[syn: {exterior door}, {outside door}]
outside loop
n 1: a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight
followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight
outside marriage
adv 1: of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock" [syn: {out
of wedlock}, {outside marriage}]
outside mirror
n 1: car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car
outsider art
n 1: a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained
artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn:
{outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive
art}, {primitive art}]
outward-bound
adj 1: that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an
outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {outbound},
{outward}, {outward-bound}]
outward-developing
adj 1: away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the
oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the
edge
outward-moving
adj 1: moving or directed away from center, especially when
spinning or traveling in a curve
oval kumquat
n 1: shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {nagami
kumquat}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]
Oval Office
n 1: the office of the President of the United States in the
White House
oval window
n 1: fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
[syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval
window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]
oval-bodied
adj 1: having an oval body
oval-fruited
adj 1: bearing oval fruit
oval-shaped
adj 1: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic},
{elliptical}, {oval}, {oval-shaped}, {ovate}, {oviform},
{ovoid}, {prolate}]
Ovalipes ocellatus
n 1: brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab},
{lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]
ovarian artery
n 1: the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood
to the ovaries [syn: {ovarian artery}, {arteria ovarica}]
ovarian cyst
n 1: a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary
ovarian pregnancy
n 1: ectopic pregnancy in the ovary
ovarian vein
n 1: one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens
into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left
renal vein [syn: {ovarian vein}, {vena ovarica}]
ovate leaf
n 1: an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base
oven broil
v 1: cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: {broil}, {oven
broil}]
Oven Stuffer
n 1: a brand name for a roasting chicken [syn: {Oven Stuffer},
{Oven Stuffer Roaster}]
Oven Stuffer Roaster
n 1: a brand name for a roasting chicken [syn: {Oven Stuffer},
{Oven Stuffer Roaster}]
oven thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
oven-ready
adj 1: prepared before sale and ready to be cooked
oven-shaped
adj 1: shaped like an oven
over again
adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: {again}, {once again}, {once more}, {over again}]
over and over
adv 1: repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over
again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and
again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time
and time again}]
over and over again
adv 1: repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over
again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and
again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time
and time again}]
over here
adv 1: in a specified area or place; "you shouldn't be up here"
[syn: {up here}, {over here}]
over the counter security
n 1: a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn:
{unlisted security}, {over the counter security}, {OTC
security}] [ant: {listed security}]
over the counter stock
n 1: stock that is not listed and traded on an organized
exchange [syn: {over the counter stock}, {OTC stock},
{unlisted stock}]
over-correct
v 1: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
[syn: {over-correct}, {overcompensate}]
over-crowding
n 1: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn:
{congestion}, {over-crowding}]
over-embellished
adj 1: excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of
empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-
embellished story of the fish that got away" [syn:
{empurpled}, {over-embellished}, {purple}]
over-refine
v 1: refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is
overrefining this matter" [syn: {overrefine}, {over-
refine}]
over-the-counter
adj 1: purchasable without a doctor's prescription;
"nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold
remedy" [syn: {nonprescription(a)}, {over-the-
counter(a)}] [ant: {prescription(a)}]
2: (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange; "over-the-
counter stocks" [syn: {over-the-counter}, {otc}]
over-the-counter drug
n 1: a drug that is sold without a prescription [syn: {over-the-
counter drug}, {over-the-counter medicine}] [ant: {ethical
drug}, {prescription}, {prescription drug}, {prescription
medicine}]
over-the-counter market
n 1: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via
telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an
exchange [syn: {over-the-counter market}, {OTC market}]
over-the-counter medicine
n 1: a drug that is sold without a prescription [syn: {over-the-
counter drug}, {over-the-counter medicine}] [ant: {ethical
drug}, {prescription}, {prescription drug}, {prescription
medicine}]
over-the-hill
adj 1: too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the
support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony
Trollope [syn: {overage}, {overaged}, {superannuated},
{over-the-hill}]
over-the-shoulder bombing
n 1: a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is
released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the
target
over-the-top
adj 1: far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire
for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience" [syn:
{extraordinary}, {over-the-top}, {sinful}]
overcup oak
n 1: medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern
United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature
in first year [syn: {overcup oak}, {Quercus lyrata}]
overdraft credit
n 1: credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's
overdrafts [syn: {overdraft credit}, {check overdraft
credit}]
overexert oneself
v 1: strain oneself more than is healthy [syn: {kill oneself},
{overexert oneself}]
overflow incontinence
n 1: urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so
full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to
a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or
weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
overhand knot
n 1: a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)
overhand pitch
n 1: a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder
overhand stitch
n 1: a stitch passing over an edge vertically
overhead projector
n 1: a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over
the speaker's head
overhead railway
n 1: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
track that is raised above the street level [syn: {elevated
railway}, {elevated railroad}, {elevated}, {el}, {overhead
railway}]
overnight bag
n 1: a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for
staying overnight [syn: {overnighter}, {overnight bag},
{overnight case}]
overnight case
n 1: a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for
staying overnight [syn: {overnighter}, {overnight bag},
{overnight case}]
overseas cap
n 1: a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a
uniform [syn: {garrison cap}, {overseas cap}]
overseas telegram
n 1: a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cable}, {cablegram},
{overseas telegram}]
overstuffed chair
n 1: a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {easy chair},
{lounge chair}, {overstuffed chair}]
overt operation
n 1: the collection of intelligence openly without concealment
overthrust fault
n 1: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have
been pushed upward by compression [syn: {thrust fault},
{overthrust fault}, {reverse fault}]
overtime period
n 1: a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
Ovibos moschatus
n 1: large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland;
intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
[syn: {musk ox}, {musk sheep}, {Ovibos moschatus}]
Ovis ammon
n 1: wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn:
{argali}, {argal}, {Ovis ammon}]
Ovis aries
n 1: any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or
skin [syn: {domestic sheep}, {Ovis aries}]
Ovis canadensis
n 1: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America
having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn
sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky
Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]
Ovis montana dalli
n 1: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
[syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis
montana dalli}]
Ovis musimon
n 1: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn:
{mouflon}, {moufflon}, {Ovis musimon}]
Ovis poli
n 1: Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns;
sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis
ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo sheep}, {Marco Polo's sheep},
{Ovis poli}]
Ovis vignei
n 1: bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia [syn: {urial}, {Ovis
vignei}]
ovulation method
n 1: natural family planning in which the fertile period is
inferred from changes in the character and quantity of
cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus
that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery [syn:
{ovulation method of family planning}, {ovulation method}]
ovulation method of family planning
n 1: natural family planning in which the fertile period is
inferred from changes in the character and quantity of
cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus
that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery [syn:
{ovulation method of family planning}, {ovulation method}]
Owen Glendower
n 1: Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in
Wales (1359-1416) [syn: {Glendower}, {Owen Glendower}]
Owen Wister
n 1: United States writer (1860-1938) [syn: {Wister}, {Owen
Wister}]
owlet moth
n 1: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the
usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural
pests [syn: {noctuid moth}, {noctuid}, {owlet moth}]
own goal
n 1: (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently
knocks the ball into the goal he is defending; "the own
goal cost them the game"
own up
v 1: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of
the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his
handwriting" [syn: {make a clean breast of}, {own up},
{fess up}]
owner-driver
n 1: a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives
owner-occupied
adj 1: lived in by the owner; "one owner-occupied and three
rental apartments"
owner-occupier
n 1: an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in
ox-eyed
adj 1: having large round eyes like those of an ox; "ox-eyed
Juno"
ox-eyed daisy
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
oxalacetic acid
n 1: an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in
metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) [syn: {oxalacetic
acid}, {oxaloacetic acid}]
oxalic acid
n 1: a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis
and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in
chemical analysis [syn: {oxalic acid}, {ethanedioic acid}]
Oxalis acetosella
n 1: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and
white purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel},
{cuckoo bread}, {shamrock}, {Oxalis acetosella}]
Oxalis caprina
n 1: short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn:
{goatsfoot}, {goat's foot}, {Oxalis caprina}]
Oxalis cernua
n 1: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
[syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-
caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]
Oxalis corniculata
n 1: creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn:
{creeping oxalis}, {creeping wood sorrel}, {Oxalis
corniculata}]
Oxalis crenata
n 1: South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
[syn: {oca}, {oka}, {Oxalis tuberosa}, {Oxalis crenata}]
Oxalis pes-caprae
n 1: South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
[syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-
caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]
Oxalis tuberosa
n 1: South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
[syn: {oca}, {oka}, {Oxalis tuberosa}, {Oxalis crenata}]
Oxalis violacea
n 1: perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately
compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers [syn:
{violet wood sorrel}, {Oxalis violacea}]
oxaloacetic acid
n 1: an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in
metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) [syn: {oxalacetic
acid}, {oxaloacetic acid}]
Oxandra lanceolata
n 1: source of most of the lancewood of commerce [syn:
{lancewood}, {lancewood tree}, {Oxandra lanceolata}]
oxblood red
n 1: a dark brownish-red color
oxbow lake
n 1: a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed
when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
oxeye daisy
n 1: similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {Leucanthemum
maximum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum}]
2: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
{oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy},
{white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum}]
Oxford English
n 1: the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and
regarded by many as affected and pretentious
Oxford English Dictionary
n 1: an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical
principles [syn: {Oxford English Dictionary}, {O.E.D.},
{OED}]
oxford gray
n 1: a very dark grey color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal grey},
{charcoal gray}, {oxford grey}, {oxford gray}]
oxford grey
n 1: a very dark grey color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal grey},
{charcoal gray}, {oxford grey}, {oxford gray}]
Oxford movement
n 1: 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing
liberal tendencies
Oxford University
n 1: a university in England [syn: {Oxford University},
{Oxford}]
oxford-gray
adj 1: of a dark shade of grey [syn: {oxford-grey}, {oxford-
gray}, {dark-grey}, {dark-gray}]
oxford-grey
adj 1: of a dark shade of grey [syn: {oxford-grey}, {oxford-
gray}, {dark-grey}, {dark-gray}]
oxheart cherry
n 1: any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy
heart-shaped fruits [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart},
{oxheart cherry}]
2: large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: {heart
cherry}, {oxheart}, {oxheart cherry}]
oxidation number
n 1: the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for
simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the
ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and
of oxygen is -2" [syn: {oxidation number}, {oxidation
state}]
oxidation state
n 1: the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for
simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the
ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and
of oxygen is -2" [syn: {oxidation number}, {oxidation
state}]
oxidation-reduction
n 1: a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an
oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: {oxidation-
reduction}, {oxidoreduction}, {redox}]
oxidation-reduction indicator
n 1: an indicator that shows a reversible color change between
oxidized and reduced forms
oxidative phosphorylation
n 1: an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes
ATP from ADP
oxidized LDL cholesterol
n 1: LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals;
it is thought to cause atherosclerosis
oxidizing agent
n 1: a substance that oxidizes another substance [syn:
{oxidant}, {oxidizer}, {oxidiser}, {oxidizing agent}]
oxtail soup
n 1: a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox
oxyacetylene torch
n 1: a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
oxybutyric acid
n 1: hydroxy derivative of butyric acid [syn: {hydroxybutyric
acid}, {oxybutyric acid}]
Oxydendrum arboreum
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having
deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white
flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sorrel tree},
{sourwood}, {titi}, {Oxydendrum arboreum}]
oxygen acid
n 1: any acid that contains oxygen [syn: {oxyacid}, {oxygen
acid}]
oxygen debt
n 1: a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense
exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns
to rest
oxygen deficit
n 1: temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous
exercise
oxygen mask
n 1: a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose;
supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank
Oxylebius pictus
n 1: greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn:
{painted greenling}, {convict fish}, {convictfish},
{Oxylebius pictus}]
oxytetracycline hydrochloride
n 1: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin)
obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various
bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn:
{oxytetracycline}, {hydroxytetracycline}, {oxytetracycline
hydrochloride}, {Terramycin}]
oxytocic drug
n 1: a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of
the muscles of the uterus [syn: {oxytocic}, {oxytocic
drug}]
Oxytropis lambertii
n 1: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple
or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple locoweed}, {purple
loco}, {Oxytropis lambertii}]
Oxyura jamaicensis
n 1: reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and
northern South America [syn: {ruddy duck}, {Oxyura
jamaicensis}]
Oxyuranus scutellatus
n 1: large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia [syn:
{taipan}, {Oxyuranus scutellatus}]
oyster agaric
n 1: edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving
masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster
fungus}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]
oyster bank
n 1: a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster
bed}, {oyster bank}, {oyster park}]
oyster bar
n 1: a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters
prepared in different ways
oyster bed
n 1: a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster
bed}, {oyster bank}, {oyster park}]
oyster catcher
n 1: black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on
oysters etc. [syn: {oystercatcher}, {oyster catcher}]
oyster crab
n 1: tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of
oysters [syn: {oyster crab}, {Pinnotheres ostreum}]
oyster cracker
n 1: a small dry usually round cracker
oyster dressing
n 1: stuffing made with oysters [syn: {oyster stuffing}, {oyster
dressing}]
oyster fish
n 1: a variety of toadfish [syn: {oyster fish}, {oyster-fish},
{oysterfish}]
oyster fungus
n 1: edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving
masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster
fungus}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]
oyster mushroom
n 1: edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving
masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster
fungus}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]
oyster park
n 1: a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster
bed}, {oyster bank}, {oyster park}]
oyster plant
n 1: edible root of the salsify plant [syn: {salsify}, {oyster
plant}]
2: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple
ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized
throughout United States [syn: {salsify}, {oyster plant},
{vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon porrifolius}]
3: long white salsify [syn: {oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}]
oyster shell
n 1: a shell of an oyster
oyster stew
n 1: oysters in cream
oyster stuffing
n 1: stuffing made with oysters [syn: {oyster stuffing}, {oyster
dressing}]
oyster-fish
n 1: a variety of toadfish [syn: {oyster fish}, {oyster-fish},
{oysterfish}]
oysters Rockefeller
n 1: oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and
baked on the half shell
oz.
n 1: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16
drams or 28.349 grams [syn: {ounce}, {oz.}]
Ozark chinkapin
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [syn:
{Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {chinquapin},
{Castanea ozarkensis}]
Ozark chinquapin
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [syn:
{Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {chinquapin},
{Castanea ozarkensis}]
Ozark Mountains
n 1: an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and
southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma [syn:
{Ozarks}, {Ozark Mountains}, {Ozark Plateau}]
Ozark Plateau
n 1: an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and
southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma [syn:
{Ozarks}, {Ozark Mountains}, {Ozark Plateau}]
Ozark sundrops
n 1: evening-opening primrose of south central United States
[syn: {Missouri primrose}, {Ozark sundrops}, {Oenothera
macrocarpa}]
ozone hole
n 1: an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is
seasonally depleted of ozone
ozone layer
n 1: a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles)
that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block
most ultraviolet radiation from the sun [syn: {ozone
layer}, {ozonosphere}]
ozone sickness
n 1: illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-
altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache
and chest pains and itchiness
Ozothamnus secundiflorus
n 1: shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having
fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for
drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn:
{cascade everlasting}, {Ozothamnus secundiflorus},
{Helichrysum secundiflorum}]
p-n junction
n 1: the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type
semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying
characteristics"
p-n-p transistor
n 1: a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor
between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter
and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector
p-type semiconductor
n 1: a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due
chiefly to the movement of positive holes
P. G. Wodehouse
n 1: English writer known for his humorous novels and stories
(1881-1975) [syn: {Wodehouse}, {P. G. Wodehouse}, {Pelham
Grenville Wodehouse}]
P. P. von Mauser
n 1: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle
and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {P. P.
von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]
P. T. Barnum
n 1: United States showman who popularized the circus
(1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {P. T. Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor
Barnum}]
p.a.
adv 1: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum
of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per
annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]
n 1: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]
P.A. system
n 1: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]
P.E.
n 1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
position; stored energy [syn: {potential energy}, {P.E.}]
P.M.
adv 1: between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn:
{post meridiem}, {P.M.}]
adj 1: after noon [syn: {post meridiem}, {p.m.}]
P.O.
n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a
rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: {petty
officer}, {PO}, {P.O.}]
P/E ratio
n 1: (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
[syn: {price-to-earnings ratio}, {P/E ratio}]
PA system
n 1: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]
pa'anga
n 1: the basic unit of money in Tonga
Pa.
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Pennsylvania}, {Keystone State}, {PA}, {Pa.}]
Pablo Casals
n 1: an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation
of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973) [syn: {Casals}, {Pablo
Casals}]
Pablo Neruda
n 1: Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Pablo Neruda},
{Reyes}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]
Pablo Picasso
n 1: prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France
(1881-1973) [syn: {Picasso}, {Pablo Picasso}]
pac-man strategy
n 1: the target company defends itself by threatening to take
over its acquirer
pace car
n 1: a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing
cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
pace lap
n 1: the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a
fast start
Pachyrhizus erosus
n 1: Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods;
large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young
and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds
also yield rotenone and oils [syn: {yam bean}, {Pachyrhizus
erosus}]
Pachyrhizus tuberosus
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
[syn: {yam bean}, {potato bean}, {Pachyrhizus tuberosus}]
Pachysandra procumbens
n 1: low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of
white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States
but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny spurge}, {Allegheny
mountain spurge}, {Pachysandra procumbens}]
Pachysandra terminalis
n 1: slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal
spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover [syn:
{Japanese spurge}, {Pachysandra terminalis}]
Pacific bonito
n 1: common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark
oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Chilean
bonito}, {Pacific bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]
Pacific bottlenose dolphin
n 1: a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn:
{Pacific bottlenose dolphin}, {Tursiops gilli}]
Pacific Coast
n 1: a coast of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific cod
n 1: closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Pacific cod},
{Alaska cod}, {Gadus macrocephalus}]
Pacific giant salamander
n 1: large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
[syn: {Pacific giant salamander}, {Dicamptodon ensatus}]
Pacific halibut
n 1: a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific
halibut}, {Hippoglossus stenolepsis}]
Pacific hemlock
n 1: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially
important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific
hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]
Pacific herring
n 1: important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific
herring}, {Clupea harengus pallasii}]
Pacific newt
n 1: any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North
America
Pacific Northwest
n 1: a region of the northwestern United States usually
including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern
British Columbia
Pacific Ocean
n 1: the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific}, {Pacific
Ocean}]
Pacific plum
n 1: shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing
small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Pacific
plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]
Pacific ridley
n 1: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and
the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {olive
ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]
Pacific sardine
n 1: small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North
America [syn: {Pacific sardine}, {Sardinops caerulea}]
Pacific silver fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
Pacific spiny dogfish
n 1: dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Pacific
spiny dogfish}, {Squalus suckleyi}]
Pacific Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western
states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Time}, {Pacific
Standard Time}, {PST}]
Pacific sturgeon
n 1: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of
northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific
sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon},
{Acipenser transmontanus}]
Pacific Time
n 1: standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western
states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Time}, {Pacific
Standard Time}, {PST}]
Pacific tree toad
n 1: the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of
America [syn: {Pacific tree toad}, {Hyla regilla}]
Pacific tripletail
n 1: tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific tripletail},
{Lobotes pacificus}]
Pacific walrus
n 1: a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn:
{Pacific walrus}, {Odobenus divergens}]
Pacific yew
n 1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific
coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
[syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {western yew},
{Taxus brevifolia}]
Pacinian corpuscle
n 1: a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the
subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the
skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
pack animal
n 1: an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry
loads [syn: {pack animal}, {sumpter}]
pack ice
n 1: a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {pack ice}, {ice
pack}]
pack of cards
n 1: a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {pack of cards}, {deck of
cards}, {deck}]
pack on
v 1: gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer"
pack rat
n 1: someone who collects things that have been discarded by
others [syn: {magpie}, {scavenger}, {pack rat}]
2: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of
western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn:
{packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat},
{Neotoma cinerea}]
pack riding
n 1: riding with a pack
pack tent
n 1: a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {backpacking
tent}, {pack tent}]
pack together
v 1: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the
data" [syn: {compress}, {compact}, {pack together}] [ant:
{decompress}, {uncompress}]
package bomb
n 1: a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and
detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {parcel bomb},
{package bomb}]
package holiday
n 1: a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food
and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn:
{package tour}, {package holiday}]
package store
n 1: a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption
elsewhere [syn: {package store}, {liquor store}, {off-
licence}]
package tour
n 1: a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food
and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn:
{package tour}, {package holiday}]
packaged goods
n 1: groceries that are packaged for sale
packaging company
n 1: a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or
storage [syn: {packaging company}, {packaging concern}]
packaging concern
n 1: a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or
storage [syn: {packaging company}, {packaging concern}]
packed cell volume
n 1: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells
to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a
hematocrit [syn: {hematocrit}, {haematocrit}, {packed cell
volume}]
packed cells
n 1: a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid
plasma; "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients
in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with
too much fluid"
Packera aurea
n 1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having
golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive;
sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel},
{golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]
packet boat
n 1: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat},
{packet}, {packet boat}]
packing box
n 1: a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a
reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal [syn:
{stuffing box}, {packing box}]
2: a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or
storage [syn: {packing box}, {packing case}]
packing case
n 1: a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or
storage [syn: {packing box}, {packing case}]
packing material
n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn:
{packing material}, {packing}, {wadding}]
packing needle
n 1: a large needle used to sew up canvas packages
packing nut
n 1: a nut used to tighten a stuffing box [syn: {stuffing nut},
{packing nut}]
packing plant
n 1: a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and
packed as meat products [syn: {packinghouse}, {packing
plant}]
pad of paper
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one
edge [syn: {pad}, {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
Padda oryzivora
n 1: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice
fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {ricebird},
{Padda oryzivora}]
paddle box
n 1: a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn:
{paddle box}, {paddle-box}]
paddle steamer
n 1: a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle
steamer}, {paddle-wheeler}]
paddle wheel
n 1: a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine
in order to propel a boat [syn: {paddlewheel}, {paddle
wheel}]
paddle-box
n 1: a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn:
{paddle box}, {paddle-box}]
paddle-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a paddle; "paddle-shaped fins"
paddle-wheeler
n 1: a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle
steamer}, {paddle-wheeler}]
paddy field
n 1: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn:
{paddy}, {paddy field}, {rice paddy}]
paddy wagon
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
{wagon}, {black Maria}]
pagan religion
n 1: any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism
or Islamism [syn: {paganism}, {pagan religion},
{heathenism}]
page number
n 1: the system of numbering pages [syn: {pagination}, {folio},
{page number}, {paging}]
page printer
n 1: a printer that prints one page at a time [syn: {page
printer}, {page-at-a-time printer}]
page-at-a-time printer
n 1: a printer that prints one page at a time [syn: {page
printer}, {page-at-a-time printer}]
Pagellus centrodontus
n 1: food fish of European coastal waters [syn: {European sea
bream}, {Pagellus centrodontus}]
Paget's disease
n 1: a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly;
excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain
and fractures and skeletal deformities [syn: {Paget's
disease}, {osteitis deformans}]
Pago Pago
n 1: a port in American Samoa [syn: {Pago Pago}, {Pango Pango}]
pagoda tree
n 1: tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant
yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian
jasmine}, {pagoda tree}, {Plumeria alba}]
2: frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form;
grown in temple gardens [syn: {pagoda tree}, {temple tree},
{Plumeria acutifolia}]
Pagophila eburnea
n 1: white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New
Brunswick [syn: {ivory gull}, {Pagophila eburnea}]
Pagophilus groenlandicus
n 1: common Arctic seal; the young are all white [syn: {harp
seal}, {Pagophilus groenlandicus}]
Pagrus pagrus
n 1: food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of
Europe and America [syn: {red porgy}, {Pagrus pagrus}]
paid vacation
n 1: a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
paid-up
adj 1: paid in advance; "paid-up insurance"; "paid-up members"
pain in the ass
n 1: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration},
{pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the
ass}]
pain in the neck
n 1: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
[syn: {pain}, {pain in the neck}, {nuisance}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration},
{pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
pain pill
n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: {analgesic},
{anodyne}, {painkiller}, {pain pill}]
pain sensation
n 1: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity
increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn:
{pain}, {pain sensation}, {painful sensation}]
pain threshold
n 1: the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is
experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds
than do other people"
pain unit
n 1: a unit measuring the intensity of pain
pain-free
adj 1: not accompanied by pain sensations; "pain-free surgery"
[syn: {pain-free}, {unpainful}]
painful sensation
n 1: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity
increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn:
{pain}, {pain sensation}, {painful sensation}]
paint a picture
v 1: call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" [syn: {suggest},
{evoke}, {paint a picture}]
paint leaf
n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to
Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint
leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
paint roller
n 1: a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading
paint
paint the lily
v 1: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
[syn: {gild the lily}, {paint the lily}]
2: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete [syn:
{gild the lily}, {paint the lily}]
paintball gun
n 1: an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to
simulate a semiautomatic
painted beauty
n 1: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and
golden orange spots [syn: {painted beauty}, {Vanessa
virginiensis}]
painted cup
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense
spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn:
{Indian paintbrush}, {painted cup}]
painted daisy
n 1: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having
finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple
flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in
genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum coccineum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]
Painted Desert
n 1: a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona
painted greenling
n 1: greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn:
{painted greenling}, {convict fish}, {convictfish},
{Oxylebius pictus}]
painted leaf
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-
mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia
cyathophora}]
2: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]
painted nettle
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large
usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of
blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
[syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei},
{Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]
painted sandgrouse
n 1: sandgrouse of India [syn: {painted sandgrouse}, {Pterocles
indicus}]
painted terrapin
n 1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle},
{painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted tongue
n 1: Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or
violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla
throat [syn: {painted tongue}, {Salpiglossis sinuata}]
painted tortoise
n 1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle},
{painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted turtle
n 1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle},
{painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted-leaf begonia
n 1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived
from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves
patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown
with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king
begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium},
{Begonia rex}]
painter's colic
n 1: symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with
obstinate constipation [syn: {lead colic}, {painter's
colic}]
pair creation
n 1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron
and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic
nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}, {pair
formation}]
pair formation
n 1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron
and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic
nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}, {pair
formation}]
pair of pincers
n 1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for
grasping [syn: {pincer}, {pair of pincers}, {tweezer},
{pair of tweezers}]
pair of pliers
n 1: a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually)
serrated jaws [syn: {pliers}, {pair of pliers}, {plyers}]
pair of scissors
n 1: an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn:
{scissors}, {pair of scissors}]
pair of tongs
n 1: any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually
have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks
below [syn: {tongs}, {pair of tongs}]
pair of trousers
n 1: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist
to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had
a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: {trousers}, {pair of
trousers}, {pant}]
pair of tweezers
n 1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for
grasping [syn: {pincer}, {pair of pincers}, {tweezer},
{pair of tweezers}]
pair of virginals
n 1: a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by
women) in the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {virginal},
{pair of virginals}]
pair off
v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
[syn: {pair}, {pair off}, {partner off}, {couple}]
pair production
n 1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron
and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic
nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}, {pair
formation}]
pak choi
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi},
{pakchoi}, {pak choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
Pakistani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Pakistan
Pakistani rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa
[syn: {Pakistani rupee}, {rupee}]
pal up
v 1: become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal}, {pal up},
{chum up}]
palace car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car},
{drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]
Palace of Versailles
n 1: a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest
of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: {Versailles},
{Palace of Versailles}]
Palaemon australis
n 1: large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in
Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {river prawn},
{Palaemon australis}]
Palaquium gutta
n 1: one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha
[syn: {gutta-percha tree}, {Palaquium gutta}]
palatine artery
n 1: one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {palatine
artery}, {arteria palatina}]
palatine bone
n 1: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back
of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and
the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine}, {palatine bone},
{os palatinum}]
palatine raphe
n 1: the seam at the middle of the hard palate
palatine tonsil
n 1: either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side
of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {palatine tonsil},
{faucial tonsil}, {tonsilla}]
palatine vein
n 1: a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties
into the facial vein [syn: {palatine vein}, {vena
palatina}]
Palau Islands
n 1: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in
the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau}, {Palau
Islands}, {Belau}, {Pelew}]
pale ale
n 1: an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to
bitter but drier and lighter
pale blue
adj 1: of a light shade of blue [syn: {light-blue}, {pale blue}]
pale chrysanthemum aphid
n 1: important pest of chrysanthemums
pale coral root
n 1: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to
greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white
lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota
and Washington to Alaska [syn: {early coral root}, {pale
coral root}, {Corallorhiza trifida}]
pale violet
n 1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large
white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn:
{pale violet}, {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola
striata}]
pale yellow
n 1: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with
white [syn: {pale yellow}, {straw}, {wheat}]
pale-colored
adj 1: having a pale color [syn: {pale-colored}, {pale-hued}]
pale-faced
adj 1: having a pale face
pale-hued
adj 1: having a pale color [syn: {pale-colored}, {pale-hued}]
Paleacrita vernata
n 1: moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
Paleo-American
n 1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the
earliest human inhabitants of North America and South
America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-
American}, {Paleo-Amerind}, {Paleo-Indian}]
Paleo-American culture
n 1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants
of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American
culture}, {Paleo-Amerind culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]
Paleo-Amerind
n 1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the
earliest human inhabitants of North America and South
America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-
American}, {Paleo-Amerind}, {Paleo-Indian}]
Paleo-Amerind culture
n 1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants
of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American
culture}, {Paleo-Amerind culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]
Paleo-Indian
n 1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the
earliest human inhabitants of North America and South
America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-
American}, {Paleo-Amerind}, {Paleo-Indian}]
Paleo-Indian culture
n 1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants
of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American
culture}, {Paleo-Amerind culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]
Paleocene epoch
n 1: from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of
birds and earliest mammals [syn: {Paleocene}, {Paleocene
epoch}]
Paleolithic Age
n 1: second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to
500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice
age about 8,500 years BC [syn: {Paleolithic Age},
{Paleolithic}, {Palaeolithic}]
Paleozoic era
n 1: from 544 million to about 230 million years ago [syn:
{Paleozoic}, {Paleozoic era}]
Palestine Authority
n 1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political
unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in
1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn:
{Palestine National Authority}, {Palestinian National
Authority}, {Palestine Authority}]
Palestine Islamic Jihad
n 1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and
committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine
and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more
exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic
Jihad}, {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}, {Harakat al-
Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]
Palestine Liberation Front
n 1: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split
with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine;
became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on
Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {Palestine
Liberation Front}, {PLF}, {Jabat al-Tahrir al-
Filistiniyyah}]
Palestine Liberation Organization
n 1: a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort
to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in
1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser
Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received
recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in
1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely
political role since the creation of the Palestine National
Authority [syn: {Palestine Liberation Organization}, {PLO}]
Palestine National Authority
n 1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political
unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in
1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn:
{Palestine National Authority}, {Palestinian National
Authority}, {Palestine Authority}]
Palestinian Arab
n 1: a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn:
{Palestinian}, {Palestinian Arab}]
Palestinian Hizballah
n 1: a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of
Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese
Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
n 1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and
committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine
and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more
exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic
Jihad}, {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}, {Harakat al-
Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]
Palestinian National Authority
n 1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political
unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in
1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn:
{Palestine National Authority}, {Palestinian National
Authority}, {Palestine Authority}]
palette knife
n 1: a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or
scraping off oil paints
Paliurus spina-christi
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn:
{Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Paliurus spina-
christi}]
Pall Mall
n 1: a fashionable street in London noted for its many private
clubs
pall-mall
n 1: a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an
alley with a mallet
Pallas Athena
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas
Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]
Pallas Athene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas
Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]
Pallas's cat
n 1: small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and
Mongolia [syn: {manul}, {Pallas's cat}, {Felis manul}]
pallas's sandgrouse
n 1: Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly [syn:
{pallas's sandgrouse}, {Syrrhaptes paradoxus}]
pallid bat
n 1: drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves [syn:
{pallid bat}, {cave bat}, {Antrozous pallidus}]
Palm Beach
n 1: a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the
Atlantic coast
palm cat
n 1: spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and
East Indies [syn: {palm cat}, {palm civet}]
palm civet
n 1: spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and
East Indies [syn: {palm cat}, {palm civet}]
palm family
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having
a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves;
coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family
Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae},
{family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]
palm kernel
n 1: seed of any oil palm [syn: {palm nut}, {palm kernel}]
palm nut
n 1: seed of any oil palm [syn: {palm nut}, {palm kernel}]
palm off
v 1: sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn:
{foist off}, {palm off}, {fob off}]
palm oil
n 1: oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm
palm reading
n 1: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn:
{palmistry}, {palm reading}, {chiromancy}, {chirology}]
Palm Sunday
n 1: Sunday before Easter
palm tree
n 1: any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk
crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves [syn: {palm},
{palm tree}]
palm-shaped
adj 1: of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from
a common point [syn: {palmate}, {palm-shaped}]
palma christ
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor
bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus
communis}]
palma christi
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor
bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus
communis}]
palmate leaf
n 1: a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from
a common point
palmately-lobed
adj 1: having lobes radiating from a central point
Palmer Peninsula
n 1: a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200
miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea
from the South Pacific [syn: {Antarctic Peninsula}, {Palmer
Peninsula}]
Palmetto State
n 1: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {South Carolina}, {Palmetto State}, {SC}, {S.C.}]
palmitic acid
n 1: a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and
dairy products [syn: {palmitic acid}, {hexadecanoic acid}]
palmyra palm
n 1: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a
hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and
sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn:
{palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm},
{lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
Palo Alto
n 1: a university town in California
palo santo
n 1: South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina
and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
[syn: {palo santo}, {Bulnesia sarmienti}]
palo verde
n 1: densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States
having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes
placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {palo verde}, {Parkinsonia
florida}, {Cercidium floridum}]
Palometa simillima
n 1: smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn:
{palometa}, {California pompano}, {Palometa simillima}]
palpebra conjunctiva
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of
the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn:
{palpebra conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of eyelids},
{tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum}]
palsy-walsy
adj 1: (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or
pals [syn: {chummy}, {matey}, {pally}, {palsy-walsy}]
Pamir Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in
Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and
Pakistan and western China [syn: {Pamir Mountains}, {the
Pamirs}]
pampas grass
n 1: tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having
silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps [syn:
{pampas grass}, {Cortaderia selloana}]
Pan American Day
n 1: a day celebrating political and economic unity among
American countries [syn: {Pan American Day}, {April 14}]
Pan American Union
n 1: the administrative agency of the Organization of American
States
pan gravy
n 1: the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from
cooking meats; often a little water is added [syn: {gravy},
{pan gravy}]
pan off
v 1: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
[syn: {pan}, {pan out}, {pan off}]
pan out
v 1: be a success; "The idea panned out"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
[syn: {pan}, {pan out}, {pan off}]
Pan paniscus
n 1: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened
species [syn: {pygmy chimpanzee}, {bonobo}, {Pan paniscus}]
pan roast
v 1: roast in a pan; "pan-roast that meat"
Pan troglodytes
n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
forests [syn: {chimpanzee}, {chimp}, {Pan troglodytes}]
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
n 1: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely
related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern
chimpanzee}, {Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii}]
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
n 1: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related
to eastern chimpanzees [syn: {central chimpanzee}, {Pan
troglodytes troglodytes}]
Pan troglodytes verus
n 1: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa;
distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees;
possibly a distinct species [syn: {western chimpanzee},
{Pan troglodytes verus}]
pan-broil
v 1: broil in a pan
pan-fry
v 1: fry in a pan; "pan-fry the dumplings"
Pan-Hellenic
adj 1: of or relating to all the Greeks; "the Olympic Games were
a Panhellenic celebration" [syn: {Panhellenic}, {Pan-
Hellenic}]
Panama Canal
n 1: a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama
built by the United States (1904-1914)
Panama Canal Zone
n 1: a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of
Panama that contains the Panama Canal [syn: {Panama Canal
Zone}, {Canal Zone}]
Panama City
n 1: a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in
northwest Florida
2: the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {Panama City},
{capital of Panama}, {Panamanian capital}]
Panama hat
n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: {boater},
{leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer},
{straw hat}]
Panama redwood
n 1: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree [syn: {Panama redwood},
{quira}]
2: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves
with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: {Panama redwood tree}, {Panama redwood},
{Platymiscium pinnatum}]
Panama redwood tree
n 1: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate
leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant
yellow flowers [syn: {Panama redwood tree}, {Panama
redwood}, {Platymiscium pinnatum}]
Panama tree
n 1: large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the
country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and
naked trunk [syn: {Panama tree}, {Sterculia apetala}]
Panamanian capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {Panama City},
{capital of Panama}, {Panamanian capital}]
Panamanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Panama
Panax ginseng
n 1: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have
medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax
ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]
Panax pseudoginseng
n 1: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have
medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax
ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]
Panax quinquefolius
n 1: North American woodland herb similar to and used as
substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: {American
ginseng}, {sang}, {Panax quinquefolius}]
Panax schinseng
n 1: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small
greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have
medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax
ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]
pancake batter
n 1: batter for making pancakes
pancake day
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {Shrove
Tuesday}, {Fat Tuesday}, {pancake day}]
pancake turner
n 1: turner for serving or turning pancakes
pancake turtle
n 1: voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered
by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: {soft-
shelled turtle}, {pancake turtle}]
pancake-like
adj 1: resembling a pancake in shape
pancake-style
adj 1: cooked as pancakes are cooked
Panchen Lama
n 1: the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama
Pancho Villa
n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa},
{Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]
panchromatic film
n 1: photographic film sensitive to light of all colors
(including red)
pancreatic artery
n 1: a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas
[syn: {pancreatic artery}, {arteria pancreatica}]
pancreatic cancer
n 1: cancer of the pancreas
pancreatic duct
n 1: a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine
pancreatic fibrosis
n 1: the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and
intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus;
caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known [syn:
{cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the
pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]
pancreatic juice
n 1: a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas;
important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats
pancreatic vein
n 1: veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior
mesenteric and splenic veins [syn: {pancreatic vein},
{venae pancreatica}]
panda bear
n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests
of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a
member of the bear family or of a separate family
Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear},
{coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
panda car
n 1: a police cruiser
Pandanus tectorius
n 1: Polynesian screw pine [syn: {textile screw pine},
{lauhala}, {Pandanus tectorius}]
pandean pipe
n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel
pipes bound together [syn: {panpipe}, {pandean pipe},
{syrinx}]
Pandion haliaetus
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
{osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion
haliaetus}]
Pandora's box
n 1: (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with
instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her
curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew
out to afflict mankind
pandurate leaf
n 1: a fiddle-shaped leaf [syn: {pandurate leaf}, {panduriform
leaf}]
panduriform leaf
n 1: a fiddle-shaped leaf [syn: {pandurate leaf}, {panduriform
leaf}]
pane of glass
n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn:
{pane}, {pane of glass}, {window glass}]
panel discussion
n 1: discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of
persons forming a panel usually before an audience
panel heating
n 1: heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or
ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating
pipes
panel light
n 1: a light to illuminate an instrument panel
panel truck
n 1: a van suitable for delivering goods or services to
customers [syn: {delivery truck}, {delivery van}, {panel
truck}]
Pango Pango
n 1: a port in American Samoa [syn: {Pago Pago}, {Pango Pango}]
panic attack
n 1: a sudden attack of fear [syn: {scare}, {panic attack}]
panic button
n 1: a button to push in order to summon help in case of an
emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button";
"when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button"
panic disorder
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic
attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief
panic grass
n 1: any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
panic-stricken
adj 1: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation;
"became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked
before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-
stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn:
{panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck},
{terrified}, {frightened}]
panic-struck
adj 1: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation;
"became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked
before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-
stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn:
{panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck},
{terrified}, {frightened}]
panicled aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Panicum capillare
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a
weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass},
{old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass},
{Panicum capillare}]
Panicum miliaceum
n 1: extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and
in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {broomcorn
millet}, {hog millet}, {Panicum miliaceum}]
Panicum Texanum
n 1: annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {goose grass}, {Texas
millet}, {Panicum Texanum}]
Panicum virgatum
n 1: grass of western America used for hay [syn: {switch grass},
{Panicum virgatum}]
Panonychus ulmi
n 1: small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red
spider}, {red spider mite}, {Panonychus ulmi}]
panoramic sight
n 1: gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that
can be rotated horizontally in a full circle
panoramic view
n 1: a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or
distance [syn: {bird's eye view}, {panoramic view}]
pansy orchid
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having
solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading
flowers
pansy violet
n 1: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale
blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn:
{bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up},
{wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]
pant leg
n 1: the leg of a pair of trousers [syn: {pant leg}, {trouser
leg}]
pant-hoot
v 1: communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates
panther cat
n 1: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America
having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: {ocelot},
{panther cat}, {Felis pardalis}]
panther lily
n 1: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {leopard lily}, {panther
lily}, {Lilium pardalinum}]
Panthera leo
n 1: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India
having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn:
{lion}, {king of beasts}, {Panthera leo}]
Panthera onca
n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the
leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the
genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {panther}, {Panthera onca},
{Felis onca}]
Panthera pardus
n 1: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a
tawny coat with black spots [syn: {leopard}, {Panthera
pardus}]
Panthera tigris
n 1: large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat
with black stripes; endangered [syn: {tiger}, {Panthera
tigris}]
Panthera uncia
n 1: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick
whitish fur [syn: {snow leopard}, {ounce}, {Panthera
uncia}]
pantothenic acid
n 1: a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an
important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates
and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods [syn:
{pantothenic acid}, {pantothen}]
pants presser
n 1: a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the
wrinkles pressed out [syn: {trouser press}, {pants
presser}]
pants suit
n 1: a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women [syn:
{pants suit}, {pantsuit}]
panty girdle
n 1: a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties
Paola Caliari
n 1: Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588) [syn:
{Veronese}, {Paolo Veronese}, {Paola Caliari}]
Paolo Veronese
n 1: Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588) [syn:
{Veronese}, {Paolo Veronese}, {Paola Caliari}]
Pap smear
n 1: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine
cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any
abnormal cells [syn: {cervical smear}, {Pap smear},
{Papanicolaou smear}]
Pap test
n 1: a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for
early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test},
{Papanicolaou test}, {smear test}]
Papa Doc
n 1: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: {Duvalier},
{Francois Duvalier}, {Papa Doc}]
papal bull
n 1: a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written
in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
[syn: {bull}, {papal bull}]
papal cross
n 1: a cross with three crossbars
papal infallibility
n 1: belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the
pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality
papal nuncio
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the
Pope having ambassadorial status [syn: {nuncio}, {papal
nuncio}]
Papal States
n 1: the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in
central Italy)
Papanicolaou smear
n 1: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine
cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any
abnormal cells [syn: {cervical smear}, {Pap smear},
{Papanicolaou smear}]
Papanicolaou test
n 1: a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for
early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test},
{Papanicolaou test}, {smear test}]
Papaver alpinum
n 1: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange
flowers [syn: {Iceland poppy}, {Papaver alpinum}]
Papaver argemone
n 1: annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly
fruit [syn: {prickly poppy}, {Papaver argemone}]
Papaver californicum
n 1: showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {western
poppy}, {Papaver californicum}]
Papaver heterophyllum
n 1: California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind
poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum},
{Papaver heterophyllum}]
Papaver nudicaule
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having
fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn:
{Iceland poppy}, {arctic poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}]
Papaver orientale
n 1: commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff
heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange
flowers [syn: {oriental poppy}, {Papaver orientale}]
Papaver rhoeas
n 1: annual European poppy common in grain fields and often
cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Flanders
poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]
Papaver somniferum
n 1: southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or
reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: {opium poppy},
{Papaver somniferum}]
papaw tree
n 1: small tree native to the eastern United States having
oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {pawpaw}, {papaw},
{papaw tree}, {Asimina triloba}]
papaya family
n 1: trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky
juice and large palmately lobed leaves [syn: {Caricaceae},
{family Caricaceae}, {papaya family}]
papaya juice
n 1: juice from papayas
papaya tree
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply
palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn:
{papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree},
{Carica papaya}]
paper bag
n 1: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's
purchases [syn: {sack}, {poke}, {paper bag}, {carrier bag}]
paper birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
paper chain
n 1: a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a
room
paper chase
n 1: an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off
on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and
pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a
designated spot [syn: {paper chase}, {hare and hounds}]
paper chromatography
n 1: chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of
paper
paper clip
n 1: a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper
together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" [syn:
{paper clip}, {paperclip}, {gem clip}]
paper cup
n 1: a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks [syn:
{Dixie cup}, {paper cup}]
paper currency
n 1: currency issued by a government or central bank and
consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a
substitute for specie [syn: {paper money}, {folding money},
{paper currency}]
paper cutter
n 1: a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the
desired size
paper doll
n 1: a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human
being
paper electrophoresis
n 1: electrophoresis carried out on filter paper [syn: {paper
electrophoresis}, {carrier electrophoresis}]
paper fastener
n 1: a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
paper feed
n 1: a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or
typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was
clogged"
paper flower
n 1: Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously [syn:
{paper flower}, {Bougainvillea glabra}]
paper gold
n 1: reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed
to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies
used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market
[syn: {special drawing rights}, {paper gold}]
paper knife
n 1: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters
are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter
opener}, {paper knife}, {paperknife}]
paper loss
n 1: an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by
subtracting the current market price from the investor's
cost [ant: {paper profit}]
paper mill
n 1: a mill where paper is manufactured
paper money
n 1: currency issued by a government or central bank and
consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a
substitute for specie [syn: {paper money}, {folding money},
{paper currency}]
paper mulberry
n 1: shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles
cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male
flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped
followed by small orange-red aggregate berries [syn: {paper
mulberry}, {Broussonetia papyrifera}]
paper nautilus
n 1: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate
papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {nautilus},
{Argonaut}, {Argonauta argo}]
paper plant
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian
paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper
plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
paper plate
n 1: a disposable plate made of cardboard
paper profit
n 1: an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by
subtracting the investor's cost from the current market
price [ant: {paper loss}]
paper round
n 1: the route taken when delivering newspapers every day [syn:
{paper route}, {paper round}]
paper route
n 1: the route taken when delivering newspapers every day [syn:
{paper route}, {paper round}]
2: the job of delivering newspapers regularly
paper rush
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian
paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper
plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
paper tape
n 1: a long narrow strip of paper
paper thin
adj 1: thin as paper; "her blouse was paper thin"
paper tiger
n 1: the nature of a person or organization that appears
powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; "he
reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth"
paper towel
n 1: a disposable towel made of absorbent paper
paper toweling
n 1: absorbent paper used as toweling
paper trail
n 1: the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper
trail consisted mainly of electronically stored
information"
paper wasp
n 1: any of several social wasps that construct nests of a
substance like paper
paper white
n 1: a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown
indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {paper white},
{Narcissus papyraceus}]
paper-back book
n 1: a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-
back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback},
{soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]
paper-mache
n 1: a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when
wet and painted when dry [syn: {papier-mache}, {paper-
mache}]
paper-pusher
n 1: a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
paperback book
n 1: a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-
back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback},
{soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]
paperbark birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch},
{Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]
papier-mache
n 1: a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when
wet and painted when dry [syn: {papier-mache}, {paper-
mache}]
papillary muscle
n 1: any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular
valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to
prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"
papillary tumor
n 1: a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn:
{papilloma}, {villoma}, {papillary tumor}, {papillary
tumour}]
papillary tumour
n 1: a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn:
{papilloma}, {villoma}, {papillary tumor}, {papillary
tumour}]
Papio ursinus
n 1: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn:
{chacma}, {chacma baboon}, {Papio ursinus}]
papoose root
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
pappataci fever
n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {pappataci
fever}, {phlebotomus}]
paprika sauce
n 1: veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and
cream [syn: {Hungarian sauce}, {paprika sauce}]
Paprilus alepidotus
n 1: butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from
Chesapeake Bay to Argentina [syn: {harvestfish}, {Paprilus
alepidotus}]
Papua New Guinea
n 1: a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island
of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state
within the Commonwealth of Nations [syn: {Papua New
Guinea}, {Independent State of Papua New Guinea}]
Papuan language
n 1: any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea
or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-
Polynesian languages [syn: {Papuan}, {Papuan language}]
Papuan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Papua New Guinea
par excellence
adv 1: to a degree of excellence; "he is the honest politician
par excellence"
par value
n 1: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing
it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {face
value}, {nominal value}]
para aminobenzoic acid
n 1: a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to
make dyes and drugs and sun blockers [syn: {para
aminobenzoic acid}, {PABA}]
para I
n 1: (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for
the first time [syn: {primipara}, {para I}]
Para River
n 1: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins
River flows [syn: {Para}, {Para River}]
Para rubber
n 1: a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South
American trees
Para rubber tree
n 1: deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having
leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it
yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial
rubber [syn: {Para rubber tree}, {caoutchouc tree}, {Hevea
brasiliensis}]
parabolic geometry
n 1: (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms [syn:
{elementary geometry}, {parabolic geometry}, {Euclidean
geometry}]
parabolic mirror
n 1: a parabolic reflector for light radiation
parabolic reflector
n 1: a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when
the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming
parallel beam [syn: {parabolic reflector}, {paraboloid
reflector}]
paraboloid reflector
n 1: a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when
the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming
parallel beam [syn: {parabolic reflector}, {paraboloid
reflector}]
paracentral scotoma
n 1: a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point
paracervical block
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local
anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor
and childbirth
Paracheirodon axelrodi
n 1: small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in
Brazil and Colombia [syn: {cardinal tetra}, {Paracheirodon
axelrodi}]
parachute jumper
n 1: a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn:
{parachutist}, {parachuter}, {parachute jumper}]
parade ground
n 1: an area for holding parades
paradise flower
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
paradise tree
n 1: medium to large tree of tropical North and South America
having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale
yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits [syn: {paradise
tree}, {bitterwood}, {Simarouba glauca}]
Paradisea liliastrum
n 1: a variety of spiderwort [syn: {St.-Bruno's-lily},
{Paradisea liliastrum}]
paradoxical sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a
state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep [syn:
{paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM
sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]
paraduodenal smear
n 1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the
duodenum [syn: {paraduodenal smear}, {duodenal smear}]
paraffin oil
n 1: (British usage) kerosine [syn: {paraffin}, {paraffin oil}]
paraffin scale
n 1: partly refined paraffin wax [syn: {scale wax}, {paraffin
scale}]
paraffin series
n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane
series}, {alkane}, {paraffin series}, {paraffin}]
paraffin wax
n 1: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative
or waterproof coatings [syn: {paraffin}, {paraffin wax}]
Paraguay tea
n 1: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like
tea [syn: {mate}, {Paraguay tea}, {Ilex paraguariensis}]
Paraguayan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Paraguay
parainfluenza virus
n 1: a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including
the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children
Paralichthys dentatus
n 1: flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn: {summer
flounder}, {Paralichthys dentatus}]
Paralichthys lethostigmus
n 1: flounder of southern United States [syn: {southern
flounder}, {Paralichthys lethostigmus}]
paralinguistic communication
n 1: the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular
meanings [syn: {paralanguage}, {paralinguistic
communication}]
Paralithodes camtschatica
n 1: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially
along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab},
{Alaska crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab},
{Paralithodes camtschatica}]
parallel axiom
n 1: only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to
another line [syn: {Euclid's fifth axiom}, {parallel
axiom}]
parallel bars
n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods
supported on uprights [syn: {parallel bars}, {bars}]
parallel circuit
n 1: a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or
more paths before recombining to complete the circuit [syn:
{parallel circuit}, {shunt circuit}]
parallel interface
n 1: an interface between a computer and a printer where the
computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer
simultaneously [syn: {parallel interface}, {parallel port}]
Parallel Lives
n 1: a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and
Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing
some of his plays
parallel of latitude
n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
[syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel of
latitude}, {parallel}]
parallel operation
n 1: the simultaneous execution of two or more operations [syn:
{parallel operation}, {simultaneous operation}] [ant:
{consecutive operation}, {sequential operation}, {serial
operation}]
parallel port
n 1: an interface between a computer and a printer where the
computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer
simultaneously [syn: {parallel interface}, {parallel port}]
parallel processing
n 1: simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
[syn: {multiprocessing}, {parallel processing}]
parallel-park
v 1: park directly behind another vehicle
parallel-veined leaf
n 1: a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem
paralysis agitans
n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
[syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's
disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking
palsy}]
paralytic abasia
n 1: abasia related to paralysis of the leg muscles
parametric quantity
n 1: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to
yield a family of similar curves [syn: {parameter},
{parametric quantity}]
parametric statistic
n 1: any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data
were drawn from a particular distribution
paramilitary force
n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
(especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force},
{paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization},
{paramilitary organisation}]
paramilitary organisation
n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
(especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force},
{paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization},
{paramilitary organisation}]
paramilitary organization
n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
(especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force},
{paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization},
{paramilitary organisation}]
paramilitary unit
n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
(especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force},
{paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization},
{paramilitary organisation}]
paramount issue
n 1: an issue whose settlement is more important than anything
else; and issue that must be settled before anything else
can be settled
Parana River
n 1: a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn:
{Parana}, {Parana River}]
paranasal sinus
n 1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent
to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane
that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
[syn: {paranasal sinus}, {sinus paranasales}, {nasal
sinus}]
paranoic type schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of
persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include
anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender
identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients
are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on)
may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid
schizophrenia}, {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic
schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]
paranoid schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of
persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include
anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender
identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients
are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on)
may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid
schizophrenia}, {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic
schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]
Paranthias furcifer
n 1: deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic [syn: {creole-fish},
{Paranthias furcifer}]
paraphrenic schizophrenia
n 1: a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of
persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include
anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender
identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients
are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on)
may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid
schizophrenia}, {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic
schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]
paraquat poisoning
n 1: poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by
progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys
Parascalops breweri
n 1: mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {hair-
tailed mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]
Parasitaxus ustus
n 1: rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New
Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn:
{parasite yew}, {Parasitaxus ustus}]
parasite yew
n 1: rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New
Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn:
{parasite yew}, {Parasitaxus ustus}]
parasitic jaeger
n 1: a variety of jaeger [syn: {parasitic jaeger}, {arctic
skua}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]
parasitic plant
n 1: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic
nutriment from it
parasitic worm
n 1: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates
especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes [syn:
{helminth}, {parasitic worm}]
parasol mushroom
n 1: edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and
spores; found in open woodlands in autumn [syn: {parasol
mushroom}, {Lepiota procera}]
parasympathetic nervous system
n 1: originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal
cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic
nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the
heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels [syn:
{parasympathetic nervous system}, {parasympathetic}]
Parathelypteris novae-boracensis
n 1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North
America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New
York fern}, {Parathelypteris novae-boracensis}, {Dryopteris
noveboracensis}]
Parathelypteris simulata
n 1: delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States;
sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts
fern}, {Parathelypteris simulata}, {Thelypteris simulata}]
parathion poisoning
n 1: a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of
the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and
abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating
parathyroid gland
n 1: any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within
the thyroid gland [syn: {parathyroid gland}, {parathyroid}]
parathyroid hormone
n 1: hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by
the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in
the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and
blood clotting [syn: {parathyroid hormone}, {parathormone}]
paratyphoid fever
n 1: any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases
resembling typhoid fever [syn: {paratyphoid}, {paratyphoid
fever}]
paraumbilical vein
n 1: small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as
accessory portal veins [syn: {paraumbilical vein}, {vena
paraumbilicalis}]
parcel bomb
n 1: a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and
detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {parcel bomb},
{package bomb}]
parcel of land
n 1: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land},
{piece of ground}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]
parcel out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
parcel post
n 1: postal service that handles packages
parceled out
adj 1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out},
{doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]
pare down
v 1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: {pare}, {pare down}]
parental quality
n 1: a quality appropriate to a parent
parenthesis-free notation
n 1: a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does
not use parentheses to delimit components
parenthetical expression
n 1: an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of
parentheticals" [syn: {parenthetical expression},
{parenthetical}]
parfait glass
n 1: a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is
served
parhelic circle
n 1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of
the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn:
{solar halo}, {parhelic circle}, {parhelic ring}]
parhelic ring
n 1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of
the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn:
{solar halo}, {parhelic circle}, {parhelic ring}]
pari passu
adv 1: used in legal language [syn: {pari passu}, {at an equal
rate}]
pari-mutuel machine
n 1: computer that registers bets and divides the total amount
bet among those who won [syn: {pari-mutuel machine},
{totalizer}, {totaliser}, {totalizator}, {totalisator}]
pariah dog
n 1: ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian
villages especially India [syn: {pariah dog}, {pye-dog},
{pie-dog}]
parietal bone
n 1: either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital
bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
parietal cortex
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying below the crown of the head [syn: {parietal
lobe}, {parietal cortex}]
parietal gyrus
n 1: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the
parietal lobe of the cerebrum
parietal lobe
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying below the crown of the head [syn: {parietal
lobe}, {parietal cortex}]
parietal pericardium
n 1: the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is
attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
parietal placentation
n 1: where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of
the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
parietal pleura
n 1: pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the
diaphragm
Parietaria difussa
n 1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and
small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall},
{wall pellitory}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]
parieto-occipital fissure
n 1: a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that
separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in
both hemispheres [syn: {parieto-occipital sulcus},
{parieto-occipital fissure}]
parieto-occipital sulcus
n 1: a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that
separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in
both hemispheres [syn: {parieto-occipital sulcus},
{parieto-occipital fissure}]
parietomastoid suture
n 1: the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones
paring knife
n 1: a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables
[syn: {parer}, {paring knife}]
Paris daisy
n 1: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually
pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy},
{Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum
frutescens}]
Paris green
n 1: a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green},
{yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]
Paris quadrifolia
n 1: European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and
closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
[syn: {herb Paris}, {Paris quadrifolia}]
Paris University
n 1: a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn:
{Paris University}, {University of Paris}, {Sorbonne}]
parity bit
n 1: (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection
procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits
so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even
number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of
bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain
an error [syn: {parity bit}, {parity}, {check bit}]
parity check
n 1: a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
[syn: {parity check}, {redundancy check}, {odd-even check}]
Park Ave.
n 1: a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn:
{Park Avenue}, {Park Ave.}]
Park Avenue
n 1: a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn:
{Park Avenue}, {Park Ave.}]
park bench
n 1: a bench in a public park
park commissioner
n 1: a commissioner in charge of public parks
parka squirrel
n 1: large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn:
{Arctic ground squirrel}, {parka squirrel}, {Citellus
parryi}]
Parker House roll
n 1: yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough
before baking
Parkia javanica
n 1: tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown
having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in
parks and large gardens
parking area
n 1: a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {car
park}, {park}, {parking area}]
parking brake
n 1: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical
linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency}, {emergency brake},
{parking brake}]
parking lot
n 1: a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {car
park}, {park}, {parking area}]
parking meter
n 1: a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space;
depositing money into it entitles you to park your car
there for a specified length of time
parking space
n 1: a space where an automobile can be parked [syn: {parking
space}, {parking zone}]
parking ticket
n 1: a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place
parking zone
n 1: a space where an automobile can be parked [syn: {parking
space}, {parking zone}]
Parkinson's
n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
[syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's
disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking
palsy}]
Parkinson's disease
n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
[syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's
disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking
palsy}]
Parkinson's law
n 1: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will
expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
2: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number
of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly
regardless of the amount of work to be done
Parkinson's syndrome
n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
[syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's
disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking
palsy}]
Parkinsonia aculeata
n 1: large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate
leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented
racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or
hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America
but naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Jerusalem
thorn}, {horsebean}, {Parkinsonia aculeata}]
Parkinsonia florida
n 1: densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States
having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes
placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {palo verde}, {Parkinsonia
florida}, {Cercidium floridum}]
parliamentary agent
n 1: a person who is employed to look after the affairs of
businesses that are affected by legislation of the British
Parliament
parliamentary democracy
n 1: a democracy having a parliament
parliamentary law
n 1: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order},
{rules of order}, {parliamentary law}, {parliamentary
procedure}]
parliamentary monarchy
n 1: a monarchy having a parliament
parliamentary procedure
n 1: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order},
{rules of order}, {parliamentary law}, {parliamentary
procedure}]
parlor car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car},
{drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]
parlor game
n 1: a game suitable for playing in a parlor [syn: {parlor
game}, {parlour game}]
parlor grand
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
parlor grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
parlour car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car},
{drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]
parlour game
n 1: a game suitable for playing in a parlor [syn: {parlor
game}, {parlour game}]
parlour grand
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
parlour grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano},
{parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand},
{parlour grand piano}]
Parnassia fimbriata
n 1: bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-
colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals;
west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico [syn:
{fringed grass of Parnassus}, {Parnassia fimbriata}]
Parnassia palustris
n 1: plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white
starlike flowers netted with green [syn: {bog star},
{Parnassia palustris}]
Parochetus communis
n 1: trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt
blue flowers [syn: {shamrock pea}, {Parochetus communis}]
parochial school
n 1: a private religious school run by a church or parish [syn:
{church school}, {parochial school}]
parol evidence rule
n 1: a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the
terms of a written contract
Parophrys vitulus
n 1: popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of
North America [syn: {English sole}, {lemon sole},
{Parophrys vitulus}]
parotid gland
n 1: a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva;
in human beings it is located in front of and below each
ear
parotid vein
n 1: parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the
parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
paroxysmal trepidant abasia
n 1: abasia related to spasticity of the legs
parquet circle
n 1: seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the
balconies) [syn: {parquet circle}, {parterre}]
parquet floor
n 1: a floor made of parquetry [syn: {parquet}, {parquet floor}]
parrot disease
n 1: infectious disease of birds [syn: {psittacosis}, {parrot
disease}]
parrot fever
n 1: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism
and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn:
{psittacosis}, {parrot fever}, {ornithosis}]
parrot's beak
n 1: evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's beak}, {parrot's
bill}, {Clianthus puniceus}]
parrot's bill
n 1: evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's beak}, {parrot's
bill}, {Clianthus puniceus}]
Parry manzanita
n 1: erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having
drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red
berrylike drupes; California [syn: {Parry manzanita},
{Arctostaphylos manzanita}]
Parry's penstemon
n 1: erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long
interrupted clusters; Arizona [syn: {Parry's penstemon},
{Penstemon parryi}]
Parry's pinyon
n 1: five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja
California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled
showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn:
{Parry's pinyon}, {Pinus quadrifolia}, {Pinus parryana}]
pars anterior
n 1: the anterior part of the anterior pituitary [syn: {pars
distilis}, {pars anterior}]
pars distilis
n 1: the anterior part of the anterior pituitary [syn: {pars
distilis}, {pars anterior}]
pars intermedia
n 1: a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the
posterior pituitary
pars nervosa
n 1: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily
glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior
pituitary gland}, {neurohypophysis}, {pars nervosa}]
parsley haw
n 1: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
[syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus
apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]
parsley-leaved thorn
n 1: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
[syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus
apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]
parson's nose
n 1: the tail of a dressed fowl [syn: {parson's nose}, {pope's
nose}]
Parsons table
n 1: a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four
corners; the top and the legs are the same width
part music
n 1: vocal music for several voices in independent parts
(usually performed without accompaniment)
part name
n 1: a word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim' and
`crown' are meronyms of `hat'" [syn: {meronym}, {part
name}]
part of speech
n 1: one of the traditional categories of words intended to
reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn:
{part of speech}, {form class}, {word class}]
part time
adj 1: involving less than the standard or customary time for an
activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" [syn:
{part-time}, {part time}] [ant: {full-time}]
part to whole relation
n 1: the semantic relation that holds between a part and the
whole [syn: {meronymy}, {part to whole relation}]
part with
v 1: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they
could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn:
{spare}, {give up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
part-of-speech tagger
n 1: a tagging program whose labels indicate a word's part of
speech [syn: {part-of-speech tagger}, {pos tagger}]
part-owner
n 1: a person who owns something in common with others
part-singing
n 1: singing with three or more voice parts
part-time
adv 1: for less than the standard number of hours; "he works
part-time" [syn: {half-time}, {part-time}, {parttime}]
[ant: {full-time}]
adj 1: involving less than the standard or customary time for an
activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" [syn:
{part-time}, {part time}] [ant: {full-time}]
part-timer
n 1: someone who works less than the customary or standard time
partake in
v 1: be active in
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn:
{partake}, {share}, {partake in}]
parted leaf
n 1: a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to
create distinct divisions or lobes
Parthenium argentatum
n 1: much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white
flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a
source of rubber [syn: {guayule}, {Parthenium argentatum}]
Parthenium hysterophorus
n 1: tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of
white flowers; adventive in southern United States [syn:
{bastard feverfew}, {Parthenium hysterophorus}]
Parthenium integrifolium
n 1: stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with
whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba
Indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild
quinine}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-
black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {American
ivy}, {woodbine}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
n 1: Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
[syn: {Boston ivy}, {Japanese ivy}, {Parthenocissus
tricuspidata}]
parti pris
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
{preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris},
{preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived
notion}]
parti-color
v 1: make motley; color with different colors [syn: {motley},
{parti-color}]
partial abortion
n 1: termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the
products of conception [syn: {incomplete abortion},
{partial abortion}]
partial breach
n 1: a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract
but can give rise to a claim for damages
partial correlation
n 1: a correlation between two variables when the effects of one
or more related variables are removed
partial denture
n 1: a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch
partial derivative
n 1: the derivative of a function of two or more variables with
respect to a single variable while the other variables are
considered to be constant [syn: {partial derivative},
{partial}]
partial differential equation
n 1: a differential equation involving a functions of more than
one variable
partial eclipse
n 1: an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially
obscured
partial tone
n 1: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the
fundamental frequency [syn: {overtone}, {partial}, {partial
tone}]
partial veil
n 1: membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms
extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is
ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an
annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the
margin of the cap
partial verdict
n 1: (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of
some charges but innocent of others
participant role
n 1: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent
has with the main verb in a clause [syn: {semantic role},
{participant role}]
participation financing
n 1: a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make
a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn:
{participation loan}, {loan participation}, {participation
financing}]
participation loan
n 1: a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make
a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn:
{participation loan}, {loan participation}, {participation
financing}]
particle accelerator
n 1: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy
of charged particles [syn: {accelerator}, {particle
accelerator}, {atom smasher}]
particle beam
n 1: a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or
molecules)
particle board
n 1: wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded
together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn:
{fiberboard}, {fibreboard}, {particle board}]
particle detector
n 1: a chamber in which particles can be made visible
particle physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and
their interactions [syn: {particle physics}, {high-energy
physics}, {high energy physics}]
particolored buckeye
n 1: a buckeye marked by different colors or tints
Particular Baptist
n 1: group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of
the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict
predetermination [syn: {Calvinistic Baptist}, {Particular
Baptist}]
particular proposition
n 1: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some
(but not all) members of a class [syn: {particular},
{particular proposition}] [ant: {universal}, {universal
proposition}]
particulate matter
n 1: a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that
remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions
(usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) [syn:
{particulate}, {particulate matter}]
particulate radiation
n 1: a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be
charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively
(e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) [syn:
{corpuscular radiation}, {particulate radiation}]
partition off
v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula
was partitioned by the British" [syn: {partition},
{partition off}]
Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to
establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey
[syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Kurdistan Labor Pary},
{Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}, {PPK}]
partner in crime
n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: {confederate},
{collaborator}, {henchman}, {partner in crime}]
partner off
v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
[syn: {pair}, {pair off}, {partner off}, {couple}]
partner relation
n 1: the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best
interests
partnership certificate
n 1: a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a
business partnership
partridge pea
n 1: tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive
to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant},
{Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]
parts bin
n 1: a bin for holding spare parts
parts catalog
n 1: a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices
[syn: {parts catalog}, {parts catalogue}]
parts catalogue
n 1: a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices
[syn: {parts catalog}, {parts catalogue}]
parts department
n 1: the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that
sells replacement parts
parts inventory
n 1: an inventory of replacement parts
party boss
n 1: a leader in a political party who controls votes and
dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for
corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}, {boss}]
party favor
n 1: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
party [syn: {party favor}, {party favour}, {favor},
{favour}]
party favour
n 1: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
party [syn: {party favor}, {party favour}, {favor},
{favour}]
party game
n 1: a game to amuse guests at a party
party girl
n 1: an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and
entertain men
party line
n 1: the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along
party lines"
2: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
party liner
n 1: a member of a political party who follows strictly the
party line [syn: {party man}, {party liner}]
party man
n 1: a member of a political party who follows strictly the
party line [syn: {party man}, {party liner}]
Party of Democratic Kampuchea
n 1: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became
a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom
Penh and created a government that killed an estimated
three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but
remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {KR},
{Party of Democratic Kampuchea}, {Communist Party of
Kampuchea}]
Party of God
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
party pooper
n 1: someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn:
{spoilsport}, {killjoy}, {wet blanket}, {party pooper}]
party spirit
n 1: devotion to a political party
party to the action
n 1: a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings [syn:
{party to the action}, {party to the transaction}]
party to the transaction
n 1: a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings [syn:
{party to the action}, {party to the transaction}]
party wall
n 1: a wall erected on the line between two properties and
shared by both owners
party whip
n 1: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
[syn: {whip}, {party whip}]
party-spirited
adj 1: devoted to a political party
Parula americana
n 1: small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast;
of eastern North America [syn: {parula warbler}, {northern
parula}, {Parula americana}]
parula warbler
n 1: small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast;
of eastern North America [syn: {parula warbler}, {northern
parula}, {Parula americana}]
Parus atricapillus
n 1: chickadee having a dark crown [syn: {black-capped
chickadee}, {blackcap}, {Parus atricapillus}]
Parus bicolor
n 1: crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
[syn: {tufted titmouse}, {Parus bicolor}]
Parus caeruleus
n 1: widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt
blue wings and tail and crown of the head [syn: {blue tit},
{tomtit}, {Parus caeruleus}]
Parus carolinensis
n 1: southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap
but smaller [syn: {Carolina chickadee}, {Parus
carolinensis}]
Pas de Calais
n 1: the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea;
shortest distance between England and the European
continent [syn: {Strait of Dover}, {Strait of Calais}, {Pas
de Calais}]
pas de deux
n 1: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a
danseur noble) [syn: {pas de deux}, {duet}]
pas de quatre
n 1: (ballet) a dance for four people
pas de trois
n 1: (ballet) a dance for three people
pas seul
n 1: (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure [syn: {pas seul},
{variation}]
pascal celery
n 1: any of several types of commercially grown celery having
green stalks [syn: {pascal celery}, {Paschal celery}]
Pascal compiler
n 1: a compiler for programs written in Pascal
Pascal's law
n 1: pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force
to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts
at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid;
"the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law"
[syn: {Pascal's law}, {Pascal's law of fluid pressures}]
Pascal's law of fluid pressures
n 1: pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force
to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts
at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid;
"the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law"
[syn: {Pascal's law}, {Pascal's law of fluid pressures}]
Paschal celery
n 1: any of several types of commercially grown celery having
green stalks [syn: {pascal celery}, {Paschal celery}]
Paschal Lamb
n 1: figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: {Agnus Dei},
{Paschal Lamb}]
paso doble
n 1: a ballroom dance in fast duple time
2: music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble;
often played at bull fights
Paspalum dilatatum
n 1: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized
as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn:
{dallisgrass}, {dallis grass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum
dilatatum}]
Paspalum distichum
n 1: low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
[syn: {knotgrass}, {Paspalum distichum}]
Paspalum notatum
n 1: perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in
arid areas of the Gulf States [syn: {Bahia grass},
{Paspalum notatum}]
pasque flower
n 1: any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in
genus Anemone [syn: {pasqueflower}, {pasque flower}]
pass across
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The
tourists moved through the town and bought up all the
souvenirs"; "Some travelers pass through the desert" [syn:
{transit}, {pass through}, {move through}, {pass across},
{pass over}]
pass along
v 1: transmit information; "Please communicate this message to
all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn:
{communicate}, {pass on}, {pass}, {pass along}, {put
across}]
pass around
v 1: cause to be distributed; "This letter is being circulated
among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {pass
on}, {distribute}]
2: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
"circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
{circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
{propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse},
{pass around}]
pass away
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
2: go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would
eventually pass away"
pass by
v 1: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One
line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by},
{pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
pass catcher
n 1: a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a
forward pass [syn: {receiver}, {pass receiver}, {pass
catcher}]
pass completion
n 1: (American football) a successful forward pass in football
[syn: {completion}, {pass completion}]
pass judgment
v 1: form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of
modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?";
"We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" [syn:
{evaluate}, {pass judgment}, {judge}]
pass off
v 1: be accepted as something or somebody in a false character
or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent"
2: disregard; "She passed off the insult"
3: cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or
identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed
himself off as a secret agent"
4: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
{evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]
5: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off},
{occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
6: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {emit}, {breathe}, {pass off}]
pass on
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon,
please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned
over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand},
{reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}, {give}]
2: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the
Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new
skill to the students" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {give}, {pass
on}]
3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march
on}, {go on}] [ant: {draw back}, {move back}, {pull away},
{pull back}, {recede}, {retire}, {retreat}, {withdraw}]
4: give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family
jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes
to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn:
{relegate}, {pass on}, {submit}]
6: cause to be distributed; "This letter is being circulated
among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {pass
on}, {distribute}]
7: transmit information; "Please communicate this message to all
employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn: {communicate},
{pass on}, {pass}, {pass along}, {put across}]
pass out
v 1: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due
to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint},
{conk}, {swoon}, {pass out}]
2: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
[syn: {distribute}, {give out}, {hand out}, {pass out}]
3: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn:
{zonk out}, {pass out}, {black out}]
pass over
v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence
was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip},
{skip over}]
2: make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The
tourists moved through the town and bought up all the
souvenirs"; "Some travelers pass through the desert" [syn:
{transit}, {pass through}, {move through}, {pass across},
{pass over}]
3: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross},
{pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
across}]
4: fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {pass over},
{overfly}]
5: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed
his hands over the soft cloth" [syn: {wipe}, {pass over}]
pass receiver
n 1: a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a
forward pass [syn: {receiver}, {pass receiver}, {pass
catcher}]
pass through
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The
tourists moved through the town and bought up all the
souvenirs"; "Some travelers pass through the desert" [syn:
{transit}, {pass through}, {move through}, {pass across},
{pass over}]
2: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"
3: pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict [syn:
{infiltrate}, {pass through}]
pass up
v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
[syn: {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down},
{decline}] [ant: {accept}, {have}, {take}]
2: fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"
pass water
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
pass with flying colors
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You
will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying
colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]
pass-through
n 1: an opening that resembles a window between two rooms
(especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining
room that is used to pass dishes)
passbook savings account
n 1: a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are
recorded in the depositor's passbook
passe-partout
n 1: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey},
{passe-partout}, {master key}, {master}]
2: a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
passed ball
n 1: a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not;
allows a base runner to advance a base
passenger car
n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: {passenger car},
{coach}, {carriage}]
passenger pigeon
n 1: gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
[syn: {passenger pigeon}, {Ectopistes migratorius}]
passenger ship
n 1: a ship built to carry passengers
passenger train
n 1: a train that carries passengers
passenger van
n 1: a van that carries passengers
passenger vehicle
n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
{autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney},
{motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}, {passenger vehicle}]
Passer domesticus
n 1: small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe [syn:
{English sparrow}, {house sparrow}, {Passer domesticus}]
Passer montanus
n 1: Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow [syn: {tree
sparrow}, {Passer montanus}]
passer-by
n 1: a person who passes by casually or by chance [syn:
{passerby}, {passer-by}, {passer}]
passeriform bird
n 1: perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with
feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the
perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless [syn:
{passerine}, {passeriform bird}]
Passerina cyanea
n 1: small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo
bunting}, {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina
cyanea}]
Passero Cape
n 1: a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of
Sicily [syn: {Cape Passero}, {Passero Cape}]
Passiflora edulis
n 1: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple
fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {purple granadillo}, {Passiflora
edulis}]
Passiflora foetida
n 1: tropical American passion flower with finely dissected
bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-
in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora
foetida}]
Passiflora incarnata
n 1: of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size
of a hen egg [syn: {maypop}, {Passiflora incarnata}]
Passiflora laurifolia
n 1: West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible
fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {yellow granadilla},
{Passiflora laurifolia}]
Passiflora ligularis
n 1: considered best for fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {sweet
granadilla}, {Passiflora ligularis}]
Passiflora maliformis
n 1: West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit
[syn: {sweet calabash}, {Passiflora maliformis}]
Passiflora mollissima
n 1: cultivated for fruit [syn: {banana passion fruit},
{Passiflora mollissima}]
Passiflora quadrangularis
n 1: tropical American passionflower yielding the large
granadilla fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {giant granadilla},
{Passiflora quadrangularis}]
passing comment
n 1: an incidental remark [syn: {obiter dictum}, {passing
comment}]
passing game
n 1: (American football) a play that involves one player
throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a
passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing
play}, {passing game}, {passing}]
passing note
n 1: a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic
notes [syn: {passing note}, {passing tone}]
passing play
n 1: (American football) a play that involves one player
throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a
passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing
play}, {passing game}, {passing}]
passing shot
n 1: a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached
the net
passing tone
n 1: a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic
notes [syn: {passing note}, {passing tone}]
passing water
n 1: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn:
{leak}, {wetting}, {making water}, {passing water}]
passion fruit
n 1: egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines;
used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks
Passion of Christ
n 1: the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion [syn: {Passion},
{Passion of Christ}]
Passion play
n 1: a play representing the Passion of Christ
Passion Sunday
n 1: second Sunday before Easter
Passion Week
n 1: the week before Easter [syn: {Holy Week}, {Passion Week}]
passionflower family
n 1: tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn:
{Passifloraceae}, {family Passifloraceae}, {passionflower
family}]
passionflower vine
n 1: any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing
edible fruit [syn: {passionflower}, {passionflower vine}]
passive air defense
n 1: air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or
protective construction
passive immunity
n 1: an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which
antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as
through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially
(as by injection of antiserum)
passive matrix display
n 1: a type of LCD display used for some portable computers;
parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and
pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that
pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are
generally inferior to active matrix displays"
passive resistance
n 1: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing
to cooperate [syn: {passive resistance}, {nonviolent
resistance}, {nonviolence}]
passive resister
n 1: a reformer who believes in passive resistance [syn: {non-
resistant}, {passive resister}]
passive source
n 1: an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific
intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever
information he or she has
passive transport
n 1: transport of a substance across a cell membrane by
diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required
passive trust
n 1: a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties
[ant: {active trust}]
passive voice
n 1: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of
the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action
denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses
the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an
abbreviated passive" [syn: {passive voice}, {passive}]
[ant: {active}, {active voice}]
Passover supper
n 1: (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both
nights) of Passover [syn: {Seder}, {Passover supper}]
past master
n 1: someone who was formerly a master
2: someone who has long and thorough experience in a given
activity
past participle
n 1: a participle that expresses completed action [syn: {past
participle}, {perfect participle}]
past perfect
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
[syn: {past perfect}, {past perfect tense}, {pluperfect},
{pluperfect tense}]
past perfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
[syn: {past perfect}, {past perfect tense}, {pluperfect},
{pluperfect tense}]
past progressive
n 1: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the
past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past
progressive" [syn: {past progressive}, {past progressive
tense}]
past progressive tense
n 1: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the
past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past
progressive" [syn: {past progressive}, {past progressive
tense}]
past tense
n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
[syn: {past}, {past tense}]
past times
n 1: the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: {past},
{past times}, {yesteryear}] [ant: {future}, {futurity},
{hereafter}, {time to come}]
pasta salad
n 1: a salad having any of various pastas as the base
pasta sauce
n 1: any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of
pasta [syn: {spaghetti sauce}, {pasta sauce}]
paste-up
n 1: a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other
backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket"
pastel-colored
adj 1: having pale delicate colors
pasteurized milk
n 1: milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to
destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation
Pastinaca sativa
n 1: a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn:
{parsnip}, {Pastinaca sativa}]
Pastor roseus
n 1: glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
[syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor},
{Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]
Pastor sturnus
n 1: glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
[syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor},
{Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]
pastry cart
n 1: a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant
patrons
pastry cook
n 1: a chef who specializes in pastry
pastry dough
n 1: a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: {pastry},
{pastry dough}]
pasture brake
n 1: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed
ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {bracken}, {pasture brake},
{brake}, {Pteridium aquilinum}]
Patagonian Desert
n 1: a semiarid region in southern South America
patch pocket
n 1: a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment
patch test
n 1: a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small
pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin
patch up
v 1: mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" [syn: {patch},
{patch up}]
2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
[syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate},
{settle}]
patchwork quilt
n 1: a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials
together [syn: {patchwork}, {patchwork quilt}]
pate a choux
n 1: batter for making light hollow cases to hold various
fillings [syn: {puff batter}, {pouf paste}, {pate a choux}]
pate de foie gras
n 1: a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and
truffles [syn: {foie gras}, {pate de foie gras}]
pate feuillete
n 1: dough used for very light flaky rich pastries [syn: {puff
paste}, {pate feuillete}]
Patella vulgata
n 1: marine limpet [syn: {common limpet}, {Patella vulgata}]
patellar reflex
n 1: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on
the patellar tendon [syn: {knee jerk}, {knee-jerk reflex},
{patellar reflex}]
Patent and Trademark Office Database
n 1: the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that
keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new
ones [syn: {Patent and Trademark Office Database}, {Patent
Office}]
patent application
n 1: an application for sole rights to an invention
patent ductus arteriosus
n 1: a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may
require surgical correction
patent infringement
n 1: violation of the rights secured by a patent
patent law
n 1: that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws
governing patents
patent leather
n 1: leather with a hard glossy surface
patent log
n 1: a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's
speed [syn: {patent log}, {screw log}, {taffrail log}]
patent medicine
n 1: medicine that is protected by a patent and available
without a doctor's prescription
patent of invention
n 1: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
[syn: {patent}, {patent of invention}]
Patent Office
n 1: the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that
keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new
ones [syn: {Patent and Trademark Office Database}, {Patent
Office}]
patent right
n 1: the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive
right to an invention
patent system
n 1: a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors
paternal quality
n 1: the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father;
"the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man
eased her fears" [syn: {fatherliness}, {paternal quality}]
paternity suit
n 1: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out
of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child
once paternity is determined) [syn: {paternity suit},
{bastardy proceeding}]
paternity test
n 1: a test based on blood groups to determine whether a
particular man could be the biological father of a
particular child; negative results prove he was not the
father but positive results show only that he could be
path of least resistance
n 1: the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path
of least resistance" [syn: {line of least resistance},
{path of least resistance}]
pathetic fallacy
n 1: the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate
objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic
fallacy
pathologic process
n 1: an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
[syn: {pathologic process}, {pathological process}]
pathological process
n 1: an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
[syn: {pathologic process}, {pathological process}]
pathological state
n 1: a physical condition that is caused by disease
patient of
adj 1: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make
us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of
distractions" [syn: {tolerant}, {patient of}]
patient role
n 1: the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is
directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted
by the verb in the clause [syn: {affected role}, {patient
role}, {patient}]
patriarchal cross
n 1: a cross with two crossbars
Patrick Henry
n 1: a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who
spoke out against British rule of the American colonies
(1736-1799) [syn: {Henry}, {Patrick Henry}]
Patrick Victor Martindale White
n 1: Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: {White}, {Patrick
White}, {Patrick Victor Martindale White}]
Patrick White
n 1: Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: {White}, {Patrick
White}, {Patrick Victor Martindale White}]
patrilineal kin
n 1: one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate},
{patrikin}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal
sib}]
patrilineal sib
n 1: one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate},
{patrikin}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal
sib}]
Patriot's Day
n 1: the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate
the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
patrol boat
n 1: a vessel assigned to patrol an area [syn: {patrol boat},
{patrol ship}]
patrol car
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
{cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car},
{prowl car}, {squad car}]
patrol ship
n 1: a vessel assigned to patrol an area [syn: {patrol boat},
{patrol ship}]
patrol wagon
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
{wagon}, {black Maria}]
patron saint
n 1: a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or
nation
pattern-bomb
v 1: bomb in certain patterns
patterned advance
n 1: a series with a definite pattern of advance [syn:
{progression}, {patterned advance}]
patty shell
n 1: shell of puff paste [syn: {patty shell}, {bouchee}]
patty-pan
n 1: a pan for cooking patties or pasties
pattypan squash
n 1: squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped
edge; usually greenish white [syn: {cymling}, {pattypan
squash}]
2: round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a
scalloped edge
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
n 1: English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory
to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of
antimatter and the positron (1902-1984) [syn: {Dirac},
{Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac}]
Paul Bunyan
n 1: a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the
United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named
Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and
Babe's footprints filled with water" [syn: {Bunyan}, {Paul
Bunyan}]
Paul Bustill Robeson
n 1: United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism
and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) [syn: {Robeson},
{Paul Robeson}, {Paul Bustill Robeson}]
Paul Cezanne
n 1: French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art
(especially cubism) by stressing the structural components
latent in nature (1839-1906) [syn: {Cezanne}, {Paul
Cezanne}]
Paul Dukas
n 1: French composer (1865-1935) [syn: {Dukas}, {Paul Dukas}]
Paul Ehrlich
n 1: German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure
syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology
(1854-1915) [syn: {Ehrlich}, {Paul Ehrlich}]
Paul Gauguin
n 1: French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South
Pacific (1848-1903) [syn: {Gauguin}, {Paul Gauguin}]
Paul Heinrich Dietrich
n 1: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of
the first self-described atheists in Europe [syn:
{Dietrich}, {Paul Heinrich Dietrich}, {Thiry}, {Paul-Henri
Thiry}, {d'Holbach}, {baron d'Holbach}]
Paul Hermann Muller
n 1: Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as
an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: {Muller}, {Paul Hermann
Muller}]
Paul Heyse
n 1: German writer (1830-1914) [syn: {Heyse}, {Paul Heyse},
{Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse}]
Paul Hindemith
n 1: German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed
that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963) [syn:
{Hindemith}, {Paul Hindemith}]
Paul III
n 1: Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry
VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent
in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted
the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549) [syn:
{Paul III}, {Alessandro Farnese}]
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse
n 1: German writer (1830-1914) [syn: {Heyse}, {Paul Heyse},
{Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse}]
Paul Johannes Tillich
n 1: United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965)
[syn: {Tillich}, {Paul Tillich}, {Paul Johannes Tillich}]
Paul John Flory
n 1: United States chemist who developed methods for studying
long-chain molecules (1910-1985) [syn: {Flory}, {Paul John
Flory}]
Paul Joseph Goebbels
n 1: German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted
the Jews (1897-1945) [syn: {Goebbels}, {Joseph Goebbels},
{Paul Joseph Goebbels}]
Paul Klee
n 1: Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940) [syn:
{Klee}, {Paul Klee}]
Paul Leonard Newman
n 1: United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Newman},
{Paul Newman}, {Paul Leonard Newman}]
Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
n 1: German field marshal and statesman; as president of the
Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as
chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) [syn: {Hindenburg}, {Paul
von Hindenburg}, {Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von
Hindenburg}]
Paul McCartney
n 1: English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who
with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles
(born in 1942) [syn: {McCartney}, {Paul McCartney}, {Sir
James Paul McCartney}]
Paul Newman
n 1: United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Newman},
{Paul Newman}, {Paul Leonard Newman}]
Paul Revere
n 1: American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride
(celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists
in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming
(1735-1818) [syn: {Revere}, {Paul Revere}]
Paul Robeson
n 1: United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism
and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) [syn: {Robeson},
{Paul Robeson}, {Paul Bustill Robeson}]
Paul Simon
n 1: United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) [syn:
{Simon}, {Paul Simon}]
Paul the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul},
{St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of
the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
Paul Tillich
n 1: United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965)
[syn: {Tillich}, {Paul Tillich}, {Paul Johannes Tillich}]
Paul Verlaine
n 1: French symbolist poet (1844-1896) [syn: {Verlaine}, {Paul
Verlaine}]
Paul Vernier
n 1: French mathematician who described the vernier scale
(1580-1637) [syn: {Vernier}, {Paul Vernier}]
Paul VI
n 1: Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on
fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978) [syn: {Paul
VI}, {Giovanni Battista Montini}]
Paul von Hindenburg
n 1: German field marshal and statesman; as president of the
Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as
chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) [syn: {Hindenburg}, {Paul
von Hindenburg}, {Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von
Hindenburg}]
Paul-Henri Thiry
n 1: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of
the first self-described atheists in Europe [syn:
{Dietrich}, {Paul Heinrich Dietrich}, {Thiry}, {Paul-Henri
Thiry}, {d'Holbach}, {baron d'Holbach}]
Pauli exclusion principle
n 1: no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system
can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum
numbers [syn: {Pauli exclusion principle}, {exclusion
principle}]
Paulo Afonso
n 1: a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil [syn: {Paulo
Afonso}, {Paulo Afonso Falls}]
Paulo Afonso Falls
n 1: a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil [syn: {Paulo
Afonso}, {Paulo Afonso Falls}]
Paumotu Archipelago
n 1: a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn:
{Tuamotu Archipelago}, {Paumotu Archipelago}, {Low
Archipelago}]
paved surface
n 1: a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
pavement artist
n 1: someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks
(hoping that passers-by will give them money)
paving machine
n 1: a machine for laying pavement [syn: {pavior}, {paviour},
{paving machine}]
paving material
n 1: material used to pave an area [syn: {paving}, {pavement},
{paving material}]
paving stone
n 1: a stone used for paving
Pavo cristatus
n 1: peafowl of India and Ceylon [syn: {blue peafowl}, {Pavo
cristatus}]
Pavo muticus
n 1: peafowl of southeast Asia [syn: {green peafowl}, {Pavo
muticus}]
pavor nocturnus
n 1: a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying
dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur
during NREM sleep [syn: {sleep terror disorder}, {pavor
nocturnus}]
pawn ticket
n 1: a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security
pawnbroker's shop
n 1: a shop where loans are made with personal property as
security [syn: {pawnbroker's shop}, {pawnshop}, {loan
office}]
Pax Romana
n 1: the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on
states in the Roman Empire
pay as you earn
n 1: the British system of withholding tax [syn: {PAYE}, {pay as
you earn}]
pay back
v 1: act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior
or actions [syn: {reward}, {repay}, {pay back}]
2: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll
fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay
off}, {get}, {fix}]
pay cash
v 1: pay (for something) with cash [ant: {charge}]
pay claim
n 1: the wage demanded from management for workers by their
union representatives [syn: {wage claim}, {pay claim}]
pay cut
n 1: the act of reducing a salary [syn: {pay cut}, {salary cut}]
pay dirt
n 1: ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner
2: a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before
hitting pay dirt"
pay envelope
n 1: wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage
earner [syn: {pay envelope}, {pay packet}]
pay for
v 1: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn:
{invite}, {pay for}]
pay heed
v 1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang},
{advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
pay off
v 1: yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
2: eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: {liquidate}, {pay off}]
3: pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: {redeem}, {pay
off}]
4: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you
for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {pay off}, {make
up}, {compensate}]
5: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor [syn:
{buy off}, {pay off}]
6: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll
fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay
off}, {get}, {fix}]
pay out
v 1: expend, as from a fund [syn: {disburse}, {pay out}]
pay packet
n 1: wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage
earner [syn: {pay envelope}, {pay packet}]
pay rate
n 1: amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate
is lower than men's" [syn: {pay rate}, {rate of pay}]
pay up
v 1: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {pay
up}, {ante up}, {pay}] [ant: {default}, {default on}]
pay-phone
n 1: a coin-operated telephone [syn: {pay-phone}, {pay-station}]
pay-station
n 1: a coin-operated telephone [syn: {pay-phone}, {pay-station}]
paying attention
adj 1: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention;
"heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer";
"heedful of what they were doing" [syn: {heedful},
{attentive}, {thoughtful}, {paying attention}] [ant:
{heedless}, {unheeding}]
n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless
people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends
without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness},
{heed}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {heedlessness},
{inattentiveness}]
paying back
n 1: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good
as we got" [syn: {return}, {paying back}, {getting even}]
payment rate
n 1: the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment
rate}, {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}, {installment
rate}]
Payne's gray
n 1: any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
[syn: {Payne's grey}, {Payne's gray}]
Payne's grey
n 1: any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
[syn: {Payne's grey}, {Payne's gray}]
payroll check
n 1: a check issued in payment of wages or salary [syn:
{paycheck}, {payroll check}]
payroll department
n 1: the department that determines the amounts of wage or
salary due to each employee [syn: {payroll}, {payroll
department}]
Pays de la Loire
n 1: an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of
Biscay
PC board
n 1: a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits
into a slot in the mother board
pe-tsai
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
{Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai},
{Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
pea bean
n 1: white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {navy bean}, {pea
bean}, {white bean}]
pea crab
n 1: tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of
certain bivalve mollusks
pea family
n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn:
{Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family
Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]
pea flour
n 1: meal made from dried peas
pea green
n 1: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green},
{yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea
green}]
pea jacket
n 1: a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket [syn: {pea
jacket}, {peacoat}]
pea plant
n 1: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white
flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
[syn: {pea}, {pea plant}]
pea pod
n 1: husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas [syn: {pea pod},
{peasecod}]
pea shooter
n 1: a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried
peas) can be blown at a target
pea soup
n 1: a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
2: a heavy thick yellow fog [syn: {pea soup}, {pea-souper}]
pea tree
n 1: any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves
and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
[syn: {pea tree}, {caragana}]
pea weevil
n 1: larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant [syn:
{pea weevil}, {Bruchus pisorum}]
pea-chick
n 1: a young peafowl [syn: {peachick}, {pea-chick}]
pea-green
adj 1: of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color
pea-souper
n 1: a heavy thick yellow fog [syn: {pea soup}, {pea-souper}]
peace advocacy
n 1: any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful
international relations
Peace Corps
n 1: a civilian organization sponsored by the United States
government; helps people in developing countries
Peace Garden State
n 1: a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
[syn: {North Dakota}, {Peace Garden State}, {ND}, {N.D.}]
peace initiative
n 1: opening move in negotiating a peace treaty
peace lily
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a
white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and
often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {spathiphyllum},
{peace lily}, {spathe flower}]
peace march
n 1: a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of
peace
peace of mind
n 1: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace},
{peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity},
{heartsease}, {ataraxis}]
Peace of Westphalia
n 1: the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
peace offering
n 1: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining
peace [syn: {peace offering}, {olive branch}]
peace officer
n 1: an officer of the law [syn: {lawman}, {law officer}, {peace
officer}]
peace pipe
n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked
on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
[syn: {calumet}, {peace pipe}, {pipe of peace}]
peace process
n 1: any social process undertaken by governments who want their
citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed
hostilities
peace treaty
n 1: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November
11th" [syn: {peace}, {peace treaty}, {pacification}]
peace-loving
adj 1: inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable
spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" [syn: {peaceable},
{peace-loving}]
peacekeeping mission
n 1: the activity of keeping the peace by military forces
(especially when international military forces enforce a
truce between hostile groups or nations) [syn:
{peacekeeping}, {peacekeeping mission}, {peacekeeping
operation}]
peacekeeping operation
n 1: the activity of keeping the peace by military forces
(especially when international military forces enforce a
truce between hostile groups or nations) [syn:
{peacekeeping}, {peacekeeping mission}, {peacekeeping
operation}]
peach bell
n 1: perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue
flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {willow bell},
{Campanula persicifolia}]
peach bells
n 1: perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue
flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {willow bell},
{Campanula persicifolia}]
peach blight
n 1: a disease of trees bearing drupes
peach ice cream
n 1: ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
peach melba
n 1: ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
peach orchard
n 1: a grove of peach trees
peach pit
n 1: the stone seed of a peach
peach sauce
n 1: for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney
Peach State
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
{Georgia}, {Empire State of the South}, {Peach State},
{GA}, {Ga.}]
peach tree
n 1: cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {peach}, {peach
tree}, {Prunus persica}]
peach-colored
adj 1: having the color of a ripe peach
peach-leaved willow
n 1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those
of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-
leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix
amygdaloides}]
peach-wood
n 1: tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields
a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood},
{peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia
echinata}]
peachleaf willow
n 1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those
of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-
leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix
amygdaloides}]
peachy-colored
adj 1: of something resembling a peach in color [syn: {peachy},
{peachy-colored}, {peachy-coloured}]
peachy-coloured
adj 1: of something resembling a peach in color [syn: {peachy},
{peachy-colored}, {peachy-coloured}]
peacock blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue},
{aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock
blue}]
peacock butterfly
n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked
with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock}, {peacock butterfly},
{Inachis io}]
peacock flower
n 1: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely
planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame
tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana
regia}]
peacock flower fence
n 1: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-
wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower
fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]
peacock ore
n 1: a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is
found in copper deposits [syn: {bornite}, {peacock ore}]
peacock-blue
adj 1: of bright greenish blue
peacock-throne
n 1: the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the
Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the
former Shah of Iran
peak season
n 1: the season when travel is most active and rates are
highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" [syn:
{high season}, {peak season}] [ant: {off-season}]
peaked cap
n 1: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi},
{peaked cap}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]
peanut bar
n 1: bar of peanuts in taffy
peanut brittle
n 1: brittle containing peanuts
peanut butter
n 1: a spread made from ground peanuts
peanut gallery
n 1: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as
irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people
who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with
a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut
gallery"
2: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family
circle}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]
peanut oil
n 1: an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap [syn:
{peanut oil}, {groundnut oil}]
peanut vine
n 1: widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and
warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over
to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn:
{peanut}, {peanut vine}, {Arachis hypogaea}]
peanut worm
n 1: small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts
its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of
a peanut [syn: {peanut worm}, {sipunculid}]
pear blight
n 1: a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
[syn: {fire blight}, {pear blight}]
pear haw
n 1: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat
pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear
hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]
pear hawthorn
n 1: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat
pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear
hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]
pear tree
n 1: Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit;
widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {pear}, {pear
tree}, {Pyrus communis}]
pear-shaped
adj 1: having a round shape tapered at one end
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and
reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {orotund},
{rotund}, {round}, {pear-shaped}]
pearl ash
n 1: an impure form of potassium carbonate
Pearl Bailey
n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {Pearl
Bailey}, {Pearl Mae Bailey}]
pearl barley
n 1: barley ground into small round pellets
Pearl Buck
n 1: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences
as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: {Buck}, {Pearl
Buck}, {Pearl Sydenstricker Buck}]
pearl diver
n 1: a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls [syn:
{pearl diver}, {pearler}]
pearl fishery
n 1: a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters
pearl gray
adj 1: of a grey with a pearly tinge [syn: {pearl grey}, {pearl
gray}]
pearl grey
adj 1: of a grey with a pearly tinge [syn: {pearl grey}, {pearl
gray}]
Pearl Harbor
n 1: a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a
United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese
on 7 Dec 1941
pearl hominy
n 1: hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size
Pearl Mae Bailey
n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {Pearl
Bailey}, {Pearl Mae Bailey}]
pearl millet
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet},
{bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum},
{Pennisetum Americanum}]
pearl oyster
n 1: tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and
Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major
source of pearls [syn: {pearl oyster}, {Pinctada
margaritifera}]
Pearl River
n 1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China
Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiang}, {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}, {Pearl
River}]
2: a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of
Mexico
pearl sago
n 1: sago ground into small round grains
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
n 1: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences
as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: {Buck}, {Pearl
Buck}, {Pearl Sydenstricker Buck}]
pearl-fish
n 1: found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea
cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near
shallow seagrass beds [syn: {pearlfish}, {pearl-fish}]
pearl-weed
n 1: any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina
having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn:
{pearlwort}, {pearlweed}, {pearl-weed}]
pearly everlasting
n 1: an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly
hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts [syn:
{pearly everlasting}, {cottonweed}, {Anaphalis
margaritacea}]
pearly nautilus
n 1: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral
shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {chambered
nautilus}, {pearly nautilus}, {nautilus}]
pearly razorfish
n 1: a kind of razor fish [syn: {pearly razorfish},
{Hemipteronatus novacula}]
pearly-shelled mussel
n 1: the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-
of-pearl
pearly-white
adj 1: of a white the color of pearls [syn: {pearly}, {pearly-
white}]
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between variables that are linearly related
[syn: {product-moment correlation coefficient}, {Pearson
product-moment correlation coefficient}]
Peasant's Revolt
n 1: a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other
inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England;
suppressed by Richard II [syn: {Peasant's Revolt}, {Great
Revolt}]
pease pudding
n 1: a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg
peat bog
n 1: wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer
drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but
can be cut and dried and used for fuel [syn: {bog}, {peat
bog}]
peat moss
n 1: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum
whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum},
{sphagnum moss}, {peat moss}, {bog moss}]
pebble plant
n 1: any of several South African plants of the genus
Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
[syn: {fig marigold}, {pebble plant}]
pebble-grained
adj 1: (of leather) having a rough surface as the result of
being treated with a patterned roller
pecan pie
n 1: pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and
eggs
pecan tree
n 1: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for
its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis},
{Carya illinoinsis}]
Peccari angulatus
n 1: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi
desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn:
{collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus},
{Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]
peck at
v 1: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
[syn: {pick at}, {peck at}, {peck}]
pecking order
n 1: the organization of people at different ranks in an
administrative body [syn: {hierarchy}, {power structure},
{pecking order}]
Pecos River
n 1: a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from
New Mexico through western Texas [syn: {Pecos}, {Pecos
River}]
Pecten irradians
n 1: a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of
the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {bay scallop},
{Pecten irradians}]
Pecten magellanicus
n 1: a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic
coast of North America [syn: {sea scallop}, {giant
scallop}, {Pecten magellanicus}]
pectic acid
n 1: a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some
vegetables
pectoral arch
n 1: the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades
in humans [syn: {shoulder girdle}, {pectoral arch}]
pectoral fin
n 1: either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in
fishes that help control the direction of movement
pectoral girdle
n 1: a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates
are attached
pectoral medallion
n 1: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: {pectoral},
{pectoral medallion}]
pectoral muscle
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral},
{pectoral muscle}, {pectoralis}, {musculus pectoralis},
{pecs}]
pectoral sandpiper
n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[syn: {pectoral sandpiper}, {jacksnipe}, {Calidris
melanotos}]
pectoral vein
n 1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the
subclavian vein [syn: {pectoral vein}, {vena pectoralis}]
pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
{pectoralis major}, {musculus pectoralis major}, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: {pectoralis minor}, {musculus pectoralis minor},
{smaller pectoral muscle}]
peculiar velocity
n 1: velocity with respect to the local standard of rest
pecuniary resource
n 1: assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances},
{monetary resource}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]
pedal extremity
n 1: the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {vertebrate
foot}, {pedal extremity}]
pedal point
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: {pedal point}, {pedal}]
pedal pushers
n 1: (used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves;
worn by women and girls [syn: {pedal pushers}, {toreador
pants}]
pedate leaf
n 1: a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or
divided
pedestal table
n 1: a table supported by a single central column
pedestrian bridge
n 1: a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: {footbridge},
{overcrossing}, {pedestrian bridge}]
pedestrian crossing
n 1: street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often
marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) [syn:
{pedestrian crossing}, {zebra crossing}]
pedestrian traffic
n 1: people coming and going on foot [syn: {pedestrian traffic},
{foot traffic}]
pediatric medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of
infants and children [syn: {pediatrics}, {paediatrics},
{pediatric medicine}, {pedology}]
pediculosis capitis
n 1: infestation of the scalp with lice [syn: {pediculosis
capitis}, {head lice}]
pediculosis corporis
n 1: infestation of body skin with lice
pediculosis pubis
n 1: infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice [syn:
{pediculosis pubis}, {crabs}]
Pediculus capitis
n 1: infests the head and body of humans [syn: {head louse},
{Pediculus capitis}]
Pediculus corporis
n 1: a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
[syn: {body louse}, {cootie}, {Pediculus corporis}]
Pediculus humanus
n 1: head or body louse [syn: {common louse}, {Pediculus
humanus}]
Pedilanthus bracteatus
n 1: wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia
antisyphilitica [syn: {candelilla}, {Pedilanthus
bracteatus}, {Pedilanthus pavonis}]
Pedilanthus pavonis
n 1: wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia
antisyphilitica [syn: {candelilla}, {Pedilanthus
bracteatus}, {Pedilanthus pavonis}]
Pedilanthus tithymaloides
n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic
properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush},
{redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus
tithymaloides}]
Pediocactus knowltonii
n 1: small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a
threatened species [syn: {Knowlton's cactus}, {Pediocactus
knowltonii}]
Pedioecetes phasianellus
n 1: large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North
America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprigtail}, {sprig
tail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]
Pedionomus torquatus
n 1: small Australian bird related to the button quail;
classified as wading bird but inhabits plains [syn: {plain
wanderer}, {Pedionomus torquatus}]
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
n 1: Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great
Spanish writers (1600-1681) [syn: {Calderon}, {Calderon de
la Barca}, {Pedro Calderon de la Barca}]
pedunculate oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves
with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
[syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak},
{Quercus robur}]
pedunculated polyp
n 1: a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
Pee Dee
n 1: a river that flows through central North Carolina and
northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean [syn:
{Pee Dee}, {Pee Dee River}]
Pee Dee River
n 1: a river that flows through central North Carolina and
northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean [syn:
{Pee Dee}, {Pee Dee River}]
pee-pee
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
peel off
v 1: peel off the outer layer of something
2: take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-
soaked shirt"
3: leave a formation
4: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {peel}, {flake off},
{flake}]
5: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn:
{desquamate}, {peel off}]
peep sight
n 1: rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small
aperture through which the front sight and the target are
aligned
Peeping Tom
n 1: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of
others [syn: {voyeur}, {Peeping Tom}, {peeper}]
peer group
n 1: contemporaries of the same status
peer of the realm
n 1: a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
peer review
v 1: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: {referee},
{peer review}]
peg away
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog},
{keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder
to the wheel}]
peg down
v 1: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn:
{peg}, {peg down}]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
peg top
n 1: a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
pegged-down
adj 1: fastened by pegs; "the pegged-down branches of the plant
will take root"
Peking man
n 1: fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during
World War II
pelagic bird
n 1: bird of the open seas [syn: {pelagic bird}, {oceanic bird}]
Pelargonium graveolens
n 1: any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant
three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn:
{rose geranium}, {sweet-scented geranium}, {Pelargonium
graveolens}]
Pelargonium hortorum
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {zonal
pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]
Pelargonium limoneum
n 1: a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn:
{lemon geranium}, {Pelargonium limoneum}]
Pelargonium odoratissimum
n 1: geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
[syn: {apple geranium}, {nutmeg geranium}, {Pelargonium
odoratissimum}]
Pelargonium peltatum
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium
peltatum}]
pelecaniform seabird
n 1: large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
n 1: large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
[syn: {white pelican}, {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos}]
Pelecanus onocrotalus
n 1: similar to American white pelican [syn: {Old world white
pelican}, {Pelecanus onocrotalus}]
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
n 1: English writer known for his humorous novels and stories
(1881-1975) [syn: {Wodehouse}, {P. G. Wodehouse}, {Pelham
Grenville Wodehouse}]
pelican crossing
n 1: an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian
crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by
pedestrians
Pelican State
n 1: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico;
one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: {Louisiana}, {Pelican State}, {LA}, {La.}]
pell-mell
adv 1: in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all
over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn:
{harum-scarum}, {pell-mell}]
adj 1: with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of
existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the
train" [syn: {helter-skelter}, {pell-mell}]
Pellaea andromedifolia
n 1: evergreen fern of California and Baja California [syn:
{coffee fern}, {Pellaea andromedifolia}]
Pellaea atropurpurea
n 1: very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually
growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes
[syn: {purple rock brake}, {Pellaea atropurpurea}]
Pellaea mucronata
n 1: cliff brake of California and Baja California having
purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {bird's-foot fern}, {Pellaea
mucronata}, {Pellaea ornithopus}]
Pellaea ornithopus
n 1: cliff brake of California and Baja California having
purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {bird's-foot fern}, {Pellaea
mucronata}, {Pellaea ornithopus}]
Pellaea rotundifolia
n 1: fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds
with dark green buttonlike leaflets [syn: {button fern},
{Pellaea rotundifolia}]
Pellicularia filamentosa
n 1: fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black
scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {potato fungus},
{Pellicularia filamentosa}, {Rhizoctinia solani}]
Pellicularia koleroga
n 1: fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical
plants [syn: {coffee fungus}, {Pellicularia koleroga}]
pellitory-of-Spain
n 1: a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once
used to relieve toothache [syn: {pellitory}, {pellitory-of-
Spain}, {Anacyclus pyrethrum}]
pellitory-of-the-wall
n 1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and
small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall},
{wall pellitory}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]
Peloponnesian Peninsula
n 1: the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until
the 4th century BC [syn: {Peloponnese}, {Peloponnesus},
{Peloponnesian Peninsula}]
Peloponnesian War
n 1: a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the
league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC
pelt along
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
Peltandra virginica
n 1: perennial herb of the eastern United States having
arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and
green berries [syn: {green arrow arum}, {tuckahoe},
{Peltandra virginica}]
peltate leaf
n 1: a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf
Peltiphyllum peltatum
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate
leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on
leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada
in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb},
{Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
pelvic arch
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the
lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding
parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle},
{pelvic arch}, {hip}]
pelvic cavity
n 1: the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing
the pelvic viscera
pelvic fin
n 1: either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in
fishes that help control the direction of movement;
correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate [syn: {pelvic
fin}, {ventral fin}]
pelvic girdle
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the
lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding
parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle},
{pelvic arch}, {hip}]
pelvic inflammatory disease
n 1: inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the
Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several
microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms
are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal
discharge [syn: {pelvic inflammatory disease}, {PID}]
Pembroke Welsh corgi
n 1: the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having
pointed ears and a short tail [syn: {Pembroke}, {Pembroke
Welsh corgi}]
pen name
n 1: an author's pseudonym [syn: {pen name}, {nom de plume}]
pen nib
n 1: the writing point of a pen [syn: {nib}, {pen nib}]
pen pal
n 1: a person you come to know by frequent friendly
correspondence [syn: {pen pal}, {pen-friend}]
pen up
v 1: confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: {pen up}, {fold}]
pen-and-ink
n 1: a drawing executed with pen and ink
pen-friend
n 1: a person you come to know by frequent friendly
correspondence [syn: {pen pal}, {pen-friend}]
pen-tail
n 1: brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed
with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
[syn: {pentail}, {pen-tail}, {pen-tailed tree shrew}]
pen-tailed tree shrew
n 1: brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed
with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
[syn: {pentail}, {pen-tail}, {pen-tailed tree shrew}]
penal code
n 1: the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
penal colony
n 1: a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often
located on an island from which escape is difficult or
impossible)
penal facility
n 1: an institution where persons are confined for punishment
and to protect the public [syn: {penal institution}, {penal
facility}]
penal institution
n 1: an institution where persons are confined for punishment
and to protect the public [syn: {penal institution}, {penal
facility}]
penalty box
n 1: (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey
rink for players who are serving time penalties
penalty free throw
n 1: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to
penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul
shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss},
{charity throw}, {charity shot}]
pencil box
n 1: a box for holding pencils [syn: {pencil box}, {pencil
case}]
pencil case
n 1: a box for holding pencils [syn: {pencil box}, {pencil
case}]
pencil cedar
n 1: any of several junipers with wood suitable for making
pencils [syn: {pencil cedar}, {pencil cedar tree}]
2: wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
pencil cedar tree
n 1: any of several junipers with wood suitable for making
pencils [syn: {pencil cedar}, {pencil cedar tree}]
pencil eraser
n 1: an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with
properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end
of a pencil [syn: {rubber eraser}, {rubber}, {pencil
eraser}]
pencil lead
n 1: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of
hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: {lead},
{pencil lead}]
pencil pusher
n 1: a clerk who does boring paperwork [syn: {penpusher},
{pencil pusher}]
pencil sharpener
n 1: a rotary implement for sharpening the point on pencils
pendant earring
n 1: an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: {pendant earring},
{drop earring}, {eardrop}]
pendulum clock
n 1: a clock regulated by a pendulum
pendulum watch
n 1: (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake
pendulum attached to it
penetrating injury
n 1: injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or
shrapnel) penetrates into the body [syn: {penetrating
trauma}, {penetrating injury}]
penetrating trauma
n 1: injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or
shrapnel) penetrates into the body [syn: {penetrating
trauma}, {penetrating injury}]
penetration bomb
n 1: a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to
penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates
penicillin F
n 1: the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great
Britain
penicillin G
n 1: the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of
many commercial antibiotics [syn: {penicillin G},
{benzylpenicillin}]
penicillin O
n 1: a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to
penicillin G but is obtained differently
penicillin V
n 1: a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G
but more resistant to the action of gastric acids [syn:
{penicillin V}, {phenoxymethyl penicillin}]
penicillin V potassium
n 1: a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) [syn:
{penicillin V potassium}, {Ledercillin VK}]
penicillin-resistant
adj 1: unaffected by penicillin; "penicillin-resistant bacteria"
penicillin-resistant bacteria
n 1: bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin
penicillinase-resistant antibiotic
n 1: a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by
penicillinase
penile implant
n 1: an implant that creates an artificial erection
Peninsular Malaysia
n 1: the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a
land border with Thailand to the north [syn: {West
Malaysia}, {Malaya}, {Peninsular Malaysia}]
penis envy
n 1: (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's
penis; said to explain femininity
penn'orth
n 1: the amount that can be bought for a penny [syn:
{pennyworth}, {penn'orth}]
Pennine Chain
n 1: a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish
border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms
the watershed for English rivers [syn: {Pennines}, {Pennine
Chain}]
Pennisetum Americanum
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet},
{bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum},
{Pennisetum Americanum}]
Pennisetum cenchroides
n 1: erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly
in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn:
{buffel grass}, {Cenchrus ciliaris}, {Pennisetum
cenchroides}]
Pennisetum glaucum
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet},
{bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum},
{Pennisetum Americanum}]
Pennisetum ruppelii
n 1: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower
plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {fountain grass},
{Pennisetum ruppelii}, {Pennisetum setaceum}]
Pennisetum setaceum
n 1: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower
plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {fountain grass},
{Pennisetum ruppelii}, {Pennisetum setaceum}]
Pennistum villosum
n 1: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery
panicles [syn: {feathertop}, {feathertop grass}, {Pennistum
villosum}]
Pennsylvania Dutch
n 1: a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania
and Maryland
Pennsylvanian period
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate;
swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Pennsylvanian period},
{Upper Carboniferous}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]
penny ante
n 1: a business deal on a trivial scale
2: poker played for small stakes [syn: {penny ante}, {penny ante
poker}]
penny ante poker
n 1: poker played for small stakes [syn: {penny ante}, {penny
ante poker}]
penny arcade
n 1: an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment
penny bank
n 1: a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) [syn: {piggy
bank}, {penny bank}]
penny dreadful
n 1: a melodramatic paperback novel [syn: {dime novel}, {penny
dreadful}]
penny grass
n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]
penny pincher
n 1: someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches
every penny before letting go of it)
penny stock
n 1: a stock selling for less that $1/share
penny-pinch
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
{penny-pinch}, {nickel-and-dime}]
penny-pinching
adj 1: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money";
"a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing},
{close}, {near}, {penny-pinching}, {skinny}]
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness},
{thrift}, {penny-pinching}]
penny-wise
adj 1: thrifty in small matters only
pennyroyal oil
n 1: oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used
chiefly in soaps
2: aromatic oil from American pennyroyal [syn: {pennyroyal oil},
{hedeoma oil}]
Penobscot Bay
n 1: an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine
Penobscot River
n 1: a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay [syn:
{Penobscot}, {Penobscot River}]
pension account
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
pension fund
n 1: a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire
from service [syn: {pension fund}, {superannuation fund}]
2: a financial institution that collects regular contributions
from employers to provide retirement income for employees
pension off
v 1: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The
director was pensioned off when he got senile"
2: grant a pension to [syn: {pension}, {pension off}]
pension plan
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
Penstemon barbatus
n 1: plant of southwestern United States having long open
clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
[syn: {golden-beard penstemon}, {Penstemon barbatus}]
Penstemon centranthifolius
n 1: plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow
clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from
central California southward [syn: {scarlet bugler},
{Penstemon centranthifolius}]
Penstemon cyananthus
n 1: erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of
stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming [syn: {Platte River
penstemon}, {Penstemon cyananthus}]
Penstemon davidsonii
n 1: mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered
on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern
California [syn: {Davidson's penstemon}, {Penstemon
davidsonii}]
Penstemon deustus
n 1: stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from
Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
[syn: {hot-rock penstemon}, {Penstemon deustus}]
Penstemon dolius
n 1: low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short
clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah [syn: {Jones'
penstemon}, {Penstemon dolius}]
Penstemon fruticosus
n 1: low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-
violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn:
{shrubby penstemon}, {lowbush penstemon}, {Penstemon
fruticosus}]
Penstemon linarioides
n 1: plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in
long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and
Arizona [syn: {narrow-leaf penstemon}, {Penstemon
linarioides}]
Penstemon newberryi
n 1: mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect
leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to
California [syn: {mountain pride}, {Penstemon newberryi}]
Penstemon palmeri
n 1: fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long
narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and
Utah [syn: {balloon flower}, {scented penstemon},
{Penstemon palmeri}]
Penstemon parryi
n 1: erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long
interrupted clusters; Arizona [syn: {Parry's penstemon},
{Penstemon parryi}]
Penstemon rupicola
n 1: one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large
brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick
mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington
to California [syn: {rock penstemon}, {cliff penstemon},
{Penstemon rupicola}]
Penstemon rydbergii
n 1: plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers;
Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
[syn: {Rydberg's penstemon}, {Penstemon rydbergii}]
Penstemon serrulatus
n 1: whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect
leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
[syn: {cascade penstemon}, {Penstemon serrulatus}]
Penstemon whippleanus
n 1: wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several
clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south
through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico [syn:
{Whipple's penstemon}, {Penstemon whippleanus}]
pent-up
adj 1: characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses
or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her
inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill
at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of
pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face
scarlet" [syn: {pent-up}, {repressed}]
Pentagon Gang
n 1: a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue
terrorism and kidnapping and extortion
pentanoic acid
n 1: a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
[syn: {valeric acid}, {pentanoic acid}]
pentatonic scale
n 1: a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and
seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted [syn:
{pentatonic scale}, {pentatone}]
Pentecostal religion
n 1: any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic
methods to achieve experiences comparable to the
Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
pentobarbital sodium
n 1: a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and
hypnotic and antispasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium},
{pentobarbital}, {Nembutal}, {yellow jacket}]
peony family
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
and North America [syn: {Paeoniaceae}, {family
Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]
People against Gangsterism and Drugs
n 1: a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to
fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-
western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to
have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is
suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism [syn:
{People against Gangsterism and Drugs}, {PAGAD}]
people in power
n 1: the class of people exerting power or authority [syn:
{ruling class}, {people in power}]
People's Liberation Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of
British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of
Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA},
{People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army},
{Catholic Reaction Force}]
People's Mujahidin of Iran
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of
Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's
pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to
communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and
Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who
deposed the Shah [syn: {Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization},
{MKO}, {MEK}, {People's Mujahidin of Iran}]
People's Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of
railroads [syn: {People's Party}, {Populist Party}]
People's Republic of Bangladesh
n 1: a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the
north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south;
formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it
achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {People's
Republic of Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}, {East Pakistan}]
People's Republic of China
n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China},
{People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist
China}, {Red China}, {PRC}, {Cathay}]
People's Republican Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of
British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of
Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA},
{People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army},
{Catholic Reaction Force}]
pep pill
n 1: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy
and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some
forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill},
{upper}, {speed}]
pep rally
n 1: a rally (especially of students) before a game
pep talk
n 1: a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm
and determination in a team or staff
pep up
v 1: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer},
{root on}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on},
{exhort}, {pep up}]
2: make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up
your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {pep up}, {ginger
up}]
Peperomia argyreia
n 1: grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy
foliage; South America [syn: {watermelon begonia},
{Peperomia argyreia}, {Peperomia sandersii}]
Peperomia sandersii
n 1: grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy
foliage; South America [syn: {watermelon begonia},
{Peperomia argyreia}, {Peperomia sandersii}]
Pepin III
n 1: king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended
papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751
(714-768) [syn: {Pepin}, {Pepin III}, {Pepin the Short}]
Pepin the Short
n 1: king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended
papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751
(714-768) [syn: {Pepin}, {Pepin III}, {Pepin the Short}]
pepper box
n 1: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
[syn: {pepper shaker}, {pepper box}, {pepper pot}]
pepper bush
n 1: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having
beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn:
{sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white
alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]
pepper family
n 1: tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic
herbage and minute flowers in spikelets [syn: {Piperaceae},
{family Piperaceae}, {pepper family}]
pepper grass
n 1: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common
garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass},
{pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]
pepper grinder
n 1: a mill for grinding pepper [syn: {pepper mill}, {pepper
grinder}]
pepper mill
n 1: a mill for grinding pepper [syn: {pepper mill}, {pepper
grinder}]
pepper pot
n 1: a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with
peppercorns; often contains dumplings [syn: {pepper pot},
{Philadelphia pepper pot}]
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
[syn: {pepper shaker}, {pepper box}, {pepper pot}]
pepper root
n 1: North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
[syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root},
{pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria
diphylla}]
pepper sauce
n 1: for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and
trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper [syn: {pepper
sauce}, {Poivrade}]
pepper shaker
n 1: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
[syn: {pepper shaker}, {pepper box}, {pepper pot}]
pepper shrub
n 1: evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is
conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small
black fruits [syn: {pepper shrub}, {Pseudowintera
colorata}, {Wintera colorata}]
pepper spray
n 1: a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative
oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and
incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
pepper steak
n 1: steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and
served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {steak au
poivre}, {peppered steak}, {pepper steak}]
2: strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
pepper tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and
slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of
greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
[syn: {pepper tree}, {molle}, {Peruvian mastic tree},
{Schinus molle}]
2: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having
leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of
creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: {pepper tree}, {Kirkia
wilmsii}]
pepper vine
n 1: any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper [syn: {true
pepper}, {pepper vine}]
pepper-and-salt
n 1: a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
peppercorn rent
n 1: very low or nominal rent
peppered steak
n 1: steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and
served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {steak au
poivre}, {peppered steak}, {pepper steak}]
peppermint candy
n 1: a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint},
{peppermint candy}]
peppermint gum
n 1: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint},
{peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
peppermint oil
n 1: oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
peppermint patty
n 1: a patty flavored with peppermint
pepperoni pizza
n 1: tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni
Pepsi Cola
n 1: Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Pepsi}, {Pepsi
Cola}]
peptic ulcer
n 1: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary
tract [syn: {peptic ulcer}, {peptic ulceration}]
peptic ulceration
n 1: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary
tract [syn: {peptic ulcer}, {peptic ulceration}]
peptide bond
n 1: the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical
bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that
unites a peptide [syn: {peptide bond}, {peptide linkage}]
peptide linkage
n 1: the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical
bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that
unites a peptide [syn: {peptide bond}, {peptide linkage}]
Pepto-bismal
n 1: an antacid
per annum
adv 1: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum
of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per
annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]
per capita
adv 1: per person; for each person; of each person; "we are
spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this
district"
adj 1: per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per
capita income"
per capita income
n 1: the total national income divided by the number of people
in the nation
per centum
n 1: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the
amount per hundred) [syn: {percentage}, {percent}, {per
centum}, {pct}]
per diem
adv 1: one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" [syn:
{per diem}, {by the day}]
n 1: a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while
traveling in connection with your job)
per se
adv 1: with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is
interesting per se" [syn: {intrinsically}, {per se}, {in
and of itself}]
per year
adv 1: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum
of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per
annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]
perboric acid
n 1: a form of boric acid
Perca flavescens
n 1: North American perch [syn: {yellow perch}, {Perca
flavescens}]
Perca fluviatilis
n 1: a perch native to Europe [syn: {European perch}, {Perca
fluviatilis}]
percent sign
n 1: a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it
should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
[syn: {percent sign}, {percentage sign}]
percentage point
n 1: the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {decimal
point}, {percentage point}, {point}]
percentage sign
n 1: a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it
should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
[syn: {percent sign}, {percentage sign}]
perceptual constancy
n 1: (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give
rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of
wide variations in the conditions of observation [syn:
{constancy}, {perceptual constancy}]
perceptual experience
n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in
the formation of a concept [syn: {percept}, {perception},
{perceptual experience}]
perching bird
n 1: a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree
branches); this order is now generally abandoned by
taxonomists [syn: {Insessores}, {order Insessores},
{perching bird}, {percher}]
perchloric acid
n 1: a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates
Percina tanasi
n 1: a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River [syn:
{snail darter}, {Percina tanasi}]
Percival Lowell
n 1: United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to
conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) [syn:
{Lowell}, {Percival Lowell}]
percoid fish
n 1: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order
Perciformes [syn: {percoid fish}, {percoid}, {percoidean}]
percussion cap
n 1: a detonator that explodes when struck
percussion instrument
n 1: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one
object striking another [syn: {percussion instrument},
{percussive instrument}]
percussion section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion
instruments [syn: {percussion section}, {percussion},
{rhythm section}]
percussive instrument
n 1: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one
object striking another [syn: {percussion instrument},
{percussive instrument}]
Percy Aldridge Grainger
n 1: United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in
London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn:
{Grainger}, {Percy Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger},
{George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]
Percy Bysshe Shelley
n 1: Englishman and romantic poet (1792-1822) [syn: {Shelley},
{Percy Bysshe Shelley}]
Percy Grainger
n 1: United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in
London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn:
{Grainger}, {Percy Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger},
{George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]
Perdix perdix
n 1: common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge},
{grey partridge}, {gray partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]
pere david's deer
n 1: large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
[syn: {pere david's deer}, {elaphure}, {Elaphurus
davidianus}]
Pere Jacques Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring
the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn:
{Marquette}, {Jacques Marquette}, {Pere Jacques Marquette}]
peregrine falcon
n 1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn:
{peregrine}, {peregrine falcon}, {Falco peregrinus}]
perennial pea
n 1: perennial climber of central and southern Europe having
purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North
America [syn: {broad-leaved everlasting pea}, {perennial
pea}, {Lathyrus latifolius}]
perennial ragweed
n 1: coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren
lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn:
{western ragweed}, {perennial ragweed}, {Ambrosia
psilostachya}]
perennial ryegrass
n 1: European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and
hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {perennial ryegrass},
{English ryegrass}, {Lolium perenne}]
perennial salt marsh aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Pereskia aculeata
n 1: West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous
fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow
to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}, {Barbados-
gooseberry vine}, {Pereskia aculeata}]
perfect game
n 1: a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing
player to reach base
perfect gas
n 1: a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that
exert no intermolecular forces [syn: {ideal gas}, {perfect
gas}]
perfect participle
n 1: a participle that expresses completed action [syn: {past
participle}, {perfect participle}]
perfect pitch
n 1: the ability to identify the pitch of a tone [syn: {absolute
pitch}, {perfect pitch}]
perfect tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been
completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn:
{perfective}, {perfective tense}, {perfect}, {perfect
tense}]
perfective aspect
n 1: the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
[syn: {perfective}, {perfective aspect}]
perfective tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been
completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn:
{perfective}, {perfective tense}, {perfect}, {perfect
tense}]
perfoliate leaf
n 1: a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced
by--the stem
perforated eardrum
n 1: an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with
normal hearing and cause other ear problems
perforating vein
n 1: veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg
muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein [syn:
{perforating vein}, {vena perforantis}]
performance bond
n 1: a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case
the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company
assumes liability for nonperformance [syn: {performance
bond}, {surety bond}]
performance capability
n 1: the capability of a technological system to perform as
intended [syn: {operating capability}, {performance
capability}]
performing artist
n 1: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for
an audience [syn: {performer}, {performing artist}]
performing arts
n 1: arts or skills that require public performance
periarterial plexus
n 1: an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery [syn:
{periarterial plexus}, {plexus periarterialis}]
periarteritis nodosa
n 1: a progressive disease of connective tissue that is
characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block
the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the
particular area [syn: {periarteritis nodosa},
{polyarteritis nodosa}]
Pericallis cruenta
n 1: herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn:
{cineraria}, {Pericallis cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]
Pericallis hybrida
n 1: herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated
in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from
white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue [syn:
{florest's cineraria}, {Pericallis hybrida}]
pericardial cavity
n 1: the space between the layers of the pericardium that
contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and
allows easy heart movement [syn: {pericardial cavity},
{pericardial space}]
pericardial sac
n 1: the membrane surrounding the heart
pericardial space
n 1: the space between the layers of the pericardium that
contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and
allows easy heart movement [syn: {pericardial cavity},
{pericardial space}]
pericardial vein
n 1: several small veins from the pericardium [syn: {pericardial
vein}, {vena pericardiaca}]
Perilla frutescens crispa
n 1: plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage [syn:
{beefsteak plant}, {Perilla frutescens crispa}]
perineal artery
n 1: a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies
superficial structures of the perineum [syn: {perineal
artery}, {arteria perinealis}]
period of play
n 1: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during
which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
[syn: {playing period}, {period of play}, {play}]
period of time
n 1: an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened
the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue
period" [syn: {time period}, {period of time}, {period}]
period piece
n 1: any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation
of a historical period
periodic acid
n 1: any acid of iodine that contains oxygen
periodic apnea of the newborn
n 1: irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing
followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden
infant death syndrome
periodic breathing
n 1: abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep
breathing alternate [syn: {periodic breathing}, {Cheyne-
Stokes respiration}]
periodic edema
n 1: recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema;
onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen
mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to
food or drugs [syn: {angioedema}, {atrophedema}, {giant
hives}, {periodic edema}, {Quincke's edema}]
periodic event
n 1: an event that recurs at intervals [syn: {periodic event},
{recurrent event}]
periodic law
n 1: (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the
elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
[syn: {periodic law}, {Mendeleev's law}]
periodic motion
n 1: motion that recurs over and over and the period of time
required for each recurrence remains the same [syn:
{periodic motion}, {periodic movement}]
periodic movement
n 1: motion that recurs over and over and the period of time
required for each recurrence remains the same [syn:
{periodic motion}, {periodic movement}]
periodic sentence
n 1: a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and
is preceded by the subordinate clause
periodic table
n 1: (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
periodical cicada
n 1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at
infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years
to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {periodical
cicada}, {Magicicada septendecim}]
periodontal disease
n 1: a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the
teeth [syn: {periodontal disease}, {periodontitis}]
peripheral device
n 1: electronic equipment external to the circuit board that
contains the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers
are important peripherals" [syn: {peripheral}, {computer
peripheral}, {peripheral device}]
peripheral nervous system
n 1: the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain
and spinal cord [syn: {peripheral nervous system}, {systema
nervosum periphericum}]
peripheral vision
n 1: vision at the edges of the visual field using only the
periphery of the retina
Periplaneta americana
n 1: large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from
southern United States but now widely distributed [syn:
{American cockroach}, {Periplaneta americana}]
Periplaneta australasiae
n 1: widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian
cockroach}, {Periplaneta australasiae}]
Periploca graeca
n 1: deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented
but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits;
cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern
Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {silk vine}, {Periploca graeca}]
Perisoreus canadensis
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
n 1: a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from
Montana to Arizona [syn: {Rocky Mountain jay}, {Perisoreus
canadensis capitalis}]
perissodactyl mammal
n 1: placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes
on each foot [syn: {odd-toed ungulate}, {perissodactyl},
{perissodactyl mammal}] [ant: {artiodactyl}, {artiodactyl
mammal}, {even-toed ungulate}]
Peristedion miniatum
n 1: sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on
the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn:
{armored searobin}, {armored sea robin}, {Peristedion
miniatum}]
peritoneal cavity
n 1: the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between
layers of the peritoneum [syn: {peritoneal cavity},
{greater peritoneal sac}]
peritoneal inflammation
n 1: inflammation of the peritoneum [syn: {peritonitis},
{peritoneal inflammation}]
peritonsillar abscess
n 1: a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and
surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
[syn: {quinsy}, {peritonsillar abscess}]
periwinkle plant derivative
n 1: an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
perk up
v 1: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn:
{perk up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]
2: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
{stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate},
{tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}]
perked up
adj 1: made or become more cheerful or lively; "his attention
made her feel all perked up"
permanent injunction
n 1: injunction issued on completion of a trial [syn: {permanent
injunction}, {final injunction}]
permanent magnet
n 1: a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed
from a magnetic field [syn: {permanent magnet}, {static
magnet}]
permanent press
n 1: a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist
wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent press},
{durable press}]
permanent tooth
n 1: any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of
early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
[syn: {permanent tooth}, {adult tooth}]
permanent wave
n 1: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and
chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {permanent}, {perm}]
permanent-press
adj 1: used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry
shirts for travel" [syn: {drip-dry}, {permanent-press}]
permanganate of potash
n 1: a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is
purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing
and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
[syn: {potassium permanganate}, {permanganate of potash}]
permanganic acid
n 1: an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or
of permanganate salts
Permian period
n 1: from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles [syn:
{Permian}, {Permian period}]
permissive waste
n 1: (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or
neglect [syn: {waste}, {permissive waste}]
pernambuco wood
n 1: tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields
a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood},
{peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia
echinata}]
pernicious anaemia
n 1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to
result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance
secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the
absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia},
{pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant
anaemia}]
pernicious anemia
n 1: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to
result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance
secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the
absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia},
{pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant
anaemia}]
Pernis apivorus
n 1: Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents
and reptiles [syn: {honey buzzard}, {Pernis apivorus}]
pernyi moth
n 1: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi
moth}, {Antheraea pernyi}]
Perodicticus potto
n 1: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {kinkajou}, {Perodicticus
potto}]
Perognathus flavescens
n 1: small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
[syn: {plains pocket mouse}, {Perognathus flavescens}]
Perognathus flavus
n 1: small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern
United States and Mexico [syn: {silky pocket mouse},
{Perognathus flavus}]
Perognathus hispidus
n 1: large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United
States [syn: {hispid pocket mouse}, {Perognathus hispidus}]
Peromyscus eremicus
n 1: burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United
States [syn: {cactus mouse}, {Peromyscus eremicus}]
Peromyscus gossypinus
n 1: large dark mouse of southeastern United States [syn:
{cotton mouse}, {Peromyscus gossypinus}]
Peromyscus leucopus
n 1: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
[syn: {white-footed mouse}, {vesper mouse}, {Peromyscus
leucopus}]
Peromyscus maniculatus
n 1: brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of
the genus [syn: {deer mouse}, {Peromyscus maniculatus}]
peroneal vein
n 1: accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and
running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial
veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {peroneal vein}, {fibular
vein}, {vena peroneus}]
Peronospora destructor
n 1: fungus causing a downy mildew on onions [syn: {onion
mildew}, {Peronospora destructor}]
Peronospora hyoscyami
n 1: fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco [syn:
{tobacco mildew}, {Peronospora hyoscyami}]
Peronospora tabacina
n 1: fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants
characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves
[syn: {blue mold fungus}, {Peronospora tabacina}]
peroxide blond
n 1: a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide [syn:
{peroxide blond}, {peroxide blonde}]
peroxide blonde
n 1: a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide [syn:
{peroxide blond}, {peroxide blonde}]
perpendicular style
n 1: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;
characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor)
arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {perpendicular
style}, {English-Gothic}, {English-Gothic architecture}]
perpetual calendar
n 1: a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the
week corresponding to any given date over a long period of
years
perpetual motion
n 1: motion that continues indefinitely without any external
source of energy; impossible in practice because of
friction
perpetual motion machine
n 1: a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without
drawing energy from some external source; impossible under
the law of conservation of energy
perpetual warrant
n 1: a warrant with no expiration date
Perry Mason
n 1: fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner
Persea Americana
n 1: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
[syn: {avocado}, {avocado tree}, {Persea Americana}]
Persea borbonia
n 1: small tree of southern United States having dark red
heartwood [syn: {laurel-tree}, {red bay}, {Persea
borbonia}]
Persian cat
n 1: a long-haired breed of cat
Persian deity
n 1: a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians
Persian Empire
n 1: an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in
the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in
the 4th century BC [syn: {Persia}, {Persian Empire}]
Persian Gulf
n 1: a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the
Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among
the most productive in the world [syn: {Persian Gulf},
{Arabian Gulf}]
Persian Gulf illness
n 1: a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many
veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and
headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain
and respiratory disorders [syn: {Gulf War syndrome},
{Persian Gulf illness}]
Persian Gulf War
n 1: a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United
States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
[syn: {Persian Gulf War}, {Gulf War}]
Persian iris
n 1: bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale
lilac-colored flowers [syn: {Persian iris}, {Iris persica}]
Persian lamb
n 1: the fur of a karakul lamb
2: a karakul lamb
Persian lilac
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
2: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate
leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: {Persian
lilac}, {Syringa persica}]
Persian melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a
smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not
have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon},
{honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo
inodorus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green
melon with orange flesh
Persian violet
n 1: perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its
fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers [syn: {Persian
violet}, {Exacum affine}]
Persian walnut
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut},
{Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
persimmon tree
n 1: any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn:
{persimmon}, {persimmon tree}]
persist in
v 1: do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop;
"We continued our research into the cause of the illness";
"The landlord persists in asking us to move" [syn:
{continue}, {persist in}]
person agreement
n 1: agreement in person between pronouns and verbs
person hour
n 1: a time unit used in industry for measuring work [syn: {man
hour}, {person hour}]
person of color
n 1: (formal) any non-European non-white person [syn: {person of
color}, {person of colour}]
person of colour
n 1: (formal) any non-European non-white person [syn: {person of
color}, {person of colour}]
person-to-person
adv 1: (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to
settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-
to-person" [syn: {one-on-one}, {person-to-person}]
adj 1: involving direct communication or contact between persons
or parties; "a person-to-person interview"; "person-to-
person telephone calls"
persona grata
n 1: a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he
is sent
persona non grata
n 1: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which
he is sent
2: a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome [syn:
{unwelcome person}, {persona non grata}]
personal appeal
n 1: a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables
you to influence others [syn: {charisma}, {personal
appeal}, {personal magnetism}]
personal business
n 1: matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"
[syn: {personal business}, {personal matters}, {affairs}]
personal care
n 1: care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to
care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and
managing bodily functions
personal chattel
n 1: personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable
property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) [syn:
{chattel}, {personal chattel}, {movable}]
personal check
n 1: a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal
checking account [syn: {personal check}, {personal cheque}]
personal cheque
n 1: a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal
checking account [syn: {personal check}, {personal cheque}]
personal computer
n 1: a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and
designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: {personal
computer}, {PC}, {microcomputer}]
personal credit line
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal
credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
personal digital assistant
n 1: a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a
hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can
serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or
an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant},
{PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser},
{organizer}, {organiser}]
personal effects
n 1: property of a personal character that is portable but not
used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in
the house"; "I watched over their effects until they
returned" [syn: {effects}, {personal effects}]
personal equation
n 1: variability attributable to individual differences
personal estate
n 1: movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn:
{personal property}, {personal estate}, {personalty},
{private property}]
personal expense
n 1: the cost of personal or family living; "some personal
expenses are tax deductible"
personal foul
n 1: a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in
basketball or football)
personal identification number
n 1: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN},
{PIN number}]
personal identity
n 1: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a
persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you
join the army" [syn: {identity}, {personal identity},
{individuality}]
personal income
n 1: the income received by a single individual
personal judgement
n 1: a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation)
for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in
personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment},
{personal judgement}] [ant: {judgement in rem}, {judgment
in rem}]
personal judgment
n 1: a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation)
for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in
personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment},
{personal judgement}] [ant: {judgement in rem}, {judgment
in rem}]
personal letter
n 1: a letter dealing with personal affairs
personal line of credit
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal
credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
personal loan
n 1: a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for
personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's
integrity and ability to pay [syn: {personal loan},
{consumer loan}]
personal magnetism
n 1: a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables
you to influence others [syn: {charisma}, {personal
appeal}, {personal magnetism}]
personal manner
n 1: a way of acting or behaving [syn: {manner}, {personal
manner}]
personal matters
n 1: matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"
[syn: {personal business}, {personal matters}, {affairs}]
personal memory
n 1: memory for episodes in your own life [syn: {episodic
memory}, {personal memory}]
personal organiser
n 1: a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a
hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can
serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or
an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant},
{PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser},
{organizer}, {organiser}]
personal organizer
n 1: a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a
hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can
serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or
an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant},
{PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser},
{organizer}, {organiser}]
personal pronoun
n 1: a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
personal property
n 1: movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn:
{personal property}, {personal estate}, {personalty},
{private property}]
personal relation
n 1: a relation between persons [syn: {personal relation},
{personal relationship}]
personal relationship
n 1: a relation between persons [syn: {personal relation},
{personal relationship}]
personal representative
n 1: a person who manages the affairs of another
personality assessment
n 1: a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of
a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is
a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a
projective test" [syn: {personality inventory},
{personality assessment}]
personality disorder
n 1: inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
personality inventory
n 1: a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of
a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is
a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a
projective test" [syn: {personality inventory},
{personality assessment}]
personality test
n 1: any test that is intended to assess personality
personnel carrier
n 1: a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting
military personnel and their equipment
personnel casualty
n 1: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn:
{personnel casualty}, {loss}]
personnel department
n 1: the department responsible for hiring and training and
placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel
office}, {personnel}, {staff office}]
personnel office
n 1: the department responsible for hiring and training and
placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel
office}, {personnel}, {staff office}]
personnel pouch
n 1: a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn:
{body bag}, {personnel pouch}, {human remains pouch}]
Peruvian balsam
n 1: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic
balsam [syn: {Peruvian balsam}, {Myroxylon pereirae},
{Myroxylon balsamum pereirae}]
Peruvian bark
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: {cinchona}, {cinchona bark}, {Peruvian
bark}, {Jesuit's bark}]
Peruvian cotton
n 1: cotton with long rough hairy fibers [syn: {Peruvian
cotton}, {Gossypium peruvianum}]
Peruvian current
n 1: a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific
Coast of South America before turning west [syn: {Peruvian
current}, {Humboldt current}]
Peruvian lily
n 1: an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-
like flowers [syn: {Peruvian lily}, {lily of the Incas},
{Alstroemeria pelegrina}]
Peruvian mastic tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and
slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of
greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
[syn: {pepper tree}, {molle}, {Peruvian mastic tree},
{Schinus molle}]
Peruvian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Peru
pes cavus
n 1: a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high
arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot
the appearance of a claw [syn: {clawfoot}, {pes cavus}]
pes planus
n 1: a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened
and spread out [syn: {flatfoot}, {splayfoot}, {pes planus}]
Pesh Merga
n 1: a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan
pesticide poisoning
n 1: toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a
pesticide
pestis ambulans
n 1: a mild form of bubonic plague [syn: {ambulant plague},
{ambulatory plague}, {pestis ambulans}]
pestis bubonica
n 1: the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized
by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of
buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from
person to person [syn: {bubonic plague}, {pestis bubonica},
{glandular plague}]
pet food
n 1: food prepared for animal pets [syn: {petfood}, {pet-food},
{pet food}]
pet name
n 1: a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive
suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" [syn: {pet
name}, {hypocorism}]
pet peeve
n 1: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed;
"grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"
PET scanner
n 1: a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of
metabolic processes in the body [syn: {positron emission
tomography scanner}, {PET scanner}]
pet shop
n 1: a shop where pet animals can be purchased
pet sitter
n 1: someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away
from home [syn: {pet sitter}, {critter sitter}]
pet sitting
n 1: the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home
while their owners are away from home
pet-food
n 1: food prepared for animal pets [syn: {petfood}, {pet-food},
{pet food}]
petal-like
adj 1: resembling a petal [syn: {petallike}, {petal-like}]
Petasites fragrans
n 1: European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn:
{winter heliotrope}, {sweet coltsfoot}, {Petasites
fragrans}]
Petasites hybridus
n 1: small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink
rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur},
{bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]
Petasites sagitattus
n 1: American sweet-scented herb [syn: {sweet coltsfoot},
{Petasites sagitattus}]
Petasites vulgaris
n 1: small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink
rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur},
{bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]
Petaurista petaurista
n 1: East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying
marmot}, {flying cat}, {Petaurista petaurista}]
Pete Seeger
n 1: United States folk singer who was largely responsible for
the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)
[syn: {Seeger}, {Pete Seeger}, {Peter Seeger}]
Peter Abelard
n 1: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise
(1079-1142) [syn: {Abelard}, {Peter Abelard}, {Pierre
Abelard}]
Peter Alexander Ustinov
n 1: British actor and playwright (1921-2004) [syn: {Ustinov},
{Sir Peter Ustinov}, {Peter Alexander Ustinov}]
Peter Behrens
n 1: German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory
buildings (1868-1940) [syn: {Behrens}, {Peter Behrens}]
Peter Carl Faberge
n 1: Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled
and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)
[syn: {Faberge}, {Peter Carl Faberge}]
Peter Carl Goldmark
n 1: United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first
TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record
in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
[syn: {Goldmark}, {Peter Goldmark}, {Peter Carl Goldmark}]
Peter Cooper
n 1: United States industrialist who built the first American
locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer
free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) [syn:
{Cooper}, {Peter Cooper}]
Peter Goldmark
n 1: United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first
TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record
in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
[syn: {Goldmark}, {Peter Goldmark}, {Peter Carl Goldmark}]
Peter I
n 1: czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to
reform the government; he extended his territories in the
Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter
I}, {Czar Peter I}, {Peter the Great}]
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
n 1: important Russian composer whose works are noted for their
expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter
Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr
Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]
Peter Lorre
n 1: United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing
sinister roles (1904-1964) [syn: {Lorre}, {Peter Lorre},
{Laszlo Lowestein}]
Peter Mark Roget
n 1: English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known
thesaurus (1779-1869) [syn: {Roget}, {Peter Mark Roget}]
Peter Medawar
n 1: British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue
transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was
an immune response (1915-1987) [syn: {Medawar}, {Peter
Medawar}, {Sir Peter Brian Medawar}]
Peter Minnewit
n 1: Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native
Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn:
{Minuit}, {Peter Minuit}, {Minnewit}, {Peter Minnewit}]
Peter Minuit
n 1: Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native
Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn:
{Minuit}, {Peter Minuit}, {Minnewit}, {Peter Minnewit}]
Peter O'Toole
n 1: British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {O'Toole},
{Peter O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]
peter out
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no
proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {peter out}, {fizzle
out}, {fizzle}]
2: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter
out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]
Peter Pan
n 1: a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play
who never grows up
2: the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy
who won't grow up
Peter Pan collar
n 1: a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
Peter Paul Mauser
n 1: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle
and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {P. P.
von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]
Peter Paul Rubens
n 1: prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English
king Charles I (1577-1640) [syn: {Rubens}, {Peter Paul
Rubens}, {Sir Peter Paul Rubens}]
Peter Seamus O'Toole
n 1: British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {O'Toole},
{Peter O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]
Peter Seeger
n 1: United States folk singer who was largely responsible for
the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)
[syn: {Seeger}, {Pete Seeger}, {Peter Seeger}]
Peter Sellers
n 1: English comic actor (1925-1980) [syn: {Sellers}, {Peter
Sellers}]
Peter Stuyvesant
n 1: the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in
1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England
(1592-1672) [syn: {Stuyvesant}, {Peter Stuyvesant}, {Petrus
Stuyvesant}]
Peter Tchaikovsky
n 1: important Russian composer whose works are noted for their
expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter
Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr
Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]
Peter the Great
n 1: czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to
reform the government; he extended his territories in the
Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter
I}, {Czar Peter I}, {Peter the Great}]
Peter's gland
n 1: any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines
near the junction of the ileum and colon [syn: {Peyer's
patch}, {Peter's gland}]
Peter's pence
n 1: an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support
the papal see [syn: {hearth money}, {Peter's pence}]
Petersburg Campaign
n 1: the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65);
Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated
Confederate forces under Lee [syn: {Petersburg},
{Petersburg Campaign}]
petit bourgeois
n 1: a member of the lower middle class
2: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
[syn: {petit bourgeois}, {petite bourgeoisie}, {petty
bourgeoisie}]
petit dejeuner
n 1: a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea
[syn: {continental breakfast}, {petit dejeuner}]
petit four
n 1: small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
petit juror
n 1: a member of a petit jury [syn: {petit juror}, {petty
juror}]
petit jury
n 1: a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in
civil or criminal proceedings [syn: {petit jury}, {petty
jury}]
petit larceny
n 1: larceny of property having a value less than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: {petit larceny}, {petty
larceny}, {petty}] [ant: {grand larceny}, {grand theft}]
petit mal
n 1: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief
clouding of consciousness (and possibly other
abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal
since childhood" [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}, {petit mal},
{epilepsia minor}]
2: a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary
unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the
girl was frightened by her first petit mal" [syn: {petit
mal}, {epilepsia minor}]
petit mal epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief
clouding of consciousness (and possibly other
abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal
since childhood" [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}, {petit mal},
{epilepsia minor}]
petit point
n 1: a small diagonal needlepoint stitch [syn: {petit point},
{tent stitch}]
2: needlepoint done with small stitches
petite bourgeoisie
n 1: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
[syn: {petit bourgeois}, {petite bourgeoisie}, {petty
bourgeoisie}]
petite marmite
n 1: soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite
marmite}, {minestrone}, {vegetable soup}]
petitio principii
n 1: the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the
premises; begging the question [syn: {petitio principii},
{petitio}]
Petrarchan sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern
abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern
cdecde or cdcdcd [syn: {Petrarchan sonnet}, {Italian
sonnet}]
Petri dish
n 1: a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
Petrified Forest National Park
n 1: a national park in Arizona having the world's largest
collection of petrified coniferous trees
petrol bomb
n 1: a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with
flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {Molotov
cocktail}, {petrol bomb}, {gasoline bomb}]
petrol engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most
automobiles are driven by gasoline engines [syn: {gasoline
engine}, {petrol engine}]
petrol gage
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
petrol gauge
n 1: gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the
gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge},
{gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}, {petrol gauge},
{petrol gage}]
petrol line
n 1: a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline
engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the
gas line" [syn: {fuel line}, {gas line}, {petrol line}]
petrol pump
n 1: a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from
underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {gasoline
pump}, {petrol pump}, {island dispenser}]
petrol station
n 1: a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline
station}, {gas station}, {filling station}, {petrol
station}]
petrol tank
n 1: a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle [syn: {gas
tank}, {gasoline tank}, {petrol tank}]
petrolatum gauze
n 1: gauze saturated with petrolatum
petroleum future
n 1: petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at
a specified future date [syn: {oil future}, {petroleum
future}]
petroleum geologist
n 1: a specialist in petroleum geology [syn: {petroleum
geologist}, {oil geologist}]
petroleum geology
n 1: the branch of economic geology that deals with the
occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields
petroleum jelly
n 1: a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from
petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
[syn: {petrolatum}, {petroleum jelly}, {mineral jelly}]
petroleum refinery
n 1: a refinery for petroleum [syn: {oil refinery}, {petroleum
refinery}]
Petromyzon marinus
n 1: large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food;
destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes [syn:
{sea lamprey}, {Petromyzon marinus}]
Petronas Towers
n 1: twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet
high
Petronius Arbiter
n 1: Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Petronius}, {Gaius
Petronius}, {Petronius Arbiter}]
Petroselinum crispum
n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves [syn:
{parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum}]
Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum
n 1: a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian
parsley}, {flat-leaf parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum
neapolitanum}]
Petroselinum crispum tuberosum
n 1: parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot
resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {Hamburg parsley},
{turnip-rooted parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum tuberosum}]
Petrus Stuyvesant
n 1: the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in
1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England
(1592-1672) [syn: {Stuyvesant}, {Peter Stuyvesant}, {Petrus
Stuyvesant}]
Petteria ramentacea
n 1: erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense
clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds;
Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn:
{Dalmatian laburnum}, {Petteria ramentacea}, {Cytisus
ramentaceus}]
petting zoo
n 1: a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed
petty apartheid
n 1: racial segregation enforced primarily in public
transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public
places
petty bourgeoisie
n 1: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
[syn: {petit bourgeois}, {petite bourgeoisie}, {petty
bourgeoisie}]
petty cash
n 1: a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of
incidental expenses
petty criticism
n 1: a petty disparagement [syn: {detraction}, {petty
criticism}]
petty juror
n 1: a member of a petit jury [syn: {petit juror}, {petty
juror}]
petty jury
n 1: a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in
civil or criminal proceedings [syn: {petit jury}, {petty
jury}]
petty larceny
n 1: larceny of property having a value less than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: {petit larceny}, {petty
larceny}, {petty}] [ant: {grand larceny}, {grand theft}]
petty morel
n 1: unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished
from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled
umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn:
{American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia
racemosa}]
petty officer
n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a
rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: {petty
officer}, {PO}, {P.O.}]
petty spurge
n 1: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern
United States [syn: {petty spurge}, {devil's milk},
{Euphorbia peplus}]
petty whin
n 1: prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England
and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {petty
whin}, {Genista anglica}]
Petunia axillaris
n 1: annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers
[syn: {large white petunia}, {Petunia axillaris}]
Petunia hybrida
n 1: hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a
complex group of petunias having single or double flowers
in colors from white to purple [syn: {hybrid petunia},
{Petunia hybrida}]
Petunia integrifolia
n 1: herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red
flowers [syn: {violet-flowered petunia}, {Petunia
integrifolia}]
pewit gull
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull},
{blackcap}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
Peyer's patch
n 1: any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines
near the junction of the ileum and colon [syn: {Peyer's
patch}, {Peter's gland}]
Peyton Rous
n 1: United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause
tumors (1879-1970) [syn: {Rous}, {Peyton Rous}, {Francis
Peyton Rous}]
Peziza coccinea
n 1: a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn:
{blood cup}, {fairy cup}, {Peziza coccinea}]
Peziza domicilina
n 1: a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile
fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when
broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats
Pezophaps solitaria
n 1: extinct flightless bird related to the dodo [syn:
{solitaire}, {Pezophaps solitaria}]
PFLP-GC
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted
several attacks in western Europe [syn: {Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine-General Command}, {PFLP-GC}]
pH scale
n 1: (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the
reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per
liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the
acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and
greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more
acidic) [syn: {pH}, {pH scale}]
Ph.D.
n 1: a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate
study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded
graduate study [syn: {Ph.D.}, {PhD}]
Phacelia campanularia
n 1: annual of southern California with intricately branched
stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped
flowers [syn: {California bluebell}, {Phacelia
campanularia}]
Phacelia minor
n 1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet
tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California
bluebell}, {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia
whitlavia}]
Phacelia tanacetifolia
n 1: hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of
small blue to lilac or mauve flowers [syn: {fiddleneck},
{Phacelia tanacetifolia}]
Phacelia whitlavia
n 1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet
tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California
bluebell}, {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia
whitlavia}]
Phalacrocorax carbo
n 1: large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a
distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch
fish [syn: {cormorant}, {Phalacrocorax carbo}]
Phalaenopsis amabilis
n 1: orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and
fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red [syn:
{butterfly plant}, {Phalaenopsis amabilis}]
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
n 1: goatsucker of western North America [syn: {poorwill},
{Phalaenoptilus nuttallii}]
Phalangium opilio
n 1: spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long
thin legs [syn: {harvestman}, {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium
opilio}]
Phalaris aquatica
n 1: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced
in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass},
{Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris
aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]
Phalaris arundinacea
n 1: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad
leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass},
{gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass},
{Phalaris arundinacea}]
Phalaris canariensis
n 1: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
[syn: {canary grass}, {birdseed grass}, {Phalaris
canariensis}]
Phalaris tuberosa
n 1: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced
in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass},
{Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris
aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]
Phalaropus fulicarius
n 1: phalarope of northern oceans and lakes [syn: {red
phalarope}, {Phalaropus fulicarius}]
phallic phase
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development
when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is
supposed to be a primary source of pleasure [syn: {phallic
stage}, {phallic phase}]
phallic stage
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development
when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is
supposed to be a primary source of pleasure [syn: {phallic
stage}, {phallic phase}]
Phallus impudicus
n 1: a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for
rheumatism [syn: {common stinkhorn}, {Phallus impudicus}]
Phallus ravenelii
n 1: this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the
apex and smells like decaying flesh
Phanerozoic aeon
n 1: the period from about 540 million years ago until the
present, a period when abundant life existed [syn:
{Phanerozoic}, {Phanerozoic eon}, {Phanerozoic aeon}]
Phanerozoic eon
n 1: the period from about 540 million years ago until the
present, a period when abundant life existed [syn:
{Phanerozoic}, {Phanerozoic eon}, {Phanerozoic aeon}]
phantasy life
n 1: an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world [syn: {fantasy
life}, {phantasy life}]
phantasy world
n 1: something existing solely in the imagination (but often
mistaken for reality) [syn: {fantasy world}, {phantasy
world}, {fairyland}]
phantom limb
n 1: the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been
amputated
phantom limb pain
n 1: pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the
missing limb
phantom limb syndrome
n 1: syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that
has been amputated
phantom orchid
n 1: waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and
racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to
northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom
orchid}, {snow orchid}, {Eburophyton austinae}]
pharaoh ant
n 1: small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
[syn: {pharaoh ant}, {pharaoh's ant}, {Monomorium
pharaonis}]
Pharaoh of Egypt
n 1: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: {Pharaoh},
{Pharaoh of Egypt}]
pharaoh's ant
n 1: small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
[syn: {pharaoh ant}, {pharaoh's ant}, {Monomorium
pharaonis}]
Pharaoh's chicken
n 1: small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
[syn: {Egyptian vulture}, {Pharaoh's chicken}, {Neophron
percnopterus}]
pharmaceutical chemist
n 1: someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition
and uses and effects) [syn: {pharmacologist},
{pharmaceutical chemist}]
pharmaceutical company
n 1: a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug
company}, {pharmaceutical company}, {pharma}]
pharmacological medicine
n 1: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and
properties and uses and effects [syn: {pharmacology},
{pharmacological medicine}, {materia medica}]
Pharomacrus mocino
n 1: very rare Central American bird; the national bird of
Guatemala [syn: {resplendent quetzel}, {resplendent
trogon}, {Pharomacrus mocino}]
pharyngeal consonant
n 1: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
[syn: {guttural}, {guttural consonant}, {pharyngeal},
{pharyngeal consonant}]
pharyngeal recess
n 1: a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
pharyngeal reflex
n 1: normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by
touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth [syn:
{pharyngeal reflex}, {gag reflex}]
pharyngeal tonsil
n 1: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the
uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids";
"enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]
pharyngeal vein
n 1: veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the
internal jugular vein [syn: {pharyngeal vein}, {vena
pharyngeus}]
Phascolarctos cinereus
n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
[syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native
bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]
phase angle
n 1: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from
some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn:
{phase}, {phase angle}]
phase change
n 1: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another
without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase
change}, {phase transition}, {state change}, {physical
change}]
phase I
n 1: a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety
of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage
or toxicity limits should be obtained [syn: {phase I
clinical trial}, {phase I}]
phase I clinical trial
n 1: a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety
of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage
or toxicity limits should be obtained [syn: {phase I
clinical trial}, {phase I}]
phase II
n 1: a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended
to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition
it is intended to treat; possible side effects are
monitored [syn: {phase II clinical trial}, {phase II}]
phase II clinical trial
n 1: a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended
to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition
it is intended to treat; possible side effects are
monitored [syn: {phase II clinical trial}, {phase II}]
phase III
n 1: a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase
I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with
tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of
these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from
the FDA [syn: {phase III clinical trial}, {phase III}]
phase III clinical trial
n 1: a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase
I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with
tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of
these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from
the FDA [syn: {phase III clinical trial}, {phase III}]
phase in
v 1: introduce gradually [ant: {phase out}]
phase IV
n 1: sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but
requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its
effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on
slightly different patient populations than those studied
in earlier trials [syn: {phase IV clinical trial}, {phase
IV}]
phase IV clinical trial
n 1: sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but
requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its
effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on
slightly different patient populations than those studied
in earlier trials [syn: {phase IV clinical trial}, {phase
IV}]
phase modulation
n 1: modulation of the phase of the carrier wave [syn: {phase
modulation}, {PM}]
phase of cell division
n 1: a stage in meiosis or mitosis
phase of the moon
n 1: a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring
appearance
phase out
v 1: terminate gradually [ant: {phase in}]
phase space
n 1: (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions
represent the variables that are required to describe a
system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space"
phase transition
n 1: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another
without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase
change}, {phase transition}, {state change}, {physical
change}]
phase-out
n 1: the act or instance of a planned discontinuation
Phaseolus aconitifolius
n 1: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow
flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in
India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner;
sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {moth bean},
{Vigna aconitifolia}, {Phaseolus aconitifolius}]
Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
n 1: twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico
having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans
[syn: {tepary bean}, {Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius}]
Phaseolus angularis
n 1: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour
made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean},
{Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]
Phaseolus aureus
n 1: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of
India and Indonesia and United States for forage and
especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts
used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {mung bean plant},
{Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]
Phaseolus caracalla
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
Phaseolus coccineus
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
Phaseolus limensis
n 1: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible
seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {lima bean plant}, {Phaseolus
limensis}]
Phaseolus lunatus
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
lunatus}]
Phaseolus multiflorus
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
Phaseolus vulgaris
n 1: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its
edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean}, {common bean
plant}, {Phaseolus vulgaris}]
Phasianus colchicus
n 1: common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
[syn: {ring-necked pheasant}, {Phasianus colchicus}]
phasmid insect
n 1: large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with
long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and
leaf insects [syn: {phasmid}, {phasmid insect}]
phatic communication
n 1: conversational speech used to communicate sociability more
than information [syn: {phatic speech}, {phatic
communication}]
phatic speech
n 1: conversational speech used to communicate sociability more
than information [syn: {phatic speech}, {phatic
communication}]
pheasant coucal
n 1: Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant
coucal}, {pheasant cuckoo}, {Centropus phasianinus}]
pheasant cuckoo
n 1: Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant
coucal}, {pheasant cuckoo}, {Centropus phasianinus}]
pheasant under glass
n 1: a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic
of expensive restaurants
pheasant's-eye
n 1: Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark
centers [syn: {pheasant's-eye}, {Adonis annua}]
Phegopteris connectilis
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern},
{Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera},
{Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]
Phellodendron amurense
n 1: deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine
aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn
and deeply fissured corky bark [syn: {cork tree},
{Phellodendron amurense}]
phencyclidine hydrochloride
n 1: a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly
taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its
effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine},
{phencyclidine hydrochloride}, {PCP}, {angel dust}]
pheno-safranine
n 1: a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy
phenolic plastic
n 1: a plastic consisting of phenolic resins [syn: {phenolic
plastic}, {phenolic urea}]
phenolic resin
n 1: a thermosetting resin [syn: {phenolic resin}, {phenolic},
{phenoplast}]
phenolic urea
n 1: a plastic consisting of phenolic resins [syn: {phenolic
plastic}, {phenolic urea}]
phenoxymethyl penicillin
n 1: a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G
but more resistant to the action of gastric acids [syn:
{penicillin V}, {phenoxymethyl penicillin}]
phenyl salicylate
n 1: a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to
absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an
antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is
intended for enteric release [syn: {salol}, {phenyl
salicylate}]
phenylic acid
n 1: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of
benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and
antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic
acid}, {phenol}, {hydroxybenzene}, {oxybenzene}, {phenylic
acid}]
phi coefficient
n 1: an index of the relation between any two sets of scores
that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions
(e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi coefficient}, {phi
correlation}, {fourfold point correlation}]
phi correlation
n 1: an index of the relation between any two sets of scores
that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions
(e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi coefficient}, {phi
correlation}, {fourfold point correlation}]
Phil Anderson
n 1: United States physicist who studied the electronic
structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn:
{Anderson}, {Philip Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson},
{Phil Anderson}]
Philadelphia fleabane
n 1: especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of
threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender
white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn:
{Philadelphia fleabane}, {Erigeron philadelphicus}]
Philadelphia pepper pot
n 1: a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with
peppercorns; often contains dumplings [syn: {pepper pot},
{Philadelphia pepper pot}]
Philadelphus coronarius
n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-
white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: {mock
orange}, {syringa}, {Philadelphus coronarius}]
Philaenus spumarius
n 1: North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn:
{meadow spittlebug}, {Philaenus spumarius}]
philanthropic foundation
n 1: a foundation that provides funds for science or art or
education or religion or relief from disease etc.
philanthropic gift
n 1: voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropy},
{philanthropic gift}]
philharmonic pitch
n 1: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert
performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle
C [syn: {concert pitch}, {philharmonic pitch},
{international pitch}]
Philibert de l'Orme
n 1: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and
Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn:
{Delorme}, {Philibert Delorme}, {de l'Orme}, {Philibert de
l'Orme}]
Philibert Delorme
n 1: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and
Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn:
{Delorme}, {Philibert Delorme}, {de l'Orme}, {Philibert de
l'Orme}]
Philip Anderson
n 1: United States physicist who studied the electronic
structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn:
{Anderson}, {Philip Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson},
{Phil Anderson}]
Philip Augustus
n 1: son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars
with the English that regained control of Normandy and
Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) [syn: {Philip II},
{Philip Augustus}]
Philip Dormer Stanhope
n 1: suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for
letters to his son (1694-1773) [syn: {Chesterfield},
{Fourth Earl of Chesterfield}, {Philip Dormer Stanhope}]
Philip II
n 1: son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars
with the English that regained control of Normandy and
Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) [syn: {Philip II},
{Philip Augustus}]
2: king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great
(382-336 BC) [syn: {Philip II}, {Philip II of Macedon}]
3: king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he
supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada
to invade England (1527-1598) [syn: {Philip II}, {Philip II
of Spain}]
Philip II of Macedon
n 1: king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great
(382-336 BC) [syn: {Philip II}, {Philip II of Macedon}]
Philip II of Spain
n 1: king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he
supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish
Armada to invade England (1527-1598) [syn: {Philip II},
{Philip II of Spain}]
Philip Marlowe
n 1: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes
in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn:
{Marlowe}, {Philip Marlowe}]
Philip Michael Ondaatje
n 1: Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn:
{Ondaatje}, {Michael Ondaatje}, {Philip Michael Ondaatje}]
Philip Milton Roth
n 1: United States writer whose novels portray middle-class
Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: {Roth}, {Philip Roth},
{Philip Milton Roth}]
Philip of Valois
n 1: king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute
with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred
Years' War (1293-1350) [syn: {Philip VI}, {Philip of
Valois}]
Philip Roth
n 1: United States writer whose novels portray middle-class
Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: {Roth}, {Philip Roth},
{Philip Milton Roth}]
Philip V
n 1: king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the
Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over
Greece
Philip VI
n 1: king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute
with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred
Years' War (1293-1350) [syn: {Philip VI}, {Philip of
Valois}]
Philip Warren Anderson
n 1: United States physicist who studied the electronic
structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn:
{Anderson}, {Philip Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson},
{Phil Anderson}]
Philipp Lenard
n 1: German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947) [syn:
{Lenard}, {Philipp Lenard}]
Philipp Melanchthon
n 1: German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the
Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) [syn: {Melanchthon},
{Philipp Melanchthon}, {Philipp Schwarzerd}]
Philipp Schwarzerd
n 1: German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the
Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) [syn: {Melanchthon},
{Philipp Melanchthon}, {Philipp Schwarzerd}]
Philippine cedar
n 1: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn:
{Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas},
{Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]
Philippine Islands
n 1: an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some
7000 islands [syn: {Philippines}, {Philippine Islands}]
Philippine mahogany
n 1: red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar
boxes and interior finish
2: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn:
{Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas}, {Toona
calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]
Philippine monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Philippines
Philippine peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100
centavos [syn: {Philippine peso}, {peso}]
Philippine Sea
n 1: a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval
victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who
were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops
on Leyte [syn: {Philippine Sea}, {battle of the Philippine
Sea}]
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
n 1: Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular
illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw
illness as having an external cause (rather than an
imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with
chemical remedies (1493-1541) [syn: {Paracelsus},
{Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus}, {Theophrastus Philippus
Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim}]
Phillips screw
n 1: a screw with a special head having crossed slots
Phillips screwdriver
n 1: a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws
Phillis Wheatley
n 1: American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized
Black writer in America (1753-1784) [syn: {Wheatley},
{Phillis Wheatley}]
Philohela minor
n 1: small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn:
{American woodcock}, {woodcock snipe}, {Philohela minor}]
Philomachus pugnax
n 1: common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck
ruff in breeding season [syn: {ruff}, {Philomachus pugnax}]
philosopher's stone
n 1: hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be
capable of changing base metals into gold [syn:
{philosopher's stone}, {philosophers' stone}, {elixir}]
philosopher's wool
n 1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in
cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc
oxide}, {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool},
{philosophers' wool}]
philosophers' stone
n 1: hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be
capable of changing base metals into gold [syn:
{philosopher's stone}, {philosophers' stone}, {elixir}]
philosophers' wool
n 1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in
cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc
oxide}, {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool},
{philosophers' wool}]
philosophical doctrine
n 1: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy [syn:
{philosophical doctrine}, {philosophical theory}]
philosophical system
n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative
by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophy},
{philosophical system}, {school of thought}, {ism}]
philosophical theory
n 1: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy [syn:
{philosophical doctrine}, {philosophical theory}]
philosophy department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
[syn: {philosophy department}, {department of philosophy}]
Phineas Taylor Barnum
n 1: United States showman who popularized the circus
(1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {P. T. Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor
Barnum}]
Phlebodium aureum
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated
for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds;
sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden
polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern},
{Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
Phlebotomus papatasii
n 1: any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females
can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: {sand
fly}, {sandfly}, {Phlebotomus papatasii}]
phlegmasia alba dolens
n 1: painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following
childbirth [syn: {milk leg}, {white leg}, {phlegmasia alba
dolens}]
Phleum pratense
n 1: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United
States and Europe for hay [syn: {timothy}, {herd's grass},
{Phleum pratense}]
Phlomis fruticosa
n 1: a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated
for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers [syn:
{Jerusalem sage}, {Phlomis fruticosa}]
Phlox bifida
n 1: low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn:
{chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox
stellaria}]
phlox family
n 1: a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of
the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn:
{Polemoniaceae}, {family Polemoniaceae}, {phlox family}]
Phlox stellaria
n 1: low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn:
{chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox
stellaria}]
Phlox subulata
n 1: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves
and pink or white flowers; native to United States and
widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink},
{mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox
subulata}]
Phnom Penh
n 1: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom
Penh}, {Pnom Penh}, {Cambodian capital}]
phobic disorder
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational
fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic
disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobia},
{phobic disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]
phobic neurosis
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational
fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic
disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobia},
{phobic disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]
Phoca vitulina
n 1: small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern
hemisphere [syn: {harbor seal}, {common seal}, {Phoca
vitulina}]
Phocoena phocoena
n 1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {harbor porpoise}, {herring hog}, {Phocoena
phocoena}]
Phocoena sinus
n 1: a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an
endangered species [syn: {vaquita}, {Phocoena sinus}]
phoebe bird
n 1: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe},
{phoebe bird}, {Sayornis phoebe}]
Phoebus Apollo
n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and
poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin
brother of Artemis [syn: {Apollo}, {Phoebus}, {Phoebus
Apollo}]
Phoenix dactylifera
n 1: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing
sweet edible fruit [syn: {date palm}, {Phoenix
dactylifera}]
phoenix tree
n 1: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an
ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long
racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious
leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese
parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree},
{Firmiana simplex}]
Pholiota astragalina
n 1: a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale
yellow stalk
Pholiota aurea
n 1: a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south
along the coast [syn: {Pholiota aurea}, {golden pholiota}]
Pholiota destruens
n 1: a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants
of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and
hard
Pholiota flammans
n 1: a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is
the stalk
Pholiota flavida
n 1: a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is
brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly
sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk
Pholiota nameko
n 1: one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn:
{nameko}, {viscid mushroom}, {Pholiota nameko}]
Pholiota squarrosa
n 1: a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously
scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge
with age [syn: {Pholiota squarrosa}, {scaly pholiota}]
Pholiota squarrosa-adiposa
n 1: a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous
tawny scales on the caps and stalks
Pholiota squarrosoides
n 1: a pale buff fungus with tawny scales
Pholis gunnellus
n 1: slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic
coastal waters [syn: {rock gunnel}, {butterfish}, {Pholis
gunnellus}]
Pholistoma auritum
n 1: straggling California annual herb with deep purple or
violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn:
{fiesta flower}, {Pholistoma auritum}, {Nemophila aurita}]
phone bill
n 1: statement of charges for telephone service [syn: {phone
bill}, {telephone bill}]
phone book
n 1: a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone
subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook},
{phone book}, {telephone book}, {telephone directory}]
phone booth
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone
booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
phone call
n 1: a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous
calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the
phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn:
{call}, {phone call}, {telephone call}]
phone card
n 1: a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls
[syn: {calling card}, {phone card}]
phone company
n 1: a public utility that provides telephone service [syn:
{telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company},
{phone service}, {telco}]
phone cord
n 1: the telephone wire that connects to the handset [syn:
{telephone cord}, {phone cord}]
phone jack
n 1: a jack for plugging in a telephone [syn: {telephone jack},
{phone jack}]
phone line
n 1: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone
line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]
phone message
n 1: a message transmitted by telephone [syn: {phone message},
{telephone message}]
phone number
n 1: the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he
has an unlisted number" [syn: {phone number}, {telephone
number}, {number}]
phone plug
n 1: a plug for connecting a telephone [syn: {telephone plug},
{phone plug}]
phone service
n 1: a public utility that provides telephone service [syn:
{telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company},
{phone service}, {telco}]
phone system
n 1: a communication system that transmits sound between distant
points [syn: {telephone system}, {phone system}]
phone tapper
n 1: someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn:
{tapper}, {wiretapper}, {phone tapper}]
phone-in
n 1: a program in which the audience participates by telephone
phonemic system
n 1: the system of phonemes recognized in a language
phonetic alphabet
n 1: an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific
sounds of speech [syn: {phonetic alphabet}, {sound
alphabet}]
phonetic symbol
n 1: a written character used in phonetic transcription of
represent a particular speech sound
phonetic transcription
n 1: a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech
sound with a separate symbol
phonograph album
n 1: an album for holding phonograph records [syn: {phonograph
album}, {record album}]
phonograph needle
n 1: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in
a phonograph record [syn: {phonograph needle}, {needle}]
phonograph record
n 1: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous
groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a
phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: {phonograph
record}, {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disk}, {disc},
{platter}]
phonograph recording
n 1: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous
groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a
phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: {phonograph
record}, {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disk}, {disc},
{platter}]
phonograph recording disk
n 1: a disk coated with cellulose acetate [syn: {acetate disk},
{phonograph recording disk}]
phonologic system
n 1: the system of phones used in a particular language [syn:
{phonological system}, {phonologic system}]
phonological system
n 1: the system of phones used in a particular language [syn:
{phonological system}, {phonologic system}]
Phoradendron flavescens
n 1: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on
deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
[syn: {American mistletoe}, {Phoradendron serotinum},
{Phoradendron flavescens}]
Phoradendron serotinum
n 1: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on
deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
[syn: {American mistletoe}, {Phoradendron serotinum},
{Phoradendron flavescens}]
phosphate buffer solution
n 1: a solution containing a phosphate buffer [syn: {phosphate
buffer solution}, {PBS}]
phosphor bronze
n 1: a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in
bearings and gears
phosphoric acid
n 1: an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4 [syn:
{phosphoric acid}, {orthophosphoric acid}]
phosphorous acid
n 1: a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn:
{hypophosphorous acid}, {phosphorous acid},
{orthophosphorous acid}]
Photinia arbutifolia
n 1: ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of
the United States having large white flowers and red
berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn:
{toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry},
{Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]
photo credit
n 1: a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
photo finish
n 1: in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish
of a race in which the contestants are so close together
that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken
at the instant of finishing
photo op
n 1: an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately
arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable
publicity for those who are photographed [syn: {photo
opportunity}, {photo op}]
photo opportunity
n 1: an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately
arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable
publicity for those who are photographed [syn: {photo
opportunity}, {photo op}]
photo-offset
n 1: a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
[syn: {photo-offset printing}, {photo-offset}]
photo-offset printing
n 1: a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
[syn: {photo-offset printing}, {photo-offset}]
Photoblepharon palpebratus
n 1: fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each
eye [syn: {flashlight fish}, {Photoblepharon palpebratus}]
photochemical exchange
n 1: an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant
energy (especially light)
photochemical reaction
n 1: a chemical reaction produced by the action of light
photoconductive cell
n 1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other
radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive
cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]
photoelectric cell
n 1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other
radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive
cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]
photoelectric emission
n 1: the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy
level
photogelatin process
n 1: a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate
with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be
reproduced; can be used with one or more colors [syn:
{collotype}, {collotype printing}, {photogelatin process}]
photogenic epilepsy
n 1: reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light
photograph album
n 1: an album for photographs
photographer's model
n 1: a model who poses for photographers
photographic camera
n 1: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a
lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive
film at the other) [syn: {camera}, {photographic camera}]
photographic density
n 1: (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance
transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation [syn:
{optical density}, {transmission density}, {photographic
density}, {absorbance}]
photographic emulsion
n 1: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of
fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn:
{emulsion}, {photographic emulsion}]
photographic equipment
n 1: equipment used by a photographer
photographic film
n 1: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid
covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make
negatives or transparencies [syn: {film}, {photographic
film}]
photographic material
n 1: light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
[syn: {photographic paper}, {photographic material}]
photographic paper
n 1: light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
[syn: {photographic paper}, {photographic material}]
photographic plate
n 1: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic
image can be recorded [syn: {plate}, {photographic plate}]
photographic print
n 1: a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
[syn: {photographic print}, {print}]
photopic vision
n 1: normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient
illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
[syn: {daylight vision}, {photopic vision}]
photoplate making
n 1: the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders)
are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics
revolutionized the practice of printing" [syn:
{photomechanics}, {photoplate making}]
Photostat machine
n 1: a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative
copies directly on the surface of prepared paper [syn:
{Photostat}, {Photostat machine}]
phototrophic bacteria
n 1: green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived
from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or
organic carbon [syn: {phototrophic bacteria}, {phototropic
bacteria}]
phototropic bacteria
n 1: green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived
from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or
organic carbon [syn: {phototrophic bacteria}, {phototropic
bacteria}]
photovoltaic cell
n 1: a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
[syn: {solar cell}, {photovoltaic cell}]
Phoxinus phoxinus
n 1: very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly
streams [syn: {minnow}, {Phoxinus phoxinus}]
Phragmites communis
n 1: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and
large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist
areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch
reed}, {common reed}, {carrizo}, {Phragmites communis}]
phrasal idiom
n 1: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the
meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom},
{idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase},
{phrase}]
phrasal verb
n 1: an English verb followed by one or more particles where the
combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit;
"`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many
turned out to vote?'"
phrase book
n 1: a book containing common expressions in a foreign language
along with their translations
phrase structure
n 1: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn:
{syntax}, {sentence structure}, {phrase structure}]
phrenic nerve
n 1: one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal
roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm
and control breathing [syn: {phrenic nerve}, {nervus
phrenicus}]
phrenic vein
n 1: either of two veins that drain the diaphragm [syn: {phrenic
vein}, {vena phrenica}]
Phrygian deity
n 1: deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor
Phrynosoma cornutum
n 1: of arid and semiarid open country [syn: {Texas horned
lizard}, {Phrynosoma cornutum}]
phthalic acid
n 1: a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes
phthalic anhydride
n 1: a white cyclic anhydride
Phthirius pubis
n 1: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
[syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {crab}, {Phthirius
pubis}]
Phthorimaea operculella
n 1: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g.
potatoes and tobacco [syn: {potato tuberworm}, {Phthorimaea
operculella}]
2: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn:
{potato moth}, {potato tuber moth}, {splitworm}, {Phthorimaea
operculella}]
Phycomycetes group
n 1: a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and
funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota
(including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of
the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems
[syn: {Phycomycetes}, {Phycomycetes group}]
Phyllitis scolopendrium
n 1: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium
scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]
Phyllocladus alpinus
n 1: small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {Alpine
celery pine}, {Phyllocladus alpinus}]
Phyllocladus asplenifolius
n 1: medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery top
pine}, {celery-topped pine}, {Phyllocladus asplenifolius}]
Phyllocladus trichomanoides
n 1: medium tall celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {tanekaha},
{Phyllocladus trichomanoides}]
Phyllodoce breweri
n 1: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
[syn: {purple heather}, {Brewer's mountain heather},
{Phyllodoce breweri}]
Phyllodoce caerulea
n 1: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple
flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe
and United States [syn: {mountain heath}, {Phyllodoce
caerulea}, {Bryanthus taxifolius}]
Phylloporus boletinoides
n 1: a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that
extend part way down the stalk
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
n 1: European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage [syn:
{wood warbler}, {Phylloscopus sibilatrix}]
Phyllostachys aurea
n 1: small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms
flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku},
{hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]
Phyllostachys bambusoides
n 1: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and
perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber
bamboo}, {madake}, {ku-chiku}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]
Phyllostachys nigra
n 1: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
[syn: {black bamboo}, {kuri-chiku}, {Phyllostachys nigra}]
Phyllostomus hastatus
n 1: a variety of leaf-nosed bat
Phylloxera vitifoleae
n 1: destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape louse},
{grape phylloxera}, {Phylloxera vitifoleae}]
phylogenetic relation
n 1: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups
of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or
structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man
shows close affinity with modern humans" [syn: {affinity},
{phylogenetic relation}]
phylum Acanthocephala
n 1: phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live
in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms [syn:
{Acanthocephala}, {phylum Acanthocephala}]
phylum Annelida
n 1: segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches [syn:
{Annelida}, {phylum Annelida}]
phylum Arthropoda
n 1: jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans;
insects; millipedes; centipedes [syn: {Arthropoda}, {phylum
Arthropoda}]
phylum Aschelminthes
n 1: unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn:
{Nematoda}, {phylum Nematoda}, {Aschelminthes}, {phylum
Aschelminthes}]
phylum Brachiopoda
n 1: marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks [syn:
{Brachiopoda}, {phylum Brachiopoda}]
phylum Bryozoa
n 1: marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
[syn: {Bryozoa}, {phylum Bryozoa}, {polyzoa}]
phylum Chaetognatha
n 1: arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine
worms [syn: {Chaetognatha}, {phylum Chaetognatha}]
phylum Chordata
n 1: comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
[syn: {Chordata}, {phylum Chordata}]
phylum Cnidaria
n 1: hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn:
{Cnidaria}, {phylum Cnidaria}, {Coelenterata}, {phylum
Coelenterata}]
phylum Coelenterata
n 1: hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn:
{Cnidaria}, {phylum Cnidaria}, {Coelenterata}, {phylum
Coelenterata}]
phylum Cryptophyta
n 1: a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Cryptophyta},
{phylum Cryptophyta}]
phylum Ctenophora
n 1: comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly
considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: {Ctenophora},
{phylum Ctenophora}]
phylum Cycliophora
n 1: tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in
great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in
1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta
and Ectoprocta [syn: {Cycliophora}, {phylum Cycliophora}]
phylum Echinodermata
n 1: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g.
starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn:
{Echinodermata}, {phylum Echinodermata}]
phylum Ectoprocta
n 1: coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn:
{Ectoprocta}, {phylum Ectoprocta}]
phylum Entoprocta
n 1: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn:
{Entoprocta}, {phylum Entoprocta}, {Endoprocta}]
phylum Mollusca
n 1: gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons [syn:
{Mollusca}, {phylum Mollusca}]
phylum Nematoda
n 1: unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn:
{Nematoda}, {phylum Nematoda}, {Aschelminthes}, {phylum
Aschelminthes}]
phylum Nemertea
n 1: proboscis worms [syn: {Nemertea}, {phylum Nemertea},
{Nemertina}, {phylum Nemertina}]
phylum Nemertina
n 1: proboscis worms [syn: {Nemertea}, {phylum Nemertea},
{Nemertina}, {phylum Nemertina}]
phylum Phoronida
n 1: small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: {Phoronida},
{Phoronidea}, {phylum Phoronida}]
phylum Platyhelminthes
n 1: flatworms [syn: {Platyhelminthes}, {phylum
Platyhelminthes}]
phylum Pogonophora
n 1: beard worms [syn: {Pogonophora}, {phylum Pogonophora}]
phylum Porifera
n 1: coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges [syn:
{Porifera}, {phylum Porifera}]
phylum Protozoa
n 1: in some classifications considered a superphylum or a
subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans;
amoebas; foraminifers [syn: {Protozoa}, {phylum Protozoa}]
phylum Pyrrophyta
n 1: a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and
biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds [syn:
{Pyrrophyta}, {phylum Pyrrophyta}]
phylum Rotifera
n 1: a phylum including: rotifers [syn: {Rotifera}, {phylum
Rotifera}]
phylum Sipuncula
n 1: peanut worms [syn: {Sipuncula}, {phylum Sipuncula}]
Physalis alkekengi
n 1: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated
papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant},
{winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]
Physalis ixocarpa
n 1: annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible
purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn:
{tomatillo}, {jamberry}, {Mexican husk tomato}, {Physalis
ixocarpa}]
Physalis peruviana
n 1: annual of tropical South America having edible purple
fruits [syn: {cape gooseberry}, {purple ground cherry},
{Physalis peruviana}]
Physalis philadelphica
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having
yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
[syn: {tomatillo}, {miltomate}, {purple ground cherry},
{jamberry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]
Physalis pruinosa
n 1: stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet
yellow fruits [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {dwarf cape
gooseberry}, {Physalis pruinosa}]
Physalis pubescens
n 1: decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow
berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {downy ground
cherry}, {strawberry tomato}, {Physalis pubescens}]
Physalis viscosa
n 1: found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having
greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn:
{yellow henbane}, {Physalis viscosa}]
Physeter catodon
n 1: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing
spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm
whale}, {cachalot}, {black whale}, {Physeter catodon}]
physic nut
n 1: small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a
tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a
purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities [syn:
{physic nut}, {Jatropha curcus}]
physical ability
n 1: the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with
mental ability
physical anthropology
n 1: the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and
variation of human beings
physical attraction
n 1: a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: {sexual desire}, {eros},
{concupiscence}, {physical attraction}]
physical body
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build},
{figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis},
{frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
physical change
n 1: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another
without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase
change}, {phase transition}, {state change}, {physical
change}]
physical chemistry
n 1: the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical
properties of chemical substances
physical composition
n 1: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn:
{constitution}, {composition}, {physical composition},
{makeup}, {make-up}]
physical condition
n 1: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
[syn: {physical condition}, {physiological state},
{physiological condition}]
physical contact
n 1: the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in
contact with the light switch" [syn: {contact}, {physical
contact}]
physical education
n 1: training in the development of and care for the human body;
stresses athletics; includes hygiene
physical entity
n 1: an entity that has physical existence
physical exercise
n 1: the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to
keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he
did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by
his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {exercising},
{physical exercise}, {physical exertion}, {workout}]
physical exertion
n 1: the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to
keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he
did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by
his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {exercising},
{physical exercise}, {physical exertion}, {workout}]
physical fitness
n 1: good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
[syn: {fitness}, {physical fitness}] [ant: {softness},
{unfitness}]
physical geography
n 1: the study of physical features of the earth's surface [syn:
{physical geography}, {physiography}]
physical object
n 1: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a
shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
[syn: {object}, {physical object}]
physical pendulum
n 1: pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate
freely around a horizontal axis [syn: {physical pendulum},
{compound pendulum}]
physical phenomenon
n 1: a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of
matter and energy
physical process
n 1: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes
through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the
process of calcification begins later for boys than for
girls" [syn: {process}, {physical process}]
physical property
n 1: any property used to characterize matter and energy and
their interactions
physical rehabilitation
n 1: providing help for disabled persons; the removal or
reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical rehabilitation},
{physical restoration}, {therapeutic rehabilitation}]
physical restoration
n 1: providing help for disabled persons; the removal or
reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical rehabilitation},
{physical restoration}, {therapeutic rehabilitation}]
physical science
n 1: the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something;
"he studied the physics of radiation" [syn: {physics},
{physical science}]
physical therapist
n 1: therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises
and other physical treatments of the disorder [syn:
{physical therapist}, {physiotherapist}]
physical therapy
n 1: therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and
other modalities [syn: {physical therapy}, {physiotherapy},
{physiatrics}]
physical topology
n 1: the appearance of the network; "the physical topologies of
local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star"
physical value
n 1: cost of reproducing physical property minus various
allowances (especially depreciation) [syn: {reproduction
cost}, {physical value}]
physician-assisted suicide
n 1: assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician
physician-patient privilege
n 1: the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential
information from a patient without the consent of the
patient
physics department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in physics [syn: {physics department}, {department
of physics}]
physics lab
n 1: a laboratory for research in physics [syn: {physics lab},
{physics laboratory}]
physics laboratory
n 1: a laboratory for research in physics [syn: {physics lab},
{physics laboratory}]
physiological anatomy
n 1: the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn:
{functional anatomy}, {physiological anatomy},
{morphophysiology}]
physiological condition
n 1: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
[syn: {physical condition}, {physiological state},
{physiological condition}]
physiological jaundice of the newborn
n 1: yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides
spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn},
{physiological jaundice of the newborn}, {icterus
neonatorum}]
physiological nystagmus
n 1: small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when it is
eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina, visual
perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal
receptors
physiological property
n 1: a property having to do with the functioning of the body
physiological psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that is concerned with the
physiological bases of psychological processes [syn:
{physiological psychology}, {neuropsychology},
{psychophysiology}]
physiological reaction
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
physiological sphincter
n 1: a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its
resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent
tissue
physiological state
n 1: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
[syn: {physical condition}, {physiological state},
{physiological condition}]
Physostegia virginiana
n 1: North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or
white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon
head}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]
Physostigma venenosum
n 1: tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn:
{calabar-bean vine}, {Physostigma venenosum}]
Phytelephas macrocarpa
n 1: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts
[syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant},
{Phytelephas macrocarpa}]
Phytolacca acinosa
n 1: pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China [syn: {Indian
poke}, {Phytolacca acinosa}]
Phytolacca americana
n 1: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white
flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping
racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root
are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {garget},
{scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]
Phytolacca dioica
n 1: fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America
having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green
oval leaves [syn: {ombu}, {bella sombra}, {Phytolacca
dioica}]
Phytophthora citrophthora
n 1: causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits
Phytophthora infestans
n 1: fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially
tomatoes and potatoes
pi-meson
n 1: a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced
as the result of high-energy particle collision [syn:
{pion}, {pi-meson}]
pia mater
n 1: the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges
pianissimo assai
adj 1: (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
piano accordion
n 1: an accordion with a right-hand keyboard
piano action
n 1: action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt
hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
piano damper
n 1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a
piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {damper block},
{piano damper}]
piano keyboard
n 1: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano
keyboard}, {fingerboard}, {clavier}]
piano lesson
n 1: a lesson in playing the piano
piano maker
n 1: a person who makes pianos
piano music
n 1: sheet music to be played on a piano
2: the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard
piano music next door"
piano player
n 1: a person who plays the piano [syn: {pianist}, {piano
player}]
piano sonata
n 1: a sonata for piano
piano stool
n 1: a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height
[syn: {music stool}, {piano stool}]
piano teacher
n 1: someone who teaches students to play the piano
piano tuner
n 1: someone who tunes pianos [syn: {tuner}, {piano tuner}]
piano wire
n 1: thin steel wire of high tensile strength
piassava palm
n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats,
and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia
piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
pica em
n 1: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: {em}, {pica
em}, {pica}]
Pica pica
n 1: a common magpie of Eurasia [syn: {European magpie}, {Pica
pica}]
Pica pica hudsonia
n 1: a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America [syn:
{American magpie}, {Pica pica hudsonia}]
pica-pica
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
Picea abies
n 1: tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark
green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous
branchlets and long pendulous cones [syn: {Norway spruce},
{Picea abies}]
Picea breweriana
n 1: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having
pendulous branches [syn: {weeping spruce}, {Brewer's
spruce}, {Picea breweriana}]
Picea engelmannii
n 1: tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with
blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for
rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann spruce},
{Engelmann's spruce}, {Picea engelmannii}]
Picea glauca
n 1: medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having
short blue-green leaves and slender cones [syn: {white
spruce}, {Picea glauca}]
Picea mariana
n 1: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America
having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
[syn: {black spruce}, {Picea mariana}, {spruce pine}]
Picea obovata
n 1: tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway
spruce [syn: {Siberian spruce}, {Picea obovata}]
Picea orientalis
n 1: evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an
ornamental having pendulous branchlets [syn: {oriental
spruce}, {Picea orientalis}]
Picea pungens
n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown;
older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping
downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce},
{silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]
Picea rubens
n 1: medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber
spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce},
{eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]
Picea sitchensis
n 1: a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast
of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles
and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to
weight [syn: {Sitka spruce}, {Picea sitchensis}]
piciform bird
n 1: any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds
usually having strong bills for boring wood
pick apart
v 1: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or
perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie";
"Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: {knock},
{criticize}, {criticise}, {pick apart}] [ant: {praise}]
pick at
v 1: pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at
the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pick at}, {pluck at},
{pull at}]
2: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
[syn: {pick at}, {peck at}, {peck}]
3: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
efforts" [syn: {disparage}, {belittle}, {pick at}] [ant:
{blandish}, {flatter}]
pick off
v 1: shoot one by one
2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
pick out
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for
your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among
the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose},
{take}, {select}, {pick out}]
2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out
of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make
out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {spot}, {recognize},
{recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make
out}, {tell apart}]
pick over
v 1: separate or remove; "The customer picked over the
selection" [syn: {sieve out}, {pick over}]
pick up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {lift up}, {gather
up}]
2: take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"
3: give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a
hitchhiker on the highway"
4: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She
picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up
our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {pick up}, {gather
up}, {call for}]
5: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get
wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover},
{see}]
6: get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up
thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
7: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest},
{pick up}, {nab}, {cop}]
8: buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a
snack"
9: register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" [syn: {pick
up}, {receive}]
10: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up
the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
11: meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick
up girls in bars"
12: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift},
{pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject},
{demoralise}, {demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay}, {dispirit},
{get down}]
13: improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance
in school picked up" [syn: {turn around}, {pick up}]
14: perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily;
"I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in
her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog
picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" [syn: {catch}, {pick
up}]
15: eat by pecking at, like a bird [syn: {peck}, {pick up}]
16: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk
up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]
pick up the gauntlet
v 1: be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: {take a
dare}, {pick up the gauntlet}]
Pick's disease
n 1: a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often
in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by
degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of
intellectual ability and transitory aphasia
pick-me-up
n 1: anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup
that coffee always gave her" [syn: {pickup}, {pick-me-up}]
2: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) [syn:
{bracer}, {pick-me-up}]
pick-off
n 1: a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base
and tagged out
pickaback plant
n 1: vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and
having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade
and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback
plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]
pickerel frog
n 1: a meadow frog of eastern North America [syn: {pickerel
frog}, {Rana palustris}]
pickerel weed
n 1: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in
shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerelweed},
{pickerel weed}, {wampee}, {Pontederia cordata}]
pickerelweed family
n 1: aquatic or bog plants [syn: {Pontederiaceae}, {family
Pontederiaceae}, {pickerelweed family}]
Pickeringia montana
n 1: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and
purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky
mountain slopes of California [syn: {chaparral pea},
{stingaree-bush}, {Pickeringia montana}]
picket boat
n 1: a boat serving as a picket
picket fence
n 1: a fence made of upright pickets [syn: {picket fence},
{paling}]
picket line
n 1: a line of people acting as pickets
picket ship
n 1: a ship serving as a picket
pickle barrel
n 1: a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled
pickle relish
n 1: relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles
pickled herring
n 1: herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or
vinegar)
pickup arm
n 1: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that
carries the cartridge [syn: {tone arm}, {pickup}, {pickup
arm}]
pickup truck
n 1: a light truck with an open body and low sides and a
tailboard [syn: {pickup}, {pickup truck}]
picnic area
n 1: a tract of land set aside for picnicking [syn: {picnic
area}, {picnic ground}]
picnic ground
n 1: a tract of land set aside for picnicking [syn: {picnic
area}, {picnic ground}]
picnic ham
n 1: shoulder of a hog usually smoked [syn: {picnic ham},
{picnic shoulder}]
picnic shoulder
n 1: shoulder of a hog usually smoked [syn: {picnic ham},
{picnic shoulder}]
Pico de Orizaba
n 1: an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City
and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
[syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mount Orizaba}, {Mt Orizaba}, {Pico
de Orizaba}]
Picrasma excelsa
n 1: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn:
{Jamaica quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsa},
{Picrasma excelsum}]
Picrasma excelsum
n 1: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn:
{Jamaica quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsa},
{Picrasma excelsum}]
picric acid
n 1: a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high
explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions
Picris echioides
n 1: widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves
and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn:
{oxtongue}, {bristly oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {bugloss},
{Picris echioides}]
pictorial matter
n 1: illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the
dictionary had many pictures" [syn: {picture}, {pictorial
matter}]
pictorial representation
n 1: visual representation as by photography or painting [syn:
{pictorial representation}, {picturing}]
picture book
n 1: a book consisting chiefly of pictures
picture card
n 1: one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a
face [syn: {face card}, {picture card}, {court card}]
picture element
n 1: (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an
image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot);
"the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the
resolution" [syn: {pixel}, {pel}, {picture element}]
picture frame
n 1: a framework in which a picture is mounted
picture gallery
n 1: a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
[syn: {gallery}, {art gallery}, {picture gallery}]
picture hat
n 1: a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim
picture palace
n 1: a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie
theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]
picture plane
n 1: the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or
painting; coextensive with but different from the objective
surface of the work
picture postcard
n 1: a postcard with a picture on one side
picture rail
n 1: rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures
picture show
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a
sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous
movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the
film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film},
{picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion
picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic},
{flick}]
picture taking
n 1: the act of taking and printing photographs [syn:
{photography}, {picture taking}]
picture tube
n 1: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the
received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
[syn: {kinescope}, {picture tube}, {television tube}]
picture window
n 1: a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a
view)
picture writing
n 1: a writing system using pictographs
Picus viridis
n 1: woodpecker of Europe and western Asia [syn: {green
woodpecker}, {Picus viridis}]
piddle away
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn:
{piddle}, {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
pie chart
n 1: a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional
to the percentages of the whole
pie crust
n 1: pastry used to hold pie fillings [syn: {pie crust}, {pie
shell}]
pie plant
n 1: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often
cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant},
{garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum},
{Rheum rhaponticum}]
pie shell
n 1: pastry used to hold pie fillings [syn: {pie crust}, {pie
shell}]
pie-dog
n 1: ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian
villages especially India [syn: {pariah dog}, {pye-dog},
{pie-dog}]
pie-eyed
adj 1: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto},
{crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed},
{pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed},
{smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy},
{stiff}, {tight}, {wet}]
piece de resistance
n 1: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a
collection [syn: {collector's item}, {showpiece}, {piece de
resistance}]
2: the most important dish of a meal
piece goods
n 1: merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard [syn:
{yard goods}, {piece goods}]
piece of ass
n 1: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
{screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of
ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
piece of cake
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic},
{snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover},
{walkover}, {piece of cake}]
piece of cloth
n 1: a separate part consisting of fabric [syn: {piece of
cloth}, {piece of material}]
piece of eight
n 1: an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
piece of furniture
n 1: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for
occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small
apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the
room" [syn: {furniture}, {piece of furniture}, {article of
furniture}]
piece of ground
n 1: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land},
{piece of ground}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]
piece of land
n 1: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land},
{piece of ground}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]
piece of leather
n 1: a separate part consisting of leather
piece of material
n 1: a separate part consisting of fabric [syn: {piece of
cloth}, {piece of material}]
piece of music
n 1: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition},
{opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]
piece of paper
n 1: paper used for writing or printing [syn: {sheet}, {piece of
paper}, {sheet of paper}]
piece of tail
n 1: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
{screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of
ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
piece of work
n 1: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or
activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not
regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony
was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the
pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active
imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over
time" [syn: {work}, {piece of work}]
piece of writing
n 1: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the
alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view
of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is
excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
[syn: {writing}, {written material}, {piece of writing}]
piece-dye
v 1: dye after weaving
pied lemming
n 1: North American lemming having a white winter coat and some
claws much enlarged
pied piper
n 1: a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their
doom)
2: the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by
Robert Browning [syn: {Pied Piper}, {Pied Piper of Hamelin}]
Pied Piper of Hamelin
n 1: the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by
Robert Browning [syn: {Pied Piper}, {Pied Piper of
Hamelin}]
pied-a-terre
n 1: lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a
pied-a-terre in London"
pied-billed grebe
n 1: American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill [syn:
{pied-billed grebe}, {Podilymbus podiceps}]
Piedmont glacier
n 1: a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley
glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice [syn:
{Piedmont glacier}, {Piedmont type of glacier}]
Piedmont type of glacier
n 1: a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley
glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice [syn:
{Piedmont glacier}, {Piedmont type of glacier}]
pier arch
n 1: an arch supported on piers
pier glass
n 1: a large mirror between two windows [syn: {pier glass},
{pier mirror}]
Pier Luigi Nervi
n 1: Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced
concrete (1891-1979) [syn: {Nervi}, {Pier Luigi Nervi}]
pier mirror
n 1: a large mirror between two windows [syn: {pier glass},
{pier mirror}]
pier table
n 1: a low table set below a pier glass
pierid butterfly
n 1: any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs
of well-developed legs [syn: {pierid}, {pierid butterfly}]
Pieris brassicae
n 1: Old World form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {large white},
{Pieris brassicae}]
Pieris floribunda
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush},
{mountain fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}, {Pieris
floribunda}]
Pieris japonica
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda},
{Japanese andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}, {Pieris
japonica}]
Pieris protodice
n 1: common North American form of cabbage butterfly [syn:
{southern cabbage butterfly}, {Pieris protodice}]
Pieris rapae
n 1: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly [syn:
{cabbageworm}, {Pieris rapae}]
2: small widely distributed form [syn: {small white}, {Pieris
rapae}]
Pierre Abelard
n 1: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise
(1079-1142) [syn: {Abelard}, {Peter Abelard}, {Pierre
Abelard}]
Pierre Athanase Larousse
n 1: French lexicographer (1817-1875) [syn: {Larousse}, {Pierre
Larousse}, {Pierre Athanase Larousse}]
Pierre Auguste Renoir
n 1: French impressionist painter (1841-1919) [syn: {Renoir},
{Pierre Auguste Renoir}]
Pierre Boulez
n 1: French composer of serial music (born in 1925) [syn:
{Boulez}, {Pierre Boulez}]
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
n 1: United States architect (born in France) who laid out the
city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {L'Enfant},
{Charles L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]
Pierre Corneille
n 1: French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral
themes in elegant verse (1606-1684) [syn: {Corneille},
{Pierre Corneille}]
Pierre Curie
n 1: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn:
{Curie}, {Pierre Curie}]
Pierre de Fermat
n 1: French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed
(with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)
[syn: {Fermat}, {Pierre de Fermat}]
Pierre de Terrail
n 1: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous
(1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard},
{Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de
Terrail}]
Pierre Joseph Proudhon
n 1: French socialist who argued that property is theft
(1809-1865) [syn: {Proudhon}, {Pierre Joseph Proudhon}]
Pierre Laporte Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at
Quebec
Pierre Larousse
n 1: French lexicographer (1817-1875) [syn: {Larousse}, {Pierre
Larousse}, {Pierre Athanase Larousse}]
Pierre Simon de Laplace
n 1: French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the
nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar
system and who developed the theory of probability
(1749-1827) [syn: {Laplace}, {Marquis de Laplace}, {Pierre
Simon de Laplace}]
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
n 1: French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) [syn:
{Teilhard de Chardin}, {Pierre Teilhard de Chardin}]
Pierre Terrail
n 1: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous
(1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard},
{Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de
Terrail}]
Pierre-Paul Broca
n 1: French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains
of different people; remembered for his discovery that
articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known
as Broca's area (1824-1880) [syn: {Broca}, {Pierre-Paul
Broca}]
Piet Mondrian
n 1: Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right
angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the
development of abstract art (1872-1944) [syn: {Mondrian},
{Piet Mondrian}]
Pieter Breughel
n 1: Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel},
{Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter
Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter
Brueghel the Elder}]
Pieter Bruegel
n 1: Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel},
{Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter
Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter
Brueghel the Elder}]
Pieter Brueghel
n 1: Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel},
{Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter
Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter
Brueghel the Elder}]
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
n 1: Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel},
{Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter
Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter
Brueghel the Elder}]
Pieter Zeeman
n 1: Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence
of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is
radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom
(1865-1943) [syn: {Zeeman}, {Pieter Zeeman}]
piezo effect
n 1: electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain
crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively,
electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear
dimensions of the crystal [syn: {piezoelectricity},
{piezoelectric effect}, {piezo effect}]
piezoelectric crystal
n 1: a crystal that can be used as a transducer
piezoelectric effect
n 1: electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain
crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively,
electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear
dimensions of the crystal [syn: {piezoelectricity},
{piezoelectric effect}, {piezo effect}]
pig bed
n 1: mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
[syn: {pig bed}, {pig}]
pig farm
n 1: a farm where pigs are raised or kept [syn: {piggery}, {pig
farm}]
pig iron
n 1: crude iron tapped from a blast furnace
pig it
v 1: live like a pig, in squalor [syn: {pig}, {pig it}]
pig laurel
n 1: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but
having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to
young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {pig laurel}, {lambkill},
{Kalmia angustifolia}]
pig lead
n 1: lead that is cast in pigs
pig out
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut},
{englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat},
{gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig
out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
pig's ears
n 1: an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often
compound [syn: {pig's ears}, {Cantharellus clavatus}]
pig-a-back
adv 1: on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across
the country" [syn: {piggyback}, {pickaback},
{pig-a-back}]
2: on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried
her child piggyback" [syn: {piggyback}, {pickaback},
{pig-a-back}]
pig-headedly
adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained
stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly},
{pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {obstinately},
{cussedly}]
pig-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a pig
pigeon berry
n 1: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white
flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping
racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root
are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {garget},
{scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]
pigeon breast
n 1: abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets
[syn: {pigeon breast}, {chicken breast}]
pigeon droppings
n 1: droppings of pigeons
pigeon guillemot
n 1: northern Pacific guillemot [syn: {pigeon guillemot},
{Cepphus columba}]
pigeon hawk
n 1: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with
black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk},
{merlin}, {Falco columbarius}]
pigeon loft
n 1: a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept [syn: {loft},
{pigeon loft}]
pigeon pea
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
[syn: {cajan pea}, {pigeon pea}, {dahl}]
pigeon toes
n 1: disability in which the toes are turned inward; often
associated with knock-knee
pigeon-breasted
adj 1: having a chest deformity marked by a projecting
breastbone caused by infantile rickets [syn: {pigeon-
breasted}, {chicken-breasted}]
pigeon-pea plant
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
pigeon-toed
adj 1: having feet that turn inward [ant: {splayfoot},
{splayfooted}]
piggy bank
n 1: a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) [syn: {piggy
bank}, {penny bank}]
piggyback plant
n 1: vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and
having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade
and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback
plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]
pigmy talinum
n 1: low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly
large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the
ground; southwestern United States [syn: {pigmy talinum},
{Talinum brevifolium}]
pignut hickory
n 1: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut},
{pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya
glabra}]
pigs in blankets
n 1: small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked
pigs' feet
n 1: feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or
jellied [syn: {pigs' feet}, {pigs' knuckles}]
pigs' knuckles
n 1: feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or
jellied [syn: {pigs' feet}, {pigs' knuckles}]
pike perch
n 1: any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family [syn:
{pike-perch}, {pike perch}]
Pike's Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109
feet high)
pike-perch
n 1: any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family [syn:
{pike-perch}, {pike perch}]
piked reverse hang
n 1: a reverse hang performed on the rings
piked whale
n 1: small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {minke whale},
{Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]
pilar cyst
n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum)
that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
[syn: {sebaceous cyst}, {pilar cyst}, {wen},
{steatocystoma}]
pile driver
n 1: a machine that drives piling into the ground
pile dwelling
n 1: dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in
prehistoric villages [syn: {lake dwelling}, {pile
dwelling}]
pile up
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my
office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate},
{cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}]
2: arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my
living room" [syn: {pile up}, {heap up}, {stack up}]
3: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of
data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn:
{roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass},
{compile}, {hoard}]
Pilea involucrata
n 1: low stingless nettle of Central and South America having
velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small
green flowers [syn: {friendship plant}, {panamica},
{panamiga}, {Pilea involucrata}]
Pilea microphylla
n 1: tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its
pollen explosively [syn: {artillery plant}, {Pilea
microphylla}]
Pilea pumilla
n 1: a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower
clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn:
{richweed}, {clearweed}, {dead nettle}, {Pilea pumilla}]
Pilgrim Father
n 1: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on
the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New
England in 1620 [syn: {Pilgrim}, {Pilgrim Father}]
pilgrim's journey
n 1: a journey to a sacred place [syn: {pilgrimage}, {pilgrim's
journey}]
Pilgrim's Progress
n 1: an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678
pill bottle
n 1: a small bottle for holding pills
pill bug
n 1: small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that
can roll up into a ball
pill head
n 1: a consumer of amphetamine pills
pill pusher
n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and
dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist},
{apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]
pill roller
n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and
dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist},
{apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]
pillar box
n 1: a red pillar-shaped letter box
pillar of Islam
n 1: (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by
all Muslims
pillar of strength
n 1: a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of
support and comfort [syn: {tower of strength}, {pillar of
strength}]
pillar-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a cylindrical pillar
Pillars of Hercules
n 1: the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of
Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
pillow block
n 1: a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or
bearing
pillow fight
n 1: a child's game of fighting with pillows
pillow lace
n 1: a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on
bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
[syn: {pillow lace}, {bobbin lace}]
pillow lava
n 1: lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows;
believed to result from underwater eruptions
pillow sham
n 1: bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow
pillow slip
n 1: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case},
{pillowcase}, {slip}, {pillow slip}]
pillow talk
n 1: intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring
in bed)
pilomotor reflex
n 1: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or
emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor
reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goosebump}, {goose
pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]
Pilosella aurantiaca
n 1: European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-
red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in
northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus
Hieracium [syn: {orange hawkweed}, {Pilosella aurantiaca},
{Hieracium aurantiacum}]
Pilosella officinarum
n 1: European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes
placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {mouse-ear hawkweed},
{Pilosella officinarum}, {Hieracium pilocella}]
pilot balloon
n 1: meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
pilot biscuit
n 1: very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
[syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea
biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]
pilot bit
n 1: a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger
drill
pilot blacksnake
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn:
{black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake},
{mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]
pilot boat
n 1: a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
pilot bread
n 1: very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
[syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea
biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]
pilot burner
n 1: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite
a larger gas burner [syn: {pilot burner}, {pilot light},
{pilot}]
pilot chart
n 1: a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing
meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
[syn: {naval chart}, {navigational chart}, {pilot chart}]
pilot cloth
n 1: a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for
sailors etc
pilot engine
n 1: a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track
pilot experiment
n 1: a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more
extensive experiment
pilot film
n 1: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to
attract sponsors [syn: {pilot program}, {pilot film},
{pilot}]
pilot ladder
n 1: (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting
wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {Jacob's ladder},
{jack ladder}, {pilot ladder}]
pilot lamp
n 1: indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power
is on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot light},
{pilot lamp}, {indicator lamp}]
pilot light
n 1: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite
a larger gas burner [syn: {pilot burner}, {pilot light},
{pilot}]
2: indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is
on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot light}, {pilot
lamp}, {indicator lamp}]
pilot program
n 1: activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot
project in six states" [syn: {pilot project}, {pilot
program}]
2: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to
attract sponsors [syn: {pilot program}, {pilot film},
{pilot}]
pilot project
n 1: activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot
project in six states" [syn: {pilot project}, {pilot
program}]
pilot whale
n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the
United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for
the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common
blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]
pilotless aircraft
n 1: an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote
control [syn: {drone}, {pilotless aircraft}, {radio-
controlled aircraft}]
Piltdown hoax
n 1: a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn:
{Piltdown man}, {Piltdown hoax}]
Piltdown man
n 1: a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn:
{Piltdown man}, {Piltdown hoax}]
Pilularia globulifera
n 1: European water fern found around margins of bodies of water
or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps [syn:
{pillwort}, {Pilularia globulifera}]
Pimenta acris
n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-
rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta
acris}]
Pimenta dioica
n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
[syn: {allspice}, {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta
dioica}]
Pimenta officinalis
n 1: tropical American tree having small white flowers and
aromatic berries [syn: {allspice tree}, {Pimenta
officinalis}]
pimento butter
n 1: butter blended with mashed pimento
pimento tree
n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
[syn: {allspice}, {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta
dioica}]
Pimpinella anisum
n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic
seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise}, {anise plant},
{Pimpinella anisum}]
pin bone
n 1: part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the
porterhouse
pin cherry
n 1: small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright
red acid fruit [syn: {pin cherry}, {Prunus pensylvanica}]
pin clover
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},
{alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass},
{pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
pin curl
n 1: a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and
curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
pin down
v 1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow
down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
2: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was
trapped in a difficult situation" [syn: {trap}, {pin down}]
3: attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" [syn:
{pin down}, {pin up}]
pin grass
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},
{alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass},
{pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
pin money
n 1: cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn:
{pocket money}, {pin money}, {spending money}]
PIN number
n 1: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN},
{PIN number}]
pin oak
n 1: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of
northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having
deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn;
thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {swamp oak}, {Quercus
palustris}]
2: large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United
States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {laurel oak}, {pin oak},
{Quercus laurifolia}]
pin on
v 1: ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone); "pin the
blame on the innocent man"
pin table
n 1: game equipment on which pinball is played; "in Britain they
call a pinball machine a pin table" [syn: {pinball
machine}, {pin table}]
pin tumbler
n 1: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held
in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the
bolt can be thrown [syn: {pin}, {pin tumbler}]
pin up
v 1: attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" [syn:
{pin down}, {pin up}]
pin wrench
n 1: a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket
on the object to be turned
pin-tailed duck
n 1: long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having
elongated central tail feathers [syn: {pintail}, {pin-
tailed duck}, {Anas acuta}]
pin-tailed grouse
n 1: sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle
tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed sandgrouse}, {pin-tailed
grouse}, {Pterocles alchata}]
pin-tailed sandgrouse
n 1: sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle
tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed sandgrouse}, {pin-tailed
grouse}, {Pterocles alchata}]
pin-up
n 1: a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
[syn: {cover girl}, {pin-up}, {lovely}]
pina cloth
n 1: a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers
pina colada
n 1: a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and
rum
pinball game
n 1: a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel
marbles against pins or into pockets [syn: {pinball},
{pinball game}]
pinball machine
n 1: game equipment on which pinball is played; "in Britain they
call a pinball machine a pin table" [syn: {pinball
machine}, {pin table}]
pince-nez
n 1: spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
pinch bar
n 1: a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum;
used to roll heavy wheels
pinch hitter
n 1: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
Pinchas Zukerman
n 1: Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: {Zukerman}, {Pinchas
Zukerman}]
Pinckneya pubens
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in
southwestern United States having large pink or white
sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn:
{fever tree}, {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya
pubens}]
Pinctada margaritifera
n 1: tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and
Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major
source of pearls [syn: {pearl oyster}, {Pinctada
margaritifera}]
pincurl clip
n 1: a variety of clip for holding pin curls
pincushion flower
n 1: Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson
flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet
scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa
atropurpurea}]
pincushion hakea
n 1: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow
flowers; western Australia [syn: {cushion flower},
{pincushion hakea}, {Hakea laurina}]
Pindaric ode
n 1: an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple
units [syn: {Pindaric ode}, {Pindaric}]
pine away
v 1: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her
husband died, she just pined away" [syn: {pine away},
{waste}, {languish}]
Pine Bluff
n 1: a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River
pine family
n 1: a family of Pinaceae [syn: {Pinaceae}, {family Pinaceae},
{pine family}]
pine fern
n 1: fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with
rhizome densely clad in grown hairs [syn: {pine fern},
{Anemia adiantifolia}]
pine finch
n 1: small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn:
{pine siskin}, {pine finch}, {Spinus pinus}]
pine grosbeak
n 1: large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
[syn: {pine grosbeak}, {Pinicola enucleator}]
pine hyacinth
n 1: erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers
[syn: {pine hyacinth}, {Clematis baldwinii}, {Viorna
baldwinii}]
pine knot
n 1: a joint of pine wood used for fuel
pine leaf aphid
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {pine leaf aphid}, {Pineus
pinifoliae}]
pine lily
n 1: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped
flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn:
{tiger lily}, {leopard lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium
catesbaei}]
pine lizard
n 1: small active lizard of United States and north to British
Columbia [syn: {eastern fence lizard}, {pine lizard},
{Sceloporus undulatus}]
pine marten
n 1: dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
[syn: {pine marten}, {Martes martes}]
pine mouse
n 1: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern
United States [syn: {pine vole}, {pine mouse}, {Pitymys
pinetorum}]
pine nut
n 1: edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some
pinons of southwestern North America [syn: {pine nut},
{pignolia}, {pinon nut}]
pine sawyer
n 1: large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
pine siskin
n 1: small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn:
{pine siskin}, {pine finch}, {Spinus pinus}]
pine snake
n 1: any of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern
United States found chiefly in pine woods; now threatened
pine spittlebug
n 1: North American insect that attacks pines
pine tar
n 1: a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive
distillation of pine wood
pine tree
n 1: a coniferous tree [syn: {pine}, {pine tree}, {true pine}]
Pine Tree State
n 1: a state in New England [syn: {Maine}, {Pine Tree State},
{ME}, {Me.}]
pine vole
n 1: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern
United States [syn: {pine vole}, {pine mouse}, {Pitymys
pinetorum}]
pine-barren sandwort
n 1: deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States [syn:
{pine-barren sandwort}, {longroot}, {Arenaria caroliniana}]
pine-tar rag
n 1: baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine
tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter
a firm grip
pine-weed
n 1: annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute
scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange
grass}, {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum
gentianoides}]
pineal body
n 1: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the
back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn:
{pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri},
{epiphysis}]
pineal eye
n 1: a sensory structure capable of light reception located on
the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
[syn: {third eye}, {pineal eye}]
pineal gland
n 1: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the
back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn:
{pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri},
{epiphysis}]
pineapple family
n 1: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales
including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
[syn: {Bromeliaceae}, {family Bromeliaceae}, {pineapple
family}]
pineapple guava
n 1: dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used
chiefly for jellies and preserves [syn: {feijoa},
{pineapple guava}]
pineapple juice
n 1: the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned)
pineapple plant
n 1: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible
fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely
cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pineapple}, {pineapple
plant}, {Ananas comosus}]
pineapple weed
n 1: annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United
States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves
and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {rayless
chamomile}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]
Pineus pinifoliae
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {pine leaf aphid}, {Pineus
pinifoliae}]
Ping River
n 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao
Phraya [syn: {Ping}, {Ping River}]
Ping-Pong
n 1: a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played
on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball [syn:
{table tennis}, {Ping-Pong}]
ping-pong ball
n 1: light hollow ball used in playing table tennis
ping-pong table
n 1: a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
table}, {ping-pong table}, {pingpong table}]
pingpong paddle
n 1: paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
racquet}, {table-tennis bat}, {pingpong paddle}]
pingpong table
n 1: a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
table}, {ping-pong table}, {pingpong table}]
Pinguinus impennis
n 1: large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic
coasts; extinct [syn: {great auk}, {Pinguinus impennis}]
Pinicola enucleator
n 1: large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
[syn: {pine grosbeak}, {Pinicola enucleator}]
pinion and crown wheel
n 1: gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {bevel gear}, {pinion and
crown wheel}, {pinion and ring gear}]
pinion and ring gear
n 1: gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {bevel gear}, {pinion and
crown wheel}, {pinion and ring gear}]
pink bollworm
n 1: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on
the seeds of cotton bolls [syn: {pink bollworm}, {Gelechia
gossypiella}]
pink calla
n 1: calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {pink calla},
{Zantedeschia rehmanii}]
pink cockatoo
n 1: white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn:
{pink cockatoo}, {Kakatoe leadbeateri}]
pink disease
n 1: serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee,
citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae
pink disease fungus
n 1: fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber
trees etc [syn: {pink disease fungus}, {Corticium
salmonicolor}]
pink elephants
n 1: any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
pink family
n 1: large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems
swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {family
Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}, {pink family}]
pink fivecorner
n 1: heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its
sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by
pentagonal fruit [syn: {pink fivecorner}, {Styphelia
triflora}]
pink fritillary
n 1: California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe
lily}, {pink fritillary}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]
pink lady
n 1: a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and
grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
pink of my John
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy},
{Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink
of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
pink paper daisy
n 1: flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink
daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink-and-
white everlasting}, {pink paper daisy}, {Acroclinium
roseum}]
pink sand verbena
n 1: prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers;
found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja
California [syn: {beach sand verbena}, {pink sand verbena},
{Abronia umbellata}]
pink shower
n 1: tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes
of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
[syn: {pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia},
{Cassia grandis}]
pink shower tree
n 1: tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes
of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
[syn: {pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia},
{Cassia grandis}]
pink slip
n 1: official notice that you have been fired from your job
[syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {pink slip}]
pink wine
n 1: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed
after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine},
{rose}, {rose wine}]
pink-and-white everlasting
n 1: flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink
daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink-and-
white everlasting}, {pink paper daisy}, {Acroclinium
roseum}]
pink-collar
adj 1: of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally
filled by women; "a pink-collar employee"
pink-lavender
adj 1: of lavender tinged with pink [syn: {pink-lavender},
{pinkish-lavender}]
pink-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with pink [syn: {pink-orange}, {pinkish-
orange}, {salmon}]
pink-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with pink [syn: {pink-purple}, {pinkish-
purple}]
pink-red
adj 1: of red tinged with pink
pink-slipped
adj 1: having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {dismissed},
{fired}, {laid-off}, {pink-slipped}]
pink-tinged
adj 1: of a color tinged with pink
pink-tipped
adj 1: of a leaf tipped with pink
pinkish-lavender
adj 1: of lavender tinged with pink [syn: {pink-lavender},
{pinkish-lavender}]
pinkish-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with pink [syn: {pink-orange}, {pinkish-
orange}, {salmon}]
pinkish-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with pink [syn: {pink-purple}, {pinkish-
purple}]
pinkish-white
adj 1: of white tinged with pink
pinnate leaf
n 1: a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each
side of a common axis
pinnate-leafed
adj 1: having pinnate leaves [syn: {pinnate-leaved}, {pinnate-
leafed}]
pinnate-leaved
adj 1: having pinnate leaves [syn: {pinnate-leaved}, {pinnate-
leafed}]
pinniped mammal
n 1: aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body
specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
[syn: {pinniped mammal}, {pinniped}, {pinnatiped}]
Pinnotheres ostreum
n 1: tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of
oysters [syn: {oyster crab}, {Pinnotheres ostreum}]
pinon nut
n 1: edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some
pinons of southwestern North America [syn: {pine nut},
{pignolia}, {pinon nut}]
pinon pine
n 1: a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and
southern Texas [syn: {pinon pine}, {Mexican nut pine},
{Pinus cembroides}]
Pinot blanc
n 1: white wine grape; grown especially in California for making
wines resembling those from Chablis, France
2: dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes
Pinot Chardonnay
n 1: dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from
Chardonnay grapes [syn: {Chardonnay}, {Pinot Chardonnay}]
Pinot grape
n 1: any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially
for Burgundies and champagnes [syn: {Pinot}, {Pinot grape}]
Pinot noir
n 1: red wine grape; grown especially in California for making
wines resembling those from Burgundy, France
2: dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes
pins and needles
n 1: a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
pint-size
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-
sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
pint-sized
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-
sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
pinto bean
n 1: mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States;
usually dried
Pinus albicaulis
n 1: small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-
white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine
[syn: {whitebark pine}, {whitebarked pine}, {Pinus
albicaulis}]
Pinus aristata
n 1: small slow-growing upland pine of western United States
(Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-
brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-
tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some
over 4500 years old [syn: {bristlecone pine}, {Rocky
Mountain bristlecone pine}, {Pinus aristata}]
Pinus attenuata
n 1: medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the
United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the
cone [syn: {knobcone pine}, {Pinus attenuata}]
Pinus banksiana
n 1: slender medium-sized two-needled pine of eastern North
America; with yellow-green needles and scaly grey to red-
brown fissured bark [syn: {jack pine}, {Pinus banksiana}]
Pinus californiarum
n 1: very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having
a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in
range [syn: {California single-leaf pinyon}, {Pinus
californiarum}]
Pinus cembra
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine},
{arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]
Pinus cembroides
n 1: a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and
southern Texas [syn: {pinon pine}, {Mexican nut pine},
{Pinus cembroides}]
Pinus contorta
n 1: shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United
States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small
squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine},
{spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]
Pinus contorta murrayana
n 1: tall subspecies of lodgepole pine [syn: {Sierra lodgepole
pine}, {Pinus contorta murrayana}]
Pinus densiflora
n 1: pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading
irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese red pine}, {Japanese table pine}, {Pinus
densiflora}]
Pinus echinata
n 1: large pine of southern United States having short needles
in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn:
{shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow
pine}, {Pinus echinata}]
Pinus edulis
n 1: small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United
States; important as a nut pine [syn: {Rocky mountain
pinon}, {Pinus edulis}]
Pinus flexilis
n 1: western North American pine with long needles and very
flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed bark [syn: {limber
pine}, {Pinus flexilis}]
Pinus glabra
n 1: large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with
light soft wood [syn: {spruce pine}, {Pinus glabra}]
Pinus jeffreyi
n 1: tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long
blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on
spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified
as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine},
{Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]
Pinus longaeva
n 1: small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to
the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and
short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming
rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to
5000 years in cold semidesert mountain tops [syn: {ancient
pine}, {Pinus longaeva}]
Pinus monophylla
n 1: pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles
and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn:
{single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon},
{Pinus monophylla}]
Pinus monticola
n 1: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green
needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when
mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {mountain
pine}, {Pinus monticola}]
Pinus mugo
n 1: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
Pinus muricata
n 1: two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern
California coast [syn: {bishop pine}, {bishop's pine},
{Pinus muricata}]
Pinus nigra
n 1: large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn:
{black pine}, {Pinus nigra}]
Pinus palustris
n 1: large three-needled pine of southeastern United States
having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is
red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn:
{longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine},
{Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
Pinus parryana
n 1: five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja
California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled
showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn:
{Parry's pinyon}, {Pinus quadrifolia}, {Pinus parryana}]
Pinus pinea
n 1: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a
spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that
resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine},
{European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]
Pinus ponderosa
n 1: common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western
North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to
5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn:
{ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull
pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]
Pinus pungens
n 1: a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United
States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and
thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine},
{prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]
Pinus quadrifolia
n 1: five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja
California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled
showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn:
{Parry's pinyon}, {Pinus quadrifolia}, {Pinus parryana}]
Pinus radiata
n 1: tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a
dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark [syn:
{Monterey pine}, {Pinus radiata}]
Pinus resinosa
n 1: pine of eastern North America having long needles in
bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: {red pine}, {Canadian
red pine}, {Pinus resinosa}]
Pinus rigida
n 1: large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and
southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn:
{pitch pine}, {northern pitch pine}, {Pinus rigida}]
Pinus serotina
n 1: large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern
United States; needles longer than those of the northern
pitch pine [syn: {pond pine}, {Pinus serotina}]
Pinus strobiformis
n 1: medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown
and furrowed when mature [syn: {southwestern white pine},
{Pinus strobiformis}]
Pinus strobus
n 1: tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown
with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber
tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine},
{weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]
Pinus sylvestris
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots
pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]
Pinus taeda
n 1: tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United
States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy
upper head [syn: {loblolly pine}, {frankincense pine},
{Pinus taeda}]
Pinus thunbergii
n 1: large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of
2; widely planted in United States because of its
resistance to salt and smog [syn: {Japanese black pine},
{black pine}, {Pinus thunbergii}]
Pinus torreyana
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
Pinus virginiana
n 1: common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States
having straggling often twisted or branches and short
needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia
pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]
pinwheel flower
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
pinwheel roll
n 1: pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and
filled with e.g. jam before baking
pinwheel wind collector
n 1: a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that
is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the
wind [syn: {pinwheel}, {pinwheel wind collector}]
pinwheel-shaped
adj 1: having the round shape of a pinwheel
pious platitude
n 1: insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: {cant},
{pious platitude}]
pip out
v 1: be killed or die [syn: {buy it}, {pip out}]
pip-squeak
n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: {pip-squeak},
{squirt}, {small fry}]
Pipa americana
n 1: a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the
skin of its back [syn: {Surinam toad}, {Pipa pipa}, {Pipa
americana}]
Pipa pipa
n 1: a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the
skin of its back [syn: {Surinam toad}, {Pipa pipa}, {Pipa
americana}]
pipal tree
n 1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul},
{sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]
pipe bomb
n 1: a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe
pipe bowl
n 1: a small round container that is open at the top for holding
tobacco [syn: {bowl}, {pipe bowl}]
pipe clamp
n 1: a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded
[syn: {pipe vise}, {pipe clamp}]
pipe cleaner
n 1: cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire
that is used to clean a pipe stem
pipe cutter
n 1: a hand tool for cutting pipe
pipe down
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet},
{quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
pipe dream
n 1: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the
opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of
the universe" [syn: {pipe dream}, {dream}]
pipe fitter
n 1: a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and
appliances [syn: {plumber}, {pipe fitter}]
pipe fitting
n 1: fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining
pipes together [syn: {pipefitting}, {pipe fitting}]
pipe in
v 1: transport to a destination through pipes; "We have to pipe
in oil"
2: bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
pipe major
n 1: the chief piper in a band of bagpipes
pipe of peace
n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked
on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
[syn: {calumet}, {peace pipe}, {pipe of peace}]
pipe organ
n 1: wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes
arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and
controlled from a large complex musical keyboard [syn:
{organ}, {pipe organ}]
pipe rack
n 1: a rack for holding a smoker's pipes
pipe smoker
n 1: a smoker who uses a pipe
pipe up
v 1: begin to play or sing
2: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up},
{pipe}]
pipe vine
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
{Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla},
{Aristolochia durior}]
pipe vise
n 1: a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded
[syn: {pipe vise}, {pipe clamp}]
pipe wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two
serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn:
{pipe wrench}, {tube wrench}]
pipe-clay
v 1: whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather"
pipeline company
n 1: a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry
Piper betel
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut
(seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn: {betel},
{betel pepper}, {Piper betel}]
Piper cubeba
n 1: tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy
berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb vine}, {Java
pepper}, {Piper cubeba}]
Piper longum
n 1: slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas [syn:
{long pepper}, {Piper longum}]
Piper nigrum
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black
pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper
nigrum}]
piperocaine hydrochloride
n 1: a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local
or spinal anesthetic [syn: {piperocaine}, {piperocaine
hydrochloride}, {Metycaine}]
pipestem clematis
n 1: clematis of California [syn: {pipestem clematis}, {Clematis
lasiantha}]
pipewort family
n 1: chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts [syn:
{Eriocaulaceae}, {family Eriocaulaceae}, {pipewort family}]
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
n 1: common towhee of eastern North America [syn: {chewink},
{cheewink}, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}]
piping crow
n 1: crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
[syn: {piping crow}, {piping crow-shrike}, {Gymnorhina
tibicen}]
piping crow-shrike
n 1: crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
[syn: {piping crow}, {piping crow-shrike}, {Gymnorhina
tibicen}]
piping guan
n 1: a kind of guan
piping plover
n 1: small plover of eastern North America [syn: {piping
plover}, {Charadrius melodus}]
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
n 1: small European brown bat [syn: {pipistrelle}, {pipistrel},
{Pipistrellus pipistrellus}]
Pipistrellus subflavus
n 1: one of the smallest bats of eastern North America [syn:
{eastern pipistrel}, {Pipistrellus subflavus}]
Piptadenia macrocarpa
n 1: Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small
spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose
pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia [syn:
{Anadenanthera colubrina}, {Piptadenia macrocarpa}]
Pipturus albidus
n 1: Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from
which tapa cloth is made
Pipturus argenteus
n 1: Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in
making cloth [syn: {Queensland grass-cloth plant},
{Pipturus argenteus}]
Piranga flava hepatica
n 1: common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
[syn: {hepatic tanager}, {Piranga flava hepatica}]
Piranga ludoviciana
n 1: of western North America; male is black and yellow and
orange-red [syn: {western tanager}, {Piranga ludoviciana}]
Piranga olivacea
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn:
{scarlet tanager}, {Piranga olivacea}, {redbird},
{firebird}]
Piranga rubra
n 1: of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red
the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer tanager}, {summer
redbird}, {Piranga rubra}]
pirate flag
n 1: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a
black background; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black
flag}, {pirate flag}, {Jolly Roger}, {blackjack}]
pirate ship
n 1: a ship that is manned by pirates [syn: {pirate}, {pirate
ship}]
piriform area
n 1: pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in
the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area},
{pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]
piriform lobe
n 1: pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in
the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area},
{pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]
pis aller
n 1: an expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is
French for `worst going'" [syn: {pis aller}, {last resort}]
pisang wax
n 1: a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain
Pisces the Fishes
n 1: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign
from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: {Pisces}, {Pisces
the Fishes}, {Fish}]
Piscidia erythrina
n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle},
{Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]
Piscidia piscipula
n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle},
{Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]
pisha paysha
n 1: (Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is
usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card
face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoping
to build up or down from the open card; the player with the
fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner
pisiform bone
n 1: a small wrist bone that articulates only with the
triquetral [syn: {pisiform}, {pisiform bone}, {os
pisiforme}]
Pisonia aculeata
n 1: small spiny West Indian tree [syn: {cockspur}, {Pisonia
aculeata}]
piss-up
n 1: vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
pissaba palm
n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats,
and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia
piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
pissed off
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated
gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing";
"peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled},
{peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled},
{steamed}, {stung}]
pistachio nut
n 1: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
[syn: {pistachio}, {pistachio nut}]
pistachio tree
n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {Pistacia vera},
{pistachio tree}]
Pistacia lentiscus
n 1: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: {mastic}, {mastic tree},
{lentisk}, {Pistacia lentiscus}]
Pistacia terebinthus
n 1: a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine [syn:
{terebinth}, {Pistacia terebinthus}]
Pistacia vera
n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small
hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {Pistacia vera},
{pistachio tree}]
Pistia stratiotes
n 1: pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-
shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn:
{pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia
stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]
Pistia stratoites
n 1: pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-
shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn:
{pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia
stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]
pistol grip
n 1: a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a
pistol
pistol shrimp
n 1: small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their
enlarged chelae [syn: {snapping shrimp}, {pistol shrimp}]
pistol-whip
v 1: beat with a pistol
piston chamber
n 1: a chamber within which piston moves [syn: {cylinder},
{piston chamber}]
piston ring
n 1: seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap
between a piston and the cylinder wall
piston rod
n 1: connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
Pisum arvense
n 1: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and
North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn:
{field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea},
{Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
Pisum sativum
n 1: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
[syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {common pea},
{Pisum sativum}]
Pisum sativum arvense
n 1: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and
North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn:
{field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea},
{Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
Pisum sativum macrocarpon
n 1: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick
edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common
pea [syn: {edible-pod pea}, {edible-podded pea}, {Pisum
sativum macrocarpon}]
pit bull terrier
n 1: American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-
lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier},
{Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit
bull terrier}]
pit of the stomach
n 1: a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum
(where a blow can affect the solar plexus) [syn: {pit of
the stomach}, {epigastric fossa}]
pit run
n 1: gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {bank gravel},
{pit-run gravel}, {pit run}]
pit stop
n 1: a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment
2: a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on
fuel or service the car
pit viper
n 1: New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit
on each side of the head
pit-a-pat
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the
hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat},
{pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-
patter}]
pit-run gravel
n 1: gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {bank gravel},
{pit-run gravel}, {pit run}]
pitahaya cactus
n 1: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus},
{pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}, {Acanthocereus
pentagonus}]
pitch accent
n 1: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn:
{tonic accent}, {pitch accent}]
pitch apple
n 1: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or
rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia
rosea}, {Clusia major}]
pitch black
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black},
{pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
pitch blackness
n 1: total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total
darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness},
{lightlessness}, {blackness}, {pitch blackness}, {black}]
pitch contour
n 1: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {intonation},
{modulation}, {pitch contour}]
pitch in
v 1: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the
children pitched in" [syn: {pitch in}, {dig in}]
pitch into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear
into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]
pitch pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of southeastern United States
having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is
red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn:
{longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine},
{Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
2: large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and
southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn:
{pitch pine}, {northern pitch pine}, {Pinus rigida}]
pitch pipe
n 1: a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to
establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
pitch shot
n 1: a high approach shot in golf [syn: {pitch}, {pitch shot}]
pitch-black
adj 1: extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the
pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar"
[syn: {black}, {pitch-black}, {pitch-dark}]
pitch-dark
adj 1: extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the
pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar"
[syn: {black}, {pitch-black}, {pitch-dark}]
pitched battle
n 1: a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in
predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
pitcher plant
n 1: any of several insectivorous herbs of the order
Sarraceniales
pitcher sage
n 1: California erect and sparsely branched perennial [syn:
{pitcher sage}, {Salvia spathacea}]
2: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white
flowers [syn: {pitcher sage}, {Lepechinia calycina},
{Sphacele calycina}]
pitcher's mound
n 1: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
[syn: {mound}, {hill}, {pitcher's mound}]
pitcher-plant family
n 1: insectivorous plants [syn: {Sarraceniaceae}, {family
Sarraceniaceae}, {pitcher-plant family}]
pitcher-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a pitcher
pitching change
n 1: replacing a pitcher in baseball
pitching coach
n 1: an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers
pitching wedge
n 1: a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles
pith hat
n 1: a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection
from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {sun helmet},
{topee}, {topi}]
pith helmet
n 1: a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection
from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {sun helmet},
{topee}, {topi}]
Pithecanthropus erectus
n 1: former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
[syn: {Pithecanthropus}, {Pithecanthropus erectus}, {genus
Pithecanthropus}]
Pithecellobium dulce
n 1: common thorny tropical American tree having terminal
racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or
circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow
dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind},
{camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium
dulce}]
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
n 1: erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of
white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and
black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn:
{cat's-claw}, {catclaw}, {black bead}, {Pithecellobium
unguis-cati}]
Pitot head
n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube
and static tube that measures total and static pressure;
used in aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: {Pitot-static
tube}, {Pitot head}, {Pitot tube}]
Pitot tube
n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with
an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a
fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow [syn:
{Pitot tube}, {Pitot}]
2: measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and
static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in
aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: {Pitot-static tube},
{Pitot head}, {Pitot tube}]
Pitot-static tube
n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube
and static tube that measures total and static pressure;
used in aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: {Pitot-static
tube}, {Pitot head}, {Pitot tube}]
Pitt the Elder
n 1: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an
end (1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {First Earl
of Chatham}, {Pitt the Elder}]
Pitt the Younger
n 1: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
[syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham},
{Pitt the Younger}]
pitter-patter
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the
hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat},
{pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-
patter}]
n 1: a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-
patter of little feet around the house"
v 1: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {spatter}, {patter},
{pitter-patter}]
2: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering
rain" [syn: {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
Pittsburgh of the South
n 1: the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern
Alabama [syn: {Birmingham}, {Pittsburgh of the South}]
pitty-pat
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the
hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat},
{pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-
patter}]
pitty-patty
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the
hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat},
{pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
[syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-
patter}]
pituitary body
n 1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the
base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland},
{pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]
pituitary dwarf
n 1: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth
hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of
the achondroplastic dwarf) [syn: {pituitary dwarf},
{hypophysial dwarf}, {Levi-Lorrain dwarf}]
pituitary gland
n 1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the
base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland},
{pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]
Pituophis melanoleucus
n 1: bull snake of western North America that invades rodent
burrows [syn: {gopher snake}, {Pituophis melanoleucus}]
Pitymys pinetorum
n 1: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern
United States [syn: {pine vole}, {pine mouse}, {Pitymys
pinetorum}]
pityriasis alba
n 1: common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young
adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation
pityriasis rosea
n 1: pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk
and extremities
Pityrogramma argentea
n 1: fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white
undersides [syn: {silver fern}, {Pityrogramma argentea}]
Pityrogramma calomelanos
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides
[syn: {silver fern}, {Pityrogramma calomelanos}]
Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden
undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {Pityrogramma calomelanos
aureoflava}]
Pityrogramma chrysophylla
n 1: fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with
bright golden-yellow undersides [syn: {gold fern},
{Pityrogramma chrysophylla}]
Pius II
n 1: Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his
unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks
(1405-1464) [syn: {Pius II}, {Aeneas Silvius}, {Enea Silvio
Piccolomini}]
Pius IX
n 1: Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary [syn:
{Pius IX}, {Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti}, {Giovanni Maria
Mastai-Ferretti}]
Pius V
n 1: Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of
the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I
(1504-1572) [syn: {Pius V}, {Antonio Ghislieri}]
Pius VI
n 1: Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French
Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797
Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799) [syn:
{Pius VI}, {Giovanni Angelo Braschi}, {Giannangelo
Braschi}]
Pius VII
n 1: Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who was humiliated by
Napoleon and taken prisoner in 1809; he concluded a
concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France;
he returned to Rome in 1814 (1740-1823) [syn: {Pius VII},
{Barnaba Chiaramonti}, {Luigi Barnaba Gregorio
Chiaramonti}]
Pius X
n 1: pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in
1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914) [syn:
{Pius X}, {Giuseppe Sarto}, {Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto}]
Pius XI
n 1: pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the
Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn:
{Pius XI}, {Achille Ratti}, {Ambrogio Damiano Achille
Ratti}]
Pius XII
n 1: pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was
later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were
persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958) [syn: {Pius XII}, {Eugenio
Pacelli}]
pivot joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to
rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the
arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint},
{rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]
pivot man
n 1: the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and
maneuver [syn: {pivot}, {pivot man}]
pivot shot
n 1: a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the
pivot foot
pivoting window
n 1: a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or
vertically
pix chest
n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await
assay [syn: {pyx}, {pix}, {pyx chest}, {pix chest}]
pizza parlor
n 1: a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: {pizzeria},
{pizza shop}, {pizza parlor}]
pizza pie
n 1: Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a
spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese [syn:
{pizza}, {pizza pie}]
pizza shop
n 1: a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: {pizzeria},
{pizza shop}, {pizza parlor}]
pj's
n 1: (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for
sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn:
{pajama}, {pyjama}, {pj's}, {jammies}]
PKU test
n 1: a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria
place bet
n 1: a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
place down
v 1: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
"set down your bags here" [syn: {set down}, {put down},
{place down}]
place kick
n 1: (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground
before kicking [syn: {place kick}, {place-kicking}]
place mat
n 1: a mat serving as table linen for an individual place
setting
place name
n 1: the name by which a geographical place is known [syn:
{place name}, {toponym}]
place of birth
n 1: the place where someone was born [syn: {birthplace}, {place
of birth}]
place of business
n 1: an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail
store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods
are made or stored or processed or where services are
rendered [syn: {place of business}, {business
establishment}]
place of origin
n 1: where something originated or was nurtured in its early
existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn:
{birthplace}, {cradle}, {place of origin}, {provenance},
{provenience}]
place of worship
n 1: any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn:
{place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of God},
{house of worship}]
place setting
n 1: a table service for one person; "a place setting of
sterling flatware" [syn: {place setting}, {setting}]
place upright
v 1: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf
up?" [syn: {stand}, {stand up}, {place upright}]
place-kick
v 1: kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
2: score (a goal) by making a place kick
place-kicker
n 1: (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal [syn:
{place-kicker}, {placekicker}]
place-kicking
n 1: (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground
before kicking [syn: {place kick}, {place-kicking}]
place-worship
n 1: the worship of places [syn: {topolatry}, {place-worship}]
placebo effect
n 1: any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering
a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed
result from the person's faith in the treatment or
preconceptions about what the experimental drug was
supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk
about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized
to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
placement center
n 1: an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
[syn: {placement office}, {placement center}]
placement office
n 1: an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
[syn: {placement office}, {placement center}]
placenta previa
n 1: pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower
part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause
bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section
may be necessary
placental mammal
n 1: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes
and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {placental mammal},
{eutherian}, {eutherian mammal}]
placer miner
n 1: a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or
dredging
placer mining
n 1: mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or
dredging
Placido Domingo
n 1: Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by
Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) [syn: {Domingo}, {Placido
Domingo}]
Placuna placenta
n 1: marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters
characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn:
{window oyster}, {windowpane oyster}, {capiz}, {Placuna
placenta}]
plagal cadence
n 1: a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the
chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
[syn: {plagal cadence}, {amen cadence}]
Plagianthus betulinus
n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong
fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
[syn: {ribbon tree}, {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus regius},
{Plagianthus betulinus}]
Plagianthus regius
n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong
fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
[syn: {ribbon tree}, {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus regius},
{Plagianthus betulinus}]
plague pneumonia
n 1: a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the
plague that can spread through the air from person to
person; characterized by lung involvement with chill,
bloody expectoration and high fever [syn: {pneumonic
plague}, {pulmonic plague}, {plague pneumonia}]
plague spot
n 1: a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague
plain clothes
n 1: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work
clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing},
{civilian dress}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]
plain flour
n 1: flour that does not contain a raising agent
plain sailing
n 1: easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem
the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {plain sailing}, {clear
sailing}, {easy going}]
plain stitch
n 1: a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through
the front of the stitch from the lefthand side [syn:
{knit}, {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]
plain turkey
n 1: popular Australian game bird [syn: {plain turkey},
{Choriotis australis}]
plain wanderer
n 1: small Australian bird related to the button quail;
classified as wading bird but inhabits plains [syn: {plain
wanderer}, {Pedionomus torquatus}]
plain weave
n 1: a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads
intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect
[syn: {plain weave}, {taffeta weave}]
plain-woven
adj 1: (of cloth) made in plain weave
Plains Indian
n 1: a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived
a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of
North America [syn: {Plains Indian}, {Buffalo Indian}]
plains lemon monarda
n 1: annual of southern United States [syn: {plains lemon
monarda}, {Monarda pectinata}]
plains pocket gopher
n 1: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn:
{plains pocket gopher}, {Geomys bursarius}]
plains pocket mouse
n 1: small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
[syn: {plains pocket mouse}, {Perognathus flavescens}]
plains spadefoot
n 1: this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river
bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky
Mountains [syn: {plains spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus
bombifrons}]
plaintiff in error
n 1: the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn:
{appellant}, {plaintiff in error}]
plan of action
n 1: a plan for actively doing something
plan of attack
n 1: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or
situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a
list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan
of attack was misguided" [syn: {approach}, {attack}, {plan
of attack}]
Planck's constant
n 1: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a
photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34
joule-second [syn: {Planck's constant}, {h}]
Planck's law
n 1: (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of
electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta
that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the
magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant
of proportionality is given by Planck's constant
Planck's radiation law
n 1: (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of
energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body
plane angle
n 1: an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)
plane figure
n 1: a two-dimensional shape [syn: {plane figure}, {two-
dimensional figure}]
plane geometry
n 1: the geometry of 2-dimensional figures
plane seat
n 1: a seat on a commercial airliner
plane section
n 1: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a
solid [syn: {section}, {plane section}]
plane table
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a
ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map
topographical details
plane ticket
n 1: a ticket good for a trip on an airplane [syn: {plane
ticket}, {airplane ticket}]
plane tree
n 1: any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale
bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and
ball-shaped heads of fruits [syn: {plane tree}, {sycamore},
{platan}]
plane-polarized
adj 1: (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane; "plane-
polarized light"
plane-tree family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn:
{Platanaceae}, {family Platanaceae}, {plane-tree family}]
planet gear
n 1: an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an
epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear},
{planet wheel}, {planet gear}]
planet wheel
n 1: an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an
epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear},
{planet wheel}, {planet gear}]
planetary gear
n 1: an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an
epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear},
{planet wheel}, {planet gear}]
planetary house
n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign},
{mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
planetary nebula
n 1: a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its
planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded
by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a
fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
planetesimal hypothesis
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by
the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals
planing machine
n 1: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {plane},
{planer}, {planing machine}]
plank down
v 1: drop heavily [syn: {plonk down}, {plump down}, {plank
down}]
plank over
v 1: cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn:
{plank}, {plank over}]
plank-bed
n 1: a bed of boards (without a mattress)
planktonic algae
n 1: unicellular algae
planned community
n 1: a residential district that is planned for a certain class
of residents
planning board
n 1: a board appointed to advise the chief administrator [syn:
{advisory board}, {planning board}]
planning commission
n 1: a commission delegated to propose plans for future
activities and developments
Planococcus citri
n 1: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially
destructive to citrus [syn: {citrus mealybug}, {Planococcus
citri}]
planographic printing
n 1: the process of printing from a surface on which the
printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as
opposed to ink repellent) [syn: {planographic printing},
{planography}]
plant bug
n 1: small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
[syn: {leaf bug}, {plant bug}]
plant cell
n 1: a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant
plant closing
n 1: act of shutting down operation of a plant
plant department
n 1: the division of a business responsible for building and
maintaining the physical plant [syn: {plant department},
{building department}]
plant disease
n 1: a disease that affects plants
plant family
n 1: a family of plants
plant fiber
n 1: fiber derived from plants [syn: {plant fiber}, {plant
fibre}]
plant fibre
n 1: fiber derived from plants [syn: {plant fiber}, {plant
fibre}]
plant food
n 1: any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used
to make soil more fertile [syn: {fertilizer}, {fertiliser},
{plant food}]
plant genus
n 1: a genus of plants
plant hopper
n 1: related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely
damages cultivated plants [syn: {plant hopper},
{planthopper}]
plant hormone
n 1: (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone [syn:
{phytohormone}, {plant hormone}, {growth regulator}]
plant kingdom
n 1: (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or
extinct plants [syn: {Plantae}, {kingdom Plantae}, {plant
kingdom}]
plant life
n 1: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
[syn: {plant}, {flora}, {plant life}]
plant louse
n 1: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by
sucking the juices from plants [syn: {plant louse},
{louse}]
plant material
n 1: material derived from plants [syn: {plant material}, {plant
substance}]
plant order
n 1: the order of plants
plant organ
n 1: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
plant part
n 1: any part of a plant or fungus [syn: {plant part}, {plant
structure}]
plant process
n 1: a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or
organ [syn: {plant process}, {enation}]
plant product
n 1: a product made from plant material
plant scientist
n 1: a biologist specializing in the study of plants [syn:
{botanist}, {phytologist}, {plant scientist}]
plant structure
n 1: any part of a plant or fungus [syn: {plant part}, {plant
structure}]
plant substance
n 1: material derived from plants [syn: {plant material}, {plant
substance}]
plant tissue
n 1: the tissue of a plant
plant toxin
n 1: any substance produced by plants that is similar in its
properties to extracellular bacterial toxin [syn: {plant
toxin}, {phytotoxin}]
plant virus
n 1: a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single
strand of RNA
plant-eating
adj 1: (of animals) feeding on plants [syn: {plant-eating(a)},
{phytophagic}, {phytophagous}, {phytophilous}]
Plantagenet line
n 1: the family name of a line of English kings that reigned
from 1154 to 1485 [syn: {Plantagenet}, {Plantagenet line}]
Plantago lanceolata
n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain},
{narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-
grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]
Plantago major
n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-
track plant}, {Plantago major}]
Plantago media
n 1: widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North
America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white
fragrant flowers [syn: {hoary plantain}, {Plantago media}]
Plantago psyllium
n 1: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and
become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild
laxative [syn: {fleawort}, {psyllium}, {Spanish psyllium},
{Plantago psyllium}]
Plantago rugelii
n 1: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad
leaves [syn: {rugel's plantain}, {broad-leaved plantain},
{Plantago rugelii}]
Plantago virginica
n 1: North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on
the leaves [syn: {hoary plantain}, {Plantago virginica}]
plantain family
n 1: cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most
are troublesome weeds [syn: {Plantaginaceae}, {family
Plantaginaceae}, {plantain family}]
plantain lily
n 1: any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad
ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac
flowers; used as ground cover [syn: {plantain lily}, {day
lily}]
plantain tree
n 1: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular
greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn:
{plantain}, {plantain tree}, {Musa paradisiaca}]
plantain-leaved pussytoes
n 1: a variety of pussytoes
plantar reflex
n 1: flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked
firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in
persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results
should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)
plantar wart
n 1: a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes
plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft
center"
plantation owner
n 1: the owner or manager of a plantation [syn: {planter},
{plantation owner}]
Plantation walking horse
n 1: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast
running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking
horse}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]
planter's punch
n 1: a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar
and sometimes bitters
plantigrade mammal
n 1: an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot
touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings [syn:
{plantigrade mammal}, {plantigrade}] [ant: {digitigrade},
{digitigrade mammal}]
plantlike flagellate
n 1: unicellular organisms having many characteristics of
typical algae
plasma cell
n 1: a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a
specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the
blood [syn: {plasma cell}, {plasmacyte}]
plasma membrane
n 1: a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the
cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control
passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in
and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane" [syn:
{cell membrane}, {cytomembrane}, {plasma membrane}]
plasma physics
n 1: the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma
phase
plasma protein
n 1: any of the proteins in blood plasma
plasma thromboplastin antecedent
n 1: coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a
hemorrhagic tendency [syn: {plasma thromboplastin
antecedent}, {factor XI}]
plasmid DNA
n 1: a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that
is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous
replication [syn: {plasmid}, {plasmid DNA}]
plasminogen activator
n 1: protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen
to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis [syn: {plasminogen
activator}, {urokinase}]
plasmodial slime mold
n 1: a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime
mold}, {acellular slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold},
{myxomycete}]
Plasmodiophora brassicae
n 1: a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or
distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
[syn: {clubroot fungus}, {Plasmodiophora brassicae}]
Plasmodium vivax
n 1: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes
malaria in humans [syn: {plasmodium}, {Plasmodium vivax},
{malaria parasite}]
plaster bandage
n 1: bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of
plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they
heal [syn: {cast}, {plaster cast}, {plaster bandage}]
plaster cast
n 1: bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of
plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they
heal [syn: {cast}, {plaster cast}, {plaster bandage}]
plaster of Paris
n 1: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of
calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water
and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and
sculptures and casts for broken limbs [syn: {plaster of
Paris}, {plaster}]
plaster over
v 1: apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster}, {plaster over},
{stick on}]
plaster saint
n 1: a person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's
no plaster saint"
plasterer's float
n 1: a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and
finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco [syn:
{float}, {plasterer's float}]
plastering trowel
n 1: a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster
plastic art
n 1: the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
plastic bag
n 1: a bag made of thin plastic material
plastic bomb
n 1: a bomb made of plastic explosive
plastic explosive
n 1: an explosive material that is easily molded around the
object it is intended to destroy [syn: {plastic explosive},
{plastique}]
plastic film
n 1: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent)
material used to wrap or cover things [syn: {film},
{plastic film}]
plastic laminate
n 1: a laminate made by bonding plastic layers
plastic surgeon
n 1: a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
[syn: {cosmetic surgeon}, {plastic surgeon}]
plastic surgery
n 1: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation
of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {reconstructive
surgery}, {anaplasty}]
plastic wrap
n 1: wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of
plastic
plastics industry
n 1: an industry that manufactures plastic articles
Plata River
n 1: an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la
Plata}, {La Plata}, {Plata River}]
Platalea leucorodia
n 1: pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and
northeastern Africa [syn: {common spoonbill}, {Platalea
leucorodia}]
Platanthera bifolia
n 1: south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {lesser
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera bifolia}, {Habenaria
bifolia}]
Platanthera chlorantha
n 1: south European orchid with dark green flowers that are
larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia;
sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {greater
butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera chlorantha}, {Habenaria
chlorantha}]
Platanthera leucophea
n 1: of central North America; a threatened species [syn:
{prairie white-fringed orchid}, {Platanthera leucophea}]
Platanus acerifolia
n 1: very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree
[syn: {London plane}, {Platanus acerifolia}]
Platanus occidentalis
n 1: very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central
North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore},
{American plane}, {buttonwood}, {Platanus occidentalis}]
Platanus orientalis
n 1: large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn:
{oriental plane}, {Platanus orientalis}]
Platanus racemosa
n 1: tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and
large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped
clusters of flowers [syn: {California sycamore}, {Platanus
racemosa}]
Platanus wrightii
n 1: medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having
deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to
5 [syn: {Arizona sycamore}, {Platanus wrightii}]
plate armor
n 1: specially hardened steel plate used to protect
fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor
plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor},
{plate armour}]
plate armour
n 1: specially hardened steel plate used to protect
fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor
plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor},
{plate armour}]
plate glass
n 1: glass formed into large thin sheets [syn: {plate glass},
{sheet glass}]
plate iron
n 1: a plate of iron
plate rack
n 1: a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been
washed
plate rail
n 1: rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates
plate tectonic theory
n 1: the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of
the earth's crust [syn: {tectonics}, {plate tectonics},
{plate tectonic theory}]
plate tectonics
n 1: the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of
the earth's crust [syn: {tectonics}, {plate tectonics},
{plate tectonic theory}]
plateau striped whiptail
n 1: having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau
from Arizona to western Colorado [syn: {plateau striped
whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus velox}]
platform bed
n 1: a bed without springs
platform rocker
n 1: rocking chair on a stationary base
Platichthys flesus
n 1: important food fish of Europe [syn: {European flatfish},
{Platichthys flesus}]
platinum black
n 1: a fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in
chemical reactions
platinum blond
n 1: a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially
colored) blond [syn: {platinum blond}, {platinum blonde}]
platinum blonde
n 1: a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially
colored) blond [syn: {platinum blond}, {platinum blonde}]
platinum thermometer
n 1: thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the
resistance of a spiral of platinum wire [syn: {resistance
thermometer}, {platinum thermometer}]
platinum-blonde
adj 1: of hair color; whitish [syn: {ash-blonde}, {platinum-
blonde}, {towheaded}]
Plato's Academy
n 1: a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's
Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato
died"
Platonic body
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
Platonic solid
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
Platonic year
n 1: time required for one complete cycle of the precession of
the equinoxes, about 25,800 years [syn: {great year},
{Platonic year}]
Platt National Park
n 1: a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
Platte River
n 1: a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a
tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Platte}, {Platte
River}]
Platte River penstemon
n 1: erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of
stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming [syn: {Platte River
penstemon}, {Penstemon cyananthus}]
Platycerium alcicorne
n 1: commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia
and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern},
{Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]
Platycerium andinum
n 1: fern of Peru and Bolivia [syn: {South American staghorn},
{Platycerium andinum}]
Platycerium bifurcatum
n 1: commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia
and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern},
{Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]
Platycladus orientalis
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States
and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own
genus [syn: {Oriental arborvitae}, {Thuja orientalis},
{Platycladus orientalis}]
Platylobium formosum
n 1: evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and
bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with
flat wings; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {flat pea},
{Platylobium formosum}]
Platymiscium pinnatum
n 1: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate
leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant
yellow flowers [syn: {Panama redwood tree}, {Panama
redwood}, {Platymiscium pinnatum}]
Platymiscium trinitatis
n 1: large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves
and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and
long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large
gardens [syn: {roble}, {Platymiscium trinitatis}]
Platypoecilus maculatus
n 1: small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish [syn:
{platy}, {Platypoecilus maculatus}]
Platystemon californicus
n 1: California plant with small pale yellow flowers [syn:
{creamcups}, {Platystemon californicus}]
Plautus alle
n 1: small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions [syn:
{little auk}, {dovekie}, {Plautus alle}]
play a joke on
v 1: subject to a playful hoax or joke [syn: {hoax}, {pull
someone's leg}, {play a joke on}]
2: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that
class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam}, {play
a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox}, {pull a
fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
play a trick on
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam},
{play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox},
{pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
play along
v 1: cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play
along with the burglars for the moment" [syn: {play along},
{go along}]
2: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play
along}, {accompany}, {follow}]
play around
v 1: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: {play
around}, {fool around}]
2: work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in
astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never
makes any money" [syn: {dabble}, {smatter}, {play around}]
play back
v 1: reproduce (a recording) on a recorder; "The lawyers played
back the conversation to show that their client was
innocent" [syn: {play back}, {replay}]
play down
v 1: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down
his royal ancestry" [syn: {background}, {play down},
{downplay}] [ant: {foreground}, {highlight}, {play up},
{spotlight}]
play false
v 1: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately
feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He
bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the
subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull
the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play
false}]
play group
n 1: a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day
sessions [syn: {playschool}, {play group}]
play hooky
v 1: play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays
hooky" [syn: {bunk off}, {play hooky}]
play it by ear
v 1: decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the
situation; "She didn't know what to expect from her new
job, so she played it by ear"
play list
n 1: a list of musical selections for performance or for
broadcast by radio [syn: {playlist}, {play list}]
play off
v 1: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best
athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the
Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against
each other" [syn: {pit}, {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
play out
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out
our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out},
{sap}, {tire}]
2: perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election
drama be played out?"
3: play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even
thought it is clear that we have last"
4: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played
out fast"
play possum
v 1: to pretend to be dead
play reading
n 1: performance of a play by a group of readers
play therapy
n 1: form of psychotherapy for children that uses play
situations for diagnosis or treatment
play tricks
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam},
{play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox},
{pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
play up
v 1: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent;
"The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished
career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {highlight},
{spotlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {downplay},
{play down}]
2: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is
playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up},
{shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
play-actor
n 1: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
[syn: {barnstormer}, {playactor}, {play-actor}, {trouper}]
play-box
n 1: a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at
a boarding school) [syn: {playbox}, {play-box}]
played out
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and
cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-
tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent},
{washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}, {gone}]
2: worn out; "a played out deck of cards"
player piano
n 1: a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of
perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical
piano}, {Pianola}, {player piano}]
playground ball
n 1: ball used in playing softball [syn: {softball}, {playground
ball}]
playground slide
n 1: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children
can slide [syn: {slide}, {playground slide}, {sliding
board}]
playing area
n 1: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home
crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing
field}, {athletic field}, {playing area}, {field}]
playing card
n 1: one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
playing field
n 1: the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the
government's objective is to insure a genuinely level
playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
2: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd
cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing field},
{athletic field}, {playing area}, {field}]
playing period
n 1: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during
which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
[syn: {playing period}, {period of play}, {play}]
Playlobium obtusangulum
n 1: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having
triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-
yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {common
flat pea}, {native holly}, {Playlobium obtusangulum}]
playoff game
n 1: one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
plea bargain
n 1: (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees
to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the
prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his
admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor";
"plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming
congested" [syn: {plea bargain}, {plea bargaining}]
plea bargaining
n 1: (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees
to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the
prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his
admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor";
"plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming
congested" [syn: {plea bargain}, {plea bargaining}]
plea of insanity
n 1: (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims
innocence due to mental incompetence at the time [syn:
{insanity plea}, {plea of insanity}]
plea-bargain
v 1: agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he
plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison
for 8 years"
pleading in the alternative
n 1: a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is
difficult to determine which facts the person intends to
rely on [syn: {alternative pleading}, {pleading in the
alternative}]
Pleasant Island
n 1: a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to
the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the
Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru}, {Nauru Island}, {Pleasant
Island}]
pleasant-smelling
adj 1: having an odor that is pleasing
pleasant-tasting
adj 1: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn:
{delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-
tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]
pleasure boat
n 1: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other
conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin
cruiser}, {cruiser}, {pleasure boat}, {pleasure craft}]
pleasure craft
n 1: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other
conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin
cruiser}, {cruiser}, {pleasure boat}, {pleasure craft}]
pleasure ground
n 1: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for
amusement [syn: {amusement park}, {funfair}, {pleasure
ground}]
pleasure principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, {pleasure-pain principle}, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]
pleasure seeker
n 1: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures [syn:
{hedonist}, {pagan}, {pleasure seeker}]
pleasure trip
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to
the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after
cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion},
{jaunt}, {outing}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition},
{sashay}]
pleasure-pain principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, {pleasure-pain principle}, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]
pleasure-unpleasure principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the
principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to
distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure
principle}, {pleasure-pain principle}, {pleasure-unpleasure
principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]
Plecotus townsendi
n 1: bat of western North America having extremely large ears
[syn: {western big-eared bat}, {Plecotus townsendi}]
plectognath fish
n 1: tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak
and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines [syn:
{plectognath}, {plectognath fish}]
Plectranthus amboinicus
n 1: an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South
Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn:
{country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus},
{Plectranthus amboinicus}]
Plectrophenax nivalis
n 1: white Arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird},
{snowflake}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]
pledge taker
n 1: a volunteer who records (usually by telephone)
contributions pledged in a fund drive
Pleistocene epoch
n 1: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive
glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human
evolution [syn: {Pleistocene}, {Pleistocene epoch},
{Glacial epoch}]
pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older
adults [syn: {pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma}, {pleomorphic
rhabdosarcoma}]
pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
n 1: form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older
adults [syn: {pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma}, {pleomorphic
rhabdosarcoma}]
Plethodon cinereus
n 1: common salamander of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
red-backed salamander}, {Plethodon cinereus}]
Plethodon vehiculum
n 1: salamander of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{western red-backed salamander}, {Plethodon vehiculum}]
pleural cavity
n 1: the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart
pleural space
n 1: the small potential space between the parietal and visceral
layers of the pleura
pleurisy root
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
pleurocarpous moss
n 1: a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short
side branch rather than the main stalk [syn: {pleurocarp},
{pleurocarpous moss}] [ant: {acrocarp}, {acrocarpous moss}]
Pleuronectes platessa
n 1: large European food fish [syn: {plaice}, {Pleuronectes
platessa}]
pleuropneumonialike organism
n 1: a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of
pneumonia in humans [syn: {pleuropneumonialike organism},
{PPLO}]
Pleurotus ostreatus
n 1: edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving
masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster
fungus}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]
Pleurotus phosphoreus
n 1: red luminescent mushroom of Europe [syn: {olive-tree
agaric}, {Pleurotus phosphoreus}]
plexus autonomici
n 1: a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
[syn: {autonomic plexus}, {plexus autonomici}]
plexus brachialis
n 1: a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal
nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
[syn: {brachial plexus}, {plexus brachialis}]
plexus cardiacus
n 1: a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby
structures [syn: {cardiac plexus}, {plexus cardiacus}]
plexus caroticus
n 1: a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
[syn: {carotid plexus}, {plexus caroticus}]
plexus celiacus
n 1: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind
the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {plexus
celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]
plexus cervicalis
n 1: a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
[syn: {cervical plexus}, {plexus cervicalis}]
plexus choroideus
n 1: a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate
intraventricular pressure [syn: {choroid plexus}, {plexus
choroideus}]
plexus coccygeus
n 1: a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal
nerves [syn: {coccygeal plexus}, {plexus coccygeus}]
plexus dentalis
n 1: a plexus of nerves serving the teeth
plexus hypogastricus
n 1: a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera [syn:
{hypogastric plexus}, {plexus hypogastricus}]
plexus lumbalis
n 1: a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the
aorta and iliac vessels [syn: {lumbar plexus}, {plexus
lumbalis}]
2: a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the
first four lumbar nerves [syn: {lumbar plexus}, {plexus
lumbalis}]
plexus mesentericus
n 1: a plexus of autonomic nerves [syn: {mesenteric plexus},
{plexus mesentericus}]
plexus myentericus
n 1: a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic
autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus
and stomach and intestines [syn: {myenteric plexus},
{plexus myentericus}]
plexus periarterialis
n 1: an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery [syn:
{periarterial plexus}, {plexus periarterialis}]
plexus pulmonalis
n 1: one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung [syn:
{pulmonary plexis}, {plexus pulmonalis}]
plexus sacralis
n 1: a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st,
2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and
lower limbs [syn: {sacral plexus}, {plexus sacralis}]
plica vocalis
n 1: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting
into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {vocal
band}, {plica vocalis}]
Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis
n 1: a kind of onychophoran
Plimsoll line
n 1: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when
the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll
line}, {Plimsoll mark}, {Plimsoll}]
Plimsoll mark
n 1: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when
the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll
line}, {Plimsoll mark}, {Plimsoll}]
Plinian eruption
n 1: a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is
violently ejected to a height of several miles
Pliny the Elder
n 1: Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while
observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny},
{Pliny the Elder}, {Gaius Plinius Secundus}]
Pliny the Younger
n 1: Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books
of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
[syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Younger}, {Gaius Plinius
Caecilius Secundus}]
Pliocene epoch
n 1: from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of
mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
[syn: {Pliocene}, {Pliocene epoch}]
Ploceus philippinus
n 1: common Indian weaverbird [syn: {baya}, {Ploceus
philippinus}]
plonk down
v 1: drop heavily [syn: {plonk down}, {plump down}, {plank
down}]
plosive consonant
n 1: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are
too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive},
{plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}]
[ant: {continuant}, {continuant consonant}]
plosive speech sound
n 1: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are
too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive},
{plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}]
[ant: {continuant}, {continuant consonant}]
plot element
n 1: a component or element of the plot of a story
plot line
n 1: the plot of a book or play or film [syn: {storyline}, {plot
line}]
plot of ground
n 1: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a
bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn:
{plot}, {plot of land}, {plot of ground}, {patch}]
plot of land
n 1: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a
bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn:
{plot}, {plot of land}, {plot of ground}, {patch}]
Plott hound
n 1: a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and
wild boars
plough horse
n 1: a horse used to pull a plow [syn: {plow horse}, {plough
horse}]
plough on
v 1: continue moving forward [syn: {press on}, {push on},
{plough on}]
ploughman's lunch
n 1: a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a
salad
plow ahead
v 1: proceed (with a plan of action); "He went ahead with the
project" [syn: {go ahead}, {plow ahead}]
plow horse
n 1: a horse used to pull a plow [syn: {plow horse}, {plough
horse}]
pluck at
v 1: pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at
the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pick at}, {pluck at},
{pull at}]
plug away
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog},
{keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder
to the wheel}]
2: persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this
problem" [syn: {plug}, {plug away}]
plug fuse
n 1: a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket
plug hat
n 1: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim [syn:
{bowler hat}, {bowler}, {derby hat}, {derby}, {plug hat}]
plug in
v 1: plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!";
"Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
[syn: {plug in}, {plug into}, {connect}] [ant:
{disconnect}, {unplug}]
plug into
v 1: plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!";
"Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
[syn: {plug in}, {plug into}, {connect}] [ant:
{disconnect}, {unplug}]
plug-in
n 1: a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities
of an existing application [syn: {plug-in}, {add-on}]
2: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
{circuit board}, {circuit card}, {board}, {card}, {plug-in},
{add-in}]
plug-ugly
n 1: someone who bullies weaker people [syn: {tough guy}, {plug-
ugly}]
plum duff
n 1: a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and
containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron [syn:
{duff}, {plum duff}]
plum pudding
n 1: a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake [syn:
{plum pudding}, {Christmas pudding}]
plum sauce
n 1: for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney
plum tomato
n 1: an Italian variety of cherry tomato that is shaped like a
plum
2: a kind of cherry tomato that is frequently used in cooking
rather than eaten raw
plum tree
n 1: any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a
smooth skin and a single hard stone [syn: {plum}, {plum
tree}]
plum-fruited yew
n 1: South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited
yew}, {Prumnopitys andina}, {Prumnopitys elegans}]
plum-yew
n 1: any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia
resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy
envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals
plum-yew family
n 1: a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: {Cephalotaxaceae},
{family Cephalotaxaceae}, {plum-yew family}]
plumb bob
n 1: the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: {plumb bob}, {plumb},
{plummet}]
plumb level
n 1: a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it
plumb line
n 1: a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing
directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to
determine the vertical from a given point [syn: {plumb
line}, {perpendicular}]
plumb rule
n 1: a plumb line attached to a narrow board
Plumbago europaea
n 1: a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers [syn:
{leadwort}, {Plumbago europaea}]
plumber's helper
n 1: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup
at one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: {plunger},
{plumber's helper}]
plumber's snake
n 1: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in
curved pipes [syn: {plumber's snake}, {snake}, {auger}]
plumbing fixture
n 1: a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a
building
plumbing system
n 1: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the
distribution of water or gas in a building and for the
disposal of sewage [syn: {plumbing}, {plumbing system}]
plumcot tree
n 1: hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus
armeniaca [syn: {plumcot}, {plumcot tree}]
plume grass
n 1: a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
plume poppy
n 1: herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike
panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {plume poppy},
{bocconia}, {Macleaya cordata}]
plume thistle
n 1: any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome
purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads [syn:
{plume thistle}, {plumed thistle}]
plume-tipped
adj 1: of a plant tipped with a plume
plumed scorpionfish
n 1: a kind of scorpionfish [syn: {plumed scorpionfish},
{Scorpaena grandicornis}]
plumed thistle
n 1: any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome
purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads [syn:
{plume thistle}, {plumed thistle}]
plumed tussock
n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
[syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia
richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]
Plumeria acutifolia
n 1: frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form;
grown in temple gardens [syn: {pagoda tree}, {temple tree},
{Plumeria acutifolia}]
Plumeria alba
n 1: tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant
yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian
jasmine}, {pagoda tree}, {Plumeria alba}]
plump down
v 1: drop heavily [syn: {plonk down}, {plump down}, {plank
down}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
"He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into
the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk},
{plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
plump for
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I
backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse},
{plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}]
plump in
v 1: arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday
morning"
plump out
v 1: depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house"
2: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out},
{plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
plump up
v 1: make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff
up}, {plump up}, {shake up}]
plunk down
v 1: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
"He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself
into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop},
{plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
plunk for
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I
backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse},
{plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}]
pluperfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
[syn: {past perfect}, {past perfect tense}, {pluperfect},
{pluperfect tense}]
plural form
n 1: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
[syn: {plural}, {plural form}] [ant: {singular}, {singular
form}]
plus fours
n 1: men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn
for sports (especially golf)
plus sign
n 1: a sign indicating the operation of addition
plush-like
adj 1: (of textures) resembling plush [syn: {plushy}, {plush-
like}]
Pluteus aurantiorugosus
n 1: an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
Pluteus cervinus
n 1: a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found
on rotting hardwoods [syn: {deer mushroom}, {Pluteus
cervinus}]
Pluteus magnus
n 1: an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the
caps are black and coarsely wrinkled [syn: {Pluteus
magnus}, {sawdust mushroom}]
plutonic rock
n 1: large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholith},
{batholite}, {pluton}, {plutonic rock}]
plutonium 239
n 1: a highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in
atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by
irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons
plutonium bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by
nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element
like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb},
{atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]
plutonium pit
n 1: a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that
triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
[syn: {plutonium trigger}, {plutonium pit}]
plutonium trigger
n 1: a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that
triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
[syn: {plutonium trigger}, {plutonium pit}]
Pluvianus aegyptius
n 1: African courser that feeds on insect parasites on
crocodiles [syn: {crocodile bird}, {Pluvianus aegyptius}]
Plymouth Colony
n 1: colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth
Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay
Colony in 1691
Plymouth Rock
n 1: a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims
disembarked from the Mayflower
2: an American breed of domestic fowl
pneumatic caisson
n 1: large watertight chamber used for construction under water
[syn: {caisson}, {pneumatic caisson}, {cofferdam}]
pneumatic drill
n 1: a power drill powered by compressed air
pneumatic hammer
n 1: a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: {air hammer},
{jackhammer}, {pneumatic hammer}]
pneumatic tire
n 1: a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed
air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc [syn:
{pneumatic tire}, {pneumatic tyre}]
pneumatic tyre
n 1: a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed
air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc [syn:
{pneumatic tire}, {pneumatic tyre}]
pneumococcal pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
pneumococcal vaccine
n 1: vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23
most common strains of pneumococcus [syn: {pneumococcal
vaccine}, {Pneumovax}]
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired
immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis},
{pneumocystis pneumonia}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia},
{interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]
pneumocystis pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired
immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis},
{pneumocystis pneumonia}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia},
{interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]
pneumogastric nerve
n 1: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and
lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the
abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus
vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth
cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]
pneumonic plague
n 1: a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the
plague that can spread through the air from person to
person; characterized by lung involvement with chill,
bloody expectoration and high fever [syn: {pneumonic
plague}, {pulmonic plague}, {plague pneumonia}]
Pnom Penh
n 1: the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom
Penh}, {Pnom Penh}, {Cambodian capital}]
PO Box
n 1: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put
to be called for [syn: {Post-Office box}, {PO Box}, {POB},
{call box}, {letter box}]
PO Box No
n 1: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is
collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO box number},
{PO Box No}, {box number}]
PO box number
n 1: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is
collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO box number},
{PO Box No}, {box number}]
Po Hai
n 1: an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China
[syn: {Bo Hai}, {Po Hai}]
Po River
n 1: a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: {Po},
{Po River}]
po-faced
adj 1: humorless and disapproving
Poa nemoralis
n 1: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in
northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {wood
meadowgrass}, {Poa nemoralis}, {Agrostis alba}]
Poa pratensis
n 1: valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially
central United States having tall stalks and slender bright
green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
[syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue
grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]
poached egg
n 1: egg cooked in gently boiling water [syn: {poached egg},
{dropped egg}]
Pobeda Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern
India (24,406 feet high) [syn: {Pobeda Peak}, {Pobedy
Peak}]
Pobedy Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern
India (24,406 feet high) [syn: {Pobeda Peak}, {Pobedy
Peak}]
pocket battleship
n 1: a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations
on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
pocket billiards
n 1: any of various games played on a pool table having 6
pockets [syn: {pool}, {pocket billiards}]
pocket book
n 1: pocket-sized paperback book [syn: {pocketbook}, {pocket
book}, {pocket edition}]
pocket borough
n 1: a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the
land is owned by a single family
pocket bread
n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for
filling [syn: {pita}, {pocket bread}]
pocket calculator
n 1: a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a
pocket [syn: {hand calculator}, {pocket calculator}]
pocket comb
n 1: a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket [syn:
{pocketcomb}, {pocket comb}]
pocket dictionary
n 1: a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
[syn: {pocket dictionary}, {little dictionary}]
pocket edition
n 1: pocket-sized paperback book [syn: {pocketbook}, {pocket
book}, {pocket edition}]
pocket flap
n 1: a flap that covers the access to a pocket
pocket flask
n 1: a flask that holds spirits [syn: {hipflask}, {pocket
flask}]
pocket gopher
n 1: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large
external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern
North America [syn: {gopher}, {pocket gopher}, {pouched
rat}]
pocket knife
n 1: a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable
for carrying in the pocket [syn: {pocketknife}, {pocket
knife}]
pocket lighter
n 1: a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigar lighter},
{cigarette lighter}, {pocket lighter}]
pocket money
n 1: cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn:
{pocket money}, {pin money}, {spending money}]
pocket mouse
n 1: any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents
with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
pocket rat
n 1: any of various rodents with cheek pouches
pocket veto
n 1: indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
pocket watch
n 1: a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
pocket-handkerchief
n 1: a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
pocket-size
adj 1: relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small
business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation";
"small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn:
{minor}, {modest}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size},
{pocket-sized}]
2: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size
paperbacks" [syn: {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized},
{pocketable}]
pocket-sized
adj 1: relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small
business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation";
"small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn:
{minor}, {modest}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size},
{pocket-sized}]
2: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size
paperbacks" [syn: {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized},
{pocketable}]
pocketbook issue
n 1: an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
[syn: {pocketbook issue}, {bread-and-butter issue}]
pocketed bat
n 1: small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn:
{pocketed bat}, {pocketed freetail bat}, {Tadirida
femorosacca}]
pocketed freetail bat
n 1: small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn:
{pocketed bat}, {pocketed freetail bat}, {Tadirida
femorosacca}]
Podiceps cristatus
n 1: large Old World grebe with black ear tufts [syn: {great
crested grebe}, {Podiceps cristatus}]
Podiceps grisegena
n 1: large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark
neck [syn: {red-necked grebe}, {Podiceps grisegena}]
Podiceps nigricollis
n 1: small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found
in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United
States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {eared grebe}, {Podiceps
nigricollis}]
Podiceps ruficollis
n 1: small European grebe [syn: {dabchick}, {little grebe},
{Podiceps ruficollis}]
podicipitiform seabird
n 1: aquatic birds related to the loons
Podilymbus podiceps
n 1: American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill [syn:
{pied-billed grebe}, {Podilymbus podiceps}]
Podocarpus amara
n 1: a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree
having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of
Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn:
{Sundacarpus amara}, {Prumnopitys amara}, {Podocarpus
amara}]
Podocarpus coriaceus
n 1: West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn:
{yacca}, {yacca podocarp}, {Podocarpus coriaceus}]
Podocarpus dacrydioides
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New
Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides},
{Podocarpus dacrydioides}]
Podocarpus elatus
n 1: large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood
that turns brown on exposure [syn: {brown pine},
{Rockingham podocarp}, {Podocarpus elatus}]
Podocarpus elongatus
n 1: South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn:
{cape yellowwood}, {African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus
elongatus}]
podocarpus family
n 1: gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike
leaves [syn: {Podocarpaceae}, {family Podocarpaceae},
{podocarpus family}]
Podocarpus ferruginea
n 1: New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used
for interior carpentry [syn: {miro}, {black pine},
{Prumnopitys ferruginea}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]
Podocarpus latifolius
n 1: erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey
bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves [syn: {South-
African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus latifolius}]
Podocarpus nivalis
n 1: low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand
mountains [syn: {alpine totara}, {Podocarpus nivalis}]
Podocarpus spicata
n 1: conifer of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {matai}, {black
pine}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}, {Podocarpus spicata}]
Podocarpus totara
n 1: valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish
wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn:
{totara}, {Podocarpus totara}]
Podophyllum peltatum
n 1: North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible
though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {May apple}, {wild
mandrake}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]
podsol soil
n 1: a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates
under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a
grey leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol},
{podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]
podsolic soil
n 1: a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates
under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a
grey leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol},
{podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]
podzol soil
n 1: a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates
under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a
grey leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol},
{podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]
poeciliid fish
n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding
fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in
mosquito control [syn: {topminnow}, {poeciliid fish},
{poeciliid}, {live-bearer}]
Poecilocapsus lineatus
n 1: yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the
back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn:
{four-lined plant bug}, {four-lined leaf bug},
{Poecilocapsus lineatus}]
Poecilogale albinucha
n 1: small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head
[syn: {snake muishond}, {Poecilogale albinucha}]
Poephila castanotis
n 1: small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
[syn: {zebra finch}, {Poephila castanotis}]
poet laureate
n 1: a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary
position in a particular group or region; "she is the poet
laureate of all lyricists"; "he is the poet laureate of
Arkansas"
2: the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great
Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for
great national occasions"
poet-singer
n 1: a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {jongleur},
{minstrel}, {poet-singer}, {troubadour}]
poetic jstice
n 1: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
[syn: {just deserts}, {comeuppance}, {comeupance}, {poetic
jstice}]
poetic license
n 1: license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect
of their work
poetic rhythm
n 1: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: {poetic rhythm},
{rhythmic pattern}, {prosody}]
pogo stick
n 1: plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong
spring; propelled by jumping
Pogonia divaricata
n 1: orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink
flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus
Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud
orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]
Pogonia rosea
n 1: orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to
3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {rosebud orchid},
{Cleistes rosea}, {Pogonia rosea}]
Pogostemon cablin
n 1: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its
leaves is used in perfumes [syn: {patchouli}, {patchouly},
{pachouli}, {Pogostemon cablin}]
Poinciana gilliesii
n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of
paradise}, {poinciana}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana
gilliesii}]
Poinciana pulcherrima
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
Poinciana regia
n 1: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely
planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame
tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana
regia}]
poinsettia strain
n 1: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from
the Middle East then spread to California where it is a
very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and
poinsettias [syn: {superbug}, {Bemisia tabaci}, {poinsettia
strain}]
point after
n 1: in American football a point awarded for a successful place
kick following a touchdown [syn: {point after}, {point
after touchdown}, {extra point}]
point after touchdown
n 1: in American football a point awarded for a successful place
kick following a touchdown [syn: {point after}, {point
after touchdown}, {extra point}]
point duty
n 1: the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an
intersection
point in time
n 1: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn:
{point}, {point in time}]
point jam
v 1: jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-
jamming effectively"
point lace
n 1: lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper
pattern [syn: {point lace}, {needlepoint}]
point man
n 1: someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise;
"he is the president's point man on economic issues"
2: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
point mutation
n 1: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular
reorganization of a gene [syn: {point mutation}, {gene
mutation}]
point of accumulation
n 1: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the
independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit},
{limit point}, {point of accumulation}]
point of apoapsis
n 1: (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body
being orbited [syn: {apoapsis}, {point of apoapsis}] [ant:
{periapsis}, {point of periapsis}]
point of departure
n 1: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched;
"one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I
decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure
was San Francisco" [syn: {jumping-off place}, {point of
departure}]
2: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses
other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality
provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point
of departure of international comparison cannot be an
institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn:
{springboard}, {jumping-off point}, {point of departure}]
point of entry
n 1: a port in the United States where customs officials are
stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and
merchandise [syn: {port of entry}, {point of entry}]
point of honor
n 1: a concern that seriously reflects on your honor
point of intersection
n 1: a point where lines intersect [syn: {intersection},
{intersection point}, {point of intersection}]
point of no return
n 1: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically
results in irrevocable commitment [syn: {Rubicon}, {point
of no return}]
point of order
n 1: a question as to whether the current proceedings are
allowed by parliamentary procedure
point of periapsis
n 1: (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being
orbited [syn: {periapsis}, {point of periapsis}] [ant:
{apoapsis}, {point of apoapsis}]
point of reference
n 1: an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a
reference for comparing the heating and the electrical
energy involved" [syn: {reference point}, {point of
reference}, {reference}]
point of view
n 1: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should
consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians";
"teaching history gave him a special point of view toward
current events" [syn: {point of view}, {viewpoint},
{stand}, {standpoint}]
2: the spatial property of the position from which something is
observed
point out
v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
colleague" [syn: {comment}, {notice}, {remark}, {point
out}]
2: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize},
{signalise}, {point out}, {call attention}]
3: present and urge reasons in opposition [syn: {remonstrate},
{point out}]
point source
n 1: a concentrated source (especially of radiation or
pollution) that is spatially constricted
point system
n 1: a system of evaluation based on awarding points according
to rules
2: a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the
point
3: a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots
that can be read by touch
point the way
v 1: indicate the right path or direction; "The sign pointed the
way to London"
point up
v 1: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points
up the racial problems in England"
point woman
n 1: a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise
point-and-shoot camera
n 1: a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus
point-blank
adv 1: in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-
blank whether he wanted the job"
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt},
{candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
2: close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank
range"; "a point-blank shot"
point-of-sale
adj 1: of or relating to or being the location where something
is purchased
pointed arch
n 1: an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic
architecture
pointed-leaf maple
n 1: small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7
acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn [syn: {pointed-leaf
maple}, {Acer argutum}]
pointed-toe
adj 1: having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" [syn: {pointy-
toed}, {pointed-toe}]
pointing out
n 1: indication by demonstration
pointing trowel
n 1: a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar
or cement
pointy-toed
adj 1: having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" [syn: {pointy-
toed}, {pointed-toe}]
poison arrow plant
n 1: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
{winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]
poison ash
n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and
greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields
an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood},
{poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]
poison bush
n 1: any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus
Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to
livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers
followed by two-seeded pods [syn: {poison bush}, {poison
pea}, {gastrolobium}]
2: either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that
are poisonous to sheep [syn: {darling pea}, {poison bush}]
poison camas
n 1: a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to
Texas [syn: {poison camas}, {Zigadenus nuttalli}]
poison dogwood
n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and
greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields
an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood},
{poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]
poison gas
n 1: a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in
chemical warfare
poison hemlock
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
poison ivy
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy
plant; "my poison ivy is drying up"
2: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States
with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white
berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on
contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury},
{poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]
poison mercury
n 1: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States
with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white
berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on
contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury},
{poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]
poison milkweed
n 1: milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico;
poisonous to livestock [syn: {poison milkweed}, {horsetail
milkweed}, {Asclepias subverticillata}]
poison oak
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant
2: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States
with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white
berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on
contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury},
{poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]
poison parsley
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
poison pea
n 1: any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus
Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to
livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers
followed by two-seeded pods [syn: {poison bush}, {poison
pea}, {gastrolobium}]
poison pill
n 1: the target company defends itself by making its stock less
attractive to an acquirer
poison sumac
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant
2: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish
flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an
irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, {poison
sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]
poison-berry
n 1: Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers
and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that
are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black
nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-
berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]
poisonous nightshade
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
{climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
poisonous parasol
n 1: an agaric regarded as poisonous [syn: {poisonous parasol},
{Lepiota morgani}]
poisonous plant
n 1: a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient
quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
poisonous substance
n 1: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a
living organism [syn: {poison}, {toxicant}, {poisonous
substance}]
Poisson distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to
the binomial distribution when the probability is small and
the number of trials is large
Poitou-Charentes
n 1: a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of
Biscay [syn: {Poitou-Charentes}, {Poitou}]
poitrine d'agneau
n 1: a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles
dressed as meat [syn: {breast of lamb}, {poitrine
d'agneau}]
poke at
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw
her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at},
{prod}]
poke bonnet
n 1: a hat tied under the chin [syn: {bonnet}, {poke bonnet}]
poke check
n 1: knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey
stick
poke fun
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule},
{roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib},
{make fun}, {poke fun}]
poke into
v 1: enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"
2: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an
anthill" [syn: {probe}, {dig into}, {poke into}]
poke milkweed
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves
resembling those of pokeweed [syn: {poke milkweed},
{Asclepias exaltata}]
poke out
v 1: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet
over the sidewalk" [syn: {extend}, {poke out}, {reach out}]
poker alumroot
n 1: plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at
base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered
along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker
alumroot}, {poker heuchera}, {Heuchera cylindrica}]
poker chip
n 1: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when
gambling [syn: {chip}, {poker chip}]
poker face
n 1: a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a
good poker player)
poker game
n 1: any of various card games in which players bet that they
hold the highest-ranking hand [syn: {poker}, {poker game}]
poker hand
n 1: the 5 cards held in a game of poker
poker heuchera
n 1: plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at
base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered
along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker
alumroot}, {poker heuchera}, {Heuchera cylindrica}]
poker plant
n 1: clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet
flowers [syn: {poker plant}, {Kniphofia uvaria}]
poker-faced
adj 1: deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his
face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
[syn: {deadpan}, {expressionless}, {impassive}, {poker-
faced}, {unexpressive}]
pokeweed family
n 1: chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and
trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis,
Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma [syn: {Phytolaccaceae},
{family Phytolaccaceae}, {pokeweed family}]
Polanisia dodecandra
n 1: strong-scented herb common in southern United States
covered with intermixed gland and hairs [syn: {clammyweed},
{Polanisia graveolens}, {Polanisia dodecandra}]
Polanisia graveolens
n 1: strong-scented herb common in southern United States
covered with intermixed gland and hairs [syn: {clammyweed},
{Polanisia graveolens}, {Polanisia dodecandra}]
polar bear
n 1: white bear of Arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar
bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]
polar body
n 1: a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced
along with the oocyte and later discarded
polar circle
n 1: a line of latitude at the north or south poles
polar coordinate
n 1: either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its
distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line
passing through the pole
polar front
n 1: the front of an advancing mass of colder air [syn: {cold
front}, {polar front}]
polar glacier
n 1: a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles
polar hare
n 1: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost
completely white in winter [syn: {polar hare}, {Arctic
hare}, {Lepus arcticus}]
polar opposition
n 1: an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or
poles
polar region
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole;
characterized by frigid climate [syn: {Frigid Zone}, {polar
zone}, {polar region}]
polar star
n 1: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle
of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points
toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole star},
{polar star}, {polestar}]
polar zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole;
characterized by frigid climate [syn: {Frigid Zone}, {polar
zone}, {polar region}]
Polaroid camera
n 1: a camera that develops and produces a positive print within
seconds [syn: {Polaroid camera}, {Polaroid Land camera}]
Polaroid Land camera
n 1: a camera that develops and produces a positive print within
seconds [syn: {Polaroid camera}, {Polaroid Land camera}]
pole bean
n 1: a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or
trellis
pole horse
n 1: the horse having a starting position next to the inside
rail in a harness race
2: a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a
vehicle [syn: {pole horse}, {poler}]
pole jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar
with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole
vaulting}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]
pole jumper
n 1: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a
long pole [syn: {vaulter}, {pole vaulter}, {pole jumper}]
pole jumping
n 1: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar
with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole
vaulting}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]
pole position
n 1: the most favorable position at the start of a race
pole star
n 1: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle
of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points
toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole star},
{polar star}, {polestar}]
pole vault
n 1: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar
with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole
vaulting}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]
pole vaulter
n 1: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a
long pole [syn: {vaulter}, {pole vaulter}, {pole jumper}]
pole vaulting
n 1: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar
with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole
vaulting}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]
pole-handled
adj 1: having a long handle [syn: {long-handled}, {pole-
handled}]
polecat weed
n 1: deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of
eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a
mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk
cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus
foetidus}]
Polemonium boreale
n 1: perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal [syn:
{northern Jacob's ladder}, {Polemonium boreale}]
Polemonium caeruleum
n 1: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or
white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian},
{charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-
bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
Polemonium reptans
n 1: erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
[syn: {Greek valerian}, {Polemonium reptans}]
Polemonium van-bruntiae
n 1: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or
white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian},
{charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-
bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
Polemonium viscosum
n 1: tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and
an offensive smell [syn: {skunkweed}, {skunk-weed},
{Polemonium viscosum}]
Polianthes tuberosa
n 1: a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and
cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy
white flowers [syn: {tuberose}, {Polianthes tuberosa}]
police academy
n 1: an academy for training police officers
police action
n 1: a local military action without declaration of war; against
violators of international peace and order
police blotter
n 1: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police
station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap
sheet}, {charge sheet}]
police boat
n 1: a boat used by harbor police
police captain
n 1: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: {captain},
{police captain}, {police chief}]
police car
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
{cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car},
{prowl car}, {squad car}]
police chief
n 1: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: {captain},
{police captain}, {police chief}]
police commissioner
n 1: a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and
discipline of the police
police constable
n 1: a police officer of the lowest rank [syn: {constable},
{police constable}]
police court
n 1: a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and
to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused
of serious offenses
police cruiser
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
{cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car},
{prowl car}, {squad car}]
police department
n 1: the department of local government concerned with enforcing
the law and preventing crime
police detective
n 1: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective},
{investigator}, {tec}, {police detective}]
police dog
n 1: any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking
police force
n 1: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking
for him" [syn: {police}, {police force}, {constabulary},
{law}]
police headquarters
n 1: a station that serves as headquarters for police in a
particular district; serves as a place from which policemen
are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
[syn: {police station}, {police headquarters}, {station
house}]
police investigation
n 1: the investigation of criminal activities [syn: {police
work}, {police investigation}]
police lieutenant
n 1: an officer in a police force [syn: {lieutenant}, {police
lieutenant}]
police lineup
n 1: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or
identification [syn: {lineup}, {police lineup}, {identity
parade}]
police matron
n 1: a woman policeman [syn: {police matron}, {policewoman}]
police officer
n 1: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
[syn: {policeman}, {police officer}, {officer}]
police precinct
n 1: a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility
of particular police force
police sergeant
n 1: a lawman with the rank of sergeant [syn: {police sergeant},
{sergeant}]
police squad
n 1: a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a
particular kind of crime [syn: {police squad}, {squad}]
police state
n 1: a country that maintains repressive control over the people
by means of police (especially secret police)
police station
n 1: a station that serves as headquarters for police in a
particular district; serves as a place from which policemen
are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
[syn: {police station}, {police headquarters}, {station
house}]
police van
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
{wagon}, {black Maria}]
police wagon
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
{wagon}, {black Maria}]
police work
n 1: the investigation of criminal activities [syn: {police
work}, {police investigation}]
policeman bird
n 1: large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird},
{black-necked stork}, {jabiru}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]
policy change
n 1: a major change in attitude or principle or point of view;
"an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face},
{volte-face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]
policy maker
n 1: someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or
business etc.; "policy makers often make the right decision
for the wrong reason"
policy-making
adj 1: concerned with policy, not administration
poliovirus vaccine
n 1: vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to
poliomyelitis
Polish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Poland
Polish notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
[syn: {prefix notation}, {Lukasiewicz notation}, {Polish
notation}]
polish off
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up},
{finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish
up}]
2: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit},
{dispatch}, {bump off}, {off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
3: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table;
"She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: {eat up},
{finish}, {polish off}]
polish up
v 1: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
"polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round},
{round off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
polished rice
n 1: having husk or outer brown layers removed [syn: {white
rice}, {polished rice}]
Polistes annularis
n 1: a variety of paper wasp
political action committee
n 1: committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money
for their favorite political candidates [syn: {political
action committee}, {PAC}]
political arena
n 1: a sphere of intense political activity [syn: {political
arena}, {political sphere}]
political boss
n 1: a leader in a political party who controls votes and
dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for
corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}, {boss}]
political campaign
n 1: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed
his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a
Senate run" [syn: {political campaign}, {campaign}, {run}]
2: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn:
{campaigning}, {candidacy}, {candidature}, {electioneering},
{political campaign}]
political commissar
n 1: an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to
teach party principles to a military unit [syn:
{commissar}, {political commissar}]
political contribution
n 1: a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign
or a political party [syn: {political contribution},
{political donation}]
political correctitude
n 1: avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived
to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially
disadvantaged or discriminated against [syn: {political
correctness}, {political correctitude}] [ant: {political
incorrectness}]
political correctness
n 1: avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived
to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially
disadvantaged or discriminated against [syn: {political
correctness}, {political correctitude}] [ant: {political
incorrectness}]
political detainee
n 1: some held in custody [syn: {detainee}, {political
detainee}]
political dissident
n 1: a dissenter from political orthodoxy
political donation
n 1: a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign
or a political party [syn: {political contribution},
{political donation}]
political economy
n 1: the branch of social science that deals with the production
and distribution and consumption of goods and services and
their management [syn: {economics}, {economic science},
{political economy}]
political entity
n 1: a unit with political responsibilities [syn: {political
unit}, {political entity}]
political hack
n 1: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a
political party for private rather than public ends [syn:
{machine politician}, {ward-heeler}, {political hack},
{hack}]
political incorrectness
n 1: the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to
exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially
disadvantaged or discriminated against [ant: {political
correctitude}, {political correctness}]
political leader
n 1: a person active in party politics [syn: {politician},
{politico}, {pol}, {political leader}]
political liberty
n 1: one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under
the laws of the country [syn: {civil liberty}, {political
liberty}]
political machine
n 1: a group that controls the activities of a political party;
"he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" [syn:
{machine}, {political machine}]
political movement
n 1: a group of people working together to achieve a political
goal
political orientation
n 1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
or nation [syn: {political orientation}, {ideology},
{political theory}]
political party
n 1: an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot
tried to organize a third party at the national level"
[syn: {party}, {political party}]
political platform
n 1: a document stating the aims and principles of a political
party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform";
"they won the election even though they offered no positive
program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political
program}, {program}]
political prisoner
n 1: someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
political program
n 1: a document stating the aims and principles of a political
party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform";
"they won the election even though they offered no positive
program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political
program}, {program}]
political relation
n 1: social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or
power; "office politics is often counterproductive" [syn:
{politics}, {political relation}]
political science
n 1: the study of government of states and other political units
[syn: {politics}, {political science}, {government}]
political scientist
n 1: a social scientist specializing in the study of government
political sphere
n 1: a sphere of intense political activity [syn: {political
arena}, {political sphere}]
political sympathies
n 1: the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
[syn: {politics}, {political sympathies}]
political system
n 1: the members of a social organization who are in power [syn:
{political system}, {form of government}]
political theory
n 1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
or nation [syn: {political orientation}, {ideology},
{political theory}]
political unit
n 1: a unit with political responsibilities [syn: {political
unit}, {political entity}]
politically correct
adj 1: exhibiting political correctness
politically incorrect
adj 1: exhibiting political incorrectness
polka dot
n 1: design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular
spots
poll parrot
n 1: a tame parrot [syn: {poll}, {poll parrot}]
poll taker
n 1: someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster
conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts
heads" [syn: {pollster}, {poll taker}, {headcounter},
{canvasser}]
poll tax
n 1: a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a
requirement for the right to vote
Pollachius pollachius
n 1: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially
the northern Atlantic); related to cod [syn: {pollack},
{pollock}, {Pollachius pollachius}]
pollen count
n 1: the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard
volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a
specified time and place
pollen tube
n 1: (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain
when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates
the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule
polling booth
n 1: a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to
cast their votes
polling day
n 1: the day appointed for an election; in the United States it
is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November [syn:
{polling day}, {election day}]
polling place
n 1: a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
[syn: {polling place}, {polling station}]
polling station
n 1: a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
[syn: {polling place}, {polling station}]
polly fish
n 1: gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by
fusion of teeth [syn: {parrotfish}, {polly fish},
{pollyfish}]
polo ball
n 1: wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo
polo mallet
n 1: a mallet used to strike the ball in polo [syn: {polo
mallet}, {polo stick}]
polo pony
n 1: a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing
polo
polo shirt
n 1: a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual
wear [syn: {polo shirt}, {sport shirt}]
polo stick
n 1: a mallet used to strike the ball in polo [syn: {polo
mallet}, {polo stick}]
polo-neck
n 1: a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn:
{turtleneck}, {turtle}, {polo-neck}]
polo-neck collar
n 1: a high close-fitting turnover collar [syn: {turtleneck
collar}, {polo-neck collar}]
polyarteritis nodosa
n 1: a progressive disease of connective tissue that is
characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block
the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the
particular area [syn: {periarteritis nodosa},
{polyarteritis nodosa}]
Polyborus cheriway audubonii
n 1: widespread from southern United States to Central America;
rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail [syn:
{Audubon's caracara}, {Polyborus cheriway audubonii}]
Polyborus plancus
n 1: South American caracara [syn: {carancha}, {Polyborus
plancus}]
Polybotria cervina
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina},
{Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
Polybotrya cervina
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn:
{hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina},
{Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
polychaete worm
n 1: chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having
paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn:
{polychaete}, {polychete}, {polychaete worm}, {polychete
worm}]
polychete worm
n 1: chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having
paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn:
{polychaete}, {polychete}, {polychaete worm}, {polychete
worm}]
polyconic projection
n 1: a conic projection of a map having distances between
meridians equal to those distances on a globe
polycystic kidney disease
n 1: kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing
many cysts; often leads to kidney failure [syn: {polycystic
kidney disease}, {PKD}]
Polydactylus virginicus
n 1: found along western Atlantic coast [syn: {barbu},
{Polydactylus virginicus}]
Polyergus rufescens
n 1: small reddish slave-making ant species [syn: {Amazon ant},
{Polyergus rufescens}]
polyester fiber
n 1: a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting
primarily of polyester
Polygala alba
n 1: perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States
having white flowers with green centers and often purple
crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot [syn: {senega},
{Polygala alba}]
Polygala lutea
n 1: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States
having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn:
{orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow
bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]
Polygala paucifolia
n 1: common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America
having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple
flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen},
{gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala},
{Polygala paucifolia}]
Polygala senega
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
Polygala vulgaris
n 1: small European perennial with numerous branches having
racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to
promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {gand
flower}, {Polygala vulgaris}]
polygenic disease
n 1: an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
[syn: {polygenic disorder}, {polygenic disease}]
polygenic disorder
n 1: an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
[syn: {polygenic disorder}, {polygenic disease}]
polygonal shape
n 1: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides [syn:
{polygon}, {polygonal shape}]
Polygonatum biflorum
n 1: North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and
drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great
Solomon's-seal}, {Polygonatum biflorum}, {Polygonatum
commutatum}]
Polygonatum commutatum
n 1: North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and
drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great
Solomon's-seal}, {Polygonatum biflorum}, {Polygonatum
commutatum}]
Polygonia comma
n 1: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the
underside of each hind wing [syn: {comma}, {comma
butterfly}, {Polygonia comma}]
Polygonum aubertii
n 1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish
flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine},
{China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]
Polygonum fagopyrum
n 1: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with
clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible
triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
[syn: {buckwheat}, {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum
esculentum}]
Polygonum orientale
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather},
{princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate},
{prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
polyhedral angle
n 1: the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect
in a vertex
polymeric amide
n 1: a polymer containing repeated amide groups [syn:
{polyamide}, {polymeric amide}]
polymethyl methacrylate
n 1: a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass
Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
n 1: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or
white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian},
{charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-
bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
Polynesian tattler
n 1: tattler of Pacific coastal regions [syn: {Polynesian
tattler}, {Heteroscelus incanus}]
polyneuritic psychosis
n 1: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic
alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events
although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic
dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's
psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis},
{Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]
Polyodon spathula
n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
paddle-shaped snout [syn: {paddlefish}, {duckbill},
{Polyodon spathula}]
polyoma virus
n 1: a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
[syn: {polyoma}, {polyoma virus}]
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
n 1: fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones [syn:
{Albright's disease}, {polyostotic fibrous dysplasia}]
polyphemus moth
n 1: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with
large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and
shade trees [syn: {polyphemus moth}, {Antheraea
polyphemus}]
polyphonic letter
n 1: a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a
polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but
like `s' in `cell'" [syn: {polyphone}, {polyphonic letter}]
polyphonic music
n 1: music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
[syn: {polyphony}, {polyphonic music}, {concerted music}]
[ant: {monody}, {monophonic music}, {monophony}]
polyphonic prose
n 1: a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of
alliteration and assonance
polyphosphoric acid
n 1: a series of oxyacids of phosphorus
Polypodium aureum
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated
for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds;
sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden
polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern},
{Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
n 1: fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor [syn: {licorice
fern}, {Polypodium glycyrrhiza}]
Polypodium polypodioides
n 1: fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds
greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn:
{grey polypody}, {gray polypody}, {resurrection fern},
{Polypodium polypodioides}]
Polypodium scouleri
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having
ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf},
{leathery polypody}, {coast polypody}, {Polypodium
scouleri}]
Polypodium virgianum
n 1: chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and
east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {American
wall fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]
Polypodium vulgare
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
Polyporus frondosus
n 1: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of
overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base
of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods},
{Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]
Polyporus squamosus
n 1: a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a
scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely
distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Polyporus
squamosus}, {scaly polypore}]
Polyporus tenuiculus
n 1: a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated
pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
Polyprion americanus
n 1: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around
rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {stone bass}, {wreckfish},
{Polyprion americanus}]
polysemantic word
n 1: a word having more than one meaning [syn: {polysemant},
{polysemantic word}, {polysemous word}]
polysemous word
n 1: a word having more than one meaning [syn: {polysemant},
{polysemantic word}, {polysemous word}]
Polystichum acrostichoides
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood
fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
Polystichum aculeatum
n 1: tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of
holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly
fern}, {Cyrtomium aculeatum}, {Polystichum aculeatum}]
Polystichum adiantiformis
n 1: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern},
{leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra
adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]
Polystichum braunii
n 1: North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery
fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn:
{Braun's holly fern}, {prickly shield fern}, {Polystichum
braunii}]
Polystichum lonchitis
n 1: evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {northern
holly fern}, {Polystichum lonchitis}]
Polystichum scopulinum
n 1: North American fern [syn: {western holly fern},
{Polystichum scopulinum}]
Polystichum setiferum
n 1: European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn:
{soft shield fern}, {Polystichum setiferum}]
polysyllabic word
n 1: a word of more than three syllables [syn: {polysyllable},
{polysyllabic word}]
polytechnic institute
n 1: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial
arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic institute},
{polytechnic}, {engineering school}]
polyunsaturated fat
n 1: a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double
bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some
margarines; supposedly associated with low blood
cholesterol
polyunsaturated fatty acid
n 1: an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than
one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found
chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
polyurethane foam
n 1: a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics [syn:
{polyfoam}, {polyurethane foam}]
polyvinyl acetate
n 1: a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives
[syn: {polyvinyl acetate}, {PVA}]
polyvinyl chloride
n 1: a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in
electric cables [syn: {polyvinyl chloride}, {PVC}]
polyvinyl resin
n 1: a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds
containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl polymer}, {vinyl
resin}, {polyvinyl resin}]
polyvinyl-formaldehyde
n 1: a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde
pom-pom
n 1: decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk;
usually worn on a hat [syn: {pompon}, {pom-pom}]
2: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn:
{antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-
pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]
pomace fly
n 1: any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
[syn: {fruit fly}, {pomace fly}]
Pomacentrus leucostictus
n 1: a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the
West Indies [syn: {beaugregory}, {Pomacentrus
leucostictus}]
Pomaderris apetala
n 1: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-
grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel}, {hazel
tree}, {Pomaderris apetala}]
Pomatomus saltatrix
n 1: bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow
schools of small fishes into shallow waters [syn:
{bluefish}, {Pomatomus saltatrix}]
pomegranate tree
n 1: shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having
large red many-seeded fruit [syn: {pomegranate},
{pomegranate tree}, {Punica granatum}]
pomelo tree
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo},
{shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus
decumana}]
pomme blanche
n 1: densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian
breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea
esculenta}]
pomme de prairie
n 1: densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian
breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea
esculenta}]
pommel horse
n 1: a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with
leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center;
held upright by two steel supports, one at each end [syn:
{pommel horse}, {side horse}]
Pomolobus pseudoharengus
n 1: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted
or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn:
{alewife}, {Alosa pseudoharengus}, {Pomolobus
pseudoharengus}]
Pomoxis annularis
n 1: a crappie that is white [syn: {white crappie}, {Pomoxis
annularis}]
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
n 1: a crappie that is black [syn: {black crappie}, {Pomoxis
nigromaculatus}]
Pompey the Great
n 1: Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and
fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn:
{Pompey}, {Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus}, {Pompey the Great}]
Ponce de Leon
n 1: Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second
trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching
for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521) [syn:
{Ponce de Leon}, {Juan Ponce de Leon}]
Poncirus trifoliata
n 1: small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree
bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible
fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn:
{trifoliate orange}, {trifoliata}, {wild orange}, {Poncirus
trifoliata}]
pond apple
n 1: small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit;
used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond apple}, {pond-
apple tree}, {Annona glabra}]
2: ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh;
related to custard apples
pond bald cypress
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond
bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]
pond cypress
n 1: smaller than and often included in the closely related
Taxodium distichum [syn: {pond cypress}, {bald cypress},
{Taxodium ascendens}]
pond lily
n 1: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily},
{Nymphaea odorata}]
pond pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern
United States; needles longer than those of the northern
pitch pine [syn: {pond pine}, {Pinus serotina}]
pond scum
n 1: free-floating freshwater green algae
pond-apple tree
n 1: small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit;
used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond apple}, {pond-
apple tree}, {Annona glabra}]
pond-scum parasite
n 1: an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic
on pond scum
pond-skater
n 1: long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
[syn: {water strider}, {pond-skater}, {water skater}]
ponderosa pine
n 1: common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western
North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to
5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn:
{ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull
pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]
pondweed family
n 1: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes
includes family Zosteraceae [syn: {Potamogetonaceae},
{family Potamogetonaceae}, {pondweed family}]
Pongamia glabra
n 1: evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and
racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
[syn: {Indian beech}, {Pongamia glabra}]
Pongo pygmaeus
n 1: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal
habits [syn: {orangutan}, {orang}, {orangutang}, {Pongo
pygmaeus}]
pons asinorum
n 1: a problem that severely tests the ability of an
inexperienced person
pons Varolii
n 1: a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and
the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: {pons}, {pons
Varolii}]
Ponte 25 de Abril
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon
Pontederia cordata
n 1: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in
shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerelweed},
{pickerel weed}, {wampee}, {Pontederia cordata}]
Pontius Pilate
n 1: the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be
crucified (died in AD 36) [syn: {Pilate}, {Pontius Pilate}]
pontoon bridge
n 1: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn:
{pontoon bridge}, {bateau bridge}, {floating bridge}]
pontoon plane
n 1: a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off
from water [syn: {floatplane}, {pontoon plane}]
pony cart
n 1: a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony
cart}, {ponycart}, {donkey cart}, {tub-cart}]
pony express
n 1: express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback;
especially between Missouri and California around 1860
pony up
v 1: give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his
children's tuition" [syn: {cough up}, {pony up}, {spit up}]
pony-trekking
n 1: a sport in which people ride across country on ponies
pooch out
v 1: round one's lips as if intending to kiss [syn: {pooch},
{pooch out}]
poodle dog
n 1: an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat
that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as
sporting dogs or as performing dogs [syn: {poodle}, {poodle
dog}]
Pooecetes gramineus
n 1: common North American finch noted for its evening song
[syn: {vesper sparrow}, {grass finch}, {Pooecetes
gramineus}]
pooh-bah
n 1: an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: {high-
muck-a-muck}, {pooh-bah}]
pooh-pooh
v 1: express contempt about
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
{reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh},
{disdain}, {turn down}]
pool ball
n 1: ball used in playing pool
pool cue
n 1: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to
strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {cue
stick}, {pool cue}, {pool stick}]
pool player
n 1: someone who shoots pool
pool stick
n 1: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to
strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {cue
stick}, {pool cue}, {pool stick}]
pool table
n 1: game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is
played [syn: {pool table}, {billiard table}, {snooker
table}]
pooling of interest
n 1: an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the
balance sheets are added together item by item; this method
is tax-free
poop deck
n 1: an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure
of a ship
poop out
v 1: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out},
{peter out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]
poor box
n 1: box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn:
{poor box}, {alms box}, {mite box}]
poor boy
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
poor devil
n 1: someone you feel sorry for [syn: {poor devil}, {wretch}]
poor fish
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {stupe}, {dullard},
{dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish},
{pillock}]
poor law
n 1: a law providing support for the poor
poor man's orchid
n 1: any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided
leaves and showy variegated flowers [syn: {butterfly
flower}, {poor man's orchid}, {schizanthus}]
poor man's pulse
n 1: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for
food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
{horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse},
{Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]
poor man's weatherglass
n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red
pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis
arvensis}]
poor people
n 1: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a
group); "the urban poor need assistance" [syn: {poor
people}, {poor}] [ant: {rich}, {rich people}]
poor person
n 1: a person with few or no possessions [syn: {poor person},
{have-not}]
poor rates
n 1: a local tax for the relief of the poor
poor speller
n 1: someone who spells words [syn: {speller}, {good speller},
{poor speller}]
poor white trash
n 1: (slang) an offensive term for White people who are
impoverished [syn: {white trash}, {poor white trash}]
poor-spirited
adj 1: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution;
contemptibly fearful [syn: {pusillanimous}, {poor-
spirited}, {unmanly}]
Pop Art
n 1: a school of art that emerged in the United Kingdom in the
1950s and became prevalent in the United States and the
United Kingdom in the 1960s; it imitated the techniques of
commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the
styles of popular culture and the mass media
pop bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding soft drinks [syn: {pop bottle}, {soda
bottle}]
pop fly
n 1: a short high fly ball [syn: {pop fly}, {pop-fly}, {pop-up}]
pop group
n 1: a group that plays pop music
pop in
v 1: enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes" [ant: {pop
out}]
pop music
n 1: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down
version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an
emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop music}, {pop}]
pop off
v 1: leave quickly
2: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass
away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's
chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop
dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant: {be
born}]
pop out
v 1: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the
valley" [syn: {pop out}, {burst out}]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {start}, {protrude},
{pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come
out}]
3: exit briefly; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" [ant:
{pop in}]
4: come out suddenly or forcefully; "you stick a bill in the
vending machine and the change pops out"
pop quiz
n 1: a quiz given without prior warning
pop tent
n 1: a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up
pop the question
v 1: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on
Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had
known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally
declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {propose},
{declare oneself}, {offer}, {pop the question}]
pop up
v 1: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view
as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of
nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}, {pop}]
pop-fly
n 1: a short high fly ball [syn: {pop fly}, {pop-fly}, {pop-up}]
pop-up
n 1: a book (usually for children) that contains one or more
pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when
a page is opened [syn: {pop-up book}, {pop-up}]
2: a short high fly ball [syn: {pop fly}, {pop-fly}, {pop-up}]
pop-up book
n 1: a book (usually for children) that contains one or more
pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when
a page is opened [syn: {pop-up book}, {pop-up}]
popcorn ball
n 1: popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel
syrup and formed into balls
Pope Alexander VI
n 1: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia
(1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Pope Alexander VI},
{Borgia}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]
pope's nose
n 1: the tail of a dressed fowl [syn: {parson's nose}, {pope's
nose}]
Popillia japonica
n 1: small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern
Asia; serious plant pest in North America [syn: {Japanese
beetle}, {Popillia japonica}]
Poplar Bluff
n 1: a town in southeast Missouri
poplar tree
n 1: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having
light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn:
{poplar}, {poplar tree}]
popliteal artery
n 1: a continuation of the femoral artery that branches to
supply the legs and feet [syn: {popliteal artery}, {arteria
poplitea}]
popliteal vein
n 1: a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the
femoral vein [syn: {popliteal vein}, {vena poplitea}]
poppet valve
n 1: a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its
seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines [syn:
{poppet}, {poppet valve}]
Poppy Day
n 1: the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in
World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn:
{Remembrance Day}, {Remembrance Sunday}, {Poppy Day}]
poppy family
n 1: herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and
capsular fruits [syn: {Papaveraceae}, {family
Papaveraceae}, {poppy family}]
poppy mallow
n 1: a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft
leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout
the summer
poppy seed
n 1: small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in
baked items
Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals
can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the
DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli
schoolchildren" [syn: {Democratic Front for the Liberation
of Palestine}, {DFLP}, {Popular Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine}, {PDFLP}]
popular front
n 1: a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n 1: a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967
after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology
with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain
attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of
Israel [syn: {Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine}, {PFLP}]
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted
several attacks in western Europe [syn: {Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine-General Command}, {PFLP-GC}]
popular music
n 1: any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for
a short time) [syn: {popular music}, {popular music genre}]
popular music genre
n 1: any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for
a short time) [syn: {popular music}, {popular music genre}]
popular opinion
n 1: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of
the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn:
{public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {opinion}, {vox
populi}]
Popular Struggle Front
n 1: a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with
al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-
Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the
Lebanese border [syn: {Popular Struggle Front}, {PSF}]
popularity contest
n 1: competition (real or figurative) for popular support
populated area
n 1: a geographical area constituting a city or town [syn:
{urban area}, {populated area}] [ant: {country}, {rural
area}]
Population Commission
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with population control
population control
n 1: control over the growth of population; a government program
population growth
n 1: increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or
state
population profile
n 1: a chart showing the number of people as a function of their
ages
population scientist
n 1: a scientist who studies the growth and density of
populations and their vital statistics [syn: {demographer},
{demographist}, {population scientist}]
population shift
n 1: a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of
individuals making up a population
Populist Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of
railroads [syn: {People's Party}, {Populist Party}]
Populus alba
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
{white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar},
{silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
Populus balsamifera
n 1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-
shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {hackmatack},
{tacamahac}, {Populus balsamifera}]
Populus canescens
n 1: large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate
leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but
introduced and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {grey poplar},
{gray poplar}, {Populus canescens}]
Populus deltoides
n 1: a common poplar of eastern and central United States;
cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and
luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern
cottonwood}, {necklace poplar}, {Populus deltoides}]
Populus grandidentata
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
{Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen},
{big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth
aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]
Populus heterophylla
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black
cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus
heterophylla}]
Populus nigra
n 1: large European poplar [syn: {black poplar}, {Populus
nigra}]
Populus nigra italica
n 1: distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect
branches [syn: {Lombardy poplar}, {Populus nigra italica}]
Populus tremula
n 1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown;
northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn:
{quaking aspen}, {European quaking aspen}, {Populus
tremula}]
Populus tremuloides
n 1: slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American
quaking aspen}, {American aspen}, {Populus tremuloides}]
Populus trichocarpa
n 1: cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves
shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black
cottonwood}, {Western balsam poplar}, {Populus
trichocarpa}]
porcelain clay
n 1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as
an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china
clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain
clay}, {terra alba}]
porcupine ball
n 1: meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
[syn: {porcupine ball}, {porcupines}]
porcupine fish
n 1: spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in
warm waters [syn: {porcupinefish}, {porcupine fish},
{Diodon hystrix}]
porcupine provision
n 1: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage
unwanted takeover attempts [syn: {shark repellent},
{porcupine provision}]
pore fungus
n 1: woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or
family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within
tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at
maturity and persistent [syn: {polypore}, {pore fungus},
{pore mushroom}]
pore mushroom
n 1: woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or
family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within
tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at
maturity and persistent [syn: {polypore}, {pore fungus},
{pore mushroom}]
poring over
n 1: reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal},
{perusing}, {poring over}, {studying}]
pork and beans
n 1: dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce
pork barrel
n 1: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate
legislators with their constituents [syn: {pork barrel},
{pork}]
pork belly
n 1: side of fresh pork
pork butcher
n 1: a vendor of pork and products made from pork
pork loin
n 1: meat from a loin of pork
pork pie
n 1: small pie filled with minced seasoned pork
pork roast
n 1: cut of pork suitable for roasting [syn: {pork roast},
{roast pork}]
pork sausage
n 1: sausage containing pork
pork tenderloin
n 1: pork loin muscle
pork-and-veal goulash
n 1: made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour
cream
pork-barreling
n 1: acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific
locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through
unashamed pork-barreling"
pork-fish
n 1: black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to
Brazil [syn: {porkfish}, {pork-fish}, {Anisotremus
virginicus}]
porkpie hat
n 1: man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim [syn:
{porkpie}, {porkpie hat}]
porn merchant
n 1: someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures
that are sexually explicit in violation of the community
mores [syn: {pornographer}, {porn merchant}]
Poronotus triacanthus
n 1: small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: {dollarfish},
{Poronotus triacanthus}]
Porphyrio porphyrio
n 1: purple gallinule of southern Europe [syn: {European
gallinule}, {Porphyrio porphyrio}]
porphyritic rock
n 1: any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer
groundmass of minerals [syn: {porphyry}, {porphyritic
rock}]
Porphyrula martinica
n 1: American purple gallinule [syn: {American gallinule},
{Porphyrula martinica}]
porpoise oil
n 1: a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a
fine lubricant
Port Arthur
n 1: a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong
Peninsula; now a part of Luda [syn: {Lushun}, {Port
Arthur}]
2: a battle in the Chino-Japanese War (1894); Japanese captured
the port and fortifications from the Chinese
Port Jackson fig
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
{Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany
Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
Port Jackson heath
n 1: small shrub of southern and western Australia having
pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers [syn: {Port Jackson
heath}, {Epacris purpurascens}]
Port Jackson pine
n 1: Australian cypress pine having globular cones [syn: {Port
Jackson pine}, {Callitris cupressiformis}]
Port Louis
n 1: capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the
northwestern coast of the island
Port Moresby
n 1: the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New
Guinea [syn: {Port Moresby}, {capital of Papua New Guinea}]
port of call
n 1: any port where a ship stops except its home port
port of entry
n 1: a port in the United States where customs officials are
stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and
merchandise [syn: {port of entry}, {point of entry}]
Port of Spain
n 1: the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the
west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port of Spain},
{Port-of-Spain}, {capital of Trinidad and Tobago}]
Port Orford cedar
n 1: the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree
2: large timber tree of western North America with trunk
diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon
cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's
cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]
Port Sudan
n 1: port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
Port Vila
n 1: capital of Vanuatu [syn: {Port Vila}, {Vila}, {capital of
Vanuatu}]
port watcher
n 1: a watchman on a wharf [syn: {portwatcher}, {port watcher}]
port wine
n 1: sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn:
{port}, {port wine}]
port-access coronary bypass surgery
n 1: heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by
the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded
through small incisions while the heart is stopped and
blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine
Port-au-Prince
n 1: the capital and largest city of Haiti [syn: {Port-au-
Prince}, {Haitian capital}]
Port-of-Spain
n 1: the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the
west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port of Spain},
{Port-of-Spain}, {capital of Trinidad and Tobago}]
port-wine stain
n 1: a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple [syn: {port-
wine stain}, {nevus flammeus}]
porta hepatis
n 1: opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the
liver
portable circular saw
n 1: a circular saw that is portable and is operated with a hand
grip [syn: {portable circular saw}, {portable saw}]
portable computer
n 1: a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand
portable saw
n 1: a circular saw that is portable and is operated with a hand
grip [syn: {portable circular saw}, {portable saw}]
portacaval shunt
n 1: shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein
and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal
organs can bypass the liver
portal hypertension
n 1: increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal
system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated
with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the
spleen and collateral veins
portal site
n 1: a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other
sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search
engines and free email and chat rooms etc." [syn: {portal
site}, {portal}]
portal system
n 1: system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs
to the liver
portal tomb
n 1: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large
upright stones and a capstone [syn: {dolmen}, {cromlech},
{portal tomb}]
portal vein
n 1: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn:
{portal vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}, {vena
portae}]
porte-cochere
n 1: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an
enclosed courtyard
2: canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter
those getting in and out of vehicles
porter's beer
n 1: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
[syn: {porter}, {porter's beer}]
porterhouse steak
n 1: large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing
a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin [syn:
{porterhouse}, {porterhouse steak}]
portia tree
n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
{portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia
populnea}]
portion out
v 1: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy
up}, {portion out}, {apportion}, {deal}]
Portland cement
n 1: a cement that hardens under water; made by heating
limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
[syn: {hydraulic cement}, {Portland cement}]
portmanteau word
n 1: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their
meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'";
"`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'
and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn:
{blend}, {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}]
Porto Novo
n 1: the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a
coastal lagoon [syn: {Porto Novo}, {capital of Benin}]
Porto Rico
n 1: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United
States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto
Rico}, {Porto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}, {PR}]
2: the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the
Caribbean [syn: {Puerto Rico}, {Porto Rico}]
portrait camera
n 1: a camera with a portrait lens
portrait lens
n 1: a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture
portrait painter
n 1: a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: {portraitist},
{portrait painter}, {portrayer}, {limner}]
Portuguese cypress
n 1: tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping
branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal
from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa},
{Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]
Portuguese escudo
n 1: formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100
centavo [syn: {Portuguese escudo}, {escudo}]
Portuguese Guinea
n 1: a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized
as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau},
{Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese
Guinea}]
Portuguese heath
n 1: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula
having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in
southwestern England [syn: {Spanish heath}, {Portuguese
heath}, {Erica lusitanica}]
Portuguese man-of-war
n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {man-of-war},
{jellyfish}]
Portuguese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Portugal
Portuguese Republic
n 1: a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula;
Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th
centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
[syn: {Portugal}, {Portuguese Republic}]
Portulaca grandiflora
n 1: widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-
like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
[syn: {rose moss}, {sun plant}, {Portulaca grandiflora}]
Portulaca oleracea
n 1: weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers
cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or
cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern
cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pussley},
{pussly}, {verdolagas}, {Portulaca oleracea}]
Portunus puber
n 1: crab of the English coasts [syn: {English lady crab},
{Portunus puber}]
Porzana porzana
n 1: Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes [syn: {spotted crake},
{Porzana porzana}]
pos tagger
n 1: a tagging program whose labels indicate a word's part of
speech [syn: {part-of-speech tagger}, {pos tagger}]
position effect
n 1: (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is
produced by changing its location in a chromosome
position paper
n 1: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some
particular policy
2: a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used
especially in diplomatic communications) [syn: {aide-
memoire}, {position paper}]
positional notation
n 1: a numeration system in which a real number is represented
by an ordered set of characters where the value of a
character depends on its position [syn: {positional
notation}, {positional representation system}]
positional representation system
n 1: a numeration system in which a real number is represented
by an ordered set of characters where the value of a
character depends on its position [syn: {positional
notation}, {positional representation system}]
positive charge
n 1: having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric
potential [ant: {negative charge}]
positive chemotaxis
n 1: movement toward a chemical stimulus
positive correlation
n 1: a correlation in which large values of one variable are
associated with large values of the other and small with
small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
[syn: {positive correlation}, {direct correlation}]
positive degree
n 1: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a
quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to
increase or diminution [syn: {positive}, {positive degree}]
positive feedback
n 1: feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input [syn:
{positive feedback}, {regeneration}]
positive fraud
n 1: actual deceit; concealing something or making a false
representation with an evil intent to cause injury to
another [syn: {fraud in fact}, {positive fraud}]
positive identification
n 1: evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence
establishing that you are among the group of people already
known to the system; recognition by the system leads to
acceptance; "a system for positive identification can
prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
positive magnetic pole
n 1: the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive pole}, {positive
magnetic pole}, {north-seeking pole}]
positive muon
n 1: the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino
and antineutrino [syn: {antimuon}, {positive muon}]
positive pole
n 1: the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive
plate
2: the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive pole}, {positive
magnetic pole}, {north-seeking pole}]
positive reinforcer
n 1: a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the
likelihood of the response that produces it [syn: {positive
reinforcing stimulus}, {positive reinforcer}]
positive reinforcing stimulus
n 1: a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the
likelihood of the response that produces it [syn: {positive
reinforcing stimulus}, {positive reinforcer}]
positive stimulus
n 1: a stimulus with desirable consequences
positively charged
adj 1: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn:
{positive}, {electropositive}, {positively charged}]
positron emission tomography
n 1: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}, {PET}]
positron emission tomography scanner
n 1: a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of
metabolic processes in the body [syn: {positron emission
tomography scanner}, {PET scanner}]
posse comitatus
n 1: a temporary police force [syn: {posse}, {posse comitatus}]
possessive case
n 1: the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive}, {genitive
case}, {possessive}, {possessive case}]
possible action
n 1: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a
possibility" [syn: {possibility}, {possible action},
{opening}]
possum haw
n 1: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
[syn: {bearberry}, {possum haw}, {winterberry}, {Ilex
decidua}]
possum oak
n 1: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United
States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet
soil [syn: {water oak}, {possum oak}, {Quercus nigra}]
post and lintel
n 1: a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting
a horizontal beam (lintel)
post card
n 1: a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
[syn: {postcard}, {post card}, {postal card}, {mailing-
card}]
post chaise
n 1: closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used
to transport passengers and mail
post doc
n 1: a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research [syn:
{postdoctoral}, {postdoc}, {post doc}]
2: a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study
beyond the level of a doctoral degree [syn: {postdoc}, {post
doc}]
post exchange
n 1: a commissary on a United States Army post [syn: {post
exchange}, {PX}]
post hoc
n 1: the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession
implies a causal relation [syn: {post hoc}, {post hoc ergo
propter hoc}]
post hoc ergo propter hoc
n 1: the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession
implies a causal relation [syn: {post hoc}, {post hoc ergo
propter hoc}]
post hole
n 1: a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post [syn:
{posthole}, {post hole}]
post horn
n 1: wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th
centuries
post horse
n 1: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail
carriers or for rent to travelers [syn: {post horse},
{post-horse}, {poster}]
post house
n 1: an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
[syn: {posthouse}, {post house}]
post meridiem
adv 1: between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn:
{post meridiem}, {P.M.}]
adj 1: after noon [syn: {post meridiem}, {p.m.}]
post oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough
moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
[syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak},
{Quercus stellata}]
post office
n 1: a local branch where postal services are available [syn:
{post office}, {local post office}]
2: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between
individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United
States Post Office}, {US Post Office}, {Post Office}, {PO}]
3: a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended
letters
post road
n 1: a road over which mail is carried
post-communist
adj 1: no longer communist; subsequent to being communistic;
"the bank announced its first loan to a post-communist
country"
post-free
adv 1: having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it
post-paid" [syn: {post-free}, {post-paid}]
adj 1: postpaid
post-haste
adv 1: as fast as possible; with all possible haste; "send it to
me post-haste"
post-hole digger
n 1: a shovel used to sink postholes [syn: {posthole digger},
{post-hole digger}]
post-horse
n 1: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail
carriers or for rent to travelers [syn: {post horse},
{post-horse}, {poster}]
Post-impressionist
n 1: an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted
against Impressionism [syn: {Postimpressionist}, {Post-
impressionist}]
Post-It
n 1: brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive
that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without
damaging the surface
post-maturity
n 1: the state in which women have stopped ovulating [syn:
{post-maturity}, {post-menopause}]
post-menopause
n 1: the state in which women have stopped ovulating [syn:
{post-maturity}, {post-menopause}]
post-mortem
n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn:
{postmortem}, {post-mortem}]
2: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn:
{autopsy}, {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {post-mortem}, {PM},
{postmortem examination}, {post-mortem examination}]
post-mortem examination
n 1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn:
{autopsy}, {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {post-mortem}, {PM},
{postmortem examination}, {post-mortem examination}]
post-obit bond
n 1: a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out
of his reversion
Post-Office box
n 1: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put
to be called for [syn: {Post-Office box}, {PO Box}, {POB},
{call box}, {letter box}]
post-office box number
n 1: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is
collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO box number},
{PO Box No}, {box number}]
post-paid
adv 1: having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it
post-paid" [syn: {post-free}, {post-paid}]
post-rotational nystagmus
n 1: nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of
the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the
direction opposite to the direction of rotation
postage meter
n 1: meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid
postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge
postage stamp
n 1: a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to
indicate that that postal fees have been paid [syn:
{postage}, {postage stamp}, {stamp}]
postal card
n 1: a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
[syn: {postcard}, {post card}, {postal card}, {mailing-
card}]
postal clerk
n 1: a clerk in a post office [syn: {postal clerk}, {mail
clerk}]
postal code
n 1: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to
aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {ZIP code}, {ZIP},
{postcode}, {postal code}]
postal order
n 1: a written order for the payment of a sum to a named
individual; obtainable and payable at a post office [syn:
{money order}, {postal order}]
Postal Rate Commission
n 1: an independent federal agency that recommends changes in
postal rates
postal service
n 1: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he
works for the United States mail service"; "in England they
call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {mail service}, {postal
service}, {post}]
postcentral gyrus
n 1: the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front
by the central sulcus
poste restante
n 1: the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who
call for it [syn: {general delivery}, {poste restante}]
2: a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post
office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
poster board
n 1: a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: {paperboard},
{poster board}, {posterboard}]
poster boy
n 1: a male poster child
poster child
n 1: a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose
picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable
purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
poster color
n 1: pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such
as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster paint},
{poster color}, {poster colour}]
poster colour
n 1: pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such
as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster paint},
{poster color}, {poster colour}]
poster girl
n 1: a female poster child
poster paint
n 1: pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such
as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster paint},
{poster color}, {poster colour}]
posterior cardinal vein
n 1: a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body
posterior cerebral artery
n 1: arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches
posterior facial vein
n 1: posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal
veins in front of the ear [syn: {retromandibular vein},
{vena retromandibularis}, {posterior facial vein}]
posterior horn
n 1: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally
from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
[syn: {dorsal root}, {dorsal horn}, {posterior root},
{posterior horn}]
posterior labial veins
n 1: veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the
internal pudendal vein [syn: {venae labiales posteriores},
{posterior labial veins}]
posterior meningeal artery
n 1: branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the
dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa
posterior naris
n 1: either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the
nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
posterior pituitary
n 1: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily
glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior
pituitary gland}, {neurohypophysis}, {pars nervosa}]
posterior pituitary gland
n 1: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily
glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior
pituitary gland}, {neurohypophysis}, {pars nervosa}]
posterior root
n 1: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally
from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
[syn: {dorsal root}, {dorsal horn}, {posterior root},
{posterior horn}]
posterior serratus muscle
n 1: skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and
downward [syn: {posterior serratus muscle}, {serratus
posterior}, {musculus serratus posterior}]
posterior subcapsular cataract
n 1: a cataract in the rear of the lens capsule
posterior synechia
n 1: adhesion between the iris and the lens
posterior temporal artery
n 1: temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the
cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {posterior temporal
artery}, {arteria temporalis posterior}]
posterior vein of the left ventricle
n 1: arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the
coronary sinus [syn: {posterior vein of the left
ventricle}, {vena posterior ventriculi sinistri}]
postfix notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator follows its operands
[syn: {postfix notation}, {suffix notation}, {reverse
Polish notation}]
posthole digger
n 1: a shovel used to sink postholes [syn: {posthole digger},
{post-hole digger}]
posthumous birth
n 1: birth of a child after the father has died
2: birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the
mother
posthypnotic amnesia
n 1: selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events
occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by
the hypnotist
posthypnotic suggestion
n 1: a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized
that specifies an action he will perform (usually in
response to a cue) after he has awakened
postmaster general
n 1: the official in charge of the national postal service
postmature infant
n 1: infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows
signs of placental insufficiency
postmortem examination
n 1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn:
{autopsy}, {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {post-mortem}, {PM},
{postmortem examination}, {post-mortem examination}]
postnasal drip
n 1: chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal
cavity into the nasopharynx
posttraumatic amnesia
n 1: loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma;
sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time
following the trauma [syn: {anterograde amnesia},
{posttraumatic amnesia}]
posttraumatic epilepsy
n 1: a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury [syn:
{posttraumatic epilepsy}, {traumatic epilepsy}]
posttraumatic stress disorder
n 1: an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic
events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor
guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of
involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
[syn: {posttraumatic stress disorder}, {PTSD}]
postural hypotension
n 1: low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand
up [syn: {orthostatic hypotension}, {postural hypotension}]
pot cheese
n 1: mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn:
{cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's
cheese}]
pot farm
n 1: a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested
(often hidden in a national forest)
pot likker
n 1: the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn:
{liquor}, {pot liquor}, {pot likker}]
pot liquor
n 1: the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn:
{liquor}, {pot liquor}, {pot likker}]
pot marigold
n 1: the common European annual marigold [syn: {common
marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold},
{Calendula officinalis}]
pot marjoram
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram},
{pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum
vulgare}]
pot metal
n 1: cast iron used for making cooking wares
2: an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large
pots
pot plant
n 1: a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially
indoors)
pot roast
n 1: cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed
pot
pot-au-feu
n 1: traditional French stew of vegetables and beef
pot-trained
adj 1: (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty-
trained}, {pot-trained}, {toilet-trained}]
potage St. Germain
n 1: made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce
onion and celery [syn: {green pea soup}, {potage St.
Germain}]
Potamogale velox
n 1: amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an
otter [syn: {otter shrew}, {potamogale}, {Potamogale
velox}]
Potamogeton americanus
n 1: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States
and Europe [syn: {loddon pondweed}, {Potamogeton nodosus},
{Potamogeton americanus}]
Potamogeton crispus
n 1: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and
California [syn: {curled leaf pondweed}, {curly pondweed},
{Potamogeton crispus}]
Potamogeton gramineous
n 1: of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern
United States [syn: {variously-leaved pondweed},
{Potamogeton gramineous}]
Potamogeton nodosus
n 1: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States
and Europe [syn: {loddon pondweed}, {Potamogeton nodosus},
{Potamogeton americanus}]
Potamophis striatula
n 1: in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small
reddish-grey snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
ground snake}, {Potamophis striatula}, {Haldea striatula}]
potash alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum},
{potassium alum}, {potash alum}]
potash muriate
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
potassium acid carbonate
n 1: a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder
and as an antacid [syn: {potassium bicarbonate}, {potassium
acid carbonate}, {potassium hydrogen carbonate}]
potassium alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum},
{potassium alum}, {potash alum}]
potassium bicarbonate
n 1: a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder
and as an antacid [syn: {potassium bicarbonate}, {potassium
acid carbonate}, {potassium hydrogen carbonate}]
potassium bitartrate
n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of
tartar}, {tartar}, {potassium bitartrate}, {potassium
hydrogen tartrate}]
potassium bromide
n 1: a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in
photography
potassium carbonate
n 1: a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to
make glass and cleansing agents
potassium chlorate
n 1: a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and
explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
potassium chloride
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
potassium cyanide
n 1: a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in
photography
potassium dichromate
n 1: an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography
potassium ferrocyanide
n 1: a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of
potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by
gardeners [syn: {potassium ferrocyanide}, {yellow prussiate
of potash}]
potassium hydrogen carbonate
n 1: a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder
and as an antacid [syn: {potassium bicarbonate}, {potassium
acid carbonate}, {potassium hydrogen carbonate}]
potassium hydrogen tartrate
n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of
tartar}, {tartar}, {potassium bitartrate}, {potassium
hydrogen tartrate}]
potassium hydroxide
n 1: a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
[syn: {potash}, {caustic potash}, {potassium hydroxide}]
potassium iodide
n 1: a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making
photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt
potassium muriate
n 1: salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and
K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to
treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride},
{potassium muriate}, {potash muriate}, {K-Dur 20},
{Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]
potassium nitrate
n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
{potassium nitrate}, {saltpeter}, {saltpetre}, {niter},
{nitre}]
potassium permanganate
n 1: a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is
purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing
and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
[syn: {potassium permanganate}, {permanganate of potash}]
potassium sodium tartrate
n 1: a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
[syn: {Rochelle salt}, {Rochelle salts}, {potassium sodium
tartrate}]
potassium-argon dating
n 1: geological dating that relies on the proportions of
radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay
product, argon
potato bean
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
[syn: {yam bean}, {potato bean}, {Pachyrhizus tuberosus}]
2: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
3: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}]
potato beetle
n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval
stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky
Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle},
{Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle},
{Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]
potato blight
n 1: a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold},
{potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]
potato bug
n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval
stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky
Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle},
{Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle},
{Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]
potato chip
n 1: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn:
{chip}, {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
potato disease
n 1: a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold},
{potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]
potato family
n 1: large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs
or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or
poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia,
Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana,
Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra [syn: {Solanaceae}, {family
Solanaceae}, {potato family}]
potato fern
n 1: large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome
sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people [syn:
{potato fern}, {Marattia salicina}]
2: small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings
along rhizomes [syn: {potato fern}, {Solanopteris bifrons}]
potato fungus
n 1: fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black
scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {potato fungus},
{Pellicularia filamentosa}, {Rhizoctinia solani}]
potato mildew
n 1: a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold},
{potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]
potato mold
n 1: a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold},
{potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]
potato mosaic
n 1: a disease of the leaves of potato plants
potato moth
n 1: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
[syn: {potato moth}, {potato tuber moth}, {splitworm},
{Phthorimaea operculella}]
potato murrain
n 1: a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold},
{potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]
potato nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
potato pancake
n 1: made of grated potato and egg with a little flour [syn:
{potato pancake}, {latke}]
potato peel
n 1: crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato skin}, {potato
peel}, {potato peelings}]
potato peelings
n 1: crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato skin}, {potato
peel}, {potato peelings}]
potato race
n 1: a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one
place to another one at a time
potato salad
n 1: any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base
potato scab bacteria
n 1: cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky
tissue [syn: {potato scab bacteria}, {Streptomyces
scabies}]
potato skin
n 1: crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato skin}, {potato
peel}, {potato peelings}]
potato tree
n 1: South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the
tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian
potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]
2: hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its
fragrant flowers; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree},
{Solanum crispum}]
potato tuber moth
n 1: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
[syn: {potato moth}, {potato tuber moth}, {splitworm},
{Phthorimaea operculella}]
potato tuberworm
n 1: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g.
potatoes and tobacco [syn: {potato tuberworm}, {Phthorimaea
operculella}]
potato vine
n 1: vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and
having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {potato vine}, {giant
potato creeper}, {Solanum wendlandii}]
2: copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and
white flowers tinged with blue [syn: {potato vine}, {Solanum
jasmoides}]
potato wart
n 1: fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in
the eyes of potato tubers
potato wart fungus
n 1: fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers [syn:
{potato wart fungus}, {Synchytrium endobioticum}]
potato worm
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn:
{tomato hornworm}, {potato worm}, {Manduca
quinquemaculata}]
potato yellow dwarf
n 1: the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {yellow
dwarf of potato}, {potato yellow dwarf}]
potato yellow-dwarf virus
n 1: the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the
leaves of potato plants
potbelly stove
n 1: a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned [syn:
{potbelly}, {potbelly stove}]
Potemkin village
n 1: something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance
potential difference
n 1: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a
circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential},
{potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop},
{voltage}]
potential divider
n 1: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used
to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage [syn:
{potential divider}, {voltage divider}]
potential drop
n 1: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a
circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential},
{potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop},
{voltage}]
potential energy
n 1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
position; stored energy [syn: {potential energy}, {P.E.}]
potential unit
n 1: a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a
given point in a circuit relative to a reference point
(ground)
Potentilla anserina
n 1: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath;
northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed},
{goose-tansy}, {goose grass}, {Potentilla anserina}]
Poterium sanguisorba
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves
that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet},
{burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
Potomac River
n 1: a river in the east central United States; rises in West
Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward,
forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the
Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Potomac}, {Potomac River}]
Potos caudivolvulus
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a
long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear},
{potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
Potos flavus
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a
long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear},
{potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
Potsdam Conference
n 1: a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where
Truman, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the
administration of Germany and Poland after World War II
ended
Pott's disease
n 1: TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in
curvature of the spine
potter around
v 1: move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter}, {potter
around}, {putter around}]
potter bee
n 1: solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented
together and attached to a plant
potter wasp
n 1: any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped
cells of mud for their eggs
potter's clay
n 1: clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery
or for modeling [syn: {potter's clay}, {potter's earth}]
potter's earth
n 1: clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery
or for modeling [syn: {potter's clay}, {potter's earth}]
potter's field
n 1: a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
potter's wheel
n 1: a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped
by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor
around 6500 BC"
potty chair
n 1: toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children
[syn: {potty seat}, {potty chair}]
potty seat
n 1: toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children
[syn: {potty seat}, {potty chair}]
potty-trained
adj 1: (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty-
trained}, {pot-trained}, {toilet-trained}]
pouch-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a pouch [syn: {bursiform}, {pouch-shaped},
{pouchlike}, {saclike}]
pouched mammal
n 1: mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium)
containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
[syn: {marsupial}, {pouched mammal}]
pouched mole
n 1: small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
[syn: {pouched mole}, {marsupial mole}, {Notoryctus
typhlops}]
pouched mouse
n 1: any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials
superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {pouched
mouse}, {marsupial mouse}, {marsupial rat}]
pouched rat
n 1: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large
external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern
North America [syn: {gopher}, {pocket gopher}, {pouched
rat}]
pouf paste
n 1: batter for making light hollow cases to hold various
fillings [syn: {puff batter}, {pouf paste}, {pate a choux}]
pound cake
n 1: rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and
flour
pound net
n 1: trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish
into an enclosure
pound off
v 1: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water
of the canal" [syn: {pound}, {pound off}]
pound sign
n 1: a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound
sterling in Great Britain) [syn: {pound}, {pound sign}]
pound sterling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern
Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound},
{British pound sterling}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
pound up
v 1: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or
limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound},
{pound up}]
pound-foolish
adj 1: unwise in dealing with large sums
pounds per square inch
n 1: a unit of pressure [syn: {pounds per square inch}, {psi}]
pour cold water on
v 1: be discouraging or negative about [syn: {throw cold water
on}, {pour cold water on}]
pour down
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop},
{bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink
down}, {kill}]
pour forth
v 1: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or
small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed
His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {shed}, {pour forth}]
pour out
v 1: express without restraint; "The woman poured out her
frustrations as the judge listened"
2: pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" [syn: {decant},
{pour}, {pour out}]
3: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" [syn:
{spill over}, {spill out}, {pour out}]
4: pour out; "effused brine" [syn: {effuse}, {pour out}]
pousse-cafe
n 1: small drink served after dinner (especially several
liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate
layers)
pouter pigeon
n 1: one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until
their breast is puffed out [syn: {pouter pigeon}, {pouter}]
Pouteria campechiana nervosa
n 1: tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible
fruit [syn: {canistel}, {canistel tree}, {Pouteria
campechiana nervosa}]
Pouteria zapota
n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet
edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in
the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee},
{sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]
poverty grass
n 1: small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on
beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach
heather}, {poverty grass}, {Hudsonia tomentosa}]
poverty level
n 1: a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
[syn: {poverty line}, {poverty level}]
poverty line
n 1: a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
[syn: {poverty line}, {poverty level}]
poverty trap
n 1: a situation in which an increase in income results in a
loss of benefits so that you are no better off
poverty-stricken
adj 1: poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute},
{impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {needy},
{poverty-stricken}]
POW camp
n 1: a camp for prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp},
{internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]
powder and shot
n 1: ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets
powder blue
adj 1: of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue [syn: {powder
blue}, {powdery-blue}]
n 1: a pale blue color with grey in it
powder compact
n 1: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a
woman's purse [syn: {compact}, {powder compact}]
powder flask
n 1: container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn
of an animal [syn: {powder horn}, {powder flask}]
powder horn
n 1: container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn
of an animal [syn: {powder horn}, {powder flask}]
powder keg
n 1: a potentially explosive state
2: keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
powder magazine
n 1: a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons
and ammunition are stored [syn: {magazine}, {powder store},
{powder magazine}]
powder metallurgy
n 1: the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid
metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and
sintering
powder method
n 1: a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod
is coated with a powdered form of the substance and
subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of
diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder
photography}, {powder method}, {powder technique}]
powder monkey
n 1: someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the
guns on board a warship)
powder photography
n 1: a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod
is coated with a powdered form of the substance and
subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of
diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder
photography}, {powder method}, {powder technique}]
powder room
n 1: a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
[syn: {ladies' room}, {powder room}]
powder store
n 1: a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons
and ammunition are stored [syn: {magazine}, {powder store},
{powder magazine}]
powder technique
n 1: a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod
is coated with a powdered form of the substance and
subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of
diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder
photography}, {powder method}, {powder technique}]
powder-post termite
n 1: extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
[syn: {powder-post termite}, {Cryptotermes brevis}]
powder-puff
adj 1: used of competitive activities in which only women take
part; "powder-puff baseball"; "a powder-puff football
game"
powdered ginger
n 1: dried ground gingerroot [syn: {ginger}, {powdered ginger}]
powdered milk
n 1: dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {dried
milk}, {milk powder}]
powdered mustard
n 1: a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in
a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic [syn: {powdered
mustard}, {dry mustard}]
powdered sugar
n 1: sugar granulated into a fine powder
powdery mildew
n 1: any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing
powdery conidia on the host surface
powdery-blue
adj 1: of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue [syn: {powder
blue}, {powdery-blue}]
power brake
n 1: a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force
applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger
force applied to slow or stop the vehicle
power breakfast
n 1: a meeting of influential people to conduct business while
eating breakfast
power broker
n 1: a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes
they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will
expect you to return it" [syn: {power broker},
{powerbroker}]
power cable
n 1: cable used to distribute electricity [syn: {power line},
{power cable}]
power company
n 1: a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power
company}, {power service}, {electric company}, {light
company}]
power cord
n 1: a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
power couple
n 1: a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are
politically influential
power dive
n 1: a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity
and by the power of the engine
power drill
n 1: a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials
power failure
n 1: equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails;
"the ice storm caused a power outage" [syn: {power outage},
{power failure}]
power grid
n 1: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power
is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system},
{power grid}, {grid}]
power hammer
n 1: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: {hammer}, {power
hammer}]
power hunger
n 1: a drive to acquire power [syn: {power hunger}, {status
seeking}]
power law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a
subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of
the stimulus intensity [syn: {Stevens' law}, {power law},
{Stevens' power law}]
power line
n 1: cable used to distribute electricity [syn: {power line},
{power cable}]
power loading
n 1: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
power loom
n 1: a loom operated mechanically
power meter
n 1: a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
[syn: {electric meter}, {power meter}]
power module
n 1: module that provides power to operate other modules
power mower
n 1: a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {power
mower}, {motor mower}] [ant: {hand mower}]
power of appointment
n 1: authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee
to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property
power of attorney
n 1: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the
grantor's agent
power outage
n 1: equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails;
"the ice storm caused a power outage" [syn: {power outage},
{power failure}]
power pack
n 1: a device for converting a power supply to a voltage
required by particular equipment
power plant
n 1: an electrical generating station [syn: {power station},
{power plant}, {powerhouse}]
power play
n 1: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the
concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at
this sexual power play and walked away" [syn: {power play},
{squeeze play}, {squeeze}]
2: a play in which there is a concentration of players in one
location on the field of play; "they used a power play to
return the kickoff"
3: (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical
advantage over the other as a result of penalties; "the team
was unable to capitalize on the power play"
power point
n 1: a wall socket [syn: {point}, {power point}]
power politics
n 1: diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in
order to obtain their objectives [syn: {power politics},
{gunboat diplomacy}]
power pylon
n 1: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power
lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
[syn: {pylon}, {power pylon}]
power saw
n 1: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {saw},
{sawing machine}]
power series
n 1: the sum of terms containing successively higher integral
powers of a variable
power service
n 1: a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power
company}, {power service}, {electric company}, {light
company}]
power shovel
n 1: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator},
{digger}, {shovel}]
power station
n 1: an electrical generating station [syn: {power station},
{power plant}, {powerhouse}]
power steering
n 1: automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the
torque applied to the steering wheel [syn: {power
steering}, {power-assisted steering}]
power structure
n 1: the organization of people at different ranks in an
administrative body [syn: {hierarchy}, {power structure},
{pecking order}]
power system
n 1: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power
is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system},
{power grid}, {grid}]
power takeoff
n 1: a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a
tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of
equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) [syn: {power
takeoff}, {PTO}]
power tool
n 1: a tool driven by a motor
power train
n 1: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears
by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is
changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
[syn: {gearing}, {gear}, {geartrain}, {power train},
{train}]
power trip
n 1: (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for
the pleasure of exercising control over other people
power unit
n 1: a measure of electric power
power user
n 1: (computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most
powerful computers available
power walking
n 1: a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid
walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms
power worker
n 1: a worker at a power station [syn: {power worker}, {power-
station worker}]
power-assisted
adj 1: supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power-assisted
steering"
power-assisted steering
n 1: automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the
torque applied to the steering wheel [syn: {power
steering}, {power-assisted steering}]
power-dive
v 1: make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived"
power-driven
adj 1: powered by a motor; "a power-driven hand tool"
power-station worker
n 1: a worker at a power station [syn: {power worker}, {power-
station worker}]
PR man
n 1: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a
public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man},
{public relations man}, {PR man}]
practical application
n 1: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a
particular purpose; "he advocated the application of
statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of
electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: {application},
{practical application}]
practical joke
n 1: a prank or trick played on a person (especially one
intended to make the victim appear foolish)
practical joker
n 1: someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn:
{prankster}, {cut-up}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {hoaxer},
{practical joker}]
practical nurse
n 1: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state
to provide routine care for the sick [syn: {licensed
practical nurse}, {LPN}, {practical nurse}]
practical politics
n 1: politics based on practical rather than moral or
ideological considerations [syn: {realpolitik}, {practical
politics}]
practice bundling
v 1: sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
[syn: {bundle}, {practice bundling}]
practice game
n 1: a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's
standing [syn: {exhibition game}, {practice game}]
practice of law
n 1: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study
in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial
system; "he studied law at Yale" [syn: {law}, {practice of
law}]
practice of medicine
n 1: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate
training in a medical school and that is devoted to
preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries;
"he studied medicine at Harvard" [syn: {medicine},
{practice of medicine}]
practice range
n 1: a place for practicing golf shots
practice session
n 1: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice
makes perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {drill},
{practice session}, {recitation}]
practice teacher
n 1: a college student who is teaching under the supervision of
a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in
education [syn: {student teacher}, {practice teacher}]
Praetorian Guard
n 1: a member of the Praetorian Guard [syn: {Praetorian Guard},
{Praetorian}]
2: the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome
pragmatic sanction
n 1: an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law
of the land [syn: {pragmatic sanction}, {pragmatic}]
prairia Sabbatia
n 1: prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn:
{prairia Sabbatia}, {Texas star}, {Sabbatia campestris}]
prairie anemone
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
prairie aster
n 1: violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States
having solitary heads [syn: {prairie aster}, {Aster
turbinellis}]
prairie berry
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
prairie bird's-foot trefoil
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant},
{prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
prairie chicken
n 1: brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
[syn: {prairie chicken}, {prairie grouse}, {prairie fowl}]
prairie coneflower
n 1: coneflower of central to southwestern United States [syn:
{prairie coneflower}, {Ratibida tagetes}]
2: plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British
Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {long-head coneflower}, {prairie
coneflower}, {Ratibida columnifera}]
prairie cordgrass
n 1: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous
margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie
cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass},
{Spartina pectinmata}]
prairie crab
n 1: wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink
flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie
crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]
prairie dock
n 1: stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with
whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba
Indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild
quinine}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]
prairie dog
n 1: any of several rodents of North American prairies living in
large complex burrows having a barking cry [syn: {prairie
dog}, {prairie marmot}]
prairie fire
n 1: an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area [syn: {grassfire},
{prairie fire}]
prairie fowl
n 1: brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
[syn: {prairie chicken}, {prairie grouse}, {prairie fowl}]
prairie fox
n 1: small grey fox of the plains of western North America [syn:
{kit fox}, {prairie fox}, {Vulpes velox}]
prairie gentian
n 1: one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large
erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in
prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska
south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian},
{tulip gentian}, {bluebell}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]
prairie golden aster
n 1: hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched
clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada
to west central and western United States; sometimes placed
in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie
golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]
prairie gourd
n 1: small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie
gourd plant
2: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
prairie gourd vine
n 1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
prairie grass
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning
pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie
grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius},
{Schizachyrium scoparium}]
prairie grouse
n 1: brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
[syn: {prairie chicken}, {prairie grouse}, {prairie fowl}]
prairie lotus
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant},
{prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
prairie mallow
n 1: false mallow of western United States having racemose red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn:
{prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea
coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]
prairie marmot
n 1: any of several rodents of North American prairies living in
large complex burrows having a barking cry [syn: {prairie
dog}, {prairie marmot}]
prairie mimosa
n 1: perennial herb of North American prairies having dense
heads of small white flowers [syn: {prairie mimosa},
{prickle-weed}, {Desmanthus ilinoensis}]
prairie orchid
n 1: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States
having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white
flowers [syn: {prairie orchid}, {prairie white-fringed
orchis}, {Habenaria leucophaea}]
prairie rattler
n 1: widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
[syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Western
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]
prairie rattlesnake
n 1: widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
[syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Western
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]
prairie rocket
n 1: any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum
having large yellow flowers
2: any of several western American plants of the genus
Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
prairie sage
n 1: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
[syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie
sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]
prairie sagewort
n 1: silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of
the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {wormwood
sage}, {prairie sagewort}, {Artemisia frigida}]
prairie schooner
n 1: a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top;
used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in
the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon},
{Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]
prairie smoke
n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves
and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie
smoke}, {purple avens}, {Geum triflorum}]
prairie soil
n 1: a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate
climates
prairie star
n 1: plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of
white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of
northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
[syn: {prairie star}, {Lithophragma parviflorum}]
Prairie State
n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn:
{Illinois}, {Prairie State}, {Land of Lincoln}, {IL},
{Ill.}]
prairie sunflower
n 1: similar to the common sunflower with slender usually
branching stems common in central United States [syn:
{prairie sunflower}, {Helianthus petiolaris}]
prairie trefoil
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant},
{prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
prairie trillium
n 1: trillium of central United States having dark purple
sessile flowers [syn: {prairie wake-robin}, {prairie
trillium}, {Trillium recurvatum}]
prairie vole
n 1: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central
United States and southern Canada [syn: {prairie vole},
{Microtus ochrogaster}]
prairie wagon
n 1: a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top;
used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in
the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon},
{Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]
prairie wake-robin
n 1: trillium of central United States having dark purple
sessile flowers [syn: {prairie wake-robin}, {prairie
trillium}, {Trillium recurvatum}]
prairie white-fringed orchid
n 1: of central North America; a threatened species [syn:
{prairie white-fringed orchid}, {Platanthera leucophea}]
prairie white-fringed orchis
n 1: orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States
having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white
flowers [syn: {prairie orchid}, {prairie white-fringed
orchis}, {Habenaria leucophaea}]
prairie willow
n 1: slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn:
{prairie willow}, {Salix humilis}]
prairie wolf
n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote},
{prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]
prang up
v 1: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn:
{impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]
prayer beads
n 1: a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by
Catholics) [syn: {rosary}, {prayer beads}]
prayer book
n 1: a book containing prayers [syn: {prayer book},
{prayerbook}]
prayer mat
n 1: a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn:
{prayer rug}, {prayer mat}]
prayer meeting
n 1: a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
[syn: {prayer meeting}, {prayer service}]
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Daniel
prayer rug
n 1: a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn:
{prayer rug}, {prayer mat}]
prayer service
n 1: a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
[syn: {prayer meeting}, {prayer service}]
prayer shawl
n 1: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each
corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer
shawl}, {tallith}, {tallis}]
prayer wheel
n 1: a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution
counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by
Buddhists in Tibet
praying mantid
n 1: the common mantis [syn: {praying mantis}, {praying mantid},
{Mantis religioso}]
praying mantis
n 1: the common mantis [syn: {praying mantis}, {praying mantid},
{Mantis religioso}]
pre-Christian
adj 1: of or relating to or being the time before the beginning
of the Christian era
pre-Columbian
adj 1: of or relating to or originating in the Americas before
the arrival of Columbus
pre-eclampsia
n 1: abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension
and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia
if untreated [syn: {preeclampsia}, {pre-eclampsia}]
pre-eminently
adv 1: to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction
above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of
pre-eminently contemporary scenes" [syn: {pre-eminently},
{preeminently}]
pre-empt
n 1: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players
from bidding [syn: {preemptive bid}, {pre-empt}, {preempt}]
pre-emption
n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal
over state legislation on the same subject [syn:
{preemption}, {pre-emption}]
2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something
(as property) [syn: {preemption}, {pre-emption}]
3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn:
{preemption}, {pre-emption}]
4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of
bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: {preemption}, {pre-
emption}]
pre-emptive
adj 1: designed or having the power to deter or prevent an
anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive
business offer" [syn: {preemptive}, {pre-emptive}]
pre-emptive strike
n 1: a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the
enemy from doing it to you
pre-emptor
n 1: someone who acquires land by preemption [syn: {preemptor},
{pre-emptor}]
2: a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid [syn:
{preemptor}, {pre-emptor}]
pre-existent
adj 1: existing previously or before something; "variations on
pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {preexistent}, {pre-
existent}, {preexisting}, {pre-existing}]
pre-existing
adj 1: existing previously or before something; "variations on
pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {preexistent}, {pre-
existent}, {preexisting}, {pre-existing}]
pre-Jurassic
adj 1: of or relating to or denoting the time before the
Jurassic period
Pre-Raphaelite
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Pre-
Raphaelites; "the Pre-Raphaelite painters"
n 1: a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early
Renaissance ideals
pre-Socratic
adj 1: before the time of Socrates [syn: {presocratic}, {pre-
Socratic}]
n 1: any philosopher who lived before Socrates
preacher man
n 1: someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn:
{preacher}, {preacher man}, {sermonizer}, {sermoniser}]
Precambrian aeon
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian
eon}, {Precambrian aeon}, {Precambrian period}]
Precambrian eon
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian
eon}, {Precambrian aeon}, {Precambrian period}]
Precambrian period
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian
eon}, {Precambrian aeon}, {Precambrian period}]
precentral gyrus
n 1: the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back
by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area
precession of the equinoxes
n 1: a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of
the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of
rotation
precious coral
n 1: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a
delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn:
{coral}, {red coral}, {precious coral}]
precious metal
n 1: any of the less common and valuable metals often used to
make coins or jewelry
precious stone
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece
of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {gem}, {precious stone}]
precision cookie
n 1: a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive
precision rifle
n 1: an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military;
capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft
more than a mile away [syn: {sniper rifle}, {precision
rifle}]
preclinical phase
n 1: a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical
device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence
justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical trial},
{preclinical test}, {preclinical phase}]
preclinical test
n 1: a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical
device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence
justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical trial},
{preclinical test}, {preclinical phase}]
preclinical trial
n 1: a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical
device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence
justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical trial},
{preclinical test}, {preclinical phase}]
precocious dentition
n 1: teething at an earlier age than expected
preconceived idea
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
{preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris},
{preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived
notion}]
preconceived notion
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
{preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris},
{preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived
notion}]
preconceived opinion
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
{preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris},
{preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived
notion}]
predatory animal
n 1: any animal that lives by preying on other animals [syn:
{predator}, {predatory animal}]
predicate calculus
n 1: a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and
predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as
the relations between propositions) [syn: {predicate
calculus}, {functional calculus}]
predictor variable
n 1: a variable that can be used to predict the value of another
variable (as in statistical regression)
preemployment training program
n 1: a training program to prepare you for employment
preemptive bid
n 1: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players
from bidding [syn: {preemptive bid}, {pre-empt}, {preempt}]
preemptive right
n 1: the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to
buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against
dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest
preen gland
n 1: oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in
most birds [syn: {uropygial gland}, {preen gland}]
preference shares
n 1: stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment
of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn:
{preferred stock}, {preferred shares}, {preference shares}]
preferred shares
n 1: stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment
of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn:
{preferred stock}, {preferred shares}, {preference shares}]
preferred stock
n 1: stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment
of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn:
{preferred stock}, {preferred shares}, {preference shares}]
prefix notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
[syn: {prefix notation}, {Lukasiewicz notation}, {Polish
notation}]
prefrontal cortex
n 1: the anterior part of the frontal lobe [syn: {prefrontal
lobe}, {prefrontal cortex}]
prefrontal leucotomy
n 1: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the
frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked
cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy},
{leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy},
{prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal
lobotomy}]
prefrontal leukotomy
n 1: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the
frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked
cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy},
{leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy},
{prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal
lobotomy}]
prefrontal lobe
n 1: the anterior part of the frontal lobe [syn: {prefrontal
lobe}, {prefrontal cortex}]
prefrontal lobotomy
n 1: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the
frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked
cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy},
{leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy},
{prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal
lobotomy}]
pregnancy test
n 1: a physiological test to determine whether a woman is
pregnant
pregnant chad
n 1: a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four
corners are still attached [syn: {dimpled chad}, {pregnant
chad}, {dimple}]
prehistoric culture
n 1: the time during the development of human culture before the
appearance of the written word [syn: {prehistory},
{prehistoric culture}]
preinvasive cancer
n 1: a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the
deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the
body [syn: {carcinoma in situ}, {preinvasive cancer}]
preliminary exam
n 1: an examination taken by graduate students to determine
their fitness to continue [syn: {preliminary examination},
{preliminary exam}, {prelim}]
preliminary examination
n 1: an examination taken by graduate students to determine
their fitness to continue [syn: {preliminary examination},
{preliminary exam}, {prelim}]
preliminary prospectus
n 1: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to
indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus;
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red
ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red
herring" [syn: {preliminary prospectus}, {red herring}]
premature baby
n 1: an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn:
{premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant},
{preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]
premature ejaculation
n 1: ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or
soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina
premature infant
n 1: an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn:
{premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant},
{preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]
premature labor
n 1: labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn:
{premature labor}, {premature labour}]
premature labour
n 1: labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn:
{premature labor}, {premature labour}]
premature ventricular contraction
n 1: irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can
be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation [syn: {premature
ventricular contraction}, {PVC}]
premenstrual syndrome
n 1: a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days
before the onset of menstruation [syn: {premenstrual
syndrome}, {PMS}]
Premium Bond
n 1: a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains
but enters the holder into lotteries
Prenanthes alba
n 1: herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters
of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Nabalus
alba}, {Prenanthes alba}]
Prenanthes purpurea
n 1: herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets
[syn: {rattlesnake root}, {Prenanthes purpurea}]
Prenanthes serpentaria
n 1: common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern
and eastern United States having drooping clusters of
pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's
foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn:
{lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius},
{Prenanthes serpentaria}]
prenatal diagnosis
n 1: any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether
a fetus has a genetic abnormality
prep school
n 1: a private secondary school [syn: {preparatory school},
{prep school}]
preparation fire
n 1: fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
preparatory school
n 1: a private secondary school [syn: {preparatory school},
{prep school}]
prepare for
v 1: prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
[syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {brace
oneself for}, {prepare for}]
prepositional object
n 1: the object governed by a preposition [syn: {prepositional
object}, {object of a preposition}]
prepositional phrase
n 1: a phrase beginning with a preposition
prepyloric vein
n 1: a tributary of the right gastric vein [syn: {prepyloric
vein}, {vena pylorica}]
Pres Young
n 1: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn:
{Young}, {Pres Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]
Presbyterian Church
n 1: the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John
Calvin
Presbytes entellus
n 1: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn:
{entellus}, {hanuman}, {Presbytes entellus}, {Semnopithecus
entellus}]
prescription drug
n 1: a drug that is available only with written instructions
from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the
doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
[syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription}, {prescription
medicine}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug},
{over-the-counter medicine}]
prescription medicine
n 1: a drug that is available only with written instructions
from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the
doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
[syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription}, {prescription
medicine}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug},
{over-the-counter medicine}]
prescriptive grammar
n 1: a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics
prescriptive linguistics
n 1: an account of how a language should be used instead of how
it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct'
phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics [ant:
{descriptive linguistics}]
presence chamber
n 1: room in which a monarch or other great person receives
guests, assemblies, etc.
presence of mind
n 1: self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right
thing in an emergency
presenile dementia
n 1: dementia with onset before the age of 65
present moment
n 1: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now";
"she is studying at the moment" [syn: {here and now},
{present moment}, {moment}]
present participle
n 1: a participle expressing present action; in English is
formed by adding -ing
present perfect
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present
perfect" [syn: {present perfect}, {present perfect tense}]
present perfect tense
n 1: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the
present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present
perfect" [syn: {present perfect}, {present perfect tense}]
present progressive
n 1: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time
of utterance [syn: {present progressive}, {present
progressive tense}]
present progressive tense
n 1: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time
of utterance [syn: {present progressive}, {present
progressive tense}]
present tense
n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time
of speaking [syn: {present}, {present tense}]
present times
n 1: the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "in modern
times like these" [syn: {modern times}, {present times},
{modern world}, {contemporary world}]
present-day
adj 1: belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"
[syn: {contemporary}, {present-day(a)}]
President Abraham Lincoln
n 1: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during
the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was
assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {Abraham
Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]
President Adams
n 1: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams
(1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {John Quincy Adams}, {President
Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]
2: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn: {Adams},
{John Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John Adams}]
President Andrew Johnson
n 1: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was
assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote
(1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {Andrew Johnson}, {President
Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]
President Arthur
n 1: elected vice president and became 21st President of the
United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
[syn: {Arthur}, {Chester A. Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur},
{President Arthur}]
President Benjamin Harrison
n 1: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President Benjamin Harrison}]
President Buchanan
n 1: 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn:
{Buchanan}, {James Buchanan}, {President Buchanan}]
President Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush},
{President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
2: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United
States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George
H.W. Bush}, {George H. W. Bush}, {George Herbert Walker
Bush}, {President Bush}]
President Carter
n 1: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter},
{Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, {President Carter}]
President Cleveland
n 1: 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
[syn: {Cleveland}, {Grover Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover
Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]
President Clinton
n 1: 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn:
{Clinton}, {Bill Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton},
{President Clinton}]
President Coolidge
n 1: elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of
the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
[syn: {Coolidge}, {Calvin Coolidge}, {President Coolidge}]
President Eisenhower
n 1: United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of
the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight
Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David
Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]
President Fillmore
n 1: elected vice president and became the 13th President of the
United States when Zachary Taylor died in office
(1800-1874) [syn: {Fillmore}, {Millard Fillmore},
{President Fillmore}]
President Ford
n 1: 38th President of the United States; appointed vice
president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned
(1913-2006) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford},
{Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]
President Franklin Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D.
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin
Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
President Garfield
n 1: 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a
frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield},
{James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham
Garfield}, {President Garfield}]
President George W. Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush},
{George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush},
{President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
President Grant
n 1: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
President Harding
n 1: 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees
were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn:
{Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding},
{President Harding}]
President Harrison
n 1: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President Benjamin Harrison}]
2: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during
his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn:
{Harrison}, {William Henry Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President William Henry Harrison}]
President Hayes
n 1: 19th President of the United States; his administration
removed federal troops from the South and so ended the
Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes},
{Rutherford B. Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes},
{President Hayes}]
President Hoover
n 1: 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock
market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was
defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
[syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover},
{President Hoover}]
President Jefferson
n 1: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the
Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in
1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore
it (1743-1826) [syn: {Jefferson}, {Thomas Jefferson},
{President Jefferson}]
President John Adams
n 1: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn:
{Adams}, {John Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John
Adams}]
President John F. Kennedy
n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace
Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy},
{Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK},
{President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]
President John Quincy Adams
n 1: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams
(1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {John Quincy Adams}, {President
Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]
President Johnson
n 1: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was
assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson},
{Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson},
{President Lyndon Johnson}]
2: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was
assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote
(1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {Andrew Johnson}, {President
Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]
President Kennedy
n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace
Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy},
{Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK},
{President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]
President Lincoln
n 1: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during
the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was
assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {Abraham
Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]
President Lyndon Johnson
n 1: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice
president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was
assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson},
{Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson},
{President Lyndon Johnson}]
President Madison
n 1: 4th President of the United States; member of the
Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional
Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights
(1751-1836) [syn: {Madison}, {James Madison}, {President
Madison}]
President McKinley
n 1: 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an
anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: {McKinley}, {William McKinley},
{President McKinley}]
President Monroe
n 1: 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe
Doctrine (1758-1831) [syn: {Monroe}, {James Monroe},
{President Monroe}]
President Nixon
n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the
United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974
(1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M.
Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]
President of the United States
n 1: the person who holds the office of head of state of the
United States government; "the President likes to jog every
morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United
States President}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
2: the office of the United States head of state; "a President
is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the United
States}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
President Pierce
n 1: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn:
{Pierce}, {Franklin Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
President Polk
n 1: 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led
to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and
much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James
Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President
Polk}]
President Reagan
n 1: 40th President of the United States (1911-2004) [syn:
{Reagan}, {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan},
{President Reagan}]
President Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D.
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin
Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
2: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-
American War; Panama Canal was built during his
administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but
carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Theodore
Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Theodore
Roosevelt}]
President Taft
n 1: 27th President of the United States and later chief justice
of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn:
{Taft}, {William Howard Taft}, {President Taft}]
President Taylor
n 1: 12th President of the United States; died in office
(1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {Zachary Taylor}, {President
Taylor}]
President Theodore Roosevelt
n 1: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-
American War; Panama Canal was built during his
administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but
carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Theodore Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President
Theodore Roosevelt}]
President Truman
n 1: elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd
President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945
and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of
atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman},
{Harry Truman}, {Harry S Truman}, {President Truman}]
President Tyler
n 1: elected vice president and became the 10th President of the
United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) [syn: {Tyler},
{John Tyler}, {President Tyler}]
President Van Buren
n 1: 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van
Buren}, {Martin Van Buren}, {President Van Buren}]
President Washington
n 1: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of
the Continental Army during the American Revolution
(1732-1799) [syn: {Washington}, {George Washington},
{President Washington}]
President William Henry Harrison
n 1: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during
his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn:
{Harrison}, {William Henry Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President William Henry Harrison}]
President Wilson
n 1: 28th President of the United States; led the United States
in World War I and secured the formation of the League of
Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Woodrow Wilson},
{Thomas Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]
Presidential Directive
n 1: a directive issued by the President of the United States;
usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies
presidential term
n 1: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the
Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidency},
{presidential term}, {administration}]
Presidents' Day
n 1: the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents
Lincoln and Washington
presiding officer
n 1: the leader of a group meeting
press agency
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
press agent
n 1: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a
public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man},
{public relations man}, {PR man}]
press association
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
press box
n 1: box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
press clipping
n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping},
{newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press
cutting}]
press conference
n 1: a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions
of a politician or other celebrity [syn: {press
conference}, {news conference}]
press corps
n 1: a group of journalists representing different publications
who all cover the same topics; "the White House press
corps"
press cutting
n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping},
{newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press
cutting}]
press down
v 1: press down; "Depress the space key" [syn: {press down},
{depress}]
press down on
v 1: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on
the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on},
{press down on}, {weigh down}]
press gallery
n 1: an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters
(especially in a legislative hall)
press gang
n 1: a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the
army or navy
press home
v 1: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody
of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm
trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home},
{ram home}, {press home}]
press lord
n 1: a powerful newspaper proprietor
press of canvas
n 1: the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
[syn: {press of sail}, {press of canvas}]
press of sail
n 1: the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
[syn: {press of sail}, {press of canvas}]
press on
v 1: continue moving forward [syn: {press on}, {push on},
{plough on}]
press out
v 1: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub
out}, {crush out}, {extinguish}, {press out}]
2: press from a plastic; "press a record" [syn: {press}, {press
out}]
3: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians
express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: {press out},
{express}, {extract}]
press photographer
n 1: a photographer who works for a newspaper
press release
n 1: an announcement distributed to members of the press in
order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn:
{handout}, {press release}, {release}]
press run
n 1: the period that presses run to produce an issue of a
newspaper [syn: {print run}, {press run}]
press stud
n 1: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
"children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn:
{snap}, {snap fastener}, {press stud}]
press-up
n 1: an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and
pushing the body up and down with the arms [syn: {pushup},
{press-up}]
pressure cabin
n 1: cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft
or spacecraft
pressure cooker
n 1: autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling
point of water
pressure dome
n 1: a dome-shaped building that is pressurized
pressure feed
n 1: mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion
engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
[syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating
system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system},
{pressure feed}]
pressure gage
n 1: gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure [syn:
{pressure gauge}, {pressure gage}]
pressure gauge
n 1: gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure [syn:
{pressure gauge}, {pressure gage}]
pressure group
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
pressure level
n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in
pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed
gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure},
{pressure level}, {force per unit area}]
pressure point
n 1: any of several points on the body where the pulse can be
felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will
control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
2: where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key
pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"
3: an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure;
"you must know the pressure points in order to administer
shiatsu"
pressure sensation
n 1: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to
an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure
and temperature was normal" [syn: {pressure}, {pressure
sensation}]
pressure sore
n 1: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on
it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: {bedsore}, {pressure
sore}, {decubitus ulcer}]
pressure suit
n 1: protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for
space or high altitude flying
pressure unit
n 1: a unit measuring force per unit area
pressure-cook
v 1: cook in a pressure cooker
pressure-feed lubricating system
n 1: mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion
engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
[syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating
system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system},
{pressure feed}]
pressure-wash
v 1: wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew;
"pressure-wash the house" [syn: {pressure-wash},
{powerwash}]
pressurized water reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and
moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
[syn: {pressurized water reactor}, {PWR}]
preterm baby
n 1: an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn:
{premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant},
{preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]
preterm infant
n 1: an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn:
{premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant},
{preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]
pretrial conference
n 1: (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring
the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and
to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than
in criminal cases [syn: {pretrial}, {pretrial conference}]
pretty much
adv 1: to some degree; "we were pretty much lost when we met the
forest ranger"
pretty up
v 1: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled
herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll
up}, {do up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]
pretty-pretty
adj 1: ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty
prevailing party
n 1: the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own
favor
prevailing westerly
n 1: the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones
of the Earth [syn: {prevailing westerly}, {westerly}]
prevailing wind
n 1: the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is
from the southwest"
preventive attack
n 1: a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected
aggression by hostile forces [syn: {preventive strike},
{preventive attack}]
preventive medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease;
"the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive
medicine"
preventive strike
n 1: a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected
aggression by hostile forces [syn: {preventive strike},
{preventive attack}]
previous question
n 1: a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question
under discussion by a deliberative assembly
Priacanthus arenatus
n 1: brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and
West Indies waters [syn: {catalufa}, {Priacanthus
arenatus}]
price bracket
n 1: a category of merchandise based on their price
price competition
n 1: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices
to gain business [syn: {price war}, {price competition}]
price control
n 1: restriction on maximum prices that is established and
maintained by the government (as during periods of war or
inflation)
price cut
n 1: cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the
usual or advertised price [syn: {price cutting}, {price
cut}]
price cutting
n 1: cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the
usual or advertised price [syn: {price cutting}, {price
cut}]
price floor
n 1: floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the
government used price supports to maintain the price floor"
price freeze
n 1: a freeze of prices at a given level
price gouging
n 1: pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer
is available
price increase
n 1: increase in price
price index
n 1: an index that traces the relative changes in the price of
an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
[syn: {price index}, {price level}]
price level
n 1: an index that traces the relative changes in the price of
an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
[syn: {price index}, {price level}]
price list
n 1: a listing of prices for different goods or services
price of admission
n 1: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee},
{admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee},
{admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]
price reduction
n 1: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn:
{discount}, {price reduction}, {deduction}]
price support
n 1: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain
level
price tag
n 1: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to
price war
n 1: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices
to gain business [syn: {price war}, {price competition}]
price-controlled
adj 1: having the price regulated or controlled by government
price-fixing
n 1: control (by agreement among producers or by government) of
the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
price-to-earnings ratio
n 1: (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
[syn: {price-to-earnings ratio}, {P/E ratio}]
pricing system
n 1: a system for setting prices on goods or services
prick up
v 1: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick up},
{prick}, {cock up}]
prickle cell
n 1: a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell
layer); has many spines and radiating processes
prickle-weed
n 1: perennial herb of North American prairies having dense
heads of small white flowers [syn: {prairie mimosa},
{prickle-weed}, {Desmanthus ilinoensis}]
prickly ash
n 1: any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum
having spiny branches
2: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young
they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender
axillary spikes of white flowers [syn: {prickly ash}, {Orites
excelsa}]
prickly custard apple
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing large succulent
slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {prickly custard
apple}, {soursop tree}, {Annona muricata}]
prickly heat
n 1: obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and
humidity [syn: {prickly heat}, {heat rash}, {miliaria}]
prickly lettuce
n 1: European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a
troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly
lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca
scariola}]
prickly pear
n 1: cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is
edible in some species; often used as food for stock [syn:
{prickly pear}, {prickly pear cactus}]
2: round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly
pear cacti
prickly pear cactus
n 1: cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is
edible in some species; often used as food for stock [syn:
{prickly pear}, {prickly pear cactus}]
prickly pine
n 1: a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United
States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and
thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine},
{prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]
prickly poppy
n 1: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or
yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods;
chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy},
{argemone}, {white thistle}, {devil's fig}]
2: annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly
fruit [syn: {prickly poppy}, {Papaver argemone}]
prickly shield fern
n 1: North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery
fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn:
{Braun's holly fern}, {prickly shield fern}, {Polystichum
braunii}]
prickly-edged leaf
n 1: a leaf having prickly margins
prickly-leafed
adj 1: having prickly leaves [syn: {prickly-leaved}, {prickly-
leafed}]
prickly-leaved
adj 1: having prickly leaves [syn: {prickly-leaved}, {prickly-
leafed}]
prickly-seeded spinach
n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its
succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach},
{spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded spinach}, {Spinacia
oleracea}]
pride of barbados
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
pride of Bolivia
n 1: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves
and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{tipu}, {tipu tree}, {yellow jacaranda}, {pride of
Bolivia}]
pride of California
n 1: shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet
flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {pride of
California}, {Lathyrus splendens}]
pride of place
n 1: the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious
place
pride oneself
v 1: feel proud of; "She took great pride in her sons" [syn:
{take pride}, {pride oneself}]
pride-of-India
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
2: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides
timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its
large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape myrtle}, {pride-of-
India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]
prie-dieu
n 1: low bench for kneeling on
priest-doctor
n 1: in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium
between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery
for healing or divination [syn: {shaman}, {priest-doctor}]
priest-penitent privilege
n 1: the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential
information received from a person during confession or
similar exchanges
prim out
v 1: dress primly [syn: {prim}, {prim up}, {prim out}]
prim up
v 1: dress primly [syn: {prim}, {prim up}, {prim out}]
prima ballerina
n 1: a leading female ballet dancer
prima donna
n 1: a vain and temperamental person
2: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic
star [syn: {prima donna}, {diva}]
prima facie
adv 1: at first sight
adj 1: as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of
murder"
primary amenorrhea
n 1: delay of menarche beyond age 18
primary atypical pneumonia
n 1: an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and
coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting
children and young adults [syn: {atypical pneumonia},
{primary atypical pneumonia}, {mycoplasmal pneumonia}]
primary care
n 1: the medical care received on first contact with the medical
system (before being referred elsewhere)
primary care physician
n 1: the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care
physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"
primary care provider
n 1: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating
illness or disability [syn: {health professional}, {primary
care provider}, {PCP}, {health care provider}, {caregiver}]
primary cell
n 1: an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by
an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical
energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {voltaic cell}, {galvanic
cell}, {primary cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]
primary censorship
n 1: armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a
military unit on the personal communications of persons
assigned to that unit
primary coil
n 1: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that
changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring
circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current
in the secondary coil" [syn: {primary coil}, {primary
winding}, {primary}]
primary color
n 1: any of three colors from which all others can be obtained
by mixing [syn: {primary color}, {primary colour}]
primary color for light
n 1: any of three primary colors of light from which all colors
can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for
light are red, blue, and green" [syn: {primary color for
light}, {primary colour for light}]
primary color for pigments
n 1: any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained
by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue,
and yellow" [syn: {primary color for pigments}, {primary
colour for pigments}]
primary colour
n 1: any of three colors from which all others can be obtained
by mixing [syn: {primary color}, {primary colour}]
primary colour for light
n 1: any of three primary colors of light from which all colors
can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for
light are red, blue, and green" [syn: {primary color for
light}, {primary colour for light}]
primary colour for pigments
n 1: any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained
by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue,
and yellow" [syn: {primary color for pigments}, {primary
colour for pigments}]
primary dentition
n 1: dentition of deciduous teeth
primary dysmenorrhea
n 1: painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and
not the result of a disease
primary election
n 1: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are
chosen [syn: {primary}, {primary election}]
primary feather
n 1: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer
edge of a bird's wing [syn: {primary}, {primary feather},
{primary quill}]
primary health care
n 1: health care that is provided by a health care professional
in the first contact of a patient with the health care
system
primary quill
n 1: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer
edge of a bird's wing [syn: {primary}, {primary feather},
{primary quill}]
primary school
n 1: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8
grades [syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {elementary
school}, {primary school}]
primary sex character
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up
with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
[syn: {primary sex characteristic}, {primary sexual
characteristic}, {primary sex character}]
primary sex characteristic
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up
with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
[syn: {primary sex characteristic}, {primary sexual
characteristic}, {primary sex character}]
primary sexual characteristic
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up
with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
[syn: {primary sex characteristic}, {primary sexual
characteristic}, {primary sex character}]
primary solid solution
n 1: a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of
component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed
when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals
of a metal [syn: {solid solution}, {primary solid
solution}]
primary subtractive color for light
n 1: any of the three colors that give the primary colors for
light after subtraction from white light; "the primary
subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow"
[syn: {primary subtractive color for light}, {primary
subtractive colour for light}]
primary subtractive colour for light
n 1: any of the three colors that give the primary colors for
light after subtraction from white light; "the primary
subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow"
[syn: {primary subtractive color for light}, {primary
subtractive colour for light}]
primary syphilis
n 1: the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of
infection
primary tooth
n 1: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of
20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth},
{baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]
primary winding
n 1: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that
changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring
circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current
in the secondary coil" [syn: {primary coil}, {primary
winding}, {primary}]
prime factor
n 1: the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime
quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
prime interest rate
n 1: the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge
their commercial customers with high credit ratings
prime meridian
n 1: meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west
are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
Prime Minister
n 1: the person who holds the position of head of the government
in the United Kingdom [syn: {Prime Minister}, {PM},
{premier}]
2: the person who is head of government (in several countries)
[syn: {chancellor}, {premier}, {prime minister}]
prime mover
n 1: an agent that is the cause of all things but does not
itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" [syn: {first
cause}, {prime mover}, {primum mobile}]
prime number
n 1: an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
prime of life
n 1: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
[syn: {prime}, {prime of life}]
prime quantity
n 1: a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural
number divisors: 1 and itself [syn: {prime}, {prime
quantity}]
prime time
n 1: the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv
audience is available
primer coat
n 1: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming},
{primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]
priming coat
n 1: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming},
{primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]
primitive art
n 1: a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained
artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn:
{outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive
art}, {primitive art}]
primitive person
n 1: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
[syn: {primitive}, {primitive person}]
primordial dwarf
n 1: an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of
a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual
development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf},
{hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]
primrose family
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a
regular flower; widely distributed in the northern
hemisphere [syn: {Primulaceae}, {family Primulaceae},
{primrose family}]
primrose jasmine
n 1: evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
[syn: {primrose jasmine}, {Jasminum mesnyi}]
primrose path
n 1: a life of ease and pleasure
Primula auricula
n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly
cultivated [syn: {auricula}, {bear's ear}, {Primula
auricula}]
Primula elatior
n 1: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-
sided umbel [syn: {oxlip}, {paigle}, {Primula elatior}]
Primula polyantha
n 1: florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived
from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose [syn:
{polyanthus}, {Primula polyantha}]
Primula sinensis
n 1: cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: {Chinese primrose},
{Primula sinensis}]
Primula veris
n 1: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant
yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {cowslip},
{paigle}, {Primula veris}]
Primula vulgaris
n 1: plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for
its pale yellow flowers [syn: {English primrose}, {Primula
vulgaris}]
primum mobile
n 1: an agent that is the cause of all things but does not
itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" [syn: {first
cause}, {prime mover}, {primum mobile}]
Primus stove
n 1: a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers [syn:
{Primus stove}, {Primus}]
Prince Albert
n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
[syn: {Albert}, {Prince Albert}, {Albert Francis Charles
Augustus Emmanuel}]
2: a man's double-breasted frock coat
Prince Albert yew
n 1: small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping
branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern
Chile [syn: {Prince Albert yew}, {Prince Albert's yew},
{Saxe-gothea conspicua}]
Prince Albert's yew
n 1: small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping
branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern
Chile [syn: {Prince Albert yew}, {Prince Albert's yew},
{Saxe-gothea conspicua}]
Prince Charles
n 1: the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English
throne (born in 1948) [syn: {Charles}, {Prince Charles}]
prince charming
n 1: a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved
prince consort
n 1: a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
Prince Edward
n 1: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: {Edward},
{Prince Edward}, {Edward Antony Richard Louis}]
Prince Edward Island
n 1: an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest
province of Canada
Prince Eugene of Savoy
n 1: Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire
during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736) [syn:
{Eugene}, {Prince Eugene of Savoy}]
Prince Fumimaro Konoe
n 1: Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies
and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)
[syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe},
{Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
n 1: Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies
and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945)
[syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe},
{Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]
Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich
n 1: Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Metternich}, {Klemens
Metternich}, {Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von
Metternich}]
Prince of Darkness
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {Lucifer},
{Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
Prince of Smolensk
n 1: Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition
to Napoleon (1745-1813) [syn: {Kutuzov}, {Mikhail
Ilarionovich Kutuzov}, {Prince of Smolensk}]
Prince of Wales
n 1: the male heir apparent of the British sovereign
Prince of Wales heath
n 1: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white
flowers [syn: {Prince-of-Wales'-heath}, {Prince of Wales
heath}, {Erica perspicua}]
Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von
Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
Prince Otto von Bismarck
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von
Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
Prince Peter Kropotkin
n 1: Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: {Kropotkin}, {Prince
Peter Kropotkin}, {Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin}]
Prince Philip
n 1: Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn:
{Philip}, {Prince Philip}, {Duke of Edinburgh}]
Prince Rupert
n 1: English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces
during the English Civil War (1619-1682) [syn: {Rupert},
{Prince Rupert}]
prince's pine
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila [syn:
{pipsissewa}, {prince's pine}]
prince's-feather
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather},
{princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate},
{prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
2: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
prince's-plume
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather},
{princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate},
{prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
2: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-
green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn: {desert
plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata}, {Cleome
pinnata}]
3: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
Prince-of-Wales feather
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
Prince-of-Wales fern
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
Prince-of-Wales plume
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
Prince-of-Wales'-heath
n 1: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white
flowers [syn: {Prince-of-Wales'-heath}, {Prince of Wales
heath}, {Erica perspicua}]
Princess Diana
n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
{Diana}, {Princess Diana}, {Princess of Wales}, {Lady Diana
Frances Spencer}]
princess feather
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping
spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia;
naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather},
{princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate},
{prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
Princess Grace of Monaco
n 1: United States film actress who retired when she married
into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly},
{Grace Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}, {Princess Grace of
Monaco}]
Princess of Wales
n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
{Diana}, {Princess Diana}, {Princess of Wales}, {Lady Diana
Frances Spencer}]
princess pine
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine},
{tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]
princess royal
n 1: the eldest daughter of a British sovereign
Princeton University
n 1: a university in New Jersey [syn: {Princeton University},
{Princeton}]
Princeton WordNet
n 1: a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings;
developed at Princeton University [syn: {WordNet},
{Princeton WordNet}]
principal axis
n 1: a line that passes through the center of curvature of a
lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in
a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which
objects are seen most distinctly" [syn: {principal axis},
{optic axis}]
principal diagonal
n 1: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left
entry to the lower right entry [syn: {main diagonal},
{principal diagonal}]
principal investigator
n 1: the scientist in charge of an experiment or research
project [syn: {principal investigator}, {PI}]
principal sum
n 1: capital as contrasted with the income derived from it [syn:
{principal}, {corpus}, {principal sum}]
Principality of Andorra
n 1: a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and
France [syn: {Andorra}, {Principality of Andorra}]
Principality of Liechtenstein
n 1: a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy)
in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and
Switzerland [syn: {Liechtenstein}, {Principality of
Liechtenstein}]
Principality of Monaco
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French
Riviera [syn: {Monaco}, {Principality of Monaco}]
principle of equivalence
n 1: (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of
distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform
gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of
reference
principle of liquid displacement
n 1: (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is
equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
principle of parsimony
n 1: the principle that entities should not be multiplied
needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be
preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor},
{principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]
principle of relativity
n 1: (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of
mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion
of the system of coordinates to which they are referred
principle of superposition
n 1: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified
sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn:
{principle of superposition}, {superposition principle},
{superposition}]
2: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of
wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the
individual waves at that point; "the principle of
superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light" [syn:
{principle of superposition}, {Huygens' principle of
superposition}]
print buffer
n 1: a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready
print media
n 1: a medium that disseminates printed matter
print over
v 1: print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted
paper [syn: {overprint}, {print over}]
print run
n 1: the period that presses run to produce an issue of a
newspaper [syn: {print run}, {press run}]
print seller
n 1: someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.
print shop
n 1: a workplace where printing is done [syn: {print shop},
{printing shop}]
printed circuit
n 1: computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly;
copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or
card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip
soldered
printed symbol
n 1: a written or printed symbol [syn: {written symbol},
{printed symbol}]
printer cable
n 1: a cable between a computer and a printer
printer's devil
n 1: an apprentice in a printing establishment
printer's ink
n 1: a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in
printing [syn: {printer's ink}, {printing ink}]
printing business
n 1: a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing
concern}, {printing business}, {printing company}]
printing company
n 1: a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing
concern}, {printing business}, {printing company}]
printing concern
n 1: a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing
concern}, {printing business}, {printing company}]
printing ink
n 1: a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in
printing [syn: {printer's ink}, {printing ink}]
printing machine
n 1: a machine that prints [syn: {printer}, {printing machine}]
printing operation
n 1: an operation that controls the printing or display of
information
printing press
n 1: a machine used for printing [syn: {press}, {printing
press}]
printing process
n 1: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
[syn: {printing}, {printing process}]
printing shop
n 1: a workplace where printing is done [syn: {print shop},
{printing shop}]
printing unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for printing
Priodontes giganteus
n 1: about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {giant
armadillo}, {tatou}, {tatu}, {Priodontes giganteus}]
Prionace glauca
n 1: slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to
white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
[syn: {blue shark}, {great blue shark}, {Prionace glauca}]
Prionotus carolinus
n 1: large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida [syn:
{northern sea robin}, {Prionotus carolinus}]
priority processing
n 1: data processing in which the operations performed are
determined by a system of priorities
Priscoan aeon
n 1: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first
accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years
ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean},
{Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan},
{Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]
Priscoan eon
n 1: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first
accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years
ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800
million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean},
{Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan},
{Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]
prism spectroscope
n 1: an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn:
{spectroscope}, {prism spectroscope}]
prison camp
n 1: a camp for prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp},
{internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]
2: a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government
projects [syn: {work camp}, {prison camp}, {prison farm}]
prison cell
n 1: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: {cell}, {jail cell},
{prison cell}]
prison chaplain
n 1: a chaplain in a prison
prison farm
n 1: a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government
projects [syn: {work camp}, {prison camp}, {prison farm}]
prison guard
n 1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard},
{jailer}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {screw}, {turnkey}]
prison house
n 1: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
[syn: {prison}, {prison house}]
2: a correctional institution where persons are confined while
on trial or for punishment [syn: {prison}, {prison house}]
prison term
n 1: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10
years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: {prison
term}, {sentence}, {time}]
prison-breaking
n 1: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
[syn: {break}, {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak},
{prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]
prisoner of war
n 1: a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in
time of war [syn: {prisoner of war}, {POW}]
prisoner of war camp
n 1: a camp for prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp},
{internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]
prisoner of war censorship
n 1: military censorship of communication to and from prisoners
of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
prisoner's base
n 1: a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by
tagging them and taking them to their own base
Pristis pectinatus
n 1: commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not
aggressive [syn: {smalltooth sawfish}, {Pristis
pectinatus}]
Pritzelago alpina
n 1: small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and
southern Europe having very small flowers of usually
leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn:
{chamois cress}, {Pritzelago alpina}, {Lepidium alpina}]
private citizen
n 1: a citizen who does not hold any official or public position
private corporation
n 1: a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public
market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation},
{private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]
private detective
n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye},
{private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]
private enterprise
n 1: an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate
goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market
economy}, {free enterprise}, {private enterprise},
{laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]
private eye
n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye},
{private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]
private foundation
n 1: a charity that does not receive a major part of its support
from the public
private instructor
n 1: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing,
acting, etc.) [syn: {coach}, {private instructor}, {tutor}]
private investigator
n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye},
{private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]
private line
n 1: a telephone line serving a single subscriber
private nuisance
n 1: a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and
private use and enjoyment of your land
private parts
n 1: external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ},
{genitals}, {private parts}, {privates}, {crotch}]
private practice
n 1: the practice of a profession independently and not as an
employee; "he teaches at the medical school but his fortune
came from private practice"; "lawyers in private practice
are in business and must make a profit to survive"
private property
n 1: movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn:
{personal property}, {personal estate}, {personalty},
{private property}]
private road
n 1: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the
driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {drive}, {private road}]
private school
n 1: a school established and controlled privately and supported
by endowment and tuition
private security force
n 1: a privately employed group hired to protect the security of
a business or industry [syn: {security force}, {private
security force}]
private treaty
n 1: a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and
buyer without an intervening agency
private-enterprise
adj 1: subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn:
{competitive}, {free-enterprise(a)}, {private-
enterprise(a)}]
privately held corporation
n 1: a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public
market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation},
{private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]
privet andromeda
n 1: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of
small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male
berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia
ligustrina}]
privet hedge
n 1: hedge of privet plants
privilege against self incrimination
n 1: the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the
United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions
or otherwise give testimony against yourself [syn: {freedom
from self-incrimination}, {privilege against self
incrimination}]
privilege of the floor
n 1: the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative
assembly while it is in session
privy council
n 1: an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British
Crown)
privy purse
n 1: allowance for a monarch's personal expenses
Prix de Rome
n 1: an annual prize awarded by the French government in a
competition of painters and artists and sculptors and
musicians and architects; the winner in each category
receives support for a period of study in Rome
prix fixe
adj 1: (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices
and at a fixed price [syn: {table d'hote}, {prix fixe}]
[ant: {a la carte}]
n 1: a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices
Prix Goncourt
n 1: an award given annually for contributions to French
literature
prize fight
n 1: a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
[syn: {prizefight}, {prize fight}]
prize money
n 1: any money given as a prize
prize ring
n 1: a square ring where boxers fight [syn: {boxing ring},
{prize ring}]
prize winner
n 1: the winner of a lottery [syn: {prize winner}, {lottery
winner}]
pro bono
adj 1: done for the public good without compensation
pro forma
adv 1: in a set manner without serious attention; as a
formality; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he
kissed her cheek perfunctorily" [syn: {perfunctorily},
{pro forma}]
adj 1: done or produced as a formality only; "a one-candidate
pro forma election" [syn: {pro forma}, {perfunctory}]
pro rata
adv 1: in proportion [syn: {proportionately}, {pro rata}]
pro re nata
adv 1: according to need (physicians use PRN in writing
prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed},
{as required}, {pro re nata}, {PRN}]
pro tem
adv 1: for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that
hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch [syn:
{pro tem}, {pro tempore}]
adj 1: for the time being; "he is the president pro tem";
"designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske
[syn: {pro tem}, {pro tempore}]
pro tempore
adv 1: for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that
hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch [syn:
{pro tem}, {pro tempore}]
adj 1: for the time being; "he is the president pro tem";
"designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske
[syn: {pro tem}, {pro tempore}]
pro-American
adj 1: supporting the United States and its policies [ant:
{anti-American}]
pro-choice
adj 1: advocating a woman's right to control her own body
(especially her right to an induced abortion) [ant: {pro-
life}]
pro-choice faction
n 1: those who argue that the decision to have an induced
abortion should be made by the mother
pro-inflammatory
adj 1: tending to cause inflammation [syn: {proinflammatory},
{pro-inflammatory}]
pro-life
adj 1: advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses
(especially opposing the legalization of induced
abortions) [ant: {pro-choice}]
pro-life faction
n 1: those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should
be prohibited
pro-lifer
n 1: an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and
fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion
probability theorist
n 1: a mathematician who specializes in probability theory
probability theory
n 1: the branch of applied mathematics that deals with
probabilities [syn: {probability theory}, {theory of
probability}]
probable cause
n 1: (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search
and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was
probable cause to search the house"
probate court
n 1: a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and
the administration of estates
probate will
n 1: a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and
conferring on the executors the power to administer the
estate [syn: {probate}, {probate will}]
probation officer
n 1: the officer of the court who supervises probationers
probiotic bacterium
n 1: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of
healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant [syn:
{probiotic}, {probiotic bacterium}, {probiotic microflora},
{probiotic flora}]
probiotic flora
n 1: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of
healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant [syn:
{probiotic}, {probiotic bacterium}, {probiotic microflora},
{probiotic flora}]
probiotic microflora
n 1: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of
healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant [syn:
{probiotic}, {probiotic bacterium}, {probiotic microflora},
{probiotic flora}]
problem solver
n 1: a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to
synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution
[syn: {problem solver}, {solver}, {convergent thinker}]
problem solving
n 1: the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes
involved in solving problems
2: the thought processes involved in solving a problem
problem-oriented language
n 1: a language whose statements resemble terminology of the
user [syn: {application-oriented language}, {problem-
oriented language}]
Proboscidea arenaria
n 1: alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {sand devil's
claw}, {Proboscidea arenaria}, {Martynia arenaria}]
Proboscidea fragrans
n 1: a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {sweet
unicorn plant}, {Proboscidea fragrans}, {Martynia
fragrans}]
Proboscidea louisianica
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
proboscis flower
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
proboscis monkey
n 1: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {proboscis
monkey}, {Nasalis larvatus}]
proboscis worm
n 1: soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike
proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn:
{ribbon worm}, {nemertean}, {nemertine}, {proboscis worm}]
procaine hydrochloride
n 1: procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name
Novocain) [syn: {procaine hydrochloride}, {novocaine},
{Novocain}]
Procavia capensis
n 1: hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock hyrax}, {rock
rabbit}, {Procavia capensis}]
Procellaria aequinoctialis
n 1: large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on
the chin [syn: {white-chinned petrel}, {Procellaria
aequinoctialis}]
procellariiform seabird
n 1: large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular
nostrils that wanders the open seas
process cheese
n 1: made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {process
cheese}, {processed cheese}]
process of monition
n 1: a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim
directing all parties concerned to show cause why the
judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: {monition},
{process of monition}]
process printing
n 1: a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone
plates
process-server
n 1: someone who personally delivers a process (a writ
compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the
defendant
processed cheese
n 1: made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {process
cheese}, {processed cheese}]
processing time
n 1: the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they
increased output by decreasing processing time"
processional march
n 1: a march to be played for processions [syn: {processional
march}, {recessional march}]
processus coronoideus
n 1: a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone [syn:
{coronoid process}, {processus coronoideus}]
Prociphilus tessellatus
n 1: attacks alders [syn: {woolly alder aphid}, {Prociphilus
tessellatus}]
procrustean bed
n 1: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to
individuality [syn: {procrustean standard}, {procrustean
rule}, {procrustean bed}]
procrustean rule
n 1: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to
individuality [syn: {procrustean standard}, {procrustean
rule}, {procrustean bed}]
procrustean standard
n 1: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to
individuality [syn: {procrustean standard}, {procrustean
rule}, {procrustean bed}]
procursive epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or
running
Procyon cancrivorus
n 1: a South American raccoon [syn: {crab-eating raccoon},
{Procyon cancrivorus}]
Procyon lotor
n 1: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common
racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]
producer gas
n 1: a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen;
made by passing air over hot coke [syn: {producer gas},
{air gas}]
producer price index
n 1: an index of changes in wholesale prices [syn: {producer
price index}, {wholesale price index}]
product development
n 1: improving an existing product or developing new kinds of
products
product introduction
n 1: the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a
new product or product line
product line
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line
of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products},
{line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
product research
n 1: marketing research that yields information about desired
characteristics of the product or service
product-moment correlation coefficient
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between variables that are linearly related
[syn: {product-moment correlation coefficient}, {Pearson
product-moment correlation coefficient}]
production cost
n 1: combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in
producing goods
production line
n 1: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is
conveyed through sites at which successive operations are
performed on it [syn: {production line}, {assembly line},
{line}]
production order
n 1: an order that initiates the manufacturing process
professional association
n 1: an association of practitioners of a given profession
professional baseball
n 1: playing baseball for money
professional basketball
n 1: playing basketball for money
professional boxing
n 1: boxing for money
professional dancer
n 1: a performer who dances professionally [syn: {dancer},
{professional dancer}, {terpsichorean}]
professional football
n 1: football played for pay
professional golf
n 1: playing golf for money
professional golfer
n 1: someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf
[syn: {golf pro}, {professional golfer}]
professional life
n 1: a career in industrial or commercial or professional
activities [syn: {business life}, {professional life}]
professional organisation
n 1: an organization of and for professional people [syn:
{professional organization}, {professional organisation}]
professional organization
n 1: an organization of and for professional people [syn:
{professional organization}, {professional organisation}]
professional person
n 1: a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn:
{professional}, {professional person}]
professional relation
n 1: the relation that exists when one person requests and is
granted professional help from a qualified source
professional tennis
n 1: playing tennis for money
professional tennis player
n 1: someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis [syn:
{tennis pro}, {professional tennis player}]
professional wrestling
n 1: wrestling for money
profit and loss
n 1: an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to
show gross and net profit or loss [syn: {profit and loss},
{profit and loss account}]
profit and loss account
n 1: an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to
show gross and net profit or loss [syn: {profit and loss},
{profit and loss account}]
profit margin
n 1: the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {margin
of profit}, {profit margin}, {gross margin}]
profit sharing
n 1: a system in which employees receive a share of the net
profits of the business
profit taker
n 1: someone who sells stock shares at a profit
profit-and-loss statement
n 1: a financial statement that gives operating results for a
specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings
report}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss
statement}]
profit-maximising
adj 1: making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-
maximizing price" [syn: {profit-maximizing}, {profit-
maximising}]
profit-maximizing
adj 1: making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-
maximizing price" [syn: {profit-maximizing}, {profit-
maximising}]
profoundly deaf
adj 1: totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly
deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {deaf as a post}, {unhearing}]
Progne subis
n 1: large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
[syn: {purple martin}, {Progne subis}]
program library
n 1: (computing) a collection of standard programs and
subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
[syn: {library}, {program library}, {subroutine library}]
program line
n 1: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a
computer program [syn: {instruction}, {command},
{statement}, {program line}]
program music
n 1: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the
listener of events [syn: {program music}, {programme
music}]
program trading
n 1: a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with
trades triggered by computer programs
programing language
n 1: (computer science) a language designed for programming
computers [syn: {programming language}, {programing
language}]
programme music
n 1: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the
listener of events [syn: {program music}, {programme
music}]
programmed cell death
n 1: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized
cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism
that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate
cells that threaten the animal's survival [syn:
{apoptosis}, {programmed cell death}, {caspase-mediated
cell death}]
programming error
n 1: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in
producing the erroneous result [syn: {software error},
{programming error}]
programming language
n 1: (computer science) a language designed for programming
computers [syn: {programming language}, {programing
language}]
progress report
n 1: a report of work accomplished during a specified time
period
progress to
v 1: reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She
may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {get to},
{progress to}]
progressive aspect
n 1: the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action
progressive emphysematous necrosis
n 1: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue
death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene},
{clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene},
{emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas
phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]
Progressive Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; founded by
Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of
1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose [syn:
{Progressive Party}, {Bull Moose Party}]
progressive rock
n 1: a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated
with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms;
intended for listening and not dancing [syn: {progressive
rock}, {art rock}]
progressive tax
n 1: any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject
to taxation increases [syn: {progressive tax}, {graduated
tax}]
progressive tense
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
[syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect},
{imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]
progressive vaccinia
n 1: a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly
in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized
by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion [syn:
{progressive vaccinia}, {vaccinia gangrenosa}]
prohibition era
n 1: the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic
beverages was prohibited in the United States by a
constitutional amendment [syn: {prohibition}, {prohibition
era}]
Prohibition Party
n 1: a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to
oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
projection screen
n 1: a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected
for viewing [syn: {screen}, {silver screen}, {projection
screen}]
projective device
n 1: any personality test designed to yield information about
someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted
response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn:
{projective test}, {projective device}, {projective
technique}]
projective geometry
n 1: the geometry of properties that remain invariant under
projection [syn: {projective geometry}, {descriptive
geometry}]
projective technique
n 1: any personality test designed to yield information about
someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted
response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn:
{projective test}, {projective device}, {projective
technique}]
projective test
n 1: any personality test designed to yield information about
someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted
response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn:
{projective test}, {projective device}, {projective
technique}]
prolate cycloid
n 1: a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle
prolonge knot
n 1: a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage [syn:
{prolonge knot}, {sailor's breastplate}]
prolonged interrogation
n 1: a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning
the victim for hours
promenade deck
n 1: a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane
deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]
Promised Land
n 1: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast
of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for
Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine},
{Canaan}, {Holy Land}, {Promised Land}]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
{Eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land},
{Shangri-la}]
3: the goal towards which Christians strive
promissory note
n 1: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a
certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn:
{note}, {promissory note}, {note of hand}]
promotion system
n 1: a system for advancing participants to higher-status
positions
promotional expense
n 1: the cost of promoting a product
promotional material
n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea
or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
[syn: {promotion}, {promo}, {publicity}, {promotional
material}, {packaging}]
prompt box
n 1: a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage
where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on
stage [syn: {prompt box}, {prompter's box}]
prompt copy
n 1: the copy of the playscript used by the prompter [syn:
{promptbook}, {prompt copy}]
prompter's box
n 1: a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage
where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on
stage [syn: {prompt box}, {prompter's box}]
prone float
n 1: a floating position with the face down and arms stretched
forward [syn: {dead-man's float}, {prone float}]
pronghorn antelope
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn},
{prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope},
{Antilocapra americana}]
pronominal phrase
n 1: a phrase that functions as a pronoun [syn: {pronominal
phrase}, {pronominal}]
proof spirit
n 1: a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees
Fahrenheit
prop root
n 1: a root that grows from and supports the stem above the
ground in plants such as mangroves
prop up
v 1: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore
and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {prop},
{shore up}, {shore}]
propanoic acid
n 1: a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel
distillates [syn: {propionic acid}, {propanoic acid}]
propellant explosive
n 1: an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns
or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and
depth charges [syn: {propellant explosive}, {impulse
explosive}]
propeller plane
n 1: an airplane that is driven by a propeller
propenoic acid
n 1: an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the
manufacture of acrylic resins [syn: {propenoic acid},
{acrylic acid}]
propenyl alcohol
n 1: an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use
to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals [syn:
{allyl alcohol}, {propenyl alcohol}]
proper fraction
n 1: a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
proper name
n 1: a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
[syn: {proper noun}, {proper name}] [ant: {common noun}]
proper noun
n 1: a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
[syn: {proper noun}, {proper name}] [ant: {common noun}]
properly speaking
adv 1: in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband
and wife" [syn: {properly speaking}, {strictly speaking},
{to be precise}]
property line
n 1: the boundary line between two pieces of property
property man
n 1: member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn:
{property man}, {propman}, {property master}]
property master
n 1: member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn:
{property man}, {propman}, {property master}]
property owner
n 1: a holder or proprietor of land [syn: {landowner},
{landholder}, {property owner}]
property right
n 1: the legal right of ownership
property settlement
n 1: (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or
acquired by marriage partners during their marriage
property tax
n 1: a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based
on the estimated value of the property [syn: {property
tax}, {land tax}]
property-owning
adj 1: owning land or securities as a principal source of
revenue [syn: {propertied}, {property-owning}]
prophylactic device
n 1: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn:
{contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative},
{contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth
control device}]
propionic acid
n 1: a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel
distillates [syn: {propionic acid}, {propanoic acid}]
proportional counter
n 1: counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number
of ions produced [syn: {proportional counter tube},
{proportional counter}]
proportional counter tube
n 1: counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number
of ions produced [syn: {proportional counter tube},
{proportional counter}]
proportional font
n 1: any font whose different characters have different widths
[ant: {constant-width font}, {fixed-width font},
{monospaced font}, {typewriter font}]
proportional representation
n 1: representation of all parties in proportion to their
popular vote
proportional sample
n 1: the population is divided into strata and a random sample
is taken from each stratum [syn: {stratified sample},
{representative sample}, {proportional sample}]
proportional sampling
n 1: the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and
random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {stratified
sampling}, {representative sampling}, {proportional
sampling}]
proportional tax
n 1: any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject
to taxation increases
proposal of marriage
n 1: an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal
of marriage}, {marriage offer}, {proposal}]
propositional calculus
n 1: a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as
units and with their combinations and the connectives that
relate them [syn: {propositional logic}, {propositional
calculus}]
propositional logic
n 1: a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as
units and with their combinations and the connectives that
relate them [syn: {propositional logic}, {propositional
calculus}]
propoxyphene hydrochloride
n 1: a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon)
related to methadone but less addictive [syn:
{propoxyphene}, {propoxyphene hydrochloride}, {Darvon}]
propping up
n 1: the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring},
{shoring up}, {propping up}]
proprietary colony
n 1: a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
proprietary drug
n 1: a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent
(can be produced and sold only by the company holding the
patent) [syn: {brand-name drug}, {proprietary drug}] [ant:
{generic drug}]
proprietorship certificate
n 1: a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually
owned business
propulsion system
n 1: a system that provides a propelling or driving force
propyl alcohol
n 1: a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a
solvent and antiseptic [syn: {propanol}, {propyl alcohol}]
propyl group
n 1: the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
[syn: {propyl}, {propyl group}, {propyl radical}]
propyl radical
n 1: the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
[syn: {propyl}, {propyl group}, {propyl radical}]
propylene glycol
n 1: a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an
antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in
cosmetics and personal care items although it can be
absorbed through the skin with harmful effects [syn:
{propylene glycol}, {propanediol}]
proscenium arch
n 1: the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall
proscenium wall
n 1: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a
modern theater [syn: {proscenium}, {proscenium wall}]
prose poem
n 1: prose that resembles poetry
prosecuting attorney
n 1: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on
behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {public
prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}, {prosecuting attorney}]
prosecuting officer
n 1: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on
behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {public
prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}, {prosecuting attorney}]
prosodic system
n 1: the system of accentuation used in a particular language
[syn: {accentual system}, {prosodic system}]
Prosopis glandulosa
n 1: thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to
southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in
sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form
extensive thickets [syn: {honey mesquite}, {Western honey
mesquite}, {Prosopis glandulosa}]
Prosopis juliflora
n 1: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: {algarroba}, {Prosopis juliflora},
{Prosopis juliiflora}]
Prosopis juliiflora
n 1: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: {algarroba}, {Prosopis juliflora},
{Prosopis juliiflora}]
Prosopis pubescens
n 1: shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn:
{screw bean}, {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean
mesquite}, {Prosopis pubescens}]
Prosopium cylindraceum
n 1: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America
and Siberia [syn: {round whitefish}, {Menominee whitefish},
{Prosopium cylindraceum}]
Prosopium williamsonii
n 1: whitefish of the western United States and Canada [syn:
{Rocky Mountain whitefish}, {Prosopium williamsonii}]
Prosper Meniere
n 1: French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now
known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular
canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862) [syn:
{Meniere}, {Prosper Meniere}]
Prospero Lambertini
n 1: pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the
cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America
(1675-1758) [syn: {Benedict XIV}, {Prospero Lambertini}]
prostate cancer
n 1: cancer of the prostate gland [syn: {prostate cancer},
{prostatic adenocarcinoma}]
prostate gland
n 1: a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the
neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is
the fluid part of semen [syn: {prostate gland}, {prostate}]
prostate specific antigen
n 1: a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland;
PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the
semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated
levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign
prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer [syn: {prostate
specific antigen}, {PSA}]
prostatic adenocarcinoma
n 1: cancer of the prostate gland [syn: {prostate cancer},
{prostatic adenocarcinoma}]
prosthetic device
n 1: corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the
body [syn: {prosthesis}, {prosthetic device}]
Protea cynaroides
n 1: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped
resembling artichokes [syn: {honeypot}, {king protea},
{Protea cynaroides}]
protea family
n 1: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and
trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous
flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn:
{Proteaceae}, {family Proteaceae}, {protea family}]
Protea mellifera
n 1: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn:
{honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {Protea mellifera}]
protease inhibitor
n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV
replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often
used in combination with other drugs [syn: {protease
inhibitor}, {PI}]
protective coloration
n 1: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to
predators
protective cover
n 1: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;
"they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided
protection for the floors" [syn: {protective covering},
{protective cover}, {protection}]
protective covering
n 1: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;
"they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided
protection for the floors" [syn: {protective covering},
{protective cover}, {protection}]
2: the tough natural covering of some organisms
protective embankment
n 1: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn:
{escarpment}, {escarp}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]
protective fold
n 1: a flap of tissue that protects what it covers
protective garment
n 1: clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury
protective tariff
n 1: a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import
competition
Protector of Boundaries
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fidius}, {Protector
of Boundaries}]
protein folding
n 1: the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its
intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein
folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"
[syn: {protein folding}, {folding}]
protein molecule
n 1: any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked
by peptide bonds
Proteles cristata
n 1: striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on
insects [syn: {aardwolf}, {Proteles cristata}]
proteolytic enzyme
n 1: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into
smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process
known as proteolysis [syn: {protease}, {peptidase},
{proteinase}, {proteolytic enzyme}]
proteosome vaccine
n 1: a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler
[syn: {proteosome vaccine}, {proteosome}]
Proterozoic aeon
n 1: from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi;
primitive multicellular organisms [syn: {Proterozoic},
{Proterozoic eon}, {Proterozoic aeon}]
Proterozoic eon
n 1: from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi;
primitive multicellular organisms [syn: {Proterozoic},
{Proterozoic eon}, {Proterozoic aeon}]
protest march
n 1: occasion when you can express opposition by marching
(usually on some government institution) without a license
Protestant Church
n 1: the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
[syn: {Protestant Church}, {Protestant}]
Protestant deacon
n 1: a Protestant layman who assists the minister [syn:
{deacon}, {Protestant deacon}]
Protestant denomination
n 1: group of Protestant congregations
Protestant Episcopal Church
n 1: United States church that is in communication with the see
of Canterbury [syn: {Episcopal Church}, {Protestant
Episcopal Church}]
Protestant Reformation
n 1: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an
attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in
the creation of Protestant churches [syn: {Reformation},
{Protestant Reformation}]
Proteus anguinus
n 1: European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills
that lives in caves [syn: {olm}, {Proteus anguinus}]
prothrombin accelerator
n 1: a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {prothrombin
accelerator}, {accelerator factor}, {factor V}]
Protium guianense
n 1: tropical American tree
Protium heptaphyllum
n 1: tropical American tree
Proto-Indo European
n 1: a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of
all Indo-European languages [syn: {Proto-Indo European},
{PIE}]
Proto-Norse
n 1: the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700
proto-oncogene
n 1: a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
protoctist family
n 1: any of the families of Protoctista
protoctist genus
n 1: any genus of Protoctista
protoctist order
n 1: the order of protoctists
proton accelerator
n 1: a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons
proton magnetic resonance
n 1: resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field [syn:
{nuclear magnetic resonance}, {NMR}, {proton magnetic
resonance}]
protoplasmic astrocyte
n 1: a kind of astrocyte found in the grey matter
protozoal infection
n 1: any infection caused by a protozoan
proud flesh
n 1: the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer
proud of
adj 1: feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which
you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
[syn: {pleased}, {proud of(p)}]
prove oneself
v 1: show one's ability or courage
provincial capital
n 1: the capital city of a province
proving ground
n 1: a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
Provisional IRA
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united
independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA},
{Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA},
{Provos}]
Provisional Irish Republican Army
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united
independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA},
{Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA},
{Provos}]
provitamin A
n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in
many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn:
{provitamin A}, {carotene}, {carotin}]
provost court
n 1: a military court for trying people charged with minor
offenses in an occupied area
provost guard
n 1: a detachment under the command of a provost marshall
provost marshal
n 1: the supervisor of the military police
prowl car
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
{cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car},
{prowl car}, {squad car}]
Proxima Centauri
n 1: the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
[syn: {Proxima}, {Proxima Centauri}]
proxy fight
n 1: a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover
target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that
the management of the target should be replaced
proxy war
n 1: a war instigated by a major power that does not itself
participate
Prudhoe Bay
n 1: a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was
discovered in 1968
Prumnopitys amara
n 1: a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree
having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of
Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn:
{Sundacarpus amara}, {Prumnopitys amara}, {Podocarpus
amara}]
Prumnopitys andina
n 1: South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited
yew}, {Prumnopitys andina}, {Prumnopitys elegans}]
Prumnopitys elegans
n 1: South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited
yew}, {Prumnopitys andina}, {Prumnopitys elegans}]
Prumnopitys ferruginea
n 1: New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used
for interior carpentry [syn: {miro}, {black pine},
{Prumnopitys ferruginea}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]
Prumnopitys taxifolia
n 1: conifer of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {matai}, {black
pine}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}, {Podocarpus spicata}]
prune cake
n 1: moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a
puree
prune whip
n 1: dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream
Prunella modularis
n 1: small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow},
{sparrow}, {dunnock}, {Prunella modularis}]
Prunella vulgaris
n 1: decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to
possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North
America [syn: {self-heal}, {heal all}, {Prunella vulgaris}]
pruning hook
n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end
and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn:
{pruner}, {pruning hook}, {lopper}]
pruning knife
n 1: a knife with a curved or hooked blade
pruning saw
n 1: a handsaw used for pruning trees
pruning shears
n 1: shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody
plants
Prunus alleghaniensis
n 1: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple
fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {Alleghany
plum}, {sloe}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]
Prunus americana
n 1: wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having
red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red
plum}, {August plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]
Prunus amygdalus
n 1: small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts
enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern
Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
{Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
Prunus angustifolia
n 1: small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible
yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum},
{hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]
Prunus armeniaca
n 1: temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
[syn: {common apricot}, {Prunus armeniaca}]
Prunus avium
n 1: large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in
the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation [syn:
{sweet cherry}, {Prunus avium}]
Prunus besseyi
n 1: dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having
large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn:
{Western sand cherry}, {Rocky Mountains cherry}, {Prunus
besseyi}]
Prunus capuli
n 1: Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit [syn:
{capulin}, {capulin tree}, {Prunus capuli}]
Prunus caroliniana
n 1: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
[syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange},
{wild orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
Prunus cerasifera
n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
{cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus
cerasifera}]
Prunus cerasus
n 1: rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid
edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry}, {sour cherry tree},
{Prunus cerasus}]
Prunus cerasus austera
n 1: any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit
with dark skin and juice [syn: {morello}, {Prunus cerasus
austera}]
Prunus cerasus caproniana
n 1: any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale
red fruit with colorless juice [syn: {amarelle}, {Prunus
cerasus caproniana}]
Prunus cerasus marasca
n 1: Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice
is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {marasca
cherry}, {maraschino cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]
Prunus cuneata
n 1: small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and
having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn:
{sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla
susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]
Prunus dasycarpa
n 1: small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish
twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
[syn: {purple apricot}, {black apricot}, {Prunus
dasycarpa}]
Prunus demissa
n 1: chokecherry of western United States [syn: {western
chokecherry}, {Prunus virginiana demissa}, {Prunus
demissa}]
Prunus domestica
n 1: any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler
temperate areas [syn: {common plum}, {Prunus domestica}]
Prunus domestica insititia
n 1: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn:
{damson plum}, {damson plum tree}, {Prunus domestica
insititia}]
Prunus dulcis
n 1: small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts
enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern
Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
{Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
Prunus dulcis amara
n 1: almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts
yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal
purposes [syn: {bitter almond}, {Prunus dulcis amara},
{Amygdalus communis amara}]
Prunus glandulosa
n 1: small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit
grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers [syn:
{dwarf flowering almond}, {Prunus glandulosa}]
Prunus ilicifolia
n 1: California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves
and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf
cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]
Prunus incisa
n 1: shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
[syn: {fuji}, {fuji cherry}, {Prunus incisa}]
Prunus insititia
n 1: small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small
ovoid fruit in clusters [syn: {bullace}, {Prunus
insititia}]
Prunus japonica
n 1: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown
especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn:
{flowering almond}, {oriental bush cherry}, {Prunus
japonica}]
Prunus laurocerasus
n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small
tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy
foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn:
{cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
Prunus lyonii
n 1: evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island
(California) [syn: {Catalina cherry}, {Prunus lyonii}]
Prunus maritima
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy
white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum},
{beach plum bush}, {Prunus maritima}]
Prunus mexicana
n 1: small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-
red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its
large leaves [syn: {big-tree plum}, {Prunus mexicana}]
Prunus mume
n 1: Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink
blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: {Japanese apricot},
{mei}, {Prunus mume}]
Prunus nigra
n 1: small tree native to northeastern North America having
oblong orange-red fruit [syn: {Canada plum}, {Prunus
nigra}]
Prunus padus
n 1: small European cherry tree closely resembling the American
chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry},
{common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]
Prunus pensylvanica
n 1: small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright
red acid fruit [syn: {pin cherry}, {Prunus pensylvanica}]
Prunus persica
n 1: cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {peach}, {peach
tree}, {Prunus persica}]
Prunus persica nectarina
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine},
{nectarine tree}, {Prunus persica nectarina}]
Prunus pumila
n 1: small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and
having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn:
{sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla
susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]
Prunus pumilla susquehanae
n 1: small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and
having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn:
{sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla
susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]
Prunus salicina
n 1: small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red
plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
[syn: {Japanese plum}, {Prunus salicina}]
Prunus serotina
n 1: large North American wild cherry with round black sour
edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree},
{rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]
Prunus serrulata
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in
many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental
cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry},
{Prunus serrulata}]
Prunus sieboldii
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in
many varieties for its pink blossoms [syn: {Japanese
flowering cherry}, {Prunus sieboldii}]
Prunus spinosa
n 1: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn:
{blackthorn}, {sloe}, {Prunus spinosa}]
Prunus subcordata
n 1: shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing
small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Pacific
plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]
Prunus subhirtella
n 1: shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental
for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {rosebud cherry}, {winter
flowering cherry}, {Prunus subhirtella}]
Prunus susquehanae
n 1: small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and
having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn:
{sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla
susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]
Prunus tenella
n 1: Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn:
{Russian almond}, {dwarf Russian almond}, {Prunus tenella}]
Prunus triloba
n 1: deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed
leaves grown for its pink-white flowers [syn: {flowering
almond}, {Prunus triloba}]
Prunus virginiana
n 1: a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small
bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry},
{chokecherry tree}, {Prunus virginiana}]
Prunus virginiana demissa
n 1: chokecherry of western United States [syn: {western
chokecherry}, {Prunus virginiana demissa}, {Prunus
demissa}]
pruritus ani
n 1: chronic itching of the skin around the anus
pruritus vulvae
n 1: persistent itching of the external female genitalia
Prussian asparagus
n 1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
[syn: {bath asparagus}, {Prussian asparagus}, {Ornithogalum
pyrenaicum}]
Prussian blue
n 1: any of various blue pigments [syn: {iron blue}, {Prussian
blue}]
2: a dark greenish-blue color
prussic acid
n 1: a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are
used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic
compounds [syn: {hydrocyanic acid}, {prussic acid}]
pry bar
n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn:
{crowbar}, {wrecking bar}, {pry}, {pry bar}]
Przevalski's horse
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's
horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}]
Przewalski's horse
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's
horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}]
PSA blood test
n 1: a blood test that measures levels of a protein called
prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively
by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually
have elevated levels of PSA
Psephurus gladis
n 1: fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi
paddlefish [syn: {Chinese paddlefish}, {Psephurus gladis}]
Psetta maxima
n 1: a large brownish European flatfish [syn: {turbot}, {Psetta
maxima}]
Psettichthys melanostichus
n 1: a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
[syn: {sand sole}, {Psettichthys melanostichus}]
Pseudaletia unipuncta
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: {armyworm}, {army worm},
{Pseudaletia unipuncta}]
2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn:
{armyworm}, {Pseudaletia unipuncta}]
Pseudechis porphyriacus
n 1: large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red
belly [syn: {Australian blacksnake}, {Pseudechis
porphyriacus}]
Pseudemys concinna
n 1: large river turtle of the southern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {cooter}, {river cooter}, {Pseudemys
concinna}]
Pseudemys rubriventris
n 1: freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red
markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin},
{red-bellied turtle}, {redbelly}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]
Pseudemys scripta
n 1: freshwater turtle of United States and South America;
frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
[syn: {slider}, {yellow-bellied terrapin}, {Pseudemys
scripta}]
Pseudobombax ellipticum
n 1: tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers
with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches
before leaves appear [syn: {shaving-brush tree},
{Pseudobombax ellipticum}]
Pseudococcus comstocki
n 1: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States;
pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock mealybug},
{Comstock's mealybug}, {Pseudococcus comstocki}]
Pseudococcus fragilis
n 1: destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous
mealybug}, {citrophilus mealybug}, {Pseudococcus fragilis}]
Pseudocolus fusiformis
n 1: a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first
resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a
stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common
point [syn: {stinky squid}, {Pseudocolus fusiformis}]
pseudohypertrophic dystrophy
n 1: the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is
X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only
males) [syn: {Duchenne's muscular dystrophy},
{pseudohypertrophic dystrophy}]
Pseudolarix amabilis
n 1: Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden
yellow leaves [syn: {golden larch}, {Pseudolarix amabilis}]
Pseudomonas pyocanea
n 1: a species of aerobic bacteria
Pseudomonas solanacearum
n 1: causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc
[syn: {ring rot bacteria}, {Pseudomonas solanacearum}]
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
n 1: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter
flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole},
{Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
n 1: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the
agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope;
characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn:
{forest goat}, {spindle horn}, {Pseudoryx nghetinhensis}]
Pseudotaxus chienii
n 1: yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew
in having white berries [syn: {white-berry yew},
{Pseudotaxus chienii}]
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
n 1: douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
[syn: {big-cone spruce}, {big-cone douglas fir},
{Pseudotsuga macrocarpa}]
Pseudotsuga menziesii
n 1: lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having
short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas
fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock},
{Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]
Pseudowintera colorata
n 1: evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is
conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small
black fruits [syn: {pepper shrub}, {Pseudowintera
colorata}, {Wintera colorata}]
psi particle
n 1: a neutral meson with a large mass [syn: {J particle}, {psi
particle}]
Psidium cattleianum
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit
[syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium
cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]
Psidium guajava
n 1: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn:
{guava}, {true guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
Psidium guineense
n 1: South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
[syn: {Brazilian guava}, {Psidium guineense}]
Psidium littorale
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
[syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava},
{Psidium littorale}]
Psidium littorale longipes
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit
[syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium
cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]
Psilotum nudum
n 1: pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with
usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America;
Japan; Australia [syn: {skeleton fork fern}, {Psilotum
nudum}]
Psittacula krameri
n 1: African parakeet [syn: {ring-necked parakeet}, {Psittacula
krameri}]
Psittacus erithacus
n 1: commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail
and white face; native to equatorial Africa [syn: {African
grey}, {African gray}, {Psittacus erithacus}]
psocopterous insect
n 1: small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either
no wings or two pairs
Psophia crepitans
n 1: trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect
poultry in Brazil [syn: {Brazilian trumpeter}, {Psophia
crepitans}]
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
Psoralea esculenta
n 1: densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian
breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea
esculenta}]
psoriatic arthritis
n 1: a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers
and toes and associated with psoriasis
psych up
v 1: get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched
up after the movie" [syn: {hype up}, {psych up}]
psychedelic drug
n 1: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered
sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {hallucinogenic
drug}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]
psychedelic rock
n 1: a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music
inspired by or related to drug-induced experience [syn:
{psychedelic rock}, {acid rock}]
psychiatric hospital
n 1: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
[syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental
institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane
asylum}, {asylum}]
psychic communication
n 1: communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychic
communication}, {psychical communication}, {anomalous
communication}]
psychic energy
n 1: an actuating force or factor [syn: {psychic energy},
{mental energy}]
psychic phenomena
n 1: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and
suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
[syn: {psychic phenomena}, {psychic phenomenon},
{parapsychology}]
psychic phenomenon
n 1: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and
suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
[syn: {psychic phenomena}, {psychic phenomenon},
{parapsychology}]
psychic trauma
n 1: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting
effects [syn: {trauma}, {psychic trauma}]
psychical communication
n 1: communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychic
communication}, {psychical communication}, {anomalous
communication}]
psychoactive drug
n 1: a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted
perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering
drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive
substance}]
psychoactive substance
n 1: a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted
perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering
drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive
substance}]
psychoanalytic process
n 1: a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory
psychodelic drug
n 1: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered
sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {hallucinogenic
drug}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]
psychogalvanic response
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
psychogenic fugue
n 1: dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they
are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue
there is no memory of the former life; after recovering
there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
[syn: {fugue}, {psychogenic fugue}]
psychological condition
n 1: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a
state are relatively constant even though the state itself
may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {psychological
state}, {psychological condition}, {mental state}, {mental
condition}]
psychological disorder
n 1: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or
emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn:
{mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {disturbance},
{psychological disorder}, {folie}]
psychological feature
n 1: a feature of the mental life of a living organism
psychological medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and
treatment of mental disorders [syn: {psychiatry},
{psychopathology}, {psychological medicine}]
psychological moment
n 1: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
psychological operation
n 1: military actions designed to influence the perceptions and
attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
[syn: {psychological operation}, {psyop}]
psychological science
n 1: the science of mental life [syn: {psychology},
{psychological science}]
psychological state
n 1: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a
state are relatively constant even though the state itself
may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {psychological
state}, {psychological condition}, {mental state}, {mental
condition}]
psychological warfare
n 1: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents'
morale [syn: {psychological warfare}, {war of nerves}]
psychology department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in psychology [syn: {psychology department},
{department of psychology}]
psychometric test
n 1: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or
memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the
test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn:
{test}, {mental test}, {mental testing}, {psychometric
test}]
psychomotor development
n 1: progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and
motor activities
psychomotor epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of
consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves
purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes
hallucinations [syn: {psychomotor epilepsy}, {temporal lobe
epilepsy}]
psychopathic personality
n 1: a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack
of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings
(`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was
superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the
social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial
personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn:
{antisocial personality disorder}, {sociopathic
personality}, {psychopathic personality}]
Psychopsis krameriana
n 1: orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar
to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in
genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis krameriana}, {Oncidium
papilio kramerianum}]
Psychopsis papilio
n 1: orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow
and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis papilio}, {Oncidium papilio}]
psychosexual development
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and
sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first
oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and
then latency stage and finally genital stage
psychosomatic disorder
n 1: a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms
psychotherapy group
n 1: a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes
psychotic belief
n 1: (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face
of evidence to the contrary [syn: {delusion}, {psychotic
belief}]
psychotic depression
n 1: a state of depression so severe that the person loses
contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional
impairments [ant: {neurotic depression}]
psychotic person
n 1: a person afflicted with psychosis [syn: {psychotic},
{psychotic person}, {psycho}]
Psychotria capensis
n 1: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn:
{lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood
tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]
psychotropic agent
n 1: a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
PT boat
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat},
{mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]
Pteretis struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead},
{Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris},
{Onoclea struthiopteris}]
Pteridium aquilinum
n 1: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed
ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {bracken}, {pasture brake},
{brake}, {Pteridium aquilinum}]
Pteridium esculentum
n 1: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate
regions [syn: {bracken}, {Pteridium esculentum}]
Pteris cretica
n 1: cultivated in many varieties as houseplants
Pteris multifida
n 1: Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider brake},
{spider fern}, {Pteris multifida}]
Pteris serrulata
n 1: fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn:
{ribbon fern}, {spider fern}, {Pteris serrulata}]
Pternohyla fodiens
n 1: terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and
scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of
the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing
treefrog}, {northern casque-headed frog}, {Pternohyla
fodiens}]
Pterocarpus angolensis
n 1: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate
leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a
red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood
tree}, {kiaat}, {Pterocarpus angolensis}]
Pterocarpus indicus
n 1: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a
mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padauk}, {padouk},
{amboyna}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]
Pterocarpus macrocarpus
n 1: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
[syn: {Burma padauk}, {Burmese rosewood}, {Pterocarpus
macrocarpus}]
Pterocarpus marsupium
n 1: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used
medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {kino}, {Pterocarpus
marsupium}]
Pterocarpus santalinus
n 1: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant
timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used
as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red
sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
n 1: medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished
from other walnut trees by its winged fruit [syn:
{Caucasian walnut}, {Pterocarya fraxinifolia}]
Pterocles alchata
n 1: sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle
tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed sandgrouse}, {pin-tailed
grouse}, {Pterocles alchata}]
Pterocles indicus
n 1: sandgrouse of India [syn: {painted sandgrouse}, {Pterocles
indicus}]
Pterocnemia pennata
n 1: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar
to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of
Magellan [syn: {rhea}, {nandu}, {Pterocnemia pennata}]
Pteropogon humboltianum
n 1: southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding
the fruit [syn: {pteropogon}, {Pteropogon humboltianum}]
Pteropus capestratus
n 1: a variety of fruit bat
Pteropus hypomelanus
n 1: a variety of fruit bat
Pterospermum acerifolium
n 1: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and
yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as
an ornamental or shade tree [syn: {mayeng}, {maple-leaved
bayur}, {Pterospermum acerifolium}]
pteroylglutamic acid
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and
reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate},
{folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid},
{pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and
reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate},
{folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid},
{pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]
pterygoid muscle
n 1: muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw
pterygoid plexus
n 1: a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid
muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and
anterior facial veins
pterygoid process
n 1: two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid
bone
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
n 1: of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female
is light grey-green [syn: {satin bowerbird}, {satin bird},
{Ptilonorhynchus violaceus}]
Ptloris paradisea
n 1: velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and
purple iridescence on head and tail [syn: {riflebird},
{Ptloris paradisea}]
Ptolemaic dynasty
n 1: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from
323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with
Cleopatra [syn: {Ptolemy}, {Ptolemaic dynasty}]
Ptolemaic system
n 1: (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth
at the center
Ptolemy I
n 1: the king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in
Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great
who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa
367-285 BC)
Ptolemy II
n 1: son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be
responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)
ptomaine poisoning
n 1: a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific
use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by
ingesting ptomaines [syn: {ptomaine}, {ptomaine poisoning}]
Ptyas mucosus
n 1: enter buildings in pursuit of prey [syn: {Indian rat
snake}, {Ptyas mucosus}]
Ptychozoon homalocephalum
n 1: a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of
its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short
distances [syn: {flying gecko}, {fringed gecko},
{Ptychozoon homalocephalum}]
pub crawl
n 1: a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink
at each stop)
pub-crawl
v 1: go from one pub to the next and get progressively more
drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" [syn: {pub-
crawl}, {bar hop}]
pubic bone
n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these
two bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubis},
{pubic bone}, {os pubis}]
pubic hair
n 1: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: {pubic hair}, {bush},
{crotch hair}]
pubic louse
n 1: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
[syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {crab}, {Phthirius
pubis}]
pubic region
n 1: the lower part of the abdomen just above the external
genital organs [syn: {pubes}, {pubic region}, {loins}]
public address system
n 1: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]
public assistance
n 1: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in
need; "she lives on welfare" [syn: {social welfare},
{welfare}, {public assistance}]
public charity
n 1: a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its
support from the public (rather than from a small group of
individuals)
public convenience
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
public debate
n 1: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the
opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn:
{debate}, {disputation}, {public debate}]
public debt
n 1: the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state
and national governments; an indicator of how much public
spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation
public defender
n 1: a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public
expense
public discussion
n 1: free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of
public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public
discussion" [syn: {public discussion}, {ventilation}]
public domain
n 1: property rights that are held by the public at large
public easement
n 1: any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the
public's right to use public streets)
public executioner
n 1: an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a
warrant [syn: {executioner}, {public executioner}]
public exposure
n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and
debate [syn: {dissemination}, {airing}, {public exposure},
{spreading}]
public eye
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the
limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full
glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight},
{spotlight}, {glare}, {public eye}]
public figure
n 1: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great
names in the history of France"; "she is an important
figure in modern music" [syn: {name}, {figure}, {public
figure}]
public holiday
n 1: authorized by law and limiting work or official business
[syn: {legal holiday}, {national holiday}, {public
holiday}]
public house
n 1: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public
rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house},
{pub}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}]
public housing
n 1: a housing development that is publicly funded and
administered for low-income families [syn: {housing
project}, {public housing}]
public knowledge
n 1: knowledge that is available to anyone [syn: {public
knowledge}, {general knowledge}]
public lavatory
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
public law
n 1: a law affecting the public at large
public lecture
n 1: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture
on telecommunications" [syn: {lecture}, {public lecture},
{talk}]
public library
n 1: a nonprofit library maintained for public use
public mover
n 1: a company that moves the possessions of a family or
business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public
mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal
company}]
public nudity
n 1: vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place [syn:
{indecent exposure}, {public nudity}]
public nuisance
n 1: a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that
is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends
the public at large" [syn: {public nuisance}, {common
nuisance}]
public office
n 1: a position concerning the people as a whole
public opinion
n 1: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of
the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn:
{public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {opinion}, {vox
populi}]
public opinion poll
n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a
random sample of people [syn: {poll}, {opinion poll},
{public opinion poll}, {canvass}]
public presentation
n 1: a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten
different performances"; "the play ran for 100
performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony
testify to its popularity" [syn: {performance}, {public
presentation}]
public press
n 1: the print media responsible for gathering and publishing
news in the form of newspapers or magazines [syn: {press},
{public press}]
public property
n 1: property owned by a government
public prosecutor
n 1: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on
behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {public
prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}, {prosecuting attorney}]
public relations
n 1: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or
institution [syn: {public relations}, {PR}]
public relations man
n 1: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a
public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man},
{public relations man}, {PR man}]
public relations person
n 1: a person employed to establish and promote a favorable
relationship with the public
public school
n 1: a tuition free school in the United States supported by
taxes and controlled by a school board
2: private independent secondary school in Great Britain
supported by endowment and tuition
public security
n 1: the general security of public places; "he was arrested for
disturbing the peace" [syn: {peace}, {public security}]
public servant
n 1: someone who holds a government position (either by election
or appointment)
public service
n 1: a service that is performed for the benefit of the public
or its institutions [syn: {community service}, {public
service}]
2: employment within a government system (especially in the
civil service)
public speaker
n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {orator},
{speechmaker}, {rhetorician}, {public speaker},
{speechifier}]
public speaking
n 1: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to
see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {public
speaking}, {speechmaking}, {speaking}, {oral presentation}]
public square
n 1: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets [syn:
{public square}, {square}]
2: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn:
{agora}, {public square}]
public toilet
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
public transit
n 1: a public transportation system for moving passengers
public transport
n 1: conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
public treasury
n 1: a treasury for government funds [syn: {public treasury},
{trough}, {till}]
public trust
n 1: a trust created for charitable or religious or educational
or scientific purposes [syn: {charitable trust}, {public
trust}]
public utility
n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to
government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public utility},
{public utility company}, {public-service corporation}]
public utility company
n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to
government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public utility},
{public utility company}, {public-service corporation}]
public violence
n 1: a public act of violence by an unruly mob [syn: {riot},
{public violence}]
public works
n 1: structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or
docks) constructed at government expense for public use
public-relations campaign
n 1: an advertising campaign intended to improve public
relations
public-service corporation
n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to
government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public utility},
{public utility company}, {public-service corporation}]
public-spirited
adj 1: showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a
public-spirited citizen"
publicity man
n 1: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a
public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man},
{public relations man}, {PR man}]
publishing company
n 1: a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher},
{publishing house}, {publishing firm}, {publishing
company}]
publishing conglomerate
n 1: a conglomerate of publishing companies [syn: {publishing
conglomerate}, {publishing empire}]
publishing empire
n 1: a conglomerate of publishing companies [syn: {publishing
conglomerate}, {publishing empire}]
publishing firm
n 1: a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher},
{publishing house}, {publishing firm}, {publishing
company}]
publishing house
n 1: a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher},
{publishing house}, {publishing firm}, {publishing
company}]
Publius Aelius Hadrianus
n 1: Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled
throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and
encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain
in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall
(76-138) [syn: {Hadrian}, {Publius Aelius Hadrianus},
{Adrian}]
Publius Cornelius Scipio
n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the
second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa
237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio
Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius
Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the
second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa
237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio
Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius
Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
n 1: Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the
Roman Empire (56-120) [syn: {Tacitus}, {Publius Cornelius
Tacitus}, {Gaius Cornelius Tacitus}]
Publius Ovidius Naso
n 1: Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC
- AD 17) [syn: {Ovid}, {Publius Ovidius Naso}]
Publius Terentius Afer
n 1: dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies
were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC) [syn:
{Terence}, {Publius Terentius Afer}]
Publius Vergilius Maro
n 1: a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
[syn: {Virgil}, {Vergil}, {Publius Vergilius Maro}]
pubococcygeus exercises
n 1: exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold
urine [syn: {Kegel exercises}, {pubococcygeus exercises}]
Puccinia graminis
n 1: rust fungus that attacks wheat [syn: {wheat rust},
{Puccinia graminis}]
pudden-head
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {stupe}, {dullard},
{dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish},
{pillock}]
pudding berry
n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry},
{pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]
pudding face
n 1: a large fat human face [syn: {pudding face}, {pudding-
face}]
pudding head
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {stupe}, {dullard},
{dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish},
{pillock}]
pudding pipe tree
n 1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to
yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is
used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South
America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree},
{drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree},
{canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]
pudding stone
n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn:
{pudding stone}, {conglomerate}]
pudding-face
n 1: a large fat human face [syn: {pudding face}, {pudding-
face}]
pudding-wife
n 1: bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
[syn: {puddingwife}, {pudding-wife}, {Halicoeres radiatus}]
pudendal artery
n 1: arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans
[syn: {pudendal artery}, {arteria pudenda}]
pudendal block
n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local
anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of
the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during
childbirth
pudendal cleavage
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
pudendal cleft
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
pudendal slit
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
pudendal vein
n 1: vein of the pudendum [syn: {pudendal vein}, {venae
pudendum}]
Puebla de Zaragoza
n 1: a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City)
on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: {Puebla},
{Puebla de Zaragoza}, {Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza}]
Pueraria lobata
n 1: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy
roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple
flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds;
grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in
the southern United States [syn: {kudzu}, {kudzu vine},
{Pueraria lobata}]
puerperal fever
n 1: serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during
childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary
conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon [syn:
{puerperal fever}, {childbed fever}]
Puerto Rican
n 1: a native or resident of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
n 1: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United
States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto
Rico}, {Porto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}, {PR}]
2: the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the
Caribbean [syn: {Puerto Rico}, {Porto Rico}]
puff adder
n 1: large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
[syn: {puff adder}, {Bitis arietans}]
2: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread
its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn: {hognose
snake}, {puff adder}, {sand viper}]
puff batter
n 1: batter for making light hollow cases to hold various
fillings [syn: {puff batter}, {pouf paste}, {pate a choux}]
puff of air
n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: {puff}, {puff of air},
{whiff}]
puff out
v 1: to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the
drugs"; "puffed out chests" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}, {blow
up}, {puff out}]
puff paste
n 1: dough used for very light flaky rich pastries [syn: {puff
paste}, {pate feuillete}]
puff up
v 1: make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
2: to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the
drugs"; "puffed out chests" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}, {blow
up}, {puff out}]
3: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother
was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn:
{swell}, {puff up}]
4: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway
production" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}]
puffed rice
n 1: puffy rice kernels
puffed wheat
n 1: puffy wheat berries
Puffinus puffinus
n 1: small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern
Atlantic [syn: {Manx shearwater}, {Puffinus puffinus}]
pug nose
n 1: a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end
pug-dog
n 1: small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having
a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle [syn:
{pug}, {pug-dog}]
pug-faced
adj 1: having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog
pug-nose
adj 1: having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a
snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {pug-nose},
{short-nosed}, {snub-nosed}]
pug-nosed
adj 1: having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a
snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {pug-nose},
{short-nosed}, {snub-nosed}]
Puget Sound
n 1: an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington
State
Puka Inti
n 1: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in
Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several
government buildings [syn: {Puka Inti}, {Sol Rojo}, {Red
Sun}]
pulasan tree
n 1: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter
than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulasan}, {pulassan},
{pulasan tree}, {Nephelium mutabile}]
Pulex irritans
n 1: the most common flea attacking humans
Pulicaria dysenterica
n 1: hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers
reputed to destroy or drive away fleas [syn: {fleabane},
{feabane mullet}, {Pulicaria dysenterica}]
pull a face
v 1: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional
state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he
had to do" [syn: {grimace}, {make a face}, {pull a face}]
pull a fast one on
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam},
{play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox},
{pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
pull ahead
v 1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
[syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make
headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {drop off},
{fall back}, {fall behind}, {recede}]
pull along
v 1: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance;
"Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled
along a large trunk" [syn: {shlep}, {schlep}, {pull along}]
pull at
v 1: pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at
the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pick at}, {pluck at},
{pull at}]
pull away
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw},
{retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back},
{retire}, {move back}] [ant: {advance}, {go on}, {march
on}, {move on}, {pass on}, {progress}]
pull back
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw},
{retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back},
{retire}, {move back}] [ant: {advance}, {go on}, {march
on}, {move on}, {pass on}, {progress}]
2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound
or an organ) [syn: {retract}, {pull back}, {draw back}]
3: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull
back your arms!"
4: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers
were drawing their bows" [syn: {pull back}, {draw}]
5: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll
have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out
of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company
pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back
out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's
horns}, {withdraw}]
pull chain
n 1: a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled
in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
pull down
v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle},
{tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {erect}, {put
up}, {raise}, {rear}, {set up}]
2: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily
armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after
she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock
down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
pull in
v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks
attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many
potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds";
"The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new
customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw},
{draw in}] [ant: {beat back}, {drive}, {force back}, {push
back}, {repel}, {repulse}]
2: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought
in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn:
{gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize},
{realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
3: of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into
Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {move in}, {draw
in}] [ant: {get out}, {pull out}]
4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: {collect},
{pull in}]
pull in one's horns
v 1: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He
backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive
investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat},
{pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish
out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]
pull off
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
2: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project
because they overcharged"
3: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled
it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The
pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull off},
{negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}, {manage}] [ant:
{fail}]
4: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and
drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering
the cheese" [syn: {draw off}, {draw away}, {pull off}]
pull one's weight
v 1: do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his
weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his
laziness"
pull out
v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-
fire" [syn: {pull out}, {get out}] [ant: {draw in}, {get
in}, {move in}, {pull in}]
2: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled
a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {pull out}, {get
out}, {take out}]
3: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back
off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]
pull out all the stops
v 1: use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all
the stops for the centennial meeting"
pull over
v 1: steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled
over when the ambulance approached at high speed"
pull round
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive},
{pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}]
[ant: {succumb}, {yield}]
pull someone's leg
v 1: subject to a playful hoax or joke [syn: {hoax}, {pull
someone's leg}, {play a joke on}]
pull strings
v 1: influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated
public opinion in his favor" [syn: {manipulate}, {pull
strings}, {pull wires}]
pull the leg of
v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my
leg?" [syn: {pull the leg of}, {kid}]
pull the plug
v 1: prevent from happening or continuing; "The government
pulled the plug on spending"
pull the wool over someone's eyes
v 1: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately
feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He
bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the
subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull
the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play
false}]
pull through
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive},
{pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}]
[ant: {succumb}, {yield}]
2: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of
the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull
through}, {bring through}]
pull together
v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your
thoughts together" [syn: {gather}, {garner}, {collect},
{pull together}] [ant: {distribute}, {spread}]
pull up
v 1: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled
up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front
of us" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {haul up}]
2: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his
superior" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {straighten up}]
3: cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of
the hotel" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}]
4: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
pull up short
v 1: stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then
turned around fast"
pull up stakes
v 1: remove oneself from an association with or participation
in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She
left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate
after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company,
she pulled up stakes" [syn: {leave}, {depart}, {pull up
stakes}]
pull wires
v 1: influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated
public opinion in his favor" [syn: {manipulate}, {pull
strings}, {pull wires}]
pull-in
n 1: a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers [syn: {pull-
in}, {pull-up}]
pull-off
n 1: designated paved area beside a main road where cars can
stop temporarily [syn: {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest
stop}, {layby}, {lay-by}]
pull-through
n 1: cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a
cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle
or handgun to clean it
pull-up
n 1: a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers [syn: {pull-
in}, {pull-up}]
2: an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a
horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar [syn:
{pull-up}, {chin-up}]
pulley block
n 1: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in
which a rope can run to change the direction or point of
application of a force applied to the rope [syn: {pulley},
{pulley-block}, {pulley block}, {block}]
pulley-block
n 1: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in
which a rope can run to change the direction or point of
application of a force applied to the rope [syn: {pulley},
{pulley-block}, {pulley block}, {block}]
pulling out
n 1: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but
the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
[syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method},
{withdrawal}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]
Pullman car
n 1: luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel [syn:
{Pullman}, {Pullman car}]
Pullman porter
n 1: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on
sleeping cars) [syn: {porter}, {Pullman porter}]
pullorum disease
n 1: a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn:
{pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhea}, {bacillary
white diarrhoea}]
pullulate with
v 1: exist in large quantity [syn: {abound in}, {teem in},
{pullulate with}]
pulmonary anthrax
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
pulmonary artery
n 1: one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that
carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn:
{pulmonary artery}, {arteria pulmonalis}]
pulmonary circulation
n 1: circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs
pulmonary congestion
n 1: congestion in the lungs
pulmonary embolism
n 1: blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a
blood clot
pulmonary emphysema
n 1: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased
respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic
bronchitis or old age [syn: {emphysema}, {pulmonary
emphysema}]
pulmonary plexis
n 1: one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung [syn:
{pulmonary plexis}, {plexus pulmonalis}]
pulmonary reserve
n 1: the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and
exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of
stress
pulmonary stenosis
n 1: abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery
from the right ventricle
pulmonary trunk
n 1: the artery that carries venous blood from the right
ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left
pulmonary arteries [syn: {pulmonary trunk}, {truncus
pulmonalis}]
pulmonary tuberculosis
n 1: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
[syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {phthisis},
{wasting disease}, {white plague}]
pulmonary valve
n 1: a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the
pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the
artery back into the heart
pulmonary vein
n 1: any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs
to the left atrium of the heart [syn: {pulmonary vein},
{vena pulmonalis}]
pulmonic plague
n 1: a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the
plague that can spread through the air from person to
person; characterized by lung involvement with chill,
bloody expectoration and high fever [syn: {pneumonic
plague}, {pulmonic plague}, {plague pneumonia}]
pulp cavity
n 1: the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp
(including the root canal)
pulp magazine
n 1: an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper [syn:
{pulp}, {pulp magazine}]
Pulsatilla occidentalis
n 1: of western North America [syn: {Western pasqueflower},
{Pulsatilla occidentalis}, {Anemone occidentalis}]
Pulsatilla patens
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
Pulsatilla vulgaris
n 1: European perennial having usually violet or white spring
flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla
vulgaris}, {Anemone pulsatilla}]
pulse counter
n 1: an electronic counter that counts the number of electric
pulses
pulse generator
n 1: a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually
adjustable for pulse rate
pulse height analyzer
n 1: scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit
that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to
pass [syn: {kicksorter}, {pulse height analyzer}]
pulse modulation
n 1: modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses
pulse rate
n 1: the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to
obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn:
{pulse}, {pulse rate}, {heart rate}]
pulse timing circuit
n 1: a circuit that times pulses
pulse-time modulation
n 1: modulation of the time between successive pulses
pulseless disease
n 1: disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both
arms and in the carotid arteries [syn: {Takayasu's
arteritis}, {pulseless disease}]
pumice stone
n 1: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as
an abrasive [syn: {pumice}, {pumice stone}]
pump action
n 1: action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and
forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell
case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round [syn:
{pump action}, {slide action}]
pump house
n 1: a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and
operated [syn: {pump house}, {pumping station}]
pump priming
n 1: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to
stimulate their economy [syn: {deficit spending},
{compensatory spending}, {pump priming}]
2: introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start
the water flowing
pump room
n 1: a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and
where patrons gather
pump well
n 1: an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects
the ship's pumps
pump-and-dump scheme
n 1: an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock
prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock
and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock
rises
pump-type pliers
n 1: a type of pliers
pumped up
adj 1: tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of
adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he
was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)},
{pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]
pumped-up
adj 1: tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of
adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he
was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)},
{pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]
pumping station
n 1: a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and
operated [syn: {pump house}, {pumping station}]
pumpkin ash
n 1: timber tree of central and southeastern United States
having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base [syn:
{pumpkin ash}, {Fraxinus tomentosa}]
pumpkin pie
n 1: pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar
pumpkin seed
n 1: the edible seed of a pumpkin
pumpkin vine
n 1: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round
orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds;
subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes
and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {pumpkin vine},
{autumn pumpkin}, {Cucurbita pepo}]
pumpkin-shaped
adj 1: having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar
diameter; being flattened at the poles [syn: {oblate},
{pumpkin-shaped}] [ant: {prolate}, {watermelon-shaped}]
punch bag
n 1: an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for
training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punch bag},
{punching ball}, {punchball}]
punch bowl
n 1: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle
punch card
n 1: a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched
holes [syn: {punched card}, {punch card}, {Hollerith card}]
punch in
v 1: register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {punch
in}, {clock on}] [ant: {clock off}, {clock out}, {punch
out}]
punch line
n 1: the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line},
{laugh line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]
punch out
v 1: register one's departure from work [syn: {clock out},
{punch out}, {clock off}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock on},
{punch in}]
punch pliers
n 1: punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather
punch press
n 1: a power driven press used to shape metal parts
punch-drunk
adj 1: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly
by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"; "punch-drunk
with love" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {silly}, {slaphappy}]
punch-up
n 1: a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"
punched card
n 1: a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched
holes [syn: {punched card}, {punch card}, {Hollerith card}]
punching bag
n 1: a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he
resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag"
2: an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for
training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punch bag},
{punching ball}, {punchball}]
punching ball
n 1: an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for
training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punch bag},
{punching ball}, {punchball}]
punctuated equilibrium
n 1: a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in
the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a
steady process of slow change [syn: {punctuated
equilibrium}, {theory of punctuated equilibrium}]
punctuation mark
n 1: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation
of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn:
{punctuation}, {punctuation mark}]
Punic War
n 1: one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that
resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation
by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC
Punica granatum
n 1: shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having
large red many-seeded fruit [syn: {pomegranate},
{pomegranate tree}, {Punica granatum}]
punitive damages
n 1: (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of
punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful
misconduct) [syn: {punitive damages}, {exemplary damages},
{smart money}]
punk rock
n 1: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing
anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against
progressive rock [syn: {punk rock}, {punk}]
punk rocker
n 1: a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or
enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth
subculture [syn: {punk rocker}, {punk}]
Punta Arenas
n 1: a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the
southernmost city in the world
pup tent
n 1: a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
[syn: {pup tent}, {shelter tent}]
pupet regime
n 1: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are
directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships
on those governed [syn: {puppet government}, {puppet
state}, {pupet regime}]
pupillary reflex
n 1: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in
response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the
pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary
reflex}, {miosis}, {myosis}]
pupillary sphincter
n 1: a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris [syn:
{pupillary sphincter}, {musculus sphincter pupillae}]
puppet government
n 1: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are
directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships
on those governed [syn: {puppet government}, {puppet
state}, {pupet regime}]
puppet leader
n 1: a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a
government [syn: {puppet ruler}, {puppet leader}]
puppet play
n 1: a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: {puppet show},
{puppet play}]
puppet ruler
n 1: a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a
government [syn: {puppet ruler}, {puppet leader}]
puppet show
n 1: a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: {puppet show},
{puppet play}]
puppet state
n 1: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are
directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships
on those governed [syn: {puppet government}, {puppet
state}, {pupet regime}]
puppy fat
n 1: fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at
adolescence
puppy love
n 1: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf
love}, {crush}, {infatuation}]
purchase agreement
n 1: a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase
contract}, {purchase agreement}]
purchase contract
n 1: a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase
contract}, {purchase agreement}]
purchase order
n 1: a commercial document used to request someone to supply
something in return for payment and providing
specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a
hundred computers" [syn: {order}, {purchase order}]
purchase price
n 1: the price at which something is actually purchased
purchasing agent
n 1: an agent who purchases goods or services for another
purchasing department
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for
purchases
pure absence
n 1: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by
3-per-sec brainwave spikes [syn: {pure absence}, {simple
absence}]
pure binary numeration system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits
and a radix of two [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure
binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary
system}]
pure gold
n 1: 100 per cent gold [syn: {24-karat gold}, {pure gold}]
pure imaginary number
n 1: an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
pure mathematics
n 1: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the
principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than
for their immediate usefulness
pure tone
n 1: a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing
with pure tones of different frequencies" [syn: {tone},
{pure tone}]
purging cassia
n 1: deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to
yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is
used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South
America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree},
{drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree},
{canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]
Purkinje cell
n 1: a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic
cell of the cerebellar cortex
Purkinje fiber
n 1: a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the
Purkinje network
Purkinje network
n 1: a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse
from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the
heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje network},
{Purkinje's tissue}, {Purkinje's system}]
Purkinje's system
n 1: a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse
from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the
heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje network},
{Purkinje's tissue}, {Purkinje's system}]
Purkinje's tissue
n 1: a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse
from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the
heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje network},
{Purkinje's tissue}, {Purkinje's system}]
purl stitch
n 1: a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through
the front of the stich from the righthand side [syn:
{purl}, {purl stitch}]
v 1: make with purl stitches
purple amaranth
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
purple anise
n 1: small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils
of southeastern United States [syn: {purple anise},
{Illicium floridanum}]
purple apricot
n 1: small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish
twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
[syn: {purple apricot}, {black apricot}, {Prunus
dasycarpa}]
purple avens
n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves
and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie
smoke}, {purple avens}, {Geum triflorum}]
2: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves
and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and
orange and pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian
chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum rivale}]
purple bacteria
n 1: free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria
containing bacteriochlorophyll
purple beech
n 1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-
colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus
sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica
purpurea}]
purple boneset
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye
weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed},
{Eupatorium purpureum}]
purple chinese houses
n 1: white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect
rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a
kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses},
{innocense}, {Collinsia bicolor}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]
purple clematis
n 1: climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-
blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's
bower}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]
purple clover
n 1: erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple
to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
[syn: {red clover}, {purple clover}, {Trifolium pratense}]
purple cress
n 1: small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America
with racemose purple flowers [syn: {purple cress},
{Cardamine douglasii}]
purple emperor
n 1: large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded
with purple [syn: {purple emperor}, {Apatura iris}]
purple finch
n 1: North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast
and rump [syn: {purple finch}, {Carpodacus purpureus}]
purple fringeless orchid
n 1: orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America
closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having
rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf
divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchid}, {purple
fringeless orchis}, {Habenaria peramoena}]
purple fringeless orchis
n 1: orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America
closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having
rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf
divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchid}, {purple
fringeless orchis}, {Habenaria peramoena}]
purple gallinule
n 1: gallinules with showy purplish plumage
purple grackle
n 1: eastern United States grackle [syn: {purple grackle},
{Quiscalus quiscula}]
purple granadillo
n 1: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple
fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {purple granadillo}, {Passiflora
edulis}]
purple ground cherry
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having
yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
[syn: {tomatillo}, {miltomate}, {purple ground cherry},
{jamberry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]
2: annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
[syn: {cape gooseberry}, {purple ground cherry}, {Physalis
peruviana}]
Purple Heart
n 1: a United States military decoration awarded to any member
of the armed forces who is wounded in action [syn: {Order
of the Purple Heart}, {Purple Heart}]
2: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium
thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal},
{purple heart}]
purple heather
n 1: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
[syn: {purple heather}, {Brewer's mountain heather},
{Phyllodoce breweri}]
purple loco
n 1: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple
or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple locoweed}, {purple
loco}, {Oxytropis lambertii}]
purple locoweed
n 1: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple
or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple locoweed}, {purple
loco}, {Oxytropis lambertii}]
purple loosestrife
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
{purple loosestrife}, {spiked loosestrife}, {Lythrum
salicaria}]
purple martin
n 1: large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
[syn: {purple martin}, {Progne subis}]
purple milk vetch
n 1: perennial of southern and western Europe having dense
racemes of purple or violet flowers [syn: {purple milk
vetch}, {Astragalus danicus}]
purple mullein
n 1: Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn:
{purple mullein}, {Verbascum phoeniceum}]
purple nightshade
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
purple onion
n 1: flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on
hamburgers and salads [syn: {purple onion}, {red onion}]
purple orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded
orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]
purple osier
n 1: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
purple passage
n 1: a passage full of ornate and flowery language
purple pea
n 1: any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia
grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in
rich blues and intense violets [syn: {hovea}, {purple pea}]
purple poppy mallow
n 1: hairy perennial of central United States having round
deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-
purple or cherry-red flowers [syn: {purple poppy mallow},
{Callirhoe involucrata}]
purple rock brake
n 1: very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually
growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes
[syn: {purple rock brake}, {Pellaea atropurpurea}]
purple sage
n 1: silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn:
{purple sage}, {chaparral sage}, {Salvia leucophylla}]
purple sanicle
n 1: sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia
having yellow or red or purple flowers [syn: {purple
sanicle}, {Sanicula bipinnatifida}]
purple saxifrage
n 1: plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender
flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North
America [syn: {purple saxifrage}, {Saxifraga
oppositifolia}]
purple silkweed
n 1: perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple
flowers [syn: {purple silkweed}, {Asclepias purpurascens}]
purple strawberry guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit
[syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium
cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]
purple trillium
n 1: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to
purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine
especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red
trillium}, {birthroot}, {Trillium erectum}]
purple velvet plant
n 1: Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety
leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant},
{purple velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura
aurantiaca}]
purple virgin's bower
n 1: climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-
blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's
bower}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]
purple willow
n 1: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
purple-black
adj 1: of black tinged with purple [syn: {purple-black},
{purplish-black}]
purple-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with purple [syn: {purple-blue},
{purplish-blue}]
purple-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with purple [syn: {purple-brown},
{purplish-brown}]
purple-eyed
adj 1: (of flowers) having a purple eyelike marking
purple-flowered
adj 1: having purple flowers
purple-flowering raspberry
n 1: shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy
rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped
fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {purple-flowering
raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}, {thimbleberry}]
purple-fringed orchid
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple
fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria psycodes}]
2: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with
larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria fimbriata}]
purple-fringed orchis
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple
fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria psycodes}]
2: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with
larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria fimbriata}]
purple-green
adj 1: of green tinged with purple [syn: {purple-green},
{purplish-green}]
purple-hooded orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded
orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]
purple-lilac
adj 1: of lavender tinged with purple [syn: {purple-lilac},
{purplish-lilac}]
purple-red
adj 1: of red tinged with purple [syn: {purple-red}, {purplish-
red}]
purple-spotted
adj 1: having purple spots
purple-staining Cortinarius
n 1: a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy
surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple
when bruised [syn: {Cortinarius mutabilis}, {purple-
staining Cortinarius}]
purple-stemmed aster
n 1: a variety of aster
purple-tinged
adj 1: of a color tinged with purple [syn: {purple-tinged},
{purple-tinted}]
purple-tinted
adj 1: of a color tinged with purple [syn: {purple-tinged},
{purple-tinted}]
purple-veined
adj 1: (of flowers) showing purple markings that resemble veins
purple-white
adj 1: of white tinged with purple [syn: {purple-white},
{purplish-white}]
purplish blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: {purplish blue},
{royal blue}]
purplish pink
n 1: a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle
was fought at Solferino [syn: {solferino}, {purplish pink}]
purplish red
n 1: a red with a tinge of purple [syn: {purplish red},
{purplish-red}]
purplish-black
adj 1: of black tinged with purple [syn: {purple-black},
{purplish-black}]
purplish-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with purple [syn: {purple-blue},
{purplish-blue}]
purplish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with purple [syn: {purple-brown},
{purplish-brown}]
purplish-green
adj 1: of green tinged with purple [syn: {purple-green},
{purplish-green}]
purplish-lilac
adj 1: of lavender tinged with purple [syn: {purple-lilac},
{purplish-lilac}]
purplish-red
adj 1: of red tinged with purple [syn: {purple-red}, {purplish-
red}]
n 1: a red with a tinge of purple [syn: {purplish red},
{purplish-red}]
purplish-white
adj 1: of white tinged with purple [syn: {purple-white},
{purplish-white}]
purpose-built
adj 1: designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose
[syn: {purpose-built}, {purpose-made}]
purpose-made
adj 1: designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose
[syn: {purpose-built}, {purpose-made}]
purpura hemorrhagica
n 1: purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood
platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn:
{thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]
purse seine
n 1: a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of
fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
purse string
n 1: a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
purse strings
n 1: financial resources or support; "who controls the purse
strings in this family?"
purse-proud
adj 1: proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in
the absence of other distinction)
purse-string operation
n 1: a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the
cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix
has failed to retain previous pregnancies [syn:
{Shirodkar's operation}, {purse-string operation}]
purslane family
n 1: family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in
distribution especially in Americas [syn: {Portulacaceae},
{family Portulacaceae}, {purslane family}]
purslane speedwell
n 1: North American annual with small white flowers widely
naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe [syn:
{purslane speedwell}, {Veronica peregrina}]
purulent pleurisy
n 1: a collection of pus in the lung cavity
Purus River
n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn:
{Purus}, {Purus River}]
pus-forming bacteria
n 1: bacteria that produce pus
push around
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat},
{bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push
around}]
push aside
v 1: push out of the way [syn: {push aside}, {push away}]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside}, {brush
off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
push away
v 1: push out of the way [syn: {push aside}, {push away}]
push back
n 1: the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw [syn: {rollback},
{push back}]
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back},
{push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}, {draw}, {draw
in}, {pull}, {pull in}]
push broom
n 1: a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper
push button
n 1: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator
was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed
operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {push},
{button}]
push down
v 1: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily
armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after
she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock
down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
push forward
v 1: push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn:
{barge}, {thrust ahead}, {push forward}]
push on
v 1: continue moving forward [syn: {press on}, {push on},
{plough on}]
push out
v 1: push to thrust outward [syn: {push out}, {obtrude}, {thrust
out}]
push through
v 1: break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
[syn: {erupt}, {come out}, {break through}, {push through}]
push up
v 1: push upward
2: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-
on thrust up into the air" [syn: {thrust}, {push up}]
push-bike
n 1: a bicycle that must be pedaled
push-button radio
n 1: a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons
push-down list
n 1: a list in which the next item to be removed is the item
most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down list}, {push-
down stack}, {stack}]
push-down queue
n 1: a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item
to come out (LIFO)
push-down stack
n 1: a list in which the next item to be removed is the item
most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down list}, {push-
down stack}, {stack}]
push-down storage
n 1: a storage device that handles data so that the next item to
be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn:
{push-down storage}, {push-down store}, {stack}]
push-down store
n 1: a storage device that handles data so that the next item to
be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn:
{push-down storage}, {push-down store}, {stack}]
pussy willow
n 1: small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves
and silky catkins that come before the leaves [syn: {pussy
willow}, {Salix discolor}]
2: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and
relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow}, {florist's
willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]
pussy's-paw
n 1: pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems
resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous
forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-
paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium
umbellatum}]
pussy-paw
n 1: pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems
resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous
forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-
paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium
umbellatum}]
pussy-paws
n 1: pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems
resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous
forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-
paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium
umbellatum}]
put across
v 1: transmit information; "Please communicate this message to
all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn:
{communicate}, {pass on}, {pass}, {pass along}, {put
across}]
put aside
v 1: stop using; "the children were told to put away their
toys"; "the students put away their notebooks" [syn: {put
away}, {put aside}]
2: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time
for you to put away childish things" [syn: {put away}, {put
aside}]
put away
v 1: place in a place where something cannot be removed or
someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up
for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn:
{lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up},
{shut away}, {lock up}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard},
{fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast
aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away},
{cast away}, {put away}]
3: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for
the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag},
{immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put
away}, {remand}]
4: stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys";
"the students put away their notebooks" [syn: {put away},
{put aside}]
5: kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and
we had to put it to sleep" [syn: {put away}, {put to sleep}]
6: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food;
"My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck in}, {tuck
away}, {put away}]
7: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time
for you to put away childish things" [syn: {put away}, {put
aside}]
put back
v 1: put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on
the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put
the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed
them" [syn: {replace}, {put back}]
2: cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back
$20,000" [syn: {set back}, {knock back}, {put back}]
put behind bars
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated
for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate},
{lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol},
{put away}, {remand}]
put differently
adv 1: otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" [syn:
{in other words}, {put differently}]
put down
v 1: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
"set down your bags here" [syn: {set down}, {put down},
{place down}]
2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
"lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {lay}, {put
down}, {repose}]
3: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
airplane safely" [syn: {land}, {put down}, {bring down}]
4: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to
put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him
down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade},
{disgrace}, {demean}, {put down}]
5: remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the
cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: {drop},
{drop off}, {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
6: put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the
dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put
down" [syn: {destroy}, {put down}]
7: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
[syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
8: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: {record},
{enter}, {put down}]
put forward
v 1: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
[syn: {submit}, {state}, {put forward}, {posit}]
2: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women
should assert themselves more!" [syn: {assert}, {put
forward}]
3: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild
birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
[syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke},
{stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward},
{call forth}]
4: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {nominate}, {put
up}, {put forward}]
put in
v 1: place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing;
"Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose},
{inclose}, {stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]
2: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
3: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:
{chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in},
{barge in}, {break in}]
4: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a
new sink" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {put in}, {set up}]
5: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a
grant to the NSF" [syn: {put in}, {submit}]
6: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever
remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {put in},
{throw in}, {inject}]
put off
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
{postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table},
{shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: {turn off},
{put off}]
3: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: {dishearten}, {put off}]
[ant: {cheer}, {embolden}, {hearten}, {recreate}]
4: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {flurry},
{disconcert}, {put off}]
5: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
{hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry},
{elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
put on
adj 1: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an
assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive
sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish
voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false},
{fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}, {sham}]
v 1: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?";
"He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on},
{get into}, {don}, {assume}]
2: add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
3: put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea,
please!"
4: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort";
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn:
{put on}, {turn in}]
5: add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
6: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution
or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an
attack"; "mount a play" [syn: {mount}, {put on}]
7: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {put on}, {apply}]
8: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she
stopped exercising" [syn: {gain}, {put on}] [ant: {melt off},
{reduce}, {slenderize}, {slim}, {slim down}, {thin}]
put on airs
v 1: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the
students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {put on
airs}, {act superior}]
put on the line
v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a
lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She
laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was
wrong" [syn: {risk}, {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
put one across
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
put one over
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
put option
n 1: an option to sell
2: the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity
future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {put
option}, {put}] [ant: {call}, {call option}]
put out
v 1: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience},
{disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
2: put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven
managers"
3: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother
fires" [syn: {smother}, {put out}]
4: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn:
{exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out},
{stretch forth}]
5: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn:
{douse}, {put out}]
6: be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"
7: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: {put out}, {retire}]
8: retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from
left field"
9: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put
out}, {issue}, {release}]
10: administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be
anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum
before extracting the teeth" [syn: {anesthetize},
{anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put under},
{put out}] [ant: {bring around}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring to}]
put out feelers
v 1: make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
put over
v 1: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the
message"; "He put over the idea very well" [syn: {get
across}, {put over}]
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
{postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table},
{shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
put right
v 1: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our
disagreements" [syn: {iron out}, {straighten out}, {put
right}]
put through
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up},
{follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go
through with}]
2: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to
Rio"
put to death
v 1: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some
states, criminals are executed" [syn: {execute}, {put to
death}]
put to sleep
v 1: help someone go to bed; "Mother put the baby to sleep"
2: kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and
we had to put it to sleep" [syn: {put away}, {put to sleep}]
put to work
v 1: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn:
{work}, {put to work}]
put together
v 1: create by putting components or members together; "She
pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They
set up a committee" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put
together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {break
apart}, {break up}, {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take
apart}]
put under
v 1: administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be
anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum
before extracting the teeth" [syn: {anesthetize},
{anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put under},
{put out}] [ant: {bring around}, {bring back}, {bring
round}, {bring to}]
put up
v 1: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning
at the dump" [syn: {post}, {put up}]
2: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
[syn: {put up}, {provide}, {offer}]
3: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise},
{erect}, {rear}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {dismantle},
{level}, {pull down}, {rase}, {raze}, {take down}, {tear
down}]
4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear},
{stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer},
{put up}]
5: make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up
three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
6: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[syn: {can}, {tin}, {put up}]
7: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new
development outside the town" [syn: {house}, {put up},
{domiciliate}]
8: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"
[syn: {put up}, {contribute}]
9: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {nominate}, {put
up}, {put forward}]
put-down
n 1: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelch}, {squelcher},
{takedown}]
put-on
n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon},
{spoof}, {sendup}, {send-up}, {mockery}, {takeoff},
{burlesque}, {travesty}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
2: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery},
{hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]
3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
{antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}]
put-put
n 1: a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)
put-up
adj 1: planned secretly; "it was a put-up job"
put-upon
adj 1: (of persons) taken advantage of; "after going out of his
way to help his friend get the job he felt not
appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used},
{put-upon}, {used}, {victimized}, {victimised}]
putrid-smelling
adj 1: having the putrid odor of decaying organic matter
putter around
v 1: move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter}, {potter
around}, {putter around}]
putting green
n 1: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a
golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the
bunker" [syn: {green}, {putting green}, {putting surface}]
putting iron
n 1: the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: {putter},
{putting iron}]
putting surface
n 1: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a
golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the
bunker" [syn: {green}, {putting green}, {putting surface}]
putting to death
n 1: the act of terminating a life [syn: {killing}, {kill},
{putting to death}]
putty knife
n 1: a spatula used to mix or apply putty
puzzle out
v 1: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out
your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation
isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did
you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
[syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out},
{lick}, {work}]
puzzle over
v 1: try to solve
Pycnanthemum virginianum
n 1: perennial herb of the eastern United States having
inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are
very aromatic when bruised [syn: {basil mint},
{Pycnanthemum virginianum}]
pye-dog
n 1: ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian
villages especially India [syn: {pariah dog}, {pye-dog},
{pie-dog}]
pygmy chimpanzee
n 1: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened
species [syn: {pygmy chimpanzee}, {bonobo}, {Pan paniscus}]
pygmy cypress
n 1: rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes
considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {pygmy
cypress}, {Cupressus pigmaea}, {Cupressus goveniana
pigmaea}]
pygmy marmoset
n 1: the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
[syn: {pygmy marmoset}, {Cebuella pygmaea}]
pygmy mouse
n 1: very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house
mouse; of Texas and Mexico [syn: {pygmy mouse}, {Baiomys
taylori}]
pygmy sperm whale
n 1: small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North
America [syn: {pygmy sperm whale}, {Kogia breviceps}]
Pygoscelis adeliae
n 1: medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the
Adelie Coast of Antarctica [syn: {Adelie}, {Adelie
penguin}, {Pygoscelis adeliae}]
pyknic type
n 1: round, fat, and heavy [syn: {endomorphy}, {pyknic type}]
Pylodictus olivaris
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat},
{goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish},
{Pylodictus olivaris}]
pyloric sphincter
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the
stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric sphincter},
{pyloric valve}, {musculus sphincter pylori}]
pyloric stenosis
n 1: narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage
of food from the stomach into the duodenum
pyloric valve
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the
stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric sphincter},
{pyloric valve}, {musculus sphincter pylori}]
pyloric vein
n 1: receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and
empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {right
gastric vein}, {vena gastrica-dextra}]
pyorrhea alveolaris
n 1: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth
sockets [syn: {pyorrhea}, {pyorrhoea}, {pyorrhea
alveolaris}, {Riggs' disease}]
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin
n 1: Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: {Kropotkin}, {Prince
Peter Kropotkin}, {Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin}]
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
n 1: important Russian composer whose works are noted for their
expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter
Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr
Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
n 1: important Russian composer whose works are noted for their
expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter
Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr
Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]
pyralid moth
n 1: usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose
larvae are crop pests [syn: {pyralid}, {pyralid moth}]
pyramid bugle
n 1: European evergreen carpeting perennial [syn: {pyramid
bugle}, {Ajuga pyramidalis}]
pyramid plant
n 1: any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus
Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of
California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo},
{American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid
plant}, {American gentian}]
pyramid scheme
n 1: a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make
payments to the person who recruited them while expecting
to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the
number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical
payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the
participants losing the money they put in
pyramidal bone
n 1: a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate
and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os
triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]
pyramidal motor system
n 1: any of the important motor nerves on each side of the
central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas
of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the
cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal
cord [syn: {pyramidal tract}, {pyramidal motor system},
{corticospinal tract}]
pyramidal tent
n 1: a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen
people
pyramidal tract
n 1: any of the important motor nerves on each side of the
central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas
of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the
cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal
cord [syn: {pyramidal tract}, {pyramidal motor system},
{corticospinal tract}]
Pyramids of Egypt
n 1: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular
sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in
ancient Egypt [syn: {Pyramid}, {Great Pyramid}, {Pyramids
of Egypt}]
Pyrausta nubilalis
n 1: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of
maize [syn: {corn borer}, {Pyrausta nubilalis}]
2: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem
and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer},
{European corn borer moth}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta
nubilalis}]
Pyrenees daisy
n 1: perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn:
{Pyrenees daisy}, {Leucanthemum lacustre}, {Chrysanthemum
lacustre}]
pyriform area
n 1: pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in
the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area},
{pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]
pyriform lobe
n 1: pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in
the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area},
{pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]
Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
n 1: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern
Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black
plumage [syn: {vermillion flycatcher}, {firebird},
{Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus}]
pyrochemical process
n 1: processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures [syn:
{pyrochemical process}, {pyrochemistry}]
pyrogallic acid
n 1: a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat
certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer [syn:
{pyrogallol}, {pyrogallic acid}]
Pyrola americana
n 1: evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and
numerous white flowers [syn: {false wintergreen}, {Pyrola
americana}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]
Pyrola elliptica
n 1: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped
flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
[syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {shinleaf}, {Pyrola
elliptica}]
Pyrola minor
n 1: the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of
pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America [syn:
{lesser wintergreen}, {Pyrola minor}]
Pyrola rotundifolia
n 1: evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-
white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old
and New Worlds [syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {Pyrola
rotundifolia}]
Pyrola rotundifolia americana
n 1: evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and
numerous white flowers [syn: {false wintergreen}, {Pyrola
americana}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]
Pyrola uniflora
n 1: delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions
having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed
in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-
flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]
pyroligneous acid
n 1: a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which
contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and
tars [syn: {pyroligneous acid}, {wood vinegar}]
pyrometric cone
n 1: a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at
different temperatures
pyrophoric alloy
n 1: an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with
steel; used in lighter flints
Pyrophorus noctiluca
n 1: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
[syn: {firefly}, {fire beetle}, {Pyrophorus noctiluca}]
pyrophosphoric acid
n 1: a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid
Pyrrhic victory
n 1: a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
n 1: common European finch mostly black and white with red
throat and breast [syn: {bullfinch}, {Pyrrhula pyrrhula}]
Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
n 1: crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and
Mexico [syn: {pyrrhuloxia}, {Pyrrhuloxia sinuata}]
Pyrrosia lingua
n 1: east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues;
sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern},
{tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]
Pyrularia pubera
n 1: shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of
hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy
drupes [syn: {rabbitwood}, {buffalo nut}, {Pyrularia
pubera}]
Pyrus communis
n 1: Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit;
widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {pear}, {pear
tree}, {Pyrus communis}]
pyruvic acid
n 1: a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in
metabolism or fermentation
Pythian Games
n 1: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every
four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of
Apollo
Pythium debaryanum
n 1: fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn:
{damping off fungus}, {Pythium debaryanum}]
Python molurus
n 1: very large python of southeast Asia [syn: {Indian python},
{Python molurus}]
Python reticulatus
n 1: of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the
world [syn: {reticulated python}, {Python reticulatus}]
Python sebae
n 1: very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn:
{rock python}, {rock snake}, {Python sebae}]
Python variegatus
n 1: Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back
[syn: {carpet snake}, {Python variegatus}, {Morelia
spilotes variegatus}]
pyx chest
n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await
assay [syn: {pyx}, {pix}, {pyx chest}, {pix chest}]
Pyxidanthera barbulata
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves
and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of
New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: {pyxie}, {pixie},
{pixy}, {Pyxidanthera barbulata}]
Q fever
n 1: an acute disease resembling influenza
Qara Qum
n 1: a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea [syn:
{Kara Kum}, {Qara Qum}, {Turkestan Desert}]
Qassam Brigades
n 1: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings
and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Salah
al-Din Battalions}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]
Qatar Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland
into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Qatar Peninsula},
{Katar}, {Katar Peninsula}]
Qatari dirham
n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar [syn: {Qatari dirham},
{dirham}]
Qatari monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Qatar
Qatari riyal
n 1: the basic unit of money in Qatar [syn: {Qatari riyal},
{riyal}]
Qin dynasty
n 1: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that
established the first centralized imperial government and
built much of the Great Wall [syn: {Qin}, {Qin dynasty},
{Ch'in}, {Ch'in dynasty}]
Qin Shi Huang Ti
n 1: the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the
Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created
a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC) [syn: {Qin
Shi Huang Ti}, {Ch'in Shih Huang Ti}]
Qing dynasty
n 1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912)
which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing
dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing
dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu
dynasty}]
Qizil Qum
n 1: a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
[syn: {Kyzyl Kum}, {Kizil Kum}, {Qizil Qum}]
quack grass
n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
quack-quack
n 1: child's word for a duck
quadrangular prism
n 1: a prism whose bases are quadrangles
quadraphonic system
n 1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using
four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadraphonic
system}, {quadriphonic system}]
quadratic equation
n 1: an equation in which the highest power of an unknown
quantity is a square [syn: {quadratic equation},
{quadratic}]
quadratic polynomial
n 1: a polynomial of the second degree [syn: {quadratic},
{quadratic polynomial}]
quadric surface
n 1: a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian
coordinates) is of the second degree [syn: {quadric},
{quadric surface}]
quadriceps femoris
n 1: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
{quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps
femoris}, {quad}]
Quadrigesima Sunday
n 1: the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadragesima},
{Quadrigesima Sunday}]
quadriphonic system
n 1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using
four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadraphonic
system}, {quadriphonic system}]
quadruple time
n 1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn:
{common time}, {four-four time}, {quadruple time}, {common
measure}]
Quai d'Orsay
n 1: the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known
for its governmental ministries
2: the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred
to familiarly by its address in Paris [syn: {French Foreign
Office}, {Quai d'Orsay}]
quail at
v 1: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: {apprehend}, {quail
at}]
quail brush
n 1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains
of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail
bush}, {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex
lentiformis}]
quail bush
n 1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains
of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail
bush}, {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex
lentiformis}]
Quaker gun
n 1: a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
quaking aspen
n 1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown;
northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn:
{quaking aspen}, {European quaking aspen}, {Populus
tremula}]
qualifying adjective
n 1: an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an
attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a
musical speaking voice') [syn: {descriptive adjective},
{qualifying adjective}]
qualitative analysis
n 1: the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent
elements [syn: {chemical analysis}, {qualitative analysis}]
quality control
n 1: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods
quality of life
n 1: your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the
cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live
(as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is
expected to improve the quality of life"
Quamoclit pennata
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-
glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit
pennata}]
quandong nut
n 1: edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit
quandong tree
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
[syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya
acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
2: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green
leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue
fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong},
{silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]
quantitative analysis
n 1: chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element
in the substance [syn: {quantitative analysis},
{quantitative chemical analysis}]
quantitative chemical analysis
n 1: chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element
in the substance [syn: {quantitative analysis},
{quantitative chemical analysis}]
quantitative relation
n 1: a relation between magnitudes [syn: {magnitude relation},
{quantitative relation}]
quantity unit
n 1: a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the
amount of an electric current and the time for which it
flows) [syn: {charge unit}, {quantity unit}]
quantum chromodynamics
n 1: a theory of strong interactions between elementary
particles (including the interaction that binds protons and
neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly
interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that
gluons bind the quarks together [syn: {quantum
chromodynamics}, {QCD}]
quantum electrodynamics
n 1: a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic
interactions of photons and electrons and muons [syn:
{quantum electrodynamics}, {QED}]
quantum field theory
n 1: the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the
theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how
an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited
states
quantum jump
n 1: (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or
molecule from one quantum state to another with the
emission or absorption of a quantum
2: a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure
success but it will represent a quantum leap from last
summer" [syn: {quantum leap}, {quantum jump}]
quantum leap
n 1: a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure
success but it will represent a quantum leap from last
summer" [syn: {quantum leap}, {quantum jump}]
quantum mechanics
n 1: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at
the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics
based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion
principle)
quantum physics
n 1: the branch of physics based on quantum theory
quantum theory
n 1: (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur
only in discrete amounts (quanta)
quark cheese
n 1: fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from
pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet [syn: {quark
cheese}, {quark}]
quarter crack
n 1: a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot
quarter day
n 1: a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when
certain payments are due
quarter horse
n 1: a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in
quarter-mile races in Virginia
quarter mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn:
{quarter mile}, {440 yards}]
quarter note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a
whole note [syn: {quarter note}, {crotchet}]
quarter plate
n 1: a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches
quarter pound
n 1: 4 ounces avoirdupois
quarter rest
n 1: a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole
rest
quarter round
n 1: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a
quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {ovolo},
{thumb}, {quarter round}]
quarter section
n 1: a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and
measuring 1/2 mile on a side
quarter sessions
n 1: a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes
administrative functions
quarter stock
n 1: stock with a par value of $25/share
quarter tone
n 1: half of a semitone [syn: {quarter tone}, {quarter-tone}]
quarter-century
n 1: a period of 25 years
quarter-circle
n 1: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn:
{quadrant}, {quarter-circle}]
quarter-hour
n 1: a quarter of an hour [syn: {quarter-hour}, {15 minutes}]
quarter-tone
n 1: half of a semitone [syn: {quarter tone}, {quarter-tone}]
quarter-vine
n 1: woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show
a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia
capreolata}]
quartermaster general
n 1: a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army
quartic polynomial
n 1: a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic},
{biquadratic polynomial}, {quartic polynomial}]
quartz battery
n 1: a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: {quartz battery},
{quartz mill}]
quartz crystal
n 1: a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines
and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a
constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
quartz glass
n 1: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz
glass}, {quartz}, {vitreous silica}, {lechatelierite},
{crystal}]
quartz lamp
n 1: a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container
instead of a glass container
quartz mill
n 1: a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: {quartz battery},
{quartz mill}]
quartz oscillator
n 1: an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a
frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a
piezoelectric quartz crystal [syn: {crystal oscillator},
{quartz oscillator}]
quasi contract
n 1: a contract created by law for reasons of justice without
any expression of assent
quasi-NGO
n 1: a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that
is financed by the government yet acts independently of the
government [syn: {quango}, {quasi-NGO}]
quasi-religious
adj 1: resembling something that is religious
quasi-royal
adj 1: having the power but not the rank or title of a king;
"one of the quasi-royal rulers of Africa"
quasi-stellar radio source
n 1: a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other
forms of energy; many have large red shifts [syn: {quasar},
{quasi-stellar radio source}]
Quassia amara
n 1: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright
scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained
yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its
wood and bark [syn: {quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Quassia
amara}]
quassia family
n 1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having
dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {Simaroubaceae},
{family Simaroubaceae}, {quassia family}]
quaternary ammonium compound
n 1: a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms
replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents,
disinfectants, and in drugs
Quaternary period
n 1: last 2 million years [syn: {Quaternary}, {Quaternary
period}, {Age of Man}]
Quebec Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge in Quebec
Quebec City
n 1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec;
situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: {Quebec},
{Quebec City}]
Quechuan language
n 1: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
[syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua},
{Kechuan}]
Queckenstedt's test
n 1: a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the
spinal canal
Queen Anne's lace
n 1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot},
{Queen Anne's lace}, {Daucus carota}]
queen bee
n 1: fertile egg-laying female bee
Queen Charlotte Sound
n 1: an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British
Columbia
Queen City
n 1: the largest city in North Carolina; located in south
central North Carolina [syn: {Charlotte}, {Queen City}]
queen consort
n 1: the wife of a reigning king
queen dowager
n 1: the widow of a king
Queen Isabella
n 1: the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon
in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain;
they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and
sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492
(1451-1504) [syn: {Isabella}, {Queen Isabella}, {Isabella
I}, {Isabella the Catholic}]
queen it over
v 1: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the
students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {put on
airs}, {act superior}]
Queen Maud Land
n 1: a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell
Sea; claimed by Norway
queen mole rat
n 1: an especially large mole rat and the only member of a
colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired
by only a few males [syn: {queen}, {queen mole rat}]
queen mother
n 1: a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
Queen of England
n 1: the sovereign ruler of England
queen of the May
n 1: the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {May
queen}, {queen of the May}]
queen of the night
n 1: tropical American climbing cactus having triangular
branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-
blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
[syn: {queen of the night}, {Selenicereus grandiflorus}]
queen post
n 1: vertical tie post in a roof truss
queen regent
n 1: a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
queen regnant
n 1: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {queen regnant},
{female monarch}] [ant: {Rex}, {king}, {male monarch}]
queen triggerfish
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy
cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]
Queen Victoria
n 1: queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India
from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England
(1819-1901) [syn: {Victoria}, {Queen Victoria}]
Queen's Counsel
n 1: Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
Queen's crape myrtle
n 1: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it
provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an
ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape
myrtle}, {pride-of-India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]
queen's cup
n 1: plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless
stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
[syn: {queen's cup}, {bride's bonnet}, {Clintonia
uniflora}]
Queen's English
n 1: English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
[syn: {King's English}, {Queen's English}]
queen-size
adj 1: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a
queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-size}, {queen-sized}]
queen-sized
adj 1: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a
queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-size}, {queen-sized}]
Queensboro Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan
and Queens
Queensland bottletree
n 1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers
blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus
Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved
bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia
rupestris}]
Queensland grass-cloth plant
n 1: Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in
making cloth [syn: {Queensland grass-cloth plant},
{Pipturus argenteus}]
Queensland hemp
n 1: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for
forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine
soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
[syn: {Queensland hemp}, {jellyleaf}, {Sida rhombifolia}]
queensland kauri
n 1: Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood
much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine},
{queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]
Queensland lungfish
n 1: an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in
Queensland [syn: {Australian lungfish}, {Queensland
lungfish}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}]
Queensland nut
n 1: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: {Queensland
nut}, {Macadamia tetraphylla}]
queer bird
n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]
queer duck
n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]
quellung reaction
n 1: the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism
after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests
for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung"
[syn: {quellung}, {quellung reaction}]
quenched steel
n 1: steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or
oil to cool it
Quentin Jerome Tarantino
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1963) [syn: {Tarantino},
{Quentin Tarantino}, {Quentin Jerome Tarantino}]
Quentin Tarantino
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1963) [syn: {Tarantino},
{Quentin Tarantino}, {Quentin Jerome Tarantino}]
quercitron oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United
States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and
yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves
are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak},
{quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]
Quercus agrifolia
n 1: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone
of western North America having small thick usually spiny-
toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak},
{California live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]
Quercus alba
n 1: large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United
States having stout spreading branches and leaves with
usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard
wood [syn: {American white oak}, {Quercus alba}]
Quercus arizonica
n 1: semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New
Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups [syn: {Arizona
white oak}, {Quercus arizonica}]
Quercus bicolor
n 1: large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a
flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other
white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction;
thrives in wet soil [syn: {swamp white oak}, {swamp oak},
{Quercus bicolor}]
Quercus borealis
n 1: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely
distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with
triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less
durable than that of white oaks [syn: {northern red oak},
{Quercus rubra}, {Quercus borealis}]
Quercus cerris
n 1: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and
Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn:
{European turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus cerris}]
Quercus chrysolepis
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak},
{iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]
Quercus coccinea
n 1: medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the
eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-
grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet
in autumn [syn: {scarlet oak}, {Quercus coccinea}]
Quercus ellipsoidalis
n 1: small to medium deciduous oak of east central North
America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {jack
oak}, {northern pin oak}, {Quercus ellipsoidalis}]
Quercus falcata
n 1: large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches
having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and
wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to
Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red
oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]
Quercus garryana
n 1: small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked
branches and pale grey bark [syn: {Oregon white oak},
{Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]
Quercus grosseserrata
n 1: oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn:
{Japanese oak}, {Quercus mongolica}, {Quercus
grosseserrata}]
Quercus ilex
n 1: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm
oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak},
{Quercus ilex}]
Quercus ilicifolia
n 1: shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming
dense thickets [syn: {bear oak}, {Quercus ilicifolia}]
Quercus imbricaria
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in
western states for shingles [syn: {shingle oak}, {laurel
oak}, {Quercus imbricaria}]
Quercus incana
n 1: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United
States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing
to a slender bristly point [syn: {bluejack oak}, {turkey
oak}, {Quercus incana}]
Quercus kelloggii
n 1: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply
parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {California black oak},
{Quercus kelloggii}]
Quercus laevis
n 1: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy
barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with
bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn:
{American turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus laevis}]
Quercus laurifolia
n 1: large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United
States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {laurel oak}, {pin oak},
{Quercus laurifolia}]
Quercus lobata
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus
lobata}]
Quercus lyrata
n 1: medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern
United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature
in first year [syn: {overcup oak}, {Quercus lyrata}]
Quercus macrocarpa
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North
America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed
cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak},
{burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus
macrocarpa}]
Quercus marilandica
n 1: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern
United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-
shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn:
{blackjack oak}, {blackjack}, {jack oak}, {Quercus
marilandica}]
Quercus michauxii
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of
southeastern United States similar to the basket oak [syn:
{swamp chestnut oak}, {Quercus michauxii}]
Quercus mongolica
n 1: oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn:
{Japanese oak}, {Quercus mongolica}, {Quercus
grosseserrata}]
Quercus montana
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United
States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and
woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow
oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]
Quercus muehlenbergii
n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak},
{chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus
muehlenbergii}]
Quercus myrtifolia
n 1: small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United
States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy
coastal areas [syn: {myrtle oak}, {seaside scrub oak},
{Quercus myrtifolia}]
Quercus nigra
n 1: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United
States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet
soil [syn: {water oak}, {possum oak}, {Quercus nigra}]
Quercus nuttalli
n 1: similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi
River basin [syn: {Nuttall oak}, {Nuttall's oak}, {Quercus
nuttalli}]
Quercus palustris
n 1: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of
northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having
deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn;
thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {swamp oak}, {Quercus
palustris}]
Quercus petraea
n 1: deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
[syn: {durmast}, {Quercus petraea}, {Quercus sessiliflora}]
Quercus phellos
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States
having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood [syn:
{willow oak}, {Quercus phellos}]
Quercus prinoides
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United
States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense
thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin
oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]
Quercus prinus
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United
States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and
woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow
oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]
Quercus robur
n 1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves
with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
[syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak},
{Quercus robur}]
Quercus rubra
n 1: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely
distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with
triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less
durable than that of white oaks [syn: {northern red oak},
{Quercus rubra}, {Quercus borealis}]
Quercus sessiliflora
n 1: deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
[syn: {durmast}, {Quercus petraea}, {Quercus sessiliflora}]
Quercus shumardii
n 1: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United
States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical
leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
[syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}, {Quercus
shumardii}]
Quercus stellata
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough
moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
[syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak},
{Quercus stellata}]
Quercus suber
n 1: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern
Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically
stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {cork oak},
{Quercus suber}]
Quercus texana
n 1: small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from
the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern
Oklahoma [syn: {Spanish oak}, {Quercus texana}]
Quercus vaccinifolia
n 1: a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United
States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the
huckleberry [syn: {huckleberry oak}, {Quercus
vaccinifolia}]
Quercus variabilis
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea
having thick corky bark [syn: {Chinese cork oak}, {Quercus
variabilis}]
Quercus velutina
n 1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United
States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and
yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves
are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak},
{quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]
Quercus virginiana
n 1: medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to
the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree
for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable
wood once used in shipbuilding [syn: {southern live oak},
{Quercus virginiana}]
Quercus wislizenii
n 1: a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America
similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in
foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an
important part of the chaparral [syn: {interior live oak},
{Quercus wislizenii}, {Quercus wizlizenii}]
Quercus wizlizenii
n 1: a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America
similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in
foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an
important part of the chaparral [syn: {interior live oak},
{Quercus wislizenii}, {Quercus wizlizenii}]
query language
n 1: a source language consisting of procedural operators that
invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language},
{query language}, {search language}]
quest after
v 1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest
for}, {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]
quest for
v 1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest
for}, {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]
question mark
n 1: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to
indicate a question [syn: {question mark}, {interrogation
point}]
question master
n 1: the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel
game [syn: {question master}, {quizmaster}]
question of fact
n 1: a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a
jury to decide [syn: {question of fact}, {matter of fact}]
question of law
n 1: a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a
judge to decide [syn: {question of law}, {matter of law}]
question sheet
n 1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination
paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]
question time
n 1: a period during a parliamentary session when members of
British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
quetzal bird
n 1: large trogon of Central America and South America having
golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal}, {quetzal
bird}]
queue up
v 1: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined
up in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue up},
{queue}]
Quezon City
n 1: city on Luzon adjoining Manila
qui vive
n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for
action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn:
{alert}, {qui vive}]
quiche Lorraine
n 1: quiche made with cheese and bacon
quick assets
n 1: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into
cash) [syn: {liquid assets}, {current assets}, {quick
assets}]
quick bread
n 1: breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate
baking
quick buck
n 1: quick or easy earnings; "they are traders out to make a
fast buck" [syn: {fast buck}, {quick buck}]
quick fix
n 1: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quickie},
{quicky}]
quick grass
n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
quick march
n 1: marching at quick time
quick study
n 1: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly
and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
[syn: {quick study}, {sponge}]
quick temper
n 1: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {short
temper}, {spleen}, {quick temper}]
quick time
n 1: a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
quick-change
adj 1: adept at changing from one thing to another especially
changing costumes; "a quick-change artist"
quick-drying
adj 1: of a liquid substance that dries quickly
quick-eared
adj 1: having keen hearing [syn: {sharp-eared}, {quick-eared}]
quick-freeze
v 1: freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and
flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {quick-freeze},
{flash-freeze}]
quick-frozen
adj 1: (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently
rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen
foods" [syn: {flash-frozen}, {quick-frozen}, {frozen}]
quick-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of
the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {quick-sighted}, {sharp-
sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]
quick-tempered
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn:
{choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered},
{quick-tempered}, {short-tempered}]
quick-witted
adj 1: mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater";
"saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact"
quick-wittedness
n 1: intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct
responses without delay [syn: {mental quickness},
{quickness}, {quick-wittedness}]
quid pro quo
n 1: something for something; that which a party receives (or is
promised) in return for something he does or gives or
promises [syn: {quid pro quo}, {quid}]
quiet down
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet},
{quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
quill feather
n 1: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn:
{flight feather}, {pinion}, {quill}, {quill feather}]
quill pen
n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill}, {quill pen}]
quillwort family
n 1: quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn:
{Isoetaceae}, {family Isoetaceae}, {quillwort family}]
quilted bedspread
n 1: a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt
quilting bee
n 1: a gathering to make quilts
quinacrine hydrochloride
n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
{quinacrine}, {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {mepacrine},
{Atabrine}]
quince bush
n 1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped
fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {quince bush},
{Cydonia oblonga}]
Quincke's edema
n 1: recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema;
onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen
mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to
food or drugs [syn: {angioedema}, {atrophedema}, {giant
hives}, {periodic edema}, {Quincke's edema}]
quinine water
n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
[syn: {tonic}, {tonic water}, {quinine water}]
quinnat salmon
n 1: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon},
{quinnat salmon}, {Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}]
Quinquagesima Sunday
n 1: the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
[syn: {Quinquagesima}, {Quinquagesima Sunday}]
quinquefoliate leaf
n 1: a compound leaf having five leaflets
Quintana Roo
n 1: a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan
Peninsula
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
n 1: Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early
Christian theology (160-230) [syn: {Tertullian}, {Quintus
Septimius Florens Tertullianus}]
quirk bead
n 1: beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the
surface it decorates [syn: {quirk bead}, {bead and quirk}]
quirk molding
n 1: a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk
molding}, {quirk moulding}]
quirk moulding
n 1: a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk
molding}, {quirk moulding}]
Quiscalus quiscula
n 1: eastern United States grackle [syn: {purple grackle},
{Quiscalus quiscula}]
quitclaim deed
n 1: document transferring title or right or claim to another
[syn: {quitclaim}, {quitclaim deed}]
quite a
adv 1: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable
kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite
something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite
a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite},
{quite a}, {quite an}]
quite a little
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great
deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle},
{mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile},
{plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew},
{spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}]
quite an
adv 1: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable
kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite
something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite
a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite},
{quite a}, {quite an}]
quiz program
n 1: a game show in which contestants answer questions
quo warranto
n 1: a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an
office or franchise or liberty
Quonset hut
n 1: a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a
semicircular cross section [syn: {Nissen hut}, {Quonset
hut}]
quotation mark
n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to
someone else [syn: {quotation mark}, {quote}, {inverted
comma}]
quotient verdict
n 1: an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
QWERTY keyboard
n 1: the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R,
T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of
letter keys
R and B
n 1: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the
United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of
rock 'n' roll [syn: {rhythm and blues}, {R and B}]
R-2
n 1: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican
valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me
drug}, {circle}]
R. B. Cattell
n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B.
Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]
R. Buckminster Fuller
n 1: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome
(1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {R.
Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]
R. J. Mitchell
n 1: English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell},
{R. J. Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]
R.C.
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {R.C.}, {Romanist},
{romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist},
{papistic}, {papistical}]
R.I.
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies;
the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody},
{Ocean State}, {RI}, {R.I.}]
R.V.
n 1: a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other
recreational activities [syn: {recreational vehicle}, {RV},
{R.V.}]
rabbet joint
n 1: a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards
rabbet plane
n 1: a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: {openside
plane}, {rabbet plane}]
Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon
n 1: Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar
of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud
(1135-1204) [syn: {Maimonides}, {Moses Maimonides}, {Rabbi
Moses Ben Maimon}]
rabbit bandicoot
n 1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-
eared bandicoot}, {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis
lagotis}]
rabbit brush
n 1: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible
hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers
covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording
a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by
the Navajo [syn: {rabbit brush}, {rabbit bush},
{Chrysothamnus nauseosus}]
rabbit burrow
n 1: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn:
{rabbit burrow}, {rabbit hole}]
rabbit bush
n 1: pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible
hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers
covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording
a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by
the Navajo [syn: {rabbit brush}, {rabbit bush},
{Chrysothamnus nauseosus}]
rabbit ears
n 1: an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that
form a V
2: the long ears of a rabbit
rabbit fever
n 1: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits
and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks
or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia},
{tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]
rabbit food
n 1: an uncooked vegetable [syn: {raw vegetable}, {rabbit food}]
rabbit hole
n 1: a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn:
{rabbit burrow}, {rabbit hole}]
rabbit hutch
n 1: a hutch for rabbits
rabbit on
v 1: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn:
{rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on},
{rave}]
rabbit punch
n 1: a short chopping blow to the back of the neck
rabbit test
n 1: pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's
urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the
ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates
that the woman is pregnant [syn: {Friedman test}, {rabbit
test}]
rabbit warren
n 1: an overcrowded residential area [syn: {warren}, {rabbit
warren}]
2: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
[syn: {warren}, {rabbit warren}]
rabbit's-foot fern
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated
for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds;
sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden
polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern},
{Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
rabbit-eared bandicoot
n 1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-
eared bandicoot}, {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis
lagotis}]
rabbit-eye blueberry
n 1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially
especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye
blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium
ashei}]
rabbit-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a rabbit
rabbit-weed
n 1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States
having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and
hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed},
{rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom
snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]
rabbiteye blueberry
n 1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially
especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye
blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium
ashei}]
rabble-rouser
n 1: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to
popular passions and prejudices [syn: {demagogue},
{demagog}, {rabble-rouser}]
rabble-rousing
adj 1: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary},
{incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {rabble-
rousing}, {seditious}]
Rabi I
n 1: the third month of the Islamic calendar
Rabi II
n 1: the fourth month of the Islamic calendar
Rabindranath Tagore
n 1: Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on
traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial
Bengali (1861-1941) [syn: {Tagore}, {Rabindranath Tagore},
{Sir Rabindranath Tagore}]
raccoon dog
n 1: small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like
those of a raccoon [syn: {raccoon dog}, {Nyctereutes
procyonides}]
raccoon fox
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
{cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
astutus}]
race car
n 1: a fast car that competes in races [syn: {racer}, {race
car}, {racing car}]
race driver
n 1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn:
{racer}, {race driver}, {automobile driver}]
race horse
n 1: a horse bred for racing [syn: {racehorse}, {race horse},
{bangtail}]
race meeting
n 1: a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are
held on the same track; "the Epsom race meeting was an
important social event"
race murder
n 1: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn:
{genocide}, {race murder}, {racial extermination}]
race problem
n 1: a social and political problem caused by conflict between
races occupying the same or adjacent regions
race riot
n 1: a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of
different races in the same community
race runner
n 1: very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
[syn: {racerunner}, {race runner}, {six-lined racerunner},
{Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]
racemic acid
n 1: the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often
found in grape juice
racetrack tout
n 1: someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either
to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the
winnings)
Rachel Carson
n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to
the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife
(1907-1964) [syn: {Carson}, {Rachel Carson}, {Rachel Louise
Carson}]
Rachel Louise Carson
n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to
the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife
(1907-1964) [syn: {Carson}, {Rachel Carson}, {Rachel Louise
Carson}]
rachet up
v 1: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting
lopping tool" [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet up}, {ratchet down}]
Rachycentron canadum
n 1: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to
remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters [syn:
{cobia}, {Rachycentron canadum}, {sergeant fish}]
racial discrimination
n 1: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of
another race [syn: {racism}, {racialism}, {racial
discrimination}]
racial extermination
n 1: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn:
{genocide}, {race murder}, {racial extermination}]
racial immunity
n 1: natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race
racial profiling
n 1: a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of
policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons
belonging to particular racial groups
racial segregation
n 1: segregation by race
racing boat
n 1: a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
racing car
n 1: a fast car that competes in races [syn: {racer}, {race
car}, {racing car}]
racing circuit
n 1: a racetrack for automobile races [syn: {racing circuit},
{circuit}]
racing gig
n 1: a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
racing shell
n 1: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: {shell}, {racing
shell}]
racing skate
n 1: an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing [syn:
{speed skate}, {racing skate}]
racing skiff
n 1: a shell for a single oarsman [syn: {racing skiff}, {single
shell}]
racing start
n 1: the start of a race
racing yacht
n 1: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for
cruising or racing [syn: {yacht}, {racing yacht}]
rack and pinion
n 1: a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack;
converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)
rack of lamb
n 1: a roast of the rib section of lamb [syn: {rack of lamb},
{crown roast}]
rack railway
n 1: railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive
engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction [syn:
{cog railway}, {rack railway}]
rack rent
n 1: an extortionate rent
rack up
v 1: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times";
"He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn:
{score}, {hit}, {tally}, {rack up}]
2: place in a rack; "rack pool balls"
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}]
4: supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
racket club
n 1: club for players of racket sports
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
n 1: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing
strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-
racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act}, {RICO Act}, {RICO}]
radar beacon
n 1: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded
signals in response to help navigators determine their
position [syn: {radar beacon}, {racon}]
radar dome
n 1: a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
[syn: {radome}, {radar dome}]
radar echo
n 1: an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the
radar antenna; contains information about the location and
distance of the reflecting object
radar fire
n 1: gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
radar target
n 1: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a
reflecting surface [syn: {blip}, {pip}, {radar target}]
Radclyffe Hall
n 1: English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was
banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: {Hall},
{Radclyffe Hall}, {Marguerite Radclyffe Hall}]
radial artery
n 1: branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and
extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the
palm [syn: {radial artery}, {arteria radialis}]
radial asymmetry
n 1: the absence of symmetry about an axis [ant: {radial
symmetry}]
radial engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged
radially around a central crankcase [syn: {radial engine},
{rotary engine}]
radial keratotomy
n 1: radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the
cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
radial nerve
n 1: largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the
humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one
branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and
another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn:
{radial nerve}, {nervus radialis}, {musculospiral nerve}]
radial pulse
n 1: pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)
radial symmetry
n 1: the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish
illustrates radial symmetry" [ant: {radial asymmetry}]
radial tire
n 1: pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: {radial},
{radial tire}, {radial-ply tire}]
radial vein
n 1: superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm;
combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
[syn: {radial vein}, {vena radialis}]
radial velocity
n 1: velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the
observer
radial-ply
adj 1: of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip
under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the
sidewalls; "radial-ply tires"
radial-ply tire
n 1: pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: {radial},
{radial tire}, {radial-ply tire}]
radially symmetrical
adj 1: having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about
a central point [syn: {radially symmetrical},
{centrosymmetric}]
radiant energy
n 1: energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic)
radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter
radiant flux
n 1: the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)
radiant heating
n 1: heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot
water or electrical heaters
radiatio optica
n 1: a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the
visual cortex [syn: {optic radiation}, {radiatio optica}]
radiation diagram
n 1: graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian
coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from
an antenna as a function of angle [syn: {radiation
pattern}, {radiation diagram}, {pattern}]
radiation field
n 1: a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator
to space
radiation pattern
n 1: graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian
coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from
an antenna as a function of angle [syn: {radiation
pattern}, {radiation diagram}, {pattern}]
radiation pressure
n 1: the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the
direction of propagation of a wave [syn: {radiation
pressure}, {corpuscular-radiation pressure}]
radiation pyrometer
n 1: a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant
sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction
connected in circuit with a galvanometer
radiation sickness
n 1: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation
(e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear
explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and
vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can
cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and
other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within
hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation
sickness}, {radiation syndrome}, {radiation}]
radiation syndrome
n 1: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation
(e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear
explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and
vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can
cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and
other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within
hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation
sickness}, {radiation syndrome}, {radiation}]
radiation therapy
n 1: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by
exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy},
{radiation therapy}, {radiation}, {actinotherapy},
{irradiation}]
radiator cap
n 1: cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a
coolant liquid can be added
radiator grille
n 1: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn:
{grille}, {radiator grille}]
radiator hose
n 1: a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block
radical cell
n 1: a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure
operational security the members of adjacent terrorist
cells usually don't know each other or the identity of
their leadership" [syn: {terrorist cell}, {radical cell}]
radical chic
n 1: an affectation of radical left-wing views and the
fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them
radical hysterectomy
n 1: surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts
and cervix and related lymph nodes [syn: {radical
hysterectomy}, {panhysterectomy}]
radical mastectomy
n 1: removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis
major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent
armpit
radical sign
n 1: a sign indicating the extraction of a root
Radiigera fuscogleba
n 1: a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not
open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column
of sterile tissue extending up into it
radio aerial
n 1: omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio
receiver by means of which radio signals are received [syn:
{radio antenna}, {radio aerial}]
radio announcer
n 1: an announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio
radio antenna
n 1: omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio
receiver by means of which radio signals are received [syn:
{radio antenna}, {radio aerial}]
radio astronomy
n 1: the branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio
waves emitted by celestial bodies
radio beacon
n 1: a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for
navigation
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for
navigational purposes [syn: {radio beacon}, {beacon}]
radio beam
n 1: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane
pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: {radio beam},
{beam}]
radio brightness
n 1: the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope
radio broadcast
n 1: a broadcast via radio
radio chassis
n 1: a chassis for a radio receiver
radio compass
n 1: a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the
direction of incoming radio signals
radio detection and ranging
n 1: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of
microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant
objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radio detection
and ranging}, {radiolocation}]
radio emission
n 1: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to
30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio emission}, {radio
radiation}]
radio frequency
n 1: an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and
infrared
radio interferometer
n 1: radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two
antennas instead of a parabolic antenna
radio link
n 1: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn:
{radio link}, {link}]
radio news
n 1: a radio broadcast of news
radio noise
n 1: static at radio wavelengths
radio observation
n 1: an observation made with a radio telescope
radio operator
n 1: someone who operates a radio transmitter
radio radiation
n 1: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to
30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio emission}, {radio
radiation}]
radio receiver
n 1: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and
amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver},
{receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]
radio reflector
n 1: astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic
radiations in the radio-frequency range from
extraterrestrial sources [syn: {radio telescope}, {radio
reflector}]
radio set
n 1: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and
amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver},
{receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]
radio signal
n 1: a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages
radio source
n 1: an object that radiates radio waves
radio spectrum
n 1: the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for
communications; includes frequencies used for radio and
radar and television [syn: {radio spectrum}, {radio-
frequency spectrum}]
radio station
n 1: station for the production and transmission of AM or FM
radio broadcasts
radio telescope
n 1: astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic
radiations in the radio-frequency range from
extraterrestrial sources [syn: {radio telescope}, {radio
reflector}]
radio transmitter
n 1: transmitter that is the part of a radio system that
transmits signals
radio wave
n 1: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to
30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio emission}, {radio
radiation}]
radio-controlled
adj 1: operated and guided by radio; "a radio-controlled
airplane"
radio-controlled aircraft
n 1: an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote
control [syn: {drone}, {pilotless aircraft}, {radio-
controlled aircraft}]
radio-frequency spectrum
n 1: the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for
communications; includes frequencies used for radio and
radar and television [syn: {radio spectrum}, {radio-
frequency spectrum}]
radio-gramophone
n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio
receiver and a record player [syn: {radio-phonograph},
{radio-gramophone}]
radio-opacity
n 1: opacity to X-rays or other radiation [syn: {radiopacity},
{radio-opacity}]
radio-opaque
adj 1: not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation;
"barium sulfate is radiopaque" [syn: {radiopaque},
{radio-opaque}] [ant: {radiolucent}]
radio-phonograph
n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio
receiver and a record player [syn: {radio-phonograph},
{radio-gramophone}]
radioactive dating
n 1: measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually
carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate
the age of the object
radioactive decay
n 1: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance
along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn:
{decay}, {radioactive decay}, {disintegration}]
radioactive dust
n 1: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a
nuclear explosion [syn: {fallout}, {radioactive dust}]
radioactive iodine excretion test
n 1: radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of
radioactive iodine excreted in the urine
radioactive iodine test
n 1: test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an
oral dose of radioactive iodine-131
radioactive iodine uptake test
n 1: radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of
radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland [syn:
{radioactive iodine uptake test}, {RAIU}]
radioactive material
n 1: material that is radioactive
radioactive waste
n 1: useless radioactive materials that are left after some
laboratory or commercial process is completed
radioactivity unit
n 1: a measure of radioactivity
radiocarbon dating
n 1: a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic
materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon
14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn:
{radiocarbon dating}, {carbon dating}, {carbon-14 dating}]
radiocarpal joint
n 1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus},
{wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio
radiocarpea}]
radiologic technologist
n 1: a scientist trained in radiological technology
radiopaque dye
n 1: dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other
radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray
examination
radiotelegraphic signal
n 1: a signal transmitted by telegraphy [syn: {telegraphic
signal}, {radiotelegraphic signal}]
radiotherapy equipment
n 1: equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or
radioactivity
radish plant
n 1: a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent
edible root [syn: {radish plant}, {radish}]
radium therapy
n 1: the use of radium in radiation therapy [syn: {radium
therapy}, {Curietherapy}]
radius of curvature
n 1: the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value
of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given
point
radius vector
n 1: a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body
around which it is rotating
2: a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar
coordinate system
Radyera farragei
n 1: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or
shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {bush hibiscus},
{Radyera farragei}, {Hibiscus farragei}]
Raffaello Santi
n 1: Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals
of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raphael},
{Raffaello Santi}, {Raffaello Sanzio}]
Raffaello Sanzio
n 1: Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals
of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raphael},
{Raffaello Santi}, {Raffaello Sanzio}]
Raffia farinifera
n 1: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very
long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially
important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {raffia palm},
{Raffia farinifera}, {Raffia ruffia}]
raffia palm
n 1: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very
long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially
important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {raffia palm},
{Raffia farinifera}, {Raffia ruffia}]
Raffia ruffia
n 1: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very
long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially
important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {raffia palm},
{Raffia farinifera}, {Raffia ruffia}]
Raffia taedigera
n 1: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very
large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong
stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati},
{jupaty}, {jupati palm}, {Raffia taedigera}]
Raffia vinifera
n 1: a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {bamboo palm}, {Raffia
vinifera}]
raffle off
v 1: dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the
Bahamas" [syn: {raffle}, {raffle off}]
raft foundation
n 1: a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an
extended layer of reinforced concrete [syn: {raft
foundation}, {raft}, {mat}]
rag day
n 1: a day on which university students hold a rag
rag doll
n 1: a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted
rag gourd
n 1: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd},
{rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]
rag paper
n 1: paper made partly or wholly from rags
rag trade
n 1: makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel
industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion
business}, {rag trade}]
rag week
n 1: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
processions of floats are organized to raise money for
charities [syn: {rag}, {rag week}]
ragged orchid
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]
ragged orchis
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]
ragged robin
n 1: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged
robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins
floscuculi}]
ragged-fringed orchid
n 1: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a
greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated [syn: {ragged
orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green
fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]
raglan sleeve
n 1: a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a
coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch
n 1: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics
(1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Frisch}, {Ragnar Anton
Kittil Frisch}]
Ragnar Frisch
n 1: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics
(1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Frisch}, {Ragnar Anton
Kittil Frisch}]
ragpicker's disease
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
ragsorter's disease
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
ragtag and bobtail
n 1: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble},
{riffraff}, {ragtag}, {ragtag and bobtail}]
ragweed pollen
n 1: pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen
rail fence
n 1: a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other
at an angle) [syn: {rail fence}, {split-rail fence}]
rail in
v 1: enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" [syn: {rail},
{rail in}]
rail line
n 1: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn:
{line}, {railway line}, {rail line}]
rail off
v 1: separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the
Presidential palace" [syn: {rail}, {rail off}]
rail technology
n 1: the activity of designing and constructing and operating
railroads [syn: {rail technology}, {railroading}]
rail-splitter
n 1: a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences [syn:
{rail-splitter}, {splitter}]
railroad bed
n 1: a bed on which railroad track is laid
railroad car
n 1: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three
cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railway
car}, {railroad car}]
railroad engineer
n 1: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer},
{locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine
driver}]
railroad flat
n 1: an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors
between them
railroad line
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for
operating a system of transportation for trains that pull
passengers or freight [syn: {railway}, {railroad},
{railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}]
railroad man
n 1: an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader},
{railroad man}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]
railroad siding
n 1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling
stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn:
{siding}, {railroad siding}, {turnout}, {sidetrack}]
railroad station
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad
terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]
railroad terminal
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad
terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]
railroad ticket
n 1: a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train [syn:
{railroad ticket}, {train ticket}]
railroad tie
n 1: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway
track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn:
{tie}, {railroad tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]
railroad track
n 1: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked
along the railroad track" [syn: {railroad track},
{railroad}, {railway}]
railroad train
n 1: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled
together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't
stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: {train}, {railroad
train}]
railroad tunnel
n 1: a tunnel through which the railroad track runs
railroad vine
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: {railroad vine}, {beach morning glory},
{Ipomoea pes-caprae}]
railroad worm
n 1: larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot},
{railroad worm}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]
railway car
n 1: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three
cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railway
car}, {railroad car}]
railway junction
n 1: a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
railway line
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for
operating a system of transportation for trains that pull
passengers or freight [syn: {railway}, {railroad},
{railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}]
2: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn:
{line}, {railway line}, {rail line}]
railway locomotive
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
{locomotive}, {engine}, {locomotive engine}, {railway
locomotive}]
railway man
n 1: an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader},
{railroad man}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]
railway station
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad
terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]
railway system
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for
operating a system of transportation for trains that pull
passengers or freight [syn: {railway}, {railroad},
{railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}]
railway yard
n 1: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for
storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: {yard},
{railway yard}, {railyard}]
rain barrel
n 1: a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater
rain buckets
v 1: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring
outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {stream}, {rain cats and
dogs}, {rain buckets}]
rain cats and dogs
v 1: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring
outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {stream}, {rain cats and
dogs}, {rain buckets}]
rain check
n 1: a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the
future
2: a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future
event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
rain cloud
n 1: a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus}, {nimbus
cloud}, {rain cloud}]
rain dance
n 1: a ritual dance intended to bring rain
rain date
n 1: an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it
rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic
will be the following Sunday"
rain down
v 1: precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect
some flooding" [syn: {rain}, {rain down}]
rain forest
n 1: a forest with heavy annual rainfall [syn: {rain forest},
{rainforest}]
rain gage
n 1: gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity
of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage},
{pluviometer}, {udometer}]
rain gauge
n 1: gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity
of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage},
{pluviometer}, {udometer}]
rain out
v 1: prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out
the game" [syn: {rain out}, {wash out}]
rain shadow
n 1: an area that has little precipitation because some barrier
causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
rain shower
n 1: a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted
by a brief shower" [syn: {shower}, {rain shower}]
rain stick
n 1: a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus
branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles
and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain
when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in
ceremonies to bring rain
rain tree
n 1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate
leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens
and seed pods that are eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree},
{saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang},
{Albizia saman}]
Rain-giver
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Pluvius}, {Rain-
giver}]
Rain-in-the-Face
n 1: a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others
at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when General
Custer's troops were massacred (1835-1905)
rain-wash
n 1: the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain
rainbow cactus
n 1: a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States
and adjacent Mexico
rainbow fish
n 1: small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies;
often kept in aquariums [syn: {guppy}, {rainbow fish},
{Lebistes reticulatus}]
rainbow lorikeet
n 1: a kind of lorikeet [syn: {rainbow lorikeet}, {Trichoglossus
moluccanus}]
rainbow perch
n 1: Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow seaperch}, {rainbow
perch}, {Hipsurus caryi}]
rainbow pink
n 1: Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a
purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {china
pink}, {rainbow pink}, {Dianthus chinensis}]
rainbow runner
n 1: streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish [syn:
{rainbow runner}, {Elagatis bipinnulata}]
rainbow seaperch
n 1: Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow seaperch}, {rainbow
perch}, {Hipsurus caryi}]
rainbow shower
n 1: deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii
having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-
colored to orange and red [syn: {rainbow shower}, {Cassia
javonica}]
rainbow smelt
n 1: common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska [syn:
{American smelt}, {rainbow smelt}]
2: important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North
America and Alaska [syn: {rainbow smelt}, {Osmerus mordax}]
rainbow trout
n 1: flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh
water
2: found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower
California to Alaska [syn: {rainbow trout}, {Salmo
gairdneri}]
Rainer Maria Rilke
n 1: German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic
lyricism influenced 20th-century German literature
(1875-1926) [syn: {Rilke}, {Rainer Maria Rilke}]
rainy day
n 1: a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy
day"
rainy season
n 1: one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {dry
season}]
raise a stink
v 1: take strong and forceful action, as to object or express
discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she
wold not be hired again" [syn: {raise hell}, {make a
stink}, {raise a stink}]
raise hell
v 1: take strong and forceful action, as to object or express
discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she
wold not be hired again" [syn: {raise hell}, {make a
stink}, {raise a stink}]
raise the roof
v 1: get very angry; "He will raise the roof when he hears this"
raise up
v 1: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate},
{vex}, {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise
up}]
raised doughnut
n 1: a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder
raisin bran
n 1: bran flakes with raisins
raisin bread
n 1: bread containing raisins
raisin cookie
n 1: cookie containing raisins
raisin moth
n 1: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
[syn: {raisin moth}, {Cadra figulilella}]
raisin-nut cookie
n 1: cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts
raising hell
n 1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: {raising hell},
{hell raising}]
raison d'etre
n 1: reason for being
2: the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
Raja batis
n 1: common European skate used as food [syn: {grey skate},
{gray skate}, {Raja batis}]
Raja erinacea
n 1: most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in
summer; to 21 inches [syn: {little skate}, {Raja erinacea}]
Raja laevis
n 1: one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy
to hook [syn: {barndoor skate}, {Raja laevis}]
Raja radiata
n 1: cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40
inches [syn: {thorny skate}, {Raja radiata}]
rake handle
n 1: the handle of a rake
rake in
v 1: earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new
position, she has been raking it in" [syn: {rake in},
{shovel in}]
rake off
v 1: take money from an illegal transaction
rake up
v 1: bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his
predecessor"
rake-off
n 1: a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an
operator or gangster [syn: {rake-off}, {vigorish}]
rallying cry
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to
arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry},
{rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]
2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn:
{war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]
rallying point
n 1: a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups
can come together
Ralph Barton Perry
n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: {Perry}, {Ralph
Barton Perry}]
Ralph Bunche
n 1: United States diplomat and United Nations official
(1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Bunche}, {Ralph Johnson
Bunche}]
Ralph Ellison
n 1: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man
and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn:
{Ellison}, {Ralph Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]
Ralph Johnson Bunche
n 1: United States diplomat and United Nations official
(1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Bunche}, {Ralph Johnson
Bunche}]
Ralph Richardson
n 1: British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic
roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Richardson}, {Ralph Richardson},
{Sir Ralph David Richardson}]
Ralph Vaughan Williams
n 1: English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the
Tudor period (1872-1958) [syn: {Vaughan Williams}, {Ralph
Vaughan Williams}]
Ralph Waldo Ellison
n 1: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man
and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn:
{Ellison}, {Ralph Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
n 1: United States writer and leading exponent of
transcendentalism (1803-1882) [syn: {Emerson}, {Ralph Waldo
Emerson}]
RAM disk
n 1: (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by
setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if
it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very
fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is
turned off"
ram down
v 1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {ram
down}, {pound}]
2: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill in},
{ram down}, {beat in}]
ram home
v 1: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody
of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm
trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home},
{ram home}, {press home}]
ram's horn
n 1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long
curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw},
{common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower},
{ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
ram's-head
n 1: orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green
flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
[syn: {ram's-head}, {ram's-head lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium arietinum}]
ram's-head lady's slipper
n 1: orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green
flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
[syn: {ram's-head}, {ram's-head lady's slipper},
{Cypripedium arietinum}]
ramble on
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This
novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {ramble},
{jog}]
rambutan tree
n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambutan},
{rambotan}, {rambutan tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]
Rameses II
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
Rameses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
Ramesses II
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
Ramesses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
ramjet engine
n 1: a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
[syn: {ramjet}, {ramjet engine}, {atherodyde}, {athodyd},
{flying drainpipe}]
Ramon Lully
n 1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Raymond
Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]
Ramon y Cajal
n 1: Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of
the nervous system (1852-1934) [syn: {Ramon y Cajal},
{Santiago Ramon y Cajal}]
ramp up
v 1: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up
confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn:
{build up}, {work up}, {build}, {ramp up}]
rampant arch
n 1: an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the
other
rampion bellflower
n 1: bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having
bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the
leaves in salad [syn: {rampion}, {rampion bellflower},
{Campanula rapunculus}]
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
n 1: syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella
zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears
and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss
Ramses II
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
Ramses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II},
{Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the
Great}]
Rana cascadae
n 1: mountain frog found near water; of United States Northwest
to California [syn: {cascades frog}, {Rana cascadae}]
Rana catesbeiana
n 1: largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-
pitched voice [syn: {bullfrog}, {Rana catesbeiana}]
Rana clamitans
n 1: similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of
United States and Canada [syn: {green frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana clamitans}]
Rana goliath
n 1: largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10
lbs; Africa [syn: {goliath frog}, {Rana goliath}]
Rana palustris
n 1: a meadow frog of eastern North America [syn: {pickerel
frog}, {Rana palustris}]
Rana pipiens
n 1: common North American green or brownish frog having white-
edged dark oval spots [syn: {leopard frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana pipiens}]
Rana sylvatica
n 1: wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American
woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood-frog}, {wood frog},
{Rana sylvatica}]
Rana tarahumarae
n 1: Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water [syn:
{tarahumara frog}, {Rana tarahumarae}]
Rana temporaria
n 1: a common semiterrestrial European frog [syn: {grass frog},
{Rana temporaria}]
ranalian complex
n 1: a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having
well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and
generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering
plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and
Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn:
{Magnoliidae}, {subclass Magnoliidae}, {ranalian complex}]
ranch hand
n 1: a hired hand on a ranch
ranch house
n 1: a one story house with a low pitched roof
Randall Jarrell
n 1: United States poet (1914-1965) [syn: {Jarrell}, {Randall
Jarrell}]
random access memory
n 1: the most common computer memory which can be used by
programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is
on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to
be stored or accessed in any order and all storage
locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access
memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM},
{read/write memory}]
random memory
n 1: the most common computer memory which can be used by
programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is
on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to
be stored or accessed in any order and all storage
locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access
memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM},
{read/write memory}]
random number generator
n 1: a routine designed to yield a random number
random sample
n 1: a sample in which every element in the population has an
equal chance of being selected
2: a sample grabbed at random
random sampling
n 1: the selection of a random sample; each element of the
population has an equal chance of being selected
random variable
n 1: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable},
{variate}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance
variable}]
random walk
n 1: a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes
each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction)
is determined by chance
random-access memory
n 1: the most common computer memory which can be used by
programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is
on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to
be stored or accessed in any order and all storage
locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access
memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM},
{read/write memory}]
range animal
n 1: any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of
western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep)
range finder
n 1: a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic)
for finding the distance of an object [syn: {rangefinder},
{range finder}]
range hood
n 1: exhaust hood over a kitchen range
range in
v 1: direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic
navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {home in}, {zero in}]
range of a function
n 1: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable
for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2
is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain
of the function is the set of all real numbers" [syn:
{image}, {range}, {range of a function}]
range of mountains
n 1: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of
mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of
mountains}]
range pole
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted
in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide;
used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {range pole},
{ranging pole}, {flagpole}]
Rangifer arcticus
n 1: of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications
included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {barren
ground caribou}, {Rangifer arcticus}]
Rangifer caribou
n 1: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests
of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the
species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {woodland caribou},
{Rangifer caribou}]
Rangifer tarandus
n 1: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called
`reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America [syn:
{caribou}, {reindeer}, {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer
tarandus}]
ranging pole
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted
in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide;
used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {range pole},
{ranging pole}, {flagpole}]
rangpur lime
n 1: hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid
fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur}, {rangpur lime},
{lemanderin}, {Citrus limonia}]
rank and file
n 1: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the
enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by
the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become
a colonel" [syn: {rank and file}, {rank}]
2: people who constitute the main body of any group
rank order
n 1: an arrangement according to rank
rank-difference correlation
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables
[syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order
correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient},
{rank-difference correlation}]
rank-difference correlation coefficient
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables
[syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order
correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient},
{rank-difference correlation}]
rank-order correlation
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables
[syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order
correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient},
{rank-difference correlation}]
rank-order correlation coefficient
n 1: the most commonly used method of computing a correlation
coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables
[syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order
correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient},
{rank-difference correlation}]
rank-smelling
adj 1: having an offensive rancid odor
Rankine scale
n 1: a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the
freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling
point of water is 671.69 degrees
ransom money
n 1: money demanded for the return of a captured person [syn:
{ransom}, {ransom money}]
Ranunculus acris
n 1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers
widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
[syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall
crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
Ranunculus aquatilis
n 1: plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and
floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
[syn: {water crowfoot}, {water buttercup}, {Ranunculus
aquatilis}]
Ranunculus bulbosus
n 1: perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow
flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in
North America [syn: {common buttercup}, {Ranunculus
bulbosus}]
Ranunculus ficaria
n 1: perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere
having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling
buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice
to relieve piles [syn: {lesser celandine}, {pilewort},
{Ranunculus ficaria}]
Ranunculus flammula
n 1: semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped
like spears; naturalized in New Zealand [syn: {lesser
spearwort}, {Ranunculus flammula}]
Ranunculus glaberrimus
n 1: small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers
of western North America [syn: {sagebrush buttercup},
{Ranunculus glaberrimus}]
Ranunculus lingua
n 1: semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like
spears [syn: {greater spearwort}, {Ranunculus lingua}]
Ranunculus lyalii
n 1: showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn:
{mountain lily}, {Mount Cook lily}, {Ranunculus lyalii}]
Ranunculus occidentalis
n 1: perennial of western North America [syn: {western
buttercup}, {Ranunculus occidentalis}]
Ranunculus repens
n 1: perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn:
{creeping buttercup}, {creeping crowfoot}, {Ranunculus
repens}]
Ranunculus sceleratus
n 1: annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {cursed
crowfoot}, {celery-leaved buttercup}, {Ranunculus
sceleratus}]
Ranvier's nodes
n 1: small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons [syn:
{Ranvier's nodes}, {nodes of Ranvier}]
Raoul Dufy
n 1: French painter noted for brightly colored scenes
(1877-1953) [syn: {Dufy}, {Raoul Dufy}]
Raoulia australis
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly
foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia
lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
Raoulia lutescens
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly
foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia
lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
rap group
n 1: a gathering of people holding a rap session
rap music
n 1: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in
which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical
accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn:
{rap}, {rap music}, {hip-hop}]
rap session
n 1: conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed
and criticized or supported
rap sheet
n 1: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police
station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap
sheet}, {charge sheet}]
rape conviction
n 1: conviction for rape
rape oil
n 1: edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as
a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rape oil}, {rapeseed oil},
{colza oil}]
rape suspect
n 1: someone who is suspected of committing rape
rapeseed oil
n 1: edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as
a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rape oil}, {rapeseed oil},
{colza oil}]
Raphanus raphanistrum
n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and
podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish},
{wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]
Raphanus sativus
n 1: Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent
root usually eaten raw [syn: {radish}, {Raphanus sativus}]
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
n 1: radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or
cooked [syn: {radish}, {daikon}, {Japanese radish},
{Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}]
Raphicerus campestris
n 1: small plains antelope of southeastern Africa [syn:
{steenbok}, {steinbok}, {Raphicerus campestris}]
Raphus cucullatus
n 1: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to
pigeons [syn: {dodo}, {Raphus cucullatus}]
Rapid City
n 1: a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of
the Black Hills
rapid climb
n 1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}, {zoom}]
rapid eye movement
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a
state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep [syn:
{paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM
sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]
rapid eye movement sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a
state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep [syn:
{paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM
sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]
rapid growth
n 1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}, {zoom}]
rapid transit
n 1: an urban public transit system using underground or
elevated trains [syn: {rapid transit}, {mass rapid
transit}]
Rappahannock River
n 1: a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the
Tidewater region [syn: {Rappahannock}, {Rappahannock
River}]
raptorial bird
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other
animals [syn: {bird of prey}, {raptor}, {raptorial bird}]
raptus hemorrhagicus
n 1: seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
rara avis
n 1: a rare or unique person [syn: {rare bird}, {rara avis}]
rare bird
n 1: a rare or unique person [syn: {rare bird}, {rara avis}]
rare earth
n 1: any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57
through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {rare-earth element},
{lanthanoid}, {lanthanide}, {lanthanon}]
rare-earth element
n 1: any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57
through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {rare-earth element},
{lanthanoid}, {lanthanide}, {lanthanon}]
rare-roasted
adj 1: (meat) roasted with the meat inside still rare
raree-show
n 1: an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small
hole or magnifying glass [syn: {peepshow}, {raree-show}]
2: a street show
Ras Tafari
n 1: emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
[syn: {Haile Selassie}, {Ras Tafari Makonnen}, {Ras
Tafari}]
Ras Tafari Makonnen
n 1: emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
[syn: {Haile Selassie}, {Ras Tafari Makonnen}, {Ras
Tafari}]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
n 1: an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster
nationalism in India's Hindus [syn: {Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh}, {National Volunteers Association}]
Rasmus Christian Rask
n 1: Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the
field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832) [syn: {Rask},
{Rasmus Christian Rask}]
rasp fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with
sharply dentate pinnae [syn: {doodia}, {rasp fern}]
raspberry bush
n 1: woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or
yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe
and are rounder and smaller than blackberries [syn:
{raspberry}, {raspberry bush}]
raspberry-red
adj 1: of the red of fresh raspberries [syn: {bright-red},
{raspberry-red}]
raster font
n 1: the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the
screen font resembles a printed font a document may look
approximately the same on the screen as it will when
printed" [syn: {screen font}, {raster font}]
rat cheese
n 1: informal names for American cheddar [syn: {rat cheese},
{store cheese}]
rat chinchilla
n 1: ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
[syn: {abrocome}, {chinchilla rat}, {rat chinchilla}]
rat kangaroo
n 1: any of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos
[syn: {rat kangaroo}, {kangaroo rat}]
rat race
n 1: an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation
rat snake
n 1: any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North
America and Asia
rat terrier
n 1: any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
[syn: {rat terrier}, {ratter}]
rat typhus
n 1: acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the
bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills
and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat
typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]
rat's-tail cactus
n 1: commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender
creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that
bloom for several days [syn: {rattail cactus}, {rat's-tail
cactus}, {Aporocactus flagelliformis}]
rat-a-tat
n 1: a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum
or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat-tat}, {rat-a-tat},
{rat-tat}]
rat-a-tat-tat
n 1: a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum
or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat-tat}, {rat-a-tat},
{rat-tat}]
rat-catcher
n 1: a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin [syn:
{rat-catcher}, {disinfestation officer}]
rat-tail file
n 1: a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat
rat-tat
n 1: a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum
or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat-tat}, {rat-a-tat},
{rat-tat}]
ratafia biscuit
n 1: macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur [syn: {ratafia},
{ratafia biscuit}]
ratbite fever
n 1: either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by
the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and
headache and nausea and skin eruptions
ratbite fever bacterium
n 1: a bacterium causing ratbite fever [syn: {ratbite fever
bacterium}, {Spirillum minus}]
ratchet down
v 1: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting
lopping tool" [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet up}, {ratchet down}]
ratchet screwdriver
n 1: a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only
one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade
rotates) with downward pressure on the handle [syn: {spiral
ratchet screwdriver}, {ratchet screwdriver}]
ratchet wheel
n 1: toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned
by a lever
rate of attrition
n 1: the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {attrition
rate}, {rate of attrition}]
rate of depreciation
n 1: the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to
calculate tax deduction [syn: {rate of depreciation},
{depreciation rate}]
rate of exchange
n 1: the charge for exchanging currency of one country for
currency of another [syn: {rate of exchange}, {exchange
rate}]
rate of flow
n 1: the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn:
{flow}, {flow rate}, {rate of flow}]
rate of growth
n 1: the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: {growth
rate}, {rate of growth}]
rate of inflation
n 1: the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price
index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis [syn:
{inflation rate}, {rate of inflation}]
rate of interest
n 1: the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use [syn:
{interest rate}, {rate of interest}]
rate of pay
n 1: amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate
is lower than men's" [syn: {pay rate}, {rate of pay}]
rate of payment
n 1: the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment
rate}, {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}, {installment
rate}]
rate of respiration
n 1: the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually
measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
[syn: {respiratory rate}, {rate of respiration}]
rate of return
n 1: the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a
percentage of the cost
Ratibida columnaris
n 1: coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with
a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and
red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of
Rocky Mountains [syn: {Mexican hat}, {Ratibida columnaris}]
Ratibida columnifera
n 1: plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British
Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {long-head coneflower},
{prairie coneflower}, {Ratibida columnifera}]
Ratibida tagetes
n 1: coneflower of central to southwestern United States [syn:
{prairie coneflower}, {Ratibida tagetes}]
rating system
n 1: a system of classifying according to quality or merit or
amount [syn: {rating system}, {scoring system}]
ration card
n 1: a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed
goods
ration out
v 1: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are
rationed" [syn: {ration}, {ration out}]
rational motive
n 1: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical
argument
rational number
n 1: an integer or a fraction [syn: {rational number},
{rational}]
rationalise away
v 1: substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of;
"you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--
there is no poltergeist in the house!" [syn: {rationalize
away}, {rationalise away}]
rationalize away
v 1: substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of;
"you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--
there is no poltergeist in the house!" [syn: {rationalize
away}, {rationalise away}]
ratite bird
n 1: flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for
attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus;
moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite}, {ratite
bird}, {flightless bird}] [ant: {carinate}, {carinate
bird}, {flying bird}]
rattail cactus
n 1: commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender
creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that
bloom for several days [syn: {rattail cactus}, {rat's-tail
cactus}, {Aporocactus flagelliformis}]
rattail fish
n 1: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering
tail [syn: {grenadier}, {rattail}, {rattail fish}]
rattan cane
n 1: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and
related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and
canes [syn: {rattan}, {rattan cane}]
rattan palm
n 1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable
for the great length of the stems which are used for
malacca canes [syn: {rattan}, {rattan palm}, {Calamus
rotang}]
rattle down
v 1: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names
of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle
off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]
rattle off
v 1: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names
of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle
off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]
rattle on
v 1: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack
away}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]
rattle weed
n 1: much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers;
distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo
broom}, {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia
tinctoria}]
rattle-top
n 1: North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to
Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black
snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]
rattlesnake fern
n 1: American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's
rattle [syn: {rattlesnake fern}, {Botrychium virginianum}]
rattlesnake master
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to
cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master},
{rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium
yuccifolium}]
rattlesnake orchid
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having
numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes
clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a
rattlesnake's tail
rattlesnake plantain
n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having
mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-
white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: {rattlesnake
plantain}, {helleborine}]
rattlesnake root
n 1: herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets
[syn: {rattlesnake root}, {Prenanthes purpurea}]
2: a plant of the genus Nabalus
rattlesnake weed
n 1: a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves;
Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky [syn: {rattlesnake
weed}, {Hieracium venosum}]
rattlesnake's master
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to
cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master},
{rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium
yuccifolium}]
Rattus norvegicus
n 1: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown
rat}, {Norway rat}, {Rattus norvegicus}]
Rattus rattus
n 1: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread
worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {roof rat}, {Rattus rattus}]
Rau-Sed
n 1: antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from
the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or
Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine},
{Raudixin}, {Rau-Sed}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil}]
rauli beech
n 1: large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber [syn:
{rauli beech}, {Nothofagus procera}]
Rauwolfia serpentina
n 1: East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots
resembling serpents [syn: {snakewood}, {Rauwolfia
serpentina}]
rave-up
n 1: a raucous gathering
ravel out
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: {ravel},
{unravel}, {ravel out}] [ant: {knot}, {ravel}, {tangle}]
Ravenala madagascariensis
n 1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that
yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an
emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's
tree}, {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala
madagascariensis}]
Ravenna grass
n 1: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and
large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn:
{Ravenna grass}, {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]
Ravi Shankar
n 1: Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music
in the West (born in 1920) [syn: {Shankar}, {Ravi Shankar}]
raving mad
adj 1: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
[syn: {raving mad}, {wild}]
raw beauty
n 1: beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive
raw data
n 1: unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis
raw deal
n 1: unfair treatment
raw material
n 1: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn:
{raw material}, {staple}]
raw meat
n 1: uncooked meat
raw milk
n 1: unpasteurized milk
raw recruit
n 1: an inexperienced and untrained recruit
raw sienna
n 1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw
sienna}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
2: a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna
raw talent
n 1: powerfully impressive talent
raw throat
n 1: inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat},
{pharyngitis}, {raw throat}]
raw umber
n 1: greenish brown pigment
raw vegetable
n 1: an uncooked vegetable [syn: {raw vegetable}, {rabbit food}]
raw weather
n 1: unpleasantly cold and damp weather
raw wood
n 1: wood that is not finished or painted
raw wool
n 1: wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed
raw wound
n 1: a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
Ray Bradbury
n 1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn:
{Bradbury}, {Ray Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]
Ray Cattell
n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B.
Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]
Ray Douglas Bradbury
n 1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn:
{Bradbury}, {Ray Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]
ray floret
n 1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually
occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn:
{ray flower}, {ray floret}]
ray flower
n 1: small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually
occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn:
{ray flower}, {ray floret}]
Ray M. Dolby
n 1: United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby
system used to reduce background noise in tape recording
[syn: {Dolby}, {Ray M. Dolby}]
ray of light
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft},
{shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
Ray Robinson
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight
championship five times and the world welterweight
championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray
Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]
Rayleigh disk
n 1: an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended
from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound
wave its torque can measure velocity
rayless chamomile
n 1: annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United
States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves
and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {rayless
chamomile}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]
Raymond B. Cattell
n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B.
Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]
Raymond Bernard Cattell
n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B.
Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]
Raymond Chandler
n 1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the
character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler},
{Raymond Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]
Raymond Lully
n 1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Raymond
Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]
Raymond Thornton Chandler
n 1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the
character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler},
{Raymond Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]
Raynaud's sign
n 1: cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the
blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong
emotion [syn: {acrocyanosis}, {Raynaud's sign}]
rayon stocking
n 1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or
rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons},
{rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]
razor clam
n 1: marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn:
{razor clam}, {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]
razor edge
n 1: an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
razor fish
n 1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged
heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor
fish}, {razor-fish}]
razor-backed
adj 1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse";
"razorback hogs" [syn: {razorback}, {razor-backed}]
razor-billed auk
n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {razor-billed auk},
{Alca torda}]
razor-fish
n 1: any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged
heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor
fish}, {razor-fish}]
razor-sharp
adj 1: very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
2: as sharp as a razor
razorback hog
n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged
back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds;
found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn:
{razorback}, {razorback hog}, {razorbacked hog}]
razorbacked hog
n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged
back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds;
found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn:
{razorback}, {razorback hog}, {razorbacked hog}]
razzle-dazzle
n 1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle)
the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razzmatazz},
{razmataz}]
re-address
v 1: put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding
re-afforest
v 1: reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.;
"re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting"
re-afforestation
n 1: the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been
reduced by fire or cutting [syn: {reforestation}, {re-
afforestation}]
re-argue
v 1: argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-
arguing an old national campaign"
re-arm
v 1: arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not
allowed to rearm" [syn: {rearm}, {re-arm}]
re-assume
v 1: take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his
old behavior"
re-create
v 1: create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small
scale"
2: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture
by Rembrandt" [syn: {copy}, {re-create}]
3: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the
mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world"
re-created
adj 1: created anew; "this re-created literalness"
re-creation
n 1: the act of creating again
re-echo
n 1: the echo of an echo
re-emerge
v 1: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her
husband reappeared after having left her years ago" [syn:
{reappear}, {re-emerge}]
re-emphasise
v 1: emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for
greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasise}, {re-emphasize}]
re-emphasize
v 1: emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for
greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasise}, {re-emphasize}]
re-enter
v 1: enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this
visa"
re-entrant
adj 1: (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant
angles" [syn: {re-entrant}, {reentrant}] [ant: {salient}]
re-equip
v 1: re-equip a factory or plant [syn: {re-equip}, {rejig}]
re-establishment
n 1: restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted
in the re-establishment of his endurance"
re-examine
v 1: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re-
examine one's witness"
re-experiencing
n 1: a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a
strong emotion can be therapeutic" [syn: {reliving}, {re-
experiencing}]
re-explain
v 1: interpret from a different viewpoint [syn: {reinterpret},
{re-explain}]
re-explore
v 1: explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism"
re-formation
n 1: forming again (especially with improvements or removal of
defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: {re-formation},
{regeneration}]
re-formed
adj 1: formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been
very active"
re-incorporate
v 1: incorporate again or anew
re-introduce
v 1: introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me
reintroduce myself" [syn: {reintroduce}, {re-introduce}]
re-introduction
n 1: a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided
a re-introduction of the old terminology"
re-sentencing
n 1: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by
law [syn: {commutation}, {re-sentencing}]
re-start
v 1: start an engine again, for example [syn: {restart}, {re-
start}]
2: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" [syn:
{resume}, {restart}, {re-start}]
re-uptake
n 1: a process of using up or consuming again;
"psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a
process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters" [syn:
{reuptake}, {re-uptake}]
Rea Silvia
n 1: (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by
Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus [syn: {Rhea Silvia},
{Rea Silvia}]
reach into
v 1: run into or up to
reach one's nostrils
v 1: be smelled; have a strong odor
reach out
v 1: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a
metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
[syn: {reach}, {reach out}]
2: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over
the sidewalk" [syn: {extend}, {poke out}, {reach out}]
3: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter
but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"
reacquired stock
n 1: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation
and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but
not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn:
{treasury stock}, {treasury shares}, {reacquired stock}]
reaction engine
n 1: a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic
propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
[syn: {reaction-propulsion engine}, {reaction engine}]
reaction formation
n 1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person
unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the
opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and
serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a
reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"
reaction propulsion
n 1: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity
of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal
and opposite momentum
reaction time
n 1: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response
to it [syn: {reaction time}, {response time}, {latency},
{latent period}]
reaction turbine
n 1: a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from
gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust
reaction-propulsion engine
n 1: a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic
propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
[syn: {reaction-propulsion engine}, {reaction engine}]
reactive depression
n 1: an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated
by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from
normal grief) [syn: {exogenous depression}, {reactive
depression}]
reactive schizophrenia
n 1: schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration
(a few weeks or months) [syn: {acute schizophrenic
episode}, {reactive schizophrenia}]
read between the lines
v 1: read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
Read method
n 1: a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal
process and that the pain is largely psychological;
involves education and breathing exercises to foster
relaxation and other exercises [syn: {Read method of
childbirth}, {Read method}]
Read method of childbirth
n 1: a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal
process and that the pain is largely psychological;
involves education and breathing exercises to foster
relaxation and other exercises [syn: {Read method of
childbirth}, {Read method}]
read-only file
n 1: (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot
change
read-only memory
n 1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed
and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory},
{ROM}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]
read-only memory chip
n 1: a memory chip providing read-only memory
read-only storage
n 1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed
and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory},
{ROM}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]
read-out
n 1: the output of a computer in readable form [syn: {readout},
{read-out}]
2: the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device
[syn: {readout}, {read-out}]
3: an electronic device the displays information in a visual
form [syn: {readout}, {read-out}]
read/write head
n 1: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal
pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
[syn: {read/write head}, {head}]
read/write memory
n 1: the most common computer memory which can be used by
programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is
on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to
be stored or accessed in any order and all storage
locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access
memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM},
{read/write memory}]
reading assignment
n 1: the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher
reading clinic
n 1: a clinic for people with reading disabilities
reading desk
n 1: desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the
proper height for a lecturer [syn: {lectern}, {reading
desk}]
reading lamp
n 1: a lamp that provides light for reading
reading material
n 1: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned
new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the
airport" [syn: {reading}, {reading material}]
reading program
n 1: a program designed to teach literacy skills
reading room
n 1: a room set aside for reading
reading teacher
n 1: someone who teaches students to read
ready and waiting
adj 1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting
cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and
waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
waiting" [syn: {waiting}, {ready and waiting(p)}]
ready cash
n 1: money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his
wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold
cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {cold cash},
{ready money}]
ready money
n 1: money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his
wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold
cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {cold cash},
{ready money}]
ready reckoner
n 1: a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation [syn:
{reckoner}, {ready reckoner}]
ready to hand
adj 1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"
[syn: {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]
ready-cooked
adj 1: cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale
ready-made
adj 1: made for purchase and immediate use [ant: {custom},
{custom-made}]
2: repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-
made phrases" [syn: {cliched}, {ready-made}]
3: commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-made clothes"
n 1: a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of
furniture) that is made in advance and available for
purchase; "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades"
[ant: {custom-built}, {custom-made}]
ready-mix
n 1: a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients
for a dish
ready-to-eat
adj 1: food products that are prepared in advance and can be
eaten as sold
ready-to-wear
adj 1: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and
available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made
jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack},
{off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]
n 1: ready-made clothing; "she couldn't find anything in ready-
to-wear that she liked"
Reagan administration
n 1: the executive under President Reagan
real estate
n 1: property consisting of houses and land [syn: {real
property}, {real estate}, {realty}, {immovable}]
real estate agent
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale
of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land
agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent},
{estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]
real estate broker
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale
of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land
agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent},
{estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]
Real Estate Investment Trust
n 1: an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of
commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate
assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
[syn: {Real Estate Investment Trust}, {REIT}]
real estate loan
n 1: a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage
[syn: {real estate loan}, {mortgage loan}]
real GNP
n 1: a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects
of inflation [syn: {real gross national product}, {real
GNP}]
real gross national product
n 1: a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects
of inflation [syn: {real gross national product}, {real
GNP}]
Real IRA
n 1: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the
mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has
continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace
agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {Real Irish Republican Army},
{RIRA}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]
Real Irish Republican Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the
mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has
continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace
agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {Real Irish Republican Army},
{RIRA}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]
real life
n 1: the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a
good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real
world" [syn: {real world}, {real life}]
real matrix
n 1: a matrix whose elements are all real numbers
real McCoy
n 1: informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real McCoy},
{real thing}, {real stuff}]
real number
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number},
{real}]
real presence
n 1: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of
Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
real property
n 1: property consisting of houses and land [syn: {real
property}, {real estate}, {realty}, {immovable}]
real storage
n 1: the main memory in a virtual memory system
real stuff
n 1: informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real McCoy},
{real thing}, {real stuff}]
real tennis
n 1: an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
[syn: {royal tennis}, {real tennis}, {court tennis}]
real thing
n 1: informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real McCoy},
{real thing}, {real stuff}]
real time
n 1: the actual time that it takes a process to occur;
"information is updated in real time"
2: (computer science) the time it takes for a process under
computer control to occur
real world
n 1: the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a
good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real
world" [syn: {real world}, {real life}]
real-estate business
n 1: the business of selling real estate
real-time
adj 1: of or relating to computer systems that update
information at the same rate they receive information
real-time operation
n 1: data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside
process [syn: {real-time processing}, {real-time
operation}]
real-time processing
n 1: data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside
process [syn: {real-time processing}, {real-time
operation}]
reality check
n 1: an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of
things in the real world; "this program is intended as a
reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate
productions, I felt in need of a reality check"
reality principle
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the
principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the
real environment and the need to accommodate to it [ant:
{pleasure principle}, {pleasure-pain principle}, {pleasure-
unpleasure principle}]
reap hook
n 1: an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade
and a short handle [syn: {sickle}, {reaping hook}, {reap
hook}]
reaper binder
n 1: a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves [syn:
{binder}, {reaper binder}]
reaping hook
n 1: an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade
and a short handle [syn: {sickle}, {reaping hook}, {reap
hook}]
rear admiral
n 1: an admiral junior to a vice admiral
rear back
v 1: rear backwards on its hind legs; "the frightened horse
reared back"
2: start with anger or resentment or in protest
rear end
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
{arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can},
{fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister},
{posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern},
{seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom},
{behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
rear lamp
n 1: lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
[syn: {taillight}, {tail lamp}, {rear light}, {rear lamp}]
rear light
n 1: lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
[syn: {taillight}, {tail lamp}, {rear light}, {rear lamp}]
rear of barrel
n 1: opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets
can be loaded [syn: {breech}, {rear of barrel}, {rear of
tube}]
rear of tube
n 1: opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets
can be loaded [syn: {breech}, {rear of barrel}, {rear of
tube}]
rear window
n 1: car window that allows vision out of the back of the car
rear-end
v 1: collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me"
rearview mirror
n 1: car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window
reason out
v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We
reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
[syn: {reason}, {reason out}, {conclude}]
reasonable care
n 1: the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the
circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
[syn: {due care}, {ordinary care}, {reasonable care}]
reasoning backward
n 1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is
true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: {regress},
{reasoning backward}]
reasoning by elimination
n 1: analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities
followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable
alternatives [syn: {elimination}, {reasoning by
elimination}]
Reaumur scale
n 1: a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and
boils at 80 degrees
Reaumur thermometer
n 1: an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
Rebecca Rolfe
n 1: a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended
the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain
John Smith's life (1595-1617) [syn: {Pocahontas},
{Matoaka}, {Rebecca Rolfe}]
Rebecca West
n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West},
{Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel
Fairfield}]
rebound tenderness
n 1: pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly
released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation
rec room
n 1: a room equipped for informal entertaining [syn: {recreation
room}, {rec room}]
recall dose
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: {booster}, {booster dose}, {booster shot},
{recall dose}]
Received Pronunciation
n 1: the approved pronunciation of British English; originally
based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and
at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted
elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the
pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
receiver-creditor relation
n 1: the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to
act in the best interests of the creditor
receiving set
n 1: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and
amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver},
{receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]
receiving system
n 1: set that receives radio or tv signals [syn: {receiver},
{receiving system}]
Recent epoch
n 1: approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene},
{Holocene epoch}, {Recent}, {Recent epoch}]
reception desk
n 1: a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received
reception line
n 1: a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome
the guests at a reception party
reception room
n 1: a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a
private house or hotel)
receptive aphasia
n 1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and
severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or
written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia},
{receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive
aphasia}]
recessional march
n 1: a march to be played for processions [syn: {processional
march}, {recessional march}]
recessive allele
n 1: an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only
when its paired allele is identical [syn: {recessive
allele}, {recessive}]
recessive gene
n 1: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when
its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"
rechewed food
n 1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn:
{cud}, {rechewed food}]
recipient role
n 1: the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively
involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
[syn: {recipient role}, {recipient}]
reciprocal cross
n 1: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the
sexes associated with each genotype [syn: {reciprocal
cross}, {reciprocal}]
reciprocal inhibition
n 1: a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one
response by the occurrence of another response that is
mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might
be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
[syn: {reciprocal inhibition}, {reciprocal-inhibition
therapy}]
reciprocal ohm
n 1: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
[syn: {mho}, {siemens}, {reciprocal ohm}, {S}]
reciprocal pronoun
n 1: a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that
expresses a mutual action or relationship between the
individuals indicated in the plural subject; "The sentence
`They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun"
reciprocal-inhibition therapy
n 1: a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one
response by the occurrence of another response that is
mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might
be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
[syn: {reciprocal inhibition}, {reciprocal-inhibition
therapy}]
reciprocating engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is
turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
reciprocating saw
n 1: a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be
used with a variety of blades depending on the application
and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the
surface that is being cut [syn: {saber saw}, {jigsaw},
{reciprocating saw}]
reclining chair
n 1: an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be
raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn:
{recliner}, {reclining chair}, {lounger}]
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
n 1: genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of
DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant
deoxyribonucleic acid}, {recombinant DNA}]
recombinant DNA
n 1: genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of
DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant
deoxyribonucleic acid}, {recombinant DNA}]
recombinant DNA technology
n 1: the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by
cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments
from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering},
{gene-splicing}, {recombinant DNA technology}]
recombinant human insulin
n 1: a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from
recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to
treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from
beef or pork insulin [syn: {recombinant human insulin},
{Humulin}]
recombinant protein
n 1: a protein derived from recombinant DNA
reconnaissance by fire
n 1: a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a
suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to
disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
reconnaissance in force
n 1: an offensive operation designed to discover or test the
enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
reconnaissance mission
n 1: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information
about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire
occurred on a reconnaissance mission" [syn:
{reconnaissance}, {reconnaissance mission}]
reconnaissance plane
n 1: a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
reconnaissance vehicle
n 1: fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and
open top [syn: {reconnaissance vehicle}, {scout car}]
Reconstruction Period
n 1: the period after the American Civil War when the southern
states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union;
1865-1877 [syn: {Reconstruction}, {Reconstruction Period}]
reconstructive memory
n 1: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract
features which are then used to construct the memory during
recall [syn: {reconstruction}, {reconstructive memory}]
reconstructive surgery
n 1: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation
of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {reconstructive
surgery}, {anaplasty}]
record album
n 1: one or more recordings issued together; originally released
on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive
record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact
disc [syn: {album}, {record album}]
2: an album for holding phonograph records [syn: {phonograph
album}, {record album}]
record book
n 1: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or
someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the
record'"; "his name is in all the record books" [syn:
{record}, {record book}, {book}]
record changer
n 1: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that
causes new records to be played without manual intervention
[syn: {record changer}, {auto-changer}, {changer}]
record company
n 1: a company that makes and sells musical recordings
record cover
n 1: a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record
sleeve}, {record cover}]
record hop
n 1: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn:
{hop}, {record hop}]
record jacket
n 1: the jacket for a phonograph record
record player
n 1: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate
and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or
electronically [syn: {record player}, {phonograph}]
record sleeve
n 1: a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record
sleeve}, {record cover}]
record-breaker
n 1: someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-breaker},
{record-holder}]
record-breaking
adj 1: surpassing any previously established record; "a record-
breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"
record-holder
n 1: someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-breaker},
{record-holder}]
record-keeper
n 1: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {registrar},
{record-keeper}, {recorder}]
recorder player
n 1: someone who plays the recorder
recording equipment
n 1: equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording
equipment}, {recording machine}]
recording label
n 1: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings;
"the artists and repertoire department of a recording label
is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {label},
{recording label}]
recording machine
n 1: equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording
equipment}, {recording machine}]
recording studio
n 1: studio where tapes and records are recorded
recording system
n 1: audio system for recoding sound
recovery room
n 1: a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after
surgery
recreation facility
n 1: a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreational
facility}, {recreation facility}]
recreation room
n 1: a room equipped for informal entertaining [syn: {recreation
room}, {rec room}]
recreational drug
n 1: a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is
claimed to be nonaddictive
recreational facility
n 1: a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreational
facility}, {recreation facility}]
recreational vehicle
n 1: a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other
recreational activities [syn: {recreational vehicle}, {RV},
{R.V.}]
recruiting-sergeant
n 1: a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
rectal artery
n 1: one of the arteries supplying the rectal area [syn: {rectal
artery}, {arteria rectalis}]
rectal reflex
n 1: normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
[syn: {defecation reflex}, {rectal reflex}]
rectal vein
n 1: any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal
and rectum [syn: {hemorrhoidal vein}, {rectal vein}, {vena
rectalis}]
rectifying tube
n 1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a
rectifier [syn: {diode}, {rectifying tube}, {rectifying
valve}]
rectifying valve
n 1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a
rectifier [syn: {diode}, {rectifying tube}, {rectifying
valve}]
rectilinear regression
n 1: the relation between variables when the regression equation
is linear: e.g., y = ax + b [syn: {linear regression},
{rectilinear regression}]
rectus inferior
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down
and medially [syn: {inferior rectus muscle}, {inferior
rectus}, {rectus inferior}]
rectus lateralis
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle},
{lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]
rectus medialis
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
medially [syn: {medial rectus muscle}, {medial rectus},
{rectus medialis}]
rectus superior
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus muscle},
{superior rectus}, {rectus superior}]
recurrent event
n 1: an event that recurs at intervals [syn: {periodic event},
{recurrent event}]
recurrent fever
n 1: marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite
of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of
high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and
nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months
[syn: {relapsing fever}, {recurrent fever}]
recurring decimal
n 1: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself
indefinitely [syn: {circulating decimal}, {recurring
decimal}, {repeating decimal}]
recursive definition
n 1: (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values
of the function can be calculated in a finite number of
steps
recursive routine
n 1: a routine that can call itself
recycling bin
n 1: a bin for depositing things to be recycled
recycling plant
n 1: a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
red admiral
n 1: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red
and white markings [syn: {red admiral}, {Vanessa atalanta}]
red alder
n 1: large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard
red wood much used for furniture [syn: {red alder}, {Oregon
alder}, {Alnus rubra}]
red alert
n 1: the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy
seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert
resulting from imminent danger)
red algae
n 1: marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or
purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan
red amaranth
n 1: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and
long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply
flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn:
{prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume},
{red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus},
{Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus
erythrostachys}]
red angel's trumpet
n 1: arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-
red flowers [syn: {red angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia
sanguinea}, {Datura sanguinea}]
Red Army Faction
n 1: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a
network of underground guerillas who committed acts of
violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor
to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most
feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 [syn: {Red Army
Faction}, {RAF}]
red ash
n 1: smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: {red ash}, {downy ash}, {Fraxinus
pennsylvanica}]
red baneberry
n 1: North American perennial herb with alternately compound
leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by
bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry},
{redberry}, {red-berry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]
red bat
n 1: North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs
tipped with white [syn: {red bat}, {Lasiurus borealis}]
red bay
n 1: small tree of southern United States having dark red
heartwood [syn: {laurel-tree}, {red bay}, {Persea
borbonia}]
red bearberry
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
red beech
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and
edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red
beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
2: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
red birch
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, {river birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]
red bird's eye
n 1: biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red
bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]
red blood cell
n 1: a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry
oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no
nucleus [syn: {red blood cell}, {RBC}, {erythrocyte}]
red bone marrow
n 1: bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is
required for the formation of red blood cells [syn: {red
marrow}, {red bone marrow}]
red Bordeaux
n 1: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: {claret}, {red
Bordeaux}]
red brass
n 1: brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used
for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap
jewelry [syn: {red brass}, {guinea gold}]
Red Brigades
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of
a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to
separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the
service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive
since 1989 [syn: {Red Brigades}, {Brigate Rosse}, {BR}]
red bryony
n 1: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very
small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn:
{red bryony}, {wild hop}, {Bryonia dioica}]
red buckeye
n 1: a shrub buckeye of southern United States
red cabbage
n 1: cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
2: compact head of purplish-red leaves
red campion
n 1: biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red
bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]
red carpet
adj 1: special treatment or hospitality; "the maitre d' gave
them the red-carpet treatment" [syn: {red carpet(a)},
{red-carpet(a)}]
n 1: a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk
on
red cedar
n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
[syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {canoe cedar},
{Thuja plicata}]
2: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic
crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp
needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {red
juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]
3: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense
cedar}, {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus
decurrens}]
4: fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees
red cent
n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
{damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks},
{tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
Red China
n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China},
{People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist
China}, {Red China}, {PRC}, {Cathay}]
red clay
n 1: clay whose redness results from iron oxide
red Clintonia
n 1: plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red
or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn:
{red Clintonia}, {Andrew's clintonia}, {Clintonia
andrewsiana}]
Red Cloud
n 1: leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a
trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States
government (1822-1909)
red clover
n 1: erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple
to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
[syn: {red clover}, {purple clover}, {Trifolium pratense}]
red cole
n 1: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white
pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {horse radish}, {red
cole}, {Armoracia rusticana}]
red coral
n 1: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a
delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn:
{coral}, {red coral}, {precious coral}]
2: corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red
color used for ornaments and jewelry
Red Cross
n 1: an international organization that cares for the sick or
wounded or homeless in wartime
red currant
n 1: cultivated European current bearing small edible red
berries [syn: {red currant}, {garden current}, {Ribes
rubrum}]
2: small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies
red cypress pine
n 1: Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and
numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin
[syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris
endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]
red dagga
n 1: relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
[syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga},
{Leonotis leonurus}]
red deer
n 1: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {red deer},
{elk}, {American elk}, {wapiti}, {Cervus elaphus}]
Red Delicious
n 1: a sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely
grown apple worldwide
red devil
n 1: barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder
(trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and
to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital sodium},
{secobarbital}, {Seconal}, {red devil}]
red dogwood
n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull
white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
2: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and
white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus
stolonifera}]
red drum
n 1: large edible fish found off coast of United States from
Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass},
{redfish}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]
red dwarf
n 1: a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times
the mass of Jupiter [syn: {red dwarf}, {red dwarf star}]
red dwarf star
n 1: a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times
the mass of Jupiter [syn: {red dwarf}, {red dwarf star}]
red eft
n 1: red terrestrial form of a common North American newt [syn:
{red eft}, {Notophthalmus viridescens}]
red elm
n 1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn:
{September elm}, {red elm}, {Ulmus serotina}]
2: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when
opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red elm},
{Ulmus rubra}]
red false mallow
n 1: false mallow of western United States having racemose red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn:
{prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea
coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]
red fire
n 1: combustible material (usually salts of lithium or
strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and
fireworks
red flag
n 1: a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at
the beach because the red flag was up"
2: the emblem of socialist revolution
3: something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing
that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"
red fox
n 1: weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {red
fox}, {Celosia argentea}]
2: New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old
World fox [syn: {red fox}, {Vulpes fulva}]
3: the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly
considered a single circumpolar species [syn: {red fox},
{Vulpes vulpes}]
red giant
n 1: a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface
temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun [syn:
{red giant}, {red giant star}]
red giant star
n 1: a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface
temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun [syn:
{red giant}, {red giant star}]
red ginger
n 1: an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {red
ginger}, {Alpinia purpurata}]
red goatfish
n 1: body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side
[syn: {red goatfish}, {Mullus auratus}]
red goosefoot
n 1: common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn:
{red goosefoot}, {French spinach}, {Chenopodium rubrum}]
2: herb considered fatal to swine [syn: {sowbane}, {red
goosefoot}, {Chenopodium hybridum}]
red gram
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat
pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea},
{pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram},
{dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
red grouse
n 1: reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn:
{red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird},
{moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]
Red Guard
n 1: a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused
Maoist principles
red gum
n 1: reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several
trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus
camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {eucalyptus kino},
{red gum}]
2: very large red gum tree [syn: {red gum}, {marri}, {Eucalyptus
calophylla}]
3: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint},
{peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
4: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum
tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin
walnut}, {hazelwood}, {red gum}]
5: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly
spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum},
{sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum},
{Liquidambar styraciflua}]
Red Hand Defenders
n 1: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland
that tries to prevent any political settlement with the
Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in
Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and
murder [syn: {Red Hand Defenders}, {RHD}]
red haw
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-
red flowers [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus pedicellata},
{Crataegus coccinea}]
2: American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely
covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy haw},
{Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]
red heat
n 1: the heat or the color of fire [syn: {fieriness}, {red
heat}]
red helleborine
n 1: orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of
bright rose-pink flowers [syn: {red helleborine},
{Cephalanthera rubra}]
red herring
n 1: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main
issue
2: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn: {red
herring}, {smoked herring}]
3: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to
indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus;
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red
ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red
herring" [syn: {preliminary prospectus}, {red herring}]
red hot
n 1: a frankfurter served hot on a bun [syn: {hotdog}, {hot
dog}, {red hot}]
red ink
n 1: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its
revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the
company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red
ink}, {red}] [ant: {gain}]
red jungle fowl
n 1: a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered
ancestral to the domestic fowl [syn: {red jungle fowl},
{Gallus gallus}]
red juniper
n 1: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic
crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp
needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {red
juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]
red kauri
n 1: New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown
bark [syn: {red kauri}, {Agathis lanceolata}]
red lauan
n 1: hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as
Philippine mahogany
2: valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan}, {red lauan
tree}, {Shorea teysmanniana}]
red lauan tree
n 1: valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan}, {red
lauan tree}, {Shorea teysmanniana}]
red laver
n 1: edible red seaweeds [syn: {red laver}, {laver}]
red lead
n 1: a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints
and in glass and ceramics [syn: {red lead}, {minium}]
red light
n 1: a cautionary sign of danger [syn: {red light}, {warning
light}]
2: the signal to stop
red line
n 1: a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey
rink
red maids
n 1: succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant
reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {red
maids}, {redmaids}, {Calandrinia ciliata}]
red man
n 1: (slang) offensive term for Native Americans [syn:
{Redskin}, {Injun}, {red man}]
red maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves
turn scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple},
{scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]
red marrow
n 1: bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is
required for the formation of red blood cells [syn: {red
marrow}, {red bone marrow}]
red meat
n 1: meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef,
venison, lamb, mutton)
red morning-glory
n 1: annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United
States [syn: {red morning-glory}, {star ipomoea}, {Ipomoea
coccinea}]
red mulberry
n 1: North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit
[syn: {red mulberry}, {Morus rubra}]
red mullet
n 1: brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn:
{goatfish}, {red mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]
Red Notice
n 1: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking
that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a
wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of
an Interpol member country and distributed to all member
countries; "an Interpol Red Notice is the closest
instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today"
[syn: {International Wanted Notice}, {Red Notice}]
red oak
n 1: any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each
floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins
usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or
bristles
red onion
n 1: flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on
hamburgers and salads [syn: {purple onion}, {red onion}]
red osier
n 1: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and
white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus
stolonifera}]
2: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
red osier dogwood
n 1: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and
white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red
dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus
stolonifera}]
red panda
n 1: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat},
{cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]
red pepper
n 1: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
Capsicum [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {red pepper}]
2: very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small
[syn: {tabasco}, {red pepper}]
red periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
red phalarope
n 1: phalarope of northern oceans and lakes [syn: {red
phalarope}, {Phalaropus fulicarius}]
red pimpernel
n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red
pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis
arvensis}]
red pine
n 1: tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {imou pine},
{red pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]
2: pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches
of two and reddish bark [syn: {red pine}, {Canadian red
pine}, {Pinus resinosa}]
Red Planet
n 1: a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is
periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in
iron cover its surface and are responsible for its
characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites" [syn:
{Mars}, {Red Planet}]
red poll
n 1: hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle
red porgy
n 1: food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of
Europe and America [syn: {red porgy}, {Pagrus pagrus}]
red raspberry
n 1: any of several raspberries bearing red fruit
red rat snake
n 1: large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often
on farms [syn: {corn snake}, {red rat snake}, {Elaphe
guttata}]
red region
n 1: a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the
damned [syn: {hellfire}, {red region}]
Red River
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward
from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and
through Louisiana [syn: {Red}, {Red River}]
red rockfish
n 1: red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast
2: a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {red
rockfish}, {Sebastodes ruberrimus}]
red salmon
n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn:
{red salmon}, {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}]
2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries
of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon},
{blueback salmon}, {Oncorhynchus nerka}]
red sandalwood
n 1: hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus
santalinus); prized for cabinetwork [syn: {ruby wood}, {red
sandalwood}]
2: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber
prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a
dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red
sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
3: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-wood},
{red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower fence},
{Adenanthera pavonina}]
red sanders
n 1: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant
timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used
as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red
sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
red sanderswood
n 1: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant
timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used
as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red
sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
red saunders
n 1: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant
timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used
as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red
sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
red scare
n 1: a period of general fear of communists
Red Sea
n 1: a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and
Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the
Suez Canal
red setter
n 1: an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
[syn: {Irish setter}, {red setter}]
red shift
n 1: (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies
toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the
spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the
universe is expanding [syn: {red shift}, {redshift}]
red shrubby penstemon
n 1: low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red
flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills
of northern California [syn: {red shrubby penstemon},
{redwood penstemon}]
red silk cotton
n 1: a plant fiber from the red silk-cotton tree of eastern
India; inferior to kapok
red silk-cotton tree
n 1: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to
kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {simal}, {Bombax
ceiba}, {Bombax malabarica}]
red silver fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
red siskin
n 1: South American species of scarlet finch with black head and
wings and tail [syn: {red siskin}, {Carduelis cucullata}]
red snapper
n 1: highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic
coast and Gulf of Mexico
2: an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common
in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf
of Mexico [syn: {red snapper}, {Lutjanus blackfordi}]
red sorrel
n 1: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial
subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in
tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle},
{rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel},
{Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
red spider
n 1: small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red
spider}, {red spider mite}, {Panonychus ulmi}]
red spider mite
n 1: small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red
spider}, {red spider mite}, {Panonychus ulmi}]
red sprites
n 1: atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as
globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to
heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
[syn: {sprites}, {red sprites}]
red spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber
spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce},
{eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]
red squirrel
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red
squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus
hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
2: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
[syn: {red squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus vulgaris}]
Red Sun
n 1: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in
Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several
government buildings [syn: {Puka Inti}, {Sol Rojo}, {Red
Sun}]
Red Tai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages
red tape
n 1: needlessly time-consuming procedure [syn: {bureaucratic
procedure}, {red tape}]
red tide
n 1: seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain
dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin
red trillium
n 1: trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves
and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red
trillium}, {toadshade}, {sessile trillium}, {Trillium
sessile}]
2: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to
purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine
especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red
trillium}, {birthroot}, {Trillium erectum}]
red underwing
n 1: moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings [syn:
{red underwing}, {Catocala nupta}]
red valerian
n 1: European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred
flowers [syn: {red valerian}, {French honeysuckle},
{Centranthus ruber}]
red water
n 1: a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuria
red willow
n 1: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
red wine
n 1: wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored
grapes
red wolf
n 1: reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red
wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]
red worm
n 1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait
by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm},
{fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler},
{crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]
red-backed lemming
n 1: Old World lemming [syn: {grey lemming}, {gray lemming},
{red-backed lemming}]
red-backed mouse
n 1: any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and
America [syn: {red-backed mouse}, {redback vole}]
red-backed sandpiper
n 1: small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic
regions and winters in southern United States or
Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper},
{dunlin}, {Erolia alpina}]
red-bellied snake
n 1: harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States [syn:
{red-bellied snake}, {Storeria occipitamaculata}]
red-bellied terrapin
n 1: freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red
markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin},
{red-bellied turtle}, {redbelly}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]
red-bellied turtle
n 1: freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red
markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin},
{red-bellied turtle}, {redbelly}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]
red-berried elder
n 1: Eurasian shrub [syn: {European red elder}, {red-berried
elder}, {Sambucus racemosa}]
2: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American red
elder}, {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder}, {Sambucus
pubens}]
red-berry
n 1: small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and
Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn:
{redberry}, {red-berry}, {Rhamnus croceus}]
2: North American perennial herb with alternately compound
leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright
red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry}, {redberry},
{red-berry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]
red-blind
adj 1: inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and
bluish-green [syn: {protanopic}, {red-blind}]
red-blindness
n 1: dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long
wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to
distinguish red and purplish blue [syn: {protanopia}, {red-
blindness}]
red-blooded
adj 1: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health;
"a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded},
{lusty}, {red-blooded}]
red-breasted merganser
n 1: widely distributed merganser of America and Europe [syn:
{red-breasted merganser}, {Mergus serrator}]
red-breasted nuthatch
n 1: bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern
coniferous forests [syn: {red-breasted nuthatch}, {Sitta
canadensis}]
red-breasted sapsucker
n 1: western North American sapsucker [syn: {red-breasted
sapsucker}, {Sphyrapicus varius ruber}]
red-breasted snipe
n 1: a dowitcher with a red breast [syn: {red-breasted snipe},
{Limnodromus scolopaceus}]
red-brick
adj 1: of or relating to British universities founded in the
late 19th century or the 20th century [syn: {red-brick},
{redbrick}]
red-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with red [syn: {red-brown}, {reddish-
brown}, {mahogany-red}]
red-carpet
adj 1: special treatment or hospitality; "the maitre d' gave
them the red-carpet treatment" [syn: {red carpet(a)},
{red-carpet(a)}]
red-coated
adj 1: used of British soldiers during the American
Revolutionary War because of their red coats [syn: {red-
coated}, {lobster-backed}]
red-eye
v 1: travel on an overnight flight; "The candidate red-eyed from
California to the East Coast the night before the election
to give a last stump speech"
red-eyed vireo
n 1: of northern North America having red irises and an olive-
grey body with white underparts [syn: {red-eyed vireo},
{Vireo olivaceous}]
red-faced
adj 1: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as
if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with
fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened
eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson)
with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {red}, {reddened},
{red-faced}, {flushed}]
2: having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or
emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the
Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"
[syn: {blushful}, {blushing(a)}, {red-faced}]
red-flowered
adj 1: having red flowers
red-flowered silky oak
n 1: tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and
pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia
[syn: {red-flowered silky oak}, {Grevillea banksii}]
red-fruited
adj 1: bearing red fruit
red-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with red [syn: {red-grey}, {red-gray},
{reddish-grey}, {reddish-gray}]
red-green color blindness
n 1: confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green dichromacy},
{red-green color blindness}, {red-green colour blindness}]
red-green colour blindness
n 1: confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green dichromacy},
{red-green color blindness}, {red-green colour blindness}]
red-green dichromacy
n 1: confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green dichromacy},
{red-green color blindness}, {red-green colour blindness}]
red-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with red [syn: {red-grey}, {red-gray},
{reddish-grey}, {reddish-gray}]
red-handed
adv 1: doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence
of having done something reprehensible; "he was caught
red-handed"
adj 1: in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible
act; "caught red-handed"
red-header
n 1: someone who has red hair [syn: {redhead}, {redheader},
{red-header}, {carrottop}]
red-hot
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot
mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a
tight dress" [syn: {juicy}, {luscious}, {red-hot},
{toothsome}, {voluptuous}, {lush}]
2: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot
information" [syn: {hot}, {red-hot}]
3: characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement;
"a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues" [syn: {red-
hot}, {sizzling}]
4: glowing red with heat
5: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot
sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
"in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering},
{hot}, {red-hot}]
red-hot poker
n 1: widely cultivated hybrid poker plant [syn: {red-hot poker},
{Kniphofia praecox}]
red-ink
v 1: mark with red ink; "red-ink the area that is restricted"
red-lavender
adj 1: of something having a lavender color tinged with red
[syn: {red-lavender}, {reddish-lavender}]
red-lead putty
n 1: a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red
lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings
red-legged partridge
n 1: common western European partridge with red legs [syn: {red-
legged partridge}, {Alectoris ruffa}]
red-letter
adj 1: memorable for being a special occasion; "on red-letter
nights a large gathering greeted the celebrity"
red-letter day
n 1: a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of
marking holy days in red on church calendars)
red-light district
n 1: a district with many brothels
red-necked grebe
n 1: large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark
neck [syn: {red-necked grebe}, {Podiceps grisegena}]
red-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with red [syn: {red-orange}, {reddish-
orange}, {flame-orange}]
red-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with red [syn: {red-purple}, {reddisn-
purple}]
red-rimmed
adj 1: rimmed with red; "your red-rimmed eyes reveal that you
have been crying"
red-shafted flicker
n 1: western United States bird with red undersurface to wings
and tail [syn: {red-shafted flicker}, {Colaptes caper
collaris}]
red-shouldered hawk
n 1: North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders [syn:
{red-shouldered hawk}, {Buteo lineatus}]
red-skinned onion
n 1: onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {red-
skinned onion}, {Allium haematochiton}]
red-spotted purple
n 1: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on
underwing surfaces [syn: {red-spotted purple}, {Limenitis
astyanax}]
red-streaked
adj 1: having red stripes [syn: {red-striped}, {reddish-
striped}, {red-streaked}]
red-striped
adj 1: having red stripes [syn: {red-striped}, {reddish-
striped}, {red-streaked}]
red-tailed hawk
n 1: dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown
tail [syn: {redtail}, {red-tailed hawk}, {Buteo
jamaicensis}]
red-veined pie plant
n 1: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian
rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum
emodi}]
red-violet
adj 1: of violet tinged with red [syn: {red-violet}, {reddish-
violet}]
red-winged blackbird
n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
[syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {redwing}, {Agelaius
phoeniceus}]
redback vole
n 1: any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and
America [syn: {red-backed mouse}, {redback vole}]
redbird cactus
n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic
properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush},
{redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus
tithymaloides}]
redbird flower
n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic
properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush},
{redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus
tithymaloides}]
redbrick university
n 1: (British informal) a provincial British university of
relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford
University and Cambridge University
reddish blue
n 1: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
[syn: {violet}, {reddish blue}]
reddish brown
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown},
{sepia}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}, {mahogany}]
reddish orange
n 1: an orange color closer to red than to yellow
reddish purple
n 1: a shade of purple tinged with red [syn: {reddish purple},
{royal purple}]
reddish-brown
adj 1: of brown tinged with red [syn: {red-brown}, {reddish-
brown}, {mahogany-red}]
reddish-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with red [syn: {red-grey}, {red-gray},
{reddish-grey}, {reddish-gray}]
reddish-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with red [syn: {red-grey}, {red-gray},
{reddish-grey}, {reddish-gray}]
reddish-lavender
adj 1: of something having a lavender color tinged with red
[syn: {red-lavender}, {reddish-lavender}]
reddish-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with red [syn: {red-orange}, {reddish-
orange}, {flame-orange}]
reddish-pink
adj 1: of a pink color that is close to red
reddish-striped
adj 1: having red stripes [syn: {red-striped}, {reddish-
striped}, {red-streaked}]
reddish-violet
adj 1: of violet tinged with red [syn: {red-violet}, {reddish-
violet}]
reddisn-purple
adj 1: of purple tinged with red [syn: {red-purple}, {reddisn-
purple}]
redevelopment authority
n 1: a public administrative unit given responsibility for the
renovation of blighted urban areas
redeye flight
n 1: a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes
red from lack of sleep; "he took the redeye in order to get
home the next morning" [syn: {redeye}, {redeye flight}]
redfin pickerel
n 1: small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn:
{redfin pickerel}, {barred pickerel}, {Esox americanus}]
redheaded woodpecker
n 1: black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head
and neck [syn: {redheaded woodpecker}, {redhead},
{Melanerpes erythrocephalus}]
redhorse sucker
n 1: North American sucker with reddish fins [syn: {redhorse},
{redhorse sucker}]
redirect examination
n 1: (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the
witness after that witness has been subject to cross-
examination [syn: {redirect examination}, {reexamination}]
redstem storksbill
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},
{alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass},
{pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
reduced instruction set computer
n 1: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has
a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can
perform [syn: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced
instruction set computer}, {RISC}] [ant: {CISC}, {complex
instruction set computer}, {complex instruction set
computing}]
reduced instruction set computing
n 1: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has
a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can
perform [syn: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced
instruction set computer}, {RISC}] [ant: {CISC}, {complex
instruction set computer}, {complex instruction set
computing}]
reducing agent
n 1: a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of
another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in
photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by
oxidizing some of the loose silver [syn: {reducing agent},
{reducer}, {reductant}]
reducing diet
n 1: a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
[syn: {reducing diet}, {obesity diet}]
reductio ad absurdum
n 1: (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the
consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a
proposition by showing that its negation leads to a
contradiction [syn: {reductio ad absurdum}, {reductio}]
reduction division
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells
in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into
four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number
(leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn:
{meiosis}, {miosis}, {reduction division}]
reduction gear
n 1: gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output
speed
redundancy check
n 1: a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
[syn: {parity check}, {redundancy check}, {odd-even check}]
redwood family
n 1: coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent
family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some
classification systems [syn: {Taxodiaceae}, {subfamily
Taxodiaceae}, {redwood family}]
Redwood National Park
n 1: a national park in California featuring a redwood forest
and Pacific Ocean coastline
redwood penstemon
n 1: low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red
flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills
of northern California [syn: {red shrubby penstemon},
{redwood penstemon}]
reed bunting
n 1: European bunting inhabiting marshy areas [syn: {reed
bunting}, {Emberiza schoeniclus}]
reed canary grass
n 1: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad
leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass},
{gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass},
{Phalaris arundinacea}]
reed grass
n 1: any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus
Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland
fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
reed instrument
n 1: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating
reed [syn: {beating-reed instrument}, {reed instrument},
{reed}]
reed mace
n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode
when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long
flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of
North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn:
{cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed
mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
reed meadow grass
n 1: a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
[syn: {reed meadow grass}, {Glyceria grandis}]
reed organ
n 1: a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air
is forced through the reeds by bellows [syn: {harmonium},
{organ}, {reed organ}]
reed pipe
n 1: organ pipe with a vibrating reed
reed rhapis
n 1: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath
fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {reed rhapis}, {slender
lady palm}, {Rhapis humilis}]
reed section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed
instruments
reed stop
n 1: an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument
reef knot
n 1: a square knot used in a reef line [syn: {reef knot}, {flat
knot}]
reef squirrelfish
n 1: on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
[syn: {reef squirrelfish}, {Holocentrus coruscus}]
reef whitetip shark
n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea
having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {reef whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]
reel off
v 1: unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" [syn:
{reel off}, {unreel}]
2: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names
of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle
off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]
reentering angle
n 1: an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180
degrees [syn: {reentrant angle}, {reentering angle}] [ant:
{salient angle}]
reentering polygon
n 1: a polygon with one or more reentrant angles [syn:
{reentrant polygon}, {reentering polygon}]
reentrant angle
n 1: an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180
degrees [syn: {reentrant angle}, {reentering angle}] [ant:
{salient angle}]
reentrant polygon
n 1: a polygon with one or more reentrant angles [syn:
{reentrant polygon}, {reentering polygon}]
refectory table
n 1: a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between
two trestles
reference book
n 1: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he
contributed articles to the basic reference work on that
topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference}, {reference
work}, {book of facts}]
reference frame
n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn:
{coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference
system}, {reference frame}]
reference grid
n 1: a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide
coordinates for locating points on an image or a map
reference manual
n 1: a manual containing information organized in a summary
manner
reference point
n 1: an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a
reference for comparing the heating and the electrical
energy involved" [syn: {reference point}, {point of
reference}, {reference}]
reference system
n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn:
{coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference
system}, {reference frame}]
reference work
n 1: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he
contributed articles to the basic reference work on that
topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference}, {reference
work}, {book of facts}]
referred pain
n 1: pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the
injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected;
"angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left
shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain
from gallbladder disease"
refined sugar
n 1: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and
preservative [syn: {sugar}, {refined sugar}]
refining industry
n 1: an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
[syn: {oil industry}, {refining industry}, {oil business}]
reflecting telescope
n 1: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that
produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac
Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" [syn:
{reflecting telescope}, {reflector}]
reflection factor
n 1: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a
surface [syn: {coefficient of reflection}, {reflection
factor}, {reflectance}, {reflectivity}]
reflective power
n 1: the ratio of reflected to incident light [syn: {albedo},
{reflective power}]
reflex action
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
reflex angle
n 1: an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)
reflex arc
n 1: the neural path of a reflex
reflex camera
n 1: camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the
exact scene being photographed
reflex epilepsy
n 1: a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by
peripheral stimulation
reflex response
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
reflexive pronoun
n 1: a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the
agent's action affects the agent [syn: {reflexive pronoun},
{reflexive}]
reflexive verb
n 1: a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at
the agent; "the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb";
"`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure
anyone but yourself"
reflux condenser
n 1: condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is
condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its
contents from boiling dry
Reform Jew
n 1: liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to
modern circumstances
Reform Judaism
n 1: the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud
strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of
Judaism to the modern world
2: beliefs and practices of Reform Jews
reform movement
n 1: a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian
reforms
reform school
n 1: correctional institution for the detention and discipline
and training of young or first offenders [syn:
{reformatory}, {reform school}, {training school}]
reform-minded
adj 1: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
[syn: {progressive}, {reformist}, {reform-minded}]
refracting telescope
n 1: optical telescope that has a large convex lens that
produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece
refractive index
n 1: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a
medium [syn: {refractive index}, {index of refraction}]
refractory anaemia
n 1: any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully
treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and
that are not associated with another primary disease) [syn:
{refractory anemia}, {refractory anaemia}]
refractory anemia
n 1: any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully
treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and
that are not associated with another primary disease) [syn:
{refractory anemia}, {refractory anaemia}]
refractory period
n 1: (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber
contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
refractory pot
n 1: a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to
separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash
cup}, {cupel}, {refractory pot}]
refractory-lined
adj 1: (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting
point
refresher course
n 1: a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who
have not kept abreast of developments [syn: {refresher
course}, {refresher}]
refried beans
n 1: dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with
various seasonings [syn: {refried beans}, {frijoles
refritos}]
refrigeration system
n 1: a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for
preservative purposes)
refrigerator car
n 1: a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system
refrigerator cookie
n 1: dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator
then sliced and baked
refugee camp
n 1: shelter for persons displaced by war or political
oppression or for religious beliefs [syn: {camp}, {refugee
camp}]
refuse collector
n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
{garbage man}, {garbageman}, {garbage collector}, {garbage
carter}, {garbage hauler}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]
refuse heap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
Regalecus glesne
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a
red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {king of the herring},
{ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}]
regard as
v 1: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He
is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute},
{know as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look
on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]
Reginald Carey Harrison
n 1: English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Rex Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}, {Reginald
Carey Harrison}]
Reginald Joseph Mitchell
n 1: English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell},
{R. J. Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]
Reginald Marsh
n 1: United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: {Marsh}, {Reginald
Marsh}]
regional anaesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by
application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves
supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is
administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) [syn:
{regional anesthesia}, {regional anaesthesia}]
regional anatomy
n 1: the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the
body and emphasizing the relations between various
structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that
region [syn: {regional anatomy}, {topographic anatomy},
{topology}]
regional anesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by
application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves
supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is
administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) [syn:
{regional anesthesia}, {regional anaesthesia}]
regional enteritis
n 1: a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum
producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain
and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional
enteritis}, {regional ileitis}, {Crohn's disease}]
regional ileitis
n 1: a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum
producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain
and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional
enteritis}, {regional ileitis}, {Crohn's disease}]
register language
n 1: a tone language that uses different voice registers
registered bond
n 1: a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer;
can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by
the registered owner
registered mail
n 1: mail that is registered by the post office when sent in
order to assure safe delivery [syn: {registered mail},
{registered post}]
registered nurse
n 1: a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for
registration [syn: {registered nurse}, {RN}]
registered post
n 1: mail that is registered by the post office when sent in
order to assure safe delivery [syn: {registered mail},
{registered post}]
registered representative
n 1: someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising
agency or brokerage or other service business [syn:
{account executive}, {account representative}, {registered
representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]
registered security
n 1: a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of
the issuer (or issuer's agent)
registration fire
n 1: fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent
effective engagement of targets
registration number
n 1: the number on the license plate that identifies the car
that bears it [syn: {license number}, {registration
number}]
Regius professor
n 1: holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron
Regnellidium diphyllum
n 1: small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil
[syn: {regnellidium}, {Regnellidium diphyllum}]
regression analysis
n 1: the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of
one variable from the values of another
regression coefficient
n 1: when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the
regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents
the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of
changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression
line
regression curve
n 1: a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in
regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a
straight line [syn: {regression line}, {regression curve}]
regression equation
n 1: the equation representing the relation between selected
values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other
(y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values
of y [syn: {regression equation}, {regression of y on x}]
regression line
n 1: a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in
regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a
straight line [syn: {regression line}, {regression curve}]
regression of y on x
n 1: the equation representing the relation between selected
values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other
(y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values
of y [syn: {regression equation}, {regression of y on x}]
regression toward the mean
n 1: the relation between selected values of x and observed
values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be
predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {simple
regression}, {regression toward the mean}, {statistical
regression}]
regular army
n 1: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a
nation or state [syn: {army}, {regular army}, {ground
forces}]
regular convex polyhedron
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
regular convex solid
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
regular dodecahedron
n 1: a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces
regular hexagon
n 1: a hexagon with six sides of equal length
regular hexahedron
n 1: a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces [syn: {cube},
{regular hexahedron}]
regular icosahedron
n 1: an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces
regular octahedron
n 1: an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces
regular payment
n 1: a payment made at regular times
regular polygon
n 1: a polygon with all sides and all angles equal
regular polyhedron
n 1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular
polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
[syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid},
{regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic
solid}, {ideal solid}]
regular recurrence
n 1: recurring at regular intervals [syn: {rhythm}, {regular
recurrence}]
regular tetrahedron
n 1: a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces
regulation time
n 1: (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the
game was finished in regulation time" [ant: {extra time},
{overtime}]
regulator gene
n 1: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an
operator gene [syn: {regulatory gene}, {regulator gene}]
regulatory agency
n 1: a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the
public interest [syn: {regulatory agency}, {regulatory
authority}]
regulatory authority
n 1: a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the
public interest [syn: {regulatory agency}, {regulatory
authority}]
regulatory gene
n 1: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an
operator gene [syn: {regulatory gene}, {regulator gene}]
regulatory offence
n 1: crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn:
{statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory
offense}, {regulatory offence}]
regulatory offense
n 1: crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn:
{statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory
offense}, {regulatory offence}]
Regulus calendula
n 1: American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red
crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned kinglet}, {ruby-crowned
wren}, {Regulus calendula}]
Regulus regulus
n 1: European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
[syn: {goldcrest}, {golden-crested kinglet}, {Regulus
regulus}]
Regulus satrata
n 1: American golden-crested kinglet [syn: {gold-crowned
kinglet}, {Regulus satrata}]
regur soil
n 1: a rich black loam of India [syn: {regur}, {regur soil}]
rehabilitation program
n 1: a program for restoring someone to good health
reign of terror
n 1: any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the
Reign of Terror in France
2: the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution
when thousands were executed; "the Reign of the Bourbons
ended and the Reign of Terror began"
rein in
v 1: stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by
pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post
office" [syn: {rein}, {rein in}]
2: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
[syn: {harness}, {rein in}, {draw rein}, {rein}]
3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined
in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: {rein},
{rein in}]
rein orchid
n 1: any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped
lip [syn: {rein orchid}, {rein orchis}]
rein orchis
n 1: any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped
lip [syn: {rein orchid}, {rein orchis}]
reindeer lichen
n 1: an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some
north temperate regions constituting the chief food for
reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
[syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss},
{Cladonia rangiferina}]
reindeer moss
n 1: an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some
north temperate regions constituting the chief food for
reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
[syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss},
{Cladonia rangiferina}]
reinforced concrete
n 1: concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra
support against stresses [syn: {reinforced concrete},
{ferroconcrete}]
reinforcing stimulus
n 1: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the
behavior that produced it [syn: {reinforcing stimulus},
{reinforcer}, {reinforcement}]
Reinhold Niebuhr
n 1: United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971) [syn:
{Niebuhr}, {Reinhold Niebuhr}]
Reiter's disease
n 1: an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly
in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and
urethritis [syn: {Reiter's syndrome}, {Reiter's disease}]
Reiter's syndrome
n 1: an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly
in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and
urethritis [syn: {Reiter's syndrome}, {Reiter's disease}]
Rejoicing in the Law
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Rejoicing of the Law
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Rejoicing over the Law
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
relapsing fever
n 1: marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite
of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of
high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and
nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months
[syn: {relapsing fever}, {recurrent fever}]
related to
adj 1: being connected either logically or causally or by shared
characteristics; "painting and the related arts";
"school-related activities"; "related to micelle
formation is the...ability of detergent actives to
congregate at oil-water interfaces" [syn: {related},
{related to}] [ant: {unrelated}]
relation back
n 1: (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is
deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; "his
attorney argued for the relation back of the amended
complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
[syn: {relation back}, {relation}]
relational adjective
n 1: an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous
disease' or `a musical instrument') [syn: {relational
adjective}, {classifying adjective}]
relational database
n 1: a database in which relations between information items are
explicitly specified as accessible attributes; "in a
relational database the data are organized as a number of
differently sized tables"
relational database management system
n 1: a database management system designed to manage a
relational database
relative atomic mass
n 1: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element
expressed in atomic mass units [syn: {atomic mass}, {atomic
weight}, {relative atomic mass}]
relative clause
n 1: a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits
frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who
visits frequently, is ill'"
relative density
n 1: the ratio of the density of something to the density of a
standard
relative frequency
n 1: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical
category to the total number of observations [syn:
{frequency}, {relative frequency}]
relative humidity
n 1: the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a given
temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that
temperature; expressed as a percentage
relative incidence
n 1: the relative frequency of occurrence of something [syn:
{incidence}, {relative incidence}]
relative majority
n 1: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of
votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest
number (but less that half of the votes) [syn: {plurality},
{relative majority}]
relative molecular mass
n 1: (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the
constituent atoms of a molecule [syn: {molecular weight},
{relative molecular mass}]
relative pronoun
n 1: a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a
relative clause referring to some antecedent
relative quantity
n 1: a quantity relative to some purpose
relative-in-law
n 1: a relative by marriage [syn: {in-law}, {relative-in-law}]
relativistic mass
n 1: (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the
observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a
factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the
magnitude of the velocity increases
relativity theory
n 1: (physics) the theory that space and time are relative
concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity},
{theory of relativity}, {relativity theory}, {Einstein's
theory of relativity}]
relaxation behavior
n 1: (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium
after a disturbance [syn: {relaxation}, {relaxation
behavior}]
relaxation method
n 1: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a
solution and then reducing the errors that result by
successive approximations until all the errors are less
than some specified amount [syn: {relaxation}, {relaxation
method}]
relaxation time
n 1: the time constant of an exponential return of a system to
equilibrium after a disturbance
relay link
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: {booster}, {booster amplifier}, {booster
station}, {relay link}, {relay station}, {relay
transmitter}]
relay race
n 1: a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the
distance [syn: {relay}, {relay race}]
relay station
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: {booster}, {booster amplifier}, {booster
station}, {relay link}, {relay station}, {relay
transmitter}]
relay transmitter
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: {booster}, {booster amplifier}, {booster
station}, {relay link}, {relay station}, {relay
transmitter}]
releasing factor
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of
accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the
anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing factor},
{releasing hormone}, {RF}]
2: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and
carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they
stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of
these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a
specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH}, {releasing
factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic
releasing factor}]
releasing hormone
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of
accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the
anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing factor},
{releasing hormone}, {RF}]
2: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and
carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they
stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of
these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a
specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH}, {releasing
factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic
releasing factor}]
relief map
n 1: a map having contour lines through points of equal
elevation [syn: {contour map}, {relief map}]
relief pitcher
n 1: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: {reliever},
{relief pitcher}, {fireman}]
relief printing
n 1: printing from a plate with raised characters [syn: {relief
printing}, {letterpress}]
relief valve
n 1: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a
steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure
reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief
valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]
relieve oneself
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
religious belief
n 1: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that
control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his
morality" [syn: {religion}, {faith}, {religious belief}]
religious ceremony
n 1: a ceremony having religious meaning [syn: {religious
ceremony}, {religious ritual}]
religious cult
n 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {cultus},
{religious cult}]
religious doctrine
n 1: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are
generally accepted by that group [syn: {religious
doctrine}, {church doctrine}, {gospel}, {creed}]
religious festival
n 1: a festival having religious significance [syn: {religious
festival}, {church festival}]
religious holiday
n 1: a day specified for religious observance [syn: {religious
holiday}, {holy day}]
religious leader
n 1: leader of a religious order
religious movement
n 1: a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
religious music
n 1: genre of music composed for performance as part of
religious ceremonies [syn: {religious music}, {church
music}]
religious mystic
n 1: someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond
human comprehension [syn: {mystic}, {religious mystic}]
religious mysticism
n 1: a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate
reality [syn: {mysticism}, {religious mysticism}]
religious offering
n 1: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
[syn: {Oblation}, {religious offering}]
religious order
n 1: a subdivision of a larger religious group [syn: {sect},
{religious sect}, {religious order}]
religious orientation
n 1: an attitude toward religion or religious practices
religious outcast
n 1: a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the
dogma of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {heretic},
{misbeliever}, {religious outcast}]
religious person
n 1: a person who manifests devotion to a deity [ant:
{nonreligious person}]
religious residence
n 1: residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a
monastery) [syn: {religious residence}, {cloister}]
religious right
n 1: United States political faction that advocates social and
political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid
for religious groups and schools
religious rite
n 1: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite
of baptism" [syn: {rite}, {religious rite}]
religious ritual
n 1: a ceremony having religious meaning [syn: {religious
ceremony}, {religious ritual}]
religious school
n 1: a school run by a religious body
religious sect
n 1: a subdivision of a larger religious group [syn: {sect},
{religious sect}, {religious order}]
religious service
n 1: the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the
Sunday service" [syn: {service}, {religious service},
{divine service}]
Religious Society of Friends
n 1: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly
called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends},
{Society of Friends}, {Quakers}]
religious song
n 1: religious music for singing
religious text
n 1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn:
{sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious writing},
{religious text}]
religious trance
n 1: a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not
show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other
trances [syn: {religious trance}, {ecstatic state}]
religious writing
n 1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn:
{sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious writing},
{religious text}]
relocatable program
n 1: a program that can be located in different parts of memory
at different times
rely on
v 1: put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can
really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his
discretion" [syn: {depend on}, {depend upon}, {rely on},
{rely upon}]
2: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly
parents often depend on their adult children" [syn: {depend
on}, {rely on}]
rely upon
v 1: put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can
really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his
discretion" [syn: {depend on}, {depend upon}, {rely on},
{rely upon}]
REM sleep
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a
state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep [syn:
{paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM
sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]
remain down
v 1: be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
[syn: {take the count}, {remain down}]
remain firm
v 1: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or
upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn:
{stand}, {remain firm}] [ant: {relent}, {soften}, {yield}]
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
n 1: influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt},
{Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}, {Rembrandt
Harmensz van Rijn}]
Rembrandt van Rijn
n 1: influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt},
{Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}, {Rembrandt
Harmensz van Rijn}]
Rembrandt van Ryn
n 1: influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt},
{Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}, {Rembrandt
Harmensz van Rijn}]
remember oneself
v 1: recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving
badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!"
Remembrance Day
n 1: the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in
World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn:
{Remembrance Day}, {Remembrance Sunday}, {Poppy Day}]
Remembrance Sunday
n 1: the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in
World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn:
{Remembrance Day}, {Remembrance Sunday}, {Poppy Day}]
Remilegia australis
n 1: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and
dolphins [syn: {whale sucker}, {whalesucker}, {Remilegia
australis}]
remission of sin
n 1: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as
pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn:
{absolution}, {remission}, {remittal}, {remission of sin}]
remittance man
n 1: an exile living on money sent from home
remote control
n 1: a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus
from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn:
{remote control}, {remote}]
remote station
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
{remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {remote
station}, {link-attached station}]
remote terminal
n 1: a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn:
{remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {remote
station}, {link-attached station}]
remote-access data processing
n 1: data processing in which some of the functions are
performed in different places and connected by transmission
facilities [syn: {distributed data processing}, {remote-
access data processing}, {teleprocessing}]
remote-control bomb
n 1: a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
remote-controlled
adj 1: lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars" [syn:
{unmanned}, {remote-controlled}] [ant: {manned}]
remoulade sauce
n 1: a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and
capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat
removable disk
n 1: a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive;
removal prevents unauthorized use
removal company
n 1: a company that moves the possessions of a family or
business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public
mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal
company}]
removal firm
n 1: a company that moves the possessions of a family or
business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public
mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal
company}]
Renaissance man
n 1: a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than
superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a
statistician has to be something of a generalist" [syn:
{Renaissance man}, {generalist}] [ant: {specialiser},
{specialist}, {specializer}]
2: a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was
limited) could know almost everything about many topics
renal artery
n 1: an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and
supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters [syn:
{renal artery}, {arteria renalis}]
renal calculus
n 1: a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone},
{urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]
renal colic
n 1: sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin;
associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the
ureter
renal corpuscle
n 1: the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus
at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian body},
{malpighian corpuscle}, {renal corpuscle}]
renal cortex
n 1: the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the
convoluted tubules
renal disorder
n 1: a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {kidney disease},
{renal disorder}, {nephropathy}, {nephrosis}]
renal failure
n 1: inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help
maintain the electrolyte balance [syn: {renal failure},
{kidney failure}]
renal insufficiency
n 1: insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys
renal lithiasis
n 1: the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney [syn:
{nephrolithiasis}, {renal lithiasis}]
renal pelvis
n 1: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the
kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into
the ureter [syn: {pelvis}, {renal pelvis}]
renal vein
n 1: veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena
cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra [syn: {renal
vein}, {vena renalis}]
Renata Tebaldi
n 1: Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922) [syn: {Tebaldi},
{Renata Tebaldi}]
render-set
v 1: cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so
they'll look nice and smooth"
Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur
n 1: French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer
(1683-1757) [syn: {Reaumur}, {Rene Antoine Ferchault de
Reaumur}]
Rene Descartes
n 1: French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic
theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of
coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions
(1596-1650) [syn: {Descartes}, {Rene Descartes}]
Rene Magritte
n 1: Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967) [syn: {Magritte},
{Rene Magritte}]
Rene-Robert Cavelier
n 1: French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France
(1643-1687) [syn: {LaSalle}, {Sieur de LaSalle}, {Rene-
Robert Cavelier}]
renegade state
n 1: a state that does not respect other states in its
international actions [syn: {rogue state}, {renegade
state}, {rogue nation}]
renege on
v 1: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of
her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go
back on}]
renegue on
v 1: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of
her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go
back on}]
renewable resource
n 1: any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be
replenished naturally with the passage of time
reniform leaf
n 1: a simple kidney-shaped leaf
rent collector
n 1: a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for
the owner
rent out
v 1: grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee;
"We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He
hired himself out as a cook" [syn: {hire out}, {rent out},
{farm out}]
rent seeking
n 1: (economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make
money by manipulating the economic environment rather than
by making a profit through production or trade [syn: {rent
seeking}, {rent-seeking}]
rent-a-car
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
rent-free
adv 1: without paying rent; "I can live here rent-free"
adj 1: complimentary; without payment of rent; "with the job
came a rent-free apartment"
rent-rebate
n 1: a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
rent-roll
n 1: a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the
amount of rent they pay
rent-seeking
n 1: (economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make
money by manipulating the economic environment rather than
by making a profit through production or trade [syn: {rent
seeking}, {rent-seeking}]
rental collection
n 1: a collection of books that can be rented by readers in
return for a small daily fee
rental income
n 1: income received from rental properties
repair shed
n 1: a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be
stored and maintained [syn: {airdock}, {hangar}, {repair
shed}]
repair shop
n 1: a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance [syn:
{repair shop}, {fix-it shop}]
repayment rate
n 1: the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment
rate}, {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}, {installment
rate}]
repeating decimal
n 1: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself
indefinitely [syn: {circulating decimal}, {recurring
decimal}, {repeating decimal}]
repeating firearm
n 1: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
[syn: {repeating firearm}, {repeater}]
repertory company
n 1: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
[syn: {stock company}, {repertory company}, {repertory}]
replacement cost
n 1: current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of
equal effectiveness
reply-paid
adj 1: with cost of reply prepaid by sender; "reply-paid
postcard"; "reply-paid envelope"
report card
n 1: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and
deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn:
{report card}, {report}]
report out
v 1: return a bill after consideration and revision to a
legislative body
reporting weight
n 1: a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning
of the season (when first reporting for practice)
repose on
v 1: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's
this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on},
{build on}, {build upon}]
representational process
n 1: any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to
stand for or represent something else
representative sample
n 1: the population is divided into strata and a random sample
is taken from each stratum [syn: {stratified sample},
{representative sample}, {proportional sample}]
representative sampling
n 1: the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and
random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {stratified
sampling}, {representative sampling}, {proportional
sampling}]
repressor gene
n 1: gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
reproduction cost
n 1: cost of reproducing physical property minus various
allowances (especially depreciation) [syn: {reproduction
cost}, {physical value}]
reproductive cell
n 1: a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for
transmitting DNA to the next generation [syn: {reproductive
cell}, {germ cell}, {sex cell}]
reproductive cloning
n 1: making a full living copy of an organism; requires a
surrogate mother
reproductive memory
n 1: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original
stimulus input and reproducing it during recall [syn:
{reproduction}, {reproductive memory}]
reproductive organ
n 1: any organ involved in sexual reproduction [syn:
{reproductive organ}, {sex organ}]
reproductive structure
n 1: the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
reproductive system
n 1: organs and tissues involved in the production and
maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent
development as offspring [syn: {reproductive system},
{genital system}]
reptile family
n 1: a family of reptiles
reptile genus
n 1: a genus of reptiles
Republic of Albania
n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of
the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Albania}, {Republic of
Albania}]
Republic of Angola
n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean;
achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the
scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: {Angola}, {Republic of
Angola}]
Republic of Armenia
n 1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an
Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient
Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations;
throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded
and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: {Armenia}, {Republic
of Armenia}, {Hayastan}]
Republic of Austria
n 1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the
Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the
Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics
until the 19th century [syn: {Austria}, {Republic of
Austria}, {Oesterreich}]
Republic of Belarus
n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a
European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus},
{Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]
Republic of Benin
n 1: a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French
control [syn: {Benin}, {Republic of Benin}, {Dahomey}]
Republic of Bolivia
n 1: a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon
Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence
from Spain [syn: {Bolivia}, {Republic of Bolivia}]
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
n 1: a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly
part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia;
voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army
of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic
cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
[syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina},
{Bosnia}]
Republic of Botswana
n 1: a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became
independent from British control in the 1960s [syn:
{Botswana}, {Republic of Botswana}]
Republic of Bulgaria
n 1: a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in
southeastern Europe [syn: {Bulgaria}, {Republic of
Bulgaria}]
Republic of Burundi
n 1: a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the
northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika [syn: {Burundi},
{Republic of Burundi}]
Republic of Cameroon
n 1: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was
under French and British control until 1960 [syn:
{Cameroon}, {Republic of Cameroon}, {Cameroun}]
Republic of Cape Verde
n 1: an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
[syn: {Cape Verde}, {Republic of Cape Verde}]
Republic of Chad
n 1: a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was
under French control until 1960 [syn: {Chad}, {Republic of
Chad}, {Tchad}]
Republic of Chile
n 1: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes
of the Andes on the south Pacific coast [syn: {Chile},
{Republic of Chile}]
Republic of China
n 1: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by
Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the
Communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {China},
{Nationalist China}, {Republic of China}]
Republic of Colombia
n 1: a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline
on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved
independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of
Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language [syn:
{Colombia}, {Republic of Colombia}]
Republic of Costa Rica
n 1: a republic in Central America; one of the most politically
stable countries in Latin America [syn: {Costa Rica},
{Republic of Costa Rica}]
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
n 1: a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of
the most prosperous and politically stable countries in
Africa [syn: {Ivory Coast}, {Cote d'Ivoire}, {Republic of
Cote d'Ivoire}]
Republic of Croatia
n 1: a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe
in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the
Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in
1991 [syn: {Croatia}, {Republic of Croatia}, {Hrvatska}]
Republic of Cuba
n 1: a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
[syn: {Cuba}, {Republic of Cuba}]
Republic of Cyprus
n 1: a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of
Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: {Cyprus},
{Republic of Cyprus}]
Republic of Djibouti
n 1: a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula;
formerly under French control but became independent in
1997 [syn: {Djibouti}, {Republic of Djibouti}, {Afars and
Issas}]
Republic of Ecuador
n 1: a republic in northwestern South America; became
independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated
by the Andes [syn: {Ecuador}, {Republic of Ecuador}]
Republic of El Salvador
n 1: a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn:
{El Salvador}, {Republic of El Salvador}, {Salvador}]
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
n 1: a country of west central Africa (including islands in the
Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
[syn: {Equatorial Guinea}, {Republic of Equatorial Guinea},
{Spanish Guinea}]
Republic of Estonia
n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn:
{Estonia}, {Esthonia}, {Republic of Estonia}]
Republic of Fiji
n 1: an independent state within the British Commonwealth
located on the Fiji Islands [syn: {Fiji}, {Republic of
Fiji}]
Republic of Finland
n 1: republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from
Russia in 1917 [syn: {Finland}, {Republic of Finland},
{Suomi}]
Republic of Ghana
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: {Ghana},
{Republic of Ghana}, {Gold Coast}]
Republic of Guatemala
n 1: a republic in Central America; achieved independence from
Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and
illiteracy; politically unstable [syn: {Guatemala},
{Republic of Guatemala}]
Republic of Guinea
n 1: a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a
French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
[syn: {Guinea}, {Republic of Guinea}, {French Guinea}]
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
n 1: a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized
as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau},
{Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese
Guinea}]
Republic of Haiti
n 1: a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the
island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in
1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western
hemisphere [syn: {Haiti}, {Republic of Haiti}]
Republic of Honduras
n 1: a republic in Central America; achieved independence from
Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture [syn:
{Honduras}, {Republic of Honduras}]
Republic of Hungary
n 1: a republic in central Europe [syn: {Hungary}, {Republic of
Hungary}, {Magyarorszag}]
Republic of Iceland
n 1: an island republic on the island of Iceland; became
independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: {Iceland}, {Republic
of Iceland}]
Republic of India
n 1: a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia;
second most populous country in the world; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {India},
{Republic of India}, {Bharat}]
Republic of Indonesia
n 1: a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including
more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the
Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far
East and Pacific regions [syn: {Indonesia}, {Republic of
Indonesia}, {Dutch East Indies}]
Republic of Iraq
n 1: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient
civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as
Iraq [syn: {Iraq}, {Republic of Iraq}, {Al-Iraq}, {Irak}]
Republic of Ireland
n 1: a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the
island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1921 [syn: {Ireland}, {Republic of Ireland},
{Irish Republic}, {Eire}]
Republic of Kazakhstan
n 1: a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the
northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking
inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an
Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Kazakhstan},
{Republic of Kazakhstan}, {Kazakstan}, {Kazakh}, {Kazak}]
Republic of Kenya
n 1: a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries
have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn:
{Kenya}, {Republic of Kenya}]
Republic of Kiribati
n 1: an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the
south of the equator [syn: {Kiribati}, {Republic of
Kiribati}]
Republic of Korea
n 1: a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula;
established in 1948 [syn: {South Korea}, {Republic of
Korea}]
Republic of Latvia
n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of
the Baltic Sea [syn: {Latvia}, {Republic of Latvia}]
Republic of Liberia
n 1: a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans
as a way to free negro slaves [syn: {Liberia}, {Republic of
Liberia}]
Republic of Lithuania
n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn:
{Lithuania}, {Republic of Lithuania}, {Lietuva}]
Republic of Madagascar
n 1: a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved
independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Madagascar},
{Republic of Madagascar}, {Malagasy Republic}]
Republic of Malawi
n 1: a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn:
{Malawi}, {Republic of Malawi}, {Nyasaland}]
Republic of Maldives
n 1: a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence
from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: {Maldives}, {Republic
of Maldives}]
Republic of Mali
n 1: a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved
independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West
African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn:
{Mali}, {Republic of Mali}, {French Sudan}]
Republic of Malta
n 1: a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean;
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn:
{Malta}, {Republic of Malta}]
Republic of Mauritius
n 1: a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius [syn:
{Mauritius}, {Republic of Mauritius}]
Republic of Moldova
n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a
European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn:
{Moldova}, {Republic of Moldova}, {Moldavia}]
Republic of Mozambique
n 1: a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the
Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in
1975 [syn: {Mozambique}, {Republic of Mozambique},
{Mocambique}]
Republic of Namibia
n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic
coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved
independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of
Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South
Africa [syn: {Namibia}, {Republic of Namibia}, {South West
Africa}]
Republic of Nauru
n 1: an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports
support the economy [syn: {Nauru}, {Republic of Nauru}]
Republic of Nicaragua
n 1: a republic in Central America; achieved independence from
Spain in 1821 [syn: {Nicaragua}, {Republic of Nicaragua}]
Republic of Niger
n 1: a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence
from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by
the Sahara Desert [syn: {Niger}, {Republic of Niger}]
Republic of Palau
n 1: a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in
association with the United States [syn: {Palau}, {Republic
of Palau}, {TT}]
Republic of Panama
n 1: a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence
from Colombia in 1903 [syn: {Panama}, {Republic of Panama}]
Republic of Paraguay
n 1: a landlocked republic in south central South America;
achieved independence from Spain in 1811 [syn: {Paraguay},
{Republic of Paraguay}]
Republic of Peru
n 1: a republic in western South America; achieved independence
from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from
the 12th to 16th centuries [syn: {Peru}, {Republic of
Peru}]
Republic of Poland
n 1: a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by
Germany in 1939 started World War II [syn: {Poland},
{Republic of Poland}, {Polska}]
Republic of San Marino
n 1: the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent
country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located
in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy [syn:
{San Marino}, {Republic of San Marino}]
Republic of Senegal
n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the
Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved
independence in 1960 [syn: {Senegal}, {Republic of
Senegal}]
Republic of Seychelles
n 1: a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence
from the United Kingdom in 1976 [syn: {Seychelles},
{Republic of Seychelles}]
Republic of Sierra Leone
n 1: a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1961 [syn: {Sierra Leone}, {Republic of
Sierra Leone}]
Republic of Singapore
n 1: a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore;
achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965 [syn:
{Singapore}, {Republic of Singapore}]
Republic of Slovenia
n 1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of
the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence
in 1991 [syn: {Slovenia}, {Republic of Slovenia},
{Slovenija}]
Republic of South Africa
n 1: a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first
European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) [syn: {South
Africa}, {Republic of South Africa}]
Republic of Suriname
n 1: a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic;
achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn:
{Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch
Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]
Republic of Tajikistan
n 1: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia
to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn:
{Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan},
{Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]
Republic of the Congo
n 1: a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence
from France in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Republic of the Congo},
{French Congo}]
Republic of The Gambia
n 1: a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
[syn: {Gambia}, {The Gambia}, {Republic of The Gambia}]
Republic of the Marshall Islands
n 1: a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall
Islands [syn: {Marshall Islands}, {Republic of the Marshall
Islands}]
Republic of the Philippines
n 1: a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence
from the United States in 1946 [syn: {Philippines},
{Republic of the Philippines}]
Republic of the Sudan
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved
independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
[syn: {Sudan}, {Republic of the Sudan}, {Soudan}]
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
n 1: an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern
coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Trinidad and Tobago}, {Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago}]
Republic of Tunisia
n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean
coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern
Tunisia is mostly desert" [syn: {Tunisia}, {Republic of
Tunisia}]
Republic of Turkey
n 1: a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the
collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks,
led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 [syn:
{Turkey}, {Republic of Turkey}]
Republic of Uganda
n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn:
{Uganda}, {Republic of Uganda}]
Republic of Uzbekistan
n 1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an
Asian soviet [syn: {Uzbekistan}, {Republic of Uzbekistan},
{Uzbek}]
Republic of Vanuatu
n 1: a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since
1980 [syn: {Vanuatu}, {Republic of Vanuatu}, {New
Hebrides}]
Republic of Venezuela
n 1: a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean;
achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil [syn:
{Venezuela}, {Republic of Venezuela}]
Republic of Yemen
n 1: a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian
Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 [syn:
{Yemen}, {Republic of Yemen}]
Republic of Zambia
n 1: a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great
Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained
independence within the commonwealth in 1964 [syn:
{Zambia}, {Republic of Zambia}, {Northern Rhodesia}]
Republic of Zimbabwe
n 1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly
called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Republic of Zimbabwe},
{Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]
Republican Guard
n 1: formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was
to protect the government in Baghdad
Republican Party
n 1: the younger of two major political parties in the United
States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party [syn:
{Republican Party}, {GOP}]
Republican River
n 1: a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern
Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas [syn:
{Republican}, {Republican River}]
repulsive force
n 1: the force by which bodies repel one another [syn:
{repulsion}, {repulsive force}] [ant: {attraction},
{attractive force}]
requiem shark
n 1: any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless
bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal
species
required course
n 1: a course that all students are required to take
requirements contract
n 1: a contract in which you agree to purchase all your
requirements of a particular sort from one party
requisition form
n 1: an official form on which a request in made; "first you
have to fill out the requisition" [syn: {requisition},
{requisition form}]
res adjudicata
n 1: a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
[syn: {res judicata}, {res adjudicata}]
res gestae
n 1: rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely
associated with an occurrence that the words are considered
part of the occurrence and as such their report does not
violate the hearsay rule
2: things done
res ipsa loquitur
n 1: a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged
wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident
happened
res judicata
n 1: a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
[syn: {res judicata}, {res adjudicata}]
res publica
n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single
government; "the state has elected a new president";
"African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's
capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an
industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country},
{land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
rescue equipment
n 1: equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency
rescue operation
n 1: an operation organized to free from danger or confinement
rescue party
n 1: a party of rescuers
research center
n 1: a center where research is done [syn: {research center},
{research facility}]
research colloquium
n 1: a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research
are reported
research director
n 1: a supervisor in a research center [syn: {research
director}, {director of research}]
research facility
n 1: a center where research is done [syn: {research center},
{research facility}]
research lab
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn:
{lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory},
{science lab}, {science laboratory}]
research laboratory
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn:
{lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory},
{science lab}, {science laboratory}]
research project
n 1: research into questions posed by scientific theories and
hypotheses [syn: {scientific research}, {research project}]
research rocket
n 1: a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {test rocket},
{research rocket}, {test instrument vehicle}]
research staff
n 1: a group of associated research workers in a university or
library or laboratory
research worker
n 1: a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn:
{research worker}, {researcher}, {investigator}]
Reseda luteola
n 1: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye;
naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {dyer's
mignonette}, {weld}, {Reseda luteola}]
Reseda odorata
n 1: Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense
terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white
flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn:
{mignonette}, {sweet reseda}, {Reseda odorata}]
reserve account
n 1: funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated
future payments [syn: {reserve account}, {reserve fund}]
reserve assets
n 1: capital held back from investment in order to meet probable
or possible demands
reserve bank
n 1: one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as
depositories for banks in their region [syn: {Federal
Reserve Bank}, {reserve bank}]
reserve clause
n 1: a clause that used to be part of the contract with a
professional athlete extending the contract for a year
beyond its expiration; "the reserve clause was used to bind
players to a particular ball club"
reserve fund
n 1: funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated
future payments [syn: {reserve account}, {reserve fund}]
Reserve Officers Training Corps
n 1: a training program to prepare college students to be
commissioned officers [syn: {Reserve Officers Training
Corps}, {ROTC}]
reset button
n 1: a push button that you press to activate the reset
mechanism
residence hall
n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters
for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {residence hall},
{hall}, {student residence}]
residence time
n 1: the period of time spent in a particular place
resident commissioner
n 1: the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States
House of Representatives
resident physician
n 1: a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital
and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision
of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was
receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn:
{house physician}, {resident}, {resident physician}]
residential area
n 1: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private
residences [syn: {residential district}, {residential
area}, {community}]
residential district
n 1: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private
residences [syn: {residential district}, {residential
area}, {community}]
residual clay
n 1: the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have
been dissolved [syn: {residual soil}, {residual clay}]
residual oil
n 1: oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
[syn: {residual oil}, {resid}]
residual soil
n 1: the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have
been dissolved [syn: {residual soil}, {residual clay}]
resistance pyrometer
n 1: pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance
in a heated wire
resistance thermometer
n 1: thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the
resistance of a spiral of platinum wire [syn: {resistance
thermometer}, {platinum thermometer}]
resistance unit
n 1: the reciprocal of conductance
resisting arrest
n 1: physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance
is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the
police officer attempting to make the arrest
resolving power
n 1: the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the
angular separation of images that are close together [syn:
{resolving power}, {resolution}]
resonant circuit
n 1: an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and
inductance in such a way that a periodic electric
oscillation will reach maximum amplitude [syn: {resonator},
{resonant circuit}]
resonating chamber
n 1: a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant
oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves [syn:
{resonator}, {cavity resonator}, {resonating chamber}]
resort area
n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort
area}, {playground}, {vacation spot}]
resort hotel
n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: {resort}, {resort
hotel}, {holiday resort}]
2: a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: {resort
hotel}, {spa}]
respiratory acidosis
n 1: acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs
(as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide
combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases
the acidity of the blood [syn: {respiratory acidosis},
{carbon dioxide acidosis}]
respiratory alkalosis
n 1: alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the
lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme
anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)
respiratory center
n 1: the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that
integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen
and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals
to be sent to the respiratory muscles
respiratory disease
n 1: a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn:
{respiratory disease}, {respiratory illness}, {respiratory
disorder}]
respiratory disorder
n 1: a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn:
{respiratory disease}, {respiratory illness}, {respiratory
disorder}]
respiratory distress syndrome
n 1: an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the
premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a
wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow
breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy
hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory
distress syndrome}, {respiratory distress syndrome of the
newborn}, {hyaline membrane disease}]
respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
n 1: an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the
premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a
wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow
breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy
hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory
distress syndrome}, {respiratory distress syndrome of the
newborn}, {hyaline membrane disease}]
respiratory illness
n 1: a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn:
{respiratory disease}, {respiratory illness}, {respiratory
disorder}]
respiratory infection
n 1: any infection of the respiratory tract [syn: {respiratory
tract infection}, {respiratory infection}]
respiratory organ
n 1: any organ involved in the process of respiration
respiratory quotient
n 1: the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the
volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given
period of time
respiratory rate
n 1: the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually
measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
[syn: {respiratory rate}, {rate of respiration}]
respiratory syncytial virus
n 1: a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and
that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as
bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in
children)
respiratory system
n 1: the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon
dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by
breathing [syn: {respiratory system}, {systema
respiratorium}]
respiratory tract
n 1: the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
[syn: {respiratory tract}, {airway}]
respiratory tract infection
n 1: any infection of the respiratory tract [syn: {respiratory
tract infection}, {respiratory infection}]
resplendent quetzel
n 1: very rare Central American bird; the national bird of
Guatemala [syn: {resplendent quetzel}, {resplendent
trogon}, {Pharomacrus mocino}]
resplendent trogon
n 1: very rare Central American bird; the national bird of
Guatemala [syn: {resplendent quetzel}, {resplendent
trogon}, {Pharomacrus mocino}]
response time
n 1: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response
to it [syn: {reaction time}, {response time}, {latency},
{latent period}]
responsible for
adj 1: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the
responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the
damage" [syn: {responsible}, {responsible for(p)}]
rest area
n 1: designated paved area beside a main road where cars can
stop temporarily [syn: {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest
stop}, {layby}, {lay-by}]
rest day
n 1: a day set aside for rest [syn: {rest day}, {day of rest}]
[ant: {work day}, {workday}, {working day}]
rest energy
n 1: the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in
an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass
times the square of the speed of light
rest home
n 1: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the
elderly" [syn: {home}, {nursing home}, {rest home}]
rest house
n 1: a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in
areas where there are no hotels)
rest mass
n 1: (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is
at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of
the body
rest on
v 1: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
[syn: {lean on}, {rest on}, {lean against}]
2: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's
this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on},
{build on}, {build upon}]
rest period
n 1: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more
when they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite},
{rest}, {relief}, {rest period}]
rest stop
n 1: designated paved area beside a main road where cars can
stop temporarily [syn: {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest
stop}, {layby}, {lay-by}]
rest-cure
n 1: rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
rest-harrow
n 1: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple
flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: {restharrow},
{rest-harrow}, {Ononis spinosa}]
2: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate
leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
[syn: {restharrow}, {rest-harrow}, {Ononis repens}]
restaurant attendant
n 1: someone employed to provide service in a dining room [syn:
{dining-room attendant}, {restaurant attendant}]
restaurant chain
n 1: a chain of restaurants
resting potential
n 1: the potential difference between the two sides of the
membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an
impulse
resting spore
n 1: a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may
germinate after a prolonged period
restless legs
n 1: feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after
going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved
temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless
legs syndrome}, {restless legs}, {Ekbom syndrome}]
restless legs syndrome
n 1: feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after
going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved
temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless
legs syndrome}, {restless legs}, {Ekbom syndrome}]
restraint of trade
n 1: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business
restriction endonuclease
n 1: any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific
restriction sites and produce restriction fragments;
obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders);
used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction
endonuclease}, {restriction nuclease}, {restriction
enzyme}]
restriction enzyme
n 1: any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific
restriction sites and produce restriction fragments;
obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders);
used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction
endonuclease}, {restriction nuclease}, {restriction
enzyme}]
restriction fragment
n 1: the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a
restriction enzyme
restriction nuclease
n 1: any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific
restriction sites and produce restriction fragments;
obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders);
used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction
endonuclease}, {restriction nuclease}, {restriction
enzyme}]
restriction site
n 1: the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will
cleave DNA
restrictive clause
n 1: a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning
of the noun phrase it modifies
resultant role
n 1: the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists
only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the
clause [syn: {resultant role}, {result}]
resulting trust
n 1: a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was
the intention of the parties to create a trust
resurrection fern
n 1: fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds
greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn:
{grey polypody}, {gray polypody}, {resurrection fern},
{Polypodium polypodioides}]
Resurrection of Christ
n 1: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after
the Crucifixion [syn: {Resurrection}, {Christ's
Resurrection}, {Resurrection of Christ}]
resurrection plant
n 1: densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to
Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and
grows under moist conditions [syn: {resurrection plant},
{rose of Jericho}, {Selaginella lepidophylla}]
2: small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers
that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {rose of
Jericho}, {resurrection plant}, {Anastatica hierochuntica}]
retail chain
n 1: a chain of retail stores
retail merchant
n 1: a merchant who sells goods at retail [syn: {retailer},
{retail merchant}]
retail price index
n 1: an index of changes in retail prices
retail store
n 1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile
establishment}, {retail store}, {sales outlet}, {outlet}]
retained object
n 1: an object in a passive construction
retaining wall
n 1: a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially
a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)
retaliatory eviction
n 1: an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith
complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
Retama raetam
n 1: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white
flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament;
sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam},
{juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista
raetam}]
retarded depression
n 1: a state of clinical depression in which the individual is
lethargic and slow to initiate action
retarding force
n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
[syn: {drag}, {retarding force}]
rete Malpighii
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete
Malpighii}]
rete testis
n 1: network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous
tubules to the vasa efferentia
retention basin
n 1: a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water
in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing
downstream
reticular activating system
n 1: the network in the reticular formation that serves an
alerting or arousal function [syn: {reticular activating
system}, {RAS}]
reticular formation
n 1: a complex neural network in the central core of the
brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in
such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and
muscle tone [syn: {reticular formation}, {RF}]
reticulated python
n 1: of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the
world [syn: {reticulated python}, {Python reticulatus}]
Reticulitermes flanipes
n 1: destructive United States termite
Reticulitermes lucifugus
n 1: destructive European termite
reticuloendothelial system
n 1: a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells
able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except
for certain white blood cells [syn: {reticuloendothelial
system}, {RES}]
retinal cone
n 1: a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to
bright light and to color [syn: {cone}, {cone cell},
{retinal cone}]
retinal detachment
n 1: visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming
separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated
by photocoagulation [syn: {retinal detachment}, {detachment
of the retina}, {detached retina}]
retinal purple
n 1: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates;
dissociates into retinene by light [syn: {visual purple},
{rhodopsin}, {retinal purple}]
retinal rod
n 1: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
{rod}, {rod cell}, {retinal rod}]
retinal scanning
n 1: biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye;
"identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye
movements"
retired person
n 1: someone who has retired from active working [syn:
{retiree}, {retired person}]
retirement account
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
retirement benefit
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement
check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund},
{superannuation}]
retirement check
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement
check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund},
{superannuation}]
retirement community
n 1: a planned community for residents who have retired from an
active working life [syn: {retirement community},
{retirement complex}]
retirement complex
n 1: a planned community for residents who have retired from an
active working life [syn: {retirement community},
{retirement complex}]
retirement fund
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement
check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund},
{superannuation}]
retirement pension
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
[syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement
check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund},
{superannuation}]
retirement plan
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
retirement program
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
retirement savings account
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
retirement savings plan
n 1: a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
[syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan},
{retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account},
{retirement account}, {retirement program}]
retrobulbar neuritis
n 1: inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in
multiple sclerosis
retrograde amnesia
n 1: loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
retromandibular vein
n 1: posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal
veins in front of the ear [syn: {retromandibular vein},
{vena retromandibularis}, {posterior facial vein}]
return address
n 1: the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating
where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
return key
n 1: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that
causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: {return
key}, {return}]
return on invested capital
n 1: (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage,
that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by
dividing the total capital into earnings before interest,
taxes, or dividends are paid [syn: {return on invested
capital}, {return on investment}, {ROI}]
return on investment
n 1: (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage,
that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by
dividing the total capital into earnings before interest,
taxes, or dividends are paid [syn: {return on invested
capital}, {return on investment}, {ROI}]
return ticket
n 1: a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)
[syn: {round-trip ticket}, {return ticket}]
returning officer
n 1: the official in each electorate who holds the election and
returns the results
Reuben Lucius Goldberg
n 1: United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of
very complicated and impractical contraptions that
accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn:
{Goldberg}, {Rube Goldberg}, {Reuben Lucius Goldberg}]
reusable program
n 1: a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
reusable routine
n 1: a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
rev up
v 1: speed up; "let's rev up production" [syn: {rev up}, {step
up}]
2: increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an
engine" [syn: {rev up}, {rev}]
revealed religion
n 1: a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to
humankind
Revelation of Saint John the Divine
n 1: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary
descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and
evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John
the Apostle [syn: {Revelation}, {Revelation of Saint John
the Divine}, {Apocalypse}, {Book of Revelation}]
revenue bond
n 1: a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance
public works; revenue from the public property is used to
pay off the bond
revenue enhancement
n 1: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
for the support of government [syn: {tax}, {taxation},
{revenue enhancement}]
revenue sharing
n 1: distribution of part of the federal tax income to states
and municipalities
revenue stamp
n 1: a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to
show that a government tax has been paid [syn: {revenue
stamp}, {stamp}]
revenue tariff
n 1: a tariff imposed to raise revenue
reverberatory furnace
n 1: a furnace in which the material that is being treated is
heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof
and walls of the furnace
Reverend Dodgson
n 1: English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of
mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he
wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn:
{Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson},
{Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]
reverse fault
n 1: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have
been pushed upward by compression [syn: {thrust fault},
{overthrust fault}, {reverse fault}]
reverse gear
n 1: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
[syn: {reverse}, {reverse gear}]
reverse hang
n 1: a hang with the arms extended in back
reverse lightning
n 1: atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the
tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they
flash upward [syn: {jet}, {blue jet}, {reverse lightning}]
reverse osmosis
n 1: (chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent
passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction
opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected
to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure
reverse Polish notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator follows its operands
[syn: {postfix notation}, {suffix notation}, {reverse
Polish notation}]
reverse split
n 1: a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a
corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn:
{reverse split}, {reverse stock split}, {split down}]
reverse stock split
n 1: a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a
corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn:
{reverse split}, {reverse stock split}, {split down}]
reverse transcriptase
n 1: a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA
as a template; found especially in retroviruses
reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n 1: an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse
transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV
reversible process
n 1: any process in which a system can be made to pass through
the same states in the reverse order when the process is
reversed [ant: {irreversible process}]
reversing thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters
reversionary annuity
n 1: an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone
else is unable to receive it [syn: {reversionary annuity},
{survivorship annuity}]
review article
n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of
a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critique}, {critical
review}, {review article}]
review copy
n 1: a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to
a writer or periodical
reviewing stand
n 1: a stand from which a parade or military force can be
reviewed
Revised Standard Version
n 1: a revision of the American Standard Version
Revised Version
n 1: a British revision of the Authorized Version
revival meeting
n 1: an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in
religion [syn: {revival}, {revival meeting}]
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
n 1: a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in
1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party;
opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug
dealers [syn: {Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia},
{Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia}, {FARC}]
Revolutionary calendar
n 1: the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793
and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22,
1792
Revolutionary calendar month
n 1: a month in the Revolutionary calendar
revolutionary group
n 1: a political unit organized to promote revolution
Revolutionary Justice Organization
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
{Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah},
{Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad},
{Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine},
{Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth}]
Revolutionary Organization 17 November
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is
violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO
and the United States; an active terrorist group during the
1980s [syn: {Revolutionary Organization 17 November}, {17
November}]
Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
n 1: a Palestinian international terrorist organization that
split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks
in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered
the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
[syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal
Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black
September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist
Muslims}]
Revolutionary People's Liberation Front
n 1: an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is
opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish
security and military officials [syn: {Revolutionary
People's Liberation Party}, {Revolutionary People's
Liberation Front}]
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party
n 1: an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is
opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish
security and military officials [syn: {Revolutionary
People's Liberation Party}, {Revolutionary People's
Liberation Front}]
Revolutionary People's Struggle
n 1: an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971
to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to
1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and
imperialism and the United States [syn: {Revolutionary
People's Struggle}, {ELA}]
Revolutionary Proletarian Army
n 1: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist
Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex
Boncayao Brigade}, {ABB}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army},
{RPA-ABB}]
Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei
n 1: a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose
Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for
bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000
to 2002 [syn: {Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus},
{Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei}, {NIPR}]
Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
n 1: a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose
Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for
bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000
to 2002 [syn: {Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus},
{Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei}, {NIPR}]
Revolutionary United Front
n 1: a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone;
seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the
diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on
civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and
using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the
president of Liberia [syn: {Revolutionary United Front},
{RUF}]
revolutions per minute
n 1: rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000
revs" [syn: {revolutions per minute}, {rpm}, {rev}]
revolve about
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
{concentrate on}, {center}]
revolve around
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
{concentrate on}, {center}]
2: move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around
the Sun" [syn: {revolve around}, {circle around}, {circle
round}]
revolving charge account
n 1: a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero
balance
revolving credit
n 1: a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain
limit or paid down at any time [syn: {open-end credit},
{revolving credit}, {charge account credit}]
revolving door
n 1: an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover
of personnel or membership
2: a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate
about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air
pressure in tall buildings [syn: {revolving door},
{revolver}]
revolving fund
n 1: a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be
replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly
rewa-rewa
n 1: slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red
flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber [syn:
{rewa-rewa}, {New Zealand honeysuckle}]
rewrite man
n 1: someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
[syn: {redact}, {redactor}, {reviser}, {rewriter}, {rewrite
man}]
rex begonia
n 1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived
from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves
patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown
with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king
begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium},
{Begonia rex}]
Rex Harrison
n 1: English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Rex Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}, {Reginald
Carey Harrison}]
Reye's syndrome
n 1: acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections
(especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children;
characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and
fatty infiltration of the liver
Rh antibody
n 1: rhesus factor antibody
Rh factor
n 1: a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if
an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an
Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
[syn: {rhesus factor}, {Rh factor}, {Rh}]
Rh incompatibility
n 1: incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-
positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice
versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia
Rh negative
n 1: the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh
antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood type}, {Rh-negative
blood}, {Rh negative}]
Rh positive
n 1: the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red
cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-positive
blood type}, {Rh positive}]
rh-negative
adj 1: of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present
in their red blood cells [ant: {rh-positive}]
Rh-negative blood
n 1: the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh
antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood type}, {Rh-negative
blood}, {Rh negative}]
Rh-negative blood type
n 1: the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh
antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood type}, {Rh-negative
blood}, {Rh negative}]
rh-positive
adj 1: of persons (or their blood) having the Rh factor present
in their red blood cells [ant: {rh-negative}]
Rh-positive blood type
n 1: the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red
cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-positive
blood type}, {Rh positive}]
Rhaeto-Romance
n 1: Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern
Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol [syn: {Rhaeto-
Romance}, {Rhaeto-Romanic}]
Rhaeto-Romanic
n 1: Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern
Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol [syn: {Rhaeto-
Romance}, {Rhaeto-Romanic}]
Rhagoletis pomonella
n 1: larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot},
{railroad worm}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]
Rhamnus californicus
n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red
or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California
buckthorn}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]
Rhamnus carolinianus
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having
black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn:
{Carolina buckthorn}, {indian cherry}, {Rhamnus
carolinianus}]
Rhamnus croceus
n 1: small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and
Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn:
{redberry}, {red-berry}, {Rhamnus croceus}]
Rhamnus frangula
n 1: small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder buckthorn}, {alder
dogwood}, {Rhamnus frangula}]
Rhamnus purshianus
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn},
{bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood},
{Rhamnus purshianus}]
Rhapis excelsa
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases
clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan
palm}, {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]
Rhapis humilis
n 1: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath
fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {reed rhapis}, {slender
lady palm}, {Rhapis humilis}]
Rhea americana
n 1: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to
ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
[syn: {rhea}, {Rhea americana}]
Rhea Silvia
n 1: (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by
Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus [syn: {Rhea Silvia},
{Rea Silvia}]
Rheims-Douay Bible
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
Rheims-Douay Version
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-
Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay
Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]
rhesus factor
n 1: a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if
an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an
Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
[syn: {rhesus factor}, {Rh factor}, {Rh}]
rhesus monkey
n 1: of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: {rhesus},
{rhesus monkey}, {Macaca mulatta}]
rhetorical device
n 1: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often
without regard for literal significance)
rhetorical question
n 1: a statement that is formulated as a question but that is
not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points
with rhetorical questions"
Rheum australe
n 1: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian
rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum
emodi}]
Rheum cultorum
n 1: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often
cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant},
{garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum},
{Rheum rhaponticum}]
Rheum emodi
n 1: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian
rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum
emodi}]
Rheum palmatum
n 1: long used for laxative properties [syn: {Chinese rhubarb},
{Rheum palmatum}]
Rheum rhabarbarum
n 1: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often
cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant},
{garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum},
{Rheum rhaponticum}]
Rheum rhaponticum
n 1: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often
cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant},
{garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum},
{Rheum rhaponticum}]
rheumatic aortitis
n 1: aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever
rheumatic fever
n 1: a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by
painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to
the heart valves
rheumatic heart disease
n 1: heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic
fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or
scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the
heart to pump blood
rheumatism weed
n 1: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {rheumatism
weed}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]
2: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane},
{rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]
rheumatoid arthritis
n 1: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the
joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus)
triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system,
which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory
reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components
of the joint [syn: {rheumatoid arthritis}, {atrophic
arthritis}, {rheumatism}]
rheumatoid factor
n 1: autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people
with rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid spondylitis
n 1: a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked
by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to
ankylosis [syn: {ankylosing spondylitis}, {Marie-Strumpell
disease}, {rheumatoid spondylitis}]
Rhincodon typus
n 1: large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide;
resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton [syn:
{whale shark}, {Rhincodon typus}]
Rhine River
n 1: a major European river carrying more traffic than any other
river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Rhine},
{Rhine River}, {Rhein}]
Rhine wine
n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in
Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: {Rhine wine},
{Rhenish}, {hock}]
Rhinoceros antiquitatis
n 1: extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions [syn:
{woolly rhinoceros}, {Rhinoceros antiquitatis}]
rhinoceros beetle
n 1: any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns
on the head; pest on coconuts
rhinoceros family
n 1: rhinoceroses [syn: {Rhinocerotidae}, {family
Rhinocerotidae}, {rhinoceros family}]
Rhinoceros unicornis
n 1: having one horn [syn: {Indian rhinoceros}, {Rhinoceros
unicornis}]
Rhinonicteris aurantius
n 1: a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or
yellow fur [syn: {orange bat}, {orange horseshoe bat},
{Rhinonicteris aurantius}]
Rhinoptera bonasus
n 1: large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn:
{cownose ray}, {cow-nosed ray}, {Rhinoptera bonasus}]
rhizoctinia disease
n 1: disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and
Corticium
Rhizoctinia solani
n 1: fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black
scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {potato fungus},
{Pellicularia filamentosa}, {Rhizoctinia solani}]
rhizomatous begonia
n 1: any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping
stems or rhizomes
Rhizophora mangle
n 1: a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates
while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that
eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in
land building [syn: {mangrove}, {Rhizophora mangle}]
Rhizopogon idahoensis
n 1: a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes greyish brown in
maturity
Rhizopus nigricans
n 1: a mold of the genus Rhizopus [syn: {bread mold}, {Rhizopus
nigricans}]
Rhizopus stolonifer
n 1: fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and
rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak
fungus}, {ring rot fungus}, {Rhizopus stolonifer}]
Rhodanthe manglesii
n 1: Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding
flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn:
{Swan River everlasting}, {rhodanthe}, {Rhodanthe
manglesii}, {Helipterum manglesii}]
Rhode Island
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies;
the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody},
{Ocean State}, {RI}, {R.I.}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Rhode Island bent
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
Rhode Island red
n 1: American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose
chicken
Rhode Islander
n 1: a native or resident of Rhode Island
Rhodes grass
n 1: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United
States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions [syn:
{Rhodes grass}, {Chloris gayana}]
Rhodes scholar
n 1: a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the
will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study
at Oxford University
Rhodesian man
n 1: a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living
in Africa [syn: {Rhodesian man}, {Homo rhodesiensis}]
Rhodesian ridgeback
n 1: a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest
of reversed hair along the spine
Rhododendron californicum
n 1: medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America
having large rosy brown-spotted flowers [syn: {coast
rhododendron}, {Rhododendron californicum}]
Rhododendron maxima
n 1: late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America
having rosy to pink-purple flowers [syn: {rosebay},
{Rhododendron maxima}]
Rhododendron viscosum
n 1: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United
States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling
honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle},
{white honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]
Rhodope Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern
Europe; extends along the border between Greece and
Bulgaria
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
n 1: evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn:
{Australian sumac}, {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}, {Rhus
rhodanthema}]
Rhodymenia palmata
n 1: coarse edible red seaweed [syn: {dulse}, {Rhodymenia
palmata}]
rhomboid minor muscle
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral
column and slightly upward [syn: {rhomboid minor muscle},
{lesser rhomboid muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus minor}]
rhomboid muscle
n 1: any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the
shoulder blade [syn: {rhomboid}, {rhomboid muscle}]
rhomboideus major muscle
n 1: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal
column [syn: {rhomboideus major muscle}, {greater rhomboid
muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus major}]
Rhone River
n 1: a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near
Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its
vineyards" [syn: {Rhone}, {Rhone River}]
Rhone wine
n 1: any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France
Rhone-Alpes
n 1: a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone
and Saone and Isere rivers
rhubarb pie
n 1: pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar
rhubarb plant
n 1: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks
growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are
edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous [syn: {rhubarb},
{rhubarb plant}]
rhumb line
n 1: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a
constant compass direction [syn: {rhumb line}, {rhumb},
{loxodrome}]
Rhus aromatica
n 1: sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate
leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling
catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {fragrant
sumac}, {lemon sumac}, {Rhus aromatica}]
Rhus copallina
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by
red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black
sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]
Rhus dermatitis
n 1: contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of
the genus Toxicodendron
Rhus diversiloba
n 1: poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that
causes a rash on contact [syn: {western poison oak},
{Toxicodendron diversilobum}, {Rhus diversiloba}]
Rhus glabra
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed
by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac},
{vinegar tree}, {Rhus glabra}]
Rhus laurina
n 1: small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having
paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some
classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {laurel
sumac}, {Malosma laurina}, {Rhus laurina}]
Rhus ovata
n 1: evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes
of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn:
{sugar-bush}, {sugar sumac}, {Rhus ovata}]
Rhus quercifolia
n 1: poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a
rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron
quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]
Rhus radicans
n 1: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States
with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white
berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on
contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury},
{poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]
Rhus rhodanthema
n 1: evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn:
{Australian sumac}, {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}, {Rhus
rhodanthema}]
Rhus toxicodenedron
n 1: poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a
rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron
quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]
Rhus trilobata
n 1: deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented
usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn:
{squawbush}, {squaw-bush}, {skunkbush}, {Rhus trilobata}]
Rhus typhina
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with
compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense
panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson
acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac},
{Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]
Rhus verniciflua
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
Rhus vernix
n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and
greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields
an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood},
{poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]
Rhyacotriton olympicus
n 1: small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United
States Northwest [syn: {olympic salamander}, {Rhyacotriton
olympicus}]
rhyme royal
n 1: a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter;
introduced by Chaucer
rhyming slang
n 1: slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions
and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney
rhyming slang"
Rhynchoelaps australis
n 1: small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-
white on red [syn: {Australian coral snake}, {Rhynchoelaps
australis}]
rhythm and blues
n 1: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the
United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of
rock 'n' roll [syn: {rhythm and blues}, {R and B}]
rhythm and blues musician
n 1: a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues
music
rhythm method
n 1: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to
occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile
period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day
18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control},
{rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth
control}, {calendar method}]
rhythm method of birth control
n 1: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to
occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile
period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day
18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control},
{rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth
control}, {calendar method}]
rhythm section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion
instruments [syn: {percussion section}, {percussion},
{rhythm section}]
rhythmic pattern
n 1: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: {poetic rhythm},
{rhythmic pattern}, {prosody}]
rib cage
n 1: the bony enclosing wall of the chest
rib joint pliers
n 1: a type of pliers
rib roast
n 1: a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib
and the meat located along the outside of the ribs [syn:
{rib roast}, {standing rib roast}]
ribbed toad
n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
{tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]
ribbed vault
n 1: vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches
ribbon development
n 1: building complex in a continuous row along a road
ribbon fern
n 1: fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn:
{ribbon fern}, {spider fern}, {Pteris serrulata}]
2: epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
[syn: {grass fern}, {ribbon fern}, {Vittaria lineata}]
3: epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of
tropical Asia and Polynesia and America [syn: {ribbon fern},
{Ophioglossum pendulum}]
ribbon grass
n 1: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad
leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass},
{gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass},
{Phalaris arundinacea}]
ribbon snake
n 1: slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers
wet places [syn: {ribbon snake}, {Thamnophis sauritus}]
ribbon tree
n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong
fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
[syn: {ribbon tree}, {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus regius},
{Plagianthus betulinus}]
ribbon worm
n 1: soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike
proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn:
{ribbon worm}, {nemertean}, {nemertine}, {proboscis worm}]
ribbon-leaved water plantain
n 1: a variety of water plantain
ribbon-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a ribbon
Ribes grossularia
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
{gooseberry}, {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes uva-crispa}, {Ribes
grossularia}]
Ribes nigrum
n 1: widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic
berries [syn: {black currant}, {European black currant},
{Ribes nigrum}]
Ribes rubrum
n 1: cultivated European current bearing small edible red
berries [syn: {red currant}, {garden current}, {Ribes
rubrum}]
Ribes sanguineum
n 1: a flowering shrub [syn: {winter currant}, {Ribes
sanguineum}]
Ribes sativum
n 1: garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {white
currant}, {Ribes sativum}]
Ribes uva-crispa
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
{gooseberry}, {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes uva-crispa}, {Ribes
grossularia}]
ribonucleic acid
n 1: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found
in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where
it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic
information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain
chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the
genetic material of some viruses" [syn: {ribonucleic acid},
{RNA}]
rice beer
n 1: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice;
usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {saki}, {rice beer}]
rice grass
n 1: any grass of the genus Oryzopsis [syn: {ricegrass}, {rice
grass}]
rice paddy
n 1: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn:
{paddy}, {paddy field}, {rice paddy}]
rice paper
n 1: a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the
rice-paper tree
rice rat
n 1: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the
southeastern United States [syn: {rice rat}, {Oryzomys
palustris}]
rice weevil
n 1: brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
[syn: {rice weevil}, {black weevil}, {Sitophylus oryzae}]
rice-grain fritillary
n 1: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-
shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain
fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria
lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]
rich man
n 1: a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {rich man},
{wealthy man}]
rich people
n 1: people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a
group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"
[syn: {rich people}, {rich}] [ant: {poor}, {poor people}]
rich person
n 1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich
person}, {wealthy person}, {have}]
Richard Adolph Zsigmondy
n 1: German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research
on colloidal solutions (1865-1929) [syn: {Zsigmondy},
{Richard Adolph Zsigmondy}]
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
n 1: German chemist (1825-1909) [syn: {Erlenmeyer}, {Richard
August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer}]
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
n 1: Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of
manners (1751-1816) [syn: {Sheridan}, {Richard Brinsley
Sheridan}]
Richard Buckminster Fuller
n 1: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome
(1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {R.
Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]
Richard Burbage
n 1: English actor who was the first to play the leading role in
several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) [syn:
{Burbage}, {Richard Burbage}]
Richard Burdon Haldane
n 1: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John
Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane},
{Richard Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of
Cloan}]
Richard Burton
n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European
to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton},
{Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard
Francis Burton}]
2: Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor
(1925-1984) [syn: {Burton}, {Richard Burton}]
Richard Coeur de Lion
n 1: son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a
leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the
crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman
Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn:
{Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the
Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]
Richard D'Oyly Carte
n 1: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan
together and produced many of their operettas in London
(1844-1901) [syn: {D'Oyly Carte}, {Richard D'Oyly Carte}]
Richard D. Fosbury
n 1: United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by
introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in
1947) [syn: {Fosbury}, {Dick Fosbury}, {Richard D.
Fosbury}]
Richard E. Byrd
n 1: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions
to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E.
Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]
Richard E. Smalley
n 1: American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard Smalley}, {Richard
E. Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]
Richard Errett Smalley
n 1: American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard Smalley}, {Richard
E. Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]
Richard Erskine Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary
Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was
appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but
resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn:
{Leakey}, {Richard Leakey}, {Richard Erskine Leakey}]
Richard Evelyn Byrd
n 1: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions
to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E.
Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]
Richard Feynman
n 1: United States physicist who contributed to the theory of
the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) [syn:
{Feynman}, {Richard Feynman}, {Richard Phillips Feynman}]
Richard Haldane
n 1: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John
Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane},
{Richard Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of
Cloan}]
Richard Henry Lee
n 1: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the
resolution calling for independence of the American
Colonies (1732-1794) [syn: {Lee}, {Richard Henry Lee}]
Richard Henry Tawney
n 1: English economist remembered for his studies of the
development of capitalism (1880-1962) [syn: {Tawney},
{Richard Henry Tawney}]
Richard Hooker
n 1: English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: {Hooker}, {Richard
Hooker}]
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
n 1: English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn:
{Wallace}, {Edgar Wallace}, {Richard Horatio Edgar
Wallace}]
Richard I
n 1: son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a
leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the
crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman
Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn:
{Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the
Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]
Richard II
n 1: King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the
Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by
popular discontent and baronial opposition in British
Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399
(1367-1400)
Richard III
n 1: King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from
his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London
and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry
Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field
(1452-1485)
Richard J. Roberts
n 1: United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his
discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
[syn: {Roberts}, {Richard J. Roberts}, {Richard John
Roberts}]
Richard John Roberts
n 1: United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his
discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
[syn: {Roberts}, {Richard J. Roberts}, {Richard John
Roberts}]
Richard Jordan Gatling
n 1: United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun
(1818-1903) [syn: {Gatling}, {Richard Jordan Gatling}]
Richard Kuhn
n 1: Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and
vitamins (1900-1967) [syn: {Kuhn}, {Richard Kuhn}]
Richard Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary
Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was
appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but
resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn:
{Leakey}, {Richard Leakey}, {Richard Erskine Leakey}]
Richard Lovelace
n 1: English poet (1618-1857) [syn: {Lovelace}, {Richard
Lovelace}]
Richard M. Nixon
n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the
United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974
(1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M.
Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]
Richard Milhous Nixon
n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the
United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974
(1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M.
Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]
Richard Morris Hunt
n 1: United States architect (1827-1895) [syn: {Hunt}, {Richard
Morris Hunt}]
Richard Neville
n 1: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought
first for the house of York and secured the throne for
Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of
Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
[syn: {Warwick}, {Earl of Warwick}, {Richard Neville},
{Kingmaker}]
Richard Nixon
n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the
United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974
(1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M.
Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]
Richard Phillips Feynman
n 1: United States physicist who contributed to the theory of
the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) [syn:
{Feynman}, {Richard Feynman}, {Richard Phillips Feynman}]
Richard Rodgers
n 1: United States composer of musical comedies (especially in
collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz
Hart) (1902-1979) [syn: {Rodgers}, {Richard Rodgers}]
Richard Roe
n 1: an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings
Richard Smalley
n 1: American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard Smalley}, {Richard
E. Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]
Richard Starkey
n 1: rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn:
{Starr}, {Ringo Starr}, {Starkey}, {Richard Starkey}]
Richard Strauss
n 1: German composer of many operas; collaborated with
librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas
(1864-1949) [syn: {Strauss}, {Richard Strauss}]
Richard the Lion-Hearted
n 1: son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a
leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the
crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman
Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn:
{Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the
Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]
Richard the Lionheart
n 1: son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a
leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the
crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman
Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn:
{Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the
Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]
Richard Trevithick
n 1: English engineer who built the first railway locomotive
(1771-1833) [syn: {Trevithick}, {Richard Trevithick}]
Richard Upjohn
n 1: United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878) [syn:
{Upjohn}, {Richard Upjohn}]
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
n 1: German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance
(1840-1902) [syn: {Krafft-Ebing}, {Richard von Krafft-
Ebing}, {Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]
Richard Wagner
n 1: German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama
in which drama and spectacle and music are fused
(1813-1883) [syn: {Wagner}, {Richard Wagner}, {Wilhelm
Richard Wagner}]
Richard Wright
n 1: United States writer whose work is concerned with the
oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: {Wright},
{Richard Wright}]
Richardson ground squirrel
n 1: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States
and Canada [syn: {flickertail}, {Richardson ground
squirrel}, {Citellus richardsoni}]
Richardson vole
n 1: of western North America [syn: {water vole}, {Richardson
vole}, {Microtus richardsoni}]
Richardson's geranium
n 1: geranium of western North America having branched clusters
of white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Richardson's
geranium}, {Geranium richardsonii}]
Richea dracophylla
n 1: stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends
of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
[syn: {Australian grass tree}, {Richea dracophylla}]
Richea pandanifolia
n 1: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender
tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {tree heath}, {grass
tree}, {Richea pandanifolia}]
Richmondena Cardinalis
n 1: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red
plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak},
{Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis},
{redbird}]
Richter scale
n 1: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the
magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of
seismograph oscillations
ricin toxin
n 1: a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a
chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one
milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: {ricin}, {ricin
toxin}]
ricinoleic acid
n 1: an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Ricinus communis
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor
bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus
communis}]
rickettsial disease
n 1: infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice
infected with rickettsial bacteria [syn: {rickettsial
disease}, {rickettsiosis}]
RICO Act
n 1: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing
strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-
racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act}, {RICO Act}, {RICO}]
rid of
v 1: do away with [syn: {obviate}, {rid of}, {eliminate}] [ant:
{ask}, {call for}, {demand}, {involve}, {necessitate},
{need}, {postulate}, {require}, {take}]
riddle canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic
canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]
ride away
v 1: ride away on a horse, for example [syn: {ride off}, {ride
away}]
ride herd
v 1: driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding
along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day"
ride horseback
v 1: ride on horseback
ride off
v 1: ride away on a horse, for example [syn: {ride off}, {ride
away}]
ride out
v 1: hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
[syn: {last out}, {stay}, {ride out}, {outride}]
ride roughshod
v 1: treat inconsiderately or harshly [syn: {ride roughshod},
{run roughshod}]
ride the bench
v 1: be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in
Saturday's game" [syn: {ride the bench}, {warm the bench}]
Rider Haggard
n 1: British writer noted for romantic adventure novels
(1856-1925) [syn: {Haggard}, {Rider Haggard}, {Sir Henry
Rider Haggard}]
rider plate
n 1: a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a
ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
ridge rope
n 1: either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the
bowsprit of a ship
ridge tile
n 1: a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to
cover the ridge of a roof
riding bitt
n 1: one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a
dropped anchor
riding boot
n 1: a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part
of a riding habit
riding breeches
n 1: (used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves;
worn with riding boots [syn: {jodhpurs}, {jodhpur
breeches}, {riding breeches}]
riding crop
n 1: a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for
opening gates [syn: {riding crop}, {hunting crop}]
riding habit
n 1: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider
(especially a woman's attire) [syn: {habit}, {riding
habit}]
riding horse
n 1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {saddle
horse}, {riding horse}, {mount}]
riding lamp
n 1: a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
[syn: {anchor light}, {riding light}, {riding lamp}]
riding light
n 1: a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
[syn: {anchor light}, {riding light}, {riding lamp}]
riding master
n 1: someone who teaches horsemanship
riding mower
n 1: a power mower you can ride on
riding school
n 1: a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced
Riemannian geometry
n 1: (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space
as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle;
"Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry" [syn:
{elliptic geometry}, {Riemannian geometry}]
rifle ball
n 1: a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made
spherical in shape
rifle butt
n 1: the butt end of a rifle
rifle grenade
n 1: a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached
to the barrel of a rifle
rifle range
n 1: the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target
was out of rifle range" [syn: {rifle range}, {rifle shot}]
2: a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during
the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges"
rifle shot
n 1: the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target
was out of rifle range" [syn: {rifle range}, {rifle shot}]
rifleman bird
n 1: small green-and-bronze bird [syn: {rifleman bird},
{Acanthisitta chloris}]
rift valley
n 1: a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's
crust
Rift Valley fever
n 1: an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus;
transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals
rig out
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
rig up
v 1: erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can
he rig up a P.A. system?"
Rig-Veda
n 1: a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating
from before 2000 BC
rigger brush
n 1: a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists [syn:
{rigger}, {rigger brush}]
Riggs' disease
n 1: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth
sockets [syn: {pyorrhea}, {pyorrhoea}, {pyorrhea
alveolaris}, {Riggs' disease}]
right along
adv 1: all the time or over a period of time; "She had known all
along"; "the hope had been there all along" [syn: {all
along}, {right along}]
right angle
n 1: the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines [ant:
{oblique angle}]
right ascension
n 1: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle,
measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the
vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that
passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in
hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to
specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of
right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {right
ascension}, {RA}, {celestial longitude}]
right atrioventricular valve
n 1: valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium
and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium
to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the
ventricle contracts [syn: {tricuspid valve}, {right
atrioventricular valve}]
right atrium
n 1: the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right
atrium}, {right atrium of the heart}, {atrium dextrum}]
right atrium of the heart
n 1: the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right
atrium}, {right atrium of the heart}, {atrium dextrum}]
right away
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
{immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight
off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once},
{forthwith}, {like a shot}]
2: at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he
promptly forgot the address" [syn: {promptly}, {right away}]
Right Bank
n 1: the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
right brain
n 1: the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum
that controls the left half of the body [syn: {right
hemisphere}, {right brain}]
right coronary artery
n 1: arises from the right aortic sinus; supplies the right side
of the heart
right field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
[syn: {right field}, {rightfield}, {right}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield
(looking from home plate) [syn: {right field}, {rightfield}]
right fielder
n 1: the person who plays right field
right gastric artery
n 1: a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric
portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature [syn: {right
gastric artery}, {ateria gastrica dextra}]
right gastric vein
n 1: receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and
empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {right
gastric vein}, {vena gastrica-dextra}]
right hand
n 1: the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes
with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him
with quick rights to the body" [syn: {right}, {right hand}]
right hander
n 1: a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the
left [syn: {right-hander}, {right hander}, {righthander}]
right hemisphere
n 1: the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum
that controls the left half of the body [syn: {right
hemisphere}, {right brain}]
right of action
n 1: the legal right to sue
right of election
n 1: in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to
elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under
the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
right of entry
n 1: the legal right to take possession of real estate in a
peaceable manner
right of first publication
n 1: a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell
literary or musical or artistic work [syn: {copyright},
{right of first publication}]
right of offset
n 1: (banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited
funds to cover a loan that is in default
right of privacy
n 1: a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States
Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free
from unwarranted publicity
right of re-entry
n 1: the legal right to resume possession (a right that was
reserved when a former possession was parted with)
right of search
n 1: the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the
high seas in wartime and search them
right of way
n 1: the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to
someone else
2: the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over
another
3: the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which
someone has the legal right to pass
right on
adv 1: an interjection expressing agreement [syn: {right},
{right on}]
right smart
adv 1: to a great degree or by a great distance; very much
(`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way
over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill
is right smart steeper than the side we are on" [syn:
{way}, {right smart}]
adj 1: (Southern or Midland) considerable; "it's a right smart
distance"
right stage
n 1: the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor
faces the audience [syn: {stage right}, {right stage}]
right to an attorney
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US
Constitution
right to confront accusors
n 1: a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US
Constitution
right to due process
n 1: a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US
Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment
right to liberty
n 1: the right to be free
right to life
n 1: the right to live
right to privacy
n 1: right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion
right to speedy and public trial by jury
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US
Constitution
right to the pursuit of happiness
n 1: the right to try to find happiness
right to vote
n 1: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US
Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;
"American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: {right to
vote}, {vote}, {suffrage}]
right triangle
n 1: a triangle with one right angle [syn: {right triangle},
{right-angled triangle}] [ant: {oblique triangle}]
right ventricle
n 1: the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives
venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the
pulmonary trunk
right whale
n 1: large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale
to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
right wing
n 1: those who support political or social or economic
conservatism; those who believe that things are better left
unchanged [syn: {right}, {right wing}]
right-angled
adj 1: forming a right angle or containing one or more right
angles; "a right-angled bend"
right-angled triangle
n 1: a triangle with one right angle [syn: {right triangle},
{right-angled triangle}] [ant: {oblique triangle}]
right-down
adv 1: positively; "a regular right-down bad 'un"--Charles
Dickens
adj 1: complete and without restriction or qualification;
sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute
freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-
and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider";
"many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer
persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute},
{downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down},
{sheer(a)}]
right-eyed
adj 1: having only the right eye
right-hand
adj 1: located on or directed toward the right; "a right-hand
turn"
2: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn:
{right(a)}, {right-hand(a)}]
3: most helpful and reliable; "my right-hand man"
right-hand man
n 1: the most helpful assistant [syn: {right-hand man}, {chief
assistant}, {man Friday}]
right-handed
adj 1: using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed
batter"; "right-handed scissors" [ant: {ambidextrous},
{left-handed}, {two-handed}]
2: rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotary}, {dextrorotatory},
{right-handed}]
right-handed pitcher
n 1: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand [syn:
{right-handed pitcher}, {right-hander}]
right-handedness
n 1: preference for using the right hand [syn: {right-
handedness}, {dextrality}]
right-hander
n 1: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand [syn:
{right-handed pitcher}, {right-hander}]
2: a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the
left [syn: {right-hander}, {right hander}, {righthander}]
right-minded
adj 1: disposed toward or having views based on what is right;
"respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought
to have"- Bertrand Russell
right-side-out
adj 1: of fabric or clothing
right-side-up
adj 1: of objects having a top and bottom
right-wing
adj 1: believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
[syn: {rightist}, {right-wing}]
right-winger
n 1: a member of a right wing political party [syn: {rightist},
{right-winger}]
righteye flounder
n 1: flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
[syn: {righteye flounder}, {righteyed flounder}]
righteyed flounder
n 1: flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head
[syn: {righteye flounder}, {righteyed flounder}]
rights issue
n 1: an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who
hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle
them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the
price at which they will be offered to the public later;
"the investment banker who handles a rights offering
usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by
shareholders" [syn: {rights offering}, {rights issue}]
rights offering
n 1: an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who
hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle
them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the
price at which they will be offered to the public later;
"the investment banker who handles a rights offering
usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by
shareholders" [syn: {rights offering}, {rights issue}]
Rigil Kent
n 1: brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
[syn: {Alpha Centauri}, {Rigil Kent}, {Rigil}]
rigor mortis
n 1: temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity
occurring after death
2: muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and
lasts for about 4 days
Riley B King
n 1: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born
in 1925) [syn: {King}, {B. B. King}, {Riley B King}]
rim blight
n 1: a disease of tea plants
rima glottidis
n 1: the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima
glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]
rima oris
n 1: the opening through which food is taken in and
vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
[syn: {mouth}, {oral cavity}, {oral fissure}, {rima oris}]
rima pudendi
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
rima respiratoria
n 1: the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima
vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}, {glottis
spuria}]
rima vestibuli
n 1: the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima
vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}, {glottis
spuria}]
rima vocalis
n 1: the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima
glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]
rima vulvae
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
Rimski-Korsakov
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used
themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]
Rimsky-Korsakov
n 1: Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used
themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov},
{Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]
ring armor
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
ring armour
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
ring blackbird
n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has
blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn:
{ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus
torquatus}]
ring containment
n 1: a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination
only of people exposed and others who are in contact with
them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a
smallpox epidemic"
ring dance
n 1: a folk dance; dancers form a circle [syn: {round dance},
{ring dance}]
ring disease
n 1: disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by
the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring rot},
{ring disease}, {tobacco wilt}]
ring finger
n 1: the third finger (especially of the left hand) [syn: {ring
finger}, {annualry}]
ring girl
n 1: a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of
the next round at prize fights
Ring Lardner
n 1: United States humorist and writer of satirical short
stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Lardner}, {Ring Lardner},
{Ringgold Wilmer Lardner}]
ring mail
n 1: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal
rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain
armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
ring of color
n 1: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or
an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn:
{areola}, {ring of color}]
ring out
v 1: sound loudly; "a shot rang out"
ring ouzel
n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has
blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn:
{ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus
torquatus}]
ring road
n 1: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does
not have to pass through the center [syn: {beltway},
{bypass}, {ring road}, {ringway}]
ring rot
n 1: disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by
the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring rot},
{ring disease}, {tobacco wilt}]
ring rot bacteria
n 1: causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc
[syn: {ring rot bacteria}, {Pseudomonas solanacearum}]
ring rot fungus
n 1: fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and
rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak
fungus}, {ring rot fungus}, {Rhizopus stolonifer}]
ring snake
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common
in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed
snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
2: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with
a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn: {ringneck
snake}, {ring-necked snake}, {ring snake}]
ring thrush
n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has
blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn:
{ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus
torquatus}]
ring up
v 1: to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally
rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes"
ring vaccination
n 1: administering vaccine only to people in close contact with
an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a
highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a
ring of immunization
ring-a-rosy
n 1: a children's game in which the players dance around in a
circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-
the-rosy}, {ring-around-a-rosy}, {ring-a-rosy}]
ring-around-a-rosy
n 1: a children's game in which the players dance around in a
circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-
the-rosy}, {ring-around-a-rosy}, {ring-a-rosy}]
ring-around-the-rosy
n 1: a children's game in which the players dance around in a
circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-
the-rosy}, {ring-around-a-rosy}, {ring-a-rosy}]
ring-binder
n 1: holds loose papers or magazines [syn: {binder}, {ring-
binder}]
ring-necked parakeet
n 1: African parakeet [syn: {ring-necked parakeet}, {Psittacula
krameri}]
ring-necked pheasant
n 1: common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
[syn: {ring-necked pheasant}, {Phasianus colchicus}]
ring-necked snake
n 1: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes
with a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn:
{ringneck snake}, {ring-necked snake}, {ring snake}]
ring-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate},
{annulated}, {circinate}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped},
{doughnut-shaped}]
ring-stalked fungus
n 1: genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely
related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family
Strophariaceae [syn: {Stropharia}, {genus Stropharia},
{ring-stalked fungus}]
ring-tailed cat
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
{cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
astutus}]
ring-tailed lemur
n 1: small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn:
{Madagascar cat}, {ring-tailed lemur}, {Lemur catta}]
ringed snake
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common
in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed
snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
Ringer solution
n 1: an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and
potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues;
used to correct dehydration and (in physiological
experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations [syn:
{Ringer's solution}, {Ringer solution}]
Ringer's solution
n 1: an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and
potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues;
used to correct dehydration and (in physiological
experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations [syn:
{Ringer's solution}, {Ringer solution}]
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
n 1: United States humorist and writer of satirical short
stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Lardner}, {Ring Lardner},
{Ringgold Wilmer Lardner}]
ringlet butterfly
n 1: any of various butterflies belonging to the family
Satyridae [syn: {ringlet}, {ringlet butterfly}]
ringneck snake
n 1: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes
with a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn:
{ringneck snake}, {ring-necked snake}, {ring snake}]
Ringo Starr
n 1: rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn:
{Starr}, {Ringo Starr}, {Starkey}, {Richard Starkey}]
ringside seat
n 1: first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing
or wrestling ring [syn: {ringside}, {ringside seat}]
ringworm bush
n 1: tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow
flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for
ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm
cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]
ringworm cassia
n 1: tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow
flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for
ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm
cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]
ringworm shrub
n 1: tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow
flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for
ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm
cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]
rinse off
v 1: wash off soap or remaining dirt [syn: {rinse}, {rinse off}]
Rio Bravo
n 1: a North American river; boundary between the United States
and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Rio Grande},
{Rio Bravo}]
Rio de Janeiro
n 1: the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief
Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction [syn: {Rio
de Janeiro}, {Rio}]
Rio de la Plata
n 1: an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la
Plata}, {La Plata}, {Plata River}]
Rio Grande
n 1: a North American river; boundary between the United States
and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Rio Grande},
{Rio Bravo}]
Rio Nunez coffee
n 1: native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere;
resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez
coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]
riot act
n 1: a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
2: a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a
magistrate reads the law to them
riot control
n 1: the measures taken to control a riot [syn: {riot control},
{riot control operation}]
riot control operation
n 1: the measures taken to control a riot [syn: {riot control},
{riot control operation}]
riot gun
n 1: a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to
inflict serious injury or death
rip current
n 1: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
[syn: {riptide}, {rip current}]
rip off
v 1: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat
me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were
cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me
out of my money" [syn: {cheat}, {rip off}, {chisel}]
2: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on
the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my
dissertation" [syn: {steal}, {rip off}, {rip}]
3: remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The
passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: {tear away},
{tear off}, {rip off}]
rip out
v 1: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
2: burst out with a violent or profane utterance; "ripped out a
vicious oath"; "ripped out with an oath"
rip up
v 1: tear into shreds [syn: {shred}, {tear up}, {rip up}]
Rip van Winkle
n 1: a person oblivious to social changes
2: a person who sleeps a lot
3: the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a
man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world
when he wakens
rip-off
n 1: the act of stealing [syn: {heist}, {rip-off}]
rip-roaring
adj 1: uncontrollably noisy [syn: {rackety}, {rip-roaring},
{uproarious}]
Riparia riparia
n 1: swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels
dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank
swallow}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]
riparian forest
n 1: woodlands along the banks of stream or river
riparian right
n 1: right of access to water [syn: {water right}, {riparian
right}]
ripe olive
n 1: olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled
or preserved canned or in oil [syn: {black olive}, {ripe
olive}]
ripping bar
n 1: a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and
the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails
ripping chisel
n 1: a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for
heavy prying or cleaning mortises
ripple mark
n 1: one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water
currents or by wind
ripple-grass
n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain},
{narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-
grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]
rise to power
n 1: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or
right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's
accession in 1558" [syn: {accession}, {rise to power}]
rise up
v 1: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up},
{rise}]
2: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
{rebel}, {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
3: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared
in terror" [syn: {rear}, {rise up}]
riser main
n 1: a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipe},
{riser pipeline}, {riser main}]
riser pipe
n 1: a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipe},
{riser pipeline}, {riser main}]
riser pipeline
n 1: a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipe},
{riser pipeline}, {riser main}]
rising prices
n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation
everything gets more valuable except money" [syn:
{inflation}, {rising prices}] [ant: {deflation},
{disinflation}]
rising slope
n 1: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
[syn: {upgrade}, {rise}, {rising slope}]
rising tide
n 1: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and
the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men
which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
-Shakespeare [syn: {flood tide}, {flood}, {rising tide}]
[ant: {ebbtide}]
rising trot
n 1: the rider rises from the saddle every second stride [ant:
{sitting trot}]
risk arbitrage
n 1: arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase
of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its
potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur
may lose a great deal of money [syn: {risk arbitrage},
{takeover arbitrage}]
risk capital
n 1: wealth available for investment in new or speculative
enterprises [syn: {venture capital}, {risk capital}]
risk of exposure
n 1: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
[syn: {risk}, {risk of exposure}]
risk of infection
n 1: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to
an infectious agent has occurred [syn: {risk}, {risk of
infection}]
risk taker
n 1: someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or
excitement [syn: {gambler}, {risk taker}]
risk-free
adj 1: thought to be devoid of risk [syn: {risk-free},
{riskless}, {unhazardous}]
risky venture
n 1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
[syn: {adventure}, {escapade}, {risky venture}, {dangerous
undertaking}]
Riss glaciation
n 1: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the
deposits laid down at that time
rit.
adj 1: (music) gradually decreasing in tempo [syn:
{rallentando}, {ritardando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}]
rite of passage
n 1: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an
individual changes status (as from adolescence to
adulthood)
ritual dance
n 1: a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual
dancing}, {ritual dance}, {ceremonial dance}]
ritual dancing
n 1: a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual
dancing}, {ritual dance}, {ceremonial dance}]
ritual killing
n 1: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
propitiate a deity [syn: {sacrifice}, {ritual killing}]
River Acheron
n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls
of the dead were carried by Charon [syn: {Acheron}, {River
Acheron}]
River Adige
n 1: a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the
Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige" [syn: {Adige},
{River Adige}]
River Aire
n 1: a river in northern England that flows southeast through
West Yorkshire [syn: {Aire}, {River Aire}, {Aire River}]
River Arno
n 1: a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and
flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea [syn:
{Arno}, {Arno River}, {River Arno}]
River Avon
n 1: a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire
and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of
the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River Avon}]
2: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-
Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River Avon},
{Upper Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]
river basin
n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: {river basin}, {basin}, {watershed}, {drainage
basin}, {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage
area}]
river birch
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, {river birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]
river blindness
n 1: infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria)
deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when
the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in
Africa and tropical America [syn: {onchocerciasis}, {river
blindness}]
river boat
n 1: a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
river bottom
n 1: a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river [syn:
{riverbed}, {river bottom}]
river boulder
n 1: a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place
remote from its place of origin
River Cam
n 1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge
to join the Ouse River [syn: {Cam}, {River Cam}, {Cam
River}]
River Cocytus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a
tributary of the Acheron [syn: {Cocytus}, {River Cocytus}]
river cooter
n 1: large river turtle of the southern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {cooter}, {river cooter}, {Pseudemys
concinna}]
river dolphin
n 1: any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of
South America and southern Asia
river gum
n 1: somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers;
has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn:
{river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis},
{Eucalyptus rostrata}]
river horse
n 1: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or
around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippopotamus},
{hippo}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}]
River Kasai
n 1: a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola
and flows east and then north (forming part of the border
between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through
Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between
Congo and Republic of the Congo [syn: {Kasai}, {Kasai
River}, {River Kasai}]
River Lethe
n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead
had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had
done and suffered when they were alive [syn: {Lethe},
{River Lethe}]
river limpet
n 1: minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet
but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {river
limpet}, {freshwater limpet}, {Ancylus fluviatilis}]
river otter
n 1: sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams
and lake borders in North America [syn: {river otter},
{Lutra canadensis}]
river pear
n 1: West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled [syn:
{anchovy pear}, {river pear}]
river prawn
n 1: large Australian prawn
2: large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in
Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {river prawn},
{Palaemon australis}]
river red gum
n 1: somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers;
has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn:
{river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis},
{Eucalyptus rostrata}]
River Severn
n 1: a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol
Channel; the longest river in Great Britain [syn: {Severn},
{River Severn}, {Severn River}]
river shad
n 1: shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage;
very similar to Alosa sapidissima [syn: {river shad},
{Alosa chrysocloris}]
River Styx
n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon
carried dead souls [syn: {Styx}, {River Styx}]
River Thames
n 1: the longest river in England; flows eastward through London
to the North Sea [syn: {Thames}, {River Thames}, {Thames
River}]
River Trent
n 1: a river in central England that flows generally
northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the
Humber [syn: {Trent}, {River Trent}, {Trent River}]
River Tyne
n 1: a river in northern England that flows east to the North
Sea [syn: {Tyne}, {River Tyne}, {Tyne River}]
rivet line
n 1: a line of rivets at a seam; "the fuselage cracked along the
rivet line"
riveting machine
n 1: a machine for driving rivets [syn: {riveting machine},
{riveter}, {rivetter}]
Rivina humilis
n 1: bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed
by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn:
{bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant},
{Rivina humilis}]
riyal-omani
n 1: the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {riyal-omani}, {Omani
rial}, {rial}]
RNA polymerase
n 1: the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA [syn: {transcriptase},
{RNA polymerase}]
roach clip
n 1: metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach
[syn: {roach clip}, {roach holder}]
roach holder
n 1: metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach
[syn: {roach clip}, {roach holder}]
road agent
n 1: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn:
{highjacker}, {highwayman}, {hijacker}, {road agent}]
road builder
n 1: someone whose business is to build roads
road construction
n 1: the construction of roads
road game
n 1: a game played away from home [syn: {away game}, {road
game}] [ant: {home game}]
road gang
n 1: a gang of road workers
road hog
n 1: a driver who obstructs others [syn: {road hog}, {roadhog}]
road map
n 1: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting
standards or determining a course of action; "the president
said he had a road map for normalizing relations with
Vietnam" [syn: {road map}, {guideline}]
2: a map showing roads (for automobile travel)
road mender
n 1: a workman who is employed to repair roads [syn: {roadman},
{road mender}]
road metal
n 1: broken rock used for repairing or making roads
road rage
n 1: violence exhibited by drivers in traffic
road roller
n 1: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for
compacting roads and pavements [syn: {steamroller}, {road
roller}]
road runner
n 1: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially
in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {marathon runner}, {road
runner}, {long-distance runner}]
road sense
n 1: good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
road show
n 1: a show on tour
road surface
n 1: the paved surface of a paved roadway
road test
n 1: a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy
road to Damascus
n 1: a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the
sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from
Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
Roald Amundsen
n 1: Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the
Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South
Pole (1872-1928) [syn: {Amundsen}, {Roald Amundsen}]
Roald Hoffmann
n 1: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum
mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
[syn: {Hoffmann}, {Roald Hoffmann}]
roar off
v 1: leave; "The car roared off into the fog"
roast beef
n 1: cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: {beef roast},
{roast beef}]
roast beef plant
n 1: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern
and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
{gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef
plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]
roast lamb
n 1: a cut of lamb suitable for roasting [syn: {lamb roast},
{roast lamb}]
roast pork
n 1: cut of pork suitable for roasting [syn: {pork roast},
{roast pork}]
roast veal
n 1: cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: {veal roast},
{roast veal}]
Rob Roy
n 1: Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a
1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) [syn:
{MacGregor}, {Robert MacGregor}, {Rob Roy}]
2: a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey
robber fly
n 1: swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with
the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects
captured on the wing [syn: {robber fly}, {bee killer}]
robber frog
n 1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's
bark [syn: {barking frog}, {robber frog}, {Hylactophryne
augusti}]
2: small terrestrial frog of tropical America
robbery conviction
n 1: conviction for robbery
robbery suspect
n 1: someone suspected of committing robbery
robe-de-chambre
n 1: a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn:
{dressing gown}, {robe-de-chambre}, {lounging robe}]
Robert A. Heinlein
n 1: United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn:
{Heinlein}, {Robert A. Heinlein}, {Robert Anson Heinlein}]
Robert Abram Bartlett
n 1: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition
to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips
(1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Bartlett}, {Robert
Abram Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]
Robert Adam
n 1: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in
England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: {Adam}, {Robert
Adam}]
Robert Alexander Schumann
n 1: German romantic composer known for piano music and songs
(1810-1856) [syn: {Schumann}, {Robert Schumann}, {Robert
Alexander Schumann}]
Robert Andrews Millikan
n 1: United States physicist who isolated the electron and
measured its charge (1868-1953) [syn: {Millikan}, {Robert
Andrews Millikan}]
Robert Anson Heinlein
n 1: United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn:
{Heinlein}, {Robert A. Heinlein}, {Robert Anson Heinlein}]
Robert Barany
n 1: Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for
testing the middle ear (1876-1936) [syn: {Barany}, {Robert
Barany}]
Robert Bartlett
n 1: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition
to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips
(1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Bartlett}, {Robert
Abram Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]
Robert Benchley
n 1: United States humorist (1889-1945) [syn: {Benchley},
{Robert Benchley}, {Robert Charles Benchley}]
Robert Boyle
n 1: Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose
definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions
helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)
[syn: {Boyle}, {Robert Boyle}]
Robert Brown
n 1: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small
particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
[syn: {Brown}, {Robert Brown}]
Robert Browning
n 1: English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn:
{Browning}, {Robert Browning}]
Robert Bruce Mathias
n 1: United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the
decathlon (born in 1930) [syn: {Mathias}, {Bob Mathias},
{Robert Bruce Mathias}]
Robert Bunsen
n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum
analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the
Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: {Bunsen}, {Robert Bunsen},
{Robert Wilhelm Bunsen}]
Robert Burns
n 1: celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) [syn: {Burns}, {Robert
Burns}]
Robert Burns Woodward
n 1: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex
organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Woodward}, {Bob
Woodward}, {Robert Woodward}, {Robert Burns Woodward}]
Robert Charles Benchley
n 1: United States humorist (1889-1945) [syn: {Benchley},
{Robert Benchley}, {Robert Charles Benchley}]
Robert Charles Venturi
n 1: United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Venturi},
{Robert Venturi}, {Robert Charles Venturi}]
Robert Clive
n 1: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in
1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
[syn: {Clive}, {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive}, {Baron Clive
of Plassey}]
Robert Curl
n 1: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert Curl}, {Robert F.
Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]
Robert De Niro
n 1: United States film actor who frequently plays tough
characters (born 1943) [syn: {De Niro}, {Robert De Niro}]
Robert E Lee Day
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's
Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January
19}]
Robert E Lee's Birthday
n 1: celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's
Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January
19}]
Robert E. Lee
n 1: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the
American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Lee}, {Robert E.
Lee}, {Robert Edward Lee}]
Robert E. Peary
n 1: United States Arctic explorer and United States naval
officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the
North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert Peary},
{Robert E. Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]
Robert Edward Lee
n 1: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the
American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Lee}, {Robert E.
Lee}, {Robert Edward Lee}]
Robert Edwin Peary
n 1: United States Arctic explorer and United States naval
officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the
North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert Peary},
{Robert E. Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]
Robert Emmet Sherwood
n 1: United States playwright (1896-1955) [syn: {Sherwood},
{Robert Emmet Sherwood}]
Robert F. Curl
n 1: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert Curl}, {Robert F.
Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]
Robert Falcon Scott
n 1: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month
after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey
(1868-1912) [syn: {Scott}, {Robert Scott}, {Robert Falcon
Scott}]
Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
n 1: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert Curl}, {Robert F.
Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]
Robert Frost
n 1: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country
life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: {Frost}, {Robert
Frost}, {Robert Lee Frost}]
Robert Fulton
n 1: American inventor who designed the first commercially
successful steamboat and the first steam warship
(1765-1815) [syn: {Fulton}, {Robert Fulton}]
Robert Graves
n 1: English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Graves}, {Robert Graves},
{Robert Ranke Graves}]
Robert Gray
n 1: American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and
who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) [syn: {Gray},
{Robert Gray}]
Robert Herrick
n 1: English lyric poet (1591-1674) [syn: {Herrick}, {Robert
Herrick}]
Robert Hooke
n 1: English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and
proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of
planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of
gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular
structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into
biology and invented a balance spring for watches
(1635-1703) [syn: {Hooke}, {Robert Hooke}]
Robert Hutchings Goddard
n 1: United States physicist who developed the first successful
liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945) [syn: {Goddard}, {Robert
Hutchings Goddard}]
Robert I
n 1: king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English
army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition
of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: {Bruce}, {Robert
the Bruce}, {Robert I}]
Robert Indiana
n 1: United States pop artist (born 1928) [syn: {Indiana},
{Robert Indiana}]
Robert James Fischer
n 1: United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to
1975 (born in 1943) [syn: {Fischer}, {Bobby Fischer},
{Robert James Fischer}]
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff
n 1: United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff},
{Robert Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]
Robert Joffrey
n 1: United States choreographer (1930-1988) [syn: {Joffrey},
{Robert Joffrey}]
Robert King Merton
n 1: United States sociologist (1910-2003) [syn: {Merton},
{Robert Merton}, {Robert King Merton}]
Robert Koch
n 1: German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and
the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
[syn: {Koch}, {Robert Koch}]
Robert Lee Frost
n 1: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country
life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: {Frost}, {Robert
Frost}, {Robert Lee Frost}]
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
n 1: Scottish author (1850-1894) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Robert
Louis Stevenson}, {Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson}]
Robert Louis Stevenson
n 1: Scottish author (1850-1894) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Robert
Louis Stevenson}, {Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson}]
Robert Lowell
n 1: United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: {Lowell}, {Robert
Lowell}, {Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.}]
Robert M. Yerkes
n 1: United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of
primates (1876-1956) [syn: {Yerkes}, {Robert M. Yerkes},
{Robert Mearns Yerkes}]
Robert MacGregor
n 1: Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a
1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) [syn:
{MacGregor}, {Robert MacGregor}, {Rob Roy}]
Robert Maynard Hutchins
n 1: United States educator who was president of the University
of Chicago (1899-1977) [syn: {Hutchins}, {Robert Maynard
Hutchins}]
Robert Mearns Yerkes
n 1: United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of
primates (1876-1956) [syn: {Yerkes}, {Robert M. Yerkes},
{Robert Mearns Yerkes}]
Robert Merton
n 1: United States sociologist (1910-2003) [syn: {Merton},
{Robert Merton}, {Robert King Merton}]
Robert Mills
n 1: United States architect who was the presidentially
appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855) [syn:
{Mills}, {Robert Mills}]
Robert Mitchum
n 1: United States film actor (1917-1997) [syn: {Mitchum},
{Robert Mitchum}]
Robert Morris
n 1: leader of the American Revolution who signed the
Declaration of Independence and raised money for the
Continental Army (1734-1806) [syn: {Morris}, {Robert
Morris}]
Robert Motherwell
n 1: United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991)
[syn: {Motherwell}, {Robert Motherwell}]
Robert Nesta Marley
n 1: Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn:
{Marley}, {Robert Nesta Marley}, {Bob Marley}]
Robert Oppenheimer
n 1: United States physicist who directed the project at Los
Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967)
[syn: {Oppenheimer}, {Robert Oppenheimer}]
Robert Orr
n 1: Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: {Orr}, {Bobby
Orr}, {Robert Orr}]
Robert Owen
n 1: Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded
cooperative communities (1771-1858) [syn: {Owen}, {Robert
Owen}]
Robert Peary
n 1: United States Arctic explorer and United States naval
officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the
North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert Peary},
{Robert E. Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]
Robert Peel
n 1: British politician (1788-1850) [syn: {Peel}, {Robert Peel},
{Sir Robert Peel}]
Robert Penn Warren
n 1: United States writer and poet (1905-1989) [syn: {Warren},
{Robert Penn Warren}]
Robert R. Livingston
n 1: American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental
Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813) [syn:
{Livingston}, {Robert R. Livingston}]
Robert Ranke Graves
n 1: English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Graves}, {Robert Graves},
{Robert Ranke Graves}]
Robert Redford
n 1: United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul
Newman in several films (born in 1936) [syn: {Redford},
{Robert Redford}, {Charles Robert Redford}]
Robert Robinson
n 1: English chemist noted for his studies of molecular
structures in plants (1886-1975) [syn: {Robinson}, {Robert
Robinson}, {Sir Robert Robinson}]
Robert Schumann
n 1: German romantic composer known for piano music and songs
(1810-1856) [syn: {Schumann}, {Robert Schumann}, {Robert
Alexander Schumann}]
Robert Scott
n 1: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month
after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey
(1868-1912) [syn: {Scott}, {Robert Scott}, {Robert Falcon
Scott}]
Robert Southey
n 1: English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge
(1774-1843) [syn: {Southey}, {Robert Southey}]
Robert the Bruce
n 1: king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English
army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition
of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: {Bruce}, {Robert
the Bruce}, {Robert I}]
Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.
n 1: United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: {Lowell}, {Robert
Lowell}, {Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.}]
Robert Treat Paine
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration
of Independence (1731-1814) [syn: {Paine}, {Robert Treat
Paine}]
Robert Tyre Jones
n 1: United States golfer (1902-1971) [syn: {Jones}, {Bobby
Jones}, {Robert Tyre Jones}]
Robert Van de Graaff
n 1: United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff},
{Robert Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]
Robert Venturi
n 1: United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Venturi},
{Robert Venturi}, {Robert Charles Venturi}]
Robert Walpole
n 1: Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was
effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)
[syn: {Walpole}, {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole},
{First Earl of Orford}]
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum
analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the
Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: {Bunsen}, {Robert Bunsen},
{Robert Wilhelm Bunsen}]
Robert William Service
n 1: Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in
the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) [syn: {Service}, {Robert
William Service}]
Robert Woodrow Wilson
n 1: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic
microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: {Wilson}, {Robert
Woodrow Wilson}]
Robert Woodward
n 1: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex
organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Woodward}, {Bob
Woodward}, {Robert Woodward}, {Robert Burns Woodward}]
Robert's Rules of Order
n 1: a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by
Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through
many editions
Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine
n 1: Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn:
{Bellarmine}, {Bellarmino}, {Cardinal Bellarmine}, {Roberto
Francesco Romolo Bellarmine}]
Robin Goodfellow
n 1: a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: {Puck},
{Robin Goodfellow}]
Robin Hood
n 1: legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have
robbed the rich to help the poor
robin redbreast
n 1: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn:
{robin}, {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin},
{Erithacus rubecola}]
robin's plantain
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having flowers
with usually violet-purple rays [syn: {robin's plantain},
{Erigeron pulchellus}]
Robinia hispida
n 1: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
[syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {moss locust},
{Robinia hispida}]
Robinia pseudoacacia
n 1: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States
having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of
white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in
temperate regions [syn: {black locust}, {yellow locust},
{Robinia pseudoacacia}]
Robinia viscosa
n 1: small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States
having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and
seeds [syn: {clammy locust}, {Robinia viscosa}]
Robinson Crusoe
n 1: the hero of Daniel Defoe's novel about a shipwrecked
English sailor who survives on a small tropical island
Robinson Jeffers
n 1: United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
[syn: {Jeffers}, {Robinson Jeffers}, {John Robinson
Jeffers}]
roble beech
n 1: tall deciduous South American tree [syn: {roble beech},
{Nothofagus obliqua}]
robot bomb
n 1: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
[syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb},
{doodlebug}, {V-1}]
robot pilot
n 1: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or
planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {autopilot},
{automatic pilot}, {robot pilot}]
robotic telesurgery
n 1: microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by
manipulating the hands of a robot
robotics equipment
n 1: equipment used in robotics
robusta coffee
n 1: native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere;
resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez
coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]
Roccella tinctoria
n 1: a source of the dye archil and of litmus [syn: {roccella},
{Roccella tinctoria}]
Rocco Marciano
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship in 1952 (1924-1969) [syn: {Marciano}, {Rocco
Marciano}, {Rocky Marciano}]
Roccus saxatilis
n 1: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes;
migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus
Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis},
{rockfish}]
Rochelle powder
n 1: an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and
Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn:
{Seidlitz powder}, {Seidlitz powders}, {Rochelle powder}]
Rochelle salt
n 1: a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
[syn: {Rochelle salt}, {Rochelle salts}, {potassium sodium
tartrate}]
Rochelle salts
n 1: a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
[syn: {Rochelle salt}, {Rochelle salts}, {potassium sodium
tartrate}]
Rochon prism
n 1: optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet
light [syn: {Rochon prism}, {Wollaston prism}]
rock 'n' roll
n 1: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend
of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that
evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll},
{rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock},
{rock music}]
rock 'n' roll musician
n 1: a performer or composer or fan of rock music [syn:
{rocker}, {rock 'n' roll musician}]
rock and roll
n 1: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend
of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that
evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll},
{rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock},
{rock music}]
rock band
n 1: a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music [syn: {rock
group}, {rock band}]
rock barnacle
n 1: barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal
zones [syn: {acorn barnacle}, {rock barnacle}, {Balanus
balanoides}]
rock bass
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock sea bass}, {rock bass},
{Centropristis philadelphica}]
2: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes [syn:
{rock bass}, {rock sunfish}, {Ambloplites rupestris}]
rock beauty
n 1: gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to
Brazil [syn: {rock beauty}, {Holocanthus tricolor}]
rock bit
n 1: a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers [syn: {rock
bit}, {roller bit}]
rock bottom
n 1: the absolute bottom
rock brake
n 1: any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm
temperate regions [syn: {cliff brake}, {cliff-brake}, {rock
brake}]
2: dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns
3: chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and
east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {American wall
fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]
rock cake
n 1: a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock
rock candy
n 1: hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with
peppermint) [syn: {rock candy}, {rock}]
2: sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string
rock climber
n 1: a climber of vertical rock faces [syn: {rock climber},
{cragsman}]
rock climbing
n 1: the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain
sides (especially with the help of ropes and special
equipment)
rock concert
n 1: a performance of rock music
Rock Cornish
n 1: small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock
and Cornish fowl
Rock Cornish hen
n 1: flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting
rock crab
n 1: crab of eastern coast of North America [syn: {rock crab},
{Cancer irroratus}]
rock cress
n 1: any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
[syn: {rock cress}, {rockcress}]
rock crystal
n 1: a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical
equipment [syn: {rock crystal}, {transparent quartz}]
rock dove
n 1: pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from
which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock
dove}, {rock pigeon}, {Columba livia}]
rock drill
n 1: a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {borer},
{rock drill}, {stone drill}]
rock elm
n 1: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn:
{rock elm}, {Ulmus thomasii}]
2: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
americana}]
Rock fever
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
{brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
rock garden
n 1: a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants [syn: {rock
garden}, {rockery}]
rock geranium
n 1: plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in
lax panicles on erect stems [syn: {rock geranium},
{Heuchera americana}]
rock group
n 1: a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music [syn: {rock
group}, {rock band}]
rock gunnel
n 1: slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic
coastal waters [syn: {rock gunnel}, {butterfish}, {Pholis
gunnellus}]
rock harlequin
n 1: glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada
having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood},
{rock harlequin}, {Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria
sempervirens}]
rock hind
n 1: found around rocky coasts or on reefs [syn: {rock hind},
{Epinephelus adscensionis}]
rock hopper
n 1: small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand [syn:
{rock hopper}, {crested penguin}]
rock hyrax
n 1: hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock hyrax}, {rock
rabbit}, {Procavia capensis}]
Rock Island
n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site
of a Union prison during the American Civil War
rock kangaroo
n 1: slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves
and rocky areas [syn: {rock wallaby}, {rock kangaroo}]
rock lobster
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and
South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also
in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster},
{langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}]
2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but
lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny
lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish},
{crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]
rock maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central North America having three-
lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much
used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form;
sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many
subspecies [syn: {sugar maple}, {rock maple}, {Acer
saccharum}]
rock music
n 1: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend
of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that
evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll},
{rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock},
{rock music}]
Rock of Gibraltar
n 1: location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone
promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically
important because it can control the entrance of ships into
the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn:
{Gibraltar}, {Rock of Gibraltar}, {Calpe}]
rock oil
n 1: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn:
{petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil
oil}, {oil}]
rock opera
n 1: an opera with rock music
rock outcrop
n 1: the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
of the surrounding land [syn: {outcrop}, {outcropping},
{rock outcrop}]
rock partridge
n 1: of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {Greek
partridge}, {rock partridge}, {Alectoris graeca}]
rock penstemon
n 1: one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large
brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick
mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington
to California [syn: {rock penstemon}, {cliff penstemon},
{Penstemon rupicola}]
rock pigeon
n 1: pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from
which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock
dove}, {rock pigeon}, {Columba livia}]
rock pink
n 1: pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United
States [syn: {rock pink}, {Talinum calycinum}]
rock plant
n 1: plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a
rock garden
rock polypody
n 1: chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and
east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {American
wall fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]
rock purslane
n 1: a plant of the genus Calandrinia
rock python
n 1: very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn:
{rock python}, {rock snake}, {Python sebae}]
rock rabbit
n 1: hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock hyrax}, {rock
rabbit}, {Procavia capensis}]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock
rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]
rock rattlesnake
n 1: mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of
United States southwest [syn: {rock rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
lepidus}]
rock rose
n 1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small
rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn:
{rockrose}, {rock rose}]
2: small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern
Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and
soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage [syn:
{rockrose}, {rock rose}]
rock salmon
n 1: any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish)
when used as food
rock salt
n 1: naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn:
{halite}, {rock salt}]
rock sandwort
n 1: low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
[syn: {rock sandwort}, {Arenaria stricta}]
rock sea bass
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock sea bass}, {rock bass},
{Centropristis philadelphica}]
rock snake
n 1: very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn:
{rock python}, {rock snake}, {Python sebae}]
rock spikemoss
n 1: tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern
North America [syn: {rock spikemoss}, {dwarf lycopod},
{Selaginella rupestris}]
Rock Springs
n 1: a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
rock squirrel
n 1: large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the
southwestern United States [syn: {rock squirrel}, {Citellus
variegatus}]
rock star
n 1: a famous singer of rock music
rock sunfish
n 1: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
[syn: {rock bass}, {rock sunfish}, {Ambloplites rupestris}]
rock wallaby
n 1: slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves
and rocky areas [syn: {rock wallaby}, {rock kangaroo}]
rock wool
n 1: a light fibrous material used as an insulator [syn:
{mineral wool}, {rock wool}]
rock wren
n 1: short-tailed bird resembling a wren [syn: {rock wren},
{Xenicus gilviventris}]
2: wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United
States and Mexico [syn: {rock wren}, {Salpinctes obsoletus}]
rock'n'roll
n 1: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend
of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that
evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll},
{rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock},
{rock music}]
rock-and-roll
n 1: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend
of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that
evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll},
{rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock},
{rock music}]
rock-bottom
adj 1: well below normal (especially in price) [syn: {reduced},
{rock-bottom}]
rock-inhabiting
adj 1: of ferns and lichens that grow on rocks
rock-loving
adj 1: of plants that flourish in a rocky environment
rock-ribbed
adj 1: abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; "the
rock-ribbed coast of Maine" [syn: {rock-ribbed},
{rockbound}]
2: tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an inflexible
(or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed republican" [syn:
{die-hard(a)}, {rock-ribbed}]
rock-steady
adj 1: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in
one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn:
{dependable}, {rock-steady}, {steady-going}]
rocker arm
n 1: a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a
valve down in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {rocker
arm}, {valve rocker}]
rocket base
n 1: a military base for rocket missiles
rocket cress
n 1: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress},
{rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]
rocket engine
n 1: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by
reaction propulsion [syn: {rocket}, {rocket engine}]
rocket engineer
n 1: an engineer who builds and tests rockets [syn: {rocket
engineer}, {rocket scientist}]
rocket firing
n 1: the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
[syn: {rocket firing}, {rocket launching}]
rocket fuel
n 1: an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket
fuel}, {rocket propellant}, {rocket propellent}]
rocket larkspur
n 1: commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having
unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish
or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
[syn: {rocket larkspur}, {Consolida ambigua}, {Delphinium
ajacis}]
rocket launcher
n 1: armament in the form of a device capable of launching a
rocket [syn: {launcher}, {rocket launcher}]
rocket launching
n 1: the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
[syn: {rocket firing}, {rocket launching}]
rocket propellant
n 1: an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket
fuel}, {rocket propellant}, {rocket propellent}]
rocket propellent
n 1: an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket
fuel}, {rocket propellant}, {rocket propellent}]
rocket propulsion
n 1: reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion;
used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen
rocket range
n 1: a firing range for rocket missiles
rocket salad
n 1: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette},
{garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa},
{Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
rocket scientist
n 1: a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist
to figure that out"
2: an engineer who builds and tests rockets [syn: {rocket
engineer}, {rocket scientist}]
rocket-propelled
adj 1: propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine
rocking chair
n 1: a chair mounted on rockers [syn: {rocking chair}, {rocker}]
rocking horse
n 1: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse
mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to
ride [syn: {hobby}, {hobbyhorse}, {rocking horse}]
Rockingham podocarp
n 1: large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood
that turns brown on exposure [syn: {brown pine},
{Rockingham podocarp}, {Podocarpus elatus}]
rockrose family
n 1: shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially
Mediterranean [syn: {Cistaceae}, {family Cistaceae},
{rockrose family}]
Rockwell Kent
n 1: United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
[syn: {Kent}, {Rockwell Kent}]
Rocky Marciano
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship in 1952 (1924-1969) [syn: {Marciano}, {Rocco
Marciano}, {Rocky Marciano}]
Rocky Mountain bee plant
n 1: plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and
white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an
ornamental [syn: {Rocky Mountain bee plant}, {stinking
clover}, {Cleome serrulata}]
Rocky Mountain bighorn
n 1: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America
having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn
sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky
Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
n 1: small slow-growing upland pine of western United States
(Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-
brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-
tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some
over 4500 years old [syn: {bristlecone pine}, {Rocky
Mountain bristlecone pine}, {Pinus aristata}]
Rocky Mountain dogbane
n 1: North American plant similar to common dogbane [syn: {Rocky
Mountain dogbane}, {Apocynum pumilum}]
Rocky Mountain goat
n 1: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North
America [syn: {mountain goat}, {Rocky Mountain goat},
{Oreamnos americanus}]
Rocky Mountain jay
n 1: a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from
Montana to Arizona [syn: {Rocky Mountain jay}, {Perisoreus
canadensis capitalis}]
Rocky Mountain National Park
n 1: a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and
streams and forests
Rocky mountain pinon
n 1: small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United
States; important as a nut pine [syn: {Rocky mountain
pinon}, {Pinus edulis}]
Rocky Mountain sheep
n 1: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America
having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn
sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky
Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
n 1: caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood
ticks [syn: {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}, {mountain
fever}, {tick fever}]
Rocky Mountain whitefish
n 1: whitefish of the western United States and Canada [syn:
{Rocky Mountain whitefish}, {Prosopium williamsonii}]
Rocky Mountains
n 1: the chief mountain range of western North America; extends
from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the
continental divide [syn: {Rockies}, {Rocky Mountains}]
Rocky Mountains cherry
n 1: dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having
large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn:
{Western sand cherry}, {Rocky Mountains cherry}, {Prunus
besseyi}]
Rocky-mountain maple
n 1: small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {dwarf
maple}, {Rocky-mountain maple}, {Acer glabrum}]
rod cell
n 1: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
{rod}, {rod cell}, {retinal rod}]
Rod Laver
n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to
win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this
feat (born in 1938) [syn: {Laver}, {Rod Laver}, {Rodney
George Laver}]
rod-shaped
adj 1: formed like a bacillus [syn: {bacillar}, {bacillary},
{bacilliform}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]
2: resembling a rod [syn: {rod-shaped}, {rodlike}]
rodeo rider
n 1: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and
bulldogging [syn: {cowboy}, {rodeo rider}]
Rodney George Laver
n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to
win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this
feat (born in 1938) [syn: {Laver}, {Rod Laver}, {Rodney
George Laver}]
Rodolia cardinalis
n 1: native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale
insects [syn: {vedalia}, {Rodolia cardinalis}]
Rodrigo Borgia
n 1: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia
(1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Pope Alexander VI},
{Borgia}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]
Rodya Raskolnikov
n 1: a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel `Crime and
Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is
beyond the bounds of good or evil [syn: {Raskolnikov},
{Rodya Raskolnikov}]
roe deer
n 1: small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small
forked antlers [syn: {roe deer}, {Capreolus capreolus}]
roentgen ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when
high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}]
Rogation Day
n 1: one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by
some Christians as days of supplication
Roger Bacon
n 1: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the
importance of experimentation; first showed that air is
required for combustion and first used lenses to correct
vision (1220-1292) [syn: {Bacon}, {Roger Bacon}]
Roger Bannister
n 1: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a
mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn:
{Bannister}, {Roger Bannister}, {Sir Roger Gilbert
Bannister}]
Roger Brooke Taney
n 1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that
slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens
(1777-1864) [syn: {Taney}, {Roger Taney}, {Roger Brooke
Taney}]
Roger de Mortimer
n 1: English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by
Edward III (1287-1330) [syn: {Mortimer}, {Roger de
Mortimer}]
Roger Eliot Fry
n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Fry},
{Roger Fry}, {Roger Eliot Fry}]
Roger Fry
n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Fry},
{Roger Fry}, {Roger Eliot Fry}]
Roger Huntington Sessions
n 1: United States composer who promoted 20th century music
(1896-1985) [syn: {Sessions}, {Roger Sessions}, {Roger
Huntington Sessions}]
Roger Sessions
n 1: United States composer who promoted 20th century music
(1896-1985) [syn: {Sessions}, {Roger Sessions}, {Roger
Huntington Sessions}]
Roger Sherman
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration
of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the
United States Constitution (1721-1793) [syn: {Sherman},
{Roger Sherman}]
Roger Taney
n 1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that
slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens
(1777-1864) [syn: {Taney}, {Roger Taney}, {Roger Brooke
Taney}]
Roger Williams
n 1: English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from
Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded
Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode
Island in 1663 (1603-1683) [syn: {Williams}, {Roger
Williams}]
rogue elephant
n 1: a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd
rogue nation
n 1: a state that does not respect other states in its
international actions [syn: {rogue state}, {renegade
state}, {rogue nation}]
rogue state
n 1: a state that does not respect other states in its
international actions [syn: {rogue state}, {renegade
state}, {rogue nation}]
rogue's gallery
n 1: a coterie of undesirable people [syn: {galere}, {rogue's
gallery}]
2: a collection of pictures of criminals
Roland de Lassus
n 1: Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: {Lasso}, {Orlando di
Lasso}, {Roland de Lassus}]
Rolando's area
n 1: the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn:
{motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's
area}, {excitable area}]
Rolando's fissure
n 1: a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of
both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
[syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {central
sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]
role model
n 1: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role
model" [syn: {model}, {role model}]
role player
n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter},
{impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham},
{shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
2: a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {player},
{thespian}, {role player}]
roll around
v 1: happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" [syn:
{come around}, {roll around}]
roll call
n 1: calling out an official list of names
roll down
v 1: gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
[syn: {avalanche}, {roll down}]
roll film
n 1: photographic film wound on a spool
roll in
v 1: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the
sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"
roll in the hay
n 1: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
{screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of
ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
roll of tobacco
n 1: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder [syn:
{roll of tobacco}, {smoke}]
roll off
v 1: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names
of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle
off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]
roll out
v 1: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn:
{roll out}, {roll}]
2: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: {roll
out}, {straighten}]
roll over
v 1: make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
2: negociate to repay a loan at a later date for an additional
fee; "roll over a loan"
3: re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or
security; "She rolled over her IRA"
roll up
v 1: form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" [syn:
{roll up}, {furl}]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of
data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn:
{roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass},
{compile}, {hoard}]
3: arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
4: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" [syn:
{bundle}, {bundle up}, {roll up}]
5: close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a
handle; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain"
6: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" [syn: {roll
up}, {wrap up}] [ant: {unfurl}, {unroll}]
7: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls
unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: {roll},
{roll up}]
roll-on
n 1: a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant)
having a revolving ball as an applicator
2: a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips
roll-on roll-off
n 1: a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that
vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the
destination
rolled biscuit
n 1: biscuit made from dough rolled and cut
rolled into one
adj 1: made up of several components combined into a single
entity
rolled oats
n 1: meal made from rolled or ground oats [syn: {oatmeal},
{rolled oats}]
roller bandage
n 1: bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of
variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate
application
roller bearing
n 1: bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing},
{needle bearing}, {roller bearing}]
roller bit
n 1: a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers [syn: {rock
bit}, {roller bit}]
roller blind
n 1: a window shade that rolls up out of the way
roller coaster
n 1: anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes
(especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller
coaster all year"
2: elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp
curves and steep inclines) [syn: {roller coaster}, {big
dipper}, {chute-the-chute}]
roller skate
n 1: a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole
v 1: travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to
their soles; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters
roller skate around"
roller skating
n 1: skating on wheels
roller towel
n 1: a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller
roller-skater
n 1: someone who engages in roller skating
rolling hitch
n 1: a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
rolling mill
n 1: steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
rolling paper
n 1: a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently
porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette
[syn: {cigarette paper}, {rolling paper}]
rolling pin
n 1: utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a
handle at each end; used to roll out dough
rolling stock
n 1: collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor
carrier
rolling wave
n 1: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
[syn: {roller}, {roll}, {rolling wave}]
roly-poly
adj 1: short and plump [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby},
{roly-poly}]
n 1: a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fatty}, {fat person},
{roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {scrag}, {skin and bones},
{thin person}]
2: pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and
rolled up and baked or steamed [syn: {roly-poly}, {roly-poly
pudding}]
roly-poly pudding
n 1: pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and
rolled up and baked or steamed [syn: {roly-poly}, {roly-
poly pudding}]
romaine lettuce
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos
lettuce}, {romaine lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa longifolia}]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed
elongated head [syn: {cos}, {cos lettuce}, {romaine},
{romaine lettuce}]
roman a clef
n 1: a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as
fictional characters
Roman alphabet
n 1: the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for
writing most of the languages of western Europe [syn:
{Roman alphabet}, {Latin alphabet}]
Roman arch
n 1: a round arch drawn from a single center [syn: {Roman arch},
{semicircular arch}]
Roman architecture
n 1: the architecture of ancient Rome
Roman basilica
n 1: a Roman building used for public administration [syn:
{basilica}, {Roman basilica}]
Roman building
n 1: a building constructed by the ancient Romans
Roman calendar
n 1: the lunar calendar in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the
Julian calendar in 46 BC
Roman candle
n 1: a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored
balls of fire
Roman Catholic
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {R.C.}, {Romanist},
{romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist},
{papistic}, {papistical}]
n 1: a member of the Roman Catholic Church
2: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over
by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman Catholic},
{Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church}, {Church of Rome},
{Roman Church}]
Roman Catholic Church
n 1: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over
by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman
Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church},
{Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]
Roman Catholic Pope
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope},
{Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {pontiff}, {Holy
Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
Roman Catholicism
n 1: the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in
Rome [syn: {Romanism}, {Roman Catholicism}, {papism}]
Roman Church
n 1: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over
by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman
Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church},
{Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]
Roman collar
n 1: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a
distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {clerical collar},
{Roman collar}, {dog collar}]
Roman coriander
n 1: herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used
like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg
flower}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]
Roman deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
Roman Emperor
n 1: sovereign of the Roman Empire [syn: {Roman Emperor},
{Emperor of Rome}]
Roman Empire
n 1: an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in
AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or
Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa
and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
roman fleuve
n 1: a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family
or other social group
Roman hyacinth
n 1: hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from
one bulb [syn: {Roman hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus orientalis
albulus}]
Roman Inquisition
n 1: an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number
of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put
Galileo on trial" [syn: {Roman Inquisition}, {Congregation
of the Inquisition}]
Roman Jakobson
n 1: United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his
description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
[syn: {Jakobson}, {Roman Jakobson}, {Roman Osipovich
Jakobson}]
Roman law
n 1: the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian;
the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman
law}, {Justinian code}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]
Roman Legion
n 1: a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in
the Roman army
roman letters
n 1: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn:
{roman}, {roman type}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]
Roman mile
n 1: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
[syn: {mile}, {Roman mile}]
Roman mythology
n 1: the mythology of the ancient Romans
Roman nettle
n 1: annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small
clusters of green flowers [syn: {Roman nettle}, {Urtica
pipulifera}]
Roman nose
n 1: a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge [syn:
{Roman nose}, {hooknose}]
Roman numeral
n 1: a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent
1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
[ant: {Arabic numeral}, {Hindu numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic
numeral}]
Roman Osipovich Jakobson
n 1: United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his
description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
[syn: {Jakobson}, {Roman Jakobson}, {Roman Osipovich
Jakobson}]
Roman pace
n 1: an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet)
measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the
heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground
roman print
n 1: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn:
{roman}, {roman type}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]
Roman Republic
n 1: the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed
power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but
dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that
culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
Roman times
n 1: the time period during which Rome dominated Europe
roman type
n 1: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn:
{roman}, {roman type}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]
Roman wormwood
n 1: European wormwood; minor source of absinthe [syn: {Roman
wormwood}, {Artemis pontica}]
2: glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having
loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed
in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood}, {rock harlequin},
{Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria sempervirens}]
Romance language
n 1: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: {Romance},
{Romance language}, {Latinian language}]
Romanesque architecture
n 1: a style of architecture developed in Italy and western
Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000
AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the
substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and
arcades [syn: {Romanesque}, {Romanesque architecture}]
Romanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Romania
Romantic Movement
n 1: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and
early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than
civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion
over rationality" [syn: {Romanticism}, {Romantic Movement}]
[ant: {classicalism}, {classicism}]
romantic realism
n 1: the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825
to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River
valley and surrounding New England [syn: {Hudson River
school}, {romantic realism}]
Rome Beauty
n 1: large red apple used primarily for baking
Romneya coulteri
n 1: tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often
cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant
white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {California tree
poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]
romper suit
n 1: a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower
part is shaped like bloomers [syn: {romper}, {romper suit}]
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
n 1: English chemist (1897-1978) [syn: {Norrish}, {Ronald George
Wreyford Norrish}]
Ronald Reagan
n 1: 40th President of the United States (1911-2004) [syn:
{Reagan}, {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan},
{President Reagan}]
Ronald Wilson Reagan
n 1: 40th President of the United States (1911-2004) [syn:
{Reagan}, {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan},
{President Reagan}]
rood screen
n 1: a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or
chancel
rood-tree
n 1: representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn:
{crucifix}, {rood}, {rood-tree}]
roof garden
n 1: a garden on a flat roof of a building
roof mushroom
n 1: a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae;
the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early
in the summer [syn: {Pluteus}, {genus Pluteus}, {roof
mushroom}]
roof of the mouth
n 1: the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and
nasal cavities [syn: {palate}, {roof of the mouth}]
roof peak
n 1: the highest point of a roof
roof rack
n 1: carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or
on top of a car [syn: {luggage rack}, {roof rack}]
roof rat
n 1: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread
worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {roof rat}, {Rattus rattus}]
roofing material
n 1: building material used in constructing roofs
roofing paper
n 1: a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a
roof for waterproofing [syn: {roofing paper}, {tar paper}]
roofing tile
n 1: a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn:
{tile}, {roofing tile}]
room access
n 1: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter
or leave a room or building; the space that a door can
close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {doorway},
{door}, {room access}, {threshold}]
room clerk
n 1: a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to
guests
room decorator
n 1: a person who specializes in interior decoration [syn:
{interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator},
{decorator}]
room light
n 1: light that provides general illumination for a room
room rate
n 1: the rate charged daily for a hotel room
room temperature
n 1: the normal temperature of room in which people live
rooming house
n 1: a house where rooms are rented [syn: {lodging house},
{rooming house}]
root beer
n 1: carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs
root beer float
n 1: an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer
root canal
n 1: the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve
and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
root cap
n 1: thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the
growing tip of a root
root celery
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn:
{celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery},
{turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
root cellar
n 1: an excavation where root vegetables are stored [syn: {root
cellar}, {cellar}]
root climber
n 1: a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy
root crop
n 1: crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes;
turnips
root for
v 1: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy
for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for
the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the
title?" [syn: {pull}, {root for}]
root hair
n 1: thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind
the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
root on
v 1: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer},
{root on}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on},
{exhort}, {pep up}]
root out
v 1: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has
spread all over the garden" [syn: {uproot}, {extirpate},
{deracinate}, {root out}]
2: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of
political democracy were soon uprooted"; "root out
corruption" [syn: {uproot}, {eradicate}, {extirpate}, {root
out}, {exterminate}]
root rot
n 1: disease characterized by root decay; caused by various
fungi
root system
n 1: a developed system of roots [syn: {rootage}, {root system}]
root vegetable
n 1: any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
root word
n 1: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are
removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn:
{root}, {root word}, {base}, {stem}, {theme}, {radical}]
rooter skunk
n 1: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of
southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed
skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk},
{Conepatus leuconotus}]
rooting reflex
n 1: reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements
elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of
the mouth or cheek
rope bridge
n 1: a bridge consisting of ropes
rope burn
n 1: abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a
rope
rope down
v 1: descend by means of a rappel; "The ascent was easy--roping
down the mountain would be much more difficult and
dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want
to do technical climbing" [syn: {rappel}, {abseil}, {rope
down}]
rope in
v 1: divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area
where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope in}, {rope off},
{cordon off}]
2: draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in
several customers"
rope ladder
n 1: a ladder with side pieces of rope
rope off
v 1: divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area
where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope in}, {rope off},
{cordon off}]
rope tow
n 1: a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
rope up
v 1: attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped
up when they started the final ascent"
rope yard
n 1: workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where
rope is made [syn: {ropewalk}, {rope yard}]
rope yarn
n 1: the strands out of which ropes are made
rope-a-dope
n 1: a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes
while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
rope-maker
n 1: a craftsman who makes ropes [syn: {ropemaker}, {rope-
maker}, {roper}]
Roquefort dressing
n 1: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
[syn: {blue cheese dressing}, {Roquefort dressing}]
Rorippa amphibia
n 1: perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout
Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes
placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {great yellowcress},
{Rorippa amphibia}, {Nasturtium amphibium}]
Rorippa islandica
n 1: annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes
used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some
localities [syn: {marsh cress}, {yellow watercress},
{Rorippa islandica}]
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: {common watercress}, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, {Nasturtium officinale}]
Rorschach test
n 1: a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots;
subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn:
{Rorschach}, {Rorschach test}, {inkblot test}]
Rosa banksia
n 1: Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single
flowers [syn: {banksia rose}, {Rosa banksia}]
Rosa canina
n 1: prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless
flowers; native to Europe [syn: {dog rose}, {Rosa canina}]
Rosa chinensis
n 1: shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden
roses [syn: {China rose}, {Bengal rose}, {Rosa chinensis}]
Rosa damascena
n 1: large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia
Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
[syn: {damask rose}, {summer damask rose}, {Rosa
damascena}]
Rosa eglanteria
n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and
bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn:
{sweetbrier}, {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {briar}, {eglantine},
{Rosa eglanteria}]
Rosa laevigata
n 1: Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms [syn:
{Cherokee rose}, {Rosa laevigata}]
Rosa Melba Ponselle
n 1: United States soprano (1897-1981) [syn: {Ponselle}, {Rosa
Ponselle}, {Rosa Melba Ponselle}]
Rosa moschata
n 1: rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or
climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented
flowers [syn: {musk rose}, {Rosa moschata}]
Rosa multiflora
n 1: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small
flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn:
{multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby
rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]
Rosa odorata
n 1: any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented
Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers [syn: {tea rose},
{Rosa odorata}]
Rosa Parks
n 1: United States civil rights leader who refused to give up
her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama)
and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born
in 1913) [syn: {Parks}, {Rosa Parks}]
Rosa pendulina
n 1: European alpine rose with crimson flowers [syn: {mountain
rose}, {Rosa pendulina}]
Rosa Ponselle
n 1: United States soprano (1897-1981) [syn: {Ponselle}, {Rosa
Ponselle}, {Rosa Melba Ponselle}]
Rosa spithamaea
n 1: low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California
with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
[syn: {ground rose}, {Rosa spithamaea}]
rose acacia
n 1: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
[syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {moss locust},
{Robinia hispida}]
rose apple
n 1: tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible
fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {rose-apple tree}, {jambosa},
{Eugenia jambos}]
2: fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and
confections
rose bay
n 1: an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow
evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or
red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in
warm regions [syn: {oleander}, {rose bay}, {Nerium
oleander}]
rose bed
n 1: a flower bed in which roses are growing [syn: {rose bed},
{bed of roses}]
rose beetle
n 1: a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on
plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
[syn: {rose chafer}, {rose beetle}, {Cetonia aurata}]
rose bug
n 1: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and
adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple
trees or grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose bug},
{Macrodactylus subspinosus}]
rose campion
n 1: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely
cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and
showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion},
{gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]
rose chafer
n 1: a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on
plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
[syn: {rose chafer}, {rose beetle}, {Cetonia aurata}]
2: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults
on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or
grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose bug}, {Macrodactylus
subspinosus}]
rose chestnut
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an
ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a
perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad
ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree},
{Mesua ferrea}]
rose family
n 1: a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales;
have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with
numerous stamens [syn: {Rosaceae}, {family Rosaceae}, {rose
family}]
rose garden
n 1: a garden for growing roses
rose geranium
n 1: any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant
three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn:
{rose geranium}, {sweet-scented geranium}, {Pelargonium
graveolens}]
rose globe lily
n 1: globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers
on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San
Joaquin Valley [syn: {rose globe lily}, {Calochortus
amoenus}]
rose gum
n 1: very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales [syn:
{rose gum}, {Eucalypt grandis}]
rose hip
n 1: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {hip}, {rose hip},
{rosehip}]
rose leek
n 1: North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow
leek}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]
Rose Louise Hovick
n 1: United States striptease artist who became famous on
Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Lee}, {Gypsy Rose
Lee}, {Rose Louise Hovick}]
rose mallow
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow},
{swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow},
{Hibiscus moscheutos}]
2: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple
flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: {rose
mallow}, {Alcea rosea}, {Althea rosea}]
rose moss
n 1: widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-
like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
[syn: {rose moss}, {sun plant}, {Portulaca grandiflora}]
Rose of China
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant},
{shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
rose of Jericho
n 1: densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to
Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and
grows under moist conditions [syn: {resurrection plant},
{rose of Jericho}, {Selaginella lepidophylla}]
2: small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers
that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {rose of
Jericho}, {resurrection plant}, {Anastatica hierochuntica}]
rose of Sharon
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-
shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-
lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America
and Europe [syn: {rose of Sharon}, {Hibiscus syriacus}]
rose oil
n 1: a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam
distillation [syn: {attar of roses}, {rose oil}]
rose periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
rose pink
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
rose quartz
n 1: a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments
rose water
n 1: perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses
rose window
n 1: circular window filled with tracery [syn: {rose window},
{rosette}]
rose wine
n 1: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed
after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine},
{rose}, {rose wine}]
rose-apple tree
n 1: tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible
fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {rose-apple tree}, {jambosa},
{Eugenia jambos}]
rose-cheeked
adj 1: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed},
{rose-cheeked}, {rosy}, {rosy-cheeked}]
rose-colored
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the
world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored},
{rosy}]
2: having a rose color [syn: {rose-colored}, {rosy-colored}]
rose-colored pastor
n 1: glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
[syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor},
{Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]
rose-colored starling
n 1: glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
[syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor},
{Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]
rose-lavender
adj 1: of lavender tinged with rose [syn: {rose-lilac}, {rose-
lavender}]
rose-lilac
adj 1: of lavender tinged with rose [syn: {rose-lilac}, {rose-
lavender}]
rose-mauve
adj 1: of mauve tinged with rose
rose-purple
adj 1: of purple with a rose tinge [syn: {rose-purple}, {rosy-
purple}]
rose-red
adj 1: of a deep slightly bluish red color
rose-root
n 1: Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and
a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {rose-root}, {midsummer-
men}, {Sedum rosea}]
rose-tinged
adj 1: of a color tinged with rose [syn: {rose-tinted}, {rose-
tinged}]
rose-tinted
adj 1: of a color tinged with rose [syn: {rose-tinted}, {rose-
tinged}]
roseate spoonbill
n 1: tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: {roseate
spoonbill}, {Ajaia ajaja}]
rosebay willowherb
n 1: tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and
narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers
occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent
clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed},
{giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup},
{Epilobium angustifolium}]
rosebud cherry
n 1: shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental
for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {rosebud cherry}, {winter
flowering cherry}, {Prunus subhirtella}]
rosebud orchid
n 1: orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to
3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {rosebud orchid},
{Cleistes rosea}, {Pogonia rosea}]
roseola infantilis
n 1: a viral disease of infants and young children;
characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a
few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for
a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum},
{roseola infantum}, {roseola infantilis}, {pseudorubella}]
roseola infantum
n 1: a viral disease of infants and young children;
characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a
few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for
a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum},
{roseola infantum}, {roseola infantilis}, {pseudorubella}]
Rosetta Stone
n 1: a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally
about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the
inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave
the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian
hieroglyphics
rosewood tree
n 1: any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that
yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or
purplish color streaked and variegated with black [syn:
{rosewood}, {rosewood tree}]
Rosh Chodesh
n 1: (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish
calendar; marked by a special liturgy [syn: {Rosh Hodesh},
{Rosh Chodesh}]
Rosh Hashana
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st
or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the
shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh
Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]
Rosh Hashanah
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st
or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the
shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh
Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]
Rosh Hashona
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st
or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the
shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh
Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]
Rosh Hashonah
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st
or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the
shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh
Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]
Rosh Hodesh
n 1: (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish
calendar; marked by a special liturgy [syn: {Rosh Hodesh},
{Rosh Chodesh}]
rosid dicot family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants
rosid dicot genus
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous plants
rosin bag
n 1: a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to
improve their grip on the ball
Rosmarinus officinalis
n 1: widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used
in cooking and in perfumery [syn: {rosemary}, {Rosmarinus
officinalis}]
Ross Sea
n 1: an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica
Rostov na Donu
n 1: a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the
European part of Russia [syn: {Rostov}, {Rostov on Don},
{Rostov na Donu}]
Rostov on Don
n 1: a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the
European part of Russia [syn: {Rostov}, {Rostov on Don},
{Rostov na Donu}]
rosy boa
n 1: boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States [syn:
{rosy boa}, {Lichanura trivirgata}]
rosy-cheeked
adj 1: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed},
{rose-cheeked}, {rosy}, {rosy-cheeked}]
rosy-colored
adj 1: having a rose color [syn: {rose-colored}, {rosy-colored}]
rosy-purple
adj 1: of purple with a rose tinge [syn: {rose-purple}, {rosy-
purple}]
rot-resistant
adj 1: resistant to rotting
rotary actuator
n 1: (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write
head to the proper data track [syn: {rotary actuator},
{positioner}]
Rotary Club
n 1: a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service
club and to promote world peace [syn: {Rotary Club},
{Rotary International}]
rotary converter
n 1: electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine
that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
[syn: {synchronous converter}, {rotary}, {rotary
converter}]
rotary engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted
directly to rotating components
2: an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged
radially around a central crankcase [syn: {radial engine},
{rotary engine}]
Rotary International
n 1: a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service
club and to promote world peace [syn: {Rotary Club},
{Rotary International}]
rotary joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to
rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the
arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint},
{rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]
rotary motion
n 1: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the
dancer kept time with the music" [syn: {rotation}, {rotary
motion}]
rotary press
n 1: a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder
rotary wing
n 1: the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that
supports a helicopter in the air [syn: {rotor blade},
{rotary wing}]
rotating mechanism
n 1: a mechanism that rotates
rotating shaft
n 1: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn:
{rotating shaft}, {shaft}]
rotational latency
n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block
of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write
head [syn: {rotational latency}, {latency}]
rotational nystagmus
n 1: nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow
movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation
rotator cuff
n 1: a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the
muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder
joint and enable the arm to move
rotatory joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to
rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the
arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint},
{rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]
rote learning
n 1: memorization by repetition [syn: {rote}, {rote learning}]
rotor blade
n 1: the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that
supports a helicopter in the air [syn: {rotor blade},
{rotary wing}]
rotor coil
n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn:
{rotor}, {rotor coil}] [ant: {stator}, {stator coil}]
rotor head
n 1: the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
[syn: {rotor head}, {rotor shaft}]
rotor shaft
n 1: the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
[syn: {rotor head}, {rotor shaft}]
rotten borough
n 1: an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
rouge et noir
n 1: a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and
players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row
will have a count nearer some number [syn: {rouge et noir},
{trente-et-quarante}]
rouge plant
n 1: bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed
by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn:
{bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant},
{Rivina humilis}]
rough bindweed
n 1: creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems
with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary
Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India [syn:
{rough bindweed}, {Smilax aspera}]
rough bristlegrass
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
rough cut
n 1: the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
rough drawing
n 1: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: {draft},
{rough drawing}]
rough fish
n 1: any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait
rough green snake
n 1: of southern and eastern United States [syn: {rough green
snake}, {Opheodrys aestivus}]
rough horsetail
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough
horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]
rough in
v 1: prepare in preliminary or sketchy form [syn: {rough in},
{rough}, {rough out}]
rough out
v 1: prepare in preliminary or sketchy form [syn: {rough in},
{rough}, {rough out}]
rough pea
n 1: a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region
for long established in southern United States; cultivated
as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley
pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]
Rough Rider
n 1: a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore
Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
rough sledding
n 1: a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a
hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding
for handset makers" [syn: {hard time}, {rough sledding}]
rough up
v 1: treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"
rough water
n 1: used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather [syn:
{choppiness}, {roughness}, {rough water}]
rough-and-ready
adj 1: crude but effective for the purpose at hand
rough-and-tumble
adj 1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for
rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble
politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn:
{rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckle}, {bare-knuckled}]
n 1: disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {tussle},
{dogfight}, {rough-and-tumble}]
rough-cut
adj 1: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had
coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that
branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human
being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy";
"appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar
display of the newly rich" [syn: {coarse}, {common},
{rough-cut}, {uncouth}, {vulgar}]
2: of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing [syn:
{roughhewn}, {rough-cut}]
rough-dry
v 1: dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry"
rough-haired
adj 1: having hair that feels rough
rough-hew
v 1: hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew
stone or timber" [syn: {rough-hew}, {roughcast}]
rough-house
v 1: treat in a rough or boisterous manner
rough-leaved aster
n 1: a variety of aster
rough-legged hawk
n 1: large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-
legged hawk}, {roughleg}, {Buteo lagopus}]
rough-sand
v 1: sand roughly; "rough-sand the door before painting it"
rough-skinned newt
n 1: newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California
[syn: {rough-skinned newt}, {Taricha granulosa}]
rough-spoken
adj 1: rude or uncouth in speech
rough-stemmed goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
rough-textured
adj 1: having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a
rough-textured tweed" [syn: {textured}, {rough-textured},
{coarse-textured}]
roughtail stingray
n 1: one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape
Hatteras [syn: {roughtail stingray}, {Dasyatis centroura}]
roulette ball
n 1: the ball used to play roulette
roulette wheel
n 1: game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is
used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and
players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
[syn: {roulette wheel}, {wheel}]
round angle
n 1: an angle of 360 degrees [syn: {perigon}, {round angle}]
round arch
n 1: an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of
Roman architecture
round bone
n 1: bones that are round in shape
round clam
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams
usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn:
{quahaug}, {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}]
2: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money
by some American Indians [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-
shell clam}, {hard clam}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria},
{Mercenaria mercenaria}]
round dance
n 1: a folk dance; dancers form a circle [syn: {round dance},
{ring dance}]
2: a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement [syn:
{round dance}, {round dancing}]
round dancing
n 1: a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement [syn:
{round dance}, {round dancing}]
round down
v 1: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn:
{round off}, {round down}, {round out}, {round}]
round file
n 1: a file with a circular cross section; used to file the
inside of holes
round hand
n 1: a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves
round kumquat
n 1: shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi},
{marumi kumquat}, {round kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]
round ligament of the uterus
n 1: ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of
and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing
through the inguinal canal to the labia majora [syn: {round
ligament of the uterus}, {ligamentum teres uteri}]
round of drinks
n 1: a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he
ordered a second round" [syn: {round}, {round of drinks}]
round of golf
n 1: the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf
takes about 4 hours" [syn: {round of golf}, {round}]
round off
v 1: make round; "round the edges" [syn: {round}, {round out},
{round off}]
2: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
"polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round}, {round
off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
3: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn:
{round off}, {round down}, {round out}, {round}]
round out
v 1: fill out; "These studies round out the results of many
years of research" [syn: {round out}, {finish out}]
2: make bigger or better or more complete [syn: {round out},
{fill out}]
3: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn:
{round off}, {round down}, {round out}, {round}]
4: make round; "round the edges" [syn: {round}, {round out},
{round off}]
round robin
n 1: a tournament in which every contestant plays every other
contestant
2: a letter signed by a number of people
round scad
n 1: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad},
{cigarfish}, {quiaquia}, {Decapterus punctatus}]
round shape
n 1: a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
round shot
n 1: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a
cannon [syn: {cannonball}, {cannon ball}, {round shot}]
round steak
n 1: a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank
round table
n 1: a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a
roundtable on the future of computing" [syn: {round table},
{roundtable}, {round-table conference}]
2: (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
[syn: {Round Table}, {King Arthur's Round Table}]
round the bend
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy},
{bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked},
{crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire},
{kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts},
{nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky},
{whacky}]
round the clock
adv 1: without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn:
{around the clock}, {for 24 hours}, {round the clock}]
round top
n 1: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus
performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent";
"they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn:
{circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}, {top}]
round trip
n 1: a trip to some place and back again
round up
v 1: seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal
followers"
round whitefish
n 1: a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America
and Siberia [syn: {round whitefish}, {Menominee whitefish},
{Prosopium cylindraceum}]
round window
n 1: fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda},
{fenestra cochleae}, {round window}, {fenestra of the
cochlea}]
round-arm
adv 1: with an outward or horizontal swing of the arm; "he hit
the ball round-arm"
adj 1: with the arm swung round at shoulder height; "round-arm
bowling"
round-backed
adj 1: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a
little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched},
{round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped},
{stooping}, {crooked}]
round-bottom
adj 1: having a rounded bottom; "round-bottom flasks" [syn:
{round-bottomed}, {round-bottom}]
round-bottom flask
n 1: a spherical flask with a narrow neck
round-bottomed
adj 1: having a rounded bottom; "round-bottom flasks" [syn:
{round-bottomed}, {round-bottom}]
round-eyed
adj 1: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed
wonder" [syn: {childlike}, {wide-eyed}, {round-eyed},
{dewy-eyed}, {simple}]
2: having large round wide-open eyes [syn: {saucer-eyed},
{round-eyed}]
round-faced
adj 1: having a round face [syn: {moon-faced}, {round-faced}]
round-fruited
adj 1: bearing round fruit
round-headed leek
n 1: Old World leek with a spherical bulb [syn: {round-headed
leek}, {Allium sphaerocephalum}]
round-leaved rein orchid
n 1: orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a
single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round
basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and
Montana across Canada to the eastern United States [syn:
{round-leaved rein orchid}, {Habenaria orbiculata}]
round-shouldered
adj 1: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a
little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched},
{round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped},
{stooping}, {crooked}]
round-spored gyromitra
n 1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy
pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on
hardwood slash east of the Great Plains [syn: {Gyromitra
sphaerospora}, {round-spored gyromitra}]
round-table conference
n 1: a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a
roundtable on the future of computing" [syn: {round table},
{roundtable}, {round-table conference}]
round-tailed muskrat
n 1: of Florida wetlands [syn: {round-tailed muskrat}, {Florida
water rat}, {Neofiber alleni}]
round-the-clock
adj 1: at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn:
{around-the-clock}, {day-and-night}, {nonstop}, {round-
the-clock}]
round-the-clock patrol
n 1: a continuous nonstop patrol
round-trip light time
n 1: the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth
to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting
point [syn: {round-trip light time}, {RTLT}]
round-trip ticket
n 1: a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)
[syn: {round-trip ticket}, {return ticket}]
roundabout way
n 1: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily
while a main route is blocked) [syn: {detour}, {roundabout
way}]
rounding error
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding
off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error
in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes
are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding
error is surprisingly small" [syn: {rounding}, {rounding
error}]
rout out
v 1: get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the
library?" [syn: {rout up}, {rout out}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
3: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn:
{rout}, {rout out}, {expel}]
rout up
v 1: get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the
library?" [syn: {rout up}, {rout out}]
router plane
n 1: a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will
make grooves with smooth bottoms
rove beetle
n 1: active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging
habits
row house
n 1: a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated
side by side and sharing common walls [syn: {row house},
{town house}]
row of bricks
n 1: a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a
straight line)
rowan tree
n 1: Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn:
{rowan}, {rowan tree}, {European mountain ash}, {Sorbus
aucuparia}]
rowing boat
n 1: a rowboat
rowing club
n 1: a club for rowers
rowlock arch
n 1: an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of
voussoirs
Roy Chapman Andrews
n 1: United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology
and geology (1884-1960) [syn: {Andrews}, {Roy Chapman
Andrews}]
Roy Lichtenstein
n 1: United States painter who was a leading exponent of pop art
(1923-1997) [syn: {Lichtenstein}, {Roy Lichtenstein}]
Roy Orbison
n 1: United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the
1950s (1936-1988) [syn: {Orbison}, {Roy Orbison}]
Roy Wilkins
n 1: United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) [syn:
{Wilkins}, {Roy Wilkins}]
Royal Academy
n 1: an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to
cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in
Britain [syn: {Royal Academy}, {Royal Academy of Arts}]
Royal Academy of Arts
n 1: an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to
cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in
Britain [syn: {Royal Academy}, {Royal Academy of Arts}]
royal agaric
n 1: widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly
agaric [syn: {royal agaric}, {Caesar's agaric}, {Amanita
caesarea}]
Royal Air Force
n 1: the airforce of Great Britain [syn: {Royal Air Force},
{RAF}]
royal blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: {purplish blue},
{royal blue}]
royal brace
n 1: a brace to secure the royal mast
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
n 1: the federal police force of Canada [syn: {Royal Canadian
Mounted Police}, {RCMP}, {Mounties}]
royal casino
n 1: a form of casino in which face cards have extra point
values
royal charter
n 1: a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great
Britain)
royal court
n 1: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn:
{court}, {royal court}]
2: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of
a state [syn: {court}, {royal court}]
royal family
n 1: royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by
royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal family}, {royal line},
{royal house}]
royal fern
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French
bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]
royal flush
n 1: a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in
the same suit
royal house
n 1: royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by
royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal family}, {royal line},
{royal house}]
royal jelly
n 1: a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to
very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens
royal line
n 1: royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by
royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal family}, {royal line},
{royal house}]
royal mast
n 1: topmast immediately above the topgallant mast
Royal National Eisteddfod
n 1: an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and
poetry and the fine arts
royal osmund
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French
bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]
royal palm
n 1: tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {royal
palm}, {Roystonea regia}]
royal poinciana
n 1: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely
planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame
tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana
regia}]
royal purple
n 1: a shade of purple tinged with red [syn: {reddish purple},
{royal purple}]
royal road
n 1: an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal
road to success"
Royal Society
n 1: an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a
royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the
British government has supported science [syn: {Royal
Society}, {Royal Society of London for Improving Natural
Knowledge}]
Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
n 1: an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a
royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the
British government has supported science [syn: {Royal
Society}, {Royal Society of London for Improving Natural
Knowledge}]
royal stag
n 1: stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [syn: {royal},
{royal stag}]
royal tennis
n 1: an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
[syn: {royal tennis}, {real tennis}, {court tennis}]
royal velvet plant
n 1: Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety
leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant},
{purple velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura
aurantiaca}]
Roystonea oleracea
n 1: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
[syn: {cabbage palm}, {Roystonea oleracea}]
Roystonea regia
n 1: tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {royal
palm}, {Roystonea regia}]
RPA-ABB
n 1: an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist
Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex
Boncayao Brigade}, {ABB}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army},
{RPA-ABB}]
RU 486
n 1: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in
France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy
it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus
sloughs off the embryo [syn: {abortion pill},
{mifepristone}, {RU 486}]
Rub al-Khali
n 1: a desert in southern Saudi Arabia [syn: {Rub al-Khali}, {Ar
Rimsal}, {Dahna}, {Great Sandy Desert}]
rub along
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
rub down
v 1: wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down},
{rub off}]
2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal
or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a
sponge" [syn: {massage}, {rub down}, {knead}]
rub off
v 1: wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down},
{rub off}]
rub out
v 1: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the
formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase},
{rub out}, {score out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]
rub up
n 1: a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my
Latin"
rub-a-dub
n 1: the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rub-a-dub},
{rataplan}, {drumbeat}]
rubber band
n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such
as papers) together [syn: {rubber band}, {elastic band},
{elastic}]
rubber boa
n 1: boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America;
looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar
shape [syn: {rubber boa}, {tow-headed snake}, {Charina
bottae}]
rubber boot
n 1: a high boot made of rubber [syn: {rubber boot}, {gum boot}]
rubber bullet
n 1: a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd
control
rubber cement
n 1: an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a
solvent like benzene or naphtha
rubber eraser
n 1: an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with
properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end
of a pencil [syn: {rubber eraser}, {rubber}, {pencil
eraser}]
rubber plant
n 1: large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a
houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber
tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber
plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]
rubber stamp
n 1: a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or
design by hand [syn: {handstamp}, {rubber stamp}]
2: routine authorization of an action without questions
rubber tire
n 1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an
automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {auto
tire}, {rubber tire}]
rubber tree
n 1: small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber
trees are usually cultivated in plantations" [syn: {Hevea},
{rubber tree}, {genus Hevea}]
rubber-base paint
n 1: a water-base paint that has a latex binder [syn: {latex
paint}, {latex}, {rubber-base paint}]
rubber-necking
n 1: going about to look at places of interest [syn:
{sightseeing}, {rubber-necking}]
rubbing alcohol
n 1: lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl
alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use
rubbish dump
n 1: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn:
{dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump},
{wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
rubbish heap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
Rube Goldberg
n 1: United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of
very complicated and impractical contraptions that
accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn:
{Goldberg}, {Rube Goldberg}, {Reuben Lucius Goldberg}]
rubella panencephalitis
n 1: a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents;
associated with the rubella virus
Rubia cordifolia
n 1: perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for
dye in the orient [syn: {Indian madder}, {munjeet}, {Rubia
cordifolia}]
Rubia tinctorum
n 1: Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots
formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn:
{madder}, {Rubia tinctorum}]
rubiaceous plant
n 1: any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family
Rubiaceae [syn: {madderwort}, {rubiaceous plant}]
rubidium-strontium dating
n 1: geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive
rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive
rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years
Rubin test
n 1: test to determine the patency or occlusion of the Fallopian
tubes
Rubus australis
n 1: stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles
over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush
lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]
Rubus caesius
n 1: creeping European bramble bearing dewberries [syn:
{European dewberry}, {Rubus caesius}]
Rubus canadensis
n 1: North American dewberry [syn: {American dewberry}, {Rubus
canadensis}]
Rubus chamaemorus
n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry},
{bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus
chamaemorus}]
Rubus cissoides
n 1: stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles
over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush
lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]
Rubus cuneifolius
n 1: stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States
(Connecticut to Florida) [syn: {sand blackberry}, {Rubus
cuneifolius}]
Rubus flagellaris
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {Northern dewberry},
{American dewberry}, {Rubus flagellaris}]
Rubus fruticosus
n 1: the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous
varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries
[syn: {true blackberry}, {Rubus fruticosus}]
Rubus hispidus
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {swamp dewberry}, {swamp
blackberry}, {Rubus hispidus}]
Rubus idaeus
n 1: the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn:
{wild raspberry}, {European raspberry}, {framboise}, {Rubus
idaeus}]
Rubus idaeus strigosus
n 1: red raspberry of North America [syn: {American raspberry},
{Rubus strigosus}, {Rubus idaeus strigosus}]
Rubus loganobaccus
n 1: red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
[syn: {loganberry}, {Rubus loganobaccus}, {Rubus ursinus
loganobaccus}]
Rubus occidentalis
n 1: raspberry native to eastern North America having black
thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap},
{blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]
Rubus odoratus
n 1: shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy
rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped
fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {purple-flowering
raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}, {thimbleberry}]
Rubus parviflorus
n 1: white-flowered raspberry of western North America and
northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn:
{salmonberry}, {salmon berry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus
parviflorus}]
Rubus phoenicolasius
n 1: raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown
for ornament and for the small red acid fruits [syn:
{wineberry}, {Rubus phoenicolasius}]
Rubus saxatilis
n 1: European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits [syn:
{stone bramble}, {Rubus saxatilis}]
Rubus spectabilis
n 1: large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America
having large pinkish-orange berries [syn: {salmonberry},
{Rubus spectabilis}]
Rubus strigosus
n 1: red raspberry of North America [syn: {American raspberry},
{Rubus strigosus}, {Rubus idaeus strigosus}]
Rubus trivialis
n 1: of southern North America [syn: {Southern dewberry}, {Rubus
trivialis}]
Rubus ursinus
n 1: American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western
blackberry}, {western dewberry}, {Rubus ursinus}]
Rubus ursinus loganobaccus
n 1: red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
[syn: {loganberry}, {Rubus loganobaccus}, {Rubus ursinus
loganobaccus}]
ruby spinel
n 1: a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn:
{spinel ruby}, {ruby spinel}]
ruby wood
n 1: hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus
santalinus); prized for cabinetwork [syn: {ruby wood}, {red
sandalwood}]
ruby-crowned kinglet
n 1: American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red
crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned kinglet}, {ruby-crowned
wren}, {Regulus calendula}]
ruby-crowned wren
n 1: American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red
crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned kinglet}, {ruby-crowned
wren}, {Regulus calendula}]
ruby-red
adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy},
{blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red},
{crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
ruck up
v 1: become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
[syn: {pucker}, {ruck}, {ruck up}]
rudaceous rock
n 1: a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material
Rudbeckia hirta
n 1: the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern
United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers
and yellow to orange rays [syn: {black-eyed Susan},
{Rudbeckia hirta}, {Rudbeckia serotina}]
Rudbeckia laciniata
n 1: tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow
flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky
Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast
[syn: {cutleaved coneflower}, {Rudbeckia laciniata}]
Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
n 1: very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow
flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {double gold},
{hortensia}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]
Rudbeckia serotina
n 1: the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern
United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers
and yellow to orange rays [syn: {black-eyed Susan},
{Rudbeckia hirta}, {Rudbeckia serotina}]
rudder blade
n 1: the vertical blade on a rudder
rudder-like
adj 1: formed like and serving like a rudder
ruddy duck
n 1: reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and
northern South America [syn: {ruddy duck}, {Oxyura
jamaicensis}]
ruddy turnstone
n 1: common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and
Australia [syn: {ruddy turnstone}, {Arenaria interpres}]
Rudolf Bultmann
n 1: a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) [syn:
{Bultmann}, {Rudolf Bultmann}, {Rudolf Karl Bultmann}]
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
n 1: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel
engine (1858-1913) [syn: {Diesel}, {Rudolf Diesel}, {Rudolf
Christian Karl Diesel}]
Rudolf Diesel
n 1: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel
engine (1858-1913) [syn: {Diesel}, {Rudolf Diesel}, {Rudolf
Christian Karl Diesel}]
Rudolf Hess
n 1: Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in
an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great
Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) [syn:
{Hess}, {Rudolf Hess}, {Walther Richard Rudolf Hess}]
Rudolf Karl Bultmann
n 1: a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) [syn:
{Bultmann}, {Rudolf Bultmann}, {Rudolf Karl Bultmann}]
Rudolf Karl Virchow
n 1: German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from
cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular
abnormalities in disease (1821-1902) [syn: {Virchow},
{Rudolf Virchow}, {Rudolf Karl Virchow}]
Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer
n 1: German physicist (born in 1929) [syn: {Mossbauer}, {Rudolf
Ludwig Mossbauer}]
Rudolf Nureyev
n 1: Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot
Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born
in 1938) [syn: {Nureyev}, {Rudolf Nureyev}]
Rudolf Serkin
n 1: United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia)
(1903-1991) [syn: {Serkin}, {Rudolf Serkin}]
Rudolf Steiner
n 1: Austrian philosopher who founded anthroposophy (1861-1925)
[syn: {Steiner}, {Rudolf Steiner}]
Rudolf Virchow
n 1: German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from
cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular
abnormalities in disease (1821-1902) [syn: {Virchow},
{Rudolf Virchow}, {Rudolf Karl Virchow}]
Rudolf Wurlitzer
n 1: United States businessman (born in Germany) who founded a
company to make pipe organs (1831-1914) [syn: {Wurlitzer},
{Rudolf Wurlitzer}]
Rudolph Laban
n 1: Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation
(1879-1958) [syn: {Laban}, {Rudolph Laban}]
Rudyard Kipling
n 1: English author of novels and poetry who was born in India
(1865-1936) [syn: {Kipling}, {Rudyard Kipling}, {Joseph
Rudyard Kipling}]
rue anemone
n 1: woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-
shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
[syn: {rue anemone}, {Anemonella thalictroides}]
rue family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have
flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually
have a strong scent [syn: {Rutaceae}, {family Rutaceae},
{rue family}]
ruffed grouse
n 1: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
[syn: {ruffed grouse}, {partridge}, {Bonasa umbellus}]
ruffle up
v 1: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the
water" [syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {rumple}, {mess up}]
Rufous rubber cup
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
rug beater
n 1: implement for beating dust out of carpets [syn: {carpet
beater}, {rug beater}]
rug merchant
n 1: a merchant who sells rugs
rug pad
n 1: a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {rug pad},
{underlay}, {underlayment}]
rugby ball
n 1: inflated oval ball used in playing rugby
rugby football
n 1: a form of football played with an oval ball [syn: {rugby},
{rugby football}, {rugger}]
rugel's plantain
n 1: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad
leaves [syn: {rugel's plantain}, {broad-leaved plantain},
{Plantago rugelii}]
rugged individualism
n 1: individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not
only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free
competition
Ruholla Khomeini
n 1: Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah
Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new
constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
[syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini},
{Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]
Ruhr River
n 1: a tributary of the Rhine [syn: {Ruhr}, {Ruhr River}]
Ruhr Valley
n 1: a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of
the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany [syn: {Ruhr}, {Ruhr
Valley}]
rule book
n 1: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis
of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book
around here" [syn: {book}, {rule book}]
rule in
v 1: include or exclude by determining judicially or in
agreement with rules [syn: {rule out}, {rule in}]
rule of cy pres
n 1: a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the
intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as
nearly as possible [syn: {cy pres}, {rule of cy pres}, {cy
pres doctrine}]
rule of evidence
n 1: (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that
is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is
established or disproved
rule of grammar
n 1: a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
[syn: {grammatical rule}, {rule of grammar}]
rule of law
n 1: a state of order in which events conform to the law
rule of morphology
n 1: a linguistic rule for the formation of words [syn:
{morphological rule}, {rule of morphology}]
rule of thumb
n 1: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate
behavior [syn: {guidepost}, {guideline}, {rule of thumb}]
rule out
v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {preclude},
{rule out}, {close out}]
2: include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement
with rules [syn: {rule out}, {rule in}]
3: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out
as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This
possibility can be eliminated from our consideration" [syn:
{rule out}, {eliminate}, {winnow out}, {reject}]
rule-governed
adj 1: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn:
{lawful}, {rule-governed}]
rules of order
n 1: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order},
{rules of order}, {parliamentary law}, {parliamentary
procedure}]
ruling class
n 1: the class of people exerting power or authority [syn:
{ruling class}, {people in power}]
rum baba
n 1: a baba soaked in rum [syn: {baba au rhum}, {rum baba}]
rum cherry
n 1: large North American wild cherry with round black sour
edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree},
{rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]
rum cocktail
n 1: a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn:
{daiquiri}, {rum cocktail}]
rum nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
rum sling
n 1: a sling made with rum
rum-blossom
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
rumble seat
n 1: a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars
Rumex acetosa
n 1: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves
grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring
greens [syn: {sour dock}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex acetosa}]
Rumex acetosella
n 1: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped
leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep sorrel}, {sheep's
sorrel}, {Rumex acetosella}]
Rumex obtusifolius
n 1: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock
common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock},
{broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]
Rumex scutatus
n 1: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate
leaves [syn: {French sorrel}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex
scutatus}]
rummage sale
n 1: a sale of donated articles [syn: {rummage sale}, {jumble
sale}]
Rumohra adiantiformis
n 1: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern},
{leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra
adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]
rump roast
n 1: a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the
animal
rump steak
n 1: a steak cut from the rump
rumpus room
n 1: a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or
children's play etc) [syn: {rumpus room}, {playroom}, {game
room}]
run a risk
v 1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble},
{chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure},
{run a risk}, {take a chance}]
run across
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {run into},
{encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
run afoul
v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the
law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn:
{conflict}, {run afoul}, {infringe}, {contravene}]
run aground
v 1: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn:
{ground}, {strand}, {run aground}]
2: hit or reach the ground [syn: {ground}, {run aground}]
run along
v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the
riverbank" [syn: {line}, {run along}]
run around
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
{skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk},
{romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
run away
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
2: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us
all"
run bases
v 1: run around the bases, in baseball
run batted in
n 1: a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he
had more than 100 rbi last season" [syn: {run batted in},
{rbi}]
run by
v 1: pass by while running; "We watched children were running
by"
run down
v 1: trace; "We are running down a few tips" [syn: {run down},
{check out}]
2: move downward; "The water ran down"
3: injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and
passing over the body, as with a vehicle [syn: {run down},
{run over}]
4: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter
out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]
5: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {glance
over}, {run down}]
6: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {sap},
{tire}]
7: pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
run dry
v 1: become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"
[syn: {run dry}, {dry out}]
run for
v 1: extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film
runs 5 hours" [syn: {run}, {run for}]
run into
v 1: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial
difficulties" [syn: {run into}, {encounter}]
2: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone
pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar against}, {butt
against}, {knock against}]
3: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit},
{strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant:
{miss}]
4: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {run into},
{encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
run low
v 1: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}, {go}]
run off
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the
accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn:
{abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go
off}, {make off}]
2: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to
tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out},
{bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
3: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back
many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out},
{turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]
4: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple
eloped and got married in Las Vegas" [syn: {elope}, {run
off}]
5: run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
[syn: {waste}, {run off}]
6: reproduce by xerography [syn: {photocopy}, {run off},
{xerox}]
7: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
run on
v 1: talk or narrate at length
2: continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked";
"The party kept going until 4 A.M." [syn: {run on}, {keep
going}]
run out
v 1: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran
out"
2: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
[syn: {drain}, {run out}]
3: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to
tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out},
{bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
4: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: {run
out}, {expire}]
5: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled
across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn:
{spill}, {run out}]
6: exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the
discussion was getting interesting"
7: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed
after a long drought" [syn: {fail}, {run out}, {give out}]
8: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At
the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter
out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]
run over
v 1: injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and
passing over the body, as with a vehicle [syn: {run down},
{run over}]
2: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow},
{overrun}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
run roughshod
v 1: treat inconsiderately or harshly [syn: {ride roughshod},
{run roughshod}]
run short
v 1: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}, {go}]
run through
v 1: apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an
example" [syn: {work through}, {run through}, {go through}]
2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of
gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up},
{eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
run up
v 1: pile up (debts or scores)
2: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" [syn: {hoist}, {run
up}]
3: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {run up}, {sew
together}, {stitch}]
4: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of
the evening" [syn: {chalk up}, {run up}]
5: make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"
run-down
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a
decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction
tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood";
"a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {decrepit},
{derelict}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}, {woebegone}]
2: having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"
run-in
n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
[syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in},
{dustup}]
run-of-the-mill
adj 1: not special in any way; lacking distinction; "run-of-the-
mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a
unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's
career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {run-of-the-mine}, {mine
run}, {unexceptional}, {undistinguished}]
run-of-the-mine
adj 1: not special in any way; lacking distinction; "run-of-the-
mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a
unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's
career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {run-of-the-mine}, {mine
run}, {unexceptional}, {undistinguished}]
run-on
adj 1: (verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines [ant:
{end-stopped}]
run-on sentence
n 1: an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent
clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
run-resistant
adj 1: (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
[syn: {runproof}, {ladder-proof}, {run-resistant}]
run-through
n 1: an uninterrupted rehearsal
run-time
n 1: the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run
2: (computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a
software program
run-time error
n 1: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at
run time [syn: {semantic error}, {run-time error}, {runtime
error}]
run-up
n 1: a substantial increase over a relatively short period of
time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are
followed by corrections" [syn: {runup}, {run-up}]
2: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
runaway robin
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
{field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
{Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
runcible spoon
n 1: a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward
Lear
runcinate leaf
n 1: a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth
curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf
runic letter
n 1: any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in
Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each
rune had its own magical significance" [syn: {rune}, {runic
letter}]
runner bean
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
2: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner
bean}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]
runner-up
n 1: the competitor who finishes second [syn: {runner-up},
{second best}]
runner-up finish
n 1: a finish in second place (as in a race) [syn: {second-place
finish}, {runner-up finish}]
running away
n 1: the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are
expected to be
running back
n 1: (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or
halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on
plays from the line of scrimmage
running blackberry
n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of
North America [syn: {dewberry}, {dewberry bush}, {running
blackberry}]
running board
n 1: a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of
some old cars
running game
n 1: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to
carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the
defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put
great emphasis on running" [syn: {run}, {running}, {running
play}, {running game}]
running hand
n 1: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and
are cursively connected within words without lifting the
writing implement from the paper [syn: {longhand}, {running
hand}, {cursive}, {cursive script}]
running head
n 1: a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other
page) of a book [syn: {running head}, {running headline}]
running headline
n 1: a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other
page) of a book [syn: {running head}, {running headline}]
running light
n 1: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's
direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port
bow and a green light on the starboard bow [syn:
{sidelight}, {running light}]
running mate
n 1: a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political
offices
running noose
n 1: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it
binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {noose},
{running noose}, {slip noose}]
running pine
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {running pine}, {Lycopodium
clavitum}]
running play
n 1: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to
carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the
defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put
great emphasis on running" [syn: {run}, {running}, {running
play}, {running game}]
running pop
n 1: tropical American passion flower with finely dissected
bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-
in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora
foetida}]
running postman
n 1: hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with
bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {scarlet runner},
{running postman}, {Kennedia prostrata}]
running shoe
n 1: a light comfortable shoe designed for running
running start
n 1: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full
motion when they pass the starting line [syn: {flying
start}, {running start}]
2: a quick and auspicious beginning [syn: {flying start},
{running start}]
running stitch
n 1: small, even, hand stitches run in and out
running suit
n 1: a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of
fabric that absorbs perspiration
running time
n 1: the length of time that a movie or tv show runs
running title
n 1: the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a
running head
runtime error
n 1: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at
run time [syn: {semantic error}, {run-time error}, {runtime
error}]
Rupert Brooke
n 1: English lyric poet (1887-1915) [syn: {Brooke}, {Rupert
Brooke}]
Rupert Murdoch
n 1: United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn:
{Murdoch}, {Rupert Murdoch}, {Keith Rupert Murdoch}]
rupestral plant
n 1: plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant},
{rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]
rupestrine plant
n 1: plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant},
{rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]
Rupicapra rupicapra
n 1: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
with backward-hooked tips [syn: {chamois}, {Rupicapra
rupicapra}]
Rupicola peruviana
n 1: bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola [syn: {cock
of the rock}, {Rupicola peruviana}]
Rupicola rupicola
n 1: tropical bird of northern South America the male having
brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike
crest [syn: {cock of the rock}, {Rupicola rupicola}]
rupicolous plant
n 1: plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant},
{rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]
Ruptiliocarpon caracolito
n 1: large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable
for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood
structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and
seeds; often classified in other families [syn:
{caracolito}, {Ruptiliocarpon caracolito}]
ruptured intervertebral disc
n 1: a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between
spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
[syn: {herniated disc}, {ruptured intervertebral disc},
{slipped disc}]
rural area
n 1: an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated
the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: {country},
{rural area}] [ant: {populated area}, {urban area}]
rural free delivery
n 1: free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
[syn: {rural free delivery}, {RFD}]
Ruscus aculeatus
n 1: shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves
(cladophylls); used for making brooms [syn: {butcher's
broom}, {Ruscus aculeatus}]
rush along
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
rush aster
n 1: a variety of aster
rush away
v 1: depart in a hurry [syn: {rush off}, {rush away}]
rush candle
n 1: a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn:
{rushlight}, {rush candle}]
rush family
n 1: tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: {Juncaceae},
{family Juncaceae}, {rush family}]
rush grass
n 1: grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles [syn: {rush
grass}, {rush-grass}]
rush hour
n 1: the times at the beginning and end of the working day when
many people are traveling to or from work
rush nut
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
{chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground
almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
rush off
v 1: depart in a hurry [syn: {rush off}, {rush away}]
rush out
v 1: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The
attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out},
{rush out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]
rush rose
n 1: woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United
States [syn: {rush rose}, {Helianthemum scoparium}]
rush-grass
n 1: grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles [syn: {rush
grass}, {rush-grass}]
Russel Crouse
n 1: United States playwright (1893-1966) [syn: {Crouse},
{Russel Crouse}]
Russell's body
n 1: an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
[syn: {Russell's body}, {cancer body}]
russet scab
n 1: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato},
{rosette}, {russet scab}, {stem canker}]
Russia leather
n 1: a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and
scented on the flesh side with birch oil
Russian agency
n 1: an administrative agency of the Russian government
Russian almond
n 1: Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn:
{Russian almond}, {dwarf Russian almond}, {Prunus tenella}]
Russian bank
n 1: solitaire with two players using separate packs [syn:
{Russian bank}, {crapette}]
Russian cactus
n 1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central
and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian
tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali
tenuifolia}]
Russian capital
n 1: a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both
the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital
of the Russian Federation [syn: {Moscow}, {capital of the
Russian Federation}, {Russian capital}]
Russian dandelion
n 1: perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its
fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian
dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-
saghyz}]
Russian dressing
n 1: mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or
catsup; sometimes with caviar added [syn: {Russian
dressing}, {Russian mayonnaise}]
Russian Federation
n 1: a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia;
formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
[syn: {Russia}, {Russian Federation}]
Russian mayonnaise
n 1: mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or
catsup; sometimes with caviar added [syn: {Russian
dressing}, {Russian mayonnaise}]
Russian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Russia
Russian olive
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having
grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery
scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {Russian olive}, {silver
berry}, {Elaeagnus augustifolia}]
Russian Orthodox
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern
Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox},
{Russian Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]
Russian Orthodox Church
n 1: an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it
was the established church or Russia
Russian Revolution
n 1: the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November
1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in
victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 [syn: {Russian
Revolution}, {October Revolution}]
2: the revolution against the czarist government which led to
the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a
provisional government in March 1917 [syn: {Russian
Revolution}, {February Revolution}]
Russian River
n 1: a river in northern California
Russian roulette
n 1: a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that
is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at
your head and pull the trigger
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
n 1: formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR
occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Soviet
Russia}, {Russia}, {Russian Soviet Federated Socialist
Republic}]
Russian thistle
n 1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central
and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian
tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali
tenuifolia}]
Russian tumbleweed
n 1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central
and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian
tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali
tenuifolia}]
Russian vine
n 1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish
flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine},
{China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]
Russian wolfhound
n 1: tall fast-moving dog breed [syn: {borzoi}, {Russian
wolfhound}]
Russian-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Russian
Russo-Japanese War
n 1: Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave
Japan power over Korea and Manchuria
rust fungus
n 1: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn:
{rust}, {rust fungus}]
rust inhibitor
n 1: antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust
rust mite
n 1: any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants
and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or
fruit
rust-brown
adj 1: of the brown color of rust [syn: {rust}, {rusty}, {rust-
brown}]
rust-colored
adj 1: having the brown color of rust
rust-free
adj 1: free of rust
rust-red
adj 1: of a red color tinged with rust [syn: {rust-red}, {rusty-
red}]
rust-resistant
adj 1: resistant to rust
rusty blackbird
n 1: North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is
rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {rusty
grackle}, {Euphagus carilonus}]
rusty grackle
n 1: North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is
rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {rusty
grackle}, {Euphagus carilonus}]
rusty rig
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
{Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany
Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]
rusty woodsia
n 1: a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions
having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
[syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong
woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]
rusty-brown
adj 1: of something having the brown color of rust
rusty-red
adj 1: of a red color tinged with rust [syn: {rust-red}, {rusty-
red}]
Ruta graveolens
n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green
bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
[syn: {rue}, {herb of grace}, {Ruta graveolens}]
rutabaga plant
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
[syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish
turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
Ruth Benedict
n 1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict},
{Ruth Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]
Ruth Fulton
n 1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict},
{Ruth Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]
Ruth Saint Denis
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated
with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint
Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
Ruth St. Denis
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated
with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint
Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
Rutherford atom
n 1: first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the
positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are
contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons
(equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume
of the atom and neutralize the positive charge
Rutherford B. Hayes
n 1: 19th President of the United States; his administration
removed federal troops from the South and so ended the
Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes},
{Rutherford B. Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes},
{President Hayes}]
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
n 1: 19th President of the United States; his administration
removed federal troops from the South and so ended the
Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes},
{Rutherford B. Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes},
{President Hayes}]
Rutilus rutilus
n 1: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn:
{roach}, {Rutilus rutilus}]
Ruvettus pretiosus
n 1: very large deep-water snake mackerel [syn: {oilfish},
{Ruvettus pretiosus}]
Rwanda franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Rwanda
Rwandese Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German
colony [syn: {Rwanda}, {Rwandese Republic}, {Ruanda}]
rya rug
n 1: a shag rug made in Sweden [syn: {rya}, {rya rug}]
rydberg constant
n 1: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each
element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg constant}, {rydberg
unit}]
rydberg unit
n 1: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each
element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg constant}, {rydberg
unit}]
Rydberg's penstemon
n 1: plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers;
Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
[syn: {Rydberg's penstemon}, {Penstemon rydbergii}]
rye bread
n 1: any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye
flour
rye ergot
n 1: a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium
rye grass
n 1: any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses [syn:
{rye grass}, {ryegrass}]
rye whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye},
{rye whiskey}, {rye whisky}]
rye whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye},
{rye whiskey}, {rye whisky}]
Ryukyu Islands
n 1: a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the
southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in
1972)
S wrench
n 1: a wrench with an S-shaped handle
S-shape
n 1: a double curve resembling the letter S
s-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter S
S. S. Van Dine
n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn:
{Wright}, {Willard Huntington Wright}, {S. S. Van Dine}]
S. Smith Stevens
n 1: United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed
Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
[syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens},
{Stanley Smith Stevens}]
S.C.
n 1: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {South Carolina}, {Palmetto State}, {SC}, {S.C.}]
S.D.
n 1: a state in north central United States [syn: {South
Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD},
{S.D.}]
s.t.p.
n 1: standard temperature and pressure [syn: {STP}, {s.t.p.}]
S.U.V.
n 1: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck
chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {sport utility vehicle},
{S.U.V.}, {SUV}]
S/N
n 1: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn:
{signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise
ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]
SA node
n 1: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the
heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {cardiac pacemaker},
{sinoatrial node}, {SA node}]
Saale glaciation
n 1: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe
and the deposits laid down at that time
Saale River
n 1: a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to
join the Elbe River [syn: {Saale}, {Saale River}]
Sabal palmetto
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United
States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palmetto},
{cabbage palm}, {Sabal palmetto}]
Sabbath school
n 1: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction [syn:
{Sunday school}, {Sabbath school}]
Sabbatia Angularis
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
Sabbatia campestris
n 1: prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn:
{prairia Sabbatia}, {Texas star}, {Sabbatia campestris}]
Sabbatia stellaris
n 1: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern
United States resembling a true centaury [syn: {marsh
pink}, {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury},
{Sabbatia stellaris}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]
sabbatical leave
n 1: a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn:
{sabbatical}, {sabbatical leave}]
sabbatical year
n 1: a sabbatical leave lasting one year
saber rattling
n 1: the ostentatious display of military power (with the
implied threat that it might be used) [syn: {saber
rattling}, {sabre rattling}]
saber saw
n 1: a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be
used with a variety of blades depending on the application
and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the
surface that is being cut [syn: {saber saw}, {jigsaw},
{reciprocating saw}]
saber-toothed
adj 1: having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed
tiger" [syn: {saber-toothed}, {sabertoothed}, {sabre-
toothed}]
saber-toothed tiger
n 1: any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having
long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene
through the Pleistocene [syn: {saber-toothed tiger},
{sabertooth}]
sabicu wood
n 1: the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany [syn:
{sabicu}, {sabicu wood}]
Sabin vaccine
n 1: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus)
that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn:
{Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV},
{trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]
sabine pine
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
Sabine River
n 1: a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of
Mexico [syn: {Sabine}, {Sabine River}]
Sabinea carinalis
n 1: small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson
flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges [syn:
{carib wood}, {Sabinea carinalis}]
sable antelope
n 1: large black East African antelope with sharp backward-
curving horns [syn: {sable antelope}, {Hippotragus niger}]
sable brush
n 1: an artist's brush made of sable hairs [syn: {sable}, {sable
brush}, {sable's hair pencil}]
sable coat
n 1: a fur coat made of sable furs
sable's hair pencil
n 1: an artist's brush made of sable hairs [syn: {sable}, {sable
brush}, {sable's hair pencil}]
sabre rattling
n 1: the ostentatious display of military power (with the
implied threat that it might be used) [syn: {saber
rattling}, {sabre rattling}]
sabre-toothed
adj 1: having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed
tiger" [syn: {saber-toothed}, {sabertoothed}, {sabre-
toothed}]
sac fungus
n 1: any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are
formed in a sac or ascus
saccharic acid
n 1: a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or
starch
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
n 1: used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {baker's
yeast}, {brewer's yeast}, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae}]
Saccharomyces ellipsoides
n 1: used in making wine [syn: {wine-maker's yeast},
{Saccharomyces ellipsoides}]
Saccharum bengalense
n 1: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and
baskets [syn: {munj}, {munja}, {Saccharum bengalense},
{Saccharum munja}]
Saccharum munja
n 1: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and
baskets [syn: {munj}, {munja}, {Saccharum bengalense},
{Saccharum munja}]
Saccharum officinarum
n 1: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous
jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar [syn:
{sugarcane}, {sugar cane}, {Saccharum officinarum}]
Sachs disease
n 1: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most
frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern
Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in
death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-
Sachs}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]
sack coat
n 1: man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a
suit
sack out
v 1: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He
goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn
in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the
sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise},
{get up}, {rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
sack race
n 1: a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their
feet confined in a sack
sack up
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
[syn: {net}, {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
sackcloth and ashes
n 1: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
sacral nerve
n 1: any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral
region of the spinal cord
sacral plexus
n 1: a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st,
2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and
lower limbs [syn: {sacral plexus}, {plexus sacralis}]
sacral vein
n 1: vein of the sacral region [syn: {sacral vein}, {vena
sacralis}]
sacral vertebra
n 1: one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the
adult to form the sacrum
sacrament of the Eucharist
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist},
{Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy
Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's
Supper}]
sacramental manduction
n 1: the act of participating in the celebration of the
Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of
the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {Holy Communion},
{sacramental manduction}, {manduction}]
sacramental oil
n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}, {holy
oil}]
sacramental wine
n 1: used in a communion service [syn: {altar wine},
{sacramental wine}]
Sacramento Mountains
n 1: mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande
Sacramento River
n 1: a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and
flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
Sacramento sturgeon
n 1: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of
northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific
sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon},
{Acipenser transmontanus}]
Sacred College
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the
church; elects and advises the pope [syn: {Sacred College},
{College of Cardinals}, {cardinalate}, {Sacred College of
Cardinals}]
Sacred College of Cardinals
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the
church; elects and advises the pope [syn: {Sacred College},
{College of Cardinals}, {cardinalate}, {Sacred College of
Cardinals}]
sacred cow
n 1: a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
sacred fig
n 1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul},
{sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]
sacred ibis
n 1: African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {sacred
ibis}, {Threskiornis aethiopica}]
sacred lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus},
{sacred lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]
sacred mushroom
n 1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of
psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {sacred mushroom}, {magic
mushroom}]
sacred scripture
n 1: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
[syn: {scripture}, {sacred scripture}]
sacred text
n 1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn:
{sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious writing},
{religious text}]
Sacred Trinity
n 1: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one
Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity},
{Sacred Trinity}]
sacred writing
n 1: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn:
{sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious writing},
{religious text}]
sacrifice fly
n 1: a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
sacrifice operation
n 1: killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself;
usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission},
{martyr operation}, {sacrifice operation}]
sad sack
n 1: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn:
{bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler},
{sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]
sad-faced
adj 1: having a face with a sad expression; "the sad-faced
clown"
Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti
n 1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of
Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein},
{Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin
Hussein at-Takriti}]
Saddam Hussein
n 1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of
Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein},
{Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin
Hussein at-Takriti}]
Saddam's Martyrs
n 1: a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers
to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents [syn:
{Fedayeen Saddam}, {Saddam's Martyrs}]
saddle blanket
n 1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
[syn: {saddle blanket}, {saddlecloth}, {horse blanket}]
saddle block anaesthesia
n 1: the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if
the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by
injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn:
{saddle block anesthesia}, {saddle block anaesthesia}]
saddle block anesthesia
n 1: the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if
the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by
injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn:
{saddle block anesthesia}, {saddle block anaesthesia}]
saddle feather
n 1: a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic
fowl [syn: {saddle hackle}, {saddle feather}]
saddle hackle
n 1: a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic
fowl [syn: {saddle hackle}, {saddle feather}]
saddle horn
n 1: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered
with leather) [syn: {horn}, {saddle horn}]
saddle horse
n 1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {saddle
horse}, {riding horse}, {mount}]
saddle of lamb
n 1: backbone and both loins of a lamb
saddle oxford
n 1: an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle
oxford}, {saddle shoe}]
saddle oyster
n 1: thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
[syn: {saddle oyster}, {Anomia ephippium}]
saddle roof
n 1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback},
{saddleback roof}]
saddle seat
n 1: a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a
thickened ridge in the center; "the saddle seat fitted his
buttocks nicely"
saddle shoe
n 1: an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle
oxford}, {saddle shoe}]
saddle soap
n 1: a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn:
{saddle soap}, {leather soap}]
saddle sore
n 1: an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting
or badly adjusted saddle [syn: {saddle sore}, {gall}]
2: sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
saddle stitch
n 1: a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a
contrasting color
saddle-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a horse's saddle
saddle-sore
adj 1: (of a rider) sore after riding a horse
saddleback roof
n 1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback},
{saddleback roof}]
saddled-shaped false morel
n 1: a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown
fertile part is relatively even [syn: {Gyromitra infula},
{saddled-shaped false morel}]
Sadi Carnot
n 1: French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
[syn: {Carnot}, {Sadi Carnot}, {Nicolas Leonard Sadi
Carnot}]
safari park
n 1: an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be
viewed by visitors driving through
safe and sound
adj 1: free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe
and sound" [syn: {safe and sound}, {unhurt}]
safe harbor
n 1: the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so
onerously regulated that it makes the target less
attractive; "the acquisition gave the company a safe
harbor"
safe house
n 1: a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of
certain organizations
safe period
n 1: that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which
conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately
before of after menstruation)
safe sex
n 1: sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the
use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the
transmission of disease (especially AIDS)
safe-conduct
n 1: a document or escort providing safe passage through a
region especially in time of war [syn: {safe-conduct},
{safeguard}]
safe-deposit
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
{safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
{lockbox}]
safe-deposit box
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
{safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
{lockbox}]
safety arch
n 1: an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen
or support a construction
safety belt
n 1: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order
to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {safety belt}, {life
belt}, {safety harness}]
safety bicycle
n 1: bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are
connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear [syn:
{safety bicycle}, {safety bike}]
safety bike
n 1: bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are
connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear [syn:
{safety bicycle}, {safety bike}]
safety blitz
n 1: (American football) defensive players try to break through
the offensive line [syn: {safety blitz}, {linebacker
blitzing}, {blitz}]
safety bolt
n 1: a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
[syn: {safety bolt}, {safety lock}]
safety catch
n 1: guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon
from being fired [syn: {safety catch}, {safety lock}]
safety curtain
n 1: a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire
safety deposit box
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
{safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
{lockbox}]
safety device
n 1: a device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn:
{guard}, {safety}, {safety device}]
safety factor
n 1: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the
estimated maximum stress in ordinary use [syn: {safety
factor}, {factor of safety}]
safety feature
n 1: feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's
safety
safety fuse
n 1: a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or
saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite
detonators from a distance
2: an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of
electrical current when it is overloaded [syn: {fuse},
{electrical fuse}, {safety fuse}]
safety glass
n 1: glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other
material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
[syn: {safety glass}, {laminated glass}, {shatterproof
glass}]
safety harness
n 1: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order
to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {safety belt}, {life
belt}, {safety harness}]
safety hat
n 1: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by
construction workers [syn: {hard hat}, {tin hat}, {safety
hat}]
safety island
n 1: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded;
provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island},
{safety island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]
safety isle
n 1: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded;
provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island},
{safety island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]
safety lamp
n 1: an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
[syn: {safety lamp}, {Davy lamp}]
safety lock
n 1: guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon
from being fired [syn: {safety catch}, {safety lock}]
2: a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
[syn: {safety bolt}, {safety lock}]
safety margin
n 1: the margin required in order to insure safety; "in
engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the
material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {margin of
safety}, {safety margin}, {margin of error}]
safety match
n 1: a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared
surface [syn: {safety match}, {book matches}]
safety net
n 1: a guarantee of professional or financial security
2: a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump
from a trapeze
safety nut
n 1: supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to
prevent it from loosening [syn: {locknut}, {safety nut}]
safety pin
n 1: a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of
the pin will not stick the user
safety rail
n 1: a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
[syn: {safety rail}, {guardrail}]
safety razor
n 1: a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin
safety squeeze
n 1: the runner on third base waits to start home until the
batter has bunted successfully [syn: {safety squeeze play},
{safety squeeze}]
safety squeeze play
n 1: the runner on third base waits to start home until the
batter has bunted successfully [syn: {safety squeeze play},
{safety squeeze}]
safety valve
n 1: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a
steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure
reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief
valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]
safety zone
n 1: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded;
provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island},
{safety island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]
safety-deposit
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box},
{safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box},
{lockbox}]
safety-related
adj 1: providing or ensuring safety
safflower oil
n 1: oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in
medicines and paints
2: oil from seeds of the safflower plant
safflower seed
n 1: seed of the safflower
saffron crocus
n 1: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with
aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
[syn: {saffron}, {saffron crocus}, {Crocus sativus}]
sag down
v 1: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even
more comfortably" [syn: {sag}, {sag down}]
sage brush
n 1: any of several North American composite subshrubs of the
genera Artemis or Seriphidium [syn: {sagebrush}, {sage
brush}]
sage green
n 1: the color of sage leaves
sage grouse
n 1: large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn:
{sage grouse}, {sage hen}, {Centrocercus urophasianus}]
sage hen
n 1: large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn:
{sage grouse}, {sage hen}, {Centrocercus urophasianus}]
sage willow
n 1: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States
having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf
grey willow}, {dwarf gray willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix
tristis}]
2: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn:
{hoary willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix candida}]
sage-green
adj 1: of the grey-green color of sage leaves [syn: {sage},
{sage-green}]
sagebrush buttercup
n 1: small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers
of western North America [syn: {sagebrush buttercup},
{Ranunculus glaberrimus}]
sagebrush lizard
n 1: a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low
bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra
Nevada Mountains [syn: {sagebrush lizard}, {Sceloporus
graciosus}]
sagebrush mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome
lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems;
arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains
from southern British Columbia to northern California [syn:
{sagebrush mariposa tulip}, {Calochortus macrocarpus}]
Sagebrush State
n 1: a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada},
{Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State},
{NV}, {Nev.}]
sagittal suture
n 1: the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {sagittal
suture}, {interparietal suture}, {sutura sagittalis}]
Sagittarius serpentarius
n 1: large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on
reptiles [syn: {secretary bird}, {Sagittarius
serpentarius}]
Sagittarius the Archer
n 1: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius},
{Sagittarius the Archer}, {Archer}]
sagittate-leaf
n 1: a leaf shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittate-leaf},
{sagittiform leaf}]
sagittiform leaf
n 1: a leaf shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittate-leaf},
{sagittiform leaf}]
sago fern
n 1: a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a
crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn:
{silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {black tree fern},
{Cyathea medullaris}]
sago palm
n 1: any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of
which yield sago
2: dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago [syn: {sago
palm}, {Cycas revoluta}]
Sahara Desert
n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in
northern Africa [syn: {Sahara}, {Sahara Desert}]
Saiga tatarica
n 1: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose
like a proboscis [syn: {saiga}, {Saiga tatarica}]
Saigon cinnamon
n 1: tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a
bark used medicinally [syn: {Saigon cinnamon}, {Cinnamomum
loureirii}]
sail through
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You
will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying
colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]
sailing boat
n 1: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn:
{sailboat}, {sailing boat}]
sailing master
n 1: the ship's officer in charge of navigation [syn: {sailing
master}, {navigator}]
sailing ship
n 1: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several
masts [syn: {sailing vessel}, {sailing ship}]
sailing vessel
n 1: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several
masts [syn: {sailing vessel}, {sailing ship}]
sailing warship
n 1: a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many
heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century
sailing-race
n 1: a race between crews of people in yachts [syn: {sailing-
race}, {yacht race}]
sailor boy
n 1: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man},
{sailor}, {sailor boy}]
sailor cap
n 1: a cap worn by sailors
Sailor King
n 1: King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended
the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837) [syn:
{William IV}, {Sailor King}]
sailor suit
n 1: a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform
sailor's breastplate
n 1: a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage [syn:
{prolonge knot}, {sailor's breastplate}]
sailor's-choice
n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays
along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn:
{pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon
rhomboides}]
2: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico [syn:
{sailor's-choice}, {sailors choice}, {Haemulon parra}]
sailors choice
n 1: a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
[syn: {sailor's-choice}, {sailors choice}, {Haemulon
parra}]
Saimiri sciureus
n 1: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South
America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {squirrel
monkey}, {Saimiri sciureus}]
Saint Agnes's Eve
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Agnes's Eve}, {January
20}]
Saint Ambrose
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of
Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the
Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on
the early Christian church and built up its secular power;
a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) [syn:
{Ambrose}, {Saint Ambrose}, {St. Ambrose}]
Saint Andrew
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron
saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {St.
Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]
Saint Andrew the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron
saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {St.
Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]
Saint Anselm
n 1: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of
Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of
scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of
God [syn: {Anselm}, {Saint Anselm}, {St. Anselm}]
Saint Anthony's fire
n 1: any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
Saint Athanasius
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who
championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church
father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn:
{Athanasius}, {Saint Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius},
{Athanasius the Great}]
Saint Augustine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North
Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
(354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}, {St.
Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]
2: a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the
United States [syn: {St. Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}]
Saint Baeda
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
Saint Beda
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
Saint Bede
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
Saint Benedict
n 1: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540
(480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {Saint Benedict}, {St.
Benedict}]
Saint Bernard
n 1: a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick
coat of hair used as a rescue dog [syn: {Saint Bernard},
{St Bernard}]
Saint Boniface
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent
to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was
martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint
Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle
of Germany}]
Saint Bride
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Bridget
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Brigid
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Bruno
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany)
who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn:
{Bruno}, {Saint Bruno}, {St. Bruno}]
Saint Christopher
n 1: Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd
century) [syn: {Christopher}, {Saint Christopher}, {St.
Christopher}]
2: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
[syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {Saint Kitts},
{St. Kitts}]
Saint Christopher-Nevis
n 1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the
east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis},
{Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-
Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]
Saint Cloud
n 1: a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River;
granite quarries [syn: {Saint Cloud}, {St. Cloud}]
Saint Crispin
n 1: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were
martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
[syn: {Crispin}, {Saint Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]
Saint Cyril
n 1: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is
attributed to him (826-869) [syn: {Cyril}, {Saint Cyril},
{St. Cyril}]
Saint David
n 1: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {David}, {Saint
David}, {St. David}]
Saint Denis
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated
with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint
Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
Saint Dominic
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order
whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars
(circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {Saint Dominic}, {St.
Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]
Saint Edward the Confessor
n 1: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to
1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually
buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {Saint
Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]
Saint Edward the Martyr
n 1: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged
for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred
II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the
Martyr}, {Saint Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward the
Martyr}]
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
n 1: United States religious leader who was the first person
born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn:
{Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley
Seton}, {Mother Seton}]
Saint Elmo's fire
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
Saint Elmo's light
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
Saint Emilion
n 1: full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion
in Bordeaux
Saint Eustatius
n 1: an island in the Netherlands Antilles [syn: {Saint
Eustatius}, {St. Eustatius}]
Saint Francis
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri
and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint
Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}, {St. Francis
River}]
Saint Francis of Assisi
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
Saint Francis River
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri
and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint
Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}, {St.
Francis River}]
Saint Francis Xavier
n 1: Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in
Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552) [syn:
{Xavier}, {Saint Francis Xavier}]
Saint George
n 1: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the
legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a
dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {George}, {Saint
George}, {St. George}]
Saint Gregory I
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for
his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I},
{Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]
Saint Ignatius
n 1: bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor
Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Ignatius}, {Saint Ignatius}, {St.
Ignatius}]
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
n 1: Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the
Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation
(1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {Saint Ignatius of
Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]
Saint Ignatius' itch
n 1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or
by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to
niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and
erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by
malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
[syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal
rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]
Saint Irenaeus
n 1: Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an
antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church
(circa 130-200) [syn: {Irenaeus}, {Saint Irenaeus}, {St.
Irenaeus}]
Saint James
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author
of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James},
{Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St.
James the Apostle}]
Saint James the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author
of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James},
{Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St.
James the Apostle}]
Saint Jerome
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian Church whose major work was his translation
of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which
became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church
(347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome},
{Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius
Hieronymus}]
Saint Joan
n 1: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious
visions to organize French resistance to the English and to
have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for
heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Jeanne
d'Arc}, {Joan of Arc}, {Saint Joan}]
Saint John
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
2: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through
New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint
John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
3: a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
[syn: {Saint John}, {St. John}]
Saint John River
n 1: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through
New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint
John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
Saint John the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
Saint John's
n 1: a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland [syn: {Saint
John's}, {St. John's}]
2: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located
on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {Saint John's},
{capital of Antigua and Barbuda}]
Saint Johns
n 1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to
Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic
Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St.
Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
Saint Johns River
n 1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to
Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic
Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St.
Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
Saint Joseph
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St Joseph},
{March 19}]
2: a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the
19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony
express [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St. Joseph}]
Saint Jude
n 1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the
Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems
hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas},
{Thaddaeus}]
Saint Kitts
n 1: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-
Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {Saint
Kitts}, {St. Kitts}]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
n 1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the
east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis},
{Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-
Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]
Saint Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police
to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by
presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death
on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Saint
Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]
2: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {Saint
Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence River}]
Saint Lawrence River
n 1: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint
Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence},
{Saint Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence
River}]
Saint Lawrence Seaway
n 1: a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great
Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United
States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake
Superior [syn: {Saint Lawrence Seaway}, {St. Lawrence
Seaway}]
Saint Louis
n 1: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two
unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king
(1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]
2: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the
Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri
River; was an important staging area for wagon trains
westward in the 19th century [syn: {Saint Louis}, {St.
Louis}, {Gateway to the West}]
Saint Lucia
n 1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence
from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: {Saint Lucia}, {St.
Lucia}]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of
Martinique [syn: {Saint Lucia}, {St. Lucia}]
Saint Luke
n 1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St.
Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the
third Gospel [syn: {Luke}, {Saint Luke}, {St. Luke}]
Saint Maarten
n 1: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered
jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin},
{St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]
Saint Mark
n 1: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the
author of the second Gospel [syn: {Mark}, {Saint Mark},
{St. Mark}]
Saint Martin
n 1: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered
jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin},
{St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]
Saint Martin's summer
n 1: a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn [syn:
{Indian summer}, {Saint Martin's summer}]
Saint Matthew
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered
to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew},
{Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the
Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
Saint Matthew the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered
to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew},
{Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the
Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
Saint Nicholas
n 1: a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus
(4th century) [syn: {Nicholas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {St.
Nicholas}]
2: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
Saint Nick
n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
Saint Olaf
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
Saint Olav
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
Saint Patrick
n 1: Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary
to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Patrick}, {Saint
Patrick}, {St. Patrick}]
Saint Patrick's Day
n 1: a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint
of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {Saint Patrick's Day},
{March 17}]
Saint Paul
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul},
{St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of
the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
2: capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern
Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis;
one of the Twin Cities [syn: {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul},
{capital of Minnesota}]
Saint Peter
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter},
{Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
Saint Peter the Apostle
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter},
{Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
Saint Peter's wreath
n 1: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn:
{bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath},
{St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
Saint Petersburg
n 1: a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter
resort [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Saint Petersburg}]
2: a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian
city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former
capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Leningrad},
{Peterburg}, {Petrograd}, {Saint Petersburg}]
Saint Polycarp
n 1: Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian
faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
[syn: {Polycarp}, {Saint Polycarp}, {St. Polycarp}]
Saint Teresa of Avila
n 1: Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious
classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582) [syn: {Teresa of
Avila}, {Saint Teresa of Avila}]
Saint Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus
until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint
Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the
doubting Apostle}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the
Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith
and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented
philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
[syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St.
Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]
Saint Thomas a Becket
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162
to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's
attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket},
{Thomas a Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a
Becket}]
Saint Thomas Aquinas
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of
the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile
faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented
philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
[syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St.
Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]
Saint Ulmo's fire
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
Saint Ulmo's light
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
Saint Valentine's Day
n 1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn:
{Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's
Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
Saint Vincent
n 1: an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the
largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines [syn: {Saint Vincent}, {St. Vincent}]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
n 1: an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 [syn: {Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines}, {St. Vincent and the
Grenadines}]
Saint Vitus dance
n 1: chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with
rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {Saint Vitus
dance}, {St. Vitus dance}]
saint's day
n 1: a day commemorating a saint
Saint-Bernard's-lily
n 1: southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes
of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Saint-
Bernard's-lily}, {Anthericum liliago}]
Saint-John's-bread
n 1: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree;
used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob
powder}, {Saint-John's-bread}]
Saint-Mihiel
n 1: a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I
(1918); the battle in which American troops launched their
first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {St
Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]
Saint-Saens
n 1: French pianist and composer (1835-1921) [syn: {Saint-
Saens}, {Charles Camille Saint-Saens}]
Saintpaulia ionantha
n 1: tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its
violet or white or pink flowers [syn: {African violet},
{Saintpaulia ionantha}]
Saints Peter and Paul
n 1: first celebrated in the 3rd century [syn: {Saints Peter and
Paul}, {June 29}]
sal ammoniac
n 1: a white salt used in dry cells [syn: {ammonium chloride},
{sal ammoniac}]
sal soda
n 1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders
and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing
soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]
sal volatile
n 1: a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and
alcohol [syn: {spirits of ammonia}, {sal volatile}]
salad bar
n 1: a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste
salad bowl
n 1: a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn:
{salad plate}, {salad bowl}]
2: a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
salad burnet
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves
that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet},
{burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
2: leaves sometimes used for salad
salad cream
n 1: a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise
salad days
n 1: the best time of youth [syn: {bloom}, {bloom of youth},
{salad days}]
salad dressing
n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
mayonnaise type [syn: {dressing}, {salad dressing}]
salad fork
n 1: a fork intended for eating salads
salad green
n 1: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn:
{salad green}, {salad greens}]
salad greens
n 1: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn:
{salad green}, {salad greens}]
salad nicoise
n 1: typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished
with black olives and capers
salad oil
n 1: any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in
salad dressings
salad plate
n 1: a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn:
{salad plate}, {salad bowl}]
Salafast Group for Call and Combat
n 1: an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic
Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist
group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a
major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda
operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: {Salafist
Group}, {Salafast Group for Call and Combat}, {GSPC}]
Salafi movement
n 1: a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves
the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider
moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all
Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version
of Islam will dominate the world [syn: {Salafism}, {Salafi
movement}]
Salafist Group
n 1: an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic
Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist
group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a
major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda
operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: {Salafist
Group}, {Salafast Group for Call and Combat}, {GSPC}]
Salah al-Din Battalions
n 1: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings
and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Salah
al-Din Battalions}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]
Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub
n 1: sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the
Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de
Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: {Saladin}, {Salah-ad-Din
Yusuf ibn-Ayyub}]
Salamandra atra
n 1: ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps [syn: {alpine
salamander}, {Salamandra atra}]
Salamandra maculosa
n 1: European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow
spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {fire salamander},
{Salamandra maculosa}]
Salamandra salamandra
n 1: a kind of European salamander [syn: {European fire
salamander}, {Salamandra salamandra}]
salary cut
n 1: the act of reducing a salary [syn: {pay cut}, {salary cut}]
salary increase
n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike},
{hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
sale in gross
n 1: a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as
to the acreage [syn: {sale in gross}, {contract of hazard}]
sales agreement
n 1: an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred
from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed
price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer);
"the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"
[syn: {sale}, {sales agreement}]
sales booth
n 1: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn:
{stall}, {stand}, {sales booth}]
sales campaign
n 1: an advertising campaign intended to promote sales
sales demonstrator
n 1: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer
[syn: {demonstrator}, {sales demonstrator}]
sales department
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling
products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales
division}, {sales force}]
sales division
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling
products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales
division}, {sales force}]
sales event
n 1: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced
prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I
got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {sale},
{cut-rate sale}, {sales event}]
sales finance company
n 1: a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment
sales contracts of retail merchants
sales force
n 1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling
products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales
division}, {sales force}]
sales incentive
n 1: remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some
predetermined sales goal
sales outlet
n 1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile
establishment}, {retail store}, {sales outlet}, {outlet}]
sales pitch
n 1: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn:
{sales talk}, {sales pitch}, {pitch}]
sales promotion
n 1: promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
sales rep
n 1: a person employed to represent a business and to sell its
merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who
are visited) [syn: {salesperson}, {sales representative},
{sales rep}]
sales representative
n 1: a person employed to represent a business and to sell its
merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who
are visited) [syn: {salesperson}, {sales representative},
{sales rep}]
sales resistance
n 1: resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling
practices
sales staff
n 1: those in a business who are responsible for sales
sales talk
n 1: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn:
{sales talk}, {sales pitch}, {pitch}]
sales tax
n 1: a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected
directly from the buyer [syn: {sales tax}, {nuisance tax}]
Salian Frank
n 1: a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the
Netherlands in the 4th century AD [syn: {Salian Frank},
{Salian}]
Salic law
n 1: the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German
tribes
Salicornia europaea
n 1: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary
scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers;
formerly used in making glass [syn: {glasswort},
{samphire}, {Salicornia europaea}]
salicylate poisoning
n 1: poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates
(usually aspirin)
salicylic acid
n 1: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste;
used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or
perfumes [syn: {salicylic acid}, {2-hydroxybenzoic acid}]
salient angle
n 1: an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon
that is less than 180 degrees [ant: {reentering angle},
{reentrant angle}]
saline solution
n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
[syn: {saline solution}, {saline}]
Salisbury steak
n 1: ground beef patty usually with a sauce
salivary calculus
n 1: a stone formed in the salivary gland [syn: {sialolith},
{salivary calculus}]
salivary duct
n 1: a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland
into the mouth
salivary gland
n 1: any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive
system that secrete saliva for digestion
Salix alba
n 1: large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having
greyish canescent leaves and grey bark [syn: {white
willow}, {Huntingdon willow}, {Salix alba}]
Salix alba caerulea
n 1: Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending
branches [syn: {cricket-bat willow}, {Salix alba caerulea}]
Salix alba sericea
n 1: North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves
that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow},
{silky willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]
Salix alba vitellina
n 1: European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange
twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix alba
vitellina}, {Salix vitellina}]
Salix amygdalina
n 1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use
in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander},
{Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]
Salix amygdaloides
n 1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those
of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-
leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix
amygdaloides}]
Salix arctica
n 1: low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America [syn:
{arctic willow}, {Salix arctica}]
Salix babylonica
n 1: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves
native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{weeping willow}, {Babylonian weeping willow}, {Salix
babylonica}]
Salix blanda
n 1: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn:
{Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix
blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]
Salix candida
n 1: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn:
{hoary willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix candida}]
Salix caprea
n 1: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and
relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow},
{florist's willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]
Salix cinerea
n 1: Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn:
{grey willow}, {gray willow}, {Salix cinerea}]
Salix discolor
n 1: small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves
and silky catkins that come before the leaves [syn: {pussy
willow}, {Salix discolor}]
Salix fragilis
n 1: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily
broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap
willow}, {Salix fragilis}]
Salix herbacea
n 1: widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially
underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
[syn: {dwarf willow}, {Salix herbacea}]
Salix humilis
n 1: slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn:
{prairie willow}, {Salix humilis}]
Salix lasiolepis
n 1: shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {arroyo
willow}, {Salix lasiolepis}]
Salix lucida
n 1: common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
[syn: {shining willow}, {Salix lucida}]
Salix nigra
n 1: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear
leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp
willow}, {black willow}, {Salix nigra}]
Salix pendulina
n 1: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn:
{Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix
blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]
Salix pendulina blanda
n 1: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn:
{Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix
blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]
Salix pentandra
n 1: European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {bay
willow}, {laurel willow}, {Salix pentandra}]
Salix purpurea
n 1: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich
in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier},
{basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]
Salix pyrifolia
n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves
exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: {balsam
willow}, {Salix pyrifolia}]
Salix repens
n 1: small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling
branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties
are cultivated [syn: {creeping willow}, {Salix repens}]
Salix sericea
n 1: North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves
that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow},
{silky willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]
Salix sitchensis
n 1: small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to
Oregon) [syn: {Sitka willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix
sitchensis}]
Salix triandra
n 1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use
in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander},
{Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]
Salix tristis
n 1: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States
having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf
grey willow}, {dwarf gray willow}, {sage willow}, {Salix
tristis}]
Salix uva-ursi
n 1: dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine
regions of North America and Greenland having deep green
elliptic leaves that taper toward the base [syn: {bearberry
willow}, {Salix uva-ursi}]
Salix viminalis
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
{common osier}, {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}, {Salix
viminalis}]
Salix vitellina
n 1: European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange
twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix alba
vitellina}, {Salix vitellina}]
Salk vaccine
n 1: a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus
that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to
poliomyelitis [syn: {Salk vaccine}, {IPV}]
sally forth
v 1: set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner [syn:
{sally forth}, {sally out}]
Sally Lunn
n 1: a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
sally out
v 1: set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner [syn:
{sally forth}, {sally out}]
2: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The
attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {rush
out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]
sallying forth
n 1: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world
beyond his home" [syn: {sally}, {sallying forth}]
Salman Rushdie
n 1: British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his
novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa
was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) [syn:
{Rushdie}, {Salman Rushdie}, {Ahmed Salman Rushdie}]
Salmo gairdneri
n 1: found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower
California to Alaska [syn: {rainbow trout}, {Salmo
gairdneri}]
Salmo salar
n 1: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries;
adults do not die after spawning [syn: {Atlantic salmon},
{Salmo salar}]
Salmo trutta
n 1: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North
America [syn: {brown trout}, {salmon trout}, {Salmo
trutta}]
salmon berry
n 1: white-flowered raspberry of western North America and
northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn:
{salmonberry}, {salmon berry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus
parviflorus}]
salmon loaf
n 1: fish loaf made with flaked salmon
salmon oil
n 1: a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon;
used in making soap and dressing leather
Salmon P. Chase
n 1: United States politician and jurist who served as chief
justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
[syn: {Chase}, {Salmon P. Chase}, {Salmon Portland Chase}]
salmon pink
n 1: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink},
{apricot}, {peach}, {salmon pink}]
Salmon Portland Chase
n 1: United States politician and jurist who served as chief
justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
[syn: {Chase}, {Salmon P. Chase}, {Salmon Portland Chase}]
Salmon River
n 1: a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho [syn: {Salmon},
{Salmon River}]
salmon trout
n 1: flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
[syn: {sea trout}, {salmon trout}]
2: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern
United States [syn: {lake trout}, {salmon trout}, {Salvelinus
namaycush}]
3: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North
America [syn: {brown trout}, {salmon trout}, {Salmo trutta}]
Salmonella enteritidis
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
[syn: {Salmonella enteritidis}, {Gartner's bacillus}]
Salmonella typhi
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn:
{typhoid bacillus}, {Salmonella typhosa}, {Salmonella
typhi}]
Salmonella typhimurium
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans
Salmonella typhosa
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn:
{typhoid bacillus}, {Salmonella typhosa}, {Salmonella
typhi}]
saloon keeper
n 1: the proprietor of a saloon
Salpichroa organifolia
n 1: weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers
followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {cock's
eggs}, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}]
Salpichroa rhomboidea
n 1: weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers
followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {cock's
eggs}, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}]
Salpiglossis sinuata
n 1: Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or
violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla
throat [syn: {painted tongue}, {Salpiglossis sinuata}]
Salpinctes obsoletus
n 1: wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United
States and Mexico [syn: {rock wren}, {Salpinctes
obsoletus}]
Salsola kali
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches
having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
[syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali},
{kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
Salsola kali tenuifolia
n 1: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central
and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian
tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali
tenuifolia}]
Salsola soda
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches
having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
[syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali},
{kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
salt away
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
salt cod
n 1: codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by
soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes
salt depletion
n 1: loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by
vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea)
thus upsetting the electrolyte balance
salt flat
n 1: a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of
salt water [syn: {salt flat}, {salt plain}]
SALT I
n 1: the first treaty between the United States and the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic
Arms Limitation Talks
SALT II
n 1: the second treaty between the United States and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic
Arms Limitation Talks
Salt Lake City
n 1: the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the
Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the
Mormon Church [syn: {Salt Lake City}, {capital of Utah}]
salt lick
n 1: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick [syn: {salt
lick}, {lick}]
salt marsh
n 1: low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with
saltwater
salt marsh mallow
n 1: subshrub of southeastern United States to New York [syn:
{salt marsh mallow}, {Kosteletzya virginica}]
salt merchant
n 1: someone who makes or deals in salt [syn: {salter}, {salt
merchant}]
salt mine
n 1: a mine where salt is dug
2: a job involving drudgery and confinement [syn: {treadmill},
{salt mine}]
salt plain
n 1: a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of
salt water [syn: {salt flat}, {salt plain}]
salt pork
n 1: fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass
cured with salt
salt reed grass
n 1: tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows [syn: {salt reed
grass}, {Spartina cynosuroides}]
salt rush
n 1: rush of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {salt
rush}, {Juncus leseurii}]
salt shaker
n 1: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt [syn:
{saltshaker}, {salt shaker}]
salt tree
n 1: spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having
elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant
pink-purple blooms [syn: {salt tree}, {Halimodendron
halodendron}, {Halimodendron argenteum}]
salt-cured
adj 1: (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn:
{salted}, {salt-cured}, {brine-cured}]
salt-free diet
n 1: a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride);
often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain
other disorders [syn: {low-sodium diet}, {low-salt diet},
{salt-free diet}]
salt-rising bread
n 1: white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a
mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
Salton Sea
n 1: a saltwater lake in southeastern California
saltwater fish
n 1: flesh of fish from the sea used as food
saltwort family
n 1: family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn:
{Batidaceae}, {family Batidaceae}, {saltwort family}]
salutatory address
n 1: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered
at graduation exercises) [syn: {salutatory address},
{salutatory oration}, {salutatory}]
salutatory oration
n 1: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered
at graduation exercises) [syn: {salutatory address},
{salutatory oration}, {salutatory}]
salutatory speaker
n 1: a graduating student with the second highest academic rank;
may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
[syn: {salutatorian}, {salutatory speaker}]
Salvador Dali
n 1: surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989) [syn: {Dali},
{Salvador Dali}]
Salvadora family
n 1: a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order
Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens
and four petals [syn: {Salvadoraceae}, {family
Salvadoraceae}, {Salvadora family}]
Salvadora persica
n 1: glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus
Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world
are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush;
shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
[syn: {toothbrush tree}, {mustard tree}, {Salvadora
persica}]
Salvadoran capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered
from recurrent earthquakes [syn: {San Salvador},
{Salvadoran capital}]
Salvation Army
n 1: a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and
to care for the poor and homeless
Salvelinus alpinus
n 1: small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in
Quebec and northern New England [syn: {Arctic char},
{Salvelinus alpinus}]
Salvelinus fontinalis
n 1: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn:
{brook trout}, {speckled trout}, {Salvelinus fontinalis}]
Salvelinus namaycush
n 1: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern
United States [syn: {lake trout}, {salmon trout},
{Salvelinus namaycush}]
Salvia azurea
n 1: blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United
States [syn: {blue sage}, {Salvia azurea}]
Salvia clarea
n 1: stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet
flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
[syn: {clary sage}, {Salvia clarea}]
Salvia divinorum
n 1: an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic
effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin [syn: {Mexican
mint}, {Salvia divinorum}]
Salvia farinacea
n 1: Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {blue sage},
{mealy sage}, {Salvia farinacea}]
Salvia lancifolia
n 1: sage of western North America to Central America having
violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {blue
sage}, {Salvia reflexa}, {Salvia lancifolia}]
Salvia leucophylla
n 1: silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn:
{purple sage}, {chaparral sage}, {Salvia leucophylla}]
Salvia lyrata
n 1: sage of eastern United States [syn: {cancerweed}, {cancer
weed}, {Salvia lyrata}]
Salvia officinalis
n 1: shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a
cooking herb [syn: {common sage}, {ramona}, {Salvia
officinalis}]
Salvia pratensis
n 1: tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers;
found in open grasslands [syn: {meadow clary}, {Salvia
pratensis}]
Salvia reflexa
n 1: sage of western North America to Central America having
violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {blue
sage}, {Salvia reflexa}, {Salvia lancifolia}]
Salvia sclarea
n 1: aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great
Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn:
{clary}, {Salvia sclarea}]
Salvia spathacea
n 1: California erect and sparsely branched perennial [syn:
{pitcher sage}, {Salvia spathacea}]
Salvia verbenaca
n 1: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena;
naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild
clary}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]
Salvinia auriculata
n 1: free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {floating-moss},
{Salvinia rotundifolia}, {Salvinia auriculata}]
Salvinia rotundifolia
n 1: free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {floating-moss},
{Salvinia rotundifolia}, {Salvinia auriculata}]
Sam Adams
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of
the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of
Independence (1722-1803) [syn: {Adams}, {Sam Adams},
{Samuel Adams}]
Sam Browne belt
n 1: leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder
Sam Goldwyn
n 1: United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his
own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer
(1882-1974) [syn: {Goldwyn}, {Sam Goldwyn}, {Samuel
Goldwyn}]
Sam Houston
n 1: United States politician and military leader who fought to
gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a
part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: {Houston}, {Sam
Houston}, {Samuel Houston}]
Sam Shepard
n 1: United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays
(born in 1943) [syn: {Shepard}, {Sam Shepard}]
Sam Snead
n 1: United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his
swing (1912-2002) [syn: {Snead}, {Sam Snead}, {Samuel
Jackson Snead}]
Sama-Veda
n 1: a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda
Sambre River
n 1: a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and
flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse
at Namur [syn: {Sambre}, {Sambre River}]
Sambucus caerulea
n 1: shrub or small tree of western United States having white
flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
[syn: {blue elder}, {blue elderberry}, {Sambucus caerulea}]
Sambucus canadensis
n 1: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing
purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn:
{American elder}, {black elderberry}, {sweet elder},
{Sambucus canadensis}]
Sambucus ebulus
n 1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a
nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {danewort}, {Sambucus
ebulus}]
Sambucus nigra
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
{bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry},
{European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
Sambucus pubens
n 1: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American
red elder}, {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder},
{Sambucus pubens}]
Sambucus racemosa
n 1: Eurasian shrub [syn: {European red elder}, {red-berried
elder}, {Sambucus racemosa}]
same-sex marriage
n 1: two people of the same sex who live together as a family;
"the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly
debated"
Samia cynthia
n 1: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth [syn: {ailanthus
silkworm}, {Samia cynthia}]
2: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae
feed on the ailanthus [syn: {cynthia moth}, {Samia cynthia},
{Samia walkeri}]
Samia walkeri
n 1: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States;
larvae feed on the ailanthus [syn: {cynthia moth}, {Samia
cynthia}, {Samia walkeri}]
Samian ware
n 1: earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the
Aegean island of Lemnos [syn: {terra sigillata}, {Samian
ware}]
Samoa i Sisifo
n 1: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the
islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa},
{Independent State of Samoa}, {Western Samoa}, {Samoa i
Sisifo}]
Samoan Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway
between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and
Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop [syn:
{Samoa}, {Samoan Islands}]
Samolus floribundus
n 1: American water pimpernel [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus
parviflorus}, {Samolus floribundus}]
Samolus parviflorus
n 1: American water pimpernel [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus
parviflorus}, {Samolus floribundus}]
Samolus valerandii
n 1: water pimpernel of Europe to China [syn: {brookweed},
{Samolus valerandii}]
Samoyedic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Samoyedic
sample distribution
n 1: items selected at random from a population and used to test
hypotheses about the population [syn: {sample
distribution}, {sample}, {sampling}]
sampling frequency
n 1: (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a
continuously varying signal
sampling rate
n 1: (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
sampling station
n 1: an observation station that is set up to make sample
observations of something [syn: {sampling station},
{sampler}]
Samuel Adams
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of
the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of
Independence (1722-1803) [syn: {Adams}, {Sam Adams},
{Samuel Adams}]
Samuel Barber
n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: {Barber}, {Samuel
Barber}]
Samuel Beckett
n 1: a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in
France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd
(1906-1989) [syn: {Beckett}, {Samuel Beckett}]
Samuel Butler
n 1: English novelist who described a fictitious land he called
Erewhon (1835-1902) [syn: {Butler}, {Samuel Butler}]
2: English poet (1612-1680) [syn: {Butler}, {Samuel Butler}]
Samuel Dashiell Hammett
n 1: United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction
(1894-1961) [syn: {Hammett}, {Dashiell Hammett}, {Samuel
Dashiell Hammett}]
Samuel de Champlain
n 1: French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement
on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) [syn: {Champlain},
{Samuel de Champlain}]
Samuel F. B. Morse
n 1: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph
and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse},
{Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese
Morse}]
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
n 1: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph
and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse},
{Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese
Morse}]
Samuel Goldwyn
n 1: United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his
own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer
(1882-1974) [syn: {Goldwyn}, {Sam Goldwyn}, {Samuel
Goldwyn}]
Samuel Gompers
n 1: United States labor leader (born in England) who was
president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to
1924 (1850-1924) [syn: {Gompers}, {Samuel Gompers}]
Samuel Houston
n 1: United States politician and military leader who fought to
gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a
part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: {Houston}, {Sam
Houston}, {Samuel Houston}]
Samuel Huntington
n 1: American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of
Independence and was president of the Continental Congress
(1731-1796) [syn: {Huntington}, {Samuel Huntington}]
Samuel Jackson Snead
n 1: United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his
swing (1912-2002) [syn: {Snead}, {Sam Snead}, {Samuel
Jackson Snead}]
Samuel Johnson
n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn:
{Johnson}, {Samuel Johnson}, {Dr. Johnson}]
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
n 1: United States writer and humorist best known for his novels
about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) [syn:
{Clemens}, {Samuel Langhorne Clemens}, {Mark Twain}]
Samuel Morse
n 1: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph
and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse},
{Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese
Morse}]
Samuel Pepys
n 1: English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions
of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) [syn:
{Pepys}, {Samuel Pepys}]
Samuel Pierpoint Langley
n 1: United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented
the bolometer and contributed to the design of early
aircraft (1834-1906) [syn: {Langley}, {Samuel Pierpoint
Langley}]
Samuel Rawson Gardiner
n 1: British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of
England (1829-1902) [syn: {Gardiner}, {Samuel Rawson
Gardiner}]
Samuel Rosenstock
n 1: French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders
of the dada movement (1896-1963) [syn: {Tzara}, {Tristan
Tzara}, {Samuel Rosenstock}]
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
n 1: English romantic poet (1772-1834) [syn: {Coleridge},
{Samuel Taylor Coleridge}]
Samuel Wiesenthal
n 1: Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
[syn: {Wiesenthal}, {Samuel Wiesenthal}]
Samuel Wilder
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor
infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn:
{Wilder}, {Billy Wilder}, {Samuel Wilder}]
San Andreas Fault
n 1: a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego
to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
San Angelo
n 1: a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier
town
San Antonio
n 1: a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of
several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers
San Bernardino
n 1: a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles
San Carlos Apache
n 1: an Apache language
San Diego
n 1: a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay
near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
San Diego Bay
n 1: a bay of the Pacific in southern California
San Fernando Valley
n 1: a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los
Angeles; includes many residential communities
San Francisco
n 1: a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is
one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it
has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden
Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
n 1: a bay of the Pacific in western California
San Joaquin River
n 1: a river in central California that rises in the Sierra
Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the
Sacramento River
San Joaquin Valley
n 1: a vast valley in central California known for its rich
farmland
San Jose
n 1: a city in western California located at the southern end of
San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center
for computer and electronics industries
2: the capital and largest city of Costa Rica [syn: {San Jose},
{capital of Costa Rica}]
San Jose scale
n 1: small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States
that damages fruit trees [syn: {San Jose scale},
{Aspidiotus perniciosus}]
San Juan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
San Juan Hill
n 1: a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was
captured during the Spanish-American War; "Theodore
Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for their
charge up San Juan Hill"
San Juan Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of
the Rocky Mountains
San Luis Potosi
n 1: a city in central Mexico
San Marinese
adj 1: of or relating to San Marino or its people; "San Marinese
castles"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of San Marino
San Marino
n 1: the capital and only city of San Marino [syn: {San Marino},
{capital of San Marino}]
2: the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent
country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in
the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy [syn: {San
Marino}, {Republic of San Marino}]
San Mateo
n 1: a town in California to the south of San Francisco
San Pablo
n 1: a town in western California to the north of Oakland on an
arm of San Francisco Bay
San Pedro Sula
n 1: industrial city in northwestern Honduras
San Salvador
n 1: the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered
from recurrent earthquakes [syn: {San Salvador},
{Salvadoran capital}]
San Sebastian
n 1: a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the
French border; a fashionable seaside resort
Sana'a
n 1: the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central
plateau [syn: {Sana}, {Sanaa}, {Sana'a}]
sanctum sanctorum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum
sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn:
{sanctum}, {sanctum sanctorum}]
2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the
Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the
Covenant was kept [syn: {holy of holies}, {sanctum
sanctorum}]
sand badger
n 1: southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog
badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx
collaris}]
sand bar
n 1: a bar of sand [syn: {sandbar}, {sand bar}]
sand berry
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
sand blackberry
n 1: stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States
(Connecticut to Florida) [syn: {sand blackberry}, {Rubus
cuneifolius}]
sand cast
v 1: pour molten metal into a mold of sand
sand cat
n 1: a desert wildcat
sand cherry
n 1: small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and
having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn:
{sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla
susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]
sand crack
n 1: a fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing
lameness
sand cricket
n 1: large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose
soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn:
{sand cricket}, {Jerusalem cricket}, {Stenopelmatus
fuscus}]
sand dab
n 1: the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast
of North America
2: small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
sand devil's claw
n 1: alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {sand devil's
claw}, {Proboscidea arenaria}, {Martynia arenaria}]
sand dollar
n 1: flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms
sand dropseed
n 1: erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
[syn: {sand dropseed}, {Sporobolus cryptandrus}]
sand dune
n 1: a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or
near lakes and oceans [syn: {dune}, {sand dune}]
sand eel
n 1: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow
into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand
eel}, {launce}]
sand flea
n 1: small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on
ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sand hopper},
{sandhopper}, {sand flea}]
sand fly
n 1: any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females
can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: {sand
fly}, {sandfly}, {Phlebotomus papatasii}]
sand grouse
n 1: pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having
long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young [syn:
{sandgrouse}, {sand grouse}]
sand hopper
n 1: small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on
ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sand hopper},
{sandhopper}, {sand flea}]
sand lance
n 1: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow
into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand
eel}, {launce}]
sand launce
n 1: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow
into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand
eel}, {launce}]
sand leek
n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole},
{Allium scorodoprasum}]
sand lizard
n 1: a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and
central Asia [syn: {sand lizard}, {Lacerta agilis}]
2: one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United
States [syn: {side-blotched lizard}, {sand lizard}, {Uta
stansburiana}]
sand martin
n 1: swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels
dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank
swallow}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]
sand myrtle
n 1: low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown
for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
[syn: {sand myrtle}, {Leiophyllum buxifolium}]
sand painting
n 1: a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of
fine colored sands on a neutral background
sand phlox
n 1: low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn:
{chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox
stellaria}]
sand rat
n 1: small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
2: southern European gerbil [syn: {sand rat}, {Meriones
longifrons}]
sand reed
n 1: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of
United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
[syn: {sand sedge}, {sand reed}, {Carex arenaria}]
sand sage
n 1: silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States
and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {sand
sage}, {silvery wormwood}, {Artemisia filifolia}]
sand sedge
n 1: European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of
United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
[syn: {sand sedge}, {sand reed}, {Carex arenaria}]
sand shark
n 1: shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both
sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn:
{sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus},
{Odontaspis taurus}]
sand snake
n 1: small North American burrowing snake
sand sole
n 1: a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
[syn: {sand sole}, {Psettichthys melanostichus}]
sand spurry
n 1: prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread
throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and
coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn:
{sand spurry}, {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]
sand stargazer
n 1: small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North
America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head;
they burrow in sand to await prey
sand tiger
n 1: shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both
sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn:
{sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus},
{Odontaspis taurus}]
sand trap
n 1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {bunker}, {sand trap},
{trap}]
sand tumor
n 1: a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or
choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with
the brain; characterized by sandlike particles [syn:
{psammoma}, {sand tumor}]
sand verbena
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North
America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
sand viper
n 1: highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern
Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned
viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes
cornutus}]
2: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread
its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn: {hognose
snake}, {puff adder}, {sand viper}]
sand wedge
n 1: a wedge used to get out of sand traps
sand-blind
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-
blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired},
{visually challenged}]
sandalwood family
n 1: chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or
one-seeded fruit [syn: {Santalaceae}, {family Santalaceae},
{sandalwood family}]
sandalwood tree
n 1: parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant
close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling
properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn:
{sandalwood tree}, {true sandalwood}, {Santalum album}]
sandarac tree
n 1: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain
having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a
hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
[syn: {sandarac}, {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis
articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]
sandbar shark
n 1: widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly
dipped in ink [syn: {blacktip shark}, {sandbar shark},
{Carcharhinus limbatus}]
2: most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic
states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen [syn:
{sandbar shark}, {Carcharhinus plumbeus}]
sandfly fever
n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand
fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {pappataci
fever}, {phlebotomus}]
Sandor Kellner
n 1: British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956) [syn:
{Korda}, {Sir Alexander Korda}, {Sandor Kellner}]
Sandro Botticelli
n 1: Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings
(1444-1510) [syn: {Botticelli}, {Sandro Botticelli},
{Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi}]
sandwich board
n 1: signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front
and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to
display advertisements
Sandwich Islands
n 1: a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central
Pacific [syn: {Hawaiian Islands}, {H.I.}, {Sandwich
Islands}]
sandwich plate
n 1: a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with
garnishes
sandy mushroom
n 1: an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially
in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) [syn: {sandy
mushroom}, {Tricholoma populinum}]
sang-froid
n 1: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: {aplomb}, {assuredness}, {cool}, {poise}, {sang-
froid}]
Sanguinaria canadensis
n 1: perennial woodland native of North America having a red
root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and
white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic
properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
[syn: {bloodroot}, {puccoon}, {redroot}, {tetterwort},
{Sanguinaria canadensis}]
sanguinary ant
n 1: slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern
hemisphere [syn: {sanguinary ant}, {Formica sanguinea}]
Sanicula arctopoides
n 1: sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia
having yellow flowers [syn: {footsteps-of-spring},
{Sanicula arctopoides}]
Sanicula bipinnatifida
n 1: sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia
having yellow or red or purple flowers [syn: {purple
sanicle}, {Sanicula bipinnatifida}]
Sanicula Europaea
n 1: sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink
flowers [syn: {European sanicle}, {Sanicula Europaea}]
sanitary code
n 1: set of standards established and enforced by government for
health requirements as in plumbing etc [syn: {sanitary
code}, {health code}]
sanitary condition
n 1: the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
sanitary landfill
n 1: a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth
sanitary napkin
n 1: a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to
absorb menstrual flow [syn: {sanitary napkin}, {sanitary
towel}, {Kotex}]
sanitary towel
n 1: a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to
absorb menstrual flow [syn: {sanitary napkin}, {sanitary
towel}, {Kotex}]
sanitation department
n 1: the department of local government responsible for
collecting and disposing of garbage
sans serif
n 1: a typeface in which characters have no serifs [syn: {sans
serif}, {Helvetica}]
Sansevieria guineensis
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring
hemp}, {African hemp}, {Sansevieria guineensis}]
Sansevieria trifasciata
n 1: stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated
as a houseplant [syn: {mother-in-law's tongue}, {snake
plant}, {Sansevieria trifasciata}]
Sansevieria zeylanica
n 1: plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in
light and dark green [syn: {Ceylon bowstring hemp},
{Sansevieria zeylanica}]
Sanskrit literature
n 1: Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
Sanskritic language
n 1: (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of
the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India
although it is now used only for religious purposes [syn:
{Sanskrit}, {Sanskritic language}]
Sanson-Flamsteed projection
n 1: an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the
equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved;
used to map tropical latitudes [syn: {sinusoidal
projection}, {Sanson-Flamsteed projection}]
Santa Ana
n 1: a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts
of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
2: Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who
lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the
Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana},
{Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}]
3: a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
4: a city in western El Salvador
Santa Anna
n 1: Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who
lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the
Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana},
{Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa
Ana}]
Santa Barbara
n 1: a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
Santa Catalina
n 1: an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast
of California [syn: {Santa Catalina}, {Catalina Island}]
Santa Clara
n 1: a city of west central California; residential area with
light industry
Santa Claus
n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
Santa Cruz
n 1: a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist
center
2: a city in central Bolivia
Santa Cruz cypress
n 1: rare California cypress taller than but closely related to
gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
[syn: {Santa Cruz cypress}, {Cupressus abramsiana},
{Cupressus goveniana abramsiana}]
Santa Fe
n 1: capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north
central New Mexico [syn: {Santa Fe}, {capital of New
Mexico}]
Santa Fe Trail
n 1: a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an
important route for settlers moving west in the 19th
century
Santa Gertrudis
n 1: Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in
hot regions
Santa Lucia fir
n 1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny
pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn:
{Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata},
{Abies venusta}]
Santa Maria de Belem
n 1: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn:
{Belem}, {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem},
{St. Mary of Bethlehem}]
Santa Maria del Tule
n 1: a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of
Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress
Santa Maria tree
n 1: West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers
and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn:
{calaba}, {Santa Maria tree}, {Calophyllum calaba}]
Santa Sofia
n 1: a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in
Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a
mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the
20th century [syn: {Hagia Sophia}, {Hagia Sofia}, {Santa
Sophia}, {Santa Sofia}]
Santa Sophia
n 1: a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in
Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a
mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the
20th century [syn: {Hagia Sophia}, {Hagia Sofia}, {Santa
Sophia}, {Santa Sofia}]
Santalum album
n 1: parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant
close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling
properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn:
{sandalwood tree}, {true sandalwood}, {Santalum album}]
Santee Dakota
n 1: a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee},
{Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}]
Santee Sioux
n 1: a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee},
{Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}]
Santiago de Chile
n 1: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central
Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn:
{Gran Santiago}, {Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}, {capital
of Chile}]
Santiago de Cuba
n 1: a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center [syn:
{Santiago de Cuba}, {Santiago}]
2: a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United
States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
[syn: {Santiago}, {Santiago de Cuba}]
Santiago de los Caballeros
n 1: city in the northern Dominican Republic [syn: {Santiago de
los Caballeros}, {Santiago}]
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
n 1: Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of
the nervous system (1852-1934) [syn: {Ramon y Cajal},
{Santiago Ramon y Cajal}]
Santo Domingo
n 1: the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic;
"Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European
settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and
the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western
Hemisphere" [syn: {Santo Domingo}, {Ciudad Trujillo},
{capital of the Dominican Republic}]
Santolina chamaecyparissus
n 1: branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems
and leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {lavender cotton},
{Santolina chamaecyparissus}]
Sanvitalia procumbens
n 1: low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling
zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to
Guatemala [syn: {creeping zinnia}, {Sanvitalia procumbens}]
sanwa millet
n 1: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern
Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important
wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet},
{billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa
millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]
Sao Bernardo do Campo
n 1: a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao
Paulo
Sao Francisco
n 1: a river in eastern Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
Sao Goncalo
n 1: an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay
from Rio de Janeiro
Sao Joao de Meriti
n 1: a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb
of Rio de Janeiro
Sao Jose dos Campos
n 1: a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo
Sao Louis
n 1: a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil
Sao Paulo
n 1: an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest
city in South America
Sao Thome e Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]
Sao Thome e Principe monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe
Sao Tiago Island
n 1: largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Sao Tome
n 1: capital of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]
Sao Tome e Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]
Saone River
n 1: a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows
south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone [syn:
{Saone}, {Saone River}]
sapele mahogany
n 1: African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood
varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African
scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany},
{Entandrophragma cylindricum}]
saphenous nerve
n 1: a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous
branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot [syn:
{saphenous nerve}, {nervus saphenus}]
saphenous vein
n 1: either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain
blood from the foot [syn: {saphenous vein}, {vena saphena}]
sapiential book
n 1: any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are
considered to contain wisdom [syn: {sapiential book},
{wisdom book}, {wisdom literature}]
Sapindus drumondii
n 1: deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy
fruit containing saponin [syn: {wild China tree}, {Sapindus
drumondii}, {Sapindus marginatus}]
Sapindus marginatus
n 1: deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy
fruit containing saponin [syn: {wild China tree}, {Sapindus
drumondii}, {Sapindus marginatus}]
Sapindus saponaria
n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans [syn:
{China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry},
{Sapindus saponaria}]
sapodilla family
n 1: tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible
fleshy fruit [syn: {Sapotaceae}, {family Sapotaceae},
{sapodilla family}]
sapodilla plum
n 1: tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet
brownish pulp [syn: {sapodilla}, {sapodilla plum},
{sapota}]
sapodilla tree
n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and
edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn:
{sapodilla}, {sapodilla tree}, {Manilkara zapota}, {Achras
zapota}]
Saponaria officinalis
n 1: plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and
leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort},
{hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria
officinalis}]
Saponaria vaccaria
n 1: European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn:
{cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria
pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]
Sapphic ode
n 1: an ode with several stanzas [syn: {Horatian ode}, {Sapphic
ode}]
sapphire berry
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright
blue fruit [syn: {Asiatic sweetleaf}, {sapphire berry},
{Symplocus paniculata}]
Saprolegnia ferax
n 1: a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn
causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on
especially peripheral parts (as fins) [syn: {white fungus},
{Saprolegnia ferax}]
saprophytic organism
n 1: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a
fungus or bacterium [syn: {saprophyte}, {saprophytic
organism}]
Sara Teasdale
n 1: United States poet (1884-1933) [syn: {Teasdale}, {Sara
Teasdale}]
Sarah Bernhardt
n 1: French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Bernhardt}, {Sarah
Bernhardt}, {Henriette Rosine Bernard}]
Sarah Kemble Siddons
n 1: English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean
roles (1755-1831) [syn: {Siddons}, {Sarah Siddons}, {Sarah
Kemble Siddons}]
Sarah Siddons
n 1: English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean
roles (1755-1831) [syn: {Siddons}, {Sarah Siddons}, {Sarah
Kemble Siddons}]
Sarah Vaughan
n 1: United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop
phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) [syn: {Vaughan},
{Sarah Vaughan}]
Saran Wrap
n 1: a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap)
that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food [syn: {cling
film}, {clingfilm}, {Saran Wrap}]
Saratoga chip
n 1: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn:
{chip}, {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
Saratoga spittlebug
n 1: feeds on pines in northern United States [syn: {Saratoga
spittlebug}, {Aphrophora saratogensis}]
Saratoga Springs
n 1: a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its
horse racing
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
n 1: low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline
soils of western America [syn: {greasewood}, {black
greasewood}, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}]
Sarcocephalus diderrichii
n 1: large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to
golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus
Sarcocephalus [syn: {opepe}, {Nauclea diderrichii},
{Sarcocephalus diderrichii}]
Sarcocephalus esculentus
n 1: a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with
round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {negro peach},
{Sarcocephalus latifolius}, {Sarcocephalus esculentus}]
Sarcocephalus latifolius
n 1: a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with
round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {negro peach},
{Sarcocephalus latifolius}, {Sarcocephalus esculentus}]
Sarcochilus falcatus
n 1: diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant
white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
[syn: {orange-blossom orchid}, {Sarcochilus falcatus}]
Sarcodes sanguinea
n 1: a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of
western North America that appears in early spring while
snow is on the ground [syn: {snow plant}, {Sarcodes
sanguinea}]
Sarcophaga carnaria
n 1: fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living
animals [syn: {flesh fly}, {Sarcophaga carnaria}]
Sarcophilus hariisi
n 1: small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black
coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {ursine
dasyure}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]
Sarcorhamphus papa
n 1: large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central
America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances
on head and neck [syn: {king vulture}, {Sarcorhamphus
papa}]
Sarcoscypha coccinea
n 1: a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting
body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of
quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper
surface and a whitish exterior [syn: {Sarcoscypha
coccinea}, {scarlet cup}]
Sarcostemma acidum
n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly
used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {soma}, {haoma},
{Sarcostemma acidum}]
Sarda chiliensis
n 1: common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark
oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Chilean
bonito}, {Pacific bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]
Sarda sarda
n 1: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and
Pacific waters; less valued than tuna [syn: {skipjack},
{Atlantic bonito}, {Sarda sarda}]
Sardina pilchardus
n 1: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe;
smaller and rounder than herring [syn: {pilchard},
{sardine}, {Sardina pilchardus}]
sardine oil
n 1: oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant
and in soap
Sardinops caerulea
n 1: small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North
America [syn: {Pacific sardine}, {Sardinops caerulea}]
Sargasso Sea
n 1: a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to
the Azores that is dense with gulfweed
Sargassum bacciferum
n 1: brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating
masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
[syn: {gulfweed}, {sargassum}, {sargasso}, {Sargassum
bacciferum}]
sargassum fish
n 1: small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among
masses of sargassum
Saronic Gulf
n 1: a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece
[syn: {Saronic Gulf}, {Gulf of Aegina}]
Sarracenia flava
n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow
trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia
flava}]
Sarracenia minor
n 1: yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States
having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with
an arched hood [syn: {hooded pitcher plant}, {Sarracenia
minor}]
Sarracenia purpurea
n 1: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern
North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
[syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's
cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]
sarsaparilla root
n 1: dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax
used as a flavoring agent
sartorius muscle
n 1: a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the
sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in
the human body [syn: {sartorius}, {sartorius muscle},
{musculus sartorius}]
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
n 1: Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian
philosophy to the West (1888-1975) [syn: {Radhakrishnan},
{Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}, {Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}]
sash cord
n 1: a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
[syn: {sash cord}, {sash line}]
sash fastener
n 1: a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that
can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash fastener},
{sash lock}, {window lock}]
sash line
n 1: a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
[syn: {sash cord}, {sash line}]
sash lock
n 1: a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that
can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash fastener},
{sash lock}, {window lock}]
sash weight
n 1: a counterweight for a sliding sash
sash window
n 1: a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to
let in air
Sassafras albidum
n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and
bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in
eastern North America [syn: {sassafras}, {sassafras tree},
{Sassafras albidum}]
sassafras laurel
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
sassafras oil
n 1: oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery
and as a disinfectant
sassafras tree
n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and
bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in
eastern North America [syn: {sassafras}, {sassafras tree},
{Sassafras albidum}]
Satchel Paige
n 1: United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for
his longevity (1906-1982) [syn: {Paige}, {Satchel Paige},
{Leroy Robert Paige}]
satellite receiver
n 1: a receiver on a communications satellite
satellite television
n 1: a television system in which the signal is transmitted to
an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and
amplifies it and transmits it back to earth [syn:
{satellite television}, {satellite TV}]
satellite transmitter
n 1: a transmitter on a communications satellite
satellite TV
n 1: a television system in which the signal is transmitted to
an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and
amplifies it and transmits it back to earth [syn:
{satellite television}, {satellite TV}]
satin bird
n 1: of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female
is light grey-green [syn: {satin bowerbird}, {satin bird},
{Ptilonorhynchus violaceus}]
satin bowerbird
n 1: of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female
is light grey-green [syn: {satin bowerbird}, {satin bird},
{Ptilonorhynchus violaceus}]
satin flower
n 1: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant
purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white
seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn:
{honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower},
{satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]
satin leaf
n 1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and
small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin
leaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum
oliviforme}]
satin stitch
n 1: flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin
satin walnut
n 1: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet
gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin
walnut}, {hazelwood}, {red gum}]
satin weave
n 1: a weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in
such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no
distinguishable twill line
satinwood tree
n 1: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood
[syn: {satinwood}, {satinwood tree}, {Chloroxylon
swietenia}]
satsuma tree
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {satsuma}, {satsuma
tree}]
saturated fatty acid
n 1: a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more
hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
saturation bombing
n 1: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a
large target [syn: {carpet bombing}, {area bombing},
{saturation bombing}]
saturation point
n 1: (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no
more of another substance in solution or in a vapor
Saturday night special
n 1: a cheap handgun that is easily obtained
Satureia hortensis
n 1: erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used
to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern
Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {summer savory},
{Satureja hortensis}, {Satureia hortensis}]
Satureia montana
n 1: erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and
leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
[syn: {winter savory}, {Satureja montana}, {Satureia
montana}]
Satureja acinos
n 1: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of
thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]
Satureja calamintha glandulosa
n 1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta},
{Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]
Satureja calamintha officinalis
n 1: mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn:
{common calamint}, {Calamintha sylvatica}, {Satureja
calamintha officinalis}]
Satureja douglasii
n 1: trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United
States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn:
{yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria
douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]
Satureja grandiflora
n 1: aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and
southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-
flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium
grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]
Satureja hortensis
n 1: erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used
to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern
Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {summer savory},
{Satureja hortensis}, {Satureia hortensis}]
Satureja montana
n 1: erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and
leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
[syn: {winter savory}, {Satureja montana}, {Satureia
montana}]
Satureja nepeta
n 1: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
{lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta},
{Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta},
{Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]
Satureja vulgaris
n 1: aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish
flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and
Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium
vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]
Saturnia pavonia
n 1: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily
scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor}, {emperor moth},
{Saturnia pavonia}]
saturniid moth
n 1: large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae
spin silken cocoons [syn: {saturniid}, {saturniid moth}]
Satyendra N. Bose
n 1: Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed
statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of
particles; led to the description of fundamental particles
that later came to be known as bosons [syn: {Bose},
{Satyendra N. Bose}, {Satyendra Nath Bose}]
Satyendra Nath Bose
n 1: Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed
statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of
particles; led to the description of fundamental particles
that later came to be known as bosons [syn: {Bose},
{Satyendra N. Bose}, {Satyendra Nath Bose}]
satyr orchid
n 1: orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very
irregular flowers [syn: {satyr orchid}, {Coeloglossum
bracteatum}]
satyr play
n 1: an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
sauce Albert
n 1: creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard [syn:
{horseradish sauce}, {sauce Albert}]
sauce chausseur
n 1: brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and
dry white wine [syn: {hunter's sauce}, {sauce chausseur}]
sauce Espagnole
n 1: brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of
minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira
[syn: {Espagnole}, {sauce Espagnole}]
2: bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux
and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
[syn: {brown sauce}, {sauce Espagnole}]
sauce Louis
n 1: mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green
pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and
Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice
sauce verte
n 1: mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and
spinach or cucumber [syn: {green mayonnaise}, {sauce
verte}]
sauce vinaigrette
n 1: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French
dressing}, {vinaigrette}, {sauce vinaigrette}]
sauce-alone
n 1: European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic
mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-
hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]
saucer magnolia
n 1: large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy
to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an
ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {saucer
magnolia}, {Chinese magnolia}, {Magnolia soulangiana}]
saucer-eyed
adj 1: having large round wide-open eyes [syn: {saucer-eyed},
{round-eyed}]
saucer-shaped
adj 1: having a concave shape like a saucer
Saudi Arabia
n 1: an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian
Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the
economy [syn: {Saudi Arabia}, {Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}]
Saudi Arabian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi},
{Saudi Arabian}]
Saudi Arabian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian riyal
n 1: the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi
Arabian riyal}, {riyal}]
Saudi-Arabian
adj 1: of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people; "the Saudi-
Arabian desert"; "the Saudi royal family" [syn: {Saudi-
Arabian}, {Saudi}]
Saul Bellow
n 1: United States author (born in Canada) whose novels
influenced American literature after World War II
(1915-2005) [syn: {Bellow}, {Saul Bellow}, {Solomon
Bellow}]
Saul of Tarsus
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even
though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is
considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his
conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul},
{St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of
the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
Saul Steinberg
n 1: United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his
caricatures of famous people (1914-1999) [syn: {Steinberg},
{Saul Steinberg}]
Sault Sainte Marie
n 1: a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan
saurischian dinosaur
n 1: herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged
pelvis like that of a crocodile [syn: {saurischian},
{saurischian dinosaur}]
Sauromalus obesus
n 1: a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid
parts of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn:
{chuckwalla}, {Sauromalus obesus}]
sauropod dinosaur
n 1: very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and
Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and
five-toed limbs; largest known land animal [syn:
{sauropod}, {sauropod dinosaur}]
Saururus cernuus
n 1: North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having
slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn:
{lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {water dragon}, {Saururus
cernuus}]
sausage balloon
n 1: a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a
barrage balloon [syn: {blimp}, {sausage balloon},
{sausage}]
sausage curl
n 1: a fat sausage-shaped curl
sausage dog
n 1: informal term [syn: {sausage dog}, {sausage hound}]
sausage hound
n 1: informal term [syn: {sausage dog}, {sausage hound}]
sausage meat
n 1: any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or
used to fill sausages
sausage pizza
n 1: tomato and cheese pizza with sausage
sausage roll
n 1: sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry
sausage-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a sausage [syn: {allantoid}, {sausage-
shaped}]
Saussurea costus
n 1: annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having
purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile
oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn:
{costusroot}, {Saussurea costus}, {Saussurea lappa}]
Saussurea lappa
n 1: annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having
purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile
oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn:
{costusroot}, {Saussurea costus}, {Saussurea lappa}]
Sauvignon blanc
n 1: white wine grape grown in California
2: a California wine
Sauvignon grape
n 1: small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly
prized in winemaking
Savannah River
n 1: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic [syn: {Savannah}, {Savannah River}]
save up
v 1: accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
[syn: {save}, {lay aside}, {save up}]
save-all
n 1: a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
2: a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
3: a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
saving grace
n 1: (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the
state of one who is under such divine influence; "the
conception of grace developed alongside the conception of
sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be
obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin
lived in a state of grace" [syn: {grace}, {saving grace},
{state of grace}]
2: a redeeming quality or characteristic; "her love of music
remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be
a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is
that they are creating jobs"
savings account
n 1: a bank account that accumulates interest
savings account trust
n 1: a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves
the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during
their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the
previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust},
{savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account},
{Totten trust}]
savings and loan
n 1: a thrift institution that is required by law to make a
certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages [syn:
{savings and loan}, {savings and loan association}]
savings and loan association
n 1: a thrift institution that is required by law to make a
certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages [syn:
{savings and loan}, {savings and loan association}]
savings bank
n 1: a thrift institution in the northeastern United States;
since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services
competitive with many commercial banks
2: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping
money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings
bank}, {coin bank}, {money box}, {bank}]
savings bank trust
n 1: a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves
the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during
their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the
previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust},
{savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account},
{Totten trust}]
savings bond
n 1: non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold
once the original purchase is made
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac
n 1: a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for
fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was
immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand
(1619-1655) [syn: {Cyrano de Bergerac}, {Savinien Cyrano de
Bergerac}]
savoir-faire
n 1: social skill [syn: {savoir-faire}, {address}]
savoy cabbage
n 1: cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
2: head of soft crinkly leaves [syn: {savoy cabbage}, {savoy}]
saw log
n 1: log large enough to be sawed into boards
saw logs
v 1: breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that
her husband snores" [syn: {snore}, {saw wood}, {saw logs}]
saw palmetto
n 1: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United
States [syn: {saw palmetto}, {scrub palmetto}, {Serenoa
repens}]
saw set
n 1: a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight
angle outward
saw wood
v 1: breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that
her husband snores" [syn: {snore}, {saw wood}, {saw logs}]
saw-like
adj 1: having rough edges that can be used for sawing
saw-toothed
adj 1: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
[syn: {serrate}, {serrated}, {saw-toothed}, {toothed},
{notched}]
sawdust doll
n 1: a doll that is stuffed with sawdust
sawdust mushroom
n 1: an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the
caps are black and coarsely wrinkled [syn: {Pluteus
magnus}, {sawdust mushroom}]
sawdust saloon
n 1: a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust
sawed-off
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-
sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
2: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick";
"the shortened rope was easier to use" [syn: {sawed-off},
{sawn-off}, {shortened}]
sawed-off shotgun
n 1: a shotgun with short barrels
sawing machine
n 1: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {saw},
{sawing machine}]
sawn-off
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-
sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
2: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick";
"the shortened rope was easier to use" [syn: {sawed-off},
{sawn-off}, {shortened}]
sawtoothed-edged
adj 1: (of leaves) having an edged resembling a sawtooth
sawyer beetle
n 1: any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or
dying trees especially conifers [syn: {sawyer}, {sawyer
beetle}]
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
n 1: the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from
1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in
response to anti-German feelings in World War I
Saxe-gothea
n 1: one species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea},
{Saxegothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]
Saxe-gothea conspicua
n 1: small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping
branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern
Chile [syn: {Prince Albert yew}, {Prince Albert's yew},
{Saxe-gothea conspicua}]
Saxicola rubetra
n 1: brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows [syn:
{whinchat}, {Saxicola rubetra}]
Saxicola torquata
n 1: common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown
breast [syn: {stonechat}, {Saxicola torquata}]
saxicolous plant
n 1: plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant},
{rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]
Saxifraga aizoides
n 1: tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow
corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {yellow
mountain saxifrage}, {Saxifraga aizoides}]
Saxifraga granulata
n 1: rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white
flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {fair-maids-of-
France}, {Saxifraga granulata}]
Saxifraga hypnoides
n 1: tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe;
cultivated for its white flowers [syn: {mossy saxifrage},
{Saxifraga hypnoides}]
Saxifraga occidentalis
n 1: saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy
stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes
of western North America [syn: {western saxifrage},
{Saxifraga occidentalis}]
Saxifraga oppositifolia
n 1: plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender
flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North
America [syn: {purple saxifrage}, {Saxifraga
oppositifolia}]
Saxifraga sarmentosam
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
{strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-
thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}]
Saxifraga stellaris
n 1: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike
white flowers; Europe [syn: {star saxifrage}, {starry
saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stellaris}]
Saxifraga stolonifera
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
{strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-
thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}]
saxifrage family
n 1: a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs;
widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions;
sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn:
{Saxifragaceae}, {family Saxifragaceae}, {saxifrage
family}]
Saxo Grammaticus
n 1: Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark
(including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?)
say farewell
v 1: say good-bye or bid farewell [ant: {receive}, {welcome}]
Say Hey Kid
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays},
{Willie Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}, {Say Hey Kid}]
say-so
n 1: one chap's arbitrary assertion
2: an authoritative declaration [syn: {pronouncement}, {dictum},
{say-so}]
3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has
the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the
state" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation},
{potency}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
Sayan Mountains
n 1: a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of
Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits
Sayeret Mat'kal
n 1: Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for
counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and
hostage rescue missions [syn: {Sayeret Matkal}, {Sayeret
Mat'kal}, {sayeret}]
Sayeret Matkal
n 1: Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for
counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and
hostage rescue missions [syn: {Sayeret Matkal}, {Sayeret
Mat'kal}, {sayeret}]
Sayornis phoebe
n 1: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe},
{phoebe bird}, {Sayornis phoebe}]
Scabiosa arvensis
n 1: perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the
eastern United States [syn: {field scabious}, {Scabiosa
arvensis}]
Scabiosa atropurpurea
n 1: Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson
flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet
scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa
atropurpurea}]
scalar field
n 1: a field of scalars
scalar matrix
n 1: a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are
equal
scalar product
n 1: a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
[syn: {scalar product}, {inner product}, {dot product}]
scalded milk
n 1: milk heated almost to boiling
scale down
v 1: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down" [ant:
{scale up}]
2: make smaller; "reduce an image" [syn: {reduce}, {scale down}]
[ant: {blow up}, {enlarge}, {magnify}]
scale factor
n 1: a number used as a multiplier in scaling
scale fern
n 1: small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn:
{scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach
officinarum}]
scale insect
n 1: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on
plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
scale leaf
n 1: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
[syn: {scale}, {scale leaf}]
scale moss
n 1: moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually
epiphytic [syn: {leafy liverwort}, {scale moss}]
scale of C major
n 1: (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats [syn: {C
major}, {C major scale}, {scale of C major}]
scale of measurement
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
10" [syn: {scale}, {scale of measurement}, {graduated
table}, {ordered series}]
scale up
v 1: increase proportionally; "scale up the model" [ant: {scale
down}]
scale value
n 1: a value on some scale of measurement
scale wax
n 1: partly refined paraffin wax [syn: {scale wax}, {paraffin
scale}]
scalene muscle
n 1: any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical
vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck
and in breathing [syn: {scalenus}, {scalene muscle},
{musculus scalenus}]
scalene triangle
n 1: a triangle with no two sides of equal length
scalenus syndrome
n 1: discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a
shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing
the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
scaling ladder
n 1: a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack)
scallop shell
n 1: a shell of a scallop
scalp lock
n 1: a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
scaly anteater
n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
ants and termites [syn: {pangolin}, {scaly anteater},
{anteater}]
scaly fern
n 1: small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn:
{scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach
officinarum}]
scaly lentinus
n 1: a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the
stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of
licorice [syn: {scaly lentinus}, {Lentinus lepideus}]
scaly pholiota
n 1: a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously
scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge
with age [syn: {Pholiota squarrosa}, {scaly pholiota}]
scaly polypore
n 1: a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a
scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely
distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Polyporus
squamosus}, {scaly polypore}]
scaly-tailed
adj 1: having a scaly tail
Scandinavian country
n 1: any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia [syn:
{Scandinavian country}, {Scandinavian nation}]
Scandinavian language
n 1: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken
in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian},
{Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North
Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]
Scandinavian lox
n 1: salt-cured Scandinavian salmon
Scandinavian nation
n 1: any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia [syn:
{Scandinavian country}, {Scandinavian nation}]
Scandinavian Peninsula
n 1: the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and
Sweden [syn: {Scandinavia}, {Scandinavian Peninsula}]
scantily clad
adj 1: inadequately clothed [syn: {half-clothed}, {scantily
clad}, {underclothed}]
Scaphiopus bombifrons
n 1: this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river
bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky
Mountains [syn: {plains spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus
bombifrons}]
Scaphiopus hammondii
n 1: this spadefoot toad live in California [syn: {western
spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus hammondii}]
Scaphiopus multiplicatus
n 1: this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States
[syn: {southern spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus multiplicatus}]
scaphoid bone
n 1: the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {scaphoid
bone}, {os scaphoideum}, {navicular}]
scar tissue
n 1: the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of
fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
scarabaeid beetle
n 1: any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having
heads with horny spikes [syn: {scarabaeid beetle},
{scarabaeid}, {scarabaean}]
Scarabaeus sacer
n 1: scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
[syn: {scarab}, {scarabaeus}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
n 1: European freshwater fish resembling the roach [syn: {rudd},
{Scardinius erythrophthalmus}]
scare away
v 1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn:
{daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off},
{scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
scare off
v 1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn:
{daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off},
{scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
scare quote
n 1: the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the
authors preferred terminology
scarf bandage
n 1: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide
triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
[syn: {sling}, {scarf bandage}, {triangular bandage}]
scarf joint
n 1: a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber
or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end [syn:
{scarf joint}, {scarf}]
scarf out
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut},
{englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat},
{gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig
out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
scarlet bugler
n 1: plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow
clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from
central California southward [syn: {scarlet bugler},
{Penstemon centranthifolius}]
scarlet bush
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
{scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia
patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]
scarlet clematis
n 1: woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet
flowers [syn: {scarlet clematis}, {Clematis texensis}]
scarlet cup
n 1: a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting
body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of
quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper
surface and a whitish exterior [syn: {Sarcoscypha
coccinea}, {scarlet cup}]
scarlet fever
n 1: an acute communicable disease (usually in children)
characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: {scarlet
fever}, {scarlatina}]
scarlet fritillary
n 1: western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow
bell-shaped flowers [syn: {scarlet fritillary},
{Fritillaria recurva}]
scarlet hamelia
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
{scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia
patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]
scarlet haw
n 1: common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by
bright orange-red berries [syn: {scarlet haw}, {Crataegus
biltmoreana}]
scarlet letter
n 1: the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear
it
scarlet lychnis
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {maltese cross},
{Lychins chalcedonica}]
scarlet maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves
turn scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple},
{scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]
scarlet musk flower
n 1: viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red
flowers [syn: {scarlet musk flower}, {Nyctaginia capitata}]
scarlet oak
n 1: medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the
eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-
grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet
in autumn [syn: {scarlet oak}, {Quercus coccinea}]
scarlet pimpernel
n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red
pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis
arvensis}]
scarlet plume
n 1: Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted
flowers [syn: {scarlet plume}, {Euphorbia fulgens}]
scarlet runner
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
2: hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with
bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {scarlet runner}, {running
postman}, {Kennedia prostrata}]
3: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner
bean}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]
scarlet runner bean
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},
{runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
2: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner
bean}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]
scarlet strawberry
n 1: North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a
source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia
strawberry}, {scarlet strawberry}, {Fragaria virginiana}]
scarlet sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed
by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac},
{vinegar tree}, {Rhus glabra}]
scarlet tanager
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn:
{scarlet tanager}, {Piranga olivacea}, {redbird},
{firebird}]
scarlet wisteria tree
n 1: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink
flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in
southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria
tree}, {vegetable hummingbird}, {Sesbania grandiflora}]
scarlet-crimson
adj 1: of crimson tinged with scarlet
scarlet-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with scarlet
Scartella cristata
n 1: inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Molly
Miller}, {Scartella cristata}]
scat singing
n 1: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for
the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical
instrument [syn: {scat}, {scat singing}]
scatter pin
n 1: small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
scatter rug
n 1: a small rug; several can be used in a room [syn: {scatter
rug}, {throw rug}]
scaup duck
n 1: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
[syn: {scaup}, {scaup duck}, {bluebill}, {broadbill}]
scavenger cell
n 1: a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading
microorganisms [syn: {phagocyte}, {scavenger cell}]
Sceloglaux albifacies
n 1: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl},
{laughing jackass}, {Sceloglaux albifacies}]
Sceloporus graciosus
n 1: a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low
bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra
Nevada Mountains [syn: {sagebrush lizard}, {Sceloporus
graciosus}]
Sceloporus occidentalis
n 1: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western
fence lizard}, {swift}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus
occidentalis}]
Sceloporus undulatus
n 1: small active lizard of United States and north to British
Columbia [syn: {eastern fence lizard}, {pine lizard},
{Sceloporus undulatus}]
scene of action
n 1: a playing field where sports events take place [syn:
{arena}, {scene of action}]
scene painter
n 1: an artist specializing in scenic subjects [syn: {scenic
artist}, {scene painter}]
2: a painter of theatrical scenery
scene-stealer
n 1: an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the
same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers"
scenic artist
n 1: an artist specializing in scenic subjects [syn: {scenic
artist}, {scene painter}]
scenic railway
n 1: small railway in an amusement park
scent out
v 1: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell
out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out},
{nose out}]
scented fern
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern},
{scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia
punctilobula}]
2: sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
[syn: {scented fern}, {Mohria caffrorum}]
3: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {golden
buttons}, {scented fern}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]
scented penstemon
n 1: fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long
narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and
Utah [syn: {balloon flower}, {scented penstemon},
{Penstemon palmeri}]
scented wattle
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache},
{cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia},
{scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
scentless camomile
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
scentless false camomile
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
scentless hayweed
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
scentless mayweed
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
Schaffneria nigripes
n 1: a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria
nigripes}, {Asplenium nigripes}, {Scolopendrium nigripes}]
schedule feeding
n 1: feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule
(e.g., every 4 hours)
scheduled fire
n 1: prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
scheduled maintenance
n 1: maintenance at a regularly scheduled time
scheduled territories
n 1: the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the
British pound sterling [syn: {sterling area}, {sterling
bloc}, {scheduled territories}]
Schefflera actinophylla
n 1: erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and
northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn:
{umbrella tree}, {Schefflera actinophylla}, {Brassaia
actinophylla}]
Scheldt River
n 1: a river that rises in France and flows northeast across
Belgium and empties into the North Sea [syn: {Scheldt},
{Scheldt River}]
schematic drawing
n 1: diagram of an electrical or mechanical system [syn:
{schematic}, {schematic drawing}]
scheme arch
n 1: an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn:
{skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished
arch}]
Schick test
n 1: a skin test for immunity to diphtheria
Schinus chichita
n 1: small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil [syn: {aroeira
blanca}, {Schinus chichita}]
Schinus molle
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and
slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of
greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
[syn: {pepper tree}, {molle}, {Peruvian mastic tree},
{Schinus molle}]
Schinus terebinthifolius
n 1: small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having
dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright
red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen [syn:
{Brazilian pepper tree}, {Schinus terebinthifolius}]
schistosome dermatitis
n 1: a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin
by cercariae of schistosomes [syn: {schistosome
dermatitis}, {swimmer's itch}]
Schizachyrium scoparium
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning
pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie
grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius},
{Schizachyrium scoparium}]
Schizaea pusilla
n 1: rare small fern of northeastern North America having
numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
[syn: {curly grass}, {curly grass fern}, {Schizaea
pusilla}]
Schizopetalon walkeri
n 1: a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid
leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white
flowers [syn: {schizopetalon}, {Schizopetalon walkeri}]
Schizophragma hydrangeoides
n 1: climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite
leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas
to Taiwan and Japan [syn: {climbing hydrangea},
{Schizophragma hydrangeoides}]
schizophrenic disorder
n 1: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by
distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and
language and withdrawal from social contact [syn:
{schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic disorder}, {schizophrenic
psychosis}, {dementia praecox}]
schizophrenic psychosis
n 1: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by
distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and
language and withdrawal from social contact [syn:
{schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic disorder}, {schizophrenic
psychosis}, {dementia praecox}]
schizotypal personality
n 1: characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than
schizophrenia [syn: {schizotypal personality}, {schizoid}]
Schlemm's canal
n 1: a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from
the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary
veins [syn: {canal of Schlemm}, {Schlemm's canal}, {sinus
venosus sclerae}]
Schlumbergera baridgesii
n 1: epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as
a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-
purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Christmas
cactus}, {Schlumbergera buckleyi}, {Schlumbergera
baridgesii}]
Schlumbergera buckleyi
n 1: epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as
a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-
purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Christmas
cactus}, {Schlumbergera buckleyi}, {Schlumbergera
baridgesii}]
Schlumbergera gaertneri
n 1: spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints
and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Schlumbergera [syn: {Easter cactus}, {Hatiora gaertneri},
{Schlumbergera gaertneri}]
Schlumbergera truncatus
n 1: South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers;
often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as
genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving
cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]
Schmidt camera
n 1: reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for
aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed [syn:
{Schmidt telescope}, {Schmidt camera}]
Schmidt telescope
n 1: reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for
aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed [syn:
{Schmidt telescope}, {Schmidt camera}]
schola cantorum
n 1: a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where
boys with singing ability can receive a general education
[syn: {choir school}, {schola cantorum}]
scholarly person
n 1: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone
who by long study has gained mastery in one or more
disciplines [syn: {scholar}, {scholarly person}, {bookman},
{student}]
school assignment
n 1: a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
[syn: {school assignment}, {schoolwork}]
school bell
n 1: a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class
school board
n 1: a board in charge of local public schools [syn: {school
board}, {board of education}]
school bus
n 1: a bus used to transport children to or from school
school crossing
n 1: a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street
on the way to school
school day
n 1: any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early
because tomorrow is a school day"
2: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when
school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a
single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would
walk home together" [syn: {school}, {schooltime}, {school
day}]
school dictionary
n 1: a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign
language [syn: {learner's dictionary}, {school dictionary}]
school district
n 1: a district whose public schools are administered together
school newspaper
n 1: a newspaper written and published by students in a school
[syn: {school newspaper}, {school paper}]
school of dentistry
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in
dentistry [syn: {dental school}, {school of dentistry}]
school of law
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree
[syn: {law school}, {school of law}]
school of medicine
n 1: a graduate school offering study leading to a medical
degree [syn: {medical school}, {school of medicine}]
school of music
n 1: a school for the study of music [syn: {music school},
{school of music}]
school of nursing
n 1: a school for training nurses [syn: {nursing school},
{school of nursing}]
school of thought
n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative
by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophy},
{philosophical system}, {school of thought}, {ism}]
school paper
n 1: a newspaper written and published by students in a school
[syn: {school newspaper}, {school paper}]
school phobia
n 1: a child's sudden fear of attending school
school principal
n 1: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she
sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal},
{school principal}, {head teacher}, {head}]
school ship
n 1: a ship used to train students as sailors [syn: {school
ship}, {training ship}]
school superintendent
n 1: the superintendent of a school system
school system
n 1: establishment including the plant and equipment for
providing education from kindergarten through high school
school teacher
n 1: a teacher in a school below the college level [syn:
{schoolteacher}, {school teacher}]
school term
n 1: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic
term}, {academic session}, {session}]
school text
n 1: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his
economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor
wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn:
{textbook}, {text}, {text edition}, {schoolbook}, {school
text}] [ant: {trade book}, {trade edition}]
school year
n 1: the period of time each year when the school is open and
people are studying [syn: {school year}, {academic year}]
school-age child
n 1: a young person attending school (up through senior high
school) [syn: {schoolchild}, {school-age child}, {pupil}]
schoolma'am
n 1: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
[syn: {schoolmarm}, {schoolma'am}, {schoolmistress},
{mistress}]
Schreiber's aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Schrodinger equation
n 1: the fundamental equation of wave mechanics [syn:
{Schrodinger equation}, {Schrodinger wave equation}]
Schrodinger wave equation
n 1: the fundamental equation of wave mechanics [syn:
{Schrodinger equation}, {Schrodinger wave equation}]
Schuller-Christian disease
n 1: inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of
cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children
and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and
diabetes insipidus [syn: {Hand-Schuller-Christian disease},
{Schuller-Christian disease}]
Schumann-Heink
n 1: United States operatic contralto (1861-1936) [syn:
{Schumann-Heink}, {Ernestine Schumann-Heink}]
Schwann cell
n 1: any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral
nervous system and forms the myelin sheath
Sciadopitys verticillata
n 1: tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and
needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends
of twigs [syn: {Japanese umbrella pine}, {Sciadopitys
verticillata}]
Sciaena antarctica
n 1: large important food fish of Australia; almost
indistinguishable from the maigre [syn: {mulloway},
{jewfish}, {Sciaena antarctica}]
Sciaena aquila
n 1: large European marine food fish [syn: {maigre}, {maiger},
{Sciaena aquila}]
sciaenid fish
n 1: widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes
having a large air bladder used to produce sound [syn:
{sciaenid fish}, {sciaenid}]
Sciaenops ocellatus
n 1: large edible fish found off coast of United States from
Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass},
{redfish}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]
sciatic nerve
n 1: arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down
the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and
tibial nerves [syn: {sciatic nerve}, {nervus ischiadicus}]
science fiction
n 1: literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science
on society
science lab
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn:
{lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory},
{science lab}, {science laboratory}]
science laboratory
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn:
{lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory},
{science lab}, {science laboratory}]
science museum
n 1: a museum that collects and displays objects having
scientific interest
science teacher
n 1: someone who teaches science
scientific agriculture
n 1: the application of soil and plant sciences to land
management and crop production [syn: {agronomy},
{scientific agriculture}]
scientific discipline
n 1: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science
of genetics" [syn: {science}, {scientific discipline}]
scientific fact
n 1: an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is
accepted as true (although its truth is never final)
scientific instrument
n 1: an instrument used by scientists
scientific knowledge
n 1: knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by
general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much
scientific knowledge"
scientific method
n 1: a method of investigation involving observation and theory
to test scientific hypotheses
scientific research
n 1: research into questions posed by scientific theories and
hypotheses [syn: {scientific research}, {research project}]
scientific theory
n 1: a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific
theories must be falsifiable"
Scilla nonscripta
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth},
{wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides
nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
Scilla verna
n 1: European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn:
{spring squill}, {Scilla verna}, {sea onion}]
Scilly Islands
n 1: an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast
of England near the entrance to the English Channel;
formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates [syn: {Scilly
Islands}, {Isles of Scilly}]
scincid lizard
n 1: alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body
covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than
most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide [syn:
{skink}, {scincid}, {scincid lizard}]
Scindapsus aureus
n 1: evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated
foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum},
{Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]
scintillating scotoma
n 1: a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering
colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of
migraine [syn: {scintillating scotoma}, {flittering
scotoma}]
scintillation counter
n 1: counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to
ionizing radiation
Scipio Africanus
n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the
second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa
237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio
Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius
Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]
Scipio Africanus Major
n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the
second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa
237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio
Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius
Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]
Scipio the Elder
n 1: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the
second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa
237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio
Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius
Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]
scire facias
n 1: a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the
party against whom it is brought to show cause why the
record should not be enforced or annulled
Scirpus acutus
n 1: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive
green stems [syn: {hardstem bulrush}, {hardstemmed
bulrush}, {Scirpus acutus}]
Scirpus cyperinus
n 1: sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered
woolly spikelets [syn: {wool grass}, {Scirpus cyperinus}]
scissor grip
n 1: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the
opponents body or head and put your feet together and
squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor hold},
{scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]
scissor hold
n 1: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the
opponents body or head and put your feet together and
squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor hold},
{scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]
scissor-tailed
adj 1: (of birds) having a deeply forked tail; "scissor-tailed
birds"
scissors grip
n 1: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the
opponents body or head and put your feet together and
squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor hold},
{scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]
scissors hold
n 1: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the
opponents body or head and put your feet together and
squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor hold},
{scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]
scissors kick
n 1: a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in
a scissoring motion
scissortailed flycatcher
n 1: grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and
Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and
white breast and salmon and scarlet markings [syn:
{scissortail}, {scissortailed flycatcher}, {Muscivora-
forficata}]
Sciurus carolinensis
n 1: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now
introduced into England [syn: {eastern grey squirrel},
{eastern gray squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus
carolinensis}]
Sciurus griseus
n 1: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
[syn: {western grey squirrel}, {western gray squirrel},
{Sciurus griseus}]
Sciurus hudsonicus
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red
squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus
hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
Sciurus niger
n 1: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United
States [syn: {fox squirrel}, {eastern fox squirrel},
{Sciurus niger}]
Sciurus vulgaris
n 1: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
[syn: {red squirrel}, {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus vulgaris}]
scleral veins
n 1: tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the
sclera of the eye [syn: {scleral veins}, {venae sclerales}]
Scleranthus annuus
n 1: widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow
leaves and inconspicuous green flowers [syn: {knawel},
{knawe}, {Scleranthus annuus}]
Scleroderma aurantium
n 1: an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a
dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a
pattern of small warts [syn: {Scleroderma citrinum},
{Scleroderma aurantium}]
Scleroderma bovista
n 1: an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth
when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-
yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity [syn:
{Scleroderma bovista}, {smooth earthball}]
Scleroderma citrinum
n 1: an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a
dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a
pattern of small warts [syn: {Scleroderma citrinum},
{Scleroderma aurantium}]
Scleroderma flavidium
n 1: an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first
buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to
form segments like the ray of an umbel [syn: {Scleroderma
flavidium}, {star earthball}]
Scleropages jardinii
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian bonytongue}, {northern barramundi},
{Scleropages jardinii}]
Scleropages leichardti
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian arowana}, {Dawson River salmon}, {saratoga},
{spotted barramundi}, {spotted bonytongue}, {Scleropages
leichardti}]
sclerosing leukoencephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
sclerotic coat
n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the
cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the
eyeball [syn: {sclera}, {sclerotic coat}]
sclerotium disease
n 1: plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also
one in which sclerotia are formed [syn: {sclerotium
disease}, {sclerotium rot}]
sclerotium rot
n 1: plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also
one in which sclerotia are formed [syn: {sclerotium
disease}, {sclerotium rot}]
scoinson arch
n 1: an arch that supports part of the wall [syn: {scoinson
arch}, {sconcheon arch}]
Scolopax rusticola
n 1: short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock [syn:
{Eurasian woodcock}, {Scolopax rusticola}]
Scolopendrium nigripes
n 1: a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria
nigripes}, {Asplenium nigripes}, {Scolopendrium nigripes}]
Scolymus hispanicus
n 1: a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its
edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow
flowers are used as a substitute for saffron [syn: {Spanish
oyster plant}, {Scolymus hispanicus}]
Scolytus multistriatus
n 1: a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn:
{Dutch-elm beetle}, {Scolytus multistriatus}]
Scomber colias
n 1: medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico [syn: {Spanish mackerel}, {Scomber colias}]
Scomber japonicus
n 1: small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub
mackerel}, {tinker}, {Scomber japonicus}]
Scomber scombrus
n 1: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and
small if any scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {shiner},
{Scomber scombrus}]
Scomberesox saurus
n 1: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn:
{saury}, {billfish}, {Scomberesox saurus}]
Scomberomorus cavalla
n 1: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and
game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
[syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {cero}, {Scomberomorus
cavalla}]
Scomberomorus maculatus
n 1: a large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic
coastal waters of North America
Scomberomorus regalis
n 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal
Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {pintado}, {kingfish},
{Scomberomorus regalis}]
Scomberomorus sierra
n 1: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: {sierra},
{Scomberomorus sierra}]
scombroid fish
n 1: important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical
and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic
and can thrive in colder waters [syn: {scombroid},
{scombroid fish}]
sconcheon arch
n 1: an arch that supports part of the wall [syn: {scoinson
arch}, {sconcheon arch}]
scoop out
v 1: hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
2: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar
out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift out},
{scoop up}, {take up}]
scoop shot
n 1: a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion
scoop shovel
n 1: the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe [syn: {scoop},
{scoop shovel}]
scoop up
v 1: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar
out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift
out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]
Scopes trial
n 1: a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes
violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in
high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings
Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted
but the verdict was later reversed
Scophthalmus aquosus
n 1: very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of
North America [syn: {windowpane}, {Scophthalmus aquosus}]
Scophthalmus rhombus
n 1: European food fish [syn: {brill}, {Scophthalmus rhombus}]
Scopolia carniolica
n 1: herb that is a source of scopolamine
scops owl
n 1: any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling
call
scorched-earth policy
n 1: the target company defends itself by selling off its crown
jewels
score out
v 1: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the
formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase},
{rub out}, {score out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]
score paper
n 1: paper with lines appropriate for writing music [syn: {music
paper}, {score paper}]
scoring system
n 1: a system of classifying according to quality or merit or
amount [syn: {rating system}, {scoring system}]
Scorpaena grandicornis
n 1: a kind of scorpionfish [syn: {plumed scorpionfish},
{Scorpaena grandicornis}]
scorpaenid fish
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-
water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in
the Pacific [syn: {scorpaenid}, {scorpaenid fish}]
scorpaenoid fish
n 1: fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn:
{scorpaenoid}, {scorpaenoid fish}]
Scorpio the Scorpion
n 1: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about October 23 to November 21 [syn: {Scorpio}, {Scorpio
the Scorpion}, {Scorpion}]
scorpioid cyme
n 1: a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite
ranks
scorpion fish
n 1: marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head
and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {scorpion fish},
{sea scorpion}]
scorpion fly
n 1: any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae
of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long
antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except
it is not venomous
scorpion shell
n 1: any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have
the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of
long curved spines
scorpion weed
n 1: any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: {scorpionweed},
{scorpion weed}, {phacelia}]
Scorzonera hispanica
n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves
and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible
roots shaped like carrots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's
grass}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
scot and lot
n 1: obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
scot free
adv 1: free from harm or penalty; "he went scot-free"
Scotch and soda
n 1: a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda
Scotch asphodel
n 1: false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of
mountainous regions of Europe [syn: {Scotch asphodel},
{Tofieldia pusilla}]
Scotch broom
n 1: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]
Scotch broth
n 1: a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and
pearl barley
Scotch egg
n 1: hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and
deep-fried
Scotch fir
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots
pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]
Scotch gale
n 1: bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting
fragrant leaves [syn: {sweet gale}, {Scotch gale}, {Myrica
gale}]
Scotch kiss
n 1: butterscotch candy kiss
Scotch laburnum
n 1: an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn:
{Scotch laburnum}, {Alpine golden chain}, {Laburnum
alpinum}]
Scotch malt whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
Scotch malt whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
Scotch marigold
n 1: the common European annual marigold [syn: {common
marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold},
{Calendula officinalis}]
Scotch pancake
n 1: a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
[syn: {drop scone}, {griddlecake}, {Scotch pancake}]
Scotch pine
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots
pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]
Scotch tape
n 1: transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names
Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or
mending [syn: {cellulose tape}, {Scotch tape}, {Sellotape}]
v 1: fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch
taped a note to the guest's door" [syn: {scotch tape},
{sellotape}]
Scotch terrier
n 1: old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black
terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: {Scotch terrier},
{Scottish terrier}, {Scottie}]
Scotch thistle
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum
acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
Scotch whiskey
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
Scotch whisky
n 1: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch
whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky},
{Scotch malt whiskey}, {Scotch malt whisky}]
Scotch woodcock
n 1: creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste
Scotland Yard
n 1: the detective department of the metropolitan police force
of London [syn: {Scotland Yard}, {New Scotland Yard}]
scotopic vision
n 1: the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in
moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {scotopic
vision}, {twilight vision}]
Scots English
n 1: the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scottish},
{Scots}, {Scots English}]
Scots Gaelic
n 1: the Gaelic of Scotland [syn: {Scottish Gaelic}, {Scots
Gaelic}]
Scots heather
n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
{heather}, {ling}, {Scots heather}, {broom}, {Calluna
vulgaris}]
Scots pine
n 1: medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia
having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots
pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]
Scott Joplin
n 1: United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime
to write down his compositions (1868-1917) [syn: {Joplin},
{Scott Joplin}]
Scott's Spleenwort
n 1: common North American fern with polished black stripes
[syn: {ebony spleenwort}, {Scott's Spleenwort}, {Asplenium
platyneuron}]
Scottish deerhound
n 1: very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer;
known as the royal dog of Scotland [syn: {Scottish
deerhound}, {deerhound}]
Scottish Gaelic
n 1: the Gaelic of Scotland [syn: {Scottish Gaelic}, {Scots
Gaelic}]
Scottish Highlander
n 1: a native of the Highlands of Scotland [syn: {Highlander},
{Scottish Highlander}, {Highland Scot}]
Scottish Lallans
n 1: a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland
[syn: {Lallans}, {Scottish Lallans}]
Scottish Lowlander
n 1: a native of the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: {Lowlander},
{Scottish Lowlander}, {Lowland Scot}]
scottish maple
n 1: Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in
flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate
lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {great maple},
{scottish maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]
Scottish reel
n 1: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular
moves and gliding steps [syn: {reel}, {Scottish reel}]
Scottish terrier
n 1: old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black
terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: {Scotch terrier},
{Scottish terrier}, {Scottie}]
Scourge of God
n 1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of
the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Attila}, {Attila the
Hun}, {Scourge of God}, {Scourge of the Gods}]
Scourge of the Gods
n 1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of
the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Attila}, {Attila the
Hun}, {Scourge of God}, {Scourge of the Gods}]
scouring pad
n 1: a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and
pans
scouring rush
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough
horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]
scout car
n 1: fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and
open top [syn: {reconnaissance vehicle}, {scout car}]
scout group
n 1: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts [syn: {troop}, {scout troop},
{scout group}]
scout troop
n 1: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts [syn: {troop}, {scout troop},
{scout group}]
scouting trip
n 1: an expedition undertaken to gain information
scrag end
n 1: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag}, {scrag end}]
scrambled eggs
n 1: eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while
stirring
scrap iron
n 1: iron to be melted again and reworked
scrap metal
n 1: discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold
the car for scrap metal"
scrape along
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
scrape by
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
scrape up
v 1: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She
had scraped together enough money for college"; "they
scratched a meager living" [syn: {scrape}, {scrape up},
{scratch}, {come up}]
scratch along
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
scratch awl
n 1: a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
[syn: {scriber}, {scribe}, {scratch awl}]
scratch line
n 1: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a
game [syn: {start}, {starting line}, {scratch}, {scratch
line}]
scratch off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a
thank-you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch
off}, {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
scratch out
v 1: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out;
"scratch out my name on that list" [syn: {scratch out},
{cut out}]
scratch pad
n 1: pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches
etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch
pad}, {scratch paper}, {scribbling block}]
scratch paper
n 1: pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches
etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch
pad}, {scratch paper}, {scribbling block}]
scratch race
n 1: a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on
equal terms)
scratch sheet
n 1: a racing publication giving information on horses and the
outcomes of horse races [syn: {dope sheet}, {scratch
sheet}]
scratch test
n 1: a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various
substances by applying them to scratches in the skin
scratch up
v 1: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn:
{scratch}, {scrape}, {scratch up}]
screaming meemies
n 1: extreme nervousness [syn: {jitters}, {heebie-jeebies},
{screaming meemies}]
screech owl
n 1: any owl that has a screeching cry
2: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech
owl}, {Otus asio}]
screen actor
n 1: an actor who plays a role in a film [syn: {screen actor},
{movie actor}]
screen background
n 1: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user
interfaces against which icons and windows appear [syn:
{background}, {desktop}, {screen background}]
screen door
n 1: a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic
netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from
entering a building through the open door; "he heard the
screen door slam as she left"
screen font
n 1: the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the
screen font resembles a printed font a document may look
approximately the same on the screen as it will when
printed" [syn: {screen font}, {raster font}]
screen memory
n 1: an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another
memory of distressing significance
screen off
v 1: partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen
off this part of the room" [syn: {screen off}, {separate
off}]
screen out
v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these
samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen},
{screen out}, {sieve}, {sort}]
screen pass
n 1: a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by
a screen of blockers
screen saver
n 1: (computer science) a moving design that appears on a
computer screen when there has been no input for a
specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage
that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are
displayed too long"
screen test
n 1: a filmed audition of an actor or actress
screw auger
n 1: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw
auger}, {wimble}]
screw augur
n 1: an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely
flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented
flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places
of eastern and central North America [syn: {screw augur},
{Spiranthes cernua}]
screw bean
n 1: spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is
used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
2: shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw
bean}, {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean mesquite},
{Prosopis pubescens}]
screw eye
n 1: a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
screw jack
n 1: screw-operated jack [syn: {jackscrew}, {screw jack}]
screw key
n 1: a wrench for turning a screw
screw log
n 1: a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's
speed [syn: {patent log}, {screw log}, {taffrail log}]
screw pine
n 1: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having
huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like
pineapple leaves [syn: {pandanus}, {screw pine}]
screw propeller
n 1: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push
against water or air [syn: {screw}, {screw propeller}]
screw thread
n 1: the raised helical rib going around a screw [syn: {screw
thread}, {thread}]
screw tree
n 1: a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
screw up
v 1: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {heat
up}, {hot up}, {screw up}]
2: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we
had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bodge},
{bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub},
{screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff},
{bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble},
{mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
3: screw or turn higher
4: twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"
screw wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by
turning a screw
screw-loose
adj 1: not behaving normally [syn: {screw-loose}, {screwy}]
screw-pine family
n 1: family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including
pandanus [syn: {Pandanaceae}, {family Pandanaceae}, {screw-
pine family}]
screw-topped
adj 1: having a lid with a spiral groove
screwbean mesquite
n 1: shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn:
{screw bean}, {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean
mesquite}, {Prosopis pubescens}]
scribbling block
n 1: pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches
etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch
pad}, {scratch paper}, {scribbling block}]
scribing block
n 1: gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable
stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn:
{surface gauge}, {surface gage}, {scribing block}]
scrimmage line
n 1: line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen
line up at the start of each play in American football;
"the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn:
{scrimmage line}, {line of scrimmage}]
scroll saw
n 1: fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut
curved outlines [syn: {jigsaw}, {scroll saw}, {fretsaw}]
scrotal vein
n 1: veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins [syn:
{scrotal vein}, {vena scrotalis}]
scrub beefwood
n 1: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant
creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood [syn:
{scrub beefwood}, {beefwood}, {Stenocarpus salignus}]
scrub bird
n 1: small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and
frequenting brush or scrub [syn: {scrubbird}, {scrub-bird},
{scrub bird}]
scrub brush
n 1: a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn:
{scrub brush}, {scrubbing brush}, {scrubber}]
scrub fowl
n 1: large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build
mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn:
{megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder},
{scrub fowl}]
scrub nurse
n 1: a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
scrub oak
n 1: any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a
dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense
thickets
scrub palmetto
n 1: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United
States [syn: {saw palmetto}, {scrub palmetto}, {Serenoa
repens}]
scrub pine
n 1: common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States
having straggling often twisted or branches and short
needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia
pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]
scrub plane
n 1: a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock
scrub typhus
n 1: transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia [syn:
{tsutsugamushi disease}, {scrub typhus}]
scrub up
v 1: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an
operation" [syn: {scrub}, {scrub up}]
scrub-bird
n 1: small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and
frequenting brush or scrub [syn: {scrubbird}, {scrub-bird},
{scrub bird}]
scrubbing brush
n 1: a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn:
{scrub brush}, {scrubbing brush}, {scrubber}]
scrunch up
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch},
{scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed,
folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress
got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
[syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch},
{scrunch up}, {crisp}]
scrutin de liste
n 1: based on the principle of proportional representation;
voters choose between party lists, the number elected from
each list being determined by the percentage cast for each
list out of the total vote [syn: {list system}, {scrutin de
liste}, {scrutin de liste system}]
scrutin de liste system
n 1: based on the principle of proportional representation;
voters choose between party lists, the number elected from
each list being determined by the percentage cast for each
list out of the total vote [syn: {list system}, {scrutin de
liste}, {scrutin de liste system}]
scrutin uninomial system
n 1: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a
legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn:
{uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-
member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin
uninominal voting system}]
scrutin uninominal voting system
n 1: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a
legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn:
{uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-
member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin
uninominal voting system}]
scuba diver
n 1: an underwater diver who uses scuba gear
scuba diving
n 1: skin diving with scuba apparatus
scuffle hoe
n 1: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn:
{scuffle}, {scuffle hoe}, {Dutch hoe}]
sculptural relief
n 1: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to
stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief},
{relievo}, {rilievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}]
scum bag
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke},
{crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
scurvy grass
n 1: a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in
treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of
vitamin C [syn: {scurvy grass}, {common scurvy grass},
{Cochlearia officinalis}]
2: any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian
cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {winter
cress}, {St. Barbara's herb}, {scurvy grass}]
scut work
n 1: trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable
chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work" [syn:
{scut work}, {shitwork}]
scutch grass
n 1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil
grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass},
{star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
Scutellaria lateriflora
n 1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used
especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue
pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog
weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]
Scutigera coleoptrata
n 1: long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
[syn: {house centipede}, {Scutigera coleoptrata}]
Scutigerella immaculata
n 1: minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of
truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede},
{garden symphilid}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]
Scythian lamb
n 1: Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used
as a styptic [syn: {Scythian lamb}, {Cibotium barometz}]
sea anchor
n 1: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading
into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}, {drogue}]
sea anemone
n 1: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of
tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
[syn: {sea anemone}, {anemone}]
sea animal
n 1: any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g.
fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal},
{marine creature}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]
sea ash
n 1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny
branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum},
{Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]
sea aster
n 1: a common European aster that grows in salt marshes [syn:
{sea aster}, {sea starwort}, {Aster tripolium}]
sea bass
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
[syn: {sea bass}, {bass}]
2: any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of
the United States having an elongated body and long spiny
dorsal fin
sea bathing
n 1: bathing in the sea or ocean
sea bird
n 1: a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean:
gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels;
etc. [syn: {seabird}, {sea bird}, {seafowl}]
sea biscuit
n 1: very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
[syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea
biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]
sea boat
n 1: a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
sea bottom
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
sea bream
n 1: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family
Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: {bream}, {sea bream}]
2: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not
exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: {sea bream},
{bream}]
sea breeze
n 1: a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
sea captain
n 1: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
{master}, {captain}, {sea captain}, {skipper}]
sea catfish
n 1: any of numerous marine fishes most of which are
mouthbreeders; not used for food
sea change
n 1: a profound transformation
sea chantey
n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
{chantey}, {chanty}, {sea chantey}, {shanty}]
sea chest
n 1: a sailor's storage chest for personal property
sea chub
n 1: schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific
oceans; two species in western Atlantic
sea coal
n 1: pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing
sea cole
n 1: perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe
and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white
flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as
potherbs [syn: {sea kale}, {sea cole}, {Crambe maritima}]
sea cow
n 1: any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals
with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no
hind limbs [syn: {sea cow}, {sirenian mammal}, {sirenian}]
sea cradle
n 1: primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk
having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn:
{chiton}, {coat-of-mail shell}, {sea cradle},
{polyplacophore}]
sea crawfish
n 1: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but
lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny
lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish},
{crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]
sea creature
n 1: any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g.
fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal},
{marine creature}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]
sea cucumber
n 1: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles
surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud
feeders [syn: {sea cucumber}, {holothurian}]
sea dahlia
n 1: stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental
developed from a Mexican wildflower [syn: {sea dahlia},
{Coreopsis maritima}]
sea dog
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman},
{tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob},
{sea dog}]
sea duck
n 1: any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast:
eider; scoter; merganser
sea eagle
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and
builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn:
{osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion
haliaetus}]
2: any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
sea elephant
n 1: either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having
snouts like trunks [syn: {elephant seal}, {sea elephant}]
sea eryngium
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves
naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly
used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {sea
eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]
sea fan
n 1: corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton
sea feather
n 1: corals forming featherlike colonies
sea floor
n 1: the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {sea
floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy
Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]
sea god
n 1: a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to
live in or to control the sea
sea gooseberry
n 1: ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of
cilia
sea green
n 1: the property of a moderate green color resembling the
waters of the sea
sea gull
n 1: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and
short legs [syn: {gull}, {seagull}, {sea gull}]
sea hare
n 1: naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced
internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles [syn:
{sea hare}, {Aplysia punctata}]
sea holly
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves
naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly
used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {sea
eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]
2: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's
breeches}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]
sea holm
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves
naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly
used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {sea
eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]
sea horse
n 1: either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory
tusks and tough hide over thick blubber [syn: {walrus},
{seahorse}, {sea horse}]
2: small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and
curled tails; swim in upright position [syn: {seahorse}, {sea
horse}]
sea island cotton
n 1: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off
the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields
cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {sea island
cotton}, {tree cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]
sea kale
n 1: perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe
and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white
flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as
potherbs [syn: {sea kale}, {sea cole}, {Crambe maritima}]
sea king
n 1: a Viking pirate chief
sea ladder
n 1: (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for
coming aboard [syn: {sea ladder}, {sea steps}]
sea lamprey
n 1: large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food;
destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes [syn:
{sea lamprey}, {Petromyzon marinus}]
sea lane
n 1: a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
[syn: {seaway}, {sea lane}, {ship route}, {trade route}]
sea lavender
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate
salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers [syn:
{sea lavender}, {marsh rosemary}, {statice}]
sea lawyer
n 1: an argumentative and contentious seaman
sea lettuce
n 1: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn:
{sea lettuce}, {laver}]
sea level
n 1: level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway
between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in
reckoning land elevation or sea depth
sea lily
n 1: crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body
attached to a hard surface
sea lion
n 1: any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific
related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
sea louse
n 1: marine isopod crustacean [syn: {sea louse}, {sea slater}]
sea lyme grass
n 1: a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
[syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Elymus
arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]
sea mat
n 1: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small
polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea
moss}, {moss animal}]
sea mew
n 1: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]
sea mile
n 1: a former British unit of length once used in navigation;
equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) [syn: {sea mile},
{mile}]
sea milkwort
n 1: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores
and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn:
{sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux
maritima}]
sea moss
n 1: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small
polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea
moss}, {moss animal}]
2: any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple
fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)
sea mouse
n 1: any of several large worms having a broad flattened body
with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
sea nymph
n 1: (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of
Oceanus or Nereus
Sea of Azof
n 1: a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn:
{Sea of Azov}, {Sea of Azof}, {Sea of Azoff}]
Sea of Azoff
n 1: a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn:
{Sea of Azov}, {Sea of Azof}, {Sea of Azoff}]
Sea of Azov
n 1: a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn:
{Sea of Azov}, {Sea of Azof}, {Sea of Azoff}]
Sea of Cortes
n 1: a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of
California}, {Sea of Cortes}]
Sea of Japan
n 1: an arm of the Pacific bordered by Japan, Korea, North
Korea, and Russia [syn: {Sea of Japan}, {East Sea}]
Sea of Marmara
n 1: an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black
Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the
Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Sea of Marmara}, {Marmara
Denizi}, {Marmora}, {Sea of Marmora}]
Sea of Marmora
n 1: an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black
Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the
Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Sea of Marmara}, {Marmara
Denizi}, {Marmora}, {Sea of Marmora}]
Sea of Okhotsk
n 1: an arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia
sea onion
n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
onion}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]
2: European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn:
{spring squill}, {Scilla verna}, {sea onion}]
sea otter
n 1: large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very
thick dark brown fur [syn: {sea otter}, {Enhydra lutris}]
sea pea
n 1: wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough
roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn:
{beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus
japonicus}]
sea pen
n 1: fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
sea pink
n 1: tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate
zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {cliff
rose}, {sea pink}, {Armeria maritima}]
sea poacher
n 1: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony
plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn:
{poacher}, {sea poacher}, {sea poker}]
sea poker
n 1: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony
plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn:
{poacher}, {sea poacher}, {sea poker}]
sea poppy
n 1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along
sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy},
{horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy},
{Glaucium flavum}]
sea power
n 1: naval strength
2: a nation that possesses formidable naval strength
sea purse
n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on
the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea
purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
sea puss
n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on
the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea
purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
sea raven
n 1: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when
caught [syn: {sea raven}, {Hemitripterus americanus}]
sea robber
n 1: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn:
{pirate}, {buccaneer}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}]
sea robin
n 1: American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn:
{sea robin}, {searobin}]
sea room
n 1: space for maneuver at sea
sea rover
n 1: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn:
{pirate}, {buccaneer}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}]
sea scallop
n 1: muscle of large deep-water scallops
2: a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast
of North America [syn: {sea scallop}, {giant scallop},
{Pecten magellanicus}]
sea scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water
scooter}, {sea scooter}, {scooter}]
sea scorpion
n 1: marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head
and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {scorpion fish},
{sea scorpion}]
Sea Scout
n 1: a Boy Scout enrolled in programs for water activities
sea serpent
n 1: huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
sea slater
n 1: marine isopod crustacean [syn: {sea louse}, {sea slater}]
sea slug
n 1: any of various marine gastropods of the suborder
Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully
colored body [syn: {sea slug}, {nudibranch}]
sea snail
n 1: small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins
forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {snailfish},
{seasnail}, {sea snail}, {Liparis liparis}]
sea snake
n 1: any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a
fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which
they immobilize with quick-acting venom
sea spider
n 1: any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having
small thin bodies and long slender legs [syn: {sea spider},
{pycnogonid}]
sea spray
n 1: spray from ocean waves
sea spurry
n 1: prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread
throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and
coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn:
{sand spurry}, {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]
sea squab
n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve
poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {blowfish}, {sea squab},
{puffer}, {pufferfish}]
sea squill
n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
onion}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]
sea squirt
n 1: ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of
water
sea star
n 1: echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a
central disk [syn: {starfish}, {sea star}]
sea starwort
n 1: a common European aster that grows in salt marshes [syn:
{sea aster}, {sea starwort}, {Aster tripolium}]
sea steps
n 1: (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for
coming aboard [syn: {sea ladder}, {sea steps}]
sea swallow
n 1: common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and
grey plumage [syn: {sea swallow}, {Sterna hirundo}]
sea tang
n 1: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: {tang}, {sea tang}]
sea tangle
n 1: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
[syn: {sea tangle}, {tang}]
sea trifoly
n 1: a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores
and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn:
{sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux
maritima}]
sea trout
n 1: flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
[syn: {sea trout}, {salmon trout}]
2: any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal
waters
3: silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh
water to spawn
sea turtle
n 1: any of various large turtles with limbs modified into
flippers; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {sea
turtle}, {marine turtle}]
sea urchin
n 1: shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in
thin spiny globular shells
sea wolf
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer},
{orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
sea wormwood
n 1: plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {sea
wormwood}, {Seriphidium maritimum}, {Artemisia maritima}]
sea wrack
n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found
in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass},
{grass wrack}, {sea wrack}, {Zostera marina}]
2: growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms
such as rockweeds and kelp [syn: {sea wrack}, {wrack}]
sea-coast
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: {seashore}, {coast},
{seacoast}, {sea-coast}]
sea-duty
n 1: naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {sea-duty},
{service abroad}, {shipboard duty}]
sea-ear
n 1: an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer},
{sea-ear}, {Haliotis tuberculata}]
sea-green
adj 1: of the color of the sea; bluish green
sea-lavender family
n 1: perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan
especially in saltwater areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae},
{family Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}, {sea-lavender
family}]
sea-lettuce family
n 1: thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: {Ulvaceae}, {family
Ulvaceae}, {sea-lettuce family}]
sea-level
adj 1: lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert" [syn:
{low-lying}, {sea-level}]
sea-level pressure
n 1: the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the
pressure at sea level
sea-poose
n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on
the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea
purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
sea-purse
n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on
the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea
purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
sea-puss
n 1: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on
the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea
purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]
sea-rocket
n 1: salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose
or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage [syn: {sea-
rocket}, {Cakile maritima}]
seabeach sandwort
n 1: perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or
terminal flowers [syn: {seabeach sandwort}, {Arenaria
peploides}]
seafood Newburg
n 1: seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice
seafood sauce
n 1: usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice [syn:
{cocktail sauce}, {seafood sauce}]
seal bomb
n 1: a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is
used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from
fishing grounds
seal in
v 1: close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack
locks in the flavor!" [syn: {lock in}, {seal in}]
seal limbs
n 1: an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an
arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to
the body like stumps; rare condition that results from
taking thalidomide during pregnancy [syn: {phocomelia},
{seal limbs}]
seal of approval
n 1: an indication of approved or superior status [syn:
{cachet}, {seal}, {seal of approval}]
seal off
v 1: make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
[syn: {seal}, {seal off}]
2: impose a blockade on [syn: {blockade}, {seal off}]
seal oil
n 1: a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal
blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a
lubricant
seal ring
n 1: a ring bearing a signet [syn: {signet ring}, {seal ring}]
sealed instrument
n 1: a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the
signer attached [syn: {sealed instrument}, {contract under
seal}, {special contract}]
sealing material
n 1: any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a
porous surface
sealing wax
n 1: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is
plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels
and letters [syn: {sealing wax}, {seal}]
sealskin tent
n 1: tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling [syn: {tupik},
{tupek}, {sealskin tent}]
Sealyham terrier
n 1: a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred
in Sealyham [syn: {Sealyham terrier}, {Sealyham}]
Sean O'Casey
n 1: Irish playwright (1880-1964) [syn: {O'Casey}, {Sean
O'Casey}]
Seanad Eireann
n 1: the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
[syn: {Seanad Eireann}, {Seanad}]
search and destroy mission
n 1: an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam;
troops would move through a designated area destroying
troops as they found them
search and rescue mission
n 1: a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
search engine
n 1: a computer program that retrieves documents or files or
data from a database or from a computer network (especially
from the internet)
search language
n 1: a source language consisting of procedural operators that
invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language},
{query language}, {search language}]
search mission
n 1: a mission to discover something
search party
n 1: a party of people to search for someone
search warrant
n 1: a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search
for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime
and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the
locations where the officials may search
searcher beetle
n 1: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on
caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher},
{searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]
searching fire
n 1: fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the
elevation of the gun
searing iron
n 1: a hot iron used to destroy tissue
Sears Tower
n 1: a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall
seashore mallow
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya
predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers
that resemble hibiscus
seaside alder
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having
soft light brown wood [syn: {seaside alder}, {Alnus
maritima}]
seaside centaury
n 1: a variety of centaury found at the seaside
seaside daisy
n 1: slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy
sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with
narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to
southern California [syn: {seaside daisy}, {beach aster},
{Erigeron glaucous}]
seaside goldenrod
n 1: vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and
Gulf Coast of North America [syn: {seaside goldenrod},
{beach goldenrod}, {Solidago sempervirens}]
seaside mahoe
n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
{portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia
populnea}]
seaside scrub oak
n 1: small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United
States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy
coastal areas [syn: {myrtle oak}, {seaside scrub oak},
{Quercus myrtifolia}]
season ticket
n 1: a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of
entertainments; sold at a reduced rate [syn: {commutation
ticket}, {season ticket}]
seasonal adjustment
n 1: a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable
fluctuations as a function of the season of the year;
"seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in
mid-winter"
seasonal worker
n 1: a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons [syn:
{seasonal worker}, {seasonal}]
seasoned salt
n 1: combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and
monosodium glutamate
seat belt
n 1: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your
seat in case of an accident [syn: {seat belt}, {seatbelt}]
seat cushion
n 1: a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable
seating area
n 1: an area that includes places where several people can sit;
"there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn:
{seating}, {seats}, {seating room}, {seating area}]
seating capacity
n 1: the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or
auditorium or stadium etc.
seating room
n 1: an area that includes places where several people can sit;
"there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn:
{seating}, {seats}, {seating room}, {seating area}]
Seattle Slew
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977
sebaceous cyst
n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum)
that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
[syn: {sebaceous cyst}, {pilar cyst}, {wen},
{steatocystoma}]
sebaceous follicle
n 1: a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair
follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous
gland}, {sebaceous follicle}, {glandulae sebaceae}]
sebaceous gland
n 1: a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair
follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous
gland}, {sebaceous follicle}, {glandulae sebaceae}]
sebacic acid
n 1: a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins [syn: {sebacic
acid}, {decanedioic acid}]
Sebastian Cabot
n 1: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an
English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a
Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of
Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
[syn: {Cabot}, {Sebastian Cabot}]
Sebastian Vizcaino
n 1: Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the
California coast (1550-1615) [syn: {Vizcaino}, {Sebastian
Vizcaino}]
Sebastodes caurinus
n 1: a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America
[syn: {copper rockfish}, {Sebastodes caurinus}]
Sebastodes marinus
n 1: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and
Europe [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes
marinus}]
Sebastodes miniatus
n 1: a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {vermillion rockfish}, {rasher}, {Sebastodes
miniatus}]
Sebastodes ruberrimus
n 1: a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{red rockfish}, {Sebastodes ruberrimus}]
seborrheic dermatitis
n 1: a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy
scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin
[syn: {seborrheic dermatitis}, {seborrheic eczema}]
seborrheic eczema
n 1: a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy
scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin
[syn: {seborrheic dermatitis}, {seborrheic eczema}]
seborrheic keratosis
n 1: a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike
lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust
Secale cereale
n 1: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern
Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black
bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
[syn: {rye}, {Secale cereale}]
seckel pear
n 1: small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear [syn: {seckel},
{seckel pear}]
secobarbital sodium
n 1: barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder
(trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and
to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital sodium},
{secobarbital}, {Seconal}, {red devil}]
Second Advent
n 1: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of
Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]
Second Adventism
n 1: any Christian religion that believes the second coming of
Christ is imminent [syn: {Adventism}, {Second Adventism}]
Second Adventist
n 1: a member of Christian denomination that expects the
imminent advent of Christ [syn: {Adventist}, {Second
Adventist}]
second balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family
circle}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]
second banana
n 1: a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian [syn:
{straight man}, {second banana}]
2: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a
secondary role [syn: {second fiddle}, {second banana}]
second base
n 1: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in
baseball
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
stationed near the second of the bases in the infield [syn:
{second base}, {second}]
second baseman
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays second base [syn: {second
baseman}, {second sacker}]
second battle of Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try
chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in
taking considerable territory from the Allied salient [syn:
{Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}, {second battle of Ypres}]
second best
n 1: the competitor who finishes second [syn: {runner-up},
{second best}]
second childhood
n 1: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes
shown by foolish infatuations [syn: {dotage}, {second
childhood}, {senility}]
second class
adv 1: by second class conveyance; "we traveled second class"
n 1: not the highest rank in a classification
2: not the highest quality in a classification
3: a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that
are less expensive than first class accommodations [syn:
{cabin class}, {second class}, {economy class}]
Second Coming
n 1: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of
Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]
Second Coming of Christ
n 1: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of
Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]
Second Council of Constantinople
n 1: the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's
writings to be heretic [syn: {Constantinople}, {Second
Council of Constantinople}]
Second Council of Lyons
n 1: the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of
the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church [syn:
{Lyons}, {Second Council of Lyons}]
Second Council of Nicaea
n 1: the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted
iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
[syn: {Nicaea}, {Second Council of Nicaea}]
second cousin
n 1: a child of a first cousin of one's parent
second cranial nerve
n 1: the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic
nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic
tract}]
Second Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal
disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of
Jerusalem in 1187
second deck
n 1: the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of
a large vessel [syn: {main deck}, {second deck}]
Second Earl Grey
n 1: Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms
including the abolition of slavery throughout the British
Empire (1764-1845) [syn: {Grey}, {Charles Grey}, {Second
Earl Grey}]
Second Earl of Chatham
n 1: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
[syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham},
{Pitt the Younger}]
Second Earl of Guilford
n 1: British statesman under George III whose policies led to
rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn:
{North}, {Frederick North}, {Second Earl of Guilford}]
Second Empire
n 1: the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from
1852-1870
Second Epistel of John
n 1: the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed
to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistel of John},
{II John}]
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the second epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to
the Corinthians}, {II Corinthians}]
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {II Thessalonians}]
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {Second
Epistle to Timothy}, {II Timothy}]
Second Epistle of Peter
n 1: the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistle of Peter},
{II Peter}]
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the second epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to
the Corinthians}, {II Corinthians}]
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, {II Thessalonians}]
Second Epistle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
{Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {Second
Epistle to Timothy}, {II Timothy}]
second estate
n 1: the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain [syn:
{second estate}, {Lords Temporal}]
second fiddle
n 1: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a
secondary role [syn: {second fiddle}, {second banana}]
2: a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle
to anyone"
second gear
n 1: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in
the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into
second to make the hill" [syn: {second gear}, {second}]
second growth
n 1: a second growth of trees covering an area where the
original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
second half
n 1: the second of two halves of play [syn: {second half}, {last
half}]
second hand
adv 1: from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy
second hand"
n 1: an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second
hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"
2: hand marking seconds on a timepiece
second joint
n 1: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: {second joint},
{thigh}]
Second Lateran Council
n 1: the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put
an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia
second law of motion
n 1: the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the
imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn:
{second law of motion}, {Newton's second law of motion},
{Newton's second law}]
second law of thermodynamics
n 1: a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a
body only when that body interacts with another at a lower
temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase
of entropy
second lieutenant
n 1: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine
Corps holding the lowest rank [syn: {second lieutenant},
{2nd lieutenant}]
Second Marquis of Rockingham
n 1: English statesman who served as prime minister and who
opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
[syn: {Rockingham}, {Second Marquis of Rockingham},
{Charles Watson-Wentworth}]
second moment
n 1: the expected value of the square of the deviations of a
random variable from the point of origin
second mortgage
n 1: a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage
second nature
n 1: acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
second period
n 1: the second division into which the play of a game is
divided
second person
n 1: pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by
the language in which they occur
second power
n 1: the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power
of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square
of the distance" [syn: {square}, {second power}]
second reading
n 1: the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to
approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a
committee's report and take a vote (US)
Second Reich
n 1: the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from
1871 to 1919) [syn: {Hohenzollern empire}, {Second Reich}]
second sacker
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays second base [syn: {second
baseman}, {second sacker}]
second sight
n 1: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to
the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight},
{extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]
second stomach
n 1: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn:
{reticulum}, {second stomach}]
second string
n 1: a squad of players that are available either individually
or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started
the game
second thought
n 1: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had
second thoughts about his purchase" [syn:
{reconsideration}, {second thought}, {afterthought},
{rethink}]
second trimester
n 1: time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of
gestation
Second Vatican Council
n 1: the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the
universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made
other reforms [syn: {Second Vatican Council}, {Vatican II}]
second wind
n 1: renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She
had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the
employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of
developments, regained their second wind"
2: the return of relatively easy breathing after initial
exhaustion during continuous exertion
Second World War
n 1: a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran,
Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South
Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia)
and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary,
Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to
1945 [syn: {World War II}, {World War 2}, {Second World
War}]
second-best
adv 1: in second place; "he came off second-best"
adj 1: next to the best; "his second-best bed"
second-class
adj 1: of inferior status or quality; "a second-class citizen";
"second-class accommodations"
second-degree burn
n 1: burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial
destruction of the dermis
second-guess
v 1: attempt to anticipate or predict [syn: {second-guess},
{outguess}]
2: evaluate or criticize with hindsight
second-hand speech
n 1: overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone
conversation)
second-hand store
n 1: a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices [syn:
{thriftshop}, {second-hand store}]
second-in-command
n 1: someone who relieves a commander
second-place finish
n 1: a finish in second place (as in a race) [syn: {second-place
finish}, {runner-up finish}]
second-rate
adj 1: moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the
quality from mediocre to above average" [syn: {mediocre},
{second-rate}]
second-rater
n 1: a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging
second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who
surrounded him" [syn: {second-rater}, {mediocrity}]
second-sighted
adj 1: foreseeing the future [syn: {clairvoyant},
{precognitive}, {second-sighted}]
second-string
adj 1: being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of
a team; "a second-string pitcher"
second-stringer
n 1: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is
replaced [syn: {substitute}, {reserve}, {second-stringer}]
second-year
adj 1: used of the second year in United States high school or
college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"
[syn: {sophomore(a)}, {second-year}]
secondary amenorrhea
n 1: cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously
menstruated
secondary cell
n 1: a cell that can be recharged [syn: {storage cell},
{secondary cell}]
secondary censorship
n 1: armed forces censorship of the personal communications of
officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not
subject to primary censorship
secondary coil
n 1: coil such that current is induced in it by passing a
current through the primary coil [syn: {secondary coil},
{secondary winding}, {secondary}]
secondary dentition
n 1: dentition of permanent teeth
secondary diagonal
n 1: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left
entry to the upper right entry
secondary dysmenorrhea
n 1: painful menstruation that is caused by some specific
disorder (as endometriosis)
secondary education
n 1: education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high
school or college preparatory school
secondary emission
n 1: the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded
by higher energy primary electrons
secondary hypertension
n 1: hypertension that is secondary to another disease
secondary modern school
n 1: a former British secondary school emphasizing practical
rather than academic education
secondary school
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary
school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary
school}, {lyceum}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]
secondary sex character
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not
functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice
and body hair and musculature) [syn: {secondary sex
characteristic}, {secondary sexual characteristic},
{secondary sex character}]
secondary sex characteristic
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not
functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice
and body hair and musculature) [syn: {secondary sex
characteristic}, {secondary sexual characteristic},
{secondary sex character}]
secondary sexual characteristic
n 1: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not
functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice
and body hair and musculature) [syn: {secondary sex
characteristic}, {secondary sexual characteristic},
{secondary sex character}]
secondary storage
n 1: a data storage device that is not the main memory of a
computer [syn: {auxiliary storage}, {external storage},
{secondary storage}]
secondary syphilis
n 1: the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin
and mucous membrane
secondary winding
n 1: coil such that current is induced in it by passing a
current through the primary coil [syn: {secondary coil},
{secondary winding}, {secondary}]
secondhand car
n 1: a car that has been previously owned; not a new car [syn:
{used-car}, {secondhand car}]
secret agent
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
[syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {intelligence
agent}, {operative}]
secret approval
n 1: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn:
{connivance}, {secret approval}, {tacit consent}]
secret ballot
n 1: a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the
totaled votes are public
secret code
n 1: a secret method of writing [syn: {cipher}, {cypher},
{cryptograph}, {secret code}]
Secret Intelligence Service
n 1: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: {Secret Intelligence Service}, {MI},
{Military Intelligence Section 6}]
secret plan
n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something
underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit
the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the
start" [syn: {plot}, {secret plan}, {game}]
secret police
n 1: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against
persons suspected of treason or sedition)
Secret Service
n 1: the United States intelligence agency that protects current
and former presidents and vice presidents and their
immediate families and protects distinguished foreign
visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses
forgery of government securities and documents [syn:
{United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service},
{USSS}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]
secret society
n 1: a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
secret writing
n 1: a piece of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptogram},
{cryptograph}, {secret writing}]
2: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptography},
{coding}, {secret writing}, {steganography}]
secretarial assistant
n 1: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
for a boss or an organization [syn: {secretary},
{secretarial assistant}]
secretarial school
n 1: a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and
filing etc) are taught
secretary bird
n 1: large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on
reptiles [syn: {secretary bird}, {Sagittarius
serpentarius}]
Secretary General
n 1: a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United
Nations)
Secretary of Agriculture
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman
J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" [syn: {Secretary
of Agriculture}, {Agriculture Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture;
"the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in
1889" [syn: {Secretary of Agriculture}, {Agriculture
Secretary}]
Secretary of Commerce
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C.
Redfield who was appointed by Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of
Commerce}, {Commerce Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the
position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913" [syn:
{Secretary of Commerce}, {Commerce Secretary}]
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
n 1: head of a former executive department created in 1903 and
divided into two departments in 1913
Secretary of Defense
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense
Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V.
Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" [syn: {Secretary of
Defense}, {Defense Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the
position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947" [syn:
{Secretary of Defense}, {Defense Secretary}]
Secretary of Education
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the
first Secretary of Education" [syn: {Secretary of
Education}, {Education Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Education Department; "the
post of Education Secretary was created in 1979" [syn:
{Secretary of Education}, {Education Secretary}]
Secretary of Energy
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R.
Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter" [syn: {Secretary
of Energy}, {Energy Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the
post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977" [syn:
{Secretary of Energy}, {Energy Secretary}]
Secretary of Health and Human Services
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health
and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was
appointed by Carter"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Health and
Human Services; "the post of Secretary of Health and Human
Services was created by Congress in 1979"
Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
n 1: head of a former executive department created in 1953 and
divided into two departments in 1979
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was
appointed by Johnson"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development; "the position of Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development was created in 1966"
Secretary of Labor
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who
was appointed by President Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of
Labor}, {Labor Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the
post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Secretary
of Labor}, {Labor Secretary}]
Secretary of State
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"
2: a government minister for foreign relations [syn: {foreign
minister}, {secretary of state}]
3: the position of the head of the State Department; "the
position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"
Secretary of State for the Home Department
n 1: the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
[syn: {Home Secretary}, {Secretary of State for the Home
Department}]
Secretary of the Interior
n 1: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior;
"the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849"
[syn: {Secretary of the Interior}, {Interior Secretary}]
2: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior
Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the
first Secretary of the Interior" [syn: {Secretary of the
Interior}, {Interior Secretary}]
Secretary of the Navy
n 1: head of a former executive department; combined with the
War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn:
{Secretary of the Navy}, {Navy Secretary}]
Secretary of the Treasury
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury
Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of
the Treasury" [syn: {Secretary of the Treasury}, {Treasury
Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the
position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789" [syn:
{Secretary of the Treasury}, {Treasury Secretary}]
Secretary of Transportation
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the
first Transportation Secretary" [syn: {Secretary of
Transportation}, {Transportation Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Transportation;
"the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966"
[syn: {Secretary of Transportation}, {Transportation
Secretary}]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as
the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Veterans
Affairs; "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was
created in 1989"
Secretary of War
n 1: head of a former executive department; combined with the
Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn:
{Secretary of War}, {War Secretary}]
secretory organ
n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by
the body and release it through ducts or directly into the
bloodstream [syn: {gland}, {secretory organ}, {secretor},
{secreter}]
secretory phase
n 1: the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the
corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the
endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if
fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
[syn: {secretory phase}, {luteal phase}]
Section Eight
n 1: a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit
for military service
2: a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character
traits deemed undesirable
section gang
n 1: a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
section hand
n 1: a laborer assigned to a section gang
section man
n 1: someone who teaches a section of a large college course
secular games
n 1: the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked
the commencement of a new generation (100 years
representing the longest life in a generation); observances
may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted
well into the Christian era [syn: {Ludi Saeculares},
{secular games}]
secular humanism
n 1: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-
realization through reason; rejects religion and the
supernatural [syn: {humanism}, {secular humanism}]
secured bond
n 1: a bond that is back by collateral [ant: {debenture},
{debenture bond}, {unsecured bond}]
securities analyst
n 1: an analyst who studies the financial performance of
corporations [syn: {financial analyst}, {securities
analyst}]
Securities and Exchange Commission
n 1: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of
securities to protect investors [syn: {Securities and
Exchange Commission}, {SEC}]
securities firm
n 1: a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as
intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: {brokerage},
{brokerage firm}, {securities firm}]
securities industry
n 1: the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always
frustrates the small investor" [syn: {market}, {securities
industry}]
securities law
n 1: the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of
securities
securities market
n 1: an exchange where security trading is conducted by
professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock exchange}, {stock
market}, {securities market}]
security blanket
n 1: anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety
2: a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to
reduce anxiety
security consultant
n 1: an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries
Security Council
n 1: a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for
preserving world peace [syn: {Security Council}, {SC}]
security department
n 1: a department responsible for the security of the
institution's property and workers; "the head of security
was a former policeman" [syn: {security}, {security
department}]
security deposit
n 1: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker
when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn:
{margin}, {security deposit}]
security director
n 1: head of a private security force working for a business or
industry
security force
n 1: a privately employed group hired to protect the security of
a business or industry [syn: {security force}, {private
security force}]
security guard
n 1: a guard who keeps watch [syn: {watchman}, {watcher},
{security guard}]
security intelligence
n 1: intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions
of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged
in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
Security Intelligence Review Committee
n 1: an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the
activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected
terrorists or spies [syn: {Security Intelligence Review
Committee}, {SIRC}]
security interest
n 1: any interest in a property that secures the payment of an
obligation
security measure
n 1: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone
tries to break in [syn: {security system}, {security
measure}, {security}]
security measures
n 1: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage
or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up
since the recent uprising" [syn: {security}, {security
measures}]
security review
n 1: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any
information of value to the enemy [syn: {censoring},
{censorship}, {security review}]
Security Service
n 1: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
on British territory [syn: {Security Service}, {MI},
{Military Intelligence Section 5}]
security staff
n 1: those in an organization responsible for preventing spying
or theft
security system
n 1: (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between
computer networks
2: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone
tries to break in [syn: {security system}, {security
measure}, {security}]
sed rate
n 1: the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of
blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually
indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte
sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed
rate}]
sedan chair
n 1: a closed litter for one passenger [syn: {sedan}, {sedan
chair}]
sedative drug
n 1: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn:
{sedative}, {sedative drug}, {depressant}, {downer}]
sedative-hypnotic
n 1: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous
system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep [syn:
{sedative-hypnotic}, {sedative-hypnotic drug}]
sedative-hypnotic drug
n 1: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous
system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep [syn:
{sedative-hypnotic}, {sedative-hypnotic drug}]
sedge bird
n 1: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges
and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird},
{sedge wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]
sedge family
n 1: bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn:
{Cyperaceae}, {family Cyperaceae}, {sedge family}]
sedge warbler
n 1: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges
and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird},
{sedge wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]
sedge wren
n 1: small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn:
{sedge wren}, {short-billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus
platensis}]
2: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and
winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird}, {sedge
wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]
sedimentary clay
n 1: clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits
sedimentary rock
n 1: rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
sedimentation rate
n 1: the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of
blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually
indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte
sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed
rate}]
Sedum acre
n 1: mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely
introduced as a ground cover [syn: {wall pepper}, {Sedum
acre}]
Sedum rosea
n 1: Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and
a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {rose-root}, {midsummer-
men}, {Sedum rosea}]
Sedum telephium
n 1: perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and
heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine},
{orpin}, {livelong}, {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]
see double
v 1: see things as if they were there twice; "After taking the
drug, John saw double"
see eye to eye
v 1: be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question"
see red
v 1: become angry; "He angers easily" [syn: {anger}, {see red}]
see the light
v 1: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to
reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn:
{reform}, {straighten out}, {see the light}]
see through
v 1: support financially through a period of time; "The
scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see
me through next month"
2: perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her
apparent calm"
3: remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"
see to it
v 1: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it},
{ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
see-through
adj 1: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous
veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of
dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk
stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn:
{diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gauze-like}, {gossamer},
{see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous},
{vapourous}, {cobwebby}]
seed beetle
n 1: a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes [syn:
{seed beetle}, {seed weevil}]
seed cake
n 1: a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and
lemon [syn: {seedcake}, {seed cake}]
seed catalog
n 1: a list advertising seeds and their prices [syn: {seed
catalog}, {seed catalogue}]
seed catalogue
n 1: a list advertising seeds and their prices [syn: {seed
catalog}, {seed catalogue}]
seed coat
n 1: protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn:
{testa}, {episperm}, {seed coat}]
seed corn
n 1: good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved
for planting [syn: {seed corn}, {seed grain}]
seed fern
n 1: an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order
Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) [syn: {seed
fern}, {pteridosperm}]
seed grain
n 1: good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved
for planting [syn: {seed corn}, {seed grain}]
seed lac
n 1: granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and
washing
seed leaf
n 1: embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants [syn: {cotyledon},
{seed leaf}]
seed money
n 1: capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise
seed oyster
n 1: a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
seed pearl
n 1: a small imperfect pearl
seed plant
n 1: plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn:
{spermatophyte}, {phanerogam}, {seed plant}]
seed shrimp
n 1: tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like
body enclosed in a bivalve shell [syn: {seed shrimp},
{mussel shrimp}, {ostracod}]
seed stock
n 1: a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
seed vessel
n 1: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
[syn: {pericarp}, {seed vessel}]
seed weevil
n 1: a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes [syn:
{seed beetle}, {seed weevil}]
seeded player
n 1: one of the outstanding players in a tournament [syn:
{seeded player}, {seed}]
seeded raisin
n 1: seeded grape that has been dried
seedless raisin
n 1: dried seedless grape [syn: {seedless raisin}, {sultana}]
Seeing Eye dog
n 1: (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person
seeing red
n 1: a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {huff}, {miff},
{seeing red}]
seek out
v 1: look for a specific person or thing
seek time
n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head
to move to a specific data track
segmental arch
n 1: a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle
segmentation cavity
n 1: the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn:
{blastocoel}, {blastocoele}, {blastocele}, {segmentation
cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]
segmented worm
n 1: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and
externally [syn: {annelid}, {annelid worm}, {segmented
worm}]
sego lily
n 1: perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white
bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible
bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and
western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and
northwestern New Mexico [syn: {sego lily}, {Calochortus
nuttallii}]
Segway HT
n 1: (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device
with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian
environment [syn: {Segway}, {Segway Human Transporter},
{Segway HT}]
Segway Human Transporter
n 1: (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device
with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian
environment [syn: {Segway}, {Segway Human Transporter},
{Segway HT}]
sei whale
n 1: similar to but smaller than the finback whale [syn: {sei
whale}, {Balaenoptera borealis}]
Seidlitz powder
n 1: an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and
Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn:
{Seidlitz powder}, {Seidlitz powders}, {Rochelle powder}]
Seidlitz powders
n 1: an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and
Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn:
{Seidlitz powder}, {Seidlitz powders}, {Rochelle powder}]
seif dune
n 1: a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the
Sahara
Seigneur de Bayard
n 1: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous
(1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard},
{Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de
Terrail}]
Seiji Ozawa
n 1: United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) [syn:
{Ozawa}, {Seiji Ozawa}]
Seine River
n 1: a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and
then northward into the English Channel [syn: {Seine},
{Seine River}]
seismic disturbance
n 1: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first
shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while
workers were at lunch" [syn: {shock}, {seismic
disturbance}]
Seiurus aurocapillus
n 1: American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
[syn: {ovenbird}, {Seiurus aurocapillus}]
seize on
v 1: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on},
{fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
seize with teeth
v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or
jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: {bite},
{seize with teeth}]
seizure-alert dog
n 1: a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure
disorders
Selaginella apoda
n 1: spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn:
{meadow spikemoss}, {basket spikemoss}, {Selaginella
apoda}]
Selaginella eatonii
n 1: occurs widely in Florida [syn: {florida selaginella},
{Selaginella eatonii}]
Selaginella eremophila
n 1: prostrate spikemoss; California [syn: {desert selaginella},
{Selaginella eremophila}]
Selaginella lepidophylla
n 1: densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to
Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and
grows under moist conditions [syn: {resurrection plant},
{rose of Jericho}, {Selaginella lepidophylla}]
Selaginella rupestris
n 1: tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern
North America [syn: {rock spikemoss}, {dwarf lycopod},
{Selaginella rupestris}]
Selar crumenophthalmus
n 1: of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn:
{bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar
crumenophthalmus}]
select committee
n 1: a parliamentary committee appointed for some special
purpose
selective amnesia
n 1: amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for
the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always
develop selective amnesia when questioned about their
transgressions?"
selective information
n 1: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the
uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands
of bits of information" [syn: {information}, {selective
information}, {entropy}]
selective jamming
n 1: electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency [syn:
{spot jamming}, {selective jamming}]
selective lipectomy
n 1: plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of
fatty tissue [syn: {lipectomy}, {selective lipectomy}]
Selective Service
n 1: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory
military service [syn: {Selective Service}, {Selective
Service System}, {SSS}]
2: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {muster},
{draft}, {selective service}]
Selective Service System
n 1: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory
military service [syn: {Selective Service}, {Selective
Service System}, {SSS}]
selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor
n 1: an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake
of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on
receptors in the brain [syn: {selective-serotonin reuptake
inhibitor}, {SSRI}]
selector switch
n 1: a switch that is used to select among alternatives [syn:
{selector}, {selector switch}]
Selenarctos thibetanus
n 1: bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
[syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus
thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]
Selene setapinnis
n 1: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
[syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish},
{horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene
setapinnis}]
Selene vomer
n 1: similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated
forehead [syn: {lookdown}, {lookdown fish}, {Selene vomer}]
selenic acid
n 1: a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid
Selenicereus grandiflorus
n 1: tropical American climbing cactus having triangular
branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-
blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
[syn: {queen of the night}, {Selenicereus grandiflorus}]
selenium cell
n 1: a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium
Seleucus I
n 1: Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into
Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor
until 65 BC (358-281 BC) [syn: {Seleucus}, {Seleucus I},
{Seleucus I Nicator}]
Seleucus I Nicator
n 1: Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into
Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor
until 65 BC (358-281 BC) [syn: {Seleucus}, {Seleucus I},
{Seleucus I Nicator}]
self acceptance
n 1: an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
self-abasement
n 1: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some
wrongdoing [syn: {penance}, {self-mortification}, {self-
abasement}]
self-abnegating
adj 1: used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciant},
{renunciative}, {self-abnegating}, {self-denying}]
self-abnegation
n 1: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the
interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation},
{denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]
self-absorbed
adj 1: absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc [syn:
{self-absorbed}, {self-involved}]
self-absorption
n 1: preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything
else
self-abuse
n 1: manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual
pleasure [syn: {self-stimulation}, {self-abuse}]
self-accusation
n 1: an admission that you have failed to do or be something you
know you should do or be [syn: {self-accusation}, {self-
condemnation}]
self-acting
adj 1: designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-
activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-
activating}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]
self-activating
adj 1: designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-
activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-
activating}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]
self-adapting program
n 1: a program that can change its performance in response to
its environment
self-addressed
adj 1: addressed to yourself; "enclose a stamped self-addressed
envelope with all submissions"
self-aggrandisement
n 1: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence
or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-
aggrandizement}, {self-aggrandisement}, {ego trip}]
self-aggrandising
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-
aggrandizement [syn: {self-aggrandizing}, {self-
aggrandising}]
2: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful},
{braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop},
{crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]
self-aggrandizement
n 1: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence
or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-
aggrandizement}, {self-aggrandisement}, {ego trip}]
self-aggrandizing
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-
aggrandizement [syn: {self-aggrandizing}, {self-
aggrandising}]
2: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful},
{braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop},
{crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]
self-analysis
n 1: a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
[syn: {soul-searching}, {self-analysis}]
2: the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the
analysis of your own personality
self-annihilation
n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit
suicide" [syn: {suicide}, {self-destruction}, {self-
annihilation}]
self-appointed
adj 1: designated or chosen by yourself; "a self-appointed
guardian of public morals"
self-asserting
adj 1: aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy
who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a
listener is an assertive act" [syn: {assertive}, {self-
asserting}, {self-assertive}] [ant: {unassertive}]
self-assertion
n 1: the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or
inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to
others
2: the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
self-assertive
adj 1: aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy
who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a
listener is an assertive act" [syn: {assertive}, {self-
asserting}, {self-assertive}] [ant: {unassertive}]
2: offensively self-assertive [syn: {bumptious}, {self-
assertive}]
self-assertiveness
n 1: aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
[syn: {assertiveness}, {self-assertiveness}]
self-assurance
n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him
popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she
spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance},
{confidence}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]
self-assured
adj 1: showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly
more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident" [syn:
{self-assured}, {self-confident}]
self-aware
adj 1: aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being
and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness";
"self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the
social values"- D.M.Potter [syn: {self-conscious}, {self-
aware}]
self-awareness
n 1: awareness of your own individuality
self-balancing
adj 1: of someone or something that balances himself or itself
self-centered
adj 1: limited to or caring only about yourself and your own
needs [syn: {egoistic}, {egoistical}, {egocentric},
{self-centered}, {self-centred}] [ant: {altruistic},
{selfless}]
self-centeredness
n 1: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: {egoism},
{egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}, {self-
centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}, {selflessness}]
self-centred
adj 1: limited to or caring only about yourself and your own
needs [syn: {egoistic}, {egoistical}, {egocentric},
{self-centered}, {self-centred}] [ant: {altruistic},
{selfless}]
self-collected
adj 1: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained
collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly
poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and
more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen";
"strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn:
{collected}, {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected},
{self-contained}, {self-possessed}]
self-colored
adj 1: of the same color throughout; "solid color" [syn:
{solid}, {self-colored}, {self-coloured}]
self-coloured
adj 1: of the same color throughout; "solid color" [syn:
{solid}, {self-colored}, {self-coloured}]
self-command
n 1: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
{self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession},
{willpower}, {will power}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
self-complacency
n 1: the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself;
"his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn:
{complacency}, {complacence}, {self-complacency}, {self-
satisfaction}]
self-complacent
adj 1: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he
had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-
satisfied dignity" [syn: {complacent}, {self-satisfied},
{self-complacent}]
self-conceited
adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
{conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-
conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]
self-conceitedly
adv 1: with conceit; in a conceited manner; "he always acts so
conceitedly!" [syn: {conceitedly}, {self-conceitedly}]
self-concern
n 1: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: {egoism},
{egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}, {self-
centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}, {selflessness}]
self-condemnation
n 1: an admission that you have failed to do or be something you
know you should do or be [syn: {self-accusation}, {self-
condemnation}]
self-confessed
adj 1: owned up to; "his admitted doubts"; "the conceded error";
"a confessed murderer"; "a self-confessed plagiarist"
self-confidence
n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him
popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she
spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance},
{confidence}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]
self-confident
adj 1: showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly
more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident" [syn:
{self-assured}, {self-confident}]
self-conscious
adj 1: aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being
and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness";
"self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the
social values"- D.M.Potter [syn: {self-conscious}, {self-
aware}]
2: excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or
behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could
ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
self-consciously
adv 1: in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner; "the little
girl self-consciously recited the poem" [ant:
{unselfconsciously}]
self-consciousness
n 1: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness},
{uneasiness}, {uncomfortableness}]
2: self-awareness plus the additional realization that others
are similarly aware of you [ant: {unselfconsciousness}]
self-consistent
adj 1: not self-contradictory
self-constituted
adj 1: constituted by or established by itself [syn: {self-
constituted}, {self-established}]
self-contained
adj 1: constituting a complete and independent unit in and of
itself; "the university is like a self-contained city
with shops and all amenities"
2: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained
collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly
poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more
dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and
self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected},
{equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-contained},
{self-possessed}]
self-contemplation
n 1: the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and
conduct [syn: {introspection}, {self-contemplation}, {self-
examination}]
self-contradiction
n 1: contradicting yourself
self-contradictory
adj 1: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true;
"it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than
walking" [syn: {paradoxical}, {self-contradictory}]
2: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings";
"contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving
vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)},
{conflicting}, {contradictory}, {self-contradictory}]
self-control
n 1: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
[syn: {self-denial}, {self-discipline}, {self-control}]
2: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
{self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession}, {willpower},
{will power}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
self-criticism
n 1: criticism of yourself
self-cultivation
n 1: the process of educating yourself [syn: {self-education},
{self-cultivation}]
self-deceit
n 1: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds
it [syn: {self-deception}, {self-deceit}]
self-deception
n 1: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds
it [syn: {self-deception}, {self-deceit}]
self-defeating
adj 1: acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-
defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
self-defence
n 1: the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defense}, {self-
defence}, {self-protection}]
self-defense
n 1: the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defense}, {self-
defence}, {self-protection}]
self-denial
n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-
discipline}, {self-denial}]
2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn:
{self-denial}, {self-discipline}, {self-control}]
3: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests
of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {denial},
{self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]
self-denying
adj 1: willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-
giving}, {self-sacrificing}]
2: used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciant},
{renunciative}, {self-abnegating}, {self-denying}]
self-deprecating
adj 1: conscious of your own shortcomings
self-depreciation
n 1: a feeling of being of little worth
self-destroy
v 1: do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-
destruct if you tamper with it" [syn: {self-destruct},
{self-destroy}]
self-destruct
v 1: do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-
destruct if you tamper with it" [syn: {self-destruct},
{self-destroy}]
self-destruction
n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit
suicide" [syn: {suicide}, {self-destruction}, {self-
annihilation}]
2: the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure
self-destruction"
self-destructive
adj 1: dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal
impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a
kamikaze pilot" [syn: {self-destructive}, {suicidal}]
self-determination
n 1: government of a political unit by its own people [syn:
{self-government}, {self-determination}, {self-rule}]
2: determination of one's own fate or course of action without
compulsion
self-digestion
n 1: lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
[syn: {autolysis}, {self-digestion}]
self-directed
adj 1: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in
e.g. action and judgment [syn: {autonomous}, {self-
directed}, {self-reliant}]
self-direction
n 1: personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-direction},
{self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]
self-discipline
n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-
discipline}, {self-denial}]
2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn:
{self-denial}, {self-discipline}, {self-control}]
self-disciplined
adj 1: used of nonindulgent persons [syn: {self-disciplined},
{self-restraining}]
self-discovery
n 1: discovering your own individuality
self-disgust
n 1: shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your
actions [syn: {self-disgust}, {self-hatred}]
self-distrust
n 1: lack of self-confidence [syn: {diffidence}, {self-doubt},
{self-distrust}] [ant: {confidence}]
self-doubt
n 1: lack of self-confidence [syn: {diffidence}, {self-doubt},
{self-distrust}] [ant: {confidence}]
self-drive
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
self-educated
adj 1: educated by your own efforts rather than by formal
instruction
self-education
n 1: the process of educating yourself [syn: {self-education},
{self-cultivation}]
self-effacement
n 1: withdrawing into the background; making yourself
inconspicuous [syn: {effacement}, {self-effacement}]
self-effacing
adj 1: reluctant to draw attention to yourself [syn: {reticent},
{self-effacing}, {retiring}]
self-employed
adj 1: working for yourself [syn: {freelance}, {free-lance},
{self-employed}] [ant: {salaried}]
self-employed person
n 1: a writer or artist who sells services to different
employers without a long-term contract with any of them
[syn: {freelancer}, {freelance}, {free-lance}, {free
lance}, {independent}, {self-employed person}]
self-enclosed
adj 1: of self-imposed enclosure or confinement; "a self-
enclosed Jewish cosmos"
self-established
adj 1: constituted by or established by itself [syn: {self-
constituted}, {self-established}]
self-esteem
n 1: a feeling of pride in yourself [syn: {self-esteem}, {self-
pride}]
self-evident
adj 1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth";
"we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn:
{axiomatic}, {self-evident}, {taken for granted(p)}]
self-evident truth
n 1: an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {basic
assumption}, {constatation}, {self-evident truth}]
self-evidently
adv 1: in a self-evident manner
self-examination
n 1: the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and
conduct [syn: {introspection}, {self-contemplation}, {self-
examination}]
self-examining
adj 1: given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
[syn: {introspective}, {introverted}, {self-examining}]
[ant: {extrospective}, {extroverted}]
self-explanatory
adj 1: needing no explanation
self-expression
n 1: the expression of one's individuality (usually through
creative activities)
self-feeder
n 1: a machine that automatically provides a supply of some
material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the
livestock" [syn: {self-feeder}, {feeder}]
self-fertilisation
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from
the same individual [syn: {self-fertilization}, {self-
fertilisation}] [ant: {cross-fertilisation}, {cross-
fertilization}]
self-fertilised
adj 1: fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilized},
{self-fertilised}, {self-pollinated}]
self-fertilization
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from
the same individual [syn: {self-fertilization}, {self-
fertilisation}] [ant: {cross-fertilisation}, {cross-
fertilization}]
self-fertilized
adj 1: fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilized},
{self-fertilised}, {self-pollinated}]
self-flagellation
n 1: self-punishment inflicted by whipping
self-forgetful
adj 1: showing lack of self-interest
self-fulfillment
n 1: the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-
fulfillment}, {self-realization}, {self-realisation}]
self-generated
adj 1: happening or arising without apparent external cause;
"spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a
spontaneous abortion" [syn: {spontaneous}, {self-
generated}] [ant: {induced}]
2: originating from the self [syn: {self-generated}, {self-
produced}]
self-giving
adj 1: willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-
giving}, {self-sacrificing}]
self-governing
adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn:
{autonomous}, {independent}, {self-governing},
{sovereign}]
self-government
n 1: government of a political unit by its own people [syn:
{self-government}, {self-determination}, {self-rule}]
self-gratification
n 1: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn:
{dissoluteness}, {incontinence}, {self-gratification}]
2: the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself
pleasure [syn: {self-gratification}, {head trip}]
self-hatred
n 1: shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your
actions [syn: {self-disgust}, {self-hatred}]
self-heal
n 1: decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to
possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North
America [syn: {self-heal}, {heal all}, {Prunella vulgaris}]
self-help
n 1: the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on
anyone else
self-hypnosis
n 1: hypnosis induced by yourself
self-importance
n 1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
[syn: {ego}, {egotism}, {self-importance}]
2: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn:
{egotism}, {self-importance}, {swelled head}]
self-important
adj 1: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out
of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant
claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {arrogant},
{chesty}, {self-important}]
self-imposed
adj 1: voluntarily assumed or endured; "self-imposed exile"
self-improvement
n 1: the act of improving yourself [syn: {self-improvement},
{self-reformation}]
self-incrimination
n 1: an accusation that incriminates yourself
self-induced
adj 1: produced by electrical self-induction
2: brought about by yourself; "self-induced vomiting"
self-inductance
n 1: the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit
by self-induction to the rate of change of current
producing it, expressed in henries [syn: {coefficient of
self induction}, {self-inductance}]
self-induction
n 1: generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by
changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in
henries
self-indulgence
n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and
desires [syn: {indulgence}, {self-indulgence}]
2: excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily
appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the
intemperance of their language" [syn: {intemperance},
{intemperateness}, {self-indulgence}]
self-indulgent
adj 1: indulgent of your own appetites and desires; "a self-
indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis
self-indulgently
adv 1: in a self-indulgent manner
self-insurance
n 1: insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible
losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
self-interest
n 1: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the
consequences for others [syn: {opportunism}, {self-
interest}, {self-seeking}, {expedience}]
2: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: {egoism},
{egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}, {self-
centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}, {selflessness}]
self-involved
adj 1: absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc [syn:
{self-absorbed}, {self-involved}]
self-justification
n 1: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to
keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay";
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his
transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn:
{excuse}, {alibi}, {exculpation}, {self-justification}]
self-knowledge
n 1: an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
self-limited
adj 1: relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course
without treatment
self-loader
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself [syn: {autoloader}, {self-
loader}]
self-loading
adj 1: (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing
continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn:
{autoloading(a)}, {self-loading}, {semiautomatic}]
self-locking
adj 1: locking automatically when closed
self-love
n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre},
{conceit}, {self-love}, {vanity}]
2: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself;
"self-love that shut out everyone else" [syn: {self-love},
{narcism}, {narcissism}]
self-loving
adj 1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their
own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical},
{narcissistic}, {self-loving}]
self-luminous
adj 1: having in itself the property of emitting light
self-made
adj 1: having achieved success or recognition by your own
efforts; "a self-made millionaire"
self-mortification
n 1: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some
wrongdoing [syn: {penance}, {self-mortification}, {self-
abasement}]
self-moving
adj 1: designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-
activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-
activating}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]
self-opinionated
adj 1: obstinate in your opinions [syn: {opinionated},
{opinionative}, {self-opinionated}]
self-organisation
n 1: organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor
union) [syn: {self-organization}, {self-organisation}]
self-organization
n 1: organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor
union) [syn: {self-organization}, {self-organisation}]
self-pity
n 1: a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own
sufferings
self-pollinated
adj 1: fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilized},
{self-fertilised}, {self-pollinated}]
self-pollinating
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination
self-pollination
n 1: fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the
stigma of the same flower [ant: {cross-pollination}]
self-portrait
n 1: a portrait of yourself created by yourself
self-possessed
adj 1: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained
collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly
poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and
more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen";
"strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn:
{collected}, {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected},
{self-contained}, {self-possessed}]
self-possession
n 1: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
{self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession},
{willpower}, {will power}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
self-praise
n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast},
{boasting}, {self-praise}, {jactitation}]
self-preservation
n 1: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or
instinctive tendency
self-pride
n 1: a feeling of pride in yourself [syn: {self-esteem}, {self-
pride}]
self-proclaimed
adj 1: proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without
endorsement by others; "self-proclaimed experts"
self-produced
adj 1: originating from the self [syn: {self-generated}, {self-
produced}]
self-propelled
adj 1: containing within itself the means of propulsion or
movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {automotive},
{self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]
2: moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled
egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled" [syn:
{self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]
self-propelled vehicle
n 1: a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of
propulsion
self-propelling
adj 1: containing within itself the means of propulsion or
movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {automotive},
{self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]
2: moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled
egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled" [syn:
{self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]
self-protection
n 1: the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defense}, {self-
defence}, {self-protection}]
self-punishment
n 1: punishment inflicted on yourself
self-raising flour
n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a
leavening agent [syn: {self-rising flour}, {self-raising
flour}]
self-realisation
n 1: the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-
fulfillment}, {self-realization}, {self-realisation}]
self-realization
n 1: the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-
fulfillment}, {self-realization}, {self-realisation}]
self-referent
adj 1: referring back to itself [syn: {reflexive}, {self-
referent}]
self-reformation
n 1: the act of improving yourself [syn: {self-improvement},
{self-reformation}]
self-regard
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was
beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity
when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-respect},
{self-regard}, {self-worth}]
self-registering thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
self-regulating
adj 1: designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-
activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-
activating}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]
self-reliance
n 1: personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-direction},
{self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]
self-reliant
adj 1: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in
e.g. action and judgment [syn: {autonomous}, {self-
directed}, {self-reliant}]
self-renewal
n 1: the act of renewing yourself (or itself)
self-renewing
adj 1: of or relating to self-renewal
self-renunciation
n 1: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the
interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation},
{denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]
self-report inventory
n 1: a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of
a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or
to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or
she would make [syn: {self-report personality inventory},
{self-report inventory}]
self-report personality inventory
n 1: a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of
a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or
to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or
she would make [syn: {self-report personality inventory},
{self-report inventory}]
self-reproach
n 1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn:
{compunction}, {remorse}, {self-reproach}]
2: the act of blaming yourself [syn: {self-reproach}, {self-
reproof}]
self-reproof
n 1: the act of blaming yourself [syn: {self-reproach}, {self-
reproof}]
self-respect
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was
beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity
when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-respect},
{self-regard}, {self-worth}]
self-respectful
adj 1: having or showing self-esteem [syn: {dignified}, {self-
respecting}, {self-respectful}]
self-respecting
adj 1: having or showing self-esteem [syn: {dignified}, {self-
respecting}, {self-respectful}]
self-restraining
adj 1: used of nonindulgent persons [syn: {self-disciplined},
{self-restraining}]
self-restraint
n 1: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective
temperateness in debate" [syn: {self-restraint},
{temperateness}]
self-righteous
adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou},
{pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical},
{sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]
self-righteously
adv 1: in a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously
criticizing everybody" [syn: {sanctimoniously}, {self-
righteously}]
self-rising flour
n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a
leavening agent [syn: {self-rising flour}, {self-raising
flour}]
self-rule
n 1: government of a political unit by its own people [syn:
{self-government}, {self-determination}, {self-rule}]
self-sacrifice
n 1: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success
of the joint activity [syn: {selflessness}, {self-
sacrifice}]
self-sacrificing
adj 1: willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-
giving}, {self-sacrificing}]
self-satisfaction
n 1: the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself;
"his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn:
{complacency}, {complacence}, {self-complacency}, {self-
satisfaction}]
self-satisfied
adj 1: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a
smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: {smug}, {self-
satisfied}]
2: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had
become complacent after years of success"; "his self-
satisfied dignity" [syn: {complacent}, {self-satisfied},
{self-complacent}]
self-sealing
adj 1: capable of sealing itself as after being pierced; "self-
sealing tires"
2: seals without the application of moisture; "self-sealing
envelopes"
self-seeded
adj 1: growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as
wind or birds [syn: {self-seeded}, {self-sown}, {self-
sowed}]
self-seeker
n 1: a person who places expediency above principle [syn:
{opportunist}, {self-seeker}]
self-seeking
adj 1: interested only in yourself [syn: {self-serving}, {self-
seeking}]
n 1: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the
consequences for others [syn: {opportunism}, {self-
interest}, {self-seeking}, {expedience}]
self-service
adj 1: of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop
etc.) where customers serve themselves
n 1: the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or
cafeteria)
self-serving
adj 1: interested only in yourself [syn: {self-serving}, {self-
seeking}]
self-sowed
adj 1: growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as
wind or birds [syn: {self-seeded}, {self-sown}, {self-
sowed}]
self-sown
adj 1: growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as
wind or birds [syn: {self-seeded}, {self-sown}, {self-
sowed}]
self-starter
n 1: an energetic person with unusual initiative
2: an electric starting motor that automatically starts an
internal-combustion engine
self-stimulation
n 1: manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual
pleasure [syn: {self-stimulation}, {self-abuse}]
self-styled
adj 1: as claimed by and for yourself often without
justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of
any kind" [syn: {self-styled}, {soi-disant}]
self-sufficiency
n 1: personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-direction},
{self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]
self-sufficient
adj 1: able to provide for your own needs without help from
others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-
sufficient}, {self-sufficing}, {self-sustaining}]
self-sufficing
adj 1: able to provide for your own needs without help from
others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-
sufficient}, {self-sufficing}, {self-sustaining}]
self-suggestion
n 1: a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which
was popular in the 1920s and 1930s [syn: {autosuggestion},
{auto-suggestion}, {self-suggestion}]
self-supporting
adj 1: financially independent; "now that my children are self-
supporting"
self-sustained
adj 1: needing no outside support
self-sustaining
adj 1: able to provide for your own needs without help from
others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-
sufficient}, {self-sufficing}, {self-sustaining}]
self-taught art
n 1: a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained
artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn:
{outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive
art}, {primitive art}]
self-torment
n 1: self-imposed distress [syn: {self-torture}, {self-torment}]
self-torture
n 1: self-imposed distress [syn: {self-torture}, {self-torment}]
self-whispered
adj 1: as if whispered to yourself
self-will
n 1: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn:
{stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy},
{obstinance}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]
2: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
{self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession}, {willpower},
{will power}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
self-willed
adj 1: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn:
{froward}, {headstrong}, {self-willed}, {willful},
{wilful}]
self-winding
adj 1: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-
winding watch"
self-worship
n 1: the worship of yourself [syn: {idiolatry}, {autolatry},
{self-worship}]
self-worth
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was
beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity
when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-respect},
{self-regard}, {self-worth}]
selfish person
n 1: a person who is unusually selfish
Selkirk Mountains
n 1: a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British
Columbia
sell off
v 1: get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The
store sold off the surplus merchandise"
sell out
v 1: sell or get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell out},
{sell up}, {liquidize}]
2: abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
sell short
v 1: sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is
not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy
back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a
profit
2: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your
students short--they are just shy and don't show off their
knowledge"
sell someone out
v 1: give information that compromises others
sell up
v 1: sell or get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell out},
{sell up}, {liquidize}]
sell-by date
n 1: a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by
which it should be sold
seller's market
n 1: a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
[syn: {seller's market}, {sellers' market}]
sellers' market
n 1: a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
[syn: {seller's market}, {sellers' market}]
selling agent
n 1: someone who sells goods (on commission) for others
selling point
n 1: a characteristic of something that is up for sale that
makes it attractive to potential customers
selling price
n 1: the price at which something is offered for sale [syn:
{asking price}, {selling price}]
selling race
n 1: a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for
auction
semantic error
n 1: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at
run time [syn: {semantic error}, {run-time error}, {runtime
error}]
semantic memory
n 1: your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts
semantic relation
n 1: a relation between meanings
semantic role
n 1: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent
has with the main verb in a clause [syn: {semantic role},
{participant role}]
semaphore plant
n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore
plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium},
{Desmodium gyrans}]
semester hour
n 1: a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic
semester [syn: {semester hour}, {credit hour}]
semi-abstraction
n 1: a semiabstract painting
semi-automatise
v 1: make semiautomatic; "Can we semi-automatize the semantic
tagging process?" [syn: {semi-automatize}, {semi-
automatise}]
semi-automatize
v 1: make semiautomatic; "Can we semi-automatize the semantic
tagging process?" [syn: {semi-automatize}, {semi-
automatise}]
semi-climber
n 1: a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a
vine
semi-climbing
adj 1: of plants that are semi-climbers
semi-detached house
n 1: a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side
semi-dry
adj 1: somewhat dry; "swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still
slippery"
semi-erect
adj 1: of plants that are partly erect
semi-evergreen
adj 1: of a plant that is incompletely evergreen; "it was
evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the
rigorous parts of the range" [syn: {semi-evergreen},
{half-evergreen}]
semi-formal
adj 1: moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore
semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" [syn:
{semiformal}, {semi-formal}, {black-tie}]
semi-processed
adj 1: having been subjected to partial processing
semi-prostrate
adj 1: imperfectly prostrate; prostrate for part of its length;
"the semi-prostrate evergreen, purple heather"
semi-skimmed milk
n 1: milk from which some of the cream has been removed
semi-sweet chocolate
n 1: chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of
sugar and vanilla; lecithin is usually added [syn:
{bittersweet chocolate}, {semi-sweet chocolate}, {dark
chocolate}]
semi-tuberous
adj 1: partly tuberous
semi-upright
adj 1: of animals that are partly erect
semi-wild
adj 1: partially wild
semiautomatic firearm
n 1: an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the
trigger
semiautomatic pistol
n 1: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading
and firing continuously [syn: {semiautomatic pistol},
{semiautomatic}]
semicircular arch
n 1: a round arch drawn from a single center [syn: {Roman arch},
{semicircular arch}]
semicircular canal
n 1: one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes
nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with
equilibrium
semiconducting material
n 1: a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical
conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an
insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and
in the presence of impurities [syn: {semiconductor},
{semiconducting material}]
semiconductor device
n 1: a conductor made with semiconducting material [syn:
{semiconductor device}, {semiconductor unit},
{semiconductor}]
semiconductor diode
n 1: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn:
{diode}, {semiconductor diode}, {junction rectifier},
{crystal rectifier}]
semiconductor unit
n 1: a conductor made with semiconducting material [syn:
{semiconductor device}, {semiconductor unit},
{semiconductor}]
semidetached house
n 1: a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex
house}, {duplex}, {semidetached house}]
semilunar bone
n 1: one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {lunate bone},
{semilunar bone}, {os lunatum}]
semilunar cartilage
n 1: (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion
between the ends of bones that meet at a joint [syn:
{meniscus}, {semilunar cartilage}]
semilunar valve
n 1: a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents
blood from flowing back into the heart
semimajor axis
n 1: one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from
the center of an ellipse to one end
semiminor axis
n 1: one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
seminal duct
n 1: the efferent duct of the testis in man
seminal fluid
n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is
ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seed},
{seminal fluid}, {ejaculate}, {cum}, {come}]
seminal vesicle
n 1: either of a pair of glands located on either side of the
male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and
that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation
seminiferous tubule
n 1: any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis
which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
Seminole bread
n 1: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and
Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn:
{coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}, {Zamia
pumila}]
semipermeable membrane
n 1: a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules
to pass through but not others
Semitic deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites
Semitic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in a Semitic language
Semnopithecus entellus
n 1: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn:
{entellus}, {hanuman}, {Presbytes entellus}, {Semnopithecus
entellus}]
senate campaign
n 1: a race for election to the senate [syn: {senate campaign},
{senate race}]
senate race
n 1: a race for election to the senate [syn: {senate campaign},
{senate race}]
send a message
v 1: give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The
lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents
in the community"
send around
v 1: forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for
funds"
send away
v 1: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing},
{send away}, {drop}]
2: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace}, {fire},
{give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away},
{sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant:
{employ}, {engage}, {hire}]
send back
v 1: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or
authority or court for decision [syn: {remit}, {remand},
{send back}]
send down
v 1: suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
[syn: {send down}, {rusticate}]
send for
v 1: order, request, or command to come; "She was called into
the director's office"; "Call the police!" [syn: {call},
{send for}]
send in
v 1: mail in; cause to be delivered; "Send in your comments"
2: give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a
formal visit
send off
v 1: send away towards a designated goal [syn: {dispatch},
{despatch}, {send off}]
2: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn:
{project}, {send off}]
3: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to
Russia" [syn: {send}, {get off}, {send off}]
send on
v 1: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in
transit; "forward my mail" [syn: {forward}, {send on}]
send out
v 1: to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to
another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the
proper people and had slept" [syn: {send}, {send out}]
send packing
v 1: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing},
{send away}, {drop}]
send word
v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice},
{send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
send-off
n 1: an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip
or new venture [syn: {bon voyage}, {send-off}]
2: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at
the kickoff" [syn: {kickoff}, {send-off}, {start-off}]
send-up
n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon},
{spoof}, {sendup}, {send-up}, {mockery}, {takeoff},
{burlesque}, {travesty}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
Sendero Luminoso
n 1: a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a
splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among
the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world;
seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them
with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine
trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000
deaths" [syn: {Shining Path}, {Sendero Luminoso}, {SL}]
Seneca Lake
n 1: a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the
Finger Lakes [syn: {Seneca Lake}, {Lake Seneca}]
Seneca snakeroot
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
Senecio aureus
n 1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having
golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive;
sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel},
{golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]
Senecio bigelovii
n 1: plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless
yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist
regions of southwestern United States [syn: {nodding
groundsel}, {Senecio bigelovii}]
Senecio cineraria
n 1: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region
having very white woolly stems and leaves [syn: {dusty
miller}, {Senecio cineraria}, {Cineraria maritima}]
Senecio cruentus
n 1: herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn:
{cineraria}, {Pericallis cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]
Senecio doublasii
n 1: bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white
wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads;
southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock [syn:
{threadleaf groundsel}, {Senecio doublasii}]
Senecio glabellus
n 1: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: {butterweed},
{ragwort}, {Senecio glabellus}]
Senecio jacobaea
n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers;
sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed
in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed},
{benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]
Senecio milkanioides
n 1: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with
yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German
ivy}, {Delairea odorata}, {Senecio milkanioides}]
Senecio triangularis
n 1: perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy
stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist
places in mountains of western North America [syn:
{arrowleaf groundsel}, {Senecio triangularis}]
Senecio vulgaris
n 1: Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn:
{groundsel}, {Senecio vulgaris}]
senega root
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
senega snakeroot
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
Senegal gum
n 1: gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river
Senegalese franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Senegal
Seneka snakeroot
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
senga root
n 1: eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of
small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca
snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega
root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]
senile dementia
n 1: dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the
brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease [syn:
{senile dementia}, {senile psychosis}]
senile psychosis
n 1: dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the
brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease [syn:
{senile dementia}, {senile psychosis}]
senior chief petty officer
n 1: a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard
with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army [syn:
{senior chief petty officer}, {SCPO}]
senior citizen
n 1: an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {old person}, {senior
citizen}, {golden ager}]
senior class
n 1: final grade or class in high school or college
senior high
n 1: a public secondary school usually including grades 9
through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn:
{senior high school}, {senior high}, {high}, {highschool},
{high school}]
senior high school
n 1: a public secondary school usually including grades 9
through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn:
{senior high school}, {senior high}, {high}, {highschool},
{high school}]
senior master sergeant
n 1: a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a
rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army [syn:
{senior master sergeant}, {SMSgt}]
senior moment
n 1: a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)
senior pilot
n 1: the pilot in charge of an airship [syn: {captain}, {senior
pilot}]
senior status
n 1: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of
longer service [syn: {seniority}, {senior status}, {higher
status}, {higher rank}]
senior vice president
n 1: the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one
Senna alata
n 1: tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow
flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for
ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm
cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]
Senna alexandrina
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
Senna auriculata
n 1: evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark
is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{avaram}, {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia
auriculata}]
Senna marilandica
n 1: North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally;
sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {wild senna}, {Senna
marilandica}, {Cassia marilandica}]
Senna obtusifolia
n 1: cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers
and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus
Cassia [syn: {sicklepod}, {Senna obtusifolia}, {Cassia
tora}]
Senna occidentalis
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
sense datum
n 1: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a
sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {esthesis},
{aesthesis}, {sense experience}, {sense impression}, {sense
datum}]
sense experience
n 1: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a
sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {esthesis},
{aesthesis}, {sense experience}, {sense impression}, {sense
datum}]
sense impression
n 1: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a
sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {esthesis},
{aesthesis}, {sense experience}, {sense impression}, {sense
datum}]
sense modality
n 1: a particular sense [syn: {modality}, {sense modality},
{sensory system}]
sense of balance
n 1: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear
that registers the orientation of the head [syn:
{equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense},
{sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]
sense of direction
n 1: an awareness of your orientation in space
sense of duty
n 1: a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility [syn:
{sense of shame}, {sense of duty}]
sense of equilibrium
n 1: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear
that registers the orientation of the head [syn:
{equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense},
{sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]
sense of hearing
n 1: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was
impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {auditory sense},
{sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]
sense of humor
n 1: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the
humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't
survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn:
{humor}, {humour}, {sense of humor}, {sense of humour}]
sense of humour
n 1: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the
humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't
survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn:
{humor}, {humour}, {sense of humor}, {sense of humour}]
sense of movement
n 1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn:
{kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia},
{kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of
movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]
sense of purpose
n 1: the quality of having a definite purpose [syn:
{purposefulness}, {sense of purpose}] [ant: {aimlessness},
{purposelessness}]
sense of responsibility
n 1: an awareness of your obligations
sense of right and wrong
n 1: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral
principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
[syn: {conscience}, {scruples}, {moral sense}, {sense of
right and wrong}]
sense of shame
n 1: a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility [syn:
{sense of shame}, {sense of duty}]
sense of smell
n 1: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn:
{smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfaction}, {olfactory
modality}]
sense of taste
n 1: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and
salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of
his sense of taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustation}, {sense of
taste}, {gustatory modality}]
sense of the meeting
n 1: general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote
was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up
the sense of the meeting"
sense of touch
n 1: the faculty by which external objects or forces are
perceived through contact with the body (especially the
hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects
in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch},
{skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]
sense organ
n 1: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or
eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
[syn: {sense organ}, {sensory receptor}, {receptor}] [ant:
{effector}]
sense tagger
n 1: a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of
words or expressions
sensible horizon
n 1: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn:
{horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible
horizon}, {skyline}]
sensing element
n 1: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or
pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a
distinctive manner [syn: {detector}, {sensor}, {sensing
element}]
sensitive fern
n 1: beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and
eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately
divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched;
pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn:
{sensitive fern}, {bead fern}, {Onoclea sensibilis}]
sensitive pea
n 1: tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive
to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant},
{Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]
sensitive plant
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
2: semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America
having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch [syn:
{sensitive plant}, {Mimosa sensitiva}]
sensorimotor area
n 1: an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and
the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor
functions [syn: {sensorimotor area}, {sensorimotor region}]
sensorimotor region
n 1: an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and
the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor
functions [syn: {sensorimotor area}, {sensorimotor region}]
sensorineural hearing loss
n 1: hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve [syn:
{sensorineural hearing loss}, {nerve deafness}]
sensory activity
n 1: activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result
sensory aphasia
n 1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and
severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or
written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia},
{receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive
aphasia}]
sensory deprivation
n 1: a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the
victim of all sensory input
sensory epilepsy
n 1: focal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena
sensory faculty
n 1: the faculty through which the external world is
apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on
his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense},
{sensation}, {sentience}, {sentiency}, {sensory faculty}]
sensory fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central
nervous system [syn: {sensory fiber}, {afferent fiber}]
sensory hair
n 1: a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most
mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {vibrissa}, {sensory
hair}]
sensory nerve
n 1: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to
the central nervous system [syn: {sensory nerve}, {afferent
nerve}, {afferent}]
sensory neuron
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal
cord [syn: {sensory neuron}, {afferent neuron}]
sensory receptor
n 1: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or
eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
[syn: {sense organ}, {sensory receptor}, {receptor}] [ant:
{effector}]
sensory system
n 1: a particular sense [syn: {modality}, {sense modality},
{sensory system}]
2: the body's system of sense organs
sentence stress
n 1: the distribution of stresses within a sentence
sentence structure
n 1: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn:
{syntax}, {sentence structure}, {phrase structure}]
sentential function
n 1: formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence
when variables are replaced by constants
sentry box
n 1: a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from
the weather
sentry duty
n 1: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that
night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry duty}, {sentry
go}]
sentry go
n 1: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that
night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry duty}, {sentry
go}]
Sep 11
n 1: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United
States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11},
{9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]
separate off
v 1: partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen
off this part of the room" [syn: {screen off}, {separate
off}]
separate out
v 1: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the
impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {strain}, {separate
out}, {filter out}]
separation energy
n 1: the energy required to separate particles from a molecule
or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect [syn: {binding
energy}, {separation energy}]
Sephardic Jew
n 1: a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African
descent [syn: {Sephardi}, {Sephardic Jew}]
Sepoy Mutiny
n 1: discontent with British administration in India led to
numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down
after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at
Lucknow) [syn: {Indian Mutiny}, {Sepoy Mutiny}]
Sept. 11
n 1: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United
States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11},
{9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]
septal defect
n 1: a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and
right sides of the heart
September 11
n 1: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United
States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11},
{9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]
September 17
n 1: celebrated in the United States [syn: {Citizenship Day},
{September 17}]
September 29
n 1: honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England,
Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas}, {Michaelmas Day},
{September 29}]
September elm
n 1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn:
{September elm}, {red elm}, {Ulmus serotina}]
September equinox
n 1: September 22 [syn: {autumnal equinox}, {September equinox},
{fall equinox}] [ant: {March equinox}, {spring equinox},
{vernal equinox}]
septic sore throat
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep
throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat},
{throat infection}]
septic tank
n 1: large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by
bacteria
septicemic plague
n 1: an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the
plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream;
does not spread from person to person
Septobasidium pseudopedicellatum
n 1: fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of
various trees especially citrus trees in southern United
States [syn: {felt fungus}, {Septobasidium
pseudopedicellatum}]
Septuagesima Sunday
n 1: the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn:
{Septuagesima}, {Septuagesima Sunday}]
sequential operation
n 1: the sequential execution of operations one after another
[syn: {serial operation}, {sequential operation},
{consecutive operation}] [ant: {parallel operation},
{simultaneous operation}]
Sequoia gigantea
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
Sequoia National Park
n 1: a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney
Sequoia sempervirens
n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
habitats [syn: {California redwood}, {coast redwood},
{Sequoia sempervirens}]
Sequoia Wellingtonia
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
Sequoiadendron giganteum
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
Serbia and Montenegro
n 1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on
the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that
made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were
known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when
they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
[syn: {Serbia and Montenegro}, {Union of Serbia and
Montenegro}, {Yugoslavia}, {Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}]
Serbo-Croat
n 1: the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian
dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the
Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
[syn: {Serbo-Croat}, {Serbo-Croatian}]
Serbo-Croatian
n 1: the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian
dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the
Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
[syn: {Serbo-Croat}, {Serbo-Croatian}]
Serengeti National Park
n 1: a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the
wildlife
Serengeti Plain
n 1: a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift
Valley known for its wildlife [syn: {Serengeti}, {Serengeti
Plain}]
Serenoa repens
n 1: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United
States [syn: {saw palmetto}, {scrub palmetto}, {Serenoa
repens}]
Serge Koussevitzky
n 1: United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for
performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
[syn: {Koussevitzky}, {Serge Koussevitzky}, {Sergei
Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky}]
sergeant at arms
n 1: an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains
order and executes commands [syn: {sergeant at arms},
{serjeant-at-arms}]
sergeant first class
n 1: a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and
below master sergeant [syn: {first sergeant}, {sergeant
first class}]
sergeant fish
n 1: large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to
remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters [syn:
{cobia}, {Rachycentron canadum}, {sergeant fish}]
sergeant major
n 1: a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative
officer of a headquarters unit of the Army [syn: {sergeant
major}, {command sergeant major}]
2: large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
[syn: {sergeant major}, {Abudefduf saxatilis}]
sergeant-at-law
n 1: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant-
at-law}, {serjeant}, {sergeant-at-law}, {sergeant}]
Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky
n 1: United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for
performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
[syn: {Koussevitzky}, {Serge Koussevitzky}, {Sergei
Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky}]
Sergei Diaghilev
n 1: Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet
and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) [syn:
{Diaghilev}, {Sergei Diaghilev}, {Sergei Pavlovich
Diaghilev}]
Sergei Eisenstein
n 1: Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is
considered among the most influential film makers in the
history of motion pictures (1898-1948) [syn: {Eisenstein},
{Sergei Eisenstein}, {Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein}]
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
n 1: Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is
considered among the most influential film makers in the
history of motion pictures (1898-1948) [syn: {Eisenstein},
{Sergei Eisenstein}, {Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein}]
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
n 1: Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet
and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) [syn:
{Diaghilev}, {Sergei Diaghilev}, {Sergei Pavlovich
Diaghilev}]
Sergei Rachmaninoff
n 1: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
[syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei
Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei
Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]
Sergei Rachmaninov
n 1: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
[syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei
Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei
Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
n 1: Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas
(1891-1953) [syn: {Prokofiev}, {Sergei Sergeyevich
Prokofiev}]
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff
n 1: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
[syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei
Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei
Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov
n 1: composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
[syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei
Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei
Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]
serial killer
n 1: someone who murders more than three victims one at a time
in a relatively short interval [syn: {serial killer},
{serial murderer}]
serial monogamy
n 1: a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by
someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
serial murderer
n 1: someone who murders more than three victims one at a time
in a relatively short interval [syn: {serial killer},
{serial murderer}]
serial music
n 1: 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a
thematic basis for a musical composition [syn: {serialism},
{serial music}]
serial operation
n 1: the sequential execution of operations one after another
[syn: {serial operation}, {sequential operation},
{consecutive operation}] [ant: {parallel operation},
{simultaneous operation}]
serial port
n 1: an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some
printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
serial printer
n 1: a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn:
{character printer}, {character-at-a-time printer}, {serial
printer}]
serial processing
n 1: sequential processing by two or more processing units
serial publication
n 1: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn:
{series}, {serial}, {serial publication}]
sericea lespedeza
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: {sericea lespedeza},
{Lespedeza sericea}, {Lespedeza cuneata}]
series circuit
n 1: a circuit having its parts connected serially
Serinus canaria
n 1: native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually
yellow cage bird noted for its song [syn: {common canary},
{Serinus canaria}]
Seriola dorsalis
n 1: game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow
tail fin [syn: {yellowtail}, {Seriola dorsalis}]
Seriola grandis
n 1: large game fish of Australia and New Zealand [syn:
{kingfish}, {Seriola grandis}]
Seriola zonata
n 1: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North
American and South American coastal waters [syn:
{rudderfish}, {banded rudderfish}, {Seriola zonata}]
serious music
n 1: traditional genre of music conforming to an established
form and appealing to critical interest and developed
musical taste [syn: {classical music}, {classical},
{serious music}]
serious-minded
adj 1: acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a
sensible young man" [syn: {thoughtful}, {serious-minded}]
serious-mindedness
n 1: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not
necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn:
{seriousness}, {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness},
{sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}, {frivolousness}]
Seriphidium canum
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
Seriphidium maritimum
n 1: plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {sea
wormwood}, {Seriphidium maritimum}, {Artemisia maritima}]
Seriphidium tridentatum
n 1: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America
having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage},
{Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]
Seriphus politus
n 1: silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal
waters [syn: {white croaker}, {queenfish}, {Seriphus
politus}]
serjeant-at-arms
n 1: an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains
order and executes commands [syn: {sergeant at arms},
{serjeant-at-arms}]
serjeant-at-law
n 1: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant-
at-law}, {serjeant}, {sergeant-at-law}, {sergeant}]
Sermon on the Mount
n 1: the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7
and Luke 6:20-49)
serous membrane
n 1: a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has
two layers with a space between that is filled with serous
fluid [syn: {serous membrane}, {serosa}]
serpent fern
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated
for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds;
sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden
polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern},
{Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
serpent star
n 1: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms
radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle star},
{brittle-star}, {serpent star}]
serpent-worship
n 1: the worship of snakes [syn: {ophiolatry}, {serpent-
worship}]
serranid fish
n 1: marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters
[syn: {serranid fish}, {serranid}]
Serranus subligarius
n 1: found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic [syn:
{belted sandfish}, {Serranus subligarius}]
serrate leaf
n 1: a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth
pointing toward the apex
serrated wrack
n 1: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: {serrated
wrack}, {Fucus serratus}, {tang}]
Serratia marcescens
n 1: the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in
water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause
infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and
urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a
bioweapon
Serratula tinctoria
n 1: European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye
[syn: {sawwort}, {Serratula tinctoria}]
serratus anterior
n 1: muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
[syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior},
{musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]
serratus magnus
n 1: muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
[syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior},
{musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]
serratus muscles
n 1: any of several muscles of the trunk [syn: {serratus},
{serratus muscles}]
serratus posterior
n 1: skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and
downward [syn: {posterior serratus muscle}, {serratus
posterior}, {musculus serratus posterior}]
serratus posterior inferior
n 1: a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic
and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the
diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached
serratus posterior superior
n 1: a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of
the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs
Sertoli cell
n 1: elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the
testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids [syn:
{Sertoli cell}, {Sertoli's cell}]
Sertoli's cell
n 1: elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the
testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids [syn:
{Sertoli cell}, {Sertoli's cell}]
serum albumin
n 1: albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the
somatic pressure of the blood
serum disease
n 1: a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an
antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in
the donor serum [syn: {serum sickness}, {serum disease}]
serum globulin
n 1: globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of
the antibodies of the blood
serum hepatitis
n 1: an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused
by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and
is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by
ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
[syn: {hepatitis B}, {serum hepatitis}]
serum sickness
n 1: a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an
antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in
the donor serum [syn: {serum sickness}, {serum disease}]
servant girl
n 1: a girl who is a servant [syn: {servant girl}, {serving
girl}]
servant's entrance
n 1: an entrance intended for the use of servants or for
delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service
door}, {service entrance}, {servant's entrance}]
serve up
v 1: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals
for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.";
"The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve},
{serve up}, {dish out}, {dish up}, {dish}]
serve well
v 1: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art
serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake
serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the
country well" [syn: {serve}, {serve well}]
service abroad
n 1: naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {sea-duty},
{service abroad}, {shipboard duty}]
service agency
n 1: a business that makes its facilities available to others
for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service
agency}, {service bureau}, {service firm}]
service area
n 1: place on a highway providing garage services and eating and
toilet facilities
service book
n 1: a book setting forth the forms of church service
service break
n 1: a tennis game won on the opponent's service
service bureau
n 1: a business that makes its facilities available to others
for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service
agency}, {service bureau}, {service firm}]
service call
n 1: a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of
something in need of service
service cap
n 1: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi},
{peaked cap}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]
service ceiling
n 1: altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a
given rate [syn: {combat ceiling}, {service ceiling}]
service charge
n 1: a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added
in payment for service [syn: {service charge}, {service
fee}]
service club
n 1: a club of professional or business people organized for
their coordination and active in public services
2: a recreational center for servicemen
service contract
n 1: a contract for maintenance services
service cutback
n 1: the act of reducing service
service department
n 1: the division of a business that provides customer services
2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
[syn: {garage}, {service department}]
service door
n 1: an entrance intended for the use of servants or for
delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service
door}, {service entrance}, {servant's entrance}]
service elevator
n 1: an elevator designed for carrying freight [syn: {freight
elevator}, {service elevator}]
service entrance
n 1: an entrance intended for the use of servants or for
delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service
door}, {service entrance}, {servant's entrance}]
service fee
n 1: a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added
in payment for service [syn: {service charge}, {service
fee}]
service firm
n 1: a business that makes its facilities available to others
for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service
agency}, {service bureau}, {service firm}]
service industry
n 1: an industry that provides services rather than tangible
objects
service line
n 1: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball
court; when serving the server must not step over this line
[syn: {service line}, {baseline}]
service man
n 1: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn:
{repairman}, {maintenance man}, {service man}]
service of process
n 1: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he
accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: {service},
{serving}, {service of process}]
service program
n 1: (computer science) a program designed for general support
of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides
utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
[syn: {utility program}, {utility}, {service program}]
service road
n 1: a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows
local traffic to gain access to property [syn: {frontage
road}, {service road}]
service routine
n 1: a routine that can be used as needed [syn: {utility
routine}, {service routine}]
service staff
n 1: those in a business responsible for maintaining the
physical plant [syn: {service staff}, {maintenance staff}]
service station
n 1: a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities
are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles
service stripe
n 1: an insignia worn to indicate years of service [syn:
{service stripe}, {hashmark}, {hash mark}]
service tree
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {sorb
apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
2: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy
white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn:
{Juneberry}, {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush},
{shadblow}]
serving cart
n 1: a handcart for serving food
serving dish
n 1: a dish used for serving food
serving girl
n 1: a girl who is a servant [syn: {servant girl}, {serving
girl}]
sesame family
n 1: the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn:
{Pedaliaceae}, {family Pedaliaceae}, {sesame family}]
sesame oil
n 1: oil obtained from sesame seeds
sesame seed
n 1: small oval seeds of the sesame plant [syn: {sesame seed},
{benniseed}]
sesamoid bone
n 1: any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where
it passes over a joint [syn: {sesamoid bone}, {sesamoid},
{os sesamoideum}]
Sesamum indicum
n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benne}, {benni},
{benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]
Sesbania exaltata
n 1: tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely
grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber
formerly used by Indians for cordage [syn: {Colorado River
hemp}, {Sesbania exaltata}]
Sesbania grandiflora
n 1: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink
flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in
southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria
tree}, {vegetable hummingbird}, {Sesbania grandiflora}]
sessile polyp
n 1: a relatively flat polyp
sessile trillium
n 1: trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves
and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red
trillium}, {toadshade}, {sessile trillium}, {Trillium
sessile}]
session cookie
n 1: a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when
you close the link
set ablaze
v 1: set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire
to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set on
fire}, {set afire}]
set about
v 1: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a
difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: {set
about}, {go about}, {approach}]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {undertake}, {set
about}, {attempt}]
3: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive
in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to
work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out},
{start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end},
{terminate}]
set afire
v 1: set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire
to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set on
fire}, {set afire}]
set aflame
v 1: set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire
to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set on
fire}, {set afire}]
set ahead
v 1: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when
we travel eastward" [syn: {advance}, {set ahead}]
set apart
v 1: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The
teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the
exercise" [syn: {assign}, {specify}, {set apart}]
2: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he
is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep
apart}, {set apart}, {isolate}]
set ashore
v 1: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn:
{land}, {set ashore}, {shore}]
set aside
v 1: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause;
"I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets
aside time for meditation every day" [syn: {allow},
{appropriate}, {earmark}, {set aside}, {reserve}]
2: make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
[syn: {suspend}, {set aside}]
3: annul (a legal decision); "the court set aside the
conviction"
set back
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
{postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table},
{shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him
back"
3: cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back
$20,000" [syn: {set back}, {knock back}, {put back}]
set chisel
n 1: narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks
[syn: {cold chisel}, {set chisel}]
set decoration
n 1: a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or
movie production
set down
v 1: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
[syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
2: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest
branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: {land}, {set
down}]
3: put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the
bottom of the valley"
4: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
"set down your bags here" [syn: {set down}, {put down},
{place down}]
5: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn:
{disembark}, {debark}, {set down}] [ant: {embark}, {ship}]
6: remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the
cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: {drop},
{drop off}, {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
set forth
v 1: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {set forth},
{expound}, {exposit}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
{part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
out}, {take off}]
set free
v 1: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon
graduating from the university" [syn: {liberate}, {set
free}]
set gun
n 1: a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in
contact with the wire that sets it off [syn: {set gun},
{spring gun}]
set in
v 1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few
moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: {set in},
{kick in}]
2: blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the
next high tide"
3: become established; "winter has set in"
set in motion
v 1: get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions
set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn:
{launch}, {set in motion}]
set in stone
adj 1: no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in
stone" [syn: {set in stone}, {carved in stone}]
set off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
{activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
{touch off}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
{part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
out}, {take off}]
3: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress
accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by
brackets" [syn: {bring out}, {set off}]
4: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded
the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode}, {detonate}, {blow up},
{set off}]
5: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: {cancel}, {offset}, {set off}]
6: set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off
to a good start"
7: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {set off},
{stir up}]
set on
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: {assail}, {assault}, {set on}, {attack}]
set on fire
v 1: set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire
to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set on
fire}, {set afire}]
set out
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get},
{start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}]
[ant: {end}, {terminate}]
2: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line;
"lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: {range},
{array}, {lay out}, {set out}]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
{part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
out}, {take off}]
set phrase
n 1: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the
meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom},
{idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase},
{phrase}]
set piece
n 1: a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the
stage setting
set point
n 1: (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis
set shot
n 1: a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position
set square
n 1: a try square with an adjustable sliding head
set theory
n 1: the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature
and relations of sets
set to music
v 1: write (music) for (a text)
set up
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn:
{establish}, {set up}, {found}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish},
{get rid of}]
2: create by putting components or members together; "She pieced
a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a
committee" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set
up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {break apart}, {break
up}, {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take apart}]
3: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise},
{erect}, {rear}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {dismantle},
{level}, {pull down}, {rase}, {raze}, {take down}, {tear
down}]
4: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an
experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the
surgery" [syn: {set up}, {lay out}, {set}]
5: put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on
the shelves in chronological order" [syn: {arrange}, {set
up}] [ant: {disarrange}]
6: begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by
providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"
7: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The
innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare},
{entrap}, {frame}, {set up}]
8: produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn: {effect},
{effectuate}, {set up}]
9: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a
new sink" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {put in}, {set up}]
10: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn:
{install}, {instal}, {set up}, {establish}]
11: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"
[syn: {rig}, {set up}]
12: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: {pitch}, {set up}]
13: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my
schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with
those of bygone times" [syn: {arrange}, {set up}, {put},
{order}]
14: equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" [syn: {rig}, {set},
{set up}]
15: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set
up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]
set upon
v 1: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: {beset}, {set upon}]
set-apart
adj 1: being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt
detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated
figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of
herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a
set-apart feeling" [syn: {detached}, {isolated},
{separated}, {set-apart}]
set-aside
adj 1: reserved in advance [syn: {booked}, {engaged}, {set-
aside(p)}]
set-back
n 1: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn:
{set-back}, {setoff}, {offset}]
set-to
n 1: a brief but vigorous fight
Setaria glauca
n 1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all
temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow
bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass},
{Setaria glauca}]
Setaria italica
n 1: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay,
and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and
hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian
millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]
Setaria italica rubrofructa
n 1: millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly
spikes [syn: {Siberian millet}, {Setaria italica
rubrofructa}]
Setaria italica stramineofructa
n 1: millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn:
{German millet}, {golden wonder millet}, {Setaria italica
stramineofructa}]
Setaria viridis
n 1: European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a
troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green
foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle
grass}, {Setaria viridis}]
Sete Quedas
n 1: a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
[syn: {Sete Quedas}, {Guaira}, {Guaira Falls}]
Seth Thomas
n 1: United States clockmaker who introduced mass production
(1785-1859) [syn: {Thomas}, {Seth Thomas}]
Setophaga ruticilla
n 1: flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male
having bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn:
{American redstart}, {redstart}, {Setophaga ruticilla}]
setting hen
n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody},
{broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]
settle down
v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
"dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {settle}, {settle down}]
2: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle},
{root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
3: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;
"After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a
while after the baby was born for things to settle down
again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off}, {chill out},
{simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
settle on
v 1: become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the
horizon" [syn: {fixate}, {settle on}]
settlement house
n 1: a center in an underprivileged area that provides community
services
Seven Hills of Rome
n 1: the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built
seven iron
n 1: iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green
[syn: {mashie niblick}, {seven iron}]
seven seas
n 1: an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world;
"the old salt had sailed the seven seas"
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
n 1: impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were
regarded with awe [syn: {Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World}, {Seven Wonders of the World}]
Seven Wonders of the World
n 1: impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were
regarded with awe [syn: {Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World}, {Seven Wonders of the World}]
Seven Years' War
n 1: a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria
(1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it
seven-day
adj 1: lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" [syn:
{weeklong}, {seven-day}]
seven-fold
adj 1: having seven units or components [syn: {septuple},
{sevenfold}, {seven-fold}]
seven-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
[syn: {seven-membered}, {7-membered}]
seven-sided
adj 1: having seven sides
seven-spot
n 1: one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the
face [syn: {seven-spot}, {seven}]
seven-up
n 1: a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is
game [syn: {seven-up}, {old sledge}]
seventeen-year locust
n 1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at
infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years
to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {periodical
cicada}, {Magicicada septendecim}]
Seventh Avenue
n 1: an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south
seventh chord
n 1: a triad with a seventh added
seventh cranial nerve
n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial},
{facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
Seventh Crusade
n 1: a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in
1244 and defeated in 1249
seventh heaven
n 1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness},
{cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]
Seventh-Day Adventism
n 1: Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday
as the Sabbath
seventy-eight
adj 1: being eight more than seventy [syn: {seventy-eight},
{78}, {lxxviii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
[syn: {seventy-eight}, {78}, {LXXVIII}]
2: a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78
revolutions per minute [syn: {seventy-eight}, {78}]
seventy-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order
[syn: {seventy-fifth}, {75th}]
seventy-five
adj 1: being five more than seventy [syn: {seventy-five}, {75},
{lxxv}]
seventy-four
adj 1: being four more than seventy [syn: {seventy-four}, {74},
{lxxiv}]
seventy-nine
adj 1: being nine more than seventy [syn: {seventy-nine}, {79},
{ilxxx}]
seventy-one
adj 1: being one more than seventy [syn: {seventy-one}, {71},
{lxxi}]
seventy-seven
adj 1: being seven more than seventy [syn: {seventy-seven},
{77}, {lxxvii}]
seventy-six
adj 1: being six more than seventy [syn: {seventy-six}, {76},
{lxxvi}]
seventy-three
adj 1: being three more than seventy [syn: {seventy-three},
{73}, {lxxiii}]
seventy-two
adj 1: being two more than seventy [syn: {seventy-two}, {72},
{lxxii}]
severable contract
n 1: a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the
parties, can be considered as several independent
agreements expressed in a single instrument
several-seeded
adj 1: having many seeds [syn: {multi-seeded}, {several-seeded}]
severance agreement
n 1: an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave
severe acute respiratory syndrome
n 1: a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently
originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by
fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can
be fatal [syn: {severe acute respiratory syndrome}, {SARS}]
severe combined immunodeficiency
n 1: a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from
a mutation in any one of several different genes; children
with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated
it is lethal within the first year or two of life [syn:
{severe combined immunodeficiency}, {severe combined
immunodeficiency disease}, {SCID}]
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
n 1: a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from
a mutation in any one of several different genes; children
with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated
it is lethal within the first year or two of life [syn:
{severe combined immunodeficiency}, {severe combined
immunodeficiency disease}, {SCID}]
Severn River
n 1: a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
[syn: {Severn}, {Severn River}]
2: a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol
Channel; the longest river in Great Britain [syn: {Severn},
{River Severn}, {Severn River}]
Severo Ochoa
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the
biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993) [syn:
{Ochoa}, {Severo Ochoa}]
Seville orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn:
{bitter orange}, {Seville orange}, {sour orange}]
sew together
v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {run up}, {sew
together}, {stitch}]
sewage disposal
n 1: the disposal of sewage
sewage disposal plant
n 1: a plant for disposing of sewage [syn: {sewage disposal
plant}, {disposal plant}]
sewage farm
n 1: a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage
sewage system
n 1: facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off
liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewage system}, {sewer
system}, {sewage works}]
sewage works
n 1: facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off
liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewage system}, {sewer
system}, {sewage works}]
Seward Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into
the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle
Seward's Folly
n 1: the transaction in 1867 in which the United States
Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska
from Russia
sewer gas
n 1: foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers
sewer line
n 1: a main in a sewage system [syn: {sewer main}, {sewer line}]
sewer main
n 1: a main in a sewage system [syn: {sewer main}, {sewer line}]
sewer rat
n 1: brown rat commonly found in sewers
sewer system
n 1: facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off
liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewage system}, {sewer
system}, {sewage works}]
sewer water
n 1: water mixed with waste matter [syn: {effluent},
{wastewater}, {sewer water}]
sewing basket
n 1: a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored
sewing kit
n 1: a kit of articles used in sewing
sewing machine
n 1: a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing
sewing needle
n 1: a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's
darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake
doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
sewing room
n 1: a room set aside for sewing
sewing stitch
n 1: a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle
through fabric or leather [syn: {sewing stitch},
{embroidery stitch}]
sewing-machine operator
n 1: someone who sews by operating a sewing machine
sewing-machine stitch
n 1: a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using
more than one thread [syn: {machine stitch}, {sewing-
machine stitch}]
sex act
n 1: sexual activity between individuals, especially the
insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until
orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse},
{intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus},
{coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation},
{relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
sex activity
n 1: activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had
sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sexual
practice}, {sex}, {sex activity}]
sex appeal
n 1: attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: {sex appeal},
{desirability}, {desirableness}, {oomph}]
sex bomb
n 1: a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sex
kitten}, {sexpot}, {sex bomb}]
sex cell
n 1: a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for
transmitting DNA to the next generation [syn: {reproductive
cell}, {germ cell}, {sex cell}]
sex change
n 1: a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as
by surgery and hormone treatments)
sex character
n 1: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological)
that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the
other [syn: {sex characteristic}, {sexual characteristic},
{sex character}]
sex characteristic
n 1: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological)
that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the
other [syn: {sex characteristic}, {sexual characteristic},
{sex character}]
sex chromatin
n 1: chromatin found only in female cells; "the presence or
absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis
makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus"
sex chromosome
n 1: (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an
individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"
sex crime
n 1: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to
knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted
sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced
the common law definition of rape with statutes defining
sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse},
{sex crime}, {sex offense}]
sex drive
n 1: a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is
responsible for the male sex drive"
sex gland
n 1: a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced [syn:
{gonad}, {sex gland}]
sex hormone
n 1: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex
organs [syn: {steroid hormone}, {steroid}, {sex hormone}]
sex kitten
n 1: a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sex
kitten}, {sexpot}, {sex bomb}]
sex linkage
n 1: an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes
some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than
in the other
sex manual
n 1: a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques;
intended to enhance the reader's sexual life
sex object
n 1: any person regarded simply as an object of sexual
gratification
sex offender
n 1: someone who has been convicted of a sex crime
sex offense
n 1: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to
knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted
sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced
the common law definition of rape with statutes defining
sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse},
{sex crime}, {sex offense}]
sex organ
n 1: any organ involved in sexual reproduction [syn:
{reproductive organ}, {sex organ}]
sex segregation
n 1: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women
secluded [syn: {purdah}, {sex segregation}]
sex symbol
n 1: a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for
their sexual attractiveness
sex up
v 1: give erotic character to or make more interesting;
"eroticize the ads" [syn: {eroticize}, {sex up}]
sex-change operation
n 1: surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to
alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the
resemble those of the opposite sex [syn: {sex-change
operation}, {transsexual surgery}]
sex-limited
adj 1: relating to characteristics that are expressed
differently in the two sexes
sex-linked
adj 1: concerning characteristics that are determined by genes
carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in
particular)
sex-linked disorder
n 1: any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex
hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an
X chromosome"
sex-starved
adj 1: desiring but deprived of sexual gratification
sexadecimal notation
n 1: any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn:
{hexadecimal notation}, {sexadecimal notation}]
sexadecimal number system
n 1: a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal
digits and a radix of sixteen [syn: {hexadecimal number
system}, {sexadecimal number system}, {hexadecimal system}]
sexual abstention
n 1: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious
vows) [syn: {chastity}, {celibacy}, {sexual abstention}]
sexual abuse
n 1: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to
knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted
sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced
the common law definition of rape with statutes defining
sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse},
{sex crime}, {sex offense}]
sexual activity
n 1: activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had
sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sexual
practice}, {sex}, {sex activity}]
sexual arousal
n 1: the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual
behavior
sexual assault
n 1: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to
knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted
sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced
the common law definition of rape with statutes defining
sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse},
{sex crime}, {sex offense}]
sexual attraction
n 1: attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire
sexual characteristic
n 1: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological)
that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the
other [syn: {sex characteristic}, {sexual characteristic},
{sex character}]
sexual climax
n 1: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: {orgasm}, {climax}, {sexual climax}, {coming}]
sexual congress
n 1: sexual activity between individuals, especially the
insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until
orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse},
{intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus},
{coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation},
{relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
sexual conquest
n 1: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his
seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of
male slang" [syn: {sexual conquest}, {score}]
sexual desire
n 1: a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: {sexual desire}, {eros},
{concupiscence}, {physical attraction}]
sexual discrimination
n 1: discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one
sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex
sexual harassment
n 1: unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an
employee
sexual immorality
n 1: the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social
conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for
last year's record number of abortions"
sexual intercourse
n 1: sexual activity between individuals, especially the
insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until
orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse},
{intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus},
{coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation},
{relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
sexual inversion
n 1: a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of
the opposite sex [syn: {inversion}, {sexual inversion}]
sexual love
n 1: a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love
left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his
first love" [syn: {love}, {sexual love}, {erotic love}]
2: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse)
between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he
hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated
love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {making love},
{love}, {love life}]
sexual morality
n 1: morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: {virtue},
{chastity}, {sexual morality}]
sexual perversion
n 1: an aberrant sexual practice [syn: {perversion}, {sexual
perversion}]
sexual pleasure
n 1: pleasure derived from sexual activities
sexual practice
n 1: activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had
sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sexual
practice}, {sex}, {sex activity}]
sexual relation
n 1: sexual activity between individuals, especially the
insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until
orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse},
{intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus},
{coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation},
{relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
sexual relationship
n 1: a relationship involving sexual intimacy
sexual reproduction
n 1: reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a
female gamete [syn: {sexual reproduction}, {amphimixis}]
sexual union
n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the
mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn:
{coupling}, {mating}, {pairing}, {conjugation}, {union},
{sexual union}]
sexual urge
n 1: all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify
sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film
contained no sex or violence" [syn: {sex}, {sexual urge}]
sexually attractive
adj 1: capable of arousing sexual desire; "the delectable Miss
Haynes" [syn: {delectable}, {sexually attractive}]
sexually transmitted disease
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
Seychelles islands
n 1: a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to
the north of Madagascar [syn: {Seychelles}, {Seychelles
islands}]
Seychelles monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Seychelles
Seychelles rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
[syn: {Seychelles rupee}, {rupee}]
Seyhan River
n 1: a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the
Mediterranean [syn: {Seyhan}, {Seyhan River}]
SGA infant
n 1: an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than
the average for babies of the same age [syn: {small-for-
gestational-age infant}, {SGA infant}]
Sha'ban
n 1: the eighth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Sha'ban},
{Shaaban}]
shabby-genteel
adj 1: trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite
shabbiness
shack up
v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not
married and live together as a couple [syn: {cohabit},
{live together}, {shack up}]
shad roe
n 1: roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently
shad-flower
n 1: annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of
basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed
capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shadflower}, {shad-
flower}, {Draba verna}]
shade off
v 1: cast a shadow over [syn: {shadow}, {shade}, {shade off}]
shade tree
n 1: a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from
sunlight
shadow box
n 1: a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to
protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)
shadow cabinet
n 1: a group of senior members of the political party that is
out of power; these members would probably assume
corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet
if their party was elected
shadow play
n 1: a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn:
{galanty show}, {shadow show}, {shadow play}]
shadow show
n 1: a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn:
{galanty show}, {shadow show}, {shadow play}]
shaft louse
n 1: a louse parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft
louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]
shaft of light
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft},
{shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
shag rug
n 1: a rug with long pile
shagbark hickory
n 1: North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and
edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory},
{shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]
shaggy cap
n 1: common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap
and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggy cap},
{shaggymane mushroom}, {Coprinus comatus}]
shaggy dog story
n 1: a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its
pointlessness
shaggy-coated
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a
shaggy beard" [syn: {bushy}, {shaggy}, {shaggy-haired},
{shaggy-coated}]
shaggy-haired
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a
shaggy beard" [syn: {bushy}, {shaggy}, {shaggy-haired},
{shaggy-coated}]
shaggymane mushroom
n 1: common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap
and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggy cap},
{shaggymane mushroom}, {Coprinus comatus}]
Shah Jahan
n 1: Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest
monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the
Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)
Shah of Iran
n 1: title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn:
{Shah}, {Shah of Iran}]
Shah Pahlavi
n 1: Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic
fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi}, {Shah Pahlavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi}]
shake hands
v 1: take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of
greeting or congratulation
shake off
v 1: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following
me" [syn: {shake}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
2: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off},
{throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
shake up
v 1: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
[syn: {jar}, {shake up}, {bump around}]
2: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't
want to go under" [syn: {reorganize}, {reorganise}, {shake
up}]
3: shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the
body) [syn: {succuss}, {shake up}]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn:
{stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
5: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex},
{disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
6: make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff
up}, {plump up}, {shake up}]
shake-up
n 1: the imposition of a new organization; organizing
differently (often involving extensive and drastic
changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the
reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were
forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: {reorganization},
{reorganisation}, {shake-up}, {shakeup}]
Shakespearean sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding
couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab
cdcd efef gg [syn: {Shakespearean sonnet}, {Elizabethan
sonnet}, {English sonnet}]
shaking palsy
n 1: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
[syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's
disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking
palsy}]
shale oil
n 1: oil extracted from oil shale by heating
shall-flower
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
{shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
shallow fording
n 1: fording at a shallow place
shallow-draft
adj 1: of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline; "a
shallow-draft river boat" [syn: {shallow-draft},
{shallow-draught}]
shallow-draught
adj 1: of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline; "a
shallow-draft river boat" [syn: {shallow-draft},
{shallow-draught}]
Shalom Asch
n 1: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish
(1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Sholem Asch}, {Shalom Asch},
{Sholom Asch}]
shame plant
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
shammy leather
n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy
leather}]
shamrock pea
n 1: trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt
blue flowers [syn: {shamrock pea}, {Parochetus communis}]
Shang dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to
the 12th centuries BC [syn: {Shang}, {Shang dynasty}]
Shanghai dialect
n 1: a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn:
{Wu}, {Wu dialect}, {Shanghai dialect}]
Shangri-la
n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
{Eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land},
{Shangri-la}]
shank's mare
n 1: you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's
mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]
shank's pony
n 1: you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's
mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]
shanks' mare
n 1: you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's
mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]
shanks' pony
n 1: you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's
mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]
shape constancy
n 1: the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as
constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and
consequent differences in the shape of the pattern
projected on the retina of the eye)
shape up
v 1: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
{progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
{get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}, {retrograde},
{retrogress}]
shape-up
n 1: a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather
around a union boss who selects those to be hired
shaping machine
n 1: a machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: {shaper},
{shaping machine}]
shaping tool
n 1: a tool for shaping metal
share-out
n 1: a distribution in shares [syn: {sharing}, {share-out}]
sharecrop farmer
n 1: small farmers and tenants [syn: {sharecropper}, {cropper},
{sharecrop farmer}]
shared out
adj 1: distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a
plan or purpose [syn: {divided}, {divided up}, {shared},
{shared out}]
Shari River
n 1: an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn:
{Shari}, {Shari River}, {Chari}, {Chari River}]
sharia law
n 1: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the
teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only
applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no
separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah
law}, {sharia}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]
shariah law
n 1: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the
teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only
applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no
separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah
law}, {sharia}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]
shark oil
n 1: a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of
sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of
vitamin A [syn: {shark oil}, {shark-liver oil}]
shark repellent
n 1: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage
unwanted takeover attempts [syn: {shark repellent},
{porcupine provision}]
shark-liver oil
n 1: a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of
sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of
vitamin A [syn: {shark oil}, {shark-liver oil}]
sharp tongue
n 1: a bitter or critical manner of speaking
sharp-angled
adj 1: having sharp corners [syn: {sharp-cornered}, {sharp-
angled}]
sharp-cornered
adj 1: having sharp corners [syn: {sharp-cornered}, {sharp-
angled}]
sharp-eared
adj 1: having keen hearing [syn: {sharp-eared}, {quick-eared}]
sharp-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of
the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {quick-sighted}, {sharp-
sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]
3: having keen eyesight [syn: {keen-eyed}, {sharp-eyed}]
sharp-limbed
adj 1: having sharp limbs
sharp-nosed
adj 1: having a sharply pointed nose
sharp-pointed
adj 1: having a sharp point
sharp-set
adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food
and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and
ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory
enemy" [syn: {famished}, {ravenous}, {sharp-set},
{starved}, {esurient}]
sharp-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
{argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed},
{quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of
the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {quick-sighted}, {sharp-
sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]
sharp-sightedness
n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn:
{acuity}, {visual acuity}, {sharp-sightedness}]
2: lively attentiveness [syn: {alertness}, {sharp-sightedness},
{on the qui vive}]
sharp-tailed grouse
n 1: large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North
America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprigtail}, {sprig
tail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]
sharp-tasting
adj 1: somewhat bitter [syn: {bitterish}, {sharp-tasting}]
sharp-toothed
adj 1: having sharp teeth
sharp-worded
adj 1: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a
tart remark" [syn: {sharp}, {sharp-worded}, {tart}]
sharptail mola
n 1: caudal fin has a central projection [syn: {sharptail mola},
{Mola lanceolata}]
shasta daisy
n 1: hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and
Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads
resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: {shasta daisy}, {Leucanthemum
superbum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum maximum}]
Shasta salamander
n 1: primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn:
{Shasta salamander}, {Hydromantes shastae}]
shatterproof glass
n 1: glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other
material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
[syn: {safety glass}, {laminated glass}, {shatterproof
glass}]
shaving brush
n 1: a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving
shaving cream
n 1: toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty
acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard
before shaving [syn: {shaving cream}, {shaving soap}]
shaving foam
n 1: toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many
small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving
shaving soap
n 1: toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty
acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard
before shaving [syn: {shaving cream}, {shaving soap}]
shaving-brush tree
n 1: tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers
with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches
before leaves appear [syn: {shaving-brush tree},
{Pseudobombax ellipticum}]
Shawnee cake
n 1: form of johnnycake
Shawnee salad
n 1: showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes
used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn:
{Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian
salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]
she-bop
v 1: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn:
{masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off},
{jerk off}]
she-devil
n 1: a cruel woman
she-goat
n 1: female goat [syn: {nanny}, {nanny-goat}, {she-goat}]
she-oak
n 1: any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
sheath knife
n 1: a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath
[syn: {case knife}, {sheath knife}]
sheath pile
n 1: a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain
earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheet pile}, {sheath pile},
{sheet piling}]
shed blood
v 1: kill violently; "They will never stop shedding the blood of
their enemies"
2: lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {bleed},
{hemorrhage}]
shed light on
v 1: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on},
{crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}]
sheep bell
n 1: a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can
be easily located
sheep botfly
n 1: larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep botfly}, {sheep
gadfly}, {Oestrus ovis}]
sheep dip
n 1: a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are
dipped to kill parasites
sheep dog
n 1: any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to
herd and guard sheep [syn: {shepherd dog}, {sheepdog},
{sheep dog}]
sheep fescue
n 1: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as
a lawn grass [syn: {sheep fescue}, {sheep's fescue},
{Festuca ovina}]
sheep frog
n 1: mostly of Central America
sheep gadfly
n 1: larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep botfly}, {sheep
gadfly}, {Oestrus ovis}]
sheep ked
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and
cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick},
{Melophagus Ovinus}]
sheep laurel
n 1: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but
having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to
young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {pig laurel}, {lambkill},
{Kalmia angustifolia}]
sheep pen
n 1: a pen for sheep [syn: {fold}, {sheepfold}, {sheep pen},
{sheepcote}]
sheep plant
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly
foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia
lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
2: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely
covered with tawny hairs [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {sheep
plant}, {Haastia pulvinaris}]
sheep polypore
n 1: a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore
surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found
under conifers; edible but not popular [syn: {Albatrellus
ovinus}, {sheep polypore}]
sheep rot
n 1: a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle)
caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black
disease}, {sheep rot}, {liver rot}, {distomatosis}]
sheep sorrel
n 1: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped
leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep sorrel}, {sheep's
sorrel}, {Rumex acetosella}]
sheep tick
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and
cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick},
{Melophagus Ovinus}]
2: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit
looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous
system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn: {sheep-
tick}, {sheep tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]
sheep's fescue
n 1: cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as
a lawn grass [syn: {sheep fescue}, {sheep's fescue},
{Festuca ovina}]
sheep's sorrel
n 1: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped
leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep sorrel}, {sheep's
sorrel}, {Rumex acetosella}]
sheep-tick
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and
cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick},
{Melophagus Ovinus}]
2: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit
looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous
system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn: {sheep-
tick}, {sheep tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]
sheepshead porgy
n 1: from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil [syn: {sheepshead
porgy}, {Calamus penna}]
sheepskin coat
n 1: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: {sheepskin coat}, {afghan}]
sheet anchor
n 1: spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: {sheet anchor},
{waist anchor}]
sheet bend
n 1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of
another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket
bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]
sheet glass
n 1: glass formed into large thin sheets [syn: {plate glass},
{sheet glass}]
sheet iron
n 1: plate iron thinner than tank iron
sheet lighting
n 1: lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections
of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds
sheet metal
n 1: sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
sheet music
n 1: a musical composition in printed or written form; "she
turned the pages of the music as he played"
sheet of paper
n 1: paper used for writing or printing [syn: {sheet}, {piece of
paper}, {sheet of paper}]
sheet pile
n 1: a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain
earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheet pile}, {sheath pile},
{sheet piling}]
sheet piling
n 1: a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain
earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheet pile}, {sheath pile},
{sheet piling}]
sheet web
n 1: an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking
like flattened hammocks
sheet-metal work
n 1: the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation
systems)
Shel Silverstein
n 1: United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his
stories and poems for children (1932-1999) [syn:
{Silverstein}, {Shel Silverstein}, {Shelby Silverstein}]
Shelby Silverstein
n 1: United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his
stories and poems for children (1932-1999) [syn:
{Silverstein}, {Shel Silverstein}, {Shelby Silverstein}]
shelf bracket
n 1: a bracket to support a shelf
shelf fungus
n 1: a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree
trunks and wood structures [syn: {bracket fungus}, {shelf
fungus}]
shelf ice
n 1: ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea [syn:
{shelf ice}, {ice shelf}]
shelf life
n 1: the length of time a packaged food or drug will last
without deteriorating
shell bean
n 1: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather
than its pod [syn: {shell bean}, {shell bean plant}]
2: unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking
shell bean plant
n 1: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather
than its pod [syn: {shell bean}, {shell bean plant}]
shell collecting
n 1: the collection and study of mollusc shells [syn:
{conchology}, {shell collecting}]
shell corporation
n 1: a company that is incorporated but has no assets or
operations [syn: {shell corporation}, {shell entity}]
shell entity
n 1: a company that is incorporated but has no assets or
operations [syn: {shell corporation}, {shell entity}]
shell game
n 1: a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of
three things a pellet is under [syn: {shell game},
{thimblerig}]
shell ginger
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
{shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]
shell jacket
n 1: waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn
by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {mess
jacket}, {monkey jacket}, {shell jacket}]
shell out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
{distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
shell parakeet
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black
and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
[syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie},
{grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet},
{Melopsittacus undulatus}]
shell plating
n 1: the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and
corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship
shell shock
n 1: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn:
{battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis},
{shell shock}]
shell stitch
n 1: a crochet stitch
v 1: make by shell stitching
shell-flower
n 1: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North
America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower
part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
[syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead},
{snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]
shell-less
adj 1: of animals or fruits that have no shell [syn:
{unshelled}, {shell-less}] [ant: {shelled}]
shellac varnish
n 1: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to
finish wood [syn: {shellac}, {shellac varnish}]
shellac wax
n 1: a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in
alcohol [syn: {shellac wax}, {lac wax}]
shellbark hickory
n 1: North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and
edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory},
{shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]
shelter deck
n 1: upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather,
but sheltering the deck below [syn: {weather deck},
{shelter deck}]
shelter tent
n 1: a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
[syn: {pup tent}, {shelter tent}]
sheltered workshop
n 1: a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or
developmentally disabled population
Shelton Jackson Lee
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of
black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Lee}, {Spike
Lee}, {Shelton Jackson Lee}]
Shen-pao
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse
[syn: {Shen-pao}, {Spiritual Jewel}]
Shenandoah National Park
n 1: a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River
n 1: a river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac
at Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah Valley
n 1: a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue
Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous
battles during the American Civil War
shepherd dog
n 1: any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to
herd and guard sheep [syn: {shepherd dog}, {sheepdog},
{sheep dog}]
shepherd's clock
n 1: weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {goatsbeard},
{shepherd's clock}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]
shepherd's crook
n 1: a long staff with one end being hook shaped [syn: {crook},
{shepherd's crook}]
shepherd's pie
n 1: pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the
oven
shepherd's pipe
n 1: a small bagpipe formerly popular in France [syn: {musette},
{shepherd's pipe}]
2: a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb
holes [syn: {flageolet}, {treble recorder}, {shepherd's
pipe}]
shepherd's pouch
n 1: white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular
notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
[syn: {shepherd's purse}, {shepherd's pouch}, {Capsella
bursa-pastoris}]
shepherd's purse
n 1: white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular
notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
[syn: {shepherd's purse}, {shepherd's pouch}, {Capsella
bursa-pastoris}]
sheriff's sale
n 1: a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a
court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid
obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale},
{judicial sale}, {forced sale}]
Sherlock Holmes
n 1: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn:
{Sherlock Holmes}, {Holmes}]
Sherwood Anderson
n 1: United States author whose works were frequently
autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: {Anderson}, {Sherwood
Anderson}]
Sherwood Forest
n 1: an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal
hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his
merry band
Shetland Islands
n 1: an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic
off the north coast of Scotland [syn: {Shetland}, {Shetland
Islands}, {Zetland}]
Shetland pony
n 1: breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail
Shetland sheep dog
n 1: a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in
the Shetland Islands [syn: {Shetland sheepdog}, {Shetland
sheep dog}, {Shetland}]
Shetland sheepdog
n 1: a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in
the Shetland Islands [syn: {Shetland sheepdog}, {Shetland
sheep dog}, {Shetland}]
Shetland wool
n 1: a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
Shi'ite
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the
legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first
three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim},
{Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]
Shi'ite Muslim
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the
legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first
three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim},
{Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]
Shia Muslim
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the
legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first
three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim},
{Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]
Shiah Islam
n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in
Iran [syn: {Shiah}, {Shia}, {Shiah Islam}]
shield fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or
Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped
coverings on the sori [syn: {shield fern}, {buckler fern}]
Shield of David
n 1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles;
an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David},
{Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's
seal}]
shield-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the
center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a
nasturtium leaf for example) [syn: {peltate}, {shield-
shaped}]
shift key
n 1: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-
case letters to upper-case letters [syn: {shift key},
{shift}]
shift register
n 1: (computer science) register in which all bits can be
shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
shiga bacillus
n 1: a bacillus that causes dysentery [syn: {shiga bacillus},
{Shigella dysentariae}]
Shigella dysentariae
n 1: a bacillus that causes dysentery [syn: {shiga bacillus},
{Shigella dysentariae}]
Shih-Tzu
n 1: a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese
shiitake mushroom
n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake},
{shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak
mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]
Shiite Muslim
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the
legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first
three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim},
{Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]
Shimchath Torah
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Shin Bet
n 1: the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal
security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall
security for Israel's national airline" [syn: {Shin Bet},
{General Security Services}]
shin bone
n 1: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [syn: {shin},
{shin bone}]
2: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg
between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}, {shin
bone}, {shin}]
shin guard
n 1: a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a
catcher in baseball to protect the shins [syn: {shin
guard}, {shinpad}]
shin splints
n 1: painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins;
frequent among runners
shine at
v 1: be good at; "She shines at math" [syn: {shine at}, {excel
at}]
shine up
v 1: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She
is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton
up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
shingle oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States
having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in
western states for shingles [syn: {shingle oak}, {laurel
oak}, {Quercus imbricaria}]
shingle tree
n 1: East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used
especially for tea boxes [syn: {shingle tree}, {Acrocarpus
fraxinifolius}]
shining clubmoss
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {shining clubmoss},
{Lycopodium lucidulum}]
Shining Path
n 1: a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a
splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among
the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world;
seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them
with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine
trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000
deaths" [syn: {Shining Path}, {Sendero Luminoso}, {SL}]
shining sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by
red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black
sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]
shining willow
n 1: common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
[syn: {shining willow}, {Salix lucida}]
shiny lyonia
n 1: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with
shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to
reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush},
{fetter bush}, {shiny lyonia}, {Lyonia lucida}]
ship biscuit
n 1: very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
[syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea
biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]
ship broker
n 1: an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange
for its loading or discharge
ship builder
n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn:
{shipwright}, {shipbuilder}, {ship builder}]
2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: {shipbuilder},
{ship builder}]
ship building
n 1: the construction of ships [syn: {shipbuilding}, {ship
building}]
ship canal
n 1: a canal large enough for seagoing vessels [syn: {ship
canal}, {shipway}]
ship chandler
n 1: a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships
ship money
n 1: an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for
national defense
ship of the line
n 1: a warship intended for combat [syn: {man-of-war}, {ship of
the line}]
ship route
n 1: a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
[syn: {seaway}, {sea lane}, {ship route}, {trade route}]
ship's bell
n 1: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical
time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells
signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
[syn: {bell}, {ship's bell}]
ship's boat
n 1: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn:
{tender}, {ship's boat}, {pinnace}, {cutter}]
ship's chandler
n 1: a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing
ships
ship's company
n 1: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or
personnel of a ship [syn: {ship's company}, {company}]
ship's galley
n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley},
{ship's galley}, {caboose}, {cookhouse}]
ship's officer
n 1: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on
a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's
engines" [syn: {officer}, {ship's officer}]
ship's papers
n 1: official papers which a ship is legally required to have;
related to ownership, cargo, etc.
ship-breaker
n 1: a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for
scrap
ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
n 1: a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection
system that is towed behind the ship
shipboard duty
n 1: naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {sea-duty},
{service abroad}, {shipboard duty}]
shipboard soldier
n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine},
{devil dog}, {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]
shipboard system
n 1: a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a
naval ship
shipbuilding industry
n 1: an industry that builds ships
shipping agent
n 1: the agent of a shipowner
shipping articles
n 1: a contract between crew and captain of a ship [syn:
{articles of agreement}, {shipping articles}]
shipping clerk
n 1: an employee who ships and receives goods
shipping company
n 1: a company that provides shipping services
shipping fever
n 1: a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves
high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of
exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals
are shipped to market) [syn: {shipping fever}, {shipping
pneumonia}]
shipping office
n 1: the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are
hired
shipping pneumonia
n 1: a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves
high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of
exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals
are shipped to market) [syn: {shipping fever}, {shipping
pneumonia}]
shipping room
n 1: a room where goods are packaged and shipped
shipwreck survivor
n 1: a shipwrecked person [syn: {castaway}, {shipwreck
survivor}]
shire horse
n 1: British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: {shire},
{shire horse}]
shire town
n 1: the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
[syn: {county town}, {shire town}]
Shirley Temple
n 1: popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) [syn:
{Black}, {Shirley Temple Black}, {Shirley Temple}]
Shirley Temple Black
n 1: popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) [syn:
{Black}, {Shirley Temple Black}, {Shirley Temple}]
Shirodkar's operation
n 1: a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the
cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix
has failed to retain previous pregnancies [syn:
{Shirodkar's operation}, {purse-string operation}]
shirred egg
n 1: egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small
ramekin [syn: {shirred egg}, {baked egg}, {egg en cocotte}]
shirt button
n 1: a button on a shirt
shish kebab
n 1: cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with
vegetables [syn: {kabob}, {kebab}, {shish kebab}]
shittah tree
n 1: source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible;
probably a species of genus Acacia [syn: {shittah},
{shittah tree}]
shock absorber
n 1: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;
"the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock
absorber}, {shock}, {cushion}]
shock therapy
n 1: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration
of shocks that are followed by convulsions [syn: {shock
therapy}, {shock treatment}]
shock treatment
n 1: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration
of shocks that are followed by convulsions [syn: {shock
therapy}, {shock treatment}]
shock troops
n 1: soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an
assault
shock wave
n 1: a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a
high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave" [syn:
{shock wave}, {blast wave}]
shock-absorbent
adj 1: having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact;
"the material absorbs shock and is used for shock-
absorbent insoles"
shock-headed
adj 1: having a shock (or untidy mass) of hair; "shock-headed
teenagers"
shoe black
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant},
{shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
shoe bomb
n 1: an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a
shoe
shoe collar
n 1: the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot [syn:
{collar}, {shoe collar}]
shoe industry
n 1: an industry that manufactures and sells shoes
shoe lace
n 1: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoe
lace}, {shoestring}, {shoe string}]
shoe leather
n 1: leather used to make shoes
shoe polish
n 1: a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on
footwear [syn: {shoe polish}, {blacking}]
shoe repairing
n 1: the shoemaker's trade [syn: {shoemaking}, {shoe repairing},
{cobbling}]
shoe shop
n 1: a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe shop}, {shoe-shop},
{shoe store}]
shoe store
n 1: a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe shop}, {shoe-shop},
{shoe store}]
shoe string
n 1: a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"
[syn: {shoestring}, {shoe string}]
2: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoe
lace}, {shoestring}, {shoe string}]
shoe-shop
n 1: a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe shop}, {shoe-shop},
{shoe store}]
shoeblack plant
n 1: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single
or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose},
{Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant},
{shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]
shoemaker's last
n 1: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to
fashion or repair shoes [syn: {last}, {shoemaker's last},
{cobbler's last}]
shoestring catch
n 1: (baseball) a running catch made near the ground
shoestring fungus
n 1: any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form
brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the
roots of some trees such as apples or maples
Sholem Asch
n 1: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish
(1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Sholem Asch}, {Shalom Asch},
{Sholom Asch}]
Sholom Asch
n 1: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish
(1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Sholem Asch}, {Shalom Asch},
{Sholom Asch}]
shoo away
v 1: drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: {shoo off}, {shoo},
{shoo away}]
shoo fly
n 1: coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white
flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry
berry [syn: {apple of Peru}, {shoo fly}, {Nicandra
physaloides}]
shoo off
v 1: drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: {shoo off}, {shoo},
{shoo away}]
shoo-in
n 1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {romp},
{laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}]
shoofly pie
n 1: open pie filled with a mixture of sweet crumbs and molasses
shoot a line
v 1: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line},
{brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
shoot craps
v 1: play a game of craps
shoot down
v 1: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street";
"He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot},
{shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
2: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of
our aircraft" [syn: {down}, {shoot down}, {land}]
3: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat},
{vote down}, {vote out}]
shoot for
v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead
on}, {aspire}, {aim}, {shoot for}]
shoot one's mouth off
v 1: speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always
shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"
[syn: {lip off}, {shoot one's mouth off}]
shoot the breeze
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
{chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
{confab}, {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chatter}, {chaffer},
{natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
shoot up
v 1: rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"
shoot-'em-up
n 1: a movie featuring shooting and violence
shoot-down
n 1: murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
shooting box
n 1: a small country house used by hunters during the shooting
season [syn: {shooting lodge}, {shooting box}]
shooting brake
n 1: another name for a station wagon
shooting gallery
n 1: a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and
use heroin
2: an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun
practice [syn: {shooting gallery}, {shooting range}]
shooting iron
n 1: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn:
{pistol}, {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}]
shooting lodge
n 1: a small country house used by hunters during the shooting
season [syn: {shooting lodge}, {shooting box}]
shooting preserve
n 1: a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain
months of the year
shooting range
n 1: an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun
practice [syn: {shooting gallery}, {shooting range}]
shooting script
n 1: the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program
shooting star
n 1: a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a
meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction
causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode [syn:
{meteor}, {shooting star}]
shooting stick
n 1: device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top
opens into a seat
shop assistant
n 1: a salesperson in a store [syn: {salesclerk}, {shop clerk},
{clerk}, {shop assistant}]
shop at
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop
at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}]
shop bell
n 1: a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the
proprietor that a customer has entered the shop
shop boy
n 1: a young male shop assistant
shop class
n 1: a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or
electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: {shop
class}, {shop}]
shop clerk
n 1: a salesperson in a store [syn: {salesclerk}, {shop clerk},
{clerk}, {shop assistant}]
shop floor
n 1: workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the
machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"
shop girl
n 1: a young female shop assistant
shop mechanic
n 1: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn:
{machinist}, {mechanic}, {shop mechanic}]
shop steward
n 1: a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers
in negotiating with management [syn: {shop steward},
{steward}]
shop talk
n 1: talk about your business that only others in the same
business can understand
shop window
n 1: a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display
merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {display window},
{shop window}, {shopwindow}, {show window}]
shopping bag
n 1: a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles);
used to transport goods after shopping
shopping basket
n 1: a handbasket used to carry goods while shopping
shopping cart
n 1: a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while
shopping
shopping center
n 1: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
landscaped complex of shops representing leading
merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a
convenient parking area; a modern version of the
traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie
house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
[syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping
center}, {shopping centre}]
shopping centre
n 1: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
landscaped complex of shops representing leading
merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a
convenient parking area; a modern version of the
traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie
house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
[syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping
center}, {shopping centre}]
shopping list
n 1: a list of items to be purchased
2: a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union
came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands" [syn:
{grocery list}, {shopping list}]
shopping mall
n 1: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
landscaped complex of shops representing leading
merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a
convenient parking area; a modern version of the
traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie
house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
[syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping
center}, {shopping centre}]
shore bird
n 1: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores
and estuaries [syn: {shorebird}, {shore bird}, {limicoline
bird}]
shore boulder
n 1: a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
shore duty
n 1: naval service at land bases
shore leave
n 1: leave granted to a sailor or naval officer [syn: {shore
leave}, {liberty}]
shore patrol
n 1: the military police of the navy
shore pine
n 1: shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United
States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small
squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine},
{spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]
shore station
n 1: military installation servicing naval forces [syn: {naval
installation}, {shore station}]
shore up
v 1: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore
and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {prop},
{shore up}, {shore}]
Shorea teysmanniana
n 1: valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan}, {red
lauan tree}, {Shorea teysmanniana}]
shoring up
n 1: the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring},
{shoring up}, {propping up}]
short account
n 1: a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells
securities he does not own)
2: the aggregate of short sales on an open market
short and sweet
adj 1: dealt with very quickly; to the point; "the conference
was short and sweet"; "make your statement short and
sweet"
short aria
n 1: a short aria [syn: {arietta}, {short aria}]
short bone
n 1: a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all
directions [syn: {short bone}, {os breve}]
short circuit
n 1: accidental contact between two points in an electric
circuit that have a potential difference [syn: {short
circuit}, {short}]
short covering
n 1: the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller
to close out a short sale
short division
n 1: the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is
performed without writing them out
short gastric artery
n 1: several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery
and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn:
{short gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica breves}, {vasa
brevis}]
short hundredweight
n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
[syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight},
{centner}, {cental}, {quintal}]
short iron
n 1: an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting
short high shots
short letter
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get
there" [syn: {note}, {short letter}, {line}, {billet}]
short line
n 1: a transportation system that operates over relatively short
distances
short list
n 1: a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have
been deemed suitable and from which the successful person
will be chosen [syn: {short list}, {shortlist}]
short loin
n 1: the portion of the loin from which porterhouse steaks are
cut
short order
n 1: an order for food that can be prepared quickly
short pants
n 1: (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
[syn: {short pants}, {shorts}, {trunks}]
short ribs
n 1: cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum
short sale
n 1: sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the
seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
[syn: {short sale}, {short selling}]
short saphenous vein
n 1: a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the
knee
short selling
n 1: sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the
seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
[syn: {short sale}, {short selling}]
short shrift
n 1: a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short
shrift of my request" [syn: {short shrift}, {summary
treatment}]
short sleep
n 1: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
[syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {light sleep}, {short sleep}, {forty
winks}, {snooze}]
short sleeve
n 1: a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow
short story
n 1: a prose narrative shorter than a novel
short subject
n 1: a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
short temper
n 1: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {short
temper}, {spleen}, {quick temper}]
short ton
n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
[syn: {short ton}, {ton}, {net ton}]
short wave
n 1: a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a
frequency greater than 3 megahertz)
short whist
n 1: a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a
pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point
for each trick it takes in excess of six [syn: {whist},
{long whist}, {short whist}]
Short's aster
n 1: perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue
flowers [syn: {Short's aster}, {Aster shortii}]
short-beaked
adj 1: having a short beak [syn: {short-beaked}, {short-billed}]
short-billed
adj 1: having a short beak [syn: {short-beaked}, {short-billed}]
short-billed marsh wren
n 1: small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn:
{sedge wren}, {short-billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus
platensis}]
short-bodied
adj 1: having a relatively short body
short-change
v 1: cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn:
{short-change}, {short}]
2: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance";
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; [syn:
{victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble},
{diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {hornswoggle},
{short-change}, {con}]
short-circuit
v 1: hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm
feelings"
2: create a short circuit in [syn: {short-circuit}, {short}]
3: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass
these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {short-circuit}, {go around},
{get around}]
short-dated
adj 1: of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run
before redemption
short-eared
adj 1: having short ears
short-grass
n 1: any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate
drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just
east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {shortgrass}, {short-
grass}]
short-haired
adj 1: with short hair; "a short-haired dog"
short-handed
adj 1: inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.;
"they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded
and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-handed}, {short-
staffed}, {undermanned}, {understaffed}]
short-handled
adj 1: having a short handle
short-headed
adj 1: having a brachycephalic head [syn: {broad-headed},
{roundheaded}, {short-headed}]
short-horned grasshopper
n 1: grasshopper with short antennae [syn: {short-horned
grasshopper}, {acridid}]
short-leaf pine
n 1: large pine of southern United States having short needles
in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn:
{shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow
pine}, {Pinus echinata}]
short-lived
adj 1: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal";
"fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing},
{short-lived}, {transient}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]
short-nosed
adj 1: having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a
snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {pug-nose},
{short-nosed}, {snub-nosed}]
short-order
adj 1: of or relating to food that can be prepared quickly; "a
short-order cook"
short-range
adj 1: relating to the near future; "a short-range policy"
2: limited to short distances; "short-range planes"; "a short-
range shot"
short-run
adj 1: relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-
run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit"
[syn: {short-run}, {short-term}]
short-snouted
adj 1: having a snout that is shorter than average
short-spurred
adj 1: of flowers have a short extension at the base of the
corolla [ant: {long-spurred}]
short-spurred fragrant orchid
n 1: similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on
shorter stems and having much shorter spurs [syn: {short-
spurred fragrant orchid}, {Gymnadenia odoratissima}]
short-staffed
adj 1: inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.;
"they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded
and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-handed}, {short-
staffed}, {undermanned}, {understaffed}]
short-stalked
adj 1: of plants having relatively short stalks
short-staple cotton
n 1: cotton with relatively short fibers
short-stemmed
adj 1: having a short stem
short-stop
n 1: an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn:
{stop bath}, {short-stop}, {short-stop bath}]
short-stop bath
n 1: an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn:
{stop bath}, {short-stop}, {short-stop bath}]
short-tailed
adj 1: having a short tail
short-tailed shrew
n 1: North American shrew with tail less than half its body
length [syn: {short-tailed shrew}, {Blarina brevicauda}]
short-tempered
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn:
{choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered},
{quick-tempered}, {short-tempered}]
short-term
adj 1: relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-
run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit"
[syn: {short-run}, {short-term}]
short-term memory
n 1: what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it [syn:
{short-term memory}, {STM}, {immediate memory}]
short-toed eagle
n 1: any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some
respects between typical hawks and typical eagles [syn:
{harrier eagle}, {short-toed eagle}]
short-winded
adj 1: breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown},
{pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
short-winged
adj 1: (especially of certain insects) having very short or
rudimentary wings [syn: {brachypterous}, {short-winged}]
shortbread cookie
n 1: very rich thick butter cookie [syn: {shortbread},
{shortbread cookie}]
shortfin mako
n 1: very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm
waters; important game fish [syn: {shortfin mako}, {Isurus
oxyrhincus}]
shorthand typist
n 1: someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially
dictation) [syn: {stenographer}, {amanuensis}, {shorthand
typist}]
Shortia galacifolia
n 1: plant of southeastern United States having solitary white
funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy
green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall [syn: {oconee
bells}, {Shortia galacifolia}]
shortleaf pine
n 1: large pine of southern United States having short needles
in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn:
{shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow
pine}, {Pinus echinata}]
shortleaf yellow pine
n 1: large pine of southern United States having short needles
in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn:
{shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow
pine}, {Pinus echinata}]
shortness of breath
n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: {shortness of breath}, {SOB},
{breathlessness}]
shorttail weasel
n 1: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
[syn: {ermine}, {shorttail weasel}, {Mustela erminea}]
shortwave diathermy machine
n 1: a diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the
source of heat
Shoshonean language
n 1: a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the
southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean}, {Shoshonean
language}, {Shoshonian}, {Shoshonian language}]
Shoshonian language
n 1: a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the
southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean}, {Shoshonean
language}, {Shoshonian}, {Shoshonian language}]
shot glass
n 1: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
[syn: {shot glass}, {jigger}, {pony}]
shot hole
n 1: drill hole for a charge of an explosive
shot metal
n 1: an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making
small shot
shot put
n 1: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is
hurled as far as possible
shot putter
n 1: an athlete who competes in the shot put
shot tower
n 1: tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was
poured through a sieve and dropped into water
shotgun microphone
n 1: a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be
directed from a distance [syn: {gun microphone}, {shotgun
microphone}, {gun mike}, {shotgun mike}]
shotgun mike
n 1: a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be
directed from a distance [syn: {gun microphone}, {shotgun
microphone}, {gun mike}, {shotgun mike}]
shotgun shell
n 1: a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns
shoulder bag
n 1: a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over
the shoulder
shoulder blade
n 1: either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the
shoulder in human beings [syn: {scapula}, {shoulder blade},
{shoulder bone}]
shoulder board
n 1: epaulets that indicate rank [syn: {shoulder board},
{shoulder mark}]
shoulder bone
n 1: either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the
shoulder in human beings [syn: {scapula}, {shoulder blade},
{shoulder bone}]
shoulder flash
n 1: something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an
emblem of a division etc.
shoulder girdle
n 1: the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades
in humans [syn: {shoulder girdle}, {pectoral arch}]
shoulder holster
n 1: a holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed
under your jacket
shoulder in
v 1: push one's way in with one's shoulders
shoulder joint
n 1: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and
a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder}, {shoulder joint},
{articulatio humeri}]
shoulder mark
n 1: epaulets that indicate rank [syn: {shoulder board},
{shoulder mark}]
shoulder pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by
football players to protect their shoulders
shoulder patch
n 1: patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to
indicate rank
shoulder strap
n 1: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment
or bag [syn: {strap}, {shoulder strap}]
shoulder vise
n 1: a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber
without denting it [syn: {wood vise}, {woodworking vise},
{shoulder vise}]
shoulder-to-shoulder
adv 1: side by side and close together; "the troops marched
shoulder-to-shoulder"
shouldered arch
n 1: an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each
end by corbels that project into the aperture
shout down
v 1: silence or overwhelm by shouting
shout out
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo},
{squall}]
2: utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands"
[syn: {vociferate}, {shout out}]
shove along
v 1: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved
along"; "Blow now!"; "let's blow this place" [syn: {shove
off}, {shove along}, {blow}]
shove off
v 1: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved
along"; "Blow now!"; "let's blow this place" [syn: {shove
off}, {shove along}, {blow}]
shove-ha'penny
n 1: a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a
board toward a mark [syn: {shovel board}, {shove-
halfpenny}, {shove-ha'penny}]
shove-halfpenny
n 1: a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a
board toward a mark [syn: {shovel board}, {shove-
halfpenny}, {shove-ha'penny}]
shovel board
n 1: a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a
board toward a mark [syn: {shovel board}, {shove-
halfpenny}, {shove-ha'penny}]
shovel hat
n 1: a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the
sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in
Britain
shovel in
v 1: earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new
position, she has been raking it in" [syn: {rake in},
{shovel in}]
2: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled
down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down}, {gobble
up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]
shovelnose catfish
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat},
{goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish},
{Pylodictus olivaris}]
show bill
n 1: a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show bill},
{show card}, {theatrical poster}]
show biz
n 1: those involved in providing entertainment: radio and
television and films and theater [syn: {entertainment
industry}, {show business}, {show biz}]
show business
n 1: those involved in providing entertainment: radio and
television and films and theater [syn: {entertainment
industry}, {show business}, {show biz}]
show card
n 1: a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show bill},
{show card}, {theatrical poster}]
Show Me State
n 1: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the
Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn:
{Missouri}, {Show Me State}, {MO}, {Mo.}]
show off
v 1: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he
showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {flash},
{show off}, {ostentate}, {swank}]
show the door
v 1: ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a
raise"
show time
n 1: the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or
television show etc.) is scheduled to begin
show trial
n 1: a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has
been decided in advance
show up
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {surface},
{show up}]
2: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing
really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show}, {show
up}]
show window
n 1: a setting in which something can be displayed to best
effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" [syn:
{showcase}, {show window}]
2: a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display
merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {display window},
{shop window}, {shopwindow}, {show window}]
show-off
n 1: someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to
attract attention [syn: {exhibitionist}, {show-off}]
show-stopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be
delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-
stopper}, {showstopper}, {stopper}]
2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular
appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant
orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper"
[syn: {show-stopper}, {showstopper}]
shower bath
n 1: booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom [syn:
{shower stall}, {shower bath}]
2: washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from
a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" [syn: {shower},
{shower bath}]
shower cap
n 1: a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering
shower curtain
n 1: a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower
area
shower down
v 1: rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of
Australia" [syn: {shower}, {shower down}]
shower room
n 1: a room with several showers
shower stall
n 1: booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom [syn:
{shower stall}, {shower bath}]
showy daisy
n 1: plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an
especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink
or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States
mountains [syn: {showy daisy}, {Erigeron speciosus}]
showy goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
showy lady slipper
n 1: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an
inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper},
{showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium
reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]
showy lady's-slipper
n 1: pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an
inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper},
{showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium
reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]
showy milkweed
n 1: milkweed of southern North America having large starry
purple and pink flowers [syn: {showy milkweed}, {Asclepias
speciosa}]
showy orchis
n 1: North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple
flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
[syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded
orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]
showy sunflower
n 1: tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads;
central United States [syn: {showy sunflower}, {Helianthus
laetiflorus}]
shrew mole
n 1: slender mole having a long snout and tail
shrew-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a shrew
shrimp butter
n 1: butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence
from shrimp shells
shrimp cocktail
n 1: a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce
shrimp Newburg
n 1: shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring
shrimp sauce
n 1: white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter [syn:
{Nantua}, {shrimp sauce}]
shrimp-fish
n 1: slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered
with transparent plates [syn: {shrimpfish}, {shrimp-fish}]
shrink back
v 1: pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: {shrink
back}, {retract}]
shrink from
v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier
shirked his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shirk}, {shrink from},
{goldbrick}]
shrink-wrap
n 1: the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to
shrinkwrap something
shrink-wrapped software
n 1: software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and
sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard
platform)
shrinking violet
n 1: someone who shrinks from familiarity with others [syn: {shy
person}, {shrinking violet}]
shrivel up
v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {shrink},
{wither}]
Shrove Tuesday
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {Shrove
Tuesday}, {Fat Tuesday}, {pancake day}]
shrubby bittersweet
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
shrubby penstemon
n 1: low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-
violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn:
{shrubby penstemon}, {lowbush penstemon}, {Penstemon
fruticosus}]
shrubby St John's wort
n 1: stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of
yellow flowers [syn: {shrubby St John's wort}, {Hypericum
prolificum}, {Hypericum spathulatum}]
shrug off
v 1: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off
the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"
Shuha Shinto
n 1: any branch of Shinto other than Kokka [syn: {Shuha Shinto},
{Shua}]
Shumard oak
n 1: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United
States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical
leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
[syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}, {Quercus
shumardii}]
Shumard red oak
n 1: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United
States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical
leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
[syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}, {Quercus
shumardii}]
shun giku
n 1: grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
[syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {shun giku},
{Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]
shunt circuit
n 1: a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or
more paths before recombining to complete the circuit [syn:
{parallel circuit}, {shunt circuit}]
shut away
v 1: place in a place where something cannot be removed or
someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up
for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn:
{lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up},
{shut away}, {lock up}]
shut down
v 1: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners
decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business
closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" [syn:
{close up}, {close}, {fold}, {shut down}, {close down}]
[ant: {open}, {open up}]
shut in
v 1: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed
in the porch with a fence" [syn: {enclose}, {close in},
{inclose}, {shut in}]
shut off
v 1: stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a
vacation" [syn: {shut off}, {close off}]
2: isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends"
[syn: {shut off}, {close off}]
3: block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve" [syn:
{shut off}, {block off}, {close off}]
shut one's mouth
v 1: refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet
about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets
--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {keep quiet}, {shut
one's mouth}, {keep one's mouth shut}] [ant: {babble},
{babble out}, {blab}, {blab out}, {let the cat out of the
bag}, {peach}, {sing}, {spill the beans}, {talk}, {tattle}]
shut out
v 1: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting
out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude},
{keep out}, {shut out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}, {include},
{let in}]
shut up
adj 1: closely confined [syn: {pent}, {shut up(p)}]
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children
shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up},
{clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up},
{be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone
cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the
weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock
in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away},
{lock up}]
3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {still},
{shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
shut-eye
n 1: informal term for sleep [syn: {shuteye}, {shut-eye}]
shut-in
adj 1: somewhat introverted [syn: {introvertish}, {shut-in}]
2: confined usually by illness [syn: {homebound}, {housebound},
{shut-in}]
n 1: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
[syn: {invalid}, {shut-in}]
shutting post
n 1: the gatepost against which the gate closes
shuttle bus
n 1: shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points
shuttle diplomacy
n 1: international negotiations conducted by a mediator who
frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating
parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East"
shuttle helicopter
n 1: a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
shuttlecock fern
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead},
{Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris},
{Onoclea struthiopteris}]
shy away from
v 1: avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away
from this task"
shy person
n 1: someone who shrinks from familiarity with others [syn: {shy
person}, {shrinking violet}]
SI system
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
SI unit
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
Sialis lutaria
n 1: dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn:
{alderfly}, {alder fly}, {Sialis lutaria}]
Siamese cat
n 1: a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale
coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip [syn: {Siamese
cat}, {Siamese}]
siamese connection
n 1: an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be
attached so that fire engines can pump water into the
sprinkler system of a building [syn: {siamese}, {siamese
connection}]
Siamese twin
n 1: one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies
joined at some point [syn: {Siamese twin}, {conjoined
twin}]
Siberian crab
n 1: Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it
small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn:
{Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple},
{cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]
Siberian crab apple
n 1: Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it
small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn:
{Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple},
{cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]
Siberian elm
n 1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United
States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm},
{Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]
Siberian husky
n 1: breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they
resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes
Siberian larch
n 1: medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia
having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green
leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Siberian larch}, {Larix
siberica}, {Larix russica}]
Siberian millet
n 1: millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly
spikes [syn: {Siberian millet}, {Setaria italica
rubrofructa}]
Siberian pea tree
n 1: large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow
flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges [syn:
{Siberian pea tree}, {Caragana arborescens}]
Siberian spruce
n 1: tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway
spruce [syn: {Siberian spruce}, {Picea obovata}]
Siberian wall flower
n 1: showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated
for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Siberian wall
flower}, {Erysimum allionii}, {Cheiranthus allionii}]
sibilant consonant
n 1: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
[syn: {sibilant}, {sibilant consonant}]
Sibley tent
n 1: a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with
ventilation at the top
Sicilian Mafia
n 1: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed
tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the
middle of the 19th century [syn: {Mafia}, {Maffia},
{Sicilian Mafia}]
Sicilian pizza
n 1: pizza made with a thick crust
sick bag
n 1: a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are
suffering from airsickness and need to vomit [syn: {sick
bag}, {sickbag}]
sick benefit
n 1: money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to
work [syn: {sick benefit}, {sickness benefit}]
sick berth
n 1: (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured
(as on a ship) [syn: {sickbay}, {sick berth}]
sick call
n 1: the daily military formation at which individuals report to
the medical officer as sick [syn: {sick call}, {sick
parade}]
sick headache
n 1: a headache accompanied by nausea
2: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently
in women than men [syn: {migraine}, {megrim}, {sick
headache}, {hemicrania}]
sick joke
n 1: a joke in bad taste
sick leave
n 1: a leave of absence from work because of illness
sick list
n 1: a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a
regiment etc)
sick of
adj 1: having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and
more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of
it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes
one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn:
{disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired
of(p)}]
sick parade
n 1: the daily military formation at which individuals report to
the medical officer as sick [syn: {sick call}, {sick
parade}]
sick pay
n 1: wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
sick person
n 1: a person suffering from an illness [syn: {sick person},
{diseased person}, {sufferer}]
sick-abed
adj 1: confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast},
{bedridden}, {bedrid}, {sick-abed}]
sickle alfalfa
n 1: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow
flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa},
{sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]
sickle cell
n 1: an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an
abnormal form of hemoglobin
sickle feather
n 1: one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster
sickle lucerne
n 1: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow
flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa},
{sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]
sickle medick
n 1: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow
flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa},
{sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]
sickle-cell anaemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
sickle-cell anemia
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
sickle-cell disease
n 1: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks;
characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent
shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia},
{sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-
cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic
anaemia}]
sickle-shaped
adj 1: curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws";
"the falcate moon" [syn: {falcate}, {falciform}, {sickle-
shaped}]
sickleweed golden aster
n 1: a variety of golden aster
sickness benefit
n 1: money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to
work [syn: {sick benefit}, {sickness benefit}]
Sid Caesar
n 1: United States comedian who pioneered comedy television
shows (born 1922) [syn: {Caesar}, {Sid Caesar}, {Sidney
Caesar}]
Sida hermaphrodita
n 1: tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States
having maplelike leaves and white flowers [syn: {Virginia
mallow}, {Sida hermaphrodita}]
Sida rhombifolia
n 1: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for
forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine
soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
[syn: {Queensland hemp}, {jellyleaf}, {Sida rhombifolia}]
Sida spinosa
n 1: tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers
naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Indian
mallow}, {Sida spinosa}]
Sidalcea malviflora
n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North
America that is also cultivated [syn: {checkerbloom}, {wild
hollyhock}, {Sidalcea malviflora}]
side arm
n 1: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn:
{pistol}, {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}]
side by side
adj 1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining
without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the
next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms
were side by side" [syn: {adjacent}, {next}, {side by
side(p)}]
2: closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and
democracy had to live side by side"
side chair
n 1: a straight-backed chair without arms [syn: {straight
chair}, {side chair}]
side chapel
n 1: a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
side dish
n 1: a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main
course [syn: {side dish}, {side order}, {entremets}]
side door
n 1: an exterior door at one side of a building [syn: {side
door}, {side entrance}]
side drum
n 1: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across
the lower head [syn: {snare drum}, {snare}, {side drum}]
side effect
n 1: a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or
therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of
the drug"
2: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to
contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" [syn: {side
effect}, {fallout}]
side entrance
n 1: an exterior door at one side of a building [syn: {side
door}, {side entrance}]
side horse
n 1: a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with
leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center;
held upright by two steel supports, one at each end [syn:
{pommel horse}, {side horse}]
side judge
n 1: a football official
side of bacon
n 1: salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork [syn:
{flitch}, {side of bacon}]
side of beef
n 1: dressed half of a beef carcass
side of meat
n 1: a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for
food [syn: {side}, {side of meat}]
side of pork
n 1: dressed half of a hog carcass
side order
n 1: a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main
course [syn: {side dish}, {side order}, {entremets}]
side pocket
n 1: a pocket on the side of a billiard table
side road
n 1: a minor road branching off of a main road
side street
n 1: a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
side view
n 1: a view from the side of something
side yard
n 1: the grounds at either side of a house
side-blotched lizard
n 1: one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United
States [syn: {side-blotched lizard}, {sand lizard}, {Uta
stansburiana}]
side-glance
n 1: a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance"
[syn: {side-glance}, {side-look}]
side-look
n 1: a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance"
[syn: {side-glance}, {side-look}]
side-slip
v 1: slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in
an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
side-to-side
adj 1: alternately left and right with respect to a central
point; "the side-to-side motion of the boat"
side-wheeler
n 1: a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
side-whiskers
n 1: facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in
front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is
shaved off) [syn: {sideburn}, {burnside}, {mutton chop},
{side-whiskers}]
sidereal day
n 1: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to
a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean
solar day [syn: {sidereal day}, {day}]
sidereal hour
n 1: 1/24 of a sidereal day
sidereal month
n 1: period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322
days
sidereal time
n 1: measured by the diurnal motion of stars
sidereal year
n 1: the time for the earth to make one complete revolution
around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
sideroblastic anaemia
n 1: refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone
marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic
anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic
anaemia}]
sideroblastic anemia
n 1: refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone
marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic
anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic
anaemia}]
siderochrestic anaemia
n 1: refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone
marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic
anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic
anaemia}]
siderochrestic anemia
n 1: refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone
marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic
anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic
anaemia}]
sidle up
v 1: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She
is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton
up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
Sidney Caesar
n 1: United States comedian who pioneered comedy television
shows (born 1922) [syn: {Caesar}, {Sid Caesar}, {Sidney
Caesar}]
Sidney James Webb
n 1: English sociologist and economist and a central member of
the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney Webb},
{Sidney James Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]
Sidney Poitier
n 1: United States film actor and director (born in 1927) [syn:
{Poitier}, {Sidney Poitier}]
Sidney Webb
n 1: English sociologist and economist and a central member of
the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney Webb},
{Sidney James Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]
Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette
n 1: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn:
{Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle
Claudine Colette}]
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
n 1: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn:
{Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle
Claudine Colette}]
siege of Orleans
n 1: a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan
of Arc in 1429 [syn: {Orleans}, {siege of Orleans}]
siege of Syracuse
n 1: the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won
by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
[syn: {Syracuse}, {siege of Syracuse}]
2: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually
won by Syracuse [syn: {Syracuse}, {siege of Syracuse}]
siege of Vicksburg
n 1: a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after
being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates
surrendered [syn: {Vicksburg}, {siege of Vicksburg}]
siege of Yorktown
n 1: in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a
siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the
surrender ended the American Revolution [syn: {Yorktown},
{siege of Yorktown}]
Siege Perilous
n 1: the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved
for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal
for anyone else to sit in it
Siegfried line
n 1: German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
Sierra Leone
n 1: a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1961 [syn: {Sierra Leone}, {Republic of
Sierra Leone}]
Sierra Leone monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean
adj 1: of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people; "Sierra
Leonean politics"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone
Sierra lodgepole pine
n 1: tall subspecies of lodgepole pine [syn: {Sierra lodgepole
pine}, {Pinus contorta murrayana}]
Sierra Madre Occidental
n 1: a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south
from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
Sierra Madre Oriental
n 1: a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel
to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Nevada
n 1: a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean
coast to the east of Granada
2: a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount
Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada}, {Sierra Nevada Mountains},
{High Sierra}]
Sierra Nevada Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount
Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada}, {Sierra Nevada Mountains},
{High Sierra}]
Sierra plum
n 1: shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing
small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Pacific
plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]
Sierra redwood
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra
redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea},
{Sequoia Wellingtonia}]
Sieur de LaSalle
n 1: French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France
(1643-1687) [syn: {LaSalle}, {Sieur de LaSalle}, {Rene-
Robert Cavelier}]
sieva bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
lunatus}]
2: small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva
bean}, {butter bean}, {butterbean}, {civet bean}]
sieve out
v 1: separate or remove; "The customer picked over the
selection" [syn: {sieve out}, {pick over}]
sieve tube
n 1: tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which
nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae
sight bill
n 1: a draft payable on presentation [syn: {sight draft}, {sight
bill}]
sight draft
n 1: a draft payable on presentation [syn: {sight draft}, {sight
bill}]
sight gag
n 1: a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than
by speech (as in a movie) [syn: {sight gag}, {visual joke}]
sight setting
n 1: the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a
particular range under favorable light conditions
sight-read
v 1: perform music from a score without having seen the score
before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"
[syn: {sightread}, {sight-read}]
sight-sing
v 1: sing from a score without having seen it before; "This
tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces" [syn:
{sightsing}, {sight-sing}]
Sigmodon hispidus
n 1: destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North
America and Central America [syn: {cotton rat}, {Sigmodon
hispidus}]
sigmoid colon
n 1: the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the
rectum [syn: {sigmoid colon}, {sigmoid flexure}]
sigmoid flexure
n 1: the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the
rectum [syn: {sigmoid colon}, {sigmoid flexure}]
sigmoid sinus
n 1: an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
[syn: {sigmoid sinus}, {sinus sigmoideus}]
sigmoid vein
n 1: tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the
sigmoid colon [syn: {sigmoid vein}, {vena sigmoideus}]
Sigmund Freud
n 1: Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis
(1856-1939) [syn: {Freud}, {Sigmund Freud}]
Sigmund Romberg
n 1: United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed
operettas (1887-1951) [syn: {Romberg}, {Sigmund Romberg}]
sign away
v 1: formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"
[syn: {sign away}, {sign over}]
sign in
v 1: announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports [syn:
{check in}, {sign in}] [ant: {check out}]
sign industry
n 1: an industry that produces signs
sign language
n 1: language expressed by visible hand gestures [syn: {sign
language}, {signing}]
sign manual
n 1: the signature of a sovereign on an official document
sign of the cross
n 1: a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used
by Catholics as a profession of faith
sign of the zodiac
n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign},
{mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
sign off
v 1: cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
sign on
v 1: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign on},
{sign up}]
sign over
v 1: formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"
[syn: {sign away}, {sign over}]
sign painter
n 1: someone who paints signs and billboards etc.
sign up
v 1: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign on},
{sign up}]
2: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or
participate; "Sign up for yoga classes"
sign-language
adj 1: used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural},
{sign(a)}, {signed}, {sign-language(a)}]
signal box
n 1: a building from which signals are sent to control the
movements of railway trains [syn: {signal box}, {signal
tower}]
signal caller
n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn:
{quarterback}, {signal caller}, {field general}]
2: (American football) the position of the football player in
the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team;
"quarterback is the most important position on the team"
[syn: {quarterback}, {signal caller}, {field general}]
signal detection
n 1: the detection that a signal is being received [syn: {signal
detection}, {detection}]
signal fire
n 1: a fire set as a signal [syn: {signal fire}, {signal light}]
signal flag
n 1: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
[syn: {flag}, {signal flag}]
signal level
n 1: the amplitude level of the desired signal
signal light
n 1: a fire set as a signal [syn: {signal fire}, {signal light}]
signal tower
n 1: a building from which signals are sent to control the
movements of railway trains [syn: {signal box}, {signal
tower}]
signal-to-noise
n 1: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn:
{signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise
ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]
signal-to-noise ratio
n 1: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn:
{signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise
ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]
signal/noise
n 1: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn:
{signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise
ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]
signal/noise ratio
n 1: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn:
{signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise
ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]
signaling device
n 1: a device used to send signals
signals intelligence
n 1: intelligence information gathered from communications
intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry
intelligence [syn: {signals intelligence}, {SIGINT}]
signature recognition
n 1: biometric identification by automatically scanning a
person's signature and matching it electronically against a
library of known signatures
signature tune
n 1: a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or
radio/tv program [syn: {signature}, {signature tune},
{theme song}]
signet ring
n 1: a ring bearing a signet [syn: {signet ring}, {seal ring}]
significant digit
n 1: any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any
digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero
digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a
zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the
answer to four significant figures" [syn: {significant
digit}, {significant figure}]
significant figure
n 1: any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any
digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero
digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a
zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the
answer to four significant figures" [syn: {significant
digit}, {significant figure}]
significant other
n 1: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit
and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic
partner}, {significant other}, {spousal equivalent},
{spouse equivalent}]
Sigrid Undset
n 1: Norwegian novelist (1882-1949) [syn: {Undset}, {Sigrid
Undset}]
sildenafil citrate
n 1: virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile
dysfunction in men [syn: {sildenafil}, {sildenafil
citrate}, {Viagra}]
Silene acaulis
n 1: tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of
western and central Europe and North America [syn: {moss
campion}, {Silene acaulis}]
Silene caroliniana
n 1: perennial of eastern and central North America having
short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters [syn:
{wild pink}, {Silene caroliniana}]
Silene dioica
n 1: biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red
bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]
Silene latifolia
n 1: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion},
{Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
Silene uniflora
n 1: perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with
inflated calyx [syn: {bladder campion}, {Silene uniflora},
{Silene vulgaris}]
Silene virginica
n 1: perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers
with narrow notched petals [syn: {fire pink}, {Silene
virginica}]
Silene vulgaris
n 1: perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with
inflated calyx [syn: {bladder campion}, {Silene uniflora},
{Silene vulgaris}]
silent butler
n 1: a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for
collecting crumbs or ashes
silent movie
n 1: a movie without a soundtrack [syn: {silent movie}, {silent
picture}, {silents}]
silent partner
n 1: a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association
with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: {silent
partner}, {sleeping partner}]
silent person
n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: {dummy}, {silent person}]
silent picture
n 1: a movie without a soundtrack [syn: {silent movie}, {silent
picture}, {silents}]
silent treatment
n 1: an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
silica gel
n 1: a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent
silicic acid
n 1: a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)
silicon bronze
n 1: a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion
silicon carbide
n 1: an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC)
used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material;
crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors
silicon chip
n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a
silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of
electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip},
{microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}, {microprocessor
chip}]
silicon dioxide
n 1: a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2);
various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz
or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite [syn:
{silica}, {silicon oxide}, {silicon dioxide}]
silicon oxide
n 1: a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2);
various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz
or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite [syn:
{silica}, {silicon oxide}, {silicon dioxide}]
Silicon Valley
n 1: a region in California to the south of San Francisco that
is noted for its concentration of high-technology
industries
silicone polymer
n 1: any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable
over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and
adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical
insulation [syn: {silicone}, {silicone polymer}]
silicone resin
n 1: a polymeric silicone compound
silicone rubber
n 1: made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility
resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature
range
silk cotton
n 1: a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and
insulation [syn: {kapok}, {silk cotton}, {vegetable silk}]
silk gland
n 1: silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm)
or spiders [syn: {silk gland}, {serictery}, {sericterium}]
silk grass
n 1: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of
western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain
rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet},
{Oryzopsis hymenoides}]
silk hat
n 1: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
{silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
silk oak
n 1: any of several Australian timber trees having usually
fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and
veneering
Silk Road
n 1: an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean
(4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century
to reach Cathay
silk screen print
n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or
design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and
printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through
the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
[syn: {silkscreen}, {silk screen print}, {serigraph}]
silk stocking
n 1: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or
rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons},
{rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]
silk tree
n 1: attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having
bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn:
{silk tree}, {Albizia julibrissin}, {Albizzia julibrissin}]
silk vine
n 1: deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented
but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits;
cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern
Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {silk vine}, {Periploca graeca}]
silk wood
n 1: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white
flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky
fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn:
{Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood},
{silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]
silk-cotton tree
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
silk-lined
adj 1: having a silk lining
silkworm moth
n 1: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {giant
silkworm moth}, {silkworm moth}]
2: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry
leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid}, {bombycid moth},
{silkworm moth}]
silkworm seed
n 1: eggs of a silkworm
silky anteater
n 1: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long
silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {two-toed
anteater}, {Cyclopes didactylus}]
silky cornel
n 1: shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and
blue fruit [syn: {silky cornel}, {silky dogwood}, {Cornus
amomum}]
silky dogwood
n 1: shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and
blue fruit [syn: {silky cornel}, {silky dogwood}, {Cornus
amomum}]
2: shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky
cornel [syn: {silky dogwood}, {Cornus obliqua}]
silky elm
n 1: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
silky oak
n 1: medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and
feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern
Australia [syn: {silky oak}, {Grevillea robusta}]
silky pocket mouse
n 1: small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern
United States and Mexico [syn: {silky pocket mouse},
{Perognathus flavus}]
silky tamarin
n 1: golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a
mane [syn: {silky tamarin}, {Leontocebus rosalia}]
silky terrier
n 1: Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat [syn:
{silky terrier}, {Sydney silky}]
silky willow
n 1: small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to
Oregon) [syn: {Sitka willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix
sitchensis}]
2: North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves
that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow}, {silky
willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]
silky wisteria
n 1: a wisteria of China having white flowers [syn: {silky
wisteria}, {Wisteria venusta}]
silky-haired
adj 1: having hair that resembles silk
silky-leafed
adj 1: having glossy leaves [syn: {silky-leaved}, {silky-
leafed}]
silky-leaved
adj 1: having glossy leaves [syn: {silky-leaved}, {silky-
leafed}]
silly season
n 1: a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated
news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news
Silphium laciniatum
n 1: North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow
flowers [syn: {rosinweed}, {Silphium laciniatum}]
silt up
v 1: become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: {silt
up}, {silt}]
Silurian period
n 1: from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-
breathing animals [syn: {Silurian}, {Silurian period}]
silurid fish
n 1: Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long
anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
[syn: {silurid}, {silurid fish}]
siluriform fish
n 1: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of
Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around
the mouth [syn: {catfish}, {siluriform fish}]
Silurus glanis
n 1: large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn:
{European catfish}, {sheatfish}, {Silurus glanis}]
silver age
n 1: (classical mythology) the second age of the world,
characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a
period secondary in achievement to a golden age
silver ash
n 1: any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia
silver beech
n 1: New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark [syn:
{silver beech}, {Nothofagus menziesii}]
silver bell
n 1: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having
white bell-shaped flowers
silver berry
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having
grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery
scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {Russian olive}, {silver
berry}, {Elaeagnus augustifolia}]
2: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves
and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry}, {silverbush},
{silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]
silver birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch},
{European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]
silver bromide
n 1: a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in
making photographic emulsions
silver bullet
n 1: a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem; "no
silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism"
silver certificate
n 1: formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury
and redeemable in silver
silver chloride
n 1: a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic
emulsions
Silver City
n 1: a town in southwestern New Mexico
silver cord
n 1: the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring
silver dollar
n 1: a dollar made of silver [syn: {silver dollar}, {cartwheel}]
2: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant
purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods
that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {silver
dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria
annua}]
silver fern
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides
[syn: {silver fern}, {Pityrogramma calomelanos}]
2: fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white
undersides [syn: {silver fern}, {Pityrogramma argentea}]
silver fir
n 1: any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery
white beneath
silver fox
n 1: red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with
white
silver grass
n 1: of Australia and New Zealand
silver gray
n 1: a light shade of grey [syn: {ash grey}, {ash gray},
{silver}, {silver grey}, {silver gray}]
silver grey
n 1: a light shade of grey [syn: {ash grey}, {ash gray},
{silver}, {silver grey}, {silver gray}]
silver hake
n 1: found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {silver
hake}, {Merluccius bilinearis}, {whiting}]
silver iodide
n 1: an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to
make rain, and in medicine
silver jenny
n 1: silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western
Atlantic [syn: {silver jenny}, {Eucinostomus gula}]
silver jubilee
n 1: an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years
silver lace
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white
flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike
down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty
miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum
ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
silver lace vine
n 1: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish
flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine},
{China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]
silver lime
n 1: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having
leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver lime}, {silver
linden}, {Tilia tomentosa}]
silver linden
n 1: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having
leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver lime}, {silver
linden}, {Tilia tomentosa}]
silver lining
n 1: a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud
has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" [syn:
{silver lining}, {bright side}]
silver maple
n 1: a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are
light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard
close-grained but brittle light-brown wood [syn: {silver
maple}, {Acer saccharinum}]
silver medal
n 1: a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of
silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in
a competition [syn: {silver medal}, {silver}]
silver mine
n 1: a mine where silver ore is dug
silver nitrate
n 1: a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used
in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial
agent
silver oak
n 1: small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous
leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern
Australia [syn: {silver oak}, {Grevillela parallela}]
silver perch
n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch;
found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
[syn: {silver perch}, {mademoiselle}, {Bairdiella
chrysoura}]
2: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States
streams [syn: {white perch}, {silver perch}, {Morone
americana}]
silver pine
n 1: timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn:
{westland pine}, {silver pine}, {Lagarostrobus colensoi}]
2: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green
needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when
mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {mountain
pine}, {Pinus monticola}]
silver plate
n 1: tableware that is plated with silver
2: a thin layer of silver deposited on something
silver protein
n 1: a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and
silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial
agent
silver quandong
n 1: pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree
silver quandong tree
n 1: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green
leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy
blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane
quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus
grandis}]
silver sage
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
silver sagebrush
n 1: low much-branched perennial of western United States having
silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn:
{silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {grey sage}, {gray
sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]
silver salmon
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific
and Great Lakes [syn: {silver salmon}, {coho salmon},
{coho}, {cohoe}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
[syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver
salmon}, {Oncorhynchus kisutch}]
silver screen
n 1: the film industry
2: a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected
for viewing [syn: {screen}, {silver screen}, {projection
screen}]
silver solder
n 1: a solder that contains silver
silver spoon
n 1: the inherited wealth of established upper-class families;
"he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the
daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: {silver
spoon}, {old money}]
silver spruce
n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown;
older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping
downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce},
{silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]
silver standard
n 1: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency
is defined by a stated quantity of silver
Silver Star
n 1: a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
[syn: {Silver Star Medal}, {Silver Star}]
Silver Star Medal
n 1: a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
[syn: {Silver Star Medal}, {Silver Star}]
Silver State
n 1: a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada},
{Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State},
{NV}, {Nev.}]
silver storm
n 1: a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed
with ice [syn: {ice storm}, {silver storm}]
silver thatch
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
2: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely
resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm},
{thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax
parviflora}]
silver tree
n 1: small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage
[syn: {silver tree}, {Leucadendron argenteum}]
2: Australian timber tree [syn: {silver tree}, {Tarrietia
argyrodendron}]
silver tree fern
n 1: a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a
crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn:
{silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {black tree fern},
{Cyathea medullaris}]
silver vine
n 1: ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit
and leaves with silver-white markings [syn: {silvervine},
{silver vine}, {Actinidia polygama}]
silver wattle
n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark
and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle},
{mimosa}, {Acacia dealbata}]
silver wedding anniversary
n 1: the 25th wedding anniversary
silver whiting
n 1: a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
of the United States [syn: {silver whiting}, {Menticirrhus
littoralis}]
silver willow
n 1: North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves
that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow},
{silky willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]
silver-bell tree
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
silver-blue
adj 1: of something having a color that is a light shiny blue
[syn: {silver-blue}, {silvery-blue}]
silver-bodied
adj 1: having a silver-colored body [syn: {silver-bodied},
{silvery-bodied}]
silver-bush
n 1: silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and
pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silverbush},
{silver-bush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]
2: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves
and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry}, {silverbush},
{silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]
silver-colored
adj 1: having the color of polished silver
silver-gray
adj 1: of grey resembling silver [syn: {silver-grey}, {silver-
gray}, {silvery-grey}, {silvery-gray}]
silver-green
adj 1: of something having a color that is a light shiny green
[syn: {silver-green}, {silvery-green}]
silver-grey
adj 1: of grey resembling silver [syn: {silver-grey}, {silver-
gray}, {silvery-grey}, {silvery-gray}]
silver-haired
adj 1: having hair the color of silver
silver-lace
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white
flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike
down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty
miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum
ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
silver-leafed
adj 1: having silvery leaves [syn: {silver-leaved}, {silvery-
leaved}, {silver-leafed}, {silvery-leafed}]
silver-leaved
adj 1: having silvery leaves [syn: {silver-leaved}, {silvery-
leaved}, {silver-leafed}, {silvery-leafed}]
silver-leaved nettle
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
silver-leaved nightshade
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
silver-leaved poplar
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
{white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar},
{silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
silver-plate
v 1: plate with silver; "silverplate a watch" [syn:
{silverplate}, {silver-plate}]
silver-scaled
adj 1: having the body covered or partially covered with silver-
colored scales
silver-tip
n 1: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip},
{silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos
horribilis}]
silver-tongued
adj 1: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able
to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
{eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-
tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]
silver-white
adj 1: of a white that resembles silver [syn: {silver-white},
{silvery-white}]
silver-worker
n 1: someone who makes or repairs articles of silver [syn:
{silversmith}, {silverworker}, {silver-worker}]
silverbell tree
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
silverleaf nightshade
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
silvertop palmetto
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
silvery spleenwort
n 1: fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the
developing spores [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {Deparia
acrostichoides}, {Athyrium thelypteroides}]
2: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish
leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern}, {narrow-
leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}, {Diplazium
pycnocarpon}]
silvery wormwood
n 1: silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States
and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {sand
sage}, {silvery wormwood}, {Artemisia filifolia}]
silvery-blue
adj 1: of something having a color that is a light shiny blue
[syn: {silver-blue}, {silvery-blue}]
silvery-bodied
adj 1: having a silver-colored body [syn: {silver-bodied},
{silvery-bodied}]
silvery-gray
adj 1: of grey resembling silver [syn: {silver-grey}, {silver-
gray}, {silvery-grey}, {silvery-gray}]
silvery-green
adj 1: of something having a color that is a light shiny green
[syn: {silver-green}, {silvery-green}]
silvery-grey
adj 1: of grey resembling silver [syn: {silver-grey}, {silver-
gray}, {silvery-grey}, {silvery-gray}]
silvery-leafed
adj 1: having silvery leaves [syn: {silver-leaved}, {silvery-
leaved}, {silver-leafed}, {silvery-leafed}]
silvery-leaved
adj 1: having silvery leaves [syn: {silver-leaved}, {silvery-
leaved}, {silver-leafed}, {silvery-leafed}]
silvery-white
adj 1: of a white that resembles silver [syn: {silver-white},
{silvery-white}]
Silvia atricapilla
n 1: small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown [syn:
{blackcap}, {Silvia atricapilla}]
Silybum marianum
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-
blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in
California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's
thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle},
{blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
Simarouba amara
n 1: tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber
locally regarded as resistant to insect attack [syn:
{marupa}, {Simarouba amara}]
Simarouba glauca
n 1: medium to large tree of tropical North and South America
having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale
yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits [syn: {paradise
tree}, {bitterwood}, {Simarouba glauca}]
Simchas Torah
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Simchat Torah
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Simhat Torah
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
Simhath Torah
n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd
of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle
of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat
Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah},
{Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law},
{Rejoicing in the Law}]
simmer down
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
Simon Bolivar
n 1: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American
colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825
(1783-1830) [syn: {Bolivar}, {Simon Bolivar}, {El
Libertador}]
Simon de Montfort
n 1: an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against
Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Montfort}, {Simon de
Montfort}, {Earl of Leicester}]
Simon Kuznets
n 1: United States economist (born in Russia) who developed a
method for using a country's gross national product to
estimate its economic growth (1901-1985) [syn: {Kuznets},
{Simon Kuznets}]
Simon Legree
n 1: a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the
employees [syn: {slave driver}, {Simon Legree}]
2: the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet
Beecher Stowe
Simon Marks
n 1: English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
[syn: {Marks}, {Simon Marks}, {First Baron Marks of
Broughton}]
Simon Newcomb
n 1: United States astronomer (1835-1909) [syn: {Newcomb},
{Simon Newcomb}]
Simon Peter
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter},
{Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
Simon the Canaanite
n 1: one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon},
{St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon
the Canaanite}]
Simon the Zealot
n 1: one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon},
{St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon
the Canaanite}]
Simon Zelotes
n 1: one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon},
{St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon
the Canaanite}]
Simone de Beauvoir
n 1: French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)
[syn: {Beauvoir}, {Simone de Beauvoir}]
Simone Weil
n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: {Weil}, {Simone Weil}]
simple absence
n 1: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by
3-per-sec brainwave spikes [syn: {pure absence}, {simple
absence}]
simple closed curve
n 1: a closed curve that does not intersect itself [syn: {simple
closed curve}, {Jordan curve}]
simple eye
n 1: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {stemma},
{ocellus}]
simple fraction
n 1: the quotient of two integers [syn: {common fraction},
{simple fraction}]
simple fracture
n 1: an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not
pierce the skin [syn: {simple fracture}, {closed fracture}]
simple fruit
n 1: an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one
or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape;
tomato; cranberry [syn: {simple fruit}, {bacca}]
simple harmonic motion
n 1: periodic motion in which the restoring force is
proportional to the displacement
simple interest
n 1: interest paid on the principal alone
simple leaf
n 1: a leaf that is not divided into parts
simple machine
n 1: a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying
force at some other point [syn: {machine}, {simple
machine}]
simple mastectomy
n 1: removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the
lymph nodes intact
simple microscope
n 1: light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is
used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass
was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {hand glass},
{simple microscope}, {magnifying glass}]
simple mindedness
n 1: a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of
her simplicity" [syn: {simplicity}, {simpleness}, {simple
mindedness}]
simple pendulum
n 1: a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless
frictionless thread of constant length
simple phobia
n 1: any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with
relatively simple well-defined stimuli
simple pistil
n 1: consists of one carpel
simple protein
n 1: a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed
simple regression
n 1: the relation between selected values of x and observed
values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be
predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {simple
regression}, {regression toward the mean}, {statistical
regression}]
simple sentence
n 1: a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate
clauses
simple sugar
n 1: a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse
to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
[syn: {monosaccharide}, {monosaccharose}, {simple sugar}]
simple-minded
adj 1: lacking subtlety and insight; "a simple-minded argument"
2: lacking mental capacity and subtlety [syn: {dim-witted},
{simple}, {simple-minded}]
Simpson Desert
n 1: a desert region of central Australia
simulated military operation
n 1: a military training exercise [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre},
{simulated military operation}]
simulative electronic deception
n 1: actions to represent friendly notional or actual
capabilities to mislead hostile forces [syn: {simulative
electronic deception}, {electronic simulative deception}]
simultaneous equations
n 1: a set of equations in two or more variables for which there
are values that can satisfy all the equations
simultaneously
simultaneous operation
n 1: the simultaneous execution of two or more operations [syn:
{parallel operation}, {simultaneous operation}] [ant:
{consecutive operation}, {sequential operation}, {serial
operation}]
Sinai Desert
n 1: a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt [syn:
{Sinai}, {Sinai Desert}]
Sinai Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
[syn: {Sinai}, {Sinai Peninsula}]
Sinapis alba
n 1: Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source
of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {white mustard},
{Brassica hirta}, {Sinapis alba}]
Sinapis arvensis
n 1: weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn:
{field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock},
{Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]
Sinbad the Sailor
n 1: in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic
adventures he had in his voyages [syn: {Sinbad the Sailor},
{Sinbad}]
since a long time ago
adv 1: since long ago; "she knows him from way back" [syn: {from
way back}, {since a long time ago}]
sincerely yours
adv 1: written formula for ending a letter [syn: {sincerely},
{sincerely yours}]
Sinclair Lewis
n 1: United States novelist who satirized middle-class America
in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: {Lewis},
{Sinclair Lewis}, {Harry Sinclair Lewis}]
sine curve
n 1: the curve of y=sin x [syn: {sine curve}, {sinusoid}]
sine die
adv 1: without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
sine qua non
n 1: a prerequisite [syn: {essential condition}, {sine qua non}]
sine wave
n 1: a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve
sing along
v 1: sing with a choir or an orchestra; "Every year the local
orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience
is invited to sing along"
sing-kwa
n 1: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
[syn: {angled loofah}, {sing-kwa}, {Luffa acutangula}]
Singapore dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Singapore
Singapore Island
n 1: an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula [syn:
{Singapore}, {Singapore Island}]
singing voice
n 1: the musical quality of the voice while singing
single bed
n 1: a bed for one occupant
single combat
n 1: a fight between two people; "in all armies there were
officers who needed to prove their bravery by single
combat"
single cream
n 1: cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they
call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {light cream},
{coffee cream}, {single cream}]
single crochet
n 1: the basic crochet stitch [syn: {single crochet}, {single
stitch}]
v 1: make by single stitching [syn: {single crochet}, {single
stitch}]
single dwelling
n 1: a house that stands alone [syn: {detached house}, {single
dwelling}]
single entry
n 1: a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in
only one account [syn: {single entry}, {single-entry
bookkeeping}]
single file
n 1: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
[syn: {file}, {single file}, {Indian file}]
single nucleotide polymorphism
n 1: (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs
when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are
usually considered to be point mutations that have been
evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant
proportion of the population of a species [syn: {single
nucleotide polymorphism}, {SNP}]
single out
v 1: select from a group; "She was singled out for her
outstanding performance"
2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn:
{discriminate}, {separate}, {single out}]
single prop
n 1: a propeller plane with a single propeller [syn: {single
prop}, {single-propeller plane}]
single quote
n 1: a single quotation mark
single shell
n 1: a shell for a single oarsman [syn: {racing skiff}, {single
shell}]
single stitch
n 1: the basic crochet stitch [syn: {single crochet}, {single
stitch}]
v 1: make by single stitching [syn: {single crochet}, {single
stitch}]
single supplement
n 1: a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling
alone
single tax
n 1: a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single
commodity (usually land)
single-barreled
adj 1: having one barrel; "most guns are single-barreled" [syn:
{single-barreled}, {single-barrelled}] [ant: {double-
barreled}, {double-barrelled}]
single-barrelled
adj 1: having one barrel; "most guns are single-barreled" [syn:
{single-barreled}, {single-barrelled}] [ant: {double-
barreled}, {double-barrelled}]
single-bedded
adj 1: having single beds
single-breasted
adj 1: (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened
with a single row of buttons; "a single-breasted jacket"
[ant: {double-breasted}]
single-breasted jacket
n 1: a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a
single row of buttons
single-breasted suit
n 1: a suit having a single-breasted jacket
single-celled
adj 1: having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
[syn: {single-celled}, {one-celled}]
single-channel
adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or
reproduction over a single channel [syn: {mono},
{monophonic}, {single-channel}]
single-entry bookkeeping
n 1: a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in
only one account [syn: {single entry}, {single-entry
bookkeeping}]
single-foot
n 1: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the
ground separately [syn: {rack}, {single-foot}]
v 1: go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" [syn: {single-
foot}, {rack}]
single-handed
adv 1: without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly"
[syn: {single-handed}, {single-handedly}]
adj 1: unsupported by other people [syn: {single-handed},
{unassisted}, {unbacked}]
2: without help from others; "a single-handed accomplishment"
single-handedly
adv 1: without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly"
[syn: {single-handed}, {single-handedly}]
single-humped
adj 1: having one hump; "a one-humped camel" [syn: {one-humped},
{single-humped}]
single-lane
adj 1: (of roads) having a single lane for traffic in both
directions; when vehicles meet one must pull off the road
to let the other pass [ant: {multilane}]
single-leaf
n 1: pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles
and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn:
{single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon},
{Pinus monophylla}]
single-leaf pine
n 1: pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles
and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn:
{single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon},
{Pinus monophylla}]
single-leaf pinyon
n 1: pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles
and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn:
{single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon},
{Pinus monophylla}]
single-member system
n 1: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a
legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn:
{uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-
member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin
uninominal voting system}]
single-minded
adj 1: determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor";
"single-minded in his determination to stop smoking"
[syn: {single-minded}, {resolved}]
single-mindedly
adv 1: in a single-minded manner
single-mindedness
n 1: characterized by one unified purpose
single-propeller plane
n 1: a propeller plane with a single propeller [syn: {single
prop}, {single-propeller plane}]
single-reed instrument
n 1: a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet
or saxophone) [syn: {single-reed instrument}, {single-reed
woodwind}]
single-reed woodwind
n 1: a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet
or saxophone) [syn: {single-reed instrument}, {single-reed
woodwind}]
single-rotor helicopter
n 1: a helicopter having a single rotor
single-seeded
adj 1: having a single seed [syn: {single-seeded}, {one-seeded},
{one-seed}]
single-shelled
adj 1: univalve
single-spaced
adj 1: (of type or print) not having a blank space between
lines; "business letters are usually single-spaced"
single-spacing
n 1: typing that does not leave lines blank
single-stranded
adj 1: having a single strand; "single-stranded RNA"
single-valued function
n 1: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each
element of a given set (the domain of the function) is
associated with an element of another set (the range of the
function) [syn: {function}, {mathematical function},
{single-valued function}, {map}, {mapping}]
singletary pea
n 1: a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region
for long established in southern United States; cultivated
as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley
pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]
singular form
n 1: the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton [syn:
{singular}, {singular form}] [ant: {plural}, {plural form}]
singular matrix
n 1: a square matrix whose determinant is zero [ant:
{nonsingular matrix}]
Sinitic language
n 1: a group of Sino-Tibetan languages [syn: {Sinitic}, {Sinitic
language}]
sink in
v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It
dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was
penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through},
{dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate},
{fall into place}]
2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn:
{percolate}, {sink in}, {permeate}, {filter}]
sinking feeling
n 1: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a
sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my
stomach" [syn: {sinking}, {sinking feeling}]
sinking fund
n 1: a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used
to redeem debt securities
sinking spell
n 1: a temporary decline in health or value
Sinn Fein
n 1: an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to
promote independence from England and unification of
Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish
Republican Army
Sinningia speciosa
n 1: South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a
houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large
variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {florist's
gloxinia}, {Sinningia speciosa}, {Gloxinia spesiosa}]
Sino-Japanese War
n 1: a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the
control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly
defeated at Port Arthur [syn: {Chino-Japanese War}, {Sino-
Japanese War}]
Sino-Tibetan
n 1: the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia [syn:
{Sino-Tibetan}, {Sino-Tibetan language}]
Sino-Tibetan language
n 1: the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia [syn:
{Sino-Tibetan}, {Sino-Tibetan language}]
sinoatrial node
n 1: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the
heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {cardiac pacemaker},
{sinoatrial node}, {SA node}]
sinus cavernosus
n 1: either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial
cavity [syn: {cavernous sinus}, {sinus cavernosus}]
sinus coronarius
n 1: a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart;
empties into the right atrium [syn: {coronary sinus},
{sinus coronarius}]
sinus ethmoidales
n 1: a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the
bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoid sinus}, {ethmoidal
sinus}, {sinus ethmoidales}]
sinus headache
n 1: a headache resulting from congestion or infection in the
paranasal sinuses
sinus paranasales
n 1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent
to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane
that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
[syn: {paranasal sinus}, {sinus paranasales}, {nasal
sinus}]
sinus rectus
n 1: an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {straight sinus},
{tentorial sinus}, {sinus rectus}]
sinus sigmoideus
n 1: an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
[syn: {sigmoid sinus}, {sinus sigmoideus}]
sinus transversus
n 1: a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus [syn:
{transverse sinus}, {sinus transversus}]
sinus venosus sclerae
n 1: a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from
the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary
veins [syn: {canal of Schlemm}, {Schlemm's canal}, {sinus
venosus sclerae}]
sinusoidal projection
n 1: an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the
equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved;
used to map tropical latitudes [syn: {sinusoidal
projection}, {Sanson-Flamsteed projection}]
Siouan language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the
Sioux [syn: {Siouan}, {Siouan language}]
Siouan-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in a Siouan language
Sioux City
n 1: a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins
the Missouri
Sioux Falls
n 1: largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South
Dakota
Sipah-e-Sahaba
n 1: a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that
persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to
attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan
siphon off
v 1: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn:
{siphon}, {syphon}, {siphon off}]
Sir Alan Hodgkin
n 1: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered
the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission
of the nerve impulse (1914-1998) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Alan
Hodgkin}, {Sir Alan Hodgkin}, {Alan Lloyd Hodgkin}]
Sir Alec Guinness
n 1: English stage and screen actor noted for versatility
(1914-2000) [syn: {Guinness}, {Alec Guinness}, {Sir Alec
Guinness}]
Sir Alexander Fleming
n 1: Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin
(1881-1955) [syn: {Fleming}, {Alexander Fleming}, {Sir
Alexander Fleming}]
Sir Alexander Korda
n 1: British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956) [syn:
{Korda}, {Sir Alexander Korda}, {Sandor Kellner}]
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
n 1: Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the
Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by
land north of Mexico (1764-1820) [syn: {Mackenzie}, {Sir
Alexander Mackenzie}]
Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
n 1: Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure
of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: {Todd}, {Sir
Alexander Robertus Todd}, {Lord Todd}]
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
n 1: English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in
1913) [syn: {Lovell}, {Sir Bernard Lovell}, {Sir Alfred
Charles Bernard Lovell}]
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
n 1: English film director noted for his skill in creating
suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Alfred Hitchcock},
{Sir Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]
Sir Angus Wilson
n 1: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
[syn: {Wilson}, {Sir Angus Wilson}, {Angus Frank Johnstone
Wilson}]
Sir Anthony Hopkins
n 1: Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Anthony
Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip
Hopkins}]
Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins
n 1: Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Anthony
Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip
Hopkins}]
Sir Anthony Vandyke
n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn:
{Vandyke}, {Van Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony
Vandyke}]
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
n 1: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
[syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan
Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]
Sir Arthur John Evans
n 1: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos
in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization
(1851-1941) [syn: {Evans}, {Arthur Evans}, {Sir Arthur John
Evans}]
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
n 1: English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation
of relativity theory (1882-1944) [syn: {Eddington}, {Sir
Arthur Stanley Eddington}]
Sir Arthur Sullivan
n 1: English composer of operettas who collaborated with the
librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan},
{Arthur Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur
Sullivan}]
Sir Arthur Travers Harris
n 1: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II
he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that
resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn:
{Harris}, {Bomber Harris}, {Sir Arthur Travers Harris}]
Sir Barton
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919
Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
n 1: English general during World War II; won victories over
Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the
invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery},
{Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery},
{1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]
Sir Bernard Lovell
n 1: English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in
1913) [syn: {Lovell}, {Sir Bernard Lovell}, {Sir Alfred
Charles Bernard Lovell}]
Sir Bernard Williams
n 1: English philosopher credited with reviving the field of
moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: {Williams}, {Sir Bernard
Williams}, {Bernard Arthur Owen Williams}]
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
n 1: English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur
(1880-1960) [syn: {Woolley}, {Sir Leonard Woolley}, {Sir
Charles Leonard Woolley}]
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
n 1: English physiologist who conducted research on reflex
action (1857-1952) [syn: {Sherrington}, {Sir Charles Scott
Sherrington}]
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden
little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn:
{Chaplin}, {Charlie Chaplin}, {Sir Charles Spencer
Chaplin}]
Sir Charles Wheatstone
n 1: English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone
bridge (1802-1875) [syn: {Wheatstone}, {Sir Charles
Wheatstone}]
Sir Charles William Siemens
n 1: engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and
who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Siemens}, {Karl
Wilhelm Siemens}, {Sir Charles William Siemens}]
Sir Christopher Wren
n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London
churches (1632-1723) [syn: {Wren}, {Sir Christopher Wren}]
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair
n 1: English electrical engineer who founded a company that
introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) [syn:
{Sinclair}, {Clive Sinclair}, {Sir Clive Marles Sinclair}]
Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
n 1: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who
created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn:
{Low}, {David Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander
Cecil Low}]
Sir David Bruce
n 1: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the
bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis
(1855-1931) [syn: {Bruce}, {David Bruce}, {Sir David
Bruce}]
Sir David Low
n 1: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who
created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn:
{Low}, {David Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander
Cecil Low}]
Sir Edmund Hillary
n 1: New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the
summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing
Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Edmund Hillary},
{Sir Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
n 1: New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the
summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing
Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Edmund Hillary},
{Sir Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]
Sir Edward Elgar
n 1: British composer of choral and orchestral works including
two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music
for brass band (1857-1934) [syn: {Elgar}, {Sir Edward
Elgar}, {Sir Edward William Elgar}]
Sir Edward Victor Appleton
n 1: English physicist remembered for his studies of the
ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: {Appleton}, {Edward Appleton},
{Sir Edward Victor Appleton}]
Sir Edward William Elgar
n 1: British composer of choral and orchestral works including
two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music
for brass band (1857-1934) [syn: {Elgar}, {Sir Edward
Elgar}, {Sir Edward William Elgar}]
Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens
n 1: English architect who planned the city of New Delhi
(1869-1944) [syn: {Lutyens}, {Sir Edwin Lutyens}, {Sir
Edwin Landseer Luytens}]
Sir Edwin Lutyens
n 1: English architect who planned the city of New Delhi
(1869-1944) [syn: {Lutyens}, {Sir Edwin Lutyens}, {Sir
Edwin Landseer Luytens}]
Sir Ernst Boris Chain
n 1: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and
purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by
Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: {Chain}, {Ernst
Boris Chain}, {Sir Ernst Boris Chain}]
Sir Francis Bacon
n 1: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
{Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron
Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
Sir Francis Drake
n 1: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman
to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the
Spanish Armada (1540-1596) [syn: {Drake}, {Francis Drake},
{Sir Francis Drake}]
Sir Francis Galton
n 1: English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored
many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics,
psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first
to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn:
{Galton}, {Francis Galton}, {Sir Francis Galton}]
Sir Frank Whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: {Whittle}, {Frank Whittle}, {Sir
Frank Whittle}]
Sir Fred Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis
inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Hoyle}, {Fred Hoyle}, {Sir
Fred Hoyle}]
Sir Frederick Ashton
n 1: British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: {Ashton}, {Sir
Frederick Ashton}]
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
n 1: English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the
discovery of vitamins (1861-1947) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Sir
Frederick Gowland Hopkins}]
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
n 1: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H.
Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn:
{Banting}, {F. G. Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]
Sir Frederick Handley Page
n 1: English industrialist who pioneered in the design and
manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962) [syn: {Page}, {Sir
Frederick Handley Page}]
Sir Frederick William Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered
infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered
the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William
Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William
Herschel}]
Sir Galahad
n 1: (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round
Table; was able to see the Holy Grail [syn: {Galahad}, {Sir
Galahad}]
Sir Gawain
n 1: (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the
knights of the Round Table [syn: {Gawain}, {Sir Gawain}]
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
n 1: English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in
car exhausts (born in 1921) [syn: {Wilkinson}, {Sir
Geoffrey Wilkinson}]
Sir George Otto Trevelyan
n 1: English historian who wrote a history of the American
revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay
(1838-1928) [syn: {Trevelyan}, {George Otto Trevelyan},
{Sir George Otto Trevelyan}]
Sir George Paget Thomson
n 1: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a
co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
(1892-1975) [syn: {Thomson}, {George Paget Thomson}, {Sir
George Paget Thomson}]
Sir Geraint
n 1: (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
[syn: {Geraint}, {Sir Geraint}]
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs
n 1: English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the
Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Krebs}, {Hans Adolf Krebs},
{Sir Hans Adolf Krebs}]
Sir Harold George Nicolson
n 1: English diplomat and author (1886-1968) [syn: {Nicolson},
{Harold Nicolson}, {Sir Harold George Nicolson}]
Sir Harold Walter Kroto
n 1: British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold Kroto}, {Harold W.
Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]
Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
[syn: {Lauder}, {Harry Lauder}, {Sir Harry MacLennan
Lauder}]
Sir Henry Bessemer
n 1: British inventor and metallurgist who developed the
Bessemer process (1813-1898) [syn: {Bessemer}, {Sir Henry
Bessemer}]
Sir Henry Joseph Wood
n 1: English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: {Wood}, {Sir Henry
Wood}, {Sir Henry Joseph Wood}]
Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm
n 1: English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn:
{Beerbohm}, {Max Beerbohm}, {Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm}]
Sir Henry Morgan
n 1: a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West
Indies for the English (1635-1688) [syn: {Morgan}, {Henry
Morgan}, {Sir Henry Morgan}]
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
n 1: Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to
Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in
Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find
the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley},
{Henry M. Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}, {John
Rowlands}]
Sir Henry Percy
n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV
(1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Sir Henry Percy}, {Hotspur},
{Harry Hotspur}]
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
n 1: British writer noted for romantic adventure novels
(1856-1925) [syn: {Haggard}, {Rider Haggard}, {Sir Henry
Rider Haggard}]
Sir Henry Wood
n 1: English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: {Wood}, {Sir Henry
Wood}, {Sir Henry Joseph Wood}]
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
n 1: English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish
productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) [syn: {Tree}, {Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree}]
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
n 1: English inventor (born in the United States) who invented
the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
[syn: {Maxim}, {Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim}]
Sir Howard Walter Florey
n 1: British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin,
which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming
(1898-1968) [syn: {Florey}, {Howard Florey}, {Sir Howard
Walter Florey}]
Sir Humphrey Davy
n 1: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and
who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and
barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine
(1778-1829) [syn: {Davy}, {Humphrey Davy}, {Sir Humphrey
Davy}]
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
n 1: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland
the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn:
{Gilbert}, {Humphrey Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}]
Sir Isaac Newton
n 1: English mathematician and physicist; remembered for
developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and
his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: {Newton}, {Isaac
Newton}, {Sir Isaac Newton}]
Sir Isaac Pitman
n 1: English educator who invented a system of phonetic
shorthand (1813-1897) [syn: {Pitman}, {Sir Isaac Pitman}]
Sir Jack Hobbs
n 1: notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: {Hobbs}, {Sir
Jack Hobbs}, {John Berry Hobbs}]
Sir Jacob Epstein
n 1: British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for
busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) [syn:
{Epstein}, {Jacob Epstein}, {Sir Jacob Epstein}]
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
Sir James Augustus Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
Sir James Clark Ross
n 1: British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the
north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in
Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn:
{Ross}, {James Clark Ross}, {Sir James Clark Ross}]
Sir James Dewar
n 1: Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in
cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
[syn: {Dewar}, {Sir James Dewar}]
Sir James George Frazer
n 1: English social anthropologist noted for studies of
primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: {Frazer},
{James George Frazer}, {Sir James George Frazer}]
Sir James Matthew Barrie
n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
(1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie},
{James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]
Sir James Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray},
{James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
Sir James Paget
n 1: English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis
(1814-1899) [syn: {Paget}, {Sir James Paget}]
Sir James Paul McCartney
n 1: English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who
with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles
(born in 1942) [syn: {McCartney}, {Paul McCartney}, {Sir
James Paul McCartney}]
Sir James Young Simpson
n 1: Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use
of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of
chloroform (1811-1870) [syn: {Simpson}, {Sir James Young
Simpson}]
Sir John Carew Eccles
n 1: Australian physiologist noted for his research on the
conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) [syn:
{Eccles}, {John Eccles}, {Sir John Carew Eccles}]
Sir John Cockcroft
n 1: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first
split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: {Cockcroft}, {Sir John
Cockcroft}, {Sir John Douglas Cockcroft}]
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
n 1: English biologist noted for studies of the molecular
structure of blood components (born in 1917) [syn:
{Kendrew}, {Sir John Cowdery Kendrew}]
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
n 1: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first
split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: {Cockcroft}, {Sir John
Cockcroft}, {Sir John Douglas Cockcroft}]
Sir John Everett Millais
n 1: Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) [syn:
{Millais}, {Sir John Everett Millais}]
Sir John Falstaff
n 1: a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays [syn:
{Falstaff}, {Sir John Falstaff}]
Sir John Frederick William Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended
the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did
pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn:
{Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John
Frederick William Herschel}]
Sir John Gielgud
n 1: English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for
appearances in films (1904-2000) [syn: {Gielgud}, {Sir John
Gielgud}, {Arthur John Gielgud}]
Sir John Hawkins
n 1: English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped
build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada
(1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkins}, {Hawkyns}, {Sir John Hawkins},
{Sir John Hawkyns}]
Sir John Hawkyns
n 1: English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped
build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada
(1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkins}, {Hawkyns}, {Sir John Hawkins},
{Sir John Hawkyns}]
Sir John Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended
the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did
pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn:
{Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John
Frederick William Herschel}]
Sir John Ross
n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded
geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest
Passage (1777-1856) [syn: {Ross}, {John Ross}, {Sir John
Ross}]
Sir John Suckling
n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: {Suckling},
{Sir John Suckling}]
Sir John Tenniel
n 1: English cartoonist (1820-1914) [syn: {Tenniel}, {Sir John
Tenniel}]
Sir John Vanbrigh
n 1: English architect (1664-1726) [syn: {Vanbrugh}, {John
Vanbrugh}, {Sir John Vanbrigh}]
Sir Joseph Banks
n 1: English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first
voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) [syn: {Banks}, {Sir
Joseph Banks}]
Sir Joseph John Thomson
n 1: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of
electricity through gases and who discovered the electron
and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn:
{Thomson}, {Joseph John Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John
Thomson}]
Sir Joseph Paxton
n 1: English architect (1801-1865) [syn: {Paxton}, {Joseph
Paxton}, {Sir Joseph Paxton}]
Sir Joshua Reynolds
n 1: English portrait painter and first president of the Royal
Academy (1723-1792) [syn: {Reynolds}, {Sir Joshua
Reynolds}]
Sir Karl Raimund Popper
n 1: British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that
scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are
tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994) [syn:
{Popper}, {Karl Popper}, {Sir Karl Raimund Popper}]
Sir Lancelot
n 1: (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table;
friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of
the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
[syn: {Lancelot}, {Sir Lancelot}]
Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier
n 1: English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles
(1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir
Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]
Sir Leonard Hutton
n 1: English cricketer (1916-1990) [syn: {Hutton}, {Sir Leonard
Hutton}]
Sir Leonard Woolley
n 1: English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur
(1880-1960) [syn: {Woolley}, {Sir Leonard Woolley}, {Sir
Charles Leonard Woolley}]
Sir Leslie Stephen
n 1: English writer (1832-1904) [syn: {Stephen}, {Sir Leslie
Stephen}]
Sir Martin Frobisher
n 1: English explorer who led an expedition in search of the
Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and
helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594) [syn:
{Frobisher}, {Sir Martin Frobisher}]
Sir Matthew Flinders
n 1: British explorer who mapped the Australian coast
(1774-1814) [syn: {Flinders}, {Matthew Flinders}, {Sir
Matthew Flinders}]
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
n 1: Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: {Wheeler}, {Sir
Mortimer Wheeler}, {Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler}]
Sir Noel Pierce Coward
n 1: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his
witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn:
{Coward}, {Noel Coward}, {Sir Noel Pierce Coward}]
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge
n 1: English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and
was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: {Lodge},
{Sir Oliver Lodge}, {Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge}]
Sir Oliver Lodge
n 1: English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and
was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: {Lodge},
{Sir Oliver Lodge}, {Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge}]
Sir Patrick Manson
n 1: Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is
spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also
spread malaria (1844-1922) [syn: {Manson}, {Sir Patrick
Manson}]
Sir Paul Gavrilovich Vinogradoff
n 1: British historian (born in Russia) (1854-1925) [syn:
{Vinogradoff}, {Sir Paul Gavrilovich Vinogradoff}]
Sir Peter Brian Medawar
n 1: British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue
transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was
an immune response (1915-1987) [syn: {Medawar}, {Peter
Medawar}, {Sir Peter Brian Medawar}]
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
n 1: prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English
king Charles I (1577-1640) [syn: {Rubens}, {Peter Paul
Rubens}, {Sir Peter Paul Rubens}]
Sir Peter Ustinov
n 1: British actor and playwright (1921-2004) [syn: {Ustinov},
{Sir Peter Ustinov}, {Peter Alexander Ustinov}]
Sir Philip Sidney
n 1: English poet (1554-1586) [syn: {Sidney}, {Sir Philip
Sidney}]
Sir Rabindranath Tagore
n 1: Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on
traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial
Bengali (1861-1941) [syn: {Tagore}, {Rabindranath Tagore},
{Sir Rabindranath Tagore}]
Sir Ralph David Richardson
n 1: British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic
roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Richardson}, {Ralph Richardson},
{Sir Ralph David Richardson}]
Sir Rex Harrison
n 1: English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn:
{Harrison}, {Rex Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}, {Reginald
Carey Harrison}]
Sir Richard Burton
n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European
to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton},
{Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard
Francis Burton}]
Sir Richard Francis Burton
n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European
to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton},
{Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard
Francis Burton}]
Sir Richard Owen
n 1: English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an
opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892) [syn: {Owen}, {Sir
Richard Owen}]
Sir Richrd Steele
n 1: English writer (1672-1729) [syn: {Steele}, {Sir Richrd
Steele}]
Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler
n 1: Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: {Wheeler}, {Sir
Mortimer Wheeler}, {Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler}]
Sir Robert Peel
n 1: British politician (1788-1850) [syn: {Peel}, {Robert Peel},
{Sir Robert Peel}]
Sir Robert Robinson
n 1: English chemist noted for his studies of molecular
structures in plants (1886-1975) [syn: {Robinson}, {Robert
Robinson}, {Sir Robert Robinson}]
Sir Robert Walpole
n 1: Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was
effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)
[syn: {Walpole}, {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole},
{First Earl of Orford}]
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
n 1: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a
mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn:
{Bannister}, {Roger Bannister}, {Sir Roger Gilbert
Bannister}]
Sir Ronald Ross
n 1: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit
malaria (1857-1932) [syn: {Ross}, {Sir Ronald Ross}]
Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
n 1: Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian
philosophy to the West (1888-1975) [syn: {Radhakrishnan},
{Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}, {Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}]
Sir Seretse Khama
n 1: Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana
(1921-1980) [syn: {Khama}, {Sir Seretse Khama}]
Sir Stephen Harold Spender
n 1: English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: {Spender},
{Stephen Spender}, {Sir Stephen Harold Spender}]
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan
n 1: British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: {Rattigan}, {Terence
Rattigan}, {Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan}]
Sir Thomas Gresham
n 1: English financier (1519-1579) [syn: {Gresham}, {Sir Thomas
Gresham}]
Sir Thomas Lawrence
n 1: English portrait painter remembered for the series of
portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon
(1769-1830) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Sir Thomas Lawrence}]
Sir Thomas Malory
n 1: English writer who published a translation of romances
about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died
in 1471) [syn: {Malory}, {Thomas Malory}, {Sir Thomas
Malory}]
Sir Thomas More
n 1: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from
Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded;
recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn:
{More}, {Thomas More}, {Sir Thomas More}]
Sir Thomas Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: {Raffles}, {Sir Thomas Raffles}, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}]
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: {Raffles}, {Sir Thomas Raffles}, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}]
Sir Thomas Wyat
n 1: English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English
literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Wyatt}, {Sir Thomas Wyatt},
{Wyat}, {Sir Thomas Wyat}]
Sir Thomas Wyatt
n 1: English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English
literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Wyatt}, {Sir Thomas Wyatt},
{Wyat}, {Sir Thomas Wyat}]
Sir Tim Rice
n 1: English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd
Webber (born in 1944) [syn: {Rice}, {Sir Tim Rice},
{Timothy Miles Bindon Rice}]
Sir Tom Stoppard
n 1: British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn:
{Stoppard}, {Tom Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas
Straussler}]
Sir Walter Norman Haworth
n 1: English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on
carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the
first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially
(1883-1950) [syn: {Haworth}, {Sir Walter Norman Haworth}]
Sir Walter Ralegh
n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir
Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter
Ralegh}]
Sir Walter Raleigh
n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir
Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter
Ralegh}]
Sir Walter Scott
n 1: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
[syn: {Scott}, {Walter Scott}, {Sir Walter Scott}]
Sir William Alexander Craigie
n 1: English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford
English Dictionary (1872-1966) [syn: {Craigie}, {William A.
Craigie}, {Sir William Alexander Craigie}]
Sir William Chambers
n 1: English architect (1723-1796) [syn: {Chambers}, {William
Chambers}, {Sir William Chambers}]
Sir William Crookes
n 1: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium;
invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays
(1832-1919) [syn: {Crookes}, {William Crookes}, {Sir
William Crookes}]
Sir William Gerald Golding
n 1: English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: {Golding}, {William
Golding}, {Sir William Gerald Golding}]
Sir William Gilbert
n 1: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur
Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
[syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert},
{William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
Sir William Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered
infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered
the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William
Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William
Herschel}]
Sir William Huggins
n 1: English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in
astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
[syn: {Huggins}, {Sir William Huggins}]
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
n 1: Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: {Hamilton}, {William
Rowan Hamilton}, {Sir William Rowan Hamilton}]
Sir William Turner Walton
n 1: English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Walton}, {William
Walton}, {Sir William Walton}, {Sir William Turner Walton}]
Sir William Wallace
n 1: Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in
1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward
invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and
subsequently executed him (1270-1305) [syn: {Wallace}, {Sir
William Wallace}]
Sir William Walton
n 1: English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Walton}, {William
Walton}, {Sir William Walton}, {Sir William Turner Walton}]
Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill
n 1: British statesman and leader during World War II; received
Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn:
{Churchill}, {Winston Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill},
{Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]
Sir Yehudi Menuhin
n 1: British violinist (born in the United States) who began his
career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn:
{Menuhin}, {Yehudi Menuhin}, {Sir Yehudi Menuhin}]
Siraj-ud-daula
n 1: Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the
colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in
1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room
that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was
defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian
nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757)
siren call
n 1: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially
dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the
wilderness" [syn: {siren call}, {siren song}]
siren song
n 1: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially
dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the
wilderness" [syn: {siren call}, {siren song}]
sirenian mammal
n 1: any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals
with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no
hind limbs [syn: {sea cow}, {sirenian mammal}, {sirenian}]
siris tree
n 1: large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and
globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed
pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {siris tree},
{Albizia lebbeck}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]
sirloin steak
n 1: a cut of beef from the sirloin
sirloin tip
n 1: a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin
sisal family
n 1: chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes
Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some
classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and
the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {agave
family}, {sisal family}]
sisal hemp
n 1: a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: {sisal}, {sisal
hemp}]
siskiyou lewisia
n 1: evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long
spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-
red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in
rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and
northern California [syn: {siskiyou lewisia}, {Lewisia
cotyledon}]
Sison amomum
n 1: a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean
areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white
flowers with aromatic seeds [syn: {stone parsley}, {Sison
amomum}]
sister ship
n 1: a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at
the same time
sister-in-law
n 1: the sister of your spouse
Sistine Chapel
n 1: the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by
and named after Sixtus IV in 1473
Sistrurus catenatus
n 1: pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes
to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn:
{massasauga}, {massasauga rattler}, {Sistrurus catenatus}]
Sistrurus miliaris
n 1: small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {ground rattler},
{massasauga}, {Sistrurus miliaris}]
Sisymbrium barbarea
n 1: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress},
{rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]
Sisymbrium officinale
n 1: stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow
flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used
medicinally [syn: {hedge mustard}, {Sisymbrium officinale}]
Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
n 1: perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers
of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus
Sisymbrium [syn: {tansy-leaved rocket}, {Hugueninia
tanacetifolia}, {Sisymbrium tanacetifolia}]
sit around
v 1: be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The
object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for
another hour" [syn: {sit}, {sit around}]
sit back
v 1: settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {sit
back}, {take it easy}]
2: be inactive or indifferent while something is happening;
"Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" [syn:
{sit by}, {sit back}]
sit by
v 1: be inactive or indifferent while something is happening;
"Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" [syn:
{sit by}, {sit back}]
sit down
v 1: take a seat [syn: {sit down}, {sit}] [ant: {arise}, {get
up}, {rise}, {stand up}, {uprise}]
2: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next
to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {seat}, {sit}, {sit down}]
3: be seated [syn: {sit}, {sit down}] [ant: {lie}, {stand},
{stand up}]
sit in
v 1: attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate
Hittite class?"
2: participate in an act of civil disobedience
sit out
v 1: not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a
sports event); "He sat out the game"
2: endure to the end
sit tight
v 1: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a
decision--let's sit tight"
sit up
v 1: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to
work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"
[syn: {stay up}, {sit up}]
2: change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"
sit-down
n 1: a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace
until a settlement is reached [syn: {sit-down}, {sit-down
strike}]
sit-down strike
n 1: a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace
until a settlement is reached [syn: {sit-down}, {sit-down
strike}]
sit-in
n 1: a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy
seats and refuse to move
sit-up
n 1: a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine
position without using the arms for leverage
sitar player
n 1: a musician who plays the sitar
site visit
n 1: a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to
determine its suitability for some enterprise
Sitka spruce
n 1: a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast
of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles
and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to
weight [syn: {Sitka spruce}, {Picea sitchensis}]
Sitka willow
n 1: small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to
Oregon) [syn: {Sitka willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix
sitchensis}]
Sitophylus oryzae
n 1: brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
[syn: {rice weevil}, {black weevil}, {Sitophylus oryzae}]
Sitotroga cerealella
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
[syn: {angoumois moth}, {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga
cerealella}]
Sitta canadensis
n 1: bluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern
coniferous forests [syn: {red-breasted nuthatch}, {Sitta
canadensis}]
Sitta carolinensis
n 1: bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of
eastern North America [syn: {white-breasted nuthatch},
{Sitta carolinensis}]
Sitta europaea
n 1: a kind of nuthatch [syn: {European nuthatch}, {Sitta
europaea}]
Sitting Bull
n 1: a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the
northern Great Plains and against United States Army
troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn
(1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops
(1831-1890)
sitting duck
n 1: a defenseless victim [syn: {sitting duck}, {easy mark}]
sitting room
n 1: a room in a private house or establishment where people can
sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room},
{sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]
sitting trot
n 1: the rider sits still in the saddle [ant: {rising trot}]
situation comedy
n 1: a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in
day-to-day life [syn: {situation comedy}, {sitcom}]
2: a humorous television program based on situations that could
arise in everyday life [syn: {situation comedy}, {sitcom}]
sitz bath
n 1: a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as
if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting
position [syn: {sitz bath}, {hip bath}]
Sium latifolium
n 1: large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow
fresh water; Europe [syn: {greater water parsnip}, {Sium
latifolium}]
Sium sisarum
n 1: an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible
tuberous root [syn: {skirret}, {Sium sisarum}]
Sium suave
n 1: stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh
water; northern United States and Asia [syn: {water
parsnip}, {Sium suave}]
Six Day War
n 1: tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war
in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle
East [syn: {Arab-Israeli War}, {Six-Day War}, {Six Day
War}]
Six Nations
n 1: a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five
Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the
Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois},
{Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]
six pack
n 1: a carton containing six bottles or cans [syn: {six-pack},
{six pack}, {sixpack}]
six times
adv 1: by a factor of six; "the population of this town
increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding
hills" [syn: {sixfold}, {six times}]
Six-Day War
n 1: tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war
in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle
East [syn: {Arab-Israeli War}, {Six-Day War}, {Six Day
War}]
six-fold
adj 1: having six units or components [syn: {sextuple},
{sixfold}, {six-fold}]
six-footer
n 1: a person who is at least six feet tall
six-gilled shark
n 1: large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn:
{cow shark}, {six-gilled shark}, {Hexanchus griseus}]
six-gun
n 1: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six
chambers for bullets) [syn: {revolver}, {six-gun}, {six-
shooter}]
six-lined racerunner
n 1: very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
[syn: {racerunner}, {race runner}, {six-lined racerunner},
{Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]
six-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with six members;
"having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-
membered ring" [syn: {six-membered}, {6-membered}]
six-pack
n 1: a carton containing six bottles or cans [syn: {six-pack},
{six pack}, {sixpack}]
six-pointed
adj 1: having six points
six-shooter
n 1: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six
chambers for bullets) [syn: {revolver}, {six-gun}, {six-
shooter}]
six-sided
adj 1: having six sides
six-spot
n 1: a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six
pips [syn: {six-spot}, {six}]
sixpenny nail
n 1: a nail 2 inches long
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
n 1: a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B.
Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that
emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits
[syn: {Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire}, {16 PF}]
sixteenth note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a
whole note [syn: {sixteenth note}, {semiquaver}]
sixteenth part
n 1: one part in sixteen equal parts [syn: {one-sixteenth},
{sixteenth}, {sixteenth part}]
Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale
n 1: English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and
unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: {Byron}, {Lord
George Gordon Byron}, {Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale}]
sixth cranial nerve
n 1: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of
the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens},
{abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]
Sixth Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the
Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself
king of Jerusalem
sixth sense
n 1: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn:
{insight}, {sixth sense}]
sixth-former
n 1: a student in the sixth form
Sixtus IV
n 1: Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the
establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the
Sistine Chapel (1414-1484) [syn: {Sixtus IV}, {Francesco
della Rovere}]
sixty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than sixty [syn: {sixty-eight}, {68},
{lxviii}]
sixty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order [syn:
{sixty-fifth}, {65th}]
sixty-five
adj 1: being five more than sixty [syn: {sixty-five}, {65},
{lxv}]
sixty-four
adj 1: being four more than sixty [syn: {sixty-four}, {64},
{lxiv}]
sixty-fourth
adj 1: the ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order [syn:
{sixty-fourth}, {64th}]
n 1: one part in sixty-four equal parts [syn: {one-sixty-
fourth}, {sixty-fourth}]
sixty-fourth note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a
whole note [syn: {sixty-fourth note}, {hemidemisemiquaver}]
sixty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than sixty [syn: {sixty-nine}, {69},
{ilxx}]
n 1: oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people [syn:
{soixante-neuf}, {sixty-nine}]
sixty-one
adj 1: being one more than sixty [syn: {sixty-one}, {61}, {lxi}]
sixty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than sixty [syn: {sixty-seven}, {67},
{lxvii}]
sixty-six
adj 1: being six more than sixty [syn: {sixty-six}, {66},
{lxvi}]
sixty-three
adj 1: being three more than sixty [syn: {sixty-three}, {63},
{lxiii}]
sixty-two
adj 1: being two more than sixty [syn: {sixty-two}, {62},
{lxii}]
size constancy
n 1: the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar
object despite differences in their distance (and
consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected
on the retina of the eye)
size of it
n 1: the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the
situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
[syn: {size}, {size of it}]
size stick
n 1: a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to
measure the length and width of your foot
size up
v 1: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail;
"he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {size
up}, {take stock}, {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}]
SK-Ampicillin
n 1: semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and
Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: {ampicillin},
{Principen}, {Polycillin}, {SK-Ampicillin}]
Skagens Odde
n 1: a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the
Skagerrak and the Kattegatt [syn: {Skagens Odde}, {Skaw}]
skate over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss
over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp
over}]
skating rink
n 1: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller
skating [syn: {rink}, {skating rink}]
skeen arch
n 1: an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn:
{skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished
arch}]
skeet shooting
n 1: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled
upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
[syn: {skeet}, {skeet shooting}, {trapshooting}]
skeeter hawk
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle},
{devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder},
{snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
skeletal frame
n 1: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact
its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn:
{skeleton}, {skeletal frame}, {frame}, {underframe}]
skeletal muscle
n 1: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone
and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is
characterized by transverse stripes [syn: {skeletal
muscle}, {striated muscle}]
skeletal structure
n 1: any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
skeletal system
n 1: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a
frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeletal system},
{skeleton}, {frame}, {systema skeletale}]
skeleton fork fern
n 1: pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with
usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America;
Japan; Australia [syn: {skeleton fork fern}, {Psilotum
nudum}]
skeleton in the closet
n 1: a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton
somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: {skeleton},
{skeleton in the closet}, {skeleton in the cupboard}]
skeleton in the cupboard
n 1: a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton
somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: {skeleton},
{skeleton in the closet}, {skeleton in the cupboard}]
skeleton key
n 1: a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can
open different locks
skeleton shrimp
n 1: small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form
suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
skene arch
n 1: an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn:
{skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished
arch}]
sketch block
n 1: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be
drawn [syn: {sketchbook}, {sketch block}, {sketch pad}]
sketch map
n 1: a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact
measurements) and representing the main features of an area
sketch pad
n 1: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be
drawn [syn: {sketchbook}, {sketch block}, {sketch pad}]
skew arch
n 1: an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face
skew correlation
n 1: any correlation in which the rates of change of the
variables is not constant [syn: {curvilinear correlation},
{nonlinear correlation}, {skew correlation}]
skew-eyed
adj 1: having eyes that look in different directions
skew-whiff
adv 1: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with
his necktie twisted awry" [syn: {askew}, {awry}, {skew-
whiff}]
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a
gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig
was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew},
{awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]
ski binding
n 1: one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a
ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should
release in case of a fall [syn: {ski binding}, {binding}]
ski boot
n 1: a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding
ski cap
n 1: a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with
a tassel [syn: {ski cap}, {stocking cap}, {toboggan cap}]
ski conditions
n 1: the amount and state of snow for skiing
ski jacket
n 1: a parka to be worn while skiing [syn: {ski parka}, {ski
jacket}]
ski jump
n 1: a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
v 1: jump on skis
ski jumper
n 1: a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski
jump)
ski jumping
n 1: the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp
overhanging a snow covered slope
ski lift
n 1: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn:
{ski tow}, {ski lift}, {lift}]
ski lodge
n 1: a hotel at a ski resort
ski mask
n 1: a woolen face mask to protect the face from cold while
skiing on snow
ski parka
n 1: a parka to be worn while skiing [syn: {ski parka}, {ski
jacket}]
ski pole
n 1: a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
ski race
n 1: a race between people wearing skis [syn: {ski race},
{skiing race}]
ski rack
n 1: a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle
ski resort
n 1: a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing
ski run
n 1: trail or slope prepared for skiing [syn: {ski run}, {ski
trail}]
ski slope
n 1: a snow-covered slope for skiing
ski tow
n 1: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn:
{ski tow}, {ski lift}, {lift}]
ski trail
n 1: trail or slope prepared for skiing [syn: {ski run}, {ski
trail}]
ski wax
n 1: wax used on the bottom of skis
ski-plane
n 1: an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a
snowfield
skid lid
n 1: a crash helmet
skid road
n 1: the district of a town frequented by loggers
2: a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
skid row
n 1: a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and
addicts
skiffle group
n 1: a band of musicians who play skiffle
skiing race
n 1: a race between people wearing skis [syn: {ski race},
{skiing race}]
skilled worker
n 1: a worker who has acquired special skills [syn: {skilled
worker}, {trained worker}, {skilled workman}]
skilled workman
n 1: a worker who has acquired special skills [syn: {skilled
worker}, {trained worker}, {skilled workman}]
skillet bread
n 1: usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially
cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread
[syn: {skillet bread}, {fry bread}]
skillet cake
n 1: batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned
upside down so fruit is on top [syn: {upside-down cake},
{skillet cake}]
skillet corn bread
n 1: cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked
in a skillet
skillet fish
n 1: clingfish with typical skillet shape [syn: {skillet fish},
{skilletfish}, {Gobiesox strumosus}]
skim milk
n 1: milk from which the cream has been skimmed [syn: {skim
milk}, {skimmed milk}] [ant: {whole milk}]
skim off
v 1: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of
milk" [syn: {skim}, {skim off}, {cream off}, {cream}]
2: pick the best [syn: {cream off}, {skim off}]
skim over
v 1: read superficially [syn: {skim}, {skim over}]
2: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn:
{skim over}, {skim}]
skimmed milk
n 1: milk from which the cream has been skimmed [syn: {skim
milk}, {skimmed milk}] [ant: {whole milk}]
skimp over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss
over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp
over}]
skin and bones
n 1: a person who is unusually thin and scrawny [syn: {thin
person}, {skin and bones}, {scrag}] [ant: {butterball},
{fat person}, {fatso}, {fatty}, {roly-poly}]
skin cancer
n 1: a malignant neoplasm of the skin
skin care
n 1: care for the skin [syn: {skin care}, {skincare}]
skin cell
n 1: any of the cells making up the skin
skin color
n 1: the coloring of a person's face [syn: {complexion}, {skin
color}, {skin colour}]
skin colour
n 1: the coloring of a person's face [syn: {complexion}, {skin
color}, {skin colour}]
skin disease
n 1: a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease
of the skin}, {skin disorder}]
skin disorder
n 1: a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease
of the skin}, {skin disorder}]
skin diving
n 1: underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment
than a snorkel [syn: {skin diving}, {skin-dive}]
skin doctor
n 1: a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of
the skin [syn: {dermatologist}, {skin doctor}]
skin effect
n 1: the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to
distribute near the surface of a conductor
skin eruption
n 1: eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
[syn: {exanthem}, {exanthema}, {skin eruption}]
skin flick
n 1: a pornographic movie
skin graft
n 1: a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically
grafted at the site of an injury or burn
skin over
v 1: grow new skin over an injury
skin patch
n 1: a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption
of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream
[syn: {transdermal patch}, {skin patch}]
skin perceptiveness
n 1: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat
or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {touch
perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]
skin pop
v 1: inject (drugs) into the skin
skin rash
n 1: any red eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {roseola},
{efflorescence}, {skin rash}]
skin sensation
n 1: a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous
sensation}, {haptic sensation}, {skin sensation}]
skin senses
n 1: the faculty by which external objects or forces are
perceived through contact with the body (especially the
hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects
in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch},
{skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]
skin test
n 1: any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease
by introducing small amounts on or into the skin
skin tumor
n 1: a neoplasm originating in the epidermis [syn: {acanthoma},
{skin tumor}]
skin-deep
adj 1: penetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only
skin-deep"
skin-dive
n 1: underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment
than a snorkel [syn: {skin diving}, {skin-dive}]
v 1: swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a
snorkel
skin-diver
n 1: an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot
fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder [syn: {skin-
diver}, {aquanaut}]
skin-tight
adj 1: so tight as to cling to the skin; "skintight jeans" [syn:
{skintight}, {skin-tight}]
skinny-dip
n 1: a naked swim
v 1: bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in
the pond"
skinny-dipper
n 1: a naked swimmer
skip distance
n 1: the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a
given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the
receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
skip over
v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence
was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip},
{skip over}]
skip rope
n 1: a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is
swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {jump rope},
{skip rope}, {skipping rope}]
skip town
v 1: disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) [syn: {skip
town}, {take a powder}]
skip-bomb
v 1: attack with delayed release bombs
skipjack tuna
n 1: oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but
less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not
the same as oceanic bonito [syn: {skipjack}, {skipjack
tuna}, {Euthynnus pelamis}]
skipping rope
n 1: a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is
swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {jump rope},
{skip rope}, {skipping rope}]
skirt chaser
n 1: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
[syn: {wolf}, {woman chaser}, {skirt chaser}, {masher}]
skirt of tasses
n 1: armor plate that protects the body below the waist
skirting board
n 1: a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
[syn: {baseboard}, {mopboard}, {skirting board}]
skittle alley
n 1: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
[syn: {bowling alley}, {alley}, {skittle alley}]
skittle ball
n 1: ball used to knock down ninepins [syn: {ninepin ball},
{skittle ball}]
skittle pin
n 1: a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in
England) skittles [syn: {ninepin}, {skittle}, {skittle
pin}]
skull and crossbones
n 1: emblem warning of danger or death
skull practice
n 1: teaching strategy to an athletic team [syn: {skull
session}, {skull practice}]
skull session
n 1: a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy
or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas
2: teaching strategy to an athletic team [syn: {skull session},
{skull practice}]
skunk bear
n 1: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
[syn: {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]
skunk cabbage
n 1: deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of
eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a
mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk
cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus
foetidus}]
2: clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western
North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a
yellow spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}, {Lysichiton americanum}]
skunk-weed
n 1: tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and
an offensive smell [syn: {skunkweed}, {skunk-weed},
{Polemonium viscosum}]
sky burial
n 1: a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is
exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
sky dive
v 1: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before
opening one's parachute [syn: {sky dive}, {skydive}]
sky glow
n 1: illumination of the night sky in urban areas
sky marshal
n 1: a person trained by the government in hijacking and
terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger
aboard an airline flight [syn: {air marshal}, {sky
marshal}]
sky pilot
n 1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military
chaplain}, {padre}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]
sky wave
n 1: a radio wave that is reflected back to earth by the
ionosphere or a communications satellite; permits
transmission around the curve of the earth's surface
sky-blue
adj 1: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of
a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
[syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {sky-blue}, {bright blue}]
n 1: a light shade of blue [syn: {azure}, {cerulean},
{sapphire}, {lazuline}, {sky-blue}]
sky-high
adv 1: (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart
or to pieces; "they blew the bridge sky-high"; "the
committee blew the thesis sky-high"
2: in a lavish or enthusiastic manner; "he extolled her virtues
sky-high" [syn: {sky-high}, {enthusiastically}]
3: to a very high level; "prices have gone sky-high"; "garbage
was piled sky-high"; "the men were flung sky-high by the
explosion"
Skye terrier
n 1: Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low
body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye
slack off
v 1: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated";
"The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let
up}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]
slack suit
n 1: casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
slack tide
n 1: the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the
(low) tide [syn: {slack water}, {slack tide}]
slack up
v 1: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got
tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slack},
{slacken}, {slack up}, {relax}]
slack water
n 1: a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly
they were in a slack and the water was motionless" [syn:
{slack}, {slack water}]
2: the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the
(low) tide [syn: {slack water}, {slack tide}]
slacken off
v 1: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken
off}, {flag}]
slag code
n 1: a set of instructions inserted into a program that are
designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular
condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or
corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other
harmful effects; "a disgruntled employee planted a logic
bomb" [syn: {logic bomb}, {slag code}]
slaked lime
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
{calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated
lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
slam dance
n 1: a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another;
normally performed to punk rock [syn: {slam dancing}, {slam
dance}]
v 1: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {slam}, {mosh},
{thrash}]
slam dancing
n 1: a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another;
normally performed to punk rock [syn: {slam dancing}, {slam
dance}]
slam dunk
n 1: something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion;
"predicting his success was a slam dunk"
2: a forceful dunk
slam on
v 1: apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn:
{slap on}, {clap on}, {slam on}]
slam-bang
adv 1: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put
up slapdash" [syn: {slapdash}, {slam-bang}]
2: with heedless speed; "yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at
15 knots an hour"
3: in a violent or sudden or noisy manner; "the pans fell slam-
bang and woke the whole house" [syn: {slam-bang}, {slap-
bang}]
adj 1: violent and sudden and noisy; "a slam-bang collision"
slam-dunk
v 1: make a forceful move against; "the electronic travel market
is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies"
2: make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk
slang expression
n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that
are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often
vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang
expressions" [syn: {slang}, {slang expression}, {slang
term}]
slang term
n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that
are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often
vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang
expressions" [syn: {slang}, {slang expression}, {slang
term}]
slap on
v 1: apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn:
{slap on}, {clap on}, {slam on}]
slap together
v 1: make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap up}, {clap
together}, {slap together}]
slap-bang
adv 1: directly or immediately; "it hit slap-bang in the middle"
2: in a violent or sudden or noisy manner; "the pans fell slam-
bang and woke the whole house" [syn: {slam-bang}, {slap-
bang}]
slap-up
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing"; "we had a grand old time" [syn: {bang-up},
{bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great},
{groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)},
{peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}, {old(a)}]
slash pocket
n 1: a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which
access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the
outside of the garment
slate club
n 1: a group of people who save money in a common fund for a
specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
slate pencil
n 1: a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a
slate
slate roof
n 1: a roof covered with slate
slate-black
adj 1: of a black tinged with slate-grey
slate-colored junco
n 1: common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes
with dark brown irises [syn: {dark-eyed junco}, {slate-
colored junco}, {Junco hyemalis}]
slate-gray
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
slate-grey
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
slaty-gray
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
slaty-grey
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
slave ant
n 1: any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by
another species
slave dealer
n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: {slaver}, {slave
dealer}, {slave trader}]
slave driver
n 1: a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the
employees [syn: {slave driver}, {Simon Legree}]
2: a supervisor of slaves at work
slave market
n 1: a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially
in the southern United States before the American Civil
War)
slave owner
n 1: someone who holds slaves [syn: {slaveholder}, {slave
owner}, {slaver}]
slave ship
n 1: a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places
of bondage
slave state
n 1: any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior
to the American Civil War [ant: {free state}]
slave trade
n 1: traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported
to America in the 16th to 19th centuries [syn: {slave
trade}, {slave traffic}]
slave trader
n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: {slaver}, {slave
dealer}, {slave trader}]
slave traffic
n 1: traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported
to America in the 16th to 19th centuries [syn: {slave
trade}, {slave traffic}]
slave-maker
n 1: an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and
carries off the young to be reared as slave ants [syn:
{slave-making ant}, {slave-maker}]
slave-making ant
n 1: an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and
carries off the young to be reared as slave ants [syn:
{slave-making ant}, {slave-maker}]
Slavic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn:
{Slavic}, {Slavic language}, {Slavonic}, {Slavonic
language}]
Slavic people
n 1: group of people speaking a Slavonic language
Slavonic language
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn:
{Slavic}, {Slavic language}, {Slavonic}, {Slavonic
language}]
sled dog
n 1: a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team [syn: {sled
dog}, {sledge dog}]
sledge dog
n 1: a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team [syn: {sled
dog}, {sledge dog}]
sleek down
v 1: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
[syn: {slick}, {slick down}, {sleek down}]
sleek over
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not
whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over
her mistakes" [syn: {whitewash}, {gloss over}, {sleek
over}, {hush up}]
sleep apnea
n 1: apnea that occurs during sleep
sleep around
v 1: be sexually active with more than one partner; "His wife
bed hops" [syn: {bed-hop}, {bedhop}, {sleep around}]
sleep deprivation
n 1: a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the
victim of sleep
sleep disorder
n 1: a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
sleep in
v 1: sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep
in" [syn: {sleep late}, {sleep in}]
2: live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in,
as it is too far to commute for her" [syn: {live in}, {sleep
in}] [ant: {live out}, {sleep out}]
sleep late
v 1: sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep
in" [syn: {sleep late}, {sleep in}]
sleep off
v 1: get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover"
sleep out
v 1: work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives
out; he can easily commute from his home" [syn: {live out},
{sleep out}] [ant: {live in}, {sleep in}]
sleep over
v 1: stay overnight; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep
over after the birthday party" [syn: {sleep over}, {stay
over}]
sleep talking
n 1: uttering speech while asleep [syn: {sleep talking},
{somniloquy}, {somniloquism}]
sleep terror disorder
n 1: a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying
dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur
during NREM sleep [syn: {sleep terror disorder}, {pavor
nocturnus}]
sleep together
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
sleep with
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: {sleep together}, {roll in
the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with},
{get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate},
{have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw},
{fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a
go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
sleep-learning
n 1: teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a
foreign language to someone who is asleep) [syn: {sleep-
learning}, {hypnopedia}]
sleeper cell
n 1: a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used
Arizona as its base"
sleeper goby
n 1: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on
the bottom in shallow water [syn: {sleeper}, {sleeper
goby}]
sleeper nest
n 1: a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper
nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major
attacks in Europe"
sleeping accommodation
n 1: a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom},
{sleeping room}, {sleeping accommodation}, {chamber},
{bedchamber}]
sleeping around
n 1: indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual
relations [syn: {promiscuity}, {promiscuousness}, {sleeping
around}]
sleeping bag
n 1: large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually
rolls up like a bedroll
Sleeping Beauty
n 1: fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be
awakened only by a prince's kiss
2: a person who is sleeping soundly
3: a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play
sleeping capsule
n 1: a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or
capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet},
{sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]
sleeping car
n 1: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn:
{sleeping car}, {sleeper}, {wagon-lit}]
sleeping draught
n 1: a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or
capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet},
{sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]
sleeping hibiscus
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having
brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely
opened hibiscus flowers [syn: {waxmallow}, {wax mallow},
{sleeping hibiscus}]
sleeping partner
n 1: a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association
with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: {silent
partner}, {sleeping partner}]
sleeping pill
n 1: a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or
capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet},
{sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]
sleeping room
n 1: a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom},
{sleeping room}, {sleeping accommodation}, {chamber},
{bedchamber}]
sleeping sickness
n 1: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926;
symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and
extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness},
{sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic
encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]
sleeping tablet
n 1: a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or
capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet},
{sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]
sleepless person
n 1: someone who cannot sleep [syn: {insomniac}, {sleepless
person}]
sleepy dick
n 1: common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters
of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes;
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn:
{starflower}, {sleepy dick}, {summer snowflake},
{Ornithogalum umbellatum}]
sleepy sickness
n 1: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926;
symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and
extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness},
{sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic
encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]
sleepy-eyed
adj 1: ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a
sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded
students" [syn: {sleepy}, {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}]
sleigh bed
n 1: a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward
at the top
sleigh bell
n 1: a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse
that is pulling a sleigh [syn: {sleigh bell}, {cascabel}]
sleight of hand
n 1: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks [syn:
{prestidigitation}, {sleight of hand}]
slender centaury
n 1: a slender variety of centaury
slender knapweed
n 1: a variety of knapweed
slender lady palm
n 1: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath
fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {reed rhapis}, {slender
lady palm}, {Rhapis humilis}]
slender loris
n 1: slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn:
{slender loris}, {Loris gracilis}]
slender rush
n 1: tufted wiry rush of wide distribution [syn: {slender rush},
{Juncus tenuis}]
slender salamander
n 1: any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast
of the United States [syn: {slender salamander}, {worm
salamander}]
slender spike rush
n 1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for
aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush},
{slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis
acicularis}]
slender wheatgrass
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass},
{Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus
trachycaulos}]
slender wild oat
n 1: oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {slender
wild oat}, {Avena barbata}]
slender-bodied
adj 1: having a slim body [syn: {slim-bodied}, {thin-bodied},
{slender-bodied}]
slender-tailed meerkat
n 1: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender-
tailed meerkat}, {Suricata suricatta}]
slender-waisted
adj 1: having a small waist [syn: {slender-waisted}, {slim-
waisted}, {wasp-waisted}]
slender-winged
adj 1: having slender wings
slice bar
n 1: iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces
slice into
v 1: move through a body or an object with a slicing motion;
"His hand sliced through the air" [syn: {slice into},
{slice through}]
slice through
v 1: move through a body or an object with a slicing motion;
"His hand sliced through the air" [syn: {slice into},
{slice through}]
slice up
v 1: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: {slice},
{slice up}]
slick down
v 1: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
[syn: {slick}, {slick down}, {sleek down}]
slick magazine
n 1: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick},
{slick magazine}, {glossy}]
slick up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce},
{titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff
up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special
occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up},
{spruce}, {slick up}, {smarten up}]
slicked up
adj 1: having been made especially tidy; "slicked up for
visitors"
slide action
n 1: action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and
forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell
case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round [syn:
{pump action}, {slide action}]
slide by
v 1: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
slide chart
n 1: a hand-held device, usually of paper, cardboard, or
plastic, for conducting simple calculations or looking up
information
slide down
v 1: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My
spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}, {sink}]
slide fastener
n 1: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means
of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zipper},
{zip fastener}]
slide projector
n 1: projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a
screen
slide rule
n 1: analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used
for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket
calculators [syn: {slide rule}, {slipstick}]
slide valve
n 1: valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a
port
sliding board
n 1: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children
can slide [syn: {slide}, {playground slide}, {sliding
board}]
sliding door
n 1: a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging
sliding keel
n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent
drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {centreboard},
{drop keel}, {sliding keel}]
sliding scale
n 1: a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-
living index
sliding seat
n 1: rower's seat that slides fore and aft
sliding window
n 1: a window that opens by sliding horizontally
slight care
n 1: such care as a careless or inattentive person would
exercise
slim chance
n 1: little or no chance of success [syn: {fat chance}, {slim
chance}]
slim down
v 1: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {slim},
{slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}, {put on}]
slim-bodied
adj 1: having a slim body [syn: {slim-bodied}, {thin-bodied},
{slender-bodied}]
slim-waisted
adj 1: having a small waist [syn: {slender-waisted}, {slim-
waisted}, {wasp-waisted}]
slime bacteria
n 1: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit
moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn:
{myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {gliding
bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]
slime eels
n 1: eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a
round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or
trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hagfish},
{hag}, {slime eels}]
slime mold
n 1: a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both
plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
[syn: {slime mold}, {slime mould}]
slime mould
n 1: a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both
plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
[syn: {slime mold}, {slime mould}]
slime mushroom
n 1: a mushroom of the genus Amanita
slinger ring
n 1: dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller
hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is
spread over the blades
slip away
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and
many students slipped out when the instructor turned
towards the blackboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away},
{sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
2: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
slip by
v 1: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse},
{pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide
by}, {go along}]
slip carriage
n 1: a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached
without stopping the train [syn: {slip coach}, {slip
carriage}]
slip clutch
n 1: a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too
great [syn: {slip clutch}, {slip friction clutch}]
slip coach
n 1: a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached
without stopping the train [syn: {slip coach}, {slip
carriage}]
slip friction clutch
n 1: a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too
great [syn: {slip clutch}, {slip friction clutch}]
slip in
v 1: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own
work" [syn: {slip in}, {stick in}, {sneak in}, {insert}]
slip noose
n 1: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it
binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {noose},
{running noose}, {slip noose}]
slip of paper
n 1: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal
slip" [syn: {slip}, {slip of paper}]
slip of the tongue
n 1: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
slip off
v 1: take off with ease or speed; "She slipped off her jacket"
[ant: {slip on}]
slip on
v 1: put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more
comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" [ant: {slip
off}]
slip one's mind
v 1: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip}, {slip one's mind}]
slip ring
n 1: connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of
a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection
through brushes on stationary contacts
slip road
n 1: a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain
they call an access road a slip road" [syn: {access road},
{slip road}]
slip stitch
n 1: a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric;
designed to be invisible from the right side
slip up
v 1: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn:
{stumble}, {slip up}, {trip up}]
slip-joint pliers
n 1: pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to
increase the opening of the jaws
slip-on
n 1: an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily
slipped on or off
slip-up
n 1: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
{slip}, {slip-up}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]
slipped disc
n 1: a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between
spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
[syn: {herniated disc}, {ruptured intervertebral disc},
{slipped disc}]
slipper orchid
n 1: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an
inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to
cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper},
{lady's-slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {lady slipper}, {ladies'
slipper}, {slipper orchid}]
slipper plant
n 1: any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants
resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts [syn:
{slipper spurge}, {slipper plant}]
slipper spurge
n 1: any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants
resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts [syn:
{slipper spurge}, {slipper plant}]
slipper-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a slipper
slippery dick
n 1: small wrasse of tropical Atlantic [syn: {slippery dick},
{Halicoeres bivittatus}]
slippery elm
n 1: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when
opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red
elm}, {Ulmus rubra}]
slipskin grape
n 1: a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp
slit lamp
n 1: (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam
of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a
microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
slit trench
n 1: narrow trench for shelter in battle
Slo-Bid
n 1: a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or
made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
[syn: {theophylline}, {Elixophyllin}, {Slo-Bid}, {Theobid}]
Sloanea jamaicensis
n 1: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn:
{breakax}, {breakaxe}, {break-axe}, {Sloanea jamaicensis}]
slobber over
v 1: envy without restraint [syn: {drool over}, {slobber over}]
sloe gin
n 1: gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)
sloop of war
n 1: a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
slop basin
n 1: a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are
emptied at the table [syn: {slop basin}, {slop bowl}]
slop bowl
n 1: a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are
emptied at the table [syn: {slop basin}, {slop bowl}]
slop chest
n 1: commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell
merchandise to the crew
slop jar
n 1: a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin
or chamber pot [syn: {slop pail}, {slop jar}]
slop pail
n 1: a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin
or chamber pot [syn: {slop pail}, {slop jar}]
slop-seller
n 1: a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing [syn: {slopseller},
{slop-seller}]
sloping trough
n 1: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn:
{chute}, {slide}, {slideway}, {sloping trough}]
Sloppy Joe
n 1: ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and
served on a bun
slopseller's shop
n 1: a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing [syn:
{slopshop}, {slopseller's shop}]
slosh around
v 1: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all
over the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slush}, {slosh around},
{slush around}]
slot machine
n 1: a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a
slot [syn: {slot machine}, {coin machine}]
sloth bear
n 1: common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central
Asia [syn: {sloth bear}, {Melursus ursinus}, {Ursus
ursinus}]
slouch hat
n 1: a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim [syn: {cavalier
hat}, {slouch hat}]
slough grass
n 1: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous
margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie
cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass},
{Spartina pectinmata}]
slough of despond
n 1: (formal) extreme depression
slough off
v 1: discard as undesirable; "the candidate sloughed off his
former campaign workers"
2: separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
Slovak Republic
n 1: a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the
Czech Republic in 1993 [syn: {Slovakia}, {Slovak Republic}]
Slovakian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Slovakia
slovenly person
n 1: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {sloven}, {pig},
{slovenly person}]
slovenly woman
n 1: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slattern}, {slut}, {slovenly
woman}, {trollop}]
slow down
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
[syn: {decelerate}, {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up},
{retard}] [ant: {accelerate}, {quicken}, {speed}, {speed
up}]
2: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow},
{slow down}, {slow up}, {slack}, {slacken}]
3: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
[syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}]
4: reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" [syn:
{decelerate}, {slow down}] [ant: {accelerate}, {speed},
{speed up}]
5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in
the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn:
{relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow
down}] [ant: {tense}, {tense up}]
slow lane
n 1: the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly [ant:
{fast lane}]
slow loris
n 1: stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {slow loris},
{Nycticebus tardigradua}, {Nycticebus pygmaeus}]
slow match
n 1: match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly
slow motion
n 1: a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal
speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
slow time scale
n 1: (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when
the time-scale factor is greater than one [syn: {extended
time scale}, {slow time scale}]
slow up
v 1: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow},
{slow down}, {slow up}, {slack}, {slacken}]
2: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
[syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}]
3: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
{decelerate}, {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {retard}] [ant:
{accelerate}, {quicken}, {speed}, {speed up}]
slow virus
n 1: a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time
before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus"
slow-moving
adj 1: moving slowly; "slow-moving cars"
slow-witted
adj 1: retarded in intellectual development [syn: {backward},
{half-witted}, {slow-witted}, {feebleminded}]
slow-wittedness
n 1: the quality of being mentally slow and limited [syn:
{denseness}, {dumbness}, {slow-wittedness}]
sluice down
v 1: pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced
across the barrier reef" [syn: {sluice}, {sluice down}]
sluice valve
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate},
{sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate},
{water gate}]
slum area
n 1: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living
conditions [syn: {slum}, {slum area}]
slumber party
n 1: an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and
pass the night talking
slur over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss
over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp
over}]
slush around
v 1: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all
over the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slush}, {slosh around},
{slush around}]
slush fund
n 1: a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials
Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki
n 1: Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign
operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the
exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with
other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, terrorism and organized crime [syn: {Foreign
Intelligence Service}, {Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki}, {SVR}]
small beer
n 1: something of small importance [syn: {triviality}, {trivia},
{trifle}, {small beer}]
small boat
n 1: a boat that is small
Small Business Administration
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government that
protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that
they receive a fair share of government contracts [syn:
{Small Business Administration}, {SBA}]
small businessman
n 1: a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100
people
small calorie
n 1: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: {calorie}, {gram
calorie}, {small calorie}]
small cane
n 1: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United
States [syn: {small cane}, {switch cane}, {Arundinaria
tecta}]
small cap
n 1: a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual
conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps"
2: a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the
same height as lower-case letters [syn: {small capital},
{small cap}]
small capital
n 1: a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the
same height as lower-case letters [syn: {small capital},
{small cap}]
small cell carcinoma
n 1: highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-
shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are
frequently oat cell carcinomas [syn: {oat cell carcinoma},
{small cell carcinoma}]
small change
n 1: a trifling sum of money [syn: {small change},
{chickenfeed}, {chump change}]
small civet
n 1: a common civet of southeast Asia [syn: {small civet},
{Viverricula indica}, {Viverricula malaccensis}]
small computer system interface
n 1: interface consisting of a standard port between a computer
and its peripherals that is used in some computers [syn:
{small computer system interface}, {SCSI}]
small cranberry
n 1: small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool
regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European
cranberry}, {small cranberry}, {Vaccinium oxycoccus}]
small farmer
n 1: a farmer on a small farm
small fortune
n 1: a large sum of money; "he made a small fortune in the
commodities market"
small fry
n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: {pip-squeak},
{squirt}, {small fry}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
{shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
{fry}, {nestling}]
small hours
n 1: the hours just after midnight
small indefinite amount
n 1: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or
magnitude [syn: {small indefinite quantity}, {small
indefinite amount}]
small indefinite quantity
n 1: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or
magnitude [syn: {small indefinite quantity}, {small
indefinite amount}]
small intestine
n 1: the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion
is completed
small letter
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a
compositor's type case [syn: {small letter}, {lowercase},
{lower-case letter}, {minuscule}] [ant: {capital}, {capital
letter}, {majuscule}, {upper-case letter}, {uppercase}]
small loan company
n 1: a finance company that makes loans to people who have
trouble getting a bank loan [syn: {consumer finance
company}, {small loan company}]
Small Magellanic Cloud
n 1: the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the
southern hemisphere
small person
n 1: a person of below average size
small print
n 1: the part of a contract that contains reservations and
qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't
sign a contract without reading the fine print" [syn: {fine
print}, {small print}]
2: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in
order to read the fine print" [syn: {small print}, {fine
print}]
small ship
n 1: a ship that is small
small slam
n 1: winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge [syn:
{little slam}, {small slam}]
small stores
n 1: personal items conforming to regulations that are sold
aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's
pay
small stuff
n 1: any light rope used on shipboard
small talk
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
small town
n 1: a community of people smaller than a town [syn: {village},
{small town}, {settlement}]
small voice
n 1: an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {wee small
voice}, {small voice}, {voice of conscience}]
small white
n 1: small widely distributed form [syn: {small white}, {Pieris
rapae}]
small white aster
n 1: a variety of aster
small-arm
n 1: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
[syn: {firearm}, {piece}, {small-arm}]
small-cap
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-
capitalization}, {small-capitalisation}, {small-cap}]
small-capitalisation
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-
capitalization}, {small-capitalisation}, {small-cap}]
small-capitalization
adj 1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of
less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-
capitalization}, {small-capitalisation}, {small-cap}]
small-eared
adj 1: having small ears
small-for-gestational-age infant
n 1: an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than
the average for babies of the same age [syn: {small-for-
gestational-age infant}, {SGA infant}]
small-fruited
adj 1: bearing small fruit
small-grained
adj 1: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose";
"powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from
granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered},
{powdery}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {small-grained},
{fine-grained}]
small-leaved lime
n 1: large spreading European linden with small dark green
leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-
leaved linden}, {small-leaved lime}, {Tilia cordata}]
small-leaved linden
n 1: large spreading European linden with small dark green
leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-
leaved linden}, {small-leaved lime}, {Tilia cordata}]
small-minded
adj 1: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments";
"disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn:
{petty}, {small-minded}]
small-mindedly
adv 1: in a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the
authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to
hang out" [syn: {narrow-mindedly}, {small-mindedly}]
[ant: {broad-mindedly}]
small-particle pollution
n 1: air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from
power plants or diesel engines)
small-scale
adj 1: created or drawn on a small scale; "small-scale maps"; "a
small-scale model"
2: relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small business";
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans";
"a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small},
{small-scale}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]
small-seeded
adj 1: having relatively small seeds
small-time
adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out
of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn:
{nickel-and-dime}, {small-time}]
small-toothed
adj 1: having small teeth
small-winged
adj 1: having small wings
smaller pectoral muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: {pectoralis minor}, {musculus pectoralis minor},
{smaller pectoral muscle}]
smalleye hammerhead
n 1: fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smalleye
hammerhead}, {Sphyrna tudes}]
smallmouth bass
n 1: flesh of smallmouth bass
2: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the
eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouthed
bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed black bass},
{Micropterus dolomieu}]
smallmouth black bass
n 1: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below
the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass},
{smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed
black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]
smallmouthed bass
n 1: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below
the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass},
{smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed
black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]
smallmouthed black bass
n 1: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below
the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass},
{smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed
black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]
smallpox virus
n 1: the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a
bioweapon [syn: {variola virus}, {smallpox virus}]
smalltooth sawfish
n 1: commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not
aggressive [syn: {smalltooth sawfish}, {Pristis
pectinatus}]
smart aleck
n 1: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
[syn: {wise guy}, {smart aleck}, {wiseacre}, {wisenheimer},
{weisenheimer}]
smart as a whip
adj 1: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence;
"our project needs brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a
brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brainy},
{brilliant}, {smart as a whip}]
smart bomb
n 1: a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its
target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial
bombardment" [ant: {dumb bomb}, {gravity bomb}]
smart card
n 1: a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the
holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored
in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial
transactions
smart money
n 1: money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors
(especially if they have inside information)
2: (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of
punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful
misconduct) [syn: {punitive damages}, {exemplary damages},
{smart money}]
3: people who are highly experienced or who have inside
information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the
election"
smart set
n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society},
{beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]
smarten up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce},
{titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff
up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special
occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up},
{spruce}, {slick up}, {smarten up}]
smash hit
n 1: an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and
huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or
novel) [syn: {blockbuster}, {megahit}, {smash hit}]
smash up
v 1: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged
up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up},
{smash}]
smash-up
n 1: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn:
{smash}, {smash-up}]
smear test
n 1: a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for
early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test},
{Papanicolaou test}, {smear test}]
smear word
n 1: an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation;
"he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who
disagreed with him"
smell out
v 1: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell
out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out},
{nose out}]
2: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I
sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out
corruption" [syn: {smell}, {smell out}, {sense}]
smell up
v 1: cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {stink up},
{smell up}, {stink out}]
smelling bottle
n 1: a bottle containing smelling salts
smelling salts
n 1: a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume;
sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness
Smilax aspera
n 1: creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems
with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary
Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India [syn:
{rough bindweed}, {Smilax aspera}]
Smilax rotundifolia
n 1: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States
growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with
shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed
by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn:
{bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier},
{horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]
Smiledon californicus
n 1: North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth
development
smilo grass
n 1: perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and
introduced into North America [syn: {smilo}, {smilo grass},
{Oryzopsis miliacea}]
Smitty Stevens
n 1: United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed
Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
[syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens},
{Stanley Smith Stevens}]
smoke alarm
n 1: an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke [syn: {fire
alarm}, {smoke alarm}]
smoke bomb
n 1: a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to
make a smoke screen or to mark a position [syn: {smoke
bomb}, {smoke grenade}]
smoke bush
n 1: any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
[syn: {smoke tree}, {smoke bush}]
2: any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles
of mostly white woolly flowers
smoke grenade
n 1: a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to
make a smoke screen or to mark a position [syn: {smoke
bomb}, {smoke grenade}]
smoke hole
n 1: a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape
smoke out
v 1: drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees"
smoke screen
n 1: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that
obscures movements [syn: {smoke screen}, {smokescreen}]
2: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure;
"requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen
to hide their failures" [syn: {smoke screen}, {smokescreen}]
smoke tree
n 1: any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
[syn: {smoke tree}, {smoke bush}]
2: greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United
States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes
of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a
light-colored honey of excellent flavor [syn: {smoke tree},
{Dalea spinosa}]
smoke-cured
adj 1: (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by
hanging in wood smoke [syn: {smoked}, {smoke-cured},
{smoke-dried}]
smoke-dried
adj 1: (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by
hanging in wood smoke [syn: {smoked}, {smoke-cured},
{smoke-dried}]
smoke-filled
adj 1: containing smoke; "smoke-filled rooms"
smoke-free
adj 1: free of smoke; "smoke-free offices and restaurants"
smoked eel
n 1: eel cured by smoking
smoked haddock
n 1: haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of
butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan haddock}, {finnan},
{smoked haddock}]
smoked herring
n 1: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn:
{red herring}, {smoked herring}]
smoked mackerel
n 1: mackerel cured by smoking
smoked salmon
n 1: salmon cured by smoking
smokeless powder
n 1: an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with
relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used
as a propellant [syn: {smokeless powder}, {Ballistite}]
smoking car
n 1: a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn:
{smoker}, {smoking car}, {smoking carriage}, {smoking
compartment}]
smoking carriage
n 1: a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn:
{smoker}, {smoking car}, {smoking carriage}, {smoking
compartment}]
smoking compartment
n 1: a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn:
{smoker}, {smoking car}, {smoking carriage}, {smoking
compartment}]
smoking gun
n 1: indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)
smoking jacket
n 1: a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
[syn: {lounging jacket}, {smoking jacket}]
smoking mixture
n 1: a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe
smoking room
n 1: room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers
smoky quartz
n 1: a smoky yellow or brown quartz [syn: {cairngorm}, {smoky
quartz}]
smooth alder
n 1: common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
[syn: {smooth alder}, {hazel alder}, {Alnus serrulata}]
smooth aster
n 1: a variety of aster
smooth bark kauri
n 1: Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood
much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine},
{queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]
smooth crabgrass
n 1: a weed [syn: {smooth crabgrass}, {Digitaria ischaemum}]
smooth darling pea
n 1: erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having
axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers [syn:
{smooth darling pea}, {Swainsona galegifolia}]
smooth dogfish
n 1: small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic
coasts
smooth earthball
n 1: an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth
when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-
yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity [syn:
{Scleroderma bovista}, {smooth earthball}]
smooth green snake
n 1: of western and central United States [syn: {smooth green
snake}, {Opheodrys vernalis}]
smooth hammerhead
n 1: fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smooth
hammerhead}, {Sphyrna zygaena}]
smooth lip fern
n 1: southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
[syn: {smooth lip fern}, {Alabama lip fern}, {Cheilanthes
alabamensis}]
smooth muscle
n 1: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found
in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine
and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) [syn:
{smooth muscle}, {involuntary muscle}]
2: muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the
microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
smooth muscle cell
n 1: cells of the smooth muscles
smooth out
v 1: free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace
negotiations" [syn: {smooth}, {smooth out}]
smooth over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss
over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp
over}]
smooth plane
n 1: a small plane for finish work [syn: {smooth plane},
{smoothing plane}]
smooth softshell
n 1: river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
[syn: {smooth softshell}, {Trionyx muticus}]
smooth sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed
by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac},
{vinegar tree}, {Rhus glabra}]
smooth winterberry holly
n 1: a holly shrub
smooth woodsia
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to
eastern Asia [syn: {smooth woodsia}, {Woodsia glabella}]
smooth-bodied
adj 1: having a smooth body
smooth-faced
adj 1: lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14
years" [syn: {beardless}, {smooth-faced}]
smooth-haired
adj 1: having hair that feels smooth
smooth-haired fox terrier
n 1: a fox terrier with smooth hair
smooth-leaved elm
n 1: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an
ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm},
{Ulmus carpinifolia}]
smooth-shaven
adj 1: closely shaved recently [syn: {clean-shaven}, {smooth-
shaven}, {well-shaven}]
smooth-shelled
adj 1: having a smooth shell
smooth-skinned
adj 1: having smooth skin
smooth-spoken
adj 1: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able
to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
{eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-
tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]
smooth-textured
adj 1: having a smooth, fine-grained structure [syn: {fine-
textured}, {smooth-textured}]
smooth-tongued
adj 1: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a
smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib}, {glib-tongued},
{smooth-tongued}]
smoothhound shark
n 1: smooth dogfish of European coastal waters [syn:
{smoothhound}, {smoothhound shark}, {Mustelus mustelus}]
smoothing iron
n 1: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is
heated and used to smooth cloth [syn: {iron}, {smoothing
iron}]
smoothing plane
n 1: a small plane for finish work [syn: {smooth plane},
{smoothing plane}]
smut fungus
n 1: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales [syn: {smut}, {smut
fungus}]
smut grass
n 1: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United
States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark
fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {blackseed}, {carpet grass},
{Sporobolus poiretii}]
Smyrnium olusatrum
n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized
in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a
potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage},
{horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]
snack bar
n 1: usually inexpensive bar [syn: {snack bar}, {snack counter},
{buffet}]
snack counter
n 1: usually inexpensive bar [syn: {snack bar}, {snack counter},
{buffet}]
snack food
n 1: food for light meals or for eating between meals
snaffle bit
n 1: a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn:
{snaffle}, {snaffle bit}]
snail bean
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
snail butter
n 1: for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and
garlic and parsley
snail darter
n 1: a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River [syn:
{snail darter}, {Percina tanasi}]
snail flower
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
snail mail
n 1: any mail that is physically delivered by the postal
service; "email is much faster than snail mail" [ant:
{e-mail}, {electronic mail}, {email}]
snail-flower
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
snake charmer
n 1: a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes
snake dance
n 1: a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
2: a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are
handled or invoked
snake doctor
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle},
{devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder},
{snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
snake eyes
n 1: expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both
come up showing one spot [syn: {craps}, {snake eyes}]
snake feeder
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle},
{devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder},
{snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]
snake fence
n 1: rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
[syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence},
{Virginia fence}]
snake fern
n 1: tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in
Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing
maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]
snake god
n 1: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped
especially in West Indies [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {snake
god}]
snake in the grass
n 1: a deceitful or treacherous person [syn: {snake}, {snake in
the grass}]
snake mackerel
n 1: predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong
teeth [syn: {snake mackerel}, {Gempylus serpens}]
snake muishond
n 1: small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head
[syn: {snake muishond}, {Poecilogale albinucha}]
snake oil
n 1: (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a
travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
2: communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive [syn:
{humbug}, {snake oil}]
snake palm
n 1: foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of
southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the
greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe
surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake
palm}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]
snake pit
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits" [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole},
{snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby
hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny
house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse},
{sanatorium}, {snake pit}]
snake plant
n 1: stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated
as a houseplant [syn: {mother-in-law's tongue}, {snake
plant}, {Sansevieria trifasciata}]
snake polypody
n 1: epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America [syn:
{snake polypody}, {Microgramma-piloselloides}]
Snake River
n 1: a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and
flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark
Expedition [syn: {Snake}, {Snake River}]
snake venom
n 1: venom secreted by certain snakes
snake wood
n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree},
{snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]
snake's head fritillary
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil},
{leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]
snake-fish
n 1: tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads;
found worldwide [syn: {lizardfish}, {snakefish}, {snake-
fish}]
snake-haired
adj 1: (of monsters) having snakes for hair
snake-head
n 1: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North
America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower
part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
[syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead},
{snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]
snake-rail fence
n 1: rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
[syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence},
{Virginia fence}]
snakes and ladders
n 1: a board game for children who use dice to move counters up
ladders and down snakes
snap at
v 1: bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of
cloth from the intruder's pants" [syn: {snap at}, {bite
off}]
snap back
v 1: recover quickly; "After the surgery, the patient snapped
back in a few days"
snap bean
n 1: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into
sections [syn: {snap bean}, {snap}]
snap brim
n 1: a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides
snap fastener
n 1: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
"children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn:
{snap}, {snap fastener}, {press stud}]
snap line
n 1: a chalked string used in the building trades to make a
straight line on a vertical surface [syn: {chalk line},
{snap line}, {snapline}]
snap off
v 1: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
[syn: {break}, {break off}, {snap off}]
snap pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded
edible pods [syn: {sugar snap pea}, {snap pea}]
snap ring
n 1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in
mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect
two ropes [syn: {carabiner}, {karabiner}, {snap ring}]
snap roll
n 1: a fast roll
snap up
v 1: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all
the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up},
{snaffle}, {grab}]
snap willow
n 1: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily
broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap
willow}, {Salix fragilis}]
snap-brim hat
n 1: a hat with a snap brim
snapping beetle
n 1: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
air with a clicking sound [syn: {click beetle}, {skipjack},
{snapping beetle}]
snapping shrimp
n 1: small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their
enlarged chelae [syn: {snapping shrimp}, {pistol shrimp}]
snapping turtle
n 1: large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
snapshot program
n 1: a trace program that produces output for selected
conditions
snare drum
n 1: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across
the lower head [syn: {snare drum}, {snare}, {side drum}]
snarl up
v 1: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
[syn: {snarl}, {snarl up}, {embrangle}]
snarl-up
n 1: a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can
scarcely move [syn: {traffic jam}, {snarl-up}]
snatch block
n 1: a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a
rope
snatch up
v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up},
{snap}]
sneak away
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and
many students slipped out when the instructor turned
towards the blackboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away},
{sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
sneak in
v 1: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of
darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings
creep in" [syn: {sneak in}, {creep in}]
2: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
[syn: {slip in}, {stick in}, {sneak in}, {insert}]
sneak off
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and
many students slipped out when the instructor turned
towards the blackboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away},
{sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
sneak out
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and
many students slipped out when the instructor turned
towards the blackboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away},
{sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
sneak preview
n 1: a preview to test audience reactions
sneak thief
n 1: a thief who steals without using violence [syn: {sneak
thief}, {pilferer}, {snitcher}]
sneak up
v 1: advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"
[syn: {creep up}, {sneak up}]
sneezeweed yarrow
n 1: Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white
flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when
powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {sneezewort}, {Achillea
ptarmica}]
Snellen chart
n 1: display consisting of a printed card with letters and
numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual
acuity
Snellen test
n 1: a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart
sniff out
v 1: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell
out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out},
{nose out}]
snip off
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip
off}]
snipe hunt
n 1: an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting
victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark
holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it; "in
the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage"
sniper rifle
n 1: an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military;
capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft
more than a mile away [syn: {sniper rifle}, {precision
rifle}]
Sno-cat
n 1: a kind of snowmobile
snooker table
n 1: game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is
played [syn: {pool table}, {billiard table}, {snooker
table}]
snorkel breather
n 1: air passage provided by a retractable device containing
intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay
submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel},
{schnorkel}, {schnorchel}, {snorkel breather}, {breather}]
snorkel diving
n 1: skin diving with a snorkel [syn: {snorkeling}, {snorkel
diving}]
snot-nosed
adj 1: (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a
snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le
Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and
persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty},
{snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's
breeches}, {uppish}]
2: dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of
snot-nosed kids" [syn: {snotty}, {snot-nosed}]
snotty-nosed
adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed},
{flip}]
snout beetle
n 1: small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g.
grains and nuts
snow bank
n 1: a mound or heap of snow [syn: {snowbank}, {snow bank}]
snow blower
n 1: a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing
it forcefully through a chute [syn: {snow thrower}, {snow
blower}]
snow bunting
n 1: white Arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird},
{snowflake}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]
snow chain
n 1: chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or
snow [syn: {tire chain}, {snow chain}]
snow eater
n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the
Rockies [syn: {chinook}, {chinook wind}, {snow eater}]
snow flurry
n 1: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something
resembling that); "he had to close the window against the
flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn:
{flurry}, {snow flurry}]
snow goose
n 1: blue goose in the white color phase
snow gum
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having
smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or
strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash},
{Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
snow job
n 1: a long and elaborate misrepresentation
snow leopard
n 1: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick
whitish fur [syn: {snow leopard}, {ounce}, {Panthera
uncia}]
snow lily
n 1: dogtooth violet of western North America having bright
yellow flowers [syn: {glacier lily}, {snow lily},
{Erythronium grandiflorum}]
snow line
n 1: the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow
and ice
snow mist
n 1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist},
{diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow},
{frost mist}]
snow mushroom
n 1: popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous
mushrooms; most are dried [syn: {snow mushroom}, {Tremella
fuciformis}]
snow orchid
n 1: waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and
racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to
northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom
orchid}, {snow orchid}, {Eburophyton austinae}]
snow pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible
pods [syn: {snow pea}, {sugar pea}]
2: green peas with flat edible pods [syn: {snow pea}, {sugar
pea}]
snow plant
n 1: a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of
western North America that appears in early spring while
snow is on the ground [syn: {snow plant}, {Sarcodes
sanguinea}]
snow thrower
n 1: a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing
it forcefully through a chute [syn: {snow thrower}, {snow
blower}]
snow tire
n 1: an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give
traction in snow
snow trillium
n 1: a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the
southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium},
{snow trillium}, {early wake-robin}]
snow-blind
adj 1: temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from
snow or ice [syn: {snow-blind}, {snow-blinded}]
v 1: affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-
blinded her"
snow-blinded
adj 1: temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from
snow or ice [syn: {snow-blind}, {snow-blinded}]
snow-blindness
n 1: temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight
reflected from snow or ice [syn: {snowblindness}, {snow-
blindness}]
snow-capped
adj 1: (of mountains) capped with a covering of snow
snow-clad
adj 1: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered
roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snow-
covered}, {snowy}]
snow-covered
adj 1: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered
roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snow-
covered}, {snowy}]
snow-in-summer
n 1: annual spurge of western United States having showy white-
bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn:
{snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed},
{Euphorbia marginata}]
2: chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large
white flowers [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {love-in-a-mist},
{Cerastium tomentosum}]
snow-on-the-mountain
n 1: annual spurge of western United States having showy white-
bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn:
{snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed},
{Euphorbia marginata}]
snow-white
adj 1: of the white color of snow [syn: {snow-white}, {snowy}]
snowdrop anemone
n 1: Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
[syn: {snowdrop anemone}, {snowdrop windflower}, {Anemone
sylvestris}]
snowdrop tree
n 1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
[syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop
tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia
tetraptera}]
snowdrop windflower
n 1: Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
[syn: {snowdrop anemone}, {snowdrop windflower}, {Anemone
sylvestris}]
snowshoe hare
n 1: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
[syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare},
{Lepus americanus}]
snowshoe rabbit
n 1: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
[syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare},
{Lepus americanus}]
snowy egret
n 1: small New World egret [syn: {snowy egret}, {snowy heron},
{Egretta thula}]
snowy heron
n 1: small New World egret [syn: {snowy egret}, {snowy heron},
{Egretta thula}]
snowy orchid
n 1: slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having
white flowers [syn: {snowy orchid}, {Habenaria nivea}]
snowy tree cricket
n 1: pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North
America [syn: {snowy tree cricket}, {Oecanthus fultoni}]
snub-nosed
adj 1: having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a
snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {pug-nose},
{short-nosed}, {snub-nosed}]
snuff it
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit},
{pass away}, {expire}, {pass}, {kick the bucket}, {cash in
one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost},
{drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}] [ant:
{be born}]
snuff out
v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of
many Jewish children" [syn: {snuff out}, {extinguish}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
[syn: {snuff out}, {blow out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant:
{ignite}, {light}]
snuff user
n 1: a person who uses snuff [syn: {snuffer}, {snuff user}]
snuff-brown
adj 1: snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown [syn:
{snuff}, {snuff-brown}, {mummy-brown}, {chukker-brown}]
snuff-color
n 1: dark yellowish brown [syn: {snuff-color}, {snuff-colour}]
snuff-colour
n 1: dark yellowish brown [syn: {snuff-color}, {snuff-colour}]
snuffbox fern
n 1: fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern},
{meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens},
{Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]
so far
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
2: to the degree or extent that; "insofar as it can be
ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man";
"so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice
restraint" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {so far}, {to that
extent}, {to that degree}]
3: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the
largest drug bust yet" [syn: {so far}, {yet}]
so long
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
so to speak
adv 1: as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were"
[syn: {as it were}, {so to speak}]
2: in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite
dead" [syn: {as we say}, {so to speak}]
so-and-so
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke},
{crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
so-called
adj 1: doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no
help" [syn: {alleged(a)}, {so-called}, {supposed}]
so-so
adv 1: in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays
tennis tolerably" [syn: {acceptably}, {tolerably}, {so-
so}] [ant: {intolerably}, {unacceptably}]
adj 1: being neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance";
"a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at
the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only
so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable
working knowledge of French" [syn: {indifferent}, {so-
so(p)}]
soak through
v 1: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
[syn: {sop}, {soak through}]
soak up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge},
{engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]
soaking up
n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates
another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or
solid [syn: {absorption}, {soaking up}]
soap bubble
n 1: a bubble formed by a thin soap film
soap dish
n 1: a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap
soap dispenser
n 1: dispenser of liquid soap
soap film
n 1: a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap
soap flakes
n 1: soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster
soap opera
n 1: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized
family matters that is broadcast on radio or television
(frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap
products)
soap pad
n 1: a cleaning pad containing soap
soap powder
n 1: soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn:
{soap powder}, {built-soap powder}, {washing powder}]
soap tree
n 1: tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn:
{soapweed}, {soap-weed}, {soap tree}, {Yucca elata}]
soap-rock
n 1: a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel;
used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn:
{soapstone}, {soaprock}, {soap-rock}, {steatite}]
soap-weed
n 1: tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn:
{soapweed}, {soap-weed}, {soap tree}, {Yucca elata}]
soapberry family
n 1: chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen
trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow
translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins [syn:
{Sapindaceae}, {family Sapindaceae}, {soapberry family}]
soapberry tree
n 1: a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
[syn: {soapberry}, {soapberry tree}]
soapberry vine
n 1: tendril-climbing vine
soapwort gentian
n 1: erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having
leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort [syn:
{soapwort gentian}, {Gentiana saponaria}]
soar up
v 1: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" [syn:
{soar}, {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {surge}, {zoom}]
soar upwards
v 1: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" [syn:
{soar}, {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {surge}, {zoom}]
sob sister
n 1: a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories
sob story
n 1: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress;
designed to arouse sympathy [syn: {sob story}, {sob stuff}]
sob stuff
n 1: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress;
designed to arouse sympathy [syn: {sob story}, {sob stuff}]
sober up
v 1: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him
in bed until he sobers up" [syn: {sober up}, {sober}]
2: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential
consequences of his plan, he sobered up" [syn: {sober up},
{sober}]
soccer ball
n 1: an inflated ball used in playing soccer
soccer field
n 1: a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing
soccer [syn: {pitch}, {soccer field}]
soccer player
n 1: an athlete who plays soccer
social action
n 1: a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)
social activity
n 1: activity considered appropriate on social occasions
social affair
n 1: a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship [syn:
{social gathering}, {social affair}]
social anthropologist
n 1: an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as
kinship systems [syn: {social anthropologist}, {cultural
anthropologist}]
social anthropology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture
and society [syn: {social anthropology}, {cultural
anthropology}]
social assistance
n 1: benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels
established by law [syn: {supplementary benefit}, {social
assistance}, {national assistance}]
social class
n 1: people having the same social, economic, or educational
status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional
class" [syn: {class}, {stratum}, {social class}, {socio-
economic class}]
social climber
n 1: someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
[syn: {social climber}, {climber}]
social club
n 1: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
today" [syn: {club}, {social club}, {society}, {guild},
{gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
social contract
n 1: an implicit agreement among people that results in the
organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in
return for protection
social control
n 1: control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
social dancer
n 1: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged
for dancing (as a ball) [syn: {dancer}, {social dancer}]
social dancing
n 1: dancing as part of a social occasion
social democracy
n 1: the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to
socialism by democratic means
Social Democratic Party
n 1: a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere)
founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now
advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into
democratic socialism
Social Development Commission
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with social development
social disease
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
social drinker
n 1: someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities
[syn: {tippler}, {social drinker}]
social event
n 1: an event characteristic of persons forming groups
social function
n 1: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an
affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a
seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn:
{affair}, {occasion}, {social occasion}, {function},
{social function}]
social gathering
n 1: a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship [syn:
{social gathering}, {social affair}]
social group
n 1: people sharing some social relation
social insect
n 1: an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the
same species
social insurance
n 1: government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged
people; financed by contributions from employers and
employees as well as by government revenue
social intercourse
n 1: communication between individuals [syn: {intercourse},
{social intercourse}]
social lion
n 1: a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) [syn:
{lion}, {social lion}]
social movement
n 1: a group of people with a common ideology who try together
to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member
of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass
movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn:
{movement}, {social movement}, {front}]
social occasion
n 1: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an
affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a
seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn:
{affair}, {occasion}, {social occasion}, {function},
{social function}]
social organisation
n 1: the people in a society considered as a system organized by
a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social
organization of England and America is very different";
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the
family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation},
{social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]
social organization
n 1: the people in a society considered as a system organized by
a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social
organization of England and America is very different";
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the
family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation},
{social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]
social phobia
n 1: any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with
situations in which you are subject to criticism by others
(as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)
social policy
n 1: a policy of for dealing with social issues
social process
n 1: a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
social psychology
n 1: the branch of psychology that studies persons and their
relationships with others and with groups and with society
as a whole
social rank
n 1: position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware
of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social
station}, {social status}, {social rank}, {rank}]
social reformer
n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformer},
{reformist}, {crusader}, {social reformer}, {meliorist}]
social relation
n 1: a relation between living organisms (especially between
people)
social science
n 1: the branch of science that studies society and the
relationships of individual within a society
social scientist
n 1: someone expert in the study of human society and its
personal relationships
social season
n 1: the season for major social events
social secretary
n 1: a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence
and appointments
Social Security
n 1: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and
survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and
old-age assistance
Social Security Administration
n 1: an independent government agency responsible for the Social
Security system [syn: {Social Security Administration},
{SSA}]
Social Security number
n 1: the number of a particular individual's Social Security
account
social service
n 1: an organized activity to improve the condition of
disadvantaged people in society [syn: {welfare work},
{social service}]
social station
n 1: position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware
of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social
station}, {social status}, {social rank}, {rank}]
social status
n 1: position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware
of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social
station}, {social status}, {social rank}, {rank}]
social stratification
n 1: the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes
within a group [syn: {stratification}, {social
stratification}]
social structure
n 1: the people in a society considered as a system organized by
a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social
organization of England and America is very different";
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the
family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation},
{social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]
social system
n 1: the people in a society considered as a system organized by
a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social
organization of England and America is very different";
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the
family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation},
{social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]
social unit
n 1: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group;
"the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after
the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
[syn: {unit}, {social unit}]
social welfare
n 1: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in
need; "she lives on welfare" [syn: {social welfare},
{welfare}, {public assistance}]
social work
n 1: any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged
and to increase the welfare of children
social worker
n 1: someone employed to provide social services (especially to
the disadvantaged) [syn: {social worker}, {caseworker},
{welfare worker}]
socialist economy
n 1: an economic system based on state ownership of capital
[syn: {socialism}, {socialist economy}] [ant: {capitalism},
{capitalist economy}]
Socialist Labor Party
n 1: a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to
advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism
Socialist Party
n 1: a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to
advocate socialism
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
n 1: a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the
Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major
exporter of petroleum [syn: {Libya}, {Socialist People's
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}]
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
n 1: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea;
achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Vietnam},
{Socialist Republic of Vietnam}, {Viet Nam}, {Annam}]
Society Islands
n 1: an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to
the east of Samoa
Society of Friends
n 1: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly
called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends},
{Society of Friends}, {Quakers}]
Society of Jesus
n 1: a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and
to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly
committed to education and scholarship [syn: {Society of
Jesus}, {Jesuit order}]
socio-economic class
n 1: people having the same social, economic, or educational
status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional
class" [syn: {class}, {stratum}, {social class}, {socio-
economic class}]
sociology department
n 1: the academic department responsible for teaching and
research in sociology [syn: {sociology department},
{department of sociology}]
sociopathic personality
n 1: a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack
of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings
(`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was
superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the
social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial
personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn:
{antisocial personality disorder}, {sociopathic
personality}, {psychopathic personality}]
socket wrench
n 1: a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different
sizes can be fitted
sockeye salmon
n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn:
{red salmon}, {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}]
2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries
of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon},
{blueback salmon}, {Oncorhynchus nerka}]
Socotra begonia
n 1: semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink
flowers; Yemen [syn: {Socotra begonia}, {Begonia
socotrana}]
Socratic irony
n 1: admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn
while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close
questioning
Socratic method
n 1: a method of teaching by question and answer; used by
Socrates to elicit truths from his students [syn: {Socratic
method}, {maieutic method}]
sod house
n 1: a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
[syn: {sod house}, {soddy}, {adobe house}]
Sod's Law
n 1: humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will
go wrong [syn: {Murphy's Law}, {Sod's Law}]
soda ash
n 1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders
and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing
soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]
soda biscuit
n 1: very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and
soda [syn: {buttermilk biscuit}, {soda biscuit}]
soda bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding soft drinks [syn: {pop bottle}, {soda
bottle}]
soda can
n 1: a can for holding soft drinks
soda cracker
n 1: unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream
of tartar
soda fountain
n 1: a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are
prepared and served
2: an apparatus for dispensing soda water
soda jerk
n 1: someone who works at a soda fountain [syn: {soda jerk},
{soda jerker}]
soda jerker
n 1: someone who works at a soda fountain [syn: {soda jerk},
{soda jerker}]
soda lime
n 1: a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids
and gases
soda niter
n 1: (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
{sodium nitrate}, {soda niter}]
soda pop
n 1: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring;
"in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop},
{soda}, {soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
soda water
n 1: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon
dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club
soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda},
{soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
sodium benzoate
n 1: a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and
antiseptic [syn: {benzoate of soda}, {sodium benzoate}]
sodium bicarbonate
n 1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent
drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn:
{bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium
bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]
sodium bichromate
n 1: a red-orange salt used as a mordant [syn: {sodium
dichromate}, {sodium bichromate}]
sodium carbonate
n 1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders
and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing
soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
n 1: a gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl
cellulose; used as a thickening or emulsifying agent
sodium chlorate
n 1: a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an
antiseptic
sodium chloride
n 1: a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium
chloride (NaCl) [syn: {sodium chloride}, {common salt}]
sodium cyanide
n 1: a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating
sodium dichromate
n 1: a red-orange salt used as a mordant [syn: {sodium
dichromate}, {sodium bichromate}]
sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
n 1: a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate)
used as a surgical antiseptic [syn: {thimerosal}, {sodium
ethylmercurithiosalicylate}, {Merthiolate}]
sodium fluoride
n 1: a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in
fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay
sodium hydride
n 1: a flammable grey crystalline binary compound (NaH)
sodium hydrogen carbonate
n 1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent
drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn:
{bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium
bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]
sodium hydroxide
n 1: a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and
paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds [syn:
{sodium hydroxide}, {caustic soda}]
sodium hypochlorite
n 1: an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and
disinfectant
sodium iodide
n 1: a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide
sodium lauryl sulfate
n 1: a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although
commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and
toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be
swallowed [syn: {sodium lauryl sulphate}, {sodium lauryl
sulfate}, {SLS}]
sodium lauryl sulphate
n 1: a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although
commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and
toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be
swallowed [syn: {sodium lauryl sulphate}, {sodium lauryl
sulfate}, {SLS}]
sodium nitrate
n 1: (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
{sodium nitrate}, {soda niter}]
sodium nitrite
n 1: nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat
and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected
carcinogens
sodium orthophosphate
n 1: phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to cleanse the
bowels [syn: {sodium phosphate}, {sodium orthophosphate}]
sodium phosphate
n 1: phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to cleanse the
bowels [syn: {sodium phosphate}, {sodium orthophosphate}]
sodium pyrophosphate
n 1: a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in
soaps and detergents [syn: {sodium pyrophosphate},
{tetrasodium pyrophosphate}]
sodium salicylate
n 1: a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic
sodium silicate
n 1: a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution;
used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve
eggs [syn: {soluble glass}, {water glass}, {sodium
silicate}]
sodium sulfate
n 1: a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and
paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals [syn: {sodium sulphate},
{sodium sulfate}]
sodium sulphate
n 1: a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and
paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals [syn: {sodium sulphate},
{sodium sulfate}]
sodium thiopental
n 1: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium
thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal},
{purple heart}]
sodium thiosulfate
n 1: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic
developing [syn: {hypo}, {sodium thiosulphate}, {sodium
thiosulfate}]
sodium thiosulphate
n 1: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic
developing [syn: {hypo}, {sodium thiosulphate}, {sodium
thiosulfate}]
sodium tripolyphosphate
n 1: a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in
soaps and detergents
sodium-vapor lamp
n 1: lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of
sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
[syn: {sodium-vapor lamp}, {sodium-vapour lamp}]
sodium-vapour lamp
n 1: lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of
sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
[syn: {sodium-vapor lamp}, {sodium-vapour lamp}]
sofa bed
n 1: a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn:
{convertible}, {sofa bed}]
Sofia Scicolone
n 1: Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: {Loren}, {Sophia
Loren}, {Sofia Scicolone}]
soft coal
n 1: rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky
yellow flame [syn: {bituminous coal}, {soft coal}]
soft copy
n 1: (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer
can store or display it on a computer screen; "he sent them
soft copy of the report"
soft corn
n 1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn:
{soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays
amylacea}]
soft diet
n 1: a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those
with intestinal disorders [syn: {soft diet}, {pap}, {spoon
food}]
soft drink
n 1: nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
soft drug
n 1: a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not
likely to cause addiction [ant: {hard drug}]
soft flag
n 1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn:
{lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved
reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
soft glass
n 1: glass having a relatively low softening point
soft goods
n 1: textiles or clothing and related merchandise [syn:
{drygoods}, {soft goods}]
soft ice cream
n 1: dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
[syn: {frozen custard}, {soft ice cream}]
soft market
n 1: a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
[syn: {buyer's market}, {buyers' market}, {soft market}]
soft money
n 1: political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the
United States regulations for federal election campaigns
(as by contributions to a political action committee)
soft news
n 1: news that does not deal with serious topics or events
soft on
adj 1: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "he was
infatuated with her"; "Narcissus was a beautiful Greek
youth who became enamored of his own reflection" [syn:
{enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {potty}, {smitten},
{soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
soft option
n 1: an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option
and gave the boy a passing grade"
soft palate
n 1: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during
swallowing or speaking [syn: {soft palate}, {velum}]
soft pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the
strings and so soften the sound
soft pretzel
n 1: a pretzel made of soft bread
soft roe
n 1: fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a
creamy texture [syn: {milt}, {soft roe}]
soft roll
n 1: yeast-raised roll with a soft crust
soft rot
n 1: mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi
soft rush
n 1: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in
Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North
America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft
rush}, {Juncus effusus}]
soft scale
n 1: an insect active in all stages
soft sell
n 1: suggestive or persuasive advertising
soft shield fern
n 1: European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn:
{soft shield fern}, {Polystichum setiferum}]
soft soap
n 1: flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {blarney}, {coaxing},
{soft soap}, {sweet talk}]
2: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in
certain skin diseases [syn: {soft soap}, {green soap}]
soft solder
n 1: solder that melts at a relatively low temperature
soft spot
n 1: a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak part}, {weak
spot}, {soft spot}] [ant: {good part}]
2: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her
youngest son"
3: any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an
infant or fetus [syn: {fontanelle}, {fontanel}, {soft spot}]
soft tick
n 1: tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the
under side of the head [syn: {soft tick}, {argasid}]
soft touch
n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
[syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy},
{sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
soft tree fern
n 1: of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool
climates [syn: {soft tree fern}, {Dicksonia antarctica}]
soft water
n 1: water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that
interfere with the formation of lather with soap) [ant:
{hard water}]
soft wheat
n 1: wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast
cereals
soft-boiled
adj 1: easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge"
[syn: {softhearted}, {soft-boiled}] [ant: {hardhearted},
{heartless}]
2: (eggs) having the yolk still liquid; "soft-boiled eggs"
soft-cast steel
n 1: steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {mild steel}, {low-
carbon steel}, {soft-cast steel}]
soft-coated wheaten terrier
n 1: Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat
any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
soft-cover
n 1: a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-
back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback},
{soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]
soft-cover book
n 1: a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-
back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback},
{soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]
soft-finned
adj 1: of or relating to fish with soft fins
soft-finned fish
n 1: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii [syn: {soft-
finned fish}, {malacopterygian}] [ant: {acanthopterygian},
{spiny-finned fish}]
soft-footed
adj 1: sound of quiet gentle steps
soft-haired
adj 1: having soft hair
soft-nosed
adj 1: (of a bullet) made of soft material that expands on
impact
soft-pedal
v 1: play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the
president's blunder"
soft-shell clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-
shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal
regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell
clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya
arenaria}]
soft-shell crab
n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and
flexible [syn: {soft-shell crab}, {soft-shelled crab}]
2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its
new shell [syn: {soft-shell crab}, {soft-shelled crab}]
soft-shelled crab
n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and
flexible [syn: {soft-shell crab}, {soft-shelled crab}]
2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its
new shell [syn: {soft-shell crab}, {soft-shelled crab}]
soft-shelled turtle
n 1: voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered
by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: {soft-
shelled turtle}, {pancake turtle}]
soft-shoe
n 1: tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft-
shoe}, {soft-shoe shuffle}, {soft-shoe dancing}]
soft-shoe dancing
n 1: tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft-
shoe}, {soft-shoe shuffle}, {soft-shoe dancing}]
soft-shoe shuffle
n 1: tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft-
shoe}, {soft-shoe shuffle}, {soft-shoe dancing}]
soft-soap
v 1: persuade someone through flattery
2: use flattering talk on somebody
soft-solder
v 1: repair with soft-solder
soft-spoken
adj 1: having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she
was always soft-spoken"
soft-witted
adj 1: (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or
judgment [syn: {nitwitted}, {senseless}, {soft-witted},
{witless}]
softback book
n 1: a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-
back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback},
{soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]
softball game
n 1: a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a
smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
[syn: {softball}, {softball game}] [ant: {hardball}]
software documentation
n 1: program listings or technical manuals describing the
operation and use of programs [syn: {software
documentation}, {documentation}]
software engineer
n 1: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
[syn: {programmer}, {computer programmer}, {coder},
{software engineer}]
software error
n 1: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in
producing the erroneous result [syn: {software error},
{programming error}]
software package
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
{software}, {software program}, {computer software},
{software system}, {software package}, {package}] [ant:
{computer hardware}, {hardware}]
2: merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered
for sale [syn: {software package}, {software product}]
software product
n 1: merchandise consisting of a computer program that is
offered for sale [syn: {software package}, {software
product}]
software program
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
{software}, {software program}, {computer software},
{software system}, {software package}, {package}] [ant:
{computer hardware}, {hardware}]
software system
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of
a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
{software}, {software program}, {computer software},
{software system}, {software package}, {package}] [ant:
{computer hardware}, {hardware}]
soi-disant
adj 1: as claimed by and for yourself often without
justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of
any kind" [syn: {self-styled}, {soi-disant}]
soil bank
n 1: land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-
building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers
for their retired land
soil conditioner
n 1: a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the
soil and increase its porosity; "gypsum can be used as a
soil conditioner"
soil conservation
n 1: protection of soil against erosion or deterioration
soil erosion
n 1: the washing away of soil by the flow of water
soil horizon
n 1: a layer in a soil profile
soil pipe
n 1: drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.
soil profile
n 1: a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the
parent rock
soil-building
adj 1: (of crops) planted to improve the quality of the soil
soiree musicale
n 1: a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music
[syn: {musical soiree}, {soiree musicale}]
soixante-neuf
n 1: oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people [syn:
{soixante-neuf}, {sixty-nine}]
soja bean
n 1: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and
purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and
forage and soil improvement but especially for its
nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy},
{soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja},
{soja bean}, {Glycine max}]
Sojourner Truth
n 1: United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from
slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of
slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) [syn:
{Truth}, {Sojourner Truth}]
Sol Hurok
n 1: United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)
[syn: {Hurok}, {Sol Hurok}, {Solomon Hurok}]
Sol Rojo
n 1: a small but violent terrorist organization formed in
Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several
government buildings [syn: {Puka Inti}, {Sol Rojo}, {Red
Sun}]
solan goose
n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan},
{solan goose}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]
solanaceous vegetable
n 1: any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae;
especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and
Lycopersicon
Solandra guttata
n 1: Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary
funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown
ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {cupflower}, {Solandra guttata}]
Solanopteris bifrons
n 1: small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous
swellings along rhizomes [syn: {potato fern}, {Solanopteris
bifrons}]
solant goose
n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan},
{solan goose}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]
Solanum aviculare
n 1: Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of
purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn:
{kangaroo apple}, {poroporo}, {Solanum aviculare}]
Solanum burbankii
n 1: improved garden variety of black nightshade having small
edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry},
{wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese},
{Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]
Solanum carolinense
n 1: coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow
berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern
United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull
nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]
Solanum commersonii
n 1: South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato}, {Uruguay
potato vine}, {Solanum commersonii}]
Solanum crispum
n 1: hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for
its fragrant flowers; not a true potato [syn: {potato
tree}, {Solanum crispum}]
Solanum dulcamara
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
{climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
Solanum elaeagnifolium
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
Solanum giganteum
n 1: woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical
Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly
branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red
berries resembling holly berries [syn: {African holly},
{Solanum giganteum}]
Solanum jamesii
n 1: erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States
and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers
resembling potatoes [syn: {wild potato}, {Solanum jamesii}]
Solanum jasmoides
n 1: copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves
and white flowers tinged with blue [syn: {potato vine},
{Solanum jasmoides}]
Solanum macranthum
n 1: South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the
tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian
potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]
Solanum melanocerasum
n 1: improved garden variety of black nightshade having small
edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry},
{wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese},
{Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]
Solanum melongena
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used
as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal},
{eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum
melongena}]
Solanum nigrum
n 1: Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers
and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that
are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black
nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-
berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]
Solanum nigrum guineese
n 1: improved garden variety of black nightshade having small
edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry},
{wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese},
{Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]
Solanum pseudocapsicum
n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-
sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry},
{Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]
Solanum quitoense
n 1: small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South
America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling
tomatoes or oranges [syn: {naranjilla}, {Solanum
quitoense}]
Solanum rostratum
n 1: North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose
yellow flowers [syn: {buffalo bur}, {Solanum rostratum}]
Solanum tuberosum
n 1: annual native to South America having underground stolons
bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a
garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato},
{white potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}]
Solanum wendlandii
n 1: vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and
having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {potato vine}, {giant
potato creeper}, {Solanum wendlandii}]
Solanum wrightii
n 1: South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the
tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian
potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]
solar apex
n 1: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and
solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed
stars [syn: {apex}, {solar apex}, {apex of the sun's way}]
[ant: {antapex}]
solar array
n 1: electrical device consisting of a large array of connected
solar cells [syn: {solar array}, {solar battery}, {solar
panel}]
solar battery
n 1: electrical device consisting of a large array of connected
solar cells [syn: {solar array}, {solar battery}, {solar
panel}]
solar calendar
n 1: a calendar based on solar cycles
solar cell
n 1: a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
[syn: {solar cell}, {photovoltaic cell}]
solar collector
n 1: a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can
produce high temperatures [syn: {solar dish}, {solar
collector}, {solar furnace}]
solar constant
n 1: the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the
outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
solar day
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
"two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
{day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
{24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
solar dish
n 1: a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can
produce high temperatures [syn: {solar dish}, {solar
collector}, {solar furnace}]
solar eclipse
n 1: the moon interrupts light from the sun
solar energy
n 1: energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or
electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the
earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use
has been made of solar energy" [syn: {solar energy}, {solar
power}]
solar facula
n 1: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most
frequently in the vicinity of sunspots [syn: {facula},
{solar facula}]
solar flare
n 1: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the
sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio
interference [syn: {solar flare}, {flare}]
solar furnace
n 1: a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can
produce high temperatures [syn: {solar dish}, {solar
collector}, {solar furnace}]
solar gravity
n 1: the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme
pressures and temperatures"
solar halo
n 1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of
the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn:
{solar halo}, {parhelic circle}, {parhelic ring}]
solar heater
n 1: a heater that makes direct use of solar energy
solar house
n 1: a house designed to use solar radiation for heating;
usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing
materials
solar magnetic field
n 1: the magnetic field of the sun
solar month
n 1: one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year
solar panel
n 1: electrical device consisting of a large array of connected
solar cells [syn: {solar array}, {solar battery}, {solar
panel}]
solar parallax
n 1: the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the
Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit
solar physics
n 1: the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun
solar plexus
n 1: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind
the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {plexus
celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]
solar power
n 1: energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or
electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the
earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use
has been made of solar energy" [syn: {solar energy}, {solar
power}]
solar prominence
n 1: large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise
thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere
solar radiation
n 1: radiation from the sun
solar system
n 1: the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in
its gravitational field
solar telescope
n 1: a telescope designed to make observations of the sun
solar thermal system
n 1: a system that converts sunlight into heat
solar trap
n 1: a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun
while protected from cold winds [syn: {suntrap}, {solar
trap}]
solar wind
n 1: a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
solar year
n 1: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the
sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar
year}, {tropical year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial
year}]
sold-out
adj 1: having taken a bribe or bribes; "a sold-out politician"
2: sold completely in advance; "had a sold-out house for both
performances"
soldering flux
n 1: flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by
soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better
bond
soldering iron
n 1: a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply
solder
soldier grainy club
n 1: a variety of grainy club
soldier of fortune
n 1: a person hired to fight for another country than their own
[syn: {mercenary}, {soldier of fortune}]
soldier-fish
n 1: the larger squirrelfishes [syn: {soldierfish}, {soldier-
fish}]
Soldiers of God
n 1: an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular
control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have
ties with al-Qaeda [syn: {Jund-ul-Islam}, {Soldiers of
God}]
Solea lascaris
n 1: small European sole [syn: {lemon sole}, {Solea lascaris}]
Solea solea
n 1: highly valued as food [syn: {European sole}, {Solea solea}]
soledad pine
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
Soleirolia soleirolii
n 1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small
round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby
tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]
Solemnity of Mary
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation [syn:
{Solemnity of Mary}, {January 1}]
Solenostemon blumei
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large
usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of
blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
[syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei},
{Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]
Solenostemon scutellarioides
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large
usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of
blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
[syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei},
{Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]
soleus muscle
n 1: a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the
gastrocnemius muscle [syn: {soleus}, {soleus muscle}]
solfa syllable
n 1: one of the names for notes of a musical scale in
solmization
solicitor general
n 1: a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general
solid angle
n 1: an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a
common point (the vertex)
solid body substance
n 1: the solid parts of the body
solid figure
n 1: a three-dimensional shape [syn: {solid figure}, {three-
dimensional figure}]
solid food
n 1: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as
a source of nourishment; "food and drink" [syn: {food},
{solid food}]
solid geometry
n 1: the geometry of 3-dimensional space
solid ground
n 1: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned
away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth
shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the
ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid
ground}, {terra firma}]
solid solution
n 1: a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of
component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed
when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals
of a metal [syn: {solid solution}, {primary solid
solution}]
solid state
n 1: the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow
under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression)
that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and
shape [syn: {solid}, {solidness}, {solid state}]
solid-colored
adj 1: having the same color all over [syn: {solid-colored},
{solid-coloured}]
solid-coloured
adj 1: having the same color all over [syn: {solid-colored},
{solid-coloured}]
solid-hoofed
adj 1: having solid hooves
solid-state
adj 1: characteristic of or relating to the physical properties
of solid materials especially electromagnetic or
thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline
solids
2: consisting of semiconductor materials and components and
related devices
solid-state physics
n 1: the branch of physics that studies the properties of
materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in
crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity;
photoconductivity
Solidago bicolor
n 1: plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers
[syn: {silverrod}, {Solidago bicolor}]
Solidago canadensis
n 1: large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of
yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn:
{meadow goldenrod}, {Canadian goldenrod}, {Solidago
canadensis}]
Solidago missouriensis
n 1: similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller [syn:
{Missouri goldenrod}, {Solidago missouriensis}]
Solidago multiradiata
n 1: goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly
hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of
western America [syn: {alpine goldenrod}, {Solidago
multiradiata}]
Solidago nemoralis
n 1: a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States
having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing [syn: {grey
goldenrod}, {gray goldenrod}, {Solidago nemoralis}]
Solidago odora
n 1: goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from
which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {Blue Mountain tea},
{sweet goldenrod}, {Solidago odora}]
Solidago rugosa
n 1: eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or
were) used in dyeing [syn: {dyer's weed}, {Solidago
rugosa}]
Solidago sempervirens
n 1: vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and
Gulf Coast of North America [syn: {seaside goldenrod},
{beach goldenrod}, {Solidago sempervirens}]
Solidago spathulata
n 1: western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of
small yellow flowers [syn: {narrow goldenrod}, {Solidago
spathulata}]
solitary confinement
n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other
prisoners; "he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary
confinement}, {solitary}]
solitary pussytoes
n 1: a variety of pussytoes
solitary vireo
n 1: of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and
mostly green body [syn: {solitary vireo}, {Vireo
solitarius}]
solitary wave
n 1: (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be
propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is
neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance;
does not obey the superposition principle and does not
dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with
little loss of energy or structure" [syn: {soliton},
{soliton wave}, {solitary wave}]
soliton wave
n 1: (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be
propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is
neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance;
does not obey the superposition principle and does not
dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with
little loss of energy or structure" [syn: {soliton},
{soliton wave}, {solitary wave}]
solo blast
n 1: a home run with no runners on base [syn: {solo homer},
{solo blast}]
solo homer
n 1: a home run with no runners on base [syn: {solo homer},
{solo blast}]
Solo man
n 1: early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of
Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in
Java
Solomon Bellow
n 1: United States author (born in Canada) whose novels
influenced American literature after World War II
(1915-2005) [syn: {Bellow}, {Saul Bellow}, {Solomon
Bellow}]
Solomon Guggenheim
n 1: United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who
created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949)
[syn: {Guggenheim}, {Solomon Guggenheim}]
Solomon Hurok
n 1: United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)
[syn: {Hurok}, {Sol Hurok}, {Solomon Hurok}]
Solomon Islands
n 1: the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an
independent state in the British Commonwealth
2: the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the
remainder form an independent state within the British
Commonwealth [syn: {Solomons}, {Solomon Islands}]
Solomon's seal
n 1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles;
an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David},
{Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's
seal}]
Solomon's-seal
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having
paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick
rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal
soluble glass
n 1: a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution;
used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve
eggs [syn: {soluble glass}, {water glass}, {sodium
silicate}]
soluble RNA
n 1: RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20
varieties, each variety capable of combining with a
specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to
the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome
of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
[syn: {transfer RNA}, {tRNA}, {acceptor RNA}, {soluble
RNA}]
solvating agent
n 1: an agent that converts something into a solvate
Solvay process
n 1: an industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from
sodium chloride and ammonia and carbon dioxide
Solway Firth
n 1: a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England
and Scotland
Somali peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of
Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and
parts of Ethiopia [syn: {Somali peninsula}, {Horn of
Africa}]
Somalian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Somalia
Somalian shilling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
[syn: {Somalian shilling}, {shilling}]
somatic cell
n 1: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the
reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the
production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from
preexisting cells" [syn: {somatic cell}, {vegetative cell}]
somatic cell nuclear transfer
n 1: moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one
cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear
transplantation}, {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {SCNT},
{nuclear transplantation}]
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
n 1: moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one
cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear
transplantation}, {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {SCNT},
{nuclear transplantation}]
somatic chromosome
n 1: any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in
pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in
spermatozoa [syn: {autosome}, {somatic chromosome}]
somatic delusion
n 1: a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body
somatic sensation
n 1: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut
sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of
pressure changes" [syn: {somesthesia}, {somaesthesia},
{somatesthesia}, {somatic sensation}]
somatic sense
n 1: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems
associated with the body; includes skin senses and
proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia},
{somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis},
{somatesthesia}, {somataesthesis}, {somatosensory system},
{somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]
somatic sensory system
n 1: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems
associated with the body; includes skin senses and
proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia},
{somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis},
{somatesthesia}, {somataesthesis}, {somatosensory system},
{somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]
somatosensory system
n 1: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems
associated with the body; includes skin senses and
proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia},
{somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis},
{somatesthesia}, {somataesthesis}, {somatosensory system},
{somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]
somatotrophic hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;
promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin},
{somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic
hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]
somatotropic hormone
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;
promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin},
{somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic
hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]
some other
adj 1: any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to
another (or some other) day" [syn: {another(a)}, {some
other}]
Somerset Maugham
n 1: English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories
(1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {W.
Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]
Somme River
n 1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River},
{Battle of the Somme}]
2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River},
{Battle of the Somme}]
son of a bitch
n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard},
{cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker},
{motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch},
{SOB}]
son-in-law
n 1: the husband of your daughter
sonata form
n 1: the form of a movement, which consists of exposition and
development and recapitulation
Sonchus oleraceus
n 1: annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and
rayed yellow flower heads [syn: {milkweed}, {Sonchus
oleraceus}]
song and dance
n 1: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an
excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {cock-
and-bull story}, {song and dance}]
Song dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for
art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung}, {Sung
dynasty}, {Song}, {Song dynasty}]
Song of Solomon
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love
poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually
written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Song of
Solomon}, {Canticle of Canticles}, {Canticles}]
Song of Songs
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love
poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually
written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Song of
Solomon}, {Canticle of Canticles}, {Canticles}]
song sparrow
n 1: small songbird common in North America [syn: {song
sparrow}, {Melospiza melodia}]
song thrush
n 1: common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {song
thrush}, {mavis}, {throstle}, {Turdus philomelos}]
sonic barrier
n 1: the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches
the speed of sound [syn: {sonic barrier}, {sound barrier}]
sonic boom
n 1: an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane
traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom
follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"
sonic delay line
n 1: a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound
waves [syn: {acoustic delay line}, {sonic delay line}]
sonic depth finder
n 1: depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged
object by means of ultrasound waves [syn: {sonic depth
finder}, {fathometer}]
sonny boy
n 1: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn:
{cub}, {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
Sonny Liston
n 1: United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight
championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) [syn:
{Liston}, {Sonny Liston}, {Charles Liston}]
Sonora gum
n 1: acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
Sonora lac
n 1: resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of
certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine
Sonora semiannulata
n 1: small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or
semiarid areas of western North America [syn: {ground
snake}, {Sonora semiannulata}]
Sonoran Desert
n 1: a desert in southwestern Arizona
Sonoran lyre snake
n 1: of desert regions of southwestern North America [syn:
{Sonoran lyre snake}, {Trimorphodon lambda}]
Sonoran whipsnake
n 1: both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States
southwest [syn: {Sonoran whipsnake}, {Masticophis
bilineatus}]
soon enough
adv 1: without being tardy; "we made it to the party in time"
[syn: {in time}, {soon enough}]
Sooner State
n 1: a state in south central United States [syn: {Oklahoma},
{Sooner State}, {OK}, {Okla.}]
soot black
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black},
{pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
soot-black
adj 1: of the black color of soot [syn: {soot-black}, {sooty-
black}]
soothing syrup
n 1: medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect
sooty-black
adj 1: of the black color of soot [syn: {soot-black}, {sooty-
black}]
sop up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {suck
in}, {take up}]
Sophia Loren
n 1: Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: {Loren}, {Sophia
Loren}, {Sofia Scicolone}]
Sophie Tucker
n 1: United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her
flamboyant performances (1884-1966) [syn: {Tucker}, {Sophie
Tucker}]
sophomore class
n 1: the second class in a four-year college or high school
Sophora japonica
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree},
{Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora
japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]
Sophora secundiflora
n 1: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to
livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue
flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean},
{frijolito}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]
Sophora sinensis
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree},
{Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora
japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]
Sophora tetraptera
n 1: shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having
pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields
a hard strong wood [syn: {kowhai}, {Sophora tetraptera}]
soprano clef
n 1: a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff
sorb apple
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {sorb
apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
2: acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: {sorb}, {sorb apple}]
sorb apple tree
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {sorb
apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
sorbent material
n 1: a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the
capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or
adsorption [syn: {sorbent}, {sorbent material}]
sorbic acid
n 1: a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative
Sorbus americana
n 1: a variety of mountain ash [syn: {American mountain ash},
{Sorbus americana}]
Sorbus aucuparia
n 1: Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn:
{rowan}, {rowan tree}, {European mountain ash}, {Sorbus
aucuparia}]
Sorbus domestica
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing
edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {sorb
apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
Sorbus sitchensis
n 1: an ash of the western coast of North America [syn: {Western
mountain ash}, {Sorbus sitchensis}]
Sorbus torminalis
n 1: European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit
[syn: {wild service tree}, {Sorbus torminalis}]
sore throat
n 1: inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat},
{pharyngitis}, {raw throat}]
sore-eyed
adj 1: having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or
conjunctivitis
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
n 1: Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with
Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
[syn: {Kierkegaard}, {Soren Kierkegaard}, {Soren Aabye
Kierkegaard}]
Soren Kierkegaard
n 1: Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with
Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
[syn: {Kierkegaard}, {Soren Kierkegaard}, {Soren Aabye
Kierkegaard}]
Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen
n 1: Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939) [syn:
{Sorensen}, {Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen}]
Sorex araneus
n 1: common American shrew [syn: {common shrew}, {Sorex
araneus}]
Sorex cinereus
n 1: commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America [syn:
{masked shrew}, {Sorex cinereus}]
Sorex palustris
n 1: water shrew of North America [syn: {American water shrew},
{Sorex palustris}]
Sorghum bicolor
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn},
{kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
Sorghum halepense
n 1: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and
is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States
where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn:
{Johnson grass}, {Aleppo grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen
millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]
sorghum molasses
n 1: made from juice of sweet sorghum [syn: {sorghum}, {sorghum
molasses}]
Sorghum vulgare caudatum
n 1: a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white
grains [syn: {feterita}, {federita}, {Sorghum vulgare
caudatum}]
Sorghum vulgare rosburghii
n 1: sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains;
introduced into United States from India [syn: {shallu},
{Sorghum vulgare rosburghii}]
Sorghum vulgare technicum
n 1: tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle
used for brooms and brushes [syn: {broomcorn}, {Sorghum
vulgare technicum}]
sorrel tree
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having
deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white
flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sorrel tree},
{sourwood}, {titi}, {Oxydendrum arboreum}]
2: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: {sorrel tree},
{Hibiscus heterophyllus}]
sort of
adv 1: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold";
"the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull";
"I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good
at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn:
{rather}, {kind of}, {kinda}, {sort of}]
sort out
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn:
{classify}, {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {sort out},
{separate}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on},
{crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}]
3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn:
{discipline}, {correct}, {sort out}]
sort program
n 1: a utility program that sorts data items [syn: {sort
program}, {sorting program}]
sorting algorithm
n 1: an algorithm for sorting a list
sorting program
n 1: a utility program that sorts data items [syn: {sort
program}, {sorting program}]
sotto voce
adv 1: in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce"
sou'-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: {southeast},
{south-east}, {sou'-east}]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135
degrees [syn: {southeast}, {sou'-east}, {southeastward},
{SE}]
sou'-sou'-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the south southeast [syn: {south-
southeast}, {sou'-sou'-east}]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and southeast [syn:
{south southeast}, {sou'-sou'-east}, {SSE}]
sou'-sou'-west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the south southwest [syn: {south-
southwest}, {sou'-sou'-west}]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and southwest [syn:
{south southwest}, {sou'-sou'-west}, {SSW}]
sou'-west
n 1: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225
degrees [syn: {southwest}, {sou'-west}, {southwestward},
{SW}]
sou'easter
n 1: a strong wind from the southeast [syn: {southeaster},
{sou'easter}]
sou'west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: {southwest},
{south-west}, {sou'west}]
sou'wester
n 1: a strong wind from the southwest [syn: {southwester},
{sou'wester}]
2: waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in
front
souari nut
n 1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and
drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of
cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari nut}, {souari tree},
{Caryocar nuciferum}]
2: a large nutlike seed of a South American tree
souari tree
n 1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and
drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of
cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari nut}, {souari tree},
{Caryocar nuciferum}]
souffle-like
adj 1: resembling a souffle
sought after
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {in demand(p)}, {sought
after}, {sought-after}]
sought-after
adj 1: being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the
silver candelabrum" [syn: {sought}, {sought-after(a)}]
2: greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {in demand(p)}, {sought
after}, {sought-after}]
soul brother
n 1: a fellow Black man
soul food
n 1: food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South
soul kiss
n 1: an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into
the other's mouth [syn: {soul kiss}, {deep kiss}, {French
kiss}]
soul mate
n 1: someone for whom you have a deep affinity
soul patch
n 1: a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and
above the chin [syn: {soul patch}, {Attilio}]
soul-destroying
adj 1: destructive to the spirit or soul; "soul-destroying
labor"
soul-searching
n 1: a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
[syn: {soul-searching}, {self-analysis}]
soul-stirring
adj 1: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring
speech" [syn: {stirring}, {soul-stirring}]
sound alphabet
n 1: an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific
sounds of speech [syn: {phonetic alphabet}, {sound
alphabet}]
sound asleep
adj 1: sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it
would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep" [syn:
{fast asleep(p)}, {sound asleep(p)}]
sound barrier
n 1: the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches
the speed of sound [syn: {sonic barrier}, {sound barrier}]
sound bite
n 1: a very short speech; usually on radio or television
sound bow
n 1: contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper
strikes
sound camera
n 1: a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the
visual images
sound effect
n 1: an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of
a play
sound film
n 1: motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue
recorded on it
sound hole
n 1: a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to
resonate with the tones
sound judgement
n 1: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment},
{judgement}, {sound judgment}, {sound judgement},
{perspicacity}]
sound judgment
n 1: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment},
{judgement}, {sound judgment}, {sound judgement},
{perspicacity}]
sound law
n 1: a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
sound off
v 1: express one's opinion openly and without fear or
hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine},
{speak up}, {speak out}, {animadvert}, {sound off}]
2: start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune" [syn: {sound
off}, {strike up}]
3: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
[syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch},
{kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {chirk up}]
sound out
v 1: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She
pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip
wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
[syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out},
{enunciate}, {say}]
2: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to
sound out the new professor" [syn: {check out}, {sound out},
{feel out}]
sound perception
n 1: the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon [syn:
{auditory perception}, {sound perception}]
sound pollution
n 1: annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise [syn:
{noise pollution}, {sound pollution}]
sound pressure
n 1: the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a
point in a sound field and the average pressure at that
point [syn: {sound pressure}, {instantaneous sound
pressure}]
sound pressure level
n 1: the physical intensity of sound [syn: {acoustic power},
{sound pressure level}]
sound projection
n 1: the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating
quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior
sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public
speaking is projection of the voice" [syn: {projection},
{acoustic projection}, {sound projection}]
sound property
n 1: an attribute of sound
sound ranging
n 1: locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by
measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones
in known positions
sound recording
n 1: a recording of acoustic signals [syn: {sound recording},
{audio recording}, {audio}]
sound reflection
n 1: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the
sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
[syn: {echo}, {reverberation}, {sound reflection},
{replication}]
sound reproduction
n 1: the reproduction of sound
sound spectrograph
n 1: a spectrograph for acoustic spectra
sound spectrum
n 1: the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a
particular sound source [syn: {sound spectrum}, {acoustic
spectrum}]
sound structure
n 1: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn:
{morphology}, {sound structure}, {syllable structure},
{word structure}]
sound system
n 1: a system of electronic equipment for recording or
reproducing sound [syn: {audio system}, {sound system}]
sound truck
n 1: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for
advertising
sound unit
n 1: any acoustic unit of measurement
sound wave
n 1: (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: {sound wave},
{acoustic wave}]
sounding board
n 1: a person whose reactions to something serve as an
indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen
as a sounding board for such policies"
2: (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations
reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: {sounding board},
{soundboard}]
sounding lead
n 1: a metal bob at the end of a sounding line
sounding line
n 1: (nautical) plumb line for determining depth [syn: {lead
line}, {sounding line}]
sounding rocket
n 1: a research rocket used to obtain information about the
atmosphere at various altitudes
soup bowl
n 1: a bowl for serving soup
soup du jour
n 1: the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day
soup kitchen
n 1: a place where food is dispensed to the needy
soup ladle
n 1: a ladle for serving soup
soup plate
n 1: a deep plate with a wide rim
soup spoon
n 1: a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup [syn:
{soupspoon}, {soup spoon}]
soup up
v 1: make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {soup
up}, {hop up}, {hot up}]
soup-fin
n 1: Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup)
and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark},
{soupfin}, {soup-fin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]
soup-strainer
n 1: slang for a mustache [syn: {soup-strainer}, {toothbrush}]
soupfin shark
n 1: Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup)
and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark},
{soupfin}, {soup-fin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]
sour bread
n 1: made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which
fermentation is active [syn: {sour bread}, {sourdough
bread}]
sour cherry
n 1: rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid
edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry}, {sour cherry tree},
{Prunus cerasus}]
2: Australian tree with sour red fruit [syn: {sour cherry},
{Eugenia corynantha}]
3: acid cherries used for pies and preserves
sour cherry tree
n 1: rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid
edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry}, {sour cherry tree},
{Prunus cerasus}]
sour cream
n 1: artificially soured light cream [syn: {sour cream}, {soured
cream}]
sour dock
n 1: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves
grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring
greens [syn: {sour dock}, {garden sorrel}, {Rumex acetosa}]
sour fig
n 1: low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular
fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig},
{Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis},
{Mesembryanthemum edule}]
sour gourd
n 1: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that
resembles a gourd [syn: {cream-of-tartar tree}, {sour
gourd}, {Adansonia gregorii}]
2: African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp [syn: {sour gourd},
{monkey bread}]
3: acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind
and large seeds
sour grapes
n 1: disparagement of something that is unattainable
sour grass
n 1: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn:
{dock}, {sorrel}, {sour grass}]
sour gum
n 1: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal
limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have
brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black
gum}, {pepperidge}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]
sour mash
n 1: a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a
mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some
whiskeys
2: any whiskey distilled from sour mash [syn: {sour mash}, {sour
mash whiskey}]
sour mash whiskey
n 1: any whiskey distilled from sour mash [syn: {sour mash},
{sour mash whiskey}]
sour milk
n 1: milk that has turned sour
sour orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter
fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville
orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade},
{marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn:
{bitter orange}, {Seville orange}, {sour orange}]
sour salt
n 1: crystals of citric acid used as seasoning
sour-gum family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that
includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {family
Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}, {tupelo family}]
sour-tasting
adj 1: having a sour acidic taste [syn: {acid-tasting}, {sour-
tasting}]
source book
n 1: a collection of historically important documents published
together as a book
source code
n 1: program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be
translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into
the object code for a particular computer before execution
source language
n 1: a language that is to be translated into another language
source materials
n 1: publications from which information is obtained
source of illumination
n 1: any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic
radiation
source program
n 1: a program written in a language from which statements are
translated into machine language [ant: {object program},
{target program}]
sourdough bread
n 1: made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which
fermentation is active [syn: {sour bread}, {sourdough
bread}]
soured cream
n 1: artificially soured light cream [syn: {sour cream}, {soured
cream}]
soursop tree
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing large succulent
slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {prickly custard
apple}, {soursop tree}, {Annona muricata}]
South Africa
n 1: a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first
European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) [syn: {South
Africa}, {Republic of South Africa}]
South African
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of South Africa or
its people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of South Africa
South African monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in South Africa
South America
n 1: a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North
America by the Isthmus of Panama
2: the nations of the South American continent collectively;
"South America is an important market for goods from the
United States"
South American
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or
countries of South America or their peoples
n 1: a native or inhabitant of South America
South American bullfrog
n 1: large toothed frog of South America and Central America
resembling the bullfrog [syn: {crapaud}, {South American
bullfrog}, {Leptodactylus pentadactylus}]
South American country
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the South American
continent [syn: {South American country}, {South American
nation}]
South American Indian
n 1: a member of a native Indian group in South America
South American nation
n 1: any one of the countries occupying the South American
continent [syn: {South American country}, {South American
nation}]
South American poison toad
n 1: a South American toad
South American sea lion
n 1: of the southern coast of South America [syn: {South
American sea lion}, {Otaria Byronia}]
South American staghorn
n 1: fern of Peru and Bolivia [syn: {South American staghorn},
{Platycerium andinum}]
South Atlantic
n 1: that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the equator
South Australia
n 1: a state in south central Australia
South Bend
n 1: a city in northern Indiana
south by east
n 1: the compass point that is one point east of due south [syn:
{south by east}, {SbE}]
south by west
n 1: the compass point that is one point west of due south [syn:
{south by west}, {SbW}]
South Carolina
n 1: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
2: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: {South Carolina}, {Palmetto State}, {SC}, {S.C.}]
South Carolinian
n 1: a native or resident of South Carolina
south celestial pole
n 1: the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere
South China Sea
n 1: a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia
subject to frequent typhoons
South Dakota
n 1: a state in north central United States [syn: {South
Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD},
{S.D.}]
South Dakotan
n 1: a native or resident of South Dakota
South Dravidian
n 1: a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India
South Equatorial Current
n 1: an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific
just south of the equator
South Frigid Zone
n 1: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and
surrounding waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {Antarctic Zone},
{South Frigid Zone}]
South Island
n 1: the larger but less populous of two main islands of New
Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait
South Korea
n 1: a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula;
established in 1948 [syn: {South Korea}, {Republic of
Korea}]
South Korean
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of South Korea or its
people
n 1: a Korean from South Korea
South Korean monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in South Korea
South Korean won
n 1: the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean
won}, {won}]
South of Houston
n 1: a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops
and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts [syn:
{SoHo}, {South of Houston}]
South Pacific
n 1: that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
South Platte
n 1: a tributary of the Platte River [syn: {South Platte},
{South Platte River}]
South Platte River
n 1: a tributary of the Platte River [syn: {South Platte},
{South Platte River}]
South Pole
n 1: the southernmost point of the Earth's axis
South Sea
n 1: any sea to the south of the equator (but especially the
South Pacific)
South Sea Islands
n 1: any islands in the southern or southwestern of central
parts of the Pacific Ocean
south side
n 1: the side that is on the south
south southeast
n 1: the compass point midway between south and southeast [syn:
{south southeast}, {sou'-sou'-east}, {SSE}]
south southwest
n 1: the compass point midway between south and southwest [syn:
{south southwest}, {sou'-sou'-west}, {SSW}]
South Temperate Zone
n 1: Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic
of Capricorn
South Vietnam
n 1: a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from
1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu)
until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North
Vietnam
South West Africa
n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic
coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved
independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of
Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South
Africa [syn: {Namibia}, {Republic of Namibia}, {South West
Africa}]
south wind
n 1: a wind from the south [syn: {south wind}, {souther},
{southerly}]
South Yorkshire
n 1: a metropolitan county in northern England
South-African yellowwood
n 1: erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey
bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves [syn: {South-
African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus latifolius}]
south-central
adj 1: situated in the southern part of a centrally located area
in some geographical region; "south-central London"
2: being in or of a region of the United States including the
states of the lower Mississippi valley and east of the Rio
Grande
South-Central Dravidian
n 1: a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central
India
south-east
adv 1: to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: {southeast},
{south-east}, {sou'-east}]
south-polar
adj 1: at or near the south pole [syn: {south-polar},
{Antarctic}]
south-seeking pole
n 1: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the
magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative magnetic pole},
{negative pole}, {south-seeking pole}]
south-southeast
adv 1: to, toward, or in the south southeast [syn: {south-
southeast}, {sou'-sou'-east}]
south-southwest
adv 1: to, toward, or in the south southwest [syn: {south-
southwest}, {sou'-sou'-west}]
south-west
adv 1: to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: {southwest},
{south-west}, {sou'west}]
Southeast Asia
n 1: a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina
plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
southeast by east
n 1: the compass point that is one point east of southeast [syn:
{southeast by east}, {SEbE}]
southeast by south
n 1: the compass point that is one point south of southeast
[syn: {southeast by south}, {SEbS}]
southeastern pocket gopher
n 1: gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida [syn:
{southeastern pocket gopher}, {Geomys pinetis}]
southeastern United States
n 1: the southeastern region of the United States [syn:
{Southeast}, {southeastern United States}]
southern arrow wood
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black
berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
[syn: {arrow wood}, {southern arrow wood}, {Viburnum
dentatum}]
southern aster
n 1: a variety of aster
Southern Baptist
n 1: a member of the Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
n 1: an association of Southern Baptists
southern beech
n 1: any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having
small usually evergreen leaves [syn: {southern beech},
{evergreen beech}]
southern beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern},
{Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera},
{Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]
southern blue flag
n 1: similar to blue flag; the eastern United States [syn:
{southern blue flag}, {Iris virginica}]
southern bog lemming
n 1: of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United
States and southern Canada [syn: {southern bog lemming},
{Synaptomys cooperi}]
southern buckthorn
n 1: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
{southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock
orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]
southern cabbage butterfly
n 1: common North American form of cabbage butterfly [syn:
{southern cabbage butterfly}, {Pieris protodice}]
Southern crab apple
n 1: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States;
cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms
[syn: {Southern crab apple}, {flowering crab}, {Malus
angustifolia}]
Southern Cross
n 1: a small conspicuous constellation in the southern
hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: {Southern
Cross}, {Crux}, {Crux Australis}]
southern cypress
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond
bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]
Southern dewberry
n 1: of southern North America [syn: {Southern dewberry}, {Rubus
trivialis}]
southern flounder
n 1: flounder of southern United States [syn: {southern
flounder}, {Paralichthys lethostigmus}]
southern flying squirrel
n 1: small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern
United States [syn: {southern flying squirrel}, {Glaucomys
volans}]
southern harebell
n 1: bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to
Georgia) having pale blue flowers [syn: {southern
harebell}, {Campanula divaricata}]
southern hemisphere
n 1: the hemisphere to the south of the equator
southern lights
n 1: the aurora of the southern hemisphere [syn: {aurora
australis}, {southern lights}]
southern live oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to
the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree
for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable
wood once used in shipbuilding [syn: {southern live oak},
{Quercus virginiana}]
southern magnolia
n 1: evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff
glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn:
{southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering
magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]
southern maidenhair
n 1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf
stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair},
{Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair},
{Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
southern porgy
n 1: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: {scup}, {southern porgy}, {southern scup},
{Stenotomus aculeatus}]
southern red cedar
n 1: juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United
States; similar to eastern red cedar [syn: {southern red
cedar}, {Juniperus silicicola}]
southern red oak
n 1: large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches
having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and
wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to
Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red
oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]
Southern Rhodesia
n 1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly
called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Republic of Zimbabwe},
{Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]
southern scup
n 1: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: {scup}, {southern porgy}, {southern scup},
{Stenotomus aculeatus}]
southern spadefoot
n 1: this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States
[syn: {southern spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus multiplicatus}]
southern spatterdock
n 1: of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may
form obstructive mats in streams [syn: {southern
spatterdock}, {Nuphar sagittifolium}]
Southern Tai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages
Southern Triangle
n 1: a small bright constellation in the polar region of the
southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus [syn:
{Triangulum Australe}, {Southern Triangle}]
southern white cedar
n 1: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
southern yellow pine
n 1: large three-needled pine of southeastern United States
having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is
red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn:
{longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine},
{Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
southwest by south
n 1: the compass point that is one point south of southwest
[syn: {southwest by south}, {SWbS}]
southwest by west
n 1: the compass point that is one point west of southwest [syn:
{southwest by west}, {SWbW}]
southwestern lip fern
n 1: lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and
Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds [syn: {southwestern
lip fern}, {Cheilanthes eatonii}]
southwestern toad
n 1: a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of
semiarid southwestern United States [syn: {southwestern
toad}, {Bufo microscaphus}]
southwestern United States
n 1: the southwestern region of the United States generally
including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and
sometimes Utah and Colorado [syn: {Southwest},
{southwestern United States}]
southwestern white pine
n 1: medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown
and furrowed when mature [syn: {southwestern white pine},
{Pinus strobiformis}]
sovereign immunity
n 1: an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the
sovereign government without the government's consent; "the
doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim
that the king can do no wrong"
Soviet KGB
n 1: formerly the predominant security police organization of
Soviet Russia [syn: {Committee for State Security}, {KGB},
{Soviet KGB}]
Soviet Russia
n 1: formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR
occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Soviet
Russia}, {Russia}, {Russian Soviet Federated Socialist
Republic}]
Soviet Socialist Republic
n 1: one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
Soviet Union
n 1: a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern
Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other
soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and
others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn:
{Soviet Union}, {Russia}, {Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics}, {USSR}]
sow bug
n 1: terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape
like a sow)
sow in
v 1: place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with
sunflower seeds" [syn: {inseminate}, {sow}, {sow in}]
sow one's oats
v 1: live promiscuously and self-indulgently [syn: {sow one's
oats}, {sow one's wild oats}]
sow one's wild oats
v 1: live promiscuously and self-indulgently [syn: {sow one's
oats}, {sow one's wild oats}]
sow thistle
n 1: any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and
subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely
naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil [syn:
{sow thistle}, {milk thistle}]
soy flour
n 1: meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean meal}, {soybean
flour}, {soy flour}]
soy sauce
n 1: thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: {soy sauce},
{soy}]
soya bean
n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and
as food [syn: {soy}, {soybean}, {soya bean}]
2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and
purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and
forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious
oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya},
{soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean},
{Glycine max}]
3: the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of
the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder
(especially as a replacement for animal protein) [syn: {soy},
{soybean}, {soya}, {soya bean}]
soya milk
n 1: a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used
in some infant formulas and in making tofu [syn: {soya
milk}, {soybean milk}, {soymilk}]
soyabean oil
n 1: oil from soya beans [syn: {soybean oil}, {soyabean oil}]
soybean flour
n 1: meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean meal}, {soybean
flour}, {soy flour}]
soybean future
n 1: soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at
a specified future date
soybean meal
n 1: meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean meal}, {soybean
flour}, {soy flour}]
soybean milk
n 1: a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used
in some infant formulas and in making tofu [syn: {soya
milk}, {soybean milk}, {soymilk}]
soybean oil
n 1: oil from soya beans [syn: {soybean oil}, {soyabean oil}]
soybean plant
n 1: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and
purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and
forage and soil improvement but especially for its
nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy},
{soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja},
{soja bean}, {Glycine max}]
space age
n 1: the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to
the present
space bar
n 1: the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when
used
space biology
n 1: the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer
space on living organisms and the search for
extraterrestrial life [syn: {exobiology}, {space biology},
{astrobiology}]
space cadet
n 1: someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to
reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)
space capsule
n 1: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human
life in outer space [syn: {space capsule}, {capsule}]
space heater
n 1: heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable)
unit to warm a room
space helmet
n 1: a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
space laboratory
n 1: a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for
scientific research [syn: {space station}, {space
platform}, {space laboratory}]
space lattice
n 1: a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or
molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {space
lattice}, {crystal lattice}, {Bravais lattice}]
space medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space
flight on human beings
Space Needle
n 1: a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
space platform
n 1: a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for
scientific research [syn: {space station}, {space
platform}, {space laboratory}]
space probe
n 1: a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the
earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system
that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
space program
n 1: a technological program intended to explore outer space
space rocket
n 1: a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
space shuttle
n 1: a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent
through the Earth's atmosphere
space station
n 1: a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for
scientific research [syn: {space station}, {space
platform}, {space laboratory}]
space travel
n 1: a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere [syn:
{spaceflight}, {space travel}, {spacefaring}]
space vehicle
n 1: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a
satellite around the sun [syn: {spacecraft}, {ballistic
capsule}, {space vehicle}]
space walk
n 1: any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one
of the crew
space writer
n 1: a writer paid by the area of the copy
space-reflection symmetry
n 1: (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the
laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of
coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity},
{conservation of parity}, {space-reflection symmetry},
{mirror symmetry}]
space-time
n 1: the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of
space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
[syn: {space-time}, {space-time continuum}]
space-time continuum
n 1: the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of
space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
[syn: {space-time}, {space-time continuum}]
spacecraft clock time
n 1: the clock time given by a clock carried on board a
spacecraft [syn: {spacecraft clock time}, {SCLK}]
spacecraft event time
n 1: the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft;
"SCET = TRM + OWLT" [syn: {spacecraft event time}, {SCET}]
spaced-out
adj 1: stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug [syn:
{spaced-out}, {spacy}, {spacey}]
2: confused or disoriented as if intoxicated through taking a
drug
spackling compound
n 1: powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed
with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and
holes in plaster [syn: {spackle}, {spackling compound}]
spade bit
n 1: a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either
side
spade casino
n 1: a form of casino in which spades have the value of one
point
spade-like
adj 1: shaped in the form of a spade [syn: {spade-shaped},
{spade-like}]
spade-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a spade [syn: {spade-shaped},
{spade-like}]
spadefoot toad
n 1: a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny
spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: {spadefoot},
{spadefoot toad}]
spaghetti and meatballs
n 1: spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce
spaghetti junction
n 1: a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses
spaghetti sauce
n 1: any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of
pasta [syn: {spaghetti sauce}, {pasta sauce}]
spaghetti squash
n 1: squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin
and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
2: medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of strings
that resemble spaghetti
spaghetti Western
n 1: a low-budget Western movie produced by a European
(especially an Italian) film company
span loading
n 1: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan
Spanish American
n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish
American}, {Hispanic American}, {Hispanic}]
Spanish Armada
n 1: the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip
II in 1588 [syn: {Spanish Armada}, {Invincible Armada}]
Spanish bayonet
n 1: tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico
having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and
a large cluster of white flowers [syn: {Spanish bayonet},
{Yucca baccata}]
2: a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern
United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped
leaves and clusters of white flowers [syn: {Spanish bayonet},
{Yucca aloifolia}]
Spanish broom
n 1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and
flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern
Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn:
{Spanish broom}, {weaver's broom}, {Spartium junceum}]
2: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden
yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spanish gorse},
{Genista hispanica}]
Spanish burgoo
n 1: Spanish version of burgoo [syn: {olla podrida}, {Spanish
burgoo}]
Spanish capital
n 1: the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain;
home of an outstanding art museum [syn: {Madrid}, {capital
of Spain}, {Spanish capital}]
Spanish cedar
n 1: tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Spanish cedar
tree}, {Cedrela odorata}]
Spanish cedar tree
n 1: tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Spanish cedar
tree}, {Cedrela odorata}]
Spanish chestnut
n 1: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern
Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut},
{sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]
Spanish Civil War
n 1: civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in
overthrowing the republican government; during the war
Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists
from all countries; 1936-1939
Spanish dagger
n 1: yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish
bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves [syn:
{Spanish dagger}, {Yucca gloriosa}]
2: arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern
Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn:
{Spanish dagger}, {Yucca carnerosana}]
Spanish elm
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: {princewood}, {Spanish
elm}, {Cordia gerascanthus}]
2: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for
its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn:
{Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre},
{princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]
Spanish fly
n 1: green beetle of southern Europe
Spanish garlic
n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole},
{Allium scorodoprasum}]
Spanish gorse
n 1: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden
yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spanish gorse},
{Genista hispanica}]
Spanish grunt
n 1: a kind of grunt [syn: {Spanish grunt}, {Haemulon
macrostomum}]
Spanish Guinea
n 1: a country of west central Africa (including islands in the
Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
[syn: {Equatorial Guinea}, {Republic of Equatorial Guinea},
{Spanish Guinea}]
Spanish heath
n 1: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula
having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in
southwestern England [syn: {Spanish heath}, {Portuguese
heath}, {Erica lusitanica}]
Spanish Inquisition
n 1: an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in
Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries);
"the Spanish Inquisition was administered by both civil and
church authorities which gave it ultimate power";
"Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish
Inquisition"
Spanish iris
n 1: bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually
violet-purple flowers [syn: {Spanish iris}, {xiphium iris},
{Iris xiphium}]
Spanish lime
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn:
{Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry},
{mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga},
{Melicocca bijugatus}]
2: round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and
sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes [syn:
{genip}, {Spanish lime}]
Spanish lime tree
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn:
{Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry},
{mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga},
{Melicocca bijugatus}]
Spanish mackerel
n 1: flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the
Atlantic coastal waters of America
2: any of several large marine food fishes of the genus
Scomberomorus
3: medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico [syn: {Spanish mackerel}, {Scomber colias}]
4: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack
mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
symmetricus}]
Spanish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Spain
Spanish moss
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands
anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots;
southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
[syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss},
{long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
Spanish needles
n 1: the seed of bur marigolds [syn: {Spanish needles}, {beggar-
ticks}]
2: common bur marigold of the eastern United States [syn:
{Spanish needles}, {Bidens bipinnata}]
Spanish oak
n 1: small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from
the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern
Oklahoma [syn: {Spanish oak}, {Quercus texana}]
Spanish onion
n 1: large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw
Spanish oyster plant
n 1: a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its
edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow
flowers are used as a substitute for saffron [syn: {Spanish
oyster plant}, {Scolymus hispanicus}]
Spanish paprika
n 1: a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in
Spain
Spanish people
n 1: the people of Spain [syn: {Spanish}, {Spanish people}]
Spanish peseta
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100
centimos [syn: {peseta}, {Spanish peseta}]
Spanish pointer
n 1: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having
a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and
points to game [syn: {pointer}, {Spanish pointer}]
Spanish psyllium
n 1: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and
become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild
laxative [syn: {fleawort}, {psyllium}, {Spanish psyllium},
{Plantago psyllium}]
Spanish rice
n 1: spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers
Spanish Sahara
n 1: an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate
deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992 [syn: {Western
Sahara}, {Spanish Sahara}]
Spanish tamarind
n 1: shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its
edible apple-shaped fruit [syn: {Spanish tamarind},
{Vangueria madagascariensis}]
Spanish tea
n 1: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American
wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed},
{Chenopodium ambrosioides}]
Spanish War
n 1: a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 [syn:
{Spanish-American War}, {Spanish War}]
Spanish-American War
n 1: a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 [syn:
{Spanish-American War}, {Spanish War}]
Spanish-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Spanish
spar buoy
n 1: a buoy resembling a vertical log
Sparaxis tricolor
n 1: a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often
purple-spotted flowers [syn: {wandflower}, {Sparaxis
tricolor}]
spare part
n 1: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn:
{spare part}, {spare}]
spare time
n 1: time available for hobbies and other activities that you
enjoy [syn: {spare time}, {free time}]
2: time that is free from duties or responsibilities [syn: {free
time}, {spare time}]
spare tire
n 1: excess fat around the waistline [syn: {spare tire}, {love
handle}]
spare-time activity
n 1: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {by-line},
{hobby}, {pursuit}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]
sparge pipe
n 1: a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its
length so as to deliver a spray of water
sparid fish
n 1: spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-
developed teeth [syn: {sparid}, {sparid fish}]
spark advance
n 1: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the
piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {spark
advance}, {lead}]
spark arrester
n 1: electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical
contacts are opened or closed
2: a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or
smokestack [syn: {spark arrester}, {sparker}]
spark chamber
n 1: an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from
elementary particles [syn: {spark chamber}, {spark
counter}]
spark coil
n 1: an induction coil used to create sparks
spark counter
n 1: an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from
elementary particles [syn: {spark chamber}, {spark
counter}]
spark gap
n 1: a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped
electrodes and the space between them
2: the gap between two high-potential terminals
spark lever
n 1: (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering
column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition
spark off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
{activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
{touch off}]
spark plug
n 1: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an
internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of
an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {sparking plug},
{plug}]
spark transmitter
n 1: an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark
gap as the source of its power
sparking plug
n 1: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an
internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of
an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {sparking plug},
{plug}]
sparkle metal
n 1: matte that has 74 percent copper
sparkling water
n 1: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon
dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club
soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]
sparkling wine
n 1: effervescent wine
sparkplug wrench
n 1: a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the
cylinder head of an internal combustion engine
Sparmannia africana
n 1: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy
branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of
conspicuous white flowers [syn: {African hemp}, {Sparmannia
africana}]
sparring match
n 1: a practice or exhibition boxing match
sparring mate
n 1: a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an
important fight [syn: {sparring partner}, {sparring mate}]
sparring partner
n 1: a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an
important fight [syn: {sparring partner}, {sparring mate}]
sparrow hawk
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American
kestrel}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
2: small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {sparrow
hawk}, {Accipiter nisus}]
Sparrow Unit
n 1: a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines
sparrow-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a sparrow
Spartina cynosuroides
n 1: tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows [syn: {salt reed
grass}, {Spartina cynosuroides}]
Spartina pectinmata
n 1: North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous
margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie
cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass},
{Spartina pectinmata}]
Spartium junceum
n 1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and
flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern
Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn:
{Spanish broom}, {weaver's broom}, {Spartium junceum}]
spasmodic laryngitis
n 1: a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and
hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: {croup},
{spasmodic laryngitis}]
spastic abasia
n 1: abasia due to spastic contractions of the leg muscles
spastic bladder
n 1: a urinary bladder disorder resulting from spinal cord
lesion or multiple sclerosis or trauma; absence of bladder
sensation and incontinence and interrupted voiding of urine
spastic colon
n 1: recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating
with periods of constipation); often associated with
emotional stress [syn: {irritable bowel syndrome}, {spastic
colon}, {mucous colitis}]
spastic paralysis
n 1: a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary
spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
[syn: {cerebral palsy}, {spastic paralysis}]
spathe flower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a
white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and
often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {spathiphyllum},
{peace lily}, {spathe flower}]
spatial arrangement
n 1: the property possessed by an array of things that have
space between them [syn: {spacing}, {spatial arrangement}]
spatial property
n 1: any property relating to or occupying space [syn: {spatial
property}, {spatiality}]
spatial relation
n 1: the spatial property of a place where or way in which
something is situated; "the position of the hands on the
clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece
of furniture on the stage" [syn: {position}, {spatial
relation}]
spatula-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a
narrow base [syn: {spatulate}, {spatula-shaped}]
spatulate leaf
n 1: spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow
base
speak for
v 1: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's
position"
speak in tongues
v 1: speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The
parishioners spoke in tongues"
speak of the devil
v 1: mention someone's name who just then appears
speak out
v 1: express one's opinion openly and without fear or
hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine},
{speak up}, {speak out}, {animadvert}, {sound off}]
speak up
v 1: express one's opinion openly and without fear or
hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine},
{speak up}, {speak out}, {animadvert}, {sound off}]
2: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the
lecturer to please speak up"
speaker identification
n 1: identification of a person from the sound of their voice
[syn: {speaker identification}, {talker identification}]
speaker system
n 1: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical
signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
[syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {speaker unit},
{loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]
speaker unit
n 1: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical
signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
[syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {speaker unit},
{loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]
speaking trumpet
n 1: a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct
the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-
hearing person
speaking tube
n 1: a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to
another
spear carrier
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {supernumerary}, {spear
carrier}, {extra}]
spear thistle
n 1: European thistle with rather large heads and prickly
leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United
States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear
thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]
spear thrower
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
{throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {spear thrower}, {dart
thrower}]
spear up
v 1: thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the
air" [syn: {spear}, {spear up}]
spear-point
n 1: the head and sharpened point of a spear [syn: {spearhead},
{spearpoint}, {spear-point}]
spearhead-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring
pointed lobes at the base [syn: {hastate}, {spearhead-
shaped}]
spearmint oil
n 1: an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant
spearnose bat
n 1: New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern
United States to Paraguay
special act
n 1: a legislative act that applies only to a particular person
or particular district
special agent
n 1: someone whose authority is limited to the special
undertaking they have been instructed to perform [ant:
{general agent}, {universal agent}]
Special Air Service
n 1: a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained
in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine
operations (especially against terrorist groups) [syn:
{Special Air Service}, {SAS}]
special assessment
n 1: an additional tax levied on private property for public
improvements that enhance the value of the property
Special Branch
n 1: a government police department dealing with political
security
special contract
n 1: a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the
signer attached [syn: {sealed instrument}, {contract under
seal}, {special contract}]
special court-martial
n 1: a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious
that than those committed in action; consists of at least
three officers
special delivery
n 1: mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an
additional charge)
special drawing rights
n 1: reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed
to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies
used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market
[syn: {special drawing rights}, {paper gold}]
special education
n 1: education of physically or mentally handicapped children
whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
special effect
n 1: an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by
normal techniques (especially on film)
Special Forces
n 1: a division of the United States Army that is specially
trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {U.
S. Army Special Forces}, {United States Army Special
Forces}]
special interest
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
special interest group
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
special jury
n 1: a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for
a case involving complicated issues [syn: {special jury},
{blue ribbon jury}]
special K
n 1: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid},
{special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
Special Olympics
n 1: an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but
intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons
special pleading
n 1: an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
2: (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the
opposing allegations
special relativity
n 1: a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption
that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the
assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all
inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special
theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory},
{Einstein's special theory of relativity}]
special relativity theory
n 1: a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption
that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the
assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all
inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special
theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory},
{Einstein's special theory of relativity}]
special session
n 1: a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions
special theory of relativity
n 1: a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption
that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the
assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all
inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special
theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory},
{Einstein's special theory of relativity}]
special verdict
n 1: a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed
by the court without finding for one party or the other
[ant: {general verdict}]
Special Weapons and Tactics squad
n 1: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with
violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT
squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special
Weapons and Tactics squad}]
Special Weapons and Tactics team
n 1: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with
violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT
squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special
Weapons and Tactics squad}]
special-interest group
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
specialty store
n 1: a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
specific gravity
n 1: the density of a substance relative to the density of water
specific heat
n 1: the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a
substance one degree centigrade
specific performance
n 1: the performance of a legal contract as specified by its
terms
specimen bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding urine specimens
specious argument
n 1: an argument that appears good at first view but is really
fallacious
speckled alder
n 1: common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States
having shoots scattered with rust-colored down [syn:
{speckled alder}, {Alnus rugosa}]
speckled rattlesnake
n 1: markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of
southwestern Arizona and Baja California [syn: {speckled
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus mitchellii}]
speckled trout
n 1: a delicious freshwater food fish [syn: {brook trout},
{speckled trout}]
2: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn:
{brook trout}, {speckled trout}, {Salvelinus fontinalis}]
spectacled caiman
n 1: caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern
Mexico to Argentina [syn: {spectacled caiman}, {Caiman
sclerops}]
spectator pump
n 1: a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting
colors for toe and heel [syn: {spectator pump},
{spectator}]
spectator sport
n 1: a sport that many people find entertaining to watch
spectral color
n 1: a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic
colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}]
spectral colour
n 1: a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic
colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant:
{achromatic color}, {achromatic colour}]
spectrographic analysis
n 1: the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn:
{spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis},
{spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]
spectroscopic analysis
n 1: the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn:
{spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis},
{spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]
spectrum analysis
n 1: the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn:
{spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis},
{spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]
spectrum line
n 1: an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at
a uniform frequency
speech act
n 1: the use of language to perform some act
speech communication
n 1: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
speech community
n 1: people sharing a given language or dialect
speech day
n 1: an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and
prizes are distributed
speech defect
n 1: a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech disorder}, {speech
defect}, {defect of speech}]
speech disorder
n 1: a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech disorder}, {speech
defect}, {defect of speech}]
speech intelligibility
n 1: the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the
presence of noise or distortion)
speech organ
n 1: any of the organs involved in speech production [syn:
{speech organ}, {vocal organ}, {organ of speech}]
speech pattern
n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't
suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear
speech pattern" [syn: {accent}, {speech pattern}]
speech perception
n 1: the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech
speech production
n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: {speaking},
{speech production}]
speech rhythm
n 1: the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and
unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" [syn:
{rhythm}, {speech rhythm}]
speech sound
n 1: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without
concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some
language [syn: {phone}, {speech sound}, {sound}]
speech spectrum
n 1: the average sound spectrum for the human voice
speech therapist
n 1: a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders
speech therapy
n 1: any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech
speech-endowed
adj 1: capable of speech; "the speaking animal"
speech-read
v 1: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people [syn: {lipread},
{lip-read}, {speech-read}]
speed bump
n 1: a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the
surface of a roadway
speed cop
n 1: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the
speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle cop}, {motorcycle
policeman}, {speed cop}]
speed demon
n 1: a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit [syn: {speeder},
{speed demon}]
speed freak
n 1: addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially
amphetamines)
speed indicator
n 1: a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its
speed [syn: {speedometer}, {speed indicator}]
speed limit
n 1: regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given
road
speed of light
n 1: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy
and universality of the speed of light is recognized by
defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
[syn: {speed of light}, {light speed}, {c}]
speed skate
n 1: an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing [syn:
{speed skate}, {racing skate}]
v 1: race on skates
speed skater
n 1: an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an
oval course [syn: {speedskater}, {speed skater}]
speed skating
n 1: competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval
course)
speed trap
n 1: a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
speed up
v 1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate},
{speed up}, {speed}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate},
{retard}, {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}]
2: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn:
{accelerate}, {speed}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}, {slow
down}]
speed-reading
n 1: reading at speeds significantly faster than normal
speeding ticket
n 1: a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit
spell out
v 1: make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out
your demands"
2: spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your
middle name instead of just giving the initial?"
3: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do
you spell this word?"; "We had to spell out our names for the
police officer" [syn: {spell}, {spell out}]
spell-bound
adj 1: having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn:
{fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized},
{mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {spell-bound}, {transfixed}]
spell-checker
n 1: an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be
used to catch misspelled words [syn: {spell-checker},
{spelling checker}]
spelling bee
n 1: a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell
a word correctly [syn: {spelling bee}, {spelldown},
{spelling contest}]
spelling checker
n 1: an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be
used to catch misspelled words [syn: {spell-checker},
{spelling checker}]
spelling contest
n 1: a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell
a word correctly [syn: {spelling bee}, {spelldown},
{spelling contest}]
Spencer Tracy
n 1: United States film actor who appeared in many films with
Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) [syn: {Tracy}, {Spencer
Tracy}]
spend a penny
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
spend-all
n 1: someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spendthrift},
{spend-all}, {spender}, {scattergood}]
spending cut
n 1: the act of reducing spending
spending money
n 1: cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn:
{pocket money}, {pin money}, {spending money}]
spending spree
n 1: a brief period of extravagant spending
spendthrift trust
n 1: a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure
against the beneficiary's improvidence
Spenserian sonnet
n 1: a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding
couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab
bcbd cdcd ee
Spenserian stanza
n 1: a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a
concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c;
"the Spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in
The Faerie Queene"
Spergula arvensis
n 1: small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
[syn: {corn spurry}, {corn spurrey}, {Spergula arvensis}]
Spergularia rubra
n 1: prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread
throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and
coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn:
{sand spurry}, {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]
sperm bank
n 1: a depository for storing sperm
sperm cell
n 1: the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is
mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular
material" [syn: {sperm}, {sperm cell}, {spermatozoon},
{spermatozoan}]
sperm count
n 1: the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is
used as an indicator of male fertility"
2: the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an
ejaculate
sperm oil
n 1: an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
sperm whale
n 1: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing
spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm
whale}, {cachalot}, {black whale}, {Physeter catodon}]
sperm-filled
adj 1: filled with sperm
spermatic cord
n 1: a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis
within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other
vessels and nerves
spew out
v 1: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The
editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the
Presidential candidate" [syn: {spew}, {spew out}, {eruct}]
Sphacele calycina
n 1: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large
white flowers [syn: {pitcher sage}, {Lepechinia calycina},
{Sphacele calycina}]
Sphacelotheca reiliana
n 1: smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing
a covered smut [syn: {head smut}, {Sphacelotheca reiliana}]
Sphaeralcea coccinea
n 1: false mallow of western United States having racemose red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn:
{prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea
coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]
Sphaeralcea fasciculata
n 1: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California
having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral
mallow}, {Malacothamnus fasciculatus}, {Sphaeralcea
fasciculata}]
Sphaeralcea remota
n 1: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common
hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes
placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {wild hollyhock},
{Iliamna remota}, {Sphaeralcea remota}]
sphagnum moss
n 1: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum
whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum},
{sphagnum moss}, {peat moss}, {bog moss}]
Sphecius speciosis
n 1: large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
[syn: {cicada killer}, {Sphecius speciosis}]
sphecoid wasp
n 1: any of various solitary wasps [syn: {sphecoid wasp},
{sphecoid}]
sphenisciform seabird
n 1: flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
Spheniscus demersus
n 1: small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a
braying call [syn: {jackass penguin}, {Spheniscus
demersus}]
Sphenodon punctatum
n 1: only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large
spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off
New Zealand [syn: {tuatara}, {Sphenodon punctatum}]
sphenoid bone
n 1: butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn:
{sphenoid bone}, {sphenoid}, {os sphenoidale}]
sphenoid fontanel
n 1: the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium
where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal
bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the
sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones
have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid
fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]
sphenoid fontanelle
n 1: the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium
where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal
bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the
sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones
have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid
fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]
sphenoidal fontanel
n 1: the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium
where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal
bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the
sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones
have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid
fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]
sphenoidal fontanelle
n 1: the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium
where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal
bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the
sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones
have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid
fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]
sphere of influence
n 1: the geographical area in which one nation is very
influential [syn: {sphere}, {sphere of influence}]
spherical aberration
n 1: an optical aberration resulting in a distorted image
spherical angle
n 1: an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two
great circles
spherical geometry
n 1: (mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a
sphere
spherical polygon
n 1: a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or
more great circles
spherical triangle
n 1: a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles
spherical trigonometry
n 1: (mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles
spheroid joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
{ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
spheroidea}]
sphincter ani
n 1: the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {anal sphincter},
{sphincter ani}, {musculus sphincter ani}]
sphincter muscle
n 1: a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn:
{sphincter}, {anatomical sphincter}, {sphincter muscle}]
sphinx moth
n 1: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn:
{hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth},
{hummingbird moth}]
Sphyraena barracuda
n 1: large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded
as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
[syn: {great barracuda}, {Sphyraena barracuda}]
Sphyrapicus varius
n 1: eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow
abdomen [syn: {yellow-bellied sapsucker}, {Sphyrapicus
varius}]
Sphyrapicus varius ruber
n 1: western North American sapsucker [syn: {red-breasted
sapsucker}, {Sphyrapicus varius ruber}]
Sphyrna tiburo
n 1: small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head;
abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead},
{bonnethead}, {bonnet shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]
Sphyrna tudes
n 1: fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smalleye
hammerhead}, {Sphyrna tudes}]
Sphyrna zygaena
n 1: fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smooth
hammerhead}, {Sphyrna zygaena}]
spic-and-span
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-
span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spic-and-
span}, {spick-and-span}]
2: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate";
"in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span
kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate},
{speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic},
{spick}, {spotless}]
spiccato bowing
n 1: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the
strings [syn: {spiccato}, {spiccato bowing}]
spice bush
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush},
{American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin},
{Benzoin odoriferum}]
spice cake
n 1: cake flavored with spices
spice cookie
n 1: cookie flavored with spices
Spice Islands
n 1: a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and
New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the
Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at
which time they were known as Spice Islands [syn:
{Moluccas}, {Spice Islands}]
spice rack
n 1: a rack for displaying containers filled with spices
spice tree
n 1: tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
2: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard
tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree},
{Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras
laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia
californica}]
spice up
v 1: add herbs or spices to [syn: {zest}, {spice}, {spice up}]
2: make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by
inviting a belly dancer" [syn: {spice}, {spice up}]
spice-scented
adj 1: smelling of spices
spick-and-span
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-
span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spic-and-
span}, {spick-and-span}]
2: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate";
"in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span
kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate},
{speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic},
{spick}, {spotless}]
spider angioma
n 1: a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red
dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider
angioma}, {spider nevus}, {vascular spider}]
spider brake
n 1: Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider brake},
{spider fern}, {Pteris multifida}]
spider crab
n 1: any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small
triangular bodies
spider fern
n 1: fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn:
{ribbon fern}, {spider fern}, {Pteris serrulata}]
2: Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider brake},
{spider fern}, {Pteris multifida}]
spider flower
n 1: native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of
United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped
white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider flower}, {spider
plant}, {Cleome hassleriana}]
spider mite
n 1: web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit
trees [syn: {spider mite}, {tetranychid}]
spider monkey
n 1: arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs
and long prehensile tail [syn: {spider monkey}, {Ateles
geoffroyi}]
spider nevus
n 1: a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red
dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider
angioma}, {spider nevus}, {vascular spider}]
spider orchid
n 1: any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
2: Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with
prominent green warts [syn: {spider orchid}, {Brassia
verrucosa}]
3: South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-
green flowers [syn: {spider orchid}, {Brassia lawrenceana}]
spider plant
n 1: native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of
United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped
white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider flower}, {spider
plant}, {Cleome hassleriana}]
spider web
n 1: a web resembling the webs spun by spiders [syn: {spider
web}, {spider's web}]
2: a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey [syn: {spider web},
{spider's web}]
spider's web
n 1: a web resembling the webs spun by spiders [syn: {spider
web}, {spider's web}]
2: a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey [syn: {spider web},
{spider's web}]
spider-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a spider
spiderwort family
n 1: large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs
or climbers: spiderworts [syn: {Commelinaceae}, {family
Commelinaceae}, {spiderwort family}]
spiegel iron
n 1: pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent
and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn:
{spiegeleisen}, {spiegel}, {spiegel iron}]
spiel off
v 1: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names
of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle
off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]
Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
n 1: a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism
having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and
dementia and early death [syn: {Spielmeyer-Vogt disease},
{juvenile amaurotic idiocy}]
spiff up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce},
{titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff
up}]
spiffed up
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
spike arrester
n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect
equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge
suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike
arrester}, {lightning arrester}]
spike heath
n 1: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and
Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of
small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {spike heath},
{Bruckenthalia spiculifolia}]
spike heel
n 1: a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: {spike
heel}, {spike}, {stiletto heel}]
spike lavender
n 1: Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields
spike lavender oil [syn: {spike lavender}, {French
lavender}, {Lavandula latifolia}]
spike lavender oil
n 1: pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used
in scenting soaps and cosmetics [syn: {spike lavender oil},
{spike oil}]
Spike Lee
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of
black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Lee}, {Spike
Lee}, {Shelton Jackson Lee}]
spike microphone
n 1: a contact microphone for listening through walls [syn:
{spike microphone}, {spike mike}]
spike mike
n 1: a contact microphone for listening through walls [syn:
{spike microphone}, {spike mike}]
spike moss
n 1: any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella [syn:
{spikemoss}, {spike moss}, {little club moss}]
spike oil
n 1: pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used
in scenting soaps and cosmetics [syn: {spike lavender oil},
{spike oil}]
spike out
v 1: bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids
are spiking now" [syn: {spike}, {spike out}]
spike rush
n 1: a sedge of the genus Eleocharis
spike suppressor
n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect
equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge
suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike
arrester}, {lightning arrester}]
spiked loosestrife
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
{purple loosestrife}, {spiked loosestrife}, {Lythrum
salicaria}]
spill out
v 1: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"
[syn: {spill over}, {spill out}, {pour out}]
spill over
v 1: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn:
{bubble over}, {overflow}, {spill over}]
2: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" [syn:
{spill over}, {spill out}, {pour out}]
spill the beans
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--
his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat
out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach},
{babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep
one's mouth shut}, {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}]
Spilogale putorius
n 1: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United
States and Mexico [syn: {spotted skunk}, {little spotted
skunk}, {Spilogale putorius}]
spin around
v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
spin doctor
n 1: a public relations person who tries to forestall negative
publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the
words or actions of a company or political party or famous
person; "his title is Director of Communications but he is
just a spin doctor" [syn: {spin doctor}, {spinmeister}]
spin drier
n 1: a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the
clothes that are put into it [syn: {spin dryer}, {spin
drier}]
spin dryer
n 1: a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the
clothes that are put into it [syn: {spin dryer}, {spin
drier}]
spin off
v 1: produce as a consequence of something larger
spin out
v 1: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin}, {spin
out}]
spin the bottle
n 1: a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the
person that it points to when it stops spinning
spin the plate
n 1: a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on
edge and the name of a player is called; the named player
must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a
forfeit [syn: {spin the plate}, {spin the platter}]
spin the platter
n 1: a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on
edge and the name of a player is called; the named player
must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a
forfeit [syn: {spin the plate}, {spin the platter}]
spin-dry
v 1: dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal
forces
spin-off
n 1: a product made during the manufacture of something else
[syn: {by-product}, {byproduct}, {spin-off}]
spina bifida
n 1: a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is
malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there
is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be
diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: {spina bifida},
{rachischisis}, {schistorrhachis}]
spinach beet
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard},
{spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris
cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn:
{chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}]
spinach blight
n 1: a disease of spinach plants
spinach mustard
n 1: Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and
edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {spinach mustard},
{Brassica perviridis}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]
spinach plant
n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its
succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach},
{spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded spinach}, {Spinacia
oleracea}]
Spinacia oleracea
n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its
succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach},
{spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded spinach}, {Spinacia
oleracea}]
spinal accessory
n 1: arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that
unite to form the nerve [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal
accessory}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]
spinal anaesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury
to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath
the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord [syn:
{spinal anesthesia}, {spinal anaesthesia}, {spinal}]
spinal anaesthetic
n 1: an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal
anesthetic}, {spinal anaesthetic}]
spinal anesthesia
n 1: anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury
to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath
the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord [syn:
{spinal anesthesia}, {spinal anaesthesia}, {spinal}]
spinal anesthetic
n 1: an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal
anesthetic}, {spinal anaesthetic}]
spinal canal
n 1: the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal
cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {vertebral canal},
{canalis vertebralis}]
spinal column
n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton
and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine},
{backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]
spinal cord
n 1: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts
sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a
long tubelike structure extending from the base of the
brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar
region [syn: {spinal cord}, {medulla spinalis}]
spinal curvature
n 1: an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
spinal fluid
n 1: clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills
and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord [syn:
{spinal fluid}, {cerebrospinal fluid}]
spinal fusion
n 1: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two
or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes
done by traction or immobilization [syn: {fusion}, {spinal
fusion}]
spinal nerve
n 1: any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of
the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots:
ventral and dorsal) [syn: {spinal nerve}, {nervus
spinalis}]
spinal nerve root
n 1: one of two roots of the spinal nerves
spinal nerve roots
n 1: either of two roots of the spinal nerves
spinal puncture
n 1: removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of
the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes [syn: {lumbar puncture}, {spinal
puncture}, {spinal tap}]
spinal tap
n 1: removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of
the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes [syn: {lumbar puncture}, {spinal
puncture}, {spinal tap}]
spinal vein
n 1: veins that drain the spinal cord [syn: {spinal vein}, {vena
spinalis}]
spindle horn
n 1: cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the
agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope;
characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn:
{forest goat}, {spindle horn}, {Pseudoryx nghetinhensis}]
spindle tree
n 1: any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus
having showy usually reddish berries [syn: {spindle tree},
{spindleberry}, {spindleberry tree}]
spindle-legged
adj 1: having long slender legs [syn: {spindle-legged},
{spindle-shanked}]
spindle-shanked
adj 1: having long slender legs [syn: {spindle-legged},
{spindle-shanked}]
spindle-shaped
adj 1: tapering at each end [syn: {fusiform}, {spindle-shaped},
{cigar-shaped}]
spindle-tree family
n 1: trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-
colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {family Celastraceae},
{spindle-tree family}, {staff-tree family}]
spindleberry tree
n 1: any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus
having showy usually reddish berries [syn: {spindle tree},
{spindleberry}, {spindleberry tree}]
spine-tipped
adj 1: of a plant tipped with a spine
spinel ruby
n 1: a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn:
{spinel ruby}, {ruby spinel}]
spinning frame
n 1: spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
spinning jenny
n 1: an early spinning machine with multiple spindles
spinning machine
n 1: a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread
spinning rod
n 1: a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure
spinning top
n 1: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on
which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and
string for his birthday" [syn: {top}, {whirligig},
{teetotum}, {spinning top}]
spinning wheel
n 1: a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle
that is driven by hand or foot
spinocerebellar disorder
n 1: any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration
of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity
and ataxia
Spinus pinus
n 1: small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn:
{pine siskin}, {pine finch}, {Spinus pinus}]
Spinus tristis
n 1: American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
[syn: {New World goldfinch}, {goldfinch}, {yellowbird},
{Spinus tristis}]
spiny anteater
n 1: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having
a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites;
native to New Guinea [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater},
{anteater}]
2: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
Australia [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]
spiny dogfish
n 1: small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
spiny lizard
n 1: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {mountain devil},
{spiny lizard}, {Moloch horridus}]
2: any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed
scales; of North America and Central America
spiny lobster
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and
South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also
in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster},
{langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}]
2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but
lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny
lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish},
{crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]
spiny puffer
n 1: puffers having rigid or erectile spines
spiny softshell
n 1: river turtle of western United States with a warty shell;
prefers quiet water [syn: {spiny softshell}, {Trionyx
spiniferus}]
spiny talinum
n 1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta
flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the
leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny
talinum}, {Talinum spinescens}]
spiny-backed
adj 1: having the back covered with spines
spiny-edged
adj 1: having a spiny border
spiny-finned
adj 1: of or relating to fish with spiny fins
spiny-finned fish
n 1: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp
inflexible rays [syn: {spiny-finned fish},
{acanthopterygian}] [ant: {malacopterygian}, {soft-finned
fish}]
spiny-headed worm
n 1: any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of
vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many
hooked spines [syn: {acanthocephalan}, {spiny-headed worm}]
spiny-leafed
adj 1: having spiny leaves [syn: {spiny-leaved}, {spiny-leafed}]
spiny-leaved
adj 1: having spiny leaves [syn: {spiny-leaved}, {spiny-leafed}]
spiny-stemmed
adj 1: having a spiny stem
SPipistrellus hesperus
n 1: of western North America [syn: {western pipistrel},
{SPipistrellus hesperus}]
Spiraea prunifolia
n 1: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn:
{bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath},
{St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
spiral bandage
n 1: an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap
preceding turns
spiral galaxy
n 1: a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger
stars spiral out from old stars at the center [syn: {spiral
galaxy}, {spiral nebula}]
spiral nebula
n 1: a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger
stars spiral out from old stars at the center [syn: {spiral
galaxy}, {spiral nebula}]
spiral ratchet screwdriver
n 1: a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only
one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade
rotates) with downward pressure on the handle [syn: {spiral
ratchet screwdriver}, {ratchet screwdriver}]
spiral spring
n 1: a spring that is wound like a spiral
spiral-shelled
adj 1: having a shell that forms a spiral
Spiranthes cernua
n 1: an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely
flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented
flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places
of eastern and central North America [syn: {screw augur},
{Spiranthes cernua}]
Spiranthes porrifolia
n 1: similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana; western United States
[syn: {western ladies' tresses}, {Spiranthes porrifolia}]
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
n 1: orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy
white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western
North America [syn: {hooded ladies' tresses}, {Spiranthes
romanzoffiana}]
Spiranthes spiralis
n 1: European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly
spiraling snow-white flowers [syn: {European ladies'
tresses}, {Spiranthes spiralis}]
spirillum fever
n 1: the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East [syn:
{sodoku}, {spirillum fever}]
Spirillum minus
n 1: a bacterium causing ratbite fever [syn: {ratbite fever
bacterium}, {Spirillum minus}]
spirit away
v 1: carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: {spirit away},
{spirit off}]
2: carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
spirit gum
n 1: an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to
attach false hair to skin
spirit lamp
n 1: a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
spirit level
n 1: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is
centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {level}, {spirit level}]
spirit of turpentine
n 1: volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used
as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn:
{turpentine}, {oil of turpentine}, {spirit of turpentine},
{turps}]
spirit off
v 1: carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: {spirit away},
{spirit off}]
spirit rapper
n 1: someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the
form of raps on a table
spirit rapping
n 1: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
[syn: {table rapping}, {table tapping}, {spirit rapping}]
spirit stove
n 1: a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
spirit up
v 1: infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn:
{spirit}, {spirit up}, {inspirit}]
spirit world
n 1: any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or
fairies or angels or the like) abide; "science has emptied
the spirit world of its former inhabitants"
spirits of ammonia
n 1: a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and
alcohol [syn: {spirits of ammonia}, {sal volatile}]
spirits of wine
n 1: rectified ethyl alcohol
spiritual being
n 1: an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the
course of human events [syn: {spiritual being},
{supernatural being}]
spiritual bouquet
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender
will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another
spiritual domain
n 1: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine
spirit [syn: {spiritual world}, {spiritual domain},
{unseen}]
Spiritual Jewel
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse
[syn: {Shen-pao}, {Spiritual Jewel}]
spiritual leader
n 1: a leader in religious or sacred affairs
spiritual rebirth
n 1: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new
life [syn: {conversion}, {rebirth}, {spiritual rebirth}]
spiritual world
n 1: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine
spirit [syn: {spiritual world}, {spiritual domain},
{unseen}]
Spirodela polyrrhiza
n 1: cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some
oceanic islands [syn: {great duckweed}, {water flaxseed},
{Spirodela polyrrhiza}]
Spirula peronii
n 1: a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having
prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell
coiled in a flat spiral [syn: {spirula}, {Spirula peronii}]
spit and polish
n 1: careful attention to order and appearance (as in the
military)
spit curl
n 1: a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn:
{spit curl}, {kiss curl}]
spit out
v 1: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: {splutter}, {sputter},
{spit out}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit}, {spit out}]
3: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the
mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit
up}, {spit out}]
spit up
v 1: give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his
children's tuition" [syn: {cough up}, {pony up}, {spit up}]
2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the
mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit
up}, {spit out}]
spitting cobra
n 1: aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites
but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {black-
necked cobra}, {spitting cobra}, {Naja nigricollis}]
spitting image
n 1: a perfect likeness or counterpart
spitting snake
n 1: highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom
up to seven feet [syn: {ringhals}, {rinkhals}, {spitting
snake}, {Hemachatus haemachatus}]
spittle insect
n 1: small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of
protective froth which it and its larvae secrete [syn:
{spittle insect}, {spittlebug}]
Spizella arborea
n 1: finch common in winter in the northern U.S. [syn: {tree
sparrow}, {Spizella arborea}]
Spizella passerina
n 1: small North American finch common in urban areas [syn:
{chipping sparrow}, {Spizella passerina}]
Spizella pusilla
n 1: common North American finch of brushy pasturelands [syn:
{field sparrow}, {Spizella pusilla}]
splanchnic nerve
n 1: any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the
autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood
vessels
splash around
v 1: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn:
{dabble}, {paddle}, {splash around}]
splash guard
n 1: a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the
wheels [syn: {mudguard}, {splash guard}, {splash-guard}]
splash-guard
n 1: a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the
wheels [syn: {mudguard}, {splash guard}, {splash-guard}]
splenic artery
n 1: an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and
supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {lienal artery},
{splenic artery}, {arteria lienalis}]
splenic fever
n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and
sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {anthrax},
{splenic fever}]
splenic vein
n 1: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the
spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal
vein [syn: {splenic vein}, {vena lienalis}]
splenius muscle
n 1: either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper
vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or
flex or extend the head and neck [syn: {splenius},
{splenius muscle}]
splint bone
n 1: a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side
of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
splinter group
n 1: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent
organization
split decision
n 1: a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
split down
n 1: a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a
corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn:
{reverse split}, {reverse stock split}, {split down}]
split end
n 1: (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from
the other linemen
split infinitive
n 1: an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb
(e.g., `to boldly go')
split personality
n 1: a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual
integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more
independent personalities emerge [syn: {split personality},
{multiple personality}]
split rail
n 1: a rail that is split from a log [syn: {split rail}, {fence
rail}]
split run
n 1: a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or
advertisements are changed to produce a different edition
split second
n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or
the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat},
{instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling},
{wink}, {New York minute}]
split shift
n 1: a working shift divided into two periods of time with
several hours in between
split ticket
n 1: a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more
than one party [ant: {straight ticket}]
split up
n 1: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a
corporation without changing the shareholders' equity;
"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
[syn: {split}, {stock split}, {split up}]
v 1: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple
divorced after only 6 months" [syn: {divorce}, {split up}]
2: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three
equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after
World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {split up}, {separate},
{dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unify}, {unite}]
3: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
"The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and
I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split},
{break}, {break up}]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break},
{separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
split-brain technique
n 1: brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and
sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that
communication between the cerebral hemispheres is
interrupted
split-half correlation
n 1: a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two
halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability
of the test [syn: {split-half correlation}, {chance-half
correlation}]
split-pea
n 1: dried hulled pea; used in soup
split-pea soup
n 1: made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery
split-rail fence
n 1: a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other
at an angle) [syn: {rail fence}, {split-rail fence}]
Spodoptera exigua
n 1: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
[syn: {beet armyworm}, {Spodoptera exigua}]
2: moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
Spodoptera frugiperda
n 1: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys
grasses and small grains [syn: {fall armyworm}, {Spodoptera
frugiperda}]
2: moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
spoils system
n 1: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who
are friends and supporters of the group in power [ant:
{merit system}]
spoken communication
n 1: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
spoken language
n 1: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
spoken word
n 1: a word that is spoken aloud [syn: {vocable}, {spoken word}]
Spondias mombin
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn:
{hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree},
{Spondias mombin}]
Spondias purpurea
n 1: common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish
fruit [syn: {mombin}, {mombin tree}, {jocote}, {Spondias
purpurea}]
sponge bag
n 1: a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and
toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling [syn: {toilet
bag}, {sponge bag}]
sponge bath
n 1: you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in
a bathtub
sponge cake
n 1: a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar
without shortening
sponge cloth
n 1: any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb
weave)
sponge down
v 1: clean with a sponge, by rubbing [syn: {sponge down},
{sponge off}]
2: wash with a sponge
sponge genus
n 1: a genus of Porifera
sponge gourd
n 1: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd},
{rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]
sponge mop
n 1: a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent
sponge morel
n 1: an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head
with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common
morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge
morel}]
sponge mushroom
n 1: an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head
with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common
morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge
morel}]
sponge off
v 1: clean with a sponge, by rubbing [syn: {sponge down},
{sponge off}]
sponge on
v 1: apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes"
sponge up
v 1: absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on
the counter"
spontaneous abortion
n 1: a natural loss of the products of conception [syn:
{spontaneous abortion}, {miscarriage}, {stillbirth}] [ant:
{live birth}]
spontaneous combustion
n 1: ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an
internal oxidation process
spontaneous generation
n 1: a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms
are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis},
{autogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]
spoon bread
n 1: soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy;
must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern) [syn: {spoon
bread}, {batter bread}]
spoon food
n 1: a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those
with intestinal disorders [syn: {soft diet}, {pap}, {spoon
food}]
spoon-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a spoon
spoonbill catfish
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat},
{goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish},
{Pylodictus olivaris}]
spoonleaf yucca
n 1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
[syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread},
{spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
spore case
n 1: organ containing or producing spores [syn: {sporangium},
{spore case}, {spore sac}]
2: specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that
encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: {sporocarp},
{spore case}]
spore mother cell
n 1: cell from which a spore develops
spore sac
n 1: organ containing or producing spores [syn: {sporangium},
{spore case}, {spore sac}]
spore-bearing
adj 1: bearing spores instead of producing seeds
Sporobolus cryptandrus
n 1: erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
[syn: {sand dropseed}, {Sporobolus cryptandrus}]
Sporobolus poiretii
n 1: grass native to West Indies but common in southern United
States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark
fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {blackseed}, {carpet grass},
{Sporobolus poiretii}]
sport car
n 1: a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats
two persons [syn: {sports car}, {sport car}]
sport coat
n 1: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the
colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket},
{sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]
sport fish
n 1: any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: {game fish},
{sport fish}]
sport jacket
n 1: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the
colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket},
{sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]
sport kite
n 1: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with
both hands [syn: {sport kite}, {stunt kite}]
sport shirt
n 1: a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual
wear [syn: {polo shirt}, {sport shirt}]
sport utility
n 1: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck
chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {sport utility vehicle},
{S.U.V.}, {SUV}]
sport utility vehicle
n 1: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck
chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {sport utility vehicle},
{S.U.V.}, {SUV}]
sporting chance
n 1: a reasonable probability of success [syn: {fair chance},
{sporting chance}]
sporting dog
n 1: a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with
guns [syn: {sporting dog}, {gun dog}]
sporting goods
n 1: sports equipment sold as a commodity
sporting house
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
{whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of
prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse},
{cathouse}, {sporting house}]
sporting lady
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
{prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
sporting life
n 1: active interest in gambling on sports events
sporting man
n 1: someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler
on the outcome of sporting events
2: someone who enjoys outdoor activities [syn: {sporting man},
{outdoor man}]
sports announcer
n 1: an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting
events [syn: {sports announcer}, {sportscaster}, {sports
commentator}]
sports arena
n 1: a building for indoor sports [syn: {field house}, {sports
arena}]
sports car
n 1: a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats
two persons [syn: {sports car}, {sport car}]
sports coat
n 1: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the
colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket},
{sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]
sports commentator
n 1: an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting
events [syn: {sports announcer}, {sportscaster}, {sports
commentator}]
sports desk
n 1: the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the
sports news
sports editor
n 1: the newspaper editor responsible for sports news
sports equipment
n 1: equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
sports fan
n 1: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {sports fan},
{fan}, {rooter}]
sports implement
n 1: an implement used in a sport
sports jacket
n 1: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the
colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket},
{sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]
sports medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of
injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities
sports meeting
n 1: a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
[syn: {meet}, {sports meeting}]
sports page
n 1: any page in the sports section of a newspaper
sports section
n 1: the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
sports stadium
n 1: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
[syn: {stadium}, {bowl}, {arena}, {sports stadium}]
sports writer
n 1: a journalist who writes about sports [syn: {sports writer},
{sportswriter}]
spot check
n 1: a check on work performance or product quality made at
random times without warning; "spot checks ensure a high
level of performance by employees"
spot jam
v 1: jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed"
spot jamming
n 1: electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency [syn:
{spot jamming}, {selective jamming}]
spot market
n 1: a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for
immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future
spot pass
n 1: a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver
should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does
spot price
n 1: the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the
spot market [syn: {spot price}, {cash price}]
spot promote
v 1: promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-
promoted to Archangel"
spot weld
n 1: each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn:
{spot weld}, {spot-weld}]
spot welder
n 1: a welder who does spot welding [syn: {spot-welder}, {spot
welder}]
spot welding
n 1: creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points
[syn: {spot welding}, {spot-welding}]
spot-check
v 1: pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure
high quality
spot-weld
n 1: each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn:
{spot weld}, {spot-weld}]
v 1: make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded"
[syn: {spotweld}, {spot-weld}]
spot-welder
n 1: a welder who does spot welding [syn: {spot-welder}, {spot
welder}]
spot-welding
n 1: creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points
[syn: {spot welding}, {spot-welding}]
spotted antbird
n 1: a kind of antbird [syn: {spotted antbird}, {Hylophylax
naevioides}]
spotted barramundi
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian arowana}, {Dawson River salmon}, {saratoga},
{spotted barramundi}, {spotted bonytongue}, {Scleropages
leichardti}]
spotted bat
n 1: a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots
and enormous ears [syn: {jackass bat}, {spotted bat},
{Euderma maculata}]
spotted black bass
n 1: a variety of black bass [syn: {Kentucky black bass},
{spotted black bass}, {Micropterus pseudoplites}]
spotted bonytongue
n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn:
{Australian arowana}, {Dawson River salmon}, {saratoga},
{spotted barramundi}, {spotted bonytongue}, {Scleropages
leichardti}]
spotted coral root
n 1: common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or
purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of
similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips;
Guatemala to Canada [syn: {spotted coral root},
{Corallorhiza maculata}]
spotted cowbane
n 1: tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America
having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely
poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
[syn: {spotted cowbane}, {spotted hemlock}, {spotted water
hemlock}]
spotted crake
n 1: Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes [syn: {spotted crake},
{Porzana porzana}]
spotted cranesbill
n 1: common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply
parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {wild
geranium}, {spotted cranesbill}, {Geranium maculatum}]
spotted dick
n 1: a suet pudding containing currants
spotted eagle ray
n 1: ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely
distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted eagle ray},
{spotted ray}, {Aetobatus narinari}]
spotted fever
n 1: any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by
skin rashes or spots on the skin
spotted flycatcher
n 1: common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown
plumage [syn: {spotted flycatcher}, {Muscicapa striata},
{Muscicapa grisola}]
spotted gum
n 1: large gum tree with mottled bark [syn: {spotted gum},
{Eucalyptus maculata}]
spotted hemlock
n 1: tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America
having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely
poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
[syn: {spotted cowbane}, {spotted hemlock}, {spotted water
hemlock}]
spotted hyena
n 1: African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted
hyena}, {laughing hyena}, {Crocuta crocuta}]
spotted Joe-Pye weed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn:
{Joe-Pye weed}, {spotted Joe-Pye weed}, {Eupatorium
maculatum}]
spotted lynx
n 1: of southern Europe [syn: {spotted lynx}, {Lynx pardina}]
spotted owl
n 1: a large owl of North America found in forests from British
Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a
heavily spotted chest [syn: {spotted owl}, {Strix
occidentalis}]
spotted ray
n 1: ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely
distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted eagle ray},
{spotted ray}, {Aetobatus narinari}]
spotted salamander
n 1: glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
[syn: {spotted salamander}, {Ambystoma maculatum}]
2: European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow
spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {fire salamander},
{Salamandra maculosa}]
spotted sandpiper
n 1: common North American sandpiper [syn: {spotted sandpiper},
{Actitis macularia}]
spotted sea trout
n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout},
{spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]
spotted skunk
n 1: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United
States and Mexico [syn: {spotted skunk}, {little spotted
skunk}, {Spilogale putorius}]
spotted squeateague
n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout},
{spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]
spotted sunfish
n 1: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed
panfish [syn: {spotted sunfish}, {stumpknocker}, {Lepomis
punctatus}]
spotted water hemlock
n 1: tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America
having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely
poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
[syn: {spotted cowbane}, {spotted hemlock}, {spotted water
hemlock}]
spotted weakfish
n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout},
{spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]
spousal equivalent
n 1: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit
and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic
partner}, {significant other}, {spousal equivalent},
{spouse equivalent}]
spousal relationship
n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God
bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {matrimony}, {union},
{spousal relationship}, {wedlock}]
spouse equivalent
n 1: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit
and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic
partner}, {significant other}, {spousal equivalent},
{spouse equivalent}]
Spraguea umbellatum
n 1: pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems
resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous
forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-
paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium
umbellatum}]
spray can
n 1: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that
can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a
propellant gas) [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container},
{aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]
spray gun
n 1: an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid
substances (as paint) in the form of a spray
spray paint
n 1: paint applied with a spray gun
spray painting
n 1: applying paint with a sprayer
spray-dried
adj 1: dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap)
into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form
of a powder
spray-dry
v 1: dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact
with a hot gas
spread eagle
n 1: an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the
obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
2: a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a
straight line
spread head
n 1: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn:
{spread}, {spread head}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}]
spread out
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse},
{spread}, {spread out}, {fan out}]
2: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the
houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: {string out},
{spread out}]
3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},
{scatter}, {spread out}]
4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
{expand}, {spread out}] [ant: {contract}, {shrink}]
5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet
dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: {turn
out}, {splay}, {spread out}, {rotate}]
6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
children scattered in all directions when the teacher
approached" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter}, {spread
out}]
7: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {spread
out}, {open}] [ant: {fold}, {fold up}, {turn up}]
spread over
v 1: form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" [syn:
{cover}, {spread over}]
spread-eagle
adj 1: with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread-
eagle on the floor"
v 1: stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the
floor"
2: stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"
3: execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs
stretched out
4: stand with arms and legs spread out
5: defeat disastrously [syn: {spread-eagle}, {spreadeagle},
{rout}]
spread-out
adj 1: especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned
tail"; "the spread-out cards" [syn: {fanned}, {spread-
out(a)}]
spreading bellflower
n 1: European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with
spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {tussock
bellflower}, {spreading bellflower}, {Campanula carpatica}]
spreading dogbane
n 1: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane},
{rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]
spreading factor
n 1: an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid
and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability
of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids [syn:
{hyaluronidase}, {spreading factor}, {Hyazyme}]
spreading fleabane
n 1: well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a
solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender
rays; western North America [syn: {spreading fleabane},
{Erigeron divergens}]
spreading pogonia
n 1: orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink
flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus
Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud
orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]
spree killer
n 1: a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period
of time
sprig tail
n 1: large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North
America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprigtail}, {sprig
tail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]
spring balance
n 1: a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical
spring [syn: {spring balance}, {spring scale}]
spring beauty
n 1: small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at
the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink
or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm [syn:
{spring beauty}, {Clatonia lanceolata}]
spring break
n 1: a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
spring cankerworm
n 1: variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata
spring chicken
n 1: a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young
person}, {youth}, {younker}, {spring chicken}]
2: a young chicken having tender meat
spring cleavers
n 1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North
America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers},
{goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium
aparine}]
spring cress
n 1: small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern
North America [syn: {spring cress}, {Cardamine bulbosa}]
spring equinox
n 1: March 21 [syn: {vernal equinox}, {March equinox}, {spring
equinox}] [ant: {September equinox}, {autumnal equinox},
{fall equinox}]
spring frog
n 1: similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of
United States and Canada [syn: {green frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana clamitans}]
2: common North American green or brownish frog having white-
edged dark oval spots [syn: {leopard frog}, {spring frog},
{Rana pipiens}]
spring gun
n 1: a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in
contact with the wire that sets it off [syn: {set gun},
{spring gun}]
spring heath
n 1: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped
red flowers [syn: {winter heath}, {spring heath}, {Erica
carnea}]
spring mattress
n 1: a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame
spring onion
n 1: a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
[syn: {green onion}, {spring onion}, {scallion}]
spring peeper
n 1: a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near
wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early
spring [syn: {spring peeper}, {Hyla crucifer}]
spring roll
n 1: minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
[syn: {egg roll}, {spring roll}]
spring scale
n 1: a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical
spring [syn: {spring balance}, {spring scale}]
spring squill
n 1: European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn:
{spring squill}, {Scilla verna}, {sea onion}]
spring to mind
v 1: be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the
strike" [syn: {come to mind}, {spring to mind}]
spring training
n 1: preseason training during the spring
spring up
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new
religious movement originated in that country"; "a love
that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book
grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon
uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop},
{uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
spring vetch
n 1: herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-
building [syn: {spring vetch}, {Vicia sativa}]
2: bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue
flowers [syn: {spring vetchling}, {spring vetch}, {Lathyrus
vernus}]
spring vetchling
n 1: bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-
blue flowers [syn: {spring vetchling}, {spring vetch},
{Lathyrus vernus}]
spring water
n 1: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious
rocks [syn: {ground water}, {spring water}, {well water}]
2: water from a spring
spring-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, {early-flowering}, {spring-blooming}, {early-
blooming}, {late-spring-blooming}]
spring-clean
v 1: thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a
year; "she started spring-cleaning on April 1"
spring-cleaning
n 1: the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of
winter
spring-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, {early-flowering}, {spring-blooming}, {early-
blooming}, {late-spring-blooming}]
spring-loaded
adj 1: containing a compressed spring that presses one part
against another
springer spaniel
n 1: a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver
and white [syn: {springer spaniel}, {springer}]
springing cow
n 1: a cow about to give birth [syn: {springer}, {springing
cow}]
sprinkler system
n 1: a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of
overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open
automatically with the rise in temperature
sprocket wheel
n 1: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain [syn:
{sprocket}, {sprocket wheel}]
spruce bark beetle
n 1: small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce
trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree;
"the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect
pest of Alaska spruce forests" [syn: {spruce bark beetle},
{Dendroctonus rufipennis}]
spruce beer
n 1: a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with
the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)
spruce gall aphid
n 1: a variety of adelgid [syn: {spruce gall aphid}, {Adelges
abietis}]
spruce grouse
n 1: North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and
needles [syn: {spruce grouse}, {Canachites canadensis}]
spruce pine
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada;
used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock},
{Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]
2: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America
having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
[syn: {black spruce}, {Picea mariana}, {spruce pine}]
3: shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United
States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
[syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine}, {spruce
pine}, {Pinus contorta}]
4: large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with
light soft wood [syn: {spruce pine}, {Pinus glabra}]
spruce squirrel
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red
squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus
hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
spruce up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce},
{titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff
up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special
occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up},
{spruce}, {slick up}, {smarten up}]
spruced up
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
sprung rhythm
n 1: a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech
spun sugar
n 1: a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a
high temperature [syn: {cotton candy}, {spun sugar},
{candyfloss}]
spun yarn
n 1: (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope
made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
spur blight
n 1: a disease of raspberries
spur gear
n 1: gear wheels that mesh in the same plane [syn: {spur gear},
{spur wheel}]
spur track
n 1: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch
line}, {spur track}, {spur}]
spur wheel
n 1: gear wheels that mesh in the same plane [syn: {spur gear},
{spur wheel}]
spur-of-the-moment
adj 1: in response to an unforeseen need; "a spur-of-the-moment
party"
spurge family
n 1: a family of plants of order Geraniales [syn:
{Euphorbiaceae}, {family Euphorbiaceae}, {spurge family}]
spurge laurel
n 1: bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and
yellow-green flowers [syn: {spurge laurel}, {wood laurel},
{Daphne laureola}]
spurge nettle
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
spurious correlation
n 1: a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the
number of electric motors in the home and grades at school)
that does not result from any direct relation between them
(buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from
their relation to other variables
spurious wing
n 1: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's
wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {alula}, {spurious wing}]
spurred gentian
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers
with spurred lobes
sputum smear
n 1: any of several cytologic smears obtained from different
parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic
study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn:
{lower respiratory tract smear}, {bronchoscopic smear},
{sputum smear}]
spy satellite
n 1: a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions
sq ft
n 1: a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square [syn:
{square foot}, {sq ft}]
sq in
n 1: a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square [syn:
{square inch}, {sq in}]
sq yd
n 1: a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square [syn:
{square yard}, {sq yd}]
squad car
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
{cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car},
{prowl car}, {squad car}]
squad room
n 1: a room in a police station where members of the force
assemble for roll call and duty assignments
2: a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted
squall line
n 1: a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are
likely
Squalus acanthias
n 1: destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of
America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes [syn:
{Atlantic spiny dogfish}, {Squalus acanthias}]
Squalus suckleyi
n 1: dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Pacific
spiny dogfish}, {Squalus suckleyi}]
squamous cell
n 1: an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a
single layer of epithelial tissue
squamous cell carcinoma
n 1: the most common form of skin cancer [syn: {cancroid},
{squamous cell carcinoma}]
square and rabbet
n 1: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn:
{annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandelette}, {bandlet}, {square and
rabbet}]
square away
v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
{tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten},
{straighten out}, {square away}]
square block
n 1: a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube [syn: {cube},
{square block}]
square bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose
textual material [syn: {bracket}, {square bracket}]
square dance
n 1: American country dancing in which couples form squares
[syn: {square dance}, {square dancing}]
v 1: dance in formation
square dancer
n 1: someone who does square dancing
square dancing
n 1: American country dancing in which couples form squares
[syn: {square dance}, {square dancing}]
square deal
n 1: fair treatment [syn: {fair deal}, {square deal}]
square foot
n 1: a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square [syn:
{square foot}, {sq ft}]
square inch
n 1: a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square [syn:
{square inch}, {sq in}]
square knot
n 1: a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the
ends of two cords
square matrix
n 1: a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
square meal
n 1: a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three
square meals a day"
square measure
n 1: a system of units used to measure areas [syn: {area unit},
{square measure}]
square meter
n 1: a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: {square meter},
{square metre}, {centare}]
square metre
n 1: a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: {square meter},
{square metre}, {centare}]
square mile
n 1: an area of 640 acres
square nut
n 1: nut with a square shape
square off
v 1: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up},
{determine}]
square one
n 1: the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which
you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back
at square one after having arrested and released 27 men";
"she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square
one"
square root
n 1: a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given
number
square sail
n 1: a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended
at the middle from a mast
square shooter
n 1: a frank and honest person [syn: {square shooter}, {straight
shooter}, {straight arrow}] [ant: {liar}, {prevaricator}]
square toes
n 1: a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
[syn: {square}, {square toes}]
square up
v 1: make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a
file" [syn: {square}, {square up}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn:
{square up}, {jog}, {even up}]
3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up},
{determine}]
square yard
n 1: a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square [syn:
{square yard}, {sq yd}]
square-bashing
n 1: drill on a barracks square
square-built
adj 1: broad and solidly built
square-dance music
n 1: music performed for square dancing
square-jawed
adj 1: having a relatively square jaw
square-rigged
adj 1: rigged with square sails as the principal ones
square-rigger
n 1: a square-rigged sailing ship
square-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a square
square-shouldered
adj 1: having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
[syn: {big-shouldered}, {broad-shouldered}, {square-
shouldered}]
square-tailed
adj 1: having a square tail
square-toed
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim},
{prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed},
{straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced},
{straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
2: having a square toe; "square-toed shoes" [syn: {square-toed},
{squared-toe}]
squared-toe
adj 1: having a square toe; "square-toed shoes" [syn: {square-
toed}, {squared-toe}]
squareflipper square flipper
n 1: medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side
of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean [syn: {bearded seal},
{squareflipper square flipper}, {Erignathus barbatus}]
squash ball
n 1: rubber ball used in playing squash
squash bug
n 1: large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the
gourd family [syn: {squash bug}, {Anasa tristis}]
squash court
n 1: the indoor court in which squash is played
squash pie
n 1: similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead
of pumpkin
squash racket
n 1: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
[syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}, {bat}]
squash rackets
n 1: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players
who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn:
{squash}, {squash racquets}, {squash rackets}]
squash racquet
n 1: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
[syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}, {bat}]
squash racquets
n 1: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players
who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn:
{squash}, {squash racquets}, {squash rackets}]
squash vine
n 1: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus
Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits [syn:
{squash}, {squash vine}]
Squatina squatina
n 1: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins
but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark},
{angelfish}, {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}]
squaw corn
n 1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn:
{soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays
amylacea}]
squaw grass
n 1: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and
tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy
white flowers [syn: {squaw grass}, {bear grass},
{Xerophyllum tenax}]
squaw huckleberry
n 1: small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn:
{deerberry}, {squaw huckleberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]
squaw man
n 1: derogatory term for a white man married to a North American
Indian woman
squaw root
n 1: tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue
berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used
medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root},
{papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root},
{Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}]
squaw-bush
n 1: deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented
usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn:
{squawbush}, {squaw-bush}, {skunkbush}, {Rhus trilobata}]
squawk box
n 1: the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system
[syn: {squawk box}, {squawker}, {intercom speaker}]
squeak by
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
2: escape; "She squeaked by me" [syn: {squeak by}, {squeak
through}]
squeak through
v 1: escape; "She squeaked by me" [syn: {squeak by}, {squeak
through}]
squeeze box
n 1: a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are
made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the
player [syn: {accordion}, {squeeze box}]
squeeze by
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on
this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by},
{scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
squeeze for
v 1: squeeze someone for money, information, etc.
squeeze out
v 1: force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent
budget cuts"
2: make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living
as a painter" [syn: {eke out}, {squeeze out}]
3: extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the
washcloth" [syn: {wring out}, {squeeze out}]
4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from
the archives" [syn: {eke out}, {squeeze out}]
5: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"
[syn: {extrude}, {squeeze out}]
6: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his
little sister" [syn: {squirt}, {force out}, {squeeze out},
{eject}]
squeeze play
n 1: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the
concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at
this sexual power play and walked away" [syn: {power play},
{squeeze play}, {squeeze}]
2: a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to
score as the batter bunts the pitch
squelch circuit
n 1: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the
signal becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch
circuit}, {squelch}, {squelcher}]
squint-eye
n 1: a person with strabismus [syn: {squinter}, {squint-eye}]
squint-eyed
adj 1: affected by strabismus
2: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as
if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their
misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
[syn: {askance}, {askant}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-
eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]
squirrel away
v 1: save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache},
{lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]
squirrel cage
n 1: cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small
animal runs inside it
squirrel corn
n 1: American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous
roots resembling kernels of corn [syn: {squirrel corn},
{Dicentra canadensis}]
squirrel monkey
n 1: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South
America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {squirrel
monkey}, {Saimiri sciureus}]
squirrel's-foot fern
n 1: feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn:
{squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata},
{Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]
squirrel-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a squirrel
squirreltail barley
n 1: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with
delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern
Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley},
{squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]
squirreltail grass
n 1: barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with
delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern
Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley},
{squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]
squirt gun
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
[syn: {water pistol}, {water gun}, {squirt gun},
{squirter}]
squirting cucumber
n 1: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe
expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn:
{squirting cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not},
{Ecballium elaterium}]
sr.
adj 1: used of the older of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: {elder}, {older}, {sr.}]
Sri Lanka
n 1: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of
the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: {Sri Lanka}, {Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka}, {Ceylon}]
Sri Lanka rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
[syn: {Sri Lanka rupee}, {rupee}]
Sri Lankan
adj 1: of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its
people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan
forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels" [syn: {Sri Lankan},
{Ceylonese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Sri Lanka
St Andrews's cross
n 1: shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four
petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New
York to Texas [syn: {St Andrews's cross}, {Hypericum crux
andrae}]
St Bernard
n 1: a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick
coat of hair used as a rescue dog [syn: {Saint Bernard},
{St Bernard}]
St John's Day
n 1: a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
{Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}, {June
24}]
St John's Eve
n 1: the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve},
{Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night},
{June 23}]
St John's Night
n 1: the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve},
{Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night},
{June 23}]
St John's wort
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow
flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally
gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
St John's wort family
n 1: widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and
shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some
usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae},
{Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]
St Joseph
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St Joseph},
{March 19}]
St Martin's Day
n 1: the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn:
{Martinmas}, {St Martin's Day}, {11 November}]
St Mihiel
n 1: a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I
(1918); the battle in which American troops launched their
first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {St
Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]
St Patrick's Day
n 1: a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint
of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {Saint Patrick's Day},
{March 17}]
St Peter's wort
n 1: European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to
western Siberia [syn: {St Peter's wort}, {Hypericum
tetrapterum}, {Hypericum maculatum}]
St Valentine's Day
n 1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn:
{Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's
Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
St. Ambrose
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of
Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the
Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on
the early Christian church and built up its secular power;
a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) [syn:
{Ambrose}, {Saint Ambrose}, {St. Ambrose}]
St. Andrew
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron
saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {St.
Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]
St. Andrew's cross
n 1: a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of
equal length [syn: {St. Andrew's cross}, {saltire}]
St. Anselm
n 1: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of
Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of
scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of
God [syn: {Anselm}, {Saint Anselm}, {St. Anselm}]
St. Anthony's cross
n 1: cross resembling the Greek letter tau [syn: {tau cross},
{St. Anthony's cross}]
St. Athanasius
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who
championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church
father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn:
{Athanasius}, {Saint Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius},
{Athanasius the Great}]
St. Augustine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North
Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
(354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}, {St.
Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]
2: a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the
United States [syn: {St. Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}]
St. Augustine grass
n 1: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and
tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {St.
Augustine grass}, {Stenotaphrum secundatum}, {buffalo
grass}]
St. Baeda
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
St. Barbara's herb
n 1: any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian
cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {winter
cress}, {St. Barbara's herb}, {scurvy grass}]
St. Basil
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
{Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the
Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]
St. Basil the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
{Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the
Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]
St. Beda
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
St. Bede
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
St. Benedict
n 1: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540
(480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {Saint Benedict}, {St.
Benedict}]
St. Boniface
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent
to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was
martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint
Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle
of Germany}]
St. Bride
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
St. Bridget
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
St. Brigid
n 1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
{Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint
Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
St. Bruno
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany)
who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn:
{Bruno}, {Saint Bruno}, {St. Bruno}]
St. Christopher
n 1: Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd
century) [syn: {Christopher}, {Saint Christopher}, {St.
Christopher}]
2: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
[syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {Saint Kitts},
{St. Kitts}]
St. Christopher-Nevis
n 1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the
east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis},
{Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-
Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]
St. Cloud
n 1: a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River;
granite quarries [syn: {Saint Cloud}, {St. Cloud}]
St. Crispin
n 1: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were
martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
[syn: {Crispin}, {Saint Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]
St. Cyril
n 1: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is
attributed to him (826-869) [syn: {Cyril}, {Saint Cyril},
{St. Cyril}]
St. Dabeoc's heath
n 1: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe
represented by several varieties with flowers from white to
rose-purple [syn: {Connemara heath}, {St. Dabeoc's heath},
{Daboecia cantabrica}]
St. David
n 1: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {David}, {Saint
David}, {St. David}]
St. Denis
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated
with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint
Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
St. Dominic
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order
whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars
(circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {Saint Dominic}, {St.
Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]
St. Edward the Confessor
n 1: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to
1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually
buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {Saint
Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]
St. Edward the Martyr
n 1: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged
for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred
II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the
Martyr}, {Saint Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward the
Martyr}]
St. Elias Mountains
n 1: a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
[syn: {St. Elias Range}, {St. Elias Mountains}]
St. Elias Range
n 1: a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
[syn: {St. Elias Range}, {St. Elias Mountains}]
St. Elmo's fire
n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona},
{corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint
Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light},
{electric glow}]
St. Eustatius
n 1: an island in the Netherlands Antilles [syn: {Saint
Eustatius}, {St. Eustatius}]
St. Francis
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri
and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint
Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}, {St. Francis
River}]
St. Francis of Assisi
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic
monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
[syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St.
Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis},
{Giovanni di Bernardone}]
St. Francis River
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri
and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint
Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}, {St.
Francis River}]
St. George
n 1: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the
legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a
dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {George}, {Saint
George}, {St. George}]
St. George's
n 1: the capital and largest city of Grenada [syn: {St.
George's}, {capital of Grenada}]
St. Gregory I
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for
his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I},
{Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]
St. Gregory of Nazianzen
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his
constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and
Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
Nazianzen}, {Gregory of Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of
Nazianzen}]
St. Ignatius
n 1: bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor
Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Ignatius}, {Saint Ignatius}, {St.
Ignatius}]
St. Ignatius of Loyola
n 1: Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the
Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation
(1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {Saint Ignatius of
Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]
St. Irenaeus
n 1: Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an
antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church
(circa 130-200) [syn: {Irenaeus}, {Saint Irenaeus}, {St.
Irenaeus}]
St. James
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author
of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James},
{Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St.
James the Apostle}]
St. James the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author
of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James},
{Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St.
James the Apostle}]
St. Jerome
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian Church whose major work was his translation
of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which
became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church
(347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome},
{Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius
Hieronymus}]
St. John
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
2: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through
New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint
John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
3: a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
[syn: {Saint John}, {St. John}]
St. John Chrysostom
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great
preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (347-407) [syn: {John Chrysostom}, {St. John
Chrysostom}]
St. John River
n 1: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through
New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint
John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
St. John the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be
the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the
book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John},
{Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the
Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
St. John the Baptist
n 1: (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of
Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the
request of Salome [syn: {John the Baptist}, {St. John the
Baptist}]
St. John's
n 1: a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland [syn: {Saint
John's}, {St. John's}]
2: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located
on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {Saint John's},
{capital of Antigua and Barbuda}]
St. Johns
n 1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to
Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic
Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St.
Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
St. Johns River
n 1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to
Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic
Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St.
Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
St. Joseph
n 1: a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the
19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony
express [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St. Joseph}]
2: the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an
analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin,
and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an
antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning
platelets [syn: {aspirin}, {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer},
{Empirin}, {St. Joseph}]
St. Jude
n 1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the
Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems
hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas},
{Thaddaeus}]
St. Kitts
n 1: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-
Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {Saint
Kitts}, {St. Kitts}]
St. Kitts and Nevis
n 1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the
east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from
the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis},
{Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-
Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]
St. Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police
to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by
presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death
on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Saint
Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]
2: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {Saint
Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence River}]
St. Lawrence River
n 1: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint
Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence},
{Saint Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence
River}]
St. Lawrence Seaway
n 1: a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great
Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United
States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake
Superior [syn: {Saint Lawrence Seaway}, {St. Lawrence
Seaway}]
St. Leo I
n 1: Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of
the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack
Rome (440-461) [syn: {Leo I}, {St. Leo I}, {Leo the Great}]
St. Louis
n 1: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the
Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri
River; was an important staging area for wagon trains
westward in the 19th century [syn: {Saint Louis}, {St.
Louis}, {Gateway to the West}]
2: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful
Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) [syn:
{Louis IX}, {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]
St. Lucia
n 1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence
from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: {Saint Lucia}, {St.
Lucia}]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of
Martinique [syn: {Saint Lucia}, {St. Lucia}]
St. Luke
n 1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St.
Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the
third Gospel [syn: {Luke}, {Saint Luke}, {St. Luke}]
St. Maarten
n 1: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered
jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin},
{St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]
St. Mark
n 1: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the
author of the second Gospel [syn: {Mark}, {Saint Mark},
{St. Mark}]
St. Martin
n 1: French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
[syn: {Martin}, {St. Martin}]
2: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered
jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin},
{St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]
St. Mary Magdalen
n 1: sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a
follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary
Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]
St. Mary Magdalene
n 1: sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a
follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary
Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]
St. Mary of Bethlehem
n 1: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn:
{Belem}, {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem},
{St. Mary of Bethlehem}]
St. Matthew
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered
to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew},
{Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the
Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
St. Matthew the Apostle
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered
to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew},
{Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the
Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
St. Nicholas
n 1: a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus
(4th century) [syn: {Nicholas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {St.
Nicholas}]
St. Nick
n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: {Santa Claus}, {Santa}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father
Christmas}, {Saint Nicholas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]
St. Olaf
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
St. Olav
n 1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II},
{Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St.
Olav}]
St. Patrick
n 1: Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary
to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Patrick}, {Saint
Patrick}, {St. Patrick}]
St. Paul
n 1: capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern
Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis;
one of the Twin Cities [syn: {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul},
{capital of Minnesota}]
2: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles;
author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though
Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an
Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to
Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul},
{Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the
Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
St. Peter
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter},
{Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
St. Peter the Apostle
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter},
{Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
St. Peter's wreath
n 1: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn:
{bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath},
{St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
St. Petersburg
n 1: a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter
resort [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Saint Petersburg}]
2: a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian
city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former
capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Leningrad},
{Peterburg}, {Petrograd}, {Saint Petersburg}]
St. Polycarp
n 1: Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian
faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
[syn: {Polycarp}, {Saint Polycarp}, {St. Polycarp}]
St. Simon
n 1: one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon},
{St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon
the Canaanite}]
St. Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus
until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint
Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the
doubting Apostle}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the
Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith
and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented
philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
[syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St.
Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]
St. Thomas a Becket
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162
to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's
attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket},
{Thomas a Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a
Becket}]
St. Thomas and Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]
St. Thomas Aquinas
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of
the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile
faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented
philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
[syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St.
Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]
St. Vincent
n 1: an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the
largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines [syn: {Saint Vincent}, {St. Vincent}]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
n 1: an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 [syn: {Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines}, {St. Vincent and the
Grenadines}]
St. Vitus
n 1: Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from
epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) [syn:
{Vitus}, {St. Vitus}]
St. Vitus dance
n 1: chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with
rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {Saint Vitus
dance}, {St. Vitus dance}]
St.-Bruno's-lily
n 1: a variety of spiderwort [syn: {St.-Bruno's-lily},
{Paradisea liliastrum}]
stabilizer bar
n 1: a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between
the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to
stabilize the chassis [syn: {stabilizer bar}, {anti-sway
bar}]
stable companion
n 1: a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned
by the same person [syn: {stablemate}, {stable companion}]
stable factor
n 1: a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the
influence of vitamin K [syn: {proconvertin},
{cothromboplastin}, {stable factor}, {factor VII}]
stable gear
n 1: gear for a horse [syn: {stable gear}, {saddlery}, {tack}]
Stachys palustris
n 1: perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist
places in northern hemisphere [syn: {hedge nettle},
{Stachys palustris}]
Stachys sylvatica
n 1: foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green
creeping rhizome [syn: {hedge nettle}, {dead nettle},
{Stachys sylvatica}]
stack away
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
stack up
v 1: arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my
living room" [syn: {pile up}, {heap up}, {stack up}]
stacked heel
n 1: a heel made of many layers of leather
stadium jumping
n 1: riding horses in competitions over set courses to
demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles [syn:
{showjumping}, {stadium jumping}]
staff line
n 1: any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
staff member
n 1: an employee who is a member of a staff of workers
(especially a member of the staff that works for the
President of the United States) [syn: {staff member},
{staffer}]
staff of life
n 1: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised
with yeast or baking powder and then baked [syn: {bread},
{breadstuff}, {staff of life}]
staff office
n 1: the department responsible for hiring and training and
placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel
office}, {personnel}, {staff office}]
staff officer
n 1: a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's
staff
staff sergeant
n 1: a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below
sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman
1st class in the Air Force
staff tree
n 1: any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
staff vine
n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules
enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American
bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet},
{staff vine}, {waxwork}, {shrubby bittersweet}, {Celastrus
scandens}]
staff-tree family
n 1: trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-
colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {family Celastraceae},
{spindle-tree family}, {staff-tree family}]
Staffordshire bull terrier
n 1: English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and
smooth coat [syn: {Staffordshire bullterrier},
{Staffordshire bull terrier}]
Staffordshire bullterrier
n 1: English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and
smooth coat [syn: {Staffordshire bullterrier},
{Staffordshire bull terrier}]
Staffordshire terrier
n 1: American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-
lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier},
{Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit
bull terrier}]
stag beetle
n 1: a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched
mandibles resembling antlers
stag party
n 1: a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men
only) [syn: {stag party}, {smoker}]
stag's garlic
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
stag's-horn coral
n 1: large branching coral resembling antlers [syn: {staghorn
coral}, {stag's-horn coral}]
stage business
n 1: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic
effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn:
{business}, {stage business}, {byplay}]
stage crew
n 1: crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a
theatrical production
stage dancing
n 1: a show involving artistic dancing [syn: {stage dancing},
{choreography}]
stage direct
v 1: direct for the stage
stage direction
n 1: an instruction written as part of the script of a play
stage director
n 1: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a stage show
stage door
n 1: an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by
performers and other theater personnel
stage effect
n 1: a special effect created on the stage
stage fright
n 1: fear that affects a person about to face an audience
stage left
n 1: the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor
faces the audience [syn: {stage left}, {left stage}]
stage manager
n 1: someone who supervises the physical aspects in the
production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when
the show is being performed [syn: {stage manager},
{stager}]
stage name
n 1: the pseudonym of an actor
stage right
n 1: the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor
faces the audience [syn: {stage right}, {right stage}]
stage set
n 1: representation consisting of the scenery and other
properties used to identify the location of a dramatic
production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn:
{stage set}, {set}]
stage setting
n 1: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the
place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {mise en
scene}, {stage setting}, {setting}]
stage technician
n 1: an employee of a theater who performs work involved in
putting on a theatrical production [syn: {stagehand},
{stage technician}]
stage whisper
n 1: a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is
heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to
the rest of the cast
stage-struck
adj 1: infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially
the desire to act
stagger bush
n 1: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United
States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to
stock [syn: {staggerbush}, {stagger bush}, {Lyonia
mariana}]
stagger head
n 1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding
lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line},
{stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head},
{stephead}]
staggered board of directors
n 1: a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected
each year instead of all members being elected annually
staggered head
n 1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding
lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line},
{stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head},
{stephead}]
staghorn coral
n 1: large branching coral resembling antlers [syn: {staghorn
coral}, {stag's-horn coral}]
staghorn fern
n 1: any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium
having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers
of a stag
staghorn moss
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground cedar}, {staghorn
moss}, {Lycopodium complanatum}]
staghorn sumac
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with
compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense
panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson
acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac},
{Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]
staging area
n 1: an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled
before a military operation
stagnant anoxia
n 1: anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as
follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic
anoxia}, {stagnant anoxia}]
stagnant hypoxia
n 1: hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as
follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic
hypoxia}, {stagnant hypoxia}]
stained glass
n 1: glass that has been colored in some way; used for church
windows
stained-glass window
n 1: a window made of stained glass
stainless steel
n 1: steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to
corrosion [syn: {stainless steel}, {stainless}, {chromium
steel}]
stair-carpet
n 1: a strip of carpet for laying on stairs
stair-rod
n 1: a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two
steps
stake driver
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {stake driver},
{Botaurus lentiginosus}]
stake race
n 1: a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the
owners of the horses in the race
Stalin Peak
n 1: the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the
Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet
high) [syn: {Communism Peak}, {Mount Communism}, {Stalin
Peak}, {Mount Garmo}]
stalked puffball
n 1: mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball
2: a variety of Podaxaceae
stalking-horse
n 1: a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask
the true candidate
2: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that
is concocted in order to conceal the real reason [syn:
{pretext}, {stalking-horse}]
3: screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a
hunter hides while stalking game
4: a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
stall bar
n 1: a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises;
uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal
rungs
stall-fed
adj 1: (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten
for the market
Stamp Act
n 1: an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised
revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of
a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial
documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the
repeal of the act in 1766
stamp album
n 1: an album for stamps
stamp battery
n 1: a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
[syn: {battery}, {stamp battery}]
stamp collecting
n 1: the collection and study of postage stamps [syn:
{philately}, {stamp collecting}, {stamp collection}]
stamp collection
n 1: a collection of stamps
2: the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: {philately},
{stamp collecting}, {stamp collection}]
stamp collector
n 1: a collector and student of postage stamps [syn:
{philatelist}, {stamp collector}]
stamp dealer
n 1: a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)
stamp down
v 1: bring under control by force or authority; "suppress a
nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer
one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {subdue},
{conquer}]
stamp duty
n 1: a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and
attached (usually on documents or publications) [syn:
{stamp tax}, {stamp duty}]
stamp mill
n 1: a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps [syn: {stamp
mill}, {stamping mill}]
stamp out
v 1: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
[syn: {stamp out}, {kill}]
stamp pad
n 1: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to
transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad},
{inkpad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
stamp tax
n 1: a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and
attached (usually on documents or publications) [syn:
{stamp tax}, {stamp duty}]
stamping ground
n 1: a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {hangout},
{resort}, {repair}, {stamping ground}]
stamping machine
n 1: a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper" [syn: {stamping
machine}, {stamper}]
stamping mill
n 1: a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps [syn: {stamp
mill}, {stamping mill}]
Stan Laurel
n 1: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who
played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the
Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn:
{Laurel}, {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}]
Stan Musial
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn:
{Musial}, {Stan Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}, {Stan the
Man}]
Stan the Man
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn:
{Musial}, {Stan Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}, {Stan the
Man}]
stand back
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand
back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep
one's hands off}, {stay away}]
2: stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look
at her"
stand by
v 1: not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police
beat up the demonstrators"
2: be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn:
{stand by}, {stick around}, {stick about}]
3: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
"The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand
by}, {stick by}, {stick}, {adhere}]
stand fast
v 1: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand
pat}, {stand firm}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]
stand firm
v 1: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
{resist}, {hold out}, {withstand}, {stand firm}] [ant:
{give up}, {surrender}]
2: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand pat},
{stand firm}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]
stand for
v 1: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a
symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn:
{typify}, {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {stand for},
{represent}]
2: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An
example sentence would show what this word means" [syn:
{mean}, {intend}, {signify}, {stand for}]
3: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because
of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in
Greek stands for an `s' in Latin" [syn: {represent}, {stand
for}, {correspond}]
4: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
[syn: {stand for}, {hold still for}]
stand guard
v 1: watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to
protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard
were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {keep
guard}, {stand sentinel}]
stand in
v 1: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for
the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--
we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {sub}, {stand
in}, {fill in}]
stand oil
n 1: a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which
have been heated to over 300 C
stand out
v 1: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump},
{stand out}, {stick out}]
2: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {excel},
{stand out}, {surpass}]
3: steer away from shore, of ships
4: be stubborn in resolution or resistance
stand pat
v 1: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand
pat}, {stand firm}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]
stand sentinel
v 1: watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to
protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard
were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {keep
guard}, {stand sentinel}]
stand still
v 1: remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile;
"Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"
[ant: {move}]
stand up
v 1: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
[syn: {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}]
[ant: {lie}, {lie down}, {sit}, {sit down}]
2: refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
3: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf
up?" [syn: {stand}, {stand up}, {place upright}]
4: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire
performance!" [syn: {stand}, {stand up}] [ant: {lie}, {sit},
{sit down}]
5: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his
friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of
harassing the student" [syn: {stand up}, {stick up}]
6: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't
hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {stand up},
{hold up}, {hold water}]
7: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight
to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {uprise}, {stand
up}]
stand watch
v 1: watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to
protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard
were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {keep
guard}, {stand sentinel}]
stand-alone
adj 1: capable of operating independently
stand-down
n 1: a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state
of readiness [syn: {standdown}, {stand-down}]
2: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
[syn: {standdown}, {stand-down}]
stand-in
n 1: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get
dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for
dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief},
{reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
stand-up
adj 1: requiring a standing position; "a stand-up bar"; "a
stand-up comic"
Standard and Poor's
n 1: a broadly based stock market index [syn: {Standard and
Poor's}, {Standard and Poor's Index}]
Standard and Poor's Index
n 1: a broadly based stock market index [syn: {Standard and
Poor's}, {Standard and Poor's Index}]
standard atmosphere
n 1: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees
centigrade [syn: {standard atmosphere}, {atmosphere},
{atm}, {standard pressure}]
standard candle
n 1: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the
luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body
radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn:
{candle}, {candela}, {cd}, {standard candle}]
standard cell
n 1: a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
standard deviation
n 1: the square root of the variance
standard gauge
n 1: railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
standard generalized markup language
n 1: (computer science) a standardized language for the
descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using
whatever markup vocabulary is adopted [syn: {standard
generalized markup language}, {SGML}]
standard of life
n 1: a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services
available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the
highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the
standard of living the easier it is to introduce an
autocratic production system" [syn: {standard of living},
{living standards}, {standard of life}]
standard of living
n 1: a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services
available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the
highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the
standard of living the easier it is to introduce an
autocratic production system" [syn: {standard of living},
{living standards}, {standard of life}]
standard of measurement
n 1: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or
quality against which others are judged or measured or
compared [syn: {gauge}, {standard of measurement}]
standard operating procedure
n 1: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote
memorization has been the educator's standard operating
procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating
procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {SOP},
{standard procedure}]
standard poodle
n 1: a breed or medium-sized poodles
standard pressure
n 1: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees
centigrade [syn: {standard atmosphere}, {atmosphere},
{atm}, {standard pressure}]
standard procedure
n 1: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote
memorization has been the educator's standard operating
procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating
procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {SOP},
{standard procedure}]
standard schnauzer
n 1: a medium-sized schnauzer
standard temperature
n 1: exactly zero degrees centigrade
standard time
n 1: the official time in a local region (adjusted for location
around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn:
{civil time}, {standard time}, {local time}]
standard transmission
n 1: a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever
and a clutch pedal [syn: {standard transmission}, {stick
shift}]
standard-bearer
n 1: an outstanding leader of a political movement
2: the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military
parades or in battle [syn: {color bearer}, {standard-bearer}]
standing army
n 1: a permanent army of paid soldiers
standing committee
n 1: a permanent committee
standing operating procedure
n 1: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote
memorization has been the educator's standard operating
procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating
procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {SOP},
{standard procedure}]
standing order
n 1: a rule of order permanently in force
standing ovation
n 1: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by
loud applause) [syn: {ovation}, {standing ovation}]
standing press
n 1: a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically
standing rib roast
n 1: a cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib
and the meat located along the outside of the ribs [syn:
{rib roast}, {standing rib roast}]
standing room
n 1: room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was
standing room for thousands more people"
standing stone
n 1: a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and
northern France [syn: {menhir}, {standing stone}]
standing wave
n 1: a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic
wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its
instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other
point does not vary with time [syn: {standing wave},
{stationary wave}]
standup comedian
n 1: a comedian who uses gags [syn: {gagman}, {standup
comedian}]
Stanford University
n 1: a university in California [syn: {Stanford University},
{Stanford}]
Stanford White
n 1: United States architect (1853-1906) [syn: {White},
{Stanford White}]
Stanford-Binet test
n 1: revision of the Binet-Simon Scale
Stanley Baldwin
n 1: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party
(1867-1947) [syn: {Baldwin}, {Stanley Baldwin}, {1st Earl
Baldwin of Bewdley}]
Stanley Frank Musial
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn:
{Musial}, {Stan Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}, {Stan the
Man}]
Stanley Kubrick
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1928) [syn: {Kubrick},
{Stanley Kubrick}]
Stanley Smith Stevens
n 1: United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed
Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
[syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens},
{Stanley Smith Stevens}]
Stanley Steamer
n 1: a steam-powered automobile
Stanleya pinnata
n 1: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery
blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of
yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn:
{desert plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata},
{Cleome pinnata}]
stannic chloride
n 1: a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with
chlorine
stannic sulfide
n 1: a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer [syn:
{mosaic gold}, {stannic sulfide}]
stannous fluoride
n 1: a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste
Stapelias asterias
n 1: stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown
flowers with flat starlike corollas
staphylococcal enterotoxin
n 1: a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of
staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning
staphylococcal enterotoxin B
n 1: a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as
an incapacitating agent in biological warfare [syn:
{staphylococcal enterotoxin B}, {SEB}]
staphylococcal infection
n 1: an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked
by abscess formation
staple fiber
n 1: a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be
twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"
[syn: {staple}, {staple fiber}, {staple fibre}]
staple fibre
n 1: a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be
twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"
[syn: {staple}, {staple fiber}, {staple fibre}]
staple gun
n 1: a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: {staple
gun}, {staplegun}, {tacker}]
stapling machine
n 1: a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in
order to fasten them together [syn: {stapler}, {stapling
machine}]
star anise
n 1: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-
shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
[syn: {star anise}, {Chinese anise}, {Illicium verum}]
2: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not
fragrant [syn: {star anise}, {Illicium anisatum}]
3: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking
and medicine [syn: {Chinese anise}, {star anise}, {star
aniseed}]
star aniseed
n 1: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian
cooking and medicine [syn: {Chinese anise}, {star anise},
{star aniseed}]
star apple
n 1: evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having
edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark
green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star
apple}, {caimito}, {Chrysophyllum cainito}]
star begonia
n 1: rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes
suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star begonia},
{star-leaf begonia}, {Begonia heracleifolia}]
Star Chamber
n 1: a former English court that became notorious for its
arbitrary methods and severe punishments
star chart
n 1: a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a
particular part of the sky
star divination
n 1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the
planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrology}, {star
divination}]
star drill
n 1: a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used
for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by
hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between
blows
star earthball
n 1: an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first
buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to
form segments like the ray of an umbel [syn: {Scleroderma
flavidium}, {star earthball}]
star fruit
n 1: deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a
vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn:
{carambola}, {star fruit}]
star grass
n 1: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass},
{unicorn root}]
2: any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves
and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern
Asia; North America
3: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm
regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern
United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass},
{Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star
grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
4: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes
arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill grass},
{creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris truncata}]
star ipomoea
n 1: annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United
States [syn: {red morning-glory}, {star ipomoea}, {Ipomoea
coccinea}]
star jasmine
n 1: evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green
leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {star
jasmine}, {confederate jasmine}, {Trachelospermum
jasminoides}]
star magnolia
n 1: deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white
starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an
ornamental in United States [syn: {star magnolia},
{Magnolia stellata}]
Star of David
n 1: a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles;
an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David},
{Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's
seal}]
star of the veldt
n 1: any of several South African plants grown for the profusion
of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic
foliage [syn: {cape marigold}, {sun marigold}, {star of the
veldt}]
star sapphire
n 1: a sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in
reflected light because of its crystalline structure
star saxifrage
n 1: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike
white flowers; Europe [syn: {star saxifrage}, {starry
saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stellaris}]
star shell
n 1: an artillery shell containing an illuminant
star sign
n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign},
{mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
star topology
n 1: the topology of a network whose components are connected to
a hub [syn: {star topology}, {star}]
star tulip
n 1: small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched
clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals
shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and
northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {star tulip}, {elegant
cat's ears}, {Calochortus elegans}]
star-duckweed
n 1: cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America
[syn: {star-duckweed}, {Lemna trisulca}]
star-glory
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-
glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit
pennata}]
star-leaf begonia
n 1: rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes
suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star begonia},
{star-leaf begonia}, {Begonia heracleifolia}]
star-nosed mole
n 1: amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy
tentacles around the nose [syn: {starnose mole}, {star-
nosed mole}, {Condylura cristata}]
star-of-Bethlehem
n 1: any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum
native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
star-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a star [syn: {asteroid}, {star-shaped}]
Star-Spangled Banner
n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn:
{American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled
Banner}, {Old Glory}]
star-struck
adj 1: fascinated by a famous person
star-thistle
n 1: Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to
purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales;
naturalized in America [syn: {star-thistle}, {caltrop},
{Centauria calcitrapa}]
starch wheat
n 1: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in
United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {starch wheat},
{two-grain spelt}, {Triticum dicoccum}]
stare down
v 1: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by)
staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: {stare
down}, {outstare}, {outface}]
starfish flower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having
succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large
foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: {stapelia},
{carrion flower}, {starfish flower}]
stark naked
adj 1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-
assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff},
{in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird},
{stark naked}]
starnose mole
n 1: amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy
tentacles around the nose [syn: {starnose mole}, {star-
nosed mole}, {Condylura cristata}]
starry saxifrage
n 1: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike
white flowers; Europe [syn: {star saxifrage}, {starry
saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stellaris}]
starry-eyed
adj 1: unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed
reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"
Stars and Bars
n 1: the first flag of the Confederate States of America [syn:
{Stars and Bars}, {Confederate flag}]
Stars and Stripes
n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn:
{American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled
Banner}, {Old Glory}]
start out
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get},
{start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}]
[ant: {end}, {terminate}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
{part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
out}, {take off}]
start up
v 1: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the
engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: {start}, {start up}]
[ant: {stop}]
2: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked
on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good
breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon
session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the
partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start}, {start
up}, {embark on}, {commence}]
start-off
n 1: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents
at the kickoff" [syn: {kickoff}, {send-off}, {start-off}]
starter motor
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter},
{starter motor}, {starting motor}]
starting block
n 1: block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a
race
starting buffer
n 1: buffer solution at the start of a reaction
starting gate
n 1: a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
[syn: {starting gate}, {starting stall}]
starting handle
n 1: crank used to start an engine [syn: {crank handle},
{starting handle}]
starting line
n 1: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a
game [syn: {start}, {starting line}, {scratch}, {scratch
line}]
starting motor
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter},
{starter motor}, {starting motor}]
starting pitcher
n 1: (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
starting point
n 1: earliest limiting point [syn: {terminus a quo}, {starting
point}]
starting post
n 1: a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a
horse race)
starting signal
n 1: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was
a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn:
{starting signal}, {start}]
starting stall
n 1: a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
[syn: {starting gate}, {starting stall}]
starting time
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
{outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time},
{showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}]
startle reaction
n 1: a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected
stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of
most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
[syn: {startle response}, {startle reaction}]
startle reflex
n 1: a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise
causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
[syn: {startle reflex}, {Moro reflex}]
startle response
n 1: a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected
stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of
most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
[syn: {startle response}, {startle reaction}]
starvation acidosis
n 1: acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food
which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic
ketone bodies
starved aster
n 1: a variety of aster [syn: {starved aster}, {calico aster}]
stash away
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
stash house
n 1: a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on
stash houses is the most frequently used method of
counterterrorism"
Stassano furnace
n 1: an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the
source of heat for making steel [syn: {Stassano furnace},
{electric-arc furnace}]
stat mi
n 1: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat
mi}, {land mile}, {international mile}, {mi}]
state attorney
n 1: a prosecuting attorney for a state [syn: {state's
attorney}, {state attorney}]
state bank
n 1: a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal
government
state boundary
n 1: the boundary between two states [syn: {state line}, {state
boundary}]
state capital
n 1: the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
state capitalism
n 1: an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there
is some degree of government ownership of the means of
production
state change
n 1: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another
without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase
change}, {phase transition}, {state change}, {physical
change}]
State Department
n 1: the federal department in the United States that sets and
maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was
created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {United
States Department of State}, {State Department}, {State},
{DoS}]
2: a department of government in one of the 50 states
state government
n 1: the government of a state in the United States
state highway
n 1: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn:
{expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state
highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]
state line
n 1: the boundary between two states [syn: {state line}, {state
boundary}]
state of affairs
n 1: the general state of things; the combination of
circumstances at a given time; "the present international
situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of
affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither
true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every
new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt [syn:
{situation}, {state of affairs}]
State of Bahrain
n 1: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of
Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs
until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: {Bahrain},
{State of Bahrain}, {Bahrein}]
State of Eritrea
n 1: an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea;
achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 [syn:
{Eritrea}, {State of Eritrea}]
state of flux
n 1: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually
following some important event) preceding the establishment
of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death
of the emperor" [syn: {flux}, {state of flux}]
state of grace
n 1: (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the
state of one who is under such divine influence; "the
conception of grace developed alongside the conception of
sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be
obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin
lived in a state of grace" [syn: {grace}, {saving grace},
{state of grace}]
State of Israel
n 1: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of
Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel},
{State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}, {Sion}]
State of Katar
n 1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy
is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {State of Qatar},
{Katar}, {State of Katar}]
State of Kuwait
n 1: an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the
Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum [syn: {Kuwait},
{State of Kuwait}, {Koweit}]
state of matter
n 1: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are
solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume
and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the
container); "the solid state of water is called ice" [syn:
{state of matter}, {state}]
state of mind
n 1: a temporary psychological state [syn: {state of mind},
{frame of mind}]
2: the state of a person's cognitive processes [syn: {cognitive
state}, {state of mind}]
state of nature
n 1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived
in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" [syn:
{wild}, {natural state}, {state of nature}]
State of Qatar
n 1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved
independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy
is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {State of Qatar},
{Katar}, {State of Katar}]
state of the art
n 1: the highest degree of development of an art or technique at
a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel"
State of the Vatican City
n 1: the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the
Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the
central administration of the Roman Catholic Church;
achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {Holy See},
{The Holy See}, {State of the Vatican City}]
state of war
n 1: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by
official declaration during which the international rules
of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual
fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn:
{war}, {state of war}] [ant: {peace}]
state prison
n 1: a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
state senator
n 1: a member of a state senate
state socialism
n 1: an economic system in which the government owns most means
of production but some degree of private capitalism is
allowed
state supreme court
n 1: the highest court in most states of the United States [syn:
{supreme court}, {state supreme court}, {high court}]
state tax lien
n 1: a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector
can use upon default of payment of taxes
state treasurer
n 1: the treasurer for a state government
state trooper
n 1: a state police officer [syn: {trooper}, {state trooper}]
state's attorney
n 1: a prosecuting attorney for a state [syn: {state's
attorney}, {state attorney}]
state's evidence
n 1: evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings
state-controlled
adj 1: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by
the people collectively [syn: {collectivist},
{collectivistic}, {collectivized}, {collectivised},
{state-controlled}]
state-of-the-art
adj 1: the highest level of development at a particular time
(especially the present time); "state-of-the-art
technology"
state-sponsored terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced by a government against its own people
or in support of international terrorism
state-supported
adj 1: supported and operated by the government of a state; "a
state university"
stateless person
n 1: a person forced to flee from home or country [syn:
{displaced person}, {DP}, {stateless person}]
stately home
n 1: a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an
aristocratic family
Staten Island
n 1: a borough of New York City
States General
n 1: assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the
sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th
centuries
states' rights
n 1: a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and
returned to the individual states
2: the rights conceded to the states by the United States
constitution
States' Rights Democratic Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose
to the candidacy of Harry S Truman [syn: {States' Rights
Democratic Party}, {Dixiecrats}]
static electricity
n 1: electricity produced by friction
static line
n 1: a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the
cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily
attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens
the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
static magnet
n 1: a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed
from a magnetic field [syn: {permanent magnet}, {static
magnet}]
static tube
n 1: a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a
stream of fluid
statin drug
n 1: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by
inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering
medicine}, {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin drug},
{statin}]
station agent
n 1: the person in charge of a railway station [syn:
{stationmaster}, {station agent}]
station house
n 1: a station that serves as headquarters for police in a
particular district; serves as a place from which policemen
are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
[syn: {police station}, {police headquarters}, {station
house}]
station keeper
n 1: the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk
sergeant}, {deskman}, {station keeper}]
Station of the Cross
n 1: a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's
journey to Calvary
station waggon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon},
{estate car}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]
station wagon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon},
{estate car}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]
stationary stochastic process
n 1: a stochastic process in which the distribution of the
random variables is the same for any value of the variable
parameter
stationary wave
n 1: a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic
wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its
instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other
point does not vary with time [syn: {standing wave},
{stationary wave}]
stationery seller
n 1: a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
[syn: {stationer}, {stationery seller}]
Stations of the Cross
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen
prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or
carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus'
passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
[syn: {Stations}, {Stations of the Cross}]
Statistical Commission
n 1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from
member nations
statistical distribution
n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing
their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn:
{distribution}, {statistical distribution}]
statistical mechanics
n 1: the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions
about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of
statistical laws governing its component particles
statistical method
n 1: a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a
procedure for calculating a statistic [syn: {statistical
method}, {statistical procedure}]
statistical procedure
n 1: a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a
procedure for calculating a statistic [syn: {statistical
method}, {statistical procedure}]
statistical regression
n 1: the relation between selected values of x and observed
values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be
predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {simple
regression}, {regression toward the mean}, {statistical
regression}]
statistical table
n 1: a table of statistical data [syn: {actuarial table},
{statistical table}]
stator coil
n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a
motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
[syn: {stator}, {stator coil}] [ant: {rotor}, {rotor coil}]
statue maker
n 1: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculptor},
{sculpturer}, {carver}, {statue maker}]
Statue of Liberty
n 1: a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty
Island in New York Bay
status asthmaticus
n 1: a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond
to standard treatment
status epilepticus
n 1: a condition in which there are continuing attacks of
epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to
brain damage and death
status quo
n 1: the existing state of affairs
status seeking
n 1: a drive to acquire power [syn: {power hunger}, {status
seeking}]
statute book
n 1: a record of the whole body of legislation in a given
jurisdiction
statute law
n 1: law enacted by a legislative body [syn: {legislation},
{statute law}]
statute mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;
exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat
mi}, {land mile}, {international mile}, {mi}]
statute of limitations
n 1: a statute prescribing the time period during which legal
action can be taken
statute title
n 1: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may
give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8
provided federal help for schools" [syn: {title}, {statute
title}, {rubric}]
statutory law
n 1: the body of laws created by legislative statutes
statutory offence
n 1: crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn:
{statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory
offense}, {regulatory offence}]
statutory offense
n 1: crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn:
{statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory
offense}, {regulatory offence}]
statutory rape
n 1: sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not
reached the age of consent (even if both parties
participate willingly) [syn: {statutory rape}, {carnal
abuse}]
stave in
v 1: break in the staves (of); "stave in a cask"
2: burst or force (a hole) into something [syn: {stave}, {stave
in}]
stave off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: {debar}, {forefend}, {forfend}, {obviate},
{deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off},
{avoid}, {ward off}]
stave wood
n 1: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
stay at
v 1: reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"
stay away
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand
back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep
one's hands off}, {stay away}]
stay fresh
v 1: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
[syn: {keep}, {stay fresh}]
stay in place
v 1: be stationary [ant: {go}, {locomote}, {move}, {travel}]
stay of execution
n 1: an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being
executed for a specific period of time
stay off
v 1: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the
grass"; "stay off the premises" [syn: {keep off}, {stay
off}]
stay on
v 1: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After
graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student
adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student
protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She
continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay},
{stay on}, {continue}, {remain}]
stay over
v 1: stay overnight; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep
over after the birthday party" [syn: {sleep over}, {stay
over}]
stay put
v 1: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit;
we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn:
{stay}, {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
stay together
v 1: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble;
"The two families stuck together throughout the war" [syn:
{stick together}, {stay together}]
stay up
v 1: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to
work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"
[syn: {stay up}, {sit up}]
stay-at-home
adj 1: not given to travel; "a stay-at-home friend"
n 1: a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to
wandering or travel [syn: {stay-at-home}, {homebody}]
staying power
n 1: enduring strength and energy [syn: {stamina}, {staying
power}, {toughness}]
Stayman Winesap
n 1: crisp tart apple; good for eating raw and suitable for
cooking
steady down
v 1: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle},
{root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
steady state theory
n 1: (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a
constant average density with matter created to fill the
void left by galaxies that are receding from each other;
"the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the
big bang theory" [syn: {steady state theory}, {continuous
creation theory}]
steady-going
adj 1: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in
one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn:
{dependable}, {rock-steady}, {steady-going}]
steak and kidney pie
n 1: steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and
stock then covered with pastry and baked
steak au poivre
n 1: steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and
served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {steak au
poivre}, {peppered steak}, {pepper steak}]
steak knife
n 1: a sharp table knife used in eating steak
steak sauce
n 1: pungent bottled sauce for steak
steak tartare
n 1: ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers
and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {steak tartare}, {tartar
steak}, {cannibal mound}]
steal away
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and
many students slipped out when the instructor turned
towards the blackboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away},
{sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
stealth aircraft
n 1: an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that
makes detection by radar difficult
stealth bomber
n 1: a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
stealth fighter
n 1: a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built
for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
steam bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe;
`vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam
room}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold
shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapor bath},
{vapour bath}]
steam boiler
n 1: sealed vessel where water is converted to steam [syn:
{boiler}, {steam boiler}]
steam chest
n 1: the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
steam clean
v 1: clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered
sofa" [syn: {steam}, {steam clean}]
steam coal
n 1: coal suitable for use under steam boilers
steam engine
n 1: external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise
steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to
move up and down in a cylinder
steam fitting
n 1: care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for
ventilating or heating or refrigerating
steam heat
n 1: a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and
piped to radiators [syn: {steam heat}, {steam heating}]
steam heating
n 1: a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and
piped to radiators [syn: {steam heat}, {steam heating}]
steam iron
n 1: a pressing iron that can emit steam
steam line
n 1: a pipe conducting steam [syn: {steam line}, {steam pipe}]
steam locomotive
n 1: a locomotive powered by a steam engine
steam organ
n 1: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles played from a keyboard [syn: {calliope}, {steam
organ}]
steam pipe
n 1: a pipe conducting steam [syn: {steam line}, {steam pipe}]
steam room
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe;
`vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam
room}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]
steam shovel
n 1: a power shovel that is driven by steam
steam turbine
n 1: turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn
steam whistle
n 1: a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually
attached to a steam boiler
steam-heat
v 1: heat by means of steam
steam-powered
adj 1: powered by a steam engine; "a steam-powered locomotive"
steamed pudding
n 1: a pudding cooked by steaming
steamer clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-
shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal
regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell
clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya
arenaria}]
steamship company
n 1: a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of
steamships [syn: {steamship company}, {steamship line}]
steamship line
n 1: a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of
steamships [syn: {steamship company}, {steamship line}]
stearic acid
n 1: a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride
in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {stearic acid},
{octadecanoic acid}]
Steatornis caripensis
n 1: nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty
young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn:
{oilbird}, {guacharo}, {Steatornis caripensis}]
steel arch bridge
n 1: a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch
steel band
n 1: a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil
drums (Caribbean Islands)
steel blue
n 1: a greyish blue color
steel company
n 1: a company that makes and sells steel
steel drum
n 1: a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of
an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce
different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
steel engraving
n 1: an impression taken from an engraved steel plate
2: engraving on a steel plate
3: the act of engraving on a steel plate
steel factory
n 1: a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill},
{steelworks}, {steel plant}, {steel factory}]
steel gray
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: {iron blue},
{steel grey}, {steel gray}, {Davy's grey}, {Davy's gray}]
steel grey
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: {iron blue},
{steel grey}, {steel gray}, {Davy's grey}, {Davy's gray}]
steel guitar
n 1: guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed
with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect [syn:
{Hawaiian guitar}, {steel guitar}]
steel industry
n 1: the industry that makes steel and steel products
steel mill
n 1: a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill},
{steelworks}, {steel plant}, {steel factory}]
steel oneself against
v 1: prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
[syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {brace
oneself for}, {prepare for}]
steel onself for
v 1: prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
[syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {brace
oneself for}, {prepare for}]
steel plant
n 1: a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill},
{steelworks}, {steel plant}, {steel factory}]
steel plate
n 1: a plate of steel
steel production
n 1: making steel from pig iron
steel trap
n 1: an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known
sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap";
"a mind like a steel trap"
2: a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike
projections to hold the prey
steel wool
n 1: a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive [syn:
{steel wool}, {wire wool}]
steel-plated
adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
{armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
plated}, {steel-plated}]
steel-wool pad
n 1: abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for
polishing or smoothing
steep-sided
adj 1: having very steep sides
steer roping
n 1: capturing a steer with a lasso
steering committee
n 1: a committee to arrange the order of business for some
larger (legislative) body
steering gear
n 1: a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering
linkage of a motor vehicle
steering linkage
n 1: mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers
connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the
steering gear pushes it left or right which swivels the
front wheels, causing the vehicle to turn
steering mechanism
n 1: a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a
motor vehicle) [syn: {steering system}, {steering
mechanism}]
steering system
n 1: a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a
motor vehicle) [syn: {steering system}, {steering
mechanism}]
steering wheel
n 1: a handwheel that is used for steering [syn: {steering
wheel}, {wheel}]
Stefan Wyszynski
n 1: Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater
religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) [syn: {Wyszynski},
{Stefan Wyszynski}]
Stefan Zweig
n 1: Austrian writer (1881-1942) [syn: {Zweig}, {Stefan Zweig}]
Steffi Graf
n 1: German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles
at Wimbledon (born in 1969) [syn: {Graf}, {Steffi Graf},
{Stephanie Graf}]
Steganopus tricolor
n 1: breeds on the northern great plains of Canada [syn:
{Wilson's phalarope}, {Steganopus tricolor}]
Stegosaur stenops
n 1: herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony
plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a
weapon [syn: {stegosaur}, {stegosaurus}, {Stegosaur
stenops}]
Steinert's disease
n 1: a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized
weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and
feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty
with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and
legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to
middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is
autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy},
{myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's
disease}]
stellar parallax
n 1: the heliocentric parallax of a star
Stellar's sea eagle
n 1: found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn:
{Kamchatkan sea eagle}, {Stellar's sea eagle}, {Haliaeetus
pelagicus}]
Stellaria holostea
n 1: low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-
shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp
pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {greater stitchwort},
{starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]
Stellaria media
n 1: a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white
flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by
chickens [syn: {common chickweed}, {Stellaria media}]
stellate venule
n 1: a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex
Steller sea lion
n 1: largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller
sea lion}, {Steller's sea lion}, {Eumetopias jubatus}]
Steller's sea cow
n 1: extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the
Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea [syn: {Steller's sea cow},
{Hydrodamalis gigas}]
Steller's sea lion
n 1: largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller
sea lion}, {Steller's sea lion}, {Eumetopias jubatus}]
stem blight
n 1: a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants
stem canker
n 1: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato},
{rosette}, {russet scab}, {stem canker}]
stem cell
n 1: an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may
differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
stem ginger
n 1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent
root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn:
{common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber
officinale}]
stem lettuce
n 1: lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn:
{celtuce}, {stem lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa asparagina}]
stem turn
n 1: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced
outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn:
{stem turn}, {stem}]
stem vowel
n 1: a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection [syn:
{stem vowel}, {thematic vowel}]
stem-cell research
n 1: research on stem cells and their use in medicine
stem-winder
n 1: a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
stemless carline thistle
n 1: stemless perennial having large flowers with white or
purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny
leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and
eastern Europe [syn: {stemless carline thistle}, {Carlina
acaulis}]
stemless daisy
n 1: dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of
woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and
bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to
Arizona [syn: {Easter daisy}, {stemless daisy}, {Townsendia
Exscapa}]
stemless golden weed
n 1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and
southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and
yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
[syn: {stemless golden weed}, {Stenotus acaulis},
{Haplopappus acaulis}]
stemless hymenoxys
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
{stemless hymenoxys}, {Tetraneuris acaulis}, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}]
stemming algorithm
n 1: an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational
endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
[syn: {stemmer}, {stemming algorithm}]
Sten gun
n 1: a lightweight British submachine gun
stench bomb
n 1: a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it
explodes [syn: {stink bomb}, {stench bomb}]
Stenocarpus salignus
n 1: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant
creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood [syn:
{scrub beefwood}, {beefwood}, {Stenocarpus salignus}]
Stenocarpus sinuatus
n 1: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree
and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy
red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {wheel tree},
{firewheel tree}, {Stenocarpus sinuatus}]
Stenopelmatus fuscus
n 1: large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose
soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn:
{sand cricket}, {Jerusalem cricket}, {Stenopelmatus
fuscus}]
Stenopterygius quadrisicissus
n 1: an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius [syn:
{stenopterygius}, {Stenopterygius quadrisicissus}]
Stenotaphrum secundatum
n 1: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and
tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {St.
Augustine grass}, {Stenotaphrum secundatum}, {buffalo
grass}]
Stenotomus aculeatus
n 1: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: {scup}, {southern porgy}, {southern scup},
{Stenotomus aculeatus}]
Stenotomus chrysops
n 1: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from
South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn:
{scup}, {northern porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus
chrysops}]
Stenotus acaulis
n 1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and
southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and
yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
[syn: {stemless golden weed}, {Stenotus acaulis},
{Haplopappus acaulis}]
step by step
adv 1: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward
its victim" [syn: {gradually}, {bit by bit}, {step by
step}]
2: proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise"
[syn: {stepwise}, {step by step}]
step dancing
n 1: dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures
or postures [syn: {step dancing}, {hoofing}]
step down
v 1: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the
Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned
over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {quit},
{step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
2: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-
escalate a crisis" [syn: {de-escalate}, {weaken}, {step
down}] [ant: {escalate}, {intensify}, {step up}]
step forward
v 1: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should
step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the
fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to
the fore}, {come out}]
step in
v 1: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or
through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not
intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {intervene}, {step in},
{interfere}, {interpose}]
2: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who
suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputize},
{deputise}, {step in}]
step ladder
n 1: a folding portable ladder hinged at the top [syn: {step
ladder}, {stepladder}]
step on
v 1: place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her
long gown" [syn: {step on}, {tread on}]
step on it
v 1: move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his
guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush},
{hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along},
{rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt
along}, {step on it}] [ant: {dawdle}, {linger}]
step out
v 1: go outside a room or building for a short period of time
step rocket
n 1: a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its
own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when
the fuel is exhausted [syn: {multistage rocket}, {step
rocket}]
step stool
n 1: a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat
step to the fore
v 1: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should
step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the
fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to
the fore}, {come out}]
step up
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
bombing" [syn: {escalate}, {intensify}, {step up}] [ant:
{de-escalate}, {step down}, {weaken}]
2: speed up; "let's rev up production" [syn: {rev up}, {step
up}]
3: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step
to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore},
{step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to the
fore}, {come out}]
step-by-step
adj 1: one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small
stages}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]
step-down
n 1: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn:
{decrease}, {diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}] [ant:
{increase}, {step-up}]
step-down transformer
n 1: a transformer that reduces voltage
step-in
n 1: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the
plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {scanty}, {step-in}]
step-up
n 1: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in
salary" [syn: {increase}, {step-up}] [ant: {decrease},
{diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}]
step-up transformer
n 1: a transformer that increases voltage
Stephane Grappelli
n 1: French jazz violinist (1908-1997) [syn: {Grappelli},
{Stephane Grappelli}]
Stephane Mallarme
n 1: French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898)
[syn: {Mallarme}, {Stephane Mallarme}]
Stephanie Graf
n 1: German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles
at Wimbledon (born in 1969) [syn: {Graf}, {Steffi Graf},
{Stephanie Graf}]
Stephanomeria malheurensis
n 1: a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened
species [syn: {malheur wire lettuce}, {Stephanomeria
malheurensis}]
Stephanotis floribunda
n 1: twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy
evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white
flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
[syn: {Madagascar jasmine}, {waxflower}, {Stephanotis
floribunda}]
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
n 1: Boer statesman (1825-1904) [syn: {Kruger}, {Oom Paul
Kruger}, {Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger}]
Stephen A. Douglas
n 1: United States politician who proposed that individual
territories be allowed to decide whether they would have
slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with
Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen A.
Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}, {Little Giant}]
Stephen Arnold Douglas
n 1: United States politician who proposed that individual
territories be allowed to decide whether they would have
slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with
Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen A.
Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}, {Little Giant}]
Stephen Butler Leacock
n 1: Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous
writings (1869-1944) [syn: {Leacock}, {Stephen Leacock},
{Stephen Butler Leacock}]
Stephen Collins Foster
n 1: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment
of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
[syn: {Foster}, {Stephen Foster}, {Stephen Collins Foster}]
Stephen Crane
n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: {Crane}, {Stephen
Crane}]
Stephen Decatur
n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds
(1779-1820) [syn: {Decatur}, {Stephen Decatur}]
Stephen Foster
n 1: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment
of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
[syn: {Foster}, {Stephen Foster}, {Stephen Collins Foster}]
Stephen Girard
n 1: United States financier (born in France) who helped finance
the War of 1812 (1750-1831) [syn: {Girard}, {Stephen
Girard}]
Stephen Grover Cleveland
n 1: 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
[syn: {Cleveland}, {Grover Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover
Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]
Stephen Hawking
n 1: English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn:
{Hawking}, {Stephen Hawking}, {Stephen William Hawking}]
Stephen Jay Gould
n 1: United States paleontologist and popularizer of science
(1941-2002) [syn: {Gould}, {Stephen Jay Gould}]
Stephen Leacock
n 1: Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous
writings (1869-1944) [syn: {Leacock}, {Stephen Leacock},
{Stephen Butler Leacock}]
Stephen Michael Reich
n 1: United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: {Reich}, {Steve
Reich}, {Stephen Michael Reich}]
Stephen Samuel Wise
n 1: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
[syn: {Wise}, {Stephen Samuel Wise}]
Stephen Sondheim
n 1: United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) [syn:
{Sondheim}, {Stephen Sondheim}]
Stephen Spender
n 1: English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: {Spender},
{Stephen Spender}, {Sir Stephen Harold Spender}]
Stephen Vincent Benet
n 1: United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet
(1898-1943) [syn: {Benet}, {Stephen Vincent Benet}]
Stephen William Hawking
n 1: English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn:
{Hawking}, {Stephen Hawking}, {Stephen William Hawking}]
stepped line
n 1: a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding
lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line},
{stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head},
{stephead}]
stepping down
n 1: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers [syn:
{abdication}, {stepping down}]
2: the act of abdicating [syn: {abdication}, {stepping down}]
stepping motor
n 1: a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or
rotates in small discrete steps [syn: {stepper}, {stepping
motor}]
stepping stone
n 1: a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on
in crossing
2: any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone
on his way to fame and riches"
Stercorarius parasiticus
n 1: a variety of jaeger [syn: {parasitic jaeger}, {arctic
skua}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]
Sterculia acerifolia
n 1: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong},
{Brachychiton acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]
Sterculia apetala
n 1: large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the
country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and
naked trunk [syn: {Panama tree}, {Sterculia apetala}]
sterculia family
n 1: a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn:
{Sterculiaceae}, {family Sterculiaceae}, {sterculia
family}]
Sterculia foetida
n 1: large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling
orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich
seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {kalumpang}, {Java
olives}, {Sterculia foetida}]
sterculia gum
n 1: exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and
to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics [syn: {sterculia gum},
{karaya gum}]
Sterculia rupestris
n 1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers
blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus
Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved
bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia
rupestris}]
stereo system
n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more
loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the
sound [syn: {stereo}, {stereophony}, {stereo system},
{stereophonic system}]
stereophonic system
n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more
loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the
sound [syn: {stereo}, {stereophony}, {stereo system},
{stereophonic system}]
stereoscopic photograph
n 1: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that
appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn:
{stereo}, {stereoscopic picture}, {stereoscopic
photograph}]
stereoscopic picture
n 1: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that
appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn:
{stereo}, {stereoscopic picture}, {stereoscopic
photograph}]
stereoscopic vision
n 1: three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two
slightly different views of a scene on each retina [syn:
{stereoscopic vision}, {stereoscopy}]
sterling area
n 1: the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the
British pound sterling [syn: {sterling area}, {sterling
bloc}, {scheduled territories}]
sterling bloc
n 1: the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the
British pound sterling [syn: {sterling area}, {sterling
bloc}, {scheduled territories}]
sterling silver
n 1: a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
stern chaser
n 1: a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase
Sterna hirundo
n 1: common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and
grey plumage [syn: {sea swallow}, {Sterna hirundo}]
sternocleido mastoideus
n 1: one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and
clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head
obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they
flex the neck and extend the head [syn:
{sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleidomastoid muscle},
{sternocleido mastoideus}, {musculus
sternocleidomastoideus}]
sternocleidomastoid muscle
n 1: one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and
clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head
obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they
flex the neck and extend the head [syn:
{sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleidomastoid muscle},
{sternocleido mastoideus}, {musculus
sternocleidomastoideus}]
sternocleidomastoid vein
n 1: drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the
internal jugular vein [syn: {sternocleidomastoid vein},
{vena sternocleidomastoidea}]
steroid alcohol
n 1: any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from
plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances [syn:
{sterol}, {steroid alcohol}]
steroid hormone
n 1: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex
organs [syn: {steroid hormone}, {steroid}, {sex hormone}]
Steve Martin
n 1: United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) [syn:
{Martin}, {Steve Martin}]
Steve Reich
n 1: United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: {Reich}, {Steve
Reich}, {Stephen Michael Reich}]
Steven Spielberg
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1947) [syn: {Spielberg},
{Steven Spielberg}]
Steven Weinberg
n 1: United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933) [syn:
{Weinberg}, {Steven Weinberg}]
Stevens' law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a
subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of
the stimulus intensity [syn: {Stevens' law}, {power law},
{Stevens' power law}]
Stevens' power law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a
subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of
the stimulus intensity [syn: {Stevens' law}, {power law},
{Stevens' power law}]
stew meat
n 1: tough meat that needs stewing to be edible
stewing pan
n 1: a saucepan used for stewing [syn: {stewing pan}, {stewpan}]
Sticherus flabellatus
n 1: large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn:
{umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus},
{Gleichenia flabellata}]
stick about
v 1: be available or ready for a certain function or service
[syn: {stand by}, {stick around}, {stick about}]
stick around
v 1: be available or ready for a certain function or service
[syn: {stand by}, {stick around}, {stick about}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we
are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn:
{stay}, {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
stick by
v 1: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of
trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
[syn: {stand by}, {stick by}, {stick}, {adhere}]
stick cinnamon
n 1: dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark
stick figure
n 1: drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a
circle and the rest of the body by straight lines
stick horse
n 1: a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head
on one end of a stick
stick in
v 1: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own
work" [syn: {slip in}, {stick in}, {sneak in}, {insert}]
2: place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; "Insert
your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {inclose},
{stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]
stick insect
n 1: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike
bodies [syn: {walking stick}, {walkingstick}, {stick
insect}]
stick lac
n 1: lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried
stick on
v 1: apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster}, {plaster over},
{stick on}]
2: attach to; "affix the seal here" [syn: {affix}, {stick on}]
stick out
v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted
out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn:
{stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {jut}, {project}]
2: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump},
{stand out}, {stick out}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear},
{stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer},
{put up}]
stick shift
n 1: a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever
and a clutch pedal [syn: {standard transmission}, {stick
shift}]
stick to
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick},
{stick to}]
2: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
[syn: {stick to}, {stick with}, {follow}]
stick together
v 1: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble;
"The two families stuck together throughout the war" [syn:
{stick together}, {stay together}]
stick up
v 1: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn:
{hold up}, {stick up}]
2: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his
friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of
harassing the student" [syn: {stand up}, {stick up}]
stick with
v 1: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
[syn: {stick to}, {stick with}, {follow}]
stick-in-the-mud
adj 1: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-
grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-
grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]
n 1: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke
a slowcoach" [syn: {plodder}, {slowpoke}, {stick-in-the-
mud}, {slowcoach}]
stick-on
adj 1: of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in
advance; "stick-on labels"
stickball game
n 1: a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball
and broomstick handle [syn: {stickball}, {stickball game}]
sticking out
adj 1: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the
jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses";
"his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over
the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected},
{projecting}, {protruding}, {relieved}, {sticking(p)},
{sticking out(p)}]
sticking plaster
n 1: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster},
{adhesive plaster}, {sticking plaster}]
sticking point
n 1: a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an
agreement or a goal
sticks and stone
n 1: a general term for building materials
sticktight flea
n 1: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn:
{sticktight}, {sticktight flea}, {Echidnophaga gallinacea}]
stickup man
n 1: an armed thief [syn: {holdup man}, {stickup man}]
sticky aster
n 1: wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow
bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to
Arizona [syn: {sticky aster}, {Machaeranthera bigelovii}]
sticky bun
n 1: rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and
baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the
bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {sticky bun}, {caramel bun},
{schnecken}]
sticky end
n 1: an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix
extends a few units beyond the other
sticky geranium
n 1: geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple
flowers in open clusters [syn: {sticky geranium}, {Geranium
viscosissimum}]
Stictopelia cuneata
n 1: small Australian dove [syn: {Australian turtledove},
{turtledove}, {Stictopelia cuneata}]
stiff aster
n 1: wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with
stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet
flowers [syn: {stiff aster}, {Aster linarifolius}]
stiff gentian
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly
blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered
gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia},
{Gentiana quinquefolia}]
stiff upper lip
n 1: self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially
fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper
lip"
stiff-backed
adj 1: having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and
unsmiling"
stiff-branched
adj 1: having stiff branches
stiff-haired
adj 1: having stiff hair
stiff-necked
adj 1: haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin"
stiff-tailed
adj 1: having a stiff tail
stiletto heel
n 1: a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: {spike
heel}, {spike}, {stiletto heel}]
still hunt
n 1: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or
waiting in ambush [syn: {stalk}, {stalking}, {still hunt}]
still life
n 1: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers
still room
n 1: a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen
(especially in a large house) for preparing tea and
beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc
[syn: {stillroom}, {still room}]
Still's disease
n 1: a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large
joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded
[syn: {Still's disease}, {juvenile rheumatoid arthritis}]
still-fish
v 1: fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in
the water
still-hunt
v 1: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: {still-hunt},
{ambush}]
stillborn infant
n 1: infant who shows no signs of life after birth [ant:
{liveborn infant}]
Stillson wrench
n 1: a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that
tighten as pressure on the handle is increased
stilt plover
n 1: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of
inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt},
{stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover},
{Himantopus stilt}]
stimulant drug
n 1: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn:
{stimulant}, {stimulant drug}, {excitant}]
stimulus generalisation
n 1: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus
to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalization},
{generalisation}, {stimulus generalization}, {stimulus
generalisation}]
stimulus generalization
n 1: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus
to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalization},
{generalisation}, {stimulus generalization}, {stimulus
generalisation}]
sting operation
n 1: a complicated confidence game planned and executed with
great care (especially an operation implemented by
undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
2: operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal
act; "the police conducted a sting operation" [syn: {sting},
{sting operation}]
stingaree-bush
n 1: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and
purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky
mountain slopes of California [syn: {chaparral pea},
{stingaree-bush}, {Pickeringia montana}]
stinging hair
n 1: a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle
that expels an irritating fluid
stinging nettle
n 1: perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America
having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging
hairs [syn: {stinging nettle}, {Urtica dioica}]
stink bell
n 1: a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a
common weed in grainfields [syn: {stink bell}, {Fritillaria
agrestis}]
stink bomb
n 1: a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it
explodes [syn: {stink bomb}, {stench bomb}]
stink fly
n 1: pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having
carnivorous larvae [syn: {green lacewing}, {chrysopid},
{stink fly}]
stink out
v 1: cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {stink up},
{smell up}, {stink out}]
stink up
v 1: cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {stink up},
{smell up}, {stink out}]
stinking bean trefoil
n 1: shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by
backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
[syn: {bean trefoil}, {stinking bean trefoil}, {Anagyris
foetida}]
stinking cedar
n 1: rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green
leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn:
{stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya
taxifolia}]
stinking chamomile
n 1: widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower
heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel},
{stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis
cotula}]
stinking clover
n 1: plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and
white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an
ornamental [syn: {Rocky Mountain bee plant}, {stinking
clover}, {Cleome serrulata}]
stinking elder
n 1: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American
red elder}, {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder},
{Sambucus pubens}]
stinking gladwyn
n 1: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern
and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
{gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef
plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]
stinking goosefoot
n 1: European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive
in eastern North America [syn: {stinking goosefoot},
{Chenopodium vulvaria}]
stinking hellebore
n 1: digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and
irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking
hellebore}, {bear's foot}, {setterwort}, {Helleborus
foetidus}]
stinking horehound
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black
archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound},
{Ballota nigra}]
stinking iris
n 1: iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern
and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
{gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef
plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]
stinking mayweed
n 1: widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower
heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel},
{stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis
cotula}]
stinking nightshade
n 1: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves
and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and
scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {black henbane}, {stinking
nightshade}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]
stinking smut
n 1: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains
with greasy masses of smelly smut spores [syn: {bunt},
{stinking smut}]
2: similar to Tilletia caries [syn: {bunt}, {stinking smut},
{Tilletia foetida}]
stinking wattle
n 1: scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling
blossoms [syn: {gidgee}, {stinking wattle}, {Acacia
cambegei}]
stinking weed
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
stinking yew
n 1: rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green
leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn:
{stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya
taxifolia}]
stinky squid
n 1: a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first
resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a
stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common
point [syn: {stinky squid}, {Pseudocolus fusiformis}]
stipendiary magistrate
n 1: (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home
Secretary) dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary},
{stipendiary magistrate}]
stipulative definition
n 1: a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not
a standard usage
stir fry
v 1: fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables
in a wok"
stir up
v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: {agitate}, {foment},
{stir up}]
2: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way
of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The
refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake
old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake},
{ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex},
{disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
4: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {set off},
{stir up}]
stirred up
adj 1: emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred},
{stirred up}, {aroused}]
stirrup cup
n 1: a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman
ready to depart); usually alcoholic
stirrup iron
n 1: support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet
go [syn: {stirrup}, {stirrup iron}]
stirrup pump
n 1: a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires
stirrup-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a stirrup
Stizolobium deeringiana
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
Stizostedion vitreum
n 1: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed
pike}, {jack salmon}, {dory}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]
stochastic process
n 1: a statistical process involving a number of random
variables depending on a variable parameter (which is
usually time)
stochastic variable
n 1: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable},
{variate}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance
variable}]
stock breeder
n 1: a person who breeds animals [syn: {breeder}, {stock
breeder}]
stock buyback
n 1: a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock;
increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can
discourage a takeover attempt)
stock car
n 1: a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
2: a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially
available car
stock certificate
n 1: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in
the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during
the past year" [syn: {stock certificate}, {stock}]
stock company
n 1: a company whose capital is represented by stock
2: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
[syn: {stock company}, {repertory company}, {repertory}]
stock cube
n 1: a cube of dehydrated stock
stock dividend
n 1: a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash
stock exchange
n 1: an exchange where security trading is conducted by
professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock exchange}, {stock
market}, {securities market}]
stock farmer
n 1: farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: {stockman},
{stock raiser}, {stock farmer}]
stock image
n 1: an exisitng photograph licensed for a specific use [syn:
{stock photograph}, {stock image}]
stock index
n 1: index based on a statistical compilation of the share
prices of a number of representative stocks [syn: {stock
index}, {stock market index}]
stock issue
n 1: (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares
of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered
at a particular time
stock list
n 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn:
{inventory}, {stock list}]
stock market
n 1: an exchange where security trading is conducted by
professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock exchange}, {stock
market}, {securities market}]
stock market index
n 1: index based on a statistical compilation of the share
prices of a number of representative stocks [syn: {stock
index}, {stock market index}]
stock of record
n 1: stock held by stockholders of record on a given date
stock option
n 1: the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price
within a stated period
2: a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an
option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a
fixed price; "stock options are not much use as an incentive
if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach"
stock photograph
n 1: an exisitng photograph licensed for a specific use [syn:
{stock photograph}, {stock image}]
stock power
n 1: a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a
registered security from the owner to another party
stock purchase plan
n 1: an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares
of its stock
stock raiser
n 1: farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: {stockman},
{stock raiser}, {stock farmer}]
stock room
n 1: storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
[syn: {stockroom}, {stock room}]
stock saddle
n 1: an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to
hold the lariat [syn: {stock saddle}, {Western saddle}]
stock split
n 1: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a
corporation without changing the shareholders' equity;
"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
[syn: {split}, {stock split}, {split up}]
stock symbol
n 1: the letters used to identify listed companies on the
securities exchanges where they are traded
stock ticker
n 1: a character printer that automatically prints stock
quotations on ticker tape [syn: {ticker}, {stock ticker}]
stock trader
n 1: someone who buys and sells stock shares
stock up
v 1: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a
particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as
prices are low" [syn: {stock}, {buy in}, {stock up}]
stock warrant
n 1: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually
together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the
holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common
stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered
warrants along with the fixed-income securities" [syn:
{warrant}, {stock warrant}, {stock-purchase warrant}]
2: a written certificate that gives the holder the right to
purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a
specified period of time
stock-in-trade
n 1: any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or
occupation; "friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade"
stock-index futures
n 1: a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the
future price of the indexed group of stocks
stock-purchase warrant
n 1: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually
together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the
holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common
stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered
warrants along with the fixed-income securities" [syn:
{warrant}, {stock warrant}, {stock-purchase warrant}]
stock-still
adv 1: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a
statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still
outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer"
[syn: {still}, {stock-still}]
adj 1: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood
rooted in astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)},
{stock-still}]
stock-take
n 1: an instance of stocktaking; "the auditor did not attend the
stocktake or check the valuations" [syn: {stocktake},
{stock-take}]
v 1: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory
all books before the end of the year" [syn: {inventory},
{take stock}, {stock-take}]
stock-taker
n 1: an employee whose job is to take inventory; "an outside
stocktaker had to be hired" [syn: {stocktaker}, {stock-
taker}]
stock-taking
n 1: reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook [syn:
{stocktaking}, {stock-taking}]
2: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand;
"an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is
missing"; "they held an inventory every month" [syn:
{inventory}, {inventorying}, {stocktaking}, {stock-taking}]
stockbroker belt
n 1: a wealthy residential suburb
stocked with
adj 1: furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked
with fish"; "a well-stocked store" [syn: {stocked},
{stocked with}]
stockholder of record
n 1: the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of
the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time
stockholders meeting
n 1: a meeting at which the management reports to the
stockholders of a company
stockinette stitch
n 1: knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and
purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings
stocking cap
n 1: a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with
a tassel [syn: {ski cap}, {stocking cap}, {toboggan cap}]
stocking filler
n 1: a small Christmas present included in the Christmas
stocking [syn: {stocking filler}, {stocking stuffer}]
stocking stuffer
n 1: a small Christmas present included in the Christmas
stocking [syn: {stocking filler}, {stocking stuffer}]
stokes' aster
n 1: erect perennial of southeastern United States having large
heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {stokes' aster},
{cornflower aster}, {Stokesia laevis}]
Stokes-Adams syndrome
n 1: recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by
impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the
heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome},
{Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]
Stokesia laevis
n 1: erect perennial of southeastern United States having large
heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {stokes' aster},
{cornflower aster}, {Stokesia laevis}]
stolen property
n 1: property that has been stolen
stomach ache
n 1: an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn:
{stomachache}, {stomach ache}, {bellyache}, {gastralgia}]
stomach exercise
n 1: an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles
[syn: {stomach exercise}, {tummy crunch}]
stomach flu
n 1: inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused
by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: {gastroenteritis}, {stomach
flu}, {intestinal flu}]
stomach pump
n 1: a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach
stomach sweetbread
n 1: edible pancreas of an animal
stomach upset
n 1: a disorder of digestive function characterized by
discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {indigestion},
{dyspepsia}, {stomach upset}, {upset stomach}]
stomatopod crustacean
n 1: a kind of crustacean [syn: {stomatopod}, {stomatopod
crustacean}]
Stone Age
n 1: (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture,
characterized by the use of stone implements
stone bass
n 1: brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around
rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {stone bass}, {wreckfish},
{Polyprion americanus}]
stone bramble
n 1: European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits [syn:
{stone bramble}, {Rubus saxatilis}]
stone breaker
n 1: someone who breaks up stone
stone crab
n 1: pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in
Florida but now very rare
2: large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States
(particularly Florida) [syn: {stone crab}, {Menippe
mercenaria}]
stone cress
n 1: any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny
limestone habitats [syn: {stonecress}, {stone cress}]
stone curlew
n 1: large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird
of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened
knee joint [syn: {stone curlew}, {thick-knee}, {Burhinus
oedicnemus}]
stone drill
n 1: a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {borer},
{rock drill}, {stone drill}]
stone facing
n 1: a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
[syn: {revetment}, {revetement}, {stone facing}]
stone fly
n 1: primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait
by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and
live beneath stones [syn: {stonefly}, {stone fly},
{plecopteran}]
stone fruit
n 1: fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond;
peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube [syn:
{drupe}, {stone fruit}]
stone life face
n 1: any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having
solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that
resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone},
{stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life
face}, {flowering stone}]
stone marten
n 1: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and
throat [syn: {stone marten}, {beech marten}, {Martes
foina}]
stone mimicry plant
n 1: highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-
green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South
Africa [syn: {living granite}, {living rock}, {stone
mimicry plant}]
stone parsley
n 1: a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean
areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white
flowers with aromatic seeds [syn: {stone parsley}, {Sison
amomum}]
2: any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small
white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage [syn: {moon
carrot}, {stone parsley}]
stone pine
n 1: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a
spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that
resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine},
{European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]
stone pit
n 1: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit},
{quarry}, {stone pit}]
stone plant
n 1: any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having
solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that
resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone},
{stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life
face}, {flowering stone}]
stone root
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot},
{stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia
canadensis}]
stone wall
n 1: a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
stone's throw
n 1: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn:
{step}, {stone's throw}]
stone-blind
adj 1: completely blind
stone-broke
adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn:
{broke}, {bust}, {skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]
stone-cold
adj 1: completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee
it was stone-cold"
stone-dead
adj 1: as lifeless as a stone
stone-deaf
adj 1: totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly
deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {deaf as a post}, {unhearing}]
stone-face
n 1: any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having
solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that
resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone},
{stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life
face}, {flowering stone}]
stone-gray
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
stone-grey
adj 1: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
[syn: {slate-grey}, {slate-gray}, {slaty-grey}, {slaty-
gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-grey}, {stone-gray}]
stone-root
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot},
{stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia
canadensis}]
stone-sober
adj 1: totally sober [syn: {cold sober}, {stone-sober}]
stone-wash
v 1: wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash
blue jeans" [syn: {stonewash}, {stone-wash}]
stonecrop family
n 1: succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: {Crassulaceae}, {family
Crassulaceae}, {stonecrop family}]
Stonewall Jackson
n 1: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil
War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like
a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson},
{Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall
Jackson}]
stony coral
n 1: corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which
form reefs and islands [syn: {stony coral}, {madrepore},
{madriporian coral}]
Stony Tunguska
n 1: a river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a
tributary of the Yenisei River [syn: {Tunguska}, {Stony
Tunguska}]
stony-broke
adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn:
{broke}, {bust}, {skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]
stool pigeon
n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
{fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stool
pigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]
2: a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
stool test
n 1: a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of
your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to
detect colorectal cancers [syn: {fecal occult test},
{faecal occult test}, {stool test}]
stoop to
v 1: make concessions to
stop bath
n 1: an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn:
{stop bath}, {short-stop}, {short-stop bath}]
stop consonant
n 1: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are
too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive},
{plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}]
[ant: {continuant}, {continuant consonant}]
stop dead
v 1: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police
car he froze" [syn: {freeze}, {stop dead}]
stop number
n 1: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera)
lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number},
{speed}]
stop order
n 1: an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a
security falls (rises) to a designated level [syn: {stop
order}, {stop-loss order}]
stop over
v 1: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had
to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"
[syn: {lay over}, {stop over}]
2: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they
stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: {stop}, {stop
over}]
stop payment
n 1: a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
stop press
n 1: late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last
minute
stop up
v 1: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the
hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {plug}, {stop up},
{secure}]
stop watch
n 1: a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing
(as of a race) [syn: {stopwatch}, {stop watch}]
stop-loss order
n 1: an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a
security falls (rises) to a designated level [syn: {stop
order}, {stop-loss order}]
stopped up
adj 1: (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"
[syn: {stopped}, {stopped-up(a)}, {stopped up(p)}]
stopped-up
adj 1: (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"
[syn: {stopped}, {stopped-up(a)}, {stopped up(p)}]
2: having narrow opening filled [syn: {chinked}, {stopped-up}]
stopper knot
n 1: a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole
stopping point
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up
at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of
the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis},
{finish}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
storage allocation
n 1: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a
magnetic disk to particular data or instructions [syn:
{allocation}, {storage allocation}]
storage area
n 1: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn:
{cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage
area}]
storage battery
n 1: a voltaic battery that stores electric charge [syn:
{storage battery}, {accumulator}]
storage cell
n 1: a cell that can be recharged [syn: {storage cell},
{secondary cell}]
storage device
n 1: a device that preserves information for retrieval [syn:
{memory device}, {storage device}]
storage locker
n 1: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it
has a lock [syn: {cabinet}, {locker}, {storage locker}]
storage medium
n 1: a medium for storing information [syn: {storage medium},
{data-storage medium}]
storage ring
n 1: container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-
shaped ring around which charged particles from an
accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used
storage room
n 1: a room in which things are stored [syn: {storeroom},
{storage room}, {stowage}]
storage space
n 1: the area in any structure that provides space for storage
storage tank
n 1: a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or
liquids [syn: {tank}, {storage tank}]
storage warehouse
n 1: a storehouse for goods and merchandise [syn: {warehouse},
{storage warehouse}]
storage-battery grid
n 1: a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage
battery as a conductor and support for the active material
[syn: {grid}, {storage-battery grid}]
storax family
n 1: a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order
Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {family Styracaceae}, {storax
family}, {styrax family}]
store cheese
n 1: informal names for American cheddar [syn: {rat cheese},
{store cheese}]
store detective
n 1: a private detective employed by a merchant to stop
pilferage
store-bought
adj 1: purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-
bought dress" [syn: {boughten}, {store-bought}]
stored program
n 1: a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that
executes it
stored-program
adj 1: of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own
memory
Storeria occipitamaculata
n 1: harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States [syn:
{red-bellied snake}, {Storeria occipitamaculata}]
storm cellar
n 1: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm
passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {cyclone cellar}, {tornado
cellar}]
storm center
n 1: a center of trouble or disturbance [syn: {storm center},
{storm centre}]
2: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure
within a storm [syn: {storm center}, {storm centre}]
storm centre
n 1: a center of trouble or disturbance [syn: {storm center},
{storm centre}]
2: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure
within a storm [syn: {storm center}, {storm centre}]
storm cloud
n 1: a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm
storm cone
n 1: a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds
storm door
n 1: an extra outer door for protection against severe weather
or winter
storm lamp
n 1: an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid
to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a
glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern},
{tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]
storm lantern
n 1: an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid
to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a
glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern},
{tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]
storm petrel
n 1: any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler
underparts
storm sash
n 1: a window outside an ordinary window to protect against
severe weather or winter [syn: {storm window}, {storm
sash}]
storm signal
n 1: a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a
storm of marked violence)
storm trooper
n 1: a member of the Nazi SA
Storm Troops
n 1: Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to
power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: {SA},
{Sturmabteilung}, {Storm Troops}]
storm window
n 1: a window outside an ordinary window to protect against
severe weather or winter [syn: {storm window}, {storm
sash}]
storm-beaten
adj 1: damaged by storm
storm-tossed
adj 1: pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn:
{buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-
tost}, {tempest-swept}]
stormy petrel
n 1: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern
Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {stormy petrel}, {northern
storm petrel}, {Hydrobates pelagicus}]
stout-billed
adj 1: having a strong beak
stout-stemmed
adj 1: having a stout stem
stove bolt
n 1: a small machine bolt
stove poker
n 1: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to
stir a fire [syn: {poker}, {stove poker}, {fire hook},
{salamander}]
stovepipe iron
n 1: plate iron that is thinner than tank iron
stow away
v 1: hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation;
"The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"
straight and narrow
n 1: the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his
children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" [syn:
{straight and narrow}, {strait and narrow}]
straight angle
n 1: an angle of 180 degrees
straight arch
n 1: an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a
straight horizontal extrados and intrados [syn: {flat
arch}, {straight arch}]
straight arrow
n 1: a frank and honest person [syn: {square shooter}, {straight
shooter}, {straight arrow}] [ant: {liar}, {prevaricator}]
straight chain
n 1: an open chain of atoms with no side chains
straight chair
n 1: a straight-backed chair without arms [syn: {straight
chair}, {side chair}]
straight face
n 1: a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest
or amusement
straight flush
n 1: a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit
straight flute
n 1: a rock drill with flutes that are straight [syn: {straight
flute}, {straight-fluted drill}]
straight hang
n 1: a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the
body erect and the arms at the sides
straight life insurance
n 1: insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at
a definite premium that is paid each year in the same
amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn:
{whole life insurance}, {ordinary life insurance},
{straight life insurance}]
straight line
n 1: a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction;
a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between
two points is a straight line" [ant: {curve}, {curved
shape}]
straight man
n 1: a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian [syn:
{straight man}, {second banana}]
straight off
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
{immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight
off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once},
{forthwith}, {like a shot}]
straight person
n 1: a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the
opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {heterosexual person},
{straight person}, {straight}]
straight pin
n 1: pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with
a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper
together
straight poker
n 1: poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets
are made without drawing any further cards
straight razor
n 1: a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case
that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use
straight shooter
n 1: a frank and honest person [syn: {square shooter}, {straight
shooter}, {straight arrow}] [ant: {liar}, {prevaricator}]
straight sinus
n 1: an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {straight sinus},
{tentorial sinus}, {sinus rectus}]
straight thrust
n 1: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward
and the back leg straight and with the sword arm
outstretched forward [syn: {lunge}, {straight thrust},
{passado}]
straight ticket
n 1: a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates
of one party [ant: {split ticket}]
straight up
adj 1: (of an alcoholic drink) stirred or shaken with ice, but
served without it; "I like my martinis straight up"
straight-arm
n 1: (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by
holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the
opponent
straight-backed
adv 1: in a straight-backed manner; "the old man still walks
erectly" [syn: {erectly}, {straight-backed}]
adj 1: having a straight back; "a straight-backed wooden chair";
"a slim straight-backed dancer"
straight-billed
adj 1: having a straight beak
straight-fluted drill
n 1: a rock drill with flutes that are straight [syn: {straight
flute}, {straight-fluted drill}]
straight-from-the-shoulder
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt},
{candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
straight-grained
adj 1: of timber; having fibers that run in parallel
straight-laced
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim},
{prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed},
{straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced},
{straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
straight-legged
adj 1: having straight legs
straight-line method
n 1: (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking
an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each
year of the asset's useful life [syn: {straight-line
method}, {straight-line method of depreciation}]
straight-line method of depreciation
n 1: (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking
an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each
year of the asset's useful life [syn: {straight-line
method}, {straight-line method of depreciation}]
straight-out
adj 1: without reservation or exception [syn: {outright},
{straight-out}, {unlimited}]
straighten out
v 1: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our
disagreements" [syn: {iron out}, {straighten out}, {put
right}]
2: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
[syn: {disentangle}, {unsnarl}, {straighten out}] [ant:
{entangle}, {mat}, {snarl}, {tangle}]
3: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform";
"the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: {reform},
{straighten out}, {see the light}]
4: make straight [syn: {straighten}, {straighten out}]
5: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on},
{crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}]
6: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
{tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten},
{straighten out}, {square away}]
straighten up
v 1: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to
his superior" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}, {straighten up}]
strain gage
n 1: a gauge for measuring strain in a surface [syn: {strain
gauge}, {strain gage}]
strain gauge
n 1: a gauge for measuring strain in a surface [syn: {strain
gauge}, {strain gage}]
strainer vine
n 1: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd},
{rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]
strait and narrow
n 1: the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his
children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" [syn:
{straight and narrow}, {strait and narrow}]
Strait of Calais
n 1: the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea;
shortest distance between England and the European
continent [syn: {Strait of Dover}, {Strait of Calais}, {Pas
de Calais}]
Strait of Dover
n 1: the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea;
shortest distance between England and the European
continent [syn: {Strait of Dover}, {Strait of Calais}, {Pas
de Calais}]
Strait of Georgia
n 1: the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian
mainland
Strait of Gibraltar
n 1: the strait between Spain and Africa
Strait of Hormuz
n 1: a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf
and the Gulf of Oman [syn: {Strait of Hormuz}, {Strait of
Ormuz}]
Strait of Magellan
n 1: the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego
and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered
by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around
South America before the Panama Canal was built
Strait of Malacca
n 1: the strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; it
connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian
Ocean to the west and is an important shipping lane
Strait of Messina
n 1: the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
Strait of Ormuz
n 1: a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf
and the Gulf of Oman [syn: {Strait of Hormuz}, {Strait of
Ormuz}]
strait-laced
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim},
{prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed},
{straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced},
{straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
strand wolf
n 1: of southern Africa [syn: {brown hyena}, {strand wolf},
{Hyaena brunnea}]
strange attractor
n 1: an attractor for which the approach to its final point in
phase space is chaotic [syn: {strange attractor}, {chaotic
attractor}]
strange particle
n 1: an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
strange quark
n 1: a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988
times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1 [syn:
{strange quark}, {squark}]
strangler fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West
Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many
thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn:
{golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig},
{wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
2: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or
rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia
rosea}, {Clusia major}]
strangler tree
n 1: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down
the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it
eventually strangling the tree [syn: {strangler},
{strangler tree}]
strap fern
n 1: fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves
strap hinge
n 1: a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the
surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the
other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame [syn:
{strap hinge}, {joint hinge}]
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
n 1: negotiations between the United States and the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki
designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
[syn: {Strategic Arms Limitation Talks}, {SALT}]
strategic buyout
n 1: an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of
consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power
strategic intelligence
n 1: intelligence that is required for forming policy and
military plans at national and international levels
strategic warning
n 1: (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening
act
Stratford-on-Avon
n 1: a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace
(and burial place) of William Shakespeare [syn: {Stratford-
on-Avon}, {Stratford-upon-Avon}]
Stratford-upon-Avon
n 1: a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace
(and burial place) of William Shakespeare [syn: {Stratford-
on-Avon}, {Stratford-upon-Avon}]
stratified language
n 1: a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage
[ant: {unstratified language}]
stratified sample
n 1: the population is divided into strata and a random sample
is taken from each stratum [syn: {stratified sample},
{representative sample}, {proportional sample}]
stratified sampling
n 1: the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and
random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {stratified
sampling}, {representative sampling}, {proportional
sampling}]
stratum basale
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete
Malpighii}]
stratum corneum
n 1: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead
cells that slough off [syn: {stratum corneum}, {corneum},
{horny layer}]
stratum germinativum
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete
Malpighii}]
stratum granulosum
n 1: the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or
(on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum;
contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to
the surface
stratum lucidum
n 1: the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum
corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
stratus cloud
n 1: a large dark low cloud [syn: {stratus}, {stratus cloud}]
Strauss the Elder
n 1: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Strauss},
{Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the Elder}]
Strauss the Younger
n 1: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed
many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king'
(1825-1899) [syn: {Strauss}, {Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the
Younger}]
straw boss
n 1: a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
[syn: {straw boss}, {assistant foreman}]
straw foxglove
n 1: European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {yellow foxglove},
{straw foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]
straw hat
n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: {boater},
{leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer},
{straw hat}]
straw man
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
[syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
{straw man}, {strawman}]
2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn:
{straw man}, {strawman}]
3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from
seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {strawman}, {bird-
scarer}, {scarer}]
straw mushroom
n 1: small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a
white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and
other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn:
{straw mushroom}, {Chinese mushroom}, {Volvariella
volvacea}]
straw poll
n 1: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
[syn: {straw vote}, {straw poll}]
straw vote
n 1: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
[syn: {straw vote}, {straw poll}]
straw wine
n 1: sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or
on straw mats
straw-colored
adj 1: having the color of dry straw [syn: {straw-colored},
{straw-coloured}]
straw-coloured
adj 1: having the color of dry straw [syn: {straw-colored},
{straw-coloured}]
strawberry blite
n 1: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed
by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
[syn: {strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian
paint}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]
strawberry bush
n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the
eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
[syn: {strawberry bush}, {wahoo}, {Euonymus americanus}]
2: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet
shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]
strawberry daiquiri
n 1: daiquiri with crushed strawberries
strawberry geranium
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
{strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-
thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}]
strawberry guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
[syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava},
{Psidium littorale}]
strawberry haemangioma
n 1: a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor
resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during
childhood [syn: {strawberry hemangioma}, {strawberry
haemangioma}]
strawberry hemangioma
n 1: a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor
resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during
childhood [syn: {strawberry hemangioma}, {strawberry
haemangioma}]
strawberry ice cream
n 1: ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries
strawberry jam
n 1: made with strawberries [syn: {strawberry jam}, {strawberry
preserves}]
strawberry mark
n 1: a soft red birthmark [syn: {strawberry}, {strawberry mark},
{hemangioma simplex}]
strawberry pigweed
n 1: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed
by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
[syn: {strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian
paint}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]
strawberry preserves
n 1: made with strawberries [syn: {strawberry jam}, {strawberry
preserves}]
strawberry saxifrage
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
{strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-
thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}]
strawberry shrub
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet
shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]
strawberry tomato
n 1: stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet
yellow fruits [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {dwarf cape
gooseberry}, {Physalis pruinosa}]
2: decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries
enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {downy ground cherry},
{strawberry tomato}, {Physalis pubescens}]
strawberry tree
n 1: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded
scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland,
southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {strawberry tree}, {Irish
strawberry}, {Arbutus unedo}]
strawberry-shrub family
n 1: shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern
United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae},
{family Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}, {strawberry-
shrub family}]
stream of consciousness
n 1: a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and
feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy
2: the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an
individual's conscious experience
stream orchid
n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North
America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish
flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream
orchid}, {chatterbox}, {giant helleborine}, {Epipactis
gigantea}]
streamer fly
n 1: an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the
crook of the fishhook
streamline flow
n 1: flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point
is relatively steady
street address
n 1: the address where a person or organization can be found
street arab
n 1: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned
and roams the streets [syn: {street arab}, {gamin},
{throwaway}]
street child
n 1: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned;
"street children beg or steal in order to survive" [syn:
{waif}, {street child}]
street cleaner
n 1: a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed
by a municipal sanitation department) [syn: {street
cleaner}, {street sweeper}]
street clothes
n 1: ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as
opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)
street corner
n 1: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: {corner}, {street
corner}, {turning point}]
street cred
n 1: credibility among young fashionable urban individuals [syn:
{street credibility}, {street cred}, {cred}]
street credibility
n 1: credibility among young fashionable urban individuals [syn:
{street credibility}, {street cred}, {cred}]
street drug
n 1: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for
mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and
mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and
addiction [syn: {drug of abuse}, {street drug}]
street fighter
n 1: a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use
underhand methods
2: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being
formally trained in the sport of boxing [syn: {street
fighter}, {tough}]
street girl
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler},
{floozy}, {floozie}, {slattern}]
street lamp
n 1: a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
[syn: {streetlight}, {street lamp}]
street name
n 1: an alternative name that a person chooses or is given
(especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name
is Bonbon"
2: slang for something (especially for an illegal drug);
"`smack' is a street name for heroin"
3: the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf
of a customer; "all my stocks are held in street name"
4: the name of a street
street person
n 1: someone who sleeps in any convenient place [syn: {dosser},
{street person}]
street sign
n 1: a sign visible from the street
street smart
adj 1: having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an
urban environment [syn: {streetwise}, {street smart},
{with-it}]
street smarts
n 1: a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban
environment
street sweeper
n 1: a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed
by a municipal sanitation department) [syn: {street
cleaner}, {street sweeper}]
street theater
n 1: dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park
or on the street [syn: {guerrilla theater}, {street
theater}]
street urchin
n 1: a child who spends most of his time in the streets
especially in slum areas [syn: {street urchin},
{guttersnipe}]
street-walk
v 1: walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is
street-walking every night" [syn: {street-walk},
{streetwalk}]
streetcar track
n 1: the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn:
{tramline}, {tramway}, {streetcar track}]
Strekelia formosissima
n 1: Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red
solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Aztec lily},
{Strekelia formosissima}]
strelitzia family
n 1: woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and
South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications
included in the family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitziaceae},
{family Strelitziaceae}, {strelitzia family}]
Strelitzia reginae
n 1: ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America
having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers
resembling a bird [syn: {bird of paradise}, {Strelitzia
reginae}]
strep throat
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep
throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat},
{throat infection}]
streptococcal sore throat
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep
throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat},
{throat infection}]
Streptococcus anhemolyticus
n 1: a species of bacteria
streptococcus tonsilitis
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep
throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat},
{throat infection}]
Streptomyces erythreus
n 1: source of the antibiotic erythromycin
Streptomyces griseus
n 1: source of the antibiotic streptomycin
Streptomyces scabies
n 1: cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky
tissue [syn: {potato scab bacteria}, {Streptomyces
scabies}]
Streptopelia risoria
n 1: greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the
neck; often caged [syn: {ringdove}, {Streptopelia risoria}]
Streptopelia turtur
n 1: the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive
cooing
Streptosolen jamesonii
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped
orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn:
{marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen
jamesonii}]
stress fracture
n 1: fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a
specific injury [syn: {fatigue fracture}, {stress
fracture}]
stress incontinence
n 1: urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure
is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing
or lifting or straining
stress mark
n 1: a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
stress test
n 1: a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to
controlled amounts of stress
stretch along
v 1: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath
the train line" [syn: {stretch}, {stretch along}]
stretch forth
v 1: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
[syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold
out}, {stretch forth}]
stretch mark
n 1: a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on
abdominal skin after pregnancy)
stretch out
v 1: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
"extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch}, {stretch
out}, {extend}]
2: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out
on the grass" [syn: {stretch}, {stretch out}]
3: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn:
{exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out},
{stretch forth}]
4: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--
we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: {stretch},
{stretch out}]
5: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned
their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: {crane},
{stretch out}]
stretch pants
n 1: trousers made of a stretchy fabric
stretch receptor
n 1: a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the
muscle tissue
stretch reflex
n 1: reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is
pulled; important in maintaining erect posture [syn:
{stretch reflex}, {myotactic reflex}]
stretcher party
n 1: a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured
person
stretcher-bearer
n 1: one who helps carry a stretcher [syn: {stretcher-bearer},
{litter-bearer}]
striate area
n 1: the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers
of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and
is the primary receptive area for vision [syn: {striate
cortex}, {striate area}, {first visual area}, {area 17 of
Brodmann}, {Brodmann's area 17}]
striate body
n 1: a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of
the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the
caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus [syn: {corpus
striatum}, {striatum}, {striate body}]
striate cortex
n 1: the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers
of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and
is the primary receptive area for vision [syn: {striate
cortex}, {striate area}, {first visual area}, {area 17 of
Brodmann}, {Brodmann's area 17}]
striate vein
n 1: tributaries to the basal vein [syn: {inferior
thalamostriate vein}, {striate vein}]
striated muscle
n 1: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone
and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is
characterized by transverse stripes [syn: {skeletal
muscle}, {striated muscle}]
striated muscle cell
n 1: an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue
[syn: {striated muscle cell}, {striated muscle fiber}]
striated muscle fiber
n 1: an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue
[syn: {striated muscle cell}, {striated muscle fiber}]
striated muscle tissue
n 1: muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes
strictly speaking
adv 1: in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband
and wife" [syn: {properly speaking}, {strictly speaking},
{to be precise}]
strike a blow
v 1: affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the
old segregation laws"
strike a chord
v 1: create an emotional response; "The music struck a chord
with the listeners"
2: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message
hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home}, {strike a
chord}, {strike a note}]
3: evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes
a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"
[syn: {strike a chord}, {touch a chord}]
strike a note
v 1: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this
message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home},
{strike a chord}, {strike a note}]
strike back
v 1: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially
evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants
struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army
retaliated for the Hamas bombing" [syn: {retaliate},
{strike back}]
strike down
v 1: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the
election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: {cancel},
{strike down}]
2: cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down
many young men in the village"
3: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell},
{drop}, {strike down}, {cut down}]
strike dumb
v 1: render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were
struck dumb by the candidate's announcement"
strike hard
v 1: deliver a sharp blow or push; "He knocked the glass clear
across the room" [syn: {knock}, {strike hard}]
strike home
v 1: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this
message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home},
{strike a chord}, {strike a note}]
strike leader
n 1: someone who leads a strike
strike off
v 1: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out},
{strike off}, {mark}]
strike out
v 1: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off
the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out},
{strike off}, {mark}]
2: put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three
batters to close the inning"
3: be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out
with his health care plan"
4: make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or
away from one's body
5: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
runner was put out at third base" [syn: {retire}, {strike
out}]
6: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"
strike pay
n 1: money paid to strikers from union funds
strike up
v 1: start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune" [syn:
{sound off}, {strike up}]
2: begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
strike zone
n 1: (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's
knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in
order to be called a strike
strike-slip fault
n 1: a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces
appears to have moved horizontally
string along
v 1: move or come along [syn: {string}, {string along}]
string bass
n 1: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass
fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass},
{contrabass}, {string bass}]
string bean
n 1: green beans with strings that must be removed
string cheese
n 1: cheese formed in long strings twisted together
string line
n 1: line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are
placed at the start of a game [syn: {balkline}, {baulk-
line}, {string line}]
string of beads
n 1: several beads threaded together on a string [syn: {beads},
{string of beads}]
string of words
n 1: a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn:
{string of words}, {word string}, {linguistic string}]
string orchestra
n 1: an orchestra playing only stringed instruments
string out
v 1: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the
houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: {string out},
{spread out}]
string quartet
n 1: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a
cello [syn: {string quartet}, {string quartette}]
string quartette
n 1: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a
cello [syn: {string quartet}, {string quartette}]
string section
n 1: the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
[syn: {string section}, {strings}]
string theory
n 1: (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic
particles are one-dimensional strings
string tie
n 1: a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow
string up
v 1: kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday" [syn:
{hang}, {string up}]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string
up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string},
{string up}]
stringed instrument
n 1: a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the
source of sound
stringybark pine
n 1: Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark [syn:
{stringybark pine}, {Callitris parlatorei}]
strip alert
n 1: a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft; "the
Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around
the country"
strip cropping
n 1: cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of
the land to minimize erosion
strip down
v 1: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of
everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night
for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase},
{unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant:
{apparel}, {clothe}, {dress}, {enclothe}, {fit out},
{garb}, {garment}, {get dressed}, {habilitate}, {raiment},
{tog}]
strip lighting
n 1: light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that
provide the illumination
strip mall
n 1: a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various
stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy
street; usually opening on a parking lot
strip mine
n 1: an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close
to the surface
v 1: extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {strip mine},
{surface mine}, {surface-mine}]
strip miner
n 1: a miner who does strip mining
strip mining
n 1: the mining of ore or coal from an open mine [syn: {strip
mining}, {opencast mining}]
strip poker
n 1: poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an
article of clothing
strip search
n 1: searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by
having them remove their clothes
strip show
n 1: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually
undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of
everyone" [syn: {strip}, {striptease}, {strip show}]
strip steak
n 1: steak from upper part of the short loin [syn: {strip
steak}, {New York strip}]
strip-Jack-naked
n 1: a card game for two players in which the object is to win
all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor},
{beggar-my-neighbour}, {strip-Jack-naked}]
strip-mined
adj 1: mined near the earth's surface by stripping
strip-search
v 1: search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person
remove their clothes; "He was strip-searched at the
airport"
stripe blight
n 1: a disease of oats
striped bass
n 1: caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn:
{striped bass}, {striper}]
2: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes;
migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus
Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis},
{rockfish}]
striped button quail
n 1: a variety of button quail having stripes [syn: {striped
button quail}, {Turnix sylvatica}]
striped coral root
n 1: nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems
bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped
flowers; western Canada to Mexico [syn: {striped coral
root}, {Corallorhiza striata}]
striped dogwood
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood},
{moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood},
{goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
striped drum
n 1: a kind of drumfish [syn: {striped drum}, {Equetus pulcher}]
striped gentian
n 1: a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America [syn:
{striped gentian}, {Gentiana villosa}]
striped hyena
n 1: of northern Africa and Arabia and India [syn: {striped
hyena}, {Hyaena hyaena}]
striped killifish
n 1: black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the
Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States [syn: {striped
killifish}, {mayfish}, {may fish}, {Fundulus majalis}]
striped maple
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood},
{moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood},
{goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
striped marlin
n 1: Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical
stripes [syn: {striped marlin}, {Makaira mitsukurii}]
striped muishond
n 1: ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: {striped muishond},
{Ictonyx striata}]
striped mullet
n 1: most important commercial mullet in eastern United States
[syn: {striped mullet}, {Mugil cephalus}]
striped racer
n 1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn:
{California whipsnake}, {striped racer}, {Masticophis
lateralis}]
striped skunk
n 1: most common and widespread North American skunk [syn:
{striped skunk}, {Mephitis mephitis}]
striped squirrel
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel
with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee},
{striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]
striped violet
n 1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large
white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn:
{pale violet}, {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola
striata}]
stripped-down
adj 1: having only essential or minimal features; "a stripped
new car"; "a stripped-down budget" [syn: {stripped},
{stripped-down}]
stripper well
n 1: an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten
barrels a day [syn: {stripper well}, {stripper}]
striptease artist
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist},
{striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast},
{peeler}]
Strix aluco
n 1: reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black
eyes [syn: {tawny owl}, {Strix aluco}]
Strix nebulosa
n 1: large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western
Eurasia [syn: {great grey owl}, {great gray owl}, {Strix
nebulosa}]
Strix occidentalis
n 1: a large owl of North America found in forests from British
Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a
heavily spotted chest [syn: {spotted owl}, {Strix
occidentalis}]
Strix varia
n 1: large owl of eastern North America having its breast and
abdomen streaked with brown [syn: {barred owl}, {Strix
varia}]
Strizostedion vitreum glaucum
n 1: variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue
pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion
vitreum glaucum}]
strobe light
n 1: scientific instrument that provides a flashing light
synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can
make moving object appear stationary [syn: {stroboscope},
{strobe}, {strobe light}]
Strobilomyces floccopus
n 1: edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands
of eastern North America [syn: {old-man-of-the-woods},
{Strobilomyces floccopus}]
stroke play
n 1: golf scoring by total strokes taken [syn: {medal play},
{stroke play}]
stromateid fish
n 1: small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble
spines [syn: {butterfish}, {stromateid fish}, {stromateid}]
Strombus gigas
n 1: a large variety of conch [syn: {giant conch}, {Strombus
gigas}]
strong belief
n 1: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or
evidence [syn: {conviction}, {strong belief}, {article of
faith}]
strong breeze
n 1: wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale
strong drink
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink},
{hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
strong force
n 1: (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons
together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn:
{strong interaction}, {strong force}, {color force}]
strong gale
n 1: wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale
strong interaction
n 1: (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons
together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn:
{strong interaction}, {strong force}, {color force}]
strong point
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his
forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier},
{specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}]
[ant: {weak point}]
strong suit
n 1: a long suit including high cards
2: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
[syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier},
{specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant:
{weak point}]
strong-arm
adj 1: impelled by physical force especially against resistance;
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical";
"strong-arm tactics" [syn: {forcible}, {physical},
{strong-arm}]
v 1: handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"
2: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat},
{bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push
around}]
3: use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left
the restaurant"
strong-armer
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood},
{hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie},
{strong-armer}]
strong-boned
adj 1: having strong bones
strong-flavored
adj 1: having a strong taste
strong-growing
adj 1: tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn:
{aggressive}, {fast-growing(a)}, {strong-growing}]
strong-minded
adj 1: having a determined will [syn: {strong-minded}, {strong-
willed}]
2: marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment
strong-scented
adj 1: having a strong odor [syn: {strong-smelling}, {strong-
scented}]
strong-smelling
adj 1: having a strong odor [syn: {strong-smelling}, {strong-
scented}]
strong-willed
adj 1: having a determined will [syn: {strong-minded}, {strong-
willed}]
Strongylodon macrobotrys
n 1: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for
spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster
claws [syn: {jade vine}, {emerald creeper}, {Strongylodon
macrobotrys}]
strontium 90
n 1: a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number
90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions;
can be assimilated like calcium into bones
Strophanthus kombe
n 1: plant that is a source of strophanthin
Stropharia ambigua
n 1: a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap
from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are
initially white but become dark brown as spores are
released
Stropharia hornemannii
n 1: a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap;
gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly
decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up
to a ring
Stropharia rugoso-annulata
n 1: a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk;
the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish
brown with age; edible and choice
structural anthropology
n 1: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable
social structures that generate observable social phenomena
[syn: {structuralism}, {structural anthropology}]
structural formula
n 1: an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of
atoms within the molecule
structural gene
n 1: a gene that controls the production of a specific protein
or peptide
structural genomics
n 1: the branch of genomics that determines the three-
dimensional structures of proteins
structural iron
n 1: iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes
structural linguistics
n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in
a text or discourse [syn: {structuralism}, {structural
linguistics}]
structural member
n 1: support that is a constituent part of any structure or
building
structural sociology
n 1: a sociological theory based on the premise that society
comes before individuals [syn: {structuralism}, {structural
sociology}]
structural steel
n 1: a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in
construction
strung-out
adj 1: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {drug-
addicted}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]
Struthio camelus
n 1: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet;
largest living bird [syn: {ostrich}, {Struthio camelus}]
Strymon melinus
n 1: larvae are pests of various economic plants
Stuart Davis
n 1: United States painter who developed an American version of
cubism (1894-1964) [syn: {Davis}, {Stuart Davis}]
stub nail
n 1: a short thick nail
stub out
v 1: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub
out}, {crush out}, {extinguish}, {press out}]
stuck with
adj 1: burdened with; "stuck with the tab" [syn: {cursed
with(p)}, {stuck with(p)}]
stuck-up
adj 1: (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a
snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le
Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and
persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty},
{snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's
breeches}, {uppish}]
stud farm
n 1: a farm where horses are bred
stud finder
n 1: a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the
magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the
magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the
wallboard to a stud
stud mare
n 1: a female horse used for breeding [syn: {broodmare}, {stud
mare}]
stud poker
n 1: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the
remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each
card is dealt [syn: {stud}, {stud poker}]
student center
n 1: a center for student activities at a college or university
student lamp
n 1: a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk
student lodging
n 1: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on
bicycling trips) [syn: {hostel}, {youth hostel}, {student
lodging}]
student nurse
n 1: a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period [syn:
{probationer}, {student nurse}]
student residence
n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters
for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {residence hall},
{hall}, {student residence}]
student teacher
n 1: a college student who is teaching under the supervision of
a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in
education [syn: {student teacher}, {practice teacher}]
student union
n 1: a building on a college campus dedicated to social and
organizational activities of the student body
studio apartment
n 1: an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small
kitchen [syn: {studio apartment}, {studio}]
studio couch
n 1: convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be
converted into a double bed [syn: {studio couch}, {day
bed}]
study hall
n 1: a period of time during the school day that is set aside
for study
2: a classroom reserved for study
stuff and nonsense
n 1: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: {stuff},
{stuff and nonsense}, {hooey}, {poppycock}]
stuff shot
n 1: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled
downward into the basket [syn: {dunk}, {dunk shot}, {stuff
shot}]
stuffed cabbage
n 1: parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a
hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and baked; served with
tomato or cheese sauce
stuffed derma
n 1: (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling
of matzo meal and suet [syn: {kishke}, {stuffed derma}]
stuffed egg
n 1: halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise
and seasonings and returned to the white [syn: {deviled
egg}, {stuffed egg}]
stuffed grape leaves
n 1: well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb)
simmered or braised in stock [syn: {dolmas}, {stuffed grape
leaves}]
stuffed mushroom
n 1: mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g.
meats or nuts or seafood or spinach
stuffed peppers
n 1: parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat
and baked briefly
stuffed shirt
n 1: a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned
stuffed tomato
n 1: tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served
cold [syn: {stuffed tomato}, {cold stuffed tomato}]
2: tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
[syn: {stuffed tomato}, {hot stuffed tomato}]
stuffing box
n 1: a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a
reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal [syn:
{stuffing box}, {packing box}]
stuffing nut
n 1: a nut used to tighten a stuffing box [syn: {stuffing nut},
{packing nut}]
stumbling block
n 1: any obstacle or impediment
stump speech
n 1: political oratory
stump spud
n 1: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn:
{spud}, {stump spud}]
stun baton
n 1: a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by
delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock [syn:
{stun gun}, {stun baton}]
stun gun
n 1: a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by
delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock [syn:
{stun gun}, {stun baton}]
stunt flier
n 1: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {barnstormer}, {stunt
flier}, {stunt pilot}]
stunt flying
n 1: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: {acrobatics}, {aerobatics}, {stunting}, {stunt
flying}]
stunt kite
n 1: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with
both hands [syn: {sport kite}, {stunt kite}]
stunt man
n 1: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark
Gable" [syn: {double}, {stunt man}, {stunt woman}]
stunt pilot
n 1: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {barnstormer}, {stunt
flier}, {stunt pilot}]
stunt woman
n 1: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark
Gable" [syn: {double}, {stunt man}, {stunt woman}]
stupid person
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {stupe}, {dullard},
{dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish},
{pillock}]
Sturm und Drang
n 1: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics
or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution
was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {turbulence},
{upheaval}, {Sturm und Drang}]
Sturnella magna
n 1: a meadowlark of eastern North America [syn: {eastern
meadowlark}, {Sturnella magna}]
Sturnella neglecta
n 1: a meadowlark of western North America [syn: {western
meadowlark}, {Sturnella neglecta}]
Sturnus vulgaris
n 1: gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss;
builds nests around dwellings and other structures;
naturalized worldwide [syn: {common starling}, {Sturnus
vulgaris}]
Sturt pea
n 1: sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-
marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of
Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert
pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]
Sturt's desert pea
n 1: sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-
marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of
Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert
pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]
style of architecture
n 1: architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural
style}, {style of architecture}, {type of architecture}]
style sheet
n 1: a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be
followed in preparing text for publication
styloid process
n 1: extends from the base of the temporal bone
stylomastoid vein
n 1: a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the
retromandibular vein [syn: {stylomastoid vein}, {vena
stylomastoidea}]
Stylomecon heterophyllum
n 1: California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind
poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum},
{Papaver heterophyllum}]
Stylophorum diphyllum
n 1: perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United
States having yellow flowers [syn: {celandine poppy}, {wood
poppy}, {Stylophorum diphyllum}]
stylus printer
n 1: an impact printer in which each character is represented by
a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire matrix
printer}, {wire printer}, {stylus printer}]
Styphelia humifusum
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers
and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes
placed in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry},
{groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath},
{Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
Styphelia triflora
n 1: heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its
sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by
pentagonal fruit [syn: {pink fivecorner}, {Styphelia
triflora}]
styptic weed
n 1: very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have
been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified
in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee},
{styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis},
{Cassia occidentalis}]
styrax family
n 1: a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order
Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {family Styracaceae}, {storax
family}, {styrax family}]
Styrax japonicum
n 1: shrubby tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese snowbell},
{Styrax japonicum}]
Styrax obassia
n 1: small tree native to Japan [syn: {snowbell}, {Styrax
obassia}]
Styrax texana
n 1: styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species
[syn: {Texas snowbell}, {Texas snowbells}, {Styrax texana}]
sub judice
adj 1: before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial
determination
sub rosa
adv 1: in secret or covertly; "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid
general criticism"
sub-assembly
n 1: a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other
units in a manufactured product
sub-interval
n 1: an interval that is included in another interval
sub-rosa
adj 1: designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a
sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
[syn: {sub-rosa}, {under-the-table}, {behind-the-scenes}]
sub-Saharan
adj 1: of or relating to or situated in the region south of the
Sahara Desert
Sub-Saharan Africa
n 1: the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
[syn: {Sub-Saharan Africa}, {Black Africa}]
sub-test
n 1: one of a battery of related tests
subacute bacterial endocarditis
n 1: a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart
valves; symptoms develop slowly
subacute inclusion body encephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
subalpine fir
n 1: medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a
narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir},
{subalpine fir}, {Abies lasiocarpa}]
subalpine larch
n 1: medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related
to Larix occidentalis [syn: {subalpine larch}, {Larix
lyallii}]
subarachnoid space
n 1: a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and
above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
subatomic particle
n 1: a body having finite mass and internal structure but
negligible dimensions [syn: {particle}, {subatomic
particle}]
subclass Acnidosporidia
n 1: a subclass of Sporozoa [syn: {Acnidosporidia}, {subclass
Acnidosporidia}]
subclass Actinopoda
n 1: heliozoans; radiolarians [syn: {Actinopoda}, {subclass
Actinopoda}]
subclass Alismatidae
n 1: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and
semiaquatic herbs [syn: {Alismatidae}, {subclass
Alismatidae}]
subclass Amphineura
n 1: a class of Gastropoda [syn: {Amphineura}, {subclass
Amphineura}]
subclass Anapsida
n 1: oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
[syn: {Anapsida}, {subclass Anapsida}]
subclass Archaeornithes
n 1: primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or
early Cretaceous [syn: {Archaeornithes}, {subclass
Archaeornithes}]
subclass Archosauria
n 1: a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles;
alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs;
ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {Archosauria}, {subclass
Archosauria}]
subclass Arecidae
n 1: one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;
comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and
shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating
aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and
Lemnaceae [syn: {Arecidae}, {subclass Arecidae}]
subclass Asteridae
n 1: a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and
shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families
including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae;
Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes
classified as a superorder [syn: {Asteridae}, {subclass
Asteridae}]
subclass Branchiopoda
n 1: primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy
shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water
fleas [syn: {Branchiopoda}, {subclass Branchiopoda}]
subclass Caryophyllidae
n 1: a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or
central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate
pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14
families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks);
Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae;
Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae;
Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order
Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn:
{Caryophyllidae}, {subclass Caryophyllidae}]
subclass Cirripedia
n 1: barnacles [syn: {Cirripedia}, {subclass Cirripedia}]
subclass Cnidosporidia
n 1: single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and
invertebrates [syn: {Cnidosporidia}, {subclass
Cnidosporidia}]
subclass Commelinidae
n 1: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly
terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including:
Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae
[syn: {Commelinidae}, {subclass Commelinidae}]
subclass Copepoda
n 1: minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans [syn:
{Copepoda}, {subclass Copepoda}]
subclass Crossopterygii
n 1: fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as
ancestral to amphibians [syn: {Crossopterygii}, {subclass
Crossopterygii}]
subclass Diapsida
n 1: used in former classifications to include all living
reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses
Lepidosauria and Archosauria [syn: {Diapsida}, {subclass
Diapsida}]
subclass Dibranchia
n 1: comprising all living cephalopods except the family
Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda
(squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {Dibranchiata}, {subclass
Dibranchiata}, {Dibranchia}, {subclass Dibranchia}]
subclass Dibranchiata
n 1: comprising all living cephalopods except the family
Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda
(squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {Dibranchiata}, {subclass
Dibranchiata}, {Dibranchia}, {subclass Dibranchia}]
subclass Dilleniidae
n 1: a group of families of more or less advanced trees and
shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous
corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the
ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and
Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a
superorder [syn: {Dilleniidae}, {subclass Dilleniidae}]
subclass Dipnoi
n 1: bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a
modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified
as an order of Crossopterygii [syn: {Dipnoi}, {subclass
Dipnoi}]
subclass Discomycetes
n 1: a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in
which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
[syn: {Discomycetes}, {subclass Discomycetes}]
subclass Elasmobranchii
n 1: sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii},
{subclass Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}, {subclass Selachii}]
subclass Entomostraca
n 1: in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and
Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in
technical use [syn: {Entomostraca}, {subclass
Entomostraca}]
subclass Euascomycetes
n 1: category not used in many classification systems [syn:
{Euascomycetes}, {subclass Euascomycetes}]
subclass Euryalida
n 1: basket stars [syn: {Euryalida}, {subclass Euryalida}]
subclass Eutheria
n 1: all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn:
{Eutheria}, {subclass Eutheria}]
subclass Exopterygota
n 1: subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually
incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {Exopterygota}, {subclass
Exopterygota}, {Hemimetabola}]
subclass Hamamelidae
n 1: a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most
primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or
lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and
often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the
Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae);
sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Hamamelidae},
{subclass Hamamelidae}]
subclass Heterobasidiomycetes
n 1: category used in some classification systems for various
basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts [syn:
{Heterobasidiomycetes}, {subclass Heterobasidiomycetes}]
subclass Holocephali
n 1: chimaeras and extinct forms [syn: {Holocephali}, {subclass
Holocephali}]
subclass Homobasidiomycetes
n 1: category used in some classification systems for various
basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and
puffballs which are usually placed in the classes
Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes [syn:
{Homobasidiomycetes}, {subclass Homobasidiomycetes}]
subclass Infusoria
n 1: in some recent classifications, coextensive with the
Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of
organic matter [syn: {Infusoria}, {subclass Infusoria}]
subclass Lepidosauria
n 1: diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras [syn:
{Lepidosauria}, {subclass Lepidosauria}]
subclass Liliidae
n 1: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae;
Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn:
{Liliidae}, {subclass Liliidae}]
subclass Magnoliidae
n 1: a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having
well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and
generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering
plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and
Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn:
{Magnoliidae}, {subclass Magnoliidae}, {ranalian complex}]
subclass Malacostraca
n 1: largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-
known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans:
crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies [syn:
{Malacostraca}, {subclass Malacostraca}]
subclass Metatheria
n 1: pouched animals [syn: {Metatheria}, {subclass Metatheria}]
subclass Ophiurida
n 1: brittle stars [syn: {Ophiurida}, {subclass Ophiurida}]
subclass Opisthobranchia
n 1: gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the
heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea
butterflies; sea hares [syn: {Opisthobranchia}, {subclass
Opisthobranchia}]
subclass Ostracoda
n 1: seed shrimps [syn: {Ostracoda}, {subclass Ostracoda}]
subclass Pantotheria
n 1: generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic;
commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and
placental mammals [syn: {Pantotheria}, {subclass
Pantotheria}]
subclass Phytomastigina
n 1: plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often
considered unicellular algae [syn: {Phytomastigina},
{subclass Phytomastigina}]
subclass Prototheria
n 1: echidnas; platypus [syn: {Prototheria}, {subclass
Prototheria}]
subclass Rhizopoda
n 1: creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn:
{Rhizopoda}, {subclass Rhizopoda}]
subclass Rosidae
n 1: a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with
polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including
Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae;
Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae [syn: {Rosidae}, {subclass
Rosidae}]
subclass Selachii
n 1: sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii},
{subclass Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}, {subclass Selachii}]
subclass Synapsida
n 1: extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered
ancestral to mammals [syn: {Synapsida}, {subclass
Synapsida}]
subclass Teleostei
n 1: large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living
species [syn: {Teleostei}, {subclass Teleostei}]
subclass Telosporidia
n 1: parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or
more infective sporozoites [syn: {Telosporidia}, {subclass
Telosporidia}]
subclass Zoomastigina
n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates [syn:
{Zoomastigina}, {subclass Zoomastigina}]
subclavian artery
n 1: either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and
arms [syn: {subclavian artery}, {arteria subclavia}]
subclavian vein
n 1: a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal
jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {subclavian
vein}, {vena subclavia}]
subclinical absence
n 1: a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable
only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
subcompact car
n 1: a car smaller than a compact car [syn: {subcompact},
{subcompact car}]
subconscious mind
n 1: psychic activity just below the level of awareness [syn:
{subconscious mind}, {subconscious}]
subcutaneous injection
n 1: an injection under the skin
subcutaneous test
n 1: a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is
injected into the skin [syn: {intradermal test},
{subcutaneous test}]
subdata base
n 1: a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific
application
subdivision Ascomycota
n 1: a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes
and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac
fungi; in some classification systems considered a division
of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {Ascomycota}, {subdivision
Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]
subdivision Ascomycotina
n 1: a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes
and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac
fungi; in some classification systems considered a division
of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {Ascomycota}, {subdivision
Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]
subdivision Basidiomycota
n 1: comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes
Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the
orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and
Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket
fungi); in some classification systems considered a
division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {Basidiomycota},
{subdivision Basidiomycota}, {Basidiomycotina},
{subdivision Basidiomycotina}]
subdivision Basidiomycotina
n 1: comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes
Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the
orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and
Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket
fungi); in some classification systems considered a
division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {Basidiomycota},
{subdivision Basidiomycota}, {Basidiomycotina},
{subdivision Basidiomycotina}]
subdivision Coniferophytina
n 1: cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous
period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes
Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida
(subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision
Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders
Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as
well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the
Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class
Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision
Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]
subdivision Cycadophyta
n 1: palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order
Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a
natural group; in some systems considered a class
(Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or
Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida},
{Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina},
{Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]
subdivision Cycadophytina
n 1: palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order
Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a
natural group; in some systems considered a class
(Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or
Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida},
{Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina},
{Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]
subdivision Deuteromycota
n 1: large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising
forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
[syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota},
{Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision
Deuteromycotina}]
subdivision Deuteromycotina
n 1: large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising
forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
[syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota},
{Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision
Deuteromycotina}]
subdivision Ginkgophyta
n 1: ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in
others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for
one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn:
{Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {class
Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision
Ginkgophyta}]
subdivision Ginkgophytina
n 1: ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in
others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for
one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn:
{Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {class
Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision
Ginkgophyta}]
subdivision Gnetophytina
n 1: gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between
conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a
class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision
(Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {class
Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {subdivision Gnetophytina},
{Gnetophyta}]
subdivision Mastigomycota
n 1: fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some
systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the
Zygomycota [syn: {Mastigomycota}, {subdivision
Mastigomycota}, {Mastigomycotina}, {subdivision
Mastigomycotina}]
subdivision Mastigomycotina
n 1: fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some
systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the
Zygomycota [syn: {Mastigomycota}, {subdivision
Mastigomycota}, {Mastigomycotina}, {subdivision
Mastigomycotina}]
subdivision Pinophytina
n 1: most conifers: in some systems classified as a class
(Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina);
used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions
of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Pinopsida}, {class Pinopsida},
{Pinophytina}, {subdivision Pinophytina}]
subdivision Pteropsida
n 1: used in former classifications to include all ferns and
flowering plants and divided into the three classes
Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae [syn:
{Pteropsida}, {subdivision Pteropsida}]
subdivision Taxophytina
n 1: yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and
in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some
classifications for one of five subdivisions of
Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Taxopsida}, {class Taxopsida},
{Taxophytina}, {subdivision Taxophytina}]
subdivision Zygomycota
n 1: division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn:
{Zygomycota}, {subdivision Zygomycota}, {Zygomycotina},
{subdivision Zygomycotina}]
subdivision Zygomycotina
n 1: division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn:
{Zygomycota}, {subdivision Zygomycota}, {Zygomycotina},
{subdivision Zygomycotina}]
suberic acid
n 1: a dicarboxylic acid found in cork [syn: {suberic acid},
{octanedioic acid}]
subfamily Acoraceae
n 1: used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is
usually assigned to Araceae [syn: {Acoraceae}, {subfamily
Acoraceae}]
subfamily Anserinae
n 1: used in some classifications for the swans [syn:
{Anserinae}, {subfamily Anserinae}]
subfamily Bassariscidae
n 1: in some classifications considered a separate family [syn:
{Bassariscidae}, {subfamily Bassariscidae}]
subfamily Bovinae
n 1: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with
genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
[syn: {Bovinae}, {subfamily Bovinae}]
subfamily Cabombaceae
n 1: in some classifications considered an independent family of
water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
[syn: {Cabombaceae}, {subfamily Cabombaceae}, {water-shield
family}]
subfamily Caesalpinioideae
n 1: alternative name in some classification systems for the
family Caesalpiniaceae [syn: {Caesalpinioideae}, {subfamily
Caesalpinioideae}]
subfamily Carduelinae
n 1: used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
[syn: {Carduelinae}, {subfamily Carduelinae}]
subfamily Carpinaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for the genera
Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis [syn: {Carpinaceae},
{subfamily Carpinaceae}, {family Carpinaceae}]
subfamily Cetoniidae
n 1: considered a separate family in some classification systems
[syn: {Cetoniidae}, {subfamily Cetoniidae}]
subfamily Corylaceae
n 1: used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
[syn: {Corylaceae}, {subfamily Corylaceae}, {family
Corylaceae}]
subfamily Dorylinae
n 1: army ants [syn: {Dorylinae}, {subfamily Dorylinae}]
subfamily Dracaenaceae
n 1: one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems
assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {Dracenaceae},
{subfamily Dracenaceae}, {Dracaenaceae}, {subfamily
Dracaenaceae}]
subfamily Dracenaceae
n 1: one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems
assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {Dracenaceae},
{subfamily Dracenaceae}, {Dracaenaceae}, {subfamily
Dracaenaceae}]
subfamily Emberizidae
n 1: buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: {Emberizidae},
{subfamily Emberizidae}, {subfamily Emberizinae}]
subfamily Emberizinae
n 1: buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: {Emberizidae},
{subfamily Emberizidae}, {subfamily Emberizinae}]
subfamily Garrulinae
n 1: subfamily of the crow family: jays [syn: {Garrulinae},
{subfamily Garrulinae}]
subfamily Gerbillinae
n 1: gerbils [syn: {Gerbillinae}, {subfamily Gerbillinae}]
subfamily Hydromyinae
n 1: water rats of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {Hydromyinae},
{subfamily Hydromyinae}]
subfamily Loriinae
n 1: lories [syn: {Loriinae}, {subfamily Loriinae}]
subfamily Lutrinae
n 1: subdivision not used in some classifications: otters [syn:
{Lutrinae}, {subfamily Lutrinae}]
subfamily Malaconotinae
n 1: an African bush shrikes [syn: {Malaconotinae}, {subfamily
Malaconotinae}]
subfamily Melinae
n 1: subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers [syn:
{Melinae}, {subfamily Melinae}]
subfamily Melolonthidae
n 1: considered a separate family in some classification systems
[syn: {Melolonthidae}, {subfamily Melolonthidae}]
subfamily Mephitinae
n 1: subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks [syn:
{Mephitinae}, {subfamily Mephitinae}]
subfamily Merginae
n 1: mergansers and closely related diving birds [syn:
{Merginae}, {subfamily Merginae}]
subfamily Mimosoideae
n 1: alternative name used in some classification systems for
the family Mimosaceae [syn: {Mimosoideae}, {subfamily
Mimosoideae}]
subfamily Nelumbonaceae
n 1: in some classifications considered an independent family of
water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo [syn:
{Nelumbonaceae}, {subfamily Nelumbonaceae}]
subfamily Numididae
n 1: guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
[syn: {Numididae}, {subfamily Numididae}, {Numidinae},
{subfamily Numidinae}]
subfamily Numidinae
n 1: guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
[syn: {Numididae}, {subfamily Numididae}, {Numidinae},
{subfamily Numidinae}]
subfamily Papilionoideae
n 1: alternative name used in some classification systems for
the family Papilionaceae [syn: {Papilionoideae}, {subfamily
Papilionoideae}]
subfamily Perdicidae
n 1: Old World partridges [syn: {Perdicidae}, {subfamily
Perdicidae}, {Perdicinae}, {subfamily Perdicinae}]
subfamily Perdicinae
n 1: Old World partridges [syn: {Perdicidae}, {subfamily
Perdicidae}, {Perdicinae}, {subfamily Perdicinae}]
subfamily Peristediinae
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae
comprising the armored searobins [syn: {Peristediinae},
{subfamily Peristediinae}]
subfamily Petauristidae
n 1: Old World flying squirrels [syn: {Petauristidae},
{subfamily Petauristidae}]
subfamily Philadelphaceae
n 1: one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae [syn:
{Philadelphaceae}, {subfamily Philadelphaceae}]
subfamily Potoroinae
n 1: rat kangaroos [syn: {Potoroinae}, {subfamily Potoroinae}]
subfamily Pythoninae
n 1: Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered
a separate family from Boidae [syn: {Pythoninae},
{subfamily Pythoninae}]
subfamily Smilacaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
[syn: {Smilacaceae}, {subfamily Smilacaceae}]
subfamily Sterninae
n 1: terns [syn: {Sterninae}, {subfamily Sterninae}]
subfamily Sylviinae
n 1: alternative classification for the Old World warblers [syn:
{Sylviinae}, {subfamily Sylviinae}]
subfamily Taxodiaceae
n 1: coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent
family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some
classification systems [syn: {Taxodiaceae}, {subfamily
Taxodiaceae}, {redwood family}]
subfamily Triglinae
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae
comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels
(true searobins) [syn: {Triglinae}, {subfamily Triglinae}]
subfamily Turdinae
n 1: alternative classification for the thrushes [syn:
{Turdinae}, {subfamily Turdinae}]
subfamily Uvulariaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {Uvulariaceae},
{subfamily Uvulariaceae}]
subgenus Azalea
n 1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered
a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
[syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {Azaleastrum}, {subgenus
Azaleastrum}]
subgenus Azaleastrum
n 1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered
a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
[syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {Azaleastrum}, {subgenus
Azaleastrum}]
subgenus Calliopsis
n 1: used in some classification systems for some plants of
genus Coreopsis
subgenus Chen
n 1: wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: {Chen},
{subgenus Chen}]
subgenus Pastor
n 1: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications
considered a separate genus [syn: {Pastor}, {subgenus
Pastor}]
subgenus Poinciana
n 1: small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not
recognized in some classifications [syn: {Poinciana},
{subgenus Poinciana}]
subject area
n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
{discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field},
{field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}]
subject case
n 1: the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of
a verb [syn: {nominative}, {nominative case}, {subject
case}] [ant: {oblique}, {oblique case}]
subject field
n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
{discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field},
{field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}]
subject matter
n 1: what a communication that is about something is about [syn:
{message}, {content}, {subject matter}, {substance}]
subjunctive mood
n 1: a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but)
as contingent or possible [syn: {subjunctive mood},
{subjunctive}]
subkingdom Metazoa
n 1: multicellular animals having cells differentiated into
tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and
nervous system [syn: {Metazoa}, {subkingdom Metazoa}]
subkingdom Parazoa
n 1: multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than
in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera [syn:
{Parazoa}, {subkingdom Parazoa}]
Sublime Porte
n 1: the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: {Porte}, {Sublime
Porte}]
sublingual gland
n 1: a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous
component of saliva); in human beings it is located on
either side of the mouth under the tongue [syn: {sublingual
gland}, {sublingual salivary gland}]
sublingual salivary gland
n 1: a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous
component of saliva); in human beings it is located on
either side of the mouth under the tongue [syn: {sublingual
gland}, {sublingual salivary gland}]
sublingual vein
n 1: a tributary of the lingual vein [syn: {sublingual vein},
{vena sublingualis}]
submachine gun
n 1: machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
submandibular gland
n 1: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that
produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva
into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland},
{submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland},
{submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]
submandibular salivary gland
n 1: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that
produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva
into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland},
{submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland},
{submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]
submarine ball
n 1: a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead [syn: {submarine
ball}, {submarine pitch}]
submarine earthquake
n 1: an earthquake at the sea bed [syn: {seaquake}, {submarine
earthquake}]
submarine pitch
n 1: a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead [syn: {submarine
ball}, {submarine pitch}]
submarine sandwich
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
submarine torpedo
n 1: a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine
submaxillary gland
n 1: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that
produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva
into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland},
{submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland},
{submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]
submaxillary salivary gland
n 1: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that
produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva
into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland},
{submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland},
{submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]
submersible warship
n 1: a warship designed to operate under water [syn:
{submersible}, {submersible warship}] [ant: {surface ship}]
suborder Alcyonacea
n 1: comprising the soft corals [syn: {Alcyonacea}, {suborder
Alcyonacea}]
suborder Anisoptera
n 1: dragonflies [syn: {Anisoptera}, {suborder Anisoptera}]
suborder Anseres
n 1: used in some especially older classifications; coextensive
with the family Anatidae [syn: {Anseres}, {suborder
Anseres}]
suborder Anthropoidea
n 1: monkeys; apes; hominids [syn: {Anthropoidea}, {suborder
Anthropoidea}]
suborder Blattaria
n 1: cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
[syn: {Blattodea}, {suborder Blattodea}, {Blattaria},
{suborder Blattaria}]
suborder Blattodea
n 1: cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
[syn: {Blattodea}, {suborder Blattodea}, {Blattaria},
{suborder Blattaria}]
suborder Blennioidea
n 1: blennies; butterfishes; gunnels [syn: {Blennioidea},
{suborder Blennioidea}]
suborder Brachyura
n 1: an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a
reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface [syn:
{Brachyura}, {suborder Brachyura}]
suborder Carnosaura
n 1: largest carnivorous land animals ever known [syn:
{Carnosaura}, {suborder Carnosaura}]
suborder Cephalaspida
n 1: extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is
not clear [syn: {Osteostraci}, {suborder Osteostraci},
{Cephalaspida}, {suborder Cephalaspida}]
suborder Ceratopsia
n 1: horned dinosaurs [syn: {Ceratopsia}, {suborder Ceratopsia}]
suborder Ceratosaura
n 1: primitive saurischian dinosaurs
suborder Charadrii
n 1: shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes;
coursers; stone curlews [syn: {Charadrii}, {suborder
Charadrii}]
suborder Clamatores
n 1: used in some classification systems; a suborder or
superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni;
Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and
little power of song; clamatorial birds [syn: {Clamatores},
{suborder Clamatores}]
suborder Euronithopoda
n 1: widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their
early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn:
{Euronithopoda}, {suborder Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod},
{Ornithopoda}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]
suborder Eurylaimi
n 1: broadbills [syn: {Eurylaimi}, {suborder Eurylaimi}]
suborder Gorgonacea
n 1: red corals and sea fans [syn: {Gorgonacea}, {suborder
Gorgonacea}, {Gorgoniacea}, {suborder Gorgoniacea}]
suborder Gorgoniacea
n 1: red corals and sea fans [syn: {Gorgonacea}, {suborder
Gorgonacea}, {Gorgoniacea}, {suborder Gorgoniacea}]
suborder Heteroptera
n 1: true bugs [syn: {Heteroptera}, {suborder Heteroptera}]
suborder Heterostraci
n 1: extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like
vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Heterostraci},
{suborder Heterostraci}]
suborder Homoptera
n 1: plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers;
plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
[syn: {Homoptera}, {suborder Homoptera}]
suborder Hyperoartia
n 1: lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn:
{Petromyzoniformes}, {suborder Petromyzoniformes},
{Hyperoartia}, {suborder Hyperoartia}]
suborder Hyperotreta
n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn:
{Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta},
{suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea},
{suborder Myxinoidei}]
suborder Hystricomorpha
n 1: an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs;
chinchillas; etc. [syn: {Hystricomorpha}, {suborder
Hystricomorpha}]
suborder Lacertilia
n 1: true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn:
{Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder
Lacertilia}]
suborder Lari
n 1: gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers [syn: {Lari}, {suborder
Lari}]
suborder Lemuroidea
n 1: Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in
some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others
considered a subdivision of Prosimii [syn: {Lemuroidea},
{suborder Lemuroidea}]
suborder Limicolae
n 1: term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds;
coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: {Limicolae}, {suborder
Limicolae}]
suborder Lipotyphla
n 1: moles; hedgehogs; true shrews [syn: {Lipotyphla}, {suborder
Lipotyphla}]
suborder Maniraptora
n 1: advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs
and possibly even modern birds [syn: {Maniraptora},
{suborder Maniraptora}]
suborder Manteodea
n 1: mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder
of Orthoptera [syn: {Manteodea}, {suborder Manteodea}]
suborder Marginocephalia
n 1: includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned
(ceratopsian) dinosaurs [syn: {Marginocephalia}, {suborder
Marginocephalia}, {marginocephalian}]
suborder Megachiroptera
n 1: fruit bats [syn: {Megachiroptera}, {suborder
Megachiroptera}]
suborder Megaloptera
n 1: in some classifications considered a separate order:
alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies [syn: {Megaloptera},
{suborder Megaloptera}]
suborder Menotyphla
n 1: elephant shrews; tree shrews [syn: {Menotyphla}, {suborder
Menotyphla}]
suborder Menurae
n 1: lyrebirds and scrubbirds [syn: {Menurae}, {suborder
Menurae}]
suborder Microchiroptera
n 1: most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats
insectivorous bats [syn: {Microchiroptera}, {suborder
Microchiroptera}]
suborder Mugiloidea
n 1: fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families
Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae [syn: {Mugiloidea},
{suborder Mugiloidea}]
suborder Myomorpha
n 1: true rats and mice and related rodents [syn: {Myomorpha},
{suborder Myomorpha}]
suborder Mysticeti
n 1: baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales;
humpbacks [syn: {Mysticeti}, {suborder Mysticeti}]
suborder Myxiniformes
n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn:
{Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta},
{suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea},
{suborder Myxinoidei}]
suborder Myxinoidei
n 1: hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn:
{Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta},
{suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea},
{suborder Myxinoidei}]
suborder Natantia
n 1: shrimp; prawns; etc. [syn: {Natantia}, {suborder Natantia}]
suborder Nematocera
n 1: mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
[syn: {Nematocera}, {suborder Nematocera}]
suborder Nothosauria
n 1: a suborder of Sauropterygia [syn: {Nothosauria}, {suborder
Nothosauria}]
suborder Odontoceti
n 1: toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked
whales [syn: {Odontoceti}, {suborder Odontoceti}]
suborder Ophidia
n 1: snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {Ophidia},
{suborder Ophidia}]
suborder Ornithomimida
n 1: lightly built medium-size theropods [syn: {Ornithomimida},
{suborder Ornithomimida}]
suborder Ornithopoda
n 1: widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their
early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn:
{Euronithopoda}, {suborder Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod},
{Ornithopoda}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]
suborder Oscines
n 1: two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn:
{Oscines}, {suborder Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder
Passeres}]
suborder Osteostraci
n 1: extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is
not clear [syn: {Osteostraci}, {suborder Osteostraci},
{Cephalaspida}, {suborder Cephalaspida}]
suborder Otides
n 1: terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia:
bustards [syn: {Otides}, {suborder Otides}]
suborder Pachycephalosaurus
n 1: boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
suborder Passeres
n 1: two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn:
{Oscines}, {suborder Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder
Passeres}]
suborder Percoidea
n 1: in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the
Perciformes which are considered a suborder [syn:
{Percoidea}, {suborder Percoidea}]
suborder Petromyzoniformes
n 1: lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn:
{Petromyzoniformes}, {suborder Petromyzoniformes},
{Hyperoartia}, {suborder Hyperoartia}]
suborder Pinnipedia
n 1: seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: {Pinnipedia}, {suborder
Pinnipedia}]
suborder Plesiosauria
n 1: any of the plesiosaurs [syn: {Plesiosauria}, {suborder
Plesiosauria}]
suborder Prosauropoda
n 1: the earliest known dinosaurs [syn: {Prosauropoda},
{suborder Prosauropoda}]
suborder Prosimii
n 1: not used in all classifications; in some classifications
considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others
includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea [syn: {Prosimii},
{suborder Prosimii}]
suborder Reptantia
n 1: lobsters; crabs [syn: {Reptantia}, {suborder Reptantia}]
suborder Ruminantia
n 1: cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains;
giraffes; camels [syn: {Ruminantia}, {suborder Ruminantia}]
suborder Sauria
n 1: true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn:
{Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder
Lacertilia}]
suborder Sauropoda
n 1: any of the sauropod dinosaurs [syn: {Sauropoda}, {suborder
Sauropoda}]
suborder Sauropodomorpha
n 1: gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long
necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda
(apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs) [syn:
{Sauropodomorpha}, {suborder Sauropodomorpha}]
suborder Sciuromorpha
n 1: large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots;
gophers; beavers; etc. [syn: {Sciuromorpha}, {suborder
Sciuromorpha}]
suborder Scombroidea
n 1: mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes;
sailfishes [syn: {Scombroidea}, {suborder Scombroidea}]
suborder Scorpaenoidea
n 1: mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards [syn:
{Scorpaenoidea}, {suborder Scorpaenoidea}]
suborder Serpentes
n 1: snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {Ophidia},
{suborder Ophidia}]
suborder Strepsirhini
n 1: in some classifications either coextensive with the
Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs [syn:
{Strepsirhini}, {suborder Strepsirhini}]
suborder Tarsioidea
n 1: in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
[syn: {Tarsioidea}, {suborder Tarsioidea}]
suborder Theropoda
n 1: carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs;
Jurassic and Cretaceous [syn: {Theropoda}, {suborder
Theropoda}]
suborder Thyreophora
n 1: armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs [syn:
{Thyreophora}, {suborder Thyreophora}, {thyreophoran}]
suborder Tyranni
n 1: New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
[syn: {Tyranni}, {suborder Tyranni}]
suborder Xenarthra
n 1: armadillos; American anteaters; sloths [syn: {Xenarthra},
{suborder Xenarthra}]
suborder Zygoptera
n 1: damselflies [syn: {Zygoptera}, {suborder Zygoptera}]
subordinate clause
n 1: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as
a noun or adjective or adverb [syn: {subordinate clause},
{dependent clause}]
subordinate conjunction
n 1: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that
introduces a dependent clause [syn: {subordinating
conjunction}, {subordinate conjunction}]
subordinate word
n 1: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn:
{hyponym}, {subordinate}, {subordinate word}]
subordinating conjunction
n 1: the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one
linguistic unit a constituent of another
2: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that
introduces a dependent clause [syn: {subordinating
conjunction}, {subordinate conjunction}]
subornation of perjury
n 1: (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a
judicial proceeding; "to prove subordination of perjury you
must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured
statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew
that it would be false"
subphylum Cephalochordata
n 1: lancelets [syn: {Cephalochordata}, {subphylum
Cephalochordata}]
subphylum Craniata
n 1: fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn:
{Vertebrata}, {subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata},
{subphylum Craniata}]
subphylum Pentastomida
n 1: tongue worms [syn: {Pentastomida}, {subphylum
Pentastomida}]
subphylum Tunicata
n 1: tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata},
{Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum
Tunicata}]
subphylum Urochorda
n 1: tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata},
{Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum
Tunicata}]
subphylum Urochordata
n 1: tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata},
{Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum
Tunicata}]
subphylum Vertebrata
n 1: fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn:
{Vertebrata}, {subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata},
{subphylum Craniata}]
subpoena ad testificandum
n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance
of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be
punishable as a contempt of court [syn: {subpoena},
{subpoena ad testificandum}]
subpoena duces tecum
n 1: a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the
parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court
or to a deposition any relevant documents under the
witness's control
subroutine library
n 1: (computing) a collection of standard programs and
subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
[syn: {library}, {program library}, {subroutine library}]
subscribe to
v 1: receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
[syn: {subscribe}, {subscribe to}, {take}]
subscriber line
n 1: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone
line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]
subscription right
n 1: the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to
shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered
to the public
subscription warrant
n 1: a warrant that expires on a stipulated date
subsidiary company
n 1: a company that is completely controlled by another company
[syn: {subsidiary company}, {subsidiary}]
subsidiary ledger
n 1: details of an account supporting the amount stated in the
general ledger
subsistence farming
n 1: farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer
without surpluses for marketing
substance abuse
n 1: excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {drug
abuse}, {habit}]
substance abuser
n 1: a person who takes drugs [syn: {drug user}, {substance
abuser}, {user}]
substantia alba
n 1: whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and
their myelin sheaths [syn: {white matter}, {substantia
alba}]
substantia grisea
n 1: greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as
fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of
unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter},
{grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]
substantia nigra
n 1: a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain;
associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic
disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with
Huntington's disease [syn: {substantia nigra}, {nucleus
niger}, {locus niger}]
substantive dye
n 1: dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or
rayon etc.) [syn: {direct dye}, {substantive dye}]
substitution class
n 1: the class of all items that can be substituted into the
same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in
paradigmatic relation with one another) [syn: {substitution
class}, {paradigm}]
subthalamic nucleus
n 1: an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of
the subthalamus; associated with the striate body
Subularia aquatica
n 1: small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a
basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn:
{awlwort}, {Subularia aquatica}]
suburban area
n 1: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
[syn: {suburb}, {suburbia}, {suburban area}]
subversive activity
n 1: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a
legally constituted government [syn: {subversion},
{subversive activity}]
subway fare
n 1: the fare charged for riding a subway train
subway station
n 1: a terminal where subways load and unload passengers
subway system
n 1: an electric railway operating below the surface of the
ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is
called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or
the `underground'" [syn: {metro}, {tube}, {underground},
{subway system}, {subway}]
subway token
n 1: a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system
subway train
n 1: a train that runs in a subway system
succinic acid
n 1: a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
suck in
v 1: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up},
{suck in}, {take up}]
2: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The
current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from
abroad" [syn: {suck}, {suck in}]
3: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
[syn: {suck in}, {draw in}]
suck out
v 1: remove by suction; "aspirate the wound" [syn: {aspirate},
{draw out}, {suck out}]
suck up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is
playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up},
{shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]
3: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle},
{bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]
sucker punch
n 1: an unexpected punch
sucking fish
n 1: marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking
disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving
objects [syn: {remora}, {suckerfish}, {sucking fish}]
sucking louse
n 1: wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on
warm-blooded animals [syn: {louse}, {sucking louse}]
sucking pig
n 1: an unweaned piglet
suckling pig
n 1: whole young pig suitable for roasting [syn: {cochon de
lait}, {suckling pig}]
suckling reflex
n 1: reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and
grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and
swallowing the milk
suction cup
n 1: a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic)
that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw
something to a surface
suction curettage
n 1: a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of
gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying
suction to the dilated cervix [syn: {suction curettage},
{vacuum aspiration}]
suction lipectomy
n 1: lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which
excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by
suction [syn: {liposuction}, {suction lipectomy}]
suction pump
n 1: a pump for raising fluids by suction
suction stop
n 1: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth
(as in Bantu) [syn: {suction stop}, {click}]
Sudanese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the Sudan
Sudanese pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Sudanese pound}, {pound}]
sudden death
n 1: (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one
contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
sudden infant death syndrome
n 1: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant
during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS},
{infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]
sudoriferous gland
n 1: any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
[syn: {sweat gland}, {sudoriferous gland}]
suede cloth
n 1: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: {suede
cloth}, {suede}]
suede glove
n 1: a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) [syn: {kid
glove}, {suede glove}]
suede leather
n 1: leather with a napped surface [syn: {suede}, {suede
leather}]
suet pudding
n 1: a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or
boiled
Suez Canal
n 1: a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with
the Mediterranean Sea
suffix notation
n 1: a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical
expressions in which each operator follows its operands
[syn: {postfix notation}, {suffix notation}, {reverse
Polish notation}]
suffragan bishop
n 1: an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn:
{suffragan}, {suffragan bishop}]
sugar apple
n 1: sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny
black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {annon}, {sugar apple}]
sugar beet
n 1: form of the common beet having a sweet white root from
which sugar is obtained
2: white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
sugar bowl
n 1: a dish in which sugar is served
sugar candy
n 1: made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
sugar cane
n 1: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and
commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the
juice [syn: {sugarcane}, {sugar cane}]
2: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous
jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar [syn:
{sugarcane}, {sugar cane}, {Saccharum officinarum}]
sugar cookie
n 1: cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar
sugar corn
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
sugar daddy
n 1: a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive
gifts in return for friendship or intimacy
sugar loaf
n 1: a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn:
{sugarloaf}, {sugar loaf}, {loaf sugar}]
sugar maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central North America having three-
lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much
used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form;
sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many
subspecies [syn: {sugar maple}, {rock maple}, {Acer
saccharum}]
sugar of lead
n 1: a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton
and in making enamels and varnishes [syn: {lead acetate},
{sugar of lead}]
sugar palm
n 1: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with
fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith
yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti}, {gomuti palm},
{Arenga pinnata}]
sugar pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible
pods [syn: {snow pea}, {sugar pea}]
2: green peas with flat edible pods [syn: {snow pea}, {sugar
pea}]
Sugar Ray Robinson
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight
championship five times and the world welterweight
championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray
Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]
sugar refinery
n 1: a refinery for sugar
sugar shell
n 1: a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a
seashell [syn: {sugar spoon}, {sugar shell}]
sugar snap pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded
edible pods [syn: {sugar snap pea}, {snap pea}]
2: green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat
sugar sorghum
n 1: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
[syn: {sorgo}, {sorgho}, {sweet sorghum}, {sugar sorghum}]
sugar spoon
n 1: a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a
seashell [syn: {sugar spoon}, {sugar shell}]
sugar sumac
n 1: evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes
of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn:
{sugar-bush}, {sugar sumac}, {Rhus ovata}]
sugar syrup
n 1: sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together;
used as sweetening especially in drinks
sugar water
n 1: water sweetened with sugar
sugar-bush
n 1: evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes
of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn:
{sugar-bush}, {sugar sumac}, {Rhus ovata}]
sugar-coated
adj 1: encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel"
[syn: {candied}, {sugar-coated}]
sui generis
adj 1: constituting a class of its own; unique; "a history book
sui generis"; "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's
Civil War diary"
suicide bomber
n 1: a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure
other people
suicide bombing
n 1: a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not
hope to survive it
suicide mission
n 1: killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself;
usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission},
{martyr operation}, {sacrifice operation}]
suicide pact
n 1: an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide
together at a given place and time; "the two lovers killed
themselves in a suicide pact"
suicide pill
n 1: a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications
for the company it is intended to protect
suicide squeeze
n 1: the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher
delivers the ball [syn: {suicide squeeze play}, {suicide
squeeze}]
suicide squeeze play
n 1: the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher
delivers the ball [syn: {suicide squeeze play}, {suicide
squeeze}]
Suillus albivelatus
n 1: a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and
white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring
suit of armor
n 1: armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body
armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour},
{coat of mail}, {cataphract}]
suit of armour
n 1: armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body
armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour},
{coat of mail}, {cataphract}]
suit of clothes
n 1: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers
or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color;
"they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit}, {suit of
clothes}]
Suksdorfia violaceae
n 1: slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed
leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers;
British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and
Montana [syn: {violet suksdorfia}, {Suksdorfia violaceae}]
Sula bassana
n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan},
{solan goose}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]
sulcus centralis
n 1: a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of
both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
[syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {central
sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]
sulcus lateralis cerebri
n 1: the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures;
separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both
hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure},
{lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]
sulfa drug
n 1: antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic
organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of
bacteria that require PABA [syn: {sulfa drug}, {sulfa},
{sulpha}, {sulfonamide}]
sulfanilic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye
[syn: {sulfanilic acid}, {sulphanilic acid}]
sulfonic acid
n 1: an acid derived from sulphuric acid [syn: {sulfonic acid},
{sulphonic acid}]
sulfur bacteria
n 1: any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn:
{thiobacteria}, {sulphur bacteria}, {sulfur bacteria}]
sulfur bottom
n 1: largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone
whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {blue whale},
{sulfur bottom}, {Balaenoptera musculus}]
sulfur butterfly
n 1: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies [syn: {sulphur
butterfly}, {sulfur butterfly}]
sulfur dioxide
n 1: a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from
volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present
in industrial emissions; causes acid rain [syn: {sulfur
dioxide}, {sulphur dioxide}]
sulfur hexafluoride
n 1: a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a
powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical
utility industry [syn: {sulfur hexafluoride}, {sulphur
hexafluoride}]
sulfur mine
n 1: a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground [syn: {sulphur
mine}, {sulfur mine}]
sulfur mustard
n 1: a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises
blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known
antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering
agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]
sulfur oxide
n 1: any of several oxides of sulphur [syn: {sulfur oxide},
{sulphur oxide}]
sulfur paintbrush
n 1: plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of
pale yellow flowers [syn: {sulfur paintbrush}, {Castilleja
sulphurea}]
sulfur-yellow
adj 1: of something having the yellow color of sulfur [syn:
{sulfur-yellow}, {sulphur-yellow}]
sulfuric acid
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide;
widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {oil
of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
sulphanilic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye
[syn: {sulfanilic acid}, {sulphanilic acid}]
sulphonic acid
n 1: an acid derived from sulphuric acid [syn: {sulfonic acid},
{sulphonic acid}]
sulphur bacteria
n 1: any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn:
{thiobacteria}, {sulphur bacteria}, {sulfur bacteria}]
sulphur butterfly
n 1: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies [syn: {sulphur
butterfly}, {sulfur butterfly}]
sulphur dioxide
n 1: a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from
volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present
in industrial emissions; causes acid rain [syn: {sulfur
dioxide}, {sulphur dioxide}]
sulphur hexafluoride
n 1: a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a
powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical
utility industry [syn: {sulfur hexafluoride}, {sulphur
hexafluoride}]
sulphur mine
n 1: a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground [syn: {sulphur
mine}, {sulfur mine}]
sulphur oxide
n 1: any of several oxides of sulphur [syn: {sulfur oxide},
{sulphur oxide}]
sulphur-crested cockatoo
n 1: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-
crested cockatoo}, {Kakatoe galerita}, {Cacatua galerita}]
sulphur-yellow
adj 1: of something having the yellow color of sulfur [syn:
{sulfur-yellow}, {sulphur-yellow}]
sulphuric acid
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide;
widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {oil
of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
Sultan of Swat
n 1: United States professional baseball player famous for
hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {Babe Ruth},
{George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]
Sultanate of Oman
n 1: a strategically located monarchy on the southern and
eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is
dominated by oil [syn: {Oman}, {Sultanate of Oman}, {Muscat
and Oman}]
sum of money
n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount
he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum}, {sum of
money}, {amount}, {amount of money}]
sum total
n 1: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not
equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {sum}, {summation},
{sum total}]
sum up
v 1: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will
now summarize" [syn: {sum up}, {summarize}, {summarise},
{resume}]
2: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in
the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {sum}, {sum up}]
3: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add
together}, {tally}, {add up}]
sum-up
n 1: a brief statement that presents the main points in a
concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" [syn:
{summary}, {sum-up}]
sumac family
n 1: the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having
resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and
mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac [syn:
{Anacardiaceae}, {family Anacardiaceae}, {sumac family}]
summa cum laude
adv 1: with highest honor; "he graduated summa cum laude"
adj 1: with highest honor; with the highest academic
distinction; "a summa cum laude graduate"
summary judgement
n 1: a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because
no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other
is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary
judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgment on the
pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]
summary judgment
n 1: a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because
no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other
is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary
judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgment on the
pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]
summary treatment
n 1: a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short
shrift of my request" [syn: {short shrift}, {summary
treatment}]
summer camp
n 1: a site where care and activities are provided for children
during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country
at a summer camp" [syn: {camp}, {summer camp}]
summer cohosh
n 1: bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes
of white flowers [syn: {American bugbane}, {summer cohosh},
{Cimicifuga americana}]
summer crookneck
n 1: yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty
skin [syn: {crookneck}, {crookneck squash}, {summer
crookneck}]
summer cypress
n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire
bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia
scoparia}]
summer damask rose
n 1: large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia
Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
[syn: {damask rose}, {summer damask rose}, {Rosa
damascena}]
summer duck
n 1: showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn:
{wood duck}, {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]
summer flounder
n 1: flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn: {summer
flounder}, {Paralichthys dentatus}]
summer haw
n 1: hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic,
scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
[syn: {mayhaw}, {summer haw}, {Crataegus aestivalis}]
summer house
n 1: a country house (usually located in the country) that
provides a cool place to live in the summer
summer hyacinth
n 1: southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn:
{summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans},
{Galtonia candicans}]
summer redbird
n 1: of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red
the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer tanager}, {summer
redbird}, {Piranga rubra}]
summer savory
n 1: erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used
to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern
Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {summer savory},
{Satureja hortensis}, {Satureia hortensis}]
2: herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses [syn:
{summer savory}, {summer savoury}]
summer savoury
n 1: herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses [syn:
{summer savory}, {summer savoury}]
summer school
n 1: an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial
or supplementary study
summer snowflake
n 1: common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters
of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes;
naturalized in the eastern United States [syn:
{starflower}, {sleepy dick}, {summer snowflake},
{Ornithogalum umbellatum}]
summer solstice
n 1: June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn:
{summer solstice}, {June 21}, {midsummer}] [ant: {winter
solstice}]
summer squash
n 1: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is
eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
[syn: {summer squash}, {summer squash vine}, {Cucurbita
pepo melopepo}]
2: any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during
the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind
harden
summer squash vine
n 1: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is
eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
[syn: {summer squash}, {summer squash vine}, {Cucurbita
pepo melopepo}]
summer stock
n 1: theatrical productions performed by a stock company during
the summer
summer sweet
n 1: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having
beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn:
{sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white
alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]
summer tanager
n 1: of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red
the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer tanager}, {summer
redbird}, {Piranga rubra}]
summer-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the summer [syn: {summer-
flowering}, {summer-blooming}]
summer-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the summer [syn: {summer-
flowering}, {summer-blooming}]
summing up
n 1: a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law
court) [syn: {summation}, {summing up}, {rundown}]
summit meeting
n 1: a meeting of heads of governments [syn: {summit}, {summit
meeting}]
summum bonum
n 1: the supreme good in which all moral values are included or
from which they are derived
sumo ring
n 1: the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete
sumo wrestler
n 1: a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of
wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"
sump pump
n 1: a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump
sun bathing
n 1: immersing the body in sunlight
sun blocker
n 1: a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA)
to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
[syn: {sunscreen}, {sunblock}, {sun blocker}]
Sun City
n 1: a residential suburb of Phoenix
sun dance
n 1: a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer
solstice
sun deck
n 1: an unroofed deck
sun gear
n 1: the central gear in an epicyclic train
sun god
n 1: a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated
with the sun
sun hat
n 1: a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct
exposure to the sun [syn: {sunhat}, {sun hat}]
sun helmet
n 1: a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection
from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {sun helmet},
{topee}, {topi}]
Sun King
n 1: king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked
by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the
magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles
(1638-1715) [syn: {Louis XIV}, {Sun King}, {Louis the
Great}]
sun lamp
n 1: a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
[syn: {sunlamp}, {sun lamp}, {sunray lamp}, {sun-ray lamp}]
sun lounge
n 1: a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure
to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch},
{sunporch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]
sun marigold
n 1: any of several South African plants grown for the profusion
of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic
foliage [syn: {cape marigold}, {sun marigold}, {star of the
veldt}]
Sun Myung Moon
n 1: United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded
the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of
conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) [syn: {Moon}, {Sun
Myung Moon}]
sun parlor
n 1: a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure
to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch},
{sunporch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]
sun parlour
n 1: a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure
to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch},
{sunporch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]
sun pitcher
n 1: any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of
nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in
pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps
sun plant
n 1: widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-
like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
[syn: {rose moss}, {sun plant}, {Portulaca grandiflora}]
sun porch
n 1: a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure
to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch},
{sunporch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]
sun protection factor
n 1: the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the
direct rays of the sun [syn: {sun protection factor},
{SPF}]
Sun River
n 1: a river in western Montana that flows south and east to
join the Missouri River
sun rose
n 1: any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of
stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions [syn:
{helianthemum}, {sunrose}, {sun rose}]
sun spurge
n 1: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward
the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {wartwort},
{devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]
sun tea
n 1: tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the
direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice
Sun Valley
n 1: a winter sports resort in south central Idaho
sun visor
n 1: a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the
windshield of an automobile
sun worshiper
n 1: someone who worships the sun
Sun Yat-sen
n 1: Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the
revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and
1912 (1866-1925) [syn: {Sun Yat-sen}, {Sun Yixian}]
Sun Yixian
n 1: Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the
revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and
1912 (1866-1925) [syn: {Sun Yat-sen}, {Sun Yixian}]
sun-drenched
adj 1: covered with sunlight; "sun-drenched beaches along the
Riviera"
sun-dried
adj 1: dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots" [syn:
{sun-dried}, {sundried}]
sun-loving
adj 1: (of plants) flourishing in strong sunlight
sun-ray
n 1: a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
[syn: {sunray}, {sun-ray}]
sun-ray lamp
n 1: a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
[syn: {sunlamp}, {sun lamp}, {sunray lamp}, {sun-ray lamp}]
sun-worship
n 1: the worship of the sun [syn: {heliolatry}, {sun-worship}]
sunburst pleat
n 1: knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect
[syn: {sunburst pleat}, {sunray pleat}]
Sunda Islands
n 1: a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago
Sundacarpus amara
n 1: a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree
having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of
Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn:
{Sundacarpus amara}, {Prumnopitys amara}, {Podocarpus
amara}]
Sunday best
n 1: the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
[syn: {Sunday best}, {Sunday clothes}]
Sunday clothes
n 1: the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
[syn: {Sunday best}, {Sunday clothes}]
Sunday punch
n 1: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue
boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {knockout punch}, {KO punch},
{Sunday punch}]
Sunday school
n 1: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction [syn:
{Sunday school}, {Sabbath school}]
sunday-go-to-meeting
adj 1: used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-
meeting clothes" [syn: {go-to-meeting(a)}, {Sunday-go-to-
meeting(a)}]
sundew family
n 1: a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn:
{Droseraceae}, {family Droseraceae}, {sundew family}]
sundew plant
n 1: any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having
leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest
insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {sundew},
{sundew plant}, {daily dew}]
sundial lupine
n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]
sunflower oil
n 1: oil from sunflower seeds [syn: {sunflower oil}, {sunflower-
seed oil}]
sunflower seed
n 1: edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed
and as a source of oil
Sunflower State
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Kansas},
{Sunflower State}, {KS}, {Kan.}]
sunflower-seed oil
n 1: oil from sunflower seeds [syn: {sunflower oil}, {sunflower-
seed oil}]
Sung dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for
art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung}, {Sung
dynasty}, {Song}, {Song dynasty}]
sunk fence
n 1: a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to
divide lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {sunk
fence}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]
sunken arch
n 1: an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground
[syn: {sunken arch}, {fallen arch}]
sunken garden
n 1: a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it
sunken-eyed
adj 1: characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep-
eyed}, {hollow-eyed}, {sunken-eyed}]
Sunni Islam
n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam [syn:
{Sunni}, {Sunni Islam}]
Sunni Muslim
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four
caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: {Sunnite},
{Sunni}, {Sunni Muslim}]
sunny-side up
adj 1: (eggs) fried on only one side
sunray lamp
n 1: a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
[syn: {sunlamp}, {sun lamp}, {sunray lamp}, {sun-ray lamp}]
sunray pleat
n 1: knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect
[syn: {sunburst pleat}, {sunray pleat}]
sunrise industry
n 1: a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially
telecommunications or electronics)
Sunshine State
n 1: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic
and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states
during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine
State}, {Everglade State}, {FL}, {Fla.}]
sunshine-roof
n 1: an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel;
"`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'" [syn:
{sunroof}, {sunshine-roof}]
super acid
n 1: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid},
{special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
super C
n 1: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid},
{special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
super heavyweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds
superannuation fund
n 1: a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire
from service [syn: {pension fund}, {superannuation fund}]
superciliary arch
n 1: a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn:
{supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary
ridge}, {superciliary arch}]
superciliary ridge
n 1: a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn:
{supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary
ridge}, {superciliary arch}]
superclass Agnatha
n 1: superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic
fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms [syn:
{Agnatha}, {superclass Agnatha}]
superclass Chelicerata
n 1: spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs [syn: {Chelicerata},
{superclass Chelicerata}]
superclass Gnathostomata
n 1: comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws [syn:
{Gnathostomata}, {superclass Gnathostomata}]
superclass Myriapoda
n 1: used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes
(Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large
taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term
Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and
limited to the millipedes
superconducting supercollider
n 1: a collider that operates at very low temperatures
superfamily Aphidoidea
n 1: plant lice [syn: {Aphidoidea}, {superfamily Aphidoidea}]
superfamily Apoidea
n 1: bees [syn: {Apoidea}, {superfamily Apoidea}]
superfamily Coccoidea
n 1: scale insects and mealybugs [syn: {Coccoidea}, {superfamily
Coccoidea}]
superfamily Hominoidea
n 1: anthropoid apes and human beings [syn: {Hominoidea},
{superfamily Hominoidea}]
superfamily Lamellicornia
n 1: scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles [syn: {Lamellicornia},
{superfamily Lamellicornia}]
superfamily Muroidea
n 1: a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder
Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded [syn: {Muroidea},
{superfamily Muroidea}]
superfamily Muscoidea
n 1: two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae;
Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae [syn:
{Muscoidea}, {superfamily Muscoidea}]
superfamily Platyrrhini
n 1: New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey;
saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly
monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: {Platyrrhini}, {superfamily
Platyrrhini}]
superfamily Sphecoidea
n 1: families Sphecidae and Stizidae [syn: {Sphecoidea},
{superfamily Sphecoidea}]
superfamily Tineoidea
n 1: clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners [syn: {Tineoidea},
{superfamily Tineoidea}]
superfamily Tyrannidae
n 1: New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central
America and South America but also in the United States and
Canada [syn: {Tyrannidae}, {superfamily Tyrannidae}]
superficial epigastric vein
n 1: empties into the great saphenous vein [syn: {superficial
epigastric vein}, {vena epigastrica superficialis}]
superficial middle cerebral vein
n 1: a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the
cavernous sinus
superficial temporal vein
n 1: join the middle temporal vein to empty into the
retromandibular vein
Superfund program
n 1: the federal government's program to locate and investigate
and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic
waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental
Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the
Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush
fund" [syn: {Superfund program}, {Superfund}]
Superfund site
n 1: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the
Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be
cleaned up [syn: {toxic site}, {toxic waste area},
{Superfund site}]
superheterodyne receiver
n 1: a radio receiver that combines a locally generated
frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a
supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified [syn:
{heterodyne receiver}, {superheterodyne receiver},
{superhet}]
superhigh frequency
n 1: 3 to 30 gigahertz [syn: {superhigh frequency}, {SHF}]
superior alveolar artery
n 1: the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth [syn:
{superior alveolar artery}, {arteria alveolaris superior}]
superior cerebellar artery
n 1: the superior branch of the cerebellar artery
superior cerebral vein
n 1: a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the
cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
[syn: {superior cerebral vein}, {vena cerebrum superior}]
superior colliculus
n 1: an essential visual center between the retina and the
striate cortex
superior conjunction
n 1: (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the
opposite side of the sun
superior court
n 1: any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
superior epigastric veins
n 1: veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery [syn:
{superior epigastric veins}, {venae epigastricae
superiores}]
superior general
n 1: the head of a religious order or congregation [syn:
{general}, {superior general}]
superior labial artery
n 1: an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that
supplies the upper lip [syn: {superior labial artery},
{arteria labialis superior}]
superior labial vein
n 1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip
[syn: {superior labial vein}, {vena labialis superior}]
superior mesenteric artery
n 1: originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies
the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
superior ophthalmic vein
n 1: a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and
passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into
the cavernous sinus
superior planet
n 1: any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's
orbit
superior pulmonary vein
n 1: either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning
blood from the superior lobes of the lungs [syn: {superior
pulmonary vein}, {vena pulmonalis superior}]
superior rectus
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus muscle},
{superior rectus}, {rectus superior}]
superior rectus muscle
n 1: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball
upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus muscle},
{superior rectus}, {rectus superior}]
superior skill
n 1: more than ordinary ability
superior thalamostriate vein
n 1: a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein
superior thyroid vein
n 1: a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the
thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
superior vena cava
n 1: receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties
into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos
and both brachiocephalic veins [syn: {superior vena cava},
{precava}]
superior vocal cord
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal
fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold},
{vestibular fold}]
superiority complex
n 1: an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance
superlative degree
n 1: the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest'
is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least
famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective
`famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb
`surely'" [syn: {superlative}, {superlative degree}]
supernatural being
n 1: an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the
course of human events [syn: {spiritual being},
{supernatural being}]
supernatural virtue
n 1: according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues
(faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the
natural virtues [syn: {theological virtue}, {supernatural
virtue}]
superorder Acanthopterygii
n 1: teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn:
{Acanthopterygii}, {superorder Acanthopterygii}]
superorder Labyrinthodonta
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
{Labyrinthodontia}, {superorder Labyrinthodontia},
{Labyrinthodonta}, {superorder Labyrinthodonta}]
superorder Labyrinthodontia
n 1: extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied
salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened
skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn:
{Labyrinthodontia}, {superorder Labyrinthodontia},
{Labyrinthodonta}, {superorder Labyrinthodonta}]
superorder Malacopterygii
n 1: an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported
by flexible cartilaginous rays [syn: {Malacopterygii},
{superorder Malacopterygii}]
superorder Ratitae
n 1: used in former classifications to include all ratite bird
orders [syn: {Ratitae}, {superorder Ratitae}]
superordinate word
n 1: a word that is more generic than a given word [syn:
{hypernym}, {superordinate}, {superordinate word}]
superoxide anion
n 1: the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting
cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion
O2-" [syn: {superoxide}, {superoxide anion}]
superoxide dismutase
n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into
hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are
normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase
enzymes" [syn: {superoxide dismutase}, {SOD}]
superposition principle
n 1: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified
sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn:
{principle of superposition}, {superposition principle},
{superposition}]
superstitious notion
n 1: an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear [syn:
{superstition}, {superstitious notion}]
supervene upon
v 1: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith
replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer
has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the
team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
[syn: {supplant}, {replace}, {supersede}, {supervene upon}]
supervisor call instruction
n 1: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
and passes control to the supervisor [syn: {system call},
{supervisor call instruction}]
supervisory program
n 1: a program that controls the execution of other programs
[syn: {supervisory program}, {supervisor}, {executive
program}]
supervisory routine
n 1: a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines
[syn: {supervisory routine}, {executive routine}]
supervisory software
n 1: specialized programs that reside permanently in the
computer's main memory and control the processing of user's
programs
supper club
n 1: usually a small luxurious nightclub
supplementary benefit
n 1: benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels
established by law [syn: {supplementary benefit}, {social
assistance}, {national assistance}]
supply chamber
n 1: a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it
as needed
supply closet
n 1: a closet for storing supplies
supply line
n 1: a route over which supplies can be delivered [syn: {supply
line}, {supply route}]
supply officer
n 1: a commissioned officer responsible for logistics
supply route
n 1: a route over which supplies can be delivered [syn: {supply
line}, {supply route}]
supply ship
n 1: ship that usually provides supplies to other ships [syn:
{tender}, {supply ship}]
supply-side economics
n 1: the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of
production as a means of stimulating the economy; advocates
policies that raise capital and labor output by increasing
the incentive to produce
support column
n 1: a column that supports a heavy weight
support hose
n 1: elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the
veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) [syn:
{support hose}, {support stocking}]
support level
n 1: (stock market) the price at which a certain security
becomes attractive to investors
support payment
n 1: a payment made by one person for the support of another
support stocking
n 1: elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the
veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) [syn:
{support hose}, {support stocking}]
support system
n 1: a network of facilities and people who interact and remain
in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network
that enables you to live in a certain style
Supporters of Islam
n 1: a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of
Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as
advocated by the United States; some members fought with
the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to
receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar
al Islam}, {Ansar al-Islam}, {Supporters of Islam}]
supporting fire
n 1: fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a
unit in combat
supporting players
n 1: a cast other than the principals [syn: {ensemble},
{supporting players}]
supporting structure
n 1: a structure that serves to support something
supporting tower
n 1: a tower that serves to support something
suppresser gene
n 1: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another
gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppressor},
{suppresser}, {suppressor gene}, {suppresser gene}]
suppressive fire
n 1: fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance
below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
suppressor gene
n 1: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another
gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppressor},
{suppresser}, {suppressor gene}, {suppresser gene}]
suppurating sore
n 1: a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus [syn:
{fester}, {suppurating sore}]
supra expressionism
n 1: a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism
supraorbital ridge
n 1: a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn:
{supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary
ridge}, {superciliary arch}]
supraorbital torus
n 1: a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn:
{supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary
ridge}, {superciliary arch}]
supraorbital vein
n 1: drains the front of the scalp; unites with the
supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein [syn:
{supraorbital vein}, {vena supraorbitalis}]
suprarenal gland
n 1: either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near
the kidney [syn: {adrenal gland}, {adrenal}, {suprarenal
gland}]
supratrochlear vein
n 1: drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital
vein to form the angular vein [syn: {supratrochlear vein},
{vena supratrochlearis}]
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
n 1: commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United
States Army nominated by the President of the United States
and approved by the North Atlantic Council [syn: {Supreme
Allied Commander Atlantic}, {SACLANT}]
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
n 1: commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander
in Europe [syn: {Supreme Allied Commander Europe},
{SACEUR}]
supreme authority
n 1: someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was
the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn:
{arbiter}, {supreme authority}]
Supreme Being
n 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and
omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the
universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
[syn: {God}, {Supreme Being}]
Supreme Court
n 1: the highest federal court in the United States; has final
appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other
courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court}, {Supreme Court
of the United States}, {United States Supreme Court}]
2: the highest court in most states of the United States [syn:
{supreme court}, {state supreme court}, {high court}]
Supreme Court of the United States
n 1: the highest federal court in the United States; has final
appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other
courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court}, {Supreme Court
of the United States}, {United States Supreme Court}]
supreme headquarters
n 1: the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-
in-chief and senior officers of the military) [syn: {high
command}, {supreme headquarters}]
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
n 1: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military
matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command
Europe [syn: {Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe},
{SHAPE}]
Supreme Truth
n 1: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan
and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987
that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in
1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo
subway train" [syn: {Aum Shinrikyo}, {Aum}, {Supreme
Truth}]
sure as shooting
adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure},
{for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as
shooting}]
adj 1: absolutely certain; "it is sure as shooting that they
will come"
sure enough
adv 1: as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for
money again"
2: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally
for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she
certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for
sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had
been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they
sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely},
{certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure
enough}, {sure as shooting}]
sure thing
n 1: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
[syn: {certainty}, {sure thing}, {foregone conclusion}]
[ant: {precariousness}, {uncertainness}, {uncertainty}]
sure-enough
adj 1: (used informally especially for emphasis) real or
genuine; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "went
upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn:
{honest-to-god}, {honest-to-goodness}, {sure-enough(a)}]
sure-fire
adj 1: certain to be successful; "a sure-fire way to get rich"
sure-footed
adj 1: not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
[syn: {surefooted}, {sure-footed}, {footsure}]
2: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted
of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter
Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"-
Michiko Kakutani [syn: {confident}, {surefooted}, {sure-
footed}]
sure-handed
adj 1: proficient and confident in performance; "promising
playwrights...sure-handed enough to turn out top-drawer
scripts"
surety bond
n 1: a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case
the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company
assumes liability for nonperformance [syn: {performance
bond}, {surety bond}]
surf casting
n 1: casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200
yards) with the waves breaking around you [syn: {surf
casting}, {surf fishing}]
surf fish
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{yellowfin croaker}, {surffish}, {surf fish}, {Umbrina
roncador}]
2: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific
coast of North America [syn: {surfperch}, {surffish}, {surf
fish}]
surf fishing
n 1: casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200
yards) with the waves breaking around you [syn: {surf
casting}, {surf fishing}]
surface area
n 1: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a
boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500
square feet in area" [syn: {area}, {expanse}, {surface
area}]
surface assimilation
n 1: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film
on the surface of a solid [syn: {adsorption}, {surface
assimilation}]
surface chemistry
n 1: the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at
interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid
and gas)
surface fire
n 1: a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and
undergrowth
surface gage
n 1: gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable
stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn:
{surface gauge}, {surface gage}, {scribing block}]
surface gauge
n 1: gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable
stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn:
{surface gauge}, {surface gage}, {scribing block}]
surface lift
n 1: a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them
off the ground
surface mail
n 1: mail that is sent by land or sea [ant: {air mail}]
surface mine
v 1: extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {strip mine},
{surface mine}, {surface-mine}]
surface noise
n 1: noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record
player moving over the rotating record
surface search radar
n 1: a naval radar to search for surface targets
surface ship
n 1: a warship that operates on the surface of the water [ant:
{submersible}, {submersible warship}]
surface soil
n 1: the layer of soil on the surface [syn: {topsoil}, {surface
soil}]
surface tension
n 1: a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by
intermolecular forces
surface-active
adj 1: capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used
especially of detergents
surface-active agent
n 1: a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of
a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetting agent},
{wetter}, {surfactant}, {surface-active agent}]
surface-assimilative
adj 1: having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to
accumulate on a surface [syn: {adsorbent}, {adsorptive},
{surface-assimilative}] [ant: {nonadsorbent},
{nonadsorptive}]
surface-mine
v 1: extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {strip mine},
{surface mine}, {surface-mine}]
surface-to-air
adj 1: operating from or designed to be launched from the ground
against an airborne target; "surface-to-air missiles"
[ant: {air-to-air}, {air-to-ground}, {air-to-surface}]
surface-to-air missile
n 1: a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an
airborne target [syn: {surface-to-air missile}, {SAM}]
surface-to-air missile system
n 1: the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft
surge protector
n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect
equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge
suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike
arrester}, {lightning arrester}]
surge suppressor
n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect
equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge
suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike
arrester}, {lightning arrester}]
Surgeon General
n 1: the head of the United States Public Health Service
2: the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy
surgeon's knot
n 1: any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
surgical contraception
n 1: contraception by surgical sterilization
surgical dressing
n 1: a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during
surgery
surgical gown
n 1: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn:
{gown}, {surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
surgical incision
n 1: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially
by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: {incision},
{section}, {surgical incision}]
surgical instrument
n 1: a medical instrument used in surgery
surgical knife
n 1: a very sharp knife used in surgery
surgical operation
n 1: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments;
performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living
body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an
operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing
surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical
operation}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]
surgical procedure
n 1: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments;
performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living
body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an
operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing
surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical
operation}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]
surgical process
n 1: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments;
performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living
body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an
operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing
surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical
operation}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]
surgical seam
n 1: a seam used in surgery [syn: {suture}, {surgical seam}]
surgical spirit
n 1: methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine
(especially for cleansing the skin before injections or
before surgery)
surgical strike
n 1: an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal
only with a specific target
Suricata suricatta
n 1: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender-
tailed meerkat}, {Suricata suricatta}]
Suricata tetradactyla
n 1: burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as
a pet [syn: {suricate}, {Suricata tetradactyla}]
Surinam cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
{Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in
California and Florida [syn: {Surinam cherry}, {pitanga},
{Eugenia uniflora}]
3: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados
cherry}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]
Surinam River
n 1: a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic
[syn: {Suriname River}, {Surinam River}]
Surinam toad
n 1: a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the
skin of its back [syn: {Surinam toad}, {Pipa pipa}, {Pipa
americana}]
Suriname River
n 1: a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic
[syn: {Suriname River}, {Surinam River}]
Surinamese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Suriname
Surnia ulula
n 1: grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of
the northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk owl}, {Surnia ulula}]
surprise attack
n 1: an attack without warning [syn: {surprise attack}, {coup de
main}]
surrogate mother
n 1: a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is
unable to do so; "a surrogate mother is artificially
inseminated with the father's semen and carries the fetus
to term"
sursum corda
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up
your hearts'
surveillance of disease
n 1: the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data
about an infectious disease that can lead to action being
taken to control or prevent the disease
surveillance system
n 1: a closed-circuit television system used to maintain close
observation of a person or group
survey mile
n 1: a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived
from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one
meter
surveying instrument
n 1: an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveying
instrument}, {surveyor's instrument}]
surveyor's instrument
n 1: an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveying
instrument}, {surveyor's instrument}]
surveyor's level
n 1: surveying instrument consisting basically of a small
telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a
vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land
survival of the fittest
n 1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms
best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival
of the fittest}, {natural selection}, {selection}]
survivor guilt
n 1: a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have
survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many
others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do
enough to save the others who perished and in part from
feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died;
"survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the
Holocaust"
survivors insurance
n 1: insurance paid to surviving spouses
survivorship annuity
n 1: an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone
else is unable to receive it [syn: {reversionary annuity},
{survivorship annuity}]
Sus scrofa
n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent
tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in
United States [syn: {wild boar}, {boar}, {Sus scrofa}]
2: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer},
{Sus scrofa}]
Susan Anthony
n 1: United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony},
{Susan Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}, {Susan Brownell
Anthony}]
Susan B Anthony dollar
n 1: a United States coin worth one dollar
Susan B. Anthony
n 1: United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony},
{Susan Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}, {Susan Brownell
Anthony}]
Susan Brownell Anthony
n 1: United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony},
{Susan Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}, {Susan Brownell
Anthony}]
Susan Sontag
n 1: United States writer (born in 1933) [syn: {Sontag}, {Susan
Sontag}]
sushi bar
n 1: a bar where sushi is served
suspended animation
n 1: a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of
consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from
asphyxia
suspender belt
n 1: a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by
women to hold up stockings [syn: {garter belt}, {suspender
belt}]
suspense account
n 1: an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and
disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and
permanent classification
suspension bridge
n 1: a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are
anchored at both ends
suspension point
n 1: (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that
something has been omitted or that the sentence is
incomplete
suspension system
n 1: a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers
connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled
vehicle [syn: {suspension}, {suspension system}]
suspensory bandage
n 1: a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant
part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn:
{suspensory}, {suspensory bandage}]
Susquehanna River
n 1: a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New
York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland
into Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Susquehanna}, {Susquehanna
River}]
suss out
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check},
{check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check
over}, {go over}, {check into}]
Sussex spaniel
n 1: an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored
coat
Sussex University
n 1: a red-brick university in Brighton, England [syn:
{University of Sussex}, {Sussex University}]
sustaining pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings
and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {sustaining
pedal}, {loud pedal}]
sustaining program
n 1: a program without a commercial sponsor
sutura coronalis
n 1: the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the
skull [syn: {coronal suture}, {sutura coronalis}]
sutura frontalis
n 1: the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually
obliterated by the age of 6) [syn: {frontal suture},
{sutura frontalis}]
sutura intermaxillaris
n 1: the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
[syn: {intermaxillary suture}, {sutura intermaxillaris}]
sutura internasalis
n 1: the suture between the two nasal bones [syn: {internasal
suture}, {sutura internasalis}]
sutura lamboidea
n 1: the suture between the occipital and parietal bones [syn:
{lamboid suture}, {sutura lamboidea}]
sutura sagittalis
n 1: the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {sagittal
suture}, {interparietal suture}, {sutura sagittalis}]
sutural bone
n 1: any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between
cranial bones [syn: {Wormian bone}, {sutural bone}]
Svante August Arrhenius
n 1: Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of
chemical dissociation (1859-1927) [syn: {Arrhenius},
{Svante August Arrhenius}]
swaddling bands
n 1: a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
[syn: {swaddling clothes}, {swaddling bands}]
swaddling clothes
n 1: a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
[syn: {swaddling clothes}, {swaddling bands}]
2: restrictions placed on the immature
swage block
n 1: an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold
working metal
swagger stick
n 1: a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by
army officers
Swainsona galegifolia
n 1: erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having
axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers [syn:
{smooth darling pea}, {Swainsona galegifolia}]
Swainsona grandiflora
n 1: shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or
woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to
pink flowers [syn: {hairy darling pea}, {Swainsona
greyana}, {Swainsona grandiflora}]
Swainsona greyana
n 1: shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or
woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to
pink flowers [syn: {hairy darling pea}, {Swainsona
greyana}, {Swainsona grandiflora}]
swallow dive
n 1: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms
outstretched before entering the water [syn: {swan dive},
{swallow dive}]
swallow hole
n 1: a depression in the ground communicating with a
subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed
by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn:
{sinkhole}, {sink}, {swallow hole}]
swallow shrike
n 1: Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and
resembling a swallow [syn: {wood swallow}, {swallow
shrike}]
swallow up
v 1: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The
huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up},
{bury}, {eat up}]
swallow wort
n 1: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow
flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine},
{swallowwort}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]
swallow-tailed
adj 1: (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked
tail like that of a swallow
swallow-tailed coat
n 1: a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at
the back [syn: {swallow-tailed coat}, {swallowtail},
{morning coat}]
swallow-tailed hawk
n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn:
{swallow-tailed kite}, {swallow-tailed hawk}, {Elanoides
forficatus}]
swallow-tailed kite
n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn:
{swallow-tailed kite}, {swallow-tailed hawk}, {Elanoides
forficatus}]
swamp ash
n 1: small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States
[syn: {swamp ash}, {Fraxinus caroliniana}]
swamp azalea
n 1: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United
States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling
honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle},
{white honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]
swamp bay
n 1: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white
flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn:
{sweet bay}, {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia
virginiana}]
swamp birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
swamp blackberry
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {swamp dewberry}, {swamp
blackberry}, {Rubus hispidus}]
swamp blueberry
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry},
{Vaccinium corymbosum}]
swamp buggy
n 1: an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and
a raised body [syn: {swamp buggy}, {marsh buggy}]
swamp candleberry
n 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
grey-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry},
{candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica
pensylvanica}]
swamp candles
n 1: North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found
in wet places [syn: {swamp candles}, {Lysimachia
terrestris}]
swamp chestnut oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of
southeastern United States similar to the basket oak [syn:
{swamp chestnut oak}, {Quercus michauxii}]
swamp cottonwood
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black
cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus
heterophylla}]
swamp cypress
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond
bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]
swamp dewberry
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {swamp dewberry}, {swamp
blackberry}, {Rubus hispidus}]
swamp fever
n 1: an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted
to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice
and fever [syn: {swamp fever}, {leptospirosis}]
swamp fly honeysuckle
n 1: a variety of fly honeysuckle
swamp gum
n 1: medium-sized tree of southern Australia [syn: {swamp gum},
{Eucalypt ovata}]
swamp hare
n 1: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and
lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {canecutter}, {swamp hare},
{Sylvilagus aquaticus}]
swamp hickory
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
{bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter
pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]
swamp honeysuckle
n 1: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United
States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling
honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle},
{white honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]
swamp horsetail
n 1: Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp
horsetail}, {water horsetail}, {Equisetum fluviatile}]
swamp laurel
n 1: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small
purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
[syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia
polifolia}]
2: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white
flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {sweet
bay}, {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia virginiana}]
swamp lily
n 1: North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having
slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn:
{lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {water dragon}, {Saururus
cernuus}]
swamp locust
n 1: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United
States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn:
{water locust}, {swamp locust}, {Gleditsia aquatica}]
swamp mallow
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow},
{swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow},
{Hibiscus moscheutos}]
swamp maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves
turn scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple},
{scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]
swamp milkweed
n 1: densely branching perennial of the eastern United States
with white to crimson or purple flowers [syn: {swamp
milkweed}, {Asclepias incarnata}]
swamp oak
n 1: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small
yellow flowers [syn: {swamp oak}, {Viminaria juncea},
{Viminaria denudata}]
2: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of
northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having
deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn;
thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {swamp oak}, {Quercus
palustris}]
3: large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky
bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks;
yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet
soil [syn: {swamp white oak}, {swamp oak}, {Quercus bicolor}]
swamp pine
n 1: any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations
such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine
swamp plant
n 1: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are
monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly
heath [syn: {marsh plant}, {bog plant}, {swamp plant}]
swamp poplar
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves
and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black
cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus
heterophylla}]
swamp rabbit
n 1: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina
to Florida [syn: {marsh hare}, {swamp rabbit}, {Sylvilagus
palustris}]
2: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and
lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {canecutter}, {swamp hare},
{Sylvilagus aquaticus}]
swamp red oak
n 1: large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches
having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and
wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to
Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red
oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]
swamp rose mallow
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States
having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow},
{swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow},
{Hibiscus moscheutos}]
swamp sparrow
n 1: North American finch of marshy area [syn: {swamp sparrow},
{Melospiza georgiana}]
swamp sunflower
n 1: sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and
found in bogs [syn: {swamp sunflower}, {Helianthus
angustifolius}]
swamp white oak
n 1: large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a
flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other
white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction;
thrives in wet soil [syn: {swamp white oak}, {swamp oak},
{Quercus bicolor}]
swamp willow
n 1: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear
leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp
willow}, {black willow}, {Salix nigra}]
swampy beggar-ticks
n 1: bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and
Canada common in wet pastures and meadows [syn: {swampy
beggar-ticks}, {Bidens connata}]
swan dive
n 1: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms
outstretched before entering the water [syn: {swan dive},
{swallow dive}]
swan orchid
n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having
slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a
swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swan-flower},
{swanneck}, {swan-neck}]
Swan River daisy
n 1: western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower
heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
[syn: {Swan River daisy}, {Brachycome Iberidifolia}]
Swan River everlasting
n 1: Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding
flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn:
{Swan River everlasting}, {rhodanthe}, {Rhodanthe
manglesii}, {Helipterum manglesii}]
swan song
n 1: a final performance or effort (especially before
retirement) [syn: {swan song}, {last hurrah}]
swan's down
n 1: soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
2: down of the swan
swan-flower
n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having
slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a
swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swan-flower},
{swanneck}, {swan-neck}]
swan-neck
n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having
slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a
swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swan-flower},
{swanneck}, {swan-neck}]
swap file
n 1: the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory [syn:
{swap space}, {swap file}]
swap space
n 1: the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory [syn:
{swap space}, {swap file}]
SWAT squad
n 1: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with
violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT
squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special
Weapons and Tactics squad}]
SWAT team
n 1: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with
violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT
squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special
Weapons and Tactics squad}]
Swaziland monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Swaziland
swear in
v 1: administer on oath to; "The speaker of the House swore in
the new President"
swear off
v 1: promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes
altogether"
swear out
v 1: deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed
by the sheriff" [syn: {serve}, {process}, {swear out}]
sweat bag
n 1: a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools
it by evaporation
sweat duct
n 1: a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland
to the surface of the skin
sweat equity
n 1: interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing
to its renovation or maintenance
sweat gland
n 1: any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
[syn: {sweat gland}, {sudoriferous gland}]
sweat off
v 1: lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the
sauna"
sweat pants
n 1: loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes
[syn: {sweat pants}, {sweatpants}]
sweat room
n 1: a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water
over heated rocks [syn: {sauna}, {sweat room}]
sweat sock
n 1: a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {athletic sock},
{sweat sock}, {varsity sock}]
sweat suit
n 1: garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn:
{sweat suit}, {sweatsuit}, {sweats}, {workout suit}]
sweater girl
n 1: a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters
sweating sickness
n 1: a disease of cattle (especially calves)
2: epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by
profuse sweating and high mortality [syn: {sweating
sickness}, {miliary fever}]
Swedish iron
n 1: wrought iron of high purity made in Sweden
Swedish krona
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: {Swedish krona},
{krona}]
Swedish massage
n 1: massage combined with a system of active and passive
exercises for the muscles and joints
Swedish meatball
n 1: meatballs simmered in stock
Swedish mile
n 1: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: {mile},
{mil}, {Swedish mile}]
Swedish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Sweden
Swedish Nightingale
n 1: Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the
management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) [syn: {Lind}, {Jenny
Lind}, {Swedish Nightingale}]
Swedish rye
n 1: a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and
molasses and orange rind [syn: {Swedish rye bread},
{Swedish rye}]
Swedish rye bread
n 1: a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and
molasses and orange rind [syn: {Swedish rye bread},
{Swedish rye}]
Swedish turnip
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
[syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish
turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
2: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn:
{rutabaga}, {swede}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow turnip}]
Sweeney Todd
n 1: fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who
murdered his customers [syn: {Todd}, {Sweeney Todd}]
sweep away
v 1: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values
have been wiped out" [syn: {wipe out}, {sweep away}]
2: overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" [syn: {sweep
away}, {sweep off}]
sweep hand
n 1: a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the
hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes [syn:
{sweep hand}, {sweep-second}]
sweep oar
n 1: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: {sweep}, {sweep oar}]
sweep off
v 1: overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" [syn: {sweep
away}, {sweep off}]
sweep over
v 1: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn:
{overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm},
{overcome}, {overtake}]
sweep through
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You
will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying
colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]
sweep under the rug
v 1: to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by
others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing
incident under the rug"
sweep up
v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of
action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me
into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep},
{sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
2: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and
use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They
adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {espouse}, {embrace},
{adopt}, {sweep up}]
sweep-second
n 1: a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the
hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes [syn:
{sweep hand}, {sweep-second}]
sweet acacia
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache},
{cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia},
{scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
sweet alison
n 1: perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant
usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet
alyssum}, {sweet alison}, {Lobularia maritima}]
sweet almond
n 1: small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts
enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern
Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond},
{Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
sweet almond oil
n 1: pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter
almonds [syn: {almond oil}, {expressed almond oil}, {sweet
almond oil}]
sweet alyssum
n 1: perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant
usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet
alyssum}, {sweet alison}, {Lobularia maritima}]
sweet balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
{lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm},
{beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
sweet basil
n 1: annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small
white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most
important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles,
sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {common basil}, {sweet
basil}, {Ocimum basilicum}]
2: leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn:
{basil}, {sweet basil}]
sweet bay
n 1: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white
flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn:
{sweet bay}, {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia
virginiana}]
sweet bells
n 1: bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with
long racemes of pinkish flowers [syn: {sweet bells},
{Leucothoe racemosa}]
sweet birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {black
birch}, {Betula lenta}]
sweet buckeye
n 1: a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United
States
sweet calabash
n 1: West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit
[syn: {sweet calabash}, {Passiflora maliformis}]
2: apple-sized passion fruit of the West Indies
sweet calamus
n 1: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus},
{myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
sweet cassava
n 1: South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and
herbage used for stock feed [syn: {sweet cassava}, {Manihot
dulcis}]
sweet cherry
n 1: large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in
the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation [syn:
{sweet cherry}, {Prunus avium}]
2: any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have
sweet flesh [syn: {sweet cherry}, {black cherry}]
sweet chestnut
n 1: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern
Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut},
{sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]
sweet cicely
n 1: European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers
[syn: {sweet cicely}, {Myrrhis odorata}]
2: aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
[syn: {myrrh}, {gum myrrh}, {sweet cicely}]
3: fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads
and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and
liqueurs
sweet cider
n 1: unfermented cider
sweet clover
n 1: erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially
for hay and soil improvement [syn: {melilotus}, {melilot},
{sweet clover}]
sweet coltsfoot
n 1: American sweet-scented herb [syn: {sweet coltsfoot},
{Petasites sagitattus}]
2: European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn:
{winter heliotrope}, {sweet coltsfoot}, {Petasites fragrans}]
sweet corn
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
2: corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and
soft [syn: {sweet corn}, {green corn}]
sweet corn plant
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
sweet cup
n 1: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn:
{bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {water lemon}, {yellow
granadilla}]
sweet elder
n 1: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing
purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn:
{American elder}, {black elderberry}, {sweet elder},
{Sambucus canadensis}]
sweet false chamomile
n 1: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal
uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is
considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild
chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita},
{Matricaria chamomilla}]
sweet Fanny Adams
n 1: little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they
gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about
surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams},
{sweet Fanny Adams}]
sweet fern
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented
fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {sweet fern},
{Comptonia peregrina}, {Comptonia asplenifolia}]
sweet flag
n 1: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic
roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus},
{myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
sweet four o'clock
n 1: leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink
trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {sweet four o'clock}, {maravilla},
{Mirabilis longiflora}]
sweet gale
n 1: bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting
fragrant leaves [syn: {sweet gale}, {Scotch gale}, {Myrica
gale}]
sweet goldenrod
n 1: goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from
which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {Blue Mountain tea},
{sweet goldenrod}, {Solidago odora}]
sweet granadilla
n 1: considered best for fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {sweet
granadilla}, {Passiflora ligularis}]
sweet grass
n 1: any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus
Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor [syn: {manna grass},
{sweet grass}]
sweet gum
n 1: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet
gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin
walnut}, {hazelwood}, {red gum}]
2: aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: {sweet gum},
{liquidambar}]
3: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly
spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum},
{sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum},
{Liquidambar styraciflua}]
sweet gum tree
n 1: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having
prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn:
{sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum},
{American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]
sweet lemon
n 1: lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish
pulp [syn: {sweet lemon}, {sweet lime}, {Citrus limetta}]
sweet lime
n 1: lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish
pulp [syn: {sweet lemon}, {sweet lime}, {Citrus limetta}]
sweet marjoram
n 1: aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey;
not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted
marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]
sweet melon
n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
melon}, {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
related to cucumbers [syn: {muskmelon}, {sweet melon}]
sweet melon vine
n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
melon}, {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
sweet nothings
n 1: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered
sweet nothings into her ear" [syn: {sweet nothings},
{honeyed words}]
sweet oil
n 1: mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or
edible rape oil
sweet orange
n 1: orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin
2: probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as
source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange},
{sweet orange tree}, {Citrus sinensis}]
sweet orange tree
n 1: probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as
source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange},
{sweet orange tree}, {Citrus sinensis}]
sweet pea
n 1: climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored
flowers [syn: {sweet pea}, {sweetpea}, {Lathyrus odoratus}]
sweet pepper
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
{bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet
pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-
shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
sweet pepper plant
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
{bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet
pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
sweet pepperbush
n 1: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having
beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn:
{sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white
alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]
sweet pickle
n 1: pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar
sweet potato
n 1: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for
its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn:
{sweet potato}, {sweet potato vine}, {Ipomoea batatas}]
2: the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is
grown widely in warm regions of the United States
3: egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and
finger holes [syn: {ocarina}, {sweet potato}]
sweet potato vine
n 1: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for
its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn:
{sweet potato}, {sweet potato vine}, {Ipomoea batatas}]
sweet reseda
n 1: Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense
terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white
flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn:
{mignonette}, {sweet reseda}, {Reseda odorata}]
sweet rocket
n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
{Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]
sweet roll
n 1: any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without
raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze [syn: {sweet roll},
{coffee roll}]
sweet sand verbena
n 1: taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming
flowers [syn: {sweet sand verbena}, {Abronia fragrans}]
2: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers;
grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {snowball}, {sweet sand
verbena}, {Abronia elliptica}]
sweet scabious
n 1: Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson
flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet
scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa
atropurpurea}]
sweet shrub
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet
shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]
sweet sorghum
n 1: any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
[syn: {sorgo}, {sorgho}, {sweet sorghum}, {sugar sorghum}]
sweet sultan
n 1: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and
minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow
flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {sweet sultan}, {Cnicus
benedictus}]
2: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its
fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: {sweet sultan}, {Centaurea
imperialis}]
3: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {sweet
sultan}, {Amberboa moschata}, {Centaurea moschata}]
sweet talk
n 1: flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {blarney}, {coaxing},
{soft soap}, {sweet talk}]
sweet talker
n 1: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn:
{smoothie}, {smoothy}, {sweet talker}, {charmer}]
sweet tooth
n 1: a strong appetite for sweet food
sweet unicorn plant
n 1: a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {sweet
unicorn plant}, {Proboscidea fragrans}, {Martynia
fragrans}]
sweet vermouth
n 1: sweet dark amber variety [syn: {sweet vermouth}, {Italian
vermouth}]
sweet vetch
n 1: perennial of western United States having racemes of pink
to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into
nearly orbicular joints [syn: {sweet vetch}, {Hedysarum
boreale}]
sweet violet
n 1: European violet typically having purple to white flowers;
widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet},
{English violet}, {Viola odorata}]
sweet wattle
n 1: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache},
{cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia},
{scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]
sweet white violet
n 1: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having
fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white
violet}, {white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola
blanda}]
sweet William
n 1: Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense
clusters of varicolored flowers [syn: {sweet William},
{Dianthus barbatus}]
sweet woodruff
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small
white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in
sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some
classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet
woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw},
{Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
2: fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine [syn:
{sweet woodruff}, {waldmeister}]
sweet wormwood
n 1: wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran [syn: {sweet
wormwood}, {Artemisia annua}]
sweet-birch oil
n 1: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied
externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl
salicylate}, {birch oil}, {sweet-birch oil}]
sweet-breathed
adj 1: having breath or breath as specified
sweet-faced
adj 1: having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet
disposition; "a sweet-faced child"
sweet-flavored
adj 1: with sweetening added [syn: {sugared}, {sweetened},
{sweet}, {sweet-flavored}]
sweet-potato ring rot
n 1: disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by
rings of dry rot
sweet-potato whitefly
n 1: a variety of whitefly
sweet-scented
adj 1: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous},
{perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-
smelling}]
sweet-scented geranium
n 1: any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant
three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn:
{rose geranium}, {sweet-scented geranium}, {Pelargonium
graveolens}]
sweet-smelling
adj 1: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous},
{perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-
smelling}]
sweet-talk
v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
{wheedle}, {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-
talk}, {inveigle}]
sweetleaf family
n 1: a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn:
{Symplocaceae}, {family Symplocaceae}, {sweetleaf family}]
sweetness and light
n 1: a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became
all sweetness and light"
sweetsop tree
n 1: tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick
scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop},
{sweetsop tree}, {Annona squamosa}]
sweetwood bark
n 1: aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making
incense [syn: {cascarilla bark}, {eleuthera bark},
{sweetwood bark}]
swell up
v 1: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children
are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {intumesce},
{tumefy}, {tumesce}]
swelled head
n 1: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn:
{egotism}, {self-importance}, {swelled head}]
Swertia perennia
n 1: perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North
America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers [syn:
{marsh felwort}, {Swertia perennia}]
Swertia speciosa
n 1: tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with
green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in
genus Swertia [syn: {green gentian}, {Frasera speciosa},
{Swertia speciosa}]
Swietinia macrophylla
n 1: an important Central American mahogany tree [syn: {Honduras
mahogany}, {Swietinia macrophylla}]
Swietinia mahogani
n 1: mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban
mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]
swift-footed
adj 1: having rapidly moving feet [syn: {swift-footed}, {fast-
footed}]
swill down
v 1: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic
drink) [syn: {swill}, {swill down}]
swim bladder
n 1: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes
that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: {air bladder}, {swim
bladder}, {float}]
swim meet
n 1: a swimming competition between two or more teams [syn:
{swimming meet}, {swim meet}]
swimmer's itch
n 1: a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin
by cercariae of schistosomes [syn: {schistosome
dermatitis}, {swimmer's itch}]
swimming bath
n 1: pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming
bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming pool}, {swimming
bath}, {natatorium}]
swimming cap
n 1: a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
[syn: {bathing cap}, {swimming cap}]
swimming costume
n 1: tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit},
{swimwear}, {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing
costume}]
swimming crab
n 1: marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for
swimming
swimming event
n 1: an athletic competition that involves swimming
swimming hole
n 1: a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep
enough to use for swimming
swimming kick
n 1: a movement of the legs in swimming
swimming meet
n 1: a swimming competition between two or more teams [syn:
{swimming meet}, {swim meet}]
swimming pool
n 1: pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming
bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming pool}, {swimming
bath}, {natatorium}]
swimming stroke
n 1: a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the
water and propel the swimmer forward
swimming trunks
n 1: swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming
trunks}, {bathing trunks}]
swine flu
n 1: an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine
caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus
that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic [syn: {swine
influenza}, {swine flu}]
swine influenza
n 1: an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine
caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus
that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic [syn: {swine
influenza}, {swine flu}]
swing about
v 1: turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or
metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent";
"My conscience told me to turn around before I made a
mistake" [syn: {swing around}, {swing about}, {turn
around}]
swing around
v 1: turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or
metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent";
"My conscience told me to turn around before I made a
mistake" [syn: {swing around}, {swing about}, {turn
around}]
swing door
n 1: a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either
direction [syn: {swing door}, {swinging door}]
swing music
n 1: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[syn: {swing}, {swing music}, {jive}]
swing out
v 1: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {swing},
{sweep}, {swing out}]
swing over
v 1: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
his side" [syn: {swing}, {swing over}]
swing shift
n 1: the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
[syn: {evening shift}, {swing shift}]
swing voter
n 1: a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and
whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an
election one way or the other [syn: {swing voter},
{floating voter}]
swinging chad
n 1: a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at
two corners
swinging door
n 1: a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either
direction [syn: {swing door}, {swinging door}]
swinging post
n 1: the gatepost on which the gate is hung [syn: {hinging
post}, {swinging post}]
Swiss canton
n 1: one of the cantons of Switzerland
Swiss chard
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard},
{spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris
cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn:
{chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}]
Swiss cheese
n 1: hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn:
{Switzerland}, {Swiss Confederation}, {Suisse}, {Schweiz},
{Svizzera}]
Swiss franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Switzerland
Swiss mountain pine
n 1: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green
needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine},
{mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo
pine}, {Pinus mugo}]
Swiss people
n 1: the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: {Swiss},
{Swiss people}]
Swiss pine
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine},
{arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]
Swiss roll
n 1: thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled
up to make a cylindrical cake [syn: {jellyroll}, {Swiss
roll}]
Swiss steak
n 1: steak braised in tomato and onion mixture
Swiss stone pine
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine},
{arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]
switch cane
n 1: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United
States [syn: {small cane}, {switch cane}, {Arundinaria
tecta}]
switch engine
n 1: a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
[syn: {switch engine}, {donkey engine}]
switch grass
n 1: grass of western America used for hay [syn: {switch grass},
{Panicum virgatum}]
switch off
v 1: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the
lights" [syn: {switch off}, {cut}, {turn off}, {turn out}]
[ant: {switch on}, {turn on}]
switch on
v 1: cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the
light"; "turn on the stereo" [syn: {switch on}, {turn on}]
[ant: {cut}, {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}]
switch over
v 1: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
[syn: {switch over}, {switch}, {exchange}]
switch-hit
v 1: bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed
against a right-handed pitcher
switch-hitter
n 1: a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed
2: slang term for a bisexual person
switch-ivy
n 1: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States
having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white
flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy},
{Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]
switchblade knife
n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press
of a button [syn: {switchblade}, {switchblade knife},
{flick-knife}, {flick knife}]
switchboard operator
n 1: someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
[syn: {telephone operator}, {telephonist}, {switchboard
operator}]
swivel chair
n 1: a chair that swivels on its base
swivel pin
n 1: bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
[syn: {kingbolt}, {kingpin}, {swivel pin}]
swizzle stick
n 1: a small stick used to stir mixed drinks
swollen-headed
adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
{conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-
conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]
swoop up
v 1: seize or catch with a swooping motion [syn: {swoop}, {swoop
up}]
sword bean
n 1: twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually
with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
[syn: {sword bean}, {Canavalia gladiata}]
sword cane
n 1: a cane concealing a sword or dagger [syn: {sword cane},
{sword stick}]
sword dance
n 1: any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or
flourish them in the air [syn: {sword dance}, {sword
dancing}]
sword dancing
n 1: any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or
flourish them in the air [syn: {sword dance}, {sword
dancing}]
sword fern
n 1: any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-
shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern
developed
sword grass
n 1: any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves
with sharp edges
sword knot
n 1: an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword
sword lily
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native
chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped
leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-
shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {gladiolus},
{gladiola}, {glad}, {sword lily}]
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing
bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three
drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword
lily}]
sword of Damocles
n 1: a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over
their heads like the sword of Damocles"
sword stick
n 1: a cane concealing a sword or dagger [syn: {sword cane},
{sword stick}]
sword-cut
n 1: a scar from a cut made by a sword
sword-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform
leaf" [syn: {ensiform}, {sword-shaped}, {swordlike},
{bladelike}]
swot up
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind
away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot
up}, {bone}]
swung dash
n 1: a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of
a word
sycamore fig
n 1: thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent
southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising
from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but
inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical
sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig},
{Ficus sycomorus}]
Sydenham's chorea
n 1: chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with
rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {Saint Vitus
dance}, {St. Vitus dance}]
Sydney Harbor Bridge
n 1: a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia
Sydney Pollack
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1934) [syn: {Pollack},
{Sydney Pollack}]
Sydney silky
n 1: Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat [syn:
{silky terrier}, {Sydney silky}]
syllabic script
n 1: a writing system whose characters represent syllables [syn:
{syllabary}, {syllabic script}]
syllable structure
n 1: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn:
{morphology}, {sound structure}, {syllable structure},
{word structure}]
Sylvester II
n 1: French pope from 999 to 1003 who was noted for his great
learning (945-1003) [syn: {Sylvester II}, {Gerbert}]
Sylvia communis
n 1: greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and
underparts [syn: {greater whitethroat}, {whitethroat},
{Sylvia communis}]
Sylvia curruca
n 1: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but
smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {whitethroat}, {Sylvia
curruca}]
Sylvia Plath
n 1: United States writer and poet (1932-1963) [syn: {Plath},
{Sylvia Plath}]
Sylvian aqueduct
n 1: a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn:
{cerebral aqueduct}, {Sylvian aqueduct}, {aqueductus
cerebri}]
Sylvian fissure
n 1: the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures;
separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both
hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure},
{lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]
Sylvilagus aquaticus
n 1: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and
lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {canecutter}, {swamp hare},
{Sylvilagus aquaticus}]
Sylvilagus floridanus
n 1: widely distributed in United States except northwest and
far west regions [syn: {eastern cottontail}, {Sylvilagus
floridanus}]
Sylvilagus palustris
n 1: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina
to Florida [syn: {marsh hare}, {swamp rabbit}, {Sylvilagus
palustris}]
Symbion pandora
n 1: only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically
attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding
by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle
includes asexual and sexual phases
symbol-worship
n 1: the worship of symbols [syn: {symbolatry}, {symbololatry},
{symbol-worship}]
symbolic logic
n 1: any logical system that abstracts the form of statements
away from their content in order to establish abstract
criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic
logic}, {mathematical logic}, {formal logic}]
symbolic logician
n 1: a person skilled at symbolic logic
symbolic representation
n 1: something visible that by association or convention
represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is
a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol},
{symbolization}, {symbolisation}, {symbolic
representation}]
sympathetic nervous system
n 1: originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord;
opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic:
reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts
blood vessels
sympathetic strike
n 1: a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a
strike not resulting from direct grievances against the
workers' employer [syn: {sympathy strike}, {sympathetic
strike}]
sympathetic vibration
n 1: (physics) vibration produced by resonance
sympathize with
v 1: share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity},
{compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]
sympathy card
n 1: a card expressing sympathy
sympathy strike
n 1: a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a
strike not resulting from direct grievances against the
workers' employer [syn: {sympathy strike}, {sympathetic
strike}]
Symphalangus syndactylus
n 1: large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes
partially united by a web [syn: {siamang}, {Hylobates
syndactylus}, {Symphalangus syndactylus}]
symphonic music
n 1: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn:
{symphony}, {symphonic music}]
symphonic poem
n 1: an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales
[syn: {symphonic poem}, {tone poem}]
symphony orchestra
n 1: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the
Vienna symphony" [syn: {symphony orchestra}, {symphony},
{philharmonic}]
Symphoricarpos alba
n 1: deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of
pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn:
{snowberry}, {common snowberry}, {waxberry},
{Symphoricarpos alba}]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
n 1: North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant
clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: {coralberry},
{Indian currant}, {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus}]
Symphytum officinale
n 1: European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers;
naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {common
comfrey}, {boneset}, {Symphytum officinale}]
Symplocarpus foetidus
n 1: deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of
eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a
mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk
cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus
foetidus}]
Symplocus paniculata
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright
blue fruit [syn: {Asiatic sweetleaf}, {sapphire berry},
{Symplocus paniculata}]
Symplocus tinctoria
n 1: small yellowwood tree of southern United States having
small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a
yellow dye [syn: {sweetleaf}, {Symplocus tinctoria}]
Synagrops bellus
n 1: small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity [syn:
{blackmouth bass}, {Synagrops bellus}]
Synanceja verrucosa
n 1: venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
[syn: {stonefish}, {Synanceja verrucosa}]
synapsid reptile
n 1: extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal
openings in the skull [syn: {synapsid}, {synapsid reptile}]
Synaptomys borealis
n 1: of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska
[syn: {northern bog lemming}, {Synaptomys borealis}]
Synaptomys cooperi
n 1: of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United
States and southern Canada [syn: {southern bog lemming},
{Synaptomys cooperi}]
synchronic linguistics
n 1: the study of a language without reference to its historical
context
synchronous converter
n 1: electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine
that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
[syn: {synchronous converter}, {rotary}, {rotary
converter}]
synchronous motor
n 1: electric motor in which the speed of rotation is
proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power
synchronous operation
n 1: operations that are initiated predictably by a clock [ant:
{asynchronous operation}]
Synchytrium endobioticum
n 1: fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers [syn:
{potato wart fungus}, {Synchytrium endobioticum}]
Synercus caffer
n 1: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having
upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves [syn: {Cape
buffalo}, {Synercus caffer}]
synesthetic metaphor
n 1: a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences
in different sense modalities
Syngnathus hildebrandi
n 1: small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast
[syn: {dwarf pipefish}, {Syngnathus hildebrandi}]
synodic month
n 1: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn:
{lunar month}, {moon}, {lunation}, {synodic month}]
synonym finder
n 1: a book containing a classified list of synonyms [syn:
{thesaurus}, {synonym finder}]
Synoptic Gospels
n 1: the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's
life from a similar point of view [syn: {Synoptic Gospels},
{Synoptics}]
synovial fluid
n 1: viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining
joints and tendon sheaths etc. [syn: {synovia}, {synovial
fluid}]
synovial joint
n 1: a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial
joint}, {articulatio synovialis}, {diarthrosis}]
synovial membrane
n 1: a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that
lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid [syn:
{synovial membrane}, {synovium}]
syntactic category
n 1: (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical
properties [syn: {grammatical category}, {syntactic
category}]
syntax checker
n 1: a program to check natural language syntax
syntax error
n 1: an error of language resulting from code that does not
conform to the syntax of the programming language; "syntax
errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common
syntax error is to omit a parenthesis"
syntax language
n 1: a language used to describe the syntax of another language
synthetic cubism
n 1: the late phase of cubism
synthetic fiber
n 1: fiber created from natural materials or by chemical
processes [syn: {man-made fiber}, {synthetic fiber}]
synthetic heroin
n 1: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-
forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of
heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone
hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride},
{fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]
synthetic resin
n 1: a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in
the raw state; used chiefly in plastics
synthetic rubber
n 1: any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties
resemble natural rubber [syn: {rubber}, {synthetic rubber}]
synthetic substance
n 1: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions [syn:
{synthetic}, {synthetic substance}]
synthetic thinking
n 1: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn:
{synthesis}, {synthetic thinking}] [ant: {analysis},
{analytic thinking}]
Syrian Arab Republic
n 1: an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the
Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient
centers of civilization [syn: {Syria}, {Syrian Arab
Republic}]
Syrian bean caper
n 1: perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and
southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as
capers [syn: {bean caper}, {Syrian bean caper},
{Zygophyllum fabago}]
Syrian bear
n 1: yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear [syn: {Syrian bear},
{Ursus arctos syriacus}]
Syrian Desert
n 1: a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq,
southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia
Syrian hamster
n 1: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn:
{golden hamster}, {Syrian hamster}, {Mesocricetus auratus}]
Syrian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Syria
Syrian pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: {Syrian pound}, {pound}]
Syringa amurensis japonica
n 1: small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and
creamy-white flowers [syn: {Japanese tree lilac}, {Syringa
reticulata}, {Syringa amurensis japonica}]
Syringa emodi
n 1: robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having
oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous
flowers [syn: {Himalayan lilac}, {Syringa emodi}]
Syringa josikaea
n 1: central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and
upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn:
{Hungarian lilac}, {Syringa josikaea}, {Syringa josikea}]
Syringa josikea
n 1: central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and
upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn:
{Hungarian lilac}, {Syringa josikaea}, {Syringa josikea}]
Syringa persica
n 1: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate
leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn:
{Persian lilac}, {Syringa persica}]
Syringa reticulata
n 1: small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and
creamy-white flowers [syn: {Japanese tree lilac}, {Syringa
reticulata}, {Syringa amurensis japonica}]
Syringa villosa
n 1: lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse
early summer rose-lilac flowers [syn: {Japanese lilac},
{Syringa villosa}]
Syringa vulgaris
n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having
heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly
fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: {common lilac},
{Syringa vulgaris}]
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
n 1: Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly [syn:
{pallas's sandgrouse}, {Syrrhaptes paradoxus}]
system administrator
n 1: a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer
system of telecommunication system (as for a business or
institution)
system call
n 1: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
and passes control to the supervisor [syn: {system call},
{supervisor call instruction}]
system clock
n 1: a time-of-day clock in a computer system
2: an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-
frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal
components
system command
n 1: a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that
calls for action by the computer's executive program
system error
n 1: an instruction that is either not recognized by an
operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules
system of logic
n 1: a system of reasoning [syn: {logic}, {logical system},
{system of logic}]
system of macrophages
n 1: a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages
derived from bone marrow [syn: {mononuclear phagocyte
system}, {MPS}, {system of macrophages}]
system of measurement
n 1: a system of related measures that facilitates the
quantification of some particular characteristic [syn:
{system of measurement}, {metric}]
system of numeration
n 1: any notation for the representation of numbers [syn:
{numeration system}, {number system}, {number
representation system}, {system of numeration}]
system of rules
n 1: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they
have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language
has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: {system},
{system of rules}]
system of weights
n 1: a system of units used to express the weight of something
[syn: {system of weights}, {weight}]
system of weights and measures
n 1: system of measurement for length and weight and duration
system program
n 1: a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility
program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a
computer [syn: {system program}, {systems program},
{systems software}]
systema alimentarium
n 1: the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn:
{digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema
alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]
systema digestorium
n 1: the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn:
{digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema
alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]
systema lymphaticum
n 1: the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between
body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates
throughout the body [syn: {lymphatic system}, {systema
lymphaticum}]
systema nervosum
n 1: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network
of nerve cells [syn: {nervous system}, {systema nervosum}]
systema nervosum centrale
n 1: the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of
the brain and spinal cord [syn: {central nervous system},
{CNS}, {systema nervosum centrale}]
systema nervosum periphericum
n 1: the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain
and spinal cord [syn: {peripheral nervous system}, {systema
nervosum periphericum}]
systema respiratorium
n 1: the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon
dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by
breathing [syn: {respiratory system}, {systema
respiratorium}]
systema skeletale
n 1: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a
frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeletal system},
{skeleton}, {frame}, {systema skeletale}]
systema urogenitale
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
systematic desensitisation
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
systematic desensitization
n 1: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and
other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is
exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed
conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn:
{desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique},
{desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure},
{systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]
Systeme International
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
Systeme International d'Unites
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for
scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and
mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current
(ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter
(mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United
States is the only country in the world not totally
committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn:
{Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International},
{SI system}, {SI}, {SI unit}, {International System of
Units}, {International System}]
systemic circulation
n 1: circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to
the lungs
systemic lupus erythematosus
n 1: an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable
features including fever and weakness and fatigability and
joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
[syn: {systemic lupus erythematosus}, {SLE}, {disseminated
lupus erythematosus}]
systems analysis
n 1: analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to
collect information about the operation of its parts
systems analyst
n 1: a person skilled at systems analysis
systems program
n 1: a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility
program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a
computer [syn: {system program}, {systems program},
{systems software}]
systems software
n 1: a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility
program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a
computer [syn: {system program}, {systems program},
{systems software}]
systolic murmur
n 1: a murmur heard during systole
systolic pressure
n 1: the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer)
during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
Syzygium aromaticum
n 1: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen
widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which
are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium
aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia
caryophyllatum}]
Szechwan province
n 1: a populous province of south central China [syn:
{Szechwan}, {Sichuan}, {Szechuan}, {Szechwan province}]
Szent-Gyorgyi
n 1: United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the
first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Szent-
Gyorgyi}, {Albert Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert von Szent-
Gyorgyi}]
T cell
n 1: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates
the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
[syn: {T cell}, {T lymphocyte}]
T hinge
n 1: a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened;
similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been
replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush
into the stationary frame [syn: {tee hinge}, {T hinge}]
T lymphocyte
n 1: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates
the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
[syn: {T cell}, {T lymphocyte}]
t'ai chi
n 1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise
designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai
chi}, {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan},
{taichi}, {taichichuan}]
t'ai chi chuan
n 1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise
designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai
chi}, {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan},
{taichi}, {taichichuan}]
T'ien-ching
n 1: a major industrial center in northeastern China on the
Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
[syn: {Tianjin}, {Tientsin}, {T'ien-ching}]
T-bar
n 1: a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up
the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {T-bar}, {Alpine
lift}]
T-bar lift
n 1: a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up
the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {T-bar}, {Alpine
lift}]
T-bill
n 1: a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is
purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis
for 91 days [syn: {Treasury bill}, {T-bill}]
T-bone steak
n 1: small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing
a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin
T-junction
n 1: a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
T-man
n 1: a special law-enforcement agent of the United States
Treasury
T-network
n 1: a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt
between them
t-scope
n 1: scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents
visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {tachistoscope},
{t-scope}]
T-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter T
T-shirt
n 1: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {T-shirt},
{tee shirt}]
T-square
n 1: a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines
T. E. Lawrence
n 1: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab
revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his
adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {T. E. Lawrence},
{Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]
T. H. White
n 1: United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn:
{White}, {T. H. White}, {Theodore Harold White}]
T. S. Eliot
n 1: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel
prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of
modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {T. S.
Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]
T.B.
n 1: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of
tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions
(usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the
body in acute stages) [syn: {tuberculosis}, {TB}, {T.B.}]
Ta'ziyeh
n 1: (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the
theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the
Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
tab key
n 1: the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a
tabulation [syn: {tab key}, {tab}]
tabasco pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers;
grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production
of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {tabasco
plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]
tabasco plant
n 1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers;
grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production
of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {tabasco
plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]
Tabasco sauce
n 1: very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged
red peppers [syn: {Tabasco}, {Tabasco sauce}]
tabby cat
n 1: a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black [syn:
{tabby}, {tabby cat}]
Tabernaemontana divaricate
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe
gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay},
{Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose},
{Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
tabes dorsalis
n 1: syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration
of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs
and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn:
{tabes dorsalis}, {locomotor ataxia}]
table d'hote
adj 1: (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices
and at a fixed price [syn: {table d'hote}, {prix fixe}]
[ant: {a la carte}]
n 1: a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a
fixed price
table game
n 1: a game that is played on a table
table knife
n 1: a knife used for eating at dining table
table lamp
n 1: a lamp that sits on a table
table lifting
n 1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to
spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table
turning}, {table lifting}]
table linen
n 1: linens for the dining table [syn: {table linen}, {napery}]
table mat
n 1: a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table [syn:
{table mat}, {hot pad}]
table mustard
n 1: pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
[syn: {mustard}, {table mustard}]
table napkin
n 1: a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth
and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing [syn:
{napkin}, {table napkin}, {serviette}]
table of contents
n 1: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on
which they start [syn: {contents}, {table of contents}]
table rapping
n 1: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
[syn: {table rapping}, {table tapping}, {spirit rapping}]
table salt
n 1: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used
to season and preserve food [syn: {salt}, {table salt},
{common salt}]
table saw
n 1: a circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the
blade of the saw projects up through a slot
table service
n 1: tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver
or dishware) for use at table [syn: {service}, {table
service}]
table talk
n 1: conversation during a meal
table tapping
n 1: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
[syn: {table rapping}, {table tapping}, {spirit rapping}]
table tennis
n 1: a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played
on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball [syn:
{table tennis}, {Ping-Pong}]
table tilting
n 1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to
spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table
turning}, {table lifting}]
table tipping
n 1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to
spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table
turning}, {table lifting}]
table turning
n 1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to
spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table
turning}, {table lifting}]
table wine
n 1: wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually
served with a meal
table-mountain pine
n 1: a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United
States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and
thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine},
{prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]
table-tennis bat
n 1: paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
racquet}, {table-tennis bat}, {pingpong paddle}]
table-tennis racquet
n 1: paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
racquet}, {table-tennis bat}, {pingpong paddle}]
table-tennis table
n 1: a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {table-tennis
table}, {ping-pong table}, {pingpong table}]
tableau vivant
n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a
painting) [syn: {tableau}, {tableau vivant}]
tablet-armed chair
n 1: a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing
tabor pipe
n 1: a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand
while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
tabula rasa
n 1: a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to
John Locke)
2: an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh
start}, {clean slate}, {tabula rasa}]
tabular array
n 1: a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"
[syn: {table}, {tabular array}]
tabular matter
n 1: information set out in tabular form [syn: {tabulation},
{tabular matter}]
Tacca leontopetaloides
n 1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia;
cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite
arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca
leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]
Tacca pinnatifida
n 1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia;
cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite
arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca
leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]
tachina fly
n 1: bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars
and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
tacit consent
n 1: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn:
{connivance}, {secret approval}, {tacit consent}]
tack hammer
n 1: a light hammer that is used to drive tacks
tack on
v 1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn:
{append}, {tag on}, {tack on}, {tack}, {hang on}]
tack together
v 1: create by putting components or members together; "She
pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They
set up a committee" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put
together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {break
apart}, {break up}, {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take
apart}]
taco sauce
n 1: spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma
Taconic Mountains
n 1: a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern
border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
Vermont
tactical intelligence
n 1: intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct
of tactical operations [syn: {tactical intelligence},
{combat intelligence}]
tactical maneuver
n 1: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver},
{manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
tactical manoeuvre
n 1: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver},
{manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
tactical warning
n 1: (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act
tactile agnosia
n 1: a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them
[syn: {astereognosis}, {tactile agnosia}]
tactile property
n 1: a property perceived by touch [syn: {tactile property},
{feel}]
tactile sensation
n 1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had
a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation},
{tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]
tactual exploration
n 1: a method of examination in which the examiner feels the
size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body
parts when the examiner is a health professional) [syn:
{palpation}, {tactual exploration}]
tactual sensation
n 1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had
a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation},
{tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]
2: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or
pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {touch
perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]
Tadarida brasiliensis
n 1: the common freetail bat of southern United States having
short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn:
{guano bat}, {Mexican freetail bat}, {Tadarida
brasiliensis}]
Tadeus Reichstein
n 1: a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the
adrenal cortex [syn: {Reichstein}, {Tadeus Reichstein}]
Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko
n 1: Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the
American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko},
{Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}, {Tadeusz Andrzej
Bonawentura Kosciuszko}]
Tadirida femorosacca
n 1: small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn:
{pocketed bat}, {pocketed freetail bat}, {Tadirida
femorosacca}]
tadpole shrimp
n 1: a kind of branchiopod crustacean
tadpole-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a tadpole
tae kwon do
n 1: a Korean martial art similar to karate [syn: {tae kwon do},
{taekwondo}]
taffeta weave
n 1: a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads
intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect
[syn: {plain weave}, {taffeta weave}]
taffrail log
n 1: a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's
speed [syn: {patent log}, {screw log}, {taffrail log}]
taffy apple
n 1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
(usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy
apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]
tag along
v 1: go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often
tagged along when I went out with my friends"
tag end
n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred},
{tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
tag line
n 1: the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line},
{laugh line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]
tag on
v 1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn:
{append}, {tag on}, {tack on}, {tack}, {hang on}]
Tagetes erecta
n 1: a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold},
{big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]
Tagetes patula
n 1: strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower
heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala [syn: {French
marigold}, {Tagetes patula}]
tagging program
n 1: a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical
constituents of textual matter [syn: {tagger}, {tagging
program}]
Tagus River
n 1: a European river; flows into the North Atlantic [syn:
{Tagus}, {Tagus River}]
tahoka daisy
n 1: wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very
narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
[syn: {tahoka daisy}, {tansy leaf aster}, {Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia}]
tai chi
n 1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise
designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai
chi}, {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan},
{taichi}, {taichichuan}]
tai chi chuan
n 1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise
designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai
chi}, {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan},
{taichi}, {taichichuan}]
Tai Dam
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Dam}, {Black Tai}]
Tai Long
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Long}, {Shan}]
Tai Lue
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Lue},
{Xishuangbanna Dai}]
Tai Nuea
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Nuea}, {Chinese
Shan}, {Dehong Dai}]
Tai Yuan
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Yuan}, {Kam
Muang}]
tail assembly
n 1: the rear part of an aircraft [syn: {tail}, {tail assembly},
{empennage}]
tail bone
n 1: the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
[syn: {coccyx}, {tail bone}]
tail coat
n 1: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn:
{dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat},
{tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]
tail end
n 1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of
this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn:
{fag end}, {tail}, {tail end}]
2: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal [syn:
{tail}, {tail end}]
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
{arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can},
{fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister},
{posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern},
{seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom},
{behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
tail feather
n 1: feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
tail fin
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical
stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear
fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}, {fin}]
3: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates [syn:
{tail fin}, {caudal fin}]
tail gate
n 1: a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to
control the flow of water at the lower end
tail lamp
n 1: lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
[syn: {taillight}, {tail lamp}, {rear light}, {rear lamp}]
tail rotor
n 1: rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a
single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
[syn: {tail rotor}, {anti-torque rotor}]
tail-flower
n 1: any of various tropical American plants cultivated for
their showy foliage and flowers [syn: {anthurium},
{tailflower}, {tail-flower}]
tail-shaped
adj 1: shaped like the tail of an animal
tailed frog
n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
{tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]
tailed toad
n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
{tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]
tailless tenrec
n 1: prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms [syn:
{tailless tenrec}, {Tenrec ecaudatus}]
tailor's chalk
n 1: chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth
tailor's tack
n 1: a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for
darts, etc., from a pattern to material
tailor-made
adj 1: (of clothing) custom-made [syn: {bespoke}, {bespoken},
{made-to-order}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]
n 1: custom-made clothing
tailor-make
v 1: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
suit by next week?" [syn: {sew}, {tailor}, {tailor-make}]
2: make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me"
[syn: {custom-make}, {customize}, {customise}, {tailor-make}]
Taimyr Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in northern Siberia [syn: {Taimyr Peninsula},
{Taymyr Peninsula}]
Taiwan dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Taiwan
Taj Mahal
n 1: beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah
Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife
Tajikistani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Tajikistan
Takayasu's arteritis
n 1: disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both
arms and in the carotid arteries [syn: {Takayasu's
arteritis}, {pulseless disease}]
take a bow
v 1: acknowledge praise or accept credit; "They finally took a
bow for what they did"
2: acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist
after a performance
take a breath
v 1: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
[syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {respire}, {suspire}]
take a breather
v 1: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
[syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {catch one's breath}, {take a
breather}]
take a chance
v 1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble},
{chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure},
{run a risk}, {take a chance}]
take a crap
v 1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower
beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit},
{take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]
take a dare
v 1: be dared to do something and not attempt it
2: be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: {take a dare},
{pick up the gauntlet}]
take a dive
v 1: pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer
take a firm stand
v 1: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must
insist!" [syn: {insist}, {take a firm stand}]
take a hit
v 1: inhale through the nose [syn: {take a hit}, {snort}]
take a hop
v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
{spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate},
{ricochet}]
take a joke
v 1: listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a
joke?"
take a leak
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
take a look
v 1: look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load
of this pretty woman!" [syn: {take a look}, {have a look},
{get a load}]
take a powder
v 1: disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) [syn: {skip
town}, {take a powder}]
take a shit
v 1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower
beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit},
{take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]
take aback
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor},
{ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
take account
v 1: be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the
full meaning of this letter?" [syn: {appreciate}, {take
account}]
take advantage
v 1: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake";
"she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn:
{capitalize}, {capitalise}, {take advantage}]
2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good
will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" [syn:
{trespass}, {take advantage}]
take after
v 1: be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"
2: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their
friends in everything" [syn: {take after}, {follow}]
take aim
v 1: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as
photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your
little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar";
"Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at
one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {train}, {take aim},
{direct}]
take apart
v 1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble},
{dismantle}, {take apart}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant:
{assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack},
{tack together}]
2: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our
funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
[syn: {dismember}, {take apart}, {discerp}]
3: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;
break down into components or essential features; "analyze a
specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical
compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down},
{dissect}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesise}, {synthesize}]
take arms
v 1: commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take arms}, {take
up arms}]
take away
v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or
emotional state; transport into a new location or state;
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant
lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take
you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the
dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear
off}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant:
{bring}, {convey}, {fetch}, {get}]
2: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking
off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove
a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take
the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from
the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take}, {take away},
{withdraw}]
3: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the
vegetables" [syn: {take away}, {take out}] [ant: {add}]
4: take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away
from its parents"
5: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that
sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too
tired to cook" [syn: {take out}, {take away}]
6: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother
removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away
your sins" [syn: {remove}, {take away}]
7: take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract
from his good character" [syn: {take away}, {detract}]
take back
v 1: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {return}, {take
back}, {bring back}]
2: regain possession of something [syn: {take back},
{repossess}]
3: resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as
in a wife taking back her husband
4: move text to the previous line; in printing
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
{swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}, {withdraw}]
6: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back
to the good old days"
take care
v 1: be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross
the street!"
2: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the
necessary arrangements" [syn: {take care}, {mind}]
3: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I
must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
[syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}, {see}]
take chances
v 1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble},
{chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure},
{run a risk}, {take a chance}]
take charge
v 1: assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take charge}, {take
control}]
take control
v 1: assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take charge}, {take
control}]
take down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {bring up},
{elevate}, {get up}, {lift}, {raise}]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to
put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him
down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade},
{disgrace}, {demean}, {put down}]
3: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle},
{tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {erect}, {put
up}, {raise}, {rear}, {set up}]
4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher
said that morning" [syn: {note}, {take down}]
take effect
v 1: go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new
law will take effect next month"
take exception
v 1: raise a formal objection in a court of law [syn:
{challenge}, {take exception}]
take fire
v 1: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn:
{erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {combust},
{conflagrate}]
take five
v 1: take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five
during the rehearsal"
take flight
v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
{flee}, {fly}, {take flight}]
take for
v 1: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for
granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be
self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn:
{deem}, {hold}, {view as}, {take for}]
take for granted
v 1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without
verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn:
{assume}, {presume}, {take for granted}]
take form
v 1: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take
shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}, {spring}]
take heart
v 1: gain courage [syn: {take heart}, {buck up}]
take heed
v 1: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen},
{hear}, {take heed}]
take hold
v 1: assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take charge}, {take
control}]
2: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a
moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn:
{hold}, {take hold}] [ant: {let go}, {let go of}, {release},
{relinquish}]
take hold of
v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion
of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn:
{catch}, {grab}, {take hold of}]
take home
v 1: earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take
home after taxes and other deductions?" [syn: {take home},
{bring home}]
take in
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
[syn: {absorb}, {take in}] [ant: {emit}, {give off}, {give
out}]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn:
{collect}, {take in}]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will
be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a
show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view},
{see}, {catch}, {take in}]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive},
{take in}, {invite}]
8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {take in}, {gather in}]
9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate}, {ingest}, {take in}]
10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought
in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn:
{gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize},
{realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch},
{take in}, {overhear}]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take in},
{take up}]
13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {suck
in}, {take up}]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
{consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}, {have}] [ant:
{abstain}, {desist}, {refrain}]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn: {adopt}, {take in}]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
lost weight" [ant: {let out}, {widen}]
take in charge
v 1: accept as a charge [syn: {undertake}, {take in charge}]
take in vain
v 1: use a name, such as God, without proper respect
take in water
v 1: take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn:
{bilge}, {take in water}]
take into account
v 1: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth
or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility";
"The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first
wash" [syn: {allow}, {take into account}]
take issue
v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She
disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn:
{disagree}, {differ}, {dissent}, {take issue}] [ant:
{agree}, {concord}, {concur}, {hold}]
take it easy
v 1: settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {sit
back}, {take it easy}]
take it on the chin
v 1: undergo failure or defeat
take kindly to
v 1: be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly
to my critical remarks"
take leave
v 1: go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {take leave}, {quit}]
[ant: {stay}]
take lying down
v 1: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I
won't take this insult lying down"
take note
v 1: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
this chemical reaction" [syn: {note}, {take note},
{observe}]
take notice
v 1: observe with special attention; "Take notice of the great
architecture"
take off
v 1: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart},
{part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set
out}, {take off}]
2: take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
3: depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
[syn: {take off}, {lift off}]
4: take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: {take
off}, {take time off}]
5: mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This
song takes off from a famous aria"
6: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
7: get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project
took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: {get off the
ground}, {take off}]
8: prove fatal; "The disease took off"
9: make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
[syn: {subtract}, {deduct}, {take off}] [ant: {add}, {add
together}]
take office
v 1: assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new
President take office?" [ant: {leave office}, {quit},
{resign}, {step down}]
take on
v 1: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice
took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he
adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange
manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these
fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on},
{take}]
2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will
the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {adopt},
{take on}, {take over}]
3: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
[syn: {undertake}, {tackle}, {take on}]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for
graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to
admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {admit}, {take}, {take
on}]
5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play
Mary" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {play}, {take on}]
take one's lumps
v 1: suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or
actions [syn: {take one's lumps}, {get one's lumps}]
take orders
v 1: receive and be expected to follow directions or commands;
"I don't take orders from you!"
2: be ordained; enter the Christian ministry; "She took orders
last month"
take out
v 1: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the
classroom" [syn: {take out}, {move out}, {remove}]
2: remove from its packing; "unpack the presents" [syn:
{unpack}, {take out}] [ant: {pack}]
3: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the
vegetables" [syn: {take away}, {take out}] [ant: {add}]
4: obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license";
"take out a patent"
5: make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a
dance" [syn: {ask out}, {ask}, {invite out}, {take out}]
6: remove something from a container or an enclosed space
7: purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {take out},
{buy food}]
8: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000
from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from
the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {draw},
{take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {bank}, {deposit}]
9: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled
a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {pull out}, {get
out}, {take out}]
10: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from
the barrel" [syn: {draw}, {take out}]
11: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
12: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that
sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too
tired to cook" [syn: {take out}, {take away}]
13: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn:
{excerpt}, {extract}, {take out}]
14: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The
bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the
top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave
off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
take over
v 1: seize and take control without authority and possibly with
force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to
himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he
usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after
her husband died" [syn: {assume}, {usurp}, {seize}, {take
over}, {arrogate}]
2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will
the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {adopt},
{take on}, {take over}]
3: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn:
{take over}, {relieve}]
4: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;
"I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the
responsibility" [syn: {bear}, {take over}, {accept},
{assume}]
5: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn:
{take over}, {buy out}, {buy up}]
6: do over; "They would like to take it over again" [syn:
{repeat}, {take over}]
7: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {adopt}, {borrow},
{take over}, {take up}]
8: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for
something" [syn: {absorb}, {take over}]
take pains
v 1: try very hard to do something [syn: {take pains}, {be at
pains}]
take part
v 1: share in something [syn: {participate}, {take part}]
take place
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off},
{occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
take pride
v 1: feel proud of; "She took great pride in her sons" [syn:
{take pride}, {pride oneself}]
take root
v 1: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle},
{root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
take shape
v 1: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take
shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}, {spring}]
take sides with
v 1: support someone (as in an argument); "she always takes his
side, no matter how sound his argument" [syn: {take sides
with}, {take someone's side}]
take someone's side
v 1: support someone (as in an argument); "she always takes his
side, no matter how sound his argument" [syn: {take sides
with}, {take someone's side}]
take stage
v 1: attract attention onto oneself [syn: {take the stage},
{take stage}]
take stock
v 1: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail;
"he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {size
up}, {take stock}, {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}]
2: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory
all books before the end of the year" [syn: {inventory},
{take stock}, {stock-take}]
take ten
v 1: take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the
long rehearsal"
take the air
v 1: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers
held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
[syn: {walk}, {take the air}]
take the bull by the horns
v 1: face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
take the cake
v 1: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the
cake for chutzpah!"
take the count
v 1: be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
[syn: {take the count}, {remain down}]
take the field
v 1: go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: {campaign}, {take the
field}]
2: go on the playing field, of a football team
take the Fifth
v 1: refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which
states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness
against himself or herself [syn: {take the Fifth}, {take
the Fifth Amendment}]
take the Fifth Amendment
v 1: refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which
states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness
against himself or herself [syn: {take the Fifth}, {take
the Fifth Amendment}]
take the floor
v 1: stand up to dance
2: rise in order to make a speech or motion
take the road
v 1: give theatrical performances while traveling from town to
town
take the stage
v 1: attract attention onto oneself [syn: {take the stage},
{take stage}]
take the stand
v 1: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {attest},
{take the stand}, {bear witness}]
take the veil
v 1: become a nun; "The young woman took the veil after her
fiance died"
take time by the forelock
v 1: act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity
take time off
v 1: take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn:
{take off}, {take time off}]
take to
v 1: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She
fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's
window" [syn: {fancy}, {go for}, {take to}]
2: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation;
"She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"
take to be
v 1: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He
is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute},
{know as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look
on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]
take to heart
v 1: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to
your duties, please" [syn: {attend to}, {take to heart}]
[ant: {drop}, {leave out}, {miss}, {neglect}, {omit},
{overleap}, {overlook}, {pretermit}]
take to task
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {take to
task}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand},
{jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide},
{berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up},
{have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
take to the woods
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
take turns
v 1: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
[syn: {alternate}, {take turns}]
take up
v 1: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
2: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on},
{fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
3: turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of
fifty"
4: take up time or space; "take up the slack"
5: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
"Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: {start}, {take
up}]
6: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {adopt}, {borrow},
{take over}, {take up}]
7: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took
her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra";
"She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
[syn: {assume}, {take}, {strike}, {take up}]
8: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by
absorption [syn: {sorb}, {take up}]
9: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar
out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift out},
{scoop up}, {take up}]
10: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take in},
{take up}]
11: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
{absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up},
{draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
12: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {suck
in}, {take up}]
13: return to a previous location or condition; "The painting
resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn:
{resume}, {take up}]
take up arms
v 1: commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take arms}, {take
up arms}]
take water
v 1: enter the water; "the wild ducks took water"
take-away
adj 1: of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the
premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-
away' is chiefly British" [syn: {takeout}, {take-away}]
take-home
adj 1: (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions
including taxes
take-home pay
n 1: what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and
dues and insurance etc
take-in
n 1: the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling
someone
take-up
n 1: any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing
machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom); "a take-up
that winds photographic film on a spool"
2: the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or
reeling in
taken for granted
adj 1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth";
"we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn:
{axiomatic}, {self-evident}, {taken for granted(p)}]
taken up
adj 1: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with
something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid
riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no
help from his wife who was preoccupied with the
children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
[syn: {haunted}, {obsessed}, {preoccupied}, {taken
up(p)}]
taken with
adj 1: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "he was
infatuated with her"; "Narcissus was a beautiful Greek
youth who became enamored of his own reflection" [syn:
{enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {potty}, {smitten},
{soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
takeoff booster
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster},
{booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {takeoff booster},
{takeoff rocket}]
takeoff rocket
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster},
{booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {takeoff booster},
{takeoff rocket}]
takeout food
n 1: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the
premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
[syn: {takeout}, {takeout food}, {takeaway}]
takeover arbitrage
n 1: arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase
of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its
potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur
may lose a great deal of money [syn: {risk arbitrage},
{takeover arbitrage}]
takeover attempt
n 1: an attempt to take control of a corporation
takeover bid
n 1: an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company
takeover target
n 1: a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover
by a potential acquirer [syn: {target company}, {takeover
target}]
taking apart
n 1: the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces [syn:
{dismemberment}, {taking apart}]
taking hold
n 1: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the
tentacles) [syn: {grasping}, {taking hold}, {seizing},
{prehension}]
taking into custody
n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar},
{pinch}, {taking into custody}]
taking over
n 1: acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn:
{succession}, {taking over}]
Taklamakan Desert
n 1: a desert in western China [syn: {Taklimakan Desert},
{Taklamakan Desert}]
Taklimakan Desert
n 1: a desert in western China [syn: {Taklimakan Desert},
{Taklamakan Desert}]
Talcott Parsons
n 1: United States sociologist (1902-1979) [syn: {Parsons},
{Talcott Parsons}]
talcum powder
n 1: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented;
absorbs excess moisture [syn: {talcum}, {talcum powder}]
talent agent
n 1: an agent who represents performers
talent scout
n 1: someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons
(especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) [syn:
{scout}, {talent scout}]
Talinum augustissimum
n 1: similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and
yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn:
{narrow-leaved flame flower}, {Talinum augustissimum}]
Talinum aurantiacum
n 1: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow
succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each
upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once
cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-
flower}, {flameflower}, {Talinum aurantiacum}]
Talinum brevifolium
n 1: low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly
large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the
ground; southwestern United States [syn: {pigmy talinum},
{Talinum brevifolium}]
Talinum calycinum
n 1: pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United
States [syn: {rock pink}, {Talinum calycinum}]
Talinum paniculatum
n 1: erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of
red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to
Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {jewels-
of-opar}, {Talinum paniculatum}]
Talinum spinescens
n 1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta
flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the
leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny
talinum}, {Talinum spinescens}]
talipes calcaneus
n 1: talipes in which the toes are pointed upward and the person
walks on the heel of the foot
talipes equinus
n 1: talipes in which the toes are pointed downward
talipes valgus
n 1: deformity of the foot in which the foot is twisted outward
talipot palm
n 1: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic
leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for
writing paper [syn: {talipot}, {talipot palm}, {Corypha
umbraculifera}]
talk about
v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author
talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The
class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: {discourse}, {talk
about}, {discuss}]
2: discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" [syn: {talk
of}, {talk about}]
talk down
v 1: belittle through talk
2: speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks
down to her"
3: direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing)
via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose
pilot fell ill"
talk into
v 1: persuade somebody to do something [ant: {talk out of}]
talk of
v 1: discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" [syn: {talk
of}, {talk about}]
talk of the town
n 1: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you
lately" [syn: {talk}, {talk of the town}]
talk out of
v 1: persuade someone not to do something [ant: {talk into}]
talk over
v 1: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over
in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household
budget" [syn: {hash out}, {discuss}, {talk over}]
talk shop
v 1: discuss matters that are related to work; "As soon as they
met, the linguists started to talk shop"
talk show
n 1: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or
answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England
they call a talk show a chat show" [syn: {talk show}, {chat
show}]
talk terms
v 1: discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the
sale of the house" [syn: {negociate}, {negotiate}, {talk
terms}]
talk through one's hat
v 1: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths;
"The politician was not well prepared for the debate and
faked it" [syn: {talk through one's hat}, {bullshit},
{bull}, {fake}]
talk turkey
v 1: discuss frankly, often in a business context
talker identification
n 1: identification of a person from the sound of their voice
[syn: {speaker identification}, {talker identification}]
talking book
n 1: sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used
by blind people
talking head
n 1: a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras
and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen
talking picture
n 1: a movie with synchronized speech and singing [syn: {talking
picture}, {talkie}]
talking point
n 1: an especially persuasive point helping to support an
argument or discussion
talking to
n 1: a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of
discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn:
{lecture}, {speech}, {talking to}]
tall bellflower
n 1: annual or perennial of eastern North America with long
spikes of blue or white flowers [syn: {tall bellflower},
{Campanula americana}]
tall bilberry
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry},
{Vaccinium corymbosum}]
tall buttercup
n 1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers
widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
[syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall
crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
tall crowfoot
n 1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers
widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
[syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall
crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
tall cupflower
n 1: shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers
used as an ornamental [syn: {tall cupflower}, {Nierembergia
frutescens}]
tall field buttercup
n 1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers
widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
[syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall
crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
tall gallberry holly
n 1: an evergreen shrub
tall goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod
tall mallow
n 1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary
clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United
States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese},
{cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
tall meadow grass
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
tall oat grass
n 1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on
roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows;
introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat
grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false
oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]
tall oil
n 1: an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or
lubricants
tall order
n 1: a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a
tall order but we did it" [syn: {tall order}, {large
order}]
tall sunflower
n 1: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern
United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn:
{giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato},
{Helianthus giganteus}]
tall tale
n 1: an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
tall white violet
n 1: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and
white flowers with purple streaks [syn: {Canada violet},
{tall white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]
tall yellow-eye
n 1: of Australia [syn: {tall yellow-eye}, {Xyris operculata}]
tall-grass
n 1: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with
abundant moisture [syn: {tallgrass}, {tall-grass}]
tall-growing
adj 1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {leggy},
{tall-growing}]
tall-stalked
adj 1: of plants having relatively long stalks [syn: {long-
stalked}, {tall-stalked}]
Tallapoosa River
n 1: river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows
southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River
near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn:
{Tallapoosa}, {Tallapoosa River}]
tallow oil
n 1: an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a
lubricant
Tallulah Bankhead
n 1: uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) [syn:
{Bankhead}, {Tallulah Bankhead}]
tally clerk
n 1: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods
produced or shipped or received [syn: {tallyman}, {tally
clerk}]
Talmudic literature
n 1: (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
tam-o'-shanter
n 1: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam},
{tam-o'-shanter}, {tammy}]
tam-tam
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: {gong}, {tam-tam}]
tamale pie
n 1: a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that
resembles a Mexican dish
Tamandua tetradactyla
n 1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-
clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central
America [syn: {tamandua}, {tamandu}, {lesser anteater},
{Tamandua tetradactyla}]
Tamara Karsavina
n 1: Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) [syn:
{Karsavina}, {Tamara Karsavina}]
tamarind tree
n 1: long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown
and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers
yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible
chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind}, {tamarind
tree}, {tamarindo}, {Tamarindus indica}]
Tamarindus indica
n 1: long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown
and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers
yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible
chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind}, {tamarind
tree}, {tamarindo}, {Tamarindus indica}]
tamarisk family
n 1: family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and
xerophytes) [syn: {Tamaricaceae}, {family Tamaricaceae},
{tamarisk family}]
tamarisk gerbil
n 1: a gerbil that is popular as a pet [syn: {tamarisk gerbil},
{Meriones unguiculatus}]
Tamias striatus
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel
with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee},
{striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]
Tamiasciurus douglasi
n 1: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
[syn: {chickeree}, {Douglas squirrel}, {Tamiasciurus
douglasi}]
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red
squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus
hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
Tamil Eelam
n 1: the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
[syn: {Eelam}, {Tamil Eelam}]
Tamil Nadu
n 1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south
of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: {Tamil Nadu},
{Madras}]
Tamil Tigers
n 1: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as
a student protest over the limited university access for
Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent
Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy
including terrorist tactics that target key government and
military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide
bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World
Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]
Tammany Hall
n 1: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New
York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political
control by corruption and bossism [syn: {Tammany Hall},
{Tammany Society}, {Tammany}]
Tammany Society
n 1: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New
York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political
control by corruption and bossism [syn: {Tammany Hall},
{Tammany Society}, {Tammany}]
Tammy Wynette
n 1: United States country singer (1942-1998) [syn: {Wynette},
{Tammy Wynette}, {Tammy Wynetter Pugh}]
Tammy Wynetter Pugh
n 1: United States country singer (1942-1998) [syn: {Wynette},
{Tammy Wynette}, {Tammy Wynetter Pugh}]
tamp down
v 1: press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the
container to make espresso" [syn: {tamp down}, {tamp},
{pack}]
Tampa Bay
n 1: an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida
tamping bar
n 1: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe
bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamp},
{tamper}, {tamping bar}]
Tamus communis
n 1: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and
cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {black
bindweed}, {Tamus communis}]
Tanacetum balsamita
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike
yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and
sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes
placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost},
{bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum
balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
Tanacetum camphoratum
n 1: densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay
area [syn: {camphor dune tansy}, {Tanacetum camphoratum}]
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
{pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}]
Tanacetum coccineum
n 1: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having
finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple
flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in
genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {pyrethrum},
{Tanacetum coccineum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]
Tanacetum douglasii
n 1: lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic
feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small
buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of
North America [syn: {northern dune tansy}, {Tanacetum
douglasii}]
Tanacetum parthenium
n 1: bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of
buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally
for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {feverfew}, {Tanacetum parthenium}, {Chrysanthemum
parthenium}]
Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white
flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike
down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty
miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum
ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
Tanacetum vulgare
n 1: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {golden
buttons}, {scented fern}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]
tanbark oak
n 1: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large
leathery leaves; yields tanbark [syn: {tanbark oak},
{Lithocarpus densiflorus}]
tandem bicycle
n 1: a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn:
{bicycle-built-for-two}, {tandem bicycle}, {tandem}]
tandem trailer
n 1: trucking rig with two trailers in tandem
Tang dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: {Tang},
{Tang dynasty}]
tangelo tree
n 1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated
especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree},
{ugli fruit}, {Citrus tangelo}]
tangent plane
n 1: the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific
point on a surface
tangerine tree
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {tangerine}, {tangerine
tree}]
tangible possession
n 1: property or belongings that are tangible [syn: {tangible
possession}, {material possession}]
Tangier pea
n 1: North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy
but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier pea}, {Tangier
peavine}, {Lalthyrus tingitanus}]
Tangier peavine
n 1: North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy
but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier pea}, {Tangier
peavine}, {Lalthyrus tingitanus}]
tangle orchid
n 1: an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots
and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant
green flowers
tangle with
v 1: get involved in or with [syn: {get into}, {tangle with}]
tank car
n 1: a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
[syn: {tank car}, {tank}]
tank circuit
n 1: an oscillatory circuit
tank destroyer
n 1: an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and
capable of high speeds
tank driver
n 1: a soldier who drives a tank [syn: {tanker}, {tank driver}]
tank engine
n 1: a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender
is needed [syn: {tank engine}, {tank locomotive}]
tank farm
n 1: an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large
tanks
tank farming
n 1: a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water
containing dissolved nutrients [syn: {hydroponics},
{aquiculture}, {tank farming}]
tank furnace
n 1: furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw
materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass
is obtained
tank iron
n 1: plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker
than sheet iron or stovepipe iron
tank locomotive
n 1: a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender
is needed [syn: {tank engine}, {tank locomotive}]
tank shell
n 1: a shell fired by the cannon on a tank
tank ship
n 1: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil
tanker}, {oiler}, {tanker}, {tank ship}]
tank suit
n 1: a woman's one-piece bathing suit [syn: {maillot}, {tank
suit}]
tank top
n 1: a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps
and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt
or blouse
tanker plane
n 1: an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be
dropped in order to fight a forest fire
tanner's cassia
n 1: evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark
is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{avaram}, {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia
auriculata}]
tannic acid
n 1: any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin;
used in tanning and in medicine [syn: {tannin}, {tannic
acid}]
Tanoan language
n 1: a family of North American Indian language spoken in
southwestern United States [syn: {Tanoan}, {Tanoan
language}]
tansy leaf aster
n 1: wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very
narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
[syn: {tahoka daisy}, {tansy leaf aster}, {Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia}]
tansy mustard
n 1: North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves
resembling those of tansy [syn: {tansy mustard},
{Descurainia pinnata}]
tansy ragwort
n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers;
sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed
in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed},
{benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]
tansy-leaved rocket
n 1: perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers
of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus
Sisymbrium [syn: {tansy-leaved rocket}, {Hugueninia
tanacetifolia}, {Sisymbrium tanacetifolia}]
tansy-scented
adj 1: smelling of tansy [syn: {tansy-scented}, {tansy-
smelling}]
tansy-smelling
adj 1: smelling of tansy [syn: {tansy-scented}, {tansy-
smelling}]
Tanzanian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Tanzania
Tanzanian shilling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
[syn: {Tanzanian shilling}, {shilling}]
Tanzimul Fuqra
n 1: an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to
purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America
and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture
and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as
heretics [syn: {Jamaat ul-Fuqra}, {Fuqra}, {Tanzimul
Fuqra}]
Taoist Trinity
n 1: the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism
tap dance
n 1: a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet [syn: {tap
dancing}, {tap dance}]
v 1: perform a tap dance
tap dancer
n 1: a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the
toes and heels of the shoes [syn: {tap dancer}, {tapper}]
tap dancing
n 1: a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet [syn: {tap
dancing}, {tap dance}]
tap house
n 1: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic
drinks [syn: {tavern}, {tap house}]
tap out
v 1: beat out a rhythm [syn: {beat out}, {tap out}, {thump out}]
tap water
n 1: water directly from the spigot
tap wrench
n 1: a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw
thread
tap-off
n 1: the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
[syn: {tip-off}, {tap-off}]
tapa bark
n 1: the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus
albidus [syn: {tapa}, {tapa bark}, {tappa}, {tappa bark}]
tape cartridge
n 1: a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or
video recorders or computer systems
tape deck
n 1: electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes
(but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an
audio system
tape drive
n 1: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the
read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: {tape
drive}, {tape transport}, {transport}]
tape grass
n 1: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World
and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {wild
celery}, {Vallisneria spiralis}]
tape machine
n 1: a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape [syn: {tape
recorder}, {tape machine}]
tape measure
n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or
metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for
measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape
measure" [syn: {tape}, {tapeline}, {tape measure}]
tape player
n 1: electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes
tape record
v 1: record with a tape recorder
tape recorder
n 1: a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape [syn: {tape
recorder}, {tape machine}]
tape recording
n 1: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings
were combined on a master tape" [syn: {tape}, {tape
recording}, {taping}]
tape transport
n 1: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the
read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: {tape
drive}, {tape transport}, {transport}]
tape-recorded
adj 1: recorded on tape [syn: {taped}, {tape-recorded}]
taper file
n 1: a file with converging edges [ant: {blunt file}]
taper off
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no
proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {peter out}, {fizzle
out}, {fizzle}]
2: become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"
tapering off
adj 1: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn:
{dwindling}, {tapering}, {tapering off}]
tapestry moth
n 1: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {carpet
moth}, {tapestry moth}, {Trichophaga tapetzella}]
tapeworm infection
n 1: intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm;
usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or
fish
tapioca plant
n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc},
{mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot
esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]
tapioca pudding
n 1: sweet pudding thickened with tapioca
Tapirus indicus
n 1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir},
{Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]
Tapirus terrestris
n 1: a tapir found in South America and Central America [syn:
{New World tapir}, {Tapirus terrestris}]
tappa bark
n 1: the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus
albidus [syn: {tapa}, {tapa bark}, {tappa}, {tappa bark}]
Tappan Zee Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River
tappet wrench
n 1: a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on
both ends of the handle) [syn: {open-end wrench}, {tappet
wrench}]
Tar Heel State
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar
Heel State}, {NC}, {N.C.}]
tar paper
n 1: a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a
roof for waterproofing [syn: {roofing paper}, {tar paper}]
tar pit
n 1: a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the
earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are
thus preserved
tar-and-feather
v 1: smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in
some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and
feathered"
tar-wood
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand
mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium
bidwilli}]
2: New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender
flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high
altitudes [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {Dacrydium colensoi}]
tara vine
n 1: climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and
racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible
fruit [syn: {bower actinidia}, {tara vine}, {Actinidia
arguta}]
Tarabulus Al-Gharb
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in
northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the
Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tripoli},
{Tarabulus Al-Gharb}, {capital of Libya}]
Tarabulus Ash-Sham
n 1: a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon
on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: {Tarabulus}, {Tripoli},
{Tarabulus Ash-Sham}, {Trablous}]
tarahumara frog
n 1: Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water [syn:
{tarahumara frog}, {Rana tarahumarae}]
Taraktagenos kurzii
n 1: East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used
to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree},
{chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii},
{Taraktogenos kurzii}]
Taraktogenos kurzii
n 1: East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used
to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree},
{chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii},
{Taraktogenos kurzii}]
Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko
n 1: Ukranian poet (1814-1861) [syn: {Shevchenko}, {Taras
Grigoryevich Shevchenko}]
Tarawa-Makin
n 1: battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943);
United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese
after bitter fighting [syn: {Tarawa}, {Makin}, {Tarawa-
Makin}]
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
n 1: perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its
fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian
dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-
saghyz}]
Taraxacum officinale
n 1: Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North
America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn:
{common dandelion}, {Taraxacum ruderalia}, {Taraxacum
officinale}]
Taraxacum ruderalia
n 1: Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North
America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn:
{common dandelion}, {Taraxacum ruderalia}, {Taraxacum
officinale}]
Tarchanoff phenomenon
n 1: a change in the electrical properties of the skin in
response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by
recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by
recording weak currents generated by the body [syn:
{galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response},
{electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere
phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]
tardive dyskinesia
n 1: involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face
or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with
Parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine
Tareekh e Kasas
n 1: an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in
September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim
terrorists in Pakistan [syn: {Tareekh e Kasas}, {Movement
for Revenge}]
taret organ
n 1: (endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone
target acquisition system
n 1: a shipboard system for the detection and identification and
location of a target with enough detail to permit effective
weapon employment
target area
n 1: the location of the target that is to be hit [syn:
{target}, {target area}]
target cell
n 1: any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or
antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by
a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
2: an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring
surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
target company
n 1: a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover
by a potential acquirer [syn: {target company}, {takeover
target}]
target language
n 1: the language into which a text written in another language
is to be translated [syn: {object language}, {target
language}]
2: a computer language into which something written in another
computer language is to be translated [syn: {object
language}, {target language}]
target organ
n 1: (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose
of a radioactive substance
target practice
n 1: practice in shooting at targets
target program
n 1: a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded
into the computer [syn: {object program}, {target program}]
[ant: {source program}]
target range
n 1: a practice range for target practice [syn: {firing range},
{target range}]
target-hunting
adj 1: guided automatically toward the target
Taricha granulosa
n 1: newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California
[syn: {rough-skinned newt}, {Taricha granulosa}]
Taricha torosa
n 1: newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in
characteristics and habitat [syn: {California newt},
{Taricha torosa}]
tarnished plant bug
n 1: widespread plant and fruit pest [syn: {tarnished plant
bug}, {Lygus lineolaris}]
taro plant
n 1: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics
for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental
for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant},
{dalo}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]
taro root
n 1: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root},
{cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {edda}]
tarot card
n 1: any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards
representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.;
used for playing card games and for divination by
fortunetellers [syn: {tarot card}, {tarot}]
Tarpon atlanticus
n 1: large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters
especially off Florida [syn: {tarpon}, {Tarpon atlanticus}]
Tarquin the Proud
n 1: according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of
Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to
510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius},
{Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]
Tarquinius Superbus
n 1: according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of
Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to
510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius},
{Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]
tarred-and-feathered
adj 1: smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a
punishment; "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch"
Tarrietia argyrodendron
n 1: Australian timber tree [syn: {silver tree}, {Tarrietia
argyrodendron}]
tarsal bone
n 1: any bone of the tarsus [syn: {tarsal}, {tarsal bone}]
tarsal gland
n 1: a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids;
"bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"
[syn: {Meibomian gland}, {tarsal gland}]
Tarsius glis
n 1: a variety of tarsier
Tarsius syrichta
n 1: a variety of tarsier
tart up
v 1: decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was
all tarted up"
2: dress up in a cheap and provocative way
tartar emetic
n 1: a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in
medicine [syn: {tartar emetic}, {antimony potassium
tartrate}]
tartar sauce
n 1: mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and
shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood
especially fried fish [syn: {tartare sauce}, {tartar
sauce}]
tartar steak
n 1: ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers
and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {steak tartare}, {tartar
steak}, {cannibal mound}]
tartare sauce
n 1: mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and
shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood
especially fried fish [syn: {tartare sauce}, {tartar
sauce}]
Tartarian honeysuckle
n 1: a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
[syn: {bush honeysuckle}, {Tartarian honeysuckle},
{Lonicera tatarica}]
tartaric acid
n 1: an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and
confectionery and baking powder
Tarzan of the Apes
n 1: a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels
by Edgar Rice Burroughs [syn: {Tarzan}, {Tarzan of the
Apes}]
Tashunca-Uitco
n 1: a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black
Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General
Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) [syn: {Crazy Horse},
{Tashunca-Uitco}]
task force
n 1: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular
objective
2: a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
Tasman dwarf pine
n 1: small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches [syn:
{Tasman dwarf pine}, {Microstrobos niphophilus}]
Tasman Sea
n 1: an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern
Australia and New Zealand
Tasmanian devil
n 1: small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black
coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {ursine
dasyure}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]
Tasmanian tiger
n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having
stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine},
{Tasmanian wolf}, {Tasmanian tiger}, {Thylacinus
cynocephalus}]
Tasmanian wolf
n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having
stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine},
{Tasmanian wolf}, {Tasmanian tiger}, {Thylacinus
cynocephalus}]
tassel flower
n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-
shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: {tassel flower},
{Emilia sagitta}]
2: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower
heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel
flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia
flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
3: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {tassel
flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]
tassel hyacinth
n 1: large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile
bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft
above the fertile flowers [syn: {tassel hyacinth}, {Muscari
comosum}]
tassel-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a tassel
taste bud
n 1: an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
[syn: {tastebud}, {taste bud}, {gustatory organ}]
taste cell
n 1: an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory
fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or
the vagus nerve [syn: {taste cell}, {gustatory cell}]
taste perception
n 1: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue
and throat convey information about the chemical
composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with
a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn:
{taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste
perception}, {gustatory perception}]
taste property
n 1: a property appreciated via the sense of taste
taste sensation
n 1: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue
and throat convey information about the chemical
composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with
a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn:
{taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste
perception}, {gustatory perception}]
taste tester
n 1: someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn:
{taster}, {taste tester}, {taste-tester}, {sampler}]
taste-maker
n 1: someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {trend-setter},
{taste-maker}, {fashion arbiter}]
taste-tester
n 1: someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn:
{taster}, {taste tester}, {taste-tester}, {sampler}]
tattletale gray
n 1: a greyish white [syn: {tattletale grey}, {tattletale gray}]
tattletale grey
n 1: a greyish white [syn: {tattletale grey}, {tattletale gray}]
tau coefficient of correlation
n 1: a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two
rankings [syn: {tau coefficient of correlation}, {Kendall's
tau}, {Kendall rank correlation}]
tau cross
n 1: cross resembling the Greek letter tau [syn: {tau cross},
{St. Anthony's cross}]
tau-minus particle
n 1: a lepton of very great mass [syn: {tauon}, {tau-minus
particle}]
tau-plus particle
n 1: an antilepton of very great mass [syn: {antitauon}, {tau-
plus particle}]
Taurotragus derbianus
n 1: large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa [syn:
{giant eland}, {Taurotragus derbianus}]
Taurotragus oryx
n 1: dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa
[syn: {common eland}, {Taurotragus oryx}]
Taurus the Bull
n 1: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about April 20 to May 20 [syn: {Taurus}, {Taurus the Bull},
{Bull}]
Tautoga onitis
n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North
America [syn: {tautog}, {blackfish}, {Tautoga onitis}]
Tautogolabrus adspersus
n 1: common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United
States [syn: {cunner}, {bergall}, {Tautogolabrus
adspersus}]
tavern keeper
n 1: the keeper of a public house [syn: {publican}, {tavern
keeper}]
tawny eagle
n 1: brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia [syn: {tawny
eagle}, {Aquila rapax}]
tawny owl
n 1: reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black
eyes [syn: {tawny owl}, {Strix aluco}]
tawny-brown
adj 1: of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of
tanned leather [syn: {tawny}, {tawny-brown}]
tawny-colored
adj 1: having a tawny color [syn: {tawny-colored}, {tawny-
coloured}]
tawny-coloured
adj 1: having a tawny color [syn: {tawny-colored}, {tawny-
coloured}]
tax advantage
n 1: an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on
some preferred activity
tax assessment
n 1: the value set on taxable property
tax assessor
n 1: an official who evaluates property for the purpose of
taxing it [syn: {tax assessor}, {assessor}]
tax avoidance
n 1: the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods
tax base
n 1: collective value of taxable assets
tax benefit
n 1: a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a
particular type of commercial activity [syn: {tax benefit},
{tax break}]
tax bill
n 1: money owed for taxes
tax boost
n 1: the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of
15 percent" [syn: {tax-increase}, {tax boost}, {tax hike}]
tax bracket
n 1: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
[syn: {income bracket}, {tax bracket}, {income tax
bracket}]
tax break
n 1: a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a
particular type of commercial activity [syn: {tax benefit},
{tax break}]
tax collection
n 1: the collection of taxes
tax collector
n 1: someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax
collector}, {taxman}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal
revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]
tax credit
n 1: a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the
taxpayer's tax bracket)
tax cut
n 1: the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's
large tax cut was highly controversial"
tax deduction
n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is
calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the
taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax write-off}, {tax
deduction}, {deduction}]
tax evasion
n 1: the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a
false report)
tax form
n 1: a form to use when paying your taxes
tax haven
n 1: a country or independent region where taxes are low
tax hike
n 1: the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of
15 percent" [syn: {tax-increase}, {tax boost}, {tax hike}]
tax income
n 1: government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income},
{taxation}, {tax revenue}, {revenue}]
tax law
n 1: the body of laws governing taxation
tax liability
n 1: the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate
to the tax base
tax lien
n 1: lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default
of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)
tax policy
n 1: a program for setting taxes [syn: {tax program}, {tax
policy}]
tax program
n 1: a program for setting taxes [syn: {tax program}, {tax
policy}]
tax rate
n 1: rate used to calculate tax liability
tax return
n 1: document giving the tax collector information about the
taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that
he had to file a tax return" [syn: {tax return}, {income
tax return}, {return}]
tax revenue
n 1: government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income},
{taxation}, {tax revenue}, {revenue}]
tax shelter
n 1: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must
pay on current earnings [syn: {tax shelter}, {shelter}]
tax system
n 1: a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes
tax write-off
n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is
calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the
taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax write-off}, {tax
deduction}, {deduction}]
tax-exempt
adj 1: (of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an
untaxed expense account" [syn: {tax-exempt}, {tax-free},
{untaxed}]
n 1: a security that is not subject to taxation [syn: {tax-
exempt security}, {tax-exempt}]
tax-exempt security
n 1: a security that is not subject to taxation [syn: {tax-
exempt security}, {tax-exempt}]
tax-free
adj 1: (of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an
untaxed expense account" [syn: {tax-exempt}, {tax-free},
{untaxed}]
tax-increase
n 1: the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of
15 percent" [syn: {tax-increase}, {tax boost}, {tax hike}]
taxi dancer
n 1: a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for
each dance
taxi fare
n 1: the fare charged for riding in a taxicab [syn: {cab fare},
{taxi fare}]
taxi rank
n 1: a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in
England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a
`taxi rank'" [syn: {cabstand}, {taxistand}, {taxi rank}]
taxi strip
n 1: a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes
taxiing to or from the runway at an airport [syn:
{taxiway}, {taxi strip}]
Taxidea taxus
n 1: a variety of badger native to America [syn: {American
badger}, {Taxidea taxus}]
Taxodium ascendens
n 1: smaller than and often included in the closely related
Taxodium distichum [syn: {pond cypress}, {bald cypress},
{Taxodium ascendens}]
Taxodium distichum
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond
bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]
Taxodium mucronatum
n 1: cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn:
{Montezuma cypress}, {Mexican swamp cypress}, {Taxodium
mucronatum}]
taxonomic category
n 1: animal or plant group having natural relations [syn:
{taxonomic group}, {taxonomic category}, {taxon}]
taxonomic group
n 1: animal or plant group having natural relations [syn:
{taxonomic group}, {taxonomic category}, {taxon}]
Taxus baccata
n 1: predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and
slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn:
{Old World yew}, {English yew}, {Taxus baccata}]
Taxus brevifolia
n 1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific
coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
[syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {western yew},
{Taxus brevifolia}]
Taxus cuspidata
n 1: shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous
dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
[syn: {Japanese yew}, {Taxus cuspidata}]
Taxus floridana
n 1: small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading
branches and very narrow leaves [syn: {Florida yew}, {Taxus
floridana}]
Tay-Sachs
n 1: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most
frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern
Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in
death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-
Sachs}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]
Tay-Sachs disease
n 1: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most
frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern
Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in
death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-
Sachs}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]
Tayassu angulatus
n 1: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi
desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn:
{collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus},
{Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]
Tayassu pecari
n 1: blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the
collared peccary [syn: {white-lipped peccary}, {Tayassu
pecari}]
Tayassu tajacu
n 1: dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi
desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn:
{collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus},
{Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]
Taymyr Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in northern Siberia [syn: {Taimyr Peninsula},
{Taymyr Peninsula}]
Tazir crime
n 1: (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are
not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the
offender in any appropriate way; "in some Islamic nations
Tazir crimes are set by legislation"
TCP/IP
n 1: a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the
internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device
to another [syn: {transmission control protocol/internet
protocol}, {TCP/IP}]
Te Deum
n 1: an ancient liturgical hymn
Te Kanawa
n 1: New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te
Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te
Kanawa}]
tea bag
n 1: a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving
of tea
2: small paper bag holding a measure of tea
tea ball
n 1: a kitchen utensil consisting of a perforated metal ball for
making tea
tea biscuit
n 1: flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea
[syn: {teacake}, {tea biscuit}]
tea bread
n 1: sweetened buns to be eaten with tea
tea break
n 1: a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute
coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" [syn: {coffee
break}, {tea break}]
tea caddy
n 1: a can for storing tea [syn: {caddy}, {tea caddy}]
tea cart
n 1: serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn:
{tea cart}, {teacart}, {tea trolley}, {tea wagon}]
tea ceremony
n 1: an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking
tea [syn: {tea ceremony}, {chanoyu}]
tea chest
n 1: chest for storing or transporting tea
tea cloth
n 1: a small tablecloth
tea cosy
n 1: a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy},
{tea cosy}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}]
tea cozy
n 1: a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy},
{tea cosy}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}]
tea family
n 1: a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn:
{Theaceae}, {family Theaceae}, {tea family}]
tea garden
n 1: a public garden where tea is served
tea gown
n 1: a long loose-fitting gown formerly popular for wear at
afternoon tea
tea leaf
n 1: dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store
shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the
tea into Boston harbor" [syn: {tea}, {tea leaf}]
tea maker
n 1: a covered spoon with perforations
tea napkin
n 1: a small napkin used when tea is served
tea parlor
n 1: a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn:
{teashop}, {teahouse}, {tearoom}, {tea parlor}, {tea
parlour}]
tea parlour
n 1: a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn:
{teashop}, {teahouse}, {tearoom}, {tea parlor}, {tea
parlour}]
tea party
n 1: a party at which tea is served
tea rose
n 1: any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented
Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers [syn: {tea rose},
{Rosa odorata}]
tea service
n 1: a set of china or silverware for serving tea [syn: {tea
service}, {tea set}]
tea set
n 1: a set of china or silverware for serving tea [syn: {tea
service}, {tea set}]
tea table
n 1: a small table for serving afternoon tea
tea tortrix
n 1: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
[syn: {tea tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]
tea towel
n 1: a towel for drying dishes [syn: {dishtowel}, {dish towel},
{tea towel}]
tea tray
n 1: a tray that accommodates a tea service
tea trolley
n 1: serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn:
{tea cart}, {teacart}, {tea trolley}, {tea wagon}]
tea urn
n 1: an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
tea wagon
n 1: serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn:
{tea cart}, {teacart}, {tea trolley}, {tea wagon}]
tea-like drink
n 1: a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea
leaves
tea-scented
adj 1: smelling of tea
tea-strainer
n 1: a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea
teach-in
n 1: an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures
and discussion on an important and usually controversial
issue
teacher's certificate
n 1: a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach
in the public schools [syn: {teaching certificate},
{teacher's certificate}]
teacher's pet
n 1: the teacher's favorite student
teacher-student relation
n 1: the academic relation between teachers and their students
teachers college
n 1: a two-year school for training elementary teachers [syn:
{normal school}, {teachers college}]
teaching aid
n 1: materials and equipment used in teaching
teaching certificate
n 1: a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach
in the public schools [syn: {teaching certificate},
{teacher's certificate}]
teaching fellow
n 1: a graduate student with teaching responsibilities
teaching method
n 1: the principles and methods of instruction [syn: {teaching
method}, {pedagogics}, {pedagogy}]
teaching reading
n 1: teaching beginners to read
team spirit
n 1: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group
to succeed [syn: {esprit de corps}, {morale}, {team
spirit}]
team sport
n 1: a sport that involves competition between teams of players;
"baseball is a team sport by golf is not"
team teaching
n 1: a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team
of teachers working together with a single group of
students
team up
v 1: form a team; "We teamed up for this new project" [syn:
{team}, {team up}]
Teamsters Union
n 1: an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and
warehouse workers
Teapot Dome
n 1: a government scandal involving a former United States Navy
oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a
private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the
scandals of the Harding administration [syn: {Teapot Dome},
{Teapot Dome scandal}]
Teapot Dome scandal
n 1: a government scandal involving a former United States Navy
oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a
private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the
scandals of the Harding administration [syn: {Teapot Dome},
{Teapot Dome scandal}]
tear apart
v 1: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
the performance" [syn: {pan}, {tear apart}, {trash}]
tear away
v 1: remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The
passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: {tear away},
{tear off}, {rip off}]
tear down
v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle},
{tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {erect}, {put
up}, {raise}, {rear}, {set up}]
tear duct
n 1: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the
lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {lachrymal duct},
{tear duct}]
tear gas
n 1: a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not
damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas},
{teargas}, {lacrimator}, {lachrymator}]
tear gland
n 1: any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn:
{lacrimal gland}, {lachrymal gland}, {tear gland}]
tear into
v 1: hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear
into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]
tear off
v 1: remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The
passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: {tear away},
{tear off}, {rip off}]
tear out
v 1: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an
abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take
out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
[syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out},
{draw out}, {rip out}, {tear out}]
tear sac
n 1: either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the
nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the
lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal sac}, {tear sac},
{dacryocyst}]
tear sheet
n 1: a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication
tear up
v 1: tear into shreds [syn: {shred}, {tear up}, {rip up}]
tearing down
n 1: complete destruction of a building [syn: {razing},
{leveling}, {tearing down}, {demolishing}]
teary-eyed
adj 1: with eyes full of tears [syn: {teary}, {teary-eyed},
{watery-eyed}]
tease apart
v 1: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn:
{tease}, {tease apart}, {loosen}]
technical analysis
n 1: (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope
of forecasting future price changes [syn: {technical
analysis}, {technical analysis of stock trends}]
technical analysis of stock trends
n 1: (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope
of forecasting future price changes [syn: {technical
analysis}, {technical analysis of stock trends}]
technical analyst
n 1: a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends
from graphs of recent prices of securities [syn:
{chartist}, {technical analyst}]
technical foul
n 1: (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a
coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not
usually involve physical contact during play [syn:
{technical foul}, {technical}]
technical grade
adj 1: containing small amounts of other chemicals, hence
slightly impure; "technical-grade sulfuric acid" [syn:
{technical-grade}, {technical grade}]
technical knockout
n 1: a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer
unable to continue [syn: {technical knockout}, {TKO}]
technical school
n 1: a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the
applied sciences [syn: {technical school}, {tech}]
technical sergeant
n 1: a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant
in the air force or marines
technical-grade
adj 1: containing small amounts of other chemicals, hence
slightly impure; "technical-grade sulfuric acid" [syn:
{technical-grade}, {technical grade}]
technological revolution
n 1: the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
nation [syn: {Industrial Revolution}, {technological
revolution}]
Technology Administration
n 1: an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with
United States industries to promote competitiveness and
maximize the impact of technology on economic growth
Tectaria cicutaria
n 1: Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {button
fern}, {Tectaria cicutaria}]
Tectaria macrodonta
n 1: fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils [syn:
{Indian button fern}, {Tectaria macrodonta}]
Tectona grandis
n 1: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa
and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn:
{teak}, {Tectona grandis}]
tectonic movement
n 1: movement resulting from or causing deformation of the
earth's crust [syn: {crustal movement}, {tectonic
movement}]
Ted Hughes
n 1: English poet (born in 1930) [syn: {Hughes}, {Ted Hughes},
{Edward James Hughes}]
Ted Shawn
n 1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated
with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) [syn: {Shawn}, {Ted
Shawn}]
Ted Williams
n 1: United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
[syn: {Williams}, {Ted Williams}, {Theodore Samuel
Williams}]
teddy bear
n 1: plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush
and stuffed with soft materials) [syn: {teddy}, {teddy
bear}]
Teddy boy
n 1: a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style
clothes [syn: {Ted}, {Teddy boy}]
teddy boys
n 1: a British youth subculture that first appeared in the
1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a
pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music;
proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race
riots in the United Kingdom
tee hinge
n 1: a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened;
similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been
replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush
into the stationary frame [syn: {tee hinge}, {T hinge}]
tee off
v 1: strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
tee shirt
n 1: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {T-shirt},
{tee shirt}]
tee up
v 1: make detailed arrangements or preparations
2: place on a tee; "tee golf balls" [syn: {tee}, {tee up}]
teeing ground
n 1: the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they
were waiting on the first tee" [syn: {tee}, {teeing
ground}]
teem in
v 1: exist in large quantity [syn: {abound in}, {teem in},
{pullulate with}]
teensy-weensy
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty},
{bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny},
{weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty},
{itsy-bitsy}]
teeny-weeny
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty},
{bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny},
{weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty},
{itsy-bitsy}]
teeter-totter
n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum;
the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
[syn: {seesaw}, {teeter}, {teeter-totter}, {teetertotter},
{teeterboard}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]
v 1: ride on a plank [syn: {teeter-totter}, {teetertotter},
{seesaw}]
teething ring
n 1: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn:
{comforter}, {pacifier}, {baby's dummy}, {teething ring}]
teff grass
n 1: an African grass economically important as a cereal grass
(yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for
forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {teff grass}, {Eragrostis
tef}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]
teiid lizard
n 1: tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large
rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail [syn:
{teiid lizard}, {teiid}]
Teilhard de Chardin
n 1: French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) [syn:
{Teilhard de Chardin}, {Pierre Teilhard de Chardin}]
Tel Aviv
n 1: the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in
western Israel on the Mediterranean [syn: {Tel Aviv}, {Tel
Aviv-Yalo}, {Tel Aviv-Jaffa}]
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
n 1: the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in
western Israel on the Mediterranean [syn: {Tel Aviv}, {Tel
Aviv-Yalo}, {Tel Aviv-Jaffa}]
Tel Aviv-Yalo
n 1: the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in
western Israel on the Mediterranean [syn: {Tel Aviv}, {Tel
Aviv-Yalo}, {Tel Aviv-Jaffa}]
telco building
n 1: a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the
telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing" [syn:
{telecom hotel}, {telco building}]
telecom equipment
n 1: a communication system for communicating at a distance
[syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system},
{telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]
telecom hotel
n 1: a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the
telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing" [syn:
{telecom hotel}, {telco building}]
telecom system
n 1: a communication system for communicating at a distance
[syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system},
{telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]
telecommunication equipment
n 1: a communication system for communicating at a distance
[syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system},
{telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]
telecommunication system
n 1: a communication system for communicating at a distance
[syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system},
{telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]
telegraph form
n 1: a form to use when sending a telegram
telegraph key
n 1: key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal
when it is depressed and the circuit is closed
telegraph line
n 1: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn:
{telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph wire},
{telegraph line}]
telegraph operator
n 1: someone who transmits messages by telegraph [syn:
{telegrapher}, {telegraphist}, {telegraph operator}]
telegraph plant
n 1: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets
rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the
influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore
plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium},
{Desmodium gyrans}]
telegraph pole
n 1: tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telephone
pole}, {telegraph pole}, {telegraph post}]
telegraph post
n 1: tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telephone
pole}, {telegraph pole}, {telegraph post}]
telegraph wire
n 1: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn:
{telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph wire},
{telegraph line}]
telegraphic signal
n 1: a signal transmitted by telegraphy [syn: {telegraphic
signal}, {radiotelegraphic signal}]
telemetry intelligence
n 1: intelligence derived from the interception and processing
and analysis of foreign telemetry [syn: {telemetry
intelligence}, {TELINT}]
teleost fish
n 1: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: {teleost fish},
{teleost}, {teleostan}]
telephone bell
n 1: electric bell that rings to signal a call
telephone bill
n 1: statement of charges for telephone service [syn: {phone
bill}, {telephone bill}]
telephone book
n 1: a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone
subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook},
{phone book}, {telephone book}, {telephone directory}]
telephone booth
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone
booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
telephone box
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone
booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
telephone call
n 1: a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous
calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the
phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn:
{call}, {phone call}, {telephone call}]
telephone circuit
n 1: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone
line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]
telephone company
n 1: a public utility that provides telephone service [syn:
{telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company},
{phone service}, {telco}]
telephone conversation
n 1: a conversation over the telephone
telephone cord
n 1: the telephone wire that connects to the handset [syn:
{telephone cord}, {phone cord}]
telephone dial
n 1: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for
each number called [syn: {dial}, {telephone dial}]
telephone directory
n 1: a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone
subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook},
{phone book}, {telephone book}, {telephone directory}]
telephone exchange
n 1: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
where lines from telephones can be connected together to
permit communication [syn: {central}, {telephone exchange},
{exchange}]
telephone extension
n 1: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same
telephone line [syn: {extension}, {telephone extension},
{extension phone}]
telephone interview
n 1: an interview conducted over the telephone
telephone jack
n 1: a jack for plugging in a telephone [syn: {telephone jack},
{phone jack}]
telephone kiosk
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone
booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
telephone line
n 1: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn:
{telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph wire},
{telegraph line}]
2: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone line},
{telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]
telephone message
n 1: a message transmitted by telephone [syn: {phone message},
{telephone message}]
telephone number
n 1: the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he
has an unlisted number" [syn: {phone number}, {telephone
number}, {number}]
telephone operator
n 1: someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
[syn: {telephone operator}, {telephonist}, {switchboard
operator}]
telephone order
n 1: receiving orders via telephone
telephone plug
n 1: a plug for connecting a telephone [syn: {telephone plug},
{phone plug}]
telephone pole
n 1: tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telephone
pole}, {telegraph pole}, {telegraph post}]
telephone receiver
n 1: earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds [syn:
{telephone receiver}, {receiver}]
telephone service
n 1: a public utility that provides telephone service [syn:
{telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company},
{phone service}, {telco}]
telephone set
n 1: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical
signals that can be transmitted over distances and then
converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to
him on the telephone" [syn: {telephone}, {phone},
{telephone set}]
telephone system
n 1: a communication system that transmits sound between distant
points [syn: {telephone system}, {phone system}]
telephone unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for telephone use
telephone wire
n 1: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn:
{telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph wire},
{telegraph line}]
telephoto lens
n 1: a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {telephoto
lens}, {zoom lens}]
telescope sight
n 1: gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as
a sight [syn: {telescopic sight}, {telescope sight}]
telescopic sight
n 1: gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as
a sight [syn: {telescopic sight}, {telescope sight}]
teletype machine
n 1: a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates
like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teleprinter},
{teletype machine}, {telex}, {telex machine}]
television announcer
n 1: an announcer on television [syn: {tv announcer},
{television announcer}]
television antenna
n 1: an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast
frequencies assigned to television [syn: {television
antenna}, {tv-antenna}]
television camera
n 1: television equipment consisting of a lens system that
focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned
by an electron beam [syn: {television camera}, {tv camera},
{camera}]
television channel
n 1: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV
channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more
than one hundred channels" [syn: {channel}, {television
channel}, {TV channel}]
television equipment
n 1: electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives
electromagnetic waves representing images and sound [syn:
{television equipment}, {video equipment}]
television monitor
n 1: monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being
broadcast [syn: {television monitor}, {tv monitor}]
television news
n 1: a television broadcast of news
television newscaster
n 1: someone who reports news stories via television [syn:
{television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV
reporter}, {TV newsman}]
television pickup tube
n 1: a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it
into electronic signals [syn: {television-camera tube},
{television pickup tube}]
television program
n 1: a program broadcast by television [syn: {television
program}, {TV program}, {television show}, {TV show}]
television receiver
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
television reporter
n 1: someone who reports news stories via television [syn:
{television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV
reporter}, {TV newsman}]
television room
n 1: a room set aside for viewing television [syn: {television
room}, {tv room}]
television set
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
television show
n 1: a program broadcast by television [syn: {television
program}, {TV program}, {television show}, {TV show}]
television star
n 1: a star in a television show [syn: {television star}, {TV
star}]
television station
n 1: station for the production and transmission of television
broadcasts [syn: {television station}, {TV station}]
television system
n 1: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects
(stationary or moving) between distant points [syn:
{television}, {television system}]
television transmitter
n 1: transmitter that is part of a television system
television tube
n 1: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the
received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
[syn: {kinescope}, {picture tube}, {television tube}]
television-camera tube
n 1: a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it
into electronic signals [syn: {television-camera tube},
{television pickup tube}]
telex machine
n 1: a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates
like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teleprinter},
{teletype machine}, {telex}, {telex machine}]
telingo potato
n 1: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the
Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung},
{telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus
paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]
tell apart
v 1: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked
out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I
can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {spot},
{recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick
out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]
2: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
[syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern},
{secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell
apart}]
tell off
v 1: reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn:
{tell off}, {brush down}]
tell on
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce},
{tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit},
{shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on
his tired legs"
Tellima affinis
n 1: California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white
flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in
genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine},
{Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]
Tellima grandiflora
n 1: plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-
colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long
racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to
Idaho [syn: {false alumroot}, {fringe cups}, {Tellima
grandiflora}]
telocentric chromosome
n 1: a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in
terminal position
Telopea Oreades
n 1: tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to
obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes [syn:
{waratah}, {Telopea Oreades}]
Telopea speciosissima
n 1: straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red
flowers in dense globular racemes [syn: {waratah}, {Telopea
speciosissima}]
temperate rain forest
n 1: a rain forest in a temperate area
Temperate Zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle
and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle
and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate
climate
temperature change
n 1: a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or
medium) changes
temperature gradient
n 1: change in temperature as a function of distance (especially
altitude)
temperature reduction
n 1: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn:
{cooling}, {chilling}, {temperature reduction}]
temperature scale
n 1: a system of measuring temperature
temperature unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for temperature
tempest-swept
adj 1: pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn:
{buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-
tost}, {tempest-swept}]
tempest-tossed
adj 1: pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn:
{buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-
tost}, {tempest-swept}]
tempest-tost
adj 1: pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn:
{buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-
tost}, {tempest-swept}]
template RNA
n 1: the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that
carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome
sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger
RNA}, {mRNA}, {template RNA}, {informational RNA}]
Temple of Apollo
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo},
{Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]
Temple of Artemis
n 1: a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the
seven wonders of the ancient world
Temple of Jerusalem
n 1: any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as
the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple
contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon
in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in
586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an
enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed
by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that
remains is the Wailing Wall [syn: {Temple of Jerusalem},
{Temple of Solomon}]
Temple of Solomon
n 1: any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as
the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple
contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon
in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in
586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an
enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed
by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that
remains is the Wailing Wall [syn: {Temple of Jerusalem},
{Temple of Solomon}]
temple orange
n 1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that
is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn:
{temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king
orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]
2: large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind
temple orange tree
n 1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that
is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn:
{temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king
orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]
temple tree
n 1: frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form;
grown in temple gardens [syn: {pagoda tree}, {temple tree},
{Plumeria acutifolia}]
Templetonia retusa
n 1: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant
scarlet flowers [syn: {coral bush}, {flame bush},
{Templetonia retusa}]
temporal arrangement
n 1: arrangement of events in time [syn: {temporal arrangement},
{temporal order}]
temporal arteritis
n 1: inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by
headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual
impairment
temporal artery
n 1: any of the three arteries on either side of the brain
supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe
temporal bone
n 1: a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and
encasing the inner ear [syn: {temporal bone}, {os
temporale}]
temporal canthus
n 1: the outer corner of the eye
temporal cortex
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying inside the temples of the head [syn:
{temporal lobe}, {temporal cortex}]
temporal gyrus
n 1: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the
temporal lobe of the cerebrum
temporal lobe
n 1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of
the brain lying inside the temples of the head [syn:
{temporal lobe}, {temporal cortex}]
temporal lobe epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of
consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves
purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes
hallucinations [syn: {psychomotor epilepsy}, {temporal lobe
epilepsy}]
temporal muscle
n 1: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid
process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and
close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporal
muscle}, {temporalis}, {musculus temporalis}]
temporal order
n 1: arrangement of events in time [syn: {temporal arrangement},
{temporal order}]
temporal property
n 1: a property relating to time
temporal relation
n 1: a relation involving time
temporal role
n 1: the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the
time of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn:
{temporal role}, {temporal}]
temporal vein
n 1: any of several veins draining the temporal region [syn:
{temporal vein}, {vena temporalis}]
temporalis muscle
n 1: muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid
process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and
close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporal
muscle}, {temporalis}, {musculus temporalis}]
temporary expedient
n 1: an unplanned expedient [syn: {improvisation}, {temporary
expedient}]
temporary hookup
n 1: a connection intended to be used for a limited time [syn:
{temporary hookup}, {patch}]
temporary injunction
n 1: injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo
or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the
trial is over [syn: {temporary injunction}, {interlocutory
injunction}]
temporary removal
n 1: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
[syn: {suspension}, {temporary removal}]
temporary state
n 1: a state that continues for a limited time
temporary worker
n 1: a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary
basis [syn: {temp}, {temporary}, {temporary worker}]
temporomandibular joint
n 1: the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the
temporal bone [syn: {mandibular joint}, {temporomandibular
joint}, {articulatio temporomandibularis}]
Ten Commandments
n 1: the biblical commandments of Moses [syn: {Decalogue}, {Ten
Commandments}]
ten dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 10 dollars [syn: {tenner}, {ten
dollar bill}]
ten percent
n 1: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts [syn: {one-
tenth}, {tenth}, {tenth part}, {ten percent}]
ten thousand
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one
thousand [syn: {ten thousand}, {10000}, {myriad}]
ten-day fern
n 1: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern},
{leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra
adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]
ten-fold
adj 1: containing ten or ten parts [syn: {tenfold}, {ten-fold},
{denary}]
ten-gallon hat
n 1: a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American
ranch hands [syn: {cowboy hat}, {ten-gallon hat}]
ten-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members
[syn: {ten-membered}, {10-membered}]
ten-sided
adj 1: having ten sides
ten-spined stickleback
n 1: confined to rivers [syn: {ten-spined stickleback},
{Gasterosteus pungitius}]
ten-spot
n 1: one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the
face [syn: {ten-spot}, {ten}]
ten-strike
n 1: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first
ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
[syn: {strike}, {ten-strike}]
ten-thousandth
n 1: one part in ten thousand equal parts [syn: {one-ten-
thousandth}, {ten-thousandth}]
tenant farmer
n 1: a farmer who works land owned by someone else
tended to
adj 1: having a caretaker or other watcher [syn: {attended},
{tended to(p)}]
tender loving care
n 1: considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots
of TLC" [syn: {tender loving care}, {TLC}]
tender offer
n 1: an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the
market price) for cash or securities or both
tendon of Achilles
n 1: a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn:
{Achilles tendon}, {tendon of Achilles}]
tendonous synovitis
n 1: inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath [syn:
{tenosynovitis}, {tendosynovitis}, {tendonous synovitis}]
tendril-climbing
adj 1: of or relating to plants that climb by means of tendrils
tenement district
n 1: a residential district occupied primarily with tenement
houses
tenement house
n 1: a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
[syn: {tenement}, {tenement house}]
Teng Hsiao-ping
n 1: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng
Xiaoping}, {Teng Hsiao-ping}, {Teng Hsiaoping}]
Teng Hsiaoping
n 1: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng
Xiaoping}, {Teng Hsiao-ping}, {Teng Hsiaoping}]
Tenn.
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {Tennessee},
{Volunteer State}, {TN}, {Tenn.}]
Tennessee River
n 1: a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near
Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a
tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky [syn:
{Tennessee}, {Tennessee River}]
Tennessee walker
n 1: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast
running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking
horse}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]
Tennessee walking horse
n 1: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast
running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking
horse}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]
Tennessee Williams
n 1: United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: {Williams},
{Tennessee Williams}, {Thomas Lanier Williams}]
tennis ball
n 1: ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis
tennis camp
n 1: a camp where tennis is taught
tennis club
n 1: a club of people to play tennis
tennis coach
n 1: a coach of tennis players
tennis court
n 1: the court on which tennis is played
tennis elbow
n 1: painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of
the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as
in twisting of the hand) [syn: {tennis elbow}, {lateral
epicondylitis}, {lateral humeral epicondylitis}]
tennis lesson
n 1: a lesson in playing tennis
tennis match
n 1: a match between tennis players
tennis player
n 1: an athlete who plays tennis
tennis pro
n 1: someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis [syn:
{tennis pro}, {professional tennis player}]
tennis racket
n 1: a racket used to play tennis [syn: {tennis racket}, {tennis
racquet}]
tennis racquet
n 1: a racket used to play tennis [syn: {tennis racket}, {tennis
racquet}]
tennis shoe
n 1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {gym shoe},
{sneaker}, {tennis shoe}]
tennis shot
n 1: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket [syn:
{tennis stroke}, {tennis shot}]
tennis stroke
n 1: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket [syn:
{tennis stroke}, {tennis shot}]
tenor clef
n 1: a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff;
used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor
horns
tenor drum
n 1: any of various drums with small heads [syn: {tenor drum},
{tom-tom}]
tenor saxophonist
n 1: a musician who plays the tenor saxophone [syn: {tenor
saxophonist}, {tenorist}]
tenor voice
n 1: the adult male singing voice above baritone [syn: {tenor},
{tenor voice}]
tenpenny nail
n 1: a nail 3 inches long
tenpin bowling
n 1: bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins [syn:
{tenpins}, {tenpin bowling}]
Tenrec ecaudatus
n 1: prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms [syn:
{tailless tenrec}, {Tenrec ecaudatus}]
tense system
n 1: a system of tenses used in a particular language
tense up
v 1: become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw
his opponent enter the room" [syn: {tense}, {tense up}]
[ant: {decompress}, {loosen up}, {relax}, {slow down},
{unbend}, {unwind}]
2: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a
phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: {tense},
{strain}, {tense up}] [ant: {loosen up}, {make relaxed},
{relax}, {unlax}, {unstrain}, {unwind}]
tensile strength
n 1: the strength of material expressed as the greatest
longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
tension headache
n 1: a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused
by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological
stress
tensor tympani
n 1: a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the
eardrum
tent caterpillar
n 1: the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken
webs in orchard and shade trees
tent flap
n 1: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly},
{fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]
tent peg
n 1: a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a
tent
tent stitch
n 1: a small diagonal needlepoint stitch [syn: {petit point},
{tent stitch}]
tent-caterpillar moth
n 1: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
[syn: {tent-caterpillar moth}, {Malacosoma disstria}]
2: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars [syn: {tent-
caterpillar moth}, {Malacosoma americana}]
tent-fly
n 1: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly},
{fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]
tenth cranial nerve
n 1: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and
lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the
abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus
vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth
cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]
tenth part
n 1: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts [syn: {one-
tenth}, {tenth}, {tenth part}, {ten percent}]
tentorial sinus
n 1: an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {straight sinus},
{tentorial sinus}, {sinus rectus}]
Tenzing Norgay
n 1: Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was
one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest
(1914-1986)
Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski
n 1: English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and
for his narrative technique (1857-1924) [syn: {Conrad},
{Joseph Conrad}, {Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski}]
tepary bean
n 1: twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico
having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans
[syn: {tepary bean}, {Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius}]
Tephrosia purpurea
n 1: East Indian shrub [syn: {bastard indigo}, {Tephrosia
purpurea}]
Tephrosia virginiana
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy
leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
[syn: {catgut}, {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia
virginiana}]
terbium metal
n 1: a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium,
europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium
Terence Rattigan
n 1: British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: {Rattigan}, {Terence
Rattigan}, {Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan}]
teres major
n 1: teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially
[syn: {teres major}, {teres major muscle}, {musculus teres
major}]
teres major muscle
n 1: teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially
[syn: {teres major}, {teres major muscle}, {musculus teres
major}]
teres minor
n 1: teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally
[syn: {teres minor}, {teres minor muscle}, {musculus teres
minor}]
teres minor muscle
n 1: teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally
[syn: {teres minor}, {teres minor muscle}, {musculus teres
minor}]
teres muscle
n 1: either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the
shoulders and arms [syn: {teres}, {teres muscle}]
Teresa of Avila
n 1: Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious
classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582) [syn: {Teresa of
Avila}, {Saint Teresa of Avila}]
term infant
n 1: infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42
completed weeks
term insurance
n 1: low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period
of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value;
"term insurance is most often associated with life
insurance policies"
term of a contract
n 1: the period of time during which a contract conveying
property to a person is in effect [syn: {lease}, {term of a
contract}]
term of enlistment
n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn:
{enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of
duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
term of office
n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: {tenure},
{term of office}, {incumbency}]
term paper
n 1: a composition intended to indicate a student's progress
during a school term
terminable interest
n 1: an interest in property that terminates under specific
conditions
terminal emulation
n 1: (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a
terminal
terminal figure
n 1: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: {terminus}, {terminal
figure}, {term}]
terminal leave
n 1: final leave before discharge from military service
terminal point
n 1: final or latest limiting point [syn: {terminus ad quem},
{terminal point}, {limit}]
terminal velocity
n 1: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling
through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
terminus a quo
n 1: earliest limiting point [syn: {terminus a quo}, {starting
point}]
terminus ad quem
n 1: final or latest limiting point [syn: {terminus ad quem},
{terminal point}, {limit}]
terra alba
n 1: finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
2: fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and
in whitening leather [syn: {pipeclay}, {terra alba}]
3: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an
absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china
clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay},
{terra alba}]
terra cotta
n 1: a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware
terra firma
n 1: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned
away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth
shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the
ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid
ground}, {terra firma}]
terra incognita
n 1: an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels
out the unknown" [syn: {unknown}, {unknown region}, {terra
incognita}]
terra sigillata
n 1: earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the
Aegean island of Lemnos [syn: {terra sigillata}, {Samian
ware}]
terraced house
n 1: a house that is part of a terrace
terrain flight
n 1: flight at very low altitudes [syn: {terrain flight}, {low
level flight}]
terrain intelligence
n 1: tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made
characteristics of an area
Terrapene ornata
n 1: primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {Western box turtle}, {Terrapene
ornata}]
Terre Adelie
n 1: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia;
noted for its large colonies of penguins [syn: {Adelie
Land}, {Terre Adelie}, {Adelie Coast}]
terrestrial dynamical time
n 1: (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital
motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for
the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn:
{terrestrial time}, {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time},
{TDT}, {ephemeris time}]
terrestrial guidance
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices
that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's
gravitational field
terrestrial planet
n 1: a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's;
the four innermost planets in the solar system
terrestrial time
n 1: (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital
motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for
the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn:
{terrestrial time}, {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time},
{TDT}, {ephemeris time}]
Terrietia trifoliolata
n 1: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak},
{booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm},
{Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]
Territorial Army
n 1: British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the
defense of Great Britain
territorial division
n 1: a district defined for administrative purposes [syn:
{administrative district}, {administrative division},
{territorial division}]
territorial dominion
n 1: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
[syn: {district}, {territory}, {territorial dominion},
{dominion}]
territorial reserve
n 1: a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial},
{territorial reserve}]
territorial waters
n 1: the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over
which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction [ant:
{high sea}, {international waters}]
terror-stricken
adj 1: struck or filled with terror [syn: {terror-stricken},
{terror-struck}]
terror-struck
adj 1: struck or filled with terror [syn: {terror-stricken},
{terror-struck}]
terrorist act
n 1: the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence)
against civilians in order to attain goals that are
political or religious or ideological in nature; this is
done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
[syn: {terrorism}, {act of terrorism}, {terrorist act}]
terrorist attack
n 1: a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence
against civilians in the hope of attaining political or
religious aims
terrorist cell
n 1: a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure
operational security the members of adjacent terrorist
cells usually don't know each other or the identity of
their leadership" [syn: {terrorist cell}, {radical cell}]
terrorist group
n 1: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to
achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization},
{terrorist group}, {foreign terrorist organization}, {FTO}]
terrorist organization
n 1: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to
achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization},
{terrorist group}, {foreign terrorist organization}, {FTO}]
terry cloth
n 1: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both
sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn:
{terry}, {terry cloth}, {terrycloth}]
terry towel
n 1: a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: {Turkish towel},
{terry towel}]
Tertiary period
n 1: from 63 million to 2 million years ago [syn: {Tertiary},
{Tertiary period}]
tertiary syphilis
n 1: the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal
organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the
heart and liver
tertium quid
n 1: some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from
both
terza rima
n 1: a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.
Tesla coil
n 1: a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce
high voltages at high frequencies
test ban
n 1: a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually
agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons
test bed
n 1: a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines
or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working
conditions
test case
n 1: a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to
become a precedent [syn: {test case}, {test suit}]
test copy
n 1: (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn:
{proof}, {test copy}, {trial impression}]
test drive
n 1: test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering
buying
v 1: test a vehicle by driving it; "I want to test drive the new
Porsche"
test driver
n 1: a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its
performance
test equipment
n 1: equipment required to perform a test
test fly
v 1: test a plane
test instrument vehicle
n 1: a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {test rocket},
{research rocket}, {test instrument vehicle}]
test match
n 1: an international championship match [syn: {test match},
{match game}, {matched game}]
test paper
n 1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination
paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]
2: paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests
test period
n 1: a period of time during which someone or something is
tested [syn: {trial period}, {test period}]
test pilot
n 1: a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through
maneuvers designed to test them
test range
n 1: a range for conducting tests
test rocket
n 1: a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {test rocket},
{research rocket}, {test instrument vehicle}]
test room
n 1: a room in which tests are conducted [syn: {test room},
{testing room}]
test suit
n 1: a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to
become a precedent [syn: {test case}, {test suit}]
test tube
n 1: glass tube closed at one end
test-cross
n 1: a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain
trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous
recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be
determined from that of the offspring [syn: {testcross},
{test-cross}]
test-tube baby
n 1: a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the
mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with
sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the
blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
testamentary trust
n 1: a trust that is created under a will and that becomes
active after the grantor dies
testicular artery
n 1: a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn:
{testicular artery}, {internal spermatic artery}, {arteria
testicularis}]
testicular cancer
n 1: malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older
men [syn: {seminoma}, {testicular cancer}]
testicular vein
n 1: a vein from the testicles [syn: {testicular vein}, {vena
testicularis}]
testimonial immunity
n 1: an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-
incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of
it can be used against the witness who therefore can no
longer fear self-incrimination [syn: {use immunity},
{testimonial immunity}]
testing ground
n 1: a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers
opportunities for observation and practice and
experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for
socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for
studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"
[syn: {testing ground}, {laboratory}]
testing room
n 1: a room in which tests are conducted [syn: {test room},
{testing room}]
Testudo graeca
n 1: small land tortoise of southern Europe [syn: {European
tortoise}, {Testudo graeca}]
tetanus antitoxin
n 1: antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus
in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
tetanus immune globulin
n 1: sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma
of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides
short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of
possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus [syn: {tetanus
immunoglobulin}, {tetanus immune globulin}]
tetanus immunoglobulin
n 1: sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma
of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides
short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of
possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus [syn: {tetanus
immunoglobulin}, {tetanus immune globulin}]
tete a tete
adv 1: without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate
privacy; "we talked tete-a-tete"
tete-a-tete
adj 1: involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete
supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" [syn:
{tete-a-tete}, {head-to-head}]
n 1: a private conversation between two people
2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat},
{loveseat}, {tete-a-tete}, {vis-a-vis}]
Teton Dakota
n 1: a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which
was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
[syn: {Teton}, {Lakota}, {Teton Sioux}, {Teton Dakota}]
Teton Range
n 1: a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand
Teton
Teton Sioux
n 1: a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which
was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
[syn: {Teton}, {Lakota}, {Teton Sioux}, {Teton Dakota}]
tetrabasic acid
n 1: an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per
molecule
tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein
n 1: a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol
blue}, {bromphenol blue}, {tetrabromo-
phenolsulfonephthalein}]
tetrachoric correlation
n 1: a correlation coefficient computed for two normally
distributed variables that are both expressed as a
dichotomy [syn: {tetrachoric correlation coefficient},
{tetrachoric correlation}]
tetrachoric correlation coefficient
n 1: a correlation coefficient computed for two normally
distributed variables that are both expressed as a
dichotomy [syn: {tetrachoric correlation coefficient},
{tetrachoric correlation}]
Tetraclinis articulata
n 1: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain
having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a
hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
[syn: {sandarac}, {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis
articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]
tetradecanoic acid
n 1: a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and
vegetable fats [syn: {myristic acid}, {tetradecanoic acid}]
tetraethyl lead
n 1: a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent
knocking [syn: {tetraethyl lead}, {lead tetraethyl}]
Tetragonia expansa
n 1: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow
flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and
succulent leaves [syn: {New Zealand spinach}, {Tetragonia
tetragonioides}, {Tetragonia expansa}]
Tetragonia tetragonioides
n 1: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow
flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and
succulent leaves [syn: {New Zealand spinach}, {Tetragonia
tetragonioides}, {Tetragonia expansa}]
tetralogy of Fallot
n 1: a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized
by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal
defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles
and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {tetralogy of
Fallot}, {Fallot's tetralogy}, {Fallot's syndrome}]
Tetraneuris acaulis
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
{stemless hymenoxys}, {Tetraneuris acaulis}, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}]
Tetraneuris grandiflora
n 1: whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout
stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large
yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central
United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine
sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys
grandiflora}]
Tetrao urogallus
n 1: large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercaillie},
{capercailzie}, {horse of the wood}, {Tetrao urogallus}]
tetrasodium pyrophosphate
n 1: a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in
soaps and detergents [syn: {sodium pyrophosphate},
{tetrasodium pyrophosphate}]
Teucrium canadense
n 1: subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or
purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn:
{American germander}, {wood sage}, {Teucrium canadense}]
Teucrium chamaedrys
n 1: European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose
flowers with red and white spots [syn: {wall germander},
{Teucrium chamaedrys}]
Teucrium marum
n 1: Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and
reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats [syn: {cat
thyme}, {marum}, {Teucrium marum}]
Teucrium scorodonia
n 1: European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wood sage},
{Teucrium scorodonia}]
Teutoburger Wald
n 1: a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius
annihilated three Roman Legions [syn: {Teutoburger Wald},
{battle of Teutoburger Wald}]
Teutonic deity
n 1: (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient
Teutons
Tex.
n 1: the second largest state; located in southwestern United
States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Texas}, {Lone-Star
State}, {TX}, {Tex.}]
Texas armadillo
n 1: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas
to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas
armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]
Texas bluebonnet
n 1: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United
States (Texas) [syn: {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus
texensis}]
2: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas)
having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of
livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn:
{bluebonnet}, {buffalo clover}, {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus
subcarnosus}]
Texas chachalaca
n 1: of Mexico and Texas [syn: {Texas chachalaca}, {Ortilis
vetula macalli}]
Texas fever
n 1: an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle
tick
Texas horned lizard
n 1: of arid and semiarid open country [syn: {Texas horned
lizard}, {Phrynosoma cornutum}]
Texas Independence Day
n 1: Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of
independence from Mexico in 1836 [syn: {Texas Independence
Day}, {March 2}]
Texas leaguer
n 1: (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and
an outfielder
Texas longhorn
n 1: long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern
United States [syn: {longhorn}, {Texas longhorn}]
Texas millet
n 1: annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {goose grass}, {Texas
millet}, {Panicum Texanum}]
Texas purple spike
n 1: orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems
with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy
woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas [syn:
{Texas purple spike}, {Hexalectris warnockii}]
Texas Ranger
n 1: a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a
mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier [syn:
{Texas Ranger}, {Ranger}]
Texas snowbell
n 1: styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species
[syn: {Texas snowbell}, {Texas snowbells}, {Styrax texana}]
Texas snowbells
n 1: styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species
[syn: {Texas snowbell}, {Texas snowbells}, {Styrax texana}]
Texas star
n 1: prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn:
{prairia Sabbatia}, {Texas star}, {Sabbatia campestris}]
2: Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for
its showy radiate yellow flower heads [syn: {Texas star},
{Lindheimera texana}]
Texas storksbill
n 1: of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States
and Mexico [syn: {Texas storksbill}, {Erodium texanum}]
Texas toad
n 1: nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies
of the United States southwest [syn: {Texas toad}, {Bufo
speciosus}]
Texas tortoise
n 1: close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified
as a member of genus Xerobates
text edition
n 1: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his
economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor
wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn:
{textbook}, {text}, {text edition}, {schoolbook}, {school
text}] [ant: {trade book}, {trade edition}]
text editor
n 1: an editor who prepares text for publication [syn: {copy
editor}, {copyreader}, {text editor}]
2: (computer science) an application that can be used to create
and view and edit text files
text file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and
possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII
characters [syn: {text file}, {document}]
text-matching
n 1: a computer program that looks for text that matches a given
text; "Google uses text-matching to find web pages
containing a particular text"
textile machine
n 1: a machine for making textiles
textile mill
n 1: a factory for making textiles
textile screw pine
n 1: Polynesian screw pine [syn: {textile screw pine},
{lauhala}, {Pandanus tectorius}]
textual criticism
n 1: comparison of a particular text with related materials in
order to establish authenticity
textual matter
n 1: the words of something written; "there were more than a
thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text
of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the
original text" [syn: {text}, {textual matter}]
Thaddeus Kosciusko
n 1: Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the
American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko},
{Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}, {Tadeusz Andrzej
Bonawentura Kosciuszko}]
Thai monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Thailand
thalamostriate vein
n 1: a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum
Thalarctos maritimus
n 1: white bear of Arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar
bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]
thalassaemia major
n 1: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both
parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal
deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn:
{Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major},
{thalassaemia major}]
thalassemia major
n 1: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both
parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal
deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn:
{Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major},
{thalassaemia major}]
Thalassoma bifasciatum
n 1: small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant
blue head [syn: {bluehead}, {Thalassoma bifasciatum}]
Thales of Miletus
n 1: a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who
predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle
to be the founder of physical science; he held that all
things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: {Thales},
{Thales of Miletus}]
Thames River
n 1: the longest river in England; flows eastward through London
to the North Sea [syn: {Thames}, {River Thames}, {Thames
River}]
Thamnophis proximus
n 1: yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and
grasslands to tropics [syn: {Western ribbon snake},
{Thamnophis proximus}]
Thamnophis sauritus
n 1: slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers
wet places [syn: {ribbon snake}, {Thamnophis sauritus}]
Thamnophis sirtalis
n 1: a garter snake that is widespread in North America [syn:
{common garter snake}, {Thamnophis sirtalis}]
thank offering
n 1: an offering made as an expression of thanks
thank you
n 1: a conversational expression of gratitude
thankless wretch
n 1: a person who shows no gratitude [syn: {ingrate}, {thankless
wretch}, {ungrateful person}]
Thanksgiving cactus
n 1: South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers;
often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as
genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving
cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]
Thanksgiving Day
n 1: fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second
Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in
1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag [syn:
{Thanksgiving}, {Thanksgiving Day}]
Thar Desert
n 1: a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern
India and southeastern Pakistan [syn: {Thar Desert}, {Great
Indian Desert}]
that is to say
adv 1: as follows [syn: {namely}, {viz.}, {that is to say}, {to
wit}, {videlicet}]
thatch palm
n 1: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely
resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm},
{thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax
parviflora}]
thatch tree
n 1: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely
resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm},
{thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax
parviflora}]
thatched roof
n 1: a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) [syn:
{thatch}, {thatched roof}]
the absurd
n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless;
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--
Albert Camus [syn: {absurd}, {the absurd}]
The Admirable Crichton
n 1: Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582) [syn:
{Crichton}, {James Crichton}, {The Admirable Crichton}]
the Alps
n 1: a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic
beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist
attraction [syn: {Alps}, {the Alps}]
the boot
n 1: an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the
foot and leg [syn: {boot}, {the boot}, {iron boot}, {iron
heel}]
the City
n 1: the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries;
the commercial and financial center of London [syn: {City
of London}, {the City}]
2: used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain
the devil
n 1: something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will
be the devil to solve"
the Flood
n 1: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of
Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was
brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of
human beings [syn: {Noah's flood}, {Noachian deluge}, {Noah
and the Flood}, {the Flood}]
The Gambia
n 1: a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
[syn: {Gambia}, {The Gambia}, {Republic of The Gambia}]
the Great Calamity
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}, {the
Great Calamity}]
The Great Charter
n 1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious
English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta},
{Magna Charta}, {The Great Charter}]
the Great Compromiser
n 1: United States politician responsible for the Missouri
Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn:
{Clay}, {Henry Clay}, {the Great Compromiser}]
the Great Hunger
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}, {the
Great Calamity}]
the Great Starvation
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}, {the
Great Calamity}]
the great unwashed
n 1: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from
the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude},
{masses}, {mass}, {hoi polloi}, {people}, {the great
unwashed}]
The Hague
n 1: the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in
the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the
International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {'s
Gravenhage}, {Den Haag}]
the halt
n 1: (archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21
the Hill
n 1: a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits
and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on
Capitol Hill" [syn: {Capitol Hill}, {the Hill}]
The Holy See
n 1: the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the
Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the
central administration of the Roman Catholic Church;
achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {Holy See},
{The Holy See}, {State of the Vatican City}]
the hots
n 1: intense sexual desire
the Indies
n 1: the string of islands between North America and South
America; a popular resort area [syn: {West Indies}, {the
Indies}]
the Irish Famine
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}, {the
Great Calamity}]
the least bit
adv 1: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at
all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least
unfriendly" [syn: {at all}, {in the least}, {the least
bit}]
the like
n 1: a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want
the likes of you around here" [syn: {like}, {the like},
{the likes of}]
the likes of
n 1: a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want
the likes of you around here" [syn: {like}, {the like},
{the likes of}]
the Nazarene
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of
Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ},
{Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer},
{Deliverer}]
The Netherlands
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North
Sea; half the country lies below sea level [syn:
{Netherlands}, {The Netherlands}, {Kingdom of The
Netherlands}, {Nederland}, {Holland}]
the other way around
adv 1: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa"
[syn: {vice versa}, {the other way around},
{contrariwise}]
the Pamirs
n 1: a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in
Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and
Pakistan and western China [syn: {Pamir Mountains}, {the
Pamirs}]
the pits
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits" [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole},
{snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
the purple
n 1: (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status; "he was born
to the purple" [syn: {purple}, {the purple}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so
named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes [syn:
{purple}, {the purple}]
the shits
n 1: obscene terms for diarrhea [syn: {the shits}, {the trots}]
the skinny
n 1: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight
dope?" [syn: {dope}, {poop}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]
The Star-Spangled Banner
n 1: a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812
was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the
national anthem of the United States
the States
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United
States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {the
States}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
the Street
n 1: used to allude to the securities industry of the United
States [syn: {Wall Street}, {the Street}]
the Tempter
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {Lucifer},
{Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
the three estates
n 1: a major social class or order of persons regarded
collectively as part of the body politic of the country
(especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing
distinct political rights [syn: {estate of the realm},
{estate}, {the three estates}]
the trots
n 1: obscene terms for diarrhea [syn: {the shits}, {the trots}]
the true
n 1: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth
of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the
blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the
truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his
search for eternal verities" [syn: {truth}, {the true},
{verity}, {trueness}] [ant: {falseness}, {falsity}]
the Venerable Bede
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
[syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint
Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the
Venerable Bede}]
The Virgin
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
{Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin},
{Madonna}]
the way of the world
n 1: the manner in which people typically behave or things
typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with
considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world";
"she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she
had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways
of the world" [syn: {the way of the world}, {the ways of
the world}]
the ways of the world
n 1: the manner in which people typically behave or things
typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with
considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world";
"she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she
had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways
of the world" [syn: {the way of the world}, {the ways of
the world}]
the whole way
adv 1: to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way" [syn:
{all the way}, {the whole way}]
theater company
n 1: a company that produces plays
theater critic
n 1: a critic of theatrical performances [syn: {drama critic},
{theater critic}]
theater curtain
n 1: a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of
the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends
or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
[syn: {theater curtain}, {theatre curtain}]
theater director
n 1: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a show [syn: {director}, {theater
director}, {theatre director}]
theater in the round
n 1: a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides
of the stage [syn: {arena theater}, {theater in the round}]
theater light
n 1: any of various lights used in a theater
theater of operations
n 1: a region in which active military operations are in
progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he
served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn:
{field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of
operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]
theater of the absurd
n 1: plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of
life, usually to show that modern life is pointless;
"Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for
the theater of the absurd"
theater of war
n 1: the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is
directly involved in war operations [syn: {theater of war},
{theatre of war}]
theater prompter
n 1: someone who assists a performer by providing the next words
of a forgotten speech [syn: {prompter}, {theater prompter}]
theater stage
n 1: a stage in a theater on which actors can perform [syn:
{theater stage}, {theatre stage}]
theater ticket
n 1: a ticket good for admission to a theater [syn: {theater
ticket}, {theatre ticket}]
theatre curtain
n 1: a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of
the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends
or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
[syn: {theater curtain}, {theatre curtain}]
theatre director
n 1: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a show [syn: {director}, {theater
director}, {theatre director}]
theatre of operations
n 1: a region in which active military operations are in
progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he
served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn:
{field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of
operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]
theatre of war
n 1: the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is
directly involved in war operations [syn: {theater of war},
{theatre of war}]
theatre stage
n 1: a stage in a theater on which actors can perform [syn:
{theater stage}, {theatre stage}]
theatre ticket
n 1: a ticket good for admission to a theater [syn: {theater
ticket}, {theatre ticket}]
theatrical agent
n 1: a business agent for an actor [syn: {actor's agent},
{theatrical agent}]
theatrical performance
n 1: a performance of a play [syn: {theatrical performance},
{theatrical}, {representation}, {histrionics}]
theatrical poster
n 1: a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show bill},
{show card}, {theatrical poster}]
theatrical producer
n 1: someone who produces theatrical performances
theatrical production
n 1: the production of a drama on the stage [syn: {theatrical
production}, {staging}]
theatrical role
n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical
role}, {part}, {persona}]
theatrical season
n 1: the season when new plays are produced
thecodont reptile
n 1: presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and
crocodiles and birds [syn: {thecodont}, {thecodont
reptile}]
Thelonious Monk
n 1: United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of
the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: {Monk}, {Thelonious
Monk}, {Thelonious Sphere Monk}]
Thelonious Sphere Monk
n 1: United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of
the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: {Monk}, {Thelonious
Monk}, {Thelonious Sphere Monk}]
Thelypteris dryopteris
n 1: bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in
damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn:
{oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium dryopteris}, {Thelypteris
dryopteris}]
Thelypteris hexagonoptera
n 1: beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored
stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern},
{Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera},
{Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]
Thelypteris palustris
n 1: fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places;
cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {marsh fern},
{Thelypteris palustris}, {Dryopteris thelypteris}]
Thelypteris palustris pubescens
n 1: fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern},
{meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens},
{Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]
Thelypteris phegopteris
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern},
{Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris},
{Thelypteris phegopteris}]
Thelypteris simulata
n 1: delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States;
sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts
fern}, {Parathelypteris simulata}, {Thelypteris simulata}]
Thematic Apperception Test
n 1: a projective technique using black-and-white pictures;
subjects tell a story about each picture [syn: {Thematic
Apperception Test}, {TAT}]
thematic vowel
n 1: a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection [syn:
{stem vowel}, {thematic vowel}]
theme park
n 1: an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as
the world of tomorrow)
theme song
n 1: a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or
radio/tv program [syn: {signature}, {signature tune},
{theme song}]
2: a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or
movie
then again
adv 1: (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other
hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then
again, she might not go" [syn: {on the other hand}, {then
again}] [ant: {on one hand}, {on the one hand}]
Theobroma cacao
n 1: tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao},
{cacao tree}, {chocolate tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]
Theodor Mommsen
n 1: German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903)
[syn: {Mommsen}, {Theodor Mommsen}]
Theodor Schwann
n 1: German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839
identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and
animal tissue (1810-1882) [syn: {Schwann}, {Theodor
Schwann}]
Theodor Seuss Geisel
n 1: United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn:
{Geisel}, {Theodor Seuss Geisel}, {Dr. Seuss}]
Theodore Dreiser
n 1: United States novelist (1871-1945) [syn: {Dreiser},
{Theodore Dreiser}, {Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser}]
Theodore Dwight Weld
n 1: United States abolitionist (1803-1895) [syn: {Weld},
{Theodore Dwight Weld}]
Theodore Francis Powys
n 1: British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary
brothers (1875-1953) [syn: {Powys}, {Theodore Francis
Powys}]
Theodore Harold White
n 1: United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn:
{White}, {T. H. White}, {Theodore Harold White}]
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
n 1: United States novelist (1871-1945) [syn: {Dreiser},
{Theodore Dreiser}, {Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser}]
Theodore Roosevelt
n 1: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-
American War; Panama Canal was built during his
administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but
carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt},
{Theodore Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President
Theodore Roosevelt}]
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park
n 1: a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of
former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
Theodore Samuel Williams
n 1: United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
[syn: {Williams}, {Ted Williams}, {Theodore Samuel
Williams}]
Theodosius I
n 1: the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control
of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths;
he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan
worship (346-395) [syn: {Theodosius}, {Theodosius I},
{Theodosius the Great}, {Flavius Theodosius}]
Theodosius the Great
n 1: the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control
of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths;
he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan
worship (346-395) [syn: {Theodosius}, {Theodosius I},
{Theodosius the Great}, {Flavius Theodosius}]
theological doctrine
n 1: the doctrine of a religious group
theological system
n 1: a particular system or school of religious beliefs and
teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
[syn: {theology}, {theological system}]
theological virtue
n 1: according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues
(faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the
natural virtues [syn: {theological virtue}, {supernatural
virtue}]
Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
n 1: Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular
illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw
illness as having an external cause (rather than an
imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with
chemical remedies (1493-1541) [syn: {Paracelsus},
{Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus}, {Theophrastus Philippus
Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim}]
theoretical account
n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
"the computer program was based on a model of the
circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {model},
{theoretical account}, {framework}]
theory of dissociation
n 1: (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in
terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and
bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product
of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of
dissociation}, {theory of electrolytic dissociation},
{Arrhenius theory of dissociation}]
theory of electrolytic dissociation
n 1: (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in
terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and
bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product
of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of
dissociation}, {theory of electrolytic dissociation},
{Arrhenius theory of dissociation}]
theory of evolution
n 1: (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of
plants and animals [syn: {theory of evolution}, {theory of
organic evolution}, {evolutionism}]
theory of games
n 1: (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of
gains and losses among opposing players [syn: {game
theory}, {theory of games}]
theory of gravitation
n 1: (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter
attract one another with a force directly proportional to
the product of their masses and inversely proportional to
the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of
gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory},
{Newton's theory of gravitation}]
theory of gravity
n 1: (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter
attract one another with a force directly proportional to
the product of their masses and inversely proportional to
the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of
gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory},
{Newton's theory of gravitation}]
theory of indicators
n 1: (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak
acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form
is different from the color before dissociation [syn:
{theory of indicators}, {Ostwald's theory of indicators}]
theory of inheritance
n 1: (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation
are derived from earlier generations
theory of organic evolution
n 1: (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of
plants and animals [syn: {theory of evolution}, {theory of
organic evolution}, {evolutionism}]
theory of preformation
n 1: a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited)
that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny
fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the
germ cell [syn: {preformation}, {theory of preformation}]
theory of probability
n 1: the branch of applied mathematics that deals with
probabilities [syn: {probability theory}, {theory of
probability}]
theory of punctuated equilibrium
n 1: a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in
the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a
steady process of slow change [syn: {punctuated
equilibrium}, {theory of punctuated equilibrium}]
theory of relativity
n 1: (physics) the theory that space and time are relative
concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity},
{theory of relativity}, {relativity theory}, {Einstein's
theory of relativity}]
theory-based
adj 1: based in theory rather than experiment; "theory-based
arguments and positions"
therapeutic abortion
n 1: a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the
mother's life is threatened)
therapeutic cloning
n 1: nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an
oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem
cells) can be derived for transplant [syn: {therapeutic
cloning}, {biomedical cloning}]
therapeutic rehabilitation
n 1: providing help for disabled persons; the removal or
reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical rehabilitation},
{physical restoration}, {therapeutic rehabilitation}]
Theravada Buddhism
n 1: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative
form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the
non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the
dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)
and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: {Theravada},
{Theravada Buddhism}]
thermal barrier
n 1: a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
[syn: {thermal barrier}, {heat barrier}]
thermal emission
n 1: the emission of electrons from very hot substances [syn:
{thermionic emission}, {thermal emission}]
thermal equilibrium
n 1: a state in which all parts of a system are at the same
temperature
thermal pollution
n 1: harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of
excessive waste heat into them
thermal printer
n 1: a printer that produces characters by applying heat to
special paper that is sensitive to heat
thermal reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by
neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator [ant: {fast
reactor}]
thermal resistor
n 1: a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance
varies as a function of temperature; can be used to
compensate for temperature variation in other components of
a circuit [syn: {thermistor}, {thermal resistor}]
thermal spring
n 1: a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
[syn: {hot spring}, {thermal spring}]
thermic fever
n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive
heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {insolation}, {thermic fever},
{siriasis}]
thermionic current
n 1: an electric current produced between two electrodes as a
result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
thermionic emission
n 1: the emission of electrons from very hot substances [syn:
{thermionic emission}, {thermal emission}]
thermionic tube
n 1: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn:
{tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube},
{thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
thermionic vacuum tube
n 1: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn:
{tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube},
{thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
thermionic valve
n 1: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn:
{tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube},
{thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
thermobaric bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb
can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn:
{thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb},
{volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]
Thermobia domestica
n 1: lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces [syn:
{firebrat}, {Thermobia domestica}]
thermocouple junction
n 1: a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different
metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the
temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed
lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is
proportional to the temperature difference [syn:
{thermocouple}, {thermocouple junction}]
thermodynamics of equilibrium
n 1: the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal
equilibrium [syn: {thermostatics}, {thermodynamics of
equilibrium}]
thermoelectric thermometer
n 1: a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure
temperature [syn: {thermoelectric thermometer}, {thermel},
{electric thermometer}]
thermonuclear bomb
n 1: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of
light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
[syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb},
{thermonuclear bomb}]
thermonuclear reaction
n 1: a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high
temperatures (as in the sun)
thermonuclear reactor
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to
generate energy [syn: {thermonuclear reactor}, {fusion
reactor}]
thermonuclear warhead
n 1: the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
[syn: {atomic warhead}, {nuclear warhead}, {thermonuclear
warhead}, {nuke}]
thermoplastic resin
n 1: a material that softens when heated and hardens again when
cooled [syn: {thermoplastic}, {thermoplastic resin}]
Thermopsis macrophylla
n 1: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like
flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {yellow pea},
{Thermopsis macrophylla}]
Thermopsis villosa
n 1: eastern United States bush pea [syn: {Carolina lupine},
{Thermopsis villosa}]
thermos bottle
n 1: vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold
drinks [syn: {thermos}, {thermos bottle}, {thermos flask}]
thermos flask
n 1: vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold
drinks [syn: {thermos}, {thermos bottle}, {thermos flask}]
thermosetting compositions
n 1: a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded
[syn: {thermosetting compositions}, {thermosetting resin}]
thermosetting resin
n 1: a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded
[syn: {thermosetting compositions}, {thermosetting resin}]
theropod dinosaur
n 1: any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to
Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on
strong hind legs [syn: {theropod}, {theropod dinosaur},
{bird-footed dinosaur}]
Thespesia populnea
n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
{portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia
populnea}]
theta rhythm
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who
is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency
and low amplitude [syn: {theta rhythm}, {theta wave}]
theta wave
n 1: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who
is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency
and low amplitude [syn: {theta rhythm}, {theta wave}]
Thevetia neriifolia
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark
green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or
peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn:
{yellow oleander}, {Thevetia peruviana}, {Thevetia
neriifolia}]
Thevetia peruviana
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark
green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or
peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn:
{yellow oleander}, {Thevetia peruviana}, {Thevetia
neriifolia}]
thiamine pyrophosphate
n 1: a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle
[syn: {cocarboxylase}, {thiamine pyrophosphate}]
thick skin
n 1: skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
thick-billed
adj 1: having a thick beak
thick-billed murre
n 1: a variety of murre [syn: {thick-billed murre}, {Uria
lomvia}]
thick-bodied
adj 1: having a thick body
thick-branched
adj 1: having thick branches
thick-footed morel
n 1: a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep
and irregular pits [syn: {Morchella crassipes}, {thick-
footed morel}]
thick-haired
adj 1: having thick hair
thick-knee
n 1: large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird
of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened
knee joint [syn: {stone curlew}, {thick-knee}, {Burhinus
oedicnemus}]
thick-lipped
adj 1: having thick lips
thick-skinned
adj 1: insensitive to criticism [syn: {thick-skinned}, {tough-
skinned}]
thick-skulled
adj 1: (used informally) stupid [syn: {blockheaded},
{boneheaded}, {duncical}, {duncish}, {fatheaded},
{loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled},
{wooden-headed}]
thick-stemmed
adj 1: having a thick stem
thicket-forming
adj 1: tending to form dense thickets
thickly settled
adj 1: densely populated [syn: {populous}, {thickly settled}]
Thielavia basicola
n 1: fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and
potato and cucumber families [syn: {brown root rot fungus},
{Thielavia basicola}]
thigh boot
n 1: a very high boot; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip
boot}, {thigh boot}]
thigh pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs
by football players
thigh-slapper
n 1: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh},
{sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow},
{riot}]
thimble-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a thimble
thin air
n 1: nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin
air"
thin out
v 1: make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
2: become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned
out"
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut
bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
thin person
n 1: a person who is unusually thin and scrawny [syn: {thin
person}, {skin and bones}, {scrag}] [ant: {butterball},
{fat person}, {fatso}, {fatty}, {roly-poly}]
thin-bodied
adj 1: having a slim body [syn: {slim-bodied}, {thin-bodied},
{slender-bodied}]
thin-leaved bilberry
n 1: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {thin-
leaved bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}, {Viccinium
membranaceum}]
thin-leaved stringybark
n 1: stringybark having white wood [syn: {white stringybark},
{thin-leaved stringybark}, {Eucalyptusd eugenioides}]
thin-shelled
adj 1: of animals or plants that have a thin shell
thin-shelled mussel
n 1: mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary
hinge teeth
thin-skinned
adj 1: quick to take offense [syn: {huffy}, {thin-skinned},
{feisty}, {touchy}]
thing-in-itself
n 1: the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself,
not as it is known through perception [syn: {noumenon},
{thing-in-itself}]
think about
v 1: have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking
about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her
children first"
2: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the
notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think
of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
think back
v 1: recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how
he used to pick flowers" [syn: {remember}, {think back}]
think factory
n 1: a company that does research for hire and issues reports on
the implications [syn: {think tank}, {think factory}]
think of
v 1: keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the
Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think
of the starving children in India!" [syn: {remember},
{think of}] [ant: {bury}, {forget}]
2: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the
notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think
of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
3: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {know
as}, {be known as}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on},
{esteem}, {take to be}]
4: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk
about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about
people who gossip!" [syn: {think of}, {have in mind}, {mean}]
5: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly";
"no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
[syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up}, {hatch}, {concoct}]
6: choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"
think out
v 1: consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been
thought out"
think over
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew
over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate},
{contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over},
{ruminate}, {speculate}]
think piece
n 1: an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that
represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than
bare facts
think tank
n 1: a company that does research for hire and issues reports on
the implications [syn: {think tank}, {think factory}]
think the world of
v 1: esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser"
think twice
v 1: consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you
have a child"
think up
v 1: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich
quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece
of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up},
{hatch}, {concoct}]
thinking cap
n 1: a state in which one thinks
thinning shears
n 1: shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair
thiocyanic acid
n 1: an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a
thiocyanate salt
thiopental sodium
n 1: barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name
Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly;
induces a relaxed state when injected as a general
anesthetic [syn: {thiopental}, {thiopental sodium},
{thiopentobarbital sodium}, {Pentothal}]
thiopentobarbital sodium
n 1: barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name
Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly;
induces a relaxed state when injected as a general
anesthetic [syn: {thiopental}, {thiopental sodium},
{thiopentobarbital sodium}, {Pentothal}]
Third Baron Rayleigh
n 1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and
discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic
theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Third Baron
Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]
third base
n 1: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in
baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn:
{third base}, {third}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
stationed near the third of the bases in the infield
(counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing
third" [syn: {third base}, {third}]
third baseman
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays third base [syn: {third
baseman}, {third sacker}]
third battle of Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which
eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the
waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard
gas which interfered with the Allied artillery [syn:
{Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}, {third battle of Ypres}]
third class
n 1: mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced
postal rates [syn: {third-class mail}, {third class}]
2: inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train [syn: {tourist
class}, {third class}]
Third Council of Constantinople
n 1: the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned
Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and
human [syn: {Constantinople}, {Third Council of
Constantinople}]
third cranial nerve
n 1: supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor},
{oculomotor nerve}, {nervus oculomotorius}, {third cranial
nerve}]
Third Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king
of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions
and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against
forces united by religious zeal
third deck
n 1: the deck below the main deck [syn: {lower deck}, {third
deck}]
third degree
n 1: interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort
information or a confession
third dimension
n 1: the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-
dimensional drawing of it
Third Epistel of John
n 1: the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to
Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Third Epistel of John}, {III
John}]
third estate
n 1: the common people [syn: {third estate}, {Commons}]
third eye
n 1: a sensory structure capable of light reception located on
the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
[syn: {third eye}, {pineal eye}]
third eyelid
n 1: a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds
and some mammals [syn: {nictitating membrane}, {third
eyelid}]
third gear
n 1: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear
box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in
third gear" [syn: {third gear}, {third}]
third house
n 1: an interest group that tries to influence legislators or
bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through
lobbying [syn: {special interest}, {special-interest
group}, {special interest group}, {advocacy group}, {lobby
group}, {lobby}, {pressure group}, {third house}]
Third Lateran Council
n 1: the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of
the Albigenses and the Waldenses
third law of motion
n 1: action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law
of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third
law}, {law of action and reaction}]
third law of thermodynamics
n 1: law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero
as its temperature approaches absolute zero
third party
n 1: someone other than the principals who are involved in a
transaction
2: a political party organized in opposition to the major
parties in a two-party system
third person
n 1: pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something
other than the speaker or addressee of the language in
which they occur
third power
n 1: the product of three equal terms [syn: {cube}, {third
power}]
third rail
n 1: a rail through which electric current is supplied to an
electric locomotive
Third Reich
n 1: the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945) [syn: {Third
Reich}, {Nazi Germany}]
third sacker
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays third base [syn: {third
baseman}, {third sacker}]
third stomach
n 1: the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn:
{psalterium}, {omasum}, {third stomach}]
third tonsil
n 1: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the
uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids";
"enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]
third trimester
n 1: time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until
delivery
third ventricle
n 1: a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus
callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the
Sylvian aqueduct
Third World
n 1: underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa
and Latin America collectively
third-class mail
n 1: mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced
postal rates [syn: {third-class mail}, {third class}]
third-degree burn
n 1: burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and
dermis
third-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects;
giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional
characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions
under the new government"; "they shot the movie in
three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {3-dimensional},
{third-dimensional}, {three-d}]
third-dimensionality
n 1: the property of having three dimensions [syn: {three-
dimensionality}, {third-dimensionality}]
third-place finish
n 1: a finish in third place (as in a race)
third-rate
adj 1: of lesser quality than second-rate
third-rater
n 1: one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
third-year
adj 1: used of the third or next to final year in United States
high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year
student" [syn: {junior(a)}, {third-year}, {next-to-last}]
thirst for knowledge
n 1: curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn:
{desire to know}, {lust for learning}, {thirst for
knowledge}]
Thirty Years' War
n 1: a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and
Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France
and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire
and Spain
thirty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than thirty [syn: {thirty-eight}, {38},
{xxxviii}]
thirty-eighth
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order
[syn: {thirty-eighth}, {38th}]
thirty-fifth
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order [syn:
{thirty-fifth}, {35th}]
thirty-first
adj 1: coming next after the thirtieth in position [syn:
{thirty-first}, {31st}]
thirty-five
adj 1: being five more than thirty [syn: {thirty-five}, {35},
{xxxv}]
thirty-four
adj 1: being four more than thirty [syn: {thirty-four}, {34},
{xxxiv}]
thirty-fourth
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order [syn:
{thirty-fourth}, {34th}]
thirty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than thirty [syn: {thirty-nine}, {39},
{ixl}]
thirty-ninth
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn:
{thirty-ninth}, {39th}]
thirty-one
adj 1: being one more than thirty [syn: {thirty-one}, {31},
{xxxi}]
thirty-second
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order [syn:
{thirty-second}, {32nd}]
n 1: one part in thirty-two equal parts [syn: {one-thirty-
second}, {thirty-second}, {thirty-second part}]
thirty-second note
n 1: a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of
a whole note [syn: {thirty-second note}, {demisemiquaver}]
thirty-second part
n 1: one part in thirty-two equal parts [syn: {one-thirty-
second}, {thirty-second}, {thirty-second part}]
thirty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than thirty [syn: {thirty-seven}, {37},
{xxxvii}]
thirty-seventh
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order
[syn: {thirty-seventh}, {37th}]
thirty-six
adj 1: being six more than thirty [syn: {thirty-six}, {36},
{xxxvi}]
thirty-sixth
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order [syn:
{thirty-sixth}, {36th}]
thirty-something
n 1: the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: {thirties}, {mid-
thirties}, {thirty-something}]
thirty-third
adj 1: the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order
[syn: {thirty-third}, {33rd}]
thirty-three
adj 1: being three more than thirty [syn: {thirty-three}, {33},
{xxxiii}]
thirty-two
adj 1: being two more than thirty [syn: {thirty-two}, {32},
{xxxii}]
this evening
adv 1: during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"
[syn: {tonight}, {this evening}, {this night}]
this night
adv 1: during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"
[syn: {tonight}, {this evening}, {this night}]
Thlaspi arvense
n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]
Thomas a Becket
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162
to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's
attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket},
{Thomas a Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a
Becket}]
Thomas a Kempis
n 1: German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {a Kempis}, {Thomas a
Kempis}]
Thomas Alva Edison
n 1: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph
and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the
Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: {Edison}, {Thomas Edison},
{Thomas Alva Edison}]
Thomas Aquinas
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of
the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile
faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented
philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
[syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St.
Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]
Thomas Augustus Watson
n 1: United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander
Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) [syn: {Watson},
{Thomas Augustus Watson}]
Thomas Babington Macaulay
n 1: English historian noted for his history of England
(1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {Thomas Babington Macaulay},
{First Baron Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]
Thomas Bayes
n 1: English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named
(1702-1761) [syn: {Bayes}, {Thomas Bayes}]
Thomas Bowdler
n 1: English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition
of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) [syn: {Bowdler},
{Thomas Bowdler}]
Thomas Bradley
n 1: United States politician who was elected the first black
mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) [syn: {Bradley}, {Thomas
Bradley}, {Tom Bradley}]
Thomas Carew
n 1: Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored
by Charles I (1595-1639) [syn: {Carew}, {Thomas Carew}]
Thomas Carlyle
n 1: Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution
(1795-1881) [syn: {Carlyle}, {Thomas Carlyle}]
Thomas Chippendale
n 1: a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs
(especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries
(1718-1779) [syn: {Chippendale}, {Thomas Chippendale}]
Thomas Clayton Wolfe
n 1: United States writer best known for his autobiographical
novels (1900-1938) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas
Clayton Wolfe}]
Thomas Crawford
n 1: United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857) [syn:
{Crawford}, {Thomas Crawford}]
Thomas De Quincey
n 1: English writer who described the psychological effects of
addiction to opium (1785-1859) [syn: {De Quincey}, {Thomas
De Quincey}]
Thomas Decker
n 1: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn:
{Dekker}, {Decker}, {Thomas Dekker}, {Thomas Decker}]
Thomas Dekker
n 1: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn:
{Dekker}, {Decker}, {Thomas Dekker}, {Thomas Decker}]
Thomas Edison
n 1: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph
and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the
Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: {Edison}, {Thomas Edison},
{Thomas Alva Edison}]
Thomas Edward Lawrence
n 1: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab
revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his
adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {T. E. Lawrence},
{Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]
Thomas Gainsborough
n 1: English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788) [syn:
{Gainsborough}, {Thomas Gainsborough}]
Thomas Gray
n 1: English poet best known for his elegy written in a country
churchyard (1716-1771) [syn: {Gray}, {Thomas Gray}]
Thomas Hardy
n 1: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Hardy},
{Thomas Hardy}]
Thomas Hart Benton
n 1: United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the
Midwest and South (1889-1975) [syn: {Benton}, {Thomas Hart
Benton}]
2: United States legislator who opposed the use of paper
currency (1782-1858) [syn: {Benton}, {Thomas Hart Benton},
{Old Bullion}]
Thomas Hastings
n 1: United States architect who formed and important
architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
[syn: {Hastings}, {Thomas Hastings}]
Thomas Henry Huxley
n 1: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory
of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Huxley}, {Thomas Huxley},
{Thomas Henry Huxley}]
Thomas Higginson
n 1: United States writer and soldier who led the first Black
regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) [syn: {Higginson},
{Thomas Higginson}, {Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson}]
Thomas Hobbes
n 1: English materialist and political philosopher who advocated
absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that
could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human
beings (1588-1679) [syn: {Hobbes}, {Thomas Hobbes}]
Thomas Hodgkin
n 1: English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease
(1798-1866) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Thomas Hodgkin}]
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
n 1: United States educator who established the first free
school in the United States for the hearing impaired
(1787-1851) [syn: {Gallaudet}, {Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet}]
Thomas Hunt Morgan
n 1: United States biologist who formulated the chromosome
theory of heredity (1866-1945) [syn: {Morgan}, {Thomas Hunt
Morgan}]
Thomas Huxley
n 1: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory
of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Huxley}, {Thomas Huxley},
{Thomas Henry Huxley}]
Thomas J. Hanks
n 1: United States film actor (born in 1956) [syn: {Hanks}, {Tom
Hanks}, {Thomas J. Hanks}]
Thomas J. Jackson
n 1: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil
War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like
a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson},
{Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall
Jackson}]
Thomas Jackson
n 1: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil
War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like
a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson},
{Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall
Jackson}]
Thomas Jefferson
n 1: 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the
Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in
1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore
it (1743-1826) [syn: {Jefferson}, {Thomas Jefferson},
{President Jefferson}]
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
n 1: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil
War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like
a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson},
{Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall
Jackson}]
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
n 1: United States writer who has written extensively on
American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Tom Wolfe},
{Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]
Thomas Kid
n 1: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Kid}, {Thomas
Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]
Thomas Kyd
n 1: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Kid}, {Thomas
Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]
Thomas Lanier Williams
n 1: United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: {Williams},
{Tennessee Williams}, {Thomas Lanier Williams}]
Thomas Malory
n 1: English writer who published a translation of romances
about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died
in 1471) [syn: {Malory}, {Thomas Malory}, {Sir Thomas
Malory}]
Thomas Malthus
n 1: an English economist who argued that increases in
population would outgrow increases in the means of
subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Malthus}, {Thomas Malthus},
{Thomas Robert Malthus}]
Thomas Mann
n 1: German writer concerned about the role of the artist in
bourgeois society (1875-1955) [syn: {Mann}, {Thomas Mann}]
Thomas Merton
n 1: United States religious and writer (1915-1968) [syn:
{Merton}, {Thomas Merton}]
Thomas Middleton
n 1: English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627) [syn:
{Middleton}, {Thomas Middleton}]
Thomas Moore
n 1: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse
(1779-1852) [syn: {Moore}, {Thomas Moore}]
Thomas More
n 1: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from
Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded;
recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn:
{More}, {Thomas More}, {Sir Thomas More}]
Thomas Nast
n 1: United States political cartoonist (1840-1902) [syn:
{Nast}, {Thomas Nast}]
Thomas Nelson Page
n 1: United States diplomat and writer about the Old South
(1853-1922) [syn: {Page}, {Thomas Nelson Page}]
Thomas Paine
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in
England) who supported the American colonist's fight for
independence and supported the French Revolution
(1737-1809) [syn: {Paine}, {Tom Paine}, {Thomas Paine}]
Thomas Pynchon
n 1: United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a
technologically advanced society (born in 1937) [syn:
{Pynchon}, {Thomas Pynchon}]
Thomas Reid
n 1: Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas
of David Hume (1710-1796) [syn: {Reid}, {Thomas Reid}]
Thomas Robert Malthus
n 1: an English economist who argued that increases in
population would outgrow increases in the means of
subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Malthus}, {Thomas Malthus},
{Thomas Robert Malthus}]
Thomas Stearns Eliot
n 1: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel
prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of
modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {T. S.
Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]
Thomas Straussler
n 1: British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn:
{Stoppard}, {Tom Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas
Straussler}]
Thomas Sully
n 1: United States painter (born in England) of portraits and
historical scenes (1783-1872) [syn: {Sully}, {Thomas
Sully}]
Thomas Sydenham
n 1: English physician (1624-1689) [syn: {Sydenham}, {Thomas
Sydenham}, {English Hippocrates}]
Thomas Tallis
n 1: English organist and composer of church and secular music;
was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd
(1505-1585) [syn: {Tallis}, {Thomas Tallis}]
Thomas the doubting Apostle
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus
until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint
Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the
doubting Apostle}]
Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson
n 1: United States writer and soldier who led the first Black
regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) [syn: {Higginson},
{Thomas Higginson}, {Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson}]
Thomas Willis
n 1: English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the
brain (1621-1675) [syn: {Willis}, {Thomas Willis}]
Thomas Wolfe
n 1: United States writer who has written extensively on
American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Tom Wolfe},
{Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]
2: United States writer best known for his autobiographical
novels (1900-1938) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas
Clayton Wolfe}]
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
n 1: 28th President of the United States; led the United States
in World War I and secured the formation of the League of
Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Woodrow Wilson},
{Thomas Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]
Thomas Wright Waller
n 1: United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Waller},
{Fats Waller}, {Thomas Wright Waller}]
Thomas Young
n 1: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave
theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of
color vision; he also played an important role in
deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone
(1773-1829) [syn: {Young}, {Thomas Young}]
Thomomys bottae
n 1: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
[syn: {valley pocket gopher}, {Thomomys bottae}]
Thomomys talpoides
n 1: greyish to brown gopher of western and central United
States [syn: {northern pocket gopher}, {Thomomys
talpoides}]
Thompson Seedless
n 1: seedless green table grape of California
Thompson submachine gun
n 1: a .45-caliber submachine gun [syn: {Tommy gun}, {Thompson
submachine gun}]
Thomsen's disease
n 1: a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by
muscle stiffness [syn: {myotonia congenita}, {Thomsen's
disease}]
Thomson's gazelle
n 1: East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle [syn: {Thomson's
gazelle}, {Gazella thomsoni}]
Thor Hyerdahl
n 1: Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural
diffusion (1914-2002) [syn: {Heyerdahl}, {Thor Hyerdahl}]
thoracic actinomycosis
n 1: a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest
thoracic aorta
n 1: a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac
arteries
thoracic cavity
n 1: the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs
between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs
and heart [syn: {chest cavity}, {thoracic cavity}]
thoracic duct
n 1: the major duct of the lymphatic system
thoracic medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of the chest
thoracic nerve
n 1: any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the
thoracic region of the spinal cord
thoracic outlet syndrome
n 1: tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression
on a nerve supplying the arm
thoracic vein
n 1: veins that drain the thoracic walls [syn: {thoracic vein},
{vena thoracica}]
thoracic vertebra
n 1: one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic
vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to
the first lumbar vertebra [syn: {thoracic vertebra},
{dorsal vertebra}]
thoracoepigastric vein
n 1: a vein arising from the region of the superficial
epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or
thoracic vein [syn: {thoracoepigastric vein}, {vena
thoracoepigastrica}]
thorium-228
n 1: radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 [syn:
{thorium-228}, {radiothorium}]
thorn apple
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Datura
thorn-tipped
adj 1: of a plant tipped with a thorn
Thornton Niven Wilder
n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn:
{Wilder}, {Thornton Wilder}, {Thornton Niven Wilder}]
Thornton Wilder
n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn:
{Wilder}, {Thornton Wilder}, {Thornton Niven Wilder}]
thorny amaranth
n 1: erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a
pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes [syn: {thorny
amaranth}, {Amaranthus spinosus}]
thorny skate
n 1: cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40
inches [syn: {thorny skate}, {Raja radiata}]
thorough bass
n 1: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers
to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass},
{basso continuo}, {continuo}, {thorough bass}]
thoroughbred race
n 1: a race between thoroughbred horses
thoroughbred racing
n 1: the sport of racing thoroughbred horses
Thorstein Bunde Veblen
n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous
consumption (1857-1929) [syn: {Veblen}, {Thorstein Veblen},
{Thorstein Bunde Veblen}]
Thorstein Veblen
n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous
consumption (1857-1929) [syn: {Veblen}, {Thorstein Veblen},
{Thorstein Bunde Veblen}]
thought process
n 1: the process of using your mind to consider something
carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused
for thought" [syn: {thinking}, {thought}, {thought
process}, {cerebration}, {intellection}, {mentation}]
thought transference
n 1: apparent communication from one mind to another without
using sensory perceptions [syn: {telepathy}, {thought
transference}]
thought-image
n 1: a mental image produced by the imagination [syn:
{imagination image}, {thought-image}]
thought-provoking
adj 1: stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging
hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book" [syn:
{challenging}, {thought-provoking}]
thought-reader
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
[syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}, {mental
telepathist}, {mind reader}]
2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another
person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn:
{mind reader}, {telepathist}, {thought-reader}]
Thousand and One Nights
n 1: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th
century [syn: {Arabian Nights' Entertainment}, {Arabian
Nights}, {Thousand and One Nights}]
Thousand Island dressing
n 1: mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and
peppers and hard-cooked egg
thousand times
adv 1: by three orders of magnitude; "this poison is a thousand-
fold more toxic" [syn: {thousand-fold}, {thousand times}]
thousand-fold
adv 1: by three orders of magnitude; "this poison is a thousand-
fold more toxic" [syn: {thousand-fold}, {thousand times}]
Thraco-Phrygian
n 1: an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family
thought by some to be related to Armenian
thrash about
v 1: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient
thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh},
{thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss},
{jactitate}]
thrash out
v 1: discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an
agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern
countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" [syn:
{thrash out}, {hammer out}]
thread blight
n 1: a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus)
thread maker
n 1: someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) [syn:
{spinner}, {spinster}, {thread maker}]
thread-fish
n 1: fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal
fins [syn: {threadfish}, {thread-fish}, {Alectis ciliaris}]
threadleaf groundsel
n 1: bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white
wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads;
southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock [syn:
{threadleaf groundsel}, {Senecio doublasii}]
threatened abortion
n 1: the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss
of the products of conception [syn: {imminent abortion},
{threatened abortion}]
three hundred
adj 1: being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {three
hundred}, {300}, {ccc}]
Three Kings' Day
n 1: twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the
three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany},
{Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day},
{January 6}]
three times
adv 1: by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in
the past five years" [syn: {threefold}, {three times}]
three year old
n 1: a racehorse that is three years old [syn: {three-year-old
horse}, {three year old}]
three-bagger
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: {triple}, {three-base hit}, {three-bagger}]
three-banded armadillo
n 1: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
[syn: {apar}, {three-banded armadillo}, {Tolypeutes
tricinctus}]
three-base hit
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: {triple}, {three-base hit}, {three-bagger}]
three-card monte
n 1: a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are
dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be
matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the
pack one at a time [syn: {monte}, {four-card monte},
{three-card monte}]
three-centered arch
n 1: a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having
three centers [syn: {three-centered arch}, {basket-handle
arch}]
three-cornered
adj 1: having three corners; "a three-cornered hat"
2: involving a group or set of three; "a three-cornered race"
three-cornered leek
n 1: European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are
triangular [syn: {three-cornered leek}, {triquetrous leek},
{Allium triquetrum}]
three-d
adj 1: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects;
giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional
characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions
under the new government"; "they shot the movie in
three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {3-dimensional},
{third-dimensional}, {three-d}]
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or
appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams
always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}, {3D}]
three-day event
n 1: an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the
second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium
jumping
three-day measles
n 1: a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles
lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus
during the first trimester [syn: {German measles},
{rubella}, {three-day measles}, {epidemic roseola}]
three-decker
n 1: made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {club
sandwich}, {three-decker}, {triple-decker}]
2: any ship having three decks
3: a warship carrying guns on three decks
three-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects;
giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional
characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions
under the new government"; "they shot the movie in
three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {3-dimensional},
{third-dimensional}, {three-d}]
2: having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions [syn:
{cubic}, {three-dimensional}] [ant: {linear}, {one-
dimensional}, {planar}, {two-dimensional}]
three-dimensional figure
n 1: a three-dimensional shape [syn: {solid figure}, {three-
dimensional figure}]
three-dimensional radar
n 1: radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and
distance of a target [syn: {three-dimensional radar}, {3d
radar}]
three-dimensionality
n 1: the property of having three dimensions [syn: {three-
dimensionality}, {third-dimensionality}]
three-figure
adj 1: (of numbers) written with three figures; "100 through 999
are three-figure numbers"
three-fold
adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble},
{threefold}, {three-fold}, {triple}]
2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double},
{dual}, {twofold}, {two-fold}, {treble}, {threefold}, {three-
fold}]
three-fourths
n 1: three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound" [syn:
{three-fourths}, {three-quarters}]
three-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3
hits [syn: {three-hitter}, {3-hitter}]
three-hundredth
adj 1: the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order
[syn: {three-hundredth}, {300th}]
three-lane
adj 1: having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center
lane for passing
three-legged
adj 1: having or as if having three legs; "a three-legged
stool"; "a three-legged race"
three-lipped
adj 1: having three lips
three-lobed
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes [syn:
{trilobate}, {trilobated}, {trilobed}, {three-lobed}]
2: having three lobes
three-membered
adj 1: of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
[syn: {three-membered}, {3-membered}]
three-mile limit
n 1: the limit of a nation's territorial waters
three-needled
adj 1: (of conifers) having three needles
three-party
adj 1: involving three parties or elements; "a tripartite
treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff"
[syn: {tripartite}, {three-party}, {three-way}]
three-petaled
adj 1: (of flowers) having three petals [syn: {three-petaled},
{three-petalled}]
three-petalled
adj 1: (of flowers) having three petals [syn: {three-petaled},
{three-petalled}]
three-piece
adj 1: (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or
pieces; "the standard three-piece business suit; jacket
and trousers and vest" [ant: {one-piece}, {two-piece}]
three-piece suit
n 1: a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and
trousers
three-ply
adj 1: having a thickness made up of three layers or strands;
"three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"
three-point landing
n 1: a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch
the ground at the same time
three-point switch
n 1: an electric switch that has three terminals; used to
control a circuit from two different locations [syn:
{three-way switch}, {three-point switch}]
three-point turn
n 1: the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by
moving in a series of back and forward arcs
three-pronged
adj 1: having three prongs
three-quarter binding
n 1: the spine and much of the sides are a different material
from the rest of the cover
three-quarters
n 1: three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound" [syn:
{three-fourths}, {three-quarters}]
three-ring circus
n 1: a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
three-seeded
adj 1: having three seeds
three-seeded mercury
n 1: weedy herb of eastern North America [syn: {three-seeded
mercury}, {Acalypha virginica}]
three-sided
adj 1: having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn:
{trilateral}, {triangular}, {three-sided}]
three-spined stickleback
n 1: of rivers and coastal regions [syn: {three-spined
stickleback}, {Gasterosteus aculeatus}]
three-toed sloth
n 1: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each
hindfoot [syn: {three-toed sloth}, {ai}, {Bradypus
tridactylus}]
three-way
adj 1: involving three parties or elements; "a tripartite
treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff"
[syn: {tripartite}, {three-party}, {three-way}]
three-way calling
n 1: a way of adding a third party to your conversation without
the assistance of a telephone operator
three-way switch
n 1: an electric switch that has three terminals; used to
control a circuit from two different locations [syn:
{three-way switch}, {three-point switch}]
three-wheel
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles having three wheels; "a three-
wheel bike" [syn: {three-wheel}, {three-wheeled}]
three-wheeled
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles having three wheels; "a three-
wheel bike" [syn: {three-wheel}, {three-wheeled}]
three-year-old
adj 1: three years of age
three-year-old horse
n 1: a racehorse that is three years old [syn: {three-year-old
horse}, {three year old}]
thresh about
v 1: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient
thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh},
{thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss},
{jactitate}]
thresher shark
n 1: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used
to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher},
{thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius
vulpinus}]
thresher's lung
n 1: alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores
in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay [syn: {farmer's
lung}, {thresher's lung}]
threshing floor
n 1: a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain
threshing machine
n 1: a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks
and straw [syn: {thresher}, {thrasher}, {threshing
machine}]
threshold element
n 1: a logic element that performs a threshold operation [syn:
{threshold element}, {threshold gate}]
threshold function
n 1: a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function
of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise
threshold gate
n 1: a logic element that performs a threshold operation [syn:
{threshold element}, {threshold gate}]
threshold level
n 1: the intensity level that is just barely perceptible
threshold operation
n 1: an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the
value of a threshold function
Threskiornis aethiopica
n 1: African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {sacred
ibis}, {Threskiornis aethiopica}]
thrift institution
n 1: a depository financial institution intended to encourage
personal savings and home buying
Thrinax keyensis
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
Thrinax microcarpa
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
Thrinax morrisii
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
{key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
Thrinax parviflora
n 1: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely
resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm},
{thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax
parviflora}]
Thrips tobaci
n 1: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn:
{onion thrips}, {onion louse}, {Thrips tobaci}]
throat infection
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep
throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat},
{throat infection}]
throat protector
n 1: protective garment worn by hockey goalkeeper and catcher in
baseball
throat sweetbread
n 1: edible thymus gland of an animal [syn: {neck sweetbread},
{throat sweetbread}]
thrombocytopenic purpura
n 1: purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood
platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn:
{thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]
thrombolytic agent
n 1: a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking
the flow of blood to the heart muscle [syn: {thrombolytic},
{thrombolytic agent}, {clot buster}]
thrombolytic therapy
n 1: therapy consisting of the administration of a
pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal
blood clot
throttle valve
n 1: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
[syn: {accelerator}, {throttle}, {throttle valve}]
through an experiment
adv 1: in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally
determined" [syn: {experimentally}, {by experimentation},
{through an experiment}]
through and through
adv 1: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the
rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with
the writer's personality"; "knew him through and
through"; "boards rotten through and through" [syn:
{through}, {through and through}]
through empirical observation
adv 1: in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested"
[syn: {empirically}, {through empirical observation}, {by
trial and error}] [ant: {theoretically}]
through with
adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to
make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed";
"after the treatment, the patient is through except for
follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn:
{done}, {through}, {through with(p)}]
2: having no further concern with; "he was through with school
and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with
gambling"; "done with drinking" [syn: {done with(p)},
{through with(p)}]
throw a fit
v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
{flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
{hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
{blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
{lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
throw away
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
2: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off},
{throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
throw back
v 1: throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her
head" [syn: {throw back}, {toss back}]
throw cold water on
v 1: be discouraging or negative about [syn: {throw cold water
on}, {pour cold water on}]
throw in
v 1: add as an extra or as a gratuity
2: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;
"In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop
out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up
the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
3: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever
remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {put in},
{throw in}, {inject}]
throw in the towel
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit
defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn:
{drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the
wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck
up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}, {participate}]
throw off
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off},
{throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
[syn: {shake}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
throw out
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his
native country" [syn: {expel}, {throw out}, {kick out}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard},
{fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast
aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away},
{cast away}, {put away}]
3: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out},
{drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
4: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an
argument" [syn: {advance}, {throw out}]
5: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This
case is dismissed!" [syn: {dismiss}, {throw out}]
throw out of kilter
v 1: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamentalists
threaten to perturb the social order" [syn: {perturb},
{derange}, {throw out of kilter}]
throw overboard
v 1: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error,
offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name
your successor"; "forfeited property" [syn: {forfeit},
{give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}, {forego}]
[ant: {arrogate}, {claim}, {lay claim}]
2: throw from a boat [syn: {deep-six}, {throw overboard}]
throw pillow
n 1: a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes
throw rug
n 1: a small rug; several can be used in a room [syn: {scatter
rug}, {throw rug}]
throw stick
n 1: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to
thrower [syn: {boomerang}, {throwing stick}, {throw stick}]
throw together
v 1: produce shoddily, without much attention to detail [syn:
{fudge together}, {throw together}]
2: bring into random order [syn: {scramble}, {jumble}, {throw
together}]
throw up
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
throw-in
n 1: (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it
into play
throw-weight
n 1: the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the
weight of the rocket)
throwing away
n 1: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or
undesirable [syn: {discard}, {throwing away}]
throwing board
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
{throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {spear thrower}, {dart
thrower}]
throwing stick
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
{throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {spear thrower}, {dart
thrower}]
2: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to
thrower [syn: {boomerang}, {throwing stick}, {throw stick}]
thrown and twisted
adj 1: twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread;
"thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and
doubled into yarn" [syn: {thrown}, {thrown and twisted}]
thrown-away
adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes";
"throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged
some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)},
{discarded}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]
thrush nightingale
n 1: large nightingale of eastern Europe [syn: {thrush
nightingale}, {Luscinia luscinia}]
thrust ahead
v 1: push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn:
{barge}, {thrust ahead}, {push forward}]
thrust bearing
n 1: a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of
revolution
thrust fault
n 1: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have
been pushed upward by compression [syn: {thrust fault},
{overthrust fault}, {reverse fault}]
thrust out
v 1: push to thrust outward [syn: {push out}, {obtrude}, {thrust
out}]
thrust stage
n 1: a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part
of a theater and has seats on three sides
Thryothorus ludovicianus
n 1: large United States wren with a musical call [syn:
{Carolina wren}, {Thryothorus ludovicianus}]
Thuja occidentalis
n 1: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny
scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American
arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Thuja
occidentalis}]
Thuja orientalis
n 1: Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States
and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own
genus [syn: {Oriental arborvitae}, {Thuja orientalis},
{Platycladus orientalis}]
Thuja plicata
n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
[syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {canoe cedar},
{Thuja plicata}]
Thujopsis dolobrata
n 1: slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an
ornamental [syn: {hiba arborvitae}, {Thujopsis dolobrata}]
thumb index
n 1: one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a
book to indicate sections
thump out
v 1: beat out a rhythm [syn: {beat out}, {tap out}, {thump out}]
Thunbergia alata
n 1: tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with
a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {black-eyed
Susan vine}, {Thunbergia alata}]
Thunder Bay
n 1: a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
thunder lizard
n 1: huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North
America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur},
{apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder
lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]
thunder mug
n 1: a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
[syn: {chamberpot}, {potty}, {thunder mug}]
thunder snake
n 1: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn:
{thunder snake}, {worm snake}, {Carphophis amoenus}]
Thunnus alalunga
n 1: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches
93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in
tropical and temperate waters [syn: {albacore}, {long-fin
tunny}, {Thunnus alalunga}]
Thunnus albacares
n 1: may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn:
{yellowfin}, {yellowfin tuna}, {Thunnus albacares}]
Thunnus thynnus
n 1: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas:
feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin},
{bluefin tuna}, {horse mackerel}, {Thunnus thynnus}]
thus far
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
Thylacinus cynocephalus
n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having
stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine},
{Tasmanian wolf}, {Tasmanian tiger}, {Thylacinus
cynocephalus}]
thyme camphor
n 1: a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving
biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a
fungicide or antiseptic [syn: {thymol}, {thyme camphor},
{thymic acid}]
thyme-leaved sandwort
n 1: Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout
North America [syn: {thyme-leaved sandwort}, {Arenaria
serpyllifolia}]
thyme-leaved speedwell
n 1: perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and
racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New
World [syn: {thyme-leaved speedwell}, {Veronica
serpyllifolia}]
thymic acid
n 1: a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving
biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a
fungicide or antiseptic [syn: {thymol}, {thyme camphor},
{thymic acid}]
thymus gland
n 1: a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that
produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity;
atrophies with age [syn: {thymus gland}, {thymus}]
Thymus serpyllum
n 1: aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild thyme},
{creeping thyme}, {Thymus serpyllum}]
Thymus vulgaris
n 1: common aromatic garden perennial native to the western
Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
[syn: {common thyme}, {Thymus vulgaris}]
thyroid cartilage
n 1: the largest cartilage of the larynx [syn: {thyroid
cartilage}, {Adam's apple}]
thyroid gland
n 1: located near the base of the neck [syn: {thyroid gland},
{thyroid}]
thyroid hormone
n 1: any of several closely related compounds that are produced
by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
thyroid vein
n 1: any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid
area [syn: {thyroid vein}, {vena thyroidea}]
thyroid-stimulating hormone
n 1: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of
the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic
hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-
stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]
thyrotrophic hormone
n 1: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of
the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic
hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-
stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]
thyrotropic hormone
n 1: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of
the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic
hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-
stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]
thyrotropin-releasing factor
n 1: hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the
release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior
pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {TRH},
{thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {TRF}, {protirelin}]
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
n 1: hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the
release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior
pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {TRH},
{thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {TRF}, {protirelin}]
Thyrsopteris elegans
n 1: a terrestrial tree fern of South America [syn:
{thyrsopteris}, {Thyrsopteris elegans}]
thysanopterous insect
n 1: an insect of the order Thysanoptera [syn: {thysanopter},
{thysanopteron}, {thysanopterous insect}]
thysanuran insect
n 1: primitive wingless insects: bristletail [syn: {thysanuran
insect}, {thysanuron}]
Tiarella cordifolia
n 1: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
[syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]
Tiarella unifoliata
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on
leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California
and east to Montana [syn: {false miterwort}, {false
mitrewort}, {Tiarella unifoliata}]
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
n 1: Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered;
consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern
Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after
her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
[syn: {Claudius}, {Claudius I}, {Tiberius Claudius Drusus
Nero Germanicus}]
Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus
n 1: son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical
Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to
AD 37) [syn: {Tiberius}, {Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar
Augustus}]
Tibetan Buddhism
n 1: a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that
are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
[syn: {Lamaism}, {Tibetan Buddhism}]
Tibetan mastiff
n 1: very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia
Tibetan terrier
n 1: breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old
English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails [syn: {Tibetan
terrier}, {chrysanthemum dog}]
Tibeto-Burman
n 1: a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken
from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula [syn: {Tibeto-Burman},
{Tibeto-Burman language}]
Tibeto-Burman language
n 1: a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken
from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula [syn: {Tibeto-Burman},
{Tibeto-Burman language}]
tibia valga
n 1: an inward slant of the thigh [syn: {knock-knee}, {genu
valgum}, {tibia valga}]
tibia vara
n 1: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn:
{bowleg}, {bow leg}, {bandyleg}, {bandy leg}, {genu varum},
{tibia vara}]
tibial vein
n 1: veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein [syn:
{tibial vein}, {vena tibialis}]
tibialis anterior
n 1: a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and
cuneiform bones [syn: {tibialis anticus}, {tibialis
anterior}]
tibialis anticus
n 1: a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and
cuneiform bones [syn: {tibialis anticus}, {tibialis
anterior}]
tibialis muscle
n 1: either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the
tibia; provides for movement of the foot [syn: {tibialis},
{tibialis muscle}, {musculus tibialis}]
tibialis posterior
n 1: a deep muscle of the leg [syn: {tibialis posticus},
{tibialis posterior}]
tibialis posticus
n 1: a deep muscle of the leg [syn: {tibialis posticus},
{tibialis posterior}]
tic douloureux
n 1: intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
[syn: {trigeminal neuralgia}, {tic douloureux}]
tic-tac-toe
n 1: a game in which two players alternately put crosses and
circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine
spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or
three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe},
{ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-
toe}, {noughts and crosses}]
Tichodroma muriaria
n 1: crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and
mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
[syn: {wall creeper}, {tichodrome}, {Tichodroma muriaria}]
tick fever
n 1: caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood
ticks [syn: {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}, {mountain
fever}, {tick fever}]
tick off
v 1: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each
name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the
units" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {mark off},
{tick off}, {tick}]
tick over
v 1: run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn:
{idle}, {tick over}] [ant: {run}]
tick trefoil
n 1: any of various tropical and subtropical plants having
trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
[syn: {tick trefoil}, {beggar lice}, {beggar's lice}]
tick-tack-toe
n 1: a game in which two players alternately put crosses and
circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine
spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or
three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe},
{ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-
toe}, {noughts and crosses}]
tick-weed
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a
profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over
long periods; North and South America [syn: {coreopsis},
{tickseed}, {tickweed}, {tick-weed}]
ticker tape
n 1: a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are
written
ticket agent
n 1: someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel
accommodations) [syn: {ticket agent}, {booking clerk}]
ticket book
n 1: a book of tickets that can be torn out and used
ticket booth
n 1: the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {box
office}, {ticket office}, {ticket booth}]
ticket collector
n 1: someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased
tickets [syn: {ticket collector}, {ticket taker}]
ticket holder
n 1: holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage)
ticket line
n 1: a queue of people waiting to buy tickets
ticket office
n 1: the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {box
office}, {ticket office}, {ticket booth}]
ticket stub
n 1: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
[syn: {stub}, {ticket stub}]
ticket taker
n 1: someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased
tickets [syn: {ticket collector}, {ticket taker}]
ticket tout
n 1: someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell
them at a profit [syn: {tout}, {ticket tout}]
ticket window
n 1: a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket
booth)
ticket-of-leave
n 1: a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave
prison under specific restrictions
ticking bomb
n 1: a problematic situation that will eventually become
dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time
bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go
off" [syn: {time bomb}, {ticking bomb}]
tickle pink
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at
the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by
his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {tickle pink},
{inebriate}, {thrill}, {exalt}, {beatify}]
tickler coil
n 1: a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and
coupled to the grid to provide feedback
tickler file
n 1: a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be
done [syn: {tickler}, {tickler file}]
tickseed sunflower
n 1: North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn:
{tickseed sunflower}, {Bidens coronata}, {Bidens
trichosperma}]
tidal basin
n 1: a basin that is full of water at high tide
tidal bore
n 1: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn:
{tidal bore}, {bore}, {eagre}, {aegir}, {eager}]
tidal current
n 1: the water current caused by the tides [syn: {tidal flow},
{tidal current}]
tidal flow
n 1: the water current caused by the tides [syn: {tidal flow},
{tidal current}]
tidal river
n 1: a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far
upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidal
stream}, {tidewater stream}]
tidal stream
n 1: a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far
upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidal
stream}, {tidewater stream}]
tidal wave
n 1: an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or
phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters
hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of
crime"
2: an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the
seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high
tide
3: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is
caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
tidal zone
n 1: an area subject to tidal action
tide over
v 1: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will
keep us going for another year" [syn: {tide over}, {bridge
over}, {keep going}]
tide rip
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused
by one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
{rip}, {riptide}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent},
{countercurrent}]
Tidewater region
n 1: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia
and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia [syn:
{Tidewater}, {Tidewater region}]
tidewater river
n 1: a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far
upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidal
stream}, {tidewater stream}]
tidewater stream
n 1: a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far
upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidal
stream}, {tidewater stream}]
tidy sum
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great
deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle},
{mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile},
{plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew},
{spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}]
tidy tips
n 1: California annual having flower heads with yellow rays
tipped with white [syn: {tidytips}, {tidy tips}, {Layia
platyglossa}]
tidy up
v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
{tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten},
{straighten out}, {square away}]
tie beam
n 1: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural
members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the
rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: {tie}, {tie beam}]
tie clip
n 1: a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place
tie down
v 1: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
"tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling
shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {bind}, {truss}]
2: restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied
down by his work"
tie in
v 1: be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in
closely with his earlier remarks"
2: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these
two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts";
"I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie
in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}]
[ant: {decouple}, {dissociate}]
tie rack
n 1: a rack for storing ties
tie rod
n 1: either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front
wheels
tie tack
n 1: a pin used to hold the tie in place [syn: {tie tack},
{tiepin}, {scarfpin}]
tie up
v 1: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
"tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling
shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {bind}, {truss}]
2: invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my
money is tied up in long-term investments"
3: restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied
up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
4: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
[syn: {moor}, {berth}, {tie up}]
5: finish the last row [syn: {tie up}, {bind off}]
tie-dye
v 1: dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular
pattern; "The flower children tie-dye their T-shirts"
tie-in
n 1: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are
held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar
during construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie}, {tie-
in}]
tie-on
adj 1: fastened by tying on; "tie-on labels"
tie-up
n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial
affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with
other members of the team"; "many close associations with
England" [syn: {affiliation}, {association}, {tie}, {tie-
up}]
2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand},
{standstill}, {tie-up}]
tied up
adj 1: kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment
and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an
hour"
Tien Shan
n 1: a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
[syn: {Tien Shan}, {Tyan Shan}]
Tien-pao
n 1: a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Tien-pao}, {Heavenly
Jewel}]
tier up
n 1: a worker who ties something [syn: {tier}, {tier up}]
tiered seat
n 1: seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that
spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in
front
Tierra del Fuego
n 1: an archipelago off southern South America; separated from
the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are
administered by Chile and by Argentina
Tietze's syndrome
n 1: syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage
(causing pain)
Tiffany glass
n 1: a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the
early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps
tiger beetle
n 1: active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other
insects
tiger cat
n 1: medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America
having a dark-striped coat [syn: {tiger cat}, {Felis
tigrina}]
2: a cat having a striped coat
tiger cowrie
n 1: cowrie whose shell is used for ornament [syn: {tiger
cowrie}, {Cypraea tigris}]
tiger cub
n 1: a young tiger
tiger lily
n 1: east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-
spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily},
{devil lily}, {kentan}, {Lilium lancifolium}]
2: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers
with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {tiger
lily}, {leopard lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium catesbaei}]
tiger moth
n 1: medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately
patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears
tiger rattlesnake
n 1: having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and
canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {tiger
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus tigris}]
tiger salamander
n 1: widely distributed brown or black North American salamander
with vertical yellowish blotches [syn: {tiger salamander},
{Ambystoma tigrinum}]
tiger shark
n 1: large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted
body [syn: {tiger shark}, {Galeocerdo cuvieri}]
tiger snake
n 1: highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and
Tasmania [syn: {tiger snake}, {Notechis scutatus}]
tiger-striped
adj 1: having stripes resembling those of a tiger
tight end
n 1: (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the
tackle
tight fitting
adj 1: fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting
clothes" [syn: {tight-fitting}, {tightfitting}, {tight
fitting}, {tightly fitting}, {skinny}]
tight money
n 1: the economic condition in which credit is difficult to
secure and interest rates are high [ant: {easy money}]
tight-fitting
adj 1: fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting
clothes" [syn: {tight-fitting}, {tightfitting}, {tight
fitting}, {tightly fitting}, {skinny}]
tight-knit
adj 1: closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit
organization" [syn: {tight-knit}, {tightly knit}]
tight-laced
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim},
{prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed},
{straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced},
{straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
tighten one's belt
v 1: live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy,
we all have to learn to tighten our belts"
tighten up
v 1: severely restrict in scope or extent; "tighten the rules";
"stiffen the regulations" [syn: {stiffen}, {tighten},
{tighten up}, {constrain}]
tightly fitting
adj 1: fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting
clothes" [syn: {tight-fitting}, {tightfitting}, {tight
fitting}, {tightly fitting}, {skinny}]
tightly knit
adj 1: closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit
organization" [syn: {tight-knit}, {tightly knit}]
tightrope walker
n 1: an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope [syn:
{funambulist}, {tightrope walker}]
tightrope walking
n 1: walking on a tightrope or slack rope [syn: {funambulism},
{tightrope walking}]
Tigris River
n 1: an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River [syn:
{Tigris}, {Tigris River}]
til now
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
Tilapia nilotica
n 1: important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa
and Asia Minor [syn: {bolti}, {Tilapia nilotica}]
tile cutter
n 1: a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles
tile roof
n 1: a roof made of fired clay tiles
Tilia americana
n 1: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and
rounded crown [syn: {American basswood}, {American lime},
{Tilia americana}]
Tilia cordata
n 1: large spreading European linden with small dark green
leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-
leaved linden}, {small-leaved lime}, {Tilia cordata}]
Tilia heterophylla
n 1: American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {white
basswood}, {cottonwood}, {Tilia heterophylla}]
Tilia japonica
n 1: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn:
{Japanese linden}, {Japanese lime}, {Tilia japonica}]
Tilia tomentosa
n 1: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having
leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver lime}, {silver
linden}, {Tilia tomentosa}]
Tillandsia usneoides
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands
anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots;
southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
[syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss},
{long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
tilled land
n 1: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and
raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland},
{plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage},
{tilth}]
Tilletia caries
n 1: fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them
with greasy masses of smelly spores [syn: {bunt}, {Tilletia
caries}]
Tilletia foetida
n 1: similar to Tilletia caries [syn: {bunt}, {stinking smut},
{Tilletia foetida}]
tilt angle
n 1: the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves
along its trajectory
tilt-top table
n 1: a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be
tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tilt-top table}, {tip-
top table}, {tip table}]
tilting board
n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum;
the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
[syn: {seesaw}, {teeter}, {teeter-totter}, {teetertotter},
{teeterboard}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]
Tim Leary
n 1: United States psychologist who experimented with
psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known
advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Tim
Leary}, {Timothy Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]
timbale case
n 1: small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
[syn: {timbale}, {timbale case}]
timber hitch
n 1: a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often
supplemented by a half hitch
timber line
n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or
northern latitudes [syn: {timber line}, {timberline}, {tree
line}]
timber rattlesnake
n 1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United
States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {banded rattlesnake},
{Crotalus horridus horridus}]
timber tree
n 1: any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber
timber wolf
n 1: a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested
northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf},
{grey wolf}, {gray wolf}, {Canis lupus}]
timber-framed
adj 1: framed by exposed timbers; "a magnificently timbered old
barn"
time and a half
n 1: a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for
overtime work
time and again
adv 1: repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over
again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and
again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time
and time again}]
time and motion study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
time and time again
adv 1: repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over
again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and
again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time
and time again}]
time being
n 1: the present occasion; "for the nonce" [syn: {time being},
{nonce}]
time bill
n 1: a draft payable at a specified future date [syn: {time
draft}, {time bill}]
time bomb
n 1: a problematic situation that will eventually become
dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time
bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go
off" [syn: {time bomb}, {ticking bomb}]
2: a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go
off at a particular time [syn: {time bomb}, {infernal
machine}]
time capsule
n 1: container for preserving historical records to be
discovered at some future time
time clock
n 1: clock used to record the hours that people work
time constant
n 1: (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage
in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through
approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
2: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its
resistance in ohms
time deposit
n 1: a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made
only after advance notice or at a specified future date
time deposit account
n 1: a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed
term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving
notice or with loss of interest [syn: {time deposit
account}, {deposit account}]
time draft
n 1: a draft payable at a specified future date [syn: {time
draft}, {time bill}]
time exposure
n 1: a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time
2: exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half
a second)
time frame
n 1: a time period during which something occurs or is expected
to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably
short time frame"
time immemorial
n 1: the distant past beyond memory [syn: {time immemorial},
{time out of mind}]
time interval
n 1: a definite length of time marked off by two instants [syn:
{time interval}, {interval}]
time lag
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
[syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
time limit
n 1: a time period within which something must be done or
completed
time loan
n 1: a loan that is payable on or before a specified date
time machine
n 1: a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport
people or objects into the past or the future
time note
n 1: a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment
time of arrival
n 1: the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to
arrive at a given destination [syn: {arrival time}, {time
of arrival}]
time of day
n 1: clock time; "the hour is getting late" [syn: {hour}, {time
of day}]
time of departure
n 1: the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to
depart from a given point of origin [syn: {departure time},
{time of departure}]
time of life
n 1: a period of time during which a person is normally in a
particular life state
time of origin
n 1: the oldness of wines [syn: {vintage}, {time of origin}]
time of year
n 1: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided
by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;
"the regular sequence of the seasons" [syn: {season}, {time
of year}]
time off
n 1: a time period when you are not required to work; "he
requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
[ant: {work time}]
time out
n 1: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a
10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn:
{respite}, {recess}, {break}, {time out}]
time out of mind
n 1: the distant past beyond memory [syn: {time immemorial},
{time out of mind}]
time period
n 1: an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened
the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue
period" [syn: {time period}, {period of time}, {period}]
time plan
n 1: a system for paying for goods by installments [syn:
{installment plan}, {installment buying}, {time plan}]
time scale
n 1: an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration; "on
the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a
brief moment"
time series
n 1: a series of values of a variable at successive times
time sharing
n 1: (computer science) the use of a central computer by many
users simultaneously
time sheet
n 1: a record of the hours worked by employees
time signal
n 1: a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the
precisely correct time
time signature
n 1: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a
measure and kind of note that takes a beat [syn: {time
signature}, {musical time signature}]
time slot
n 1: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program
has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn:
{time slot}, {slot}]
time study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
time to come
n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {future}, {hereafter},
{futurity}, {time to come}] [ant: {past}, {past times},
{yesteryear}]
time unit
n 1: a unit for measuring time periods [syn: {time unit}, {unit
of time}]
time value
n 1: (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn:
{value}, {time value}, {note value}]
time zone
n 1: any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by
longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
time-and-motion study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
time-ball
n 1: a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time;
especially at an observatory
time-consuming
adj 1: of a task that takes time and patience
time-delay measuring instrument
n 1: chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two
events [syn: {time-delay measuring instrument}, {time-delay
measuring system}]
time-delay measuring system
n 1: chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two
events [syn: {time-delay measuring instrument}, {time-delay
measuring system}]
time-fuse
n 1: a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode
a bomb)
time-honored
adj 1: acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs" [syn:
{time-honored}, {time-honoured}]
2: honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored
institutions" [syn: {time-honored}, {time-honoured}]
time-honoured
adj 1: acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs" [syn:
{time-honored}, {time-honoured}]
2: honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored
institutions" [syn: {time-honored}, {time-honoured}]
time-motion study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
time-out
n 1: a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs
left"
time-release
adj 1: of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases
an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of
time
time-scale factor
n 1: the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real
process
time-switch
n 1: a switch set to operate at a desired time
time-tested
adj 1: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {time-
tested}, {tried}, {tried and true}]
timeless existence
n 1: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to
characterize the afterlife [syn: {eternity},
{timelessness}, {timeless existence}]
Times Square
n 1: the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway
and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district;
site of annual celebration of New Year's
Timor Sea
n 1: an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and
northern Australia
Timothy Francis Leary
n 1: United States psychologist who experimented with
psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known
advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Tim
Leary}, {Timothy Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]
Timothy Leary
n 1: United States psychologist who experimented with
psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known
advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Tim
Leary}, {Timothy Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]
Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
n 1: English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd
Webber (born in 1944) [syn: {Rice}, {Sir Tim Rice},
{Timothy Miles Bindon Rice}]
Timur Lenk
n 1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to
conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn:
{Tamerlane}, {Tamburlaine}, {Timur}, {Timur Lenk}]
tin can
n 1: informal term for a destroyer
2: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
etc. [syn: {can}, {tin}, {tin can}]
tin disease
n 1: the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey
tin at very cold temperatures [syn: {tin pest}, {tin
disease}, {tin plague}]
tin ear
n 1: an inability to distinguish differences in pitch [syn:
{tone deafness}, {tin ear}]
2: insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language;
"he has a tin ear for dialogue"
tin foil
n 1: foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead [syn:
{tinfoil}, {tin foil}]
2: foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminum foil}, {aluminium
foil}, {tin foil}]
tin hat
n 1: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by
construction workers [syn: {hard hat}, {tin hat}, {safety
hat}]
tin opener
n 1: a device for cutting cans open [syn: {can opener}, {tin
opener}]
Tin Pan Alley
n 1: a city district (originally in New York) where composers
and publishers of popular music do business
tin pest
n 1: the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey
tin at very cold temperatures [syn: {tin pest}, {tin
disease}, {tin plague}]
tin plague
n 1: the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey
tin at very cold temperatures [syn: {tin pest}, {tin
disease}, {tin plague}]
tin plate
n 1: a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to
prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
[syn: {tin plate}, {tinplate}]
tin pyrites
n 1: a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source
of tin [syn: {stannite}, {tin pyrites}]
tin whistle
n 1: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: {pennywhistle}, {tin
whistle}, {whistle}]
tin-plating
n 1: the application of a protective layer of tin [syn:
{tinning}, {tin-plating}]
Tinca tinca
n 1: freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia
noted for ability to survive outside water [syn: {tench},
{Tinca tinca}]
tincture of iodine
n 1: a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl
alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic [syn:
{tincture of iodine}, {iodine}]
tincture of opium
n 1: narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any
preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn:
{laudanum}, {tincture of opium}]
tine test
n 1: a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines
bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin;
development of a hard red area indicates past or present
exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further
testing
tinea barbae
n 1: fungal infection of the face and neck [syn: {tinea barbae},
{barber's itch}]
tinea capitis
n 1: fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches
tinea corporis
n 1: fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin
tinea cruris
n 1: fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn:
{tinea cruris}, {jock itch}, {eczema marginatum}]
tinea pedis
n 1: fungal infection of the feet [syn: {tinea pedis},
{athlete's foot}]
Tinea pellionella
n 1: the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with
silk that it spins [syn: {casemaking clothes moth}, {Tinea
pellionella}]
tinea unguium
n 1: fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)
tineid moth
n 1: small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
[syn: {tineid}, {tineid moth}]
tineoid moth
n 1: small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts [syn:
{tineoid}, {tineoid moth}]
Tineola bisselliella
n 1: moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing
clothes moth}, {webbing moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]
tinker's dam
n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
{damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks},
{tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
tinker's damn
n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a
damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn:
{damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks},
{tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
tinker's root
n 1: coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually
perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn:
{feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild
coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]
tinned goods
n 1: food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned
foods}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]
tinned meat
n 1: meat preserved in a can or tin [syn: {canned meat}, {tinned
meat}]
tinnevelly senna
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
tip in
n 1: a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back
into the basket
tip off
v 1: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the
police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}, {tip}]
tip over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
{overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over},
{bowl over}, {tump over}]
2: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase
overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {turn
over}, {tip over}, {tump over}]
tip sheet
n 1: a publication containing the latest information or tips or
predictions for a particular business or stock market
information or horse racing results, etc.
tip table
n 1: a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be
tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tilt-top table}, {tip-
top table}, {tip table}]
tip truck
n 1: truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the
front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so
that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck},
{dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck},
{tipper}]
tip-and-run
adj 1: designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by
a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run
assaults" [syn: {hit-and-run}, {tip-and-run}]
tip-off
n 1: inside information that something is going to happen
2: the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball [syn:
{tip-off}, {tap-off}]
tip-tilted
adj 1: (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose";
"a small upturned nose" [syn: {retrousse}, {tip-tilted},
{upturned}]
tip-top
adv 1: to the highest extent; "the shoes fit me tip-top"
tip-top table
n 1: a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be
tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tilt-top table}, {tip-
top table}, {tip table}]
tip-up
adj 1: constructed so as to tip up or out of the way; "the
little tip-up seat of the taxi"
tipper lorry
n 1: truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the
front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so
that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck},
{dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck},
{tipper}]
tipper truck
n 1: truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the
front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so
that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck},
{dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck},
{tipper}]
tipsy cake
n 1: a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and
candied fruit
tipu tree
n 1: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves
and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{tipu}, {tipu tree}, {yellow jacaranda}, {pride of
Bolivia}]
tire chain
n 1: chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or
snow [syn: {tire chain}, {snow chain}]
tire iron
n 1: hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the
casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel [syn: {tire
iron}, {tire tool}]
tire out
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
{wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear
out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}]
[ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
tire tool
n 1: hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the
casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel [syn: {tire
iron}, {tire tool}]
tired of
adj 1: having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and
more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of
it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes
one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn:
{disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired
of(p)}]
Tirich Mir
n 1: a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
Tirso de Molina
n 1: Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of
the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) [syn: {Tirso de Molina},
{Gabriel Tellez}]
Tisha b'Ab
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Tisha b'Av
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Tishah b'Ab
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
Tishah b'Av
n 1: (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar
commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
[syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha
b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of
Ab}]
tissue layer
n 1: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects
the organs or cells of animals or plants [syn: {membrane},
{tissue layer}]
tissue paper
n 1: a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn: {tissue},
{tissue paper}]
tissue plasminogen activator
n 1: a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes
fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating
acute myocardial infarction [syn: {tissue plasminogen
activator}, {Activase}]
tissue typing
n 1: a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to
determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are
compatible
tit for tat
n 1: an equivalent given in return
tit-tat-toe
n 1: a game in which two players alternately put crosses and
circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine
spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or
three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe},
{ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-
toe}, {noughts and crosses}]
titan arum
n 1: malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles
the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of
several feet [syn: {krubi}, {titan arum}, {Amorphophallus
titanum}]
titanic acid
n 1: a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium
dioxide
titanic oxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanium
oxide}, {titanic oxide}, {titania}]
titanium dioxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanium
oxide}, {titanic oxide}, {titania}]
titanium oxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanium
oxide}, {titanic oxide}, {titania}]
tithe barn
n 1: barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and
common in England
titi family
n 1: shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white
flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn:
{Cyrilliaceae}, {family Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family},
{titi family}]
titi monkey
n 1: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and
long nonprehensile tail [syn: {titi}, {titi monkey}]
title bar
n 1: (computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a
window, bearing the name of the currently active document
title deed
n 1: a legal document proving a person's right to property
title of respect
n 1: an identifying appellation signifying status or function:
e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his
friends to use his formal title" [syn: {title}, {title of
respect}, {form of address}]
title page
n 1: a page of a book displaying the title and author and
publisher
title role
n 1: the role of the character after whom the play is named
[syn: {title role}, {name part}]
title-holder
n 1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn:
{champion}, {champ}, {title-holder}]
tittle-tattle
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-
tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab},
{gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
Titus Flavius Domitianus
n 1: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother
Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as
a tyrant (51-96) [syn: {Domitian}, {Titus Flavius
Domitianus}]
Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus
n 1: Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who
consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed
the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the
construction of the Colosseum (9-79) [syn: {Vespasian},
{Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus}]
Titus Flavius Vespasianus
n 1: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81) [syn: {Titus},
{Titus Vespasianus Augustus}, {Titus Flavius Vespasianus}]
Titus Livius
n 1: Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes
(of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history
of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17) [syn: {Livy},
{Titus Livius}]
Titus Lucretius Carus
n 1: Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he
tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe
(96-55 BC) [syn: {Lucretius}, {Titus Lucretius Carus}]
Titus Maccius Plautus
n 1: comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC) [syn:
{Plautus}, {Titus Maccius Plautus}]
Titus Oates
n 1: English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit
plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) [syn: {Oates},
{Titus Oates}]
Titus Vespasianus Augustus
n 1: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81) [syn: {Titus},
{Titus Vespasianus Augustus}, {Titus Flavius Vespasianus}]
Tiziano Vecellio
n 1: old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) [syn:
{Titian}, {Tiziano Vecellio}]
Tjalling Charles Koopmans
n 1: United States economist (born in the Netherlands)
(1910-1985) [syn: {Koopmans}, {Tjalling Koopmans},
{Tjalling Charles Koopmans}]
Tjalling Koopmans
n 1: United States economist (born in the Netherlands)
(1910-1985) [syn: {Koopmans}, {Tjalling Koopmans},
{Tjalling Charles Koopmans}]
to a fault
adv 1: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
[syn: {excessively}, {overly}, {to a fault}, {too}]
to a great extent
adv 1: to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others'
data" [syn: {heavily}, {to a great extent}]
to a greater extent
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and
adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more
quickly" [syn: {more}, {to a greater extent}] [ant:
{less}, {to a lesser extent}]
to a higher place
adv 1: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher
up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {at
a lower place}, {below}, {beneath}, {to a lower place}]
to a lesser extent
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and
adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less
quickly" [syn: {less}, {to a lesser extent}] [ant:
{more}, {to a greater extent}]
to a lower place
adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {at a lower
place}, {to a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above},
{higher up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}]
to a man
adv 1: without exception; "voted for unionization to a man"
to a T
adv 1: in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn:
{to a T}, {to the letter}, {just right}, {to perfection}]
to advantage
adv 1: in a manner that uses the most flattering or best aspects
of; "the dress brought out her figure to advantage"
to all intents and purposes
adv 1: in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes
the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical
purposes useless" [syn: {for all practical purposes}, {to
all intents and purposes}, {for all intents and
purposes}]
to and fro
adv 1: moving from one place to another and back again; "he
traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New
York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening
manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked
back and forth all day" [syn: {back and forth}, {backward
and forward}, {to and fro}]
to be precise
adv 1: in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband
and wife" [syn: {properly speaking}, {strictly speaking},
{to be precise}]
to be sure
adv 1: admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be
sure}, {without doubt}, {no doubt}]
to begin with
adv 1: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
[syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the
beginning}, {to begin with}, {originally}]
to boot
adv 1: in addition, by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves
additionally as the CEO" [syn: {additionally}, {to boot}]
to both ears
adv 1: in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented
binaurally" [syn: {binaurally}, {to both ears}, {in both
ears}] [ant: {in one ear}, {monaurally}, {to one ear}]
to date
adv 1: prior to the present time; "no suspect has been found to
date" [syn: {up to now}, {to date}]
to each one
adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered
individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to
each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]
to it
adv 1: to that; "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto"
[syn: {thereto}, {to it}, {to that}]
to leeward
n 1: the side sheltered from the wind [syn: {to leeward},
{leeward side}]
to no degree
adv 1: in no manner; "they are nowise different" [syn: {nowise},
{to no degree}]
to one ear
adv 1: in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented
monaurally" [syn: {monaurally}, {to one ear}, {in one
ear}] [ant: {binaurally}, {in both ears}, {to both ears}]
to order
adv 1: to specification; "he had the shoes made to order"
to perfection
adv 1: in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn:
{to a T}, {to the letter}, {just right}, {to perfection}]
to that
adv 1: to that; "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto"
[syn: {thereto}, {to it}, {to that}]
to that degree
adv 1: to the degree or extent that; "insofar as it can be
ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of
man"; "so far as it is reasonably practical he should
practice restraint" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {so
far}, {to that extent}, {to that degree}]
to that effect
adv 1: with that general meaning; "she said something to that
effect"
to that extent
adv 1: to the degree or extent that; "insofar as it can be
ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of
man"; "so far as it is reasonably practical he should
practice restraint" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {so
far}, {to that extent}, {to that degree}]
to the contrary
adv 1: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the
contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn:
{contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {contrariwise}, {on the
contrary}]
to the full
adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely;
(`full' in this sense is used as a combining form);
"fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full
well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: {fully}, {to
the full}, {full}]
to the highest degree
adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most
dangerous snake" [syn: {most}, {to the highest degree}]
[ant: {least}, {to the lowest degree}]
to the hilt
adv 1: in full; "you are in this to the hilt" [syn: {to the
hilt}, {to the limit}]
to the letter
adv 1: in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn:
{to a T}, {to the letter}, {just right}, {to perfection}]
to the limit
adv 1: in full; "you are in this to the hilt" [syn: {to the
hilt}, {to the limit}]
to the lowest degree
adv 1: used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the
least dangerous snake" [syn: {least}, {to the lowest
degree}] [ant: {most}, {to the highest degree}]
to the south
adv 1: in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: {south},
{to the south}, {in the south}]
to wit
adv 1: as follows [syn: {namely}, {viz.}, {that is to say}, {to
wit}, {videlicet}]
to-do
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-
do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
toad frog
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[syn: {frog}, {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian},
{salientian}]
toad lily
n 1: a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal
racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations
of western North America [syn: {toad lily}, {Montia
chamissoi}]
toad rush
n 1: low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly
cosmopolitan [syn: {toad rush}, {Juncus bufonius}]
toad-in-the-hole
n 1: sausage baked in batter
toast mistress
n 1: a woman toastmaster
toaster oven
n 1: kitchen appliance consisting of a small electric oven for
toasting or warming food
toasting fork
n 1: long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or
bread etc. (especially over an open fire)
tobacco budworm
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm},
{cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm},
{vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]
tobacco hornworm
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
[syn: {tobacco hornworm}, {tomato worm}, {Manduca sexta}]
tobacco industry
n 1: an industry that manufactures and sells products containing
tobacco
tobacco juice
n 1: saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)
tobacco mildew
n 1: fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco [syn:
{tobacco mildew}, {Peronospora hyoscyami}]
tobacco mosaic
n 1: a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of
tobacco plants
tobacco mosaic virus
n 1: the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic;
it was the first virus discovered (1892) [syn: {tobacco
mosaic virus}, {TMV}]
tobacco moth
n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried
plant products [syn: {tobacco moth}, {cacao moth},
{Ephestia elutella}]
tobacco pipe
n 1: a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking
tobacco [syn: {pipe}, {tobacco pipe}]
tobacco plant
n 1: aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs [syn:
{tobacco}, {tobacco plant}]
tobacco pouch
n 1: a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
tobacco shop
n 1: a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and
cigarettes [syn: {tobacco shop}, {tobacconist shop},
{tobacconist}]
tobacco thrips
n 1: injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts [syn: {tobacco
thrips}, {Frankliniella fusca}]
tobacco user
n 1: a person who smokes tobacco [syn: {smoker}, {tobacco user}]
[ant: {nonsmoker}]
tobacco wilt
n 1: disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by
the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring rot},
{ring disease}, {tobacco wilt}]
tobacconist shop
n 1: a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and
cigarettes [syn: {tobacco shop}, {tobacconist shop},
{tobacconist}]
Tobias George Smollett
n 1: Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn:
{Smollett}, {Tobias Smollett}, {Tobias George Smollett}]
Tobias Smollett
n 1: Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn:
{Smollett}, {Tobias Smollett}, {Tobias George Smollett}]
Tobin bronze
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass},
{Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]
toboggan cap
n 1: a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with
a tassel [syn: {ski cap}, {stocking cap}, {toboggan cap}]
toby fillpot jug
n 1: a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-
cornered hat [syn: {toby}, {toby jug}, {toby fillpot jug}]
toby jug
n 1: a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-
cornered hat [syn: {toby}, {toby jug}, {toby fillpot jug}]
Tocantins River
n 1: a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the
Para River [syn: {Tocantins}, {Tocantins River}]
toddy palm
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn:
{wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul
tree}, {toddy palm}, {Caryota urens}]
2: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a
hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and
sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra},
{palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar
palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
Todea barbara
n 1: fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand
and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {king fern}, {Todea
barbara}]
Todea superba
n 1: New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly
stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape
fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather},
{Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea
superba}]
toe box
n 1: the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that
provides space and protection for the toes; "the toe box
may be rounded or pointed"
toe crack
n 1: a crack on the forepart of a horse's hindfoot
toe dance
n 1: a dance performed on tiptoe [syn: {toe dancing}, {toe
dance}]
toe dancing
n 1: a dance performed on tiptoe [syn: {toe dancing}, {toe
dance}]
toe the line
v 1: do what is expected
toe toe
n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
[syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia
richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]
toe-in
n 1: the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer
together at the front than at the back
toe-to-toe
adv 1: in close combat or at close quarters; "they fought toe-
to-toe for the nomination"
toffee apple
n 1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
(usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy
apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]
toffee-nosed
adj 1: snobbish; pretentiously superior
Tofieldia pusilla
n 1: false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of
mountainous regions of Europe [syn: {Scotch asphodel},
{Tofieldia pusilla}]
tog out
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
tog up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
toga virilis
n 1: (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of
manhood and citizenship
together with
adv 1: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together
couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the
damages with all our salaries put together" [syn:
{jointly}, {collectively}, {conjointly}, {together with}]
togged up
adj 1: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)},
{dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to
kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up},
{togged up}]
toggle bolt
n 1: a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged
spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow
walls
toggle joint
n 1: a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply
pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint
toggle switch
n 1: a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
[syn: {toggle switch}, {toggle}, {on-off switch}, {on/off
switch}]
Togo franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Togo
Togolese Republic
n 1: a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of
Guinea; formerly under French control [syn: {Togo},
{Togolese Republic}]
toilet articles
n 1: artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking
care of your body) [syn: {toiletry}, {toilet articles}]
toilet bag
n 1: a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and
toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling [syn: {toilet
bag}, {sponge bag}]
toilet bowl
n 1: the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water
toilet facility
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
toilet kit
n 1: a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling [syn:
{toilet kit}, {travel kit}]
toilet paper
n 1: a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn:
{toilet tissue}, {toilet paper}, {bathroom tissue}]
toilet powder
n 1: a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
[syn: {toilet powder}, {bath powder}, {dusting powder}]
toilet roll
n 1: a roll of toilet paper
toilet seat
n 1: the hinged seat on a toilet
toilet soap
n 1: soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {face soap},
{bath soap}]
toilet table
n 1: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while
dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table},
{dresser}, {vanity}, {toilet table}]
toilet tissue
n 1: a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn:
{toilet tissue}, {toilet paper}, {bathroom tissue}]
toilet training
n 1: training a young child to use the toilet
toilet water
n 1: a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {toilet
water}, {eau de toilette}]
toilet-train
v 1: train (a small child) to use the toilet
toilet-trained
adj 1: (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty-
trained}, {pot-trained}, {toilet-trained}]
Tojo Eiki
n 1: Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan
during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed
as a war criminal (1884-1948) [syn: {Tojo}, {Tojo Hideki},
{Tojo Eiki}]
Tojo Hideki
n 1: Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan
during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed
as a war criminal (1884-1948) [syn: {Tojo}, {Tojo Hideki},
{Tojo Eiki}]
token economy
n 1: a form of behavior therapy that has been used in some
mental institutions; patients are rewarded with tokens for
appropriate behavior and the tokens may be cashed in for
valued rewards
token money
n 1: coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than
their intrinsic value
token payment
n 1: a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation
toll agent
n 1: someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper},
{tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker},
{toll agent}, {toller}]
toll bridge
n 1: a bridge where toll is charged for crossing
toll call
n 1: a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local
rate
toll collector
n 1: someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper},
{tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker},
{toll agent}, {toller}]
Toll House cookie
n 1: cookies containing chocolate chips [syn: {chocolate chip
cookie}, {Toll House cookie}]
toll line
n 1: a telephone line for long-distance calls
toll plaza
n 1: an area where tollbooths are located
toll road
n 1: an expressway on which tolls are collected [syn:
{turnpike}, {toll road}]
toll taker
n 1: someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper},
{tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker},
{toll agent}, {toller}]
toll-free
adj 1: having no toll levied for its use; "a toll-free road"; "a
toll-free telephone number"
tolmetin sodium
n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin)
[syn: {tolmetin sodium}, {Tolectin}]
Tolmiea menziesii
n 1: vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and
having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade
and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback
plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]
tolu balsam
n 1: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree
used especially in cough syrups [syn: {tolu}, {balsam of
tolu}, {tolu balsam}]
tolu balsam tree
n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree},
{Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]
tolu tree
n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree},
{Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]
toluic acid
n 1: an isomeric acid derived from toluene
Tolypeutes tricinctus
n 1: South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
[syn: {apar}, {three-banded armadillo}, {Tolypeutes
tricinctus}]
Tom and Jerry
n 1: hot rum toddy with a beaten egg
Tom Bradley
n 1: United States politician who was elected the first black
mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) [syn: {Bradley}, {Thomas
Bradley}, {Tom Bradley}]
Tom Collins
n 1: tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
[syn: {collins}, {Tom Collins}]
Tom Hanks
n 1: United States film actor (born in 1956) [syn: {Hanks}, {Tom
Hanks}, {Thomas J. Hanks}]
Tom Paine
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in
England) who supported the American colonist's fight for
independence and supported the French Revolution
(1737-1809) [syn: {Paine}, {Tom Paine}, {Thomas Paine}]
Tom Sawyer
n 1: the boy hero of a novel by Mark Twain
Tom Stoppard
n 1: British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn:
{Stoppard}, {Tom Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas
Straussler}]
Tom Thumb
n 1: an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller
than his father's thumb
2: a very small person
tom turkey
n 1: male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {gobbler}, {tom}, {tom
turkey}]
Tom Wolfe
n 1: United States writer who has written extensively on
American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Tom Wolfe},
{Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]
tom-tom
n 1: any of various drums with small heads [syn: {tenor drum},
{tom-tom}]
Tomas de Torquemada
n 1: the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for
the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during
the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: {Torquemada},
{Tomas de Torquemada}]
Tomasso Parentucelli
n 1: Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican
library (1397-1455) [syn: {Nicholas V}, {Tomasso
Parentucelli}]
tomato blight
n 1: a disease of tomato plants [syn: {tomato blight}, {tomato
yellows}]
tomato concentrate
n 1: a concentrated form of tomatoes
tomato fruitworm
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially
corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm},
{cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm},
{vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]
tomato hornworm
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn:
{tomato hornworm}, {potato worm}, {Manduca
quinquemaculata}]
tomato juice
n 1: the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned)
tomato ketchup
n 1: thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes [syn: {catsup},
{ketchup}, {cetchup}, {tomato ketchup}]
tomato paste
n 1: thick concentrated tomato puree
tomato plant
n 1: native to South America; widely cultivated in many
varieties [syn: {tomato}, {love apple}, {tomato plant},
{Lycopersicon esculentum}]
tomato sauce
n 1: sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes)
with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on
pasta
tomato streak
n 1: disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes,
peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato
mosaic
tomato worm
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
[syn: {tobacco hornworm}, {tomato worm}, {Manduca sexta}]
tomato yellows
n 1: a disease of tomato plants [syn: {tomato blight}, {tomato
yellows}]
Tombigbee River
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows
southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River
and form the Mobile River [syn: {Tombigbee}, {Tombigbee
River}]
tomentum cerebri
n 1: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral
surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn:
{tomentum}, {tomentum cerebri}]
Tomistoma schlegeli
n 1: crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the
gavial [syn: {false gavial}, {Tomistoma schlegeli}]
Tommy gun
n 1: a .45-caliber submachine gun [syn: {Tommy gun}, {Thompson
submachine gun}]
tonal language
n 1: a language in which different tones distinguish different
meanings [syn: {tone language}, {tonal language}]
tonal pattern
n 1: the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
[syn: {melody}, {tonal pattern}]
tonal system
n 1: the system of tones used in a particular language or
dialect of a tone language [syn: {tone system}, {tonal
system}]
tone arm
n 1: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that
carries the cartridge [syn: {tone arm}, {pickup}, {pickup
arm}]
tone deafness
n 1: an inability to distinguish differences in pitch [syn:
{tone deafness}, {tin ear}]
tone down
v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
{muffle}, {mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]
2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that
aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his
potentially offensive statements" [syn: {tone down},
{moderate}, {tame}]
tone ending
n 1: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase
or tone [syn: {release}, {tone ending}]
tone language
n 1: a language in which different tones distinguish different
meanings [syn: {tone language}, {tonal language}]
tone of voice
n 1: the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a
conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
[syn: {tone}, {tone of voice}]
tone poem
n 1: an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales
[syn: {symphonic poem}, {tone poem}]
tone system
n 1: the system of tones used in a particular language or
dialect of a tone language [syn: {tone system}, {tonal
system}]
tone up
v 1: give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
[syn: {tone}, {tone up}, {strengthen}]
tone-beginning
n 1: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
[syn: {attack}, {tone-beginning}]
tone-deaf
adj 1: unable to appreciate music
Tonegawa Susumu
n 1: Japanese molecular biologist noted for his studies of how
the immune system produces antibodies (born in 1939)
tong ho
n 1: grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
[syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {shun giku},
{Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]
Tongan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Tonga
tongue and groove joint
n 1: a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of
one board into a matching groove on another board
tongue depressor
n 1: a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an
examination of the mouth and throat
tongue fern
n 1: east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues;
sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern},
{tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]
tongue tie
n 1: a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the
tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
[syn: {tongue tie}, {ankyloglossia}]
tongue twister
n 1: an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly;
"`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"
tongue worm
n 1: wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides
of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals [syn:
{tongue worm}, {pentastomid}]
tongue-fish
n 1: left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of
little commercial value [syn: {tonguefish}, {tongue-fish}]
tongue-flower
n 1: orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or
strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base [syn:
{tongueflower}, {tongue-flower}]
tongue-in-cheek
adv 1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
[syn: {banteringly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {facetiously},
{jokingly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
adj 1: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering},
{facetious}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
tongue-lashing
n 1: rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {scolding},
{objurgation}, {tongue-lashing}]
tongue-shaped
adj 1: shaped like a tongue [syn: {lingulate}, {tongue-shaped}]
tongue-tie
v 1: deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was
tongue-tied"
tongue-tied
adj 1: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt
tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
[syn: {incoherent}, {tongue-tied}]
tongueless frog
n 1: almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama
and northern South America
tonguing and grooving plane
n 1: a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and
grooves on the edges of matchboards [syn: {match plane},
{tonguing and grooving plane}]
Toni Morrison
n 1: United States writer whose novels describe the lives of
African-Americans (born in 1931) [syn: {Morrison}, {Toni
Morrison}, {Chloe Anthony Wofford}]
tonic accent
n 1: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn:
{tonic accent}, {pitch accent}]
tonic epilepsy
n 1: epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure
tonic key
n 1: the basic key in which a piece of music is written [syn:
{tonic key}, {home key}]
tonic solfa
n 1: a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re,
mi, fa, sol, la, ti [syn: {tonic solfa}, {solfa}]
tonic water
n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
[syn: {tonic}, {tonic water}, {quinine water}]
tonka bean
n 1: fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used
in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla
[syn: {tonka bean}, {coumara nut}]
2: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped
pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
[syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree}, {Coumarouna odorata},
{Dipteryx odorata}]
tonka bean tree
n 1: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped
pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for
flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree},
{Coumarouna odorata}, {Dipteryx odorata}]
tonnage duty
n 1: a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the
tonnage of the ship [syn: {tonnage}, {tunnage}, {tonnage
duty}]
tonsilla adenoidea
n 1: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the
uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids";
"enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]
tonsilla pharyngealis
n 1: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the
uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids";
"enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]
tontine insurance
n 1: a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of
a participant his share is distributed to the remaining
members [syn: {tontine}, {tontine insurance}]
Tony Blair
n 1: British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born
in 1953) [syn: {Blair}, {Tony Blair}, {Anthony Charles
Lynton Blair}]
too bad
adj 1: deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's
regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad
he had no feeling himself for church" [syn:
{regrettable}, {too bad}]
too big for one's breeches
adj 1: (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a
snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le
Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and
persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty},
{snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's
breeches}, {uppish}]
too large
adj 1: excessively large [syn: {overlarge}, {too large}]
too much
adv 1: more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not
blame them overmuch" [syn: {overmuch}, {too much}]
too soon
adv 1: before the usual time or the time expected; "she
graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
[syn: {early}, {ahead of time}, {too soon}] [ant:
{belatedly}, {late}, {tardily}]
too-careful
adj 1: excessively or unduly careful [syn: {overcareful}, {too-
careful}]
too-generous
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand";
"the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent
gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother
a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal
praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted
devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn:
{lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {too-generous},
{unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
too-greedy
adj 1: excessively gluttonous [syn: {overgreedy}, {too-greedy}]
tool around
v 1: ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the
pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn:
{joyride}, {tool}, {tool around}]
tool bag
n 1: a bag in which tools are carried
tool cabinet
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
{toolbox}, {tool chest}, {tool cabinet}, {tool case}]
tool case
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
{toolbox}, {tool chest}, {tool cabinet}, {tool case}]
tool chest
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
{toolbox}, {tool chest}, {tool cabinet}, {tool case}]
tool kit
n 1: a set of carpenter's tools [syn: {carpenter's kit}, {tool
kit}]
tool steel
n 1: alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and
tough and can retain a cutting edge
tool-and-die work
n 1: the craft of making special tools and dies
Toona calantas
n 1: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn:
{Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas},
{Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]
tooth and nail
adv 1: with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"
tooth decay
n 1: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {caries}, {dental
caries}, {tooth decay}]
tooth doctor
n 1: a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {dentist},
{tooth doctor}, {dental practitioner}]
tooth enamel
n 1: hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn:
{enamel}, {tooth enamel}]
tooth fairy
n 1: a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a
child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
tooth fungus
n 1: a fungus of the family Hydnaceae
tooth powder
n 1: a dentifrice in the form of a powder [syn: {tooth powder},
{toothpowder}]
tooth shell
n 1: any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular
shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for
burrowing [syn: {tooth shell}, {tusk shell}]
tooth socket
n 1: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
[syn: {tooth socket}, {alveolus}]
toothache tree
n 1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny
branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum},
{Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]
toothbrush tree
n 1: glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus
Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world
are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush;
shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
[syn: {toothbrush tree}, {mustard tree}, {Salvadora
persica}]
toothed spurge
n 1: an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate
leaves [syn: {toothed spurge}, {Euphorbia dentata}]
toothed sword fern
n 1: tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided
greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to
Peru and Brazil [syn: {basket fern}, {toothed sword fern},
{Nephrolepis pectinata}]
toothed whale
n 1: any of several whales having simple conical teeth and
feeding on fish etc.
toothed wheel
n 1: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn:
{roulette}, {toothed wheel}]
toowomba canary grass
n 1: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced
in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass},
{Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris
aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]
top banana
n 1: the leading comedian in a burlesque show
2: the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn:
{kingpin}, {top banana}, {bigwig}]
top billing
n 1: the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a
theatrical poster
top boot
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin},
{combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]
top brass
n 1: the most important persons in a governing body
top dog
n 1: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole
operation" [syn: {head}, {chief}, {top dog}]
top dressing
n 1: a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
top executive
n 1: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
[syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader},
{king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive},
{tycoon}]
top fermentation
n 1: a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature
high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the
fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale; "top
fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher
temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"
top fermenting yeast
n 1: brewer's yeast used in top fermentation of ale
top hat
n 1: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
{silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
top lift
n 1: the bottom layer of a heel
top of the inning
n 1: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at
bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
[syn: {top}, {top of the inning}] [ant: {bottom}, {bottom
of the inning}]
top of the line
n 1: the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
top off
v 1: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a
cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: {top}, {top
off}]
2: fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the
cup"
top onion
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}, {Allium
cepa viviparum}]
top out
v 1: give up one's career just as one becomes very successful;
"The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he
was burned out"
2: provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the
towers were topped with conical roofs" [syn: {top}, {top
out}]
3: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity,
activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";
"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" [syn: {top
out}, {peak}] [ant: {bottom out}]
top quark
n 1: a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more
than 100,000 times that of an electron [syn: {top quark},
{truth quark}]
top round
n 1: roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting
top side
n 1: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books
on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was
painted" [syn: {top}, {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}]
top-down
adj 1: of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest
conceptual level and works down to the details; "a top-
down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic
trends"; "top-down programming" [ant: {bottom-up}]
top-flight
adj 1: excellent; best possible [syn: {top-flight}, {top-hole},
{topping}]
top-grade
adj 1: surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {high-
grade}, {top-quality}, {top-grade}]
top-heavy
adj 1: unstable by being overloaded at the top
top-hole
adj 1: excellent; best possible [syn: {top-flight}, {top-hole},
{topping}]
top-notch
adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack
shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she
is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack},
{first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {top-notch},
{tops(p)}]
top-quality
adj 1: surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {high-
grade}, {top-quality}, {top-grade}]
top-secret
adj 1: the highest official level of classification of documents
top-up
n 1: an amount needed to restore something to its former level
toper's nose
n 1: enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and
redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often
associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn:
{rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose},
{brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose},
{hammer nose}, {copper nose}]
topgallant mast
n 1: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged
vessel [syn: {topgallant}, {topgallant mast}]
topgallant sail
n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn:
{topgallant}, {topgallant sail}]
topic sentence
n 1: a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
topical anaesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces
(as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
[syn: {topical anesthesia}, {topical anaesthesia}]
topical anaesthetic
n 1: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body [syn:
{local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical
anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]
topical anesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces
(as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
[syn: {topical anesthesia}, {topical anaesthesia}]
topical anesthetic
n 1: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body [syn:
{local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical
anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]
topical prostaglandin eyedrop
n 1: a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow
of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway
topographic anatomy
n 1: the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the
body and emphasizing the relations between various
structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that
region [syn: {regional anatomy}, {topographic anatomy},
{topology}]
topographic point
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot
on a planet" [syn: {topographic point}, {place}, {spot}]
topological space
n 1: (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of
postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space
is finite dimensional" [syn: {mathematical space},
{topological space}]
topsy-turvily
adv 1: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head},
{topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
topsy-turvy
adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-
piggledy" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}, {topsy-turvy}]
2: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-
turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
adj 1: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn:
{disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger},
{jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
topsy-turvydom
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos},
{pandemonium}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-
turvyness}]
topsy-turvyness
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos},
{pandemonium}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-
turvyness}]
torch race
n 1: (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner
to the next
torch singer
n 1: a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch
songs
torch song
n 1: a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
torchwood family
n 1: resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn:
{Burseraceae}, {family Burseraceae}, {torchwood family}]
toreador pants
n 1: (used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves;
worn by women and girls [syn: {pedal pushers}, {toreador
pants}]
tornado cellar
n 1: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm
passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {cyclone cellar}, {tornado
cellar}]
tornado lantern
n 1: an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid
to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a
glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern},
{tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]
torpedo boat
n 1: small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in
coastal waters
torpedo tube
n 1: a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a
torpedo is fired
torpedo-boat destroyer
n 1: small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern
destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
Torquato Tasso
n 1: Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of
Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595) [syn:
{Tasso}, {Torquato Tasso}]
torque converter
n 1: converter for transmitting and amplifying torque
(especially by hydraulic means)
torque wrench
n 1: a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of
torque being applied
Torres Strait
n 1: a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New
Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
Torrey pine
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
Torrey tree
n 1: rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green
leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn:
{stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya
taxifolia}]
Torrey's pine
n 1: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California
having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine},
{Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {grey-leaf pine}, {sabine
pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]
Torreya californica
n 1: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but
with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {California nutmeg},
{nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]
Torreya taxifolia
n 1: rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green
leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn:
{stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya
taxifolia}]
Torrid Zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of
Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot
climate [syn: {Torrid Zone}, {tropical zone}, {tropics}]
torsion balance
n 1: measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by
the torsion they exert on a thin wire
tort-feasor
n 1: a party who has committed a tort [syn: {tort-feasor},
{tortfeasor}]
tortilla chip
n 1: a small piece of tortilla
tortoise plant
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with
deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise
plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine},
{Dioscorea elephantipes}]
tortoiseshell butterfly
n 1: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn:
{tortoiseshell}, {tortoiseshell butterfly}]
tortoiseshell turtle
n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak;
source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill
turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle},
{Eretmochelys imbricata}]
tortoiseshell-cat
n 1: a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
[syn: {tortoiseshell}, {tortoiseshell-cat}, {calico cat}]
tortricid moth
n 1: any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings;
larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls [syn:
{tortricid}, {tortricid moth}]
torture chamber
n 1: a room in which torture is inflicted
Tosk dialect
n 1: the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in
areas of Greece and Italy [syn: {Tosk}, {Tosk dialect}]
toss away
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
toss back
v 1: throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her
head" [syn: {throw back}, {toss back}]
toss bombing
n 1: a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at
a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
[syn: {loft bombing}, {toss bombing}]
toss in
v 1: add casually to a conversation; "`I don't agree with this,'
she tossed in"
toss off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a
thank-you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch
off}, {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
2: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt
down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down},
{kill}]
toss out
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
{discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck
out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out},
{throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
toss-up
n 1: an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he
will win or lose" [syn: {tossup}, {toss-up}, {even chance}]
tossed salad
n 1: salad tossed with a dressing
tot up
v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add
together}, {tally}, {add up}]
total aphasia
n 1: loss of all ability to communicate [syn: {global aphasia},
{total aphasia}]
total darkness
n 1: total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total
darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness},
{lightlessness}, {blackness}, {pitch blackness}, {black}]
total depravity
n 1: the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of
corruption as a result of original sin
total eclipse
n 1: an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is
completely obscured
total heat
n 1: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the
internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume
and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system
capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {heat content},
{total heat}, {enthalpy}, {H}]
total hysterectomy
n 1: surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
total parenteral nutrition
n 1: administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through
a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term
coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
[syn: {total parenteral nutrition}, {TPN},
{hyperalimentation}]
totalitarian state
n 1: a government that subordinates the individual to the state
and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive
measures [syn: {totalitarian state}, {totalitation regime}]
totalitation regime
n 1: a government that subordinates the individual to the state
and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive
measures [syn: {totalitarian state}, {totalitation regime}]
tote bag
n 1: a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {holdall},
{tote}, {tote bag}]
tote up
v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add
together}, {tally}, {add up}]
totem pole
n 1: a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted
with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the
northwest Pacific coast
Totten trust
n 1: a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves
the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during
their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the
previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust},
{savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account},
{Totten trust}]
touch a chord
v 1: evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer
strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched
a chord" [syn: {strike a chord}, {touch a chord}]
touch base
v 1: establish communication with someone; "did you finally
connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: {get in touch},
{touch base}, {connect}]
touch down
v 1: come or bring (a plane) to a landing; "the plane touched
down at noon"
touch football
n 1: a version of American football in which the ball carrier is
touched rather than tackled
touch modality
n 1: the faculty by which external objects or forces are
perceived through contact with the body (especially the
hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects
in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch},
{skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]
touch off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
{activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
{touch off}]
touch on
v 1: refer to or discuss briefly
2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to},
{bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}, {have to do with}]
3: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn
or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor},
{furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}, {bust}]
4: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
{affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on},
{touch}]
touch perception
n 1: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat
or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {touch
perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]
touch screen
n 1: a computer display that enables the user to interact with
the computer by touching areas on the screen [syn: {touch
screen}, {touchscreen}]
touch sensation
n 1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had
a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation},
{tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]
touch system
n 1: typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit
particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
[syn: {touch typing}, {touch system}]
touch typing
n 1: typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit
particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
[syn: {touch typing}, {touch system}]
touch up
v 1: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This
photograph has been retouched!" [syn: {touch up},
{retouch}]
touch-and-go
adj 1: fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous
journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the
Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an
undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-
and-go recovery" [syn: {parlous}, {perilous},
{precarious}, {touch-and-go}]
touch-me-not
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange
flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn:
{jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam},
{celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
2: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels
its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: {squirting
cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not}, {Ecballium
elaterium}]
3: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and
Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having
sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at
night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant},
{touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble
plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
touch-type
v 1: type without looking at the keyboard
touch-typist
n 1: a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at
the keyboard
touchy-feely
adj 1: (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection
(especially through physical contact)
tough guy
n 1: someone who bullies weaker people [syn: {tough guy}, {plug-
ugly}]
tough luck
n 1: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
[syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}]
[ant: {good fortune}, {good luck}, {luckiness}]
tough-minded
adj 1: facing facts or difficulties realistically and with
determination [syn: {tough-minded}, {unsentimental}]
tough-skinned
adj 1: having a relatively tough outer covering
2: insensitive to criticism [syn: {thick-skinned}, {tough-
skinned}]
Toulouse-Lautrec
n 1: French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music
halls of Montmartre (1864-1901) [syn: {Toulouse-Lautrec},
{Henri Toulouse-Lautrec}]
tour de force
n 1: a masterly or brilliant feat
Tour de France
n 1: a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts
three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles
tour guide
n 1: a guide who leads others on a tour
tour of duty
n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn:
{enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of
duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
Tourette's syndrome
n 1: neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and
tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts
and coprolalia [syn: {Tourette's syndrome}, {Gilles de la
Tourette syndrome}]
touring car
n 1: large open car seating four with folding top [syn: {touring
car}, {phaeton}, {tourer}]
tourist attraction
n 1: a characteristic that attracts tourists
tourist class
n 1: inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train [syn:
{tourist class}, {third class}]
tourist court
n 1: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to
parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor
lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]
tout ensemble
adv 1: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's
not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole},
{altogether}, {tout ensemble}]
n 1: an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art)
considered as forming a whole [syn: {ensemble}, {tout
ensemble}]
2: a total impression or effect of something made up of
individual parts
tow car
n 1: a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to
remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: {tow truck}, {tow
car}, {wrecker}]
tow truck
n 1: a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to
remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: {tow truck}, {tow
car}, {wrecker}]
tow-headed snake
n 1: boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America;
looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar
shape [syn: {rubber boa}, {tow-headed snake}, {Charina
bottae}]
towel bar
n 1: a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding
towels [syn: {towel rail}, {towel bar}]
towel horse
n 1: a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can
be hung [syn: {towel rack}, {towel horse}]
towel rack
n 1: a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can
be hung [syn: {towel rack}, {towel horse}]
towel rail
n 1: a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding
towels [syn: {towel rail}, {towel bar}]
towel ring
n 1: a circular hoop for holding a towel
tower block
n 1: tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or
apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-
rise'" [syn: {high-rise}, {tower block}]
tower cress
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout
Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Turritis
glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
2: European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in
genus Turritis [syn: {tower cress}, {tower mustard}, {Arabis
turrita}]
tower mustard
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout
Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Turritis
glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
2: European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in
genus Turritis [syn: {tower cress}, {tower mustard}, {Arabis
turrita}]
Tower of Babel
n 1: (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants
(probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to
heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they
could no longer understand one another [syn: {Tower of
Babel}, {Babel}]
Tower of London
n 1: a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a
state prison and now as a museum containing the crown
jewels
Tower of Pharos
n 1: a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in
285 BC
tower of strength
n 1: a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of
support and comfort [syn: {tower of strength}, {pillar of
strength}]
towing line
n 1: (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towline},
{towrope}, {towing line}, {towing rope}]
towing path
n 1: a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
[syn: {towpath}, {towing path}]
towing rope
n 1: (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towline},
{towrope}, {towing line}, {towing rope}]
town clerk
n 1: the official who keeps a town's records
town crier
n 1: (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn:
{town crier}, {crier}]
town gas
n 1: coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
town hall
n 1: a government building that houses administrative offices of
a town government
town house
n 1: a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated
side by side and sharing common walls [syn: {row house},
{town house}]
town meeting
n 1: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
2: a meeting of the inhabitants of a town
town planning
n 1: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical
arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {city
planning}, {town planning}, {urban planning}]
Townsend Harris
n 1: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening
Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: {Harris},
{Townsend Harris}]
Townsendia Exscapa
n 1: dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of
woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and
bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to
Arizona [syn: {Easter daisy}, {stemless daisy}, {Townsendia
Exscapa}]
toxaemia of pregnancy
n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by
hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn:
{toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia},
{toxaemia}]
toxemia of pregnancy
n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by
hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn:
{toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia},
{toxaemia}]
toxic condition
n 1: the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic
substance [syn: {poisoning}, {toxic condition},
{intoxication}]
toxic dumpsite
n 1: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed
of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste dump}, {toxic waste
site}, {toxic dumpsite}]
toxic industrial waste
n 1: poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by
chemical means) [syn: {toxic waste}, {toxic industrial
waste}]
toxic shock
n 1: syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal)
infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus;
characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse
erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women
using highly absorbent tampons [syn: {toxic shock}, {toxic
shock syndrome}, {TSS}]
toxic shock syndrome
n 1: syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal)
infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus;
characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse
erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women
using highly absorbent tampons [syn: {toxic shock}, {toxic
shock syndrome}, {TSS}]
toxic site
n 1: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the
Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be
cleaned up [syn: {toxic site}, {toxic waste area},
{Superfund site}]
toxic waste
n 1: poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by
chemical means) [syn: {toxic waste}, {toxic industrial
waste}]
toxic waste area
n 1: a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the
Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be
cleaned up [syn: {toxic site}, {toxic waste area},
{Superfund site}]
toxic waste dump
n 1: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed
of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste dump}, {toxic waste
site}, {toxic dumpsite}]
toxic waste site
n 1: a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed
of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste dump}, {toxic waste
site}, {toxic dumpsite}]
Toxicodendron diversilobum
n 1: poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that
causes a rash on contact [syn: {western poison oak},
{Toxicodendron diversilobum}, {Rhus diversiloba}]
Toxicodendron quercifolium
n 1: poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a
rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron
quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]
Toxicodendron radicans
n 1: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States
with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white
berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on
contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury},
{poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]
Toxicodendron vernicifluum
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
Toxicodendron vernix
n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and
greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields
an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood},
{poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]
toxin antitoxin
n 1: a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a
disease
Toxostoma rufums
n 1: common large songbird of eastern United States having
reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrasher}, {brown
thrush}, {Toxostoma rufums}]
Toxotes jaculatrix
n 1: any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects
by squirting water at them and knocking them into the
water; found in Indonesia and Australia [syn: {archerfish},
{Toxotes jaculatrix}]
toy box
n 1: chest for storage of toys [syn: {toy box}, {toy chest}]
toy business
n 1: an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
[syn: {toy industry}, {toy business}]
toy chest
n 1: chest for storage of toys [syn: {toy box}, {toy chest}]
toy dog
n 1: any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as
pets [syn: {toy dog}, {toy}]
toy industry
n 1: an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
[syn: {toy industry}, {toy business}]
toy Manchester
n 1: breed of small Manchester terrier [syn: {toy Manchester},
{toy Manchester terrier}]
toy Manchester terrier
n 1: breed of small Manchester terrier [syn: {toy Manchester},
{toy Manchester terrier}]
toy poodle
n 1: the breed of very small poodles
toy soldier
n 1: a doll that resembles a soldier
toy spaniel
n 1: a very small spaniel
toy terrier
n 1: a small active dog
toy with
v 1: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the
notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain},
{think of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
tra-la
n 1: a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
[syn: {tra-la}, {tra-la-la}]
tra-la-la
n 1: a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
[syn: {tra-la}, {tra-la-la}]
trace detector
n 1: a screening device for traces of explosives; used at
airline terminals
trace element
n 1: an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body
but is nonetheless important for many biological processes
trace program
n 1: a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of
executing the instructions in another program
tracer bullet
n 1: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
[syn: {tracer}, {tracer bullet}]
tracheal vein
n 1: several small veins from the trachea [syn: {tracheal vein},
{vena trachealis}]
Trachelospermum jasminoides
n 1: evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green
leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {star
jasmine}, {confederate jasmine}, {Trachelospermum
jasminoides}]
Trachinotus carolinus
n 1: found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear
waters of West Indies [syn: {Florida pompano}, {Trachinotus
carolinus}]
Trachinotus falcatus
n 1: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn:
{permit}, {Trachinotus falcatus}]
Trachipterus arcticus
n 1: deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: {dealfish}, {Trachipterus
arcticus}]
Trachurus symmetricus
n 1: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack
mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
symmetricus}]
Trachurus trachurus
n 1: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters
of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
trachurus}]
tracing paper
n 1: a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings
tracing routine
n 1: a routine that provides a chronological record of the
execution of a computer program
track and field
n 1: participating in athletic sports performed on a running
track or on the field associated with it
track down
v 1: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering
often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running
deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt},
{run}, {hunt down}, {track down}]
track event
n 1: a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)
track meet
n 1: a track and field competition between two or more teams
track record
n 1: the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a
particular racetrack; "the track record for the mile and a
half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat
since 1973"
2: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good
record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good
president" [syn: {record}, {track record}]
track star
n 1: a star runner
track-to-track seek time
n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head
to move to an adjacent data track
tracked vehicle
n 1: a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
trackless trolley
n 1: a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power
from overhead wires [syn: {trolleybus}, {trolley coach},
{trackless trolley}]
tract house
n 1: one of many houses of similar design constructed together
on a tract of land
tract housing
n 1: housing consisting of similar houses constructed together
on a tract of land
traction engine
n 1: steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along
surfaces other than tracks
tractor trailer
n 1: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn:
{trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig},
{articulated lorry}, {semi}]
trade acceptance
n 1: a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the
buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance
trade balance
n 1: the difference in value over a period of time of a
country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's
balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its
imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance},
{visible balance}, {trade gap}]
trade barrier
n 1: any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
[syn: {trade barrier}, {import barrier}]
trade bill
n 1: a statute that would regulate foreign trade
trade book
n 1: a book intended for general readership [syn: {trade book},
{trade edition}] [ant: {school text}, {schoolbook}, {text},
{text edition}, {textbook}]
trade cycle
n 1: recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of
recession and recovery and growth and decline [syn:
{business cycle}, {trade cycle}]
trade deficit
n 1: an excess of imports over exports
trade discount
n 1: a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a
manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant
trade edition
n 1: a book intended for general readership [syn: {trade book},
{trade edition}] [ant: {school text}, {schoolbook}, {text},
{text edition}, {textbook}]
trade embargo
n 1: a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn:
{embargo}, {trade embargo}, {trade stoppage}]
trade expense
n 1: ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's
business or trade [syn: {business expense}, {trade
expense}]
trade gap
n 1: the difference in value over a period of time of a
country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's
balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its
imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance},
{visible balance}, {trade gap}]
trade good
n 1: articles of commerce [syn: {commodity}, {trade good},
{good}]
trade in
v 1: turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade
in an old car for a new one" [syn: {trade}, {trade in}]
trade magazine
n 1: a magazine published for and read by members of a
particular trade group
trade name
n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name},
{brand name}, {brand}, {marque}]
trade policy
n 1: a government's policy controlling foreign trade [syn:
{trade policy}, {national trading policy}]
trade protection
n 1: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to
protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he
made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn:
{protection}, {trade protection}]
trade rat
n 1: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of
western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn:
{packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat},
{Neotoma cinerea}]
trade route
n 1: a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
[syn: {seaway}, {sea lane}, {ship route}, {trade route}]
2: a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
trade school
n 1: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades [syn: {trade
school}, {vocational school}]
trade secret
n 1: a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a
manufacturer an advantage over the competition
trade stoppage
n 1: a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn:
{embargo}, {trade embargo}, {trade stoppage}]
trade union
n 1: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the
employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a
job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trade union}, {trades
union}, {brotherhood}]
trade union movement
n 1: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by
united action (particularly via labor unions) or the
leaders of this movement [syn: {labor movement}, {trade
union movement}, {labor}]
trade unionism
n 1: the system or principles and theory of labor unions [syn:
{unionism}, {trade unionism}]
trade unionist
n 1: a worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: {trade
unionist}, {unionist}, {union member}]
trade wind
n 1: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the
equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn:
{trade wind}, {trade}]
trade-in
n 1: an item of property that is given in part payment for a new
one
trade-last
n 1: a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade
for a compliment you have heard about me
trade-off
n 1: an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a
tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" [syn:
{tradeoff}, {trade-off}]
trades union
n 1: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the
employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a
job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trade union}, {trades
union}, {brotherhood}]
tradescant's aster
n 1: a variety of aster
trading card
n 1: a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by
children
trading floor
n 1: a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he
is a floor trader" [syn: {floor}, {trading floor}]
trading operations
n 1: financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with
the execution of trades and keeping customer records [syn:
{operations}, {trading operations}]
trading post
n 1: a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually
stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {country
store}, {general store}, {trading post}]
trading stamp
n 1: a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer;
the token is redeemable for articles on a special list
traditional knowledge
n 1: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early
peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
[syn: {lore}, {traditional knowledge}]
Trafalgar Square
n 1: a square in central London where there is a memorial to
Admiral Nelson
traffic circle
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around
a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary},
{roundabout}]
traffic control
n 1: control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city
traffic cop
n 1: a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
traffic court
n 1: a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses
traffic island
n 1: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded;
provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island},
{safety island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]
traffic jam
n 1: a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can
scarcely move [syn: {traffic jam}, {snarl-up}]
traffic lane
n 1: a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines;
"that car is in the wrong traffic lane"
traffic light
n 1: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at
intersections [syn: {traffic light}, {traffic signal},
{stoplight}]
traffic pattern
n 1: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is
preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns
around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the
pattern until the fog lifted" [syn: {traffic pattern},
{approach pattern}, {pattern}]
traffic signal
n 1: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at
intersections [syn: {traffic light}, {traffic signal},
{stoplight}]
Tragelaphus angasi
n 1: spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white
hairs along back and neck [syn: {nyala}, {Tragelaphus
angasi}]
Tragelaphus buxtoni
n 1: shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia [syn: {mountain
nyala}, {Tragelaphus buxtoni}]
Tragelaphus eurycerus
n 1: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-
brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn:
{bongo}, {Tragelaphus eurycerus}, {Boocercus eurycerus}]
Tragelaphus imberbis
n 1: a smaller variety of kudu [syn: {lesser kudu}, {Tragelaphus
imberbis}]
Tragelaphus scriptus
n 1: antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted
horns [syn: {bushbuck}, {guib}, {Tragelaphus scriptus}]
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
n 1: a variety of kudu [syn: {greater kudu}, {Tragelaphus
strepsiceros}]
tragic flaw
n 1: the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to
his downfall [syn: {tragic flaw}, {hamartia}]
Tragopogon dubius
n 1: European perennial naturalized throughout United States
having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves
and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower [syn:
{yellow salsify}, {Tragopogon dubius}]
Tragopogon porrifolius
n 1: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of
purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root;
naturalized throughout United States [syn: {salsify},
{oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon
porrifolius}]
Tragopogon pratensis
n 1: weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {goatsbeard},
{shepherd's clock}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]
Tragulus Javanicus
n 1: chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India
and Malaya [syn: {napu}, {Tragulus Javanicus}]
Tragulus kanchil
n 1: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia [syn: {kanchil},
{Tragulus kanchil}]
trail bike
n 1: a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and
suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding
cross country or over unpaved ground [syn: {trail bike},
{dirt bike}, {scrambler}]
trail boss
n 1: the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle
trail head
n 1: the beginning of a trail [syn: {trail head}, {trailhead}]
trail riding
n 1: riding along a roughly blazed path
trailer camp
n 1: a camp where space for house trailers can be rented;
utilities are generally provided [syn: {trailer camp},
{trailer park}]
trailer park
n 1: a camp where space for house trailers can be rented;
utilities are generally provided [syn: {trailer camp},
{trailer park}]
trailer truck
n 1: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn:
{trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig},
{articulated lorry}, {semi}]
trailing arbutus
n 1: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with
leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white
flowers [syn: {trailing arbutus}, {mayflower}, {Epigaea
repens}]
trailing edge
n 1: the rear edge of an airfoil
trailing four o'clock
n 1: trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep
pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the
ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern
United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing four o'clock},
{trailing windmills}, {Allionia incarnata}]
trailing windmills
n 1: trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep
pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the
ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern
United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing four o'clock},
{trailing windmills}, {Allionia incarnata}]
train depot
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad
terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]
train dispatcher
n 1: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
[syn: {yardmaster}, {trainmaster}, {train dispatcher}]
train fare
n 1: the fare charged for traveling by train
train of thought
n 1: the connections that link the various parts of an event or
argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of
thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" [syn: {train
of thought}, {thread}]
train oil
n 1: a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly
used as an illuminant [syn: {whale oil}, {train oil}]
train set
n 1: a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the
track for them to run on
train station
n 1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
[syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad
terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]
train ticket
n 1: a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train [syn:
{railroad ticket}, {train ticket}]
trained nurse
n 1: someone who has completed the course of study (including
hospital practice) at a nurses training school [syn:
{graduate nurse}, {trained nurse}]
trained worker
n 1: a worker who has acquired special skills [syn: {skilled
worker}, {trained worker}, {skilled workman}]
training college
n 1: a school providing training for a special field or
profession
training program
n 1: a program designed for training in specific skills
training school
n 1: a school providing practical vocational and technical
training
2: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and
training of young or first offenders [syn: {reformatory},
{reform school}, {training school}]
training ship
n 1: a ship used to train students as sailors [syn: {school
ship}, {training ship}]
training table
n 1: planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a
mess hall)
trammel net
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse
mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel
net}, {trammel}]
tramp down
v 1: walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the
flowers" [syn: {tramp down}, {trample}, {tread down}]
tramp steamer
n 1: a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular
schedule [syn: {tramp steamer}, {tramp}]
tramp's spurge
n 1: common perennial United States spurge having showy white
petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge},
{tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]
trans fatty acid
n 1: a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an
unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found
in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and
puddings and commercially baked goods and partially
hydrogenated vegetable oils
trans-Alaska pipeline
n 1: an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe
Bay to the port of Valdez [syn: {Alaskan pipeline}, {trans-
Alaska pipeline}]
transaction file
n 1: (computer science) a computer file containing relatively
transient data about a particular data processing task
[syn: {transaction file}, {detail file}]
transactional immunity
n 1: a broader form of use immunity that also protects the
witness from any prosecution brought about relating to
transactions to which they gave testimony
transcendental number
n 1: an irrational number that is not algebraic
transcendental philosophy
n 1: any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and
spiritual above the empirical and material [syn:
{transcendentalism}, {transcendental philosophy}]
transcortical aphasia
n 1: a general term for aphasia that results from lesions
outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral
cortex
transdermal patch
n 1: a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption
of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream
[syn: {transdermal patch}, {skin patch}]
transducing vector
n 1: a vector for delivering genes into cells [syn: {transducing
vector}, {gene delivery vector}]
transfer agent
n 1: an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a
corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners
and to resolve problems about certificates
transfer of training
n 1: application of a skill learned in one situation to a
different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer
of training}, {carry-over}]
transfer paper
n 1: a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring
a design to another surface
transfer payment
n 1: a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or
veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services
transfer RNA
n 1: RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20
varieties, each variety capable of combining with a
specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to
the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome
of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
[syn: {transfer RNA}, {tRNA}, {acceptor RNA}, {soluble
RNA}]
transfer tax
n 1: any tax levied on the passing of title to property
transferred possession
n 1: a possession whose ownership changes or lapses [syn:
{transferred property}, {transferred possession}]
transferred property
n 1: a possession whose ownership changes or lapses [syn:
{transferred property}, {transferred possession}]
Transfiguration Day
n 1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of
the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration},
{Transfiguration Day}, {August 6}]
Transfiguration of Jesus
n 1: (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the
person of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration}, {Transfiguration
of Jesus}]
transforming gene
n 1: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous
tumor cells [syn: {oncogene}, {transforming gene}]
transfusion reaction
n 1: reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not
compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can
range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and
death
transient global amnesia
n 1: memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons;
characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment
that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and
intellectually active
transient ischemic attack
n 1: brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood
supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage [syn:
{transient ischemic attack}, {TIA}]
transit declinometer
n 1: an instrument for measuring magnetic declination [syn:
{declinometer}, {transit declinometer}]
transit instrument
n 1: a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and
used to time the transit of a celestial body across the
meridian
transit line
n 1: a line providing public transit
transit zone
n 1: a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean
and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean;
includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers
transitive verb
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in
order to be grammatical [syn: {transitive verb},
{transitive verb form}, {transitive}]
transitive verb form
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in
order to be grammatical [syn: {transitive verb},
{transitive verb form}, {transitive}]
translating program
n 1: a program that translates one programming language into
another [syn: {translator}, {translating program}]
translucent substance
n 1: a material having the property of admitting light
diffusely; a partly transparent material [syn: {transparent
substance}, {translucent substance}]
transmission channel
n 1: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel
is typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn:
{channel}, {transmission channel}]
transmission control protocol
n 1: a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one
network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission
strategy to insure that data will not be lost in
transmission" [syn: {transmission control protocol}, {TCP}]
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
n 1: a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the
internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device
to another [syn: {transmission control protocol/internet
protocol}, {TCP/IP}]
transmission density
n 1: (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance
transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation [syn:
{optical density}, {transmission density}, {photographic
density}, {absorbance}]
transmission line
n 1: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals
or electric power [syn: {cable}, {line}, {transmission
line}]
transmission mechanism
n 1: any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a
reservoir to a human being
transmission shaft
n 1: rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine
to the differential
transmission system
n 1: the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via
the driveshaft to the live axle [syn: {transmission},
{transmission system}]
transmission time
n 1: the coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent
from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body [syn:
{transmission time}, {TRM}]
transmitting aerial
n 1: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or
television signals [syn: {antenna}, {aerial}, {transmitting
aerial}]
transom window
n 1: a window above a door that is usually hinged to a
horizontal crosspiece over the door [syn: {transom},
{transom window}, {fanlight}]
transorbital lobotomy
n 1: a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the
surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to
cut brain fibers
transparent gem
n 1: a gemstone having the property of transmitting light
without serious diffusion
transparent quartz
n 1: a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical
equipment [syn: {rock crystal}, {transparent quartz}]
transparent substance
n 1: a material having the property of admitting light
diffusely; a partly transparent material [syn: {transparent
substance}, {translucent substance}]
transport ship
n 1: a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
transportation company
n 1: a company providing transportation
Transportation Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of
Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the
first Transportation Secretary" [syn: {Secretary of
Transportation}, {Transportation Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Transportation;
"the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966"
[syn: {Secretary of Transportation}, {Transportation
Secretary}]
Transportation Security Administration
n 1: an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States
transportation systems and insure safe air travel [syn:
{Transportation Security Administration}, {TSA}]
transportation system
n 1: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary
for the movement of passengers or goods [syn:
{transportation system}, {transportation}, {transit}]
transsexual surgery
n 1: surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to
alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the
resemble those of the opposite sex [syn: {sex-change
operation}, {transsexual surgery}]
transshipment center
n 1: a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported
without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot
of trade between Arabia and India since the second
millennium BC" [syn: {entrepot}, {transshipment center}]
transuranic element
n 1: any element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which
is the atomic number of uranium); all are radioactive
transurethral resection of the prostate
n 1: removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in
cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) [syn: {transurethral
resection of the prostate}, {TURP}]
Transvaal daisy
n 1: widely cultivated South African perennial having flower
heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Barberton
daisy}, {Transvaal daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]
Transvaal kafferboom
n 1: small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense
clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn:
{kaffir boom}, {Transvaal kafferboom}, {Erythrina
lysistemon}]
transverse colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine that extends across the
abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending
colon
transverse flute
n 1: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed
at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near
the closed end across which the breath is blown [syn:
{flute}, {transverse flute}]
transverse muscle of abdomen
n 1: a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the
anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn:
{transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of
abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus
abdominis}]
transverse process
n 1: one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and
provide the point of articulation for the ribs
transverse sinus
n 1: a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus [syn:
{transverse sinus}, {sinus transversus}]
transversus abdominis
n 1: a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the
anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn:
{transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of
abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus
abdominis}]
transversus abdominis muscle
n 1: a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the
anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn:
{transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of
abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus
abdominis}]
Transylvanian Alps
n 1: a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending
across central Romania
trap block
n 1: (American football) an illegal block
trap door
n 1: a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling
trap line
n 1: a line or series of traps
trap play
n 1: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is
allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off
as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
[syn: {mousetrap}, {trap play}]
trap-and-drain auger
n 1: a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain
trap-door spider
n 1: American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a
hinged lid
Trapa bicornis
n 1: water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4
prongs [syn: {ling}, {ling ko}, {Trapa bicornis}]
Trapa natans
n 1: a variety of water chestnut [syn: {water caltrop},
{Jesuits' nut}, {Trapa natans}]
trapezium bone
n 1: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that
articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn:
{trapezium}, {trapezium bone}, {os trapezium}]
trapezius muscle
n 1: either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and
upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and
arms [syn: {trapezius}, {trapezius muscle}, {cowl muscle},
{musculus trapezius}]
trapezoid bone
n 1: the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
[syn: {trapezoid}, {trapezoid bone}, {os trapezoideum}]
trapper's tea
n 1: a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum [syn:
{trapper's tea}, {glandular Labrador tea}]
trash barrel
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
trash bin
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
trash can
n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn:
{ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash
bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel},
{trash bin}]
trash collection
n 1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage
collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash
pickup}]
trash dump
n 1: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn:
{dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump},
{wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
trash heap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
trash pickup
n 1: the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage
collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash
pickup}]
trash pile
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn:
{garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap},
{trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
traumatic epilepsy
n 1: a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury [syn:
{posttraumatic epilepsy}, {traumatic epilepsy}]
Trautvetteria carolinensis
n 1: tall perennial of the eastern United States having large
basal leaves and white summer flowers [syn: {false
bugbane}, {Trautvetteria carolinensis}]
travel agency
n 1: an agency that arranges personal travel
travel agent
n 1: someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers
travel allowance
n 1: a sum allowed for travel [syn: {travel allowance}, {travel
reimbursement}]
travel along
v 1: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow
the trail" [syn: {follow}, {travel along}]
travel and entertainment account
n 1: an account to which salespersons or executives can charge
travel and entertainment expenses [syn: {expense account},
{travel and entertainment account}]
travel bargain
n 1: a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually
air routes)
travel by
v 1: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One
line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by},
{pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
travel expense
n 1: (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the
performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the
employer
travel guidebook
n 1: a guidebook for travelers [syn: {travel guidebook},
{itinerary}]
travel iron
n 1: a small lightweight iron that can be carried while
traveling
travel kit
n 1: a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling [syn:
{toilet kit}, {travel kit}]
travel plan
n 1: a proposed route of travel [syn: {travel plan},
{itinerary}]
travel purposefully
v 1: travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a
certain goal
travel rapidly
v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck
speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {hurry}, {zip}]
travel reimbursement
n 1: a sum allowed for travel [syn: {travel allowance}, {travel
reimbursement}]
travel time
n 1: a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid
for their travel time between home and factory"
travel to
v 1: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever
visit Paris?" [syn: {travel to}, {visit}]
travel-soiled
adj 1: soiled from travel; "travel-soiled clothes" [syn:
{travel-soiled}, {travel-stained}]
travel-stained
adj 1: soiled from travel; "travel-soiled clothes" [syn:
{travel-soiled}, {travel-stained}]
travel-worn
adj 1: tired by travel
traveler's check
n 1: a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that
is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the
issuer [syn: {traveler's check}, {traveller's check},
{banker's check}]
traveler's joy
n 1: vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and
Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in
summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's
joy}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]
traveler's letter of credit
n 1: a letter of credit given to a traveler [syn: {traveler's
letter of credit}, {traveller's letter of credit}]
traveler's tree
n 1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that
yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an
emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's
tree}, {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala
madagascariensis}]
traveling bag
n 1: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he
carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag},
{traveling bag}, {travelling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]
traveling salesman
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn:
{traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial
traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]
traveling wave
n 1: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of
propagation of the wave [syn: {traveling wave}, {travelling
wave}]
traveller's check
n 1: a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that
is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the
issuer [syn: {traveler's check}, {traveller's check},
{banker's check}]
traveller's joy
n 1: vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and
Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in
summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's
joy}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]
traveller's letter of credit
n 1: a letter of credit given to a traveler [syn: {traveler's
letter of credit}, {traveller's letter of credit}]
traveller's tree
n 1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that
yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an
emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's
tree}, {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala
madagascariensis}]
travelling bag
n 1: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he
carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag},
{traveling bag}, {travelling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]
travelling salesman
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn:
{traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial
traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]
travelling wave
n 1: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of
propagation of the wave [syn: {traveling wave}, {travelling
wave}]
Traverse City
n 1: a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
trawl line
n 1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks
attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn:
{trawl}, {trawl line}, {spiller}, {setline}, {trotline}]
trawl net
n 1: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: {trawl}, {dragnet}, {trawl net}]
tray cloth
n 1: table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray
trazodone hydrochloride
n 1: oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a
nontricyclic drug used as a sedative [syn: {trazodone},
{trazodone hydrochloride}, {Desyrel}]
tread down
v 1: walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the
flowers" [syn: {tramp down}, {trample}, {tread down}]
tread on
v 1: place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her
long gown" [syn: {step on}, {tread on}]
tread-softly
n 1: a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle},
{tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus
urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]
tread-wheel
n 1: a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a
circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadmill},
{treadwheel}, {tread-wheel}]
treading water
n 1: a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the
legs and arms
treadmill test
n 1: a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving
treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored
treasure chest
n 1: a chest filled with valuables
treasure flower
n 1: decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy
stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base
[syn: {treasure flower}, {Gazania rigens}]
treasure house
n 1: a storehouse for treasures
treasure hunt
n 1: a game in which players try to find hidden articles by
using a series of clues
treasure ship
n 1: a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
Treasure State
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian
border [syn: {Montana}, {Treasure State}, {MT}, {Mont.}]
treasure trove
n 1: treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the
earth) [syn: {treasure trove}, {trove}]
2: any collection of valuables that is discovered; "her book was
a treasure trove of new ideas"; "mother's attic was a
treasure trove when we were looking for antiques"
treasurer's check
n 1: a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own
account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks
are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's
check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]
treasurer's cheque
n 1: a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own
account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks
are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's
check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]
Treasury bill
n 1: a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is
purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis
for 91 days [syn: {Treasury bill}, {T-bill}]
Treasury bond
n 1: a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer
Treasury Department
n 1: the federal department that collects revenue and
administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was
created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury},
{Treasury Department}, {Treasury}, {United States
Treasury}]
Treasury note
n 1: securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash
or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction
Treasury obligations
n 1: negotiable debt obligations of the United States government
which guarantees that interest and principal payments will
be paid on time [syn: {Treasury}, {Treasury obligations}]
Treasury Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury
Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of
the Treasury" [syn: {Secretary of the Treasury}, {Treasury
Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the
position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789" [syn:
{Secretary of the Treasury}, {Treasury Secretary}]
treasury shares
n 1: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation
and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but
not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn:
{treasury stock}, {treasury shares}, {reacquired stock}]
treasury stock
n 1: stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation
and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but
not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn:
{treasury stock}, {treasury shares}, {reacquired stock}]
Treaty of Versailles
n 1: the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920
after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant
reparations from the Germans
treaty port
n 1: a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to
foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
treble clef
n 1: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of
a staff [syn: {treble clef}, {treble staff}, {G clef}]
treble damages
n 1: three times the amount that a court would normally find the
injured party entitled to
treble recorder
n 1: a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb
holes [syn: {flageolet}, {treble recorder}, {shepherd's
pipe}]
treble staff
n 1: a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of
a staff [syn: {treble clef}, {treble staff}, {G clef}]
tree branch
n 1: any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough
of a tree [syn: {limb}, {tree branch}]
tree celandine
n 1: small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-
tinted green flowers [syn: {bocconia}, {tree celandine},
{Bocconia frutescens}]
tree clubmoss
n 1: a variety of club moss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine},
{tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]
tree cotton
n 1: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off
the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields
cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {sea island
cotton}, {tree cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]
2: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its
pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [syn: {tree cotton},
{Gossypium arboreum}]
tree creeper
n 1: any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern
hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves
on stiff tail feathers and their feet [syn: {creeper},
{tree creeper}]
2: any of numerous South American and Central American birds
with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and
feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodhewer}, {woodcreeper},
{wood-creeper}, {tree creeper}]
tree cricket
n 1: pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
tree diagram
n 1: a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical
tree" [syn: {tree}, {tree diagram}]
tree farm
n 1: a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for
commercial use
tree farmer
n 1: someone trained in forestry [syn: {forester}, {tree
farmer}, {arboriculturist}]
tree farming
n 1: the tending of and caring for trees [syn: {arboriculture},
{tree farming}]
tree fern
n 1: any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody
stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found
especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the
families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from
Polypodiaceae
tree frog
n 1: arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the
tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and
America [syn: {tree toad}, {tree frog}, {tree-frog}]
2: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from
true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes [syn: {tree frog},
{tree-frog}]
tree fuchsia
n 1: erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon
flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {tree fuchsia},
{native fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]
tree heath
n 1: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender
tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {tree heath}, {grass
tree}, {Richea pandanifolia}]
2: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white
flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used
to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath}, {briar}, {brier},
{Erica arborea}]
tree house
n 1: a playhouse built in the branches of a tree
tree hugger
n 1: derogatory term for environmentalists who support
restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation
of forests
tree kangaroo
n 1: arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia
having hind and forelegs of similar length [syn: {tree
wallaby}, {tree kangaroo}]
tree line
n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or
northern latitudes [syn: {timber line}, {timberline}, {tree
line}]
tree lizard
n 1: a climbing lizard of western United States and northern
Mexico [syn: {tree lizard}, {Urosaurus ornatus}]
tree lupine
n 1: evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States
having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in
Australia [syn: {tree lupine}, {Lupinus arboreus}]
tree mallow
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf},
{Lavatera arborea}]
tree martin
n 1: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn:
{tree swallow}, {tree martin}, {Hirundo nigricans}]
tree of heaven
n 1: deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like
sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United
States as a street tree because of its resistance to
pollution [syn: {tree of heaven}, {tree of the gods},
{Ailanthus altissima}]
tree of knowledge
n 1: the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden
fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
tree of the gods
n 1: deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like
sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United
States as a street tree because of its resistance to
pollution [syn: {tree of heaven}, {tree of the gods},
{Ailanthus altissima}]
tree onion
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}, {Allium
cepa viviparum}]
tree poppy
n 1: evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico
often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
[syn: {bush poppy}, {tree poppy}]
tree shrew
n 1: insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that
resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
tree sloth
n 1: any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South
America and Central America; they hang from branches back
downward and feed on leaves and fruits [syn: {sloth}, {tree
sloth}]
tree sparrow
n 1: Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow [syn: {tree
sparrow}, {Passer montanus}]
2: finch common in winter in the northern U.S. [syn: {tree
sparrow}, {Spizella arborea}]
tree squirrel
n 1: any typical arboreal squirrel
tree stump
n 1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the
tree has been felled [syn: {stump}, {tree stump}]
tree surgeon
n 1: a specialist in treating damaged trees [syn: {tree
surgeon}, {arborist}]
tree surgery
n 1: treatment of damaged or decaying trees
tree swallow
n 1: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in
tree cavities [syn: {white-bellied swallow}, {tree
swallow}, {Iridoprocne bicolor}]
2: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn:
{tree swallow}, {tree martin}, {Hirundo nigricans}]
tree swift
n 1: birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true
swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees [syn:
{tree swift}, {crested swift}]
tree toad
n 1: arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the
tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and
America [syn: {tree toad}, {tree frog}, {tree-frog}]
tree tobacco
n 1: evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United
States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
[syn: {tree tobacco}, {mustard tree}, {Nicotiana glauca}]
tree tomato
n 1: South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms
followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat
resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: {tree tomato},
{tamarillo}]
tree trunk
n 1: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the
bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for
lumber [syn: {trunk}, {tree trunk}, {bole}]
tree wallaby
n 1: arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia
having hind and forelegs of similar length [syn: {tree
wallaby}, {tree kangaroo}]
tree-frog
n 1: arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the
tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and
America [syn: {tree toad}, {tree frog}, {tree-frog}]
2: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from
true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes [syn: {tree frog},
{tree-frog}]
tree-living
adj 1: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn:
{arboreal}, {arboreous}, {tree-living}] [ant:
{nonarboreal}]
tree-shaped
adj 1: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
"dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous},
{arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform},
{dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
tree-worship
n 1: the worship of trees [syn: {arborolatry}, {tree-worship}]
trefoil arch
n 1: a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side
of the apex
trematode worm
n 1: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching
to a host [syn: {fluke}, {trematode}, {trematode worm}]
Tremella foliacea
n 1: a jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and
gelatinous in consistency; resembles a bunch of leaf
lettuce; mostly water and brownish in color
Tremella fuciformis
n 1: popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous
mushrooms; most are dried [syn: {snow mushroom}, {Tremella
fuciformis}]
Tremella lutescens
n 1: a yellow jelly fungus [syn: {witches' butter}, {Tremella
lutescens}]
Tremella reticulata
n 1: a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a
highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)
trench coat
n 1: a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets
trench fever
n 1: marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by
lice
trench foot
n 1: resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from
exposure to cold and wet [syn: {trench foot}, {immersion
foot}]
trench knife
n 1: a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting
trench mortar
n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that
fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn:
{mortar}, {howitzer}, {trench mortar}]
trench mouth
n 1: an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract
and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn:
{Vincent's angina}, {Vincent's infection}, {trench mouth}]
trench warfare
n 1: a struggle (usually prolonged) between competing entities
in which neither side is able to win; "the hope that his
superior campaigning skills would make a difference
evaporated in the realization that electioneering had
become a form of trench warfare"
2: a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight
from trenches that face each other; "instead of the war
ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare"
trenching spade
n 1: a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches
[syn: {entrenching tool}, {trenching spade}]
trend analysis
n 1: analysis of changes over time
trend line
n 1: a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend
trend setting
n 1: the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion
trend-setter
n 1: someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {trend-setter},
{taste-maker}, {fashion arbiter}]
trend-setting
adj 1: initiating or popularizing a trend [syn: {trendsetting},
{trend-setting}]
Trent River
n 1: a river in central England that flows generally
northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the
Humber [syn: {Trent}, {River Trent}, {Trent River}]
trente-et-quarante
n 1: a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and
players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row
will have a count nearer some number [syn: {rouge et noir},
{trente-et-quarante}]
Trentino-Alto Adige
n 1: a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria
trespass de bonis asportatis
n 1: an action brought to recover damages from a person who has
taken goods or property from its rightful owner
trespass on the case
n 1: an action brought to recover damages from a person whose
actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a
person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could
maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt
by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"
trespass quare clausum fregit
n 1: the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
trespass viet armis
n 1: trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to
another's person or property
trestle bridge
n 1: a bridge supported by trestlework
trestle table
n 1: a table supported on trestles
tri-chad
n 1: a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at
three corners
tri-iodomethane
n 1: sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 [syn: {iodoform},
{tri-iodomethane}]
tri-iodothyronine
n 1: thyronine with three iodine atoms added
Triaenodon obseus
n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea
having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {reef whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]
trial and error
n 1: experimenting until a solution is found
trial attorney
n 1: a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a
court of law [syn: {trial attorney}, {trial lawyer}]
trial balance
n 1: a balance of debits and credits in double-entry
bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
trial balloon
n 1: a test of public opinion
2: a balloon sent up to test air currents
trial by ordeal
n 1: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or
innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or
painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape
was usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: {ordeal},
{trial by ordeal}]
trial court
n 1: the first court before which the facts of a case are
decided
trial impression
n 1: (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn:
{proof}, {test copy}, {trial impression}]
trial judge
n 1: a judge in a trial court
trial lawyer
n 1: a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a
court of law [syn: {trial attorney}, {trial lawyer}]
trial period
n 1: a period of time during which someone or something is
tested [syn: {trial period}, {test period}]
trial run
n 1: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten
days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to
relieve the pain" [syn: {trial}, {trial run}, {test},
{tryout}]
trial-and-error
adj 1: trying out various means or theories until error is
satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all
learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles
biological evolution"
2: relating to solving problems by experience rather than
theory; "they adopted a trial-and-error procedure"
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
n 1: whitefly that inhabits greenhouses [syn: {greenhouse
whitefly}, {Trialeurodes vaporariorum}]
triangular bandage
n 1: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide
triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
[syn: {sling}, {scarf bandage}, {triangular bandage}]
triangular prism
n 1: a prism whose bases are triangles
Triangulum Australe
n 1: a small bright constellation in the polar region of the
southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus [syn:
{Triangulum Australe}, {Southern Triangle}]
Triassic period
n 1: from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs,
marine reptiles; volcanic activity [syn: {Triassic},
{Triassic period}]
tribal chief
n 1: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {headman}, {tribal
chief}, {chieftain}, {chief}]
tribal sheik
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik},
{tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
tribal sheikh
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik},
{tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
tribal society
n 1: a society with the social organization of a tribe
tribasic acid
n 1: an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per
molecule
tribasic sodium phosphate
n 1: the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps
and detergents [syn: {trisodium phosphate}, {trisodium
orthophosphate}, {tribasic sodium phosphate}]
tribe Bambuseae
n 1: bamboos [syn: {Bambuseae}, {tribe Bambuseae}]
tribe Bovini
n 1: term not used technically; essentially coextensive with
genus Bos [syn: {Bovini}, {tribe Bovini}]
tribe Bubalus
n 1: in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water
buffaloes [syn: {Bubalus}, {genus Bubalus}, {tribe
Bubalus}]
tribe synercus
n 1: Cape buffalo [syn: {Synercus}, {genus Synercus}, {tribe
synercus}]
Tribes of Israel
n 1: twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally
descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn:
{Tribes of Israel}, {Twelve Tribes of Israel}]
tribromoethyl alcohol
n 1: an intravenous anesthetic [syn: {tribromoethanol},
{tribromoethyl alcohol}]
Tribulus terestris
n 1: tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit
that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
[syn: {caltrop}, {devil's weed}, {Tribulus terestris}]
tribute album
n 1: concept album compiling a performer's work or work
supporting some worthy cause [syn: {tribute album},
{benefit album}]
tricarboxylic acid cycle
n 1: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions
in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl
compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that
are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle},
{Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle},
{tricarboxylic acid cycle}]
trice up
v 1: raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: {trice},
{trice up}]
2: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope [syn:
{trice}, {trice up}]
triceps brachii
n 1: the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the
forearm when it contracts [syn: {triceps brachii},
{musculus triceps brachii}]
Trichechus manatus
n 1: sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the
flat tail is rounded [syn: {manatee}, {Trichechus manatus}]
Trichinella spiralis
n 1: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and
rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts
in skeletal muscles [syn: {trichina}, {Trichinella
spiralis}]
trichloracetic acid
n 1: a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid [syn:
{trichloroacetic acid}, {trichloracetic acid}]
trichloroacetic acid
n 1: a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid [syn:
{trichloroacetic acid}, {trichloracetic acid}]
Trichoglossus moluccanus
n 1: a kind of lorikeet [syn: {rainbow lorikeet}, {Trichoglossus
moluccanus}]
Tricholoma aurantium
n 1: an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity;
has a strong odor and taste
Tricholoma flavovirens
n 1: an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap
that has a brownish center [syn: {man-on-a-horse},
{Tricholoma flavovirens}]
Tricholoma irinum
n 1: an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick
stalks [syn: {Clitocybe irina}, {Tricholoma irinum},
{Lepista irina}]
Tricholoma pardinum
n 1: a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine grey fibrils
Tricholoma pessundatum
n 1: a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap
and white gills and stalk
Tricholoma populinum
n 1: an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially
in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) [syn: {sandy
mushroom}, {Tricholoma populinum}]
Tricholoma sejunctum
n 1: an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in
the center and has yellowish margins
Tricholoma vaccinum
n 1: an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish
fibrils and pale gills and stalk
Tricholoma venenata
n 1: a poisonous white agaric
Trichomanes boschianum
n 1: a variety of bristle fern [syn: {hare's-foot bristle fern},
{Trichomanes boschianum}]
Trichomanes reniforme
n 1: large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds [syn:
{kidney fern}, {Trichomanes reniforme}]
Trichomanes speciosum
n 1: large stout fern of extreme western Europe [syn: {Killarney
fern}, {Trichomanes speciosum}]
Trichophaga tapetzella
n 1: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {carpet
moth}, {tapestry moth}, {Trichophaga tapetzella}]
trichopterous insect
n 1: caddis fly [syn: {trichopterous insect}, {trichopteran},
{trichopteron}]
Trichostema dichotomum
n 1: aromatic plant of the eastern United States [syn: {bastard
pennyroyal}, {Trichostema dichotomum}]
Trichostema lanatum
n 1: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern
California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue
curls}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]
Trichostema lanceolatum
n 1: aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {turpentine
camphor weed}, {camphorweed}, {vinegarweed}, {Trichostema
lanceolatum}]
Trichosurus vulpecula
n 1: bushy-tailed phalanger [syn: {brush-tailed phalanger},
{Trichosurus vulpecula}]
Trichys lipura
n 1: porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a
long tail [syn: {long-tailed porcupine}, {Trichys lipura}]
trick or treat
n 1: a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to
door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on
those who refuse
trick out
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
trick up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: {overdress}, {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up},
{deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out},
{trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog
up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}, {underdress}]
tricked-out
adj 1: decorated in a particular way; "tricked-out cupboards
looking like Georgian cabinets"
tricolor television tube
n 1: a color television tube in which three primary colors are
combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor
television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor
tube}, {tricolour tube}]
tricolor tube
n 1: a color television tube in which three primary colors are
combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor
television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor
tube}, {tricolour tube}]
tricolour television tube
n 1: a color television tube in which three primary colors are
combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor
television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor
tube}, {tricolour tube}]
tricolour tube
n 1: a color television tube in which three primary colors are
combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor
television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor
tube}, {tricolour tube}]
tricuspid valve
n 1: valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium
and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium
to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the
ventricle contracts [syn: {tricuspid valve}, {right
atrioventricular valve}]
tricyclic antidepressant
n 1: an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake
of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of
those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
[syn: {tricyclic}, {tricyclic antidepressant}, {tricyclic
antidepressant drug}]
tricyclic antidepressant drug
n 1: an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake
of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of
those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
[syn: {tricyclic}, {tricyclic antidepressant}, {tricyclic
antidepressant drug}]
Tridacna gigas
n 1: a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and
weighing up to 500 pounds [syn: {giant clam}, {Tridacna
gigas}]
tried and true
adj 1: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {time-
tested}, {tried}, {tried and true}]
trifid beggar-ticks
n 1: bur marigold of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-
ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold},
{Bidens tripartita}]
trifid bur marigold
n 1: bur marigold of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-
ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold},
{Bidens tripartita}]
trifle away
v 1: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton},
{wanton away}, {trifle away}]
trifoliate orange
n 1: small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree
bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible
fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn:
{trifoliate orange}, {trifoliata}, {wild orange}, {Poncirus
trifoliata}]
trifoliolate leaf
n 1: having three leaflets
Trifolium alpinum
n 1: European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
[syn: {alpine clover}, {Trifolium alpinum}]
Trifolium dubium
n 1: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop
clover}, {shamrock}, {lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium
dubium}]
Trifolium incarnatum
n 1: southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson
flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
[syn: {crimson clover}, {Italian clover}, {Trifolium
incarnatum}]
Trifolium pratense
n 1: erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple
to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
[syn: {red clover}, {purple clover}, {Trifolium pratense}]
Trifolium reflexum
n 1: clover of western United States [syn: {buffalo clover},
{Trifolium reflexum}, {Trifolium stoloniferum}]
Trifolium repens
n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and
bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely
grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {dutch clover},
{shamrock}, {Trifolium repens}]
Trifolium stoloniferum
n 1: clover of western United States [syn: {buffalo clover},
{Trifolium reflexum}, {Trifolium stoloniferum}]
trigeminal nerve
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal
nerve}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial
nerve}]
trigeminal neuralgia
n 1: intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
[syn: {trigeminal neuralgia}, {tic douloureux}]
trigger off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
{activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
{touch off}]
trigger-happy
adj 1: irresponsible in the use of firearms
2: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a
tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn:
{fierce}, {tearing}, {vehement}, {violent}, {trigger-happy}]
Trigla lucerna
n 1: a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {yellow gurnard},
{Trigla lucerna}]
Triglochin maritima
n 1: tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland;
sometimes poisons livestock [syn: {arrow grass},
{Triglochin maritima}]
Trigonella foenumgraecum
n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-
white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in
curry [syn: {fenugreek}, {Greek clover}, {Trigonella
foenumgraecum}]
Trigonella ornithopodioides
n 1: Old World herb related to fenugreek [syn: {bird's foot
trefoil}, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}]
trigonometric function
n 1: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of
the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
[syn: {trigonometric function}, {circular function}]
trigonum cerebrale
n 1: an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain
by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the
contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary
bodies [syn: {fornix}, {trigonum cerebrale}]
Trilisa odoratissima
n 1: perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having
the fragrance of vanilla [syn: {wild vanilla}, {Trilisa
odoratissima}]
trillion floating point operations per second
n 1: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a
computer system [syn: {teraflop}, {trillion floating point
operations per second}]
Trillium erectum
n 1: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to
purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine
especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red
trillium}, {birthroot}, {Trillium erectum}]
trillium family
n 1: small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3
sepals; in some classification systems considered a
subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Trilliaceae}, {family
Trilliaceae}, {trillium family}]
Trillium recurvatum
n 1: trillium of central United States having dark purple
sessile flowers [syn: {prairie wake-robin}, {prairie
trillium}, {Trillium recurvatum}]
Trillium sessile
n 1: trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves
and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red
trillium}, {toadshade}, {sessile trillium}, {Trillium
sessile}]
trim back
v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim
down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
trim down
v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim
down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
trimmer arch
n 1: an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the
weight of a hearth)
trimmer joist
n 1: joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof
framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or
chimney etc. [syn: {trimmer}, {trimmer joist}]
trimming capacitor
n 1: capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine
adjustments [syn: {trimmer}, {trimming capacitor}]
Trimorphodon lambda
n 1: of desert regions of southwestern North America [syn:
{Sonoran lyre snake}, {Trimorphodon lambda}]
trine immersion
n 1: baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of
the Trinity)
Trinectes maculatus
n 1: useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and
Panama [syn: {hogchoker}, {Trinectes maculatus}]
Tringa flavipes
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {lesser yellowlegs}, {Tringa
flavipes}]
Tringa melanoleuca
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {greater yellowlegs}, {Tringa
melanoleuca}]
Tringa nebularia
n 1: large European sandpiper with greenish legs [syn:
{greenshank}, {Tringa nebularia}]
Tringa totanus
n 1: a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn:
{redshank}, {Tringa totanus}]
Trinidad and Tobago
n 1: an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern
coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Trinidad and Tobago}, {Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago}]
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinil man
n 1: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called
Pithecanthropus erectus [syn: {Java man}, {Trinil man}]
Trinity River
n 1: a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and
flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay
Trinity Sunday
n 1: eighth Sunday after Easter
Trionyx muticus
n 1: river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
[syn: {smooth softshell}, {Trionyx muticus}]
Trionyx spiniferus
n 1: river turtle of western United States with a warty shell;
prefers quiet water [syn: {spiny softshell}, {Trionyx
spiniferus}]
Triostium perfoliatum
n 1: coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually
perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn:
{feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild
coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]
trip line
n 1: a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a
log at a distance
trip out
v 1: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
[syn: {trip}, {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}]
trip the light fantastic
v 1: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or
perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to
the radio" [syn: {dance}, {trip the light fantastic}, {trip
the light fantastic toe}]
trip the light fantastic toe
v 1: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or
perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to
the radio" [syn: {dance}, {trip the light fantastic}, {trip
the light fantastic toe}]
trip up
v 1: detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the
senator" [syn: {trip up}, {catch}]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
[syn: {trip}, {trip up}]
3: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn:
{stumble}, {slip up}, {trip up}]
trip wire
n 1: a small military force that serves as a first line of
defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will
trigger the intervention of stronger military forces
2: a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something
(a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over
trip-up
n 1: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the
whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes
to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his
unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip}, {trip-up}, {stumble},
{misstep}]
triphosphopyridine nucleotide
n 1: a coenzyme of several enzymes
triphosphoric acid
n 1: an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of
phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and
esters
triple cream
n 1: fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat [syn:
{triple cream}, {triple creme}]
triple creme
n 1: fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat [syn:
{triple cream}, {triple creme}]
triple crown
n 1: (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the
Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
2: (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the
league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs
Triple Frontier
n 1: the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay
meet; an active South American center for contraband and
drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale
for Islamic extremist groups
triple jump
n 1: an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform
successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous
movement [syn: {triple jump}, {hop-step-and-jump}]
triple play
n 1: the act of getting three players out on one play
triple sec
n 1: type of curacao having higher alcoholic content
triple time
n 1: musical time with three beats in each bar
triple-crown
adj 1: of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the
Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races
2: unofficial championship title for player who heads the league
in batting average and home runs and runs batted in
triple-crown season
n 1: a season of baseball during which a player wins the triple
crown
triple-decker
n 1: made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {club
sandwich}, {three-decker}, {triple-decker}]
triple-space
v 1: type with two empty spaces between lines
triple-spacing
n 1: typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing
triple-tongue
v 1: play fast notes on a wind instrument [syn: {double tongue},
{triple-tongue}]
triplet code
n 1: the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence
of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific
amino acid
Tripleurospermum inodorum
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and
finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated
in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus
Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false
camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn
mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria
inodorum}]
Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii
n 1: mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes
included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy},
{Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria
oreades}]
Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii
n 1: low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small
white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places;
sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing
daisy}, {Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria
tchihatchewii}]
Triplochiton scleroxcylon
n 1: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves
and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and
one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
[syn: {obeche}, {obechi}, {arere}, {samba}, {Triplochiton
scleroxcylon}]
triquetral bone
n 1: a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate
and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os
triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]
triquetrous leek
n 1: European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are
triangular [syn: {three-cornered leek}, {triquetrous leek},
{Allium triquetrum}]
trisodium orthophosphate
n 1: the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps
and detergents [syn: {trisodium phosphate}, {trisodium
orthophosphate}, {tribasic sodium phosphate}]
trisodium phosphate
n 1: the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps
and detergents [syn: {trisodium phosphate}, {trisodium
orthophosphate}, {tribasic sodium phosphate}]
trisomy 21
n 1: a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st
chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and
mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism},
{Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]
Tristan Tzara
n 1: French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders
of the dada movement (1896-1963) [syn: {Tzara}, {Tristan
Tzara}, {Samuel Rosenstock}]
Triticum aestivum
n 1: widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties
for its commercially important grain [syn: {common wheat},
{Triticum aestivum}]
Triticum aestivum spelta
n 1: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
{spelt}, {Triticum spelta}, {Triticum aestivum spelta}]
Triticum dicoccum
n 1: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in
United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {starch wheat},
{two-grain spelt}, {Triticum dicoccum}]
Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides
n 1: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated
wheat [syn: {wild wheat}, {wild emmer}, {Triticum dicoccum
dicoccoides}]
Triticum durum
n 1: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and
used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern
Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
[syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]
Triticum spelta
n 1: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
{spelt}, {Triticum spelta}, {Triticum aestivum spelta}]
Triticum turgidum
n 1: wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and
used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern
Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
[syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum
durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]
Triturus vulgaris
n 1: small semiaquatic salamander [syn: {common newt}, {Triturus
vulgaris}]
triumphal arch
n 1: a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate
some notable victory
trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine
n 1: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus)
that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn:
{Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV},
{trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]
trochlear nerve
n 1: either of the two cranial nerves on either side that
control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn:
{trochlear}, {trochlear nerve}, {trochlearis}, {fourth
cranial nerve}]
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
n 1: Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of
evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976) [syn:
{Lysenko}, {Trofim Denisovich Lysenko}]
Trogium pulsatorium
n 1: a variety of booklouse [syn: {common booklouse}, {Trogium
pulsatorium}]
Troglodytes aedon
n 1: common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {house
wren}, {Troglodytes aedon}]
Troglodytes troglodytes
n 1: small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
[syn: {winter wren}, {Troglodytes troglodytes}]
Trojan horse
n 1: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in
espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: {fifth
column}, {Trojan horse}]
2: a program that appears desirable but actually contains
something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus
or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out
to be a trojan horse" [syn: {trojan}, {trojan horse}]
3: a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek
soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan
War [syn: {Trojan Horse}, {Wooden Horse}]
Trojan War
n 1: (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and
Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy,
the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by
Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse)
achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground; "the
story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad"
trolley car
n 1: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by
electricity [syn: {streetcar}, {tram}, {tramcar},
{trolley}, {trolley car}]
trolley coach
n 1: a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power
from overhead wires [syn: {trolleybus}, {trolley coach},
{trackless trolley}]
trolley line
n 1: a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses
trombone player
n 1: a musician who plays the trombone [syn: {trombonist},
{trombone player}]
trompe l'oeil
n 1: a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the
viewer concerning its reality
trompe-l'oeil
adj 1: creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual
deception of trompe-l'oeil art" [syn: {eye-deceiving},
{trompe-l'oeil(a)}]
Trondheim Fiord
n 1: a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea [syn: {Trondheim
Fjord}, {Trondheim Fiord}]
Trondheim Fjord
n 1: a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea [syn: {Trondheim
Fjord}, {Trondheim Fiord}]
troop carrier
n 1: any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
[syn: {troop carrier}, {troop transport}]
troop movement
n 1: movement of military units to a new location
troop transport
n 1: any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
[syn: {troop carrier}, {troop transport}]
Tropaeolum majus
n 1: strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all
shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and
seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden
nasturtium}, {Indian cress}, {Tropaeolum majus}]
Tropaeolum minus
n 1: annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common
garden nasturtium [syn: {bush nasturtium}, {Tropaeolum
minus}]
Tropaeolum peregrinum
n 1: a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
[syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {canary
creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]
trophoblastic cancer
n 1: malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the
epithelium of the chorion
trophy case
n 1: a case in which to display trophies
trophy wife
n 1: a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first
wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an
asset to his business"
tropic bird
n 1: mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far
from land [syn: {tropic bird}, {tropicbird}, {boatswain
bird}]
Tropic of Cancer
n 1: a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the
equator
Tropic of Capricorn
n 1: a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the
equator
tropical medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical
regions
tropical pitcher plant
n 1: any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs
of the genus Nepenthes
tropical prawn
n 1: edible tropical and warm-water prawn
tropical rain forest
n 1: a rain forest in a tropical area [syn: {tropical rain
forest}, {selva}]
tropical sore
n 1: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin
lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World
leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi
boil}, {Aleppo boil}]
tropical sprue
n 1: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical
forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not
absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and
emaciation [syn: {sprue}, {tropical sprue}, {psilosis}]
tropical year
n 1: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the
sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar
year}, {tropical year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial
year}]
tropical zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of
Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot
climate [syn: {Torrid Zone}, {tropical zone}, {tropics}]
Tropidoclonion lineatum
n 1: secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies
and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United
States [syn: {lined snake}, {Tropidoclonion lineatum}]
trot out
v 1: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His
novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out
some new excuse"
trotting horse
n 1: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for
harness racing [syn: {trotting horse}, {trotter}]
trou-de-loup
n 1: a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an
obstacle to the enemy
trouble maker
n 1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn:
{troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {mischief-
maker}, {bad hat}]
trouble oneself
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble},
{bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]
trouble shooter
n 1: a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble
(especially in mechanical devices) [syn: {troubleshooter},
{trouble shooter}]
trouble spot
n 1: a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly
2: a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the
United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"
[syn: {hot spot}, {hotspot}, {trouble spot}, {flashpoint}]
trouble-free
adj 1: without problems or difficulties; "NASA reported a
trouble-free launch"
trouble-shoot
v 1: solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-
shooting" [syn: {trouble-shoot}, {troubleshoot}]
trouser clip
n 1: a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers
from becoming caught in the bicycle chain [syn: {bicycle
clip}, {trouser clip}]
trouser cuff
n 1: a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs
trouser leg
n 1: the leg of a pair of trousers [syn: {pant leg}, {trouser
leg}]
trouser press
n 1: a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the
wrinkles pressed out [syn: {trouser press}, {pants
presser}]
trout lily
n 1: eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow
flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
[syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {trout lily}, {amberbell},
{Erythronium americanum}]
troy ounce
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one
twelfth of a troy pound [syn: {ounce}, {troy ounce},
{apothecaries' ounce}]
troy pound
n 1: an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
[syn: {troy pound}, {apothecaries' pound}]
troy unit
n 1: any of the unit of the troy system of weights
troy weight
n 1: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones;
based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains [syn:
{troy}, {troy weight}]
truck bed
n 1: the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
truck dealer
n 1: a firm that sells and buys trucks
truck driver
n 1: someone who drives a truck as an occupation [syn:
{teamster}, {trucker}, {truck driver}]
truck farm
n 1: a farm where vegetables are grown for market [syn: {truck
farm}, {truck garden}]
truck farming
n 1: growing vegetables for the market
truck garden
n 1: a farm where vegetables are grown for market [syn: {truck
farm}, {truck garden}]
truck stop
n 1: a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to
truck drivers
truck traffic
n 1: trucks coming and going
trucking company
n 1: a company that ships goods or possessions by truck
trucking industry
n 1: an industry that provides transportation for commercial
products
trucking rig
n 1: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn:
{trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig},
{articulated lorry}, {semi}]
truckle bed
n 1: a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle
bed}, {trundle}, {truckle bed}, {truckle}]
true anomaly
n 1: the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point
of periapsis measured in degrees
true bacteria
n 1: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile
types have flagella [syn: {eubacteria}, {eubacterium},
{true bacteria}]
true bill
n 1: an indictment endorsed by a grand jury
true blackberry
n 1: the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous
varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries
[syn: {true blackberry}, {Rubus fruticosus}]
true bug
n 1: any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and
especially of the suborder Heteroptera
true cat
n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability
to roar: domestic cats; wildcats [syn: {cat}, {true cat}]
true cedar
n 1: any cedar of the genus Cedrus [syn: {cedar}, {cedar tree},
{true cedar}]
true dwarf
n 1: an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of
a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual
development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf},
{hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]
true fir
n 1: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly
of upland areas [syn: {fir}, {fir tree}, {true fir}]
true flycatcher
n 1: any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on
insects taken on the wing [syn: {Old World flycatcher},
{true flycatcher}, {flycatcher}]
true frog
n 1: insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with
smooth moist skin and long hind legs [syn: {true frog},
{ranid}]
true fungus
n 1: any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota
true glottis
n 1: the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima
glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]
true guava
n 1: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn:
{guava}, {true guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
true heath
n 1: any plant of the genus Erica [syn: {erica}, {true heath}]
true jasmine
n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum
officinale}]
true laurel
n 1: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish
berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in
cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn:
{true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus
nobilis}]
true lobster
n 1: large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the
first pair of legs
true lover's knot
n 1: a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
[syn: {love knot}, {lovers' knot}, {lover's knot}, {true
lovers' knot}, {true lover's knot}]
2: a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn:
{fisherman's knot}, {true lover's knot}, {truelove knot}]
true lovers' knot
n 1: a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
[syn: {love knot}, {lovers' knot}, {lover's knot}, {true
lovers' knot}, {true lover's knot}]
true mahogany
n 1: mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban
mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]
true marmoset
n 1: a marmoset
true pepper
n 1: any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper [syn: {true
pepper}, {pepper vine}]
true pine
n 1: a coniferous tree [syn: {pine}, {pine tree}, {true pine}]
true puffball
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose
round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when
mature [syn: {puffball}, {true puffball}]
true rib
n 1: one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach
to the sternum
true sago palm
n 1: Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used
as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
[syn: {true sago palm}, {Metroxylon sagu}]
true sandalwood
n 1: parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant
close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling
properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn:
{sandalwood tree}, {true sandalwood}, {Santalum album}]
true seal
n 1: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having
a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming
flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {true seal}, {hair seal}]
true senna
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna},
{Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna},
{Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia},
{Cassia augustifolia}]
true slime mold
n 1: a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime
mold}, {acellular slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold},
{myxomycete}]
true sparrow
n 1: any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on
seeds or insects [syn: {sparrow}, {true sparrow}]
true statement
n 1: a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of
answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe
it" [syn: {truth}, {true statement}] [ant: {falsehood},
{falsity}, {untruth}]
true to
adj 1: sexually faithful; "she was true to her significant
other"
true to life
adj 1: representing things or actions or conditions as they
actually are; "the novel about ghetto life was true to
life"; "true-to-life duck decoys" [syn: {true-to-
life(a)}, {true to life(p)}]
true toad
n 1: tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial
and having drier warty skin
true tulipwood
n 1: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for
furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood},
{whitewood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]
true up
v 1: make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the
cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true}, {true up}]
true vampire bat
n 1: any of various tropical American bats of the family
Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their
blood [syn: {vampire bat}, {true vampire bat}]
true vocal cord
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal
cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]
true vocal fold
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal
cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]
true warbler
n 1: small active brownish or greyish Old World birds [syn: {Old
World warbler}, {true warbler}]
true-blue
adj 1: marked by unswerving loyalty; "a true-blue American"; "a
reliable true-blue country club conservative"
true-false
adj 1: offering a series of statements each of which is to be
judged as true or false; "a true-false test" [ant:
{multiple-choice}]
true-to-life
adj 1: representing things or actions or conditions as they
actually are; "the novel about ghetto life was true to
life"; "true-to-life duck decoys" [syn: {true-to-
life(a)}, {true to life(p)}]
truelove knot
n 1: a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn:
{fisherman's knot}, {true lover's knot}, {truelove knot}]
Truman doctrine
n 1: President Truman's policy of providing economic and
military aid to any country threatened by communism or
totalitarian ideology
trump card
n 1: a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps;
"the ace of trumps is a sure winner" [syn: {trump}, {trump
card}]
trump out
v 1: proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare [syn:
{trump}, {trump out}]
trump up
v 1: invent; "trump up charges" [syn: {trump up}, {concoct}]
trumped-up
adj 1: concocted with intent to deceive; "trumped-up charges"
trumpet arch
n 1: a conical squinch
trumpet creeper
n 1: a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large
red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet creeper},
{trumpet vine}, {Campsis radicans}]
trumpet flower
n 1: Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary
funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown
ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {cupflower}, {Solandra guttata}]
2: woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a
cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet
flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia
capreolata}]
3: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or
orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral
honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera
sempervirens}]
trumpet honeysuckle
n 1: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red
or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral
honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera
sempervirens}]
trumpet section
n 1: the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or
cornets
trumpet tree
n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree},
{snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]
trumpet vine
n 1: a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large
red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet creeper},
{trumpet vine}, {Campsis radicans}]
2: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or
orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral
honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera
sempervirens}]
trumpet weed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal
clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye
weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed},
{Eupatorium purpureum}]
trumpet-like
adj 1: resembling the sound of a trumpet
trumpet-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a trumpet; "trumpet-shaped flowers"
trumpet-wood
n 1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow
stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree},
{snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]
trumpeter swan
n 1: large pure white wild swan of western North America having
a sonorous cry [syn: {trumpeter}, {trumpeter swan}, {Cygnus
buccinator}]
truncated cone
n 1: a frustum formed from a cone
truncated pyramid
n 1: a frustum formed from a pyramid
truncation error
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting
off a numerical calculation before it is finished
Truncocolumella citrina
n 1: a fungus with a round yellow to orange fruiting body that
is found on the surface of the ground or partially buried;
has a distinctive sterile column extending into the spore-
bearing tissue
truncus atrioventricularis
n 1: a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the
cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the
ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular
bundle}, {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk},
{truncus atrioventricularis}]
truncus celiacus
n 1: an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just
below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric
artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
[syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus},
{arteria celiaca}]
truncus pulmonalis
n 1: the artery that carries venous blood from the right
ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left
pulmonary arteries [syn: {pulmonary trunk}, {truncus
pulmonalis}]
trundle bed
n 1: a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle
bed}, {trundle}, {truckle bed}, {truckle}]
trunk call
n 1: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I
talked to her by long distance" [syn: {long distance},
{long-distance call}, {trunk call}]
trunk hose
n 1: puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn
over hose
trunk lid
n 1: hinged lid for a trunk
trunk line
n 1: line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk
line}, {trunk route}]
2: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
trunk road
n 1: a highway [syn: {highroad}, {trunk road}]
trunk route
n 1: line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk
line}, {trunk route}]
truss bridge
n 1: a bridge supported by trusses
trust account
n 1: a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves
the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during
their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the
previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust},
{savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account},
{Totten trust}]
trust busting
n 1: (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate
trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States
antitrust laws)
trust company
n 1: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is
engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling
trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock
transfers or related services [syn: {trust company}, {trust
corporation}]
trust corporation
n 1: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is
engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling
trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock
transfers or related services [syn: {trust company}, {trust
corporation}]
trust deed
n 1: a written instrument legally conveying property to a
trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a
mortgage or promissory note [syn: {trust deed}, {deed of
trust}]
trust fund
n 1: a fund held in trust
trust territory
n 1: a dependent country; administered by another country under
the supervision of the United Nations [syn: {trust
territory}, {trusteeship}]
trustee account
n 1: a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves
the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during
their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the
previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust},
{savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account},
{Totten trust}]
trustee-beneficiary relation
n 1: the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best
interests of the beneficiary
Trusteeship Council
n 1: a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions
a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of
a territory [syn: {Trusteeship Council}, {TC}]
truth drug
n 1: an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect;
induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to
induce people to talk freely [syn: {truth serum}, {truth
drug}]
truth quark
n 1: a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more
than 100,000 times that of an electron [syn: {top quark},
{truth quark}]
truth serum
n 1: an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect;
induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to
induce people to talk freely [syn: {truth serum}, {truth
drug}]
try for
v 1: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the
Olympics" [syn: {try for}, {go for}]
try on
v 1: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks
nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" [syn: {try
on}, {try}]
try out
v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
"Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try}, {try out},
{examine}, {essay}]
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students
experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new
style" [syn: {experiment}, {try out}]
3: perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on
Broadway" [syn: {audition}, {try out}]
4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {try out}, {taste}]
try square
n 1: a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to
another straight piece
try-on
n 1: putting clothes on to see whether they fit [syn: {fitting},
{try-on}, {trying on}]
Trygve Halvden Lie
n 1: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of
the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Lie}, {Trygve Lie},
{Trygve Halvden Lie}]
Trygve Lie
n 1: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of
the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Lie}, {Trygve Lie},
{Trygve Halvden Lie}]
trying on
n 1: putting clothes on to see whether they fit [syn: {fitting},
{try-on}, {trying on}]
tsetse fly
n 1: bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
[syn: {tsetse fly}, {tsetse}, {tzetze fly}, {tzetze},
{glossina}]
Tsuga canadensis
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada;
used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock},
{Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]
Tsuga caroliniana
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having
spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales [syn:
{Carolina hemlock}, {Tsuga caroliniana}]
Tsuga heterophylla
n 1: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially
important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific
hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]
Tsuga mertensiana
n 1: large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder
than Canadian hemlock [syn: {mountain hemlock}, {black
hemlock}, {Tsuga mertensiana}]
Tsung Dao Lee
n 1: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated
with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of
conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: {Lee}, {Tsung
Dao Lee}]
tsutsugamushi disease
n 1: transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia [syn:
{tsutsugamushi disease}, {scrub typhus}]
Tuamotu Archipelago
n 1: a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn:
{Tuamotu Archipelago}, {Paumotu Archipelago}, {Low
Archipelago}]
Tuatha De
n 1: group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the
Golden Age [syn: {Tuatha De Danann}, {Tuatha De}]
Tuatha De Danann
n 1: group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the
Golden Age [syn: {Tuatha De Danann}, {Tuatha De}]
tub gurnard
n 1: a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {yellow gurnard},
{Trigla lucerna}]
tub-cart
n 1: a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony
cart}, {ponycart}, {donkey cart}, {tub-cart}]
tub-thumper
n 1: a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker
tuba root
n 1: woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-
tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
[syn: {derris root}, {tuba root}, {Derris elliptica}]
tubal ligation
n 1: a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes
are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the
ligations
tubal pregnancy
n 1: ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube
tube foot
n 1: tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish
and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the
end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration
tube well
n 1: a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum
that bears water [syn: {driven well}, {tube well}]
tube wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two
serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn:
{pipe wrench}, {tube wrench}]
tube-nosed
adj 1: having a tubular nose
tube-nosed bat
n 1: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene
distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
[syn: {harpy}, {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed bat}, {tube-nosed
fruit bat}]
tube-nosed fruit bat
n 1: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene
distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
[syn: {harpy}, {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed bat}, {tube-nosed
fruit bat}]
tube-shaped
adj 1: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the
passage of fluids) [syn: {tubular}, {cannular},
{tubelike}, {tube-shaped}, {vasiform}]
tube-shaped structure
n 1: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure [syn:
{tube}, {tube-shaped structure}]
tubeless tire
n 1: pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight
[syn: {tubeless}, {tubeless tire}]
tuber root
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
tubercle bacillus
n 1: cause of tuberculosis [syn: {tubercle bacillus},
{Mycobacterium tuberculosis}]
tuberculin skin test
n 1: a skin test to determine past or present infection with the
tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the
skin to tuberculin [syn: {tuberculin test}, {tuberculin
skin test}]
tuberculin test
n 1: a skin test to determine past or present infection with the
tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the
skin to tuberculin [syn: {tuberculin test}, {tuberculin
skin test}]
tuberculoid leprosy
n 1: leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous
nerves
tuberous begonia
n 1: any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
tuberous plant
n 1: plant growing from a tuber
tuberous vetch
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut
pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}]
Tubuai Islands
n 1: a chain of small islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tubuai
Islands}, {Austral Islands}]
tubular cavity
n 1: a cavity having the shape of a tube
tuck away
v 1: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food;
"My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck in}, {tuck
away}, {put away}]
tuck box
n 1: a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)
tuck in
v 1: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food;
"My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck in}, {tuck
away}, {put away}]
tuck shop
n 1: a candy store in Great Britain
tucker out
v 1: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn:
{exhaust}, {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker}, {tucker out}]
tucker-bag
n 1: a bag used for carrying food; "the swagman filled his
tuckerbag"
Tudor arch
n 1: a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four
centers [syn: {Tudor arch}, {four-centered arch}]
Tudor architecture
n 1: a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the
Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses
tufted centaury
n 1: tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright
pink to white flowers [syn: {tufted centaury}, {Centaurium
scilloides}]
tufted gentian
n 1: small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada
mountains [syn: {tufted gentian}, {Gentianopsis
holopetala}, {Gentiana holopetala}]
tufted pansy
n 1: European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn:
{horned violet}, {tufted pansy}, {Viola cornuta}]
tufted puffin
n 1: northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over
each eye [syn: {tufted puffin}, {Lunda cirrhata}]
tufted titmouse
n 1: crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
[syn: {tufted titmouse}, {Parus bicolor}]
tufted vetch
n 1: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia
and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
[syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia
cracca}]
tug-of-war
n 1: any hard struggle between equally matched groups
2: a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the
team dragged across a central line loses
Tugela Falls
n 1: a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one
leap [syn: {Tugela}, {Tugela Falls}]
Tuileries Gardens
n 1: formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris [syn:
{Tuileries}, {Tuileries Gardens}]
Tuileries Palace
n 1: palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis
in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are
the formal gardens [syn: {Tuileries}, {Tuileries Palace}]
tuition fee
n 1: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher
education); "tuition and room and board were more than
$25,000" [syn: {tuition}, {tuition fee}]
Tule tree
n 1: Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma
cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet
at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the
world's largest single biomass" [syn: {Ahuehuete}, {Tule
tree}]
tulip bed
n 1: a flowerbed in which tulips are growing
tulip gentian
n 1: one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large
erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in
prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska
south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian},
{tulip gentian}, {bluebell}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]
tulip orchid
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves
and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only
partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn:
{tulip orchid}, {Encyclia citrina}, {Cattleya citrina}]
tulip poplar
n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
[syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
{canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
tulip tree
n 1: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large
tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit;
yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
[syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar},
{canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
Tulipa armena
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: {dwarf tulip}, {Tulipa
armena}, {Tulipa suaveolens}]
Tulipa clusiana
n 1: Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base
[syn: {lady tulip}, {candlestick tulip}, {Tulipa clusiana}]
Tulipa gesneriana
n 1: tall late blooming tulip
Tulipa suaveolens
n 1: small early blooming tulip [syn: {dwarf tulip}, {Tulipa
armena}, {Tulipa suaveolens}]
tulipwood tree
n 1: any of various trees yielding variously colored woods
similar to true tulipwood
tumble drier
n 1: a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder
with heated air [syn: {tumble-dryer}, {tumble drier}]
tumble dry
v 1: dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These
fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry"
tumble grass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a
weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass},
{old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass},
{Panicum capillare}]
tumble-down
adj 1: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled
tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old
pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-
down}, {derelict}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle},
{tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}]
tumble-dryer
n 1: a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder
with heated air [syn: {tumble-dryer}, {tumble drier}]
tumbler pigeon
n 1: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on
the ground [syn: {roller}, {tumbler}, {tumbler pigeon}]
tummy crunch
n 1: an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles
[syn: {stomach exercise}, {tummy crunch}]
tummy tuck
n 1: cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and
tighten the skin over the stomach [syn: {abdominoplasty},
{tummy tuck}]
tumor necrosis factor
n 1: a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood
cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic
effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
[syn: {tumor necrosis factor}, {tumour necrosis factor},
{TNF}]
tumor suppressor gene
n 1: a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division
tumor virus
n 1: a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a
specific neoplasm
tumour necrosis factor
n 1: a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood
cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic
effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
[syn: {tumor necrosis factor}, {tumour necrosis factor},
{TNF}]
tump over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
{overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over},
{bowl over}, {tump over}]
2: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase
overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {turn
over}, {tip over}, {tump over}]
tumultuous disturbance
n 1: a sudden violent disturbance [syn: {outburst}, {tumultuous
disturbance}]
tuna fish
n 1: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the
family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [syn: {tuna},
{tuna fish}, {tunny}]
tuna fish salad
n 1: salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish [syn:
{tuna fish salad}, {tuna salad}]
tuna oil
n 1: an oil obtained from tuna
tuna salad
n 1: salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish [syn:
{tuna fish salad}, {tuna salad}]
tundra soil
n 1: a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is
characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions
tundra swan
n 1: swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
[syn: {tundra swan}, {Cygnus columbianus}]
tune in
v 1: regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a
certain station or program
tune up
v 1: adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" [syn:
{tune}, {tune up}]
2: adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs
to be tuned" [syn: {tune}, {tune up}] [ant: {untune}]
tune-up
n 1: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn:
{warm-up}, {tune-up}, {prolusion}]
2: adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
tung oil
n 1: a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree [syn:
{tung oil}, {Chinese wood oil}]
tung tree
n 1: Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung
tree}, {tung}, {tung-oil tree}, {Aleurites fordii}]
tung-oil tree
n 1: Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung
tree}, {tung}, {tung-oil tree}, {Aleurites fordii}]
Tunga penetrans
n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the
skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigoe},
{chigger}, {chigoe flea}, {Tunga penetrans}]
tungsten steel
n 1: a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten [syn:
{tungsten steel}, {wolfram steel}]
tungstic acid
n 1: an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed
by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions
Tungusic language
n 1: a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and
neighboring areas [syn: {Tungusic}, {Tungusic language}]
tunica albuginea testes
n 1: whitish cover of the testicle
tunica conjunctiva bulbi
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of
the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn:
{bulbar conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of bulb}, {tunica
conjunctiva bulbi}]
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum
n 1: the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of
the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn:
{palpebra conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of eyelids},
{tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum}]
tuning fork
n 1: a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone
when struck; used to tune musical instruments
Tunisian dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian dinar},
{dinar}]
Tunisian dirham
n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian
dirham}, {dirham}]
Tunisian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Tunisia
tunnel vision
n 1: visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision
Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
n 1: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was
formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and
replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the
ELN in Bolivia [syn: {Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement},
{Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru}, {MRTA}]
Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army
n 1: a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original
Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small
unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines
or government buildings [syn: {Tupac Katari Guerrilla
Army}, {EGTK}]
tupelo family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that
includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {family
Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}, {tupelo family}]
tupelo tree
n 1: any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
[syn: {tupelo}, {tupelo tree}]
Tupi-Guarani
n 1: a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi-
Guarani}, {Tupi-Guarani language}]
Tupi-Guarani language
n 1: a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi-
Guarani}, {Tupi-Guarani language}]
turban squash
n 1: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat
like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding
from the end opposite the stem [syn: {turban squash},
{Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis}]
2: large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a
rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end
Turbatrix aceti
n 1: minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause
fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar
worm}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]
turbinate bone
n 1: any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in
man and other vertebrates [syn: {turbinate bone},
{turbinate}, {turbinal}]
turbo-propeller plane
n 1: an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a
turbojet engine [syn: {propjet}, {turboprop}, {turbo-
propeller plane}]
turbofan engine
n 1: a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides
extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust [syn:
{fanjet}, {fan-jet}, {fanjet engine}, {turbojet}, {turbojet
engine}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]
turbojet engine
n 1: a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides
extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust [syn:
{fanjet}, {fan-jet}, {fanjet engine}, {turbojet}, {turbojet
engine}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]
turbulent flow
n 1: flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically
Turdus greyi
n 1: robin of Mexico and Central America [syn: {clay-colored
robin}, {Turdus greyi}]
Turdus iliacus
n 1: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn:
{redwing}, {Turdus iliacus}]
Turdus merula
n 1: common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl},
{merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus
merula}]
Turdus migratorius
n 1: large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
[syn: {robin}, {American robin}, {Turdus migratorius}]
Turdus philomelos
n 1: common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {song
thrush}, {mavis}, {throstle}, {Turdus philomelos}]
Turdus pilaris
n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn:
{fieldfare}, {snowbird}, {Turdus pilaris}]
Turdus torquatus
n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has
blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn:
{ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus
torquatus}]
Turdus viscivorus
n 1: large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn:
{missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush},
{Turdus viscivorus}]
turf out
v 1: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was
excluded from the game" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out},
{exclude}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
turf war
n 1: a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or
rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the
president's resignation was the result of a turf war with
the board of directors"
Turfan dialect
n 1: a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Turfan}, {East Tocharian},
{Turfan dialect}]
turfing daisy
n 1: low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small
white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places;
sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing
daisy}, {Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria
tchihatchewii}]
2: mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included
in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy}, {Tripleurospermum
oreades tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria oreades}]
Turing machine
n 1: a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape
Turk's cap-lily
n 1: lily of the eastern United States with orange to red
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Turk's cap-
lily}, {Lilium superbum}]
Turk's head
n 1: an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
Turk's-cap
n 1: lily of the eastern United States with orange to red
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Turk's cap-
lily}, {Lilium superbum}]
2: lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe
and northwestern Asia [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {martagon}, {Lilium
martagon}]
Turkestan Desert
n 1: a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea [syn:
{Kara Kum}, {Qara Qum}, {Turkestan Desert}]
turkey buzzard
n 1: a New World vulture that is common in South America and
Central America and the southern United States [syn:
{buzzard}, {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes
aura}]
turkey cock
n 1: male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {gobbler}, {tom}, {tom
turkey}]
turkey drumstick
n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a turkey [syn: {turkey leg},
{turkey drumstick}]
turkey leg
n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a turkey [syn: {turkey leg},
{turkey drumstick}]
turkey oak
n 1: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy
barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with
bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn:
{American turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus laevis}]
2: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United
States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to
a slender bristly point [syn: {bluejack oak}, {turkey oak},
{Quercus incana}]
3: large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches
having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and
wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to
Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red
oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]
4: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia
Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn:
{European turkey oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus cerris}]
Turkey red
n 1: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with
alizarine dye [syn: {Turkey red}, {alizarine red}]
turkey stew
n 1: a stew made with turkey
turkey stuffing
n 1: stuffing for turkey
turkey trot
n 1: an early ragtime one-step
turkey vulture
n 1: a New World vulture that is common in South America and
Central America and the southern United States [syn:
{buzzard}, {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes
aura}]
turkey wing
n 1: the wing of a turkey
turkey-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a turkey
Turkic language
n 1: a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turki}, {Turkic},
{Turko-Tatar}, {Turkic language}]
Turkic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Turkic
Turkish bath
n 1: a steam room where facilities are available for a bath
followed by a shower and massage
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold
shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapor bath},
{vapour bath}]
Turkish boxwood
n 1: very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box
(particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork:
musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks [syn:
{boxwood}, {Turkish boxwood}]
Turkish capital
n 1: the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it
was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora
goats [syn: {Ankara}, {Turkish capital}, {capital of
Turkey}, {Angora}]
Turkish coffee
n 1: a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually
sweetened
Turkish Delight
n 1: a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water
Turkish Empire
n 1: a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern
Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman
Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World
War I; although initially small it expanded until it
superseded the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Ottoman Empire},
{Turkish Empire}]
Turkish Hizballah
n 1: an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the
late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace
Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict
shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and
murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen;
receives support from Iran
Turkish lira
n 1: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: {lira}, {Turkish
lira}]
Turkish monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Turkey
Turkish tobacco
n 1: a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in
cigarettes
Turkish towel
n 1: a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: {Turkish towel},
{terry towel}]
Turkmen monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Turkmenistan
Turko-Tatar
n 1: a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turki}, {Turkic},
{Turko-Tatar}, {Turkic language}]
turmeric root
n 1: perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn:
{goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric
root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]
turn a blind eye
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the
injustices in his office"
turn a loss
v 1: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to
profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad
investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first
year" [syn: {lose}, {turn a loss}] [ant: {break even},
{profit}, {turn a profit}]
turn a nice dime
v 1: make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime
after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice dime}, {turn a nice
penny}, {turn a nice dollar}]
turn a nice dollar
v 1: make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime
after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice dime}, {turn a nice
penny}, {turn a nice dollar}]
turn a nice penny
v 1: make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime
after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice dime}, {turn a nice
penny}, {turn a nice dollar}]
turn a profit
v 1: make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has
not profited from the merger" [syn: {profit}, {turn a
profit}] [ant: {break even}, {lose}, {turn a loss}]
turn a trick
v 1: have a customer, of a prostitute
turn around
n 1: turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal
of the image in the lens" [syn: {reversal}, {turn around}]
v 1: turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or
metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent";
"My conscience told me to turn around before I made a
mistake" [syn: {swing around}, {swing about}, {turn
around}]
2: improve dramatically; "The new strategy turned around sales";
"The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"
3: improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance
in school picked up" [syn: {turn around}, {pick up}]
turn away
v 1: move so as not face somebody or something
2: turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of
interest [syn: {deflect}, {bend}, {turn away}]
3: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant:
{admit}, {allow in}, {intromit}, {let in}]
4: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King
entered" [syn: {avert}, {turn away}]
turn back
v 1: retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had
to turn back" [syn: {backtrack}, {turn back}, {double
back}]
2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[syn: {revert}, {return}, {retrovert}, {regress}, {turn
back}]
3: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back
many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out},
{turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]
4: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or
influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth
of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check},
{turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]
5: turn inside out or upside down [syn: {turn back}, {invert},
{reverse}]
turn down
v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
[syn: {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down},
{decline}] [ant: {accept}, {have}, {take}]
2: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant:
{admit}, {allow in}, {intromit}, {let in}]
3: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
{reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh},
{disdain}, {turn down}]
4: take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down
after a long boom"
5: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
[syn: {turn down}, {lower}, {lour}]
turn in
v 1: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you
see the gate"
2: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up},
{turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
3: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort";
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn:
{put on}, {turn in}]
4: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes
to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in},
{bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack},
{sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {arise}, {get up},
{rise}, {turn out}, {uprise}]
turn indicator
n 1: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the
direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn:
{blinker}, {turn signal}, {turn indicator}, {trafficator}]
turn of events
n 1: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward
turn" [syn: {turn}, {turn of events}, {twist}]
turn of expression
n 1: a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's
succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be
a good idea" [syn: {turn of phrase}, {turn of expression}]
turn of phrase
n 1: a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's
succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be
a good idea" [syn: {turn of phrase}, {turn of expression}]
turn of the century
n 1: the period from about ten years before to ten years after a
new century
turn off
v 1: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the
lights" [syn: {switch off}, {cut}, {turn off}, {turn out}]
[ant: {switch on}, {turn on}]
2: make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"
3: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: {turn off},
{put off}]
turn on
v 1: cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the
light"; "turn on the stereo" [syn: {switch on}, {turn on}]
[ant: {cut}, {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}]
2: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
{depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn on},
{hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
3: produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn
on the waterworks"
4: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the
mailman"
5: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
{agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite},
{charge up}] [ant: {calm}, {calm down}, {lull}, {quiet},
{quieten}, {still}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise},
{tranquillize}]
6: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male
audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind
up}]
7: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn:
{trip}, {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}]
turn on a dime
v 1: have a small turning radius; "My little subcompact car
turns on a dime!"
turn one's stomach
v 1: upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the
pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened
the diners" [syn: {sicken}, {nauseate}, {turn one's
stomach}]
turn out
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The
medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV
positive" [syn: {prove}, {turn out}, {turn up}]
2: prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was
right"
3: produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This
factory turns out saws"
4: result or end; "How will the game turn out?" [syn: {turn
out}, {come out}]
5: come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How
many people turned out that evening?"
6: bring forth; "The apple tree bore delicious apples this
year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn:
{bear}, {turn out}]
7: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was
excluded from the game" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out},
{exclude}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
8: come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands
turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
9: outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned
out lavishly"
10: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes";
"ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
[syn: {turn out}, {splay}, {spread out}, {rotate}]
11: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
[syn: {switch off}, {cut}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant:
{switch on}, {turn on}]
12: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out},
{arise}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {bed}, {crawl in}, {go to
bed}, {go to sleep}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {kip
down}, {retire}, {sack out}, {turn in}]
turn over
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon,
please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned
over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand},
{reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}, {give}]
2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
{overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over},
{bowl over}, {tump over}]
3: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the
hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: {roll}, {turn
over}]
4: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over
the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {delve}, {cut into},
{turn over}]
5: do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company
turns over ten million dollars a year"
6: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of;
"turn a page of a book" [syn: {turn}, {turn over}]
7: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase
overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {turn
over}, {tip over}, {tump over}]
8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the
pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip}, {flip
over}, {turn over}]
9: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your
mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {turn over},
{deliberate}]
turn signal
n 1: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the
direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn:
{blinker}, {turn signal}, {turn indicator}, {trafficator}]
turn tail
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]
turn the tables
v 1: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables
are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" [syn:
{turn the tables}, {turn the tide}]
turn the tide
v 1: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables
are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" [syn:
{turn the tables}, {turn the tide}]
turn thumbs down
v 1: vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the
candidate for the Dean position" [syn: {turn thumbs down},
{vote down}]
turn to
v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn:
{address}, {turn to}]
2: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The
student turned to the teacher for help"; "People turn to
mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
turn turtle
v 1: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will
capsize!" [syn: {capsize}, {turtle}, {turn turtle}]
turn up
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {surface},
{show up}]
2: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the
newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: {fold}, {fold up},
{turn up}] [ant: {open}, {spread}, {spread out}, {unfold}]
3: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by
searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the
Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" [syn: {locate},
{turn up}]
4: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The
medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV
positive" [syn: {prove}, {turn out}, {turn up}]
5: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the
garden" [syn: {excavate}, {dig up}, {turn up}]
turn up the heat
v 1: apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up
the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn:
{turn up the heat}, {turn up the pressure}]
turn up the pressure
v 1: apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up
the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn:
{turn up the heat}, {turn up the pressure}]
turn-on
n 1: something causing excitement or stimulating interest
turnaround time
n 1: time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
[syn: {turnaround}, {turnaround time}]
turned on
adj 1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn:
{aroused}, {horny}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {steamy}, {turned
on(p)}]
turned out
adj 1: dressed well or smartly; "the girls were well turned out
and smart"
Turner's syndrome
n 1: a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X
chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and
underdeveloped sex organs
turning away
n 1: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from
happening [syn: {avoidance}, {turning away}, {shunning},
{dodging}]
turning point
n 1: an event marking a unique or important historical change of
course or one on which important developments depend; "the
agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
[syn: {landmark}, {turning point}, {watershed}]
2: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: {corner}, {street
corner}, {turning point}]
turnip bed
n 1: a bed in which turnips are growing
turnip cabbage
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
[syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish
turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
2: fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant [syn:
{kohlrabi}, {turnip cabbage}]
turnip greens
n 1: tender leaves of young white turnips
turnip plant
n 1: any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
turnip-rooted celery
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn:
{celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery},
{turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
turnip-rooted parsley
n 1: parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot
resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {Hamburg parsley},
{turnip-rooted parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum tuberosum}]
turnip-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a turnip
Turnix sylvatica
n 1: a variety of button quail having stripes [syn: {striped
button quail}, {Turnix sylvatica}]
turnover rate
n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced
in a given time period to the average number of workers
[syn: {employee turnover}, {turnover rate}, {turnover}]
turpentine camphor weed
n 1: aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {turpentine
camphor weed}, {camphorweed}, {vinegarweed}, {Trichostema
lanceolatum}]
turpentine weed
n 1: low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States
having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and
hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed},
{rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom
snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]
turret clock
n 1: a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all
directions from a tower
Turritis glabra
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout
Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Turritis
glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
Tursiops gilli
n 1: a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn:
{Pacific bottlenose dolphin}, {Tursiops gilli}]
Tursiops truncatus
n 1: the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and
Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
[syn: {Atlantic bottlenose dolphin}, {Tursiops truncatus}]
turtle bean
n 1: black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried [syn:
{black bean}, {turtle bean}]
turtle soup
n 1: soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles [syn:
{turtle soup}, {green turtle soup}]
turtleneck collar
n 1: a high close-fitting turnover collar [syn: {turtleneck
collar}, {polo-neck collar}]
Tuscan order
n 1: a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a
fluted shaft
tusk shell
n 1: any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular
shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for
burrowing [syn: {tooth shell}, {tusk shell}]
Tussilago alpina
n 1: rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for
groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn:
{alpine coltsfoot}, {Homogyne alpina}, {Tussilago alpina}]
Tussilago farfara
n 1: perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a
colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves
do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used
medicinally especially formerly [syn: {coltsfoot},
{Tussilago farfara}]
tussock bellflower
n 1: European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with
spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {tussock
bellflower}, {spreading bellflower}, {Campanula carpatica}]
tussock caterpillar
n 1: larva of a tussock moth
tussock moth
n 1: dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the
body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees [syn:
{lymantriid}, {tussock moth}]
tut-tut
v 1: utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval [syn:
{tsk}, {tut}, {tut-tut}]
tutti-frutti
n 1: ice cream containing chopped candied fruits
Tuvalu dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Tuvalu
Tuxtla Gutierrez
n 1: a city in southeastern Mexico
tv announcer
n 1: an announcer on television [syn: {tv announcer},
{television announcer}]
TV audience
n 1: the audience reached by television [syn: {viewing
audience}, {TV audience}, {viewers}]
tv camera
n 1: television equipment consisting of a lens system that
focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned
by an electron beam [syn: {television camera}, {tv camera},
{camera}]
TV channel
n 1: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV
channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more
than one hundred channels" [syn: {channel}, {television
channel}, {TV channel}]
TV dinner
n 1: a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be
heated and served
tv monitor
n 1: monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being
broadcast [syn: {television monitor}, {tv monitor}]
TV newsman
n 1: someone who reports news stories via television [syn:
{television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV
reporter}, {TV newsman}]
TV program
n 1: a program broadcast by television [syn: {television
program}, {TV program}, {television show}, {TV show}]
TV reporter
n 1: someone who reports news stories via television [syn:
{television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV
reporter}, {TV newsman}]
tv room
n 1: a room set aside for viewing television [syn: {television
room}, {tv room}]
tv set
n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
{television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
{telly}, {goggle box}]
TV show
n 1: a program broadcast by television [syn: {television
program}, {TV program}, {television show}, {TV show}]
TV star
n 1: a star in a television show [syn: {television star}, {TV
star}]
TV station
n 1: station for the production and transmission of television
broadcasts [syn: {television station}, {TV station}]
tv-antenna
n 1: an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast
frequencies assigned to television [syn: {television
antenna}, {tv-antenna}]
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
n 1: any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledum
and Tweedledee}, {Tweedledee and Tweedledum}]
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
n 1: any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledum
and Tweedledee}, {Tweedledee and Tweedledum}]
twelfth cranial nerve
n 1: supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue
muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {hypoglossal nerve}, {nervus
hypoglosus}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]
Twelfth day
n 1: twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the
three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany},
{Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day},
{January 6}]
Twelfth night
n 1: eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
twelfth part
n 1: one part in twelve equal parts [syn: {one-twelfth},
{twelfth}, {twelfth part}, {duodecimal}]
twelve noon
n 1: the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {high
noon}, {midday}, {noonday}, {noontide}]
Twelve Tribes of Israel
n 1: twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally
descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn:
{Tribes of Israel}, {Twelve Tribes of Israel}]
twelve-sided
adj 1: having twelve sides
twelve-tone music
n 1: a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg;
uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the
chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the
row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-
tone system}, {12-tone system}]
twelve-tone system
n 1: a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg;
uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the
chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the
row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-
tone system}, {12-tone system}]
twentieth century
n 1: the century from 1901 to 2000
twenty dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 20 dollars [syn: {twenty dollar
bill}, {twenty}]
twenty percent
n 1: one part in five equal parts [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth},
{fifth part}, {twenty percent}]
twenty-eight
adj 1: being eight more than twenty [syn: {twenty-eight}, {28},
{xxviii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
[syn: {twenty-eight}, {28}, {XXVIII}]
twenty-eighth
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-seventh in position [syn:
{twenty-eighth}, {28th}]
twenty-fifth
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-fourth in position [syn:
{twenty-fifth}, {25th}]
twenty-first
adj 1: coming next after the twentieth in position [syn:
{twenty-first}, {21st}]
twenty-five
adj 1: being five more than twenty [syn: {twenty-five}, {25},
{xxv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
[syn: {twenty-five}, {25}, {XXV}]
twenty-five percent
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
{twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
twenty-four
adj 1: being four more than twenty [syn: {twenty-four}, {24},
{xxiv}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
[syn: {twenty-four}, {24}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]
twenty-four hour period
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
"two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
{day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
{24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
twenty-four hours
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
"two days later they left"; "they put on two performances
every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn:
{day}, {twenty-four hours}, {twenty-four hour period},
{24-hour interval}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
twenty-fourth
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-third in position [syn:
{twenty-fourth}, {24th}]
twenty-nine
adj 1: being nine more than twenty [syn: {twenty-nine}, {29},
{xxix}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
[syn: {twenty-nine}, {29}, {XXIX}]
twenty-ninth
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn:
{twenty-ninth}, {29th}]
twenty-one
adj 1: being one more than twenty [syn: {twenty-one}, {21},
{xxi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn:
{twenty-one}, {21}, {XXI}]
2: a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards
having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to
but not exceeding 21 [syn: {blackjack}, {twenty-one}, {vingt-
et-un}]
twenty-second
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-first in position [syn:
{twenty-second}, {22nd}]
twenty-seven
adj 1: being seven more than twenty [syn: {twenty-seven}, {27},
{xxvii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
[syn: {twenty-seven}, {27}, {XXVII}]
twenty-seventh
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-sixth in position [syn:
{twenty-seventh}, {27th}]
twenty-six
adj 1: being six more than twenty [syn: {twenty-six}, {26},
{xxvi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
[syn: {twenty-six}, {26}, {XXVI}]
twenty-sixth
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-fifth in position [syn:
{twenty-sixth}, {26th}]
twenty-third
adj 1: coming next after the twenty-second in position [syn:
{twenty-third}, {23rd}]
twenty-three
adj 1: being three more than twenty [syn: {twenty-three}, {23},
{xxiii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
[syn: {twenty-three}, {23}, {XXIII}]
twenty-twenty
n 1: normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read
charts at a distance of 20 feet [syn: {twenty-twenty},
{20/20}]
twenty-two
adj 1: being two more than twenty [syn: {twenty-two}, {22},
{xxii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
[syn: {twenty-two}, {22}, {XXII}]
2: a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) [syn: {twenty-two},
{.22}]
twenty-two pistol
n 1: a .22-caliber pistol
twenty-two rifle
n 1: a .22-caliber rifle
twice-baked bread
n 1: slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown
and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {rusk}, {Brussels
biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]
twice-pinnate
n 1: a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets [syn: {bijugate
leaf}, {bijugous leaf}, {twice-pinnate}]
twig blight
n 1: a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plants
Twilight of the Gods
n 1: myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle
with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Ragnarok}, {Twilight of
the Gods}]
twilight sleep
n 1: a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a
slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection
of scopolamine or morphine
twilight vision
n 1: the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in
moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {scotopic
vision}, {twilight vision}]
twilight zone
n 1: the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
2: the ambiguous region between two categories or states or
conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but
there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences
that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in
the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no
man's land between negotiation and aggression" [syn:
{twilight zone}, {no man's land}]
twill weave
n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal
ribs [syn: {twill}, {twill weave}]
twin bed
n 1: one of a pair of identical beds
twin bill
n 1: two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the
same two teams play two games on the same day) [syn: {twin
bill}, {doubleheader}, {double feature}]
Twin Cities
n 1: nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Twin Falls
n 1: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn:
{Twin}, {Twin Falls}]
2: a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the
Twin Falls
twin towers
n 1: twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built
1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist
attack on September 11, 2001 [syn: {World Trade Center},
{WTC}, {twin towers}]
twin-aisle airplane
n 1: a commercial airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody
aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle
airplane}]
twin-bedded
adj 1: having twin beds
twin-prop
n 1: a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers
in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop},
{double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-
plane}]
twin-propeller-plane
n 1: a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers
in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop},
{double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-
plane}]
twist around
v 1: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
[syn: {twist}, {twist around}, {pervert}, {convolute},
{sophisticate}]
twist bit
n 1: a bit or drill having deep helical grooves [syn: {twist
bit}, {twist drill}]
twist drill
n 1: a bit or drill having deep helical grooves [syn: {twist
bit}, {twist drill}]
twist wood
n 1: vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along
waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree},
{twist wood}, {twistwood}, {Viburnum lantana}]
two dollar bill
n 1: a United States bill worth 2 dollars
two dozen
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
[syn: {twenty-four}, {24}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]
two hundred
adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {two
hundred}, {200}, {cc}]
two iron
n 1: long iron with a nearly vertical face [syn: {midiron}, {two
iron}]
Two Kettle
n 1: a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of
the Teton Sioux
two times
adv 1: by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last
year" [syn: {twofold}, {two times}]
two weeks
n 1: a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis
tournaments last a fortnight" [syn: {fortnight}, {two
weeks}]
two year old
n 1: a racehorse that is two years old [syn: {two-year-old
horse}, {two year old}]
two-a-penny
adj 1: of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny},
{twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-
halfpenny}]
two-bagger
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
"he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-
base hit}, {two-bagger}, {two-baser}]
two-base hit
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
"he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-
base hit}, {two-bagger}, {two-baser}]
two-baser
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
"he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-
base hit}, {two-bagger}, {two-baser}]
two-by-four
n 1: a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in
cross section
two-chambered
adj 1: consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a
fish" [syn: {bicameral}, {two-chambered}]
two-channel
adj 1: designating the reproduction of sound using two or more
independent audio channels [syn: {stereophonic},
{stereo}, {two-channel}]
two-dimensional
adj 1: involving or having two dimensions [syn: {planar}, {two-
dimensional}] [ant: {cubic}, {linear}, {one-dimensional},
{three-dimensional}]
2: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an
illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters";
"a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional},
{2-dimensional}, {flat}]
two-dimensional figure
n 1: a two-dimensional shape [syn: {plane figure}, {two-
dimensional figure}]
two-dimensionality
n 1: the property of having two dimensions [syn: {two-
dimensionality}, {flatness}, {planeness}]
two-eared
adj 1: having two ears
two-eyed violet
n 1: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white
petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {two-eyed
violet}, {heartsease}, {Viola ocellata}]
two-faced
adj 1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by
pretending one set of feelings and acting under the
influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming
little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double
agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"-
W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-
dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced},
{double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
2: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the
past; "Janus the two-faced god" [syn: {Janus-faced}, {two-
faced}]
two-fold
adj 1: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn:
{double}, {dual}, {twofold}, {two-fold}, {treble},
{threefold}, {three-fold}]
2: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is
doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {double}, {doubled},
{twofold}, {two-fold}]
two-footed
adj 1: having two feet [syn: {bipedal}, {biped}, {two-footed}]
[ant: {four-footed}, {quadruped}, {quadrupedal}]
two-grain spelt
n 1: hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in
United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {starch wheat},
{two-grain spelt}, {Triticum dicoccum}]
two-handed
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous
surgeon" [syn: {ambidextrous}, {two-handed}] [ant: {left-
handed}, {right-handed}]
2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed
sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine
designed for bimanual operation" [syn: {two-handed},
{bimanual}]
two-handed backhand
n 1: a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands
two-handed saw
n 1: a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two
people [syn: {two-handed saw}, {whipsaw}, {two-man saw},
{lumberman's saw}]
two-hitter
n 1: a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2
hits [syn: {two-hitter}, {2-hitter}]
two-humped
adj 1: having two humps [syn: {two-humped}, {double-humped}]
two-hundredth
adj 1: the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order [syn:
{two-hundredth}, {200th}]
two-lane
adj 1: having a lane for traffic in each direction
two-leafed
adj 1: having two leaves [syn: {two-leaved}, {two-leafed}]
two-leaved
adj 1: having two leaves [syn: {two-leaved}, {two-leafed}]
two-lipped
adj 1: having two lips; "the corolla of a snapdragon is
bilabiate" [syn: {bilabiate}, {two-lipped}]
two-lobed
adj 1: having two lobes
two-man saw
n 1: a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two
people [syn: {two-handed saw}, {whipsaw}, {two-man saw},
{lumberman's saw}]
two-man tent
n 1: a tent designed for occupancy by two persons
two-needled
adj 1: (of conifers) having two needles
two-note call
n 1: a birdcall having two notes; "the two-note call of the
cuckoo"
two-part
adj 1: involving two parts or elements; "a bipartite document";
"a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartite}, {two-part}, {two-
way}]
two-party
adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn:
{bipartisan}, {bipartizan}, {two-party}, {two-way}]
two-piece
adj 1: (of clothing) made in or consisting of two parts or
pieces; "a two-piece swimsuit" [ant: {one-piece}, {three-
piece}]
n 1: a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt
or trousers [syn: {two-piece}, {two-piece suit}, {lounge
suit}]
2: a woman's very brief bathing suit [syn: {bikini}, {two-
piece}]
two-piece suit
n 1: a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt
or trousers [syn: {two-piece}, {two-piece suit}, {lounge
suit}]
two-ply
adj 1: having a thickness made up of two layers or strands
two-pronged
adj 1: having two prongs
two-seater
n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
[syn: {roadster}, {runabout}, {two-seater}]
two-sided
adj 1: capable of being reversed or used with either side out;
"a reversible jacket" [syn: {reversible}, {two-sided}]
[ant: {nonreversible}, {one-sided}]
2: having two sides or parts [syn: {bilateral}, {two-sided}]
two-spotted ladybug
n 1: red ladybug with a black spot on each wing [syn: {two-
spotted ladybug}, {Adalia bipunctata}]
two-step
n 1: a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
v 1: dance the two-step
two-thirds
n 1: two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
two-tier bid
n 1: a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for
the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining
shares
two-time
v 1: carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the
same time
two-timer
n 1: someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a
sexual relationship with somebody else
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-
crosser}, {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {betrayer},
{traitor}]
two-timing
adj 1: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands
and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: {adulterous},
{cheating(a)}, {two-timing(a)}]
two-toe
adj 1: having two toes [syn: {two-toed}, {two-toe}]
two-toed
adj 1: having two toes [syn: {two-toed}, {two-toe}]
two-toed anteater
n 1: squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long
silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {two-toed
anteater}, {Cyclopes didactylus}]
two-toed sloth
n 1: a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each
forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot [syn: {two-
toed sloth}, {unau}, {unai}, {Choloepus hoffmanni}]
2: relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on
each front foot [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {unau}, {unai},
{Choloepus didactylus}]
two-way
adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn:
{bipartisan}, {bipartizan}, {two-party}, {two-way}]
2: involving two parts or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a
two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartite}, {two-part}, {two-way}]
3: operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite
directions; "a two-way valve"; "two-way traffic"; "two-way
streets"
two-way street
n 1: a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of
two directions; "you have to look both ways crossing a two-
way street"
two-wheel
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles with two wheels; "a two-
wheeled cart" [syn: {two-wheel}, {two-wheeled}]
two-wheeled
adj 1: of or relating to vehicles with two wheels; "a two-
wheeled cart" [syn: {two-wheel}, {two-wheeled}]
two-wing flying fish
n 1: having only pectoral fins enlarged [syn: {monoplane flying
fish}, {two-wing flying fish}]
two-winged insects
n 1: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings
(anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small
knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or
lapping or piercing [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged
insects}, {dipteran}, {dipteron}]
two-year
adj 1: having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life
cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often
grown as annuals" [syn: {biennial}, {two-year}] [ant:
{annual}, {one-year}, {perennial}]
two-year-old
adj 1: two years of age
two-year-old horse
n 1: a racehorse that is two years old [syn: {two-year-old
horse}, {two year old}]
twopenny-halfpenny
adj 1: of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny},
{twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-
halfpenny}]
Twyla Tharp
n 1: innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in
1941) [syn: {Tharp}, {Twyla Tharp}]
Tyan Shan
n 1: a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
[syn: {Tien Shan}, {Tyan Shan}]
Tycho Brahe
n 1: Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets
provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion
(1546-1601) [syn: {Brahe}, {Tycho Brahe}]
tying up
n 1: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn:
{docking}, {moorage}, {dockage}, {tying up}]
Tylenchus tritici
n 1: small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm},
{wheat eel}, {wheat eelworm}, {Tylenchus tritici}]
tympanic bone
n 1: the bone enclosing the middle ear
tympanic cavity
n 1: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the
inner ear [syn: {middle ear}, {tympanic cavity},
{tympanum}]
tympanic membrane
n 1: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn:
{eardrum}, {tympanum}, {tympanic membrane}, {myringa}]
tympanic vein
n 1: veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the
retromandibular vein
Tympanuchus cupido
n 1: the most common variety of prairie chicken [syn: {greater
prairie chicken}, {Tympanuchus cupido}]
Tympanuchus cupido cupido
n 1: extinct prairie chicken [syn: {heath hen}, {Tympanuchus
cupido cupido}]
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
n 1: a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas [syn: {lesser
prairie chicken}, {Tympanuchus pallidicinctus}]
Tyndall effect
n 1: the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small
particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible;
the scattered light is mainly blue
Tyne River
n 1: a river in northern England that flows east to the North
Sea [syn: {Tyne}, {River Tyne}, {Tyne River}]
type A
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn:
{A}, {type A}, {group A}]
type AB
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B
antigens [syn: {AB}, {type AB}, {group AB}]
type B
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn:
{B}, {type B}, {group B}]
type family
n 1: a complete set of type suitable for printing text
type genus
n 1: (biology) genus from which the name of a family or
subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most
representative genus but often the largest or best known or
earliest described
type I allergic reaction
n 1: an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized
person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate
allergy}, {atopy}, {atopic allergy}, {type I allergic
reaction}]
type I diabetes
n 1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized
by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and
weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin
injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type
I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM},
{juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-
onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-
prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]
type II diabetes
n 1: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in
adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or
menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by
diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
[syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes},
{ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant
diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus},
{ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes
mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset
diabetes}]
type IV allergic reaction
n 1: an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after
contact [syn: {delayed allergy}, {type IV allergic
reaction}]
type metal
n 1: an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing
type
type O
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B
antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
[syn: {O}, {type O}, {group O}]
type of architecture
n 1: architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural
style}, {style of architecture}, {type of architecture}]
type slug
n 1: a strip of type metal used for spacing [syn: {type slug},
{slug}]
type species
n 1: (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential
characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
type specimen
n 1: the original specimen from which the description of a new
species is made [syn: {type specimen}, {holotype}]
typesetter's case
n 1: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his
type, which is divided into compartments for the different
letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor
will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case
containing the capitals and the lower case containing the
small letters" [syn: {case}, {compositor's case},
{typesetter's case}]
typesetting machine
n 1: a printer that sets textual material in type
typewriter carriage
n 1: a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper
typewriter font
n 1: a typeface is which each character is given the same width
(as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-
width font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant:
{proportional font}]
typewriter keyboard
n 1: a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
typewriter paper
n 1: writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter [syn:
{typewriter paper}, {typing paper}]
typewriter ribbon
n 1: a long strip of inked material for making characters on
paper with a typewriter [syn: {ribbon}, {typewriter
ribbon}]
Typha angustifolia
n 1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn:
{lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved
reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
Typha latifolia
n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode
when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long
flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of
North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn:
{cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed
mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
typhoid bacillus
n 1: a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn:
{typhoid bacillus}, {Salmonella typhosa}, {Salmonella
typhi}]
typhoid bacteriophage
n 1: a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi
typhoid fever
n 1: serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and
ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food
or water [syn: {typhoid}, {typhoid fever}, {enteric fever}]
Typhoid Mary
n 1: United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid
fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn:
{Mallon}, {Mary Mallon}, {Typhoid Mary}]
typhus fever
n 1: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and
characterized by skin rash and high fever [syn: {typhus},
{typhus fever}]
typical jerboa
n 1: small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid
parts of Asia and northern Africa
typing paper
n 1: writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter [syn:
{typewriter paper}, {typing paper}]
typing pool
n 1: a group of typists who can work for different persons
typographical error
n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical
failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum},
{typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}]
Tyrannosaurus rex
n 1: large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth
with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather
than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North
America [syn: {tyrannosaur}, {tyrannosaurus},
{Tyrannosaurus rex}]
Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis
n 1: a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States
and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than
the eastern kingbird [syn: {grey kingbird}, {gray
kingbird}, {petchary}, {Tyrannus domenicensis
domenicensis}]
Tyrannus tyrannus
n 1: large American flycatcher [syn: {kingbird}, {Tyrannus
tyrannus}]
Tyrannus vociferans
n 1: a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely
grey with a yellow abdomen [syn: {Cassin's kingbird},
{Tyrannus vociferans}]
tyrant bird
n 1: large American birds that characteristically catch insects
on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {flycatcher},
{tyrant flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]
tyrant flycatcher
n 1: large American birds that characteristically catch insects
on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {flycatcher},
{tyrant flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]
Tyrian purple
n 1: a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or
made synthetically
2: a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it
was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate
Tyrolean Alps
n 1: a popular tourist area in the Tyrol
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
n 1: a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia
Tyrrhenian Sea
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands
of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily
Tyto alba
n 1: mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other
structures; important in rodent control [syn: {barn owl},
{Tyto alba}]
tzetze fly
n 1: bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
[syn: {tsetse fly}, {tsetse}, {tzetze fly}, {tzetze},
{glossina}]
U-boat
n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn:
{submarine}, {pigboat}, {sub}, {U-boat}]
u-drive
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
U-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter U
u-turn
n 1: complete reversal of direction of travel
U. S. Air Force
n 1: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency
that defends the United States through control and
exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air
Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {Air Force},
{USAF}]
U. S. Army
n 1: the army of the United States of America; the agency that
organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn:
{United States Army}, {US Army}, {U. S. Army}, {Army},
{USA}]
U. S. Army Special Forces
n 1: a division of the United States Army that is specially
trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {U.
S. Army Special Forces}, {United States Army Special
Forces}]
U. S. Coast Guard
n 1: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible
for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
[syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {U. S. Coast Guard}, {US
Coast Guard}]
U. S. Code
n 1: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the
general and permanent laws of the United States; is
prepared and published by a unit of the United States House
of Representatives [syn: {United States Code}, {U. S.
Code}]
U.K.
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the
British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales
and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely
to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: {United Kingdom},
{UK}, {U.K.}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland}, {Great Britain}]
U.S.
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United
States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
2: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest
North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean;
achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United
States of America}, {America}, {the States}, {US}, {U.S.},
{USA}, {U.S.A.}]
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n 1: a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command;
the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in
support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army
Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {U.S. Army Criminal
Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation
Laboratory}, {USACIL}]
U.S. Congress
n 1: the legislature of the United States government [syn:
{Congress}, {United States Congress}, {U.S. Congress}, {US
Congress}]
U.S. Constitution
n 1: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the
original thirteen states [syn: {United States
Constitution}, {U.S. Constitution}, {US Constitution},
{Constitution}, {Constitution of the United States}]
U.S. government
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United
States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
U.S. House
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
U.S. House of Representatives
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
U.S. Mint
n 1: the mint that manufactures and distributes United States
coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks;
processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States
Mint}, {U.S. Mint}, {US Mint}]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
n 1: the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library
of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine},
{U.S. National Library of Medicine}]
U.S. Senate
n 1: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United
States Senate}, {U.S. Senate}, {US Senate}, {Senate}]
U.S. waters
n 1: territorial waters included within a distance of 12
nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its
territories; "ships operating in United States waters must
adhere to United States laws and regulations" [syn: {United
States waters}, {U.S. waters}]
U.S.A.
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United
States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {the
States}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
U308
n 1: an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the
processing of uranium ore [syn: {yellowcake}, {U308}]
Ugandan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Uganda
Ugandan shilling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents [syn:
{Ugandan shilling}, {shilling}]
ugli fruit
n 1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated
especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree},
{ugli fruit}, {Citrus tangelo}]
2: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit
having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli}, {ugli
fruit}]
ugly duckling
n 1: an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or
worthy person
Ugo Buoncompagni
n 1: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern
calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XIII}, {Ugo
Buoncompagni}]
Ukranian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Ukraine
Ulan Bator
n 1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan
Bator}, {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of
Mongolia}]
ulcer diet
n 1: a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland
diet because of his colitis" [syn: {bland diet}, {ulcer
diet}]
ulcerative colitis
n 1: a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large
intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of
abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
Ulex europaeus
n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-
yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn:
{gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]
Ulmus alata
n 1: North American elm having twigs and young branches with
prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm},
{Ulmus alata}]
Ulmus americana
n 1: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
americana}]
Ulmus campestris sarniensis
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus campestris wheatleyi
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus carpinifolia
n 1: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an
ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm},
{Ulmus carpinifolia}]
Ulmus crassifolia
n 1: elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading
pendulous corky branches [syn: {cedar elm}, {Ulmus
crassifolia}]
Ulmus glabra
n 1: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch
elm}, {wych elm}, {Ulmus glabra}]
Ulmus hollandica
n 1: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees
ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Dutch elm}, {Ulmus
hollandica}]
Ulmus hollandica vegetata
n 1: erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree [syn: {Huntingdon
elm}, {Ulmus hollandica vegetata}]
Ulmus laevis
n 1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives
in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}, {Ulmus laevis}]
Ulmus parvifolia
n 1: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as
shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Chinese elm}, {Ulmus
parvifolia}]
Ulmus procera
n 1: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe
and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm},
{Ulmus procera}]
Ulmus pumila
n 1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United
States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm},
{Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]
Ulmus rubra
n 1: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when
opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red
elm}, {Ulmus rubra}]
Ulmus sarniensis
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus serotina
n 1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn:
{September elm}, {red elm}, {Ulmus serotina}]
Ulmus thomasii
n 1: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn:
{rock elm}, {Ulmus thomasii}]
ulnar artery
n 1: large artery that branches from the brachial artery to
supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn:
{ulnar artery}, {arteria ulnaris}]
ulnar nerve
n 1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing
near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and
the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar
nerve}, {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris}]
ulnar vein
n 1: any of several veins of the forearm [syn: {ulnar vein},
{vena ulnaris}]
Ulrich Zwingli
n 1: Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in
Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Zwingli}, {Ulrich Zwingli},
{Huldreich Zwingli}]
Ulster Defence Association
n 1: the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern
Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and
for criminal racketeering and selling drugs [syn: {Ulster
Defence Association}, {UDA}]
ultima Thule
n 1: the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to
be the northernmost land in the inhabited world [syn:
{Thule}, {ultima Thule}]
ultimate frisbee
n 1: a game between two teams whose players try to toss a
Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal;
possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or
touches the ground or goes out of bounds
ultra vires
adv 1: beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
adj 1: beyond the legal power or authority of a person or
official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant:
{intra vires}]
ultrahigh frequency
n 1: 300 to 3000 megahertz [syn: {ultrahigh frequency}, {UHF}]
ultramarine blue
n 1: blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli [syn:
{ultramarine}, {ultramarine blue}]
ultraviolet illumination
n 1: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths
shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn:
{ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet
light}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]
ultraviolet lamp
n 1: any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
[syn: {ultraviolet lamp}, {ultraviolet source}]
ultraviolet light
n 1: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths
shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn:
{ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet
light}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]
ultraviolet radiation
n 1: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths
shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn:
{ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet
light}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]
ultraviolet source
n 1: any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
[syn: {ultraviolet lamp}, {ultraviolet source}]
ultraviolet spectrum
n 1: the spectrum of ultraviolet radiation
Ulugh Muz Tagh
n 1: a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
[syn: {Ulugh Muztagh}, {Ulugh Muz Tagh}]
Ulugh Muztagh
n 1: a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
[syn: {Ulugh Muztagh}, {Ulugh Muz Tagh}]
Ulysses Grant
n 1: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
Ulysses S. Grant
n 1: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
Ulysses Simpson Grant
n 1: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union
armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant},
{Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson
Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
Uma notata
n 1: with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United
States and Mexico [syn: {fringe-toed lizard}, {Uma notata}]
Umar al-Mukhtar Forces
n 1: a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings
and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and
liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
[syn: {Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar}, {Umar al-Mukhtar
Forces}]
umbel-like
adj 1: resembling an umbel in form [syn: {umbellate}, {umbel-
like}]
umbelliferous plant
n 1: any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
[syn: {umbellifer}, {umbelliferous plant}]
Umbellularia californica
n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
{sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
{Umbellularia californica}]
umbilical cord
n 1: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
[syn: {umbilical cord}, {umbilical}]
umbilical hernia
n 1: protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in
the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting
after birth [syn: {umbilical hernia}, {omphalocele}]
umbilical vein
n 1: a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from
the placenta to the fetus [syn: {umbilical vein}, {vena
umbilicalis}]
umbilical vesicle
n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory
system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes
functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical
vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]
umbrella arum
n 1: foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of
southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the
greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe
surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake
palm}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]
umbrella bird
n 1: black tropical American bird having a large overhanging
crest and long feathered wattle [syn: {umbrella bird},
{Cephalopterus ornatus}]
umbrella fern
n 1: large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn:
{umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus},
{Gleichenia flabellata}]
umbrella magnolia
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy
white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas
at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella
magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]
umbrella pine
n 1: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a
spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that
resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine},
{European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]
umbrella plant
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate
leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on
leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada
in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb},
{Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
2: late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia
having flowers in flat-topped clusters [syn: {umbrella
plant}, {Eriogonum allenii}]
3: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant
for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike
leaves [syn: {umbrella plant}, {umbrella sedge}, {Cyperus
alternifolius}]
umbrella sedge
n 1: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water
plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender
grasslike leaves [syn: {umbrella plant}, {umbrella sedge},
{Cyperus alternifolius}]
umbrella tent
n 1: a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating
metal ribs
umbrella tree
n 1: erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and
northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn:
{umbrella tree}, {Schefflera actinophylla}, {Brassaia
actinophylla}]
2: small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy
white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas
at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella
magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]
umbrella-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of an umbrella
Umbrina roncador
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{yellowfin croaker}, {surffish}, {surf fish}, {Umbrina
roncador}]
Umma Tameer-e-Nau
n 1: a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that
has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information
about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama
bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban [syn: {Umma
Tameer-e-Nau}, {UTN}]
UN agency
n 1: an agency of the United Nations [syn: {United Nations
agency}, {UN agency}]
un-American
adj 1: considered contrary to the best interests of the United
States
un-come-at-able
adj 1: difficult to reach or attain [syn: {un-come-at-able},
{un-get-at-able}, {ungetatable}]
un-get-at-able
adj 1: difficult to reach or attain [syn: {un-come-at-able},
{un-get-at-able}, {ungetatable}]
unabridged dictionary
n 1: a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting
terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary [syn:
{unabridged dictionary}, {unabridged}]
unaccustomed to
adj 1: not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to
wearing suits" [ant: {accustomed to}, {used to}]
unacquainted with
adj 1: having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city
ways" [syn: {unacquainted(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)},
{unfamiliar with(p)}]
unary operation
n 1: an operation with exactly one operand [syn: {monadic
operation}, {unary operation}]
unasked-for
adj 1: not requested or sought; "unasked-for advice"; "advice
unasked for can be greatly resented"; "unsolicited junk
mail" [syn: {unasked-for}, {unsolicited}]
unauthorized absence
n 1: unauthorized military absence [syn: {absence without
leave}, {unauthorized absence}]
unavoidable casualty
n 1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events; "he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God},
{force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident},
{unavoidable casualty}]
unbounded interval
n 1: an interval that does not include its endpoints [syn: {open
interval}, {unbounded interval}] [ant: {bounded interval},
{closed interval}]
uncalled-for
adj 1: not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions"
2: unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was
burned with needless loss of life" [syn: {gratuitous},
{needless}, {uncalled-for}]
uncared-for
adj 1: lacking needed care and attention [ant: {cared-for}]
uncertainty principle
n 1: (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to
measure both energy and time (or position and momentum)
completely accurately at the same time [syn: {uncertainty
principle}, {indeterminacy principle}]
unciform bone
n 1: the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn:
{hamate}, {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]
Uncle Joe
n 1: United States general who commanded the Allied forces in
China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
[syn: {Stilwell}, {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe
Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]
Uncle Remus
n 1: the fictional storyteller of tales written in the Black
Vernacular and set in the South; the tales were first
collected and published in book form in 1880
Uncle Sam
n 1: a personification of the United States government
Uncle Tom
n 1: a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Uncompahgre Peak
n 1: the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern
Colorado (14,309 feet high)
unconditioned reflex
n 1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
[syn: {reflex}, {reflex response}, {reflex action},
{instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex},
{unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
unconscious mind
n 1: that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place
of which the person is unaware [syn: {unconscious mind},
{unconscious}]
unconscious process
n 1: a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the
process of denial" [syn: {process}, {unconscious process}]
undecylenic acid
n 1: an acid that is a component of perspiration
under arms
adv 1: armed and prepared for fighting
under attack
adj 1: subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under
fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under
fire(p)}]
under fire
adj 1: subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under
fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under
fire(p)}]
under the circumstances
adv 1: because of prevailing conditions; "under the
circumstances I cannot buy the house"
under the weather
adj 1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing
grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look
a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is
unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing},
{indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly},
{unwell}, {under the weather}, {seedy}]
under way
adv 1: in motion; set in motion; "the ship got under way"
under wraps
adj 1: kept secret; "the plan was kept carefully under wraps"
under-the-counter
adj 1: done or sold illicitly and secretly
under-the-table
adj 1: designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a
sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
[syn: {sub-rosa}, {under-the-table}, {behind-the-scenes}]
undercover agent
n 1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain
information about its enemies or by a business to obtain
industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {spy},
{undercover agent}]
undercover operation
n 1: an operation involving secret work within a community or
institution
undercover work
n 1: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
[syn: {spying}, {undercover work}]
underground press
n 1: a system of clandestine printing and distribution of
dissident or banned literature [syn: {samizdat},
{underground press}]
Underground Railroad
n 1: secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by
abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
[syn: {Underground Railroad}, {Underground Railway}]
Underground Railway
n 1: secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by
abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
[syn: {Underground Railroad}, {Underground Railway}]
underwater archaeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology},
{underwater archaeology}]
underwater archeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology},
{underwater archaeology}]
underwater diver
n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: {diver}, {frogman},
{underwater diver}]
undescended testicle
n 1: a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male
fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased
risk for cancer" [syn: {undescended testis}, {undescended
testicle}]
undescended testis
n 1: a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male
fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased
risk for cancer" [syn: {undescended testis}, {undescended
testicle}]
undivided interest
n 1: the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each
tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property
[syn: {undivided interest}, {undivided right}]
undivided right
n 1: the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each
tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property
[syn: {undivided interest}, {undivided right}]
undreamed of
adj 1: not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed},
{undreamed of}, {undreamt}, {undreamt of}, {unimagined}]
undreamt of
adj 1: not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed},
{undreamed of}, {undreamt}, {undreamt of}, {unimagined}]
undulant fever
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
{brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
undulatory theory
n 1: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
[syn: {wave theory}, {undulatory theory}, {wave theory of
light}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory of
light}]
unearned income
n 1: personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or
interest or rent income) [syn: {unearned income}, {unearned
revenue}]
2: (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually
considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
[syn: {unearned income}, {unearned revenue}]
unearned increment
n 1: an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting
from general market factors
unearned revenue
n 1: personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or
interest or rent income) [syn: {unearned income}, {unearned
revenue}]
2: (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually
considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
[syn: {unearned income}, {unearned revenue}]
unearned run
n 1: a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other
team [ant: {earned run}]
uneducated person
n 1: an ignorant person [syn: {ignoramus}, {know nothing},
{uneducated person}]
unemotional person
n 1: someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions [syn:
{stoic}, {unemotional person}] [ant: {emotional person}]
unemployed people
n 1: people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a
group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance" [syn:
{unemployed people}, {unemployed}]
unemployed person
n 1: someone who is jobless
unemployment compensation
n 1: payment by a United States agency to unemployed people
unemployment line
n 1: a queue of people waiting for employment
unemployment rate
n 1: the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any
given date
unequal to
adj 1: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put
upon him" [syn: {incapable}, {incompetent}, {unequal
to(p)}]
uneven bars
n 1: a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in
women's gymnastics [syn: {uneven parallel bars}, {uneven
bars}]
uneven parallel bars
n 1: a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in
women's gymnastics [syn: {uneven parallel bars}, {uneven
bars}]
unfamiliar with
adj 1: having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city
ways" [syn: {unacquainted(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)},
{unfamiliar with(p)}]
unfavorable judgment
n 1: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or
shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from
his opponent" [syn: {criticism}, {unfavorable judgment}]
unfavorable position
n 1: the quality of being a competitive disadvantage [syn:
{inferiority}, {unfavorable position}]
unfinished business
n 1: work that is left incomplete [syn: {loose end}, {unfinished
business}]
unformatted capacity
n 1: (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk
including the space that will be required to format it
unfortunate person
n 1: a person who suffers misfortune [syn: {unfortunate},
{unfortunate person}]
ungradable opposition
n 1: an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or
the other
ungrateful person
n 1: a person who shows no gratitude [syn: {ingrate}, {thankless
wretch}, {ungrateful person}]
unguiculate mammal
n 1: a mammal having nails or claws [syn: {unguiculate},
{unguiculate mammal}]
unheard-of
adj 1: previously unknown; "a first novel by an unheard of
writer"; "developments on an unheard-of scale"
unhoped-for
adj 1: so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-
for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an
unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped},
{unhoped-for}, {unthought}, {unthought-of}]
Uniat Church
n 1: any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle
East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own
liturgy [syn: {Uniat Church}, {Uniate Church}]
Uniate Christian
n 1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: {Uniat}, {Uniate},
{Uniate Christian}]
Uniate Church
n 1: any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle
East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own
liturgy [syn: {Uniat Church}, {Uniate Church}]
unicameral script
n 1: a script with a single case
unicorn root
n 1: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having
grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
[syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass},
{unicorn root}]
unidentified flying object
n 1: an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown;
especially those considered to have extraterrestrial
origins [syn: {unidentified flying object}, {UFO}, {flying
saucer}]
Unification Church
n 1: a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in
1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings
and other communal activities
uniform resource locator
n 1: the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn:
{URL}, {uniform resource locator}, {universal resource
locator}]
unilateral contract
n 1: a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain
from doing) something in return for a performance (not a
promise)
unilateral descent
n 1: line of descent traced through one side of the family
unilateral paralysis
n 1: paralysis of one side of the body [syn: {hemiplegia},
{unilateral paralysis}]
uninominal system
n 1: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a
legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn:
{uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-
member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin
uninominal voting system}]
uninominal voting system
n 1: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a
legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn:
{uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-
member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin
uninominal voting system}]
uniocular dichromat
n 1: a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in
the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on
color vision
Union Army
n 1: the northern army during the American Civil War
union card
n 1: a card certifying membership in a labor union
Union flag
n 1: national flag of the United Kingdom [syn: {Union Jack},
{Union flag}]
Union Jack
n 1: national flag of the United Kingdom [syn: {Union Jack},
{Union flag}]
union member
n 1: a worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: {trade
unionist}, {unionist}, {union member}]
Union of Burma
n 1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of
Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: {Myanmar},
{Union of Burma}, {Burma}]
Union of Serbia and Montenegro
n 1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on
the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that
made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were
known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when
they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
[syn: {Serbia and Montenegro}, {Union of Serbia and
Montenegro}, {Yugoslavia}, {Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}]
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
n 1: a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern
Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other
soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and
others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn:
{Soviet Union}, {Russia}, {Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics}, {USSR}]
union representative
n 1: a representative for a labor union
union shop
n 1: a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition
that they will join the union within a specified time
Union soldier
n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
[syn: {Federal}, {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}]
union suit
n 1: an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece [syn:
{long underwear}, {union suit}]
unipolar depression
n 1: a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic
phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder
unit cell
n 1: the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition
at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the
lattices of a crystal
unit character
n 1: (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis
and dependent on the presence of a single gene
unit cost
n 1: calculated cost for a given unit of a product
unit investment trust
n 1: a regulated investment company consisting of professional
managers who issue redeemable securities representing a
portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in
a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" [syn: {unit
investment trust}, {unit trust}]
unit matrix
n 1: a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are
unity [syn: {identity matrix}, {unit matrix}]
unit of ammunition
n 1: a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {round},
{unit of ammunition}, {one shot}]
unit of measurement
n 1: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of
measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States
unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change
per unit volume" [syn: {unit of measurement}, {unit}]
unit of time
n 1: a unit for measuring time periods [syn: {time unit}, {unit
of time}]
unit of viscosity
n 1: a unit of measurement for viscosity
unit trust
n 1: a regulated investment company consisting of professional
managers who issue redeemable securities representing a
portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in
a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" [syn: {unit
investment trust}, {unit trust}]
Unitarian Church
n 1: the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of
the Trinity
United Arab Emirate dirham
n 1: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal
to 1,000 fils [syn: {United Arab Emirate dirham}, {dirham}]
United Arab Emirate monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
n 1: a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian
peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in
1971; rich in oil reserves
United Arab Emirates's capital
n 1: a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United
Arab Emirates [syn: {Abu Dhabi}, {United Arab Emirates's
capital}]
United Arab Republic
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab
Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that
flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: {Egypt}, {Arab Republic
of Egypt}, {United Arab Republic}]
United Church of Christ
n 1: merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the
Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957
United Front
n 1: a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a
moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition
to the Taliban [syn: {Northern Alliance}, {United Front}]
United Kingdom
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the
British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales
and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely
to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: {United Kingdom},
{UK}, {U.K.}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland}, {Great Britain}]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the
British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales
and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely
to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: {United Kingdom},
{UK}, {U.K.}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland}, {Great Britain}]
United Methodist Church
n 1: union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical
United Brethren Church
United Mexican States
n 1: a republic in southern North America; became independent
from Spain in 1810 [syn: {Mexico}, {United Mexican States}]
United Mine Workers
n 1: an industrial union of mine workers in North America [syn:
{United Mine Workers of America}, {United Mine Workers}]
United Mine Workers of America
n 1: an industrial union of mine workers in North America [syn:
{United Mine Workers of America}, {United Mine Workers}]
United Nations
n 1: an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to
promote international peace and security [syn: {United
Nations}, {UN}]
United Nations agency
n 1: an agency of the United Nations [syn: {United Nations
agency}, {UN agency}]
United Nations Children's Fund
n 1: an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to
aid education and the health of children and mothers in
developing countries [syn: {United Nations Children's
Fund}, {United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund}, {UNICEF}]
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
n 1: the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention
and criminal justice and law reform [syn: {United Nations
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice}, {Centre for
International Crime Prevention}]
United Nations Day
n 1: a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
[syn: {United Nations Day}, {October 24}]
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
n 1: an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and
communication and the arts [syn: {United Nations
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization},
{UNESCO}]
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
n 1: an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to
aid education and the health of children and mothers in
developing countries [syn: {United Nations Children's
Fund}, {United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund}, {UNICEF}]
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
n 1: an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control
and crime prevention [syn: {United Nations Office for Drug
Control and Crime Prevention}, {DCCP}]
United Nations Secretariat
n 1: the administrative arm of the United Nations
United Republic of Tanzania
n 1: a republic in eastern Africa [syn: {Tanzania}, {United
Republic of Tanzania}]
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
n 1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an
umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is
financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect
the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted
over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-
Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of
Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]
United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
n 1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an
umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is
financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect
the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted
over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-
Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of
Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]
United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing
n 1: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United
States [syn: {Shakers}, {United Society of Believers in
Christ's Second Appearing}]
United States
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United
States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {the
States}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
2: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United States
government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
United States Air Force
n 1: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency
that defends the United States through control and
exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air
Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {Air Force},
{USAF}]
United States Air Force Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Air Force [syn: {United States Air Force
Academy}, {US Air Force Academy}]
United States Army
n 1: the army of the United States of America; the agency that
organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn:
{United States Army}, {US Army}, {U. S. Army}, {Army},
{USA}]
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n 1: a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command;
the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in
support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army
Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {U.S. Army Criminal
Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation
Laboratory}, {USACIL}]
United States Army Rangers
n 1: a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army
United States Army Special Forces
n 1: a division of the United States Army that is specially
trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {U.
S. Army Special Forces}, {United States Army Special
Forces}]
United States Attorney General
n 1: the person who holds the position of secretary of the
Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney
General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: {Attorney
General}, {United States Attorney General}, {US Attorney
General}]
United States Border Patrol
n 1: the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal
entry of aliens into the United States [syn: {United States
Border Patrol}, {US Border Patrol}]
United States Cabinet
n 1: a board to advise the President; members are the
secretaries of executive departments; the United States
constitution does not provide for the cabinet [syn: {United
States Cabinet}, {US Cabinet}]
United States Civil War
n 1: civil war in the United States between the North and the
South; 1861-1865 [syn: {American Civil War}, {United States
Civil War}, {War between the States}]
United States Coast Guard
n 1: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible
for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
[syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {U. S. Coast Guard}, {US
Coast Guard}]
United States Code
n 1: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the
general and permanent laws of the United States; is
prepared and published by a unit of the United States House
of Representatives [syn: {United States Code}, {U. S.
Code}]
United States Congress
n 1: the legislature of the United States government [syn:
{Congress}, {United States Congress}, {U.S. Congress}, {US
Congress}]
United States Constitution
n 1: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the
original thirteen states [syn: {United States
Constitution}, {U.S. Constitution}, {US Constitution},
{Constitution}, {Constitution of the United States}]
United States Customary System
n 1: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and
pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial
America but differs in some respects from the British
Imperial System; today in the United States this system
exists side by side with the SI system
United States Department of Defense
n 1: the federal department responsible for safeguarding
national security of the United States; created in 1947
[syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department},
{United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}, {DoD}]
United States Department of State
n 1: the federal department in the United States that sets and
maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was
created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {United
States Department of State}, {State Department}, {State},
{DoS}]
United States dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in the United States
United States dry unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances
officially adopted in the United States Customary System
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
n 1: an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves
and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses
the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power
site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn:
{United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, {US Fish and
Wildlife Service}, {FWS}]
United States government
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United
States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
United States Government Accounting Office
n 1: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the
investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch
accountable to Congress and the government accountable to
citizens of the United States [syn: {Government Accounting
Office}, {GAO}, {United States Government Accounting
Office}]
United States Government Printing Office
n 1: an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing
and binding services for Congress and the departments and
establishments of the federal government [syn: {United
States Government Printing Office}, {US Government Printing
Office}, {Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]
United States House of Representatives
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
United States intelligence agency
n 1: an intelligence service in the United States
United States Intelligence Community
n 1: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry
out intelligence activities for the United States
government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
[syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence
Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}, {IC}]
United States liquid unit
n 1: a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States
Customary System
United States Marine Corps
n 1: an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn:
{United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines},
{Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}, {Marines}]
United States Marines
n 1: an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn:
{United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines},
{Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}, {Marines}]
United States Marshals Service
n 1: the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is
responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and
transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal
witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and
generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal
judicial system [syn: {United States Marshals Service}, {US
Marshals Service}, {Marshals}]
United States Military Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Army [syn: {United States Military
Academy}, {US Military Academy}]
United States Mint
n 1: the mint that manufactures and distributes United States
coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks;
processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States
Mint}, {U.S. Mint}, {US Mint}]
United States National Library of Medicine
n 1: the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library
of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine},
{U.S. National Library of Medicine}]
United States Naval Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Navy [syn: {United States Naval Academy},
{US Naval Academy}]
United States Navy
n 1: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that
maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
[syn: {United States Navy}, {US Navy}, {USN}, {Navy}]
United States of America
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United
States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {the
States}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
United States Post Office
n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications)
between individuals and businesses in the United States
[syn: {United States Post Office}, {US Post Office}, {Post
Office}, {PO}]
United States Postal Inspection Service
n 1: the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal
Service [syn: {United States Postal Inspection Service},
{US Postal Inspection Service}]
United States Postal Service
n 1: an independent federal agency that provides mail processing
and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the
United States [syn: {United States Postal Service}, {US
Postal Service}, {USPS}]
United States President
n 1: the person who holds the office of head of state of the
United States government; "the President likes to jog every
morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United
States President}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
United States Public Health Service
n 1: an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General;
includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public
health [syn: {United States Public Health Service}, {PHS}]
United States Secret Service
n 1: the United States intelligence agency that protects current
and former presidents and vice presidents and their
immediate families and protects distinguished foreign
visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses
forgery of government securities and documents [syn:
{United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service},
{USSS}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]
United States Senate
n 1: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United
States Senate}, {U.S. Senate}, {US Senate}, {Senate}]
United States Supreme Court
n 1: the highest federal court in the United States; has final
appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other
courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court}, {Supreme Court
of the United States}, {United States Supreme Court}]
United States Trade Representative
n 1: the executive agency that administers the President's
policies on international trade [syn: {United States Trade
Representative}, {US Trade Representative}]
United States Treasury
n 1: the federal department that collects revenue and
administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was
created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury},
{Treasury Department}, {Treasury}, {United States
Treasury}]
United States Virgin Islands
n 1: more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent
territory of the United States [syn: {United States Virgin
Islands}, {American Virgin Islands}, {VI}]
United States waters
n 1: territorial waters included within a distance of 12
nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its
territories; "ships operating in United States waters must
adhere to United States laws and regulations" [syn: {United
States waters}, {U.S. waters}]
universal agent
n 1: someone authorized to transact every kind of business for
the principal [syn: {universal agent}, {general agent}]
[ant: {special agent}]
universal donor
n 1: a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely
transfused into persons with other blood types
universal gas constant
n 1: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation:
pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to
8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: {gas constant},
{universal gas constant}, {R}]
universal gravitational constant
n 1: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and
distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn:
{gravitational constant}, {universal gravitational
constant}, {constant of gravitation}, {G}]
universal joint
n 1: coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom
of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a
universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down
as the vehicle passes over bumps" [syn: {universal joint},
{universal}]
Universal Product Code
n 1: code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable
width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer
product packages to identify the item for a computer that
provides the price and registers inventory information
[syn: {bar code}, {Universal Product Code}]
universal proposition
n 1: (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members
of a class [syn: {universal}, {universal proposition}]
[ant: {particular}, {particular proposition}]
universal quantifier
n 1: a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the
proposition is true for all members of a class of things
universal resource locator
n 1: the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn:
{URL}, {uniform resource locator}, {universal resource
locator}]
universal set
n 1: (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or
objects involved in the problem under consideration; "all
other sets are subsets of the universal set"
universal solvent
n 1: hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
[syn: {alkahest}, {alcahest}, {universal solvent}]
universal suffrage
n 1: suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the
laws of the country
universal time
n 1: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich,
England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean
Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT},
{UT1}]
universal veil
n 1: membrane initially completely investing the young
sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth;
represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower
part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
universe of discourse
n 1: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion [syn:
{universe}, {universe of discourse}]
university extension
n 1: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and
universities to people who are not enrolled as regular
students [syn: {extension}, {extension service},
{university extension}]
University of California at Berkeley
n 1: a university in Berkeley, California
University of Chicago
n 1: a university in Chicago, Illinois
University of Michigan
n 1: a university in Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Nebraska
n 1: a university in Lincoln, Nebraska
University of North Carolina
n 1: a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University of Paris
n 1: a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn:
{Paris University}, {University of Paris}, {Sorbonne}]
University of Pennsylvania
n 1: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn:
{University of Pennsylvania}, {Pennsylvania}, {Penn}]
University of Pittsburgh
n 1: a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Sussex
n 1: a red-brick university in Brighton, England [syn:
{University of Sussex}, {Sussex University}]
University of Texas
n 1: a university in Austin, Texas
University of Vermont
n 1: a university in Burlington, Vermont
University of Washington
n 1: a university in Seattle, Washington
University of West Virginia
n 1: a university in Morgantown, West Virginia
University of Wisconsin
n 1: a university in Madison, Wisconsin
university student
n 1: a student enrolled in a college or university [syn:
{college student}, {university student}]
UNIX guru
n 1: an expert on the UNIX operating system
UNIX operating system
n 1: trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: {UNIX},
{UNIX system}, {UNIX operating system}]
UNIX system
n 1: trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: {UNIX},
{UNIX system}, {UNIX operating system}]
unkind person
n 1: a person of mean disposition [syn: {meanie}, {meany},
{unkind person}]
unknown quantity
n 1: a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance
is not apparent; "I don't know what the new man will do;
he's still an unknown quantity"
2: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation [syn:
{unknown}, {unknown quantity}]
unknown region
n 1: an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels
out the unknown" [syn: {unknown}, {unknown region}, {terra
incognita}]
Unknown Soldier
n 1: an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial
unlawful carnal knowledge
n 1: forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
[syn: {unlawful carnal knowledge}, {criminal congress}]
unleaded gasoline
n 1: gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
[syn: {unleaded gasoline}, {unleaded petrol}] [ant: {leaded
gasoline}, {leaded petrol}]
unleaded petrol
n 1: gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
[syn: {unleaded gasoline}, {unleaded petrol}] [ant: {leaded
gasoline}, {leaded petrol}]
unleavened bread
n 1: brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzo},
{matzoh}, {matzah}, {unleavened bread}]
unlisted security
n 1: a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn:
{unlisted security}, {over the counter security}, {OTC
security}] [ant: {listed security}]
unlisted stock
n 1: stock that is not listed and traded on an organized
exchange [syn: {over the counter stock}, {OTC stock},
{unlisted stock}]
unlooked-for
adj 1: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines
of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances";
"a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy";
"like a bolt out of the blue"; "unseen problems" [syn:
{unanticipated}, {unforeseen}, {unseen}, {unlooked-for},
{out of the blue(p)}]
unmarried man
n 1: a man who has never been married [syn: {bachelor},
{unmarried man}]
unmarried woman
n 1: a woman who is not married
unobserved fire
n 1: fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be
observed
unpaid worker
n 1: a person who performs voluntary work [syn: {volunteer},
{unpaid worker}]
unpleasant person
n 1: a person who is not pleasant or agreeable [syn: {unpleasant
person}, {disagreeable person}]
unpleasant woman
n 1: a woman who is an unpleasant person [syn: {unpleasant
woman}, {disagreeable woman}]
unpleasant-smelling
adj 1: having an unpleasant smell [syn: {malodorous},
{malodourous}, {unpleasant-smelling}, {ill-smelling},
{stinky}] [ant: {fragrant}]
unprovided for
adj 1: without income or means; "left his family unprovided for"
2: not prepared or ready for
unsaturated fatty acid
n 1: a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional
hydrogen atoms
unsecured bond
n 1: the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services
before payment, based on the trust that payment will be
made in the future [syn: {unsecured bond}, {debenture},
{debenture bond}] [ant: {secured bond}]
unskilled person
n 1: a person who lacks technical training
unslaked lime
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime},
{calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime},
{burnt lime}]
unspoken accusation
n 1: an accusation that is understood without needing to be
spoken [syn: {unspoken accusation}, {veiled accusation}]
unstratified language
n 1: a programming language that (like natural language) can be
used as its own metalanguage [ant: {stratified language}]
unsuccessful person
n 1: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses
consistently [syn: {failure}, {loser}, {nonstarter},
{unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}, {succeeder},
{success}, {winner}]
unthought-of
adj 1: so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-
for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an
unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped},
{unhoped-for}, {unthought}, {unthought-of}]
until now
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
unused to
adj 1: infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"
unusual person
n 1: a person who is unusual [syn: {anomaly}, {unusual person}]
unwelcome guest
n 1: someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or
without paying [syn: {gatecrasher}, {crasher}, {unwelcome
guest}]
unwelcome person
n 1: a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome [syn:
{unwelcome person}, {persona non grata}]
unwished-for
adj 1: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: {unwelcome},
{unwished}, {unwished-for}]
unwritten law
n 1: law based on customary behavior
up and down
adv 1: moving backward and forward along a given course; "he
walked up and down the locker room"; "all up and down the
Eastern seaboard"
2: alternately upward and downward; "he eyed him up and down"
up here
adv 1: in a specified area or place; "you shouldn't be up here"
[syn: {up here}, {over here}]
up in the air
adj 1: very uncertain; "left everything up in the air"
2: not yet determined; "plans are still up in the air"
up on
adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in
being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the
latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book
au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up
on the news" [syn: {abreast(p)}, {au courant}, {au fait},
{up on(p)}]
up quark
n 1: a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass
607 times that of an electron
up the stairs
adv 1: on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: {upstairs},
{up the stairs}, {on a higher floor}] [ant: {below},
{down the stairs}, {downstairs}, {on a lower floor}]
up to
adj 1: busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up
to no good"
2: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the
work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate
to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
up to date
adj 1: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style;
"wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in
swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it
boutique" [syn: {up-to-date}, {up to date}, {cutting-
edge}, {with-it}]
2: reflecting the latest information or changes; "an up-to-date
issue of the magazine" [syn: {up-to-date}, {up to date}]
up to her neck
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up to his neck
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up to my neck
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up to now
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that
has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
"So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn:
{so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto},
{heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
2: prior to the present time; "no suspect has been found to
date" [syn: {up to now}, {to date}]
up to our necks
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up to their necks
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up to your neck
adj 1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks
in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your
neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our
necks}, {up to their necks}]
up-and-coming
adj 1: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {energetic},
{gumptious}, {industrious}, {up-and-coming}]
up-bow
n 1: an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
up-country
adv 1: to or in the interior of a country or region; "they live
upcountry"
up-tick
n 1: a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"
up-to-date
adj 1: reflecting the latest information or changes; "an up-to-
date issue of the magazine" [syn: {up-to-date}, {up to
date}]
2: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears
only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear";
"cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {up-to-
date}, {up to date}, {cutting-edge}, {with-it}]
up-to-dateness
n 1: the property of belonging to the present time; "the
currency of a slang term" [syn: {currentness}, {currency},
{up-to-dateness}]
up-to-the-minute
adj 1: up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-
date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest
scientific discoveries" [syn: {up-to-the-minute},
{latest}]
upholstery material
n 1: the fabric used in upholstering
upholstery needle
n 1: any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing
needles used by upholsterers
upland cotton
n 1: native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United
States yielding short-staple cotton [syn: {upland cotton},
{Gossypium hirsutum}]
upland plover
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover},
{Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]
upland sandpiper
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover},
{Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]
upland white aster
n 1: tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters
of white flowers [syn: {upland white aster}, {Aster
ptarmicoides}]
upon one's guard
adj 1: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on
your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on
one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]
Upper Avon
n 1: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-
Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River
Avon}, {Upper Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]
Upper Avon River
n 1: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-
Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River
Avon}, {Upper Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]
upper balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family
circle}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]
upper berth
n 1: the higher of two berths [syn: {upper berth}, {upper}]
upper bound
n 1: (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other
number in a given set
upper cannon
n 1: cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm [syn:
{rerebrace}, {upper cannon}]
Upper Carboniferous
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate;
swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Pennsylvanian period},
{Upper Carboniferous}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]
Upper Carboniferous period
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate;
swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Pennsylvanian period},
{Upper Carboniferous}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]
upper class
n 1: the class occupying the highest position in the social
hierarchy [syn: {upper class}, {upper crust}]
upper crust
n 1: the class occupying the highest position in the social
hierarchy [syn: {upper class}, {upper crust}]
upper deck
n 1: a higher deck
Upper Egypt
n 1: one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt;
extends south from Cairo to Sudan
upper hand
n 1: position of advantage and control [syn: {upper hand}, {whip
hand}]
upper jaw
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn:
{upper jaw}, {upper jawbone}, {maxilla}, {maxillary}]
upper jawbone
n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn:
{upper jaw}, {upper jawbone}, {maxilla}, {maxillary}]
upper limit
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: {maximum}, {upper
limit}] [ant: {lower limit}, {minimum}]
2: the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
upper mantle
n 1: the upper part of the mantle
Upper Paleolithic
n 1: the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was
known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC
Upper Peninsula
n 1: the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that
forms the northwestern part of Michigan
upper respiratory infection
n 1: infection of the upper respiratory tract
upper respiratory tract
n 1: the nose and throat and trachea
upper side
n 1: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books
on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was
painted" [syn: {top}, {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}]
upper surface
n 1: the side that is uppermost
Upper Tunguska
n 1: a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from
Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
[syn: {Angara}, {Angara River}, {Tunguska}, {Upper
Tunguska}]
Upper Volta
n 1: a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa;
was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained
independence in 1960 [syn: {Burkina Faso}, {Upper Volta}]
upper-case letter
n 1: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first
letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes
for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and
for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in
the upper half of the type case and so became known as
upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {capital letter},
{uppercase}, {upper-case letter}, {majuscule}] [ant:
{lower-case letter}, {lowercase}, {minuscule}, {small
letter}]
upper-class
adj 1: occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
[ant: {low-class}, {lower-class}, {middle-class}]
upper-level
adj 1: at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level
official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-
level management" [syn: {high-level}, {high-ranking},
{upper-level}]
upper-lower-class
adj 1: occupying the upper part of the lower class
upper-middle-class
adj 1: occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic
range in a society
Upper-Normandy
n 1: a division of Normandy [syn: {Haute-Normandie}, {Upper-
Normandy}]
upright piano
n 1: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: {upright},
{upright piano}]
upset price
n 1: (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property
will entertain bids
upset stomach
n 1: a disorder of digestive function characterized by
discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {indigestion},
{dyspepsia}, {stomach upset}, {upset stomach}]
upside down
adv 1: in an inverted manner; "the box was lying on the floor
upside down"
upside-down
adj 1: being in such a position that top and bottom are
reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an
inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake" [syn: {inverted},
{upside-down}]
upside-down cake
n 1: batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned
upside down so fruit is on top [syn: {upside-down cake},
{skillet cake}]
Upton Beall Sinclair
n 1: United States writer whose novels argued for social reform
(1878-1968) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Upton Sinclair}, {Upton
Beall Sinclair}]
Upton Sinclair
n 1: United States writer whose novels argued for social reform
(1878-1968) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Upton Sinclair}, {Upton
Beall Sinclair}]
Upupa epops
n 1: pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings [syn:
{Euopean hoopoe}, {Upupa epops}]
Ural Mountains
n 1: a mountain range in western Russia extending from the
Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional
boundary between Europe and Asia [syn: {Urals}, {Ural
Mountains}]
Ural-Altaic
n 1: a (postulated) group of languages including many of the
indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)
Uralic language
n 1: a family of Ural-Altaic languages [syn: {Uralic}, {Uralic
language}]
uranium 235
n 1: a uranium isotope with mass number 235; capable of
sustaining chain reactions
uranium 238
n 1: the commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but
when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable
plutonium 239
uranium ore
n 1: any ore from which uranium can be extracted
uranyl group
n 1: the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn:
{uranyl}, {uranyl group}, {uranyl radical}]
uranyl nitrate
n 1: a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts
with nitric acid
uranyl oxalate
n 1: a salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with
oxalic acid
uranyl radical
n 1: the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn:
{uranyl}, {uranyl group}, {uranyl radical}]
urban area
n 1: a geographical area constituting a city or town [syn:
{urban area}, {populated area}] [ant: {country}, {rural
area}]
urban center
n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include
several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy
was a great city" [syn: {city}, {metropolis}, {urban
center}]
urban guerrilla
n 1: a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns
Urban II
n 1: French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the
First Crusade (1042-1099) [syn: {Urban II}, {Odo}, {Odo of
Lagery}, {Otho}, {Otho of Lagery}]
urban legend
n 1: a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously
in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of
humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
urban planning
n 1: the branch of architecture dealing with the design and
organization of urban space and activities
2: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical
arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {city
planning}, {town planning}, {urban planning}]
urban renewal
n 1: the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban
slums
urban sprawl
n 1: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
[syn: {conurbation}, {urban sprawl}, {sprawl}]
urban typhus
n 1: acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the
bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills
and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat
typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]
Urban V
n 1: French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the
papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to
end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870
(1310-1370) [syn: {Urban V}, {Guillaume de Grimoard}]
Urban VI
n 1: Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election
began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies
by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
[syn: {Urban VI}, {Bartolomeo Prignano}]
Urban VIII
n 1: Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the
condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
[syn: {Urban VIII}, {Maffeo Barberini}]
urea-formaldehyde resin
n 1: a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde
and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes
ureterorenal reflux
n 1: a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis
urethral orifice
n 1: the orifice through which urine is discharged [syn:
{urethral orifice}, {external orifice}]
urethral sphincter
n 1: a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
[syn: {urethral sphincter}, {musculus sphincter urethrae}]
urge incontinence
n 1: urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to
involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an
urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of
urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
urge on
v 1: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer},
{root on}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on},
{exhort}, {pep up}]
2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to
finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {urge on}, {press},
{exhort}]
Urginea maritima
n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea
onion}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]
Uria aalge
n 1: the most frequent variety of murre [syn: {common murre},
{Uria aalge}]
Uria lomvia
n 1: a variety of murre [syn: {thick-billed murre}, {Uria
lomvia}]
uric acid
n 1: a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein
metabolism; found in the blood and urine
Urim and Thummim
n 1: lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
urinary apparatus
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
urinary bladder
n 1: a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine
urinary calculus
n 1: a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone},
{urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]
urinary hesitancy
n 1: difficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with
prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the
urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional
stress in either men or women
urinary incontinence
n 1: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary
urination [syn: {enuresis}, {urinary incontinence}]
urinary organ
n 1: an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and
discharges them [syn: {excretory organ}, {urinary organ}]
urinary retention
n 1: holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem
with urinary retention"
urinary system
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
urinary tract
n 1: the organs and tubes involved in the production and
excretion of urine
urinary tract infection
n 1: any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract
uriniferous tubule
n 1: any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of
the vertebrate kidney [syn: {nephron}, {uriniferous
tubule}]
urn fungus
n 1: an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior
[syn: {Urnula craterium}, {urn fungus}]
urn-shaped
adj 1: having a concave shape like an urn
Urnula craterium
n 1: an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior
[syn: {Urnula craterium}, {urn fungus}]
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
n 1: dark grey American fox; from Central America through
southern United States [syn: {grey fox}, {gray fox},
{Urocyon cinereoargenteus}]
Urocystis cepulae
n 1: smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves
of onions; especially destructive to seedlings [syn: {onion
smut}, {Urocystis cepulae}]
Urocystis tritici
n 1: fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat [syn: {wheat
flag smut}, {Urocystis tritici}]
urogenital apparatus
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
urogenital cleft
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
urogenital medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital
system [syn: {urology}, {urogenital medicine}]
urogenital system
n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
[syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary
system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system},
{genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale},
{apparatus urogenitalis}]
Uropsilus soricipes
n 1: shrew mole of eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic shrew mole},
{Uropsilus soricipes}]
uropygial gland
n 1: oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in
most birds [syn: {uropygial gland}, {preen gland}]
Urosaurus ornatus
n 1: a climbing lizard of western United States and northern
Mexico [syn: {tree lizard}, {Urosaurus ornatus}]
Ursa Major
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: {Great Bear}, {Ursa Major}]
Ursa Minor
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: {Little Bear}, {Ursa Minor}]
ursine dasyure
n 1: small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black
coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {ursine
dasyure}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]
Ursus americanus
n 1: brown to black North American bear; smaller and less
ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear},
{black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]
Ursus arctos
n 1: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {brown bear},
{bruin}, {Ursus arctos}]
Ursus arctos horribilis
n 1: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip},
{silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos
horribilis}]
Ursus arctos middendorffi
n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn:
{Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus
middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]
Ursus arctos syriacus
n 1: yellowish-grey Syrian brown bear [syn: {Syrian bear},
{Ursus arctos syriacus}]
Ursus horribilis
n 1: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western
North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip},
{silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos
horribilis}]
Ursus Maritimus
n 1: white bear of Arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar
bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]
Ursus middendorffi
n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn:
{Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus
middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]
Ursus thibetanus
n 1: bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
[syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus
thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]
Ursus ursinus
n 1: common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central
Asia [syn: {sloth bear}, {Melursus ursinus}, {Ursus
ursinus}]
Urtica dioica
n 1: perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America
having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging
hairs [syn: {stinging nettle}, {Urtica dioica}]
Urtica pipulifera
n 1: annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small
clusters of green flowers [syn: {Roman nettle}, {Urtica
pipulifera}]
Urubupunga Falls
n 1: a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil [syn:
{Urubupunga}, {Urubupunga Falls}]
Uruguay potato
n 1: South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato}, {Uruguay
potato vine}, {Solanum commersonii}]
2: similar to the common potato
Uruguay potato vine
n 1: South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato}, {Uruguay
potato vine}, {Solanum commersonii}]
Uruguay River
n 1: a South American river that arises in southern Brazil and
flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section
forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the
southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and
Uruguay
Uruguayan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Uruguay
Uruguayan peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
[syn: {Uruguayan peso}, {peso}]
US Air Force
n 1: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency
that defends the United States through control and
exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air
Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {Air Force},
{USAF}]
US Air Force Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Air Force [syn: {United States Air Force
Academy}, {US Air Force Academy}]
US Army
n 1: the army of the United States of America; the agency that
organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn:
{United States Army}, {US Army}, {U. S. Army}, {Army},
{USA}]
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n 1: a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command;
the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in
support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army
Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {U.S. Army Criminal
Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation
Laboratory}, {USACIL}]
US Attorney General
n 1: the person who holds the position of secretary of the
Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney
General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: {Attorney
General}, {United States Attorney General}, {US Attorney
General}]
US Border Patrol
n 1: the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal
entry of aliens into the United States [syn: {United States
Border Patrol}, {US Border Patrol}]
US Cabinet
n 1: a board to advise the President; members are the
secretaries of executive departments; the United States
constitution does not provide for the cabinet [syn: {United
States Cabinet}, {US Cabinet}]
US Coast Guard
n 1: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible
for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
[syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {U. S. Coast Guard}, {US
Coast Guard}]
US Congress
n 1: the legislature of the United States government [syn:
{Congress}, {United States Congress}, {U.S. Congress}, {US
Congress}]
US Constitution
n 1: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the
original thirteen states [syn: {United States
Constitution}, {U.S. Constitution}, {US Constitution},
{Constitution}, {Constitution of the United States}]
US Fish and Wildlife Service
n 1: an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves
and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses
the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power
site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn:
{United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, {US Fish and
Wildlife Service}, {FWS}]
US Government
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United
States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
US Government Printing Office
n 1: an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing
and binding services for Congress and the departments and
establishments of the federal government [syn: {United
States Government Printing Office}, {US Government Printing
Office}, {Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]
US House
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
US House of Representatives
n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
[syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
US Marine Corps
n 1: an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn:
{United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines},
{Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}, {Marines}]
US Marshals Service
n 1: the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is
responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and
transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal
witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and
generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal
judicial system [syn: {United States Marshals Service}, {US
Marshals Service}, {Marshals}]
US Military Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Army [syn: {United States Military
Academy}, {US Military Academy}]
US Mint
n 1: the mint that manufactures and distributes United States
coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks;
processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States
Mint}, {U.S. Mint}, {US Mint}]
US Naval Academy
n 1: a school for training men and women to become officers in
the United States Navy [syn: {United States Naval Academy},
{US Naval Academy}]
US Navy
n 1: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that
maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
[syn: {United States Navy}, {US Navy}, {USN}, {Navy}]
US Post Office
n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications)
between individuals and businesses in the United States
[syn: {United States Post Office}, {US Post Office}, {Post
Office}, {PO}]
US Postal Inspection Service
n 1: the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal
Service [syn: {United States Postal Inspection Service},
{US Postal Inspection Service}]
US Postal Service
n 1: an independent federal agency that provides mail processing
and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the
United States [syn: {United States Postal Service}, {US
Postal Service}, {USPS}]
US Secret Service
n 1: the United States intelligence agency that protects current
and former presidents and vice presidents and their
immediate families and protects distinguished foreign
visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses
forgery of government securities and documents [syn:
{United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service},
{USSS}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]
US Senate
n 1: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United
States Senate}, {U.S. Senate}, {US Senate}, {Senate}]
US Trade Representative
n 1: the executive agency that administers the President's
policies on international trade [syn: {United States Trade
Representative}, {US Trade Representative}]
Usama bin Laden
n 1: Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
[syn: {bin Laden}, {Osama bin Laden}, {Usama bin Laden}]
use immunity
n 1: an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-
incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of
it can be used against the witness who therefore can no
longer fear self-incrimination [syn: {use immunity},
{testimonial immunity}]
use of goods and services
n 1: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy
needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has
increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic
consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]
use up
v 1: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot
of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use
up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe
out}]
2: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work
this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn:
{take}, {occupy}, {use up}]
used to
adj 1: in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her
own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"; "we are
used to better service in this restaurant" [syn:
{accustomed to}, {used to}] [ant: {unaccustomed to}]
2: in the habit of doing something; "...was wont to complain
that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn: {used
to(p)}, {wont to(p)}]
used-car
n 1: a car that has been previously owned; not a new car [syn:
{used-car}, {secondhand car}]
used-car lot
n 1: a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for
sale
user interface
n 1: (computer science) a program that controls a display for
the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows
the user to interact with the system [syn: {interface},
{user interface}]
user-friendly
adj 1: easy to use
usher in
v 1: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in
the post-Cold War period" [syn: {inaugurate}, {usher in},
{introduce}]
usher out
v 1: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting
the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my
report" [syn: {dismiss}, {usher out}]
ushering in
n 1: the introduction of something new; "it signalled the
ushering in of a new era"
using up
n 1: the act of consuming something [syn: {consumption}, {using
up}, {expenditure}]
Usnea barbata
n 1: greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn:
{beard lichen}, {beard moss}, {Usnea barbata}]
USS Cole
n 1: a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result
of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in
Aden"
Ustilaginoidea virens
n 1: fungus causing green smut in rice [syn: {green smut
fungus}, {Ustilaginoidea virens}]
Ustilago maydis
n 1: a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white
swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass [syn:
{boil smut}, {Ustilago maydis}]
Ut.
n 1: a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by
Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Beehive State},
{Mormon State}, {UT}, {Ut.}]
UT1
n 1: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich,
England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean
Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT},
{UT1}]
Uta stansburiana
n 1: one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United
States [syn: {side-blotched lizard}, {sand lizard}, {Uta
stansburiana}]
uterine artery
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the
uterus and the upper part of the vagina [syn: {uterine
artery}, {arteria uterina}]
uterine cavity
n 1: the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and
the Fallopian tubes
uterine cervix
n 1: necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {cervix}, {uterine
cervix}, {cervix uteri}]
uterine contraction
n 1: a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine
musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and
pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
uterine tube
n 1: either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary
to the uterus [syn: {Fallopian tube}, {uterine tube},
{oviduct}]
uterine vein
n 1: one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine
plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein
utility bond
n 1: a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility
services [syn: {utility bond}, {utility revenue bond}]
utility man
n 1: a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several
positions
2: a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
utility program
n 1: (computer science) a program designed for general support
of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides
utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
[syn: {utility program}, {utility}, {service program}]
utility revenue bond
n 1: a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility
services [syn: {utility bond}, {utility revenue bond}]
utility routine
n 1: a routine that can be used as needed [syn: {utility
routine}, {service routine}]
utility-grade
adj 1: used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: {utility(a)},
{utility-grade}]
Uto-Aztecan
n 1: a family of American Indian languages [syn: {Uto-Aztecan},
{Uto-Aztecan language}]
Uto-Aztecan language
n 1: a family of American Indian languages [syn: {Uto-Aztecan},
{Uto-Aztecan language}]
utopian socialism
n 1: socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
Uttar Pradesh
n 1: a state in northern India
uveoscleral pathway
n 1: a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor
Uvularia grandiflora
n 1: plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for
its yellow flowers that can be dried [syn: {strawflower},
{cornflower}, {Uvularia grandiflora}]
ux.
n 1: (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife [syn: {uxor},
{ux.}]
Uzbekistani monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Uzbekistan
V neck
n 1: the neck of a garment has the shape of the letter V
V sign
n 1: a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle
fingers
V-1
n 1: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
[syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb},
{doodlebug}, {V-1}]
V-8 juice
n 1: brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices
V-day
n 1: the day of a victory [syn: {V-day}, {Victory Day}]
V-E Day
n 1: the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn:
{V-E Day}, {8 May 1945}]
V-J Day
n 1: the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn:
{V-J Day}, {15 August 1945}]
v-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter V
V.P.
n 1: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president;
may serve in the president's place under certain
circumstances [syn: {vice president}, {V.P.}]
Va.
n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original
13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American
Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion
State}, {VA}, {Va.}]
vacancy rate
n 1: the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are
unoccupied or not rented at a given time
vacant lot
n 1: a lot on which there are no permanent buildings [syn:
{vacant lot}, {building site}]
vacation home
n 1: a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on
vacation
vacation spot
n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort
area}, {playground}, {vacation spot}]
Vaccaria hispanica
n 1: European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn:
{cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria
pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]
Vaccaria pyramidata
n 1: European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated
flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North
America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn:
{cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria
pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]
vaccinia gangrenosa
n 1: a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly
in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized
by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion [syn:
{progressive vaccinia}, {vaccinia gangrenosa}]
Vaccinium angustifolium
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry},
{Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]
Vaccinium arboreum
n 1: shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black
inedible berries [syn: {farkleberry}, {sparkleberry},
{Vaccinium arboreum}]
Vaccinium ashei
n 1: shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially
especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye
blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium
ashei}]
Vaccinium caespitosum
n 1: low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine
North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by
sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf bilberry}, {dwarf
blueberry}, {Vaccinium caespitosum}]
Vaccinium corymbosum
n 1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America
bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct
bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-
bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry},
{Vaccinium corymbosum}]
Vaccinium macrocarpon
n 1: trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {American cranberry},
{large cranberry}, {Vaccinium macrocarpon}]
Vaccinium myrsinites
n 1: shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen
leaves and bluish-black fruit [syn: {evergreen blueberry},
{Vaccinium myrsinites}]
Vaccinium ovatum
n 1: stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having
sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral
arrangements [syn: {evergreen huckleberry}, {Vaccinium
ovatum}]
Vaccinium oxycoccus
n 1: small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool
regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European
cranberry}, {small cranberry}, {Vaccinium oxycoccus}]
Vaccinium pallidum
n 1: low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing
dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland blueberry}, {dryland
berry}, {Vaccinium pallidum}]
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry},
{Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]
Vaccinium scoparium
n 1: shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
[syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse-berry}, {grouse whortleberry},
{Vaccinium scoparium}]
Vaccinium stamineum
n 1: small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the
eastern United States having greenish or yellowish
unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn:
{deerberry}, {squaw huckleberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]
Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum
n 1: an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog
bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium
uliginosum alpinum}]
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry},
{lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-
idaea}]
Vachel Lindsay
n 1: United States poet who traveled the country trading his
poems for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: {Lindsay},
{Vachel Lindsay}, {Nicholas Vachel Lindsay}]
Vaclav Havel
n 1: Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed
totalitarianism and who served as president of
Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech
Republic since 1993 (born in 1936) [syn: {Havel}, {Vaclav
Havel}]
vacuum aspiration
n 1: a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of
gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying
suction to the dilated cervix [syn: {suction curettage},
{vacuum aspiration}]
vacuum bag
n 1: a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner [syn:
{dust bag}, {vacuum bag}]
vacuum bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb
can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn:
{thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb},
{volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]
vacuum bottle
n 1: flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to
maintain substances at high or low temperatures [syn:
{vacuum flask}, {vacuum bottle}]
vacuum chamber
n 1: a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has
been removed
vacuum cleaner
n 1: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn:
{vacuum}, {vacuum cleaner}]
vacuum flask
n 1: flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to
maintain substances at high or low temperatures [syn:
{vacuum flask}, {vacuum bottle}]
vacuum gage
n 1: a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn:
{vacuum gauge}, {vacuum gage}]
vacuum gauge
n 1: a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn:
{vacuum gauge}, {vacuum gage}]
vacuum pump
n 1: a pump that moves air in or out of something [syn: {air
pump}, {vacuum pump}]
vacuum tube
n 1: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes
arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn:
{tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube},
{thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
vacuum-clean
v 1: clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn:
{vacuum}, {vacuum-clean}, {hoover}]
vade mecum
n 1: a concise reference book providing specific information
about a subject or location [syn: {handbook},
{enchiridion}, {vade mecum}]
vaginal artery
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the
vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum [syn:
{vaginal artery}, {arteria vaginalis}]
vaginal birth
n 1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the
process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth},
{childbearing}, {accouchement}, {vaginal birth}]
vaginal discharge
n 1: discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the
vagina; normally clear or white
vaginal smear
n 1: smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological
analysis
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
n 1: Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the
Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954) [syn:
{Ekman}, {Vagn Walfrid Ekman}]
vagus nerve
n 1: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and
lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the
abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus
vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth
cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]
valance board
n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {valance
board}, {pelmet}]
valedictory address
n 1: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during
graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a
graduating class) [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory
address}, {valedictory oration}, {valedictory}]
valedictory oration
n 1: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during
graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a
graduating class) [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory
address}, {valedictory oration}, {valedictory}]
valedictory speaker
n 1: the student with the best grades who usually delivers the
valedictory address at commencement [syn: {valedictorian},
{valedictory speaker}]
valence electron
n 1: an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine
with other atoms to form molecules
Valencia orange
n 1: variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida
and California
Valenciennes lace
n 1: a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns [syn:
{Valenciennes}, {Valenciennes lace}]
Valentina Tereshkova
n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in
1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Tereshkova},
{Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]
Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in
1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Tereshkova},
{Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]
Valentine Day
n 1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn:
{Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's
Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
Valentine's Day
n 1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn:
{Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's
Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
valerian family
n 1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
[syn: {Valerianaceae}, {family Valerianaceae}, {valerian
family}]
Valeriana officinalis
n 1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and
rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden
heliotrope}, {Valeriana officinalis}]
Valerianella locusta
n 1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a
weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce},
{Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]
Valerianella olitoria
n 1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a
weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce},
{Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]
valeric acid
n 1: a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
[syn: {valeric acid}, {pentanoic acid}]
valet de chambre
n 1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet},
{valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman},
{man}]
valet parking
n 1: a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport
etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an
attendant parks and retrieves it
Valle D'Aosta
n 1: a region in northwestern Italy
valley fever
n 1: an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by
excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis},
{coccidiomycosis}, {valley fever}, {desert rheumatism}]
valley girl
n 1: a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando
Valley
valley oak
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus
lobata}]
valley pocket gopher
n 1: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
[syn: {valley pocket gopher}, {Thomomys bottae}]
valley white oak
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus
lobata}]
Vallisneria spiralis
n 1: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World
and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {wild
celery}, {Vallisneria spiralis}]
valproic acid
n 1: anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some
kinds of seizures [syn: {valproic acid}, {Depokene}]
valuation account
n 1: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order
to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
[syn: {valuation reserve}, {valuation account},
{allowance}, {allowance account}]
valuation reserve
n 1: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order
to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
[syn: {valuation reserve}, {valuation account},
{allowance}, {allowance account}]
value judgement
n 1: an assessment that reveals more about the values of the
person making the assessment than about the reality of what
is assessed [syn: {value judgment}, {value judgement}]
value judgment
n 1: an assessment that reveals more about the values of the
person making the assessment than about the reality of what
is assessed [syn: {value judgment}, {value judgement}]
value orientation
n 1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an
individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a
person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral
principle}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
value statement
n 1: a statement of the desirability of something
value-added tax
n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price
before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {VAT},
{value-added tax}, {ad valorem tax}]
value-system
n 1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an
individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a
person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral
principle}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
valve rocker
n 1: a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a
valve down in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {rocker
arm}, {valve rocker}]
valve-in-head engine
n 1: internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust
valves located in the cylinder head
valvular heart disease
n 1: heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and
obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood
regurgitation
valvular incompetence
n 1: inability of a bodily valve to close completely
vamp up
v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
[syn: {vamp}, {vamp up}]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old
speech" [syn: {vamp}, {vamp up}]
vampire bat
n 1: any of various tropical American bats of the family
Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their
blood [syn: {vampire bat}, {true vampire bat}]
Van Allen
n 1: United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged
particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's
magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {Van Allen}, {James
Alfred Van Allen}]
Van Allen belt
n 1: a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays)
above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
van Beethoven
n 1: German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic
and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his
hearing (1770-1827) [syn: {Beethoven}, {van Beethoven},
{Ludwig van Beethoven}]
Van Bogaert encephalitis
n 1: a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the
measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young
adults; death usually occurs within three years;
characterized by primary measles infection before the age
of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis},
{SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion
body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis},
{subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease},
{Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]
Van Buren
n 1: 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van
Buren}, {Martin Van Buren}, {President Van Buren}]
Van de Graaff
n 1: United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff},
{Robert Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]
Van de Graaff generator
n 1: electrical device that produces a high voltage by building
up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic
generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine},
{Van de Graaff generator}]
van de Velde
n 1: Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {van de Velde}, {Henri
van de Velde}, {Henri Clemens van de Velde}]
van der Waal's forces
n 1: relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and
molecules arising from polarization induced in each
particle by the presence of other particles
van der Waals
n 1: Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {van der Waals},
{Johannes van der Waals}, {Johannes Diderik van der Waals}]
Van Doren
n 1: United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn:
{Van Doren}, {Carl Van Doren}, {Carl Clinton Van Doren}]
Van Dyck
n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn:
{Vandyke}, {Van Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony
Vandyke}]
van Eyck
n 1: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of
painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil
painting (1390-1441) [syn: {Eyck}, {van Eyck}, {Jan van
Eyck}]
van Gogh
n 1: Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color
(1853-1890) [syn: {van Gogh}, {Vincent van Gogh}, {Gogh}]
Van Vleck
n 1: United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {Van Vleck},
{John Van Vleck}, {John Hasbrouck Van Vleck}]
Van Wyck Brooks
n 1: United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
[syn: {Brooks}, {Van Wyck Brooks}]
vanadic acid
n 1: any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the
form of its salts [syn: {vanadium pentoxide}, {vanadic
acid}]
vanadium pentoxide
n 1: any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the
form of its salts [syn: {vanadium pentoxide}, {vanadic
acid}]
vanadium steel
n 1: steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-
temperature stability
Vancouver Island
n 1: an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern
coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west
coast of North America
Vanda caerulea
n 1: famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep
lilac-blue flowers [syn: {blue orchid}, {Vanda caerulea}]
vandyke beard
n 1: a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony
Vandyke) [syn: {vandyke beard}, {vandyke}]
Vandyke brown
n 1: a moderate brown color
Vanessa atalanta
n 1: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red
and white markings [syn: {red admiral}, {Vanessa atalanta}]
Vanessa Bell
n 1: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: {Bell}, {Vanessa
Bell}, {Vanessa Stephen}]
Vanessa Stephen
n 1: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: {Bell}, {Vanessa
Bell}, {Vanessa Stephen}]
Vanessa virginiensis
n 1: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and
golden orange spots [syn: {painted beauty}, {Vanessa
virginiensis}]
Vanguards of Conquest
n 1: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s;
seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it
with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells;
"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination
of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic
Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]
Vangueria infausta
n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
[syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {medlar},
{Vangueria infausta}]
Vangueria madagascariensis
n 1: shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its
edible apple-shaped fruit [syn: {Spanish tamarind},
{Vangueria madagascariensis}]
vanilla bean
n 1: long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring
vanilla extract
n 1: a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in
alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) [syn: {vanilla},
{vanilla extract}]
vanilla ice cream
n 1: ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
vanilla orchid
n 1: a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla
beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout
tropical America [syn: {vanilla orchid}, {Vanilla
planifolia}]
Vanilla planifolia
n 1: a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla
beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout
tropical America [syn: {vanilla orchid}, {Vanilla
planifolia}]
vanilla pudding
n 1: sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually
thickened with flour rather than eggs
vanilla-scented
adj 1: smelling of vanilla
vanishing cream
n 1: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening
and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream},
{face cream}, {vanishing cream}]
vanishing point
n 1: the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to
exist
2: the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel
lines converge
vanity fair
n 1: a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities
Vannevar Bush
n 1: United States electrical engineer who designed an early
analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the
United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: {Bush},
{Vannevar Bush}]
vantage point
n 1: a place from which something can be viewed; "from that
vantage point he could survey the whole valley" [syn:
{vantage point}, {viewpoint}]
Vanua Levu
n 1: a volcanic island in the Fijis
vapor bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe;
`vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam
room}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold
shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapor bath},
{vapour bath}]
vapor density
n 1: the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen
[syn: {vapor density}, {vapour density}]
vapor lock
n 1: a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially
a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-
combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms
bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
[syn: {vapor lock}, {vapour lock}]
vapor pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean
saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in
contact with its liquid form) [syn: {vapor pressure},
{vapour pressure}]
vapour bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe;
`vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam
room}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold
shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapor bath},
{vapour bath}]
vapour density
n 1: the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen
[syn: {vapor density}, {vapour density}]
vapour lock
n 1: a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially
a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-
combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms
bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
[syn: {vapor lock}, {vapour lock}]
vapour pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean
saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in
contact with its liquid form) [syn: {vapor pressure},
{vapour pressure}]
var.
n 1: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of
microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {variant}, {strain}, {var.}]
Varanus komodoensis
n 1: the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on
Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard},
{dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]
Varanus niloticus
n 1: destroys crocodile eggs [syn: {African monitor}, {Varanus
niloticus}]
Vargas Llosa
n 1: Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Vargas Llosa}, {Mario
Vargas Llosa}, {Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa}]
variable quantity
n 1: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values [syn:
{variable}, {variable quantity}]
variable resistor
n 1: resistor for regulating current [syn: {rheostat}, {variable
resistor}]
variable star
n 1: a star that varies noticeably in brightness [syn: {variable
star}, {variable}]
variable-pitch propeller
n 1: propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable
varicella zoster virus
n 1: the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible
for chickenpox
varicose vein
n 1: a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs
varied Lorikeet
n 1: lorikeet with a colorful coat [syn: {varied Lorikeet},
{Glossopsitta versicolor}]
variegated horsetail
n 1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central
Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {variegated scouring
rush}, {Equisetum variegatum}]
variegated scouring rush
n 1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central
Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {variegated scouring
rush}, {Equisetum variegatum}]
varietal wine
n 1: a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the
name of that grape [syn: {varietal}, {varietal wine}] [ant:
{generic}, {generic wine}]
variety meat
n 1: edible viscera of a butchered animal [syn: {variety meat},
{organs}]
variety show
n 1: a show consisting of a series of short unrelated
performances [syn: {variety show}, {variety}]
variola major
n 1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever
and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form
scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {smallpox},
{variola}, {variola major}]
2: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25
percent [syn: {variola major}, {variola major virus}]
variola major virus
n 1: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to
25 percent [syn: {variola major}, {variola major virus}]
variola minor
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
2: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1
percent [syn: {variola minor}, {variola minor virus}]
variola minor virus
n 1: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about
1 percent [syn: {variola minor}, {variola minor virus}]
variola vaccina
n 1: a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the
virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to
smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted
scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccine},
{variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]
variola vaccine
n 1: a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the
virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to
smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted
scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccine},
{variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]
variola vaccinia
n 1: a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the
virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to
smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted
scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccine},
{variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]
variola virus
n 1: the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a
bioweapon [syn: {variola virus}, {smallpox virus}]
variorum edition
n 1: an edition containing various versions of a text or notes
by various scholars or editors [syn: {variorum}, {variorum
edition}]
variously-leaved pondweed
n 1: of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern
United States [syn: {variously-leaved pondweed},
{Potamogeton gramineous}]
varnish tree
n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil
used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used
locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {varnish tree},
{Aleurites moluccana}]
2: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which
lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree},
{Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese
varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron
vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
varsity letter
n 1: an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won
letters in three sports" [syn: {letter}, {varsity letter}]
varsity sock
n 1: a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {athletic sock},
{sweat sock}, {varsity sock}]
varying hare
n 1: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
[syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare},
{Lepus americanus}]
vas deferens
n 1: a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the
ejaculatory duct [syn: {vas deferens}, {ductus deferens}]
vasa brevis
n 1: several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery
and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn:
{short gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica breves}, {vasa
brevis}]
vasa efferentia
n 1: the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the
rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the
epididymis
vasa vasorum
n 1: any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major
artery or vein
Vasco da Gamma
n 1: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape
of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on
Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
[syn: {da Gamma}, {Vasco da Gamma}, {Gamma}]
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
n 1: Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien
and became the first European to see the eastern shores of
the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) [syn: {Balboa}, {Vasco Nunez
de Balboa}]
vascular bundle
n 1: a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of
higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
[syn: {vascular bundle}, {vascular strand}, {fibrovascular
bundle}]
vascular hemophilia
n 1: a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a
genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the
coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding [syn: {von
Willebrand's disease}, {angiohemophilia}, {vascular
hemophilia}]
vascular plant
n 1: green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms,
angiosperms [syn: {vascular plant}, {tracheophyte}]
vascular ray
n 1: a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
[syn: {vascular ray}, {medullary ray}]
vascular spider
n 1: a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red
dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider
angioma}, {spider nevus}, {vascular spider}]
vascular strand
n 1: a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of
higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
[syn: {vascular bundle}, {vascular strand}, {fibrovascular
bundle}]
vascular structure
n 1: a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
vascular system
n 1: the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such
as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or
plant
vascular tissue
n 1: tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant
body in higher plants
vase vine
n 1: scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having
large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved
sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {vase vine},
{Clematis viorna}]
vase-fine
n 1: scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having
large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved
sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {vase vine},
{Clematis viorna}]
vase-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of a vase
Vaslav Nijinsky
n 1: Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer
of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Nijinsky}, {Vaslav
Nijinsky}, {Waslaw Nijinsky}]
vat color
n 1: a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye
to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating
the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for
dyeing cotton [syn: {vat dye}, {vat color}]
vat dye
n 1: a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye
to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating
the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for
dyeing cotton [syn: {vat dye}, {vat color}]
Vatican City
n 1: the capital of the State of the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican
City}, {Citta del Vaticano}]
Vatican Council
n 1: each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
Vatican I
n 1: the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the
infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra [syn:
{First Vatican Council}, {Vatican I}]
Vatican II
n 1: the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the
universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made
other reforms [syn: {Second Vatican Council}, {Vatican II}]
Vatican Palace
n 1: the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
[syn: {Vatican}, {Vatican Palace}]
vaudeville theater
n 1: a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {music hall},
{vaudeville theater}, {vaudeville theatre}]
vaudeville theatre
n 1: a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {music hall},
{vaudeville theater}, {vaudeville theatre}]
Vaughan Williams
n 1: English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the
Tudor period (1872-1958) [syn: {Vaughan Williams}, {Ralph
Vaughan Williams}]
vault of heaven
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens},
{vault of heaven}, {welkin}]
vaulting horse
n 1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end
elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: {vaulting
horse}, {long horse}, {buck}]
veal cordon bleu
n 1: thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then
sauteed
veal parmesan
n 1: sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating
served with tomato sauce [syn: {veal parmesan}, {veal
parmigiana}]
veal parmigiana
n 1: sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating
served with tomato sauce [syn: {veal parmesan}, {veal
parmigiana}]
veal roast
n 1: cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: {veal roast},
{roast veal}]
veal scallopini
n 1: thin sauteed cutlets of veal
vector algebra
n 1: the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors
and vector spaces
vector decomposition
n 1: the analysis of a vector field [syn: {decomposition},
{vector decomposition}]
vector product
n 1: a vector that is the product of two other vectors [syn:
{vector product}, {cross product}]
vector sum
n 1: a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn:
{vector sum}, {resultant}]
vector-borne transmission
n 1: indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs
when a vector bites or touches a person
Vedic literature
n 1: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most
ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early
Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas,
the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads [syn:
{Vedic literature}, {Veda}]
vege out
v 1: engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I
vegetate in front of the television" [syn: {vege out},
{vegetate}]
vegetable garden
n 1: a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {kitchen
garden}, {vegetable garden}, {vegetable patch}]
vegetable hummingbird
n 1: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink
flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in
southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria
tree}, {vegetable hummingbird}, {Sesbania grandiflora}]
vegetable ivory
n 1: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell
takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn:
{ivory nut}, {vegetable ivory}, {apple nut}]
vegetable marrow
n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated
fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn:
{marrow}, {marrow squash}, {vegetable marrow}]
2: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn:
{marrow}, {vegetable marrow}]
vegetable matter
n 1: matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a
plant
vegetable oil
n 1: any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from
plants [syn: {vegetable oil}, {oil}]
vegetable oyster
n 1: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of
purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root;
naturalized throughout United States [syn: {salsify},
{oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon
porrifolius}]
2: long white salsify [syn: {oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}]
vegetable patch
n 1: a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {kitchen
garden}, {vegetable garden}, {vegetable patch}]
vegetable sheep
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly
foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia
lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
2: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely
covered with tawny hairs [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {sheep
plant}, {Haastia pulvinaris}]
vegetable silk
n 1: a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and
insulation [syn: {kapok}, {silk cotton}, {vegetable silk}]
vegetable soup
n 1: soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite
marmite}, {minestrone}, {vegetable soup}]
vegetable sponge
n 1: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit [syn:
{loofah}, {vegetable sponge}, {Luffa cylindrica}]
vegetable tallow
n 1: a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and
used as tallow
vegetable wax
n 1: a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the
trunks of certain palms)
vegetative cell
n 1: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the
reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the
production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from
preexisting cells" [syn: {somatic cell}, {vegetative cell}]
vehicle traffic
n 1: the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a
particular locality [syn: {vehicular traffic}, {vehicle
traffic}]
vehicle-borne transmission
n 1: indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs
when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is
ingested
vehicular traffic
n 1: the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a
particular locality [syn: {vehicular traffic}, {vehicle
traffic}]
veiled accusation
n 1: an accusation that is understood without needing to be
spoken [syn: {unspoken accusation}, {veiled accusation}]
vein of penis
n 1: a vein serving the penis
velar consonant
n 1: a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching
or near the soft palate [syn: {velar}, {velar consonant}]
velvet ant
n 1: a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a
coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are
wingless
velvet bean
n 1: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of
purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in
southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn:
{cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean},
{Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]
velvet bent
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
velvet bent grass
n 1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn:
{velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode
Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
velvet flower
n 1: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {tassel
flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]
velvet grass
n 1: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem;
naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn:
{velvet grass}, {Yorkshire fog}, {Holcus lanatus}]
velvet osier
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
{common osier}, {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}, {Salix
viminalis}]
velvet plant
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf},
{velvet plant}]
2: Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety
leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant}, {purple
velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura aurantiaca}]
velvet sumac
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with
compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense
panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson
acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac},
{Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]
velvet worm
n 1: any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous
animals common in tropical forests having characteristics
of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: {onychophoran},
{velvet worm}, {peripatus}]
velvet-leaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf},
{Lavatera arborea}]
2: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety
leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber;
naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn:
{velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow},
{butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]
velvet-textured
adj 1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
[syn: {velvet}, {velvety}, {velvet-textured}]
velvety-furred
adj 1: having hair that feels like velvet [syn: {velvety-
furred}, {velvety-haired}]
velvety-haired
adj 1: having hair that feels like velvet [syn: {velvety-
furred}, {velvety-haired}]
velvety-plumaged
adj 1: plumage resembling velvet
velvety-skinned
adj 1: having skin like velvet
vena anastomotica
n 1: either of two communicating veins serving the brain [syn:
{anastomotic vein}, {vena anastomotica}]
vena angularis
n 1: a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the
supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein [syn:
{angular vein}, {vena angularis}]
vena appendicularis
n 1: a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties
into the ileocolic vein [syn: {appendicular vein}, {vena
appendicularis}]
vena arcuata renis
n 1: veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney
and rectal venules [syn: {arcuate vein of the kidney},
{vena arcuata renis}]
vena auricularis
n 1: one of two veins serving the ear region [syn: {auricular
vein}, {vena auricularis}]
vena axillaris
n 1: a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that
becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {axillary vein}, {vena
axillaris}]
vena azygos
n 1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and
abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right
ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena
cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {azygous vein}, {vena azygos}]
vena basalis
n 1: a large vein passing along the medial surface of the
temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein
[syn: {basal vein}, {vena basalis}]
vena basilica
n 1: a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and
empties into the axillary vein [syn: {basilic vein}, {vena
basilica}]
vena basivertebralis
n 1: one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of
the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal
vertebral venous plexus [syn: {basivertebral vein}, {vena
basivertebralis}]
vena brachialis
n 1: two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery
and empty into the axillary vein [syn: {brachial vein},
{vena brachialis}]
vena brachiocephalica
n 1: veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and
subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {innominate
vein}, {vena brachiocephalica}]
vena bronchialis
n 1: veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn:
{bronchial vein}, {vena bronchialis}]
vena bulbi penis
n 1: vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal
pudendal vein that drains the perineum
vena bulbi vestibuli
n 1: vein of the vestibular bulb
vena canaliculi cochleae
n 1: vein of the cochlear canal
vena cava
n 1: either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood
to the right atrium of the heart
vena centrales retinae
n 1: vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies
central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve [syn:
{central vein of retina}, {vena centrales retinae}]
vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
n 1: a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the
inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left
renal vein [syn: {central vein of suprarenal gland}, {vena
centralis glandulae suprarenalis}]
vena cephalica
n 1: a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
[syn: {cephalic vein}, {vena cephalica}]
vena cephalica accessoria
n 1: a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and
joins the cephalic vein near the elbow [syn: {accessory
cephalic vein}, {vena cephalica accessoria}]
vena cerebellum
n 1: the veins draining the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar vein},
{vena cerebellum}]
vena cerebri
n 1: any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of
the brain [syn: {cerebral vein}, {vena cerebri}]
vena cerebri anterior
n 1: accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into
the basal vein [syn: {anterior cerebral vein}, {vena
cerebri anterior}]
vena cerebri magna
n 1: a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins
and continuing into the sinus rectus [syn: {great cerebral
vein}, {vena cerebri magna}]
vena cerebri media
n 1: either of two cerebral veins [syn: {middle cerebral vein},
{vena cerebri media}]
vena cerebrum internus
n 1: two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and
uniting to form the great cerebral vein [syn: {internal
cerebral vein}, {vena cerebrum internus}]
vena cerebrum superior
n 1: a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the
cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
[syn: {superior cerebral vein}, {vena cerebrum superior}]
vena cervicalis profunda
n 1: a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn:
{cervical vein}, {deep cervical vein}, {vena cervicalis
profunda}]
vena choroidea
n 1: either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye
[syn: {choroid vein}, {vena choroidea}]
vena circumflexa
n 1: any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries
of the same name [syn: {circumflex vein}, {vena
circumflexa}]
vena circumflexa ilium
n 1: accompanies the artery of the same name [syn: {circumflex
iliac vein}, {vena circumflexa ilium}]
vena circumflexus femoris
n 1: either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same
name serving the hip and thigh [syn: {circumflex femoral
vein}, {vena circumflexus femoris}]
vena clitoridis
n 1: veins that serve the clitoris [syn: {clitoral vein}, {vena
clitoridis}]
vena colica
n 1: vein serving the large intestine [syn: {colic vein}, {vena
colica}]
vena comitans
n 1: a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany
an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous
return [syn: {accompanying vein}, {vena comitans}]
vena cutanea
n 1: one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that
empty into deep veins [syn: {cutaneous vein}, {vena
cutanea}]
vena cystica
n 1: vein that drains the gallbladder [syn: {cystic vein}, {vena
cystica}]
vena digitalis
n 1: one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital
vein}, {vena digitalis}]
vena diploica
n 1: one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial
bones [syn: {diploic vein}, {vena diploica}]
vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda
n 1: deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical
venous plexus
vena emissaria
n 1: one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that
drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside
the skull [syn: {emissary vein}, {vena emissaria}]
vena epigastrica inferior
n 1: empties into the external iliac vein [syn: {inferior
epigastric vein}, {vena epigastrica inferior}]
vena epigastrica superficialis
n 1: empties into the great saphenous vein [syn: {superficial
epigastric vein}, {vena epigastrica superficialis}]
vena ethmoidalis
n 1: veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the
superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {ethmoidal vein}, {vena
ethmoidalis}]
vena facialis
n 1: any of several veins draining the face [syn: {facial vein},
{vena facialis}]
vena facialis anterior
n 1: a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the
retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal
jugular vein [syn: {anterior facial vein}, {vena facialis
anterior}]
vena femoralis
n 1: a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same
sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the
external iliac vein [syn: {femoral vein}, {vena femoralis}]
vena gastrica
n 1: one of several veins draining the stomach walls [syn:
{gastric vein}, {vena gastrica}]
vena gastrica sinistra
n 1: arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs
in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein [syn:
{left gastric vein}, {vena gastrica sinistra}]
vena gastrica-dextra
n 1: receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and
empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {right
gastric vein}, {vena gastrica-dextra}]
vena gastroomentalis
n 1: one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach
[syn: {gastroomental vein}, {gastroepiploic vein}, {vena
gastroomentalis}]
vena genus
n 1: veins that drain blood from structures around the knee;
empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {genicular vein}, {vena
genus}]
vena gluteus
n 1: veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the
body [syn: {gluteal vein}, {vena gluteus}]
vena hemiazygos accessoria
n 1: a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior
intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn:
{accessory hemiazygos vein}, {accessory hemiazygous vein},
{vena hemiazygos accessoria}]
vena hemizygos
n 1: a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses
the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos
vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {hemizygous vein}, {vena
hemizygos}]
vena hepatica
n 1: a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
[syn: {hepatic vein}, {vena hepatica}]
vena ileocolica
n 1: a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix
and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon
[syn: {ileocolic vein}, {vena ileocolica}]
vena iliaca
n 1: one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {iliac
vein}, {vena iliaca}]
vena iliolumbalis
n 1: a branch of the internal iliac vein [syn: {iliolumbar
vein}, {vena iliolumbalis}]
vena intercapitalis
n 1: veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or
the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot [syn:
{intercapitular vein}, {vena intercapitalis}]
vena intercostalis
n 1: several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib
cage [syn: {intercostal vein}, {vena intercostalis}]
vena intervertebralis
n 1: one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves [syn:
{intervertebral vein}, {vena intervertebralis}]
vena jugularis
n 1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn:
{jugular vein}, {vena jugularis}, {jugular}]
vena labialis
n 1: veins draining the lips of the vulva [syn: {labial vein},
{vena labialis}]
2: a vein draining the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial vein},
{vena labialis}]
vena labialis inferior
n 1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip
[syn: {inferior labial vein}, {vena labialis inferior}]
vena labialis superior
n 1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip
[syn: {superior labial vein}, {vena labialis superior}]
vena lacrimalis
n 1: drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior
ophthalmic vein [syn: {lacrimal vein}, {vena lacrimalis}]
vena laryngea
n 1: one of two veins draining the larynx [syn: {laryngeal
vein}, {vena laryngea}]
vena lienalis
n 1: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the
spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal
vein [syn: {splenic vein}, {vena lienalis}]
vena lingualis
n 1: a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of
the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the
facial vein [syn: {lingual vein}, {vena lingualis}]
vena lumbalis
n 1: veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar
vertebral venous plexuses [syn: {lumbar vein}, {vena
lumbalis}]
vena maxillaris
n 1: posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the
superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
[syn: {maxillary vein}, {vena maxillaris}]
vena mesenterica
n 1: a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine
between the two layers of mesentery [syn: {mesenteric
vein}, {vena mesenterica}]
vena metacarpus
n 1: dorsal and palmar veins of the hand [syn: {metacarpal
vein}, {vena metacarpus}]
vena metatarsus
n 1: dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal
region of the foot [syn: {metatarsal vein}, {vena
metatarsus}]
vena musculophrenica
n 1: veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower
intercostal spaces and the abdomen [syn: {musculophrenic
vein}, {vena musculophrenica}]
vena nasalis externa
n 1: one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty
into the angular or facial vein [syn: {external nasal
vein}, {vena nasalis externa}]
vena nasofrontalis
n 1: a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit;
connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
[syn: {nasofrontal vein}, {vena nasofrontalis}]
vena obliqua atrii sinistri
n 1: a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of
the left atrium [syn: {oblique vein of the left atrium},
{vena obliqua atrii sinistri}]
vena obturatoria
n 1: a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the
hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal
iliac vein [syn: {obturator vein}, {vena obturatoria}]
vena occipitalis
n 1: a vein that drains the occipital region [syn: {occipital
vein}, {vena occipitalis}]
vena ophthalmica
n 1: either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the
cavernous sinus [syn: {ophthalmic vein}, {vena
ophthalmica}]
vena ovarica
n 1: one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens
into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left
renal vein [syn: {ovarian vein}, {vena ovarica}]
vena palatina
n 1: a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties
into the facial vein [syn: {palatine vein}, {vena
palatina}]
vena paraumbilicalis
n 1: small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as
accessory portal veins [syn: {paraumbilical vein}, {vena
paraumbilicalis}]
vena pectoralis
n 1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the
subclavian vein [syn: {pectoral vein}, {vena pectoralis}]
vena perforantis
n 1: veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg
muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein [syn:
{perforating vein}, {vena perforantis}]
vena pericardiaca
n 1: several small veins from the pericardium [syn: {pericardial
vein}, {vena pericardiaca}]
vena peroneus
n 1: accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and
running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial
veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {peroneal vein}, {fibular
vein}, {vena peroneus}]
vena pharyngeus
n 1: veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the
internal jugular vein [syn: {pharyngeal vein}, {vena
pharyngeus}]
vena phrenica
n 1: either of two veins that drain the diaphragm [syn: {phrenic
vein}, {vena phrenica}]
vena poplitea
n 1: a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the
femoral vein [syn: {popliteal vein}, {vena poplitea}]
vena portae
n 1: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn:
{portal vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}, {vena
portae}]
vena posterior ventriculi sinistri
n 1: arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the
coronary sinus [syn: {posterior vein of the left
ventricle}, {vena posterior ventriculi sinistri}]
vena profunda penis
n 1: deep vein of the penis; enters the prostatic plexus
vena pulmanalis inferior
n 1: either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning
blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs [syn: {inferior
pulmonary vein}, {vena pulmanalis inferior}]
vena pulmonalis
n 1: any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs
to the left atrium of the heart [syn: {pulmonary vein},
{vena pulmonalis}]
vena pulmonalis superior
n 1: either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning
blood from the superior lobes of the lungs [syn: {superior
pulmonary vein}, {vena pulmonalis superior}]
vena pylorica
n 1: a tributary of the right gastric vein [syn: {prepyloric
vein}, {vena pylorica}]
vena radialis
n 1: superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm;
combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
[syn: {radial vein}, {vena radialis}]
vena rectalis
n 1: any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal
and rectum [syn: {hemorrhoidal vein}, {rectal vein}, {vena
rectalis}]
vena renalis
n 1: veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena
cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra [syn: {renal
vein}, {vena renalis}]
vena retromandibularis
n 1: posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal
veins in front of the ear [syn: {retromandibular vein},
{vena retromandibularis}, {posterior facial vein}]
vena sacralis
n 1: vein of the sacral region [syn: {sacral vein}, {vena
sacralis}]
vena saphena
n 1: either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain
blood from the foot [syn: {saphenous vein}, {vena saphena}]
vena scapularis dorsalis
n 1: vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external
jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
[syn: {dorsal scapular vein}, {vena scapularis dorsalis}]
vena scrotalis
n 1: veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins [syn:
{scrotal vein}, {vena scrotalis}]
vena sigmoideus
n 1: tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the
sigmoid colon [syn: {sigmoid vein}, {vena sigmoideus}]
vena spinalis
n 1: veins that drain the spinal cord [syn: {spinal vein}, {vena
spinalis}]
vena sternocleidomastoidea
n 1: drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the
internal jugular vein [syn: {sternocleidomastoid vein},
{vena sternocleidomastoidea}]
vena stylomastoidea
n 1: a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the
retromandibular vein [syn: {stylomastoid vein}, {vena
stylomastoidea}]
vena subclavia
n 1: a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal
jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {subclavian
vein}, {vena subclavia}]
vena sublingualis
n 1: a tributary of the lingual vein [syn: {sublingual vein},
{vena sublingualis}]
vena supraorbitalis
n 1: drains the front of the scalp; unites with the
supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein [syn:
{supraorbital vein}, {vena supraorbitalis}]
vena supratrochlearis
n 1: drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital
vein to form the angular vein [syn: {supratrochlear vein},
{vena supratrochlearis}]
vena temporalis
n 1: any of several veins draining the temporal region [syn:
{temporal vein}, {vena temporalis}]
vena testicularis
n 1: a vein from the testicles [syn: {testicular vein}, {vena
testicularis}]
vena thoracica
n 1: veins that drain the thoracic walls [syn: {thoracic vein},
{vena thoracica}]
vena thoracoepigastrica
n 1: a vein arising from the region of the superficial
epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or
thoracic vein [syn: {thoracoepigastric vein}, {vena
thoracoepigastrica}]
vena thyroidea
n 1: any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid
area [syn: {thyroid vein}, {vena thyroidea}]
vena tibialis
n 1: veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein [syn:
{tibial vein}, {vena tibialis}]
vena trachealis
n 1: several small veins from the trachea [syn: {tracheal vein},
{vena trachealis}]
vena ulnaris
n 1: any of several veins of the forearm [syn: {ulnar vein},
{vena ulnaris}]
vena umbilicalis
n 1: a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from
the placenta to the fetus [syn: {umbilical vein}, {vena
umbilicalis}]
vena vertebralis
n 1: a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical
vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery;
empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vertebral
vein}, {vena vertebralis}]
vena vertebralis accessoria
n 1: a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes
through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th
cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
[syn: {accessory vertebral vein}, {vena vertebralis
accessoria}]
vena vertebralis anterior
n 1: a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and
opens into the vertebral vein [syn: {anterior vertebral
vein}, {vena vertebralis anterior}]
vena vesicalis
n 1: veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal
iliac veins [syn: {vesical vein}, {vena vesicalis}]
vena vestibularis
n 1: veins that drain the saccule and utricle [syn: {vestibular
vein}, {vena vestibularis}]
vena vorticosum
n 1: a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye
and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
[syn: {vortex vein}, {vorticose vein}, {vena vorticosum}]
venae centrales hepatis
n 1: terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the
hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids
[syn: {central veins of liver}, {venae centrales hepatis}]
venae cerebrum inferior
n 1: veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral
hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse
sinuses [syn: {inferior cerebral vein}, {venae cerebrum
inferior}]
venae ciliares
n 1: small veins coming from the ciliary body [syn: {ciliary
veins}, {venae ciliares}]
venae conjunctivales
n 1: veins draining the conjunctiva [syn: {conjunctival veins},
{venae conjunctivales}]
venae dorsales clitoridis superficiales
n 1: superficial dorsal veins of the clitoris; tributaries of
the external pudendal vein on either side
venae dorsales penis profunda
n 1: deep dorsal vein of the penis; tributary of the prostatic
plexus
venae dorsales penis superficiales
n 1: superficial dorsal veins of the penis; paired tributaries
of the external pudendal veins on each side
venae epigastricae superiores
n 1: veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery [syn:
{superior epigastric veins}, {venae epigastricae
superiores}]
venae episclerales
n 1: small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty
into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {episcleral veins},
{venae episclerales}]
venae esophageae
n 1: small veins from the esophagus emptying into the
brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {esophageal
veins}, {oesophageal veins}, {venae esophageae}]
venae interlobulares hepatis
n 1: interlobular veins of the liver
venae interlobulares renis
n 1: interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the
arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins
venae labiales anteriores
n 1: veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein
[syn: {venae labiales anteriores}, {anterior labial veins}]
venae labiales posteriores
n 1: veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the
internal pudendal vein [syn: {venae labiales posteriores},
{posterior labial veins}]
venae meningeae
n 1: veins at accompany the meningeal arteries [syn: {meningeal
veins}, {venae meningeae}]
venae palpebrales
n 1: veins of the eyelids
venae pancreatica
n 1: veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior
mesenteric and splenic veins [syn: {pancreatic vein},
{venae pancreatica}]
venae profundae clitoridis
n 1: deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus
venae pudendum
n 1: vein of the pudendum [syn: {pudendal vein}, {venae
pudendum}]
venae renis
n 1: veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein
venae sclerales
n 1: tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the
sclera of the eye [syn: {scleral veins}, {venae sclerales}]
vending machine
n 1: a slot machine for selling goods
venereal disease
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
venereal infection
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
venereal wart
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {condyloma
acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]
Venetian blind
n 1: a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when
closed
Venetian glass
n 1: fine glassware made near Venice
Venetian red
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown},
{sepia}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}, {mahogany}]
Venetian sumac
n 1: Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery
flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac},
{wig tree}, {Cotinus coggygria}]
Venezia-Euganea
n 1: a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn:
{Veneto}, {Venezia-Euganea}, {Venetia}]
Venezuelan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit of Venezuela
venial sin
n 1: a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss
of grace [ant: {deadly sin}, {mortal sin}]
venire facias
n 1: a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for
jury duty
Venn diagram
n 1: a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or
logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal
set); elements that are common to more than one set are
represented by intersections of the circles [syn: {Venn
diagram}, {Venn's diagram}]
Venn's diagram
n 1: a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or
logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal
set); elements that are common to more than one set are
represented by intersections of the circles [syn: {Venn
diagram}, {Venn's diagram}]
venomous lizard
n 1: any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known
venomous lizards
venous blood
n 1: blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein
venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"
venous blood system
n 1: (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal
[syn: {venation}, {venous blood system}]
venous blood vessel
n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
carry unaerated blood" [syn: {vein}, {vena}, {venous blood
vessel}]
venous pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the
circulating blood
venous sinus
n 1: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating
of an ordinary blood vessel [syn: {venous sinus}, {sinus}]
venous thrombosis
n 1: thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the
vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged
bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation
of the blood [syn: {phlebothrombosis}, {venous thrombosis}]
vent-hole
n 1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent},
{venthole}, {vent-hole}, {blowhole}]
ventilating system
n 1: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air;
"she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn:
{ventilation}, {ventilation system}, {ventilating system}]
ventilation shaft
n 1: a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for
ventilation
ventilation system
n 1: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air;
"she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn:
{ventilation}, {ventilation system}, {ventilating system}]
ventral fin
n 1: either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in
fishes that help control the direction of movement;
correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate [syn: {pelvic
fin}, {ventral fin}]
ventral horn
n 1: one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes
ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor
fibers [syn: {ventral root}, {ventral horn}, {anterior
root}, {anterior horn}]
ventral placentation
n 1: with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a
simple ovary [syn: {marginal placentation}, {ventral
placentation}]
ventral root
n 1: one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes
ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor
fibers [syn: {ventral root}, {ventral horn}, {anterior
root}, {anterior horn}]
ventricular aneurysm
n 1: a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left
ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial
infarction)
ventricular fibrillation
n 1: fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference
with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly
leading to cardiac arrest
ventricular fold
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal
fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold},
{vestibular fold}]
ventricular septal defect
n 1: a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in
the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass
directly from the left to the right ventricle; large
openings may cause congestive heart failure
ventriloquist's dummy
n 1: a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the
voice
venture capital
n 1: wealth available for investment in new or speculative
enterprises [syn: {venture capital}, {risk capital}]
venture capitalism
n 1: capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises
(especially high technology) where the potential profits
are large
venture capitalist
n 1: a speculator who makes money available for innovative
projects (especially in high technology)
Venturi tube
n 1: a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure
the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline
Venus maidenhair
n 1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf
stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair},
{Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair},
{Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Venus mercenaria
n 1: an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as
money by some American Indians [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug},
{hard-shell clam}, {hard clam}, {round clam}, {Venus
mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]
Venus' slipper
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having
slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers
with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's
slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]
Venus'-hair fern
n 1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf
stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair},
{Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair},
{Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Venus's curse
n 1: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse
or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD},
{venereal infection}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch},
{Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {dose}, {sexually
transmitted disease}, {STD}]
Venus's flower basket
n 1: a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of
intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the
East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia
Venus's flytrap
n 1: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having
sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close
and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Venus's
flytraps}, {Dionaea muscipula}]
Venus's flytraps
n 1: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having
sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close
and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Venus's
flytraps}, {Dionaea muscipula}]
Venus's girdle
n 1: ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous
body [syn: {Venus's girdle}, {Cestum veneris}]
Venus's shoe
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having
slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers
with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's
slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]
Venus's slipper
n 1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having
slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers
with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's
slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]
Veratrum viride
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish
green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid
used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American
hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]
verb phrase
n 1: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the
predicate contains the verb and its complements [syn:
{predicate}, {verb phrase}]
verbal creation
n 1: creating something by the use of speech and language
verbal description
n 1: a statement that represents something in words [syn:
{description}, {verbal description}]
verbal expression
n 1: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or
opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find
verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate
but the verbalism took hours" [syn: {expression}, {verbal
expression}, {verbalism}]
verbal intelligence
n 1: intelligence in the use and comprehension of language
verbal noun
n 1: a noun that is derived from a verb [syn: {verbal noun},
{deverbal noun}]
Verbascum blattaria
n 1: European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or
purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
[syn: {moth mullein}, {Verbascum blattaria}]
Verbascum lychnitis
n 1: densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {white mullein},
{Verbascum lychnitis}]
Verbascum phoeniceum
n 1: Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn:
{purple mullein}, {Verbascum phoeniceum}]
Verbascum thapsus
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
verbena family
n 1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and
shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae},
{verbena family}, {vervain family}]
Verbesina alternifolia
n 1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow
ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia},
{Actinomeris alternifolia}]
Verbesina encelioides
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
Verbesina helianthoides
n 1: perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south
central United States [syn: {gravelweed}, {Verbesina
helianthoides}]
Verbesina virginica
n 1: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the
eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard},
{frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {Verbesina virginica}]
verd antique
n 1: a dark green impure marble [syn: {verd antique}, {verde
antique}]
verde antique
n 1: a dark green impure marble [syn: {verd antique}, {verde
antique}]
Verey pistol
n 1: a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: {Very pistol},
{Verey pistol}]
vermiform appendix
n 1: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the
cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix},
{vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal
appendage}]
vermiform process
n 1: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the
cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix},
{vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal
appendage}]
vermillion flycatcher
n 1: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern
Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black
plumage [syn: {vermillion flycatcher}, {firebird},
{Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus}]
vermillion rockfish
n 1: a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {vermillion rockfish}, {rasher}, {Sebastodes
miniatus}]
vermis cerebelli
n 1: the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two
hemispheres [syn: {vermis}, {vermis cerebelli}]
vernacular art
n 1: a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained
artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn:
{outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive
art}, {primitive art}]
vernal equinox
n 1: March 21 [syn: {vernal equinox}, {March equinox}, {spring
equinox}] [ant: {September equinox}, {autumnal equinox},
{fall equinox}]
2: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the
constellation of Pisces
vernal iris
n 1: low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright
blue-lilac flowers [syn: {dwarf iris}, {vernal iris}, {Iris
verna}]
vernal witch hazel
n 1: fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very
small flowers from midwinter to spring [syn: {vernal witch
hazel}, {Hamamelis vernalis}]
Verner's law
n 1: a qualification of Grimm's law
vernier caliper
n 1: a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
[syn: {vernier caliper}, {vernier micrometer}]
vernier micrometer
n 1: a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
[syn: {vernier caliper}, {vernier micrometer}]
vernier scale
n 1: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the
small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions
of the main scale [syn: {vernier scale}, {vernier}]
vernix caseosa
n 1: a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin
of a fetus [syn: {vernix}, {vernix caseosa}]
Veronica agrestis
n 1: European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long
stalks; widely naturalized in America [syn: {field
speedwell}, {Veronica agrestis}]
Veronica americana
n 1: plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having
prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac
flowers [syn: {brooklime}, {American brooklime}, {Veronica
americana}]
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
n 1: plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water
speedwell}, {Veronica michauxii}, {Veronica anagallis-
aquatica}]
Veronica arvensis
n 1: erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste
places of Europe and America [syn: {corn speedwell},
{Veronica arvensis}]
Veronica beccabunga
n 1: European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers;
sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: {brooklime},
{European brooklime}, {Veronica beccabunga}]
Veronica chamaedrys
n 1: Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white
flowers [syn: {germander speedwell}, {bird's eye},
{Veronica chamaedrys}]
Veronica michauxii
n 1: plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water
speedwell}, {Veronica michauxii}, {Veronica anagallis-
aquatica}]
Veronica officinalis
n 1: common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac
flowers in axillary racemes [syn: {common speedwell},
{gypsyweed}, {Veronica officinalis}]
Veronica peregrina
n 1: North American annual with small white flowers widely
naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe [syn:
{purslane speedwell}, {Veronica peregrina}]
Veronica serpyllifolia
n 1: perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and
racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New
World [syn: {thyme-leaved speedwell}, {Veronica
serpyllifolia}]
Veronicastrum virginicum
n 1: a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or
purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn:
{Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic},
{Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]
Verpa bohemica
n 1: resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile
portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top
down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out
on the trees [syn: {Verpa bohemica}, {early morel}]
Verpa conica
n 1: a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth
surface; the stalk is fragile [syn: {Verpa conica}, {conic
Verpa}]
Verrazano Narrows
n 1: a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and
Brooklyn
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between
Brooklyn and Staten Island
verruca acuminata
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {condyloma
acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]
vers libre
n 1: unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern [syn:
{free verse}, {vers libre}]
verse form
n 1: a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical
lines [syn: {poem}, {verse form}]
verse line
n 1: a line of metrical text [syn: {verse}, {verse line}]
vertebral arch
n 1: a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and
enclosing the spinal cord [syn: {neural arch}, {vertebral
arch}]
vertebral artery
n 1: the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into
four parts [syn: {vertebral artery}, {arteria vertebralis}]
vertebral canal
n 1: the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal
cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {vertebral canal},
{canalis vertebralis}]
vertebral column
n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton
and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine},
{backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]
vertebral vein
n 1: a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical
vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery;
empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vertebral
vein}, {vena vertebralis}]
vertebrate foot
n 1: the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {vertebrate
foot}, {pedal extremity}]
vertebrate paleontology
n 1: the paleontology of vertebrates
vertical angle
n 1: either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the
intersection of two straight lines
vertical bank
n 1: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches
the vertical
vertical circle
n 1: a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the
zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
vertical combination
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials
to distribution [syn: {vertical integration}, {vertical
combination}]
vertical file
n 1: a file in which records are stored upright on one edge
vertical fin
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical
stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical flute
n 1: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple
mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {recorder},
{vertical flute}]
vertical integration
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials
to distribution [syn: {vertical integration}, {vertical
combination}]
vertical section
n 1: a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as
if made by a vertical plane passing through it
vertical stabiliser
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical
stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical stabilizer
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical
stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical surface
n 1: a surface that is vertical
vertical tail
n 1: the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
vertical union
n 1: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry
irrespective of their craft [syn: {industrial union},
{vertical union}]
vervain family
n 1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and
shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae},
{verbena family}, {vervain family}]
vervain sage
n 1: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena;
naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild
clary}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]
vervet monkey
n 1: South African monkey with black face and hands [syn:
{vervet}, {vervet monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops
pygerythrus}]
very fast
adv 1: in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment
in no time" [syn: {in no time}, {very fast}]
very high frequency
n 1: 30 to 300 megahertz [syn: {very high frequency}, {VHF}]
very important person
n 1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
[syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up},
{dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]
Very light
n 1: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol [syn: {Very
light}, {Very-light}]
very loudly
adv 1: a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn:
{fortissimo}, {very loudly}] [ant: {pianissimo}, {very
softly}]
very low density lipoprotein
n 1: large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate
through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and
muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and
converted into LDL [syn: {very low density lipoprotein},
{VLDL}]
very low frequency
n 1: 3 to 30 kilohertz [syn: {very low frequency}, {VLF}]
very much
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
lot}, {lots}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much},
{very much}]
very much like
adv 1: in a similar way [syn: {much as}, {very much like}]
Very pistol
n 1: a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: {Very pistol},
{Verey pistol}]
Very Reverend
n 1: a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as
cathedral deans and canons and others)
very softly
adv 1: a direction in music; to be played very softly [syn:
{pianissimo}, {very softly}] [ant: {fortissimo}, {very
loudly}]
very well
adv 1: quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn:
{first-rate}, {very well}]
2: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the
beginning of a sentence [syn: {very well}, {fine}, {alright},
{all right}, {OK}]
Very-light
n 1: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol [syn: {Very
light}, {Very-light}]
vesical vein
n 1: veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal
iliac veins [syn: {vesical vein}, {vena vesicalis}]
vesicoureteral reflux
n 1: a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter
vesicula umbilicus
n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory
system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes
functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical
vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]
vesicular stomatitis
n 1: a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human
beings; caused by the vesiculovirus
Vespa crabro
n 1: European hornet introduced into the United States [syn:
{giant hornet}, {Vespa crabro}]
vesper mouse
n 1: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
[syn: {white-footed mouse}, {vesper mouse}, {Peromyscus
leucopus}]
vesper sparrow
n 1: common North American finch noted for its evening song
[syn: {vesper sparrow}, {grass finch}, {Pooecetes
gramineus}]
vespertilian bat
n 1: a variety of carnivorous bat [syn: {vespertilian bat},
{vespertilionid}]
Vespertilio murinus
n 1: common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
[syn: {frosted bat}, {Vespertilio murinus}]
vespid wasp
n 1: mostly social nest-building wasps [syn: {vespid}, {vespid
wasp}]
Vespula maculata
n 1: North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {white-
faced hornet}, {Vespula maculata}]
Vespula maculifrons
n 1: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the
ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {yellow hornet}, {Vespula
maculifrons}]
Vespula vulgaris
n 1: a variety of vespid wasp [syn: {common wasp}, {Vespula
vulgaris}]
vest pocket
n 1: a small pocket in a man's vest
vestal virgin
n 1: (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated
to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred
fire in her temple
vested interest
n 1: (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to
present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to
another
2: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from
which they derive private benefit
vestibular apparatus
n 1: organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with
equilibrium [syn: {vestibular apparatus}, {vestibular
system}]
vestibular fold
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal
fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold},
{vestibular fold}]
vestibular gland
n 1: a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina;
secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
vestibular sense
n 1: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear
that registers the orientation of the head [syn:
{equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense},
{sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]
vestibular system
n 1: organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with
equilibrium [syn: {vestibular apparatus}, {vestibular
system}]
vestibular vein
n 1: veins that drain the saccule and utricle [syn: {vestibular
vein}, {vena vestibularis}]
vestibule of the ear
n 1: the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear
vestibule of the vagina
n 1: the space between the labia minora containing the orifice
of the urethra
vestibulocochlear nerve
n 1: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the
vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn:
{acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear
nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial
nerve}]
veteran soldier
n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: {veteran},
{veteran soldier}]
Veterans Day
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice
Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans
Day}, {Veterans' Day}, {Armistice Day}, {November 11}]
Veterans of Foreign Wars
n 1: an organization of United States war veterans [syn:
{Veterans of Foreign Wars}, {VFW}]
Veterans' Day
n 1: a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice
Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans
Day}, {Veterans' Day}, {Armistice Day}, {November 11}]
veterinary medicine
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially
domestic animals)
veterinary school
n 1: a school teaching veterinary medicine
veterinary surgeon
n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn:
{veterinarian}, {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}, {vet}]
Vetluga River
n 1: a river in central Russia; flows generally southward into
the Volga [syn: {Vetluga}, {Vetluga River}]
vexatious litigation
n 1: litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and
without probable cause; "he got an injunction against
vexatious litigation by his enemies"
via media
n 1: a middle way between two extremes [syn: {compromise}, {via
media}]
viatical settlement
n 1: cash derived from sale of an insurance policy by a
terminally ill policy holder
2: sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
[syn: {viatical settlement}, {viaticus settlement}]
viaticus settlement
n 1: sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy
holder [syn: {viatical settlement}, {viaticus settlement}]
vibrating reed
n 1: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material
that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it;
"the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece"
[syn: {reed}, {vibrating reed}]
Vibrio comma
n 1: comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn:
{comma bacillus}, {Vibrio comma}]
Vibrio fetus
n 1: bacteria that cause abortion in sheep
Viburnum dentatum
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black
berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
[syn: {arrow wood}, {southern arrow wood}, {Viburnum
dentatum}]
Viburnum lantana
n 1: vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along
waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree},
{twist wood}, {twistwood}, {Viburnum lantana}]
Viburnum opulus
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of
white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder
rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush},
{crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]
Viburnum prunifolium
n 1: upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit;
east and east central North America [syn: {black haw},
{Viburnum prunifolium}]
Viburnum recognitum
n 1: closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the
eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia [syn:
{arrow wood}, {Viburnum recognitum}]
Viburnum trilobum
n 1: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-
lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush},
{cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush
cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]
vicar apostolic
n 1: a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
Vicar of Christ
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pope},
{Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {pontiff}, {Holy
Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
vicar-general
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who
assists a bishop
Viccinium membranaceum
n 1: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {thin-
leaved bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}, {Viccinium
membranaceum}]
Viccinium myrtillus
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: {bilberry}, {whortleberry},
{whinberry}, {blaeberry}, {Viccinium myrtillus}]
vice admiral
n 1: an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear
admiral
vice chairman
n 1: one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
vice chancellor
n 1: a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of
chancellor
vice crime
n 1: a vice that is illegal
vice president
n 1: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president;
may serve in the president's place under certain
circumstances [syn: {vice president}, {V.P.}]
Vice President of the United States
n 1: the vice president of the United States who presides over
the United States Senate
vice squad
n 1: a police group to enforce laws against gambling and
prostitution
vice versa
adv 1: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa"
[syn: {vice versa}, {the other way around},
{contrariwise}]
vice-presidency
n 1: the tenure of a vice president [syn: {vice-presidency},
{vice-presidential term}]
2: the office and function of a vice president
vice-presidential
adj 1: relating to a vice president or vice-presidency; "Vice-
presidential debates"
vice-presidential term
n 1: the tenure of a vice president [syn: {vice-presidency},
{vice-presidential term}]
vice-regent
n 1: a regent's deputy
Vicente Lopez
n 1: an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires
Vichy water
n 1: sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or
water similar to it
Vicia cracca
n 1: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia
and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
[syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia
cracca}]
Vicia faba
n 1: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat
edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-
bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean},
{field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
Vicia orobus
n 1: European perennial toxic vetch [syn: {bitter betch}, {Vicia
orobus}]
Vicia sativa
n 1: herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-
building [syn: {spring vetch}, {Vicia sativa}]
Vicia sepium
n 1: European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a
weed in hedges [syn: {bush vetch}, {Vicia sepium}]
Vicia villosa
n 1: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
[syn: {hairy vetch}, {hairy tare}, {Vicia villosa}]
vicious circle
n 1: one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
[syn: {vicious circle}, {vicious cycle}]
2: an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
vicious cycle
n 1: one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
[syn: {vicious circle}, {vicious cycle}]
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
n 1: French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the
romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn:
{Chateaubriand}, {Francois Rene Chateaubriand}, {Vicomte de
Chateaubriand}]
Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps
n 1: French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez
Canal (1805-1894) [syn: {Lesseps}, {Ferdinand de Lesseps},
{Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps}]
victimless crime
n 1: an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no
victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless
crime"
Victor Emanuel II
n 1: king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by
acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878)
Victor Emanuel III
n 1: king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he
abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished
(1869-1947)
Victor Franz Hess
n 1: United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a
discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: {Hess},
{Victor Hess}, {Victor Franz Hess}]
Victor Herbert
n 1: United States musician and composer and conductor noted for
his comic operas (1859-1924) [syn: {Herbert}, {Victor
Herbert}]
Victor Hess
n 1: United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a
discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: {Hess},
{Victor Hess}, {Victor Franz Hess}]
Victor Horta
n 1: Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture
(1861-1947) [syn: {Horta}, {Victor Horta}]
Victor Hugo
n 1: French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the
romantic movement in France (1802-1885) [syn: {Hugo},
{Victor Hugo}, {Victor-Marie Hugo}]
Victor-Marie Hugo
n 1: French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the
romantic movement in France (1802-1885) [syn: {Hugo},
{Victor Hugo}, {Victor-Marie Hugo}]
Victoria Clafin Woodhull
n 1: United States advocate of women's suffrage; in 1872 she was
the first woman to run for the United States presidency
(1838-1927) [syn: {Woodhull}, {Victoria Clafin Woodhull}]
Victoria Cross
n 1: a British military decoration for gallantry
Victoria Day
n 1: a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May
24th
Victoria de Durango
n 1: a city in north central Mexico; mining center [syn:
{Durango}, {Victoria de Durango}]
Victoria Falls
n 1: a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between
Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally [syn:
{Victoria}, {Victoria Falls}]
2: a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
[syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu Falls},
{Victoria Falls}]
Victoria Land
n 1: a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea
and Wilkes Land
Victoria Nyanza
n 1: the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water
lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile
River [syn: {Lake Victoria}, {Victoria Nyanza}]
Victoria plum
n 1: a large red plum served as dessert
Victoria sandwich
n 1: a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly
filling in between [syn: {Victoria sandwich}, {Victoria
sponge}]
Victoria sponge
n 1: a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly
filling in between [syn: {Victoria sandwich}, {Victoria
sponge}]
Victorian age
n 1: a period in British history during the reign of Queen
Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral
standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but
gave the era a prudish reputation
Victorian architecture
n 1: a style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of
Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and
elaborate ornamentation
victory celebration
n 1: a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports
competition
Victory Day
n 1: the day of a victory [syn: {V-day}, {Victory Day}]
victory garden
n 1: a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food
shortages
victory lap
n 1: a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the
victory [syn: {victory lap}, {lap of honour}]
Vicugna vicugna
n 1: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco
but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn:
{vicuna}, {Vicugna vicugna}]
Vidalia onion
n 1: sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia
video digitizing
n 1: the process of capturing and converting and storing video
images for use by a computer
video display
n 1: an electronic device that represents information in visual
form [syn: {display}, {video display}]
video equipment
n 1: electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives
electromagnetic waves representing images and sound [syn:
{television equipment}, {video equipment}]
video game
n 1: a game played against a computer [syn: {computer game},
{video game}]
video iPod
n 1: (trademark) an iPod that can also play video files
video recording
n 1: a recording of both the visual and audible components
(especially one containing a recording of a movie or
television program) [syn: {video recording}, {video}]
videocassette recorder
n 1: a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back)
TV programs [syn: {videocassette recorder}, {VCR}]
Vienna roll
n 1: yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {hard roll},
{Vienna roll}]
Vienna sausage
n 1: short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off
Viet Nam
n 1: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea;
achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Vietnam},
{Socialist Republic of Vietnam}, {Viet Nam}, {Annam}]
Vietnam War
n 1: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of
North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the
armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United
States [syn: {Vietnam War}, {Vietnam}]
Vietnamese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Vietnam
view angle
n 1: the angle included by a photographic lens [syn: {view
angle}, {angle of view}]
view as
v 1: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for
granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be
self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn:
{deem}, {hold}, {view as}, {take for}]
view finder
n 1: optical device that helps a user to find the target of
interest [syn: {finder}, {viewfinder}, {view finder}]
viewing audience
n 1: the audience reached by television [syn: {viewing
audience}, {TV audience}, {viewers}]
Vigdis Finnbogadottir
n 1: former president of Iceland; first woman to be
democratically elected head of state (born in 1930) [syn:
{Finnbogadottir}, {Vigdis Finnbogadottir}]
Vigee-Lebrun
n 1: French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn:
{Vigee-Lebrun}, {Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}, {Marie Louise
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]
vigil candle
n 1: a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church [syn: {vigil
light}, {vigil candle}]
vigil light
n 1: a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church [syn: {vigil
light}, {vigil candle}]
vigilance committee
n 1: a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient
legal system does not exist
vigilance man
n 1: member of a vigilance committee [syn: {vigilante},
{vigilance man}]
Vigna aconitifolia
n 1: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow
flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in
India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner;
sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {moth bean},
{Vigna aconitifolia}, {Phaseolus aconitifolius}]
Vigna angularis
n 1: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour
made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean},
{Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]
Vigna caracalla
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail
flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna
caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]
Vigna radiata
n 1: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of
India and Indonesia and United States for forage and
especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts
used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {mung bean plant},
{Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]
Vigna sesquipedalis
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
{asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]
Vigna sinensis
n 1: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in
southern United States for food and forage and green manure
[syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna
unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
Vigna unguiculata
n 1: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in
southern United States for food and forage and green manure
[syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna
unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
{asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]
Viktor Korchnoi
n 1: Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: {Korchnoi},
{Viktor Korchnoi}, {Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi}]
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi
n 1: Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: {Korchnoi},
{Viktor Korchnoi}, {Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi}]
Viktor Vasarely
n 1: French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op
art (1908-1997) [syn: {Vasarely}, {Viktor Vasarely}]
Vilfredo Pareto
n 1: Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced
the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) [syn:
{Pareto}, {Vilfredo Pareto}]
Villa Hermosa
n 1: a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of
Tabasco [syn: {Villahermosa}, {Villa Hermosa}]
Villa-Lobos
n 1: Brazilian composer (1887-1959) [syn: {Villa-Lobos}, {Heitor
Villa-Lobos}]
village green
n 1: a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
Viminaria denudata
n 1: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small
yellow flowers [syn: {swamp oak}, {Viminaria juncea},
{Viminaria denudata}]
Viminaria juncea
n 1: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small
yellow flowers [syn: {swamp oak}, {Viminaria juncea},
{Viminaria denudata}]
vin ordinaire
n 1: cheap French table wine of unspecified origin
Vina del Mar
n 1: a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
Vinca major
n 1: plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
[syn: {large periwinkle}, {Vinca major}]
Vinca minor
n 1: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny
leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: {myrtle},
{Vinca minor}]
Vinca rosea
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose
periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape
periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine},
{Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
Vincent van Gogh
n 1: Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color
(1853-1890) [syn: {van Gogh}, {Vincent van Gogh}, {Gogh}]
Vincent's angina
n 1: an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract
and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn:
{Vincent's angina}, {Vincent's infection}, {trench mouth}]
Vincent's infection
n 1: an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract
and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn:
{Vincent's angina}, {Vincent's infection}, {trench mouth}]
Vincenzo Bellini
n 1: Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) [syn: {Bellini},
{Vincenzo Bellini}]
Vincetoxicum hirsutum
n 1: twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown
flowers [syn: {negro vine}, {Vincetoxicum hirsutum},
{Vincetoxicum negrum}]
Vincetoxicum negrum
n 1: twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown
flowers [syn: {negro vine}, {Vincetoxicum hirsutum},
{Vincetoxicum negrum}]
vine cactus
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico
having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy
season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn:
{ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus},
{Fouquieria splendens}]
vine maple
n 1: small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate
stems that root freely and form dense thickets [syn: {vine
maple}, {Acer circinatum}]
vine snake
n 1: slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to
Bolivia
vinegar eel
n 1: minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause
fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar
worm}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]
vinegar fly
n 1: flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed
preserves
Vinegar Joe Stilwell
n 1: United States general who commanded the Allied forces in
China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
[syn: {Stilwell}, {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe
Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]
vinegar tree
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with
compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense
panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson
acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac},
{Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]
2: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy
compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red
berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac}, {vinegar
tree}, {Rhus glabra}]
vinegar worm
n 1: minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause
fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar
worm}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]
vingt-et-un
n 1: a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards
having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to
but not exceeding 21 [syn: {blackjack}, {twenty-one},
{vingt-et-un}]
vinifera grape
n 1: common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief
source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera},
{vinifera grape}, {common grape vine}, {Vitis vinifera}]
2: grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of
Europe
vinyl cyanide
n 1: a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
[syn: {propenonitrile}, {acrylonitrile}, {vinyl cyanide}]
vinyl ether
n 1: a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used
as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane},
{divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl
ether}]
vinyl group
n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn:
{vinyl}, {vinyl group}, {vinyl radical}]
vinyl polymer
n 1: a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds
containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl polymer}, {vinyl
resin}, {polyvinyl resin}]
vinyl radical
n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn:
{vinyl}, {vinyl group}, {vinyl radical}]
vinyl resin
n 1: a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds
containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl polymer}, {vinyl
resin}, {polyvinyl resin}]
Viola arvensis
n 1: common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged
flowers [syn: {field pansy}, {heartsease}, {Viola
arvensis}]
Viola blanda
n 1: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having
fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white
violet}, {white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola
blanda}]
Viola canadensis
n 1: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and
white flowers with purple streaks [syn: {Canada violet},
{tall white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]
Viola canina
n 1: Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog
violet}, {heath violet}, {Viola canina}]
viola clef
n 1: a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
[syn: {alto clef}, {viola clef}]
Viola conspersa
n 1: violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white
flowers [syn: {American dog violet}, {Viola conspersa}]
Viola cornuta
n 1: European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn:
{horned violet}, {tufted pansy}, {Viola cornuta}]
viola d'amore
n 1: viol that is the tenor of the viol family
viola da braccio
n 1: a member of the viol family with approximately the range of
a viola
viola da gamba
n 1: viol that is the bass member of the viol family with
approximately the range of the cello [syn: {viola da
gamba}, {gamba}, {bass viol}]
Viola ocellata
n 1: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white
petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {two-eyed
violet}, {heartsease}, {Viola ocellata}]
Viola odorata
n 1: European violet typically having purple to white flowers;
widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet},
{English violet}, {Viola odorata}]
Viola pedata
n 1: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale
blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn:
{bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up},
{wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]
Viola pubescens
n 1: violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent
leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple
veins [syn: {downy yellow violet}, {Viola pubescens}]
Viola reichenbachiana
n 1: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
[syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica},
{Viola reichenbachiana}]
Viola rostrata
n 1: violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers
with a long slender spur [syn: {long-spurred violet},
{Viola rostrata}]
Viola striata
n 1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large
white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn:
{pale violet}, {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola
striata}]
Viola sylvatica
n 1: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
[syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica},
{Viola reichenbachiana}]
Viola tricolor
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy},
{Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink
of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
Viola tricolor hortensis
n 1: large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild
pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
[syn: {pansy}, {Viola tricolor hortensis}]
violent death
n 1: an event that causes someone to die [syn: {killing},
{violent death}]
violent disorder
n 1: violently angry and destructive behavior [syn: {rampage},
{violent disorder}]
violent storm
n 1: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on
the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and
lightning [syn: {storm}, {violent storm}]
violent stream
n 1: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the
houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: {torrent},
{violent stream}]
violet family
n 1: a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola,
Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus [syn: {Violaceae},
{family Violaceae}, {violet family}]
violet suksdorfia
n 1: slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed
leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers;
British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and
Montana [syn: {violet suksdorfia}, {Suksdorfia violaceae}]
violet wood sorrel
n 1: perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately
compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers [syn:
{violet wood sorrel}, {Oxalis violacea}]
violet-black
adj 1: of black tinged with violet
violet-blue
adj 1: of blue tinged with lavender [syn: {lilac-blue}, {violet-
blue}]
violet-colored
adj 1: having a violet color [syn: {violet-colored}, {violet-
coloured}, {violet-flowered}]
violet-coloured
adj 1: having a violet color [syn: {violet-colored}, {violet-
coloured}, {violet-flowered}]
violet-flowered
adj 1: having a violet color [syn: {violet-colored}, {violet-
coloured}, {violet-flowered}]
violet-flowered petunia
n 1: herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red
flowers [syn: {violet-flowered petunia}, {Petunia
integrifolia}]
violet-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with lavender [syn: {lilac-pink},
{lavender-pink}, {violet-pink}]
violet-purple
adj 1: light violet and dark purple
violet-scented
adj 1: smelling of violets
violet-streaked
adj 1: having streaks of violet color
violet-tinged
adj 1: of something that is tinged with violet [syn: {violet-
tinged}, {violet-tinted}]
violet-tinted
adj 1: of something that is tinged with violet [syn: {violet-
tinged}, {violet-tinted}]
violin bow
n 1: a bow used in playing the violin [syn: {fiddlestick},
{violin bow}]
violin family
n 1: (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments
violin lesson
n 1: a lesson in playing the violin
violin maker
n 1: someone who makes violins
violin section
n 1: the section of an orchestra that plays violins
Viorna baldwinii
n 1: erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers
[syn: {pine hyacinth}, {Clematis baldwinii}, {Viorna
baldwinii}]
viper's bugloss
n 1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers;
naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue
devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium
vulgare}]
viper's grass
n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves
and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible
roots shaped like carrots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's
grass}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
Vipera aspis
n 1: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
[syn: {asp}, {asp viper}, {Vipera aspis}]
Vipera berus
n 1: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
{adder}, {common viper}, {Vipera berus}]
viperine grass snake
n 1: a small harmless grass snake [syn: {viperine grass snake},
{Natrix maura}]
viral delivery vector
n 1: a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus
viral haemorrhagic fever
n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually
restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and
gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary
hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever},
{viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever},
{VHF}]
viral hemorrhagic fever
n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually
restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and
gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary
hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever},
{viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever},
{VHF}]
viral hepatitis
n 1: hepatitis caused by a virus
viral infection
n 1: infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans [syn:
{viral infection}, {virus infection}]
viral pneumonia
n 1: pneumonia caused by a virus
Vireo olivaceous
n 1: of northern North America having red irises and an olive-
grey body with white underparts [syn: {red-eyed vireo},
{Vireo olivaceous}]
Vireo solitarius
n 1: of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and
mostly green body [syn: {solitary vireo}, {Vireo
solitarius}]
Vireo solitarius solitarius
n 1: common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish
slaty-grey head [syn: {blue-headed vireo}, {Vireo
solitarius solitarius}]
Virgil Garnett Thomson
n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
(1896-1989) [syn: {Thomson}, {Virgil Thomson}, {Virgil
Garnett Thomson}]
Virgil Thomson
n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
(1896-1989) [syn: {Thomson}, {Virgil Thomson}, {Virgil
Garnett Thomson}]
Virgilia capensis
n 1: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink
to purple flowers [syn: {keurboom}, {Virgilia capensis},
{Virgilia oroboides}]
Virgilia divaricata
n 1: fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep
rose flowers; planted as an ornamental [syn: {keurboom},
{Virgilia divaricata}]
Virgilia oroboides
n 1: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink
to purple flowers [syn: {keurboom}, {Virgilia capensis},
{Virgilia oroboides}]
virgin birth
n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn:
{parthenogenesis}, {parthenogeny}, {virgin birth}]
2: the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human
father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old
Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the
Nativity is celebrated at Christmas [syn: {Virgin Birth},
{Nativity}]
virgin forest
n 1: forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature
ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity [syn:
{old growth}, {virgin forest}]
Virgin Islands
n 1: a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of
Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493;
owned by United States and Britain
Virgin Islands National Park
n 1: a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical
plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
Virgin Mary
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
{Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin},
{Madonna}]
2: a Bloody Mary made without alcohol [syn: {Virgin Mary},
{bloody shame}]
virgin wool
n 1: wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
virgin's bower
n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over
other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy
white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard},
{devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]
virginal membrane
n 1: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: {hymen}, {maidenhead}, {virginal
membrane}]
Virginia Beach
n 1: the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk
but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public
beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of
three United States Navy bases
Virginia bluebell
n 1: smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire
leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn:
{Virginia bluebell}, {Virginia cowslip}, {Mertensia
virginica}]
Virginia chain fern
n 1: North American fern [syn: {Virginia chain fern},
{Woodwardia virginica}]
Virginia cowslip
n 1: smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire
leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn:
{Virginia bluebell}, {Virginia cowslip}, {Mertensia
virginica}]
Virginia creeper
n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-
black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {American
ivy}, {woodbine}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]
Virginia crownbeard
n 1: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the
eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard},
{frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {Verbesina virginica}]
Virginia deer
n 1: common North American deer; tail has a white underside
[syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-
tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]
Virginia fence
n 1: rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
[syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence},
{Virginia fence}]
Virginia ham
n 1: a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat
Virginia Katherine McMath
n 1: United States dancer and film actress who partnered with
Fred Astaire (1911-1995) [syn: {Rogers}, {Ginger Rogers},
{Virginia McMath}, {Virginia Katherine McMath}]
Virginia mallow
n 1: tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States
having maplelike leaves and white flowers [syn: {Virginia
mallow}, {Sida hermaphrodita}]
Virginia McMath
n 1: United States dancer and film actress who partnered with
Fred Astaire (1911-1995) [syn: {Rogers}, {Ginger Rogers},
{Virginia McMath}, {Virginia Katherine McMath}]
Virginia oyster
n 1: common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
Virginia pine
n 1: common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States
having straggling often twisted or branches and short
needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia
pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]
Virginia reel
n 1: an American country dance which starts with the couples
facing each other in two lines [syn: {Virginia reel},
{reel}]
Virginia serpentaria
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
{Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia
serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]
Virginia serpentary
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
{Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia
serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]
Virginia snakeroot
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
{Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia
serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]
Virginia spring beauty
n 1: small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of
succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers;
eastern North America [syn: {Virginia spring beauty},
{Claytonia virginica}]
Virginia stock
n 1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of
fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to
sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern
Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Virginia stock},
{Malcolmia maritima}]
Virginia strawberry
n 1: North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a
source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia
strawberry}, {scarlet strawberry}, {Fragaria virginiana}]
Virginia thimbleweed
n 1: thimbleweed of central and eastern North America [syn:
{Virginia thimbleweed}, {Anemone virginiana}]
Virginia Wade
n 1: English tennis player who won many women's singles titles
(born in 1945) [syn: {Wade}, {Virginia Wade}]
Virginia waterleaf
n 1: showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes
used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn:
{Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian
salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]
Virginia Woolf
n 1: English author whose work used such techniques as stream of
consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) [syn: {Woolf},
{Virginia Woolf}, {Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf}]
Virginian stock
n 1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of
fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to
sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern
Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Virginia stock},
{Malcolmia maritima}]
Virginian sumac
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with
compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense
panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson
acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac},
{Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]
Virginian witch hazel
n 1: common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow
flowers after the leaves have fallen [syn: {Virginian witch
hazel}, {Hamamelis virginiana}]
Virgo the Virgin
n 1: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about August 23 to September 22 [syn: {Virgo}, {Virgo the
Virgin}, {Virgin}]
virility drug
n 1: drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile
dysfunction [syn: {virility drug}, {anti-impotence drug}]
virtual image
n 1: a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
virtual memory
n 1: (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to
simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable
storage space available to the user of a computer system in
which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
[syn: {virtual memory}, {virtual storage}]
virtual reality
n 1: a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a
computer; user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves
etc., and can enter and move about in this world and
interact with objects as if inside it
virtual storage
n 1: (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to
simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable
storage space available to the user of a computer system in
which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
[syn: {virtual memory}, {virtual storage}]
virus infection
n 1: infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans [syn:
{viral infection}, {virus infection}]
vis major
n 1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the
expected course of events; "he discovered that his house
was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God},
{force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident},
{unavoidable casualty}]
vis-a-vis
adv 1: face-to-face with; literally `face to face'; "they sat
vis-a-vis at the table"; "I found myself vis-a-vis a
burly policeman"
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or
characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {opposite
number}, {vis-a-vis}]
2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat},
{loveseat}, {tete-a-tete}, {vis-a-vis}]
Visayan Islands
n 1: group of islands in the central Philippines [syn: {Visayan
Islands}, {Bisayas}]
visceral brain
n 1: a system of functionally related neural structures in the
brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {limbic
system}, {visceral brain}, {limbic brain}]
visceral leishmaniasis
n 1: leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral
leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]
visceral pericardium
n 1: the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium [syn:
{epicardium}, {visceral pericardium}]
visceral pleura
n 1: pleura that covers the lungs
viscid mushroom
n 1: one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn:
{nameko}, {viscid mushroom}, {Pholiota nameko}]
viscose rayon
n 1: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate)
fibers [syn: {viscose rayon}, {viscose}]
Viscount Nelson
n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon
but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn:
{Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral
Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]
Viscount Northcliffe
n 1: British newspaper publisher (1865-1922) [syn: {Harmsworth},
{Alfred Charles William Harmsworth}, {Viscount
Northcliffe}]
Viscount St. Albans
n 1: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn:
{Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron
Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
Viscountess Astor
n 1: British politician (born in the United States) who was the
first woman to sit in the British House of Commons
(1879-1964) [syn: {Astor}, {Nancy Witcher Astor},
{Viscountess Astor}]
Viscum album
n 1: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems
with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the
traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {mistletoe},
{Viscum album}, {Old World mistletoe}]
visible balance
n 1: the difference in value over a period of time of a
country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's
balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its
imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance},
{visible balance}, {trade gap}]
visible horizon
n 1: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn:
{horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible
horizon}, {skyline}]
visible light
n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a
visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft
glass window" [syn: {light}, {visible light}, {visible
radiation}]
visible radiation
n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a
visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft
glass window" [syn: {light}, {visible light}, {visible
radiation}]
visible spectrum
n 1: the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed
by a prism [syn: {visible spectrum}, {color spectrum}]
visible speech
n 1: a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th
century
2: spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically
vision defect
n 1: impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment},
{visual defect}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]
visitation right
n 1: the right granted by a court to a parent (or other
relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit
the child on a regular basis
visiting card
n 1: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that
you have visited [syn: {calling card}, {visiting card},
{card}]
visiting fireman
n 1: an important or distinguished visitor
visiting nurse
n 1: a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
visiting professor
n 1: a professor visiting another college or university to teach
for a limited time
Vistula River
n 1: a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn:
{Vistula}, {Vistula River}]
visual acuity
n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn:
{acuity}, {visual acuity}, {sharp-sightedness}]
visual agnosia
n 1: inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual
field
visual aphasia
n 1: inability to perceive written words [syn: {visual aphasia},
{alexia}, {word blindness}]
visual area
n 1: the cortical area that receives information from the
lateral geniculate body of the thalamus [syn: {visual
area}, {visual cortex}]
visual aspect
n 1: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing [syn:
{appearance}, {visual aspect}]
visual cell
n 1: one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
visual communication
n 1: communication that relies on vision
visual cortex
n 1: the cortical area that receives information from the
lateral geniculate body of the thalamus [syn: {visual
area}, {visual cortex}]
visual defect
n 1: impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment},
{visual defect}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]
visual disorder
n 1: impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment},
{visual defect}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]
visual display unit
n 1: (British) British term for video display [syn: {visual
display unit}, {VDU}]
visual field
n 1: all of the points of the physical environment that can be
perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {visual
field}, {field of vision}, {field of regard}]
visual hallucination
n 1: illusory visual perception
visual image
n 1: a mental image that is similar to a visual perception [syn:
{visual image}, {visualization}, {visualisation}]
2: a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual
system [syn: {visual percept}, {visual image}]
visual impairment
n 1: impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment},
{visual defect}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]
visual joke
n 1: a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than
by speech (as in a movie) [syn: {sight gag}, {visual joke}]
visual modality
n 1: the ability to see; the visual faculty [syn: {sight},
{vision}, {visual sense}, {visual modality}]
visual percept
n 1: a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual
system [syn: {visual percept}, {visual image}]
visual perception
n 1: perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception},
{beholding}, {seeing}]
visual property
n 1: an attribute of vision
visual purple
n 1: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates;
dissociates into retinene by light [syn: {visual purple},
{rhodopsin}, {retinal purple}]
visual range
n 1: distance at which a given standard object can be seen with
the unaided eye
visual sensation
n 1: the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged
from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual
sensation of intense light" [syn: {vision}, {visual
sensation}]
visual sense
n 1: the ability to see; the visual faculty [syn: {sight},
{vision}, {visual sense}, {visual modality}]
visual signal
n 1: a signal that involves visual communication
visual space
n 1: the visual perception of space
visual system
n 1: the sensory system for vision
visually challenged
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-
blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired},
{visually challenged}]
visually impaired
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-
blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired},
{visually challenged}]
visually impaired person
n 1: someone who has inferior vision
vital capacity
n 1: the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a
maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used
to determine the condition of lung tissue
vital force
n 1: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical)
once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and
development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vital force},
{vitality}, {elan vital}]
vital organ
n 1: a bodily organ that is essential for life [syn: {vital
organ}, {vitals}]
vital principle
n 1: a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities
peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed [syn:
{vital principle}, {life principle}]
vital sign
n 1: sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general
physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs
were weak"
vital statistics
n 1: data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases
and marriages
vitamin A
n 1: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal
vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness
of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {antiophthalmic factor},
{axerophthol}, {A}]
vitamin A1
n 1: an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver
oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn:
{vitamin A1}, {retinol}]
vitamin A2
n 1: a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is
vitamin A1 [syn: {vitamin A2}, {dehydroretinol}]
vitamin B
n 1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B
complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin},
{B}]
vitamin B complex
n 1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B
complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin},
{B}]
vitamin B1
n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and
growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamine}, {thiamin},
{aneurin}, {antiberiberi factor}]
vitamin B12
n 1: a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn:
{vitamin B12}, {cobalamin}, {cyanocobalamin},
{antipernicious anemia factor}]
vitamin B2
n 1: a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
[syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {riboflavin},
{lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]
vitamin B6
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids
and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxal},
{pyridoxamine}, {adermin}]
vitamin Bc
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and
reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate},
{folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid},
{pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]
vitamin C
n 1: a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits)
and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: {vitamin C}, {C},
{ascorbic acid}]
vitamin D
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin
D}, {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol},
{cholecalciferol}, {D}]
vitamin E
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal
reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes
free radicals in the body [syn: {vitamin E}, {tocopherol},
{E}]
vitamin G
n 1: a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
[syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {riboflavin},
{lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]
vitamin H
n 1: a B vitamin that aids in body growth [syn: {biotin},
{vitamin H}]
vitamin K
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
[syn: {vitamin K}, {naphthoquinone}, {antihemorrhagic
factor}]
vitamin K1
n 1: a form of vitamin K [syn: {vitamin K1}, {phylloquinone},
{phytonadione}]
vitamin K3
n 1: a form of vitamin K [syn: {vitamin K3}, {menadione}]
vitamin M
n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and
reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate},
{folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid},
{pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]
vitamin P
n 1: a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and
capillary walls to permeation [syn: {vitamin P},
{bioflavinoid}, {citrin}]
vitamin pill
n 1: a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary
supplement
vitamin-deficiency diet
n 1: a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies [syn:
{high-vitamin diet}, {vitamin-deficiency diet}]
vitelline circulation
n 1: circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac
vitelline sac
n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory
system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes
functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical
vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]
Viti Levu
n 1: a volcanic island in the Fijis
Vitis labrusca
n 1: native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many
cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes [syn: {fox grape},
{Vitis labrusca}]
Vitis rotundifolia
n 1: native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many
cultivated varieties [syn: {muscadine}, {Vitis
rotundifolia}]
Vitis vinifera
n 1: common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief
source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera},
{vinifera grape}, {common grape vine}, {Vitis vinifera}]
vitreous body
n 1: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the
posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humor},
{vitreous humour}, {vitreous body}]
vitreous humor
n 1: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the
posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humor},
{vitreous humour}, {vitreous body}]
vitreous humour
n 1: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the
posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humor},
{vitreous humour}, {vitreous body}]
vitreous silica
n 1: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz
glass}, {quartz}, {vitreous silica}, {lechatelierite},
{crystal}]
Vittaria lineata
n 1: epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
[syn: {grass fern}, {ribbon fern}, {Vittaria lineata}]
Vittorio De Sica
n 1: Italian film maker (1901-1974) [syn: {De Sica}, {Vittorio
De Sica}]
Vitus Behring
n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for
the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
[syn: {Bering}, {Vitus Bering}, {Behring}, {Vitus Behring}]
Vitus Bering
n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for
the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
[syn: {Bering}, {Vitus Bering}, {Behring}, {Vitus Behring}]
viva voce
adv 1: orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: {by word of mouth},
{viva voce}]
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
{oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce},
{viva}]
viva-voce
adj 1: expressed orally; "a viva-voce report"; "the film had
good word-of-mouth publicity" [syn: {viva-voce}, {word-
of-mouth}]
Viverra zibetha
n 1: common civet of India and southeast Asia [syn: {large
civet}, {Viverra zibetha}]
Viverricula indica
n 1: a common civet of southeast Asia [syn: {small civet},
{Viverricula indica}, {Viverricula malaccensis}]
Viverricula malaccensis
n 1: a common civet of southeast Asia [syn: {small civet},
{Viverricula indica}, {Viverricula malaccensis}]
viverrine mammal
n 1: small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old
World [syn: {viverrine}, {viverrine mammal}]
Vivien Leigh
n 1: English film actress (1913-1967) [syn: {Leigh}, {Vivien
Leigh}]
viviparous eelpout
n 1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn:
{viviparous eelpout}, {Zoarces viviparus}]
viz.
adv 1: as follows [syn: {namely}, {viz.}, {that is to say}, {to
wit}, {videlicet}]
Vladimir Horowitz
n 1: Russian concert pianist who was a leading international
virtuoso (1904-1989) [syn: {Horowitz}, {Vladimir Horowitz}]
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
n 1: United States physicist who invented the iconoscope
(1889-1982) [syn: {Zworykin}, {Vladimir Kosma Zworykin}]
Vladimir Lenin
n 1: Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian
Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn:
{Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir
Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich
Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]
Vladimir Nabokov
n 1: United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn:
{Nabokov}, {Vladimir Nabokov}, {Vladimir vladimirovich
Nabokov}]
Vladimir Putin
n 1: Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian
Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal
Security Bureau (born in 1952) [syn: {Putin}, {Vladimir
Putin}, {Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin}]
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski
n 1: Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930) [syn:
{Mayakovski}, {Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski}]
Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov
n 1: United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn:
{Nabokov}, {Vladimir Nabokov}, {Vladimir vladimirovich
Nabokov}]
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
n 1: Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian
Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal
Security Bureau (born in 1952) [syn: {Putin}, {Vladimir
Putin}, {Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin}]
vocal band
n 1: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting
into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {vocal
band}, {plica vocalis}]
vocal cord
n 1: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting
into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {vocal
band}, {plica vocalis}]
vocal fold
n 1: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting
into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {vocal
band}, {plica vocalis}]
vocal music
n 1: music intended to be performed by one or more singers,
usually with instrumental accompaniment [syn: {vocal
music}, {vocal}]
2: music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental
music)
vocal organ
n 1: any of the organs involved in speech production [syn:
{speech organ}, {vocal organ}, {organ of speech}]
vocational education
n 1: training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture
or trade [syn: {vocational training}, {vocational
education}]
vocational program
n 1: a program of vocational education
vocational rehabilitation
n 1: providing training in a specific trade with the aim of
gaining employment
vocational rehabilitation program
n 1: a program of rehabilitation through job training with an
eye to gainful employment
vocational school
n 1: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades [syn: {trade
school}, {vocational school}]
vocational training
n 1: training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture
or trade [syn: {vocational training}, {vocational
education}]
vocative case
n 1: the case (in some inflected languages) used when the
referent of the noun is being addressed [syn: {vocative},
{vocative case}]
vodka martini
n 1: martini made with vodka rather than gin
voice box
n 1: a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea;
contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the
vocal tone in speech [syn: {larynx}, {voice box}]
voice communication
n 1: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
voice mail
n 1: a computerized system for answering and routing telephone
calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and
relayed [syn: {voice mail}, {voicemail}]
voice of conscience
n 1: an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {wee small
voice}, {small voice}, {voice of conscience}]
voice over
n 1: the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television
program
voice part
n 1: a part written for a singer
voiced sound
n 1: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
[syn: {sonant}, {voiced sound}]
voiceless consonant
n 1: a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
[syn: {surd}, {voiceless consonant}]
voix celeste
n 1: an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect [syn: {vox
angelica}, {voix celeste}]
vol-au-vent
n 1: puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually
with a sauce
volatile oil
n 1: an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it
comes; used in perfume and flavorings [syn: {essential
oil}, {volatile oil}]
volatile storage
n 1: computer storage that is erased when the power is turned
off [ant: {non-volatile storage}, {nonvolatile storage}]
Volcan de Colima
n 1: an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: {Colima},
{Nevado de Colima}, {Volcan de Colima}]
volcanic crater
n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
[syn: {volcanic crater}, {crater}]
volcanic eruption
n 1: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and
volcanic material [syn: {volcanic eruption}, {eruption}]
volcanic glass
n 1: a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools
very rapidly
volcanic rock
n 1: extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of
the Earth
Volcano Islands
n 1: a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific
Ocean to the north of the Marianas
Volga River
n 1: a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into
the Caspian Sea [syn: {Volga}, {Volga River}]
Volkhov River
n 1: a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into
Lake Ladoga [syn: {Volkhov}, {Volkhov River}]
volleyball court
n 1: the court on which volleyball is played
volleyball game
n 1: a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high
net using their hands [syn: {volleyball}, {volleyball
game}]
volleyball net
n 1: the high net that separates the two teams and over which
the volleyball must pass
volleyball player
n 1: someone who plays the game of volleyball
volt-ampere
n 1: a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the
power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
[syn: {volt-ampere}, {var}]
voltage divider
n 1: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used
to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage [syn:
{potential divider}, {voltage divider}]
voltage drop
n 1: a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which
current is flowing
voltage regulator
n 1: a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be
adjusted
voltaic battery
n 1: battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in
series or parallel [syn: {voltaic battery}, {galvanic
battery}]
voltaic cell
n 1: an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by
an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical
energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {voltaic cell}, {galvanic
cell}, {primary cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]
voltaic pile
n 1: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the
earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: {voltaic
pile}, {pile}, {galvanic pile}]
volte-face
n 1: a major change in attitude or principle or point of view;
"an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face},
{volte-face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]
volume unit
n 1: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume
unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit},
{cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit},
{cubature unit}]
volume-detonation bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb
can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn:
{thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb},
{volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]
volumetric analysis
n 1: determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their
volume) during combination
2: quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of
standard solutions or reagents
voluntary muscle
n 1: striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
Volunteer State
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {Tennessee},
{Volunteer State}, {TN}, {Tenn.}]
volute spring
n 1: a spring in the shape of a coil [syn: {coil spring},
{volute spring}]
Volvaria bombycina
n 1: a parasite on various trees
Volvariella bombycina
n 1: a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
Volvariella volvacea
n 1: small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a
white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and
other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn:
{straw mushroom}, {Chinese mushroom}, {Volvariella
volvacea}]
vomit up
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
{sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
{puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
{regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
von Bismarck
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von
Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
von Blucher
n 1: Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in
the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) [syn: {Blucher}, {von
Blucher}, {G. L. von Blucher}, {Gebhard Leberecht von
Blucher}]
von Braun
n 1: United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he
designed a missile used against England); he led the United
States Army team that put the first American satellite into
space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {von Braun}, {Wernher von
Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]
von Mauser
n 1: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle
and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {P. P.
von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]
von Neumann
n 1: United States mathematician who contributed to the
development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital
computers (1903-1957) [syn: {von Neumann}, {Neumann}, {John
von Neumann}]
von Neumann machine
n 1: any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored
programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by
von Neumann and his colleagues
von Recklinghausen's disease
n 1: autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous
neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by
developmental abnormalities [syn: {neurofibromatosis}, {von
Recklinghausen's disease}]
von Rundstedt
n 1: German field marshal in World War II who directed the
conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive
(1875-1953) [syn: {Rundstedt}, {von Rundstedt}, {Karl
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt}]
von Sternberg
n 1: United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made
Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969) [syn:
{von Sternberg}, {Josef von Sternberg}]
von Willebrand
n 1: Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia
(1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A.
von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von
Willebrand}]
von Willebrand's disease
n 1: a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a
genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the
coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding [syn: {von
Willebrand's disease}, {angiohemophilia}, {vascular
hemophilia}]
vortex vein
n 1: a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye
and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
[syn: {vortex vein}, {vorticose vein}, {vena vorticosum}]
vorticose vein
n 1: a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye
and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins
[syn: {vortex vein}, {vorticose vein}, {vena vorticosum}]
vote counter
n 1: an official appointed to count the votes (especially in
legislative assembly) [syn: {teller}, {vote counter}]
vote down
v 1: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat},
{vote down}, {vote out}]
2: vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the
candidate for the Dean position" [syn: {turn thumbs down},
{vote down}]
vote in
v 1: elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"
vote of confidence
n 1: an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the
chairman a vote of confidence"
vote out
v 1: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat},
{vote down}, {vote out}]
voter turnout
n 1: the total number of voters who participated; "they are
expecting a large vote" [syn: {vote}, {voter turnout}]
voting age
n 1: the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public
elections
voting booth
n 1: a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
voting machine
n 1: a mechanical device for recording and counting votes
mechanically
voting precinct
n 1: one of several districts into which a city or town is
divided for voting; each contains one polling place [syn:
{voting precinct}, {election district}]
voting right
n 1: the right to vote; especially the right of a common
shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of
a company
voting stock
n 1: shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to
voting and proxy rights
voting system
n 1: a legal system for making democratic choices [syn: {voting
system}, {electoral system}]
voting trust
n 1: an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting
powers retain ownership while transferring the voting
rights to the trustees
vowel point
n 1: a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or
Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel
vowel rhyme
n 1: the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables
of successive words [syn: {assonance}, {vowel rhyme}]
vowel sound
n 1: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn:
{vowel}, {vowel sound}] [ant: {consonant}]
vowel system
n 1: the system of vowels used in a particular language [syn:
{vowel system}, {vocalism}]
vox angelica
n 1: an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect [syn: {vox
angelica}, {voix celeste}]
vox humana
n 1: an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human
voice
vox populi
n 1: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of
the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn:
{public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {opinion}, {vox
populi}]
Voyageurs National Park
n 1: a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock
outcroppings and evergreen forests
Vt.
n 1: a state in New England [syn: {Vermont}, {Green Mountain
State}, {VT}, {Vt.}]
vulcanized fiber
n 1: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth [syn: {fiber}, {fibre}, {vulcanized fiber}]
Vulgar Latin
n 1: nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire;
source of Romance languages
Vulpes fulva
n 1: New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old
World fox [syn: {red fox}, {Vulpes fulva}]
Vulpes macrotis
n 1: small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a
subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: {kit fox}, {Vulpes
macrotis}]
Vulpes velox
n 1: small grey fox of the plains of western North America [syn:
{kit fox}, {prairie fox}, {Vulpes velox}]
Vulpes vulpes
n 1: the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur;
commonly considered a single circumpolar species [syn: {red
fox}, {Vulpes vulpes}]
Vultur gryphus
n 1: large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and
white neck ruff [syn: {Andean condor}, {Vultur gryphus}]
vulvar slit
n 1: the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal
cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae},
{pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]
VX gas
n 1: a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a
toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt
the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas
is deployed by detonating a container over the target area
and can persist in the environment up to several weeks
after release; "VX gas is one of those things we wish we
could disinvent"
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov
n 1: Soviet statesman (1890-1986) [syn: {Molotov}, {Vyacheslav
Mikhailovich Molotov}]
W-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter W
W. B. Yeats
n 1: Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {Yeats},
{William Butler Yeats}, {W. B. Yeats}]
W. C. Fields
n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn:
{Fields}, {W. C. Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]
W. C. Handy
n 1: United States blues musician who transcribed and published
traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {Handy}, {W. C.
Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}]
W. E. B. Du Bois
n 1: United States civil rights leader and political activist
who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
[syn: {Du Bois}, {W. E. B. Du Bois}, {William Edward
Burghardt Du Bois}]
W. H. Auden
n 1: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn:
{Auden}, {W. H. Auden}, {Wystan Hugh Auden}]
W. H. Hudson
n 1: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn:
{Hudson}, {W. H. Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]
W. K. Kellogg
n 1: United States food manufacturer who (with his brother)
developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and
toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to
manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {Kellogg}, {W. K.
Kellogg}, {Will Keith Kellog}]
W. Somerset Maugham
n 1: English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories
(1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {W.
Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]
W. V. Quine
n 1: United States philosopher and logician who championed an
empirical view of knowledge that depended on language
(1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {W. V. Quine}, {Willard Van
Orman Quine}]
W. W. Jacobs
n 1: English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn:
{Jacobs}, {W. W. Jacobs}, {William Wymark Jacobs}]
W.C.
n 1: a toilet in Britain [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {W.C.},
{loo}]
W.H.O.
n 1: a United Nations agency to coordinate international health
activities and to help governments improve health services
[syn: {World Health Organization}, {WHO}, {W.H.O.}]
W.M.D.
n 1: a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military
personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
[syn: {weapon of mass destruction}, {WMD}, {W.M.D.}]
W.V.
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {West
Virginia}, {Mountain State}, {WV}, {W.V.}]
Wabash River
n 1: a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio
and flows southwestward across Indiana [syn: {Wabash},
{Wabash River}]
wading bird
n 1: any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search
of food [syn: {wading bird}, {wader}]
wading pool
n 1: a shallow pool for children
wafer-like
adj 1: resembling a thin crisp wafer
wafer-thin
adv 1: very thin; "it was cut wafer-thin"
adj 1: very thin; "wafer-thin sheets of metal"
waffle iron
n 1: a kitchen appliance for baking waffles; the appliance
usually consists of two indented metal pans hinged together
so that they create a pattern on the waffle
wage claim
n 1: the wage demanded from management for workers by their
union representatives [syn: {wage claim}, {pay claim}]
wage concession
n 1: an agreement to raise wages
wage earner
n 1: someone who earn wages in return for their labor [syn:
{earner}, {wage earner}]
wage floor
n 1: floor below which wages are not allowed to fall
wage freeze
n 1: a freeze of wages at a given level
wage hike
n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike},
{hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
wage increase
n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike},
{hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
wage scale
n 1: a schedule of wages paid for different jobs [syn: {wage
scale}, {wage schedule}]
wage schedule
n 1: a schedule of wages paid for different jobs [syn: {wage
scale}, {wage schedule}]
wage setter
n 1: any economic condition or variable that serves to set wage
rates
wage-earning
adj 1: working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual)
salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as
well as industrial labor" [syn: {wage-earning}, {working-
class}]
2: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial
laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
[syn: {propertyless}, {wage-earning}, {working-class}, {blue-
collar}]
Wagga Wagga
n 1: a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales;
agricultural trading center
wagon tire
n 1: a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel
wagon train
n 1: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling
together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of
almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for
safety" [syn: {caravan}, {train}, {wagon train}]
wagon wheel
n 1: a wheel of a wagon
wagon-lit
n 1: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn:
{sleeping car}, {sleeper}, {wagon-lit}]
Wailing Wall
n 1: a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer
and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed
part of the Temple of Solomon
waist anchor
n 1: spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: {sheet anchor},
{waist anchor}]
waist pack
n 1: a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a
belt and is worn around the waist [syn: {waist pack}, {belt
bag}]
waist-deep
adv 1: up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn:
{waist-deep}, {waist-high}]
waist-high
adv 1: up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn:
{waist-deep}, {waist-high}]
waist-length
adj 1: (of clothing) extending only to the waist
wait on
v 1: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She
attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on
our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?";
"The minister served the King for many years" [syn:
{serve}, {attend to}, {wait on}, {attend}, {assist}]
waiter's assistant
n 1: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters
and clears away dirty dishes [syn: {busboy}, {waiter's
assistant}]
waiting area
n 1: a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people
can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting room}, {waiting area}]
waiting game
n 1: a strategy of delay
waiting line
n 1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn:
{queue}, {waiting line}]
waiting list
n 1: a roster of those waiting to obtain something
waiting room
n 1: a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people
can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting room}, {waiting area}]
Wakashan language
n 1: a family of North American Indian languages of British
Columbia and Washington [syn: {Wakashan}, {Wakashan
language}]
wake board
n 1: a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to
ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat [syn:
{wake board}, {wakeboard}]
Wake Island
n 1: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
[syn: {Wake Island}, {Wake}]
wake up
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn:
{awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
[ant: {cause to sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come
alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze off}, {drift off},
{drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {nod
off}]
wake-robin
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl
of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-
petaled flower [syn: {trillium}, {wood lily}, {wake-robin}]
2: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having
sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with
overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
[syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-robin},
{Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
wake-up call
n 1: a warning to take action concerning something that was
overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to
strengthen domestic security"
2: a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in
order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels);
"she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m."
wake-up signal
n 1: (military) signal to wake up [syn: {reveille}, {wake-up
signal}]
waking up
n 1: the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the
waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {wakening},
{waking up}]
Waldorf salad
n 1: typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins
and dressed with mayonnaise
walk about
v 1: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in
the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the
park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk about}, {walk around}]
walk around
v 1: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in
the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the
park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk about}, {walk around}]
2: walk around something [syn: {circumambulate}, {walk around}]
3: behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He
walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around
with this strange boyfriend"
4: walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to
see whether we could find an open drugstore"
walk away
v 1: go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue";
"I got annoyed and just walked off" [syn: {walk off}, {walk
away}]
walk in
v 1: enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she
lived here"
walk of life
n 1: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn:
{walk of life}, {walk}]
walk off
v 1: take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!";
"The thief walked off with my gold watch"
2: go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue";
"I got annoyed and just walked off" [syn: {walk off}, {walk
away}]
walk on air
v 1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {walk on
air}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]
walk out
v 1: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are
striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when
their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn:
{strike}, {walk out}]
2: leave abruptly, often in protest or anger; "The customer that
was not served walked out"
3: leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She
walked out on her husband and children"
walk out of
v 1: leave, usually as an expression of disapproval
walk over
v 1: beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals
for the championship"
walk through
v 1: perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal
walk-in
adj 1: (of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far
enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in
refrigerator"; "walk-in closets"
n 1: person who walks in without having an appointment; "the
emergency room was overrun with walk-ins"
2: an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a
hostile country) for political asylum
3: an assured victory (especially in an election) [syn: {walk-
in}, {waltz}]
4: a small room large enough to admit entrance
walk-on
adj 1: not capable of or especially not involving speech or
spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" [syn:
{nonspeaking}, {walk-on}] [ant: {speaking(a)}]
n 1: plays a small part in a dramatic production
walk-through
n 1: a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a
demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process; "she
gave me a walk-through of my new duties"
2: a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a
building
3: a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in
which actors read their lines from the script and move as
directed
4: the act of walking in order to view something; "the realtor
took her on a walk-through of the apartment"
walk-to
adj 1: close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the
factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient
than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)},
{walking(a)}]
walk-up
adj 1: a building with no elevator; "a walk-up apartment"
n 1: an apartment in a building without an elevator [syn: {walk-
up apartment}, {walk-up}]
2: an apartment building without an elevator
walk-up apartment
n 1: an apartment in a building without an elevator [syn: {walk-
up apartment}, {walk-up}]
Walker foxhound
n 1: an American breed of foxhound [syn: {Walker hound}, {Walker
foxhound}]
Walker hound
n 1: an American breed of foxhound [syn: {Walker hound}, {Walker
foxhound}]
Walker Percy
n 1: United States writer whose novels explored human alienation
(1916-1990) [syn: {Percy}, {Walker Percy}]
Walker Smith
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight
championship five times and the world welterweight
championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray
Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]
walkie-talkie
n 1: small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn:
{walkie-talkie}, {walky-talky}]
walking delegate
n 1: a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to
see whether agreements are observed
walking fern
n 1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn:
{walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum},
{Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
Walking horse
n 1: a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast
running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking
horse}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]
walking leaf
n 1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn:
{walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum},
{Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
2: tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in
southern Asia and the East Indies [syn: {walking leaf}, {leaf
insect}]
walking on air
n 1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness},
{cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]
walking papers
n 1: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn:
{walking papers}, {marching orders}]
walking shoe
n 1: a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
walking stick
n 1: a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
2: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike
bodies [syn: {walking stick}, {walkingstick}, {stick insect}]
walky-talky
n 1: small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn:
{walkie-talkie}, {walky-talky}]
wall barley
n 1: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground
especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley
grass}, {wall barley}, {Hordeum murinum}]
wall bracket
n 1: a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) [syn:
{bracket}, {wall bracket}]
wall clock
n 1: a clock mounted on a wall
wall creeper
n 1: crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and
mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
[syn: {wall creeper}, {tichodrome}, {Tichodroma muriaria}]
wall fern
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping
rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout
North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn:
{common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden
maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium
vulgare}]
wall germander
n 1: European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose
flowers with red and white spots [syn: {wall germander},
{Teucrium chamaedrys}]
wall hanging
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[syn: {hanging}, {wall hanging}]
wall in
v 1: enclose with a wall [syn: {wall in}, {wall up}]
wall of silence
n 1: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other
way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall
cracked when some officers refused to take part in the
cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of silence}, {blue wall}, {wall
of silence}]
wall painting
n 1: a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: {mural},
{wall painting}]
wall panel
n 1: paneling that forms part of a wall
wall pellitory
n 1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and
small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall},
{wall pellitory}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]
wall pepper
n 1: mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely
introduced as a ground cover [syn: {wall pepper}, {Sedum
acre}]
wall plate
n 1: plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the
ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
wall plug
n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
wall rock
n 1: a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
wall rocket
n 1: yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and
in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn:
{wall rocket}, {Diplotaxis muralis}, {Diplotaxis
tenuifolia}]
wall rue
n 1: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall
or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue},
{wall rue spleenwort}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]
wall rue spleenwort
n 1: small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall
or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue},
{wall rue spleenwort}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]
wall socket
n 1: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where
current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall
socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical
outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
Wall St.
n 1: a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock
Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall
Street}, {Wall St.}]
Wall Street
n 1: a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock
Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall
Street}, {Wall St.}]
2: used to allude to the securities industry of the United
States [syn: {Wall Street}, {the Street}]
wall tent
n 1: a canvas tent with four vertical walls
wall unit
n 1: a piece of furniture having several units that stands
against one wall of a room
wall up
v 1: enclose with a wall [syn: {wall in}, {wall up}]
wall-paperer
n 1: a worker who papers walls [syn: {wallpaperer}, {wall-
paperer}]
Walla Walla
n 1: a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
Wallace Carothers
n 1: United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn:
{Carothers}, {Wallace Carothers}, {Wallace Hume Carothers}]
Wallace Hume Carothers
n 1: United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn:
{Carothers}, {Wallace Carothers}, {Wallace Hume Carothers}]
Wallace Stevens
n 1: United States poet (1879-1955) [syn: {Stevens}, {Wallace
Stevens}]
walleyed pike
n 1: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed
pike}, {jack salmon}, {dory}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]
Wallis Warfield Simpson
n 1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII
created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
[syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson},
{Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
Wallis Warfield Windsor
n 1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII
created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
[syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson},
{Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
walnut blight
n 1: a disease of English walnut trees
walnut family
n 1: trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts;
hickories; pecans [syn: {Juglandaceae}, {family
Juglandaceae}, {walnut family}]
walnut oil
n 1: oil from walnuts
walnut tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: {walnut},
{walnut tree}]
Walpurgis Night
n 1: eve of May Day
walrus moustache
n 1: a bushy droopy mustache [syn: {walrus mustache}, {walrus
moustache}]
walrus mustache
n 1: a bushy droopy mustache [syn: {walrus mustache}, {walrus
moustache}]
Walt Disney
n 1: United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons
and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald
Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) [syn: {Disney}, {Walt
Disney}, {Walter Elias Disney}]
Walt Disney World
n 1: a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest
of Orlando
Walt Whitman
n 1: United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America
(1819-1892) [syn: {Whitman}, {Walt Whitman}]
Walt Whitman Bridge
n 1: a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
Walter de la Mare
n 1: English poet remembered for his verse for children
(1873-1956) [syn: {de la Mare}, {Walter de la Mare},
{Walter John de la Mare}]
Walter Elias Disney
n 1: United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons
and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald
Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) [syn: {Disney}, {Walt
Disney}, {Walter Elias Disney}]
Walter Gropius
n 1: United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of
the Bauhaus school (1883-1969) [syn: {Gropius}, {Walter
Gropius}]
Walter Hess
n 1: Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain
(1881-1973) [syn: {Hess}, {Walter Hess}, {Walter Rudolf
Hess}]
Walter John de la Mare
n 1: English poet remembered for his verse for children
(1873-1956) [syn: {de la Mare}, {Walter de la Mare},
{Walter John de la Mare}]
Walter Lippmann
n 1: United States journalist (1889-1974) [syn: {Lippmann},
{Walter Lippmann}]
Walter Mitty
n 1: fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams
about his adventures and triumphs
Walter Piston
n 1: United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) [syn:
{Piston}, {Walter Piston}]
Walter Ralegh
n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir
Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter
Ralegh}]
Walter Raleigh
n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir
Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter
Ralegh}]
Walter Reed
n 1: United States physician who proved that yellow fever is
transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) [syn: {Reed}, {Walter
Reed}]
Walter Rudolf Hess
n 1: Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain
(1881-1973) [syn: {Hess}, {Walter Hess}, {Walter Rudolf
Hess}]
Walter Scott
n 1: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
[syn: {Scott}, {Walter Scott}, {Sir Walter Scott}]
Walter William Skeat
n 1: English philologist (1835-1912) [syn: {Skeat}, {Walter
William Skeat}]
Walther Hermann Nernst
n 1: German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law
of thermodynamics (1864-1941) [syn: {Nernst}, {Walther
Hermann Nernst}]
Walther Richard Rudolf Hess
n 1: Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in
an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great
Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) [syn:
{Hess}, {Rudolf Hess}, {Walther Richard Rudolf Hess}]
waltz around
v 1: dance a waltz [syn: {waltz}, {waltz around}]
Wanda Landowska
n 1: United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to
revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) [syn:
{Landowska}, {Wanda Landowska}]
wandering albatross
n 1: very large albatross; white with wide black wings [syn:
{wandering albatross}, {Diomedea exulans}]
Wandering Jew
n 1: a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking
Jesus at the Crucifixion
wandering nerve
n 1: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and
lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the
abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus
vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth
cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]
Wankel engine
n 1: a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion
engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel engine},
{Wankel rotary engine}, {epitrochoidal engine}]
Wankel rotary engine
n 1: a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion
engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel engine},
{Wankel rotary engine}, {epitrochoidal engine}]
want ad
n 1: a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted
wanted notice
n 1: a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they
desire to question or arrest some person [syn: {wanted
notice}, {wanted poster}]
wanted poster
n 1: a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they
desire to question or arrest some person [syn: {wanted
notice}, {wanted poster}]
wanton away
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn:
{piddle}, {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
2: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton},
{wanton away}, {trifle away}]
War Admiral
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937
war advocacy
n 1: a policy of advocating war [syn: {warmongering}, {war
advocacy}]
war baby
n 1: conceived or born during war
War between the States
n 1: civil war in the United States between the North and the
South; 1861-1865 [syn: {American Civil War}, {United States
Civil War}, {War between the States}]
war bride
n 1: bride of a serviceman during wartime
war chest
n 1: a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political
campaign)
war cloud
n 1: an ominous sign that war threatens
war correspondent
n 1: a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a
combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast
war crime
n 1: a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
war criminal
n 1: an offender who violates international law during times of
war
war cry
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to
arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry},
{rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]
2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn:
{war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]
war dance
n 1: a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a
victory
War Department
n 1: a former executive department of the United States
government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy
Department in 1947
war game
n 1: a simulation of a military operation intended to train
military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to
test a proposed strategy
war god
n 1: a god worshipped as giving victory in war [syn: {war god},
{god of war}]
war hawk
n 1: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
[syn: {hawk}, {war hawk}] [ant: {dove}, {peacenik}]
war machine
n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
{military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military
machine}, {war machine}]
War of 1812
n 1: a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England
which was trying to interfere with American trade with
France
War of American Independence
n 1: the revolution of the American Colonies against Great
Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American
Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence},
{American War of Independence}]
War of Greek Independence
n 1: the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the
support of England and France and Russia they won
independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country
included only half its present size)
war of nerves
n 1: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents'
morale [syn: {psychological warfare}, {war of nerves}]
War of the Austrian Succession
n 1: Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the
rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748
War of the Grand Alliance
n 1: an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the
Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states
(1689-1697) [syn: {War of the Grand Alliance}, {War of the
League of Augsburg}]
War of the League of Augsburg
n 1: an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the
Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states
(1689-1697) [syn: {War of the Grand Alliance}, {War of the
League of Augsburg}]
War of the Roses
n 1: struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the
house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red
rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry
VII [syn: {War of the Roses}, {Wars of the Roses}]
War of the Spanish Succession
n 1: a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when
Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain;
England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power
war paint
n 1: adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body
of certain Amerindians before a battle
2: full ceremonial regalia
3: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your
appearance [syn: {makeup}, {make-up}, {war paint}]
war party
n 1: a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used
especially of Native Americans)
2: a political party that supports a war
war power
n 1: an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive
branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an
extension of the powers that the government normally has in
peacetime
war room
n 1: a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for
military or political campaigns)
War Secretary
n 1: head of a former executive department; combined with the
Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn:
{Secretary of War}, {War Secretary}]
War to End War
n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire,
Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium,
Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to
1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War},
{First World War}, {War to End War}]
war vessel
n 1: a government ship that is available for waging war [syn:
{warship}, {war vessel}, {combat ship}]
war whoop
n 1: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
[syn: {war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]
war widow
n 1: a woman whose husband has died in war
war zone
n 1: a combat zone where military operations are coordinated
(especially a designated area in international waters where
the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
war-ridden
adj 1: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" [syn:
{belligerent}, {militant}, {war-ridden}, {warring}]
war-torn
adj 1: laid waste by war [syn: {war-torn}, {war-worn}]
war-worn
adj 1: laid waste by war [syn: {war-torn}, {war-worn}]
warble fly
n 1: hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses
(warbles) under the skin of cattle
ward off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: {debar}, {forefend}, {forfend}, {obviate},
{deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off},
{avoid}, {ward off}]
2: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"
ward-heeler
n 1: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a
political party for private rather than public ends [syn:
{machine politician}, {ward-heeler}, {political hack},
{hack}]
warehouseman's lien
n 1: right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage
charges have been paid
warm front
n 1: the front of an advancing mass of warmer air
warm the bench
v 1: be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in
Saturday's game" [syn: {ride the bench}, {warm the bench}]
warm to
v 1: become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to
Antarctica"
warm up
n 1: performing mild exercises to prepare for some more
strenuous activity; "the singers have to warm up"; "the
marathon runner did not warm up and hurt himself"
v 1: run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We
warmed up the car for a few minutes"
2: become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had
lunch together"
3: get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
[syn: {warm}, {warm up}]
4: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the
muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
5: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to
prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up},
{warm up}, {loosen up}]
warm-blooded
adj 1: having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is
internally regulated) [ant: {cold-blooded}]
warm-toned
adj 1: used of music
warm-up
n 1: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn:
{warm-up}, {tune-up}, {prolusion}]
warming pan
n 1: a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed
warning bell
n 1: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: {tocsin}, {warning
bell}]
warning coloration
n 1: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to
warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn:
{aposematic coloration}, {warning coloration}]
warning device
n 1: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable
event [syn: {alarm}, {warning device}, {alarm system}]
warning light
n 1: a cautionary sign of danger [syn: {red light}, {warning
light}]
warning of attack
n 1: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends
to launch an attack in the near future
warning of war
n 1: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends
war or is preparing for war and is on a course that
increases the risk of war
warning signal
n 1: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
[syn: {alarm}, {alert}, {warning signal}, {alarum}]
warrant officer
n 1: holds rank by virtue of a warrant
Warren Burger
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) [syn:
{Burger}, {Warren Burger}, {Warren E. Burger}, {Warren Earl
Burger}]
Warren E. Burger
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) [syn:
{Burger}, {Warren Burger}, {Warren E. Burger}, {Warren Earl
Burger}]
Warren Earl Burger
n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) [syn:
{Burger}, {Warren Burger}, {Warren E. Burger}, {Warren Earl
Burger}]
Warren Gamaliel Harding
n 1: 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees
were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn:
{Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding},
{President Harding}]
Warren Harding
n 1: 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees
were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn:
{Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding},
{President Harding}]
Wars of the Roses
n 1: struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the
house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red
rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry
VII [syn: {War of the Roses}, {Wars of the Roses}]
wash away
v 1: eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
2: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap
or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his
coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away
the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the
stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash out}, {wash off}, {wash away}]
wash down
v 1: eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use
metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle
of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly
glass of whisky"
2: flow freely; "The body washed down the river" [syn: {wash
down}, {flush down}]
wash drawing
n 1: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes
one over the other [syn: {wash}, {wash drawing}]
wash leather
n 1: piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
wash off
v 1: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap
or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his
coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash
away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out
the stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash out}, {wash off}, {wash
away}]
wash one's hands
v 1: to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I
wash my hands of this"
wash out
v 1: prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out
the game" [syn: {rain out}, {wash out}]
2: wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out
your dirty shirt in the sink"
3: wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had
washed out the bridges"
4: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap
or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his
coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away
the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the
stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash out}, {wash off}, {wash away}]
5: deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"
6: drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh
soap washed out the delicate blouse"
7: lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive
shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
wash room
n 1: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience},
{convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet
facility}, {wash room}]
wash up
v 1: wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the
bathroom" [syn: {wash up}, {lave}]
2: carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide
washed up the corpse"
3: wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
[syn: {wash up}, {do the dishes}]
4: be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body
washed up on the beach"
5: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust},
{wash up}, {beat}, {tucker}, {tucker out}]
wash-and-wear
adj 1: treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried
and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear
shirt" [syn: {wash-and-wear}, {drip-dry}]
n 1: a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no
ironing
wash-hand basin
n 1: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a
British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {handbasin},
{washbowl}, {lavabo}, {wash-hand basin}]
wash-hand stand
n 1: furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin
and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a
British term [syn: {washstand}, {wash-hand stand}]
Wash.
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
{Washington}, {Evergreen State}, {WA}, {Wash.}]
washed-out
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and
cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-
tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent},
{washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}, {gone}]
2: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached
deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue";
"washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out},
{washy}]
washed-up
adj 1: doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined},
{sunk}, {undone}, {washed-up}]
washing day
n 1: a day set aside for doing household laundry [syn:
{washday}, {washing day}]
washing machine
n 1: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens
automatically [syn: {washer}, {automatic washer}, {washing
machine}]
washing powder
n 1: soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn:
{soap powder}, {built-soap powder}, {washing powder}]
washing soda
n 1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders
and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing
soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]
washing-up
n 1: the washing of dishes etc after a meal
Washington D.C.
n 1: the capital of the United States in the District of
Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington
commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
[syn: {Washington}, {Washington D.C.}, {American capital},
{capital of the United States}]
Washington Irving
n 1: United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
[syn: {Irving}, {Washington Irving}]
Washington Monument
n 1: a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George
Washington; 555 feet tall
Washington's Birthday
n 1: the day on which George Washington is remembered [syn:
{Washington's Birthday}, {February 22}]
Waslaw Nijinsky
n 1: Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer
of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Nijinsky}, {Vaslav
Nijinsky}, {Waslaw Nijinsky}]
wasp waist
n 1: a very slender waist
wasp's nest
n 1: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest},
{wasps' nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
wasp-waisted
adj 1: having a small waist [syn: {slender-waisted}, {slim-
waisted}, {wasp-waisted}]
wasps' nest
n 1: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest},
{wasps' nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]
Wasserman reaction
n 1: a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test
is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism
treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of
antibodies and therefore syphilis infection [syn:
{Wassermann test}, {Wasserman reaction}, {Wassermann}]
Wassermann test
n 1: a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test
is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism
treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of
antibodies and therefore syphilis infection [syn:
{Wassermann test}, {Wasserman reaction}, {Wassermann}]
Wassily Kandinski
n 1: Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art
(1866-1944) [syn: {Kandinsky}, {Wassily Kandinsky},
{Kandinski}, {Wassily Kandinski}]
Wassily Kandinsky
n 1: Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art
(1866-1944) [syn: {Kandinsky}, {Wassily Kandinsky},
{Kandinski}, {Wassily Kandinski}]
Wassily Leontief
n 1: United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an
input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999) [syn:
{Leontief}, {Wassily Leontief}]
waste basket
n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket},
{wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]
waste material
n 1: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted;
"they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste
material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste},
{waste material}, {waste matter}, {waste product}]
waste matter
n 1: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted;
"they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste
material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste},
{waste material}, {waste matter}, {waste product}]
waste of effort
n 1: a useless effort [syn: {waste of effort}, {waste of
energy}]
waste of energy
n 1: a useless effort [syn: {waste of effort}, {waste of
energy}]
waste of material
n 1: a useless consumption of material
waste of money
n 1: money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that
the project was a waste of money"
waste of time
n 1: the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of
time could prove fatal"
waste one's time
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"
[syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around},
{arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste
one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around},
{lounge about}]
waste paper
n 1: paper discarded after use
waste pipe
n 1: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: {drain},
{drainpipe}, {waste pipe}]
waste product
n 1: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted;
"they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste
material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste},
{waste material}, {waste matter}, {waste product}]
waste-paper basket
n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket},
{wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]
waste-yard
n 1: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn:
{dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump},
{wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
wastepaper basket
n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket},
{wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]
wasting away
n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
[syn: {atrophy}, {wasting}, {wasting away}]
wasting disease
n 1: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
[syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {phthisis},
{wasting disease}, {white plague}]
watch bracelet
n 1: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a
wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband},
{watchstrap}, {wristband}, {watch bracelet}, {bracelet}]
watch cap
n 1: a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or
stormy weather
watch case
n 1: the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
watch chain
n 1: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's
vest [syn: {fob}, {watch chain}, {watch guard}]
watch crystal
n 1: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn:
{crystal}, {watch crystal}, {watch glass}]
watch fire
n 1: a fire lighted at night as a signal
watch glass
n 1: laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an
evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
2: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn:
{crystal}, {watch crystal}, {watch glass}]
watch guard
n 1: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's
vest [syn: {fob}, {watch chain}, {watch guard}]
watch key
n 1: winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for
winding some watches
watch night
n 1: a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
watch out
v 1: be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; "Watch out
for pickpockets!" [syn: {watch}, {look out}, {watch out}]
watch over
v 1: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe},
{follow}, {watch over}, {keep an eye on}]
watch pocket
n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: {fob}, {watch
pocket}]
water arum
n 1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having
small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe
and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {water arum}, {Calla
palustris}]
water avens
n 1: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate
leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx
and orange and pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian
chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum
rivale}]
water back
n 1: water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back
of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove
Water Bearer
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in
Aquarius [syn: {Aquarius}, {Water Bearer}]
2: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about January 20 to February 18 [syn: {Aquarius}, {Aquarius
the Water Bearer}, {Water Bearer}]
water bed
n 1: a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled
with water
water beetle
n 1: any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth
oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
water birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
water bird
n 1: freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {waterfowl}, {water bird},
{waterbird}]
water biscuit
n 1: a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without
shortening; often served with cheese
water bitternut
n 1: hickory of southern United States having many narrow
leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory},
{bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]
water blister
n 1: blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
water boatman
n 1: carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs [syn:
{water boatman}, {boat bug}]
water bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding water
water boy
n 1: an assistant who supplies drinking water [syn: {water boy},
{waterer}]
water buffalo
n 1: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a
draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Asiatic
buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]
water bug
n 1: a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on
the surface of water
2: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach},
{Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella
germanica}]
water butt
n 1: a butt set on end to contain water especially to store
rainwater
water buttercup
n 1: plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and
floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
[syn: {water crowfoot}, {water buttercup}, {Ranunculus
aquatilis}]
water cabbage
n 1: pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-
shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn:
{pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia
stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]
water caltrop
n 1: a variety of water chestnut [syn: {water caltrop},
{Jesuits' nut}, {Trapa natans}]
water cannon
n 1: a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high
pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
[syn: {water cannon}, {watercannon}]
water carpet
n 1: aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western
United States [syn: {water carpet}, {water mat},
{Chrysosplenium americanum}]
water cart
n 1: cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for
sale)
water chestnut
n 1: a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged
edible nutlike fruits [syn: {water chestnut}, {water
chestnut plant}, {caltrop}]
2: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: {water
chestnut}, {Chinese water chestnut}, {Eleocharis dulcis}]
3: edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant
water chestnut plant
n 1: a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged
edible nutlike fruits [syn: {water chestnut}, {water
chestnut plant}, {caltrop}]
water chevrotain
n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn:
{water chevrotain}, {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]
water chickweed
n 1: small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks},
{blinking chickweed}, {water chickweed}, {Montia
lamprosperma}]
water chinquapin
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow
blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water
chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {yanquapin}, {Nelumbo
lutea}]
2: edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor
of a chinquapin
water chute
n 1: chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner
tubes and people slide into a pool
water clock
n 1: clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn:
{water clock}, {clepsydra}, {water glass}]
water closet
n 1: a toilet in Britain [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {W.C.},
{loo}]
water clover
n 1: water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States
distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves
[syn: {water clover}, {Marsilea quadrifolia}]
water company
n 1: a public utility that provides water [syn: {water company},
{waterworks}]
water conservation
n 1: the conservation of water resources
water cooler
n 1: a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water
water crowfoot
n 1: plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and
floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
[syn: {water crowfoot}, {water buttercup}, {Ranunculus
aquatilis}]
water deer
n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn:
{water chevrotain}, {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]
water development
n 1: making an area of water more useful [syn: {water
development}, {water project}, {water program}]
water dog
n 1: a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water
dog}, {water rat}]
2: a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve
waterfowl
water down
v 1: make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
2: thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"
water dragon
n 1: North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having
slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn:
{lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {water dragon}, {Saururus
cernuus}]
2: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow
flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold},
{kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water
dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
water dropwort
n 1: European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice
that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling
celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {water
dropwort}, {hemlock water dropwort}, {Oenanthe crocata}]
water elm
n 1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives
in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}, {Ulmus laevis}]
2: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
americana}]
water faucet
n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water
faucet}, {water tap}, {tap}, {hydrant}]
water fennel
n 1: European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {water
fennel}, {Oenanthe aquatica}]
water fern
n 1: ferns that grow in water [syn: {aquatic fern}, {water
fern}]
water filter
n 1: a filter to remove impurities from the water supply
water finder
n 1: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate
underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser},
{dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]
water flaxseed
n 1: cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some
oceanic islands [syn: {great duckweed}, {water flaxseed},
{Spirodela polyrrhiza}]
water flea
n 1: minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large
median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in
swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate
hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
[syn: {cyclops}, {water flea}]
2: minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in
a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of
hairy branched antennae [syn: {daphnia}, {water flea}]
water fountain
n 1: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn:
{drinking fountain}, {water fountain}, {bubbler}]
water gage
n 1: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or
boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gauge}, {water gage},
{water glass}]
water gap
n 1: a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
water gas
n 1: a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small
amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke
or coal
water gate
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the
rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate},
{sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate},
{water gate}]
water gauge
n 1: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or
boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gauge}, {water gage},
{water glass}]
water gillyflower
n 1: a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged
spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn:
{water gillyflower}, {American featherfoil}, {Hottonia
inflata}]
water glass
n 1: a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution;
used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve
eggs [syn: {soluble glass}, {water glass}, {sodium
silicate}]
2: a glass for drinking water
3: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or
boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gauge}, {water gage}, {water
glass}]
4: clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn: {water
clock}, {clepsydra}, {water glass}]
water gum
n 1: columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North
America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: {water
gum}, {Nyssa aquatica}]
water gun
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
[syn: {water pistol}, {water gun}, {squirt gun},
{squirter}]
water hammer
n 1: the banging sound of steam in pipes
water hazard
n 1: hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must
avoid
water heater
n 1: a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn:
{water heater}, {hot-water heater}, {hot-water tank}]
water hemlock
n 1: tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb
locally abundant in marshy areas [syn: {water hemlock},
{Cicuta verosa}]
water hen
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: {American coot}, {marsh
hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
2: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula
distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a
resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {gallinule}, {marsh hen},
{water hen}, {swamphen}]
water hickory
n 1: hickory of southern United States having many narrow
leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory},
{bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]
water hole
n 1: a natural hole or hollow containing water
water horehound
n 1: aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: {water
horehound}, {Lycopus americanus}]
water horsetail
n 1: Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp
horsetail}, {water horsetail}, {Equisetum fluviatile}]
water hyacinth
n 1: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large
blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially
in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water
orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]
water ice
n 1: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in
their drinks" [syn: {ice}, {water ice}]
2: an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency;
usually made from fruit juice [syn: {water ice}, {sorbet}]
water jacket
n 1: a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to
cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of
an engine
water jug
n 1: a jug that holds water
water jump
n 1: a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest
water lemon
n 1: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn:
{bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {water lemon}, {yellow
granadilla}]
water lettuce
n 1: pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-
shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn:
{pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia
stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]
water level
n 1: the level of the surface of a body of water
2: underground surface below which the ground is wholly
saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water
table" [syn: {water table}, {water level}, {groundwater
level}]
3: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the
vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull
of a ship [syn: {waterline}, {water line}, {water level}]
4: a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of
the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
water lily
n 1: an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
water line
n 1: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the
vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull
of a ship [syn: {waterline}, {water line}, {water level}]
2: a line marking the level reached by a body of water [syn:
{water line}, {watermark}]
water lobelia
n 1: erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America
having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of
blue flowers above the water [syn: {water lobelia},
{Lobelia dortmanna}]
water locust
n 1: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United
States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn:
{water locust}, {swamp locust}, {Gleditsia aquatica}]
water main
n 1: main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water
water mat
n 1: aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western
United States [syn: {water carpet}, {water mat},
{Chrysosplenium americanum}]
water meter
n 1: meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a
particular outlet
water milfoil
n 1: an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery
underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers
water mill
n 1: a mill powered by a water wheel
water mint
n 1: a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume
like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern
North America [syn: {water-mint}, {water mint}, {Mentha
aquatica}]
water moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth}, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]
2: any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh
waters
water mold
n 1: parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh
water or moist soil
water nymph
n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: {naiad}, {water
nymph}]
2: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily},
{Nymphaea odorata}]
3: (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
4: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: {water sprite}, {water
nymph}, {water spirit}]
water oak
n 1: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United
States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet
soil [syn: {water oak}, {possum oak}, {Quercus nigra}]
water of crystallisation
n 1: the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of
crystallization}, {water of crystallisation}, {water of
hydration}]
water of crystallization
n 1: the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of
crystallization}, {water of crystallisation}, {water of
hydration}]
water of hydration
n 1: the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of
crystallization}, {water of crystallisation}, {water of
hydration}]
water on the knee
n 1: hydrarthrosis affecting the knee
water orchid
n 1: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large
blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially
in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water
orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]
water ouzel
n 1: small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents
fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom [syn:
{water ouzel}, {dipper}]
water ox
n 1: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a
draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Asiatic
buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]
water parsnip
n 1: stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh
water; northern United States and Asia [syn: {water
parsnip}, {Sium suave}]
water parting
n 1: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
[syn: {watershed}, {water parting}, {divide}]
water pill
n 1: any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine,
which causes the body to get rid of excess water [syn:
{diuretic drug}, {diuretic}, {water pill}]
water pimpernel
n 1: a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus
water pipe
n 1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube
connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by
passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and
Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn:
{hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha},
{chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-
bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]
water pistol
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
[syn: {water pistol}, {water gun}, {squirt gun},
{squirter}]
water plant
n 1: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted
in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as
the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant},
{hydrophyte}, {hydrophytic plant}]
water plantain
n 1: marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish
flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves [syn: {water
plantain}, {Alisma plantago-aquatica}]
water pollution
n 1: pollution of the water in rivers and lakes
water polo
n 1: a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers
who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
water pore
n 1: a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf
of higher plants [syn: {hydathode}, {water pore}, {water
stoma}]
water program
n 1: making an area of water more useful [syn: {water
development}, {water project}, {water program}]
water project
n 1: making an area of water more useful [syn: {water
development}, {water project}, {water program}]
water pump
n 1: the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause
the water to circulate
water rat
n 1: a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water
dog}, {water rat}]
2: common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water vole}, {water rat},
{Arvicola amphibius}]
3: any of various amphibious rats
water right
n 1: right of access to water [syn: {water right}, {riparian
right}]
water sapphire
n 1: a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone
water scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water
scooter}, {sea scooter}, {scooter}]
water scorpion
n 1: long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for
seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long
breathing tube
water shamrock
n 1: perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of
white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate
leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across
the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean},
{bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]
water shrew
n 1: any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near
swift-flowing streams
water skater
n 1: long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
[syn: {water strider}, {pond-skater}, {water skater}]
water ski
n 1: broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat
v 1: ride water skis
water skin
n 1: a container of skin for holding water [syn: {waterskin},
{water skin}]
water snake
n 1: any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near
water
water softener
n 1: a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the
hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions
with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient
sudsing power
water spaniel
n 1: any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting
waterfowl
water speedwell
n 1: plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water
speedwell}, {Veronica michauxii}, {Veronica anagallis-
aquatica}]
water spirit
n 1: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: {water sprite}, {water
nymph}, {water spirit}]
water sport
n 1: sports that involve bodies of water [syn: {water sport},
{aquatics}]
water sprite
n 1: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
[syn: {floating fern}, {water sprite}, {Ceratopteris
pteridioides}]
2: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: {water sprite}, {water
nymph}, {water spirit}]
water star grass
n 1: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow
star-shaped blossoms [syn: {water star grass}, {mud
plantain}, {Heteranthera dubia}]
water starwort
n 1: any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette
of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia
water stoma
n 1: a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf
of higher plants [syn: {hydathode}, {water pore}, {water
stoma}]
water strider
n 1: long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
[syn: {water strider}, {pond-skater}, {water skater}]
water supply
n 1: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town
debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you
have to cut off the water" [syn: {water system}, {water
supply}, {water}]
water system
n 1: a river and all of its tributaries
2: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated
the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut
off the water" [syn: {water system}, {water supply}, {water}]
water table
n 1: underground surface below which the ground is wholly
saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water
table" [syn: {water table}, {water level}, {groundwater
level}]
water tank
n 1: a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet [syn:
{cistern}, {water tank}]
water tap
n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water
faucet}, {water tap}, {tap}, {hydrant}]
water thrush
n 1: brownish North American warbler found near streams
water tower
n 1: a large reservoir for water
water travel
n 1: travel by water [syn: {water travel}, {seafaring}]
water trumpet
n 1: any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials
growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia [syn:
{cryptocoryne}, {water trumpet}]
water turkey
n 1: blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: {water
turkey}, {Anhinga anhinga}]
water under the bridge
n 1: past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" [syn:
{bygone}, {water under the bridge}]
water vapor
n 1: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but
below boiling temperature [syn: {water vapor}, {water
vapour}]
water vapour
n 1: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but
below boiling temperature [syn: {water vapor}, {water
vapour}]
water vascular system
n 1: system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in
locomotion and feeding and respiration
water violet
n 1: featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and
floating leaves and violet flowers [syn: {water violet},
{Hottonia palustris}]
water vole
n 1: common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water vole}, {water rat},
{Arvicola amphibius}]
2: of western North America [syn: {water vole}, {Richardson
vole}, {Microtus richardsoni}]
water waggon
n 1: a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or
to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime) [syn:
{water wagon}, {water waggon}]
water wagon
n 1: a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or
to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime) [syn:
{water wagon}, {water waggon}]
water wheel
n 1: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from
a stream or pond [syn: {waterwheel}, {water wheel}]
2: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple
turbine [syn: {waterwheel}, {water wheel}]
water wings
n 1: a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of
inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide
buoyancy; used by children learning to swim
water witch
n 1: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
[syn: {water witch}, {dowser}, {rhabdomancer}]
water yam
n 1: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with
fine edible white flesh [syn: {white yam}, {water yam},
{Dioscorea alata}]
water-base paint
n 1: paint in which water is used as the vehicle
water-color
n 1: water-soluble pigment [syn: {watercolor}, {water-color},
{watercolour}, {water-colour}]
2: a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by
artists [syn: {watercolor}, {water-color}, {watercolour},
{water-colour}]
3: a painting produced with watercolors [syn: {watercolor},
{water-color}, {watercolour}, {water-colour}]
4: the art or technique of painting with watercolors [syn:
{watercolor}, {water-color}, {watercolour}, {water-colour}]
water-colour
n 1: water-soluble pigment [syn: {watercolor}, {water-color},
{watercolour}, {water-colour}]
2: a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by
artists [syn: {watercolor}, {water-color}, {watercolour},
{water-colour}]
3: a painting produced with watercolors [syn: {watercolor},
{water-color}, {watercolour}, {water-colour}]
4: the art or technique of painting with watercolors [syn:
{watercolor}, {water-color}, {watercolour}, {water-colour}]
water-cooled
adj 1: kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water
especially circulating water; "a water-cooled engine"
water-cooled reactor
n 1: nuclear reactor using water as a coolant
water-insoluble
adj 1: not soluble in water [syn: {water-insoluble}, {non-water-
soluble}]
water-lily family
n 1: dicot aquatic plants [syn: {Nymphaeaceae}, {family
Nymphaeaceae}, {water-lily family}]
water-loving
adj 1: (of plants) flourishing with lots of water
water-milfoil family
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
[syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae},
{Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil
family}]
water-mint
n 1: a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume
like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern
North America [syn: {water-mint}, {water mint}, {Mentha
aquatica}]
water-plantain family
n 1: perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn:
{Alismataceae}, {family Alismataceae}, {water-plantain
family}]
water-rate
n 1: rate per quarter for water from a public supply
water-repellent
adj 1: hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent
coat" [syn: {water-repellent}, {water-resistant}]
water-resistant
adj 1: hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent
coat" [syn: {water-repellent}, {water-resistant}]
water-shield
n 1: aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers;
in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
[syn: {water-shield}, {Brasenia schreberi}, {water-target}]
2: common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating
and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers [syn:
{water-shield}, {fanwort}, {Cabomba caroliniana}]
water-shield family
n 1: in some classifications considered an independent family of
water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
[syn: {Cabombaceae}, {subfamily Cabombaceae}, {water-shield
family}]
water-skiing
n 1: skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat
water-soluble
adj 1: soluble in water
water-soluble vitamin
n 1: any vitamin that is soluble in water
water-target
n 1: aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers;
in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
[syn: {water-shield}, {Brasenia schreberi}, {water-target}]
water-wash
v 1: wash with water
water-washed
adj 1: washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea
2: clean by virtue of having been washed in water [syn:
{washed}, {water-washed}]
watered stock
n 1: stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of
a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested
capital
watered-silk
n 1: silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: {moire},
{watered-silk}]
Watergate scandal
n 1: a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery
and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of
Richard Nixon in 1974 [syn: {Watergate}, {Watergate
scandal}]
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
n 1: syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by
sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with
hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular
collapse
watering can
n 1: a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated
nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering
can}, {watering pot}]
watering cart
n 1: water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads
watering hole
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
{watering place}, {watering hole}, {spa}]
watering place
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
{watering place}, {watering hole}, {spa}]
watering pot
n 1: a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated
nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering
can}, {watering pot}]
waterleaf family
n 1: perennial woodland herbs [syn: {Hydrophyllaceae}, {family
Hydrophyllaceae}, {waterleaf family}]
watermelon begonia
n 1: grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy
foliage; South America [syn: {watermelon begonia},
{Peperomia argyreia}, {Peperomia sandersii}]
watermelon vine
n 1: an African melon [syn: {watermelon}, {watermelon vine},
{Citrullus vulgaris}]
watermelon-shaped
adj 1: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial
diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving
an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: {prolate},
{watermelon-shaped}] [ant: {oblate}, {pumpkin-shaped}]
waterwheel plant
n 1: floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and
southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6
to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water
fleas [syn: {waterwheel plant}, {Aldrovanda vesiculosa}]
watery-eyed
adj 1: with eyes full of tears [syn: {teary}, {teary-eyed},
{watery-eyed}]
WATS line
n 1: a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for
fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
[syn: {WATS}, {WATS line}]
watt second
n 1: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a
current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one
ohm for one second [syn: {joule}, {J}, {watt second}]
watt-hour
n 1: a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating
for one hour
wattle and daub
n 1: building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs
covered with clay
wave angle
n 1: the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with
respect to the axis of an antenna array
wave equation
n 1: a differential equation that describes the passage of
harmonic waves through a medium
wave form
n 1: the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the
values of the period quantity against time [syn: {wave
form}, {waveform}, {wave shape}]
wave front
n 1: all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
2: (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space
that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating
through a medium [syn: {wave front}, {wavefront}]
wave guide
n 1: a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide
microwaves; used in radar [syn: {waveguide}, {wave guide}]
wave mechanics
n 1: the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum
mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events
are explained as interactions between particle waves
wave number
n 1: the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave
wave off
v 1: dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of
impropriety"
wave shape
n 1: the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the
values of the period quantity against time [syn: {wave
form}, {waveform}, {wave shape}]
wave theory
n 1: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
[syn: {wave theory}, {undulatory theory}, {wave theory of
light}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory of
light}]
wave theory of light
n 1: (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
[syn: {wave theory}, {undulatory theory}, {wave theory of
light}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory of
light}]
wave train
n 1: a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals
wave-off
n 1: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
[syn: {overshoot}, {wave-off}, {go-around}]
wave-particle duality
n 1: (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic
radiation that is characterized by the fact that some
properties can be explained best by wave theory and others
by particle theory [syn: {duality}, {wave-particle
duality}]
wavy-grained
adj 1: of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than
in parallel [syn: {curly-grained}, {cross-grained},
{wavy-grained}]
wavy-leaved aster
n 1: a variety of aster
wax bean
n 1: a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
2: snap beans with yellow pods [syn: {wax bean}, {yellow bean}]
wax begonia
n 1: hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to
bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or
red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant [syn: {wax
begonia}, {Begonia semperflorens}]
wax crayon
n 1: writing implement consisting of a colored stick of
composition wax used for writing and drawing [syn:
{crayon}, {wax crayon}]
wax figure
n 1: an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax [syn:
{waxwork}, {wax figure}]
wax insect
n 1: any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
wax light
n 1: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: {candle},
{taper}, {wax light}]
wax mallow
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having
brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely
opened hibiscus flowers [syn: {waxmallow}, {wax mallow},
{sleeping hibiscus}]
wax moth
n 1: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn:
{bee moth}, {wax moth}, {Galleria mellonella}]
wax myrtle
n 1: any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic
foliage and small wax-coated berries
wax palm
n 1: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
[syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm},
{Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]
2: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful
leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba},
{carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia prunifera},
{Copernicia cerifera}]
3: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with
tallow to make candles [syn: {wax palm}, {Ceroxylon
andicola}, {Ceroxylon alpinum}]
wax paper
n 1: paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or
paraffin
wax plant
n 1: succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and
white star-shaped flowers [syn: {wax plant}, {Hoya
carnosa}]
wax-chandler
n 1: one who deals in wax candles
wax-myrtle family
n 1: constituting the order Myricales [syn: {Myricaceae},
{family Myricaceae}, {wax-myrtle family}]
way of life
n 1: a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our
separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius
usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: {way}, {path},
{way of life}]
way out
n 1: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the
way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {exit},
{issue}, {outlet}, {way out}]
way station
n 1: a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to
change planes in Chicago" [syn: {stopover}, {way station}]
2: a small railway station between the principal stations or a
station where the train stops only on a signal [syn: {whistle
stop}, {flag stop}, {way station}]
way-out
adj 1: (informal) strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out},
{kinky}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}]
wayfaring tree
n 1: vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along
waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree},
{twist wood}, {twistwood}, {Viburnum lantana}]
Wayland the Smith
n 1: (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the
elves; identified with Norse Volund [syn: {Wayland},
{Wayland the Smith}, {Wieland}]
Wayne Gretzky
n 1: high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)
[syn: {Gretzky}, {Wayne Gretzky}]
ways and means
n 1: resources available to meet expenses (especially
legislation for raising revenue for a government)
Ways and Means Committee
n 1: a permanent committee of the United States House of
Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House
on all bills that would raise revenue
weak force
n 1: (physics) an interaction between elementary particles
involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible
for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by
intermediate vector bosons [syn: {weak interaction}, {weak
force}]
weak interaction
n 1: (physics) an interaction between elementary particles
involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible
for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by
intermediate vector bosons [syn: {weak interaction}, {weak
force}]
weak part
n 1: a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak part}, {weak
spot}, {soft spot}] [ant: {good part}]
weak point
n 1: an attribute that is inadequate or deficient [ant: {forte},
{long suit}, {metier}, {speciality}, {specialty},
{strength}, {strong point}, {strong suit}]
weak spot
n 1: a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak part}, {weak
spot}, {soft spot}] [ant: {good part}]
weak-kneed
adj 1: lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the
dissenter is not for the weak-kneed"
weak-stemmed
adj 1: having a weak stem
weakly interacting massive particle
n 1: a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that
interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation;
postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the
universe [syn: {weakly interacting massive particle},
{WIMP}]
wealthy man
n 1: a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {rich man},
{wealthy man}]
wealthy person
n 1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich
person}, {wealthy person}, {have}]
weapon of mass destruction
n 1: a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military
personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
[syn: {weapon of mass destruction}, {WMD}, {W.M.D.}]
weapon system
n 1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or
hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn:
{weapon}, {arm}, {weapon system}]
weapons carrier
n 1: military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry
mortars or machine guns and their crews
weapons emplacement
n 1: an emplacement for a gun [syn: {gun emplacement}, {weapons
emplacement}]
weapons platform
n 1: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn:
{platform}, {weapons platform}]
weapons plutonium
n 1: plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are
disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapons
plutonium}, {weapons-grade plutonium}]
weapons system
n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms},
{implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
weapons-grade
adj 1: of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in
weapons of mass destruction); "weapons-grade plutonium";
"weapons-grade anthrax"
2: extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-
strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" [syn: {industrial-
strength}, {weapons-grade}]
weapons-grade plutonium
n 1: plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are
disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapons
plutonium}, {weapons-grade plutonium}]
wear and tear
n 1: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
[syn: {depreciation}, {wear and tear}]
wear away
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {whittle
down}, {wear away}]
2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
[syn: {wear away}, {wear off}]
3: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
[syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}]
wear down
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
{wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear
out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}]
[ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
2: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out},
{wear down}, {wear thin}]
wear off
v 1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out},
{wear down}, {wear thin}]
2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
[syn: {wear away}, {wear off}]
wear on
v 1: pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"
wear out
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
{wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear
out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}]
[ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore
out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn:
{break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
3: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out},
{wear down}, {wear thin}]
wear round
v 1: turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat";
"The boat tacked" [syn: {tack}, {wear round}]
wear ship
v 1: turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time
to wear ship"
wear the trousers
v 1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the
shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {call the
tune}, {wear the trousers}]
wear thin
v 1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out},
{wear down}, {wear thin}]
wear upon
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire},
{wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear
out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}]
[ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
wearing apparel
n 1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing
apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
wearing away
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
{erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing
away}]
Weary Willie
n 1: United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Kelly},
{Emmett Kelly}, {Weary Willie}]
weasel word
n 1: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an
outright assertion
weasel-worded
adj 1: evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified
statement [syn: {hedged}, {weasel-worded}]
weather bureau
n 1: an administrative unit responsible for gathering and
interpreting meteorological data for weather study and
forecasts
weather chart
n 1: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological
elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn:
{weather map}, {weather chart}]
weather condition
n 1: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the
atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every
day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no
exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in
the snow" [syn: {weather}, {weather condition},
{conditions}, {atmospheric condition}]
weather deck
n 1: upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather,
but sheltering the deck below [syn: {weather deck},
{shelter deck}]
weather eye
n 1: vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for
trouble" [syn: {watchfulness}, {vigilance}, {weather eye}]
weather forecast
n 1: a forecast of the weather [syn: {weather forecast},
{weather outlook}]
weather forecaster
n 1: predicts the weather [syn: {weatherman}, {weather
forecaster}]
weather forecasting
n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: {meteorology},
{weather forecasting}]
weather map
n 1: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological
elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn:
{weather map}, {weather chart}]
weather outlook
n 1: a forecast of the weather [syn: {weather forecast},
{weather outlook}]
weather radar
n 1: radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation
weather satellite
n 1: a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth
below [syn: {weather satellite}, {meteorological
satellite}]
weather sheet
n 1: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle
at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn:
{sheet}, {tack}, {mainsheet}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]
weather ship
n 1: an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological
observations
weather side
n 1: the side toward the wind [syn: {windward side},
{weatherboard}, {weather side}]
weather station
n 1: one of a network of observation posts where meteorological
data is recorded [syn: {meteorological observation post},
{weather station}]
weather strip
n 1: a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or
window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather strip},
{weatherstrip}, {weather stripping}, {weatherstripping}]
weather stripping
n 1: a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or
window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather strip},
{weatherstrip}, {weather stripping}, {weatherstripping}]
weather vane
n 1: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure;
rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{weathervane}, {weather vane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]
weather-beaten
adj 1: tanned and coarsened from being outdoors; "a weather-
beaten face"
2: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered
shingles" [syn: {weather-beaten}, {weatherworn}, {weathered}]
weather-bound
adj 1: delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound
traffic"; "irritable weather-bound children"
weather-stripped
adj 1: having cracks blocked with weather stripping
weaver finch
n 1: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their
elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaver}, {weaverbird},
{weaver finch}]
weaver's broom
n 1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and
flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern
Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn:
{Spanish broom}, {weaver's broom}, {Spartium junceum}]
weaver's hitch
n 1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of
another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket
bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]
weaver's knot
n 1: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of
another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket
bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]
web browser
n 1: a program used to view HTML documents [syn: {browser}, {web
browser}]
web log
n 1: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary
entries about their personal experiences and hobbies;
"postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"
[syn: {web log}, {blog}]
Web Map Server
n 1: a computer program that produces maps of spatially
referenced data dynamically from geographic information
[syn: {Web Map Service}, {Web Map Server}]
Web Map Service
n 1: a computer program that produces maps of spatially
referenced data dynamically from geographic information
[syn: {Web Map Service}, {Web Map Server}]
web page
n 1: a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by
anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
[syn: {web page}, {webpage}]
web site
n 1: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a
series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web
site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {web site},
{website}, {internet site}, {site}]
web spinner
n 1: any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects
that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin
web-footed
adj 1: having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-footed}, {web-
toed}]
web-spinning mite
n 1: a mite that spins a web
web-toed
adj 1: having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-footed}, {web-
toed}]
web-toed salamander
n 1: any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long
extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease
over smooth rock surfaces
webbed foot
n 1: a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes
webbing clothes moth
n 1: moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing
clothes moth}, {webbing moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]
webbing moth
n 1: moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing
clothes moth}, {webbing moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]
Weber's law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable
difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude
of the original stimulus; "Weber's law explains why you
don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime"
Weber-Fechner law
n 1: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a
subjective sensation increases proportional to the
logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by
E. H. Weber [syn: {Fechner's law}, {Weber-Fechner law}]
webworm moth
n 1: a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives
Weddell Sea
n 1: an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica to the east of
the Antarctic Peninsula
wedding anniversary
n 1: the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or
the celebration of it)
wedding band
n 1: a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and
sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding
[syn: {wedding ring}, {wedding band}]
wedding cake
n 1: a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with
frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
[syn: {wedding cake}, {bridecake}]
wedding ceremony
n 1: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is
performed [syn: {wedding}, {wedding ceremony}, {nuptials},
{hymeneals}]
wedding chest
n 1: chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household
goods in anticipation of marriage [syn: {hope chest},
{wedding chest}]
wedding day
n 1: the day of a wedding
wedding dress
n 1: a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridal gown},
{wedding gown}, {wedding dress}]
wedding gift
n 1: a present given to someone getting married [syn: {wedding
present}, {wedding gift}]
wedding gown
n 1: a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridal gown},
{wedding gown}, {wedding dress}]
wedding guest
n 1: a guest at a wedding
wedding licence
n 1: a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage
license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding license}, {wedding
licence}]
wedding license
n 1: a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage
license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding license}, {wedding
licence}]
wedding march
n 1: a march to be played for a wedding procession
wedding night
n 1: the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep
together
wedding party
n 1: a party of people at a wedding [syn: {wedding}, {wedding
party}]
wedding picture
n 1: photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at
their wedding
wedding present
n 1: a present given to someone getting married [syn: {wedding
present}, {wedding gift}]
wedding reception
n 1: a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding
wedding ring
n 1: a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and
sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding
[syn: {wedding ring}, {wedding band}]
wedge bone
n 1: part of the sirloin nearest the rump
wedge heel
n 1: a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe [syn:
{wedge heel}, {wedge}]
wedge shape
n 1: any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn:
{wedge}, {wedge shape}, {cuneus}]
wedge-shaped
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex
and tapering toward the base [syn: {cuneate}, {wedge-
shaped}]
2: shaped like a wedge [syn: {wedge-shaped}, {cuneal},
{cuneiform}]
wee small voice
n 1: an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {wee small
voice}, {small voice}, {voice of conscience}]
wee-wee
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
{micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
{relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
{wee-wee}, {pass water}]
weed killer
n 1: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their
growth [syn: {herbicide}, {weedkiller}, {weed killer}]
weed out
v 1: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the
incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old
inequities" [syn: {weed out}, {comb out}]
weed-whacker
n 1: a hand tool for removing weeds [syn: {weeder}, {weed-
whacker}]
week after week
adv 1: for an indefinite number of successive weeks
week by week
adv 1: weekly; "week by week, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"
week from Monday
n 1: a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will
be too soon!"
weekend warrior
n 1: a homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major
improvement projects on weekends (often without
understanding the scope of the work to be done)
2: a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends
weenie roast
n 1: a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course
[syn: {wiener roast}, {weenie roast}]
weeping beech
n 1: variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn:
{weeping beech}, {Fagus pendula}, {Fagus sylvatica
pendula}]
weeping love grass
n 1: perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy
stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion
control [syn: {weeping love grass}, {African love grass},
{Eragrostis curvula}]
weeping spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having
pendulous branches [syn: {weeping spruce}, {Brewer's
spruce}, {Picea breweriana}]
weeping tree broom
n 1: small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches
and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly
indehiscent two-seeded pods
weeping willow
n 1: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves
native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{weeping willow}, {Babylonian weeping willow}, {Salix
babylonica}]
Wei dynasty
n 1: any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220
to 265 and from 386 to 556 [syn: {Wei}, {Wei dynasty}]
Weigela florida
n 1: deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or
red flowers [syn: {weigela}, {Weigela florida}]
weigh anchor
v 1: heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing [syn: {weigh
anchor}, {weigh the anchor}]
weigh down
v 1: be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: {weigh down},
{weigh on}] [ant: {buoy up}, {lighten}, {lighten up}]
2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the
roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on}, {press
down on}, {weigh down}]
weigh on
v 1: be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: {weigh down},
{weigh on}] [ant: {buoy up}, {lighten}, {lighten up}]
weigh the anchor
v 1: heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing [syn: {weigh
anchor}, {weigh the anchor}]
weighed down
adj 1: full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit";
"vines weighed down with grapes" [syn: {heavy}, {weighed
down}]
2: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with
troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities";
"overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"
[syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded down(p)}, {overburdened},
{weighed down(p)}]
weighing machine
n 1: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
[syn: {scale}, {weighing machine}]
weight down
v 1: weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {burthen},
{weight}, {weight down}] [ant: {disburden}, {unburden}]
weight gainer
n 1: a person who gains weight [syn: {gainer}, {weight gainer}]
weight gaining
n 1: bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight
weight unit
n 1: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram [syn: {metric
weight unit}, {weight unit}]
2: a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the
scale pan" [syn: {weight unit}, {weight}]
weight-lift
v 1: lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" [syn:
{weight-lift}, {weightlift}, {press}]
Weil's disease
n 1: a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings
Weimar Republic
n 1: the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar
Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third
Reich"
weird sister
n 1: (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny;
identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae
and Roman Parcae [syn: {Norn}, {weird sister}]
welcome mat
n 1: a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes
before entering [syn: {doormat}, {welcome mat}]
welcome wagon
n 1: a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local
merchants for new residents in an area
welcoming committee
n 1: a committee to welcome new residents to a community
welder's mask
n 1: a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding
welfare case
n 1: a case for a welfare worker [syn: {welfare case}, {charity
case}]
welfare state
n 1: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare
of its citizens through programs in public health and
public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation
etc.
welfare work
n 1: an organized activity to improve the condition of
disadvantaged people in society [syn: {welfare work},
{social service}]
welfare worker
n 1: someone employed to provide social services (especially to
the disadvantaged) [syn: {social worker}, {caseworker},
{welfare worker}]
welfare-statist
adj 1: of or relating to a welfare state [syn: {welfarist},
{welfare-statist}]
well behaved
adj 1: (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner
that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved
child" [syn: {well-behaved}, {well behaved}]
well disposed
adj 1: inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile;
"a government friendly to our interests"; "well disposed
to the good order and happiness of the United States"; "a
relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of
good food and fine wine" [syn: {friendly}, {well-
disposed}, {well disposed}]
well out
v 1: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
[syn: {stream}, {well out}]
well over
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow},
{overrun}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
well point
n 1: a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water
from the surrounding area [syn: {well point}, {wellpoint}]
well thought out
adj 1: resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well
thought out"
well timed
adj 1: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a
timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a
good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for
discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"
[syn: {timely}, {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well
timed(p)}]
well up
v 1: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral
things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from
it" [syn: {well up}, {swell}]
well water
n 1: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious
rocks [syn: {ground water}, {spring water}, {well water}]
well-adjusted
adj 1: free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted
personality" [syn: {well-adjusted}, {well-balanced}]
well-advised
adj 1: having the benefit of careful prior consideration or
counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
[syn: {well-advised}, {advised}] [ant: {ill-advised},
{unadvised}]
well-appointed
adj 1: having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings;
"a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"
[syn: {well-appointed}, {well-found}]
well-balanced
adj 1: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-
balanced wheel"
2: free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted
personality" [syn: {well-adjusted}, {well-balanced}]
well-behaved
adj 1: (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner
that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved
child" [syn: {well-behaved}, {well behaved}]
well-being
n 1: a contented state of being happy and healthy and
prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our
recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being},
{welfare}, {upbeat}, {eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}] [ant:
{ill-being}]
well-bound
adj 1: (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding
well-branched
adj 1: having good branches
well-bred
adj 1: of good upbringing [syn: {well-bred}, {well-mannered}]
well-chosen
adj 1: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of
phrase"; "a few well-chosen words" [syn: {happy}, {well-
chosen}]
well-conducted
adj 1: characterized by good organization and control; "a well-
conducted meeting"
well-connected
adj 1: connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of
wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh
family"
well-defined
adj 1: having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut
along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined
features" [syn: {chiseled}, {well-defined}]
2: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined
values" [syn: {well-defined}, {clear}] [ant: {ill-defined},
{unclear}]
well-disposed
adj 1: inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile;
"a government friendly to our interests"; "well disposed
to the good order and happiness of the United States"; "a
relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of
good food and fine wine" [syn: {friendly}, {well-
disposed}, {well disposed}]
well-done
adj 1: (meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside
well-dressed
adj 1: having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
[syn: {well-groomed}, {well-dressed}]
well-educated
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable
critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {knowing},
{knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated},
{well-read}]
well-endowed
adj 1: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing
curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a
curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy},
{busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed},
{sonsie}, {sonsy}, {stacked}, {voluptuous}, {well-
endowed}]
well-favored
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-
looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
well-favoured
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-
looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
well-fed
adj 1: properly nourished [syn: {well-fed}, {well-nourished}]
well-fixed
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off},
{well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
well-formed
adj 1: conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by
native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences" [syn:
{grammatical}, {well-formed}] [ant: {ill-formed},
{ungrammatical}]
well-found
adj 1: having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings;
"a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"
[syn: {well-appointed}, {well-found}]
well-founded
adj 1: based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded
suspicions" [syn: {tenable}, {well-founded}]
well-groomed
adj 1: having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
[syn: {well-groomed}, {well-dressed}]
2: having your hair neatly brushed and combed
well-grooved
adj 1: established as if settled into a groove or rut [syn:
{grooved}, {well-grooved}]
well-grounded
adj 1: logically valid; "a sound argument" [syn: {reasoned},
{sound}, {well-grounded}]
well-heeled
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off},
{well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
well-informed
adj 1: possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" [syn:
{intelligent}, {well-informed}]
well-intentioned
adj 1: marked by good intentions though often producing
unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy
waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's
well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the
father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant
criticism" [syn: {well-intentioned}, {well-meaning},
{well-meant}]
well-kept
adj 1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {maintained},
{well-kept}]
2: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {trim}, {well-kept}]
well-knit
adj 1: strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument";
"a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit
athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander
Hamilton [syn: {well-knit}, {well-set}]
well-known
adj 1: widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-
known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these
facts are well known"
2: frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-
familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" [syn:
{long-familiar}, {well-known(a)}]
well-lighted
adj 1: provided with artificial light; "illuminated
advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a
brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn:
{illuminated}, {lighted}, {lit}, {well-lighted}]
well-lined
adj 1: full of money; "a well-lined purse"
well-made
adj 1: skillfully constructed
well-mannered
adj 1: of good upbringing [syn: {well-bred}, {well-mannered}]
2: socially correct in behavior [syn: {mannerly}, {well-
mannered}]
well-marked
adj 1: clearly indicated; "a well-marked route"
well-meaning
adj 1: not unfriendly or threatening; "her well-meaning words
were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-
meaning cow worried by dogs" [syn: {well-meaning},
{unthreatening}]
2: marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate
results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-
meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts
threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"-
S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism" [syn: {well-
intentioned}, {well-meaning}, {well-meant}]
well-meant
adj 1: marked by good intentions though often producing
unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy
waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's
well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the
father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant
criticism" [syn: {well-intentioned}, {well-meaning},
{well-meant}]
well-mined
adj 1: well known and commonly used; "Shakespeare exploited many
well-mined sources for his plays"
well-nigh
adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done";
"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded";
"we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down";
"he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the
recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the
parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by
the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost},
{most}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-
nigh}]
well-nourished
adj 1: properly nourished [syn: {well-fed}, {well-nourished}]
well-off
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off},
{well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
2: fortunately situated; "doesn't know when he's well-off"
well-ordered
adj 1: ordered well; "well-ordered work habits"
well-preserved
adj 1: used of older persons who are healthy
well-proportioned
adj 1: of pleasing proportions
well-qualified
adj 1: more than adequately qualified; "a well-qualified
officer"
well-read
adj 1: well informed or deeply versed through reading; "respect
for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"
2: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable
critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {knowing},
{knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated},
{well-read}]
well-rounded
adj 1: many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded
curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}, {well-
rounded}]
well-set
adj 1: strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument";
"a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit
athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander
Hamilton [syn: {well-knit}, {well-set}]
well-shaven
adj 1: closely shaved recently [syn: {clean-shaven}, {smooth-
shaven}, {well-shaven}]
well-situated
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off},
{well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
well-spoken
adj 1: speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly; "a well-
spoken gentleman"; "a few well-spoken words on civic
pride"
well-thought-of
adj 1: receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn:
{respected}, {well-thought-of}]
well-timed
adv 1: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn:
{seasonably}, {timely}, {well-timed}, {apropos}]
adj 1: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a
timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a
good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for
discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"
[syn: {timely}, {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well
timed(p)}]
well-to-do
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some
standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his
family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members
of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy},
{prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off},
{well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
well-tried
adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"
[syn: {tested}, {tried}, {well-tried}]
well-turned
adj 1: of a pleasing shape; "a well-turned ankle"
2: (of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed; "a well-turned
phrase"
well-wisher
n 1: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that
you will be successful [syn: {sympathizer}, {sympathiser},
{well-wisher}]
well-wishing
adj 1: extending good wishes for success; "his well-wishing
supporters"
n 1: an expression of good will from one person to another;
"much hand-shaking and well-wishing"
well-worn
adj 1: showing signs of much wear or use
2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
"hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare
jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor
`hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed},
{old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn},
{tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
Wellington boot
n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian
boot}, {hessian}, {jackboot}, {Wellington}, {Wellington
boot}]
Welsh Black
n 1: a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales [syn:
{Welsh}, {Welsh Black}]
Welsh corgi
n 1: either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs
with erect ears and a fox-like head [syn: {corgi}, {Welsh
corgi}]
Welsh onion
n 1: Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green
onions [syn: {Welsh onion}, {Japanese leek}, {Allium
fistulosum}]
Welsh pony
n 1: breed of small ponies originally from Wales
Welsh poppy
n 1: widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale
yellow flowers [syn: {Welsh poppy}, {Meconopsis cambrica}]
Welsh rabbit
n 1: cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast [syn:
{Welsh rarebit}, {Welsh rabbit}, {rarebit}]
Welsh rarebit
n 1: cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast [syn:
{Welsh rarebit}, {Welsh rabbit}, {rarebit}]
Welsh springer spaniel
n 1: a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English
springer spaniel
Welsh terrier
n 1: wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller;
developed in Wales for hunting
welted thistle
n 1: European biennial introduced in North America having flower
heads in crowded clusters at ends of branches [syn: {welted
thistle}, {Carduus crispus}]
Welwitschia mirabilis
n 1: curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having
a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep
taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves
growing from the base; living relic of a flora long
disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old [syn:
{welwitschia}, {Welwitschia mirabilis}]
Wen Ch'ang
n 1: Chinese god of literature [syn: {Wen Ch'ang}, {Wen-Ti}]
Wen-Ti
n 1: Chinese god of literature [syn: {Wen Ch'ang}, {Wen-Ti}]
wendy house
n 1: plaything consisting of a small model of a house that
children can play inside of [syn: {playhouse}, {wendy
house}]
Werdnig-Hoffman disease
n 1: autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of
spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy
of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually
occurs in early childhood
Werlhof's disease
n 1: purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood
platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn:
{thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]
Werner Karl Heisenberg
n 1: German mathematical physicist noted for stating the
uncertainty principle (1901-1976) [syn: {Heisenberg},
{Werner Karl Heisenberg}]
Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
n 1: United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he
designed a missile used against England); he led the United
States Army team that put the first American satellite into
space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {von Braun}, {Wernher von
Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]
Wernher von Braun
n 1: United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he
designed a missile used against England); he led the United
States Army team that put the first American satellite into
space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {von Braun}, {Wernher von
Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]
Wernicke's aphasia
n 1: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and
severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or
written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia},
{receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive
aphasia}]
Wernicke's area
n 1: the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of
the superior temporal convolution in most people [syn:
{Wernicke's area}, {Wernicke's center}]
Wernicke's center
n 1: the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of
the superior temporal convolution in most people [syn:
{Wernicke's area}, {Wernicke's center}]
Wernicke's encephalopathy
n 1: inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by
thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with
alcoholism
Weser River
n 1: a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the
North Sea near Bremerhaven [syn: {Weser}, {Weser River}]
Wesleyan Methodist Church
n 1: the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodist
Church}, {Wesleyan Methodists}]
Wesleyan Methodists
n 1: the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodist
Church}, {Wesleyan Methodists}]
West Africa
n 1: an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the
Gulf of Guinea
West African
adj 1: of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of
West Africa
n 1: a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of
West Africa
West Bank
n 1: an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the
Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
West Bengal
n 1: a state in eastern India
West Berlin
n 1: the part of Berlin under United States and British and
French control until 1989
West Berliner
n 1: an inhabitant of West Berlin
west by north
n 1: the compass point that is one point north of due west [syn:
{west by north}, {WbN}]
west by south
n 1: the compass point that is one point south of due west [syn:
{west by south}, {WbS}]
West Chadic
n 1: a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria;
Hausa in the most important member
West Coast
n 1: the western seaboard of the United States from Washington
to southern California
west coast hemlock
n 1: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially
important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific
hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]
West Country
n 1: the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and
Devon and Somerset)
West End
n 1: the part of west central London containing the main
entertainment and shopping areas
West Germanic
n 1: a branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {West Germanic},
{West Germanic language}]
West Germanic language
n 1: a branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {West Germanic},
{West Germanic language}]
West Germany
n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea;
established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by
the British and French and Americans after the German
defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 [syn: {West
Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}]
West Highland white terrier
n 1: small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
West Indian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
West Indian cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
{Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados
cherry}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]
West Indian jasmine
n 1: tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant
yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian
jasmine}, {pagoda tree}, {Plumeria alba}]
West Indian satinwood
n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily
wood [syn: {satinwood}, {West Indian satinwood},
{Zanthoxylum flavum}]
West Indian smallpox
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
West Indian snowberry
n 1: evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West
Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy
flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn:
{blolly}, {West Indian snowberry}, {Chiococca alba}]
West Indies
n 1: the string of islands between North America and South
America; a popular resort area [syn: {West Indies}, {the
Indies}]
West Malaysia
n 1: the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a
land border with Thailand to the north [syn: {West
Malaysia}, {Malaya}, {Peninsular Malaysia}]
West Midland
n 1: a dialect of Middle English
West Nile encephalitis
n 1: encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in
humans and horses and birds
West Nile encephalitis virus
n 1: the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis [syn:
{West Nile virus}, {West Nile encephalitis virus}]
West Nile virus
n 1: the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis [syn:
{West Nile virus}, {West Nile encephalitis virus}]
west northwest
n 1: the compass point midway between west and northwest [syn:
{west northwest}, {WNW}]
West Pakistan
n 1: a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient
south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley;
formerly part of India; achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Pakistan}, {Islamic Republic
of Pakistan}, {West Pakistan}]
West Palm Beach
n 1: a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm
Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
West Point
n 1: United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson
river to the north of New York City; site of United States
Military Academy
West Saxon
n 1: an inhabitant of Wessex
2: a literary dialect of Old English
3: a dialect of Middle English [syn: {Southwestern}, {West
Saxon}]
west side
n 1: the side that is on the west
west southwest
n 1: the compass point midway between west and southwest [syn:
{west southwest}, {WSW}]
West Sussex
n 1: a county in southern England on the English Channel
West Tocharian
n 1: a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Kuchean}, {West Tocharian},
{Kuchean dialect}]
West Virginia
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {West
Virginia}, {Mountain State}, {WV}, {W.V.}]
West Virginian
n 1: a native or resident of West Virginia
west wind
n 1: wind that blows from west to east [syn: {west wind},
{wester}]
West Yorkshire
n 1: a metropolitan county in northern England
west-central
adj 1: of a region of the United States usually including
Colorado; Nevada; Utah
West-sider
n 1: a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City
Western Australia
n 1: a state containing the western third of Australia
Western Australia coral pea
n 1: vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown
for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple
flowers [syn: {Western Australia coral pea}, {Hardenbergia
comnptoniana}]
Western ax
n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
[syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western
ax}, {Western axe}]
Western axe
n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
[syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western
ax}, {Western axe}]
Western balsam poplar
n 1: cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves
shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black
cottonwood}, {Western balsam poplar}, {Populus
trichocarpa}]
western big-eared bat
n 1: bat of western North America having extremely large ears
[syn: {western big-eared bat}, {Plecotus townsendi}]
Western birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
western black-legged tick
n 1: a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites
humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United
States especially northern California [syn: {Ixodes
pacificus}, {western black-legged tick}]
western blackberry
n 1: American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western
blackberry}, {western dewberry}, {Rubus ursinus}]
western blind snake
n 1: burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert
and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United
States [syn: {western blind snake}, {Leptotyphlops
humilis}]
Western box turtle
n 1: primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and
northern Mexico [syn: {Western box turtle}, {Terrapene
ornata}]
western buttercup
n 1: perennial of western North America [syn: {western
buttercup}, {Ranunculus occidentalis}]
western chimpanzee
n 1: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa;
distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees;
possibly a distinct species [syn: {western chimpanzee},
{Pan troglodytes verus}]
western chokecherry
n 1: chokecherry of western United States [syn: {western
chokecherry}, {Prunus virginiana demissa}, {Prunus
demissa}]
Western Church
n 1: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over
by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman
Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church},
{Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]
Western civilization
n 1: the modern culture of western Europe and North America;
"when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western
civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"
[syn: {Western culture}, {Western civilization}]
western coral snake
n 1: ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
[syn: {western coral snake}, {Micruroides euryxanthus}]
western crab apple
n 1: wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink
flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie
crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]
Western culture
n 1: the modern culture of western Europe and North America;
"when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western
civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea"
[syn: {Western culture}, {Western civilization}]
western dewberry
n 1: American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western
blackberry}, {western dewberry}, {Rubus ursinus}]
Western diamondback
n 1: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western
diamondback}, {Western diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
atrox}]
Western diamondback rattlesnake
n 1: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western
diamondback}, {Western diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus
atrox}]
Western Empire
n 1: the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395;
it lasted only until 476 [syn: {Western Roman Empire},
{Western Empire}]
western fence lizard
n 1: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western
fence lizard}, {swift}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus
occidentalis}]
western gray squirrel
n 1: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
[syn: {western grey squirrel}, {western gray squirrel},
{Sciurus griseus}]
western grey squirrel
n 1: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
[syn: {western grey squirrel}, {western gray squirrel},
{Sciurus griseus}]
western hemisphere
n 1: the hemisphere that includes North America and South
America [syn: {western hemisphere}, {occident}, {New
World}]
western hemlock
n 1: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially
important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific
hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]
western holly fern
n 1: North American fern [syn: {western holly fern},
{Polystichum scopulinum}]
Western honey mesquite
n 1: thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to
southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in
sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form
extensive thickets [syn: {honey mesquite}, {Western honey
mesquite}, {Prosopis glandulosa}]
Western Islands
n 1: a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of
Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean
Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]
Western Isles
n 1: a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of
Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean
Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]
western kingbird
n 1: a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are
pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
[syn: {Arkansas kingbird}, {western kingbird}]
western ladies' tresses
n 1: similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana; western United States
[syn: {western ladies' tresses}, {Spiranthes porrifolia}]
western larch
n 1: tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply
pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
[syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch},
{Larix occidentalis}]
western lowland gorilla
n 1: a kind of gorilla [syn: {western lowland gorilla}, {Gorilla
gorilla gorilla}]
Western Malayo-Polynesian
n 1: a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
western meadowlark
n 1: a meadowlark of western North America [syn: {western
meadowlark}, {Sturnella neglecta}]
Western mountain ash
n 1: an ash of the western coast of North America [syn: {Western
mountain ash}, {Sorbus sitchensis}]
western mugwort
n 1: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
[syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie
sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]
western narrow-mouthed toad
n 1: small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and
western North America [syn: {western narrow-mouthed toad},
{Gastrophryne olivacea}]
western omelet
n 1: a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions
Western paper birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water
birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western
birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]
Western pasqueflower
n 1: of western North America [syn: {Western pasqueflower},
{Pulsatilla occidentalis}, {Anemone occidentalis}]
western pipistrel
n 1: of western North America [syn: {western pipistrel},
{SPipistrellus hesperus}]
western poison oak
n 1: poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that
causes a rash on contact [syn: {western poison oak},
{Toxicodendron diversilobum}, {Rhus diversiloba}]
western poppy
n 1: showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {western
poppy}, {Papaver californicum}]
western prince's pine
n 1: Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal
corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine},
{Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]
western ragweed
n 1: coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren
lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn:
{western ragweed}, {perennial ragweed}, {Ambrosia
psilostachya}]
Western rattlesnake
n 1: widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
[syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Western
rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]
western red cedar
n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
[syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {canoe cedar},
{Thuja plicata}]
western red-backed salamander
n 1: salamander of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{western red-backed salamander}, {Plethodon vehiculum}]
western redbud
n 1: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson
flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud},
{California redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]
Western ribbon snake
n 1: yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and
grasslands to tropics [syn: {Western ribbon snake},
{Thamnophis proximus}]
Western Roman Empire
n 1: the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395;
it lasted only until 476 [syn: {Western Roman Empire},
{Western Empire}]
Western saddle
n 1: an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to
hold the lariat [syn: {stock saddle}, {Western saddle}]
Western Sahara
n 1: an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate
deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992 [syn: {Western
Sahara}, {Spanish Sahara}]
Western Samoa
n 1: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the
islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa},
{Independent State of Samoa}, {Western Samoa}, {Samoa i
Sisifo}]
Western Samoan monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Western Samoa
Western sand cherry
n 1: dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having
large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn:
{Western sand cherry}, {Rocky Mountains cherry}, {Prunus
besseyi}]
western sandwich
n 1: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western},
{western sandwich}]
western saxifrage
n 1: saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy
stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes
of western North America [syn: {western saxifrage},
{Saxifraga occidentalis}]
Western silvery aster
n 1: a variety of aster
western skink
n 1: found in western North American grasslands and open
woodlands [syn: {western skink}, {Eumeces skiltonianus}]
western spadefoot
n 1: this spadefoot toad live in California [syn: {western
spadefoot}, {Scaphiopus hammondii}]
western tamarack
n 1: tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply
pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
[syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch},
{Larix occidentalis}]
western tanager
n 1: of western North America; male is black and yellow and
orange-red [syn: {western tanager}, {Piranga ludoviciana}]
western toad
n 1: of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja
California west of the Rockies [syn: {western toad}, {Bufo
boreas}]
western United States
n 1: the region of the United States lying to the west of the
Mississippi River [syn: {West}, {western United States}]
western wall flower
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
{western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus
asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]
western wheatgrass
n 1: valuable forage grass of western United States [syn:
{western wheatgrass}, {bluestem wheatgrass}, {Agropyron
smithii}]
western whiptail
n 1: active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of
semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California
[syn: {western whiptail}, {Cnemidophorus tigris}]
western white pine
n 1: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green
needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when
mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {mountain
pine}, {Pinus monticola}]
western wood pewee
n 1: small flycatcher of western North America [syn: {western
wood pewee}, {Contopus sordidulus}]
western yellow pine
n 1: common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western
North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to
5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn:
{ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull
pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]
western yew
n 1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific
coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
[syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {western yew},
{Taxus brevifolia}]
westland pine
n 1: timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn:
{westland pine}, {silver pine}, {Lagarostrobus colensoi}]
Westminster Abbey
n 1: a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London
on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster
Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English
monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in
Westminster Abbey"
Weston cell
n 1: a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) [syn: {Weston
cell}, {cadmium cell}]
wet bar
n 1: a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water
wet blanket
n 1: someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn:
{spoilsport}, {killjoy}, {wet blanket}, {party pooper}]
wet cell
n 1: a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte
wet dream
n 1: an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the
(nocturnal) emission of semen
wet fly
n 1: fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
[ant: {dry fly}]
wet lung
n 1: acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales;
inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous
and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to
irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or
chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome},
{ARDS}, {wet lung}, {white lung}]
wet nurse
n 1: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet
nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {wetnurse}, {amah}]
wet suit
n 1: a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn
in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat
wet-bulb thermometer
n 1: a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist
muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity [ant:
{dry-bulb thermometer}]
wet-nurse
n 1: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet
nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {wetnurse}, {amah}]
v 1: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You
cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn:
{breastfeed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse},
{lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]
wetting agent
n 1: a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of
a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetting agent},
{wetter}, {surfactant}, {surface-active agent}]
weymouth pine
n 1: tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown
with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber
tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine},
{weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]
whale louse
n 1: amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
whale oil
n 1: a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly
used as an illuminant [syn: {whale oil}, {train oil}]
whale shark
n 1: large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide;
resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton [syn:
{whale shark}, {Rhincodon typus}]
whale sucker
n 1: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and
dolphins [syn: {whale sucker}, {whalesucker}, {Remilegia
australis}]
whalebone whale
n 1: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for
filtering plankton from the water [syn: {baleen whale},
{whalebone whale}]
whaling gun
n 1: a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a
projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale
whaling ship
n 1: a ship engaged in whale fishing [syn: {whaler}, {whaling
ship}]
wharf rat
n 1: someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from
ships or warehouses
2: brown rat that infests wharves
what for
n 1: a strong reprimand
what is more
adv 1: in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper
all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving";
"the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what
is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn:
{furthermore}, {moreover}, {what is more}]
whatever may come
adv 1: in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell
or high water" [syn: {come hell or high water}, {no
matter what happens}, {whatever may come}]
wheat beer
n 1: a general name for beers made from wheat by top
fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
[syn: {Weissbier}, {white beer}, {wheat beer}]
wheat berry
n 1: a grain of wheat
2: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as
cereal; usually ground into flour [syn: {wheat}, {wheat
berry}]
wheat eel
n 1: small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm},
{wheat eel}, {wheat eelworm}, {Tylenchus tritici}]
wheat eelworm
n 1: small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm},
{wheat eel}, {wheat eelworm}, {Tylenchus tritici}]
wheat field
n 1: a field planted with wheat [syn: {wheatfield}, {wheat
field}]
wheat flag smut
n 1: fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat [syn: {wheat
flag smut}, {Urocystis tritici}]
wheat flour
n 1: flour prepared from wheat
wheat future
n 1: wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a
specified future date
wheat germ
n 1: embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and
eaten as a source of vitamins
wheat gluten
n 1: gluten prepared from wheat
wheat rust
n 1: rust fungus that attacks wheat [syn: {wheat rust},
{Puccinia graminis}]
wheat scab
n 1: a disease of the heads of wheat plants
wheat-grass
n 1: a grass of the genus Agropyron [syn: {wheatgrass}, {wheat-
grass}]
wheately elm
n 1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and
broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm},
{wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris
sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Wheatstone bridge
n 1: a bridge used to measure resistances
wheel and axle
n 1: hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is
wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the
wheel
wheel around
v 1: wheel somebody or something [syn: {wheel}, {wheel around}]
2: change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled
their horses around and left" [syn: {wheel}, {wheel around}]
wheel bug
n 1: large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of
other insects [syn: {wheel bug}, {Arilus cristatus}]
wheel chart
n 1: a circular slide chart having rotating parts [syn:
{volvelle}, {wheel chart}]
wheel fiddle
n 1: a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a
wheel that rubs against the strings [syn: {hurdy gurdy},
{hurdy-gurdy}, {wheel fiddle}]
wheel horse
n 1: a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the
wheels of a vehicle [syn: {wheel horse}, {wheeler}]
wheel lock
n 1: an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
wheel spoke
n 1: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining
the hub to the rim [syn: {spoke}, {wheel spoke}, {radius}]
wheel tree
n 1: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree
and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy
red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {wheel tree},
{firewheel tree}, {Stenocarpus sinuatus}]
wheel-like
adj 1: round like a wheel
wheeled vehicle
n 1: a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container
for transporting things or people; "the oldest known
wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date
from around 3500 BC"
wheeler dealer
n 1: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent
difficulties [syn: {hustler}, {wheeler dealer}, {operator}]
Wheeler Peak
n 1: a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky
Mountains
when first seen
adv 1: as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed
attractive" [syn: {at first blush}, {when first seen}]
when the time comes
adv 1: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in
due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in
good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]
Whig Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a
loose interpretation of the Constitution and high
protective tariffs
while away
v 1: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of
time [syn: {while away}, {get through}]
whip hand
n 1: position of advantage and control [syn: {upper hand}, {whip
hand}]
whip scorpion
n 1: nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has
a long thin tail without a stinger [syn: {whip-scorpion},
{whip scorpion}]
whip snake
n 1: any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike
tails [syn: {whip-snake}, {whip snake}, {whipsnake}]
whip through
v 1: go through very fast; "We whipped through the last papers
that we had to read before the weekend"
whip top
n 1: a top that is spun by whipping [syn: {whipping top}, {whip
top}]
whip up
v 1: prepare or cook quickly or hastily [syn: {whip up}, {whomp
up}]
whip-round
n 1: (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent
purpose
whip-scorpion
n 1: nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has
a long thin tail without a stinger [syn: {whip-scorpion},
{whip scorpion}]
whip-snake
n 1: any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike
tails [syn: {whip-snake}, {whip snake}, {whipsnake}]
whiplash injury
n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting
from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an
automobile accident) [syn: {whiplash}, {whiplash injury}]
whipped cream
n 1: cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy
whipper-in
n 1: huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds
whipping boy
n 1: someone who is punished for the errors of others [syn:
{scapegoat}, {whipping boy}]
whipping cream
n 1: cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
[syn: {whipping cream}, {light whipping cream}]
whipping post
n 1: post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to
be whipped
whipping top
n 1: a top that is spun by whipping [syn: {whipping top}, {whip
top}]
Whipple's penstemon
n 1: wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several
clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south
through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico [syn:
{Whipple's penstemon}, {Penstemon whippleanus}]
whiptail lizard
n 1: any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
[syn: {whiptail}, {whiptail lizard}]
whirl around
v 1: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising
smoke whirled in the air" [syn: {whirl}, {tumble}, {whirl
around}]
whirligig beetle
n 1: aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
whirling dervish
n 1: a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and
whirling [syn: {whirling dervish}, {whirler}]
whisk away
v 1: take away quickly and suddenly [syn: {whisk off}, {whisk
away}]
whisk broom
n 1: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes [syn:
{whisk}, {whisk broom}]
whisk by
v 1: move by very quickly [syn: {zip by}, {fly by}, {whisk by}]
whisk fern
n 1: chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal
appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots
whisk off
v 1: brush or wipe off lightly [syn: {whisk}, {whisk off}]
2: take away quickly and suddenly [syn: {whisk off}, {whisk
away}]
whisker jack
n 1: a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and
no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada
jay}, {grey jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker
jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]
whiskey bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding whiskey
whiskey jug
n 1: a jug that contains whiskey
whiskey neat
n 1: a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered
a whiskey neat" [syn: {whiskey neat}, {whisky neat}]
whiskey on the rocks
n 1: whiskey with ice [syn: {whiskey on the rocks}, {whisky on
the rocks}]
whiskey sour
n 1: a sour made with whiskey [syn: {whiskey sour}, {whisky
sour}]
whisky neat
n 1: a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered
a whiskey neat" [syn: {whiskey neat}, {whisky neat}]
whisky on the rocks
n 1: whiskey with ice [syn: {whiskey on the rocks}, {whisky on
the rocks}]
whisky sour
n 1: a sour made with whiskey [syn: {whiskey sour}, {whisky
sour}]
whispering bells
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells},
{Emmanthe penduliflora}]
whispering campaign
n 1: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed
to discredit a candidate
whispering dome
n 1: a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at
certain points are clearly audible at certain distant
points [syn: {whispering gallery}, {whispering dome}]
whispering gallery
n 1: a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at
certain points are clearly audible at certain distant
points [syn: {whispering gallery}, {whispering dome}]
whist drive
n 1: a progressive whist party
whistle blower
n 1: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization
in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little
protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a
right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was
fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
[syn: {whistle blower}, {whistle-blower}, {whistleblower}]
whistle buoy
n 1: a buoy that makes a whistling noise [syn: {whistle buoy},
{whistling buoy}]
whistle stop
n 1: a small railway station between the principal stations or a
station where the train stops only on a signal [syn:
{whistle stop}, {flag stop}, {way station}]
whistle-blower
n 1: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization
in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little
protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a
right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was
fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
[syn: {whistle blower}, {whistle-blower}, {whistleblower}]
whistle-stop tour
n 1: a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in
which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman
crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop
tours"
whistling buoy
n 1: a buoy that makes a whistling noise [syn: {whistle buoy},
{whistling buoy}]
whistling marmot
n 1: large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot},
{whistler}, {whistling marmot}, {Marmota caligata}]
whistling swan
n 1: North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft
whistling note [syn: {whistling swan}, {Cygnus columbianus
columbianus}]
whit leather
n 1: a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt [syn:
{white leather}, {whit leather}]
Whit-Tuesday
n 1: the day after Whitmonday [syn: {Whit-Tuesday}, {Whitsun
Tuesday}]
white admiral
n 1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a
broad white band [syn: {banded purple}, {white admiral},
{Limenitis arthemis}]
2: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings [syn:
{white admiral}, {Limenitis camilla}]
white alder
n 1: tree of western United States [syn: {white alder},
{mountain alder}, {Alnus rhombifolia}]
2: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having
beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {sweet
pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white alder},
{Clethra alnifolia}]
white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
n 1: a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a
Protestant denomination [syn: {WASP}, {white Anglo-Saxon
Protestant}]
white ant
n 1: whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on
wood [syn: {termite}, {white ant}]
white arsenic
n 1: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in
manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and
weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous
anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}, {white arsenic}, {ratsbane}]
white ash
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having
smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or
strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash},
{Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
2: spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery
beneath and having hard brownish wood [syn: {white ash},
{Fraxinus Americana}]
white aspen
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
{white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar},
{silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
white avens
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
[syn: {bennet}, {white avens}, {Geum virginianum}]
2: North American white-flowered avens [syn: {bennet}, {white
avens}, {Geum canadense}]
white backlash
n 1: backlash by white racists against black civil rights
advances [syn: {whitelash}, {white backlash}]
white baneberry
n 1: North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn:
{white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's
eyes}, {Actaea alba}]
white basswood
n 1: American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {white
basswood}, {cottonwood}, {Tilia heterophylla}]
white bead
n 1: North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn:
{white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's
eyes}, {Actaea alba}]
white bean
n 1: white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {navy bean}, {pea
bean}, {white bean}]
white bedstraw
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
white beech
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and
edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red
beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
white beer
n 1: a general name for beers made from wheat by top
fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
[syn: {Weissbier}, {white beer}, {wheat beer}]
white birch
n 1: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {downy birch},
{white birch}, {Betula pubescens}]
white blood cell
n 1: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an
important part of the body's defense system [syn:
{leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell},
{white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]
white blood corpuscle
n 1: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an
important part of the body's defense system [syn:
{leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell},
{white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]
white book
n 1: a government report; bound in white [syn: {white book},
{white paper}]
white bread
n 1: bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat
flour [syn: {white bread}, {light bread}]
white broom
n 1: low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom},
{Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]
white bryony
n 1: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small
black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {white bryony},
{devil's turnip}, {Bryonia alba}]
white Burgundy
n 1: dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine
resembling it [syn: {Chablis}, {white Burgundy}]
white cake
n 1: cake made without egg yolks
white camas
n 1: plant of eastern and central North America having creamy
white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous
especially to grazing animals [syn: {white camas},
{Zigadenus glaucus}]
white campion
n 1: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion},
{Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
white cedar
n 1: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny
scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American
arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Thuja
occidentalis}]
2: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
white cell
n 1: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an
important part of the body's defense system [syn:
{leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell},
{white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]
white chocolate
n 1: a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and
vanilla; used in candy bars and baking and coatings; not
technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate
liquor
white cinnamon
n 1: highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as
a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella}, {canella bark},
{white cinnamon}]
white cinnamon tree
n 1: large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic
bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in
terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon
tree}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]
white clover
n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and
bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely
grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {dutch clover},
{shamrock}, {Trifolium repens}]
white cockle
n 1: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large
evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx;
sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion},
{evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion},
{Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]
white cohosh
n 1: North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn:
{white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's
eyes}, {Actaea alba}]
white corpuscle
n 1: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an
important part of the body's defense system [syn:
{leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell},
{white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]
white crappie
n 1: a crappie that is white [syn: {white crappie}, {Pomoxis
annularis}]
white croaker
n 1: silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal
waters [syn: {white croaker}, {queenfish}, {Seriphus
politus}]
2: small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn:
{white croaker}, {chenfish}, {kingfish}, {Genyonemus
lineatus}]
white currant
n 1: garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {white
currant}, {Ribes sativum}]
white cypress
n 1: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United
States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white
cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white
cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]
white cypress pine
n 1: small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {white
cypress pine}, {Callitris glaucophylla}, {Callitris
glauca}]
white daisy
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
white dead nettle
n 1: European dead nettle with white flowers [syn: {white dead
nettle}, {Lamium album}]
white dipladenia
n 1: shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-
shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {white
dipladenia}, {Mandevilla boliviensis}, {Dipladenia
boliviensis}]
white dog's-tooth violet
n 1: North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with
yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors [syn: {white
dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde
lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]
white dogtooth violet
n 1: North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with
yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors [syn: {white
dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde
lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]
white dwarf
n 1: a faint star of enormous density [syn: {white dwarf},
{white dwarf star}]
white dwarf star
n 1: a faint star of enormous density [syn: {white dwarf},
{white dwarf star}]
white elephant
n 1: a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
2: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east
Asia
white elm
n 1: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
americana}]
white fairy lantern
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped
white flowers; southern California [syn: {white globe
lily}, {white fairy lantern}, {Calochortus albus}]
white false indigo
n 1: erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white
flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {white false
indigo}, {Baptisia lactea}]
white feather
n 1: a symbol of cowardice
white feldspar
n 1: a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks [syn:
{albite}, {white feldspar}]
white fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States
having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white
fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies
concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
2: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic
crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when
crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver
fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]
white flag
n 1: flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted
to signal surrender or to ask for a truce [syn: {white
flag}, {flag of truce}]
white fox
n 1: thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer
and white in winter [syn: {Arctic fox}, {white fox},
{Alopex lagopus}]
White Friar
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the
Carmelite order; mendicant preachers [syn: {Carmelite},
{White Friar}]
white fringed orchid
n 1: bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure
white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchis}, {white
fringed orchid}, {Habenaria albiflora}]
white fringed orchis
n 1: bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure
white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchis}, {white
fringed orchid}, {Habenaria albiflora}]
white fritillary
n 1: California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers
usually tinged with green [syn: {white fritillary},
{Fritillaria liliaceae}]
white fungus
n 1: a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn
causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on
especially peripheral parts (as fins) [syn: {white fungus},
{Saprolegnia ferax}]
white globe lily
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped
white flowers; southern California [syn: {white globe
lily}, {white fairy lantern}, {Calochortus albus}]
white gold
n 1: a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or
palladium
white goods
n 1: large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing
machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
2: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white
cloth [syn: {white goods}, {household linen}]
white heat
n 1: the hotness of something heated until it turns white
white heather
n 1: heath of mountains of western United States having bell-
shaped white flowers [syn: {white heather}, {Cassiope
mertensiana}]
white hellebore
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish
green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid
used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American
hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]
white honeysuckle
n 1: bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or
yellow-white flowers; southern United States [syn: {white
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera albiflora}]
2: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States
and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling
honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle}, {white
honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]
white hope
n 1: someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in
a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the
nuclear industry's waste management policy" [syn: {white
hope}, {great white hope}]
white horehound
n 1: European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white
flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract
use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {common horehound},
{white horehound}, {Marrubium vulgare}]
white horse
n 1: a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and
appears white [syn: {whitecap}, {white horse}]
white horse nettle
n 1: weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or
white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk;
central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo},
{white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade},
{silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade},
{silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]
White House
n 1: the chief executive department of the United States
government [syn: {White House}, {EXEC}]
2: the government building that serves as the residence and
office of the President of the United States
white knight
n 1: a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
white lead
n 1: a poisonous white pigment that contains lead [syn: {white
lead}, {ceruse}, {lead carbonate}]
white lead ore
n 1: a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important
source of lead [syn: {cerussite}, {white lead ore}]
white leather
n 1: a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt [syn:
{white leather}, {whit leather}]
white leg
n 1: painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following
childbirth [syn: {milk leg}, {white leg}, {phlegmasia alba
dolens}]
white lettuce
n 1: herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters
of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus
Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Nabalus
alba}, {Prenanthes alba}]
white lie
n 1: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or
polite)
white lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white
lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
2: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white
lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea
lotus}]
white line
n 1: a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic
lanes
white lotus
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white
lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea
lotus}]
white lung
n 1: acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales;
inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous
and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to
irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or
chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome},
{ARDS}, {wet lung}, {white lung}]
white lupine
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine},
{wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]
white madder
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
white magic
n 1: magic used only for good purposes
white maire
n 1: small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit
[syn: {white maire}, {Olea lanceolata}]
white mallee
n 1: small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {congoo mallee},
{Eucalyptus dumosa}]
white mallow
n 1: European perennial plant naturalized in United States
having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn:
{marsh mallow}, {white mallow}, {Althea officinalis}]
white man
n 1: a man who is White
white man's burden
n 1: the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide
care for their non-white subjects
white mangrove
n 1: a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water
especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
[syn: {white mangrove}, {Avicennia officinalis}]
2: shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water
along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America;
locally important as a source of tannin [syn: {white
mangrove}, {Laguncularia racemosa}]
white marlin
n 1: small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic [syn:
{white marlin}, {Makaira albida}]
white matsutake
n 1: a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it
ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic;
collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific
Northwest [syn: {Armillaria ponderosa}, {white matsutake}]
white matter
n 1: whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and
their myelin sheaths [syn: {white matter}, {substantia
alba}]
white meat
n 1: meat carved from the breast of a fowl [syn: {breast},
{white meat}]
white melilot
n 1: biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet
clover}, {white melilot}, {Melilotus alba}]
white metal
n 1: an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings
[syn: {white metal}, {bearing metal}]
white milkweed
n 1: tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish
starlike flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {white
milkweed}, {Asclepias albicans}]
white mountain ash
n 1: large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth
and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European
or American ashes [syn: {white mountain ash}, {Eucalyptus
fraxinoides}]
white mulberry
n 1: Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used
to feed silkworms [syn: {white mulberry}, {Morus alba}]
white mullein
n 1: densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {white mullein},
{Verbascum lychnitis}]
white mullet
n 1: silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts [syn: {white
mullet}, {Mugil curema}]
white mustard
n 1: Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source
of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {white mustard},
{Brassica hirta}, {Sinapis alba}]
White Nile
n 1: a headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum
to form the Nile
white noise
n 1: a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the
audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good
masking agent"
white oak
n 1: any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8
stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and
leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
white onion sauce
n 1: veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping
cream [syn: {Soubise}, {white onion sauce}]
white out
v 1: cover up with a liquid correction fluid; "white-out the
typo" [syn: {whiteout}, {white out}]
2: widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads
white pages
n 1: a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually
printed on white paper) where the names of people are
listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers
white paper
n 1: a government report; bound in white [syn: {white book},
{white paper}]
white pelican
n 1: large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
[syn: {white pelican}, {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos}]
white pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black
pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper
nigrum}]
2: pepper ground from husked peppercorns
white perch
n 1: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States
streams [syn: {white perch}, {silver perch}, {Morone
americana}]
White person
n 1: a Caucasian [syn: {White}, {White person}, {Caucasian}]
white pine
n 1: any of several five-needled pines with white wood and
smooth usually light grey bark when young; especially the
eastern white pine
2: soft white wood of white pine trees
white pine blister rust
n 1: any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of
the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of
bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn:
{blister rust}, {white-pine rust}, {white pine blister
rust}]
white plague
n 1: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
[syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {phthisis},
{wasting disease}, {white plague}]
2: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn:
{drug addiction}, {white plague}]
white popinac
n 1: low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America
having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa
and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac},
{Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]
white poplar
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
{white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar},
{silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture
and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {whitewood},
{white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]
white potato
n 1: annual native to South America having underground stolons
bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a
garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato},
{white potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}]
2: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato},
{murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]
white potato vine
n 1: annual native to South America having underground stolons
bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a
garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato},
{white potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}]
white pox
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor},
{pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox},
{West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
white prairie aster
n 1: perennial of western North America having white flowers
[syn: {white prairie aster}, {Aster falcatus}]
white rhinoceros
n 1: large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns;
endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {white
rhinoceros}, {Ceratotherium simum}, {Diceros simus}]
white rice
n 1: having husk or outer brown layers removed [syn: {white
rice}, {polished rice}]
White River
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows
southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern
Missouri [syn: {White}, {White River}]
white rocket
n 1: from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout
southern Europe [syn: {white rocket}, {Diplotaxis
erucoides}]
white room
n 1: a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in
laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision
equipment [syn: {clean room}, {white room}]
White Russia
n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a
European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus},
{Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]
White Russian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia [syn: {Byelorussian},
{Belorussian}, {White Russian}]
2: a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream
3: the Slavic language spoken in Belarus [syn: {Belarusian},
{Byelorussian}, {White Russian}]
white rust
n 1: fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery
mass of conidia
white sage
n 1: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
[syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie
sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]
white sale
n 1: a sale of household linens
white sanicle
n 1: American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white
flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk
sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white
snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima},
{Eupatorium rugosum}]
white sauce
n 1: milk thickened with a butter and flour roux [syn: {white
sauce}, {bechamel sauce}, {bechamel}]
White Sea
n 1: a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part
of European Russia
white seabass
n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
calcarifer}]
white separatism
n 1: a social system in which white people live separately from
members of other races
white separatist
n 1: someone who advocates a society in which white people live
separately from members of other racial groups
white shark
n 1: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark},
{man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]
white sheep
n 1: large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
[syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis
montana dalli}]
white silk-cotton tree
n 1: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk
and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss;
source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba
tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree},
{Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]
white slave
n 1: a woman sold into prostitution
white slaver
n 1: a person who forces women to become prostitutes
white slime mushroom
n 1: a type of slime mushroom
white snakeroot
n 1: American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white
flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk
sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white
snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima},
{Eupatorium rugosum}]
white snapdragon
n 1: California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
[syn: {white snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum coulterianum}]
white Spanish broom
n 1: low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-
white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom},
{Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]
white spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having
short blue-green leaves and slender cones [syn: {white
spruce}, {Picea glauca}]
white squire
n 1: a white knight that buys less than a majority interest
white stork
n 1: the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers
and a red bill [syn: {white stork}, {Ciconia ciconia}]
white stringybark
n 1: stringybark having white wood [syn: {white stringybark},
{thin-leaved stringybark}, {Eucalyptusd eugenioides}]
white sturgeon
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {hausen}, {white sturgeon},
{Acipenser huso}]
2: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern
coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sturgeon}, {white
sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]
white supremacist
n 1: a person who believes that the white race is or should be
supreme
white supremacy
n 1: the prejudice that members of the white race are superior
to members of other races
white sweet clover
n 1: biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet
clover}, {white melilot}, {Melilotus alba}]
White Tai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages
white tail
n 1: common North American deer; tail has a white underside
[syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-
tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]
white thistle
n 1: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or
yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods;
chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy},
{argemone}, {white thistle}, {devil's fig}]
2: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush},
{quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]
white tie
n 1: bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
2: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn:
{dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {tails},
{white tie}, {white tie and tails}]
white tie and tails
n 1: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn:
{dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat},
{tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]
white titi
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West
Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white
flowers and orange and crimson foliage [syn: {cyrilla},
{leatherwood}, {white titi}, {Cyrilla racemiflora}]
white trash
n 1: (slang) an offensive term for White people who are
impoverished [syn: {white trash}, {poor white trash}]
white trumpet lily
n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that
bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily},
{white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]
white turnip
n 1: widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white
or yellow root [syn: {turnip}, {white turnip}, {Brassica
rapa}]
2: white root of a turnip plant
white violet
n 1: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having
fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white
violet}, {white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola
blanda}]
2: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and
white flowers with purple streaks [syn: {Canada violet},
{tall white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]
white vitriol
n 1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to
preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn:
{zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc
vitriol}]
white walnut
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut},
{butternut tree}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]
white water
n 1: frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls [syn: {white
water}, {whitewater}]
white wax tree
n 1: erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan
having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles;
resembles Japanese privet [syn: {Chinese privet}, {white
wax tree}, {Ligustrum lucidum}]
white whale
n 1: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white
whale}, {beluga}, {Delphinapterus leucas}]
white willow
n 1: large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having
greyish canescent leaves and grey bark [syn: {white
willow}, {Huntingdon willow}, {Salix alba}]
white wine
n 1: pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes
with skins removed before fermentation
white wolf
n 1: wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-
tipped tail [syn: {white wolf}, {Arctic wolf}, {Canis lupus
tundrarum}]
white woman
n 1: a woman who is White
white wood aster
n 1: rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America
with white flowers [syn: {white wood aster}, {Aster
divaricatus}]
white yam
n 1: grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with
fine edible white flesh [syn: {white yam}, {water yam},
{Dioscorea alata}]
white zinnia
n 1: subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves
and flower heads with white rays; southern United States
and northern Mexico [syn: {white zinnia}, {Zinnia acerosa}]
white-alder family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: {Clethraceae},
{family Clethraceae}, {white-alder family}]
white-bellied swallow
n 1: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in
tree cavities [syn: {white-bellied swallow}, {tree
swallow}, {Iridoprocne bicolor}]
white-berry yew
n 1: yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew
in having white berries [syn: {white-berry yew},
{Pseudotaxus chienii}]
white-blotched
adj 1: having blotches of white
white-bread
adj 1: of or belonging to or representative of the white middle
class; "white-bread America"; "a white-bread college
student"
white-breasted nuthatch
n 1: bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of
eastern North America [syn: {white-breasted nuthatch},
{Sitta carolinensis}]
white-chinned petrel
n 1: large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on
the chin [syn: {white-chinned petrel}, {Procellaria
aequinoctialis}]
white-coat hypertension
n 1: temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office
white-collar
adj 1: of or designating salaried professional or clerical work
or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-
collar occupation as a bookkeeper" [ant: {blue-collar}]
white-crowned sparrow
n 1: finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-
crowned sparrow}, {Zonotrichia leucophrys}]
white-edged
adj 1: having a white border
white-faced hornet
n 1: North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {white-
faced hornet}, {Vespula maculata}]
white-flowered
adj 1: (of plants) having white flowers
white-footed mouse
n 1: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
[syn: {white-footed mouse}, {vesper mouse}, {Peromyscus
leucopus}]
white-haired
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray}, {grey-
haired}, {gray-haired}, {grey-headed}, {gray-headed},
{grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
2: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn:
{blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]
white-headed stilt
n 1: stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New
Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings
and nape of neck [syn: {white-headed stilt}, {Himantopus
himantopus leucocephalus}]
white-heart hickory
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets
bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut},
{mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart
hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
white-hot
adj 1: intensely zealous or fervid; "fierce white-hot loyalty"
2: glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center
of the fire" [syn: {white}, {white-hot}]
white-leaved rockrose
n 1: compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having
pink flowers [syn: {white-leaved rockrose}, {Cistus
albidus}]
white-lipped
adj 1: having white lips from fear or terror
white-lipped peccary
n 1: blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the
collared peccary [syn: {white-lipped peccary}, {Tayassu
pecari}]
white-livered
adj 1: easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted},
{lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-
bellied}]
white-man's foot
n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-
track plant}, {Plantago major}]
white-out
v 1: lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain [syn:
{white-out}, {whiteout}]
white-pine rust
n 1: any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of
the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of
bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn:
{blister rust}, {white-pine rust}, {white pine blister
rust}]
white-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with white; a light tint of pink
white-rayed mule's ears
n 1: herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing
solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored
rays; northwestern United States [syn: {white-rayed mule's
ears}, {Wyethia helianthoides}]
white-ribbed
adj 1: having white ribs
white-rumped shrike
n 1: a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white
underparts [syn: {white-rumped shrike}, {Lanius
ludovicianus excubitorides}]
white-seeded
adj 1: having white seeds
white-shoe
adj 1: denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members
of the WASP elite who are generally conservative; "the
politician tried to hide his white-shoe background"
white-stemmed filaree
n 1: low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to
alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {white-
stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]
white-streaked
adj 1: having white streaks
white-tailed deer
n 1: common North American deer; tail has a white underside
[syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-
tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]
white-tailed jackrabbit
n 1: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of
United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in
winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {white-tailed
jackrabbit}, {whitetail jackrabbit}, {Lepus townsendi}]
white-tailed kite
n 1: grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
[syn: {white-tailed kite}, {Elanus leucurus}]
white-tailed sea eagle
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {grey
sea eagle}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-
tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
white-throated sparrow
n 1: common North American finch with a white patch on the
throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-
throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]
white-tie
adj 1: requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie
occasion"
white-tipped shark
n 1: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn:
{whitetip shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped
shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]
white-topped aster
n 1: herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts
and silky indehiscent fruits
whitebark pine
n 1: small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-
white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine
[syn: {whitebark pine}, {whitebarked pine}, {Pinus
albicaulis}]
whitebarked pine
n 1: small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-
white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine
[syn: {whitebark pine}, {whitebarked pine}, {Pinus
albicaulis}]
whited sepulcher
n 1: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be
virtuous [syn: {whited sepulcher}, {whited sepulchre}]
whited sepulchre
n 1: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be
virtuous [syn: {whited sepulcher}, {whited sepulchre}]
whiteman's foot
n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common
plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-
track plant}, {Plantago major}]
whitetail antelope squirrel
n 1: small ground squirrel of western United States [syn:
{antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel},
{antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]
whitetail deer
n 1: common North American deer; tail has a white underside
[syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-
tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]
whitetail jackrabbit
n 1: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of
United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in
winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {white-tailed
jackrabbit}, {whitetail jackrabbit}, {Lepus townsendi}]
whitetail prairie dog
n 1: tail is white tipped [syn: {whitetail prairie dog},
{Cynomys gunnisoni}]
whitetip shark
n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea
having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {reef whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]
2: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped shark},
{Carcharinus longimanus}]
whitlow grass
n 1: annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of
basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed
capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shadflower}, {shad-
flower}, {Draba verna}]
Whitney Moore Young Jr.
n 1: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn:
{Young}, {Whitney Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]
Whitney Young
n 1: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn:
{Young}, {Whitney Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]
Whitsun Monday
n 1: the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and
Wales and Ireland [syn: {Whitmonday}, {Whitsun Monday}]
Whitsun Tuesday
n 1: the day after Whitmonday [syn: {Whit-Tuesday}, {Whitsun
Tuesday}]
whittle away
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {whittle
down}, {wear away}]
whittle down
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {whittle
down}, {wear away}]
whiz-kid
n 1: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter},
{whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]
whizbang shell
n 1: a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound
followed by a bang when it hits [syn: {whizbang},
{whizzbang}, {whizbang shell}]
whizz along
v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {zoom along},
{whizz}, {whizz along}]
whizz-kid
n 1: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter},
{whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]
whole blood
n 1: blood that has not been modified except for the addition of
an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood
transfusions"
whole caboodle
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole gale
n 1: wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale
whole kit
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole kit and boodle
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole kit and caboodle
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole life insurance
n 1: insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at
a definite premium that is paid each year in the same
amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn:
{whole life insurance}, {ordinary life insurance},
{straight life insurance}]
whole meal bread
n 1: bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread},
{whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]
whole meal flour
n 1: flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the
bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole
wheat flour}, {graham flour}, {graham}, {whole meal flour}]
whole milk
n 1: milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been
removed [ant: {skim milk}, {skimmed milk}]
whole name
n 1: a word that names the whole of which a given word is a
part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'" [syn:
{holonym}, {whole name}]
whole note
n 1: a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four
beats in common time) [syn: {whole note}, {semibreve}]
whole number
n 1: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero;
"an integer is a number that is not a fraction" [syn:
{integer}, {whole number}]
whole rest
n 1: a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common
time
whole shebang
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole snipe
n 1: common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {whole snipe},
{Gallinago gallinago}]
whole step
n 1: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole
tone}, {step}, {whole step}]
whole to part relation
n 1: the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its
parts [syn: {holonymy}, {whole to part relation}]
whole tone
n 1: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole
tone}, {step}, {whole step}]
whole wheat bread
n 1: bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread},
{whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]
whole wheat flour
n 1: flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the
bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole
wheat flour}, {graham flour}, {graham}, {whole meal flour}]
whole works
n 1: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw
the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on
the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
[syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and
caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole
kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full
treatment}]
whole-souled
adj 1: with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-
whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her
candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his
whole-souled allegiance" [syn: {heart-whole},
{wholehearted}, {whole-souled}]
whole-wheat
adj 1: of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"
[syn: {wheaten}, {whole-wheat}, {wholemeal}]
whole-word method
n 1: teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed
words with spoken words
wholesale house
n 1: a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn:
{discount house}, {discount store}, {discounter},
{wholesale house}]
wholesale price index
n 1: an index of changes in wholesale prices [syn: {producer
price index}, {wholesale price index}]
whomp up
v 1: prepare or cook quickly or hastily [syn: {whip up}, {whomp
up}]
whoop it up
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make
merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
whooper swan
n 1: common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn:
{whooper}, {whooper swan}, {Cygnus cygnus}]
whooping cough
n 1: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn:
{whooping cough}, {pertussis}]
whooping crane
n 1: rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage
and a trumpeting call [syn: {whooping crane}, {whooper},
{Grus americana}]
whorled aster
n 1: North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and
showy white purple-tinged flowers [syn: {whorled aster},
{Aster acuminatus}]
whorled caraway
n 1: a caraway with whorled leaves
whorled loosestrife
n 1: common North American yellow-flowered plant [syn: {whorled
loosestrife}, {Lysimachia quadrifolia}]
whorled milkweed
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in
whorls and greenish-white flowers [syn: {whorled milkweed},
{Asclepias verticillata}]
Wichita Falls
n 1: a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
wicker basket
n 1: a basket made of wickerwork
wicket door
n 1: small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger
door) [syn: {wicket}, {wicket door}, {wicket gate}]
wicket gate
n 1: small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger
door) [syn: {wicket}, {wicket door}, {wicket gate}]
wicket-keeper
n 1: stands behind the wicket to catch balls
Widal test
n 1: a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella
infections [syn: {Widal test}, {Widal's test}]
Widal's test
n 1: a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella
infections [syn: {Widal test}, {Widal's test}]
wide area network
n 1: a computer network that spans a wider area than does a
local area network [syn: {wide area network}, {WAN}]
wide of the mark
adj 1: not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide
of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" [syn:
{wide}, {wide of the mark}]
wide screen
n 1: a projection screen that is much wider than it is high
wide wale
n 1: corduroy with wide ribs
wide-angle
adj 1: of or relating to a fisheye lens [syn: {fisheye}, {wide-
angle}]
wide-angle lens
n 1: a camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and
usually a short focal length); produces an image that is
foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in
the periphery [syn: {wide-angle lens}, {fisheye lens}]
wide-awake
adj 1: fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was
wide-awake all night" [syn: {unsleeping}, {wide-awake}]
2: fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball" [syn:
{heads-up}, {wide-awake}]
wide-body
n 1: a commercial airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody
aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle
airplane}]
wide-body aircraft
n 1: a commercial airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody
aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle
airplane}]
wide-cut
adj 1: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide
trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: {wide}, {wide-cut},
{full}]
wide-eyed
adj 1: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed
wonder" [syn: {childlike}, {wide-eyed}, {round-eyed},
{dewy-eyed}, {simple}]
2: (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide
eyes" [syn: {wide-eyed}, {wide}]
wide-open
adj 1: open wide; "left the doors wide-open"
2: lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town" [syn: {wide-open},
{lawless}]
wide-ranging
adj 1: including much; "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire"
2: widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a
political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the
immigrants" [syn: {varied}, {wide-ranging}]
wide-screen
adj 1: (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater
width than height
widebody aircraft
n 1: a commercial airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody
aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle
airplane}]
widegrip pushup
n 1: a pushup with the arms widely separated
widely distributed
adj 1: growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a
cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" [syn:
{cosmopolitan}, {widely distributed}] [ant: {endemic}]
widow bird
n 1: mostly black African weaverbird [syn: {whydah}, {whidah},
{widow bird}]
widow woman
n 1: a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not
remarried [syn: {widow}, {widow woman}]
widow's peak
n 1: a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the
forehead
widow's walk
n 1: a lookout atop a coastal house
widow's weeds
n 1: a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of
mourning [syn: {weeds}, {widow's weeds}]
wiener roast
n 1: a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course
[syn: {wiener roast}, {weenie roast}]
Wiener schnitzel
n 1: deep-fried breaded veal cutlets [syn: {schnitzel}, {Wiener
schnitzel}]
Wiffle Ball
n 1: (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts [syn:
{Wiffle}, {Wiffle Ball}]
wig tree
n 1: Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery
flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac},
{wig tree}, {Cotinus coggygria}]
wiggle nail
n 1: a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one
side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry [syn:
{corrugated fastener}, {wiggle nail}]
wiggle room
n 1: flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request
left some wiggle room for future restructuring"
Wilbur Wright
n 1: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother
Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn:
{Wright}, {Wilbur Wright}]
wild angelica
n 1: European herb with compound leaves and white flowers;
adventive on Cape Breton Island [syn: {wild angelica},
{Angelica sylvestris}]
wild apple
n 1: any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic
fruit [syn: {wild apple}, {crab apple}, {crabapple}]
wild ass
n 1: any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
wild basil
n 1: aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish
flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and
Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium
vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]
wild bean
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato
bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn:
{groundnut}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}]
wild bergamot
n 1: any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda [syn:
{monarda}, {wild bergamot}]
Wild Bill Hickock
n 1: frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary
(1837-1876) [syn: {Hickock}, {Wild Bill Hickock}, {James
Butler Hickock}]
wild blue yonder
n 1: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into
the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue}, {blue air}, {wild blue
yonder}]
wild boar
n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent
tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in
United States [syn: {wild boar}, {boar}, {Sus scrofa}]
wild buckwheat
n 1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in
loose heads; desert regions of western United States
(California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {California
buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]
wild cabbage
n 1: wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western
coastal Europe [syn: {wild cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]
wild calla
n 1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having
small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe
and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {water arum}, {Calla
palustris}]
wild card
n 1: an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"
2: a playing card whose value can be determined by the person
who holds it
wild carrot
n 1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot},
{Queen Anne's lace}, {Daucus carota}]
wild cavy
n 1: South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic
guinea pig [syn: {aperea}, {wild cavy}, {Cavia porcellus}]
wild celery
n 1: herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {wild celery},
{Apium graveolens}]
2: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and
Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {wild celery},
{Vallisneria spiralis}]
wild chamomile
n 1: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal
uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is
considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild
chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita},
{Matricaria chamomilla}]
wild cherry
n 1: the fruit of the wild cherry tree
2: an uncultivated cherry tree [syn: {wild cherry}, {wild cherry
tree}]
wild cherry tree
n 1: an uncultivated cherry tree [syn: {wild cherry}, {wild
cherry tree}]
wild chervil
n 1: coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed
in eastern North America [syn: {cow parsley}, {wild
chervil}, {Anthriscus sylvestris}]
wild China tree
n 1: deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy
fruit containing saponin [syn: {wild China tree}, {Sapindus
drumondii}, {Sapindus marginatus}]
wild cinnamon
n 1: large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic
bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in
terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon
tree}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]
2: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-
rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta
acris}]
wild clary
n 1: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena;
naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild
clary}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]
wild climbing hempweed
n 1: herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers;
climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing
boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine},
{Mikania scandens}]
wild coffee
n 1: coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually
perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn:
{feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild
coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]
wild cotton
n 1: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {wild cotton},
{Arizona wild cotton}, {Gossypium thurberi}]
wild crab
n 1: wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of
cultivated apples [syn: {wild crab}, {Malus sylvestris}]
wild cranberry
n 1: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern
Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves
turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red
bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry},
{sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape},
{creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]
wild crocus
n 1: short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or
lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American
pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus},
{lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American
pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]
wild dog
n 1: any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae
that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished
from jackals or wolves
wild duck
n 1: an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)
wild emmer
n 1: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated
wheat [syn: {wild wheat}, {wild emmer}, {Triticum dicoccum
dicoccoides}]
wild fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West
Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many
thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn:
{golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig},
{wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
2: a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit [syn: {wild
fig}, {Clusia flava}]
wild flower
n 1: wild or uncultivated flowering plant [syn: {wildflower},
{wild flower}]
wild garlic
n 1: pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {wood
garlic}, {Ramsons}, {Allium ursinum}]
2: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false
garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic},
{Allium vineale}]
wild geranium
n 1: common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply
parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {wild
geranium}, {spotted cranesbill}, {Geranium maculatum}]
wild ginger
n 1: low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and
rhizomes
wild goat
n 1: undomesticated goat
wild hollyhock
n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North
America that is also cultivated [syn: {checkerbloom}, {wild
hollyhock}, {Sidalcea malviflora}]
2: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common
hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes
placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {wild hollyhock}, {Iliamna
remota}, {Sphaeralcea remota}]
wild hop
n 1: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very
small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn:
{red bryony}, {wild hop}, {Bryonia dioica}]
wild horse
n 1: undomesticated or feral domestic horse
wild hyacinth
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth},
{wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides
nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
2: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn: {wild
hyacinth}, {indigo squill}, {Camassia scilloides}]
wild hydrangea
n 1: deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern
United States [syn: {wild hydrangea}, {Hydrangea
arborescens}]
wild indigo
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Baptisia [syn: {wild
indigo}, {false indigo}]
wild leek
n 1: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish
flowers [syn: {ramp}, {wild leek}, {Allium tricoccum}]
2: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk
of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn:
{wild leek}, {Levant garlic}, {kurrat}, {Allium
ampeloprasum}]
wild licorice
n 1: bedstraw with sweetish roots [syn: {wild licorice}, {Galium
lanceolatum}]
2: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild
liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
3: European perennial [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice},
{Astragalus glycyphyllos}]
wild lily of the valley
n 1: evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-
white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old
and New Worlds [syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {Pyrola
rotundifolia}]
2: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped
flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
[syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {shinleaf}, {Pyrola
elliptica}]
wild liquorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild
liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice},
{Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
2: European perennial [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice},
{Astragalus glycyphyllos}]
wild lupine
n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]
wild madder
n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white
madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's
breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
wild man
n 1: a person who is not socialized [syn: {wild man}, {feral
man}]
wild mandrake
n 1: North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible
though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {May apple}, {wild
mandrake}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]
wild mango
n 1: African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos;
valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that
resists termites [syn: {wild mango}, {dika}, {wild mango
tree}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]
wild mango tree
n 1: African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos;
valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that
resists termites [syn: {wild mango}, {dika}, {wild mango
tree}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]
wild marjoram
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram},
{pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum
vulgare}]
wild meadow lily
n 1: common lily of the eastern United States having nodding
yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada
lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow
lily}, {Lilium canadense}]
wild medlar
n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
[syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {medlar},
{Vangueria infausta}]
wild medlar tree
n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
[syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {medlar},
{Vangueria infausta}]
wild morning-glory
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge
bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium},
{Convolvulus sepium}]
2: weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink
flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
[syn: {field bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Convolvulus
arvensis}]
wild mustard
n 1: weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn:
{field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock},
{Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]
wild oat
n 1: common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {wild oat
grass}, {Avena fatua}]
wild oat grass
n 1: common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {wild oat
grass}, {Avena fatua}]
wild oats
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having
yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers [syn: {bellwort},
{merry bells}, {wild oats}]
wild olive
n 1: erect shrub or climber of India and China with red
olivelike fruit [syn: {wild olive}, {Elaeagnus latifolia}]
wild onion
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs
found growing wild
wild orange
n 1: small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree
bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible
fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn:
{trifoliate orange}, {trifoliata}, {wild orange}, {Poncirus
trifoliata}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
[syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild
orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
wild ox
n 1: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or
closely related Bibos [syn: {ox}, {wild ox}]
wild pansy
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy},
{Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink
of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
wild parsley
n 1: any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with
foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley
wild parsnip
n 1: biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate
leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat
poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip [syn:
{wild parsnip}, {madnep}]
wild pea
n 1: any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that
usually grow like vines
wild peach
n 1: large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen
foliage [syn: {wild peach}, {Kiggelaria africana}]
wild peanut
n 1: vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing
racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually
subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
[syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea
bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]
wild pink
n 1: a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink
blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog
rose}, {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]
2: perennial of eastern and central North America having short-
stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters [syn: {wild
pink}, {Silene caroliniana}]
wild pitch
n 1: an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to
catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
wild plum
n 1: an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: {wild plum}, {wild
plum tree}]
2: fruit of the wild plum of southern United States [syn: {hog
plum}, {wild plum}]
wild plum tree
n 1: an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: {wild plum}, {wild
plum tree}]
wild potato
n 1: erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States
and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers
resembling potatoes [syn: {wild potato}, {Solanum jamesii}]
wild potato vine
n 1: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held
to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine},
{wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot},
{scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]
wild pumpkin
n 1: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern
United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green
inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine},
{Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd},
{calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]
wild quinine
n 1: stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with
whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba
Indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild
quinine}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]
wild radish
n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and
podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish},
{wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]
wild rape
n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and
podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish},
{wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]
wild raspberry
n 1: the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn:
{wild raspberry}, {European raspberry}, {framboise}, {Rubus
idaeus}]
wild red oat
n 1: Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern
cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {animated oat}, {Avene
sterilis}]
wild rice
n 1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used
for food [syn: {wild rice}, {Zizania aquatica}]
2: grains of aquatic grass of North America [syn: {wild rice},
{Indian rice}]
wild rosemary
n 1: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern
Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {wild rosemary}, {marsh
tea}, {Ledum palustre}]
wild rye
n 1: any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
wild sage
n 1: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena;
naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild
clary}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]
wild sarsaparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla},
{wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]
wild sarsparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla},
{wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]
wild senna
n 1: North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally;
sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {wild senna}, {Senna
marilandica}, {Cassia marilandica}]
wild sensitive plant
n 1: tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive
to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
{partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant},
{Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]
wild service tree
n 1: European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit
[syn: {wild service tree}, {Sorbus torminalis}]
wild sheep
n 1: undomesticated sheep
wild snapdragon
n 1: common European perennial having showy yellow and orange
flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn:
{toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's
flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]
wild spinach
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often
collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-
henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium
bonus-henricus}]
2: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {pigweed},
{wild spinach}, {Chenopodium album}]
3: leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute
for spinach
4: leaves collected from the wild [syn: {lamb's-quarter},
{pigweed}, {wild spinach}]
wild spurge
n 1: common perennial United States spurge having showy white
petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge},
{tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]
wild strawberry
n 1: Europe [syn: {wild strawberry}, {wood strawberry},
{Fragaria vesca}]
wild sweet pea
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy
leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
[syn: {catgut}, {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia
virginiana}]
wild sweet potato vine
n 1: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held
to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine},
{wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot},
{scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]
wild tamarind
n 1: common thorny tropical American tree having terminal
racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or
circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow
dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind},
{camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium
dulce}]
2: a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles
tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind},
{Lysiloma latisiliqua}, {Lysiloma bahamensis}]
wild teasel
n 1: European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in
United States [syn: {wild teasel}, {Dipsacus sylvestris}]
wild thyme
n 1: aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in
Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild thyme},
{creeping thyme}, {Thymus serpyllum}]
wild tobacco
n 1: tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild
tobacco}, {Indian tobacco}, {Nicotiana rustica}]
wild vanilla
n 1: perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having
the fragrance of vanilla [syn: {wild vanilla}, {Trilisa
odoratissima}]
wild water lemon
n 1: tropical American passion flower with finely dissected
bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-
in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora
foetida}]
Wild West
n 1: the western United States during its frontier period
Wild West Show
n 1: a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody
that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large
scale; toured the United States and Europe [syn: {Wild West
Show}, {Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show}]
wild wheat
n 1: found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated
wheat [syn: {wild wheat}, {wild emmer}, {Triticum dicoccum
dicoccoides}]
wild wilkworm
n 1: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong
silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: {silkworm}, {giant
silkworm}, {wild wilkworm}]
wild winterpea
n 1: a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region
for long established in southern United States; cultivated
as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley
pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]
wild yam
n 1: having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat
rheumatism or liver disorders [syn: {wild yam}, {Dioscorea
paniculata}]
wild yellow lily
n 1: common lily of the eastern United States having nodding
yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada
lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow
lily}, {Lilium canadense}]
wild-eyed
adj 1: appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed
animals into a truck"
2: not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and
unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval
knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed
dream of a world state" [syn: {quixotic}, {romantic}, {wild-
eyed}]
wild-goose chase
n 1: the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
wildcat strike
n 1: a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the
officials of their union
wildcat well
n 1: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an
oil field [syn: {wildcat well}, {wildcat}]
wilde dagga
n 1: relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
[syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga},
{Leonotis leonurus}]
Wilderness Campaign
n 1: American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in
Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies
suffered terrible losses
Wiley Post
n 1: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo
flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: {Post}, {Wiley
Post}]
Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki
n 1: French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918) [syn:
{Apollinaire}, {Guillaume Apollinaire}, {Wilhelm
Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki}]
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
n 1: German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his
studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) [syn: {Weber},
{Wilhelm Eduard Weber}]
Wilhelm Grimm
n 1: the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for
their fairy stories (1786-1859) [syn: {Grimm}, {Wilhelm
Grimm}, {Wilhelm Karl Grimm}]
Wilhelm II
n 1: grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888
to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941)
[syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Wilhelm}, {Kaiser Bill}]
Wilhelm Karl Grimm
n 1: the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for
their fairy stories (1786-1859) [syn: {Grimm}, {Wilhelm
Grimm}, {Wilhelm Karl Grimm}]
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
n 1: German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed
roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Roentgen}, {Wilhelm
Konrad Roentgen}, {Rontgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen}]
Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
n 1: German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed
roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Roentgen}, {Wilhelm
Konrad Roentgen}, {Rontgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen}]
Wilhelm Ostwald
n 1: German chemist (1853-1932) [syn: {Ostwald}, {Wilhelm
Ostwald}]
Wilhelm Reich
n 1: Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States;
advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy
could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957) [syn:
{Reich}, {Wilhelm Reich}]
Wilhelm Richard Wagner
n 1: German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama
in which drama and spectacle and music are fused
(1813-1883) [syn: {Wagner}, {Richard Wagner}, {Wilhelm
Richard Wagner}]
Wilhelm von Opel
n 1: German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an
assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
[syn: {Opel}, {Wilhelm von Opel}]
Wilkes Land
n 1: a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the
south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by
Australia
Wilkie Collins
n 1: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
[syn: {Collins}, {Wilkie Collins}, {William Wilkie
Collins}]
Wilkins Micawber
n 1: fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal
optimist [syn: {Micawber}, {Wilkins Micawber}]
Will Durant
n 1: United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Durant}, {Will
Durant}, {William James Durant}]
Will Hays
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who formulated a
production code that prescribed the moral content of United
States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) [syn: {Hays},
{Will Hays}, {William Harrison Hays}]
Will Keith Kellog
n 1: United States food manufacturer who (with his brother)
developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and
toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to
manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {Kellogg}, {W. K.
Kellogg}, {Will Keith Kellog}]
will power
n 1: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
{self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession},
{willpower}, {will power}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
Will Rogers
n 1: United States humorist remembered for his homespun
commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
[syn: {Rogers}, {Will Rogers}, {William Penn Adair Rogers}]
will-o'-the-wisp
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
[syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern},
{will-o'-the-wisp}]
2: an illusion that misleads [syn: {will-o'-the-wisp}, {ignis
fatuus}]
Willa Cather
n 1: United States writer who wrote about frontier life
(1873-1947) [syn: {Cather}, {Willa Cather}, {Willa Sibert
Cather}]
Willa Sibert Cather
n 1: United States writer who wrote about frontier life
(1873-1947) [syn: {Cather}, {Willa Cather}, {Willa Sibert
Cather}]
Willamette River
n 1: a river in western Oregon that flows north into the
Columbia River near Portland [syn: {Willamette},
{Willamette River}]
Willard Frank Libby
n 1: United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon
dating (1908-1980) [syn: {Libby}, {Willard Frank Libby}]
Willard Huntington Wright
n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn:
{Wright}, {Willard Huntington Wright}, {S. S. Van Dine}]
Willard Van Orman Quine
n 1: United States philosopher and logician who championed an
empirical view of knowledge that depended on language
(1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {W. V. Quine}, {Willard Van
Orman Quine}]
Willem de Kooning
n 1: United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a
leading American exponent of abstract expressionism
(1904-1997) [syn: {de Kooning}, {Willem de Kooning}]
Willem de Sitter
n 1: Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe
and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) [syn:
{Sitter}, {Willem de Sitter}]
Willem Einthoven
n 1: Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph
(1860-1927) [syn: {Einthoven}, {Willem Einthoven}]
willful neglect
n 1: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his
delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not
really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest
consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
[syn: {delinquency}, {dereliction}, {willful neglect}]
William A. Craigie
n 1: English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford
English Dictionary (1872-1966) [syn: {Craigie}, {William A.
Craigie}, {Sir William Alexander Craigie}]
William and Mary
n 1: joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II
William Ashley Sunday
n 1: United States evangelist (1862-1935) [syn: {Sunday}, {Billy
Sunday}, {William Ashley Sunday}]
William Augustus
n 1: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in
the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland},
{William Augustus}, {Duke of Cumberland}, {Butcher
Cumberland}]
William Averell Harriman
n 1: United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the
Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
[syn: {Harriman}, {Averell Harriman}, {William Averell
Harriman}]
William Beaumont
n 1: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of
digestion (1785-1853) [syn: {Beaumont}, {William Beaumont}]
William Benjamin Hogan
n 1: United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments
(1912-1997) [syn: {Hogan}, {Ben Hogan}, {William Benjamin
Hogan}]
William Blake
n 1: visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) [syn:
{Blake}, {William Blake}]
William Bligh
n 1: British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789
when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an
open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor
4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: {Bligh}, {William
Bligh}, {Captain Bligh}]
William Bradford
n 1: United States printer (born in England) whose press
produced the first American prayer book and the New York
City's first newspaper (1663-1752) [syn: {Bradford},
{William Bradford}]
William Bradford Shockley
n 1: United States physicist (born in England) who contributed
to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)
[syn: {Shockley}, {William Shockley}, {William Bradford
Shockley}]
William Burroughs
n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the
life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs},
{William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William
Seward Burroughs}]
William Butler Yeats
n 1: Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {Yeats},
{William Butler Yeats}, {W. B. Yeats}]
William Butterfield
n 1: English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
[syn: {Butterfield}, {William Butterfield}]
William Byrd
n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of
16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music
printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: {Byrd},
{William Byrd}]
William Carlos Williams
n 1: United States poet (1883-1963) [syn: {Williams}, {William
Carlos Williams}]
William Caxton
n 1: English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in
English (1422-1491) [syn: {Caxton}, {William Caxton}]
William Chambers
n 1: English architect (1723-1796) [syn: {Chambers}, {William
Chambers}, {Sir William Chambers}]
William Christopher Handy
n 1: United States blues musician who transcribed and published
traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {Handy}, {W. C.
Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}]
William Claire Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger
(1899-1966) [syn: {Menninger}, {William Menninger},
{William Claire Menninger}]
William Clark
n 1: United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an
expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia
River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area
(1770-1838) [syn: {Clark}, {William Clark}]
William Clark Gable
n 1: United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Gable}, {Clark
Gable}, {William Clark Gable}]
William Claude Dukenfield
n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn:
{Fields}, {W. C. Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]
William Congreve
n 1: English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
[syn: {Congreve}, {William Congreve}]
William Cowper
n 1: English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
[syn: {Cowper}, {William Cowper}]
2: English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature
(1731-1800) [syn: {Cowper}, {William Cowper}]
William Crawford Gorgas
n 1: United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in
Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920) [syn:
{Gorgas}, {William Crawford Gorgas}]
William Crookes
n 1: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium;
invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays
(1832-1919) [syn: {Crookes}, {William Crookes}, {Sir
William Crookes}]
William Curtis
n 1: English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn:
{Curtis}, {William Curtis}]
William Cuthbert Faulkner
n 1: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about
people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn:
{Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert
Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]
William Dawes
n 1: American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the
British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
[syn: {Dawes}, {William Dawes}]
William Dean Howells
n 1: United States writer and editor (1837-1920) [syn:
{Howells}, {William Dean Howells}]
William Dudley Haywood
n 1: United States labor leader and militant socialist who was
one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World
(1869-1928) [syn: {Haywood}, {Big Bill Haywood}, {William
Dudley Haywood}]
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
n 1: United States civil rights leader and political activist
who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
[syn: {Du Bois}, {W. E. B. Du Bois}, {William Edward
Burghardt Du Bois}]
William Ewart Gladstone
n 1: liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four
times (1809-1898) [syn: {Gladstone}, {William Gladstone},
{William Ewart Gladstone}]
William F. Cody
n 1: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show
(1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William
Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]
William Falkner
n 1: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about
people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn:
{Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert
Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]
William Faulkner
n 1: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about
people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn:
{Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert
Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]
William Felton Russell
n 1: United States basketball center (born in 1934) [syn:
{Russell}, {Bill Russell}, {William Felton Russell}]
William Franklin Graham
n 1: United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass
evangelist (born in 1918) [syn: {Graham}, {Billy Graham},
{William Franklin Graham}]
William Frederick Cody
n 1: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show
(1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William
Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]
William Fulbright
n 1: United States senator who is remembered for his creation of
grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students
between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
[syn: {Fulbright}, {William Fulbright}, {James William
Fulbright}]
William Gilbert
n 1: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur
Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
[syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert},
{William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
2: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial
magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}]
William Gladstone
n 1: liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four
times (1809-1898) [syn: {Gladstone}, {William Gladstone},
{William Ewart Gladstone}]
William Golding
n 1: English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: {Golding}, {William
Golding}, {Sir William Gerald Golding}]
William Graham Sumner
n 1: United States sociologist (1840-1910) [syn: {Sumner},
{William Graham Sumner}]
William Green
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the
American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led
the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations
(1873-1952) [syn: {Green}, {William Green}]
William H. Bonney
n 1: United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men
(1859-1881) [syn: {Bonney}, {William H. Bonney}, {Billie
the Kid}]
William Harrison Dempsey
n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {Jack Dempsey},
{William Harrison Dempsey}, {Manassa Mauler}]
William Harrison Hays
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who formulated a
production code that prescribed the moral content of United
States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) [syn: {Hays},
{Will Hays}, {William Harrison Hays}]
William Harvey
n 1: English physician and scientist who described the
circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all
animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of
the species (1578-1657) [syn: {Harvey}, {William Harvey}]
William Hazlitt
n 1: English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830) [syn:
{Hazlitt}, {William Hazlitt}]
William Henry
n 1: English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed
by water at different temperatures and under different
pressures (1775-1836) [syn: {Henry}, {William Henry}]
William Henry Beveridge
n 1: British economist (born in India) whose report on social
insurance provided the basis for most of the social
legislation on which the welfare state in the United
Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: {Beveridge}, {William
Henry Beveridge}, {First Baron Beveridge}]
William Henry Fox Talbot
n 1: English inventor and pioneer in photography who published
the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
[syn: {Talbot}, {Fox Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]
William Henry Gates
n 1: United States computer entrepreneur whose software company
made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of
the United States (born in 1955) [syn: {Gates}, {Bill
Gates}, {William Henry Gates}]
William Henry Harrison
n 1: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during
his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn:
{Harrison}, {William Henry Harrison}, {President Harrison},
{President William Henry Harrison}]
William Henry Hoover
n 1: United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum
cleaners (1849-1932) [syn: {Hoover}, {William Hoover},
{William Henry Hoover}]
William Henry Hudson
n 1: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn:
{Hudson}, {W. H. Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]
William Henry Mauldin
n 1: United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers
in battle (1921-2003) [syn: {Mauldin}, {Bill Mauldin},
{William Henry Mauldin}]
William Henry Pratt
n 1: United States film actor (born in England) noted for his
performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Karloff},
{Boris Karloff}, {William Henry Pratt}]
William Henry Seward
n 1: United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867
arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at
the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872) [syn: {Seward},
{William Henry Seward}]
William Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered
infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered
the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William
Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William
Herschel}]
William Hogarth
n 1: English artist noted for a series of engravings that
satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764) [syn:
{Hogarth}, {William Hogarth}]
William Holman Hunt
n 1: Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn:
{Hunt}, {Holman Hunt}, {William Holman Hunt}]
William Holmes McGuffey
n 1: United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic
Readers (1800-1873) [syn: {McGuffey}, {William Holmes
McGuffey}]
William Hoover
n 1: United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum
cleaners (1849-1932) [syn: {Hoover}, {William Hoover},
{William Henry Hoover}]
William Howard Taft
n 1: 27th President of the United States and later chief justice
of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn:
{Taft}, {William Howard Taft}, {President Taft}]
William Hubbs Rehnquist
n 1: United States jurist who served as an associate justice on
the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when
he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) [syn:
{Rehnquist}, {William Rehnquist}, {William Hubbs
Rehnquist}]
William Hyde Wollaston
n 1: English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and
rhodium and demonstrated that static and current
electricity are the same (1766-1828) [syn: {Wollaston},
{William Hyde Wollaston}]
William I
n 1: duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and
became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated
Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced
many Norman customs into England (1027-1087) [syn: {William
I}, {William the Conqueror}]
William II
n 1: the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him
as King of England (1056-1100) [syn: {William II}, {William
Rufus}]
William III
n 1: King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the
daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James
II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary
II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702) [syn: {William
III}, {William of Orange}]
William Inge
n 1: United States playwright (1913-1973) [syn: {Inge}, {William
Inge}]
William IV
n 1: King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended
the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837) [syn:
{William IV}, {Sailor King}]
William James
n 1: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist
(1842-1910) [syn: {James}, {William James}]
William James Durant
n 1: United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Durant}, {Will
Durant}, {William James Durant}]
William Jefferson Clinton
n 1: 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn:
{Clinton}, {Bill Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton},
{President Clinton}]
William Jennings Bryan
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who advocated free
silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching
evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn:
{Bryan}, {William Jennings Bryan}, {Great Commoner}, {Boy
Orator of the Platte}]
William John Clifton Haley Jr.
n 1: United States rock singer who was one of the first to
popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Haley},
{Bill Haley}, {William John Clifton Haley Jr.}]
William Kidd
n 1: Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British
shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy
and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {Kidd}, {William Kidd},
{Captain Kidd}]
William Lawrence Shirer
n 1: United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the
outbreak of World War II (1904-1993) [syn: {Shirer},
{William Lawrence Shirer}]
William Le Baron Jenny
n 1: United States architect who designed the first skyscraper
in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) [syn:
{Jenny}, {William Le Baron Jenny}]
William Lloyd Garrison
n 1: United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery
journal (1805-1879) [syn: {Garrison}, {William Lloyd
Garrison}]
William Makepeace Thackeray
n 1: English writer (born in India) (1811-1863) [syn:
{Thackeray}, {William Makepeace Thackeray}]
William Maxwell Aitken
n 1: British newspaper publisher and politician (born in
Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn:
{Beaverbrook}, {1st Baron Beaverbrook}, {William Maxwell
Aitken}]
William McKinley
n 1: 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an
anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: {McKinley}, {William McKinley},
{President McKinley}]
William Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger
(1899-1966) [syn: {Menninger}, {William Menninger},
{William Claire Menninger}]
William Mitchell
n 1: United States aviator and general who was an early advocate
of military air power (1879-1936) [syn: {Mitchell},
{William Mitchell}, {Billy Mitchell}]
William Morris
n 1: English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) [syn: {Morris},
{William Morris}]
William Nunn Lipscom Jr.
n 1: United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular
structure (born in 1919) [syn: {Lipscomb}, {William Nunn
Lipscom Jr.}]
William of Occam
n 1: English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of
Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {Occam}, {William of
Occam}, {Ockham}, {William of Ockham}]
William of Ockham
n 1: English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of
Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {Occam}, {William of
Occam}, {Ockham}, {William of Ockham}]
William of Orange
n 1: King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the
daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James
II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary
II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702) [syn: {William
III}, {William of Orange}]
William of Wykeham
n 1: English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford
and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor
of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) [syn:
{Wykeham}, {William of Wykeham}]
William Patterson
n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a
member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806) [syn:
{Paterson}, {William Patterson}]
William Penn
n 1: Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of
Pennsylvania (1644-1718) [syn: {Penn}, {William Penn}]
William Penn Adair Rogers
n 1: United States humorist remembered for his homespun
commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
[syn: {Rogers}, {Will Rogers}, {William Penn Adair Rogers}]
William Pitt
n 1: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
[syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham},
{Pitt the Younger}]
2: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end
(1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {First Earl of
Chatham}, {Pitt the Elder}]
William Ralph Inge
n 1: English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and
articles (1860-1954) [syn: {Inge}, {William Ralph Inge},
{Gloomy Dean}]
William Randolph Hearst
n 1: United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of
large headlines and sensational reporting changed American
journalism (1863-1951) [syn: {Hearst}, {William Randolph
Hearst}]
William Rehnquist
n 1: United States jurist who served as an associate justice on
the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when
he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) [syn:
{Rehnquist}, {William Rehnquist}, {William Hubbs
Rehnquist}]
William Richard Morris
n 1: British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and
created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) [syn:
{Nuffield}, {William Richard Morris}, {First Viscount
Nuffield}]
William Rose Benet
n 1: United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet
(1886-1950) [syn: {Benet}, {William Rose Benet}]
William Rowan Hamilton
n 1: Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: {Hamilton}, {William
Rowan Hamilton}, {Sir William Rowan Hamilton}]
William Rufus
n 1: the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him
as King of England (1056-1100) [syn: {William II}, {William
Rufus}]
William S. Burroughs
n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the
life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs},
{William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William
Seward Burroughs}]
William S. Gilbert
n 1: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur
Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
[syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert},
{William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
William Saroyan
n 1: United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981)
[syn: {Saroyan}, {William Saroyan}]
William Schwenk Gilbert
n 1: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur
Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
[syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert},
{William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
William Seward Burroughs
n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the
life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs},
{William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William
Seward Burroughs}]
2: United States inventor who patented the first practical
adding machine (1855-1898) [syn: {Burroughs}, {William Seward
Burroughs}]
William Shakespeare
n 1: English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest
English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William
Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {Bard of
Avon}]
William Shakspere
n 1: English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest
English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William
Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {Bard of
Avon}]
William Shockley
n 1: United States physicist (born in England) who contributed
to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)
[syn: {Shockley}, {William Shockley}, {William Bradford
Shockley}]
William Somerset Maugham
n 1: English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories
(1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {W.
Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]
William Stanley Jevons
n 1: English economist and logician who contributed to the
development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)
[syn: {Jevons}, {William Stanley Jevons}]
William Strickland
n 1: United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
[syn: {Strickland}, {William Strickland}]
William Stubbs
n 1: English historian noted for his constitutional history of
medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: {Stubbs}, {William
Stubbs}]
William Styron
n 1: United States writer best known for his novels (born in
1925) [syn: {Styron}, {William Styron}]
William Sydney Porter
n 1: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {William Sydney Porter},
{O. Henry}]
William Tatem Tilden Jr.
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in
the 1920s (1893-1953) [syn: {Tilden}, {Big Bill Tilden},
{William Tatem Tilden Jr.}]
William Tecumseh Sherman
n 1: United States general who was commander of all Union troops
in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive
march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two
(1820-1891) [syn: {Sherman}, {William Tecumseh Sherman}]
William Tell
n 1: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who
was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to
legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple
from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did
successfully without mishap) [syn: {Tell}, {William Tell}]
William the Conqueror
n 1: duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and
became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated
Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced
many Norman customs into England (1027-1087) [syn: {William
I}, {William the Conqueror}]
William Thompson
n 1: British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of
temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
[syn: {Kelvin}, {First Baron Kelvin}, {William Thompson}]
William Thornton
n 1: American architect (1759-1828) [syn: {Thornton}, {William
Thornton}]
William Tindal
n 1: English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation
of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for
the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition;
he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in
Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William
Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William
Tindal}]
William Tindale
n 1: English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation
of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for
the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition;
he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in
Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William
Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William
Tindal}]
William Tyndale
n 1: English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation
of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for
the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition;
he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in
Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William
Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William
Tindal}]
William Walton
n 1: English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Walton}, {William
Walton}, {Sir William Walton}, {Sir William Turner Walton}]
William Wilkie Collins
n 1: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
[syn: {Collins}, {Wilkie Collins}, {William Wilkie
Collins}]
William Wordsworth
n 1: a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake
District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850) [syn:
{Wordsworth}, {William Wordsworth}]
William Wycherley
n 1: English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical
plays (1640-1716) [syn: {Wycherley}, {William Wycherley}]
William Wyler
n 1: United States filmmaker (1902-1981) [syn: {Wyler}, {William
Wyler}]
William Wymark Jacobs
n 1: English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn:
{Jacobs}, {W. W. Jacobs}, {William Wymark Jacobs}]
Williams syndrome
n 1: a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of
genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental
deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but
an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for
vocabulary
Willie Howard Mays Jr.
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays},
{Willie Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}, {Say Hey Kid}]
Willie Mays
n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays},
{Willie Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}, {Say Hey Kid}]
willing and able
adj 1: not reluctant
willow aster
n 1: a variety of aster
willow bell
n 1: perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue
flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {willow bell},
{Campanula persicifolia}]
willow family
n 1: two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix;
Populus [syn: {Salicaceae}, {family Salicaceae}, {willow
family}]
willow oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States
having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood [syn:
{willow oak}, {Quercus phellos}]
willow tree
n 1: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus
Salix [syn: {willow}, {willow tree}]
willow-pattern
n 1: chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white
background depicting a willow tree and often a river [syn:
{willowware}, {willow-pattern}]
Willy Brandt
n 1: German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked
to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992) [syn:
{Brandt}, {Willy Brandt}]
willy-nilly
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered";
"bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn:
{randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-
nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
2: without having a choice
Wilms tumour
n 1: malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by
hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a
palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour},
{adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the
kidney}]
Wilms' tumor
n 1: malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by
hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a
palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour},
{adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the
kidney}]
Wilson cloud chamber
n 1: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles
passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle
ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets
condense on them to produce a visible track [syn: {cloud
chamber}, {Wilson cloud chamber}]
Wilson's blackcap
n 1: yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's
warbler}, {Wilson's blackcap}, {Wilsonia pusilla}]
Wilson's disease
n 1: a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper
accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells
and brain [syn: {hepatolenticular degeneration}, {Wilson's
disease}]
Wilson's phalarope
n 1: breeds on the northern great plains of Canada [syn:
{Wilson's phalarope}, {Steganopus tricolor}]
Wilson's snipe
n 1: American snipe [syn: {Wilson's snipe}, {Gallinago gallinago
delicata}]
Wilson's thrush
n 1: tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn:
{veery}, {Wilson's thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]
Wilson's warbler
n 1: yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's
warbler}, {Wilson's blackcap}, {Wilsonia pusilla}]
Wilsonia pusilla
n 1: yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's
warbler}, {Wilson's blackcap}, {Wilsonia pusilla}]
wilt disease
n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling;
usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn:
{wilt}, {wilt disease}]
Wilton carpet
n 1: a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a
Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close
velvety pile [syn: {Wilton}, {Wilton carpet}]
Wimshurst machine
n 1: electrical device that produces a high voltage by building
up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic
generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine},
{Van de Graaff generator}]
win back
v 1: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We
got back the money after we threatened to sue the company";
"He got back his son from the kidnappers" [syn: {win back},
{get back}]
win over
v 1: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or
validity of something; "He had finally convinced several
customers of the advantages of his product" [syn:
{convert}, {win over}, {convince}]
Winchester College
n 1: the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
Winchester drive
n 1: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or
optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn:
{disk drive}, {disc drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester
drive}]
wind bell
n 1: a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or
pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause
them to tinkle [syn: {wind chime}, {wind bell}]
Wind Cave National Park
n 1: a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and
limestone caverns
wind chime
n 1: a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or
pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause
them to tinkle [syn: {wind chime}, {wind bell}]
wind cone
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{windsock}, {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve},
{wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
wind deflection
n 1: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects
of wind [syn: {windage}, {wind deflection}]
wind energy facility
n 1: a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate
electricity [syn: {wind farm}, {wind park}, {wind energy
facility}]
wind exposure
n 1: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's
hull which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn:
{windage}, {wind exposure}]
wind farm
n 1: a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate
electricity [syn: {wind farm}, {wind park}, {wind energy
facility}]
wind gage
n 1: a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn:
{anemometer}, {wind gauge}, {wind gage}]
wind gap
n 1: a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through
it
wind gauge
n 1: a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn:
{anemometer}, {wind gauge}, {wind gage}]
wind generation
n 1: power derived from the wind (as by windmills) [syn: {wind
generation}, {wind power}]
wind generator
n 1: generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn:
{windmill}, {aerogenerator}, {wind generator}]
wind harp
n 1: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind
passes over them [syn: {aeolian harp}, {aeolian lyre},
{wind harp}]
wind instrument
n 1: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an
enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the
human breath [syn: {wind instrument}, {wind}]
wind off
v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
[syn: {unwind}, {wind off}, {unroll}] [ant: {roll},
{twine}, {wind}, {wrap}]
wind park
n 1: a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate
electricity [syn: {wind farm}, {wind park}, {wind energy
facility}]
wind poppy
n 1: California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind
poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum},
{Papaver heterophyllum}]
wind power
n 1: power derived from the wind (as by windmills) [syn: {wind
generation}, {wind power}]
wind rose
n 1: weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds
from different directions
wind scale
n 1: an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to
12 (hurricane) [syn: {Beaufort scale}, {wind scale}]
wind sleeve
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{windsock}, {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve},
{wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
wind sock
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{windsock}, {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve},
{wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
wind tee
n 1: weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield
wind tunnel
n 1: a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known
velocities for testing parts of aircraft
wind turbine
n 1: a turbine that is driven by the wind
wind up
v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and
living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch
up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]
2: give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
3: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male
audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind
up}]
4: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a
stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind}, {wind up}]
wind vane
n 1: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure;
rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn:
{weathervane}, {weather vane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]
windfall profit
n 1: profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some
event not controlled by those who profit from it
winding-clothes
n 1: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall},
{shroud}, {cerement}, {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]
winding-sheet
n 1: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall},
{shroud}, {cerement}, {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]
windmill grass
n 1: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes
arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill
grass}, {creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris
truncata}]
window blind
n 1: a blind for privacy or to keep out light
window box
n 1: a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill
window cleaner
n 1: someone who cleans windows for pay
window dresser
n 1: someone who decorates shop windows [syn: {window dresser},
{window trimmer}]
window dressing
n 1: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something
unpleasant [syn: {facade}, {window dressing}]
2: the decoration of shop windows
window envelope
n 1: an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the
address on the enclosure
window frame
n 1: the framework that supports a window
window glass
n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn:
{pane}, {pane of glass}, {window glass}]
window lock
n 1: a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that
can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash fastener},
{sash lock}, {window lock}]
window oyster
n 1: marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters
characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn:
{window oyster}, {windowpane oyster}, {capiz}, {Placuna
placenta}]
window pane
n 1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
{back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
{loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
{superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
window sash
n 1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window
frame [syn: {sash}, {window sash}]
window screen
n 1: screen to keep insects from entering a building through the
open window
window seat
n 1: a bench or similar seat built into a window recess
window shade
n 1: an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window
window trimmer
n 1: someone who decorates shop windows [syn: {window dresser},
{window trimmer}]
window washer
n 1: someone who washes windows
window-dress
v 1: make something appear superficially attractive; "The
researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data";
"Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth" [syn: {dress
up}, {window-dress}]
window-shop
v 1: examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only
window-washing
n 1: the activity of washing windows
windowpane oyster
n 1: marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters
characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn:
{window oyster}, {windowpane oyster}, {capiz}, {Placuna
placenta}]
windscreen wiper
n 1: a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn:
{windshield wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper}, {wiper
blade}]
windshield wiper
n 1: a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn:
{windshield wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper}, {wiper
blade}]
Windsor chair
n 1: straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many
spindles
Windsor green
n 1: a light chrome green pigment
Windsor knot
n 1: a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie
Windsor tie
n 1: a wide necktie worn in a loose bow
Windward Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the
southern part of the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Windward
Islands}, {Windward Isles}]
Windward Isles
n 1: a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the
southern part of the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Windward
Islands}, {Windward Isles}]
Windward Passage
n 1: a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that
connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
windward side
n 1: the side toward the wind [syn: {windward side},
{weatherboard}, {weather side}]
Windy City
n 1: largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that
extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake
Michigan [syn: {Chicago}, {Windy City}]
wine and dine
v 1: eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"
2: provide with food and drink, usually lavishly
wine bar
n 1: a bar that serves only wine
wine barrel
n 1: a barrel that holds wine [syn: {wine cask}, {wine barrel}]
wine bottle
n 1: a bottle for holding wine
wine bucket
n 1: a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine [syn: {wine
bucket}, {wine cooler}]
wine cask
n 1: a barrel that holds wine [syn: {wine cask}, {wine barrel}]
wine cellar
n 1: storage space where wines are stored [syn: {cellar}, {wine
cellar}]
wine cooler
n 1: a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine [syn: {wine
bucket}, {wine cooler}]
wine lover
n 1: a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut
wine maker
n 1: someone who makes wine [syn: {vintner}, {winemaker}, {wine
maker}]
2: an establishment where wine is made [syn: {winery}, {wine
maker}]
wine making
n 1: the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
[syn: {winemaking}, {wine making}]
wine merchant
n 1: someone who sells wine [syn: {vintner}, {wine merchant}]
wine palm
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a
brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn:
{wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul
tree}, {toddy palm}, {Caryota urens}]
2: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a
hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and
sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra},
{palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar
palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]
wine sauce
n 1: white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously
seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat
wine steward
n 1: a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
[syn: {sommelier}, {wine waiter}, {wine steward}]
wine taster
n 1: a taster who evaluates the quality of wines
wine tasting
n 1: a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines
wine vinegar
n 1: vinegar made from wine
wine waiter
n 1: a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
[syn: {sommelier}, {wine waiter}, {wine steward}]
wine-colored
n 1: a red as dark as red wine [syn: {wine}, {wine-colored},
{wine-coloured}]
wine-coloured
n 1: a red as dark as red wine [syn: {wine}, {wine-colored},
{wine-coloured}]
wine-maker's yeast
n 1: used in making wine [syn: {wine-maker's yeast},
{Saccharomyces ellipsoides}]
wine-red
adj 1: of something having the dark red color of red wine
wineglass heel
n 1: a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
Winfield Scott
n 1: United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and
who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
[syn: {Scott}, {Winfield Scott}]
wing case
n 1: either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other
insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
[syn: {wing case}, {elytron}]
wing chair
n 1: easy chair having wings on each side of a high back
wing commander
n 1: (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain
wing elm
n 1: North American elm having twigs and young branches with
prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm},
{Ulmus alata}]
wing flat
n 1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: {coulisse}, {wing flat}]
wing loading
n 1: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
wing nut
n 1: any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged
nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia [syn: {wing nut},
{wing-nut}]
2: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and
forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-nut},
{wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]
wing screw
n 1: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and
forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-
nut}, {wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]
wing shooting
n 1: shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)
wing tip
n 1: a shoe having a wing-tip toecap
2: a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the
throat of the shoe
wing-nut
n 1: any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged
nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia [syn: {wing nut},
{wing-nut}]
2: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and
forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-nut},
{wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]
wing-shaped
adj 1: having or resembling wings [syn: {alar}, {alary},
{aliform}, {wing-shaped}]
winged bean
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
winged elm
n 1: North American elm having twigs and young branches with
prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm},
{Ulmus alata}]
winged everlasting
n 1: Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful
silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long
winged stems [syn: {winged everlasting}, {Ammobium alatum}]
winged pea
n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish
flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
[syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean
vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
2: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod [syn:
{winged pea}, {asparagus pea}, {Lotus tetragonolobus}]
winged pigweed
n 1: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish
flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed},
{tumbleweed}, {Cycloloma atriplicifolium}]
winged spindle tree
n 1: bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky
longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern
Asia to central China [syn: {winged spindle tree},
{Euonymous alatus}]
wink at
v 1: give one's silent approval to [syn: {connive at}, {wink
at}]
winkle out
v 1: force from a place or position; "The committee winkled out
the unqualified candidates"
2: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle}, {winkle
out}]
winner's circle
n 1: a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the
owners of winning horses
winning post
n 1: the post at the end of a racecourse
winning streak
n 1: a streak of wins
winnow out
v 1: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled
out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi";
"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
[syn: {rule out}, {eliminate}, {winnow out}, {reject}]
Winslow Homer
n 1: United States painter best known for his seascapes
(1836-1910) [syn: {Homer}, {Winslow Homer}]
Winston Churchill
n 1: British statesman and leader during World War II; received
Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn:
{Churchill}, {Winston Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill},
{Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]
Winston S. Churchill
n 1: British statesman and leader during World War II; received
Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn:
{Churchill}, {Winston Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill},
{Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]
Winston-Salem
n 1: a city of north central North Carolina
winter aconite
n 1: small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow
flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is
gone [syn: {winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}]
winter cherry
n 1: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated
papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant},
{winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]
2: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its
abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized
fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry}, {Madeira
winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]
winter cress
n 1: any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian
cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {winter
cress}, {St. Barbara's herb}, {scurvy grass}]
2: cress cultivated for winter salads
winter crookneck
n 1: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and
elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck}, {winter
crookneck squash}, {Cucurbita moschata}]
winter crookneck squash
n 1: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and
elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck}, {winter
crookneck squash}, {Cucurbita moschata}]
2: a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck
winter currant
n 1: a flowering shrub [syn: {winter currant}, {Ribes
sanguineum}]
winter fern
n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all
parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison
hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska
fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
winter flounder
n 1: flesh of American flounder; important in the winter [syn:
{lemon sole}, {winter flounder}]
2: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter
flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole},
{Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]
winter flowering cherry
n 1: shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental
for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {rosebud cherry}, {winter
flowering cherry}, {Prunus subhirtella}]
winter hazel
n 1: any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for
their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before
the leaves [syn: {winter hazel}, {flowering hazel}]
winter heath
n 1: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped
red flowers [syn: {winter heath}, {spring heath}, {Erica
carnea}]
winter heliotrope
n 1: European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn:
{winter heliotrope}, {sweet coltsfoot}, {Petasites
fragrans}]
winter jasmine
n 1: deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-
blooming yellow flowers [syn: {winter jasmine}, {Jasminum
nudiflorum}]
winter melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a
smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not
have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon},
{honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo
inodorus}]
2: the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale
green to orange flesh that keeps well
winter melon vine
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a
smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not
have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon},
{honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo
inodorus}]
winter mushroom
n 1: an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late
fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth
orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in
maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters [syn:
{winter mushroom}, {Flammulina velutipes}]
Winter Olympic Games
n 1: an Olympics for winter sports [syn: {Winter Olympic Games},
{Winter Olympics}]
Winter Olympics
n 1: an Olympics for winter sports [syn: {Winter Olympic Games},
{Winter Olympics}]
winter purslane
n 1: succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb;
grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North
America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban
spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]
winter rose
n 1: European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like
winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter
rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]
winter savory
n 1: erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and
leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
[syn: {winter savory}, {Satureja montana}, {Satureia
montana}]
2: resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf
[syn: {winter savory}, {winter savoury}]
winter savoury
n 1: resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf
[syn: {winter savory}, {winter savoury}]
winter solstice
n 1: December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point
[ant: {June 21}, {midsummer}, {summer solstice}]
winter squash
n 1: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and
Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds
and mature in the fall [syn: {winter squash}, {winter
squash plant}]
2: any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds
and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and
can be stored for several months
winter squash plant
n 1: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and
Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds
and mature in the fall [syn: {winter squash}, {winter
squash plant}]
winter sweet
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete},
{cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter
sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
2: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram}, {pot
marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum
vulgare}]
3: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
{winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]
4: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice}, {winter
sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]
winter urn
n 1: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
winter wren
n 1: small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
[syn: {winter wren}, {Troglodytes troglodytes}]
winter's bark
n 1: aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties
2: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a
light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark},
{winter's bark tree}, {Drimys winteri}]
winter's bark family
n 1: small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera
Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in
Magnoliaceae [syn: {Winteraceae}, {family Winteraceae},
{winter's bark family}]
winter's bark tree
n 1: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a
light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark},
{winter's bark tree}, {Drimys winteri}]
winter-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the winter [syn: {winter-
blooming}, {winter-flowering}]
winter-flowering
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the winter [syn: {winter-
blooming}, {winter-flowering}]
Wintera colorata
n 1: evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is
conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small
black fruits [syn: {pepper shrub}, {Pseudowintera
colorata}, {Wintera colorata}]
wintergreen family
n 1: evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola,
Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia [syn: {Pyrolaceae}, {family
Pyrolaceae}, {wintergreen family}]
wintergreen oil
n 1: oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or
teaberry plant [syn: {wintergreen oil}, {oil of
wintergreen}]
wipe away
v 1: remove by wiping [syn: {wipe off}, {wipe away}]
wipe off
v 1: remove by wiping [syn: {wipe off}, {wipe away}]
2: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the
formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase}, {rub
out}, {score out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]
wipe out
v 1: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot
of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use
up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe
out}]
2: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish},
{eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]
3: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values
have been wiped out" [syn: {wipe out}, {sweep away}]
4: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the
Armenians in 1915" [syn: {erase}, {wipe out}]
5: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in
the President's speech" [syn: {kill}, {obliterate}, {wipe
out}]
6: wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively
cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on
your record" [syn: {cancel out}, {wipe out}]
wipe up
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway
now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe
up}, {mop up}, {mop}]
wiped out
adj 1: destroyed completely [syn: {annihilated}, {exterminated},
{wiped out(p)}]
2: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
[syn: {broken}, {wiped out(p)}, {impoverished}]
wiper arm
n 1: contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a
series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
[syn: {wiper}, {wiper arm}, {contact arm}]
wiper blade
n 1: a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn:
{windshield wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper}, {wiper
blade}]
wiper motor
n 1: electric motor that moves the windshield wiper
wire cloth
n 1: fabric woven of metallic wire
wire cutter
n 1: an edge tool used in cutting wire
wire gage
n 1: gauge for measuring the diameter of wire [syn: {wire
gauge}, {wire gage}]
wire gauge
n 1: gauge for measuring the diameter of wire [syn: {wire
gauge}, {wire gage}]
wire glass
n 1: a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it
wire grass
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning
pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie
grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius},
{Schizachyrium scoparium}]
2: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers;
native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
[syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass},
{Eleusine indica}]
wire matrix printer
n 1: an impact printer in which each character is represented by
a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire matrix
printer}, {wire printer}, {stylus printer}]
wire printer
n 1: an impact printer in which each character is represented by
a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire matrix
printer}, {wire printer}, {stylus printer}]
wire recorder
n 1: an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire
wire service
n 1: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and
distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press
agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news
organization}, {news organisation}]
wire stripper
n 1: a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from
the cut end of an insulated wire
wire wool
n 1: a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive [syn:
{steel wool}, {wire wool}]
wire-haired
adj 1: (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-
haired terrier" [syn: {wire-haired}, {wiry-coated}]
wire-haired fox terrier
n 1: a fox terrier with wiry hair
wire-haired pointing griffon
n 1: breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat
and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but
largely developed in France [syn: {griffon}, {wire-haired
pointing griffon}]
wire-haired terrier
n 1: a terrier with wiry hair [syn: {wirehair}, {wirehaired
terrier}, {wire-haired terrier}]
wire-puller
n 1: one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings)
for his own ends
wirehaired terrier
n 1: a terrier with wiry hair [syn: {wirehair}, {wirehaired
terrier}, {wire-haired terrier}]
wireless fidelity
n 1: a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals
to transmit and receive data over distances of a few
hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {wireless local
area network}, {WLAN}, {wireless fidelity}, {WiFi}]
wireless local area network
n 1: a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals
to transmit and receive data over distances of a few
hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {wireless local
area network}, {WLAN}, {wireless fidelity}, {WiFi}]
wireless telegraph
n 1: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by
Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy},
{wireless telegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]
wireless telegraphy
n 1: telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by
wire [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy}, {wireless
telegraphy}]
2: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by
Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy},
{wireless telegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]
wireless telephone
n 1: telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by
wire [syn: {radiotelephone}, {radiotelephony}, {wireless
telephone}]
2: a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than
along cables [syn: {radiotelephone}, {radiophone}, {wireless
telephone}]
wiring diagram
n 1: a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system
wiry-coated
adj 1: (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-
haired terrier" [syn: {wire-haired}, {wiry-coated}]
wiry-stemmed
adj 1: having a wiry stem
Wis.
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn:
{Wisconsin}, {Badger State}, {WI}, {Wis.}, {Wisc.}]
Wisc.
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn:
{Wisconsin}, {Badger State}, {WI}, {Wis.}, {Wisc.}]
Wisconsin River
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn:
{Wisconsin}, {Wisconsin River}]
Wisconsin weeping willow
n 1: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn:
{Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix
blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]
wisdom book
n 1: any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are
considered to contain wisdom [syn: {sapiential book},
{wisdom book}, {wisdom literature}]
wisdom literature
n 1: any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are
considered to contain wisdom [syn: {sapiential book},
{wisdom book}, {wisdom literature}]
Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach
n 1: an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in
that respect) [syn: {Ben Sira}, {Sirach}, {Ecclesiasticus},
{Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach}]
Wisdom of Solomon
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on
wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably
written in the first century BC [syn: {Wisdom of Solomon},
{Wisdom}]
wisdom tooth
n 1: any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower
jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages
16 and 21)
wise guy
n 1: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
[syn: {wise guy}, {smart aleck}, {wiseacre}, {wisenheimer},
{weisenheimer}]
wise man
n 1: a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: {mentor}, {wise
man}]
Wise Men
n 1: (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and
Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According
to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought
gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there
were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were
three of them [syn: {Wise Men}, {Magi}]
wise to
adj 1: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn:
{knowing}, {wise(p)}, {wise to(p)}]
wise up
v 1: get wise to; "They wised up to it"
2: cause someone to become aware of something
wish list
n 1: a list of events that you wish would occur
wish well
v 1: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or
fortune of [syn: {wish}, {wish well}] [ant: {begrudge},
{resent}]
wish-wash
n 1: any thin watery drink
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish},
{tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce},
{codswallop}]
wished-for
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {longed-for}, {wished-for},
{yearned-for}]
wishful thinker
n 1: a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn:
{escapist}, {dreamer}, {wishful thinker}]
wishful thinking
n 1: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
wishing bone
n 1: the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: {wishbone}, {wishing
bone}]
wishing cap
n 1: a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for
wishy-washy
adj 1: weak in willpower, courage or vitality [syn: {namby-
pamby}, {gutless}, {spineless}, {wishy-washy}]
Wisteria chinensis
n 1: having deep purple flowers [syn: {Chinese wistaria},
{Wisteria chinensis}]
Wisteria floribunda
n 1: having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue [syn:
{Japanese wistaria}, {Wisteria floribunda}]
Wisteria frutescens
n 1: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated
Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn:
{American wistaria}, {American wisteria}, {Wisteria
frutescens}]
Wisteria venusta
n 1: a wisteria of China having white flowers [syn: {silky
wisteria}, {Wisteria venusta}]
witch alder
n 1: any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus
Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers
in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from
Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains [syn: {fothergilla},
{witch alder}]
witch broom
n 1: an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or
shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological
disturbance [syn: {witches' broom}, {witch broom},
{hexenbesen}, {staghead}]
witch doctor
n 1: someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
witch elm
n 1: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch
elm}, {wych elm}, {Ulmus glabra}]
witch grass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a
weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass},
{old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass},
{Panicum capillare}]
2: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
{couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
{witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]
witch hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: {witch hazel}, {witch
hazel plant}, {wych hazel}, {wych hazel plant}]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution
containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {witch
hazel}, {wych hazel}]
witch hazel plant
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: {witch hazel}, {witch
hazel plant}, {wych hazel}, {wych hazel plant}]
witch's brew
n 1: a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and
terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'
brew" [syn: {witches' brew}, {witches' broth}, {witch's
brew}]
witch-hazel family
n 1: comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla,
Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera [syn:
{Hamamelidaceae}, {family Hamamelidaceae}, {witch-hazel
family}]
witch-hunt
n 1: searching out and harassing dissenters
witch-hunter
n 1: someone who identifies and punishes people for their
opinions
witches' brew
n 1: a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and
terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'
brew" [syn: {witches' brew}, {witches' broth}, {witch's
brew}]
witches' broom
n 1: an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or
shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological
disturbance [syn: {witches' broom}, {witch broom},
{hexenbesen}, {staghead}]
witches' broth
n 1: a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and
terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches'
brew" [syn: {witches' brew}, {witches' broth}, {witch's
brew}]
witches' butter
n 1: a yellow jelly fungus [syn: {witches' butter}, {Tremella
lutescens}]
witches' Sabbath
n 1: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and
sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic
orgy [syn: {sabbat}, {witches' Sabbath}]
with child
adj 1: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
"was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte},
{expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)},
{heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
with-it
adj 1: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style;
"wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in
swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it
boutique" [syn: {up-to-date}, {up to date}, {cutting-
edge}, {with-it}]
2: having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an
urban environment [syn: {streetwise}, {street smart}, {with-
it}]
withdrawal method
n 1: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but
the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
[syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method},
{withdrawal}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]
withdrawal symptom
n 1: any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or
depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of
the drug
withdrawing room
n 1: a formal room where visitors can be received and
entertained [syn: {drawing room}, {withdrawing room}]
withholding tax
n 1: income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly
to the government by the employer [syn: {withholding tax},
{withholding}]
without a stitch
adj 1: without any clothing at all
without doubt
adv 1: admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be
sure}, {without doubt}, {no doubt}]
witness box
n 1: a box enclosure for a witness when testifying [syn:
{witness box}, {witness stand}]
witness stand
n 1: a box enclosure for a witness when testifying [syn:
{witness box}, {witness stand}]
Witold Gombrowicz
n 1: Polish author (1904-1969) [syn: {Gombrowicz}, {Witold
Gombrowicz}]
wolf bean
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine},
{wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]
wolf boy
n 1: a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves
wolf cub
n 1: a young wolf [syn: {wolf pup}, {wolf cub}]
wolf down
v 1: eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" [syn:
{wolf}, {wolf down}]
wolf fish
n 1: large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong
teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolffish}, {wolf fish},
{catfish}]
wolf pack
n 1: a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy
convoys
2: a group of wolves hunting together
wolf pup
n 1: a young wolf [syn: {wolf pup}, {wolf cub}]
wolf spider
n 1: ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
[syn: {wolf spider}, {hunting spider}]
wolf's bane
n 1: poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves
and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfsbane},
{wolfbane}, {wolf's bane}, {Aconitum lycoctonum}]
wolf's milk
n 1: tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a
weed in eastern North America [syn: {leafy spurge}, {wolf's
milk}, {Euphorbia esula}]
wolf-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a wolf
wolf-whistle
v 1: whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males
Wolffia columbiana
n 1: smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas [syn:
{common wolffia}, {Wolffia columbiana}]
Wolffiella gladiata
n 1: having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North
America [syn: {mud midget}, {bogmat}, {Wolffiella
gladiata}]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
n 1: prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the
classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
[syn: {Mozart}, {Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}]
Wolfgang Pauli
n 1: United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the
exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for
the periodic table) (1900-1958) [syn: {Pauli}, {Wolfgang
Pauli}]
wolfram steel
n 1: a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten [syn:
{tungsten steel}, {wolfram steel}]
Wollaston prism
n 1: optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet
light [syn: {Rochon prism}, {Wollaston prism}]
Wollemi pine
n 1: newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long
extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet
assigned
Wolstonian glaciation
n 1: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the
deposits laid down at that time
Wolverine State
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State},
{Great Lakes State}, {MI}, {Mich.}]
woman chaser
n 1: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
[syn: {wolf}, {woman chaser}, {skirt chaser}, {masher}]
woman hater
n 1: a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular [syn:
{misogynist}, {woman hater}]
woman of the house
n 1: a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the
family income [syn: {housewife}, {homemaker}, {lady of the
house}, {woman of the house}]
woman of the street
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
{prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
woman's body
n 1: the body of an adult woman [syn: {adult female body},
{woman's body}]
woman's clothing
n 1: clothing that is designed for women to wear
woman's doctor
n 1: a specialist in gynecology [syn: {gynecologist},
{gynaecologist}, {woman's doctor}]
woman's hat
n 1: hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner [syn:
{millinery}, {woman's hat}]
woman-worship
n 1: the worship of women [syn: {gyneolatry}, {gynaeolatry},
{woman-worship}]
womb-to-tomb
adj 1: continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from
lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art" [syn:
{lifelong}, {womb-to-tomb}]
Women's Army Corps
n 1: an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no
longer a separate branch of the United States Army [syn:
{Women's Army Corps}, {WAC}]
women's lib
n 1: the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn:
{feminist movement}, {feminism}, {women's liberation
movement}, {women's lib}]
women's liberation movement
n 1: the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn:
{feminist movement}, {feminism}, {women's liberation
movement}, {women's lib}]
women's liberationist
n 1: a supporter of feminism [syn: {feminist}, {women's
rightist}, {women's liberationist}, {libber}]
women's rightist
n 1: a supporter of feminism [syn: {feminist}, {women's
rightist}, {women's liberationist}, {libber}]
won ton
n 1: a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually
served in soup [syn: {won ton}, {wonton}]
2: a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: {won ton}, {wonton},
{wonton soup}]
won-lost record
n 1: (sports) a record of win versus losses
wonder bean
n 1: annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America
bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for
forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {giant stock
bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]
wonder boy
n 1: a man who is unusually successful at an early age [syn:
{wonder boy}, {golden boy}]
wonder child
n 1: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age;
"Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {child prodigy}, {infant
prodigy}, {wonder child}]
wonder flower
n 1: South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white
blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use
as winter cut flowers [syn: {chincherinchee}, {wonder
flower}, {Ornithogalum thyrsoides}]
wonder woman
n 1: a woman who can be a successful wife and have a
professional career at the same time
wonder-struck
adj 1: affected by or overcome with wonder
wont to
adj 1: in the habit of doing something; "...was wont to complain
that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn:
{used to(p)}, {wont to(p)}]
wonton soup
n 1: a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: {won ton}, {wonton},
{wonton soup}]
wood alcohol
n 1: a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used
as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant
for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {methyl alcohol}, {wood
alcohol}, {wood spirit}]
wood anemone
n 1: common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-
tinged white flowers [syn: {wood anemone}, {snowdrop},
{Anemone quinquefolia}]
2: European anemone with solitary white flowers common in
deciduous woodlands [syn: {wood anemone}, {Anemone nemorosa}]
wood ant
n 1: reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in
woodlands [syn: {wood ant}, {Formica rufa}]
wood aster
n 1: any of several asters of eastern North America usually
growing in woods
wood avens
n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb
bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum
urbanum}]
wood block
n 1: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut
into it; used to make prints [syn: {woodcut}, {wood block},
{wood engraving}]
wood chisel
n 1: a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a
mallet or pushed by hand
wood coal
n 1: intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn:
{lignite}, {brown coal}, {wood coal}]
2: a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other
organic matter in the absence of air [syn: {charcoal}, {wood
coal}]
wood cudweed
n 1: weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly
foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike [syn:
{chafeweed}, {wood cudweed}, {Gnaphalium sylvaticum}]
wood drake
n 1: male wood duck
wood duck
n 1: showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn:
{wood duck}, {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]
wood engraving
n 1: a print made from a woodcut [syn: {woodcut}, {wood
engraving}]
2: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut
into it; used to make prints [syn: {woodcut}, {wood block},
{wood engraving}]
wood fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {wood
fern}, {wood-fern}, {woodfern}]
wood file
n 1: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections [syn: {rasp},
{wood file}]
wood frog
n 1: wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American
woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood-frog}, {wood frog},
{Rana sylvatica}]
wood garlic
n 1: pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {wood
garlic}, {Ramsons}, {Allium ursinum}]
wood grain
n 1: texture produced by the fibers in wood [syn: {wood grain},
{woodgrain}, {woodiness}]
wood hen
n 1: flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka},
{maori hen}, {wood hen}]
wood hoopoe
n 1: tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but
no crest
wood horsetail
n 1: Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America
[syn: {wood horsetail}, {Equisetum Sylvaticum}]
wood hyacinth
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth},
{wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides
nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
wood ibis
n 1: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis [syn:
{wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {Ibis ibis}]
2: an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a
downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World
tropics [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {flinthead},
{Mycteria americana}]
wood laurel
n 1: bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and
yellow-green flowers [syn: {spurge laurel}, {wood laurel},
{Daphne laureola}]
2: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel}, {wood
laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
latifolia}]
wood lily
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl
of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-
petaled flower [syn: {trillium}, {wood lily}, {wake-robin}]
2: lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red
purple-spotted flowers [syn: {wood lily}, {Lilium
philadelphicum}]
wood louse
n 1: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat
elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn:
{woodlouse}, {wood louse}, {slater}]
wood meadowgrass
n 1: slender European grass of shady places; grown also in
northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {wood
meadowgrass}, {Poa nemoralis}, {Agrostis alba}]
wood mint
n 1: American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy
leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
wood mouse
n 1: any of various New World woodland mice
wood nettle
n 1: American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided
with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
[syn: {wood nettle}, {Laportea canadensis}]
wood nymph
n 1: a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: {dryad}, {wood nymph}]
wood pewee
n 1: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North
America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood
pewee}, {Contopus virens}]
wood pigeon
n 1: Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn:
{wood pigeon}, {ringdove}, {cushat}, {Columba palumbus}]
wood poppy
n 1: perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United
States having yellow flowers [syn: {celandine poppy}, {wood
poppy}, {Stylophorum diphyllum}]
wood pulp
n 1: wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making
cellulose products (as rayon or paper)
wood pussy
n 1: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely
malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put
in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {skunk},
{polecat}, {wood pussy}]
wood rabbit
n 1: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or
brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for
Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
[syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail}, {cottontail rabbit}]
wood rat
n 1: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern
hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with
furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes
pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn:
{wood rat}, {wood-rat}]
wood sage
n 1: European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wood sage},
{Teucrium scorodonia}]
2: subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or
purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn:
{American germander}, {wood sage}, {Teucrium canadense}]
wood shavings
n 1: thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing [syn:
{excelsior}, {wood shavings}]
wood sorrel
n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {oxalis},
{sorrel}, {wood sorrel}]
wood spirit
n 1: a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used
as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant
for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {methyl alcohol}, {wood
alcohol}, {wood spirit}]
wood spurge
n 1: European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal
flower clusters [syn: {wood spurge}, {Euphorbia
amygdaloides}]
wood stork
n 1: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis [syn:
{wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {Ibis ibis}]
2: an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a
downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World
tropics [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}, {flinthead},
{Mycteria americana}]
wood strawberry
n 1: Europe [syn: {wild strawberry}, {wood strawberry},
{Fragaria vesca}]
wood sugar
n 1: a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for
diabetics [syn: {wood sugar}, {xylose}]
wood swallow
n 1: Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and
resembling a swallow [syn: {wood swallow}, {swallow
shrike}]
wood tar
n 1: any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
wood thrush
n 1: large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted
for its melodious song [syn: {wood thrush}, {Hylocichla
mustelina}]
wood tick
n 1: common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and tularemia [syn: {wood tick}, {American dog tick},
{Dermacentor variabilis}]
wood vinegar
n 1: a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which
contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and
tars [syn: {pyroligneous acid}, {wood vinegar}]
wood violet
n 1: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
[syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica},
{Viola reichenbachiana}]
2: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale
blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot
violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {wood violet},
{Viola pedata}]
wood vise
n 1: a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber
without denting it [syn: {wood vise}, {woodworking vise},
{shoulder vise}]
wood warbler
n 1: small bright-colored American songbird with a weak
unmusical song [syn: {New World warbler}, {wood warbler}]
2: European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage [syn:
{wood warbler}, {Phylloscopus sibilatrix}]
wood widgeon
n 1: showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn:
{wood duck}, {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]
Wood's alloy
n 1: a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and
cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit [syn:
{Wood's metal}, {Wood's alloy}]
Wood's metal
n 1: a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and
cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit [syn:
{Wood's metal}, {Wood's alloy}]
wood-burning
adj 1: fueled by wood; "a wood-burning stove" [syn: {wood-
fired}, {wood-burning}]
wood-creeper
n 1: any of numerous South American and Central American birds
with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb
and feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodhewer}, {woodcreeper},
{wood-creeper}, {tree creeper}]
wood-fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {wood
fern}, {wood-fern}, {woodfern}]
wood-fired
adj 1: fueled by wood; "a wood-burning stove" [syn: {wood-
fired}, {wood-burning}]
wood-frog
n 1: wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American
woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood-frog}, {wood frog},
{Rana sylvatica}]
wood-rat
n 1: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern
hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with
furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes
pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn:
{wood rat}, {wood-rat}]
wood-sorrel family
n 1: a family of widely distributed herbs of the order
Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
[syn: {Oxalidaceae}, {family Oxalidaceae}, {wood-sorrel
family}]
woodcock snipe
n 1: Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
[syn: {great snipe}, {woodcock snipe}, {Gallinago media}]
2: small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn:
{American woodcock}, {woodcock snipe}, {Philohela minor}]
Wooden Horse
n 1: a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek
soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan
War [syn: {Trojan Horse}, {Wooden Horse}]
wooden leg
n 1: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg},
{wooden leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]
wooden shoe
n 1: a shoe carved from a single block of wood [syn: {sabot},
{wooden shoe}]
wooden spoon
n 1: a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood
2: a spoon made of wood
wooden-headed
adj 1: (used informally) stupid [syn: {blockheaded},
{boneheaded}, {duncical}, {duncish}, {fatheaded},
{loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled},
{wooden-headed}]
woodland caribou
n 1: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests
of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the
species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {woodland caribou},
{Rangifer caribou}]
woodland oxeye
n 1: hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax
willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on
rocky slopes [syn: {woodland oxeye}, {Buphthalmum
salicifolium}]
woodland star
n 1: California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white
flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in
genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine},
{Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]
woodland white violet
n 1: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having
fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white
violet}, {white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola
blanda}]
Woodrow Charles Herman
n 1: United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
[syn: {Herman}, {Woody Herman}, {Woodrow Charles Herman}]
Woodrow Wilson
n 1: 28th President of the United States; led the United States
in World War I and secured the formation of the League of
Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Woodrow Wilson},
{Thomas Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
n 1: United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn:
{Guthrie}, {Woody Guthrie}, {Woodrow Wilson Guthrie}]
Woodsia alpina
n 1: slender fern of northern North America with shining
chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually
distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern
woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]
Woodsia glabella
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to
eastern Asia [syn: {smooth woodsia}, {Woodsia glabella}]
Woodsia ilvensis
n 1: a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions
having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
[syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong
woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]
Woodwardia virginica
n 1: North American fern [syn: {Virginia chain fern},
{Woodwardia virginica}]
woodwind family
n 1: (music) the family of woodwind instruments
woodwind instrument
n 1: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn:
{woodwind}, {woodwind instrument}, {wood}]
woodworking plane
n 1: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for
smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane
for the finish work" [syn: {plane}, {carpenter's plane},
{woodworking plane}]
woodworking vise
n 1: a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber
without denting it [syn: {wood vise}, {woodworking vise},
{shoulder vise}]
Woody Allen
n 1: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn:
{Allen}, {Woody Allen}, {Allen Stewart Konigsberg}]
Woody Guthrie
n 1: United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn:
{Guthrie}, {Woody Guthrie}, {Woodrow Wilson Guthrie}]
Woody Herman
n 1: United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
[syn: {Herman}, {Woody Herman}, {Woodrow Charles Herman}]
woody nightshade
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
{climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
woody pear
n 1: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
[syn: {native pear}, {woody pear}, {Xylomelum pyriforme}]
woody plant
n 1: a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts
especially stems [syn: {woody plant}, {ligneous plant}]
woody-stemmed
adj 1: having a woody stem
wool fat
n 1: a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture
of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and
cosmetics [syn: {lanolin}, {wool fat}, {wool grease}]
wool grass
n 1: sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered
woolly spikelets [syn: {wool grass}, {Scirpus cyperinus}]
2: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and
large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {Ravenna
grass}, {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]
wool grease
n 1: a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture
of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and
cosmetics [syn: {lanolin}, {wool fat}, {wool grease}]
wool oil
n 1: any oil used to oil wool before spinning
wool stapler
n 1: a dealer in wool
2: a person who sorts wool into different grades [syn: {wool
stapler}, {woolsorter}]
woolly adelgid
n 1: an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small
fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
woolly alder aphid
n 1: attacks alders [syn: {woolly alder aphid}, {Prociphilus
tessellatus}]
woolly aphid
n 1: secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white
cotton or woolly threads [syn: {woolly aphid}, {woolly
plant louse}]
woolly apple aphid
n 1: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple
and other trees [syn: {woolly apple aphid}, {American
blight}, {Eriosoma lanigerum}]
woolly bear
n 1: caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat
of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive
pests [syn: {woolly bear}, {woolly bear caterpillar}]
woolly bear caterpillar
n 1: caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat
of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive
pests [syn: {woolly bear}, {woolly bear caterpillar}]
woolly bear moth
n 1: larva of moth of the family Arctiidae
woolly daisy
n 1: tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow
flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern
Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy},
{Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]
woolly indris
n 1: nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail
[syn: {woolly indris}, {Avahi laniger}]
woolly mammoth
n 1: very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the
northern hemisphere [syn: {woolly mammoth}, {northern
mammoth}, {Mammuthus primigenius}]
woolly manzanita
n 1: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are
woolly when young [syn: {downy manzanita}, {woolly
manzanita}, {Arctostaphylos tomentosa}]
woolly monkey
n 1: large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon
and Orinoco basins
woolly mullein
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great
mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly
mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
woolly plant louse
n 1: secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white
cotton or woolly threads [syn: {woolly aphid}, {woolly
plant louse}]
woolly rhinoceros
n 1: extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions [syn:
{woolly rhinoceros}, {Rhinoceros antiquitatis}]
woolly sunflower
n 1: any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
woolly thistle
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple
flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton
thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum
acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
2: thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
[syn: {woolly thistle}, {Cirsium flodmanii}]
woolly-haired
adj 1: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly
lambs" [syn: {wooly}, {woolly}, {wooly-haired}, {woolly-
haired}]
woolly-headed
adj 1: confused and vague; used especially of thinking;
"muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly
thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled},
{befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly},
{woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
woolly-stemmed
adj 1: having a woolly stem
woolsorter's disease
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
woolsorter's pneumonia
n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax},
{inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's
disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia},
{woolsorter's disease}]
wooly blue curls
n 1: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern
California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue
curls}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]
wooly lip fern
n 1: small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower
frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {wooly lip fern},
{hairy lip fern}, {Cheilanthes lanosa}]
wooly-haired
adj 1: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly
lambs" [syn: {wooly}, {woolly}, {wooly-haired}, {woolly-
haired}]
wooly-minded
adj 1: confused and vague; used especially of thinking;
"muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly
thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled},
{befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly},
{woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
Worcester sauce
n 1: a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices [syn:
{Worcester sauce}, {Worcestershire}, {Worcestershire
sauce}]
Worcestershire sauce
n 1: a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices [syn:
{Worcester sauce}, {Worcestershire}, {Worcestershire
sauce}]
word accent
n 1: the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
[syn: {word stress}, {word accent}]
word blindness
n 1: inability to perceive written words [syn: {visual aphasia},
{alexia}, {word blindness}]
word class
n 1: one of the traditional categories of words intended to
reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn:
{part of speech}, {form class}, {word class}]
word deafness
n 1: an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not
attributable to hearing loss [syn: {auditory aphasia},
{acoustic aphasia}, {word deafness}]
word division
n 1: division of a word especially at the end of a line on a
page [syn: {word division}, {hyphenation}]
word finder
n 1: a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want
but cannot think of [syn: {word finder}, {wordfinder}]
word for word
adv 1: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks
verbatim" [syn: {verbatim}, {word for word}]
word form
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a
word that can be used to describe or identify something;
"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem
and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {form},
{word form}, {signifier}, {descriptor}]
word game
n 1: any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery
of words
word meaning
n 1: the accepted meaning of a word [syn: {word meaning}, {word
sense}, {acceptation}]
word of advice
n 1: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially
imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of
admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning
was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was
not to play with matches" [syn: {admonition}, {monition},
{warning}, {word of advice}]
word of farewell
n 1: an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
[syn: {farewell}, {word of farewell}]
Word of God
n 1: a manifestation of the mind and will of God
2: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ},
{Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
3: the message of the Gospel of Christ
word of honor
n 1: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {parole}, {word}, {word
of honor}]
word of mouth
n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their
affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: {grapevine},
{pipeline}, {word of mouth}]
word order
n 1: the order of words in a text
word picture
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the
narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the
author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the
pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous
Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting},
{delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization},
{characterisation}]
word play
n 1: playing on words or speech sounds
word processing
n 1: rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of
linguistic data for composition and editing
word processing system
n 1: an application that provides the user with tools needed to
write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer
[syn: {word processor}, {word processing system}]
word processor
n 1: an application that provides the user with tools needed to
write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer
[syn: {word processor}, {word processing system}]
word salad
n 1: jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in
schizophrenia
word sense
n 1: the accepted meaning of a word [syn: {word meaning}, {word
sense}, {acceptation}]
word square
n 1: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading
the same down as across [syn: {word square}, {acrostic}]
word stress
n 1: the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
[syn: {word stress}, {word accent}]
word string
n 1: a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn:
{string of words}, {word string}, {linguistic string}]
word structure
n 1: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn:
{morphology}, {sound structure}, {syllable structure},
{word structure}]
word-blind
adj 1: of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia [syn:
{alexic}, {word-blind}]
word-of-mouth
adj 1: expressed orally; "a viva-voce report"; "the film had
good word-of-mouth publicity" [syn: {viva-voce}, {word-
of-mouth}]
word-painter
n 1: a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power
word-painting
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the
narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the
author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the
pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous
Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting},
{delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization},
{characterisation}]
word-perfect
adj 1: correct to the last detail; especially being in or
following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of
the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part" [syn:
{letter-perfect}, {word-perfect}]
word-splitting
n 1: making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they
didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" [syn:
{hairsplitting}, {word-splitting}]
word-worship
n 1: the worship of words [syn: {verbolatry}, {grammatolatry},
{word-worship}]
WordNet3.1
n 1: the latest publicly released version of WordNet
words per minute
n 1: the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or
typing) [syn: {words per minute}, {wpm}]
work animal
n 1: an animal trained for and used for heavy labor
work at
v 1: to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something;
"the child worked at the multiplication table until she had
it down cold" [syn: {work at}, {work on}]
work bench
n 1: a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn:
{workbench}, {work bench}, {bench}]
work camp
n 1: a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government
projects [syn: {work camp}, {prison camp}, {prison farm}]
work clothes
n 1: clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothing},
{work-clothes}, {work clothes}, {work clothing}]
work clothing
n 1: clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothing},
{work-clothes}, {work clothes}, {work clothing}]
work day
n 1: a day on which work is done [syn: {workday}, {working day},
{work day}] [ant: {day of rest}, {rest day}]
work flow
n 1: progress (or rate of progress) in work being done [syn:
{work flow}, {workflow}]
work force
n 1: the force of workers available [syn: {work force},
{workforce}, {manpower}, {hands}, {men}]
work in
v 1: add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the
butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In
his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of
learned words"
work in progress
n 1: a piece of work that is not yet finished
work load
n 1: work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
[syn: {workload}, {work load}]
work of art
n 1: art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a
painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
work off
v 1: cause to go away through effort or work; "work off the
extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must
work off the debt"
work on
v 1: to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something;
"the child worked at the multiplication table until she had
it down cold" [syn: {work at}, {work on}]
2: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools";
"process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work}, {work on},
{process}]
work out
v 1: come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting
idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" [syn: {work
out}, {work up}]
2: happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting
in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an
interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and
we were disappointed"
3: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: {elaborate},
{work out}]
4: do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
[syn: {exercise}, {work out}]
5: be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"
6: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn:
{calculate}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {compute}, {work out},
{reckon}, {figure}]
7: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your
problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't
going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my
meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn:
{solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {lick},
{work}]
8: give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My
personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this
puzzle will exercise your mind" [syn: {exercise}, {work},
{work out}]
work over
v 1: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a
punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up
when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher
used to beat the students" [syn: {beat}, {beat up}, {work
over}]
work papers
n 1: a legal document giving information required for employment
of certain people in certain countries [syn: {working
papers}, {work papers}, {work permit}]
work party
n 1: an organized group of workmen [syn: {gang}, {crew}, {work
party}]
work permit
n 1: a legal document giving information required for employment
of certain people in certain countries [syn: {working
papers}, {work papers}, {work permit}]
work shift
n 1: the time period during which you are at work [syn: {shift},
{work shift}, {duty period}]
work shoe
n 1: a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogan}, {brogue},
{clodhopper}, {work shoe}]
work song
n 1: a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
work stoppage
n 1: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad
work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month
before it was settled" [syn: {strike}, {work stoppage}]
work study
n 1: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most
efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time
and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion
study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]
work surface
n 1: a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working
or playing games
work table
n 1: a table designed for a particular task [syn: {worktable},
{work table}]
work through
v 1: apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an
example" [syn: {work through}, {run through}, {go through}]
work time
n 1: a time period when you are required to work [ant: {time
off}]
work to rule
n 1: a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing
only the minimum amount required by the rules of the
workplace
work unit
n 1: a unit of measurement for work [syn: {work unit}, {heat
unit}, {energy unit}]
work up
v 1: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's
plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the
Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up},
{build}, {progress}]
2: develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" [syn: {work up},
{get up}]
3: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up
confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build
up}, {work up}, {build}, {ramp up}]
4: come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting
idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" [syn: {work out},
{work up}]
work-board
n 1: a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for
manual work [syn: {workboard}, {work-board}]
work-clothes
n 1: clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothing},
{work-clothes}, {work clothes}, {work clothing}]
work-clothing
n 1: clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothing},
{work-clothes}, {work clothes}, {work clothing}]
work-in
n 1: occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against
e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory
work-shirt
n 1: heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work
work-shy
adj 1: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under
whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-
on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle
youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not
necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent},
{lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]
work-study program
n 1: an educational plan in which students alternate between
paid employment and formal study
worked up
adj 1: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would
become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up
about all the noise" [syn: {aroused}, {emotional},
{excited}, {worked up}]
worker bee
n 1: sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the
hive
working agreement
n 1: an informal agreement to work together
working capital
n 1: assets available for use in the production of further
assets [syn: {capital}, {working capital}]
working class
n 1: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work
for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this
field" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {working class},
{proletariat}]
working day
n 1: a day on which work is done [syn: {workday}, {working day},
{work day}] [ant: {day of rest}, {rest day}]
2: the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed
daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day" [syn: {workday},
{working day}]
working dog
n 1: any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred
to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
working girl
n 1: a young woman who is employed
2: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
{prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
working group
n 1: a group of people working together temporarily until some
goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report
back in two weeks" [syn: {working group}, {working party}]
working man
n 1: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor [syn:
{workman}, {workingman}, {working man}, {working person}]
working memory
n 1: memory for intermediate results that must be held during
thinking
working out
n 1: developing in intricate and painstaking detail [syn:
{elaboration}, {working out}]
working papers
n 1: records kept of activities involved in carrying out a
project; "the auditor was required to produce his working
papers"
2: a legal document giving information required for employment
of certain people in certain countries [syn: {working
papers}, {work papers}, {work permit}]
working party
n 1: a group of people working together temporarily until some
goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report
back in two weeks" [syn: {working group}, {working party}]
working person
n 1: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor [syn:
{workman}, {workingman}, {working man}, {working person}]
working principle
n 1: a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done [syn:
{working principle}, {working rule}]
working rule
n 1: a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done [syn:
{working principle}, {working rule}]
working-class
adj 1: of those who work for wages especially manual or
industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless
proletariat"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {propertyless}, {wage-
earning}, {working-class}, {blue-collar}]
2: working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual)
salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well
as industrial labor" [syn: {wage-earning}, {working-class}]
workmen's compensation
n 1: compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in
the course of his employment
workout suit
n 1: garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn:
{sweat suit}, {sweatsuit}, {sweats}, {workout suit}]
works council
n 1: (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and
employees of a plant or business to discuss working
conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers
elected to negotiate with management about grievances and
wages etc
works program
n 1: a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by
government funds
world affairs
n 1: affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with
world affairs by watching television" [syn: {world
affairs}, {international affairs}]
World Bank
n 1: a United Nations agency created to assist developing
nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn:
{International Bank for Reconstruction and Development},
{World Bank}, {IBRD}]
world council
n 1: a council with representatives from different nations
World Council of Churches
n 1: an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern
churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in
religious and secular matters
World Court
n 1: a court established to settle disputes between members of
the United Nations [syn: {International Court of Justice},
{World Court}]
World Cup
n 1: a soccer tournament held every four years between national
soccer teams to determine a world champion
World Health Organization
n 1: a United Nations agency to coordinate international health
activities and to help governments improve health services
[syn: {World Health Organization}, {WHO}, {W.H.O.}]
World Meteorological Organization
n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with the international
collection of meteorological data [syn: {World
Meteorological Organization}, {WMO}]
world organisation
n 1: an international alliance involving many different
countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation},
{international organization}, {international organisation},
{global organization}]
world organization
n 1: an international alliance involving many different
countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation},
{international organization}, {international organisation},
{global organization}]
world power
n 1: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power},
{power}, {superpower}]
world premiere
n 1: (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or
musical work) anywhere in the world
world record
n 1: the best record in the whole world
World Series
n 1: series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball
championship; "we watched the World Series on TV"
World Tamil Association
n 1: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as
a student protest over the limited university access for
Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent
Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy
including terrorist tactics that target key government and
military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide
bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World
Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]
World Tamil Movement
n 1: a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as
a student protest over the limited university access for
Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent
Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy
including terrorist tactics that target key government and
military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide
bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World
Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]
World Trade Center
n 1: twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built
1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist
attack on September 11, 2001 [syn: {World Trade Center},
{WTC}, {twin towers}]
World Trade Organization
n 1: an international organization based in Geneva that monitors
and enforces rules governing global trade [syn: {World
Trade Organization}, {WTO}]
world traveler
n 1: someone who travels widely and often [syn: {globetrotter},
{world traveler}]
world view
n 1: a comprehensive view of the world and human life [syn:
{Weltanschauung}, {world view}]
world war
n 1: a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
World War 1
n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire,
Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium,
Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to
1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War},
{First World War}, {War to End War}]
World War 2
n 1: a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran,
Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South
Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia)
and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary,
Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to
1945 [syn: {World War II}, {World War 2}, {Second World
War}]
World War I
n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire,
Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium,
Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to
1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War},
{First World War}, {War to End War}]
World War II
n 1: a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran,
Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South
Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia)
and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary,
Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to
1945 [syn: {World War II}, {World War 2}, {Second World
War}]
World Wide Web
n 1: computer network consisting of a collection of internet
sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation
resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn:
{World Wide Web}, {WWW}, {web}]
world-beater
n 1: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {king},
{queen}, {world-beater}]
world-class
adj 1: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the
foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
[syn: {first}, {foremost}, {world-class}]
world-shaking
adj 1: sufficiently significant to affect the whole world;
"earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-
shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be
called world-shattering" [syn: {earthshaking}, {world-
shaking}, {world-shattering}]
world-shattering
adj 1: sufficiently significant to affect the whole world;
"earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-
shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be
called world-shattering" [syn: {earthshaking}, {world-
shaking}, {world-shattering}]
world-weariness
n 1: sadness on thinking about the evils of the world [syn:
{world-weariness}, {Weltschmerz}]
world-weary
adj 1: tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through
the museum with a bored air" [syn: {bored}, {world-
weary}]
world-wide
adj 1: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in
scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither
national nor continental but planetary"; "a world
crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global},
{planetary}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}, {world-wide}]
2: spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide
distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic" [syn: {worldwide},
{world-wide}]
3: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of
cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical
comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal
experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {ecumenical},
{oecumenical}, {general}, {universal}, {worldwide}, {world-
wide}]
worldly belongings
n 1: all the property that someone possesses; "he left all his
worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly
possessions}, {worldly belongings}, {worldly goods}]
worldly concern
n 1: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and
the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent
of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {earthly concern},
{world}, {earth}]
worldly good
n 1: a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather
than the spiritual, existence of human beings [syn:
{worldly possession}, {worldly good}]
worldly goods
n 1: all the property that someone possesses; "he left all his
worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly
possessions}, {worldly belongings}, {worldly goods}]
worldly possession
n 1: a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather
than the spiritual, existence of human beings [syn:
{worldly possession}, {worldly good}]
worldly possessions
n 1: all the property that someone possesses; "he left all his
worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly
possessions}, {worldly belongings}, {worldly goods}]
worldly-minded
adj 1: marked by materialism [syn: {materialistic}, {mercenary},
{worldly-minded}]
worldly-wise
adj 1: experienced in and wise to the ways of the world
worm family
n 1: a family of worms
worm fence
n 1: rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
[syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence},
{Virginia fence}]
worm fish
n 1: poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes
related to gobies
worm gear
n 1: gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm)
that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes
the direction of the axis of rotary motion
worm genus
n 1: a genus of worms
worm lizard
n 1: a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike
limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having
concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail
worm salamander
n 1: any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast
of the United States [syn: {slender salamander}, {worm
salamander}]
worm snake
n 1: wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial
eyes [syn: {blind snake}, {worm snake}]
2: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn:
{thunder snake}, {worm snake}, {Carphophis amoenus}]
worm wheel
n 1: gear with the thread of a worm
worm-eaten
adj 1: infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms [syn:
{vermiculate}, {worm-eaten}, {wormy}]
worm-shaped
adj 1: resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical [syn:
{vermiform}, {worm-shaped}]
Wormian bone
n 1: any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between
cranial bones [syn: {Wormian bone}, {sutural bone}]
wormseed mustard
n 1: slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome
as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic [syn: {wormseed
mustard}, {Erysimum cheiranthoides}]
wormwood oil
n 1: a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors
absinthe liqueurs [syn: {wormwood oil}, {absinthe oil}]
wormwood sage
n 1: silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of
the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {wormwood
sage}, {prairie sagewort}, {Artemisia frigida}]
worn out
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and
cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-
tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent},
{washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}, {gone}]
worn spot
n 1: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn:
{worn spot}, {fret}]
worn-out
adj 1: used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and
raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"
[syn: {raddled}, {worn-out}]
2: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle";
"you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged},
{fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-
out(a)}, {worn out(p)}, {gone}]
worship of heavenly bodies
n 1: the worship of planets or stars [syn: {astrolatry},
{worship of heavenly bodies}]
worship of man
n 1: the worship of human beings [syn: {anthropolatry}, {worship
of man}]
worsted yarn
n 1: a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
[syn: {worsted}, {worsted yarn}]
would-be
adj 1: unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn:
{manque}, {would-be(a)}]
wound tumor virus
n 1: a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers [syn: {wound tumor
virus}, {WTV}]
wound up
adj 1: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a
fight" [syn: {aroused}, {wound up}]
wove paper
n 1: writing paper having a very faint mesh pattern
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
n 1: the largest national park of the United States; located in
Alaska
wrap up
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby
before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap},
{wrap up}] [ant: {undo}, {unwrap}]
2: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish
off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
3: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" [syn: {roll
up}, {wrap up}] [ant: {unfurl}, {unroll}]
4: clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your
head!" [syn: {cover}, {wrap up}]
wrapped up
adj 1: deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is
wrapped up in his family" [syn: {bound up}, {wrapped up}]
wrapping paper
n 1: a tough paper used for wrapping
wrecking bar
n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn:
{crowbar}, {wrecking bar}, {pry}, {pry bar}]
wren warbler
n 1: small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those
of tailorbirds
wren-tit
n 1: small brown bird of California resembling a wren [syn:
{wren-tit}, {Chamaea fasciata}]
wrestling hold
n 1: a hold used in the sport of wrestling
wrestling mat
n 1: a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted
wrestling match
n 1: a match between wrestlers
wrestling ring
n 1: a square ring in which wrestlers compete
wring from
v 1: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
[syn: {extort}, {wring from}]
wring out
v 1: extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the
washcloth" [syn: {wring out}, {squeeze out}]
wrinkle-resistant
adj 1: of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn:
{creaseproof}, {wrinkleproof}, {crease-resistant},
{wrinkle-resistant}]
wrist band
n 1: a band or bracelet worn around the wrist [syn: {wristlet},
{wrist band}]
wrist bone
n 1: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates [syn:
{carpal bone}, {carpal}, {wrist bone}]
wrist joint
n 1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus},
{wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio
radiocarpea}]
wrist pad
n 1: protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football
players
wrist pin
n 1: pin joining a piston to a connecting rod [syn: {wrist pin},
{gudgeon pin}]
wrist watch
n 1: a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist [syn:
{wristwatch}, {wrist watch}]
writ large
adj 1: made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his
irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt
features"
writ of certiorari
n 1: a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of
inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular
case [syn: {certiorari}, {writ of certiorari}]
writ of detinue
n 1: a writ ordering the release of goods that have been
unlawfully detained
writ of election
n 1: a writ ordering the holding of an election
writ of error
n 1: a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court
of record to produce the records of trial
writ of execution
n 1: a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment
that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a
sheriff to carry it out [syn: {execution}, {writ of
execution}]
writ of habeas corpus
n 1: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
[syn: {habeas corpus}, {writ of habeas corpus}]
writ of mandamus
n 1: an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a
ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty
and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only
when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: {mandamus},
{writ of mandamus}]
writ of prohibition
n 1: a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court
not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
writ of right
n 1: a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
write about
v 1: write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"
[syn: {write on}, {write of}, {write about}]
write copy
v 1: write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for
Harper's Bazaar"
write down
v 1: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
[syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
2: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes
you can write off the laser printer" [syn: {expense}, {write
off}, {write down}]
write in
v 1: cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the
ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"
2: write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the
controversial radio program"
write in code
v 1: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
message for security reasons" [syn: {code}, {encipher},
{cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}]
write of
v 1: write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"
[syn: {write on}, {write of}, {write about}]
write off
v 1: concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody;
"write it off as a loss"
2: write something fluently, and without hesitation
3: cancel (a debt)
4: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes
you can write off the laser printer" [syn: {expense}, {write
off}, {write down}]
write on
v 1: write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"
[syn: {write on}, {write of}, {write about}]
write out
v 1: put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a
contract" [syn: {write out}, {write up}]
2: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket";
"Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue},
{make out}, {cut}]
write up
n 1: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech";
"the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his
speech that was given on the evening news made the governor
furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {account},
{write up}]
v 1: bring to public notice by writing, with praise or
condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week";
"Did your boss write you up?"
2: put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a
contract" [syn: {write out}, {write up}]
write-down
n 1: (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn:
{write-off}, {write-down}]
write-in
n 1: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on
the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the
voters [syn: {write-in candidate}, {write-in}]
2: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not
listed on the ballot
write-in candidate
n 1: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on
the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the
voters [syn: {write-in candidate}, {write-in}]
write-off
n 1: (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn:
{write-off}, {write-down}]
2: the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a
worthless asset
writer's block
n 1: an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words
wouldn't come"
writer's cramp
n 1: muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with
a pen or pencil [syn: {writer's cramp}, {graphospasm}]
writer's name
n 1: the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author
of a work [syn: {writer's name}, {author's name}]
writing arm
n 1: an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a
writing surface
writing assignment
n 1: an assignment to write something [syn: {written
assignment}, {writing assignment}]
writing board
n 1: work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that
can be placed across the lap and used for writing
writing desk
n 1: a portable case containing writing materials and having a
writing surface
2: a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)
writing implement
n 1: an implement that is used to write
writing ink
n 1: any permanent or washable ink used with pens
writing pad
n 1: a pad of paper on which messages can be written [syn:
{message pad}, {writing pad}]
writing paper
n 1: paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take
ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
writing style
n 1: a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: {writing
style}, {literary genre}, {genre}]
writing system
n 1: a method of representing the sounds of a language by
written or printed symbols [syn: {orthography}, {writing
system}]
writing table
n 1: a desk used for writing [syn: {secretary}, {writing table},
{escritoire}, {secretaire}]
written account
n 1: a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
[syn: {written record}, {written account}]
written agreement
n 1: a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
written assignment
n 1: an assignment to write something [syn: {written
assignment}, {writing assignment}]
written communication
n 1: communication by means of written symbols (either printed
or handwritten) [syn: {written communication}, {written
language}, {black and white}]
written document
n 1: writing that provides information (especially information
of an official nature) [syn: {document}, {written
document}, {papers}]
written language
n 1: communication by means of written symbols (either printed
or handwritten) [syn: {written communication}, {written
language}, {black and white}]
written material
n 1: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the
alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view
of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is
excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
[syn: {writing}, {written material}, {piece of writing}]
written matter
n 1: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
[syn: {copy}, {written matter}]
written record
n 1: a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
[syn: {written record}, {written account}]
written report
n 1: a written document describing the findings of some
individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by
Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {study}, {written report}]
written symbol
n 1: a written or printed symbol [syn: {written symbol},
{printed symbol}]
written text
n 1: something written, especially copied from one medium to
another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn:
{transcription}, {written text}]
written word
n 1: the written form of a word; "while the spoken word stands
for something, the written word stands for something that
stands for something"; "a craftsman of the written word"
wrong 'un
n 1: a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually
breaks in the opposite way [syn: {googly}, {wrong 'un},
{bosie}, {bosie ball}]
wrong-side-out
adj 1: with the inside surface on the outside [syn: {wrong-side-
out(p)}, {inside-out(p)}]
wrong-site surgery
n 1: a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the
body
wrongful conduct
n 1: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied
any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongdoing}, {wrongful conduct},
{misconduct}, {actus reus}]
wrongful death
n 1: a death that results from a wrongful act or from
negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil
action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or
heirs
wrought iron
n 1: iron having a low carbon content that is tough and
malleable and so can be forged and welded
wry face
n 1: a disdainful grimace [syn: {pout}, {moue}, {wry face}]
Wu dialect
n 1: a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn:
{Wu}, {Wu dialect}, {Shanghai dialect}]
wych elm
n 1: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch
elm}, {wych elm}, {Ulmus glabra}]
wych hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: {witch hazel}, {witch
hazel plant}, {wych hazel}, {wych hazel plant}]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution
containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {witch
hazel}, {wych hazel}]
wych hazel plant
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: {witch hazel}, {witch
hazel plant}, {wych hazel}, {wych hazel plant}]
Wyethia amplexicaulis
n 1: balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and
stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on
long stalks; northwestern United States [syn: {mule's
ears}, {Wyethia amplexicaulis}]
Wyethia helianthoides
n 1: herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing
solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored
rays; northwestern United States [syn: {white-rayed mule's
ears}, {Wyethia helianthoides}]
Wynnea americana
n 1: a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like
elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown
and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange
Wynnea sparassoides
n 1: a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a
yellow-brown head shaped like a cauliflower
Wyo.
n 1: a state in the western United States; mountainous in the
west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn:
{Wyoming}, {Equality State}, {WY}, {Wyo.}]
Wystan Hugh Auden
n 1: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn:
{Auden}, {W. H. Auden}, {Wystan Hugh Auden}]
X chromosome
n 1: the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in
males and doubly in females; "human females normally have
two X chromosomes"
X ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when
high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}]
2: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays;
used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]
x-axis
n 1: the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system
X-linked
adj 1: relating to genes or characteristics or conditions
carried on the X chromosome; "an X-linked mutation"
X-linked dominant inheritance
n 1: hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X
chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the
offspring
X-linked gene
n 1: a gene located on an X chromosome
X-linked recessive inheritance
n 1: hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X
chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics
in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring
X-linked SCID
n 1: SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene
that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that
allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn:
{X-linked SCID}, {X-SCID}]
X-OR circuit
n 1: gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires
only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {X-OR circuit},
{XOR circuit}, {XOR gate}]
X-radiation
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when
high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}]
2: obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-raying},
{X-radiation}]
X-ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when
high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}]
2: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays;
used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]
v 1: examine by taking x-rays
2: take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed
my chest"
X-ray diffraction
n 1: the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the
diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
X-ray film
n 1: photographic film used to make X-ray pictures
X-ray machine
n 1: an apparatus that provides a source of X rays
X-ray photograph
n 1: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays;
used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]
X-ray photography
n 1: radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram
[syn: {roentgenography}, {X-ray photography}]
X-ray picture
n 1: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays;
used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray},
{X-ray}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]
X-ray therapy
n 1: the therapeutic use of X rays
X-ray tube
n 1: a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam
of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation
of X rays
X-raying
n 1: obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-raying},
{X-radiation}]
X-SCID
n 1: SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene
that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that
allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn:
{X-linked SCID}, {X-SCID}]
xanthic acid
n 1: any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur
xanthoma disseminatum
n 1: rare chronic xanthoma of adults in which orange or brownish
papules develop on many surfaces of the body
xanthoma multiplex
n 1: widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees);
often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn:
{xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis
cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]
Xanthosoma atrovirens
n 1: tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are
cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia},
{tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma
sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
n 1: tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are
cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia},
{tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma
sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]
Xenicus gilviventris
n 1: short-tailed bird resembling a wren [syn: {rock wren},
{Xenicus gilviventris}]
Xenopus laevis
n 1: a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the
United States as result of release of laboratory and
aquarium animals [syn: {African clawed frog}, {Xenopus
laevis}]
Xenorhyncus asiaticus
n 1: large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird},
{black-necked stork}, {jabiru}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]
Xeranthemum annuum
n 1: mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers
having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran;
naturalized elsewhere [syn: {immortelle}, {Xeranthemum
annuum}]
xeroderma pigmentosum
n 1: a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of
exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity
with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal
trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they
are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when
exposed to ultraviolet light
xerographic copier
n 1: a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter
by the action of light on an electrically charged
photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent
image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: {Xerox},
{xerographic copier}, {Xerox machine}]
xerographic printer
n 1: a page printer that uses the xerographic process
xerophilous plant
n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant},
{xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous
plant}]
Xerophyllum tenax
n 1: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and
tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy
white flowers [syn: {squaw grass}, {bear grass},
{Xerophyllum tenax}]
xerophytic plant
n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant},
{xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous
plant}]
xerox copy
n 1: a copy made by a xerographic copier [syn: {xerox}, {xerox
copy}]
Xerox machine
n 1: a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter
by the action of light on an electrically charged
photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent
image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: {Xerox},
{xerographic copier}, {Xerox machine}]
Xerxes I
n 1: king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won
the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated
(519-465 BC) [syn: {Xerxes I}, {Xerxes the Great}]
Xerxes the Great
n 1: king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won
the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated
(519-465 BC) [syn: {Xerxes I}, {Xerxes the Great}]
Xestobium rufovillosum
n 1: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought
to presage death [syn: {deathwatch beetle}, {deathwatch},
{Xestobium rufovillosum}]
Ximenesia encelioides
n 1: coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb;
southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy},
{golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy},
{Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
n 1: an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the
border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province
in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the
Uighur people [syn: {Xinjiang}, {Sinkiang}, {Xinjiang
Uighur Autonomous Region}]
Xiphias gladius
n 1: large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike
upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able
to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but
feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night [syn:
{swordfish}, {Xiphias gladius}]
xiphium iris
n 1: bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually
violet-purple flowers [syn: {Spanish iris}, {xiphium iris},
{Iris xiphium}]
xiphoid process
n 1: smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates
with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
Xiphosurus polyphemus
n 1: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North
America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a
horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related
to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab},
{Limulus polyphemus}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]
Xishuangbanna Dai
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Lue},
{Xishuangbanna Dai}]
XOR circuit
n 1: gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires
only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {X-OR circuit},
{XOR circuit}, {XOR gate}]
XOR gate
n 1: gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires
only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {X-OR circuit},
{XOR circuit}, {XOR gate}]
XXY-syndrome
n 1: syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and
long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production
and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra
X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn:
{Klinefelter's syndrome}, {Klinefelter syndrome}, {XXY-
syndrome}]
Xylaria mali
n 1: fungus causing black root rot in apples [syn: {black root
rot fungus}, {Xylaria mali}]
Xylaria polymorpha
n 1: the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn:
{dead-man's-fingers}, {dead-men's-fingers}, {Xylaria
polymorpha}]
Xylomelum pyriforme
n 1: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
[syn: {native pear}, {woody pear}, {Xylomelum pyriforme}]
Xylopia aethiopica
n 1: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent
aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
[syn: {Guinea pepper}, {negro pepper}, {Xylopia
aethiopica}]
Xylosma congestum
n 1: shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates
for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers;
native of China [syn: {xylosma}, {Xylosma congestum}]
Xyphophorus helleri
n 1: freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike
tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {swordtail}, {helleri},
{topminnow}, {Xyphophorus helleri}]
Xyris operculata
n 1: of Australia [syn: {tall yellow-eye}, {Xyris operculata}]
Y chromosome
n 1: the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males
normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome"
y-axis
n 1: the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system
Y-linked gene
n 1: a gene located on a Y chromosome [syn: {Y-linked gene},
{holandric gene}]
Y-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of the letter Y
Y2K
n 1: the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
Y2K compliant
adj 1: prepared to accurately process date and time data between
and into the 20th and 21st centuries
yacca podocarp
n 1: West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn:
{yacca}, {yacca podocarp}, {Podocarpus coriaceus}]
yacht chair
n 1: a light folding armchair for outdoor use
yacht club
n 1: club that promotes and supports yachting and boating [syn:
{yacht club}, {boat club}]
yacht race
n 1: a race between crews of people in yachts [syn: {sailing-
race}, {yacht race}]
yachting cap
n 1: a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi},
{peaked cap}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]
yack away
v 1: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack
away}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]
Yagi aerial
n 1: a sharply directional antenna [syn: {yagi}, {Yagi aerial}]
Yajur-Veda
n 1: a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers
yak butter
n 1: butter made from yaks' milk
yak's milk
n 1: the milk of a yak
yakety-yak
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter},
{cackle}]
Yale University
n 1: a university in Connecticut [syn: {Yale University},
{Yale}]
Yalta Conference
n 1: a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages
of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of
Europe
Yalu River
n 1: river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows
southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between
North Korea and China) [syn: {Yalu}, {Yalu River}]
2: a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops
advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops
crossed the river and drove them back
yam bean
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
[syn: {yam bean}, {potato bean}, {Pachyrhizus tuberosus}]
2: Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods;
large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young
and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also
yield rotenone and oils [syn: {yam bean}, {Pachyrhizus
erosus}]
yam family
n 1: yams [syn: {Dioscoreaceae}, {family Dioscoreaceae}, {yam
family}]
yam plant
n 1: any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea
many having edible tuberous roots [syn: {yam}, {yam plant}]
Yang Chen Ning
n 1: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated
with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of
conservation of parity (born in 1922) [syn: {Yang Chen
Ning}, {Chen N. Yang}]
Yangtze Kiang
n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into
the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang},
{Changjiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze
Kiang}]
Yangtze River
n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into
the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang},
{Changjiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze
Kiang}]
Yankee corn
n 1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the
soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee
corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]
Yankee-Doodle
n 1: an American (especially to non-Americans) [syn: {Yankee},
{Yank}, {Yankee-Doodle}]
yap away
v 1: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack
away}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]
yard bird
n 1: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks [syn: {yard
bird}, {yardbird}]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn:
{convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {yard bird}, {yardbird}]
yard donkey
n 1: a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and
used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid
road [syn: {yarder}, {yard donkey}]
yard goods
n 1: merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard [syn:
{yard goods}, {piece goods}]
yard grass
n 1: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers;
native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
[syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose
grass}, {Eleusine indica}]
yard line
n 1: in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating
position on the field
yard marker
n 1: (football) a marker indicating the yard line
yard measure
n 1: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yardstick},
{yard measure}]
yard sale
n 1: an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on
the seller's premises [syn: {garage sale}, {yard sale}]
yard-long bean
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
{asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]
Yardbird Parker
n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of
jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker},
{Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher
Parker}]
yarn-dye
v 1: dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: {impress}, {yarn-dye}]
yarn-spinning
adj 1: inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of
incredible happenings)
Yasser Arafat
n 1: Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine
Liberation Organization (1929-2004) [syn: {Arafat}, {Yasser
Arafat}]
yaupon holly
n 1: an evergreen shrub
Yazoo River
n 1: a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows
southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above
Vicksburg [syn: {Yazoo}, {Yazoo River}]
year dot
n 1: as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a
conductor since the year dot"
year of grace
n 1: any year of the Christian era
year-around
adj 1: operating or continuing throughout the year; "a year-
round resort"; "a year-round job" [syn: {year-round},
{year-around}] [ant: {seasonal}]
year-end
adj 1: taking place at the close of a fiscal year; "year-end
audit"
n 1: the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the
merchandise before the year-end"
year-round
adj 1: operating or continuing throughout the year; "a year-
round resort"; "a year-round job" [syn: {year-round},
{year-around}] [ant: {seasonal}]
yearned-for
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {longed-for}, {wished-for},
{yearned-for}]
yeast cake
n 1: small cake of compressed moist yeast
Yehudi Menuhin
n 1: British violinist (born in the United States) who began his
career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn:
{Menuhin}, {Yehudi Menuhin}, {Sir Yehudi Menuhin}]
yellow adder's tongue
n 1: eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow
flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
[syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {trout lily}, {amberbell},
{Erythronium americanum}]
yellow ageratum
n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow
daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum},
{Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]
yellow asphodel
n 1: asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn:
{king's spear}, {yellow asphodel}, {Asphodeline lutea}]
yellow avens
n 1: hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North
America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum macrophyllum}]
2: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and
North America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum alleppicum
strictum}, {Geum strictum}]
yellow bachelor's button
n 1: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States
having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn:
{orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow
bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]
yellow bass
n 1: North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine
striped bass [syn: {yellow bass}, {Morone interrupta}]
yellow bean
n 1: snap beans with yellow pods [syn: {wax bean}, {yellow
bean}]
yellow bedstraw
n 1: common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America
and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow
cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]
yellow bells
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells},
{Emmanthe penduliflora}]
yellow berry
n 1: fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments [syn:
{buckthorn berry}, {yellow berry}]
yellow bile
n 1: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver
and to cause irritability and anger [syn: {yellow bile},
{choler}]
yellow birch
n 1: tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or
grey bark [syn: {yellow birch}, {Betula alleghaniensis},
{Betula leutea}]
yellow bone marrow
n 1: bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of
long bones in adults [syn: {yellow marrow}, {yellow bone
marrow}]
yellow bristle grass
n 1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all
temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow
bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass},
{Setaria glauca}]
yellow bristlegrass
n 1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all
temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow
bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass},
{Setaria glauca}]
yellow bugle
n 1: low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly
aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North
Africa [syn: {ground pine}, {yellow bugle}, {Ajuga
chamaepitys}]
yellow bunting
n 1: European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn:
{yellowhammer}, {yellow bunting}, {Emberiza citrinella}]
yellow cattley guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
[syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava},
{Psidium littorale}]
yellow cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow
cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}]
yellow chamomile
n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and
yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow
chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile},
{Anthemis tinctoria}]
yellow chestnut oak
n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak},
{chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus
muehlenbergii}]
yellow cleavers
n 1: common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America
and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow
cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]
yellow clintonia
n 1: common woodland herb of temperate North America having
yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn:
{yellow clintonia}, {heal all}, {Clintonia borealis}]
yellow colicroot
n 1: colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller
than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States [syn:
{yellow colicroot}, {Aletris aurea}]
yellow cypress
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow
cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}]
Yellow Delicious
n 1: a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Golden
Delicious}, {Yellow Delicious}]
yellow dock
n 1: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock
common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock},
{broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]
yellow dwarf
n 1: any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by
stunting and yellowing of the leaves
yellow dwarf of potato
n 1: the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {yellow
dwarf of potato}, {potato yellow dwarf}]
yellow fever
n 1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn:
{yellow jack}, {yellow fever}, {black vomit}]
yellow flag
n 1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa,
naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn:
{yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris
pseudacorus}]
yellow foxglove
n 1: European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {yellow foxglove},
{straw foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]
yellow foxtail
n 1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all
temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow
bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass},
{Setaria glauca}]
yellow giant hyssop
n 1: erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers;
southern Canada and southeastern United States [syn:
{yellow giant hyssop}, {Agastache nepetoides}]
yellow globe lily
n 1: globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow
egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {yellow globe
lily}, {golden fairy lantern}, {Calochortus amabilis}]
yellow goatfish
n 1: schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe [syn:
{yellow goatfish}, {Mulloidichthys martinicus}]
yellow granadilla
n 1: West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible
fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {yellow granadilla},
{Passiflora laurifolia}]
2: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn:
{bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {water lemon}, {yellow
granadilla}]
yellow green
n 1: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green},
{yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea
green}]
yellow gurnard
n 1: a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {yellow gurnard},
{Trigla lucerna}]
yellow hawkweed
n 1: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United
States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil},
{yellow hawkweed}, {Hieracium praealtum}]
yellow henbane
n 1: found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having
greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn:
{yellow henbane}, {Physalis viscosa}]
yellow honeysuckle
n 1: climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later
orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United
States [syn: {yellow honeysuckle}, {Lonicera flava}]
2: twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged
yellow-green flowers; northeastern America [syn: {yellow
honeysuckle}, {Lonicera dioica}]
yellow horned poppy
n 1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along
sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy},
{horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy},
{Glaucium flavum}]
yellow hornet
n 1: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the
ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {yellow hornet}, {Vespula
maculifrons}]
yellow iris
n 1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa,
naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn:
{yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris
pseudacorus}]
yellow ironweed
n 1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow
ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia},
{Actinomeris alternifolia}]
yellow jacaranda
n 1: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves
and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn:
{tipu}, {tipu tree}, {yellow jacaranda}, {pride of
Bolivia}]
yellow jack
n 1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn:
{yellow jack}, {yellow fever}, {black vomit}]
2: yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
3: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {yellow
jack}, {Caranx bartholomaei}]
yellow jacket
n 1: a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and
hypnotic and antispasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium},
{pentobarbital}, {Nembutal}, {yellow jacket}]
2: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the
ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {yellow hornet}, {Vespula
maculifrons}]
yellow jasmine
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
{yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
{evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]
yellow jessamine
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
{yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
{evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]
yellow journalism
n 1: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism},
{tabloid}, {tab}]
yellow lady's slipper
n 1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe,
North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper},
{yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus},
{Cypripedium parviflorum}]
yellow lady-slipper
n 1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe,
North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper},
{yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus},
{Cypripedium parviflorum}]
yellow light
n 1: the signal to proceed with caution
yellow locust
n 1: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States
having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of
white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in
temperate regions [syn: {black locust}, {yellow locust},
{Robinia pseudoacacia}]
yellow loosestrife
n 1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow
loosestrife}, {garden loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]
yellow lupine
n 1: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn:
{yellow lupine}, {Lupinus luteus}]
yellow mariposa tulip
n 1: mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-
shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal
ranges [syn: {yellow mariposa tulip}, {Calochortus luteus}]
yellow marrow
n 1: bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of
long bones in adults [syn: {yellow marrow}, {yellow bone
marrow}]
yellow metal
n 1: a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha
brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
[syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}, {yellow metal}]
yellow milkwort
n 1: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States
having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn:
{orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow
bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]
yellow mombin
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn:
{hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree},
{Spondias mombin}]
2: yellow oval tropical fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin}]
yellow mombin tree
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn:
{hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree},
{Spondias mombin}]
yellow mountain saxifrage
n 1: tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow
corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {yellow
mountain saxifrage}, {Saxifraga aizoides}]
yellow nutgrass
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
{chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground
almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
yellow oak
n 1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United
States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and
yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves
are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak},
{quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]
yellow ocher
n 1: pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
[syn: {yellow ocher}, {yellow ochre}]
yellow ochre
n 1: pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
[syn: {yellow ocher}, {yellow ochre}]
yellow oleander
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark
green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or
peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn:
{yellow oleander}, {Thevetia peruviana}, {Thevetia
neriifolia}]
yellow pages
n 1: a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually
printed on yellow paper) where business products and
services are listed alphabetically by field along with
classified advertising
yellow paper daisy
n 1: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of
lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who
love dried flowers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden
everlasting}, {yellow paper daisy}, {Helichrysum
bracteatum}]
yellow parilla
n 1: a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval
leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black
fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {yellow
parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]
yellow pea
n 1: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like
flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {yellow pea},
{Thermopsis macrophylla}]
yellow perch
n 1: North American perch [syn: {yellow perch}, {Perca
flavescens}]
yellow peril
n 1: the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the
power of Asiatic peoples
yellow pimpernel
n 1: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers [syn:
{yellow pimpernel}, {Lysimachia nemorum}]
yellow pine
n 1: any of various pines having yellow wood
2: hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine
yellow pitcher plant
n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow
trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia
flava}]
yellow pond lily
n 1: common water lily of eastern and central North America,
having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in
sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn:
{spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {yellow pond lily}, {Nuphar
advena}]
yellow poplar
n 1: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for
furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood},
{whitewood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]
2: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-
shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields
soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn:
{tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar}, {canary
whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]
yellow prussiate of potash
n 1: a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of
potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by
gardeners [syn: {potassium ferrocyanide}, {yellow prussiate
of potash}]
Yellow River
n 1: a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally
eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of
yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Huang He}, {Hwang Ho},
{Yellow River}]
yellow rocket
n 1: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in
genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress},
{rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]
yellow root
n 1: perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick
knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn:
{goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric
root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]
yellow salsify
n 1: European perennial naturalized throughout United States
having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves
and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower [syn:
{yellow salsify}, {Tragopogon dubius}]
yellow sand verbena
n 1: plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped
flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British
Columbia [syn: {yellow sand verbena}, {Abronia latifolia}]
Yellow Sea
n 1: part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia [syn:
{Yellow Sea}, {Huang Hai}]
yellow spiny daisy
n 1: slender perennial of western North America having weakly
bristly leaves and yellow flower heads [syn: {yellow spiny
daisy}, {Haplopappus spinulosus}]
yellow spot
n 1: any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by
yellow spotting on the leaves
2: a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in
cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula},
{macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
yellow spot fungus
n 1: fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in
Australia) [syn: {yellow spot fungus}, {Cercospora kopkei}]
yellow spruce
n 1: medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber
spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce},
{eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]
yellow squash
n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits
with somewhat elongated necks
2: squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually
elongated neck
yellow star-thistle
n 1: European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Barnaby's
thistle}, {yellow star-thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]
yellow sweet clover
n 1: biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic
leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely
cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop [syn:
{yellow sweet clover}, {Melilotus officinalis}]
yellow trefoil
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and
curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn:
{black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch
clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
yellow trumpet
n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow
trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia
flava}]
yellow turnip
n 1: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
[syn: {rutabaga}, {swede}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow
turnip}]
yellow twining snapdragon
n 1: southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on
stems that twist and twine through other vegetation [syn:
{yellow twining snapdragon}, {Antirrhinum filipes}]
yellow vetchling
n 1: scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish
flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
[syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling},
{Lathyrus pratensis}]
yellow warbler
n 1: yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow
warbler}, {golden warbler}, {yellowbird}, {Dendroica
petechia}]
yellow water flag
n 1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa,
naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn:
{yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris
pseudacorus}]
yellow water lily
n 1: a water lily with yellow flowers [syn: {yellow water lily},
{Nuphar lutea}]
yellow watercress
n 1: annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes
used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some
localities [syn: {marsh cress}, {yellow watercress},
{Rorippa islandica}]
yellow-banded
adj 1: having yellow bands
yellow-beige
adj 1: of beige tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-beige},
{yellowish-beige}]
yellow-bellied
adj 1: easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted},
{lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-
bellied}]
yellow-bellied sapsucker
n 1: eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow
abdomen [syn: {yellow-bellied sapsucker}, {Sphyrapicus
varius}]
yellow-bellied terrapin
n 1: freshwater turtle of United States and South America;
frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
[syn: {slider}, {yellow-bellied terrapin}, {Pseudemys
scripta}]
yellow-blindness
n 1: a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity
to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been
questioned [syn: {tetartanopia}, {yellow-blindness}]
yellow-blue color blindness
n 1: confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue
dichromacy}, {yellow-blue color blindness}]
yellow-blue dichromacy
n 1: confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue
dichromacy}, {yellow-blue color blindness}]
yellow-breasted bunting
n 1: common in Russia and Siberia [syn: {yellow-breasted
bunting}, {Emberiza aureola}]
yellow-breasted chat
n 1: American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
[syn: {yellow-breasted chat}, {Icteria virens}]
yellow-brown
adj 1: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {amber},
{brownish-yellow}, {yellow-brown}]
yellow-crowned night heron
n 1: North American night heron [syn: {yellow-crowned night
heron}, {Nyctanassa violacea}]
yellow-dog contract
n 1: a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees
not to join a trade union
yellow-eyed grass
n 1: any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine
barrens of southern United States
yellow-eyed grass family
n 1: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet
places [syn: {Xyridaceae}, {family Xyridaceae}, {yellow-
eyed grass family}]
yellow-fever mosquito
n 1: mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn:
{yellow-fever mosquito}, {Aedes aegypti}]
yellow-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-grey}, {yellow-
gray}, {yellowish-grey}, {yellowish-gray}]
yellow-green
adj 1: of a color midway between yellow and green
yellow-green algae
n 1: any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll
masked by yellow pigment
yellow-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-grey}, {yellow-
gray}, {yellowish-grey}, {yellowish-gray}]
yellow-leaf sickle pine
n 1: a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic
crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for
the rare parasite yew [syn: {yellow-leaf sickle pine},
{Falcatifolium taxoides}]
yellow-marked
adj 1: having yellow marks
yellow-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-orange},
{yellowish-orange}]
yellow-shafted flicker
n 1: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and
yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {yellow-shafted
flicker}, {Colaptes auratus}, {yellowhammer}]
yellow-spotted
adj 1: having yellow spots
yellow-striped
adj 1: having yellow stripes
yellow-throated marten
n 1: large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma
[syn: {yellow-throated marten}, {Charronia flavigula}]
yellow-tinged
adj 1: of a color tinged with yellow
yellow-tipped
adj 1: of a flower tipped with yellow
yellow-white
adj 1: of a white tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-white},
{yellowish-white}]
yellowbelly marmot
n 1: heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of
western North America [syn: {yellowbelly marmot},
{rockchuck}, {Marmota flaviventris}]
yellowfin croaker
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
{yellowfin croaker}, {surffish}, {surf fish}, {Umbrina
roncador}]
yellowfin mojarra
n 1: popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
[syn: {yellowfin mojarra}, {Gerres cinereus}]
yellowfin tuna
n 1: may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn:
{yellowfin}, {yellowfin tuna}, {Thunnus albacares}]
yellowish brown
n 1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw
sienna}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
yellowish green
n 1: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green},
{yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea
green}]
yellowish pink
n 1: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink},
{apricot}, {peach}, {salmon pink}]
yellowish-beige
adj 1: of beige tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-beige},
{yellowish-beige}]
yellowish-gray
adj 1: of grey tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-grey}, {yellow-
gray}, {yellowish-grey}, {yellowish-gray}]
yellowish-grey
adj 1: of grey tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-grey}, {yellow-
gray}, {yellowish-grey}, {yellowish-gray}]
yellowish-orange
adj 1: of orange tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-orange},
{yellowish-orange}]
yellowish-white
adj 1: of a white tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow-white},
{yellowish-white}]
Yellowstone National Park
n 1: the first national park in the United States; located in
the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho;
spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and
for buffalo and bears
Yellowstone River
n 1: a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the
Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Yellowstone}, {Yellowstone
River}]
yellowtail flounder
n 1: flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail
2: American flounder having a yellowish tail [syn: {yellowtail
flounder}, {Limanda ferruginea}]
yellowtail snapper
n 1: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean
with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
[syn: {yellowtail}, {yellowtail snapper}, {Ocyurus
chrysurus}]
yellowwood tree
n 1: any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a
yellow extract [syn: {yellowwood}, {yellowwood tree}]
Yemeni fils
n 1: 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial [syn: {Yemeni
fils}, {fils}]
Yemeni monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Yemen
Yemeni rial
n 1: the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils [syn:
{Yemeni rial}, {rial}]
Yenisei River
n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the
Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the
Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei}, {Yenisei River}, {Yenisey},
{Yenisey River}]
Yenisei-Samoyed
n 1: the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian [syn: {Enets},
{Entsi}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei}, {Yenisei-Samoyed},
{Yeniseian}]
Yenisey River
n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the
Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the
Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei}, {Yenisei River}, {Yenisey},
{Yenisey River}]
yeoman of the guard
n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British
monarch [syn: {yeoman}, {yeoman of the guard}, {beefeater}]
yerba buena
n 1: trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United
States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn:
{yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria
douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]
yerba mansa
n 1: stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico
having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with
white bracts suggesting an anemone [syn: {yerba mansa},
{Anemopsis californica}]
yerba santa
n 1: viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white
to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used
in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses [syn: {yerba
santa}, {Eriodictyon californicum}]
Yersinia pestis
n 1: a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized
bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
Yerwa-Maiduguri
n 1: a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading
center [syn: {Maiduguri}, {Yerwa-Maiduguri}]
yes-man
n 1: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky},
{flunkey}, {stooge}, {yes-man}]
yes-no question
n 1: a question that can be answered by yes or no
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
n 1: Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-
Stalinist generation (born in 1933) [syn: {Yevtushenko},
{Yevgeni Yevtushenko}, {Yevgeni Aleksandrovich
Yevtushenko}]
Yevgeni Yevtushenko
n 1: Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-
Stalinist generation (born in 1933) [syn: {Yevtushenko},
{Yevgeni Yevtushenko}, {Yevgeni Aleksandrovich
Yevtushenko}]
yew family
n 1: sometimes classified as member of order Taxales [syn:
{Taxaceae}, {family Taxaceae}, {yew family}]
yield up
v 1: surrender, as a result of pressure or force
ylang-ylang
n 1: evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers
yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an
ornamental [syn: {ilang-ilang}, {ylang-ylang}, {Cananga
odorata}]
yo-yo
n 1: a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a
string by motions of the hand
Yogi Berra
n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Berra},
{Lawrence Peter Berra}, {Yogi}, {Yogi Berra}]
yokel-like
adj 1: stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants;
"the boy's empty yokel-like expression"
Yoko Ono
n 1: United States musician (born in Japan) who married John
Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in
1933) [syn: {Ono}, {Yoko Ono}]
yolk sac
n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory
system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes
functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical
vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]
2: membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds,
reptiles, marsupials, and some fishes; circulates nutrients
to the developing embryo
Yom Kippur
n 1: (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish
calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the
requirements of the Mosaic law [syn: {Yom Kippur}, {Day of
Atonement}]
Yom Kippur War
n 1: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom
Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back
and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt [syn: {Arab-Israeli
War}, {Yom Kippur War}]
Yorkshire fog
n 1: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem;
naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn:
{velvet grass}, {Yorkshire fog}, {Holcus lanatus}]
Yorkshire pudding
n 1: light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally
baked in the pan with roast beef
Yorkshire terrier
n 1: very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey
and tan
Yosemite Falls
n 1: a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in
California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year
[syn: {Yosemite}, {Yosemite Falls}]
Yosemite National Park
n 1: a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and
rock formations
Yosemite toad
n 1: of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders [syn:
{Yosemite toad}, {Bufo canorus}]
you bet
adv 1: an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {and how}, {you
bet}, {you said it}]
you said it
adv 1: an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {and how}, {you
bet}, {you said it}]
you-drive
n 1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and
drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car},
{rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]
young bird
n 1: a bird that is still young
young buck
n 1: a teenager or a young adult male [syn: {young buck}, {young
man}]
young carnivore
n 1: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear
or wolf or lion [syn: {cub}, {young carnivore}]
young fish
n 1: a fish that is young
young girl
n 1: a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lass},
{lassie}, {young girl}, {jeune fille}]
young lady
n 1: a young female; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss},
{missy}, {young lady}, {young woman}, {fille}]
young mammal
n 1: any immature mammal
young man
n 1: a teenager or a young adult male [syn: {young buck}, {young
man}]
young person
n 1: a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young
person}, {youth}, {younker}, {spring chicken}]
Young Turk
n 1: a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey
in the late 19th century who rebelled against the
absolutism of Ottoman rule
2: a young radical who agitates for reform
young woman
n 1: a young female; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss},
{missy}, {young lady}, {young woman}, {fille}]
Young's modulus
n 1: a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of
a wire
young-bearing
adj 1: capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring [syn:
{egg-producing(a)}, {young-bearing(a)}]
young-begetting
adj 1: capable of fathering offspring
youth crusade
n 1: political or religious or social reform movement or
agitation consisting chiefly of young people [syn: {youth
movement}, {youth crusade}]
youth culture
n 1: young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural
class or subculture
youth gang
n 1: a gang whose members are teenagers
youth hostel
n 1: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on
bicycling trips) [syn: {hostel}, {youth hostel}, {student
lodging}]
youth movement
n 1: political or religious or social reform movement or
agitation consisting chiefly of young people [syn: {youth
movement}, {youth crusade}]
youth subculture
n 1: a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended
largely on the social class and ethnic background of its
members; often characterized by its adoption of a
particular music genre
youth-on-age
n 1: vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and
having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade
and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback
plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]
Yuan dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn:
{Yuan}, {Yuan dynasty}, {Mongol dynasty}]
Yucatan Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of
Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
[syn: {Yucatan}, {Yucatan Peninsula}]
Yucca aloifolia
n 1: a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern
United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped
leaves and clusters of white flowers [syn: {Spanish
bayonet}, {Yucca aloifolia}]
Yucca baccata
n 1: tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico
having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and
a large cluster of white flowers [syn: {Spanish bayonet},
{Yucca baccata}]
Yucca brevifolia
n 1: a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United
States having short leaves and clustered greenish white
flowers [syn: {Joshua tree}, {Yucca brevifolia}]
Yucca carnerosana
n 1: arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and
northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers
[syn: {Spanish dagger}, {Yucca carnerosana}]
Yucca elata
n 1: tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn:
{soapweed}, {soap-weed}, {soap tree}, {Yucca elata}]
Yucca filamentosa
n 1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
[syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread},
{spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
Yucca glauca
n 1: yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal
grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme
of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}, {Yucca
glauca}]
Yucca gloriosa
n 1: yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish
bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves [syn:
{Spanish dagger}, {Yucca gloriosa}]
Yucca smalliana
n 1: yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal
grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme
of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}, {Yucca
smalliana}]
Yucca whipplei
n 1: yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall
spike of creamy white flowers [syn: {Our Lord's candle},
{Yucca whipplei}]
Yue dialect
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring
provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
[syn: {Yue}, {Yue dialect}, {Cantonese}, {Cantonese
dialect}]
Yugoslavian dinar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslavian
dinar}, {dinar}]
Yugoslavian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Yugoslavia
Yukon River
n 1: a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon
Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea [syn:
{Yukon}, {Yukon River}]
Yukon Territory
n 1: a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike
gold rush in the 1890s [syn: {Yukon}, {Yukon Territory}]
Yukon Time
n 1: standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and
most of Alaska [syn: {Alaska Standard Time}, {Yukon Time}]
Yukon white birch
n 1: Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Yukon
white birch}, {Betula neoalaskana}]
Yule log
n 1: large log traditionally burned at Christmas
Yunnan province
n 1: a province of southern China [syn: {Yunnan}, {Yunnan
province}]
Yurak-Samoyed
n 1: a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed of northern Siberia
[syn: {Nenets}, {Nentsi}, {Nentsy}, {Yurak-Samoyed}]
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel
in space (1934-1968) [syn: {Gagarin}, {Yuri Gagarin}, {Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin}]
Yuri Gagarin
n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel
in space (1934-1968) [syn: {Gagarin}, {Yuri Gagarin}, {Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin}]
Yves Tanguy
n 1: United States surrealist painter (born in France)
(1900-1955) [syn: {Tanguy}, {Yves Tanguy}]
z-axis
n 1: the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system
Zachary Taylor
n 1: 12th President of the United States; died in office
(1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {Zachary Taylor}, {President
Taylor}]
Zaire River
n 1: a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows
through Congo into the South Atlantic [syn: {Congo}, {Congo
River}, {Zaire River}]
Zairese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Zaire
Zalophus californianus
n 1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion},
{Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]
Zalophus californicus
n 1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion},
{Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]
Zalophus lobatus
n 1: a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Australian
sea lion}, {Zalophus lobatus}]
Zambezi River
n 1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn:
{Zambezi}, {Zambezi River}]
Zambian kwacha
n 1: the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: {Zambian kwacha},
{kwacha}]
Zambian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Zambia
zamia family
n 1: a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae:
zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {family Zamiaceae}, {zamia
family}]
Zamia pumila
n 1: small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and
Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn:
{coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}, {Zamia
pumila}]
Zane Grey
n 1: United States writer of western adventure novels
(1875-1939) [syn: {Grey}, {Zane Grey}]
Zannichellia palustris
n 1: found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water;
useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn:
{horned pondweed}, {Zannichellia palustris}]
Zantedeschia aethiopica
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla},
{arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]
Zantedeschia rehmanii
n 1: calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {pink calla},
{Zantedeschia rehmanii}]
Zanthoxylum americanum
n 1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny
branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum},
{Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
n 1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and
West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs},
{Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]
Zanthoxylum flavum
n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily
wood [syn: {satinwood}, {West Indian satinwood},
{Zanthoxylum flavum}]
Zanthoxylum fraxineum
n 1: small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny
branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn:
{toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum},
{Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]
Zanzibar copal
n 1: a hard copal derived from an African tree [syn: {Zanzibar
copal}, {anime}]
Zapus hudsonius
n 1: widely distributed in northeastern and central United
States and Canada [syn: {meadow jumping mouse}, {Zapus
hudsonius}]
Zauschneria californica
n 1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having
brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia},
{humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum},
{Zauschneria californica}]
Zea mays
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears:
widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the
principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America
since pre-Columbian times [syn: {corn}, {maize}, {Indian
corn}, {Zea mays}]
Zea mays amylacea
n 1: corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn:
{soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays
amylacea}]
Zea mays everta
n 1: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed
to dry heat [syn: {popcorn}, {Zea mays everta}]
Zea mays indentata
n 1: corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and
become indented at maturity [syn: {dent corn}, {Zea mays
indentata}]
Zea mays indurata
n 1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the
soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee
corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]
Zea mays rugosa
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
Zea saccharata
n 1: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are
sweet and suitable for eating [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar
corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa},
{Zea saccharata}]
zebra crossing
n 1: street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often
marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) [syn:
{pedestrian crossing}, {zebra crossing}]
zebra finch
n 1: small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
[syn: {zebra finch}, {Poephila castanotis}]
zebra mussel
n 1: inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs
utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
[syn: {zebra mussel}, {Dreissena polymorpha}]
zebra orchid
n 1: orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-
marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip;
southwestern Australia [syn: {zebra orchid}, {Caladenia
cairnsiana}]
zebra-tailed lizard
n 1: swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of
deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {zebra-tailed
lizard}, {gridiron-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus
draconoides}]
zebrawood family
n 1: mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely
related to Leguminosae [syn: {Connaraceae}, {family
Connaraceae}, {zebrawood family}]
zebrawood tree
n 1: any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped
wood [syn: {zebrawood}, {zebrawood tree}]
Zellig Harris
n 1: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed
mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing
in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: {Harris}, {Zellig
Harris}, {Zellig Sabbatai Harris}]
Zellig Sabbatai Harris
n 1: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed
mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing
in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: {Harris}, {Zellig
Harris}, {Zellig Sabbatai Harris}]
Zen Buddhism
n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment
can come through meditation and intuition rather than
faith; China and Japan [syn: {Zen}, {Zen Buddhism}]
2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained
through direct intuitive insight [syn: {Zen}, {Zen Buddhism}]
Zen Buddhist
n 1: an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism
Zenaidura macroura
n 1: wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn:
{mourning dove}, {Zenaidura macroura}]
Zend-Avesta
n 1: a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th
or 6th centuries [syn: {Avesta}, {Zend-Avesta}]
Zeno of Citium
n 1: ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school
(circa 335-263 BC) [syn: {Zeno}, {Zeno of Citium}]
Zeno of Elea
n 1: ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that
defended the belief that motion and change are illusory
(circa 495-430 BC) [syn: {Zeno}, {Zeno of Elea}]
zero coupon bond
n 1: a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at
maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond;
the commonest form of zero-coupon security [syn: {zero
coupon bond}, {zero-coupon bond}]
zero coupon security
n 1: a security that makes no interest payments but instead is
sold at a deep discount from its face value [syn: {zero-
coupon security}, {zero coupon security}]
zero hour
n 1: the time set for the start of an action or operation
zero in
v 1: direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic
navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {home in}, {zero in}]
2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a
gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" [syn: {zero},
{zero in}]
zero point
n 1: the point on a scale from which positive or negative
numerical quantities can be measured [syn: {zero}, {zero
point}]
zero tolerance
n 1: extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an
uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero
tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"
zero-coupon bond
n 1: a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at
maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond;
the commonest form of zero-coupon security [syn: {zero
coupon bond}, {zero-coupon bond}]
zero-coupon security
n 1: a security that makes no interest payments but instead is
sold at a deep discount from its face value [syn: {zero-
coupon security}, {zero coupon security}]
zero-sum game
n 1: a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is
zero
zero-tolerance policy
n 1: any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance
policy toward pedophile priests"
zeroth law of thermodynamics
n 1: the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with
a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal
equilibrium with each other
Zeus faber
n 1: European dory [syn: {John Dory}, {Zeus faber}]
Zhou dynasty
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou
dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]
Zhou En-lai
n 1: Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976)
[syn: {Zhou En-lai}, {Chou En-lai}]
Zhu Jiang
n 1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China
Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiang}, {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}, {Pearl
River}]
Ziegfeld Follies
n 1: a series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld
zig-zag
adj 1: having short sharp turns or angles [syn: {zigzag}, {zig-
zag}]
Zigadenus elegans
n 1: plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and
greenish-white flowers [syn: {alkali grass}, {Zigadenus
elegans}]
Zigadenus glaucus
n 1: plant of eastern and central North America having creamy
white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous
especially to grazing animals [syn: {white camas},
{Zigadenus glaucus}]
Zigadenus nuttalli
n 1: a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to
Texas [syn: {poison camas}, {Zigadenus nuttalli}]
Zigadenus venenosus
n 1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous
especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas},
{Zigadenus venenosus}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]
Zigadenus venenosus gramineus
n 1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous
especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas},
{Zigadenus venenosus}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]
zigzag goldenrod
n 1: a variety of goldenrod [syn: {zigzag goldenrod}, {broad
leaved goldenrod}]
Zimbabwean dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe
Zimmer frame
n 1: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber
castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the
handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer},
{Zimmer frame}]
zinc blende
n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely
of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {zinc blende},
{blende}, {sphalerite}]
zinc cadmium sulfide
n 1: cadmium sulfide containing zinc
zinc deficiency
n 1: a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by
liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases
zinc ointment
n 1: an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain
skin diseases
zinc oxide
n 1: oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in
cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc
oxide}, {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool},
{philosophers' wool}]
zinc sulfate
n 1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to
preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn:
{zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc
vitriol}]
zinc sulfide
n 1: a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that
occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a
luminous pigment [syn: {zinc sulfide}, {zinc sulphide}]
zinc sulphate
n 1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to
preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn:
{zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc
vitriol}]
zinc sulphide
n 1: a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that
occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a
luminous pigment [syn: {zinc sulfide}, {zinc sulphide}]
zinc vitriol
n 1: a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to
preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn:
{zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc
vitriol}]
zinc white
n 1: a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc
oxide [syn: {zinc white}, {Chinese white}]
Zingiber officinale
n 1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent
root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn:
{common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber
officinale}]
Zinnia acerosa
n 1: subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves
and flower heads with white rays; southern United States
and northern Mexico [syn: {white zinnia}, {Zinnia acerosa}]
Zinnia grandiflora
n 1: subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower
heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south
to Mexico and east to Kansas [syn: {little golden zinnia},
{Zinnia grandiflora}]
Zion National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges
carved by mountain rivers
Zionist movement
n 1: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th
century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in
Palestine [syn: {Zionism}, {Zionist movement}]
zip by
v 1: move by very quickly [syn: {zip by}, {fly by}, {whisk by}]
ZIP code
n 1: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to
aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {ZIP code}, {ZIP},
{postcode}, {postal code}]
zip fastener
n 1: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means
of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zipper},
{zip fastener}]
zip gun
n 1: a crude homemade pistol
zip up
v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn:
{zip up}, {zipper}, {zip}] [ant: {unzip}]
zirconium dioxide
n 1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in
insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn:
{zirconium oxide}, {zirconia}, {zirconium dioxide}]
zirconium oxide
n 1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in
insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn:
{zirconium oxide}, {zirconia}, {zirconium dioxide}]
zirconium silicate
n 1: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source
of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem
when transparent [syn: {zircon}, {zirconium silicate}]
Zizania aquatica
n 1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used
for food [syn: {wild rice}, {Zizania aquatica}]
Ziziphus jujuba
n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
{jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn},
{Ziziphus jujuba}]
Ziziphus lotus
n 1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn:
{lotus tree}, {Ziziphus lotus}]
Zoarces viviparus
n 1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn:
{viviparous eelpout}, {Zoarces viviparus}]
zodiacal light
n 1: a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from
cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just
before sunrise and just after sunset
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
n 1: syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with
gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity
zombi spirit
n 1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates
a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombi spirit},
{zombie spirit}]
zombie spirit
n 1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates
a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombi spirit},
{zombie spirit}]
zona pellucida
n 1: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated
by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains
around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall
of the uterus
zonal pelargonium
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {zonal
pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]
zone fire
n 1: artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction
at several quadrant elevations
zone of interior
n 1: the part of the theater of war not included in the theater
of operations
zoning board
n 1: a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are
subject to different restrictions
zoning commission
n 1: a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for
residential or commercial use
zonk out
v 1: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
[syn: {zonk out}, {pass out}, {black out}]
2: fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the
long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"
Zonotrichia albicollis
n 1: common North American finch with a white patch on the
throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-
throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]
Zonotrichia leucophrys
n 1: finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-
crowned sparrow}, {Zonotrichia leucophrys}]
zoo keeper
n 1: the chief person responsible for a zoological garden
zoological garden
n 1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
[syn: {menagerie}, {zoo}, {zoological garden}]
zoological science
n 1: the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoology},
{zoological science}]
zoom along
v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {zoom along},
{whizz}, {whizz along}]
zoom in
v 1: examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on
the book"
zoom lens
n 1: a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {telephoto
lens}, {zoom lens}]
zoonotic disease
n 1: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn:
{zoonosis}, {zoonotic disease}]
zoot suit
n 1: a flashy suit of extreme cut
Zostera marina
n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found
in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass},
{grass wrack}, {sea wrack}, {Zostera marina}]
Zoysia japonica
n 1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United
States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass},
{Zoysia japonica}]
Zoysia matrella
n 1: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United
States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass},
{Zoysia matrella}]
Zoysia tenuifolia
n 1: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern
United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn:
{mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}, {Zoysia
tenuifolia}]
Zuider Zee
n 1: a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of
the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam
that created the IJsselmeer
Zygocactus truncatus
n 1: South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers;
often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as
genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving
cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]
zygodactyl foot
n 1: a bird's foot having the first and fourth toes of each foot
directed backward and the second and third forward [ant:
{heterodactyl foot}]
zygomatic arch
n 1: the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the
cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the
temporal bone [syn: {zygoma}, {zygomatic arch}, {arcus
zygomaticus}]
zygomatic bone
n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone},
{zygomatic}, {malar}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os
zygomaticum}]
zygomatic process
n 1: a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the
zygomatic arch
Zygophyllum fabago
n 1: perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and
southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as
capers [syn: {bean caper}, {Syrian bean caper},
{Zygophyllum fabago}]